As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 8, 2025.

Registration No. 333-            

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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British Columbia

 

1000

 

Not applicable

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

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3-1136 Centre Street
Thornhill, Ontario L4J 3M8
Canada
(416) 648-4065

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

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Cogency Global Inc.

122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor

New York, New York 10168

(212) 947-7200

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

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Copies to:

Kevin Roggow
Cozen O’Connor
3 World Trade Center
175 Greenwich Street 55
th Floor
New York, New York 10007
(212) 908-1294

 

Andrew Elbaz
Alexander Katznelson
Cozen O’Connor LLP
Bay Adelaide Centre — North Tower 40 Temperance Street, Suite 2700 Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5H 0B4 (647) 417
-5340

 

Rob Condon
Dentons US LLP
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York
10020
(212) 768
-6700

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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box. ☐

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Large accelerated filer

 

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Accelerated filer

 

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Non-accelerated filer

 

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Smaller reporting company

 

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Emerging growth company

 

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

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The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment that specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until this registration statement shall become effective on such date as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to Section 8(a), may determine.

  

 

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The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

Subject to completion, dated DECEMBER 8, 2025

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Jaguar Uranium Corp.

Class A Common Shares

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This is the initial public offering of the Class A common shares (the “Common Shares”) of Jaguar Uranium Corp. (the “Company”; “we”; “us”; or “our”). We are offering Common Shares in this offering (this “Offering”). None of the Common Shares offered are being sold by existing shareholders of the Company.

We anticipate that the initial public offering price for our Common Shares will be between $         and $         per share, and the assumed initial public offering price is $         per share, the midpoint of the range (the “Offering Price”). Currently, no public market exists for the Common Shares. We intend to apply to list our Common Shares on the NYSE American LLC (“NYSE American”) under the symbol “JAGU.” We anticipate that upon satisfaction of the NYSE American’s initial listing criteria, our Common Shares will begin trading on the NYSE American. No assurance can be given that our listing application will be approved or that a trading market will develop. If we do not meet all of the NYSE American’s initial listing criteria or our application for listing is not otherwise accepted, we will not consummate this Offering.

We are an “emerging growth company” and a “smaller reporting company” under the federal securities laws and, as such, we have elected to comply with certain reduced public company reporting requirements for this prospectus and may elect to do so in future filings. See the information under the heading “Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company and a Smaller Reporting Company” in this prospectus for more information.

An investment in our Common Shares involves a high degree of risk and should be made only by persons or entities able to bear the risk of and to withstand the total loss of their investment. Prospective investors should carefully consider and review the “Risk Factors” beginning on page 15.

Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission nor any other regulatory commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

Per Share

 

Total

Initial public offering price

 

$

   

$

 

Underwriting discounts and commissions(1)

 

$

   

$

 

Proceeds, before expenses, to us

 

$

   

$

 

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(1)      See the information under the heading “Underwriting” in this prospectus for additional disclosure regarding the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses, as well as a complete description of the compensation payable to the underwriter.

We have granted the underwriter an option to purchase up to an additional             Common Shares (being up to 15% of the total number of Common Shares sold in the Offering) at the Offering Price, less the underwriting discounts and commissions, exercisable at any time until 45 days after the date of this prospectus solely to cover over-allotments, if any.

In connection with the filing of our registration statement on Form S-1 of which this prospectus is a part with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, we are filing a preliminary non-offering prospectus (the “Canadian Prospectus”) with the securities regulatory authority in the Province of Ontario, for the purposes of qualifying the Company as a reporting issuer in such province of Canada.

The underwriter expects to deliver the Common Shares to purchasers on or about           , 2025.

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Sole Book-Running Manager

Titan Partners Group
a division of American Capital Partners

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The date of this prospectus is         , 2025

 

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is a part of a registration statement on Form S-1 that we filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. Neither we nor the underwriter have authorized anyone to provide you with additional information or information different from that contained in this prospectus. We take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give to you.

You should read this prospectus together with the additional information described below under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information” in this prospectus. We may also provide a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the registration statement to add information to, or update or change information contained in, this prospectus. The information contained in this prospectus, or any free writing prospectus is accurate only as of its date, regardless of its time of delivery or of any sale of Common Shares. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date. This prospectus does not contain all of the information included in the registration statement. For a more complete understanding of this Offering, you should refer to the registration statement, including its exhibits.

For investors outside the United States: This prospectus shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy offered securities in any jurisdiction in which it is unlawful for such person to make such an offering or solicitation. We have not done anything that would permit this Offering or possession or distribution of this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than in the United States. Persons outside the United States who come into possession of this prospectus must inform themselves about, and observe any restrictions relating to, this Offering and the distribution of this prospectus outside the United States.

Through and including            , 2026 (25 days after the date of this prospectus), all dealers that buy, sell or trade the Common Shares, whether or not participating in this Offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This delivery requirement is in addition to the dealers’ obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters and with respect to its unsold allotments or subscriptions.

Unless otherwise specified, all dollar amounts are expressed in United States dollars. All references to “$” refer to United States dollars and all references to “C$” are to Canadian dollars. Unless otherwise indicated, amounts expressed in Canadian dollars in this prospectus have been converted to United States dollars at the exchange rate of C$1.00 = US$0.72, the rate in effect as of December 5, 2025.

Trademarks

Jaguar Uranium Corp., the Jaguar Uranium Corp. logo and other trademarks or service marks of the Company appearing in this prospectus are the property of the Company or its subsidiaries. Trade names, trademarks and service marks of other companies appearing in this prospectus are the property of their respective holders.

Enforcement of Civil Liabilities

We are a corporation organized under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada our direct subsidiaries are organized under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (the “BVI”) and the Province of Ontario, Canada and our indirect subsidiaries are incorporated under the laws of Colombia. All of our directors, director nominees and executive officers reside outside of the United States, and are based in Canada, France, Colombia, Argentina and Peru. Because all or a substantial portion of our assets and the assets of these persons are located outside of the United States, it may not be possible for foreign investors, including United States investors, to effect service of process from the United States upon us or those persons, or to realize in the United States upon judgments of United States courts predicates upon civil liabilities under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or other United States laws. Furthermore, it may not be possible to enforce against us foreign judgments obtained in courts outside of Canada based upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws or other laws in those jurisdictions.

We have appointed Cogency Global Inc. as our agent to receive service of process in any action against us in any U.S. federal or state court arising out of this Offering or any purchase or sale of Common Shares in connection with this Offering. The address of our agent is 122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor, New York, New York 10168.

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IMPLICATIONS OF BEING AN EMERGING GROWTH COMPANY AND
A SMALLER GROWTH COMPANY

As an issuer with less than $1.235 billion in total annual gross revenues during our last fiscal year, we qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”). An emerging growth company may take advantage of certain reduced reporting requirements and is relieved of certain other significant requirements that are otherwise generally applicable to public companies. In particular, as an emerging growth company, we:

•        are not required to obtain an auditor attestation on our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002;

•        are not required to provide a detailed narrative disclosure discussing our compensation principles, objectives and elements and analyzing how those elements fit with our principles and objectives (commonly referred to as “compensation discussion and analysis”);

•        are not required to obtain a non-binding advisory vote from our shareholders on executive compensation or golden parachute arrangements (commonly referred to as the “say-on-pay,” “say-on-frequency” or “say-on-golden-parachute” votes);

•        are exempt from certain executive compensation disclosure provisions requiring a pay-for-performance graph and chief executive officer pay ratio disclosure;

•        may present only two years of audited financial statements and only two years of related management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations, (“MD&A”); and

•        are eligible to claim longer phase-in periods for the adoption of new or revised financial accounting standards under Section 107 of the JOBS Act.

We have elected or intend to elect to take advantage of all of these reduced reporting requirements and exemptions, including the longer phase-in periods for the adoption of new or revised financial accounting standards under Section 107 of the JOBS Act. Our election to use the phase-in periods may make it difficult to compare our financial statements to those of non-emerging growth companies and other emerging growth companies that have opted out of the phase-in periods under Section 107 of the JOBS Act.

We will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest of (i) the last day of the fiscal year in which the market value of our common shares that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700.0 million as of June 30 of that fiscal year, (ii) the last day of the fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenue of $1.235 billion or more during such fiscal year (as indexed for inflation), (iii) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt in the prior three-year period, and (iv) the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the first sale of equity securities in our initial public offering, or            , 2031.

We are also a “smaller reporting company” as defined in the Exchange Act. We may continue to be a smaller reporting company even after we are no longer an emerging growth company. We may take advantage of certain of the scaled disclosures available to smaller reporting companies and will be able to take advantage of these scaled disclosures for so long as our voting and non-voting Common Shares held by non-affiliates is less than $250.0 million measured on the last business day of our second fiscal quarter, or our annual revenue is less than $100.0 million during the most recently completed fiscal year and our voting and non-voting Common Shares held by non-affiliates is less than $700.0 million measured on the last business day of our second fiscal quarter.

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus contains certain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to our business, strategy, operations and financial performance, as well as our plans, objectives and expectations for our business operations and financial performance and condition, including our mineral projects, the future price of commodities, test work and confirming results from work performed to date, the estimation of mineral resources and mineral reserves, if any, the realization of mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates, the timing and amount of estimated future capital, requirements for additional capital and availability of future financing, operating and exploration expenditures, costs and timing of the development of new deposits, costs and timing of future exploration, requirements for additional capital, government regulation of mining operations, environmental risks, reclamation expenses, title disputes or claims, limitations of insurance coverage, and timing and likelihood of obtaining government approval for exploration and other permits or licenses. Often, but not always, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words and phrases such as “plans,” “expects,” “is expected,” “budget,” “scheduled,” “estimates,” “forecasts,” “intends,” “anticipates,” or “believes” or variations (including negative variations) of such words and phrases, or statements that certain actions, events or results “may,” “could,” “would,” “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved.

Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management as of the date such statements are made and are based on various assumptions such as future business and property integrations remaining successful; favorable and stable general macroeconomic conditions, securities markets, spot and forward prices of uranium and certain other commodities, future currency exchange rates and interest rate; no materially adverse changes in national and local government, legislation, taxation, controls, regulations and political or economic developments; that various risks and hazards associated with the business of mineral exploration, development and mining (including environmental hazards, industrial accidents, unusual or unexpected formations, pressures, cave-ins and flooding) will not materialize; the ability to complete planned exploration programs; the ability to continue raising the necessary capital to finance operations; the ability to obtain adequate insurance to cover risks and hazards on favorable terms; that changes to laws and regulations will not impose greater or adverse restrictions on mineral exploration or mining activities; the continued stability of employee relations; relationships with local communities and non-governmental organizations, including mining cooperatives in Colombia, Argentina and other applicable foreign countries; that costs associated with mining inputs and labor will not materially increase; that mineral exploration and development activities (including obtaining necessary licenses, permits and approvals from government authorities) will be successful; the development of our Properties (as defined herein); the geology of our Properties being as described in the Technical Report Summaries (as defined herein); operating conditions being favorable such that we are able to operate in a safe, efficient and effective manner; political and regulatory stability in Colombia and Argentina; and the continued validity and ownership of title to properties.

Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; lack of operating history and revenues; significant capital requirements; currency risks; risk of liquidity; the risk that actual costs may exceed estimated costs; title to our Properties; the risks associated with mining operations; labor disputes and other risks of the mining industry; political instability; risks associated to the laws associated with the uranium industry; delays or inability to obtaining governmental approvals or financing or in the completion of development or construction activities; risks associated with limited capital; changes in legislation; risks associated with government regulations, regulatory approvals, and obtaining permits and licenses; risks associated with the Common Shares; fluctuations in the future prices of uranium and other commodities; possible variations of mineral grade or recovery rates below those that are expected; failure of equipment or processes to operate as anticipated, as well as those factors discussed in the heading “Risk Factors” in this prospectus. Although we have attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results to differ from those anticipated, estimated or intended. Forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date of this prospectus and we disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or results, except as may be required by applicable securities laws. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate.

You should read this prospectus and the documents that we reference in this prospectus and have filed as exhibits to the registration statement, of which this prospectus is a part, completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. We qualify all of the forward-looking statements in this prospectus by these cautionary statements.

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MARKET AND INDUSTRY DATA

Market data and certain industry data and forecasts used throughout this prospectus were obtained from internal company surveys, market research, consultant surveys, publicly available information, reports of governmental agencies and industry publications and surveys. Although we are responsible for all of the disclosures contained in this prospectus and we believe the market and industry data included in this prospectus is reliable, we have not independently verified any of the data from third party sources, nor have we ascertained the underlying economic assumptions relied upon therein. Similarly, we believe our internal surveys, industry forecasts and market research are reliable, even though such surveys, forecasts and research have not been independently verified. The market and industry data and forecasts included in this prospectus involve a number of assumptions and limitations, and you are cautioned not to give undue weight to such information. While we are not aware of any misstatements regarding the market and industry data and forecasts presented in this prospectus, such data and forecasts involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors, including those discussed under the headings “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in this prospectus.

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TECHNICAL MINING INFORMATION AND TERMS

We are defined as an exploration stage issuer under Subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K (“S-K 1300”) as adopted by the SEC. S-K 1300 contains disclosure requirements that are applicable to mining companies reporting with the SEC. We do not have any current mineral resources or mineral reserves as defined by S-K 1300. Our mineral properties require further exploration and development and to date we have not commenced any commercial operations and have not recognized any mining revenue. We have completed technical report summaries (collectively, the “Technical Report Summaries”) in compliance with S-K 1300 for our two uranium exploration projects in Argentina (the “Laguna Project” and the “Huemul Project”, as defined herein) and our exploration project in Colombia (the “Berlin Project”). However, our estimated mineral resources or mineral reserves, if any, expected mine life and mineral pricing cannot be determined as the exploration programs, additional drilling, economic assessments and requisite initial studies and pit (or mine) design optimizations have not yet been completed, and the actual mineral resources and mineral reserves, if any, may be significantly lower than expected. You should not rely on the Technical Report Summaries, preliminary economic assessments or feasibility studies, if and when completed and published, as indications that we will have successful commercial operations in the future. Even if we prove mineral resources and mineral reserves on our Properties, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to develop and market them, or that such production will be profitable. See the information under the heading “Property” in this prospectus for more information.

Qualified Persons Statement

Some technical mining information contained herein with respect to the Laguna Project, the Huemul Project and the Berlin Project is derived from the Technical Report Summaries prepared for us, each with an effective date of August 13, 2024, August 13, 2024 and February 15, 2024, respectively. SLR International Corporation (“SLR”), an independent mining consultant, has approved and verified the technical mining information related to each of the Laguna Project, the Huemul Project and the Berlin Project derived from the Technical Report Summaries and reproduced in this prospectus.

Glossary of Mining-Related Terms

The following is a glossary of certain mining terms that may be used in this prospectus.

Ag

 

Silver.

Alluvial

 

A placer formed by the action of running water, as in a stream channel or alluvial fan; also said of the valuable mineral (e.g. gold or diamond) associated with an alluvial placer.

Assay

 

A metallurgical analysis used to determine the quantity (or grade) of various metals in a sample.

ANM

 

The National Mining Agency of Colombia.

Argentina Mining Code

 

The National Mining Code of Argentina.

Canon

 

The fee an applicant must pay when conducting exploration in Argentina.

Cateo

 

An exploration permit in Argentina.

Claim

 

A mining right that grants a holder the exclusive right to search and develop any mineral substance within a given area.

CNEA

 

Argentina’s National Nuclear Authority.

Concentrate

 

A clean product recovered in flotation, which has been upgraded sufficiently for downstream processing or sale.

Core drilling

 

A specifically designed hollow drill, known as a core drill, is used to remove a cylinder of material from the drill hole, much like a hole saw. The material left inside the drill bit is referred to as the core. In mineral exploration, cores removed from the core drill may be several hundred to several thousand feet in length.

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Corpocaldas

 

The provincial mining agency of Caldas Province, Colombia.

CPS

 

Counts per second.

Cut-off grade

 

When determining economically viable mineral reserves, the lowest grade of mineralized material that can be mined and processed at a profit.

Deposit

 

An informal term for an accumulation of mineralization or other valuable earth material of any origin.

DIA

 

The environmental impact declaration issued by the local mining authority in Argentina.

Diamond drill

 

A rotary type of rock drill that cuts a core of rock that is recovered in long cylindrical sections, two centimeters or more in diameter.

Dyke

 

A long and relatively thin body of igneous rock that, while in the molten state, intruded a fissure in older rocks.

EIA

 

The environmental impact assessment for proposed exploration works in Argentina.

Exploration

 

Prospecting, sampling, mapping, diamond drilling and other work involved in searching for ore.

Flotation

 

A milling process in which valuable mineral particles are induced to become attached to bubbles and float as others sink.

Grade

 

The term used to indicate the concentration of an economically desirable mineral or element in its host rock as a function of its relative mass.

Ha

 

Hectare — an area totaling 10,000 square meters or 2.47 acres.

IAN

 

The Colombia Institute of Nuclear Affairs.

INGEOMINAS

 

The National Institute of Geology and Mining of Colombia.

Km

 

Kilometer(s). Equal to 0.62 miles.

Lithology

 

The character of a rock formation, a rock formation having a particular set of characteristics.

M

 

Meter(s). Equal to 3.28 feet.

Mafic

 

Igneous rocks composed mostly of dark, iron- and magnesium-rich minerals.

Masl

 

Meters above sea level.

Massive

 

Said of a mineral deposit, especially of sulfides, characterized by a great concentration of mineralization in one place, as opposed to a disseminated or vein-like deposit.

MD

 

A mining concession in Argentina termed Manifestacion de Descrubrimiento.

MESD

 

The Colombian Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development.

Metallurgy

 

The science and art of separating metals and metallic minerals from their ores by mechanical and chemical processes.

Mineral

 

A naturally occurring homogeneous substance having definite physical properties and chemical composition and, if formed under favorable conditions, a definite crystal form.

Mineral Deposit

 

A mass of naturally occurring mineral material, e.g. metal ores or nonmetallic minerals, usually of economic value, without regard to mode of origin.

Mineralization

 

A natural occurrence in rocks or soil of one or more yielding minerals or metals.

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Mineral Project

 

The term “mineral project” means any exploration, development or production activity, including a royalty or similar interest in these activities, in respect of diamonds, natural solid inorganic material, or natural solid fossilized organic material including base, precious and rare metals, coal, and industrial minerals.

Mining Provincial Code

 

The Provincial Mining Procedure Code in Argentina.

Mineral Reserve

 

A concentration or occurrence of diamonds, natural, solid, inorganic or fossilized organic material including base and precious metals, coal and industrial minerals in or on the Earth’s crust in such form and quantity and of such a grade or quality that it has reasonable prospects for economic extraction.

MME

 

The Colombian Ministry of Mines and Energy.

NSR

 

The aggregate proceeds received from time to time from any arm’s length smelter or other arm’s length purchaser from the sale of any ores, concentrates, metals or other material of commercial value, net of expenses.

Ore

 

Mineralized material that can be extracted and processed at a profit.

PEA

 

Preliminary Economic Assessment. A study, other than a pre-feasibility or feasibility study, that includes an economic analysis of the potential viability of mineral resources.

PMD

 

The Provincial Mining Directorate in Argentina.

QA/QC

 

Controls relating to quality assurance and quality control.

Qualified Person

 

An individual who is an engineer or geoscientist with at least five years of experience in mineral exploration, mine development, production activities and project assessment, or any combination thereof, including experience relevant to the subject matter of the project or report and is a member in good standing of a self-regulating organization.

RC

 

Reverse circulation in mining.

Reclamation

 

Restoration of mined land to original contour, use, or condition where possible.

REE

 

Rare earth elements.

Sedimentary

 

Said of rock formed at the Earth’s surface from solid particles, whether mineral or organic, which have been moved from their position of origin and re-deposited, or chemically precipitated.

Strike

 

The direction, or bearing from true north, of a vein or rock formation measure on a horizontal surface.

Tenement

 

A mineral claim.

U3O8

 

Concentrated uranium oxide.

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

This summary highlights selected information contained in greater detail elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary is not complete and does not contain all of the information you should consider in making your investment decision. Before investing in our Common Shares, you should carefully read this entire prospectus. You should carefully consider, among other things, the information under the headings “Risk Factors,” “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our financial statements and the related notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus.

Overview

We are a uranium exploration and development company focused on uranium discoveries. We maintain significant land holdings in Colombia and Argentina and our portfolio is comprised of two uranium exploration projects in Argentina (the “Laguna Project” and the “Huemul Project”, referred collectively as “Argentina Projects”) and one exploration project in Colombia (the “Berlin Project” and together with the Argentina Projects, our “Properties”), which offer substantial exploration potential. Our Properties are located within mining-friendly jurisdictions and are supported by established infrastructure.

Berlin Project

The Berlin Project is our principal exploration project. The Berlin Project contains uranium, which is used to power nuclear reactors that produce electricity, and has by-products such as battery commodities, including phosphate, vanadium, nickel, molybdenum, rhenium, yttrium, neodymium and other rare earth elements (collectively, the “REEs”). The Berlin Project deposit is a geologically rare combination of elements contained in a layer of phosphate-bearing limestone in a layered sedimentary sequence located in central Colombia in the municipality of Samaná, Caldas Province, approximately 80 km northeast (225 km by road) of the provincial capital, Manizales, and approximately 150 km northeast (245 km by road) of the national capital, Bogotá. The two contiguous mineral concessions on which portions of the Berlin Project lie cover an area approximately 9,053 ha in extent. The deposit is located approximately 12 km from a hydroelectric dam that provides a potential source of clean, renewable energy for the Berlin Project. There is a river port located approximately 65 km from the Berlin Project, providing barge-transport to Barranquilla, a port on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. A refurbished rail system provides an alternative means of transport to the port at Santa Marta on the Caribbean coast. Extensive bench-scale metallurgical tests indicate that the value-commodities can be effectively leached from the mineral-bearing rock with an acidic ferric sulphate solution.

Laguna Project

The Laguna Project is an early-stage exploration project located in the central part of Chubut Province, Argentina and consists of approximately 230,000 ha of exploration claims. The property is located approximately 260 km southwest of the provincial capital, Rawson, and approximately 220 km from the main commercial port city of Comodoro Rivadavia. The uranium mineralization of the Laguna Project is related to “caliches,” which is the partial cementation of the host by calcium carbonates. “Caliche” and “Calcrete” type uranium deposits are surficial uranium deposits found in semi-desert environments. Caliche-type uranium deposits differ from Calcrete-type uranium deposits in that they typically occur in unconsolidated clastic sediments such as gravel, as opposed to cemented sediments in the case of Calcrete-type uranium deposits and Caliche-type uranium deposits tend to have wide surface exposure and shallow depth. Due to their wider surface exposure and shallower depth, Caliche-type uranium deposits are often easier to access for initial mining operations.

Huemul Project

The Huemul Project is an early-stage exploration project located in the southern part of Mendoza Province, Argentina. The Huemul Project consists of approximately 27,700 ha of exploration claims centered around Argentina’s National Nuclear Authority’s (“CNEA”) historic Huemul-Agua Botada mine, Argentina’s first uranium producing mine. The Huemul Project comprises the Huemul I concessions, including the Cateo Huemul Norte, Cateo Huemul Sur, Mina Huemul, and MD Silvana claims (the “Huemul I Properties”), and the Huemul II concessions, including the

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MD Mirano Norte, MD Carmencita, and MD Cerro Butalo claims (the “Huemul II Properties”).The Argentinian government discovered the Huemul-Agua Botada Zone in 1952 and exploited the deposit between 1955 and 1975. Historically, ore was treated in a concentration plant at the nearby town of Malargüe.

Uranium-vanadium-copper mineralization at the Huemul Project consists of a number of stacked, meters-thick stratabound lenses hosted by an approximately 50-metre-thick packet of conglomerates and arenites, sandwiched by redbeds and intruded by andesite sills.

Our Business Strategy

Our focus is on conducting exploration work at our Properties with the goal of building a larger aggregate uranium and REE resource. We also intend to seek out acquisitions of other uranium and critical metal assets across Latin America.

To achieve our objectives, we intend to complete the following with respect to each of our Properties: permitting and receiving required licenses, completing metallurgy testing, making current the historical mineral resource estimates by completing confirmation drilling, undergoing exploration drilling to expand mineral resources, building a pilot plant to test the extraction proves, and performing a preliminary economic assessment (“PEA”) analysis to determine economic factors that determine the potential viability of a mine.

To execute our business strategy, we will require substantial additional financial resources, including amounts necessary to fund our planned exploration program at our Properties. We intend to seek the necessary additional financing through the issuance of additional equity securities (subject to the lock-up period described in the “Underwriting” section of this prospectus), but there can be no assurance that such financing will be available to us in sufficient amounts, on attractive terms, on a timely basis, or at all. See the information under the headings “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Financial Conditions — Significant additional capital is required to fund our business plan.” and “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business — Our operations are capital intensive, and we will require significant additional financing to acquire additional uranium resource properties and projects and to pursue exploration, development, and mining operations on our existing uranium projects” in this prospectus for more information.

Development of Our Primary Assets

Berlin Project

Uranium was identified in phosphatic strata in a regional radiometric prospecting program undertaken by the IAN between 1977 and 1983. After the Minatome Corp. (“Minatome”), which has now been incorporated into the Orano Group (“Orano”), obtained permission from IAN to explore the Berlin Project area, it identified a sedimentary unit near the base of the cretaceous sequence as having significant uranium grade. Minatome withdrew from the Berlin area in 1981 and the United Nations Development Program became involved, focusing on the potential to recover uranium, molybdenum, vanadium, and phosphate.

U3O8 Corp. through its wholly owned subsidiary Gaia Energy Investments Ltd., commenced exploration work after acquiring the property in April 2010. Due to the stratiform nature of the mineralization at the Berlin Project, the principal objective was to define the extent and consistency of the known mineralized sedimentary layer through trenching and drilling. The Berlin Project is in hilly terrain in which trenches were excavated by hand in areas where the mineralization outcrops, with drilling conducted from platforms cut into the hillsides.

Huemul Project

In 2005, Calypso Acquisition Corporation, through its wholly owned Argentinian subsidiary EMSA (as defined herein), acquired approximately 20,900 ha around the old Huemul and Agua Botada mines. Mapping, sampling, and airborne geophysics were undertaken and culminated in an environmental impact assessment (or Informe de Impacto Ambiental, an “IIA”) in 2007. This was presented and approved by the Provincial Mining Directorate (as defined herein); however, it was not ratified by congress. Work continued until 2009 with further mapping and sampling and appears to have ceased in 2009. Results from 221 geochemistry samples for silver, copper, uranium, and vanadium, along with CPS (“counts per second”) measurements that covered approximately 80% of these samples were reviewed by IsoEnergy Ltd., an Ontario Corporation (“IsoEnergy”). It was noted that, although batch numbers are noted in geochemical files, original laboratory certificates were not available.

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Laguna Project

Reconnaissance work on Laguna Salada was first conducted in 2007 by Mega Uranium Ltd. (“Mega”) with the aim of confirming anomalies detected in a 1978 airborne radiometric survey undertaken by CNEA. U3O8 Corp. acquired this project from Mega in April 2010 and immediately undertook metallurgical test work. Results identified the exceptional beneficiation characteristics of the mineralization, which provided the justification to continue exploration, principally by pitting and trenching, in the Guanaco and Lago Seco areas of the Laguna Project. Given the unconsolidated sandy nature of the gravel that led to severe core recovery problems with drilling, and the shallow depth of mineralization, trenching and pitting was favored over drilling for further exploration of the project area.

Exploration from 2008 onwards primarily focused on the Guanaco and Lago Seco claims. Limited reconnaissance sampling was also carried out at La Rosada and the Horqueta claims, approximately 45 km to the northeast, and at the Susana claims to the south.

Exploratory pitting and trenching confirmed that mineralization was extensive. Mineralization remains open in both the Guanaco and Lago Seco areas. Mineralization has also been discovered in La Rosada and La Susana areas in the Laguna Project area. La Susana appears to be a southeastern extension of the Guanaco and Lago Seco mineralization.

Uranium and vanadium at Laguna Salada were initially discovered along the edge of the gravel mesas where the mineralized layer is exposed from beneath a typically barren gravel cap. It was only with trenching and pitting in the interior of the mesas that the extent of the mineralization became clear at Laguna Salada. Similar mineralization is evident in the La Susana area, where the uranium-vanadium bearing layer has been traced along the western and eastern edges of the mesa, approximately 10 km to 15 km apart. Mineralization at La Susana is hosted in the same unconsolidated gravel unit that hosts the Guanaco area.

The La Rosada discovery, located approximately 45 km northeast of the Guanaco and Lago Seco area, has the highest grades encountered to date in free-digging gravels. The Laguna Project was acquired by IsoEnergy in 2021, and a mapping and sampling program was carried out in 2022.

Corporate Information

The Company was incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the “BCBCA”) on December 16, 2022. The Company changed its name from “1391795 B.C. Ltd.” to “Latam Battery Metals Inc.” on May 9, 2023, and from “Latam Battery Metals Inc.” to “Jaguar Uranium Corp.” on December 14, 2023.

Our registered office is located at Suite 1604-1166 Alberni Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 3Z3 Canada and our head office is located at 3-1136 Centre Street, Thornhill, Ontario, L4J 3M8 Canada. Our main telephone number is +1 (416) 648-4065. Our agent for service of process in the United States is Cogency Global Inc., located at 122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor, New York, New York 10168.

We currently have three direct, wholly-owned subsidiaries: Gaia Energy Investments Ltd. (“Gaia Energy”), a company incorporated in the BVI on April 19, 2006 and restored on November 16, 2015; Berlin (BVI) Limited (“Berlin BVI”), a company incorporated in the BVI on June 30, 2021; and 2847312 Ontario Inc. (“284 Ontario”), a corporation incorporated in the Province of Ontario, Canada on June 14, 2021. Gaia Energy has one wholly-owned subsidiary, Gaia Energy Investments Ltd. Sucursal Colombia (“Gaia Energy Colombia”), a company incorporated in Colombia, which is the legal and beneficial owner of a 100% interest in the Berlin Project. Berlin BVI has one wholly-owned subsidiary, Berlin (BVI) Limited Sucursal Colombia (“Berlin BVI Colombia”), a company incorporated in Colombia, which is the legal and beneficial owner of a 100% interest in the concession applications under evaluation with the

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Agencia Nacional de Minería, National Mineral Agency of Colombia, with respect to the Berlin Project. 284 Ontario is the legal and beneficial owner of a 100% interest in the Argentina Projects. The consolidated operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are referred collectively in this prospectus as the “Company” or “Jaguar Uranium.” The following chart is an illustration of the organizational structure of the Company.

Our corporate website is www.jaguaruranium.com. Information contained on, or accessible through, our website shall not be deemed incorporated into and is not a part of this prospectus or the registration statement of which it forms a part. We have included our website in this prospectus solely as an inactive textual reference and do not intend it to be an active link to our website.

Share Purchase Transactions

Berlin Project

The Company acquired a 100% indirect interest in the Berlin Project pursuant to a Share Purchase Agreement dated December 8, 2023 by and among the Company, Gaia Energy Inc. (“GEI”), an Ontario corporation, and Green Shift Commodities Ltd. (“Green Shift”), an Ontario corporation, as amended by the Amending Agreement dated April 8, 2024 (as amended, the “Berlin Project SPA”). Pursuant to the Berlin Project SPA, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Gaia Energy from GEI on April 8, 2024 (the “Berlin Project Closing Date”) in consideration of (a) an initial cash payment to GEI of C$20,000, (b) the issuance to GEI of 1,211,687 Common Shares, and (c) the grant of a 1.0% net smelter returns royalty, payable quarterly, on all gross revenue in excess of allowable costs from the Berlin Project (the “Berlin Project Royalty”) to Green Shift pursuant to the Royalty Agreement dated April 8, 2024 (the “Berlin Project Royalty Agreement”) by and among the Company, as royalty payor, Green Shift, as royalty holder and Gaia Energy, Berlin BVI, Gaia Energy Colombia and Berlin BVI Colombia, as guarantors.

Pursuant to the Berlin Project SPA, as additional consideration for the purchase of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Gaia Energy, the Company will:

(a)     no later than two business days after the later of (i) March 1, 2024, and (ii) the earlier of (A) 90 days after the date on which the Berlin concessions title matter has been rectified as evidenced by the payment receipt of the total debt with respect to surface fees or the subscription of a payment agreement with the National Mining Agency (the “Berlin Concession Title Matter Rectification”); and (B) five days following completion of a Liquidity Event (as defined below), pay to GEI a second cash payment of C$1 million (approximately $722,675);

For purposes of the Berlin Project SPA, “Liquidity Event” means the completion by the Company or its affiliates of any of the following: (i) a public offering of the Common Shares in Canada with a concurrent listing on a recognized stock exchange; or (ii) (A) a transaction that provides holders of the Common Shares with liquidity comparable to what they would receive upon completion of a public offering of the Common Shares in Canada, with a stock exchange listing being completed, whether by means of a reverse

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take-over, merger, amalgamation, arrangement, take-over bid, insider bid, reorganization, joint venture, sale of all or substantially all assets, exchange of assets, or a similar transaction or combination with a public corporation; and (B) a listing of the Common Shares on a recognized stock exchange.

(b)    no later than 30 days after the commencement of commercial production at the Berlin Project, pay GEI a third cash payment of C$5 million (approximately $3.6 million); and

(c)     no later than two business days after the completion of the Liquidity Event, issue to GEI (A) if the Liquidity Event occurs within 12 months after the April 8, 2024, the greater of: (1) such number of Common Share that would result in GEI owning an aggregate 20% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares (after giving effect to both the issuance to GEI and the completion of the Liquidity Event) at the price per share equal to the Offering Price; and (2) Common Shares with an aggregate value of C$5 million (approximately $3.6 million) at the price per share equal to the Offering Price; or (B) if the Liquidity Event occurs later than 12 months after the Berlin Project Closing Date, the greater of: (1) such number of Common Share that would result in GEI owning an aggregate 25% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares (after giving effect to both the issuance to GEI and the completion of the Liquidity Event) at the price per share equal to the Offering Price; and (2) Common Shares with an aggregate value of C$6 million (approximately $4.3 million) at the price per share equal to the Offering Price.

The completion of this Offering will constitute a Liquidity Event under the Berlin Project SPA.

Pursuant to the Berlin Project SPA, the Company also acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Berlin BVI from Green Shift on the Berlin Project Closing Date as consideration of the grant of the Berlin Project Royalty by the Company to Green Shift.

Additionally, the Company and Green Shift entered into a transition services consulting agreement pursuant to which Green Shift will provide consulting services in connection with the Berlin Project to the Company until August 18, 2025 for cash consideration of C$50,000.00 (approximately $36,124).

Argentina Projects

The Company acquired a 100% indirect interest in the Argentina Projects pursuant to a Share Purchase Agreement dated July 17, 2024 (the “Argentina Projects SPA”) by and between the Company and Consolidated Uranium Inc. (“Consolidated Uranium”), an Ontario corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of IsoEnergy. Pursuant to the Argentina Projects SPA, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of 284 Ontario from Consolidated Uranium on July 19, 2024 (the “Argentina Projects Closing Date”) in consideration of (a) the issuance to Consolidated Uranium of 2.0 million Common Shares, (b) the grant of a 1.0% net smelter returns royalty on the future production from Huemul II Properties (the “Huemul II Royalty”) to Consolidated Uranium pursuant to the Royalty Agreement dated July 19, 2024 (the “Huemul II Royalty Agreement”) by and among the Company, as royalty payor, Consolidated Uranium, as royalty holder and 284 Ontario, as guarantor; and (c) the grant of a 2.0% net smelter returns royalty on the future production from the Laguna Project (the “Laguna Project Royalty”) to Consolidated Uranium pursuant to the Royalty Agreement dated July 19, 2024 (the “Laguna Project Royalty Agreement”) by and among the Company, as royalty payor, Consolidated Uranium, as royalty holder and 284 Ontario, as guarantor.

Pursuant to the Argentina Projects SPA, since the Company has not listed the Common Shares on a recognized stock exchange in North America (the “Listing”) within 12 months from the Argentina Projects Closing Date, the Company, as additional consideration for the purchase of all of the issued and outstanding shares of 284 Ontario, will issue to Consolidated Uranium 400,000 Common Shares (subject to customary adjustment in the event of a dilutive event) (the “Listing Shares”).

Further, pursuant to the Argentina Projects SPA, as additional consideration for the purchase of all of the issued and outstanding shares of 284 Ontario, the Company will, in the event that the Company completes the Listing at an issue price per Common Share less than $5.00, issue to Consolidated Uranium Common Shares in an amount to reflect a $12.0 million valuation of the Argentina Projects at the Offering Price (subject to a minimum price per Common Share of $4.00) (the “Top-Up Shares”, and, together with the Listing Shares, the “Listing Event Shares”).

The completion of this Offering will constitute a Listing under the Argentina Projects SPA.

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Prior to the execution of the Argentina Projects SPA, 284 Ontario had entered into two net smelter return royalty agreements: one with Minera Agauca S.A., an Argentinian corporation, (the “Existing Huemul Royalty Agreement I”) and another with NewEra Metal Resources Ltd., a British corporation, and Mr. Guillermo Wild Ceruzzi (the “Existing Huemul Royalty Agreement II”), both dated July 31, 2023. Pursuant to the Existing Huemul Royalty Agreement I, 284 Ontario granted Minera Agauca S.A. a 2.0% net smelter return royalty on all future production from specific concessions of the Huemul Project, namely Cateo Huemul Norte, Cateo Huemul Sur, Mina Huemul, MD Silvana, and MD Cerro Butalo. Under the terms of this agreement, 284 Ontario has the exclusive and irrevocable one-time right to repurchase one-half of the royalty (1.0%) for a payment of $2.0 million, which can be exercised at any time, subject to a 15-day notice requirement (the “Existing Huemul I Buy Back Right”). Pursuant to the Existing Huemul Royalty Agreement II, 284 Ontario granted NewEra Metal Resources Ltd. and Mr. Guillermo Wild Ceruzzi a 1.0% net smelter return royalty on future production from the MD Mirano Norte and MD Carmencita concessions within the Huemul Project. This agreement grants 284 Ontario the exclusive and irrevocable one-time right to repurchase the entire 1.0% royalty for a payment of $400,000, which can be exercised at any time, subject to a 15-day notice requirement. See the heading “Property — Huemul Project” in this prospectus for more information on the Huemul concessions.

Pursuant to the terms of the Huemul II Royalty Agreement, Consolidated Uranium had the option to include the Huemul I Properties under the same 1.0% net smelter returns royalty on future production from the Huemul Project (the “Huemul Option”), thereby extending the royalty to cover both the Huemul I and Huemul II Properties, in exchange for a payment of $1.0 million to the Company, provided the payment is made prior to the execution of the assignment agreement (the “Huemul I Buy Back Right Assignment Agreement”) that transfers the Existing Huemul I Buyback Right under the Existing Huemul Royalty Agreement I. On March 10, 2025, the Huemul I Buy Back Right Assignment Agreement was executed, and the Existing Huemul I Buy Back Right was assigned to Consolidated Uranium, resulting in the immediate termination of the Huemul Option.

Pursuant to the terms of the Laguna Project Royalty Agreement, the Company has the option to repurchase one-half of the Laguna Project Royalty (1.0%) for a period of seven years starting from the Argentina Projects Closing Date, for $2.5 million.

Pursuant to the Argentina Projects SPA, the Company has also acquired a 100% indirect interest in a project located in Sierra Pintada, Mendoza, Argentina (the “Sierra Pintada Project”), in addition to the Laguna and Huemul Projects. The Sierra Pintada Project remains in an initial exploration stage, and the Company has no current plans to initiate exploration or development activities in the near term.

In connection with the Argentina Projects SPA, we entered into an investor rights agreement, dated July 19, 2024, with IsoEnergy (the “IsoEnergy IRA”). Pursuant to the IsoEnergy IRA, IsoEnergy is entitled to participate in future equity financings, including the issuance of equity securities or securities convertible into or exercisable for equity securities in any public or private offering, on terms consistent with those offered to other investors, subject to certain exceptions, including issuances of securities (a) under the Company’s existing or future share-based incentive plans, (b) upon the exercise or conversion of previously issued convertible or exchangeable securities, (c) in connection with acquisitions, business combinations, or other asset transactions, and (d) through a rights offering made available to all shareholders. IsoEnergy is also entitled to nominate one individual to our board of directors following our public listing. The nominee, who may be a director or officer of IsoEnergy, is not required to meet independence criteria. We are required to take all necessary steps to ensure the appointment of IsoEnergy’s nominee to our board of directors. The IsoEnergy IRA will terminate when IsoEnergy’s ownership percentage in the Company falls below 5%. Upon termination, all rights and obligations under the IsoEnergy IRA will cease.

Summary Risk Factors

•        We do not have an operating history, therefore, there is no assurance that we will be successful in achieving a return on an investment for investors in the Common Shares and our likelihood of success must be considered in light of our early stage of operations.

•        We do not have any operating revenues or earnings and instead have a history of losses. We will continue to experience losses unless and until we can successfully develop and begin profitable commercial production at one of our mining properties.

•        Significant additional capital is required to fund our business plan, and our ability to continue as a going concern depends on our ability to complete this Offering and raise additional capital in the future.

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•        Our results of operations are subject to foreign currency fluctuation risks and such fluctuations may adversely affect our financial position and operating results.

•        As we do not currently have revenue, and do not expect to have revenue in the foreseeable future, we face liquidity risk.

•        A material increase in costs at any significant location could have a significant effect on our operations.

•        We may not have the ability to access adequate operating capital and ultimately mine our Properties at a profit sufficient to finance further mining activities and to continue to find, develop, acquire and finance mineable reserves, all due to potentially significant fluctuations in the market prices of uranium, vanadium, nickel, zinc, copper and other REEs located in our Properties.

•        Evaluating our future performance may be difficult since we have a limited financial and operating history, with significant negative cash flow and an accumulated deficit to date, and there is no assurance that we will be successful in securing any form of additional financing in the future, and therefore substantial doubt exists as to whether our cash resources and working capital will be sufficient to enable us to continue our operations over the next twelve months.

•        Uranium exploration, development and mining operations are inherently subject to numerous significant risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ significantly from expectations or anticipated results. Furthermore, exploration programs conducted on our uranium projects may not result in the establishment of ore bodies that contain commercially recoverable uranium.

•        Our mineral reserves, if any, may be significantly lower than expected.

•        Our development and production plans, and cost estimates, in the Technical Report Summaries may vary and/or not be achieved.

•        We are reliant on third parties to conduct independent analyses with respect to our business, and any inaccuracies in such analyses could have a material adverse effect on our collection and development objectives.

•        Opposition to our mining and business activities could disrupt our business, operations and financial conditions.

•        A shortage of equipment and supplies could adversely affect our ability to operate our business.

•        Joint ventures and other partnerships, including offtake arrangements, may expose us to risks.

•        We do not maintain insurance to cover all of the potential risks and hazards associated with our operations, and therefore may be subject to liability for environmental, pollution or other hazards associated with our exploration, pre-extraction and extraction activities.

•        Acquisitions that we make from time to time could have an adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations.

•        The uranium industry is subject to numerous stringent laws, regulations and standards, including environmental protection laws and regulations. If any changes occur that would make these laws, regulations and standards more stringent, it may require capital outlays in excess of those anticipated or cause substantial delays, which would have a material adverse effect on our operations.

•        We may not be able to obtain, maintain or amend rights, authorizations, licenses, permits or consents required for our operations.

•        Closure and remediation costs for environmental liabilities may exceed any provisions we make and could materially affect our financial position and results of operations.

•        Major nuclear incidents may have adverse effects on the nuclear and uranium industries, adversely affecting our operations and prospects.

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•        The marketability of uranium concentrates will be affected by numerous factors beyond our control which could materially affect our financial position and results of operations.

•        A reduction in purchases of uranium by electric utilities for any reason would adversely affect the viability of our business as the only significant market for uranium is nuclear power plants world-wide and the number of customers is limited.

•        Problems with the availability, condition and maintenance of adequate infrastructure could adversely affect our business.

•        We do not currently own or have access to a mill and therefore will be dependent on third parties for the milling facilities needed for any future milling activities, which may not be available on favorable terms or at all.

•        The price of alternative energy sources affects the demand for and price of uranium, thereby materially adversely affecting our business and operations.

•        The title to our mineral property interests may be challenged. A successful challenge to the precise area and location of our claims could result in us being unable to operate on our Properties as permitted or being unable to enforce our rights with respect to our Properties.

•        Due to the nature of our business, we may be subject to legal proceedings which may divert management’s time and attention from our business and result in substantial damage awards.

•        Competition from better-capitalized companies may affect our ability to acquire new properties and qualified personnel.

•        Because we have limited capital, inherent mining risks pose a significant threat to us compared to our larger competitors.

•        We may experience difficulty retaining and attracting qualified management, which could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial conditions.

•        If we fail to maintain proper and effective internal controls, our ability to produce accurate and timely consolidated financial statements could be impaired, which could harm our operating results, our ability to operate our business and investors’ views of us.

•        Due to our operations in emerging market countries, our financial condition and results of operations may be impacted by factors that are inherent in emerging markets.

•        Our financial condition and results of operations are dependent on the economic and political developments in Latin American countries such as Colombia and Argentina.

•        We may be subject to seizure or expropriation of assets, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

•        The local legal and regulatory systems in which our Properties exist may lead to uncertainties with respect to licenses and agreements for our business.

•        Unauthorized mining and illegal activities pose a safety, security, social and environmental risk to the mining industry and our business and operations.

•        Colombia and Argentina’s mining industries are less developed than the mining industry in the United States or Canada, which may cause our exploration and operating activities to take longer to complete and become more expensive.

•        Guerilla and other criminal activity in Colombia, as well as the perception of such criminal activity, may hinder our ability to access capital in a timely and cost-effective manner and may have a negative effect on us, our employees, financial condition and results of operations.

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•        There can be no assurance that all permits that we require will be obtainable on reasonable terms, or at all. Delays or a failure to obtain such permits, or a failure to comply with the terms of any such permits that we have obtained, could have a material adverse impact on us.

•        We expect to make significant expenditures to comply with the extensive laws and regulations governing the protection of the environment, waste disposal, worker safety, mine development and protection of endangered and other special status species, and, to the extent reasonably practicable, to create social and economic benefit in the surrounding communities near our Properties, but there can be no guarantee that these expenditures will ensure our compliance with applicable laws and regulations and any non-compliance may have a material and adverse effect on us.

•        The environmental laws applicable to us and our operations could cause significant additional expense, capital expenditures, restrictions and delays in our operations.

•        Breaches of environmental laws (whether inadvertent or not) or environmental pollution may materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

•        Certain Canadian laws could delay or deter a change of control.

•        To carry out reclamation obligations imposed on us in connection with our potential development activities, we must allocate financial resources that might otherwise be spent on further exploration and development programs. If we are required to carry out unanticipated reclamation work, our financial position could be adversely affected.

•        Amendments to current laws, regulations and permits governing operations and activities of mining companies, including environmental laws and regulations which are evolving in Colombia and Argentina, or more stringent implementation thereof, could have a material adverse effect on us and could cause increases in expenditures and costs, affect our ability to expand or transfer existing operations or require us to abandon or delay the development of new properties.

•        Global economic risks may affect our ability to obtain adequate, reasonable and acceptable financing in the future.

•        The degree of risk inherent in the mining industry and the potential changes to the factors that impact us as a mining company, may have a negative impact on our business and operations.

•        The unexpected expenses we may incur could adversely impact our operations, financial condition and results of operations.

•        Interpretation of royalty agreements in the jurisdictions of our Properties may have a material adverse effect on us and our operations.

•        Natural resource properties are largely contractual in nature, which may require us to take legal action to enforce our contractual rights. Any proceedings or actions or any decisions determined adversely to us may have a material and adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and the trading price of the Common Shares.

•        The fluctuations in the price of base metals and in particular, the price of uranium and other REE may cause the price of our Common Shares to fluctuate or decline.

•        Market fluctuations and commercial quantities of minerals may affect their commercial viability thereby resulting in us not receiving adequate return on invested capital or having our mineral projects rendered uneconomical.

•        Reserve estimates are subject to evaluation uncertainties and there may be material differences between actual and estimated mineral resources and reserves, which may impact the viability of our Properties.

•        Certain non-governmental organizations that oppose globalization, resource development and the mining industry may generate adverse publicity thereby having an adverse effect on our reputation and financial condition.

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•        The competition we face in the mining industry may make it more difficult for us to acquire additional mining properties, mining professionals, service and equipment.

•        International trade agreements and policies may affect the supply of uranium available to the market and may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business and operations.

•        We are susceptible to the risks inherent in the nuclear energy sector.

•        The potential impacts of climate change on us are uncertain and may materially and adversely impact our business, results of operations and financial condition.

•        Shortages of equipment and supplies may hinder our ability to carry out operations.

•        We have never paid nor do intend to pay dividends in the foreseeable future and, as a result, your ability to achieve a return on your investment will depend on appreciation in the price of our Common Shares.

•        Investors in this Offering will suffer immediate and substantial dilution of their investment.

•        We are obligated to issue Common Shares in connection with our acquisitions of our Properties, and investors will experience significant dilution as a result.

•        Future issuances of our Common Shares or securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, our Common Shares, or the expiration of lock-up agreements that restrict the issuance of new Common Shares or the trading of outstanding Common Shares, could cause the market price of our Common Shares to decline and would result in dilution of your holdings.

•        No public market for our Common Shares currently exists, and no active trading market may be developed or sustained.

•        We are an “emerging growth company,” and cannot be certain if the reduced reporting requirements applicable to emerging growth companies will make our Common Shares less attractive to investors.

•        We are a “smaller reporting company,” and cannot be certain if the reduced reporting requirements applicable to smaller reporting companies will make our Common Shares less attractive to investors.

•        We may be a “passive foreign investment company” for the current taxable year and for one or more future taxable years, which may result in materially adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences for U.S. investors.

•        Our Common Shares may become subordinate to future indebtedness or preferred shares, each with rights and preferences senior to our Common Shares.

•        The price of our Common Shares will be subject to market volatility.

•        Financial Industry Regulatory Authority sales practice requirements may limit a shareholder’s ability to buy and sell the Common Shares.

•        We have broad discretion in the use of the net proceeds from this Offering and may not use them effectively.

•        It may not be possible for foreign investors to enforce actions against us, and our directors and officers.

•        Certain parties have the right to nominate directors to our board of directors, and their interests may conflict with ours or yours in the future.

•        Restrictions on Common Share transfers and issuances may limit shareholder flexibility and control.

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THE OFFERING

Securities Offered:

 

            Common Shares (or            Common Shares if the underwriter exercises in full its option to purchase additional shares).

Offering Price:

 

We have estimated the Offering Price range between $            and $            and the assumed Offering Price is $            , the midpoint of this range. For a discussion of the factors considered in determining the Offering Price, see the information under the heading “Underwriting” in this prospectus for more information.

Option to Purchase Additional Common Shares:

 

We have granted the underwriter an option (the “Underwriter’s Option”), exercisable, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time for a period of 45 days after the closing date of this Offering, to purchase up to an additional            Common Shares (the “Underwriter’s Option Shares”) representing up to an additional 15% of the number of Common Shares sold pursuant to this Offering solely to cover over-allotments, if any.

Number of Common Shares Outstanding Immediately Following this Offering:

 

            Common Shares. If the underwriter exercises the Underwriter’s Option in full, the total number of Common Shares outstanding following such exercise of the Underwriter’s Option will be            .

Use of Proceeds:

 

We estimate that the net proceeds from this Offering, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated Offering expenses payable by us, will be approximately $            million ($            million if the underwriter exercises the Underwriter’s Option in full) based on the Offering Price. We intend to use the net proceeds from this Offering for implementation of our business plan for the Properties, including exploration and development plans, and property maintenance. The net proceeds from this Offering will also be used for general corporate purposes and for evaluation of external growth targets. See the information under the heading “Use of Proceeds” for a complete description of the intended use of proceeds from this Offering.

Dividend Policy:

 

We have not paid any dividends on our Common Shares to date and we do not expect to pay any dividends on the Common Shares in the foreseeable future.

Listed and Trading Symbol:

 

Our Common Shares are not listed for trading on any exchange or automated quotation system. We intend to apply to list our Common Shares on the NYSE American under the symbol “JAGU.” We anticipate that upon satisfaction of the NYSE American’s initial listing criteria, our Common Shares will begin trading on the NYSE American. No assurance can be given that our listing application will be approved or that a trading market will develop. If we do not meet all of the NYSE American’s initial listing criteria or our application for listing is not otherwise accepted, we will not consummate this Offering.

Transfer Agent and Registrar:

 

The transfer agent for our Common Shares is Odyssey Trust Company.

Risk Factors:

 

You should carefully read and consider the information set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” and all other information set forth in this prospectus before deciding to invest in the Common Shares.

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Tax Considerations:

 

You should carefully read and consider the information set forth under the headings “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders” and “Material Canadian Federal Income Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders” in this prospectus.

Underwriter’ Warrants:

 

Upon the closing of this Offering, we have agreed to issue to the underwriter, or its designees, warrants (the “Underwriter Warrants”) to purchase a number of Common Shares equal to an aggregate of 7.0% of the total number of shares sold in this Offering, including any Common Shares sold pursuant to the Underwriter’s Option. The Underwriter Warrants will be exercisable at a per share exercise price equal to 115% of the Offering Price, or $            . The Underwriter Warrants are exercisable commencing six months after closing of this Offering, and will be exercisable for a period of five years from the date of issuance. See the information under the heading “Underwriting” in this prospectus for more information.

Lock-Up:

 

In connection with this Offering, we, along with our directors, executive officers and current shareholders, will enter into lock-up agreements with the underwriter. Pursuant to the terms of the lock-up agreements, we, our directors, executive officers and current shareholders will not offer for sale, issue, sell, contract to sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of any of our Common Shares or securities convertible into Common Shares through 90 days following the date of this prospectus. See the information under the heading “Underwriting” in this prospectus for more information.

The number of our Common Shares to be outstanding immediately following the completion of this offering is based on 9,057,020 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2025 and excludes:

•        858,000 Common Shares underlying stock options with a weighted-average exercise price of $3.89 per share and exercisable until between March 15, 2029 and September 25, 2029;

•        2,916,500 Common Shares underlying warrants, expiring at various dates between December 14, 2026 and December 14, 2029, of which 1,577,500 are exercisable at $1.00 per Common Share and 1,339,000 are exercisable at $5.05 per Common Share; and

•                    Common Shares (            Common Shares if the underwriter exercises in full the Underwriter’s Option) issuable upon exercise of the Underwriter Warrants issued as compensation to the Underwriter as part of this Offering, with each Underwriter Warrant exercisable at a price of $            per Common Share for             from the date of issuance.

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Summary Historical and Pro Forma Financial Information

The following table shows our summary historical, pro forma and pro forma as-adjusted financial information for each of the periods and as of the dates indicated. The summary historical financial data as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024 was derived from our audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus. The summary historical financial data as of September 30, 2025 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was derived from our unaudited consolidated interim financial statements and the related notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus.

The summary unaudited pro forma financial information is derived from, and should be read in conjunction with, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus, which have been prepared from (i) our historical unaudited consolidated financial statements as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and our historical audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024, (ii) the historical unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and related notes thereto of Berlin (BVI) for the three month period ended March 31, 2024 included elsewhere in this prospectus, (iii) the historical unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and related notes thereto of 284 Ontario for the six month period ended June 30, 2024 included elsewhere in this prospectus, and (iv) the historical unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and related notes thereto of Gaia Energy for the three month period ended March 31, 2024 included elsewhere in this prospectus.

The summary pro forma financial information is unaudited and is presented for illustrative and informational purposes only and does not purport to represent what the statements of operations would have been had the acquisitions of our Properties occurred on January 1, 2024, nor is it indicative of our future operating results. The pro forma adjustments included therein are based upon available information and assumptions that we believe are reasonable and supportable. For additional information please see the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and for the year ended December 31, 2024 included elsewhere in this prospectus.

Historical results are not necessarily indicative of future operating results. The summary financial information should be read in conjunction with the information under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Capitalization” in this prospectus, as well as the historical and pro forma financial statements and accompanying notes included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

Historical

 

Pro Forma

   

Year Ended
December 31,
2024

 

Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2025

 

Year Ended
December 31,
2024
(1)

Statement of Operations Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Revenue

 

$

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

Operating expenses

 

$

7,341,652

 

 

 

1,503,010

 

 

7,733,548

 

Other loss (income)

 

$

(519,762

)

 

 

(5,960

)

 

(483,390

)

Deferred tax recovery

 

$

(1,059,914

)

 

 

—

 

 

(1,059,914

)

Total comprehensive loss

 

$

5,761,975

 

 

 

1,497,049

 

 

6,190,244

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Per Share Amounts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Basic and diluted loss per share

 

$

0.83

 

 

$

0.17

 

 

0.74

 

Basic and diluted weighted average number of common shares

 

 

6,949,555

 

 

 

8,775,317

 

 

8,370,775

 

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Note:

(1)      After giving effect to the acquisitions of our Properties, as if they had been consummated on January 1, 2024.

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Historical

 

As Adjusted(1)

 

As Further
Adjusted
(2)(3)

   

Year Ended
December 31,
2024

 

Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2025

 

Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2025

 

Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2025

Balance Sheet Data (at period end):

 

 

             

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

103,884

 

305,616

 

305,616

   

Mineral properties

 

$

8,150,000

 

8,150,000

 

8,150,000

   

Property and equipment

 

$

44,218

 

40,203

 

40,203

   

Total assets

 

$

8,571,338

 

8,609,775

 

8,609,775

   

Total liabilities

 

$

1,834,337

 

1,926,335

 

1,776,335

   

Total shareholders’ equity

 

$

6,737,001

 

6,683,440

 

6,833,440

   

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Note:

(1)      After giving effect to (i) the conversion of a $150,000 convertible debenture and (ii) the Listing Event Shares.

(2)      After giving effect to (i) adjustments set forth above and (ii) this Offering.

(3)      Each $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed Offering Price of $            , which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase (decrease) the pro forma as adjusted amount of each of cash and cash equivalents total shareholders’ equity and total capitalization by $             million, assuming that the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us. Each increase (decrease) of 1,000,000 shares in the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase (decrease) the pro forma as adjusted amount of each of cash and cash equivalents total shareholders’ equity and total capitalization by $             million, assuming no change in the assumed Offering Price and after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

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RISK FACTORS

Investing in the Common Shares involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below, together with all of the other information contained in this prospectus, before deciding to invest in the Common Shares. If any of the following risks materialize, our business, financial condition, results of operations, and future prospects will likely be materially and adversely affected. In that event, the market price of the Common Shares could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment.

Risks Related to Our Financial Condition

We do not have an operating history, therefore, there is no assurance that we will be successful in achieving a return on an investment for investors in the Common Shares and our likelihood of success must be considered in light of our early stage of operations.

We are an exploration-stage company and have no history of operations, mining or refining mineral products. We subject to many risks common to such enterprises, including under-capitalization, cash shortages, limitations with respect to personnel, financial and other resources and lack of revenues. There is no assurance that we will be successful in achieving a return on an investment for investors in the Common Shares and our likelihood of success must be considered in light of our early stage of operations.

There can be no assurance that our Properties will be successfully placed into production, produce minerals in commercial quantities or otherwise generate operating earnings. Advancing projects from the exploration stage into development and commercial production requires significant capital and time and will be subject to the successful completion of further technical studies, permitting requirements and the construction of mines, processing plants, roads and related works and infrastructure. We will continue to incur losses until mining-related operations successfully reach commercial production levels and generate sufficient revenue to fund continuing operations.

We do not have any operating revenues or earnings and instead have a history of losses. We will continue to experience losses unless and until we can successfully develop and begin profitable commercial production at one of our mining properties.

We have no operating revenues or earnings and instead have a history of losses. No operating revenues are anticipated until one of our Properties or any other mineral properties we may acquire comes into production, which may or may not occur. As such, there is no certainty that we will generate revenue from any source, operate profitably or provide a return on investment to our investors in the future. We will continue to experience losses unless and until we can successfully develop and begin profitable commercial production at one of our mining properties. There can be no assurance that we will be able to do so.

Significant additional capital is required to fund our business plan, and our ability to continue as a going concern depends on our ability to complete this Offering and raise additional capital in the future.

We plan to focus on exploring for minerals and will use our working capital to carry out such exploration activities. We have no source of operating cash flow and can provide no assurance that acceptable additional funding will be available to us for the further exploration and development of our Properties. We have incurred net losses in the past and will continue to incur losses until and unless we can derive sufficient revenues and earnings from our Properties or any other mineral properties we may acquire in the future. These conditions, including other factors described herein, create a material uncertainty regarding our ability to continue as a going concern.

It is likely that the development and exploration of our Properties will require substantial additional financing. Further exploration and development of our Properties or other mineral properties that we may be acquire in the future may be dependent upon our ability to obtain adequate and acceptable financing through equity or debt, and there can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain adequate and acceptable financing in the future. Failure to obtain such additional financing could result in the delay or indefinite postponement of further exploration and development of our Properties and any other mineral properties we may pursue in the future, thereby making us unable to carry out our business objectives.

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Our results of operations are subject to foreign currency fluctuation risks and such fluctuations may adversely affect our financial position and operating results.

We may be subject to currency risks as our reporting currency is in United States dollars, which is exposed to fluctuations against other currencies. Our primary operations are located in Colombia and Argentina and as such, expenditures and obligations are incurred in the form of Colombian pesos and Argentinean pesos. Should we expand our operations into additional countries, our expenditures and obligations may be incurred in additional foreign currencies as well. Therefore, our results of operations are subject to foreign currency fluctuation risks and such fluctuations may adversely affect our financial position and operating results and may also affect the value of our assets and shareholders’ equity. Even though we may enter into foreign currency forward contracts in order to match or partially offset existing currency exposures, we have not undertaken any actions to mitigate transactional volatility in United States dollars, Colombian pesos or Argentinean pesos at this time.

We face liquidity risk as we do not currently have revenue, and do not expect to have revenue in the foreseeable future.

Liquidity risk arises through the excess of financial obligations due over available financial assets at any point in time. Our objective in managing liquidity risk will be to maintain sufficient readily available cash reserves and credit in order to meet our liquidity requirements at any point in time. As we do not currently have revenue, and do not expect to have revenue in the foreseeable future, we will be reliant upon debt and equity financing to mitigate liquidity risk. The total cost and planned timing of acquisitions of any other mineral properties and/or other development or construction projects is not currently determinable and it is not currently known precisely when we will require external financing in future periods. There is no guarantee that external financing will be available on commercially reasonable, adequate and acceptable terms, or at all, and our inability to finance future development and acquisitions would have a material and adverse effect on us and our business and prospects.

A material increase in costs at any significant location could have a significant effect on our profitability.

We anticipate that costs at our Properties and other mineral properties that we may explore or develop in the future will frequently be subject to variation from one year to the next due to a number of factors, such as changing grade, metallurgy and revisions to mine plans, if any, in response to the physical shape and location of the applicable ore bodies. In addition, costs are affected by the price of commodities such as fuel, steel, rubber, and electricity. Such commodities are at times subject to volatile price movements, including increases that could make production at certain operations less profitable. A material increase in costs at any significant location could have a significant effect on our profitability.

Risks Related to Our Business

We may not have the ability to access adequate operating capital and ultimately mine our Properties at a profit sufficient to finance further mining activities and to continue to find, develop, acquire and finance mineable reserves, due to potentially significant fluctuations in the market prices of uranium, vanadium, nickel, zinc, copper and other REEs located in our Properties.

We have not mined any uranium ore or other ores and have not conducted any studies to confirm the content of uranium ore or other ores, including vanadium, nickel, zinc, copper and other REEs, or the feasibility of mining such ores at our Properties. As a result, we have no saleable product and no prospect of obtaining a saleable product in the near future, and we currently have no sources of operating capital. If we cannot access additional sources of private or public capital, partner with another company that has capital resources or find or develop a means of generating revenue, we may not be able to remain in business.

We have no way to generate cash inflows unless we monetize a portion or all of our assets or obtain additional financing. We can provide no assurance that our Properties will produce saleable production or, if so, that we will be able to continue to find, develop, acquire and finance mineable reserves. If we cannot monetize certain existing assets, partner with another company that has capital resources, find or develop other means of generating revenue other than uranium production or the production of other ores located in our Properties or access additional sources of private or public capital, we may not be able to remain in business and our investors may lose their entire investment.

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Our ability to operate on a positive cash flow basis will be dependent on mining sufficient quantities of uranium, vanadium, nickel, zinc, copper and/or other REEs at a profit that is sufficient to finance our operations and for the acquisition and development of additional mineral properties. Any profit will necessarily be dependent upon, and affected by, the long- and short-term market prices of uranium, vanadium, nickel, zinc, copper and other REEs which are subject to significant fluctuation. Uranium, vanadium, nickel, zinc, copper and other REE prices have been and will continue to be affected by numerous factors beyond our control. These factors include the demand for nuclear power, political and economic conditions in uranium producing and consuming countries, uranium supply from secondary sources, natural disasters, pandemics, uranium production levels and costs of production. A significant, sustained drop in uranium, vanadium, nickel, zinc, copper or REE prices may make it impossible to operate our business at a level that will permit us to cover our fixed costs or to remain in operation. Vanadium, nickel zinc and copper prices may also be affected by numerous factors outside of our control such as demand for steel, the potential for vanadium to be used in energy storage technologies, costs of production, world production levels, and political and economic conditions in vanadium producing and consuming countries. Typically, worldwide supply of REEs are from China and, as a result, the market is tightly controlled which has the carryover effect of supporting price levels. If China determines that it will meaningfully increase supply levels or allow for depressed pricing, this could negatively impact our ability to operate profitably.

Evaluating our future performance may be difficult since we have a limited financial and operating history, with significant negative cash flow and an accumulated deficit to date, and there is no assurance that we will be successful in securing any form of additional financing in the future, and therefore substantial doubt exists as to whether our cash resources and working capital will be sufficient to enable us to continue our operations over the next twelve months.

Our long-term success will depend ultimately on our ability to achieve and maintain profitability and to develop positive cash flow from mining activities. We acquired our first mineral property, the Berlin Project, on April 8, 2024. We acquired the Argentina Projects on July 17, 2024. To date, we have not conducted any exploration activities on our Properties.

We have a history of significant negative cash flow and net losses, with an accumulated deficit balance of $91,630, and $5,853,606 as at December 31, 2023 and 2024, respectively. We have been reliant on equity financings from the sale of our Common Shares in order to fund our operations. We do not expect to achieve profitability or develop positive cash flows from operations in the near term. As a result of our limited financial and operating history, including our significant negative cash flows and net losses to date, it may be difficult to evaluate our future performance.

As at December 31, 2024 and 2023, we had working capital of $57,216 and $300,089, respectively. Our continuation as a going concern is dependent upon our ability to obtain adequate additional financing. There is no assurance that we will be successful in securing additional financing in the future. Our consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, which are included elsewhere in this prospectus, were prepared assuming that we would continue as a going concern. We have incurred continuing losses from operations, and we are dependent upon future sources of equity or debt financing in order to fund our operations. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

Our reliance on equity and debt financings is expected to continue for the foreseeable future, and the availability of such additional financing whenever it is required will depend on many factors beyond our control, including, but not limited to, the market price of uranium, the continuing public support of nuclear power as a viable source of electricity generation, the volatility in the global financial markets affecting our share price, the impact of natural disasters, pandemics and other force majeure events and the status of the worldwide economy, any one of which may cause significant challenges to our ability to access additional financing, including access to the equity and credit markets. We may also be required to seek other forms of financing, such as asset divestitures or joint venture arrangements to continue advancing our Properties, which would depend entirely on finding a suitable third party willing to enter into such an arrangement, typically involving an assignment of a percentage interest in the mineral project.

Our long-term success, including the recoverability of the carrying values of our assets and our ability to acquire additional uranium projects and continue with exploration and pre-extraction activities and mining activities on our Properties, will depend ultimately on our ability to achieve and maintain profitability and positive cash flow from our operations by establishing ore bodies that contain commercially recoverable uranium and to develop these into profitable mining activities. The economic viability of our mining activities has many risks and uncertainties, including,

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but not limited to: (i) a significant, prolonged decrease in the market price of uranium; (ii) difficulty in marketing and/or selling uranium concentrates and/or vanadium; (iii) significantly higher than expected capital costs to develop mines and/or construct a processing plant; (iv) significantly higher than expected extraction costs; (v) significantly higher than expected processing costs in lieu of constructing a processing plant; (v) significantly lower than expected uranium and vanadium extraction; (vi) significant delays, reductions or stoppages of uranium/vanadium extraction activities; and (vi) the introduction of significantly more stringent regulatory laws and regulations. Our mining activities may change as a result of any one or more of these risks and uncertainties, and there is no assurance that any ore body that we extract mineralized materials from will result in achieving and maintaining profitability and developing positive cash flow.

Uranium exploration, development and mining operations are inherently subject to numerous significant risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ significantly from expectations or anticipated results. Furthermore, exploration programs conducted on our Properties may not result in the establishment of ore bodies that contain commercially recoverable uranium.

Uranium exploration, development and mining operations are inherently subject to numerous significant risks and uncertainties, many beyond our control, including, but not limited to: (i) unanticipated ground and water conditions and adverse claims to water rights; (ii) unusual or unexpected geological formations; (iii) metallurgical and other processing problems; (iv) the occurrence of unusual weather or operating conditions and other force majeure events; (v) lower than expected ore grades; (vi) industrial accidents; (vii) delays in the receipt of or failure to receive necessary government permits; (viii) delays in transportation; (ix) availability of contractors and labor; (x) government permit restrictions and regulation restrictions; (xi) unavailability of materials and equipment; and (xii) the failure of equipment or processes to operate in accordance with specifications or expectations. These risks and uncertainties could result in delays, reductions or stoppages in our mining activities; increased capital or extraction costs; damage to, or destruction of, our Properties or any other mineral properties that we may acquire in the future, extraction facilities or other properties; personal injuries; environmental damage; monetary losses; and legal claims.

Success in uranium exploration is dependent on many factors, including, without limitation, the experience and capabilities of a company’s management, the availability of geological expertise and the availability of sufficient funds to conduct the exploration program. Even if an exploration program is successful and commercially recoverable uranium is established, it may take a number of years from the initial phases of drilling and identification of the mineralization until extraction is possible, during which time the economic feasibility of extraction may change such that the uranium ceases to be economically recoverable.

Uranium exploration is frequently non-productive due, for example, to poor exploration results or the inability to establish ore bodies that contain commercially recoverable uranium, in which case the properties may be abandoned and written-off. Furthermore, we will not be able to benefit from our exploration efforts and recover the expenditures that we incur on our exploration programs if we do not establish ore bodies that contain commercially recoverable uranium or REEs and develop the assets into a profitable mining activity, and there is no assurance that we will be successful in doing so.

Whether an ore body contains commercially recoverable uranium depends on many factors including, without limitation: (i) the particular attributes, including material changes to those attributes, of the ore body such as size, grade, recovery rates and proximity to infrastructure; (ii) the market price of uranium, which may be volatile; and (iii) government regulations and regulatory requirements including, without limitation, those relating to environmental protection, permitting and land use, taxes, land tenure and transportation.

Our mineral reserves, if any, may be significantly lower than expected.

We are in the exploration stage and our planned principal operations have not commenced. There is currently no commercial production on any of our Properties. We have completed a Technical Report Summary in compliance with the SEC’s S-K 1300 disclosure rules for each of the Berlin Project, the Huemul Project, and the Laguna Project. However, our estimated proven or probable mineral reserves, expected mine life and mineral pricing cannot be determined as the exploration programs, additional drilling, economic assessments and requisite initial studies and pit (or mine) design optimizations have not yet been completed, and the actual mineral reserves, if any, may be significantly lower than expected. You should not rely on the technical reports, preliminary economic assessments or feasibility studies, if and when completed and published, as indications that we will have successful commercial

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operations in the future. Even if we prove reserves on our Properties, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to develop and market them, or that such production will be profitable. See the information under the heading “Property” in this prospectus for more information.

Our development and production plans, and cost estimates, in the Technical Report Summaries may vary and/or not be achieved.

There is no certainty that the results in the Technical Report Summaries will be realized. If we are unable to achieve the results in the Technical Report Summaries, it may have a material negative impact on us, and our capital investments in our Properties may be lost.

We are reliant on third parties to conduct independent analyses with respect to our business, and any inaccuracies in such analyses could have a material adverse effect on our collection and development objectives.

We rely upon third-party consultants, engineers, analysts, scientists, and others to provide analyses, reviews, reports, advice, and opinions regarding our Properties. For example, the Technical Report Summaries contain information with respect to our Properties, but there is a risk that such analyses, reviews, reports, advice and opinions are incorrect, in particular with respect to process development, as well as with respect to economic assessments, including estimating the capital and operating costs of our projects and forecasting potential future revenue streams. Uncertainties are also inherent in such estimations.

Opposition to mining and business activities could disrupt our business, operations and financial conditions.

In recent years, governmental and non-governmental agencies, individuals, communities and courts have become more vocal and active with respect to their opposition to certain mining and business activities. This opposition may take on forms such as road blockades, applications for injunctions seeking work stoppages, refusals to grant access to lands or to sell lands on commercially viable terms, lawsuits for damages or to revoke or modify licenses and permits, issuances of unfavorable laws and regulations, and other rulings that could be contrary to our interests. These actions can occur in response to current activities or in respect of mines that are decades old. In addition, these actions can occur in response to our activities or the activities of other unrelated entities. Opposition to our activities may also result from general opposition to nuclear energy. Opposition to mining and business activities is beyond our control. Any such opposition may disrupt our business and may result in increased costs, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, operations and financial condition.

A shortage of equipment and supplies could adversely affect our ability to operate our business.

We are dependent on various supplies and equipment to carry out our exploration activities and, if warranted, development operations. Any shortage of such supplies, equipment, and parts could have a material adverse effect on our ability to carry out our operations and could therefore limit, or increase the cost of, future production.

Joint ventures and other partnerships, including offtake arrangements, may expose us to risks.

We may enter into joint ventures, partnership arrangements, or offtake agreements, with other parties in relation to the exploration, development and production of our Properties and any other mineral properties in which we acquire an interest. Any failure of such other companies to meet their obligations to us or to third parties, or any disputes with respect to the parties’ respective rights and obligations, could have a material adverse effect on us, the development and production at our properties, and on future joint ventures, if any, or their properties, and therefore could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial performance, cash flows and the price of the Common Shares.

We do not maintain insurance to cover all of the potential risks and hazards associated with our operations, and therefore we may be subject to liability for environmental, pollution or other hazards associated with our exploration, pre-extraction and extraction activities.

Where coverage is available and not prohibitively expensive relative to the perceived risk, we maintain insurance against such risk, subject to exclusions and limitations. We currently maintain insurance against certain risks including directors and officers insurance and kidnap and ransom insurance; however, we do not maintain insurance to cover all of the potential risks and hazards associated with our operations. We may be subject to liability for environmental, pollution or other hazards associated with our exploration, pre-extraction and extraction activities, which we may not

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be insured against, which may exceed the limits of our insurance coverage or which we may elect not to insure against because of high premiums or other reasons. Furthermore, we cannot provide assurance that any insurance coverage we currently have will continue to be available at reasonable premiums or that such insurance will adequately cover any resulting liability.

Acquisitions that we make from time to time could have an adverse impact on us and our financial condition and results of operations.

From time to time, we may examine opportunities to acquire additional mining properties, assets and businesses. Any acquisition that we may choose to complete may be of a significant size, may change the scale of our business and operations, and may expose us to new geographic, political, operating, financial and geological risks. Success in our acquisition activities depends on our ability to identify suitable acquisition candidates, negotiate acceptable terms for any such acquisition, and integrate the acquired operations successfully. Any acquisitions would be accompanied by risks which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. For example, there may be a significant change in commodity prices after we have committed to complete the transaction and established the purchase price or exchange ratio; a material ore body may prove to be below expectations; we may have difficulty integrating and assimilating the operations and personnel of any acquired companies, realizing anticipated synergies and maximizing the financial and strategic position of the combined enterprise, and maintaining uniform standards, policies and controls across the organization; the integration of the acquired business or assets may disrupt our ongoing business and our relationships with employees, customers, suppliers and contractors; and the acquired business or assets may have unknown liabilities which may be significant. If we choose to raise debt capital to finance any such acquisition, our leverage will be increased. If we choose to use equity as consideration for such acquisition, existing investors may suffer dilution. Alternatively, we may choose to finance any such acquisition with our existing resources. There can be no assurance that we would be successful in overcoming these risks or any other problems encountered in connection with such acquisitions.

The uranium industry is subject to numerous stringent laws, regulations and standards, including environmental protection laws and regulations. If any changes occur that would make these laws, regulations and standards more stringent, it may require capital outlays in excess of those anticipated or cause substantial delays, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Uranium exploration and development programs and mining activities are subject to numerous stringent laws, regulations and standards at the federal, state, provincial, municipal and local levels governing permitting, pre-extraction, extraction, exports, taxes, labor standards, occupational health, waste disposal, protection and reclamation of the environment, protection of endangered and protected species, mine safety, hazardous substances and other matters. Our compliance with these requirements requires significant financial and personnel resources.

The laws, regulations, policies or current administrative practices of any government body, organization or regulatory agency in the jurisdictions of our Properties or any other applicable jurisdiction, may change or be applied or interpreted in a manner which may also have a material adverse effect on our operations. The actions, policies or regulations, or changes thereto, of any government body or regulatory agency or special interest group, may also have a material adverse effect on our operations.

Uranium exploration and development programs and mining activities are subject to stringent environmental protection laws and regulations at the federal, state, provincial, municipal and local levels. These laws and regulations, which include permitting and reclamation requirements, regulate emissions, water storage and discharges and disposal of hazardous wastes. Uranium mining activities are also subject to laws and regulations which seek to maintain health and safety standards by regulating the design and use of mining methods. Various permits from governmental and regulatory bodies are required for mining to commence or continue, and no assurance can be provided that required permits will be received in a timely manner. Our compliance costs have been significant to date and are expected to increase in scale and scope as we expand our operations in the future. Furthermore, environmental protection laws and regulations may become more stringent in the future, and compliance with such changes may require capital outlays greater than those anticipated or cause substantial delays, which would have a material adverse effect on our operations.

To the best of our knowledge, our operations comply, in all material respects, with all applicable laws, regulations and standards. We may not be able or may elect not to insure against the risk of liability for violations of such laws, regulations and standards, due to high insurance premiums or other reasons. Where coverage is available and

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not prohibitively expensive relative to the perceived risk, we will maintain insurance against such risk, subject to exclusions and limitations. However, we cannot provide any assurance that such insurance will continue to be available at reasonable premiums or that such insurance will be adequate to cover any resulting liability.

We may not be able to obtain, maintain or amend rights, authorizations, licenses, permits or consents required for our operations.

Our exploration, development and mining activities are dependent upon the grant of appropriate rights, authorizations, licenses, permits and consents, as well as continuation and amendment of these rights, authorizations, licenses, permits and consents already granted, which may be granted for a defined period, or may not be granted or may be withdrawn or made subject to limitations. There can be no assurance that all necessary rights, authorizations, licenses, permits and consents will be granted to us, or that authorizations, licenses, permits and consents already granted will not be withdrawn or made subject to limitations.

Closure and remediation costs for environmental liabilities could materially affect our financial position and results of operations.

Natural resource companies are required to close their operations and rehabilitate the lands in accordance with a variety of environmental laws and regulations. Estimates of the total ultimate closure and rehabilitation costs for uranium operations are significant and are based principally on current legal and regulatory requirements and closure plans that may change materially. Any underestimated or unanticipated rehabilitation costs could materially affect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows. Environmental liabilities are accrued when they become known, are probable and can be reasonably estimated. Whenever a previously unrecognized remediation liability becomes known, or a previously estimated reclamation cost is increased, the amount of that liability and additional cost will be recorded at that time and could materially reduce our consolidated net income in the related period.

The laws and regulations governing closure and remediation in a particular jurisdiction are subject to review at any time and may be amended to impose additional requirements and conditions which may cause our provisions for environmental liabilities to be underestimated and could materially affect our financial position and results of operations.

Major nuclear incidents may have adverse effects on the nuclear and uranium industries, adversely affecting our operations and prospects.

The nuclear incident that occurred in Japan in March 2011 had significant and adverse effects on both the nuclear and uranium industries. If another nuclear incident were to occur, it may have further adverse effects for both industries. Public opinion of nuclear power as a source of electricity generation may be adversely affected, which may cause governments of certain countries to further increase regulation for the nuclear industry, reduce or abandon current reliance on nuclear power or reduce or abandon existing plans for nuclear power expansion. Any one of these occurrences has the potential to reduce current and/or future demand for nuclear power, resulting in lower demand for uranium and lower market prices for uranium, adversely affecting our operations and prospects. Furthermore, the growth of the nuclear and uranium industries is dependent on continuing and growing public support of nuclear power as a viable source of electricity generation.

The marketability of uranium concentrates will be affected by numerous factors beyond our control which could materially affect our financial position and results of operations.

The marketability of uranium concentrates extracted by us will be affected by numerous factors beyond our control. These factors include macroeconomic factors, fluctuations in the market price of uranium, governmental regulations, land tenure and use, regulations concerning the importing and exporting of uranium and environmental protection regulations. The future effects of these factors cannot be accurately predicted, but any one or a combination of these factors could materially affect our financial position and results of operations.

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A reduction in purchases of uranium by electric utilities for any reason would adversely affect the viability of our business as the only significant market for uranium is nuclear power plants world-wide and the number of customers is limited.

We are dependent on a limited number of electric utilities that buy uranium for nuclear power plants. Because of the limited market for uranium, a reduction in purchases of newly produced uranium by electric utilities for any reason (such as plant closings) would adversely affect the viability of our business.

Problems with the availability, condition and maintenance of adequate infrastructure could adversely affect our business.

Mining, processing, development and exploration activities depend, to a substantial degree, on adequate infrastructure. Reliable roads, bridges, power sources and water supply are important determinants affecting capital and operating costs. We consider the existing infrastructure to be adequate to support our currently proposed operations. However, unusual or infrequent weather phenomena, sabotage, or government or other interference in the maintenance or provision of such infrastructure could adversely affect our operations, financial condition and results of operations.

We do not currently own or have access to a mill and therefore will be dependent on third parties for the milling facilities needed for any future milling activities, which may not be available on favorable terms or at all.

We currently do not have a mill of our own for any of our Properties. If we are able to develop a resource large enough and at a sufficient level of grade at one or several of our Properties, then our intention is to attempt to build a mill in the future at such Properties. There is no guarantee that we will be able to do so at satisfactory economic levels or that we won’t face opposition from local communities, other governmental bodies or environmental groups. This lack of a mill could result in increased costs and/or significant delays in, or interruption or cessation of, our business activities. We could sell unprocessed uranium ore without utilizing a mill to process into yellowcake (U3O8); however, this practice would likely generate lower revenues and profits.

The price of alternative energy sources affects the demand for and price of uranium, thereby materially adversely affecting our business, results of operation and financial condition.

The attractiveness of uranium as an alternative fuel to generate electricity may be dependent on the relative prices of oil, gas, wind, solar, coal and hydro-electricity and the possibility of developing other low-cost sources of energy. If the prices of alternative energy sources decrease or new low-cost alternative energy sources are developed, the demand for uranium could decrease, which may result in a decrease in the price of uranium thereby materially adversely affecting our business, results of operation and financial condition.

The title to our mineral property interests may be challenged. A successful challenge to the precise area and location of our claims could result in us being unable to operate on our Properties as permitted or being unable to enforce our rights with respect to our Properties.

Although we have taken reasonable measures to ensure proper title to our interests in our Properties, there is no guarantee that the title to any of such interests will not be challenged. No assurance can be given that we will be able to secure the grant or the renewal of existing mineral rights and tenures on terms satisfactory to us, or that governments in the jurisdictions in which we operate will not revoke or significantly alter such rights or tenures or that such rights or tenures will not be challenged or impugned by third parties, including local governments, aboriginal peoples or other claimants. Our Properties may be subject to prior unregistered agreements, transfers or claims, and title may be affected by, among other things, undetected defects. A successful challenge to the precise area and location of our claims could result in us being unable to operate on our Properties as permitted or being unable to enforce our rights with respect to our Properties.

Due to the nature of our business, we may be subject to legal proceedings which may divert management’s time and attention from our business and result in substantial damage awards.

Due to the nature of our business, we may be subject to numerous regulatory investigations, securities claims, civil claims, lawsuits and other proceedings in the ordinary course of our business. The outcome of these proceedings may be uncertain and subject to inherent uncertainties, and the actual costs to be incurred will depend on many unknown factors. We may be forced to expend significant resources in the defense of these proceedings, and we may not prevail. Defending against these and other proceedings and lawsuits in the future may not only require us to incur significant

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legal fees and expenses but may become time-consuming for us and detract from our ability to fully focus our internal resources on our business activities. The results of any legal proceeding cannot be predicted with certainty due to the uncertainty inherent in litigation, the difficulty of predicting decisions of regulators, judges and juries and the possibility that decisions may be reversed on appeal. There can be no assurances that these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operation or financial condition.

Competition from better-capitalized companies may affect our ability to acquire new properties and qualified personnel.

There is global competition for uranium assets, properties, capital, customers and the employment and retention of qualified personnel. In the production and marketing of uranium, there are a number of producing entities, some of which are government controlled and all of which are significantly larger and better capitalized than we are. Many of these organizations also have substantially greater financial, technical, manufacturing and distribution resources than we have.

Our future uranium production may also compete with uranium recovered from the de-enrichment of highly enriched uranium obtained from the dismantling of United States and Russian nuclear weapons and imports to the United States of uranium from the former Soviet Union and from the sale/barter of uranium inventory held by the United States Department of Energy. Import competition from state-owned uranium enterprises and the non-market business practices of Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and China, unless addressed, will continue to impact U.S. civilian nuclear reactor supply decisions in sourcing nuclear fuel. In addition, there are numerous entities in the market that compete with us for properties and are attempting to become licensed to operate in situ recovery or underground mining facilities. If we are unable to successfully compete for assets, properties, capital, customers or qualified employees or with alternative uranium sources, it could have a materially adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Because we have limited capital, inherent mining risks pose a significant threat to us compared to our larger competitors.

Because we have limited capital, we may be unable to withstand significant losses that can result from inherent risks associated with mining, including environmental hazards, industrial accidents, flooding, earthquake, interruptions due to weather conditions and other acts of nature which larger competitors could withstand. Such risks could result in damage to or destruction of our infrastructure and production facilities, as well as to adjacent properties, personal injury, environmental damage and processing and production delays, causing monetary losses and possible legal liability. Our business could also be harmed if we lose the services of our key personnel.

Our business and mineral exploration programs depend upon our ability to retain and employ the services of geologists, engineers and other experts as subcontractors and/or as employees. In operating our business and in order to continue our programs, we compete for the services of professionals with other mineral exploration companies and businesses. Our ability to maintain and expand our business and continue our exploration programs may be impaired if we are unable to continue to engage or employ those parties currently providing services and expertise to us or identify and engage or employ other qualified personnel to do so in their place. The number of available qualified mining subcontractors is limited, and there is no assurance that we will be able to engage or retain the subcontractors needed to carry out our current or future business plans. To retain key employees, we may also face increased compensation costs, including potential new stock incentive grants, and there can be no assurance that the incentive measures we implement will be successful in helping us retain our key personnel.

We may experience difficulty retaining and attracting qualified management, which could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial conditions.

We are dependent on a small number of key management personnel, including our Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and certain members of our exploration team. The loss of any such personnel could have a material adverse effect on us. We do not maintain life insurance policies on our key management personnel, and we may not be able to hire a suitable replacement for any such individual on favorable terms, should that become necessary.

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If we fail to maintain proper and effective internal controls, our ability to produce accurate and timely consolidated financial statements could be impaired, which could harm our operating results, our ability to operate our business and investors’ views of us.

Ensuring that we have adequate internal financial and accounting controls and procedures in place so that we can produce accurate consolidated financial statements on a timely basis is a costly and time-consuming effort that will need to be evaluated frequently. Section 404 of the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires public companies to conduct an annual review and evaluation of their internal controls. Our failure to maintain the effectiveness of our internal controls in accordance with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act could have a material adverse effect on our business. We could lose investor confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports, which could have an adverse effect on the price of our Common Shares.

Risks Related to Economic, Political, and Legal Matters

Due to our operations in emerging market countries, our financial condition and results of operations may be impacted by factors that are inherent in emerging markets.

There are certain economic risks that are inherent in any investment in emerging market countries such as Colombia and Argentina. Economic instability in Colombia, Argentina and in other Latin American and emerging market countries has been caused by many different factors, including but not limited to the following:

•        high interest rates;

•        currency fluctuations;

•        high levels of inflation;

•        exchange controls;

•        wage and price controls;

•        sporadic or organized crime;

•        changes in economic or tax policies;

•        the imposition of trade barriers;

•        changes of the government in office; and

•        internal security issues such as civil unrest.

Any of these factors could have an adverse impact on our business, results of operation and financial condition.

Our financial condition and results of operations are dependent on the economic and political developments in Latin American countries such as Colombia and Argentina.

The Berlin Project is located in Colombia; consequently, the project is dependent upon the performance of the Colombian economy. The Argentina Projects are located in Argentina, where the success of those projects are dependent upon the performance of the Argentinean economy. As a result, our business results of operations and financial condition may be affected by the general conditions of the Colombian and Argentinean economies, price instabilities, currency fluctuations, inflation, interest rates, regulation, taxation, social instabilities, political unrest and other developments in or affecting Colombia or Argentina over which we have no control. In addition, our exploration and any production activities may be affected in varying degrees by political stability and government regulations relating to the industry.

In the past, both Colombia and Argentina have experienced periods of weak economic activity and deterioration in economic conditions. We cannot assure that such conditions will not return or that such conditions will not have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

Our business, results of operations and financial condition may also be affected by changes in the political climate in Colombia and Argentina to the extent that such changes affect the nation’s economic policies, growth, stability or regulatory environment. Exploration may be affected in varying degrees by government regulations with respect to

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restrictions on future exploitation and production, price controls, export controls, foreign exchange controls, income taxes, wealth taxes, expropriation of property, environmental and social legislation and site safety. There can be no assurance that the government of Colombia and the government of Argentina will continue to pursue business-friendly and open-market economic policies or policies that stimulate economic growth and social stability. Any changes in the Colombian or Argentinean economies or the economic policies of the governments of Colombia or Argentina, in particular as they relate to the mining industry, may have a negative impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

No assurances can be given that our plans and operations will not be adversely affected by future developments in Colombia and Argentina. Our Properties and proposed exploration activities in Colombia and Argentina are subject to political, economic and other uncertainties, including the risk of expropriation, nationalization, renegotiation or nullification of existing contracts, mining licenses and permits or other agreements, changes in laws or taxation policies, currency exchange restrictions, changing political conditions, and international monetary fluctuations. Future government actions concerning the economy, taxation, or the operation and regulation of nationally important facilities such as mines, could have a significant effect on us.

The governments of Colombia and Argentina have historically exercised substantial influence over the economy, and their policies are likely to continue to have a significant effect on companies operating in Colombia and Argentina, including us.

In Colombia, on June 19, 2022, a new federal government was formed under the newly elected president, Gustavo Petro. President Petro has pledged to reduce poverty, improve access to education and healthcare and protect the environment and is implementing a national development plan that aims to cut the percentage of the population living in extreme poverty. The actions of Colombia’s President relating to the economy may negatively affect our operations.

In Argentina, on December 10, 2023, a new government led by Javier Milei was elected. President Milei has promised to lead a pro-business, inflation-reducing platform of government aimed to bring in foreign investment across many of Argentina’s historically strong business sectors, of which mining holds a formidable position. Argentina’s President’s actions relating to the economy may negatively affect our operations.

Any changes in regulations or shifts in political attitudes in Colombia or Argentina are beyond our control and may adversely affect our business. Exploration may be affected in varying degrees by government regulations with respect to restrictions on future exploitation and production, price controls, export controls, foreign exchange controls, income and/or mining taxes, expropriation of property, environmental legislation and permitting and mine and/or site safety.

We may be subject to seizure or expropriation of assets, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Pursuant to Article 58 of the Political Constitution of Colombia of 1991, the Government of Colombia can exercise its eminent domain powers in respect of our Properties in Columbia in the event such action is required in order to protect public interests. According to Law 388 of 1997, eminent domain powers may be exercised through: (i) an ordinary expropriation proceeding (expropriacion ordinaria), (ii) an administrative expropriation (expropriacion administrativa) or (iii) an expropriation for war reasons (expropiacion en caso de guerra). We would be entitled to a fair indemnification for the expropriated assets. However, indemnification may be paid in some cases years after the asset is effectively expropriated. Furthermore, the indemnification may be lower than the price for which the expropriated asset could be sold in a free-market sale or the value of the asset as part of an ongoing business.

In a similar vein, the taking of property by nationalization or expropriation without adequate compensation is a risk in Argentina as well. In May 2012, the previous government of Argentina re-nationalized Repsol YPF SA, the country’s largest oil and gas company. There can be no assurances that the government of Argentina will not nationalize other businesses operating in the country, including our business in Argentina. If any portion of our assets are expropriated or nationalized, there can be no assurances that we would receive payment equal to their fair market value. Nationalization of any of our assets in Argentina could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

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The local legal and regulatory systems in which our Properties exist may lead to uncertainties with respect to licenses and agreements for our business.

Some of the jurisdictions in which we operate may have different or less developed legal systems than the United States or Canada, which may result in risks such as:

•        ineffective legal redress in the courts of such jurisdictions, whether in respect of a breach of law or regulation;

•        it being more difficult to obtain or retain title in an ownership dispute;

•        a higher degree of discretion on the part of governmental authorities;

•        the lack of judicial or administrative guidance on interpreting applicable rules and regulations;

•        inconsistencies or conflicts between and within various laws, regulations, decrees, orders and resolutions; and

•        relative inexperience of the administrative entities, judicial entities and courts in such matters.

In certain jurisdictions the commitment of local business people, government officials and agencies and the judicial systems to abide by legal requirements and negotiated agreements may be more uncertain, creating particular concerns with respect to licenses and agreements for our business. These licenses and agreements may be susceptible to revision or cancellation and legal redress may be uncertain or delayed.

Unauthorized mining and illegal activities pose a safety, security, social and environmental risk to the mining industry and our business and operations.

The mining industry in Colombia is subject to incursions by illegal miners who gain unauthorized access to mines to steal ore mainly by manual mining methods. In addition to the risk of losses and disruption of operations, these illegal miners pose a safety, security, social and environmental risk. These incursions and illegal mining activities can potentially compromise underground structures, equipment and operations, which may lead to production stoppages, affect our ability to conduct business and require considerable investments in security and control measures.

The mining industry in Argentina tends to occur is remote areas of the country, where illegal mining is less typical due to low population concentrations. However, illegal mining activity has been known to occur, especially for high-value and relatively easier to process materials such as precious metals, rather than more sensitive materials such as uranium, rare earths and some base metals like copper. Any incursion or illegal mining activities can potentially compromise underground structures, equipment and operations, which may lead to production stoppages, affect our ability to conduct business and require considerable investments in security and control measures.

Colombia and Argentina’s mining industries are less developed than the mining industry in the United States or Canada, which may cause our exploration and operating activities to take longer to complete and become more expensive.

Our operations involve substantial costs and are subject to certain risks because the mining industries in the countries in which we operate are less developed. The mining industry in Colombia and Argentina are not as efficient or developed as the mining industry in the United States or Canada. As a result, our exploration and operating activities may take longer to complete and may be more expensive than similar operations in the United States or Canada. The availability of technical expertise, specific equipment and supplies may be more limited than in the United States or Canada. We expect that such factors will subject our operations to economic and operating risks that may not be experienced in the United States or Canada.

Guerilla and other criminal activity in Colombia, as well as the perception of such criminal activity, may hinder our ability to access capital in a timely and cost-effective manner and may have a negative effect on us, our employees, financial condition and results of operations.

Colombia has experienced, and continues to experience, internal security issues, primarily due to the activities of guerrilla groups, drug cartels and criminal gangs. In rural regions of the country with minimal governmental presence, these groups have exerted influence over the local population, assassinated local social leaders, and funded their activities by protecting and rendering services to drug traffickers and participating in drug trafficking activities. Certain areas in which we operate have been historically impacted by the activities of these groups.

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Even though the Colombian government’s programs and policies have reduced guerrilla and criminal activity, particularly in the form of terrorist attacks, homicides, kidnappings and extortion, such criminal activity persists in Colombia. Possible escalation of such activity and the effects associated with it may have a negative effect on the Colombian economy and on us, our employees, financial condition and results of operations.

Additionally, the perception that matters have not improved in Colombia may hinder our ability to access capital in a timely or cost-effective manner. There can be no assurance that continuing attempts to reduce or prevent guerilla, drug trafficking or criminal activity will be successful or that guerilla, drug trafficking or criminal activity will not disrupt our operations in the future.

There can be no assurance that all permits that we require will be obtainable on reasonable terms, or at all. Delays or a failure to obtain such permits, or a failure to comply with the terms of any such permits that we have obtained, could have a material adverse impact on us.

Our current and future operations, including development activities and commencement of production, if warranted, are subject to government legislation, policies and controls relating to exploration, development, production, environmental protection, including sensitive plant and animal species, preservation of antiquities and resources of cultural heritage, mining taxes and labor standards. In order for us to carry out our current and future operations, various licenses and permits must be obtained and kept current. Costs related to applying for and obtaining permits and licenses may be prohibitive and could delay our planned exploration and development activities. There is no guarantee that our licenses and permits will be granted, or that once granted will be maintained and extended. In addition, the terms and conditions of such licenses or permits could be changed and there can be no assurances that any application to renew any existing licenses or permits will be approved. There can be no assurance that all licenses or permits that we require will be obtainable on reasonable terms, or at all. Delays or a failure to obtain such licenses or permits, or a failure to comply with the terms of any such licenses or permits that we have obtained, could have a material adverse effect on us. We may be required to contribute to the cost of providing the required infrastructure to facilitate the development of our Properties and will also have to obtain and comply with permits and licenses that may contain specific conditions concerning operating procedures, water use, waste disposal, spills, environmental studies, abandonment and restoration plans and financial assurances. There can be no assurance that we will be able to comply with any such conditions and non-compliance with such conditions may result in the loss of certain of our permits and licenses for our Properties, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

We expect to make significant expenditures to comply with the extensive laws and regulations governing the protection of the environment, waste disposal, worker safety, mine development and protection of endangered and other special status species, and, to the extent reasonably practicable, to create social and economic benefit in the surrounding communities near our Properties, but there can be no guarantee that these expenditures will ensure our compliance with applicable laws and regulations and any non-compliance may have a material and adverse effect on us.

Our operations are subject to various health and safety laws and regulations that impose various duties on us in respect of our operations, relating to, among other things, worker safety and the surrounding communities. These laws and regulations also grant the relevant authorities broad powers to, among other things, close unsafe operations and order corrective action relating to health and safety matters. The costs associated with the compliance with such health and safety laws and regulations may be substantial and any amendments to such laws and regulations, or more stringent implementation thereof, could cause additional expenditure or impose restrictions on, or suspensions of, our operations. We expect to make significant expenditures to comply with the extensive laws and regulations governing the protection of the environment, waste disposal, worker safety, mine development and protection of endangered and other special status species, and, to the extent reasonably practicable, to create social and economic benefit in the surrounding communities near our Properties, but there can be no guarantee that these expenditures will ensure our compliance with applicable laws and regulations and any non-compliance may have a material and adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

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The environmental laws applicable to us and our operations could cause significant additional expense, capital expenditures, restrictions and delays in our operations.

Our operations are subject to the extensive environmental risks inherent in the mining industry. Our current or future operations, including development activities, commencement of production, if warranted, potential mining and processing operations and exploration activities require permits from various governmental authorities and such operations are and will be governed by laws and regulations governing prospecting, development, mining, production, exports, taxes, labor standards, occupational health, waste disposal, toxic substances, land use, environmental protection, mine safety and other matters.

Companies engaged in the development and operation of mines and related facilities generally experience increased costs, and delays in production and other schedules as a result of the need to comply with applicable laws, regulations and permits. Existing and future environmental legislation, regulations and actions could cause significant additional expense, capital expenditures, restrictions and delays in our operations. There are certain risks inherent in our operations such as accidental spills, leakages or other unforeseen circumstances, which could subject us to extensive liability. In addition, we cannot assure that any illegal miners operating on our properties are in compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations. Any violations by such miners could result in liability for us.

Failure to comply with applicable laws, regulations, and permitting requirements may result in enforcement actions thereunder, including orders issued by regulatory or judicial authorities causing operations to cease or be curtailed or the termination of mineral rights, and may include corrective measures requiring capital expenditures, installation of additional equipment, or remedial actions. Parties engaged in mining operations may be required to compensate those suffering loss or damage by reason of the mining activities and may have civil or criminal fines or penalties imposed for violations of applicable laws or regulations. Amendments to current laws, regulations and permits governing operations and activities of mining companies, or more stringent implementation thereof, could have a material adverse impact on our business and cause increases in capital expenditures or production costs or reductions in levels of production at producing properties or require abandonment or delays in development of mining properties.

Breaches of environmental laws (whether inadvertent or not) or environmental pollution may materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

The mining and mineral processing industries are subject to extensive governmental regulations for the protection of the environment, including regulations relating to air and water quality, mine reclamation, solid and hazardous waste handling and disposal and the promotion of occupational health and safety, which may adversely affect us or require us to expend significant funds in order to comply with such regulations. There is also a risk that environmental and other laws and regulations may become more onerous, making it more costly for us to remain in compliance with such laws and regulations, which could result in the incurrence of additional costs and operational delays or the failure of our business.

These environmental regulations require us to obtain various operating approvals and licenses and also impose standards and controls relating to exploration, development and production activities. Mining projects are required to prepare a reclamation plan and provide financial assurance to ensure that the reclamation plan is implemented upon completion of operations. Compliance with federal, state, provincial, municipal and local regulations could result in delays in beginning or expanding operations, incurring additional costs for cleanup of hazardous substances, payment of penalties for discharge of pollutants, and post-mining reclamation and bonding, all of which could have an adverse impact our results of operations and financial condition.

There is no assurance that future changes in environmental regulation, if any, will not adversely affect our operations. Environmental hazards may exist on the properties on which we hold interests which are unknown to us at present and which have been caused by previous or existing owners or operators of the properties, and which may result in the payment of fines and clean-up costs by us and may adversely affect our operations.

We cannot give any assurances that breaches of environmental laws (whether inadvertent or not) or environmental pollution will not materially and adversely affect our results of operation and financial condition. There is no assurance that any future changes to environmental regulation, if any, will not adversely affect us.

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Certain Canadian laws could delay or deter a change of control.

Limitations on the ability to acquire and hold our Common Shares may be imposed by the Competition Act in Canada. This legislation permits the Commissioner of Competition of Canada to review any acquisition of a significant interest in us. The legislation grants the Commissioner jurisdiction to challenge such an acquisition before the Canadian Competition Tribunal if the Commissioner believes that it would, or would be likely to, result in a substantial lessening or prevention of competition in any market in Canada. Further, the Investment Canada Act subjects an acquisition of control of a company by a non-Canadian entity to government review if the value of our assets, as calculated pursuant to the legislation, exceeds a threshold amount. A reviewable acquisition may not proceed unless the relevant minister is satisfied that the investment is likely to result in a net benefit to Canada. Any of the foregoing could prevent or delay a change of control and may deprive or limit strategic opportunities for our shareholders to sell their Common Shares.

To carry out reclamation obligations imposed on us in connection with our potential development activities, we must allocate financial resources that might otherwise be spent on further exploration and development programs. If we are required to carry out unanticipated reclamation work, our financial position could be adversely affected.

Land reclamation requirements are generally imposed on mineral exploration companies (as well as companies with mining operations) in order to minimize long term effects of land disturbance. Reclamation may include requirements to: control dispersion of potentially deleterious effluents; treat ground and surface water to preestablished standards; and reasonably re-establish pre-disturbance land forms and vegetation.

To carry out reclamation obligations imposed on us in connection with our potential development activities, we must allocate financial resources that might otherwise be spent on further exploration and development programs. We plan to set up a provision for our reclamation obligations on our properties, as appropriate, but this provision may not be adequate. If we are required to carry out unanticipated reclamation work, our financial position could be adversely affected.

Amendments to current laws, regulations and permits governing operations and activities of mining companies, including environmental laws and regulations which are evolving in Colombia and Argentina, or more stringent implementation thereof, could have a material adverse effect on us and could cause increases in expenditures and costs, affect our ability to expand or transfer existing operations or require us to abandon or delay the development of new properties.

The mining industry in Colombia and Argentina are subject to extensive controls and regulations imposed by various levels of government. All current legislation is a matter of public record and we will be unable to predict what additional legislation or amendments may be enacted. Amendments to current laws, regulations and permits governing operations and activities of mining companies, including environmental laws and regulations which are evolving in Colombia and Argentina, or more stringent implementation thereof, could have a material adverse effect on us and could cause increases in expenditures and costs, affect our ability to expand or transfer existing operations or require us to abandon or delay the development of new properties.

The current Colombia mining code was enacted in 2001 and amended in 2010. The 2010 amendment was declared unconstitutional in 2011 by the Constitutional Court of Colombia due to inadequate consultations with ethnic communities prior to enactment. The Constitutional Court of Colombia, however, left it in force for two more years (until May 2013) for the government of Colombia to propose, and congress to approve, a new amendment. No new amendment of the mining code was passed by May 2013; therefore, the original 2001 mining code (without the 2010 amendment) is currently in force. However, the government of Colombia announced in 2014 its intention to introduce before congress a bill to amend the 2001 mining code, which has not yet occurred. In December 2022, Colombia’s President, Gustavo Petro, proposed new reforms to Colombia’s mining code. In September 2023, Colombia’s Minister of Energy and Mines, Andrés Camacho, stated that the upcoming bill to reform Colombia’s mining code will include changes to address issues including, without limitation, environmental and social governance, territorial planning and artisanal and ancestral mining practices, planning resource use, modernizing Colombia’s mining model, transitioning into productive economies, protecting artisanal and small-scale mining and generating scientific knowledge. The reforms are also expected to include the creation of a state mining company. In January 2024, Colombia’s government announced that its congress intends to begin the debate on the new reforms to the mining laws in the first half of 2024. As of mid-2025, the government-led reform process has completed most prior consultations with ethnic communities, and a draft bill is expected to be submitted to congress once consultations are finalized.

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Changes to the mining code and/or enactment of news laws and regulations could include, without limitation, new rules and restrictions affecting applications for concessions and maintenance of concessions, new environmental rules and restrictions, changes in the environmental licensing process (including environmental licenses for mining exploration activities), introduction of new required licenses or other restrictions on exploration and mining activities, regulations regarding access to information and participation of communities, and zoning and control regulations, any of which changes or new enactments could have an material adverse effect on our business, results from operations and financial condition. The extent to which our operations and the viability of our Properties will be affected by any reform to mining laws and regulations in Colombia or Argentina is uncertain.

Additionally, we are potentially subject to stricter mining legislation at the “department” level (similar to a state level in the United States or provincial level in Canada) and municipal level of the Colombian government and the provincial and municipal level of the Argentinian government. While these lower jurisdictions may be superseded by federal law, it is typical in Colombia and Argentina for lower jurisdictions to have greater influence on mining activity.

Global economic risks may affect our ability to obtain adequate, reasonable and acceptable financing in the future.

Recent global financial conditions have been characterized by increased volatility and access to public financing, particularly for junior mineral exploration companies, has been negatively affected. These conditions, which include potential disruptions due to government shutdowns, may affect our ability to obtain equity or debt financing in the future on terms favorable to us or at all. If such conditions continue, our operations could be negatively affected.

Risks Related to the Mining Industry

The degree of risk inherent in the mining industry and the potential changes to the factors that impact us as a mining company, may have a negative impact on our business and operations.

Mining operations generally involve a high degree of risk. Our operations are subject to all the hazards and risks normally encountered in the exploration, development and production of uranium and other minerals, including unusual and unexpected geologic formations, seismic activity, rock bursts, cave-ins, flooding and other conditions involved in the drilling and removal of material, any of which could result in damage to, or destruction of, mines and other production facilities, damage to life or property, environmental damage and possible legal liability. The financing, exploration, development and mining of any of our Properties is furthermore subject to a number of macroeconomic, legal and social factors, including commodity prices, laws and regulations, political conditions, currency fluctuations, the ability to hire and retain qualified people, the inability to obtain suitable and adequate machinery, equipment or labor and obtaining necessary services in the jurisdictions in which we operate. Unfavorable changes to these and other factors have the potential to negatively affect our operations and business.

The unexpected expenses we may incur could adversely impact our operations, financial condition and results of operations.

Major expenses may be required to locate and establish mineral reserves and resources, to develop metallurgical processes and to construct mining and processing facilities at a particular site. Mining, processing, development and exploration activities depend, to one degree or another, on adequate infrastructure. Reliable roads, bridges, power sources and water supply are important determinants, which affect capital and operating costs. Unusual or infrequent weather phenomena, sabotage, government or other interference in the maintenance or provision of such infrastructure could adversely affect our operations, financial condition and results of operations. It is impossible to ensure that our planned exploration or development programs planned will result in a profitable commercial mining operation.

Interpretation of royalty agreements in the jurisdictions of our Properties may have a material adverse effect on us and our operations.

Royalty interests in our Properties, and any other royalty interests in respect of the properties which we may acquire or develop, may be subject to uncertainties and complexities arising from the application of contract and property laws in the jurisdictions where the mining projects are located. Operators and other parties to the agreements governing royalty interests in our Properties may interpret their interests in a manner adverse to us, and we could be forced to take legal action to enforce our rights. Challenges to the terms of such royalty interests or the existence of other royalties could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

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Disputes could arise with respect to, among other things: the existence or geographic extent of the royalty interests; the methods for calculating royalties; third party claims to the same royalty interest or to the property on which a royalty interest exists, or the existence of additional royalties on the same property; various rights of the operator or third parties in or to a royalty interest; production and other thresholds and caps applicable to payments of royalty interests; the obligation of an operator to make payments on royalty interests; various defects or ambiguities in the agreement governing a royalty interest; and disputes over the interpretation of buy-back rights.

Natural resource properties are largely contractual in nature, which may require us to take legal action to enforce our contractual rights. Any proceedings or actions or any decisions determined adversely us may have a material and adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and the trading price of our Common Shares.

Parties to contracts do not always honor contractual terms and contracts themselves may be subject to interpretation or technical defects. Accordingly, there may be instances where we would be forced to take legal action to enforce our contractual rights. Such litigation may be time-consuming and costly and there is no guarantee of success. Any proceedings or actions or any decisions determined adversely to us may have a material and adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

The fluctuations in the price of base metals and in particular, the price of uranium and other REE may cause the price of our Common Shares to fluctuate or decline.

The price of our Common Shares, our financial results, and our access to the capital required to finance our exploration activities may in the future be adversely affected by declines in the price of precious and base metals and, in particular, the price of uranium and other REE. Base metal prices fluctuate widely and are affected by numerous factors beyond our control such as the sale or purchase of precious metals by various dealers, central banks and financial institutions, interest rates, exchange rates, inflation or deflation, currency exchange fluctuation, global and regional supply and demand, production and consumption patterns, speculative activities, increased production due to improved mining and production methods, government regulations relating to prices, taxes, royalties, land tenure, land use and importing and exporting of minerals, environmental protection, and international political and economic trends, conditions and events. If these or other factors continue to adversely affect the price of base metals, the market price of our Common Shares may decline and our operations may be materially and adversely affected.

Market fluctuations and commercial quantities of minerals may affect their commercial viability thereby resulting in us not receiving adequate return on invested capital or having our mineral projects rendered uneconomical.

The market for minerals is influenced by many factors beyond our control, including without limitation the supply and demand for minerals, the sale or purchase of precious metals by various dealers, central banks and financial institutions, interest rates, exchange rates, inflation or deflation, currency exchange fluctuation, global and regional supply and demand, production and consumption patterns, speculative activities, increased production due to improved mining and production methods, government regulations relating to prices, taxes, royalties, land tenure, land use and importing and exporting of minerals, environmental protection, and international political and economic trends, conditions and events. In addition, the metals industry in general is intensely competitive and there is no assurance that, even if apparently commercial quantities and qualities of precious or base metals are discovered, a market will exist for their profitable sale. Commercial viability of precious and base metals and other mineral deposits may be affected by other factors that are beyond our control, including the particular attributes of the deposit such as its size, quantity and quality, the cost of mining and processing, proximity to infrastructure, the availability of transportation and sources of energy, financing, government legislation and regulations including those relating to prices, taxes, royalties, land tenure, land use, import and export restrictions, exchange controls, restrictions on production, and environmental protection. It is impossible to assess with certainty the impact of various factors that may affect commercial viability such that any adverse combination of such factors may result in us not receiving an adequate return on invested capital or having our mineral projects be rendered uneconomic.

Reserve estimates are subject to evaluation uncertainties and there may be material differences between actual and estimated mineral resources and reserves, which may impact the viability of our Properties.

We currently do not have any mineral resources or reserves. Mineral resource and reserve estimates will be based upon estimates made by our personnel and independent geologists. These estimates are inherently subject to uncertainty and are based on geological interpretations and inferences drawn from drilling results and sampling analyses and may

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require revision based on further exploration or development work. The estimation of mineral resources and reserves may be materially affected by environmental, permitting, legal, title, taxation, socio-political, marketing, or other relevant issues. As a result of the foregoing, there may be material differences between actual and estimated mineral resources and reserves, if any, which may impact the viability of our Properties.

The grade of mineralization which may ultimately be mined may differ from that indicated by drilling results and such differences could be material. The quantity and resulting valuation of mineral reserves and mineral resources may also vary depending on, among other things, mineral prices (which may render mineral reserves and mineral resources uneconomic), cut-off grades applied and estimates of future operating costs (which may be inaccurate). Production can be affected by such factors as permitting regulations and requirements, weather, environmental factors, unforeseen technical difficulties, unusual or unexpected geological formations and work interruptions. Any material change in quantity of mineral resources, mineral reserves, grade, or stripping ratio may also affect the economic viability of any project undertaken by us. In addition, there can be no assurance that mineral recoveries in small scale, and/or pilot laboratory tests will be duplicated in a larger scale test under on-site conditions or during production. To the extent that we are unable to mine and produce as expected, our business, results of operations and financial condition may be materially and adversely affected.

Certain non-governmental organizations that oppose globalization, resource development and the mining industry may generate adverse publicity thereby having an adverse effect on our reputation and financial condition.

Our relationship with the communities in which we operate is important to ensure the future success of our existing operations. While we believe our relationships with the communities in which we operate are strong, there is an increasing level of public concern relating to the perceived effect of mining activities on the environment and on communities impacted by such activities. Certain non-governmental organizations (“NGOs”), some of which oppose globalization and resource development, are often vocal critics of the mining industry and its practices. Adverse publicity generated by such NGOs or others related to extractive industries generally, or its operations specifically, could have an adverse effect on our reputation or financial condition and may impact our relationship with the communities in which we operate. While we believe that we operate in a socially responsible manner, there is no guarantee that our efforts in this respect will mitigate this potential risk.

The competition we face in the mining industry may make it more difficult for us to acquire additional mining properties, mining professionals, service and equipment.

The mining industry is highly competitive in all of its phases, both domestically and internationally. Our ability to acquire properties and develop mineral resources and reserves in the future will depend not only on our ability to develop our Properties, but also on our ability to select and acquire suitable producing properties or prospects for mineral exploration, of which there is a limited supply. We may be at a competitive disadvantage in acquiring additional mining properties because we must compete with other individuals and companies, many of which have greater financial resources, operational experience and technical capabilities than us. We may also encounter competition from other mining companies in our efforts to hire experienced mining professionals. Competition could adversely affect our ability to attract necessary funding or acquire suitable producing properties or prospects for mineral exploration in the future. Competition for services and equipment could result in delays if such services or equipment cannot be obtained in a timely manner due to inadequate availability, and could also cause scheduling difficulties and cost increases due to the need to coordinate the availability of services or equipment. Any of the foregoing effects of competition could materially increase project development, exploration or construction costs, result in project delays and generally and adversely affect our business and prospects.

International trade agreements and policies may affect the supply of uranium available to the market and may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business and operations.

The international uranium industry is highly competitive. We intend to market uranium to utilities in direct competition with supplies available from other mining companies, from excess inventories (including inventories made available from the decommissioning of nuclear weapons), from reprocessed uranium and plutonium derived from used reactor fuel and from the use of excess enrichment capacity to re-enrich depleted uranium tails. Increased supply of uranium from competitive sources may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial

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condition. The supply of uranium from certain jurisdictions is, to some extent, impeded by a number of international trade agreements and policies. These agreements and any future agreements, governmental policies or trade restrictions are beyond our control and may affect the supply of uranium available to the market.

We are susceptible to the risks inherent in the nuclear energy sector.

Nuclear energy competes with other sources of energy, including oil, natural gas, coal and hydroelectricity. These other energy sources are to some extent interchangeable with nuclear energy, particularly over the longer term. Sustained lower prices of oil, natural gas, coal and hydro-electricity may result in lower demand for uranium concentrates. Furthermore, growth of the uranium and nuclear power industry will depend upon continued and increased acceptance of nuclear technology as a means of generating electricity. Because of unique political, technological and environmental factors that affect the nuclear industry, the industry is subject to public opinion risks which could have an adverse impact on the demand for nuclear power and increase the regulation of the nuclear power industry. An accident at a nuclear reactor anywhere in the world could impact the continuing acceptance of nuclear energy and the future prospects for nuclear power generation, which may have a material adverse effect on us.

The potential impacts of climate change on us are uncertain and may materially and adversely impact our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Climate change could have an adverse impact on our operations. The potential physical impacts of climate change on our operations are highly uncertain, and would be particular to the geographic circumstances in areas in which we operate. These may include changes in rainfall and storm patterns and intensities, water shortages, changing sea levels and changing temperatures. These changes in climate could have an impact on the cost of development or production of our Properties and adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

Regulations and pending legislation governing issues involving climate change could result in increased operating costs, which could have a material adverse effect on our business. A number of governments or governmental bodies have introduced or are contemplating regulatory changes in response to climate and its potential impacts. Legislation and increased regulation regarding climate change could impose significant costs on us, our partners and our suppliers, including costs related to increased energy requirements, capital equipment, environmental monitoring and reporting and other costs to comply with such regulations. Any adopted climate change regulations could also negatively impact our ability to compete with companies situated in areas not subject to such regulations. Given the emotion, political significance and uncertainty around the impact of climate change and how it should be dealt with, we cannot predict how legislation and regulation will affect our results of operations, financial condition and ability to compete. Furthermore, even without such regulation, increased awareness and any adverse publicity in the global marketplace about potential impacts on climate change by us or other companies in the natural resources industry could harm our reputation.

Shortages of equipment and supplies may hinder our ability to carry out operations.

We are dependent on various supplies and equipment to carry out our mining exploration and, if warranted, development operations. The shortage of such supplies, equipment and parts could have a material adverse effect on our ability to carry out our operations and therefore limit, or increase the cost of, production.

Risks Related to this Offering and our Common Shares

We have never paid nor do intend to pay dividends in the foreseeable future and, as a result, your ability to achieve a return on your investment will depend on appreciation in the price of our Common Shares.

We have not paid any dividends on our Common Shares to date. Investors in our Common Shares cannot expect to receive a dividend in the foreseeable future, if at all. Accordingly, it is unlikely that investors will receive any return on their investment in our Common Shares other than through possible Common Share price appreciation.

Investors in this Offering will suffer immediate and substantial dilution of their investment.

You will incur immediate and substantial dilution as a result of this Offering. After giving effect to the sale by us of the Common Shares in this Offering at an Offering Price of $            per share and after deducting the underwriting discount and commissions and estimated Offering expenses payable by us in this Offering, you can expect an

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immediate dilution of $            per share, assuming the sale of            of the Common Shares and an immediate dilution of $            per share assuming the exercise by the underwriter in full of the Underwriter’s Option to purchase            Underwriter’s Option Shares. See the information under the heading “Dilution” in this prospectus for more information.

With the net proceeds from this Offering, we believe that we will be adequately financed to carry out our exploration and development plans in the near term. However, financing the development of a mining operation through to production, should feasibility studies show it is recommended, would be expensive and we would require additional capital to fund development and exploration programs. We cannot predict the size or terms of future issuances of our equity securities or the issuance of debt instruments or other securities convertible into our equity securities in connection with any such financing. Likewise, we cannot predict the effect, if any, that future issuances and sales of our securities will have on the market price of our Common Shares. If we raise additional funds by issuing additional equity securities, such financing may substantially dilute the interests of existing shareholders. Sales of substantial numbers of Common Shares, or the availability of such Common Shares for sale, could adversely affect prevailing market prices for our securities and a securityholder’s interest in us.

We are obligated to issue Common Shares in connection with our acquisitions of our Properties, and investors will experience significant dilution as a result.

Pursuant to the Berlin Project SPA, no later than two days after the closing of this Offering, we are obligated to issue to GEI the greater of: (1) such number of Common Share that would result in GEI owning an aggregate 25% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares (after giving effect to both the issuance to GEI and the completion of the Liquidity Event) at the price per share equal to the Offering Price; and (2) Common Shares with an aggregate value of C$6 million (approximately $4.3 million) at the price per share equal to the Offering Price. As a result, we anticipate issuing approximately            shares to GEI, and investors in this Offering will experience dilution as a result.

In addition, pursuant to the Argentina Projects SPA; as additional consideration for the purchase of all of the issued and outstanding shares of 284 Ontario, since we have not completed the Offering by July 19, 2025, we will issue to Consolidated Uranium 400,000 Common Shares (subject to customary adjustment in the event of a dilutive event).

Further, pursuant to the Argentina Projects SPA; in the event that we complete the Offering at an issue price per Common Share less than $5.00, we will issue to Consolidated Uranium Common Shares in an amount to reflect a $12,000,000 valuation of the Argentina Projects at the Offering Price (subject to a minimum price per Common Share of $4.00).

Future issuances of our Common Shares or securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, our Common Shares, or the expiration of lock-up agreements that restrict the issuance of new Common Shares or the trading of outstanding Common Shares, could cause the market price of our Common Shares to decline and would result in dilution of your holdings.

Future issuances of our Common Shares or securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, our Common Shares, or the expiration of lock-up agreements that restrict the issuance of new Common Shares or the trading of outstanding Common Shares, could cause the market price of the Common Shares to decline. In addition to the foregoing, as of the date hereof, we have outstanding options to purchase up to 858,000 Common Shares, underlying stock options with a weighted-average exercise price of $3.89 per share, and warrants to purchase up to 2,916,500 Common Shares, of which 1,577,500 are exercisable at $1.00 per share and 1,339,000 are exercisable at $5.05 per share. As a result, following this Offering and based on the Offering Price, all or the majority of our outstanding options and warrants will be “in the money”. We cannot predict the effect, if any, of future issuances of our securities, or the future expirations of lock-up agreements, on the price of the Common Shares. In all events, future issuances of Common Shares would result in the dilution of your holdings. In addition, the perception that new issuances of our securities could occur, or the perception that locked-up parties will sell their securities when the lock-ups expire, could adversely affect the market price of the Common Shares. In connection with this Offering, we, all of our directors and officers have entered into lock-up agreements with the underwriter, pursuant to which we and they have agreed with the underwriter, subject to certain exceptions, not to sell, transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any of the Common Shares or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for our Common Shares for a period of (i) 90 days after the closing of this Offering in the case of the Company, and (ii) 90 days after the closing of this Offering

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in the case of our directors and officers and our shareholders, as further described under the heading “Underwriting” in this prospectus. In addition to any adverse effects that may arise upon the expiration of these lock-up agreements, the lock-up provisions in these agreements may be waived, at any time and without notice. If the restrictions under the lock-up agreements are waived, our Common Shares may become available for resale, subject to applicable law, including without notice, which could reduce the market price for the Common Shares.

No public market for our Common Shares currently exists, and no active trading market may be developed or sustained.

Prior to the Offering, there has been no public market for the Common Shares. Although we intend to apply to have our Common Shares being offered in this Offering listed on the NYSE American, an active trading market may not develop following the closing of this Offering or, if developed, may not be sustained. The lack of an active market may impair your ability to sell your Common Shares at the time you wish to sell them or at a price that you consider reasonable. The lack of an active market may also reduce the fair market value of your Common Shares. An inactive market may also impair our ability to raise capital to continue to fund operations by selling Common Shares and may impair our ability to acquire other companies or technologies by using our Common Shares as consideration. The Offering Price was determined by negotiations between us and the underwriter and may not be indicative of the future prices of our Common Shares.

We are an “emerging growth company,” and cannot be certain if the reduced reporting requirements applicable to emerging growth companies will make our Common Shares less attractive to investors.

We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the JOBS Act. For as long as we continue to be an emerging growth company, we may take advantage of exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies, including not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in periodic reports and proxy statements and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. We will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of: (i) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following the fifth anniversary of the closing of our initial public offering, (b) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.235 billion or (c) in which we qualify as a “large accelerated filer”, which, in addition to certain other criteria, means the market value of our common equity that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the end of the prior fiscal year’s second fiscal quarter or (ii) the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the prior three-year period. Absent the foregoing circumstances, we would cease to be an emerging growth company on the last day of the fiscal year following the date of the fifth anniversary of our first sale of common equity securities under an effective registration statement (please note that this Offering does not constitute a sale of securities under an effective registration statement). Finally, at any time we may choose to opt-out of the emerging growth company reporting requirements. If we choose to opt out, we will be unable to opt back in to being an emerging growth company. We cannot predict if investors will find our Common Shares less attractive because we may rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our Common Shares less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our Common Shares and the prices of our securities may be more volatile.

We are a “smaller reporting company,” and cannot be certain if the reduced reporting requirements applicable to smaller reporting companies will make our Common Shares less attractive to investors.

For so long as we remain a smaller reporting company, we are permitted and intend to rely on exemptions from certain disclosure and other requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not smaller reporting companies, such as providing only two years of audited financing statements. We may continue to be a smaller reporting company if either (i) the market value of our stock held by non-affiliates is less than $250 million measured on the last business day of our second fiscal quarter or (ii) our annual revenue is less than $100 million during the most recently completed fiscal year and the market value of our stock held by non-affiliates is less than $700 million measured on the last business day of our second fiscal quarter.

If we are a smaller reporting company at the time we cease to be an emerging growth company, we may continue to rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements that are available to smaller reporting companies. We cannot predict if investors will find the Common Shares less attractive because we may rely on these exemptions. If some investors find the Common Shares less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for the Common Shares and the prices of our securities may be more volatile.

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We may be a “passive foreign investment company” for the current taxable year and for one or more future taxable years, which may result in materially adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences for U.S. investors.

If we are a passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”) for any taxable year, or portion thereof, that is included in the holding period of a U.S. Holder (as defined in “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences To U.S. Holders” below) of our Common Shares, such U.S. Holder may be subject to certain adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences and additional reporting requirements. We believe that we were classified as a PFIC for our taxable year ended December 31, 2024 and, based on the current composition of our income and assets, as well as current business plans and financial expectations, may be classified as a PFIC for our current and future taxable years. Any conclusion regarding PFIC status is a factual determination that must be made annually at the close of each taxable year and, thus, is subject to change. In addition, even if we concluded we did not qualify as a PFIC, it is possible that the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) could assert, and that a court could sustain, a determination that we are a PFIC. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that we will not be treated as a PFIC for any taxable year. Each holder of our Common Shares should consult its own tax advisors regarding the PFIC rules and the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership, and disposition of such securities. See the information under the heading “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences To U.S. Holders” in this prospectus for more information.

Our Common Shares may become subordinate to future indebtedness or preferred shares, each with rights and preferences senior to our Common Shares.

In the future, we may attempt to increase our capital resources by offering debt securities or preferred shares. Upon a potential bankruptcy or liquidation, holders of our debt securities or preferred shares, and lenders with respect to other borrowings we may make, may receive distributions of our available assets prior to any distributions being made to holders of our Common Shares. Because our decision to issue debt securities or preferred shares in any future offering, or borrow money from lenders, will depend in part on market conditions and other factors beyond our control, we cannot predict or estimate the amount, timing or nature of any such future offerings or borrowings. Holders of our Common Shares must bear the risk that any future offerings we conduct or borrowings we make may adversely affect the level of return they may be able to achieve from an investment in our Common Shares, upon bankruptcy or otherwise.

The price of our Common Shares will be subject to market volatility.

Our Common Shares are not listed for trading on any exchange or automated quotation system. We intend to apply to list our Common Shares on the NYSE American under the trading symbol “JAGU”. We anticipate that upon satisfaction of the NYSE American’s initial listing criteria, our Common Shares will begin trading on the NYSE American. No assurance can be given that our listing application will be approved. If we do not meet all of the NYSE American’s initial listing criteria or our application for listing is not otherwise accepted, we will not consummate this Offering.

Assuming that our Common Shares are accepted for trading, we will have a limited trading history and may be considered a micro-cap or small-cap company. Securities of micro-cap and small-cap companies have experienced substantial price and volume volatility in the past, often based on factors unrelated to the financial performance or prospects of the companies involved or the value of the underlying assets. These factors include macroeconomic developments and political environments in North America and globally and market perceptions of the attractiveness of particular industries. There is no assurance that the price of our Common Shares will be unaffected by any such volatility. The price of our Common Shares is also likely to be significantly affected by short-term changes in mineral and commodity prices or in our financial condition and results of operations as reflected in our financial statements. Other factors unrelated to our performance that may have an effect on the price of our Common Shares include: (i) the extent of analytical coverage available to investors concerning our business may be limited if investment banks with research capabilities do not follow our securities; (ii) lessening in trading volume and general market interest in our securities may affect an investor’s ability to trade significant numbers of Common Shares; (iii) the size of our public float may limit the ability of some institutions to invest in our securities; (iv) a substantial decline in the price of our Common Shares that persists for a significant period of time could cause our securities, if listed on an exchange, to be delisted from such exchange, further reducing market liquidity; and (v) the sale of securities by major shareholders.

As a result of any of these factors, the market price of our Common Shares at any given point in time may not accurately reflect our long-term value and our shareholders may experience capital losses as a result of their investment in us. Securities class action litigation often has been brought against companies following periods of volatility in the market price of their securities. We may in the future be the target of similar litigation. Securities litigation could result in substantial costs and damages and divert management’s attention and resources.

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Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) sales practice requirements may limit a shareholder’s ability to buy and sell the Common Shares.

FINRA has adopted rules that require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative, low-priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer’s financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. The FINRA requirements may make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy the Common Shares, which may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the Common Shares. As a result, fewer broker-dealers may be willing to make a market in the Common Shares, reducing a shareholder’s ability to resell the Common Shares.

We have broad discretion in the use of the net proceeds from this Offering and may not use them effectively.

Our management will have broad discretion in the application of the net proceeds designated to fund our capital expenditures on our Properties, acquire additional acreage leaseholds, acquire additional producing properties and associated leaseholds, or for general corporate purposes, which are subject to change in the future. Accordingly, you will have to rely upon the judgment of our management with respect to the use of these proceeds. Our management may spend a portion or all of the net proceeds from this Offering in ways that holders of our Common Shares may not desire or that may not yield a significant return or any return at all. The failure by our management to apply these funds effectively could harm our business. Pending their use, we may also invest the net proceeds from this Offering in a manner that does not produce income or that loses value. See the information under the heading “Use of Proceeds” in this prospectus for more information.

It may not be possible for foreign investors to enforce actions against us, and our directors and officers.

We are a corporation organized under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, our direct subsidiaries are organized under the laws of the BVI and the Province of Ontario, and our indirect subsidiaries are incorporated under the laws of Colombia. All of our directors and executive officers reside outside of the United States, and are based in Canada, France, and Peru. Because all or a substantial portion of our assets and the assets of these persons are located outside of the United States, it may not be possible for foreign investors, including United States investors, to effect service of process from the United States upon us or those persons, or to realize in the United States upon judgments of United States courts predicted upon civil liabilities under the Exchange Act or other United States laws. Furthermore, it may not be possible to enforce against us foreign judgments obtained in courts outside of Canada based upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws or other laws in those jurisdictions.

Certain parties have the right to nominate directors to our board of directors, and their interests may conflict with ours or yours in the future.

Pursuant to the Berlin Project SPA, (i) Green Shift has the right to cause one nominee to be appointed to our board of directors and (ii) following the completion of a Liquidity Event (including this Offering), Green Shift will have the right to have nominees of Green Shift appointed to our board of directors proportionate to the combined shareholdings of Green Shift and GEI, rounded down. For example, if Green Shift and GEI hold 25% of our outstanding Common Shares, then Green Shift will be entitled to have a number of nominees on our board of directors equal to 25% of the number of total directors of our board of directors, i.e., if we have seven Board members, Green Shift will be entitled to appoint one Board nominee. Additionally, pursuant to the IsoEnergy IRA, IsoEnergy has the right to nominate one director to our board of directors. As a result, Green Shift and IsoEnergy and their board nominees have, and will have the ability, to exercise material influence over key corporate decisions, including the appointment of our management, the entering into of mergers and similar transactions, sales of all or substantially all of our assets, and other extraordinary transactions. They may also affect amendments to our Articles and Bylaws. In these matters, the interests of each of Green Shift and IsoEnergy, may differ from or conflict with those of other investors.

Restrictions on Common Share transfers and issuances may limit shareholder flexibility and control.

The terms and conditions of a Unanimous Shareholders’ Agreement, dated March 1, 2023, among us and each of our current shareholders party thereto (the “Shareholders’ Agreement”), impose certain restrictions and grant certain rights related to the sale, transfer, or disposition of our Common Shares, which may affect shareholder flexibility

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and control. These provisions include: (1) a right of first refusal that requires any shareholder that is a party to the Shareholder’s Agreement and wishes to transfer their Common Shares to first offer them to us and then to the other shareholders party to the Shareholders’ Agreement, who have the right to purchase the Common Shares on the same terms, which could deter potential buyers and make it more difficult for a third party to acquire a controlling interest; (2) a requirement that shareholders party to the Shareholder’s Agreement holding 60% or more of the Common Shares approve any increase or alteration in our issued or authorized capital, such as issuing new Common Shares or creating new share classes, which may limit our ability to raise capital through the issuance of additional Common Shares; and (3) drag-along rights permitting shareholders party to the Shareholder’s Agreement Shareholders holding 75% or more of the Common Shares to compel other shareholders to sell their Common Shares in the event of a proposed sale to a third party. While these drag-along rights facilitate certain transactions, they could force minority shareholders to sell their Common Shares on terms they do not control. These provisions may discourage or delay potential acquisition offers or other corporate transactions that might otherwise benefit minority shareholders.

However, the Shareholders’ Agreement will terminate upon certain events, including (i) written consent from our board of directors and approval from at least 60% of voting shareholders party to the Shareholders’ Agreement, (ii) our dissolution or bankruptcy, or (iii) the completion of a public offering of our Common Shares. Therefore, the Shareholders’ Agreement will terminate upon completion of this Offering in accordance with its terms.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

We estimate that the net proceeds to us from this Offering, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us, will be approximately $            , or approximately
$            if the underwriter exercises in full the Underwriter’s Option to purchase additional Underwriter’s Option Shares, based on an Offering Price of $            per share.

Each $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed Offering Price of $            per share, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase (decrease) the net proceeds to us from this Offering, after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us, by approximately $            million, assuming that the number of Common Shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same. We may also increase or decrease the number of Common Shares we are offering. An increase (decrease) of 1,000,000 in the number of Common Shares we are offering would increase (decrease) the net proceeds to us from this Offering, after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us, by approximately $             million, assuming the Offering Price stays the same. The information discussed above is illustrative only and will adjust based on the actual Offering Price and other terms of this Offering determined at pricing.

We intend to use the net proceeds we receive from this Offering as follows: approximately 80% of the net proceeds will be used for planned exploration expenditures and property maintenance fees, of which approximately 40% will be used for the Berlin Project and 40% will be used for the Argentina Projects, and the remaining 20% for working capital and general corporate purposes. We believe that the proceeds to be allocated for the Berlin Project will allow the project to get to a more advanced exploration stage with further understanding of the structure, the proceeds to be allocated to the Argentina Projects will allow the Laguna Project to establish a first phase of exploration including drilling and trenching activities as well as meeting ongoing permitting and regulatory requirements and the Huemul Project to establish a first phase of exploration including drilling and sampling, to meet ongoing permitting and regulatory requirements. In relation to the use of funds for general corporate purposes, such uses cannot be determined by us at this time and will depend on future events and opportunities not currently known to us, but may include funding capital expenditures, acquisitions or investments.

The allocation of net proceeds may be subject to future revision depending on, among other factors, market conditions, commodity prices, drilling costs and availability of drilling and production equipment, future operating results, and acquisition opportunities.

The above-noted allocation represents our intentions with respect to our use of proceeds based on current knowledge and planning by our management. There may be circumstances where, for sound business reasons, we reallocate the use of proceeds in a manner that management believes to be in our best interests. In such circumstances, the actual expenditures may differ from the estimates set forth above. Accordingly, our management team will have broad discretion in using the remaining net proceeds from this Offering. See the information under the heading “Risk Factors” in this prospectus for more information. Pending the use of proceeds from this Offering, we may invest the net proceeds in short-term, investment-grade, interest-bearing securities.

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DIVIDEND POLICY

We have not paid any dividends on our Common Shares to date and we do not expect to pay dividends on our Common Shares in the foreseeable future. Investors in our securities cannot expect to receive a dividend in the foreseeable future, if at all. See the information under the heading “Risk Factors — Risks Related to this Offering and Our Common Shares” in this prospectus for more information.

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CAPITALIZATION

The following table sets forth our cash and capitalization as of            , 2025, on:

•        an actual basis;

•        an adjusted basis to give effect to (i) the conversion of a $150,000 convertible debenture and (ii) the Listing Event Shares

•        an as further adjusted basis to reflect (i) the adjustments set forth above and (ii) this Offering at an assumed initial public offering price of $        per Common Share (the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover of this prospectus), including the application of the net proceeds as set forth under “Use of Proceeds”.

The as-adjusted information below is illustrative only, and our capitalization following the closing of this Offering will be adjusted based on our actual expenses. You should read this table together with the information under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our historical financial statements and the related notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.

     

September 30, 2025

   

Actual(1)

 

As Adjusted(2)

 

As Further
Adjusted(3)

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

305,616

 

 

$

305,616

 

 

$

 

Convertible Debenture

 

$

150,000

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

Total Debt

 

$

150,000

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

 

Common Shares: Unlimited Common Shares authorized,
9,057,020 shares issued and outstanding, actual Unlimited Common Shares authorized,          Common Shares issued and outstanding pro forma; Unlimited Common Shares authorized,          Common Shares issued and outstanding, pro forma as adjusted

 

 

9,057,020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted paid-in capital

 

$

16,373,320

 

 

$

16,523,320

 

 

$

Accumulated deficit

 

$

(9,689,880

)

 

$

(9,689,880

)

 

$

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

$

6,683,440

 

 

$

6,833,440

 

 

$

 

Total capitalization

 

$

6,833,440

 

 

$

6,833,440

 

 

 

 

____________

Notes:

(1)      Data is derived from our unaudited financial statements for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2025.

(2)      After giving effect to (i) the conversion of a $150,000 convertible debenture into          Common Shares at a conversion price of $        (being the lower of $5.00 or a 25% discount to the Offering Price), based on an assumed Offering Price of $         per Common Share; and (ii) the          Common Shares issued to Consolidated Uranium (including          Listing Shares and          Top Up Shares), which, together with all other cash and equity consideration, reflects a $12,000,000 valuation of the Argentina Projects.

(3)      Illustrative only, and our capitalization following the completion of this offering will be adjusted based on the actual initial public offering price and other terms of this offering determined at pricing. Each $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed Offering Price of $          , which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase (decrease) the as further adjusted amount of each of cash and cash equivalents, total shareholders’ equity and total capitalization by $           million, assuming that the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us. Each increase (decrease) of 1,000,000 shares in the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase (decrease) the as further adjusted amount of each of cash and cash equivalents, total shareholders’ equity and total capitalization by $           million, assuming no change in the assumed Offering Price and after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

If the underwriter exercises in full the Underwriter’s Option to acquire an additional            Underwriter’s Option Shares, the as-adjusted amount of each of cash and cash equivalents and total shareholders’ equity would be approximately $            and $            , respectively, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

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The above discussion and tables are based on the number of shares outstanding at            , 2025, and excludes:

•        858,000 Common Shares underlying stock options with a weighted-average exercise price of $3.89 per share and exercisable until between March 15, 2029 and September 25, 2029;

•        2,916,500 Common Shares underlying warrants, expiring at various dates between December 14, 2026 and December 14, 2029, of which 1,577,500 are exercisable at $1.00 per Common Share and 1,339,000 are exercisable at $5.05 per Common Share; and

•                    Common Shares (            Common Shares if the underwriter exercises in full the Underwriter’s Option) issuable upon exercise of the Underwriter Warrants issued as compensation to the Underwriter as part of this Offering, with each Underwriter Warrant exercisable at a price of
$            per Common Share for            from the date of issuance.

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DILUTION

If you invest in our Common Shares in this Offering, your ownership interest will be immediately diluted to the extent of the difference between the Offering Price and the pro forma as-adjusted net tangible book value per share after this Offering. Historical net tangible book value per share represents the amount of our total tangible assets less total liabilities, divided by the number of Common Shares outstanding. Dilution in pro forma net tangible book value per share represents the difference between the amount per share paid by purchasers of our Common Shares in this Offering and the pro forma as-adjusted net tangible book value per Common Share immediately after the consummation of this Offering and the issuance of the Listing Event Shares as a result of this Offering.

Our net tangible book value as of September 30, 2025 was approximately $6,683,440, or $0.74 per Common Share based on 9,057,020 Common Shares issued and outstanding. Our historical net tangible book value is the amount of our total tangible assets less our total liabilities. Our historical net tangible book value per share represents historical net tangible book value divided by the number of Common Shares outstanding as of September 30, 2025.

Our pro forma net tangible book value as of September 30, 2025 was approximately $6,833,440, or $0.75 per share. Pro forma net tangible book value represents the amount of our total tangible assets less our total liabilities, after giving effect to the conversion of a $150,000 convertible debenture and, if applicable, the Listing Event Shares. Pro forma net tangible book value per share represents pro forma net tangible book value divided by the total number of shares outstanding as of September 30, 2025, after giving effect to the pro forma adjustment described above.

After giving further effect to the sale of            Common Shares in this Offering at the Offering Price of $            , less the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us, our pro forma as-adjusted net tangible book value as of September 30, 2025 would have been approximately $            , or approximately $            per Common Share. This represents an immediate increase in net tangible book value of $            per Common Share to existing shareholders and an immediate dilution in net tangible book value of $            per Common Share to new investors in this Offering. The following table illustrates this dilution:

Assumed Offering Price

 

$

 

Pro forma net tangible book value per Common Share as of September 30, 2025

 

$

0.75

Increase in pro forma net tangible book value per Common Share attributable to new investors in this Offering

 

 

 

Pro forma as-adjusted net tangible book value per Common Share immediately after this
Offering

 

 

 

Dilution per Common Share to new investors in this Offering

 

$

 

The information discussed above is illustrative only, and the dilution information following this Offering will be adjusted based on the actual Offering Price and other terms of this Offering determined at pricing. A $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed Offering Price of $            , which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase (decrease) our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value after this Offering to $            per share and the dilution to new investors purchasing Common Shares in this Offering to $            per share, assuming that the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us. An increase of            Common Shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value after this Offering to $            per share and decrease the dilution to new investors purchasing Common Shares in this Offering to $            per share, assuming no change in the assumed Offering Price and after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us. A decrease of             Common Shares offered by us would decrease the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value after this Offering to $            per share and increase the dilution to new investors purchasing Common Shares in this Offering to $            per share, assuming no change in the assumed Offering Price and after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

If the underwriter was to fully exercise the Underwriter’s Option to purchase            Underwriter’s Option Shares, our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value would be approximately $            , or approximately $            per share. This represents an increase in pro forma as-adjusted net tangible book value of $            per share to our existing investors and an immediate dilution of $            per share to new investors.

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The above discussion and tables are based on the number of shares outstanding at            2025, and excludes:

•        858,000 Common Shares underlying stock options with a weighted-average exercise price of $3.89 per share and exercisable until between March 15, 2029 and September 25, 2029;

•        2,916,500 Common Shares underlying warrants, expiring at various dates between December 14, 2026 and December 14, 2029, of which 1,577,500 are exercisable at $1.00 per Common Share and 1,339,000 are exercisable at $5.05 per Common Share; and

•        Common Shares (            Common Shares if the underwriter exercises in full the Underwriter’s Option) issuable upon exercise of the Underwriter Warrants issued as compensation to the Underwriter as part of this Offering, with each Underwriter Warrant exercisable at a price of
$            per Common Share for            from the date of issuance

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations (this “MD&A”) should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes thereto for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (the “Annual Financial Statements”) and our unaudited financial statements as at and the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2025. Our Annual Financial Statements have been prepared by management in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and all amounts are expressed in United States dollars unless otherwise noted. Our accounting policies are described in Note 3 of our Annual Financial Statements.

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 “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” section of this prospectus.

Overview

We are a uranium exploration and development company focused on uranium discoveries. We are a junior miner engaged in uranium exploration. Our portfolio is comprised of two uranium exploration projects in Argentina and one exploration project in Colombia.

We maintain significant land holdings in Colombia and Argentina, which offer substantial exploration potential. Our Properties are located within mining-friendly jurisdictions and are supported by established infrastructure.

From inception in December 2022 through the present date, we have focused on acquiring properties and conducting exploration work on them, with the goal of building a larger aggregate uranium and REE resource. We intend to regularly consider acquisitions of other uranium and critical metal assets across Latin America. To execute our business strategy, we will require substantial additional financial resources, including amounts necessary to fund our planned exploration program at our Properties. See the information under the heading “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Financial Conditions — Significant additional capital is required to fund our business plan.” and “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business — Our operations are capital intensive, and we will require significant additional financing to acquire additional uranium resource properties and projects and to pursue exploration, development, and mining operations on our existing uranium projects” in this prospectus for more information.

We have not yet generated any income. Our expenses for the year ended December 31, 2024 totaled $7,341,652, including approximately $787,994 in professional fees (including legal fees, auditor fees, and accounting fees) and $1,432,236 in general and administrative expenses. Our expenses for the year ended December 31, 2023 totaled $97,728, including approximately $95,023 in professional fees (including legal fees, auditor fees, and accounting fees) and $2,705 in general and administrative expenses.

To date, our ongoing operations have been financed by the sale of equity securities by way of private placements. We believe that we will be able to secure additional financings in the future, but there can be no assurance that such financing will be available to us in sufficient amounts, on attractive terms, on a timely basis, or at all. See the information under the heading “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Financial Conditions — Significant additional capital is required to fund our business plan.” and “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business — Our operations are capital intensive, and we will require significant additional financing to acquire additional uranium resource properties and projects and to pursue exploration, development, and mining operations on our existing uranium projects” in this prospectus for more information. During the balance of 2025 and 2026, we anticipate that we will continue our exploration and development of mineral interests, secure and maintain title to properties with the goal upon achieving future profitable production. There is no assurance that we will succeed in this endeavor, achieve revenues in the future, achieve revenues that exceed the cost of our expense in the future, or generate a profit, taking into account our expenses.

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Results of Operations

Years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023

The following financial data is derived from, and should be read in conjunction with the Annual Financial Statements. A summary of the Company’s operating results for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 are as follows:

 

Year ended
December 31,
2024

 

Year ended
December 31,
2023

REVENUE

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 

1,432,236

 

 

 

2,705

 

Legal and professional fees

 

 

787,994

 

 

 

95,023

 

Mineral properties impairment

 

 

3,620,449

 

 

 

—

 

Depreciation

 

 

3,450

 

 

 

—

 

Exploration and evaluation expenditures

 

 

1,497,523

 

 

 

—

 

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES

 

 

7,341,652

 

 

 

97,728

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and other (income) expense

 

 

(370,215

)

 

 

(174

)

Foreign exchange (gain) loss

 

 

(149,547

)

 

 

(5,924

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE

 

 

6,821,889

 

 

 

91,630

 

Deferred tax recovery

 

 

(1,059,914

)

 

 

—

 

NET LOSS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

 

$

5,761,975

 

 

$

91,630

 

The following is an analysis of the Company’s operations for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. Significant items contributing to the loss incurred during such period were as follows:

•        General and administrative expenses totaling $1,432,236, compared to $2,705 for the year ended December 31, 2023, mainly consisting of: $1,080,480 of share-based payments and $149,879 of cash compensation to consultants, directors and officers (2023 – $0); $125,790 in travel costs (2023 – $2,705); and other miscellaneous general and administrative expenses amounting to $76,087 (2023 – $0). The increase in these expenses are entirely due to the ramp up of operations primarily from the date of acquisition of the Colombia and Argentina entities.

•        Legal and professional fees for the year ended December 31, 2024 were $787,994 compared to $95,023 for the year ended December 31, 2023, mainly consisting of: $192,085 of audit and accounting fees (2023 – $0), which fees were incurred to obtain audits and interim reviews for all entities, such costs were not incurred in 2023; $101,176 of bookkeeping and financial consulting fees (2023 – $0), which relate to fees paid for the Company’s bookkeeper as well as fees paid to external financial consultants for preparing for and managing the audit and accounting functions; $481,736 of legal fees (2023 – $95,023), which primarily relate to fees paid for securities counsel as part of pursuing the filing of a registration statement with the SEC, as well as ordinary corporate counsel fees, whereas, in 2023 these fees mainly related to the establishment and set up of the Company and ordinary corporate counsel fees.

•        During the period after acquisition of the respective mineral properties and December 31, 2024, the uranium spot price experienced a consistent decline month over month. As a result of that decline, the Company conducted an impairment test effective December 31, 2024. The Company retained an external valuations expert who evaluated the fair value of the mineral properties using both a cost approach and a market

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approach, which yielded values less than the original carrying value. Accordingly, the related mineral properties were deemed to be impaired and the impairment losses, as disclosed above, were recognized, the majority of the impairment is the result of the recognition of a $2,459,914 deferred tax liability on the Colombian acquisition and a corresponding increase in the impairment amount. The recognition of the impairment then in turn creates a recovery of deferred taxes, which resulted in $1,059,914 in deferred tax recovery.

•        The depreciation expenses for the year ended December 31, 2024, were $3,450 (2023 – $0).

•        Exploration and evaluation expenditures for the year ended December 31, 2024, were $1,497,523 (2023 – $0), consisting of:

Exploration and Evaluation Expenses

 

Gaia Energy
and Berlin
(BVI)

 

284
Ontario

 

Year Ended
December 31,
2024

Personnel

 

$

509,410

 

$

35,163

 

$

544,573

Geological

 

 

712,837

 

 

—

 

 

712,837

Land management

 

 

95,086

 

 

92,331

 

 

187,417

Other

 

 

29,181

 

 

23,514

 

 

52,696

   

$

1,346,514

 

$

151,009

 

$

1,497,523

The Berlin Project SPA was entered into on December 8, 2023 and the Berlin Project Closing Date was April 8, 2024. During the intervening period, the Company incurred $415,185 of costs related to exploration and evaluation of the Berlin Project in anticipation of the acquisition closing. Given the nature of these exploration and evaluation expenses, we have expensed them as incurred and not as costs of the acquisition itself.

•        Personnel costs consist of the payments made to the consultants, who are managing the Company’s operations in Colombia.

•        Geological costs consist of the payments made to contractors who prepare the work plan for tour Properties, including surface geological exploration, subsoil exploration, geological assessment and modelling and financial and market analysis.

•        Land management costs consist of the payments made to the Agencia Nacional De Mineria (“ANM”), regarding the interest related to the liability for the mining concessions, which are included in accounts payable.

•        Other costs consist of general operating costs, such as small equipment rentals and drone operations.

•        Costs related to 284 Ontario were incurred from the date of acquisition until December 31, 2024 and relate primarily to our on-site personnel in Argentina; land management costs including legal and administrative costs of maintaining regulatory compliance and on-site operations; and other expenses consist of local travel costs and other expenses.

Interest income for the year ended December 31, 2024 was $370,215 (2023 – $174), which corresponds to the increased amount of cash at hand as a result of the private placements throughout the period as well as a reversal of certain accrued liabilities that were assumed on the acquisition of the Colombian entities and were subsequently reversed when the Company was not required to make payment.

Foreign exchange (gains) losses for the year ended December 31, 2024 were $149,547 (2023 – $5,924) due to favorable fluctuations in the Colombian Peso compared to the U.S. dollar primarily in respect of the liabilities of the Colombian operations, which primarily consist of the liability to the ANM for surface fee payments and the accrued interest thereon, in connection with the concessions comprising the Berlin Project.

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Three and Nine Month Periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024

The following financial data is derived from, and should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2025.

A summary of the Company’s operating results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

Three months
ended
September 30,
2025

 

Three months
ended
September 30,
2024

 

Nine months
ended
September 30,
2025

 

Nine months
ended
September 30,
2024

REVENUE

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 

338,473

 

 

 

722,771

 

 

 

1,001,737

 

 

 

1,086,456

 

Legal and professional fees

 

 

102,692

 

 

 

224,479

 

 

 

250,622

 

 

 

656,531

 

Mineral properties impairment

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Depreciation

 

 

1,425

 

 

 

2,060

 

 

 

3,921

 

 

 

2,060

 

Exploration and evaluation expenditures

 

 

121,034

 

 

 

507,599

 

 

 

246,730

 

 

 

1,250,838

 

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES

 

 

563,624

 

 

 

1,456,909

 

 

 

1,503,010

 

 

 

2,995,885

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and other (income) expense

 

 

(423

)

 

 

(8,588

)

 

 

683

 

 

 

(41,751

)

Foreign exchange (gain) loss

 

 

(8,630

)

 

 

57,119

 

 

 

(6,643

)

 

 

(81,218

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE

 

 

554,572

 

 

 

1,505,439

 

 

 

1,497,049

 

 

 

2,872,916

 

Deferred tax recovery

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

NET LOSS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

 

$

554,572

 

 

$

1,505,439

 

 

$

1,497,049

 

 

$

2,872,916

 

•        General and administrative expenses for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2025, were $338,473 and $1,001,737, respectively (2024 – $722,771 and $1,086,456, respectively) mainly consisting of: $316,254 and $925,012, respectively (2024 – $633,448 and $918,547, respectively) of share-based payments, the vesting of which primarily commenced during the three months ended September 30, 2024, and cash compensation to consultants, directors and officers, $1,483 and $8,411, respectively (2024 – $68,627 and $107,521, respectively) in travel costs, which were higher in the comparative periods due to more frequent travel leading up to and as a result of the acquisitions; $(33,264) and $14,313, respectively (2024 – $20,696 and $60,388, respectively) in other G&A costs.

•        Legal and professional fees for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2025, respectively, were $102,692 and $250,622 (2024 – $224,479 and $656,531, respectively), consisting of: audit and audit-related fees of $67,483 and $124,809, respectively (2024 – $57,663 and $146,337, respectively) with the slight decrease being due to the comparative period including additional audit costs due to the first time audits being conducted offset by the increase due to having quarterly reviews completed and reviews of the regulatory filing documents; accounting fees of $20,509 and $72,106, respectively (2024 – $26,356 and $41,228, respectively), which relate to amounts paid for the Company’s bookkeeper and external financial consultants for preparing for and managing the audit and accounting functions, including fees to the Company’s CFO consultant; the largest decline for the period is the result of legal fees amounting to $16,098 and $46,215 (2024 – $227,924 and $468,919, respectively), which primarily relate to fees paid for securities counsel as part of pursuing the filing of a registration statement with the SEC, as well as ordinary corporate counsel fees, whereas, in 2025 these fees mainly related to the establishment and set up of the Company and ordinary corporate counsel fees.

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•        Exploration and evaluation expenditures for the three and nine month periods ending September 30, 2025 and 2024 consist of:

Exploration and Evaluation Expenses

 

Gaia Colombia
and Berlin
Colombia

 

284
Ontario

 

Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2025

Personnel

 

$

125,838

 

$

309

 

$

126,147

Geological

 

 

10,095

 

 

—

 

 

10,095

Land management

 

 

35,170

 

 

71,085

 

 

106,255

Other

 

 

226

 

 

4,008

 

 

4,234

   

$

171,329

 

$

75,402

 

$

246,730

Exploration and Evaluation Expenses

 

Gaia Colombia
and Berlin
Colombia

 

284
Ontario

 

Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2025

Personnel

 

$

78,069

 

$

—

 

$

78,069

Geological

 

 

10,095

 

 

—

 

 

10,095

Land management

 

 

3,323

 

 

28,818

 

 

32,141

Other

 

 

—

 

 

729

 

 

729

   

$

91,487

 

$

29,547

 

$

121,034

Exploration and Evaluation Expenses

 

Gaia Colombia
and Berlin
Colombia

 

284
Ontario

 

Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2024

Personnel

 

$

441,560

 

$

32,235

 

$

473,795

Geological

 

 

610,646

 

 

—

 

 

610,646

Land management

 

 

112,598

 

 

30,945

 

 

143,543

Other

 

 

14,392

 

 

8,462

 

 

22,854

   

$

1,179,196

 

$

71,642

 

$

1,250,838

Exploration and Evaluation Expenses

 

Gaia Colombia
and Berlin
Colombia

 

284
Ontario

 

Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2024

Personnel

 

$

200,115

 

$

32,235

 

$

232,350

Geological

 

 

155,246

 

 

—

 

 

155,246

Land management

 

 

75,888

 

 

30,945

 

 

106,833

Other

 

 

4,708

 

 

8,462

 

 

13,170

   

$

435,957

 

$

71,642

 

$

507,599

The Berlin Project SPA was entered into on December 8, 2023 and the Berlin Project Closing Date was April 8, 2024. During the intervening period, the Company incurred $415,185 of costs related to exploration and evaluation of the Berlin Project in anticipation of the acquisition closing. Given the nature of these exploration and evaluation expenses, we have expensed them as incurred and not as costs of the acquisition itself.

•        Personnel costs consist of the payments made to the consultants, who are managing the Company’s operations in Colombia.

•        Geological costs consist of the payments made to contractors who prepare the work plan for tour Properties, including surface geological exploration, subsoil exploration, geological assessment and modelling and financial and market analysis.

•        Land management costs consist of the payments made to the Agencia Nacional De Mineria (“ANM”), regarding the interest related to the liability for the mining concessions, which are included in accounts payable and as of September 30, 2025, the liabilities related to the Berlin Concession Contracts (as defined below) have been fully paid, consequently, interest expense was lower.

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•        Other costs consist of general operating costs, such as small equipment rentals and drone operations.

•        In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, costs incurred relate primarily to our on-site personnel in Argentina; land management costs including legal and administrative costs of maintaining regulatory compliance and on-site operations; and other expenses consist of local travel costs and other expenses.

Foreign exchange (gains) losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively were $(8,630) and $(6,643) (2024 – $57,118 and $(81,218), respectively), primarily due to the overall reduction in the Colombian accounts payable through September 30, 2025, compared to the acquired amounts, which primarily consist of the liability to the ANM for surface fee payments and the accrued interest thereon, in connection with the concessions comprising the Berlin Project.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

A summary and discussion of our cash inflows and outflows are as follows:

Operating Activities

For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company used $3,443,500 and $81,799, respectively, in operations during the year. While in 2023 this consisted almost entirely of legal and professional fees, related to the setup of the Company, whereas in 2024, these were driven primarily by legal and professional costs, exploration expenditures and the increased general and administrative costs principally related to compensation due to the hiring of Company management.

For the nine month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company used cash $721,268 and $2,549,378 in operations. The higher amount in 2024 relates primarily to the increased expenditures during that timeframe on legal and professional and exploration and payments on accounts payable, principally to the ANM for the Berlin Concessions Contracts. During 2025, as the Company prepared to go public, legal and professional costs and exploration expenditures were substantially reduced as a conscious effort to maintain cash resources through our intended going public process, while also having made the final payments to the ANM in respect of the Berlin Concession Contracts.

Investing Activities

During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company used $254,190 in investing activities, consisting primarily of $206,522 of cash consideration paid in respect of the Argentina and Colombia acquisitions.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company further used $388,381 to make advances related to the acquisitions of the Berlin Project by paying $188,381 on behalf of Gaia Energy to pay liabilities related to the concessions constituting the Berlin Project. In addition, the Company advanced $200,000 to Green Shift; however, due to the ability of the Company to pay the liabilities directly, the funds were returned by Green Shift in fiscal 2024.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company used $0 and $258,883 of cash in investing activities, the use of cash in 2024 principally relates to the forgoing.

Financing activities

For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, offsetting the above uses of cash, were $3,406,653 and $865,100, respectively, of proceeds from the issuance of Common Shares and units and subscriptions received in advance.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, offsetting the above uses of cash, the Company raised $923,000 and $3,386,653, respectively, in net proceeds from the issuance of Common Shares, units, convertible debentures and through the exercise of warrants during the period.

Cash Resources and Going Concern

We have no revenue generating operations from which we can internally generate funds. To date, our ongoing operations have been financed by the sale of our equity securities by way of private placements. We believe that we will be able to secure additional financings in the future, but there can be no assurance that such financing will be available to us in sufficient amounts, on attractive terms, on a timely basis, or at all. This situation is unlikely to change

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until such time as we can develop a bankable feasibility study on one of our Properties. When acquiring an interest in mineral properties through purchase or option, we will sometimes issue Common Shares to the vendor or optionee of the property as partial or full consideration for the property interest in order to conserve our cash.

As of September 30, 2025, we had a working capital of $43,238, and an accumulated deficit of $9,689,880. At December 31, 2024, the Company had working capital deficit of $57,217 and an accumulated deficit of $5,853,606. The continuing operations of the Company are dependent upon obtaining necessary financing to meet our commitments as they come due, to finance future exploration and development of mineral interests and to secure and maintain title to properties and upon future profitable production.

We anticipate that the proceeds of this Offering will fund our capital requirements for the next 24 months. The reason that we expect that this Offering will fund its capital requirements for the next 24 months is based on the Company’s budget with regards to its anticipated exploration programs, workforce expansion plans and general corporate activities such as legal counsel, accounting, investor relations and other typical expenditures. The categories of expenditures expected by the Company are exploration expenditures and property maintenance fees, general administrative expenses and working capital and general corporate purposes. See the information under the heading “Use of Proceeds” in this prospectus for more information. We expect that we will operate at a loss for the foreseeable future and believe the current cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient for us to maintain our currently held Properties, and fund our currently anticipated general and administrative costs. In any event, we will be required to raise additional funds through future financings in order to continue our business. Should such financing not be available in that time-frame or in reasonable and acceptable terms to us, we will be required to reduce our operating activities.

Despite our success to date in raising capital to fund our operations, there is significant uncertainty that we will be able to secure any additional financing in the current or future equity markets. See the information under the heading “Risk Factors” in this prospectus for more information. Failure to obtain additional financing could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operation and could cast uncertainty on our ability to continue as a going concern.

Mineral Property Obligations

We hold our property rights through the following mining leases and option agreements.

Berlin Project

On April 8, 2024, we acquired a 100% indirect interest in the Berlin Project pursuant to the Berlin Project SPA. Pursuant to the Berlin Project SPA, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Gaia Energy from GEI on the Berlin Project Closing Date in consideration of (a) an initial cash payment to GEI of C$20,000, (b) the issuance to GEI of 1,211,687 Common Shares, and (c) the grant of the Berlin Project Royalty to Green Shift pursuant to the Berlin Project Royalty Agreement.

Pursuant to the Berlin Project SPA, as additional consideration for the purchase of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Gaia Energy, we will:

(a)     no later than two business days after the later of (i) March 1, 2024, and (ii) the earlier of (A) 90 days after the Berlin Concession Title Matter Rectification; and (B) five days following completion of a Liquidity Event, pay to GEI a second cash payment of C$1 million.

(b)    no later than 30 days after the commencement of commercial production at the Berlin Project, pay GEI a third cash payment of C$5 million (together with the C$1 million payment in (a) above the “Deferred Cash Payments”); and

(c)     no later than two business days after the completion of the Liquidity Event, issue to GEI (A) if the Liquidity Event occurs within 12 months after the April 8, 2024, the greater of: (1) such number of Common Share that would result in GEI owning an aggregate 20% of the issued shares of the issued and outstanding Common Shares (after giving effect to both the issuance to GEI and the completion of the Liquidity Event) at the price per share equal to the Offering Price; and (2) Common Shares with an aggregate value of C$5 million at the price per share equal to the Offering Price; or (B) if the Liquidity Event occurs later

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than 12 months after the Berlin Project Closing Date, the greater of: (1) such number of Common Share that would result in GEI owning an aggregate 25% of the issued shares of the issued and outstanding Common Shares (after giving effect to both the issuance to GEI and the completion of the Liquidity Event) at the price per share equal to the Offering Price; and (2) Common Shares with an aggregate value of C$6 million at the price per share equal to the Offering Price (the “Liquidity Event Shares”).

Argentina Projects

On July 19, 2024, we acquired a 100% indirect interest in the Argentina Projects pursuant to the Argentina Projects SPA. Pursuant to the Argentina Projects SPA, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of 284 Ontario from Consolidated Uranium on the Argentina Projects Closing Date in consideration of (a) the issuance to Consolidated Uranium of 2,000,000 Common Shares, (b) the grant of the Huemul II Royalty to Consolidated Uranium pursuant to the Huemul II Royalty Agreement; and (c) the grant of the Laguna Project Royalty to Consolidated Uranium pursuant to the Laguna Project Royalty Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the Laguna Project Royalty Agreement, we have the option to repurchase one-half (1.0%) of the Laguna Project Royalty for a period of seven years from the Argentina Projects Closing Date for $2,500,000. Pursuant to the terms of the Huemul II Royalty Agreement, Consolidated Uranium retained the Huemul Option that extends the royalty to cover both the Huemul I and Huemul II Properties, in exchange for a payment of $1.0 million to the Company, provided the payment is made prior to the execution of the Huemul I Buy Back Right Assignment Agreement. On March 10, 2025, the Huemul I Buy Back Right Assignment Agreement was executed, and the Existing Huemul I Buy Back Right was assigned to Consolidated Uranium, resulting in the immediate termination of the Huemul Option.

Prior to the execution of the Argentina Projects SPA, 284 Ontario had entered into two net smelter return royalty agreements: Existing Huemul Royalty Agreement I and Existing Huemul Royalty Agreement II, both dated July 31, 2023. Pursuant to the Existing Huemul Royalty Agreement I, 284 Ontario granted Minera Agauca S.A. a 2.0% net smelter return royalty on all future production from specific concessions of the Huemul Project, namely Cateo Huemul Norte, Cateo Huemul Sur, Mina Huemul, MD Silvana, and MD Cerro Butalo. Under the terms of this agreement, 284 Ontario had the Existing Huemul I Buy Back Right, which has been assigned to Consolidated Uranium on March 10, 2025. Pursuant to the Existing Huemul Royalty Agreement II, 284 Ontario granted NewEra Metal Resources Ltd. and Mr. Guillermo Wild Ceruzzi a 1.0% net smelter return royalty on future production from the MD Mirano Norte and MD Carmencita concessions within the Huemul Project. This agreement grants 284 Ontario the exclusive and irrevocable one-time right to repurchase the entire 1.0% royalty for a payment of $400,000, which can be exercised at any time, subject to a 15-day notice requirement.

Pursuant to the Argentina Projects SPA, as additional consideration for the purchase of all of the issued and outstanding shares of 284 Ontario, since we have not completed a Listing within 12 months from the Argentina Projects Closing Date, we will issue to Consolidated Uranium 400,000 Common Shares (subject to customary adjustment in the event of a dilutive event). Further, in the event that we complete the Listing at an issue price per share less than $5.00, we will issue to Consolidated Uranium Common Shares in an amount to reflect a $12,000,000 valuation of the Argentina Projects at the Offering Price (subject to a minimum price per Common Share of $4.00).

Pursuant to the Argentina Projects SPA, we have acquired a 100% indirect interest in the Sierra Pintada Project, in addition to the Argentina Projects. The Sierra Pintada Project consists of 15 claims that grant us rights solely to explore for specified minerals; no rights to mine any minerals have been conferred. To date, no material exploration work has been conducted on the Sierra Pintada Project, and we have no current plans to initiate exploration or development activities. Accordingly, the Sierra Pintada Project remains, and is expected to remain for the foreseeable future, in an initial exploration stage, with no drilling or geological data to support potential mineral findings, nor any economic assessments to indicate value. The Sierra Pintada Project is not anticipated to impact our business operations, cash flow, or asset valuation in the foreseeable future. We do not claim any mineral resources or reserves on the Sierra Pintada Project at this time, and there is no certainty that mineralized material will be discovered.

In connection with the Argentina Projects SPA, we entered into the IsoEnergy IRA. Pursuant to the IsoEnergy IRA, IsoEnergy is entitled to participate in future equity financings, including the issuance of equity securities or securities convertible into or exercisable for equity securities in any public or private offering, on terms consistent with those offered to other investors, subject to certain exceptions, including issuances of securities (a) under the Company’s

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existing or future share-based incentive plans, (b) upon the exercise or conversion of previously issued convertible or exchangeable securities, (c) in connection with acquisitions, business combinations, or other asset transactions, and (d) through a rights offering made available to all shareholders.

IsoEnergy is also entitled to nominate one director to our board of directors following our public listing. The nominee, who may be a director or officer of IsoEnergy, is not required to meet independence criteria. We are required to take all necessary steps to ensure the appointment of IsoEnergy’s nominee to our board of directors.

The IsoEnergy IRA will terminate when IsoEnergy’s ownership percentage in the Company falls below 5%. Upon termination, all rights and obligations under the agreement will cease.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP as issued by the Financial Account Standards Board.

Critical Accounting Estimates

A summary of significant accounting policies of the Company is presented in Note 3 of the Audited Financial Statements and in the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the period ended September 30, 2025. The financial statements and notes are representations of our management, which is responsible for their integrity and objectivity. These accounting policies conform to accounting principles under U.S. GAAP and have been consistently applied in the preparation of the financial statements. The below discussion highlights the accounting policies having the greatest impact on the respective financial statements:

Functional currency and foreign currency translations

The functional currency of the Company and its subsidiaries is the U.S. Dollar. On acquisition of the subsidiaries pursuant to the Berlin Project SPA, the functional currency of the acquired companies was reassessed based on the relevant facts and circumstances related to the subsidiaries and in consideration of its integration with the Company, the outcome of which was that the functional currency of the subsidiaries is the U.S. Dollar. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company are presented in the U.S. Dollar.

Changes in the underlying facts and circumstances in the future could result in a change in functional currency. Should the functional currency change to a foreign currency, other than the U.S. Dollar, the change would be made prospectively and could result in material future changes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company, including the need to present other comprehensive income/loss.

Mineral properties

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, expenditures relating to the acquisition of mineral rights are initially capitalized as incurred while exploration and pre-extraction expenditures are expensed as incurred until such time as we exit the exploration stage by establishing proven or probable reserves.

In capitalizing the acquisition of mineral rights, it is first necessary to determine whether the transaction constitutes an asset acquisition or a business combination, including whether to apply the screen test in determining whether substantially all of the fair value is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets. These estimates are subject to risks and uncertainties, primarily related to the recognition and measurement of fair value of the related consideration. The estimates are based on management’s judgments and relevant market data.

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Impairment of long-lived assets

The ultimate recoverability of the exploration and evaluation assets with a carrying value of $8,150,000 at September 30, 2025, is dependent upon the Company’s ability to obtain the necessary financing to complete the exploration and development and commence profitable production at its Properties, or alternatively, upon the Company’s ability to dispose of its interests therein on an advantageous basis. A review of the indicators of potential impairment is at minimum carried out at each period end.

Management reviews mineral properties for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable. Where an indicator of impairment exists, a formal estimate of the recoverable amount of the assets is made. An impairment loss is recognized when the carrying value of the assets is higher than the recoverable amount and when mineral license tenements are relinquished or have lapsed. In undertaking this review, management of the Company is required to make significant estimates of, among other things, discount rates, commodity prices, availability of financing, future operating and capital costs and all aspects of project advancement.

These estimates are subject to various risks and uncertainties, which may ultimately have an effect on the expected recoverability of the carrying values of the assets.

Long-lived assets, consisting of property and equipment and mineral rights are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable. Management applies judgment to assess whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable giving rise to the requirement to conduct an impairment test. Circumstances which could trigger an impairment test include, but are not limited to: significant decreases in the market price of the asset; significant adverse changes in the business climate or legal factors including significant decreases in uranium prices; significant increases in reclamation costs and accumulation of costs significantly in excess of the amount originally expected for the acquisition or construction of the asset; current period cash flow or operating losses combined with a history of losses or a forecast of continuing losses associated with the use of the asset; and current expectation that the asset will more likely than not be sold or disposed of significantly before the end of its estimated useful life. Recoverability of these assets is measured by comparing the carrying value to the future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the assets. When the carrying value of an asset exceeds the related undiscounted cash flows, an impairment loss is recorded by writing down the carrying value of the related asset to its estimated fair value, which is determined using discounted future cash flows or other measures of fair value.

Share-based compensation and share-based payments

The fair value of share-based payments are subject to the limitations of the Black-Scholes option pricing model that incorporates market data and involves uncertainty in estimates used by management in the assumptions. Because the Black-Scholes option pricing model requires the inputs of highly subjective assumptions, including the volatility of share prices, changes in subjective input assumptions can materially affect the estimate.

Contingent liabilities

Certain conditions may exist as of the date the financial statements are issued, that may result in a loss to the Company but that will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. Such losses are disclosed are contingent liabilities if it’s not both probable and reasonably estimable. Our management assesses such contingent liabilities and estimated legal fees, if any. 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. Our management 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.

Management’s best estimates regarding the restoration provisions are based on the current economic environment. Changes in estimates of contamination, restoration standards and restoration activities result in changes to provisions from period to period. Actual restoration provisions will ultimately depend on future market prices for future restoration obligations. Management has determined that the Company has no restoration obligations on acquisition of the mineral properties and as at September 30, 2025.

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BUSINESS

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the accompanying financial statements, management’s discussion and analysis and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus.

The information regarding our Properties contained herein is derived from the Technical Report Summaries prepared by SLR, with effective dates of August 13, 2024, for the Laguna Project and Huemul Project, and February 15, 2024, for the Berlin Project, all prepared in accordance with S-K 1300. The Technical Report Summaries are filed as Exhibits 96.1, 96.2 and 96.3 to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

Corporate Overview

Jaguar Uranium is a uranium exploration and development company focused on uranium discoveries. We are a junior miner engaged in uranium exploration. Our portfolio is comprised of two (2) uranium exploration projects in Argentina and one (1) uranium exploration project in Colombia.

We maintain significant land holdings in Colombia and Argentina, which offer substantial exploration potential. Our Properties are located within mining-friendly jurisdictions and are supported by established infrastructure. We intend to embark on an exploration program to establish and grow resource levels.

We control significant areas in one district in Colombia referred to as the Berlin Project. In Argentina, we control concessions in the Chubut Province titled Laguna Salada and La Rosada, and in the Mendoza Province titled Huemul. The areas controlled by the Company are known to have uranium indications as well as rare earth metals and base metals, specifically copper in the Huemul Project. Upon the incorporation of the Company in December 2022, the Berlin Project was acquired by the Company in April 2024 and the Argentina Projects were acquired in July 2024.

We are led by a management team with experience across the natural resources sector, including permitting, corporate finance, resource extraction, and are supported by a well-respected board of directors with involvement in both uranium and broader natural resources sectors worldwide. We are currently executing studies across our Properties to allow for an exploration program which will include trenching, sampling, drilling and pilot testing.

Governmental Factors

Our Properties are located in developing countries with a history of natural resource extraction and community involvement. In both Colombia and Argentina, we have strong government support to develop our Properties, deploy investment into communities, and adhere to the rule of law allowing for domestic use and export of material.

Historical Financing and Significant Milestones

We have achieved several key financing milestones that have contributed to our growth and capital development.

•        From May 16, 2023, to December 8, 2023, we completed our initial funding round, raising $150,000 through the sale of Common Shares at $0.10 per Common Share. This early-stage funding laid the groundwork for the Company’s operational and exploration activities.

•        On December 20, 2023, we secured $400,100 at $0.20 per unit, each consisting of one Common Share and one warrant, and an additional $30,000 at $0.20 per Common Share, demonstrating increasing investor confidence.

•        In January 2024, we completed a $2,232,400 funding round at $2.00 per Common Share, a significant milestone that enabled further expansion and development of our projects.

•        From March to April 2024, we raised $693,334 at $2.00 per Common Share, and an additional $736,666 at $4.00 per Common Share.

•        On September 27, 2024, we raised $40,000 at $5.00 per Common Share.

•        On January 15, 2025, we raised $350,000 at $5.00 per Common Share.

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•        On June 26, 2025, we issued a $150,000 convertible promissory note, which is convertible into units at either $5.00 per Common Share or a 25% discount to the Offering Price on a recognized North American stock exchange. Each unit consists of one Common Share and one warrant exercisable at $5.00 per share within three years of issuance. Conversion is at the holder’s option or may be triggered mandatorily upon listing.

These milestones have been pivotal in supporting our exploration activities, particularly in Colombia and Argentina, allowing us to pursue our strategic objectives in uranium mining.

Primary Assets

Berlin Project — Caldas Province, Colombia

Our principal exploration project is located in the Caldas Province of Colombia. The Berlin Project deposit contains battery commodities (vanadium, nickel and phosphate), uranium, REEs, molybdenum and zinc. The Berlin Project deposit is a geologically rare combination of elements contained in a layer of phosphate-bearing limestone in a layered sedimentary sequence. The deposit is located 12 km from a hydroelectric dam that provides a potential source of clean, renewable energy for the Berlin Project. There is a river port located 65 km from the Berlin Project, providing barge-transport to Barranquilla, a port on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. A refurbished rail system provides an alternative means of transport to the port at Santa Marta on the Caribbean coast. Extensive bench-scale metallurgical tests indicated that the value-commodities can be effectively leached from the mineral-bearing rock with an acidic ferric sulphate solution.

Laguna Project — Chubut Province, Argentina

The Laguna Project is an early-stage exploration project located in the central part of Chubut Province, Argentina. The Laguna Project is located about 260 km Southwest of the provincial capital, Rawson, and approximately 220 km from the main commercial port city of Comodoro Rivadavia. Reconnaissance work on the Laguna Project was first conducted in 2007 by another company, with the aim of confirming anomalies detected in a 1978 airborne radiometric survey undertaken by the CNEA.

The CNEA recognized that the uranium mineralization is related to “caliches,” the partial cementation of the host by calcium carbonates. “Caliche”- and “Calcrete”-type deposits are surficial uranium deposits found in semi-desert environments. Caliche-type deposits differ from other uranium deposits in that they typically occur in unconsolidated clastic sediments such as gravel, as opposed to cemented sediments in the case of Calcrete-type uranium deposits. Examples of surficial uranium deposits are Lake Maitland in Western Australia and Langer Heinrich in Namibia. The Laguna Project is similar to the free-digging Tubas Red Sand deposit in Namibia.

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Mineralization at the Laguna Project occurs in a tabular, gently undulating layer that contains yellow-green uranium-vanadium minerals at shallow depth in unconsolidated, sandy gravel. The mineralized layer lies beneath shallow soil and typically a barren cap of gravel on the top of the mesas. The entire uranium-vanadium mineralization at the Laguna Project lies within three meters of surface in unconsolidated material in the flat, gravel plain that extends from the foothills of the Andes to the Atlantic coast in southern Argentina.

Huemul Project — Mendoza Province, Argentina

The Huemul Project is an early-stage exploration project located in the southern part of Mendoza Province, Argentina. The Huemul Project consists of approximately 27,700 ha of exploration claims centered around CNEA’s historic Huemul-Agua Botada mine, Argentina’s first producing uranium mine. The Argentinian government discovered the Huemul-Agua Botada Zone in 1952 and exploited the deposit between 1955 and 1975. Historically, ore was treated in a concentration plant at the nearby town of Malargüe.

Uranium-vanadium-copper mineralization at the Huemul Project comprises a number of stacked, meters-thick stratabound lenses hosted by an approximately 50-meter-thick packet of conglomerates and arenites, sandwiched by redbeds and intruded by andesite sills. These sedimentary rocks are part of the fill sequence of the Cretaceous Neuquén Basin. Host rocks to the mineralization are highly bituminous and mineralized zones are likely to have been failed petroleum-gas traps.

Business Objectives and Operations

We are a uranium exploration and development company focused on uranium discoveries. We were formed for the purposes of exploring and drilling the Berlin Project. On April 8, 2024, we acquired a 100% indirect interest in the Berlin Project pursuant to the Berlin Project SPA. As a result of the foregoing, the Berlin Project became our primary material mineral exploration project. On July 19, 2024, we acquired a 100% indirect interest in the Argentina Projects pursuant to Argentina Projects SPA. In parallel with our Properties, we intend to explore other acquisition efforts to grow and develop our uranium holdings to increase the opportunity for economic success. Specifically, any external growth of the Company by way of acquisition is expected to take place in Latin America.

To achieve our objectives, we intend to complete the following with respect to each of our Properties: permitting and receiving required licenses, completing metallurgy, making current the historical mineral resource estimates, completing confirmation drilling, undergoing exploration drilling, building a pilot plant to test the extraction proves, and performing a PEA analysis to determine economic factors that determine the potential viability of a mine.

To execute our business strategy, we will require substantial additional financial resources, including amounts necessary to fund our planned exploration program at our Properties. We intend to seek the necessary additional financing through the issuance of additional equity securities (subject to the lock-up period described in the “Underwriting” section of this prospectus), but there can be no assurance that such financing will be available to us in sufficient amounts, on attractive terms, on a timely basis, or at all. See the information under the heading “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Financial Conditions — Significant additional capital is required to fund our business plan.” and “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business — Our operations are capital intensive, and we will require significant additional financing to acquire additional uranium resource properties and projects and to pursue exploration, development, and mining operations on our existing uranium projects” in this prospectus for more information.

Subsidiaries

We have three direct, wholly-owned subsidiaries — Gaia Energy and Berlin BVI, which are both organized under the laws of the BVI, and 284 Ontario, which is organized under the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada.

Competitive Conditions

The mining business is competitive in all phases of exploration, development and production. We compete with a number of other companies and individuals in the acquisition, exploration, financing and development of mineral properties, many of whom have greater financial resources. There is significant competition for uranium acquisition and exploration opportunities.

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As a result of this competition, we may be unable to acquire attractive mineral properties in the future on terms we consider acceptable. We also compete for financing with other resource companies, many of whom have greater financial resources and/or more advanced properties. There can be no assurance that additional capital or other types of financing will be available if needed or that, if available, the terms of such financing will be favorable to us.

Our competitive position depends on our ability to successfully and economically explore, acquire and develop new and existing mineral properties. Our ability to acquire properties largely depends on our success in exploring and developing our Properties, and on our ability to select, acquire and bring to production suitable properties or prospects for mineral exploration and development. We may compete with other exploration and mining companies for the procurement of equipment and for the availability of skilled labor. We compete with other mining companies for skilled mining engineers, geologists, geophysicists and other qualified technical personnel. Factors beyond our control may affect the marketability of minerals mined or discovered by us. See the information under the heading “Risk Factors” in this prospectus for more information.

Uranium Market Developments

Over the past few years, global uranium market fundamentals have been improving as the market transitions from an inventory driven market to a production driven market. The spot market bottomed in November 2016 at about $17.75 per pound U3O8 and stood at more than $90.00 per pound in early May 2024. (UxC U3O8 Daily Spot Price). Production dropped to a multi-year low in 2020 at about 47,342 tons (104.6 million pounds) but began to recover in 2021, totaled about 129 million pounds in 2022 and further rose to approximately 54,345 tons in 2023, still well below reactor requirements, according to OECD. Global supply and demand projections show a structural deficit between production and utility requirements averaging over 44 million pounds a year over the next 10 years and increasing thereafter, according to UxC. The current deficit is being filled with secondary market sources, including finite inventory that is projected to decline in the coming years. As secondary supplies diminish, and as existing mines deplete their resources, we are expecting that new production will be needed to meet utility demand. Similarly, we are expecting that higher prices will be needed to stimulate new mining investment.

Uranium supply has become more complicated than before due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as Russia is a significant supplier of uranium around the globe. Economic sanctions, transportation restrictions, pending legislation and buyer avoidance of Russian uranium is causing a fundamental change to the nuclear fuel markets. In May 2024, the U.S. enacted legislation that blocked Russian uranium supply into the country, thereby exacerbating the already precarious forecasted supply deficit. We believe this is resulting in a bifurcation of the uranium market, increasing an already notable supply gap for western utilities. Supply risk in Africa has also escalated. Niger provided about 25.4% of EU uranium deliveries in 2022, but its share fell to approximately 14.3% in 2023 as African deliveries dropped again in 2024. In June 2024 Niger’s junta revoked Orano’s Imouraren permit, and on June 19, 2025, it announced the nationalization of the Somair venture, adding further uncertainty around future exports. Secondary supply is also likely to be further reduced with western enrichers reversing operations from underfeeding to overfeeding that requires more uranium to increase the production of enrichment services. Against this backdrop, U.S. and European utilities are prioritizing security of supply by contracting with producers in lower-risk jurisdictions and supporting domestic enrichment build-outs.

On the demand side, the global nuclear sector continues to expand. As of July 2025, 439 reactors are operable worldwide and 69 are under construction. Over 2005–2024, 102 reactors started operation, and in 2023 five units were grid connected (offset by five closures), according to Power Reactor Information System and World Nuclear Association (“WNA”). In October 2022, World Nuclear News reported that: “The International Energy Agency projects more than a doubling of nuclear generation by 2050 with at least 30 countries increasing their use of nuclear power.” Additional upside market pressure is also emerging as utilities return to a longer-term contracting cycle to replace expiring contracts; something the market has not experienced for several years. Increasing demand has also occurred with financial entities and various producers purchasing significant quantities of drummed uranium inventory, further removing excess near term supplies.

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Industry and Economic Factors

The uranium industry is a vital sector within the global energy landscape, centered around the mining, processing, and utilization of uranium, a naturally occurring radioactive element. It plays a critical role in the global energy sector primarily as the fuel source for nuclear power, which is increasingly recognized as a key component in achieving global climate goals under the Paris Agreement.

The uranium industry is structured around several key stages, each playing a critical role in the production and use of uranium:

•        Resource Identification and Extraction.    The initial stage is the exploration activities aimed at identifying economically viable uranium deposits. Once discovered, uranium ore is extracted through mining operations, which can range from conventional open-pit or underground mining to more advanced in-situ recovery methods. The choice of extraction method depends on the geology of the deposit and environmental considerations.

•        Milling and Processing.    Extracted uranium ore undergoes milling to produce a powdered form known as “yellowcake,” which contains concentrated uranium oxide (“U3O8”). Various chemical and physical processes are employed to extract and purify uranium from the ore, resulting in a product suitable for further enrichment.

•        Enrichment.    Uranium enrichment is a critical process where the concentration of uranium-235 isotopes is increased, as they are the fissile material necessary for sustaining nuclear fission reactions. Enrichment facilities utilize centrifugation, gaseous diffusion, or laser-based methods to achieve the desired uranium isotopic composition.

•        Nuclear Fuel Production.    Enriched uranium is then fabricated into fuel assemblies or pellets for use in nuclear reactors. These reactors generate heat through controlled nuclear fission reactions, which in turn produce steam to drive turbines and generate electricity. The fabrication process involves shaping, sintering, and assembling the enriched uranium into fuel elements compatible with specific reactor designs.

•        Waste Management and Decommissioning.    After its useful life, uranium fuel becomes spent fuel and must be carefully managed due to its radioactivity. There are extensive processes for handling, storing, and eventually disposing of nuclear waste. Additionally, when nuclear facilities reach the end of their operational life, they undergo decommissioning, which involves safely dismantling the plant and managing any residual radioactive materials.

The uranium market is influenced by various factors, including global energy demand, geopolitical considerations, regulatory policies, and technological advancements. Long-term contracts, spot market transactions, and government policies regarding nuclear energy development significantly impact the uranium market’s dynamics and uranium’s pricing. Several key developments and trends have shaped the current landscape of the uranium market:

•        Global Nuclear Energy Resurgence.    The global energy landscape is experiencing a renewed interest in nuclear power, driven by the goal to reduce carbon emissions and secure stable and non-fossil fuel energy sources with the aim of reaching the targets set forth in the Paris Agreement. Countries like the UK, Japan, and several EU nations are expanding their nuclear energy capacities. The UK’s plan to quadruple its nuclear capacity by 2050 is a prime example of this trend. This resurgence is expected to drive long-term demand for uranium.

•        Uranium Price Recovery.    Following a period of low prices, uranium prices have rebounded significantly. In January – February 2024, uranium prices have reached their highest levels around $106/lb in nearly 17 years, spurred large by concerns over insufficient and unreliable supply, exacerbated by sanctions on Russian nuclear fuel services and transportation restrictions, which have led to a supply squeeze. As of July 2025, spot prices were $71/lb. The uranium market is entering a new cycle, with projections indicating that mothballed uranium projects will take several years to come online. This delay in production, coupled with rising demand for nuclear power, has led to a growing supply-demand gap. As of July 2025, industry sources, including Uranium Producers of America as presented by Discovery Alert, estimate a uranium shortfall of roughly 55 million pounds over the next 18 months in approximately 200 million pounds

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market. Looking ahead, according to the same source, projections indicate an even more concerning 1 billion-pound deficit over the next 15 years. This structural deficit, along with higher prices, is expected to drive new investments in uranium mining.

•        Supply Chain and Geopolitical Challenges.    The uranium supply chain has been heavily impacted by geopolitical events, particularly the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Many countries are now seeking to reduce their reliance on uranium from politically unstable regions, leading to a realignment of global supply chains. This shift is creating opportunities for producers in more stable regions.

•        Research and Development.    Continuous research and development efforts drive innovation within the uranium industry, focusing on improving efficiency, safety, and sustainability across the nuclear fuel cycle. Advancements in reactor technology, fuel fabrication techniques, waste management solutions, and nuclear decommissioning processes contribute to the industry’s evolution. Specifically, Small Modular Reactors (“SMR”s) represent a significant technological advancement in the nuclear sector. These reactors are smaller, more flexible, and potentially safer than traditional reactors, making them attractive to both developed and developing nations. SMRs are expected to play a key role in the future energy mix, driving additional demand for uranium as these technologies become more widely adopted.

•        Environmental Considerations.    Uranium mining and processing activities raise environmental concerns related to land disturbance, water usage, and radioactive contamination. Sustainable practices, environmental monitoring, and remediation efforts are essential to mitigate these impacts and ensure responsible stewardship of natural resources.

•        Regulatory Compliance and Safety.    The uranium industry operates under strict regulatory frameworks designed to ensure safety, security, and non-proliferation of nuclear materials. Regulatory oversight covers all aspects of uranium mining, processing, transport, and waste management, with a focus on minimizing environmental impact and mitigating potential health hazards. Compliance with these standards is mandatory and involves regular monitoring, reporting, and inspections by national and international agencies. This rigorous oversight ensures that uranium companies maintain high safety standards, protect the environment, and adhere to global non-proliferation agreements.

•        Public Perception.    The uranium industry often grapples with public concerns related to environmental and safety risks, largely influenced by historical nuclear accidents and fears about radioactive contamination. However, there is a growing recognition of the role that nuclear energy can play in achieving low-carbon energy goals, which is gradually shifting perceptions. While challenges remain, particularly around the long-term management of nuclear waste, the increasing acknowledgment of nuclear power’s potential in combating climate change is helping to foster a more balanced and positive public dialogue.

•        Market Dynamics and Long-Term Outlook.    The uranium market is influenced by various factors, including global energy policies, technological advancements, and geopolitical developments. While the market is also characterized by volatility, driven by fluctuations in demand, supply disruptions, and the pace of technological adoption, the long-term outlook for uranium remains strong, with expected increases in nuclear energy capacity globally.

Overall, the uranium industry plays a crucial role in meeting global energy needs, particularly in regions where nuclear power serves as a significant source of electricity generation. Despite facing challenges related to safety, security, and public perception, ongoing innovation and collaboration within the industry contribute to its resilience and continued relevance in the broader energy landscape.

The below chart from tradingeconomics.com depicts the price of spot uranium in the last 10 years; as of July 18, 2025, the closing price of spot uranium was $71.00. On the other hand, the chart from World Nuclear Association shows uranium supply and demand between 2018 and 2040.

Further, the chart from U.S. Department of Energy plots criticality ratings for the key materials in the medium term. In general, the criticality of most materials changes over time due to anticipated market response and the emergence of viable substitutes or a dramatic ramp up in demand for the materials. The chart shows three broad categories of criticality. Materials in the upper quadrant of the matrix, with scores of 3 or higher on both axes, are characterized as critical. Materials with a score of 3 or higher on one axis but a 2 on the other axis are characterized as near critical.

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While they are not currently judged to be critical, small changes in one or more of the underlying factors could put them at criticality. All other materials are judged as being not critical. However, this assessment is based on the best available information, so even materials judged as not being critical could be at risk due to significant unforeseen circumstances.

Source: tradingeconomics.com

 

Source: World Nuclear Association

Date: April 2022

 

Date: April 2022

 

Source: U.S. Department of Energy

   

Date: August 2024

Government Regulation

Colombia

The exploration and exploitation of mining prospects are subject to regulation by a number of federal and provincial government authorities in Colombia. The ANM regulates mining in Colombia whose policies reflect the agenda of the government in office. While it is a decentralized national entity, it is attached to the Colombian Ministry of Mines and Energy (the “MME”), and is responsible for managing royalties, granting and executing concession contracts and maintaining the national registry of concession contracts.

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Environmental authorities in Colombia include the ANM, the provincial mining agency, Corporación Autónoma Regional de Caldas (“Corpocaldas”), the MME and the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (“MESD”). Various levels of governmental entities have significant levels of interest and impact in the mining industry, with local governments being typically the most influential.

In Colombia, exploration and exploitation of mining resources, such as uranium, are formalized by execution of a concession contract with the correspondent national mining authority pursuant to the mining legislation Law N°685/2001, duly amended by Law 1382 of 2010.

Between 1940 and 2011, until the ANM was created, the mining authority of Colombia was the MME. The MME delegated certain mining-related matters to national and provincial authorities. Specifically, until 2012, the National Institute of Geology and Mining (“INGEOMINAS”) was responsible for managing royalties and maintaining the national register of concession contracts. By means of Decree 4134 of November 3, 2011, the Colombian government created the ANM, which assumed responsibility for the granting, execution, and administration of concession contracts throughout Colombia starting from 2012.

Colombian provincial governments are charged with the granting, execution and performance of concession contracts and other related administrative proceedings within their respective provincial boundaries. This is also the case for the Caldas Province, in which the Berlin Project is located, whereby the provincial government manages all exploration and mining-related activities for minerals found within the province, except for coal and emeralds, which are managed by INGEOMINAS.

Under Colombian law, foreign individuals and corporations have the same rights as Colombian individuals and corporations. Foreign companies are required to constitute a branch, subsidiary, or affiliate in Colombia before they may be granted a concession contract. Requirements to maintain the concession contract in good standing are described below.

Concession Fees

Annual concession fees during the exploration and construction phases are required to be paid to the Colombian government to maintain concession contracts comprising the Berlin Project in good standing (Concession Contract 664-17 and Concession Contract 736-17) (collectively, the “Berlin Concession Contracts”). The approximate annual cost of maintaining the Berlin Concession Contracts is $65,000.

As of December 31, 2024, certain concessions comprising the Berlin Project were not in good standing under applicable law as there were arrears of surface fee payments owing to the ANM in the approximate amount of $137,000 including accrued interest. As of the date of this prospectus, all arrears amounts and accrued interest owing in relation to the concessions have been paid to the ANM and there are no further amounts owed.

Environmental Mining Insurance

Within 10 days following the execution of a concession contract, an environmental mining insurance policy must be obtained by the concession-holder as a guarantee against non-compliance with mining and environmental obligations. Failure to meet these obligations may result in the levying of fines and the unilateral termination of the agreement by the ANM. The insured value is calculated as follows for the different stages of a concession contract:

•        Exploration — 5% of annual estimated work expenditures.

•        Construction — 5% of the annual investment towards mine construction.

•        Exploitation — 10% of the result of multiplying the estimated annual production by the price of the mineral being extracted, as determined by the Government of Colombia.

The insurance policy must be in full force and effect for three years beyond the life of the concession contract and is renewed annually as part of the fulfilment of obligations to maintain the concession contract in good standing.

Budget Work Program

At the time of an application, and when an extension to the exploration phase is granted, a budget and work program must be presented to the ANM.

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Reporting

An annual report of activities on each of the Berlin Concession Contracts is required to be submitted to the ANM.

Royalties

The Government of Colombia requires a net smelter return (“NSR”) royalty that varies according to commodity. The percentage of the NSR royalty for various commodities are as follows:

Commodity

 

NSR Royalty (%)

Uranium

 

10

Vanadium, phosphorus, molybdenum, yttrium, and rhenium

 

5

Gold and silver

 

4

Nickel

 

12

Construction Materials (including gypsum)

 

1

Royalties are accrued at mine head, meaning that 100% of the ore mined is taken into account to calculate the royalty.

When calculating the royalty, the MME takes into account the sales price of the mineral extracted from the mine, as well as costs, such as transport and refining/processing, as estimated from various sources, including mining companies and publications.

Royalties have typically been payable in cash or in kind. When payable in kind, since royalties are calculated at mine head or wellhead, the royalty percentage will never form part of the product to be sold by the producer but will be as from that moment owned by Colombian government. This means that royalties in kind will never form part of income and thus will not be considered as a cost or expense for the Company. When payable in cash, royalties will be taken from income obtained by the producer in the sale of product to the market. Although the royalty is calculated at the mine head or wellhead, it will be payable only once the product has been sold. Thus, the royalty percentage is part of the product sold and then subtracted from the income obtained as a consideration payable to Colombian government for the exploitation of the mine or well. Said consideration is considered as deductible for income tax purposes, as expressly accepted by tax authorities through a ruling issued in 2005. Uranium mining and extraction in Colombia is a new phenomenon and that there is no assurance that the Colombian government will accept royalty payments in kind given the sensitive nature of the product.

Green Energy Transition

The Colombian government has implemented multiple policies and strategies aimed at promoting a transition towards renewable energy and reducing reliance on fossil fuels. These initiatives are collectively referred to as the “Green Energy Transition.” Among the most prominent is the E2050 Strategy, which sets a long-term pathway for decarbonization and sustainable development. The Energy Transition Law (2021) plays a pivotal role in expanding the use of renewable energy sources, such as wind, solar, and hydrogen, while reducing the country’s dependence on oil and coal. Furthermore, the National Energy Plan (2020-2050) outlines a comprehensive framework to diversify Colombia’s energy mix and achieve significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. These efforts are aligned with the country’s ambitious commitment to cut emissions by 51% by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. The Colombian government is also working on promoting green hydrogen and increasing private and public sector investments in renewable projects, making energy transition a cornerstone of its national agenda. As part of this strategy, Colombia has positioned itself as a key player in the global shift towards clean energy, with its natural resource base, including uranium, seen as crucial for nuclear energy, which complements renewable energy sources. This supports Colombia’s potential to be a leading supplier of uranium, aligning with its broader Green Energy Transition goals.

The Green Energy Transition provides substantial support for companies operating in Colombia’s energy and mining sectors. As Colombia seeks to become a leader in sustainable energy, uranium plays a critical role in the development of clean, nuclear energy, which remains an essential part of the global decarbonization strategy. The Company’s operations align with the government’s policy goals, as nuclear energy offers a low-carbon energy source that can complement renewable energy projects. Additionally, the regulatory environment fostered by the Energy Transition Law and related

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policies creates a favorable framework for exploration and mining companies by incentivizing investment in clean energy initiatives. These policies not only provide stability but also create opportunities for growth, as Colombia continues its shift towards a low-carbon, sustainable economy.

Argentina

Federal Legal Framework

According to the Argentina Political State Organization, all mines belong to the provinces of Argentina, which grant exploration and exploitation rights to applicants. The Argentinian federal government has enacted the National Mining Code (“Argentina Mining Code”) which is applicable to the entire country.

The provinces of Argentina have the power to regulate the procedural aspects of the Argentina Mining Code through each Provincial Mining Procedure Code (“Mining Provincial Code”) and to organize its local authorities. Accordingly, provinces appoint mining authorities and provide procedural mining regulations that individuals and legal entities must follow to be awarded mining rights and property.

Under the Argentina Mining Code, a mining concession allows its holder to carry out exploration and exploitation activities within the area defined in the respective concession title, provided that prior to the beginning of any mining activity, such concession title is granted by the local mining authority.

According to the Argentina Mining Code, there are two types of mining rights, one of them is the exploration and the other is the exploitation rights, both of which are exclusive, as described below:

Exploration Permit (“Cateo”)

The holder of an exploration permit can explore the area during the period granted. Where the holder of an exploration permit discovers mineable minerals, the holder will have an exclusive right to apply for an exploitation permit in respect of that area.

The time period granted under an exploration permit, depends on the extent of the area applied. The maximum area allowed is 10,000 ha which is divided into units of measurements of 500 ha each. For the first unit granted, the valid period is 150 days and for the following units of measurements, 50 days are added for each unit. A relinquishment must be made after the first 300 days, and a second one, after 700 days have elapsed. The applicant must pay a fee (“Canon”), submit a minimum working plan to be performed, and hand in an environmental impact assessment. Exploration permits are granted for a fixed period of time, based on the extension of the area applied for and there are no renewal or extensions of the term originally granted. Moreover, the permit holder cannot apply again for the same area until a year has elapsed. Therefore, the next step in the process for the Company for the Argentina Projects, provided that mineable minerals are discovered in the exploration area, is to apply for exploitation rights.

Exploitation Permit (“Manifestation of Discovery”)

An exploitation permit has no time limit provided the holder complies with the requirements of law, which are basically to pay the annual payment of a Canon, the compliance with a submitted working and investment plan, and the submission of an environmental impact assessment survey that must be updated every two years. Within the administrative/judicial process, the holder obtains final title to the concession once the manifestation of discovery is registered by the applicable mining authority. The right to mine is reached once the working and investment plan, and the environmental impact assessment survey, are duly approved, the exploitation right is thereby granted and the final title of the mine is issued. Before this stage, it is called “manifestation of discovery” and is treated as an application in process.

There are three different ways of acquiring an exploitation permit:

•        By discovering a mine as a consequence of an exploration process as described above.

•        When a mine is discovered by “chance”, meaning, without an exploration process.

•        When an exploitation right has been declared and posted in the register as “vacant” due to a non-compliance with the requirements settled by law.

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Obligations of the Holder of an Exploration Permit

The holder of an exploration permit must perform a series of obligations to maintain the exploration permit in good standing, as described below. The failure to comply with these obligations could result in the revocation of the exploration permit.

•        Field delimitation task:    Once the exploration permit has been issued, the titleholder has 30 days to delimit the land to the relevant exploratory area.

•        Working Plan:    A minimum working plan must be filed setting out basic data related to the exploration activity.

•        Canon:    The Canon must be made together with the presentation of the application permit and is only to be paid once. If an overlap exists, and the concession cannot be issued, then the applicant will receive a reimbursement of the monies paid. According to the Argentina Mining Code, the amount to be paid as Canon is $9,680 per unit of exploration, where a unit of exploration is 500 ha.

•        Environmental Impact Assessment (“EIA”):    The EIA is for proposed exploration works only. The requirements for an EIA are related to the exploration works proposed and are outlined in regulations. The presentation of an EIA is required before starting any field work.

Obligations of the Holder of and Exploitation Permit

The holder of an exploitation permit must perform a series of obligations to maintain the exploitation permit in good standing, as described below. The failure to comply with these obligations could result in the revocation of the exploitation permit.

•        Canon:    The Canon must be paid twice a year on June 30 and December 31. If the Canon is not paid, it will result in the revocation of the exploitation permit, unless the titleholder pays the Canon within the 45 following days plus a 20% penalty amount (fine). According to the Argentina Mining Code, the amount to be paid is $19,000 annually per unit of disseminated tenement (pertenencia) for minerals of first category. The area or unit of each tenement for disseminated minerals is 100 ha. For minerals of first category non disseminated, the amount is $1,900 annually per unit. If a mine is discovered, there is a three-year period in which no Canon payments are required to be made.

•        Legal Labor and Legal Survey:    A legal labor to establish the limits of the mineable area must be performed within 100 days after the date of registration of the mining right. The legal labor consists of the digging of a trench, well, gallery or drilling of at least of 10 m in length as evidence of the veracity of the discovery. Within 30 days after compliance with the legal labor requirement, a filing requesting the legal survey must be done. The local mining authority has to set a date and the professional that will carry out the survey. Once the latter is completed and approved, the final title of the mine is granted.

•        Working and Investment Plan:    A working and investment plan must be lodged which outlines the titleholder’s plan to achieve a minimum production equivalent to 300 times the annual Canon paid within a period of five years following the year in which the application of the legal survey is submitted. During each of the first two years, the titleholder must invest a minimum of 20% of the total investment in the concession and the remaining 80% may be freely distributed during the remaining three years. Every year, an affidavit describing the investment made should be submitted to the local mining authority. If the affidavit is not submitted or does not correspond with real investment, the license expires and the mine is declared vacant, unless the holder amends the mistake or omission within the following 30 days after receipt by the holder of the notification of non-compliance from the local mining authority. When the mine remains without activity for a period of four years, the local mining authority can require the titleholder to present a reactivation plan. The reactivation plan must be provided to the local mining authority within six months, otherwise the mine is declared vacant. The titleholder should comply with each stage as described in the work and investment plan, which cannot contemplate a period in excess of five years.

•        Environmental Impact Assessment:    An EIA must be filed prior to initiating the field work and is required to be updated every two years.

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Surface Rights and Easements

Under the Argentina Mining Code, holders of exploration/exploitation permits do not hold surface rights and agreements must be entered into with the surface owners and/or holders of mining easements.

Economic Revolution

Argentina has embarked on a series of sweeping economic reforms, widely referred to in the media as an “economic revolution.” These reforms aim to drastically reduce public spending, privatize key industries, and attract foreign investment by deregulating large segments of the economy. One of the central elements of this reform is liberalizing the energy and mining sectors, areas historically dominated by state controls and heavy subsidies. Argentina has taken steps such as reducing subsidies on energy, devaluing the peso to stabilize the financial system, and implementing measures like Decrees of Necessity and Urgency (DNU 55/2023 and DNU 70/2023) that address Argentina’s energy crisis and encourage investment in strategic sectors like mining and energy. These reforms build on Argentina’s existing nuclear infrastructure, which includes three operational reactors, and initiatives like the Reactivation of CAREM-25 SMR project by the National Atomic Energy Commission. The CAREM project, Argentina’s first domestically designed nuclear reactor, aims to enhance the country’s nuclear capabilities, addressing both domestic and regional energy needs. Plans are already underway to expand the use of SMRs, not just for domestic use but also for potential export, highlighting the growing role of nuclear energy in Argentina’s future energy landscape. The reform push for deregulation in the mining and energy sectors and is expected to boost investment in uranium mining, a crucial component for nuclear energy production, according to Deutsche Welle.

These economic reforms create a favorable environment for companies. By reducing regulatory barriers and encouraging foreign direct investment, the reforms provide The Company with increased opportunities to expand its operations. The government’s focus on energy independence and nuclear energy as a reliable, low-carbon energy source aligns perfectly with the Company’s mission. With Argentina seeking to revitalize its nuclear capabilities, the Company is well-positioned to support the country’s long-term energy goals, benefiting from streamlined regulations, improved infrastructure investment, and a more favorable business climate for mining exploration and development. These reforms not only enhance operational efficiencies but also open new pathways for growth as Argentina seeks to bolster its energy security in the context of regional and global markets.

Provincial Legal Framework

The applicable Mining Provincial Codes set out the procedures to be followed for the application and maintenance in good standing of exploration and exploitation mining rights and the compliance with the obligations of holders of exploration and exploitation permits set out under the Argentina Mining Code for conducting mining activities in the provinces of Chabut and Mendoza.

Environmental Regulation

Our current and future operations, including exploration activities on our Properties or areas in which we have an interest in, are subject to laws and regulations governing exploration, development, tenure, production, taxes, labor standards, occupational health, waste disposal, protection and remediation of the environment, reclamation, mine safety, toxic substances and other matters. There is also risk that environmental and other laws and regulations may become more onerous, making it more costly for us to remain in compliance with such laws and regulations, which could result in the incurrence of additional costs and operational delays or the failure of our business.

Colombia

Exploration is required to be carried out to standards of the mining and environmental authorities in Colombia. Corpocaldas monitors environmental compliance and issues water permits as well as permits for trenching and drilling in the Caldas Province. An environmental license is required for the exploration stage. All work must be done in accordance with mining and environmental standards issued by the MME and the MESD. Corpocaldas then oversees the fulfillment of the environmental regulations on the project.

Permits are required to fall trees for access, construction of drilling platforms, and for access to water sources. Permitting typically takes two to six months to process but could take longer depending on various other factors or overall backlog of the approving authority. Water from one permitted site can be used for various drill platforms in the vicinity. These permits will be applied for when the location of the drill platforms has been decided.

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An Environmental Impact Study must be completed in order to obtain an environmental license from Corpocaldas before mine construction may commence.

Argentina

Protection of the environment and preservation of natural and cultural heritage within the scope of mining activity in Argentina are subject to:

•        specific regulations of the Argentine Mining Code — as amended by National Law N° 24,585 of Environmental Protection for mining activity;

•        federal laws and regulations enacted by the federal government relating to activities susceptible to making an environmental impact, including, but not limited to, the protection of glaciers and peri-glacier geoforms by restricting the activities that can take place in glacier and peri-glacier areas, including mining; and

•        all relevant provincial laws and/or regulations in force in the jurisdiction where the mining properties are located.

The Argentina Mining Code requires titleholders, prior to the initiation of field activities, to prepare an EIA with respect to the mining project and lodge the EIA with the local mining authority where the mining tenement is located. The EIA is analyzed from a technical, environmental, scientific and legal point of view. If the EIA is approved, the local mining authority issues an environmental impact declaration (“DIA”) setting out the conditions for developing the mining project. The DIA is required to be updated every two years.

The Argentina Mining Code and the federal environmental laws establish a joint liability regime which is applicable to all persons involved in environmental damage caused on the tenement land, or a breach of regulations, whether the damage is caused directly by the titleholder or by its employees, contractors or subcontractors. Mitigation and rehabilitation of the environmental damage is mandatory.

Weather Conditions

The average temperature in the area of the Berlin Project is between 21°C and 25°C, with the daytime temperature varying between 26°C and 29°C throughout the year; average annual rainfall is 2,900 mm per year, according to World Weather Online. There are two peak rainfall periods: February through May and October through December. These conditions allow for year-round operations.

The average temperature in the area of the Huemul Project varies throughout the year, typically ranging from around 5°C in the winter (June to August) to 20°C in the summer (December to February), according to World Weather Online. The region has a relatively low annual rainfall, averaging between 200 mm and 400 mm, with most precipitation occurring between May and August.

The average temperature in the area of the Laguna Project varies throughout the year, ranging from about 8°C in the winter months (June to August) to 25°C during the summer months (December to February), according to World Weather Online. The region received an average rainfall of approximately 200-250 mm, with the majority of precipitation occurring between December and March. Due to its semi-arid climate, Mendoza experiences clear, dry conditions for most of the year, allowing for year-round operations.

Employees

As of the date of this prospectus, we have three full time employees, consisting of our chief executive officer, chief financial officer and our executive chair, and we engage various consultants, independent contractors and advisors to provide technical and geological services.

To date, we have not experienced any work stoppages. Furthermore, none of our employees are currently represented by a labor organization or subject to collective bargaining agreements. Our human capital objectives include, as applicable, identifying, recruiting, retaining, incentivizing and integrating our existing and new employees. We anticipate that the number of employees will increase as we continue our exploration and mining activities.

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Foreign Operations

Our principal asset and operations are located in Colombia and Argentina. See the information under the headings “Property” and “Risk Factors” in this prospectus for more information.

Legal Proceedings

There is no material litigation, arbitration or governmental proceeding currently pending against us or any member of our management team in their capacity as such.

Significant Acquisitions

Other than the acquisition of a 100% interest in the Berlin Project through the acquisition of Gaia Energy and Berlin BVI on April 8, 2024 pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Berlin Project SPA and a 100% interest in the Argentina Projects through the acquisition of 284 Ontario on July 19, 2024 pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Argentina Projects SPA, the Company has not completed any acquisitions of any material amount of assets otherwise than in the ordinary course of business.

Significant Dispositions

There have been no dispositions of any material amount of assets otherwise than in the ordinary course of business.

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PROPERTY

Certain information regarding our Properties contained in this section is derived from the Technical Report Summaries.

The Berlin Project

We have an interest in certain mineral concessions located in Colombia in the municipality of Samaná, Caldas Province, known as the Berlin Project.

For all references to figures, other citations, and defined terms, please refer to the S-K 1300 Technical Report Summary for the Berlin Project, Caldas Province, Colombia, as Exhibit 96.1 to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

Mineral Property Location

Berlin Project is located on 5°34’31.5”N 74°54’06.9”W.

Figure 1. Location of the Berlin Project

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Ownership Interests

On April 8, 2024, we acquired a 100% indirect interest in the Berlin Project pursuant to the Berlin Project SPA. Pursuant to the Berlin Project SPA, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Gaia Energy from GEI on the Berlin Project Closing Date in consideration of (a) an initial cash payment to GEI of C$20,000, (b) the issuance to GEI of 1,211,687 Common Shares, and (c) the grant of the Berlin Project Royalty to Green Shift pursuant to the Berlin Project Royalty Agreement. The book value of our mineral properties in Colombia as at December 31, 2024 is $4,000,000.

Qualified Person

The disclosure in this prospectus of scientific and technical information regarding exploration results for the Berlin Project has been reviewed and approved by SLR, who is an independent, qualified person under S-K 1300.

Internal Controls

Except for preliminary work performed by our environmental contractor, we have conducted no exploration work or drill activities since acquiring the property and have no current mineral resources or reserves at the Berlin Project that could be construed as being a potentially economic discovery. Furthermore, we have not commenced exploration at the Berlin Project that involves drilling, sampling, or assaying, and therefore internal controls relating to quality assurance and quality control (“QA/QC”) have not been necessary. However, prior to conducting exploration that involves drilling, sampling, assaying, and the reporting of results from those activities, we will establish sampling and analytical QA/QC protocols consistent with industry standards.

Berlin Project, Caldas, Colombia

Figure 2. Location of the mineralization trend relative to the mineral concession and the Berlin Project

Project Location and Access

The Berlin Project is located in central Colombia in the municipality of Samaná, Caldas Province, approximately 80 km northeast (225 km by road) of the provincial capital, Manizales, and approximately 150 km northeast (245 km by road) of the national capital, Bogotá.

The two contiguous mineral concessions, Concession Contract 664-17 and Concession Contract 736-17, on which portions of the Berlin Project lie cover an area approximately 9,053 ha in extent.

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The Berlin Project can be accessed by road from Bogotá, Manizales, Pereira, Medellín, or Ibague, all of which have commercial airports. The Magdalena River is navigable by barge from the town of La Dorada, 65 km southeast of the Berlin Project, to the port of Bocas de Ceniza, in Barranquilla on the Caribbean coast. La Dorada is 190 km from Bogotá and 170 km from Ibague. From La Dorada, a secondary unpaved road leads westwards to Berlin, passing through the municipality of Norcasia. In addition, a railway line links the town of La Dorada to the port town of Santa Marta on the Caribbean coast. The rail links between La Dorada and the capital, Bogotá, and to the port of Buenaventura on the Pacific coast, are part of the Master Railway Plan under which all rail systems are scheduled to be refurbished by 2030.

Project Stage

We have conducted no exploration work or drill activities since acquiring the property and have no current mineral resources or reserves at the Berlin Project. However, historical exploration has been conducted on the Berlin Project.

The exploration phase is granted for an initial three-year period, that can be extended for two years for a maximum of four times (for a total exploration period of 11 years). The construction phase is granted for an initial three-year period, extendable for a one-year period. The exploitation phase is granted for the remaining time such that the overall concession period does not exceed 30 years, i.e. the initial exploitation phase is 30 years minus the exploration and construction periods.

Local Resources, Infrastructure and Physiography

Local Resources

Norcasia, 10 km from Berlin Project, is the closest urban area to the Berlin Project, with a population of approximately 7,000 and offering shops, a hospital, and public transportation. In 2010, U3O8 Corp. conducted a socio-economic analysis of the township of San Diego, which is part of the municipality of Samaná. The analysis reported approximately 4,200 inhabitants in the township within 32 settlements linked by dirt tracks, with no vehicular access. The main socio-economic activity in the Berlin Project area is small-scale and subsistence agriculture and dairy. There is no mining in the immediate area, so trained personnel would have to be hired elsewhere in Colombia, which has a source of experienced talent. The local business sector would need significant training and investment for the development of support services appropriate for a future mine and processing plant at Berlin Project.

Infrastructure

Except for a core storage facility located in the village of Berlin, there are no permanent infrastructures at the Property. The Berlin Project is well situated between the capital city of Bogotá and Medellín, a city of over two million people near good existing infrastructure and within Colombia’s agricultural heartland.

The Magdalena River is navigable by barge from the town of La Dorada, 65 km southeast of the Berlin Project, to the port of Bocas de Ceniza — Barranquilla on the Caribbean coast. The Magdalena River system has been dammed to provide hydropower at La Miel 395 MW hydroelectric dam, which is located approximately 12 km from the Project area and is a potential source of clean, renewable electricity for the operation. The energy consumed in the Berlin Project will come from the sub-station of Norcasia (Figure 4-3), which is distributed by the CHEC (Caldas Hydroelectric).

A railway line that links the town of La Dorada to the port town of Santa Marta on the Caribbean coast was reopened in 2018 (Figure 4-2). The railway linking La Dorada southeastwards to Bogotá, and southwestwards to the port of Buenaventura on the Pacific coast, form part of the Master Railway Plan under which all rail systems are scheduled to be refurbished by 2030.

High rainfall and a rich tributary system guarantee high volumes of quality water. The high rainfall, and the fact that the Project lies in the seismically active Andes, are concerns for the stability of tailings facilities. Tenova (2013) contemplated a tailings storage facility (TSF) being located in the topographically flat area in the rain shadow of the cordillera. There is ample flat land in a dry area that lies to the east of the proposed processing plant site (Figure 4-4). This is an area of limited agricultural value and has the benefit of being underlain by granite which forms a stable footing. The plan in the PEA was for gravity flow of the tailings to the proposed TSF through a 14 km long pipeline.

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Physiography

The Berlin Project lies in the eastern foothills of the Colombian Central Range that is characterized by the steep topography between 850 m to 1,300 m masl. The foot of the mountain range lies approximately 10 km east of Berlin Project where there is an abrupt change to the plain of the Magdalena River with savannah-style vegetation.

The Berlin Project lies in a mountainous area in which remnants of the original rainforest are confined to the higher topographic areas and steep river and stream valleys; however, zones of grass and crops can also be seen. Extensive clearing has been undertaken for agriculture and pasture.

Property Claims and Option

We hold the Berlin Concession Contracts, which are registered under Law 685 of 2001, titled to Gaia Energy. The Berlin Concession Contracts were granted for a 30-year term. Concession contract applications 508202 and 508645 are currently being applied for by the Company.

Geology

Regional geology

The Berlin Project lies on the eastern flank of Colombia’s Cordillera Central. The basement in the central part of the Cordillera Central consists of greenschist to lower amphibolite facies metamorphic rocks correlated with the Precambrian to Early Mesozoic Cajamarca Complex (Bürgl and Radelli, 1962; Moreno-Sánchez et al., 2008). According to Cediel et al. (2003), the Cajamarca Complex forms part of the Cajamarca-Valdivia terrane that consists of graphitic schists, amphibolites, intrusive rocks and mafic to ultramafic volcanics of ophiolitic origin.

The Cajamarca-Valdivia terrane is a wedge-shaped tectonic unit, tapering to the south, that was accreted onto the western edge of the paleo-South American continent in Ordovician-Silurian time (Figure 6-1, Cediel et al., 2003). In central Colombia, the Cajamarca-Valdivia terrane is sandwiched between the Eastern Cordillera block in the east and the Dagua-Piñon and San Jacinto terranes in the west. In contrast, in southern Colombia, the Cajamarca Complex lies directly against the western edge of the Archaean Guyana Shield that extends from there throughout northern South America.

Part of the extensive rift system responsible for the separation of North and South America in the Triassic and Jurassic extended through Colombia, Ecuador, and northern Peru (Jaillard et al., 1990; Kerr et al., 1997). Associated half grabens were filled with growth sequences of clastic sediments and volcanic material of dominantly andesitic composition. Evidence of igneous activity that accompanied this period of crustal extension is provided by the metaluminous, I-type calc-alkaline Sonsón Batholith, which lies approximately 20 km west of the Berlin Project. The Sonsón Batholith intruded rocks of the Cajamarca Complex.

An orogenic magmatic arc was developed along the eastern flank of the Central Cordillera at approximately 120 million years (Ma) (McCourt and Feininger, 1984), with major intrusions of calc-alkaline affinity and compressional events at 112 ± 7 Ma (McCourt and Feininger, 1984).

The sedimentary sequence that contains the mineralized unit at the Berlin Project forms part of an upward-fining progression. The lower part of the stratigraphic sequence corresponds with alluvial fan facies that is interpreted to have formed against fault scarps during early phases of rift development. The subaerial fan facies grades upwards into finer-grained marine sands that are overlain by a limestone unit that passes upward into a black shale sequence which is several hundred meters thick. Fossil bivalves and gastropods in the limestones indicate a late Albian (Early Cretaceous) age and, together with ammonite fossils in the overlying black shale sequence, confirm a marine environment of deposition. This transgressive continental to marine sequence forms part of a large basin that extends from Colombia through Ecuador into Peru and the black shales constitute an important source for hydrocarbons in the region.

Cretaceous seafloor sequences of the Dagua-Pinon terrane were accreted onto the western edge of the Cajamarca-Valdivia terrane in the Aptian to Paleocene. This accretion was accompanied by intrusive activity, represented in the Berlin district by the Antioquia Batholith that has been dated at 90-58 Ma (middle to late Cretaceous; Cediel et al. 2003). It has a similar metaluminous, I-type, calc-alkaline composition to the Sonsón Batholith.

The Samaná Batholith, which is also mid- to late Cretaceous in age, is located immediately to the west of, and is intrusive into, the sedimentary sequence at the Berlin Project.

During the Oligocene through to the Pliocene, several other terranes were accreted into the western seaboard of Colombia.

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The Colombian Andes developed in response to roughly east-west shortening in the mid-Pleistocene. Related deformation in the Berlin Project area resulted in the formation of the syncline that hosts the mineralization in the Berlin Project area.

Property geology

The metamorphic basement in the vicinity of the Berlin Project is assigned to the Cajamarca Complex (Maya and González, 1995), which correlates with units known by other names such as Cajamarca Series (Nelson, 1962), metamorphic rocks of the Cordillera Central (Feininger et al.,1972), Cajamarca Terrain (Etayo-Serna et al., 1986) and Tahamí Terrain (Toussaint & Restrepo, 1988) (Figure 6-2). The Cajamarca Complex, which consists of greenschist-grade metamorphic rocks that had sedimentary and igneous protoliths (Nelson, 1957), is bounded by the Otú-Pericos Fault on the eastern flank of the Cordillera Central and the Jerónimo Fault in the Cauca River Valley on the west. Basement rocks in the Berlin Project area consist of quartz — sericite schist, graphitic schist, slate, and quartzite, locally with disseminated pyrite that are considered of Early Paleozoic age (Bürgl 1967).

The Abejorral Formation (Bürgl and Radelli, 1962) is a Cretaceous sequence that is preserved in outliers in Caldas Province and in the adjacent Antioquia Province to the north. This formation is discordant over the rocks of the Cajamarca Complex and has a faulted contact with the Valle Alto Formation. Facies sequence investigation by González (1980) in the provinces of Antioquia and Caldas led to the interpretation of a shallow continental shelf depositional environment with local euxinic conditions. The development of facies deposited in transitional and shallow shelf and external shelf environments occurred in the Early Cretaceous (Etayo-Serna et al., 2003). Based on ammonites, González (1980) concluded that this formation is Late Aptian to Middle Albian in age. On a regional basis, the clastic component of the Abejorral Formation correlates with the Caballos and Hollin formations, while the limestone and black shale sequence corresponds with the Simiti and overlying Villeta and Napo formations of Pindell and Tabbutt (1995). Mineralization at Berlin occurs in limestone facies that occur immediately beneath the black shale sequence that was correlated with the Abejorral Formation by Bürgl and Radelli (1962).

The mineralized sequence at Berlin Project lies between converging faults at the northern end of the Samaná Batholith (Figure 6-2). This igneous complex measures about 30 km north-south by approximately eight kilometers east-west. The rocks consist mainly of diorite and gabbro (approximately 60% of the complex) with less extensive granodiorites, granites, and tonalities (Muñoz, 1983). Barrero and Vesga (1976) obtained a K/Ar age of 119+/-10 Ma from hornblende in the Samaná Batholith (Barremian — Aptian). Field relationships suggest that an alaskitic component was emplaced late in the development of the igneous complex (Muñoz, 1983). A contact metamorphic aureole extends approximately 30 m to 150 m into enclosing sedimentary rocks. Igneous rocks of the complex have a homogenous texture with local development of a cleavage defined by the alignment of biotite plates. Except for the alaskite component, the rest of the complex is characterized by an abundance of xenoliths of gabbro and basalt. Drilling has shown that the Cretaceous rocks in the Berlin Project were intruded by alaskitic dykes and sills as well as granodiorites of Cenozoic age. The alaskite has an equigranular, phaneritic, holocrystalline texture and is composed predominantly of plagioclase and quartz with minor biotite. Two intrusive stocks lie near the eastern margin of the Berlin syncline where they intrude the Cretaceous sedimentary sequence. The stocks are mesocratic, porphyritic rocks that are made up of plagioclase, quartz, and amphibole.

The cone-shaped volcanic vent that contains the San Diego Lake on the north-eastern margin of the Cretaceous sequence in the Berlin area is surrounded by an apron of lithic tuffs that have a polymictic clast assemblage which reflects the underlying stratigraphy.

A sedimentary sequence that corresponds to a transitional continental-marine-lagoonal environment is found overlying discordantly the basement Cajamarca Group. Mineralization at Berlin is made up of two types of host rock: the host lithology near surface is sandstone, while at depth, mineralization is confined to a carbonate unit. This distribution is ascribed to the sandstone host being a weathered version of the primary facies in which carbonate has been removed by oxidation related to weathering. Four zones (Cáceres-Bottia, et. al., 2023) are recognized in the Berlin and these are remarkably consistent throughout the Project:

•        Zone A:    a terrigenous lithology (K1-Sj) of basal conglomerates interbedded with sandstones recorded the beginning of a back-arc extensional event at 150 Ma (Zapata et al., 2019). The clasts present within the conglomerate layers consist mainly of mafic and intermediate igneous fragments, metamorphic fragments, and milky white quartz. The upper part of this zone corresponds to a massive silicified, medium to coarse grain size, with poorly sorted and subangular grains of sandstone. The average thickness of the entire Zone A is 36 m (Naranjo, 1983).

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•        Zone B:    presents a gradation contact with zone A and corresponds to a fossiliferous calcareous mudstone, with the presence of well-preserved bivalves and gastropods deposited during basin deepening and the change to a marine environment that took place until Albian (100 million years ago). The upper part of this unit is defined by a major erosional surface where the different grain size is easily observable between zones B and C. This disconformity marked not just the change to a compressional tectonic event but the lower limit of the mineralization.

•        Zone C:    a muddy wackestone with the presence of reworked fossil fragments, displaying wavy lamination and a high content of authigenic apatite and bitumen. This is consistent with either the increasing water energy or probably the relative shallowing of the basin (Edelman-Furstenberg, 2009; Zapata et al., 2019). This zone constitutes the mineralized level, which varies in thickness from 1 m to 3.5 m, with a maximum thickness of 9.2 m (in a drill hole) and 6.7 m (in a trench).

•        Zone D:    the upper zone (b6-Be) corresponds to a deformed black carbonaceous shale with bioclast, which may locally reach 600 m in thickness. This was deposited in a lagoonal environment and is related to the enclosing of the marine basin caused by the accretion of the Romeral terrane and the uplifting of the Cajamarca-Valdivia even Albian to Campanian (Zapata et al., 2019).

A set of dikes and sills of andesitic to dacitic composition are found injecting the metamorphic and sedimentary rocks described above. Leucocratic (alaskites) and esocratic (ranging from tonalite to granodiorite) plutons are recognized as the Samaná Igneous Complex, which is considered of Aptian-Albian age (119±10 Ma — K/Ar in hornblende) according to Barrero and Vesga (1976).

Structural Geology

The Berlin Project is located within the zone of influence of the Palestina Fault System that forms the western bounding structure to the Cretaceous sequence in the Berlin area. Dextral displacement ranging from 0.5 km to 30 km occurred in the Late Cretaceous and the Paleogene with lesser displacement having occurred during the Neogene and Recent (Page, 1986 and Feininger et al., 1972). The eastern margin of the Cretaceous sequence in the Berlin area is marked by the San Diego Fault, which is a north-striking splay that merges with the Palestina Fault near the northern tip of the Cretaceous sequence at Berlin.

The Cretaceous sedimentary sequence in which mineralization in the Berlin Project occurs has been folded into a doubly-plunging syncline. The syncline is asymmetric with a steep to over-turned eastern limb that dips to the east, while the western limb is moderately inclined to the east (Figure 6-5).

East-dipping faults have been mapped along the eastern margin of the syncline. In some areas, Palaeozoic schists are in faulted contact with the black mudstone, and kinematic indicators show an east over west sense of motion. This is consistent with west-verging thrust faults eliminating parts of the overturned stratigraphic sequence.

Mineralization

The Berlin Project primary mineralization is uranium, but the deposit also contains a suite of high-value by-products:

•        Phosphate: Agricultural Fertilizer and Lithium Ion Batteries:    The Berlin Project contains phosphate, which was traditionally principally used in the agricultural fertilizer industry. Phosphate has become a key component of lithium-ion batteries, specifically lithium ferro-phosphate batteries.

•        Vanadium: Steel Alloy and Vanadium Redox Batteries:    Vanadium is used principally in an alloy that increases the strength and flexibility of steel and for vanadium redox flow batteries that are large-scale batteries that most manufacturers guarantee for 20 to 25 years.

•        Nickel: Steel Alloy and Lithium Ion Batteries:    Stainless steel is the main market for nickel, with growing demand from the lithium-ion battery market (for nickel-cobalt-aluminum (“NCA”) and nickel-manganese-cobalt (“NMC”) batteries). NCA batteries are 80% nickel, while NMC batteries use 33% nickel with newer types using an increasing nickel component.

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•        REEs: Magnets and Laser Technology:    Berlin also contains REEs neodymium and yttrium that are used in many hi-tech industries: (i) Neodymium is used in high-strength magnets used in high-strength magnets for high-efficiency electric motors and for high-efficiency generators in wind turbines and (ii) Yttrium is used principally in laser technology and is used to generate red phosphors in TV screens, monitors and mobile phones, as well as in the production of superconductors and electronic filters.

•        Rhenium: Superalloy:    Rhenium is added to high-temperature superalloys that are used to make jet engine parts, this accounting for 70% of the worldwide rhenium production. Another major application is in platinum — rhenium catalysts, which are primarily used in making lead-free, high-octane gasoline.

•        Molybdenum and Zinc: Steel Alloys:    The Berlin Project also contains molybdenum and zinc that could have a modest contribution to the future economics of the Project. Molybdenum is used in steel alloys to increase strength, hardness, electrical conductivity and resistance to corrosion and wear. Zinc is most commonly used as an anti-corrosion agent and galvanization coating of iron or steel.

Deposit Types

The Berlin Project is classified as an epigenetic stratiform sandstone deposit. The Berlin Project deposit in central Colombia consists of a layer of phosphate rock in a layered sedimentary sequence that contains an unusual mix of metals including uranium, nickel, vanadium, molybdenum, manganese, zinc, and REEs.

Uranium and vanadium strata-bound mineralization at the Berlin Project corresponds to an epigenetic event that occurred in a muddy wackestone with the presence of reworked fossil fragments. The black shale of the Abejorral Formation was the source of uranium and vanadium, which were remobilized by diagenetic processes. Geochemical characteristics of the diagenetic fluids had to be oxidized, alkaline, and carbonate-rich coupled with humic acids with strong anions such as F-, Cl-, CO32- and PO43- at temperatures below 200°C, to be effective for the transport of the elements of interest. Zone C acted as an efficient chemical trap that allowed authigenic apatite, uraninite, sphalerite, and chernykhite to precipitate with the aid of reductant agents such as H2S and other organic complexes.

Exploration History

Uranium was identified in phosphatic strata in a regional radiometric prospecting program undertaken by the Colombian Instituto de Asuntos Nucleares (“IAN”) between 1977 and 1983.

Minatome

From 1979 to 1981, Minatome, which has now been incorporated into Orano, undertook exploration on mineral concessions that covered the Berlin Project deposit. After Minatome, obtained permission from IAN to explore the Berlin Project area, it identified a sedimentary unit near the base of the Cretaceous sequence as having significant uranium grade.

Minatome performed rock chip sampling, which revealed highly anomalous uranium values over the entire strike length of the synform in the Cretaceous sequence in the Berlin area (Coffey Mining, 2012). Assay results from Minatome’s surface rock-chip sampling was substantiated by independent sampling in 1983. Minatome’s exploration concentrated on the southern five kilometers of the 10.5 km long syncline where they excavated three tunnels (adits) with the objective of confirming mineralization extending to fresh exposures beneath the weathered rock (saprolite).

In 1980, Minatome drilled 11 holes from five widely spaced drill pads for a total of 2,163 m, of which nine drill holes intersected anomalous uranium values.

Minatome withdrew from the Berlin area in 1981 and the United Nations Development Program became involved, where they reviewed the technical work undertaken on the Berlin Project in 1982 and focused on the potential to recover uranium, molybdenum, vanadium, and phosphate.

U3O8 Corp.

U3O8 Corp., through its wholly owned subsidiary Gaia Energy, began exploration on the Berlin Project when it acquired the property in April 2010 with the objective of defining the extent and consistency of the known mineralized layer through trenching and drilling. The Berlin Project is in hilly terrain in which trenches were excavated by hand

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in areas where the mineralization outcrops, with drilling conducted from platforms cut into hillsides. Mineralization was traced along trend by geological mapping augmented by detection of radioactivity measured with hand-held GR 135 spectrometers. Twenty-nine trenches were excavated perpendicular to the strike of the mineralized unit within the Berlin Trend.

Trench sites were identified using historic data and geological maps from the Minatome exploration that indicated areas of outcropping mineralization. Most of the trenches are located on the more accessible southern part and eastern flank of the syncline.

U3O8 Corp’s 2010-2011 drill program involved 82 diamond drill holes for 18,534 m that were drilled on the southern three km of the folded sedimentary strata. In 2012, an additional wide-spaced 15 drill holes, totaling 6,441 m, were completed in the area to the north of the main mineralization area showed a similar suite of commodities to those in the main mineralized zone to the south. Eleven of the 15 holes intersected the mineralized layer; the mineralized sequence was faulted out in the other four holes.

Exploration has been undertaken entirely through mapping, ground radiometrics, and drilling due to the continuity of mineralization. Ground magnetic traverses across the mapped contacts of the stocks and batholiths, supported by forward modeling of the form of the contact at depth with magnetic susceptibility values from bore hole core would likely help in defining areas where the mineralized layer may be cut and removed by intrusive bodies.

Environmental Considerations

SLR is not aware of any environmental liabilities on the property. We are currently in the process of obtaining all required permits to conduct the proposed work on the property.

Drilling

We have not conducted any drilling on the Berlin Project since acquiring the property.

Exploration Program Recommendations

SLR offers the following recommendation for a two phase program, with a total budget of $2,330,000, to advance the Berlin Project. Phase 2 is dependent on outcomes of the Phase 1 work.

Phase 1 — Mineral Resource Estimate Technical Report

1       Complete a current Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE). The estimated cost to prepare an MRE is $150,000. SLR recommends we perform the following activities to support a current mineral resource disclosure:

a)      Rerun and perform additional check sampling to confirm legacy drilling and trench data either by twinning legacy drill holes and logging with downhole radiometric (natural gamma), resampling trenches, and/or resampling stored core.

b)      Rerun statistical analysis on the intercepts to guide updating previously reported mineral resource estimates.

c)      Add and construct three dimensional geologic model to assist and control grade estimation in block model estimation.

d)      Rerun and apply updated classification criteria to categorize the mineral resource estimate.

Phase 2 — Preliminary Economic Assessment

2       Complete additional infill/delineation drilling to achieve the following:

a)      Test for mineralization along the east flank of the mineralized layer Zone C.

b)      Upgrade inferred resources estimated in Phase 1 to indicated resources. This step is contingent on positive Phase 1 results.

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The estimated cost to complete drilling is $2,000,000.

Complete a Preliminary Economic Assessment (“PEA”) on the Berlin Project. The estimated cost to prepare the PEA is $180,000.

Huemul Project

We have an interest in certain mineral concessions located in the Malargue sector of southwestern Mendoza Province of Argentina, known as the Huemul Project.

For all references to figures, other citations, and defined terms, please refer to the S-K 1300 Technical Report Summary for the Huemul Project, Mendoza Province, Argentina, as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

Mineral Property Location

Figure 1. Location of the Huemul Project

Ownership Interests

We acquired a 100% indirect interest in the Argentina Projects pursuant to the Argentina Projects SPA. Pursuant to the Argentina Projects SPA, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of 284 Ontario from IsoEnergy on July 19, 2024. The Argentina Projects include Laguna Salada Project located in Chubut Province and the Huemul Project located in Mendoza Province. The book value of our mineral properties in Argentina as at December 31, 2024 is $4,150,000.

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Qualified Person

The disclosure in this prospectus of scientific and technical information regarding exploration results for the Huemul Project has been reviewed and approved by SLR, who is an independent, qualified person under S-K 1300.

Internal Controls

We have conducted no exploration work or drill activities since acquiring the property and have no current mineral resources or reserves at the Huemul Project that could be construed as being a potentially economic discovery. Furthermore, we have not commenced exploration of the Huemul Project that involves drilling, sampling, or assaying, and therefore internal controls relating to QA/QC have not been necessary. However, prior to conducting exploration that involves drilling, sampling, assaying, and the reporting of results from those activities, we will establish sampling and analytical QA/QC protocols consistent with industry standards.

Project Location and Access

The Huemul Project is located on the Eastern flank of the Central Andean Cordillera in the Department of Malargüe, Mendoza Province, Argentina. The municipality of Mendoza is located approximately 370 km to the north of the Project. It is the closest town with an international airport and is also the capital and administrative center for the province. Malargüe, with a population of 30,000, is 46 km to the north where there is access to most services, including a regional airport.

Figure 2. Access to Huemul Project

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Project Stage

We have conducted no exploration work or drill activities since acquiring the property and have no current mineral resources or reserves at the Huemul Project.

Historical exploration has been conducted on the Huemul Project.

Local Resources, Infrastructure and Physiography

Local Resources

The area is semi-arid to arid. Small streams are ephemeral although larger rivers flow most of the year.

Southern Mendoza is moderately well populated with skilled to unskilled labor available in Malargüe, San Rafael and Mendoza. South of Mendoza Province is the Neuquén Basin, which has a significant petroleum industry; heavy machinery, construction equipment, and operators are readily available in this area.

Infrastructure

The nearest supply point where goods and services, including food, fuel and labor can be obtained is in the town of Malargüe, with a population of 30,000. There are a number of hydro-electric/irrigation projects in the area and power is readily available.

Climate

Annual temperatures range from a winter low of -10°C to summer highs of 30-35°C. Rainfall is low, with snow and rain in the Cordillera in the winter and thunderstorms and local flash floods in the summer. Field work can be carried out essentially year round.

Physiography

Elevations across the entire region vary from 1700 to 2200 masl.

Physiographically, the area consists of rolling topography with low hills and valleys with local steep underlying bedrock forming ridges and scarps.

Natural vegetation consists of drought resistant grasses, small bushes, shrubs and cacti. In larger sheltered valleys and around oases trees are found and in addition to indigenous species, poplar and birch, they have been planted as windbreaks and for firewood.

Property Claims and Option

There are two principal types of mineral concessions in Argentina: Exploration permits called “cateos” and mining concessions termed Manifestación de Descubrimiento (each, an “MD”) and exploitation (mining) permits called “Concesións de Explotación” (each, a “Mina”) The Huemul claim package currently consists of seven claims, totaling approximately 27,700 ha, comprising two cateos, one Minas, and four MDs and registered with the Mining Notary in Mendoza Province.

Figure 3. Full List of Huemul Concessions

Name

 

Claim ID

 

Year

 

Area (ha)

 

Claim Type

Cateo Huemul Norte

 

02967014-A-22

 

2022

 

9,896

 

Cateo

Cateo Huemul Sur

 

029665342-A-22

 

2022

 

9,740

 

Minas

Mina Huemul

 

18-C-57

 

1957

 

114

 

MD

MD Silvana

 

355-C-96

 

1996

 

3,000

 

MD

MD Mirano Norte

 

089866266-C-22

 

2022

 

1,856

 

MD

MD Carmencita

 

08987498-C-22

 

2022

 

496

 

MD

MD Cerro Butalo

 

3161-E-06

 

2006

 

2,599

 

MD

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Geology

Regional geology

The Huemul Project is located in the center of the Late Cretaceous thrust front zone of the Neuquén Basin, Mendoza Province. The geological literature of the Neuquén basin is oriented towards its hydrocarbon potential (Adkins, A.R., 2006).

In a regional sense, and according to Cobbold and Rosello (2003), the Neuquén Basin first formed as a rift basin in the early Mesozoic, when regional extension may have resulted from slow subduction of oceanic crust below the Pacific Margin of South America. The Triassic to Early Cretaceous basin fill, some 5000 m thick, include the main source rock intervals and reservoir rocks for the hydrocarbons. The sedimentary environments of later periods are more enigmatic. Although the Upper Cretaceous sedimentary rocks are regionally abundant and up to 1500 m thick, they are mainly of continental origin and contain few fossils. Cenozoic sedimentary rocks are rare.

Subsequent to deposition of the Mesozoic sedimentary sequences, a continuous tecto-genetic process that began during the Tertiary (Eocene to Miocene), dominated by compressional tectonics, remained active until the late Miocene, when the basin reached its final structural configuration (Guilsano and Pleimling, 1994). They state “as a result of the Tertiary compressive forces, a thrust fold belt was established to the west with a structural platform with almost no deformation to the east.” Widespread volcanic activity took place during the extensional periods between the major orogenic peaks. From the Oligocene until the Quaternary the volcanism spread gradually to the east.

In section at surface open folding dominated but with increasing depth some of the folds steepen and show evidence of reverse faulting along their crests. These reverse faults may mark areas where deeper basin brines and hydrocarbons move upward into the shallower sediments.

The sediments on the property are of the of the Upper Cretaceous Diamante Formation deposited in a high energy fluvial environment. They range from conglomerates through sandstone to local shales. The sedimentary units are typically from a few to tens of meters thick.

Across the property the sediments have been intruded by light grey, coarsely porphyritic andesitic and dacitic dykes and sills of the Lower Miocene Huincán Eruptive Cycle.

Property geology

Structural Geology and Mineralization

The project area can be divided into three sectors with largely similar geology and mineralization. A brief summary of the areas are given below:

•        Huemul Agua — Botada:    Diamante Formation sandstones, conglomerates, shales and volcano-clastics striking north south and dipping 20-25o to the west in the north and becoming flat lying to the south. There are numerous Tertiary dykes and sills. Alteration consists of local argillization and weak silicification. Mineralization is hosted in the more permeable units and associated with abundant bitumen. Primary ore minerals are pitchblende, mixed sulphide and secondary oxides of copper, uranium and vanadium.

•        Black Zone-Uryco/Rosa-Vega Larga:    As with the rest of the property Diamante Formation sediments: conglomerates, sandstones, volcano-clastics and shales. Sandstones pale grey with shales and finer units usually red. Beds are from 1-2 m up to 5-6 m thick striking broadly east-west and dipping shallowly to the south. More permeable units can have up to 15% bitumen. There are minor porphyritic andesitic dykes. Alteration consists of bleaching and moderate to strong argillization. Mineralization is strongly associated with more bituminous units and consists of malachite, azurite, native copper and uranium vanadates. The Black Zone to Vega Larga area extends roughly 4km by 1.5km.

•        Cerro Mirano:    Host rocks are the same Diamante Formation sandstones and conglomerates but with numerous porphyritic andesite dykes and sills. These are very distinctive with 30-35% 1cm hornblende crystals. The dikes are emplaced through pre-existing structures such as joints and fractures, with widths of

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1 m to 2 m. and there is moderate silification related to the intrusives. Mineralization is present as copper oxides and carbonates (malachite, azurite) and vanadates (carnotite). One of the larger dykes trending NW-SE has various workings along its 200 m strike length and it seems likely the dykes have remobilized mineralizing fluids.

Deposit Types

There are two deposit types developed on the Huemul claim package:

1.      Sandstone uranium deposits with associated vanadium and copper; and

2.      Contact metamorphic copper-silver-uranium+/-vanadium mineralization.

Sandstone Uranium Deposits

Sandstone uranium deposits occur in carbon and/or pyrite-bearing fluvial (less commonly marine), arkosic, medium- to coarse-grained sandstones that contain, are interbedded with and are bounded by less permeable horizons. The primary uranium minerals are predominantly pitchblende, coffinite and, to a lesser extent, uranium-bearing vanadates and phosphates. Uranium is precipitated under reducing conditions caused by the presence of a variety of reducing agents within the sandstones (for example, carbonaceous material, sulphides, hydrocarbons and ferromagnesian minerals such as chlorite. Major known sandstone deposits range in age from Palaeozoic to Tertiary.

With few exceptions, sandstone uranium deposits are of diagenetic — epigenetic, low temperature origin. Groundwater chemistry and migration are instrumental in leaching uranium from source rocks and transporting it in low concentrations to a chemical interface commonly provided by reducing or precipitating agents where it is deposited. Essential parameters that control these processes include a uranium source, host rock lithology and permeability, groundwater chemistry amenable to leaching and transporting uranium, depositional environment, adsorptive/reducing agents and an arid to semi-arid climate.

Impermeable or less permeable strata or other barriers may be instrumental in vertically and laterally channeling uraniferous fluids to favorable sites of deposition, while at the same time prohibiting widespread flushing and dilution of fluids.

Uranium is soluble in large quantities only in its hexavalent state. Therefore, uranium transporting fluids must be sufficiently oxygenated to keep the uranium in solution for transport, but at the same time limited in oxidizing potential so that the reduction and precipitation of uranium generates high enough grades and in sufficiently high quantities to be commercially important. Complexing agents such as carbonate ions are important for enhancing the solubility and mobility of the uranyl ion in neutral to alkaline groundwater in either oxidizing or reducing conditions. A reductant is required to convert (reduce) hexavalent uranium to tetravalent uranium. Many substances have been invoked as uranyl reductants, including partially coalified vegetal matter, woody fragments (coalification not higher than sub-bituminous), amorphous organic matter (humate), petroleum, so-called ‘dead oil’, ‘sour’ natural gas, hydrogen sulphide and pyrite or other sulphides.

The mineralization at Huemul belongs to the tabular and basal channel type and the reducing agents are bitumen and other hydrocarbons in the sandstone units.

Contact Metamorphic Cu-Ag-U Mineralization

There are a number of basic volcanic dykes and sills on the property most notably around the Huemul Mine-Agua Botada area and on Cerro Mirano.

These intrusive bodies have re-mobilized fluids in the sandstone and resulted in the formation of small, presumably originally sulphide, orebodies that have now been oxidized with mixed copper and manganese oxides and to a lesser extent uranium and vanadium oxides.

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Exploration History

Historic Exploration

The Argentinian government discovered the Huemul-Agua Botada Zone in 1952 and exploited the deposit between 1955 and 1975. The area was explored with a total of 25,000 m of drilling and 7,000 m of workings. The ore was treated in a concentration plant at the nearby town of Malargüe.

The mine was closed in 1976 with the discovery and development of the Sierra Pintada mine in San Rafael.

EMSA Exploration

In 2005, Calypso Acquisition Corporation, through its wholly owned Argentinian subsidiary Energia Minerals SA (“EMSA”), acquired approximately 20,900 ha around the old Huemul and Agua Botado mines.

Mapping, sampling and airborne geophysics was undertaken and culminated in an IIA in 2007. This was presented and approved by the Ministry of Mines but approval from the Legislature was never forthcoming.

Work continued until 2009 with further mapping and sampling and appears to have ceased in 2009.

IsoEnergy Exploration

IsoEnergy (formerly known as Consolidated Uranium Inc.) undertook mapping and sampling in late 2022 to the end of March 2023.

Drilling

We have conducted no drilling on the Huemul Project since acquiring the property.

Exploration Program Recommendations

The Huemul Project is an early-stage greenfield exploration project which represents an underexplored district where previously mined copper (Cu)-uranium (U)-vanadium (V) mineralization is present alongside a number of other classic sandstone-hosted uranium mineralization prospects.

SLR has proposed a two phase exploration program with a total budget of $714,815 to advance the Huemul Project, beginning in 2025. The two phases of the program are independent of each other. Exploration work can only be undertaken within current granted claims or in areas where we have an agreement with landowners.

The objectives of the exploration program are summarized below:

1       Conduct check sampling and review of historic trench data.

2       Verify the work carried out by the previous operators.

3       Confirm the possibilities of more extensive surficial uranium-copper-vanadium mineralization at Huemul.

Laguna Project

We have an interest in certain mineral concessions located in the Chabut Province of southern Argentina, known as the Laguna Project.

For all references to figures, other citations, and defined terms, please refer to the S-K 1300 Technical Report Summary for the Laguna Salada Project, Chubut Province, Argentina, as Exhibit 96.2 to this registration statement.

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Mineral Property Location

Figure 1. Location of the Laguna Project

Ownership Interest

We acquired a 100% indirect interest in the Argentina Projects pursuant to the Argentina Projects SPA. Pursuant to the Argentina Projects SPA, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of 284 Ontario from IsoEnergy on July 19, 2024. The Argentina Projects include Laguna Salada Project located in Chubut Province and the Huemul Project located in Mendoza Province. The book value of our mineral properties in Argentina as at December 31, 2024 is $4,150,000.

Qualified Persons

The disclosure in this prospectus of scientific and technical information regarding exploration results for the Huemul Project has been reviewed and approved by SLR, who is an independent, qualified person under S-K 1300.

Internal Controls

We have conducted no exploration work or drill activities since acquiring the property and have no current mineral resources or reserves at the Laguna Project that could be construed as being a potentially economic discovery. Furthermore, we have not commenced exploration of the Laguna Project that involves drilling, sampling, or assaying, and therefore internal controls relating to QA/QC have not been necessary. However, prior to conducting exploration that involves drilling, sampling, assaying, and the reporting of results from those activities, we will establish sampling and analytical QA/QC protocols consistent with industry standards.

Project Location and Access

The Laguna Project is located in the central region of the Chubut Province, approximately 260 km southwest of the town of Trelew and 220 km north of the town of Comodoro Rividavia. Both are regional hubs with airports and essential services. Principal access is by paved Provincial Route 25 for 185 km, which links Trelew with the village of Las Plumas. From Las Plumas, one travels 53 km south on the all-weather, unpaved Provincial Route 48, before turning west onto a farm road for approximately one kilometer to reach the base camp. The Laguna Project is located at 3,401,500 m east and 5,088,500 m north in the Gauss Kruger coordinate system.

The exploration project comprises 28 concessions, totaling approximately 229,978.8 ha.

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Project Stage

We have not conducted any exploration work or drill activities since acquiring the property and have no current mineral resources or reserves at the Laguna Project.

Historical exploration has been conducted on the Laguna Project.

Local Resources, Infrastructure and Physiography

Local Resources

Chubut Province is sparsely populated, especially away from the major cities on the coast. The Mártires department, in which the Laguna Project is located, has a surface area of 15,445 km² and has a total population of 800 people of whom 605 live in the town of Las Plumas. The remainder of the population is widely distributed between large, isolated farms. Farms are typically 10,000 ha in extent.

Chubut’s largest city is Comodoro Rivadavia, with a population of approximately 180,000 and located on the coast near the Province’s southern border with Santa Cruz Province. Comodoro Rivadavia has a deep water port. The administrative capital of Rawson, with 40,000 people, is located on the coast in the northeastern part of the province. Puerto Madryn, north of Trelew has a mid-sized, deep water port on the Atlantic Ocean where a 400,000 ton per year aluminum plant, owned by ALUAR, is located. Puerto Madryn and Comodoro Rivadavia have services that support heavy industry related to the aluminum refinery.

Chubut’s economy is heavily dependent on the oil industry and, to some extent, farming and fishing. Oil refining is the mainstay of the economy, principally from offshore fields. Chubut is also one of the principal commercial fishing provinces in Argentina, providing about one-fifth of the national catch. Sheep farming is the main economic activity of the dry interior plain that lies between the coast and the Andes Mountains in the west. Economic activity in the Laguna Project area is largely confined to sheep farming for wool and meat.

Due to the extensive oil industry development in Chubut Province, skilled and semi-skilled personnel are widely available and many people in Las Plumas are currently unemployed, providing a ready pool of potential employees and contractors. Heavy machinery is available if needed.

There is no history of metallic mining in the area; there is some quarrying and extraction of industrial minerals.

The nearest supply point where basic goods and services, including food, fuel, and labor, can be obtained is in the town of Las Plumas. Other services, including heavy machinery, can be obtained from Trelew or Puerto Madryn.

Infrastructure

The Rio Chubut to the northwest and the Rio Chico to the southeast flow throughout the year, however, all other smaller stream and rivers are ephemeral.

The nearest supply point where basic goods and services, including food, fuel, and labor, can be obtained is in the town of Las Plumas. Other services, including heavy machinery, can be obtained from Trelew or Puerto Madryn.

Exploration campaigns require the establishment of a fully serviced camp on the property.

There is a major hydro-electric project 35 km to the northeast at Dique Florentino Ameghino on the Rio Chubut.

Physiography and Climate

The Laguna Salada area is an exceedingly flat gravel plain with the only relief coming from isolated basement highs and incised valleys from the larger rivers in the region.

Natural vegetation consists of sparse grass cover and drought resistant small bushes and shrubs.

The Laguna Project is located on a large, northeast-trending, 10 km by 20 km gravel-topped mesa that is dissected by shallow, ephemeral and dry stream beds that drain westwards and north-westwards into a confined, shallow, saline lake bed located on the western margin of the concession area. The lake bed is only temporarily covered with water after occasional rains. There are isolated hills of underlying basement rocks projecting through this gravel cover.

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The mesa is bounded to the northwest by the valley of the Rio Chubut and to the southeast by the valley of the Rio Chico.

Elevations across the entire region vary from 200 masl to 400 masl, averaging approximately 300 masl.

The climate in the region is characterized as arid to semi-arid with annual temperatures ranging from a winter low of -5°C to summer highs of 20°C to 25°C. Rainfall is low and sporadic throughout the year with an average rainfall of approximately 200 mm per year, falling as snow in June and July. The area is characterized by strong winds.

Field work can be carried out essentially year-round, although care needs to be taken in midwinter as the roads may become waterlogged and impassable.

Property Claims and Option

The Laguna Project currently consists of 28 claims, totaling approximately 229,978.8 ha, comprising 20 cateos and eight MDs and registered with the Mining Notary in Chubut Province.

Figure 2. Details of the Number, Type and Area Covered by Concessions that Constitute the Laguna Project

NAME

 

CLAIM ID

 

YEAR

 

AREA (ha)

 

CLAIM TYPE

 

TITLE HOLDER

GAP 1

 

16362

 

2013

 

10,000.01

 

Cateo

 

2847312 Ontario Inc.

GAP 2

 

16363

 

2013

 

9,994.93

 

Cateo

 

2847312 Ontario Inc.

GAP 3

 

16955

 

2022

 

9,994.11

 

Cateo

 

2847312 Ontario Inc.

GAP 4

 

16956

 

2022

 

9,951.69

 

Cateo

 

2847312 Ontario Inc.

GAP 5

 

16957

 

2022

 

9,877.20

 

Cateo

 

2847312 Ontario Inc.

GUANACO I

 

15496

 

2008

 

4,009.41

 

MD

 

2847312 Ontario Inc.

GUANACO II

 

15497

 

2008

 

6,959.16

 

MD

 

2847312 Ontario Inc.

GUANACO III

 

15498

 

2008

 

5,559.63

 

MD

 

2847312 Ontario Inc.

GUANACO IV

 

15657

 

2009

 

3,194.56

 

MD

 

2847312 Ontario Inc.

GUANACO V

 

15873

 

2010

 

3,967.14

 

MD

 

2847312 Ontario Inc.

GUANACO VI

 

15874

 

2010

 

3,949.56

 

MD

 

2847312 Ontario Inc.

GUANACO VII

 

15875

 

2010

 

3,679.01

 

MD

 

2847312 Ontario Inc.

HORQUETA 1

 

16119

 

2011

 

10,000

 

Cateo

 

2847312 Ontario Inc.

HORQUETA 2

 

16120

 

2011

 

9,992.27

 

Cateo

 

2847312 Ontario Inc.

HORQUETA 3

 

16150

 

2012

 

10,000.01

 

Cateo

 

2847312 Ontario Inc.

HORQUETA 4

 

16151

 

2012

 

10,000

 

Cateo

 

2847312 Ontario Inc.

HORQUETA 5

 

16152

 

2012

 

9,899.01

 

Cateo

 

2847312 Ontario Inc.

HOPE 1

 

15280

 

2007

 

10,000

 

Cateo

 

2847312 Ontario Inc.

HOPE 2

 

15281

 

2007

 

9,984.63

 

Cateo

 

2847312 Ontario Inc.

HOPE 3

 

15282

 

2007

 

9,985.61

 

Cateo

 

2847312 Ontario Inc.

HOPE 4

 

15283

 

2007

 

9,372.40

 

Cateo

 

2847312 Ontario Inc.

LAGO SECO

 

15222

 

2007

 

3,442.52

 

Cateo

 

2847312 Ontario Inc.

LAGO SECO 2

 

15229

 

2007

 

9,998.06

 

Cateo

 

2847312 Ontario Inc.

LAGO SECO OESTE

 

15576

 

2009

 

9,276.76

 

Cateo

 

2847312 Ontario Inc.

LAGO SECO SUR

 

15623

 

2009

 

9,991.11

 

Cateo

 

2847312 Ontario Inc.

LA ROSADA

 

16160

 

2012

 

10,003.49

 

Cateo

 

2847312 Ontario Inc.

SUSANA

 

16553

 

2015

 

7,004.93

 

MD

 

2847312 Ontario Inc.

NORTE

 

15800

 

2010

 

9,891.62

 

Cateo

 

2847312 Ontario Inc.

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Figure 3. Location of the Concessions constituting the Laguna Project shown on a Satellite Image (Cateos are shown in red and MDs in blue)

Geology

Regional geology

The Laguna Project is located near the western edge of the Cretaceous San Jorge Basin, which covers most of Chubut Province. The substratum of the San Jorge Basin consists of a sequence of sedimentary, metamorphic, intrusive, and volcanic rocks of Paleozoic and Triassic age that are overlain by the Jurassic volcanic complex of the Marifil Formation. The Jurassic sequence covered a large part of the area that is now covered by the San Jorge Basin with a thick sequence of ignimbrites and rhyolitic lava flows that is exposed in outliers and in the floors of some of the deeper valleys in the project area.

The basal part of the San Jorge Basin consists of conglomerates and sandstones of the Cretaceous Puesto Manuel Arce Formation. These are in turn, overlain by the littoral marine sandstones and interlayered mudstones of the Early Tertiary Salamanca Formation that is interpreted to have accumulated during one of the last marine transgressions by the Atlantic Ocean (Sylwan, 2001).

In the Laguna Project area, the Puesto Manuel Arce and Salamanca Formations are unconformably overlain by Quaternary strata of fluvial and alluvial origin that constitute the Pleistocene Pampa de Arroqui (or Montemayor) Formation and the Holocene Gran Laguna Salada Formation. The Pampa de Arroqui Formation consists of layers of unconsolidated gravel with a sandy to silty matrix. Clasts are well-rounded, moderately well sorted and mainly

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volcanic in origin. These gravels constitute an outwash plain that marks the migration of the course of the Rio Chico River through Quaternary times. This outwash plain, located to the east of the Andes Mountains, is vast, measuring many tens of thousands of square kilometers in extent, and is now being dissected by the active ephemeral stream system that feeds into the south bank of Rio Chico.

The Gran Laguna Salada Formation is restricted to an area several tens of square kilometers in extent on the east flank of the saline lake called the “Laguna Salada” that lies near the western edge of the project area. This formation is Holocene in age and consists of a polylithic, matrix-supported gravel in which the matrix is fine-grained sand and silt. Discontinuous, 20 cm to 30 cm thick gypsum beds occur within the gravel sequence. The Gran Laguna Salada Formation is interpreted to have accumulated in the depocenter of the Gran Laguna Salada from material eroded from the Pampa de Arroqui Formation.

Property geology

Uranium mineralization in the Laguna Project has been encountered in terraces on the north bank of the Rio Chico, one of the principal rivers in the region that flows northeastwards into the Rio Chubut. Jurassic rocks of the Marifil Formation are exposed in the most deeply incised areas adjacent to the river and as inliers to the southwest and immediately west of the Laguna Salada Lake.

Cretaceous rocks in the Laguna Project are represented by tuffs and fine-grained sandstones that are exposed as inliers immediately to the north, west and southwest of the property. Cretaceous sandstones and interbedded green to brown siltstones of the Puesto Manuel Arce Formation are concentrated in the western part of the property package. These strata are overlain in the central and eastern part of the property by sandstones and interlayered greenish mudstones of the Salamanca Formation, which prior drilling, identified as being approximately 30m thick in the Project area.

In the central part of the Project area, the Salamanca Formation is exposed in an elongate, north-trending inlier that separates Pleistocene strata in the east from younger Holocene strata in the vicinity of the Laguna Salada Lake to the west. The north-trending inlier forms a palaeochannel on which the north- and west-flowing Holocene drainages were superimposed.

A Quaternary terrace of the Rio Chico river system lies to the east of the north-trending paleochannel, constituting a mesa that is hundreds of square kilometers in extent. This “Eastern Mesa” consists of the Pleistocene Pampa de Arroqui Formation, which is an unconsolidated gravel unit that rests on a generally planar basal contact that is occasionally interrupted by erosional channel features into the underlying Salamanca Formation. Gravels of the Pampa de Arroqui Formation are clast- and matrix-supported and are arranged in crude, planar beds interlayered with cross-bedded sand beds and lenses of sand. Clasts consist mainly of volcanic rocks including rhyolite, andesite and basalt. The matrix consists of sand with some interstitial silt and is partially and patchily cemented with calcite and or gypsum. The “Guanaco” mineralized area is located on the west side of the Eastern Mesa.

The west side of the north-south orientated palaeochannel (that exposes the Salamanca Formation) forms part of an extensive, fault-related depression in which the Laguna Salada Lake is located. This area has a mesa-like morphology and is called the “Western Mesa,” The Western Mesa consists of gravels and sands of the Gran Laguna Salada Formation which has a geomorphology and facies distribution typical of an alluvial fan that is now being dissected and eroded by the present ephemeral stream system. Gravels of the Gran Laguna Salada Formation are clast-and matrix-supported and have a silty matrix. Clasts are similar in composition to those of the Pampa de Arroqui Formation. The “Lago Seco” area of mineralization is located on the eastern edge of the Western Mesa.

•        Guanaco Area:    The Guanaco area lies in the Eastern Mesa where the surface of the terrace slopes slightly westwards. Mineralization has been identified over an area of approximately 40 km square in Pleistocene gravels of the Pampa de Arroqui Formation. The gravel unit, which is 3 m to 6 m thick in the mineralized area, has a generally planar basal contact that is occasionally interrupted by erosional channel features scoured into the underlying green to brown siltstones of the Salamanca Formation. The gravel sequence is covered by a layer of carbonate-rich soil that is typically unmineralized and is 20 cm to 40 cm thick. The unconsolidated, clast- and matrix-supported gravel unit is arranged in crude, planar beds interlayered with sandy beds. The matrix consists of sand with some interstitial silt and powdery calcareous minerals and is partially and patchily cemented with gypsum. The uranium-vanadium mineralization of this area is evident as greenish and yellow staining in the sand and carbonate matrix of the gravel and as partial rims on clasts.

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•        Lago Seco Area:    Mineralization in the Lago Seco Area extends for tens of square kilometers along the eastern side of the Western Mesa which slopes gently westward toward the topographic depression in which the Laguna Salada Lake lies. Uranium-vanadium mineralization occurs in the interlayered gravel and sand facies of the Gran Laguna Salada Formation which is 2 m to 4 m thick in the area of interest and lies unconformably on the greenish mudstones and sandstones of the Salamanca Formation and partially on sandstones and gravels of the Puesto Manuel Arce Formation. The gravel unit is partially covered by unmineralized calcareous soil up to 30 cm thick. The main lithology constituting the Gran Laguna Salada Formation is matrix- and clast-supported gravel with rounded pebbles up to 5 cm in diameter. The matrix consists of sandy silt with powdery calcite and gypsum. Discontinuous layers of massive gypsum up to 30 cm thick occur in some parts of the Lago Seco Area. The nature and composition of the mineralization is similar to that of the Guanaco area.

•        Buried Lake Area:    Buried Lake refers to a different style of mineralization located in the northern part of the Guanaco area and is observed at the unconformity between the Pampa de Arroqui Formation and the underlying Salamanca Formation. Mineralization is concentrated near the base of the gravel, on the unconformity surface and in fractures in mudstone in the underlying Salamanca Formation.

•        La Rosada Area:    La Rosada Target (La Rosada) is in the northeastern part of the Project area, located approximately 45 kilometers from the Laguna Salada historical mineral resource. The country-rock of La Rosada area is composed of a sequence of acidic volcanic rocks and unconsolidated sediments. The stratigraphic sequence is composed by rhyolitic lava flows (Mesozoic-Jurassic) of the Marifil Formation (volcanic complex), marine and transitional sediments, unconsolidated gravel sandy fossil rich (Mesozoic, Cretaceous) of the Salamanca Formation, paleochannel sediments, unconsolidated gravel with sandy matrix (Cenozoic-Paleogene) of the Salamanca Formation and a sequence of unconsolidated sandy conglomerates (Neogene-Pleistocene) of the Arroqui Formation. In the central part of the project, paleochannels show an east-west, southeast-northwest trend. The main alteration basement volcanics in the area is early silica (SIL1) and silica-clay (SIL-CLY) along fractures.

Mineralization

The uranium mineralization of the Laguna Project is related to “caliches”, which is the partial cementation of the host by calcium carbonates. “Caliche” and “calcrete” type uranium deposits are surficial uranium deposits found in semi-desert environments. Caliche-type uranium deposits differ from calcrete-type uranium deposits in that they typically occur in unconsolidated clastic sediments such as gravel, as opposed to cemented sediments in the case of calcrete-type uranium deposits.

There are three principal styles of uranium-vanadium mineralization that have been identified at Laguna Salada as follows.

•        Of principal economic interest is a tabular, gently undulating layer that contains yellow-green uranium-vanadium minerals at shallow depth within unconsolidated, sandy gravel. This style of mineralization occurs in the Guanaco and Lago Seco areas in gravel-dominated clastic facies of different ages — Pleistocene at Guanaco and Holocene at Lago Seco. Powdery and finely crystalline uranium-vanadium minerals occur between the grains in the sandy matrix of the gravel and also as partial coatings on sand grains and clasts. Carnotite (K2(UO2)2(VO4)2.3H2O) is the dominant uranium-vanadium mineral and has a variable habit from slightly cohesive to compact masses of crystals.

•        The second style of mineralization is found in the “Buried Lake” area where carnotite straddles the unconformity between the gravel sequence and the underlying, organic-rich mudstones. Mineralization within this layer occurs in interstices in the sandy matrix and on pebbles in the gravel as well as within cracks and associated with organic material in the underlying mudstone. The true potential of this style of mineralization at Laguna Salada is undefined currently.

•        In the Pescado Prospect at La Rosada, uranium-vanadium mineralization is not restricted to the paleochannels and is also present in the strongly altered rhyolite basement itself with mineralization indicated as yellow-green carnotite presented disseminated in the matrix of weathered remnants of the rhyolite. Shallow mineralization of this style is open in at least two directions.

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Deposit Types

Uranium-vanadium mineralization in the Laguna Project has the principal characteristics of surficial uranium deposits according to the classification of Toens et al., 1984.

Surficial deposits comprise approximately 4% of the world’s uranium resources (WNA, 2009). These deposits are typically tabular bodies of mineralization that are located in close proximity to the surface. They are typically located in sequences of Tertiary to Recent age in fluvial, alluvial and eolian clastic sediments and associated playa lake facies.

Uranium in surficial deposits is thought to have been leached from such source rocks and transported to the site of deposition in the younger sediments by groundwater flow.

Examples of surficial uranium deposits are Yeelirrie and Lake Maitland in Western Australia and Langer Heinrich and Trekkopje in Namibia (WNA, 2009). A close analogy is apparent with the Tubas Red Sand deposit in Namibia, in which carnotite mineralization occurs in free-digging aeolian sand adjacent to a paleochannel.

The current conceptual model for the mineralization in the Laguna Salada Project is as follows:

•        Uranium was derived from fertile source rocks such as rhyolites in the Jurassic basement and older uranium accumulations. Uranium was transported in solution by oxidized meteoric waters that flowed through the permeable, conglomeratic terraces of the Rio Chico.

•        Vanadium is likely to have been derived from the mudstones of the underlying Salamanca Formation. Samples from the mudstone contained up to 600 ppm vanadium, showing that the mudstones are a viable source for the vanadium-bearing fluids at Laguna Salada.

•        These minerals deposited together because of evaporation causing an increase in their concentration in the near-surface environment, resulting in a blanket-like, near-surface layer of mineralization.

•        Mineralization in the Pampa de Arroqui Formation may have been eroded and leached and subsequently precipitated in the younger Gran Laguna Salada Formation in the Holocene depocenter.

A different style of mineralization is encountered in the basement at La Rosada with carnotite occurring in fractures in the volcanic sequence.

The volcanics are argillically altered and it is unclear whether this mineralization is coincident with the mineralization that has precipitated in caliches in the Quaternary gravels, albeit in a different host rock, or may even be the source for the surficial uranium mineralization in the gravels.

Exploration History

Historical Exploration for Uranium

Reconnaissance work on Laguna Salada was first conducted in 2007 by Mega with the aim of confirming anomalies detected in a 1978 airborne radiometric survey undertaken by CNEA. U3O8 Corp. acquired this Project from Mega in April 2010 and immediately undertook metallurgical test work.

Exploration from 2008 onwards primarily focused on the Guanaco and Lago Seco claims, in the southwestern part of the property, with an initial mineral resource estimate completed by Coffey Mining Pty Ltd. (Coffey) in 2011 (Coffey 2011) and a PEA completed in 2014 (Tenova 2014). Limited reconnaissance sampling was also carried out at La Rosada and the Horqueta claims, approximately 45 km to the northeast, and at the Susana claims to the south.

Mineralization has also been discovered in the La Rosada and La Susana areas in the Laguna Project area.

Uranium and vanadium at Laguna Salada were initially discovered along the edge of the gravel mesas where the mineralized layer is exposed from beneath a typically barren gravel cap. It was only with trenching and pitting in the interior of the mesas that the extent of the mineralization became clear at Laguna Salada. Similar mineralization is evident in the La Susana area, where the uranium-vanadium bearing layer has been traced along the western and eastern edges of the mesa, approximately 10 km to 15 km apart.

The Laguna Project was acquired by IsoEnergy in 2021, and a mapping and sampling program was carried out in 2022.

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Environmental Considerations

Environmental Impact Assessments (“EIA”s) are required as part of the process of maintaining exploration and mining concessions in good standing with the Provincial Mining Directorate (“PMD”). An initial EIA is required before field work is permitted on a concession and an update to the EIA is required when the approximate location and number of planned trenches and/or bore holes has been established from initial exploration. The updated EIA requires approval by the PMD before the planned trenching and/or drilling can commence.

SLR is not aware of any environmental liabilities on the property. We have all required permits to conduct the proposed work on the property. SLR is not aware of any other significant factors and risks that may affect access, title, or the right or ability to perform the proposed work program on the property

Drilling

We have not conducted any drilling on the Laguna Project since acquiring the property.

Mega drilled 57 RC bore holes for 1,561 m in the Laguna Project in 2008. 15 of these holes were relatively deep (average bore hole length was 80 m) with the objective of exploring for mineralization in favorable stratigraphic units beneath the unconsolidated gravel beds. 42 shallow holes (maximum 10 m depth) were drilled in three principal target areas of the Project area to explore the shallow, caliche-style of mineralization.

This drilling was effective in providing a means of using a downhole Mount Sopris spectrometer to estimate the grade of U3O8; however, the accuracy of these estimates suffered from variable disequilibrium over the Laguna Project area.

Diamond and RC drilling were unsuccessful in providing samples for assay due to poor recoveries from the unconsolidated gravels. These factors, combined with the fact that the most economically attractive style of mineralization in the Laguna Project is the near-surface caliche layer, rather than mineralization located at the deeper unconformity, led to a decision to abandon drilling; all further exploration was done by trenching and pitting.

Vibrosonic drilling may provide a means of recovering material adequate for representative geochemical assaying in the future.

Exploration Program Recommendations

We have proposed a two-phase exploration program with a total budget of approximately $1,900,000 to advance the Laguna Project. The two phases of the program are independent of each other. SLR has reviewed the 2025 program proposed by the Company and is of the opinion that it is a reasonable approach to the advancement of the Laguna Project. Exploration work can only be undertaken within current granted claims or in areas where Jaguar has an agreement with landowners.

The objectives of the exploration program are summarized below:

1.      Acquire proper exploration permits, renegotiate surface access agreements with current landowners, and pursue acquisition of small government concession area located south of the Guanaco VII and north of the Hope 4 concessions.

2.      Conduct check sampling and review of historical trench data, verify the work carried out by the previous operators, and confirm the possibilities of more extensive surficial uranium-vanadium mineralization at Laguna Salada.

3.      Perform trench versus drilling sampling study to determine most appropriate method for advancing the Project.

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MANAGEMENT

Executive Officers and Directors

The following table sets forth the names, ages and position of our executive officers, directors and director nominees as of the date of this prospectus.

Name

 

Age

 

Position

Executive Officers:

       

Steven Gold

 

46

 

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

William Avery

 

43

 

Chief Financial Officer

Directors and Director Nominees:

       

Luis Ducassi

 

43

 

Executive Chairman of the Board

Maxime Leclerc

 

39

 

Director

Trumbull Fisher(1)

 

41

 

Director

Janet Meiklejohn

 

62

 

Director Nominee

Tomas De Pablos Souza

 

45

 

Director Nominee

____________

(1)      Trumbull Fisher has been appointed to the Board pursuant to the Berlin Project SPA.

Background of Executive Officers, Directors and Director Nominees

Luis Ducassi has served as our Executive Chairman since April 1, 2024. Prior to that, Mr. Ducassi was our Chief Executive Officer since the Company’s inception on December 16, 2022. Between August 2021 and December 2022, Mr. Ducassi took a temporary leave of absence due to personal obligations. Prior to that, between August 2020 and August 2021, he served as the General Manager of Mining Promotion and Sustainability of Ministry of Energy and Mines in Peru, where he managed, updated and monitored the portfolio of mining projects both in construction and exploration. A respected businessman, Mr. Ducassi led mining efforts in Peru for the Ministry of Energy and Mines and played a key role in negotiating and financing renewable energy projects. Between October 2017 and July 2020, Mr. Ducassi served as the Director of Mining Projects of Peru’s Private Investment Promotion Agency. Earlier in his career, Mr. Ducassi worked as an associate at Banco de Credito del Peru, from November 2010 to July 2012. In his earlier career, Mr. Ducassi worked at World Bank, where he was a short-term consultant from July 2005 to July 2006 and a junior professional associate from August 2006 to August 2008, gaining experience in financial markets. Mr. Ducassi received his Bachelor’s degree from Universidad del Pacifico in Business Administration in 2003 and his Masters of Business Administration from INSEAD in 2010.

Steven Gold has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer since May 21, 2024. Prior to this, he held the position of Chief Financial Officer, starting on December 10, 2023. He has also served as a director since January 1, 2024. Mr. Gold has nearly 25 years of capital markets experience in the natural resources sector, having held various positions in the investment industry across both the buy and sell sides with Tier-1 funds and brokerages. Prior to serving at the Company, during 2023, Mr. Gold had been offering corporate development and investor relations consultancy to junior natural resource companies on a contractual basis. Between 2021 and 2023, Mr. Gold served as the vice president of corporate development at Collective Mining Corp. Between 2018 and 2021, Mr. Gold took a temporary leave of absence due to personal obligations. Previously, between 2012 and 2018, he served as the chief financial officer of Energold Drilling Corp. In addition, Mr. Gold held senior officer roles at various junior and mid-level global mining-sector companies with a focus on Latin America and Africa. Mr. Gold received his Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Relations from McGill University in 2001 and his CFA designation from CFA Institute in 2006.

William Avery has served as our Chief Financial Officer since June 1, 2024. Between September 2023 and until he started serving as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, Mr. Avery was operating his own wholly-owned business, Avery Professional Corporation, through which was providing CFO consulting services. While providing consultancy to companies, Mr. Avery was also named as the Chief Financial Officer of PharmAla Biotech Holdings Inc., a Canadian public company. Mr. Avery has nearly 20 years of experience in public accounting and corporate finance, including eleven years as a partner at MNP LLP, a leading national accounting firm in Canada. From 2016 to 2023, he served as the Regional Public Companies Leader in Toronto, Ontario, where he specialized in helping companies go public in both the United States and Canada, as well as cross-listing, across a wide variety of industries. Prior to that, he held the position of Human Capital Leader in Mississauga, Ontario, from 2014 to 2016. Mr. Avery is a CPA (Canada) and

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CPA (New York) with expertise in U.S. GAAP and IFRS. Since leaving public accounting, he has worked as CFO and financial consultant to both private and public companies, providing strategic financial leadership to businesses pursuing public listings. Mr. Avery has received his Honors Arts Accountancy Coop and Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Accounting from University of Waterloo in 2005.

Maxime Leclerc has served as one of our directors since May 21, 2024. Mr. Leclerc has over 20 years of experience in the commodities sector, specializing in energy, metals, and minerals. He is the Founder of Aliki Global, a company that provides management and business advisory services, where he has been working as an advisor since December 2018. He is also the co-founder of Abaxx Exchange and a partner at Abaxx Technologies Inc. Previously, Mr. Leclerc held senior roles at Goldman Sachs, focusing on derivatives and bespoke transaction structuring. He has expertise in transitioning private businesses to public companies, particularly in energy and mining and holds a directorship in a private company. Mr. Leclerc is highly skilled in physical markets and has strong connections with major trading houses. Mr. Leclers has received his Masters of Science degree in Economics from Universite Paris Dauphine in 2006 and his Masters of Science degree in Finance from London School of Economics in 2008.

Trumbull Fisher has served as one of our directors since April 8, 2024. Mr. Fisher is a capital markets professional with over 15 years of experience both working at investment banks and in investment management. He has experience raising capital for small cap companies while working for institutional investment banks and working with start-up companies. Between March 2019 and September 2022, he served as the chief executive officer and a director of New Wave Esports Corp. (CSE: NWES) and since August 2022, he has been serving as the chief executive officer and a director of Green Shift Commodities Ltd. (TSXV: GCOM.V). Mr. Fisher has vast experience on both public and private boards in addition to holding other roles which include, chairman, chief executive officer, president, and advisor to both public and private companies. Mr. Fisher has received his bachelor’s degree in law from Carleton University in 2005.

Janet Meiklejohn has been appointed to serve as one of our directors, effective upon the completion of this Offering. Ms. Meiklejohn is an experienced financial executive and director with more than 30 years of experience in corporate finance, institutional equity sales, and senior leadership roles. From 1997 to 2015 she was in institutional equity sales with several leading Canadian investment banks, including Salman Partners, Desjardins Financial, National Bank and Macquarie participating in more than $20 billion of financings. From 2015 to 2018, she was a Principal at Emerald Capital providing investor relations and corporate development advisory services to mining and biotech companies. From 2018 to 2024, Ms. Meiklejohn held Chief Financial Officer and Director of Finance roles with several public and private companies, including Canada Rare Earth Corp., Empress Royalty Corp., The Very Good Food Company Inc., and Renaissance Bioscience Inc., where she was responsible for financial reporting, capital raising, investor relations, compliance, and strategic planning. From 2024 to present, Ms. Meiklejohn has been providing corporate development advisory services to Forum Energy Metals in connection with their acquisition in August 2025. She also currently serves as a director and audit committee chair of Impact Silver Corp. since August 2024; a director of Horizon West Infrastructure Fund since March 2024, and a director of Baselode Energy (previously Forum Energy Metals) since 2021. Ms. Meiklejohn holds an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business, a BBA from the University of Regina, and is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA).

Tomas De Pablos Souza has been appointed to serve as one of our directors, effective upon the completion of this Offering. Mr. De Pablos Souza is a seasoned entrepreneur in mining market, specifically lithium, and has been part of the founding team of two lithium projects now in production. Mr. De Pablos Souza began his career with Minera EXAR S.A. (a joint venture between Lithium Americas Corp and Ganfeng S.A.), contributing to the Cauchari project in Jujuy. In 2015, he co-founded Liex S.A. and co-led its sale to Zijin Mining Group in 2022 for CAD$900 million. Since May 2024, Mr. De Pablo Souza serves as a board member and Senior Leadership Team advisor for Liex, and as a consultant for Andina Mining. Mr. Souza received his Bachelor’s degree in Law from Universidad Argentina de la Empresa in 2006.

Family Relationships

There are no familial relationships among any of our directors or executive officers.

Board Composition

Our business and affairs are organized under the direction of the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”). The Board currently consists of four members and will be increased to six members upon the closing of this Offering. Subject to the BCBCA and the Articles, the primary responsibilities of the Board are to provide oversight, strategic guidance, counseling, and direction to our management. The Board will meet on a regular basis and additionally as required.

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Pursuant to the IsoEnergy IRA, IsoEnergy has the right to nominate one director to our Board, subject to the limitations set forth in IsoEnergy IRA. See the information under the heading “Description of Capital Stock — Investor Rights Agreement” in this prospectus for more information.

Pursuant to the Berlin Project SPA, Green Shift has the right to nominate a number of directors to our Board proportionate to the combined shareholdings of Green Shift and GEI (including their respective affiliates), rounded down to the nearest whole number. For example, based on their current combined shareholding of approximately 20% of our Common Shares on an undiluted basis, Green Shift would be entitled to nominate one director to our Board.

Director Independence

The Board evaluates the independence of each nominee for election as a director of the Company in accordance with the listing rules of the NYSE American set forth in the NYSE American Company Guide. Pursuant to these rules, a majority of our Board must be “independent directors” within the meaning of the NYSE American Company Guide, and all directors who sit on our Audit Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Compensation Committee must also be independent directors.

The NYSE American definition of “independence” includes a series of objective tests, such as the director or director nominee is not, and was not during the last three years, an employee of the Company or its subsidiaries and has not received certain payments from, or engaged in various types of business dealings with the Company. In addition, as further required by the NYSE American, the Board has made a subjective determination as to each independent director that no relationships exist, which, in the opinion of the Board, would interfere with such individual’s exercise of independent judgment in carrying out his or her responsibilities as a director. In making these determinations, the Board reviewed and discussed information provided by the directors with regard to each director’s business and personal activities as they may relate to the Company and its management.

As a result, the Board has affirmatively determined that each of Janet Meiklejohn, Maxime Leclerc and Tomas De Pablos Souza will be independent in accordance with the NYSE American listing rules. The Board has also affirmatively determined that all members of our Audit Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Compensation Committee will be independent directors.

Director Term Limits

All directors cease to hold office immediately before the election or appointment of directors, but are eligible for re-election or re-appointment. We have not adopted term limits for the directors of the Board as term limits could result in the loss of directors who have been able to develop, over a period of time, significant insight into the Company and its operations and an institutional memory that benefits the Board as well as the Company and its shareholders.

Board Meetings

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, the Board met four times, on June 25, 2024 and July 5, 2024 to discuss the Argentina Projects, on September 20, 2024 to discuss the Berlin Project and on November 19, 2024, to discuss the Offering. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, the Board met nil times. All of our directors attended 75% or more of the aggregate number of meetings of the Board. The Board committees will be formed in advance of the closing of the Offering. The directors are strongly encouraged to attend future meetings of shareholders.

Board Committees

The committees of our Board will consist of an audit committee (the “Audit Committee”), a compensation committee (the “Compensation Committee”), and a nominating and corporate governance committee (the “Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee”). The Board will adopt a charter for each of these committees, which will comply with the applicable NYSE American rules. Copies of the charters for each committee will be publicly available upon closing of this Offering on our website at www.jaguaruranium.com.

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee upon completion of this Offering will be comprised of Janet Meiklejohn, Maxime Leclerc and Tomas De Pablos Souza, each of whom will be considered independent under the NYSE American listing standards and applicable SEC rules. All of our members of our Audit Committee will meet the requirements for financial literacy

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under the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and NYSE American. Janet Meiklejohn will be the chair of the Audit Committee. The Board has determined that each of Janet Meiklejohn, Maxime Leclerc and Tomas De Pablos Souza will qualify as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in the applicable SEC rules and has the requisite financial sophistication as defined under the applicable NYSE American rules and regulations.

The Audit Committee will adopt a written charter that sets out its duties and responsibilities. The Audit Committee will be responsible for, among other things:

•        overseeing the Company’s accounting and financial reporting processes and the audit of the Company’s financial statements;

•        selecting, retaining, compensating, and overseeing the Company’s independent auditors and, if necessary, terminating their services;

•        reviewing the independent auditors’ qualifications, performance, and independence, and assuring proper rotation of lead audit partners;

•        pre-approving all audit and permitted non-audit services provided by the Company’s independent auditors;

•        reviewing and discussing the company’s annual and quarterly financial statements, as well as significant accounting issues and financial reporting risks;

•        reviewing internal controls over financial reporting and disclosure controls, including material weaknesses and deficiencies, and management’s response to such issues;

•        monitoring the Company’s compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements, and overseeing the Company’s policies for managing significant risks, including financial and cybersecurity risks;

•        establishing procedures for handling complaints regarding accounting and auditing matters, and the confidential submission of employee concerns;

•        producing the audit committee report to be included in the Company’s annual proxy statement; and

•        reviewing and approving related party transactions and conflict-of-interest situations.

The Audit Committee will have the authority to retain outside advisors as necessary to fulfill its duties and responsibilities.

Compensation Committee

The Board will also establish a Compensation Committee, which will be entirely of independent directors under the NYSE American listing standards and applicable SEC rules. Upon completion of this Offering, the members of the Compensation Committee will be Janet Meiklejohn, Maxime Leclerc and Tomas De Pablos Souza. The Compensation Committee will assist the Board in reviewing and approving the compensation structure, including all forms of compensation, relating to our directors and executive officers.

The Compensation Committee’s duties, which will be specified in our Compensation Committee charter, will include, among other things:

•        reviewing and approving, on an annual basis, corporate goals and objectives relevant to the CEO’s compensation, evaluating the CEO’s performance in light of these goals, and determining the CEO’s compensation based on the evaluation;

•        reviewing and recommending to the Board the compensation of all other executive officers, considering the results of the most recent shareholder advisory vote on executive compensation;

•        reviewing and making recommendations on incentive compensation and equity-based plans, as well as administering these plans, including the granting of awards and setting the terms and conditions of such grants;

•        reviewing the Company’s executive compensation policies and discussing the compensation discussion and analysis for inclusion in the Company’s annual report and proxy statement;

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•        reviewing and recommending employment agreements, severance arrangements, and change-in-control benefits for the CEO and other executive officers;

•        reviewing stock ownership guidelines for executives and monitoring compliance with the Compensation Committee charter;

•        reviewing compensation arrangements to ensure they do not encourage excessive risk-taking and discussing the relationship between risk management and compensation policies;

•        overseeing engagement with shareholders and proxy advisory firms on executive compensation matters; and

•        reviewing director compensation and benefits annually and making recommendations to the Board.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

The Board will also establish a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee which will be comprised of three directors, Tomas De Pablos Souza, Maxime Leclerc, and Janet Meiklejohn, who satisfy the “independence” requirements under the NYSE American listing standards and applicable SEC rules.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee’s duties, which will be specified in our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee charter will include, among other things:

•        identifying and evaluating candidates for the Board, including nominations by shareholders and recommendations to the Board for approval;

•        recommending the composition and chairmanship of the Board committees and making recommendations regarding the selection of candidates to fill vacancies;

•        developing and recommending corporate governance guidelines, policies, and practices, and reviewing them annually for potential updates;

•        overseeing the evaluation process for the board and its committees, including an annual assessment of their performance;

•        reviewing director compensation and benefits annually and recommending any necessary changes to the Board; and

•        overseeing orientation programs for new directors and continuing education programs for current directors.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

No person who has served as a member of the Compensation Committee during the last completed fiscal year (i) was, during that fiscal year, an officer or employee of the Company, (ii) was formerly an officer of the Company or (iii) had any relationship requiring disclosure by the Company under any paragraph of Item 404 of Regulation S-K.

No executive officer of the Company served as a member of the Compensation Committee (or other board committee performing equivalent functions or, in the absence of any such committee, the entire board of directors) of another entity, one of whose executive officers served on the Compensation Committee (or other board committee performing equivalent functions or, in the absence of any such committee, the entire board of directors) of the Company.

No executive officer of the Company served as a director of another entity, one of whose executive officers served on the Compensation Committee (or other board committee performing equivalent functions or, in the absence of any such committee, the entire board of directors) of the Company.

No executive officer of the Company served as a member of the Compensation Committee (or other board committee performing equivalent functions or, in the absence of any such committee, the entire board of directors) of another entity, one of whose executive officers served as a director of the Company.

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Board Oversight of Risk

The Board’s primary function is one of oversight. The Board as a whole works with our management team to promote and cultivate a corporate environment that incorporates enterprise-wide risk management into strategy and operations. Management periodically reports to the Board about the identification, assessment and management of critical risks and management’s risk mitigation strategies. Each committee of the Board will be responsible for the evaluation of elements of risk management based on the committee’s expertise and applicable regulatory requirements. In evaluating risk, the Board has considered and its committees will consider whether our programs adequately identify material risks in a timely manner and implement appropriately responsive risk management strategies throughout the organization. The Audit Committee will focus on assessing and mitigating financial risk, including risk related to internal controls and compliance. In setting compensation, the Compensation Committee will strive to create incentives that encourage behavior consistent with our business strategy, without encouraging undue risk-taking. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider areas of potential risk within corporate governance. Each of the committees will report to the Board as a whole as to their findings with respect to the risks they are charged with assessing.

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. A copy of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics will be publicly available upon closing of this Offering on our website at www.jaguaruranium.com. We also intend to disclose future amendments to, or waivers of, our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, as and to the extent required by SEC regulations, on our website.

Shareholder and Interested Party Communications

Shareholders and interested parties may communicate with the Board, any committee or committee chairperson or the independent directors as a group by writing to the Board, committee, committee chairperson or independent directors in care of the Chairman of the Board at 3-1136 Centre Street, Thornhill, Ontario L4J 3M8, Canada. Each communication will be forwarded, depending on the subject matter, to the Board, the appropriate committee or committee chairperson or all independent directors.

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EXECUTIVE AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

Executive Compensation

Our executive officers as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024, whom we refer to in this prospectus as our “named executive officers” were:

•        Luis Ducassi, our Executive Chairman

•        Steven Gold, our President and Chief Executive Officer

•        William Avery, our Chief Financial Officer

Summary Compensation Table

The following table sets forth information concerning the compensation of the named executive officers for the years ended December 31, 2024, and 2023.

Name and Principal Position

 

Year

 

Salary
($)

 

Bonus
($)

 

Option
Awards
($)
(3)

 

All Other
Compensation
($)

 

Total
($)

Luis Ducassi

 

2024

 

13,168

 

 

—

 

118,630

 

—

 

131,798

Executive Chairman

 

2023

 

—

 

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

Steven Gold(1)

 

2024

 

69,815

 

 

—

 

301,518

 

—

 

371,333

President, Chief Executive Officer

 

2023

 

—

 

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

William Avery(2)

 

2024

 

49,500

​(3)

 

2,500

 

188,200

 

—

 

240,185

Chief Financial Officer

 

2023

 

—

 

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

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(1)      The salary for Steven Gold consisted of payments made to 2335350 Ontario Inc.

(2)      The salary for William Avery consisted of payments made according to the terms of a consulting contract to Avery Professional Corporation.

(3)      Amounts shown in this column represent the aggregate grant date fair value of the stock options awarded to the named executive officers in fiscal years 2024 and 2023. These values have been determined in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 using a Black-Scholes model. For a discussion of the assumptions and methodologies used to calculate the amounts referred to above, please see the disclosures for share-based compensation and granted option awards contained in Note 3 and Note 8 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this registration statement. The amounts reported in this column reflect the accounting cost for these stock options and do not correspond to the actual economic value that may be received by the named executive officers upon exercise of the stock options. No stock option was awarded to the named executive officers in 2023.

Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table

Employment Agreements and Arrangements

We have entered into written executive employment agreements (each, an “Employment Agreement”) with each of our Luis Ducassi, Steven Gold and William Avery, which became effective on August 1, 2025. Some of the terms of the Employment Agreements include:

•        Prior Consulting Relationship:    Each executive previously provided services to the Company as an independent contractor pursuant to a Consulting Agreement. The consulting arrangements were mutually terminated effective as of the date each executive commenced full-time employment.

•        Position and Duties:    Each executive is employed in a senior leadership role appropriate to their title, with responsibilities customary to such position and as otherwise assigned by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board. Executives may be appointed to other positions with affiliates or investee companies without additional compensation.

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•        Base Salary:    Executives are entitled to an annual base salary of $250,000, $250,000 and $200,000 for each of Luis Ducassi, Steven Gold and William Avery, respectively, subject to periodic review but not subject to decrease during the term of employment.

•        Bonus:    Executives are eligible to receive annual discretionary bonuses under any applicable management incentive plan adopted by the Company. In the year in which the Company completes a Liquidity Event (as defined in each of the Employment Agreements), each executive is entitled to a guaranteed bonus equal to 75% of their base salary, payable within 30 days of the closing of such event.

•        Equity Compensation:    Executives are entitled to participate in the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan and may receive grants of stock options, restricted stock units, performance stock units or other equity awards as determined by the Board. Equity awards vest in full upon termination without cause or resignation for good reason.

•        Liquidity Event Equity Grant:    Upon the closing of a Liquidity Event (as defined in each of the Employment Agreements), Luis Ducassi, Steven Gold and William Avery will receive 250,000, 250,000 and 200,000 options, respectively, to purchase Common Shares at the Liquidity Event (as defined in each of the Employment Agreements) price.

•        Change of Control:    Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Event (as defined in each of the Employment Agreements), each of Luis Ducassi, Steven Gold and William Avery, respectively, will receive 500,000, 500,000 and 350,000 deferred stock units. If such event results in the executive’s termination without cause or resignation for good reason, the deferred stock units will be replaced by the same amount of restricted stock units for each of the executives, which shall fully vest immediately.

•        Severance:    If the Company terminates an executive’s employment without cause or if the executive resigns for good reason, and subject to execution of a release, the executive is entitled to:

•        A lump sum severance payment equal to twenty-four, twenty-four and eighteen months of base salary, for each of Luis Ducassi, Steven Gold and William Avery, respectively, reduced by any ESA notice and severance entitlement; and

•        Payment of the executive’s guaranteed bonus (in the case of William Avery, multiplied by 0.5).

•        Benefits and Perquisites:    Executives are eligible to participate in all Company benefit plans made generally available to similarly situated employees, subject to plan terms and applicable eligibility requirements.

•        Vacation:    Each executive accrues five weeks (25 business days) of paid vacation annually, pro-rated for partial years.

•        Restrictive Covenants:    The Employment Agreements include customary confidentiality, non-disparagement, assignment of intellectual property rights, and non-solicitation provisions. Non-solicitation obligations apply for 12 months following termination.

•        Employment at Will with ESA Minimums:    The Company may terminate an executive’s employment at any time with or without cause, in accordance with the minimum requirements under the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”), and any enhanced entitlements are conditioned upon execution of a release of claims.

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Outstanding Equity Awards at the Fiscal Year-End

The following table sets forth information concerning the equity awards of the named executive officers as of December 31, 2024.

Name

 

Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options (#)
exercisable

 

Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options (#)
unexercisable

 

Equity incentive
plan awards:
Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
unearned
options (#)

 

Option
exercise
price
($)

 

Option
expiration
date
(D-M-Y)

Luis Ducassi

 

26,320

 

8,680

 

8,680

 

$

4.00

 

30-Jun-29

   

13,155

 

19,845

 

19,845

 

$

5.00

 

25-Sep-29

Steven Gold

 

89,860

 

10,140

 

10,140

 

$

2.00

 

15-Mar-29

   

26,320

 

8,680

 

8,680

 

$

4.00

 

30-Jun-29

   

13,155

 

19,845

 

19,845

 

$

5.00

 

25-Sep-29

William Avery

 

38,420

 

11,580

 

11,580

 

$

4.00

 

18-Jun-29

   

12,840

 

12,160

 

12,160

 

$

5.00

 

28-Aug-29

   

13,155

 

19,845

 

19,845

 

$

5.00

 

25-Sep-29

Director Compensation

The following table provides information concerning the compensation of each director on the Board who did not serve as a named executive officer as of the year ended December 31, 2024.

Name

 

Fees earned or
paid in cash
($)

 

Option
award

($)

 

All other
compensation
($)

 

Total
($)

Gregory Lipschitz(1)

 

—

 

48,714.47

 

—

 

48,714.47

Jose Vizquerra(2)

 

—

 

92,694.77

 

—

 

92,694.77

Maxime Leclerc

 

—

 

92,694.77

 

—

 

92,694.77

Trumbull Fisher

 

—

 

92,694.77

 

—

 

92,694.77

____________

(1)      Mr. Lipschitz resigned as a member of the Board on April 10, 2024.

(2)      Mr. Vizquerra resigned as a member of the Board on August 1, 2025.

Narrative Disclosure to Director Compensation Table

The compensation of the members of the Board will be $5,000 per month starting from the consummation of the Offering.

Employee Benefit Plans

Stock Option Plan

We have a stock option plan in place (the “Stock Option Plan”), that was approved on March 15, 2024. Accordingly, options may be granted to employees, directors or consultants of the Company. The total number of Common Shares issuable pursuant to the option plan will not exceed 10% of the aggregate number of Common Shares issued and outstanding and the number of Common Shares reserved for issuance to any one person under options granted pursuant to the option plan may not exceed 5% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares on a non-diluted basis. The exercise price, term and vesting of options to purchase Common Shares will otherwise be as approved by the Board. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, options to purchase Common Shares typically vest and become exercisable 50% at the end of six months from grant date and 50% at the end of twelve months from grant date.

We measure equity settled share-based payments based on their fair value at the grant date and recognize compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. Fair value is measured using the Black-Scholes Model. In estimating fair value, management is required to make certain assumptions and estimates such as the expected life of

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units, volatility of the Company’s future share price, risk free rates, expected forfeiture and future dividend yields at the initial grant date. Changes in assumptions used to estimate fair value could result in materially different results. We have elected to recognize the effect of awards for which the requisite service period is not rendered when the award is forfeited, which is to recognize the effect of forfeitures in compensation cost when they occur. Previously recognized compensation cost for an award is reversed in the period that the award is forfeited. Further, we have elected to use the contractual term as the expected term.

In 2024, our Executive Chairman Mr. Ducassi was granted 35,000 options exercisable at $4.00 and expiring on June 30, 2029 and 33,000 options exercisable at $5.00 expiring on September 25, 2029, our President and Chief Executive Officer Mr. Gold was granted 100,000 options exercisable at $2.00 and expiring on March 15, 2029, 35,000 options exercisable at $4.00 and expiring on June 30, 2029, and 33,000 options exercisable at $5.00 and expiring September 25, 2029, and our Chief Financial Officer Mr. Avery was granted 50,000 options exercisable at $4.00 and expiring June 18, 2029, 25,000 options exercisable at $5.00 and expiring on August 28, 2029, and 33,000 options exercisable at $5.00 and expiring on September 25, 2029.

Also in 2024, our directors received option awards for their service on the Board under the Stock Option Plan. These option awards are discretionary and not granted pursuant to a formal Board compensation policy. On June 30, 2024, Jose Vizquerra, Maxime Leclerc, and Trumbull Fisher were each granted 35,000 options with an exercise price of $4.00 and a five-year term. Additionally, on September 25, 2024, Jose Vizquerra, Maxime Leclerc, and Trumbull Fisher were each granted 18,000 options with an exercise price of $5.00 and a five-year term.

2025 Equity Incentive Plan

On or prior to the consummation of this Offering, the Board and our shareholders will adopt and approve the Jaguar Uranium Corp. 2025 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2025 Equity Incentive Plan”). The 2025 Equity Incentive Plan is designed to align the interests of officers, employees, and other eligible service providers with those of the shareholders and to help the company attract and retain qualified personnel. It also aims to associate part of the compensation for these individuals with the returns achieved by shareholders.

Administration.    The 2025 Equity Incentive Plan is administered by the Board, which has broad authority to interpret the 2025 Equity Incentive Plan, grant awards, and establish the terms and conditions for each award. The Board can delegate its authority as necessary, provided it complies with applicable law.

Share Reserve.    The total number of shares available under the 2025 Equity Incentive Plan is limited to 10% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company. This percentage includes shares from other security-based compensation plans. Certain limits apply to insiders, preventing them from receiving more than 10% of the total shares issued at any time.

Types of Awards.    Awards under the 2025 Equity Incentive Plan may include options, restricted share units (RSUs), and performance share units (PSUs). Each award type comes with specific vesting, performance, and exercise conditions, as outlined in individual grant agreements.

Transferability.    Awards under the 2025 Equity Incentive Plan cannot be transferred or assigned, except under limited conditions such as death or legal succession.

Change in Control.    In the event of a change in control, outstanding awards may vest early or be adjusted depending on the specifics of the transaction and the participant’s relationship with the Company.

Amendment and Termination.    The 2025 Equity Incentive Plan can be amended or terminated by the Board at any time, but any changes that negatively impact participant rights require their consent unless the changes are necessary for legal compliance. Certain amendments, such as increasing the number of shares issuable or changing eligibility criteria, require shareholder approval.

Clawback Provisions.    The 2025 Equity Incentive Plan includes provisions for recoupment of awards if a participant engages in misconduct, breaches restrictive covenants, or if the company is required to restate its financial statements.

This 2025 Equity Incentive Plan replaces the Company’s prior stock option plan, with all outstanding awards from the prior plan included in the share reserve limits under the current 2025 Equity Incentive Plan.

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The following includes a summary of transactions since December 16, 2022 (our inception) and any currently proposed transactions, to which we were or are to be a participant, in which (i) the amount involved exceeded or will exceed the lesser of $120,000 or 1% of the average of our total assets at year-end for the last two completed fiscal years; and (ii) any of our directors, executive officers or holders of more than 5% of our capital stock, or any affiliate or member of the immediate family of the foregoing persons, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest, other than compensation and other arrangements that are described under the heading “Executive and Director Compensation” in this prospectus.

Our Policy Regarding Related Party Transactions

Following this Offering, the Board intends to adopt a written policy on transactions with related persons that is in conformity with the requirements for issuers listed on the NYSE American. Under such policy:

•        Any related party transaction, and any material amendment or modification to a related party transaction, must be reviewed and approved or ratified by the Audit Committee, which is composed solely of independent directors who are disinterested.

•        Any employment relationship or transaction involving an executive officer and any related compensation must be approved by the Compensation Committee or recommended by the Compensation Committee to the Board for approval.

•        The Audit Committee or disinterested directors, as applicable, will review and examine the name of the related party and the basis on which the person is a related party, the material terms of the transaction, including the approximate dollar value of the amount involved and all material facts regarding the related party’s direct or indirect interest in, or relationship to, the related party transaction.

•        The Audit Committee or disinterred directors, as applicable, will determine whether the related party transaction was undertaken in the ordinary course of business and whether the terms are comparable to those that would have been reached with an unrelated third party.

If the Company becomes aware of a Related Party Transaction that has not been approved under the policy, the transaction will be reviewed in accordance with the policy’s procedures. If not ratified, additional actions, including immediate discontinuation or rescission of the transaction, may be directed by the Audit Committee.

Transactions with Related Persons

Other than the employment arrangements with our named executive officers, the issuances of equity awards to our executive officers and directors, and the transactions related to the acquisitions of our subsidiaries, there were no related party transactions during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.

Investor Rights Agreement

In connection with the Argentina Projects SPA, we entered into the IsoEnergy IRA. Pursuant to the IsoEnergy IRA, IsoEnergy is entitled to participate in future equity financings, including the issuance of equity securities or securities convertible into or exercisable for equity securities in any public or private offering, on terms consistent with those offered to other investors, subject to certain exceptions, including issuances of securities (a) under our existing or future share-based incentive plans, (b) upon the exercise or conversion of previously issued convertible or exchangeable securities, (c) in connection with acquisitions, business combinations, or other asset transactions, and (d) through a rights offering made available to all shareholders.

IsoEnergy is also entitled to nominate one director to the Board following the Company’s listing on the NYSE American. The nominee, who may be a director or officer of IsoEnergy, is not required to meet independence criteria. We are required to take all necessary steps to ensure the appointment of IsoEnergy’s nominee to the Board, who will receive the same compensation, indemnification, and benefits as the other directors.

The IsoEnergy IRA will terminate when IsoEnergy’s ownership percentage in the Company falls below 5%. Upon termination, all rights and obligations under the agreement will cease.

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Shareholders’ Agreement

The Shareholders’ Agreement governs the rights, obligations, and restrictions of our current shareholders with respect to the Common Shares. The Shareholders’ Agreement includes provisions relating to the transfer of shares, corporate governance, and the ability of shareholders to influence significant decisions affecting us.

Share Transfer Restrictions

The Shareholders’ Agreement imposes restrictions on the transfer of Common Shares by shareholders. Any shareholder wishing to transfer their Common Shares must first offer them to us and then to the other shareholders under the same terms.

Shareholder Approval for Common Share Issuances

The Shareholders’ Agreement requires that any issuance or alteration of our authorized or issued capital, including the creation of new share classes or the issuance of additional Common Shares, must be approved by at least 60% of the voting shares, including the consent of Jose Vizquerra and Roxy Capital Corporation.

Director Nomination Rights

Pursuant to the Shareholders’ Agreement, both Jose Vizquerra and Roxy Capital Corporation have the right to nominate directors to our Board. Jose Vizquerra has exercised his right by nominating himself as a director. Roxy Capital Corporation has not exercised its nomination rights as of the date of this prospectus.

Drag-Along Rights

The Shareholders’ Agreement grants drag-along rights to shareholders holding 75% or more of the voting shares, allowing them to compel other shareholders to sell their Common Shares in the event of a proposed sale to a third party. These rights allow majority shareholders to facilitate significant transactions, such as the sale of our business, without being impeded by minority shareholders. However, this provision could require minority shareholders to sell their Common Shares on terms they did not negotiate.

Termination of the Shareholders’ Agreement

The Shareholders’ Agreement will terminate upon certain events, including (i) the completion of a public offering of our Common Shares, (ii) our dissolution or bankruptcy, or (iii) the execution of a written agreement of termination by all parties to the Shareholders’ Agreement. Therefore, the Shareholders’ Agreement will terminate upon completion of this Offering in accordance with its terms.

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PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS

The following table sets forth information regarding beneficial ownership of the Common Shares, as of the date of this prospectus by:

•        each person who is the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding Common Shares;

•        each of our named executive officers;

•        each of our directors and director nominees; and

•        all of our current named executive officers and directors as a group.

Beneficial ownership is determined according to the rules of the SEC, which generally provide that a person has beneficial ownership of a security if they possess sole or shared voting (which includes the power to vote or to direct the voting of) or investment power (which includes the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of) of that security, including options and warrants that are currently exercisable or exercisable within sixty (60) days.

Applicable percentage ownership is based on 9,057,020 Common Shares and 3,774,500 options and warrants that are currently exercisable or exercisable within sixty (60) days outstanding on September 30, 2025.

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned

 

Percentage of Shares
Beneficially Owned

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1)

 

Before
Offering

 

After
Offering

Directors, Director Nominees and Named Executive Officers

       

 

   

Luis Ducassi, Executive Chairman(2)

 

528,000

 

4.12

%

   

Steven Gold, President, Chief Executive Officer(3)

 

293,000

 

2.28

%

   

William Avery, Chief Financial Officer(4)

 

108,000

 

*

 

   

Maxime Leclerc, Director(5)

 

53,000

 

*

 

   

Trumbull Fisher, Director(6)

 

53,000

 

*

 

   

Janet Meiklejohn, Director Nominee

 

—

 

—

 

   

Tomas De Pablos Souza, Director Nominee

 

—

 

—

 

   

All directors, director nominees and executive officers as a group (7 persons)

 

1,035,000

 

8.07

%

   

5% Beneficial Holders

       

 

   

Sachem Cove Special Opportunities Fund LP(7)

 

473,333

 

3.69

%

   

RJL18 Capital Canada LP(8)

 

946,666

 

7.38

%

   

Beaconsfield Ventures Ltd.(9)

 

1,660,834

 

12.95

%

   

Roxy Capital Corp.(10)

 

1,120,000

 

8.73

%

   

Green Shift Commodities Ltd.(11)

 

1,211,687

 

9.44

%

   

IsoEnergy Ltd. (Consolidated Uranium Inc.)(12)

 

2,000,000

 

15.99

%

   

____________

*        Indicates beneficial ownership of less than 1% of the total issued and outstanding Common Shares.

(1)      Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each of the following is 3-1136 Centre Street, Thornhill, Ontario, L4J 3M8 Canada.

(2)      The number of shares beneficially owned includes 35,000 options exercisable at $4.00 per Common Share and expiring on June 30, 2029, 33,000 options exercisable at $5.00 per Common Share and expiring on September 25, 2029.

(3)      The number of shares beneficially owned includes 100,000 options exercisable at $2.00 per Common Share and expiring on March 15, 2029, 35,000 options exercisable at $4.00 per Common Share and expiring on June 30, 2029, and 33,000 options exercisable at $5.00 per Common Share and expiring on September 25, 2029. The number of shares beneficial owned also includes 75,000 warrants held by Steven Gold’s spouse Jodi Kaufman exercisable at $1.00 per Common Share and expiring on December 14, 2029, which are deemed to be beneficially owned by Steven Gold.

(4)      The number of shares beneficially owned includes 50,000 options exercisable at $4.00 per Common Share and expiring on June 18, 2029, 25,000 options exercisable at $5.00 per Common Share and expiring on August 28, 2029, and 33,000 options exercisable at $5.00 per Common Share and expiring on September 25, 2029.

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(5)      The number of shares beneficially owned includes 35,000 options exercisable at $4.00 per Common Share and expiring on June 30 2029, and 18,000 options exercisable at $5.00 per Common Share and expiring on September 25, 2029.

(6)      The number of shares beneficially owned includes 35,000 options exercisable at $4.00 per Common Share and expiring on June 30 2029, and 18,000 options exercisable at $5.00 per Common Share and expiring on September 25, 2029.

(7)      The number of shares beneficially owned includes 70,000 warrants exercisable at $5.05 per Common Share and expiring on January 15, 2028. Sachem Cove Partners LLC is the General Partner of Sachem Cove Special Opportunities Fund LP. Timothy Rotolo is the principal of the general partner of Sachem Cove Special Opportunities Fund LP. The address of Sachem Cove Special Opportunities Fund LP is 44 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor, New York, New York 11724.

(8)      The number of shares beneficially owned includes 213,333 warrants exercisable at $1.00 per Common Share and expiring on December 14, 2026, and 270,000 warrants exercisable at $5.05 per Common Share and expiring on June 17, 2028. Dean Lazer has voting control and investment discretion over, and therefore may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of, the securities held by RJL18 Capital Canada LP. The address of RJL18 Capital Canada LP is 150 King Street, West 200, Toronto, Canada M5H 1J9.

(9)      Chris Irwin has voting and investment control over the shares held by Beaconsfield Ventures Ltd. The address of Beaconsfield Ventures Ltd. is 397 Russell Hill Road, Toronto, Ontario M4V 2M3. The number of shares beneficially owned includes 216,667 warrants exercisable at $1.00 per Common Share and expiring on December 14, 2029, and 450,000 warrants exercisable at $5.05 per Common Share and expiring on June 17, 2028.

(10)    Eric Lazer is the chief executive officer and 100% owner of Roxy Capital Corp. and has voting and investment control over the shares held by it. The address of Roxy Capital Corp. is 20 Canal Beach, Old Fort Bay, P.O. Box N7776, Nassau, Bahamas. The number of shares beneficially owned includes 300,000 warrants exercisable at $1.00 per Common Share and expiring on December 14, 2029, and 270,000 warrants exercisable at $5.05 per Common Share and expiring on June 17, 2028.

(11)    Green Shift Commodities Ltd. is a publicly traded company on the TSX Venture Exchange and the OTCQB. Its address is 303 – 217 Queen St. West, Toronto, ON Canada M5V 0R2.

(12)    IsoEnergy Ltd. is a publicly traded company on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the OTCQX. Its address is 217 Queen St. West, Unit 401, Toronto, ON Canada M5V 0R2. Consolidated Uranium Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of IsoEnergy Ltd.

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

The following description summarizes the material terms of our Articles and Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) that will become effective upon the closing of this Offering. Reference is made to the more detailed provisions of, and the descriptions are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Articles and Bylaws, copies of which are filed with the SEC as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and applicable law.

We are authorized to issue an unlimited number of Common Shares with no par value, an unlimited number of Class B common shares (“Class B Shares”) with no par value and an unlimited number of preferred (“Preferred Shares”) shares with no par value. As at September 30, 2025, 9,057,020 Common Shares were issued and outstanding and no Class B Shares or Preferred Share were issued or outstanding.

Common Shares

Voting Rights

The holders of the Common Shares will be entitled to receive notice of and to vote at every meeting of the shareholders of the Company and will have one vote thereat for each Common Share held.

Dividends

Subject to the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attached to the Preferred Shares, the Board may from time-to-time declare a dividend, and we will pay thereon out of the monies of the Company properly applicable to the payment of the dividends to the holders of Common Shares. The holders of Common Shares receive dividends as determined from time-to-time by the Board whose determination will be conclusive and binding upon the Company and the holders of Common Shares. Dividends may be paid on the Common Shares to the exclusion of the Class B Shares and, if otherwise permitted, the Preferred Shares.

Liquidation

Subject to the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attached to the Preferred Shares, in the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, or upon any distribution of the assets of the Company among shareholders being made (other than by way of dividend out of the monies properly applicable to the payment of dividends) the holders of Common Shares, together with the holders of the Class B Shares, will be entitled to share equally.

Preemptive or Other Rights

Holders of Common Shares are not entitled to preemptive rights, and the Common Shares are not subject to conversion, redemption or sinking fund provisions.

Election and Removal of Directors

Shareholders entitled to vote at the annual general meeting for the election of directors must elect, or in the unanimous resolution appoint, a board of directors consisting of the number of directors set under the Articles from time to time. All the directors cease to hold office immediately before the election or appointment of directors, but are eligible for re-election or re-appointment. We may by special resolution remove any director before the expiration of his or her period of office and may by ordinary resolution elect or appoint another person in his or her stead. If the shareholders do not elect or appoint a director to fill the resulting vacancy contemporaneously with the removal, then the directors may appoint or the shareholders may elect, or appoint by ordinary resolution, a director to fill that vacancy. The directors may remove any director before the expiration of his or her term of office if the director is convicted of an indictable offence, or if the director ceases to be qualified to act as a director of a company and does not promptly resign, and the directors may appoint a director to fill the resulting vacancy.

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Class B Shares

Voting Rights

The holders of the Class B Shares are not entitled to vote at any meeting of the shareholders of the Company and will not be entitled to receive notice of or attend any meetings of the shareholders of the Company.

Dividends

Subject to the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attached to the Preferred Shares, the Board may from time-to-time declare a dividend, and we will pay thereon out of the monies of the Company properly applicable to the payment of the dividends to the holders of Class B Shares. For the purpose hereof, the holders of Class B Shares receive dividends as determined from time-to-time by the Board whose determination will be conclusive and binding upon the Company and the holders of Class B Shares. Dividends may be paid on the Class B Shares to the exclusion of the Common Shares and, if otherwise permitted, the Preferred Shares.

Liquidation

Subject to the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attached to the Preferred Shares, in the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, or upon any distribution of the assets of the Company among shareholders being made (other than by way of dividend out of the monies properly applicable to the payment of dividends) the holders of Class B Shares, together with the holders of the Common Shares, will be entitled to share equally.

Preemptive or Other Rights

Holders of Class B Shares are not entitled to preemptive rights, and the Class B Shares are not subject to conversion, redemption or sinking fund provisions.

Preferred Shares

The Board may from time-to-time issue Preferred Shares in one or more series, each series to consist of such numbers of shares as may before issuance thereof be determined by the Board.

The Board may by resolution alter the Articles to create any series of Preferred Shares and to fix before issuance, the designation, rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions to attach to the Preferred Shares of each series, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the rate, form, entitlement and payment of preferential dividends, the dates and place to payment thereof, the redemption price, terms, procedures and conditions of redemption, if any, voting rights and conversion rights (if any) and any sinking fund, purchase fund or other provisions attaching to the Preferred Shares of such series; and provided, however, that no shares of any series will be issued until we have filed an alteration to the Notice of Articles with the Registrar of Companies, or such designated person in any other jurisdiction in which the Company may be continued.

If any cumulative dividends or amounts payable on return of capital in respect of a series of shares are not paid in full the shares of all series will participate ratably in respect of accumulated dividends and return of capital.

The Preferred Shares will be entitled to preference over the Common Shares and Class B Shares and any other shares of the Company ranking junior to the Preferred Shares with respect to the payment of dividends, if any, and in the distribution of assets in the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, or any other distribution of the assets of the Company among its shareholders for the purpose of winding-up its affairs, and may also be given such other preferences over the Common Shares and Class B Shares and any other shares of the Company ranking junior to the Preferred Shares as may be fixed by the resolution of the Board as to the respective series authorized to be issued.

The Preferred Shares of each series will rank on a parity with the Preferred Shares of every other series with respect to priority and payment of dividends and in the distribution of assets in the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, exclusive of any conversion rights that may affect the aforesaid.

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No dividends will at any time be declared or paid on or set apart for payment on any shares of the Company ranking junior to the Preferred Shares unless all dividends, if any, up to and including the dividend payable for the last completed period for which such dividend will be payable on each series of the Preferred Shares then issued and outstanding will have been declared and paid or set apart for payment at the date of such declaration or payment or setting apart for payment on such shares of the Company ranking junior to the Preferred Shares nor will the Company call for redemption or redeem or purchase for cancellation or reduce or otherwise pay off any of the Preferred Shares (less than the total amount then outstanding) or any shares of the Company ranking junior to the Preferred Shares unless all dividends up to and including the dividend payable on each series of the Preferred Shares then issued and outstanding will have been declared and paid or set apart for payment at the date of such call for redemption, purchase, reduction or other payment.

Preferred Shares of any series may be purchased for cancellation or made subject to redemption by the Company out of capital pursuant to the provisions of the BCBCA, if the Board so provide in the resolution of the Board relating to the issuance of such Preferred Shares, and upon such other terms and conditions as may be specified in the designations, rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to the Preferred Shares of each such series as set forth in the said resolution of the Board and Articles relating to the issuance of such series.

The holders of the Preferred Shares will not, as such, be entitled as of right to subscribe for or purchase or receive any part of any issue of shares or bonds, debentures or other securities of the Company now or hereafter authorized.

No class of shares may be created, or rights and privileges increased to rank in parity or priority with the Preferred Shares with regard to the rights and privileges thereof and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, capital and dividends, without the approval of the holders of the Preferred Shares.

Options

Pursuant to the Stock Option Plan approved March 15, 2024, options may be granted to employees, directors or consultants of the Company. The total number of common shares issuable pursuant to the option plan will not exceed 10% of the aggregate number of common shares issued and outstanding and the number of common shares reserved for issuance to any one person under options granted pursuant to the option plan may not exceed 5% of the issued and outstanding common shares on a non-diluted basis. The exercise price, term and vesting of options to purchase Common Shares will otherwise be as approved by the Board. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, options to purchase Common Shares typically vest and become exercisable 50% at the end of six months from grant date and 50% at the end of twelve months from grant date.

Pursuant to the 2025 Equity Incentive Plan, that was approved on            , options may only be granted to Eligible Persons (as defined in the 2025 Equity Incentive Plan) for whom the Company would be deemed to be an “eligible issuer of service recipient stock,” as defined in Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(b)(5)(iii)(E). An option may be intended to be an incentive stock option or a non-qualified stock option. The award agreement for an option will indicate if the option is intended to be an incentive stock option or a non-qualified stock option. The maximum term of each option, whether an incentive stock option or a non-qualified stock option, will be 10 years. The per share exercise price for each option will be not less than the fair market value of a Common Share on the date of grant of the option. Each option will become exercisable at such times and under such conditions and will be subject to such other terms as may be determined by the Administrator (as defined in the 2025 Equity Incentive Plan) in its discretion.

Warrants

Underwriter Warrants

See the description of the warrants issuable to the underwriter upon the closing of this Offering set forth below under the heading “Underwriting — Underwriter Warrants” in this prospectus for more information.

Warrants

As of September 30, 2025, there were 2,916,500 warrants to purchase Common Shares outstanding (the “Purchase Warrants”). Of these, 100,000 Purchase Warrants entitle the registered holder to purchase one Common Share at a price of $1.00 per share, expiring on December 14, 2026; 1,477,500 Purchase Warrants are exercisable at $1.00 per share and expire on December 14, 2029; 70,000 Purchase Warrants are exercisable at $5.05 per share and expire on

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January 15, 2028; 1,188,000 Purchase Warrants are exercisable at $5.05 per share and expire on June 17, 2028; and, 81,000 Purchase Warrants are exercisable at $5.05 per share and expire on July 15, 2028. Under the terms of the Purchase Warrants, we may not effect the exercise of any portion of any Purchase Warrant, and a holder will not have the right to exercise any portion of any Purchase Warrant, which, upon giving effect to such exercise, would cause a holder (together with its affiliates) to own more than a specified beneficial ownership limitation of 4.99%.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

The transfer agent and registrar for our Common Shares is Odyssey Trust Company with its principal office at 702 – 67 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario M5E 1J8 Canada.

Listing

We intend to apply to list our Common Shares on the NYSE American under the trading symbol “JAGU”. We anticipate that upon satisfaction of the NYSE American’s initial listing criteria, our Common Shares will begin trading on the NYSE American.

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SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

Based on the number of Common Shares outstanding as of            , 2025, upon the closing of this Offering and assuming an Offering Price of $            per share, no exercise of the Underwriter’s Option to purchase additional Common Shares; no exercise of the Underwriter Warrants to purchase up to            Common Shares at an exercise price equal to 115% of the Offering Price; and no exercise of outstanding options, we will have outstanding an aggregate of approximately            Common Shares.

Of these shares, all Common Shares to be sold in this Offering will be freely tradable in the public market without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act, unless the shares are held by any of our “affiliates” as such term is defined in Rule 144 or subject to lock-up agreements.

All remaining Common Shares held by existing shareholders immediately prior to the consummation of this Offering will be “restricted securities,” as such term is defined in Rule 144. These restricted securities were issued and sold by us in private transactions and are eligible for public sale only if registered under the Securities Act or if they qualify for an exemption from registration under the Securities Act, including the exemptions provided by Rule 144 or Rule 701, which rules are summarized below.

As a result of the lock-up agreements referred to below and the provisions of Rule 144 and Rule 701 under the Securities Act, based on the number of Common Shares outstanding (calculated as of            , 2025 on the basis of the assumptions described above and assuming no exercise of the Underwriters’ Option to purchase additional shares, if any, and no exercise of outstanding options), the Common Shares (excluding the shares sold in this Offering) that will be available for sale in the public market are as follows:

Approximate Number of Shares

 

First Date Available For Sale Into Public Market

shares

 

91 days after the date of this prospectus, upon expiration of the lock-up agreements referred to below, subject in some cases to applicable volume, manner of sale and other limitations under Rule 144 and Rule 701.

We may issue Common Shares from time to time as consideration for future acquisitions, investments or other corporate purposes. In the event that any such acquisition, investment or other transaction is significant, the number of Common Shares that we may issue may in turn be significant. We may also grant registration rights covering those Common Shares issued in connection with any such acquisition and investment.

In addition, the Common Shares reserved for future issuance under our 2025 Equity Incentive Plan will become eligible for sale in the public market to the extent permitted by the provisions of various vesting schedules, the lock-up agreements, a registration statement under the Securities Act or an exemption from registration, including Rule 144 and Rule 701.

Rule 144

Affiliate Resales of Restricted Securities

In general, under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as in effect on the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, a person who is one of our affiliates and has beneficially owned Common Shares for at least six months would be entitled to sell in “broker’s transactions” or certain “riskless principal transactions” or to market makers, a number of Common Shares within any three-month period, beginning on the date 90 days after the date of this prospectus, that does not exceed the greater of:

•        1.0% of the number of Common Shares then outstanding, which will equal approximately;

•        Common Shares immediately after the closing of this Offering; or

•        the average weekly trading volume of our Common Shares on the NYSE American during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to the sale.

Sales under Rule 144 by our affiliates or persons selling Common Shares on behalf of our affiliates are also subject to certain manner of sale provisions and notice requirements and to the availability of current public information about us. In addition, if the number of Common Shares being sold under Rule 144 by an affiliate during any three-month

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period exceeds 5,000 Common Shares or has an aggregate sale price in excess of $50,000, the seller must file a notice on Form 144 with the SEC concurrently with either the placing of a sale order with the broker or the execution of a sale directly with a market maker.

Non-Affiliate Resales of Restricted Securities

In general, under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as in effect on the date of this prospectus, a person who is not an affiliate of ours at the time of sale, and has not been an affiliate at any time during the three months preceding a sale, and who has beneficially owned the Common Shares proposed to be sold for at least six months but less than a year, including the holding period of any prior owner other than an affiliate, is entitled to sell the Common Shares beginning on the 91st day after we have become subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act without complying with the manner of sale, volume limitation or notice provisions of Rule 144, and will be subject only to the current public information requirements of Rule 144. If such person has beneficially owned the Common Shares proposed to be sold for at least one year, including the holding period of any prior owner other than our affiliates, then such person is entitled to sell such Common Shares under Rule 144(b)(1) without regard to any Rule 144 restrictions, including the public company requirement and the current public information requirement.

Rule 701

Any of our employees, officers, directors, consultants or advisors who purchased shares under a written compensatory stock or option plan or other written contract may be entitled to sell such Common Shares in reliance upon exemptions from registration. Rule 701 permits affiliates to sell their Rule 701 Common Shares under Rule 144 without complying with the holding period requirements of Rule 144. Rule 701 further provides that non-affiliates may sell these Common Shares in reliance on Rule 144 without complying with the holding period, public information, volume limitation or notice provisions of Rule 144. All holders of Rule 701 Common Shares are required to wait until 90 days after we have become subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act before selling those Common Shares.

Lock-Up Agreements

We, and our officers and directors, and current shareholders, have agreed, subject to limited exceptions, for a period of 90 days after the closing of this Offering, not to offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, grant any option to purchase, make any short sale or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly any Common Shares or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for our Common Shares either owned as of the date of the underwriting agreement or thereafter acquired without the prior written consent of the underwriter. Further, some of the shareholders might be subject to a longer lock-up period for the Common Shares they owned prior to the Offering. In addition, during such period, we have agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to file or cause to be filed any other registration statement with the SEC, complete any offering of debt securities, or enter into any swap or other arrangement related to our capital stock. The underwriter may, in its sole discretion and at any time or from time to time before the termination of the lock-up period, without notice, release all or any portion of the securities subject to lock-up agreements.

Equity Incentive Plans

We intend to file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act covering the Common Shares reserved for issuance under outstanding options under the Stock Option Plan and reserved for issuance under the 2025 Equity Incentive Plan. The registration statement is expected to be filed and become effective as soon as practicable after the completion of this Offering. Accordingly, Common Shares registered under the registration statement will be available for sale in the open market following its effective date, subject to Rule 144 volume limitations and the lock-up agreements described above, if applicable.

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MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES TO U.S. HOLDERS

The following is a general summary of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences to “U.S. Holders,” as defined below, of owning and disposing of the Common Shares. This summary is for general information purposes only and does not purport to be a complete analysis or listing of all potential U.S. federal income tax considerations that may apply to a U.S. Holder arising from and relating to the acquisition, ownership, and disposition of Common Shares. This summary applies only to a U.S. Holder that is an initial purchaser of the Common Shares pursuant to this Offering and that holds our Common Shares as a capital asset for tax purposes (generally, property held for investment), and does not address the effects of any U.S. federal tax laws other than U.S. federal income tax laws (such as U.S. federal estate, gift and other non-income taxes) or any state, local or non-U.S. tax laws. In addition, it does not describe all of the tax consequences that may be relevant in light of a U.S. Holder’s particular circumstances, including state and local tax consequences, alternative minimum tax consequences, and tax consequences applicable to U.S. Holders subject to special rules, such as:

•        banks, insurance companies, and certain other financial institutions;

•        U.S. expatriates and certain former citizens or long-term residents of the United States;

•        dealers or traders in securities who use a mark-to-market method of tax accounting;

•        persons holding Common Shares as part of a hedging transaction, “straddle,” wash sale, conversion transaction or integrated transaction or persons entering into a constructive sale with respect to Common Shares;

•        persons whose “functional currency” for U.S. federal income tax purposes is not the U.S. dollar;

•        brokers, dealers or traders in securities, commodities or currencies;

•        tax-exempt entities or government organizations;

•        S corporations, partnerships, or other entities or arrangements classified as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes (and investors therein);

•        regulated investment companies or real estate investment trusts;

•        persons who acquire our Common Shares pursuant to the exercise of any employee stock option or otherwise as compensation;

•        persons required to accelerate the recognition of any item of gross income with respect to their Common Shares as a result of such income being recognized on an applicable financial statement;

•        persons holding our Common Shares in connection with a trade or business, permanent establishment, or fixed base outside the United States; and

•        persons who own (directly, indirectly, or through attribution) 10% or more (by vote or value) of our outstanding Common Shares.

U.S. Holders that are subject to special provisions under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), including U.S. Holders described immediately above, should consult their tax advisors regarding the tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of Common Shares.

If an entity that is classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes holds Common Shares, the U.S. federal income tax consequences to such entity and the partners of such entity generally will depend on the activities of the entity and the status of such partners. This summary does not address the tax consequences to any such partner. Partners of entities that are classified as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes should consult their own tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences arising from and relating to the acquisition, ownership, and disposition of the Common Shares.

This discussion is based on the Code, Treasury Regulations (whether final, temporary, or proposed), published rulings of the IRS, published administrative positions of the IRS, the Convention Between Canada and the United States of America with Respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital, signed September 26, 1980, as amended (the “Treaty)”

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and U.S. court decisions that are applicable, and, in each case, as in effect and available, as of the date hereof. Any of the authorities on which this summary is based could be changed in material and adverse manner at any time, and any such change could be applied retroactively. This summary does not discuss the potential effects, whether adverse or beneficial, of any proposed legislation.

No legal opinion from U.S. legal counsel or ruling from the IRS has been requested, or will be obtained, regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership, and disposition of the Common Shares. This summary is not binding on the IRS, and the IRS is not precluded from taking a position that is different from, and contrary to, the positions taken in this summary. In addition, because the authorities on which this summary is based are subject to various interpretations, the IRS and the U.S. courts could disagree with one or more of the conclusions described in this summary.

As used in this summary, a “U.S. Holder” is a holder who, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, is a beneficial owner of Common Shares and is:

i.       an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States;

ii.      a corporation, or other entity taxable as a corporation, created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state therein or the District of Columbia;

iii.     an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or

iv.      a trust that (A) is subject to the primary jurisdiction of a court within the United States and the control of one or more U.S. persons with respect to all of its substantial decisions, or (B) has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.

PERSONS CONSIDERING AN INVESTMENT IN THE COMMON SHARES SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS AS TO THE PARTICULAR TAX CONSEQUENCES APPLICABLE TO THEM RELATING TO THE ACQUISITION, OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF THE COMMON SHARES, INCLUDING THE APPLICABILITY OF U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND NON-U.S. TAX LAWS, AND THE APPLICATION OF ANY TAX TREATIES.

Distributions on Common Shares

Subject to the discussion below under “PFIC rules,” a U.S. Holder that receives a distribution with respect to the Common Shares generally will be required to include the amount of such distribution in gross income as a dividend (without reduction for any Canadian income tax withheld from such distribution) to the extent of our current and accumulated “earnings and profits,” as computed for U.S. federal income tax purposes. To the extent that a distribution exceeds our current and accumulated “earnings and profits,” such distribution will be treated first as a tax-free return of capital to the extent of a U.S. Holder’s tax basis in our Common Shares and thereafter as gain from the sale or exchange of such Common Shares. (See “Sale or other taxable disposition of common shares,” in this prospectus for more information). However, we may not maintain the calculations of our earnings and profits in accordance with U.S. federal income tax principles, and accordingly each U.S. Holder may have to assume that the entirety of any distribution by us with respect to our Common Shares will constitute dividend income. Other than for certain 10% corporation shareholders, the dividends will generally not be eligible for the dividends received deduction generally allowed to U.S. corporations.

Dividends paid to a non-corporate U.S. Holder by a “qualified foreign corporation” may be subject to reduced rates of taxation if certain holding period and other requirements are met. A qualified foreign corporation generally includes a foreign corporation if (i) its common shares are readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States or it is eligible for benefits under a comprehensive U.S. income tax treaty that includes an exchange of information program and which the U.S. Treasury has determined is satisfactory for these purposes and (ii) if such foreign corporation is not a PFIC (as discussed below) for either the taxable year in which the dividend is paid or the preceding taxable year. The dividend rules are complex, and U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the application of such rules.

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Sale or Other Taxable Disposition of Common Shares

Subject to the discussion below under PFIC Rules, upon the sale or other taxable disposition of the Common Shares, a U.S. Holder generally will recognize capital gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between (i) the U.S. dollar value of cash received plus the fair market value of any property received and (ii) such U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in such Common Shares sold or otherwise disposed of. A U.S. Holder’s tax basis in Common Shares generally will be such holder’s U.S. dollar cost for such Common Shares (adjusted for gains or losses previously recognized in connection with the rules applicable to PFICs, to the extent applicable, discussed below). Subject to the PFIC Rules, gain or loss recognized on such sale or other disposition generally will be long-term capital gain or loss if, at the time of the sale or other disposition, the Common Shares have been held for more than one year.

Preferential tax rates currently apply to long-term capital gain of a U.S. Holder that is an individual, estate, or trust. There are currently no preferential tax rates for long-term capital gain of a U.S. Holder that is a corporation. Deductions for capital losses are subject to significant limitations under the Code. If the Company is determined to be a PFIC, any gain realized on the Common Shares could be ordinary income under the rules discussed below.

PFIC Rules

If the Company were to constitute a PFIC under the meaning of Section 1297 of the Code in any taxable year, then certain potentially adverse rules will affect the U.S. federal income tax consequences to a U.S. Holder resulting from the acquisition, ownership and disposition of common shares. Specifically, a U.S. Holder will be subject to special rules generally intended to reduce or eliminate any benefits from the deferral of U.S. federal income tax that a U.S. Holder could derive from investing in a non-U.S. company that does not distribute all of its earnings on a current basis.

Based upon the current and expected composition of our income and assets, we believe that we were a PFIC for the taxable year ended December 31, 2024 and could be treated as a PFIC for the current taxable year, although we cannot provide any assurances regarding our PFIC status for any current taxable year or any future taxable years. No opinion of legal counsel or ruling from the IRS concerning the PFIC status of the Company or any Subsidiary has been obtained or is currently planned to be requested. The determination of whether any corporation was, or will be, a PFIC for a tax year depends, in part, on the application of complex U.S. federal income tax rules, which are subject to differing interpretations. In addition, whether any corporation will be a PFIC for any tax year depends on the assets and income of such corporation over the course of each such tax year and, as a result, cannot be predicted with certainty as of the date of this document. In addition, even if the Company concluded that it did not qualify as a PFIC, the IRS could challenge any determination made by the Company (or any subsidiary of the Company) concerning its PFIC status in any taxable year, and a court could sustain such challenge. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the Company or any Subsidiary will not be treated as a PFIC for any taxable year. Each U.S. Holder should consult its own tax advisors regarding the PFIC status of the Company and each subsidiary of the Company.

In any taxable year in which the Company is classified as a PFIC, a U.S. Holder will be required to file an annual report with the IRS containing such information as Treasury Regulations and/or other IRS guidance may require. IRS Form 8621 is currently used for such filings. In addition to penalties, a failure to satisfy such reporting requirements may result in an extension of the time period during which the IRS can assess a tax. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the requirements of filing such information returns under these rules, including the requirement to file an IRS Form 8621 annually.

A non-U.S. corporation will be classified as a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes if, in the case of any particular taxable year, either (i) 75% or more of its gross income for such taxable year consists of certain types of “passive” income or (ii) 50% or more of the value of its assets (based on an average of the quarterly values of the assets) during such taxable year is attributable to assets that produce or are held for the production of passive income. For this purpose, cash is categorized as a passive asset and the company’s unbooked intangibles associated with active business activities may generally be classified as active assets. Passive income generally includes, among other things, dividends, interest, rents, royalties, and gains from the disposition of passive assets. For this purpose, if the Company owns, directly or indirectly, 25% or more of the total value of the outstanding shares of another corporation, the Company will be treated as if it (a) held a proportionate share of the assets of such other corporation and (b) received directly a proportionate share of the income of such other corporation. In addition, for purposes of the PFIC income test and PFIC asset test described above, and assuming certain other requirements are met, “passive income” does not include certain interest, dividends, rents, or royalties that are received or accrued by the Company from certain “related

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persons” (as defined in Section 954(d)(3) of the Code) also organized in Canada, to the extent such items are properly allocable to the income of such related person that is neither passive income nor income connected with a U.S. trade or business.

Under certain attribution rules, if the Company is a PFIC, U.S. Holders will generally be deemed to own their proportionate share of the Company’s direct or indirect equity interest in any company that is also a PFIC (a “Subsidiary PFIC”), and will generally be subject to U.S. federal income tax on their proportionate share of (a) any “excess distributions,” as described below, on the stock of a Subsidiary PFIC and (b) a disposition or deemed disposition of the stock of a Subsidiary PFIC by the Company or another Subsidiary PFIC, both as if such U.S. Holders directly held the shares of such Subsidiary PFIC. In addition, U.S. Holders may be subject to U.S. federal income tax on any indirect gain realized on the stock of a Subsidiary PFIC on the sale or disposition of Common Shares. Accordingly, U.S. Holders should be aware that they could be subject to tax under the PFIC rules even if no distributions are received on the Common Shares and no redemptions or other dispositions of Common Shares are made.

Default PFIC Rules

If the Company is a PFIC for any tax year during which a U.S. Holder owns Common Shares, the U.S. federal income tax consequences to such U.S. Holder of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of Common Shares will depend on whether and when such U.S. Holder makes an election to treat the Company and each Subsidiary PFIC, if any, as a “qualified electing fund” (“QEF”) under Section 1295 of the Code or makes a Mark-to-Market Election. A U.S. Holder that does not make either a QEF Election or a Mark-to-Market Election will be referred to in this summary as a “Non-Electing U.S. Holder.”

A Non-Electing U.S. Holder will be subject to the rules of Section 1291 of the Code (described below) with respect to (a) any gain recognized on the sale or other taxable disposition of Common Shares and (b) any “excess distribution” received on the Common Shares. A distribution generally will be an “excess distribution” to the extent that such distribution (together with all other distributions received in the current tax year) exceeds 125% of the average distributions received during the three preceding tax years (or during a U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Common Shares, if shorter).

If the Company is a PFIC, under Section 1291 of the Code, any gain recognized on the sale or other taxable disposition of Common Shares (including an indirect disposition of the stock of any Subsidiary PFIC), and any “excess distribution” received on Common Shares or deemed received with respect to the stock of a Subsidiary PFIC, must be ratably allocated to each day in a Non-Electing U.S. Holder’s holding period for the respective Common Shares, as applicable. The amount of any such gain or excess distribution allocated to the tax year of disposition or distribution of the excess distribution, or allocated to years before the entity became a PFIC, if any, would be taxed as ordinary income at the rates applicable for such year (and not eligible for certain preferred rates). The amounts allocated to any other tax year would be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the highest tax rate applicable to ordinary income in each such year. In addition, an interest charge would be imposed on the tax liability for each such year, calculated as if such tax liability had been due in each such year. A Non-Electing U.S. Holder that is not a corporation must treat any such interest paid as “personal interest,” which is not deductible.

If the Company is a PFIC for any tax year during which a Non-Electing U.S. Holder holds Common Shares, the Company will continue to be treated as a PFIC with respect to such Non-Electing U.S. Holder, regardless of whether the Company ceases to be a PFIC in one or more subsequent tax years. A Non-Electing U.S. Holder may terminate this deemed PFIC status by making a “purging” election to recognize gain (which will be taxed under the rules of Section 1291 of the Code discussed above), but not loss, as if such Common Shares were sold on the last day of the last tax year for which the Company was a PFIC.

In addition to the rules described above applying to “excess distributions” and certain other dispositions of Common Shares, certain other adverse U.S. federal income tax rules may apply with respect to a U.S. Holder if the Company is a PFIC, including in some cases even if the U.S. Holder makes a QEF Election (as described below). Each U.S. Holder should consult its own tax advisors regarding the full tax consequences of potential PFIC status for the Company and each subsidiary of the Company.

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QEF Election

If the Company is a PFIC, a U.S. Holder that makes a timely and effective QEF Election for the tax year in which the holding period of its Common Shares begins generally will not be subject to the rules of Section 1291 of the Code discussed above with respect to such Common Shares. A U.S. Holder that makes such a QEF Election will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on such U.S. Holder’s pro rata share (based on its ownership of Common Shares) of (a) the net capital gain of the Company, which will be taxed as long-term capital gain to such U.S. Holder, and (b) the ordinary earnings of the Company, which will be taxed as ordinary income to such U.S. Holder. Generally, “net capital gain” is the excess of (a) net long-term capital gain over (b) net short-term capital loss, and “ordinary earnings” are the excess of (a) “earnings and profits” over (b) net capital gain. A U.S. Holder that makes a QEF Election will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on such amounts for each tax year in which the Company is a PFIC, regardless of whether such amounts are actually distributed to such U.S. Holder by the Company. However, for any tax year in which the Company is a PFIC and has no net income or gain, U.S. Holders that have made a QEF Election would not have any income inclusions as a result of the QEF Election. If a U.S. Holder that made a QEF Election has an income inclusion, such a U.S. Holder may, subject to certain limitations, elect to defer payment of current U.S. federal income tax on such amounts, subject to an interest charge. If such U.S. Holder is not a corporation, any such interest paid will be treated as “personal interest,” which is not deductible.

A U.S. Holder that makes a timely and effective QEF Election with respect to the Company generally (a) may receive a tax-free distribution from the Company to the extent that such distribution represents “earnings and profits” of the Company that were previously included in income by the U.S. Holder because of such QEF Election and (b) will adjust such U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the Common Shares to reflect the amount included in income or allowed as a tax-free distribution because of such QEF Election. A U.S. Holder that makes a QEF Election generally will recognize capital gain or loss on the sale or other taxable disposition of Common Shares.

A U.S. Holder may make a timely QEF Election by filing the appropriate QEF Election documents (currently IRS Form 8621) at the time such U.S. Holder files a U.S. federal income tax return for such year. If a U.S. Holder does not make a timely QEF Election for the first year in the U.S. Holder’s holding period in which the Company is a PFIC, the U.S. Holder may still be able to make an effective QEF Election in a subsequent year if such U.S. Holder meets certain requirements and makes a “purging” election to recognize gain (which will be taxed under the rules of Section 1291 of the Code discussed above) as if such Common Shares were sold for their fair market value on the day the QEF Election is effective. If a U.S. Holder makes a QEF Election but does not make a “purging” election to recognize gain as discussed in the preceding sentence, then such U.S. Holder shall be subject to the QEF Election rules and shall continue to be subject to tax under the rules of Section 1291 discussed above with respect to its Common Shares. If a U.S. Holder owns PFIC stock indirectly through another PFIC, separate QEF Elections must be made for the PFIC in which the U.S. Holder is a direct shareholder and the Subsidiary PFIC for the QEF rules to apply to both PFICs.

A QEF Election will apply to the tax year for which such QEF Election is timely made and to all subsequent tax years, unless such QEF Election is invalidated or terminated or the IRS consents to revocation of such QEF Election. If a U.S. Holder makes a QEF Election and, in a subsequent tax year, the Company ceases to be a PFIC, the QEF Election will remain in effect (although it will not be applicable) during those tax years in which the Company is not a PFIC. Accordingly, if the Company becomes a PFIC in another subsequent tax year, the QEF Election will be effective, and the U.S. Holder will be subject to the QEF rules described above during any subsequent tax year in which the Company qualifies as a PFIC.

The Company will endeavor to provide U.S. Holders with the required information to allow U.S. Holders to make a QEF Election with respect to the Common Shares in the event that the Company determines it is treated as a PFIC for any taxable year. There can be no assurance, however, that the Company will timely provide such information for any particular year, or that the Company’s determination regarding its PFIC status will be upheld. U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors to determine whether any of these QEF Elections will be available and if so, what the consequences of these elections would be in their particular circumstances.

A U.S. Holder makes a QEF Election by attaching a completed IRS Form 8621, including a PFIC Annual Information Statement, to a timely filed United States federal income tax return. However, if the Company does not timely provide the required information with regard to the Company or any of its Subsidiary PFICs, U.S. Holders may not be able to make a QEF Election for such entity and, unless they make the Mark-to-Market Election discussed in the next section, will continue to be subject to the rules of Section 1291 of the Code discussed above that apply to Non-Electing U.S. Holders with respect to the taxation of gains and excess distributions.

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Mark-to-Market Election

A U.S. Holder may make a Mark-to-Market Election only if the Common Shares are marketable stock. The Common Shares generally will be “marketable stock” if the Common Shares are regularly traded on (a) a national securities exchange that is registered with the SEC, (b) the national market system established pursuant to Section 11A of the Exchange Act, or (c) a foreign securities exchange that is regulated or supervised by a governmental authority of the country in which the market is located, provided that the foreign exchange meets certain trading volume and other requirements. If such stock is traded on such a qualified exchange or other market, such stock generally will be “regularly traded” for any calendar year during which such stock is traded, other than in de minimis quantities, on at least 15 days during each calendar quarter. The Company expects that the Common Shares will meet the definition of “marketable stock,” although there can be no assurance of this, especially as regards the required trading frequency.

If a U.S. Holder that makes a Mark-to-Market Election for any taxable year with respect to its Common Shares, it generally will not be subject to the rules of Section 1291 of the Code discussed above with respect to such Common Shares for such taxable year. However, if a U.S. Holder does not make a Mark-to-Market Election beginning in the first tax year of such U.S. Holder’s holding period for which the Company is a PFIC and such U.S. Holder has not made a timely QEF Election, the rules of Section 1291 of the Code discussed above will apply to dispositions of, and certain distributions on, the Common Shares.

A U.S. Holder that makes a Mark-to-Market Election will include in ordinary income, for each tax year in which the Company is a PFIC, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) the fair market value of the Common Shares, as of the close of such tax year over (b) such U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in such Common Shares. A U.S. Holder that makes a Mark-to-Market Election will be allowed a deduction in an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) such U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Common Shares, over (b) the fair market value of such Common Shares (but only to the extent of the net amount of previously included income as a result of the Mark-to-Market Election for prior tax years).

A U.S. Holder that makes a Mark-to-Market Election will also generally adjust its tax basis in the Common Shares to reflect the amount included in gross income or allowed as a deduction because of such Mark-to-Market Election. Upon a sale or other taxable disposition of Common Shares, a U.S. Holder that makes a Mark-to-Market Election will recognize ordinary income or ordinary loss (and such ordinary loss may be treated as capital or subject to limitations in certain cases).

A U.S. Holder makes a Mark-to-Market Election by attaching a completed IRS Form 8621 to a timely filed United States federal income tax return. A Mark-to-Market Election applies to the tax year in which such Mark-to-Market Election is made and to each subsequent tax year, unless the Common Shares cease to be “marketable stock” or the IRS consents to revocation of such election. Each U.S. Holder should consult its own tax advisors regarding the requirements for, and procedure for making, a Mark-to-Market Election.

Although a U.S. Holder may be eligible to make a Mark-to-Market Election with respect to the Common Shares, no such election may be made with respect to the stock of any Subsidiary PFIC that a U.S. Holder is treated as owning, because such stock is not marketable. Hence, the Mark-to-Market Election will not be effective to avoid the application of the default rules of Section 1291 of the Code described above with respect to deemed dispositions of Subsidiary PFIC stock or excess distributions from a Subsidiary PFIC to its shareholder.

AS THE PFIC RULES ARE COMPLEX AND UNCERTAIN, U.S. HOLDERS SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR TAX ADVISORS TO DETERMINE THE POTENTIAL APPLICATION OF THE PFIC RULES TO THEM AND THEIR COMMON SHARES AND ANY RESULTANT TAX CONSEQUENCES. WE STRONGLY URGE YOU TO CONSULT YOUR TAX ADVISOR REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF THE PFIC RULES TO YOUR INVESTMENT IN THE COMMON SHARES.

Additional Considerations

Additional Tax on Passive Income

Certain U.S. Holders that are individuals, estates or trusts (other than trusts that are exempt from tax) will be subject to a 3.8% tax on all or a portion of their “net investment income,” which may include dividend income and net gains from the disposition of our common shares. Further, excess distributions treated as dividends, gains treated

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as excess distributions, and Mark-to-Market inclusions and deductions may all be included in the calculation of net investment income. U.S. Holders that are individuals, estates or trusts should consult their own tax advisors regarding the applicability of this tax to any of their income or gains in respect of our common shares.

Receipt of Foreign Currency

The amount of any distribution paid to a U.S. Holder in foreign currency, or on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of Common Shares generally will be equal to the U.S. dollar value of such foreign currency based on the exchange rate applicable on the date of receipt (regardless of whether such foreign currency is converted into U.S. dollars at that time). A U.S. Holder will have a basis in the foreign currency equal to its U.S. dollar value on the date of receipt. Any U.S. Holder who converts or otherwise disposes of the foreign currency after the date of receipt may have a foreign currency exchange gain or loss that would be treated as ordinary income or loss, and generally will be U.S. source income or loss for foreign tax credit purposes. Different rules apply to U.S. Holders who use the accrual method of tax accounting. Each U.S. Holder should consult its U.S. tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of receiving, owning, and disposing of foreign currency.

Foreign Tax Credit

Subject to the potential application of the PFIC rules discussed above, a U.S. Holder generally may claim the amount of Canadian withholding tax withheld either as a deduction from gross income or as a credit against U.S. federal income tax liability. Generally, a credit will reduce a U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability on a dollar-for-dollar basis, whereas a deduction will reduce a U.S. Holder’s income that is subject to U.S. federal income tax. This election is made on a year-by-year basis and applies to all foreign taxes paid (whether directly or through withholding) by a U.S. Holder during a year.

Complex limitations apply to the foreign tax credit, including the general limitation that the credit cannot exceed the proportionate share of a U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability that such U.S. Holder’s “foreign source” taxable income bears to such U.S. Holder’s worldwide taxable income. In applying this limitation, a U.S. Holder’s various items of income and deduction must be classified, under complex rules, as either “foreign source” or “U.S. source.” Generally, dividends paid by a foreign corporation should be treated as foreign source for this purpose, and gains recognized on the sale of shares of a foreign corporation by a U.S. Holder should be treated as U.S. source for this purpose, except as otherwise provided in an applicable income tax treaty, and if an election is properly made under the Code. However, the amount of a distribution that is treated as a “dividend” may be lower for U.S. federal income tax purposes than it is for Canadian federal income tax purposes, resulting in a reduced foreign tax credit allowance to a U.S. Holder. In addition, this limitation is calculated separately with respect to specific categories of income. The foreign tax credit rules are complex, and each U.S. Holder should consult its U.S. tax advisors regarding the foreign tax credit rules.

Backup Withholding and Information Reporting

Under U.S. federal income tax law, certain categories of U.S. Holders must file information returns with respect to their investment in, or involvement in, a foreign corporation. For example, U.S. return disclosure obligations (and related penalties) are imposed on individuals who are U.S. Holders that hold certain specified foreign financial assets in excess of certain thresholds. The definition of specified foreign financial assets includes not only financial accounts maintained in foreign financial institutions, but also, unless held in accounts maintained by a financial institution, any shares or security issued by a non-U.S. person, any financial instrument or contract held for investment that has an issuer or counterparty other than a U.S. person and any interest in a foreign entity. U.S. Holders may be subject to these reporting requirements unless their common shares are held in an account at certain financial institutions. Penalties for failure to file certain of these information returns are substantial. U.S. Holders should consult with their own tax advisors regarding the requirements of filing information returns, including the requirement to file an IRS Form 8938.

Payments made within the U.S., or by a U.S. payor or U.S. middleman, of dividends on, and proceeds arising from the sale or other taxable disposition of, our common shares will generally be subject to information reporting and backup withholding tax, currently at a rate of 24%, if a U.S. Holder (a) fails to furnish such U.S. Holder’s correct U.S. taxpayer identification number (generally on IRS Form W-9), (b) furnishes an incorrect U.S. taxpayer identification number, (c) is notified by the IRS that such U.S. Holder has previously failed to properly report items subject to backup withholding tax, or (d) fails to certify, under penalty of perjury, that such U.S. Holder has furnished its correct U.S. taxpayer

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identification number and that the IRS has not notified such U.S. Holder that it is subject to backup withholding tax. However, certain exempt persons generally are excluded from these information reporting and backup withholding rules. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the U.S. backup withholding tax rules will be allowed as a credit against a U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, or will be refunded, if such U.S. Holder furnishes required information to the IRS in a timely manner.

The discussion of reporting requirements set forth above is not intended to constitute a complete description of all reporting requirements that may apply to a U.S. Holder. A failure to satisfy certain reporting requirements may result in an extension of the time period during which the IRS can assess a tax, and, under certain circumstances, such an extension may apply to assessments of amounts unrelated to any unsatisfied reporting requirement. Each U.S. Holder should consult its own tax advisors regarding the information reporting and backup withholding rules.

THE ABOVE SUMMARY IS NOT INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE A COMPLETE ANALYSIS OF ALL TAX CONSIDERATIONS APPLICABLE TO U.S. HOLDERS WITH RESPECT TO THE ACQUISITION, OWNERSHIP, AND DISPOSITION OF COMMON SHARES. U.S. HOLDERS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS AS TO THE TAX CONSIDERATIONS APPLICABLE TO THEM IN THEIR OWN PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES.

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MATERIAL CANADIAN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES TO U.S. HOLDERS

The following generally summarizes certain Canadian federal income tax consequences generally applicable under the Income Tax Act (Canada) and the regulations enacted thereunder (collectively, the “Canadian Tax Act”) and the Canada-United States Tax Convention (1980) (the “Convention”) to the holding and disposition of Common Shares.

Comment is restricted to holders of Common Shares each of whom, at all material times for the purposes of the Canadian Tax Act and the Convention, (i) is resident solely in the United States for tax purposes, (ii) is a “qualifying person” under and entitled to the benefits of the Convention, (iii) holds all Common Shares as capital property, (iv) holds no Common Shares that are “taxable Canadian property” (as defined in the Canadian Tax Act and discussed below) of the holder, (v) deals at arm’s length with and is not affiliated with the Company, (vi) does not and is not deemed to use or hold any Common Shares in a business carried on in Canada, (vii) is not an insurer that carries on business in Canada and elsewhere, (viii) is not an “authorized foreign bank” (as defined in the Canadian Tax Act) and (ix) has not entered into a “derivative forward agreement” (as defined in the Canadian Tax Act) with respect to the Common Shares (each such holder, a “U.S. Resident Holder”).

Certain U.S.-resident entities that are fiscally transparent for United States federal income tax purposes (including limited liability companies) may not in all circumstances be entitled to the benefits of the Convention. Members of or holders of an interest in such an entity that holds Common Shares should consult their own tax advisers regarding the extent, if any, to which the benefits of the Convention will apply to the entity in respect of its Common Shares.

Generally, a U.S. Resident Holder’s Common Shares will be considered to be capital property of such holder provided that the U.S. Resident Holder is not a trader or dealer in securities, did not acquire, hold, or dispose of the Common Shares in one or more transactions considered to be an adventure or concern in the nature of trade (i.e., speculation), and does not hold the Common Shares in the course of carrying on a business.

This summary is based on the current provisions of the Canadian Tax Act and the Convention in effect as of the date prior to the date hereof, all specific proposals to amend the Canadian Tax Act and Convention publicly announced by or on behalf of the Minister of Finance (Canada) prior to the date hereof, and the current published administrative policies and assessing practices of the Canada Revenue Agency (the “CRA”). It is assumed that all such amendments will be enacted as currently proposed, and that there will be no other material change to any applicable law or administrative policy or assessing practice, whether by way of judicial, legislative or governmental decision or action, although no assurance can be given in these respects. This summary is not exhaustive of all possible Canadian federal income tax considerations. Except as otherwise expressly provided, this summary does not take into account any provincial, territorial, or foreign tax considerations, which may differ materially from those set out herein.

This summary is of a general nature only, is not exhaustive of all possible Canadian federal income tax considerations, and is not intended to be and should not be construed as legal or tax advice to any particular U.S. Resident Holder. U.S. Resident Holders are urged to consult their own tax advisers for advice with respect to their particular circumstances. The discussion below is qualified accordingly.

Generally, a U.S. Resident Holder’s Common Shares will not constitute “taxable Canadian property” of such holder at a particular time at which the Common Shares are listed on a “designated stock exchange” (which currently includes NYSE American) unless both of the following conditions are concurrently met:

(i)     at any time during the 60-month period that ends at the particular time, 25% or more of the issued shares of any class of the capital stock of the Company were owned by or belonged to one or any combination of

(A)    the U.S. Resident Holder,

(B)    persons with whom the U.S. Resident Holder did not deal at arm’s length, and

(C)    partnerships in which the U.S. Resident Holder or a person referred to in clause (B) holds a membership interest directly or indirectly through one or more partnerships, and

(ii)    at any time during the 60-month period that ends at the particular time, more than 50% of the fair market value of the Common Shares was derived directly or indirectly from, one or any combination of, real or immovable property situated in Canada, “Canadian resource properties” (as defined in the Canadian Tax Act), “timber resource properties” (as defined in the Canadian Tax Act), or options in respect of, or interests in any of the foregoing, whether or not the property exists.

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Common Shares may also be deemed to be “taxable Canadian property” in certain circumstances set out in the Canadian Tax Act.

A U.S. Resident Holder who disposes or is deemed to dispose of one or more Common Shares generally should not thereby incur any liability for Canadian federal income tax in respect of any capital gain arising as a consequence of the disposition.

A U.S. Resident Holder to whom the Company pays or credits or is deemed to pay or credit a dividend on such holder’s Common Shares will be subject to Canadian withholding tax, and the Company will be required to withhold the tax from the dividend and remit it to the CRA for the holder’s account. The rate of withholding tax under the Canadian Tax Act is 25% of the gross amount of the dividend, but should generally be reduced under the Convention to 15% (or, if the U.S. Resident Holder is a company which is the beneficial owner of at least 10% of the voting stock of the Company, 5%) of the gross amount of the dividend. For this purpose, a company that is a resident of the United States for purposes of the Canadian Tax Act and the Convention and is entitled to the benefits of the Convention shall be considered to own the voting stock of the Company owned by an entity that is considered fiscally transparent under the laws of the United States and that is not a resident of Canada, in proportion to such company’s ownership interest in that entity.

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UNDERWRITING

Titan Partners Group LLC, a division of American Capital Partners, LLC, is acting as the underwriter of this Offering (the “underwriter”). We have entered into an underwriting agreement dated as of            , 2025 with the underwriter (the “Underwriting Agreement”). Subject to the terms and conditions of the Underwriting Agreement, we have agreed to sell to the underwriter, and the underwriter has agreed to purchase from us, at the public offering price, less the underwriting discounts set forth herein, the number of Common Shares set forth in the following table:

 

Number of
Common
Shares

Name

   

Titan Partners Group LLC, a division of American Capital Partners, LLC

 

 

Total

 

 

The underwriter is committed to purchase all Common Shares offered by us other than those covered by the over-allotment option described below, if any, are purchased. The underwriter is not obligated to purchase the securities covered by the underwriter’s Option described below. The underwriter is offering the Common Shares, subject to prior sale, when, as and if issued to and accepted by them, subject to approval of legal matters by their counsel, and other conditions contained in the Underwriting Agreement, such as the receipt by the underwriter of officer’s certificates and legal opinions. The underwriter reserves the right to withdraw, cancel or modify offers to the public and to reject orders in whole or in part.

Over-Allotment Option

We have granted the Underwriter’s Option to the underwriter, which is an option, exercisable one or more times in whole or in part, not later than 45 days after the date of this prospectus, to purchase from us up to an additional Common Shares at the public offering price of $            per share (which equals 15% of the Common Shares initially sold in this Offering), less the underwriting discounts and commissions set forth herein to cover over-allotments, if any. We will be obligated, pursuant to the option, to sell these additional Common Shares to the underwriter to the extent the option is exercised. If any additional Common Shares are purchased, the underwriter will offer the additional Common Shares on the same terms as those on which the other Common Shares are being offered hereunder. If this option is exercised in full, the total offering price to the public will be $            and the total net proceeds, before expenses and after the credit to the underwriting commissions described below, to us will be $            (based on the initial offering price of $            per share).

Discounts, Commissions and Expenses

The following table shows the total underwriting discounts and commissions payable to the underwriter by us in connection with this Offering (assuming both the exercise in full and non-exercise of the overallotment option to purchase additional common shares we have granted to the underwriter):

 

Per Share

   

Without
Over-allotment
Option

 

With
Over-allotment
Option

Public offering price

 

$

 

 

$

 

Underwriting discounts and commissions to be paid by us (7.5%)

 

$

 

 

$

 

The underwriting commissions and discounts will be up to 7.5% of the gross proceeds of this offering, or up to $            per Common Share, based on the public offering price per share set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.

We paid an advance of $50,000 to the underwriter, which will be applied against the accountable expenses that will be paid by us to the underwriter in connection with this Offering. Such advance will be returned to us to the extent not actually incurred by the underwriter in accordance FINRA Rule 5110(g)(4)(A).

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The underwriter proposes to offer the Common Shares to the public at the public offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus and to certain dealers at that price less a concession not in excess of $            per Common Share. After the Offering, the public offering price and concession may be changed by the underwriter. No such change shall change the amount of proceeds to be received by us as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.

We have agreed to reimburse the underwriter for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses not to exceed $200,000 in the aggregate (up to $150,000 for legal fees, costs and expenses and up to $50,000 of the underwriter’s non-legal expenses). We have also agreed to pay the underwriter a non-accountable expense allowance in the amount of one percent (1.0%) of the gross proceeds from this Offering. We estimate that total expenses payable by us in connection with this Offering, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, will be approximately $            .

Discretionary Accounts

The underwriter does not intend to confirm sales of the Common Shares offered hereby to any accounts over which it has discretionary authority.

Indemnification

Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, we have agreed to indemnify the underwriter against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute to payments that the underwriter or such other indemnified parties may be required to make in respect of those liabilities.

Standstill and Lock-Up Agreements

We have agreed, subject to certain customary exceptions, not to (i) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Common Shares or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Shares; (ii) file or caused to be filed any registration statement with the SEC relating to the Offering of any Common Shares or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Shares; (iii) complete any offering of debt securities of the Company, other than entering into a line of credit with a traditional bank; or (iv) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of Common Shares, whether any such transaction described in (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Shares or such other securities, in cash or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the underwriter, for a period of 90 days following the closing date of this Offering. This consent may be given at any time without public notice.

In addition, each of our directors, officers and current shareholders of the Company have entered into a lock-up agreement with the underwriter. Under the lock-up agreements, the directors and executive officers may not, subject to certain exceptions, directly or indirectly, sell, offer to sell, contract to sell, or grant any option for the sale (including any short sale), grant any security interest in, pledge, hypothecate, hedge, establish an open “put equivalent position” (within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(h) under the Exchange Act), or otherwise dispose of, or enter into any transaction which is designed to or could be expected to result in the disposition of, any of our common shares or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Shares, or publicly announce any intention to do any of the foregoing, without the prior written consent of the underwriter, for a period of 90 days from the closing date of this offering. This consent may be given at any time without public notice.

Underwriter Warrants

We have agreed to issue to the underwriter (or its permitted designees) warrants to purchase up to a total of
Common Shares (7.0% of the shares issued in this Offering, including the over-allotment, if any). The warrants are exercisable at a per share price equal to $            per share, or 115% of the initial public offering price per Common Share issued in this Offering (based on the Offering Price of $            ), with a term of 5 years. The warrants have been deemed compensation by FINRA and are therefore subject to a 180-day lock-up pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110(e)(1)(A). The underwriter (or its permitted assignees under Rule 5110(e)(2)) will not sell, transfer, assign, pledge, or hypothecate these warrants or the securities underlying these warrants, nor will they engage in any hedging, short sale, derivative, put, or call transaction that would result in the effective economic disposition of the warrants or the underlying securities for a period commencing 180 days from the commencement of sales of the Common Shares in this Offering. The warrants will expire five years from the commencement of sales of Common Shares

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in this Offering. The exercise price and number of shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend, extraordinary cash dividend or our recapitalization, reorganization, merger, or consolidation. The warrants do not have any registration rights, but will be freely tradable if sold in a resale pursuant to the requirements of Rule 144.

Tail Financing

The underwriter will be entitled to compensation with respect to any public or private offering or other financing or capital raising transaction of any kind (“Tail Financing”) to the extent that such financing or capital is provided to us by investors the underwriter has introduced to us in connection with this Offering other than certain affiliates of the Company, if such Tail Financing is consummated at any time within the twelve (12) month period following the later of (i) the closing of this Offering. The Tail Financing will be subject to FINRA Rule 5110(g)(5), including that it may be terminated by the Company for cause, which will be a material failure by the underwriter to provide the services as contemplated by the engagement letter between the Company and the underwriter or fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct by the underwriter.

Price Stabilization, Short Positions and Penalty Bids

In connection with this Offering, the underwriter may engage in stabilizing transactions, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act:

•        Stabilizing transactions permit bids to purchase the underlying security so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum.

•        Sales by the underwriter of securities in excess of the number of securities such underwriter is obligated to purchase creates a syndicate short position. The underwriter may close out any syndicate short position by purchasing shares in the open market.

•        Syndicate covering transactions involve purchases of the Common Shares in the open market after the distribution has been completed in order to cover syndicate short positions.

•        Penalty bids permit the underwriter to reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate member when the Common Shares originally sold by the syndicate member are purchased in a stabilizing or syndicate covering transaction to cover syndicate short positions.

These stabilizing transactions, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids may have the effect of raising or maintaining the market price of our Common Shares or preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the common shares. As a result, the price of our common shares may be higher than the price that might otherwise exist in the open market. These transactions may be discontinued at any time.

Neither we nor the underwriter make any representation or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that the transactions described above may have on the price of our Common Shares. In addition, neither we nor the underwriter make any representation that the underwriter will engage in these transactions or that any transaction, if commenced, will not be discontinued without notice.

Passive Market Making

In connection with this Offering, the underwriter may also engage in passive market making transactions in our Common Shares. Passive market making consists of displaying bids limited by the prices of independent market makers and effecting purchases limited by those prices in response to order flow. Rule 103 of Regulation M promulgated by the SEC limits the amount of net purchases that each passive market maker may make and the displayed size of each bid. Passive market making may stabilize the market price of the Common Shares at a level above that which might otherwise prevail in the open market and, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time.

Electronic Distribution

This prospectus may be made available in electronic format on websites or through other online services maintained by the underwriter or by its affiliates. In those cases, prospective investors may view offering terms online and prospective investors may be allowed to place orders online. Other than this prospectus in electronic format, the information on

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the underwriter’s websites or our website and any information contained in any other websites maintained by the underwriter or by us is not part of this prospectus or the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, has not been approved and/or endorsed by us or the underwriter in its capacity as underwriter, and should not be relied upon by investors.

Other Relationships

From time to time, the underwriter and/or its affiliates have provided, and may in the future provide, various investment banking and other financial services for us for which services it has received and, may in the future receive, customary fees. Except for the services provided in connection with this Offering and other than as described below, the underwriter has not provided any investment banking or other financial services during the 180-day period preceding the date of this prospectus.

Right of First Refusal

Until eighteen (18) months from the closing of this Offering, if the Company or any of its subsidiaries (i) determines to finance or refinance any indebtedness using a manager or agent, the underwriter (or any affiliate designated by the underwriter) will have the right to act as sole book-runner, sole manager, sole placement agent or sole agent with respect to such financing or refinancing; or (ii) determines to raise funds by means of a public offering (including at-the-market facility) or a private placement or any other capital-raising financing of equity, equity-linked or debt securities using an underwriter, placement agent, selling agent or broker, the underwriter (or any affiliate designated by the underwriter) will have the right to act as sole book-running manager, sole underwriter or sole placement agent for such financing.

Pricing of the Offering

The Common Shares are not listed for trading on any exchange or automated quotation system. We intend to apply to list our Common Shares on the NYSE American. We anticipate that upon satisfaction of the NYSE American’s initial listing criteria, our Common Shares will begin trading on the NYSE American. No assurance can be given that our listing application will be approved. If we do not meet all of the NYSE American’s initial listing criteria or our application for listing is not otherwise accepted, we will not consummate this Offering.

The Offering Price was determined by arm’s length negotiations between us and the underwriter. In determining the Offering Price, we and the underwriter considered a number of factors including:

•        the information set forth in this prospectus and otherwise available to the underwriter;

•        our prospects and the history and prospects for the industry in which we compete;

•        an assessment of our management;

•        our prospects for future earnings;

•        the general condition of the securities markets at the time of this Offering;

•        the recent market prices of, and demand for, publicly traded Common Shares of generally comparable companies; and

•        other factors deemed relevant by the underwriter and us.

Neither we nor the underwriter can assure investors that an active trading market will develop for the Common Shares, or that the shares will trade in the public market at or above the Offering Price.

Offer Restrictions Outside the United States

Other than in the United States, no action has been taken by us or the underwriter that would permit a public offering of the securities offered by this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. The securities offered by this prospectus may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, nor may this prospectus or any other offering material or advertisements in connection with the offer and sale of any such securities be distributed or published in any jurisdiction, except under circumstances that will result in compliance with the applicable rules and regulations of that

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jurisdiction. Persons into whose possession this prospectus comes are advised to inform themselves about and to observe any restrictions relating to this Offering and the distribution of this prospectus. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities offered by this prospectus in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or a solicitation is unlawful.

Australia

This prospectus is not a disclosure document under Chapter 6D of the Australian Corporations Act, has not been lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and does not purport to include the information required of a disclosure document under Chapter 6D of the Australian Corporations Act. Accordingly, (i) the offer of the securities under this prospectus is only made to persons to whom it is lawful to offer the securities without disclosure under Chapter 6D of the Australian Corporations Act under one or more exemptions set out in section 708 of the Australian Corporations Act, (ii) this prospectus is made available in Australia only to those persons as set forth in clause (i) above, and (iii) the offeree must be sent a notice stating in substance that by accepting this offer, the offeree represents that the offeree is such a person as set forth in clause (i) above, and, unless permitted under the Australian Corporations Act, agrees not to sell or offer for sale within Australia any of the securities sold to the offeree within 12 months after its transfer to the offeree under this prospectus.

Canada

The securities may be sold in Canada only to purchasers purchasing, or deemed to be purchasing, as principal that are accredited investors, as defined in National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions or subsection 73.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario), and are permitted clients, as defined in National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations. Any resale of the securities must be made in accordance with an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the prospectus requirements of applicable securities laws. Securities legislation in certain provinces or territories of Canada may provide a purchaser with remedies for rescission or damages if this prospectus (including any amendment thereto) contains a misrepresentation, provided that the remedies for rescission or damages are exercised by the purchaser within the time limit prescribed by the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory. The purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory for particulars of these rights or consult with a legal advisor. Pursuant to section 3A.3 of National Instrument 33-105 Underwriting Conflicts (“NI 33-105”), the underwriter is not required to comply with the disclosure requirements of NI 33-105 regarding underwriter conflicts of interest in connection with this Offering.

Cayman Islands

No invitation, whether directly or indirectly, may be made to the public in the Cayman Islands to subscribe for our securities.

European Economic Area — Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and Netherlands

The information in this document has been prepared on the basis that all offers of securities will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Directive 2003/71/EC (“Prospectus Directive”), as implemented in Member States of the European Economic Area (each, a “Relevant Member State”), from the requirement to produce a prospectus for offers of securities.

An offer to the public of securities has not been made, and may not be made, in a Relevant Member State except pursuant to one of the following exemptions under the Prospectus Directive as implemented in that Relevant Member State:

•        to legal entities that are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities;

•        to any legal entity that has two or more of (i) an average of at least 250 employees during its last fiscal year; (ii) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 (as shown on its last annual unconsolidated or consolidated financial statements) and (iii) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000 (as shown on its last annual unconsolidated or consolidated financial statements);

•        to fewer than 100 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive) subject to obtaining the prior consent of the Company or any underwriter for any such offer; or

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•        in any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive, provided that no such offer of securities shall result in a requirement for the publication by the Company of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.

France

This document is not being distributed in the context of a public offering of financial securities (offre au public de titres financiers) in France within the meaning of Article L.411-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code (Code Monétaire et Financier) and Articles 211-1 et seq. of the General Regulation of the French Autorité des marchés financiers (“AMF”). The securities have not been offered or sold and will not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, to the public in France.

This document and any other offering material relating to the securities have not been, and will not be, submitted to the AMF for approval in France and, accordingly, may not be distributed or caused to distributed, directly or indirectly, to the public in France.

Such offers, sales and distributions have been and shall only be made in France to (i) qualified investors (investisseurs qualifiés) acting for their own account, as defined in and in accordance with Articles L.411-2-II-2 and D.411-1 to D.411-3, D.744-1, D.754-1; and D.764-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code and any implementing regulation and/or (ii) a restricted number of non-qualified investors (cercle restreint d’investisseurs) acting for their own account, as defined in and in accordance with Articles L.411-2-II-2° and D.411-4, D.744-1, D.754-1; and D.764-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code and any implementing regulation.

Pursuant to Article 211-3 of the General Regulation of the AMF, investors in France are informed that the securities cannot be distributed (directly or indirectly) to the public by the investors otherwise than in accordance with Articles L.411-1, L.411-2, L.412-1 and L.621-8 to L.621-8-3 of the French Monetary and Financial Code.

Ireland

The information in this document does not constitute a prospectus under any Irish laws or regulations and this document has not been filed with or approved by any Irish regulatory authority as the information has not been prepared in the context of a public offering of securities in Ireland within the meaning of the Irish Prospectus (Directive 2003/71/EC) Regulations 2005 (the “Prospectus Regulations”). The securities have not been offered or sold, and will not be offered, sold or delivered directly or indirectly in Ireland by way of a public offering, except to (i) qualified investors as defined in Regulation 2(l) of the Prospectus Regulations and (ii) fewer than 100 natural or legal persons who are not qualified investors.

Israel

The securities offered by this prospectus have not been approved or disapproved by the Israeli Securities Authority (the “ISA”), nor have such securities been registered for sale in Israel. The shares may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, to the public in Israel, absent the publication of a prospectus. The ISA has not issued permits, approvals or licenses in connection with this Offering or publishing the prospectus; nor has it authenticated the details included herein, confirmed their reliability or completeness, or rendered an opinion as to the quality of the securities being offered. Any resale in Israel, directly or indirectly, to the public of the securities offered by this prospectus is subject to restrictions on transferability and must be effected only in compliance with the Israeli securities laws and regulations.

Italy

This Offering of the securities in the Republic of Italy has not been authorized by the Italian Securities and Exchange Commission (Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa, “CONSOB” pursuant to the Italian securities legislation and, accordingly, no offering material relating to the securities may be distributed in Italy and such securities may not be offered or sold in Italy in a public offer within the meaning of Article 1.1(t) of Legislative Decree No. 58 of 24 February 1998 (“Decree No. 58”), other than:

•        to Italian qualified investors, as defined in Article 100 of Decree no.58 by reference to Article 34-ter of CONSOB Regulation no. 11971 of 14 May 1999 (“Regulation no. 1197l”) as amended (“Qualified Investors”); and

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•        in other circumstances that are exempt from the rules on public offer pursuant to Article 100 of Decree No. 58 and Article 34-ter of Regulation No. 11971 as amended.

Any offer, sale or delivery of the securities or distribution of any offer document relating to the securities in Italy (excluding placements where a Qualified Investor solicits an offer from the issuer) under the paragraphs above must be:

•        made by investment firms, banks or financial intermediaries permitted to conduct such activities in Italy in accordance with Legislative Decree No. 385 of 1 September 1993 (as amended), Decree No. 58, CONSOB Regulation No. 16190 of 29 October 2007 and any other applicable laws; and

•        in compliance with all relevant Italian securities, tax and exchange controls and any other applicable laws.

Any subsequent distribution of the securities in Italy must be made in compliance with the public offer and prospectus requirement rules provided under Decree No. 58 and the Regulation No. 11971 as amended, unless an exception from those rules applies. Failure to comply with such rules may result in the sale of such securities being declared null and void and in the liability of the entity transferring the securities for any damages suffered by the investors.

Japan

The securities have not been and will not be registered under Article 4, paragraph 1 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan (Law No. 25 of 1948), as amended (the “FIEL”) pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements applicable to a private placement of securities to Qualified Institutional Investors (as defined in and in accordance with Article 2, paragraph 3 of the FIEL and the regulations promulgated thereunder). Accordingly, the securities may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan other than Qualified Institutional Investors. Any Qualified Institutional Investor who acquires securities may not resell them to any person in Japan that is not a Qualified Institutional Investor, and acquisition by any such person of securities is conditional upon the execution of an agreement to that effect.

Portugal

This document is not being distributed in the context of a public offer of financial securities (oferta pública de valores mobiliários) in Portugal, within the meaning of Article 109 of the Portuguese Securities Code (Código dos Valores Mobiliários). The securities have not been offered or sold and will not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, to the public in Portugal. This document and any other offering material relating to the securities have not been, and will not be, submitted to the Portuguese Securities Market Commission (Comissăo do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários) for approval in Portugal and, accordingly, may not be distributed or caused to distributed, directly or indirectly, to the public in Portugal, other than under circumstances that are deemed not to qualify as a public offer under the Portuguese Securities Code. Such offers, sales and distributions of securities in Portugal are limited to persons who are “qualified investors” (as defined in the Portuguese Securities Code). Only such investors may receive this document and they may not distribute it or the information contained in it to any other person.

Sweden

This document has not been, and will not be, registered with or approved by Finansinspektionen (the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority). Accordingly, this document may not be made available, nor may the securities be offered for sale in Sweden, other than under circumstances that are deemed not to require a prospectus under the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act (1991:980) (Sw. lag (1991:980) om handel med finansiella instrument). Any offering of securities in Sweden is limited to persons who are “qualified investors” (as defined in the Financial Instruments Trading Act). Only such investors may receive this document and they may not distribute it or the information contained in it to any other person.

Switzerland

The securities may not be publicly offered in Switzerland and will not be listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (“SIX”) or on any other stock exchange or regulated trading facility in Switzerland. This document has been prepared without regard to the disclosure standards for issuance prospectuses under art. 652a or art. 1156 of the Swiss Code of Obligations

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or the disclosure standards for listing prospectuses under art. 27 ff. of the SIX Listing Rules or the listing rules of any other stock exchange or regulated trading facility in Switzerland. Neither this document nor any other offering material relating to the securities may be publicly distributed or otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland.

Neither this document nor any other offering material relating to the securities have been or will be filed with or approved by any Swiss regulatory authority. In particular, this document will not be filed with, and the offer of securities will not be supervised by, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA).

This document is personal to the recipient only and not for general circulation in Switzerland.

United Arab Emirates

Neither this document nor the securities have been approved, disapproved or passed on in any way by the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates or any other governmental authority in the United Arab Emirates, nor has the Company received authorization or licensing from the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates or any other governmental authority in the United Arab Emirates to market or sell the securities within the United Arab Emirates. This document does not constitute and may not be used for the purpose of an offer or invitation. No services relating to the securities, including the receipt of applications and/or the allotment or redemption of such shares, may be rendered within the United Arab Emirates by the Company.

No offer or invitation to subscribe for securities is valid or permitted in the Dubai International Financial Centre.

United Kingdom

Neither the information in this document nor any other document relating to the offer has been delivered for approval to the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom and no prospectus (within the meaning of section 85 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended (“FSMA”) has been published or is intended to be published in respect of the securities. This document is issued on a confidential basis to “qualified investors” (within the meaning of section 86(7) of FSMA) in the United Kingdom, and the securities may not be offered or sold in the United Kingdom by means of this document, any accompanying letter or any other document, except in circumstances which do not require the publication of a prospectus pursuant to section 86(1) FSMA. This document should not be distributed, published or reproduced, in whole or in part, nor may its contents be disclosed by recipients to any other person in the United Kingdom.

Any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of FSMA) received in connection with the issue or sale of the securities has only been communicated or caused to be communicated and will only be communicated or caused to be communicated in the United Kingdom in circumstances in which section 21(1) of FSMA does not apply to the Company.

In the United Kingdom, this document is being distributed only to, and is directed at, persons (i) who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) (investment professionals) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotions) Order 2005 (“FPO”), (ii) who fall within the categories of persons referred to in Article 49(2)(a) to (d) (high net worth companies, unincorporated associations, etc.) of the FPO or (iii) to whom it may otherwise be lawfully communicated (together “relevant persons”). The investments to which this document relates are available only to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to purchase will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this document or any of its contents.

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LEGAL MATTERS

Certain legal matters relating to this Offering in respect of Canadian law will be passed upon for the Company by Cozen O’Connor LLP, Toronto, Ontario. Certain matters as to U.S. federal law and the law of the State of New York in connection with this Offering will be passed upon for the Company by Cozen O’Connor, New York, New York. Certain legal matters in connection with this Offering will be passed upon for the underwriter by Dentons US LLP, New York, New York.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements of Jaguar Uranium as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023 included in this prospectus have been so included in reliance on the report of DNTW Toronto LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting. The consolidated financial statements of Jaguar Uranium as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024 included in this prospectus have been so included in reliance on the report of Summit Group CPAs, P.C., an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

The consolidated financial statements of Berlin (BVI) as of and for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023 included in this prospectus have been so included in reliance on the report of DNTW Toronto LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

The consolidated financial statements of 284 Ontario as of and for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023 included in this prospectus have been so included in reliance on the report of DNTW Toronto LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

The consolidated financial statements of Gaia Energy as of and for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023 included in this prospectus have been so included in reliance on the report of DNTW Toronto LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

The technical information appearing in this prospectus concerning the Berlin Project was derived from the Technical Report Summaries on the Berlin Project, Caldas Province, Colombia, prepared by SLR International Corporation, independent mining consultants.

The technical information appearing in this prospectus concerning the Argentina Projects was derived from Technical Report Summaries on the Huemul Project, Mendoza Province, Argentina and Laguna Project, Chubut Province, Argentina, prepared by SLR International Corporation, independent mining consultants.

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CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

On February 20, 2025, DNTW Toronto LLP notified us that its principals joined another accounting firm. As a result, on the same date, DNTW Toronto LLP resigned as our independent registered public accounting firm and we engaged Summit Group CPAs, P.C. as our independent registered public accounting firm.

The change in accountants did not result from any dissatisfaction with the quality of professional services rendered by DNTW Toronto LLP. There were no matters that were either the subject of a disagreement (as defined in paragraph 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K) or a reportable event (as described in paragraph 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).

In connection with the audit of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 and through February 20, 2025, there were no disagreements with DNTW Toronto LLP on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreements if not resolved to their satisfaction would have caused them to make reference in connection with their opinion to the subject matter of the disagreement. During the Company’s two most recent completed fiscal years and interim period through February 20, 2025, there were no “reportable events” as such term is described in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K with DNTW Toronto LLP.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1, including exhibits and schedules, under the Securities Act, with respect to the Common Shares being offered by this prospectus. This prospectus, which constitutes part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information in the registration statement and its exhibits. For further information with respect to us and the Common Shares offered by this prospectus, we refer you to the registration statement and its exhibits. Statements contained in this prospectus as to the contents of any contract or any other document referred to are not necessarily complete, and in each instance, we refer you to the copy of the contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement. Each of these statements is qualified in all respects by this reference.

You may read our SEC filings, including this registration statement, over the Internet at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Upon the closing of this Offering, we will be subject to the information reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and we will file reports, proxy statements, and other information with the SEC. These reports, proxy statements and other information will be available for review at the SEC’s website referred to above. We also maintain a website at www.jaguaruranium.com, at which, following the closing of this Offering, you may access these materials free of charge as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. Information contained on or accessible through our website is not a part of this prospectus or the registration statement of which it forms a part, and the inclusion of our website address in this prospectus is an inactive textual reference only. You should not consider the contents of our website in making an investment decision with respect to our Common Shares.

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information give effect to our acquisitions of the Berlin Project and the Argentina Projects in accordance with Article 11 of the SEC’s Regulation S-X, as amended. The acquisitions of the Berlin Project and the Argentina Projects and related transactions are described in the section of this prospectus entitled “Prospectus Summary — Share Purchase Transactions.”

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information has been derived from (i) our historical unaudited consolidated financial statements as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and our historical audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024, (ii) the historical unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and related notes thereto of Berlin (BVI) for the three month period ended March 31, 2024 included elsewhere in this prospectus, (iii) the historical unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and related notes thereto of 284 Ontario for the six month period ended June 30, 2024 included elsewhere in this prospectus, and (iv) the historical unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and related notes thereto of Gaia Energy for the three month period ended March 31, 2024 included elsewhere in this prospectus.

The pro forma adjustments to the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2024 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 gives effect to the acquisitions of our Properties as if they had been consummated on January 1, 2024.

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information is based upon available information and assumptions that we believe are reasonable and supportable. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information is for illustrative and informational purposes only does not purport to represent what the statements of operations would have been had the acquisitions of the Berlin Project and the Argentina Projects occurred on the dates indicated, nor is it indicative of our future operating results.

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information reported below should be read in conjunction with the section of this prospectus entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the historical consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.

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Jaguar Uranium Corp.
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024
(Unaudited and expressed in U.S. dollars)

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements of Jaguar Uranium Corp. (the “Company”) consist of condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the year ended December 31, 2024, which give effect to the Company’s acquisitions of two uranium exploration projects in Argentina (the “Laguna Project” and the “Huemul Project”, referred collectively as “Argentina Projects”) and one exploration project in Colombia (the “Berlin Project” and together with the Argentina Projects, the “Properties”) in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X, as amended.

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information has been derived from (i) the Company’s historical audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, and the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements as of September 30, 2025 and for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, (ii) the historical unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and related notes thereto of Berlin (BVI) Limited for the three month period ended March 31, 2024, (iii) the historical unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and related notes thereto of 2847312 Ontario Inc. for the six month period ended June 30, 2024, and (iv) the historical unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and related notes thereto of Gaia (BVI) Limited for the three month period ended March 31, 2024. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the related notes and the historical consolidated financial statements.

The pro forma adjustments to the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements operations for the year ended December 31, 2024 gives effect to the acquisitions of the Properties as if they had been consummated on January 1, 2024.

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information is based upon available information and assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable and supportable. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information is for illustrative and informational purposes only does not purport to represent what the statements of operations would have been had the acquisitions of the Properties occurred on the dates indicated, nor is it indicative of the Company’s future operating results.

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Jaguar Uranium Corp.
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations

 

Jaguar
Uranium
Corp.
Year Ended
December 31,
2024

 

Gaia Energy
Investments
Ltd.
Three Month
Period
Ended
March 31,
2024

 

Berlin
(BVI)
Limited
Three Month
Period
Ended
March 31,
2024

 

2847312
Ontario
Inc.
Six Month
Period
Ended
June 30,
2024

 

Notes

 

Pro Forma
Adjustments

 

Pro- Forma
Year Ended
December 31,
2024

REVENUE

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

     

$

—

 

$

—

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

   

 

 

 

OPERATING EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

   

 

 

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 

1,432,236

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

80,986

 

     

 

—

 

 

1,513,222

 

Legal and professional fees

 

 

787,994

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

     

 

—

 

 

787,994

 

Mineral properties impairment

 

 

3,620,449

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

     

 

—

 

 

3,620,449

 

Depreciation

 

 

3,450

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

     

 

—

 

 

3,450

 

Exploration and evaluation expenditures

 

 

1,497,523

 

 

 

35,765

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

275,145

 

     

 

—

 

 

1,808,433

 

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES

 

$

7,341,652

 

 

$

35,765

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

356,131

 

     

$

—

 

$

7,733,548

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

   

 

 

 

OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

   

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

370,215

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

     

 

—

 

 

370,215

 

Foreign exchange gain (loss)

 

 

149,547

 

 

 

(55,447

)

 

 

5

 

 

 

19,070

 

     

 

   

 

113,175

 

LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE

 

$

6,821,890

 

 

$

91,212

 

 

$

(5

)

 

$

337,061

 

     

$

—

 

$

7,250,158

 

Deferred tax recovery

 

 

(1,059,914

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(1,059,914

)

NET LOSS

 

$

5,761,976

 

 

$

91,212

 

 

$

(5

)

 

$

337,061

 

     

$

—

 

$

6,190,244

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

   

 

 

 

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

   

 

 

 

Currency translation adjustment

 

 

—

 

 

 

(598,506

)

 

 

5

 

 

 

(52,460

)

 

3A

 

 

650,961

 

 

—

 

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

 

$

5,761,976

 

 

$

(507,294

)

 

$

—

 

 

$

284,601

 

     

$

650,961

 

$

6,190,244

 

BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE

 

$

0.83

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

   

$

0.74

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING, BASIC AND DILUTED

 

 

6,949,555

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

   

 

8,370,775

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma financial statements.

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

As of September 30, 2025
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)

Note 1. Description of Transactions

Jaguar Uranium Corp. (the “Company”) is a uranium exploration and development company focused on uranium discoveries. The Company maintains significant land holdings in Colombia and Argentina and its portfolio is comprised of two uranium exploration projects in Argentina (the “Laguna Project” and the “Huemul Project”, referred collectively as “Argentina Projects”) and one exploration project in Colombia (the “Berlin Project” and together with the Argentina Projects, the “Properties”).

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X, as amended. The pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements reflect the historical results of the Company on a pro forma basis to give effect to the acquisitions of our Properties, which are described in further detail below, as if they occurred on January 1, 2024 with respect to the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements operations for the year ended December 31, 2024:

Berlin Project

Pursuant to the Berlin Project SPA, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Gaia Energy from GEI on April 8, 2024 (the “Berlin Project Closing Date”) in consideration of (a) an initial cash payment to GEI of C$20,000, (b) the issuance to GEI of 1,211,687 common shares (the “Common Shares”), and (c) the grant of a 1.0% net smelter returns royalty, payable quarterly, on all gross revenue in excess of allowable costs from the Berlin Project (the “Berlin Project Royalty”) to Green Shift pursuant to the Royalty Agreement dated April 8, 2024 (the “Berlin Project Royalty Agreement”) by and among the Company, as royalty payor, Green Shift, as royalty holder and GEI, Berlin BVI, Gaia Energy Colombia and Berlin BVI Colombia, as guarantors.

Pursuant to the Berlin Project SPA, as additional consideration for the purchase of all of the issued and outstanding shares of GEI, the Company will:

(a)     no later than two business days after the later of (i) March 1, 2024, and (ii) the earlier of (A) 90 days after the date on which the Berlin Project concessions title matter has been rectified as evidenced by the payment receipt of the total debt regarding surface fees or the subscription of a payment agreement with the National Mining Agency (the “Berlin Concession Title Matter Rectification”); and (B) five days following completion of a Liquidity Event (as defined below), pay to GEI a second cash payment of C$1 million (approximately $722,675);

“Liquidity Event” means the completion by the Company or its affiliates of any of the following: (i) a public offering of the Common Shares in Canada with a concurrent listing on a recognized stock exchange; or (ii) (A) a transaction that provides holders of the Common Shares with liquidity comparable to what they would receive upon completion of a public offering of the Common Shares in Canada, with a stock exchange listing being completed, whether by means of a reverse take-over, merger, amalgamation, arrangement, take-over bid, insider bid, reorganization, joint venture, sale of all or substantially all assets, exchange of assets, or a similar transaction or combination with a public corporation; and (B) a listing of the Common Shares on a recognized stock exchange.

(b)    no later than 30 days after the commencement of commercial production at the Berlin Project, pay GEI a third cash payment of C$5 million (approximately $3.6 million); and

(c)     no later than two business days after the completion of the Liquidity Event, issue to GEI (A) if the Liquidity Event occurs within 12 months after the April 8, 2024 , the greater of: (1) such number of Common Shares that would result in GEI owning an aggregate 20% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares (after giving effect to both the issuance to GEI and the completion of the Liquidity Event) at the price per share equal to the assumed offering price (the “IPO offering price”); and (2) Common Shares with an aggregate

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value of C$5 million (approximately $3.6 million) at the price per share equal to the IPO offering price; or (B) if the Liquidity Event occurs later than 12 months after the Berling Project Closing Date, the greater of: (1) such number of Common Share that would result in GEI owning an aggregate 25% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares (after giving effect to both the issuance to GEI and the completion of the Liquidity Event) at the price per share equal to the IPO offering price; and (2) Common Shares with an aggregate value of C$6 million (approximately $4.3 million) at the price per share equal to the IPO offering price.

Additionally, the Company and Green Shift entered into a transition services consulting agreement pursuant to which Green Shift will provide consulting services in connection with the Berlin Project to the Company until August 15, 2025 for cash consideration of C$50,000.00 (approximately $36,124).

Argentina Projects

Pursuant to the Argentina Projects SPA, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of 2847312 Ontario Inc. (“284 Ontario”) from Consolidated Uranium on July 19, 2024 (the “Argentina Projects Closing Date”) in consideration of (a) the issuance to Consolidated Uranium of 2,000,000 Common Shares, (b) the grant of a 1.0% net smelter returns royalty on the future production from certain land claim application at the Huemul Project (the “Huemul II Royalty”) to Consolidated Uranium pursuant to the Royalty Agreement dated July 19, 2024 (the “Huemul II Royalty Agreement”) by and among the Company, as royalty payor, Consolidated Uranium, as royalty holder and 284 Ontario, as guarantor; and (c) the grant of a 2.0% net smelter returns royalty on the future production from the Laguna Project (the “Laguna Project Royalty”) to Consolidated Uranium pursuant to the Royalty Agreement dated July 19, 2024 (the “Laguna Project Royalty Agreement”) by and among the Company, as royalty payor, Consolidated Uranium, as royalty holder and 284 Ontario, as guarantor. Pursuant to the terms of the Laguna Project Royalty Agreement, the Company has the option to repurchase one-half (50%) of the Laguna Project Royalty for a period of seven years starting from the Argentina Projects Closing Date, for $2,500,000. Pursuant to the terms of the Huemul II Royalty Agreement, Consolidated Uranium retained the Huemul Option that extends the royalty to cover both the Huemul I and Huemul II Properties, in exchange for a payment of $1.0 million to the Company, provided the payment is made prior to the execution of the Huemul I Buy Back Right Assignment Agreement. On March 10, 2025, the Huemul I Buy Back Right Assignment Agreement was executed, and the Existing Huemul I Buy Back Right was assigned to Consolidated Uranium, resulting in the immediate termination of the Huemul Option.

Prior to the execution of the Argentina Projects SPA, 284 Ontario had entered into two net smelter return royalty agreements: Existing Huemul Royalty Agreement I and Existing Huemul Royalty Agreement II, both dated July 31, 2023. Pursuant to the Existing Huemul Royalty Agreement I, 284 Ontario granted Minera Agauca S.A. a 2.0% net smelter return royalty on all future production from specific concessions of the Huemul Project, namely Cateo Huemul Norte, Cateo Huemul Sur, Mina Huemul, MD Silvana, and MD Cerro Butalo. Under the terms of this agreement, 284 Ontario had the Existing Huemul I Buy Back Right, which has been assigned to Consolidated Uranium on March 10, 2025. Pursuant to the Existing Huemul Royalty Agreement II, 284 Ontario granted NewEra Metal Resources Ltd. and Mr. Guillermo Wild Ceruzzi a 1.0% net smelter return royalty on future production from the MD Mirano Norte and MD Carmencita concessions within the Huemul Project. This agreement grants 284 Ontario the exclusive and irrevocable one-time right to repurchase the entire 1.0% royalty for a payment of $400,000, which can be exercised at any time, subject to a 15-day notice requirement.

Pursuant to the Argentina Projects SPA, as additional consideration for the purchase of all of the issued and outstanding shares of 284 Ontario, since the Company has not listed the Common Shares on a recognized stock exchange in North America (the “Listing”) within 12 months from the Argentina Projects Closing Date, the Company will issue to Consolidated Uranium 400,000 Common Shares (subject to customary adjustment in the event of a dilutive event). Further, in the event that the Company completes the Listing at an IPO offering price less than $5.00, the Company will issue to Consolidated Uranium Common Shares in an amount to reflect a $12,000,000 valuation of the Argentina Projects at the IPO offering price (subject to a minimum price per Common Share of $4.00).

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Note 2. Basis of Presentation

The Company has accounted for the acquisitions of the Properties as asset acquisitions as the fair value of the assets are concentrated in the mineral rights of the respective entities. The Company has recognized the assets acquired at the fair value of the liabilities assumed, cash paid and fair value of the equity instruments issued as consideration as these fair values are more clearly evident and reliably measured. As the acquisitions have not been treated as a business combination there is no corresponding goodwill, instead the amount of consideration will be allocated to the assets acquired.

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2024 assumes that the acquisitions of the Properties occurred on January 1, 2024.

The unaudited pro forma financial information should be read in conjunction with:

•        the Company’s unaudited consolidated financial statements as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2025;

•        the Company’s historical audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024;

•        the historical unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and related notes thereto of Berlin (BVI) Limited for the three month period ended March 31, 2024;

•        the historical unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and related notes thereto of 284 Ontario for the six month period ended June 30, 2024, 285 Ontario had no operations between July 1, 2024 and the acquisition date, July 19, 2024; and

•        the historical unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and related notes thereto of Gaia (BVI) Limited for the three month period ended March 31, 2024.

Management has made significant estimates and assumptions in its determination of the pro forma adjustments. As the unaudited pro forma financial information has been prepared based on these preliminary estimates, the final amounts recorded may differ materially from the information presented.

The unaudited pro forma financial information does not give effect to any anticipated synergies, dis-synergies, operating efficiencies, tax savings or cost savings that may be associated with the transactions.

The pro forma adjustments reflecting the completion of the transactions are based on certain currently available information and certain assumptions and methodologies that the Company believes are reasonable and supportable. The unaudited condensed pro forma adjustments, which are described in the accompanying notes, may be revised as additional information becomes available and is evaluated.

Basic and Diluted Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding

 

Year Ended
December 31,
2024

Outstanding number of Common Shares reported on audited financial statements

 

5,159,088

Common Shares issued for the Berlin Project

 

1,211,687

Common Shares issued for Argentina Projects

 

2,000,000

Pro forma weighted average common stock outstanding

 

8,370,775

Note 3. Pro Forma Adjustments

The functional currency of the Company and its subsidiaries is the U.S. dollar. On acquisition of the subsidiaries in the Colombia and Argentina Acquisitions, the functional currency of the acquired companies was reassessed based on the relevant facts and circumstances related to the subsidiaries and in consideration of its integration with the Company, the outcome of which was that the functional currency of the subsidiaries is the U.S. dollar. The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements of the Company are presented in the U.S. dollar.

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On consolidation, the assets and liabilities of each foreign entity are translated into U.S. dollars at the rate of exchange prevailing at the reporting date. Revenue and expense items are translated at the average rate of the exchange for the year. Unrealized translation gains and losses are recorded as cumulative translation adjustments, which are included in other comprehensive income/(loss) which is a component of shareholders’ equity.

Transactions in currencies other than an entities functional currency are recognized at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the prevailing exchange rate at the reporting date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities, and revenue and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated using the exchange rates at the dates of the initial transactions. Non-monetary items measured at fair value in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rates at the date when the fair value is determined. Foreign exchange differences are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which they arise, unless they relate to intra-entity foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term investment nature.

The change in functional currency results in the elimination of other comprehensive income and accumulated other comprehensive income in the unaudited pro forma financial statements.

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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Jaguar Uranium Corp.

Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023

   

Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

F-3 to F-5

Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2024 and 2023

 

F-6

Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss For the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and
2023

 

F-7

Statements of Changes in Equity For the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023

 

F-8

Statements of Cash Flows For the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023

 

F-9

Notes to the financial statements

 

F-10 to F-24

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the period ended September 30, 2025

   

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024

 

F-25

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss For the Three and Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024

 

F-26

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity For the Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024

 

F-27

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Cash Flows For the Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024

 

F-28

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

 

F-29 to F-43

Berlin (BVI) Limited

Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

F-44 to F-45

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2023 and 2022

 

F-46

Consolidated Statements of Operations For the Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

 

F-47

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficit For the Years Ended December 31,
2023 and 2022

 

F-48

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows For the Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

 

F-49

Notes to the consolidated financial statements

 

F-50 to F-54

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements for the three month period ended
March 31, 2024

   

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2024 and
December 31, 2023

 

F-55

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations For the Three Month Periods Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

 

F-56

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficit For the Three Month Periods Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

 

F-57

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows For the Three Month Periods Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

 

F-58

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

F-59 to F-60

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2847312 Ontario Inc.

Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

F-61 to F-62

Consolidated Balance Sheets as at December 31, 2023 and 2022

 

F-63

Consolidated Statements of (Loss) Income and Comprehensive (Loss) Income For the Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

 

F-64

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity For the Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

 

F-65

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows For the Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

 

F-66

Notes to the consolidated financial statements

 

F-67 to F-72

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements for the three and six month
periods ended June 30, 2024

   

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023

 

F-73

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Operations For the Three and Six Month Periods Ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

 

F-74

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficit For the Periods Ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

 

F-75

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Cash Flows For the Six Month Period Ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

 

F-76

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

 

F-77 to F-79

     

Gaia Energy Investments Ltd.

Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

F-80 to F-81

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2023 and 2022

 

F-82

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss For the Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

 

F-83

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficit For the Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

 

F-84

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows For the Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

 

F-85

Notes to the consolidated financial statements

 

F-86 to F-90

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements for the three month period ended
March 31, 2024

   

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2024 and
December 31, 2023

 

F-91

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Operations for the Three Month Periods Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

 

F-92

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficit For the Three Month Periods Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

 

F-93

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Cash Flows For the Three Month Periods Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

 

F-94

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

 

F-95 to F-96

     

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of

Jaguar Uranium Corp.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Jaguar Uranium Corp. (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the “Group”), as of December 31, 2024, the related consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss, consolidated statement of changes in equity, and consolidated statement of cash flows, for the year ended December 31, 2024, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Group as of December 31, 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows, for the year ended December 31, 2024, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Group will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 of the consolidated financial statements, the Group has incurred operating losses, and negative cash flows from operating activities. These conditions raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plan regarding these matters is also described in Note 2. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Group’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Group’s consolidated 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 Group 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 consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Group 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 Group’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 consolidated 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 consolidated 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 consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Summit Group CPAs, P.C. (formerly known as “Yu Certified Public Accountant, P.C.”) (PCAOB ID: 5910) 

We have served as the Group’s auditor since 2025.

New York, New York
September 11, 2025

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
Jaguar Uranium Corp.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Jaguar Uranium Corp. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the related statements of operations, changes in shareholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements).

In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Going Concern

We draw attention to Note 2 to the financial statements, which describe the events and conditions that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.

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 matters communicated below 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. 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 matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.

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Going concern

As described in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company has incurred recurring losses from operations and has not generated revenue since inception. Its ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on generating profitable operations and securing additional financing.

Auditing management’s evaluation involved significant judgment due to the uncertainty around future cash flows and the feasibility of planned actions.

To evaluate the appropriateness of the going concern assessment, we evaluated management’s plans, assessed the reasonableness of projected cash flows, and considered the adequacy of the related disclosures.

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2023.

 

July 31, 2024

 

Chartered Professional Accountants

Markham, Ontario

 

Licensed Public Accountants

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

 

2024

 

2023

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

103,884

 

 

$

394,920

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

273,236

 

 

 

—

 

Share subscription receivable

 

 

—

 

 

 

30,000

 

Advance to parent of acquiree

 

 

—

 

 

 

200,000

 

Total current assets

 

 

377,120

 

 

 

624,920

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mineral properties

 

 

8,150,000

 

 

 

—

 

Property and equipment

 

 

44,218

 

 

 

—

 

Purchase consideration paid in advance

 

 

—

 

 

 

188,381

 

   

 

8,194,218

 

 

 

188,381

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

8,571,338

 

 

$

813,301

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and other liabilities

 

$

434,336

 

 

$

9,831

 

Share subscription received in advance

 

 

—

 

 

 

315,000

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

434,336

 

 

 

324,831

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax liability

 

 

1,400,000

 

 

 

—

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

 

1,834,336

 

 

 

324,831

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, Class A, $ Nil par value: unlimited authorized, 8,546,020 shares issued and outstanding (2023 – 3,650,500)

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

12,590,607

 

 

 

580,100

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(5,853,605

)

 

 

(91,630

)

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

6,737,002

 

 

 

488,470

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

$

8,571,338

 

 

$

813,301

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

 

Year ended
December 31,
2024

 

Year ended
December 31,
2023

REVENUE

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 

1,432,236

 

 

 

2,705

 

Legal and professional fees

 

 

787,994

 

 

 

95,023

 

Mineral properties impairment

 

 

3,620,449

 

 

 

—

 

Depreciation

 

 

3,450

 

 

 

—

 

Exploration and evaluation expenditures

 

 

1,497,523

 

 

 

—

 

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES

 

 

7,341,652

 

 

 

97,728

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and other (income) expense

 

 

(370,215

)

 

 

(174

)

Foreign exchange (gain) loss

 

 

(149,547

)

 

 

(5,924

)

LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE

 

 

6,821,889

 

 

 

91,630

 

Deferred tax recovery

 

 

(1,059,914

)

 

 

—

 

NET LOSS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

 

$

5,761,975

 

 

$

91,630

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE

 

$

(0.83

)

 

$

(0.13

)

WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING, BASIC AND DILUTED

 

 

6,949,555

 

 

 

722,185

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

 

Number of
Shares

 

Amount

 

Additional
paid-in
capital

 

Accumulated
deficit

 

Total
Shareholders’
Equity

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2022

 

—

 

$

—

 

$

—

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

Common shares issued

 

3,650,500

 

 

—

 

 

580,100

 

 

—

 

 

 

580,100

 

Net loss and comprehensive loss

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

(91,630

)

 

 

(91,630

)

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2023

 

3,650,500

 

$

—

 

$

580,100

 

$

(91,630

)

 

$

488,470

 

 

Number of
Shares

 

Amount

 

Additional
paid-in
capital

 

Accumulated
deficit

 

Total
Shareholders’
Equity

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2023

 

3,650,500

 

$

—

 

$

580,100

 

$

(91,630

)

 

$

488,470

 

Common shares issued, net of issue costs

 

1,683,833

 

 

—

 

 

3,756,653

 

 

—

 

 

 

3,756,653

 

Share-based compensation

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

1,030,480

 

 

—

 

 

 

1,030,480

 

Share consideration for Argentina Acquisition

 

2,000,000

 

 

—

 

 

4,800,000

 

 

—

 

 

 

4,800,000

 

Share consideration for Colombian Acquisition

 

1,211,687

 

 

—

 

 

2,423,374

 

 

—

 

 

 

2,423,374

 

Net loss and comprehensive loss

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

(5,761,975

)

 

 

(5,761,975

)

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2024

 

8,546,020

 

$

—

 

$

12,590,607

 

$

(5,853,605

)

 

$

6,737,002

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

 

2024

 

2023

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(5,761,975

)

 

$

(91,630

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share-based payments

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

—

 

Share-based compensation

 

 

1,030,480

 

 

 

—

 

Release of accounts payable obligation

 

 

(327,458

)

 

 

—

 

Mineral properties impairment

 

 

3,620,449

 

 

 

—

 

Depreciation

 

 

3,450

 

 

 

—

 

Deferred tax recovery

 

 

(1,059,914

)

 

 

—

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

(218,374

)

 

 

—

 

Accounts payable and other liabilities

 

 

(980,157

)

 

 

9,831

 

Advance to parent of acquiree

 

 

200,000

 

 

 

—

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

(3,443,500

)

 

 

(81,799

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase consideration paid in cash, net of cash acquired

 

 

(206,522

)

 

 

(188,381

)

Purchase of property and equipment

 

 

(47,668

)

 

 

(200,000

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(254,190

)

 

 

(388,381

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of shares and units

 

 

3,406,653

 

 

 

550,100

 

Proceeds from share subscription received in advance

 

 

—

 

 

 

315,000

 

Net cash from financing activities

 

 

3,406,653

 

 

 

865,100

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

 

(291,036

)

 

 

394,920

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF YEAR

 

 

394,920

 

 

 

—

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF YEAR

 

$

103,884

 

 

$

394,920

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

Cash paid for income taxes

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares issued for acquisition of mineral properties

 

$

7,223,374

 

 

$

—

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

NOTE 1: BUSINESS DESCRIPTION

Jaguar Uranium Corp., (the “Company”) is engaged in the acquisition and development of mining properties in Latin America. On December 8, 2023, the Company entered into a definitive agreement with Green Shift Commodities Ltd. (“GCOM”) to acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of two wholly-owned subsidiaries of GCOM (collectively, the “Colombian Acquisition”):

•        Gaia Energy Investments Ltd. (“Gaia BVI”), was incorporated on April 19, 2006 and restored on November 16, 2015, in the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) registered in Colombia as Gaia Energy Investments Ltd. Sucursal Colombia (“Gaia Colombia”).

•        Berlin (BVI) Limited (“Berlin BVI”) was incorporated on June 30, 2021, in the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) and is registered in Colombia as Berlin (BVI) Limited Sucursal Colombia (“Berlin Colombia”), on May 17, 2022 in the Chamber of Commerce of Bogota.

Through the Colombian Acquisition, the Company is the legal and beneficial owner of a 100% interest in certain mining concessions located in the “Berlin Project”. The Berlin project is currently being explored and developed as an exploration stage uranium asset located in Caldas Province of Central Colombia.

On July 19, 2024, the Company closed on the acquisition of 2847312 Ontario Inc. (“284 Ontario”), which registered in Argentina as 2847312 Ontario Inc. (Sucursal Argentina), whereby it holds mineral rights in the Laguna Project and Huemul Projects in Argentina (the “Argentinian Acquisition”). 284 Ontario was incorporated on June 14, 2021, in Ontario, Canada.

The Company was incorporated on December 16, 2022.

NOTE 2: GOING CONCERN

As of December 31, 2024, the Company had an accumulated deficit, net loss and comprehensive loss and negative cash flows from operations. Further, the Company has not yet commenced revenue generating activities. Currently, monthly cash requirements for the operations of the subsidiaries and the Company for the year ended December 31, 2024 have been met through funding acquired by the Jaguar Uranium Corp. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Therefore, the Company may be unable to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in normal course of business.

Management of the Company has a reasonable expectation that the Company can continue raising additional equity capital to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

There are no assurances that the Company will be able to raise capital on terms acceptable to the Company or at all, or that cash flows generated from its operations will be sufficient to meet its current operating costs. If the Company is unable to obtain sufficient capital, it may be required to reduce the scope of its planned development, which could harm its financial condition and operating results, or it may not be able to continue to fund its ongoing operations. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern to sustain operations for at least one year from the issuance of these consolidated financial statements. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.

NOTE 3: BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

a.      Basis of Presentation

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and are presented in U.S. Dollar.

b.      Principles of Consolidation

These financial statements include the Company’s directly and indirectly wholly owned subsidiaries: Gaia Energy Investments Ltd., Berlin (BVI) Limited and 2847312 Ontario Inc.

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

NOTE 3: BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)

All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation.

a.      Use of estimates in the preparation of financial statements

The preparation of the Company’s financial statements requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of liabilities and expenses. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis of making the judgments about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates. Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimates are revised and in any future periods affected. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates estimates used, which include, but are not limited to the: valuation of stock-based compensation; share-based consideration for acquisitions; and, the impairment of long-lived assets, including mineral properties.

b.      Functional currency and foreign currency translations

The functional currency of the Company and its subsidiaries is the U.S. Dollar. On acquisition of the subsidiaries in the Colombian and Argentinian Acquisitions, the functional currency of the acquired companies was reassessed based on the relevant facts and circumstances related to the subsidiaries and in consideration of its integration with the Company, the outcome of which was that the functional currency of the subsidiaries is the U.S. Dollar. The consolidated financial statements of the Company are presented in the U.S. Dollar.

On consolidation, the assets and liabilities of each foreign entity are translated into U.S. Dollar at the rate of exchange prevailing at the reporting date. Revenue and expense items are translated at the average rate of the exchange for the year. Unrealized translation gains and losses are recorded as cumulative translation adjustments, which are included in other comprehensive income/(loss) (“OCI”) which is a component of shareholders’ equity.

Transactions in currencies other than an entities functional currency are recognized at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the prevailing exchange rate at the reporting date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities, and revenue and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated using the exchange rates at the dates of the initial transactions. Non-monetary items measured at fair value in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rates at the date when the fair value is determined. Foreign exchange differences are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which they arise, unless they relate to intra-entity foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term investment nature.

In highly inflationary economies, are remeasured as if the functional currency were the reporting currency. While Argentina is considered a highly inflationary economy, since the functional currency of 284 Ontario was already considered to be U.S. Dollars there is no impact.

c.      Fair value measurement

The Company uses a three-tier fair value hierarchy to classify and disclose all assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, as well as assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis, in periods subsequent to their initial measurement. The hierarchy requires the Company to use observable inputs when available, and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs, when determining fair value. The three tiers are defined as follows:

•        Level 1 — Observable inputs that reflect quoted market prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets;

•        Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly in the marketplace for identical or similar assets and liabilities; and

•        Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market data, which require the Company to develop its own assumptions.

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

NOTE 3: BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)

Fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability. The carrying amounts of cash and equivalents, share subscription receivable and accounts payable and other liabilities approximate their fair value due to the short-term maturity of such instruments. It is management’s opinion that the Company is not exposed to any significant market or credit risks arising from these financial instruments.

d.      Fair value of financial instruments

Cash and cash equivalents, share subscription receivable and accounts payable and other liabilities are carried at amortized cost, which management believes approximates their respective fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

e.      Related party

Parties are 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 common significant influence, and related parties may be individuals or corporate entities. A transaction is a related party transaction when there is a transfer of resources or obligations between related parties. The Company did not have any transaction with related parties.

f.       Cash and cash equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments, which include short-term bank deposits that are not restricted as to withdrawal or use and the period to maturity of which did not exceed three months at time of investment, to be cash equivalents.

g.      Mineral properties

In accordance with U.S. GAAP the Company evaluates whether acquisitions of mineral properties constitute the acquisition of a business or an acquisition of assets.

Business combinations are accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting, which generally requires that assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recorded at their fair values as of the acquisition date on the Balance Sheet. Any excess of consideration over the fair value of net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. The determination of estimated fair value requires significant estimates and assumptions. Transaction costs associated with business combinations are expensed as they are incurred.

When it is determined net assets acquired do not meet the definition of a business combination under the acquisition method of accounting, the transaction is accounted for as an acquisition of assets and, therefore, no goodwill is recorded and contingent consideration, such as payments upon achievement of various developmental, regulatory and commercial milestones, generally are not recognized at the acquisition date.

The Company has concluded that the fair value of the mineral properties acquired is not reliably measurable at the acquisition date due to the absence of observable market transactions, limited exploration data, and significant estimation uncertainty. Accordingly, in line with ASC 805-50 and fair value measurement principles under ASC 820, the Company has assigned the fair value of the mineral properties based on the fair value of the consideration transferred, which is deemed to be the most reliably determinable measure of value.

The mineral properties are classified as long-lived assets and are subject to impairment evaluation in accordance with ASC 360. No impairment indicators were identified at the acquisition date. The fair value measurements involve the use of Level 3 inputs and are subject to change as new geological and economic information becomes available.

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

NOTE 3: BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)

Expenditures relating to the acquisition of mineral rights accounted for as asset acquisitions are initially capitalized as incurred while exploration and pre-extraction expenditures are expensed as incurred until such time as we exit the Exploration Stage by establishing proven or probable reserves.

Expenditures relating to exploration activities, such as drill programs to establish mineralized materials, are expensed as incurred. Expenditures relating to pre-extraction activities, such as the construction of mine wellfields, ion exchange facilities and disposal wells, are expensed as incurred until such time proven or probable reserves are established for that project, after which expenditures relating to mine development activities for that particular project are capitalized as incurred.

Companies in the Production Stage, as defined by the SEC, having established proven and probable reserves and exited the Exploration Stage, typically capitalize expenditures relating to ongoing development activities, with corresponding depletion calculated over proven and probable reserves using the units-of-production method and allocated to future reporting periods to inventory and, as that inventory is sold, to cost of goods sold. We are in the Exploration Stage which has resulted in our Company reporting larger losses than if it had been in the Production Stage due to the expensing, instead of capitalization, of expenditures relating to ongoing mine development activities. Additionally, there would be no corresponding depletion allocated to future reporting periods of our Company since those costs would have been expensed previously, resulting in both lower inventory costs and cost of goods sold and results of operations with higher gross profits and lower losses than if we had been in the Production Stage. Any capitalized costs, such as expenditures relating to the acquisition of mineral rights, are depleted over the estimated extraction life using the straight-line method when the underlying property is converted to the Production Stage. As a result, our consolidated financial statements may not be directly comparable to the financial statements of companies in the Production Stage.

h.      Property and equipment

Property and equipment is measured at cost, including capitalized borrowing costs, less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Ordinary repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred. Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the asset using the following terms:

Equipment

 

5 years

The Company classifies assets and liabilities (the “disposal group”) as held for sale in the period when all of the relevant criteria to be classified as held for sale are met. Long-lived assets held for sale are recorded at the lower of its carrying value or fair value less costs to sell. Any loss resulting from the measurement is recognized in the period during which the held for sale criteria is met. The Company discontinues depreciation on these assets.

An asset’s residual value, useful life and depreciation method are reviewed annually, or when events or circumstances indicate that the current estimate or depreciation method are no longer applicable. Changes are adjusted prospectively if appropriate. Gains and losses on disposal of an asset are determined by comparing the proceeds from disposal with the carrying amount of the items and are recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

The Company evaluates the recoverability of property and equipment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the asset or asset group may not be recoverable. See — Impairment of long-lived assets information within this note for detailed information on the Company’s impairment assessment of its property and equipment.

i.       Impairment of long-lived assets

Long-lived assets, consisting of property and equipment and mineral rights are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable. Management applies judgment to assess whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable giving rise to the requirement to conduct an impairment test. Circumstances which could trigger an impairment test include, but are not limited to: significant decreases in the market price of the asset; significant adverse changes in the business climate or legal factors including significant decreases in uranium prices; significant

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

NOTE 3: BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)

increases in reclamation costs and accumulation of costs significantly in excess of the amount originally expected for the acquisition or construction of the asset; current period cash flow or operating losses combined with a history of losses or a forecast of continuing losses associated with the use of the asset; and current expectation that the asset will more likely than not be sold or disposed of significantly before the end of its estimated useful life. Recoverability of these assets is measured by comparing the carrying value to the future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the assets. When the carrying value of an asset exceeds the related undiscounted cash flows, an impairment loss is recorded by writing down the carrying value of the related asset to its estimated fair value, which is determined using discounted future cash flows or other measures of fair value.

j.       Share-based compensation and share-based payments

The Company has a stock option plan in place (the “Stock Option Plan”). The Company measures equity settled share-based payments based on their fair value at the grant date and recognizes compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. Fair value is measured using the Black-Scholes Model. In estimating fair value, management is required to make certain assumptions and estimates such as the expected life of units, volatility of the Company’s future share price, risk free rates, expected forfeiture and future dividend yields at the initial grant date. Changes in assumptions used to estimate fair value could result in materially different results. The Company has elected to recognize the effect of awards for which the requisite service period is not rendered when the award is forfeited, which is to recognize the effect of forfeitures in compensation cost when they occur. Previously recognized compensation cost for an award is reversed in the period that the award is forfeited. Further, the Company has elected to use the contractual term as the expected term.

Compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis, by amortizing the grant date fair value over the vesting period for each separately vesting portion of the award.

The Company issues equity awards to other consultants or advisors, which are valued based on the grant-date fair value of the equity instruments issued. The Company has elected to recognize the effect of awards for which the requisite service period is not rendered when the award is forfeited, which is to recognize the effect of forfeitures in compensation cost when they occur. Previously recognized compensation cost for an award is reversed in the period that the award is forfeited. Further, the Company has elected to use the contractual term as the expected term. The related compensation cost is recognized in the same periods and in the same manner as if the entity had paid cash.

k.      Contingent liabilities

Certain conditions may exist as of the date the financial statements are issued, that may result in a loss to the Company but that will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. Such losses are disclosed are contingent liabilities it’s not both probable and reasonably estimable. The Company’s management assesses such contingent liabilities and estimated legal fees, if any. 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 management 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.

l.       Warrants

The Company issues warrants with shares to bring down the cost of financing and provide assurance of additional capital.

The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the instruments’ specific terms and applicable guidance in ASC 480 and ASC 815. The assessment considers whether the instruments are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the instruments meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the instruments are indexed to the Company’s own common shares and whether the instrument holders could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. The Company has concluded that the warrants issued qualify for equity classification.

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

NOTE 3: BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)

m.     Net Loss per share

Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing the loss attributable to equity holders of the Company by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. Dilutive loss per common share is not presented differently from basic loss per share as the conversion of outstanding warrants into common shares would be anti-dilutive.

n.      Income taxes

Income taxes are accounted for using the asset/liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. In estimating future tax consequences, all expected future events are considered other than enactment of changes in the tax law or rates.

The Company adopted ASC 740 “Income Taxes,” which addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under ASC 740, the Company may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position.

o.      Segment Reporting

Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise engaging in business activities for which discrete financial information is available and regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company operates and manages its business as one operating segment. See note 11.

p.      Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASU 2023-07”) to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. The standard does not change the definition of a segment, the method for determining segments, or the criteria for aggregating operating segments into reportable segments. ASU 2023-07 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, and requires retrospective application to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company adopted this guidance during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, by providing the additional disclosures as required. Refer to Note 11, Segment Information, for additional information.

q.      Recent Accounting Standards

As of December 31, 2024, there are no additional recently issued or adopted accounting standard that could have a material impact on these consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 4: Purchase consideration paid in advance, advance to parent of acquiree AND THE ACQUISITIONS

The Colombian Acquisition

During the year, the Company paid $188,381 to settle a portion of GAIA Colombia’s liabilities as part of its planned acquisition of GAIA BVI. The payment is accounted for as an advance paid for the acquisition. The acquisition closed on April 9, 2024. During the period, the Company made two more payments related to the same matter amounting to $189,188. Additionally, the Company also paid $200,000 to GCOM, the parent company of GAIA BVI, in order to fund

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

NOTE 4: PURCHASE CONSIDERATION PAID IN ADVANCE, ADVANCE TO PARENT OF ACQUIREE AND THE ACQUISITIONS (cont.)

interim operations of GAIA Colombia; however, as the Company was able to arrange to pay these expenses directly, these funds were returned to the Company in January 2024. On April 9, 2024, the Company issued 1,211,687 shares to GCOM as consideration for the Colombian Acquisition.

Of the shares issued to GCOM, 500,000 shares are the initial consideration shares required under the terms of the agreement with GCOM. The additional shares issued pertain to the requirement for the Company to issue Additional Consideration Shares to GCOM. The Additional Consideration Shares are determined based on when the Company undertakes a liquidity event (the “Liquidity Event Shares”), expected to be the initial public offering of the Company’s shares on a National Securities Exchange (“IPO”). If the IPO is achieved within 12 months of the acquisition date, the Company will issue stock equal to the greater of $5,000,000 CAD of common shares, based on the liquidity event price, or the number of common shares equal to 20% of the post-closing common shares. As the IPO did not close by April 9, 2025, the forgoing is adjusted to $6,000,000 CAD or 25%, respectively.

Under the terms of the agreement, the Company was required to provide an initial cash consideration of $20,000 CAD; however, in addition to this, the Company also paid expenses on behalf of GCOM related to the properties, amounting to $188,381 and $189,188, which are considered a part of the acquisition price. Further, there are deferred cash payments (the “Deferred Cash Payments”) due to GCOM as follows: i) $1,000,000 CAD due on the later of March 1, 2024 and the earlier of 90 days after the rectification of the Berlin concession and five days after a liquidity event (the “First Deferred Cash Payment”); and, ii) $5,000,000 CAD upon the commencement of commercial operations of the Berlin project (the “Second Deferred Cash Payment”). Finally, the Company also granted GCOM a 1.0% net smelter returns royalty, payable quarterly, on all gross revenue in excess of allowable costs from the Berlin Project (the “Berlin Royalty”) pursuant to the Royalty Agreement dated April 8, 2024. The impact of such royalty was not readily or reliably determinable under current circumstances.

The Company has accounted for this transaction as an asset acquisition as the fair value of the assets are concentrated in the mineral rights of the respective entities. The Company has recognized the assets acquired at the fair value of the liabilities assumed, cash paid and fair value of the equity instruments issued as consideration, as these fair values are more clearly evident and reliably measured. As the acquisition has not been treated as a business combination there is no corresponding goodwill, instead the amount of consideration will be allocated to the assets acquired, which consists of the mineral properties.

The purchase price allocation is as follows:

Consideration:

 

 

 

Initial Cash Consideration

 

$

14,893

Purchase consideration paid in advance

 

 

188,381

Additional consideration paid in advance

 

 

189,188

Initial consideration shares

 

 

2,423,374

Legal Costs

 

 

20,455

Total Consideration

 

$

2,836,291

   

 

 

Assets and Liabilities Assumed:

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accruals

 

$

1,732,120

Deferred tax liability

 

$

2,459,914

Mineral Properties

 

$

7,028,325

The 1,211,687 common shares issued were valued at $2 per share based on recent arm’s length private placements resulting in value of $2,423,374. The Deferred Cash Payments and the Liquidity Event Shares were determined to be contingent consideration and will be recognized once probable.

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

NOTE 4: PURCHASE CONSIDERATION PAID IN ADVANCE, ADVANCE TO PARENT OF ACQUIREE AND THE ACQUISITIONS (cont.)

On May 9, 2025, the Company made a payment of $60,000 to the Agencia Nacional De Mineria (“ANM”), which was the final payment for all overdue amounts owed by the previous owners of the Colombia mineral properties to the ANM assumed by the Company at the acquisition date. In total, the Company paid the ANM $1,037,538 in respect of concession contract 664-17 and a further $217,866 in respect of concession contract 736-17 (collectively, the “Berlin Concession Contracts”), all but $142,000 of which were paid during the period from the acquisition date to December 31, 2024.

Further, of the $1,732,120 of liabilities assumed on the acquisition date, which included the amounts due to the ANM above, the Company successfully negotiated settlement of some of the outstanding balances and as a result realized a gain of $327,458, which is included in interest and other income.

The Argentina Acquisition

Consideration for the acquisition consists of 2,000,000 common shares of the Company, which the Company issued upon closing on July 19, 2024, and contingent shares consisting of: i) Listing Shares, being 400,000 shares if the initial public offering (“IPO”) of Jaguar is not accomplished by the first anniversary from the closing date; and, ii) Top Up Shares in the event the IPO price is less than $5, based on a $10,000,000 valuation and minimum share price of $4, if the IPO is accomplished by the first anniversary of the closing date, resulting in a maximum of 500,000 additional top-up shares, increasing to a $12,000,000 valuation and maximum of 1,000,000 shares if the IPO is accomplished thereafter. Finally, the Company also granted a 1.0% net smelter returns royalty on the future production from certain land claim application at the Huemul Project (the “Huemul II Royalty”) to Consolidated Uranium pursuant to the Royalty Agreement dated July 19, 2024 (the “Huemul II Royalty Agreement”) by and among the Company, as royalty payor, Consolidated Uranium, as royalty holder and 284 Ontario, as guarantor; and (c) the grant of a 2.0% net smelter returns royalty on the future production from the Laguna Project (the “Laguna Project Royalty”) to Consolidated Uranium pursuant to the Royalty Agreement dated July 19, 2024. The impact of such royalty was not readily or reliably determinable under current circumstances.

The Company has accounted for this transaction as an asset acquisition as the fair value of the assets are concentrated in the mineral rights of 2847312 Ontario Inc. The Company has recognized the assets acquired at the fair value of the liabilities assumed and fair value of the equity instruments issued as consideration as these fair values are more clearly evident and reliably measured. As the acquisition has not been treated as a business combination, there is no corresponding goodwill, instead, the amount of consideration has been allocated to the assets acquired, which consist of the mineral properties.

The purchase price allocation is as follows:

Consideration:

 

 

 

Initial Share Consideration

 

$

4,000,000

Share Consideration – Listing Shares

 

 

800,000

Total Consideration

 

$

4,800,000

   

 

 

Assets and Liabilities Assumed:

 

 

 

Cash acquired

 

$

18,014

Prepaid and other assets

 

 

39,862

Mineral Properties

 

$

4,742,124

The 2,000,000 common shares issued and the Listing Shares were valued at $2 per share based on recent arm’s length private placements resulting in a value of $4,000,000. The 400,000 Listing Shares were valued at $2, as per above, and recognized as shares to be issued as of the acquisition date based on the expected timing of the IPO, which was estimated at over one year due to the anticipated timing of completing the registration process with the Securities and Exchange Commission, completing the subsequent marketing of the IPO and the decline in the uranium market leading up to the acquisition.

The Top Up Shares were determined to be contingent consideration and will be recognized once probable.

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

NOTE 5: EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS AND EXPENSES

The following is a summary of the carrying value of the acquisition costs and expenditures on the Company’s exploration and evaluation assets:

Exploration and Evaluation Assets

 

Gaia Colombia
and Berlin
Colombia

 

284 Ontario

 

Year Ended
December 31,
2024

Balance, January 1, 2024

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

Acquisition costs

 

 

7,028,325

 

 

 

4,742,124

 

 

 

11,770,449

 

Mineral property impairment

 

 

(3,028,325

)

 

 

(592,124

)

 

 

(3,620,449

)

Balance, December 31, 2024

 

$

4,000,000

 

 

$

4,150,000

 

 

$

8,150,000

 

During the period after acquisition of the respective mineral properties and December 31, 2024, the uranium spot price experienced a consistent decline month over month. As a result of that decline, the Company conducted an impairment test effective December 31, 2024. The Company retained an external valuations expert who evaluated the fair value of the mineral properties using both a cost approach and a market approach, which yielded values less than the original carrying value. As the properties are not often traded, the Company used the fair value determined by the cost approach, in which the primary input was the decline in the uranium spot price and long-term prices which constitute Level 3 inputs. For the Colombia properties the decline in uranium spot price used as an input was approximately 12.4% and for 284 Ontario it was approximately 12.5%. Accordingly, the related mineral properties were deemed to be impaired and the impairment losses, as disclosed above, were recognized, the majority of the impairment is the result of the recognition of a $2,459,914 deferred tax liability on the Colombian Acquisition and a corresponding increase in the impairment amount.

Exploration and Evaluation Expenses

 

Gaia Colombia
and Berlin
Colombia

 

284 Ontario

 

Year Ended
December 31,
2024

Personnel

 

$

509,410

 

$

35,163

 

$

544,573

Geological

 

 

712,837

 

 

—

 

 

712,837

Land management

 

 

95,086

 

 

92,331

 

 

187,417

Other

 

 

29,181

 

 

23,514

 

 

52,696

   

$

1,346,514

 

$

151,009

 

$

1,497,523

The Company incurred $415,185 in exploration expenditures related to the properties prior to the Colombian Acquisition, these were incurred in anticipation of the Colombian Acquisition closing. The costs are of a nature that would ordinarily be expensed as incurred post-acquisition, accordingly, the Company has not included these costs as a cost of the acquisition itself and has expensed them.

All claims are subject to minimum expenditure commitments. The Company expects to incur the minimum expenditures to maintain the claims.

NOTE 6: PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

 

December 31,
2024

 

December 31,
2023

Land

 

$

—

 

$

—

Equipment

 

 

47,910

 

 

—

Total Cost

 

 

47,910

 

 

—

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

3,692

 

 

—

Balance, December 31, 2024

 

$

44,218

 

$

—

In May 2024, the Company entered into an agreement to purchase a farm in Colombia, for the purposes of housing the mining operations of the Company, for a total consideration of one billion Colombian pesos. During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company made the first install payment and recorded an additional in land for $69,004 (COP $250,000,000). However, the payment was refunded in July 2024 and the transaction was renegotiated. Subsequently,

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

NOTE 6: PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (cont.)

on December 18, 2024, the Company agreed to make a series of payments as deposits towards the land purchase. As at December 31, 2024, the Company had made prepayments of $47,393 (COP $250,000,000) and the remaining purchase price of COP$ 750,000,000 remained to be paid as follows: COP $24,500,000 on January 15, 2025; COP $24,500,000 on February 15, 2025; COP $275,500,000 to be paid on April 15, 2025; COP $275,500,000 to be paid on May 15, 2025; and, a final payment on the transfer of the deed, which is expected to be January 15, 2026.

The deed to the property will only transfer to the Company once all payments have been made, which is intended to be on January 15, 2026, accordingly, the payments are included in prepaids and other assets.

Depreciation for the year ended December 31, 2024 was $2,710 (2023 - $nil).

NOTE 7: EQUITY

a.      Shares

On May 16, 2023, the Company issued 990,000 common shares at a price of $0.10 per share for gross proceeds of $99,000.

On September 21, 2023, the Company issued 10,000 common shares at a price of $0.10 per share for gross proceeds of $1,000.

On December 8, 2023, the Company issued 500,000 common shares at a price of $0.10 per share for gross proceeds of $50,000.

On December 20, 2023, the Company issued 2,000,500 units comprising of equal number of common shares and warrants at $0.20 per unit for gross proceeds of $400,100. The warrants can be converted into 1 common share for each warrant at exercise price of $ 1.00 and expires in 3 years.

On December 20, 2023, the Company issued 150,000 common shares at a price of $0.20 per share for gross proceeds of $30,000. Proceeds from this issuance were yet to be received as at December 31, 2023, these funds were received during the year ended December 31, 2024.

Between January 3, 2024 and April 8, 2024, the Company issued 1,462,917 common shares at a price of $2 per share for gross proceeds of $2,925,834 and then on April 15, 2024, issued another 184,166 common shares at a price of $4 per share for gross proceeds of $736,664. The Company incurred direct issue costs of $10,747 related to these issuances. Of these issuances, $315,000 of the proceeds was received during the year ended December 31, 2023, which was previously recognized as share subscription received in advance.

On March 15, 2024, the Company issued 25,000 shares valued at $2 per share as bonus compensation to a consultant, resulting in share-based compensation of $50,000.

On April 15, 2024, the Company issued 3,750 shares valued at $4 per share to a consultant as a prepayment for future marketing and investor relations services, resulting in a prepaid expense of $15,000.

During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company received the proceeds of $30,000 related to the subscription receivable at December 31, 2023.

On September 27, 2024, the Company issued 8,000 common shares valued at $5 per share for gross proceeds of $40,000.

On April 9, 2024, the Company issued 1,211,687 common shares to GCOM related to the Colombian Acquisition, see Note 5.

On July 19, 2024, the Company issued 2,000,000 common shares related to the Argentinian Acquisition, and expects to issue another 400,000 Listing Shares, see Note 5, the latter of which have not been issued.

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

NOTE 7: EQUITY (cont.)

As of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 the Company had an unlimited number of common shares authorized for issuance and 8,546,020 and 3,650,500 common shares issued, respectively.

b.      Rights attached to shares:

The Common shares confer upon their holders’ voting rights and the right to participate in shareholders’ meetings, the right to share, on a per share pro rata basis, in Bonus Shares or Distributions (as defined in the Company’s Articles of Incorporation) as may be declared by the board of directors and approved by the shareholders, if required (out of funds legally available therefore), and the right to a share in excess assets upon liquidation of the Company — all as set forth in the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and in the Company’s Shareholders’ agreement.

c.      Warrants

 

Number of
Warrants

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise Price

 

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Life –
December 31,
2024

Outstanding warrants, December 31, 2022

 

—

 

 

—

   

Warrants – units issued on December 20, 2023

 

2,000,500

 

$

1.00

 

2.0

Outstanding warrants, December 31, 2023 and 2024

 

2,000,500

 

$

1.00

   

Subsequent to year end, 70,000 warrants were issued related to the units subscription discussed above.

Under ASC Topic 815, the warrants are recorded as equity and included in additional paid-in capital.

d.      Stock Options

Pursuant to the Company’s stock option plan approved March 15, 2024, options may be granted to employees, directors or consultants of the Company and such options to purchase common shares will have an exercise price not less than the “fair market value” of a Common Share on the date of grant. The total number of common shares issuable pursuant to the option plan shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate number of common shares issued and outstanding and the number of common shares reserved for issuance to any one person under options granted pursuant to the option plan may not exceed 5% of the issued and outstanding common shares on a non-diluted basis. The exercise price, term and vesting of options to purchase Common Shares shall otherwise be as approved by the Board. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, options to purchase Common Shares typically vest and become exercisable 50% at the end of six months from grant date and 50% at the end of twelve months from grant date.

The following table summarizes the stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2024:

Grant Date

 

Expiry Date

 

Number of
Options
Granted

 

Exercise Price

 

Remaining
Contractual
Life

 

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

15-Mar-24

 

15-Mar-29

 

180,000

 

$

2.00

 

4.21

 

$

—

18-Jun-24

 

18-Jun-29

 

90,000

 

$

4.00

 

4.47

 

 

—

30-Jun-24

 

30-Jun-29

 

320,000

 

$

4.00

 

4.50

 

 

—

28-Aug-24

 

28-Aug-29

 

25,000

 

$

5.00

 

4.66

 

 

—

25-Sep-24

 

25-Sep-29

 

243,000

 

$

5.00

 

4.74

 

 

—

As of December 31, 2024

     

858,000

 

$

3.89

     

$

—

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

NOTE 7: EQUITY (cont.)

Inputs into the
Black-Scholes Model:

                   

Grant Date

 

 

15-Mar-24

 

 

 

18-Jun-24

 

 

 

30-Jun-24

 

 

 

28-Aug-24

 

 

 

25-Sep-24

 

Share price

 

$

2.00

 

 

$

2.00

 

 

$

2.00

 

 

$

2.00

 

 

$

2.00

 

Exercise price

 

$

2.00

 

 

$

4.00

 

 

$

4.00

 

 

$

5.00

 

 

$

5.00

 

Term

 

 

5

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

5

 

Risk-Free Interest Rate

 

 

3.53

%

 

 

3.19

%

 

 

3.43

%

 

 

2.91

%

 

 

2.76

%

Volatility

 

 

150.00

%

 

 

150.00

%

 

 

150.00

%

 

 

150.00

%

 

 

150.00

%

Given the lack of historical trading data for the Company’s common shares, the volatility was estimated using comparable companies with publicly available volatility data. Also due to the lack of historical trading data, the share price was determined using the price of the most recent (relative to the grant date) arm’s length private placements to arrive at the $2 share price. The expected life represents the time that the options are expected to be outstanding, which has been assumed to be their contractual term. The risk-free rate is based on U.S. Treasury Bond yields with an approximately equal expected life of the options. Dividend yield and forfeiture rates not factored into the valuation as the Company does not expect to pay cash dividends in the future and the Company has elected to account for forfeitures as they occur.

During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recognized $1,030,480 (2023 - $nil) in share-based compensation expense relating to the vesting of the options.

NOTE 8: INCOME TAX

A reconciliation between the effective income tax rate and the federal statutory income tax rate is as follows:

 

December 31,
2024

 

December 31,
2023

Domestic

 

$

(1,059,914

)

 

$

—

Foreign

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

Income Tax Expense (Recovery)

 

$

(1,059,914

)

 

$

—

Reconciliation of expected tax based on income (loss)

 

December 31,
2024

 

December 31,
2023

Loss from continuing operations before income tax expense

 

$

(6,821,889

)

 

$

(91,630

)

Statutory income tax rate

 

 

27

%

 

 

27

%

Expected income tax expense (recovery)

 

 

(1,841,910

)

 

 

(24,740

)

Movement of Valuation Allowance

 

 

961,883

 

 

 

24,740

 

Stock Based Compensation

 

 

278,230

 

 

 

 

 

Other Permanent Adjustments

 

 

(111,294

)

 

 

 

 

Difference in Foreign Tax Rates

 

 

(104,616

)

 

 

 

 

Change in Enacted Tax Rates and other

 

 

(242,207

)

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense (recovery)

 

$

(1,059,914

)

 

$

—

 

The Company’s income tax (recovery) is allocated as follows:

Current tax expense

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

Deferred tax expense

 

$

(1,059,914

)

 

$

—

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

NOTE 8: INCOME TAX (cont.)

Deferred income taxes

The significant components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following:

 

December 31,
2024

 

December 31,
2023

Deferred Tax Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share issuance costs – 20(1)(e)

 

$

2,321

 

 

$

—

 

Class 14.1 asset

 

 

130,069

 

 

 

—

 

Non-capital losses carried forward

 

 

1,390,707

 

 

 

24,740

 

Resource pools – Mineral Properties (Argentina)

 

 

311,176

 

 

 

—

 

Total gross deferred tax assets

 

 

1,834,273

 

 

 

24,740

 

Valuation allowance

 

 

(1,801,937

)

 

 

(24,740

)

Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance

 

$

32,335

 

 

$

—

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred Tax Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mineral properties

 

$

(1,400,000

)

 

$

—

 

Unrealized FX gain on account of capital

 

 

(32,335

)

 

 

—

 

Total Gross Deferred Tax Liabilities

 

 

(1,432,335

)

 

 

—

 

Net Deferred Tax Liabilities

 

$

(1,400,000

)

 

$

—

 

In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers all positive and negative evidence to determine 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.

As at December 31, 2024, the Company had Canadian federal net operating loss carryforwards (“NOLs”) which expire as follows:

2040

 

$

62,094

2041

 

 

59,546

2042

 

 

0

2043

 

 

153,287

2044

 

 

634,615

   

$

909,543

The Company had Colombian NOLs which expire as follows:

2035

 

$

1,864,589

2036

 

 

1,410,337

   

$

3,274,926

NOTE 9: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company had the following related party transactions:

1)      The Company paid $69,815 to a company controlled by the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Company for services as CEO (2023 — $0). At December 31, 2024, the Company has $11,744 in accounts payable to the related company (2023 — $0).

2)      The Company paid $13,168 to the Executive Chairman for their services.

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

NOTE 9: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (cont.)

3)      The Company paid $51,984 to a company controlled by the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of the Company for services as CFO (2023 — $0).

4)      During the year, the Company paid $33,690 to a company that is also a significant shareholder of the Company, for consulting fees related to the Colombia acquisition. At year end, the Company has $16,692 recorded in accounts payable to the related company.

5)      During the year, the Company paid $152,460 (2023 — $32,956) to a law firm, in which a director is a partner, for legal services in their role as internal counsel and corporate secretary, of which $9,082 is included in accounts payable at year end (2023 — $Nil).

NOTE 10: SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company operates in one reportable segment which is the exploration and evaluation of mineral properties. The Company has no revenues and incurs expenditures in various jurisdictions, being Colombia, Argentina and North America (principally the U.S. and Canada, represented below as Jaguar Uranium Corp.).

The Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) is the senior executive committee that includes the chief executive officer, chief financial officer and the executive chairman.

The accounting policies are consistent with those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The CODM evaluates performance and decides how to allocate resources based on net loss and the measure of segment assets is the consolidated total assets, and specifically, the consolidated value of mineral properties and consolidated cash and cash equivalents.

 

Gaia Colombia
and Berlin
Colombia

 

284 Ontario

 

Jaguar
Uranium
Corp.

 

Total

General and administrative expenses(a)

 

$

60,323

 

 

$

14,731

 

 

$

1,357,182

 

 

$

1,432,236

 

Legal and professional fees

 

 

50

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

787,944

 

 

 

787,994

 

Mineral properties impairment

 

 

3,028,325

 

 

 

592,124

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

3,620,449

 

Depreciation

 

 

3,450

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

3,450

 

Exploration and evaluation expenditures (see Note 6)

 

 

1,346,514

 

 

 

151,009

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

1,497,523

 

Interest and other (income) expense

 

 

(327,458

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

(42,757

)

 

 

(370,215

)

Foreign exchange (gain) loss

 

 

(184,775

)

 

 

(1,601

)

 

 

36,829

 

 

 

(149,547

)

Net income (loss) before income tax expense (recovery)

 

$

3,926,429

 

 

$

756,263

 

 

$

2,139,197

 

 

$

6,821,889

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of profit or loss:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments and reconciling items

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Consolidated net income (loss) before income tax expense (recovery)

 

$

3,926,429

 

 

$

756,263

 

 

$

2,139,197

 

 

$

6,821,889

 

(a) General and Administrative
(G&A) expenses

 

Gaia Colombia
and Berlin
Colombia

 

284 Ontario

 

Jaguar
Uranium
Corp.

 

Total

Travel

 

$

—

 

$

—

 

$

125,790

 

$

125,790

Compensation

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

1,180,359

 

 

1,180,359

Other G&A

 

 

60,323

 

 

14,731

 

 

51,033

 

 

126,087

Total G&A

 

$

60,323

 

$

14,731

 

$

1,357,182

 

$

1,432,236

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

NOTE 10: SEGMENT INFORMATION (cont.)

During the year ended December 31, 2023, all expenses were incurred within Jaguar Uranium Corp. and consisted principally of legal and professional fees.

As at December 31, 2024

 

Gaia Colombia
and Berlin
Colombia

 

284 Ontario

 

Jaguar
Uranium
Corp.

 

Total

Mineral properties

 

$

4,000,000

 

$

4,150,000

 

$

—

 

$

8,150,000

Property and equipment

 

 

44,218

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

44,218

Total Long-Lived Assets

 

$

4,044,218

 

$

4,150,000

 

$

—

 

$

8,194,218

As at December 31, 2023

 

Gaia Colombia
and Berlin
Colombia

 

284 Ontario

 

Jaguar
Uranium
Corp.

 

Total

Purchase consideration paid in advance

 

$

—

 

$

—

 

$

188,381

 

$

188,381

Total Long-Lived Assets

 

$

—

 

$

—

 

$

188,381

 

$

188,381

NOTE 11: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

In January 2025, the Company made two payments totaling $82,000 and on May 9, 2025, the Company made another payment of $60,000 to the Agencia Nacional De Mineria (“ANM”), which was the final payment for all overdue amounts owed by the previous owners of the Colombia mineral properties to the ANM assumed by the Company at the acquisition date. In total, the Company paid the ANM $1,037,538 in respect of concession contract 664-17 and a further $217,866 in respect of concession contract 736-17 (collectively, the “Berlin Concession Contracts”).

The Company executed subscription documents for 70,000 units valued at $5 per unit for gross proceeds of $350,000, from an existing shareholder, which were received on January 15, 2025. The units consist of one common share and one common share purchase warrant, which were issued on January 15, 2025, with an exercise price of $5.05 expiring in 3 years.

On June 17, 2025, the Company received proceeds from the exercise of warrants. In total 396,000 warrants exercised at the price of $1 per share were exercised and resulted in the issuance of 396,000 common shares. In order to induce the warrant holders to exercise their warrants, each holder was offered three additional warrants with an exercise price of $5.05 for three years. Further, any warrants held by those warrant holders that participated that remained unexercised had their term extended an additional three years until December 14, 2029.

Further, there were previously 300,000 warrants issued to the Executive Chairman, who sold his warrants other existing shareholders and related parties, as part of the transfer the term of these warrants was extended an additional three years until December 14, 2029. The CEO of the Company and a director both participated and purchased 75,000 and 30,000 of the warrants, respectively.

On June 20, 2025, the Company finalized the terms of a convertible debenture with an existing shareholder in the amount of $150,000. The convertible debenture is non-interest bearing, with a two year maturity and is convertible into units at a price equal to the lower of $5 or at a 25% discount to the listing price, being the price of the common shares once listed on a North American stock exchange. Each unit will consist of one common share and one warrant, which warrants are exercisable into one common share for three years at a price of $5 per share.

On July 21, 2025, the Company agreed to a compensation package with a consultant overseeing the Argentinian properties setting their compensation for both before the IPO and after the IPO, the terms of which are not material. Further, as part of the agreement, the Company agreed to the following other key terms: issued 15,000 Common Shares of the Company; promised a $75,000 finder fee should the Company complete any significant financing with either of two parties introduced by the consultant, which to date has not occurred; and, the Company agreed that the prepayment for services recognized on the acquisition of 284 Ontario would be considered as compensation for submitting and completing a required Environmental Impact Study, which was completed in August.

On September 5, 2025, the Company issued 3,000 Common Shares valued at an agreed upon value of $5 per share to a geological consultant as a bonus for their support during the listing process.

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 AND DECEMBER 31, 2024

 

September 30,
2025

 

December 31,
2024

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

305,616

 

 

$

103,884

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

113,956

 

 

 

273,236

 

Share subscription receivable

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Total current assets

 

 

419,572

 

 

 

377,120

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mineral properties

 

 

8,150,000

 

 

 

8,150,000

 

Property and equipment

 

 

40,203

 

 

 

44,218

 

   

 

8,190,203

 

 

 

8,194,218

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

8,609,775

 

 

$

8,571,338

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and other liabilities

 

$

376,335

 

 

$

434,337

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

376,335

 

 

 

434,337

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax liability

 

 

1,400,000

 

 

 

1,400,000

 

Convertible debentures

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

—

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

 

1,926,335

 

 

 

1,834,337

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, Class A, $ Nil par value: unlimited authorized, 9,057,020 (2024 – 8,546,020) shares issued and outstanding

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

16,373,320

 

 

 

12,590,607

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(9,689,880

)

 

 

(5,853,606

)

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

6,683,440

 

 

 

6,737,001

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

$

8,609,775

 

 

$

8,571,338

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED IBNTERIM STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 AND 2024

 

Three months
ended
September 30,
2025

 

Three months
ended
September 30,
2024

 

Nine months
ended
September 30,
2025

 

Nine months
ended
September 30,
2024

REVENUE

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 

338,473

 

 

 

722,771

 

 

 

1,001,737

 

 

 

1,086,456

 

Legal and professional fees

 

 

102,692

 

 

 

224,479

 

 

 

250,622

 

 

 

656,531

 

Depreciation

 

 

1,425

 

 

 

2,060

 

 

 

3,921

 

 

 

2,060

 

Exploration and evaluation expenditures

 

 

121,034

 

 

 

507,599

 

 

 

246,730

 

 

 

1,250,838

 

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES

 

 

563,624

 

 

 

1,456,909

 

 

 

1,503,010

 

 

 

2,995,885

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and other (income) expense

 

 

(423

)

 

 

(8,588

)

 

 

683

 

 

 

(41,751

)

Foreign exchange (gain) loss

 

 

(8,630

)

 

 

57,119

 

 

 

(6,643

)

 

 

(81,218

)

LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE

 

 

554,572

 

 

 

1,505,439

 

 

 

1,497,049

 

 

 

2,872,916

 

Deferred tax recovery

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

NET LOSS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

 

$

554,572

 

 

$

1,505,439

 

 

$

1,497,049

 

 

$

2,872,916

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE

 

$

(0.06

)

 

$

(0.19

)

 

$

(0.17

)

 

$

(0.49

)

WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING, BASIC AND DILUTED

 

 

9,044,172

 

 

 

8,125,237

 

 

 

8,775,317

 

 

 

5,868,540

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED IBNTERIM STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR THE NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 AND 2024

 

Number of
Shares

 

Amount

 

Additional
paid-in
capital

 

Accumulated
deficit

 

Total
Shareholders’
Equity

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2023

 

3,650,500

 

$

—

 

$

580,100

 

$

(91,630

)

 

$

488,470

 

Shares of common stock issued, net of issue costs

 

1,683,833

 

 

—

 

 

3,756,653

 

 

—

 

 

 

3,756,653

 

Share consideration for Colombia Acquisition

 

1,211,687

 

 

—

 

 

2,423,374

 

 

—

 

 

 

2,423,374

 

Share consideration for Argentina Acquisition

 

2,000,000

 

 

—

 

 

4,800,000

 

 

—

 

 

 

4,800,000

 

Share-based compensation

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

763,586

 

 

—

 

 

 

763,586

 

Net loss and comprehensive loss

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

(2,872,916

)

 

 

(2,872,916

)

BALANCE AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

 

8,546,020

 

$

—

 

$

12,323,713

 

$

(2,964,546

)

 

$

9,359,167

 

 

Number of
Shares

 

Amount

 

Additional
paid-in
capital

 

Accumulated
deficit

 

Total
Shareholders’
Equity

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2024

 

8,546,020

 

$

—

 

$

12,590,607

 

$

(5,853,606

)

 

$

6,737,001

 

Exercise of warrants

 

423,000

 

 

—

 

 

423,000

 

 

—

 

 

 

423,000

 

Deemed dividend – warrant modification and inducement

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

2,339,225

 

 

(2,339,225

)

 

 

—

 

Shares issued for unit subscription

 

70,000

 

 

—

 

 

350,000

 

 

—

 

 

 

350,000

 

Share-based compensation

 

18,000

 

 

—

 

 

670,488

 

 

—

 

 

 

670,488

 

Net loss and comprehensive loss

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

(1,497,049

)

 

 

(1,497,049

)

BALANCE AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2025

 

9,057,020

 

$

—

 

$

16,373,320

 

$

(9,689,880

)

 

$

6,683,440

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED IBNTERIM STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 AND 2024

 

September 30,
2025

 

September 30,
2024

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(1,497,049

)

 

$

(2,872,916

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share-based payments

 

 

—

 

 

 

50,000

 

Share-based compensation

 

 

670,488

 

 

 

549,297

 

Depreciation

 

 

4,015

 

 

 

2,060

 

Deferred tax recovery

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

159,280

 

 

 

(184,723

)

Accounts payable and other liabilities

 

 

(58,002

)

 

 

(507,385

)

Advance to parent of acquiree

 

 

—

 

 

 

200,000

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

(721,268

)

 

 

(2,549,378

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase consideration paid in cash, net of cash acquired

 

 

—

 

 

 

(206,522

)

Purchase of property and equipment

 

 

—

 

 

 

(52,361

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

—

 

 

 

(258,883

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of shares and units

 

 

350,000

 

 

 

3,386,653

 

Proceeds from convertible debenture

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

—

 

Proceeds from warrant exercise

 

 

423,000

 

 

 

—

 

Net cash from financing activities

 

 

923,000

 

 

 

3,386,653

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

 

201,732

 

 

 

578,392

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF YEAR

 

 

103,884

 

 

 

394,920

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF YEAR

 

$

305,616

 

 

$

973,312

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

Cash paid for income taxes

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares issued for acquisition of mineral properties

 

$

—

 

 

$

7,223,374

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 AND 2024

NOTE 1: BUSINESS DESCRIPTION

Jaguar Uranium Corp., (the “Company”) is engaged in the acquisition and development of mining properties in Latin America. On December 8, 2023, the Company entered into a definitive agreement with Green Shift Commodities Ltd. (“GCOM”) to acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of two wholly-owned subsidiaries of GCOM (collectively, the “Colombian Acquisition”):

•        Gaia Energy Investments Ltd. (“Gaia BVI”), was incorporated on April 19, 2006 and restored on November 16, 2015, in the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) registered in Colombia as Gaia Energy Investments Ltd. Sucursal Colombia (“Gaia Colombia”).

•        Berlin (BVI) Limited (“Berlin BVI”) was incorporated on June 30, 2021, in the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) and is registered in Colombia as Berlin (BVI) Limited Sucursal Colombia (“Berlin Colombia”), on May 17, 2022 in the Chamber of Commerce of Bogota.

Through the Colombian Acquisition, the Company is the legal and beneficial owner of a 100% interest in certain mining concessions located in the “Berlin Project”. The Berlin project is currently being explored and developed as an exploration stage uranium asset located in Caldas Province of Central Colombia.

On July 19, 2024, the Company closed on the acquisition of 2847312 Ontario Inc. (“284 Ontario”), which registered in Argentina as 2847312 Ontario Inc. (Sucursal Argentina), whereby it holds mineral rights in the Laguna Project and Huemul Projects in Argentina (the “Argentinian Acquisition”). 284 Ontario was incorporated on June 14, 2021, in Ontario, Canada.

The Company was incorporated on December 16, 2022.

NOTE 2: GOING CONCERN

As of September 30, 2025, the Company had an accumulated deficit, net loss and comprehensive loss and negative cash flows from operations. Further, the Company has not yet commenced revenue generating activities. Currently, monthly cash requirements for the operations of the subsidiaries and the Company for the nine month period ended September 30, 2025, have been met through funding acquired by the Jaguar Uranium Corp. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Therefore, the Company may be unable to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in normal course of business.

Management of the Company has a reasonable expectation that the Company can continue raising additional equity capital to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

There are no assurances that the Company will be able to raise capital on terms acceptable to the Company or at all, or that cash flows generated from its operations will be sufficient to meet its current operating costs. If the Company is unable to obtain sufficient capital, it may be required to reduce the scope of its planned development, which could harm its financial condition and operating results, or it may not be able to continue to fund its ongoing operations. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern to sustain operations for at least one year from the issuance of these consolidated financial statements. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.

NOTE 3: BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

a.      Basis of Presentation

These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and are presented in U.S. Dollar. These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements include the Company’s subsidiaries, as described in Note 1.

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER
30, 2025 AND 2024

NOTE 3: BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024 (“Annual Financial Statements”). These financial statements have been prepared using the same accounting policies that were described in Note 3 to the Annual Financial Statements.

b.      Principles of Consolidation

These financial statements include the Company’s directly and indirectly wholly owned subsidiaries: Gaia Energy Investments Ltd., Berlin (BVI) Limited and 2847312 Ontario Inc.

All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation.

c.      Fair value measurement

The Company uses a three-tier fair value hierarchy to classify and disclose all assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, as well as assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis, in periods subsequent to their initial measurement. The hierarchy requires the Company to use observable inputs when available, and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs, when determining fair value. The three tiers are defined as follows:

•        Level 1 — Observable inputs that reflect quoted market prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets;

•        Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly in the marketplace for identical or similar assets and liabilities; and

•        Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market data, which require the Company to develop its own assumptions.

Fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability. The carrying amounts of cash and equivalents, share subscription receivable and accounts payable and other liabilities approximate their fair value due to the short-term maturity of such instruments. It is management’s opinion that the Company is not exposed to any significant market or credit risks arising from these financial instruments.

d.      Fair value of financial instruments

Cash and cash equivalents, share subscription receivable and accounts payable and other liabilities are carried at amortized cost, which management believes approximates their respective fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

a.      Debt instruments

The Company reviews the terms of its agreements to identify any embedded derivatives. If an embedded derivative is identified in a contract the Company assesses if it is clearly and closely related to the host debt. If the embedded derivative is determined to not be clearly and closely related to the host debt then the embedded derivative is bifurcated or the fair value election is made to account for the entire instrument at fair value with the change in fair value accounted through earnings, profit and loss for each period reported.

The Company applies ASC 480 distinguishing liabilities from equity and ASC 815 derivatives and hedging in determining the appropriate accounting treatment for hybrid instruments.

b.      Warrants

The Company issues warrants with shares to bring down the cost of financing and provide assurance of additional capital.

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER
30, 2025 AND 2024

NOTE 3: BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)

The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the instruments’ specific terms and applicable guidance in ASC 480 and ASC 815. The assessment considers whether the instruments are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the instruments meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the instruments are indexed to the Company’s own common shares and whether the instrument holders could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. The Company has concluded that the warrants issued qualify for equity classification.

c.      Net Loss per share

Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing the loss attributable to equity holders of the Company by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. Dilutive loss per common share is not presented differently from basic loss per share as the conversion of outstanding warrants into common shares would be anti-dilutive.

d.      Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASU 2023-07”) to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. The standard does not change the definition of a segment, the method for determining segments, or the criteria for aggregating operating segments into reportable segments. ASU 2023-07 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, and requires retrospective application to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company adopted this guidance during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, by providing the additional disclosures as required. Refer to Note 11, Segment Information, for additional information.

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No.2020-06 (“ASU 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). ASU 2020-06 reduces the number of accounting models for convertible debt instruments by eliminating the cash conversion and beneficial conversion models. The diluted net income per share calculation for convertible instruments requires the Company to use the if-converted method. For contracts in an entity’s own equity, the type of contracts primarily affected by this update are freestanding and embedded features that are accounted for as derivatives under the current guidance due to a failure to meet the settlement conditions of the derivative scope exception. This update simplifies the related settlement assessment by removing the requirements to (i) consider whether the contract would be settled in registered shares, (ii) consider whether collateral is required to be posted, and (iii) assess shareholder rights. ASU 2020-06 is effective for the Company on January 1, 2024, with early adoption permitted. On January 1, 2024, the adoption of ASU 2020-06 was not disclosed as an adoption as there were no applicable instruments at the time of the adoption and accordingly, AUS 2020-06 had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements or disclosures; however, it had an impact in the accounting for the convertible debenture issued during the current period, so the adoption disclosures have been included herein.

e.      Recent Accounting Standards

As of September 30, 2025, there are no additional recently issued or adopted accounting standard that could have a material impact on these consolidated financial statements.

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER
30, 2025 AND 2024

NOTE 4: Purchase consideration paid in advance, advance to parent of acquiree AND THE ACQUISITIONS

The Colombian Acquisition

During the period ended September 30, 2024, the Company paid $188,381 to settle a portion of GAIA Colombia’s liabilities as part of its planned acquisition of GAIA BVI. The payment is accounted for as an advance paid for the acquisition. The acquisition closed on April 9, 2024. During the period, the Company made two more payments related to the same matter amounting to $189,188. Additionally, the Company also paid $200,000 to GCOM, the parent company of GAIA BVI, in order to fund interim operations of GAIA Colombia; however, as the Company was able to arrange to pay these expenses directly, these funds were returned to the Company in January 2024. On April 9, 2024, the Company issued 1,211,687 shares to GCOM as consideration for the Colombian Acquisition.

Of the shares issued to GCOM, 500,000 shares are the initial consideration shares required under the terms of the agreement with GCOM. The additional shares issued pertain to the requirement for the Company to issue Additional Consideration Shares to GCOM. The Additional Consideration Shares are determined based on when the Company undertakes a liquidity event (the “Liquidity Event Shares”), expected to be the initial public offering of the Company’s shares on a National Securities Exchange (“IPO”). If the IPO is achieved within 12 months of the acquisition date, the Company will issue stock equal to the greater of $5,000,000 CAD of common shares, based on the liquidity event price, or the number of common shares equal to 20% of the post-closing common shares. As the IPO did not close by April 9, 2025, the forgoing is adjusted to $6,000,000 CAD or 25%, respectively.

Under the terms of the agreement, the Company was required to provide an initial cash consideration of $20,000 CAD; however, in addition to this, the Company also paid expenses on behalf of GCOM related to the properties, amounting to $188,381 and $189,188, which are considered a part of the acquisition price. Further, there are deferred cash payments (the “Deferred Cash Payments”) due to GCOM as follows: i) $1,000,000 CAD due on the later of March 1, 2024 and the earlier of 90 days after the rectification of the Berlin concession and five days after a liquidity event (the “First Deferred Cash Payment”); and, ii) $5,000,000 CAD upon the commencement of commercial operations of the Berlin project (the “Second Deferred Cash Payment”). Finally, the Company also granted GCOM a 1.0% net smelter returns royalty, payable quarterly, on all gross revenue in excess of allowable costs from the Berlin Project (the “Berlin Royalty”) pursuant to the Royalty Agreement dated April 8, 2024. The impact of such royalty was not readily or reliably determinable under current circumstances.

The Company has accounted for this transaction as an asset acquisition as the fair value of the assets are concentrated in the mineral rights of the respective entities. The Company has recognized the assets acquired at the fair value of the liabilities assumed, cash paid and fair value of the equity instruments issued as consideration, as these fair values are more clearly evident and reliably measured. As the acquisition has not been treated as a business combination there is no corresponding goodwill, instead the amount of consideration will be allocated to the assets acquired, which consists of the mineral properties.

The purchase price allocation is as follows:

Consideration:

 

 

 

Initial Cash Consideration

 

$

14,893

Purchase consideration paid in advance

 

 

188,381

Additional consideration paid in advance

 

 

189,188

Initial consideration shares

 

 

2,423,374

Legal Costs

 

 

20,455

Total Consideration

 

$

2,836,291

   

 

 

Assets and Liabilities Assumed:

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accruals

 

$

1,732,120

Deferred tax liability

 

$

2,459,914

Mineral Properties

 

$

7,028,325

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER
30, 2025 AND 2024

NOTE 4: Purchase consideration paid in advance, advance to parent of acquiree AND THE ACQUISITIONS (cont.)

The 1,211,687 common shares issued were valued at $2 per share based on recent arm’s length private placements resulting in value of $2,423,374. The Deferred Cash Payments and the Liquidity Event Shares were determined to be contingent consideration and will be recognized once probable.

On May 9, 2025, the Company made a payment of $60,000 to the Agencia Nacional De Mineria (“ANM”), which was the final payment for all overdue amounts owed by the previous owners of the Colombia mineral properties to the ANM assumed by the Company at the acquisition date. In total, the Company paid the ANM $1,037,538 in respect of concession contract 664-17 and a further $217,866 in respect of concession contract 736-17 (collectively, the “Berlin Concession Contracts”), all but $142,000 of which were paid during the period from the acquisition date to December 31, 2024.

Further, of the $1,732,120 of liabilities assumed on the acquisition date, which included the amounts due to the ANM above, the Company successfully negotiated settlement of some of the outstanding balances and as a result realized a gain of $327,458, which is included in interest and other income.

The Argentina Acquisition

Consideration for the acquisition consists of 2,000,000 common shares of the Company, which the Company issued upon closing on July 19, 2024, and contingent shares consisting of: i) Listing Shares, being 400,000 shares if the initial public offering (“IPO”) of Jaguar is not accomplished by the first anniversary from the closing date; and, ii) Top Up Shares in the event the IPO price is less than $5, based on a $10,000,000 valuation and minimum share price of $4, if the IPO is accomplished by the first anniversary of the closing date, resulting in a maximum of 500,000 additional top-up shares, increasing to a $12,000,000 valuation and maximum of 1,000,000 shares if the IPO is accomplished thereafter. Finally, the Company also granted a 1.0% net smelter returns royalty on the future production from certain land claim application at the Huemul Project (the “Huemul II Royalty”) to Consolidated Uranium pursuant to the Royalty Agreement dated July 19, 2024 (the “Huemul II Royalty Agreement”) by and among the Company, as royalty payor, Consolidated Uranium, as royalty holder and 284 Ontario, as guarantor; and (c) the grant of a 2.0% net smelter returns royalty on the future production from the Laguna Project (the “Laguna Project Royalty”) to Consolidated Uranium pursuant to the Royalty Agreement dated July 19, 2024. The impact of such royalty was not readily or reliably determinable under current circumstances.

The Company has accounted for this transaction as an asset acquisition as the fair value of the assets are concentrated in the mineral rights of 2847312 Ontario Inc. The Company has recognized the assets acquired at the fair value of the liabilities assumed and fair value of the equity instruments issued as consideration as these fair values are more clearly evident and reliably measured. As the acquisition has not been treated as a business combination, there is no corresponding goodwill, instead, the amount of consideration has been allocated to the assets acquired, which consist of the mineral properties.

The purchase price allocation is as follows:

Consideration:

 

 

 

Initial Share Consideration

 

$

4,000,000

Share Consideration-Listing Shares

 

 

800,000

Total Consideration

 

$

4,800,000

   

 

 

Assets and Liabilities Assumed:

 

 

 

Cash acquired

 

$

18,014

Prepaid and other assets

 

 

39,862

Mineral Properties

 

$

4,742,124

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER
30, 2025 AND 2024

NOTE 4: Purchase consideration paid in advance, advance to parent of acquiree AND THE ACQUISITIONS (cont.)

The 2,000,000 common shares issued and the Listing Shares were valued at $2 per share based on recent arm’s length private placements resulting in a value of $4,000,000. The 400,000 Listing Shares were valued at $2, as per above, and recognized as shares to be issued as of the acquisition date based on the expected timing of the IPO, which was estimated at over one year due to the anticipated timing of completing the registration process with the Securities and Exchange Commission, completing the subsequent marketing of the IPO and the decline in the uranium market leading up to the acquisition.

The Top Up Shares were determined to be contingent consideration and will be recognized once probable.

NOTE 5: EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS AND EXPENSES

The following is a summary of the carrying value of the acquisition costs and expenditures on the Company’s exploration and evaluation assets:

Exploration and Evaluation Assets

 

Gaia Colombia
and Berlin
Colombia

 

284 Ontario

 

Year Ended
December 31,
2024

Balance, January 1, 2024

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

Acquisition costs

 

 

7,028,325

 

 

 

4,742,124

 

 

 

11,770,449

 

Mineral property impairment

 

 

(3,028,325

)

 

 

(592,124

)

 

 

(3,620,449

)

Balance, December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2025

 

$

4,000,000

 

 

$

4,150,000

 

 

$

8,150,000

 

During the period after acquisition of the respective mineral properties and December 31, 2024, the uranium spot price experienced a consistent decline month over month. As a result of that decline, the Company conducted an impairment test effective December 31, 2024. The Company retained an external valuations expert who evaluated the fair value of the mineral properties using both a cost approach and a market approach, which yielded values less than the original carrying value. As the properties are not often traded, the Company used the fair value determined by the cost approach, in which the primary input was the decline in the uranium spot price and long-term prices which constitute Level 3 inputs. For the Colombia properties the decline in uranium spot price used as an input was approximately 12.4% and for 284 Ontario it was approximately 12.5%. Accordingly, the related mineral properties were deemed to be impaired and the impairment losses, as disclosed above, were recognized, the majority of the impairment is the result of the recognition of a $2,459,914 deferred tax liability on the Colombian Acquisition and a corresponding increase in the impairment amount.

Exploration and Evaluation Expenses

 

Gaia Colombia
and Berlin
Colombia

 

284 Ontario

 

Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2025

Personnel

 

$

125,838

 

$

309

 

$

126,147

Geological

 

 

10,095

 

 

—

 

 

10,095

Land management

 

 

35,170

 

 

71,085

 

 

106,255

Other

 

 

226

 

 

4,008

 

 

4,234

   

$

171,329

 

$

75,402

 

$

246,730

Exploration and Evaluation Expenses

 

Gaia Colombia
and Berlin
Colombia

 

284 Ontario

 

Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2025

Personnel

 

$

78,069

 

$

—

 

$

78,069

Geological

 

 

10,095

 

 

—

 

 

10,095

Land management

 

 

3,323

 

 

28,818

 

 

32,141

Other

 

 

—

 

 

729

 

 

729

   

$

91,487

 

$

29,547

 

$

121,034

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER
30, 2025 AND 2024

NOTE 5: EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS AND EXPENSES (cont.)

Exploration and Evaluation Expenses

 

Gaia Colombia
and Berlin
Colombia

 

284 Ontario

 

Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2024

Personnel

 

$

441,560

 

$

32,235

 

$

473,795

Geological

 

 

610,646

 

 

—

 

 

610,646

Land management

 

 

112,598

 

 

30,945

 

 

143,543

Other

 

 

14,392

 

 

8,462

 

 

22,854

   

$

1,179,196

 

$

71,642

 

$

1,250,838

Exploration and Evaluation Expenses

 

Gaia Colombia
and Berlin
Colombia

 

284 Ontario

 

Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2024

Personnel

 

$

200,115

 

$

32,235

 

$

232,350

Geological

 

 

155,246

 

 

—

 

 

155,246

Land management

 

 

75,888

 

 

30,945

 

 

106,833

Other

 

 

4,708

 

 

8,462

 

 

13,170

   

$

435,957

 

$

71,642

 

$

507,599

The Company incurred $415,185 in exploration expenditures related to the properties prior to the Colombian Acquisition, these were incurred in anticipation of the Colombian Acquisition closing. The costs are of a nature that would ordinarily be expensed as incurred post-acquisition, accordingly, the Company has not included these costs as a cost of the acquisition itself and has expensed them.

All claims are subject to minimum expenditure commitments. The Company expects to incur the minimum expenditures to maintain the claims.

NOTE 6: PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

 

September 30,
2025

 

December 31,
2024

Land

 

$

—

 

$

—

Equipment

 

 

47,910

 

 

47,910

   

 

47,910

 

 

47,910

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

7,707

 

 

3,692

Balance

 

$

40,203

 

$

44,218

In May 2024, the Company entered into an agreement to purchase a farm in Colombia, for the purposes of housing the mining operations of the Company, for a total consideration of one billion Colombian pesos. During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company made the first install payment and recorded an additional in land for $69,004 (COP $250,000,000). However, the payment was refunded in July 2024 and the transaction was renegotiated. Subsequently, on December 18, 2024, the Company agreed to make a series of payments as deposits towards the land purchase. As at December 31, 2024, the Company had made prepayments of $47,393 (COP $250,000,000) and the remaining purchase price of COP$ 750,000,000 remained to be paid as follows: COP $24,500,000 on January 15, 2025; COP $24,500,000 on February 15, 2025; COP $275,500,000 to be paid on April 15, 2025; COP $275,500,000 to be paid on May 15, 2025; and, a final payment on the transfer of the deed, which is expected to be January 15, 2026. During the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company made the January and February payments of COP$24,500,000 (totaling $25,900 USD), which as at June 30, 2025 are reflected as prepayments. The April and May payments were not made due to cash constraints and on Apil 11, 2025, the Company entered into an addendum to change the payment terms to COP$200,000,000 on May 15, 2025 and COP$351,000,000 on July 15, 2025. The Company did not make the

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER
30, 2025 AND 2024

NOTE 6: PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (cont.)

May payment required by the addendum and in June 2025 decided to terminate the agreement to purchase and walk away from the deposits paid, which at the time amounted to $73,292, and was included in general and administrative expenses.

Depreciation for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2025 was $1,425 and $3,921, respectively (2024 — $2,060).

NOTE 7: CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE

On June 20, 2025, the Company finalized the terms of a convertible debenture with an existing shareholder in the amount of $150,000. The convertible debenture is non-interest bearing, with a two year maturity and is convertible into units at a price equal to the lower of $5 or at a 25% discount to the listing price, being the price of the common shares once listed on a North American stock exchange. Each unit will consist of one common share and one warrant, which warrants are exercisable into one common share for three years at a price of $5 per share.

As a result of the adoption of ASU 2020-06 in the year ended December 31, 2024, having determined that the conversion option was not required to be accounted for separately under ASC 815-15 and that there was no substantial premium in the issuance of the convertible debenture, the Company has recognized the proceeds allocated entirely to the convertible debenture.

NOTE 8: EQUITY

a.      Shares

On May 16, 2023, the Company issued 990,000 common shares at a price of $0.10 per share for gross proceeds of $99,000.

On September 21, 2023, the Company issued 10,000 common shares at a price of $0.10 per share for gross proceeds of $1,000.

On December 8, 2023, the Company issued 500,000 common shares at a price of $0.10 per share for gross proceeds of $50,000.

On December 20, 2023, the Company issued 2,000,500 units comprising of equal number of common shares and warrants at $0.20 per unit for gross proceeds of $400,100. The warrants can be converted into 1 common share for each warrant at exercise price of $ 1.00 and expires in 3 years.

On December 20, 2023, the Company issued 150,000 common shares at a price of $0.20 per share for gross proceeds of $30,000. Proceeds from this issuance were yet to be received as at December 31, 2023, these funds were received during the year ended December 31, 2024.

Between January 3, 2024 and April 8, 2024, the Company issued 1,462,917 common shares at a price of $2 per share for gross proceeds of $2,925,834 and then on April 15, 2024, issued another 184,166 common shares at a price of $4 per share for gross proceeds of $736,664. The Company incurred direct issue costs of $10,747 related to these issuances. Of these issuances, $315,000 of the proceeds was received during the year ended December 31, 2023, which was previously recognized as share subscription received in advance.

On March 15, 2024, the Company issued 25,000 shares valued at $2 per share as bonus compensation to a consultant, resulting in share-based compensation of $50,000.

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER
30, 2025 AND 2024

NOTE 8: EQUITY (cont.)

On April 15, 2024, the Company issued 3,750 shares valued at $4 per share to a consultant as a prepayment for future marketing and investor relations services, resulting in a prepaid expense of $15,000.

During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company received the proceeds of $30,000 related to the subscription receivable at December 31, 2023.

On September 27, 2024, the Company issued 8,000 common shares valued at $5 per share for gross proceeds of $40,000.

On April 9, 2024, the Company issued 1,211,687 common shares to GCOM related to the Colombian Acquisition, see Note 5.

On July 19, 2024, the Company issued 2,000,000 common shares related to the Argentinian Acquisition, and expects to issue another 400,000 Listing Shares, see Note 5, the latter of which have not been issued.

The Company executed subscription documents for 70,000 units valued at $5 per unit for gross proceeds of $350,000, from an existing shareholder, which were received on January 15, 2025. The units consist of one common share and one common share purchase warrant, which were issued on January 15, 2025, with an exercise price of $5.05 expiring in 3 years.

On June 17, 2025, the Company received proceeds from the exercise of warrants. In total 396,000 warrants exercised at the price of $1 per share were exercised and resulted in the issuance of 396,000 common shares. In order to induce the warrant holders to exercise their warrants, each holder was offered three additional warrants with an exercise price of $5.05 for three years. Further, any warrants held by those warrant holders that participated that remained unexercised had their term extended an additional three years until December 14, 2029. The Company determined that represented a modification and an inducement to motivate the investors to exercise their warrants. As the warrant holders were all current investors in the Company, the Company determined that the difference in the fair value of the warrants with the new terms and the fair value of the warrants under their original terms at the modification date as well as the value of the new warrants, should be recognized as a deemed dividend in the amount of $2,183,750.

The modification and new warrants fair value was determined using a Black-Scholes Model with the following inputs and results:

 

Original Terms

 

Amended Terms

 

New Warrants

Grant Date

 

 

17-Jun-25

 

 

 

17-Jun-25

 

 

 

17-Jun-25

 

Expiry

 

 

14-Dec-26

 

 

 

14-Dec-29

 

 

 

17-Jun-28

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Input Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Stock Price

 

$

2.00

 

 

$

2.00

 

 

$

2.00

 

Exercise Price

 

$

1.00

 

 

$

1.00

 

 

$

5.05

 

Term of Warrants

 

 

1.49

 

 

 

4.50

 

 

 

3.00

 

Risk-Free Interest Rate

 

 

2.71

%

 

 

2.96

%

 

 

2.73

%

Volatility

 

 

150.00

%

 

 

150.00

%

 

 

150.00

%

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value of Option

 

$

1.5212

 

 

$

1.8554

 

 

$

1.4278

 

Modification benefit

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.3342

 

 

 

 

 

Number of warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,458,833

 

 

 

1,188,000

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

$

487,567

 

 

$

1,696,183

 

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER
30, 2025 AND 2024

NOTE 8: EQUITY (cont.)

On July 15, 2025, a further 27,000 warrants were exercised at the price of $1 per share were exercised and resulted in the issuance of 27,000 common shares, these warrant holders exercised on the same terms as the above, resulting in additional inducement and deemed dividend of $155,475.

The modification and new warrants fair value was determined using a Black-Scholes Model with the following inputs and results:

 

Original Terms

 

Amended Terms

 

New Warrants

Grant Date

 

 

15-Jul-25

 

 

 

15-Jul-25

 

 

 

15-Jul-25

 

Expiry

 

 

14-Dec-26

 

 

 

14-Dec-29

 

 

 

15-Jul-28

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Input Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Stock Price

 

$

2.00

 

 

$

2.00

 

 

$

2.00

 

Exercise Price

 

$

1.00

 

 

$

1.00

 

 

$

5.05

 

Term of Warrants

 

 

1.42

 

 

 

4.42

 

 

 

3.00

 

Risk-Free Interest Rate

 

 

2.83

%

 

 

3.08

%

 

 

2.84

%

Volatility

 

 

150.00

%

 

 

150.00

%

 

 

150.00

%

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value of Option

 

$

1.5050

 

 

$

1.8517

 

 

$

1.4286

 

Modification benefit

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.3467

 

 

 

 

 

Number of warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

114,667

 

 

 

81,000

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

$

39,761

 

 

$

115,714

 

Further, there were previously 300,000 warrants issued to the Executive Chairman, who sold his warrants other existing shareholders and related parties, as part of the transfer the term of these warrants was extended an additional three years until December 14, 2029. The chief executive officer and the corporate secretary both participated and purchased 75,000 and 30,000 of the warrants, respectively. The Company treated this as a warrant modification and due to the Executive Chairman’s consulting role in the Company determined that the difference in the fair value of the warrants with the new terms and the fair value of the warrants under their original terms at the modification date was treated as share-based compensation expense in the amount of $97,035.

The modification fair value was determined using a Black-Scholes Model with the following inputs and results:

 

Original Terms

 

Amended Terms

Grant Date

 

 

23-May-25

 

 

 

23-May-25

 

Expiry

 

 

14-Dec-26

 

 

 

14-Dec-29

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Input Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Stock Price

 

$

2.00

 

 

$

2.00

 

Exercise Price

 

$

1.00

 

 

$

1.00

 

Term of Warrants

 

 

1.56

 

 

 

4.56

 

Risk-Free Interest Rate

 

 

2.69

%

 

 

2.93

%

Volatility

 

 

150.00

%

 

 

150.00

%

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value of Option

 

$

1.5355

 

 

$

1.8589

 

Modification benefit

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.3235

 

Warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

300,000

 

Share-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

$

97,035

 

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER
30, 2025 AND 2024

NOTE 8: EQUITY (cont.)

On July 21, 2025, the Company agreed to a compensation package with a consultant overseeing the Argentinian properties setting their compensation for both before the IPO and after the IPO, the terms of which are not material. Further, as part of the agreement, the Company agreed to the following other key terms: issued 15,000 common shares of the Company; promised a $75,000 finders fee should the Company complete any significant financing with either of two parties introduced by the consultant, which to date has not occurred; and, the Company agreed that the prepayment for services recognized on the acquisition of 284 Ontario would be considered as compensation for submitting and completing a required Environmental Impact Study, which was completed in August. The Company recognized $75,000 of share based compensation expense.

On September 5, 2025, the Company issued 3,000 shares valued at an agreed upon value of $5 per share to a geological consultant as a bonus for their support during the listing process.

As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 the Company had an unlimited number of common shares authorized for issuance and 9,057,020 and 8,546,020 common shares issued, respectively.

b.      Rights attached to shares:

The Common shares confer upon their holders’ voting rights and the right to participate in shareholders’ meetings, the right to share, on a per share pro rata basis, in Bonus Shares or Distributions (as defined in the Company’s Articles of Incorporation) as may be declared by the board of directors and approved by the shareholders, if required (out of funds legally available therefore), and the right to a share in excess assets upon liquidation of the Company — all as set forth in the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and in the Company’s Shareholders’ agreement.

c.      Warrants

 

Number of
Warrants

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Life

Outstanding warrants, December 31, 2023 and 2024

 

2,000,500

 

 

$

1.00

 

2.00

Exercised

 

(423,000

)

 

$

1.00

 

1.50

Warrants – issued in units subscription

 

70,000

 

 

$

5.05

 

2.29

Warrants – issued as inducement

 

1,269,000

 

 

$

5.05

 

2.72

Outstanding warrants, September 30, 2025

 

2,916,500

 

 

 

2.82

 

3.41

Under ASC Topic 815, the warrants are recorded as equity and included in additional paid-in capital.

d.      Stock Options

Pursuant to the Company’s stock option plan approved March 15, 2024, options may be granted to employees, directors or consultants of the Company and such options to purchase common shares will have an exercise price not less than the “fair market value” of a Common Share on the date of grant. The total number of common shares issuable pursuant to the option plan shall not exceed 10% of the aggregate number of common shares issued and outstanding and the number of common shares reserved for issuance to any one person under options granted pursuant to the option plan may not exceed 5% of the issued and outstanding common shares on a non-diluted basis. The exercise price, term and vesting of options to purchase Common Shares shall otherwise be as approved by the Board. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, options to purchase Common Shares typically vest and become exercisable 50% at the end of six months from grant date and 50% at the end of twelve months from grant date.

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER
30, 2025 AND 2024

NOTE 8: EQUITY (cont.)

The following table summarizes the stock option activity for the period ended September 30, 2025:

Grant Date

 

Expiry Date

 

Number of
Options
Granted

 

Exercise
Price

 

Remaining
Contractual
Life

 

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

15-Mar-24

 

15-Mar-29

 

180,000

 

$

2.00

 

3.46

 

$

—

18-Jun-24

 

18-Jun-29

 

90,000

 

$

4.00

 

3.72

 

 

—

30-Jun-24

 

30-Jun-29

 

320,000

 

$

4.00

 

3.75

 

 

—

28-Aug-24

 

28-Aug-29

 

25,000

 

$

5.00

 

3.91

 

 

—

25-Sep-24

 

25-Sep-29

 

243,000

 

$

5.00

 

3.99

 

 

—

As of September 30, 2025

     

858,000

 

$

3.89

     

$

—

Inputs into the
Black-Scholes Model:

                   

Grant Date

 

 

15-Mar-24

 

 

 

18-Jun-24

 

 

 

30-Jun-24

 

 

 

28-Aug-24

 

 

 

25-Sep-24

 

Share price

 

$

2.00

 

 

$

2.00

 

 

$

2.00

 

 

$

2.00

 

 

$

2.00

 

Exercise price

 

$

2.00

 

 

$

4.00

 

 

$

4.00

 

 

$

5.00

 

 

$

5.00

 

Term

 

 

5

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

5

 

Risk-Free Interest Rate

 

 

3.53

%

 

 

3.19

%

 

 

3.43

%

 

 

2.91

%

 

 

2.76

%

Volatility

 

 

150.00

%

 

 

150.00

%

 

 

150.00

%

 

 

150.00

%

 

 

150.00

%

Given the lack of historical trading data for the Company’s common shares, the volatility was estimated using comparable companies with publicly available volatility data. Also due to the lack of historical trading data, the share price was determined using the price of the most recent (relative to the grant date) arm’s length private placements to arrive at the $2 share price. The expected life represents the time that the options are expected to be outstanding, which has been assumed to be their contractual term. The risk-free rate is based on U.S. Treasury Bond yields with an approximately equal expected life of the options. Dividend yield and forfeiture rates not factored into the valuation as the Company does not expect to pay cash dividends in the future and the Company has elected to account for forfeitures as they occur.

During the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2025, the Company recognized $53,568 and $483,454, respectively ($396,737 and $549,297 in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024) in share-based compensation expense relating to the vesting of the options.

NOTE 9: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Company had the following related party transactions during the noted periods:

 

Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2025

 

Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2025

 

Accounts
Payable –
September 30,
2025

 

Three Mos.
Ended
September 30,
2024

 

Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2024

Paid to the CEO and a company controlled by the CEO

 

$

8,500

 

$

59,500

 

$

28,190

 

$

16,508

 

$

47,315

Paid to the CFO and a company controlled by the CFO

 

$

8,500

 

$

68,096

 

$

16,899

 

$

20,993

 

$

26,984

Paid to the Executive Chairman

 

$

51,468

 

$

79,038

 

$

42,167

 

$

6,000

 

$

6,000

Paid to a law firm in which a director is a partner, for legal services – internal counsel and corporate secretary

 

$

20,373

 

$

25,865

 

$

—

 

$

47,511

 

$

132,776

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER
30, 2025 AND 2024

NOTE 10: SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company operates in one reportable segment which is the exploration and evaluation of mineral properties. The Company has no revenues and incurs expenditures in various jurisdictions, being Colombia, Argentina and North America (principally the U.S. and Canada, represented below as Jaguar Uranium Corp.).

The Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) is the senior executive committee that includes the chief executive officer, chief financial officer and the executive chairman.

The accounting policies are consistent with those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The CODM evaluates performance and decides how to allocate resources based on net loss and the measure of segment assets is the consolidated total assets, and specifically, the consolidated value of mineral properties and consolidated cash and cash equivalents.

Nine months ended September 30, 2025

 

Gaia Colombia
and Berlin
Colombia

 

284 Ontario

 

Jaguar
Uranium
Corp.

 

Total

General and administrative expenses(a)

 

$

33,807

 

 

$

20,075

 

$

893,854

 

 

$

947,737

 

Legal and professional fees

 

 

412

 

 

 

—

 

 

250,210

 

 

 

250,622

 

Depreciation

 

 

3,921

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

3,921

 

Exploration and evaluation expenditures (see Note 6)

 

 

171,329

 

 

 

71,642

 

 

3,760

 

 

 

246,730

 

Interest and other (income) expense

 

 

(79

)

 

 

—

 

 

762

 

 

 

683

 

Foreign exchange (gain) loss

 

 

8,787

 

 

 

2,727

 

 

(18,157

)

 

 

(6,643

)

Net income (loss) before income tax expense (recovery)

 

$

218,177

 

 

$

94,444

 

$

1,130,428

 

 

$

1,443,049

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of profit or loss:

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments and reconciling items

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Consolidated net income (loss) before income tax expense (recovery)

 

$

218,177

 

 

$

94,444

 

$

1,130,428

 

 

$

1,443,049

 

(a) General and Administrative (G&A)
expenses

 

Gaia Colombia
and Berlin
Colombia

 

284 Ontario

 

Jaguar
Uranium
Corp.

 

Total

Travel

 

$

—

 

$

—

 

$

8,411

 

$

8,411

Compensation

 

 

33,807

 

 

20,075

 

 

871,130

 

 

925,012

Other G&A

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

14,313

 

 

14,313

Total G&A

 

$

33,807

 

$

20,075

 

$

893,854

 

$

947,737

Three months ended September 30, 2025

 

Gaia Colombia
and Berlin
Colombia

 

284 Ontario

 

Jaguar
Uranium
Corp.

 

Total

General and administrative expenses(a)

 

$

12,066

 

 

$

5,581

 

$

266,825

 

 

$

284,473

 

Legal and professional fees

 

 

22

 

 

 

—

 

 

102,670

 

 

 

102,692

 

Depreciation

 

 

1,425

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

1,425

 

Exploration and evaluation expenditures (see Note 6)

 

 

147,984

 

 

 

40,311

 

 

(67,261

)

 

 

121,034

 

Interest and other (income) expense

 

 

(79

)

 

 

—

 

 

(344

)

 

 

(423

)

Foreign exchange (gain) loss

 

 

3,133

 

 

 

2,820

 

 

(14,583

)

 

 

(8,630

)

Net income (loss) before income tax expense (recovery)

 

$

164,551

 

 

$

48,713

 

$

287,308

 

 

$

500,572

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of profit or loss:

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments and reconciling items

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Consolidated net income (loss) before income tax expense (recovery)

 

$

164,551

 

 

$

48,713

 

$

287,308

 

 

$

500,572

 

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER
30, 2025 AND 2024

NOTE 10: SEGMENT INFORMATION (cont.)

(a) General and Administrative (G&A)
expenses

 

Gaia Colombia
and Berlin
Colombia

 

284 Ontario

 

Jaguar
Uranium
Corp.

 

Total

Travel

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

1,483

 

$

1,483

 

Compensation

 

 

33,807

 

 

 

20,075

 

 

 

262,372

 

 

316,254

 

Other G&A

 

 

(21,741

)

 

 

(14,494

)

 

 

2,970

 

 

(33,264

)

Total G&A

 

$

12,066

 

 

$

5,581

 

 

$

266,825

 

$

284,473

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2024

 

Gaia Colombia
and Berlin
Colombia

 

284 Ontario

 

Jaguar
Uranium
Corp.

 

Total

General and administrative expenses(a)

 

$

17,980

 

 

$

966

 

$

1,067,510

 

 

$

1,086,456

 

Legal and professional fees

 

 

47

 

 

 

—

 

 

656,484

 

 

 

656,531

 

Depreciation

 

 

2,060

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

2,060

 

Exploration and evaluation expenditures (see Note 6)

 

 

1,179,196

 

 

 

71,642

 

 

—

 

 

 

1,250,838

 

Interest and other (income) expense

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

(41,751

)

 

 

(41,751

)

Foreign exchange (gain) loss

 

 

(109,125

)

 

 

904

 

 

27,003

 

 

 

(81,218

)

Net income (loss) before income tax expense (recovery)

 

$

1,090,158

 

 

$

73,512

 

$

1,709,246

 

 

$

2,872,916

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of profit or loss:

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments and reconciling items

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Consolidated net income (loss) before income tax expense (recovery)

 

$

1,090,158

 

 

$

73,512

 

$

1,709,246

 

 

$

2,872,916

 

(a) General and Administrative (G&A)
expenses

 

Gaia Colombia
and Berlin
Colombia

 

284 Ontario

 

Jaguar
Uranium
Corp.

 

Total

Travel

 

$

—

 

$

—

 

$

107,521

 

$

107,521

Compensation

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

918,547

 

 

918,547

Other G&A

 

 

17,980

 

 

966

 

 

41,442

 

 

60,388

Total G&A

 

$

17,980

 

$

966

 

$

1,067,510

 

$

1,086,456

Three months ended September 30, 2024

 

Gaia Colombia
and Berlin
Colombia

 

284 Ontario

 

Jaguar
Uranium
Corp.

 

Total

General and administrative expenses(a)

 

$

17,980

 

$

966

 

$

703,825

 

 

$

722,771

 

Legal and professional fees

 

 

47

 

 

—

 

 

224,432

 

 

 

224,479

 

Depreciation

 

 

2,060

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

2,060

 

Exploration and evaluation expenditures (see Note 6)

 

 

435,957

 

 

71,642

 

 

—

 

 

 

507,599

 

Interest and other (income) expense

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

(8,588

)

 

 

(8,588

)

Foreign exchange (gain) loss

 

 

46,274

 

 

904

 

 

9,940

 

 

 

57,118

 

Net income (loss) before income tax expense (recovery)

 

$

502,318

 

$

73,512

 

$

929,609

 

 

$

1,505,439

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of profit or loss:

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments and reconciling items

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Consolidated net income (loss) before income tax expense (recovery)

 

$

502,318

 

$

73,512

 

$

929,609

 

 

$

1,505,439

 

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JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER
30, 2025 AND 2024

NOTE 10: SEGMENT INFORMATION (cont.)

(a) General and Administrative (G&A)
expenses

 

Gaia Colombia
and Berlin
Colombia

 

284 Ontario

 

Jaguar
Uranium
Corp.

 

Total

Travel

 

$

—

 

$

—

 

$

68,627

 

$

68,627

Compensation

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

633,448

 

 

633,448

Other G&A

 

 

17,980

 

 

966

 

 

1,750

 

 

20,696

Total G&A

 

$

17,980

 

$

966

 

$

703,825

 

$

722,771

NOTE 11: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Subsequent to period end, the Company issued 10,000 common shares to a consultant providing market strategy, communications and related activities for assistance with the intended listing of the Company’s shares.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of

Berlin (BVI) Limited

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Berlin (BVI) Limited (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements).

In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Going Concern

We draw attention to Note 2 to the financial statements, which describe the events and conditions that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.

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 matters communicated below 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. 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 matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.

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Going concern

As described in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company has incurred recurring losses from operations and has not generated revenue since inception. Its ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on generating profitable operations and securing additional financing.

Auditing management’s evaluation involved significant judgment due to the uncertainty around future cash flows and the feasibility of planned actions.

To evaluate the appropriateness of the going concern assessment, we evaluated management’s plans, assessed the reasonableness of projected cash flows, and considered the adequacy of the related disclosures.

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2023.

 

July 31, 2024

 

Chartered Professional Accountants

Markham, Ontario

 

Licensed Public Accountants

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BERLIN (BVI) LIMITED

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

AS OF DECEMBER 31

 

2023

 

2022

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accruals

 

 

242

 

 

 

97

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

242

 

 

 

97

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

 

242

 

 

 

97

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares: 1 common share authorized, issued and outstanding,
$nil par value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(242

)

 

 

(102

)

Other comprehensive income

 

 

(1

)

 

 

4

 

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

 

(242

)

 

 

(97

)

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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BERLIN (BVI) LIMITED

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022

 

2023

 

2022

OPERATING EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other expenses

 

$

119

 

 

$

102

 

Foreign exchange (gain)/loss

 

 

21

 

 

 

—

 

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES

 

 

140

 

 

 

102

 

Income tax provision

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

NET LOSS FROM OPERATIONS

 

 

(140

)

 

 

(102

)

Foreign currency translation adjustment loss (gain)

 

 

5

 

 

 

(4

)

NET LOSS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

 

$

(145

)

 

$

(98

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE

 

$

(145

)

 

$

(98

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEIGHTED-AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON
STOCK, BASIC AND DILUTED

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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BERLIN (BVI) LIMITED

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022

 

Shares

 

Additional
Paid In
Capital

 

Retained
Earnings

 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income

 

Total Equity

Balance – January 1, 2023

 

1

 

$

1

 

$

(102

)

 

$

4

 

 

$

(97

)

Loss for the year

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

(140

)

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(145

)

Balance – December 31, 2023

 

1

 

$

1

 

$

(242

)

 

$

(1

)

 

$

(242

)

       

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

Shares

 

 

Share Capital

 

 

Retained
Earnings

 

 

 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income

 

 

 

Total Equity

 

Balance – January 1, 2022

 

1

 

$

1

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

1

 

Loss for the year

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

(102

)

 

 

4

 

 

 

(98

)

Balance – December 31, 2022

 

1

 

$

1

 

$

(102

)

 

$

4

 

 

$

(97

)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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BERLIN (BVI) LIMITED

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022

 

2023

 

2022

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(140

)

 

$

(102

)

Non-cash adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange (gain)/loss

 

 

21

 

 

 

—

 

Net profit/(loss) before working capital adjustments

 

 

(119

)

 

 

(102

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in accounts payable and accruals

 

 

140

 

 

 

102

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

21

 

 

 

—

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effects of exchange changes on cash

 

 

(21

)

 

 

—

 

INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF YEAR

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF YEAR

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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BERLIN (BVI) LIMITED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1: BUSINESS DESCRIPTION

Nature of organization and business

Berlin (BVI) Limited (the “Company”) was incorporated on June 30, 2021, in the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) and is the parent of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Berlin (BVI) Limited Sucursal Colombia (“Berlin Colombia”), a company incorporated in Colombia May 14, 2022 and registered on May 17, 2022 in the Chamber of Commerce of Bogota and acquired on July 18, 2022 by the Company. Through Berlin Colombia, the Company is the legal and beneficial owner of a 100% interest in certain mining concessions located in the “Berlin Project”. The Berlin project is currently being explored and developed as an exploration stage uranium asset located in Caldas Province of Central Colombia.

NOTE 2: GOING CONCERN

As of December 31, 2023, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $242 (2022: $102). Further, the Company has not yet commenced revenue generating activities. Currently, monthly cash requirements for the year ended December 31, 2023 have been met through funding by the shareholders. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Therefore, the Company may be unable to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in normal course of business. Subsequent to year end, the Company was sold to Jaguar Uranium Corp., which intends to fund the Company going forward.

Management of the Company has a reasonable expectation that the Company can continue raising additional equity capital to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

There are no assurances that the Company will be able to raise capital on terms acceptable to the Company or at all, or that cash flows generated from its operations will be sufficient to meet its current operating costs. If the Company is unable to obtain sufficient capital, it may be required to reduce the scope of its planned product development, which could harm its financial condition and operating results, or it may not be able to continue to fund its ongoing operations. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern to sustain operations for at least one year from the issuance of these consolidated financial statements. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.

NOTE 3: BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

These consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all subsidiaries. Subsidiaries are entities in which the Company has a controlling voting interest or is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity. Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date control is transferred to the Company and are de-consolidated from the date control ceases. The consolidated financial statements include all the assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and cash flows of the Company and its subsidiaries after eliminating intercompany balances and transactions.

a.      Functional currency and foreign currency translations

The consolidated financial statements of the Company are presented in the U.S Dollar (“USD”). The functional currency of the Company and Berlin Colombia is the Canadian Dollar (“CAD”).

On consolidation, the assets and liabilities of each foreign entity are translated into USD at the rate of exchange prevailing at the reporting date. Revenue and expense items are translated at the average rate of the exchange for the year. Unrealized translation gains and losses are recorded as cumulative translation adjustments, which are included in other comprehensive income/(loss) (“OCI”) which is a component of shareholders’ equity.

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BERLIN (BVI) LIMITED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 3: BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)

Transactions in currencies other than an entities functional currency are recognized at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the prevailing exchange rate at the reporting date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities, and revenue and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated using the exchange rates at the dates of the initial transactions. Non-monetary items measured at fair value in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rates at the date when the fair value is determined. Foreign exchange differences are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which they arise, unless they relate to intra-entity foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term investment nature.

b.      Fair value measurement

The Company uses a three-tier fair value hierarchy to classify and disclose all assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, as well as assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis, in periods subsequent to their initial measurement. The hierarchy requires the Company to use observable inputs when available, and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs, when determining fair value. The three tiers are defined as follows:

•        Level 1 — Observable inputs that reflect quoted market prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets;

•        Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly in the marketplace for identical or similar assets and liabilities; and

•        Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market data, which require the Company to develop its own assumptions.

Fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability. The carrying amounts of accounts payable and accruals and due to parent company approximate their fair value due to the short-term maturity of such instruments. It is management’s opinion that the Company is not exposed to any significant market or credit risks arising from these financial instruments.

c.      Mineral properties

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, expenditures relating to the acquisition of mineral rights are initially capitalized as incurred while exploration and pre-extraction expenditures are expensed as incurred until such time as we exit the Exploration Stage by establishing proven or probable reserves. Expenditures relating to exploration activities, such as drill programs to establish mineralized materials, are expensed as incurred. Expenditures relating to pre-extraction activities, such as the construction of mine wellfields, ion exchange facilities and disposal wells, are expensed as incurred until such time proven or probable reserves are established for that project, after which expenditures relating to mine development activities for that particular project are capitalized as incurred.

Companies in the Production Stage, as defined by the SEC, having established proven and probable reserves and exited the Exploration Stage, typically capitalize expenditures relating to ongoing development activities, with corresponding depletion calculated over proven and probable reserves using the units-of-production method and allocated to future reporting periods to inventory and, as that inventory is sold, to cost of goods sold. We are in the Exploration Stage which has resulted in our Company reporting larger losses than if it had been in the Production Stage due to the expensing, instead of capitalization, of expenditures relating to ongoing mine development activities. Additionally, there would be no corresponding depletion allocated to future reporting periods of our Company since those costs would have been expensed previously, resulting in both lower inventory costs and cost of goods sold and results of operations with higher gross profits and lower losses than if we had been in the Production Stage. Any capitalized costs, such as expenditures relating to the acquisition of mineral rights, are depleted over the estimated extraction life using the straight-line method when the underlying property is converted to the Production Stage. As a result, our consolidated financial statements may not be directly comparable to the financial statements of companies in the Production Stage.

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BERLIN (BVI) LIMITED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 3: BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)

d.      Impairment of long-lived assets

Long-lived assets, consisting of mineral rights are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable. Management applies judgment to assess whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable giving rise to the requirement to conduct an impairment test. Circumstances which could trigger an impairment test include, but are not limited to: significant decreases in the market price of the asset; significant adverse changes in the business climate or legal factors including significant decreases in uranium prices; significant increases in reclamation costs and accumulation of costs significantly in excess of the amount originally expected for the acquisition or construction of the asset; current period cash flow or operating losses combined with a history of losses or a forecast of continuing losses associated with the use of the asset; and current expectation that the asset will more likely than not be sold or disposed of significantly before the end of its estimated useful life. Recoverability of these assets is measured by comparing the carrying value to the future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the assets. When the carrying value of an asset exceeds the related undiscounted cash flows, an impairment loss is recorded by writing down the carrying value of the related asset to its estimated fair value, which is determined using discounted future cash flows or other measures of fair value.

e.      Related party

Parties are 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 common significant influence, and related parties may be individuals or corporate entities. A transaction is a related party transaction when there is a transfer of resources or obligations between related parties. The Company has disclosed its transactions with related parties, which consist of the funds received from its parent company.

f.       Contingent liabilities

Certain conditions may exist as of the date the financial statements are issued, that may result in a loss to the Company but that will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. Such losses are disclosed as contingent liabilities if it’s not both probable and reasonably estimable. The Company’s management assesses such contingent liabilities and estimated legal fees, if any. 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 management 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.

The Company recognizes a liability when there is a present obligation for the Company to transfer or provide an economic benefit. Management accrues a liability for a contingent loss only if the loss is both (1) probable and (2) reasonably estimable. Where the contingent loss is not probable, management discloses the contingencies if it is reasonably possible that a loss may be incurred.

g.      Income taxes

Income taxes are accounted for using the asset/liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. In estimating future tax consequences, all expected future events are considered other than enactment of changes in the tax law or rates.

The Company adopted ASC 740 “Income Taxes,” which addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under ASC 740, the Company may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position.

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BERLIN (BVI) LIMITED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 3: BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)

h.      Segment Reporting

Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise engaging in business activities for which discrete financial information is available and regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company operates and manages its business as one operating segment.

i.       Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements

The preparation of the Company’s financial statements requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of liabilities and expenses. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis of making the judgments about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates. Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimates are revised and in any future periods affected. There are no significant estimates.

j.       Recent Accounting Standards

As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, there are no additional recently issued or adopted accounting standard that could have a material impact on these consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 4: REVENUE

The Company has no operations and has not yet carried out any revenue generating activities.

NOTE 5: INCOME TAX

A reconciliation between the effective income tax rate and the statutory income tax rate is as follows:

The parent, Berlin (BVI) Limited, is domiciled in the British Virgin Islands, whose statutory income tax rate is 0%. However, for the purposes of the rate reconciliation, statutory income tax rate of 35% is used to reflect that the Company’s operations are in Colombia.

Reconciliation of expected tax based on income (loss)

 

December 31,
2023

 

December 31,
2022

Loss from continuing operations before income tax expense

 

(140

)

 

(102

)

Statutory income tax rate

 

35

%

 

35

%

Expected income tax expense (recovery)

 

(49

)

 

(36

)

Movement of valuation allowance

 

49

 

 

36

 

Income tax expense (recovery)

 

—

 

 

—

 

     

 

   

 

The Company’s income tax (recovery) is allocated as follows:

   

 

   

 

Current tax expense

 

—

 

 

—

 

Deferred tax expense

 

—

 

 

—

 

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BERLIN (BVI) LIMITED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 5: INCOME TAX (cont.)

Deferred income taxes

The significant components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following:

 

December 31,
2023

 

December 31,
2022

Deferred Tax Assets

   

 

   

 

Non-capital losses carried forward

 

242

 

 

102

 

Total gross deferred tax assets

 

242

 

 

102

 

Valuation allowance

 

(242

)

 

(102

)

Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance

 

—

 

 

—

 

In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers all positive and negative evidence to determine 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.

As of December 31, 2023, the Company recorded a valuation allowance of $242 (2022 – $102).

As of December 31, 2023, the Company has net Colombian tax losses available for carry forward of $242, which have a 12-year expiration period and will begin to expire as follows:

2034

 

102

2035

 

140

   

242

NOTE 6: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On April 9, 2024, after completion of conditions to closing pursuant to the terms of the Share Purchase Agreement between Green Shift Commodities Ltd., the ultimate parent of the Company, and Jaguar Uranium Corp. (“Jaguar”) dated December 8, 2023, the Company was sold to Jaguar. Jaguar has accounted for this transaction as an asset acquisition as the fair value of the assets are concentrated in the mineral rights of the respective entities. Jaguar will recognize the assets acquired at the fair value of the liabilities assumed, cash paid and fair value of the equity instruments issued as consideration as these fair values are more clearly evident and reliably measured. As the acquisition has not been treated as a business combination there is no corresponding goodwill, instead the amount of consideration will be allocated to the assets acquired. The Company will be consolidated with Jaguar from the date of acquisition.

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BERLIN (BVI) LIMITED

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

March 31,
2024

 

December 31,
2023

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accruals

 

 

242

 

 

 

242

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

242

 

 

 

242

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

 

242

 

 

 

242

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares: 1 common share authorized, issued and outstanding,
$nil par value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(237

)

 

 

(242

)

Other comprehensive income

 

 

(6

)

 

 

(1

)

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

 

(242

)

 

 

(242

)

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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BERLIN (BVI) LIMITED

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2024 AND 2023

 

2024

 

2023

OPERATING EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other expenses

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

Foreign exchange (gain)/loss

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(4

)

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(4

)

Income tax provision

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

NET INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS

 

 

5

 

 

 

4

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment loss (gain)

 

 

5

 

 

 

7

 

NET LOSS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

 

$

—

 

 

$

(3

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE

 

$

—

 

 

$

(3

)

WEIGHTED-AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON
STOCK, BASIC AND DILUTED

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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BERLIN (BVI) LIMITED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2024 AND 2023

 

Shares

 

Additional
Paid In
Capital

 

Retained
Earnings

 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income

 

Total Equity

Balance – December 31, 2023

 

1

 

$

1

 

$

(242

)

 

$

(1

)

 

$

(242

)

Loss for the year

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

5

 

 

 

(5

)

 

 

—

 

Balance – March 31, 2024

 

1

 

$

1

 

$

(237

)

 

$

(6

)

 

$

(242

)

 

Shares

 

Additional
Paid In
Capital

 

Retained
Earnings

 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income

 

Total Equity

Balance – December 31, 2022

 

1

 

$

1

 

$

(102

)

 

$

4

 

 

$

(97

)

Loss for the year

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

4

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

(3

)

Balance – March 31, 2023

 

1

 

$

1

 

$

(98

)

 

$

3

 

 

$

(100

)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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BERLIN (BVI) LIMITED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2024 AND 2023

 

2024

 

2023

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

5

 

 

$

4

 

Non-cash adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange (gain)/loss

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(4

)

Net profit/(loss) before working capital adjustments

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in accounts payable and accruals

 

 

6

 

 

 

4

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

6

 

 

 

4

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effects of exchange changes on cash

 

 

(6

)

 

 

(4

)

INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF YEAR

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF YEAR

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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BERLIN (BVI) LIMITED
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF AND FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2024

NOTE 1: BUSINESS DESCRIPTION

Nature of organization and business

Berlin (BVI) Limited (the “Company”) was incorporated on June 30, 2021, in the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) and is the parent of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Berlin (BVI) Limited Sucursal Colombia (“Berlin Colombia”), a company incorporated in Colombia May 14, 2022 and registered on May 17, 2022 in the Chamber of Commerce of Bogota and acquired on July 18, 2022 by the Company. Through Berlin Colombia, the Company is the legal and beneficial owner of a 100% interest in certain mining concessions located in the “Berlin Project”. The Berlin project is currently being explored and developed as an exploration stage uranium asset located in Caldas Province of Central Colombia.

NOTE 2: GOING CONCERN

As of March 31, 2024 and during the three month periods then ended, the Company had an accumulated deficit and no substantive operations. Further, the Company has not yet commenced revenue generating activities. Currently, monthly cash requirements have been met through funding by the shareholders. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Therefore, the Company may be unable to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in normal course of business. Subsequent to period end, the Company was sold to Jaguar Uranium Corp., which intends to fund the Company going forward.

Management of the Company has a reasonable expectation that the Company can continue raising additional equity capital to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

There are no assurances that the Company will be able to raise capital on terms acceptable to the Company or at all, or that cash flows generated from its operations will be sufficient to meet its current operating costs. If the Company is unable to obtain sufficient capital, it may be required to reduce the scope of its planned product development, which could harm its financial condition and operating results, or it may not be able to continue to fund its ongoing operations. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern to sustain operations for at least one year from the issuance of these condensed consolidated financial statements. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.

NOTE 3: BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

These condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the three month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

These condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all subsidiaries. Subsidiaries are entities in which the Company has a controlling voting interest or is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity. Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date control is transferred to the Company and are de-consolidated from the date control ceases. The condensed consolidated financial statements include all the assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and cash flows of the Company and its subsidiaries after eliminating intercompany balances and transactions.

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023 (“Annual Financial Statements”). These financial statements have been prepared using the same accounting policies that were described in Note 3 to the Annual Financial Statements

a.      Use of estimates in the preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements

The preparation of the Company’s financial statements requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of liabilities and expenses. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and various other factors that are believed

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BERLIN (BVI) LIMITED
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF AND FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2024

NOTE 3: BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)

to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis of making the judgments about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates. Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimates are revised and in any future periods affected. There are no significant estimates.

b.      Recent Accounting Pronouncements

There are no additional recently issued or adopted accounting standard that could have a material impact on these consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 4: REVENUE

The Company has no operations and has not yet carried out any revenue generating activities.

NOTE 5: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On April 9, 2024, after completion of conditions to closing pursuant to the terms of the Share Purchase Agreement between Green Shift Commodities Ltd., the ultimate parent of the Company, and Jaguar Uranium Corp. (“Jaguar”) dated December 8, 2023, the Company was sold to Jaguar. Jaguar has accounted for this transaction as an asset acquisition as the fair value of the assets are concentrated in the mineral rights of the respective entities. Jaguar will recognize the assets acquired at the fair value of the liabilities assumed, cash paid and fair value of the equity instruments issued as consideration as these fair values are more clearly evident and reliably measured. As the acquisition has not been treated as a business combination there is no corresponding goodwill, instead the amount of consideration will be allocated to the assets acquired. The Company will be consolidated with Jaguar from the date of acquisition.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of

2847312 Ontario Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of 2847312 Ontario Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements).

In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Going Concern

We draw attention to Note 2 to the financial statements, which describe the events and conditions that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.

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 matters communicated below 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. 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 matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.

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Going concern

As described in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company has incurred recurring losses from operations and has not generated revenue since inception. Its ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on generating profitable operations and securing additional financing.

Auditing management’s evaluation involved significant judgment due to the uncertainty around future cash flows and the feasibility of planned actions.

To evaluate the appropriateness of the going concern assessment, we evaluated management’s plans, assessed the reasonableness of projected cash flows, and considered the adequacy of the related disclosures.

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2023.

 

July 31, 2024

 

Chartered Professional Accountants

Markham, Ontario

 

Licensed Public Accountants

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2847312 Ontario Inc.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
As at December 31

 

2023

 

2022

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

20,446

 

 

$

63,290

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

677

 

 

 

11,369

 

   

 

21,123

 

 

 

74,659

 

Non-Current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exploration and evaluation assets

 

 

3,246,405

 

 

 

2,270,108

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

3,267,528

 

 

$

2,344,767

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

$

26,459

 

 

$

43,165

 

   

 

26,459

 

 

 

43,165

 

Non-Current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due to related party

 

 

4,998,572

 

 

 

3,277,375

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

$

5,025,031

 

 

$

3,320,540

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock ($nil par value, unlimited authorized, 100 issued and outstanding)

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

Additional paid in capital

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

15,509

 

 

 

42,379

 

Retained earnings

 

 

(1,773,013

)

 

 

(1,018,153

)

TOTAL EQUITY

 

$

(1,757,503

)

 

$

(975,773

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

$

3,267,528

 

 

$

2,344,767

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements

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2847312 Ontario Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF (LOSS) INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
For the years ended December 31

 

2023

 

2022

Operating costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exploration and evaluation expenditures

 

$

748,639

 

 

$

1,125,920

 

Office and other

 

 

115,497

 

 

 

70,514

 

Total operating costs

 

 

(864,136

)

 

 

(1,196,434

)

Other income

 

 

5,323

 

 

 

566

 

Foreign exchange gain

 

 

103,953

 

 

 

242,993

 

Loss from operations for the year

 

 

(754,860

)

 

 

(952,875

)

Foreign currency translation account

 

 

(26,870

)

 

 

22,032

 

Loss and comprehensive loss for the year

 

$

(781,730

)

 

$

(930,843

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss per share – basic and diluted

 

 

(7,549

)

 

 

(9,529

)

Weighted average number of common stock outstanding – basic and diluted

 

 

100

 

 

 

100

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements

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2847312 Ontario Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

 

Number of
common
shares

 

Additional
paid in
capital

 

Retained
earnings

 

Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income

 

Total

Balance as at January 1, 2022

 

100

 

$

1

 

$

(65,278

)

 

$

20,347

 

 

$

(44,390

)

(Loss) income for the year

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

(952,875

)

 

 

22,032

 

 

 

(930,843

)

Balance as at December 31, 2022

 

100

 

$

1

 

$

(1,018,153

)

 

$

42,379

 

 

$

(975,773

)

       

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as at January 1, 2023

 

100

 

$

1

 

$

(1,018,153

)

 

$

42,379

 

 

$

(975,773

)

Loss for the year

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

(754,860

)

 

 

(26,870

)

 

 

(781,730

)

Balance as at December 31, 2023

 

100

 

$

1

 

$

(1,773,013

)

 

$

15,509

 

 

$

(1,757,503

)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements

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2847312 Ontario Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the years ended December 31

 

2023

 

2022

Cash flows used in operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss) income for the year

 

$

(754,860

)

 

$

(952,875

)

Changes in non-cash working capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

10,742

 

 

 

(11,844

)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

(17,214

)

 

 

44,971

 

   

$

(761,332

)

 

$

(919,748

)

Cash flows used in investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of exploration and evaluation assets

 

$

(924,973

)

 

$

(726,736

)

   

$

(924,973

)

 

$

(726,736

)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advances from parent company

 

$

1,644,452

 

 

$

1,713,190

 

   

$

1,644,452

 

 

$

1,713,190

 

Effects of exchange rate changes on cash

 

 

(991

)

 

 

(3,416

)

Change in cash

 

$

(42,844

)

 

$

63,290

 

Cash, beginning of year

 

 

63,290

 

 

 

—

 

Cash, end of year

 

$

20,446

 

 

$

63,290

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements

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2847312 Ontario Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022

1. BUSINESS DESCRIPTION

Nature of organization and business

2847312 Ontario Inc. (the “Company”) is engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of uranium properties in Argentina. The Company is a private corporation incorporated in Canada and is 100% owned by IsoEnergy Ltd. (“IsoEnergy” or the “parent company”). The common shares of IsoEnergy were listed on the TSX Exchange on July 8, 2024. The Company’s registered and records office is located at 217 Queen Street West, Unit 401, Toronto, Ontario M5V 0R2.

2. NATURE OF OPERATIONS

As of December 31, 2023, the Company had an accumulated deficit, net loss and comprehensive loss and negative cash flows from operations. Further, the Company has not yet commenced revenue generating activities. Currently, monthly cash requirements for the year ended December 31, 2023 have been met through funding by the parent company. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Therefore, the Company may be unable to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in normal course of business. Subsequent to year end, the Company was sold to Jaguar Uranium Corp. (Note 10), which intends to fund the Company going forward.

Management of the Company has a reasonable expectation that the Company can continue raising additional equity capital to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

There are no assurances that the Company will be able to raise capital on terms acceptable to the Company or at all, or that cash flows generated from its operations will be sufficient to meet its current operating costs. If the Company is unable to obtain sufficient capital, it may be required to reduce the scope of its planned product development, which could harm its financial condition and operating results, or it may not be able to continue to fund its ongoing operations. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern to sustain operations for at least one year from the issuance of these consolidated financial statements. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.

3. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and are presented in United States dollars. These consolidated financial statements include the Company’s Colombian branch, 2847312 Ontario Inc. (Sucursal Argentina), which was formally registered with the Republic of Argentina on March 25, 2022. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation.

a.      Functional currency and foreign currency translations

The consolidated financial statements of the Company are presented in the U.S Dollar (“USD”). The functional currency of the Company is the Canadian Dollar (“CAD”).

On consolidation, the assets and liabilities of each foreign entity are translated into USD at the rate of exchange prevailing at the reporting date. Revenue and expense items are translated at the average rate of the exchange for the year. Unrealized translation gains and losses are recorded as cumulative translation adjustments, which are included in other comprehensive income/(loss) (“OCI”) which is a component of shareholders’ equity.

Transactions in currencies other than an entities functional currency are recognized at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the prevailing exchange rate at the reporting date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities, and revenue and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated using the exchange rates at the dates of the initial transactions.

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2847312 Ontario Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022

3. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)

Non-monetary items measured at fair value in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rates at the date when the fair value is determined. Foreign exchange differences are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which they arise, unless they relate to intra-entity foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term investment nature.

b.      Fair value measurement

The Company uses a three-tier fair value hierarchy to classify and disclose all assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, as well as assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis, in periods subsequent to their initial measurement. The hierarchy requires the Company to use observable inputs when available, and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs, when determining fair value. The three tiers are defined as follows:

•        Level 1 — Observable inputs that reflect quoted market prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets;

•        Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly in the marketplace for identical or similar assets and liabilities; and

•        Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market data, which require the Company to develop its own assumptions.

Fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability. The carrying amounts of accounts payable and accruals and due to parent company approximate their fair value due to the short-term maturity of such instruments. It is management’s opinion that the Company is not exposed to any significant market or credit risks arising from these financial instruments.

c.      Mineral properties

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, expenditures relating to the acquisition of mineral rights are initially capitalized as incurred while exploration and pre-extraction expenditures are expensed as incurred until such time as we exit the Exploration Stage by establishing proven or probable reserves. Expenditures relating to exploration activities, such as drill programs to establish mineralized materials, are expensed as incurred. Expenditures relating to pre-extraction activities, such as the construction of mine wellfields, ion exchange facilities and disposal wells, are expensed as incurred until such time proven or probable reserves are established for that project, after which expenditures relating to mine development activities for that particular project are capitalized as incurred.

Companies in the Production Stage, as defined by the SEC, having established proven and probable reserves and exited the Exploration Stage, typically capitalize expenditures relating to ongoing development activities, with corresponding depletion calculated over proven and probable reserves using the units-of-production method and allocated to future reporting periods to inventory and, as that inventory is sold, to cost of goods sold. We are in the Exploration Stage which has resulted in our Company reporting larger losses than if it had been in the Production Stage due to the expensing, instead of capitalization, of expenditures relating to ongoing mine development activities. Additionally, there would be no corresponding depletion allocated to future reporting periods of our Company since those costs would have been expensed previously, resulting in both lower inventory costs and cost of goods sold and results of operations with higher gross profits and lower losses than if we had been in the Production Stage. Any capitalized costs, such as expenditures relating to the acquisition of mineral rights, are depleted over the estimated extraction life using the straight-line method when the underlying property is converted to the Production Stage. As a result, our consolidated financial statements may not be directly comparable to the financial statements of companies in the Production Stage.

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2847312 Ontario Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022

3. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)

d.      Impairment of long-lived assets

Long-lived assets, consisting of mineral rights are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable. Management applies judgment to assess whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable giving rise to the requirement to conduct an impairment test. Circumstances which could trigger an impairment test include, but are not limited to: significant decreases in the market price of the asset; significant adverse changes in the business climate or legal factors including significant decreases in uranium prices; significant increases in reclamation costs and accumulation of costs significantly in excess of the amount originally expected for the acquisition or construction of the asset; current period cash flow or operating losses combined with a history of losses or a forecast of continuing losses associated with the use of the asset; and current expectation that the asset will more likely than not be sold or disposed of significantly before the end of its estimated useful life. Recoverability of these assets is measured by comparing the carrying value to the future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the assets. When the carrying value of an asset exceeds the related undiscounted cash flows, an impairment loss is recorded by writing down the carrying value of the related asset to its estimated fair value, which is determined using discounted future cash flows or other measures of fair value.

e.      Related party

Parties are 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 common significant influence, and related parties may be individuals or corporate entities. A transaction is a related party transaction when there is a transfer of resources or obligations between related parties. The Company has disclosed its transactions with related parties, which consist of the funds received from its parent company.

f.       Contingent liabilities

Certain conditions may exist as of the date the financial statements are issued, that may result in a loss to the Company but that will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. Such losses are disclosed as contingent liabilities if it’s not both probable and reasonably estimable. The Company’s management assesses such contingent liabilities and estimated legal fees, if any. 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 management 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.

The Company recognizes a liability when there is a present obligation for the Company to transfer or provide an economic benefit. Management accrues a liability for a contingent loss only if the loss is both (1) probable and (2) reasonably estimable. Where the contingent loss is not probable, management discloses the contingencies if it is reasonably possible that a loss may be incurred.

g.      Income taxes

Income taxes are accounted for using the asset/liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. In estimating future tax consequences, all expected future events are considered other than enactment of changes in the tax law or rates.

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2847312 Ontario Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022

3. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)

The Company adopted ASC 740 “Income Taxes,” which addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under ASC 740, the Company may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position.

h.      Segment Reporting

Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise engaging in business activities for which discrete financial information is available and regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company operates and manages its business as one operating segment.

i.       Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements

The preparation of the Company’s financial statements requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of liabilities and expenses. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis of making the judgments about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates. Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimates are revised and in any future periods affected. There are no significant estimates and judgments.

j.       Contingent Liabilities

The Company recognizes a liability when there is a present obligation for the Company to transfer or provide an economic benefit. Management accrues a liability for a contingent loss only if the loss is both (1) probable and (2) reasonably estimable. Where the contingent loss is not probable, management discloses the contingencies if it is reasonably possible that a loss may be incurred.

k.      Recent Accounting Standards

As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, there are no additional recently issued or adopted accounting standard that could have a material impact on these consolidated financial statements.

4. REVENUE

The Company has no operations and has not yet carried out any revenue generating activities.

5. EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS AND EXPENSES

The following is a summary of the carrying value of the acquisition costs and expenditures on the Company’s exploration and evaluation assets:

Exploration and Evaluation Assets

 

Laguna Salada

 

Huemel

 

Total 

Balance, January 1, 2022

 

$

1,699,612

 

 

$

—

 

$

1,699,612

 

Acquisition costs

 

 

726,151

 

 

 

—

 

 

726,151

 

Effect of foreign exchange

 

 

(155,655

)

 

 

—

 

 

(155,655

)

Balance, December 31, 2022

 

$

2,270,108

 

 

$

—

 

$

2,270,108

 

Acquisition costs

 

 

—

 

 

 

924,974

 

 

924,974

 

Effect of foreign exchange

 

 

38,869

 

 

 

12,454

 

 

51,323

 

Balance, December 31, 2023

 

$

2,308,977

 

 

$

937,428

 

$

3,246,405

 

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2847312 Ontario Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022

5. EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS AND EXPENSES (cont.)

Exploration and Evaluation Expenses

 

Laguna Salada

 

Huemel

 

Other

 

Total 

Balance, January 1, 2022

 

$

65,278

 

$

—

 

$

—

 

$

65,278

Personnel

 

 

595,111

 

 

25,045

 

 

137

 

 

620,290

Drilling

 

 

10,655

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

10,655

Geological

 

 

58,200

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

58,200

Land management

 

 

81,234

 

 

17,830

 

 

25,514

 

 

124,580

Travel

 

 

143,089

 

 

37,042

 

 

—

 

 

180,131

Other

 

 

46,047

 

 

—

 

 

86,016

 

 

132,064

For the year ended, December 31, 2022

 

$

934,336

 

$

79,917

 

$

111,667

 

$

1,125,920

Balance, December 31, 2022

 

$

999,614

 

$

79,917

 

$

111,667

 

$

1,191,198

Personnel

 

 

304,819

 

 

148,685

 

 

—

 

 

453,504

Drilling

 

 

8,226

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

8,226

Geological

 

 

1,591

 

 

3,584

 

 

—

 

 

5,175

Land management

 

 

23,385

 

 

158,818

 

 

8,012

 

 

190,215

Travel

 

 

1,928

 

 

87,969

 

 

—

 

 

89,897

Other

 

 

1,622

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

1,622

For the year ended, December 31, 2023

 

$

341,571

 

$

399,056

 

$

8,012

 

$

748,639

Balance, December 31, 2023

 

$

1,341,185

 

$

478,973

 

$

119,679

 

$

1,939,837

All claims are subject to minimum expenditure commitments. The Company expects to incur the minimum expenditures to maintain the claims.

6. COMMITMENTS

In addition to applicable federal, provincial/state and municipal severance taxes, duties and royalties, the Company’s exploration and evaluation properties are subject to certain royalties, which may nor not be payable in future, depending on whether revenue is derived from the claims or leases to which these royalties are applicable.

7. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Company’s due to related party represents cash advances from the parent company and expenditures paid for by the parent company on the Company’s behalf. The related party loan is unsecured and interest-free. The related party loan does not currently have set repayment terms or a due date.

8. INCOME TAXES

A reconciliation between the effective income tax rate and the statutory income tax rate of 26.5% is as follows:

 

December 31,
2023

 

December 31,
2022

Loss before taxes

 

$

(754,860

)

 

$

(952,875

)

Statutory rate

 

 

26.5

%

 

 

26.5

%

Expected tax (recovery) expense

 

$

(200,038

)

 

$

(252,512

)

Exploration and Evaluation Asset Acquisition Costs

 

 

(258,719

)

 

 

(151,181

)

Permanent differences (foreign exchange)

 

 

(27,548

)

 

 

(64,393

)

Change in valuation allowance

 

 

486,304

 

 

 

468,087

 

Income tax (recovery) expense

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

The Company’s income tax (recovery) is $nil for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.

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2847312 Ontario Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022

8. INCOME TAXES (cont.)

Deferred income taxes

The significant components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following:

 

December 31,
2023

 

December 31,
2022

Deferred Tax Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-capital losses carried forward

 

$

47,732

 

 

$

18,536

 

Exploration Assets and Exploration Costs

 

 

1,374,354

 

 

 

917,246

 

Total gross deferred tax assets

 

 

1,422,087

 

 

 

935,783

 

Valuation allowance

 

 

(1,422,087

)

 

 

(935,783

)

Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers all positive and negative evidence to determine 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. Foreign Resource Expenditures (“FRE”), consisting of the acquisition costs of mineral properties and the exploration and evaluation expenses, are deductible against future Foreign Resource Income and carry forward indefinitely.

As of December 31, 2023, the Company recorded a valuation allowance of $1,422,087 (2022 - $935,783).

As of December 31, 2023, the Company has net tax losses available for carry forward of $180,121, which have a 20- year expiration period and will begin to expire as follows:

2032

 

69,948

2033

 

110,173

9. SHARE CAPITAL

The Company is authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares with no par value.

10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On July 19, 2024, subject to the Share Purchase Agreement between ISOEnergy Ltd., the ultimate parent company, and Jaguar Uranium Corp. (“Jaguar”) the Company was acquired by Jaguar. Jaguar has accounted for this transaction as an asset acquisition as the fair value of the assets are concentrated in the mineral rights of the respective entities. Jaguar will recognize the assets acquired at the fair value of the liabilities assumed, cash paid and fair value of the equity instruments issued as consideration as these fair values are more clearly evident and reliably measured. As the acquisition has not been treated as a business combination there is no corresponding goodwill, instead the amount of consideration will be allocated to the assets acquired. The Company will be consolidated with Jaguar from the date of acquisition.

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2847312 Ontario Inc.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM BALANCE SHEETS

 

June 30,
2024

 

December 31,
2023

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

43,081

 

 

$

20,446

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

—

 

 

 

677

 

   

 

43,081

 

 

 

21,123

 

Non-Current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exploration and evaluation assets

 

 

3,158,407

 

 

 

3,246,405

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

3,201,488

 

 

$

3,267,528

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

$

52,699

 

 

$

26,459

 

   

 

52,699

 

 

 

26,459

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due to related party

 

 

5,193,228

 

 

 

4,998,572

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

$

5,245,927

 

 

$

5,025,031

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock ($nil par value, unlimited authorized, 100 issued and outstanding)

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

Additional paid in capital

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

65,632

 

 

 

15,509

 

Retained earnings

 

 

(2,110,072

)

 

 

(1,773,013

)

TOTAL EQUITY

 

$

(2,044,439

)

 

$

(1,757,503

)

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

$

3,201,488

 

 

$

3,267,528

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

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2847312 Ontario Inc.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF (LOSS) INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME

 

Three months
ended June 30,
2024

 

Three months
ended June 30,
2023

 

Six months
ended June 30,
2024

 

Six months
ended June 30,
2023

Operating costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exploration and evaluation
expenditures

 

$

141,932

 

 

$

150,729

 

 

$

275,145

 

 

$

368,067

 

Office and other

 

 

37,149

 

 

 

20,458

 

 

 

80,986

 

 

 

49,413

 

Total operating costs

 

 

(179,081

)

 

 

(171,186

)

 

 

(356,131

)

 

 

(417,480

)

Foreign exchange gain

 

 

11,833

 

 

 

4,541

 

 

 

19,072

 

 

 

53,626

 

Loss from operations for the period

 

 

(167,248

)

 

 

(166,645

)

 

 

(337,059

)

 

 

(363,854

)

Foreign currency translation account

 

 

18,972

 

 

 

(28,233

)

 

 

50,123

 

 

 

(28,917

)

Loss and comprehensive loss for the period

 

$

(148,276

)

 

$

(194,878

)

 

$

(286,936

)

 

$

(392,771

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss per share – basic and diluted

 

$

(1,672

)

 

$

(1,666

)

 

$

(3,371

)

 

$

(3,639

)

Weighted average number of
common stock outstanding – basic and diluted

 

 

100

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

100

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

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2847312 Ontario Inc.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

 

Number of
common
shares

 

Additional
paid in
capital

 

Retained
earnings

 

Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income

 

Total

Balance as at January 1, 2024

 

100

 

$

1

 

$

(1,773,013

)

 

$

15,509

 

 

$

(1,757,503

)

(Loss) income for the year

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

(337,059

)

 

 

50,123

 

 

 

(286,936

)

Balance as at June 30, 2024

 

100

 

$

1

 

$

(2,110,072

)

 

$

65,632

 

 

$

(2,044,439

)

       

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as at January 1, 2023

 

100

 

$

1

 

$

(1,018,153

)

 

$

42,379

 

 

$

(975,773

)

Loss for the year

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

(363,854

)

 

 

(28,917

)

 

 

(392,771

)

Balance as at June 30, 2023

 

100

 

$

1

 

$

(1,382,007

)

 

$

13,462

 

 

$

(1,368,544

)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

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2847312 Ontario Inc.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

Six months
ended
June 30,
2024

 

Six months
ended
June 30,
2023

Cash flows used in operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss) income for the year

 

$

(337,059

)

 

$

(363,854

)

Changes in non-cash working capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

664

 

 

 

10,431

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

27,159

 

 

 

(28,860

)

   

$

(309,237

)

 

$

(382,283

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows used in investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of exploration and evaluation assets

 

$

—

 

 

$

(49,589

)

   

$

—

 

 

$

(49,589

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advances from parent company

 

$

311,859

 

 

$

426,231

 

   

$

311,859

 

 

$

426,231

 

Effects of exchange rate changes on cash

 

$

20,012

 

 

$

(29

)

Change in cash

 

 

22,635

 

 

 

(5,670

)

Cash, beginning of year

 

 

20,446

 

 

 

63,290

 

Cash, end of year

 

$

43,081

 

 

$

57,620

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

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2847312 Ontario Inc.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTH PERIODS ENDED JUNE 30, 2024 AND 2023

1.      BUSINESS DESCRIPTION

Nature of organization and business

2847312 Ontario Inc. (the “Company”) is engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of uranium properties in Argentina. The Company is a private corporation incorporated in Canada and is 100% owned by IsoEnergy Ltd. (“IsoEnergy” or the “parent company”). The common shares of IsoEnergy were listed on the TSX Exchange on July 8, 2024. The Company’s registered and records office is located at 217 Queen Street West, Unit 401, Toronto, Ontario M5V 0R2.

2.      NATURE OF OPERATIONS

As of June 30, 2024, the Company had an accumulated deficit, net loss and comprehensive loss and negative cash flows from operations. Further, the Company has not yet commenced revenue generating activities. Currently, monthly cash requirements for the period ended June 30, 2024 have been met through funding by the parent company. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Therefore, the Company may be unable to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in normal course of business. Subsequent to year end, the Company was sold to Jaguar Uranium Corp. (Note 9), which intends to fund the Company going forward.

Management of the Company has a reasonable expectation that the Company can continue raising additional equity capital to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

There are no assurances that the Company will be able to raise capital on terms acceptable to the Company or at all, or that cash flows generated from its operations will be sufficient to meet its current operating costs. If the Company is unable to obtain sufficient capital, it may be required to reduce the scope of its planned development, which could harm its financial condition and operating results, or it may not be able to continue to fund its ongoing operations. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern to sustain operations for at least one year from the issuance of these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.

3.      BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and are presented in United States dollars. These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements include the Company’s Argentinian branch, 2847312 Ontario Inc. (Sucursal Argentina), which was formally registered with the Republic of Argentina on March 25, 2022. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation.

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023 (“Annual Financial Statements”). These financial statements have been prepared using the same accounting policies that were described in Note 3 to the Annual Financial Statements

a.      Use of estimates in the preparation of financial statements

The preparation of the Company’s financial statements requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of liabilities and expenses. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis of making the judgments about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates. Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimates are revised and in any future periods affected. There are no significant estimates.

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2847312 Ontario Inc.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTH PERIODS ENDED JUNE 30, 2024 AND 2023

3.      BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)

b.      Recent Accounting Standards

As of June 30, 2024, there are no additional recently issued or adopted accounting standard that could have a material impact on these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

4.      REVENUE

The Company has no operations and has not yet carried out any revenue generating activities.

5.      EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS AND EXPENSES

The following is a summary of the carrying value of the acquisition costs and expenditures on the Company’s exploration and evaluation assets:

Exploration and Evaluation Assets

 

Laguna Salada

 

Huemel

 

Total

Balance, January 1, 2023

 

$

2,270,108

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

2,270,108

 

Acquisition costs

 

 

—

 

 

 

49,588

 

 

 

49,588

 

Effect of foreign exchange

 

 

53,011

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

53,011

 

Balance, June 30, 2023

 

$

2,323,120

 

 

$

49,588

 

 

$

2,372,708

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, January 1, 2024

 

$

2,308,977

 

 

$

937,428

 

 

$

3,246,405

 

Acquisition costs

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Effect of foreign exchange

 

 

(62,587

)

 

 

(25,410

)

 

 

(87,997

)

Balance, June 30, 2024

 

$

2,246,390

 

 

$

912,018

 

 

$

3,158,408

 

Exploration and Evaluation Expenses

 

Laguna Salada

 

Huemel

 

Other

 

Total

Personnel

 

 

137,305

 

 

81,317

 

 

16,295

 

 

234,917

Drilling

 

 

6,451

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

6,451

Geological

 

 

1,163

 

 

2,414

 

 

—

 

 

3,577

Land management

 

 

7,255

 

 

42,545

 

 

4,255

 

 

54,055

Travel

 

 

1,519

 

 

66,140

 

 

—

 

 

67,659

Other

 

 

1,408

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

1,408

For the period ended, June 30, 2023

 

$

155,101

 

$

192,416

 

$

20,550

 

$

368,067

Exploration and Evaluation Expenses

 

Laguna Salada

 

Huemel

 

Other

 

Total

Personnel

 

 

9,971

 

 

103,659

 

 

8,000

 

 

121,630

Drilling

 

 

7,319

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

7,319

Geological

 

 

50,466

 

 

48,218

 

 

—

 

 

98,684

Land management

 

 

13,469

 

 

8,123

 

 

418

 

 

22,010

Travel

 

 

6,004

 

 

7,298

 

 

8,381

 

 

21,683

Other

 

 

619

 

 

—

 

 

3,200

 

 

3,819

For the period ended, June 30, 2024

 

$

87,848

 

$

167,298

 

$

19,999

 

$

275,145

All claims are subject to minimum expenditure commitments. The Company expects to incur the minimum expenditures to maintain the claims.

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2847312 Ontario Inc.
NOTE
S TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTH PERIODS ENDED JUNE 30, 2024 AND 2023

6.      COMMITMENTS

In addition to applicable federal, provincial/state and municipal severance taxes, duties and royalties, the Company’s exploration and evaluation properties are subject to certain royalties, which may nor not be payable in future, depending on whether revenue is derived from the claims or leases to which these royalties are applicable.

7.      RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Company’s due to related party represents cash advances from the parent company and expenditures paid for by the parent company on the Company’s behalf. The related party loan is unsecured and interest-free. The related party loan does not currently have set repayment terms or a due date.

8.      SHARE CAPITAL

The Company is authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares with no par value.

9.      SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On July 22, 2024, subject to the Share Purchase Agreement between ISOEnergy Ltd., the ultimate parent company, and Jaguar Uranium Corp. (“Jaguar”) the Company was acquired by Jaguar. Jaguar has accounted for this transaction as an asset acquisition as the fair value of the assets are concentrated in the mineral rights of the respective entities. Jaguar will recognize the assets acquired at the fair value of the liabilities assumed, cash paid and fair value of the equity instruments issued as consideration as these fair values are more clearly evident and reliably measured. As the acquisition has not been treated as a business combination there is no corresponding goodwill, instead the amount of consideration will be allocated to the assets acquired. The Company will be consolidated with Jaguar from the date of acquisition.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of

Gaia Energy Investments Ltd.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Gaia Energy Investments Ltd. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements).

In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Going Concern

We draw attention to Note 2 to the financial statements, which describe the events and conditions that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.

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 matters communicated below 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. 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 matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.

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Going concern

As described in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company has incurred recurring losses from operations and has not generated revenue since inception. Its ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on generating profitable operations and securing additional financing.

Auditing management’s evaluation involved significant judgment due to the uncertainty around future cash flows and the feasibility of planned actions.

To evaluate the appropriateness of the going concern assessment, we evaluated management’s plans, assessed the reasonableness of projected cash flows, and considered the adequacy of the related disclosures.

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2023.

 

July 31, 2024

 

Chartered Professional Accountants

Markham, Ontario

 

Licensed Public Accountants

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GAIA ENERGY INVESTMENTS LTD.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023 and 2022

 

2023

 

2022

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accruals

 

$

2,020,803

 

 

$

1,540,752

 

Due to parent

 

 

24,524,475

 

 

 

23,642,291

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

26,545,278

 

 

 

25,183,043

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

$

26,545,278

 

 

$

25,183,043

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $ 1 par value: 100,000 authorized, 1 issued and outstanding

 

$

1

 

 

$

1

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

529,047

 

 

 

1,119,072

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(27,074,326

)

 

 

(26,302,116

)

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

 

(26,545,278

)

 

 

(25,183,043

)

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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GAIA ENERGY INVESTMENTS LTD.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022

 

2023

 

2022

OPERATING EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 

332,855

 

 

 

229,071

 

Exploration expenses

 

 

91,942

 

 

 

158,496

 

Other expenses

 

 

—

 

 

 

316,885

 

Foreign exchange loss/(gain)

 

 

347,413

 

 

 

(149,567

)

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES

 

 

772,210

 

 

 

554,885

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE

 

 

(772,210

)

 

 

(554,885

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET LOSS

 

 

(772,210

)

 

 

(554,885

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency translation adjustments

 

 

590,025

 

 

 

(1,827,880

)

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS)/INCOME

 

$

(1,362,235

)

 

$

1,272,995

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE

 

$

(772,210

)

 

$

(554,885

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING, BASIC AND DILUTED

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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GAIA ENERGY INVESTMENTS LTD.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022

 

Common shares

 

Accumulated
deficit

 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
/(Loss)

 

Total
Shareholders’
deficit

   

Number of
Shares

 

Amount

 

Additional
paid-in
Capital

 

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2021

 

1

 

$

1

 

$

—

 

$

(25,747,231

)

 

$

(708,808

)

 

$

(26,456,038

)

Net loss

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

(554,885

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

(554,885

)

Other comprehensive
income, net

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,827,880

 

 

 

1,827,880

 

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2022

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

—

 

 

(26,302,116

)

 

 

1,119,072

 

 

 

(25,183,043

)

Net loss

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

(772,210

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

(772,210

)

Other comprehensive loss,
net

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

 

 

 

(590,025

)

 

 

(590,025

)

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2023

 

1

 

$

1

 

$

—

 

$

(27,074,326

)

 

$

529,047

 

 

$

(26,545,278

)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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GAIA ENERGY INVESTMENTS LTD.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022

 

Year ended
December 31,
2023

 

Year ended
December 31,
2022

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(772,210

)

 

$

(554,885

)

Non-cash adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange (gain) /loss

 

 

347,413

 

 

 

(149,567

)

Net loss before working capital adjustments

 

 

(424,797

)

 

 

(704,452

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in accounts payable and accruals

 

 

91,942

 

 

 

321,652

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

(332,855

)

 

 

(382,800

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in due to parent

 

 

332,855

 

 

 

382,800

 

Net cash from financing activities

 

 

332,855

 

 

 

382,800

 

CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF YEAR

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF YEAR

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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GAIA ENERGY INVESTMENTS LTD.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1: BUSINESS DESCRIPTION

Nature of organization and business

Gaia Energy Investments Ltd. (“Gaia” or the “Company”), was incorporated on April 19, 2006 and restored on November 16, 2015, in the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) and is the parent of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Gaia Energy Investments Ltd. Sucursal Colombia (“Gaia Colombia”). Through Gaia Colombia, the Company is the legal and beneficial owner of a 100% interest in certain mining concessions located in the “Berlin Project”. The Berlin project is currently being explored and developed as a junior stage uranium asset located in Caldas Province of Central Colombia. The Company is a subsidiary of Green Shift Commodities Ltd. (the “Parent”).

NOTE 2: GOING CONCERN

As of December 31, 2023, the Company had an accumulated deficit and negative cash flow used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2023. Further, the Company has not yet commenced revenue generating activities. Currently, monthly cash requirements for the year ended December 31, 2023 have been met through funding by the shareholders. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Subsequent to year end, the Company was sold to Jaguar Uranium Corp.

Management of the Company has a reasonable expectation that the Company can continue raising additional equity capital to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

There are no assurances that the Company will be able to raise capital on terms acceptable to the Company or at all, or that cash flows generated from its operations will be sufficient to meet its current operating costs. If the Company is unable to obtain sufficient capital, it may be required to reduce the scope of its planned product development, which could harm its financial condition and operating results, or it may not be able to continue to fund its ongoing operations. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern to sustain operations for at least one year from the issuance of these consolidated financial statements. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.

NOTE 3: BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

These consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all subsidiaries. Subsidiaries are entities in which the Company has a controlling voting interest or is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity. Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date control is transferred to the Company and are de-consolidated from the date control ceases. The consolidated financial statements include all the assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and cash flows of the Company and its subsidiaries after eliminating intercompany balances and transactions.

a.      Functional currency and foreign currency translations

The functional currency of the Company is the Canadian Dollar. The consolidated financial statements of the Company are presented in the U.S Dollar.

On consolidation, the assets and liabilities of each foreign entity are translated into USD at the rate of exchange prevailing at the reporting date. Revenue and expense items are translated at the average rate of the exchange for the year. Unrealized translation gains and losses are recorded as cumulative translation adjustments, which are included in other comprehensive income/(loss) (“OCI”) which is a component of shareholders’ equity.

Transactions in currencies other than an entities functional currency are recognized at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the prevailing exchange rate at the reporting date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities, and revenue and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated using the exchange rates at the dates of the initial transactions.

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GAIA ENERGY INVESTMENTS LTD.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 3: BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)

Non-monetary items measured at fair value in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rates at the date when the fair value is determined. Foreign exchange differences are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which they arise, unless they relate to intra-entity foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term investment nature.

b.      Fair value measurement

The Company uses a three-tier fair value hierarchy to classify and disclose all assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, as well as assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis, in periods subsequent to their initial measurement. The hierarchy requires the Company to use observable inputs when available, and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs, when determining fair value. The three tiers are defined as follows:

•        Level 1 — Observable inputs that reflect quoted market prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets;

•        Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly in the marketplace for identical or similar assets and liabilities; and

•        Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market data, which require the Company to develop its own assumptions.

Fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability. The carrying amounts of accounts payables and accruals and due to parent approximate their fair value due to the short-term maturity of such instruments. It is management’s opinion that the Company is not exposed to any significant market or credit risks arising from these financial instruments.

c.      Mineral properties

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, expenditures relating to the acquisition of mineral rights are initially capitalized as incurred while exploration and pre-extraction expenditures are expensed as incurred until such time as we exit the Exploration Stage by establishing proven or probable reserves. Expenditures relating to exploration activities, such as drill programs to establish mineralized materials, are expensed as incurred. Expenditures relating to pre-extraction activities, such as the construction of mine wellfields, ion exchange facilities and disposal wells, are expensed as incurred until such time proven or probable reserves are established for that project, after which expenditures relating to mine development activities for that particular project are capitalized as incurred.

Companies in the Production Stage, as defined by the SEC, having established proven and probable reserves and exited the Exploration Stage, typically capitalize expenditures relating to ongoing development activities, with corresponding depletion calculated over proven and probable reserves using the units-of-production method and allocated to future reporting periods to inventory and, as that inventory is sold, to cost of goods sold. We are in the Exploration Stage which has resulted in our Company reporting larger losses than if it had been in the Production Stage due to the expensing, instead of capitalization, of expenditures relating to ongoing mine development activities. Additionally, there would be no corresponding depletion allocated to future reporting periods of our Company since those costs would have been expensed previously, resulting in both lower inventory costs and cost of goods sold and results of operations with higher gross profits and lower losses than if we had been in the Production Stage. Any capitalized costs, such as expenditures relating to the acquisition of mineral rights, are depleted over the estimated extraction life using the straight-line method when the underlying property is converted to the Production Stage. As a result, our consolidated financial statements may not be directly comparable to the financial statements of companies in the Production Stage.

d.      Impairment of long-lived assets

Long-lived assets, consisting of mineral rights are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable. Management applies judgment to assess whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset or asset

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GAIA ENERGY INVESTMENTS LTD.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 3: BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)

group may not be recoverable giving rise to the requirement to conduct an impairment test. Circumstances which could trigger an impairment test include, but are not limited to: significant decreases in the market price of the asset; significant adverse changes in the business climate or legal factors including significant decreases in uranium prices; significant increases in reclamation costs and accumulation of costs significantly in excess of the amount originally expected for the acquisition or construction of the asset; current period cash flow or operating losses combined with a history of losses or a forecast of continuing losses associated with the use of the asset; and current expectation that the asset will more likely than not be sold or disposed of significantly before the end of its estimated useful life. Recoverability of these assets is measured by comparing the carrying value to the future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the assets. When the carrying value of an asset exceeds the related undiscounted cash flows, an impairment loss is recorded by writing down the carrying value of the related asset to its estimated fair value, which is determined using discounted future cash flows or other measures of fair value.

e.      Related party

Parties are 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 common significant influence, and related parties may be individuals or corporate entities. A transaction is a related party transaction when there is a transfer of resources or obligations between related parties. The Company has disclosed its transactions with related parties, which consist of the funds received from its Parent.

f.       Contingent liabilities

Certain conditions may exist as of the date the financial statements are issued, that may result in a loss to the Company but that will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. Such losses are disclosed as contingent liabilities if it’s not both probable and reasonably estimable. The Company’s management assesses such contingent liabilities and estimated legal fees, if any. 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 management 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.

The Company recognizes a liability when there is a present obligation for the Company to transfer or provide an economic benefit. Management accrues a liability for a contingent loss only if the loss is both (1) probable and (2) reasonably estimable. Where the contingent loss is not probable, management discloses the contingencies if it is reasonably possible that a loss may be incurred.

g.      Income taxes

Income taxes are accounted for using the asset/liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. In estimating future tax consequences, all expected future events are considered other than enactment of changes in the tax law or rates.

The Company adopted ASC 740 “Income Taxes,” which addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the consolidated financial statements. Under ASC 740, the Company may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position.

h.      Segment Reporting

Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise engaging in business activities for which discrete financial information is available and regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company operates and manages its business as one operating segment.

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GAIA ENERGY INVESTMENTS LTD.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 3: BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)

i.       Use of Estimates in the preparation of consolidated financial statements

The preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of liabilities and expenses. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis of making the judgments about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates. Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimates are revised and in any future periods affected. There are no significant estimates.

j.       Recent Accounting Pronouncements

As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, there are no additional recently issued or adopted accounting standard that could have a material impact on these consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 4: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUALS

 

2023

 

2022

Mining concessions payable

 

$

1,448,683

 

$

1,232,398

Due to Jaguar

 

 

188,381

 

 

—

Other expenses

 

 

383,739

 

 

308,354

Total

 

$

2,020,803

 

$

1,540,752

During the year, Jaguar Uranium Corp. (“Jaguar”) paid $188,381 to settle a portion of the Company’s liability towards Agencia Nacional de Mineria. The payment by Jaguar is accounted as a liability by the Company and is expected to be settled as part of the planned acquisition of the Company by Jaguar (Note 6). The acquisition closed on April 9, 2024.

NOTE 5: INCOME TAX

A reconciliation between the effective income tax rate and the statutory income tax rate is as follows:

The parent, Gaia Energy Investments Ltd., is domiciled in the British Virgin Islands, whose statutory income tax rate is 0%. However, for the purposes of the rate reconciliation, statutory income tax rate of 35% is used to reflect that the Company’s operations are in Colombia.

Reconciliation of expected tax based on income (loss)

 

December 31,
2023

 

December 31,
2022

Loss from continuing operations before income tax expense

 

(772,210

)

 

(554,885

)

Statutory income tax rate

 

35

%

 

35

%

Expected income tax expense (recovery)

 

(270,274

)

 

(194,210

)

Movement of valuation allowance

 

270,274

 

 

93,382

 

Effects of permanent differences

 

—

 

 

100,828

 

Income tax expense (recovery)

 

—

 

 

—

 

The Company’s income tax (recovery) is $nil for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.

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GAIA ENERGY INVESTMENTS LTD.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 5: INCOME TAX (cont.)

Deferred income taxes

The significant components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following:

 

December 31,
2023

 

December 31,
2022

Deferred Tax Assets

   

 

   

 

Non-capital losses carried forward

 

363,655

 

 

93,382

 

Total gross deferred tax assets

 

363,655

 

 

93,382

 

Valuation allowance

 

(363,655

)

 

(93,382

)

Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance

 

—

 

 

—

 

In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers all positive and negative evidence to determine 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.

As of December 31, 2023, the Company recorded a valuation allowance of $363,655 (2022 – $93,382).

As of December 31, 2023, the Company has net Colombian tax losses available for carry forward of $1,305,820, which have a 12-year expiration period and will begin to expire as follows:

2034

 

266,806

2035

 

1,039,014

   

1,305,820

NOTE 6: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On April 9, 2024, after completion of conditions to closing pursuant to the terms of the Share Purchase Agreement between Green Shift Commodities Ltd., the ultimate parent of the Company, and Jaguar Uranium Corp. (“Jaguar”) dated December 8, 2023, the Company was sold to Jaguar. Jaguar has accounted for this transaction as an asset acquisition as the fair value of the assets are concentrated in the mineral rights of the respective entities. Jaguar will recognize the assets acquired at the fair value of the liabilities assumed, cash paid and fair value of the equity instruments issued as consideration as these fair values are more clearly evident and reliably measured. As the acquisition has not been treated as a business combination there is no corresponding goodwill, instead the amount of consideration will be allocated to the assets acquired. The Company will be consolidated with Jaguar from the date of acquisition.

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GAIA ENERGY INVESTMENTS LTD.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM BALANCE SHEETS

 

March 31,
2024

 

December 31,
2023

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accruals

 

$

2,073,593

 

 

$

2,020,803

 

Due to parent

 

 

23,964,391

 

 

 

24,524,475

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

26,037,984

 

 

 

26,545,278

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

$

26,037,984

 

 

$

26,545,278

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares, $ 1 par value: 1 share

 

$

1

 

 

$

1

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

1,127,553

 

 

 

529,047

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(27,165,538

)

 

 

(27,074,326

)

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

 

(26,037,984

)

 

 

(26,545,278

)

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

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GAIA ENERGY INVESTMENTS LTD.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2024 AND 2023

 

2024

 

2023

OPERATING EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 

—

 

 

 

156,066

 

Exploration expenses

 

 

35,765

 

 

 

22,985

 

Foreign exchange loss /(gain)

 

 

55,447

 

 

 

47,624

 

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES

 

 

91,212

 

 

 

226,675

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE

 

 

(91,212

)

 

 

(226,675

)

Income tax

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

NET LOSS

 

 

(91,212

)

 

 

(226,675

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency translation adjustments

 

 

(598,506

)

 

 

67,192

 

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS)/INCOME

 

$

507,294

 

 

$

(293,867

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE

 

$

(91,212

)

 

$

(226,675

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON
STOCK OUTSTANDING, BASIC AND DILUTED

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

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GAIA ENERGY INVESTMENTS LTD.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2024 AND 2023

 

Common shares

 

Accumulated
deficit

 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
/(Loss)

 

Total
Shareholders’
deficit

   

Number of
Shares

 

Amount

 

Additional
paid-in
Capital

 

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2022

 

1

 

1

 

—

 

(26,302,116

)

 

1,119,072

 

 

(25,183,043

)

Net loss

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

(226,675

)

 

—

 

 

(226,675

)

Other comprehensive income, net

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

 

(67,192

)

 

(67,192

)

BALANCE AT MARCH 31, 2023

 

1

 

1

 

—

 

(26,528,791

)

 

1,051,880

 

 

(25,476,910

)

 

Common shares

 

Accumulated
deficit

 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
/(Loss)

 

Total
Shareholders’
deficit

   

Number of
Shares

 

Amount

 

Additional
paid-in
Capital

 

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2023

 

1

 

1

 

—

 

(27,074,326

)

 

529,047

 

(26,545,278

)

Net loss

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

(91,212

)

 

—

 

(91,212

)

Other comprehensive loss, net

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

 

598,506

 

598,506

 

BALANCE AT MARCH 31, 2024

 

1

 

1

 

—

 

(27,165,538

)

 

1,127,553

 

(26,037,984

)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

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GAIA ENERGY INVESTMENTS LTD.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2024 AND 2023

 

2024

 

2023

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(91,212

)

 

$

(226,675

)

Non-cash adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange (gain)/loss

 

 

55,447

 

 

 

47,624

 

Net loss before working capital adjustments

 

 

(35,765

)

 

 

(179,052

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in accounts payable and accruals

 

 

35,765

 

 

 

171,499

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

—

 

 

 

(7,552

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in due to parent

 

 

—

 

 

 

7,552

 

Net cash from financing activities

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF YEAR

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF YEAR

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

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GAIA ENERGY INVESTMENTS LTD.

NOTES TO UNADUITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF AND FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2024

NOTE 1: BUSINESS DESCRIPTION

Nature of organization and business

Gaia Energy Investments Ltd. (“Gaia” or the “Company”), was incorporated on April 19, 2006 and restored on November 16, 2015, in the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) and is the parent of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Gaia Energy Investments Ltd. Sucursal Colombia (“Gaia Colombia”). Through Gaia Colombia, the Company is the legal and beneficial owner of a 100% interest in certain mining concessions located in the “Berlin Project”. The Berlin project is currently being explored and developed as a junior stage uranium asset located in Caldas Province of Central Colombia. The Company is a subsidiary of Green Shift Commodities Ltd. (the “Parent”).

NOTE 2: GOING CONCERN

As of March 31, 2024 and during the three month periods then ended, the Company had an accumulated deficit. Further, the Company has not yet commenced revenue generating activities. Currently, monthly cash requirements have been met through funding by the parent company. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Subsequent to period end, the Company was sold to Jaguar Uranium Corp.

Management of the Company has a reasonable expectation that the Company can continue raising additional equity capital to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

There are no assurances that the Company will be able to raise capital on terms acceptable to the Company or at all, or that cash flows generated from its operations will be sufficient to meet its current operating costs. If the Company is unable to obtain sufficient capital, it may be required to reduce the scope of its planned product development, which could harm its financial condition and operating results, or it may not be able to continue to fund its ongoing operations. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern to sustain operations for at least one year from the issuance of these consolidated financial statements. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.

NOTE 3: BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements of the Company as of and for the three month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

These unaudited condensed consolidated interm financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all subsidiaries. Subsidiaries are entities in which the Company has a controlling voting interest or is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity. Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date control is transferred to the Company and are de-consolidated from the date control ceases. The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements include all the assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and cash flows of the Company and its subsidiaries after eliminating intercompany balances and transactions.

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023 (“Annual Financial Statements”). These financial statements have been prepared using the same accounting policies that were described in Note 3 to the Annual Financial Statements

a.      Use of estimates in the preparation of unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

The preparation of the Company’s financial statements requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of liabilities and expenses. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis of making the judgments about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these

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GAIA ENERGY INVESTMENTS LTD.

NOTES TO UNADUITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF AND FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2024

NOTE 3: BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)

estimates. Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimates are revised and in any future periods affected. There are no significant estimates.

b.      Recent Accounting Pronouncements

There are no additional recently issued or adopted accounting standard that could have a material impact on these consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 4: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUALS

 

March 31,
2024

 

December 31,
2023

Mining concessions payable

 

$

1,298,197

 

$

1,448,683

Due to Jaguar

 

 

377,569

 

 

188,381

Other expenses

 

 

397,827

 

 

383,739

Total

 

$

2,073,593

 

$

2,020,803

During the year ended December 31, 2023, Jaguar Uranium Corp. (“Jaguar”) paid $188,381 to settle a portion of the Company’s liability towards Agencia Nacional de Mineria.

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, Jaguar paid an additional $189,188 to the Agencia Nacional de Mineria on behalf of the Company.

The payments by Jaguar are accounted as a liability by the Company and is expected to be settled as part of the planned acquisition of the Company by Jaguar. The acquisition closed on April 9, 2024.

NOTE 5: REVENUE

The Company has no operations and has not yet carried out any revenue generating activities

NOTE 6: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On April 9, 2024, after completion of conditions to closing pursuant to the terms of the Share Purchase Agreement between Green Shift Commodities Ltd., the ultimate parent of the Company, and Jaguar Uranium Corp. (“Jaguar”) dated December 8, 2023, the Company was sold to Jaguar. Jaguar has accounted for this transaction as an asset acquisition as the fair value of the assets are concentrated in the mineral rights of the respective entities. Jaguar will recognize the assets acquired at the fair value of the liabilities assumed, cash paid and fair value of the equity instruments issued as consideration as these fair values are more clearly evident and reliably measured. As the acquisition has not been treated as a business combination there is no corresponding goodwill, instead the amount of consideration will be allocated to the assets acquired. The Company will be consolidated with Jaguar from the date of acquisition.

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Jaguar Uranium Corp.

Class A Common Shares

_____________________

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

_____________________

Sole Book-Running Manager

Titan Partners Group
a division of American Capital Partners

Through and including            , 2026 (25 days after the date of this prospectus), all dealers that buy, sell or trade our Class A Common Shares, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This delivery requirement is in addition to the dealers’ obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters and with respect to its unsold allotments or subscriptions.

 

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PART II — INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

ITEM 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

The following table sets forth the costs and expenses, other than the underwriting discounts and commissions, payable by Jaguar Uranium Corp. (the “Registrant”), in connection with the sale and distribution of the Class A common shares being registered (the “Common Shares”). All amounts shown are estimates except for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) registration fee, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) filing fee and the NYSE American initial listing fee.

SEC registration fee

 

$

*

FINRA filing fee

 

 

*

NYSE American initial listing fee

 

 

*

Printing expenses

 

 

*

Accounting fees and expenses

 

 

*

Legal fees and expenses

 

 

*

Transfer agent fees and expenses

 

 

*

Miscellaneous fees and expenses

 

 

*

Total

 

$

*

____________

*        To be provided by amendment.

ITEM 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

The corporate laws of British Columbia allow the Registrant, and the Registrant’s corporate articles (the “Articles”) require the Registrant (subject to the provisions of the Business Corporations Act of British Columbia (the “BCBCA”) noted below), to indemnify its directors, former directors, alternate directors and their heirs and legal personal representatives against all eligible penalties to which such person is or may be liable, and the Registrant must, after the final disposition of an eligible proceeding, pay the expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such person in respect of that proceeding. Each director and alternate director is deemed to have contracted with the Registrant on the terms of the indemnity contained in our Articles.

For the purposes of such an indemnification:

“eligible party”, in relation to the Registrant, means an individual who

(1)    is or was a director or officer of the Registrant,

(2)    is or was a director or officer of another corporation

i.       at a time when the corporation is or was an affiliate of the Registrant, or

ii.      at the request of the Registrant, or

(3)    at the request of the Registrant, is or was, or holds or held a position equivalent to that of, a director or officer of a partnership, trust, joint venture or other unincorporated entity,

and includes, except in the definition of “eligible proceeding” and certain other cases, the heirs and personal or other legal representatives of that individual;

“eligible penalty” means a judgment, penalty or fine awarded or imposed in, or an amount paid in settlement of, an eligible proceeding;

“eligible proceeding” means a proceeding in which an eligible party or any of the heirs and personal or other legal representatives of the eligible party, by reason of the eligible party being or having been a director or officer of, or holding or having held a position equivalent to that of a director or officer of, the Registrant or an associated corporation:

(1)    is or may be joined as a party, or

(2)    is or may be liable for or in respect of a judgment, penalty or fine in, or expenses related to, the proceeding;

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“expenses” includes costs, charges and expenses, including legal and other fees, but does not include judgments, penalties, fines or amounts paid in settlement of a proceeding; and

“proceeding” includes any legal proceeding or investigative action, whether current, threatened, pending or completed.

In addition, under the BCBCA, the Registrant may pay, as they are incurred in advance of the final disposition of an eligible proceeding, the expenses actually and reasonably incurred by an eligible party in respect of that proceeding, provided that the Registrant first receives from the eligible party a written undertaking that, if it is ultimately determined that the payment of expenses is prohibited by the restrictions noted below, the eligible party will repay the amounts advanced.

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Articles noted above, the Registrant must not indemnify an eligible party or pay the expenses of an eligible party, if any of the following circumstances apply:

(1)    if the indemnity or payment is made under an earlier agreement to indemnify or pay expenses and, at the time that the agreement to indemnify or pay expenses was made, the Registrant was prohibited from giving the indemnity or paying the expenses by its memorandum or Articles;

(2)    if the indemnity or payment is made otherwise than under an earlier agreement to indemnify or pay expenses and, at the time that the indemnity or payment is made, the Registrant is prohibited from giving the indemnity or paying the expenses by its memorandum or Articles;

(3)    if, in relation to the subject matter of the eligible proceeding, the eligible party did not act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Registrant or the associated corporation, as the case may be;

(4)    in the case of an eligible proceeding other than a civil proceeding, if the eligible party did not have reasonable grounds for believing that the eligible party’s conduct in respect of which the proceeding was brought was lawful.

In addition, if an eligible proceeding is brought against an eligible party by or on behalf of the Registrant or by or on behalf of an associated corporation, the Registrant must not do either of the following:

(1)    indemnify the eligible party under section 160(a) of the BCBCA in respect of the proceeding; or

(2)    pay the expenses of the eligible party in respect of the proceeding.

Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, and whether or not payment of expenses or indemnification has been sought, authorized or declined under the BCBCA or the Articles, on the application of the Registrant or an eligible party, the Supreme Court of British Columbia may do one or more of the following:

(1)    order a company to indemnify an eligible party against any liability incurred by the eligible party in respect of an eligible proceeding;

(2)    order a company to pay some or all of the expenses incurred by an eligible party in respect of an eligible proceeding;

(3)    order the enforcement of, or any payment under, an agreement of indemnification entered into by a company;

(4)    order a company to pay some or all of the expenses actually and reasonably incurred by any person in obtaining an order under this section; or

(5)    make any other order the court considers appropriate.

ITEM 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.

Set forth below is information regarding all securities sold by the Registrant since December 16, 2022, the offer and sale of which were not registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

(a)    Common Shares

1.      On December 16, 2022, in connection with the Registrant’s incorporation, the Registrant issued 100 Common Shares at a price of $0.01 per share for gross proceeds of $1.00. These Common Shares were returned and cancelled on December 20, 2023.

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2.      On May 16, 2023, the Registrant issued 990,000 Common Shares at a price of $0.10 per share for gross proceeds of $99,000.

3.      On September 21, 2023, the Registrant issued 10,000 Common Shares at a price of $0.10 per share for gross proceeds of $1,000.

4.      On December 8, 2023, the Registrant issued 500,000 Common Shares at a price of $0.10 per share for gross proceeds of $50,000.

5.      On December 20, 2023, the Registrant issued 2,000,500 units at a price of $0.20 per unit for gross proceeds of $400,100. Each unit consists of one Common Share and one warrant, each exercisable into one Common Share at an exercise price of $1.00 per share, expiring on December 14, 2026.

6.      On December 20, 2023, the Registrant issued 150,000 Common Shares at a price of $0.20 per share for gross proceeds of $30,000, which were received in 2024.

7.      In January 2024, the Registrant issued 1,116,200 Common Shares at a price of $2.00 per share for gross proceeds of $2,232,400.

8.      On March 15, 2024, the Registrant issued 80,000 Common Shares at a price of $2.00 per share for gross proceeds of $160,000, of which 25,000 shares were used to settle an outstanding debt obligation.

9.      On April 8, 2024, the Registrant issued 1,211,687 Common Shares to Green Shift Commodities Ltd. at a price of $2.00 per share as part of the acquisition of Berlin (BVI) Limited and Gaia Energy. On the same day, the Registrant issued another 291,667 common shares at a price of $2.00 per share for gross proceeds of $583,334.

10.    On April 15, 2024, the Registrant issued 187,916 Common Shares at a price of $4.00 per share for gross proceeds of $751,666.

11.    On July 19, 2024, the Registrant closed on the acquisition of 2847312 Ontario Inc. (Sucursal Argentina) by issuing 2,000,000 Common Shares at a price of $5.00 per share.

12.    On September 27, 2024, the Registrant issued 8,000 Common Shares at a price of $5.00 per share for total proceeds of $40,000.

13.    On January 15, 2025, the Registrant issued 70,000 units at a price of $5.00 per unit for gross proceeds of $350,000. Each unit consists of one Common Share and one warrant, each exercisable into one Common Share at an exercise price of $5.05 per share, expiring on January 15, 2028.

14.    On June 17, 2025, the Registrant issued 396,000 Common Shares at a price of $1.00 per share as a result of the exercise of 396,000 warrants for a total proceeds of $396,000.

15.    On July 15, 2025, the Registrant issued 27,000 Common Shares at a price of $1.00 per share as a result of the exercise of 27,000 warrants for a total proceeds of $27,000.

16.    On July 21, 2025, the Registrant issued 15,000 Common Shares at a price of $5.00 per share for a total proceeds of $75,000.

17.    On September 5, 2025, the Registrant issued 3,000 Common Shares at a price of $5.00 per share for a total proceeds of $15,000.

18.    On October 23, 2025, the Registrant issued 10,000 Common Shares at a price of $5.00 per share for a total proceeds of $50,000.

(b)    Warrants

On December 20, 2023, the Registrant issued 2,000,500 warrants as part of the unit offering described above, each exercisable into one Common Share at an exercise price of $1.00 per share, expiring on December 14, 2026.

On January 15, 2025, the Registrant issued 70,000 warrants as part of the unit offering described above, each exercisable into one Common Share at an exercise price of $5.05 per share, expiring on January 15, 2028.

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On June 17, 2025, the Registrant issued 1,188,000 new warrants exercisable at $5.05 per share and expiring on June 17, 2028 as a result of an incentive program pursuant to a board resolution dated May 20, 2025. The incentive program is to encourage early warrant exercises in advance of its public listing. Under this program, holders who exercised their warrants received three additional warrants for each warrant exercised, each exercisable into one Common Share at a price of $5.05 per share, expiring three years from the date of issuance. In addition, if a holder exercised more than 10% of their warrants, the expiry date of their remaining unexercised $1.00 warrants was extended to December 14, 2029. As a result of this program, 1,362,833 warrants had their expiry date extended from December 14, 2026 to December 14, 2029.

(c)     Options

1.      On March 15, 2024, the Registrant granted 180,000 stock options with an exercise price of $2.00 per share. The options expire on March 15, 2029.

2.      On June 18, 2024, the Registrant granted 90,000 stock options with an exercise price of $4.00 per share. The options expire on June 18, 2029.

3.      On June 30, 2024, the Registrant granted 320,000 stock options with an exercise price of $4.00 per share. The options expire on June 30, 2029.

4.      On August 28, 2024, the Registrant granted 25,000 stock options with an exercise price of $5.00 per share. The options expire on August 28, 2029.

5.      On September 25, 2024, the Registrant granted 243,000 stock options with an exercise price of $5.00 per share. The options expire on September 25, 2029.

The stock options were granted under the Registrant’s stock option plan.

(d)    Convertible Note

On June 26, 2025, the Registrant issued a convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $150,000, maturing on June 26, 2027. The note is convertible, at the option of the holder or mandatorily upon the Registrant’s listing on a recognized North American stock exchange, into units of the Registrant at a conversion price equal to the lesser of $5.00 per share or a 25% discount to the Offering Price. Each unit consists of one Common Share and one warrant exercisable into one Common Share at $5.00 per share for a period of three years from the date of issuance.

None of the foregoing transactions involved any underwriters, underwriting discounts or commissions, or any public offering. The Registrant believes the offers, sales, and issuances of the above securities were exempt from registration under the Securities Act (or Regulation D or Regulation S promulgated thereunder) by virtue of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act because the issuance of securities to the recipients did not involve a public offering, or in reliance on Rule 701 because the transactions were pursuant to compensatory benefit plans or contracts relating to compensation as provided under such rule. The recipients of the securities in each of these transactions represented their intentions to acquire the securities for investment only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof, and appropriate legends were placed upon the stock certificates issued in these transactions. All recipients had adequate access, through their relationships with the Registrant, to information about the Registrant. The sales of these securities were made without any general solicitation or advertising.

ITEM 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

(a)    Exhibits

The exhibits listed below are filed as part of this registration statement.

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

1.1**

 

Form of Underwriting Agreement.

3.1*

 

Notice of Articles of the Registrant.

3.2*

 

Articles of the Registrant.

4.1*

 

Specimen common share certificate.

4.2**

 

Form of Underwriter’s Warrant (included in Exhibit 1.1).

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Exhibit
Number

 

Description

5.1**

 

Opinion of Cozen O’Connor LLP as to the legality of the securities being registered.

10.1*

 

Share Purchase Agreement, dated December 8, 2023, by and among the Registrant, Gaia Energy Inc. and Green Shift Commodities Ltd.

10.2*

 

Amending Agreement, dated April 8, 2024, by and among the Registrant, Gaia Energy Inc. and Green Shift Commodities Ltd.

10.3*

 

Share Purchase Agreement, dated July 17, 2024, by and between the Registrant and Consolidated Uranium Inc.

10.4*

 

Unanimous Shareholders’ Agreement, dated March 1, 2023, by and among the Registrant and each of the shareholders of the Registrant party thereto.

10.5*

 

Investor Rights Agreement, dated July 19, 2024, by and between the Registrant and IsoEnergy Ltd.

10.6*

 

Net Smelter Return Royalty Agreement, dated April 8, 2024, by and among the Registrant, Gaia Energy Investments Ltd., Gaia Energy Investments Ltd. Sucursal Columbia, Berlin (BVI) Limited, Berlin (BVI) Limited Sucursal Columbia and Green Shift Commodities Ltd.

10.7*

 

Net Smelter Return Royalty Agreement — Laguna Project, dated July19, 2024, by and among the Registrant, 2847312 Ontario Inc. and Consolidated Uranium Inc.

10.8*

 

Net Smelter Return Royalty Agreement — Huemul II, dated July19, 2024, by and among the Registrant, 2847312 Ontario Inc. and Consolidated Uranium Inc.

10.9*

 

Net Smelter Return Royalty Agreement, dated July 31, 2023, by and between 2847312 Ontario Inc. and Minera Agaucu S.A.

10.10*

 

Net Smelter Return Royalty Agreement, dated July 31, 2023, by and between 2847312 Ontario Inc. and NewEra Metal Resources Ltd. and Mr. Guillermo Wild Ceruzzi.

10.11*

 

Form of the Registrant’s 2025 Equity Incentive Plan.

10.12*

 

Employment Agreement, dated August 1, 2025, by and between Steven Gold and Jaguar Uranium Corp.

10.13*

 

Employment Agreement, dated August 1, 2025, by and between William Avery and Jaguar Uranium Corp.

10.14*

 

Employment Agreement, dated August 1, 2025, by and between Luis Ducassi and Jaguar Uranium Corp.

21.1*

 

List of Subsidiaries.

23.1*

 

Consent of DNTW Toronto LLP (Jaguar Uranium Corp.).

23.2*

 

Consent of DNTW Toronto LLP (Berlin (BVI) Limited).

23.3*

 

Consent of DNTW Toronto LLP (2847312 Ontario Inc.).

23.4*

 

Consent of DNTW Toronto LLP (Gaia Energy Investments Ltd.).

23.5*

 

Consent of Summit Group CPAs, P.C. (Jaguar Uranium Corp.).

23.6**

 

Consent of Cozen O’Connor LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

23.7*

 

Consent of Qualified Person with respect to the Technical Report Summary, Berlin Project, Caldas Province, Colombia, the Technical Report Summary, Laguna Salada Project, Chubut Province, Argentina, and the Technical Report Summary, Huemul Project, Mendoza Province, Argentina.

23.8*

 

Consent of Janet Meiklejohn to be named as director nominee.

23.9*

 

Consent of Tomas De Pablos Souza to be named as director nominee.

24.1*

 

Powers of Attorney (set forth on the signature page to this registration statement).

96.1*

 

S-K 1300 Technical Report Summary, Berlin Project, Caldas Province, Colombia, with an effective date of February 15, 2024.

96.2*

 

S-K 1300 Technical Report Summary, Laguna Salada Project, Chubut Province, Argentina, with an effective date of August 13, 2024.

96.3*

 

S-K 1300 Technical Report Summary, Huemul Project, Mendoza Province, Argentina, with an effective date of August 13, 2024.

107*

 

Filing Fee Table.

____________

*        Filed herewith.

**      To be filed by amendment.

(b)    Financial Statement Schedules.

Schedules not listed above have been omitted because the information required to be set forth therein is not applicable or is shown in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.

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ITEM 17. Undertakings.

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

(1)    To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

(i)     To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

(ii)    To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in the volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate Offering Price set forth in the “Calculation of Filing Fee” table in the effective registration statement.

(iii)   To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

(2)    That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and this Offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3)    To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of this Offering.

(4)    That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

(i)     any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to this Offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

(ii)    any free writing prospectus relating to this Offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

(iii)   the portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to this Offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

(iv)   any other communication that is an offer in this Offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

(5)     Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Toronto, Province of Ontario, Canada on December 8, 2025.

 

JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.

   

By:

 

/s/ Steven Gold

   

Name:

 

Steven Gold

   

Title:

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of Steven Gold and William Avery, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full powers of substitution and re-substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, including any subsequent registration statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

Signature

 

Title

 

Date:

/s/ Steven Gold

 

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

Dated: December 8, 2025

Steven Gold

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

   

/s/ William Avery

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

Dated: December 8, 2025

William Avery

 

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

   

/s/ Luis Ducassi

 

Executive Chairman of the Board

 

Dated: December 8, 2025

Luis Ducassi

       

/s/ Maxime Leclerc

 

Director

 

Dated: December 8, 2025

Maxime Leclerc

       

/s/ Trumbull Fisher

 

Director

 

Dated: December 8, 2025

Trumbull Fisher

       

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AUTHORIZED U.S. REPRESENTATIVE

Pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of Jaguar Uranium Inc. has signed this registration statement in the City of New York, New York on December 8, 2025.

AUTHORIZED U.S. REPRESENTATIVE

   

Cogency Global Inc.

   

By:

 

/s/ Colleen A. De Vries

   

Name:

 

Colleen A. De Vries

   

Title:

 

Sr. Vice President on behalf of Cogency Global Inc.

   

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Exhibit 3.1

 

Mailing Address:

PO Box 9431 Stn Prov Govt Victoria

BC V8W 9V3

www.corporateonline.gov.bc.ca

Location:

2nd Floor – 940 Blanshard Street

Victoria BC

1 877 526-1526

 

 

 

Cover Sheet

 

JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.

 

Confirmation of Service

 

Form Filed: Notice of Change of Directors
   
Date and Time of Filing: May 27, 2024 10:39 AM Pacific Time
   
Name of Company: JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
   
Incorporation Number: BC1391795

 

 

 

This package contains:

 

●Certified Copy of the Notice of Articles

 

 

 

Check your documents carefully to ensure there are no errors or omissions. If errors or omissions are discovered, please contact the Corporate Registry for instructions on how to correct the errors or omissions.

 

Page 1 of 1

 

 

Mailing Address:

PO Box 9431 Stn Prov Govt Victoria

BC V8W 9V3

www.corporateonline.gov.bc.ca

Location:

2nd Floor – 940 Blanshard Street

Victoria BC

1 877 526-1526

 

 

 

Notice of Articles

BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT

CERTIFIED COPY

Of a Document filed with the Province of
British Columbia Registrar of Companies

 

 

T.K. SPARKS

 

 

This Notice of Articles was issued by the Registrar on: May 27, 2024 10:39 AM Pacific Time

 

Incorporation Number: BC1391795

 

Recognition Date and Time: Incorporated on December 16, 2022 11:45 AM Pacific Time

 

 

 

NOTICE OF ARTICLES

 

Name of Company:

 

JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.

 

 

 

REGISTERED OFFICE INFORMATION

 

Mailing Address:

 

#1200 - 750 WEST PENDER STREET
VANCOUVER BC V6C 2T8
CANADA

 

Delivery Address:

 

#1200 - 750 WEST PENDER STREET
VANCOUVER BC V6C 2T8
CANADA

 

 

 

RECORDS OFFICE INFORMATION

 

Mailing Address:

 

#1200 - 750 WEST PENDER STREET
VANCOUVER BC V6C 2T8
CANADA

 

Delivery Address:

 

#1200 - 750 WEST PENDER STREET
VANCOUVER BC V6C 2T8
CANADA

 

 

 

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DIRECTOR INFORMATION

 

Last Name, First Name, Middle Name:

Helguero, Luis Ducassi

 

Mailing Address:

CALLE ALFREDO SALAZAR 580
SAN ISIDRO

LIMA

PERU

 

Delivery Address:

CALLE ALFREDO SALAZAR 580

SAN ISIDRO

LIMA

PERU

 

Last Name, First Name, Middle Name:

Gold, Steven

 

Mailing Address:

11 FOREST LANE DRIVE
THORNHILL ON L4J 3P2
CANADA

 

Delivery Address:

11 FOREST LANE DRIVE
THORNHILL ON L4J 3P2
CANADA

 

Last Name, First Name, Middle Name:

LeClerc, Max

 

Mailing Address:

3 RUE DE L’AGENT BAILLY
PARIS 75009
FRANCE

 

Delivery Address:

3 RUE DE L’AGENT BAILLY
PARIS 75009
FRANCE

 
Last Name, First Name, Middle Name:
Benavides, Jose Vizquerra

Mailing Address:

127 MUNRO BLVD
TORONTO ON M2P 1C7
CANADA

 

Delivery Address:

127 MUNRO BLVD
TORONTO ON M2P 1C7
CANADA

 

Last Name, First Name, Middle Name:

Fisher, Trumbull

 

Mailing Address:

377 GLOUCESTER AVE
OAKVILLE ON L6J 3X3
CANADA

 

Delivery Address:

377 GLOUCESTER AVE
OAKVILLE ON L6J 3X3
CANADA

 
AUTHORIZED SHARE STRUCTURE
 

1.     No Maximum                                     Class A Common Shares                                      Without Par Value

 

With Special Rights or
Restrictions attached

 

 

 

 

 

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2.     No Maximum                                     Class B Common Shares                                      Without Par Value

 

With Special Rights or
Restrictions attached

 

 

 

3.     No Maximum                                     Preferred Shares                                                   Without Par Value

 

With Special Rights or
Restrictions attached

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 3.2

 

BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT

 

INCORPORATION AGREEMENT

 

The undersigned incorporator wishes to form a company under the Business Corporations Act

 

(British Columbia) in accordance with the terms of this agreement.

 

1.The name of the company is

 

2.The incorporator adopts as the articles of the company, the articles as set out in the attachment to this incorporation agreement.

 

3.The incorporator agrees to take the number and kind of shares in the company set opposite its name below.

 

This agreement was signed by the incorporator on the date set out below.

 

 

 

SIGNATURE OF INCORPORATOR NUMBER AND KIND OF SHARES
  TAKEN BY INCORPORATOR

 

 

 

 

 

GREGORY T. CHU, A LAW CORPORATION

 

Per: One hundred (100) Class A common
  shares without par value

 

     
  Gregory T. Chu - President  

 

Dated at Vancouver, B.C. this 16th day of December, 2022.

 

 

 

 

BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT

 

ARTICLES

 

of

 

1391795 B.C. LTD.

 

Table of Contents

 

Table of Contents   Page
     
PART 1 - INTERPRETATION   1
PART 2 - SHARES AND SHARE CERTIFICATES   2
PART 3 - ALLOTMENT AND ISSUE OF SHARES   4
PART 4 - SHARE REGISTERS   4
PART 5 - SHARE TRANSFERS   4
PART 6 - TRANSMISSION OF SHARES   5
PART 7 - ALTERATIONS   6
PART 8 - PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES   7
PART 9 - – BORROWING POWERS   8
PART 10 - GENERAL MEETINGS   9
PART 11 - PROCEEDINGS AT GENERAL MEETINGS   11
PART 12 - – VOTES OF SHAREHOLDERS   14
PART 13 - DIRECTORS   17
PART 14 - ELECTION AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS   18
PART 15 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF DIRECTORS   20
PART 16 - DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST OF DIRECTORS   21
PART 17 - PROCEEDINGS OF DIRECTORS   22
PART 18 - EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMITTEES   24
PART 19 - OFFICERS   25
PART 20 - INDEMNIFICATION   25
PART 21 - SEAL   26
PART 22 - DIVIDENDS   27
PART 23 - DOCUMENTS, RECORDS AND REPORTS   28
PART 24 - NOTICES   28
PART 25 - PROHIBITIONS   30
PART 26 - SPECIAL RIGHTS AND RESTRICTIONS   30

 

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BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT

 

ARTICLES

 

of

 

1391795 B.C. LTD.

 

PART 1 - INTERPRETATION

 

1.1 Definitions. In these Articles, unless the context otherwise requires:

 

(a)“board of directors” or “board” or “directors” means the directors or the sole director of the Company for the time being;

 

(b)“Business Corporations Act” means the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) from time to time in force and all amendments thereto and includes all regulations and amendments thereto made pursuant to that Act;

 

(c)“registered address” of a shareholder means his address as recorded in the central securities register to be kept pursuant to the Business Corporations Act; and

 

(d)“solicitor of the Company” means any partner or associate of the law firm retained by the Company in respect of the matter in connection with which the term is used.

 

1.2 Expressions Referring to Writing. Expressions referring to writing shall be construed as including references to printing, lithography, typewriting, telex, telegram, photography and other modes of representing or reproducing words in a visible and usable form.

 

1.3 Expressions Referring to Signing. Expressions referring to signing or consenting to in writing shall be construed as including facsimile, printed or mechanically reproduced signatures and the receipt of messages by cable, telegram, telex, or any other method of transmitting writing and indicating thereon that the requisite instrument is signed, notwithstanding that no actual original or copy of an original signature appears thereon.

 

1.4 Constructions of Words. Words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa and words importing a male person include a female person and a corporation.

 

1.5 Interpretation Act Applicable. The rules of construction contained in the Interpretation Act (British Columbia) shall apply, with the necessary changes and so far as applicable, to the interpretation of these Articles.

 

1.6 Business Corporation Act Definitions Applicable. The definitions contained in the Business Corporations Act shall, with the necessary changes and so far as applicable, apply to these Articles.

 

1.7 Conflicts. If there is a conflict between a definition in the Business Corporations Act and a definition or rule in the Interpretation Act relating to a term used in these Articles, the definition in the Business Corporations Act will prevail in relation to the use of the term in these Articles. If there is a conflict between these Articles and the Business Corporations Act, the Business Corporations Act will prevail.

 

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PART 2 - SHARES AND SHARE CERTIFICATES

 

2.1 Authorized Share Structure. The authorized share structure of the Company consists of shares of the class or classes and series, if any, described in the Notice of Articles of the Company.

 

2.2 Form of Share Certificate. Every share certificate issued by the Company shall be in such form as the directors approve and shall comply with the Business Corporations Act.

 

2.3 Uncertificated Shares; Shareholder Entitled to Certificate or Acknowledgement or Written Notice.

 

(a)The directors may, by resolution, provide that:

 

(i)the shares of any or all of the classes and series of the Company’s shares must not be represented by a certificate, or

 

(ii)any specified shares must not be represented by a certificate.

 

(b)Notwithstanding Part 1, in these Articles the term “uncertificated share” means a share in respect of which a resolution referred to in subsection (a) has been passed and is in effect with the result that the registered owner of the share is not entitled to receive a share certificate representing the share or a written acknowledgment of a right to obtain such a share certificate.

 

(c)Despite subsection (a), if a certificate or acknowledgement referred to in subsection (e) has been received by a shareholder in relation to a share, a resolution referred to in subsection (a) must not apply to that share until the certificate or acknowledgement is surrendered to the Company.

 

(d)Within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of a share that is an uncertificated share, the Company must send to the shareholder a written notice containing the information required by the Business Corporations Act.

 

(e)Except in respect of uncertificated shares, each shareholder is entitled, without charge, to (i) one share certificate representing the shares of each class or series of shares registered in the shareholder’s name or (ii) a non-transferable written acknowledgment of the shareholder’s right to obtain such a share certificate, provided that in respect of a share held jointly by several persons, the Company is not bound to issue more than one share certificate or acknowledgment and delivery of a share certificate or acknowledgment to one of several joint shareholders or to a duly authorized agent of one of the joint shareholders will be sufficient delivery to all.

 

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2.4 Delivery by Mail. Any share certificate, non-transferable written acknowledgment of a shareholder’s right to obtain a share certificate or written notice of the issue or transfer of an uncertificated share may be sent to the shareholder by mail, postage prepaid, at the shareholder’s registered address and neither the Company nor any director, officer or agent of the Company is liable for any loss occasioned to the shareholder if that share certificate, acknowledgment or written notice is lost in the mail or stolen. In respect of a share held jointly by several persons, delivery of a certificate for that share to one of several joint holders

 

or to his duly authorized agent shall be sufficient delivery to all.

 

2.5 Replacement of Worn Out of Defaced Certificate or Acknowledgement. If the directors are satisfied that a share certificate or non-transferable written acknowledgment of the shareholder’s right to obtain a share certificate is worn out or defaced, they must, on production to them of the share certificate or acknowledgment, as the case may be, and on such other terms, if any, as they think fit:

 

(a)order the share certificate or acknowledgment, as the case may be, to be cancelled; and

 

(b)issue a replacement share certificate or acknowledgment, as the case may be.

 

2.6 Replacement of Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificate or Acknowledgement. If a share certificate or a non-transferable written acknowledgment of a shareholder’s right to obtain a share certificate is lost, stolen or destroyed, a replacement share certificate or acknowledgment, as the case may be, must be issued to the person entitled to that share certificate or acknowledgment, as the case may be, provided that such person has complied with the requirements of the Business Corporations Act.

 

2.7 Splitting Share Certificates. If a shareholder surrenders a share certificate to the Company with a written request that the Company issue in the shareholder’s name two or more share certificates, each representing a specified number of shares and in the aggregate representing the same number of shares as the share certificate so surrendered, the Company must cancel the surrendered share certificate and issue replacement certificates in accordance with that request.

 

2.8 Fee for Certificates. There must be paid as a fee to the Company for the issuance of any share certificate under Articles 2.5, 2.6 or 2.7, the amount, if any, determined by the directors, which must not exceed the amount prescribed under the Business Corporations Act.

 

2.9 Recognition of Trusts. Except as required by law or statute or these Articles, no person shall be recognized by the Company as holding any share upon any trust and the Company shall not be bound by or compelled in any way to recognize (even when having notice thereof) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any share or any interest in a fractional part of a share or (except only as by law or statute or these Art:icles provided or as ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction) any other rights in respect of any share except an absolute right to the entirety thereof in its registered owner.

 

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PART 3 - ALLOTMENT AND ISSUE OF SHARES

 

3.1 Directors Authorized. Subject to the Business Corporations Act and the rights of the holders of issued shares of the Company, the Company may issue, allot, sell or otherwise dispose of the unissued shares, and issued shares held by the Company, at the times, to the persons, including directors, in the manner, on the terms and conditions and for the issue prices (including any premium at which shares with par value may be issued) that the directors may determine. The issue price for a share with par value must be equal to or greater than the par value of the share.

 

3.2 Commissions and Brokerage. The directors may pay a reasonable comm1ss1on or allow a reasonable discount to any person in consideration of his subscribing or agreeing to subscribe, whether absolutely or conditionally, for any shares in the Company or procuring or agreeing to procure subscriptions, whether absolutely or conditionally, for any shares in the Company.

 

3.3 Conditions of Issue. No share may be issued until it is fully paid and the Company shall have received the full consideration therefor in cash, property or past services actually performed for the Company. The value of property or services for the purpose of this Article shall be an amount determined by the directors to be, in all circumstances of the transaction, no greater than the fair market value thereof.

 

3.4 Share Purchase Warrants and Rights. Subject to the Business Corporations Act, the Company may issue share purchase warrants, options and rights upon such terms and conditions as the directors determine, which share purchase warrants, options and rights may be issued alone or in conjunction with debentures, debenture stock, bonds, shares or any other securities issued or created by the Company from time to time.

 

PART 4 - SHARE REGISTERS

 

4.1 Central Securities Register. As required by and subject to the Business Corporations Act, the Company must maintain in British Columbia a central securities register. The directors may, subject to the Business Corporations Act, appoint an agent to maintain the central securities register. The directors may also appoint one or more agents, including the agent which keeps the central securities register, as transfer agent for its shares or any class or series of its shares, as the case may be, and the same or another agent as registrar for its shares or such class or series of its shares, as the case may be. The directors may terminate such appointment of any agent at any time and may appoint another agent in its place.

 

4.2 Closing Register. The Company must not at any time close its central securities register.

 

PART 5 - SHARE TRANSFERS

 

5.1 Transferability and Instrument of Transfer. Subject to the restrictions, if any, set forth in these Articles or in the Notice of Articles of the Company, any shareholder may transfer his shares by instrument in writing executed by or on behalf of that shareholder and delivered to the Company or its transfer agent. The instrument of transfer of any share of the Company shall be in the form, if any, provided on the back of the Company’s form of share certificate or in any other form which the directors may approve. If the directors so require, each instrument of transfer shall be in respect of only one class of share.

 

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5.2 Submission of Instruments of Transfer. Every instrument of transfer shall be executed by the transferor and left at the registered office of the Company or at the office of its transfer agent or registrar for registration together with the share certificate for the shares to be transferred and such other evidence, if any, as the directors or the transfer agent or registrar may require to prove the title of the transferor or his right to transfer the shares. All instruments of transfer where the transfer is registered shall be retained by the Company or its transfer agent or registrar and any instrument of transfer, where the transfer is not registered, shall be returned to the person depositing it together with the share certificate which accompanied it when tendered for registration.

 

5.3 Authority in Instrument of Transfer. The signature of a shareholder or of his duly authorized attorney on the instrument of transfer constitutes an authority to the Company to register the shares specified in the instrument of transfer as transferee or if no person is so named, then in any name designated in writing by the person depositing the share certificate and the instrument of transfer with the Company or its transfer agent or registrar.

 

5.4 Enquiry as to Title Not Required. Neither the Company nor any director, officer or agent of the Company is bound to inquire into the title of the person named in the instrument of transfer as transferee or, if no person is named as transferee in the instrument of transfer, of the person on whose behalf the instrument is deposited for the purpose of having the transfer registered or is liable for any claim related to registering the transfer by the shareholder or by any intermediate owner or holder of the shares, of any interest in the shares, of any share certificate representing such shares or of any written acknowledgment of a right to obtain a share certificate for such shares.

 

5.5 Transfer Fee. There shall be paid to the Company in respect of the registration of any transfer such sum, if any, as the directors may from time to time prescribe.

 

5.6 Transfer Agent. The Company may appoint one or more trust companies or agents as its transfer agent for the purpose of issuing, countersigning, registering, transferring and certifying the shares and share certificates of the Company.

 

PART 6 - TRANSMISSION OF SHARES

 

6.1 Personal Representative Recognized on Death. In the case of the death of a shareholder, the survivor or survivors where the deceased was a joint registered holder, and the legal personal representative of the deceased where he was the sole holder, shall be the only persons recognized by the Company as having any title to his interest in the shares. Before recognizing any legal personal representative the directors may require him to deliver to the Company the original or a court-certified copy of a grant of probate or letters of administration in British Columbia or such other evidence and documents as the directors consider appropriate in order to establish the right of the personal representative to such title to the interest in the shares of the deceased shareholder.

 

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6.2 Death or Bankruptcy. Upon the death or bankruptcy of a shareholder, his personal representative or trustee in bankruptcy, although not a shareholder, shall have the same rights, privileges and obligations that attach to the shares formerly held by the deceased or bankrupt shareholder if the documents required by the Business Corporations Act shall have been deposited with the Company. This Article does not apply on the death of a shareholder with respect to shares registered in his name and the name of another person in joint tenancy.

 

6.3 Persons in Representative Capacity. Any person becoming entitled to a share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a shareholder shall, upon such documents and evidence being produced to the Company as the Business Corporations Act requires or who becomes entitled to a share as a result of an order of a Court of competent jurisdiction or a statute, have the right either to be registered as a shareholder in his representative capacity in respect of such share, or, if he is a personal representative, instead of being registered himself, to make such transfer of the share as the deceased or bankrupt person could have made; but the directors shall, as regards a transfer by a personal representative or trustee in bankruptcy, have the same right, if any, to decline or suspend registration of a transferee as they would have in the case of a transfer of a share by the deceased or bankrupt person before the death or bankruptcy.

 

PART 7 - ALTERATIONS

 

7.1 Alteration of Authorized Share Structure. Subject to Article 7.2 and the Business Corporations Act, the Company may:

 

(a)by directors’ resolution or by ordinary resolution, in each case as determined by the directors:

 

(i)create one or more classes of shares or, if none of the shares of a class are allotted or issued, eliminate that class of shares;

 

(ii)create one or more series of shares within a class or, if none of the shares of a series of shares are allotted or issued, eliminate that series of shares;

 

(iii)increase, reduce or eliminate the maximum number of shares that the Company is authorized to issue out of any class or series of shares or establish a maximum number of shares that the Company is authorized to issue out of any class or series of shares for which no maximum is established;

 

(iv)subdivide or consolidate all or any of its unissued, or fully paid issued, shares;

 

(v)if the Company is authorized to issue shares of a class of shares with par value:

 

(A)decrease the par value of those shares; or

 

(B)if none of the shares of that class of shares are allotted or issued, increase the par value of those shares;

 

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(vi)change all or any of its unissued, or fully paid issued, shares with par value into shares without par value or any of its unissued shares without par value into shares with par value;

 

(vii)alter the identifying name of any of its shares; or

 

(b)by ordinary resolution or special resolution otherwise alter its shares or authorized share structure when required or permitted to do so by the Business Corporations Act.

 

7.2 Special Rights and Restrictions. Subject to the Business Corporations Act, the Company may:

 

(a)by directors’ resolution or by ordinary resolution, in each case as determined by the directors, create special rights or restrictions for, and attach those special rights and restrictions to, the shares of any class or series of shares, if none of those shares have been issued; or vary or delete any special rights or restrictions attached to the shares of any class or series of shares, if none of those shares have been issued; and

 

(b)by special resolution of the shareholders of the class or series affected, do any of the acts in (a) above, if any of the shares of the class or series of shares have been issued.

 

7.3 Change of Name. The Company may by ordinary resolution or directors’ resolution, in each case determined by the directors, authorize an alteration of its Notice of Articles in order to change its name.

 

7.4 Other Alterations. The Company, save as otherwise provided by these Articles and subject to the Business Corporations Act, may:

 

(a)by directors’ resolution or by ordinary resolution, in each case as determined by the directors, authorize alterations to the Articles that are procedural or administrative in nature or are matters that pursuant to these Articles are solely within the directors’ powers, control and authority; and

 

(b)if the Business Corporations Act does not specify the type of resolution and these Articles do not specify another type of resolution, the Company may by ordinary resolution alter these Articles.

 

PART 8 - PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES

 

8.1 Company Authorized to Purchase or Redeem Shares. Subject to Article 8.2, the special rights and restrictions attached to the shares of any class or series and the Business Corporations Act, the Company may, if authorized by the directors, purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of its shares at the price and upon the terms specified in such resolution.

 

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8.2 Purchase When Insolvent. The Company must not make a payment or provide any other consideration to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of its shares if there are reasonable grounds for believing that:

 

(a)the Company is insolvent; or

 

(b)making the payment or providing the consideration would render the Company insolvent.

 

8.3 Sale and Voting of Purchased Shares. If the Company retains a share purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired by it, the Company may sell, gift or otherwise dispose of the share, but, while such share is held by the Company, it:

 

(a)is not entitled to vote the share at a meeting of its shareholders;

 

(b)must not pay a dividend in respect of the share; and

 

(c)must not make any other distribution in respect of the share.

 

PART 9 -– BORROWING POWERS

 

9.1 Powers of Directors. The directors may from time to time at their discretion authorize the Company to:

 

(a)borrow any sum of money:

 

(b)guarantee the repayment of any sum of money borrowed by any person or corporation; and

 

(c)guarantee the performance of any obligation of any person or corporation;

 

and may raise or secure the repayment of any sum of money so borrowed or guaranteed or any obligation so guaranteed in any manner and upon any terms and conditions as they may think fit and in particular and without limiting the generality of the foregoing by the issue of bonds, debentures or other debt obligations or by the granting of any mortgages or other security on the undertaking or whole or any part of the property of the Company, both present and future.

 

9.2 Negotiability of Debt Obligations. The directors may make any bonds, debentures or other debt obligations issued by the Company by their terms assignable free from any equities between the Company and the person to whom they may be issued or any other person who lawfully acquires them by assignment, purchase or otherwise.

 

9.3 Special Rights on Debt Obligations. The directors may authorize the issue of any bonds, debentures or other debt obligations of the Company at a discount, premium or otherwise and with special or other rights or privileges as to redemption, surrender, drawings, allotment of or conversion into or exchange for shares, attending at general meetings of the Company and otherwise as the directors may determine at or before the time of issue.

 

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9.4 Execution of Debt Obligations. If the directors so authorize or if any instrument under which any bonds, debentures or other debt obligations of the Company are issued so provides, any bonds, debentures or other debt obligations of the Company, instead of being manually signed by the directors or officers authorized in that behalf, may have the facsimile signatures of those directors or officers printed or otherwise mechanically reproduced thereon and in such case any bonds, debentures, or other debt obligations so signed shall be as valid as if signed manually and every bond, debenture or other debt obligation so bearing facsimile signatures of directors or officers of the Company shall be manually signed, countersigned or certified by or on behalf of a registrar, branch registrar, transfer agent or branch transfer agent of the Company duly authorized by the directors or the instrument under which such bonds, debentures or other debt obligations are issued so to do. Notwithstanding that any person whose facsimile signature is so used shall have ceased to hold the office that he is stated on any bond, debenture or other debt obligation to hold at the date of the actual issue thereof, that bond, debenture or other debt obligation shall be valid and binding on the Company.

 

PART 10 - GENERAL MEETINGS

 

10.1 Annual General Meetings. Unless an annual general meeting is deferred or waived in accordance with the Business Corporations Act, the Company must hold its first annual general meeting within 18 months after the date on which it was incorporated or otherwise recognized, and thereafter must hold an annual general meeting at least once in each calendar year and not more than 15 months after the last annual reference date at such time and place as may be determined by the directors.

 

10.2 Consent Resolution In Lieu of Meeting of Shareholders. If all the shareholders who are entitled to vote at an annual general meeting consent by a unanimous resolution under the Business Corporations Act to all of the business that is required to be transacted at that annual general meeting, the annual general meeting is deemed to have been held on the date of the unanimous resolution. The shareholders must, in any unanimous resolution passed under this Article 10.2, select as the Company’s annual reference date a date that would be appropriate for the holding of the applicable annual general meeting.

 

10.3 Calling of Meetings of Shareholders. The directors may, whenever they think fit, call a meeting of shareholders.

 

10.4 Location of Meetings. A general meeting of the Company may be held anywhere in the world as determined by the directors.

 

10.5 Notice for Meetings of Shareholders. The Company must send notice of the date, time and location of any meeting of shareholders, in the manner provided in these Articles, or in such other manner, if any, as may be prescribed by directors’ resolution (whether previous notice of the resolution has been given or not), to each shareholder entitled to attend the meeting, to each director and to the auditor of the Company, unless these Articles otherwise provide, at least the following number of days before the meeting:

 

(a)if and for so long as the Company is a public company, 21 days;

 

(b)otherwise, 10 days.

 

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10.6 Record Date for Notice. The directors may set a date as the record date for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to notice of any meeting of shareholders. The record date must not precede the date on which the meeting is to be held by more than two months or, in the case of a general meeting requisitioned by shareholders under the Business Corporations Act, by more than four months. The record date must not precede the date on which the meeting is held by fewer than:

 

(a)if and for so long as the Company is a public company, 21 days;

 

(b)otherwise, 10 days.

 

If no record date is set, the record date is 5 p.m. on the day immediately preceding the first date on which the notice is sent or, if no notice is sent, the beginning of the meeting.

 

10.7 Record Date for Voting. The directors may set a date as the record date for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders. The record date must not precede the date on which the meeting is to be held by more than two months or, in the case of a general meeting requisitioned by shareholders under the Business Corporations Act, by more than four months. If no record date is set, the record date is 5 p.m. on the day immediately preceding the first date on which the notice is sent or, if no notice is sent, the beginning of the meeting.

 

10.8 Failure to Give Notice and Waiver of Notice. The accidental omission to send notice of any meeting to, or the non-receipt of any notice by, any of the persons entitled to notice does not invalidate any proceedings at that meeting. Any person entitled to notice of a meeting of shareholders may, in writing or otherwise, waive or reduce the period of notice of such meeting.

 

10.9 Notice of Special Business at Meetings of Shareholders. If a meeting of shareholders is to consider special business within the meaning of Article 11.1, the notice of meeting must:

 

(a)state the general nature of the special business; and

 

(b)if the special business includes considering, approving, ratifying, adopting or authorizing any document or the signing of or giving of effect to any document, have attached to it a copy of the document or state that a copy of the document will be available for inspection by shareholders:

 

(i)at the Company’s records office, or at such other reasonably accessible location in British Columbia as is specified in the notice; and

 

(ii), during statutory business hours on any one or more specified days before the day set for the holding of the meeting.

 

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PART 11 - PROCEEDINGS AT GENERAL MEETINGS

 

11.1 Special Business. At a meeting of shareholders, the following business is special business:

 

(a)at a meeting of shareholders that is not an annual general meeting, all business is special business except business relating to the conduct of or voting at the meeting; and

 

(b)at an annual general meeting, all business is special business except for the following:

 

(i)business relating to the conduct of or voting at the meeting;

 

(ii)consideration of any financial statements of the Company presented to the meeting;

 

(iii)consideration of any reports of the directors or auditor;

 

(iv)the setting or changing of the number of directors;

 

(v)the election or appointment of directors;

 

(vi)the appointment of an auditor;

 

(vii)the setting of the remuneration of an auditor;

 

(viii)business arising out of a report of the directors not requiring the passing of a special resolution or an exceptional resolution;

 

(ix)any other business which, under these Articles or the Business Corporations Act, may be transacted at a meeting of shareholders without prior notice of the business being given to the shareholders.

 

11.2 Majority Required for a Special Resolution. The majority of votes required for the Company to pass a special resolution at a meeting of shareholders is two-thirds of the votes cast on the resolution.

 

11.3 Quorum. Subject to the special rights and restrictions attached to the shares of any class or series of shares, the quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of shareholders is two persons who are, or who represent by proxy, shareholders who, in the aggregate, hold at least 1/20 of the issued shares entitled to be voted at the meeting.

 

11.4 One Shareholder may Constitute Quorum. If there is only one shareholder entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders,

 

(a)the quorum is one person who is, or who represents by proxy, that shareholder; and

 

(b)that shareholder, present in person or by proxy, may constitute the meeting.

 

11.5 Other Persons May Attend. The directors, the president (if any), the secretary (if any), the assistant secretary (if any), any solicitor for the Company, the auditor of the Company and any other persons invited by the directors are entitled to attend any meeting of shareholders, but if any of those persons does attend a meeting of shareholders, that person is not to be counted in the quorum and is not entitled to vote at the meeting unless that person is a shareholder or proxy holder entitled to vote at the meeting.

 

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11.6 Requirement of Quorum. No business, other than the election of a chair of the meeting and the adjournment of the meeting, may be transacted at any meeting of shareholders unless a quorum of shareholders entitled to vote is present at the commencement of the meeting, but such quorum need not be present throughout the meeting.

 

11.7 Lack of Quorum. If, within one-half hour from the time set for the holding of a meeting of shareholders, a quorum is not present:

 

(a)in the case of a general meeting requisitioned by shareholders, the meeting is dissolved, and

 

(b)in the case of any other meeting of shareholders, the meeting stands adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and place.

 

11.8 Lack of Quorum at Succeeding Meeting. If, at the meeting to which the meeting referred to in Article 11.7(b) was adjourned, a quorum is not present within one-half hour from the time set for the holding of the meeting, the person or persons present and being, or representing by proxy, one or more shareholders entitled to attend and vote at the meeting constitute a quorum.

 

11.9 Chair. The following individuals are entitled to preside as chair at a meeting of shareholders:

 

(a)the chair of the board, if any; or

 

(b)if no chair of the board exists or is present and willing to act as chair of the meeting, the president of the Company, if any; or

 

(c)if the chair of the board, and the president of the Company are absent or unwilling to act as chair of the meeting, the solicitor of the Company.

 

11.10 Selection of Alternate Chair. If, at any meeting of shareholders, there is no chair of the board or president present within 15 minutes after the time set for holding the meeting, or if the chair of the board and the president are unwilling to act as chair of the meeting, or if the chair of the board and the president have advised the secretary, if any, or any director present at the meeting, that they will not be present at the meeting, and the solicitor of the Company is absent or unwilling to act as chair of the meeting, the directors present must choose one of their number to be chair of the meeting or if all of the directors present decline to take the chair or fail to so choose or if no director is present, the shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting who are present in person or by proxy may choose any person present at the meeting to chair the meeting.

 

11.11 Adjournments. The chair of a meeting of shareholders may, and if so directed by the meeting must, adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business may be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place.

 

11.12 Notice of Adjourned Meeting. It is not necessary to give any notice of an adjourned meeting or of the business to be transacted at an adjourned meeting of shareholders except that, when a meeting is adjourned for 30 days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting must be given as in the case of the original meeting.

 

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11.13 Decisions by Show of Hands, Verbal Statements, or Poll. Subject to the Business Corporations Act, every motion put to a vote at a meeting of shareholders will be decided on a show of hands unless a poll, before or on the declaration of the result of the vote by show of hands, is directed by the chair or demanded by at least one shareholder entitled to vote who is present in person or by proxy. In determining the result of a vote by show of hands, shareholders present by telephone or other communications medium in which all shareholders and proxy holders entitled to attend and participate in voting at the meeting are able to communicate with each other, may indicate their vote verbally or, otherwise in such manner as clearly evidences their vote and is accepted by the chair of the meeting.

 

11.14 Declaration of Result. The chair of a meeting of shareholders must declare to the meeting the decision on every question in accordance with the result of the show of hands or the poll, as the case may be, and that decision must be entered in the minutes of the meeting. A declaration of the chair that a resolution is carried by the necessary majority or is defeated is, unless a poll is directed by the chair or demanded under Article 11.13, conclusive evidence without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against the resolution.

 

11.15 Motion Need Not be Seconded. No motion proposed at a meeting of shareholders need be seconded unless the chair of the meeting rules otherwise, and the chair of any meeting of shareholders is entitled to propose or second a motion.

 

11.16 Casting Vote. In case of an equality of votes either on a show of hands or on a poll, the chair of a meeting of shareholders will have a second or casting vote in addition to the vote or votes to which the chair may be entitled as a shareholder.

 

11.17 Manner of Taking Poll. Subject to Article 11.18, if a poll is duly demanded at a meeting of shareholders:

 

(a)the poll must be taken:

 

(i)at the meeting, or within seven days after the date of the meeting, as the chair of the meeting directs; and

 

(ii)in the manner, at the time and at the place that the chair of the meeting directs;

 

(b)the result of the poll is deemed to be the decision of the meeting at which the poll is demanded; and

 

(c)the demand for the poll may be withdrawn by the person who demanded it.

 

11.18 Demand for Poll on Adjournment. A poll demanded at a meeting of shareholders on a question of adjournment must be taken immediately at the meeting.

 

11.19 Chair Must Resolve Dispute. In the case of any dispute as to the admission or rejection of a vote given on a poll, the chair of the meeting must determine the dispute, and his or her determination made in good faith is final and conclusive.

 

11.20 Casting of Votes. On a poll, a shareholder entitled to more than one vote need not cast all the votes in the same way.

 

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11.21 Demand for Poll. No poll may be demanded in respect of the vote by which a chair of a meeting of shareholders is elected.

 

11.22 Demand for Poll Notto Prevent Continuance of Meeting. The demand for a poll at a meeting of shareholders does not, unless the chair of the meeting so rules, prevent the continuation of a meeting for the transaction of any business other than the question on which a poll has been demanded.

 

11.23 Retention of Ballots and Proxies. The Company must, for at least three months after a meeting of shareholders, keep each ballot cast on a poll and each proxy voted at the meeting, and, during that period, make them available for inspection during normal business hours by any shareholder or proxy holder entitled to vote at the meeting. At the end of such three month period, the Company may destroy such ballots and proxies.

 

11.24 Meetings by telephone or other communications medium. A shareholder or proxy holder who is entitled to participate in a meeting of shareholders may do so in person, or by telephone or other communications medium, if all shareholders and proxy holders participating in the meeting are able to communicate with each other; provided, however, that nothing in this Article 11.24 shall obligate the Company to take any action or provide any facility to permit or facilitate the use of any communications medium at a meeting of shareholders. If one or more shareholders or proxy holders participate in a meeting a shareholders in a manner contemplated by this Article 11.24, (a) each such shareholder or proxy holder shall be deemed to be present at the meeting, and (b) the meeting shall be deemed to be held at the location specified in the notice of the meeting.

 

PART 12 -– VOTES OF SHAREHOLDERS

 

12.1 Number of Votes Per Share or Member. Subject to any special rights or restrictions attached to any shares and to the restrictions imposed on joint shareholders under Article 12.3 herein, on a show of hands every shareholder present in person, by proxy or by authorized representative shall have one vote and on a poll every shareholder entitled to vote on that poll shall have one vote for every share he holds.

 

12.2 Trustee of Shareholder May Vote. A person who is not a shareholder may vote on a resolution at a meeting of shareholders, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, and may appoint a proxy holder to act at the meeting in relation to that resolution, if, before doing so, the person satisfies the chair of the meeting at which the resolution is to be considered, or satisfies all of the directors present at the meeting, that the person is a trustee for a shareholder who is entitled to vote on the resolution.

 

12.3 Votes by Joint Holders. Where there are joint shareholders registered in respect of any share, any one of the joint shareholders may vote at any meeting in person, by proxy or by authorized representative in respect of the share as if he were solely entitled to it. If more than one of the joint shareholders is present at any meeting in person, by proxy or by authorized representative, the joint shareholder so present whose name stands first on the central securities register in respect of the share shall alone be entitled to vote in respect of that share. For the purpose of this Article 12.3, two or more trustees of a shareholder in whose sole name any share is registered shall be deemed joint shareholders.

 

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12.4 Representative of a corporate shareholder. If a corporation that is not a subsidiary of the Company is a shareholder, that corporation may appoint a person to act as its representative at any meeting of shareholders of the Company, and:

 

(a)for that purpose, the instrument appointing a representative must:

 

(i)be received at the registered office of the Company or at any other place specified, in the notice calling the meeting, for the receipt of proxies, at least 2 business days before the day set for the holding of the meeting, or

 

(ii)be provided, at the meeting, to the chair of the meeting, and

 

(b)if a representative is appointed under this Article 12.4:

 

(i)the representative is entitled to exercise in respect of and at that meeting the same rights on behalf of the corporation that the representative represents as that corporation could exercise if it were a shareholder who is an individual, including, without limitation, the right to appoint a proxy holder, and

 

(ii)the representative, if present at the meeting, is to be counted for the purpose of forming a quorum and is deemed to be a shareholder present in person at the meeting.

 

12.5 When proxy provisions do not apply. Articles 12.6 to 12.12 do not apply to the Company if and for so long as it is a public company or a pre-existing reporting company which has the Statutory Reporting Company Provisions as part of its Articles or to which the Statutory Reporting Company Provisions apply.

 

12.6 Appointment of proxy holders. Every shareholder of the Company, including a corporation that is a shareholder but not a subsidiary of the Company, entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders of the Company may, by proxy, appoint one or more (but not more than three) proxy holders to attend and act at the meeting in the manner. to the extent and with the powers conferred by the proxy.

 

12.7 Alternate proxy holders. A shareholder may appoint one or more alternate proxy holders to act in the place of an absent proxy holder.

 

12.8 When Proxy Holder Need Not Be A Shareholder. A person who 1s appointed as a proxy holder need not be a shareholder of the Company.

 

12.9 Form of proxy. A proxy, whether for a specified meeting or otherwise, must be either in the following form or in any other form approved by the directors or the chair of the meeting:

 

(Name of Company)

 

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The undersigned, being a shareholder of the above named Company, hereby appoints ................................. or, failing that person, , as proxy holder for the undersigned to attend, act and vote for and on behalf of the undersigned at the meeting of shareholders to be held on the day of and at any adjournment of that meeting.

 

Signed this ……….. day of ………………,

 

…………………………………..

 

Signature of shareholder

 

12.10 Provision of proxies. A proxy for a meeting of shareholders must:

 

(a)be received at the registered office of the Company or at any other place specified, in the notice calling the meeting, for the receipt of proxies, at least the number of business days specified in the notice, or if no number of days is specified, 2 business days, before the day set for the holding of the meeting, or;

 

(b)unless the notice provides otherwise, be provided at the meeting to the chair of the meeting.

 

12.11 Revocation of proxies. Subject to Article 12.12, every proxy may be revoked by an instrument in writing that is:

 

(a)received at the registered office of the Company at any time up to and including the last business day before the day set for the holding of the meeting at which the proxy is to be used, or

 

(b)provided at the meeting to the chair of the meeting.

 

12.12 Revocation of proxies must be signed. An instrument referred to in Article 12.l1 must be signed as follows:

 

(a)if the shareholder for whom the proxy holder is appointed is an individual, the instrument must be signed by the shareholder or his or her trustee;

 

(b)if the shareholder for whom the proxy holder is appointed is a corporation, the instrument must be signed by the corporation or by a representative appointed for the corporation under Article 12.4.

 

12.13 Validity of proxy votes. A vote given in accordance with the terms of a proxy is valid despite the death or incapacity of the shareholder giving the proxy and despite the revocation of the proxy or the revocation of the authority under which the proxy is given, unless notice in writing of that death, incapacity or revocation is received

 

(a)at the registered office of the Company, at any time up to and including the last business day before the day set for the holding of the meeting at which the proxy is to be used, or

 

(b)by the chair of the meeting, before the vote is taken.

 

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12.14 Production of evidence of authority to vote. The chair of any meeting of shareholders may, but need not, inquire into the authority of any person to vote at the meeting and may, but need not, demand from that person production of evidence as to the existence of the authority to vote.

 

12.15 Counterpart Resolutions. Ordinary and special resolutions of the Company consented to in writing by shareholders of the Company may be in counterparts each consented to in writing by one shareholder or more than one shareholder, which together shall be deemed to constitute one resolution.

 

PART 13 - DIRECTORS

 

13.1 Number of Directors. If the Company is not a pre-existing company under the Business Corporations Act, the persons designated as directors of the Company in the Notice of Articles are the first directors. The number of directors, excluding additional directors appointed under Article 14.8, is set at:

 

(a)subject to paragraphs (b) and (c), the number of directors that is equal to the number of the Company’s first directors if applicable;

 

(b)if the Company is a public company, the greater of three and the most recently set of:

 

(i)the number of directors set by ordinary resolution (whether or not previous notice of the resolution was given); and

 

(ii)the number of directors set under Article 14.4;

 

(c)if the Company is not a public company, the most recently set of:

 

(i)the number of directors set by ordinary resolution (whether or not previous notice of the resolution was given); and

 

(ii)the number of directors set under Article 14.4.

 

13.2 Change in Number of Directors. If the number of directors is set under Articles 13.l(b)(i) or 13.l(c)(i)’:

 

(a)the shareholders may elect or appoint the directors needed to fill any vacancies in the board up to that number; and

 

(b)if, contemporaneously with setting that number, the shareholders do not elect or appoint the number of directors needed to fill vacancies in the board up to that number, then the directors may appoint, or failing which the shareholders may elect or appoint, directors to fill those vacancies.

 

13.3 Directors’ Acts Valid Despite Vacancy. An act or proceeding of the directors is not invalid merely because fewer than the number of directors set or otherwise required under these Articles is in office.

 

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13.4 Remuneration and Expenses of Directors. The remuneration of the directors as such may from time to time be determined by the directors or, if the directors shall so decide, by the shareholders. Such remuneration may be in addition to any salary or other remuneration paid to any officer or employee of the Company as such who is also a Director. The directors shall be repaid such reasonable travelling, hotel and other expenses as they incur in and about the business of the Company and if any director shall perform any professional or other service for the Company that in the opinion of the directors is outside the ordinary duties of a director or shall otherwise be specially occupied in or about the Company’s business, he may be paid a remuneration to be fixed by the Board, or, at the option of such Director, by the Company in general meeting, and such remuneration may be either in addition to, or in substitution for any other remuneration that he may be entitled to receive. The directors on behalf of the Company, unless otherwise determined by ordinary resolution, may pay a gratuity or pension or allowance on retirement to any director who has held any salaried office or place of profit with the Company or to his spouse or dependants and may make contributions to any fund and pay premiums for the purchase or provision of any such gratuity, pension or allowance.

 

13.5 Qualification of Directors. A director shall not be required to hold a share in the capital of the Company as qualification for his office but shall be qualified as required by the Business Corporations Act to become or act as a Director.

 

PART 14 - ELECTION AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS

 

14.1 Election at General Meeting. At every annual general meeting of the Company and in every unanimous resolutions contemplated in Article 10.2:

 

(a)the shareholders entitled to vote at the annual general meeting for the election of directors must elect, or in the unanimous resolution appoint, a board of directors consisting of the number of directors set under these Articles from time to time; and

 

(b)all the directors cease to hold office immediately before the election or appointment of directors under paragraph (a), but are eligible for re-election or re-appointment.

 

14.2 Consent to be a Director. No election, appointment or designation of an individual as a director is valid unless:

 

(a)that individual consents to be a director in the manner provided for in the Business Corporations Act;

 

(b)that individual is elected or appointed at a meeting at which the individual is present and the individual does not refuse, at the meeting, to be a director; or

 

(c)with respect to first directors, the designation is otherwise valid under the Business Corporations Act.

 

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14.3 Failure to Elect or Appoint Directors. Where the Company fails to hold an annual general meeting in accordance with the Business Corporations Act and all the shareholders who are entitled to vote an annual general meeting fail to pass the unanimous resolution contemplated by Article 10.2 on or before the date by which the annual general meeting is required to be held under the Business Corporations Act or if the shareholders fail, at the annual general meeting or in the unanimous resolution contemplated by Article 10.2, to elect or appoint any directors, the directors then in office shall continue to hold office until the earlier of:

 

(a)the date on which his or her successor is elected or appointed; and

 

(b)the date on which he or she otherwise ceases to hold office under the Business Corporations Act or these Articles.

 

14.4 Places of Retiring directors not Filled. If at any meeting of shareholders at which there should be an election of Directors, the places of any of the retiring directors are not filled by such election, such of the retiring directors who are not re-elected as may be requested by the newly elected directors shall, if willing to do so, continue in office to complete the number of directors for the time being fixed pursuant to these Articles until farther new directors are elected at a meeting of shareholders convened for the purpose. If any such election or continuance of directors does not result in the election or continuance of the number of directors set pursuant to these Articles such number shall be fixed at the number of directors actually elected or continued in office.

 

14.5 Directors may fill casual vacancies. Any casual vacancy occurring in the board of directors may be filled by the remaining directors or Director.

 

14.6 Remaining directors Power to Act. The directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy in the board of directors, but if the Company has fewer directors in office than the number set pursuant to these Articles as the quorum of directors, the directors may only act for the purpose of appointing directors up to that number or of summoning a meeting of shareholders for the purpose of filling any vacancies on the board of directors or, subject to the Business Corporations Act, for any other purpose.

 

14.7 Shareholders May Fill Vacancies. If the Company has no directors or fewer directors in office than the number set pursuant to these Articles as the quorum of directors, then failing the filling of any vacancies as set forth in Article 14.6, the shareholders may elect or appoint directors to fill any vacancies on the board of directors.

 

14.8 Additional Directors. Notwithstanding Articles 13.l and 13.2, between successive annual general meetings or unanimous resolutions contemplated by Article 10.2, the directors shall have power to appoint one or more additional directors but the number of additional directors so appointed shall not be more than:

 

(a)one third of the number of first directors, if, at the time of the appointments, one or more of the first directors have not yet completed their first term of office; or

 

(b)in any other case, one-third of the number of the current directors who were elected or appointed as directors other than under this Article 14.8.

 

Any director so appointed ceases to hold office immediately before the next election or appointment of directors under Article 14.l(a), but is eligible for re-election or re-appointment.

 

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14.9 Alternate Directors. Any director may by instrument in writing delivered to the Company appoint any person to be his alternate to act in his place at meetings of the directors at which he is not present unless the directors shall have reasonably disapproved the appointment of such person as an alternate director and shall have given notice to that effect to the director appointing the alternate director within a reasonable time after delivery of such instrument to the Company. Every such alternate shall be entitled to notice of meetings of the Directors, to attend and vote as a director at a meeting at which the person appointing him is not personally present, to sign consent resolutions pursuant to Article 17.8, and, if he is a Director, to have a separate vote on behalf of the director he is representing in addition to his own vote. A director may at any time by instrument, telegram, telex or any method of transmitting legibly recorded messages delivered to the Company revoke the appointment of an alternate appointed by him. The remuneration payable to such an alternate shall be payable out of the remuneration of the director appointing him.

 

14.10 Termination of Directorship. A director ceases to be a director when:

 

(a)the term of office of the director expires;

 

(b)the director dies;

 

(c)the director resigns as a director by notice in writing provided to the Company or a solicitor for the Company; or

 

(d)the director is removed from office pursuant to Articles 14.11 or 14.12.

 

14.11 Removal of director by Shareholders. The Company may by special resolution remove any director before the expiration of his period of office and may by ordinary resolution elect or appoint another person in his stead. If the shareholders do not elect or appoint a director to fill the resulting vacancy contemporaneously with the removal, then the directors may appoint or the shareholders may elect, or appoint by ordinary resolution, a director to fill that vacancy.

 

14.12 Removal of Director by Directors. The directors may remove any director before the expiration of his or her term of office if the director is convicted of an indictable offence, or if the director ceases to be qualified to act as a director of a company and does not promptly resign, and the directors may appoint a director to fill the resulting vacancy.

 

PART 15 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF DIRECTORS

 

15.1 Management of Affairs and Business. Subject to the Business Corporations Act and these Articles, the directors shall manage, or supervise the management of, the affairs and business of the Company and shall have the authority to exercise all such powers of the Company as are not, by the Business Corporations Act or by these Articles, required to be exercised by the shareholders of the Company.

 

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15.2 Appointment of Attorney. The directors may from time to time by power of attorney or other instrument, under the common seal of the Company if required by law, appoint any person to be the attorney of the Company for such purposes, and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the directors under these Articles and excepting the powers of the directors relating to the constitution of the Board and of any of its committees and the appointment or removal of officers and the power to declare dividends) and for such period, with such remuneration and subject to such conditions as the directors may think fit, and any such appointment may be made in favour of any of the directors or any of the shareholders of the Company or in favour of any corporation, or of any of the shareholders, directors, nominees or managers of any corporation, firm or joint venture and any such power of attorney may contain such provisions for the protection or convenience of persons dealing with such attorney as the directors think fit. Any such attorney may be authorized by the directors to sub-delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions for the time being vested in him.

 

PART 16 - DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST OF DIRECTORS

 

16.1 Disclosure of Conflicting Interest. A director or senior officer who is, in any way, directly or indirectly interested in an existing or proposed contract or transaction with the Company or who holds any office or possesses any property whereby, directly or indirectly, a duty or interest might be created to materially conflict with his duty or interest as a director or senior officer shall declare the nature and extent of his interest in such contract or transaction or of the conflict or potential conflict with his duty and interest as a director or senior officer, as the case may be, in accordance with the provisions of the Business Corporations Act.

 

16.2 Voting and Quorum. A director who holds a disclosable interest (as that term is used in the Business Corporations Act) in a contract or transaction into which the Company has entered or proposes to enter is not entitled to vote on any directors’ resolution to approve that contract or transaction, unless all the directors have a disclosable interest in that contract or transaction, in which case any or all of those directors may vote on such resolution. A director who holds such a disclosable interest may, however, be counted in the quorum present at the meeting at which such vote is taken.

 

16.3 Director Holding Other Office in the Company. A director may hold any office or place of profit with the Company (other than the office of auditor of the Company) in conjunction with his office of director for such period and on such terms (as to remuneration or otherwise) as the directors may determine and no director or intended director shall be disqualified by his office from contracting with the Company either with regard to his tenure of any such other office or place of profit or as vendor, purchaser or otherwise, and, subject to compliance with the provisions of the Business Corporations Act, no contract or transaction entered into by or on behalf of the Company in which a director is in any way interested shall be liable to be voided by reason thereof nor shall any director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for any profit realized by any such contract or arrangement by reason of such director holding that office or of the fiduciary relation thereby established.

 

16.4 Professional Services by director or Officer. Subject to compliance with the provisions of the Business Corporations Act, a director or officer, or any person in which a director or officer has an interest, may act in a professional capacity for the Company (except as auditor of the Company) and he or such person shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if he were not a director or officer.

 

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16.5 Director or Officer in Other Corporation. A director or officer may be or become a director, officer or employee of, or otherwise interested in, any person in which the Company may be interested as a shareholder or otherwise, and, subject to compliance with the provisions of the Business Corporations Act, such director or officer shall not be accountable to the Company for any remuneration or other benefits received by him as director, officer or employee of, or from his interest in, such other person.

 

16.6 Obligation to Account for Profits. A director or senior officer who holds a disclosable interest in a contract or transaction into which the Company has entered or proposes to enter is liable to account to the Company for any profit that accrues to the director or senior officer under or as a result of the contract or transaction only if and to the extent provided in the Business Corporations Act.

 

PART 17 - PROCEEDINGS OF DIRECTORS

 

17.1 Chair and Alternate. The chairman of the board, if any, or in his absence, the president, if any, if the president is a director, shall preside as chairman at every meeting of the directors, or if there is no chairman of the board or no president, who is a director, or neither the chairman of the board or the president, if a director, ‘is present within fifteen minutes of the time appointed for holding the meeting or is willing to act as chairman, or, if the chairman of the board if any, and the president, if a director, have advised the secretary, if any, or any other director, that they will not be present at the meeting, the directors present shall choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.

 

17.2 Meetings of Directors. The directors may meet together for the conduct of business, adjourn and otherwise regulate their meetings as they think fit. Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by majority of votes. In case of an equality of votes the chairman shall not have a second or casting vote. Meetings of the board held at regular intervals may be held at such place, at such time and upon such notice (if any) as the Board may by resolution from time to time determine.

 

17.3 Meetings by Telephone or Other Communications Medium. A director may participate in a meeting of the directors or of any committee of the directors in person or by telephone if all directors participating in the meeting, whether in person or by telephone or other communications medium, are able to communicate with each other. A director may participate in a meeting of the directors or of any committee of the directors by a communications medium other than telephone if all directors participating in the meeting, whether in person or by telephone or other communications medium, are able to communicate with each other and if all directors who wish to participate in the meeting agree to such participation. A director who participates in a meeting in a manner contemplated by this Article 17.3 is deemed for all purposes of the Business Corporations Act and these Articles to be present at the meeting and to have agreed to participate in that manner.

 

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17.4 Notice of Meeting. A director may, and the secretary or an assistant secretary, if any, upon request of a director shall, call a meeting of the board at any time. Reasonable notice of such meeting specifying the place, day and hour of such meeting shall be given by mail, postage prepaid, addressed to each of the directors and alternate directors at his address as it appears on the books of the Company or to any other address provided to the Company by the director for this purpose, or by leaving it at his prescribed address or at any other address provided to the Company by the director for this purpose, or orally, by delivery of written notice or by telephone, voice mail, email, fax or any method of legibly transmitting messages. It shall not be necessary to give notice of a meeting of directors if such meeting is to be held immediately following a general meeting at which such director shall have been elected or is the meeting of directors at which such director is appointed. Accidental omission to give notice of a meeting to, or the non- receipt of notice of a meeting by, any director or alternate director shall not invalidate the proceedings at the meeting.

 

17.5 Waiver of Notice of Meetings. Any director may file with the Company a document executed by him waiving notice of any past, present or future meeting or meetings of the directors and may at any time withdraw such waiver with respect to meetings held thereafter. After filing such waiver with respect to future meetings and until such waiver is withdrawn no notice need be given to such director or, unless the director otherwise requires by notice in writing to the Company or to his alternate director of any meeting of directors and all meetings of the directors so held shall be deemed not to be improperly called or constituted by reason of notice not having been given to such director or alternate director.

 

17.6 Quorum. The quorum necessary for the transaction of the business of the directors may be fixed by the directors and if not so fixed shall be a majority of the directors. Ifthere is only one director, the quorum necessary for the transaction of the business of the directors is one director, and that director may constitute a meeting.

 

17.7 Validity of Acts Where Appointment Defective. Subject to the Business Corporations Act, an act of a director or officer is not invalid merely because of an irregularity in the election or appointment or a defect in the qualification of that director or officer.

 

17.8 Consent Resolutions in Writing. A resolution of the directors or of any committee of the directors consented to in writing by all of the directors entitled to vote on it, whether by signed document, fax, email or any other method of transmitting legibly recorded messages, is as valid and effective as if it had been passed at a meeting of the directors or of the committee of the directors duly called and held. Such resolution may be in two or more counterparts which together are deemed to constitute one resolution in writing. A resolution passed in that manner is effective on the date stated in the resolution or on the latest date stated on any counterpart. A resolution of the directors or of any committee of the directors passed in accordance with this Article 17.8 is deemed to be a proceeding at a meeting of directors or of the committee of the directors and to be as valid and effective as if it had been passed at a meeting of the directors or of the committee of the directors that satisfies all the requirements of the Business Corporations Act and all the requirements of these Articles relating to meetings of the directors or of a committee of the directors.

 

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PART 18 - EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMITTEES

 

18.1 Appointment of Executive Committee. The directors may by resolution appoint an executive committee to consist of such director or directors as they think fit, which committee shall have, and may exercise during the intervals between the meetings of the board, all the powers vested in the board except the power to fill vacancies in the board, the power to remove a director, the power to change the membership of, or fill vacancies in, said committee or any other committee of the board, and except such other powers, if any, as may be specified in the resolution or any subsequent resolution. The said committee shall keep regular minutes of its transactions and shall cause them to be recorded in books kept for that purpose, and shall report the same to the board of directors at such times as the board of directors may from time to time require. The board shall have the power at any time to revoke, alter or override the authority given to or acts done by the executive committee except as to acts done before such revocation, alteration or overriding and to terminate the appointment or change the membership of such committee and to fill vacancies in it. The executive committee, in the exercise of the powers delegated to it, must conform to any rules that may from time to time be imposed on it by the directors. A majority of the directors of said committee shall constitute a quorum thereof.

 

18.2 Appointment of Other Committees. The directors may by resolution appoint one or more committees (other than the executive committee) consisting of such director or directors as they think fit and may delegate to any such committee such powers of the board (except the power to fill vacancies in the board, the power to remove a director, the power to change the membership of or fill vacancies in any committee of the board, the power to appoint or remove officers appointed by the directors) subject to such conditions as may be prescribed in such resolution or any subsequent resolution, and all committees so appointed shall keep regular minutes of their transactions and shall cause them to be recorded in books kept for that purpose, and shall report the same to the board of directors at such times as the board of directors may from time to time require. The directors shall also have power at any time to revoke, alter or override any authority given to or acts to be done by any such committees except as to acts done before such revocation, alteration or overriding and to terminate the appointment or change the membership of a committee and to fill vacancies in it. Any committee, in the exercise of the powers delegated to it, must conform to any rules that may from time to time be imposed on it by the directors. A majority of the directors of a committee shall constitute a quorum thereof.

 

18.3 Procedure at Meetings. Subject to such rules as may from time to time be imposed on it by the directors and unless the directors otherwise provided in the resolution appointing it or any subsequent resolution, the executive committee and any other committee may meet and adjourn as it thinks proper. Questions arising at any meeting shall be determined by a majority of votes of the directors of the committee present, and in case of an equality of votes the chairman shall not have a second or casting vote. A resolution approved in writing by all the directors of the executive committee or any other committee shall be as valid and effective as if it had been passed at a meeting of such committee duly called and constituted. Such resolution may be in two or more counterparts which together shall be deemed to constitute one resolution in writing. Such resolution shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the committee and shall be effective on the date started thereon or on the latest date stated in any counterpart.

 

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PART 19 - OFFICERS

 

19.1 Directors May Appoint Officers.The directors may, from time to time, appoint a president, secretary or any other officer that it considers necessary, and the directors may, at any time, terminate any such appointment.

 

19.2 Functions, Duties and Powers of Officers. The directors may, for each officer:

 

(a)determine the functions and duties of the officer;

 

(b)entrust to and confer on the officer any of the powers exercisable by the directors on such terms and conditions and with such restrictions as the directors think fit; and

 

(c)revoke, withdraw, alter or vary all or any of the functions, duties and powers of the officer.

 

19.3 Qualifications. No officer may be appointed unless that officer is qualified in accordance with the Business Corporations Act. One person may hold more than one position as an officer of the Company. Any person appointed as the chair of the board or as a managing director must be a director. Any other officer need not be a director.

 

19.4 Remuneration and Terms of Appointment. All appointments of officers are to be made on the terms and conditions and at the remuneration (whether by way of salary, fee, commission, participation in profits or otherwise) that the directors thinks fit and are subject to termination at the pleasure of the directors, and an officer may in addition to such remuneration be entitled to receive, after he or she ceases to hold such office or leaves the employment of the Company, a pension or gratuity.

 

PART 20 - INDEMNIFICATION

 

20.1 Definitions. In this Article 20:

 

(a)“eligible penalty” means a judgment, penalty or fine awarded or imposed in, or an amount paid in settlement of, an eligible proceeding;

 

(b)“eligible proceeding” means a legal proceeding or investigative action, whether current, threatened, pending or completed, in which a director, former director or alternate director of the Company (an “eligible party”) or any of the heirs and legal personal representatives of the eligible party, by reason of the eligible party being or having been a director or alternate director of the Company:

 

(i)is or may be joined as a party; or

 

(ii)is or may be liable for or in respect of a judgment, penalty or fine in, or expenses related to, the proceeding;

 

(c)“expenses” has the meaning set out in the Business Corporations Act.

 

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20.2 Mandatory Indemnification of Directors and Former Directors. Subject to the Business Corporations Act, the Company must indemnify a director, former director or alternate director of the Company and his or her heirs and personal and other legal representatives against all eligible penalties to which such person is or may be liable, and the Company must, after the final disposition of an eligible proceeding, pay the expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such person in respect of that proceeding. Each director and alternate director is deemed to have contracted with the Company on the terms of the indemnity contained in this Article 20.2.

 

20.3 Indemnification of Other Persons. Subject to any restrictions in the Business Corporations Act, the Company may indemnify any person.

 

20.4 Non-Compliance with Business Corporations Act.The failure of a director, alternate director or officer of the Company to comply with the Business Corporations Act or these Articles does not invalidate any indemnity to which he or she is entitled under this Part.

 

20.5 Company May Purchase Insurance. The Company may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of any person (or his or her heirs or personal or other legal representatives) who:

 

(a)is or was a director, alternate director, officer, employee or agent of the Company;

 

(b)is or was a director, alternate director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation at a time when the corporation is or was an affiliate of the Company;

 

(c)at the request of the Company, is or was a director, alternate director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation or of a partnership, trust, joint venture or other unincorporated entity;

 

(d)at tlie request of the Company, holds or held a position equivalent to that of a director, alternate director or officer of a partnership, trust, joint venture or other unincorporated entity;

 

against any liability incurred by him or her as such director, alternate director, officer, employee or agent or person who holds or held such equivalent position.

 

PART 21 - SEAL

 

21.1 Who May Attest Seal. Except as provided in Articles 21.2 and 21.3, the Company’s seal, if any, must not be impressed on any record except when that impression is attested by the signatures of:

 

(a)any two directors;

 

(b)any officer, together with any director;

 

(c)if the Company only has one director, that director; or

 

(d)any one or more directors or officers or persons as may be determined by the directors.

 

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21.2 Sealing Copies. For the purpose of certifying under seal a certificate of incumbency of the directors or officers of the Company or a true copy of any resolution or other document, despite Article 21.1, the impression of the seal may be attested by the signature of any director or officer.

 

21.3 Mechanical Reproduction of Seal. The directors may authorize the seal to be impressed by third parties on share certificates or bonds, debentures or other securities of the Company as they may determine appropriate from time to time. To enable the seal to be impressed on any share certificates or bonds, debentures or other securities of the Company, whether in definitive or interim form, on which facsimiles of any of the signatures of the directors or officers of the Company are, in accordance with the Business Corporations Act or these Articles, printed or otherwise mechanically reproduced, there may be delivered to the person employed to engrave, lithograph or print such definitive or interim share certificates or bonds, debentures or other securities one or more unmounted dies reproducing the seal and the chair of the board or any senior officer together with the secretary, treasurer, secretary-treasurer, an assistant secretary, an assistant treasurer or an assistant secretary-treasurer may in writing authorize such person to cause the seal to be impressed on such definitive or interim share certificates or bonds, debentures or other securities by the use of such dies. Share certificates or bonds, debentures or other securities to which the seal has been so impressed are for all purposes deemed to be under and to bear the seal impressed on them.

 

PART 22 - DIVIDENDS

 

22.1 Declaration of Dividends. Subject to the Business Corporations Act and the rights, if any, of shareholders holding shares with special rights as to dividends, the directors may from time to time declare and authorize payment of dividends and fix the date of record therefor and the date for payment thereof. No date of record for any dividend shall precede the date of payment thereof by more than the maximum number of days permitted by the Business Corporations Act. No notice need be given of the declaration of any dividend. If no valid date of record is fixed, the date of record shall be deemed to be 5:00 p.m. on the date on which the directors pass the resolution declaring the dividend.

 

22.2 Dividends to be paid in accordance with number of shares. Subject to the rights of shareholders, if any, holding shares with special rights as to dividends, all dividends on shares of any class or series of shares must be declared and paid according to the number of such shares held. If several persons are’ joint shareholders of any share, any one of them may give an effective receipt for any dividend, bonus or other money payable in respect of the share.

 

22.3 Dividends Bear No Interest. No dividend shall bear interest against the Company.

 

22.4 Payment in Species and Fractional Interests. The directors may direct payment of any dividend wholly or partly by the distribution of specific assets or of paid-up shares or bonds, debentures or other debt obligations of the Company or in any one or more of those ways and where any difficulty arises in regard to the distribution the directors may settle the same as they think fit. The directors may fix the value for distribution of specific assets and may vest any of those specific assets in trustees upon such trusts for the persons entitled thereto as the directors think fit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any dividend results in any shareholder being entitled to a fraction of a share, bond, debenture or other debt obligation of the Company, the directors may pay that shareholder in place of that fraction of a share, bond, debenture or other debt obligation the cash equivalent thereof. The directors may arrange through a fiscal agent or otherwise for the sale, consolidation or other disposition of fractions of shares, bonds, debentures or other debt obligations of the Company on behalf of shareholders entitled thereto.

 

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22.5 Capitalization. Notwithstanding anything contained in these Articles, the directors may from time to time capitalize any surplus of the Company and may from time-to-time issue, as fully paid, shares or any bonds, debentures or other securities of the Company as a dividend representing the surplus or any part of the surplus.

 

22.6 Payment of Dividends. Any dividend or other distribution payable in cash in respect of shares may be paid by cheque, made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent, and mailed to the address of the shareholder, or in the case of joint shareholders, to the address of the joint shareholder first named on the central securities register or to such person or to such address as any shareholder or joint shareholders may direct in writing. The mailing of such cheque will, to the extent of the sum represented by the cheque (plus the amount of the tax required by law to be deducted), discharge all liability for the dividend unless such cheque is not paid on presentation or the amount of tax so deducted is not paid to the appropriate taxing authority. If a dividend to which a shareholder is entitled includes a fraction of the smallest monetary unit of the currency of the dividend, that fraction may be disregarded in making payment of the dividend and that payment represents full payment of the dividend.

 

PART 23 - DOCUMENTS, RECORDS AND REPORTS

 

23.1 Accounts to be Kept. The Company shall cause to be kept proper books of account and accounting records in respect of all financial and other transactions of the Company in order properly to record the financial affairs and condition of the Company and to comply with the Business Corporations Act.

 

23.2 Inspection of Accounts. Unless the directors determine otherwise, or unless otherwise determined by an ordinary resolution, no shareholder of the Company shall be entitled to inspect or obtain a copy of the accounting records of the Company.

 

PART 24 - NOTICES

 

24.1 Unless the Business Corporations Act or these Articles provides otherwise, a notice, statement, report or other record required or permitted under the Business Corporations Act or these Articles to be sent by or to a person may be sent by any one of the following methods:

 

(a)mail addressed to the person at the applicable address for that person as follows:

 

(i)for a record mailed to a shareholder, the shareholder’s registered address;

 

(ii)for a record mailed to a director or officer, the prescribed address for mailing shown for the director or officer in the records kept by the Company or the mailing address provided by the recipient for the sending of that record or records of that class;

 

(iii)in any other case, the mailing address of the intended recipient;

 

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(b)delivery at the applicable address for that person as follows, addressed to the person:

 

(i)for a record delivered to a shareholder, the shareholder’s registered address;

 

(ii)for a record delivered to a director or officer, the prescribed address for delivery shown for the director or officer in the records kept by the Company or the delivery address provided by the recipient for the sending of that record or records of that class;

 

(iii)in any other case, the delivery address of the intended recipient;

 

(c)sending the record by fax to the fax number provided by the intended recipient for the sending of that record or records of that class;

 

(d)sending the record by email to the email address provided by the intended recipient for the sending of that record or records of that class;

 

(e)physical delivery to the intended recipient; and

 

(f)delivery in such other manner as may be approved by the directors and reasonably evidenced.

 

24.2 Deemed Receipt of Mailing. A record that is mailed to a person by ordinary mail to the applicable address for that person referred to in Article 23.1 is deemed to be received by the person to whom it was mailed on the day, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excepted, following the date of mailing.

 

24.3 Certificate of Sending. A certificate signed by the secretary, if any, or other officer of the Company or of any other corporation acting in that behalf for the Company stating that a notice, statement, report or other record was addressed as required by Article 23.1, prepaid and mailed or otherwise sent as permitted by Article 23.1 is conclusive evidence of that fact.

 

24.4 Notice to Joint Shareholders. A notice, statement, report or other record may be provided by the Company to the joint shareholders of a share by providing the notice to the joint shareholder first named in the central securities register in respect of the share.

 

24.5 Notice to Trustees. A notice, statement, report or other record may be provided by the Company to the persons entitled to a share in consequence of the death, bankruptcy or incapacity of a shareholder by:

 

(a)mailing the record, addressed to them:

 

(i)by name, by the title of the legal personal representative of the deceased or incapacitated shareholder, by the title of trustee of the bankrupt shareholder or by any similar description; and

 

(ii)at the address, if any, supplied to the Company for that purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled; or

 

(b)if an address referred to in paragraph (1)(b) has not been supplied to the Company, by giving the notice in a manner in which it might have been given if the death, bankruptcy or incapacity had not occurred.

 

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PART 25 - PROHIBITIONS

 

25.1 Transfers Restricted. If and for so long as the Company is not a public company, no share or designated security may be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of without the consent of the directors and the directors shall not be required to give any reason for refusing to consent to any such sale, transfer or other disposition.

 

25.2 Definitions. For the purposes of Article 25.1:

 

(a)“designated security” means:

 

(i)a voting security of the Company;

 

(ii)a security of the Company that is not a debt security and that carries a residual right to participate in the earnings of the Company or, on the liquidation or winding up of the Company, in its assets; or

 

(iii)a security of the Company convertible, directly or indirectly, into a security described in paragraph (i) or (ii);

 

(b)“security” and “voting security” have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Securities Act (British Columbia).

 

PART 26 - SPECIAL RIGHTS AND RESTRICTIONS

 

26.1 The Class A common shares (the “Class A Shares”) have the following special rights and restrictions:

 

(a)The holders of the Class A Shares shall be entitled to receive notice of and to vote at every meeting of the shareholders of the Company and shall have one vote thereat for each Class A Share held.

 

(b)Subject to the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attached to the Preferred Shares of the Company, the board of directors may from time-to-time declare a dividend, and the Company shall pay thereon out of the monies of the Company properly applicable to the payment of the dividends to the holders of Class A Shares. For the purpose hereof, the holders of Class A Shares receive dividends as shall be determined from time-to-time by the board of directors whose determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Company and the holders of Class A Shares. Dividends may be paid on the Class A Shares to the exclusion of the Class B Shares and, if otherwise permitted, the Preferred Shares.

 

(c)Subject to the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attached to the Preferred Shares of the Company, in the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, or upon any distribution of the assets of the Company among shareholders being made (other than by way of dividend out of the monies properly applicable to the payment of dividends) the holders of Class A Shares, together with the holders of the Class B Shares, shall be entitled to share equally.

 

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26.2 The Class B common shares (the “Class B Shares”) have the following special rights and restrictions:

 

(a)The holders of the Class B Shares are not entitled to vote at any meeting of the shareholders of the .Company and will not be entitled to receive notice of or attend any meetings of the shareholders of the Company.

 

(b)Subject to the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attached to the Preferred Shares of the Company, the board of directors may from time-to-time declare a dividend, and the Company shall pay thereon out of the monies of the Company properly applicable to the payment of the dividends to the holders of Class B Shares. For the purpose hereof, the holders of Class B Shares receive dividends as shall be determined from time-to-time by the board of directors whose determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Company and the holders of Class B Shares. Dividends may be paid on the Class B Shares to the exclusion of the Class A Shares and, if otherwise permitted, the Preferred Shares.

 

(c)Subject to the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attached to the Preferred Shares of the Company, in the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, or upon any distribution of the assets of the Company among shareholders being made (other than by way of dividend out of the monies properly applicable to the payment of dividends) the holders of Class B Shares, together with the holders of the Class A Shares, shall be entitled to share equally.

 

26.3 The Preferred shares (the “Preferred Shares”) have the following special rights and restrictions:

 

(a)The board of directors of the Company may from time to time issue the Preferred Shares in one or more series, each series to consist of such numbers of shares as may before issuance thereof be determined by the board of directors.

 

(b)The board of directors of the Company may by resolution alter the Articles of the Company (subject as hereinafter provided) to create any series of Preferred Shares and to fix before issuance, the designation, rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions to attach to the Preferred Shares of each series, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the rate, form, entitlement and payment of preferential dividends, the dates and place to payment thereof, the redemption price, terms, procedures and conditions of redemption, if any, voting rights and conversion rights (if any) and any sinking fund, purchase fund or other provisions attaching to the Preferred Shares of such series; and provided, however, that no shares of any series shall be issued until the Company has filed an alteration to the Notice of Articles with the Registrar of Companies, or such designated person in any other jurisdiction in which the Company may be continued.

 

(c)If any cumulative dividends or amounts payable on return of capital in respect of a series of shares are not paid in full the shares of all series shall participate rateably in respect of accumulated dividends and return of capital.

 

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(d)The Preferred Shares shall be entitled to preference over the Class A Shares and Class B Shares of the Company and any other shares of the Company ranking junior to the Preferred Shares with respect to the payment of dividends, if any, and in the distribution of assets in the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, or any other distribution of the assets of the Company among its shareholders for the purpose of winding-up its affairs, and may also be given such other preferences over the Class A Shares and Class B Shares and any other shares of the Company ranking junior to the Preferred Shares as may be fixed by the resolution of the board of directors of the Company as to the respective series authorized to be issued.

 

(e)The Preferred Shares of each series shall rank on a parity with the Preferred Shares of every other series with respect to priority and payment of dividends and in the distribution of assets in the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, exclusive of any conversion rights that may affect the aforesaid.

 

(f)No dividends shall at any time be declared or paid on or set apart for payment on any shares of the Company ranking junior to the Preferred Shares unless all dividends, if any, up to and including the dividend payable for the last completed period for which such dividend shall be payable on each series of the Preferred Shares then issued and outstanding shall have been declared and paid or set apart for payment at the date of such declaration or payment or setting apart for payment on such shares of the Company ranking junior to the Preferred Shares nor shall the Company call for redemption or redeem or purchase for cancellation or reduce or otherwise pay off any of the Preferred Shares (less than the total amount then outstanding) or any shares of the Company ranking junior to the Preferred Shares unless all dividends up to and including the dividend payable on each series of the Preferred Shares then issued and outstanding shall have been declared and paid or set apart for payment at the date of such call for redemption, purchase, reduction or other payment.

 

(g)Preferred Shares of any series may be purchased for cancellation or made subject to redemption by the Company out of capital pursuant to the provisions of the Business Corporations Act, if the board of directors so provide in the resolution of the board of directors of the Company relating to the issuance of such Preferred Shares, and upon such other terms and conditions as may be specified in the designations, rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to the Preferred Shares of each such series as set forth in the said resolution of the board of directors and Articles of Amendment of the Company relating to the issuance of such series.

 

(h)The holders of the Preferred Shares shall not, as such, be entitled as of right to subscribe for or purchase or receive any part of any issue of shares or bonds, debentures or other securities of the Company now or hereafter authorized.

 

(i)No class of shares may be created or rights and privileges increased to rank in parity or priority with the Preferred Shares with regard to the rights and privileges thereof and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, capital and dividends, without the approval of the holders of the Preferred Shares.

 

Full name and signature of incorporator Date of Signing

 

December 16, 2022

 

   

Authorized Signatory for
GREGORY T. CHU, A LAW CORPORATION

 

 

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Exhibit 4.1

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAIA ENERGY INC.

 

AND

 

GREEN SHIFT COMMODITIES LTD.

 

AND

 

LATAM BATTERY METALS INC.

 

 

 

SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

 

 

DATED AS OF DECEMBER 8, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THIS SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT is made as of the 8th day of December, 2023 (the “Execution Date”).

 

BETWEEN:

 

GAIA ENERGY INC.
a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of Ontario

 

(“Seller 1”)

 

-and-

 

GREEN SHIFT COMMODITIES LTD.
a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of Ontario

 

(“Seller 2”)

 

– and –

 

LATAM BATTERY METALS INC.
a corporation existing under the laws of British Columbia

 

(the “Buyer”)

 

WHEREAS the Seller 1 is the legal and beneficial owner of 100% of the outstanding shares of Gaia Energy Investments Ltd., a BVI business company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with company number 1022314 (the “Target Company 1”);

 

AND WHEREAS the Target Company 1 has a branch in Colombia called Gaia Energy Investments Ltd. Sucursal Colombia, duly incorporated and identified with the tax identification number No. 900.127.139-6 (the “Local Branch 1”);

 

AND WHEREAS the Local Branch 1 is the legal and beneficial owner of a 100% interest in the Berlin Concessions, located in the municipalities of Norcasia and Samaná in the department of Caldas in Colombia;

 

AND WHEREAS the Seller 1 seeks to sell and the Buyer seeks to purchase the Target Company 1 Shares, all on and subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement;

 

WHEREAS the Seller 2 is the legal and beneficial owner of 100% of the outstanding shares of Berlin (BVI) Limited, a BVI business company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with company number 2067901 (the “Target Company 2”);

 

AND WHEREAS the Target Company 2 has a branch in Colombia called Berlin (BVI) Limited Sucursal Colombia, duly incorporated and identified with the tax identification number No. 901.598.158-1 (the “Local Branch 2”)

 

AND WHEREAS the Local Branch 2 is the legal and beneficial owner of a 100% interest in the Concession Applications, with respect to mineral concessions under evaluation of the national mining authority, located in the municipalities of Norcasia and Samaná in the department of Caldas in Colombia;

 

 

 

 

AND WHEREAS the Seller 2 seeks to sell and the Buyer seeks to purchase the Target Company 2 Shares, all on and subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement;

 

AND WHEREAS capitalized terms when used in these recitals and not otherwise defined in these recitals shall have the respective meanings set forth in Section 1.1.

 

NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH that in consideration of the mutual covenants, conditions and premises herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each of the Parties, the Parties do hereby covenant and agree as follows:

 

1. DEFINITIONS

 

1.1 Definitions

 

In this Agreement:

 

“Affiliate” means any person, partnership, joint venture, corporation or other form of enterprise which directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, a Party.

 

“Agreement”, “this Agreement”, “herein”, “hereby”, “hereof”, “hereunder” and similar expressions shall mean or refer to this Share Purchase Agreement, and includes all Schedules hereto and any and all agreements in writing between the Parties supplemental or ancillary hereto and the expressions “Article” or “Section” followed by a number, mean and refer to the specified Article or Section of this Agreement.

 

“Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Laws” means, as modified from time to time, the applicable national and international Laws aimed to prevent and sanction (a) anti-bribery or corruption applicable to the Sellers and/or the Buyer, their Affiliates, including Applicable Laws that prohibit the illegal payment, offer, promise or authorization of payment or transfer of anything of value (including gifts or entertainment), directly or indirectly, to any foreign or local Governmental Authority, government employee or commercial entity to obtain a business advantage, and (b) Applicable Laws including, without limiting to the financing of terrorism, money laundering and the financing of weapons of mass destruction. The term “Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws”, including without limiting to: (i) the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (Canada); (ii) the Criminal Code of Canada; (iii) any regulations under (i) or (ii) above; and (iv) all other Applicable Laws including Law 1474 of 2011, Law 1778 of 2016, Law 2195 of 2022, Law 1121 of 2006, the Circular Basica Jurídica 029 of 2014 (as applicable), the Colombian Criminal Code as approved by its respective Applicable Laws, all other relevant laws enacted in Colombia, United States of America (including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (FCPA)), regarding bribery and corruption provisions, and any other Applicable Laws, conventions, international treaties and other instruments ratified by Colombia that prohibit corruption and/or bribery in any jurisdiction where the applicable Person does business relating to corruption, bribery, ethical business conduct, money laundering, political contributions, gifts and gratuities, or lawful expenses, to public officials and private persons, and Applicable Laws requiring the disclosure of agency relationships or commissions and the anti-corruption rules of any international financial institutions with which the applicable Person does business.

 

“Applicable Laws” means all applicable federal, provincial, territorial, state, regional and local laws (statutory or common), rules, ordinances (including zoning and mineral removal ordinances), regulations, grants, franchises, licences, orders, directives, judgments, decrees, and other governmental restrictions, including permits and other similar requirements, whether legislative, municipal, administrative or judicial in nature (including environmental laws and any applicable securities laws or regulations, and any applicable rules of any stock exchange, imposing disclosure requirements) and include without limitation, the Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

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“Arbitration Act” means the Arbitration Act, SBC 2020, c. 2, as amended from time to time.

 

“Arbitration Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.3(b).

 

“Berlin Concessions” means the concessions described in Schedule A, Part I.

 

“Berlin Concessions Title Matter” means the fact that the Berlin Concessions are not in good standing under Applicable Law as there are arrears of surface fee payments owing to the National Mining Agency in the approximate amount of COP$3.408.204.002 plus accrued interest as of the effective date of payment, as well as the fact that certain of the concessions forming a part thereof (other than concession identified with the plate 664-17) were or shall be terminated as a sanction by the authority due to non-compliance with their obligations. This amount may be increased if new surface fees are issued under applicable Colombian law.

 

“Berlin Concessions Title Matter Rectification” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Second Cash Payment Trigger”.

 

“Business Day” means any day excluding Saturdays, Sundays and banking or statutory holidays in the Province of Ontario, the British Virgin Islands and Bogota, Colombia.

 

“Business Information” includes the terms of this Agreement, and any other agreement relating to the assets of the applicable Party and all information, data, maps, drill core, results of surveys, drilling and assays, knowledge and know-how, in whatever form and however communicated (including without limitation, Confidential Information), developed, conceived, originated, derived or obtained by a Party in performing its obligations. The term “Business Information” shall not include any Party Information or any improvements, enhancements, refinements or incremental additions to Party Information that are developed, conceived, originated, derived or obtained by a Party in performing its obligations under this Agreement.

 

“Buyer Affiliate Common Shares” means common shares in the capital of the affiliate of the Buyer who has completed a Liquidity Event.

 

“Buyer Common Shares” means Class A common shares in the capital of the Buyer as the same may be constituted from time to time. For the purposes of Section 2.2, if the Liquidity Event has been completed by an Affiliate of the Buyer, then the Buyer Common Shares shall be read as the “Buyer Affiliate Common Shares”.

 

“Buyer Financial Statements” means the financial statements of the Buyer for the 12 months ended on the Buyer Year End.

 

“Buyer Year End” means December 31.

 

“Buyer’s Maximum Amount” means CDN$20,000.

 

“Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.6(a).

 

“Closing” means the completion of the purchase and sale of the Target Company 1 Shares and the Target Company 2 Shares.

 

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“Closing Date” means the date that the Closing occurs, such date being agreed to by the Parties but to be no later than the Outside Date.

 

“Commencement of Commercial Production” means, and is deemed to have been achieved, when the concentrator processing minerals, for other than testing purposes, has operated for a period of 30 consecutive production days at an average rate of not less than 60% of design capacity or, if a concentrator is not erected on the Berlin Concessions and/or the Granted Concessions when uranium ore has been produced for a period of 30 consecutive production days at the rate of not less than 60% of the mining rate specified in a feasibility study recommending placing the Berlin Concessions and/or the Granted Concessions in commercial production.

 

“Concession Applications” means the concession applications described in Schedule A, Part II.

 

“Confidential Information” means all information (including Business Information and Party Information), data, reports, maps, drill core, results of surveys, drilling and assays, knowledge and know-how (including without limitation, formulas, patterns, compilations, programs, devices, methods, techniques and processes) that: (i) is confidential to a Party; or (ii) derives independent economic value (actual or potential) as a result of not being generally known to, or readily ascertainable by, third Persons or the general public and which is subject to confidentiality, or to reasonable efforts under the circumstances to maintain its confidentiality, including without limitation all analyses, interpretations, compilations, studies and evaluations of such information, data, reports, maps, drill core, results of surveys, drilling and assays, knowledge and know-how generated or prepared by or on behalf of any Party.

 

“Consideration Dispute” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(e).

 

“Contracts” means any agreement, indenture, contract, lease, deed of trust, royalty, licence, option, instrument, arrangement, understanding or other commitment, whether written or oral.

 

“control” means possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause direction of management and policies through ownership of voting shares, interests, or securities, or by contract, voting trust, or otherwise. This definition of control shall be incorporated into such terms as “controlled” and “controlling”.

 

“Convertible Securities” means any agreement, option, warrant, right or other security or conversion privilege issued or granted by the Person or any of its Affiliates that is exercisable or convertible into, or exchangeable for, or otherwise carries the right of the holder to purchase or otherwise acquire common shares, including pursuant to one or more multiple exercises, conversions and/or exchanges to require the Person to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of its issued and outstanding common shares.

 

“Deferred Payments” means the Second Cash Payments, the Third Cash Payments and the Liquidity Event Shares.

 

“Direct Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.6(a).

 

“Dispute” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.3(b).

 

“Dispute Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.3(b).

 

“Dispute Representative” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.3(b).

 

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“Encumbrances” means any and all mortgages, bills of sale, pledges, security interests, liens, charges, hypothecation, encumbrances, contractual obligations, title retention, preferential right, trust, royalty, writ, warrant, caveat, plaint and Legal Claims, rights, title or interests of others, whether recorded or unrecorded or registered or unregistered.

 

“Execution Date” means the date set forth on the first page of this Agreement.

 

“Expert” means: (i) for a Consideration Dispute with respect to commencement of commercial production, or a member in good standing of the Canadian Society Professional Engineers and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum as mutually agreed by the Parties, acting reasonably; or (ii) for a Consideration Dispute with respect to the Berlin Concessions Title Matter or a Liquidity Event a lawyer that has been a member of the bar of Colombia for at least 20 years and who is qualified by education, training and experience to hear and determine matters in the nature of the Consideration Dispute.

 

“Filing Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.3.

 

“Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, provincial, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency, official or any court, stock exchange or securities commission, having jurisdiction.

 

“Granted Concessions” means the concessions that are granted to Local Branch 2, if as and when the Concession Applications are granted by requisite Governmental Authorities.

 

“IFRS” means International Financial Reporting Standards.

 

“Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.6(a).

 

“Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.6(a).

 

“Initial Cash Consideration” means the sum of CDN$20,000.

 

“Initial Consideration Shares” means 500,000 Buyer Common Shares in the capital of the Buyer which, as of the Execution Date, represent 25% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Buyer.

 

“Intellectual Property” means all trade or brand names, business names, trade-marks (including logos), trade-marks, service marks, copyrights, patents, industrial designs, trade secrets, proprietary information and know-how, manuals, inventions, formulae, processes, technology and other intellectual property in whatever form or format used by the applicable company together with all rights under licenses, registered user agreements, technology transfer agreements and other agreements or instruments relating to any of the foregoing and any mining, milling or processing intellectual property.

 

“Interim Period” means the period between the Execution Date and the earlier of the Closing Date or the date on which this Agreement is lawfully terminated pursuant to Article 7.

 

“Knowledge” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.6.

 

“Legal Claims” means any and all debts, claims, actions, lawsuits, causes of action, demands, duties and obligations of whatsoever nature and howsoever incurred.

 

“Liabilities” means all Legal Claims, demands, obligations, suits, complaints, actions, damages, costs, losses, liabilities (fixed or contingent, known or unknown), expenses, lawyer’s fees, investigation costs, remediation costs, awards, decrees, orders, judgments, fines, penalties, injunctions or similar decisions, that may adversely affect the interests of a Party, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of legal counsel and other professional advisers incurred by such Party in defending against such liabilities.

 

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“Liquidity Event” means the completion by the Buyer or a Buyer Affiliate of any of the following: (i) a Public Offering with a concurrent listing on a recognized stock exchange; or (ii) (A) a transaction which provides holders of the Buyer Common Shares (or Buyer Affiliate Common Shares) with comparable liquidity that such holders would receive upon completion of a Public Offering and stock exchange listing is completed, whether by means of a reverse take-over, merger, amalgamation, arrangement, take-over bid, insider bid, reorganization, joint venture, sale of all or substantially all assets, exchange of assets or similar transaction or other combination with a public corporation; and (B) a listing of the Buyer Common Shares (or Buyer Affiliate Common Shares) on a recognized stock exchange.

 

“Local Branch 1” means Gaia Energy Investments Ltd Sucursal Colombia, incorporated in Colombia with tax identification number 900127139-6.

 

“Local Branch 2” means Berlin (BVI) Limited Sucursal Colombia, incorporated in Colombia with tax identification number: 901.598.158-1

 

“Losses” means all claims, demands, proceedings, fines, losses, damages, liabilities, deficiencies, costs and expenses (including all reasonable legal and other professional fees and disbursements, interest, penalties, judgments and amounts paid in settlement) arising directly or indirectly as a consequence of the matter giving rise to such Loss or Losses; provided that “Loss” and “Losses” shall not include punitive damages, except if and to the extent any such Losses would otherwise be recoverable under Applicable Law in an action for breach of contract or any such Losses are recovered against an Indemnified Party pursuant to a Third Party Claim.

 

“Liquidity Event Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(c).

 

“Liquidity Event Price” means the price at which the Buyer Common Shares or Buyer Affiliate Common Shares are issued pursuant to the Public Offering referenced in clause (i) of the definition of Liquidity Event or the price at which the Buyer Common Shares or Buyer Affiliate Common Shares are issued or deemed issued pursuant to the transaction described in clause (ii) of the definition of Liquidity Event.

 

“Material Adverse Effect” means a change, effect, circumstance, event or state of facts that, when taken individually or together with all other adverse changes, effects, circumstances, events or states of fact, is material and, as applicable, adverse with respect to the applicable company and its property and assets taken as whole; provided, however, that no change, effect, circumstance, event or state of facts arising from or relating to any of the following shall be deemed to constitute a Material Adverse Effect, or shall be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred: (i) any change or condition generally affecting the mining industry; (ii) the state of the securities, credit, banking, capital or commodity markets in general; (iii) any change in the price of uranium; (iv) any change relating to the rate at which any currency can be exchanged for any other currency; (v) general political, economic or financial conditions, including in Canada or Colombia; (vi) any adoption, implementation, change or proposed change in Applicable Laws or accounting standards (or in any interpretation of Applicable Laws or accounting standards); (vii) any natural disaster or general outbreak of illness (including COVID-19); (viii) any terrorist attack, armed hostilities, military conflicts, or any governmental response to any of the foregoing; or (ix) the announcement or execution of this Agreement or the implementation of any of the transactions contemplated herein, except, in the case of subsections (i), (v), (vi), (vii) or (viii), where such event, change, effect or circumstance has a materially disproportionate effect on the applicable company or its assets and property taken as a whole, relative to other comparable operations in the mining industry generally, and provided further that references in this Agreement to dollar amounts are not intended to be and shall not be deemed to be illustrative or interpretive for purposes of determining whether a “Material Adverse Effect” has occurred.

 

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“Mineral Interests” means real property interests, mineral rights, mineral exploration concessions, mineral leases, mining concessions, land (surface and access rights) and other similar rights, licenses, concessions and interests, whether created privately or by the action of any Governmental Authority.

 

“Minimum Loss Amount” means the sum of CDN$5,000.

 

“Mining Pledge” means a mining pledge over the future mining production of the Concession Applications, Berlin Concessions and the Granted Concessions registered in the Colombian public guarantees registry (“registro de garantias mobiliarias”).

 

“Notice of Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.6(a).

 

“Objection Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(e).

 

“Ordinary Course” means with respect to an action taken by a Person, that such action is consistent with the past practices of the Person and is taken in the ordinary course of the normal day-to-day operations of that Person.

 

“Outside Date” means December 31, 2023.

 

“Parties” means the Sellers and the Buyer and “Party” means any one of them.

 

“Party Information” means all information, data, knowledge and know-how, in whatever form and however communicated (including without limitation, such Confidential Information), which, as shown by written records, was developed, conceived, originated or obtained by a Party independent of its performance under the terms of this Agreement.

 

“Permitted Encumbrances” means any Encumbrance in respect of the applicable assets and property comprising the following:

 

(a)inchoate or statutory liens for Taxes or rents not at the time due;

 

(b)inchoate or statutory liens for overdue Taxes or utilities, the validity of which is being contested in good faith;

 

(c)security given to a public utility or any Governmental Authority in the Ordinary Course;

 

(d)any reservations or exceptions contained in the original grants of the applicable Mineral Interests;

 

(e)minor discrepancies in the legal description of the applicable Mineral Interests (or any part thereof) and any registered easements and registered restrictions or covenants that overlie the surface rights covered by the applicable Mineral Interests;

 

(f)rights of way for or reservations or rights of others for railways, sewers, water lines, gas lines, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines, and other similar utilities, or zoning by-laws, ordinances or other restrictions as to the use of real property, which do not in the aggregate materially impair the use of the applicable Mineral Interests or otherwise prevent the right to transfer the applicable Mineral Interests or an interest therein;

 

(g)with respect to the Target Company 1 and the Local Branch 1, the Berlin Concessions Title Matter;

 

(h)with respect to the Target Company 1 and the Local Branch 1, the Tax Matter; and

 

(i)Aboriginal rights or Treaty rights.

 

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“Person” means any natural person, partnership, company, corporation, unincorporated association, joint venture, trust, trustee, Governmental Authority or other entity howsoever designated or constituted.

 

“Proceedings” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.3(a).

 

“Public Company” means a company whose shares are listed and posted for trading on a recognized stock exchange and is a reporting issuer (or equivalent) in at least one jurisdiction in Canada or in the United States.

 

“Public Offering” means an initial public offering by the Buyer or a Buyer Affiliate in Canada, as the case may be, of Buyer Common Shares or Buyer Affiliate Common Shares, as the case may be.

 

“Registered Agent” means Vistra (BVI) Limited of Vistra Corporate Services Centre, Wickhams Cay II, Road Town, Tortola, VG1110, British Virgin Islands, the registered agent of the Target Company 1 and the Target Company 2.

 

“Representative” means each director, officer, employee, servant, qualified person, workman, contractor, subcontractor, agent, solicitor, accountant, consultant, or financial advisor of a Party and its Affiliates and all other Persons acting for or in conjunction with such Party.

 

“Royalty” means a 1.0% net smelter returns royalty on all production from the Berlin Concessions, the Concession Applications and the Granted Concessions to be granted pursuant to the Royalty Agreement.

 

“Royalty Agreement” means a royalty agreement to be entered into among the Buyer (as royalty payor), the Target Company 1, the Target Company 2, the Local Branch 1 and the Local Branch 2 (as guarantors) and the Sellers (as royalty holders) pursuant to which the Buyer agrees to grant the Royalty to the Sellers, which has attached thereto the form of the Mining Pledge.

 

“Second Cash Payment” means the sum of CDN$1.0 million.

 

“Second Cash Payment Trigger” means the later of (A) March 1, 2024; and (B) the earlier of: (i) 90 days after the date on which the Berlin Concessions Title Matter has been rectified as evidenced by the payment receipt of the total debt regarding surface fees or the subscription of a payment agreement with the National Mining Agency (the “Berlin Concession Title Matter Rectification”); and (ii) five days following completion of a Liquidity Event.

 

“Sellers” means, collectively, the Seller 1 and the Seller 2.

 

“Seller 1’s Maximum Amount” means CDN$20,000.

 

“Seller 2’s Maximum Amount” means CDN$5,000.

 

“Subject Assets of Target Company 1” means the Berlin Concessions and the Target Company 1 Books and Records.

 

“Subject Assets of Target Company 2” means the Concession Applications, the Granted Concessions and the Target Company 2 Books and Records.

 

“Target Company 1” means Gaia Energy Investments Ltd., a BVI business company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with company number 1022314.

 

“Target Company 1 Books and Records” means all books, records, documents, data, logs, maps, maintenance files, mining, resource and reserve data, quality control records, drilling and assay reports or data, environmental studies and reports, plans, technical, geological and scientific information or records, files, papers, surveys and plans or specifications and any other recorded information owned by or in the possession or control of the Target Company 1 or the Local Branch 1.

 

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““Target Company 1 Shares” means all of the issued shares in Target Company 1, comprising 10,000,000 ordinary shares of $1.00 each.

 

“Target Company 2” means Berlin (BVI) Limited, a BVI business company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with company number 2067901.

 

“Target Company 2 Books and Records” means all books, records, documents, data, logs, maps, maintenance files, mining, resource and reserve data, quality control records, drilling and assay reports or data, environmental studies and reports, plans, technical, geological and scientific information or records, files, papers, surveys and plans or specifications and any other recorded information owned by or in the possession or control of the Target Company 2 or the Local Branch 2.

 

“Target Company 2 Shares” means all of the issued shares in Target Company 1, comprising 1 ordinary share of $1.00 each.

 

“Tax Act” means the Income Tax Act, R.S.C. 1985 (5th Supp.) c.1.

 

“Tax Matter” means that for the period between 2017 and 2022, Target Company 1 and Local Branch 1 have not filed Tax Returns with the Colombia National Tax Office DIAN and local offices and as such are subject to arrears of Taxes, interest, fines and penalties, including without limitation, in connection with ongoing audits and collection processes, in amounts that cannot currently be ascertained.

 

“Taxes” means: (a) any [Colombian] income, gross receipts, license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits, environmental, customs duties, capital stock, franchise, profits, withholding, Social Security (or similar), unemployment, disability, real property, personal property, sales, use, transfer, registration, value added, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated, escheat or unclaimed property liability, or other tax of any kind whatsoever; (b) any interest, penalty, or addition thereto, whether disputed or not; and (c) all franchises, tariffs, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exceptions, consents, certificates, approvals, classifications, registrations and orders of any Governmental Authority required by Applicable Laws.

 

“Tax Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(b).

 

“Tax Returns” means all returns, reports, declarations, designations, elections, notices, filings, forms, information returns and statements filed or required to be filed in respect of Taxes.

 

“Third Cash Payment” means the sum of CDN$5.0 million.

 

“Third Party” has the meaning set out in Section 8.10(e).

 

“Third Party Claim” has the meaning set out in Section 8.6(a).

 

“Time of Closing” means 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on the Closing Date or such other time as may be mutually agreed between the Seller 1 and the Buyer.

 

“Transfer” when used as a verb, means to sell, grant, assign, or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, including through mergers, consolidations, arrangements or share or asset purchases (including resulting in a change in control) and when used as a noun, means a sale, grant, assignment, or disposal or the commitment to do any of the foregoing, directly or indirectly, including through mergers, consolidation, arrangements or share or asset purchase.

 

“Transfer Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.7.

 

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1.2 Gender and Extended Meanings

 

In this Agreement all words and personal pronouns relating thereto shall be read and construed as the number and gender of the Party or Parties referred to in each case require and the verb shall be construed as agreeing with the required word and pronoun. In this Agreement words importing the singular number include the plural and vice versa.

 

1.3 Currency

 

All references to currency in this Agreement, including “dollars” and “$”, are in Canadian currency unless otherwise indicated.

 

1.4 Period of Time/Time of Essence

 

When calculating the period of time within which or following which any act is to be done or step is to be taken pursuant to this Agreement, the date which is the initial reference date in calculating such period shall be excluded. If the last day of such period is a non-Business Day, the period in question shall end on the next Business Day. Time is of the essence of this Agreement.

 

1.5 Section Headings

 

The Article, Section and other headings contained in this Agreement or in the Schedules are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

1.6 Knowledge

 

Where any representation or warranty in this Agreement is expressly qualified by reference to the Knowledge of the Seller 1 it is deemed to refer to the actual Knowledge of Richard Spencer, the director of Seller 1 and Knowledge of the Seller 2 is deemed to refer to the actual Knowledge of Trumbull Fisher, the Chief Executive Officer of the Seller 2 and John Ross, the Chief Financial Officer of the Seller 2, in each case after due inquiry. Where any representation or warranty in this Agreement is expressly qualified by reference to the Knowledge of the Buyer it is deemed to refer to the actual Knowledge of Luis Helguero, the Chief Executive Officer of the Buyer and Greg Lipschitz, the director of the Buyer, after due inquiry. References to “Knowledge” in this Agreement shall be construed accordingly.

 

1.7 Schedules

 

The following are the schedules (the “Schedules”) attached to and incorporated in this Agreement by reference and deemed to be a part hereof:

 

Schedule A Description of Berlin Concessions and Concession Applications
   
Schedule B Wire Transfer Instructions and Shares Registration Instructions
   
Schedule C Form of Royalty Agreement
   
Schedule D Details of Target Company 1 and Target Company 2

 

In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and any Schedule, the terms of this Agreement shall govern.

 

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2. PURCHASE AND SALE

 

2.1 Target Company 1 Shares to be Purchased and Sold and Closing Date Consideration

 

Subject to the terms and conditions herein contained, on the Closing Date and with effect as of the Time of Closing, the Seller 1 shall Transfer the Target Company 1 Shares to the Buyer and the Buyer agrees to directly purchase the Target Company 1 Shares from the Seller 1, all in consideration of the following:

 

(a) the Initial Cash Consideration, to be paid by the Buyer to Seller 1 in cash by wire transfer on the Closing Date pursuant to the wire transfer instructions set out in Schedule B or as otherwise directed by the Seller 1 to the Buyer in advance of the Closing Date;

 

(b) the Initial Consideration Shares, to be delivered by the Buyer to the Seller 1 on the Closing Date; and

 

(c) the grant of the Royalty by the Buyer to the Sellers (as guaranteed by the Target Company 1, the Target Company 2, the Local Branch 1 and the Local Branch 2) pursuant to the execution and delivery of the Royalty Agreement.

 

The Seller 1 acknowledges and agrees that the Initial Consideration Shares issuable hereunder will be represented by physical certificates or DRS statements and the Seller 1 further understands and acknowledges that upon the original issuance thereof, and until such time as the same is no longer required under applicable requirements of applicable securities laws, certificates or DRS statements representing such securities and all certificates or DRS statements issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof, will bear such legends setting out resale restrictions under applicable Canadian securities laws and the rules and policies of the applicable recognized stock exchange, as applicable. It is the responsibility of the Seller 1 to determine the applicable resale restrictions and to comply with such requirements.

 

2.2 Additional Consideration – Deferred Payments

 

As additional consideration for the purchase of the Target Company 1 Shares, the Buyer shall:

 

(a) No later than two Business Days after the date that the Second Cash Payment Trigger has occurred, pay the Second Cash Payment to the Seller 1 in cash by wire transfer pursuant to the wire transfer instructions set out in Schedule B (or as otherwise directed by the Seller 1 to the Buyer in advance of the Second Cash Payment Trigger Date). The Second Cash Payment if not paid when due, shall bear interest at the rate of 10% per annum, calculated and payable annually, not in advance, both before and after judgment. The covenant to pay interest shall not merge on the taking of a judgment or judgments with respect to any of the obligations herein stipulated.

 

(b) No later than 30 days after the Commencement of Commercial Production has occurred, pay the Third Cash Payment to the Seller 1 in cash by wire transfer pursuant to the wire transfer instructions set out in Schedule B (or as otherwise directed by the Seller 1 to the Buyer in advance of the date on which the Third Cash Payment is paid to the Seller 1). The Third Cash Payment if not paid when due, shall bear interest at the rate of 10% per annum, calculated and payable annually, not in advance, both before and after judgment. The covenant to pay interest shall not merge on the taking of a judgment or judgments with respect to any of the obligations herein stipulated.

 

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(c) No later than two Business Days after the completion of a Liquidity Event: the Buyer or the Buyer Affiliate, as the case may be, shall issue to the Seller 1: (A) if the Liquidity Event occurs within 12 months after the Closing Date, the greater of: (1) such number of Buyer Shares or Buyer Affiliate Shares, as the case may be, that would result in the Seller 1 owning an aggregate 20% of the issued shares of the Buyer or the Buyer Affiliate, as the case may be, after giving effect to both the issuance to the Seller 1 and the completion of the Liquidity Event, at a deemed price per share equal to the Liquidity Event Price; and (2) such number of Buyer Shares or Buyer Affiliate Shares, as the case may be, with a value of CDN$5.0 million, at a deemed price per share equal to the Liquidity Event Price; or (B) if the Liquidity Event occurs later than 12 months after the Closing Date, the greater of: (1) such number of Buyer Shares or Buyer Affiliate Shares, as the case may be, that would result in the Seller 1 owning an aggregate 25% of the issued shares of the Buyer or the Buyer Affiliate, as the case may be, after giving effect to both the issuance to the Seller 1 and the completion of the Liquidity Event, at a deemed price per share equal to the Liquidity Event Price; and (2) such number of Buyer Shares or Buyer Affiliate Shares, as the case may be, with a value of CDN$6.0 million, at a deemed price per share equal to the Liquidity Event Price.

 

The common shares to be issued pursuant to this Section 2.2 are referred to as the “Liquidity Event Shares”. If any of the Liquidity Event Shares are not issued and delivered to the Seller 1 when due, the Buyer shall be liable to pay interest until such Liquidity Event Shares are delivered to the Seller 1, calculated on the dollar amount set forth in Section 2.2(c)(A)(2) or 2.2(c)(B)(2), as the case may be, at the rate of 10% per annum, calculated and payable annually, not in advance, both before and after judgment. The covenant to pay interest shall not merge on the taking of a judgment or judgments with respect to any of the obligations herein stipulated. The Seller 1 acknowledges and agrees that all Liquidity Event Shares issuable hereunder will be represented by physical certificates or DRS statements and the Seller 1 further understands and acknowledges for that upon the original issuance thereof, and until such time as the same is no longer required under applicable requirements of the applicable securities laws, certificates or DRS statements representing such securities and all certificates or DRS statements issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof, will bear such legends setting out resale restrictions under applicable Canadian securities laws and the rules and policies of the applicable recognized stock exchange, as applicable. It is the responsibility of the Seller 1 to determine the applicable resale restrictions and to comply with such requirements.

 

2.3 Covenants Regarding Deferred Payments

 

(a) The Buyer covenants and agrees as and by way of a covenant that shall survive the Closing, from and after the Closing Date, to keep the Seller 1 advised in a timely and prompt basis upon the completion of the Berlin Concessions Title Matter Rectification and the completion of the Liquidity Event. The Buyer also covenants and agrees to answer, in a reasonable fashion, inquiries made by the Seller 1 from time to time as to the status and anticipated completion date of the Berlin Concessions Title Matter Rectification and the completion date of the Liquidity Event.

 

(b) The Buyer covenants and agrees as and by way of a covenant that shall survive the Closing, from and after the Closing Date to keep the Seller 1 advised in a timely and prompt basis as to the intended date for the Commencement of Commercial Production and matters in connection therewith including without limitation, mitigating events or events (including events of force majeure and other events) that may delay or impede or slow down the Commencement of Commercial Production. The Buyer also covenants and agrees to answer, in a reasonable fashion, inquiries made by the Seller 1 from time to time as to the status and anticipated date of the Commencement of Commercial Production.

 

(c) The Buyer covenants and agrees as and by way of a covenant that shall survive the Closing, from and after the Closing Date to use its best efforts to procure the occurrence of the Liquidity Event as soon as reasonably practicable following the Closing and to complete an equity offering in connection with such Liquidity Event for minimum gross proceeds of CDN$5.0 million based on a minimum CDN$10.0 million enterprise value of the Buyer.

 

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(d) The Buyer covenants and agrees as and by way of a covenant that shall survive the Closing that, from and after the Closing Date until all of the Deferred Payments have been made and delivered to the Seller 1 pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement (and all ongoing disputes with respect thereto, to the extent applicable, have been duly agreed to or settled), the Buyer shall not:

 

(i)Transfer or Encumber, or agree to Transfer or Encumber, directly or indirectly, any of its interest in this Agreement, the Target Company 1 Shares, the Target Company 2 Shares, the Local Branch 1 or the Local Branch 2;

 

(ii)issue additional shares of the Target Company 1 that are dilutive to the 100% interest of the Buyer in the Target Company 1;

 

(iii)Transfer or Encumber, in whole or in part, the Berlin Concessions, the Concession Applications or the Granted Concessions;

 

in each case without the prior written consent of the Seller 1, which consent may be withheld, conditioned or delayed by the Seller 1 in its sole and unfettered discretion.

 

(e) If at any time following the Closing Date, the Seller 1, acting reasonably, shall take the position (in contradistinction to the position of the Buyer) that the Berlin Concessions Title Matter Rectification has occurred, that there has occurred the Commencement of Commercial Production; or that there has occurred a Liquidity Event; as the case may be, the Seller 1 may send to the Buyer a written notice (the “Objection Notice”) stating in reasonable detail the position of the Seller 1. Any subject matter of an Objection Notice is a “Consideration Dispute”.

 

(f) If the Seller 1 delivers an Objection Notice, the Seller 1 on the first hand, and the Buyer on the second hand, through their delegated Representatives shall meet in person or by phone over the subsequent 10 Business Days to negotiate in good faith to resolve the Consideration Dispute that is set forth in the Objection Notice.

 

(g) If within such 10 Business Day period the Consideration Dispute that is set forth in the Objection Notice is not so resolved, then the Seller 1, on the one hand, and the Buyer, on the second hand, shall promptly retain the Expert to resolve the Consideration Dispute.

 

(h) The Expert shall act as an expert and not as an arbitrator to resolve the Consideration Dispute.

 

(i) The Buyer shall provide in a timely and forthright fashion, all data and information reasonably required by the Expert in order to make its determination as to the resolution of the Consideration Dispute.

 

(j) The resolution of the Consideration Dispute as determined by the Expert will, absent manifest error, be conclusive and binding on the Parties. All costs and expenses of the Expert shall be apportioned between the Seller 1, on the first hand, and the Buyer, on the second hand, on the basis such that the losing Party shall bear 100% of all such costs and expenses. However, the Seller 1, on the first hand, and the Buyer, on the second hand, shall each bear their own costs in presenting their respective cases to the Expert.

 

(k) As and when any Consideration Dispute has been resolved such that the Expert makes a determination that either the Berlin Concessions Title Matter Rectification has occurred; that there has occurred the Commencement of Commercial Production; and/or that there has occurred a Liquidity Event, then the Buyer shall forthwith (and in any event within five Business Days after the date of resolution of the applicable Consideration Dispute) forward the applicable Deferred Payment or Deferred Payments to the Seller 1.

 

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2.4 Tax Allocation

 

(a) The Seller 1, the Seller 2 and the Buyer, as the case may be, shall each be liable, according to Applicable Laws, for calculating, assessing, withholding and paying all Taxes arising as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(b) The Buyer covenants and agrees as and by way of a covenant that shall survive Closing that effective immediately on Closing the Buyer, the Target Company 1, the Target Company 2, the Local Branch 1 and the Local Branch 2 (and neither of the Sellers or their Affiliates) shall be responsible for all Taxes of the Target Company 1, the Target Company 2, the Local Branch 1 or the Local Branch 2 for all taxable periods both prior to and after the Closing Date, including without limitation, with regard to the Tax Matter. Such covenant includes the fact that in the event that either of the Sellers (or their Affiliates) is required to pay or remit any such taxes, duties, fees, costs or other imposts or assessments related to taxable periods both prior to or after the Closing Date, the Buyer shall indemnify and save the Sellers harmless in respect of the same as provided in Section 8.4(c) (the “Tax Liabilities”).

 

(c) The Buyer covenants and agrees as and by way of a covenant that shall survive Closing to procure that the Target Company 1, the Target Company 2, the Local Branch 1 and the Local Branch 2 shall file all Tax Returns relating to the Target Company 1, the Target Company 2. the Local Branch 1 and the Local Branch 2 respectively, for any taxable period ending on or before the Closing and that the Target Company 1, the Target Company 2, the Local Branch 1 and the Local Branch 2 shall pay any Taxes shown as due thereon. The Buyer agrees to cause Target Company 1, Local Branch 1, Target Company 2 and Local Branch 2 to file requisite Tax Returns in Colombia no later than one month after the Closing Date and to immediately provide written notice to the Seller 1 of such filing.

 

(d) The Buyer shall retain all Tax Returns, schedules and work papers and all material records or other documents in its possession (or in the possession of its Affiliates) relating to Tax matters of the Target Company 1, the Target Company 2, he Local Branch 1 and the Local Branch 2 for any taxable period that includes the Closing Date and for all prior taxable periods until the later of: (i) the expiration of the statute of limitations of the taxable periods to which such Tax Returns and other documents relate, without regard to extensions; or (ii) six years following the due date (without extension) for such Tax Returns. During such retention time, the Sellers and their Representatives shall have access thereto (on a “need-to-know” basis) as reasonably required and at the Sellers’ own sole cost and expense. After such time, before the Buyer shall dispose of any such documents in its possession (or in the possession of its Affiliates), the Sellers shall be given an opportunity, after 90 days prior written notice, to remove and retain all or any part of such documents as the Sellers may select (at the Sellers’ own sole cost expense). Any information obtained under this Section 2.4(d) shall be kept confidential, except as may be otherwise necessary for the Sellers to enforce their rights pursuant to this Agreement, including without limitation, as provided in Section 8.4.

 

2.5 Target Company 2 Shares and Closing Date Consideration

 

Subject to the terms and conditions herein contained, on the Closing Date and with effect as of the Time of Closing, the Seller 2 shall Transfer the Target Company 2 Shares to the Buyer and the Buyer agrees to directly purchase the Target Company 2 Shares from the Seller 2 solely in consideration of the grant of the Royalty by the Buyer to the Sellers (as guaranteed by the Target Company 1, Target Company 2, the Local Branch 1 and the Local Branch 2) pursuant to the execution and delivery of the Royalty Agreement.

 

2.6 Covenant as to Board Representation

 

(a) The Buyer covenants and agrees as and by way of a covenant that shall survive Closing to procure that: (i) at the sole option of the Seller 2, the Seller 2 shall have the right to advise the Buyer that the Seller 2 desires to cause one nominee of the Seller 2 to be appointed to the board of directors of the Buyer (while the Buyer remains a private company); and (ii) the Buyer shall immediately (and in any event within two Business Days after receipt of such written notice) do all such acts and things as shall be required in order to cause such nominee or nominees to be appointed to the board of directors of the Buyer.

 

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(b) If the Buyer or a Buyer Affiliate has completed a Liquidity Event, the Buyer covenants and agrees as and by way of a covenant that shall survive Closing that, at the sole option of the Seller 2, the Seller 2 shall have the right to advise the applicable Public Company that the Seller 2 desires to cause nominees of the Seller 2 to be appointed to the board of directors of such Public Company. The number of board nominees of the Seller 2 shall be proportionate to the combined shareholdings of the Seller 1 and Seller 2 (with their respective Affiliates) in the applicable Public Company, rounded down. For example purposes and without limitation, if the Seller 1 and the Seller 2 (with their respective Affiliates) together hold 25% of the outstanding shares of the Public Company on an undiluted basis, then the Seller 2 shall be entitled to have a number of its nominees on the board of the Public Company equal to 25% of the number of total board members. The Buyer shall cause the applicable Public Company to do all such acts and things as shall be required in order to cause such nominee or nominees to be elected to the board of the Public Company.

 

3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Buyer

 

The Buyer hereby represents and warrants to the Sellers as follows and acknowledges that the Sellers are relying on such representations and warranties in entering into this Agreement:

 

(a) The Buyer is duly existing, organized and validly subsisting under the laws of British Columbia and is qualified and licensed to carry on business in such jurisdiction.

 

(b) The Buyer has full power and authority to carry on its business and to enter into this Agreement and any agreement or instrument referred to or contemplated by this Agreement and to carry out and perform all of its obligations and duties hereunder and thereunder. The Buyer has full power and authority to issue the Initial Consideration Shares and the Liquidity Event Shares to the Seller 1 as contemplated in this Agreement.

 

(c) The Buyer has duly obtained all corporate approvals and the authorizations of any Governmental Authority or third Persons required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and any agreement or instrument referred to or contemplated by this Agreement and such execution, delivery and performance and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein does not conflict with or result in a breach of any covenants or agreements contained in, or constitute a breach of or a default under or result in the creation of any Encumbrance under, the provisions of its constating documents or any shareholders’ or directors’ resolution or any indenture, agreement, Contract or other instrument whatsoever to which either the Buyer is a party or by which is bound and does not contravene any Applicable Laws.

 

(d) The Buyer has or will have at the Time of Closing duly obtained all corporate approvals and the authorizations of any Governmental Authority or third Person required for the issuance of the Initial Consideration Shares and the Liquidity Event Shares and such issuance of the Initial Consideration Shares and the Liquidity Event Shares does not conflict with or result in a breach of any covenants or agreements contained in, or constitute a breach of or a default under or result in the creation of any Encumbrance under, the provisions of its constating documents or any shareholders’ or directors’ resolution or any indenture, agreement or other instrument whatsoever to which it is a party or by which it is bound and does not contravene any Applicable Laws.

 

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(e) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Buyer and is a valid agreement of the Buyer, binding upon and enforceable against the Buyer in accordance with its terms, subject only to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, and other laws of general application limiting the enforcement of creditors rights generally and to the fact that specific performance and other equitable remedies are available only in the discretion of a court.

 

(f) The Buyer has not committed an act of bankruptcy, is not insolvent, is not unable to meet its obligations as they come due, has not proposed a compromising arrangement to its creditors generally, has not had any petition for a receiving order in bankruptcy filed against it, has not made a voluntary assignment in bankruptcy, has not taken any proceedings with respect to a compromise, arrangement or reorganization, has not taken any proceeding to have itself declared bankrupt or wound-up, has not taken any proceeding to have a receiver appointed in respect of any part of its assets, has not had any encumbrancer take possession of any of its property and has not had any execution or distress become enforceable or become levied upon any of its property.

 

(g) There are no actions, suits, investigations, Legal Claims or proceedings pending or, to the Buyer’s Knowledge, threatened, against the Buyer which, if adversely determined, would materially impair the ability of the Buyer to perform its obligations under this Agreement. There are no judgments which remain unsatisfied against the Buyer or consent decrees or injunctions to which the Buyer is subject which would materially impair the ability of the Buyer to perform its obligations under this Agreement. There are no investigations, actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity or by or before any Governmental Authority now pending or, to the Buyer’s Knowledge, threatened, against or affecting the Buyer (or its properties or assets) and, to the Knowledge of the Buyer, there is no ground on which any such action, suit or proceeding might be commenced, which, if adversely determined, would materially impair the ability of the Buyer to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(h) As of the Execution Date: (i) the authorized share capital of the Buyer consists of an unlimited number of Class A common shares of which 2,000,000 Class A common shares are outstanding (following issuance of the Initial Consideration Shares); (ii) an unlimited number of Class B common shares of which nil Class B common shares are outstanding; and (iii) an unlimited number of preferred shares issuable in series of which nil preferred shares are outstanding. As of the Execution Date, the Buyer does not have outstanding any rights to subscribe for or to purchase, or any options for the purchase of, or any agreements providing for the issuance of, any common shares or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any Buyer Common Shares. As of the Time of Closing, other than as disclosed to Seller 1 and Seller 2 in writing, no Person will have any option or other right to acquire or receive Buyer Common Shares or any agreement or option or any right or privilege (whether by law, pre-emptive or contractual) capable of becoming an agreement or option for the purchase, subscription or issuance of any securities of the Buyer.

 

(i) As of the Time of Closing, the issuance of the Initial Consideration Shares and the Liquidity Event Shares by the Buyer as required by the terms of this Agreement will be duly and validly authorized by the Buyer and at the Time of Closing, the Initial Consideration Shares will be validly issued as fully paid and non-assessable Buyer Common Shares. Upon issuance, the Liquidity Event Shares will be duly and validly authorized by the Buyer (or the Buyer Affiliate, as the case may be) and will be validly issued as fully paid and non-assessable common shares of the Buyer (or the Buyer Affiliate, as the case may be).

 

(j) As of the Execution Date, the Buyer is in compliance, in all material respects, with all Applicable Laws, or other requirements applicable to it and has filed all reports or returns required under all Applicable Laws except where such failure would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Buyer.

 

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(k) There are no actions, suits, investigations, Legal Claims or proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of the Buyer, threatened against the Buyer. There are no judgments which remain unsatisfied against the Buyer or consent decrees or injunctions to which the Buyer is a party. There are no investigations, actions, suits or proceedings at Applicable Law or in equity or by or before any governmental entity now pending or, to the Knowledge of the Buyer, threatened against or affecting the Buyer or its properties or assets and, to the Knowledge of the Buyer, there is no ground on which any such action, suit or proceeding might be commenced.

 

(l) The Buyer is in compliance in all material respects with Applicable Laws in connection with the conduct of its operations, except where such failure would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(m) The Buyer currently has no employees or subsidiaries and has never had any employees or subsidiaries.

 

(n) The Buyer is up to date in the filing of all Tax Returns in all jurisdictions required to be filed by it when due, all returns affecting workers compensation with the appropriate agency, corporation capital Tax Returns, if required, and any other material reports and information required to be filed by the Buyer with any Governmental Authority. The Buyer has withheld and remitted to Tax collection authorities such Taxes as are required by law to be withheld and remitted as and when due. The Buyer has paid all income, sales and capital Taxes payable by it as and when due. The Buyer has paid all instalments of corporate Taxes due and payable, and there is not currently outstanding nor does the Buyer expect to receive any notice of re-assessment from any applicable Tax collecting authority.

 

(o) The Buyer has not engaged in any transaction or made any disbursement or assumed or incurred any liability or obligation or made any commitment, including without limitation, any forward purchase commitment or similar obligation, to make any expenditure which would materially affect its operations, property, assets or financial condition.

 

(p) Except pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, the Buyer has not incurred any material liabilities or obligations of any nature, whether or not accrued, contingent or otherwise relating to the Buyer and the Buyer is not party to or bound by any suretyship, guarantee, indemnification or assumption agreement, or endorsement of, or any other similar contract with respect to the obligations, liabilities or indebtedness of any person relating to or affecting the Buyer.

 

(q) The Buyer is not a party to any Contract, commitment or agreement, and neither the Buyer nor any of its properties and assets are subject to or bound or affected by any charter, bylaw or other corporate restriction, or any order, judgment, decree, law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation or other restriction of any kind or character, which would prevent the Buyer from entering into this Agreement or from consummating the sale contemplated hereby.

 

(r) The Buyer is not aware of any infringement by the Buyer of any registered patent, trademark or copyright or other Intellectual Property rights of third Persons.

 

(s) The Buyer Financial Statements have been, and all financial statements of the Buyer in respect of any subsequent periods prior to the Execution Date will be, prepared in accordance with IFRS applied on a basis consistent with those of previous periods except: (i) as otherwise indicated in such financial statements and the notes thereto or, in the case of audited statements, in the related report of the Buyer’s independent auditors; or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they are subject to normal year-end adjustments); and in accordance with Applicable Laws. The Buyer Financial Statements present fairly, in all material respects, the assets, liabilities (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) and financial condition of the Buyer as at the respective dates thereof and the losses, comprehensive losses, results of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Buyer for the periods covered thereby (subject, in the case of any unaudited interim financial statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments) and reflect appropriate and adequate reserves in respect of contingent liabilities, if any. The Buyer does not intend to correct or restate, nor, to the Knowledge of the Buyer is there any basis for any correction or restatement of, any aspect of any of the Buyer Financial Statements. The Buyer is not a party to and does not have any commitment to become a party to, any off-balance sheet transaction, arrangement, obligation or other relationship or any similar Contract with any unconsolidated affiliate, including any structured finance, special purpose or limited purpose entity or person, on the other hand). Since January 1, 2023, neither the Buyer nor any Representative of the Buyer has received or otherwise had or obtained knowledge of any material complaint, allegation, assertion, or claim, whether written or oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of the Buyer or its internal accounting controls, including any complaint, allegation, assertion, or claim that the Buyer has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices, which has not been resolved to the satisfaction of the Board of Directors of the Buyer.

 

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(t) There are no outstanding loans made by the Buyer to any director or officer of the Buyer or any Buyer Affiliate.

 

(u) Since the Buyer Year End, there has not been a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Buyer and the Buyer has conducted its business only in the Ordinary Course and consistent with past practice.

 

(v) The Buyer has not committed to take or been alleged to have taken any action which would cause the Buyer to be in violation of Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Laws or any Applicable Laws of similar effect of any other jurisdiction, and to the Knowledge of the Buyer, no such action has been taken by any of the Representatives of the Buyer or other persons acting on behalf of the Buyer.

 

(w) The Buyer’s residential addresses is as set out herein and the Buyer is not a non-resident of Canada within the meaning of the Tax Act.

 

(x) The Buyer has disclosed the existence of, and made available for review by the Seller 1, the Books and Records of the Buyer. The Books and Records are complete and accurate in all material respects.

 

(y) The Buyer has not declared or paid any dividends of any kind or declared or made any other distributions of any kind whatsoever including, without limitation, by way of redemption, repurchase or reduction of its authorized capital.

 

(z) The Buyer has not engaged any finder, broker, agent or other Person in a comparable capacity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. There are no Contracts, agreements or understandings with the Buyer that would give rise to a valid claim against the Seller 1 for a commission, finder’s fee or other like payment in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Seller 1

 

The Seller 1 hereby represents and warrants to the Buyer as follows and acknowledge that the Buyer is relying on such representations and warranties in entering into this Agreement:

 

(a) The Seller 1 is duly existing, organized and validly subsisting under the laws of its applicable jurisdiction and is qualified and licensed to carry on business in its respective jurisdiction.

 

(b) The Target Company 1 is duly existing, organized and validly subsisting under the laws of its applicable jurisdiction and is qualified and licensed to carry on business in its respective jurisdiction.

 

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(c) The Seller 1 makes no representations and warrants as to the Local Branch 1, its valid subsistence or its qualifications and licenses to carry on business, the Buyer acknowledging and agreeing that it has conducted its own due diligence in this regard.

 

(d) The Seller 1 has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and any agreement or instrument referred to or contemplated by this Agreement and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the agreements, instruments and documents contemplated herein does not conflict with or result in a breach of any covenants or agreements contained in, or constitute a breach of or a default under or result in the creation of any Encumbrance under any indenture, agreement, Contract or other instrument whatsoever to which the Seller 1 is a party or by which the Seller 1 is bound and does not contravene any Applicable Laws.

 

(e) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Seller 1 and is a valid agreement of the Seller 1, binding upon and enforceable against the Seller 1 in accordance with its terms, subject only to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, and other laws of general application limiting the enforcement of creditors rights generally and to the fact that specific performance and other equitable remedies are available only in the discretion of a court.

 

(f) None of the Seller 1, the Target Company 1 or the Local Branch 1 has committed an act of bankruptcy, is insolvent or is not able to meet its obligations as they come due, has proposed a compromising arrangement to its creditors generally, has had any petition for a receiving order in bankruptcy filed against it, has made a voluntary assignment in bankruptcy, has taken any proceedings with respect to a compromise, arrangement or reorganization, has taken any proceeding to have itself declared bankrupt or wound-up, has taken any proceeding to have a receiver appointed in respect of any part of its assets, has had any encumbrancer take possession of any of its property or has had any execution or distress become enforceable or become levied upon any of its property.

 

(g) Save and except for the Tax Matter (which is as against the Local Branch 1): (i) there are no actions, suits, investigations, Legal Claims or proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of the Seller 1, threatened against the Seller 1 or the Target Company 1; and (ii) there are no judgments which remain unsatisfied against the Seller 1 or the Target Company 1 or consent decrees or injunctions to which the Seller 1 or the Target Company 1 is a party; and (iii) there are no investigations, actions, suits or proceedings at Applicable Law or in equity or by or before any governmental entity now pending or, to the Knowledge of the Seller 1, threatened against or affecting the Seller 1 or the Target Company 1 or their respective properties or assets and, to the Knowledge of the Seller 1, save and except for the Tax Matter (which is as against the Local Branch 1) there is no ground on which any such action, suit or proceeding might be commenced. The Seller 1 makes no representations and warrants as to the Local Branch 1 in this Section, the Buyer acknowledging and agreeing that it has conducted its own due diligence in regard to the Local Branch 1 and matters which are covered by this Section as pertains to the Seller 1 and the Target Company 1.

 

(h) The Seller 1 is the registered and beneficial owner of the Target Company 1 Shares free and clear of all Encumbrances and the Seller 1 has the right to exercise all voting rights over such Target Company 1 Shares. None of the Target Company 1 Shares is subject to any voting trust, shareholder agreement or voting agreement. The Target Company 1 Shares are validly issued and fully paid up. On Closing the Seller 1 will convey to the Buyer good, valid and marketable title to the Target Company 1 Shares and the Target Company 1 Shares will be owned or held by the Buyer as the registered and beneficial owner of record, free and clear of all Encumbrances. No Person has any written or oral agreement or option or any right or privilege or any other commitment (whether by Applicable Law, pre-emptive or contractual) capable of becoming an agreement or option for the purchase or acquisition from the Seller 1 of any of the Target Company 1 Shares including without limitation, Convertible Securities. The Target Company 1 is authorized to issue 10,000,000 shares of one class with a par value of $1.00 each, of which 10,000,000 ordinary shares in the Target Company 1 are in issue as of the Execution Date, all of which are held by the Seller 1.

 

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(i) This Agreement is made with in reliance upon the Seller 1’s representation to the Buyer, which by its execution of this Agreement, it hereby confirms, that the Initial Consideration Shares and the Liquidity Event Shares to be acquired by the Seller 1 will be acquired for investment for its own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof, and that the Seller 1 has no current intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the same.

 

(j) The Local Branch 1 owns all of the Subject Assets of Target Company 1 free and clear of any and all Encumbrances, save and except for Permitted Encumbrances. No Person has any right, royalty earn-in, or other interest whatsoever, or, any agreement or commitment to acquire any such interest, in the Berlin Concessions or in any production or profits from the Berlin Concessions. No shareholder agreement, investment agreement or any other agreement exists to which the Target Company 1 or the Local Branch 1 is a party or which is binding on the Target Company 1 or the Local Branch 1 that affects or impedes the ability of the owner of the Berlin Concessions to conduct exploration or development activities thereon. Neither the Target Company 1 nor the Local Branch 1 is a party to any outstanding agreements or options to acquire or purchase the Subject Assets of Target Company 2 or any interest therein.

 

(k) Save and except for the Tax Matter and the Berlin Concessions Title Matter (which both pertain to the Local Branch 1), the Target Company 1 is in compliance in all material respects with Applicable Laws in connection with the Subject Assets of Target Company 1 and the conduct of its operations, except where such failure would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The Seller 1 makes no representations and warrants as to the Local Branch 1 in this Section, the Buyer acknowledging and agreeing that it has conducted its own due diligence in regard to the Local Branch 1 and matters which are covered by this Section as pertains to the Seller 1 and the Target Company 1.

 

(l) Neither the Target Company 1 nor the Local Branch 1 currently has any employees or subsidiaries.

 

(m) Given the Tax Matter, the Seller 1 makes no representation and warranty regarding the filing of Tax returns of the Target Company 1 or the Local Branch 1 or the payment of Taxes by the Target Company 1 or the Local Branch 1. The Buyer acknowledges and agrees that it has conducted its own due diligence in regard to the Tax Returns and Taxes of the Target Company 1 and the Local Branch 1.

 

(n) Neither the Target Company 1 nor the Local Branch 1 has engaged in any transaction or made any disbursement or assumed or incurred any liability or obligation or made any commitment, including without limitation, any forward purchase commitment or similar obligation, to make any expenditure which would materially affect its operations, property, assets or financial condition.

 

(o) Except: (i) for the Tax Matter and the Berlin Concessions Title Matter; and (ii) pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; neither the Target Company 1 nor the Local Branch 1 has incurred any liabilities or obligations of any nature, whether or not accrued, contingent or otherwise relating to or affecting Subject Assets of Target Company 1, the Target Company 1 or the Local Branch 1 and neither the Target Company 1 or the Local Branch 1 is party to or bound by any suretyship, guarantee, indemnification or assumption agreement, or endorsement of, or any other similar contract with respect to the obligations, liabilities or indebtedness of any person relating to or affecting the Subject Assets of Target Company 1, the Target Company 1 or the Local Branch 1.

 

(p) Neither the Target Company 1 nor the Local Branch 1 is a party to any Contract, commitment or agreement, and none of the Target Company 1 or the Local Branch 1 or any of their respective properties and assets are subject to or bound or affected by any charter, bylaw or other corporate restriction, or any order, judgment, decree, law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation or other restriction of any kind or character, which would prevent the Seller 1 from entering into this Agreement or from consummating the sale contemplated hereby.

 

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(q) The Seller 1 is not aware of any infringement by either the Target Company 1 or the Local Branch 1 of any registered patent, trademark or copyright or other Intellectual Property rights of third Persons.

 

(r) The Seller 1 has not committed to take or been alleged to have taken any action which would cause the Seller 1 to be in violation of Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Laws or any Applicable Laws of similar effect of any other jurisdiction, and to the Knowledge of the Seller 1, no such action has been taken by any of the Representatives of the Seller 1 or other Persons acting on behalf of the Seller 1.

 

(s) The Seller 1’s residential addresses is as set out herein and the Seller 1 is not a non-resident of Canada within the meaning of the Tax Act.

 

(t) The Seller 1 has disclosed the existence of, and made available for review by the Buyer, the Books and Records of the Target Company 1 and the Local Branch 1. Such Books and Records are complete and accurate in all material respects.

 

(u) Neither the Target Company 1 nor the Local Branch 1 has declared or paid any dividends of any kind or declared or made any other distributions of any kind whatsoever including, without limitation, by way of redemption, repurchase or reduction of its authorized capital.

 

(v) The Seller 1 has not engaged any finder, broker, agent or other Person in a comparable capacity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. There are no Contracts, agreements or understandings with the Seller 1 that would give rise to a valid claim against the Buyer, the Target Company 1 or the Local Branch 1 for a commission, finder’s fee or other like payment in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

3.3 Representations and Warranties of the Seller 2

 

The Seller 2 hereby represents and warrants to the Buyer as follows and acknowledge that the Buyer is relying on such representations and warranties in entering into this Agreement:

 

(a) The Seller 2 is duly existing, organized and validly subsisting under the laws of its applicable jurisdiction and is qualified and licensed to carry on business in its respective jurisdiction.

 

(b) The Target Company 2 is duly existing, organized and validly subsisting under the laws of its applicable jurisdiction and is qualified and licensed to carry on business in its respective jurisdiction.

 

(c) The Seller 2 makes no representations and warrants as to the Local Branch 2, its valid subsistence or its qualifications and licences to carry on business, the Buyer acknowledging and agreeing that it has conducted its own due diligence in this regard.

 

(d) The Seller 2 has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and any agreement or instrument referred to or contemplated by this Agreement and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the agreements, instruments and documents contemplated herein does not conflict with or result in a breach of any covenants or agreements contained in, or constitute a breach of or a default under or result in the creation of any Encumbrance under any indenture, agreement, Contract or other instrument whatsoever to which the Seller 2 is a party or by which the Seller 2 is bound and does not contravene any Applicable Laws.

 

(e) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Seller 2 and is a valid agreement of the Seller 2, binding upon and enforceable against the Seller 2 in accordance with its terms, subject only to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, and other laws of general application limiting the enforcement of creditors rights generally and to the fact that specific performance and other equitable remedies are available only in the discretion of a court.

 

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(f) None of the Seller 2, the Target Company 2 or the Local Branch 2 has committed an act of bankruptcy, is insolvent or is not able to meet its obligations as they come due, has proposed a compromising arrangement to its creditors generally, has had any petition for a receiving order in bankruptcy filed against it, has made a voluntary assignment in bankruptcy, has taken any proceedings with respect to a compromise, arrangement or reorganization, has taken any proceeding to have itself declared bankrupt or wound-up, has taken any proceeding to have a receiver appointed in respect of any part of its assets, has had any encumbrancer take possession of any of its property or has had any execution or distress become enforceable or become levied upon any of its property.

 

(g) There are no actions, suits, investigations, Legal Claims or proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of the Seller 2, threatened against the Seller 2 or the Target Company 2 and there are no judgments which remain unsatisfied against the Seller 2, the Target Company 2 or consent decrees or injunctions to which the Seller 2 or the Target Company 2 is a party. There are no investigations, actions, suits or proceedings at Applicable Law or in equity or by or before any governmental entity now pending or, to the Knowledge of the Seller 2, threatened against or affecting the Seller 2 or the Target Company 2 or their respective properties or assets and, to the Knowledge of the Seller 2, there is no ground on which any such action, suit or proceeding might be commenced. The Seller 2 makes no representations and warrants as to the Local Branch 2 in this Section, the Buyer acknowledging and agreeing that it has conducted its own due diligence in regard to the Local Branch 2 and matters which are covered by this Section as pertains to the Seller 2 and the Target Company 2.

 

(h) The Seller 2 is the registered and beneficial owner of the Target Company 2 Shares free and clear of all Encumbrances and the Seller 2 has the right to exercise all voting rights over such Target Company 2 Shares. None of the Target Company 2 Shares is subject to any voting trust, shareholder agreement or voting agreement. The Target Company 2 Shares are validly issued and fully paid up. On Closing the Seller 2 will convey to the Buyer good, valid and marketable title to the Target Company 2 Shares and the Target Company 2 Shares will be owned or held by the Buyer as the registered and beneficial owner of record, free and clear of all Encumbrances. No Person has any written or oral agreement or option or any right or privilege or any other commitment (whether by Applicable Law, pre-emptive or contractual) capable of becoming an agreement or option for the purchase or acquisition from the Seller 2 of any of the Target Company 2 Shares including without limitation, Convertible Securities. The Target Company 2 is authorized to issue 50,000 shares of one class with a par value of $1.00 each, of which 1 share in Target Company 2 is in issue as of the Execution Date, which is held by the Seller 2.

 

(i) The Local Branch 2 owns all of the Subject Assets of Target Company 2 free and clear of any and all Encumbrances, save and except for Permitted Encumbrances. No Person has any right, royalty earn-in, or other interest whatsoever, or, any agreement or commitment to acquire any such interest, in the Concession Applications or in any production or profits from the Concession Applications. No shareholder agreement, investment agreement or any other agreement exists to which the Target Company 2 or the Local Branch 2 is a party or which is binding on the Target Company 2or the Local Branch 2. Neither the Target Company 2 nor the Local Branch 2 is a party to any outstanding agreements or options to acquire or purchase the Subject Assets of Target Company 2 or any interest therein.

 

(j) The Target Company 2 is in compliance in all material respects with Applicable Laws in connection with the Subject Assets of Target Company 2 and the conduct of its operations, except where such failure would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The Seller 2 makes no representations and warrants as to the Local Branch 2 in this Section, the Buyer acknowledging and agreeing that it has conducted its own due diligence in regard to the Local Branch 2 and matters which are covered by this Section as pertains to the Seller 2 and the Target Company 2.

 

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(k) Neither the Target Company 2 nor the Local Branch 2 currently has any employees or subsidiaries.

 

(l) The Seller 2 makes no representation and warranty regarding the filing of Tax returns of the Target Company 2 or the Local Branch 2 or the payment of Taxes by the Target Company 2 or the Local Branch 2. The Buyer acknowledges and agrees that it has conducted its own due diligence in regard to the Tax Returns and Taxes of the Target Company 2 and the Local Branch 2.

 

(m) Neither the Target Company 2 nor the Local Branch 2 has engaged in any transaction or made any disbursement or assumed or incurred any liability or obligation or made any commitment, including without limitation, any forward purchase commitment or similar obligation, to make any expenditure which would materially affect its operations, property, assets or financial condition.

 

(n) Except pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, neither the Target Company 2 nor the Local Branch 2 has incurred any liabilities or obligations of any nature, whether or not accrued, contingent or otherwise relating to or affecting Subject Assets of Target Company 2, the Target Company 2 or the Local Branch 2 and neither the Target Company 2 nor the Local Branch 2 is party to or bound by any suretyship, guarantee, indemnification or assumption agreement, or endorsement of, or any other similar contract with respect to the obligations, liabilities or indebtedness of any person relating to or affecting the Subject Assets of Target Company 2, the Target Company 2 or the Local Branch 2.

 

(o) Neither the Target Company 2 nor the Local Branch 2 is a party to any Contract, commitment or agreement, and none of the Target Company 2 or the Local Branch 2 or any of their respective properties and assets are subject to or bound or affected by any charter, bylaw or other corporate restriction, or any order, judgment, decree, law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation or other restriction of any kind or character, which would prevent the Seller 2 from entering into this Agreement or from consummating the sale contemplated hereby.

 

(p) The Seller 2 is not aware of any infringement by either the Target Company 2 or the Local Branch 2 of any registered patent, trademark or copyright or other Intellectual Property rights of third Persons.

 

(q) The Seller 2 has not committed to take or been alleged to have taken any action which would cause the Seller 2 to be in violation of Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Laws or any Applicable Laws of similar effect of any other jurisdiction, and to the Knowledge of the Seller 2, no such action has been taken by any of the Representatives of the Seller 2 or other Persons acting on behalf of the Seller 2.

 

(r) The Seller 2’s residential addresses is as set out herein and the Seller 2 is not a non-resident of Canada within the meaning of the Tax Act.

 

(s) The Seller 2 has disclosed the existence of, and made available for review by the Buyer, the Books and Records of the Target Company 2 and the Local Branch 2 1. Such Books and Records are complete and accurate in all material respects.

 

(t) Neither the Target Company 2 nor the Local Branch 2 has declared or paid any dividends of any kind or declared or made any other distributions of any kind whatsoever including, without limitation, by way of redemption, repurchase or reduction of its authorized capital.

 

(u) The Seller 2 has not engaged any finder, broker, agent or other Person in a comparable capacity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. There are no Contracts, agreements or understandings with the Seller 2 that would give rise to a valid claim against the Buyer, the Target Company 2 or the Local Branch 2 for a commission, finder’s fee or other like payment in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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4. COVENANTS

 

4.1 Actions to Satisfy Covenants

 

(a) The Buyer covenants to take all such actions as are within its powers to control and will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause other actions to be taken which are not within its power to control, so as to ensure compliance with all of the conditions set forth in Sections 5.1, 5.3 and 5.4, including ensuring that during the Interim Period there is no breach of any of its representations and warranties.

 

(b) The Seller 1 covenants to take all such actions as are within its power to control and will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause other actions to be taken which are not within its power to control, so as to ensure compliance with all of the conditions set forth in Sections 5.1 and 5.2, including ensuring that during the Interim Period there is no breach of any of its representations and warranties.

 

(c) The Seller 2 covenants to take all such actions as are within its power to control and will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause other actions to be taken which are not within its power to control, so as to ensure compliance with all of the conditions set forth in Sections 5.1 and 5.2, including ensuring that during the Interim Period there is no breach of any of its representations and warranties.

 

4.2 Interim Period

 

(a) During the Interim Period, the Buyer shall not take any action that if taken prior to the Execution Date would have caused any representation and warranty of the Buyer herein to be incorrect in any material respect.

 

(b) During the Interim Period, the Seller 1 shall not take any action that if taken prior to the Execution Date would have caused any representation and warranty of the Seller 1 herein to be incorrect in any material respect.

 

(c) During the Interim Period, the Seller 2 shall not take any action that if taken prior to the Execution Date would have caused any representation and warranty of the Seller 2 herein to be incorrect in any material respect.

 

4.3 Required Regulatory Approvals

 

(a) Promptly after the Execution Date, the Buyer will use its best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions necessary, proper or advisable in order for the Buyer to fulfil its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(b) Promptly after the Execution Date, the Seller 1 will use its best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions necessary, proper or advisable in order for the Seller 1 to fulfil its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(c) Promptly after the Execution Date, the Seller 2 will use its best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions necessary, proper or advisable in order for the Seller 2 to fulfil its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(d) During the Interim Period each of the Parties shall use best efforts to avoid, oppose, or seek to have lifted or rescinded, any application for, or any resulting injunction or restraining or other order seeking to stop, or that otherwise adversely affects its ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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4.4 Interim Period Conduct of Business of the Target Company 1 and the Local Branch 1

 

During the Interim Period, the Seller 1 covenants and agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Buyer or as specifically contemplated by this Agreement, the Seller 1 will not authorize any of actions below with respect to either the Target Company 1 or the Local Branch 1 (and for certainty, none of the following restrictions will apply with respect to the Seller 1 or any of its other subsidiaries):

 

(a) entering into, modifying or terminating any Contract;

 

(b) cancelling or waiving any material claims or rights;

 

(c) (i) amending or modifying the charter documents of the Target Company 1; (ii) altering the terms and conditions of the Target Company 1 shares or any other securities (including any share split or conversion or exchange of securities for other securities or property) of the Target Company 1; or (iii) creating, authorizing or agreeing to issue or grant any Target Company 1 shares or other securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Target Company 1 shares;

 

(d) acquiring any new business, or discontinuing or ceasing to operate all or a part of its business;

 

(e) selling, transferring, disposing of, leasing, encumbering, relinquishing, abandoning, granting any option to purchase or right of first offer/refusal over any Subject Assets of Target Company 1, Target Company 1 shares or other securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Target Company 1 shares, it being understood and agreed that the Seller 1 shall not be in breach of this Section if any part or parts of the Berlin Concessions are revoked by requisite Governmental Authorities, given their status as at the Execution Date;

 

(f) hiring, retaining or engaging any employees;

 

(g) making any material change in its methods of accounting, except as required by IFRS, or other than as contemplated by this Agreement, removing any auditor or director;

 

(h) incurring any indebtedness for borrowed money or granting any Encumbrances over the Subject Assets of Target Company 1;

 

(i) making any loans or advances to any person or assuming, guaranteeing or otherwise becoming liable with respect to the Liabilities of any other Person;

 

(j) discharging any obligation or liability (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) which individually or in the aggregate exceeds CDN$50,000;

 

(k) (i) settling, offering or proposing to settle, compromise, assign or release any material Proceeding brought against the Target Company 1 or the Local Branch 1; or (ii) setting, offering or proposing to settle, compromise, assign or release any material Proceeding brought by the Target Company 1 or the Local Branch 1;

 

(l) entering into any agreement creating a joint venture or partnership or effecting a business combination or other similar arrangement with another person;

 

(m) declaring, making, setting aside or paying any dividend or distribution, or splitting, combining, redeeming, reclassifying, purchasing or otherwise acquiring directly, or indirectly, any shares of, or other equity or voting interest in the Target Company 1 or repaying any intercompany loans;

 

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(n) making any bonus or profit-sharing distribution or similar payment of any kind or declaring or paying any dividends;

 

(o) soliciting, encouraging, or entering into a letter of intent, contract or other agreement with any Person concerning any offer to purchase, directly or indirectly, any shares, securities or other interests or all or substantially all of the Subject Assets of Target Company 1 or the Target Company 1 shares including any joint venture or royalty transaction or similar arrangement, or any other business combination, or initiating or participating in any discussions or negotiations with any Person with respect to any such transactions or similar transactions;

 

(p) authorizing, agreeing or otherwise committing, whether or not in writing, to do any of the foregoing; and

 

(q) attempting or agreeing to do any of the foregoing matters listed in subsections (a) through (p) above, as applicable.

 

4.5 Interim Period Conduct of Business of the Target Company 2 and the Local Branch 2

 

During the Interim Period, the Seller 2 covenants and agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Buyer or as specifically contemplated by this Agreement, the Seller 2 will not authorize any of actions below with respect to either the Target Company 2 or the Local Branch 2 (and for certainty, none of the following restrictions will apply with respect to the Seller 2 or any of its other subsidiaries):

 

(a) entering into, modifying or terminating any Contract;

 

(b) cancelling or waiving any material claims or rights;

 

(c) (i) amending or modifying the charter documents of the Target Company 2; (ii) altering the terms and conditions of the Target Company 2 shares or any other securities (including any share split or conversion or exchange of securities for other securities or property) of the Target Company 2; or (iii) creating, authorizing or agreeing to issue or grant any Target Company 2 shares or other securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Target Company 2 shares;

 

(d) acquiring any new business, or discontinuing or ceasing to operate all or a part of its business;

 

(e) selling, transferring, disposing of, leasing, encumbering, relinquishing, abandoning, granting any option to purchase or right of first offer/refusal over any Subject Assets of Target Company 2, Target Company 2 shares or other securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Target Company 2 shares, it being understood and agreed that the Seller 2 shall not be in breach of this Section if any part or parts of the Concession Applications are not granted;

 

(f) hiring, retaining or engaging any employees;

 

(g) making any material change in its methods of accounting, except as required by IFRS, or other than as contemplated by this Agreement, removing any auditor or director;

 

(h) incurring any indebtedness for borrowed money or granting any Encumbrances over the Subject Assets of Target Company 2;

 

(i) making any loans or advances to any person or assuming, guaranteeing or otherwise becoming liable with respect to the Liabilities of any other Person;

 

(j) discharging any obligation or liability (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) which individually or in the aggregate exceeds CDN$50,000;

 

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(k) (i) settling, offering or proposing to settle, compromise, assign or release any material Proceeding brought against the Target Company 2 or the Local Branch 2; or (ii) setting, offering or proposing to settle, compromise, assign or release any material Proceeding brought by the Target Company 2 or the Local Branch 2;

 

(l) entering into any agreement creating a joint venture or partnership or effecting a business combination or other similar arrangement with another person;

 

(m) declaring, making, setting aside or paying any dividend or distribution, or splitting, combining, redeeming, reclassifying, purchasing or otherwise acquiring directly, or indirectly, any shares of, or other equity or voting interest in the Target Company 2 or repaying any intercompany loans;

 

(n) making any bonus or profit-sharing distribution or similar payment of any kind or declaring or paying any dividends;

 

(o) soliciting, encouraging, or entering into a letter of intent, contract or other agreement with any Person concerning any offer to purchase, directly or indirectly, any shares, securities or other interests or all or substantially all of the Subject Assets of Target Company 2 or the Target Company 2 shares including any joint venture or royalty transaction or similar arrangement, or any other business combination, or initiating or participating in any discussions or negotiations with any Person with respect to any such transactions or similar transactions;

 

(p) authorizing, agreeing or otherwise committing, whether or not in writing, to do any of the foregoing; and

 

(q) attempting or agreeing to do any of the foregoing matters listed in subsections (a) through (p) above, as applicable.

 

4.6 Interim Period Conduct of Business of the Buyer

 

During the Interim Period, the Buyer covenants and agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Sellers or as specifically contemplated by this Agreement, the Buyer will not authorize any of the actions listed below:

 

(a) (i) amending or modifying the charter documents of the Buyer; (ii) altering the terms and conditions of the Buyer shares or securities (including any share split or conversion or exchange of securities for other securities or property); or (iii) creating, authorizing or agreeing to issue or grant any Buyer shares or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Buyer shares;

 

(b) not paying within the time prescribed by Applicable Law the proper amount of any Taxes due and payable, including any instalments of Taxes;

 

(c) (i) settling, offering or proposing to settle, compromise, assign or release any material Proceeding brought against the Buyer; or (ii) setting, offering or proposing to settle, compromise, assign or release any material Proceeding brought by the Buyer;

 

(d) entering into any agreement creating a joint venture or partnership or effecting a business combination or other similar arrangement with another person with respect to the Target Company 1 shares, the Target Company 2 Shares, the Berlin Concessions or the Concession Applications;

 

(e) declaring, making, setting aside or paying any dividend or distribution, or splitting, combining, redeeming, reclassifying, purchasing or otherwise acquiring directly, or indirectly, any shares of, or other equity or voting interest in the Buyer or repaying any intercompany loans;

 

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(f) soliciting, encouraging, or entering into a letter of intent, contract or other agreement with any Person concerning any offer to purchase, directly or indirectly, any shares, securities or other interests or all or substantially all of the Buyer shares including any joint venture or royalty transaction or similar arrangement, or any other business combination, or initiating or participating in any discussions or negotiations with any Person with respect to any such transactions or similar transactions;

 

(g) authorizing, agreeing or otherwise committing, whether or not in writing, to do any of the foregoing; and

 

(h) attempting or agreeing to do any of the foregoing matters listed in subsections (a) through (h) above, as applicable.

 

5. CONDITIONS OF CLOSING

 

5.1 Mutual Conditions of Closing

 

The completion of the Closing is subject to the following conditions for the mutual benefit of the Buyer and the Sellers to be fulfilled or performed, unless otherwise stated, at or prior to the Closing:

 

(a) no preliminary or permanent injunction or other order, decree, or ruling issued by a Governmental Authority, and no statute, rule, regulation or executive order promulgated or enacted by a Governmental Authority, which restrains, enjoins, prohibits, or otherwise makes illegal the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall be in effect.

 

The condition contained in this Section 5.1 may be waived in whole or in part by the mutual agreement of the Buyer and the Sellers without prejudice to any Indemnity Claim either of them may have for breach of covenant, representation or warranty.

 

5.2 Conditions of Closing in Favour of the Buyer

 

The completion of the Closing is subject to the following conditions for the exclusive benefit of the Buyer, to be fulfilled or performed, unless otherwise stated, at or prior to the Closing:

 

(a) all of the terms, covenants and conditions of this Agreement to be complied with or performed by the Seller 1, the Target Company 1 or the Local Branch 1 at or before the Closing will have been complied with or performed in all material respects, or if already so qualified, performed in all respects, and a certificate of the Seller 1 dated the Closing Date to that effect will have been delivered to the Buyer, such certificate to be in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyer acting reasonably;

 

(b) all of the terms, covenants and conditions of this Agreement to be complied with or performed by the Seller 2, the Target Company 2 or the Local Branch 2 at or before the Closing will have been complied with or performed in all material respects, or if already so qualified, performed in all respects, and a certificate of the Seller 2 dated the Closing Date to that effect will have been delivered to the Buyer, such certificate to be in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyer acting reasonably;

 

(c) the Seller 1 shall have tendered the Closing deliverables required to be delivered to the Buyer pursuant to Section 6.4;

 

(d) the Seller 2 shall have tendered the Closing deliverables required to be delivered to the Buyer pursuant to Section 6.5;

 

(e) no Material Adverse Effect that was not in existence as at the Execution Date shall have occurred with respect to the Target Company 1 or the Local Branch 1; and

 

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(f) no Material Adverse Effect that was not in existence as at the Execution Date shall have occurred with respect to the Target Company 2 or the Local Branch 2.

 

Any condition contained in this Section 5.2 may be waived in whole or in part by the Buyer without prejudice to any claim the Buyer may have for breach of covenant, representation or warranty.

 

5.3 Conditions of Closing in Favour of the Seller 1

 

The completion of the Closing is subject to the following conditions for the exclusive benefit of the Seller 1 to be fulfilled or performed, unless otherwise stated, at or prior to the Closing:

 

(a) all of the terms, covenants and conditions of this Agreement to be complied with or performed by the Buyer at or before the Closing will have been complied with or performed in all material respects, or if already so qualified, performed in all respects, and a certificate of a director or senior officer of the Buyer dated the Closing Date to that effect will have been delivered to the Seller 1, such certificates to be in form and substance satisfactory to the Seller 1, acting reasonably;

 

(b) the Buyer shall have tendered the Closing deliverables required to be delivered to the Seller 1 pursuant to Section 6.3;

 

(c) the Buyer shall have appointed Trumbull Fisher, or such other nominee as determined by Seller 2, to its board of directors and Trumbull Fisher or such other nominee, as the case may be, shall be satisfied, acting reasonably, that the Buyer has appropriate and reasonable insurance policies and indemnification agreements in place to protect its directors and officers; and

 

(d) no Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred with respect to the Buyer.

 

Any condition contained in this Section 5.3 may be waived in whole or in part by the Seller 1 without prejudice to any Indemnity Claim the Seller 1 may have for any breach of covenant, representation or warranty.

 

5.4 Conditions of Closing in Favour of the Seller 2

 

The completion of the Closing is subject to the following conditions for the exclusive benefit of the Seller 2 to be fulfilled or performed, unless otherwise stated, at or prior to the Closing:

 

(a) all of the terms, covenants and conditions of this Agreement to be complied with or performed by the Buyer at or before the Closing will have been complied with or performed in all material respects, or if already so qualified, performed in all respects, and a certificate of a director or senior officer of the Buyer dated the Closing Date to that effect will have been delivered to the Seller 2, such certificates to be in form and substance satisfactory to the Seller 2, acting reasonably;

 

(b) the Buyer shall have tendered the Closing deliverables required to be delivered to the Seller 2 pursuant to Section 6.3; and

 

(c) no Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred with respect to the Buyer.

 

Any condition contained in this Section 5.4 may be waived in whole or in part by the Seller 2 without prejudice to any Indemnity Claim the Seller 2 may have for any breach of covenant, representation or warranty.

 

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6. CLOSING ARRANGEMENTS

 

6.1 Closing Date

 

The Closing will occur on the Closing Date at 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) at the Toronto offices of Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP or at such other place, time and date as the Parties may mutually agree. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in lieu of a physical closing, the Parties agree that the Closing may take place on the Closing Date on the exchange of solicitors’ undertakings which will involve each Party’s solicitor delivering to his or her counterpart all required documentation and payments, to be held in escrow and not released until all such documentation has been executed and delivered and all conditions have been satisfied and each Party’s solicitor has authorized in writing that the escrow is to be terminated.

 

6.2 Preparation of Closing Documents and Delivery of Consideration

 

(a) On the Closing Date, the Seller 1 will prepare, or cause to be prepared, and deliver to the Buyer the closing documents listed in Section 6.4, previously approved by the Buyer, acting reasonably.

 

(b) On the Closing Date, the Seller 2 will prepare, or cause to be prepared, and deliver to the Buyer the closing documents listed in Section 6.5, previously approved by the Buyer, acting reasonably.

 

(c) On the Closing Date, the Buyer will prepare, or cause to be prepared, and deliver to the Seller 1 the closing documents listed in Section 6.3, previously approved by the Seller 1, acting reasonably.

 

(d) On the Closing Date, the Buyer will prepare, or cause to be prepared, and deliver to the Seller 2 the closing documents listed in Section 6.3, previously approved by the Seller 2, acting reasonably.

 

(e) On the Closing Date, the Buyer will: (i) deliver the Initial Cash Consideration; and (ii) issue and deliver the Initial Consideration Shares to the Seller 1, in each case in accordance with Schedule B or as otherwise directed in writing prior to the Closing Date.

 

6.3 Buyer Closing Documents

 

The Buyer will deliver or cause the following documents, duly executed by the Buyer to be delivered to the Sellers all at the Closing:

 

(a) a certified copy of the constating documents of the Buyer and the resolutions of the board of directors of the Buyer approving the entering into this Agreement and the completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement including without limitation, the issuance of the Initial Consideration Shares and the Liquidity Event Shares (with the duly appointed officer certifying that all such resolutions are in full force and effect and are all the resolutions adopted in connection with the transactions contemplated under this Agreement);

 

(b) the certificate required under Section 5.3(a);

 

(c) a certificate from the Buyer stating that the representations and warranties of the Buyer set forth in Section 3.1 are true and correct as if made as of and on the Closing Date, except for representations given as of another specified date;

 

(d) a certificate of good standing with respect to the Buyer dated no more than one Business Day prior to the Closing Date;

 

(e) the Royalty Agreement;

 

(f) the Mining Pledge;

 

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(g) to the extent required by Applicable Law, a consent to act for each director and officer of the Target Company 1, the Target Company 2, the Local Branch 1 and the Local Branch 2, appointed by the Buyer; and

 

(h) all necessary deeds, conveyances, transfers and assignments and any other instruments necessary or reasonably required to give full force and effect to the Closing.

 

6.4 The Seller 1’s Closing Documents

 

The Seller 1 will deliver or cause the following documents, duly executed by the Seller 1 to be delivered to the Buyer at the Closing:

 

(a) a certified copy of the constating documents of the Seller 1 and the resolutions of the board of directors of the Seller 1 approving the entering into this Agreement and the completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (with the duly appointed officer certifying that all such resolutions are in full force and effect and are all the resolutions adopted in connection with the transactions contemplated under this Agreement);

 

(b) a copy of the resolutions of the directors of the Target Company 1 approving:

 

(i)the Transfer, and the registration of the Transfer, of all of the Target Company 1 Shares to the Buyer;

 

(ii)the updating of the Target Company 1’s register of members to reflect the Buyer as holder of legal title to the Target Company 1 Shares;

 

(iii)the acceptance of the resignation of directors and officers referred to below;

 

(iv)the appointment of such persons as may be nominated by the Buyer as directors and/or officers of the Target Company 1; and

 

(v)the updating of the Target Company 1’s register of directors to reflect (iii) and (iv) above.

 

(c) the certificate required under Section 5.2(a);

 

(d) a certificate from the Seller 1 stating that the representations and warranties of the Seller 1 set forth in Section 3.2 are true and correct as if made as of and on the Closing Date;

 

(e) the Royalty Agreement (also duly executed and delivered by the Target Company 1 and the Local Branch 1);

 

(f) the Mining Pledge (also duly executed and delivered by the Target Company 1 and the Local Branch 1);

 

(g) resignations and releases of the resigning nominees of the Seller 1 who are directors and officers of the Target Company 1 and the Local Branch 1;

 

(h) revocations, cancellations or terminations of any and all powers of attorney granted by the Target Company 1 and the Local Branch 1 in favour of the Seller 1 or its nominees or other Representatives;

 

(i) a share transfer instrument duly executed for all of the Target Company 1 Shares, together with the original share certificates therefor (if applicable); and

 

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(j) all necessary deeds, conveyances, transfers and assignments and any other instruments necessary or reasonably required to acquire legal and beneficial title to the Target Company 1 Shares from the Seller 1 to the Buyer and all other documents required to be delivered by the Seller 1 on the Closing Date pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement. For clarity, the foregoing shall not include matters related to the good standing of the Local Branch 1or matters that would be required to rectify the Berlin Concessions Title Matter or the Tax Matter.

 

(k) The Seller 1 shall also procure that the Buyer is entered in the Target Company 1’s register of members as the holder of the Target Company 1 Shares and a copy of the Target Company 1’s register of shareholders certified as true by a director of the Target Company 1 is provided to the Buyer.

 

6.5 The Seller 2’s Closing Documents

 

The Seller 2 will deliver or cause the following documents, duly executed by the Seller 2 to be delivered to the Buyer at the Closing:

 

(a) a certified copy of the constating documents of the Seller 2 and the resolutions of the board of directors of the Seller 2 approving the entering into this Agreement and the completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (with the duly appointed officer certifying that all such resolutions are in full force and effect and are all the resolutions adopted in connection with the transactions contemplated under this Agreement);

 

(b) a copy of the resolutions of the directors of the Target Company 2 approving:

 

(i)the Transfer, and the registration of the Transfer, of all of the Target Company 2 Shares to the Buyer;

 

(ii)the updating of the Target Company 2’s register of members to reflect the Buyer as holder of legal title to the Target Company 2 Shares;

 

(iii)the acceptance of the resignation of directors and officers referred to below;

 

(iv)the appointment of such persons as may be nominated by the Buyer as directors and/or officers of the Target Company 2; and

 

(v)the updating of the Target Company 2’s register of directors to reflect 6.4(b)(iii) and 6.4(b)(iv) above.

 

(c) the certificate required under Section 5.2(a);

 

(d) a certificate from the Seller 2 stating that the representations and warranties of the Seller 2 set forth in Section 3.3 are true and correct as if made as of and on the Closing Date;

 

(e) the Royalty Agreement (also duly executed and delivered by the Target Company 2 and the Local Branch 2);

 

(f) the Mining Pledge (also duly executed and delivered by the Target Company 2 and the Local Branch 2);

 

(g) resignations and releases of the resigning nominees of the Seller 2 who are directors and officers of the Target Company 2 and the Local Branch 2;

 

(h) revocations, cancellations or terminations of any and all powers of attorney granted by the Target Company 2 and the Local Branch 2 in favour of the Seller 2 or its nominees or other Representatives;

 

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(i) a share transfer instrument duly executed for all of the Target Company 2 Shares, together with the original share certificates therefor (if applicable); and

 

(j) all necessary deeds, conveyances, transfers and assignments and any other instruments necessary or reasonably required to acquire legal and beneficial title to the Target Company 2 Shares from the Seller 2 to the Buyer and all other documents required to be delivered by the Seller 2 on the Closing Date pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.

 

(k) The Seller 2 shall also procure that the Buyer is entered in the Target Company 2’s register of members as the holder of the Target Company 2 Shares and a copy of the Target Company 2’s register of shareholders certified as true by a director of the Target Company 2 is provided to the Buyer.

 

6.6 Registered Agent

 

(a)At Closing, or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, the Seller 1 shall provide the Registered Agent with a copy of the executed instrument of transfer referred to in Section 6.4(i) and the resolutions referred to in Section 6.4(b) and shall advise the Registered Agent of the transfer of the Target Company 1 Shares under this Agreement and instruct the Registered Agent to update the copy of the Target Company 1’s register of shareholders and directors kept at its registered office.

 

(b)The Seller 1 shall procure that the Buyer is recorded by the Registered Agent as the legal and beneficial owner of and client of record with respect to the Target Company 1 Shares and the Target Company 1.

 

(c)At Closing, or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, the Seller 2 shall provide the Registered Agent with a copy of the executed instrument of transfer referred to in Section 6.5(i) and the resolutions referred to in Section 6.5(b) and shall advise the Registered Agent of the transfer of the Target Company 2 Shares under this Agreement and instruct the Registered Agent to update the copy of the Target Company 2’s register of shareholders and directors kept at its registered office.

 

(d)The Seller 2 shall procure that the Buyer is recorded by the Registered Agent as the legal and beneficial owner of and client of record with respect to the Target Company 2 Shares and the Target Company 2.

 

(e)The Buyer shall be responsible for supplying to the Registered Agent all necessary identification and due diligence information to enable the Registered Agent to comply with applicable anti-money laundering regulations and procedures.

 

6.7 Concurrent Requirements

 

All of the matters of payment and delivery of documents by each Party to the other will be deemed to be concurrent requirements so that nothing is complete until everything has been paid, delivered and registered.

 

7. TERMINATION

 

7.1 Termination Prior to Closing

 

This Agreement may be terminated on or prior to the Time of the Closing:

 

(a) by the mutual written agreement of the Parties;

 

(b) by the Buyer upon written notice to the Sellers if the conditions in Section 5.2 are not satisfied (or waived by the Buyer) on or prior to the Outside Date, provided that the right of the Buyer to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(b) shall not be available to the Buyer if the Buyer’s failure to fulfill any material obligation under this Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Closing to have occurred on or before such date;

 

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(c) by the Sellers upon written notice to the Buyer if the conditions in Section 5.3 or Section 5.4 are not satisfied (or waived by the Sellers) on or prior to the Outside Date, provided that the right of the Sellers to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(c) shall not be available to the Sellers if either of their failure to fulfill any material obligation under this Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Closing to have occurred on or before such date; or

 

(d) by any Party if a Governmental Authority has issued or enacted any Applicable Law or taken any other action, in each case, which has become final and non-appealable and which restrains, enjoins or otherwise prohibits the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

7.2 Effect of Termination

 

In the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1, this Agreement (other than this Section 7.2, Article 8, Article 9 through and including Article 11, each of which shall survive such termination) will forthwith become void, there will be no liability on the part of any Party or any of their respective officers or directors to the other Parties and all rights and obligations of each Party will cease, except that nothing herein will relieve a Party from liability for any breach, prior to termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, of any representation, warranty or covenant contained in this Agreement.

 

7.3 Expenses

 

Except where otherwise agreed in writing, the Sellers on the first hand and the Buyer on the second hand will bear their own costs and expenses of this Agreement and the transactions herein contained (including finder’s or broker’s fees and commissions) regardless of whether this Agreement and such transactions described herein close.

 

8. INDEMNIFICATION

 

8.1 Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants

 

The representations and warranties of each Party contained in this Agreement and in the certificates to be delivered under Section 6.3(c) , Section 6.4(d) and Section 6.5(d) will not merge on and will survive the Closing and will continue in full force and effect, notwithstanding the Closing or any investigation or knowledge acquired by or on behalf of the other Party for the time periods set out in Sections 8.7. The covenants of each Party contained in this Agreement will survive the Closing and, notwithstanding the Closing, will continue in full force and effect for the benefit of the other Party in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

8.2 Indemnification by the Seller 1

 

Subject to the limitations set out elsewhere in this Article, the Seller 1 shall indemnify and save harmless the Buyer from and against all Losses suffered or incurred by the Buyer as a result of or arising directly or indirectly out of or in connection with:

 

(a) any inaccuracy or breach by the Seller 1 of any representation or warranty of the Seller 1 contained in this Agreement; and

 

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(b) any breach or non-performance by the Seller 1 of any covenant of the Seller 1 contained in this Agreement.

 

8.3 Indemnification by the Seller 2

 

Subject to the limitations set out elsewhere in this Article, the Seller 2 shall indemnify and save harmless the Buyer from and against all Losses suffered or incurred by the Buyer as a result of or arising directly or indirectly out of or in connection with:

 

(a) any inaccuracy or breach by the Seller 2 of any representation or warranty of the Seller 2 contained in this Agreement; and

 

(b) any breach or non-performance by the Seller 2 of any covenant of the Seller 2 contained in this Agreement.

 

8.4 Indemnification by the Buyer

 

Subject to the limitations set out elsewhere in this Article, the Buyer shall indemnify and save harmless the Sellers from and against all Losses suffered or incurred by the Sellers as a result of or arising directly or indirectly out of or in connection with:

 

(a) any inaccuracy or breach by the Buyer of any representation or warranty of the Buyer contained in this Agreement;

 

(b) any breach or non-performance by the Buyer of any covenant of the Buyer contained in this Agreement; and

 

(c) any Taxes for which the Buyer, the Target Company 1 and the Local Branch 1 are liable that are Tax Liabilities including as a result of the foreclosure of any Permitted Encumbrance for Taxes not yet due and payable in the Ordinary Course as well as the Taxes that are contemplated in Section 2.4(c) and the Tax Matter.

 

8.5 Limitation of Liability

 

(a) The Buyer shall not be entitled to require payment in respect of any Losses pursuant to the indemnities contained in Section 8.2(a) or Section 8.2(b) and the Seller 1 shall not be liable for any indemnity payment under Section 8.2(a) or Section 8.2(b) unless either alone or together with the amount finally agreed or adjudicated to be payable in respect of Losses for which the Buyer would otherwise be entitled to require payment under such indemnities, such Losses exceeds the Minimum Loss Amount, in which event the accumulated aggregate amount of all such Losses may be recovered. The Buyer shall only be entitled to require payment on the indemnities contained in Section 8.2(a) up to the Seller 1’s Maximum Amount. The Buyer shall be entitled to require full payment (without limitation) in respect of the indemnities contained in Section 8.2(b).

 

(b) The Buyer shall not be entitled to require payment in respect of any Losses pursuant to the indemnities contained in Section 8.3(a) or Section 8.3(b) and the Seller 2 shall not be liable for any indemnity payment under Section 8.3(a) or Section 8.3(b) unless either alone or together with the amount finally agreed or adjudicated to be payable in respect of Losses for which the Buyer would otherwise be entitled to require payment under such indemnities, such Losses exceeds the Minimum Loss Amount, in which event the accumulated aggregate amount of all such Losses may be recovered. The Buyer shall only be entitled to require payment on the indemnities contained in Section 8.3(a) up to the Seller 2’s Maximum Amount. The Buyer shall be entitled to require full payment (without limitation) in respect of the indemnities contained in Section 8.3(b).

 

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(c) The Sellers shall not be entitled to require payment in respect of any Losses pursuant to the indemnities contained in Section 8.4(a) or Section 8.4(b) and the Buyer shall not be liable for any indemnity payment thereunder unless either alone or together with the amount finally agreed or adjudicated to be payable in respect of Losses for which the Sellers would otherwise be entitled to require payment under such indemnities, such Losses exceeds the Minimum Loss Amount, in which event the accumulated aggregate amount of all such Losses may be recovered. The Sellers shall only be entitled to require payment on the indemnities contained in Sections 8.4(a) up to the Buyer’s Maximum Amount. The Sellers shall be entitled to require full payment (without limitation) in respect of the indemnities contained in Section 8.4(b) and 8.4(c).

 

(d) Nothing in this Section 8.5 applies to a Claim that arises as a result of fraud or dishonesty by a Party or any of their respective officers or employees or that is specifically dealt with in another Section of this Agreement.

 

(e) For the purposes of determining whether there has been a breach or inaccuracy of any representation or warranty and calculating the amount of any Losses that are the subject matter of a claim for indemnification, any reference to “materiality”, “material adverse change”, or other similar qualification or limitation that is contained in or is otherwise applicable to such representation or warranty or claim for indemnification will be disregarded.

 

(f) The Buyer executes and delivers this Agreement with full knowledge of the Berlin Concessions Title Matter and the Tax Matter and agrees that the Buyer shall not have any right to make a claim for indemnification for Losses in any way arising from, directly or indirectly, the Berlin Concessions Title Matter or the Tax Matter. Moreover, the Buyer acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to conduct due diligence on the Target Company 1, the Local Branch 1, the Target Company 2 and the Local Branch 2 and in no event shall either of the Sellers have any liability in respect of a breach of a representation, warranty or covenant with respect to any of the Target Company 1, the Local Branch 1, the Target Company 2 or the Local Branch 2 under this Agreement if the Buyer knew of such breach as of the Closing Date.

 

8.6 Notice of Claim

 

(a) A Party that may be entitled to make a claim for indemnification (a “Claim”) under this Agreement (the “Indemnified Party”) shall give written notification to the other Party (the “Indemnifying Party”) of such Claim (a “Notice of Claim”) promptly upon becoming aware of the Claim, but in no event later than the relevant date, if any, specified in Section 8.7. The Notice of Claim shall specify whether the Claim arises as a result of a Claim by a Person against the Indemnified Party (a “Third Party Claim”) or whether the Claim does not so arise (a “Direct Claim”) and shall also specify with reasonable particularity to the extent that the information is available, the factual basis for the Claim and the amount of the Claim.

 

(b) (b) If an Indemnified Party fails to provide the Indemnifying Party with a Notice of Claim promptly as required by Section 8.6(a), the Indemnifying Party shall be relieved of the obligation to pay damages to the extent it can show that it materially prejudiced its rights under Section 8.10 with respect to Third Party Claims.

 

8.7 Time Limits for Notice of Claim for Breach of Representations and Warranties

 

(a) The Seller 1 shall not be required to indemnify or save harmless the Buyer pursuant to Section 8.2 unless the Buyer shall have provided to the Seller 1 a Notice of Claim within the following time limits:

 

(i)with respect to a Claim for any breach of any of the representations and warranties of the Seller 1 contained in this Agreement involving fraud, at any time after Closing;

 

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(ii)with respect to a Claim for a breach of any of the representations and warranties of the Seller 1 contained in this Agreement not later than one year after the Closing Date; and

 

(iii)with respect to a Claim for indemnification for Losses pursuant to Section 8.2(b) not later than one year after the Closing Date;

 

(b) The Seller 2 shall not be required to indemnify or save harmless the Buyer pursuant to Section 8.3 unless the Buyer shall have provided to the Seller 2 a Notice of Claim within the following time limits:

 

(iv)with respect to a Claim for any breach of any of the representations and warranties of the Seller 2 contained in this Agreement involving fraud, at any time after Closing;

 

(v)with respect to a Claim for a breach of any of the representations and warranties of the Seller 2 contained in this Agreement not later than one year after the Closing Date; and

 

(vi)with respect to a Claim for indemnification for Losses pursuant to section 8.3(b) not later than one year after the Closing Date;

 

(c) The Buyer shall not be required to indemnify or save harmless the Sellers pursuant to Section 8.4 unless the Sellers shall have provided to the Buyer a Notice of Claim within the following time limits:

 

(i)with respect to a Claim for any breach of any of the representations and warranties of the Buyer contained in this Agreement involving fraud, at any time after Closing;

 

(ii)with respect to a Claim for a breach of any of the representations and warranties of the Buyer contained in this Agreement not later than one year after the Closing Date; and

 

(iii)with respect to a Claim for indemnification for Losses pursuant to Section 8.4(b) and 8.4(c), at any time after the Closing Date.

 

8.8 Limitation Periods for Claims for Breach of Representations and Warranties

 

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Limitations Act, 2002 (Ontario) or any other statute, the period within which an Indemnified Party may commence a proceeding in respect of a Claim for which a Notice of Claim is required to be, and has been, given in accordance with Section 8.6, shall be one year from the last date upon which such Notice of Claim is permitted to be delivered thereunder and any applicable limitation period is hereby so extended to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law.

 

8.9 Direct Claims

 

(a) With respect to any Direct Claim, following receipt of notice from the Indemnified Party of the Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall have 30 days to make such investigation of the Claim as is considered necessary or desirable. For the purpose of such investigation, the Indemnified Party shall make available to the Indemnifying Party the information relied upon by the Indemnified Party to substantiate the Claim together with all such other information as the Indemnifying Party may reasonably request.

 

(b) If the Indemnifying Party disputes the validity or amount of the Direct Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall provide written notice of the dispute to the Indemnified Person within the 30-day period specified in Section 8.9(a). The dispute notice must describe in reasonable detail the nature of the Indemnifying Party’s dispute. During the 10-day period immediately following receipt of a dispute notice by the Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute. If the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Person fail to resolve the dispute within that 10-day period, the respective Chief Executive Officers of the Indemnified Person and the Indemnifying Party shall attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute during an additional 10-day period. If the respective Chief Executive Officers of the Indemnified Person and the Indemnifying Party fail to resolve the dispute within that additional 10-day period, the Indemnified Party is free to pursue all rights and remedies available to it, subject only to this Agreement and the prevailing Party shall be entitled to all legal fees, costs, and necessary disbursements in addition to any other relief to which such Party may be entitled.

 

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(c) If the Indemnifying Party fails to respond in writing to the Claim within the 30-day period specified in Section 8.9(a), the Indemnifying Party is deemed to have agreed to the validity and amount of the Claim and shall promptly pay in full the amount of the Claim.

 

(d) If the Parties agree at or prior to the expiration of the 30-day period specified in Section 8.9(a) (or any mutually agreed upon extension thereof) to the validity and amount of such Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall immediately pay to the Indemnified Party the full agreed-upon amount of the Claim.

 

8.10 Third Party Claims

 

(a) The Indemnifying Party shall have the right, at its expense, to participate in or assume control of the negotiation, settlement or defence of any Third Party Claim and if the Indemnifying Party assumes control, it shall reimburse the Indemnified Party for all of the Indemnified Party’s reasonable, documented, out-of-pocket expenses prior to the time the Indemnifying Party assumed control. If the Indemnifying Party elects to assume such control, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to participate in the negotiation, settlement or defence of such Third Party Claim and to retain one counsel to act on its behalf, provided that the fees and disbursements of such counsel shall be paid by the Indemnified Party unless the named parties to any action or proceeding include both the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party and representation of both the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them (such as the availability of different defences). If the Indemnifying Person elects to assume such control, the Indemnifying Person may compromise and settle the Third Party Claim but the Indemnified Party shall not be bound by any compromise or settlement of the Third Party Claim effected without its consent, not to be unreasonably withheld.

 

(b) The Indemnifying Party may not assume the investigation and defence of a Third Party Claim if:

 

(i)the Indemnifying Party is also a party to the Third Party Claim and the Indemnified Party determines in good faith that joint representation would be inappropriate;

 

(ii)in the reasonable judgement of the Indemnified Party, such claim involves material reputational risks to the Indemnified Party; or

 

(iii)the Indemnifying Party does not unconditionally acknowledge in writing its obligation to indemnify and hold the Indemnified Party harmless with respect to the Third Party Claim.

 

(c) If the Indemnified Person assumes control pursuant to Section 8.10, the Indemnified Person may compromise and settle the Third Party Claim but the Indemnifying Party shall not be bound by any compromise or settlement of the Third Party Claim effected without its consent, not to be unreasonably withheld.

 

(d) If the Indemnifying Party, having elected to assume such control, thereafter fails to defend the Third Party Claim within a reasonable time, the Indemnified Party shall be entitled to assume such control.

 

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(e) If any Third Party Claim is of a nature such that the Indemnified Party is required by applicable Law to incur Losses or make a payment to any person (a “Third Party”) with respect to the Third Party Claim before the completion of settlement negotiations or related legal proceedings, the Indemnified Party may incur such Losses or make such payment and forthwith after demand by the Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying Party shall reimburse the Indemnified Party for such payment. If the amount of any liability of the Indemnified Party under such Third Party Claim, as finally determined, is less than the amount that was paid by the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party, forthwith after the receipt of the difference from the Third Party, the Indemnified Party shall pay the amount of such difference, together with any interest thereon paid by the Third Party to the Indemnified Party, to the Indemnifying Party. In addition, the Indemnifying Party shall post all security, required by any court, regulatory body or other authority having jurisdiction, including without limitation, for purposes of enabling the Indemnifying Party to contest any Third Party Claim.

 

(f) If the Indemnifying Party fails to assume control of the defence of any Third Party Claim or defaults in respect of any of its obligations under this Section with respect thereto, the Indemnified Party shall have the exclusive right to contest the amount claimed and may settle and pay the same on 14 days’ prior written notice to the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnifying Party shall thereupon be deemed to have agreed that such settlement is reasonable and may be agreed to by the Indemnified Party and all other Persons liable in respect of the Third Party Claim unless within such 14-day period the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party that it is assuming or reassuming control of such defence and thereafter assumes or reassumes such control and does not default.

 

(g) The Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party shall co-operate fully with each other with respect to Third Party Claims and shall keep each other fully advised with respect thereto (including supplying copies of all relevant documentation promptly as it becomes available).

 

8.11 Adjustments

 

(a) The amount of any Losses for which indemnification is provided in this Article will be adjusted to take into account any Tax benefit or other benefit actually realized by the Indemnified Party by reason of the Losses for which indemnification is so provided. Any such Tax benefit or other benefit will be taken into account at such time as it is received by the Indemnified Party.

 

(b) In determining the amount of any Losses under this Article, such Losses will be increased to take into account any Tax actually incurred by the Indemnified Party as a result of the matter giving rise to such Losses or as a result of the receipt of any indemnity payment hereunder.

 

(c) The amount of the Claim by the Indemnified Party shall be reduced by any amount actually recovered by the Indemnified Party (net of all reasonable out of pocket costs and expenses incurred in doing so, any Tax paid or payable on the amount recovered and any increase in insurance premiums).

 

(d) If, after an Indemnifying Party has made a payment in respect of a Claim, an Indemnified Party recovers from or is paid by another Person any amount in respect of the Losses that gave rise to the Claim, the Indemnified Party shall promptly, and in any event within 10 Business Days, pay to the Indemnifying Party, the lesser of: (i) the amount of the Loss that was recovered or paid; and (ii) the amount paid by the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party in respect of the Claim, in either case net of all reasonable out of pocket costs, expenses incurred in obtaining the recovery or payment and any Tax paid or payable as a result of receiving such recovery or payment and any increase in insurance premiums.

 

(e) Any indemnity payment made under this Article, including pursuant to Section 8.8(d), shall be treated by the Sellers and the Buyer, as an adjustment to the purchase price for the Target Company 1 Shares.

 

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8.12 Exclusivity

 

No Party may make any claim for damages in respect of this Agreement or any agreement, certificate or other document delivered pursuant hereto, or in respect of any breach or termination thereof, against another Party except by making a Claim pursuant to and in accordance with this Agreement

 

9. RELATIONSHIP AND OTHER RIGHTS

 

9.1 Relationship of Parties

 

Save and except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the rights, privileges, duties, obligations and Liabilities, as between the Parties shall be separate and not joint or collective and nothing herein contained unless expressly provided to the contrary, shall be construed as creating a partnership, an association, agency or a trust of any kind or as imposing upon either of the Parties any partnership duty, obligation or liability.

 

9.2 Other Opportunities

 

Each of the Parties shall have the free and unrestricted right independently to engage in and receive the full benefits of any and all business endeavours of any sort whatsoever whether or not competitive with the endeavours contemplated herein without consulting the other Parties or inviting or allowing the other Parties to participate therein. None of the Parties shall be under any fiduciary or other duty to the other Parties which shall prevent them from engaging in or enjoying the benefits of competing endeavours within the general scope of endeavours contemplated by this Agreement. The legal doctrine of “corporate opportunity” sometimes applied to persons engaged in a joint venture or having fiduciary status shall not apply in the case of the Parties.

 

10. CONFIDENTIALITY

 

10.1 Confidentiality

 

All Confidential Information (whether Business Information or Party Information) received or generated by a Party as a result of or in connection with this Agreement, shall be confidential, shall be treated as confidential and shall not be disclosed to any other Person without the prior written consent of the Sellers (for disclosures by the Buyer), or the Buyer (for disclosures by the Sellers) unless required by Law or by a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction. For the purposes of this Section, the Seller 1 and the Seller 2 are treated as one Party.

 

10.2 Permitted Disclosures

 

(a) The consent required by Section 10.1 shall not apply to a disclosure: (i) by a Party to its directors or officers, or the directors, officers, partners or employees of any financial, accounting, legal and professional advisors of such Party and its Affiliates, as well as to a Representative that has a bona fide need to be informed and who is bound by the same confidentiality provisions set out in this Article 10; (ii) by a Party to a Person providing debt or equity financing or funding to the Party; (iii) to the extent not prohibited by this Agreement, by a Party to any Person that is proposing to acquire control of the Party by way of a take-over bid, the sale by the Party of all or substantially all of its assets or business, or the acquisition, amalgamation, arrangement, merger, or combination of the Party with or into any other Person; or (iv) by a Party for the purpose of any judicial proceedings arising out of this Agreement or any other agreement entered into under or pursuant to this Agreement, provided that in the case of disclosure of Confidential Information contemplated under subsections (ii) and (iii) above, prior to receiving any such Confidential Information, the recipient enters into a confidentiality agreement with the disclosing Party pursuant to which the recipient provides a confidentiality undertaking to maintain the confidentiality of the Confidential Information in a manner consistent with this Agreement.

 

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(b) Only such Confidential Information as any recipient Person shall have a legitimate business need to know shall be disclosed. In no event shall any Party Information of the non-disclosing Party be disclosed to any Person.

 

(c) The provisions of this Article 10 shall continue to apply to each Party notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement. Neither Party shall be liable to the disclosing Party or any other Person in respect of any interpretations, opinions, findings, conclusions or other factual or non-factual information included by the disclosing Party in any report or other document provided to another Person, whether included by negligence or otherwise. Each disclosing Party shall indemnify and save harmless the other Party from and against all Losses actually incurred by the other Party in respect of the release by the disclosing Party of such information to third Persons, irrespective of whether such release was consented to by such other Party.

 

10.3 Disclosure Required by Law or Governmental Authority

 

Prior to any disclosure of Confidential Information under Section 10.2 required by Applicable Law or by a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction, the disclosing Party shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, give the other Party least five Business Days prior written notice (unless less time is permitted by such Applicable Laws or Governmental Authority) of the content and timing of such disclosure and, shall not make such disclosure without the consent of the other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably delayed, withheld, or conditioned. The disclosing Party shall disclose only that portion of Confidential Information required to be disclosed and shall take all reasonable steps to preserve the confidentiality thereof, including without limitation, obtaining protective orders and supporting the other Party in intervention in any proceeding.

 

Notwithstanding anything else in this Section 10.3, the Parties acknowledge and agree that if the other Party (the “Filing Party”) is required to file this Agreement or on SEDAR under Applicable Laws, the Filing Party may file a redacted form of such agreement subject to such reasonable redactions as the other Party may request, provided that such redactions are permitted under Applicable Laws. Any provision of this Agreement that has been so redacted shall continue to constitute Confidential Information for purposes of this Agreement and this Section 10.3, provided however that if any securities regulatory authority subsequently requires the Filing Party to disclose any such redacted information or such redacted information shall otherwise become publicly available pursuant to Applicable Laws: (i) such redacted information shall cease to be Confidential Information upon such disclosure; and (ii) neither the Filing Party nor its Affiliates shall be in breach or violation of this Agreement with respect thereto. Each Party agrees that prior to filing any version of this Agreement with any securities regulatory authority, the Filing Party shall provide the other Party with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on all documents to be submitted in connection with such filing and shall consider in good faith the comments, if any, provided by the Filing Party in respect of such documents, provided that any decision regarding redactions will ultimately be determined by the Filing Party acting reasonably.

 

10.4 Return of Party Information

 

Each Party agrees that upon written request by any other Party it will:

 

(a) promptly, and in any event within 10 Business Days of receipt of such request, return all Party Information that it or its Representatives may have in their possession or control belonging to the requesting Party and all copies thereof, to the requesting Party and require each of its Representatives to do likewise; and

 

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(b) certify in writing that it and its Representatives have permanently returned, and deleted all electronic versions of, any Party Information of the requesting Party, and all copies thereof that it or its Representatives may have or had in their possession or control.

 

11. GENERAL

 

11.1 Notices

 

All notices, requests, demands or other communications which by the terms hereof are permitted or required to be given by any Party to the other Parties shall be given in writing by personal delivery or by email, addressed to such other Party or delivered to such other Parties as follows:

 

To the Sellers at or c/o:

 

Green Shift Commodities Ltd.
401-217 Queen Street West
Toronto ON M5V 0R2

 

Attention: Trumbull Fisher
Email: tfisher@greenshiftcommodities.com

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
2100 Scotia Plaza
40 King Street West
Toronto ON M5H 3C2

 

Attention: Jamie Litchen
Email: jlitchen@cassels.com

 

or the Buyer at:

 

Latam Battery Metals Inc.

150 King St W #200

Toronto, ON M5H 1J9

 

Attention: Luis Helguera, CEO
Email: luisducassi@hotmail.com

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

TingleMerrett LLP

1250, 639 – 5th Ave. SW

Calgary, AB T2P 0M 9

 

Attention: Scott Reeves
Email: sreeves@tinglemerrett.com

 

or at such other addresses and to such other Person that may be given by any of them to the others in writing from time to time on two days’ prior written notice and such notices, requests, demands or other communications shall be deemed to have been received when delivered.

 

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11.2 Severability

 

Any provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable shall not affect any other provision and shall be deemed to be severable herefrom.

 

11.3 Governing Law

 

(a) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable in such province. Subject to Section 2.3 (with respect to a Consideration Dispute), the Parties irrevocably agree that the courts of the Province of Ontario are to have non-exclusive jurisdiction to settle any disputes which may arise out of or in connection with this Agreement and that, accordingly, any suit, action or proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (referred to in this Section as the “Proceedings”) may be brought in such courts. The Parties irrevocably waive and covenant not to raise any objection which they may have now or hereafter to the venue of any Proceedings in any such court, including that the Proceedings have been brought in an inconvenient forum.

 

(b) Save and except for a Consideration Dispute (which is to be resolved in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.3 and not this Section 11.3(b)), any dispute, controversy or claim in relation to this Agreement, including the existence, interpretation, validity, performance or breach of this Agreement or any matter arising under this Agreement, including whether any matter is subject to arbitration or this Section 11.3(b) (a “Dispute”) must be resolved in accordance with the provisions of this Section 11.3(b). For the purposes of this Section, the Seller 1 and the Seller 2 are treated as one Party.

 

In the event of any Dispute between the Parties, a Party may give to the other Party a notice (a “Dispute Notice”) specifying the Dispute and requiring its resolution under this Section 11.3(b). If the Dispute is not resolved within 10 Business Days after a Dispute Notice is given to the other Party, then each Party must nominate one representative from its senior management to resolve the Dispute (each, a “Dispute Representative”), who must negotiate using their respective commercially reasonable efforts to attain a resolution of the Dispute. If a Dispute has not been resolved by the Dispute Representatives within 10 Business Days of the date of referral of the Dispute to the Dispute Representatives or such longer period of time as agreed, then a Party may, by notice in writing to the other Party (an “Arbitration Notice”), submit the Dispute to arbitration for determination in accordance with the remaining provisions of this Section 11.3(b). The Parties agree that:

 

(i)any Dispute will be finally resolved by arbitration conducted in accordance with the Arbitration Act, except as otherwise provided in this Section 11.3(b);

 

(ii)the seat or legal place of the arbitration will be Toronto, Ontario, Canada and the language of the arbitration will be English;

 

(iii)all arbitral proceedings will be private and confidential and may be attended only by the arbitrators, the Parties, their counsel, Representatives of the Parties who are required to consult or instruct counsel, and witnesses to the extent that they are testifying in the proceedings;

 

(iv)any Dispute:

 

(A) involving amounts of CDN$5.0 million or less must be heard and determined by a single arbitrator and the Parties shall attempt to agree on the identity of, and appoint, the single arbitrator within 10 Business Days after the Arbitration Notice was delivered; and

 

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(B) involving amounts of more than CDN$5.0 million must be heard and determined by three arbitrators and each Party must, within 10 Business Days after the Arbitration Notice was delivered, select one person to act as arbitrator. The two arbitrators so selected must, within five Business Days of their appointment, select a third arbitrator who will serve as the chairperson of the arbitral panel;

 

(v)each arbitrator must be a disinterested person who has no connection with either Party or the performance of this Agreement and who is either:

 

(A) a lawyer that has been a member of the bar of a Canadian province or territory for at least 20 years and who is qualified by education, training and experience to hear and determine matters in the nature of the Dispute; or

 

(B) a former judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List), the Court of Appeal for Ontario, or the Supreme Court of Canada;

 

(vi)if a Party fails to appoint an arbitrator as required under Section 11.3(b)(iv)(A) within 10 Business Days after the Arbitration Notice was delivered, or if the arbitrators selected by the Parties pursuant to Section 11.3(b)(iv)(B) are unable or fail to agree upon a third arbitrator within five Business Days of their appointment, then that arbitrator will be appointed by the “designated appointing authority” pursuant to the Arbitration Act;

 

(vii)if an arbitrator dies, resigns, refuses to act, or becomes incapable of performing his or her functions as an arbitrator, then a new arbitrator shall be appointed in the place of the previous arbitrator pursuant to the process set out in this Section 11.3(b), except that the 10 Business Day period provided for in Section 11.3(b)(iv)(A) and 11.3(b)(iv)(B) shall commence on the date that the Parties become aware of the death, resignation, refusal to act, or incapacity of the then-presiding arbitrator;

 

(viii)the arbitral panel may determine all questions of law and jurisdiction (including questions as to whether or not a Dispute is arbitrable) and all matters of procedure relating to the arbitration;

 

(ix)any award or determination of the arbitral panel will be final and binding upon the Parties in respect of all matters relating to the arbitration, the procedure, the conduct of the Parties during the proceedings and the final determination of the issues in the arbitration and not subject to any appeal, except those appeals that the Arbitration Act permits as of right or with leave of the court; and

 

(x)judgment on any arbitral award may be entered and enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction.

 

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, either Party may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for an interim measure of protection, or for any order for equitable relief explicitly provided for in this Agreement which the arbitrator does not have the jurisdiction to grant.

 

(d) To the extent permitted by the nature of the Dispute, during the existence of any Dispute the Parties must continue to perform their respective obligations under this Agreement without prejudice to their position in respect of such Dispute, unless the Parties otherwise agree.

 

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11.4 Further Assurances

 

The Parties shall sign such further and other documents and do such further acts or things as may be necessary or desirable in order to give full force and effect to this Agreement and every part hereof.

 

11.5 Amendment

 

This Agreement may not be amended or modified in any respect except by written instrument signed by the Parties.

 

11.6 Entire Agreement

 

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. The execution of this Agreement has not been induced by nor do the Parties rely upon or regard as material, any covenants, representations or warranties whatsoever not incorporated herein and made a part hereof.

 

11.7 Enurement/Successors and Assigns

 

This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties and each of their respective successors and permitted assigns. For clarity, the Buyer shall not have the right to Transfer, in whole or in part, any interest in this Agreement unless the Seller 1 has provided its consent to such Transfer in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.3(d).

 

The Sellers shall have the full and unrestricted right to Transfer, in whole or in part, their respective interest in this Agreement, including without limitation, as pertains to the Seller 1, its entitlement to any or all of the Second Cash Payment, the Third Cash Payment and the Liquidity Event Shares. If either of the Sellers shall complete any such Transfer, in whole or in part of its respective interest in this Agreement, following such Transfer the applicable Seller and its transferee shall deliver to the Buyer a signed copy of a notice of Transfer (the “Transfer Notice”) and upon receipt of such Transfer Notice, the transferee shall be treated by the Buyer as the transferee of the applicable Seller with respect to the applicable portions of this Agreement (as so stated in the Transfer Notice), including without limitation, the entitlement to any or all of the Second Cash Payment, the Third Cash Payment and the Liquidity Event Shares.

 

11.8 Waiver

 

A waiver of any breach of a provision of this Agreement shall not be binding upon a Party unless the waiver is in writing and signed by the Party providing the waiver, and such waiver shall not affect such Party’s rights in respect of any subsequent or other breach.

 

11.9 Counterparts

 

This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts and by electronic transmission, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original and such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same document.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties have executed these presents as of the date and year first above written.

 

  GAIA ENERGY INC.
   
  Per: /s/ Trumbull Fisher
    Name:  Trumbull Fisher
    Title: Chief Executive Officer
    I have authority to bind the corporation

 

  GREEN SHIFT COMMODITIES LTD.
   
  Per: /s/ Trumbull Fisher
    Name:  Trumbull Fisher
    Title: Chief Executive Officer
    I have authority to bind the corporation

 

  LATAM BATTERY METALS INC.
   
  Per: /s/ Luis Augusto Ducassi
    Name:  Luis Helguera
    Title: Chief Executive Officer
    I have authority to bind the corporation

 

 

 

 

Schedule A

 

DESCRIPTION OF BERLIN CONCESSIONS AND CONCESSION APPLICATIONS

 

Part I – Description of Berlin Concessions

 

Title 736 17

Title 755 17

Title 664 17

 

Part II – Description of Concession Applications

 

Proposal 506202

Proposal 506645

Proposal 506138

 

The following disclosures apply to the above and the Agreement to which this Schedule A is attached:

 

A. Integration of 664-17 title: On March 2023, a request for the integration of the areas of 664-17 title and the Berlin’s concession contract proposal 506138 was submitted to the National Mining Agency. This request was accompanied by the Unique Exploration and Exploitation Program (“PUEE”), where it was indicated that, with the aim of verifying the continuity of mineralization to the south of the title it is necessary to expand the available geological information. This request is currently under evaluation by the authority. If it is approved, Title 664-17 and Proposal 506138 will be consolidated under a single concession.

 

B. The termination (“caducidad”) of the 736-17 title: Attorney Hernando Escobar filed an appeal for reconsideration against the resolution that declared the termination and to date the appeal has not been answered, so the Local Branch 1 protocolized the positive administrative silence (a legal figure according to which the appeal that is not answered by the authority is understood to have been decided in favor of the appellant and therefore the title would not have been terminated). The mining authority has not yet defined the status of this title.

 

C. The termination (“caducidad”) of the 755-17 title: Attorney Hernando Escobar filed an appeal for reconsideration against the resolution that declared the termination and to date the appeal has not been answered, so Local Branch 1 protocolized the positive administrative silence (a legal figure according to which the appeal that is not answered by the authority is understood to have been decided in favour of the appellant and therefore the title would not have been terminated).

 

As in 736-17, Local Branch 1 is waiting for a response to the request for a payment agreement. However, on September 5, 2023, without any pronouncement, Title 755-17 was terminated at Anna Minería, thus, Local Branch 1 submits that the administrative positive silence before ANM arguing that the title is still active, and Local Branch 1 is currently waiting for the authority response. As the area of the title has significant potential resources and to prevent someone else from requesting it, Local Branch 1 has re applied for the area from Berlín. The assigned plate is 508645.

 

If the mining authority recognizes that title has not terminated, Berlin proposal 508645 would be relinquished.

 

D. There is a lack of accounting and financial information since 2018.

 

E. Non-renewal of the commercial registration of the Local Branch 1 since 2020: The cancellation of the commercial registration due to non-renewal for 5 consecutive years is done automatically and ex officio by the Chamber of Commerce.

 

 

 

 

Schedule B

 

Wire Transfer Instructions AND
Shares Registration Instructions

 

[NTD: Seller 1 to provide.]

 

 

 

 

Schedule C

 

FORM OF ROYALTY AGREEMENT

 

 

 

 

Schedule D

 

DETAILS OF TARGET COMPANY 1 AND TARGET 2 COMPANY

 

Part I Details of Target Company 1 (Gaia Energy Investments Ltd)

 

Date of incorporation: 22/06/2020
   
Registered number: 1022314
   
Registered office: Vistra Corporate Services Centre, Wickhams Cay II, Road Town, Tortola, VG1110, British Virgin Islands
   
Shares, Authorised: 10,000,000 shares of a single class with a par value of $1.00
     
  Issued: 10,000,000 shares of a single class with a par value of $1.00
     
Shareholder(s): Gaia Energy Inc.
   
Director(s)s: [●]
   
Accounting reference date: [●]
   
Company’s Assets [●]

 

Part II Details of Target Company 2 (Berlin (BVI) Limited)

 

Date of incorporation: 13/06/2022
   
Registered number: 2067901
   
Registered office: Vistra Corporate Services Centre, Wickhams Cay II, Road Town, Tortola, VG1110, British Virgin Islands
   
Shares, Authorised: 50,000 shares of a single class with a par value of $1.00
     
  Issued: 1 shares of a single class with a par value of $1.00
     
Shareholder(s): Green Shift Commodities Ltd.
   
Director(s)s: [●]
   
Accounting reference date: [●]
   
Company’s Assets [●]

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

AMENDING AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENDING AGREEMENT (“Amending Agreement”) is made as of the 8th day of April, 2024,

 

BETWEEN:

 

GAIA ENERGY INC.
a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of Ontario

 

(“Seller 1”)

 

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GREEN SHIFT COMMODITIES LTD.
a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of Ontario

 

(“Seller 2”)

 

– and –

 

JAGUAR URANIUM CORP. (formerly Latam Battery Metals Inc.)
a corporation existing under the laws of British Columbia

 

(the “Buyer”)

 

WHEREAS Seller 1, Seller 2 and Buyer are parties to a share purchase agreement dated December 8, 2023 pursuant to which, among other things, Buyer has agreed to acquire all of the Target Company 1 Shares and the Company 2 Shares, all on and subject to the terms and conditions contained in therein (such share purchase agreement, including the schedules attached thereto, being hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Share Purchase Agreement”);

 

AND WHEREAS Seller 1, Seller 2 and Buyer have agreed to amend the Share Purchase Agreement on the terms and subject to the provisions set out herein.

 

NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES that in consideration of the premises, covenants and agreements herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Article 1
Interpretation

 

1.1Interpretation

 

(a)All terms used but not otherwise defined in this Amending Agreement have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Share Purchase Agreement and grammatical variations of such terms have corresponding meanings.

 

(b)Sections 1.2 [ Gender and Extended Meanings], 1.4 [Period of Time/Time of Essence], 1.5 [Section Headings], 7.3 [Expenses], 11.1 [Notices], 11.2 [Severability], 11.3(a) [Governing Law], 11.5 [Amendment], 11.6 [Entire Agreement], 11.7 [Enurement/Successors and Assigns], 11.8 [Waiver] and 11.9 [Counterparts] of the Share Purchaser Agreement are incorporated herein by reference mutatis mutandis.

 

 

 

Article 2
Amendments

 

2.1Amendments to the Share Purchase Agreement

 

Seller 1, Seller 2 and Buyer hereby agree that the Share Agreement is amended with effect from and after the date hereof, as follows:

 

(a)The definition of “Initial Consideration Shares” contained in Section 1.1 of the Share Purchase Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

“means such number of Buyer Common Shares that results in the Seller 1 or its nominee holding in aggregate 20% of the issued and outstanding Buyer Common Shares following Closing.”

 

Article 3
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS and confirmations

 

3.1Acknowledgements and Confirmations

 

Each of the Parties hereby (i) represents, warrants, acknowledges and confirms to the other that, as of the date of this Amending Agreement, the Share Purchase Agreement, as amended by this Amending Agreement, is and continues to be in full force and effect and (ii) ratifies and confirms all of the terms, conditions and provisions of the Share Purchase Agreement, as amended by this Amending Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms of this Amending Agreement and the terms of the Share Purchase Agreement, the provisions of this Amending Agreement shall prevail.

 

Article 4
representations AND warranties

 

4.1Representations and Warranties

 

Each Party hereto represents and warrants to each other Party that (i) this Amending Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on its part and no other corporate proceedings on its part is necessary to authorize this Amending Agreement; (ii) this Amending Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Party, and constitutes legal, valid and binding agreements of such Party enforceable against it in accordance with the terms of this Amending Agreement subject only to any limitation under bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and the discretion that a court may exercise in granting equitable remedies such as specific performance and injunction; and (iii) the authorization, execution and delivery of this Amending Agreement by such Party does not and will not (or would not with the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both, or the happening of any other event or condition) (x) contravene, conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of such Party’s constating documents, (y) contravene, conflict with or result in a violation or breach of any indenture, agreement, Contract or other instrument whatsoever to which such Party is a party or by which the Party is bound and does not contravene any Applicable Laws, or (z) result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance upon any of such Party’s assets; except, in the case of each of (y) and (z), as would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect in respect of such Party.

 

Article 5
MISCELLANEOUS

 

5.1Further Assurances

 

Each Party hereto shall, from time to time and at all times hereafter, at the request of the other Party, do all such further acts and things, and execute and deliver all such further documents and instruments as may be reasonably required in order to fully perform and carry out the terms and intent of this Amending Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed this Amending Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  GAIA ENERGY INC.
     
  Per: /s/ Trumbull Fisher
    Name: Trumbull Fisher
    Title: Chief Executive Officer
   

I have authority to bind the corporation

 

GREEN SHIFT COMMODITIES LTD.

   
  Per: /s/ Trumbull Fisher
    Name: Trumbull Fisher
    Title: Chief Executive Officer
   

I have authority to bind the corporation

 

  JAGUAR URANIUM INC.
   
  Per: /s/ Luis Augusto Ducassi
    Name: Luis Helguera
    Title: Chief Executive Officer
   

I have authority to bind the corporation

 

 

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Exhibit 10.3

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.

 

AND

 

CONSOLIDATED URANIUM INC.

 

 

 

SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DATED AS OF JULY 17, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THIS SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT is made as of the 17th day of July, 2024 (the “Execution Date”).

 

BETWEEN:

 

JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.. a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of British Columbia

 

(the “Buyer”)

 

– and –

 

CONSOLIDATED URANIUM INC. a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of Ontario

 

(the “Seller”)

 

WHEREAS 2847312 Ontario Inc., a company incorporated pursuant to the laws of Ontario (the “Target Company”), is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Seller;

 

AND WHEREAS the Buyer has agreed to purchase all of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Target Company (the “Target Company Shares”), all on and subject to the terms and conditions herein contained;

 

AND WHEREAS the Target Company is the holder of: (i) the Laguna Salada/La Rosada uranium-vanadium project located in Chubut province of southern Argentina (the “Laguna Project”); and (ii) the Huemul uranium-vanadium-copper project located in the Malargüe sector of southwestern Mendoza Province, Argentina comprised of existing claims covering 22,432 hectares of land (“Huemul I”); and two claim applications covering approximately 2,352 hectares of land (“Huemul II” and, together with Huemul I, the “Huemul Project”). The Laguna Project and the Huemul Project are more particularly described in Schedule “A” and are collectively referred to as the “Target Company Properties”).

 

NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH that in consideration of the mutual covenants, conditions and premises herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each of the Parties, the Parties do hereby covenant and agree as follows:

 

1. DEFINITIONS

 

1.1 Definitions

 

In this Agreement:

 

“Adjusted Elected Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.

 

“Affiliate” means any person, partnership, joint venture, corporation or other form of enterprise which directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, a Party.

 

“Agreement”, “this Agreement”, “herein”, “hereby”, “hereof”, “hereunder” and similar expressions shall mean or refer to this Share Purchase Agreement and includes all Schedules hereto and any and all agreements in writing between the Parties supplemental or ancillary hereto and the expressions “Article” or “Section” followed by a number, mean and refer to the specified Article or Section of this Agreement.

 

 

 

 

“Ancillary Agreements” means the Investor Rights Agreement and the Royalty Agreements.

 

“Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Laws” means: (i) the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (Canada); (ii) the Criminal Code of Canada; (iii) any regulations under (i) or (ii) above; and (iv) all other Applicable Laws where the applicable Person does business relating to corruption, bribery, ethical business conduct, money laundering, political contributions, gifts and gratuities, or lawful expenses, to public officials and private persons, and Applicable Laws requiring the disclosure of agency relationships or commissions and the anti-corruption rules of any international financial institutions with which the applicable Person does business.

 

“Applicable Laws” means all applicable federal, provincial, territorial, state, regional and local laws (statutory or common), rules, ordinances (including zoning and mineral removal ordinances), regulations, grants, franchises, licences, orders, directives, judgments, decrees, and other governmental restrictions, including permits and other similar requirements, whether legislative, municipal, administrative or judicial in nature (including environmental laws and any applicable securities laws or regulations, and any applicable rules of any stock exchange, imposing disclosure requirements) and include without limitation, the Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

“Books and Records” means all books, records, documents, data, logs, maps, maintenance files, mining, resource and reserve data, quality control records, drilling and assay reports or data, environmental studies and reports, plans, technical, geological and scientific information or records, files, papers, surveys and plans or specifications and any other recorded information owned by or in the possession or control of the applicable Person.

 

“Business Day” means any day excluding Saturdays, Sundays and banking or statutory holidays in the Province of Ontario and the Province of British Columbia.

 

“Business Information” includes the terms of this Agreement, and any other agreement relating to the assets of the applicable Party and all information, data, maps, drill core, results of surveys, drilling and assays, knowledge and know-how, in whatever form and however communicated (including without limitation, Confidential Information), developed, conceived, originated, derived or obtained by a Party in performing its obligations. The term “Business Information” shall not include any Party Information or any improvements, enhancements, refinements or incremental additions to Party Information that are developed, conceived, originated, derived or obtained by a Party in performing its obligations under this Agreement.

 

“Buyer Assets” means collectively, the Buyer Properties and the Buyer Other Assets.

 

“Buyer Affiliate” means an Affiliate of the Buyer who has completed a Liquidity Event.

 

“Buyer Affiliate Shares” means common shares in the capital of the Buyer Affiliate.

 

“Buyer Contracts” means the material Contracts to which the Buyer is a party or by which the Buyer or its assets and properties are bound, all of which are listed in Schedule “B”.

 

“Buyer Financial Statements” means the financial statements of the Buyer for the 12 months ended on the Buyer Year End.

 

“Buyer Indemnified Persons” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.

 

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“Buyer Other Assets” means those assets of the Buyer that are not Buyer Properties or Buyer Contracts, being those that are listed in Schedule “C”.

 

“Buyer Properties” means those properties listed in Schedule “D.

 

“Buyer Shares” means Class A common shares in the capital of the Buyer as the same may be constituted from time to time. For the purposes of Section 2.2, if a Liquidity Event has been completed by a Buyer Affiliate, then the Buyer Shares shall be read as the “Buyer Affiliate Shares”.

 

“Buyer Year End” means December 31.

 

“Direct Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.4(a).

 

“Closing” means the completion of the purchase and sale of the Target Company Shares.

 

“Closing Date” means July 19, 2024 or such date as the Parties may agree upon, to be no later than the Outside Date.

 

“Confidential Information” means all information (including Business Information and Party Information), data, reports, maps, drill core, results of surveys, drilling and assays, knowledge and know-how (including without limitation, formulas, patterns, compilations, programs, devices, methods, techniques and processes) that: (i) is confidential to a Party; or (ii) derives independent economic value (actual or potential) as a result of not being generally known to, or readily ascertainable by, third parties or the general public and which is subject to confidentiality, or to reasonable efforts under the circumstances to maintain its confidentiality, including without limitation, all analyses, interpretations, compilations, studies and evaluations of such information, data, reports, maps, drill core, results of surveys, drilling and assays, knowledge and know-how generated or prepared by or on behalf of any Party.

 

“Confidentiality Agreement” means the confidentiality agreement between the Buyer and IsoEnergy Ltd. dated May 28, 2024.

 

“Consideration Shares” means USD$10.0 million worth of Buyer Shares, to be issued at a price of US$5.00 per share. If there is a Dilutive Event with respect to the Buyer Shares prior to the Closing Date, the said US$5.00 per share shall be adjusted accordingly to provide the Seller with the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement.

 

“Contingent Shares” means, collectively, the Listing Shares and the Top Up Shares.

 

“Contracts” means any agreement, indenture, contract, lease, deed of trust, royalty, licence, option, instrument, arrangement, understanding or other commitment, whether written or oral.

 

“control” means possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause direction of management and policies through ownership of voting shares, interests, or securities, or by contract, voting trust, or otherwise. This definition of control shall be incorporated into such terms as “controlled” and “controlling”.

 

“Convertible Securities” means any agreement, option, warrant, right or other security or conversion privilege issued or granted by the Person or any of its Affiliates that is exercisable or convertible into, or exchangeable for, or otherwise carries the right of the holder to purchase or otherwise acquire common shares, including pursuant to one or more multiple exercises, conversions and/or exchanges to require the Person to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of its issued and outstanding common shares.

 

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“CRA” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.

 

“Dilutive Event” means a change of the Buyer Shares or Buyer Affiliate Shares, as the case may be, into a different number of shares by reason of any sub-division, split or consolidation (or similar process or transaction).

 

“DRS Advice” means a direct registration system advice or similar document evidencing the electronic registration of ownership of the Consideration Shares and the Contingent Shares.

 

“Elected Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.

 

“Employee Liabilities” means all obligations, commitments and liabilities in respect of the Employees pursuant to any Employee Plan, Statutory Plan or otherwise including unpaid wages, salaries, bonuses, accrued overtime, banked hours, flex time, sick leave, holiday pay, vacation pay, paid time off, notice of termination, pay in lieu of notice of termination, severance pay or termination pay;

 

“Employee Plans” means all plans, arrangements, agreements, programs, policies, practices or undertakings, whether oral or written, formal or informal, funded or unfunded, insured or uninsured, registered or unregistered in respect of the Employees, to which the Target Company is a party or bound or in which the Employees participate or under which the Target Company has, or will have, any liability or contingent liability or pursuant to which payments are made or benefits are provided, or an entitlement to payments or benefits may arise with respect to any of the Employees, former employees, directors or officers, individuals working on Contract with the Target Company or other individuals providing services to the Target Company of a kind normally provided by employees (or any spouses, dependents, survivors or beneficiaries of any such persons), excluding Statutory Plans;

 

“Employees” has the meaning set out in Section 3.2(x);

 

“Encumbrances” means any and all mortgages, bills of sale, pledges, security interests, liens, charges, hypothecation, encumbrances, contractual obligations, title retention, preferential right, trust, royalty, writ, warrant, caveat, plaint and Legal Claims, rights, title or interests of others, whether recorded or unrecorded or registered or unregistered.

 

“Environmental Laws” means all Applicable Laws relating to pollution, natural resources, protection of the natural environment or any species that might make use of it or the generation, production, import, export, use, handling, storage, treatment, transportation, disposal or release of hazardous substances and all authorizations issued pursuant to such Applicable Law.

 

“Execution Date” means the date set forth on the first page of this Agreement.

 

“Existing Huemul I Royalty Agreement” means the royalty agreement dated July 31, 2023 with respect to Huemul I between the Target Company and Minera Agaucu S.A.

 

“Existing Huemul II Royalty Agreement” means the royalty agreement dated July 31, 2023 with respect to Huemul II between the Target Company and New Era Metal Resources Ltd.

 

“Existing Huemul Royalty Agreements” means collectively, the Existing Huemul I Royalty Agreement and the Existing Huemul II Royalty Agreement.

 

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“Expenses” means, in respect of any matter, all liabilities, obligations, duties, losses, damages (but excluding consequential, indirect, special and punitive damages), costs, expenses (including reasonable legal and other professional fees and expenses and disbursements, interest, penalties and amounts paid in settlement but excluding punitive, exemplary or aggravated damages), penalties, fines and monetary sanctions and all amounts paid to settle a Legal Claim, or to satisfy any judgment, order, decree, directive, award or other obligation to pay any amount of whatever nature or kind.

 

“First Anniversary Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b).

 

“Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, provincial, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency, official or any court, stock exchange or securities commission, having jurisdiction.

 

“Huemul I” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

“Huemul II” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

“Huemul II Royalty Agreement” means a royalty agreement among the Seller, the Buyer and the Target Company pursuant to which the Buyer, as guaranteed by the Target Company, grants the Seller a 1% net smelter return royalty on all production from Huemul II, substantially in the form of Schedule “E”.

 

“Huemul Project” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

“IFRS” means International Financial Reporting Standards.

 

“Income Tax Act” means the Income Tax Act (Canada), as the same may be amended from time to time.

 

“Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.4(a).

 

“Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.4(a).

 

“Intellectual Property” means all trade or brand names, business names, trade-marks (including logos), trade-marks, service marks, copyrights, patents, industrial designs, trade secrets, proprietary information and know-how, manuals, inventions, formulae, processes, technology and other intellectual property in whatever form or format used by the applicable company together with all rights under licenses, registered user agreements, technology transfer agreements and other agreements or instruments relating to any of the foregoing and any mining, milling or processing intellectual property.

 

“Intercompany Loan” means the loan by the Seller to the Target Company in the aggregate amount of C$6,876,137.

 

“Interim Period” means the period between the close of business on the Execution Date and the earlier of the Closing Date or the date on which this Agreement is lawfully terminated pursuant to Article 9.

 

“Investor Rights Agreement” means an investor rights agreement to be entered into between the Seller and the Buyer in substantially the form of Schedule “F”.

 

“Knowledge” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.6.

 

“Laguna Project” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

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“Laguna Project Royalty Agreement” means a royalty agreement among the Seller, the Buyer and the Target Company pursuant to which the Buyer, as guaranteed by the Target Company, grants the Seller a 2% net smelter returns royalty on all production from the Laguna Project, subject to a buy back of 50% of the net smelter return royalty exercisable for a period of seven years, at a price of US$2.5 million, substantially in the form of Schedule “G”.

 

“Legal Claims” means any and all debts, claims, actions, lawsuits, causes of action, demands, duties and obligations of whatsoever nature and howsoever incurred.

 

“Liabilities” means all Legal Claims, demands, obligations, suits, complaints, actions, damages, costs, losses, liabilities (fixed or contingent, known or unknown), expenses, lawyer’s fees, investigation costs, remediation costs, awards, decrees, orders, judgments, fines, penalties, injunctions or similar decisions, that may adversely affect the interests of a Party, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of legal counsel and other professional advisers incurred by such Party in defending against such liabilities.

 

“Liquidity Event” means the completion by the Buyer or a Buyer Affiliate of any of the following: (i) an initial public offering of the Buyer Shares together with a Listing; or (ii) a transaction which provides holders of the Buyer Shares with comparable liquidity that such holders would receive upon completion of an initial public offering and Listing, whether by means of a reverse take-over, merger, amalgamation, arrangement, take-over bid, insider bid, reorganization, joint venture, sale of all or substantially all assets, exchange of assets or similar transaction or other combination with a public corporation.

 

“Listing” means the listing of the Buyer Shares or Buyer Affiliate Shares, as the case may be, on a recognized stock exchange in North America.

 

“Listing Date” the date that the Listing is completed.

 

“Listing Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(c).

 

“Listing Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b).

 

“Material Adverse Change” means a change, effect, circumstance, event or state of facts that, when taken individually or together with all other adverse changes, effects, circumstances, events or states of fact, is material and, as applicable, adverse with respect to the applicable Person or its assets taken as whole; provided, however, that no change, effect, circumstance, event or state of facts arising from or relating to any of the following shall be deemed to constitute a Material Adverse Change, or shall be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Change has occurred: (a) any change or condition generally affecting the mining industry, (b) the state of the securities, credit, banking, capital or commodity markets in general, (c) any change in the price of minerals, (d) any change relating to the rate at which any currency can be exchanged for any other currency (e) general political, economic or financial conditions, including in Canada, Colombia or Argentina, (f) any adoption, implementation, change or proposed change in Applicable Laws or accounting standards (or in any interpretation of Applicable Laws or accounting standards), (g) any natural disaster or general outbreak of illness (including COVID-19), (h) any terrorist attack, armed hostilities, military conflicts, or any governmental response to any of the foregoing, or (i) the announcement of execution of this Agreement or the implementation of any of the transactions contemplated herein, except, in the case of subsections (a), (e), (f), (g) or (h), where such event, change, effect or circumstance has a materially disproportionate effect on the applicable Person or its assets taken as a whole, relative to other comparable companies generally, and provided further that references in this Agreement to dollar amounts are not intended to be and shall not be deemed to be illustrative or interpretive for purposes of determining whether a “Material Adverse Change” has occurred.

 

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“Mineral Assets” means, collectively, the Mineral Rights, the Mining Agreements, the Mineral Exploration Permits, the Mineral Exploration Data and the Miscellaneous Interests of the Target Company.

 

“Mineral Exploration Data” means (i) copies of all information, data, maps, and reports (both factual and interpretative) with respect to any work performed on the Target Company Properties by the Target Company or any previous owner of the Target Company Properties; (ii) all historical data in the possession or control the Target Company; and (iii) all drill core, sample pulps, sample splits, rock samples and other physical material removed from the Target Company Properties for testing purposes and in the possession and control of the Target Company.

 

“Mineral Exploration Permits” means all permits, licenses and authorizations necessary to explore and develop the Target Company Properties, as further described in Schedule “H” hereto.

 

“Mineral Rights” means all of the right, title, and interest in and to any mining leases, mining concessions, mining claims, options or participating interests or other conventional property or proprietary interests or rights in respect of ore bodies, mineral or mineral rights, as applicable, of the Target Company in the Target Company Properties, including, but not limited to, those granted under the Mining Agreements and the Mineral Exploration Permits.

 

“Mining Agreements” means the mining exploration agreements necessary to explore and develop the Target Company Properties.

 

“Miscellaneous Interests” means all the right, title, interest and estate of the Target Company in and to the Target Company Properties, whether contingent or absolute, legal or beneficial, present or future, invested or not, and not being Mineral Rights or Mineral Exploration Data.

 

“Ordinary Course” means with respect to an action taken by a Person, that such action is consistent with the past practices of the Person and is taken in the ordinary course of the normal day-to-day operations of that Person.

 

“Outside Date” means July 25, 2024.

 

“Parties” means the Seller and the Buyer and “Party” means either one of them.

 

“Party Information” means all information, data, knowledge and know-how, in whatever form and however communicated (including without limitation, such Confidential Information), which, as shown by written records, was developed, conceived, originated or obtained by a Party independent of its performance under the terms of this Agreement.

 

“Permitted Encumbrances” means any Encumbrance comprising the following:

 

(a) inchoate or statutory liens for Taxes or rents not at the time due;

 

(b) inchoate or statutory liens for overdue Taxes or utilities, the validity of which is being contested in good faith;

 

(c) security given to a public utility or any Governmental Authority in the Ordinary Course;

 

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(d) any reservations or exceptions contained in the original grants of the applicable Target Company Properties or the Buyer Properties, as the case may be;

 

(e) terms and conditions of, and Encumbrances created by, any Contract that has been disclosed in Schedule “B” or Schedule “H”, as the case may be;

 

(f) minor discrepancies in the legal description of the applicable Target Company Properties or Buyer Properties, as the case may be, (or any part thereof) and any registered easements and registered restrictions or covenants that overlie the surface rights covered by the applicable Target Company Properties or Buyer Properties, as the case may be;

 

(g) rights of way for or reservations or rights of others for railways, sewers, water lines, gas lines, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines, and other similar utilities, or zoning by-laws, ordinances or other restrictions as to the use of real property, which do not in the aggregate materially impair the use of the applicable Target Company Properties or Buyer Properties, as the case may be, or otherwise prevent the right to transfer the applicable Target Company Properties or Buyer Properties, as the case may be, or an interest therein; and

 

(h) Aboriginal rights or Treaty rights.

 

“Person” means any natural person, partnership, company, corporation, unincorporated association, joint venture, trust, trustee, Governmental Authority or other entity howsoever designated or constituted.

 

“Pre-Closing Tax Period” means any taxable period ending on or before the Closing Date and the portion of any Straddle Period up to Time of Closing.

 

“Proceedings” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.2.

 

“Purchased Assets” means the Target Company Properties and the Target Company Other Assets.

 

“Representative” means each director, officer, employee, servant, qualified person, workman, contractor, subcontractor, agent, solicitor, accountant, consultant, or financial advisor of a Party and its Affiliates and all other persons acting for or in conjunction with such Party.

 

“Royalty Agreements” means, collectively, the Huemul II Royalty Agreement and the Laguna Project Royalty Agreement.

 

“SEDAR+” means the publicly accessible website of the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval Plus, as maintained by the Canadian Securities Administrators or any successor entity.

 

“Seller Indemnified Persons” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.

 

“Statutory Plans” means statutory benefit plans that the Target Company is required to participate in or comply with, including the Canada Pension Plan, workers’ compensation insurance and employment insurance legislation

 

“Straddle Period” means a taxable period that begins on or before the Closing Date and ends on or after the Closing Date.

 

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“Subsidiary” means with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, or other business entity of which: (a) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers, or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof; or (b) if a limited liability company, partnership, association, or other business entity (other than a corporation), a majority of the partnership or other similar ownership interests thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof and for this purpose, a Person or Persons own a majority ownership interest in such a business entity (other than a corporation) if such Person or Persons shall be allocated a majority of such business entity’s gains or losses or shall be or control any managing director or general partner of such business entity (other than a corporation). The term ‘‘Subsidiary’’ shall include all Subsidiaries of a Subsidiary.

 

“Target Company” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

“Target Company Contracts” material Contracts of the Target Company, being those that are listed in Schedule “H”.

 

“Target Company Other Assets” means those assets of the Target Company that are not Target Company Properties or Target Company Contracts, being those that are listed in Schedule “I”.

 

“Target Company Properties” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

“Target Company Shares” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

“Taxes” means: (a) any Canadian federal, state, provincial, local, or other non-Canadian income, gross receipts, license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits, environmental, customs duties, capital stock, franchise, profits, withholding, Social Security (or similar), unemployment, disability, real property, personal property, sales, use, transfer, registration, value added, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated, escheat or unclaimed property Liability, or other tax of any kind whatsoever imposed by any Governmental Authority; and (b) any interest, penalty, or addition thereto, whether disputed or not.

 

“Tax Returns” means all returns, reports, declarations, designations, elections, notices, filings, forms, information returns and statements filed or required to be filed in respect of Taxes.

 

“Term Sheet” means the term sheet between the Seller and the Buyer dated May 30, 2024.

 

“Third Party Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.4(a).

 

“Time of Closing” means 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on the Closing Date or such other time as may be mutually agreed between the Seller and the Buyer.

 

“Top Up Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(c).

 

“Transaction” means the purchase and sale of the Target Company Shares as contemplated by this Agreement.

 

“Transfer” when used as a verb, means to sell, grant, assign, or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, including through mergers, consolidations, arrangements or share or asset purchases (including resulting in a change in control) and when used as a noun, means a sale, grant, assignment, or disposal or the commitment to do any of the foregoing, directly or indirectly, including through mergers, consolidation, arrangements or share or asset purchase.

 

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“Working Capital” means the aggregate working capital of the Target Company consisting of the total of cash on hand, plus cash held in bank accounts, plus good and collectible accounts receivable, plus Inventory plus prepaid expenses, less, the sum of all accounts payable plus accrued liabilities plus other current liabilities.

 

1.2 Gender and Extended Meanings

 

In this Agreement all words and personal pronouns relating thereto shall be read and construed as the number and gender of the Party or Parties referred to in each case require and the verb shall be construed as agreeing with the required word and pronoun. In this Agreement words importing the singular number include the plural and vice versa.

 

1.3 Currency

 

Unless otherwise indicated herein, all references to currency in this Agreement, including “dollars” and “$”, are in Canadian currency.

 

1.4 Period of Time/Time of Essence

 

When calculating the period of time within which or following which any act is to be done or step is to be taken pursuant to this Agreement, the date which is the initial reference date in calculating such period shall be excluded. If the last day of such period is a non-Business Day, the period in question shall end on the next Business Day. Time is of the essence of this Agreement.

 

1.5 Section Headings

 

The Article, Section and other headings contained in this Agreement or in the Schedules are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

1.6 Knowledge

 

Where any representation or warranty in this Agreement is expressly qualified by reference to the Knowledge of the Seller it is deemed to refer to the actual Knowledge of Philip Williams, the Chief Executive Officer of the Seller, and Graham du Preez, the Chief Financial Officer of the Seller, after due inquiry. Where any representation or warranty in this Agreement is expressly qualified by reference to the Knowledge of the Buyer, it is deemed to refer to the actual Knowledge of Steven Gold, the Chief Executive Officer of the Buyer, after due inquiry. References to “Knowledge” in this Agreement shall be construed accordingly.

 

1.7 Schedules

 

The following are the schedules (the “Schedules”) attached to and incorporated in this Agreement by reference and deemed to be a part hereof:

 

Schedule “A” – Description of Target Company Properties

 

Schedule “B” – Buyer Contracts

 

Schedule “C” – Buyer Other Assets

 

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Schedule “D” – Buyer Properties

 

Schedule “E” – Form of Huemul II Royalty Agreement

 

Schedule “F” – Form of Investor Rights Agreement

 

Schedule “G” – Form of Laguna Project Royalty Agreement

 

Schedule “H” – Target Company Contracts

 

Schedule “I” – Target Company Other Assets

 

Schedule “J” – Target Company Employees

 

In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and any Schedule, the terms of this Agreement shall govern.

 

2. PURCHASE AND SALE

 

2.1 Target Company Shares to be Purchased and Sold

 

Subject to the terms and conditions herein contained, on the Closing Date and with effect as of the Time of Closing, the Seller agrees to Transfer the Target Company Shares to the Buyer and the Buyer agrees to purchase the Target Company Shares from the Seller.

 

2.2 Consideration Payable by the Buyer

 

(a) On the Closing Date, the Buyer will issue and deliver the Consideration Shares to the Seller, to be registered or recorded in a name and address as directed in writing by the Seller a minimum of two Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

 

(b) If the Listing has not then been completed on or before the 12 month anniversary of the Closing Date (the “First Anniversary Date”), the Buyer will deliver on such date 400,000 additional Buyer Shares to the Seller at a deemed price of USD$5.00 per Buyer Share (the “Listing Shares”), to be registered or recorded in a name and address as directed in writing by the Seller a minimum of two Business Days prior to the First Anniversary Date. If there is a Dilutive Event with respect to the Buyer Shares following the Closing Date and prior to the First Anniversary Date, the number of Listing Shares and the deemed price of US$5.00 per share shall be adjusted accordingly to provide the Seller with the same economic effect as contemplated by this Section 2.2(b).

 

(c) If the Listing occurs at any time following the Closing Date and the Listing price of the Buyer Shares or the Buyer Affiliate Shares, as the case may be, (the “Listing Price”) is less than USD$5.00 per share, no later than five Business Days after the date of the Listing, the Buyer or the Buyer Affiliate, as the case may be, shall issue to the Seller such additional Buyer Shares or Buyer Affiliate Shares, respectively, (the “Top Up Shares”) in an amount to reflect: (1) if the Listing is completed on or before the First Anniversary Date, the USD$10 million valuation of the Target Company Properties at the Listing Price (subject to a minimum price per Buyer Share or Buyer Affiliate Share, as the case may be, of USD$4.00); and (2) if the Listing is completed at any time after the First Anniversary Date, the USD$12 million valuation of the Target Company Properties at the Listing Price (subject to a minimum price per Buyer Share or Buyer Affiliate Share, as the case may be, of USD$4.00); provided that, in the event that the Buyer or the Buyer Affiliate, as the case may be, does not complete a concurrent financing for gross proceeds of at least USD$5 million in connection with the Listing, all of the Buyer Shares or Buyer Affiliate Shares, as the case may be, issuable pursuant to this subparagraph 2.2(c) shall be issued at a deemed price per share of USD$4.00 and the number of Buyer Shares or Buyer Affiliate Shares, as the case may be, issuable shall be adjusted accordingly. The Top Up Shares shall be registered or recorded in a name and address as directed by the Seller a minimum of two Business Days after the date of the Listing.

 

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(d) In addition to any resale restrictions that may be applicable under securities Laws, the Consideration Shares and the Contingent Shares shall be subject to a contractual sale and transfer restriction for a period of six months following the Listing Date.

 

(e) If any of the Contingent Shares are not issued and delivered to the Seller when due, the Buyer shall be liable to pay interest in cash until such Contingent Shares are delivered to the Seller, calculated on the dollar amounts set forth in Section 2.2(b) and Section 2.2(c), as the case may be, at the rate of 15% per annum, calculated and payable annually, not in advance, both before and after judgment. The covenant to pay interest shall not merge on the taking of a judgment or judgments with respect to any of the obligations herein stipulated.

 

2.3 Consideration Shares and Contingent Shares

 

The Seller acknowledges and agrees that the Consideration Shares and the Contingent Shares issuable hereunder will each be issued pursuant to exemptions from the registration and prospectus requirements of applicable securities laws and the Seller further understands and acknowledges that upon the original issuance thereof, and until such time as the same is no longer required under applicable requirements of the applicable securities laws, all certificates or DRS Advices representing such securities and all certificates or DRS Advices issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof, will bear such legends setting out resale restrictions under applicable Canadian securities laws, including: (i) in respect of the Consideration Shares and any Listing Shares, if applicable, “Unless permitted under securities legislation, the holder of this security must not trade the security before the date that is 4 months and a day after the later of (i) [insert Closing Date], and (ii) the date the issuer became a reporting issuer in any province or territory of Canada”; and (ii) in respect of the Top Up Shares, “Unless permitted under securities legislation, the holder of this security must not trade the security before the date that is 4 months and a day after [insert date of issuance]”.

 

2.4 Tax Filings

 

(a) The Buyer agrees to execute a joint election with the Seller under subsection 85(1) of the Income Tax Act (and any equivalent provincial legislation) within the time and in the form prescribed, and to execute all such other documents as may be necessary or advisable, in order that the provisions of subsection 85(1) of the Income Tax Act (and any equivalent provincial legislation) apply to the sale of the Target Company Shares at the amount elected by the Seller in its sole determination (the “Elected Amount”), subject to the limitations set forth in the Income Tax Act and the corresponding provisions of any equivalent provincial legislation. The Seller shall prepare and deliver the completed election form to the Buyer, who shall execute and deliver same within 10 days after the receipt thereof to the Seller for filing by the Seller within the time referred to in subsection 85(6) of the Income Tax Act (and the corresponding provisions of any equivalent provincial legislation). If (A) the Seller with the Buyer’s concurrence (which shall not unreasonably be withheld), (B) the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) or the relevant provincial tax authority, where applicable, with the concurrence of the Buyer (which shall not unreasonably be withheld) and the Seller, or (C) a court having jurisdiction in the matter (after all appeal rights have been exhausted or all time periods for appeal have expired without appeals having been taken), subsequently determines that the appropriate elected amount (the “Adjusted Elected Amount”) is more or less than the Elected Amount, then the Seller will prepare a revised election under the provisions of subsection 85(1) of the Income Tax Act and the corresponding provisions of any equivalent provincial legislation to give effect to the Seller’s intention that the Elected Amount is to be equal to the Adjusted Elected Amount. The Buyer agrees to execute any revised election form and deliver such signed revised election form within 10 days after the receipt thereof to the Seller for filing by the Seller with the CRA (and with the relevant provincial tax authority, where applicable).

 

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3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Buyer

 

The Buyer hereby represents and warrants to the Seller as follows and acknowledges that the Seller is relying on such representations and warranties in entering into this Agreement:

 

(a) The Buyer is duly existing, organized and validly subsisting under the laws of the Province of British Columbia and is qualified and licensed to carry on business in such jurisdiction.

 

(b) The Buyer has full power and authority to carry on its business and to enter into this Agreement and any agreement or instrument referred to or contemplated by this Agreement including without limitation, the Ancillary Agreements and to carry out and perform all of its obligations and duties hereunder and thereunder, including without limitation, the issuance of the Consideration Shares and the Contingent Shares.

 

(c) The Buyer has duly obtained all corporate approvals and the authorizations of any Governmental Authority or third Person required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and any agreement or instrument referred to or contemplated by this Agreement including without limitation, the Ancillary Agreements and such execution, delivery and performance and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein does not conflict with or result in a breach of any covenants or agreements contained in, or constitute a breach of or a default under or result in the creation of any Encumbrance under, the provisions of its constating documents or any shareholders’ or directors’ resolution or any indenture, agreement or other instrument whatsoever to which it is a party or by which it is bound and does not contravene any Applicable Laws.

 

(d) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Buyer and is a valid agreement of the Buyer, binding upon and enforceable against the Buyer in accordance with its terms, subject only to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, and other laws of general application limiting the enforcement of creditors rights generally and to the fact that specific performance and other equitable remedies are available only in the discretion of a court. Upon execution and delivery, each of the Ancillary Agreements will be duly executed and delivered by the Buyer and will each be a valid agreement of the Buyer, binding upon and enforceable against the Buyer in accordance with its respective terms, subject only to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, and other laws of general application limiting the enforcement of creditors rights generally and to the fact that specific performance and other equitable remedies are available only in the discretion of a court.

 

(e) The Buyer has not committed an act of bankruptcy, is not insolvent or unable to meet its obligations as they come due, has not proposed a compromising arrangement to its creditors generally, has not had any petition for a receiving order in bankruptcy filed against it, has not made a voluntary assignment in bankruptcy, has not taken any proceedings with respect to a compromise, arrangement or reorganization, has taken any proceeding to have itself declared bankrupt or wound-up, has not taken any proceeding to have a receiver appointed in respect of any part of its assets, has not had any encumbrancer take possession of any of its property and has not had any execution or distress become enforceable or become levied upon any of its property.

 

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(f) There are no actions, suits, investigations, Legal Claims or proceedings pending or, to the Buyer’s Knowledge, threatened, against the Buyer or any of its subsidiaries which, if adversely determined, would materially impair the Buyer’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement and any agreement or instrument referred to or contemplated by this Agreement including without limitation, the Ancillary Agreements. There are no judgments which remain unsatisfied against the Buyer or any of its subsidiaries or consent decrees or injunctions to which the Buyer or any of its subsidiaries is subject which would materially impair the Buyer’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements. There are no investigations, actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity or by or before any Governmental Authority now pending or, to the Buyer’s Knowledge, threatened, against or affecting the Buyer or any of its subsidiaries (or their respective properties or assets) and, to the Knowledge of the Buyer, there is no ground on which any such action, suit or proceeding might be commenced, which, if adversely determined, would materially impair the Buyer’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement and any agreement or instrument referred to or contemplated by this Agreement including without limitation, the Ancillary Agreements.

 

(g) As of the Execution Date: (i) the authorized share capital of the Buyer consists of an unlimited number of Buyer Shares of which 6,426,520 Buyer Shares are outstanding; (ii) an unlimited number of Class B common shares of which nil Class B common shares are outstanding; and (iii) an unlimited number of preferred shares issuable in series of which nil preferred shares are outstanding. As of the Execution Date, save and except as contemplated in the Gaia Energy SPA, the Buyer does not have outstanding any rights to subscribe for or to purchase, or any options for the purchase of, or any agreements providing for the issuance of, any common shares or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any Buyer Shares. As of the Time of Closing, other than pursuant to the Buyer Contracts listed in item numbers 1-6 of Schedule “C”, no Person will have any option or other right to acquire or receive Buyer Shares or any agreement or option or any right or privilege (whether by law, pre-emptive or contractual) capable of becoming an agreement or option for the purchase, subscription or issuance of any securities of the Buyer.

 

(h) As of the Time of Closing, the issuance of the Consideration Shares and the Contingent Shares by the Buyer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement will be duly and validly authorized and reserved for issuance by the Buyer and, at the Time of Closing, the Consideration Shares will be validly issued as fully paid and non-assessable common shares of the Buyer. Upon issuance, the applicable Contingent Shares will be validly issued as fully paid and non-assessable common shares of the Buyer or the Buyer Affiliate, as the case may be.

 

(i) The Schedules setting forth the Buyer Assets and the Buyer (being Schedules “C”, “D” and “E”) are each true, correct and complete.

 

(j) The Buyer, or its subsidiary, as applicable, is the registered and beneficial owner of the Buyer Properties, free and clear of any and all Encumbrances, save and except for Permitted Encumbrances. The Buyer is the registered and beneficial owner of the Buyer Other Assets, free and clear of any and all Encumbrances.

 

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(k) The Buyer and each of its subsidiaries are in compliance, in all material respects, with all Applicable Laws, or other requirements applicable to it and has filed all reports or returns required under all Applicable Laws.

 

(l) The Buyer is not a party to any oral or written material Contract save and except for this Agreement and the Buyer Contracts. The Seller has been provided with full, true and complete copies of the Buyer Contracts. The Buyer is not in breach or default of any of the terms of the Buyer Contracts and no dispute exists between the Buyer and any of the counterparties to any of the Buyer Contracts.

 

(m) None of the Buyer or its Affiliates, including without limitation, any of their respective officers, directors or employees has taken, committed to take or been alleged to have taken any action which would cause the Buyer or any of its Affiliates, to be in violation of Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Laws, and to the Buyer’s Knowledge, no such action has been taken by any of the Representatives of the Buyer or other Persons acting on behalf of the Buyer or any of its Affiliates.

 

(n) The Buyer is a “taxable Canadian corporation” within the meaning of subsection 89(1) of the Income Tax Act.

 

(o) The Buyer has duly filed in a timely manner all Tax Returns required by Applicable Laws to be filed and all such Tax Returns have been completed accurately and correctly in all material respects. The Buyer has paid all Taxes shown on such Tax Returns as due and payable have been paid. There is no agreement, waiver or other arrangement providing for an extension of time with respect to the filing of any Tax Return, or payment of any Tax, nor is there any action, suit, litigation, arbitration, proceeding, governmental proceeding, investigation or claim, including appeals and applications for review, in progress, or to the Buyer’s Knowledge, threatened or pending against or relating to the Buyer in respect of its assets, or discussions under way with any Governmental Authority relating to, any such Tax, and there are no contingent Tax Liabilities nor to the Buyer’s Knowledge, any grounds which could prompt a reassessment. The Buyer is not currently a party to any audit, judicial or administrative proceeding, arbitration proceeding, or any other proceedings or procedures involving Taxes, and to the Buyer’s Knowledge, no such Tax-related audit or proceeding is pending or threatened. No claim has ever been made by a Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where the Buyer does not file Tax Returns that the Buyer is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction. There are no Encumbrances or liens for Taxes (other than Permitted Encumbrances) upon any of the assets of the Buyer.

 

(p) The Buyer Financial Statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Buyer as at the dates set forth therein and the results of its operations and the changes in its financial position for the periods then ended, in accordance with IFRS applicable to public enterprises in Canada applied on a consistent basis. Other than as disclosed in the Buyer Financial Statements, there are no off-balance sheet transactions, arrangements, obligations (including contingent obligations) or other relationships of the Buyer with unconsolidated entities or other Persons that may have a material current or future effect on the financial condition, changes in financial condition, results of operations, earnings, cash flow, liquidity, capital expenditures, capital resources, or significant components or revenues or expenses of the Buyer. The Buyer and its Affiliates do not have any contingent Liabilities in excess of the Liabilities that are either reflected or reserved against in the Buyer Financial Statements which would reasonably be expected to be material to the Buyer (on a consolidated basis).

 

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(q) Neither the Buyer nor any of its Affiliates has approved or has entered into any agreement in respect of: (i) the purchase of any securities or other equity or proprietary interest in any Person; (ii) the purchase of material assets or any interest therein or the sale, transfer or other disposition of any material portion of its assets or any interest therein owned, directly or indirectly, by the Buyer or any of its Affiliates whether by asset sale, sale or transfer of shares or otherwise (except as contemplated by this Agreement); or (iii) the change of control (by sale or transfer of shares or sale of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Buyer or any of its Affiliates or otherwise) of the Buyer or any of its Affiliates.

 

(r) The Buyer has disclosed the existence of, and made available for review by the Seller, its Books and Records. Such Books and Records are complete and accurate in all material respects.

 

(s) There are no outstanding loans made by the Buyer to any director or officer of the Buyer or any Buyer Affiliate.

 

(t) Since the Buyer Year End, there has not been a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Buyer and the Buyer has conducted its business only in the Ordinary Course and consistent with past practice.

 

(u) The Buyer has not declared or paid any dividends of any kind or declared or made any other distributions of any kind whatsoever including, without limitation, by way of redemption, repurchase or reduction of its authorized capital.

 

(v) None of the Buyer nor its Affiliates, including without limitation, any of their respective officers, directors or employees has engaged any finder, broker, agent or other Person in a comparable capacity in connection with the Transaction. There are no contracts, agreements or understandings with the Buyer that would give rise to a valid claim against the Seller for a commission, finder’s fee or other like payment in connection with the Transactions.

 

(w) The Buyer is not a “non-Canadian” within the meaning of the Investment Canada Act.

 

3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Seller

 

The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Buyer as follows and acknowledges that the Buyer is relying on such representations and warranties in entering into this Agreement:

 

(a) Each of the Seller and the Target Company is duly existing, organized and validly subsisting under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of incorporation and is qualified and licensed to carry on business in each such jurisdiction.

 

(b) The Seller has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and any agreement or instrument referred to or contemplated by this Agreement including without limitation, the Ancillary Agreements and to carry out and perform all of its obligations and duties hereunder and thereunder.

 

(c) The Seller has duly obtained all corporate approvals and the authorizations of any Governmental Authority or third Person required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and any agreement or instrument referred to or contemplated by this Agreement including without limitation, the Ancillary Agreements and such execution, delivery and performance and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein does not conflict with or result in a breach of any covenants or agreements contained in, or constitute a breach of or a default under or result in the creation of any Encumbrance under, the provisions of the constating documents of the Seller or the Target Company or any shareholders’ or directors’ resolution or any indenture, agreement or other instrument whatsoever to which either the Seller or the Target Company is a party or by which either the Seller or the Target Company is bound and does not contravene any Applicable Laws.

 

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(d) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Seller and is a valid agreement of the Seller, binding upon and enforceable against the Seller in accordance with its terms, subject only to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, and other laws of general application limiting the enforcement of creditors rights generally and to the fact that specific performance and other equitable remedies are available only in the discretion of a court. Upon execution and delivery, each of the Ancillary Agreements will be duly executed and delivered by the Seller and will each be a valid agreement of the Seller, binding upon and enforceable against the Seller in accordance with its respective terms, subject only to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, and other laws of general application limiting the enforcement of creditors rights generally and to the fact that specific performance and other equitable remedies are available only in the discretion of a court.

 

(e) Neither the Seller nor the Target Company has committed an act of bankruptcy, is insolvent or unable to meet its obligations as they come due, has proposed a compromising arrangement to its creditors generally, has had any petition for a receiving order in bankruptcy filed against it, has made a voluntary assignment in bankruptcy, has taken any proceedings with respect to a compromise, arrangement or reorganization, has taken any proceeding to have itself declared bankrupt or wound-up, has taken any proceeding to have a receiver appointed in respect of any part of its assets, has had any encumbrancer take possession of any of its property or has had any execution or distress become enforceable or become levied upon any of its property.

 

(f) There are no actions, suits, investigations, Legal Claims or proceedings pending or, to the Seller’s Knowledge, threatened, against either the Seller or the Target Company which, if adversely determined, would materially impair the Seller’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement and any agreement or instrument referred to or contemplated by this Agreement including without limitation, the Ancillary Agreements. There are no judgments which remain unsatisfied against the Seller or the Target Company or consent decrees or injunctions to which the Seller or the Target Company is subject which would materially impair the Seller’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements. There are no investigations, actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity or by or before any Governmental Authority now pending or, to the Seller’s Knowledge, threatened, against or affecting the Seller or the Target Company (or their respective properties or assets) and, to the Knowledge of the Seller, there is no ground on which any such action, suit or proceeding might be commenced, which, if adversely determined, would materially impair the Seller’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement and any agreement or instrument referred to or contemplated by this Agreement including without limitation, the Ancillary Agreements.

 

(g) As of the Execution Date, the authorized share capital of the Target Company consists of an unlimited number of Target Company Shares of which 100 Target Company Shares are outstanding, all of which are validly issued as fully paid and non-assessable common shares of the Target Company, and nil Convertible Securities of the Target Company are outstanding. As of the Execution Date, the Target Company does not have outstanding any rights to subscribe for or to purchase, or any options for the purchase of, or any agreements providing for the issuance of, any common shares or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any Target Company Shares. As of the Time of Closing, save and except as contemplated in this Agreement, no Person will have any option or other right to acquire or receive common shares of the Target Company or any agreement or option or any right or privilege (whether by law, pre-emptive or contractual) capable of becoming an agreement or option for the purchase, subscription or issuance of any securities of the Target Company.

 

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(h) As of the Time of Closing, the transfer of the Target Company Shares by the Seller to the Buyer as required by the terms of this Agreement will be duly and validly authorized by the Target Company.

 

(i) The Seller has the right to exercise all voting rights over the Target Company Shares. None of the Target Company Shares is, or will be as at the Closing Date, subject to any voting trust, shareholder agreement or voting agreement. The Target Company Shares constitute the entire allotted and issued share capital of the Target Company and have been validly issued as fully paid and non-assessable.

 

(j) The Seller is the registered owner of all of the Target Company Shares free and clear of all Encumbrances, save and except as set forth in the corporate documents of the Target Company. On Closing, the Seller will convey to the Buyer good, valid and marketable title to the Target Company Shares and all of the Target Company Shares will be owned or held by the Buyer as the registered and beneficial owner of record, free and clear of all Encumbrances by through or under or created by the Seller.

 

(k) The Schedules setting forth the Purchased Assets and the Target Company Contracts (i.e. Schedules “A”, “J” and “I”) are true, correct and complete.

 

(l) The Target Company is not a party to any oral or written material Contract save and except for this Agreement and the Target Company Contracts. The Buyer has been provided with full, true and complete copies of the Target Company Contracts. The Target Company is not in breach or default of any of the terms of the Target Company Contracts and no dispute exists between the Target Company and any of the counterparties to any of the Target Company Contracts.

 

(m) The Target Company is the registered and beneficial owner of the Target Company Properties, free and clear of any and all Encumbrances, save and except for Permitted Encumbrances and it holds staked claims, mineral rights applications and other mineral rights located in the Provinces of Chubut and Mendoza as set out in Schedule “A”. The Target Company is the registered and beneficial owner of the Target Company Other Assets, free and clear of any and all Encumbrances.

 

(n) There are no restrictions of any kind that prevent or restrict the payment of dividends or other distributions on the Target Company Shares.

 

(o) The Target Company is not bound by any commitment or obligation to acquire any securities or other ownership, equity or proprietary interests of any kind in any Person.

 

(p) The Seller is not a non-resident of Canada within the meaning of the Income Tax Act.

 

(q) Since its incorporation, the Target Company has not, directly or indirectly, declared or paid any dividends or declared or made any other distribution on any of its shares of any class and, has not directly or indirectly, redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired any of its shares of any class or agreed to do so.

 

(r) As of the Execution Date, the Target Company is in compliance, in all material respects, with all Applicable Laws, or other requirements applicable to it and has filed all reports or returns required under all Applicable Laws.

 

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(s) None of the Target Company or any of its officers, directors or employees has taken, committed to take or been alleged to have taken any action which would cause the Seller or any of its Affiliates, to be in violation of the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (Canada) (and the regulations promulgated thereunder) or any Applicable Laws of similar effect of any other jurisdiction, and to the Seller’s Knowledge, no such action has been taken by any of the Representatives of the Seller or other Persons acting on behalf of the Seller or any of its Affiliates.

 

(t) The Seller has disclosed the existence of, and made available for review by the Buyer, the Books and Records of the Target Company. Such Books and Records are complete and accurate in all material respects.

 

(u) save and except for matters which are disclosed to the Buyer prior to the date of this Agreement or otherwise expressly set out in this Agreement, the Target Company has not (nor has it agreed to):

 

(i)incurred any debts, obligations or liabilities (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether due or to become due), except debts, obligations and liabilities incurred in the Ordinary Course;

 

(ii)discharged or satisfied any liens or paid any obligation or liability other than in the Ordinary Course;

 

(iii)declare or make any payment, distribution or dividend based on the Target Company Shares, or purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired any of the shares in its capital or other securities or obligated itself to do so;

 

(iv)mortgaged, pledged or subjected to lien or other security interest any of its assets, tangible or intangible other than the usual security granted to secure a bank line of credit;

 

(v)sold, assigned, leased, transferred or otherwise disposed of any of its assets (excluding inventory) whether or not in the Ordinary Course;

 

(vi)increased materially the compensation payable or to become payable by the Target Company to any of its officers, directors or employees, or in any bonus payment to or arrangement made with any officer, director or employee, or made any material changes in the personnel policies or employee benefits of the Target Company;

 

(vii)cancelled, waived, released or compromised any debt, claim or right resulting in a Material Adverse Change with respect to the business, prospects or financial condition of the Target Company;

 

(viii)materially altered or revised any of its accounting principles, procedures, methods or practices;

 

(ix)materially changed its credit policy as to provision of services or collection or accounts receivable (except as dictated by competitive conditions);

 

(x)suffered any damage, destruction or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) resulting in a Material Adverse Change with respect to the properties or business of the Target Company; or

 

(xi)entered into any material transaction, contract or commitment other than in the Ordinary Course and except for the transactions set forth in this Agreement.

 

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(v) The Target Company has duly filed in a timely manner all Tax Returns required by Applicable Laws to be filed as at the date hereof and all such Tax Returns have been completed accurately and correctly in all material respects. The Target Company has paid all Taxes shown on such Tax Returns as due and payable have been paid. There is no agreement, waiver or other arrangement providing for an extension of time with respect to the filing of any Tax Return, or payment of any Tax, nor is there any action, suit, litigation, arbitration, proceeding, governmental proceeding, investigation or claim, including appeals and applications for review, in progress, or to the Seller’s Knowledge, threatened or pending against or relating to the Target Company in respect of its assets, or discussions under way with any Governmental Authority relating to, any such Tax and there are no contingent tax liabilities nor to the Seller’s Knowledge, any grounds which could prompt a reassessment. The Target Company is not currently a party to any audit, judicial or administrative proceeding, arbitration proceeding, or any other proceedings or procedures involving Taxes, and to the Seller’s Knowledge, no such Tax-related audit or proceeding is pending or threatened. No claim has ever been made by a Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where the Target Company does not file Tax Returns that the Target Company is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction. There are no Encumbrances or liens for Taxes (other than Permitted Encumbrances) upon any of the assets of the Target Company.

 

(w) None of the Seller or its Affiliates, including without limitation, any of their respective officers, directors or employees has engaged any finder, broker, agent or other Person in a comparable capacity in connection with the Transaction. There are no contracts, agreements or understandings with the Seller that would give rise to a valid claim against the Seller for a commission, finder’s fee or other like payment in connection with the Transaction.

 

(x) Schedule “K” contains a complete and accurate list of the names of all consultants and individuals who are full-time, part-time or casual employees as of the Execution Date (collectively, the “Employees”) specifying the start date, title or classification, rate of salary, hourly pay or other pay rate, commission or bonus entitlements (if any), vacation entitlements, car allowance and other fringe benefits, and any other remuneration for each such Employee.

 

(y) The Corporation is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable employment laws; (ii) there are no outstanding or, to the knowledge of the Sellers, anticipated complaints, claims, charges, levies, assessments, fines or penalties in respect of the Employees or the Employee Plans (except for claims for benefits payable in the ordinary course by operation of the Employee Plan); and (iii) there are no outstanding or, to the knowledge of the Sellers, anticipated investigations, orders, decisions, directions, prosecutions or convictions registered or outstanding by any tribunal or agency against or in respect of the Corporation under or in respect of the Employee Plans or any applicable employment laws.

 

(z) All consultants have been properly classified by the Corporation as independent contractors and the Corporation has not received any written notice from any Governmental Body disputing such classification.

 

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(aa) To the best knowledge and belief of the Target Company and the Seller:

 

(i)the Target Company is not in material violation of any Environmental Laws;

 

(ii)the Target Company has operated its business at all times and have received, handled, used, stored, treated, shipped and disposed of all contaminants without material violation of Environmental Laws;

 

(iii)there have been no material spills, releases, deposits or discharges of hazardous or toxic substances, contaminants or wastes which have not been rectified or are in the process of being rectified on any of the real property owned or leased by the Target Company during the period of its ownership or tenure or under its control during the period in which it has had control;

 

(iv)there have been no releases, deposits or discharges in material violation of Environmental Laws, of any hazardous or toxic substances, contaminants or wastes into the earth, air or into any body of water or any municipal or other sewer or drain water systems by the Target Company;

 

(v)no material orders, directions or notices have been issued and remain outstanding pursuant to any Environmental Laws relating to the business or assets of the Target Company other than abandonment and similar notices issued in connection with the normal course of business of the Target Company; and

 

(vi)the Target Company holds all material licences, permits and approvals required under any Environmental Laws in connection with the current operation of its business and the ownership and use of its assets, and all such licenses, permits and approvals are in full force and effect.

 

(bb) The Target Company has not received notice of any proposed environmental policies or laws which the Target Company reasonably believes would have a material adverse effect on the operations of the Target Company, other than those that apply to the industry generally.

 

(cc) As provided for in the Documents, and to the best of the knowledge of the Seller all Mineral Rights in which the Target Company holds an interest or right have been validly recorded in accordance with all applicable laws and are valid and are under due administrative process; and each of the Mineral Rights and each of the documents, agreements and instruments and obligations relating thereto referred to above is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and policies except the outstanding amounts to be settled by the Buyer as set out in this Agreement;

 

(dd) The description of the Mineral Assets of the Target Company as disclosed in Schedule “A” and as set out in the Documents constitutes an accurate description of all Mineral Assets held by the Target Company. To the knowledge of the Seller and the Target Company, there is no claim or basis for any claim that might or could materially and adversely affect the right of the Target Company, as applicable, to use, transfer or otherwise explore for mineral deposits on such properties, subject to the applicable laws of Argentina, and the Target Company holds interests in such properties free and clear of any liens, charges or encumbrances subject to the applicable laws of Argentina.

 

(ee) To the best of the knowledge of the Seller, the Mineral Assets have been located and recorded, and are in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and policies except the outstanding amounts to be settled by the Buyer as set out in this Agreement.

 

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(ff) To the best of the knowledge of the Seller no act or omission has occurred whereby the Target Company is, or would be, in default under the terms of any Mineral Exploration Permits or any other agreement by which the Target Company is bound or which pertains to the Mineral Assets, where such default would impact adversely upon the Mineral Assets, or any of them.

 

(gg) To the best of the knowledge of the Seller, the Mineral Exploration Permits comprise applications in due process, requests for permits, licenses and authorizations in due process requested by applicable law to allow the Target Company to carry on the business of operating the Mineral Assets and such Mineral Exploration Permits remain valid and in full force and effect as of the date hereof and are in compliance with applicable laws, regulations and policies.  In particular, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither the Seller nor the Target Company has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or adverse modification of any mining or exploration permit or licence, nor have they received notice of the revocation or cancellation of, or any intention to, revoke or cancel, any mining claims, groups of claims, exploration rights, mining concessions or mining leases with respect to any of the Mineral Exploration Permits, and is not aware of any proposed action that would result in such revocation or cancellation.

 

(hh) As of the Effective Date, the Target Company has a positive Working Capital balance.

 

4. COVENANTS

 

4.1 Actions to Satisfy Covenants

 

(a) The Buyer covenants to take all such actions as are within its powers to control and will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause other actions to be taken which are not within its power to control, so as to ensure compliance with all of the conditions set forth in Sections 5.1 and 5.3, including ensuring that during the Interim Period and at Closing, there is no breach of any of its representations and warranties and covenants.

 

(b) The Seller covenants to take all such actions as are within its power to control and will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause other actions to be taken which are not within its power to control, so as to ensure compliance with all of the conditions set forth in Sections 5.1 and 5.2 including ensuring that during the Interim Period and at Closing, there is no breach of any of its representations and warranties and covenants.

 

4.2 Access to Records and Claims During Interim Period

 

(a) During the Interim Period, the Seller covenants to use its best efforts to cause the Target Company to give, or cause to be given, to the Buyer and its Representatives reasonable access during normal business hours to its Books and Records, to conduct such matters as the Buyer considers necessary or desirable to familiarize itself with such Books and Records.

 

(b) During the Interim Period, the Buyer covenants to give, or cause to be given, to the Seller and its Representatives reasonable access during normal business hours to its Books and Records, to conduct such matters as the Seller considers necessary or desirable to familiarize itself with such Books and Records.

 

4.3 Interim Period Covenants of the Buyer

 

During the Interim Period, the Buyer shall not take any action that if taken prior to the Execution Date would have caused any representation and warranty of the Buyer herein to be incorrect in any material respect.

 

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4.4 Interim Period Covenants of the Seller

 

During the Interim Period, the Seller shall not take any action that if taken prior to the Execution Date would have caused any representation and warranty of the Seller herein to be incorrect in any material respect.

 

4.5 Injunctions or Restraining Orders

 

Each of the Parties shall use its best efforts to avoid, oppose, or seek to have lifted or rescinded, any application for, or any resulting injunction or restraining or other order seeking to stop, or that otherwise adversely affects its ability to consummate the Transaction.

 

4.6 Notice of Untrue Representation or Warranty

 

During the Interim Period, the Seller will promptly notify the Buyer and the Buyer will promptly notify the Seller, upon becoming aware that any representation or warranty made by it and contained in this Agreement has become inaccurate or incorrect.

 

4.7 Conduct of Business of the Target Company

 

During the Interim Period, the Seller covenants and agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Buyer, it will not authorize any of the following actions in connection with the Target Company other than as may be required to give effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement:

 

(a) entering into, modifying or, other than as pursuant to Section 5.3(d), terminating any of the Target Company Contracts;

 

(b) cancelling or waiving any material claims or rights, including any claims or rights under any of the Target Company Contracts;

 

(c) (i) amending or modifying its charter documents; (ii) altering the terms and conditions of the Target Company Shares; or (iii) creating, authorizing or agreeing to issue or grant any Convertible Securities of the Target Company;

 

(d) acquiring any new business or discontinuing or ceasing to operate all or a part of its business;

 

(e) selling, transferring, disposing of, leasing, encumbering, relinquishing, abandoning, granting any option to purchase or right of first offer/refusal over any of the Purchased Assets of the Target Company Shares;

 

(f) hiring, retaining or engaging any employees;

 

(g) making any material change in its methods of accounting, except as required by IFRS, or, other than as contemplated by this Agreement, removing any auditor or director;

 

(h) making or changing any material Tax election, amending any Tax Return, changing any annual Tax accounting period, adopting or changing any method of Tax accounting, entering into any closing agreement with respect to a material amount of Taxes or settling any material Tax claim, audit or assessment, or taking any action that may adversely impact Taxes of the Target Company after Closing;

 

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(i) incurring any indebtedness for borrowed money or granting any Encumbrances over the assets of the Target Company other than pursuant to the Intercompany Loan;

 

(j) making any loans or advances to any person or assuming, guaranteeing or otherwise becoming liable with respect to the Liabilities of any other Person;

 

(k) discharging any obligation or liability (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise);

 

(l) (i) settling, offering or proposing to settle, compromise, assign or release any material Legal Claim brought against the Target Company; or (ii) settling, offering or proposing to settle, compromise, assign or release any material Legal Claim brought by the Target Company;

 

(m) entering into any agreement creating a joint venture or partnership or effecting a business combination or other similar arrangement with another Person;

 

(n) declaring, making, setting aside or paying any dividend or distribution, or splitting, combining, redeeming, reclassifying, purchasing or otherwise acquiring directly, or indirectly, any shares of, or other equity or voting interest in the Target Company or repaying any intercompany loans;

 

(o) making any bonus or profit-sharing distribution or similar payment of any kind or declaring or paying any dividends;

 

(p) soliciting, encouraging, or entering into a letter of intent, contract or other agreement with any Person concerning any offer to purchase, directly or indirectly, any shares, securities or other interests or all or substantially all of the shares of the Target Company or any of the Purchased Assets including any joint venture or royalty transaction or similar arrangement, or any other business combination, or initiating or participating in any discussions or negotiations with any Person with respect to any such transactions or similar transactions; and

 

(q) authorizing, agreeing or otherwise committing, whether or not in writing, to do any of the foregoing.

 

4.8 Conduct of Business of the Buyer

 

During the Interim Period, the Buyer covenants and agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Seller, it will not authorize any of the following actions other than as may be required to give effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement:

 

(a) entering into, modifying or terminating any of the Buyer Contracts;

 

(b) cancelling or waiving any material claims or rights, including any claims or rights under any of the Buyer Contracts;

 

(c) (i) amending or modifying its charter documents; (ii) altering the terms and conditions of the Buyer Shares or Convertible Securities of the Buyer (including any share split or conversion or exchange of securities for other securities or property); or (iii) creating, authorizing or agreeing to issue or grant any equity securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for equity securities;

 

(d) acquiring any new business, or discontinuing or ceasing to operate all or a part of its business;

 

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(e) selling, transferring, disposing of, leasing, encumbering, relinquishing, abandoning, granting any option to purchase or right of first offer/refusal over any of the Buyer Properties or the Buyer Other Assets, Buyer Shares or Convertible Securities of the Buyer;

 

(f) making any material change in its methods of accounting, except as required by IFRS, or other than as contemplated by this Agreement, removing any auditor or director;

 

(g) making or changing any material Tax election, amending any Tax Return, changing any annual Tax accounting period, adopting or changing any method of Tax accounting, entering into any closing agreement with respect to a material amount of Taxes or settling any material Tax claim, audit or assessment, or taking any action that may adversely impact Taxes of the Buyer after Closing;

 

(h) incurring any indebtedness for borrowed money or granting any Encumbrances over the assets of the Buyer;

 

(i) making any loans or advances to any person or assuming, guaranteeing or otherwise becoming liable with respect to the Liabilities of any other Person;

 

(j) other than as pursuant to the Gaia Energy SPA, discharging any obligation or liability (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) which individually or in the aggregate exceeds CDN$50,000;

 

(k) (i) settling, offering or proposing to settle, compromise, assign or release any material Legal Claim brought against the Buyer; or (ii) settling, offering or proposing to settle, compromise, assign or release any material Legal Claim brought by the Buyer;

 

(l) entering into any agreement creating a joint venture or partnership or effecting a business combination or other similar arrangement with another Person;

 

(m) declaring, making, setting aside or paying any dividend or distribution, or splitting, combining, redeeming, reclassifying, purchasing or otherwise acquiring directly, or indirectly, any shares of, or other equity or voting interest in the Buyer or repaying any intercompany loans;

 

(n) making any bonus or profit-sharing distribution or similar payment of any kind or declaring or paying any dividends; and

 

(o) authorizing, agreeing or otherwise committing, whether or not in writing, to do any of the foregoing.

 

4.9 Post Closing Covenants

 

The Buyer covenants and agrees, as and by way of a post-Closing covenant that shall survive Closing and shall not merge on Closing, that, unless and until the later of (i) the Listing Date and (ii) the date on which any Top Up Shares are issued, it will not authorize any of the following actions without the prior written consent of the Seller, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld:

 

(a) selling, transferring, disposing of, leasing, encumbering, relinquishing, abandoning, granting any option to purchase or right of first offer/refusal over any of the Target Company Shares or any newly issued shares of the Target Company;

 

(b) issuing any Convertible Securities or other shares of the Target Company;

 

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(c) selling, transferring, disposing of, leasing, encumbering, relinquishing, abandoning, granting any option to purchase or right of first offer/refusal over any of the Purchased Assets; and

 

(d) authorizing, agreeing or otherwise committing, whether or not in writing, to do any of the foregoing.

 

The Buyer also covenants and agrees that, as and by way of a post-Closing covenant that shall survive Closing and shall not merge on Closing that the Buyer will use its best efforts to complete the Listing as soon as reasonably practicable after the Closing Date.

 

4.10 Tax Matters

 

(a) The Seller shall make and prepare, and Buyer shall cause the Target Company to duly and timely file, all Tax Returns required to be made or prepared by the Target Company for any Pre-Closing Tax Period for which Tax Returns have not been filed as of the Closing Date. The Seller shall give the Buyer an opportunity to review and comment on those Tax Returns described in this paragraph by providing copies of them to Buyer at least 30 days, in the case of an income Tax Return, and 10 days, in the case of any other Tax Return, before they are required by Applicable Law to be filed. Seller shall consider such reasonable comments as are received from Buyer within 15 days, in the case of an income Tax Return, and five days, in the case of any other Tax Return, before such Tax Returns are required by Applicable Law to be filed.

 

(b) Buyer shall cause the Target Company to duly and timely make or prepare all Tax Returns required to be made or prepared by it and to duly and timely file all Tax Returns required to be filed by it for any Straddle Period. The Buyer shall give the Seller an opportunity to review and comment on those Tax Returns described in this paragraph by providing copies of them to Seller at least 30 days before they are required by Applicable Law to be filed. Buyer shall consider such reasonable comments as are received from the Seller within five days before such Tax Returns are required by Applicable Law to be filed.

 

(c) Buyer and Seller shall (i) provide each other with such assistance as may be reasonably requested in connection with the preparation and review of any Tax Return of the Target Company with respect to a Pre-Closing Tax Period or a Straddle Period, (ii) retain and provide the other Party with reasonable access to all records or information that are reasonably relevant to such Tax Returns, and (iii) cooperate fully, as and to the extent reasonably requested by any other Party, in connection with any audit, inquiry, assessment, litigation or other Proceeding with respect to Taxes relating to the Target Company with respect to a Pre-Closing Tax Period or a Straddle Period, to include the retention and (upon the other Party’s reasonable request) the provision of records and information that are reasonably relevant to any such audit, inquiry, assessment, litigation or other Proceeding and making employees and advisors available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of any material provided hereunder.

 

(d) Except with the written consent of the Seller (which shall not be unreasonably withheld), Buyer shall not, and shall not permit any of its Affiliates (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Target Company) to, (i) file any amended Tax Return relating to the Target Company with respect to any Pre-Closing Tax Period, (ii) voluntarily approach any Governmental Authority regarding any Taxes or Tax Returns of the Target Company relating to any Pre-Closing Tax Period, (iii) make or change any Tax election or accounting method for the Target Corporation that has retroactive effect to any Pre-Closing Tax Period or (iv) take any action that may knowingly cause the Seller to have a liability or increase any liability of the Seller pursuant to Article 7.

 

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(e) If any Governmental Authority issues to Buyer or the Target Company verbally or in writing: (i) a notice of its intent to audit or conduct another proceeding with respect to a Tax Return or Taxes with respect to a Pre-Closing Tax Period or a Straddle Period, (ii) a notice of its intent to not pay, deny or withdraw a Pre-Closing Tax Refund (as defined below), or (iii) a notice of assessment, reassessment or any other claim of a deficiency in the payment of any Taxes, in each case in respect of Taxes for which the Seller would be required to indemnify a Buyer Indemnified Party pursuant to this Agreement (collectively, a “Tax Contest”), Buyer shall notify the Seller of its receipt of such notice from the Governmental Authority within ten days of receipt. The failure to give such notice shall not, however, relieve the Seller of its indemnification obligations, except to the extent that the Seller is prejudiced thereby. The Seller shall have the right but not the obligation to control any such Tax Contest at its sole cost and expense, provided, that: (A)  the Seller shall keep Buyer reasonably informed regarding the status of such Tax Contest and Buyer shall be provided copies of any material correspondence relating thereto; (B) the Seller shall consult with Buyer regarding the defense of such Tax Contest, and Buyer shall have the right to participate (at Buyer’s sole cost and expense), in such Tax Contest; (C) the Seller shall provide to Buyer a reasonable opportunity to comment on any representations or submissions proposed to be made to a Governmental Authority in respect of such Tax Contest and to attend any meeting with any such Governmental Authority with respect to such matters; and (D) the Seller shall not settle, resolve or abandon such Tax Contest without the prior written consent of Buyer (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). If the Seller elects not to exercise the right to assume control of a Tax Contest pursuant to this Section 4.9(e), then Buyer will have the right, at the Seller’s sole cost and expense, to control any such Tax Contest and will provide the Seller a reasonable opportunity to comment on any representations or submissions proposed to be made to a Governmental Authority in respect of such Tax Contest and shall not settle, resolve or abandon such Tax Contest without the prior written consent of the Seller (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this Section 4.9(e) and Section 7.6, the provisions of this Section 4.9(e) shall prevail.

 

(f) Tax refunds and credits in respect of any Pre-Closing Tax Period that are received or applied after the Closing Date by the Target Company (a “Pre-Closing Tax Refund”), net of any Tax costs incurred on account of the receipt of such refund or credit by the Target Company, shall be for the account of the Seller, and Buyer shall pay, or cause the Target Company to pay, to the Seller such amount, within ten days after receipt or reduction; provided that any such refund that is subsequently disallowed by the relevant Governmental Authority shall be paid by Seller to Buyer, together with any interest or other charges imposed by such Governmental Authority in respect of such amount paid, within 30 days of the disallowance.

 

The Buyer shall be responsible for all Taxes allocable to the portion of the Straddle Period and all taxable periods of the Target Company commencing after the Closing Date.

 

5. CONDITIONS OF CLOSING

 

5.1 Mutual Conditions of Closing

 

The completion of the Transaction is subject to the following condition for the mutual benefit of the Buyer and the Seller to be fulfilled or performed, unless otherwise stated, at or prior to Closing:

 

(a) no preliminary or permanent injunction or other order, decree, or ruling issued by a Governmental Authority, and no statute, rule, regulation or executive order promulgated or enacted by a Governmental Authority, which restrains, enjoins, prohibits, or otherwise makes illegal the consummation of the Transaction shall be in effect.

 

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The condition contained in this Section 5.1 may be waived in whole or in part by the mutual agreement of the Buyer and the Seller without prejudice to any Legal Claim either of them may have for breach of covenant, representation or warranty.

 

5.2 Conditions of Closing in Favour of the Buyer

 

The completion of the Transaction is subject to the following conditions for the exclusive benefit of the Buyer, to be fulfilled or performed, unless otherwise stated, at or prior to Closing:

 

(a) all of the terms, covenants and conditions of this Agreement to be complied with or performed by the Seller at or before Closing will have been complied with or performed in all material respects, or if already so qualified, performed in all respects, and a certificate of the Seller dated the Closing Date to that effect will have been delivered to the Buyer, such certificate to be in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyer acting reasonably;

 

(b) the Seller shall have delivered the Closing deliverables to the Buyer in accordance with Section 6.4;

 

(c) as at the Closing Date, the Target Company shall have a positive Working Capital balance;

 

(d) prior to Closing, all Employees of the Target Company shall be terminated and amounts due and owing or accrued due, but not yet owing, for all Employees’ compensation, including vacation pay, premiums and contributions for Statutory Plans, accrued wages, salaries, commissions, severance, payments to consultants, and Employee Plan payments shall have been satisfied by the Target Company;

 

(e) at the Closing, the Intercompany Loan shall have shall have been assigned to the Buyer; and

 

(f) no Material Adverse Change shall have occurred with respect to the Target Company.

 

Any condition contained in this Section 5.2 may be waived in whole or in part by the Buyer without prejudice to any claim the Buyer may have for breach of covenant, representation or warranty.

 

5.3 Conditions of Closing in Favour of the Seller

 

The completion of the Transaction is subject to the following conditions for the exclusive benefit of the Seller to be fulfilled or performed, unless otherwise stated, at or prior to Closing:

 

(a) all of the terms, covenants and conditions of this Agreement to be complied with or performed by the Buyer at or before Closing will have been complied with or performed in all material respects, or if already so qualified, performed in all respects, and a certificate of a director or senior officer of the Buyer dated the Closing Date to that effect will have been delivered to the Seller, such certificates to be in form and substance satisfactory to the Seller, acting reasonably;

 

(b) the Buyer shall have delivered the Closing deliverables to the Seller in accordance with Section 6.3; and

 

(c) no Material Adverse Change shall have occurred with respect to the Buyer.

 

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Any condition contained in this Section 5.3 may be waived in whole or in part by the Seller without prejudice to any Legal Claim the Seller may have for any breach of covenant, representation or warranty.

 

6. CLOSING ARRANGEMENTS

 

6.1 Closing Date and Place

 

Closing will occur on the Closing Date at 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) at the Toronto offices of Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP or at such other place, time and date as the Parties may mutually agree. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in lieu of a physical closing, the Parties agree that the Closing may take place on the Closing Date on the exchange of solicitors’ undertakings which will involve each Party’s solicitor delivering to his or her counterpart all required documentation and payments, to be held in escrow and not released until all such documentation has been executed and delivered and all conditions have been satisfied and each Party’s solicitor has authorized in writing that the escrow is to be terminated.

 

6.2 Preparation of Closing Documents

 

(a) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Seller will prepare, or cause to be prepared, and deliver to the Buyer the closing documents listed in Section 6.4, previously approved by the Buyer, acting reasonably.

 

(b) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Buyer will prepare, or cause to be prepared, and deliver to the Seller the closing documents listed in Section 6.3 previously approved by the Seller, acting reasonably.

 

(c) On the Closing Date, the Buyer will issue and deliver the Consideration Shares to the Seller in accordance with the written directions from the Seller received at least two Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

 

6.3 Buyer Closing Documents

 

The Buyer will deliver or cause the following documents, duly executed by the Buyer (and where applicable, the Target Company as indicated below or any other Person as indicated below) to be delivered to the Seller on or prior to Closing:

 

(a) a certified copy of the constating documents of the Buyer and the resolutions of the board of directors of the Buyer approving the entering into this Agreement, and the Ancillary Agreements and the completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements including without limitation, the issuance of the Consideration Shares and the Contingent Shares and the execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements (with the duly appointed officer certifying that all such resolutions are in full force and effect and are all the resolutions adopted in connection with the transactions contemplated under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements);

 

(b) a certified copy of the resolutions of the newly constituted board of directors of the Target Company approving the entering into of the Royalty Agreements and the completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Royalty Agreements, and the execution and delivery of each of the Royalty Agreements (with the duly appointed officer certifying that all such resolutions are in full force and effect and are all the resolutions adopted in connection with the transactions contemplated under this Agreement and the Royalty Agreements);

 

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(c) a certificate of good standing with respect to the Buyer dated no more than one Business Day prior to the Closing Date;

 

(d) a certificate of incumbency with respect to the Buyer;

 

(e) a certified copy of resolutions of the board of directors of the Buyer appointing one nominee of the Seller to the board of directors of the Buyer effective as of the Listing;

 

(f) the Investor Rights Agreement, executed by the Buyer;

 

(g) the Laguna Project Royalty Agreement, executed by both the Buyer and the Target Company;

 

(h) the Huemul II Royalty Agreement, executed by both the Buyer and the Target Company;

 

(i) releases in favour of all of the directors and officers and legal representatives in Argentina of the Target Company who are resigning, executed by the Target Company;

 

(j) a certified copy of resolutions of the sole shareholder of the Target Company (being the Buyer) electing or appointing the nominees of the Buyer as the directors and legal representatives in Argentina of the Target Company;

 

(k) a certified copy of resolutions of the directors of the Target Company, electing or appointing the nominees of the Buyer as officers and legal representative in Argentina of the Target Company;

 

(l) a share certificate(s) or DRS Advice(s) duly registered in the name of the Seller (or as directed by the Seller) representing the Consideration Shares;

 

(m) a receipt for the Target Company Shares; and

 

(n) all necessary deeds, conveyances, transfers and assignments and any other instruments necessary or reasonably required to give full force and effect to the Transaction.

 

6.4 The Seller Closing Documents

 

The Seller will deliver or cause the following documents, duly executed by the Seller (or any other Person as indicted below) to be delivered to the Buyer at the Closing:

 

(a) a certified copy of the constating documents of the Seller and the resolutions of the board of directors of the Seller approving the entering into this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and the completion of the Transaction including without limitation, the transfer of the Target Company Shares and the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (with the duly appointed officer certifying that all such resolutions are in full force and effect and are all the resolutions adopted in connection with the transactions contemplated under this Agreement);

 

(b) a certified copy of the constating documents of the Target Company and the resolutions of the directors the Target Company approving the transfer of the Target Company Shares as contemplated by this Agreement (with the duly appointed officer certifying that all such resolutions are in full force and effect and are all the resolutions adopted in connection with the transactions contemplated under this Agreement);

 

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(c) a certificate of good standing with respect to the Seller dated no more than one Business Day prior to the Closing Date;

 

(d) a certificate of good standing with respect to the Target Company dated no more than one Business Day prior to the Closing Date;

 

(e) a certificate of incumbency with respect to the Seller;

 

(f) a certificate of incumbency with respect to the Target Company;

 

(g) the Investor Rights Agreement, executed by the Seller or a nominee of the Seller;

 

(h) the Laguna Project Royalty Agreement, executed by the Seller or a nominee of the Seller;

 

(i) the Huemul II Royalty Agreement, executed by the Seller or a nominee of the Seller;

 

(j) resignations and mutual releases of each of the directors and officers and legal representatives in Argentina of the Target Company;

 

(k) duly endorsed for transfer share certificate representing the Target Company Shares and a share certificate showing the Buyer as the registered holder of all of the Target Company Shares;

 

(l) a receipt for the Consideration Shares;

 

(m) an assignment agreement with respect to the Intercompany Loan;

 

(n) an executed copy of the unanimous shareholders’ agreement of the Buyer dated March 1, 2023; and

 

(o) all necessary deeds, conveyances, transfers and assignments and any other instruments necessary or reasonably required to give full force and effect to the transaction contemplated.

 

6.5 Concurrent Requirements

 

All of the matters of payment and delivery of documents by each Party to the other will be deemed to be concurrent requirements so that nothing is complete until everything has been paid, delivered and registered.

 

7. INDEMNIFICATION, RELEASE AND REMEDIES

 

7.1 Indemnification by the Seller

 

From and after the Time of Closing, the Seller will indemnify, defend and hold harmless, the Buyer and its respective employees, directors, officers, representatives and related Persons (collectively and together with the Buyer, the “Buyer Indemnified Persons”) from and against any Legal Claims or Expenses, and will pay to the Buyer Indemnified Persons, on demand, the amount of any Expenses suffered by or imposed upon or asserted against any of the Buyer Indemnified Persons as a result of, in respect of, connected with, or arising out of:

 

(a) any inaccuracy or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Seller in this Agreement;

 

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(b) any breach or non-fulfilment by the Seller of any covenant, condition or obligation of the Seller contained in this Agreement; or

 

(c) any commission or other remuneration payable to any broker, agent or other intermediary who acted or purported to act on behalf of the Seller in connection with the Transaction.

 

7.2 Indemnification by the Buyer

 

From and after the Time of Closing, the Buyer will indemnify, defend and hold harmless, the Seller and its employees, directors, officers, representatives and related Persons (collectively and together with the Seller, the “Seller Indemnified Persons”) from and against any Legal Claims or Expenses, and will pay to the Seller Indemnified Persons, on demand, the amount of any Expenses suffered by, imposed upon or asserted against any of the Seller Indemnified Persons as a result of, in respect of, connected with, or arising out of:

 

(a) any inaccuracy or breach of any representation or warranty made by Buyer in this Agreement;

 

(b) any breach or non-fulfilment by the Buyer of any covenant, condition or obligation of the Buyer contained in this Agreement; or

 

(c) any commission or other remuneration payable to any broker, agent or other intermediary who acted or purported to act on behalf of the Buyer in connection with the Transaction.

 

7.3 Tax Indemnity of the Seller. Without limiting the generality of Section 7.1 herein, the Seller shall be responsible for and shall indemnify and save harmless the Buyer and its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives from and against any liability, damages, losses, claims, demands, actions, assessments, reassessments, causes of action, costs (including interest, fines and penalties) and expenses which may be made or brought against the Buyer, its affiliates or their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives, or which any of them may suffer or incur as a result of, or in respect of or arising out of Taxes imposed by any Governmental Agency on or in respect of the Mineral Assets for the period ending before the Closing Date.

 

7.4 Tax Indemnity of the Buyer. Without limiting the generality of Section 7.2 herein, the Buyer shall be responsible for and shall indemnify and save harmless the Seller and its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives from and against any liability, damages, losses, claims, demands, actions, assessments, reassessments, causes of action, costs (including interest, fines and penalties) and expenses which may be made or brought against the Seller, its affiliates or their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives, or which any of them may suffer or incur as a result of, or in respect of or arising out of Taxes imposed by any Governmental Agency on or in respect of the Target company and the Mineral Assets for the period ending on or after the Closing Date.

 

7.5 Agency for Non-Parties

 

Each Party hereby accepts each indemnity in favour of its indemnified persons who are not Parties as agent and trustee for and on their behalf. A Party may enforce an indemnity in favour of any of that Party’s indemnified Persons on behalf of each such Person.

 

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7.6 Notice of Legal Claims

 

(a) If a Party entitled to be indemnified under the foregoing provisions of this Article 7 (an “Indemnified Party”) wishes to make a Legal Claim for indemnification hereunder against the Buyer, on the one hand, or the Seller, on the other hand (herein called the “Indemnifying Party”), the Indemnified Party will promptly give written notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party of the Legal Claim (a “Notice of Claim”). The Notice of Claim will specify whether the Legal Claim originates with the Indemnified Party (a “Direct Claim”) or with a third Person (a “Third Party Claim”) and will specify with reasonable particularity (to the extent that information is available):

 

(i)the factual basis for the Legal Claim; and

 

(ii)the amount of the Legal Claim or, if an amount is not then determinable, an approximate estimate of the potential amount of the Legal Claim, to the extent such an estimate can reasonably be given at that time.

 

(b) If an Indemnified Party fails to provide the Indemnifying Party with a Notice of Legal Claim promptly as required by Section 7.4(a), the Indemnifying Party shall be relieved of the obligation to pay damages to the extent it can show that it was prejudiced in its defence of the Legal Claim or in proceeding against a third Person who would have been liable to it but for the fact of the delay, but the failure to provide such Notice of Claim promptly shall not otherwise release the Indemnifying Party from its obligations under this Article 7.

 

(c) If the date by which a Notice of Claim must be given as set forth in Section 8.1 in respect of a breach of representation and warranty has passed without any Notice of Claim having been given to the Indemnifying Party, then the related Legal Claim shall be forever extinguished, notwithstanding that by the date specified in Section 8.1, the Indemnified Party did not know, and in the exercise of reasonable care could not have known, of the existence of the Legal Claim.

 

7.7 Direct Claims

 

With respect to any Direct Claim, following receipt of a Notice of Claim from the Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying Party shall have 45 days to make such investigation of the Legal Claim as is considered necessary or desirable. For the purpose of such investigation, the Indemnified Party shall make available to the Indemnifying Party the information relied upon by the Indemnified Party to substantiate the Legal Claim, together with all such other information as the Indemnifying Party may reasonably request. If both Parties agree at or prior to the expiration of such 45-day period (or any mutually agreed upon extension thereof) to the validity and amount of such Legal Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall immediately pay to the Indemnified Party the full agreed-upon amount of the Legal Claim, failing which the Indemnified Party is free to pursue all rights and remedies available to it, subject to this Agreement.

 

7.8 Third Party Claims

 

(a) Subject to Section 7.7(d), upon receiving a Notice of Claim, the Indemnifying Party may participate in the investigation and defence of the Third Party Claim, and may also elect to assume the investigation and defence of the Third Party Claim with counsel satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, acting reasonably; provided that the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume such investigation and defence, and shall pay the fees and expenses of counsel retained by the Indemnified Party, if the Third Party Claim involves a claim that, in the good faith judgment of the Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying Party failed or is failing to vigorously prosecute or defend. The Indemnified Party shall cooperate in good faith in any such defence. The Indemnified Party shall have the right, at its own cost and expense, to participate in the defence of any Third Party Claim with counsel selected by it subject to the Indemnifying Party’s right to control the defence thereof.

 

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(b) In order to assume the investigation and defence of a Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party must give the Indemnified Party written notice of its election within 20 days of the Indemnifying Party’s receipt of the Notice of Claim.

 

(c) Subject to Section 7.7(d), if the Indemnifying Party assumes the investigation and defence of a Third Party Claim:

 

(i)the Indemnifying Party will pay for all reasonable costs and expenses of the investigation and defence of the Third Party Claim except that the Indemnifying Party will not, so long as it diligently conducts such defence, be liable to the Indemnified Party for any fees of other counsel or any other expenses with respect to the defence of the Third Party Claim, incurred by the Indemnified Party after the date the Indemnifying Party validly exercised its right to assume the investigation and defence of the Third Party Claim;

 

(ii)the Indemnifying Party will reimburse the Indemnified Party for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with the investigation and defence of the Third Party Claim prior to the date the Indemnifying Party validly exercised its right to assume the investigation and defence of the Third Party Claim; and

 

(iii)if the Indemnifying Party thereafter fails to defend the Third Party Claim within a reasonable time, the Indemnified Party shall be entitled to assume such defence and the Indemnifying Party shall be bound by the results obtained by the Indemnified Party with respect to the Third Party Claim.

 

(d) Where the named parties to any Third Party Claim include the Indemnified Party as well as the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party determines in good faith, based on advice from its legal counsel, that joint representation would be inappropriate due to the actual or potential differing interests between them or there may be one or more legal defences available to the Indemnified Party which are different from or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying Party, and the Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing that it elects to retain separate counsel, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defence of such Third Party Claim on behalf of the Indemnified Party but shall be liable to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel of the Indemnified Party.

 

(e) If the Indemnified Party undertakes the defence of the Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party will not be bound by any compromise or settlement of the Third Party Claim effected without the consent of the Indemnifying Party (which consent may not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

 

(f) The Indemnifying Party will not be permitted to compromise and settle or to cause a compromise and settlement of a Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, unless:

 

(i)the terms of the compromise and settlement require only the payment of money for which the Indemnified Party is entitled to full indemnification under this Agreement and the Indemnifying Party agrees to timely pay such amount in full; and

 

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(ii)the Indemnified Party is not required to admit any wrongdoing, take or refrain from taking any action, acknowledge any rights of the person making the Third Party Claim or waive any rights that the Indemnified Party may have against the person making the Third Party Claim.

 

7.9 Duty to Mitigate

 

Nothing in this Agreement in any way restricts or limits the general obligation pursuant to Applicable Laws of an Indemnified Party to take reasonable steps to mitigate any loss which it may suffer or incur by reason of the breach or failure to perform of any representation, warranty, covenant or obligation of the Indemnifying Party under this Agreement. If any claim can be reduced by any recovery, settlement or otherwise under or pursuant to any insurance coverage, or pursuant to any claim, recovery, settlement or payment by or against any other person, the Indemnified Party shall take all reasonable steps to enforce such recovery, settlement or payment and the amount of any losses of the Indemnified Party will be reduced by the amount actually recovered by the Indemnified Party (net of collection expenses).

 

7.10 Purchase Price Adjustment

 

Any payment made by the Seller as an Indemnifying Party to the Buyer pursuant to Article 7 will constitute a dollar-for-dollar decrease in the purchase price and any payment made by the Buyer as an Indemnifying Party to the Seller pursuant to Article 7 will constitute a dollar-for-dollar increase in the purchase price.

 

7.11 Exclusivity

 

No Party may make any claim for damages in respect of this Agreement or in respect of any breach or termination thereof, against any other Party except by making a Legal Claim pursuant to and in accordance with Article 7.

 

7.12 Tax Benefit

 

With respect to any indemnification claim by an Indemnified Party against an Indemnifying Party under this Article 7, the amount of any Expenses incurred by such Indemnified Party in respect of such indemnification claim shall be deemed to be reduced by any Tax benefit realized by the Indemnified Party or the Target Company (including as a reduction in Taxes payable, a credit, or a Tax refund) as a result of the matter giving rise to such Expenses.

 

8. LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY

 

8.1 Time Limitation

 

The representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement will survive for a period of two years following the Closing Date, after which time the Parties will not have any further liability hereunder with respect to such representations and warranties, except in respect of any Legal Claim made in writing with respect to any inaccuracy or deficiency in or breach of any such representation and warranty made prior to the expiration of the period noted above.

 

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8.2 Monetary Limitation of the Seller

 

The Seller’s obligation to indemnify Buyer Indemnified Persons under Section 7.1 of this Agreement is subject to the following:

 

(a) the Seller will have no liability under this Agreement and no Expenses may be recovered from it unless the Legal Claims of the Buyer Indemnified Persons for indemnification under Section 7.1(a) exceed, in the aggregate C$25,000, in which event the accumulated aggregate amount of all such Expenses may be recovered, it being understood and agreed that there shall be no threshold on the Seller’s liability in respect of Legal Claims by any of the Buyer Indemnified Persons for Expenses in respect of Legal Claims under Section 7.1(b) or Section 7.1(c); and

 

(b) the Seller’s liability in respect of Legal Claims by any of the Buyer Indemnified Persons for Expenses under Section 7.1(a) will not exceed C$2.5 million in the aggregate, it being understood and agreed that there shall be no limit on the Seller’s liability for Expenses in respect of Legal Claims by any of the Buyer Indemnified Persons for Expenses under Section 7.1(b) or Section 7.1(c).

 

8.3 Monetary Limitation of the Buyer

 

The Buyer’s obligation to indemnify Seller Indemnified Persons under Section 7.2 of this Agreement is subject to the following:

 

(a) the Buyer will have no liability under this Agreement and no Expenses may be recovered from it unless the Legal Claims of the Seller Indemnified Persons for indemnification under Section 7.2(a) exceed, in the aggregate C$25,000, in which event the accumulated aggregate amount of all such Expenses may be recovered, it being understood and agreed that there shall be no threshold on the Buyer’s liability in respect of Legal Claims by any of the Seller Indemnified Persons for Expenses in respect of Legal Claims under Section 7.2(b) or Section 7.2(c); and

 

(b) the Buyer’s liability in respect of Legal Claims by any of the Seller Indemnified Persons for Expenses under Section 7.2(a) will not exceed C$2.5 million in the aggregate, it being understood and agreed that there shall be no limit on the Buyer’s liability for Expenses in respect of Legal Claims by any of the Seller Indemnified Persons for Expenses under 7.2(b) or Section 7.2(c).

 

9. TERMINATION

 

9.1 Termination

 

This Agreement may be terminated on or prior to the Time of Closing:

 

(a) by the mutual written agreement of the Parties;

 

(b) by the Buyer upon written notice to the Seller if the conditions in Section 5.2 are not satisfied (or waived by the Buyer) on or prior to the Outside Date; provided that, the right of the Buyer to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.1(b) shall not be available to the Buyer if the Buyer’s failure to fulfill any material obligation under this Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Closing to have occurred on or before such date;

 

(c) by the Seller upon written notice to the Buyer if the conditions in Section 5.3 are not satisfied (or waived by the Seller) on or prior to the Outside Date; provided that, the right of the Seller to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.1(c) shall not be available to the Seller if its failure to fulfill any material obligation under this Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Closing to have occurred on or before such date; or

 

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(d) by either Party, if a Governmental Authority has issued or enacted any Applicable Law or taken any other action, in each case, which has become final and non-appealable and which restrains, enjoins or otherwise prohibits the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

9.2 Effect of Termination

 

In the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1, this Agreement (other than this Section 9.2, Article 10, Article 11, Article 12 and Article 13, each of which shall survive such termination) will forthwith become void, there will be no liability on the part of any Party or any of their respective officers or directors to the other Party and all rights and obligations of each Party will cease, except that nothing herein will relieve any Party from liability for any breach, prior to termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, of any representation, warranty or covenant contained in this Agreement.

 

9.3 Expenses

 

Except where otherwise agreed in writing, each Party will bear its own costs and expenses of this Agreement and the transactions herein referenced (including finder’s or broker’s fees and commissions) regardless of whether this Agreement and such transactions close.

 

10. RELATIONSHIP AND OTHER RIGHTS

 

10.1 Relationship of Parties

 

Save and except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the rights, privileges, duties, obligations and Liabilities, as between the Parties shall be separate and not joint or collective and nothing herein contained unless expressly provided to the contrary, shall be construed as creating a partnership, an association, agency or a trust of any kind or as imposing upon any of the Parties any partnership duty, obligation or liability.

 

10.2 Other Opportunities

 

Each of the Parties shall have the free and unrestricted right independently to engage in and receive the full benefits of any and all business endeavours of any sort whatsoever whether or not competitive with the endeavours contemplated herein without consulting the other Party or inviting or allowing the other Party to participate therein. Neither of the Parties shall be under any fiduciary or other duty to the other Party which shall prevent them from engaging in or enjoying the benefits of competing endeavours within the general scope of endeavours contemplated by this Agreement. The legal doctrine of “corporate opportunity” sometimes applied to Persons engaged in a joint venture or having fiduciary status shall not apply in the case of the Parties.

 

11. CONFIDENTIALITY

 

11.1 Confidentiality

 

All Confidential Information (whether Business Information or Party Information) received or generated by any Party as a result of or in connection with the assets of the Party or this Agreement, shall be confidential and treated in accordance with the Confidentiality Agreement.

 

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12. NOTICE - GENERAL

 

12.1 Notices

 

All notices, requests, demands or other communications which by the terms hereof are permitted or required to be given by any Party to the other Party shall be given in writing by personal delivery or by email, addressed to such other Party or delivered to such other Party as follows:

 

To:Seller at:

 

Consolidated Uranium Inc.
401-217 Queen St. West
Toronto, Ontario M5V 0R2

 

Attention: Philip Williams
Email: pwilliams@isoenergy.ca

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Bay Adelaide Centre – North Tower
40 Temperance Street, Suite 3200
Toronto ON M5H 0B4

 

Attention: Jamie Litchen
Email: jlitchen@cassels.com

 

To:Buyer at:

 

Jaguar Uranium Corp.

150 King St W #200

Toronto, ON M5H 1J9

 

Attention: Steven Gold
Email: sgold@jaguaruranium.com

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

TingleMerrett LLP

1250, 639 – 5th Ave. SW

Calgary, AB T2P 0M9

 

Attention: Scott Reeves

Email: sreeves@tinglemerrett.com

 

or at such other addresses and to such other Person that may be given by any of them to the others in writing from time to time on two days’ prior written notice and such notices, requests, demands or other communications shall be deemed to have been received when delivered.

 

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13. GENERAL

 

13.1 Severability

 

Any provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable shall not affect any other provision and shall be deemed to be severable herefrom.

 

13.2 Governing Law

 

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable in such province. The Parties irrevocably agree that the courts of the Province of Ontario are to have non-exclusive jurisdiction to settle any disputes which may arise out of or in connection with this Agreement and that, accordingly, any suit, action or proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (referred to in this Section as the “Proceedings”) may be brought in such courts. The Parties irrevocably waive and covenant not to raise any objection which they may have now or hereafter to the venue of any Proceedings in any such court, including that the Proceedings have been brought in an inconvenient forum.

 

13.3 Further Assurances

 

The Parties shall sign such further and other documents and do such further acts or things as may be necessary or desirable in order to give full force and effect to this Agreement and every part hereof.

 

13.4 Amendment

 

This Agreement may not be amended or modified in any respect except by written instrument signed by the Parties.

 

13.5 Entire Agreement

 

This Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supercede the Term Sheet. The execution of this Agreement has not been induced by nor do the Parties rely upon or regard as material, any covenants, representations or warranties whatsoever not incorporated herein and made a part hereof.

 

13.6 Enurement/Successors and Assigns

 

This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties and each of their successors and permitted assigns.

 

13.7 Waiver

 

A waiver of any breach of a provision of this Agreement shall not be binding upon a Party unless the waiver is in writing and signed by the Party providing the waiver, and such waiver shall not affect such Party’s rights in respect of any subsequent or other breach.

 

13.8 Counterparts

 

This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts and by electronic transmission, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original and such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same document.

 

[Signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties have executed these presents as of the date and year first above written.

 

  JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.  
     
  Per: /s/ Steven Gold
    Name: Steven Gold
    Title: Chief Executive Officer
    I have authority to bind the corporation

 

  CONSOLIDATED URANIUM INC.
   
  Per: /s/ Philip Williams
    Name: Philip Williams
    Title: Chief Executive Officer
    I have authority to bind the corporation

 

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Schedule “A”

 

Description of Target Company Properties

 

1. Laguna Salada Mining Properties (Chubut Province)

 

  File No. Name of property Claim type  
  16362 GAP 1 CATEO  
  16363 GAP 2 CATEO  
  16955 GAP 3 CATEO  
  16956 GAP 4 CATEO  
  16957 GAP 5 CATEO  
  15496 GUANACO I M.D.  
  15497 GUANACO II M.D.  
  15498 GUANACO III M.D.  
  15657 GUANACO IV M.D.  
  15873 GUANACO V M.D.  
  15874 GUANACO VI M.D.  
  15875 GUANACO VII M.D.  
  16119 HORQUETA 1 CATEO  
  16120 HORQUETA 2 CATEO  
  16150 HORQUETA 3 CATEO  
  16151 HORQUETA 4 CATEO  
  16152 HORQUETA 5 CATEO  
  15280 HOPE 1 CATEO  
  15281 HOPE 2 CATEO  
  15282 HOPE 3 CATEO  
  15283 HOPE 4 CATEO  
  15222 LAGO SECO CATEO  
  15229 LAGO SECO 2 CATEO  
  15576 LAGO SECO OESTE CATEO  
  15623 LAGO SECO SUR CATEO  
  16160 LA ROSADA CATEO  
  16553 SUSANA M.D.  
  15800 NORTE CATEO  

 

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2. Huemul Mining Properties (Mendoza Province)

 

  File No. Name of property Claim type  
  02967014-A-22 HUEMUL NORTE CATEO  
  02965342-A-22 HUEMUL SUR CATEO  
  18-C-57 HUEMUL MINE  
  355-C-96 SILVANA MD  
  089866266-C-22 MIRANO NORTE MD  
  08987498-C-22 CARMENCITA MD  
  3161-E-06 CERRO BUTALO MD  

 

3. Sierra Pintada Mining Properties (Mendoza Province)

 

  File No. Name of property Claim type  
  2902-M-05 UNKNOWN CATEO  
  2903-M-05 UNKNOWN CATEO  
  2904-M-05 UNKNOWN CATEO  
  2919-M-05 UNKNOWN CATEO  
  2920-M-05 UNKNOWN CATEO  
  2922-M-05 UNKNOWN CATEO  
  2924-M-05 UNKNOWN CATEO  
  2925-M-05 UNKNOWN CATEO  
  3243-M-05 UNKNOWN CATEO  
  EXP-2024-00690480-GDEMZA#DMIMEIYE CERRO COLORADO CATEO  
  EXP-2024-00686360-GDEMZA#DMIMEIYE LOS CASTAÑOS CATEO  
  EXP-2024-00689228-GDEMZA#DMIMEIYE LOS PAJARITOS CATEO  
  EXP-2024-00690693-GDEMZA#ENERGAMB AGUA DE LA PIEDRA CATEO  
  EXP-2024-00688511-GDEMZA#DMIMEIYE LAS CABRAS CATEO  
  EXP-2024-00689803-GDEMZA#DMIMEIYE CERRO NEGRO CATEO  

 

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Schedule “B”

Buyer Contracts

 

1.Share Purchase Agreement dated December 8, 2023 among the Buyer, Gaia Energy Inc. (“Gaia Energy”) and Green Shift Commodities Ltd. (“Green Shift”), as amended by Amending Agreement dated April 8, 2024 among the Buyer, Gaia Energy and Green Shift.

 

2.Unanimous Shareholders Agreement dated March 1, 2023 among the Buyer and each of the shareholders thereof.

 

3.Pledge Agreement Over Future Mining Products dated April 8, 2024 among the Buyer, Gaia Energy Investments Ltd. (“Gaia Investments”), Berlin (BVI) Limited (“Berlin BVI”), Gaia Energy Investments Ltd Sucursal Columbia (“Gaia Columbia”), Berlin (BVI) Limited Sucursal Columbia (“Berlin Columbia”) and Green Shift.

 

4.Pledge Agreement Over Economic Rights dated April 8, 2024 among the Buyer, Gaia Energy Investments Ltd. (“Gaia Investments”), Berlin (BVI) Limited (“Berlin BVI”), Gaia Energy Investments Ltd Sucursal Columbia (“Gaia Columbia”), Berlin (BVI) Limited Sucursal Columbia (“Berlin Columbia”) and Green Shift.

 

5.Net Smelter Return Royalty Agreement dated April 8, 2023 among the Buyer, Gaia Investments, Berlin BVI, Gaia Columbia, Berlin Columbia and Green Shift.

 

6.Warrant Certificate of the Buyer dated December 14, 2023 issued to JJVizquerra Holdings Corp. for the purchase of 213,333 Buyer Shares at an exercise price of $1.00 per share until December 14, 2028.

 

7.Warrant Certificate of the Buyer dated December 14, 2023 issued to Roxy Capital Corp. for the purchase of 300,000 Buyer Shares at an exercise price of $1.00 per share until December 14, 2028.

 

8.Warrant Certificate of the Buyer dated December 14, 2023 issued to RJL18 Capital LP for the purchase of 213,333 Buyer Shares at an exercise price of $1.00 per share until December 14, 2028.

 

9.Warrant Certificate of the Buyer dated December 14, 2023 issued to Bernardo Alvarez Calderon for the purchase of 66,667 Buyer Shares at an exercise price of $1.00 per share until December 14, 2028.

 

10.Warrant Certificate of the Buyer dated December 14, 2023 issued to Luis Augusto Ducassi Helguero for the purchase of 300,000 Buyer Shares at an exercise price of $1.00 per share until December 14, 2028.

 

11.Warrant Certificate of the Buyer dated December 14, 2023 issued to Jenga Limited for the purchase of 31,833 Buyer Shares at an exercise price of $1.00 per share until December 14, 2028.

 

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12.Warrant Certificate of the Buyer dated December 14, 2023 issued to 2686225 Ontario Inc. for the purchase of 66,667 Buyer Shares at an exercise price of $1.00 per share until December 14, 2028.

 

13.Warrant Certificate of the Buyer dated December 14, 2023 issued to Coronation Street Capital Inc. for the purchase of 75,000 Buyer Shares at an exercise price of $1.00 per share until December 14, 2028.

 

14.Warrant Certificate of the Buyer dated December 14, 2023 issued to Government Road Capital Inc. for the purchase of 154,500 Buyer Shares at an exercise price of $1.00 per share until December 14, 2028.

 

15.Warrant Certificate of the Buyer dated December 14, 2023 issued to Jason Atkinson for the purchase of 75,000 Buyer Shares at an exercise price of $1.00 per share until December 14, 2028.

 

16.Warrant Certificate of the Buyer dated December 14, 2023 issued to Beaconsfield Ventures Ltd. for the purchase of 466,667 Buyer Shares at an exercise price of $1.00 per share until December 14, 2028.

 

17.Warrant Certificate of the Buyer dated December 14, 2023 issued to Scott Reeves for the purchase of 37,500 Buyer Shares at an exercise price of $1.00 per share until December 14, 2028.

 

18.Option Agreement dated March 15, 2024 between the Buyer and Steven Gold for the purchase of an aggregate 100,000 Buyer Shares at an exercise price of USD$2.00 per share until March 15, 2029.

 

19.Option Agreement dated March 15, 2024 between the Buyer and Scott Reeves for the purchase of an aggregate 60,000 Buyer Shares at an exercise price of USD$2.00 per share until March 15, 2029.

 

20.Option Agreement dated March 15, 2024 between the Buyer and Andres Caceres for the purchase of an aggregate 20,000 Buyer Shares at an exercise price of USD$2.00 per share until March 15, 2029.

 

21.Option Agreement dated May 21, 2024 between the Buyer and Trumbull Fisher for the purchase of an aggregate 35,000 Buyer Shares at an exercise price of USD$4.00 per share until May 21, 2029.

 

22.Option Agreement dated May 21, 2024 between the Buyer and Max LeClerc for the purchase of an aggregate 35,000 Buyer Shares at an exercise price of USD$4.00 per share until May 21, 2029.

 

23.Option Agreement dated June 18, 2024 between the Buyer and Oscar Sepulveda for the purchase of an aggregate 40,000 Buyer Shares at an exercise price of USD$4.00 per share until June 18, 2029.

 

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24.Option Agreement dated June 18, 2024 between the Buyer and Will Avery for the purchase of an aggregate 50,000 Buyer Shares at an exercise price of USD$4.00 per share until June 18, 2029

 

25.Option Agreement dated June 30, 2024 between the Buyer and Luis Ducassi for the purchase of an aggregate 35,000 Buyer Shares at an exercise price of USD$4.00 per share until June 30, 2029.

 

26.Option Agreement dated June 30, 2024 between the Buyer and Steven Gold for the purchase of an aggregate 35,000 Buyer Shares at an exercise price of USD$4.00 per share until June 30, 2029.

 

27.Option Agreement dated June 30, 2024 between the Buyer and Max LeClerc for the purchase of an aggregate 35,000 Buyer Shares at an exercise price of USD$4.00 per share until June 30, 2029.

 

28.Option Agreement dated June 30, 2024 between the Buyer and Trumbull Fisher for the purchase of an aggregate 35,000 Buyer Shares at an exercise price of USD$4.00 per share until June 30, 2029.

 

29.Option Agreement dated June 30, 2024 between the Buyer and Jose Vizquerra for the purchase of an aggregate 35,000 Buyer Shares at an exercise price of USD$4.00 per share until June 30, 2029.

 

30.Option Agreement dated June 30, 2024 between the Buyer and Robert Shaw for the purchase of an aggregate 35,000 Buyer Shares at an exercise price of USD$4.00 per share until June 30, 2029.

 

31.Option Agreement dated June 30, 2024 between the Buyer and Eric Lazer for the purchase of an aggregate 35,000 Buyer Shares at an exercise price of USD$4.00 per share until June 30, 2029.

 

32.Option Agreement dated June 30, 2024 between the Buyer and Dean Lazer for the purchase of an aggregate 35,000 Buyer Shares at an exercise price of USD$4.00 per share until June 30, 2029.

 

33.Option Agreement dated June 30, 2024 between the Buyer and Mark Souvenir for the purchase of an aggregate 10,000 Buyer Shares at an exercise price of USD$4.00 per share until June 30, 2029.

 

34.Option Agreement dated June 30, 2024 between the Buyer and Scott Reeves for the purchase of an aggregate 10,000 Buyer Shares at an exercise price of USD$4.00 per share until June 30, 2029.

 

35.Option Agreement dated June 30, 2024 between the Buyer and Greg Lipschitz for the purchase of an aggregate 10,000 Buyer Shares at an exercise price of USD$4.00 per share until June 30, 2029.

 

36.Option Agreement dated June 30, 2024 between the Buyer and Tyron Breytenbach for the purchase of an aggregate 10,000 Buyer Shares at an exercise price of USD$4.00 per share until June 30, 2029.

 

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Schedule “C”

 

Buyer Other Assets

 

●One ordinary share in the capital of Berlin (BVI) Limited.

 

●10,000,000 ordinary shares in the capital of Gaia Energy Investments Ltd.

 

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Schedule “D”

 

Buyer Properties

 

The Buyer’s sole property is the Berlin Project, located in the Caldas Province of central Colombia. The two contiguous mineral concessions (Concession Contract 664-17 and Concession Contract 736-17) (collectively, the “Concession Contracts”) on which portions of the Berlin Project lie cover an area approximately 9,053 ha in extent and are in the municipality of Samaná, Caldas Province. The Concession Contracts were executed and registered under Law 685 of 2001 (Mining Code) (Columbia). Gaia Energy Investments Ltd. Sucursal Colombia, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Buyer, is the legal and beneficial owner of a 100% interest in the Concession Contracts. The Berlin Concession Contracts were granted for a 30-year term that expires in 2037, whereupon an application could be made for an additional 30-year term.

 

Location Map

 

 

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Mineral Concessions Map

 

 

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Schedule “E”

 

Form of Huemul II Royalty Agreement

 

See attached.

 

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Schedule “F”

 

Form of Investor Rights Agreement

 

See attached.

 

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Schedule “G”

 

Form of Laguna Project Royalty Agreement

 

See attached.

 

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Schedule “H”

 

Target Company Contracts

 

●The Existing Huemul I Royalty Agreement

 

●The Existing Huemul II Royalty Agreement

 

●Services provision agreement with Mr. Gerardo Caldera on behalf of Clastro SRL (landman in the Province of Chubut)

 

●Verbal Services provision agreement with Mr. Pedro Vera (geologist)

 

●Verbal Services provision agreement with Torre Pulisich (accountants)

 

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Schedule “I”

 

Target Company Other Assets

 

●Sonic Drilling machine with accessories

 

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Schedule “K”

 

Employees

 

●There are currently no employees

 

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Exhibit 10.4

 

UNANIMOUS SHAREHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT

 

This Agreement dated March 1, 2023 is made

 

AMONG:

 

LATAM BATTERY METALS INC., a corporation incorporated
under the laws of the Province of British Columbia (the “Corporation”)

 

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Each shareholder of the Corporation (each a “Shareholder” and collectively, the “Shareholders”) as well as any party acquiring Shares (as hereinafter defined) and who agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

(collectively, the foregoing persons are herein referred to as the “Parties”)

 

WHEREAS:

 

A.The Corporation was incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) on February 3, 2023;

 

B.The Parties are the registered and beneficial owners of all of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of the Corporation

 

C.The Shareholders desire to enter into this agreement relating, among other things, to their shareholdings in the Corporation, their rights and duties as shareholders of the Corporation and the management and operation of the Corporation; and

 

D.It is the intention of the parties hereto that this Agreement should constitute a unanimous shareholders’ agreement with respect to the Corporation.

 

For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.INTERPRETATION

 

1.1Definitions

 

In this Agreement, the following words have the following meanings:

 

(a)“Affiliate” has the meaning given in section 1(b) of the BCA;

 

(b)“Agreement” or “hereof” means this unanimous shareholders’ agreement, including the Schedules to this Agreement, as it or they may be amended or supplemented from time to time;

 

(c)“Arm’s Length” has the same meaning and shall be determined as provided in the Income Tax Act (Canada) R.S.C 1985, 5th Supp., c.1, as at the date of this Agreement;

 

(d)“Articles” means the articles of the Corporation as amended or restated from time to time;

 

(e)“Associate” has the meaning given in section 1(e) of the BCA;

 

 

 

(f)“Bank” any chartered bank or trust company where the Corporation maintains its accounts, as determined from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement;

 

(g)“BCA” means the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) as amended from time to time;

 

(h)“Board” means the board of directors of the Corporation;

 

(i)“Breach” has the meaning assigned in section 8.1;

 

(j)“Business” means the business of the Corporation, being the exploration of battery metals in Peru;

 

(k)“Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday, statutory holiday or any day on which banks are generally not open for business in the place where the registered office of the Corporation is located;

 

(l)“By-laws” means the duly enacted by-laws of the Corporation, as amended from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or the BCA;

 

(m)“Closing” means any closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares under Article 9;

 

(n)“Confidential Information” includes, but is not limited to, any and all sales, marketing, financial, personnel, accounting, production, proprietary or other information concerning the business, products, finances or affairs of the Corporation, and all trade secrets, intellectual property, research, data, formulas, designs, drawings, reports, specialized know-how, methods, software, programs, processes, improvements, innovations, inventions (whether patented or not), lists or other information, papers and documents concerning the business, products, finances or affairs of the Corporation, or the specifications, materials, suppliers, customers, contracts, programs, policies or Board decisions or business plans thereof, including all matters, though not technically trade secrets, which relate directly or indirectly to the business, products, finances or affairs of the Corporation, and the definition of “Confidential Information” includes all of the foregoing whether existing on the date of this Agreement or coming into existence thereafter, and all of the foregoing in whatever form Confidential Information may be stored, recorded or processes, and extends to the paper, tape, disc, film, card or other media, goods or items on or in which Confidential Information is stored, recorded or processed. However, Confidential Information does not include information that:

 

(i)is already in the public domain at the time when the Corporation makes it available to a Shareholder;

 

(ii)a Shareholder can demonstrate was already in the Shareholder’s possession before it was made available to him by the Corporation;

 

(iii)a Shareholder can demonstrate that he received from some third party who was not under any obligation of confidentiality to the Corporation in respect of such Confidential Information and who disclosed such Confidential Information to the Shareholder without imposing any obligation to protect its confidentiality;

 

(iv)becomes, after the Corporation makes such Confidential Information available to a Shareholder, generally available to the public through publication or otherwise, unless it is the Shareholder who is, without authorization from the Corporation, directly or indirectly, the source of such disclosure or other publication;

 

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(v)is information or knowledge which constitutes professional expertise of the Shareholder, or the personal abilities or general know-how of the Shareholder at the time when the Shareholder first becomes a Shareholder; or

 

(vi)is required by law to be made available by the Corporation to a Shareholder;

 

(o)“Control” or “Controlling” is determined as set forth in section 2(1) of the BCA;

 

(p)“Default Notice” has the meaning assigned in section 9.1;

 

(q)“Eligible Transferee” means:

 

(i)in respect of a corporate Shareholder, its Controlling Shareholder; and

 

(ii)in respect of an individual Shareholder:

 

(A)a corporation in which such Shareholder holds 100% of the voting shares;

 

(B)a trust of which such Shareholder is the sole beneficiary; or

 

(C)a registered retirement savings plan maintained for the sole benefit of such Shareholder (or a transfer from such plan to such Shareholder personally);

 

(r)“Fair Market Value” means, in relation to the value of the Corporation and the Shares, a determination of Fair Market Value of the Corporation and the Shares by an independent chartered business valuator taking into account the appropriate discount for a private company and ignoring the impact of voting rights on the valuation. The Corporation shall engage an independent chartered business valuator for the purposes of determining Fair Market Value. The seller of any Shares where a Fair Market Value determination is required by this Agreement may choose to engage their own independent chartered business valuator for the purposes of determining Fair Market Value. The Corporation shall co-operate fully with the conduct of any valuation (whether engaged by the Corporation or the seller of Shares) and shall provide to any valuator access to all documents and shall make available to any valuator all personnel, accountants, lawyers, experts and other agents during normal business hours as such valuator reasonably requires to determine the Fair Market Value of the Corporation and the Shares. If only the Corporation engages a valuator for the purposes of determining Fair Market Value, the determination of Fair Market Value by such valuator under this Agreement shall be final and binding on all parties to the Agreement. If both the Corporation and the seller of Shares each engage a separate valuator for the purposes of determining Fair Market Value and the difference between the two Fair Market Value determinations of the valuators engaged is less than twenty (20%) percent, the determination of Fair Market Value by the valuator engaged by the Corporation under this Agreement shall be final and binding on all parties to the Agreement. If both the Corporation and the seller of Shares each engage a separate valuator for the purposes of determining Fair Market Value and the difference between the two Fair Market Value determinations of the valuators engaged is equal to or greater than twenty (20%) percent, then the Corporation and the seller of Shares shall mutually agree on an independent third valuator to provide a third determination of Fair Market Value and the independent third valuation provided by the third valuator shall be final and binding on all parties to the Agreement. The Corporation shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of any valuator appointed by the Corporation under this Agreement. The seller of Shares shall pay the fees and expenses of a valuator appointed by the seller of Shares under this Agreement. The Corporation shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of a valuator mutually appointed by the Corporation and the seller of Shares for the purpose of providing a third valuation under this Agreement;

 

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(s)“Loans” means indebtedness of the Corporation, whether for money borrowed by the Corporation or otherwise, and all interest accrued thereon;

 

(t)“Notifying Shareholder” has the meaning assigned in section 9.1;

 

(u)“Prime Rate” means the rate of interest per annum quoted by the Bank from time to time as its reference rate for demand loans made in Canadian dollars to its commercial customers in Canada and which it refers to as its “prime rate”, as such rate may be changed by it from time to time;

 

(v)“Proposing Transferor” has the meaning assigned in section 7.1;

 

(w)“Public Offering” means the entering into of a transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which the equity of the Corporation is listed on a public stock exchange;

 

(x)“Purchase Notice” has the meaning assigned in section 9.3;

 

(y)“Purchase Price” means, with respect to any sale and purchase of the Shares of a Shareholder pursuant to this Agreement, the amount payable to purchase those Shares, determined in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement applicable to that sale and purchase;

 

(z)“Relevant Shareholder” has the meaning assigned in section 8.1(j);

 

(aa)“Roxy” means Roxy Capital Corporation, a corporation incorporated pursuant to the laws of the Cayman Islands;

 

(bb)“Shares” means all of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of the Corporation and means, in respect of each Shareholder, all the Shares in the capital of the Corporation, directly or indirectly owned by that Shareholder; and

 

(cc)“Shareholders” means all shareholders of the Corporation from time to time and their Eligible Transferees, for as long as they remain Shareholders of the Corporation and any other person who, from time to time becomes a shareholder of the Corporation and a party to this Agreement, and “Shareholder” means any one of them;

 

(dd)“Transfer” has the meaning assigned in section 5.4;

 

(ee)“Transfer Notice” has the meaning assigned in section 7.1;

 

(ff)“Transferor” has the meaning assigned in section 5.3; and

 

(gg)“Unclaimed Shares” has the meaning assigned in section 9.8; and

 

(hh)“Vizquerra” means Jose Vizquerra Benavides.

 

1.2Headings

 

The headings for sections, subsections and paragraphs in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and do not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

 

1.3Interpretation

 

Whenever a singular, masculine or neuter expression or pronoun is used in this Agreement, that expression or pronoun is meant to refer to and include the plural, feminine or body corporate where required by the context.

 

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1.4GAAP

 

All accounting terms not specifically defined in this Agreement are to be interpreted in accordance with GAAP.

 

1.5Currency

 

All references to money and currency mean lawful money of The United States of America (unless expressed to be in some other currency) and all amounts to be paid or calculated pursuant to this Agreement are to be paid or calculated in lawful money of The United States of America.

 

1.6Severability

 

If any provision of this Agreement is unenforceable or invalid for any reason whatever, such enforceability or invalidity shall not affect the enforceability or validity of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and such unenforceable or invalid provisions shall be severable from the remainder of this Agreement.

 

2.REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

2.1Compliance with Agreement

 

The Shareholders shall at all times do and cause to be done all acts and things and vote their Shares and otherwise exercise their respective rights, as shareholders or otherwise, to the extent permitted by law, to cause such meetings to be held, resolutions to be passed, by laws to be enacted and documents to be executed so that at all times the provisions, conditions, restrictions and prohibitions contained in this Agreement relating to their respective shareholdings in the capital of the Corporation and the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be performed and complied with.

 

2.2Conflict with Articles or By-laws

 

In the event of inconsistency between this Agreement and the Articles or By-laws, this Agreement shall apply, and the parties hereto shall immediately make all changes to the Articles and By-laws as are necessary and lawful to render them consistent with this Agreement.

 

3.CONDUCT OF THE AFFAIRS OF THE CORPORATION

 

3.1Board Powers.

 

The powers of the Board to manage the affairs of the Corporation under the Articles and By-laws of the Corporation, whether such powers arise from the BCA, the Articles, the By-laws or otherwise, are hereby restricted so that the following acts may only be undertaken by the Corporation with the approval of not less than 60% of the total number of voting shares issued and outstanding, including in all cases the approval of all of Vizquerra and Roxy:

 

(a)no additional class or series of shares in the share capital of the Corporation shall be created;

 

(b)any increase, reduction or alteration in the authorized or issued capital of the Corporation or the issue of any security or instrument containing a right to receive or acquire shares of the Corporation; or

 

(c)the taking or instituting of proceedings for the winding up, reorganization or dissolution of the Corporation.

 

(d)the consolidation, reorganization, merger or amalgamation of the Corporation with any other company, association, partnership or legal entity;

 

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(e)the sale, lease, transfer, mortgage, pledge or other disposition of all or substantially all of the business or undertaking of the Corporation, or any of its subsidiaries;

 

(f)the revocation or amendment of the By-laws or Articles;

 

(g)the licensing of any intellectual property of the Corporation;

 

(h)the repayment of shareholders’ loans (unless on an equal basis, pro rata);

 

(i)the payment of any dividend, bonus or other distribution to the Shareholders or the redemption or repurchase of any Shares; or

 

(j)any material change to the Business of the Corporation.

 

3.2Board of Directors

 

(a)The Board will consist of up to five (5) directors.

 

(b)Each of Vizquerra and Roxy (or their Permitted Transferees, as applicable), will be entitled to each have two (2) nominees elected to the Board, provided that such Shareholder’s entitlement under this Section 3.2 is suspended whenever that Shareholder is in material breach of this Agreement for the duration of such breach. One of the initial nominees of Vizquerra shall be Vizquerra and one of the initial nominees of Roxy shall be Greg Lipschitz.

 

(c)In addition, Vizquerra and Roxy (or their Permitted Transferees, as applicable) shall mutually agree to appoint one (1) additional nominee to the Board, provided that such Shareholders’ entitlement under this Section 3.2 is suspended whenever any of those Shareholders is in material breach of this Agreement for the duration of such breach. The initial mutual nominee shall be Luis Augusto Ducassi Helguero.

 

(d)Each Shareholder will vote at all meetings of the Shareholders of the Corporation and act in all other respects in connection with the corporate proceedings of the Corporation so as to ensure that the nominees of each Shareholder as provided for in this Section 3.2 are elected and maintained in office as directors of the Corporation.

 

(e)Each Shareholder will be entitled at any time to require the removal of any director nominated by him/her or it and to provide for a successor nominee by providing written notice to the Corporation and to the other Shareholders. The Shareholders or the Board will fill with a successor nominee any vacancy occurring on the Board arising by reason of the death, disqualification, inability to act, resignation or removal of any director as soon as reasonably possible after that vacancy has occurred, in all cases in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3.2.

 

3.3Meetings of the Board

 

The following provisions will apply to meetings of the Board:

 

(a)the presence of three (3) of the directors will be required to constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Board. If a quorum is not present at the start of a meeting, the directors present may not transact any business, and those directors will be deemed to have adjourned that meeting to the same time and place three (3) Business Days following the date on which the meeting was originally called. If a quorum is not present at the adjourned meeting because of the refusal, with no legitimate excuse, of one or more members of the Board to attend, then the members of the Board who are present will be deemed to constitute a quorum and may transact all business which a full quorum may have transacted with respect to the matters set out in the notice and accompanying documentation provided to the members of the Board in connection with the originally scheduled meeting;

 

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(b)except as required by applicable law, all questions to be decided at any meeting of the Board will be decided by a simple majority of the directors on the Board in attendance;

 

(c)at any meeting of the Board, the chair of the meeting will not have a casting vote if there is a tie;

 

(d)any director will have the right at any time to call a meeting of the Board on not less than two (2) Business Days’ notice in writing; and

 

(e)the Board shall meet at such time and at such place as the Board may designate. At every meeting of the Board, the Corporation shall provide telephonic or video conference facilities that permit all participants to communicate adequately with each other during the meeting. Meetings shall be held at the offices of the Corporation or such other place (either within or outside Canada) as may be determined from time to time by the Board.

 

3.4Meetings of the Shareholders

 

The following provisions will apply to meetings of the Shareholders:

 

(a)the presence of Shareholders holding seventy-five percent (75%) of the voting rights attached to all of the Shares will be required to constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Shareholders. If a quorum is not present at the start of a meeting, the Shareholders present may not transact any business, and those Shareholders will be deemed to have adjourned that meeting to the same time and place three (3) Business Days following the date on which the meeting was originally called. If a quorum is not present at the adjourned meeting because of the refusal, with no legitimate excuse, of one or more Shareholders to attend, then the Shareholders who are present will be deemed to constitute a quorum and may, subject to Section 5.4, transact all business which a full quorum may have transacted with respect to the matters set out in the notice and accompanying documentation provided to the Shareholders in connection with the originally scheduled meeting;

 

(b)except for the matters listed in Section 5.4 or as required by applicable law, all questions to be decided at any meeting of the Shareholders will be decided by a simple majority of the voting rights attached to all of the Shares held by the Shareholders present at the meeting;

 

(c)at any meeting of the Shareholders, the chair of the meeting will not have a casting vote if there is a tie;

 

(d)each Shareholder will have the right at any time to call a meeting of the Shareholders on not less than ten (10) Business Days’ notice in writing;

 

(e)the Shareholders shall meet at such time and at such place as the Shareholders may designate. At every meeting of the Shareholders, the Corporation shall provide telephonic or video conference facilities that permit all participants to communicate adequately with each other during the meeting. Meeting shall be held at the offices of the Corporation or such other place (either within or outside Canada) as may be determined from time to time by the Shareholders; and

 

(f)meetings of the Shareholders will be held at least once per financial year.

 

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4.NON-SOLICIT MATTERS

 

4.1Non-Solicitation by Shareholder

 

Each Shareholder agrees not to induce or to attempt to induce or directly or indirectly to participate in the inducement of, any employee, consultant or contractor of the Corporation to breach that employee’s contract of employment or other agreement with the Corporation nor directly or indirectly to solicit, attempt to solicit, canvass or interfere with any Person that is or was a customer of the Corporation, in every case for so long as the Shareholder remains a Shareholder of the Corporation and for a period of two (2) years thereafter.

 

5.GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO TRANSFERS

 

5.1Restrictions on Transfer

 

Notwithstanding any other term of this Agreement, any of the Shareholders may offer and sell Shares without the necessity of compliance with the provisions of Article 7 or Article 9 to an Eligible Transferee so long as such Eligible Transferee enters into and agrees to be bound by this Agreement to the same extent as the Shareholder.

 

5.2Share Certificates

 

The Corporation shall conspicuously mark all certificates for Shares issued to Shareholders with the following legend:

 

The Corporation and the securities evidenced by this certificate are subject to, and the disposition and transfer of such securities are restricted by, a Unanimous Shareholders’ Agreement dated November 5, 2021, copies of which may, at the request of any Shareholder of the Corporation, be examined at the principal business office of the Corporation during normal business hours. No shares may be transferred and no disposition may be made of an interest in the securities evidenced by this certificate except in compliance with the Unanimous Shareholders’ Agreement.

 

5.3Transfers to Eligible Transferees

 

A Shareholder (the “Transferor”) may at any time or from time to time Transfer all of its Shares to an Eligible Transferee of the Transferor provided that, at or prior to the time of such Transfer:

 

(a)the Eligible Transferee enters into an agreement in writing with the other parties hereto in form and substance satisfactory to them, acting reasonably, to be bound by the terms of this Agreement as if the Eligible Transferee had entered into this Agreement in the place and stead of the Transferor and to remain an Eligible Transferee of the Transferor for as long as the Eligible Transferee shall have any registered or beneficial interest in any Shares; and

 

(b)the Eligible Transferee delivers to the other parties hereto evidence satisfactory to them, acting reasonably, that the transferee is an Eligible Transferee of the Transferor and that the agreement referred to in subsection 5.3(a) is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Eligible Transferee.

 

The Transferor shall at all times after the Transfer of any Shares to the Eligible Transferee be jointly and severally liable with the Eligible Transferee for the observance and performance of the covenants and obligations of the Eligible Transferee under this Agreement, shall cause the Eligible Transferee to remain an Eligible Transferee of the Transferor for as long as such Eligible Transferee shall have any registered or beneficial interest in any Shares and shall indemnify the other parties hereto against any loss, damage or expense incurred as a result of the failure by the Eligible Transferee to comply with the provisions of this Agreement.

 

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5.4Approval of Transfers

 

In respect of any transfer of Shares contemplated by or referred to in this Agreement, (a “Transfer”) the Corporation agrees to approve all such Transfers, and if for any reason the Board fails to approve such Transfers, then, and without more, the powers of the directors in respect of the approval of that Transfer are hereby restricted and abrogated and the authority to approve any and all such transfers of Shares shall vest in the Shareholders. All Shareholders hereby agree to approve any and all of such Transfers and to execute any documents or assurances that may be required to do so.

 

5.5Representations and Warranties

 

In respect of any Transfer, the selling Shareholder shall be deemed to represent and warrant to the purchaser, effective as at the closing, that:

 

(a)the Shares being purchased and sold are legally and beneficially owned by the selling Shareholder and are free and clear of all mortgages, liens, charges, security interests, adverse claims, pledges, encumbrances and demands of any nature whatsoever;

 

(b)no person, firm or corporation has any agreement or option or any right or privilege (whether by law, pre-emptive or contractual) capable of becoming an agreement or option for the purchase from the selling Shareholder of any of the Shares being purchased and sold; and

 

(c)the purchase and sale of the Shares shall not result in a breach of the provisions of any agreement, indenture, deed, debenture, mortgage bond or other document or instrument to which the selling Shareholder is a party or by which it is bound.

 

The said representations and warranties shall survive the closing of the Transfer.

 

6.OPERATIONS AND FINANCING OF THE CORPORATION

 

6.1Corporate Records

 

The Corporation shall keep proper books of account and make entries therein of all matters, terms, transactions and things as are usually written and entered into books of account in accordance with GAAP. Each Shareholder may examine and copy such books, subject to the provisions of section 6.2. Each Shareholder shall at all times furnish to the other correct information, accounts and statements of and concerning all transactions pertaining to the Corporation without any concealment or suppression.

 

6.2Records Confidential

 

Each Shareholder acknowledges that all records, material and information pertaining to the Corporation and any copies thereof obtained by any Shareholder (other than information which the Corporation is required to deliver to the Shareholders under the BCA) are and shall remain the exclusive property of the Corporation. For so long as the Corporation carries on business, each of the parties hereto shall keep in the strictest confidence, not disclose and not use, without the consent of the Corporation or the Shareholder to which the information relates, all non-public information pertaining to or concerning the Corporation and the Shareholders including all budgets, forecasts, analyses, financial results, costs, margins, wages and salaries, bids and other business activities, all supplier and customer lists, all non-public intellectual property including trade secrets, unfiled patents, trade-marks, technical expertise and know-how, documentation including standard terms and agreements and all other information not generally known outside the Corporation except to persons through business dealings with the Corporation; however, no parties hereto shall be obliged to keep in confidence or shall incur any liability for disclosure of information which:

 

(a)was already in the public domain or comes into the public domain without any breach of this Agreement;

 

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(b)is required to be disclosed pursuant to applicable laws or pursuant to policies or regulations of any regulatory authority or private or public body having jurisdiction over a party hereto or of which the party hereto is a member;

 

(c)is required to be disclosed in any valuation or legal proceeding under this Agreement; or

 

(d)is made to a professional or other adviser to such disclosing party hereto, in which event such disclosing party hereto shall, so far as reasonably possible, cause the recipient to comply with the terms of this Agreement as if it were a party hereto.

 

6.3Banking

 

The Corporation shall maintain one or more bank accounts at the Bank as the Shareholders may from time to time determine. All bank accounts shall be kept in the name of the Corporation. All monies received from time to time for the account of the Corporation shall be paid immediately into such bank accounts for the time being in operation, in the same drafts, cheques, bills or cash in which they are received.

 

6.4Distribution of Profits

 

At the end of each fiscal year of operations of the Corporation, the Corporation shall pay all of its current debts and liabilities then due and owing and, provided the auditors of the Corporation and the directors are satisfied that the Corporation has sufficient working capital to carry on its operations, subject to the provisions of this agreement and subject to any unanimous decision by the Shareholders at to other disposition of the net profit, the remaining funds shall, subject to the provisions of the BCA, be distributed among the Shareholders on a pro rata basis in accordance with their existing shareholdings. Such funds may be distributed in a tax efficient manner as agreed upon by the Shareholders and the auditors.

 

6.5No Actions Against the Corporation

 

Each Shareholder acknowledges and forever releases, discharges and agrees to be barred from bringing any legal actions or other forms of litigation against the Corporation, its successors and assigns, and each of their respective directors, officers, shareholders and employees in relation to any and all claims, demands, causes of action, damages or liabilities of any kind or nature whatsoever which relate to or arise out of any dealings, relationships or transactions as a shareholder of the Corporation which each Shareholder ever had, now have or which may hereafter can, shall or may have, whether or not now known, arising out of or accruing during any period prior to the date of this Agreement and any period thereafter except matters arising solely in relation to an act of fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract or gross negligence on the part of the Corporation, its successors and assigns, and each of their respective directors, officers and shareholders.

 

7.RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL

 

7.1Restriction on Transfer

 

Subject to Article 5, a Shareholder wishing to transfer any or all of their Shares (the “Proposing Transferor”) must first give notice in writing (the “Transfer Notice”) to the Corporation of their intention to transfer.

 

7.2Transfer Notice

 

The Transfer Notice:

 

(a)must specify the price (which may only be for cash) and the terms of payment upon which the Proposing Transferor is prepared to transfer the Shares;

 

(b)shall constitute an offer by the Proposing Transferor to the Corporation and to the other Shareholders to sell his Shares on the terms as contained in the Transfer Notice;

 

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(c)shall appoint the Corporation as its or his agent for the sale thereof to any other Shareholder or Shareholders at the price and upon the terms of payment specified in the Transfer Notice;

 

(d)must state whether or not the Proposing Transferor has had an offer to purchase the Shares or any of them from, or proposes to sell the Shares or any of them to, any particular person who may or may not be a Shareholder and, if so, the name and addressee of such person or persons; and

 

(e)shall not be revocable except by the approval of a majority of the Board.

 

7.3Corporation’s Acceptance

 

Upon receipt of the Transfer Notice, the Corporation shall have a period of 30 Business Days from the date of such receipt to advise the Proposing Transferor whether it is willing to accept the offer of the Proposing Transferor to sell his Shares at the price and upon the terms specified in the Transfer Notice.

 

7.4Notice to Shareholders

 

If, upon the expiration of the 30 day notice period referred to in section 7.3, the Corporation has not accepted the offer from the Proposing Transferor to sell his Shares, the Corporation shall forthwith deliver the Transfer Notice to each of the other Shareholders, and request each other Shareholder to whom the Transfer Notice is sent to state in writing within 30 days from the date of delivery of the Transfer Notice whether it wishes to accept the offer made in the Transfer Notice, and if so, the maximum number of Shares it is willing to purchase at the price and upon the terms specified in the Transfer Notice, including any additional Shares beyond its pro rata entitlement if acceptances are not received from the other Shareholders for all of the Shares so offered.

 

7.5Apportionment of Shares

 

If, upon the expiration of the 30 day notice period referred to in section 7.4 above, the Board has received from the other Shareholders entitled to receive the Transfer Notice sufficient acceptances to take up the full number of Shares offered by the Transfer Notice, the Board shall then apportion the Shares so offered among the Shareholders so accepting, equally pro rata in accordance with the number of Shares then held by them, but only up to the maximum number of Shares the Shareholder has indicated in the Transfer Notice it is willing to purchase.

 

7.6Additional Shares

 

If not all of the Shareholders entitled to receive the Transfer Notice accept the offer in the Transfer Notice to purchase their full pro rata allotment, the Board shall apportion the unaccepted balance of Shares so offered pro rata according to the number of Shares they hold among any Shareholders who have stated in their acceptance that they shall purchase additional Shares beyond their pro rata entitlement, up to the maximum amount stated and, where there are not enough remaining Shares to fill the acceptances for additional Shares, the Board shall apportion such additional Shares among them pro rata according to the number of Shares they then hold.

 

7.7Insufficient Acceptances

 

If the Board has not received sufficient acceptances to take up the full number of Shares offered by the Transfer Notice, it may, but only with the consent of the Proposing Transferor (who shall not be obliged to sell to the other Shareholders in the aggregate less than the total number of Shares offered by the Transfer Notice), apportion the Shares so offered among the Shareholders so accepting the offer pro rata in accordance with the number of Shares then held by them, but only up to the amount such Shareholders have respectively indicated they are willing to purchase.

 

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7.8Binding Agreement

 

Upon any such apportionment being made under sections 7.5, 7.6 or 7.7, the Proposing Transferor shall be bound upon payment of the Purchase Price for the Shares to transfer the Shares to the respective Shareholders to whom the Board has apportioned the Shares.

 

7.9Payment

 

The Shareholders accepting the offer in the Transfer Notice and to whom the Board has apportioned the Shares under sections 7.5, 7.6 or 7.7 must take up and pay for the Shares on the later of the date set out in the Transfer Notice and 15 days from the date of the expiry of the 30 day notice period referred to in section 7.3.

 

7.10Failure to Transfer

 

If the Proposing Transferor, having become bound under sections 7.3, 7.5, 7.6 or 7.7 to transfer any Shares, fails to transfer any Share or Shares, the Corporation may receive the purchase money for that Share or those Shares and shall, upon receipt, cause the name of the purchasing Shareholder to be entered in the register as the holder of the Share(s) and cancel the certificate of the Share(s) held by the Proposing Transferor, whether or not the certificate is produced to the Corporation and shall hold such purchase money in trust for the Proposing Transferor against delivery of the cancelled certificate or evidence acceptable to the Corporation of its loss and such indemnity or bond as the Corporation may require. The Corporation is hereby granted a limited power of attorney to carry out, on behalf of the Proposing Transferor, the Proposing Transferor’s obligations under this Article 7, including but not limited to, the right to endorse for transfer, any share certificates representing the Share or Shares.

 

7.11Validity

 

The receipt by the Corporation of the purchase money shall be good discharge to the purchasing Shareholder and, after its name has been entered in the register, the validity of the proceedings may not be questioned by any party hereto.

 

7.12Sale by Proposing Transferor

 

(a)If all of the Shares offered are not accepted by the Shareholders under the preceding provisions within 30 days from the date of delivery of the Transfer Notice by the Corporation to the Shareholders under section 7.1, and the Proposing Transferor has refused to sell less than the total number of Shares offered, the Proposing Transferor shall be entitled to, after compliance with Article 9 and subject to the provisions of Article 8, for a period of 90 days following the expiry of that 30 day period, to sell all the Shares so offered to any person on the same terms as specified in the Transfer Notice, except for the price, which may not be less than that specified in the Transfer Notice.

 

(b)If all of the Shares offered are not accepted by the Shareholders under the preceding provisions within 30 days from the date of delivery of the Transfer Notice by the Corporation to the Shareholders under section 7.1, and the Proposing Transferor has consented to sell to Shareholders less than the total number of Shares offered by the Transfer Notice, or if any Shareholder fails to take up and pay for any Shares within the time specified in section 7.9, the Proposing Transferor shall be entitled to, after compliance with Article Error! Reference source not found. and subject to the provisions of Article 8, for a period of ninety (90) days following the expiry of that 30 day period to transfer to any person such of the Shares so offered as are not sold at on the same terms as specified in the Transfer Notice, except for the price, which price may not be less than that specified in the Transfer Notice.

 

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7.13Shares Not Sold

 

Any Shares not sold by the Proposing Transferor within the 90 day period referred to in subsections 7.12(a) and 7.12(b) shall continue to be subject to the restrictions in this Article 7.

 

8.DEFAULT

 

8.1Breach

 

If any of the following events occurs in respect of a Shareholder (and in relation to a corporate Shareholder, “Shareholder” shall refer to the corporation itself and to its Controlling shareholder) (each a “Defaulting Shareholder”) (the other Shareholders being “Non-Defaulting Shareholders”) it shall be considered a default of this Agreement (a “Breach”) by the Defaulting Shareholder:

 

(a)if a Shareholder fails to observe, perform or carry out any of the obligations or covenants hereunder and such failure continues for thirty (30) days after the Notifying Shareholder has in writing demanded that such failure be cured under section 9.1;

 

(b)if a Shareholder discloses material Confidential Information (as determined by the Board) about the Corporation to any person, firm, corporation or other entity which provides services or products substantially similar to those services provided by the Corporation, other than in the ordinary course of the Shareholder’s duties to the Corporation or at the explicit request of the Board of Directors of the Corporation;

 

(c)if a Shareholder has proceedings instituted against it for its dissolution or winding-up (if a corporate Shareholder) or has a certificate of dissolution issued with respect to it (if a corporate Shareholder) by the Registrar of Corporations or such corporate Shareholder is otherwise dissolved and its corporate status terminated in its jurisdiction of incorporation or in the Province of British Columbia;

 

(d)if a Shareholder becomes a bankrupt or is adjudged to have committed an act of bankruptcy or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors or otherwise;

 

(e)if a Shareholder has a receiver, receiver manager or other person with similar powers appointed in respect of all or substantially all of the property of a Shareholder unless the same is diligently and bona fide opposed and security satisfactory to the other Shareholders (acting reasonably) is posted;

 

(f)if a Shareholder has any if its Shares seized or attached in any way for the payment of any judgment or order;

 

(g)if a Shareholder becomes a mentally incompetent person or a missing person, both as defined in the Public Trustee Act (British Columbia), or becomes a dependent adult as defined in the Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act (British Columbia), or is the subject of any similar or equivalent adjudication in British Columbia or in any other jurisdiction;

 

(h)if a Shareholder acts in any way which is fraudulent, illegal or otherwise breaches any fiduciary duty he or she may have to the Corporation or any other Shareholder;

 

(i)if a Shareholder commences a lawsuit against the Corporation or any of its officers and directors (except where a court of competent jurisdiction finds the defendants in such a suit liable for breach of their fiduciary duty, fraud, breach of contract or gross negligence and the defendants have no further right of appeal);

 

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(j)if an application or proceeding under matrimonial legislation is commenced by a Shareholder (or the Controlling shareholder of a corporate Shareholder) or the spouse, former spouse or dependent of a Shareholder (or the Controlling shareholder of a corporate Shareholder) to determine the entitlement of such spouse, former spouse or dependent to a payment in respect of the net family property of such Shareholder (or the Controlling shareholder of a corporate Shareholder) or to support from such Shareholder (or the Controlling shareholder of a corporate Shareholder) (in each case, the “Relevant Shareholder”); and the Relevant Shareholder shall not have produced evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Board of Directors or the Corporation within thirty (30) days of the date on which such application or proceeding is commenced that the claims of such spouse, former spouse or dependent to such payment or support can be settled without, in any way, directly or indirectly, affecting, encumbering or interfering with the holding or voting of Shares by the Relevant Shareholder; or

 

(k)if a Shareholder effects any other transfer, sale, assignment, transmission, bequest, inheritance, mortgage, encumbrance or other disposition of Shares having the result (directly or indirectly and either immediately or subject to the happening of any contingency) of changing the identity of any Shareholder (or any Controlling shareholder of a corporate Shareholder, from the Controlling shareholder exercising control of such corporate Shareholder) as of the date of execution of this Agreement unless otherwise permitted pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.

 

8.2Actions Following Breach

 

Upon the occurrence of a Breach, the Non-defaulting Shareholders may, after compliance with Article 9, do any one or more of the following:

 

(a)pursue any remedy available to the Non-Defaulting Shareholders in law or equity, it being acknowledged by each of the Shareholders that specific performance, injunctive relief (mandatory or otherwise) or other equitable relief may be the only adequate remedy for a Breach;

 

(b)take all actions in their own names or in the name of the Defaulting Shareholder or the Corporation as may reasonably be required to cure the Breach, in which event all payments, costs and expenses incurred therefor shall be payable by the Defaulting Shareholder to the Non-Defaulting Shareholders on demand with interest;

 

(c)implement the Buy-Out of Defaulting Shareholder Procedure as set out in Article 9; or

 

(d)waive the Breach provided, however, that any waiver of a particular Breach shall not operate as a waiver of any subsequent or continuing Breach.

 

9.BUY-OUT OF DEFAULTING SHAREHOLDER

 

9.1Default Notice

 

If a Shareholder has committed a Breach, any other Shareholder (the “Notifying Shareholder”) may give to the Defaulting Shareholder notice of default (the “Default Notice”).

 

9.2Remedy

 

On receipt of a Default Notice, the Defaulting Shareholder shall have thirty (30) days to remedy or cure the Breach. Whether a Breach has been remedied or cured shall be determined by majority vote of the Board provided that if the Defaulting Shareholder (or its Controlling shareholder, if a corporate Shareholder) is a director, he or she shall not have the right to vote.

 

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9.3Failure to Cure

 

If the Breach of a Defaulting Shareholder has not been substantially cured to the satisfaction of the Board in accordance with section 9.2 and within the period referred to in section 9.2, the Notifying Shareholder may give to the Defaulting Shareholder and each Non-Defaulting Shareholder notice of its intention to purchase the Shares of the Defaulting Shareholder (the “Purchase Notice”) and, on receipt of the Purchase Notice, the Defaulting Shareholder shall be bound to sell its Shares on the terms set out in this section. The Shares of the Defaulting Shareholder shall include all Shares held by the Defaulting Shareholder’s respective Eligible Transferees.

 

9.4Purchase Price

 

The price for the Shares of the Defaulting Shareholder shall be:

 

(a)in the case of a Breach under subsections 8.1(b), 8.1(h) or 8.1(i), the price per share shall be determined by multiplying 50% of the Fair Market Value of a Share of the Corporation as at the date the Purchase Notice is received by the Defaulting Shareholder; and

 

(b)in the case of a Breach under any subsection of 8.1 other than 8.1(b), 8.1(h) and 8.1(i), the price per share shall be determined by multiplying 80% of the Fair Market Value of a Share of the Corporation as at the date the Purchase Notice is received by the Defaulting Shareholder.

 

The Notifying Shareholder shall pay the Purchase Price for the Shares in cash by certified cheque, bank draft, solicitors trust cheque or other method of providing immediately available funds.

 

9.5Non Application

 

The provisions of Article 7 shall not apply to a sale of Shares of a Defaulting Shareholder under this Article 9, and after receipt of a Default Notice, a Defaulting Shareholder may not implement the sale procedure in Article 7 and the purchase and sale of Shares pursuant to a sale procedure then underway may not be completed until the Breach has been substantially cured within the period referred to in section 9.2 or until the Default Notice is withdrawn.

 

9.6Notice to Purchase

 

Within ten (10) Business Days following receipt of the Purchase Notice, each of the Non-Defaulting Shareholders may give notice in writing to the Corporation that it wishes to purchase Shares of the Defaulting Shareholder and the maximum number of Shares that it shall purchase including any additional Shares which he wishes to purchase beyond his pro rata entitlement.

 

9.7Apportionment of Shares

 

The Notifying Shareholder shall apportion the Shares to be purchased among the Non-Defaulting Shareholders giving notice under section 9.6 as nearly as possible pro rata according to the number of Shares they then hold in the Corporation, subject to the maximum number of Shares that each Non-Defaulting Shareholder indicates it shall purchase, and shall notify the Non-Defaulting Shareholders of the allocation within two Business Days of the expiry of the period set out in section 9.5.

 

9.8Unclaimed Shares

 

If one or more of the Non-Defaulting Shareholders does not elect to purchase his full pro rata entitlement to the Shares of the Defaulting Shareholder, the Notifying Shareholder shall apportion the Shares not taken up (the “Unclaimed Shares”) among any Non-Defaulting Shareholders who have given notice that they wish to purchase additional Shares beyond their pro rata entitlement, up to the maximum amount stated in such notices, and, where there are not enough Unclaimed Shares to fill the notices for the purchase of additional Shares, the Notifying Shareholder shall apportion the Unclaimed Shares among such Non-Defaulting Shareholders pro rata according to the number of Shares they then hold.

 

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9.9Closing

 

The Closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares of the Defaulting Shareholders shall be made within twenty (20) Business Days of the expiry of the period set out in section 9.6.

 

9.10Failure to Pay

 

If any of the Non-Defaulting Shareholders fails to tender payment for any Shares at the Closing, the Notifying Shareholder shall have the right to purchase such Shares or may allocate such Shares to the Non-Defaulting Shareholders as if they were Unclaimed Shares pursuant to section 9.8.

 

9.11Transfer Of Shares

 

At the Closing the Defaulting Shareholder shall execute and deliver to the Notifying Shareholder all transfer documents necessary to transfer his Shares to the Notifying Shareholder (or any assignee the Notifying Shareholder may designate) free and clear of all charges, liens and encumbrances, and until the execution and delivery thereof, the Defaulting Shareholder shall not be entitled to any benefits under this Agreement including the right to receive the Purchase Price for his Shares.

 

9.12Termination of Rights

 

From and after the Closing all rights of the Defaulting Shareholder under this Agreement, except for those contained in this section, shall terminate and be at an end.

 

9.13Assignment

 

The Notifying Shareholder is entitled to assign to any one or more other Shareholders any part or all of its rights to purchase the Shares of the Defaulting Shareholder without the consent of the Defaulting Shareholder in such manner and upon such terms as the Notifying Shareholder, in its sole discretion, determines to be appropriate.

 

10.DRAG ALONG RIGHT

 

10.1Drag-Along Offer to be Delivered.

 

If one or more Shareholders holding not less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the voting rights attached to all issued and outstanding Shares (the “Accepting Shareholders”) wish to accept a Third Party Offer to purchase all of the Shares then held by the Accepting Shareholders, the Accepting Shareholders may obtain from the third party a bona fide offer (a “Drag-Along Offer”) addressed to each of the other Shareholders (the “Compelled Shareholders”) to purchase all of the Shares held by the Compelled Shareholders on substantially the same terms and conditions as contained in the Third Party Offer (a “Drag-Along Right”).

 

The Drag-Along Offer will provide that the purchase of any Shares of the Compelled Shareholders is conditional on the purchase by the third party of the Shares held by the Accepting Shareholders pursuant to the Third Party Offer. The Accepting Shareholders will deliver the Drag-Along Offer and a copy of the Third Party Offer forthwith to the Compelled Shareholders.

 

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10.2Acceptance of Drag-Along Offer.

 

Upon being so notified by the Accepting Shareholders, the Compelled Shareholders will be obliged to accept and will be deemed to have accepted the Drag-Along Offer five (5) Business Days after receipt of the Drag-Along Offer.

 

10.3Accepting Shareholders Appointed Attorney to Accept.

 

If any of the Compelled Shareholders do not accept the Drag-Along Offer within the five (5) Business Day period referred to in Section 13.2, the Accepting Shareholders will be entitled to accept the Drag-Along Offer on behalf of such Compelled Shareholders and to deliver such acceptance to the third party and, for such purpose, each Compelled Shareholder hereby appoints the Accepting Shareholders as its attorney, with full power of substitution, in the name of the Compelled Shareholders (i) to accept the Drag-Along Offer and (ii) to execute and deliver all documents and instruments and take all steps in each case to give effect to such acceptance, to establish a binding contract of purchase and sale between the Compelled Shareholders and the third party with respect to all of the Shares held by the Compelled Shareholders, and to complete the purchase and sale contemplated thereunder. Such appointment, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable by each Compelled Shareholder and will not be revoked by the insolvency, bankruptcy, death, incapacity, dissolution, liquidation or other termination of the existence of each Compelled Shareholder. Each Compelled Shareholder agrees that it will perform the agreement resulting from acceptance of the Drag-Along Offer in accordance with its terms and will ratify and confirm all acts that the Accepting Shareholders may do or cause to be done pursuant to the foregoing provided it is consistent with the rights of the Accepting Shareholders pursuant to this Agreement. The power of attorney granted in this Section 13.3 is not intended to be a continuing power of attorney. The execution of this Agreement shall not terminate any such continuing power of attorney granted by any Compelled Shareholder previously and shall not be terminated by the execution by that Compelled Shareholder in the future of a continuing power of attorney, and each Compelled Shareholder hereby agrees not to take any action in the future which results in the termination of this power of attorney.

 

10.4Completion of Purchase and Sale

 

(a)The sale of all Shares held by the Compelled Shareholders to the third party pursuant to the Drag-Along Offer will be completed in accordance with the provisions of the Drag-Along Offer and at the same time as the completion of the sale of all Shares held by the Accepting Shareholders to the third party and as part of the same closing.

 

(b)The terms of the Drag-Along Offer (i) will require each Compelled Shareholder to provide only representations and warranties, covenants (including, for greater certainty, non-competition, non-solicitation and similar covenants; provided that the terms of the Drag-Along Offer may only provide for non-competition, non-solicitation and similar covenants from any Shareholder for a period and on terms no more onerous than those existing in such Person’s non-competition agreement, employment agreement, consulting agreement or this Agreement,) that are customary and reasonable for the transaction and indemnities with recourse against a particular Compelled Shareholder limited, subject to customary exceptions, to a maximum of the amount of such Compelled Shareholder’s pro rata share of the aggregate purchase price actually paid to all Compelled Shareholders, (ii) may provide that the holders of a majority of the votes attached to the Shares to be sold pursuant to the Third Party Offer and the Drag-Along Offer may make decisions pertaining to the mechanics of closing under the Third Party Offer and the Drag-Along Offer, which decisions shall be binding on all Compelled Shareholders, and (iii) shall not provide for any collateral benefit to any Shareholder.

 

(c)For greater certainty and without limitation, the consideration payable in respect of a Drag-Along Offer may include cash proceeds, securities or any combination of the foregoing.

 

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11.CONFIDENTIALITY

 

11.1Confidential Information

 

Each Shareholder agrees that he/she/it:

 

(a)shall hold all Confidential Information in trust and for the use and benefit of the Corporation. The Shareholders shall ensure that Confidential Information shall not be disclosed, except as provide for in subsection 11.1(b);

 

(b)the Shareholder shall not, except:

 

(i)with the prior written consent of the Board;

 

(ii)if the Shareholder is required to disclose by law or by an order of any government body, court, tribunal or authority having jurisdiction over the Shareholder; or

 

(iii)insofar as may be reasonably necessary in the course of performing the Shareholder’s duties on behalf of the Corporation in a case where a Shareholder is also a director, officer or employee of, or an authorized agent acting on behalf of the Corporation;

 

directly or indirectly, reproduce, take, remove, disclose to any person or use for any purpose not related to the business of affairs of the Corporation, any Confidential Information; and

 

(c)the Shareholder shall deliver to the Corporation on demand the originals and all copies of any Confidential Information which are in the possession of the Shareholder or under the Shareholder’s control, including any papers, drawings, plans, records, documents, discs, tapes, films, cards or other recording media or other goods or items containing or incorporating any Confidential Information, and all other property of any kind or nature of the Corporation.

 

11.2Disclosure

 

Each Shareholder agrees that:

 

(a)in the course of carrying on its business, from time to time the Corporation creates, has, acquires or controls Confidential Information and the Corporation makes available the Confidential Information to the Shareholder for use in relation to the business and affairs of the Corporation, but for no other purpose;

 

(b)Confidential Information constitutes a valuable part of the Corporation’s property;

 

(c)the disclosure of Confidential Information to persons not authorized by the Board to receive same, including competitors of the Corporation, former directors, officers or employees of the Corporation, or members of the general public, may be highly detrimental to the best interests of the Corporation; and

 

(d)it would be difficult to measure the damage to the Corporation flowing from any breach by the Shareholder of the provisions set forth in subsection 11.1(a) and that money damages would therefore be an inadequate remedy for such breach.

 

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11.3Breach

 

Having regard to section 11.2, each Shareholder agrees that if he or it breaches any provision section 11.1, the Corporation shall be entitled, in addition to all other remedies the Corporation may have, to an injunction or other appropriate court order or order of another government body, tribunal or authority having jurisdiction (whether in law or by virtue of this Agreement) over the Shareholder, so as to restrain any such breach by the Shareholder, without the Corporation showing or proving any actual damage sustained by the Corporation.

 

12.NOTICE

 

12.1Notices

 

All notices and other communications required or permitted pursuant to or in relation to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be:

 

(a)personally served upon the addressee or an officer or director of a corporate addressee, in which case such notice or other communication shall conclusively be deemed to have been given to the addressee at the time of such service; or

 

(b)sent by postage prepaid first class mail addressed to the addressee as listed as its most current address in the minute book of the Corporation, in which case such notice or other communication shall conclusively be deemed to have been given to the addressee upon the expiration of the 7th day, excluding as the 7th day Saturdays, Sundays and statutory holidays, free from interruption in the postal service from the date of mailing. If the postal service is interrupted due to a strike, lockout or other cause, whether at the time of such mailing or during the said period of seven (7) days from the date of mailing, service of such notice or other communication shall not be effective unless given in accordance with the provisions of section 12.1(a).

 

13.GENERAL

 

13.1Relationship of the Parties

 

Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute any Shareholder as a partner of or joint venturer with another Shareholder, nor, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the agent or legal representative of another Shareholder, nor to create any fiduciary relationship between the Shareholders.

 

13.2Obligations Joint and Several

 

The rights, duties, obligations and liabilities of the parties are several and not joint or collective.

 

13.3Time

 

Time is of the essence of this Agreement.

 

13.4Amendment

 

No amendment of this Agreement shall be effective unless made in writing and signed by the parties hereto.

 

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13.5Terms of Agreement

 

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the rights and obligations of a Shareholder under this Agreement shall terminate at such time as such Shareholder is no longer the beneficial owner of any Shares. This Agreement shall terminate upon any one of the following events occurring:

 

(a)the completion of a Public Offering;

 

(b)the bankruptcy of the Corporation or upon the winding up or dissolution of the Corporation; or

 

(c)the execution of any agreement of termination in writing by all of the parties hereto.

 

13.6Further Assurances

 

The parties agree to make, execute and deliver any and all further assurances or other documents necessary to give full force and effect to the meaning and intent of this Agreement.

 

13.7Arbitration

 

All disagreements arising among any Shareholders or between any Shareholder(s) and the Corporation with respect to this Agreement or any matter arising hereunder shall be finally settled by arbitration, by which each Shareholder and the Corporation agrees to be bound. Such arbitration shall be conducted by a single arbitrator in accordance with the Arbitration Act (British Columbia). All arbitrations shall be conducted in Vancouver, British Columbia, or at such other place as the Shareholders may from time to time agree upon.

 

13.8Applicable Law

 

This Agreement shall be subject to and governed by the laws of British Columbia. The parties hereto agree to attorn to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of British Columbia.

 

13.9Revocation of Previous Agreements

 

The parties hereto revoke all previous agreements, written or oral, into which they have entered respecting the Shares of the Corporation.

 

13.10Precedence Over Corporation’s Articles and Bylaws

 

(a)As between the Shareholders and the Corporation, the provisions of this Agreement shall take precedence over the provisions of the Articles and By-laws of the Corporation.

 

(b)The parties hereto agree to do all acts and things reasonably necessary to effect compliance with or waiver of the restrictions on the transfer of Shares contained in the Articles and By-laws of the Corporation to give effect to any transfer or intended transfer of Shares required or permitted to be made and recorded as a result of the application of the provisions of this Agreement in order that, notwithstanding such restrictions, the terms and conditions of this Agreement may be carried out.

 

13.11Assignment Restricted

 

Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, privileges or advantages granted by this Agreement to any of the parties hereto shall be capable of assignment by any party hereto without the prior express written consent of the other parties hereto.

 

13.12Non-Waiver

 

If a party to this Agreement overlooks, waives or condones a breach, default or non-observance of this Agreement by another party, it shall not relieve the other party from or constitute a waiver or condonation of any continuing or subsequent default, breach or non-observance of this Agreement.

 

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13.13Enurement

 

This Agreement enures to the benefit of and is binding upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and permitted assigns.

 

13.14Entire Agreement

 

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior negotiations, undertakings, representations and understandings between such parties, including any prior unanimous shareholders agreements in respect of the Corporation and its shareholders.

 

13.15Unanimous Shareholders’ Agreement

 

This Agreement constitutes a written agreement among all of the shareholders of the Corporation restricting the powers of the Directors to manage or supervise the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation within the meaning of the BCA. Accordingly, this Agreement constitutes a unanimous shareholder agreement within the meaning of the BCA, and the Directors are hereby relieved of their rights, duties, powers and obligations as directors with respect to the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation and such rights, duties, powers and obligations are hereby assumed by the Shareholders.

 

13.16Counterpart Execution

 

This Agreement may be executed and delivered in counterparts with the same effect as if all parties had executed and delivered the same copy, and when each party has executed and delivered a counterpart, all counterparts together shall constitute one Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS of this Agreement, the parties have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date given above.

 

CONSOLIDATED URANIUM INC.  
   
Per: /s/ Philip Williams  
  Philip Wiliams  
  Chief Executive Officer  
   
JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.  
   
/s/ Steven Gold  
Authorized Signatory  

 

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Exhibit 10.5

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.

 

AND

 

ISOENERGY LTD.

 

 

INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

 

DATED AS OF JULY 19, 2024

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Article 1 INTERPRETATION 1
1.1 Definitions 1
1.2 Rules of Construction 3
1.3 Governing Law 4
1.4 Severability 4
1.5 Time of Essence 4
1.6 Entire Agreement 4
Article 2 PARTICIPATION RIGHT 4
2.1 Participation Right 4
2.2 Closing 6
2.3 Excluded Issuances 6
2.4 Confidentiality 7
Article 3 BOARD REPRESENTATION 7
3.1 Investor Nominee 7
3.2 Exercise of Board Nomination Rights 7
Article 4 MISCELLANEOUS 9
4.1 Mutual Representations and Warranties 9
4.2 Termination 10
4.3 Notices 10
4.4 Consent to Public Disclosure 11
4.5 Execution in Counterpart 11
4.6 Amendment and Waiver 11
4.7 Assignment 11
4.8 Successors and Substitute Securities 11

 

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INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

THIS AGREEMENT dated as of the 19th day of July, 2024,

 

BETWEEN:

 

JAGUAR URANIUM CORP., a company existing under the laws of the Province of British Columbia,

 

(the “Corporation”)

 

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ISOENERGY LTD., a company existing under the laws of the Province of British Columbia,

 

(the “Investor”)

 

WHERAS:

 

A.The Corporation has acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of 2847312 Ontario Inc. from an affiliate of the Investor in exchange for consideration including, among other things, 200,000 Shares (as defined herein) (the “Initial Shares”), the whole in accordance with the terms of the Share Purchase Agreement (as defined herein) (the “Sale Transaction”); and

 

B.As a condition of the Sale Transaction, the Corporation has agreed to grant certain rights which are set out herein to the Investor, on the terms and subject to the conditions set out herein.

 

NOW THEREFORE this Agreement witnesses that in consideration of the respective covenants and agreements of the parties herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration (the receipt, sufficiency and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged), the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Article 1
INTERPRETATION

 

1.1Definitions

 

For the purposes of this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set out below and grammatical variations of such terms shall have corresponding meanings:

 

(a)“affiliate” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Securities Act (British Columbia);

 

(b)“Agreement” means this agreement, including any amendments or restatements thereof;

 

(c)“BCBCA” means the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia);

 

(d)“Board” means the board of directors of the Corporation;

 

(e)“Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday or a statutory or civic holiday in Toronto, Ontario, Vancouver, British Columbia or any other day on which the principal chartered banks located in Toronto, Ontario or Vancouver, British Columbia are not open for business;

 

 

 

(f)“Corporation” means Jaguar Uranium Corp. and its successors and assigns;

 

(g)“Equity Financing” has the meaning set out in Section 2.1(a);

 

(h)“Equity Financing Notice” has the meaning set out in Section 2.1(a);

 

(i)“Equity Securities” has the meaning set out in Section 2.1(a);

 

(j)“Exercise Notice” has the meaning set out in Section 2.1(d);

 

(k)“Investor” means IsoEnergy Ltd. and its successors and assigns;

 

(l)“Investor’s Diluted Ownership Percentage” means the percentage equal to the fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of (a) all Shares, directly or indirectly, collectively owned, controlled or directed by the Investor and any of its affiliates plus (b) all securities exercisable, convertible or exchangeable into Shares, directly or indirectly, collectively owned, controlled or directed by the Investor and any of its affiliates, whether or not such securities are subject to any conditions or restrictions on exercise, conversion or exchange, on an “as converted basis” and the denominator of which is the sum of (c) all issued and outstanding Shares on a non-diluted basis, and (d) all securities exercisable, convertible or exchangeable into Shares issued by the Corporation, whether or not such securities are subject to any conditions or restrictions on exercise, conversion or exchange;

 

(m)“Investor’s Percentage” means the percentage equal to the fraction, the numerator of which is the Shares, directly or indirectly, collectively owned, controlled or directed by the Investor and any of its affiliates and the denominator of which is the issued and outstanding Shares, the whole computed on a non-diluted basis;

 

(n)“Issuance” has the meaning set out in Section 2.1(a);

 

(o)“Listing” has the meaning set out in the Share Purchase Agreement;

 

(p)“NI 52-110” means National Instrument 52-110 – Audit Committees;

 

(q)“Notice Period” has the meaning set out in Section 2.1(d);

 

(r)“Participation Right” has the meaning set out in Section 2.1(b);

 

(s)“person” shall be broadly interpreted and includes any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, association or other business entity and any trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof;

 

(t)“Sale Transaction” has the meaning set out in the recital to this Agreement.

 

(u)“Securities Laws” means, collectively, the applicable securities laws of each of the provinces and territories of Canada and the respective regulations, instruments and rules made under those securities laws, together with all applicable published policy statements, notices, blanket orders and rulings of the securities commissions or regulatory authorities of Canada and of each of the provinces and territories of Canada and the applicable rules and requirements of any stock exchange;

 

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(v)“Share Purchase Agreement” means the Share Purchase Agreement dated July 17, 2024, entered into among the Corporation and the Investor in respect of the Sale Transaction;

 

(w)“Shares” means Class A common shares in the capital of the Corporation as the same may be constituted from time to time; and

 

(x)“subsidiary” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Securities Act (British Columbia).

 

1.2Rules of Construction

 

Except as may be otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement and unless the context otherwise requires, in this Agreement:

 

(a)the terms “Agreement”, “this Agreement”, “the Agreement”, “hereto”, “hereof”, “herein”, “hereby”, “hereunder” and similar expressions refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof;

 

(b)references to an “Article” or “Section” followed by a number or letter refer to the specified Article or Section to this Agreement;

 

(c)the division of this Agreement into articles and sections and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement;

 

(d)words importing the singular number only shall include the plural and vice versa and words importing the use of any gender shall include all genders;

 

(e)the word “including” is deemed to mean “including without limitation”;

 

(f)the terms “party” and “the parties” refer to a party or the parties to this Agreement;

 

(g)any reference to this Agreement means this Agreement as amended, modified, replaced or supplemented from time to time;

 

(h)any reference to a statute, regulation or rule shall be construed to be a reference thereto as the same may from time to time be amended, re-enacted or replaced, and any reference to a statute shall include any regulations or rules made thereunder;

 

(i)any time period within which a payment is to be made or any other action is to be taken hereunder shall be calculated excluding the day on which the period commences and including the day on which the period ends;

 

(j)whenever any action is required to be taken or period of time is to expire on a day other than a Business Day, such action shall be taken or period shall expire on the next following Business Day; and

 

(k)in the event that during the term of this Agreement, the Corporation is continued or is otherwise governed by a statute or regime other than the BCBCA, all references to the BCBCA contained herein shall be read to refer to such other statute or regime.

 

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1.3Governing Law

 

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein. The Investor and the Corporation hereby irrevocably attorn to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of British Columbia with respect to any matters arising out of this Agreement.

 

1.4Severability

 

If any provision of this Agreement or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision or application shall be unenforceable only to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability, and the remainder of such provision and the application of such provision to persons or circumstances, other than the party as to which it is held invalid, and the remainder of this Agreement, shall not be affected.

 

1.5Time of Essence

 

Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement.

 

1.6Entire Agreement

 

This Agreement and the Purchase Agreement constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements, written or oral, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, other than the Share Purchase Agreement. There are no conditions, covenants, agreements, representations, warranties or other provisions, express or implied, collateral, statutory or otherwise, relating to the subject matter hereof except as provided in the aforesaid agreements.

 

Article 2
PARTICIPATION RIGHT

 

2.1Participation Right

 

(a)During the term of this Agreement, if the Corporation proposes to issue (the “Issuance”) any equity securities, or securities convertible into or exercisable to acquire equity securities, of the Corporation (the “Equity Securities”), whether pursuant to a public offering (excluding, for greater certainty, the filing of a base shelf prospectus, but including any prospectus supplement filed pursuant to such base shelf prospectus), a private placement or otherwise (an “Equity Financing”) at any time after the date hereof, the Corporation shall provide the Investor reasonable notice (the “Equity Financing Notice”) of such intended Issuance as soon as practicable and in any event prior to the earlier of (i) the Corporation entering into an agreement to issue, distribute or offer Equity Securities pursuant to the Issuance, and (ii) the issuance of a press release or other public disclosure of such intended Issuance, including the type and number of Equity Securities, the price per Equity Security to be issued under the Equity Financing, the expected use of proceeds of the Equity Financing and the expected closing date of the Equity Financing to the extent known at the time.

 

(b)The Corporation agrees that, subject to the receipt of all required regulatory approvals (including the approval of any stock exchange on which the Shares are listed at such time), the Investor has the right (but not the obligation) (the “Participation Right”), upon receipt of an Equity Financing Notice, to subscribe for and to be issued, as part of any public offering, subject to Section 2.1(b)(ii), or on a private placement basis in connection with any other Equity Financing, and at the subscription price per Equity Security pursuant to the Equity Financing, and otherwise on substantially the same terms and conditions of the Equity Financing:

 

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(i)in the case of an Equity Financing of Shares, up to such number of Shares that will allow the Investor and its affiliates to maintain a percentage ownership interest in the outstanding Shares that is the same as the Investor’s Percentage immediately prior to the closing of such Equity Financing; and

 

(ii)in the case of an Equity Financing of Equity Securities that are not solely Shares, up to such number of Equity Securities that will allow the Investor and its affiliates to maintain the same Investor’s Diluted Ownership Percentage in the Corporation that the Investor held immediately prior to the closing of such Equity Financing.

 

(c)The Corporation agrees that if an Equity Financing is made on a public basis, the Corporation shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to include any Equity Securities to be issued to the Investor pursuant to its Participation Rights as part of the prospectus offering, provided that if the Corporation is unable, despite using its commercially reasonable efforts, to include such Equity Securities as part of the prospectus offering, the Corporation shall, if requested by the Investor and subject to the receipt of all required regulatory approvals (including the approval of the Exchange or such other stock exchange on which the Shares are listed at such time), sell such Equity Securities to the Investor on a private placement basis as soon as reasonably practicable following or concurrent with the closing of such Equity Financing.

 

(d)If the Investor wishes to exercise the Participation Right in respect of a particular Equity Financing, the Investor shall give written notice to the Corporation (the “Exercise Notice”) of the exercise of such right and of the number of Equity Securities the Investor wishes to purchase (i) subject to (ii) below, within five Business Days following the date of the Equity Financing Notice; or (ii) notwithstanding (i), no later than 7:00 am (Toronto time) on the Business Day immediately following the date of the Equity Financing Notice in the event an Equity Financing is a “bought deal” public offering to be completed by way of short form prospectus (in either case, the “Notice Period”), failing which the Investor will not be entitled to exercise the Participation Right in respect of such Equity Financing. If the Investor does not exercise the Participation Right, the Corporation may during the 60 days following the end of the Notice Period proceed to close an Equity Financing materially on the same terms (or on better terms to the Corporation) as were made available to the Investor and if an Equity Financing is not so implemented within the said 60 days, the Corporation must again meet its obligations under this Article 2.

 

(e)In the event that the Corporation is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, if an Equity Financing would constitute a Material Transaction (as defined in Section 1.7 under Policy 4.1 – Private Placements of the TSXV Corporate Finance Manual), the subscription price per Equity Security subject to the Participation Right shall be determined based upon the market price of the Shares on the later of:

 

(i)the day after the announcement by the Corporation of the Material Transaction; and

 

(ii)the date the Investor determines to exercise its Participation Right hereunder; unless the conditions set forth in Section 1.7 under Policy 4.1 – Private Placements of the TSXV Corporate Finance Manual with respect to the “part and parcel pricing” exception are satisfied.

 

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2.2Closing

 

(a)If the Corporation receives an Exercise Notice from the Investor within the Notice Period, then the Corporation shall, subject to the receipt and continued effectiveness of all required regulatory approvals (including, without limitation, the approval of the Exchange or such other stock exchange on which the Shares are listed at such time), which approvals the Corporation shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to promptly obtain (such efforts to include applying for any necessary price protection confirmations, seeking shareholder approval (if required) in the manner described below) and the closing of the relevant Equity Financing, issue to the Investor, against payment of the subscription price payable in respect thereof, that number of Shares or other Equity Securities, as applicable, set forth in the Exercise Notice.

 

(b)If the Corporation is required, under applicable laws and/or the rules of the Exchange or such other stock exchange on which the Shares are listed at the time, to seek shareholder approval for the issuance of the Equity Securities to the Investor, then the Corporation shall call and hold a meeting of its shareholders to consider (and the Corporation shall recommend that shareholders vote in favour of) the issuance of the Equity Securities to the Investor, or at its option get written consent, if permitted, as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event such meeting shall be held within 50 days after the date that the Corporation is advised that it will require shareholder approval, (and the record date for voting at such shareholder meeting shall be a date that is prior to the first closing date of the Equity Financing (if the Corporation closes all or any part of the Equity Financing prior to obtaining shareholder approval)) unless the Corporation receives a voting agreement from each subscriber that they close the Equity Financing with prior to obtaining shareholders’ approval pursuant to which such subscriber agrees to vote in favour of the resolution approving the issuance to the Investor. Subject to compliance with the above, the Corporation may close the Equity Financing prior to obtaining shareholder approval.

 

(c)The closing of any private placement pursuant to an exercise of the Participation Right by the Investor will take place as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event on the date that is not later than 20 Business Days after the expiry of the Notice Period, unless all filings, notices, approvals (including without limitation regulatory approvals) and authorizations necessary to complete the closing of such private placement have not been made, given or obtained by that date, in which case the closing will be extended for such period as is reasonably necessary to obtain the same.

 

2.3Excluded Issuances

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Section 2.1 and Section 2.2 will not apply to any issuance of securities (a) pursuant to the Corporation’s existing share-based incentive plan and other incentive plans as may be approved by shareholders of the Corporation from time to time, or to management, directors and employees of the Corporation for compensatory purposes; (b) upon the exercise, conversion or vesting of any convertible or exchangeable securities; (c) pursuant to any contract entered into prior to the date hereof; (d) pursuant to any merger, business combination, exchange offer, take-over bid, arrangement, asset purchase transaction or other acquisition of assets or shares of a third party, (e) issued pursuant to a rights offering that is offered to all of the Corporation’s shareholders; or (f) upon or resulting from a subdivision of the Shares (by a split of Shares or otherwise), payment of stock dividend, or any other recapitalization or reorganization transaction. For certainty, the limitation set forth in (e) above shall not limit any rights of the Investor and/or its affiliates to participate in any rights offering by the Corporation on the same terms and conditions as all other existing shareholders of the Corporation.

 

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2.4Confidentiality

 

Until the public disclosure of an Equity Financing, the Investor shall maintain the confidentiality of any information relating to such Equity Financing (including the Equity Financing Notice provided to the Investor in relation therewith), provided, however, that the Investor may disclose the terms of the Equity Financing to its affiliates, as well as its and their respective directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisors, for the sole purpose of permitting the Investor to evaluate the Investor’s exercise of its Participation Right, provided further, however, that the Investor shall direct its affiliates, as well as its and their aforementioned representatives to comply with the confidentiality obligations set forth in this Section 2.4.

 

Article 3
BOARD REPRESENTATION

 

3.1Investor Nominee

 

(a)Effective as of the date on which the Listing is completed and during the term of this Agreement, the Investor shall be entitled to designate one individual, who may be a director or officer of the Investor or any of its affiliates, to be nominated to serve as a director of the Corporation (the “Investor Nominee”). For the avoidance of doubt, although the Investor may have the right to nominate the Investor Nominee, the Investor shall not be required to nominate the Investor Nominee.

 

(b)The Investor Nominee must consent in writing to serve as a director of the Corporation and must complete a personal information form, if required, or such other documentation as may be required by any stock exchange on which the Shares are listed from time to time or pursuant to the BCBCA and applicable Securities Laws and meet all statutory and stock exchange requirements for membership on the Board. The Investor Nominee shall at all times meet the qualification requirements to serve as a director under (A) the rules and policies of any stock exchange on which the Shares are listed from time to time, (B) the BCBCA, and (C) any other applicable laws, including Securities Laws (collectively, the “Director Eligibility Criteria”), provided however, that any Investor Nominee need not be qualified as “independent” within the meaning of NI 52-110.

 

3.2Exercise of Board Nomination Rights

 

(a)The Corporation shall take all necessary action to procure that the initial Investor Nominee is appointed to the Board effective as of the date upon which the Listing is completed, pursuant to the power of the Board to appoint additional directors between shareholder meetings or to fill a vacancy on the Board or otherwise.

 

(b)The Corporation shall notify the Investor in writing promptly upon determining the date of any meeting of the shareholders at which directors of the Corporation are to be elected and, if the Investor desires to nominate the Investor Nominee, the Investor shall advise the Corporation in writing of the name of the Investor Nominee that the Investor is entitled to nominate pursuant to Section 3.1(a) (as of the record date for the shareholders’ meeting) within ten Business Days after receiving such notice and including the details set forth in Section 3.2(c). If the Investor does not advise the Corporation of the Investor Nominee within such ten Business Day period, then the Investor will be deemed to have designated the incumbent Investor Nominee for nomination for election at the relevant meeting of the shareholders (unless the Investor otherwise notifies the Corporation within such ten Business Day period). If no such incumbent Investor Nominee is then in office, and the Investor has failed to advise the Corporation of the name of the Investor Nominee to be proposed for election to fill the vacancy, the Investor shall be deemed to have renounced its right to propose such Investor Nominee until the next meeting of the shareholders at which directors of the Corporation are to be elected.

 

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(c)In exercising its Board nomination rights set forth in Sections 3.1, the Investor shall send a written notice to the Corporation setting out (i) the name, age, business address and residential address of its Investor Nominee, (ii) the principal occupation or employment of the Investor Nominee, (iii) the class or series and number of Shares which are controlled or which are owned beneficially or of record by the Investor Nominee as of the record date for the meeting of shareholders (if such date shall then have been made publicly available) in respect of the election of such Investor Nominee and as of the date of such notice, and (iv) any other information relating to the Investor Nominee that would be required to be disclosed in a management’s proxy circular in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors pursuant to the BCBCA, applicable Securities Laws and the rules of the Exchange (or such other stock exchange on which the Shares are listed at such time).

 

(d)At each meeting of shareholders at which directors of the Corporation are to be elected, the Corporation shall cause the Investor Nominee that the Investor is entitled to nominate pursuant to Section 3.1(a) (as of the record date for the shareholders’ meeting) to be included in the slate of nominees proposed by the Corporation for election as directors of the Corporation. The Corporation shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the election of the Investor Nominee, including recommending that shareholders vote and soliciting proxies from shareholders in favour of the election of the Investor Nominee. Forthwith following any meeting of shareholders at which an Investor Nominee was nominated to serve as a director but was not validly elected by the shareholders in accordance with the BCBCA, the Corporation’s majority voting policy (as may be in effect) or the rules of the Exchange (or such other stock exchange on which the Shares are listed at such time), the Corporation shall take all steps necessary to appoint an Investor Nominee to the Board who is not the same individual who was not elected at the meeting of shareholders, including pursuant to the power of the Board to appoint additional directors between shareholders’ meetings or to fill a vacancy on the Board.

 

(e)If an Investor Nominee ceases to hold office as a director of the Corporation for any reason (including as a result of a resignation by the Investor Nominee tendered pursuant to the Corporation’s by-laws), other than as a result of the Investor no longer being entitled to nominate such Investor Nominee pursuant to Section 3.1(a), the Investor shall be entitled to nominate an individual (so long as such individual satisfies the Director Eligibility Criteria) to replace him or her and the Corporation shall promptly take all steps as may be necessary to appoint such individual to the Board to replace an Investor Nominee who has ceased to hold office, including pursuant to the power of the Board to appoint additional directors between shareholders’ meetings or to fill a vacancy on the Board.

 

(f)The Investor may, at any time, request that the Corporation promptly remove its Investor Nominee from the Board and, upon such request, the Corporation shall promptly take all steps as may be necessary to remove such Investor Nominee and the Investor may propose an individual (so long as such individual satisfies the Director Eligibility Criteria) as a replacement Investor Nominee to the Board and the Corporation shall promptly appoint such replacement Investor Nominee to the Board, including pursuant to the power of the Board to appoint additional directors between shareholders’ meetings or to fill a vacancy on the Board.

 

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(g)The Corporation shall pay all reasonable and documented expenses incurred by the Investor Nominee in the performance of his or her duties for or on behalf of the Corporation incurred as a result of the Investor Nominee attending Board and committee meetings, including travel and accommodation expenses.

 

(h)The Corporation covenants and agrees with the Investor that upon the Investor Nominee’s election or appointment to the Board, the Corporation shall agree to indemnify the Investor Nominee on terms at least as favourable as those provided to the other Board members and the Corporation shall ensure that the Investor Nominee has the benefit of any director and officer insurance policy in effect for the Corporation, such benefits to be at least as favourable as those available to the other members of the Board.

 

(i)The Investor Nominee shall be entitled to receive options, or other equity awards, as such awards may be granted from time-to-time by the Corporation, pursuant to the Corporation’s equity compensation plans, and any cash fees, as compensation for services rendered as a member of the Board, such compensation to be at least as favourable as that available to the other members of the Board. To the extent permitted by the Exchange (or such other stock exchange on which the Shares are listed at such time) and applicable laws and regulations, the Investor Nominee shall have the right to assign or transfer all or any portion of such compensation to the benefit of or to the direction of the Investor.

 

(j)For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Article 3 or any other provision of this Agreement shall prohibit, constrain or otherwise restrict the Investor Nominee from carrying out its duties as a director of the Corporation, including voicing the Investor Nominee’s opinion and voting on Board matters as they deem fit in the circumstances. It is further acknowledged and agreed that the Investor Nominee will be required to declare any conflicts of interest and abstain from voting on Board matters where any such conflict arises in accordance with the BCBCA.

 

Article 4
MISCELLANEOUS

 

4.1Mutual Representations and Warranties

 

Each party represents and warrants to the other party hereto that:

 

(a)it is a body corporate duly incorporated or continued and duly organized and validly subsisting under the laws of its organizational jurisdiction;

 

(b)it has full power and authority to carry on its business and to enter into this Agreement;

 

(c)neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions hereby contemplated conflict with, result in the breach of or accelerate the performance required by any agreement to which it is a party;

 

(d)the execution and delivery of this Agreement does not violate or result in the breach of the laws of any jurisdiction applicable to a party or pertaining thereto or of its organizational documents;

 

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(e)all corporate authorizations have been obtained for the execution of this Agreement and for the performance of its obligations hereunder; and

 

(f)this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the party enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.

 

4.2Termination

 

This Agreement shall terminate and all rights and obligations hereunder shall cease immediately following such time as the Investor’s Percentage is less than 5%. Upon termination of this Agreement, no party shall have any further obligations or liabilities hereunder; provided, that such termination shall not relieve any party from liability for any breach of this Agreement prior to such termination.

 

4.3Notices

 

All notices, requests, claims, demands or other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when delivered personally or by pre-paid courier, upon receipt of a transmission confirmation if sent by email or other like electronic transmission (with confirmation) and on the next Business Day when sent by overnight courier to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

 

(a)If to the Corporation:

 

Jaguar Uranium Corp.
150 King St W #200
Toronto, ON M5H 1J9

 

Attention: Steven Gold

Email: sgold@jaguaruranium.com

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

TingleMerrett LLP
1250, 639 – 5th Ave. SW
Calgary, AB T2P 0M9

 

Attention: Scott Reeves
e-mail: sreeves@tinglemerrett.com

 

(b)If to the Investor:

 

IsoEnergy Ltd.
401-217 Queen St. West
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 0R2

 

Attention: Philip Williams
e-mail: pwilliams@isoenergy.ca

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Suite 3200, Bay Adelaide Centre – North Tower
40 Temperance Street
Toronto, Ontario
M5H 0B4

Attention: Jamie Litchen
e-mail: jlitchen@cassels.com

 

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4.4Consent to Public Disclosure

 

The Investor hereby acknowledges that the Corporation will file a copy of this Agreement on SEDAR+, if required. The Corporation shall not file a copy of this Agreement on SEDAR+ without reasonable prior consultation with the Investor and the parties shall consult with each other with respect to any proposed redactions to this Agreement in compliance with Securities Laws before it is filed on SEDAR+.

 

4.5Execution in Counterpart

 

This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (by manual or electronic signature), each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument and receipt of an electronic version or PDF version of an executed signature page by a party shall constitute satisfactory evidence of execution of this Agreement by such party.

 

4.6Amendment and Waiver

 

This Agreement or any provision hereof may not be amended except in writing signed by each of the parties hereto expressly so modifying such agreement or provision. The agreements set forth in this Agreement may be modified or waived only in writing by the party to whom such compliance is owed. It is further understood and agreed that no failure or delay by either party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any right, power or privilege under this Agreement.

 

4.7Assignment

 

Neither party may assign this Agreement or any interests, rights or benefits therein or thereunder without the prior written consent of the other party.

 

4.8Successors and Substitute Securities

 

(a)In the event that any party proposes to enter into any acquisition, amalgamation, arrangement, merger or combination or any transaction pursuant to which another person or a successor to such party becomes bound by the provisions of this Agreement by agreement or by operation of law, the person resulting from such acquisition, amalgamation, arrangement, merger, combination or transaction shall enter into an agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the other party pursuant to which such person agrees to be bound by this Agreement as though it were a party hereto in the place of the party entering into the acquisition, amalgamation, arrangement, merger, combination or transaction.

 

(b)The provisions of this Agreement shall apply, to the full extent set forth herein with respect to the Equity Securities held by the Investor, to any and all equity securities of any successor or assign of the Corporation (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise) which may be issued in respect of, in exchange for, or in substitution of the Equity Securities held by the Investor, in each case as the amounts of such securities outstanding are appropriately adjusted for any equity dividends, splits, reverse splits, combinations, recapitalizations and the like occurring after the date of this Agreement.

 

[Signature page follows.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

 

JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.

 
  By: /s/ Steven Gold
    Name: Steven Gold
    Title: Chief Executive Officer
     
  ISOENERGY LTD.
   
  By: /s/ Philip Williams
    Name: Philip Williams
    Title:  Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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Exhibit 10.6

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

NET SMELTER RETURN ROYALTY AGREEMENT

 

THIS NET SMELTER RETURN ROYALTY AGREEMENT is made as of  8 day of the April, 2024 (the “Execution Date”).

 

BETWEEN:

 

JAGUAR URANIUM CORP. (formerly Latam Battery Metals Inc.), a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of British Columbia

 

(the “Payor”)

 

-and-

 

GAIA ENERGY INVESTMENTS LTD., a business company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with company number 1022314

 

(“Holder 1”)

 

-and-

 

GAIA ENERGY INVESTMENTS LTD SUCURSAL COLOMBIA, registered in Colombia with tax identification number 900127139-6

 

(“Local Branch 1”)

 

-and-

 

BERLIN (BVI) LIMITED, a business company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with company number 2067901

 

(“Holder 2”)

 

-and-

 

BERLIN (BVI) LIMITED SUCURSAL COLOMBIA, registered in Colombia with tax identification number 901598158-1

 

(“Local Branch 2” and together with Holder 1, Local Branch 1 and Holder 2, collectively the “Guarantors” or individually, a “Guarantor”)

 

-and-

 

GREEN SHIFT COMMODITIES LTD.,

a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of Ontario.

 

(the “Royalty Holder”)

 

-and-

 

GAIA ENERGY INC.,

a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of Ontario.

 

(the “Royalty Transferor”)

 

 

 

WHEREAS the Payor, the Royalty Holder (the legal and beneficial owner of 100% of the outstanding shares of Holder 2) and the Royalty Transferor (the legal and beneficial owner of 100% of the outstanding shares of the Holder 1) executed and delivered a share purchase agreement dated as of December 8, 2023 (the “Share Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the Royalty Transferor and the Royalty Holder sold to the Payor all of the shares of Holder 1 and Holder 2 in consideration for among other things, the grant of a 1% net smelter return royalty on all the mining production from the Concessions, the Concession Applications and the Granted Concessions to the Royalty Holder and Gaia Energy Inc.;

 

AND WHEREAS the Royalty Transferor has directed that this Agreement be in the name of the Royalty Holder only and not the Royalty Transferor;

 

AND WHEREAS the Payor owns all of the shares of Holder 1 and Holder 2;

 

AND WHEREAS Local Branch 1 is the local branch of Holder 1 and Local Branch 2 is the local branch of Holder 2;

 

AND WHEREAS Local Branch 1 is the recorded and beneficial owner of the Concessions and Local Branch 2 is the recorded and beneficial owner of the Concession Applications and will be the recorded and beneficial owner of the Granted Concessions;

 

AND WHEREAS capitalized terms when used in these recitals and not otherwise defined in these recitals shall have the respective meanings set forth in Section 1.1;

 

AND WHEREAS the Guarantors have each agreed to guarantee the obligations of the Payor set forth in this Agreement as regards the Royalty and in support of such guarantee, to allow the Royalty Holder to register or record the Mining Pledge and the Economic Rights Pledge in accordance with Applicable Law;

 

NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH that in consideration of the mutual covenants, conditions and premises herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each of the Parties, the Parties do hereby covenant and agree as follows.

 

1.GENERAL INTERPRETATION

 

1.1.Definitions

 

For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set out below and grammatical variations of such terms shall have corresponding meanings.

 

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“Acquired Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.

 

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person, partnership, joint venture, corporation, or other form of enterprise who directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under direct or indirect common control with such Person, and includes any Person in like relation to an Affiliate. A Person is deemed to control another Person if such first Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the term “controlled” has a corresponding meaning.

 

“Agreement” means this royalty agreement, including the appendices to this royalty agreement, as it or they may be amended or supplemented from time to time, and the expressions “hereof”, “herein”, “hereto”, “hereunder”, “hereby” and similar expressions refer to this royalty agreement and not to any particular Section or other portion of this royalty agreement.

 

“Allowable Deductions” means the following, in each case determined without duplication:

 

(a)all reasonable arm’s length third party costs, charges and expenses incurred in smelting, refining and other treatment of Products;

 

(b)all costs and expenses of transporting (including licensing and insurance costs) the Products from the mine to the smelter, refiner or other party taking delivery of the Products;

 

(c)all costs or expenses incurred with respect to insurance, sampling and assay costs and umpire assay costs for the Products to be refined;

 

(d)all non -recoverable governmental royalties or other surcharges imposed on or in connection with the mining of the Products;

 

(e)brokerage and selling costs incurred in the sale of the Products to third parties;

 

(f)all non- recoverable export, sales and value added taxes and government royalties imposed on or in connection with the sale of the Products; and

 

(g)all penalties, charges, deductions and/or discounts related to yellowcake product impurities or ore-dependent factors, if any.

 

“Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Laws” means, as modified from time to time, the applicable national and international Laws aimed to prevent and sanction (a) anti-bribery or corruption applicable to the Parties and their Affiliates, including Applicable Laws that prohibit the illegal payment, offer, promise or authorization of payment or transfer of anything of value (including gifts or entertainment), directly or indirectly, to any foreign or local Governmental Authorities, government employee or commercial entity to obtain a business advantage, and (b) Applicable Laws including, without limiting to the financing of terrorism, money laundering and the financing of weapons of mass destruction. The term “Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws”, including without limiting to: (i) the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (Canada); (ii) the Criminal Code of Canada; (iii) any regulations under (i) or (ii) above; and (iv) all other Applicable Laws including Law 1474 of 2011, Law 1778 of 2016, Law 2195 of 2022, Law 1121 of 2006, the Circular Basica Jurídica 029 of 2014 (as applicable), the Colombian Criminal Code as approved by its respective Applicable Laws, all other relevant laws enacted in Colombia, United States of America (including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (FCPA)), regarding bribery and corruption provisions, and any other Applicable Laws, conventions, international treaties and other instruments ratified by Colombia that prohibit corruption and/or bribery in any jurisdiction where the applicable Person does business relating to corruption, bribery, ethical business conduct, money laundering, political contributions, gifts and gratuities, or lawful expenses, to public officials and private persons, and Applicable Laws requiring the disclosure of agency relationships or commissions and the anti-corruption rules of any international financial institutions with which the applicable Person does business.

 

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“Applicable Law” means all applicable federal, provincial, territorial, state, regional and local laws (statutory or common), rules, ordinances (including zoning and mineral removal ordinances), regulations, grants, franchises, licences, orders, directives, judgments, decrees, and other governmental restrictions, including permits and other similar requirements, whether legislative, municipal, administrative or judicial in nature (including environmental laws and any applicable securities laws or regulations, and any applicable rules of any stock exchange, imposing disclosure requirements) and include without limitation, the Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

“Area of Interest” means the Concessions (which for clarity, include the Concession Applications and the Granted Concessions) and a two-kilometer radius extending outwards from the boundaries of each of the Concessions.

 

“Asset Disposition” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.3.

 

“Business Day” means any day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday in Toronto, Ontario and Bogotá, Colombia.

 

“Concession Applications” means the concession applications described in Schedule A, Part II.

 

“Concessions” means those mining tenements that are more particularly set out on Schedule A, Part I, and any concessions granted, renewals thereof from time to time that the Payor or any of the Guarantors may hold, and any and all licenses, mining rights or claims which may be granted in lieu of or in renewal of the whole or any part of, or which relate to the same ground as, the mining tenements in Schedule A including without limitation, the Concession Applications and the Granted Concessions and any and all Acquired Rights.

 

“Deed of Assumption” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1.

 

“Economic Rights Pledge” means an economic rights pledge over the economic rights of the Payor under any Product sales agreements registered in the Colombian public guarantees registry (“registro de garantias mobiliarias”) in the form of Schedule B. It is understood and agreed that the Economic Rights Pledge will be registered in the Spanish version and in the event of any inconsistency between the English version and the Spanish version, the Spanish version will prevail.

 

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“Excluded Taxes” means with respect to the Royalty Holder or the Payor:

 

(a)Taxes imposed on or measured by the person’s net income or capital and franchise taxes imposed on it (in lieu of or in addition to net income taxes), by any jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof):

 

(i)under the laws of which the person is organized or is resident (as determined by application of the laws of that jurisdiction);

 

(ii)in which its principal office is located; or

 

(iii)with which the person has a connection otherwise than by reason of entering into, and the transactions contemplated under, this Agreement;

 

(b)any branch profits Taxes or any similar Tax imposed on the person by any jurisdiction in which the person is located, otherwise than by reason of entering into, and the transactions contemplated under, this Agreement; and

 

(c)any estate, inheritance, gift, ad valorem, sales, excise, transfer, personal properties or similar Tax, assessment, or governmental charge to the extent the other Party has the ability to recover such Tax, assessment or charge under Applicable Law.

 

“Granted Concessions” means the concessions that are granted to Local Branch 2, if as and when the Concession Applications are granted by requisite Governmental Authorities.

 

“Governmental Authorities” means any federal, state, provincial, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency, official or any court, stock exchange or securities commission, having jurisdiction.

 

“Gross Revenues” in any calendar quarter means the aggregate of the following amounts during such calendar quarter from the sale of Products produced during commercial production from the Concessions:

 

(a)if the Products are yellow cake and such Products are sold by the Payor or an Affiliate to any person who is dealing at arm’s length with the Payor or an Affiliate, the actual gross proceeds of disposition of such yellow cake received by the Payor or an Affiliate in such period;

 

(b)if the Products are other than yellow cake and are sold by the Payor or an Affiliate to any person who is dealing at arm’s length with the Payor or an Affiliate, the actual gross proceeds paid by the smelter, refiner or other purchaser in such period; and

 

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(c)for all Products where the Products are sold by the Payor or an Affiliate in such period to any person who is not dealing at arm’s length with the Payor or an Affiliate the greater of; (i) the actual gross proceeds of disposition received or receivable for such Products; and (ii) the fair market value of such Products.

 

For clarity, if the Affiliate sells the Products to the Payor, the Gross Revenue shall be calculated on the basis of the sale of the Products to the third person purchaser of the Payor. In the case of sales of Products pursuant to the terms of any Trading Contract, the revenues shall be calculated based on the market price of such Products on the date of such sale or other disposition, not the sale price under the Trading Contract. If there is an insurable loss of or damage to Products, whether or not occurring on the Concessions and whether the Products are in possession of the Payor or its Affiliates or otherwise, then the Gross Revenues will be equal to the sum of the insurance proceeds actually paid to the Payor or its Affiliates in respect of such loss or damage.

 

“Guaranteed Obligations” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a). “Guarantor Companies” means Holder 1 and Holder 2.

 

“Guarantor Local Branch Disposition” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.3. “Guarantor Local Branches” means Local Branch 1 and Local Branch 2. “Guarantor Local Branch Seller” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1. “Guarantor Local Branch Transferee” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.3(d).

 

“Guarantors” means jointly and severally Holder 1, Holder 2, Local Branch 1 and Local Branch 2 and any of their respective successors and permitted assigns at any time.

 

“Guarantor Shares” means the outstanding shares of Holder 1 and Holder 2. “Indemnified Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1. “Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.

 

“Intervening Company” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(a).

 

“Mining Pledges” means a mining pledge over the future mining production of the Concession Applications, the Concessions and the Granted Concessions registered in the Colombian registry over movable assets (“registro de garantias mobiliarias”) in the form of Schedule C. It is understood and agreed that a Mining Pledge in the Spanish language will be executed and registered on a Concession by Concession basis and in the event of any inconsistency between the English version and the Spanish version, the Spanish version will prevail.

 

“Net Smelter Return” for a calendar quarter means an amount equal to the Gross Revenues for the applicable calendar quarter less Allowable Deductions for the applicable calendar quarter.

 

“National Instrument 43-101” or “NI 43-101” means National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects of the Canadian Securities Administrators.

 

“Other Mineral Products” means any and all economic marketable material, in whatever form or state, produced from the Concessions other than Uranium Bearing Products, including metal-bearing mine waters, leachates, pregnant liquors, pregnant slurries, concentrated slurries, precipitates, whether in dry or slurry state, metal concentrates or metal compounds upgraded, beneficiated, or refined further than yellowcake.

 

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“Parent Company” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.10.

 

“Party” means a party to this Agreement and any reference to a Party includes its successors and permitted assigns; and “Parties” means every Party.

 

“Payment Date” for a Royalty in respect of a calendar quarter means the 30th day following the last day of such calendar quarter.

 

“Payor Group” means the Payor and the Guarantors.

 

“Person” is to be broadly interpreted and includes an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a trust, an unincorporated organization, a Governmental Authority, and the executors, administrators or other legal representatives of an individual in such capacity.

 

“Products” means Uranium Bearing Products and Other Mineral Products. Products shall not include any material mined and removed from the Concessions for use by the Payor or its Affiliates for roads, foundations, concrete or other construction or industrial uses relating to the Concessions or material that is processed that did not originate from the Concessions and shall not include any material that is not recovered for commercial sale from ores extracted from the Concessions including without limitation, reasonable quantities of Products which are not sold but which are used for assaying, treatment, amenability, metallurgical, test work or piloting.

 

“Royalty” means the net smelter return royalty to be paid pursuant to this Agreement, calculated in accordance with Section 2.

 

“Royalty Percentage” means 1.0 % of the Net Smelter Return. “Subsidiary Disposition” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.3. “Subsidiary Transferee” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.30(ii).

 

“Taxes” means all foreign and domestic federal, provincial, state, municipal and other governmental taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges, claims, and assessments and withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto (including without limitation, interest and penalties).

 

“Trading Activities” means any and all price hedging and price protection activities undertaken by the Payor or its Affiliates with respect to any Products, raw materials, interest rates or currency exchanges including without limitation, any stream agreements, forward sale and/or purchase contracts, spot-deferred contracts, option contracts, speculative purchases and sales of forward, futures and option contracts, both on and off commodity exchanges, but excluding refining and smelting contracts, and “Trading Contracts” means the agreements, contracts, instruments, confirmations and other arrangements relating to the Trading Activities but excluding refining and smelting contracts.

 

“Transfer” means any sale, transfer, grant, assignment, conveyance, lease, license, charge, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition; and “Transferred” shall have a corresponding meaning. As relates to the Guarantor Companies, an issuance of shares or convertible securities resulting in a change in control of either of such Guarantor Companies is also a transfer.

 

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“Transferee” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1.

 

“Uranium Bearing Products” mean uranium ore, uranium-bearing mine waters, leachates, pregnant liquors, pregnant slurries, concentrated slurries, precipitates, whether in dry or slurry state, uranium concentrates in the form commonly known as “yellowcake” or uranium compounds upgraded, beneficiated, or refined further than yellowcake.

 

“US Dollars” means the lawful currency of the United States.

 

1.2.Interpretation

 

In this Agreement the following rules of interpretation apply unless the contrary intention appears:

 

(a)headings are for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation of this Agreement;

 

(b)the singular includes the plural and vice versa;

 

(c)words of any gender include all genders;

 

(d)other parts of speech and grammatical forms of a word or phrase defined in this Agreement have a corresponding meaning;

 

(e)the words ‘such as’, ‘including’, ‘particularly’ and similar expressions are not used as nor are intended to be interpreted as words of limitation;

 

(f)a thing (including but not limited to a chose in action or other right) includes a part of that thing;

 

(g)a reference to a clause, party, schedule, attachment or exhibit is a reference to a clause of, and a party, schedule, attachment or exhibit to, this Agreement;

 

(h)a Party includes its successors and permitted assigns;

 

(i)a reference to a document includes all amendments or supplements to, or replacements or novations of, that document;

 

(j)a reference to an agreement other than this Agreement includes a deed and any legally enforceable undertaking, agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether or not in writing;

 

(k)if a period of time is specified and dates from a given day or the day of an act or event, it is to be calculated exclusive of that day;

 

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(l)when the day on which something must be done is not a Business Day, that thing must be done on the following Business Day and in determining the time of day where relevant to this Agreement, the relevant time of day is, for the purposes of giving or receiving notices, the time of day where a Party receiving a notice is located or for any other purpose under this Agreement, the time of day in the place where the Party required to perform an obligation is located;

 

(m)no rule of construction applies to the disadvantage of a Party because that Party was responsible for the preparation of this Agreement or any part of it; and

 

(n)a reference to $ is to USD unless otherwise specifically provided for to the contrary herein.

 

2.CALCULATION AND PAYMENT OF NET SMELTER RETURN

 

2.1.Calculation

 

Commencing as of the date that the Concessions start producting Products, the Payor agrees to pay the Royalty to the Royalty Holder on a quarterly basis. The Royalty payable to the Royalty Holder hereunder in respect of each calendar quarter, shall be calculated by multiplying the Net Smelter Return for such calendar quarter by the Royalty Percentage.

 

2.2.Payments

 

(a)The amount of the Royalty payment due to the Royalty Holder hereunder in respect of a calendar quarter shall be paid to the Royalty Holder on the Payment Date by the delivery to the Royalty Holder of electronic wire transfer of immediately available funds to a bank account nominated by the Royalty Holder from time to time, in each case in the appropriate amount. All such payments shall be made in US Dollars. All payments made in respect of this Agreement (in respect of principal, interest or otherwise) shall be made in full without set-off or counterclaim, and free of and without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes. If the Payor shall be required by law to deduct or withhold any Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, from or in respect of any payment or sum payable to the Royalty Holder, the delivery, payment or sum deliverable or payable shall be increased as may be necessary so that after making all required deductions or withholdings, the Royalty Holder receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received if no deduction or withholding had been made and the Payor shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation or other authority in accordance with Applicable Law. If the Royalty Holder becomes liable for any Tax, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on any deliveries or payments under this Agreement, the Payor shall indemnify the Royalty Holder for such Tax, and the indemnity payment shall be increased as necessary so that after the imposition of any Tax on the indemnity payment (including Tax in respect of any such increase in the indemnity payment), the Royalty Holder shall receive the full amount of Taxes for which it is liable, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Payor by the Royalty Holder shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

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(b)At the time each Royalty payment is made, the Payor shall deliver to the Royalty Holder a statement setting forth in summary form the manner in which such payment was determined. Upon the reasonable request of the Royalty Holder, the Payor shall provide the Royalty Holder with copies of all relevant data relating to the Royalty calculation.

 

2.3.Impact of Trading Activities

 

Any Trading Activities engaged in by the Payor or its Affiliates in respect of Products produced from the Concessions and the profits and losses generated thereby, shall not, in any manner, be taken into account in the calculation of Gross Revenues or Royalty payment amounts due to the Royalty Holder hereunder, whether in connection with the determination of price, the date of sale, the date any Royalty payment is due or in any other respect. The Royalty Holder acknowledges that the Payor and its Affiliates engaging in Trading Activities may result in the Payor and its Affiliates realizing, from time to time, greater or lesser profit for the Products than does the Royalty Holder. The quantum of the Royalty payments to be made hereunder in respect of sales pursuant to Trading Contracts shall be established by the market price of the Products on the date of sale or other disposition. The Royalty Holder shall not be obligated to share in any losses generated by any such Trading Activities with respect to any Products.

 

2.4.Currency Conversion

 

For the purposes of determining the amount of a Royalty payment required to be made to the Royalty Holder, where applicable, all receipts and disbursements in a non-United States currency will be converted into United States Dollars on the basis of the rate of exchange as reported by the Bank of Canada on the website, https://www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/exchange/ on the last Business Day prior to the date of such receipt or disbursement, as the case may be. For clarity, the official Colombian peso exchange rate shall be used (and not any local or gray or blue market exchange rate).

 

2.5.Guarantee

 

The Guarantors do hereby jointly and severally absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably:

 

(a)Guarantee the prompt and complete observance and performance of each and all the terms, covenants, conditions and provisions to be observed or performed by the Payor pursuant to this Agreement (the “Guaranteed Obligations”). The Guarantors shall perform all of the Guaranteed Obligations upon the default or non-performance thereof by the Payor.

 

(b)The obligations of the Guarantors under this Section 2.5 are continuing, unconditional and absolute and without limitation, will not be released, discharged, limited or otherwise affected by (and the Guarantors hereby consent to or waive, as applicable, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law): (i) any extension, other indulgence, renewal, settlement, discharge; (ii) compromise, waiver, subordination or release in respect of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, security, person or otherwise; (iii) any modification or amendment of or supplement to the Guaranteed Obligations, including any increase or decrease in the amounts payable thereunder; (iv) any winding-up, dissolution, insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other similar proceeding affecting the Payor; (v) the existence of any claim, set-off or other rights which the Guarantors or the Payor may have at any time against the Royalty Holder; (vi) any invalidity, illegality or unenforceability relating to or against the Payor or any provision of Applicable Law purporting to prohibit the payment by the Payor of any amount in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations; (vii) any limitation, postponement, prohibition, subordination or other restriction on the rights of the Royalty Holder to payment or performance of the Guaranteed Obligations; (viii) any defense arising by reason of any failure of the Royalty Holder to make any presentment, demand for performance, notice of non- performance, protest or any other notice, including notice of acceptance of this Agreement, partial payment or non- payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or the existence, creation or incurring of new or additional Guaranteed Obligations; (ix) any defense arising by reason of any failure of the Royalty Holder to proceed against the Payor or any other Person, to proceed against, apply or exhaust any security held from the Payor or any other Person for the Guaranteed Obligations, to proceed against, apply or exhaust any security held from the Payor or any other Person for the Guaranteed Obligations or to pursue any other remedy in the power of the Royalty Holder whatsoever; (x) any Applicable Law which provides that the obligation of a guarantor must neither be larger in amount nor in other respects more burdensome than that of the principal obligation or which reduces a guarantor’s obligation in proportion to the principal obligation; (xi) any defense arising by reason of any incapacity, lack of authority or other defense of the Payor or any other Person, or by reason of the cessation from any cause whatsoever of the liability of the Payor or any other Person in respect of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, except as a result of the payment or fulfillment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether by contract, operation of Applicable Law or otherwise; (xii) any defense based upon or arising out of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, arrangement, readjustment of debt, liquidation or dissolution proceeding commenced by or against the Payor or any other Person, including any discharge of, or bar against collecting, any of the Guaranteed Obligations, in or as a result of any such proceeding; or (xiii) any other act or omission to act or delay of any kind by the Payor.

 

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To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.5 apply (and the waivers set out therein will be effective) even if the effect of any action (or failure to take action) by the Payor is to destroy or diminish any subrogation rights of the Guarantors or any rights of the Payor and the Guarantors to proceed against the Royalty Holder for reimbursement or to recover any contribution from any other Person. The Royalty Holder shall not be bound to exhaust its recourse against the Payor or any other Persons (including one of the Guarantors or otherwise) or to realize on any securities it may hold in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations before being entitled to payment or performance from the Guarantor under this Section 2.5and the Guarantors hereby renounce all benefits of discussion and division.

 

2.6.Mining Pledges and Economic Rights Pledge

 

(a)Contemporaneous with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, the Parties shall execute the Mining Pledge. The Royalty Holder may, as permitted by Applicable Law, register the Mining Pledge in the Colombian registry over movable assets known in Spanish as “Registro Garantias Mobiliarias”. The Guarantors and the Payor shall sign and deliver to the Royalty Holder any and all forms or other documents and use their commercially reasonable efforts to take any actions required, as the Royalty Holder may reasonably request so that the Royalty Holder may complete such registration or recordation. The Royalty Holder shall be entitled to enforce each Mining Pledge upon the default in the payment obligations under this Agreement.

 

(b)Contemporaneous with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter the Parties shall execute the Economic Rights Pledge. The Royalty Holder may, as permitted by Applicable Law, register the Economic Rights Pledge in the Colombian registry over movable assets known in Spanish as the “Registro de Garantias Mobiliarias”. The Guarantors and the Payor shall sign and deliver to the Royalty Holder any and all forms or other documents and use its commercially reasonable efforts to take any actions required, as the Royalty Holder may reasonably request so that the Royalty Holder may complete such registration or recordation. The Royalty Holder shall be entitled to enforce the Economic Rights Pledge upon the default in the payment obligations set forth in this Agreement.

 

2.7.Area of Interest

 

The Payor will give prompt written notice to the Royalty Holder if any member of the Payor Group or any Affiliate stakes, acquires, leases or otherwise holds, directly or indirectly, any interest in any mining claim, licence, lease, grant, concession, permit, patent or other mineral property or tenure to minerals located wholly or partly within the Area of Interest (collectively, the “Acquired Rights”), and such Acquired Rights shall, immediately upon such acquisition by the applicable member of the Payor Group or any Affiliate, without any further act or formality, be included in and form part of the Concessions and be subject to the Royalty and all other terms and conditions of this Agreement. For clarity, no additional consideration shall be paid to any member of the Payor Group any other Person for any Acquired Rights.

 

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3.ACCOUNTING MATTERS

 

3.1.Accounting Principles

 

All calculations and computations relating to the Royalty payments to be made to the Royalty Holder hereunder shall be carried out on a consistent basis in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles to the extent that such principles are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between such accounting principles and the provisions of this Agreement, the latter shall prevail.

 

3.2.Books and Records/Audit

 

The Payor and the Guarantors will cause to be kept proper books of account, records and supporting materials covering all matters relevant to the calculation of the Royalty payments payable to the Royalty Holder hereunder. Upon not less than ten Business Days prior written request from the Royalty Holder, duly authorized representatives of the Royalty Holder (which may include representatives of the Royalty

 

Holder’s auditors) shall be entitled, at the Royalty Holder’s cost and expense (subject as hereinafter provided), not more frequently than semi-annually, to inspect and audit such books of account, records and supporting materials for the purposes of confirming any information contained in a statement delivered to the Royalty Holder pursuant to Section 2.2 above or otherwise confirming the rights and obligations of the Royalty Holder and the Payor and the Guarantors hereunder. If the Royalty Holder has disputed a Royalty payment and the dispute has been either agreed upon or resolved in favour of the Royalty Holder, for the next following year, the Royalty Holder’s inspection and audit rights shall be permitted not more frequently than once every calendar quarter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Payor shall pay the Royalty Holder’s costs and expenses of such investigation and audit if a deficiency of five percent (5%) or more of the amount due is determined to exist. The Royalty Holder shall have the right at its own cost and expense to make copies of or take extracts from such documents, excluding any contracts that are subject to confidentiality agreements (which contracts will be available for inspection only in the offices of the Payor), provided such copies and extracts are maintained as confidential by the Royalty Holder on the basis set forth in Section 7.1 below.

 

3.3.Final Determination

 

Any payment made hereunder shall be considered final and in full satisfaction of all obligations of the Payor hereunder in respect of that payment unless within 60 days after the receipt by the Royalty Holder of a statement prepared in compliance with Section 2.2 above that relates to such payment, as applicable, the Royalty Holder provides written notice of its objection to the Payor. In the event that a dispute arises that cannot be resolved by the mutual agreement of the Royalty Holder and the Payor within 90 days after such notice of objection to the Payor, either Party (ie the Payor and the Guarantors as one Party and the Royalty Holder as a second Party) may elect to have the dispute arbitrated in accordance with Section 6.1 below.

 

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4.GENERAL ROYALTY MATTERS

 

4.1.No Obligation to Mine; Good Standing

 

The Guarantors shall have sole discretion to determine the extent of its mining of the Concessions and the time or the times for beginning, continuing or resuming mining operations with respect thereto. The Guarantors shall have no obligation hereunder to the Royalty Holder or otherwise to mine any of the Concessions.

 

4.2.Commingling

 

The Guarantors shall have the right to stockpile and to commingle ore, concentrates, minerals and other material mined and removed from the Concessions from which Products are to be produced, with ore, concentrates, minerals and other material mined and removed from other lands and properties; provided, however, that the members of the Payor Group shall calculate from representative samples the average grade thereof and shall take other measures as are appropriate, and shall weigh (or calculate by volume) the material before commingling. In obtaining representative samples, calculating the average grade of the ore and average recovery percentages, the members of the Payor Group may use any procedures accepted in the mining and metallurgical industry which it believes, acting on commercially reasonable terms, to be suitable for the type of mining and processing activity being conducted and, in the absence of fraud, its choice of such procedures shall be final and binding on the Royalty Holder. In addition, comparable procedures may be used, acting on commercially reasonable terms, by the members of the Payor Group to apportion among the commingled materials all penalty and other charges and deductions, if any, imposed by the smelter, refiner, or purchaser of such material.

 

4.3.Tailings/Waste

 

All tailings or waste material shall be the property of the Guarantors and the Guarantors shall have no obligation to process or extract substances therefrom, and no such tailings or waste shall be subject to the Royalty. If tailings or waste materials are reprocessed in the future, the products therefrom shall subject to the Royalty.

 

5.INTEREST IN CONCESSIONS

 

5.1.Royalty as an Interest in the Concessions

 

It is the express intention of the Parties to this Agreement that the obligations hereof shall constitute an interest in the Concessions in accordance with Applicable Law which shall also bind the successors in interest to the Concessions as well as any other form of tenure in respect thereof.

 

6.ARBITRATION

 

6.1.Arbitration

 

All disputes, disagreements, controversies, questions or claims arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or in respect of any legal relationship associated with or arising from this Agreement, including with respect to this Agreement’s formation, execution, validity, application, interpretation, performance, breach, termination or enforcement, shall be determined by arbitration. For the purposes of this Article 6, the members of the Payor Group shall be treated as one Party on the first hand and the Royalty Holder as another Party on the second hand.

 

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6.2.Number

 

The number of arbitrators shall be one.

 

6.3.Location and Language and Term of Engagement

 

The arbitration shall be in Toronto, Ontario in the English language. The arbitration shall be conducted pursuant to the Arbitration Act, SO 1991, c.17.

 

6.4.Selection of Arbitrator

 

The Party commencing the arbitration shall include in its written notice the names of three individuals who are acceptable to it to serve as a sole arbitrator. Within 10 days of the receipt of the notice, the other Party shall give written notice that it accepts the appointment of one of the three individuals or shall name three other individuals who are acceptable to it to serve as sole arbitrator. If the Parties are unable to agree upon a sole arbitrator within a further 10 days, the appointment of a sole arbitrator shall be made by the ADR Institute of Canada, Inc. in accordance with that institution’s rules and procedures.

 

6.5.Finality of Award

 

Any award or determination of the sole arbitrator shall be final and binding on the Parties and there shall be no appeal on any ground, including for greater certainty, any appeal on a question of law, a question of fact, or a question of mixed fact and law.

 

6.6.Costs of Arbitration

 

The sole arbitrator may apportion costs of the arbitration, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of the Parties, between or among the Parties in such manner as the sole arbitrator considers reasonable.

 

6.7.Interest

 

Any award for the payment of money may include pre-award and post-award interest.

 

6.8.Confidentiality of Proceedings

 

The Parties undertake as a general principle to keep confidential all information concerning the existence of the arbitration, all awards in the arbitration, all materials in the proceedings created or used for the purpose of the arbitration, and all materials and information produced during the arbitration and not in the public domain, save and to the extent that disclosure may be required of a Party by legal duty or stock exchange requirement or to enforce an award in bona fide legal proceedings before a competent court.

 

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7.CONFIDENTIALITY/PUBLIC DISCLOSURE

 

7.1.Confidentiality

 

Subject to the next sentence, all information concerning the Concessions or the members of the Payor Group which is made available to the Royalty Holder or its representatives from time to time, whether before or after the date of this Agreement, which has not previously been disclosed to the public by any of the members of the Payor Group or their Affiliates or representatives (the “Information”) shall be maintained by the Royalty Holder and its representatives on a strictly confidential basis and, except and to the extent otherwise required by Applicable Law and except as otherwise provided herein, shall not be disclosed to any third party and shall not be used by the Royalty Holder or its representatives for any purpose whatsoever other than for the purposes of the arrangements contemplated herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Royalty Holder may disclose the Information to prospective purchasers of the Royalty Holder’s right to receive the Royalty, provided that each such prospective purchaser first agrees in writing to hold such Information confidential and to use it exclusively for the purpose of evaluating its interest in purchasing such Royalty Holder’s right; and (ii) the members of the Payor Group shall provide to the Royalty Holder, and agree that the Royalty Holder may disclose, all such Information as the Royalty Holder, acting reasonably, determines is necessary or desirable to fulfil the Royalty Holder’s disclosure obligations under applicable securities laws or stock exchange rules or policies. Furthermore, each Party agrees that if such Party or its Affiliate is required to file this Agreement on SEDAR+ or otherwise under applicable securities legislation, the Party which has the filing or disclosure requirement shall, prior to filing or disclosing this Agreement, consult with the other Party to redact any commercially sensitive information contained in this Agreement to the maximum extent permitted by law, and such disclosing or filing Party shall give reasonable consideration to the comments of the other Party.

 

7.2.Public Announcements

 

Except to the extent otherwise required by Applicable Law or with the prior consent of the other Party, neither Party shall make any public announcement or disclosure regarding this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Consent shall not be required for subsequent public announcements or disclosures that have already received the consent of the other Party. For the purposes of this Section 7.2, the members of the Payor Group are one Party.

 

7.3.National Instrument 43-101

 

The Parties acknowledge that the Royalty Holder or Affiliates thereof may be or become subject to NI 43- 101 with respect to the Royalty and the Concessions. The Payor hereby covenants that upon written request by the Royalty Holder or an Affiliate thereof, in the case where a technical report is required to be filed by the Royalty Holder or an Affiliate under NI 43-101 and no exemption is available, the Payor shall, (at the expense of the Royalty Holder):

 

(a)provide any and all necessary technical data on the Concessions in the form and to the extent in the possession of the Payor, required by the Royalty Holder or its Affiliates to comply with NI 43-101, as reasonably requested by the Royalty Holder;

 

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(b)grant access to the Concessions, to the Royalty Holder, its Affiliates or any representative thereof for personal inspection of the Concessions on the provision of seven Business Days prior written notice to the Payor, such access to be at a time and on a date that do not unduly interfere with the mining operations on the Concessions, it being understood and agreed that the Royalty Holder shall abide by the health and safety rules and regulations of each applicable Guarantor and that the Royalty Holder shall indemnify and hold harmless the Payor and its Affiliates from and against any and all damages, losses, suits and liabilities that they may suffer as a result of damage to life, limb or property as a result of such access by the Royalty Holder (absent the gross negligence of the Payor or any Affiliate); and

 

(c)use its commercially reasonable efforts to request the authors of any technical report relating to the Concessions prepared for the Payor or its Affiliates in accordance with NI 43-101 to readdress such technical report to the Royalty Holder or an Affiliate.

 

8.INDEMNITY

 

8.1.Indemnity by Guarantors

 

The Payor and the Guarantors agree that they will indemnify and hold harmless the Royalty Holder, its agents and employees (collectively the “Indemnified Parties”), and each of them, from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, actions and proceedings, that may be made or brought against the Royalty Holder or which it may sustain, pay or incur that result from or relate to operations conducted on or in respect of the Concessions, or that result from or relate to the mining, handling, transportation, smelting or refining of the Products or the handling or transportation of the Products, including without limitation, claims, demands, liabilities, actions and proceedings, in any way arising from or connected with any non-compliance with environmental laws or any contaminants or hazardous substances on, in or under the Concessions or the soil, sediment, water or groundwater forming part thereof, whether in the past, present or future, or any contaminants or hazardous substances on any other lands or areas having originated or migrated from the Concessions or the soil, sediment, water or groundwater forming part thereof, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to any claims, demands, liabilities, actions and proceedings to the extent they arise primarily from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Parties.

 

9.TRANSFER BY ROYALTY HOLDER

 

9.1.Transfer by Royalty Holder

 

The Royalty Holder may Transfer this Agreement, in whole or in part, and any rights and obligations under this Agreement, without the written consent of any member of the Payor Group; provided that: (i) prior to any such Transfer any transferee provides written confirmation to the members of the Payor Group to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement in all respects and to the same extent as the Royalty Holder is bound; and (ii) the Royalty Holder shall only remain liable for any obligations of the Royalty Holder under this Agreement that arose prior to such Transfer and shall not be liable for any obligations that arise thereafter.

 

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10.TRANSFER BY PAYOR AND GUARANTORS

 

10.1.Transfer by Guarantor Local Branches

 

Neither of the Guarantor Local Branches (each, a “Guarantor Local Branch Seller”) may Transfer in whole or in part any of the Concessions or any interest therein in any manner whatsoever, and may not Transfer this Agreement or any interest therein, without in each case complying with the following:

 

(a)it shall be a condition of such Transfer that the transferee or other counterparty to such transaction (the “Transferee”) first execute and deliver to the Royalty Holder an instrument in writing (the “Deed of Assumption”) pursuant to which such Transferee agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and the Mining Pledge and the Economic Rights Pledge with respect to the applicable Concessions, and by all of the liabilities and obligations of the Guarantor Local Branch Seller with respect to the applicable Concessions hereunder as guarantor in the same manner and to the same extent as though the Transferee was an original party hereto. If the Transferee is the parent company (the “Parent Company”) at the top of its corporate chain, then the Transferee shall also agree to be the Payor under this Agreement with respect to the applicable Concessions in the Deed of Assumption in the place and stead of the Payor with respect to the applicable Concessions (and the applicable Guarantor Company shall also be a transferor) and to be a party to the Mining Pledge and the Economic Rights Pledge. If the Transferee is not the Parent Company or is owned by another entity that itself is owned by the Parent Company (the “Intervening Company”), then the Payor hereunder as well as the applicable Guarantor Company shall also be a transferor with respect to the applicable Concessions and the Mining Pledge and the Economic Rights Pledge. The transferee Parent Company and the applicable transferee Intervening Company shall also execute and deliver the Deed of Assumption whereby such transferee Parent Company and the transferee Intervening Company agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and the Mining Pledge and the Economic Rights Pledge with respect to the applicable Concessions and by all of the liabilities and obligations of the Payor and the Guarantor Company transferor hereunder with respect to the applicable Concessions in the same manner and to the same extent as if the transferee Parent Company and the transferee Intervening Company was original parties hereto and under the Mining Pledge and the Economic Rights Pledge. It Is understood and agreed that if there has been a Deed of Assumption with respect to a portion of the Concessions, then this Agreement may be split into two agreements at the request of any Party and the Parties will act in a commercially reasonable manner in negotiating the split of any such agreement; and

 

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(b)it shall be a condition of any charge, pledge or hypothec that the chargee, pledgee or holder of hypothec first execute and deliver to the Royalty Holder an instrument in writing pursuant to which such chargee, pledgee or holder of hypothec agrees that if it exercises any of its rights under the charge, pledge or hypothec which allow it to take possession or acquire, or cause the sale or other disposition of the applicable Concessions or any interest thereof, or which result in the Payor or then applicable Guarantor Local Company or Guarantor Local Branch no longer directly or indirectly being the owner of the applicable Concessions, such chargee, pledgee, holder, or any acquiror of the applicable Concessions or successor as a result of such exercise of rights, shall be bound by the terms hereof and by all of the liabilities and obligations of the applicable Party hereunder in the same manner and to the same extent as though it was an original party hereto in the first instance, without in any way derogating from clause 0 below;

 

(c)any such Transfer, charge, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition shall not relieve or discharge the applicable Party from any of their respective liabilities or obligations hereunder existing on the date of such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, lease or other disposition, and the Royalty Holder may continue to look to the applicable Party for the performance thereof, it being understood that for any obligations or liabilities arising as of the date of the execution of the agreements provided for in Section 0 and 0, the applicable Party will have no further obligations or liabilities for the payment of the Royalty as relates to the applicable Concessions; and

 

(d)any such Transfer which does not comply with the terms of this Agreement shall be null and void and of no force or effect.

 

10.2.Transfer by Payor Group

 

(a)The Payor may not Transfer this Agreement or any interest therein, without complying with the provisions of Section 0, it being understood and agreed that at all times an Affiliate of the Payor (or the Payor itself) must be the registered and recorded owner of the Concessions.

 

(b)A Guarantor Company may not Transfer this Agreement or any interest therein, without complying with the provisions of Section 10.1.

 

(c)A Guarantor Local Branch may not Transfer this Agreement or any interest therein, without complying with the provisions of Section 10.1 or Section 10.3.

 

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10.3.Transfer of Guarantor Shares or Assets by Payor

 

The Payor may not Transfer any interest in the shares or the assets of either of the Guarantor Companies, including but not limited to the Local Branches 1 and/or 2 and the Concessions (each a “Subsidiary Disposition”), without in each case complying with the following:

 

(a)It shall be a condition of such Subsidiary Disposition that: (i) the Guarantor Local Branch owned by the applicable Guarantor Company remains owned by the Guarantor Company; and (ii) the transferee or other counterparty to such transaction (in each case, the “Subsidiary Transferee”) first executes and delivers to the Royalty Holder together with the applicable Guarantor Local Branch and the Guarantor Local Company a Deed of Assumption pursuant to which the Subsidiary Transferee and the applicable Guarantor Local Branch agrees to be bound (and remain bound, as the case may be) by the terms of this Agreement with respect to the applicable Concessions held by the Guarantor Local Branch in the same manner and to the same extent as though the Subsidiary Transferee was an original party hereto with respect to the applicable Concessions. It is understood and agreed that if the Subsidiary Disposition is not in respect of all of the shares of the applicable Guarantor Company, then the Subsidiary Transferee and the Payor shall be jointly and severally liable under this Agreement;

 

(b)Any such Subsidiary Disposition shall not relieve or discharge the Payor from any of its liabilities or obligations hereunder with respect to the applicable Concessions, held by the applicable Guarantor Local Branch that might be existing at the time of closing of such Subsidiary Disposition, and the Royalty Holder may continue to look to the Payor for the performance thereof with respect to the applicable Concessions; and

 

(c)any such Transfer which does not comply with the terms of this Agreement shall be null and void and of no force or effect.

 

If the Subsidiary Disposition is the sale of both or either of the Branches 1 or 2 and or the Concessions (the “Asset Disposition”), this cannot occur without in each case complying with the following:

 

(d)it shall be a condition of such Asset Disposition that the transferee or other counterparty to such transaction (in each case, the “Guarantor Local Branch Transferee”) first executes and delivers to the Royalty Holder together with the applicable Guarantor Local Branch a Deed of Assumption pursuant to which the Guarantor Local Branch Transferee agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and the Mining Pledge and the Economic Rights Pledge with respect to the applicable Concessions held by the Guarantor Local Branch in the same manner and to the same extent as though the Guarantor Local Branch Transferee was an original party hereto and thereto with respect to the applicable Concessions;

 

(e)if the Guarantor Local Branch Transferee is the Parent Company at the top of its corporate chain, then the Guarantor Local Branch Transferee shall also agree to be the Payor under this Agreement and under the Mining Pledge and the Economic Rights Pledge with respect to the applicable Concessions in the Deed of Assumption in the place and stead of the Payor with respect to the applicable Concessions;

 

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(f)if the Guarantor Local Branch Transferee is not the Parent Company, then the Payor hereunder shall also be a transferor and Parent Company of the Guarantor Local Branch Transferee shall also execute and deliver the Deed of Assumption whereby such Parent Company of the Guarantor Local Branch Transferee agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and the Mining Pledge and the Economic Rights Pledge with respect to the applicable Concessions and by all of the liabilities and obligations of the Payor transferor hereunder with respect to the applicable Concessions in the same manner and to the same extent as if the Parent Company of the Guarantor Local Branch was an original party hereto;

 

(g)any such Guarantor Local Branch Disposition shall not relieve or discharge the Payor from any of its liabilities or obligations hereunder with respect to the applicable Concessions held by the applicable Guarantor Local Branch that might be existing at the time of closing of such Guarantor Local Branch Disposition, and the Royalty Holder may continue to look to the Payor for the performance thereof with respect to the applicable Concessions; and

 

(h)any such Transfer which does not comply with the terms of this Agreement shall be null and void and of no force or effect.

 

It is understood and agreed that if there has been a Deed of Assumption with respect to a Subsidiary Disposition and / or an Asset Disposition for one but not both of the Guarantor Companies and / or Guarantor Local Branches, then this Agreement may be split into two agreements at the request of any party and the parties will act in a commercially reasonable manner in negotiating the split of any such agreement.

 

11.GENERAL CONTRACT PROVISIONS

 

11.1.Acknowledgement of Royalty Assignment

 

The Royalty Transferor hereby assigns and vests to the Royalty Holder its rights and interest in the Royalty under the Share Purchase Agreement, and the Payor and each of the Guarantors consent, acknowledge and accept such assignment, and deem that this Agreement supersedes and fulfills any terms and conditions required under the Share Purchase Agreement to complete it.

 

11.2.Successors and Assigns

 

This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and shall be binding on and enforceable by the Parties, and, where the context so permits, their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

11.3.Notice

 

All notices, requests, demands or other communications which by the terms hereof are permitted or required to be given by any Party to the other parties shall be given in writing by personal delivery or by email, addressed to such other Party or delivered to such other Party as follows:

 

to the Royalty Holder at:

 

Green Shift Commodities Ltd.

217 Queen Street West, 4th Floor

Toronto, ON M5V 0R2

 

Attention: Trumbull Fisher

Email: tfisher@greenshiftcommodities.com

 

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With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP

Suite 3200, Bay Adelaide Centre – North Tower

40 Temperance Street

Toronto ON M5H 0B4

 

Attention: Jamie Litchen

Email: jlitchen@cassels.com

 

to the Payor and the Guarantors at:

 

c/o Jaguar Uranium Corp.

150 King St W #200

Toronto, ON M5H 1J9

 

Attention: Luis Helguera, CEO

Email: luisducassi@hotmail.com

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

TingleMerrett LLP

1250, 639 – 5th Ave. SW

Calgary, AB T2P 0M 9

 

Attention: Scott Reeves

Email: sreeves@tinglemerrett.com

 

or at such other addresses and to such other Person that may be given by any of them to the others in writing from time to time on two days’ prior written notice and such notices, requests, demands or other communications shall be deemed to have been received when delivered.

 

11.4.Time of Essence

 

Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement in all respects.

 

11.5.Further Assurances

 

Each Party shall from time to time promptly execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered all such further documents and instruments and shall do or cause to be done all such further acts and things in connection with this Agreement that the other Parties may require as being necessary or desirable in order to effectively carry out or better evidence or perfect the full intent and meaning of this Agreement or any provision hereof.

 

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11.6.No Implied Covenants

 

The Parties agree that no implied covenants or duties relating to exploration, development, mining or the payment of production royalties or any other matters provided for herein shall affect any of their respective rights or obligations hereunder, and that the only covenants or duties which affect such rights and obligations shall be those expressly set out and provided for in this Agreement.

 

11.7.Entire Agreement

 

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties pertaining to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written. There are no conditions, representations, warranties, obligations or other agreements among the Parties in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement (whether oral or written, express or implied, statutory or otherwise) except as explicitly set out in this Agreement.

 

11.8.Amendment

 

No amendment of this Agreement shall be effective unless made in writing and signed by the Parties.

 

11.9.Waiver

 

A waiver of any default, breach or non-compliance under this Agreement shall not be effective unless in writing and signed by the Party to be bound by the waiver. No waiver shall be inferred from or implied by any failure to act or delay in acting by a Party in respect of any default, breach or non-observance or by anything done or omitted to be done by the other Party. The waiver by a Party of any default, breach or non-compliance under this Agreement will not operate as a waiver of that Party’s rights under this Agreement in respect of any continuing or subsequent default, breach or non-observance (whether of the same or any other nature).

 

11.10.Severability

 

Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction will, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability and will be severed from the balance of this Agreement, all without affecting the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

11.11.Governing Law

 

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the Province of Ontario and the Laws of Canada applicable therein and this Agreement shall be treated, in all respects, as an Ontario contract.

 

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11.12.Counterparts

 

This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and both of which taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. To evidence its execution of an original counterpart of this Agreement, a Party may send a copy of its original signature on the execution page hereof to the other Party by facsimile transmission or other means of electronic transmission (including PDF) and such transmission shall constitute delivery of an executed copy of this Agreement to the receiving Party.

 

11.13.Rule Against Perpetuities

 

If any right, power or interest of either Party in respect of the Royalty would violate the rule against perpetuities, then such right, power or interest shall terminate 20 years after the death of the last survivor of all the lineal descendants of His Majesty Prince Charles III of England, living on the date of execution of this Agreement. This clause is included given that the term of this Agreement is in perpetuity.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties have executed these presents as of the date and year first above written.

 

  JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
   
  Per: /s/ Luis Augusto Ducassi
  Name:  
  Title:  
  I have authority to bind the corporation
   
  GAIA ENERGY INVESTMENTS LTD.
   
  Per: /s/ Luis Augusto Ducassi
  Name:  
  Title:  
  I have authority to bind the corporation
   
  GAIA ENERGY INVESTMENTS LTD. SUCURSAL COLOMBIA
   
  Per: /s/ Luis Augusto Ducassi
  Name:  
  Title:  
  I have authority to bind the local branch
   
  Per:  
  Name:  
  Title:  
  I have authority to bind the local branch
   
  BERLIN (BVI) LIMITED
   
  Per: /s/ Luis Augusto Ducassi
  Name:  
  Title:  
  I have authority to bind the corporation
   
  BERLIN BVI LIMITED SUCURSAL COLOMBIA
   
  Per: /s/ Luis Augusto Ducassi
  Name:  
  Title:  
  I have authority to bind the local branch
   
  GREEN SHIFT COMMODITIES LTD.
   
  Per: /s/ Trumbull Fisher
  Name: Trumbull Fisher
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
  I have authority to bind the corporation
   
  GAIA ENERGY INC.
   
  Per: /s/ Trumbull Fisher
  Name: Trumbull Fisher
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
  I have authority to bind the corporation

 

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SCHEDULE “A”

 

DESCRIPTION OF CONCESSIONS AND CONCESSION APPLICATIONS

 

Part I – Description of Berlin Concessions

 

Title 736 17

Title 755 17

Title 664 17

 

Part II – Description of Concession Applications

 

Proposal 508202

Proposal 508645

Proposal 506138

 

 

 

SCHEDULE “B”

 

FORM OF THE PLEDGE AGREEMENT OVER FUTURE MINING PRODUCTS

 

See attached.

 

 

 

 

 

PLEDGE AGREEMENT OVER FUTURE MINING PRODUCTS

 

entered into by

 

Gaia Energy Investments Ltd.

 

(“Company 1”) and

 

Berlin (BVI) Limited

 

(“Company 2” and together with Company 1, the “Companies”)

 

and

 

Gaia Energy Investments Ltd Sucursal Colombia

 

(“Guarantor 1”)

 

and

 

Berlin (BVI) Limited Sucursal Colombia

 

(“Guarantor 2” and together with the Companies and Guarantor 1, the “Guarantors”)

 

and

 

Green Shift Commodities Ltd.

 

(the “Secured Party”) and

 

JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.

 

(the “Payor”)

 

March , 2024.

 

 

 

MINING PLEDGE AGREEMENT OVER FUTURE MINING PRODUCTS

 

Among the undersigned, namely:

 

(i)GAIA ENERGY INVESTMENTS LTD, a business company existing under the laws of BVI with the company number 1022314 (“Guarantor 1”);

 

(ii)BERLIN (BVI) LIMITED, a business company existing under the laws of BVI with the company number 2067901 (“Guarantor 2”, and, together with Guarantor 1, the “Companies”);

 

(iii)GAIA ENERGY INVESTMENTS LTD SUCURSAL COLOMBIA, a local branch of Gaia Energy Investments Ltd, registered in Colombia with tax identification number 900127139- 6 (“Branch 1”);

 

(iv)BERLIN (BVI) LIMITED SUCURSAL COLOMBIA, a local branch of Berlin (BVI) Limited, registered in Colombia with tax identification number 901598158-1 (“Branch 2”, and, together with the Companies and Branch 1, the “Guarantors”);

 

(v)GREEN SHIFT COMMODITIES LTD., a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of Ontario with the company number 2088134 (the “Secured Party”, and, together with the Guarantors and the Payor, the “Parties”); and

 

(vi)JAGUAR URANIUM CORP., a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of British Columbia with the company number BC1391795 (the “Payor”),

 

we have decided to enter into this closed and non-possessory pledge agreement (the “Agreement”) over future mining products which consist of the mining production derived from the Concessions, the Granted Concessions and the Concession Applications (each as defined below), which shall be governed by Colombian law and by the provisions herein, especially as established in Article 238 of Law 685 of 2001, Law 1676 of 2013 and articles 410, 411, 1200, 1202 y 1207 a 1220 of the Colombian Commercial Code, subject to the following:

 

PREAMBLE

 

(a) WHEREAS the Payor, the Guarantors and the Secured Party (and others) executed and delivered a share purchase agreement dated as of December 8, 2023 (the “Share Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which Gaia Energy Inc. and the Secured Party sold to the Payor all of the shares of the Companies in consideration for among other things, the grant of a 1% net smelter return royalty ( the “Royalty”) on all the mining production from the Concessions, the Concession Applications and the Granted Concessions;

 

(b) AND WHEREAS the Secured Party, Gaia Energy Inc., the Payor and the Guarantors have executed and delivered a royalty agreement with respect to the Royalty dated as of the date hereof (the “Royalty Agreement”);

 

 

 

(c) AND WHEREAS the Payor owns all of the shares of the Companies;

 

(d) AND WHEREAS Branch 1 and Branch 2 are the local branches of the Companies;

 

(e) AND WHEREAS Branch 1 is the recorded and beneficial owner of the Concessions and Branch 2 is the recorded and beneficial owner of the Concession Applications and the future Granted Concessions;

 

(f) AND WHEREAS capitalized terms when used in these recitals and not otherwise defined in these recitals shall have the respective meanings set forth in Section 1.1;

 

(g) AND WHEREAS the Guarantors have each guaranteed the Royalty (and as a result thereof, have executed and delivered the Royalty Agreement) and in support of such guarantee, the Guarantors have each agreed to grant this Mining Pledge and to allow the Secured Party to register this Mining Pledge over all the mining production from the Concessions, the Concession Applications and the Granted Concessions in accordance with Applicable Law;

 

(h) NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH that in consideration of the mutual covenants, conditions and premises herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each of the Parties, the Parties do hereby covenant and agree as follows.

 

Consequently, and according to the foregoing recitals, the Parties have decided to enter into this Agreement in order to regulate the terms and conditions of the collateral granted herein which shall be governed by the following provisions:

 

CLAUSE I.
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

 

Section 1.01. Defined Terms

 

The following terms have the meanings set forth below, wherever they appear in this Agreement. Capitalized terms in the first letter that are not defined in this Agreement shall have the definitions assigned to them in the Royalty Agreement.

 

“Agreement” has the meaning given to this term in the preamble of this document.

 

“Affiliates” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person, partnership, joint venture, corporation, or other form of enterprise who directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under direct or indirect common control with, such Person, and includes any Person in like relation to an Affiliate. A Person is deemed to control another Person if such first Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the term “controlled” has a corresponding meaning.

 

“Applicable Laws” means, in relation to a particular Person, the laws, decrees, resolutions, ordinances, acts, orders, awards or judgments or, in general, regulations of mandatory compliance for such Person, including, without limitation, environmental or labor legislation, issued by any Governmental Authority from time to time.

 

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“Business Day” means any day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday in Toronto, Ontario, Vancouver British Columbia or Bogotá, Colombia.

 

“Collateral” has the meaning assigned in Section 2.01.

 

“Colombia” means the Republic of Colombia.

 

“Concessions” has the meaning assigned in the Royalty Agreement.

 

“Concessions Applications” has the meaning assigned in the Royalty Agreement.

 

“Enforcement Events” has the meaning assigned in Section 5.02.

 

“Event of Default” shall be the failure of the Payor or the Guarantors to fulfill and/or comply with the Secured Obligations and any of the obligations set forth herein.

 

“Event of Default Notice” means the notice sent by the Secured Party to the Payor and the Guarantors stating that the Payor or the Guarantors have not paid the Royalty. An Event of Default Notice is not required to have been accepted by the Payor or any of the Guarantors to be valid.

 

“Fair Market Price” has the meaning assigned in Section 5.03.

 

“Governmental Authority” means the government of Colombia, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether national or departmental, whether part of the executive, legislative or judicial branch, whether state, regional, provincial, territorial or local, whether a municipality or district, as well as any governing body, government agency, unit, secretariat, administrative department, regulatory authority, registry, entity, court or authority (including, without limitation, banking and tax authorities), decentralized body or equivalent entity or any department or other political subdivision thereof, or any governmental body, authority (including any central bank or tax authority) or any entity exercising government, executive, legislative or judicial functions, whether domestic or foreign.

 

“Granted Concessions” has the meaning assigned in the Royalty Agreement.

 

“Guarantors” has the meaning assigned in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement. “Initiation Notice” has the meaning assigned in Section 5.03.

 

“Investment Bank” has the meaning assigned in Section 5.03.

 

“Law 1676” means Law 1676 of 2013 of Colombia including any Applicable Law that modifies, adds, or replaces it from time to time.

 

“Mining Authorities” means the Ministry of Mines and Energy and the National Mining Agency or any Person exercising the functions of such entities from time to time.

 

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“Mining Code” means Law 685 of 2001 of Colombia, including any Applicable Law that modifies, adds to, or replaces it from time to time.

 

“Mining Pledge” refers to a security by means of which the mining title holder pledges the future production of minerals emanating from the Concessions, the Concession Applications and the Granted Concessions contracts in accordance with Article 238 to 242 of the Mining Code.

 

“Net Smelter Return” has the meaning assigned in the Royalty Agreement.

 

“Participants” has the meaning assigned in Section 5.03.

 

“Parties” has the meaning assigned in the preamble of this Agreement.

 

“Person” is to be broadly interpreted and includes an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a trust, an unincorporated organization, a Governmental Authority, and the executors, administrators or other legal representatives of an individual in such capacity.

 

“Pledged Assets” has the meaning assigned in Section 2.01.

 

“Power of Attorney” has the meaning assigned in Section 5.03.

 

“Products” means Uranium Bearing Products and Other Mineral Products as defined in the Royalty Agreement produced by means of the Concessions, the Concession Applications and the Granted Concessions. Products shall not include any material mined and removed from the Concessions, the Concession Applications and the Granted Concessions for use by the Payor or its Affiliates (including the Guarantors) for roads, foundations, concrete or other construction or industrial uses relating to the Concessions, the Concession Applications and the Granted Concessions or material that is processed that did not originate from the Concessions, the Concession Applications and the Granted Concessions and shall not include any material that is not recovered for commercial sale from ores extracted from the Concessions, the Concession Applications and the Granted Concessions including without limitation, reasonable quantities of Products which are not sold but which are used for assaying, treatment, amenability, metallurgical, test work or piloting.

 

“Registry of Security over Movable Assets” means the Colombian registry of securities over movable assets (Registro de Garantías Mobiliarias) created under Law 1676 and managed by Confecámaras (or any succeeding entity) or any other registry that replaces or succeeds such registry in the future.

 

“Royalty” means the net smelter return royalty to be paid to the Secured Party pursuant to the Royalty Agreement.

 

“Royalty Agreement” has the meaning assigned in the preamble of this Agreement. The pledge contained in this Agreement guarantees the Royalty payment agreed by parties in the Royalty Agreement.

 

“Secured Obligation” has the meaning assigned in Section 3.02.

 

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“Secured Party” has the meaning assigned to this term in the preamble of this Agreement.

 

“Selection Process” has the meaning assigned in Section 5.03.

 

Section 1.02. Rules of Interpretation

 

Unless the context of this Agreement requires otherwise, the following rules shall be used to interpret this Agreement:

 

(a)headings are for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation of this Agreement;

 

(b)the singular includes the plural and vice versa;

 

(c)words of any gender include all genders;

 

(d)other parts of speech and grammatical forms of a word or phrase defined in this Agreement have a corresponding meaning;

 

(e)the words ‘such as’, ‘including’, ‘particularly’ and similar expressions are not used as nor are intended to be interpreted as words of limitation;

 

(f)a thing (including but not limited to a chose in action or other right) includes a part of that thing;

 

(g)a reference to a clause, party, schedule, attachment or exhibit is a reference to a clause of, and a party, schedule, attachment or exhibit to, this Agreement, unless expressed otherwise by Parties;

 

(h)a Party includes its successors and permitted assigns;

 

(i)a reference to a document includes all amendments or supplements to, or replacements or novations of, that document;

 

(j)a reference to an agreement other than this Agreement includes a deed and any legally enforceable undertaking, agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether or not in writing;

 

(k)if a period of time is specified and dates from a given day or the day of an act or event, it is to be calculated exclusive of that day;

 

(l)when the day on which something must be done is not a Business Day, that thing must be done on the following Business Day and in determining the time of day where relevant to this Agreement, the relevant time of day is, for the purposes of giving or receiving notices, the time of day where a Party receiving a notice is located or for any other purpose under this Agreement, the time of day in the place where the Party required to perform an obligation is located;

 

(m)a reference to $ is to USD unless otherwise specifically provided for to the contrary herein; and

 

(n)the singular includes the plural, and the plural includes the singular,

 

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CLAUSE II.
PURPOSE

 

Section 2.01. Purpose

 

Pursuant to the terms stipulated herein and in accordance with Articles 238 to 242 of the Mining Code and Law 1676, the Guarantors grant in favor of the Secured Party, a closed and non-possessory and first-rank, security interest over any and all (i) future production of minerals emanating from the Concessions, the Concession Applications and the Granted Concessions, (ii) future production of the Products of the Concessions, the Concession Applications and the Granted Concessions and (iii) proceeds derived from the sale or other transfer of (i) and (ii) above (collectively, the “Collateral” or the “Pledged Assets”).

 

The purpose of the Mining Pledge granted under this Agreement is to serve as a guaranty, and the Collateral to serve as security, in favor and for the benefit of the Secured Party in relation to the payment and performance of the Secured Obligations by the Payor and the Guarantors, when due under the Royalty Agreement. Furthermore, the Guarantors declare that the Collateral includes each and all of the Products that they have or may come to have at any time and undertake to take all measures deemed necessary to ensure that at all times the Collateral is made up of 100% of the Products owned by it. To such extent, the Products it owns or has right to in the present or in the future, as a result of any event or act emanating from, or related to the exploration and exploitation of, the Concessions, the Concession Applications and the Granted Concessions, shall be covered by this Agreement and shall constitute Collateral hereunder.

 

The granting of this security over the Collateral does not limit the Secured Party to enforce or foreclose on any other security available that is granted in favor of the Secured Party, nor to exercise any other actions to enforce the Secured Obligations. The Collateral shall remain in effect as long as the Secured Obligations exist, even if they are extended, modified, restructured, or novated, and shall cover the obligation arising from such extension, modification, restructuring or novation.

 

The Secured Party automatically and without any prior consent from the Guarantors shall have the right to register the pledge over the Collateral in the Registry of Security over Movable Assets or any other registration to be made under this Agreement, for the purpose of preserving the rights in favor of the Secured Party and the protection of the Secured Obligations.

 

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CLAUSE III.
SECURED OBLIGATIONS

 

Section 3.01. Particular Terms of the Secured Obligations

 

For the purposes of paragraph of Article 14 of the Law 1676, the Parties declare and acknowledge that the principal terms of the Secured Obligations, the Collateral and this Agreement are as follows:

 

Guarantors Gaia Energy Investments Ltd., Berlin (BVI) Limited, Berlin (BVI) Limited Sucursal Colombia and Gaia Energy Investments Ltd Sucursal Colombia.
   
Nature of the Secured Obligations

The payment by the Payor and/or any Guarantor of the Royalty as agreed in the Royalty Agreement, as well as the payment of any fees, expenses, indemnities, interest, collection fees (including attorney’s fees) and any other amount, obligation or liability owed pursuant to or related to the payment of the Royalty (collectively, the “Secured Obligations”).

   
Maximum Secured Amount

US$30.0 million.

 

This amount is included solely as an estimation for purposes of Article 14 of Law 1676 of 2013, and in no event shall limit the amount of the Secured Obligations that is ultimately owed.

   
Term of the Collateral Five (5) years counted from the date on which the collateral is registered in the Registry of Security over Movable Assets, which shall be automatically extended for additional periods of three (3) years, in accordance with the provisions of Law 1676 of 2013. For purposes of clarity, the security created by this Agreement shall remain in force (and its registration with the Registry of Security over Movable Assets shall be extended by the Secured Party as many times as necessary) until the date on which the Secured Obligations have been extinguished in their entirety.
   
Pledged Assets

Any and all (i) future production of minerals emanating from the Concessions, the Concession Applications and the Granted Concessions (as such terms are defined in this Agreement), (ii) future production of the Products of the Concessions, the Concession Applications and the Granted Concessions (as such terms are defined in this Agreement), and (iii) proceeds derived from the sale or other transfer of (i) and/or (ii) above, all in accordance with Articles 238 to 240 of the Mining Code.

 

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Section 3.02. Absolute Collateral

 

To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Laws, the rights and remedies of the Secured Party under this Agreement, the Collateral and the obligations of the Guarantors under this Agreement are absolute, irrevocable and unconditional and shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be released, suspended, discharged, terminated or in any way affected by any circumstance or occurrence, until the termination of its term pursuant to the terms of Section 9.02 of this Agreement, including:

 

(a) Any renewal, extension, amendment, modification, addition of the Royalty Agreement or any instrument or agreement referred to therein, or any assignment or transfer thereof pursuant to the terms and conditions included in those agreements;

 

(b) Any waiver, extension, consent, restructuring, novation or other action or inaction under or with respect to any of the Secured Obligations, this Agreement, any part of the Royalty Agreement or other instrument or agreement relating to the foregoing, or any exercise or failure to exercise any right, power, remedy or privilege under or with respect to the Secured Obligations, this Agreement, any part of the Royalty Agreement or any other instrument or agreement relating to the foregoing;

 

(c) The granting of any additional security for the performance of any of the Secured Obligations in favor of the Secured Party or in favor of any other Person;

 

(d) Any substitution, sale, exchange, release, surrender or realization of, or upon any security interest in favor of the Secured Party or in favor of any other Person, or the failure to create, preserve, perfect, or protect any other lien granted in favor of the Secured Party; or

 

(e) The acceleration of the maturity of any of the Secured Obligations or any other change in the time of payment thereof.

 

(f) In the event that one or more of the Concessions, the Granted Concessions or the Concession Applications is terminated, declared null, void, ineffective under Colombian Law, such declaration will not entail the annulment, inefficacy, invalidity, or illegality of the security granted under this Agreement with respect to any remaining Concessions, Granted Concessions or Concession Applications.

 

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CLAUSE IV.
COLLATERAL REGISTRATION

 

Section 4.01. Registration before the Registry of Security over Movable Assets

 

(a) The Guarantors agree, acknowledge, and authorize the Secured Party to register the Collateral with the Registry of Security over Movable Assets in accordance with the provisions of Law 1676, as well as to register any modification, extension, addition, enlargement, extension, or novation of this Agreement or the Collateral.

 

(b) In accordance with Article 21 of Law 1676, this Agreement shall be enforceable against third parties by registration in the Registry of Security over Movable Assets.

 

(c) For these purposes, the Secured Party may request the Payor and/or the Guarantors to sign or deliver in a timely manner any additional document or instrument and to take any subsequent measure or take any action deemed necessary or requested by the Secured Party in order to complete and register the corresponding registration forms in the Registry of Security over Movable Assets in an effective manner and in order to perfect and maintain the effectiveness of the Collateral; and the Payor and the Guarantors undertake to comply with any such request in a timely manner. Likewise, the Payor and the Guarantors undertake to deliver and/or sign all documents that may be necessary to modify, update or cancel the registration of this Agreement in the Registry of Security over Movable Assets and, if applicable, to permit the Secured Party to enforce or foreclose on the Collateral.

 

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement, the Payor and the Guarantors authorize the Secured Party to register the amendments thereto in the Registry of Security over Movable Assets while this Agreement is in force under the terms of this Section 4.01 and if there are outstanding balances of the Secured Obligations, in which case this Agreement’s amendments and its corresponding registration in the Registry of Security over Movable Assets shall be automatically extended for periods of three (3) years.

 

CLAUSE V.
ENFORCEMENT OF THE COLLATERAL

 

Section 5.01. Effect of an Event of Default

 

In the event of the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Secured Party shall proceed with the enforcement procedure it chooses in accordance with this CLAUSE V. The Secured Party shall notify the Payor and the Guarantors of the commencement of the enforcement process of the Collateral in compliance with Article 65 of Law 1676.

 

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Section 5.02. Enforcement Procedure

 

In order to enforce and foreclose on the Collateral, the Secured Party and the Guarantors expressly agree that the enforcement proceedings under this Agreement may be initiated upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (collectively, the “Enforcement Events”) by selecting at its discretion any of the following mechanisms governed by Applicable Laws:

 

(a) Special Enforcement Proceeding: Resorting to special enforcement through the mechanism provided in Section 6.03 of this Agreement;

 

(b) Judicial Collection Proceeding: Recourse to ordinary or executive jurisdiction courts in accordance with Title VI, Chapter IV of Law 1676, Articles 238 et seq. of the Mining Code and Articles 467 and 468 of Law 1564 of 2012; or

 

(c) Enforcement by Direct Payment Proceeding: Resorting to direct payment enforcement in accordance with Section 5.04 of this Agreement and article 69, paragraph 2 of Law 1676.

 

(d) Any costs arising from the enforcement of this Agreement and/or foreclosure of the Collateral shall be borne by the Payor and the Guarantors and may be deducted by the Secured Party from the resources resulting from the development of the proceedings for the enforcement of the Collateral.

 

(e) Except under the direct payment enforcement procedure (to the extent such exception is permitted by Applicable Laws), the Secured Party shall return to the Guarantors the excess, if any, of the sale of any Pledged Assets, after all Secured Obligations and related owed amounts have been paid to the Secured Party’s conformity.

 

Section 5.03. Special Enforcement Procedure

 

The Secured Party may resort to special enforcement of the Collateral in accordance with the procedure provided in this Section 5.03. The Secured Party, at any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default, may commence the special enforcement of the Collateral, by filing the appropriate registration form of enforcement in the Registry of Security over Movable Assets and complying with the requirements and steps set forth in Law 1676 related thereto (the “Initiation Notice”).

 

The Parties agree that the special enforcement proceeding shall be as follows:

 

(a) After the Initiation Notice has been given and once the opposition proceedings provided in Article 66 and Article 67 of Law 1676 have been completed, the Secured Party may proceed with the special enforcement of the Collateral before the Arbitration and Conciliation Center of the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce or before a notary public, at the election of the Secured Party.

 

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(b) The procedure for the special enforcement of the Collateral and for the disposition of the Pledged Assets shall be governed by the rules set forth in this Agreement, and, where not expressly regulated, as provided in Chapter III of Title VI of Law 1676 (under the heading “Special Enforcement of the Collateral”) and Decree 1835 of 2015, as applicable.

 

(c) Within fifteen (15) Business Days following the notifications, registrations and objection procedures described in the preceding paragraphs, the Secured Party:

 

(i)may hire the services of an independent investment bank that it chooses at its discretion (the “Investment Bank”);

 

(ii)once selected, the Investment Bank must immediately start the work and activities aimed at carrying out the valuation of the Pledged Assets and mechanisms commonly used and generally accepted as of recognized technical value by experts in valuation and sale processes of similar assets;

 

(iii)the value defined by the Investment Bank in accordance with the criteria and rules provided above will be the fair market price in block or in its state of economic unit (the “Fair Market Price”);

 

(iv)once approved by the Secured Party the structure and rules of the selection and sale process (the “Selection Process”) must be conducted in compliance with said terms, and in all cases following the following rules:

 

(1) The sale will have as reference price the Fair Market Price. For purposes of clarity, the Fair Market Price will be determined by the Investment Bank;

 

(2) None of the participants in the Selection Process may be the real beneficiary of the Guarantors at the time of the Selection Process or at the time of the award (the “Participants”). For the awarding of the Pledged Assets a plurality of Participants will not be necessary.

 

(3) The Pledged Assets will be awarded to the Participant who has offered the best price and payment conditions, which may not be less than the Fair Market Price.

 

(4) In the event that, within thirty (30) Business Days following the start of the Selection Process, no offers are submitted, the Secured Party in coordination with the Investment Bank, for fifteen (15) additional Business Days will start a new round of negotiation, with the objective of obtaining an offer that is not less than 85% of the Fair Market Price. The Pledged Assets will be awarded to the Participant who has offered the best price and payment conditions, which may not be less than 85% of the Fair Market Price.

 

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(5) Once the additional term mentioned in the previous numeral has expired without an offer equal to or greater than 85% of the Fair Market Price having been obtained, the Secured Party may choose at any time to pay the Secured Obligations directly with the Pledged Assets, receiving them in payment for 70% of the Fair Market Price thereof.

 

(6) Once a Participant is selected, the Pledged Assets will be transferred to it. For these purposes, through the signing of this Agreement, the Guarantors grant a broad and sufficient special power of attorney to the Secured Party so that, in the name and on behalf of the Guarantors, it may perform all the acts and sign all the documents and agreements that are necessary for the completion of the transfer, under the terms of this Agreement (the “Power of Attorney”). The Power of Attorney granted herein is irrevocable and has been granted for the benefit of the Secured Party. With the signing of this Agreement, the Secured Party irrevocably accepts the Power of Attorney conferred herein. If, for the purposes of the transfer, it is necessary to grant a power of attorney other than the previous one, the Guarantors undertake, unconditionally and irrevocably, to grant ample and sufficient power of attorney to the Secured Party, within three (3) Business Days following the request. of the Secured Party, so that the latter, in the name and representation of the Guarantors, performs all the acts and signs all the documents and agreements that are necessary for the completion of the transfer.

 

(7) Neither the Secured Party nor any representative shall be liable for any liability arising out of the exercise or purported exercise, or failure to exercise, any of their respective powers under this Agreement, except if, and to the extent that, such liability arises out of their own gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

(d)The decision to initiate the process of selecting a purchaser of the Pledged Assets shall be made by the Secured Party in its sole discretion. The Secured Party shall consider the interest of the Guarantors and shall seek to obtain the best price terms for the Pledged Assets from third parties. The Guarantors, following the instructions of the Secured Party, shall proceed with the transfer of the Pledged Assets to the purchaser by way of commercial purchase.

 

Section 5.04. Enforcement by Direct Payment

 

In the event of an Event of Default, the Secured Party may take ownership over the Pledged Assets as payment, becoming the sole owner of the Pledged Assets. Upon the enforcement by direct payment, without any authorization from the Guarantors being required, the Secured Party shall become the owner of the Pledged Assets.

 

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Section 5.05.Secured Party’s Liability

 

The Guarantors acknowledge and agree that the Secured Party, by virtue of the provisions of this Agreement, has all rights to perform any acts or things that it deems necessary to obtain performance of the Secured Obligations. The Guarantors further acknowledge and agree that the Secured Party shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to the aforesaid acts, and with respect to any effect such acts may have with respect to the Guarantors and their respective business.

 

Section 5.06.Cumulative Remedies

 

Any and all rights, powers, faculties and remedies specifically granted to the Secured Party are granted in addition to each of the other rights, powers, authorities and remedies specifically conferred to the Secured Party under the Royalty Agreement, whether under Applicable Laws or pursuant to acts or decisions of a Governmental Authority, and any and all such rights, powers and remedies, whether specifically conferred herein or otherwise existing from time to time or concurrently, may be exercised in whole or in part and as often and in such order as the Secured Party may deem advisable. All such rights, powers, faculties, and remedies shall be cumulative and the exercise or commencement of the exercise of one shall not waive any other such right. Neither the delay or omission by the Secured Party or extension of any of the Secured Obligations shall impair the Secured Party’s rights, powers, and remedies or constitute a waiver thereof with respect to, or acceptance of, an Event of Default. In the event that the Secured Party files any lawsuit or judicial or extrajudicial proceeding to enforce the rights set forth herein and obtains a favorable judgment or decision from the competent authority, then in such proceeding the Secured Party may recover the reasonable and duly documented expenses incurred, including attorney’s fees, and the sums due, whether or not determined in the judgment or by the competent authority.

 

CLAUSE VI.
CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATIONS

 

Section 6.01. Cancellation of Registration in the Registry of Security over Movable Assets

 

Within fifteen (15) Business Days following the termination of this Agreement under the terms of Section 10.02, the Secured Party shall proceed to request the cancellation of the registration of this Agreement or shall withdraw the request for registration of this Agreement if it has not been registered.

 

In the event that the Secured Party does not proceed to request the cancellation of the registration of this Agreement, or the withdrawal referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph, within the term of fifteen (15) Business Days indicated above, the procedure described in Article 76 of Law 1676 shall be followed.

 

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Section 6.02. Registration of the Enforcement Termination Form

 

Within fifteen (15) Business Days following the date of payment in full of the Secured Obligations, and provided that any enforcement proceeding initiated under the terms of CLAUSE V has come to an end or in the event of the occurrence of any of the events included in Article 31 of Decree 400 of 2014 as amended, the Secured Party shall proceed to register an enforcement termination form. In the event that the Secured Party fails to comply with the obligation to register the enforcement termination form, the Guarantors may demand its compliance by means of the procedure contemplated in Article 76 of Law 1676. There will also be room to register an enforcement termination form when the Secured Party does not initiate enforcement proceedings within thirty (30) Business Days after the registry of the enforcement termination form in accordance with Article 31 of Decree 400 of 2014.

 

CLAUSE VII.
OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES

 

Section 7.01. Payor and Guarantors obligations

 

Each of the Payor and the Guarantors assume all obligations established in the Applicable Laws. Additionally, the Payor and the Guarantors undertake to:

 

(a) Refrain from granting to third parties any right, lien or security interest over the Products of any other Pledged Asset, and to refrain from imposing liens on the Products or any other Pledged Assets, except for those granted with the express, prior and written consent of the Secured Party;

 

(b) As soon as possible, sign and deliver any additional documents or instruments and advance any subsequent steps or take any action deemed necessary, or reasonably requested by the Secured Party in order to complete the registration of the Collateral under the terms of CLAUSE IV of this Agreement;

 

(c) Notify the Secured Party of any relevant circumstances with respect to the Concessions, the Concession Applications and the Granted Concessions, of which it becomes aware, that jeopardize the performance of the Secured Obligations and the obligations under this Agreement;

 

(d) Assume all expenses derived from the constitution, modification, extension, enforcement or cancellation of the Collateral;

 

(e) Notify the Secured Party of any seizure or encumbrances on the areas related to the Concessions, the Granted Concessions and the Concession Applications, immediately upon notification made by the competent Governmental Authority of such seizure;

 

(f) Promptly notify the Secured Party, and in any event within five (5) Business Days following the date on which the Guarantors effectively sell the Pledged Assets emanating from the Concessions, the Concession Applications and the Granted Concessions; and

 

(g) Abstain to perform or allowed to be performed, any act that may impair or terminate the Collateral in accordance with the terms of the Royalty Agreement.

 

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Section 7.02. Secured Party’s Obligations

 

The Secured Party assumes all obligations established in the Applicable Laws. Additionally, the Secured Party undertakes to:

 

(a) Refrain from making requirements or demands on the Payor or the Guarantors that are not necessary or reasonable to complete the registration of the Collateral under the terms of CLAUSE IV of this Agreement;

 

(b) Proceed to cancel the registration of the Collateral within the term agreed for such purpose in accordance with Section 6.01 of this Agreement, in the cases described therein;

 

(c) Proceed with the registration of the enforcement termination form under the terms of Section 7.02 of this Agreement; and

 

(d) Proceed to request the cancellation of the registration of the Collateral or the withdrawal of their request for registration of the Collateral before the Registry of Security over Movable Assets as applicable, in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.01 of this Agreement.

 

CLAUSE VIII.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Section 8.01. Payor and Guarantors Representations and Warranties

 

The Payor and the Guarantors, make and grant the following representations and warranties. It is understood that the statements contained in this Agreement were made for the purpose of having the Secured Party enter into this Agreement, and the Secured Party further acknowledges that the Secured Party has agreed to enter into this Agreement in reliance upon such statements and representations, relying fully upon the truth and accuracy of each such statement and representation:

 

(a) Each of the Payor and the Guarantors is a company duly incorporated and existing under the Applicable Laws of its country of domicile and is validly existing;

 

(b) Each of Branch 1 and Branch 2 is validly existing under the Applicable Laws of Colombia;

 

(c) Each of the Payor and the Guarantors has all the powers and corporate authority required to conduct its business, own property, enter into this Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder;

 

(d) No authorization, approval, filing, registration, or other action by any authority (except for the registry of the Collateral before the Registry of Security over Movable Assets) : (i) not obtained for the due execution and performance of this Agreement, or (ii) which must be obtained prior to the execution and performance of this Agreement,; is necessary or required of the Payor and the Guarantors for its validity or enforceability;

 

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(e) This Agreement is valid, legal, binding and enforceable as against each of the Payor and the Guarantors in accordance with its terms;

 

(f) The execution of this Agreement by the Payor and each of the Guarantors and the performance of the obligations contained herein do not contravene Applicable Laws, any provision of its own bylaws, or any provision contained in any concession agreement registered in their respective names, as well as any provision to the contrary in the other agreements or instruments to which any of them is a party;

 

(g) There are no legal actions or judicial proceedings, before any Governmental Authority that affect or could reasonably be expected to affect the financial condition or operation of the Payor or the Guarantors or the Payor’s or the Guarantors’ ability to perform their respective obligations under this Agreement, or that affect or could reasonably be expected to affect the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement on the terms contemplated as of the date of execution hereof.

 

Any misrepresentation or inaccuracy in the Payor’s or the Guarantors’ statements and representations contained in this Agreement shall constitute a default under this Agreement.

 

CLAUSE IX.
MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 9.01. Amendments

 

This Agreement may only be modified by means of a written document signed by an authorized representative of each of the Parties. If required, any amendment to this Agreement shall be recorded by the Secured Party in the Registry of Security over Movable Assets, by means of the “Amendment Form” as provided in Law 1676.

 

Section 9.02. Term

 

This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until the earlier of:

 

(a) The fulfilment and irrevocable fulfilment of the Secured Obligations to the Secured Party’s satisfaction; or

 

(b) A written release of the collateral issued by the Secured Party.

 

None of the Payor nor any of the Guarantors may request the partial cancellation or modification of the registry of this Agreement in the Registry of Security over Movable Assets for the partial payment of the Secured Obligations.

 

Section 9.03. Applicable Law

 

This Agreement shall be governed by, construed, and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Colombia.

 

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Section 9.04. Dispute Resolution

 

Any dispute arising from the interpretation of this Agreement shall be submitted to the jurisdiction of the courts of Colombia. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Parties expressly and irrevocably waive any other jurisdiction that may apply.

 

Section 9.05. Indemnity

 

The Payor and the Guarantors shall indemnify and hold harmless the Secured Party, its representatives, agents, and officers from and against any liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, complaints, claims, actions, demands, suits, judgments, costs, and expenses, caused, imposed or brought against any of its representatives, agents and officers resulting from the operations or acts of the Payor and the Guarantors provided for in this Agreement.

 

Section 9.06. Nature of the Security

 

The Pledged Assets will be used for the payment of the totality of the Secured Obligations to the Secured Party.

 

Section 9.07. Notices

 

Any notice or any communication sent pursuant to this Agreement shall be made in writing. Any term that is established in this Agreement and that is triggered by a notice, shall be understood to begin on the date in which the relevant Party receives or sends the notice (as applicable). Unless otherwise indicated in this Agreement, it will be considered that any notices or communications have been given or sent properly when they have been delivered by hand or e-mail or certified air mail or courier service to the Person entitled to receive such notice or communication; or whenever they are delivered at the address of such party as specified below; or at any other address as has been indicated by notice given to the party sending the notice or communication; provided, however, that a change of address notice will only be effective from the moment when the respective party receives said notice. Likewise, the Parties accept that service of process or notice of any lawsuit, claim, action or proceeding derived from this Agreement be made at the following addresses:

 

Payor and Guarantors:

 

c/o Jaguar Uranium Corp. 150 King St W #200

Toronto, ON M5H 1J9

 

Attention: Luis Helguera, CEO

Email: luisducassi@hotmail.com

 

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Secured Party:

 

Green Shift Commodities Ltd.

217 Queen Street West, 4th Floor

Toronto, ON M5V 0R2

Attention: Trumbull Fisher

Email: tfisher@greenshiftcommodities.com

 

Any change of address or change in any other contact information shall be notified to the other Party in writing at least five (5) Business Days prior to the change of address becoming effective. If not so notified, such change will only be effective against the other Parties five (5) Business Days after such Party receives the change of address notice.

 

Section 9.08. No Waiver

 

No delay or failure to exercise any right, power or remedy under this Agreement shall affect or be construed as a waiver of any right, power, or remedy of the Secured Party. The rights and remedies provided in this Agreement are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other remedies provided by Applicable Laws.

 

Section 9.09. Severability

 

In the event that one or more provisions of this Agreement is declared null, void, ineffective or contrary to Colombian law, such declaration will not entail the annulment, inefficacy, invalidity, or illegality of the remaining stipulations or of the Agreement itself, which shall continue to be in full force and effect and enforceable against the Parties. Additionally, the Parties must carry out the necessary procedures or paperwork to replace the provision that was declared null, ineffective, or illegal for one that is legal, valid, and enforceable and that serves the same function and has the same effects of the provision declared null, ineffective, or contrary to law, as permitted by Applicable Laws. In the event that one or more of the Concessions, the Granted Concessions and/or the Concession Applications is terminated, declared null, void, ineffective under Colombian Law, such declaration will not entail the annulment, inefficacy, invalidity, or illegality of the Collateral and the pledge regarding the remaining Concessions, the Granted Concessions and/or the Concession Applications.

 

[Signature page to follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed or caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date of this Agreement.

 

  JAGUAR URANIUM CORP., as Payor
   
  Per: /s/ Luis Augusto Ducassi
  Name:  
  Title:  
  I have authority to bind the corporation
   
  GAIA ENERGY INVESTMENTS LTD.
  as Guarantor
   
  Per: /s/ Luis Augusto Ducassi
  Name:  
  Title:  
  I have authority to bind the corporation
   
  GAIA ENERGY INVESTMENTS LTD.
  SUCURSAL COLOMBIA, as Guarantor
   
  Per: /s/ Luis Augusto Ducassi
  Name:  
  Title:  
  I have authority to bind the local branch
   
  Per:
  Name:  
  Title:  
  I have authority to bind the local branch
   
  BERLIN (BVI) LIMITED, as Guarantor
   
  Per: /s/ Luis Augusto Ducassi
  Name:  
  Title:  
  I have authority to bind the corporation
   
  BERLIN (BVI) LIMITED SUCURSAL
  COLOMBIA, as Guarantor
   
  Per: /s/ Luis Augusto Ducassi
  Name:  
  Title:  
  I have authority to bind the local branch
   
  GREEN SHIFT COMMODITIES LTD.,
  as Secured Party
   
  Per:
  Name: Trumbull Fisher
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
  I have authority to bind the corporation
   

 

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SCHEDULE “C”

 

FORM OF ECONOMIC RIGHTS PLEDGE

 

See attached.

 

 

 

 

 

PLEDGE AGREEMENT OVER ECONOMIC RIGHTS

 

entered into by

 

Gaia Energy Investments Ltd.,

 

Berlin (BVI) Limited,

 

Gaia Energy Investments Ltd Sucursal Colombia,

 

Berlin (BVI) Limited Sucursal Colombia,

 

as the Guarantors;

 

Green Shift Commodities Ltd,

 

as the Secured Party

 

and

 

Jaguar Uranium Corp.,
as Payor

 

March_____, 2024.

 

 

 

PLEDGE AGREEMENT OVER ECONOMIC RIGHTS

 

Among the undersigned, namely:

 

(i) GAIA ENERGY INVESTMENTS LTD, a business company existing under the laws of BVI with the company number 1022314 ( “Guarantor 1”);

 

(ii) BERLIN (BVI) LIMITED, a business company existing under the laws of BVI with the company number 2067901 ( “Guarantor 2”, and, together with Guarantor 1, the “Companies”);

 

(iii) GAIA ENERGY INVESTMENTS LTD SUCURSAL COLOMBIA, a local branch of Gaia Energy Investments Ltd, registered in Colombia with tax identification number 900127139-6 (“Branch 1”);

 

(iv) BERLIN (BVI) LIMITED SUCURSAL COLOMBIA, a local branch of Berlin (BVI) Limited, registered in Colombia with tax identification number 901598158-1 (“Branch 2”, and, together with the Companies and Branch 1, the “Guarantors”);

 

(v) GREEN SHIFT COMMODITIES LTD., a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of Ontario with the company number 2088134 (the “Secured Party”, and, together with the Guarantors and the Payor, the “Parties”); and

 

(vi) JAGUAR URANIUM CORP., a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of British Columbia with the company number BC1391795(the “Payor”),

 

We have decided to enter into this non possessory pledge agreement over economic rights (the “Agreement”) on the sale of the mining production derived from the Concessions, the Granted Concessions and the Concession Applications (each as defined below), which shall be governed by Colombian law and by the provisions herein, especially as established in Law 1676 of 2013 and articles 410, 411, 1200, 1202 and 1207 to 1220 of the Colombian Commercial Code, subject to the following:

 

PREAMBLE

 

(a) WHEREAS the Payor, the Guarantors and the Secured Party (and others) executed and delivered a share purchase agreement dated as of December 8, 2023 (the “Share Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which Gaia Energy Inc. and the Secured Party sold to the Payor all of the shares of the Companies in consideration for among other things, the grant of a 1% net smelter return royalty ( the “Royalty”) on all the mining production from the Concessions, the Concession Applications and the Granted Concessions ;

 

(b) AND WHEREAS the Secured Party, Gaia Energy Inc., the Payor and the Guarantors have executed and delivered a royalty agreement with respect to the Royalty dated as of the date hereof (the “Royalty Agreement”);

 

(c) AND WHEREAS the Payor owns all of the shares of the Companies;

 

 

 

(d) AND WHEREAS Branch 1 and Branch 2 are the local branches of the Companies;

 

(e) AND WHEREAS Branch 1 is the recorded and beneficial owner of the Concessions and Branch 2 is the recorded and beneficial owner of the Concession Applications and the future Granted Concessions;

 

(f) AND WHEREAS capitalized terms when used in these recitals and not otherwise defined in these recitals shall have the respective meanings set forth in Section 1.1;

 

(g) AND WHEREAS the Guarantors have each guaranteed the Royalty (and as a result thereof, have executed and delivered the Royalty Agreement) and in support of such guarantee, the Guarantors have each agreed to allow the Secured Party to register a pledge agreement over the economic rights derived from the sale of the mining production from the Concessions, the Concession Applications, and the Granted Concessions in accordance with Applicable Law;

 

(h) NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH that in consideration of the mutual covenants, conditions and premises herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each of the Parties, the Parties do hereby covenant and agree as follows.

 

The Parties have decided to enter into this Agreement in order to regulate the terms and conditions of the collateral granted herein which shall be governed by the following provisions:

 

CLAUSE I.
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

 

Section 1.01. Defined Terms

 

The following terms have the meanings set forth below, wherever they appear in this Agreement. Capitalized terms in the first letter that are not defined in this Agreement shall have the definitions assigned to them in the Royalty Agreement.

 

“Agreement” has the meaning given to this term in the preamble of this document.

 

“Affiliates” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person, partnership, joint venture, corporation, or other form of enterprise who directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under direct or indirect common control with, such Person, and includes any Person in like relation to an Affiliate. A Person is deemed to control another Person if such first Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the term “controlled” has a corresponding meaning.

 

“Applicable Laws” means, in relation to a particular Person, the laws, decrees, resolutions, ordinances, acts, orders, awards or judgments or, in general, regulations of mandatory compliance for such Person, including, without limitation, environmental or labor legislation, issued by any Governmental Authority from time to time.

 

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“Business Day” means any day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday in Toronto, Ontario, Vancouver British Columbia or Bogotá, Colombia.

 

“Collateral” has the meaning assigned in Section 2.01.

 

“Colombia” means the Republic of Colombia.

 

“Concessions” has the meaning assigned in the Royalty Agreement.

 

“Concessions Applications” has the meaning assigned in the Royalty Agreement.

 

“Economic Rights” means any and all present and future economic rights (or rights to receive payment) of each of the Guarantors under any Purchase Agreement, including but not limited to, all purchase price payments, interest of any kind (including remuneration or default interest), costs, expenses, indemnities or other charges generated now or in the future in favour of any of the Guarantors by virtue of, or under, or related to or in connection with, the any Purchase Agreement, whether or not they are instrumented in or backed by securities, negotiable instruments such as promissory notes or invoices, or have been assumed through, or agreed in, any other document, act or instrument.

 

“Enforcement Events” has the meaning assigned in Section 5.02.

 

“Event of Default” shall be the failure of the Payor or the Guarantors to fulfill and/or comply with the Secured Obligations and any of the obligations set forth herein.

 

“Event of Default Notice” means the notice sent by the Secured Party to the Payor and the Guarantors stating that the Payor or the Guarantors have not paid the Royalty. An Event of Default Notice is not required to have been accepted by the Payor or any of the Guarantors to be valid.

 

“Fair Market Price” has the meaning assigned in Section 5.03.

 

“Governmental Authority” means the government of Colombia, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether national or departmental, whether part of the executive, legislative or judicial branch, whether state, regional, provincial, territorial or local, whether a municipality or district, as well as any governing body, government agency, unit, secretariat, administrative department, regulatory authority, registry, entity, court or authority (including, without limitation, banking and tax authorities), decentralized body or equivalent entity or any department or other political subdivision thereof, or any governmental body, authority (including any central bank or tax authority) or any entity exercising government, executive, legislative or judicial functions, whether domestic or foreign.

 

“Granted Concessions” has the meaning assigned in the Royalty Agreement.

 

“Guarantors” has the meaning assigned in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

 

“Initiation Notice” has the meaning assigned in Section 5.03.

 

“Investment Bank” has the meaning assigned in Section 5.03.

 

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“Law 1676” means Law 1676 of 2013 including any Applicable Law that modifies, adds, or replaces it from time to time.

 

“Net Smelter Return” has the meaning assigned in the Royalty Agreement.

 

“Participants” has the meaning assigned in Section 5.03.

 

“Parties” has the meaning assigned in the preamble of this Agreement.

 

“Person” is to be broadly interpreted and includes an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a trust, an unincorporated organization, a Governmental Authority, and the executors, administrators or other legal representatives of an individual in such capacity.

 

“Pledged Assets” has the meaning assigned in Section 2.01.

 

“Power of Attorney” has the meaning assigned in Section 5.03.

 

“Products” means Uranium Bearing Products and Other Mineral Products as defined in the Royalty Agreement produced by means of the Concessions, the Concession Applications and the Granted Concessions. Products shall not include any material mined and removed from the Concessions, the Concession Applications and the Granted Concessions for use by the Payor or its Affiliates (including the Guarantors) for roads, foundations, concrete or other construction or industrial uses relating to the Concessions, the Concession Applications and the Granted Concessions or material that is processed that did not originate from the Concessions, the Concession Applications and the Granted Concessions and shall not include any material that is not recovered for commercial sale from ores extracted from the Concessions, the Concession Applications and the Granted Concessions including without limitation, reasonable quantities of Products which are not sold but which are used for assaying, treatment, amenability, metallurgical, test work or piloting.

 

“Purchase Agreement” means any and all of the agreements, documented in any form, whether written or oral, pursuant to which the Guarantors sell, or agree to sell in the future, transfer, assign, donate or provide an option (or similar instrument) for the purchase of, the mining production (including but not limited to, the Products) of the Concessions, the Concession Applications and the Granted Concessions, including but not limited to, all agreements described in Exhibit A of this Agreement.

 

“Registry of Security over Movable Assets” means the Colombian registry of securities over movable assets (Registro de Garantías Mobiliarias) created under Law 1676 and managed by Confecámaras (or any succeeding entity) or any other registry that replaces or succeeds such registry in the future.

 

“Royalty” means the net smelter return royalty to be paid to the Secured Party pursuant to the Royalty Agreement.

 

“Royalty Agreement” has the meaning assigned in the preamble of this Agreement. The pledge contained in this Agreement guarantees the Royalty payment agreed by parties in the Royalty Agreement.

 

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“Secured Obligation” has the meaning assigned in Section 2.01.

 

“Secured Party” has the meaning assigned to this term in the preamble of this Agreement.

 

“Selection Process” has the meaning assigned in Section 5.03.

 

Section 1.02. Rules of Interpretation

 

Unless the context of this Agreement requires otherwise, the following rules shall be used to interpret this Agreement:

 

(a) headings are for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation of this Agreement;

 

(b) the singular includes the plural and vice versa;

 

(c) words of any gender include all genders;

 

(d) other parts of speech and grammatical forms of a word or phrase defined in this Agreement have a corresponding meaning;

 

(e) the words ‘such as’, ‘including’, ‘particularly’ and similar expressions are not used as nor are intended to be interpreted as words of limitation;

 

(f) a thing (including but not limited to a chose in action or other right) includes a part of that thing;

 

(g) a reference to a clause, party, schedule, attachment or exhibit is a reference to a clause of, and a party, schedule, attachment or exhibit to, this Agreement, unless expressed otherwise by Parties;

 

(h) a Party includes its successors and permitted assigns;

 

(i) a reference to a document includes all amendments or supplements to, or replacements or novations of, that document;

 

(j) a reference to an agreement other than this Agreement includes a deed and any legally enforceable undertaking, agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether or not in writing;

 

(k) if a period of time is specified and dates from a given day or the day of an act or event, it is to be calculated exclusive of that day;

 

(l) when the day on which something must be done is not a Business Day, that thing must be done on the following Business Day and in determining the time of day where relevant to this Agreement, the relevant time of day is, for the purposes of giving or receiving notices, the time of day where a Party receiving a notice is located or for any other purpose under this Agreement, the time of day in the place where the Party required to perform an obligation is located;

 

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(m) a reference to $ is to USD unless otherwise specifically provided for to the contrary herein; and

 

(n) the singular includes the plural, and the plural includes the singular,

 

CLAUSE II.
PURPOSE

 

Section 2.01. Purpose

 

Pursuant to the terms stipulated herein and in accordance with Law 1676, the Guarantors grant in favor and for the benefit of the Secured Party, a non possessory first-ranking security interest over any and all Economic Rights, present and future, contained in, that arise from or may arise from, any and all Purchase Agreements (the “Collateral” or the “Pledged Assets”)).

 

The purpose of the pledge granted under this Agreement is to serve as a guaranty, and the Collateral to serve as security in favour of and for the benefit of the Secured Party in relation to the payment and performance of the Secured Obligations by the Payor and the Guarantors, when due under the Royalty Agreement. Furthermore, the Guarantors declare that the Collateral includes each and all of the Economic Rights they have or may come to have at any time and undertake to take all measures deemed necessary to ensure that at all times the Collateral is made up of 100% of the Economic Rights owned by it. To such extent, the Economic Rights it owns or has the right to in the present or in the future, as a result of any event or act related to the Royalty and to the sale, disposition or other transfer of the Products, shall be covered by this Agreement and shall constitute the Collateral hereunder.

 

The granting of this security over the Collateral does not limit the Secured Party to enforce or foreclose on any other security available that is granted in favor of the Secured Party, nor to exercise any other actions to enforce the Secured Obligations. The Collateral shall remain in effect as long as the Secured Obligations exist, even if they are extended, modified, restructured, or novated, and shall cover the obligation arising from such extension, modification, restructuring or novation.

 

The Secured party automatically and without any prior consent from the Guarantors shall have the right to register the pledge over the Collateral in the Registry of Security over Movable Assets or any other registration to be made under this Agreement, for the purpose of preserving the rights in favour of the Secured Party and the protection of the Secured Obligations.

 

Section 2 02. Determination of any Undetermined Pledged Assets

 

The Guarantors shall promptly notify the Secured Party whenever they enter into a Purchase Agreement. To do so, the relevant Guarantor shall send a notification to the Secured Party, with a copy to all other Parties of this Agreement, notifying it of such Purchase Agreement and attaching an updated copy of Exhibit [A] where it includes the main terms of such Purchase Agreement.

 

The Parties agree that whenever a Guarantor enters into a Purchase Agreement, Exhibit A of this Agreement shall be automatically modified to include such Purchase Agreements.

 

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The Parties accept, understand and acknowledge that whenever a Guarantor enters into any Purchase Agreement, the security interest created herein shall be created automatically over the Pledged Assets contained or associated with such Purchase Agreement. Any failure by a Guarantor to notify and/or update Exhibit [A] of this Agreement, shall not affect the creation of such security interest or the fact that the Economic Rights derived thereunder will be considered as Collateral and will have an automatic security interest over them created in favor of the Secured Party.

 

CLAUSE III.
OBLIGATIONS

 

Section 3.01. Particular Terms of the Secured Obligations

 

For the purposes of paragraph of Article 14 of the Law 1676, the Parties declare and acknowledge that the principal terms of the Secured Obligations, the Collateral and of this Agreement are as follows:

 

Guarantors Gaia Energy Investments Ltd., Berlin (BVI) Limited, Berlin (BVI) Limited Sucursal Colombia and Gaia Energy Investments Ltd Sucursal Colombia.
   
Secured Obligations The payment by the Payor and any Guarantor of the Royalty as agreed in the Royalty Agreement as well as the payment of any fees, expenses, indemnities, interest, collection fees (including attorney’s fees) and any other amount, obligation or liability, owed pursuant to or related to the payment of the Royalty. (collectively, the “Secured Obligations”).
   
Maximum Secured Amount

US$30.0 million.

 

This amount is included solely as an estimation for purposes of Article 14 of Law 1676 of 2013, and in no event shall limit the amount of the Secured Obligations that is ultimately owed.

   
Term of the Collateral Five (5) years counted from the date on which the collateral is registered in the Registry of Security over Movable Assets, which shall be automatically extended for additional periods of three (3) years, in accordance with the provisions of Law 1676 of 2013. For purposes of clarity, the security created by this Agreement shall remain in force (and its registration with the Registry of Security over Movable Assets shall be extended by the Secured Party as many times as necessary) until the date on which the Secured Obligations have been extinguished in their entirety.
   
Pledged Assets Any and all Economic Rights (as defined in the Agreement), present and future, contained in, that arise or may arise from, any and all Purchase Agreements (as defined in the Agreement).

 

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Section 3.02. Absolute Collateral

 

To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Laws, the rights and remedies of the Secured Party under this Agreement, the Collateral and the obligations of the Guarantors under this Agreement are absolute, irrevocable and unconditional and shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be released, suspended, discharged, terminated or in any way affected by any circumstance or occurrence, until the termination of its term pursuant to the terms of Section 9.02 of this Agreement, including:

 

(a) Any renewal, extension, amendment, modification, addition of the Royalty Agreement or any instrument or agreement referred to therein, or any assignment or transfer thereof pursuant to the terms and conditions included in those agreements;

 

(b) Any waiver, extension, consent, restructuring, novation or other action or inaction under or with respect to any of the Secured Obligations, this Agreement, any part of the Royalty Agreement or other instrument or agreement relating to the foregoing, or any exercise or failure to exercise any right, power, remedy or privilege under or with respect to the Secured Obligations, this Agreement, any part document of the Royalty Agreement or any other instrument or agreement relating to the foregoing;

 

(c) The granting of any additional security for the performance of any of the Secured Obligations in favor of the Secured Party or in favor of any other Person;

 

(d) Any substitution, sale, exchange, release, surrender or realization of, or upon any security interest in favor of the Secured Party or in favor of any other Person, or the failure to create, preserve, perfect, or protect any other lien granted in favor of the Secured Party; or

 

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(e) The acceleration of the maturity of any of the Secured Obligations or any other change in the time of payment thereof.

 

(f) In the event that one or more of the Concessions, the Granted Concessions or the Concession Applications is terminated, declared null, void, ineffective under Colombian Law, such declaration will not entail the annulment, inefficacy, invalidity, or illegality of the security granted under this Agreement with respect to the remaining Concessions, Granted Concessions or Concession Applications.

 

CLAUSE IV. COLLATERAL REGISTRATION

 

Section 4.01. Registration before the Registry of Security over Movable Assets

 

(a) The Guarantors agree, acknowledge, and authorize the Secured Party to register the Collateral with the Registry of Security over Movable Assets in accordance with the provisions of Law 1676, as well as to register any modification, extension, addition, enlargement, extension, or novation of this Agreement or the Collateral.

 

(b) In accordance with Article 21 of Law 1676, this Agreement shall be enforceable against third parties by registration in the Registry of Security over Movable Assets.

 

(c) For these purposes, the Secured Party may request the Payor and/or the Guarantors to sign or deliver in a timely manner any additional document or instrument and to take any subsequent measure or take any action deemed necessary or requested by the Secured Party in order to complete and register the corresponding registration forms in the Registry of Security over Movable Assets in an effective manner and in order to perfect and maintain the effectiveness of the Collateral; and the Payor and the Guarantors undertake to comply with any such request in a timely manner. Likewise, the Payor and the Guarantors undertake to deliver and/or sign all documents that may be necessary to modify, update or cancel the registration of this Agreement in the Registry of Security over Movable Assets and, if applicable, to permit the Secured Party to enforce or foreclose on the Collateral.

 

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement, the Payor and the Guarantors authorize the Secured Party to register the amendments thereto in the Registry of Security over Movable Assets while this Agreement is in force under the terms of this Section 4.01 and if there are outstanding balances of the Secured Obligations, in which case this Agreement’s amendments and its corresponding registration in the Registry of Security over Movable Assets shall be automatically extended for periods of three (3) years.

 

CLAUSE V.
ENFORCEMENT OF THE COLLATERAL

 

Section 5.01. Effect of an Event of Default

 

In the event of the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Secured Party shall proceed with the enforcement procedure it chooses in accordance with this CLAUSE V. The Secured Party shall notify the Payor and the Guarantors of the commencement of the enforcement process of the Collateral in compliance with Article 65 of Law 1676.

 

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Section 5.02 .Enforcement Procedure

 

In order to enforce and foreclose the Collateral, the Secured Party, the Payor and the Guarantors expressly agree that the enforcement proceedings under this Agreement may be initiated upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (collectively, the “Enforcement Events”), by selecting, at its discretion, any of the following mechanisms governed by Applicable Laws;

 

(a) Special Enforcement Proceeding: Resorting to special enforcement through the mechanism provided in Section 6.03 of this Agreement;

 

(b) Judicial Collection Proceeding: Recourse to ordinary or executive jurisdiction courts in accordance with Title VI, Chapter IV of Law 1676; or

 

(c) Enforcement by Direct Payment Proceeding: Resorting to direct payment enforcement in accordance with Section 5.04 of this Agreement and article 69, paragraph 2 of Law 1676.

 

(d) Any costs arising from the enforcement of this Agreement and/or foreclosure of the Collateral shall be borne by the Payor and the Guarantors and may be deducted by the Secured Party from the resources resulting from the development of the proceedings for the enforcement of the Collateral.

 

(e) Except under the direct payment enforcement procedure (to the extent such exception is permitted by Applicable Laws), the Secured Party shall return to the Guarantors the excess of the pledged Economic Rights, if any, of the sale of any Pledged Assets, after all Secured Obligations and related owed amounts have been paid to the Secured Party’s conformity .

 

Section 5.03. Special Enforcement Procedure

 

The Secured Party may resort to special enforcement of the Collateral in accordance with the procedure provided in this Section 5.03. The Secured Party, at any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default, may commence the special enforcement of the Collateral, by filing the appropriate registration form of enforcement in the Registry of Security over Movable Assets and complying with the requirements and steps set forth in Law 1676 related thereto(the “Initiation Notice”).

 

The Parties agree that the special enforcement procedure shall be as follows:

 

(a) After the Initiation Notice has been given and once the opposition proceedings provided in Article 66 and Article 67 of Law 1676 have been completed, the Secured Party may proceed with the special enforcement of the Collateral before the Arbitration and Conciliation Center of the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce or notary public, at the election of the Secured Party.

 

(b) The procedure for the special enforcement of the Collateral and for the disposition of the Pledged Assets shall be governed by the rules set forth in this Agreement, and where not expressly regulated, as provided in Chapter III of Title VI of Law 1676 (under the heading “Special Enforcement of the Collateral”) and Decree 1835 of 2015, as applicable.

 

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(c) Within fifteen (15) Business Days following the notifications, registrations and objection procedures described in the preceding paragraphs, the Secured Party:

 

(i)may hire the services of an independent investment bank that it chooses at its discretion (the “Investment Bank”);

 

(ii)once selected, the Investment Bank must immediately start the work and activities aimed at carrying out the valuation of the Pledged Assets and mechanisms commonly used and generally accepted as of recognized technical value by experts in valuation and sale processes of similar assets;

 

(iii)the value defined by the Investment Bank in accordance with the criteria and rules provided above will be the fair market price in block or in its state of economic unit (the “Fair Market Price”);

 

(iv)once approved by the Secured Party the structure and rules of the selection and sale process (the “Selection Process”) must be conducted in compliance with said terms, and in all cases following the following rules:

 

(1) The sale will have as reference price the Fair Market Price. For purposes of clarity, the Fair Market Price will be determined by the Investment Bank;

 

(2) None of the participants in the Selection Process may be the real beneficiary of the Guarantors at the time of the Selection Process or at the time of the award (the “Participants”). For the awarding of the Pledged Assets a plurality of Participants will not be necessary.

 

(3) The Pledged Assets will be awarded to the Participant who has offered the best price and payment conditions, which may not be less than the Fair Market Price.

 

(4) In the event that, within thirty (30) Business Days following the start of the Selection Process, no offers are submitted, the Secured Party in coordination with the Investment Bank, for fifteen (15) additional Business Days will start a new round of negotiation, with the objective of obtaining an offer that is not less than 85% of the Fair Market Price. The Pledged Assets will be awarded to the Participant who has offered the best price and payment conditions, which may not be less than 85% of the Fair Market Price.

 

(5) Once the additional term mentioned in the previous numeral has expired without an offer equal to or greater than 85% of the Fair Market Price having been obtained, the Secured Party may choose at any time to pay the Secured Obligations directly with the Pledged Assets, receiving them in payment for 70% of the Fair Market Price thereof.

 

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(6) Once a Participant is selected, the Pledged Assets will be transferred to it, having obtained the required authorizations to accede the respective Purchase Agreement, if applicable. For these purposes, through the signing of this Agreement, the Guarantors grant a broad and sufficient special power of attorney to the Secured Party so that, in the name and on behalf of the Guarantors, it may perform all the acts and sign all the documents and agreements that are necessary for the completion of the transfer, under the terms of this Agreement (the “Power of Attorney”). The Power of Attorney granted herein is irrevocable and has been granted for the benefit of the Secured Party. With the signing of this Agreement, the Secured Party irrevocably accepts the Power of Attorney conferred herein. If, for the purposes of the transfer, it is necessary to grant a power of attorney other than the previous one, the Guarantors undertake, unconditionally and irrevocably, to grant ample and sufficient power of attorney to the Secured Party, within three (3) Business Days following the request. of the Secured Party, so that the latter, in the name and representation of the Guarantors, performs all the acts and signs all the documents and agreements that are necessary for the completion of the transfer.

 

(7) Neither the Secured Party nor any representative shall be liable for any liability arising out of the exercise or purported exercise, or failure to exercise, any of their respective powers under this Agreement, except if, and to the extent that, such liability arises out of their own gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

(d) The decision to initiate the process of selecting a purchaser of the Pledged Assets shall be made by the Secured Party in its sole discretion. The Secured Party shall consider the interest of the Guarantors and shall seek to obtain the best price terms for the Pledged Assets from third parties. The Guarantors, following the instructions of the Secured Party, shall proceed with the transfer of the Pledged Assets to the purchaser by way of commercial purchase.

 

Section 5.04. Enforcement by Direct Payment

 

In the event of an Event of Default, the Secured Party may appropriate the Pledged Assets as payment, becoming the sole owner of the Pledged Assets. Upon the enforcement by direct payment, without any authorization from the Guarantors being required, the Secured Party shall become the owner of the Pledged Assets.

 

Section 5.05. Secured Party’s Liability

 

The Guarantors acknowledge and agree that the Secured Party, by virtue of the provisions of this Agreement and has all rights to perform any acts or things that it deems necessary to obtain performance of the Secured Obligations. The Guarantors further acknowledge and agree that the Secured Party shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to the aforesaid acts, and with respect to any effect such acts may have with respect to the Guarantors and their respective business.

 

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Section 5.06. Cumulative Remedies

 

Any and all rights, powers, faculties and remedies specifically granted to the Secured Party are granted in addition to each of the other rights, powers, authorities and remedies specifically conferred to the Secured Party under the Royalty Agreement, whether under Applicable Laws or pursuant to acts or decisions of a Governmental Authority, and any and all such rights, powers and remedies, whether specifically conferred herein or otherwise existing from time to time or concurrently, may be exercised in whole or in part and as often and in such order as the Secured Party may deem advisable. All such rights, powers, faculties, and remedies shall be cumulative and the exercise or commencement of the exercise of one shall not waive any other such right. Neither the delay or omission by the Secured Party or extension of any of the Secured Obligations shall impair the Secured Party’s rights, powers, and remedies or constitute a waiver thereof with respect to, or acceptance of, an Event of Default. In the event that the Secured Party files any lawsuit or judicial or extrajudicial proceeding to enforce the rights set forth herein and obtains a favorable judgment or decision from the competent authority, then in such proceeding the Secured Party may recover the reasonable and duly documented expenses incurred, including attorney’s fees, and the sums due, whether or not determined in the judgment or by the competent authority.

 

CLAUSE VI.
CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATIONS

 

Section 6.01. Cancellation of Registration in the Registry of Security over Movable Assets

 

Within fifteen (15) Business Days following the termination of this Agreement under the terms of Section 9.02, the Secured Party shall proceed to request the cancellation of the registration of this Agreement or shall withdraw the request for registration of this Agreement if it has not been registered.

 

In the event that the Secured Party does not proceed to request the cancellation of the registration of this Agreement , or the withdrawal referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph of this Agreement, within the term of fifteen (15) Business Days indicated above, the procedure described in Article 76 of Law 1676 shall be followed.

 

Section 6.02. Registration of the Enforcement Termination Form

 

Within fifteen (15) Business Days following the date of payment in full of the Secured Obligations, and provided that any enforcement proceeding initiated under the terms of CLAUSE V has come to an end or in the event of the occurrence of any of the events included in Article 31 of Decree 400 of 2014 as amended, the Secured Party shall proceed to register an enforcement termination form. In the event that the Secured Party fails to comply with the obligation to register the enforcement termination form, the Guarantors may demand its compliance by means of the procedure contemplated in Article 76 of Law 1676. There will also be room to register an enforcement termination form when the Secured Party does not initiate enforcement proceedings within thirty (30) Business Days after the registry of the enforcement termination form in accordance with Article 31 of Decree 400 of 2014.

 

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CLAUSE VII.
OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES

 

Section 7.01. Payor and Guarantors’ Obligations

 

Each of the Payor and the Guarantors assume all obligations established in the Applicable Laws. Additionally, the Payor and the Guarantors undertake to:

 

(a) Refrain from granting to third parties any right, lien or security interest over the Products or any other Pledged Assets, and to refrain from imposing liens on the Products or any other Pledged Assets, except for those granted with the express, prior and written consent of the Secured Party;

 

(b) As soon as possible, sign and deliver any additional documents or instruments and advance any subsequent steps or take any action deemed necessary, or reasonably requested by the Secured Party in order to complete the registration of the Collateral under the terms of CLAUSE V of this Agreement;

 

(c) Notify the Secured Party of any relevant circumstances with respect to the Concessions, the Concession Applications and the Granted Concessions, of which it becomes aware, that jeopardize the performance of the Secured Obligations and the obligations under this Agreement;

 

(d) Assume all expenses derived from the constitution, modification, extension, enforcement or cancellation of the Collateral;

 

(e) Refrain from selling or promising to sell, granting options, disposing of, assigning, pledging or otherwise transferring, encumbering, affecting or limiting its rights with respect to the Pledged Assets without the prior express authorization of the Secured Party (granted directly or through the Person designated by the Secured Party);

 

(f) Notify the Secured Party of any seizure or encumbrances on the areas related to the Concessions, the Granted Concessions and the Concession Applications, immediately upon notification made by the competent Governmental Authority of such seizure;

 

(g) Promptly notify the Secured Party, and in any event within five (5) Business Days following the date on which the Guarantors effectively sell the Products emanating from the Concessions, the Concession Applications and the Granted Concessions;

 

(h) Maintain the Collateral over the entirety of the Pledged Assets;

 

(i) Abstain from assigning, endorsing (in property, guaranty or otherwise) (endoso en propiedad, en garantía u otro) or transferring in any way any security, negotiable instrument or other document that contains, instruments, documents, or is granted in connection with, any of the Economic Rights;

 

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(j) Within five (5) Business Days following the entering into or execution (firma) of any Purchase Agreement, provide a notification to the Secured Party notifying of the existence of such agreement and updating Exhibit [A] to include the agreement; and

 

(k) Abstain to perform or allowed to be performed, any act that may impair or terminate the Collateral in accordance with the terms of the Royalty Agreement.

 

Section 7.02 Secured Party’s Obligations

 

The Secured Party assumes all obligations established in the Applicable Laws. Additionally, the Secured Party undertakes to:

 

(a) Refrain from making requirements or demands on the Payor or the Guarantors that are not necessary or reasonable to complete the registration of the Collateral under the terms of CLAUSE IV of this Agreement;

 

(b) Proceed to cancel the registration of the Collateral within the term agreed for such purpose in accordance with Section 6.01 of this Agreement, in the cases described therein;

 

(c) Proceed with the registration of the enforcement termination form under the terms of Section 7.02 of this Contract; and

 

(d) Proceed to request the cancellation of the registration of the Collateral or the withdrawal of their request for registration of the Collateral before the Registry of Security over Movable Assets as applicable, in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.01 of this Agreement.

 

CLAUSE VIII.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Section 8.01 Payor and Guarantors Representations and Warranties

 

The Payor and the Guarantors, make and grant the following representations and warranties. It is understood that the statements contained in this Agreement were made for the purpose of having the Secured Party enter into this Agreement, and the Secured Party further acknowledges that the Secured Party has agreed to enter into this Agreement in reliance upon such statements and representations, relying fully upon the truth and accuracy of each such statement and representation:

 

(a) Each of the Payor and the Companies is a company duly incorporated and existing under the Applicable Laws of its country of domicile and is validly existing;

 

(b) Each of Branch 1 and Branch 2 is validly existing under the Applicable Laws of its country of domicile;

 

(c) Each of the Payor and the Guarantors has all the powers and corporate authority required to conduct its business, own property, enter into this Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder;

 

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(d) No authorization, approval, filing, registration, or other action by any authority (except for the registry of the Collateral before the Registry of Security over Movable Assets) : (i) not obtained for the due execution and performance of this Agreement, or (ii) which must be obtained prior to the execution and performance of this Agreement is necessary or required of the Payor and the Guarantors for its validity or enforceability;

 

(e) This Agreement is valid, legal, binding and enforceable as against each of the Payor and the Guarantors in accordance with its terms;

 

(f) The execution of this Agreement by the Payor and each of the Guarantors and the performance of the obligations contained herein do not contravene Applicable Laws, any provision of its own bylaws, or any provision contained in any concession agreement registered in their respective names, as well as any provision to the contrary in the other agreements or instruments to which any of them is a party;

 

(g) There are no legal actions or judicial proceedings, before any Governmental Authority that affect or could reasonably be expected to affect the financial condition or operation of the Payor or the Guarantors or the Payor’s or the Guarantors’ ability to perform their respective obligations under this Agreement, or that affect or could reasonably be expected to affect the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement on the terms contemplated as of the date of execution hereof.

 

Any misrepresentation or inaccuracy in the Payor’s or the Guarantors’ statements and representations contained in this Agreement shall constitute a default under this Agreement.

 

CLAUSE IX
MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 9.01 Amendments

 

This Agreement may only be modified by means of a written document signed by an authorized representative of each of the Parties. If required, any amendment to this Agreement shall be recorded by the Secured Party in the l Registry of Security over Movable Assets, by means of the “Amendment Form” as provided in Law 1676.

 

Section 9.02 Term

 

This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until the earlier of:

 

(a) The fulfilment and irrevocable fulfilment of the Secured Obligations to the Secured Party’s satisfaction; or

 

(b) A written release of the collateral issued by the Secured Party.

 

None of the Payor nor any of the Guarantors may request the partial cancellation or modification of the registry of this Agreement in the Registry of Security over Movable Assets for the partial payment of the Secured Obligations.

 

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Section 9.03 Applicable Law

 

This Agreement shall be governed by, construed, and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Colombia.

 

Section 9.04 Dispute Resolution

 

Any dispute arising from the interpretation of this Agreement shall be submitted to the jurisdiction of the courts of Colombia. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Parties expressly and irrevocably waive any other jurisdiction that may apply.

 

Section 9.05 Indemnity

 

The Payor and the Guarantors shall indemnify and hold harmless the Secured Party, its representatives, agents, and officers from and against any liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, complaints, claims, actions, demands, suits, judgments, costs, and expenses, caused, imposed or brought against any of its representatives, agents and officers resulting from the operations or acts of the Payor and the Guarantors provided for in this Agreement.

 

Section 9.06 Nature of the Security

 

The Pledged Assets will be used for the payment of the totality of the Secured Obligations to the Secured Party.

 

Section 9.07 Notices

 

Any notice or any communication sent pursuant to this Agreement shall be made in writing. Any term that is established in this Agreement and that is triggered by a notice, shall be understood to begin on the date in which the relevant Party receives or sends the notice (as applicable). Unless otherwise indicated in this Agreement, it will be considered that any notices or communications have been given or sent properly when they have been delivered by hand or e-mail or certified air mail or courier service to the Person entitled to receive such notice or communication; or whenever they are delivered at the address of such party as specified below; or at any other address as has been indicated by notice given to the party sending the notice or communication; provided, however, that a change of address notice will only be effective from the moment when the respective party receives said notice. Likewise, the Parties accept that service of process or notice of any lawsuit, claim, action or proceeding derived from this Agreement be made at the following addresses:

 

Payor and Guarantors:

 

c/o Jaguar Uranium Corp.

150 King St W #200

Toronto, ON M5H 1J9

 

Attention: Luis Helguera, CEO

Email: luisducassi@hotmail.com

 

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Secured Party:

 

Green Shift Commodities Ltd.

217 Queen Street West, 4th Floor

Toronto, ON M5V 0R2

 

Attention: Trumbull Fisher

Email: tfisher@greenshiftcommodities.com

 

Any change of address or change in any other contact information shall be notified to the other Party in writing at least five (5) Business Days prior to the change of address becoming effective. If not so notified, such change will only be effective against the other Parties five (5) Business Days after it has received the change of address notice.

 

Section 9.08 No Waiver

 

No delay or failure to exercise any right, power or remedy under this Agreement shall affect or be construed as a waiver of any right, power, or remedy of the Secured Party. The rights and remedies provided in this Agreement are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other remedies provided by Applicable Laws.

 

Section 9.09 Severability

 

In the event that one or more provisions of this Agreement is declared null, void, ineffective or contrary to Colombian law, such declaration will not entail the annulment, inefficacy, invalidity, or illegality of the remaining stipulations or of the Agreement itself, which shall continue to be in full force and effect and enforceable against the Parties. Additionally, the Parties must carry out the necessary procedures or paperwork to replace the provision that was declared null, ineffective, or illegal for one that is legal, valid, and enforceable and that serves the same function and has the same effects of the provision declared null, ineffective, or contrary to law, as permitted by Applicable Laws. In the event that one or more of the Concessions, the Granted Concessions or the Concession Applications is terminated, declared null, void, ineffective under Colombian Law, such declaration will not entail the annulment, inefficacy, invalidity, or illegality of the Collateral and the pledge regarding the remaining Concessions, the Granted Concessions and/or the Concession Applications.

 

[Signature page to follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed or caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date of this Agreement.

 

  JAGUAR URANIUM CORP., as Payor
   
  Per:
    Name:                 
    Title:  
    I have authority to bind the corporation
       
  GAIA ENERGY INVESTMENTS LTD.
  as Guarantor
       
  Per:
    Name:  
    Title:  
    I have authority to bind the corporation
       
  GAIA ENERGY INVESTMENTS LTD.
  SUCURSAL COLOMBIA, as Guarantor
       
  Per:
    Name:  
    Title:  
    I have authority to bind the local branch
       
  Per:  
    Name:  
    Title:  
    I have authority to bind the local branch
       
  BERLIN (BVI) LIMITED, as Guarantor
       
  Per:
    Name:  
    Title:  
    I have authority to bind the corporation
       
  BERLIN (BVI) LIMITED SUCURSAL
  COLOMBIA, as Guarantor
       
  Per:
    Name:  
    Title:  
    I have authority to bind the local branch

 

  GREEN SHIFT COMMODITIES LTD.,
  as Secured Party
       
  Per:
    Name: Trumbull Fisher
    Title: Chief Executive Officer
    I have authority to bind the corporation

 

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Exhibit A

 

Purchase Agreements

 

Agreement

Name

Seller Purchaser Date

Amount

And Description of Product Sold

Purchase

Price

Royalty

For Secured Party

             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             

 

 

Exhibit 10.7

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

NET SMELTER RETURN ROYALTY AGREEMENT – LAGUNA PROJECT

 

THIS NET SMELTER RETURN ROYALTY AGREEMENT is made as of the 19th day of July, 2024 (the “Execution Date”).

 

BETWEEN:

 

JAGUAR URANIUM CORP., a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of British Columbia

 

(the “Payor”)

 

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2847312 Ontario Inc. a company incorporated pursuant to the laws of the Province of Ontario

 

(the “Guarantor”)

 

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CONSOLIDATED URANIUM INC., a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of Ontario

 

(the “Royalty Holder”)

 

WHEREAS the Payor (the current legal and beneficial owner of 100% of the outstanding shares of the Guarantor) and the Royalty Holder executed and delivered a share purchase agreement dated as of July 17, 2024 (the “Share Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the Royalty Holder sold to the Payor all of the common shares of the Guarantor in consideration for among other things, the grant of a 2% net smelter return royalty on all the mining production from the Laguna Project Properties;

 

AND WHEREAS capitalized terms when used in these recitals and not otherwise defined in these recitals shall have the respective meanings set forth in Section 1.1;

 

AND WHEREAS the Guarantor has agreed to guarantee the obligations of the Payor set forth in this Agreement;

 

NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH that in consideration of the mutual covenants, conditions and premises herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each of the Parties, the Parties do hereby covenant and agree as follows.

 

1.GENERAL INTERPRETATION

 

1.1Definitions

 

For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set out below and grammatical variations of such terms shall have corresponding meanings.

 

 

 

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person, partnership, joint venture, corporation, or other form of enterprise who directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under direct or indirect common control with such Person, and includes any Person in like relation to an Affiliate. A Person is deemed to control another Person if such first Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the term “controlled” has a corresponding meaning.

 

“Agreement” means this royalty agreement, including the appendices to this royalty agreement, as it or they may be amended or supplemented from time to time, and the expressions “hereof”, “herein”, “hereto”, “hereunder”, “hereby” and similar expressions refer to this royalty agreement and not to any particular Section or other portion of this royalty agreement.

 

“Allowable Deductions” means the following, in each case determined without duplication:

 

(a)all reasonable arm’s length third party costs, charges and expenses incurred in smelting, refining and other treatment of Products;

 

(b)all costs and expenses of transporting (including licensing and insurance costs) the Products from the mine to the smelter, refiner or other party taking delivery of the Products;

 

(c)all costs or expenses incurred with respect to insurance, sampling and assay costs and umpire assay costs for the Products to be refined;

 

(d)all non -recoverable governmental royalties or other surcharges imposed on or in connection with the mining of the Products;

 

(e)brokerage and selling costs incurred in the sale of the Products to third parties;

 

(f)all non- recoverable export, sales and value added taxes and government royalties imposed on or in connection with the sale of the Products; and

 

(g)all penalties, charges, deductions and/or discounts related to yellowcake product impurities or ore-dependent factors, if any.

 

“Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Laws” means, as modified from time to time, the applicable national and international Laws aimed to prevent and sanction: (a) anti-bribery or corruption applicable to the Parties and their Affiliates, including Applicable Laws that prohibit the illegal payment, offer, promise or authorization of payment or transfer of anything of value (including gifts or entertainment), directly or indirectly, to any foreign or local Governmental Authorities, government employee or commercial entity to obtain a business advantage, and (b) Applicable Laws including without limitation, the financing of terrorism, money laundering and the financing of weapons of mass destruction. The term “Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws”, including without limitation: (i) the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (Canada); (ii) the Criminal Code of Canada; (iii) any regulations under (i) or (ii) above; and (iv) all other Applicable Laws, regarding bribery and corruption provisions, and any other Applicable Laws, conventions, international treaties and other instruments that prohibit corruption and/or bribery in any jurisdiction where the applicable Person does business relating to corruption, bribery, ethical business conduct, money laundering, political contributions, gifts and gratuities, or lawful expenses, to public officials and private persons, and Applicable Laws requiring the disclosure of agency relationships or commissions and the anti-corruption rules of any international financial institutions with which the applicable Person does business.

 

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“Applicable Law” means all applicable federal, provincial, territorial, state, regional and local laws (statutory or common), rules, ordinances (including zoning and mineral removal ordinances), regulations, grants, franchises, licences, orders, directives, judgments, decrees, and other governmental restrictions, including permits and other similar requirements, whether legislative, municipal, administrative or judicial in nature (including environmental laws and any applicable securities laws or regulations, and any applicable rules of any stock exchange, imposing disclosure requirements) and include without limitation, the Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

“Business Day” means any day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday in Toronto, Ontario, Vancouver, British Columbia and Buenos Aires, Argentina.

 

“Deed of Assumption” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1.

 

“Excluded Taxes” means with respect to the Royalty Holder or the Payor:

 

(a)Taxes imposed on or measured by the Person’s net income or capital and franchise taxes imposed on it (in lieu of or in addition to net income taxes), by any jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof):

 

(i) under the laws of which the Person is organized or is resident (as determined by application of the laws of that jurisdiction);

 

(ii) in which its principal office is located; or

 

(iii) with which the Person has a connection otherwise than by reason of entering into, and the transactions contemplated under, this Agreement;

 

(b)any branch profits Taxes or any similar Tax imposed on the Person by any jurisdiction in which the Person is located, otherwise than by reason of entering into, and the transactions contemplated under, this Agreement; and

 

(c)any estate, inheritance, gift, ad valorem, sales, excise, transfer, personal properties or similar Tax, assessment, or governmental charge to the extent the other Party has the ability to recover such Tax, assessment or charge under Applicable Law.

 

“Governmental Authorities” means any federal, state, provincial, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency, official or any court, stock exchange or securities commission, having jurisdiction.

 

“Gross Revenues” in any calendar quarter means the aggregate of the following amounts during such calendar quarter from the sale of Products produced during commercial production from the Laguna Project Properties:

 

(a)if the Products are yellow cake and such Products are sold by the Payor or an Affiliate to any Person who is dealing at arm’s length with the Payor or an Affiliate, the actual gross proceeds of disposition of such yellow cake received by the Payor or an Affiliate in such period;

 

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(b)if the Products are other than yellow cake and are sold by the Payor or an Affiliate to any Person who is dealing at arm’s length with the Payor or an Affiliate, the actual gross proceeds paid by the smelter, refiner or other purchaser in such period; and

 

(c)for all Products where the Products are sold by the Payor or an Affiliate in such period to any Person who is not dealing at arm’s length with the Payor or an Affiliate the greater of; (i) the actual gross proceeds of disposition received or receivable for such Products; and (ii) the fair market value of such Products.

 

For clarity, if the Affiliate sells the Products to the Payor, the Gross Revenue shall be calculated on the basis of the sale of the Products to the third Person purchaser of the Payor. In the case of sales of Products pursuant to the terms of any Trading Contract, the revenues shall be calculated based on the market price of such Products on the date of such sale or other disposition, not the sale price under the Trading Contract. If there is an insurable loss of or damage to Products, whether or not occurring on the Laguna Project Properties and whether the Products are in possession of the Payor or its Affiliates or otherwise, then the Gross Revenues will be equal to the sum of the insurance proceeds actually paid to the Payor or its Affiliates in respect of such loss or damage.

 

“Guaranteed Obligations” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.

 

“Guarantor Shares” means the outstanding shares of the Guarantor.

 

“Indemnified Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.

 

“Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.

 

“Intervening Company” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(a).

 

“Laguna Project Properties” means those properties that are more particularly set out on Schedule A and any properties granted, renewals thereof from time to time that the Payor or its Affiliate may hold, and any and all licenses, mining rights or claims which may be granted in lieu of or in renewal of the whole or any part of, or which relate to the same ground as, the mining tenements in Schedule A.

 

“Net Smelter Return” for a calendar quarter means an amount equal to the Gross Revenues for the applicable calendar quarter less Allowable Deductions for the applicable calendar quarter.

 

“National Instrument 43-101” or “NI 43-101” means National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects of the Canadian Securities Administrators.

 

“Other Mineral Products” means any and all economic marketable material, in whatever form or state, produced from the Laguna Project Properties other than Uranium Bearing Products, including metal-bearing mine waters, leachates, pregnant liquors, pregnant slurries, concentrated slurries, precipitates, whether in dry or slurry state, metal concentrates or metal compounds upgraded, beneficiated, or refined further than yellowcake.

 

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“Parent Company” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(a).

 

“Party” means a party to this Agreement and any reference to a Party includes its successors and permitted assigns; and “Parties” means every Party.

 

“Payment Date” for a Royalty in respect of a calendar quarter means the 30th day following the last day of such calendar quarter.

 

“Payor Group” means the Payor and the Guarantor.

 

“Person” is to be broadly interpreted and includes an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a trust, an unincorporated organization, a Governmental Authority, and the executors, administrators or other legal representatives of an individual in such capacity.

 

“Products” means Uranium Bearing Products and Other Mineral Products. Products shall not include any material mined and removed from the Laguna Project Properties for use by the Payor or its Affiliates for roads, foundations, concrete or other construction or industrial uses relating to the Laguna Project Properties or material that is processed that did not originate from the Laguna Project Properties and shall not include any material that is not recovered for commercial sale from ores extracted from the Laguna Project Properties including without limitation, reasonable quantities of Products which are not sold but which are used for assaying, treatment, amenability, metallurgical, test work or piloting.

 

“Repurchase Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.

 

“Repurchase Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.

 

“Royalty” means the net smelter return royalty to be paid pursuant to this Agreement, calculated in accordance with Section 2.

 

“Royalty Percentage” means 2.0 % of the Net Smelter Return, subject to decrease to 1.0% of the Net Smelter Return in accordance with Section 2.4.

 

“Royalty Repurchase Option” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.

 

“Subsidiary Disposition” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.3.

 

“Subsidiary Transferee” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.3(a)(ii).

 

“Taxes” means all foreign and domestic federal, provincial, state, municipal and other governmental taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges, claims, and assessments and withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto (including without limitation, interest and penalties).

 

“Trading Activities” means any and all price hedging and price protection activities undertaken by the Payor or its Affiliates with respect to any Products, raw materials, interest rates or currency exchanges including without limitation, any stream agreements, forward sale and/or purchase contracts, spot-deferred contracts, option contracts, speculative purchases and sales of forward, futures and option contracts, both on and off commodity exchanges, but excluding refining and smelting contracts, and “Trading Contracts” means the agreements, contracts, instruments, confirmations and other arrangements relating to the Trading Activities but excluding refining and smelting contracts.

 

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“Transfer” means any sale, transfer, grant, assignment, conveyance, lease, license, charge, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition and “Transferred” shall have a corresponding meaning. As relates to the Guarantor, an issuance of shares or convertible securities resulting in a change in control of the Guarantor is also a transfer.

 

“Transferee” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1.

 

“Uranium Bearing Products” mean uranium ore, uranium-bearing mine waters, leachates, pregnant liquors, pregnant slurries, concentrated slurries, precipitates, whether in dry or slurry state, uranium concentrates in the form commonly known as “yellowcake” or uranium compounds upgraded, beneficiated, or refined further than yellowcake.

 

“US Dollars” means the lawful currency of the United States.

 

1.2Interpretation

 

In this Agreement the following rules of interpretation apply unless the contrary intention appears:

 

(a)headings are for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation of this Agreement;

 

(b)the singular includes the plural and vice versa;

 

(c)words of any gender include all genders;

 

(d)other parts of speech and grammatical forms of a word or phrase defined in this Agreement have a corresponding meaning;

 

(e)the words ’such as’, ‘including’, ‘particularly’ and similar expressions are not used as nor are intended to be interpreted as words of limitation;

 

(f)a thing (including but not limited to a chose in action or other right) includes a part of that thing;

 

(g)a reference to a clause, party, schedule, attachment or exhibit is a reference to a clause of, and a party, schedule, attachment or exhibit to, this Agreement;

 

(h)a Party includes its successors and permitted assigns;

 

(i)a reference to a document includes all amendments or supplements to, or replacements or novations of, that document;

 

(j)a reference to an agreement other than this Agreement includes a deed and any legally enforceable undertaking, agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether or not in writing;

 

(k)if a period of time is specified and dates from a given day or the day of an act or event, it is to be calculated exclusive of that day;

 

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(l)when the day on which something must be done is not a Business Day, that thing must be done on the following Business Day and in determining the time of day where relevant to this Agreement, the relevant time of day is, for the purposes of giving or receiving notices, the time of day where a Party receiving a notice is located or for any other purpose under this Agreement, the time of day in the place where the Party required to perform an obligation is located;

 

(m)no rule of construction applies to the disadvantage of a Party because that Party was responsible for the preparation of this Agreement or any part of it; and

 

(n)a reference to $ is to USD unless otherwise specifically provided for to the contrary herein.

 

2.CALCULATION AND PAYMENT OF NET SMELTER RETURN

 

2.1Calculation

 

The Payor agrees to pay the Royalty to the Royalty Holder on a quarterly basis. The Royalty payable to the Royalty Holder hereunder in respect of each calendar quarter, shall be calculated by multiplying the Net Smelter Return for such calendar quarter by the Royalty Percentage.

 

2.2Payments

 

(a)The amount of the Royalty payment due to the Royalty Holder hereunder in respect of a calendar quarter shall be paid to the Royalty Holder on the Payment Date by the delivery to the Royalty Holder of electronic wire transfer of immediately available funds to a bank account nominated by the Royalty Holder from time to time, in each case in the appropriate amount. All such payments shall be made in US Dollars. All payments made in respect of this Agreement (in respect of principal, interest or otherwise) shall be made in full without set-off or counterclaim, and free of and without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes. If the Payor shall be required by law to deduct or withhold any Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, from or in respect of any payment or sum payable to the Royalty Holder, the delivery, payment or sum deliverable or payable shall be increased as may be necessary so that after making all required deductions or withholdings, the Royalty Holder receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received if no deduction or withholding had been made and the Payor shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation or other authority in accordance with Applicable Law. If the Royalty Holder becomes liable for any Tax, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on any deliveries or payments under this Agreement, the Payor shall indemnify the Royalty Holder for such Tax, and the indemnity payment shall be increased as necessary so that after the imposition of any Tax on the indemnity payment (including Tax in respect of any such increase in the indemnity payment), the Royalty Holder shall receive the full amount of Taxes for which it is liable, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Payor by the Royalty Holder shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(b)At the time each Royalty payment is made, the Payor shall deliver to the Royalty Holder a statement setting forth in summary form the manner in which such payment was determined. Upon the reasonable request of the Royalty Holder, the Payor shall provide the Royalty Holder with copies of all relevant data relating to the Royalty calculation.

 

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2.4Buy Back Right

 

Commencing as at the Execution Date and up to and including the seven-year anniversary of the Execution Date, the Payor will have the exclusive and irrevocable one-time right and option (the “Royalty Repurchase Option”) to purchase 50% of the Royalty from the Royalty Holder by making a payment in cash by wire transfer to the Royalty Holder in the amount of US$2.5 million (the “Repurchase Payment”). If the Royalty Payor elects to exercise the Royalty Repurchase Option, the Payor must provide to the Holder a minimum of 15 days prior written notice, specifying the date that the repurchase is to occur (the “Repurchase Date”). Upon receipt of the Repurchase Payment on the Repurchase Date, without set-off or deduction, the Royalty Holder must convey and surrender 50% of the Royalty to the Royalty Payor by way of a mutually agreeable deed in recordable form, and such conveyance will be made free and clear of all Encumbrances arising by, through or under the Royalty Holder. Any such conveyance and surrender will be effective on the date that payment is made.

 

2.5Impact of Trading Activities

 

Any Trading Activities engaged in by the Payor or its Affiliates in respect of Products produced from the Laguna Project Properties and the profits and losses generated thereby, shall not, in any manner, be taken into account in the calculation of Gross Revenues or Royalty payment amounts due to the Royalty Holder hereunder, whether in connection with the determination of price, the date of sale, the date any Royalty payment is due or in any other respect. The Royalty Holder acknowledges that the Payor and its Affiliates engaging in Trading Activities may result in the Payor and its Affiliates realizing, from time to time, greater or lesser profit for the Products than does the Royalty Holder. The quantum of the Royalty payments to be made hereunder in respect of sales pursuant to Trading Contracts shall be established by the market price of the Products on the date of sale or other disposition. The Royalty Holder shall not be obligated to share in any losses generated by any such Trading Activities with respect to any Products.

 

2.6Currency Conversion

 

For the purposes of determining the amount of a Royalty payment required to be made to the Royalty Holder, where applicable, all receipts and disbursements in a non-United States currency will be converted into United States Dollars on the basis of the rate of exchange as reported by the Bank of Canada on the website, https://www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/exchange/ on the last Business Day prior to the date of such receipt or disbursement, as the case may be.

 

2.7Guarantee

 

The Guarantor does hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably:

 

(a)Guarantee the prompt and complete observance and performance of each and all the terms, covenants, conditions and provisions to be observed or performed by the Payor pursuant to this Agreement (the “Guaranteed Obligations”). The Guarantor shall perform all of the Guaranteed Obligations upon the default or non-performance thereof by the Payor.

 

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(b)The obligations of the Guarantor under this Section 2.7 are continuing, unconditional and absolute and without limitation, will not be released, discharged, limited or otherwise affected by (and the Guarantor hereby consents to or waives, as applicable, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law): (i) any extension, other indulgence, renewal, settlement, discharge; (ii) compromise, waiver, subordination or release in respect of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, security, person or otherwise; (iii) any modification or amendment of or supplement to the Guaranteed Obligations, including any increase or decrease in the amounts payable thereunder; (iv) any winding-up, dissolution, insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other similar proceeding affecting the Payor; (v) the existence of any claim, set-off or other rights which the Guarantor or the Payor may have at any time against the Royalty Holder; (vi) any invalidity, illegality or unenforceability relating to or against the Payor or any provision of Applicable Law purporting to prohibit the payment by the Payor of any amount in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations; (vii) any limitation, postponement, prohibition, subordination or other restriction on the rights of the Royalty Holder to payment or performance of the Guaranteed Obligations; (viii) any defense arising by reason of any failure of the Royalty Holder to make any presentment, demand for performance, notice of non- performance, protest or any other notice, including notice of acceptance of this Agreement, partial payment or non- payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or the existence, creation or incurring of new or additional Guaranteed Obligations; (ix) any defense arising by reason of any failure of the Royalty Holder to proceed against the Payor or any other Person, to proceed against, apply or exhaust any security held from the Payor or any other Person for the Guaranteed Obligations, to proceed against, apply or exhaust any security held from the Payor or any other Person for the Guaranteed Obligations or to pursue any other remedy in the power of the Royalty Holder whatsoever; (x) any Applicable Law which provides that the obligation of a guarantor must neither be larger in amount nor in other respects more burdensome than that of the principal obligation or which reduces a guarantor’s obligation in proportion to the principal obligation; (xi) any defense arising by reason of any incapacity, lack of authority or other defense of the Payor or any other Person, or by reason of the cessation from any cause whatsoever of the liability of the Payor or any other Person in respect of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, except as a result of the payment or fulfillment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether by contract, operation of Applicable Law or otherwise; (xii) any defense based upon or arising out of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, arrangement, readjustment of debt, liquidation or dissolution proceeding commenced by or against the Payor or any other Person, including any discharge of, or bar against collecting, any of the Guaranteed Obligations, in or as a result of any such proceeding; or (xiii) any other act or omission to act or delay of any kind by the Payor.

 

To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.7 apply (and the waivers set out therein will be effective) even if the effect of any action (or failure to take action) by the Payor is to destroy or diminish any subrogation rights of the Guarantor or any rights of the Payor and the Guarantor to proceed against the Royalty Holder for reimbursement or to recover any contribution from any other Person. The Royalty Holder shall not be bound to exhaust its recourse against the Payor or any other Persons (including one of the Guarantor or otherwise) or to realize on any securities it may hold in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations before being entitled to payment or performance from the Guarantor under this Section 2.7 and the Guarantor hereby renounce all benefits of discussion and division.

 

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3.ACCOUNTING MATTERS

 

3.1Accounting Principles

 

All calculations and computations relating to the Royalty payments to be made to the Royalty Holder hereunder shall be carried out on a consistent basis in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles to the extent that such principles are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between such accounting principles and the provisions of this Agreement, the latter shall prevail.

 

3.2Books and Records/Audit

 

The Payor and the Guarantor will cause to be kept proper books of account, records and supporting materials covering all matters relevant to the calculation of the Royalty payments payable to the Royalty Holder hereunder. Upon not less than ten Business Days prior written request from the Royalty Holder, duly authorized representatives of the Royalty Holder (which may include representatives of the Royalty Holder’s auditors) shall be entitled, at the Royalty Holder’s cost and expense (subject as hereinafter provided), not more frequently than semi-annually, to inspect and audit such books of account, records and supporting materials for the purposes of confirming any information contained in a statement delivered to the Royalty Holder pursuant to Section 2.2 above or otherwise confirming the rights and obligations of the Royalty Holder and the Payor and the Guarantor hereunder. If the Royalty Holder has disputed a Royalty payment and the dispute has been either agreed upon or resolved in favour of the Royalty Holder, for the next following year, the Royalty Holder’s inspection and audit rights shall be permitted not more frequently than once every calendar quarter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Payor shall pay the Royalty Holder’s costs and expenses of such investigation and audit if a deficiency of five percent (5%) or more of the amount due is determined to exist. The Royalty Holder shall have the right at its own cost and expense to make copies of or take extracts from such documents, excluding any contracts that are subject to confidentiality agreements (which contracts will be available for inspection only in the offices of the Payor), provided such copies and extracts are maintained as confidential by the Royalty Holder on the basis set forth in Section 7.1 below.

 

3.3Final Determination

 

Any payment made hereunder shall be considered final and in full satisfaction of all obligations of the Payor hereunder in respect of that payment unless within 60 days after the receipt by the Royalty Holder of a statement prepared in compliance with Section 2.2 above that relates to such payment, as applicable, the Royalty Holder provides written notice of its objection to the Payor. In the event that a dispute arises that cannot be resolved by the mutual agreement of the Royalty Holder and the Payor within 90 days after such notice of objection to the Payor, either Party (i.e. the Payor and the Guarantor as one Party and the Royalty Holder as a second Party) may elect to have the dispute arbitrated in accordance with Section 6.1 below.

 

4.GENERAL ROYALTY MATTERS

 

4.1No Obligation to Mine; Good Standing

 

The Guarantor shall have sole discretion to determine the extent of its mining of the Laguna Project Properties and the time or the times for beginning, continuing or resuming mining operations with respect thereto. The Guarantor shall have no obligation hereunder to the Royalty Holder or otherwise to mine any of the Laguna Project Properties.

 

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4.2Commingling

 

The Guarantor shall have the right to stockpile and to commingle ore, concentrates, minerals and other material mined and removed from the Laguna Project Properties from which Products are to be produced, with ore, concentrates, minerals and other material mined and removed from other lands and properties; provided, however, that the Payor Group shall calculate from representative samples the average grade thereof and shall take other measures as are appropriate, and shall weigh (or calculate by volume) the material before commingling. In obtaining representative samples, calculating the average grade of the ore and average recovery percentages, the Payor Group may use any procedures accepted in the mining and metallurgical industry which it believes, acting on commercially reasonable terms, to be suitable for the type of mining and processing activity being conducted and, in the absence of fraud, its choice of such procedures shall be final and binding on the Royalty Holder. In addition, comparable procedures may be used, acting on commercially reasonable terms, by the Payor Group to apportion among the commingled materials all penalty and other charges and deductions, if any, imposed by the smelter, refiner, or purchaser of such material.

 

4.3Tailings/Waste

 

All tailings or waste material shall be the property of the Guarantor and the Guarantor shall have no obligation to process or extract substances therefrom, and no such tailings or waste shall be subject to the Royalty. If tailings or waste materials are reprocessed in the future, the products therefrom shall subject to the Royalty.

 

5.INTEREST IN LAGUNA PROJECT PROPERTIES

 

5.1Royalty as an Interest in the Laguna Project Properties

 

It is the express intention of the Parties to this Agreement that the obligations hereof shall constitute an interest in the Laguna Project Properties which shall run with the land and bind successors in title to the Laguna Project Properties, all of which shall be binding upon successors in title to the Laguna Project Properties, including any other form of tenure in respect thereof. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Royalty Holder may cause, at its own expense, the due registration or recording of notice of this Agreement against the title to any and all of the Laguna Project Properties in such form as may reasonably be required or requested by the Royalty Holder and the Payor and the Guarantor covenant and agree that they shall co-operate with each such registration and recording and shall provide their written consent or the execution under the signature of their corporate officers of any documents or things reasonably necessary or advisable to accomplish such registration or recording in order to ensure that any successor or assignee or other acquirer of, or encumbrancer of title to, any or all of the Laguna Project Properties, or any interest therein or any other form of tenure in respect thereof, shall have public notice of this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement and the Royalty Holder’s interest in the Laguna Project Properties.

 

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6.ARBITRATION

 

6.1Arbitration

 

All disputes, disagreements, controversies, questions or claims arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or in respect of any legal relationship associated with or arising from this Agreement, including with respect to this Agreement’s formation, execution, validity, application, interpretation, performance, breach, termination or enforcement, shall be determined by arbitration. For the purposes of this Article 6, the members of the Payor Group shall be treated as one Party on the first hand and the Royalty Holder as another Party on the second hand.

 

6.2Number

 

The number of arbitrators shall be one.

 

6.3Location and Language and Term of Engagement

 

The arbitration shall be in Toronto, Ontario in the English language. The arbitration shall be conducted pursuant to the Arbitration Act, SO 1991, c.17.

 

6.4Selection of Arbitrator

 

The Party commencing the arbitration shall include in its written notice the names of three individuals who are acceptable to it to serve as a sole arbitrator. Within 10 days of the receipt of the notice, the other Party shall give written notice that it accepts the appointment of one of the three individuals or shall name three other individuals who are acceptable to it to serve as sole arbitrator. If the Parties are unable to agree upon a sole arbitrator within a further 10 days, the appointment of a sole arbitrator shall be made by the ADR Institute of Canada, Inc. in accordance with that institution’s rules and procedures.

 

6.5Finality of Award

 

Any award or determination of the sole arbitrator shall be final and binding on the Parties and there shall be no appeal on any ground, including for greater certainty, any appeal on a question of law, a question of fact, or a question of mixed fact and law.

 

6.6Costs of Arbitration

 

The sole arbitrator may apportion costs of the arbitration, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of the Parties, between or among the Parties in such manner as the sole arbitrator considers reasonable.

 

6.7Interest

 

Any award for the payment of money may include pre-award and post-award interest.

 

6.8Confidentiality of Proceedings

 

The Parties undertake as a general principle to keep confidential all information concerning the existence of the arbitration, all awards in the arbitration, all materials in the proceedings created or used for the purpose of the arbitration, and all materials and information produced during the arbitration and not in the public domain, save and to the extent that disclosure may be required of a Party by legal duty or stock exchange requirement or to enforce an award in bona fide legal proceedings before a competent court.

 

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7.CONFIDENTIALITY/PUBLIC DISCLOSURE

 

7.1Confidentiality

 

Subject to the next sentence, all information concerning the Laguna Project Properties or the members of the Payor Group which is made available to the Royalty Holder or its representatives from time to time, whether before or after the date of this Agreement, which has not previously been disclosed to the public by any of the members of the Payor Group or their Affiliates or representatives (the “Information”) shall be maintained by the Royalty Holder and its representatives on a strictly confidential basis and, except and to the extent otherwise required by Applicable Law and except as otherwise provided herein, shall not be disclosed to any third party and shall not be used by the Royalty Holder or its representatives for any purpose whatsoever other than for the purposes of the arrangements contemplated herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (i) the Royalty Holder may disclose the Information to prospective purchasers of the Royalty Holder’s right to receive the Royalty, provided that each such prospective purchaser first agrees in writing to hold such Information confidential and to use it exclusively for the purpose of evaluating its interest in purchasing such Royalty Holder’s right; and (ii) the members of the Payor Group shall provide to the Royalty Holder, and agree that the Royalty Holder may disclose, all such Information as the Royalty Holder, acting reasonably, determines is necessary or desirable to fulfil the Royalty Holder’s disclosure obligations under applicable securities laws or stock exchange rules or policies. Furthermore, each Party agrees that if such Party or its Affiliate is required to file this Agreement on SEDAR+ or otherwise under applicable securities legislation, the Party which has the filing or disclosure requirement shall, prior to filing or disclosing this Agreement, consult with the other Party to redact any commercially sensitive information contained in this Agreement to the maximum extent permitted by law, and such disclosing or filing Party shall give reasonable consideration to the comments of the other Party.

 

7.2Public Announcements

 

Except to the extent otherwise required by Applicable Law or with the prior consent of the other Party, neither Party shall make any public announcement or disclosure regarding this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Consent shall not be required for subsequent public announcements or disclosures that have already received the consent of the other Party. For the purposes of this Section 7.2, the members of the Payor Group are one Party.

 

7.3National Instrument 43-101

 

The Parties acknowledge that the Royalty Holder or Affiliates thereof may be or become subject to NI 43-101 with respect to the Royalty and the Laguna Project Properties. The Payor hereby covenants that upon written request by the Royalty Holder or an Affiliate thereof, in the case where a technical report is required to be filed by the Royalty Holder or an Affiliate under NI 43-101 and no exemption is available, the Payor shall, (at the expense of the Royalty Holder):

 

(a)provide any and all necessary technical data on the Laguna Project Properties in the form and to the extent in the possession of the Payor, required by the Royalty Holder or its Affiliates to comply with NI 43-101, as reasonably requested by the Royalty Holder;

 

(b)grant access to the Laguna Project Properties, to the Royalty Holder, its Affiliates or any representative thereof for personal inspection of the Laguna Project Properties on the provision of seven Business Days prior written notice to the Payor, such access to be at a time and on a date that do not unduly interfere with the mining operations on the Laguna Project Properties, it being understood and agreed that the Royalty Holder shall abide by the health and safety rules and regulations of the Guarantor and that the Royalty Holder shall indemnify and hold harmless the Payor and its Affiliates from and against any and all damages, losses, suits and liabilities that they may suffer as a result of damage to life, limb or property as a result of such access by the Royalty Holder (absent the gross negligence of the Payor or any Affiliate); and

 

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(c)use its commercially reasonable efforts to request the authors of any technical report relating to the Laguna Project Properties prepared for the Payor or its Affiliates in accordance with NI 43-101 to readdress such technical report to the Royalty Holder or an Affiliate.

 

8.INDEMNITY

 

8.1Indemnity

 

The Payor and the Guarantor agree that they will indemnify and hold harmless the Royalty Holder, its agents and employees (collectively the “Indemnified Parties”), and each of them, from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, actions and proceedings, that may be made or brought against the Royalty Holder or which it may sustain, pay or incur that result from or relate to operations conducted on or in respect of the Laguna Project Properties, or that result from or relate to the mining, handling, transportation, smelting or refining of the Products or the handling or transportation of the Products, including without limitation, claims, demands, liabilities, actions and proceedings, in any way arising from or connected with any non-compliance with environmental laws or any contaminants or hazardous substances on, in or under the Laguna Project Properties or the soil, sediment, water or groundwater forming part thereof, whether in the past, present or future, or any contaminants or hazardous substances on any other lands or areas having originated or migrated from the Laguna Project Properties or the soil, sediment, water or groundwater forming part thereof, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to any claims, demands, liabilities, actions and proceedings to the extent they arise primarily from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Parties.

 

9.TRANSFER BY ROYALTY HOLDER

 

9.1Transfer by Royalty Holder

 

The Royalty Holder may Transfer this Agreement, in whole or in part, and any rights and obligations under this Agreement, without the written consent of any member of the Payor Group; provided that: (i) prior to any such Transfer any transferee provides written confirmation to the members of the Payor Group to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement in all respects and to the same extent as the Royalty Holder is bound; and (ii) the Royalty Holder shall only remain liable for any obligations of the Royalty Holder under this Agreement that arose prior to such Transfer and shall not be liable for any obligations that arise thereafter.

 

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10.TRANSFER BY PAYOR AND GUARANTOR

 

10.1Transfer by Guarantor

 

The Guarantor may not Transfer in whole or in part any of the Laguna Project Properties or any interest therein in any manner whatsoever, and may not Transfer this Agreement or any interest therein, without in each case complying with the following:

 

(a)it shall be a condition of such Transfer that the transferee or other counterparty to such transaction (the “Transferee”) first execute and deliver to the Royalty Holder an instrument in writing (the “Deed of Assumption”) pursuant to which such Transferee agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and by all of the liabilities and obligations of the Guarantor with respect to the applicable Laguna Project Properties hereunder as guarantor in the same manner and to the same extent as though the Transferee was an original party hereto. If the Transferee is the parent company (the “Parent Company”) at the top of its corporate chain, then the Transferee shall also agree to be the Payor under this Agreement with respect to the applicable Laguna Project Properties in the Deed of Assumption in the place and stead of the Payor with respect to the applicable Laguna Project Properties (and the Payor shall also be a transferor). If the Transferee is not the Parent Company or is owned by another entity that itself is owned by the Parent Company (the “Intervening Company”), then the Payor hereunder as well as the Guarantor shall also be a transferor with respect to the applicable Laguna Project Properties. The transferee Parent Company and the applicable transferee Intervening Company shall also execute and deliver the Deed of Assumption whereby such transferee Parent Company and the transferee Intervening Company agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement with respect to the applicable Laguna Project Properties and by all of the liabilities and obligations of the Payor and the Guarantor Transferor hereunder with respect to the applicable Laguna Project Properties in the same manner and to the same extent as if the transferee Parent Company and the transferee Intervening Company were original parties. It Is understood and agreed that if there has been a Deed of Assumption with respect to a portion of the Laguna Project Properties, then this Agreement may be split into two agreements at the request of any Party and the Parties will act in a commercially reasonable manner in negotiating the split of any such agreement;

 

(b)it shall be a condition of any charge, pledge or hypothec that the chargee, pledgee or holder of hypothec first execute and deliver to the Royalty Holder an instrument in writing pursuant to which such chargee, pledgee or holder of hypothec agrees that if it exercises any of its rights under the charge, pledge or hypothec which allow it to take possession or acquire, or cause the sale or other disposition of the applicable Laguna Project Properties or any interest thereof, or which result in the Payor or then Guarantor no longer directly or indirectly being the owner of the applicable Laguna Project Properties, such chargee, pledgee, holder, or any acquiror of the applicable Laguna Project Properties or successor as a result of such exercise of rights, shall be bound by the terms hereof and by all of the liabilities and obligations of the applicable Party hereunder in the same manner and to the same extent as though it was an original party hereto in the first instance, without in any way derogating from Section 10.1(c) below;

 

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(c)any such Transfer, charge, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition shall not relieve or discharge the applicable Party from any of their respective liabilities or obligations hereunder existing on the date of such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, lease or other disposition, and the Royalty Holder may continue to look to the applicable Party for the performance thereof, it being understood that for any obligations or liabilities arising as of the date of the execution of the agreements provided for in this Section 10.1, the applicable Party will have no further obligations or liabilities for the payment of the Royalty as relates to the applicable Laguna Project Properties; and

 

(d)any such Transfer which does not comply with the terms of this Agreement shall be null and void and of no force or effect.

 

10.2Transfer by Payor Group

 

(a)The Payor may not Transfer this Agreement or any interest therein, without complying with the provisions of Section 10.1, it being understood and agreed that at all times an Affiliate of the Payor (or the Payor itself) must be the registered and recorded owner of the Laguna Project Properties.

 

(b)The Guarantor may not Transfer this Agreement or any interest therein, without complying with the provisions of Section 10.1.

 

10.3Transfer of Guarantor Shares

 

The Payor may not Transfer any interest in the shares of the Guarantor Laguna Project Properties (a “Subsidiary Disposition”), without in each case complying with the following:

 

(a)It shall be a condition of such Subsidiary Disposition that the transferee or other counterparty to such transaction (in each case, the “Subsidiary Transferee”) first executes and delivers to the Royalty Holder together with the Guarantor a Deed of Assumption pursuant to which the Subsidiary Transferee and the Guarantor agrees to be bound (and remain bound, as the case may be) by the terms of this Agreement with respect to the applicable Laguna Project Properties held by the Guarantor in the same manner and to the same extent as though the Subsidiary Transferee was an original party hereto with respect to the applicable Laguna Project Properties. It is understood and agreed that if the Subsidiary Disposition is not in respect of all of the shares of the applicable Guarantor, then the Subsidiary Transferee and the Payor shall be jointly and severally liable under this Agreement;

 

(b)Any such Subsidiary Disposition shall not relieve or discharge the Payor from any of its liabilities or obligations hereunder with respect to the applicable Laguna Project Properties, held by the Guarantor that might be existing at the time of closing of such Subsidiary Disposition, and the Royalty Holder may continue to look to the Payor for the performance thereof with respect to the applicable Laguna Project Properties; and

 

(c)any such Transfer which does not comply with the terms of this Agreement shall be null and void and of no force or effect.

 

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11.GENERAL CONTRACT PROVISIONS

 

11.1Successors and Assigns

 

This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and shall be binding on and enforceable by the Parties, and, where the context so permits, their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

11.2Notice

 

All notices, requests, demands or other communications which by the terms hereof are permitted or required to be given by any Party to the other parties shall be given in writing by personal delivery or by email, addressed to such other Party or delivered to such other Party as follows:

 

to the Royalty Holder at:

 

217 Queen Street West, 4th Floor

Toronto, ON M5V 0R2

 

Attention: Philip Williams

Email: pwilliams@isoenergy.ca

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Suite 3200, Bay Adelaide Centre – North Tower
40 Temperance Street
Toronto ON M5H 0B4

 

Attention: Jamie Litchen
Email:  jlitchen@cassels.com

 

to the Payor and the Guarantor at:

 

c/o Jaguar Uranium Corp.

150 King St W #200

Toronto, ON M5H 1J9

 

Attention: Steven Gold

Email: sgold@jaguaruranium.com

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

TingleMerrett LLP

1250, 639 – 5th Ave. SW

Calgary, AB T2P 0M 9

 

Attention: Scott Reeves

Email: sreeves@tinglemerrett.com

 

or at such other addresses and to such other Person that may be given by any of them to the others in writing from time to time on two days’ prior written notice and such notices, requests, demands or other communications shall be deemed to have been received when delivered.

 

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11.3Time of Essence

 

Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement in all respects.

 

11.4Further Assurances

 

Each Party shall from time to time promptly execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered all such further documents and instruments and shall do or cause to be done all such further acts and things in connection with this Agreement that the other Parties may require as being necessary or desirable in order to effectively carry out or better evidence or perfect the full intent and meaning of this Agreement or any provision hereof.

 

11.5No Implied Covenants

 

The Parties agree that no implied covenants or duties relating to exploration, development, mining or the payment of production royalties or any other matters provided for herein shall affect any of their respective rights or obligations hereunder, and that the only covenants or duties which affect such rights and obligations shall be those expressly set out and provided for in this Agreement.

 

11.6Entire Agreement

 

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties pertaining to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written pertaining to the subject matter of this Agreement. There are no conditions, representations, warranties, obligations or other agreements among the Parties in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement (whether oral or written, express or implied, statutory or otherwise) except as explicitly set out in this Agreement.

 

11.7Amendment

 

No amendment of this Agreement shall be effective unless made in writing and signed by the Parties.

 

11.8Waiver

 

A waiver of any default, breach or non-compliance under this Agreement shall not be effective unless in writing and signed by the Party to be bound by the waiver. No waiver shall be inferred from or implied by any failure to act or delay in acting by a Party in respect of any default, breach or non-observance or by anything done or omitted to be done by the other Party. The waiver by a Party of any default, breach or non-compliance under this Agreement will not operate as a waiver of that Party’s rights under this Agreement in respect of any continuing or subsequent default, breach or non-observance (whether of the same or any other nature).

 

11.9Severability

 

Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction will, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability and will be severed from the balance of this Agreement, all without affecting the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

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11.10Governing Law

 

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the Province of Ontario and the Laws of Canada applicable therein and this Agreement shall be treated, in all respects, as an Ontario contract.

 

11.11Counterparts

 

This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and both of which taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. To evidence its execution of an original counterpart of this Agreement, a Party may send a copy of its original signature on the execution page hereof to the other Party by facsimile transmission or other means of electronic transmission (including PDF) and such transmission shall constitute delivery of an executed copy of this Agreement to the receiving Party.

 

11.12Rule Against Perpetuities

 

If any right, power or interest of either Party in respect of the Royalty would violate the rule against perpetuities, then such right, power or interest shall terminate 20 years after the death of the last survivor of all the lineal descendants of His Majesty Prince Charles III of England, living on the date of execution of this Agreement. This clause is included given that the term of this Agreement is in perpetuity.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties have executed these presents as of the date and year first above written.

 

 

JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.

   
  Per: /s/ Steven Gold
    Name: Steven Gold
    Title: Chief Executive Officer
   

I have authority to bind the corporation

 

  2847312 ONTARIO INC.
   
  Per: /s/ Steven Gold
    Name: Steven Gold
    Title: Chief Executive Officer
   

I have authority to bind the corporation

 

  CONSOLIDATED URANIUM INC.
   
  Per: /s/ Philip Williams
    Name: Philip Williams
    Title: Chief Executive Officer
   

I have authority to bind the local branch

 

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SCHEDULE “A”

DESCRIPTION OF LAGUNA PROJECT PROPERTIES

 

  File No. Name of property Claim type  
  16362 GAP 1 CATEO  
  16363 GAP 2 CATEO  
  16955 GAP 3 CATEO  
  16956 GAP 4 CATEO  
  16957 GAP 5 CATEO  
  15496 GUANACO I M.D.  
  15497 GUANACO II M.D.  
  15498 GUANACO III M.D.  
  15657 GUANACO IV M.D.  
  15873 GUANACO V M.D.  
  15874 GUANACO VI M.D.  
  15875 GUANACO VII M.D.  
  16119 HORQUETA 1 CATEO  
  16120 HORQUETA 2 CATEO  
  16150 HORQUETA 3 CATEO  
  16151 HORQUETA 4 CATEO  
  16152 HORQUETA 5 CATEO  
  15280 HOPE 1 CATEO  
  15281 HOPE 2 CATEO  
  15282 HOPE 3 CATEO  
  15283 HOPE 4 CATEO  
  15222 LAGO SECO CATEO  
  15229 LAGO SECO 2 CATEO  
  15576 LAGO SECO OESTE CATEO  
  15623 LAGO SECO SUR CATEO  
  16160 LA ROSADA CATEO  
  16553 SUSANA M.D.  
  15800 NORTE CATEO  

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.8

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

NET SMELTER RETURN ROYALTY AGREEMENT- HUEMUL II

 

THIS NET SMELTER RETURN ROYALTY AGREEMENT is made as of the 19th day of July, 2024 (the “Execution Date”).

 

BETWEEN:

 

JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of British Columbia

 

(the “Payor”)

 

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2847312 Ontario Inc., a company incorporated pursuant to the laws of the Province of Ontario

 

(the “Guarantor”)

 

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CONSOLIDATED URANIUM INC., a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of Ontario

 

(the “Royalty Holder”)

 

WHEREAS the Payor (the current legal and beneficial owner of 100% of the outstanding shares of the Guarantor) and the Royalty Holder executed and delivered a share purchase agreement dated as of July 17, 2024 (the “Share Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the Royalty Holder sold to the Payor all of the common shares of the Guarantor in consideration for among other things, the grant of a 1% net smelter return royalty on all the mining production from the Properties;

 

AND WHEREAS capitalized terms when used in these recitals and not otherwise defined in these recitals shall have the respective meanings set forth in Section 1.1;

 

AND WHEREAS the Guarantor has agreed to guarantee the obligations of the Payor set forth in this Agreement;

 

NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH that in consideration of the mutual covenants, conditions and premises herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each of the Parties, the Parties do hereby covenant and agree as follows.

 

1.GENERAL INTERPRETATION

 

1.1Definitions

 

For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set out below and grammatical variations of such terms shall have corresponding meanings.

 

 

 

 

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person, partnership, joint venture, corporation, or other form of enterprise who directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under direct or indirect common control with such Person, and includes any Person in like relation to an Affiliate. A Person is deemed to control another Person if such first Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the term “controlled” has a corresponding meaning.

 

“Agreement” means this royalty agreement, including the appendices to this royalty agreement, as it or they may be amended or supplemented from time to time, and the expressions “hereof”, “herein”, “hereto”, “hereunder”, “hereby” and similar expressions refer to this royalty agreement and not to any particular Section or other portion of this royalty agreement.

 

“Allowable Deductions” means the following, in each case determined without duplication:

 

(a)all reasonable arm’s length third party costs, charges and expenses incurred in smelting, refining and other treatment of Products;

 

(b)all costs and expenses of transporting (including licensing and insurance costs) the Products from the mine to the smelter, refiner or other party taking delivery of the Products;

 

(c)all costs or expenses incurred with respect to insurance, sampling and assay costs and umpire assay costs for the Products to be refined;

 

(d)all non -recoverable governmental royalties or other surcharges imposed on or in connection with the mining of the Products;

 

(e)brokerage and selling costs incurred in the sale of the Products to third parties;

 

(f)all non- recoverable export, sales and value added taxes and government royalties imposed on or in connection with the sale of the Products; and

 

(g)all penalties, charges, deductions and/or discounts related to yellowcake product impurities or ore-dependent factors, if any.

 

“Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Laws” means, as modified from time to time, the applicable national and international Laws aimed to prevent and sanction: (a) anti-bribery or corruption applicable to the Parties and their Affiliates, including Applicable Laws that prohibit the illegal payment, offer, promise or authorization of payment or transfer of anything of value (including gifts or entertainment), directly or indirectly, to any foreign or local Governmental Authorities, government employee or commercial entity to obtain a business advantage, and (b) Applicable Laws including without limitation, the financing of terrorism, money laundering and the financing of weapons of mass destruction. The term “Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws”, including without limitation: (i) the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (Canada); (ii) the Criminal Code of Canada; (iii) any regulations under (i) or (ii) above; and (iv) all other Applicable Laws regarding bribery and corruption provisions, and any other Applicable Laws, conventions, international treaties and other instruments that prohibit corruption and/or bribery in any jurisdiction where the applicable Person does business relating to corruption, bribery, ethical business conduct, money laundering, political contributions, gifts and gratuities, or lawful expenses, to public officials and private persons, and Applicable Laws requiring the disclosure of agency relationships or commissions and the anti-corruption rules of any international financial institutions with which the applicable Person does business.

 

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“Applicable Law” means all applicable federal, provincial, territorial, state, regional and local laws

(statutory or common), rules, ordinances (including zoning and mineral removal ordinances), regulations, grants, franchises, licences, orders, directives, judgments, decrees, and other governmental restrictions, including permits and other similar requirements, whether legislative, municipal, administrative or judicial in nature (including environmental laws and any applicable securities laws or regulations, and any applicable rules of any stock exchange, imposing disclosure requirements) and include without limitation, the Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

“Assignment Agreement” means the assignment agreement in respect of the buy back rights relating to the Huemul I Properties contained in the royalty agreement dated July 31, 2023 (the with Minera Agaucu S.A. (“MASA”) being substantially in the form attached as Schedule C.

 

“Business Day” means any day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday in Toronto, Ontario, Vancouver, British Columbia and Buenos Aires, Argentina.

 

“Deed of Assumption” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1.

 

“Excluded Taxes” means with respect to the Royalty Holder or the Payor:

 

(a)Taxes imposed on or measured by the Person’s net income or capital and franchise taxes imposed on it (in lieu of or in addition to net income taxes), by any jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof):

 

(i) under the laws of which the Person is organized or is resident (as determined by application of the laws of that jurisdiction);

 

(ii) in which its principal office is located; or

 

(iii) with which the Person has a connection otherwise than by reason of entering into, and the transactions contemplated under, this Agreement;

 

(b)any branch profits Taxes or any similar Tax imposed on the Person by any jurisdiction in which the Person is located, otherwise than by reason of entering into, and the transactions contemplated under, this Agreement; and

 

(c)any estate, inheritance, gift, ad valorem, sales, excise, transfer, personal properties or similar Tax, assessment, or governmental charge to the extent the other Party has the ability to recover such Tax, assessment or charge under Applicable Law.

 

“Governmental Authorities” means any federal, state, provincial, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency, official or any court, stock exchange or securities commission, having jurisdiction.

 

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“Gross Revenues” in any calendar quarter means the aggregate of the following amounts during such calendar quarter from the sale of Products produced during commercial production from the Properties:

 

(a)if the Products are yellow cake and such Products are sold by the Payor or an Affiliate to any Person who is dealing at arm’s length with the Payor or an Affiliate, the actual gross proceeds of disposition of such yellow cake received by the Payor or an Affiliate in such period;

 

(b)if the Products are other than yellow cake and are sold by the Payor or an Affiliate to any Person who is dealing at arm’s length with the Payor or an Affiliate, the actual gross proceeds paid by the smelter, refiner or other purchaser in such period; and

 

(c)for all Products where the Products are sold by the Payor or an Affiliate in such period to any Person who is not dealing at arm’s length with the Payor or an Affiliate the greater of; (i) the actual gross proceeds of disposition received or receivable for such Products; and (ii) the fair market value of such Products.

 

For clarity, if the Affiliate sells the Products to the Payor, the Gross Revenue shall be calculated on the basis of the sale of the Products to the third Person purchaser of the Payor. In the case of sales of Products pursuant to the terms of any Trading Contract, the revenues shall be calculated based on the market price of such Products on the date of such sale or other disposition, not the sale price under the Trading Contract. If there is an insurable loss of or damage to Products, whether or not occurring on the Properties and whether the Products are in possession of the Payor or its Affiliates or otherwise, then the Gross Revenues will be equal to the sum of the insurance proceeds actually paid to the Payor or its Affiliates in respect of such loss or damage.

 

“Guaranteed Obligations” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).

 

“Guarantor Shares” means the outstanding shares of the Guarantor.

 

“Huemul I Properties” means those properties that are more particularly set out on Schedule B and any properties granted, renewals thereof from time to time that the Payor or its Affiliate may hold, and any and all licenses, mining rights or claims which may be granted in lieu of or in renewal of the whole or any part of, or which relate to the same ground as, the mining tenements in Schedule B.

 

“Indemnified Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.

 

“Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.

 

“Intervening Company” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(a).

 

“MASA” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Assignment Agreement.

 

“MASA Consent” means the consent of MASA to the signing of the Assignment Agreement, being substantially in the form attached to the Assignment Agreement as Schedule “B”.

 

“Net Smelter Return” for a calendar quarter means an amount equal to the Gross Revenues for the applicable calendar quarter less Allowable Deductions for the applicable calendar quarter.

 

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“National Instrument 43-101” or “NI 43-101” means National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects of the Canadian Securities Administrators.

 

“Other Mineral Products” means any and all economic marketable material, in whatever form or state, produced from the Properties other than Uranium Bearing Products, including metal-bearing mine waters, leachates, pregnant liquors, pregnant slurries, concentrated slurries, precipitates, whether in dry or slurry state, metal concentrates or metal compounds upgraded, beneficiated, or refined further than yellowcake.

 

“Parent Company” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(a).

 

“Party” means a party to this Agreement and any reference to a Party includes its successors and permitted assigns; and “Parties” means every Party.

 

“Payment Date” for a Royalty in respect of a calendar quarter means the 30th day following the last day of such calendar quarter.

 

“Payor Group” means the Payor and the Guarantor.

 

“Person” is to be broadly interpreted and includes an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a trust, an unincorporated organization, a Governmental Authority, and the executors, administrators or other legal representatives of an individual in such capacity.

 

“Products” means Uranium Bearing Products and Other Mineral Products. Products shall not include any material mined and removed from the Properties for use by the Payor or its Affiliates for roads, foundations, concrete or other construction or industrial uses relating to the Properties or material that is processed that did not originate from the Properties and shall not include any material that is not recovered for commercial sale from ores extracted from the Properties including without limitation, reasonable quantities of Products which are not sold but which are used for assaying, treatment, amenability, metallurgical, test work or piloting.

 

“Properties” means those properties that are more particularly set out on Schedule A and any properties granted, renewals thereof from time to time that the Payor or its Affiliate may hold, and any and all licenses, mining rights or claims which may be granted in lieu of or in renewal of the whole or any part of, or which relate to the same ground as, the mining tenements in Schedule A. If the Royalty Holder exercises the Purchase Option pursuant to the provisions of Section,2.6 then the Properties shall include the Huemel I Properties.

 

“Purchase Option” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(a).

 

“Purchase Option Consideration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(a).

 

“Royalty” means the net smelter return royalty to be paid pursuant to this Agreement, calculated in accordance with Section 2.

 

“Royalty Percentage” means 1.0 % of the Net Smelter Return.

 

“Subsidiary Disposition” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.3.

 

“Subsidiary Transferee” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.3(a)(ii).

 

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“Taxes” means all foreign and domestic federal, provincial, state, municipal and other governmental taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges, claims, and assessments and withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto (including without limitation, interest and penalties).

 

“Trading Activities” means any and all price hedging and price protection activities undertaken by the Payor or its Affiliates with respect to any Products, raw materials, interest rates or currency exchanges including without limitation, any stream agreements, forward sale and/or purchase contracts, spot-deferred contracts, option contracts, speculative purchases and sales of forward, futures and option contracts, both on and off commodity exchanges, but excluding refining and smelting contracts, and “Trading Contracts” means the agreements, contracts, instruments, confirmations and other arrangements relating to the Trading Activities but excluding refining and smelting contracts.

 

“Transfer” means any sale, transfer, grant, assignment, conveyance, lease, license, charge, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition and “Transferred” shall have a corresponding meaning. As relates to the Guarantor, an issuance of shares or convertible securities resulting in a change in control of the Guarantor is also a transfer.

 

“Transferee” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1.

 

“Uranium Bearing Products” mean uranium ore, uranium-bearing mine waters, leachates, pregnant liquors, pregnant slurries, concentrated slurries, precipitates, whether in dry or slurry state, uranium concentrates in the form commonly known as “yellowcake” or uranium compounds upgraded, beneficiated, or refined further than yellowcake.

 

“US Dollars” means the lawful currency of the United States.

 

1.2Interpretation

 

In this Agreement the following rules of interpretation apply unless the contrary intention appears:

 

(a)headings are for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation of this Agreement;

 

(b)the singular includes the plural and vice versa;

 

(c)words of any gender include all genders;

 

(d)other parts of speech and grammatical forms of a word or phrase defined in this Agreement have a corresponding meaning;

 

(e)the words 'such as', 'including', 'particularly' and similar expressions are not used as nor are intended to be interpreted as words of limitation;

 

(f)a thing (including but not limited to a chose in action or other right) includes a part of that thing;

 

(g)a reference to a clause, party, schedule, attachment or exhibit is a reference to a clause of, and a party, schedule, attachment or exhibit to, this Agreement;

 

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(h)a Party includes its successors and permitted assigns;

 

(i)a reference to a document includes all amendments or supplements to, or replacements or novations of, that document;

 

(j)a reference to an agreement other than this Agreement includes a deed and any legally enforceable undertaking, agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether or not in writing;

 

(k)if a period of time is specified and dates from a given day or the day of an act or event, it is to be calculated exclusive of that day;

 

(l)when the day on which something must be done is not a Business Day, that thing must be done on the following Business Day and in determining the time of day where relevant to this Agreement, the relevant time of day is, for the purposes of giving or receiving notices, the time of day where a Party receiving a notice is located or for any other purpose under this Agreement, the time of day in the place where the Party required to perform an obligation is located;

 

(m)no rule of construction applies to the disadvantage of a Party because that Party was responsible for the preparation of this Agreement or any part of it; and

 

(n)a reference to $ is to USD unless otherwise specifically provided for to the contrary herein.

 

2.CALCULATION AND PAYMENT OF NET SMELTER RETURN

 

2.1Calculation

 

The Payor agrees to pay the Royalty to the Royalty Holder on a quarterly basis. The Royalty payable to the Royalty Holder hereunder in respect of each calendar quarter, shall be calculated by multiplying the Net Smelter Return for such calendar quarter by the Royalty Percentage.

 

2.2Payments

 

(a)The amount of the Royalty payment due to the Royalty Holder hereunder in respect of a calendar quarter shall be paid to the Royalty Holder on the Payment Date by the delivery to the Royalty Holder of electronic wire transfer of immediately available funds to a bank account nominated by the Royalty Holder from time to time, in each case in the appropriate amount. All such payments shall be made in US Dollars. All payments made in respect of this Agreement (in respect of principal, interest or otherwise) shall be made in full without set-off or counterclaim, and free of and without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes. If the Payor shall be required by law to deduct or withhold any Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, from or in respect of any payment or sum payable to the Royalty Holder, the delivery, payment or sum deliverable or payable shall be increased as may be necessary so that after making all required deductions or withholdings, the Royalty Holder receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received if no deduction or withholding had been made and the Payor shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation or other authority in accordance with Applicable Law. If the Royalty Holder becomes liable for any Tax, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on any deliveries or payments under this Agreement, the Payor shall indemnify the Royalty Holder for such Tax, and the indemnity payment shall be increased as necessary so that after the imposition of any Tax on the indemnity payment (including Tax in respect of any such increase in the indemnity payment), the Royalty Holder shall receive the full amount of Taxes for which it is liable, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Payor by the Royalty Holder shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

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(b)At the time each Royalty payment is made, the Payor shall deliver to the Royalty Holder a statement setting forth in summary form the manner in which such payment was determined. Upon the reasonable request of the Royalty Holder, the Payor shall provide the Royalty Holder with copies of all relevant data relating to the Royalty calculation.

 

2.3Impact of Trading Activities

 

Any Trading Activities engaged in by the Payor or its Affiliates in respect of Products produced from the Properties and the profits and losses generated thereby, shall not, in any manner, be taken into account in the calculation of Gross Revenues or Royalty payment amounts due to the Royalty Holder hereunder, whether in connection with the determination of price, the date of sale, the date any Royalty payment is due or in any other respect. The Royalty Holder acknowledges that the Payor and its Affiliates engaging in Trading Activities may result in the Payor and its Affiliates realizing, from time to time, greater or lesser profit for the Products than does the Royalty Holder. The quantum of the Royalty payments to be made hereunder in respect of sales pursuant to Trading Contracts shall be established by the market price of the Products on the date of sale or other disposition. The Royalty Holder shall not be obligated to share in any losses generated by any such Trading Activities with respect to any Products.

 

2.4Currency Conversion

 

For the purposes of determining the amount of a Royalty payment required to be made to the Royalty Holder, where applicable, all receipts and disbursements in a non-United States currency will be converted into United States Dollars on the basis of the rate of exchange as reported by the Bank of Canada on the website, https://www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/exchange/ on the last Business Day prior to the date of such receipt or disbursement, as the case may be.

 

2.5Guarantee

 

The Guarantor does hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably:

 

(a)Guarantee the prompt and complete observance and performance of each and all the terms, covenants, conditions and provisions to be observed or performed by the Payor pursuant to this Agreement (the “Guaranteed Obligations”). The Guarantor shall perform all of the Guaranteed Obligations upon the default or non-performance thereof by the Payor.

 

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(b)The obligations of the Guarantor under this Section 2.5 are continuing, unconditional and absolute and without limitation, will not be released, discharged, limited or otherwise affected by (and the Guarantor hereby consents to or waives, as applicable, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law): (i) any extension, other indulgence, renewal, settlement, discharge; (ii) compromise, waiver, subordination or release in respect of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, security, person or otherwise; (iii) any modification or amendment of or supplement to the Guaranteed Obligations, including any increase or decrease in the amounts payable thereunder; (iv) any winding-up, dissolution, insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other similar proceeding affecting the Payor; (v) the existence of any claim, set-off or other rights which the Guarantor or the Payor may have at any time against the Royalty Holder; (vi) any invalidity, illegality or unenforceability relating to or against the Payor or any provision of Applicable Law purporting to prohibit the payment by the Payor of any amount in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations; (vii) any limitation, postponement, prohibition, subordination or other restriction on the rights of the Royalty Holder to payment or performance of the Guaranteed Obligations; (viii) any defense arising by reason of any failure of the Royalty Holder to make any presentment, demand for performance, notice of non- performance, protest or any other notice, including notice of acceptance of this Agreement, partial payment or non- payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or the existence, creation or incurring of new or additional Guaranteed Obligations; (ix) any defense arising by reason of any failure of the Royalty Holder to proceed against the Payor or any other Person, to proceed against, apply or exhaust any security held from the Payor or any other Person for the Guaranteed Obligations, to proceed against, apply or exhaust any security held from the Payor or any other Person for the Guaranteed Obligations or to pursue any other remedy in the power of the Royalty Holder whatsoever; (x) any Applicable Law which provides that the obligation of a guarantor must neither be larger in amount nor in other respects more burdensome than that of the principal obligation or which reduces a guarantor’s obligation in proportion to the principal obligation; (xi) any defense arising by reason of any incapacity, lack of authority or other defense of the Payor or any other Person, or by reason of the cessation from any cause whatsoever of the liability of the Payor or any other Person in respect of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, except as a result of the payment or fulfillment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether by contract, operation of Applicable Law or otherwise; (xii) any defense based upon or arising out of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, arrangement, readjustment of debt, liquidation or dissolution proceeding commenced by or against the Payor or any other Person, including any discharge of, or bar against collecting, any of the Guaranteed Obligations, in or as a result of any such proceeding; or (xiii) any other act or omission to act or delay of any kind by the Payor.

 

(c)The Guarantor does hereby covenant and agree that it shall do no acts or things or refrain from doing any acts or things that would disentitle the Royalty Holder from exercising the Purchase Option or availing the Royalty Holder of the right to be a party to the Assignment Agreement and exercise its rights thereunder.

 

To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.5 apply (and the waivers set out therein will be effective) even if the effect of any action (or failure to take action) by the Payor is to destroy or diminish any subrogation rights of the Guarantor or any rights of the Payor and the Guarantor to proceed against the Royalty Holder for reimbursement or to recover any contribution from any other Person. The Royalty Holder shall not be bound to exhaust its recourse against the Payor or any other Persons (including one of the Guarantor or otherwise) or to realize on any securities it may hold in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations before being entitled to payment or performance from the Guarantor under this Section 2.5 and the Guarantor hereby renounce all benefits of discussion and division.

 

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2.6Royalty Holder’s Option Regarding Huemul I Properties

 

(a)The Payor hereby grants the Royalty Holder the right, exercisable at any time prior to the signing of the Assignment Agreement by the Guarantor (or by the Royalty Holder on behalf of the Guarantor) as provided in Section 2.6(b) to procure that the Properties include the Huemul I Properties (the “Purchase Option”) in exchange for the payment by the Royalty Holder to the Payor in cash of the sum of US$1.0 million (the “Purchase Option Consideration”). If the Assignment Agreement has been signed by the Guarantor (or by the Royalty Holder on behalf of the Guarantor), then the Purchase Option shall immediately terminate. The wire transfer details of the Payor are set forth in Schedule D; such wire transfer details shall not be changed without the prior written consent of the Royalty Holder, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. If the wire can not be sent for any reason whatsoever, the Royalty Holder shall have the right to send a certified cheque or bank draft to the Payor in care of the address provided in Section 11.2.

 

(b)To exercise the Purchase Option the Royalty Holder shall forward a written notice to the Payor setting forth the date that the Purchase Option Consideration shall be paid by the Royalty Holder to the Payor. The Payor acknowledges and agrees that upon payment by the Royalty Holder to the Payor of the Purchase Option Consideration without any further or other act or formality by any person, the Properties shall include the Huemul I Properties. Without limiting the foregoing, the Royalty Holder may require that the Payor and the Guarantor execute and deliver to the Royalty Holder a written acknowledgement as to the inclusion of the Huemul I Properties, in form and substance satisfactory to the Royalty Holder, acting reasonably, but that any failure by the Payor and the Guarantor to execute and deliver any such written acknowledgement shall in no way serve to obviate the inclusion of the Huemul I Properties as part of the Properties.

 

(c)The Payor and the Guarantor acknowledge and agree that it is their intention to sign the Assignment; however as at the Execution Date, the consent of MASA (as noted in Recital F) thereof has not yet been delivered to the Royalty Holder. The Payor and the Guarantor jointly and severally covenant and agree that if they shall receive from the Royalty Holder a duly executed copy of the MASA Consent, then within two Business Days the Guarantor shall execute and deliver the Assignment Agreement and forward the same to the Royalty Holder (for forwarding to Consolidated Uranium Inc.) and shall authorize the Royalty Holder (on behalf of the Guarantor) to deliver the fully executed Assignment Agreement to MASA (as contemplated in the MASA Consent). The Guarantor agrees that if it does not execute, deliver and forward the Assignment Agreement to the Royalty Holder within the said two Business Days, then the Royalty Holder shall be irrevocably authorized to sign the Assignment Agreement as power of attorney for the Guarantor in the name of the Guarantor and to deliver, as power of attorney for the Guarantor in the name of the Guarantor the fully signed Assignment Agreement to MASA (as contemplated in the MASA Consent. The aforesaid power of attorney coupled with an interest shall survive the bankruptcy and insolvency of the Guarantor.

 

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3.ACCOUNTING MATTERS

 

3.1Accounting Principles

 

All calculations and computations relating to the Royalty payments to be made to the Royalty Holder hereunder shall be carried out on a consistent basis in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles to the extent that such principles are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between such accounting principles and the provisions of this Agreement, the latter shall prevail.

 

3.2Books and Records/Audit

 

The Payor and the Guarantor will cause to be kept proper books of account, records and supporting materials covering all matters relevant to the calculation of the Royalty payments payable to the Royalty Holder hereunder. Upon not less than ten Business Days prior written request from the Royalty Holder, duly authorized representatives of the Royalty Holder (which may include representatives of the Royalty Holder’s auditors) shall be entitled, at the Royalty Holder’s cost and expense (subject as hereinafter provided), not more frequently than semi-annually, to inspect and audit such books of account, records and supporting materials for the purposes of confirming any information contained in a statement delivered to the Royalty Holder pursuant to Section 2.2 above or otherwise confirming the rights and obligations of the Royalty Holder and the Payor and the Guarantor hereunder. If the Royalty Holder has disputed a Royalty payment and the dispute has been either agreed upon or resolved in favour of the Royalty Holder, for the next following year, the Royalty Holder’s inspection and audit rights shall be permitted not more frequently than once every calendar quarter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Payor shall pay the Royalty Holder’s costs and expenses of such investigation and audit if a deficiency of five percent (5%) or more of the amount due is determined to exist. The Royalty Holder shall have the right at its own cost and expense to make copies of or take extracts from such documents, excluding any contracts that are subject to confidentiality agreements (which contracts will be available for inspection only in the offices of the Payor), provided such copies and extracts are maintained as confidential by the Royalty Holder on the basis set forth in Section 7.1 below.

 

3.3Final Determination

 

Any payment made hereunder shall be considered final and in full satisfaction of all obligations of the Payor hereunder in respect of that payment unless within 60 days after the receipt by the Royalty Holder of a statement prepared in compliance with Section 2.2 above that relates to such payment, as applicable, the Royalty Holder provides written notice of its objection to the Payor. In the event that a dispute arises that cannot be resolved by the mutual agreement of the Royalty Holder and the Payor within 90 days after such notice of objection to the Payor, either Party (i.e. the Payor and the Guarantor as one Party and the Royalty Holder as a second Party) may elect to have the dispute arbitrated in accordance with Section 6.1 below.

 

4.GENERAL ROYALTY MATTERS

 

4.1No Obligation to Mine; Good Standing

 

The Guarantor shall have sole discretion to determine the extent of its mining of the Properties and the time or the times for beginning, continuing or resuming mining operations with respect thereto. The Guarantor shall have no obligation hereunder to the Royalty Holder or otherwise to mine any of the Properties.

 

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4.2Commingling

 

The Guarantor shall have the right to stockpile and to commingle ore, concentrates, minerals and other material mined and removed from the Properties from which Products are to be produced, with ore, concentrates, minerals and other material mined and removed from other lands and properties; provided, however, that the Payor Group shall calculate from representative samples the average grade thereof and shall take other measures as are appropriate, and shall weigh (or calculate by volume) the material before commingling. In obtaining representative samples, calculating the average grade of the ore and average recovery percentages, the Payor Group may use any procedures accepted in the mining and metallurgical industry which it believes, acting on commercially reasonable terms, to be suitable for the type of mining and processing activity being conducted and, in the absence of fraud, its choice of such procedures shall be final and binding on the Royalty Holder. In addition, comparable procedures may be used, acting on commercially reasonable terms, by the Payor Group to apportion among the commingled materials all penalty and other charges and deductions, if any, imposed by the smelter, refiner, or purchaser of such material.

 

4.3Tailings/Waste

 

All tailings or waste material shall be the property of the Guarantor and the Guarantor shall have no obligation to process or extract substances therefrom, and no such tailings or waste shall be subject to the Royalty. If tailings or waste materials are reprocessed in the future, the products therefrom shall subject to the Royalty.

 

5.INTEREST IN PROPERTIES

 

5.1Royalty as an Interest in the Properties

 

It is the express intention of the Parties to this Agreement that the obligations hereof shall constitute an interest in the Properties which shall run with the land and bind successors in title to the Properties, all of which shall be binding upon successors in title to the Properties, including any other form of tenure in respect thereof. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Royalty Holder may cause, at its own expense, the due registration or recording of notice of this Agreement against the title to any and all of the Properties in such form as may reasonably be required or requested by the Royalty Holder and the Payor and the Guarantor covenant and agree that they shall co-operate with each such registration and recording and shall provide their written consent or the execution under the signature of their corporate officers of any documents or things reasonably necessary or advisable to accomplish such registration or recording in order to ensure that any successor or assignee or other acquirer of, or encumbrancer of title to, any or all of the Properties, or any interest therein or any other form of tenure in respect thereof, shall have public notice of this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement and the Royalty Holder’s interest in the Properties.

 

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6.ARBITRATION

 

6.1Arbitration

 

All disputes, disagreements, controversies, questions or claims arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or in respect of any legal relationship associated with or arising from this Agreement, including with respect to this Agreement’s formation, execution, validity, application, interpretation, performance, breach, termination or enforcement, shall be determined by arbitration. For the purposes of this Article 6, the members of the Payor Group shall be treated as one Party on the first hand and the Royalty Holder as another Party on the second hand.

 

6.2Number

 

The number of arbitrators shall be one.

 

6.3Location and Language and Term of Engagement

 

The arbitration shall be in Toronto, Ontario in the English language. The arbitration shall be conducted pursuant to the Arbitration Act, SO 1991, c.17.

 

6.4Selection of Arbitrator

 

The Party commencing the arbitration shall include in its written notice the names of three individuals who are acceptable to it to serve as a sole arbitrator. Within 10 days of the receipt of the notice, the other Party shall give written notice that it accepts the appointment of one of the three individuals or shall name three other individuals who are acceptable to it to serve as sole arbitrator. If the Parties are unable to agree upon a sole arbitrator within a further 10 days, the appointment of a sole arbitrator shall be made by the ADR Institute of Canada, Inc. in accordance with that institution’s rules and procedures.

 

6.5Finality of Award

 

Any award or determination of the sole arbitrator shall be final and binding on the Parties and there shall be no appeal on any ground, including for greater certainty, any appeal on a question of law, a question of fact, or a question of mixed fact and law.

 

6.6Costs of Arbitration

 

The sole arbitrator may apportion costs of the arbitration, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of the Parties, between or among the Parties in such manner as the sole arbitrator considers reasonable.

 

6.7Interest

 

Any award for the payment of money may include pre-award and post-award interest.

 

6.8Confidentiality of Proceedings

 

The Parties undertake as a general principle to keep confidential all information concerning the existence of the arbitration, all awards in the arbitration, all materials in the proceedings created or used for the purpose of the arbitration, and all materials and information produced during the arbitration and not in the public domain, save and to the extent that disclosure may be required of a Party by legal duty or stock exchange requirement or to enforce an award in bona fide legal proceedings before a competent court.

 

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7.CONFIDENTIALITY/PUBLIC DISCLOSURE

 

7.1Confidentiality

 

Subject to the next sentence, all information concerning the Properties or the members of the Payor Group which is made available to the Royalty Holder or its representatives from time to time, whether before or after the date of this Agreement, which has not previously been disclosed to the public by any of the members of the Payor Group or their Affiliates or representatives (the “Information”) shall be maintained by the Royalty Holder and its representatives on a strictly confidential basis and, except and to the extent otherwise required by Applicable Law and except as otherwise provided herein, shall not be disclosed to any third party and shall not be used by the Royalty Holder or its representatives for any purpose whatsoever other than for the purposes of the arrangements contemplated herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (i) the Royalty Holder may disclose the Information to prospective purchasers of the Royalty Holder’s right to receive the Royalty, provided that each such prospective purchaser first agrees in writing to hold such Information confidential and to use it exclusively for the purpose of evaluating its interest in purchasing such Royalty Holder’s right; and (ii) the members of the Payor Group shall provide to the Royalty Holder, and agree that the Royalty Holder may disclose, all such Information as the Royalty Holder, acting reasonably, determines is necessary or desirable to fulfil the Royalty Holder’s disclosure obligations under applicable securities laws or stock exchange rules or policies. Furthermore, each Party agrees that if such Party or its Affiliate is required to file this Agreement on SEDAR+ or otherwise under applicable securities legislation, the Party which has the filing or disclosure requirement shall, prior to filing or disclosing this Agreement, consult with the other Party to redact any commercially sensitive information contained in this Agreement to the maximum extent permitted by law, and such disclosing or filing Party shall give reasonable consideration to the comments of the other Party.

 

7.2Public Announcements

 

Except to the extent otherwise required by Applicable Law or with the prior consent of the other Party, neither Party shall make any public announcement or disclosure regarding this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Consent shall not be required for subsequent public announcements or disclosures that have already received the consent of the other Party. For the purposes of this Section 7.2, the members of the Payor Group are one Party.

 

7.3National Instrument 43-101

 

The Parties acknowledge that the Royalty Holder or Affiliates thereof may be or become subject to NI 43-101 with respect to the Royalty and the Properties. The Payor hereby covenants that upon written request by the Royalty Holder or an Affiliate thereof, in the case where a technical report is required to be filed by the Royalty Holder or an Affiliate under NI 43-101 and no exemption is available, the Payor shall, (at the expense of the Royalty Holder):

 

(a)provide any and all necessary technical data on the Properties in the form and to the extent in the possession of the Payor, required by the Royalty Holder or its Affiliates to comply with NI 43-101, as reasonably requested by the Royalty Holder;

 

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(b)grant access to the Properties, to the Royalty Holder, its Affiliates or any representative thereof for personal inspection of the Properties on the provision of seven Business Days prior written notice to the Payor, such access to be at a time and on a date that do not unduly interfere with the mining operations on the Properties, it being understood and agreed that the Royalty Holder shall abide by the health and safety rules and regulations of the Guarantor and that the Royalty Holder shall indemnify and hold harmless the Payor and its Affiliates from and against any and all damages, losses, suits and liabilities that they may suffer as a result of damage to life, limb or property as a result of such access by the Royalty Holder (absent the gross negligence of the Payor or any Affiliate); and

 

(c)use its commercially reasonable efforts to request the authors of any technical report relating to the Properties prepared for the Payor or its Affiliates in accordance with NI 43-101 to readdress such technical report to the Royalty Holder or an Affiliate.

 

8.INDEMNITY

 

8.1Indemnity

 

The Payor and the Guarantor agree that they will indemnify and hold harmless the Royalty Holder, its agents and employees (collectively the “Indemnified Parties”), and each of them, from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, actions and proceedings, that may be made or brought against the Royalty Holder or which it may sustain, pay or incur that result from or relate to operations conducted on or in respect of the Properties, or that result from or relate to the mining, handling, transportation, smelting or refining of the Products or the handling or transportation of the Products, including without limitation, claims, demands, liabilities, actions and proceedings, in any way arising from or connected with any non-compliance with environmental laws or any contaminants or hazardous substances on, in or under the Properties or the soil, sediment, water or groundwater forming part thereof, whether in the past, present or future, or any contaminants or hazardous substances on any other lands or areas having originated or migrated from the Properties or the soil, sediment, water or groundwater forming part thereof, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to any claims, demands, liabilities, actions and proceedings to the extent they arise primarily from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Parties.

 

9.TRANSFER BY ROYALTY HOLDER

 

9.1Transfer by Royalty Holder

 

The Royalty Holder may Transfer this Agreement, in whole or in part, and any rights and obligations under this Agreement, without the written consent of any member of the Payor Group; provided that: (i) prior to any such Transfer any transferee provides written confirmation to the members of the Payor Group to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement in all respects and to the same extent as the Royalty Holder is bound; and (ii) the Royalty Holder shall only remain liable for any obligations of the Royalty Holder under this Agreement that arose prior to such Transfer and shall not be liable for any obligations that arise thereafter.

 

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10.TRANSFER BY PAYOR AND GUARANTOR

 

10.1Transfer by Guarantor

 

The Guarantor may not Transfer in whole or in part any of the Properties or any interest therein in any manner whatsoever, and may not Transfer this Agreement or any interest therein, without in each case complying with the following:

 

(a)it shall be a condition of such Transfer that the transferee or other counterparty to such transaction (the “Transferee”) first execute and deliver to the Royalty Holder an instrument in writing (the “Deed of Assumption”) pursuant to which such Transferee agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and by all of the liabilities and obligations of the Guarantor with respect to the applicable Properties hereunder as guarantor in the same manner and to the same extent as though the Transferee was an original party hereto. If the Transferee is the parent company (the “Parent Company”) at the top of its corporate chain, then the Transferee shall also agree to be the Payor under this Agreement with respect to the applicable Properties in the Deed of Assumption in the place and stead of the Payor with respect to the applicable Properties (and the Payor shall also be a transferor). If the Transferee is not the Parent Company or is owned by another entity that itself is owned by the Parent Company (the “Intervening Company”), then the Payor hereunder as well as the Guarantor shall also be a transferor with respect to the applicable Properties. The transferee Parent Company and the applicable transferee Intervening Company shall also execute and deliver the Deed of Assumption whereby such transferee Parent Company and the transferee Intervening Company agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement with respect to the applicable Properties and by all of the liabilities and obligations of the Payor and the Guarantor transferor hereunder with respect to the applicable Properties in the same manner and to the same extent as if the transferee Parent Company and the transferee Intervening Company were original parties. It Is understood and agreed that if there has been a Deed of Assumption with respect to a portion of the Properties, then this Agreement may be split into two agreements at the request of any Party and the Parties will act in a commercially reasonable manner in negotiating the split of any such agreement;

 

(b)it shall be a condition of any charge, pledge or hypothec that the chargee, pledgee or holder of hypothec first execute and deliver to the Royalty Holder an instrument in writing pursuant to which such chargee, pledgee or holder of hypothec agrees that if it exercises any of its rights under the charge, pledge or hypothec which allow it to take possession or acquire, or cause the sale or other disposition of the applicable Properties or any interest thereof, or which result in the Payor or then Guarantor no longer directly or indirectly being the owner of the applicable Properties, such chargee, pledgee, holder, or any acquiror of the applicable Properties or successor as a result of such exercise of rights, shall be bound by the terms hereof and by all of the liabilities and obligations of the applicable Party hereunder in the same manner and to the same extent as though it was an original party hereto in the first instance, without in any way derogating from Section 10.1(c) below;

 

(c)any such Transfer, charge, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition shall not relieve or discharge the applicable Party from any of their respective liabilities or obligations hereunder existing on the date of such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, lease or other disposition, and the Royalty Holder may continue to look to the applicable Party for the performance thereof, it being understood that for any obligations or liabilities arising as of the date of the execution of the agreements provided for in this Section 10.1, the applicable Party will have no further obligations or liabilities for the payment of the Royalty as relates to the applicable Properties; and

 

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(d)any such Transfer which does not comply with the terms of this Agreement shall be null and void and of no force or effect.

 

10.2Transfer by Payor Group

 

(a)The Payor may not Transfer this Agreement or any interest therein, without complying with the provisions of Section 10.1 it being understood and agreed that at all times an Affiliate of the Payor (or the Payor itself) must be the registered and recorded owner of the Properties.

 

(b)The Guarantor may not Transfer this Agreement or any interest therein, without complying with the provisions of Section 10.1.

 

10.3Transfer of Guarantor Shares

 

The Payor may not Transfer any interest in the shares of the Guarantor (a “Subsidiary Disposition”), without in each case complying with the following:

 

(a)It shall be a condition of such Subsidiary Disposition that the transferee or other counterparty to such transaction (in each case, the “Subsidiary Transferee”) first executes and delivers to the Royalty Holder together with the Guarantor a Deed of Assumption pursuant to which the Subsidiary Transferee and the Guarantor agrees to be bound (and remain bound, as the case may be) by the terms of this Agreement with respect to the applicable Properties held by the Guarantor in the same manner and to the same extent as though the Subsidiary Transferee was an original party hereto with respect to the applicable Properties. It is understood and agreed that if the Subsidiary Disposition is not in respect of all of the shares of the Guarantor, then the Subsidiary Transferee and the Payor shall be jointly and severally liable under this Agreement;

 

(b)Any such Subsidiary Disposition shall not relieve or discharge the Payor from any of its liabilities or obligations hereunder with respect to the applicable Properties, held by the Guarantor that might be existing at the time of closing of such Subsidiary Disposition, and the Royalty Holder may continue to look to the Payor for the performance thereof with respect to the applicable Properties; and

 

(c)any such Transfer which does not comply with the terms of this Agreement shall be null and void and of no force or effect.

 

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11.GENERAL CONTRACT PROVISIONS

 

11.1Successors and Assigns

 

This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and shall be binding on and enforceable by the Parties, and, where the context so permits, their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

11.2Notice

 

All notices, requests, demands or other communications which by the terms hereof are permitted or required to be given by any Party to the other parties shall be given in writing by personal delivery or by email, addressed to such other Party or delivered to such other Party as follows:

 

to the Royalty Holder at:

 

217 Queen Street West, 4th Floor

Toronto, ON M5V 0R2

 

Attention: Philip Williams

Email: pwilliams@isoenergy.ca

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Suite 3200, Bay Adelaide Centre – North Tower
40 Temperance Street
Toronto ON M5H 0B4

 

Attention: Jamie Litchen
Email: jlitchen@cassels.com

 

to the Payor and the Guarantor at:

 

c/o Jaguar Uranium Corp.

150 King St W #200

Toronto, ON M5H 1J9

 

Attention: Steven Gold

Email: sgold@jaguaruranium.com

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

TingleMerrett LLP

1250, 639 – 5th Ave. SW

Calgary, AB T2P 0M 9

 

Attention: Scott Reeves

Email: sreeves@tinglemerrett.com

 

or at such other addresses and to such other Person that may be given by any of them to the others in writing from time to time on two days’ prior written notice and such notices, requests, demands or other communications shall be deemed to have been received when delivered.

 

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11.3Time of Essence

 

Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement in all respects.

 

11.4Further Assurances

 

Each Party shall from time to time promptly execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered all such further documents and instruments and shall do or cause to be done all such further acts and things in connection with this Agreement that the other Parties may require as being necessary or desirable in order to effectively carry out or better evidence or perfect the full intent and meaning of this Agreement or any provision hereof.

 

11.5No Implied Covenants

 

The Parties agree that no implied covenants or duties relating to exploration, development, mining or the payment of production royalties or any other matters provided for herein shall affect any of their respective rights or obligations hereunder, and that the only covenants or duties which affect such rights and obligations shall be those expressly set out and provided for in this Agreement.

 

11.6Entire Agreement

 

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties pertaining to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written pertaining to the subject matter of this Agreement. There are no conditions, representations, warranties, obligations or other agreements among the Parties in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement (whether oral or written, express or implied, statutory or otherwise) except as explicitly set out in this Agreement.

 

11.7Amendment

 

No amendment of this Agreement shall be effective unless made in writing and signed by the Parties.

 

11.8Waiver

 

A waiver of any default, breach or non-compliance under this Agreement shall not be effective unless in writing and signed by the Party to be bound by the waiver. No waiver shall be inferred from or implied by any failure to act or delay in acting by a Party in respect of any default, breach or non-observance or by anything done or omitted to be done by the other Party. The waiver by a Party of any default, breach or non-compliance under this Agreement will not operate as a waiver of that Party’s rights under this Agreement in respect of any continuing or subsequent default, breach or non-observance (whether of the same or any other nature).

 

11.9Severability

 

Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction will, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability and will be severed from the balance of this Agreement, all without affecting the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

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11.10Governing Law

 

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the Province of Ontario and the Laws of Canada applicable therein and this Agreement shall be treated, in all respects, as an Ontario contract.

 

11.11Counterparts

 

This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and both of which taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. To evidence its execution of an original counterpart of this Agreement, a Party may send a copy of its original signature on the execution page hereof to the other Party by facsimile transmission or other means of electronic transmission (including PDF) and such transmission shall constitute delivery of an executed copy of this Agreement to the receiving Party.

 

11.12Rule Against Perpetuities

 

If any right, power or interest of either Party in respect of the Royalty would violate the rule against perpetuities, then such right, power or interest shall terminate 20 years after the death of the last survivor of all the lineal descendants of His Majesty Prince Charles III of England, living on the date of execution of this Agreement. This clause is included given that the term of this Agreement is in perpetuity.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties have executed these presents as of the date and year first above written.

 

 

JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.

   
  Per: /s/ Steven Gold
    Name: Steven Gold
    Title: Chief Executive Officer
   

I have authority to bind the corporation

 

  2847312 ONTARIO INC.
   
  Per: /s/ Steven Gold
    Name: Steven Gold
    Title: Chief Executive Officer
   

I have authority to bind the corporation

 

  CONSOLIDATED URANIUM INC.
   
  Per: /s/ Philip Williams
    Name: Philip Williams
    Title: Chief Executive Officer
   

I have authority to bind the local branch

 

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SCHEDULE “A”

DESCRIPTION OF HUEMUL II PROPERTIES

 

 

  File No. Name of property Claim type  
  089866266-C-22 MIRANO NORTE MD  
  08987498-C-22 CARMENCITA MD  
  3161-E-06 CERRO BUTALO MD  
 
2902-M-05
UNKNOWN CATEO  
  2903-M-05 UNKNOWN CATEO  
  2904-M-05 UNKNOWN CATEO  
  2919-M-05 UNKNOWN CATEO  
  2920-M-05 UNKNOWN CATEO  
  2922-M-05 UNKNOWN CATEO  
  2924-M-05 UNKNOWN CATEO  
  2925-M-05 UNKNOWN CATEO  
  3243-M-05 UNKNOWN CATEO  
  EXP-2024-00690480-GDEMZA#DMIMEIYE CERRO COLORADO CATEO  
  EXP-2024-00686360-GDEMZA#DMIMEIYE LOS CASTAÑOS CATEO  
  EXP-2024-00689228-GDEMZA#DMIMEIYE LOS PAJARITOS CATEO  
  EXP-2024-00690693-GDEMZA#ENERGAMB AGUA DE LA PIEDRA CATEO  
  EXP-2024-00688511-GDEMZA#DMIMEIYE LAS CABRAS CATEO  
  EXP-2024-00689803-GDEMZA#DMIMEIYE CERRO NEGRO CATEO  

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE “B”

DESCRIPTION OF HUEMUL I PROPERTIES

 

  File No. Name of property Claim type  
  02967014-A-22 HUEMUL NORTE CATEO  
  02965342-A-22 HUEMUL SUR CATEO  
  18-C-57 HUEMUL MINE  
  355-C-96 SILVANA MD  

 

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SCHEDULE “C”

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT

 

See attached.

 

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SCHEDULE “D”

WIRE TRANSFER DETAILS OF PAYOR

 

See attached.

 

 

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Exhibit 10.9

 

NET SMELTER RETURN ROYALTY AGREEMENT

 

THIS NET SMELTER RETURN ROYALTY AGREEMENT is made as of the 31st day of July, 2023 (the “Execution Date”).

 

BETWEEN:

 

2847312 ONTARIO INC. a company existing under the laws of the Province of Ontario and with its registered office at 217 Queen Street West, Floor 4, Toronto ON M4V 0R2 and duly registered under the laws of Argentina before the Public Register of Commerce of the Province of Salta, under file 40209/21, of the Limited Liability Companies book entry 149, with tax identification number CUIT30/71749752/6 and with its legal domicile at Rivadavia 378, 4,400 Salta (Ontario)

 

(the “Payor”)

 

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MINERA AGAUCU S.A. a company registered under the laws of Argentina before the Public Register of Commerce and Judicial Archive of the Province of Mendoza, Resolution 235 dated April 9, 2002 at the Direction of Legal Entities, inscribed at the Department of Public Register of Commerce of Mendoza, at the Anonymous Society Book under register 6364 dated on April 9, 2002, with tax identification number CUIT 30-70905675-8 and with its legal domicile at Chaco 1719 Las Heras, Province of Mendoza, Argentina

 

(the “Royalty Holder”)

 

WHEREAS the Payor is the recorded and beneficial owner of the Concessions and has agreed to grant a certain net smelter returns royalty to the Royalty Holder on all metals produced from the Concessions and the Area of Interest and the Parties are therefore desirous of entering into this Agreement;

 

AND WHEREAS capitalized terms when used in these recitals and not otherwise defined in these recitals shall have the respective meanings set forth in Section 1.1;

 

NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH that in consideration of the mutual covenants, conditions and premises herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each of the Parties, the Parties do hereby covenant and agree as follows.

 

 

 

 

1. GENERAL INTERPRETATION

 

1.1 Definitions

 

For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set out below and grammatical variations of such terms shall have corresponding meanings.

 

“Acceptance Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4(c). “Acceptance Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4(c).

 

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person who directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under direct or indirect common control with, such Person, and includes any Person in like relation to an Affiliate. A Person is deemed to control another Person if such first Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the term “controlled” has a corresponding meaning.

 

“Agreement” means this agreement, including the appendices to this agreement, as it or they may be amended or supplemented from time to time, and the expressions “hereof”, “herein”, “hereto”, “hereunder”, “hereby” and similar expressions refer to this agreement and not to any particular Section or other portion of this agreement.

 

“Allowable Deductions” means the following, in each case determined without duplication:

 

(a) all reasonable arm’s length third party costs, charges and expenses incurred in smelting, refining and other treatment of Products;

 

(b) all costs and expenses of transporting (including licensing and insurance costs) the Product from the mine to the smelter, refiner or other party taking delivery of the Product;

 

(c) all costs or expenses incurred with respect to insurance, sampling and assay costs and umpire assay costs for the Product to be refined;

 

(d) all non -recoverable governmental royalties or other surcharges imposed on or in connection with the mining of the Product;

 

(e) all non- recoverable export, sales and value added taxes and government royalties imposed on or in connection with the sale of the Product;

 

(f) all fair market brokerage commissions and other reasonable costs of marketing and selling the Product; and

 

(g) all penalties, charges, deductions and/or discounts related to yellowcake product impurities.

 

“Applicable Law” means, with respect to any Person, property, transaction, event or other matter, any law, rule, statute, regulation, order, treaty or other requirement having the force of law (collectively, the “Law”) relating or applicable to such Person, property, transaction, event or other matter. Applicable Law also includes, where appropriate, any interpretation of the Law (or any part) by any Person having jurisdiction over it, or charged with its administration or interpretation.

 

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“Area of Interest” means the area described in Schedule B, including the Maple Property but excluding however, the New Era Property.

 

“Business Day” means any day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday in Toronto, Ontario and Mendoza, Argentina.

 

“Concessions” means those mining tenements that are more particularly set out on Schedule A and any concessions granted, renewals thereof from time to time that the Payor may hold, and any and all licenses, mining rights or claims which may be granted in lieu of or in renewal of the whole or any part of, or which relate to the same ground as, the mining tenements in Schedule A.

 

“Confidential Arbitration Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 0.

 

“Gross Revenues” in any calendar quarter means the aggregate of the following amounts during such calendar quarter from the sale of Products produced during commercial production from the Concessions and the Area of Interest;

 

(a) if the Product is yellow cake and such product is sole by the Payor to any person who is dealing at arm’s length with the Payor, the actual gross proceeds of disposition of such yellow cake received by the Payor in such period;

 

(b) if the Product is other than yellow cake and is sold by the Payor to any person who is dealing at arm’s length with the Payor, the actual gross proceeds paid by the smelter, refiner or other purchaser in such period; and

 

(c) for all Products where the Product is sold by the Payor in such period to any person who is not dealing at arm’s length with the Payor the greater of; (i) the actual gross proceeds of disposition received or receivable for such Product; and (ii) the fair market value of such Product.

 

In the case of sales of Products pursuant to the terms of any Trading Contract, the revenues shall be calculated based on the market price of such Products on the date of such sale or other disposition, not the sale price under the Trading Contract. If there is an insurable loss of or damage to Products, whether or not occurring on the Concessions or the Area of Interest and whether the Products are in possession of the Payor or its Affiliates or otherwise, then the Gross Revenues will be equal to the sum of the insurance proceeds actually paid to the Payor or its Affiliates in respect of such loss or damage.

 

“Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 0.

 

“Maple Property” means the property described in Schedule D.

 

“Metal-bearing products” mean ore, other than uranium, metal-bearing mine waters, leachates, pregnant liquors, pregnant slurries, concentrated slurries, precipitates, whether in dry or slurry state, metal concentrates or metal compounds upgraded, beneficiated, or refined further than yellowcake.

 

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“Net Smelter Return” for a calendar quarter means an amount equal to the Gross Revenues for the applicable calendar quarter less Allowable Deductions for the applicable calendar quarter.

 

“New Era Property” means the property described in Schedule C.

 

“Other Mineral Products” means any and all economic marketable material, in whatever form or state, produced from the Concessions or the Area of Interest, other than Uranium-Bearing Products.

 

“Party” means a party to this Agreement and any reference to a Party includes its successors and permitted assigns; and “Parties” means every Party.

 

“Payment Date” for a Royalty in respect of a calendar quarter means the 30th day following the last day of such calendar quarter.

 

“Permitted Offer” means a bona fide offer from a Third Party that meets each of the following conditions:

 

(i) it is in writing and has been executed by the Third Party and delivered to the Royalty Holder and is capable of being accepted by the Royalty Holder; (ii) it is irrevocable and non-transferable; (iii) the consideration payable under such offer is payable only in cash and denominated in United States dollars (and the Royalty Holder may not, for greater certainty, accept any other form of consideration whether or not at its election), and in full, at closing; (v) it does not contain any provision or term that cannot be reasonably satisfied by the parties thereto; and (vi) it does not include any requirement to purchase assets or assume any obligations or liabilities that are not directly related to the Royalty.

 

“Person” is to be broadly interpreted and includes an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a trust, an unincorporated organization, a Governmental Authority, and the executors, administrators or other legal representatives of an individual in such capacity.

 

“Products” means Uranium-bearing Products and Other recoverable Mineral or metal-bearing Products. Products shall not include any material mined and removed from the Concessions or the Area of Interest for use by the Payor for roads, foundations, concrete or other construction or industrial uses relating to the Concessions or the Area of Interest or material that is processed that did not originate from the Concessions or the Area of Interest, and shall not include any material that is not recovered for commercial sale from ores extracted from the Concessions or the Area of Interest including, without limitation, reasonable quantities of Products which are not sold but which are used for assaying, treatment, amenability, metallurgical, test work or piloting.

 

“Repurchase Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5. “Repurchase Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.

 

“Royalty” means the net smelter returns royalty to be paid pursuant to this Agreement, calculated in accordance with Section 2.

 

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“Royalty Percentage” means 2.0 % of the Net Smelter Returns in respect of the Concessions and the Area of Interest; if the Payor exercises the Royalty Repurchase Option, the Royalty Percentage shall mean 1.0% of the Net Smelter returns in respect of the Concessions and the Area of Interest.

 

“Royalty Repurchase Option” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5. “Sale Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4(b).

 

“Third Party” means, in relation to any party, a Person with whom such party deals at arm’s length.

 

“Trading Activities” means any and all price hedging and price protection activities undertaken by the Payor or its Affiliates with respect to any Products, raw materials, interest rates or currency exchanges including without limitation, any stream agreements, forward sale and/or purchase contracts, spot-deferred contracts, option contracts, speculative purchases and sales of forward, futures and option contracts, both on and off commodity exchanges, but excluding refining and smelting contracts, and “Trading Contracts” means the agreements, contracts, instruments, confirmations and other arrangements relating to the Trading Activities but excluding refining and smelting contracts.

 

“Uranium Bearing Products” mean uranium ore, uranium-bearing mine waters, leachates, pregnant liquors, pregnant slurries, concentrated slurries, precipitates, whether in dry or slurry state, uranium concentrates in the form commonly known as “yellowcake” or uranium compounds upgraded, beneficiated, or refined further than yellowcake.

 

“US Dollars” means the lawful currency of the United States.

 

1.2 Interpretation

 

In this Agreement the following rules of interpretation apply unless the contrary intention appears:

 

(i) headings are for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation of this Agreement;

 

(ii) the singular includes the plural and vice versa;

 

(iii) words of any gender include all genders;

 

(iv) other parts of speech and grammatical forms of a word or phrase defined in this Agreement have a corresponding meaning;

 

(v) the words ‘such as’, ‘including’, ‘particularly’ and similar expressions are not used as nor are intended to be interpreted as words of limitation;

 

(vi) a thing (including but not limited to a chose in action or other right) includes a part of that thing;

 

(vii) a reference to a clause, party, schedule, attachment or exhibit is a reference to a clause of, and a party, schedule, attachment or exhibit to, this Agreement;

 

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(viii) a Party includes its successors and permitted assigns;

 

(ix) a reference to a document includes all amendments or supplements to, or replacements or novations of, that document;

 

(x) a reference to an agreement other than this Agreement includes a deed and any legally enforceable undertaking, agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether or not in writing;

 

(xi) if a period of time is specified and dates from a given day or the day of an act or event, it is to be calculated exclusive of that day;

 

(xii) when the day on which something must be done is not a Business Day, that thing must be done on the following Business Day and in determining the time of day where relevant to this Agreement, the relevant time of day is, for the purposes of giving or receiving notices, the time of day where a Party receiving a notice is located or for any other purpose under this Agreement, the time of day in the place where the Party required to perform an obligation is located;

 

(xiii) no rule of construction applies to the disadvantage of a Party because that Party was responsible for the preparation of this Agreement or any part of it; and

 

(xiv) a reference to $ is to USD unless otherwise specifically provided for to the contrary herein.

 

2. CALCULATION AND PAYMENT OF NET SMELTER RETURNS

 

2.1 Calculation

 

Subject to Section 2.5, to calculate the amount of the Royalty payable to the Royalty Holder hereunder in respect of any applicable calendar quarter, the Payor shall multiply the Net Smelter Returns by the Royalty Percentage for such calendar quarter.

 

2.2 Payments

 

The amount of the Royalty payment due to the Royalty Holder hereunder in respect of any calendar quarter shall be paid to the Royalty Holder on the Payment Date by the delivery to the Royalty Holder of a certified cheque, bank draft or electronic wire transfer of immediately available funds, in each case in the appropriate amount. All such payments shall be made in US Dollars and shall be made subject to withholding or deduction in respect of the Royalty for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of any government having power and jurisdiction to tax and for which an owner may be obligated by Law to withhold or deduct and remit to the relevant taxation authorities.

 

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At the time each Royalty payment is made, the Payor shall deliver to the Royalty Holder a statement setting forth in summary form the manner in which such payment was determined. Upon the reasonable request of the Royalty Holder, the Payor shall provide the Royalty Holder with copies of all relevant data relating to the Royalty calculation.

 

2.3 Impact of Trading Activities

 

Any Trading Activities engaged in by the Payor or its Affiliates in respect of Products produced from the Concessions and the Area of Interest, and the profits and losses generated thereby, shall not, in any manner, be taken into account in the calculation of Gross Revenues or Royalty payment amounts due to the Royalty Holder hereunder, whether in connection with the determination of price, the date of sale, the date any Royalty payment is due or in any other respect. The Royalty Holder acknowledges that the Payor and its Affiliates engaging in Trading Activities may result in the Payor and its Affiliates realizing, from time to time, greater or lesser profit for the Products than does the Royalty Holder. The quantum of the Royalty payments to be made hereunder in respect of sales pursuant to Trading Contracts shall be established by the market price of the Products on the date of sale or other disposition. The Royalty Holder shall not be obligated to share in any losses generated by any such Trading Activities with respect to any Products.

 

2.4 Currency Conversion

 

For the purposes of determining the amount of a Royalty payment required to be made to the Royalty Holder, where applicable, all receipts and disbursements in a non-United States currency will be converted into United States Dollars on the basis of the rate of exchange as reported by the Bank of Canada on the website, https://www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/exchange/ on the last Business Day prior to the date of such receipt or disbursement, as the case may be.

 

2.5 Buy Back Right

 

Commencing as at the Execution Date, the Royalty Payor will have the exclusive and irrevocable one-time right and option (the “Royalty Repurchase Option”) to purchase 50% of the Royalty from the Royalty Holder by making a payment in cash by wire transfer to the Royalty Holder in the amount of US$2.0 million (the “Repurchase Payment”) If the Royalty Payor elects to exercise the Royalty Repurchase Option, the Royalty Payor must provide to the Holder a minimum of 15 days prior written notice, specifying the date that the repurchase is to occur (the “Repurchase Date”). Upon receipt of the Repurchase Payment on the Repurchase Date, without set-off or deduction, the Royalty Holder must convey and surrender 50% of the Royalty to the Royalty Payor by way of a mutually agreeable deed in recordable form, and such conveyance will be made free and clear of all Encumbrances arising by, through or under the Royalty Holder. Any such conveyance and surrender will be effective on the date that payment is made.

 

3. ACCOUNTING MATTERS

 

3.1 Accounting Principles

 

All calculations and computations relating to the Royalty payments to be made to the Royalty Holder hereunder shall be carried out on a consistent basis in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles to the extent that such principles are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between such accounting principles and the provisions of this Agreement, the latter shall prevail.

 

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3.2 Books and Records/Audit

 

The Payor will cause to be kept proper books of account, records and supporting materials covering all matters relevant to the calculation of the Royalty payments payable to the Royalty Holder hereunder. Upon not less than ten Business Days prior written request from the Royalty Holder, duly authorized representatives of the Royalty Holder (which may include representatives of the Royalty Holder’s auditors) shall be entitled, at the Royalty Holder’s cost and expense (subject as hereinafter provided), not more frequently than semi-annually, to inspect and audit such books of account, records and supporting materials for the purposes of confirming any information contained in a statement delivered to the Royalty Holder pursuant to Section 0 above or otherwise confirming the rights and obligations of the Royalty Holder and the Payor hereunder. If the Royalty Holder has disputed a Royalty payment and the dispute has been either agreed upon or resolved in favour of the Royalty Holder, for the next following year, the Royalty Holder’s inspection and audit rights shall be permitted not more frequently than once every calendar quarter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Payor shall pay the Royalty Holder’s costs and expenses of such investigation and audit if a deficiency of five percent (5%) or more of the amount due is determined to exist. The Royalty Holder shall have the right at its own cost and expense to make copies of or take extracts from such documents, excluding any contracts that are subject to confidentiality agreements (which contracts will be available for inspection only in the offices of the Payor), provided such copies and extracts are maintained as confidential by the Royalty Holder on the basis set forth in Section 7 below.

 

3.3 Final Determination

 

Any payment made hereunder shall be considered final and in full satisfaction of all obligations of the Payor hereunder in respect of that payment unless within 60 days after the receipt by the Royalty Holder of a statement prepared in compliance with Section 0 above that relates to such payment, as applicable, the Royalty Holder provides written notice of its objection to the Payor. In the event that a dispute arises that cannot be resolved by the mutual agreement of the Royalty Holder and the Payor within 90 days after such notice of objection to the Payor, either Party may elect to have the dispute arbitrated in accordance with Section 6 below.

 

4. GENERAL ROYALTY MATTERS

 

4.1 No Obligation to Mine; Good Standing

 

The Payor shall have sole discretion to determine the extent of its mining of the Concessions and the Area of Interest and the time or the times for beginning, continuing or resuming mining operations with respect thereto. The Payor shall have no obligation hereunder to the Royalty Holder or otherwise to mine any of the Concessions and the Area of Interest.

 

4.2 Commingling

 

The Payor shall have the right to stockpile and to commingle ore, concentrates, minerals and other material mined and removed from the Concessions and the Area of Interest from which Products are to be produced, with ore, concentrates, minerals and other material mined and removed from other lands and properties; provided, however, that the Payor shall calculate from representative samples the average grade thereof and shall take other measures as are appropriate, and shall weigh (or calculate by volume) the material before commingling. In obtaining representative samples, calculating the average grade of the ore and average recovery percentages, the Payor may use any procedures accepted in the mining and metallurgical industry which it believes, acting on commercially reasonable terms, to be suitable for the type of mining and processing activity being conducted and, in the absence of fraud, its choice of such procedures shall be final and binding on the Royalty Holder. In addition, comparable procedures may be used, acting on commercially reasonable terms, by the Payor to apportion among the commingled materials all penalty and other charges and deductions, if any, imposed by the smelter, refiner, or purchaser of such material.

 

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4.3 Tailings/Waste

 

All tailings or waste material shall be the property of the Payor and the Payor shall have no obligation to process or extract substances therefrom, and no such tailings or waste shall be subject to the Royalty. If tailings or waste materials are reprocessed in the future, the products therefrom shall subject to the Royalty.

 

5. INTEREST IN LAND

 

5.1 Royalty as an Interest in the Concessions and the Area of Interest

 

It is the express intention of the Parties to this Agreement that the obligations hereof shall constitute an interest in the Concessions and the Area of Interest which shall run with the land and bind successors in title to the Concessions and the Area of Interest, all of which shall be binding upon successors in title to the Concessions and the Area of Interest, including any other form of tenure in respect thereof. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Royalty Holder may cause, at its own expense, the due registration or recording of notice of this Agreement against the title to any and all of the Concessions and the Area of Interest in such form as may reasonably be required or requested by the Royalty Holder and the Payor covenants and agrees that it shall co-operate with each such registration and recording and shall provide its written consent or the execution under the signature of its corporate officers of any documents or things reasonably necessary or advisable to accomplish such registration or recording in order to ensure that any successor or assignee or other acquirer of, or encumbrancer of title to, any or all of the Concessions and the Area of Interest, or any interest therein or any other form of tenure in respect thereof, shall have public notice of this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement and the Royalty Holder’s interest in the Concessions and the Area of Interest.

 

6. ARBITRATION

 

6.1 Arbitration

 

All disputes, disagreements, controversies, questions or claims arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or in respect of any legal relationship associated with or arising from this Agreement, including with respect to this Agreement’s formation, execution, validity, application, interpretation, performance, breach, termination or enforcement, shall be determined by arbitration.

 

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6.2 Number

 

The number of arbitrators shall be one.

 

6.3 Location and Language

 

The arbitration shall be in Toronto, Ontario in the English language.

 

6.4 Selection of Arbitrator

 

The Party commencing the arbitration shall include in its written notice the names of three individuals who are acceptable to it to serve as a sole arbitrator. Within 10 days of the receipt of the notice, the other Party shall give written notice that it accepts the appointment of one of the three individuals or shall name three other individuals who are acceptable to it to serve as sole arbitrator. If the Parties are unable to agree upon a sole arbitrator within a further 10 days, the appointment of a sole arbitrator shall be made by the ADR Institute of Canada, Inc. in accordance with that institution’s rules and procedures.

 

6.5 Finality of Award

 

Any award or determination of the sole arbitrator shall be final and binding on the Parties and there shall be no appeal on any ground, including for greater certainty, any appeal on a question of law, a question of fact, or a question of mixed fact and law.

 

6.6 Costs of Arbitration

 

The sole arbitrator may apportion costs of the arbitration, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of the Parties, between or among the Parties in such manner as the sole arbitrator considers reasonable.

 

6.7 Interest

 

Any award for the payment of money may include pre-award and post-award interest.

 

6.8 Confidentiality of Proceedings

 

The Parties undertake as a general principle to keep confidential all information concerning the existence of the arbitration, all awards in the arbitration, all materials in the proceedings created or used for the purpose of the arbitration, and all materials and information produced during the arbitration (the “Confidential Arbitration Information”) and not in the public domain, save and to the extent that disclosure may be required of a Party by legal duty or stock exchange requirement or to enforce an award in bona fide legal proceedings before a competent court.

 

7. CONFIDENTIALITY/PUBLIC DISCLOSURE

 

7.1 Confidentiality

 

Subject to the next sentence, all information concerning the Concessions and the Area of Interest or the Payor which is made available to the Royalty Holder or its agents or representatives from time to time, whether before or after the date of this Agreement, which has not previously been disclosed to the public by the Payor or its Affiliates or representatives (the “Information”) shall be maintained by the Royalty Holder and its representatives and agents on a strictly confidential basis and, except and to the extent otherwise required by Applicable Law and except as otherwise provided herein, shall not be disclosed to any third party and shall not be used by the Royalty Holder or its agents or representatives for any purpose whatsoever other than for the purposes of the arrangements contemplated herein.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Royalty Holder may disclose the Information to prospective purchasers of the Royalty Holder’s right to receive the Royalty, provided that each such prospective purchaser first agrees in writing to hold such Information confidential and to use it exclusively for the purpose of evaluating its interest in purchasing such Royalty Holder right; and (ii) the Payor agrees to provide to the Royalty Holder, and agrees that the Royalty Holder may disclose, all such Information as the Royalty Holder, acting reasonably, determines is necessary or desirable to fulfil the Royalty Holder’s disclosure obligations under applicable securities laws or stock exchange rules or policies.

 

Furthermore, each Party agrees that if such Party or its affiliate is required to file this Agreement on SEDAR or otherwise under applicable securities legislation, the Party which has the filing or disclosure requirement shall, prior to filing or disclosing this Agreement, consult with the other Party to redact any commercially sensitive information contained in this Agreement to the maximum extent permitted by law, and such disclosing or filing Party shall give reasonable consideration to the comments of the other Party.

 

7.2 Public Announcements

 

Except to the extent otherwise required by Applicable Law or with the prior consent of the other Party, neither Party shall make any public announcement or disclosure regarding this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Consent shall not be required for subsequent public announcements or disclosures that have already received the consent of the other Party.

 

8. GENERAL CONTRACT PROVISIONS

 

8.1 Restriction on Assignment

 

Unless expressly permitted by this Article 8, the Royalty Holder may not assign, transfer or otherwise convey this Agreement or all or any of its rights or obligations hereunder in any manner whatsoever, without the prior written consent of the Payor.

 

8.2 Assignment by Royalty Holder to Affiliate

 

The Royalty Holder may assign, transfer or otherwise convey all, but not less than all, of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including the Royalty) to any of its Affiliates without the prior written consent of the Payor; provided however, that no such assignment, transfer or conveyance shall be effective unless: (i) the Royalty Holder delivers to the Payor a certified copy of the instrument evidencing the change in the ownership in the Royalty; and (ii) the transferee has executed and delivered to the Payor (in from and content acceptable to the Payor, acting reasonably) an instrument pursuant to which the transferee agrees to be bound by the terms hereof together with the transferor Royalty Holder and by all of the liabilities and obligations of the transferor Royalty Holder together with the transferor Royalty Holder hereunder in the same manner and to the same extent as though the transferee was an original party hereto. Prior to the Affiliate transferee ceasing to be an Affiliate of the transferring Royalty Holder, it will transfer all (but not less than all) of the Royalty to another Affiliate of the Royalty Holder or the Royalty Holder itself and failure to act accordingly shall be deemed to be a breach of this Agreement by the Royalty Holder.

 

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8.3 Change in Ownership of Right to Royalty

 

No change in the ownership of the Royalty, however accomplished, shall enlarge the obligations or diminish the rights of the Payor. For clarity, it is understood and agreed that under no circumstances shall the Payor become obligated to more than one Person hereunder, including without limitation, as to payments of the Royalty and compliance with the terms and conditions hereof, it being understood and agreed that if at any time or times the Royalty Holder shall be obligated by agreement or otherwise to pay over any portion of the Royalty payments to any other Person or Persons, such obligation shall in no way extend to the obligations of the Payor hereunder and the Payor shall only be obligated to satisfy the obligations and covenants of the Payor hereunder to and in favour of the Royalty Holder and no other Person.

 

8.4 Right of First Refusal

 

(a) Except for a transfer made in accordance with Section 8.2, any transfers by the Royalty Holder of its rights to receive the Royalty shall comply with, and are subject to, the provisions set out in this Section 8.4. The failure of the Royalty Holder to comply with this Section 8.4 shall be a breach by the Royalty Holder of this Agreement. Except for a transfer made in accordance with Section 8.2, the Royalty Holder shall only have the right to transfer 50% or more (but not less than 50%) of the Royalty and to only one Person (a “Royalty Holder Transferee”). Once such a transfer (i.e. the first transfer) has been completed by the Royalty Holder (either to a Third Person or to the Payor in accordance with this Section 8.4), the Royalty Holder (and its successors and assigns) and the Royalty Holder Transferee (and its successors and assigns) shall only have the right to transfer all but not less than all of the Royalty.

 

(b) If the Royalty Holder receives a Permitted Offer to acquire the Royalty and the Royalty Holder wishes to accept the Permitted Offer, then, prior to acceptance of the Permitted Offer and any disposition of the Royalty, the Royalty Holder must first cause to be delivered to the Payor a sale notice (the “Sale Notice”), pursuant to which the Royalty Holder irrevocably offers to sell the Royalty to the Payor.

 

(c) The Sale Notice must: (i) of the Royalty to the Payor on the same terms as set out in the Permitted Offer; (ii) set out the purchase price for the Royalty payable on closing in cash and denominated in United States dollars, the other terms and conditions of the offer that are directly related to the purchase of the Royalty (such prices, terms and conditions being hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Sale Terms”); and (iii) attach a full copy, without redactions, of the Permitted Offer and any ancillary agreements relating thereto. The Payor shall have the right, exercisable by giving notice (an “Acceptance Notice”) to the Royalty Holder within 20 Business Days after the Payor’s receipt of a Sale Notice (the “Acceptance Period”) to accept the offer and to purchase the Royalty in accordance with the Sale Terms. If no Acceptance Notice is received from the Payor within the Acceptance Period, the offer to the Payor shall be deemed to have been refused.

 

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(d) The delivery by the Royalty Holder of a Sale Notice shall be irrevocable and, upon delivery by the Payor of an Acceptance Notice, the Royalty Holder shall be bound to sell, and the Payor shall be bound to purchase, the Royalty in accordance with the Sale Terms.

 

(e) If, following the expiry of the Acceptance Period, the offer to sell the Royalty under the Sale Notice has not been accepted or has been deemed to be refused by the Payor, the Royalty Holder may sell the Royalty to the Third Party that made the Permitted Offer in accordance with the terms of the Permitted Offer and the terms of this Section 8.4. If no such sale is completed by the Royalty Holder within 90 days following the expiration of the Acceptance Period, the Royalty Holder shall be required, before transferring any rights to the Royalty, again to offer such Royalty in the manner provided in Section 8.4(b) and such process shall be repeated so often as the Royalty Holder desires to transfer any rights to the Royalty pursuant to this Section 8.4.

 

8.5 Assignment by Payor

 

(a) The Payor may not transfer, sell, assign or otherwise dispose of all or any portion of its interest in the Concessions or the Area of Interest until the acquirer of such interest has delivered to the Royalty Holder, an agreement in which the acquirer agrees to be bound, as the Payor with respect to the acquired interest, by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement;

 

(b) The Payor may assign, transfer or otherwise convey this Agreement in its entirety in connection with (and only in connection with) any assignment or conveyance of the Concessions and the Area of Interest, whether directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Royalty Holder, but at all times in strict compliance with the provisions of Section 8.5(a).

 

(c) The Payor may, at any time and from time to time, transfer or otherwise convey all (but not less than all) of its rights and obligations under this Agreement in connection with the amalgamation, combination, merger, or similar transaction between the Payor and one or more of its Affiliates without the prior written consent of the Royalty Holder; provided, however, that no such transfer or conveyance shall be effective unless: (i) within a period of two Business Days after such transfer or conveyance, the Payor delivers to the Royalty Holder a certified copy of the instrument evidencing the amalgamation, combination, merger or similar transaction between the Payor and one or more of its Affiliates that results in a change in the ownership in the Concessions and the Area of Interest; and (ii) the transferee has executed and delivered to the Royalty Holder within a period of two Business Days after such transfer or conveyance an instrument pursuant to which the transferee agrees to be bound by the terms hereof and by all of the liabilities and obligations of the transferor hereunder in the same manner and to the same extent as though the transferee was an original party hereto.

 

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8.6 Successors and Assigns

 

This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and shall be binding on and enforceable by the Parties, and, where the context so permits, their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

8.7 Notice

 

All notices, requests, demands or other communications which by the terms hereof are permitted or required to be given by any Party to the other parties shall be given in writing by personal delivery or by email, addressed to such other Party or delivered to such other Party as follows:

 

to the Royalty Holder at:

 

Chaco
1719 5539 – Las Heras
Provincia de Mendoza, Argentina

 

Attention: Raúl Ernesto Concina
Email: concinaraul@yahoo.com.ar

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Attention: Mario Chabert
Email: mariochabert@yahoo.com.ar

 

And

 

Attention: Guillermo Pensado
Email: gpensado@hotmail.com

 

to the Royalty Payor at:

 

2847312 Ontario Inc.
217 Queen Street West, 4th Floor
Toronto, Ontario, M5V 0R2

 

Attention: Philip Williams
Email: Philip Williams pwilliams@consolidateduranium.com

 

or at such other addresses and to such other Person that may be given by any of them to the others in writing from time to time on 10 days’ prior written notice and such notices, requests, demands or other communications shall be deemed to have been received when delivered.

 

8.8 Time of Essence

 

Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement in all respects.

 

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8.9 Further Assurances

 

Each Party shall from time to time promptly execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered all such further documents and instruments and shall do or cause to be done all such further acts and things in connection with this Agreement that the other Party may require as being necessary or desirable in order to effectively carry out or better evidence or perfect the full intent and meaning of this Agreement or any provision hereof.

 

8.10 No Implied Covenants

 

The Parties agree that no implied covenants or duties relating to exploration, development, mining or the payment of production royalties or any other matters provided for herein shall affect any of their respective rights or obligations hereunder, and that the only covenants or duties which affect such rights and obligations shall be those expressly set out and provided for in this Agreement.

 

8.11 Entire Agreement

 

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties pertaining to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written. There are no conditions, representations, warranties, obligations or other agreements between the Parties in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement (whether oral or written, express or implied, statutory or otherwise) except as explicitly set out in this Agreement.

 

8.12 Amendment

 

No amendment of this Agreement shall be effective unless made in writing and signed by the Parties.

 

8.13 Waiver

 

A waiver of any default, breach or non-compliance under this Agreement shall not be effective unless in writing and signed by the Party to be bound by the waiver. No waiver shall be inferred from or implied by any failure to act or delay in acting by a Party in respect of any default, breach or non-observance or by anything done or omitted to be done by the other Party. The waiver by a Party of any default, breach or non-compliance under this Agreement will not operate as a waiver of that Party’s rights under this Agreement in respect of any continuing or subsequent default, breach or non-observance (whether of the same or any other nature).

 

8.14 Severability

 

Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction will, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability and will be severed from the balance of this Agreement, all without affecting the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

8.15 Governing Law

 

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the Province of Ontario and the Laws of Canada applicable therein and this Agreement shall be treated, in all respects, as an Ontario contract.

 

8.16 Counterparts

 

This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and both of which taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. To evidence its execution of an original counterpart of this Agreement, a Party may send a copy of its original signature on the execution page hereof to the other Party by facsimile transmission or other means of electronic transmission (including PDF) and such transmission shall constitute delivery of an executed copy of this Agreement to the receiving Party.

 

8.17 Rule Against Perpetuities

 

If any right, power or interest of either Party in respect of the Royalty would violate the rule against perpetuities, then such right, power or interest shall terminate 20 years after the death of the last survivor of all the lineal descendants of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of England, living on the date of execution of this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties have executed these presents as of the date and year first above written.

 

SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED

in the presence of:

  2847312 ONTARIO INC.
    /s/ Calos Saravia Frias
Notary of Commissioner of Oaths  

Name:

CARLOS SARAVIA FRIAS

    Title: Legal Representative
    I have authority to bind the corporation
     

SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED

in the presence of:

  MINERA AGAUCU S.A.
    /s/ Raul Ernesto Concina
Notary of Commissioner of Oaths  

Name:  

RAUL ERNESTO CONCINA

    Title: Presidente Directorio
    I have authority to bind the corporation

 

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SCHEDULE “A”
DESCRIPTION OF TENEMENTS

 

Cateo Huemul Norte Dossier No. 02967014 - A – 2022

Cateo Huemul Sur Dossier No. 02965341- A- 2022

Manifestation of Discovery called Silvana Dossier No. 355 C-1996

Mina Huemul Dossier No. 18-D-57 (vacant concession File 40856-M-15)

 

 

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SCHEDULE B
AREA OF INTEREST PROPERTY

 

[NTD: To be attached.]

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE C
DESCRIPTION OF NEW ERA PROPERTY

 

1) File N° 08986266-C-2022 (1,856 ha)

 

Statement of Discovery filed on December 13, 2022 for the following area:

 

PROJECTION Vertice E N
Campo Inchauspe 69 Faja 2 1 2446000.00 6043000.00
Campo Inchauspe 69 Faja 2 2 2446000.00 6041000.00
Campo Inchauspe 69 Faja 2 3 2449000.00 6041000.00
Campo Inchauspe 69 Faja 2 4 2449000.00 6040000.00
Campo Inchauspe 69 Faja 2 5 2454104.31 6040000.00
Campo Inchauspe 69 Faja 2 6 2454104.31 6042320.74

 

2) File N° 08987498-C-2022 (496 ha)

 

Statement of Discovery filed on December 13, 2022 for the following area:

 

PROJECTION Vertice E N
Campo Inchauspe 69 Faja 2 1 2446600.00 6035446.00
Campo Inchauspe 69 Faja 2 2 2449800.00 6035446.00
Campo Inchauspe 69 Faja 2 3 2449800.00 6033895.00
Campo Inchauspe 69 Faja 2 4 2446600.00 6033895.00

 

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SCHEDULE D
DESCRIPTION OF MAPLE PROPERTY

 

Manifestation of Discovery Cerro Butalo No. 3161-E-2006 (2,566 hectares)

 

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Exhibit 10.10

 

NET SMELTER RETURN ROYALTY AGREEMENT

 

THIS NET SMELTER RETURN ROYALTY AGREEMENT is made as of the 31st of July, 2023 (the “Execution Date”).

 

BETWEEN:

 

2847312 ONTARIO INC. a company existing under the laws of the Province of Ontario and with its registered office at 217 Queen Street West, Floor 4, Toronto ON M4V 0R2, Canada and duly registered under the laws of Argentina before the Public Register of Commerce of the Province of Salta, under file 40209/21, of the Limited Liability Companies book entry 149, with tax identification number CUIT30/71749752/6 and with its legal domicile at Rivadavia 378, 4,400, Province of Salta (“Ontario”)

 

(the “Payor”)

 

- and-

 

NewEra Metal Resources Ltd., a British Company, having its registered address at Manchester House, Grosvenor Hill, Cardigan, Ceredigion, SA43 lHY, United Kingdom (“NEWERA “), together with Mr. Guillermo Wild Ceruzzi, Uruguayan, Uruguayan ID 1,875,826-7, domiciled at Parva Domus 2381, CP11300; Montevideo, Uruguay, Argentine tax id, CUIT 20-60451446-1 (“WILD”) and jointly with NEWERA, the “Royalty Holder”.

 

WHEREAS the Payor is the recorded and beneficial owner of the Concessions and has agreed to grant a certain net smelter returns royalty to the Royalty Holder on all metals produced from the Concessions and the Parties are therefore desirous of entering into this Agreement;

 

AND WHEREAS capitalized terms when used in these recitals and not otherwise defined in these recitals shall have the respective meanings set forth in Section l. 1;

 

NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH that in consideration of the mutual covenants, conditions and premises herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each of the Parties, the Parties do hereby covenant and agree as follows.

 

1. GENERAL INTERPRETATION

 

1.1 Definitions

 

For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set out below and grammatical variations of such terms shall have corresponding meanings.

 

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person who directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under direct or indirect common control with, such Person, and includes any Person in like relation to an Affiliate. A Person is deemed to control another Person if such first Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the term “controlled” has a corresponding meaning.

 

 

 

”Agreement” means this agreement, including the appendices to this agreement, as it or they may be amended or supplemented from time to time, and the expressions “hereof’, “herein”, “hereto”, “hereunder”, “hereby” and similar expressions refer to this agreement and not to any particular Section or other portion of this agreement.

 

“Allowable Deductions” means the following, in each case determined without duplication:

 

(a) all reasonable arm’s length third party costs, charges and expenses incurred in smelting, refining and other treatment of Products;

 

(b) all costs and expenses of transporting (including licensing and insurance costs) the Product from the mine to the smelter, refiner or other party taking delivery of the Product;

 

(c) all costs or expenses incurred with respect to insurance, sampling and assay costs and umpire assay costs for the Product to be refined;

 

(d) all non -recoverable governmental royalties or other surcharges imposed on or in connection with the mining of the Product;

 

(e) all non- recoverable export, sales and value added taxes and government royalties imposed on or in connection with the sale of the Product;

 

(f) all fair market brokerage commissions and other reasonable costs of marketing and selling the Product; and

 

(g) all penalties, charges, deductions and/or discounts related to yellowcake product impurities.

 

“Applicable Law” means, with respect to any Person, property, transaction, event or other matter, any law, rule, statute, regulation, order, treaty or other requirement having the force of law (collectively, the “Law”) relating or applicable to such Person, property, transaction, event or other matter. Applicable Law also includes, where appropriate, any interpretation of the Law (or any part) by any Person having jurisdiction over it, or charged with its administration or interpretation.

 

“Business Day” means any day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday in Toronto, Ontario and Mendoza, Argentina.

 

“Concessions” means those mining tenements that are more particularly set out on Schedule A and any concessions granted, renewals thereof from time to time that the Payor may hold, and any and all licenses, mining rights or claims which may be granted in lieu of or in renewal of the whole or any part of, or which relate to the same ground as, the mining tenements in Schedule A.

 

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“Confidential Arbitration Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.

 

“Gross Revenues” in any calendar quarter means the aggregate of the following amounts during such calendar quarter from the sale of Products produced during commercial production from the Concessions;

 

(a)  if the Product is yellow cake and such product is sold by the Payor to any person who is dealing at arm’s length with the Payor, the actual gross proceeds of disposition of such yellow cake received by the Payor in such period;

 

(b)  if the Product is other than yellow cake and is sold by the Payor to any person who is dealing at arm’s length with the Payor, the actual gross proceeds paid by the smelter, refiner or other purchaser in such period; and

 

(c)  for all Products where the Product is sold by the Payor in such period to any person who is not dealing at arm’s length with the Payor the greater of; (i) the actual gross proceeds of disposition received or receivable for such Product; and (ii) the fair market value of such Product.

 

In the case of sales of Products pursuant to the terms of any Trading Contract, the revenues shall be calculated based on the market price of such Products on the date of such sale or other disposition, not the sale price under the Trading Contract. If there is an insurable loss of or damage to Products, whether or not occurring on the Concessions and whether the Products are in possession of the Payor or its Affiliates or otherwise, then the Gross Revenues will be equal to the sum of the insurance proceeds actually paid to the Payor or its Affiliates in respect of such loss or damage.

 

“Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 0.

 

“Metal-bearing products” mean ore, other than uranium, metal-bearing mine waters, leachates, pregnant liquors, pregnant slurries, concentrated slurries, precipitates, whether in dry or slurry state, metal concentrates or metal compounds upgraded, beneficiated, or refined further than yellowcake.

 

“Net Smelter Return” for a calendar quarter means an amount equal to the Gross Revenues for the applicable calendar quarter less Allowable Deductions for the applicable calendar quarter.

 

“Other Mineral Products” means any and all economic marketable material, in whatever form or state, produced from the Concessions, other than Uranium-Bearing Products.

 

“Party” means a party to this Agreement and any reference to a Party includes its successors and permitted assigns; and “Parties” means every Party.

 

“Payment Date” for a Royalty in respect of a calendar quarter means the 30th day following the last day of such calendar quarter.

 

“Person” is to be broadly interpreted and includes an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a trust, an unincorporated organization, a Governmental Authority, and the executors, administrators or other legal representatives of an individual in such capacity.

 

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“Products” means Uranium-bearing Products and Other recoverable Mineral or metal-bearing Products. Products shall not include any material mined and removed from the Concessions for use by the Payor for roads, foundations, concrete or other construction or industrial uses relating to the Concessions or material that is processed that did not originate from the Concessions, and shall not include any material that is not recovered for commercial sale from ores extracted from the Concessions including, without limitation, reasonable quantities of Products which are not sold but which are used for assaying, treatment, amenability, metallurgical, test work or piloting.

 

“Repurchase Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.

 

“Repurchase Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.

 

“Royalty” means the net smelter returns royalty to be paid pursuant to this Agreement, calculated in accordance with Section 2.

 

“Royalty Percentage” means 1.0 % of the Net Smelter Returns in respect of the Concessions; if the Payor exercises the Royalty Repurchase Option, the Royalty Percentage shall mean 1.0% of the Net Smelter returns in respect of the Concessions.

 

“Royalty Repurchase Option” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.

 

“Third Party” means, in relation to any party, a Person with whom such party deals at arm’s length.

 

“Trading Activities” means any and all price hedging and price protection activities undertaken by the Payor or its Affiliates with respect to any Products, raw materials, interest rates or currency exchanges including without limitation, any stream agreements, forward sale and/or purchase contracts, spot-deferred contracts, option contracts, speculative purchases and sales of forward, futures and option contracts, both on and off commodity exchanges, but excluding refining and smelting contracts, and “Trading Contracts” means the agreements, contracts, instruments, confirmations and other arrangements relating to the Trading Activities but excluding refining and smelting contracts.

 

“Uranium Bearing Products” mean uranium ore, uranium-bearing mine waters, leachates, pregnant liquors, pregnant slurries, concentrated slurries, precipitates, whether in dry or slurry state, uranium concentrates in the form commonly known as “yellowcake” or uranium compounds upgraded, beneficiated, or refined further than yellowcake.

 

“US Dollars” means the lawful currency of the United States.

 

1.2 Interpretation

 

In this Agreement the following rules of interpretation apply unless the contrary intention appears:

 

(i) headings are for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation of this Agreement;

 

(ii) the singular includes the plural and vice versa;

 

(iii) words of any gender include all genders;

 

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(iv)  other parts of speech and grammatical forms of a word or phrase defined in this Agreement have a corresponding meaning;

 

(v) the words ‘such as’, ‘including’, ‘particularly’ and similar expressions are not used as nor are intended to be interpreted as words of limitation;

 

(vi) a thing (including but not limited to a chose in action or other right) includes a part of that thing;

 

(vii) a reference to a clause, party, schedule, attachment or exhibit is a reference to a clause of, and a party, schedule, attachment or exhibit to, this Agreement;

 

(viii) a Party includes its successors and permitted assigns;

 

(ix) a reference to a document includes all amendments or supplements to, or replacements or novations of, that document;

 

(x) a reference to an agreement other than this Agreement includes a deed and any legally enforceable undertaking, agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether or not in writing;

 

(xi) if a period of time is specified and dates from a given day or the day of an act or event, it is to be calculated exclusive of that day;

 

(xii) when the day on which something must be done is not a Business Day, that thing must be done on the following Business Day and in determining the time of day where relevant to this Agreement, the relevant time of day is, for the purposes of giving or receiving notices, the time of day where a Party receiving a notice is located or for any other purpose under this Agreement, the time of day in the place where the Party required to perform an obligation is located;

 

(xiii) no rule of construction applies to the disadvantage of a Party because that Party was responsible for the preparation of this Agreement or any part of it; and

 

(xiv) a reference to$ is to USD unless otherwise specifically provided for to the contrary herein.

 

2. CALCULATION AND PAYMENT OF NET SMELTER RETURNS

 

2.1 Calculation

 

Subject to Section 2.5, to calculate the amount of the Royalty payable to the Royalty Holder hereunder in respect of any applicable calendar quarter, the Payor shall multiply the Net Smelter Returns by the Royalty Percentage for such calendar quarter.

 

2.2 Payments

 

The amount of the Royalty payment due to the Royalty Holder hereunder in respect of any calendar quarter shall be paid to the Royalty Holder on the Payment Date by the delivery to the Royalty Holder of a certified cheque, bank draft or electronic wire transfer of immediately available funds, in each case in the appropriate amount. All such payments shall be made in US Dollars and shall be made subject to withholding or deduction in respect of the Royalty for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of any government having power and jurisdiction to tax and for which an owner may be obligated by Law to withhold or deduct and remit to the relevant taxation authorities.

 

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At the time each Royalty payment is made, the Payor shall deliver to the Royalty Holder a statement setting forth in summary form the manner in which such payment was determined. Upon the reasonable request of the Royalty Holder, the Payor shall provide the Royalty Holder with copies of all relevant data relating to the Royalty calculation.

 

2.3 Impact of Trading Activities

 

Any Trading Activities engaged in by the Payor or its Affiliates in respect of Products produced from the Concessions, and the profits and losses generated thereby, shall not, in any manner, be taken into account in the calculation of Gross Revenues or Royalty payment amounts due to the Royalty Holder hereunder, whether in connection with the determination of price, the date of sale, the date any Royalty payment is due or in any other respect. The Royalty Holder acknowledges that the Payor and its Affiliates engaging in Trading Activities may result in the Payor and its Affiliates realizing, from time to time, greater or lesser profit for the Products than does the Royalty Holder. The quantum of the Royalty payments to be made hereunder in respect of sales pursuant to Trading Contracts shall be established by the market price of the Products on the date of sale or other disposition. The Royalty Holder shall not be obligated to share in any losses generated by any such Trading Activities with respect to any Products.

 

2.4 Currency Conversion

 

For the purposes of determining the amount of a Royalty payment required to be made to the Royalty Holder, where applicable, all receipts and disbursements in a non-United States currency will be converted into United States Dollars on the basis of the rate of exchange as reported by the Bank of Canada on the website, https://www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/exchange/ on the last Business Day prior to the date of such receipt or disbursement, as the case may be.

 

2.5 Buy Back Right

 

Commencing as at the Execution Date, the Royalty Payor will have the exclusive and irrevocable one-time right and option (the “Royalty Repurchase Option”) to purchase 1% (one per cent) of the Royalty from the Royalty Holder by making a payment in cash by wire transfer to the Royalty Holder in the amount of US$400,000 (the “Repurchase Payment”) If the Royalty Payor elects to exercise the Royalty Repurchase Option, the Royalty Payor must provide to the Holder a minimum of 15 days prior written notice, specifying the date that the repurchase is to occur (the “Repurchase Date”). Upon receipt of the Repurchase Payment on the Repurchase Date, without set-off or deduction, the Royalty Holder must convey and surrender 1% of the Royalty to the Royalty Payor by way of a mutually agreeable deed in recordable form, and such conveyance will be made free and clear of all Encumbrances arising by, through or under the Royalty Holder. Any such conveyance and surrender will be effective on the date that payment is made.

 

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3. ACCOUNTING MATTERS

 

3.1 Accounting Principles

 

All calculations and computations relating to the Royalty payments to be made to the Royalty Holder hereunder shall be carried out on a consistent basis in accordance with Argentine generally accepted accounting principles to the extent that such principles are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between such accounting principles and the provisions of this Agreement, the latter shall prevail.

 

3.2 Books and Records/Audit

 

The Payor will cause to be kept proper books of account, records and supporting materials covering all matters relevant to the calculation of the Royalty payments payable to the Royalty Holder hereunder. Upon not less than ten Business Days prior written request from the Royalty Holder, duly authorized representatives of the Royalty Holder (which may include representatives of the Royalty Holder’s auditors) shall be entitled, at the Royalty Holder’s cost and expense (subject as hereinafter provided), not more frequently than semi-annually, to inspect and audit such books of account, records and supporting materials for the purposes of confirming any information contained in a statement delivered to the Royalty Holder pursuant to Section O above or otherwise confirming the rights and obligations of the Royalty Holder and the Payor hereunder. If the Royalty Holder has disputed a Royalty payment and the dispute has been either agreed upon or resolved in favour of the Royalty Holder, for the next following year, the Royalty Holder’s inspection and audit rights shall be permitted not more frequently than once every calendar quarter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Payor shall pay the Royalty Holder’s costs and expenses of such investigation and audit if a deficiency of five percent (5%) or more of the amount due is determined to exist. The Royalty Holder shall have the right at its own cost and expense to make copies of or take extracts from such documents, excluding any contracts that are subject to confidentiality agreements (which contracts will be available for inspection only in the offices of the Payor), provided such copies and extracts are maintained as confidential by the Royalty Holder on the basis set forth in Section 7 below.

 

3.3 Final Determination

 

Any payment made hereunder shall be considered final and in full satisfaction of all obligations of the Payor hereunder in respect of that payment unless within 60 days after the receipt by the Royalty Holder of a statement prepared in compliance with Section O above that relates to such payment, as applicable, the Royalty Holder provides written notice of its objection to the Payor. In the event that a dispute arises that cannot be resolved by the mutual agreement of the Royalty Holder and the Payor within 90 days after such notice of objection to the Payor, either Party may elect to have the dispute arbitrated in accordance with Section 6 below.

 

4. GENERAL ROYALTY MATTERS

 

4.1 No Obligation to Mine; Good Standing

 

The Payor shall have sole discretion to determine the extent of its mining of the Concessions and the time or the times for beginning, continuing or resuming mining operations with respect thereto. The Payor shall have no obligation hereunder to the Royalty Holder or otherwise to mine any of the Concessions.

 

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4.2 Commingling

 

The Payor shall have the right to stockpile and to commingle ore, concentrates, minerals and other material mined and removed from the Concessions from which Products are to be produced, with ore, concentrates, minerals and other material mined and removed from other lands and properties; provided, however, that the Payor shall calculate from representative samples the average grade thereof and shall take other measures as are appropriate, and shall weigh (or calculate by volume) the material before commingling. In obtaining representative samples, calculating the average grade of the ore and average recovery percentages, the Payor may use any procedures accepted in the mining and metallurgical industry which it believes, acting on commercially reasonable terms, to be suitable for the type of mining and processing activity being conducted and, in the absence of fraud, its choice of such procedures shall be final and binding on the Royalty Holder. In addition, comparable procedures may be used, acting on commercially reasonable terms, by the Payor to apportion among the commingled materials all penalty and other charges and deductions, if any, imposed by the smelter, refiner, or purchaser of such material.

 

4.3 Tailings/Waste

 

All tailings or waste material shall be the property of the Payor and the Payor shall have no obligation to process or extract substances therefrom, and no such tailings or waste shall be subject to the Royalty. If tailings or waste materials are reprocessed in the future, the products therefrom shall be subject to the Royalty.

 

5. INTEREST IN LAND

 

5.1 Royalty as an Interest in the Concessions

 

It is the express intention of the Parties to this Agreement that the obligations hereof shall constitute an interest in the Concessions which shall run with the land and bind successors in title to the Concessions, all of which shall be binding upon successors in title to the Concessions, including any other form of tenure in respect thereof. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Royalty Holder may cause, at its own expense, the due registration or recording of notice of this Agreement against the title to any and all of the Concessions in such form as may reasonably be required or requested by the Royalty Holder and the Payor covenants and agrees that it shall co-operate with each such registration and recording and shall provide its written consent or the execution under the signature of its corporate officers of any documents or things reasonably necessary or advisable to accomplish such registration or recording in order to ensure that any successor, or any interest therein or any other form of tenure in respect thereof, shall have public notice of this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement and the Royalty Holder’s interest in the Concessions.

 

6. ARBITRATION

 

6.1 Binding Arbitration.

 

The Parties agree that, except if Argentine law compels the Parties to bring a dispute before the Argentine courts as the case may be and except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement or expressly otherwise agreed to by the Parties, all disputes arising in connection with this Agreement shall be finally settled by binding arbitration administered by the Centro Empresarial de Mediaci6n y Arbitraje (Asociaci6n Civil) in accordance with its Rules of Arbitration.

 

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Each Party hereby undertakes to keep any dispute (and any proceedings relating thereto) confidential and shall not disclose to any person, other than those necessary to the proceedings, the existence of the arbitration, any information submitted during the arbitration, any document submitted in connection with it, any oral submissions or testimony, transcripts, or any award, unless such disclosure is required by law or necessary for permissible court proceedings, such as proceedings to recognize or enforce any award.

 

To enforce an arbitral award granted under the provisions of this Section, to undertake preparatory diligences and to request precautionary measures or of any other type, the Parties submit to the ordinary courts of the City of Buenos Aires, expressly waiving any other forum or jurisdiction that may correspond.

 

6.2 Costs of the Arbitration

 

Unless the Parties agree otherwise, the arbitrators shall determine which portion of the costs and expenses incurred in any such proceeding shall be borne by each Party participating in such arbitration.

 

6.3 Confidentiality of Proceedings

 

The Parties undertake as a general principle to keep confidential all information concerning the existence of the arbitration, all awards in the arbitration, all materials in the proceedings created or used for the purpose of the arbitration, and all materials and information produced during the arbitration (the “Confidential Arbitration Information”) and not in the public domain, save and to the extent that disclosure may be required of a Party by legal duty or stock exchange requirement or to enforce an award in bona fide legal proceedings before a competent court.

 

7. CONFIDENTIALITY/PUBLIC DISCLOSURE

 

7.1 Confidentiality

 

Subject to the next sentence, all information concerning the Concessions or the Payor which is made available to the Royalty Holder or its agents or representatives from time to time, whether before or after the date of this Agreement, which has not previously been disclosed to the public by the Payor or its Affiliates or representatives (the “Information”) shall be maintained by the Royalty Holder and its representatives and agents on a strictly confidential basis and, except and to the extent otherwise required by Applicable Law and except as otherwise provided herein, shall not be disclosed to any third party and shall not be used by the Royalty Holder or its agents or representatives for any purpose whatsoever other than for the purposes of the arrangements contemplated herein.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Royalty Holder may disclose the Information to prospective purchasers of the Royalty Holder’s right to receive the Royalty, provided that each such prospective purchaser first agrees in writing to hold such Information confidential and to use it exclusively for the purpose of evaluating its interest in purchasing such Royalty Holder right; and (ii) the Payor agrees to provide to the Royalty Holder, and agrees that the Royalty Holder may disclose, all such Information as the Royalty Holder, acting reasonably, determines is necessary or desirable to fulfil the Royalty Holder’s disclosure obligations under applicable securities laws or stock exchange rules or policies.

 

Furthermore, each Party agrees that if such Party or its affiliate is required to file this Agreement under applicable securities legislation, the Party which has the filing or disclosure requirement shall, prior to filing or disclosing this Agreement, consult with the other Party to redact any commercially sensitive information contained in this Agreement to the maximum extent permitted by law, and such disclosing or filing Party shall give reasonable consideration to the comments of the other Party.

 

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7.2 Public Announcements

 

Except to the extent otherwise required by Applicable Law or with the prior consent of the other Party, neither Party shall make any public announcement or disclosure regarding this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Consent shall not be required for subsequent public announcements or disclosures that have already received the consent of the other Party.

 

8. GENERAL CONTRACT PROVISIONS

 

8.1 Assignment by Royalty Holder

 

The Royalty Holder may be entitled to assign or transfer this Agreement or all or any of its rights or obligations hereunder; provided however, that no such assignment or transfer shall be effective unless: (i) the Royalty Holder delivers to the Payor a certified copy of the instrument evidencing the change in the ownership in the Royalty; and (ii) the transferee has executed and delivered to the Payor (in from and content acceptable to the Payor, acting reasonably) an instrument pursuant to which the transferee agrees to be bound by the terms hereof together with the transferor Royalty Holder and by all of the liabilities and obligations of the transferor Royalty Holder together with the transferor Royalty Holder hereunder in the same manner and to the same extent as though the transferee was an original party hereto.

 

8.2 Assignment by Payor

 

(a) The Payor may not transfer, sell, assign or otherwise dispose of all or any portion of its interest in the Concessions until the acquirer of such interest has delivered to the Royalty Holder, an agreement in which the acquirer agrees to be bound, as the Payor with respect to the acquired interest, by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement;

 

(b) The Payor may assign, transfer or otherwise convey this Agreement in its entirety in connection with (and only in connection with) any assignment or conveyance of the Concessions, whether directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Royalty Holder.

 

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(c) The Payor may, at any time and from time to time, transfer or otherwise convey all (but not less than all) of its rights and obligations under this Agreement in connection with the amalgamation, combination, merger, or similar transaction between the Payor and one or more of its Affiliates without the prior written consent of the Royalty Holder; provided, however, that no such transfer or conveyance shall be effective unless: (i) within a period of two Business Days after such transfer or conveyance, the Payor delivers to the Royalty Holder a certified copy of the instrument evidencing the amalgamation, combination, merger or similar transaction between the Payor and one or more of its Affiliates that results in a change in the ownership in the Concessions; and (ii) the transferee has executed and delivered to the Royalty Holder within a period of two Business Days after such transfer or conveyance an instrument pursuant to which the transferee agrees to be bound by the terms hereof and by all of the liabilities and obligations of the transferor hereunder in the same manner and to the same extent as though the transferee was an original party hereto.

 

8.3 Successors and Assigns

 

This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and shall be binding on and enforceable by the Parties, and, where the context so permits, their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

8.4 Notice

 

All notices, requests, demands or other communications which by the terms hereof are permitted or required to be given by any Party to the other parties shall be given in writing by personal delivery or by email, addressed to such other Party or delivered to such other Party as follows:

 

to the Royalty Holder at:

 

NewEra Metal Resources Ltd

Bouchard 680, 12th floor,

Cl060 ABO, City of Buenos Aires

 

Attention: Martin Jackson

Email: martin.jackson@newera-metal.com

 

to the Royalty Payor at:

 

2847312 Ontario Inc.
217 Queen Street West, 4th Floor
Toronto, Ontario, MSV 0R2

 

Attention: Philip Williams

Email: Philip Williams pwilliams@consolidateduranium.com

 

or at such other addresses and to such other Person that may be given by any of them to the others in writing from time to time on 10 days’ prior written notice and such notices, requests, demands or other communications shall be deemed to have been received when delivered.

 

8.5 Time of Essence

 

Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement in all respects.

 

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8.6 Further Assurances

 

Each Party shall from time to time promptly execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered all such further documents and instruments and shall do or cause to be done all such further acts and things in connection with this Agreement that the other Party may require as being necessary or desirable in order to effectively carry out or better evidence or perfect the full intent and meaning of this Agreement or any provision hereof.

 

8.7 No Implied Covenants

 

The Parties agree that no implied covenants or duties relating to exploration, development, mining or the payment of production royalties or any other matters provided for herein shall affect any of their respective rights or obligations hereunder, and that the only covenants or duties which affect such rights and obligations shall be those expressly set out and provided for in this Agreement.

 

8.8 Entire Agreement

 

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties pertaining to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written. There are no conditions, representations, warranties, obligations or other agreements between the Parties in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement (whether oral or written, express or implied, statutory or otherwise) except as explicitly set out in this Agreement.

 

8.9 Amendment

 

No amendment of this Agreement shall be effective unless made in writing and signed by the Parties.

 

8.10 Waiver

 

A waiver of any default, breach or non-compliance under this Agreement shall not be effective unless in writing and signed by the Party to be bound by the waiver. No waiver shall be inferred from or implied by any failure to act or delay in acting by a Party in respect of any default, breach or non-observance or by anything done or omitted to be done by the other Party. The waiver by a Party of any default, breach or non-compliance under this Agreement will not operate as a waiver of that Party’s rights under this Agreement in respect of any continuing or subsequent default, breach or non-observance (whether of the same or any other nature).

 

8.11 Severability

 

Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction will, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability and will be severed from the balance of this Agreement, all without affecting the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

8.12 Governing Law

 

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of Argentina.

 

8.13 Counterparts

 

This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and both of which taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. To evidence its execution of an original counterpart of this Agreement, a Party may send a copy of its original signature on the execution page hereof to the other Party by facsimile transmission or other means of electronic transmission (including PDF) and such transmission shall constitute delivery of an executed copy of this Agreement to the receiving Party

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties have executed these presents as of the date and year first above written.

 

2847312 ONTARIO INC.   NEW ERA METAL RESOURCES LTD
     
/s/ Carlos Saravia Frias   /s/ Martin Jackson
Name: CARLOS SARAVIA FRIAS   Name: MARTIN JACKSON
Title: Legal Representative   Title: Director

 

/s/ Guillermo Wild Ceruzzi  
Mr. Guillermo Wild Ceruzzi  

 

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SCHEDULE “A”
DESCRIPTION OF TENEMENTS

 

1) File N° 08986266-C-2022 (1,856 ha)

 

Statement of Discovery filed on December 13, 2022 for the following area:

 

PROJECTION Vertice E N
Campo Inchauspe 69 Faja 2 1 2446000.00 6043000.00
Campo Inchauspe 69 Faja 2 2 2446000.00 6041000.00
Campo Inchauspe 69 Faja 2 3 2449000.00 6041000.00
Campo Inchauspe 69 Faja 2 4 2449000.00 6040000.00
Campo Inchauspe 69 Faja 2 5 2454104.31 6040000.00
Campo Inchauspe 69 Faja 2 6 2454104.31 6042320.74

 

2) File N° 08987498-C-2022 (496 ha)

 

Statement of Discovery filed on December 13, 2022 for the following area:

 

PROJECTION Vertice E N
Campo Inchauspe 69 Faja 2 1 2446600.00 6035446.00
Campo Inchauspe 69 Faja 2 2 2449800.00 6035446.00
Campo Inchauspe 69 Faja 2 3 2449800.00 6033895.00
Campo Inchauspe 69 Faja 2 4 2446600.00 6033895.00

 

 

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Exhibit 10.11

 

JAGUAR URANIUM CORP. 2025 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

Approved by the Board of Directors on [●] and by the Company’s shareholders on [●].

 

PART I – GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

1.PREAMBLE AND DEFINITIONS

 

1.1Title.

 

The Plan described in this document shall be called the “Jaguar Uranium 2025 Equity Incentive Plan”.

 

1.2Purpose of the Plan.

 

1.2.1The purposes of the Plan are:

 

(a)to promote a further alignment of interests between officers, employees and other eligible service providers and the shareholders of the Company;

 

(b)to potentially associate a portion of the compensation payable to officers, employees and other eligible service providers with the returns achieved by shareholders of the Company; and

 

(c)to help attract and retain officers, employees and other eligible service providers with the knowledge, experience and expertise required by the Company.

 

1.2.2The Plan shall serve as the successor to the Company’s Stock Option Plan approved by the Company’s shareholders on March 15, 2024 (the “Prior Plan”), and no further awards shall be made under the Prior Plan on and after [●]. All outstanding awards under the Prior Plan immediately prior to [●] shall be included in the maximum number of Shares and other limitations set forth in Section 4 herein. However, each such award shall continue to be governed solely by the terms and conditions of the instrument evidencing such grant and the Prior Plan, and no provision of this Plan shall affect or otherwise modify the rights or obligations of holders of such awards.

 

1.3Definitions.

 

1.3.1“Affiliate(s)” shall mean a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.

 

1.3.2“Applicable Law” means any applicable provision of law, domestic or foreign, including, without limitation, applicable securities legislation, together with all regulations, rules, policy statements, rulings, notices, orders or other instruments promulgated thereunder, and Stock Exchange Rules.

 

 

 

 

1.3.3“Beneficiary” means, subject to Applicable Law, an individual who has been designated by a Participant, in such form and manner as the Board may determine, to receive benefits payable under the Plan upon the death of the Participant, or, where no such designation is validly in effect at the time of death, the Participant’s legal representative.

 

1.3.4“Blackout Period” means a period of time when, pursuant to any policies of the Company, any securities of the Company may not be traded by certain persons as designated by the Company, including any holder of a Grant.

 

1.3.5“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

1.3.6“Cause” means, except as otherwise provided in an applicable Grant Agreement:

 

(a)subject to (b) below, “just cause” or “cause” for Termination by the Company or an Affiliate as determined under Applicable Law;

 

(b)where a Participant has a written employment agreement with the Company or an Affiliate, “Cause” as defined in such employment agreement, if applicable; or

 

(c)where a Participant provides services as an independent contractor pursuant to a contract for services with the Company or an Affiliate, any material breach of such contract.

 

1.3.7“Change in Control” means, except as otherwise provided in an applicable Grant Agreement:

 

(a)a successful “take-over bid” (as defined in the Securities Act (British Columbia), as amended, or any successor legislation thereto) pursuant to which the “offeror” acquires beneficial ownership of securities of the Company which, directly or following conversion or exercise thereof, would entitle the holder thereof, together with persons acting jointly or in concert with the holder thereof, to cast more than fifty percent (50%) of the votes attaching to all securities of the Company which may be cast to elect directors of the Company, other than the acquisition of beneficial ownership of additional securities of the Company by any person who, together with persons acting jointly or in concert with such person, was entitled prior to such “take-over bid”, directly or following conversion or exercise securities of the Company, to cast more than fifty percent (50%) of the votes attaching to all securities of the Company which may be cast to elect directors of the Company;

 

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(b)the issuance to, or acquisition by, any person, or group of persons acting jointly or in concert, directly or indirectly, including through an arrangement or other form of reorganization, of beneficial ownership of securities of the Company which, directly or following conversion or exercise thereof, would entitle the holder thereof to cast more than fifty percent (50%) of the votes attaching to all securities of the Company which may be cast to elect directors of the Company, other than the issuance of securities of the Company to, or acquisition of securities of the Company by, any person who, together with persons acting jointly or in concert with such person, was entitled prior to such issuance or acquisition, directly or following conversion or exercise securities of the Company, to cast more than fifty percent (50%) of the votes attaching to all securities of the Company which may be cast to elect directors of the Company;

 

(c)individuals who, as of a Grant Date, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason (other than death or disability) to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a Director subsequent to the Grant Date, whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least two- thirds of the Directors then comprising the Incumbent Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such person is named as a nominee for Director, without objection to such nomination) will be considered as though such individual was a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding for this purpose any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of Directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a person other than the Directors then comprising the Board;

 

(d)an arrangement, amalgamation, merger or other form of reorganization of the Company where the holders of the outstanding voting securities or interests of the Company immediately prior to the completion of the arrangement, amalgamation, merger or reorganization will hold fifty percent (50%) or less of the votes attaching to all outstanding voting securities or interests of the continuing entity upon completion of the arrangement, amalgamation, merger or reorganization;

 

(e)the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or

 

(f)the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Company.

 

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1.3.8“Code” or “Internal Revenue Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any applicable United States Treasury Regulations and other binding regulatory guidance thereunder.

 

1.3.9“Company” means Jaguar Uranium Corp., and includes any successor Company or entity thereto.

 

1.3.10“Director” means a director of the Company from time to time.

 

1.3.11“Disability” means, except as otherwise provided in an applicable Grant Agreement:

 

(a)subject to (b) below, a Participant’s physical or mental incapacity that prevents him/her from substantially fulfilling his or her duties and responsibilities on behalf of the Company or, if applicable, an Affiliate, as determined by the Board and, in the case of a Participant who is an employee of the Company or an Affiliate, in respect of which the Participant commences receiving, or is eligible to receive, disability benefits under the Company’s or Affiliate’s long-term disability plan; or

 

(b)where a Participant has a written employment agreement with the Company or an Affiliate, “Disability” as defined in such employment agreement, if applicable.

 

1.3.12“Disability Date” means, in relation to a Participant, that date determined by the Board to be the date on which the Participant experienced a Disability.

 

1.3.13“Eligible Person” means a Director or an individual Employed by the Company or any Affiliate, including a Service Provider, who, by the nature of his or her position or job is, in the opinion of the Board, in a position to contribute to the success of the Company provided, however, that only persons who meet the definition of “employees” under Code Section 3401(c) shall be eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options.

 

1.3.14“Employed” means, with respect to a Participant, that:

 

(a)the Participant is rendering services to the Company or an Affiliate (excluding services as a Director) including as a Service Provider (referred to in Section 1.3.40 as “active Employment”); or

 

(b)the Participant is not actively rendering services to the Company or an Affiliate due to an approved leave of absence, maternity or parental leave or leave on account of Disability.

  

For greater certainty, a Participant shall not be considered to be Employed on a Vesting Date if, prior to such Vesting Date, such Participant received a payment in lieu of notice of termination of employment, whether under a contract of employment, as damages or otherwise.

 

and “Employment’ has the corresponding meaning.

  

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1.3.15“Exercise Price” means, with respect to an Option, the price payable by a Participant to purchase one Share on exercise of such Option, which (except as otherwise provided in Section 9.2) shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Market Price on the Grant Date of the Option covering such Share, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 5.

 

1.3.16“Form S-8” means a Form S-8 Registration Statement under the United States Securities Act of 1933.

 

1.3.17“Good Reason” means, except as otherwise provided in an applicable Grant Agreement, the occurrence of any one or more of the following without a Participant’s written consent:

 

(a)a material change in the Participant’s position or duties, responsibilities, titles or offices in effect immediately prior to a Change in Control, which includes any removal of the Participant from or any failure to re-elect or re- appoint the Participant to any such position or office;

 

(b)a reduction in the Participant’s overall annual compensation for services provided to the Company or an Affiliate in the cumulative amount of 5% or more within a 12-month period;

 

(c)any change to the terms or conditions of the employment of the Participant that would constitute “constructive dismissal” as that term is defined at common law which the Company or an Affiliate, as the case may be, fails to remedy within thirty (30) days of receiving written notice from the Participant of any such change; or

 

(d)the Company or an Affiliate relocating the Participant to any place other than the location at which the Participant reported for work on a regular basis immediately prior to a Change in Control or a place within 15 kilometres of that location.

 

1.3.18“Grant” means a grant or right granted under the Plan consisting of one or more Options, RSUs or PSUs.

 

1.3.19“Grant Agreement” means an agreement between the Company and a Participant or other instrument or document evidencing a Grant and setting out the terms under which such Grant is made, together with such schedules, amendments, deletions or changes thereto as are permitted under the Plan. A Grant Agreement may be in an electronic medium and may be limited to a notation on the books and records of the Company. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, a Grant Agreement does not need to be signed by a representative of the Company or a Participant, provided the Participant’s agreement is expressly acknowledged.

 

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1.3.20“Grant Date” means the effective date of a Grant (which date will not be earlier than the date on which the Board takes action with respect thereto).

 

1.3.21“Grant Value” is as defined in Section 12.

 

1.3.22“Incentive Stock Option” means an Option that is intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under Code Section 422 or any successor provision.

 

1.3.23“Insider” means an insider of the Company as defined in the rules of the Toronto Stock Exchange Company Manual for the purpose of security based compensation arrangements.

 

1.3.24“Market Price” means, with respect to any particular date:

 

(a)if the Shares are listed on only one Stock Exchange, the closing price per Share on such Stock Exchange on the Trading Day immediately preceding such date;

 

(b)if the Shares are listed on more than one Stock Exchange, the “Market Price” as determined in accordance with paragraph (a) above for the primary Stock Exchange on which the greatest volume of trading of the Shares occurred during the immediately preceding twenty (20) Trading Days; and

 

(c)if the Shares are not listed for trading on a Stock Exchange, a price which is determined by the Board in good faith to be the fair market value of the Shares.

 

1.3.25“Option” means an option to purchase a Share granted by the Board to an Eligible Person in accordance with Section 3 and Section 9.1.

 

1.3.26“Parent” means any parent Company of the Company within the meaning of Code Section 424(e), or any successor provision.

 

1.3.27“Participant” means an Eligible Person to whom a Grant is made and which Grant or a portion thereof remains outstanding.

 

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1.3.28“Performance Conditions” means such financial, personal, operational, transaction-based or other performance criteria as may be determined by the Board in respect of a Grant to any Participant or Participants and set out in a Grant Agreement. Performance Conditions may apply to an individual Participant or to the Company, an Affiliate, the Company and its Affiliates as a whole, a business unit of the Company or group comprised of the Company and some Affiliates or a group of Affiliates, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, and measured either in total, incrementally or cumulatively over a specified performance period, on an absolute basis or relative to a pre- established target or milestone, to previous years’ results or to a designated comparator group or index, or otherwise, provided that the performance period for measurement or achievement of any such performance criteria (or incremental element thereof) shall in all events exceed one year. When establishing Performance Conditions, the Board may exclude any or all “extraordinary items” as determined under applicable accounting standards. The Board may provide that Performance Conditions will be adjusted to reflect events occurring during the performance period that affect the applicable Performance Condition.

 

1.3.29“Performance Period” means, with respect to PSUs, the period specified by the Board for achievement of any applicable Performance Conditions as a condition to Vesting.

 

1.3.30“Plan” means this Jaguar Uranium Corp. 2025 Equity Incentive Plan, including any schedules or appendices hereto, as may be amended from time to time.

 

1.3.31“Performance Share Unit” or “PSU” means a right granted to an Eligible Person in accordance with Section 3 and Section 13.1 to receive a Share or the Market Price, as determined by the Board, that generally becomes Vested, if at all, subject to the attainment of certain Performance Conditions and satisfaction of such other conditions to Vesting, if any, as may be determined by the Board.

 

1.3.32“Restricted Share Unit” or “RSU” means a right granted to an Eligible Person in accordance with Section 3 and Section 13.1 to receive a Share or the Market Price, as determined by the Board, that generally becomes Vested, if at all, following a period of continuous Employment or service of the Participant.

 

1.3.33“Restrictive Covenant” means any obligation of a Participant to the Company or an Affiliate to (A) maintain the confidentiality of information relating to the Company or the Affiliate and/or its business, (B) not engage in employment or business activities that compete with the business of the Company or the Affiliate, (C) not solicit employees or other service providers, customers and/or suppliers of the Company or the Affiliate, whether during or after employment with the Company or Affiliate, and whether such obligation is set out in a Grant Agreement issued under the Plan or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or Affiliate, including, without limitation, an employment agreement, or otherwise.

 

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1.3.34“Service Provider” means a person, other than an employee, officer or director of the Company or an Affiliate, that:

 

(a)satisfies the Form S-8 definition of “employee”;

 

(b)is engaged to provide, on a bona fide basis, for an initial, renewable or extended period of twelve (12) months or more, services to the Company or an Affiliate, other than services provided in relation to a distribution of securities;

 

(c)provides the services under a written contract between the Company or an Affiliate and the person or company; and

 

(d)in the reasonable opinion of the Company, spends or will spend a significant amount of time and attention on the affairs and business of the Company or an Affiliate.

 

1.3.35“Share” means a class A common share of the Company or, in the event of an adjustment contemplated by Section 5.1, such other security to which a Participant may be entitled upon the exercise or settlement of a Grant as a result of such adjustment.

 

1.3.36“Share Unit” means either an RSU or a PSU, as the context requires.

 

1.3.37“Stock Exchange” means the Toronto Stock Exchange, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, The NYSE American LLC, and such other stock exchange on which the Shares are listed, or if the Shares are not listed on any stock exchange, then on the over-the-counter market.

 

1.3.38“Stock Exchange Rules” means the applicable rules of any Stock Exchange upon which Shares of the Company are listed.

 

1.3.39“Subsidiary” means, any subsidiary Company of the Company within the meaning of Code Section 424(f), or any successor provision.

 

1.3.40“Termination” means, except as otherwise provided in an applicable Grant Agreement, (i) in the case of a Director, the cessation of such Director acting as same, which shall occur on the date such Director ceases to be a Director, (ii) in the case of all Participants Employed by the Company or an Affiliate, the termination of a Participant’s active Employment with the Company or an Affiliate (other than in connection with the Participant’s transfer to Employment with the Company or another Affiliate), which shall occur on the earlier of the date on which the Participant ceases to render services to the Company or Affiliate, as applicable, and the date on which the Company or an Affiliate, as applicable, delivers notice of the termination of the Participant’s employment or contract for services, whether such termination is lawful or otherwise, without giving effect to any period of notice or compensation in lieu of notice (except as expressly required by applicable employment standards legislation), but, for greater certainty, a Participant’s absence from active work during a period of vacation, temporary illness, authorized leave of absence, maternity or parental leave or leave on account of Disability shall not be considered to be a “Termination”, and (iii) in the case of a Participant who does not return to active Employment with the Company or an Affiliate immediately following a period of absence due to vacation, temporary illness, authorized leave of absence, maternity or parental leave or leave on account of Disability, such cessation shall be deemed to occur on the last day of such period of absence, and “Terminated” and “Terminates” shall be construed accordingly.

 

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1.3.41“Time Vesting” means any conditions relating to the passage of time or continued service with the Company or an Affiliate for a period of time in respect of a Grant, as may be determined by the Board.

 

1.3.42“Trading Day” means a day on which the Stock Exchange is open for trading and on which the Shares actually traded.

 

1.3.43“US Taxpayer” means an individual who is subject to tax under the Code in respect of any amounts payable or Shares deliverable under this Plan.

 

1.3.44“Vested” means, with respect to any Option or Share Unit, that the applicable conditions with respect to Time Vesting, achievement of Performance Conditions and/or any other conditions established by the Board have been satisfied or, to the extent permitted under the Plan, waived, whether or not the Participant’s rights with respect to such Grant may be conditioned upon prior or subsequent compliance with any Restrictive Covenants (and any applicable derivative term shall be construed accordingly).

 

1.3.45“Vesting Date” means the date on which the applicable Time Vesting, Performance Conditions and/or any other conditions for an Option or Share Unit becoming Vested are met, deemed to have been met or waived as contemplated in Section 1.3.44.

 

2.CONSTRUCTION AND INTERPRETATION

 

2.1Gender, Singular, Plural.

 

In the Plan, references to the masculine include the feminine, and references to the singular shall include the plural and vice versa, as the context shall require.

 

2.2Severability.

 

If any provision or part of the Plan is determined to be void or unenforceable in whole or in part, such determination shall not affect the validity or enforcement of any other provision or part thereof.

 

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2.3Headings, Sections and Parts.

 

Headings wherever used herein are for reference purposes only and do not limit or extend the meaning of the provisions herein contained. A reference to a section or schedule shall, except where expressly stated otherwise, mean a section or schedule of the Plan, as applicable. The Plan is divided into three Parts. Part I contains provisions of general application to all Grants; Part II applies specifically to Options; and Part III applies specifically to Share Units.

 

3.ADMINISTRATION

 

3.1Administration by the Board.

 

The Plan shall be administered by the Board in accordance with its terms and subject to Applicable Law. Subject to and consistent with the terms of the Plan, in addition to any authority of the Board specified under any other terms of the Plan, the Board shall have full and complete discretionary authority to:

 

(a)interpret the Plan and Grant Agreements;

 

(b)prescribe, amend and rescind such rules and regulations and make all determinations necessary or desirable for the administration and interpretation of the Plan and instruments of grant evidencing Grants;

 

(c)determine those Eligible Persons who may receive Grants as Participants, grant one or more Grants to such Participants and approve or authorize the applicable form and terms of the related Grant Agreements;

 

(d)determine the terms and conditions of Grants granted to any Participant, including, without limitation, as applicable (i) Grant Value and the number of Shares subject to a Grant, (ii) the Exercise Price for Shares subject to a Grant, (iii) the conditions to the Vesting of a Grant or any portion thereof, including, as applicable, the period for achievement of any applicable Performance Conditions as a condition to Vesting and conditions pertaining to compliance with Restrictive Covenants, and the conditions, if any, upon which Vesting of any Grant or any portion thereof will be waived or accelerated without any further action by the Board, (iv) the circumstances upon which a Grant or any portion thereof shall be forfeited or cancelled or expire, including in connection with the breach by a Participant of any Restrictive Covenant, (v) the consequences of a Termination with respect to a Grant, (vi) the manner of exercise or settlement of the Vested portion of a Grant, and (vii) whether, and the terms upon which, any Shares delivered upon exercise or settlement of a Grant must be held by a Participant for any specified period of time;

 

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(e)determine whether, and the extent to which, any Performance Conditions or other conditions applicable to the Vesting of a Grant have been satisfied or, to the extent permitted by Code Section 409A (to the extent applicable), shall be waived or modified;

 

(f)make such rules, regulations and determinations as it deems appropriate under the Plan in respect of any leave of absence or disability of any Participant. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Board shall be entitled to determine:

 

(i)whether or not any such leave of absence shall constitute a Termination within the meaning of the Plan; and

 

(ii)the impact, if any, of any such leave of absence on Grants issued under the Plan made to any Participant who takes such leave of absence (including, without limitation, whether or not such leave of absence shall cause any Grants to expire and the impact upon the time or times such Grants shall be exercisable);

 

provided that, with respect to Options that are intended to be Incentive Stock Options, the treatment of any such leave of absence shall comply with Code Section 422 and the regulations issued thereunder;

 

(g)amend the terms of any Grant Agreement or other documents evidencing Grants; and

 

(h)determine whether, and the extent to which, adjustments shall be made pursuant to Section 5 and the terms of such adjustments.

 

3.2All determinations, interpretations, rules, regulations, or other acts of the Board respecting the Plan or any Grant shall be made in its sole discretion and shall be conclusively binding upon all persons.

 

3.3The Board may prescribe terms for Grant Agreements in respect of Eligible Persons who are subject to the laws of a jurisdiction other than Canada in connection with their participation in the Plan that are different than the terms of the Grant Agreements for Eligible Persons who are subject to the laws of Canada in connection with their participation in the Plan, and/or deviate from the terms of the Plan set out herein, for purposes of compliance with Applicable Law in such other jurisdiction or where, in the Board’s opinion, such terms or deviations are necessary or desirable to obtain more advantageous treatment for the Company, an Affiliate or the Eligible Person in respect of the Plan under the Applicable Law of the other jurisdiction.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the terms of any Grant Agreement authorized pursuant to this Section 3.3 shall be consistent with the Plan having regard to the Applicable Law of the jurisdiction in which such Grant Agreement is applicable and in no event shall contravene the Applicable Law of Canada.

 

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3.4The Board may, in its discretion, subject to Applicable Law, delegate its powers, rights and duties under the Plan, in whole or in part, to a committee of the Board, or to a person or persons, as it may determine, from time to time, on terms and conditions as it may determine, except that the Board shall not, and shall not be permitted to delegate any such powers, rights or duties with respect to the grant, amendment, administration or settlement of any Grant to the extent delegation is not consistent with Applicable Law and any such purported delegation or action shall not be given effect, and provided that the composition of the committee of the Board, person or persons, as the case may be, shall comply with Applicable Law. In addition, provided it complies with the foregoing, the Board may appoint or engage a trustee, custodian or administrator to administer or implement the Plan or any aspect of it.

 

3.5In addition, the Board is authorized to take any action it determines in its sole discretion to be appropriate subject only to the express limitations contained in this Plan, and no authorization in any Plan section or other provision of this plan is intended or may be deemed to constitute a limitation on the authority of the Board.

 

4.SHARE RESERVE

 

4.1Subject to Section 4.4 and any adjustment pursuant to Section 5.1, the aggregate number of Shares reserved for issuance to Participants under the Plan, together with all other security based compensation arrangements of the Company, shall not exceed the number which represents ten percent (10%) of the issued and outstanding Shares from time to time; provided that in no event shall Shares reserved for issuance upon the settlement of Share Units exceed five percent (5%) of the issued and outstanding Shares from time to time.

 

4.2The aggregate number of Shares reserved for issuance to any one Participant under the Plan, together with all other security based compensation arrangements of the Company, must not exceed five percent (5%) of the aggregate issued and outstanding Shares (on a non-diluted basis).

 

4.3The maximum number of Shares of the Company

 

(a)issued to Insiders within any one-year period, and

 

(b)issuable to Insiders, at any time,

 

under the Plan, or when combined with all of the Company’s other security based compensation arrangements, shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the number of the aggregate issued and outstanding Shares.

 

4.4For purposes of computing the total number of Shares available for grant under the Plan or any other security based compensation arrangement of the Company, Shares subject to any Grant (or any portion thereof) that are issued upon exercise or settlement, forfeited, surrendered, cancelled, unearned or otherwise terminated shall again be available for grant under the Plan.

 

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5.ALTERATION OF CAPITAL AND CHANGE IN CONTROL

 

5.1Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, and subject to Applicable Law, in the event of any change in or impact to the Shares by reason of any dividend (other than dividends in the ordinary course), split, recapitalization, reclassification, amalgamation, arrangement, merger, consolidation, spin-off, split-off, spin-out, split-up, reorganization, partial or complete liquidation or other distribution of assets, issuance of rights or warrants to purchase securities, combination or exchange of Shares or distribution of rights to holders of Shares or any other relevant changes to or impact to the authorized or issued capital of the Company, if the Board shall determine that an equitable adjustment should be made, such adjustment shall, subject to Applicable Law, be made by the Board to (i) the number of Shares subject to the Plan; (ii) the securities into which the Shares are changed or are convertible or exchangeable; (iii) any Options then outstanding; (iv) the Exercise Price in respect of such Options; (v) the number of Share Units outstanding under the Plan; and/or (vi) other award terms, and any such adjustment shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes of the Plan; provided, however, that any such adjustment to the number specified in Section 9.7(f) of this Plan will be made only if and to the extent that such adjustment would not cause any Option intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option to fail to so qualify. Moreover, in the event of any such transaction or event or in the event of a Change in Control, the Board may provide in substitution for any or all outstanding Grants under this Plan such alternative consideration (including cash), if any, as it, in good faith, may determine to be equitable in the circumstances and shall require in connection therewith the surrender of all awards so replaced in a manner that complies with Code Section 409A (if applicable). In addition, for each Option with an Exercise Price greater than the consideration offered in connection with any such transaction or event or Change in Control, the Board may in its discretion elect to cancel such Option without any payment to the person holding such Option.

 

5.2Nothing in the Plan shall require the Company to issue fractional Shares in satisfaction of its obligations under the Plan. Any fractional interest in a Share that would, except for the provisions of this Section 5.2, be deliverable upon the exercise of any Grant shall be cancelled and not deliverable by the Company.

 

5.3In the event of a Change in Control prior to the Vesting of a Grant, and subject to the terms of a Participant’s written employment agreement or contract for services with the Company or an Affiliate, notwithstanding the conditions as to vesting of Options and Share Units contained in any individual Grant Agreement, if at any time within one year from the date of a Change in Control: (i) a Participant’s relationship with the Company is terminated by the Company other than for Cause or (ii) a Participant resigns for Good Reason, all outstanding Options and Share Units, as applicable, held by such Participant shall become Vested as of the date of such Participant’s termination or resignation for Good Reason and the Company shall issue Shares to such Participants with respect to such Vested Options and Vested Share Units, as applicable, in accordance with the provisions herein; provided that in the event that any Share Units are subject to Performance Conditions, then the vesting of such Share Units shall accelerate only to the extent that such Performance Conditions have been satisfied and further provided that if a Performance Condition is, in the Board’s discretion, capable of being partially performed, then vesting shall be accelerated on a pro rata basis to reflect the degree to which the Performance Condition has been satisfied, as determined by the Board.

 

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6.CLAWBACK

 

6.1Clawback.

 

It is a condition of each Grant that if:

 

(i)The Participant fails to comply with any applicable Restrictive Covenant;

 

(ii)the Participant is terminated for Cause, or the Board reasonably determines after employment termination that the Participant’s employment could have been terminated for Cause;

 

(iii)the Board reasonably determines that the Participant engaged in conduct that causes material financial or reputational harm to the Company or its Affiliates, or engaged in gross negligence, willful misconduct or fraud in respect of the performance of the Participant’s duties for the Company or an Affiliate of the Company; or

 

(iv)the Company’s financial statements (the “Original Statements”) are required to be restated (other than solely as a result of a change in accounting policy by the Company or under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles applicable to the Company) and such restated financial statements (the “Restated Statements”) disclose, in the opinion of the Board acting reasonably, materially worse financial results than those contained in the Original Statements, then the Board may, in its sole discretion, to the full extent permitted by governing law and to the extent it determines that such action is in the best interest of the Company, and in addition to any other rights that the Company or an Affiliate may have at law or under any agreement, take any or all of the following actions, as applicable:

 

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(A)reduce the number or value of, or cancel and terminate, any one or more unvested Grants of Options or Share Units on or prior to the applicable maturity or Vesting Dates, or cancel or terminate any outstanding Grants which have Vested in the twelve (12) months prior to (x) the date on which the Participant fails to comply with a Restrictive Covenant, (y) the date on which the Participant’s employment is terminated for Cause or the Board makes a determination under paragraph (ii) or (iii) above, or (z) the date on which the Board determines that the Company’s Original Statements are required to be restated, in the event paragraph (iv) above applies (each such date provided for in clause (x), (y) and (z) of this paragraph (a) being a “Relevant Equity Recoupment Date”); and/or

 

(B)require payment to the Company of the value of any Shares of the Company acquired by the Participant pursuant to a Grant in the twelve (12) months prior to a Relevant Equity Recoupment Date (less any amount paid by the Participant to acquire such Shares and less the amount of tax withheld pursuant to the Income Tax Act (Canada) or other relevant taxing authority in respect of such Shares).

 

6.2Other Recoupment.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, any Grant Agreement (or any part thereof) may provide for the cancellation or forfeiture of an award or the forfeiture and repayment to the Company of any gain or earnings related to an award, or other provisions intended to have a similar effect, upon such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Board in accordance with (a) any Company clawback or recoupment policy, including any policy adopted to comply with the requirements of any applicable laws, rules, regulations, stock exchange listing standards or otherwise (in each case, the “Clawback Policy”), or (ii) any applicable laws that impose mandatory clawback or recoupment requirements under the circumstances set forth in such laws, including as required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or other applicable laws, rules, regulations, or stock exchange listing standards, as may be in effect from time to time, and which may operate to create additional rights for the Company with respect to awards and the recovery of amounts relating thereto. By accepting awards under the Plan, the Participants consent to be bound by the terms of the Clawback Policy, if applicable, and agree and acknowledge that they are obligated to cooperate with, and provide any and all assistance necessary to, the Company in its efforts to recover or recoup any award, any gains or earnings related to any award, or any other amount paid under the Plan or otherwise subject to clawback or recoupment pursuant to such laws, rules, regulations, stock exchange listing standards or Company policy. Such cooperation and assistance shall include, but is not limited to, executing, completing and submitting any documentation necessary to facilitate the recovery or recoupment by the Company from the Participant of any such amounts, including from the Participants’ accounts or from any other compensation, to the extent permissible under Section 409A of the Code.

 

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7.MISCELLANEOUS

 

7.1Compliance with Laws and Policies.

 

The Company’s obligation to make any payments or deliver (or cause to be delivered) any Shares hereunder is subject to compliance with Applicable Law. Each Participant shall acknowledge and agree (and shall be conclusively deemed to have so acknowledged and agreed by participating in the Plan) that the Participant will, at all times, act in strict compliance with Applicable Law and all other laws and any policies of the Company applicable to the Participant in connection with the Plan including, without limitation, furnishing to the Company all information and undertakings as may be required to permit compliance with Applicable Law.

 

7.2Withholdings.

 

So as to ensure that the Company or an Affiliate, as applicable, will be able to comply with the applicable obligations under any federal, provincial, state or local law relating to the withholding of tax or other required deductions, the Company or the Affiliate shall withhold or cause to be withheld from any amount payable to a Participant, either under this Plan, or otherwise, such amount as may be necessary to permit the Company or the Affiliate, as applicable, to so comply. Subject to Applicable Law, the Company and any Affiliate may also satisfy any liability for any such withholding obligations, on such terms and conditions as the Board may determine in its sole discretion, by (a) requiring such Participant to sell any Shares and retaining any amount payable which would otherwise be provided or paid to such Participant in connection with any such sale, or (b) requiring, as a condition to the delivery of Shares hereunder, that such Participant make such arrangements as the Board may require so that the Company and its Affiliates can satisfy such withholding obligations, including requiring such Participant to remit an amount to the Company or an Affiliate in advance, or reimburse the Company or any Affiliate for, any such withholding obligations.

 

7.3No Right to Continued Employment.

 

Nothing in the Plan or in any Grant Agreement entered into pursuant hereto shall confer upon any Participant the right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or any Affiliate, to be entitled to any remuneration or benefits not set forth in the Plan or a Grant Agreement or to interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Affiliate to terminate Participant’s employment or service arrangement with the Company or any Affiliate.

 

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7.4No Additional Rights.

 

Neither the designation of an individual as a Participant nor the Grant of any Options or Share Units to any Participant entitles any person to the Grant, or any additional Grant, as the case may be, of any Options or Share Units. For greater certainty, the Board’s decision to approve a Grant in any period shall not require the Board to approve a Grant to any Participant in any other period; nor shall the Board’s decision with respect to the size or terms and conditions of a Grant in any period require it to approve a Grant of the same or similar size or with the same or similar terms and conditions to any Participant in any other period. The Board shall not be precluded from approving a Grant to any Participant solely because such Participant may have previously received a Grant under this Plan or any other similar compensation arrangement of the Company or an Affiliate. No Eligible Person has any claim or right to receive a Grant except as may be provided in a written employment or services agreement between an Eligible Person and the Company or an Affiliate.

 

7.5Amendment, Termination.

 

Subject to Applicable Law, the Plan and any Grant made pursuant to the Plan may be amended, modified or terminated by the Board without approval of shareholders, provided that no amendment to the Plan or Grants made pursuant to the Plan may be made without the consent of a Participant if it adversely alters or impairs the rights of the Participant in respect of any Grant previously granted to such Participant under the Plan, except that Participant consent shall not be required where the amendment is required for purposes of compliance with Applicable Law. For greater certainty, the Plan may not be amended without shareholder approval to do any of the following:

 

(a)increase the maximum number of Shares issuable pursuant to the Plan and as set out in Section 4.1 (it being understood that this Section 7.5(a) will not be construed to prohibit the adjustments provided for in Section 5 of this Plan);

 

(b)reduce the Exercise Price of an outstanding Option, including a cancellation of a Grant of an Option and re-grant within three (3) months of an Option in conjunction therewith constituting a reduction of the Exercise Price of the Option or substitution of an Option with cash or other awards the terms of which are more favorable to the Participant (it being understood that this Section 7.5(b) will not be construed to prohibit the adjustments provided for in Section 5 of this Plan);

 

(c)extend the maximum term of any Grant made under the Plan;

 

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(d)amend the assignment provisions contained in Section 7.11 or Section 11;

 

(e)expand the categories of individuals contained in the definition of “Eligible Person” who are eligible to participate in the Plan;

 

(f)increase the number of Shares that may be issued or issuable to Insiders above the restriction or deleting the restriction on the number of Shares that may be issued or issuable to Insiders contained in Section 4.3;

 

(g)include other types of equity compensation involving the issuance of Shares under the Plan;

 

(h)cause Incentive Stock Options to fail to meet the requirements of Code Section 422;

 

(i)amend this Section 7.5 to amend or delete any of (a) through (i) above or grant additional powers to the Board to amend the Plan or entitlements without shareholder approval; or

 

(j)otherwise amend the Plan in a manner that would require shareholder approval under applicable Stock Exchange requirements.

 

For greater certainty and without limiting the foregoing, shareholder approval shall not be required for the following amendments and the Board may make the following changes without shareholder approval, subject to any regulatory approvals including, where required, the approval of any Stock Exchange:

 

(k)amendments of a “housekeeping” nature;

 

(l)a change to the Vesting provisions of any Grants;

 

(m)a change to the termination provisions of any Grant that does not entail an extension beyond the original term of the Grant; or

 

(n)amendments to the provisions relating to a Change in Control.

 

7.6Currency. Except where the context otherwise requires, all references in the Plan to currency refer to lawful Canadian currency. Any amounts required to be determined under this Plan that are denominated in a currency other than Canadian dollars shall be converted to Canadian dollars at the applicable Bank of Canada daily rate of exchange on the date as of which the amount is required to be determined.

 

7.7Administration Costs.

 

The Company will be responsible for all costs relating to the administration of the Plan.

 

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7.8Designation of Beneficiary.

 

Subject to the requirements of Applicable Law, a Participant may designate a Beneficiary, in writing, to receive any benefits that are provided under the Plan upon the death of such Participant. The Participant may, subject to Applicable Law, change such designation from time to time. Such designation or change shall be in such form as may be prescribed by the Board from time to time. A Beneficiary designation under this Section 7.8 and any subsequent changes thereto shall be filed with the chief legal officer of the Company.

 

7.9Governing Law.

 

The Plan and any Grants pursuant to the Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, and with respect to Participants who are US Taxpayers, with the Code and applicable federal laws of the US. The Board may provide that any dispute to any Grant shall be presented and determined in such forum as the Board may specify, including through binding arbitration. Any reference in the Plan, in any Grant Agreement issued pursuant to the Plan or in any other agreement or document relating to the Plan to a provision of law or rule or regulation shall be deemed to include any successor law, rule or regulation of similar effect or applicability. To the extent applicable, with respect to Participants who are US Taxpayers, this Plan shall be interpreted in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A and the regulations, notices, and other guidance of general applicability issued thereunder. To the extent that any provision of this Plan would prevent any Option that was intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option from qualifying as such, that provision will be null and void with respect to such Option, but will remain in effect for other Options and there will be no further effect on any provision of this Plan. Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, the provisions of Exhibit “A” to this Plan shall apply with respect to Participants who are US Taxpayers.

 

7.10Assignment.

 

The Plan shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company, its successors and assigns.

 

7.11Transferability.

 

7.11.1Unless otherwise provided in the Plan or in the applicable Grant Agreement in accordance with Section 7.11.2, no Grant, and no rights or interests therein, shall or may be assigned, transferred, sold, exchanged, encumbered, pledged or otherwise hypothecated or disposed of by a Participant other than by testamentary disposition by the Participant or the laws of intestate succession. No such interest shall be subject to execution, attachment or similar legal process including without limitation seizure for the payment of the Participant’s debts, judgments, alimony or separate maintenance. In no event will any Grant under the Plan be transferred for value.

 

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7.11.2Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to Participants who are not US Taxpayers, the Board may provide in the applicable Grant Agreement that a Grant is transferable or assignable (a) in the case of a transfer without the payment of any consideration, to the Participant’s spouse, former spouse, children, stepchildren, grandchildren, parent, stepparent, grandparent, sibling, persons having one of the foregoing types of relationship with a Participant due to adoption and any entity in which these persons (or the Participant) own more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting interests and (b) to an entity in which more than fifty percent (50%) voting interests are owned by these persons (or the Participant) in exchange for an interest in that entity. Following any such transfer or assignment, the Grant shall remain subject to substantially the same terms applicable to the Grant while held by the Participant to whom it was granted, as modified as the Board shall determine appropriate, and, as a condition to such transfer, the transferee shall execute an agreement agreeing to be bound by such terms. Any purported assignment or transfer that does not qualify under this Section 7.11.2 shall be void and unenforceable against the Company.

 

7.12Substitute Awards.

 

Grants may be made under this Plan in substitution for or in conversion of, or in connection with an assumption of, stock options, restricted share units or performance share units held by awardees of an entity engaging in a corporate acquisition or merger transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary. Any conversion, substitution or assumption will be effective as of the close of the merger or acquisition, and, to the extent applicable, will be conducted in a manner that complies with Code Section 409A. The Grants so made may reflect the original terms of the awards being assumed or substituted or converted for and need not comply with other specific terms of this Plan, and may account for Shares substituted for the securities covered by the original awards and the number of shares subject to the original awards, as well as any exercise or purchase prices applicable to the original awards, adjusted to account for differences in stock prices in connection with the transaction.

 

8.EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM

 

8.1The Plan was approved by the Board on [●] and by the Company’s shareholders on [●] (the “Effective Date”). This Plan will remain in effect, unless sooner terminated as provided herein, until [●], at which time it will terminate. After this Plan is terminated, no Grants may be granted hereunder but Grants previously granted will remain outstanding in accordance with their applicable terms and conditions and this Plan’s terms and conditions.

 

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PART II – OPTIONS

 

9.OPTIONS

 

9.1The Company may, from time to time, make one or more Grants of Options to Eligible Persons on such terms and conditions, consistent with the Plan, as the Board shall determine. In granting such Options, subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Company shall specify,

 

(a)the maximum number of Shares which the Participant may purchase under the Options;

 

(b)the Exercise Price at which the Participant may purchase his or her Shares under the Options; and

 

(c)the term of the Options, to a maximum of ten (10) years from the Grant Date of the Options, the Vesting period or periods within this period during which the Options or a portion thereof may be exercised by a Participant and any other Vesting conditions (including Performance Conditions).

 

9.2The Exercise Price for each Share subject to an Option shall be fixed by the Board but under no circumstances (except with respect to Grants under Section 7.12 of this Plan) shall any Exercise Price be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Market Price on the Grant Date of such Option.

 

9.3Subject to the provisions of the Plan and, upon prior approval of the Board, once an Option has Vested and become exercisable a Participant may elect, in lieu of exercising such Option, to surrender such Option in exchange for the issuance of Shares equal to the number determined by dividing (a) the difference between the Market Price (calculated as at the date of settlement) and the Exercise Price of such Option by (b) the Market Price (calculated as at the date of settlement). An Option may be surrendered and disposed of pursuant to this Section 9.3 from time to time by delivery to the Board at the head office of the Company or such other place as may be specified by the Board, of (a) a written notice specifying that net settlement will be effectuated for such Option and the number of Options to be exercised and (b) the payment of an amount for any tax withholding or remittance obligations of the Participant or the Company arising under applicable law (or by entering into some other arrangement acceptable to the Board). The Company will not be required, upon the net settlement of any Options pursuant to this Section 9.3, to issue fractions of Shares or to distribute certificates which evidence fractional Shares. In the event the number of Shares to be issued upon the net settlement of an Option is a fraction, the Participant will receive the next lowest whole number of Shares and will not receive any other form of compensation (cash or otherwise) for the fractional interest.

 

9.4Unless otherwise designated by the Board in the applicable Grant Agreement and subject to Section 9.6, any Options included in a Grant shall expire on the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date (unless exercised or terminated earlier in accordance with the terms of the Plan or the Grant Agreement).

 

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9.5Subject to the provisions of the Plan and the terms governing the granting of the Option, and subject to payment or other satisfaction of all related withholding obligations in accordance with Section 7.2, Vested Options or a portion thereof may be exercised from time to time by delivery to the Company at its registered office of a notice in writing signed by the Participant or the Participant’s legal personal representative, as the case may be, and addressed to the Company. This notice shall state the intention of the Participant or the Participant’s legal personal representative to exercise the said Options and the number of Shares in respect of which the Options are then being exercised and must be accompanied by payment in full of the Exercise Price under the Options which are the subject of the exercise.

 

9.6If the normal expiry date of any Option, other than an Incentive Stock Option, falls within any Blackout Period or within ten (10) business days (being a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other than a day when banks in Vancouver, British Columbia are not generally open for business) following the end of any Blackout Period, then the expiry date of such Option shall, without any further action, be extended to the date that is ten (10) business days following the end of such Blackout Period. The foregoing extension applies to all Options whatever the Grant Date (other than Incentive Stock Options and other than an extension beyond the original term of the Options in the case of Options held by a US Taxpayer) and shall not be considered an extension of the term of the Options as referred to in Section 7.5.

 

9.7Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, for Options that are intended to qualify as Incentive Stock Options and granted to a US Taxpayer, the following additional provisions will apply:

 

(a)Except as permitted by Code Section 424(a), or any successor provision, the Exercise Price per Share shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the per Share Market Price on the Grant Date of the Incentive Stock Option; provided, however, that if a Participant owns shares possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of shares of the Company or of its Parent or any Subsidiary, the Exercise Price per Share of an Incentive Stock Option granted to such Participant shall not be less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Market Price on the Grant Date of the Incentive Stock Option.

 

(b)Except as permitted by Code Section 424(a), in no event shall any Incentive Stock Option be exercisable during a term of more than ten (10) years after the Grant Date of the Incentive Stock Option; provided, however, that if a Participant owns shares possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of shares of the Company or of its Parent or any Subsidiary, the Incentive Stock Option granted to such Participant shall be exercisable during a term of not more than five (5) years after the Grant Date.

 

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(c)The Company or its Affiliate shall withhold and deduct from any future payments to the Participant all legally required amounts necessary to satisfy any and all withholding and employment-related taxes attributable to the Participant’s exercise of an Incentive Stock Option or a “disqualifying disposition” of Shares acquired through the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option as defined in Code Section 421(b).

 

(d)Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the aggregate fair market value (determined as of the Grant Date of the Incentive Stock Option) of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year under the Plan and any other “incentive stock option” plans of the Company or any Affiliate, shall not exceed US$100,000 (or such other amount as may be prescribed by the Code from time to time); provided, however, that if the exercisability or Vesting of an Incentive Stock Option is accelerated as permitted under the provisions of the Plan and such acceleration would result in a violation of the limit imposed by this Section 9.7(d), such acceleration shall be of full force and effect but the number of Shares that exceed such limit shall be treated as having been granted pursuant to an Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option; and provided, further, that the limits imposed by this Section 9.7(d) shall be applied to all outstanding Incentive Stock Options under the Plan and any other “incentive stock option” plans of the Company or any Affiliate in chronological order according to the dates of grant.

 

(e)The Grant Agreement in respect of any Incentive Stock Option shall contain such other limitations and restrictions upon the exercise of the Incentive Stock Option as the Board shall deem necessary to ensure that such Incentive Stock Option will be considered an “incentive stock option” as defined in Code Section 422 or to conform to any change therein.

 

(f)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Plan, and subject to adjustment as provided in Section 5 of this Plan, the aggregate number of Shares actually issued or transferred by the Company upon the exercise of Incentive Stock Options will not exceed [●] Shares; provided, however, that such limit will increase by [●] shares on each of the first and second anniversaries of the Effective Date, subject to the aggregate share limitations set forth in section 4.1.

 

9.8Options granted under this Plan may not provide for any dividends or dividend equivalents thereon.

 

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10.TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND DEATH OF A PARTICIPANT – OPTIONS

 

10.1Outstanding Options held by a Participant (or the executors or administrators of such Participant’s estate, any person or persons who acquire the right to exercise Options directly from the Participant by bequest or inheritance or any other permitted transferee of the Participant under Section 11) as of the Participant’s date of Termination shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 10, as applicable; except that, in all events, the period for exercise of Options shall end no later than the last day of the maximum term thereof established under Sections 9.1(c), 9.6, 9.7(b) or 10.5, as the case may be.

 

10.2Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Grant Agreement, and subject to Section 10.1 and Section 10.6, in the case of a Participant’s Termination due to death, or in the case of the Participant’s Disability (i) those of the Participant’s outstanding Options that have not become Vested prior to such date of death or Disability Date shall be forfeited and cancelled as of such date and (ii) those of the Participant’s outstanding Options that have become Vested prior to the Participant’s date of death or Disability Date shall continue to be exercisable during the twelve (12) month period following the such date of death or Disability Date, as the case may be.

 

10.3Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Grant Agreement, and subject to Section 10.1 and Section 10.6, in the case of a Participant’s Termination due to the termination of the Participant’s employment or termination of the Participant’s contract for services by the Company or an Affiliate without Cause, (i) those of the Participant’s outstanding Options that have not become Vested prior to the Participant’s Termination shall be forfeited and cancelled as of such date and (ii) those of the Participant’s outstanding Options that have become Vested prior to the Participant’s Termination shall continue to be exercisable during the one hundred and eighty (180) day period following the Participant’s Date of Termination.

 

10.4Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Grant Agreement, and subject to Section 10.6, in the case of a Participant’s Termination due to the Participant’s resignation (including the voluntary withdrawal of services by a Participant who is not an employee under Applicable Law), (i) those of the Participant’s outstanding Options that have not become Vested prior to the date on which the Participant provides notice to the Company of his or her resignation shall be forfeited and cancelled as of such date, and (ii) those of the Participant’s outstanding Options that have become Vested prior to the date on which the Participant provides notice to the Company of his or her resignation shall continue to be exercisable during the ninety (90) day period following the Participant’s date of Termination.

 

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10.5Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Option that is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option, such Option shall not be exercisable for a period that is longer than (i) three (3) months from the date of the Participant’s Termination for any reason other than death or disability (as defined in Code Section 22(e)), or (ii) twelve (12) months from the Participant’s Termination due to disability (as defined in Code Section 22(e)) or death.

 

10.6In addition to the Board’s rights under Section 3.1, the Board may, subject to Section 10.5, at the time of a Participant’s Termination or Disability Date, extend the period for exercise of some or all of the Participant’s Options, but not beyond the original expiry date, and/or allow for the continued Vesting of some or all of the Participant’s Options during the period for exercise or a portion of it. Options that are not exercised prior to the expiration of the exercise period, including any extended exercise period authorized pursuant to this Section 10.6, following a Participant’s date of Termination or Disability Date, as the case may be, shall automatically expire on the last day of such period.

 

10.7Notwithstanding any other provision hereof or in any Grant Agreement, in the case of a Participant’s termination of employment or termination of the Participant’s contract for services for Cause, any and all then outstanding Options granted to the Participant, that are not currently Vested, shall be immediately forfeited and cancelled, without any consideration therefore, as of the commencement of the day that notice of such termination is given.

 

10.8Notwithstanding any other provision hereof or in any Grant Agreement, in the case of a Participant’s termination of employment or termination of the Participant’s contract for services for Cause, any and all then outstanding Options granted to the Participant, that are currently Vested, shall remain exercisable for a period of ninety (90) days following the commencement of the day that notice of such termination is given, after which they shall be forfeited and cancelled, without any consideration therefore.

 

10.9For greater certainty, a Participant shall have no right to receive Shares or a cash payment, as compensation, damages or otherwise, with respect to any Options that do not become Vested or that are not exercised before the date on which the Options expire.

 

11.TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS – US TAXPAYER

 

11.1Notwithstanding Section 7.11, with respect to Participants who are US Taxpayers, no Incentive Stock Option shall be transferable by the Participant, in whole or in part, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. If the Participant shall attempt any transfer of any Incentive Stock Option, such transfer shall be void and the Incentive Stock Option shall terminate.

 

11.2Further, with respect to Participants who are US Taxpayers, Options that are not Incentive Stock Options shall be transferable, in whole or in part, by the Participant by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. In addition, the Board may, in its sole discretion, permit the Participant to transfer any or all such Options to any “family member” in accordance with Form S-8; provided, however, that the Participant cannot receive any consideration for the transfer and such transferred Stock Option shall continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable to such Option immediately prior to its transfer.

 

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PART III – SHARE UNITS

 

12.DEFINITIONS

 

12.1“Grant Value” means the dollar amount allocated to an Eligible Person in respect of a Grant of Share Units as contemplated by Section 3.

 

12.2“Share Unit Account” has the meaning set out in Section 14.1.

 

12.3“Valuation Date” means the date as of which the Market Price is determined for purposes of calculating the number of Share Units included in a Grant, which unless otherwise determined by the Board shall be the Grant Date.

 

12.4“Vesting Period” means, with respect to a Grant of Share Units, the period specified by the Board, commencing on the Grant Date and ending on the last Vesting Date for such Share Units.

 

13.ELIGIBILITY AND GRANT DETERMINATION.

 

13.1The Board may from time to time make one or more Grants of Share Units to Eligible Persons on such terms and conditions, consistent with the Plan, as the Board shall determine, provided that, in determining the Eligible Persons to whom Grants are to be made and the Grant Value for each Grant, the Board shall take into account the terms of any written employment agreement or contract for services between an Eligible Person and the Company or any Affiliate and may take into account such other factors as it shall determine in its sole and absolute discretion.

 

13.2The Board shall determine the Grant Value and the Valuation Date (if not the Grant Date) for each Grant under this Part III. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, the number of Share Units to be covered by each such Grant shall be determined by dividing the Grant Value for such Grant by the Market Price of a Share as at the Valuation Date for such Grant, rounded up to the next whole number.

 

13.3Each Grant Agreement issued in respect of Share Units shall set forth, at a minimum, the type of Share Units and Grant Date of the Grant evidenced thereby, the number of RSUs or PSUs subject to such Grant (which number, in the case of PSUs, may be subject to adjustment to reflect changes in compensation, job duties or other factors), the applicable Vesting conditions, the applicable Vesting Period(s) and the treatment of the Grant upon Termination and may specify such other terms and conditions consistent with the terms of the Plan as the Board shall determine or as shall be required under any other provision of the Plan. The Board may include in a Grant Agreement under this Part III terms or conditions pertaining to confidentiality of information relating to the Company’s operations or businesses which must be complied with by a Participant including as a condition of the grant or Vesting of Share Units. Nothing in this Plan prevents a Participant from providing, without prior notice to the Company, information to governmental authorities regarding possible legal violations or otherwise testifying or participating in any investigation or proceeding by any governmental authorities regarding possible legal violations.

 

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14.ACCOUNTS AND DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS

 

14.1Share Unit Account.

 

An account, called a “Share Unit Account”, shall be maintained by the Company, or an Affiliate, as specified by the Board, for each Participant who has received a Grant of Share Units and will be credited with such Grants of Share Units as are received by a Participant from time to time pursuant to Section 13 and any dividend equivalent Share Units pursuant to Section 14.2. Share Units that fail to Vest to a Participant and are forfeited pursuant to Section 15, or that are paid out to the Participant or his or her Beneficiary, shall be cancelled and shall cease to be recorded in the Participant’s Share Unit Account as of the date on which such Share Units are forfeited or cancelled under the Plan or are paid out, as the case may be. For greater certainty, where a Participant is granted both RSUs and PSUs, such RSUs and PSUs shall be recorded separately in the Participant’s Share Unit Account.

 

14.2Dividend Equivalent Share Units.

 

Except as otherwise provided in the Grant Agreement relating to a Grant of RSUs or PSUs, if and when cash dividends (other than extraordinary or special dividends) are paid with respect to Shares to shareholders of record as of a record date occurring during the period from the Grant Date under the Grant Agreement to the date of settlement of the RSUs or PSUs granted thereunder, a number of dividend equivalent RSUs or PSUs, as the case may be, shall be credited to the Share Unit Account of the Participant who is a party to such Grant Agreement. The number of such additional RSUs or PSUs will be calculated by dividing the aggregate dividends or distributions that would have been paid to such Participant if the RSUs or PSUs in the Participant’s Share Unit Account had been Shares by the Market Price on the date on which the dividends or distributions were paid on the Shares. The additional RSUs or PSUs granted to a Participant will be subject to the same terms and conditions, including Vesting and settlement terms, as the corresponding RSUs or PSUs, as the case may be.

 

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15.VESTING AND SETTLEMENT OF SHARE UNITS

 

15.1Continued Employment.

 

Subject to this Section 15 and the applicable Grant Agreement, Share Units subject to a Grant and dividend equivalent Share Units credited to the Participant’s Share Unit Account in respect of such Share Units shall Vest in such proportion(s) and on such Vesting Date(s) as may be specified in the Grant Agreement governing such Grant provided that the Participant is Employed or acting as a Director on the relevant Vesting Date.

 

15.2Settlement.

 

A Participant’s RSUs and PSUs, adjusted in accordance with the applicable multiplier, if any, as set out in the Grant Agreement, and rounded down to the nearest whole number of RSUs or PSUs, as the case may be, shall be settled, by a distribution as provided below to the Participant or his or her Beneficiary, upon, or as soon as reasonably practicable following, the Vesting thereof in accordance with Section 15.1 or 15.6, as the case may be, subject to the terms of the applicable Grant Agreement. In all events RSUs and PSUs will be settled on or before the earlier of the ninetieth (90th) day following the Vesting Date and the date that is two and one half (2½) months after the end of the year in which Vesting occurred, except as otherwise provided in an applicable Grant Agreement in compliance with Code Section 409A. Settlement shall be made by the issuance of one Share for each RSU or PSU then being settled, as specified in the applicable Grant Agreement, and subject to payment or other satisfaction of all related withholding obligations in accordance with Section 7.2.

 

15.3Postponed Settlement.

 

Except as otherwise determined by the Board in compliance with Code Section 409A, if a Participant’s Share Units would, in the absence of this Section 15.3 be settled within a Blackout Period applicable to such Participant, such settlement shall be postponed until the Trading Day (for the primary Stock Exchange, as determined under Section 1.3.24) following the date on which such Blackout Period ends (or as soon as practicable thereafter).

 

15.4Failure to Vest.

 

For greater certainty, except as otherwise provided in the applicable Grant Agreement, a Participant shall have no right to receive Shares or a cash payment, as compensation, damages or otherwise, with respect to any RSUs or PSUs that do not become Vested.

 

15.5Resignation.

 

Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Grant Agreement and Section 15.7, in the event a Participant’s employment is Terminated as a result of the Participants resignation, no Share Units that have not Vested prior to the date on which the Participant submits his or her resignation, including dividend equivalent Share Units in respect of such Share Units, shall Vest and all such Share Units shall be forfeited immediately.

 

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15.6Termination of Employment without Cause; Death or Disability.

 

Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Grant Agreement, in the case of a Participants Termination without Cause or due to death or Disability of a Participant, all Share Units granted to the Participant that have Vested as at the date of Termination shall be paid to the Participant or Participant’s estate, as applicable, in accordance with the settlement provisions herein. Any Share Units that have not Vested as at the date of Termination will be immediately cancelled and forfeited to the Company, provided that if any unvested Share Units are subject to Performance Conditions, then if a Performance Condition is, in the Board’s discretion, capable of being partially performed, such unvested Share Units shall become Vested Share Units as at the date of Termination on a pro rata basis to reflect the degree to which the vesting condition has been satisfied, as determined by the Board (and in all cases except as otherwise provided in the applicable Grant Agreement).

 

15.7Extension of Vesting.

 

The Board may, at the time of Termination or a Disability Date, extend the period for Vesting of Share Units, but not beyond the original end of the applicable Vesting Period, or accelerate the Vesting of Share Units. With respect to U.S. Taxpayers, any such modification shall be made in compliance with Code Section 409A.

 

15.8Termination of Employment for Cause.

 

In the event a Participant’s employment is Terminated for Cause by the Company, no Share Units that have not Vested prior to the date of the Participant’s Termination for Cause, including dividend equivalent Share Units in respect of such Share Units, shall Vest and all such Share Units shall be forfeited immediately.

 

16.SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS

 

16.1No Rights to Shares.

 

Share Units are not Shares and a Grant of Share Units will not entitle a Participant to any shareholder rights, including, without limitation, voting rights, dividend entitlement (except as provided in Section 14.2) or rights on liquidation until the allotment and issuance to the Participant of a certificate or certificates in the name of the Participant or a statement of account representing the Shares to which such Share Units relate.

 

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Exhibit “A”

 

to

 

Jaguar Uranium Corp. 2025 Equity Incentive Plan

 

Special Provisions Applicable to US Taxpayers

 

This Exhibit sets forth special provisions of the Jaguar Uranium Corp. 2025 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) that apply to Participants who are US Taxpayers. This Exhibit shall apply to such Participants notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan. Terms defined elsewhere in the Plan and used herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan, as may be amended from time to time.

 

Definitions

 

“Eligible Person” means, solely with respect to Options, a Director or an individual with respect to which the Company would be an eligible issuer of “service recipient stock” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code who (i) meets the Form S-8 definition of “employee” and (ii) by the nature of his or her position or job is, in the opinion of the Board, in a position to contribute to the success of the Company; provided, however, that only persons who meet the definition of “employees” under Code Section 3401(c) shall be eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options.

 

“Good Reason” means, except as otherwise provided in applicable Grant Agreement, the occurrence of any one or more of the following without a Participant’s written consent:

 

(i)a material diminution in the Participant’s duties, responsibilities, or authority in effect immediately prior to a Change in Control;

 

(ii)a material diminution in the aggregate value of base salary and bonus opportunity provided to the Participant for services provided to the Company or an Affiliate;

 

(iii)the Company or an Affiliate relocating the Participant’s primary office to any place other than the location at which the Participant reported for work on a regular basis immediately prior to a Change in Control or a place within 50 miles of that location; or

 

(iv)Any other action or inaction by the Company constituting a material breach of an effective employment arrangement or agreement with the Participant.

 

A Participant must notify the Company of the Participant’s intention to invoke Termination for Good Reason within 90 days after the occurrence of such event and provide the Company 30 days’ opportunity for cure, and the Participant must actually terminate the Participant’s employment with the Company prior to the 365th day following such occurrence or such event shall not constitute Good Reason.

 

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“Market Price” means, solely with respect to the term “Exercise Price”, (a) if the Shares are listed on only one Stock Exchange, the closing price per Share on such Stock Exchange on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Grant Date, or, if there are no sales on such date, on the next preceding Trading Day on which a sale occurred; (b) if the Shares are listed on more than one Stock Exchange, the fair market value as determined in accordance with paragraph (a) above for the primary Stock Exchange on which the Shares are listed, as determined by the Board; and (c) if the Shares are not listed for trading on a Stock Exchange, a price which is determined by the Board in good faith to be the fair market value of the Shares in compliance with the Code Section 409A. The Board is authorized to adopt another fair market value pricing method provided such method is stated in the applicable Grant Agreement and is in compliance with the fair market value pricing rules set forth in Code Section 409A.

 

Section 409A

 

Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, unless the applicable Grant Agreement provides otherwise, settlement of Share Units will in all events occur within the “short-term deferral” period determined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4).

 

To the extent applicable, it is intended that this Plan and any Grants made hereunder comply with or be exempt from the provisions of Section 409A of the Code, so that the income inclusion provisions of Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code do not apply to the Participants. This Plan and any grants made hereunder will be administered in a manner consistent with this intent. Any reference in this Plan to Section 409A of the Code will also include any regulations or any other formal guidance promulgated with respect to such section by the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service.

 

Neither a Participant nor any of a Participant’s creditors or beneficiaries will have the right to subject any deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) payable under this Plan and Grants hereunder to any anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, attachment or garnishment. Except as permitted under Section 409A of the Code, any deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) payable to a Participant or for a Participant’s benefit under this Plan and Grants hereunder may not be reduced by, or offset against, any amount owed by a Participant to the Company or any of its Affiliates.

 

If, at the time of a Participant’s separation from service (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code), (a) the Participant will be a specified employee (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and using the identification methodology selected by the Company from time to time) and (b) the Company makes a good faith determination that an amount payable hereunder constitutes deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) the payment of which is required to be delayed pursuant to the six-month delay rule set forth in Section 409A of the Code in order to avoid taxes or penalties under Section 409A of the Code, then the Company will not pay such amount on the otherwise scheduled payment date but will instead pay it, without interest, on the fifth business day of the seventh month after such separation from service (or, if earlier, upon the Participant’s death).

 

Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan and Grants hereunder to the contrary, in light of the uncertainty with respect to the proper application of Section 409A of the Code, the Company reserves the right to make amendments to this Plan and Grants hereunder as the Company deems necessary or desirable to avoid the imposition of taxes or penalties under Section 409A of the Code. In any case, a Participant will be solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of all taxes and penalties that may be imposed on a Participant or for a Participant’s account in connection with this Plan and Grants hereunder (including any taxes and penalties under Section 409A of the Code), and neither the Company nor any of its affiliates will have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise hold a Participant harmless from any or all of such taxes or penalties.

 

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Exhibit 10.12

 

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

BETWEEN:

 

Jaguar Uranium Corp.

 

(the “Corporation”)

 

AND:

 

STEVEN GOLD

 

(the “Executive”)

 

(each, a “Party” and together, the “Parties”)

 

WHEREAS:

 

1.The Executive previously provided services to the Corporation pursuant to a written Consulting Agreement dated May 21, 2024 (the “Consulting Agreement”).

 

2.Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, the Executive was an independent contractor.

 

3.The Parties have terminated the Consulting Agreement by mutual agreement.

 

4.the Corporation wishes to employ the Executive as President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Executive Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) and the Executive wishes to be so employed.

 

NOW THEREFORE in consideration for the mutual covenants and promises set forth herein, including the Change of Control and Maximum Bonus entitlements and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each of the Corporation and the Executive, the Parties hereby covenant and agree as follows:

 

Article I – DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

 

1.1 Definitions. For the purposes of this Agreement, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

 

(a)“Affiliate” means with respect to any other person any person which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such person. For purposes of this definition, “person” shall mean any individual, corporation (including any not-for-profit corporation), general or limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, firm, company, association, organization or entity. For purposes of this definition, “control” of a person shall mean the power, direct or indirect, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such person whether by ownership of voting shares, by contract or otherwise.

 

 

 

(b)“Agreement” means this agreement, including any schedules hereto, as amended, supplemented, or modified in writing by the Parties from time to time.

 

(c)“Base Salary” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.1 herein.

 

(d)“Benefits” means those benefits, perquisites and entitlements as described in Section 4.2 herein.

 

(e)“Board” means the board of directors of the Corporation and any reference herein to an action by the Board means any action by or under the authority of the Board or a duly empowered member of the Board or committee appointed by the Board.

 

(f)“Business” means the then current business of the Corporation and its Affiliates, which includes but is not limited to exploration and development activities focused on uranium discoveries.

 

(g)“Change of Control Event” means the first occurrence of any of the following events following the Effective Date with the exception of and not including the Liquidity Event:

 

(i)the acquisition by an arm’s-length third party person or persons acting as a group, directly or indirectly, by way of take-over, bid, amalgamation, plan of arrangement or other process of outstanding shares of the Corporation representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the votes attaching to all outstanding voting shares of the Corporation; or

 

(ii)the removal, by resolution of the shareholders of the Corporation, of more than 51% of the then incumbent directors of the Corporation, or the election of a majority of directors to the Board who were not nominees of the Corporation’s incumbent Board at the time immediately preceding such election, at a single meeting of shareholders or at successive meetings of shareholders taking place within any six (6) month period; or

 

(iii)a merger, consolidation, recapitalization or reorganization of the Corporation or its consolidated subsidiaries with or into one or more entities such that “control” of the resulting entity is held, directly or indirectly, by a person or persons acting as a group who did not have control of the Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries prior to such merger, consolidation, recapitalization or reorganization; or

 

(iv)the sale, disposition or transfer of any of the Corporation’s Projects to an arm’s-length third party, directly or indirectly, which acquires 50.1% or more of such Project; or

 

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(v)the sale, disposition or transfer of all of the consolidated assets (as measured by total hectares of the Corporation’s Projects) and its consolidated subsidiaries to an arm’s length third party, directly or indirectly, , except where such sale, disposition or transfer is for the purpose of financing the development or construction of a mine and such transaction has been approved by a majority of the Board; or

 

(vi)the liquidation of the Corporation, whether through the declaration of a liquidating dividend or through an amalgamation or restructuring that leads to liquidation or otherwise.

 

(h)“Confidential Information” means information disclosed or accessible to the Executive or acquired by the Executive as a result of their employment with the Corporation and which is not in the public domain or otherwise required to be disclosed by applicable law and includes, but is not limited to, information relating to the Corporation’s or any of its Affiliates’ current, future or proposed products/services or development of new or improved products/services, marketing strategies, sales or business plans, the names and information about the Corporation’s past, present and prospective customers and clients, technical data, records, reports, presentation materials, interpretations, forecasts, test results, formulae, projects, research data, personnel data, budgets, unpublished financial statements, Innovations, and any other information received by the Corporation from any third party pursuant to an obligation of confidentiality. Information that (a) was lawfully in the Executive’s possession before employment with the Corporation and was not disclosed by or on behalf of the Corporation; or (b) is or becomes a matter of public knowledge through no fault of the Executive, shall not be considered Confidential Information under this Agreement.

 

(i)“Constitution” means articles of incorporation and by-laws of the Corporation as amended from time to time.

 

(j)“Date of Termination” means the termination of this Agreement as set out in Article V.

 

(k)“Duties” means the duties and responsibilities of the position as described in Section 3.2 herein, which includes but is not limited to the duties and responsibilities set out in Schedule “A” hereto.

 

(l)“Effective Date” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.1.

 

(m)“ESA” means the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000, S.O. 2000, c. 41, as amended from time to time, and such other mandatory employment/labour standards legislation as may be applicable to the Executive’s employment with the Corporation.

 

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(n)“Good Reason” means the occurrence of any of the following events, unless the event occurs with the Executive’s express prior written consent:

 

(i)a material change in title, position, authority or responsibilities that represents an adverse change from, the Executive’s status, position, authority or responsibilities under the Agreement;

 

(ii)a material reduction in the Executive’s compensation;

 

(iii)any relocation of the Executive’s principal place of employment that is inconsistent with Section 3.5 below, other than a relocation of the Corporation’s head office that is 100 km or less away from its established location; or

 

(iv)conduct or actions by the Corporation amounting to constructive dismissal at common law.

 

(o)“Innovations” means any of the following which the Executive, solely or jointly with others, conceives, reduces to practice, creates, derives, develops or makes in the course of or in connection with the Executive’s employment with the Corporation, whether during regular working hours or through the use of facilities and properties of the Corporation or otherwise which may in any way relate to the Business: any and all tangible and intangible property including inventions, processes and improvements (whether or not protectable under patent laws); techniques, ideas, concepts and programs; works of authorship and information fixed in any tangible medium, including source code for software (whether or not protectable under copyright laws) and all moral rights therein; mask works or integrated circuit topography; trademarks, trade names, trade dress (whether or not protectable under trademark laws and whether or not registrable under trademark laws); and trade secrets and know-how (whether or not protectable under trade secret laws); subject matter protectable under patent, industrial design, copyright, mask work, trademark, trade secret or other similar laws; patent applications, patent registrations, industrial design applications, industrial design registrations, copyright registrations, trademark applications, trademark registrations; and any derivative works, improvements, renewals, divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, re-issuances, supplementary disclosures, extensions, continuations-in-part, or continuations relating to the foregoing.

 

(p)“Justification” shall include:

 

(i)fraud, dishonesty, misappropriation or other gross misconduct by the Executive involving the Business or affairs of the Corporation;

 

(ii)the inability of the Executive to perform the Executive’s material duties for a period of 120 days due to a legal impediment against the Executive;

 

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(iii)a material breach by the Executive of any of the restrictions or covenants contained in this Agreement;

 

(iv)any material breach by the Executive of the Executive’s obligations under any code of ethics, any other code of business conduct or any lawful policies or procedures of the Corporation;

 

(v)the failure of the Executive to follow the Corporation’s reasonable written instructions with respect to the performance of the Executive’s duties if such failure continues unremedied for a period of 30 days following delivery by the Corporation to the Executive of written notice of such failure; or

 

(vi)any act or omission of the Executive which would in law permit the Corporation to, without severance pay, notice or payment in lieu of notice, terminate the employment of an employee.

 

(q)“Liquidity Event” means a transaction or series of transactions that result in any of the following:

 

(i)an initial public offering of the Corporation’s securities resulting in the Corporation’s securities being listed for trading on a recognized Canadian or U.S. stock exchange, or any other stock exchange, and the Corporation becoming a “reporting issuer” (as that term or its equivalent is defined in applicable securities legislation); or

 

(ii)a transaction with a capital pool company, special purpose acquisition company or other reporting issuer or publicly listed company by way of an amalgamation, plan of arrangement, merger, reverse takeover, qualifying transaction, reorganization, business combination or other similar transaction whereby all of the issued and outstanding class A common shares in the capital of the Corporation are sold, transferred or exchanged for free trading securities, or which results in all of the class A common shares in the capital of the Corporation (or the securities of a successor issuer) being listed for trading on a recognized Canadian or U.S. stock exchange, or any other stock exchange, and not being subject to any restricted period or hold period under applicable securities laws in Canada or any other jurisdiction (other than in respect of resales by control persons or any escrow requirements of an applicable stock exchange).

 

(r)“Liquidity Event Price” means the price at which class A common shares in the capital of the Corporation are issued or sold in connection with the Liquidity Event.

 

(s)“Payment Date” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Subsection 5.4(b).

 

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(t)“Person” means any natural person, partnership, sole proprietorship, limited liability company, corporation, trust, joint venture, syndicate, governmental authority or agency, unincorporated entity or association of any nature or kind, and any trustee, executor, administrator or other legal or personal representative thereof.

 

(u)“Project” means any mineral property, claim, lease, license, permit, right or interest (whether contractual, legal or beneficial), held directly or indirectly by the Corporation or any of its Affiliates, whether currently held or acquired during the term of this Agreement, and includes any exploration, development, or mining asset or operation, regardless of stage.

 

(v)“Resignation Notice Period” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Subsection 5.1(h).

 

(w)“Statutory Entitlements” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5.7.

 

(x)“Supplier” shall mean any Person which is a supplier of any product or service to the Corporation or which was a supplier to the Corporation within twelve (12) months prior to the Date of Termination.

 

(y)“Term” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.1.

 

1.2 Interpretation. In this Agreement any reference to legislation shall mean the legislation in force as at the Effective Date (together with all regulations promulgated thereunder), as the same may be amended, re-enacted, consolidated or replaced from time to time and any successor legislation thereto.

 

Article II – TERM

 

2.1 Term. The Executive’s employment with the Corporation and this Agreement shall continue indefinitely from August 1, 2025 (the “Effective Date”), unless and until the Agreement is terminated in accordance with the terms set out at Article V of this Agreement (the “Term”).

 

2.2 Prior Engagement. The Parties agree that the Executive’s prior engagement pursuant to the Consulting Agreement was that of a contractor and not employee, and that the commencement date for the purpose of calculating the Executive’s duration of service as an employee of the Corporation (pursuant to statute or common law) is the Effective Date. The Executive expressly covenants and agrees that he has no claim, and shall not claim, for any entitlements as an employee in relation to any period of time prior to the Effective Date.

 

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Article III – EMPLOYMENT: POSITION AND DUTIES

 

3.1 Position. Subject to the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement, the Corporation hereby agrees to employ the Executive, and the Executive hereby agrees to serve the Corporation, in the position of President & CEO together with such other positions as may be assigned to the Executive by the Corporation which are consistent with Section 3.2 below.

 

3.2 Duties and Reporting. The Executive shall report to and be subject to the general direction of the Board. The Executive shall perform such Duties consistent with their position as set forth in Schedule “A” hereto. The Corporation retains full authority to change the Executive’s Duties and reporting relationships and to assign new duties and responsibilities provided that such changes: (a) do not result in a diminution of the scope or dignity of the Executive’s overall Duties; and (b) are consistent with the President & CEO position. The Executive agrees to conduct themself in accordance with all Board policies, including those policies that limit their authority to bind the Corporation.

 

The Executive may be appointed to and serve on boards of Corporation designated entities, such as companies in which the Corporation is invested in, and Affiliates, as reasonably requested and consistent with the Executive’s Duties and position, from time to time. The Executive acknowledges that, to the extent that they serve as an officer of the Corporation, or as a director or officer of any Corporation designated entity, they shall do so without additional remuneration but shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation for their acts and omissions to the maximum extent provided under the Constitution and under applicable law. The Corporation shall take steps to ensure that the Executive is, as of the Effective Date, or as soon as practicable thereafter, covered under the directors and officers liability insurance coverage that it maintains for its directors and officers.

 

3.3 Working Hours. Throughout the duration of their employment, the Executive shall devote sufficient working time and attention to the Business and affairs of the Corporation and its Affiliates to fulfill their obligations. The Executive shall not accept nor hold any position as an officer, director, employee, consultant, or any like position for or on behalf of any other entity, with the exception of directorship positions already held at the Effective Date, without the prior written approval of the Board, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Executive is not restricted from engaging in charitable activities with an educational, social or philanthropic purpose that do not conflict with this Agreement.

 

3.4 Compliance. Recognizing the Corporation’s commitment to achieving high standards of openness and accountability, the Executive shall raise with the Board, in a prompt manner, any good faith concerns they have regarding the conduct of the Corporation’s Business or compliance with the Corporation’s financial, legal or reporting obligations.

 

3.5 Place of Employment. The Executive will ordinarily provide the services remotely. The Executive acknowledges that, due to the nature of the Corporation’s operations and Business, they may from time to time be required to travel in the course of performing their Duties and responsibilities under this Agreement.

 

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3.6 Executive’s Covenant. The Executive represents and warrants to the Corporation that they are free to enter this Agreement and that they are not subject to any obligation or restriction (statutory, contractual, or at common law) which would prevent or interfere with the performance of all of their obligations hereunder. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement and their employment with the Corporation are conditional on the Executive having and maintaining the lawful right to work for the Corporation in Canada. The Corporation may, in its sole discretion, permit the Executive to begin performing the Duties of the President & CEO prior to the satisfaction of the conditions outlined in this Section. Should the Corporation exercise its discretion under this Section, the parties agree that this shall not constitute a waiver of any condition not yet satisfied at that time. Should the Executive subsequently fail to satisfy this condition, the Executive’s employment shall be deemed to be immediately terminated for Justification in accordance with the terms set out herein at Article V of this Agreement.

 

Article IV – COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

 

4.1 Base Salary. During the Executive’s active employment with the Corporation, the Corporation shall pay the Executive a base salary at the rate of USD$250,000.00 per annum, less applicable withholdings required by law (the “Base Salary”), payable, as earned on a pro rata basis, in accordance with the Corporation’s normal payroll practices in effect from time to time. The CEO will review the Base Salary annually and will present recommendations to the Board and/or its committee for approbation. Upon the approbation from the Board, the Board will then advise the Executive of their Base Salary for the following year of employment. The Corporation will not be under any obligation to increase the Base Salary but undertakes not to decrease it.

 

4.2 Options Salary. Upon closing of the Liquidity Event, the Corporation shall issue to the Executive 250,000 options to purchase class A common shares in the capital of the Corporation at the Liquidity Event Price.

 

4.3 Equity Incentive Plan Entitlements. In addition to the Base Salary, the Executive shall have the opportunity to participate in the following long-term equity incentive program(s) as amended from time to time:

 

(a)The Executive shall be eligible to participate in the Corporation’s Equity Incentive Plan and will be granted options to purchase such number of common shares in the capital of the Corporation (“Options”), PSUs, RSUs and other equity compensation as determined by the Board.

 

(b)The Executive’s participation in the Equity Incentive Plan will be reviewed annually by the Board for the consideration of additional grants of Options and other equity compensation, if appropriate. The Executive’s participation in, and any grants to, the Executive shall be governed by the Equity Incentive Plan and by such applicable plans and policies as adopted by the Board.

 

(c)Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement or the terms of the Equity Incentive Plan or any other agreement to the contrary, in the event of any termination of the Executive’s employment with the Corporation howsoever caused, other than by way of a termination for Just Cause or resignation, the Executive’s right, title and interest with respect to any unvested shares, share units, equity or other long term incentives, if any, shall vest immediately as of the Date of Termination. In the event of a termination for Just Cause or resignation, the Executive’s rights, title and interest with respect to any shares, share units, equity or other long term incentives, if any, shall be determined in accordance with the Equity Incentive Plan or such other long term incentive or other plans or policies adopted by the Board, but, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in such plans or policies, without any further vesting following the Date of Termination.

 

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4.4 Management Performance Incentive Compensation. The Executive shall be eligible to participate in any incentive or bonus plans as may be implemented by the Corporation from time to time for similarly situated employees in accordance with the terms and conditions of such plan or plans (each and collectively, the “Bonus Plan”). The Corporation reserves the right to modify or discontinue any Bonus Plan without obligation to replace or otherwise compensate the Executive, and the Executive agrees that such modification or discontinuance shall not be a termination or breach of this Agreement, subject to compliance with the minimum entitlements of the ESA.

 

4.5 Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the year that the Corporation completes a Liquidity Event, the Executive shall receive a guaranteed bonus equal to 75% of the Executive’s Base Salary (the “Maximum Bonus”) at the time of the Liquidity Event , without proration for a partial year, with payment to be made within thirty (30) days of the Liquidity Event.

 

4.6 Benefits. The Executive will be eligible to participate in all of the Corporation’s benefit plans that may become generally available to similarly situated employees, subject to satisfying any eligibility requirements and to the terms and conditions of those plans. The Corporation may at any time and from time to time modify, suspend, or discontinue any or all such benefit plans for its employees generally or for any group thereof at its sole discretion, without any obligation to replace such modified, suspended, or discontinued benefit with any other benefit, equivalent or otherwise, or to otherwise compensate the Executive in respect thereof.

 

4.7 Vacation. The Executive shall accrue five (5) weeks’ paid vacation per calendar year (i.e., 25 days) in accordance with the Corporation’s policies, pro-rated for partial years. The Executive’s vacation may only be taken at such intervals as shall be appropriate and consistent with the proper performance of the Executive’s Duties and as agreed upon between the Executive and the Corporation. Accumulated vacation time or pay may not be carried forward except in accordance with the minimum requirements of the ESA or in excess of same with the prior approval of the Board.

 

4.8 Reimbursement of Expenses. Upon presentation of proper receipts or other proof of expenditure and subject to such reasonable guidelines or limitations provided by the Corporation from time to time, the Corporation shall reimburse the Executive for all reasonable and necessary expenses actually incurred by the Executive directly in connection with the Business affairs of the Corporation and the performance of their Duties hereunder. The Executive shall comply with such reasonable limitations and reporting requirements with respect to such expenses as the Board may establish from time to time.

 

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4.9 No Other Benefits. The Executive is not entitled to any other payment, benefit, perquisite, allowance or entitlement in their role as an employee of the Corporation other than as specifically set out in this Agreement or as otherwise agreed to in writing and signed by the Board and the Executive and, further, unless otherwise provided for herein or otherwise required under the ESA, all such payments, benefits, perquisites, allowances and other entitlements shall cease on the Date of Termination, subject to the provisions of Sections 5.4 and 5.5.

 

Article V – TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

 

5.1 Accrued Entitlements. In the event that this Agreement is terminated by any Party for any reason, the Executive shall receive all accrued compensation, vacation pay and benefits (the collectively, the “Accrued Entitlements”) up to and including the date of termination.

 

5.2 Resignation. The Executive may terminate this Agreement and their employment at any time by providing written notice (as outlined in Section 10.8 below) to the Corporation specifying the effective date of termination (such date being no more and no less than four (4) weeks after the date of the Executive’s written notice) (the “Resignation Notice Period”). The Corporation may, at any time during the Resignation Notice Period, relieve the Executive from all or any Duties for all or part of the remainder of the Resignation Notice Period. Whether or not the Executive is relieved of any Duties during the Resignation Notice Period, the Executive will be paid the Base Salary and other benefits. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that any removal of Duties during the Resignation Notice Period shall not terminate their employment, by constructive dismissal or otherwise, and the Executive shall continue to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.

 

5.3 Termination by Corporation.

 

(a)Subject to section 5.4, below, the Corporation may terminate the Executive’s employment with or without just cause in which case the Executive will be provided with only the minimum payments and entitlements, if any, owed to the Executive under the ESA (including, without limitation, all ESA requirements in respect of notice, termination and severance pay (if applicable), outstanding wages, vacation pay, and benefits continuation). Benefits will only continue during any minimum period required by the ESA. The Executive understands and agree that, in accordance with the ESA, there are circumstances in which the Executive would have no entitlement to notice of termination, termination pay, severance pay or benefit continuation.

 

(b)The Executive understands and agrees that compliance with the minimum requirements of the ESA satisfies any common law or contractual entitlement the Executive may have to notice of termination of employment, or pay in lieu thereof.

 

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(c)The Executive further understands and agrees that the termination arrangements set out in this section will remain in full force and effect and apply to the Executive throughout employment regardless of its duration or any changes to the Executive’s position or compensation, and including in the event of a constructive dismissal.

 

5.4 Separation Package. In addition to complying with the applicable minimum requirements of the ESA relating to termination of employment, if the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Corporation without Justification and without just cause, or by the Executive for Good Reason, and conditional upon the Executive signing a full and final release of claims in a form satisfactory to the Corporation, the Corporation will provide to the Executive, within 30 days of the Date of Termination, a lump sum payment equal to:

 

(a)the Executive’s Base Salary for twenty-four (24) months, less the aggregate number of weeks represented by the Executive’s notice (or pay in lieu of such notice) and severance pay paid to the Executive under section 5.3; and

 

(b)the Maximum Bonus based on the Executive’s Base Salary in effect as at the Date of Termination.

 

5.5 Termination by the Executive for Good Reason. If an event of Good Reason occurs, the Executive shall have the right to terminate this Agreement for Good Reason by providing the Corporation with 60 days’ written notice of resignation to the Corporation and the details of the event(s) constituting Good Reason (the “Notice of Good Reason”), provided that the event(s) giving rise to Good Reason is/are not remedied by the Corporation within 30 days from the date of receipt of the Notice of Good Reason. In such event, the Corporation shall provide, and the Executive shall be entitled to receive, the payments, benefits and entitlements as set out in Sections 5.3 and 5.4. The Corporation may accept the Notice of Good Reason and deem any date prior to the end date specified in the Notice of Good Reason but following the date of the Notice of Good Reason as the Date of Termination in which case the Corporation shall provide, and the Executive shall be entitled to receive, the payments, benefits and entitlements as set out in Sections 5.3 and 5.4.

 

5.6 Termination within Twelve (12) Months. If this Agreement is terminated by the Corporation without Justification or by the Executive with Good Reason within twelve (12) months of the Effective Date, the Corporation shall issue to the Executive, in addition to all other entitlements set out herein, and without cost, 200,000 class A common shares of the Corporation.

 

5.7 Change of Control.

 

(a)Subject to section 5.6(b), upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Event, and immediately upon completion or closing of the Change of Control Event, the Executive shall be issued by the Corporation 500,000 DSUs.

 

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(b)If, in conjunction with, or by direct result of, a Change of Control Event, the Executive’s employment is or will be terminated, upon the occurrence of the Change of Control Event, and no later than 30 days following same, the Executive shall be issued by the Corporation 500,000 RSUs instead of DSUs.

 

5.8 ESA Interpretation. It is the intention of the parties to this Agreement to comply with the ESA. Accordingly, this Agreement shall: (a) not be interpreted as in any way waiving or contracting out of the ESA; and, (b) be interpreted to achieve compliance with the ESA. This Agreement contains the parties’ mutual understanding and there shall be no presumption of strict interpretation against either Party.

 

5.9 It is understood and agreed that all provisions of this Agreement are subject to all applicable minimum requirements under the ESA. In the event that the ESA provides for superior entitlements upon termination of employment or otherwise (including any notice of termination, termination pay, severance pay or continuation of any benefits or entitlements) (“Statutory Entitlements”) than provided for under this Agreement, the Corporation shall provide the Executive with the Executive’s Statutory Entitlements in substitution for the Executive’s rights under this Agreement.

 

5.10 Article V. Article V will apply throughout the Executive’s employment with the Corporation, notwithstanding any changes in promotion, job description, Duties, employment, location, compensation or benefits.

 

5.11 Resignation as Director and Officer. The Executive covenants and agrees that, upon any termination of this Agreement and of their employment, howsoever caused, they shall forthwith tender their resignation from all offices, directorships and trusteeships then held by the Executive at the Corporation such resignation to be effective upon the Date of Termination. If the Executive fails to resign as set out above, the Executive will be deemed to have resigned from all such offices, directorships and trusteeships and the Corporation is hereby authorized by the Executive to appoint any person in the Executive’s name and on the Executive’s behalf to sign any documents or do anything necessary or required to give effect to such resignation.

 

5.12 Return of Property. All equipment, keys, pass cards, credit cards, software, material, written correspondence, memoranda, communication, reports, or other documents or property pertaining to the Business of the Corporation used or produced by the Executive in connection with their employment, or in their possession or under their control, shall at all times remain the property of the Corporation. The Executive shall return all property of the Corporation in their possession or under their control (including all Corporation files and Confidential Information as may be contained on the electronic devices provided by the Corporation to the Executive) in good condition forthwith upon any request by the Corporation or upon any of the termination of this Agreement and of the Executive’s employment (regardless of the reason for such termination).

 

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Article VI – CONFIDENTIALITY

 

6.1 Protection of Confidential Information. While employed by the Corporation and following the termination of this Agreement and the Executive’s employment (regardless of the reason for any termination), the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, in any way use or disclose to any person any Confidential Information except as provided for herein. The Executive agrees and acknowledges that the Confidential Information of the Corporation or of its Affiliates is the exclusive property of the Corporation and its Affiliates to be used exclusively by the Executive to perform the Executive’s Duties and fulfil their obligations to the Corporation and its Affiliates or to exercise the rights and responsibilities as a trustee of a shareholder of the Corporation and not for any other reason or purpose. Therefore, the Executive agrees to hold all such Confidential Information in trust for the Corporation and the Executive further confirms and acknowledges their fiduciary duty to use commercially reasonable efforts to protect the Confidential Information, not to misuse such information, and to protect such Confidential Information from any misuse, misappropriation, harm or interference by others in any manner whatsoever. The Executive agrees to protect the Confidential Information regardless of whether the information was disclosed in verbal, written, electronic, digital, visual or other form, and the Executive hereby agrees to give notice immediately to the Corporation of any unauthorized use or disclosure of Confidential Information of which they becomes aware. The Executive further agrees to assist the Corporation in remedying any such unauthorized use or disclosure of Confidential Information. In the event that the Executive is requested or required to disclose to third parties any Confidential Information or any memoranda, opinions, judgments or recommendations developed from the Confidential Information, the Executive will, prior to disclosing such Confidential Information, provide the Corporation with prompt notice of such request(s) or requirement(s) so that the Corporation may seek appropriate legal protection or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Executive will not oppose action by, and will cooperate with, the Corporation to obtain legal protection or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to the Confidential Information.

 

6.2 Corporate Opportunities. Any business opportunities related in any way to the Business and affairs of the Corporation which become known to the Executive during their employment hereunder shall be fully disclosed and made available to the Corporation and shall not be appropriated by Executive under any circumstance without the prior written consent of the Corporation.

 

6.3 Non-Disparagement. The Executive and the Corporation agree that during the Term of this Agreement and after its termination, neither shall make, nor cause to be made, directly or indirectly, any disparaging or derogatory statements about the other, and the Executive shall not make, or cause to be made, directly or indirectly, any disparaging or derogatory statements about the directors, officers, employees, shareholders or agents of the Corporation or its Affiliates.

 

The provisions of this Article VI will apply throughout the Executive’s employment with the Corporation, notwithstanding any changes in promotion, job description, Duties, employment, location, compensation or benefits.

 

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Article VII – PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

 

7.1 Innovations. The Executive understands, acknowledges, and agrees that all Innovations shall belong solely to the Corporation and all such Innovations which constitute works of authorship shall be “works made in the course of employment” and “works made for hire” for purposes of Canadian and United States copyright legislation, respectively. The Executive shall promptly disclose to the Corporation in writing any and all Innovations following their creation.

 

7.2 Assignment of Innovations. The Executive hereby: (a) assigns to the Corporation all of the Executive’s past, present and future right, title, and interest in and to all Innovations and does hereby waive all moral rights that the Executive may have therein in favour of the Corporation; and, (b) agrees, at the Corporation’s request, to provide whatever assistance the Corporation may require and to do all such things and execute all such documents as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to obtain and maintain the Innovations, the applications, registrations and/or common law rights therefor, as well as all additions and modifications thereto, in any and all countries worldwide, and to vest title thereto in the Corporation, its successors, assigns and legal representatives or nominees. The Executive hereby irrevocably appoints and designates the Corporation and its duly authorized officers and agents as their agents and attorneys-in-fact to act for and in the Executive’s behalf and instead of the Executive, to take such actions as the Corporation believes are necessary to effect the foregoing assignment in accordance with applicable laws.

 

The provisions of this Article VII will apply throughout the Executive’s employment with the Corporation, notwithstanding any changes in promotion, job description, Duties, employment, location, compensation or benefits.

 

Article VIII – RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS

 

8.1 Non-Solicitation. During the Executive’s employment and for a period of 12 months from the end of the Executive’s employment, for any reason, the Executive shall not, within the territorial boundaries of Canada, directly or indirectly, either alone or jointly with or on behalf of any person or entity, directly or indirectly solicit or entice away or endeavour to solicit or entice away from the Corporation (or an affiliated company with which the Executive had direct involvement) for the purpose, or with the effect, of competing with the Corporation:

 

(a)any person who at the date of the termination of the Executive’s employment was a client or customer of the Corporation and with whom the Executive had direct and material contact during the course of the Executive’s employment for the purpose of carrying out the Executive’s duties under this Agreement; and

 

(b)any persons who were employees or independent contractors of the Corporation at the time of the termination of the Executive’s employment, or during a period of 24 months immediately preceding the termination of the Executive’s employment, to terminate their employment or contractor agreements with the Corporation (whether or not that person or entity would commit a breach of their contract of employment or their contract for services, by doing so).

 

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Article IX– REMEDIES

 

9.1 Remedy. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that they are employed in a fiduciary capacity, with obligations of trust and loyalty owed by them to the Corporation. Accordingly, the Executive agrees that the restrictions in Article VI, Article VII and Article VIII are reasonable in the circumstances of the Executive’s employment and that the Business and affairs of the Corporation and its Affiliates cannot be properly protected from the adverse consequences of the actions of the Executive other than by the restrictions set forth in this Agreement.

 

9.2 Injunctions, Etc. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that in the event of a breach of the covenants, provisions and restrictions in Article VI, Article VII and Article VIII by the Executive, the Corporation’s and its Affiliates’ remedy in the form of monetary damages will be inadequate. Therefore, the Corporation and its Affiliates shall be and are hereby authorized and entitled, in addition to all other rights and remedies available to it, to apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for interim and permanent injunctive relief and an accounting of all profits and benefits arising out of such breach.

 

9.3 Survival. Any provision of this Agreement which expressly states that it is to continue in effect after termination or expiration of this Agreement or Executive’s employment, or which by its nature would survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement or Executive’s employment, shall do so, regardless of the manner or cause of termination. This includes, but is not limited to, the obligations contained in Article I, Article VI, Article VII, Article VIII, Article IX and Article X.

 

Article X- GENERAL CONTRACT TERMS

 

10.1 Recitals. The Corporation and the Executive represent and warrant to each other that the Recitals set out above are true and are contractual in nature.

 

10.2 Currency. All amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement are expressed in and shall be paid in USD.

 

10.3 Withholding. All amounts paid or payable and all benefits, perquisites, allowances or entitlements provided to the Executive under this Agreement are subject to applicable taxes and withholdings. Accordingly, the Corporation shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any amount payable to the Executive hereunder such sums that the Corporation is required to withhold pursuant to any federal, provincial, state, local or foreign withholding or other applicable taxes or levies. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive acknowledges and agrees that they are solely responsible for all tax liability arising from their receipt of any payments, benefits, perquisites, allowances or entitlements as set out in this Agreement.

 

10.4 Executive’s Cooperation. During the Term and thereafter, the Executive agrees to make themself fully and completely available (without requiring service or a subpoena or other legal process) to assist the Corporation and its representatives with any investigation or with its prosecution and/or defense of any legal proceedings involving matters of which they may have relevant knowledge. In the event the Corporation requires the Executive’s cooperation in accordance with this Section after the Date of Termination, the Corporation shall reimburse the Executive for all of their reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith.

 

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10.5 Rights and Waivers. All rights and remedies of the Parties are separate and cumulative, and none of them, whether exercised or not, shall be deemed to be to the exclusion of any other rights or remedies or shall be deemed to limit or prejudice any other legal or equitable rights or remedies which either of the Parties may have.

 

10.6 Waiver. Any purported waiver of any default, breach or non-compliance under this Agreement is not effective unless in writing and signed by the Party to be bound by the waiver. No waiver shall be inferred from or implied by any failure to act or delay in acting by a Party in respect of any default, breach or non-observance or by anything done or omitted to be done by the other Party. The waiver by a Party of any default, breach or non-compliance under this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of that Party’s rights under this Agreement in respect of any continuing or subsequent default, breach or non-observance (whether of the same or any other nature).

 

10.7 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of the prohibition or unenforceability and shall be severed from the balance of this Agreement, all without affecting the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

10.8 Notices. Any notice required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be properly given if personally delivered, delivered by e-mail, or mailed by prepaid registered mail addressed as follows:

 

to the Corporation at:

 

Jaguar Uranium Corp.
3-1136 Centre Street
Thornhill, ON L4J 3M8
Canada

 

Attention: Luis Augusto Ducassi
E-mail: luis@jaguaruranium.com

 

to the Executive: at the last address in the Corporation’s records,

 

or to such other address as the Parties may from time to time specify by notice given in accordance herewith. Any notice so given shall be conclusively deemed to have been given or made on the day of delivery, if personally delivered or delivered by e-mail, or on the postal return receipt as the date upon which the envelope containing such notice was actually received by the addressee.

 

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10.9 Time of Essence. Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement in all respects.

 

10.10 Successors and Assigns. The Corporation shall have the right to assign this Agreement to any of its Affiliates or to any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, amalgamation, arrangement, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the Business and/or assets of the Corporation; the Executive shall not be entitled to any payment or other consideration but shall be entitled to advance notice of any such assignment. The Executive by the Executive’s signature hereto expressly consents to such assignment and, provided that such successor agrees to assume and be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, all references to the “Corporation” hereunder shall include its successor. The Executive shall not assign or transfer, whether absolutely, by way of security or otherwise, all or any part of the Executive’s rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior consent of the Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

10.11 Amendment. No amendment of this Agreement will be effective unless made in writing and signed by the Parties.

 

10.12 Unilateral Right to Amend. For greater certainty and without limitation to the provisions of the relevant plans and policies, the Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Corporation reserves the right in its sole discretion to unilaterally amend or terminate any employee plan, program, arrangement, or policy in which the Executive participates or may become eligible to participate without notice or compensation to him.

 

10.13 No Inducement. The Executive represents and warrants to the Corporation that they have not been enticed or otherwise induced by the Corporation to leave otherwise secure employment elsewhere to accept employment with the Corporation.

 

10.14 Personal Information. The Corporation collects, uses and discloses (to authorized parties) personal information as required for the purpose of administering the employment relationship, including determining benefits eligibility. The Corporation may disclose this type of information to third parties for these purposes, or as otherwise required by law. Personal information includes information about the Executive that they provided on their application form and resume, and during their job interviews. It also includes information about their dependents, wage and benefits, performance reviews, information collected during investigations, and medical information in the case of illness or absence.

 

By accepting this offer, the Executive consents to the collection, use, and disclosure of such personal information for the purposes of administering the employment relationship, as may be required from time to time.

 

10.15 Prior Employment. The Executive’s prior service with the Corporation will be recognized for all purposes under this Agreement. The Executive agrees that the Corporation shall not give them any recognition of prior service with any prior employer.

 

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10.16 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties pertaining to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written, except as provided herein. There are no conditions, warranties, representations or other agreements between the parties in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement (whether oral or written, express or implied, statutory or otherwise) except as specifically set out in this Agreement.

 

10.17 Pre-Contractual Representations. The Executive hereby waives any right to assert a claim based on any pre-contractual representations, negligent or otherwise, made by the Corporation.

 

10.18 Minimum Standards Legislation. For greater certainty, should any provision of this Agreement provide entitlements to the Executive that are less than their entitlements under the ESA, the entitlements under the ESA shall prevail.

 

10.19 Governing Law. Unless otherwise indicated, legislation referred to in this Agreement is Ontario legislation. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable in that Province and shall be treated, in all respects, as an Ontario contract.

 

10.20 Headings. The division of this Agreement into sections and the insertion of headings are for convenience or reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

10.21 Independent Legal Advice. The Parties acknowledge that prior to executing this Agreement they have each had the opportunity to obtain independent legal advice and that they fully understand the nature of this Agreement and that they are entering into this Agreement voluntarily.

 

10.22 Counterparties/Electronic Execution. This Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of which so signed shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by electronic means, including by facsimile transmission or by electronic delivery in portable document format (“.pdf”) shall be equally effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. Notwithstanding the date of execution or transmission of any counterpart, each counterpart shall be deemed to have the Effective Date.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Agreement has been signed this 1st day of August, 2025, by the parties hereto under seal with effect on the Effective Date.

 

  JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
   
  Per: /s/ Luis Ducassi
    Name: Luis Ducassi
    Title: Executive Chairman
    I have the authority to bind the Corporation

 

SIGNED, SEALED and
DELIVERED in the presence of

 

/s/ Will Avery   /s/ Steven Gold
Witness STEVEN GOLD

 

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SCHEDULE “A”

 

Role and Responsibilities: Chief Executive Officer

 

The Executive will hold the position of Chief Executive Officer. In this role, the Executive shall provide strategic leadership to the Corporation to implement and achieve its corporate and exploration strategy. As Chief Executive Officer, the Executive’s Duties include the following (collectively, the “Duties”):

 

1.Assisting the Corporation and its Affiliates on all aspects of its business, including but not limited to, strategic planning, financing, acquisitions and dispositions and corporate restructurings.

 

2.Serving as a strategic partner to members of the senior management team to help shape the overall direction for the Corporation.

 

3.Reporting to the Board and/or its Affiliates from time to time.

 

4.Considering and attending to the needs of different stakeholders including investors and employees, and establishing the Corporation’s work culture.

 

5.Overseeing human resources including hiring and retaining staff and ensuring workers have the necessary education, credentials and experience.

 

6.Overseeing cash flow, budgeting and revenue forecasting.

 

7.When requested by the Corporation and duly so appointed, to serve as director of the Corporation and/or its Affiliates, provided such directorships shall be without additional compensation and that on written request of the Corporation, including but not limited to after termination of this Executive Employment Agreement, to forthwith resign from any such directorships. The Corporation shall be constituted as Principal’s attorney-in-fact to provide such resignation on the Executive’s behalf if the Executive fails to resign when requested.

 

8.Effectively representing the Corporation both internally and externally to the investor and business communities, including the Board, investors, partners, auditors, regulators and advisors.

 

9.Such other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by the Corporation from time to time.

 

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Exhibit 10.13

 

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

BETWEEN:

 

Jaguar Uranium Corp.

 

(the “Corporation”)

AND:

 

WILL AVERY

 

(the “Executive”)

 

(each, a “Party” and together, the “Parties”)

 

WHEREAS:

 

1.The Executive previously provided services to the Corporation pursuant to a written Consulting Agreement dated June 1, 2024 (as supplemented by Addendums I and II) (the “Consulting Agreement”).

 

2.Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, the Executive was an independent contractor.

 

3.The Parties have terminated the Consulting Agreement by mutual agreement.

 

4.the Corporation wishes to employ the Executive as Chief Financial Officer pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Executive Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) and the Executive wishes to be so employed.

 

NOW THEREFORE in consideration for the mutual covenants and promises set forth herein, including the Change of Control and Maximum Bonus entitlements and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each of the Corporation and the Executive, the Parties hereby covenant and agree as follows:

 

Article I – DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

 

1.1 Definitions. For the purposes of this Agreement, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

 

(a)“Affiliate” means with respect to any other person any person which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such person. For purposes of this definition, “person” shall mean any individual, corporation (including any not-for-profit corporation), general or limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, firm, company, association, organization or entity. For purposes of this definition, “control” of a person shall mean the power, direct or indirect, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such person whether by ownership of voting shares, by contract or otherwise.

 

 

 

(b)“Agreement” means this agreement, including any schedules hereto, as amended, supplemented, or modified in writing by the Parties from time to time.

 

(c)“Base Salary” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.1 herein.

 

(d)“Benefits” means those benefits, perquisites and entitlements as described in Section 4.2 herein.

 

(e)“Board” means the board of directors of the Corporation and any reference herein to an action by the Board means any action by or under the authority of the Board or a duly empowered member of the Board or committee appointed by the Board.

 

(f)“Business” means the then current business of the Corporation and its Affiliates, which includes but is not limited to exploration and development activities focused on uranium discoveries.

 

(g)“Change of Control Event” means the first occurrence of any of the following events following the Effective Date with the exception of and not including the Liquidity Event:

 

(i)the acquisition by an arm’s-length third party person or persons acting as a group, directly or indirectly, by way of take-over, bid, amalgamation, plan of arrangement or other process of outstanding shares of the Corporation representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the votes attaching to all outstanding voting shares of the Corporation; or

 

(ii)the removal, by resolution of the shareholders of the Corporation, of more than 51% of the then incumbent directors of the Corporation, or the election of a majority of directors to the Board who were not nominees of the Corporation’s incumbent Board at the time immediately preceding such election, at a single meeting of shareholders or at successive meetings of shareholders taking place within any six (6) month period; or

 

(iii)a merger, consolidation, recapitalization or reorganization of the Corporation or its consolidated subsidiaries with or into one or more entities such that “control” of the resulting entity is held, directly or indirectly, by a person or persons acting as a group who did not have control of the Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries prior to such merger, consolidation, recapitalization or reorganization; or

 

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(iv)the sale, disposition or transfer of any of the Corporation’s Projects to an arm’s-length third party, directly or indirectly, which acquires 50.1% or more of such Project; or

 

(v)the sale, disposition or transfer of all of the consolidated assets (as measured by total hectares of the Corporation’s Projects) and its consolidated subsidiaries to an arm’s length third party, directly or indirectly, , except where such sale, disposition or transfer is for the purpose of financing the development or construction of a mine and such transaction has been approved by a majority of the Board; or

 

(vi)the liquidation of the Corporation, whether through the declaration of a liquidating dividend or through an amalgamation or restructuring that leads to liquidation or otherwise.

 

(h)“Confidential Information” means information disclosed or accessible to the Executive or acquired by the Executive as a result of their employment with the Corporation and which is not in the public domain or otherwise required to be disclosed by applicable law and includes, but is not limited to, information relating to the Corporation’s or any of its Affiliates’ current, future or proposed products/services or development of new or improved products/services, marketing strategies, sales or business plans, the names and information about the Corporation’s past, present and prospective customers and clients, technical data, records, reports, presentation materials, interpretations, forecasts, test results, formulae, projects, research data, personnel data, budgets, unpublished financial statements, Innovations, and any other information received by the Corporation from any third party pursuant to an obligation of confidentiality. Information that (a) was lawfully in the Executive’s possession before employment with the Corporation and was not disclosed by or on behalf of the Corporation; or (b) is or becomes a matter of public knowledge through no fault of the Executive, shall not be considered Confidential Information under this Agreement.

 

(i)“Constitution” means articles of incorporation and by-laws of the Corporation as amended from time to time.

 

(j)“Date of Termination” means the termination of this Agreement as set out in Article V.

 

(k)“Duties” means the duties and responsibilities of the position as described in Section 3.2 herein, which includes but is not limited to the duties and responsibilities set out in Schedule “A” hereto.

 

(l)“Effective Date” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.1.

 

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(m)“ESA” means the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000, S.O. 2000, c. 41, as amended from time to time, and such other mandatory employment/labour standards legislation as may be applicable to the Executive’s employment with the Corporation.

 

(n)“Good Reason” means the occurrence of any of the following events, unless the event occurs with the Executive’s express prior written consent:

 

(i)a material change in title, position, authority or responsibilities that represents an adverse change from, the Executive’s status, position, authority or responsibilities under the Agreement;

 

(ii)a material reduction in the Executive’s compensation;

 

(iii)any relocation of the Executive’s principal place of employment that is inconsistent with Section 3.5 below, other than a relocation of the Corporation’s head office that is 100 km or less away from its established location; or

 

(iv)conduct or actions by the Corporation amounting to constructive dismissal at common law.

 

(o)“Innovations” means any of the following which the Executive, solely or jointly with others, conceives, reduces to practice, creates, derives, develops or makes in the course of or in connection with the Executive’s employment with the Corporation, whether during regular working hours or through the use of facilities and properties of the Corporation or otherwise which may in any way relate to the Business: any and all tangible and intangible property including inventions, processes and improvements (whether or not protectable under patent laws); techniques, ideas, concepts and programs; works of authorship and information fixed in any tangible medium, including source code for software (whether or not protectable under copyright laws) and all moral rights therein; mask works or integrated circuit topography; trademarks, trade names, trade dress (whether or not protectable under trademark laws and whether or not registrable under trademark laws); and trade secrets and know-how (whether or not protectable under trade secret laws); subject matter protectable under patent, industrial design, copyright, mask work, trademark, trade secret or other similar laws; patent applications, patent registrations, industrial design applications, industrial design registrations, copyright registrations, trademark applications, trademark registrations; and any derivative works, improvements, renewals, divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, re-issuances, supplementary disclosures, extensions, continuations-in-part, or continuations relating to the foregoing.

 

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(p)“Justification” shall include:

 

(i)fraud, dishonesty, misappropriation or other gross misconduct by the Executive involving the Business or affairs of the Corporation;

 

(ii)the inability of the Executive to perform the Executive’s material duties for a period of 120 days due to a legal impediment against the Executive;

 

(iii)a material breach by the Executive of any of the restrictions or covenants contained in this Agreement;

 

(iv)any material breach by the Executive of the Executive’s obligations under any code of ethics, any other code of business conduct or any lawful policies or procedures of the Corporation;

 

(v)the failure of the Executive to follow the Corporation’s reasonable written instructions with respect to the performance of the Executive’s duties if such failure continues unremedied for a period of 30 days following delivery by the Corporation to the Executive of written notice of such failure; or

 

(vi)any act or omission of the Executive which would in law permit the Corporation to, without severance pay, notice or payment in lieu of notice, terminate the employment of an employee.

 

(q)“Liquidity Event” means a transaction or series of transactions that result in any of the following:

 

(i)an initial public offering of the Corporation’s securities resulting in the Corporation’s securities being listed for trading on a recognized Canadian or U.S. stock exchange, or any other stock exchange, and the Corporation becoming a “reporting issuer” (as that term or its equivalent is defined in applicable securities legislation); or

 

(ii)a transaction with a capital pool company, special purpose acquisition company or other reporting issuer or publicly listed company by way of an amalgamation, plan of arrangement, merger, reverse takeover, qualifying transaction, reorganization, business combination or other similar transaction whereby all of the issued and outstanding class A common shares in the capital of the Corporation are sold, transferred or exchanged for free trading securities, or which results in all of the class A common shares in the capital of the Corporation (or the securities of a successor issuer) being listed for trading on a recognized Canadian or U.S. stock exchange, or any other stock exchange, and not being subject to any restricted period or hold period under applicable securities laws in Canada or any other jurisdiction (other than in respect of resales by control persons or any escrow requirements of an applicable stock exchange).

 

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(r)“Liquidity Event Price” means the price at which class A common shares in the capital of the Corporation are issued or sold in connection with the Liquidity Event.

 

(s)“Payment Date” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Subsection 5.4(b).

 

(t)“Person” means any natural person, partnership, sole proprietorship, limited liability company, corporation, trust, joint venture, syndicate, governmental authority or agency, unincorporated entity or association of any nature or kind, and any trustee, executor, administrator or other legal or personal representative thereof.

 

(u)“Project” means any mineral property, claim, lease, license, permit, right or interest (whether contractual, legal or beneficial), held directly or indirectly by the Corporation or any of its Affiliates, whether currently held or acquired during the term of this Agreement, and includes any exploration, development, or mining asset or operation, regardless of stage.

 

(v)“Resignation Notice Period” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Subsection 5.1(h).

 

(w)“Statutory Entitlements” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5.7.

 

(x)“Supplier” shall mean any Person which is a supplier of any product or service to the Corporation or which was a supplier to the Corporation within twelve (12) months prior to the Date of Termination.

 

(y)“Term” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.1.

 

1.2 Interpretation. In this Agreement any reference to legislation shall mean the legislation in force as at the Effective Date (together with all regulations promulgated thereunder), as the same may be amended, re-enacted, consolidated or replaced from time to time and any successor legislation thereto.

 

Article II – TERM

 

2.1 Term. The Executive’s employment with the Corporation and this Agreement shall continue indefinitely from August 1, 2025 (the “Effective Date”), unless and until the Agreement is terminated in accordance with the terms set out at Article V of this Agreement (the “Term”).

 

2.2 Prior Engagement. The Parties agree that the Executive’s prior engagement pursuant to the Consulting Agreement was that of a contractor and not employee, and that the commencement date for the purpose of calculating the Executive’s duration of service as an employee of the Corporation (pursuant to statute or common law) is the Effective Date. The Executive expressly covenants and agrees that he has no claim, and shall not claim, for any entitlements as an employee in relation to any period of time prior to the Effective Date.

 

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Article III – EMPLOYMENT: POSITION AND DUTIES

 

3.1 Position. Subject to the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement, the Corporation hereby agrees to employ the Executive, and the Executive hereby agrees to serve the Corporation, in the position of Chief Financial Officer together with such other positions as may be assigned to the Executive by the Corporation which are consistent with Section 3.2 below.

 

3.2 Duties and Reporting. The Executive shall report to and be subject to the general direction of the Chief Executive Officer or his/her designate. The Executive shall perform such Duties consistent with their position as set forth in Schedule “A” hereto. The Corporation retains full authority to change the Executive’s Duties and reporting relationships and to assign new duties and responsibilities provided that such changes: (a) do not result in a diminution of the scope or dignity of the Executive’s overall Duties; and (b) are consistent with the Chief Financial Officer position. The Executive agrees to conduct themself in accordance with all Board policies, including those policies that limit their authority to bind the Corporation.

 

The Executive may be appointed to and serve on boards of Corporation designated entities, such as companies in which the Corporation is invested in, and Affiliates, as reasonably requested and consistent with the Executive’s Duties and position, from time to time. The Executive acknowledges that, to the extent that they serve as an officer of the Corporation, or as a director or officer of any Corporation designated entity, they shall do so without additional remuneration but shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation for their acts and omissions to the maximum extent provided under the Constitution and under applicable law. The Corporation shall take steps to ensure that the Executive is, as of the Effective Date, or as soon as practicable thereafter, covered under the directors and officers liability insurance coverage that it maintains for its directors and officers.

 

3.3 Working Hours. Throughout the duration of their employment, the Executive shall devote sufficient working time and attention to the Business and affairs of the Corporation and its Affiliates to fulfill their obligations. The Executive may accept or hold a position as an officer, director, employee, consultant, or any like position for or on behalf of any other entity, by notifying the Board. The Executive is, however, restricted from working with another uranium company in South/Central America without prior written approval of the Board, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Executive is not restricted from engaging in charitable activities with an educational, social or philanthropic purpose that do not conflict with this Agreement.

 

3.4 Compliance. Recognizing the Corporation’s commitment to achieving high standards of openness and accountability, the Executive shall raise with the Board, in a prompt manner, any good faith concerns they have regarding the conduct of the Corporation’s Business or compliance with the Corporation’s financial, legal or reporting obligations.

 

3.5 Place of Employment. The Executive will ordinarily provide the services remotely. The Executive acknowledges that, due to the nature of the Corporation’s operations and Business, they may from time to time be required to travel in the course of performing their Duties and responsibilities under this Agreement.

 

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3.6 Executive’s Covenant. The Executive represents and warrants to the Corporation that they are free to enter this Agreement and that they are not subject to any obligation or restriction (statutory, contractual, or at common law) which would prevent or interfere with the performance of all of their obligations hereunder. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement and their employment with the Corporation are conditional on the Executive having and maintaining the lawful right to work for the Corporation in Canada. The Corporation may, in its sole discretion, permit the Executive to begin performing the Duties of the Chief Financial Officer prior to the satisfaction of the conditions outlined in this Section. Should the Corporation exercise its discretion under this Section, the parties agree that this shall not constitute a waiver of any condition not yet satisfied at that time. Should the Executive subsequently fail to satisfy this condition, the Executive’s employment shall be deemed to be immediately terminated for Justification in accordance with the terms set out herein at Article V of this Agreement.

 

Article IV – COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

 

4.1 Base Salary. During the Executive’s active employment with the Corporation, the Corporation shall pay the Executive a base salary at the rate of USD$200,000.00 per annum, less applicable withholdings required by law (the “Base Salary”), payable, as earned on a pro rata basis, in accordance with the Corporation’s normal payroll practices in effect from time to time. The CEO will review the Base Salary annually and will present recommendations to the Board and/or its committee for approbation. Upon the approbation from the Board, the CEO will then advise the Executive of their Base Salary for the following year of employment. The Corporation will not be under any obligation to increase the Base Salary but undertakes not to decrease it.

 

4.2 Options Salary. Upon closing of the Liquidity Event, the Corporation shall issue to the Executive 200,000 options to purchase class A common shares in the capital of the Corporation at the Liquidity Event Price.

 

4.3 Equity Incentive Plan Entitlements. In addition to the Base Salary, the Executive shall have the opportunity to participate in the following long-term equity incentive program(s) as amended from time to time:

 

(a)The Executive shall be eligible to participate in the Corporation’s Equity Incentive Plan and will be granted options to purchase such number of common shares in the capital of the Corporation (“Options”), PSUs, RSUs and other equity compensation as determined by the Board.

 

(b)The Executive’s participation in the Equity Incentive Plan will be reviewed annually by the Board for the consideration of additional grants of Options and other equity compensation, if appropriate. The Executive’s participation in, and any grants to, the Executive shall be governed by the Equity Incentive Plan and by such applicable plans and policies as adopted by the Board.

 

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(c)Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement or the terms of the Equity Incentive Plan or any other agreement to the contrary, in the event of any termination of the Executive’s employment with the Corporation howsoever caused, other than by way of a termination for Just Cause or resignation, the Executive’s right, title and interest with respect to any unvested shares, share units, equity or other long term incentives, if any, shall vest immediately as of the Date of Termination. In the event of a termination for Just Cause or resignation, the Executive’s rights, title and interest with respect to any shares, share units, equity or other long term incentives, if any, shall be determined in accordance with the Equity Incentive Plan or such other long term incentive or other plans or policies adopted by the Board, but, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in such plans or policies, without any further vesting following the Date of Termination.

 

4.4 Management Performance Incentive Compensation. The Executive shall be eligible to participate in any incentive or bonus plans as may be implemented by the Corporation from time to time for similarly situated employees in accordance with the terms and conditions of such plan or plans (each and collectively, the “Bonus Plan”). The Corporation reserves the right to modify or discontinue any Bonus Plan without obligation to replace or otherwise compensate the Executive, and the Executive agrees that such modification or discontinuance shall not be a termination or breach of this Agreement, subject to compliance with the minimum entitlements of the ESA.

 

4.5 Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the year that the Corporation completes a Liquidity Event, the Executive shall receive a guaranteed bonus equal to 75% of the Executive’s Base Salary (the “Maximum Bonus”) at the time of the Liquidity Event , without proration for a partial year, with payment to be made within thirty (30) days of the Liquidity Event.

 

4.6 Benefits. The Executive will be eligible to participate in all of the Corporation’s benefit plans that may become generally available to similarly situated employees, subject to satisfying any eligibility requirements and to the terms and conditions of those plans. The Corporation may at any time and from time to time modify, suspend, or discontinue any or all such benefit plans for its employees generally or for any group thereof at its sole discretion, without any obligation to replace such modified, suspended, or discontinued benefit with any other benefit, equivalent or otherwise, or to otherwise compensate the Executive in respect thereof.

 

4.7 Vacation. The Executive shall accrue five (5) weeks’ paid vacation per calendar year (i.e., 25 days) in accordance with the Corporation’s policies, pro-rated for partial years. The Executive’s vacation may only be taken at such intervals as shall be appropriate and consistent with the proper performance of the Executive’s Duties and as agreed upon between the Executive and the Corporation. Accumulated vacation time or pay may not be carried forward except in accordance with the minimum requirements of the ESA or in excess of same with the prior approval of the CEO.

 

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4.8 Reimbursement of Expenses. Upon presentation of proper receipts or other proof of expenditure and subject to such reasonable guidelines or limitations provided by the Corporation from time to time, the Corporation shall reimburse the Executive for all reasonable and necessary expenses actually incurred by the Executive directly in connection with the Business affairs of the Corporation and the performance of their Duties hereunder. The Executive shall comply with such reasonable limitations and reporting requirements with respect to such expenses as the Board may establish from time to time.

 

4.9 No Other Benefits. The Executive is not entitled to any other payment, benefit, perquisite, allowance or entitlement in their role as an employee of the Corporation other than as specifically set out in this Agreement or as otherwise agreed to in writing and signed by the CEO and the Executive and, further, unless otherwise provided for herein or otherwise required under the ESA, all such payments, benefits, perquisites, allowances and other entitlements shall cease on the Date of Termination, subject to the provisions of Sections 5.4 and 5.5.

 

Article V – TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

 

5.1 Accrued Entitlements. In the event that this Agreement is terminated by any Party for any reason, the Executive shall receive all accrued compensation, vacation pay and benefits (the collectively, the “Accrued Entitlements”) up to and including the date of termination.

 

5.2 Resignation. The Executive may terminate this Agreement and their employment at any time by providing written notice (as outlined in Section 10.8 below) to the Corporation specifying the effective date of termination (such date being no more and no less than four (4) weeks after the date of the Executive’s written notice) (the “Resignation Notice Period”). The Corporation may, at any time during the Resignation Notice Period, relieve the Executive from all or any Duties for all or part of the remainder of the Resignation Notice Period. Whether or not the Executive is relieved of any Duties during the Resignation Notice Period, the Executive will be paid the Base Salary and other benefits. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that any removal of Duties during the Resignation Notice Period shall not terminate their employment, by constructive dismissal or otherwise, and the Executive shall continue to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.

 

5.3 Termination by Corporation.

 

(a)Subject to section 5.4, below, the Corporation may terminate the Executive’s employment with or without just cause in which case the Executive will be provided with only the minimum payments and entitlements, if any, owed to the Executive under the ESA (including, without limitation, all ESA requirements in respect of notice, termination and severance pay (if applicable), outstanding wages, vacation pay, and benefits continuation). Benefits will only continue during any minimum period required by the ESA. The Executive understands and agree that, in accordance with the ESA, there are circumstances in which the Executive would have no entitlement to notice of termination, termination pay, severance pay or benefit continuation.

 

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(b)The Executive understands and agrees that compliance with the minimum requirements of the ESA satisfies any common law or contractual entitlement the Executive may have to notice of termination of employment, or pay in lieu thereof.

 

(c)The Executive further understands and agrees that the termination arrangements set out in this section will remain in full force and effect and apply to the Executive throughout employment regardless of its duration or any changes to the Executive’s position or compensation, and including in the event of a constructive dismissal.

 

5.4 Separation Package. In addition to complying with the applicable minimum requirements of the ESA relating to termination of employment, if the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Corporation without Justification and without just cause, or by the Executive for Good Reason, and conditional upon the Executive signing a full and final release of claims in a form satisfactory to the Corporation, the Corporation will provide to the Executive, within 30 days of the Date of Termination, a lump sum payment equal to:

 

(a)the Executive’s Base Salary for eighteen (18) months less the aggregate number of weeks represented by the Executive’s notice (or pay in lieu of such notice) and severance pay paid to the Executive under section 5.3; and

 

(b)the Maximum Bonus based on the Executive’s Base Salary in effect as at the Date of Termination, multiplied by 0.5.

 

5.5 Termination by the Executive for Good Reason. If an event of Good Reason occurs, the Executive shall have the right to terminate this Agreement for Good Reason by providing the Corporation with 60 days’ written notice of resignation to the Corporation and the details of the event(s) constituting Good Reason (the “Notice of Good Reason”), provided that the event(s) giving rise to Good Reason is/are not remedied by the Corporation within 30 days from the date of receipt of the Notice of Good Reason. In such event, the Corporation shall provide, and the Executive shall be entitled to receive, the payments, benefits and entitlements as set out in Sections 5.3 and 5.4. The Corporation may accept the Notice of Good Reason and deem any date prior to the end date specified in the Notice of Good Reason but following the date of the Notice of Good Reason as the Date of Termination in which case the Corporation shall provide, and the Executive shall be entitled to receive, the payments, benefits and entitlements as set out in Sections 5.3 and 5.4.

 

5.6 Termination within Twelve (12) Months. If this Agreement is terminated by the Corporation without Justification or by the Executive with Good Reason within twelve (12) months of the Effective Date, the Corporation shall issue to the Executive, in addition to all other entitlements set out herein, and without cost, 150,000 class A common shares of the Corporation.

 

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5.7 Change of Control.

 

(a)Subject to section 5.6(b), upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Event, and immediately upon completion or closing of the Change of Control Event, the Executive shall be issued by the Corporation 350,000 DSUs.

 

(b)If, in conjunction with, or by direct result of, a Change of Control Event, the Executive’s employment is or will be terminated, upon the occurrence of the Change of Control Event, and no later than 30 days following same, the Executive shall be issued by the Corporation 350,000 RSUs instead of DSUs.

 

5.8 ESA Interpretation. It is the intention of the parties to this Agreement to comply with the ESA. Accordingly, this Agreement shall: (a) not be interpreted as in any way waiving or contracting out of the ESA; and, (b) be interpreted to achieve compliance with the ESA. This Agreement contains the parties’ mutual understanding and there shall be no presumption of strict interpretation against either Party.

 

5.9 It is understood and agreed that all provisions of this Agreement are subject to all applicable minimum requirements under the ESA. In the event that the ESA provides for superior entitlements upon termination of employment or otherwise (including any notice of termination, termination pay, severance pay or continuation of any benefits or entitlements) (“Statutory Entitlements”) than provided for under this Agreement, the Corporation shall provide the Executive with the Executive’s Statutory Entitlements in substitution for the Executive’s rights under this Agreement.

 

5.10 Article V. Article V will apply throughout the Executive’s employment with the Corporation, notwithstanding any changes in promotion, job description, Duties, employment, location, compensation or benefits.

 

5.11 Resignation as Director and Officer. The Executive covenants and agrees that, upon any termination of this Agreement and of their employment, howsoever caused, they shall forthwith tender their resignation from all offices, directorships and trusteeships then held by the Executive at the Corporation such resignation to be effective upon the Date of Termination. If the Executive fails to resign as set out above, the Executive will be deemed to have resigned from all such offices, directorships and trusteeships and the Corporation is hereby authorized by the Executive to appoint any person in the Executive’s name and on the Executive’s behalf to sign any documents or do anything necessary or required to give effect to such resignation.

 

5.12 Return of Property. All equipment, keys, pass cards, credit cards, software, material, written correspondence, memoranda, communication, reports, or other documents or property pertaining to the Business of the Corporation used or produced by the Executive in connection with their employment, or in their possession or under their control, shall at all times remain the property of the Corporation. The Executive shall return all property of the Corporation in their possession or under their control (including all Corporation files and Confidential Information as may be contained on the electronic devices provided by the Corporation to the Executive) in good condition forthwith upon any request by the Corporation or upon any of the termination of this Agreement and of the Executive’s employment (regardless of the reason for such termination).

 

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Article VI – CONFIDENTIALITY

 

6.1 Protection of Confidential Information. While employed by the Corporation and following the termination of this Agreement and the Executive’s employment (regardless of the reason for any termination), the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, in any way use or disclose to any person any Confidential Information except as provided for herein. The Executive agrees and acknowledges that the Confidential Information of the Corporation or of its Affiliates is the exclusive property of the Corporation and its Affiliates to be used exclusively by the Executive to perform the Executive’s Duties and fulfil their obligations to the Corporation and its Affiliates or to exercise the rights and responsibilities as a trustee of a shareholder of the Corporation and not for any other reason or purpose. Therefore, the Executive agrees to hold all such Confidential Information in trust for the Corporation and the Executive further confirms and acknowledges their fiduciary duty to use commercially reasonable efforts to protect the Confidential Information, not to misuse such information, and to protect such Confidential Information from any misuse, misappropriation, harm or interference by others in any manner whatsoever. The Executive agrees to protect the Confidential Information regardless of whether the information was disclosed in verbal, written, electronic, digital, visual or other form, and the Executive hereby agrees to give notice immediately to the Corporation of any unauthorized use or disclosure of Confidential Information of which they becomes aware. The Executive further agrees to assist the Corporation in remedying any such unauthorized use or disclosure of Confidential Information. In the event that the Executive is requested or required to disclose to third parties any Confidential Information or any memoranda, opinions, judgments or recommendations developed from the Confidential Information, the Executive will, prior to disclosing such Confidential Information, provide the Corporation with prompt notice of such request(s) or requirement(s) so that the Corporation may seek appropriate legal protection or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Executive will not oppose action by, and will cooperate with, the Corporation to obtain legal protection or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to the Confidential Information.

 

6.2 Corporate Opportunities. Any business opportunities related in any way to the Business and affairs of the Corporation which become known to the Executive during their employment hereunder shall be fully disclosed and made available to the Corporation and shall not be appropriated by Executive under any circumstance without the prior written consent of the Corporation.

 

6.3 Non-Disparagement. The Executive and the Corporation agree that during the Term of this Agreement and after its termination, neither shall make, nor cause to be made, directly or indirectly, any disparaging or derogatory statements about the other, and the Executive shall not make, or cause to be made, directly or indirectly, any disparaging or derogatory statements about the directors, officers, employees, shareholders or agents of the Corporation or its Affiliates.

 

The provisions of this Article VI will apply throughout the Executive’s employment with the Corporation, notwithstanding any changes in promotion, job description, Duties, employment, location, compensation or benefits.

 

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Article VII – PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

 

7.1 Innovations. The Executive understands, acknowledges, and agrees that all Innovations shall belong solely to the Corporation and all such Innovations which constitute works of authorship shall be “works made in the course of employment” and “works made for hire” for purposes of Canadian and United States copyright legislation, respectively. The Executive shall promptly disclose to the Corporation in writing any and all Innovations following their creation.

 

7.2 Assignment of Innovations. The Executive hereby: (a) assigns to the Corporation all of the Executive’s past, present and future right, title, and interest in and to all Innovations and does hereby waive all moral rights that the Executive may have therein in favour of the Corporation; and, (b) agrees, at the Corporation’s request, to provide whatever assistance the Corporation may require and to do all such things and execute all such documents as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to obtain and maintain the Innovations, the applications, registrations and/or common law rights therefor, as well as all additions and modifications thereto, in any and all countries worldwide, and to vest title thereto in the Corporation, its successors, assigns and legal representatives or nominees. The Executive hereby irrevocably appoints and designates the Corporation and its duly authorized officers and agents as their agents and attorneys-in-fact to act for and in the Executive’s behalf and instead of the Executive, to take such actions as the Corporation believes are necessary to effect the foregoing assignment in accordance with applicable laws.

 

The provisions of this Article VII will apply throughout the Executive’s employment with the Corporation, notwithstanding any changes in promotion, job description, Duties, employment, location, compensation or benefits.

 

Article VIII – RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS

 

8.1 Non-Solicitation. During the Executive’s employment and for a period of 12 months from the end of the Executive’s employment, for any reason, the Executive shall not, within the territorial boundaries of Canada, directly or indirectly, either alone or jointly with or on behalf of any person or entity, directly or indirectly solicit or entice away or endeavour to solicit or entice away from the Corporation (or an affiliated company with which the Executive had direct involvement) for the purpose, or with the effect, of competing with the Corporation:

 

(a)any person who at the date of the termination of the Executive’s employment was a client or customer of the Corporation and with whom the Executive had direct and material contact during the course of the Executive’s employment for the purpose of carrying out the Executive’s duties under this Agreement; and

 

(b)any persons who were employees or independent contractors of the Corporation at the time of the termination of the Executive’s employment, or during a period of 24 months immediately preceding the termination of the Executive’s employment, to terminate their employment or contractor agreements with the Corporation (whether or not that person or entity would commit a breach of their contract of employment or their contract for services, by doing so).

 

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Article IX– REMEDIES

 

9.1 Remedy. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that they are employed in a fiduciary capacity, with obligations of trust and loyalty owed by them to the Corporation. Accordingly, the Executive agrees that the restrictions in Article VI, Article VII and Article VIII are reasonable in the circumstances of the Executive’s employment and that the Business and affairs of the Corporation and its Affiliates cannot be properly protected from the adverse consequences of the actions of the Executive other than by the restrictions set forth in this Agreement.

 

9.2 Injunctions, Etc. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that in the event of a breach of the covenants, provisions and restrictions in Article VI, Article VII and Article VIII by the Executive, the Corporation’s and its Affiliates’ remedy in the form of monetary damages will be inadequate. Therefore, the Corporation and its Affiliates shall be and are hereby authorized and entitled, in addition to all other rights and remedies available to it, to apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for interim and permanent injunctive relief and an accounting of all profits and benefits arising out of such breach.

 

9.3 Survival. Any provision of this Agreement which expressly states that it is to continue in effect after termination or expiration of this Agreement or Executive’s employment, or which by its nature would survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement or Executive’s employment, shall do so, regardless of the manner or cause of termination. This includes, but is not limited to, the obligations contained in Article I, Article VI, Article VII, Article VIII, Article IX and Article X.

 

Article X- GENERAL CONTRACT TERMS

 

10.1 Recitals. The Corporation and the Executive represent and warrant to each other that the Recitals set out above are true and are contractual in nature.

 

10.2 Currency. All amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement are expressed in and shall be paid in USD.

 

10.3 Withholding. All amounts paid or payable and all benefits, perquisites, allowances or entitlements provided to the Executive under this Agreement are subject to applicable taxes and withholdings. Accordingly, the Corporation shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any amount payable to the Executive hereunder such sums that the Corporation is required to withhold pursuant to any federal, provincial, state, local or foreign withholding or other applicable taxes or levies. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive acknowledges and agrees that they are solely responsible for all tax liability arising from their receipt of any payments, benefits, perquisites, allowances or entitlements as set out in this Agreement.

 

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10.4 Executive’s Cooperation. During the Term and thereafter, the Executive agrees to make themself fully and completely available (without requiring service or a subpoena or other legal process) to assist the Corporation and its representatives with any investigation or with its prosecution and/or defense of any legal proceedings involving matters of which they may have relevant knowledge. In the event the Corporation requires the Executive’s cooperation in accordance with this Section after the Date of Termination, the Corporation shall reimburse the Executive for all of their reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith.

 

10.5 Rights and Waivers. All rights and remedies of the Parties are separate and cumulative, and none of them, whether exercised or not, shall be deemed to be to the exclusion of any other rights or remedies or shall be deemed to limit or prejudice any other legal or equitable rights or remedies which either of the Parties may have.

 

10.6 Waiver. Any purported waiver of any default, breach or non-compliance under this Agreement is not effective unless in writing and signed by the Party to be bound by the waiver. No waiver shall be inferred from or implied by any failure to act or delay in acting by a Party in respect of any default, breach or non-observance or by anything done or omitted to be done by the other Party. The waiver by a Party of any default, breach or non-compliance under this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of that Party’s rights under this Agreement in respect of any continuing or subsequent default, breach or non-observance (whether of the same or any other nature).

 

10.7 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of the prohibition or unenforceability and shall be severed from the balance of this Agreement, all without affecting the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

10.8 Notices. Any notice required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be properly given if personally delivered, delivered by e-mail, or mailed by prepaid registered mail addressed as follows:

 

to the Corporation at:

 

Jaguar Uranium Corp.
3-1136 Centre Street
Thornhill, ON L4J 3M8
Canada

 

Attention: Steven Gold
E-mail: sgold@jaguaruranium.com

 

to the Executive: at the last address in the Corporation’s records,

 

or to such other address as the Parties may from time to time specify by notice given in accordance herewith. Any notice so given shall be conclusively deemed to have been given or made on the day of delivery, if personally delivered or delivered by e-mail, or on the postal return receipt as the date upon which the envelope containing such notice was actually received by the addressee.

 

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10.9 Time of Essence. Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement in all respects.

 

10.10 Successors and Assigns. The Corporation shall have the right to assign this Agreement to any of its Affiliates or to any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, amalgamation, arrangement, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the Business and/or assets of the Corporation; the Executive shall not be entitled to any payment or other consideration but shall be entitled to advance notice of any such assignment. The Executive by the Executive’s signature hereto expressly consents to such assignment and, provided that such successor agrees to assume and be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, all references to the “Corporation” hereunder shall include its successor. The Executive shall not assign or transfer, whether absolutely, by way of security or otherwise, all or any part of the Executive’s rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior consent of the Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

10.11 Amendment. No amendment of this Agreement will be effective unless made in writing and signed by the Parties.

 

10.12 Unilateral Right to Amend. For greater certainty and without limitation to the provisions of the relevant plans and policies, the Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Corporation reserves the right in its sole discretion to unilaterally amend or terminate any employee plan, program, arrangement, or policy in which the Executive participates or may become eligible to participate without notice or compensation to him.

 

10.13 No Inducement. The Executive represents and warrants to the Corporation that they have not been enticed or otherwise induced by the Corporation to leave otherwise secure employment elsewhere to accept employment with the Corporation.

 

10.14 Personal Information. The Corporation collects, uses and discloses (to authorized parties) personal information as required for the purpose of administering the employment relationship, including determining benefits eligibility. The Corporation may disclose this type of information to third parties for these purposes, or as otherwise required by law. Personal information includes information about the Executive that they provided on their application form and resume, and during their job interviews. It also includes information about their dependents, wage and benefits, performance reviews, information collected during investigations, and medical information in the case of illness or absence.

 

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By accepting this offer, the Executive consents to the collection, use, and disclosure of such personal information for the purposes of administering the employment relationship, as may be required from time to time.

 

10.15 Prior Employment. The Executive’s prior service with the Corporation will be recognized for all purposes under this Agreement. The Executive agrees that the Corporation shall not give them any recognition of prior service with any prior employer.

 

10.16 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties pertaining to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written, except as provided herein. There are no conditions, warranties, representations or other agreements between the parties in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement (whether oral or written, express or implied, statutory or otherwise) except as specifically set out in this Agreement.

 

10.17 Pre-Contractual Representations. The Executive hereby waives any right to assert a claim based on any pre-contractual representations, negligent or otherwise, made by the Corporation.

 

10.18 Minimum Standards Legislation. For greater certainty, should any provision of this Agreement provide entitlements to the Executive that are less than their entitlements under the ESA, the entitlements under the ESA shall prevail.

 

10.19 Governing Law. Unless otherwise indicated, legislation referred to in this Agreement is Ontario legislation. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable in that Province and shall be treated, in all respects, as an Ontario contract.

 

10.20 Headings. The division of this Agreement into sections and the insertion of headings are for convenience or reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

10.21 Independent Legal Advice. The Parties acknowledge that prior to executing this Agreement they have each had the opportunity to obtain independent legal advice and that they fully understand the nature of this Agreement and that they are entering into this Agreement voluntarily.

 

10.22 Counterparties/Electronic Execution. This Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of which so signed shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by electronic means, including by facsimile transmission or by electronic delivery in portable document format (“.pdf”) shall be equally effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. Notwithstanding the date of execution or transmission of any counterpart, each counterpart shall be deemed to have the Effective Date.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Agreement has been signed this 1st day of August, 2025, by the parties hereto under seal with effect on the Effective Date.

 

  JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
   
  Per: /s/ Steven Gold
    Name: Steven Gold
    Title: Chief Executive Officer
    I have the authority to bind the Corporation

 

SIGNED, SEALED and
DELIVERED in the presence of

 

/s/ Luis Ducassi   /s/ William Avery
Witness WILL AVERY

 

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SCHEDULE “A”

 

Role and Responsibilities: Chief Financial Officer

 

The Executive will hold the position of Chief Financial Officer. In this role, the Executive shall provide strategic financial leadership to the Corporation to achieve its growth objectives and ensure financial sustainability. As Chief Financial Officer, the Executive undertakes to and will perform all duties and responsibilities commonly associated with the position of Chief Financial Officer including the following (collectively, the “Duties”):

 

1.Serving as a strategic partner and financial advisor to the Chief Executive Officer, the Board, and members of the senior management team to help shape the overall direction for the Corporation.

 

2.Developing and overseeing the Corporation’s overall financial plans, policies and accounting practices, including treasury, budgeting, consolidation, audit, tax, insurance, accounting and other financial functions.

 

3.Identifying and managing risks and ensuring compliance with all regulations, GAAP and applicable corresponding international requirements.

 

4.Providing oversight of financial operations, including review of financial statements (income statements, balance sheets and cash flow statements), and the reporting of operational results to management, the Board and investors.

 

5.Attracting, retaining and inspiring a strong finance and accounting team, and providing leadership and oversight in order to optimize their efforts. Mentoring the finance and accounting staff to build skills and expertise.

 

6.Leading the budgeting process in order to achieve effective resource allocation and efficient and effective operations.

 

7.Recognizing and controlling insurance requirements and business risks.

 

8.Overseeing independent auditor relationships.

 

9.Taking care of financial systems implementations and upgrades.

 

10.Managing vendor / supplier relationships.

 

11.Owning process improvement for the integrity of the Corporation’s financial information.

 

12.Enforcing staff compliance with Corporation policies and provincial and federal laws.

 

13.Strengthening the Corporation’s relationship with financial institutions, investors (IR), and the financial community, as well as contribute to financing efforts.

 

14.Contributing significantly to the Corporation’s growth by lending financial perspective to the evaluation of key strategic partnerships and guiding business development, financing, commercial planning, and strategic options. Playing a leading role in initiating, advising, negotiating, valuing and critiquing all financial arrangements the Corporation might consider such as equity and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions, licensing agreements, joint ventures and strategic alliances. Being responsible for providing analysis and short and long-term forecasting, including multi-year outlooks based on alternative scenarios.

 

15.Effectively representing the Corporation both internally and externally to the investor and business communities, including the Board, investors, partners, auditors, regulators and advisors.

 

16.Such other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by the Corporation from time to time.

 

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Exhibit 10.14

 

CONSULTING AGREEMENT

 

BETWEEN:

 

Jaguar Uranium Corp.

 

(the “Corporation”)

AND:

 

LUIS DUCASSI

 

(the “Consultant”)

 

(each, a “Party” and together, the “Parties”)

 

WHEREAS:

 

1.The Consultant previously provided services to the Corporation pursuant to a written Consulting Agreement dated April 1, 2024 (the “Prior Agreement”).

 

2.The Parties have terminated the Prior Agreement by mutual agreement.

 

3.The Corporation wishes to engage the Consultant as Executive Chairman pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Consulting Agreement (the “Agreement”) and the Consultant wishes to be so engaged.

 

NOW THEREFORE in consideration for the mutual covenants and promises set forth herein, including the Change of Control and Maximum Bonus entitlements and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each of the Corporation and the Consultant, the Parties hereby covenant and agree as follows:

 

Article I – DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

 

1.1 Definitions. For the purposes of this Agreement, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

 

(a)“Affiliate” means with respect to any other person any person which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such person. For purposes of this definition, “person” shall mean any individual, corporation (including any not-for-profit corporation), general or limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, firm, company, association, organization or entity. For purposes of this definition, “control” of a person shall mean the power, direct or indirect, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such person whether by ownership of voting shares, by contract or otherwise.

 

 

 

 

(b)“Agreement” means this agreement, including any schedules hereto, as amended, supplemented, or modified in writing by the Parties from time to time.

 

(c)“Base Fee” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.1 herein.

 

(d)“Benefits” means those benefits, perquisites and entitlements as described in Section 4.2 herein.

 

(e)“Board” means the board of directors of the Corporation and any reference herein to an action by the Board means any action by or under the authority of the Board or a duly empowered member of the Board or committee appointed by the Board.

 

(f)“Business” means the then current business of the Corporation and its Affiliates, which includes but is not limited to exploration and development activities focused on uranium discoveries.

 

(g)“Change of Control Event” means the first occurrence of any of the following events following the Effective Date with the exception of and not including the Liquidity Event:

 

(i)the acquisition by an arm’s-length third party person or persons acting as a group, directly or indirectly, by way of take-over, bid, amalgamation, plan of arrangement or other process of outstanding shares of the Corporation representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the votes attaching to all outstanding voting shares of the Corporation; or

 

(ii)the removal, by resolution of the shareholders of the Corporation, of more than 51% of the then incumbent directors of the Corporation, or the election of a majority of directors to the Board who were not nominees of the Corporation’s incumbent Board at the time immediately preceding such election, at a single meeting of shareholders or at successive meetings of shareholders taking place within any six (6) month period; or

 

(iii)a merger, consolidation, recapitalization or reorganization of the Corporation or its consolidated subsidiaries with or into one or more entities such that “control” of the resulting entity is held, directly or indirectly, by a person or persons acting as a group who did not have control of the Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries prior to such merger, consolidation, recapitalization or reorganization; or

 

(iv)the sale, disposition or transfer of any of the Corporation’s Projects to an arm’s-length third party, directly or indirectly, which acquires 50.1% or more of such Project; or

 

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(v)the sale, disposition or transfer of all of the consolidated assets (as measured by total hectares of the Corporation’s Projects) and its consolidated subsidiaries to an arm’s length third party, directly or indirectly, , except where such sale, disposition or transfer is for the purpose of financing the development or construction of a mine and such transaction has been approved by a majority of the Board; or

 

(vi)the liquidation of the Corporation, whether through the declaration of a liquidating dividend or through an amalgamation or restructuring that leads to liquidation or otherwise.

 

(h)“Confidential Information” means information disclosed or accessible to the Consultant or acquired by the Consultant as a result of their engagement with the Corporation and which is not in the public domain or otherwise required to be disclosed by applicable law and includes, but is not limited to, information relating to the Corporation’s or any of its Affiliates’ current, future or proposed products/services or development of new or improved products/services, marketing strategies, sales or business plans, the names and information about the Corporation’s past, present and prospective customers and clients, technical data, records, reports, presentation materials, interpretations, forecasts, test results, formulae, projects, research data, personnel data, budgets, unpublished financial statements, Innovations, and any other information received by the Corporation from any third party pursuant to an obligation of confidentiality. Information that (a) was lawfully in the Consultant’s possession before engagement with the Corporation and was not disclosed by or on behalf of the Corporation; or (b) is or becomes a matter of public knowledge through no fault of the Consultant, shall not be considered Confidential Information under this Agreement.

 

(i)“Constitution” means articles of incorporation and by-laws of the Corporation as amended from time to time.

 

(j)“Date of Termination” means the termination of this Agreement as set out in Article V.

 

(k)“Duties” means the duties and responsibilities of the position as described in Section 3.2 herein, which includes but is not limited to the duties and responsibilities set out in Schedule “A” hereto.

 

(l)“Effective Date” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.1.

 

(m)“Good Reason” means the occurrence of any of the following events, unless the event occurs with the Consultant’s express prior written consent:

 

(i)a material change in title, position, authority or responsibilities that represents an adverse change from, the Consultant’s status, position, authority or responsibilities under the Agreement;

 

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(ii)a material reduction in the Consultant’s compensation;

 

(iii)any relocation of the Consultant’s principal place of work that is inconsistent with Section 3.5 below, other than a relocation of the Corporation’s head office that is 100 km or less away from its established location; or

 

(iv)conduct or actions by the Corporation which would amount to constructive dismissal of an employee’s employment at common law.

 

(n)“Innovations” means any of the following which the Consultant, solely or jointly with others, conceives, reduces to practice, creates, derives, develops or makes in the course of or in connection with the Consultant’s engagement with the Corporation, whether during regular working hours or through the use of facilities and properties of the Corporation or otherwise which may in any way relate to the Business: any and all tangible and intangible property including inventions, processes and improvements (whether or not protectable under patent laws); techniques, ideas, concepts and programs; works of authorship and information fixed in any tangible medium, including source code for software (whether or not protectable under copyright laws) and all moral rights therein; mask works or integrated circuit topography; trademarks, trade names, trade dress (whether or not protectable under trademark laws and whether or not registrable under trademark laws); and trade secrets and know-how (whether or not protectable under trade secret laws); subject matter protectable under patent, industrial design, copyright, mask work, trademark, trade secret or other similar laws; patent applications, patent registrations, industrial design applications, industrial design registrations, copyright registrations, trademark applications, trademark registrations; and any derivative works, improvements, renewals, divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, re-issuances, supplementary disclosures, extensions, continuations-in-part, or continuations relating to the foregoing.

 

(o)“Justification” shall include:

 

(i)fraud, dishonesty, misappropriation or other gross misconduct by the Consultant involving the Business or affairs of the Corporation;

 

(ii)the inability of the Consultant to perform the Consultant’s material duties for a period of 120 days due to a legal impediment against the Consultant;

 

(iii)a material breach by the Consultant of any of the restrictions or covenants contained in this Agreement;

 

(iv)any material breach by the Consultant of the Consultant’s obligations under any code of ethics, any other code of business conduct or any lawful policies or procedures of the Corporation;

 

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(v)the failure of the Consultant to follow the Corporation’s reasonable written instructions with respect to the performance of the Consultant’s duties if such failure continues unremedied for a period of 30 days following delivery by the Corporation to the Consultant of written notice of such failure; or

 

(vi)any act or omission of the Consultant which would in law permit the Corporation to, without severance pay, notice or payment in lieu of notice, terminate the employment of an employee.

 

(p)“Liquidity Event” means a transaction or series of transactions that result in any of the following:

 

(i)an initial public offering of the Corporation’s securities resulting in the Corporation’s securities being listed for trading on a recognized Canadian or U.S. stock exchange, or any other stock exchange, and the Corporation becoming a “reporting issuer” (as that term or its equivalent is defined in applicable securities legislation); or

 

(ii)a transaction with a capital pool company, special purpose acquisition company or other reporting issuer or publicly listed company by way of an amalgamation, plan of arrangement, merger, reverse takeover, qualifying transaction, reorganization, business combination or other similar transaction whereby all of the issued and outstanding class A common shares in the capital of the Corporation are sold, transferred or exchanged for free trading securities, or which results in all of the class A common shares in the capital of the Corporation (or the securities of a successor issuer) being listed for trading on a recognized Canadian or U.S. stock exchange, or any other stock exchange, and not being subject to any restricted period or hold period under applicable securities laws in Canada or any other jurisdiction (other than in respect of resales by control persons or any escrow requirements of an applicable stock exchange).

 

(q)“Liquidity Event Price” means the price at which class A common shares in the capital of the Corporation are issued or sold in connection with the Liquidity Event.

 

(r)“Payment Date” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Subsection 5.4(b).

 

(s)“Person” means any natural person, partnership, sole proprietorship, limited liability company, corporation, trust, joint venture, syndicate, governmental authority or agency, unincorporated entity or association of any nature or kind, and any trustee, executor, administrator or other legal or personal representative thereof.

 

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(t)“Project” means any mineral property, claim, lease, license, permit, right or interest (whether contractual, legal or beneficial), held directly or indirectly by the Corporation or any of its Affiliates, whether currently held or acquired during the term of this Agreement, and includes any exploration, development, or mining asset or operation, regardless of stage.

 

(u)“Resignation Notice Period” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Subsection 5.1(h).

 

(v)“Supplier” shall mean any Person which is a supplier of any product or service to the Corporation or which was a supplier to the Corporation within twelve (12) months prior to the Date of Termination.

 

(w)“Term” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.1.

 

1.2 Interpretation. In this Agreement any reference to legislation shall mean the legislation in force as at the Effective Date (together with all regulations promulgated thereunder), as the same may be amended, re-enacted, consolidated or replaced from time to time and any successor legislation thereto.

 

Article II – TERM

 

2.1 Term. The Consultant’s engagement with the Corporation and this Agreement shall continue indefinitely from August 1, 2025 (the “Effective Date”), unless and until the Agreement is terminated in accordance with the terms set out at Article V of this Agreement (the “Term”).

 

2.2 Prior Engagement. The Parties agree that the Consultant’s prior engagement pursuant to the Prior Agreement was that of a contractor and not employee, and that the Prior Agreement has been terminated by consent (subject to surviving provisions), and that no further obligations are owing the Corporation to the Consultant thereunder. The Consultant expressly covenants and agrees that he has no claim, and shall not claim, for any entitlements as a contractor or as an employee in relation to any period of time prior to the Effective Date.

 

Article III – ENGAGEMENT: POSITION AND DUTIES

 

3.1 Position. Subject to the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement, the Corporation hereby agrees to engage the Consultant, and the Consultant hereby agrees to serve the Corporation, in the position of Executive Chairman together with such other positions as may be assigned to the Consultant by the Corporation which are consistent with Section 3.2 below.

 

3.2 Duties and Reporting. The Consultant shall report to and be subject to the general direction of the Chief Consultant Officer or his/her designate. The Consultant shall perform such Duties consistent with their position as set forth in Schedule “A” hereto. The Corporation retains full authority to change the Consultant’s Duties and reporting relationships and to assign new duties and responsibilities provided that such changes: (a) do not result in a diminution of the scope or dignity of the Consultant’s overall Duties; and (b) are consistent with the Executive Chairman position. The Consultant agrees to conduct themself in accordance with all Board policies, including those policies that limit their authority to bind the Corporation.

 

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The Consultant may be appointed to and serve on boards of Corporation designated entities, such as companies in which the Corporation is invested in, and Affiliates, as reasonably requested and consistent with the Consultant’s Duties and position, from time to time. The Consultant acknowledges that, to the extent that they serve as an officer of the Corporation, or as a director or officer of any Corporation designated entity, they shall do so without additional remuneration but shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation for their acts and omissions to the maximum extent provided under the Constitution and under applicable law. The Corporation shall take steps to ensure that the Consultant is, as of the Effective Date, or as soon as practicable thereafter, covered under the directors and officers liability insurance coverage that it maintains for its directors and officers.

 

3.3 Working Hours. Throughout the duration of their engagement, the Consultant shall devote sufficient working time and attention to the Business and affairs of the Corporation and its Affiliates to fulfill their obligations. The Consultant shall not accept nor hold any position as an officer, director, employee, consultant, or any like position for or on behalf of any other entity, with the exception of directorship positions already held at the Effective Date, without the prior written approval of the Board, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Consultant is not restricted from engaging in charitable activities with an educational, social or philanthropic purpose that do not conflict with this Agreement.

 

3.4 Compliance. Recognizing the Corporation’s commitment to achieving high standards of openness and accountability, the Consultant shall raise with the Board, in a prompt manner, any good faith concerns they have regarding the conduct of the Corporation’s Business or compliance with the Corporation’s financial, legal or reporting obligations.

 

3.5 Place of Engagement. The Consultant will ordinarily provide the services remotely. The Consultant acknowledges that, due to the nature of the Corporation’s operations and Business, they may from time to time be required to travel in the course of performing their Duties and responsibilities under this Agreement.

 

3.6 Consultant’s Covenant. The Consultant represents and warrants to the Corporation that they are free to enter this Agreement and that they are not subject to any obligation or restriction (statutory, contractual, or at common law) which would prevent or interfere with the performance of all of their obligations hereunder. The Consultant acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement and their engagement with the Corporation are conditional on the Consultant having and maintaining the lawful right to work for the Corporation. The Corporation may, in its sole discretion, permit the Consultant to begin performing the Duties of the Executive Chairman prior to the satisfaction of the conditions outlined in this Section. Should the Corporation exercise its discretion under this Section, the parties agree that this shall not constitute a waiver of any condition not yet satisfied at that time. Should the Consultant subsequently fail to satisfy this condition, the Consultant’s engagement shall be deemed to be immediately terminated for Justification in accordance with the terms set out herein at Article V of this Agreement.

 

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Article IV – COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

 

4.1 Base Fees. During the Consultant’s active engagement with the Corporation, the Corporation shall pay the Consultant a base fee at the rate of USD$250,000.00 per annum, less applicable withholdings required by law, if any (the “Base Fee”), payable, as earned on a pro rata basis, in accordance with the Corporation’s normal practices in effect from time to time. The CEO will review the Base Fee annually and will present recommendations to the Board and/or its committee for approbation. Upon the approbation from the Board, the CEO will then advise the Consultant of their Base Fee for the following year of engagement. The Corporation will not be under any obligation to increase the Base Salary but undertakes not to decrease it.

 

4.2 Options Grant. Upon closing of the Liquidity Event, the Corporation shall issue to the Consultant 250,000 options to purchase class A common shares in the capital of the Corporation at the Liquidity Event Price.

 

4.3 Equity Incentive Plan Entitlements. In addition to the Base Fee, the Consultant shall have the opportunity to participate in the following long-term equity incentive program(s) as amended from time to time:

 

(a)The Consultant shall be eligible to participate in the Corporation’s Equity Incentive Plan and will be granted options to purchase such number of common shares in the capital of the Corporation (“Options”), PSUs, RSUs and other equity compensation as determined by the Board. [NTD: is this open to consultants?]

 

(b)The Consultant’s participation in the Equity Incentive Plan will be reviewed annually by the Board for the consideration of additional grants of Options and other equity compensation, if appropriate. The Consultant’s participation in, and any grants to, the Consultant shall be governed by the Equity Incentive Plan and by such applicable plans and policies as adopted by the Board.

 

(c)Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement or the terms of the Equity Incentive Plan or any other agreement to the contrary, in the event of any termination of the Consultant’s engagement with the Corporation howsoever caused, other than by way of a termination for Just Cause or resignation, the Consultant’s right, title and interest with respect to any unvested shares, share units, equity or other long term incentives, if any, shall vest immediately as of the Date of Termination. In the event of a termination for Just Cause or resignation, the Consultant’s rights, title and interest with respect to any shares, share units, equity or other long term incentives, if any, shall be determined in accordance with the Equity Incentive Plan or such other long term incentive or other plans or policies adopted by the Board, but, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in such plans or policies, without any further vesting following the Date of Termination.

 

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4.4 Management Performance Incentive Compensation. The Consultant shall be eligible to participate in any incentive or bonus plans as may be implemented by the Corporation from time to time for similarly situated workers in accordance with the terms and conditions of such plan or plans (each and collectively, the “Bonus Plan”). The Corporation reserves the right to modify or discontinue any Bonus Plan without obligation to replace or otherwise compensate the Consultant, and the Consultant agrees that such modification or discontinuance shall not be a termination or breach of this Agreement.

 

4.5 Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the year that the Corporation completes a Liquidity Event, the Consultant shall receive a guaranteed bonus equal to 75% of the Consultant’s Base Fee (the “Maximum Bonus”) at the time of the Liquidity Event, without proration for a partial year, with payment to be made within thirty (30) days of the Liquidity Event.

 

4.6 Benefits. The Consultant will be eligible to participate in all of the Corporation’s benefit plans that may become generally available to similarly situated workers, subject to satisfying any eligibility requirements and to the terms and conditions of those plans. The Corporation may at any time and from time to time modify, suspend, or discontinue any or all such benefit plans for its workers generally or for any group thereof at its sole discretion, without any obligation to replace such modified, suspended, or discontinued benefit with any other benefit, equivalent or otherwise, or to otherwise compensate the Consultant in respect thereof.

 

4.7 Vacation. The Consultant shall accrue five (5) weeks’ paid vacation per calendar year (i.e., 25 days) in accordance with the Corporation’s policies, pro-rated for partial years. The Consultant’s vacation may only be taken at such intervals as shall be appropriate and consistent with the proper performance of the Consultant’s Duties and as agreed upon between the Consultant and the Corporation. Accumulated vacation time or pay may not be carried forward except with the prior approval of the CEO.

 

4.8 Reimbursement of Expenses. Upon presentation of proper receipts or other proof of expenditure and subject to such reasonable guidelines or limitations provided by the Corporation from time to time, the Corporation shall reimburse the Consultant for all reasonable and necessary expenses actually incurred by the Consultant directly in connection with the Business affairs of the Corporation and the performance of their Duties hereunder. The Consultant shall comply with such reasonable limitations and reporting requirements with respect to such expenses as the Board may establish from time to time.

 

4.9 No Other Benefits. The Consultant is not entitled to any other payment, benefit, perquisite, allowance or entitlement in their role as an consultant of the Corporation other than as specifically set out in this Agreement or as otherwise agreed to in writing and signed by the CEO and the Consultant and, further all such payments, benefits, perquisites, allowances and other entitlements shall cease on the Date of Termination, subject to the provisions of Sections 5.4 and 5.5.

 

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Article V – TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT

 

5.1 Accrued Entitlements. In the event that this Agreement is terminated by any Party for any reason, the Consultant shall receive all accrued compensation, vacation pay and benefits (the collectively, the “Accrued Entitlements”) up to and including the date of termination.

 

5.2 Resignation. The Consultant may terminate this Agreement and their engagement at any time by providing written notice (as outlined in Section 10.8 below) to the Corporation specifying the effective date of termination (such date being no more and no less than four (4) weeks after the date of the Consultant’s written notice) (the “Resignation Notice Period”). The Corporation may, at any time during the Resignation Notice Period, terminate the Agreement with immediate effect upon paying the Consultant their then-current Base Fee to the end of the Resignation Notice Period.

 

5.3 Termination by Corporation.

 

(a)Subject to section 5.4, below, the Corporation may terminate the Consultant’s engagement with or without just cause in which case the Consultant will be provided with an amount equivalent to the Consultant’s then-current Base Fee for one week for every complete year of engagement since the Effective Date. The Consultant’s benefits would be continued for the same period of time. The Consultant understands and agree that there are circumstances in which the Corporation may terminate the Consultant with just cause and the Consultant would have no entitlement to notice of termination, termination pay, or benefit continuation.

 

(b)The Consultant understands and agrees that compliance with the provisions in this section of the Agreement satisfies any common law or contractual entitlement the Consultant may have to notice of termination, or pay in lieu thereof.

 

(c)The Consultant further understands and agrees that the termination arrangements set out in this section will remain in full force and effect and apply to the Consultant throughout engagement regardless of its duration or any changes to the Consultant’s position or compensation, and including in the event of a wrongful termination.

 

5.4 Separation Package. In addition to the foregoing, if the Consultant’s engagement is terminated by the Corporation without Justification and without just cause, or by the Consultant for Good Reason, and conditional upon the Consultant signing a full and final release of claims in a form satisfactory to the Corporation, the Corporation will provide to the Consultant, within 30 days of the Date of Termination, a lump sum payment equal to:

 

(a)the Consultant’s Base Fee for twenty-four (24) months less the aggregate number of weeks represented by the Consultant’s notice (or pay in lieu of such notice) and severance pay paid to the Consultant under section 5.3; and

 

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(b)the Maximum Bonus based on the Consultant’s Base Fee in effect as at the Date of Termination.

 

5.5 Termination by the Consultant for Good Reason. If an event of Good Reason occurs, the Consultant shall have the right to terminate this Agreement for Good Reason by providing the Corporation with 60 days’ written notice of resignation to the Corporation and the details of the event(s) constituting Good Reason (the “Notice of Good Reason”), provided that the event(s) giving rise to Good Reason is/are not remedied by the Corporation within 30 days from the date of receipt of the Notice of Good Reason. In such event, the Corporation shall provide, and the Consultant shall be entitled to receive, the payments, benefits and entitlements as set out in Sections 5.3 and 5.4. The Corporation may accept the Notice of Good Reason and deem any date prior to the end date specified in the Notice of Good Reason but following the date of the Notice of Good Reason as the Date of Termination in which case the Corporation shall provide, and the Consultant shall be entitled to receive, the payments, benefits and entitlements as set out in Sections 5.3 and 5.4.

 

5.6 Termination within Twelve (12) Months. If this Agreement is terminated by the Corporation without Justification or by the Consultant with Good Reason within twelve (12) months of the Effective Date, the Corporation shall issue to the Consultant, in addition to all other entitlements set out herein, and without cost, 200,000 class A common shares of the Corporation.

 

5.7 Change of Control.

 

(a)Subject to section 5.6(b), upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Event, and immediately upon completion or closing of the Change of Control Event, the Consultant shall be issued by the Corporation 500,000 DSUs.

 

(b)If, in conjunction with, or by direct result of, a Change of Control Event, the Consultant’s engagement is or will be terminated, upon the occurrence of the Change of Control Event, and no later than 30 days following same, the Consultant shall be issued by the Corporation 500,000 RSUs instead of DSUs.

 

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5.9 Article V. Article V will apply throughout the Consultant’s engagement with the Corporation, notwithstanding any changes in promotion, job description, Duties, engagement, location, compensation or benefits.

 

5.10 Resignation as Director and Officer. The Consultant covenants and agrees that, upon any termination of this Agreement and of their engagement, howsoever caused, they shall forthwith tender their resignation from all offices, directorships and trusteeships then held by the Consultant at the Corporation such resignation to be effective upon the Date of Termination. If the Consultant fails to resign as set out above, the Consultant will be deemed to have resigned from all such offices, directorships and trusteeships and the Corporation is hereby authorized by the Consultant to appoint any person in the Consultant’s name and on the Consultant’s behalf to sign any documents or do anything necessary or required to give effect to such resignation.

 

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5.11 Return of Property. All equipment, keys, pass cards, credit cards, software, material, written correspondence, memoranda, communication, reports, or other documents or property pertaining to the Business of the Corporation used or produced by the Consultant in connection with their engagement, or in their possession or under their control, shall at all times remain the property of the Corporation. The Consultant shall return all property of the Corporation in their possession or under their control (including all Corporation files and Confidential Information as may be contained on the electronic devices provided by the Corporation to the Consultant) in good condition forthwith upon any request by the Corporation or upon any of the termination of this Agreement and of the Consultant’s engagement (regardless of the reason for such termination).

 

Article VI – CONFIDENTIALITY

 

6.1 Protection of Confidential Information. While engaged by the Corporation and following the termination of this Agreement and the Consultant’s engagement (regardless of the reason for any termination), the Consultant shall not, directly or indirectly, in any way use or disclose to any person any Confidential Information except as provided for herein. The Consultant agrees and acknowledges that the Confidential Information of the Corporation or of its Affiliates is the exclusive property of the Corporation and its Affiliates to be used exclusively by the Consultant to perform the Consultant’s Duties and fulfil their obligations to the Corporation and its Affiliates or to exercise the rights and responsibilities as a trustee of a shareholder of the Corporation and not for any other reason or purpose. Therefore, the Consultant agrees to hold all such Confidential Information in trust for the Corporation and the Consultant further confirms and acknowledges their fiduciary duty to use commercially reasonable efforts to protect the Confidential Information, not to misuse such information, and to protect such Confidential Information from any misuse, misappropriation, harm or interference by others in any manner whatsoever. The Consultant agrees to protect the Confidential Information regardless of whether the information was disclosed in verbal, written, electronic, digital, visual or other form, and the Consultant hereby agrees to give notice immediately to the Corporation of any unauthorized use or disclosure of Confidential Information of which they becomes aware. The Consultant further agrees to assist the Corporation in remedying any such unauthorized use or disclosure of Confidential Information. In the event that the Consultant is requested or required to disclose to third parties any Confidential Information or any memoranda, opinions, judgments or recommendations developed from the Confidential Information, the Consultant will, prior to disclosing such Confidential Information, provide the Corporation with prompt notice of such request(s) or requirement(s) so that the Corporation may seek appropriate legal protection or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Consultant will not oppose action by, and will cooperate with, the Corporation to obtain legal protection or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to the Confidential Information.

 

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6.2 Corporate Opportunities. Any business opportunities related in any way to the Business and affairs of the Corporation which become known to the Consultant during their engagement hereunder shall be fully disclosed and made available to the Corporation and shall not be appropriated by Consultant under any circumstance without the prior written consent of the Corporation.

 

6.3 Non-Disparagement. The Consultant and the Corporation agree that during the Term of this Agreement and after its termination, neither shall make, nor cause to be made, directly or indirectly, any disparaging or derogatory statements about the other, and the Consultant shall not make, or cause to be made, directly or indirectly, any disparaging or derogatory statements about the directors, officers, employees, shareholders or agents of the Corporation or its Affiliates.

 

The provisions of this Article VI will apply throughout the Consultant’s engagement with the Corporation, notwithstanding any changes in promotion, job description, Duties, engagement, location, compensation or benefits.

 

Article VII – PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

 

7.1 Innovations. The Consultant understands, acknowledges, and agrees that all Innovations shall belong solely to the Corporation and all such Innovations which constitute works of authorship shall be “works made in the course of engagement” and “works made for hire” for purposes of Canadian and United States copyright legislation, respectively. The Consultant shall promptly disclose to the Corporation in writing any and all Innovations following their creation.

 

7.2 Assignment of Innovations. The Consultant hereby: (a) assigns to the Corporation all of the Consultant’s past, present and future right, title, and interest in and to all Innovations and does hereby waive all moral rights that the Consultant may have therein in favour of the Corporation; and, (b) agrees, at the Corporation’s request, to provide whatever assistance the Corporation may require and to do all such things and execute all such documents as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to obtain and maintain the Innovations, the applications, registrations and/or common law rights therefor, as well as all additions and modifications thereto, in any and all countries worldwide, and to vest title thereto in the Corporation, its successors, assigns and legal representatives or nominees. The Consultant hereby irrevocably appoints and designates the Corporation and its duly authorized officers and agents as their agents and attorneys-in-fact to act for and in the Consultant’s behalf and instead of the Consultant, to take such actions as the Corporation believes are necessary to effect the foregoing assignment in accordance with applicable laws.

 

The provisions of this Article VII will apply throughout the Consultant’s engagement with the Corporation, notwithstanding any changes in promotion, job description, Duties, engagement, location, compensation or benefits.

 

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Article VIII – RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS

 

8.1 Non-Solicitation. During the Consultant’s engagement and for a period of 12 months from the end of the Consultant’s engagement, for any reason, the Consultant shall not, within the territorial boundaries of Canada, directly or indirectly, either alone or jointly with or on behalf of any person or entity, directly or indirectly solicit or entice away or endeavour to solicit or entice away from the Corporation (or an affiliated company with which the Consultant had direct involvement) for the purpose, or with the effect, of competing with the Corporation:

 

(a)any person who at the date of the termination of the Consultant’s engagement was a client or customer of the Corporation and with whom the Consultant had direct and material contact during the course of the Consultant’s engagement for the purpose of carrying out the Consultant’s duties under this Agreement; and

 

(b)any persons who were employees or independent contractors of the Corporation at the time of the termination of the Consultant’s engagement, or during a period of 24 months immediately preceding the termination of the Consultant’s engagement, to terminate their engagement or contractor agreements with the Corporation (whether or not that person or entity would commit a breach of their contract of engagement or their contract for services, by doing so).

 

Article IX– REMEDIES

 

9.1 Remedy. The Consultant acknowledges and agrees that they are engaged in a fiduciary capacity, with obligations of trust and loyalty owed by them to the Corporation. Accordingly, the Consultant agrees that the restrictions in Article VI, Article VII and Article VIII are reasonable in the circumstances of the Consultant’s engagement and that the Business and affairs of the Corporation and its Affiliates cannot be properly protected from the adverse consequences of the actions of the Consultant other than by the restrictions set forth in this Agreement.

 

9.2 Injunctions, Etc. The Consultant acknowledges and agrees that in the event of a breach of the covenants, provisions and restrictions in Article VI, Article VII and Article VIII by the Consultant, the Corporation’s and its Affiliates’ remedy in the form of monetary damages will be inadequate. Therefore, the Corporation and its Affiliates shall be and are hereby authorized and entitled, in addition to all other rights and remedies available to it, to apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for interim and permanent injunctive relief and an accounting of all profits and benefits arising out of such breach.

 

9.3 Survival. Any provision of this Agreement which expressly states that it is to continue in effect after termination or expiration of this Agreement or Consultant’s engagement, or which by its nature would survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement or Consultant’s engagement, shall do so, regardless of the manner or cause of termination. This includes, but is not limited to, the obligations contained in Article I, Article VI, Article VII, Article VIII, Article IX and Article X.

 

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Article X- GENERAL CONTRACT TERMS

 

10.1 Recitals. The Corporation and the Consultant represent and warrant to each other that the Recitals set out above are true and are contractual in nature.

 

10.2 Currency. All amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement are expressed in and shall be paid in USD.

 

10.3 Withholding. All amounts paid or payable and all benefits, perquisites, allowances or entitlements provided to the Consultant under this Agreement are subject to applicable taxes and withholdings. Accordingly, the Corporation shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any amount payable to the Consultant hereunder such sums that the Corporation is required to withhold pursuant to any federal, provincial, state, local or foreign withholding or other applicable taxes or levies. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Consultant acknowledges and agrees that they are solely responsible for all tax liability arising from their receipt of any payments, benefits, perquisites, allowances or entitlements as set out in this Agreement.

 

10.4 Consultant’s Cooperation. During the Term and thereafter, the Consultant agrees to make themself fully and completely available (without requiring service or a subpoena or other legal process) to assist the Corporation and its representatives with any investigation or with its prosecution and/or defense of any legal proceedings involving matters of which they may have relevant knowledge. In the event the Corporation requires the Consultant’s cooperation in accordance with this Section after the Date of Termination, the Corporation shall reimburse the Consultant for all of their reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith.

 

10.5 Rights and Waivers. All rights and remedies of the Parties are separate and cumulative, and none of them, whether exercised or not, shall be deemed to be to the exclusion of any other rights or remedies or shall be deemed to limit or prejudice any other legal or equitable rights or remedies which either of the Parties may have.

 

10.6 Waiver. Any purported waiver of any default, breach or non-compliance under this Agreement is not effective unless in writing and signed by the Party to be bound by the waiver. No waiver shall be inferred from or implied by any failure to act or delay in acting by a Party in respect of any default, breach or non-observance or by anything done or omitted to be done by the other Party. The waiver by a Party of any default, breach or non-compliance under this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of that Party’s rights under this Agreement in respect of any continuing or subsequent default, breach or non-observance (whether of the same or any other nature).

 

10.7 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of the prohibition or unenforceability and shall be severed from the balance of this Agreement, all without affecting the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

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10.8 Notices. Any notice required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be properly given if personally delivered, delivered by e-mail, or mailed by prepaid registered mail addressed as follows:

 

to the Corporation at:

 

Jaguar Uranium Corp.
3-1136 Centre Street
Thornhill, ON L4J 3M8
Canada

 

Attention: Steven Gold
E-mail: sgold@jaguaruranium.com

 

to the Consultant: at the last address in the Corporation’s records,

 

or to such other address as the Parties may from time to time specify by notice given in accordance herewith. Any notice so given shall be conclusively deemed to have been given or made on the day of delivery, if personally delivered or delivered by e-mail, or on the postal return receipt as the date upon which the envelope containing such notice was actually received by the addressee.

 

10.9 Time of Essence. Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement in all respects.

 

10.10 Successors and Assigns. The Corporation shall have the right to assign this Agreement to any of its Affiliates or to any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, amalgamation, arrangement, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the Business and/or assets of the Corporation; the Consultant shall not be entitled to any payment or other consideration but shall be entitled to advance notice of any such assignment. The Consultant by the Consultant’s signature hereto expressly consents to such assignment and, provided that such successor agrees to assume and be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, all references to the “Corporation” hereunder shall include its successor. The Consultant shall not assign or transfer, whether absolutely, by way of security or otherwise, all or any part of the Consultant’s rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior consent of the Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

10.11 Amendment. No amendment of this Agreement will be effective unless made in writing and signed by the Parties.

 

10.12 Unilateral Right to Amend. For greater certainty and without limitation to the provisions of the relevant plans and policies, the Consultant acknowledges and agrees that the Corporation reserves the right in its sole discretion to unilaterally amend or terminate any employee plan, program, arrangement, or policy in which the Consultant participates or may become eligible to participate without notice or compensation to him.

 

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10.13 No Inducement. The Consultant represents and warrants to the Corporation that they have not been enticed or otherwise induced by the Corporation to leave otherwise secure employment elsewhere to accept engagement with the Corporation.

 

10.14 Personal Information. The Corporation collects, uses and discloses (to authorized parties) personal information as required for the purpose of administering the engagement relationship, including determining benefits eligibility. The Corporation may disclose this type of information to third parties for these purposes, or as otherwise required by law. Personal information includes information about the Consultant that they provided on their application form and resume, and during their job interviews. It also includes information about their dependents, wage and benefits, performance reviews, information collected during investigations, and medical information in the case of illness or absence.

 

By accepting this offer, the Consultant consents to the collection, use, and disclosure of such personal information for the purposes of administering the engagement relationship, as may be required from time to time.

 

10.15 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties pertaining to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written, except as provided herein. There are no conditions, warranties, representations or other agreements between the parties in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement (whether oral or written, express or implied, statutory or otherwise) except as specifically set out in this Agreement.

 

10.16 Pre-Contractual Representations. The Consultant hereby waives any right to assert a claim based on any pre-contractual representations, negligent or otherwise, made by the Corporation.

 

10.17 Governing Law. Unless otherwise indicated, legislation referred to in this Agreement is Ontario legislation. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable in that Province and shall be treated, in all respects, as an Ontario contract.

 

10.18 Headings. The division of this Agreement into sections and the insertion of headings are for convenience or reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

10.19 Independent Legal Advice. The Parties acknowledge that prior to executing this Agreement they have each had the opportunity to obtain independent legal advice and that they fully understand the nature of this Agreement and that they are entering into this Agreement voluntarily.

 

10.20 Counterparties/Electronic Execution. This Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of which so signed shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by electronic means, including by facsimile transmission or by electronic delivery in portable document format (“.pdf”) shall be equally effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. Notwithstanding the date of execution or transmission of any counterpart, each counterpart shall be deemed to have the Effective Date.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Agreement has been signed this 1st day of August, 2025, by the parties hereto under seal with effect on the Effective Date.

 

  JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.
   
  Per: /s/ Steven Gold
    Name: Steven Gold
    Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
    I have the authority to bind the Corporation

 

SIGNED, SEALED and
DELIVERED in the presence of

 

/s/ Will Avery  
  /s/ Luis Ducassi
Witness LUIS DUCASSI

 

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SCHEDULE “A”

 

Role and Responsibilities: Consultant Chair

 

The Consultant will hold the position of Executive Chair. In this role, the Consultant shall provide strategic leadership to the Corporation to implement and achieve its corporate and exploration strategy. As Executive Chair, the Consultant’s Duties include the following (collectively, the “Duties”):

 

1.Presiding over board meetings, setting the agenda, and ensuring meetings are effective, inclusive, and foster meaningful discussions.

 

2.Working with the CEO and members of the senior management team to set and implement the Corporations strategic direction.

 

3.Work with the CEO to translate strategic objectives into actionable plans.

 

4.Monitoring industry market trends, competitive landscapes and market growth opportunities.

 

5.Overseeing and ensuring corporate compliance with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

 

6.Building and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders and serving as a point of contact for stakeholder interests and concerns.

 

7.Such other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by the Corporation from time to time.

 

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Exhibit 21.1

 

JAGUAR URANIUM CORP.

 

List of Subsidiaries of the Registrant

 

Name of Subsidiary   Jurisdiction of Incorporation
2847312 Ontario Inc.   Ontario, Canada
Berlin (BVI) Limited   British Virgin Islands
Berlin (BVI) Limited Sucursal Colombia   Colombia
Gaia Energy Investments Ltd   British Virgin Islands
Gaia Energy Investments Ltd Sucursal Colombia   Colombia

 

Exhibit 23.1

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of Jaguar Uranium Corp. of our report dated July 31, 2024, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Jaguar Uranium Corp., which appears in this Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

 

/s/ DNTW Toronto LLP

 

DNTW Toronto LLP
Toronto, Ontario
December 8, 2025

 

Exhibit 23.2

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of Jaguar Uranium Corp. of our report dated July 31, 2024, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Berlin (BVI) Limited, which appears in this Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

 

/s/ DNTW Toronto LLP

 

DNTW Toronto LLP
Toronto, Ontario
December 8, 2025

 

Exhibit 23.3

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of Jaguar Uranium Corp. of our report dated July 31, 2024, relating to the consolidated financial statements of 2847312 Ontario Inc., which appears in this Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

 

/s/ DNTW Toronto LLP

 

DNTW Toronto LLP
Toronto, Ontario
December 8, 2025

 

Exhibit 23.4

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of Jaguar Uranium Corp. of our report dated July 31, 2024, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Gaia Energy Investments Ltd., which appears in this Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

 

/s/ DNTW Toronto LLP

 

DNTW Toronto LLP
Toronto, Ontario
December 8, 2025

 

Exhibit 23.5

 

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of Jaguar Uranium Corp. (referred as “the Company”) of our report dated September 11, 2025, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Jaguar Uranium Corp. as of December 31, 2024, and for the year ended December 31, 2024, in which our report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes explanatory paragraph relating to substantial doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, appearing in this Registration Statement on Form S-1. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

 

/s/ Summit Group CPAs, P.C. (formerly known as “Yu Certified Public Accountant, P.C.”)

 

New York, New York
December 8, 2025

 

Exhibit 23.7

 

SLR International Corporation

1658 Cole Blvd, Suite 100, Lakewood, Colorado, 80401

 

 

Consent of Qualified Person

 

SLR International Corporation, in connection with the registration statement on Form S-1 (the “Registration Statement”) of Jaguar Uranium Corp. (the “Company”), hereby consents to:

 

1the public filing and/or incorporation by reference by the Company and the use of (1) the technical report summary titled “S-K 1300 Technical Report Summary for the Berlin Project, Caldas Province, Colombia” (the “Berlin Technical Report”), with an effective date of February 15, 2024, (2) the technical report summary titled “S-K 1300 Technical Report Summary for the Laguna Salada Project, Chubut Province, Argentina” (the “Laguna Technical Report”), with an effective date of August 13, 2024, and (3) the technical report summary titled “S-K 1300 Technical Report Summary for the Huemul Project, Mendoza Province, Argentina” (the “Huemul Technical Report,” with an effective date of August 13, 2024, and together with the Berlin Technical Report and the Laguna Technical Report, the “Technical Reports”), all of which were prepared in accordance with Subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as exhibits to and referenced in the Registration Statement;

 

2the use of and references to our name, including our status as an expert or “qualified person” (as defined in Subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC) in connection with the Registration Statement and the Technical Report Summaries; and

 

3any extracts from or a summary of the Technical Report Summaries included in or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the use of any information derived, summarized, quoted or referenced from the Technical Report Summaries, or portions thereof, that was prepared by us, that we supervised the preparation of and/or that was reviewed and approved by us, that is included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.

 

SLR International Corporation is responsible for authoring, and this consent pertains to, the Technical Report Summaries. SLR International Corporation certifies that it has read the Registration Statement and that it fairly and accurately represents the information of the Technical Reports for which SLR International Corporation is responsible.

 

December 8, 2025

 

SLR International Corporation  
   
Per:  
   
/s/ Grant A. Malensek  
Grant A. Malensek  
Technical Director – U.S. Mining Advisory  

  

Exhibit 23.8

 

CONSENT OF DIRECTOR NOMINEE

 

Jaguar Uranium Corp. intends to file a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the “Registration Statement”) registering securities for issuance in its initial public offering. As required by Rule 438 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned hereby consents to being named in the Registration Statement as a director nominee. The undersigned also consents to the filing of this consent as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto.

 

By: /s/ Janet Meiklejohn  
Name:  Janet Meiklejohn  
Dated: December 8, 2025  

 

Exhibit 23.9

 

CONSENT OF DIRECTOR NOMINEE

 

Jaguar Uranium Corp. intends to file a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the “Registration Statement”) registering securities for issuance in its initial public offering. As required by Rule 438 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned hereby consents to being named in the Registration Statement as a director nominee. The undersigned also consents to the filing of this consent as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto.

 

By: /s/ Tomas De Pablos Souza  
Name:  Tomas De Pablos Souza  
Dated: December 8, 2025  

 

Exhibit 96.1

 

 

 

Jaguar Uranium Corp. | Berlin ProjectMarch 7, 2024
S-K 1300 Technical Report SummarySLR Project No.: 123.22012.00001

 

Table of Contents

 

1.0 Executive Summary 1-1
1.1 Summary 1-1
1.2 Technical Summary 1-3
2.0 Introduction 2-1
2.1 Site Visits 2-1
2.2 Sources of Information 2-1
2.3 List of Abbreviations 2-2
3.0 Property Description 3-1
3.1 Location 3-1
3.2 Land Tenure 3-3
3.3 Mineral Rights in Colombia 3-5
3.4 Encumbrances 3-7
3.5 Royalties 3-7
3.6 Environmental Liabilities 3-7
3.7 Required Permits and Status 3-8
3.8 Other Significant Factors and Risks 3-8
4.0 Accessibility, Climate, Local Resources, Infrastructure and Physiography 4-1
4.1 Accessibility 4-1
4.2 Climate 4-3
4.3 Local Resources 4-3
4.4 Infrastructure 4-3
4.5 Physiography 4-7
5.0 History 5-1
5.1 Prior Ownership 5-1
5.2 Exploration and Development History 5-1
5.3 Mining Methods 5-21
5.4 Mineral Processing and Metallurgical Test Work 5-21
5.5 Historical Mineral Resource Estimates 5-22
5.6 Past Production 5-23
6.0 Geological Setting, Mineralization, and Deposit 6-1
6.1 Regional Geology 6-1
6.2 Property Geology 6-4
6.1 Structural Geology 6-10
6.2 Mineralization 6-12
6.3 Deposit Types 6-15

 

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7.0 Exploration 7-1
7.1 Exploration Potential 7-1
8.0 Sample Preparation, Analyses, and Security 8-1
8.1 Sampling Procedure 8-1
8.2 Sample Preparation 8-2
8.3 Sample Analysis 8-2
8.4 Quality Assurance and Quality Control 8-3
8.5 QP Opinion 8-3
9.0 Data Verification 9-1
9.1 Site Visit 9-1
9.2 QP Opinion 9-1
10.0 Mineral Processing and Metallurgical Testing 10-1
11.0 Mineral Resource Estimates 11-1
12.0 Mineral Reserve Estimates 12-1
13.0 Mining Methods 13-1
14.0 Processing and Recovery Methods 14-1
15.0 Infrastructure 15-1
16.0 Market Studies 16-1
17.0 Environmental Studies, Permitting, and Plans, Negotiations, or Agreements with Local Individuals or Groups 17-1
18.0 Capital and Operating Costs 18-1
19.0 Economic Analysis 19-1
20.0 Adjacent Properties 20-1
21.0 Other Relevant Data and Information 21-1
22.0 Interpretation and Conclusions 22-1
23.0 Recommendations 23-1
24.0 References 24-1
25.0 Reliance on Information Provided by the Registrant 25-1
26.0 Date and Signature Page 26-1

 

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Tables

 

Table 3-1: Berlin Project Mineral Concessions Corner Point Coordinates (UTM Zone 18 North Coordinates) 3-5
Table 3-2: NSR Royalties (%) for Various Commodities 3-7
Table 5-1: Rock-Chip Sample U3O8 Assay Values and Thickness of Mineralized Unit Reported by Minatome 5-5
Table 5-2: Berlin Project Corroborative Rock-Chip Sample Assay Results from Radioactive Unit, Southern Berlin Project Area 5-6
Table 5-3: Summary Assay Results of Channel Samples Taken Through the Uraniferous Unit in the Three Tunnels (Adits) excavated by Minatome 5-6
Table 5-4: Assay Results from the Mineralized Intervals of U3O8 Corp. Trenches at a 0.4% U3O8 Cut-Off Grade 5-10
Table 5-5: U3O8 Corp. Drill Hole Summary 5-13
Table 5-6: Assay Results (at a 0.04% U3O8 Cut-Off Grade) for Intercepts from Drill Holes at the Berlin Project 5-16

 

Figures

 

Figure 3-1: Location Map 3-2
Figure 3-2: Location of the Mineralization Trend relative to the Mineral Concession at Berlin 3-4
Figure 4-1: Access to the Berlin Project 4-2
Figure 4-2: Berlin Project and the Regional Railway System 4-4
Figure 4-3: Local Road Network and Location of La Miel Hydroelectric Plant 4-5
Figure 4-4: Proposed Locations of Principal Project Infrastructure 4-6
Figure 4-5: SRTM Imagery showing the Topographic Relief in the Berlin Project Area 4-8
Figure 4-6: Map showing Vegetation Types in the Project Area 4-9
Figure 5-1: Channel Sample Uranium Grades in Uraniferous Unit, Northern Berlin Trend 5-3
Figure 5-2: Channel Sample Uranium Grades in Uraniferous Unit, Southern Berlin Trend 5-4
Figure 5-3: Minatome Historical Drilling Location Map 5-7
Figure 5-4: Geological Map of the Berlin Project showing U3O8 Corp. Trench Locations 5-9
Figure 5-5: Geological Map of the Berlin Project showing U3O8 Corp. Drill Hole Locations 5-12
Figure 6-1: Main Tectonic Components of Colombia 6-3
Figure 6-2: Geological Setting of the Berlin Project 6-5
Figure 6-3: Regional Stratigraphic Column 6-8
Figure 6-4: Local Stratigraphic Column Defined from Drill Core from the Berlin Project 6-9
Figure 6-5: West-East Cross Sections through Berlin Syncline 6-11

 

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Figure 6-6: Histograms Showing the Distribution of Metals in Selected Bore Holes Drilled in the Resource Area at Berlin 6-13
Figure 6-7: Paragenesis of the Mineralization in the Berlin Deposit 6-14
Figure 7-1: Long Section of the 10.5 km Berlin Trend 7-3
Figure 7-2: Distribution of the Commodities in the Berlin Trend “Unfolded” 7-4

 

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1.0 Executive Summary

 

1.1 Summary

 

SLR International Corporation (SLR) was retained by Jaguar Uranium Corp. (Jaguar or the Company) to prepare an independent Technical Report Summary (TRS) on the Berlin Project (Berlin or the Project), located in Caldas Province of central Colombia.

 

On December 11, 2023, Green Shift Commodities Ltd. (GCOM) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement dated December 8, 2023, with Latam Battery Metals Inc. (Latam) whereby Latam will acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of the two wholly-owned subsidiaries of GCOM, which together hold indirectly a 100% interest in the Berlin Project.

Latam, who recently changed its name to Jaguar Uranium, is an arm’s length privately held company focused on the uranium sector with strong operating experience in Latin America; it intends to pursue a listing on a recognized stock exchange.

 

SLR understands that the TRS will be used to support the Company in meeting the requirements for listing on a U.S. exchange.

 

The Berlin Project includes one mineral concession on which the Berlin Deposit, part of the Berlin Trend, lies.

 

This TRS conforms to United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Modernized Property Disclosure Requirements for Mining Registrants as described in Subpart 229.1300 of Regulation S-K, Disclosure by Registrants Engaged in Mining Operations (S-K 1300) and Item 601 (b)(96) Technical Report Summary.

 

1.1.1 Conclusions

 

SLR offers the following conclusions.

 

●The Berlin Project shows excellent potential for economic uranium mineralization and further exploration work is warranted.

 

●The Berlin Project is the southern part of the 10.5 km mineralized Berlin Trend. Drilling by U3O8 Corp between 2010 to 2012. started along the southern three kilometres, where 82 drill holes totaling over 19,000 m of drilling encountered strong mineralization.

 

●Highlights of the drilling include drill hole DDB-035 which yielded eight metres of 0.12% uranium, 0.47% vanadium, and 9.7% phosphate.

 

●Previous metallurgical studies reported recoveries of 97% uranium, 97% for phosphate, and 79% vanadium, elements that make up two-thirds of rock value.

 

●Recovery of minerals that account for the remaining one third include rare earth elements (REE) (neodymium and yttrium), rhenium, nickel, and molybdenum. Mineralization is open along strike to the north where exploration drilling and trenching along the Berlin Trend has encountered similar mineralization at surface.

 

●Berlin shows remarkable geological continuity with the uranium and other commodities concentrated in a specific and easily recognizable limestone-sandstone unit.

 

●Based on a review of the database, geologic models, and documentation provided, SLR concludes that all of the previous procedures reported by Jaguar’s predecessors are in alignment with industry standards.

 

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●SLR did identify some approaches which are not SLR’s preference, however, no significant procedural issues have been identified to date.

 

●Social acceptance of the Project by neighbouring communities is key to the success of a future mine, and this aspect of the Project needs to be carefully managed on a go-forward basis. Jaguar indicated that local community support for the Project is strong. The main risk to the Property is the potential for the State to rescind the Concession Contract.

 

●The SLR QP is of the opinion that with consideration of the recommendations summarized in Sections 1 and 23 of this report, any issues relating to all relevant technical and economic factors likely to influence the prospect of economic extraction can be resolved with further work. There are no other known environmental, permitting, legal, social, or other factors that would affect the development of the Mineral Resources.

 

●Jaguar is an exploration-stage company and has no history of operations, mining, or refining mineral products. There can be no assurance that the Project will be successfully placed into production, produce minerals in commercial quantities or otherwise generate operating earnings.

 

1.1.2 Recommendations

 

SLR offers the following recommendation for a two phase program, with a total budget of US$2,330,000, to advance the Project beginning later in 2024. Phase 2 is dependent on outcomes of the Phase 1 work.

 

Phase 1 – Mineral Resource Estimate Technical Report

 

1Complete a current Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) on the Project. The estimated cost to prepare an MRE is US$150,000. SLR recommends Jaguar perform the following activities to support a current Mineral Resource disclosure:

 

a)Rerun and perform additional check sampling to confirm legacy drilling and trench data either by twinning legacy drill holes and logging with downhole radiometric (natural gamma), resampling trenches, and/or resampling stored core.

 

b)Rerun statistical analysis on the intercepts to guide updating previously reported Mineral Resource estimates.

 

c)Add and construct three dimensional (3D) geologic model to assist and control grade estimation in block model estimation.

 

d)Rerun and apply updated classification criteria to categorize the Mineral Resource estimate.

 

Phase 2 – Preliminary Economic Assessment

 

1Complete additional infill/delineation drilling to achieve the following:

 

a)Test for mineralization along the east flank of the mineralized layer Zone C.

 

b)Upgrade Inferred Resources estimated in Phase 1 to Indicated Resources. . This step is contingent on positive Phase 1 results.

 

The estimated cost to complete drilling is US$2,000,000.

 

2Complete a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) on the Project. The estimated cost to prepare the PEA is US$180,000.

 

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1.2 Technical Summary

 

1.2.1 Property Description

 

The Berlin Project is currently an early-stage exploration project and is located in central Colombia in the municipality of Samaná, Province of Caldas, approximately 80 km northeast (225 km by road) of the provincial capital, Manizales, and approximately 150 km northeast (245 km by road) of the national capital, Bogotá.

 

The two contiguous mineral concessions (Concession Contract 664-17 and Concession Contract 736-17) on which portions of the Berlin Project lie cover an area approximately 9,053 ha in extent and are in the municipality of Samaná, Caldas Province.

 

An environmental license is required for the exploration stage. Jaguar is currently in the process of obtaining all required permits to conduct the proposed work on the property.

 

1.2.2 Land Tenure

 

The National Mining Agency (ANM) regulates mining in Colombia. It is a decentralized national entity attached to the Ministry of Mines and Energy (the Ministry), and is responsible for managing royalties, maintaining the national registry of concession contracts, and granting and executing concession contracts.

 

The two contiguous mineral concessions (Concession Contract 664-17 and Concession Contract 736-17) on which portions of the Berlin Project lie cover an area approximately 9,053 ha in extent and are in the municipality of Samaná, Caldas Province. The Concession Contracts were executed and registered under Law 685 of 2001, titled to Gaia Energy Investments Ltd., and are currently being transferred to Jaguar’s control. The Berlin Concession Contracts were granted for a 30-year term that expires in 2037, whereupon an application could be made for an additional 30-year term. Concession contract applications 508202 and 508645 are currently being applied for by Jaguar.

 

The exploration phase is granted for an initial three-year term, that can be extended for two years to a maximum of four times (for a total exploration period of 11 years). The construction phase is granted for an initial three-year period, extendable for a one-year term. The exploitation phase is granted for the remaining time such that the overall concession period does not exceed 30 years, i.e. the initial exploitation phase is 30 years minus the exploration and construction periods.

 

1.2.3 Accessibility, Climate, Local Resources, Infrastructure, and Physiography

 

The Project is well situated between the capital city of Bogotá and Medellín, a city of over two million people near good existing infrastructure and within Colombia’s agricultural heartland. The Berlin Project can be accessed by road from Bogotá, Manizales, Pereira, Medellín, or Ibague, all of which have commercial airports.

 

The Berlin Project lies in the eastern foothills of the Colombian Central Range that is characterized by steep topography between 850 metres above sea level (MASL) to 1,300 MASL).

 

The average temperature in the area of the Project is between 21°C and 25°C, with the daytime temperature varying between 26°C and 29°C throughout the year; average annual rainfall is 2,900 mm per year These conditions allow for year-round operations. Norcasia, 10 km from Berlin, is the closest urban area to the Project, with a population of approximately 7,000, and offering shops, a hospital, and public transportation. There is no mining in the immediate area, so trained personnel would have to be hired elsewhere in Colombia, which has a deep source of experienced talent. The local business sector would need significant training and investment for the development of support services appropriate for a future mine and processing plant at Berlin.

 

Except for a core storage facility located in the village of Berlin, there are no permanent infrastructures at the Property.

 

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1.2.4 History

 

Uranium was identified in phosphatic strata in a regional radiometric prospecting program undertaken by the Colombian Instituto de Asuntos Nucleares (“IAN”) between 1977 and 1983.

 

Minatome, which has now been incorporated into Orano, obtained permission from IAN to explore the Berlin Project area for uranium in 1979. Field-based exploration identified a laterally continuous sedimentary unit that had significant uranium grades. Minatome excavated three adits and 20 trenches, drilled 2,136 m in 11 holes, and undertook metallurgical studies.

 

Minatome withdrew from the Berlin area in 1981 and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) became involved, focussing on the potential to recover uranium, molybdenum, vanadium, and phosphate.

 

U3O8 Corp. began exploration on the Berlin Project when it acquired the property in April 2010. Due to the stratiform nature of the mineralization, the principal objective was to define the extent and consistency of the known mineralized layer through trenching and drilling. The Project is in hilly terrain in which trenches were excavated by hand in areas where the mineralization outcrops, with drilling conducted from platforms cut into hillsides.

 

Trench sites were identified using historic data and geological maps from the Minatome exploration that indicated areas of outcropping mineralization. Most of the trenches are located on the more accessible southern part and eastern flank of the syncline.

 

U3O8 Corp’s 2010-2011 drill program culminated with the drilling of 82 bore holes for 18,534 m were drilled on the southern three km of the folded sedimentary strata. In 2012 an additional wide-spaced 15 drill holes, totaling 6,441 m, were completed in the area to the north the main mineralization area and showed similar grades in a similar suite of commodities to those in the main mineralized zone to the south. Eleven of the 15 holes intersected the mineralized layer; the mineralized sequence was not intersected due to faulting in the other four holes.

 

1.2.5 Geological Setting, Mineralization, and Deposit

 

The Berlin Project lies on the eastern flank of the Cordillera Central where remnants of a mid- Mesozoic fluvio-marine sedimentary sequence overlie basement schists of the Cajamarca Complex. The sedimentary sequence that contains the mineralized unit at Berlin defines an upward-fining progression. This transgressive continental to marine sequence accumulated in a large sedimentary basin that extends from Colombia through Ecuador into Peru and the black shales constitute an important source bed for hydrocarbons in the region.

 

A sedimentary sequence that corresponds to a transitional continental-marine-lagoonal environment is found overlying discordantly the basement Cajamarca Group. Mineralization at Berlin is made up of two types of host rock: the host lithology near surface is hosted in sandstone, while at depth, mineralization is confined to a carbonate unit. This distribution is ascribed to the sandstone host being a weathered version of the primary facies in which carbonate has been removed by oxidation related to weathering. Four zones are recognized in the Berlin area and these are remarkably consistent throughout the Project.

 

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The principal mineralized layer is Zone C, which is a muddy wackestone with the presence of reworked fossil fragments, displaying wavy lamination and a high content of authigenic apatite and bitumen. This is consistent with either the increasing water energy or probably the relative shallowing of the basin. This zone constitutes the mineralized level, which varies in thickness from 1 m to 3.5 m, with a maximum thickness of 9.2 m (in a drill hole) and 6.7 m (in a trench).

 

Mineralization in centred on Zone C but extends slightly into the overlying Zone D. Phosphate and most metals show a sharp decrease in grade at the base of Zone C, whereas grades decrease more gradually into the hanging wall. Vanadium, molybdenum, zinc, and silver show a marked persistence of grades into the hanging wall. A similar distribution of mineralization is apparent in the near-surface environment in which the carbonate appears to have been removed from the rock by weathering, leaving the clastic vestiges of the original rock forming a mineralized siltstone.

 

Present research suggests a hypothesis for uranium and vanadium mineralization: an epigenetic origin (Cáceres-Bottia et al., 2023). The results indicate that the source for uranium, vanadium, and the other economic elements associated, were released from the black shales (Zone D) of the Abejorral Formation that is overlying a carbonate zone of Cretaceous wackestone. Those elements were transported in diagenetic fluids under specific physical and geochemical conditions. Efficient stratabound trap (Zone C) occurred when the carbonate zone triggered a redox front that interacted not only with mineralized fluids, but organic matter and H2S. For uraninites, the chemical U-Pb age calculated using microprobe analysis was 67±15 Ma and the U-Pb isotopic age is 53±11 Ma.

 

The sedimentary sequence in the Project area has been folded into a doubly-plunging syncline that has a north-trending axis. The geometry of the fold is like a port-listing canoe; the western limb of the fold dips at a shallow angle to the east and the east limb is steeply-dipping to overturned. The eastern limb is cut, in some sectors, by the east-dipping San Diego Fault, which is a north-striking splay related to the regional Palestina Fault. Mineralization at Berlin is confined to a specific stratigraphic layer that has the geometry of the hull of the canoe. Drilling and trenching have shown that the mineralized layer extends over 10.5 km of strike on the eastern and western margins of a syncline, the keel of which reaches a depth of approximately 400 m below surface at its deepest point. The current main mineralization area, the Berlin Deposit, is located in the southern part of the Berlin Trend, where the axis of the canoe-like fold gradually deepens, over a distance of 2.4 km, from outcrop in the south to a depth of 400 m in the north.

 

The mineralized unit ranges in thickness from 0.8 m to 8.0 m, averaging 3.0 m true thickness, and is composed of carbonate rock at depth and sandstone-siltstone in the weathered, oxidized zone near surface. The mineralized layer has a footwall of competent sandstone and conglomerate that forms a unit approximately 20 m thick. The sandstone-conglomerate is underlain by metamorphic schists or extremely competent granitoid rocks. The hanging wall consists of black shale that has moderate to poor rock strength.

 

1.2.6 Deposit Type

 

The Berlin Project is classified as an epigenetic stratiform sandstone deposit. The Berlin Deposit in central Colombia consists of a layer of phosphate rock in a layered sedimentary sequence that contains an unusual mix of metals including uranium, nickel, vanadium, molybdenum, manganese, zinc, and REEs. REE and rhenium are considered to have derived from the alaskite directly.

 

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Uranium and vanadium strata-bound mineralization at the Berlin project corresponds to an epigenetic event that occurred in a muddy wackestone with the presence of reworked fossil fragments. The black shale of the Abejorral Formation was the source of uranium and vanadium, which were remobilized by diagenetic processes. Geochemical characteristics of the diagenetic fluids had to be oxidized, alkaline, and carbonate-rich coupled with humic acids with strong anions such as F-, Cl-, CO32- and PO43- at temperatures below 200°C, to be effective for the transport of the elements of interest. Zone C acted as an efficient chemical trap that allowed authigenic apatite, uraninite, sphalerite, and chernykhite to precipitate with the aid of reductant agents such as H2S and other organic complexes.

 

1.2.7 Exploration

 

Jaguar Uranium has conducted no exploration work or drill activities since acquiring the property in December 2023.

 

1.2.8 Mineral Resource Estimates

 

There are no current Mineral Resources or Mineral Reserves at the Project.

 

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2.0 Introduction

 

SLR International Corporation (SLR) was retained by Jaguar Uranium (Jaguar or the Company) to prepare an independent Technical Report Summary (TRS) on the Berlin Project (Berlin or the Project), located in Caldas Province of central Colombia.

 

On December 11, 2023, Green Shift Commodities Ltd. (GCOM) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement dated December 8, 2023, with Latam Battery Metals Inc. (Latam) whereby Latam will acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of the two wholly-owned subsidiaries of GCOM, which together hold indirectly a 100% interest in the Berlin Project. Latam, who recently changed its name to Jaguar Uranium, is an arm’s length privately held company focused on the uranium sector with strong operating experience in Latin America; it intends to pursue a listing on a recognized stock exchange.

 

SLR understands that the TRS will be used to support the Company in meeting the requirements for listing on a U.S. exchange.

 

This TRS conforms to United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Modernized Property Disclosure Requirements for Mining Registrants as described in Subpart 229.1300 of Regulation S-K, Disclosure by Registrants Engaged in Mining Operations (S-K 1300) and Item 601 (b)(96) Technical Report Summary.

 

2.1 Site Visits

 

SLR visited the site on January 30, 2024. During the site visit, the SLR Qualified Person (QP) received a project overview by site management. The SLR QP toured exploration areas, inspected various parts of the property and infrastructure, inspected the core handling facility, and interviewed key personnel involved in the collection, interpretation, and processing of legacy geological data.

 

2.2 Sources of Information

 

During the preparation of this TRS, discussions were held with personnel from Jaguar:

 

●Andres Caceres Bottia, P.Geo, Consulting Geologist

 

●Oscar Sepulveda, Vice President Exploration, Jaguar

 

●Luis Ducassi, CEO, Jaguar

 

●Steven Gold, CFO, Jaguar

 

This report is an update of a Technical Report dated April 25, 2022 (Pallier 2022).

 

A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) was completed by Tenova Engineering Ltd. (Tenova) in 2013 (Tenova 2013).

 

The documentation reviewed, and other sources of information, are listed at the end of this TRS in Section 24.0 References.

 

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2.3 List of Abbreviations

 

Units of measurement used in this TRS conform to the metric system. All currency in this TRS is US dollars (US$) unless otherwise noted.

 

m micron   kVA kilovolt-amperes
mg microgram   kW kilowatt
a annum   kWh kilowatt-hour
A ampere   L litre
bbl barrels   lb pound
Btu British thermal units   L/s litres per second
°C degree Celsius   m metre
C$ Canadian dollars   M mega (million); molar
cal calorie   m2 square metre
cfm cubic feet per minute   m3 cubic metre
cm centimetre   MASL metres above sea level
cm2 square centimetre   m3/h cubic metres per hour
d day   mi mile
dia diameter   min minute
dmt dry metric tonne   mm micrometre
dwt dead-weight ton   mm millimetre
°F degree Fahrenheit   mph miles per hour
ft foot   MVA megavolt-amperes
ft2 square foot   MW megawatt
ft3 cubic foot   MWh megawatt-hour
ft/s foot per second   oz Troy ounce (31.1035g)
g gram   oz/st, opt ounce per short ton
G giga (billion)   ppb part per billion
gal Imperial gallon   ppm part per million
g/L gram per litre   psia pound per square inch absolute
gpm Imperial gallons per minute   psig pound per square inch gauge
g/t gram per tonne   RL relative elevation
gr/ft3 grain per cubic foot   s second
gr/m3 grain per cubic metre   st short ton
ha hectare   stpa short ton per year
hp horsepower   stpd short ton per day
hr hour   t metric tonne
Hz hertz   tpa metric tonne per year
in. inch   tpd metric tonne per day
in2 square inch   US$ United States dollar
J joule   USg United States gallon
k kilo (thousand)   USgpm US gallon per minute
kcal kilocalorie   V volt
kg kilogram   W watt
km kilometre   wmt wet metric tonne
km2 square kilometre   wt% weight percent
km/h kilometre per hour   yd3 cubic yard
kPa kilopascal   yr year

 

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3.0 Property Description

 

This section has been modified from Tenova (2013) and Pallier (2022).

 

3.1 Location

 

The Berlin Project area is located in central Colombia in the municipality of Samaná, Province of Caldas, approximately 80 km northeast (225 km by road) of the provincial capital, Manizales, and approximately 150 km northeast (245 km by road) of the national capital, Bogotá.

 

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Figure 3-1: Location Map

 

 

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3.2 Land Tenure

 

The National Mining Agency (ANM) regulates mining in Colombia. It is a decentralized national entity, attached to the Ministry of Mines and Energy (the Ministry), and is responsible for managing royalties, maintaining the national registry of concession contracts, and granting and executing concession contracts.

 

The two contiguous mineral concessions (Concession Contract 664-17 and Concession Contract 736-17) on which portions of the Berlin Project lie cover an area approximately 9,053 ha in extent and are in the municipality of Samaná, Caldas Province (Figure 3-2). The Concession Contracts were executed and registered under Law 685 of 2001, titled to Gaia Energy Investments Ltd., and are currently being transferred to Jaguar’s control. The Berlin Concession Contracts were granted for a 30-year term that expires in 2037, whereupon an application could be made for an additional 30-year term. Concession contract applications 508202 and 508645 are currently being applied for by Jaguar.

 

The exploration phase is granted for an initial three-year term, that can be extended for two years to a maximum of four times (for a total exploration period of 11 years). The construction phase is granted for an initial three-year period, extendable for a one-year term. The exploitation phase is granted for the remaining time such that the overall concession period does not exceed 30 years, i.e. the initial exploitation phase is 30 years minus the exploration and construction periods.

 

Details of the UTM coordinates of the corner points of the concession on which the Berlin mineralization is located, are listed in Table 3-1. UTM coordinates are in Zone 18 North and are in units of metres.

 

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Figure 3-2: Location of the Mineralization Trend relative to the Mineral Concession at Berlin

 

 

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Table 3-1: Berlin Project Mineral Concessions Corner Point Coordinates (UTM Zone 18 North Coordinates).

 

Concession Corner Point UTM
    Northing Easting
664-17 1 623540 509035
2 623535 505835
3 623375 505835
4 623372 503886
5 623223 503886
6 623223 503896
7 621224 503899
8 621223 503830
9 619684 503832
10 620141 502042
11 618221 501016
12 618221 501066
13 615220 499671
14 615219 498842
15 618217 498837
16 623215 498829
17 623218 500938
18 623528 500937
19 623522 497343
20 614980 497356
21 614998 509049
736-17 1 627900 499796
2 627900 503910
3 625735 503909
4 625735 503202
5 623217 503208
6 623216 499796

 

3.3 Mineral Rights in Colombia

 

In Colombia, exploration and exploitation of mining resources, such as uranium, are formalized by execution of a concession contract with the correspondent national mining authority pursuant to the mining legislation Law N°685/2001, duly amended by Law 1382 of 2010.

 

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Since 1940, the mining authority has been the Ministry of Mines and Energy. The Ministry has, in turn, delegated some mining-related matters to national and provincial authorities. Specifically, until 2012, the National Institute of Geology and Mining (INGEOMINAS) was responsible for managing royalties and maintaining the national register of Concession Contracts. By means of Decree 4134 of November 3, 2011, the Colombian Government created the National Minerals Agency (ANM), which assumed responsibility for the granting, execution, and administration of Concession Contracts throughout Colombia in 2012.

 

Specific Provincial Governments are charged with the granting, execution and performance of Concession Contracts and other related administrative proceedings within their respective provincial boundaries. This is the case for the Caldas Province, in which the Berlin Project is located, whereby the Province manages all exploration and mining-related activities for minerals found within the province, except for coal and emeralds, which are managed by INGEOMINAS.

 

Under Colombian law, foreign individuals and corporations have the same rights as Colombian individuals and corporations. Foreign companies are required to constitute a branch, subsidiary, or affiliate in Colombia before they may be granted a Concession Contract. Requirements to maintain the Concession Contract in Good Standing are discussed below.

 

3.3.1 Concession Fees

 

Annual concession fees during the exploration and construction phases are required to be paid to the State to maintain the Concession Contract in good standing. The approximate annual cost of maintaining the Project is US$65,000.

 

3.3.2 Environmental Mining Insurance

 

Within 10 days following the execution of a concession contract, an environmental mining insurance policy must be obtained by the concession-holder as a guarantee against non- compliance with mining and environmental obligations. Failure to meet these obligations may result in the levying of fines and the unilateral termination of the agreement by the Mining Authority. The insured value is calculated as follows for the different stages of a concession contract:

 

●Exploration – 5% of annual estimated work expenditures.

 

●Construction – 5% of the annual investment towards mine construction.

 

●Exploitation – 10% of the result of multiplying the estimated annual production by the price of the mineral being extracted, as determined by the Government.

 

The insurance policy must be in full force and effect for three years beyond the life of the concession contract and is renewed annually as part of the fulfilment of obligations to maintain the concession contract in good standing.

 

3.3.3 Budget and Work Program

 

At the time an application is made, and when an extension to the exploration phase is granted, a budget and work program must be presented to the appropriate mining authorities.

 

3.3.4 Reporting

 

An annual report of activities on each Concession Contract must be submitted to the ANM.

 

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3.3.5 Compliance with Environmental Standards

 

Exploration is required to be carried out to standards of the mining and environmental authorities in Colombia. The provincial environmental agency, Corpocaldas, monitors environmental compliance and issues water permits as well as permits for trenching and drilling.

 

3.4 Encumbrances

 

There are no back-in rights or other encumbrances on the Concession Contract that constitutes the Berlin Project.

 

3.5 Royalties

 

The Colombian Government requires an NSR royalty that varies according to commodity as listed in Table 3-2.

 

Table 3-2: NSR Royalties (%) for Various Commodities

 

Commodity NSR Royalty (%)
Uranium 10
Vanadium, phosphorus, molybdenum, yttrium, and rhenium 5
Gold and silver 4
Nickel 12
Construction Materials (including gypsum) 1

 

The royalty is accrued at the mine head, meaning that 100% of the ore mined is taken into account to calculate the royalty (product at the mine head has not been subject to any processing).

 

When calculating the royalty, the Ministry takes into account the sales price of the mineral extracted from the mine, as well as costs, such as transport and refining/processing, as estimated from various sources, including mining companies and publications.

 

Royalties are payable in cash or in kind.

 

When payable in kind, since royalties are calculated at mine head or wellhead, the royalty percentage will never form part of the product to be sold by the producer but will be as from that moment owned by the State. This means that royalties in kind will never form part of income and thus will not be considered as a cost or expense.

 

When payable in cash, royalties will be taken from income obtained by the producer in the sale of the product to the market. Although royalty is calculated at the mine head or wellhead, it will be payable only once the product has been sold. Thus, the royalty percentage is part of the product sold and then subtracted from the income obtained as a consideration payable to the State for the exploitation of the mine or well. Said consideration is considered as deductible for income tax purposes, as expressly accepted by tax authorities through a ruling issued in 2005.

 

3.6 Environmental Liabilities

 

SLR is not aware of any environmental liabilities on the property.

 

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3.7 Required Permits and Status

 

Jaguar is currently in the process of obtaining all required permits to conduct the proposed work on the property.

 

An environmental license is required for the exploration stage. All work must be done in accordance with mining and environmental standards issued by the Ministry of Mines and Energy and the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development. Corpocaldas then oversees the fulfillment of the environmental regulations on the Project. Permits are required to fell trees for access, construction of drilling platforms, and for access to water sources.

 

Permitting typically takes two to six months to process. Water from one permitted site can be used for various drill platforms in the vicinity. These permits will be applied for when the location of the drill platforms has been decided.

 

An Environmental Impact Study must be completed in order to obtain an environmental licence from Corpocaldas before mine construction may commence.

 

3.8 Other Significant Factors and Risks

 

Social acceptance of the Project by neighbouring communities is key to the success of a future mine, and this aspect of the Project needs to be carefully managed on a go-forward basis.. During discussions held during the recent site visit between Jaguar personnel and the QP, Jaguar indicated that local community support for the Project is strong.

 

The main risk to the Property is the potential for the State to rescind the Concession Contract.

 

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4.0 Accessibility, Climate, Local Resources, Infrastructure and Physiography

 

4.1 Accessibility

 

The Berlin Project can be accessed by road from Bogotá, Manizales, Pereira, Medellín, or Ibague, all of which have commercial airports.

 

The Magdalena River is navigable by barge from the town of La Dorada, 65 km southeast of the Project area, to the port of Bocas de Ceniza - Barranquilla on the Caribbean coast. La Dorada is 190 km from Bogotá and 170 km from Ibague. From La Dorada, a secondary unpaved road leads westwards to Berlin, passing through the municipality of Norcasia (Figure 4-1).

 

In addition, a railway line links the town of La Dorada to the port town of Santa Marta on the Caribbean coast. The rail links between La Dorada and the capital, Bogotá, and to the port of Buenaventura on the Pacific coast, are part of the Master Railway Plan under which all rail systems are scheduled to be refurbished by 2030.

 

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Figure 4-1: Access to the Berlin Project

 

 

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4.2 Climate

 

The average temperature in the area of the Project is between 21°C and 25°C, with the daytime temperature varying between 26°C and 29°C throughout the year; average annual rainfall is 2,900 mm per year (https://worldweatheronline.com). There are two peak rainfall periods: February through May and October through December. These conditions allow for year-round operations.

 

4.3 Local Resources

 

Norcasia, 10 km from Berlin, is the closest urban area to the Project, with a population of approximately 7,000 and offering shops, a hospital, and public transportation.

 

U3O8 Corp. conducted a socio-economic analysis in 2010 of the township of San Diego, which is part of the municipality of Samaná. The analysis reported approximately 4,200 inhabitants in the township within 32 settlements linked by dirt tracks, with no vehicular access. The main socio-economic activity in the Project area is small-scale and subsistence agriculture and dairy.

 

There is no mining in the immediate area, so trained personnel would have to be hired elsewhere in Colombia, which has a deep source of experienced talent. The local business sector would need significant training and investment for the development of support services appropriate for a future mine and processing plant at Berlin.

 

4.4 Infrastructure

 

Except for a core storage facility located in the village of Berlin, there are no permanent infrastructures at the Property. The Project is well situated between the capital city of Bogotá and Medellín, a city of over two million people near good existing infrastructure and within Colombia’s agricultural heartland.

 

The Magdalena River is navigable by barge from the town of La Dorada, 65 km southeast of the Project area, to the port of Bocas de Ceniza - Barranquilla on the Caribbean coast. The Magdalena River system has been dammed to provide hydropower at La Miel 395 MW hydroelectric dam, which is located approximately 12 km from the Project area and is a potential source of clean, renewable electricity for the operation. The energy consumed in the Berlin Project will come from the sub-station of Norcasia (Figure 4-3), which is distributed by the CHEC (Caldas Hydroelectric).

 

A railway line that links the town of La Dorada to the port town of Santa Marta on the Caribbean coast was reopened in 2018 (Figure 4-2). The railway linking La Dorada southeastwards to Bogotá, and southwestwards to the port of Buenaventura on the Pacific coast, form part of the Master Railway Plan under which all rail systems are scheduled to be refurbished by 2030.

 

High rainfall and a rich tributary system guarantee high volumes of quality water. The high rainfall, and the fact that the Project lies in the seismically active Andes, is a concern for the stability of tailings facilities. Tenova (2013) contemplated a tailings storage facility (TSF) being located in the topographically flat area in the rain shadow of the cordillera. There is ample flat land in a dry area that lies to the east of the proposed processing plant site (Figure 4-4). This is an area of limited agricultural value and has the benefit of being underlain by granite which forms a stable footing. The plan in the PEA was for gravity flow of the tailings to the proposed TSF through a 14 km long pipeline.

 

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Figure 4-2: Berlin Project and the Regional Railway System

 

 

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Figure 4-3: Local Road Network and Location of La Miel Hydroelectric Plant

 

 

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Figure 4-4: Proposed Locations of Principal Project Infrastructure

 

 

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4.5 Physiography

 

The Berlin Project lies in the eastern foothills of the Colombian Central Range that is characterized by steep topography between 850 MASL to 1,300 MASL. The foot of the mountain range lies approximately 10 km east of Berlin where there is an abrupt change to the plain of the Magdalena River with savannah-style vegetation (Figure 4-5 ).

 

The Berlin Deposit lies in a mountainous area in which remnants of the original rainforest are confined to the higher topographic areas and steep river and stream valleys; however, zones of grass and crops can also be seen. Extensive clearing has been undertaken for agriculture and pasture (Figure 4-6).

 

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Figure 4-5: SRTM Imagery showing the Topographic Relief in the Berlin Project Area

 

 

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Figure 4-6: Map showing Vegetation Types in the Project Area

 

 

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5.0 History

 

5.1 Prior Ownership

 

The laws relating to property ownership in Colombia are the same for foreign entities as they are for Colombian entities. Foreign companies are required to constitute a branch, subsidiary, or affiliate in Colombia before they may be granted a Concession Contract. In Colombia, exploration and exploitation of mineral resources are formalized by the execution of a concession contract (with the national mining authority pursuant to the mining legislation Law N°685/2001.

 

Minatome, a French exploration company, which has now been incorporated into Orano, undertook exploration on mineral concessions that covered the Berlin Deposit between 1979 and 1981. Its work involved basic geological investigation followed by exploration drilling and initial metallurgical test work. An estimation of a uranium resource was reported by Munos (1983). The estimate was not prepared in accordance with S-K 1300 regulations, and therefore, should not be relied upon.

Minatome is reported to have withdrawn from the Berlin area when the company was nationalized by the French government in 1981, which coincided with a slump in uranium prices.

 

After Minatome’s withdrawal from the Project, the concessions reverted to the State. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) reviewed the technical work undertaken on the Project in 1982 and focused on the potential to recover uranium, molybdenum, vanadium, and phosphate.

 

Energentia Resources Inc. (Energentia), formerly KPS Ventures Ltd., entered into an agreement with Sociedad Kedahda SA, a subsidiary of AngloGold Ashanti, to acquire the 664-17 Concession Contract in 2007. Mega Uranium Ltd. (Mega) purchased Energentia on May 1, 2008, and U3O8 Corp. then purchased Mega Uranium’s South American assets in a transaction that closed on April 10, 2010.

Among other assets, U3O8 Corp. purchased Energentia as a wholly owned subsidiary.

 

On December 11, 2023, GCOM, formerly known as U3O8 Corp., announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement dated December 8, 2023 with Latam whereby Latam will acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of the two wholly-owned subsidiaries of GCOM, which together hold indirectly a 100% interest in the Berlin Project. Latam recently changed its name to Jaguar Uranium and is an arm’s length privately held company focused on the uranium sector with strong operating experience in Latin America; Jaguar Uranium intends to pursue a listing on a recognized stock exchange in the coming months.

 

5.2 Exploration and Development History

 

This section includes a summary of historical exploration programs in the vicinity of the Project. The programs covered areas that intersected the current Project claims.

 

5.2.1 Minatome

 

Uranium was identified in phosphatic strata in a regional radiometric prospecting program undertaken by the Colombian Instituto de Asuntos Nucleares (IAN) between 1977 and 1983. After Minatome, now Orano, obtained permission from IAN to explore the Berlin Project area, it identified a sedimentary unit near the base of the Cretaceous sequence as having significant uranium grade. Minatome withdrew from the Berlin area in 1981 and the UNDP became involved, focussing on the potential to recover uranium, molybdenum, vanadium, and phosphate.

 

5.2.1.1 Trenching

 

Rock-chip sampling (Figure 5-1, Figure 5-2, and Table 5-1) resulted in the identification of highly anomalous uranium values over the entire strike length of the synform in the Cretaceous sequence in the Berlin area (Coffey Mining 2012).

 

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Minatome’s assay results from surface rock-chip sampling were substantiated by independent sampling undertaken by Naranjo (1983), at the Universidad National in Bogotá, who reported mapping the uraniferous unit over a strike length of approximately three kilometres in the southern part of the synform in the Cretaceous sequence. Analyses from seven channel rock-chip samples and one point sample were reported as shown in Table 6-2.

 

Minatome’s exploration concentrated on the southern five kilometres of the 10.5 km long syncline. The consistency of uranium grades along strike led Minatome to excavate three tunnels (adits) with the objective of confirming mineralization extending to fresh exposures beneath the weathered rock (saprolite) The location of the adits and a summary of results, are shown in Figure 5-2 and Table 5-3 (Coffey Mining 2012).

 

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Figure 5-1: Channel Sample Uranium Grades in Uraniferous Unit, Northern Berlin Trend

 

 

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Figure 5-2: Channel Sample Uranium Grades in Uraniferous Unit, Southern Berlin Trend

 

 

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Table 5-1: Rock-Chip Sample U3O8 Assay Values and Thickness of Mineralized Unit Reported by Minatome

 

  Coordinates U3O8 Thickness

   Sample No.

 

UTM North UTM East (%) (m)
BW-375 619,725 502,610 0.197 0.2
6W-200 618,132 503,055 0.214 1.4
BW-175 617,962 503,209 0.31 1.8
BW-150 617,805 503,231 0.239 2.3
BW-125 617,494 503,367 0.184 1.1
BW-100 617,337 503,543 0.144 1.0
BW-75 617,174 503,673 0.177 1.8
BW-50 616,953 503,800 0.175 0.7
BW-25 616,744 503,913 0.184 2.4
BE-0 616,625 504,230 0.196 1.0
BE-01 616,731 504,213 0.293 2.0
BE-25 616,843 504,071 0.157 1.1
BE-50 617,034 503,930 0.124 0.9
BE-75 617,274 503,899 0.163 2.6
BE-100 617,523 503,739 0.269 1.2
BE-125 617,675 503,527 0.314 0.9
BE-150 617,886 503,443 0.317 2.3
BE-175 618,108 503,379 0.194 1.1
BE-200 618,362 503,346 0.127 1.3
BE-225 618,654 503,237 0.088 0.7
BE-250 618,891 503,250 0.088 1.1
BE-275 619,095 503,215 0.106 0.4
BE-300 619,304 503,381 0.102 1.4
BE-325 619,487 503,499 0.384 1.5
BE-400 620,086 503,322 0.157 0.2
BE-450 620,647 503,319 0.328 1.3
BE-475 620,939 503,568 0.366 1.1
BE-500 621,162 503,508 0.098 0.9
BE-525 621,419 503,532 0.148 1.3
BE-675 622,910 503,509 0.315 0.4
BE-650 622,622 503,618 0.241 2.5
BE-875 624,966 503,185 0.097 1.3
BE-900 625,226 503,131 0.155 1.2
BE-925 625,480 503,117 0.199 0.0
BE-950 625,731 503,109 0.148 0.2
BE-1025 626,344 503,243 0.096 0.2

Source: Castano 1981.

Note: Coordinates are in UTM Zone 18 North measured in metres.

 

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Table 5-2: Berlin Project Corroborative Rock-Chip Sample Assay Results from Radioactive Unit, Southern Berlin Project Area

 

Sample No. Coordinates1 Elevation (MASL) Radiometry (SPP2) Thickness U3O8 P2O5 Mo V2O5
  UTM North UTM East (m) (CPS)2 (m) % % % %
1 618,341 503,684 720 9,000 2.6 0.544 7.14 n/a n/a
2 619,475 503,482 680 6,000 1.5 1.305 10.5 n/a n/a
3 619,060 503,188 690 6,000 2.0 0.258 10.15 n/a n/a
4 618,161 503,469 820 6,000 2.0 0.174 n/a n/a n/a
5 617,655 512,386 860 15,000 1.0 0.985 n/a n/a n/a
6 617,561 503,690 840 15,000 Punctual 0.836 n/a n/a n/a
7 617,411 503,710 940 15,000 1.5 0.495 n/a n/a n/a
8 623,508 503,401 810 6,000 2.0 0.648 11.1 0.49 1.15

 

Source: Naranjo 1983.

 

Note:

 

1.Coordinates are given in UTM Zone 18 North measured in metres.
2.CPS = radiometric counts per second
3.n/a = not analyzed

 

Table 5-3: Summary Assay Results of Channel Samples Taken Through the Uraniferous Unit in the Three Tunnels (Adits) excavated by Minatome

 

Description Unit Tunnel 1 Tunnel 2 Tunnel 3
Length m 48 24 40
Thickness m 1.8 3.75 3.25
U3O8 ppm 362 1,100 588
V ppm 3,490 11,069 10,966
Mo ppm 406 2,306 175
P2O5 % 6.51 4.7 8.9

 

5.2.1.2 Exploration Drilling

 

In 1980, Minatome drilled 11 drill holes from five widely spaced drill pads for a total of 2,136 m (Figure 5-3). Nine of these drill holes are reported to have intersected anomalous uranium values. IAN is reported to have drilled six bore holes in the Berlin Project area in 1982 and 1983; three of these holes are reported to have reached the target horizon and to have intersected grades similar to those reported by Minatome over similar true widths (SRK 2006).

 

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Figure 5-3: Minatome Historical Drilling Location Map

 

 

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5.2.2 U3O8 Corp.

 

U3O8 Corp. through its wholly owned subsidiary Gaia Energy Investments Ltd., commenced exploration work after acquiring the property in April 2010. Due to the stratiform nature of the mineralization at Berlin, the principal objective was to define the extent and consistency of the known mineralized sedimentary layer through trenching and drilling. The Project is in hilly terrain in which trenches were excavated by hand in areas where the mineralization outcrops, with drilling conducted from platforms cut into hillsides.

 

5.2.2.1 Trenching

 

Mineralization was traced along trend by geological mapping augmented by detection of radioactivity measured with hand-held GR 135 spectrometers. Twenty-nine trenches were excavated perpendicular to the strike of the mineralized unit within the Berlin Trend (Figure 5-4). A summary of assay results obtained from the trenches is shown in Table 5-4.

 

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Figure 5-4: Geological Map of the Berlin Project showing U3O8 Corp. Trench Locations

 

 

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Table 5-4: Assay Results from the Mineralized Intervals of U3O8 Corp. Trenches at a 0.4% U3O8 Cut-Off Grade

 

Trench No. Thickness U3O8 U3O8 P2O5 V2O5 Mo Re Ag Ni Zn Y2O3 Nd2O3
  (m) (%) (lb/t) (%) (%) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm)
TB-000 0.73 0.114 2.51 2.3 1.00 142 0.1 2.3 432 712 245 1,078
TB-001 1.34 0.114 2.51 3.9 1.07 769 0.0 1.7 13 248 135 216
TB-002 2.32 0.172 3.79 4.9 0.89 140 0.0 1.6 37 40 205 853
TB-003 1.35 0.085 1.88 6.1 0.86 173 0.1 0.9 25 114 264 429
TB-004 1.68 0.083 1.83 3.7 1.08 172 0.0 0.3 278 570 241 1,180
TB-004du 2.55 0.930 2.05 12.8 1.10 88 0.0 0.7 54 116 257 851
TB-005 2.01 0.136 2.99 12.2 0.57 105 0.0 0.9 32 74 176 637
TB-006 1.86 0.100 2.21 13.0 0.70 40 0.1 1.3 19 39 197 621
TB-008 1.70 0.075 1.65 11.4 0.75 30 0.0 0.8 17 34 162 733
TB-009 2.64 0.134 2.95 14.6 0.83 146 0.0 0.4 43 85 237 840
TB-010 0.88 0.065 1.43 15.7 0.98 126 0.0 0.4 409 511 171 860
TB-011 0.99 0.039 0.85 3.6 0.82 16 0.0 0.7 57 115 353 1,145
TB-012 2.88 0.081 1.79 0.4 0.41 216 0.0 3.6 42 80 127 454
TB-013 0.50 0.077 1.69 19.6 0.96 81 0.1 0.7 382 502 249 960
TB-014 0.71 0.063 1.38 4.9 0.59 58 0.2 1.7 45 90 26 123
TB-018 1.95 0.064 1.41 12.0 0.68 38 0.0 0.4 50 73 249 755
TB-019 2.24 0.066 1.46 3.0 1.12 165 0.0 1.4 196 480 265 1,341
TB-020 1.32 0.145 3.19 16.6 1.32 27 0.1 2.9 24 33 215 291
TB-021 2.20 0.142 3.13 15.1 0.86 34 0.1 1.9 209 262 264 1,016
TB-022 2.39 0.085 1.87 8.7 0.94 179 1.8 2.8 30 48 107 332
TB-023 1.90 0.069 1.53 12.2 0.91 60 0.0 0.9 430 612 235 933
TB-025 0.88 0.081 1.79 13.0 1.01 216 0.0 0.5 13 6 249 925
TB-026 0.42 0.068 1.5 12.3 0.96 343 8.0 3.9 1,873 2,908 71 336
TB-027 5.47 0.110 2.41 17.4 0.86 238 0.0 1.9 783 2,213 223 971
TB-028 2.72 0.134 2.94 6.7 0.46 153 0.0 1.2 33 138 163 683
TB-038 2.08 0.086 1.9 13.3 0.93 70 0.0 0.6 79 243 176 729

 

5.2.2.2 Exploration Drilling

 

Between September 2010 and October 2011, U3O8 Corp. contracted Kluane Drilling Ltd. (Kluane) of Whitehorse, Canada, to complete a drilling program of 82 diamond drill holes totaling 18,534 m drilled on the Berlin Project along the southern three kilometres of the folded sedimentary strata.

Several holes were typically drilled from each platform; hence, the drill location map shows the platform location instead of the individual drill hole traces. In 2012, an additional wide-spaced 15 drill holes, totaling 6,441 m, were completed in the area to the north of the main mineralization area and showed similar grades in a similar suite of commodities to those in the main mineralized zone to the south. Eleven of the 15 holes intersected mineralized layer; the mineralized sequence was faulted out in the other four holes (Figure 5-5).

 

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Kluane used man-portable KDHT-1000, wireline rigs. All holes were collared with N-thin-wall (NTW) that has a core diameter of 57 mm, comparable with HQ at a 63.5 mm diameter, and were typically reduced at depth to B-thin-wall (BTW) that has a core diameter of 42 mm, comparable with the 47.6 mm diameter of NQ core.

 

Uranium mineralization in the Berlin Deposit is concentrated within a specific sedimentary sequence in the Abejorral Formation near the base of the Cretaceous sequence. Five facies were established from drill core logging, and these are remarkably consistent throughout the Project. Analytical results from the mineralized intervals intersected are presented in Table 5-6.

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Figure 5-5: Geological Map of the Berlin Project showing U3O8 Corp. Drill Hole Locations

 

 

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Table 5-5: U3O8 Corp. Drill Hole Summary

 

Hole_ID Easting_X Northing_Y Altitude_Z Max_Depth Platform Azimuth Dip Year Dtype
DDB-001 503959.19 616828.34 898.73 131.02 P1 73 -66 2010-2011 DD
DDB-002 503956.8 616827.4 898.73 100.56 P1 258 -44 2010-2011 DD
DDB-003 503956.42 616827.26 898.73 132.58 P1 263 -79 2010-2011 DD
DDB-004 503723.44 617242.56 959.64 281.93 P2 55 -65 2010-2011 DD
DDB-005 503720.81 617240.52 959.64 163.05 P2 242 -66 2010-2011 DD
DDB-006 503721.14 617240.64 959.64 300.23 P2 322 -89 2010-2011 DD
DDB-007 503332.44 617725.2 796.16 237.73 P3 75 -54 2010-2011 DD
DDB-008 503332.44 617725.2 796.16 131.97 P3 249 -56 2010-2011 DD
DDB-009 503332.44 617725.2 796.16 150.88 P3 100 -87 2010-2011 DD
DDB-010 503301.29 618115.6 706.75 271.26 P4 85 -43 2010-2011 DD
DDB-011 503298.02 618114.89 704.85 165.53 P4 268 -65 2010-2011 DD
DDB-012 503300.78 618115.6 706.75 178.91 P4 85 -82 2010-2011 DD
DDB-013 503267.33 618431.57 730.35 350.406 P5' 69 -61 2010-2011 DD
DDB-014 503267.74 618431.74 730.35 271.27 P5' 0 -89 2010-2011 DD
DDB-015 503117.55 618436.6 688.49 193.97 P5 260 -88 2010-2011 DD
DDB-016 503117.15 618436.44 688.49 222.5 P5 252 -52 2010-2011 DD
DDB-017 503064.56 618732.63 681.22 286.51 P6 238 -85 2010-2011 DD
DDB-018 503063.68 618732.03 681.22 249.94 P6 245 -45 2010-2011 DD
DDB-019 503065.04 618731.71 681.22 280.41 P6 244 -64 2010-2011 DD
DDB-020 503067.42 618733.32 682.01 323.08 P6 65 -69 2010-2011 DD
DDB-021 503358.5 618564.37 843.13 131.06 P30 252 -46 2010-2011 DD
DDB-022 503358.78 618564.51 843.13 150.87 P30 252 -68 2010-2011 DD
DDB-023 503358.95 618564.55 843.13 304.8 P30 271 -89 2010-2011 DD
DDB-024 503358.96 618564.29 843.13 195.69 P30 252 -80 2010-2011 DD
DDB-025 503236.22 618242.75 724.52 207.26 P28 264 -88 2010-2011 DD
DDB-026 503236.2 618242.85 724.52 192.02 P28 249 -67 2010-2011 DD
DDB-027 503235.84 618243.15 724.52 185.945 P28 248 -50 2010-2011 DD
DDB-028 503236.63 618246.21 723.14 230.12 P28 73 -72 2010-2011 DD
DDB-029 503236.68 618246.09 723.14 304.8 P28 68 -54 2010-2011 DD
DDB-030 503471.25 618404 837.75 143.95 P29 246 -53 2010-2011 DD
DDB-031 503856.02 617335.99 984.43 330.7 P11 234 -67 2010-2011 DD
DDB-032 503471.53 618404.19 837.75 179.83 P29 250 -64 2010-2011 DD
DDB-033 503471.58 618404.15 837.75 402.33 P29 255 -78 2010-2011 DD
DDB-034 503856.1 617336.14 984.43 345.95 P11 238 -79 2010-2011 DD
DDB-035 503856.25 617336.27 984.43 355.09 P11 170 -89 2010-2011 DD
DDB-036 503035.34 618174.87 779.1 252.98 P27 58 -66 2010-2011 DD
DDB-037 503468.86 618156.8 829.15 173.74 P17 252 -60 2010-2011 DD

 

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Hole_ID Easting_X Northing_Y Altitude_Z Max_Depth Platform Azimuth Dip Year Dtype
DDB-038 503035.16 618174.81 776.77 155.44 P27 59 -82 2010-2011 DD
DDB-039 503468.98 618156.9 829.15 330.7 P17 250 -74 2010-2011 DD
DDB-040 503032.84 618173.08 776.77 155.44 P27 245 -73 2010-2011 DD
DDB-041 503469.08 618156.93 829.15 196.59 P17 249 -87 2010-2011 DD
DDB-042 503176.71 618084.76 742.53 176.11 P16 72 -77 2010-2011 DD
DDB-043 503451.44 617957.37 851.43 177.69 P25 258 -80 2010-2011 DD
DDB-044 503174.25 618083.58 742.53 89.39 P16 252 -68 2010-2011 DD
DDB-045 503072.82 618026.18 732.41 83.82 P15 72 -70 2010-2011 DD
DDB-046 503451.13 617957.35 851.43 137.76 P25 257 -60 2010-2011 DD
DDB-047 503075.86 618027.62 732.41 91.44 P15 252 -45 2010-2011 DD
DDB-048 503322.34 617939.39 798.95 213.36 P24 0 -90 2010-2011 DD
DDB-049 503322.26 617939.33 798.95 224.63 P24 80 -70 2010-2011 DD
DDB-050 503428.53 619326.94 694.44 254.52 P39 268 -45 2010-2011 DD
DDB-051 503322.24 617939.23 798.95 274.92 P24 80 -53 2010-2011 DD
DDB-052 503085.98 619240.01 688.49 190.5 P40 0 -90 2010-2011 DD
DDB-053 503322.65 617938.83 798.95 214.88 P24 240 -70 2010-2011 DD
DDB-054 503086.63 619240.03 688.49 187.45 P40 88 -45 2010-2011 DD
DDB-055 503319.61 617938.73 798.95 196.59 P24 260 -50 2010-2011 DD
DDB-056 503086.87 619239.99 688.49 166.81 P40 88 -60 2010-2011 DD
DDB-057 503241.27 617736.71 764.72 83 P23 0 -90 2010-2011 DD
DDB-058 503086.11 619240.11 688.49 603 P40 260 -60 2010-2011 DD
DDB-059 503238.1 617736.86 764.72 131.06 P23 276 -45 2010-2011 DD
DDB-060 503242.04 617736.63 764.72 115.23 P23 96 -45 2010-2011 DD
DDB-061 503239.84 617735.91 764.72 118.87 P23 0 -45 2010-2011 DD
DDB-062 503551.19 617725.2 885.94 112.77 P14 276 -45 2010-2011 DD
DDB-063 503551.19 617725.2 885.94 89.91 P14 276 -65 2010-2011 DD
DDB-064 503551.19 617725.2 885.94 108.2 P14 276 -60 2010-2011 DD
DDB-065 503084 619248.9 688.49 265.17 P40 358 -60 2010-2011 DD
DDB-066 503551.19 617725.2 885.94 268.22 P14 276 -80 2010-2011 DD
DDB-067 503619.31 617457.06 879.65 201.16 P21 0 -90 2010-2011 DD
DDB-068 503084 619248.9 688.49 459.72 P40 178 -45 2010-2011 DD
DDB-069 503618.53 617459.51 879.27 196.59 P21 246 -60 2010-2011 DD
DDB-070 503617.64 617457.23 879.33 284.98 P21 66 -60 2010-2011 DD
DDB-071 502934.91 618933.18 703.6 324.61 P37 0 -90 2010-2011 DD
DDB-072 503617.54 617456.96 879.38 268.22 P21 161 -45 2010-2011 DD
DDB-073 502937.85 618932.72 703.53 382.52 P37 100 -72 2010-2011 DD
DDB-074 503616.97 617458.76 879.31 246.88 P21 310 -55 2010-2011 DD
DDB-075 502937.75 618933.01 703.63 332.4 P37 280 -74 2010-2011 DD

 

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Hole_ID Easting_X Northing_Y Altitude_Z Max_Depth Platform Azimuth Dip Year Dtype
DDB-076 503763.8 617513.75 894.99 152.4 P13 66 -75 2010-2011 DD
DDB-077 503763.92 617513.67 894.99 295.65 P13 0 -90 2010-2011 DD
DDB-078 502936.87 618931.95 703.31 431.29 P37 0 -65 2010-2011 DD
DDB-079 503847.04 617038.96 1033.89 306.32 P19 0 -90 2010-2011 DD
DDB-080 502776.25 618941.2 760 163.06 P38 280 -50 2010-2011 DD
DDB-081 503847.04 617038.96 1033.89 377.95 P19 57 -60 2010-2011 DD
DDB-082 503847.04 617038.96 1033.89 185.92 P19 237 -60 2010-2011 DD
DDB-083 502717.25 620353.3 694.53 496.21 P54 268.6 -89.3 2012 DD
DDB-084 502978.32 619753.59 874.52 384.04 P44 278 -89.9 2012 DD
DDB-085 502978.32 619753.59 874.52 379.45 P44 12.6 -56 2012 DD
DDB-086 502717.25 620353.3 694.53 450.18 P54 76.4 -61.5 2012 DD
DDB-087 502978.32 619753.59 874.52 376.12 P44 254 -70 2012 DD
DDB-088 502717.25 620353.3 694.53 697.99 P54 256.9 -61.4 2012 DD
DDB-089 502725.27 619690.79 762.35 385.57 P43 33.2 -89 2012 DD
DDB-090 503169.1 620303.07 676.18 153.92 P55 81.7 -55.7 2012 DD
DDB-091 503169.1 620303.07 676.18 202 P55 260.5 -81.4 2012 DD
DDB-092 503034.76 622597.06 783.51 608.07 P58 193 -87.4 2012 DD
DDB-093 502808.61 621058.83 707.65 736.7 P56 203.1 -84.5 2012 DD
DDB-094 503244.08 622622.69 742.83 459.64 P58A 82.3 -56.8 2012 DD
DDB-095 502919.05 623317.51 762.92 653.79 P59 231.4 -89.7 2012 DD
DDB-096 503257.27 624837.66 874.85 345.94 P61 45.7 -65.5 2012 DD
DDB-097 503144.35 624855.46 967.03 111.25 P62 250.4 -89.4 2012 DD

 

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Table 5-6: Assay Results (at a 0.04% U3O8 Cut-Off Grade) for Intercepts from Drill Holes at the Berlin Project

 

DHID Platform No From To Interval U3O8 U3O8 P2O5 V2O5 Mo Re Ag Ni Zn Y2O3 Nd2O3 Comments
    (m) (m) (m) (%) (lb/t) (%) (%) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm)  
DDB-001 P1 109.7 111.2 1.5 0.079 17393.00 14.60 0.68 294 1.8 5.9 1140 2930 641 154  
DDB-002 P1 79.2 82.3 3.1 0.137 30185.00 9.10 0.76 360 5.1 5.9 940 171 700 173  
DDB-003 P1 80.8 83.8 3.0 0.124 27181.00 17.60 0.71 626 7 3.8 1809 6349 784 160  
DDB-004 P2     0.0                       Did not reach target depth
DDB-005 P2 138.7 146.3 7.6 0.152 33426.00 10.70 0.62 578 8.2 6.2 1462 365 662 177  
DDB-006 P2 199.7 201.2 1.5 0.046 10098.00 5.30 0.33 142 1.6 2.3 358 719 273 75  
DDB-007 P3 152.4 155.5 3.1 0.115 25316.00 8.90 0.45 632 7.3 2.2 1958 2922 386 85  
DDB-008 P3 91.4 93.0 1.6 0.068 15057.00 14.40 0.73 81 0.5 5.5 206 679 916 239  
DDB-009 P3 94.5 96.0 1.5 0.032 7035.00 8.10 1.07 63 0.4 8 802 2660 260 67  
DDB-010 P4 207.9 211.9 4.0 0.103 2.26 7.60 0.40 584 5 3 2660 3215 402 105  
DDB-011 P4 123.2 125.9 2.7 0.126 2.76 3.70 0.50 609 7 3 2197 3319 491 113  
DDB-012 P4 135.5 138.2 2.7 0.078 1.71 6.30 0.30 404 5 3 1712 2532 340 92  
DDB-013 P5' 330.7 332.7 2.0 0.131 2.89 9.20 0.50 741 10 4 4768 4740 554 138  
DDB-014 P5' 259.9 261.9 2.0 0.142 3.13 10.30 0.50 725 8 3 3515 4670 605 150  
DDB-015 P5 161.9 163.9 2.0 0.136 2.99 10.00 0.50 658 7 3 2773 3905 518 124  
DDB-016 P5 182.2 186.2 4.0 0.099 2.18 7.60 0.40 552 6 2 2178 2920 378 93  
DDB-017 P6 237.5 240.5 3.0 0.091 1.99 7.70 0.40 541 5 3 2580 3333 424 93  
DDB-018 P6 228.0 229.8 1.8 0.129 2.83 9.40 0.40 558 8 3 2406 3694 608 151  
DDB-019 P6 225.8 228.4 2.6 0.092 2.03 7.50 0.40 493 5 2 1944 2857 428 102  
DDB-020 P6 295.6 298.5 2.9 0.091 2.00 7.40 0.40 575 7 3 3240 3293 496 127  
DDB-021 P30 113.2 113.7 0.5 0.070 1.53 19.00 0.90 11 0 1 577 1360 1543 360  
DDB-022 P30 134.6 135.1 0.5 0.092 2.02 17.90 0.80 128 4 5 2060 2700 1233 324  
DDB-023 P30     0.0                       Mineralized layer faulted out

 

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DHID Platform No From To Interval U3O8 U3O8 P2O5 V2O5 Mo Re Ag Ni Zn Y2O3 Nd2O3 Comments
    (m) (m) (m) (%) (lb/t) (%) (%) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm)  
DDB-024 P30     0.0                       Mineralized layer faulted out
DDB-025 P28 156.3 159.1 2.8 0.133 2.93 10.00 0.40 606 6 3 2743 3787 489 0  
DDB-026 P28 159.3 162.2 2.9 0.122 2.68 9.80 0.40 630 6 3 2495 3641 443 0  
DDB-027 P28 160.3 163.2 2.9 0.084 1.84 7.20 0.40 464 4 2 1767 2475 326 0  
DDB-028 P28 181.0 183.6 2.6 0.104 2.30 7.70 0.40 482 6 2 1990 2986 420 0  
DDB-029 P28 255.4 258.4 3.0 0.128 2.81 8.80 0.50 632 8 3 3125 3927 526 70  
DDB-030 P29     0.0                       Mineralized layer faulted out
DDB-031 P11 295.1 297.7 2.6 0.090 1.99 2.30 0.30 409 4 2 1594 2458 368 82  
DDB-032 P29     0.0                       Mineralized layer faulted out
DDB-033 P29 370.5 373.2 2.7 0.094 2.06 7.40 0.40 523 4 2 2562 3365 479 115  
DDB-034 P11 296.4 299.4 3.0 0.111 2.44 2.30 0.50 593 6 2 1977 2910 403 86  
DDB-035 P11 69.9 77.9 8.0 0.120 2.64 9.70 0.50 596 5 3 2434 3237 470 110  
DDB-035 P11 79.6 82.5 2.9 0.132 2.90 11.40 0.50 619 5 3 2224 3592 446 90  
DDB-035 P11 83.2 89.9 6.7 0.130 2.87 9.10 0.50 686 6 3 2972 3613 532 118  
DDB-035 P11 90.5 92.1 1.6 0.110 2.41 12.30 0.70 1007 5 4 3129 4249 384 73  
DDB-035 P11 130.7 134.6 3.9 0.162 3.56 13.00 0.60 747 6 4 3056 4230 641 135  
DDB-035 P11 301.9 304.0 2.1 0.093 2.04 8.60 0.40 671 6 2 2090 2465 290 51  
DDB-035 P11 306.6 307.8 1.2                       Low Recovery
DDB-036 P27 111.3 115.2 3.9 0.066 1.45 5.70 0.30 533 6 2 1496 2114 246 54  
DDB-036 P27 161.5 163.5 2.0 0.046 1.00 4.50 0.30 556 5 1 1520 1630 156 31  
DDB-036 P27 222.9 225.0 2.1 0.092 2.02 6.80 0.40 454 5 2 1643 2492 372 81  
DDB-037 P17 137.2 138.0 0.8 0.045 0.98 16.30 1.00 196 1 3 1290 2290 1113 312  
DDB-038 P27 94.7 97.5 2.8 0.061 1.34 6.10 0.40 490 6 2 1471 1827 208 41  
DDB-039 P17 286.5 287.5 1.0 0.042 0.93 5.30 0.30 358 2 2 985 1720 152 33  

 

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DHID Platform No From To Interval U3O8 U3O8 P2O5 V2O5 Mo Re Ag Ni Zn Y2O3 Nd2O3 Comments
    (m) (m) (m) (%) (lb/t) (%) (%) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm)  
DDB-039 P17 287.9 290.1 2.2 0.159 3.51 11.30 0.50 647 8 4 2806 4295 631 167  
DDB-040 P27 100.1 100.8 0.7 0.074 1.64 7.30 0.40 558 6 2 2010 2210 215 44  
DDB-041 P17 170.3 171.9 1.6 0.125 2.74 2.30 0.80 226 6 6 3857 3858 589 0  
DDB-042 P16 132.8 135.8 3.0 0.112 2.46 2.30 0.40 563 7 3 2249 3269 467 102  
DDB-044 P16 65.5 66.1 0.6 0.411 9.03 21.30 0.00 1 0 0 64 226 75 16  
DDB-044 P16 67.1 68.0 0.9 0.303 6.67 19.80 1.10 1913 19 9 6611 8054 1184 274  
DDB-046 P25 104.2 104.7 0.5                       Low Recovery
DDB-047 P15 39.6 40.7 1.1 0.145 3.19 14.20 1.20 1246 13 4 3411 4894 409 91  
DDB-048 P24 164.6 167.0 2.4                       Low Recovery
DDB-048 P24 167.4 168.0 0.6 0.185 4.08 13.40 0.60 809 12 3 2410 4200 572 121  
DDB-049 P24 190.5 192.0 1.5                       Low Recovery
DDB-051 P24 241.4 244.0 2.6 0.118 2.59 8.80 0.50 581 7 3 2411 3210 420 103  
DDB-053 P24 157.0 159.8 2.8 0.084 1.85 6.70 0.30 485 4 2 1751 2541 362 83  
DDB-056 P40 112.3 114.0 1.7 0.044 0.97 4.50 0.40 351 3 19 1870 2302 165 47  
DDB-057 P23 46.3 47.1 0.8 0.089 1.95 23.50 1.00 154 0 2 271 525 1321 328  
DDB-059 P23 48.8 49.4 0.6 0.405 8.90 1.30 1.80 3850 47 12 6680 2290 411 411  
DDB-060 P23 76.6 77.6 1.0 0.051 1.13 11.80 1.10 138 0 6 392 1121 762 174  
DDB-061 P23 88.8 89.4 0.6 0.278 6.13 26.30 1.40 1990 20 5 4930 5280 884 143  
DDB-061 P23 89.9 90.9 1.0 0.231 5.09 18.00 0.90 1170 13 5 4980 4950 1116 250  
DDB-062 P14 82.3 83.1 0.8 0.044 0.96 1.80 0.30 122 0 3 738 1600 490 166  
DDB-062 P14 83.8 84.7 0.9 0.112 2.47 12.70 1.00 23 1 27 1145 3210 1918 508  
DDB-063 P14     0.0                       Mineralized layer faulted out
DDB-064 P14     0.0                       Mineralized layer faulted out
DDB-065 P40 245.2 246.2 1.0 0.058 1.27 5.40 0.30 486 4 2 2290 2070 255 51  

 

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DHID Platform No From To Interval U3O8 U3O8 P2O5 V2O5 Mo Re Ag Ni Zn Y2O3 Nd2O3 Comments
    (m) (m) (m) (%) (lb/t) (%) (%) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm)  
DDB-067 P21 152.7 154.1 1.4 0.111 2.44 10.20 0.50 418 7 3 1800 3217 507 99  
DDB-067 P21 154.2 155.3 1.1 0.058 1.27 7.30 0.30 184 2 2 1075 2140 479 136  
DDB-068 P40 434.2 435.5 1.3 0.151 3.32 11.20 0.60 1270 12 3 6660 5210 635 126  
DDB-070 P21 253.0 256.4 3.4 0.108 2.38 8.90 0.50 594 5 3 2540 3578 473 116  
DDB-071 P37 299.1 300.6 1.5 0.140 3.09 10.40 0.50 902 9 3 4278 4451 632 150  
DDB-072 P21 181.4 183.6 2.2 0.098 2.16 9.10 0.50 509 8 3 1999 3324 483 110  
DDB-072 P21 210.9 211.6 0.7 0.064 1.40 7.90 0.40 443 3 2 1680 1790 282 64  
DDB-072 P21 212.2 213.0 0.8 0.046 1.02 6.10 0.30 331 2 1 1310 1400 210 51  
DDB-072 P21 217.9 219.5 1.6 0.090 1.99 8.90 0.40 388 7 3 1485 2422 521 122  
DDB-073 P37 351.5 353.4 1.9 0.145 3.18 10.10 0.60 1070 12 4 6221 5085 632 146  
DDB-073 P37 353.6 354.2 0.6 0.182 4.00 11.70 0.60 901 11 6 6280 6080 979 269  
DDB-074 P21 214.9 215.5 0.6 0.125 2.75 26.80 1.30 49 0 12 1055 2130 1467 297  
DDB-075 P37 297.1 298.4 1.3 0.148 3.25 9.70 0.50 772 9 4 3533 4071 644 173  
DDB-076 P13 74.7 77.6 2.9 0.118 2.59 9.30 0.50 675 6 4 2928 3387 511 118  
DDB-077 P13 116.3 130.8 14.5 0.149 3.29 10.60 0.60 739 7 3 3120 3807 579 127  
DDB-077 P13 244.7 245.4 0.7                       Low Recovery
DDB-078 P37 404.7 405.1 0.4 0.109 2.39 11.70 0.50 646 5 3 3150 3820 437 79  
DDB-078 P37 405.6 408.4 2.8 0.153 3.37 9.50 0.60 1079 12 4 6676 5329 699 166  
DDB-078 P37 410.9 411.3 0.4 0.177 3.89 11.50 0.70 1230 20 6 8810 6930 917 221  
DDB-078 P37 411.5 412.2 0.7 0.253 5.56 15.00 0.80 1235 14 7 9070 7770 1295 353  
DDB-081 P19 352.3 355.0 2.7 0.134 2.96 11.10 0.60 820 8 3 2871 4161 526 111  
DDB-081 P19 355.1 356.6 1.5 0.060 1.33 6.60 0.30 551 4 4 2406 3768 372 111  
DDB-082 P19 131.4 132.4 1.0 0.237 5.22 21.00 1.10 1440 21 6 2520 784 926 230  
DDB-082 P19 132.6 133.7 1.1 0.049 1.07 7.80 0.30 200 4 4 295 100 375 125  

 

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DHID Platform No From To Interval U3O8 U3O8 P2O5 V2O5 Mo Re Ag Ni Zn Y2O3 Nd2O3 Comments
    (m) (m) (m) (%) (lb/t) (%) (%) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm)  
DDB-083 P54 464 464.4 0.4 0.162 3.56 10.4 0.61 1,120 17.3   0.73 5,440 650 144  
DDB-084 P44 308.4 308.7 0.3 0.014 0.3 1.6 0.04 67 0.6   0.06 401 109 34  
DDB-085 P44 318.1 322.3 4.2 0.091 2 6.6 0.41 600 8   0.35 3,022 387 84  
DDB-086 P54 414.9 415.8 0.9 0.083 1.82 6.3 0.39 579 8.7   0.37 3,026 361 84  
DDB-087 P44 328.3 328.9 0.6 0.063 1.39 4.9 0.3 428 5.8   0.33 2,248 266 65  
DDB-088 P54 658.7 659.1 0.4 0.139 3.06 11.9 0.59 713 8.8   0.37 4,260 519 115  
DDB-089 P43 353.7 354.3 0.6 0.031 0.68 3.1 0.17 233 1.7   0.11 1,226 138 30  
DDB-090 P55 129.9 130.9 1.0 0.138 3.03 8.8 0.57 767 12   0.55 5,268 605 179  
DDB-091 P55 179.8 182.3 2.5 0.105 2.3 7.3 0.46 614 8.5   0.39 3,656 395 103  
DDB-092 P58     0.0                       Did not reach target depth
DDB-093 P56 713.2 716.6 3.4 0.078 1.71 6.3 0.33 491 7.8   0.35 2,875 357 84  
DDB-093 P56 714.7 716.3 1.6 0.119 2.61 8.3 0.45 700 12.6   0.53 4,349 563 134 Including
DDB-094 P58A 417.1 423.2 6.1 0.123 2.71 10 0.53 725 9.8   0.5 4,612 579 132  
DDB-095 P59     0.0                       Did not reach target depth
DDB-097 P62 62.6 63.5 0.9 0.064 1.41 13.5 0.74 18 0.004   0 34 724 211  

 

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5.2.2.3 Geophysics

 

Exploration has been undertaken entirely through mapping, ground radiometrics, and drilling due to the continuity of mineralization discussed in Section 5.2.2.2. Ground magnetic traverses across the mapped contacts of the stocks and batholiths, supported by forward modeling of the form of the contact at depth with magnetic susceptibility values from bore hole core would likely help in defining areas where the mineralized layer may be cut and removed by intrusive bodies.

 

5.3 Mining Methods

 

Mineralization at Berlin is confined to a specific stratigraphic layer that has the geometry of the hull of the canoe. The 10.5 km long axis of this canoe-like form (the Berlin Trend) trends northwards. The current main mineralization area, the Berlin Deposit, is located in the southern part of the Berlin Trend, where the axis of the canoe-like fold gradually deepens, over a distance of 2.4 km, from outcrop in the south to a depth of 400 m in the north.

 

The reported mineralized unit ranges in thickness from 0.8 m to 8.0 m, averaging 3.0 m true thickness, and is composed of carbonate rock at depth and sandstone-siltstone in the weathered, oxidized zone near surface. The mineralized layer has a footwall of competent sandstone and conglomerate that forms a unit approximately 20 m thick. The sandstone- conglomerate is underlain by metamorphic schists or extremely competent granitoid rocks. The hanging wall consists of black shale that has moderate to poor rock strength.

 

The mineralized unit is locally disrupted by intrusive bodies and faults that dip to the east and have the effect of eliminating the mineralized layer, leaving windows from which the mineralized layer has been removed. Fault zones are characterized by extensively fractured ground.

 

The mineralized unit demonstrates remarkable continuity of grade throughout the resource area. The footwall cut-off for uranium and associated mineralization is sharp. The upper contact of the mineralization is likewise sharp for uranium, defining a tabular mineralized unit. Grades of some elements of value do extend a few metres further into the black shale hanging wall.

 

In Tenova (2013), it is conceptually envisaged that mining of this deposit could be possible using open pit methods for near-surface mineralization and underground mechanized mining methods, such as cut and fill mining and room and pillar mining, for the deeper portions of the deposit. The principal factors taken into account in the selection of a potential mining method were the thin, tabular nature of the host-rock, the predictable and regular geometry of the mineralization, its inclined “U”-shape in cross section, the extension of the mineralized layer from surface to considerable depth, its relatively low radioactivity and its relatively weak hanging wall.

 

5.4 Mineral Processing and Metallurgical Test Work

 

Total Minatome Corp (Minatome) undertook initial metallurgical test work in 1979 as described in Coffey Mining (2012) and Tenova (2013). Sulfuric acid leaching extracted 85% of the uranium and 50% of the vanadium, but at a very high acid consumption. Direct flotation of the apatite resulted in an 86.2% P2O5 extraction and 62.6% uranium extraction (Roussemet & Houot 1979). This work did not attempt to extract other metals and did not consider costs.

 

Subsequent baseline test work done by SGS Lakefield in Ontario and the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization (ANSTO) near Melbourne, Australia, confirmed the work of Minatome that heated agitated sulphuric or hydrochloric acid leach was moderately effective at extracting uranium from whole ore, but acid consumption was high at 100 to 650 kg/tonne of ore. Aggressive alkaline leach achieved uranium recoveries of 67% to 68%, but with poor recoveries for associated metals and phosphate, with the exception of molybdenum, from which recoveries of 88% to 91% were achieved.

 

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In 2011, U3O8 Corp. commenced test work on core samples from U3O8 Corp. drilling. The test work included acid and alkaline leach, and identified acidic ferric sulphate leach as providing an efficient means of leaching the valuable commodities from the phosphatic host rock at Berlin (Coffey Mining 2012); acidic ferric sulphate leach was the basis for the PEA undertaken by Tenova (2013) on behalf of U3O8 Corp. Initial tests were done at SGS OreTest on 24% of the mineralized intersections cut in the 2010-2011 drill campaign at Berlin. Corroborative test work was subsequently undertaken by SGS Lakefield in Lakefield, Ontario, Canada. Uranium recoveries were 93% to 99% using second stage hydrochloric acid washing and 94% to 98% using a sulphuric acid washing.

 

Composite samples from 34% of the mineralized intersections drilled in the resource area at Berlin were used for metallurgical test work.

 

The metallurgical test work reported in Tenova (2013) was undertaken by the following laboratories:

 

●SGS OreTest in Perth, Western Australia. SGS OreTest was established as a metallurgical services company in 1993 as Lakefield OreTest Pty Limited and is now a subsidiary of the SGS Lakefield group, which has been offering mineral processing services to the mining industry since 1948.

 

●SGS Lakefield in Ontario, Canada, and predecessor companies, have been undertaking metallurgical test work for over 50 years; its Lakefield facility is ISO/IEC 17025 accredited.

 

●ANSTO is a State agency within the portfolio of the Commonwealth Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research in New South Wales, Australia.

 

●Optimet in South Australia performed flotation test work

 

●Synexus (Pty) Ltd., Stellenbosch, South Africa performed membrane test work

 

All of the entities that have undertaken metallurgical studies on the Berlin Deposit were independent of U3O8 Corp.

 

5.5 Historical Mineral Resource Estimates

 

U3O8 Corp., now known as GCOM, commissioned Coffey Mining to undertake a Mineral Resource estimate based on 82 diamond drill holes for 18,534 m completed on the Project by U3O8 Corp. in 2010 and 2011. The Mineral Resource estimate was updated to include additional commodities in 2013 by Tenova (2013). In December 2016, the Berlin Deposit was written down in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) guidelines since no material work had been done on the Project for three years and no work was planned for the near future at that time. In April 2022, U3O8 Corp. updated the previous technical reports to fulfill one of the requirements for U3O8 Corp. to meet the listing requirements for Tier 2 status on the TSXV. This estimate is considered to be historical in nature and should not be relied upon. A qualified person has not done sufficient work to classify the historical estimates as current Mineral Resources, and the Company is not treating the historical estimates as current Mineral Resources.

 

In order to make the historical resource estimate current, additional check sampling would need to be done. Statistical analysis would be required to be rerun on the intercepts, and the appropriateness of the cell size re-established; then, a block model would need to be re-run, including updating and applying the classification criteria to classify the resource.

 

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Information regarding the historical Mineral Resource estimates can be found in the following documents:

 

●Coffey Mining. 2012. Berlin Project, Colombia – MINEWPER00790AC. National Instrument NI 43-101 Report – 2 March 2012.

 

●Tenova. 2013. Berlin Project, Colombia – Preliminary Economic Assessment, Unpublished NI 43-101 Technical Report dated January 18, 2013.

 

●Pallier, J.P. 2022, U3O8 Technical Report on the Berlin Uranium – Battery Commodity Deposit, Colombia, prepared for U3O8 Corp., April 25, 2022, 111 p.

 

5.6 Past Production

 

There has been no production from the property up to the effective date of the report.

 

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6.0 Geological Setting, Mineralization, and Deposit

 

This section has been modified from Pallier (2022)

 

6.1 Regional Geology

 

The Berlin Project lies on the eastern flank of Colombia’s Cordillera Central. The basement in the central part of the Cordillera Central consists of greenschist to lower amphibolite facies metamorphic rocks correlated with the Precambrian to Early Mesozoic Cajamarca Complex (Bürgl and Radelli 1962; Moreno-Sánchez et al. 2008). According to Cediel et al. (2003), the Cajamarca Complex forms part of the Cajamarca-Valdivia terrane that consists of graphitic schists, amphibolites, intrusive rocks and mafic to ultramafic volcanics of ophiolitic origin.

 

The Cajamarca-Valdivia terrane is a wedge-shaped tectonic unit, tapering to the south, that was accreted onto the western edge of the paleo-South American continent in Ordovician-Silurian time (Figure 6-1, Cediel et al. 2003). In central Colombia, the Cajamarca-Valdivia terrane is sandwiched between the Eastern Cordillera block in the east and the Dagua-Piñon and San Jacinto terranes in the west. In contrast, in southern Colombia, the Cajamarca Complex lies directly against the western edge of the Archaean Guyana Shield that extends from there throughout northern South America.

 

Part of the extensive rift system responsible for the separation of North and South America in the Triassic and Jurassic extended through Colombia, Ecuador, and northern Peru (Jaillard et al. 1990; Kerr et al. 1997). Associated half grabens were filled with growth sequences of clastic sediments and volcanic material of dominantly andesitic composition. Evidence of igneous activity that accompanied this period of crustal extension is provided by the metaluminous, I- type calc-alkaline Sonsón Batholith, which lies approximately 20 km west of the Project. The Sonsón Batholith intruded rocks of the Cajamarca Complex.

 

An orogenic magmatic arc was developed along the eastern flank of the Central Cordillera at approximately 120 million years (Ma) (McCourt and Feininger 1984), with major intrusions of calc-alkaline affinity and compressional events at 112 ± 7 Ma (McCourt and Feininger 1984).

 

The sedimentary sequence that contains the mineralized unit at Berlin forms part of an upward- fining progression. The lower part of the stratigraphic sequence corresponds with alluvial fan facies that is interpreted to have formed against fault scarps during early phases of rift development. The subaerial fan facies grades upwards into finer-grained marine sands that are overlain by a limestone unit that passes upward into a black shale sequence which is several hundred metres thick. Fossil bivalves and gastropods in the limestones indicate a late Albian (Early Cretaceous) age and, together with ammonite fossils in the overlying black shale sequence, confirm a marine environment of deposition. This transgressive continental to marine sequence forms part of a large basin that extends from Colombia through Ecuador into Peru and the black shales constitute an important source for hydrocarbons in the region.

 

Cretaceous seafloor sequences of the Dagua-Pinon terrane were accreted onto the western edge of the Cajamarca-Valdivia terrane in the Aptian to Paleocene. This accretion was accompanied by intrusive activity, represented in the Berlin district by the Antioquia Batholith that has been dated at 90-58 Ma (middle to late Cretaceous; Cediel et al. 2003). It has a similar metaluminous, I-type, calc-alkaline composition to the Sonsón Batholith.

 

The Samaná Batholith, which is also mid- to late Cretaceous in age, is located immediately to the west of, and is intrusive into, the sedimentary sequence at Berlin.

 

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During the Oligocene through to the Pliocene, several other terranes were accreted into the western seaboard of Colombia.

 

The Colombian Andes developed in response to roughly east-west shortening in the mid- Pleistocene. Related deformation in the Berlin area resulted in the formation of the syncline that hosts the mineralization in the Project area.

 

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Figure 6-1: Main Tectonic Components of Colombia

 

 

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6.2 Property Geology

 

6.2.1 Metamorphic Basement

 

The metamorphic basement in the vicinity of the Berlin Project is assigned to the Cajamarca Complex (Maya and González 1995), which correlates with units known by other names such as Cajamarca Series (Nelson 1962), metamorphic rocks of the Cordillera Central (Feininger et al.1972), Cajamarca Terrain (Etayo-Serna et al. 1986) and Tahamí Terrain (Toussaint & Restrepo 1988) (Figure 6-2). The Cajamarca Complex, which consists of greenschist-grade metamorphic rocks that had sedimentary and igneous protoliths (Nelson 1957), is bounded by the Otú-Pericos Fault on the eastern flank of the Cordillera Central and the Jerónimo Fault in the Cauca River Valley on the west.

 

Basement rocks in the Berlin Project area consist of quartz–sericite schist, graphitic schist, slate, and quartzite, locally with disseminated pyrite that are considered of Early Paleozoic age (Bürgl 1967).

 

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Figure 6-2: Geological Setting of the Berlin Project

 

 

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6.2.2 Abejorral Formation

 

The Abejorral Formation (Bürgl and Radelli 1962) is a Cretaceous sequence that is preserved in outliers in Caldas Province and in the adjacent Antioquia Province to the north. This formation is discordant over the rocks of the Cajamarca Complex and has a faulted contact with the Valle Alto Formation. Facies sequence investigation by González (1980) in the provinces of Antioquia and Caldas led to the interpretation of a shallow continental shelf depositional environment with local euxinic conditions. The development of facies deposited in transitional and shallow shelf and external shelf environments occurred in the Early Cretaceous (Etayo-Serna et al. 2003). Based on ammonites, González (1980) concluded that this formation is Late Aptian to Middle Albian in age. On a regional basis, the clastic component of the Abejorral Formation correlates with the Caballos and Hollin formations, while the limestone and black shale sequence corresponds with the Simiti and overlying Villeta and Napo formations of Pindell and Tabbutt (1995).

 

Mineralization at Berlin occurs in limestone facies that occur immediately beneath the black shale sequence that was correlated with the Abejorral Formation by Bürgl and Radelli (1962).

 

6.2.3 Igneous Rocks

 

The mineralized sequence at Berlin lies between converging faults at the northern end of the Samaná Batholith (Figure 6-2). This igneous complex measures about 30 km north-south by approximately eight kilometres east-west. The rocks consist mainly of diorite and gabbro (approximately 60% of the complex) with less extensive granodiorites, granites, and tonalities (Muñoz 1983). Barrero and Vesga (1976) obtained a K/Ar age of 119+/-10 Ma from hornblende in the Samaná Batholith (Barremian – Aptian). Field relationships suggest that an alaskitic component was emplaced late in the development of the igneous complex (Muñoz 1983). A contact metamorphic aureole extends approximately 30 m to 150 m into enclosing sedimentary rocks. Igneous rocks of the complex have a homogenous texture with local development of a cleavage defined by the alignment of biotite plates. Except for the alaskite component, the rest of the complex is characterized by an abundance of xenoliths of gabbro and basalt. Drilling has shown that the Cretaceous rocks in the Berlin Project were intruded by alaskitic dykes and sills as well as granodiorites of Cenozoic age. The alaskite has an equigranular, phaneritic, holocrystalline texture and is composed predominantly of plagioclase and quartz with minor biotite.

 

Two intrusive stocks lie near the eastern margin of the Berlin syncline where they intrude the Cretaceous sedimentary sequence. The stocks are mesocratic, porphyritic rocks that are made up of plagioclase, quartz, and amphibole.

 

6.2.4 Recent Deposits

 

The cone-shaped volcanic vent that contains the San Diego Lake on the north-eastern margin of the Cretaceous sequence in the Berlin area is surrounded by an apron of lithic tuffs that have a polymictic clast assemblage which reflects the underlying stratigraphy.

 

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6.2.5 Sedimentary Facies Description and Analysis

 

A sedimentary sequence that corresponds to a transitional continental-marine-lagoonal environment is found overlying discordantly the basement Cajamarca Group. Mineralization at Berlin is made up of two types of host rock: the host lithology near surface is sandstone, while at depth, mineralization is confined to a carbonate unit. This distribution is ascribed to the sandstone host being a weathered version of the primary facies in which carbonate has been removed by oxidation related to weathering. Four zones (Cáceres-Bottia, et. al. 2023) are recognized in the Berlin area (Figure 6-3 and Figure 6-4) and these are remarkably consistent throughout the Project:

 

Zone A: a terrigenous lithology (K1-Sj) of basal conglomerates interbedded with sandstones recorded the beginning of a back-arc extensional event at 150 Ma (Zapata et al. 2019). The clasts present within the conglomerate layers consist mainly of mafic and intermediate igneous fragments, metamorphic fragments, and milky white quartz. The upper part of this zone corresponds to a massive silicified, medium to coarse grain size, with poorly sorted and subangular grains of sandstone. The average thickness of the entire Zone A is 36 m (Naranjo 1983).

 

Zone B: presents a gradation contact with zone A and corresponds to a fossiliferous calcareous mudstone, with the presence of well-preserved bivalves and gastropods deposited during basin deepening and the change to a marine environment that took place until Albian (100 Ma). The upper part of this unit is defined by a major erosional surface where the different grain size is easily observable between zones B and C. This disconformity marked not just the change to a compressional tectonic event but the lower limit of the mineralization.

 

Zone C: a muddy wackestone with the presence of reworked fossil fragments, displaying wavy lamination and a high content of authigenic apatite and bitumen. This is consistent with either the increasing water energy or probably the relative shallowing of the basin (Edelman- Furstenberg 2009; Zapata et al. 2019). This zone constitutes the mineralized level, which varies in thickness from 1 m to 3.5 m, with a maximum thickness of 9.2 m (in a drill hole) and 6.7 m (in a trench).

 

Zone D: the upper zone (b6-Be) corresponds to a deformed black carbonaceous shale with bioclast, which may locally reach 600 m in thickness. This was deposited in a lagoonal environment and is related to the enclosing of the marine basin caused by the accretion of the Romeral terrane and the uplifting of the Cajamarca-Valdivia even Albian to Campanian (Zapata et al. 2019).

 

A set of dikes and sills of andesitic to dacitic composition are found injecting the metamorphic and sedimentary rocks described above. Leucocratic (alaskites) and esocratic (ranging from tonalite to granodiorite) plutons are recognized as the Samaná Igneous Complex, which is considered of Aptian-Albian age (119±10 Ma - K/Ar in hornblende) according to Barrero and Vesga (1976).

 

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Figure 6-3: Regional Stratigraphic Column

 

 

 

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Figure 6-4: Local Stratigraphic Column Defined from Drill Core from the Berlin Project

 

 

 

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6.1 Structural Geology

 

The Berlin Project is located within the zone of influence of the Palestina Fault System that forms the western bounding structure to the Cretaceous sequence in the Berlin area. Dextral displacement ranging from 0.5 km to 30 km occurred in the Late Cretaceous and the Paleogene with lesser displacement having occurred during the Neogene and Recent (Page 1986 and Feininger et al. 1972). The eastern margin of the Cretaceous sequence in the Berlin area is marked by the San Diego Fault, which is a north-striking splay that merges with the Palestina Fault near the northern tip of the Cretaceous sequence at Berlin.

 

The Cretaceous sedimentary sequence in which mineralization in the Berlin Project occurs has been folded into a doubly-plunging syncline. The syncline is asymmetric with a steep to over- turned eastern limb that dips to the east, while the western limb is moderately inclined to the east (Figure 6-5).

 

The eastern limb is cut, in some sectors, by the east-dipping San Diego Fault, which is a north- striking splay related to the regional Palestina Fault. East-dipping faults have been mapped along the eastern margin of the syncline. In some areas, Palaeozoic schists are in faulted contact with the black mudstone, and kinematic indicators show an east over west sense of motion. This is consistent with west-verging thrust faults eliminating parts of the overturned stratigraphic sequence.

 

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Figure 6-5: West-East Cross Sections through Berlin Syncline

 

 

 

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6.2 Mineralization

 

6.2.1 Uranium Mineralization Distribution

 

Uranium mineralization has a strong spatial relationship with sedimentary Zone C, described in Section 6.2.5 above and shown in Figure 6-6. Mineralization in centred on Zone C but extends slightly into the overlying Zone D. Phosphate and most metals show a sharp decrease in grade at the base of Zone C, whereas grades decrease more gradually into the hanging wall.

 

Vanadium, molybdenum, zinc, and silver show a marked persistence of grades into the hanging wall. A similar distribution of mineralization is apparent in the near-surface environment in which the carbonate appears to have been removed from the rock by weathering, leaving the clastic vestiges of the original rock forming a mineralized siltstone.

 

The stratigraphic sequence that hosts the mineralization at Berlin is clearly identifiable in drill core and outcrop. Drill intercepts of the mineralized zone are comparable from which it is concluded that the mineralization shows consistency and continuity throughout the project area. Drilling and trenching have shown that the mineralized layer extends over 10.5 km of strike on the eastern and western margins of a syncline, the keel of which reaches a depth of approximately 400 m below surface at its deepest point. The mineralized unit ranges in thickness from 0.8 m to 8.0 m, averaging 3.0 m true thickness, and is composed of carbonate rock at depth and sandstone-siltstone in the weathered, oxidized zone near surface.

 

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Figure 6-6: Histograms Showing the Distribution of Metals in Selected Bore Holes Drilled in the Resource Area at Berlin

 

 

 

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6.2.1.1 Nature of Mineralization

 

Present research suggests a hypothesis for uranium and vanadium mineralization: an epigenetic origin (Cáceres-Bottia et al. 2023). The results indicate that the source for uranium, vanadium, and the other associated economic elements, were released from the black shales (Zone D) of the Abejorral Formation that is overlying a carbonate zone of Cretaceous wackestone. Those elements were transported in diagenetic fluids under specific physical and geochemical conditions. Efficient stratabound trap (Zone C) occurred when the carbonate zone triggered a redox front that interacted not only with mineralized fluids, but organic matter and H2S. For uraninites, the chemical U-Pb age calculated using microprobe analysis was 67±15 Ma and the U-Pb isotopic age is 53±11 Ma.

 

Paragenetic Sequence

 

The paragenetic sequence recognized in the lithology that constitutes the mineralized level (Zone C) is depicted in Figure 6-7, emphasizing the diagenetic process. Quartz and muscovite conform to the detrital minerals that remained in the samples. Calcite Stage 1 occurs as fossil replacement and as cement formed during burial. Petrographic analysis reveals textural and structural features and the mineral composition within the rocks that contain the mineralization. The occurrence of detrital quartz provides the primary porosity that allows diagenetic fluids to percolate and precipitate calcite (Stage 2), authigenic apatite, and bitumen. Also, many samples revealed intense fracturing of the clastic quartz, which can be associated with tectonic efforts caused by the inversion of the extensional regime during the collision of the oceanic lithosphere which started in the late Mesozoic (Cediel et al. 2003)

 

Figure 6-7: Paragenesis of the Mineralization in the Berlin Deposit

 

 

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6.2.2 Other By-Product Mineralization

 

The Berlin Project primary mineralization is uranium, but the deposit also contains a suite of high-value by-products:

 

Phosphate: Agricultural Fertilizer and Lithium Ion Batteries

 

The Berlin Deposit contains phosphate, which was traditionally principally used in the agricultural fertilizer industry. Phosphate has become a key component of lithium-ion batteries, specifically lithium ferro-phosphate (LFP) batteries.

 

Vanadium: Steel Alloy and Vanadium Redox Batteries

 

Vanadium is used principally in an alloy that increases the strength and flexibility of steel and for vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFB) that are large-scale batteries that most manufacturers guarantee for 20 to 25 years.

 

Nickel: Steel Alloy and Lithium Ion Batteries

 

Stainless steel is the main market for nickel, with growing demand from the lithium-ion battery market (for nickel-cobalt-aluminium (NCA) and nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) batteries). NCA batteries are 80% nickel, while NMC batteries use 33% nickel with newer types using an increasing nickel component.

 

REEs: Magnets and Laser Technology

 

Berlin also contains REEs neodymium and yttrium that are used in many hi-tech industries:

 

●Neodymium is used in high-strength magnets used in high-strength magnets for high- efficiency electric motors and for high-efficiency generators in wind turbines.

 

●Yttrium is used used principally in laser technology and is used to generate red phosphors in TV screens, monitors and mobile phones, as well as in the production of superconductors and electronic filters.

 

Rhenium: Superalloy

 

Rhenium is added to high-temperature superalloys that are used to make jet engine parts, this accounting for 70% of the worldwide rhenium production. Another major application is in platinum–rhenium catalysts, which are primarily used in making lead-free, high-octane gasoline.

 

Molybdenum and Zinc: Steel Alloys

 

Berlin also contains molybdenum and zinc that could have a modest contribution to the future economics of the Project. Molybdenum is used in steel alloys to increase strength, hardness, electrical conductivity and resistance to corrosion and wear. Zinc is most commonly used as an anti-corrosion agent and galvanization coating of iron or steel.

 

6.3 Deposit Types

 

The Berlin Project is classified as an epigenetic stratiform sandstone deposit. The Berlin Deposit in central Colombia consists of a layer of phosphate rock in a layered sedimentary sequence that contains an unusual mix of metals including uranium, nickel, vanadium, molybdenum, manganese, zinc, and REEs. REE and rhenium are considered to have derived from the alaskite directly.

 

Uranium and vanadium strata-bound mineralization at the Berlin project corresponds to an epigenetic event that occurred in a muddy wackestone with the presence of reworked fossil fragments. The black shale of the Abejorral Formation was the source of uranium and vanadium, which were remobilized by diagenetic processes. Geochemical characteristics of the diagenetic fluids had to be oxidized, alkaline, and carbonate-rich coupled with humic acids with strong anions such as F-, Cl-, CO32- and PO43- at temperatures below 200°C, to be effective for the transport of the elements of interest. Zone C acted as an efficient chemical trap that allowed authigenic apatite, uraninite, sphalerite, and chernykhite to precipitate with the aid of reductant agents such as H2S and other organic complexes.

 

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7.0 Exploration

 

Jaguar has conducted no exploration work on the Project since acquiring the property in December 2023.

 

7.1 Exploration Potential

 

The Berlin Project is the southern part of the 10.5 km mineralized Berlin Trend. Drilling by U3O8 Corp. started along the southern three kilometres, where 82 drill holes totaling over 19,000 m of drilling encountered strong mineralization. Highlights of the legacy drilling include drill hole DDB- 035 which yielded eight metres of 0.12% uranium, 0.47% vanadium, and 9.7% phosphate. It should be noted that DDB-035 is a vertical drill hole located along the east flank of the Berlin trend and was drilled parallel to the stratigraphic dip (along the plane) of mineralization and does not reflect the true thickness of the mineralized zone. Previous metallurgical studies reported recoveries of 97% uranium, 97% for phosphate, and 79% vanadium, elements that make up two-thirds of rock value. Recovery of minerals that accounted for the remaining one third included rare earth elements (REE) (neodymium and yttrium), rhenium, nickel, and molybdenum. Mineralization is open along strike to the north where previous exploration drilling and trenching along the Berlin Trend to the north has reported encountering similar mineralization at surface.

 

Berlin shows remarkable geological continuity with the uranium and other commodities concentrated in a specific and easily recognizable limestone-sandstone unit.

 

7.1.1 Continuity and Distribution of Mineralization

 

Exploration along trend to the north of the main southern mineralized area was undertaken with very wide spaced bore holes located 600 m to 1,700 m apart in order to cover the potentially mineralized area with a minimum of drilling. To date, 87 of 94 drill holes have reportedly reached the target horizon at Berlin and intersected mineralization in a specific limestone- sandstone unit (Figure 7-1). The mineralized unit has an average thickness of three metres in the main southern mineralized area. Immediately to the north, the unit thins to a minimum of 20 cm in a northwest-oriented zone approximately 500 m wide that is well defined in grade- thickness maps of all the commodities of potential economic interest (Figure 7-2). Notably, the mineralization thickens rapidly again to the north with the newly identified resource potential located where the unit reaches potentially mineable widths. Although the average thickness of the mineralized unit in the northern area is presently 2.3 m, the very wide spacing between bore holes that have encountered 2.4 m and 5.1 m intersections of mineralization suggests that closer-spaced drilling should show the unit is significantly thicker than this initial average (Figure 7-1).

 

7.1.2 Resource Potential

 

The folded shape of the mineralized unit at Berlin has been described as similar to that of the hull of a canoe and drilling has shown that the deepest part of the keel reaches depths of over 700 m below surface. Grades intersected at depth along the keel are comparable to assays obtained in trenches where the mineralized layer reaches surface on the eastern side of the fold.

 

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Based on the similarity of average grades of the main southern mineralized area with the northern part of the trend, large increases could be expected in resources of the other elements that occur with the uranium, namely: vanadium, phosphate, molybdenum, rhenium, REEs (yttrium and neodymium), and nickel.

 

It is the opinion of the SLR QP that the Project’s historical exploration results justify the continuation of exploration programs designed to test the mineralized zones outlined in this report. SLR has yet to do data verification of historical exploration data on the Project to estimate a Mineral Resource. It is uncertain if further exploration and data verification will result in the estimation of a Mineral Resources. The exploration potential therefore does not represent, and should not be construed to be, an estimate of a Mineral Resource or Mineral Reserve.

 

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Figure 7-1: Long Section of the 10.5 km Berlin Trend

 

 

 

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Figure 7-2: Distribution of the Commodities in the Berlin Trend “Unfolded”

 

 

 

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8.0 Sample Preparation, Analyses, and Security

 

Jaguar has conducted no exploration or drilling work on the Project since acquiring the property.

 

8.1 Sampling Procedure

 

A summary of the sampling procedures for trenches, outcrop and drill core completed by U3O8 Corp during its 2010-2012 drilling campaigns (Pallier 2022) and described in detail in the 2012 Technical Report (Coffey Mining 2012) is presented here for report completeness but have not been verified by the QP.

 

Quality assurance (QA) consists of evidence to demonstrate that the assay data has precision and accuracy within generally accepted limits for the sampling and analytical method(s) used in order to have confidence in a resource estimate. Quality control (QC) consists of procedures used to ensure that an adequate level of quality is maintained in the process of collecting, preparing, and assaying the exploration drilling samples.

 

Results of the regular submission of Certified Reference Material (CRMs) are used to identify issues with specific sample batches, and biases associated with the laboratory. Duplicate samples are used to monitor preparation, assay precision, and grade variability as a function of sample homogeneity and laboratory error. Blank material is used to assess contamination or sample-cross contamination during sample preparation and to identify sample numbering errors.

 

Quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) samples, including duplicate samples and sample blanks, were inserted in the sample sequence at pre-determined intervals; they were numbered such that they were in sequence with mineralized material. Certified standards were also inserted at pre- determined intervals.

 

8.1.1 Trenches and Outcrop

 

Sampling locations were determined on the basis of radioactivity measured in the field and by geological mapping by geologists using standard industry practices. All personnel involved with the sampling wore dosimeters and masks if personnel were entering a deep trench or a confined space to do the sampling.

 

Samples typically consisted of two to three kilograms of material. A duplicate sample was taken from each sample site. Standard industry practices were used in numbering, securing, storing and delivery of the samples to the La Dorada town, where the samples were delivered to a national courier that provided transport to ALS Chemex’s preparation facility in Bogotá (ALS Chemex Bogotá). Duplicate trench samples were stored at the U3O8 Corp.’s storage facility in the town of Ibague.

 

8.1.2 Drill Core

 

Down-hole radioactivity was measured with a Mount Sopris radiometric probe in all drill holes that were accessible to the probe. In situ radiometric measurements were taken at 10 cm intervals.

 

Drill core was placed in aluminium or plastic core boxes by the drill contractor who also marked the depth at appropriate intervals on the core and on the core box. Rock quality data (RQD) was recorded by technicians at this early stage prior to the core being transported from the drill platform to the core shed.

 

Once the core was organized in the core shed, an additional radiometric log was made based on measurements taken at 10 cm intervals with a hand-held scintillometer.

 

Based on the down-hole radiometric log and the log from the hand-held scintillometer measured in the core trays, sample intervals were marked by the geologists. Sample intervals were typically one metre but varied according to lithology to ensure that sample intervals did not cross significant geological contacts.

 

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The core was then cut with diamond saws in a well-ventilated area of the core storage facility. The core was cut in half and then one half was cut again. The ½ core and the two ¼ core segments were returned to the core box as each sample section was cut. Sampling then took place with ¼ core being put in polythene sample bags for assay and the duplicate section of ¼ core being placed in polythene bags for storage for later use for assay verification or metallurgical test work, for example. The core boxes were then stored in a locked, well-ventilated storeroom.

 

The sample bags containing ¼ core and QA/QC samples for assay were weighed and packed in boxes for shipment by commercial road transport to ALS Chemex Bogotá.

 

8.2 Sample Preparation

 

On arrival at ALS Chemex Bogotá, the samples were ordered and weighed, dried and jaw-crushed to 10 mesh (10#), a nominal 2 mm grain size. The 10# material was riffle-split, and a sub-sample of one kilogram was pulverized to 75 µm, then split into a 150 g sub-sample. This pulp was shipped by ALS Chemex to their assay facilities in Canada and Peru via commercial transport company. Remaining 10# material and excess pulp sample was returned to the U3O8 Corp. for storage at its core storage facility in Ibague.

 

8.3 Sample Analysis

 

Different sample analysis methods were required to cover the suite of elements of potentially economic interest and these analytical procedures are described below under ALS Chemex’s procedure codes.

 

8.3.1 ME-MS61U

 

A 0.25 g split of the sample pulp was digested with perchloric, nitric, hydrofluoric, and hydrochloric acids (multi-acid digestion). The residue was topped-up with dilute hydrochloric acid and analysed by Inductively Coupled Plasma - Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES). Following this analysis, the results are reviewed for high concentrations of bismuth, mercury, molybdenum, silver and tungsten and such samples diluted accordingly. Samples were then analysed by inductively coupled plasma- mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Results were corrected for spectral inter-element interferences. This method provided assay results for a 47-element suite and uses an internal standard certified for uranium.

 

8.3.2 ME-M61

 

This used the same method as ME-MS61U, yielding the same 47-element suite, but did not include the internal standard for uranium.

 

8.3.3 ME-MS81

 

The decomposition of the sample pulp was done using lithium metaborate fusion (code FUS-LI01) in which 0.2 g of sample pulp was added to 0.9 g of lithium metaborate flux and fused in a furnace at 1,000°C. The resulting melt was then cooled and dissolved in 100 mL solution of 4% nitric acid and 2% hydrochloric acid. This solution was then analysed by ICP-MS. This assay method provided assay data for 38 elements, including uranium and the full suite of REEs.

 

8.3.4 ME-XRF

 

This analytical method was applied specifically to samples that had a phosphate content above the 10% upper detection limit of the ICP method. A calcined or ignited sample of 0.9 g was added to 9 g of lithium borate flux (50% Li2B4O7- 50% LiBO2), mixed well, and fused in an auto fluxer at temperatures of between 1,050°C and 1,100°C. A flat molten glass disc was prepared from the resulting melt. This disc was then analysed by X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry (XRF).

 

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8.3.5 AA24

 

This analytical method was fire assay for samples that were periodically assayed for gold. Fire assay was of a 50 g aliquot and was finished with Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS).

 

8.4 Quality Assurance and Quality Control

 

All legacy sampling conducted by Jaguar’s predecessors was reported as being marked and supervised by qualified, experienced geologists. All assay data was sent electronically by the analytical laboratory to the Berlin Project Manager in Colombia, the VP Exploration and to the Company’s Technical Database Manager in Toronto, Canada, who responded directly to the laboratory with queries related to the data and requested reanalysis or whatever remedial actions were required for QA/QC purposes.

 

8.4.1 Laboratory

 

Sample preparation was done in ALS Chemex’s facility in Bogotá, Colombia, and fire assays were conducted at ALS’s facilities in Lima, Peru, while assay by other methods was done at ALS’s laboratory in Vancouver, Canada. ALS is a division of ALS Limited which was founded in 1863 and listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in 1952. It has over 60 analytical laboratories world-wide. ALS is certified to ISO 9001 (QC) standards and has an ISO/IEC17025 accreditation from the Standards Council of Canada.

 

The laboratories used for all sample preparation and analytical work are large, independent, commercial service providers that are independent of Jaguar and its predecessors.

 

8.5 QP Opinion

 

The SLR QP is of the opinion that the reported legacy drilling, sampling procedures and sample security adopted at Berlin were consistent with generally recognized industry standards at the time of collection. The SLR QP has recommended Jaguar carry out further work to confirm the historical information.

 

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9.0 Data Verification

 

Prior to the Effective Date of this Technical Report, Jaguar had conducted no exploration or drilling work on the Project since acquiring the property.

 

Data verification is the process of checking and verifying hard-copy logs and digital records for accuracy, ensuring the data on which mineral resource estimates are based can be linked from digital databases or records to log sheets and drilling or sampling intervals. It is an additional verification process to determine that QA and QC processes have been effectively applied and that these were working to assure and control the quality of the data. Data verification is carried out after samples have been collected, assays have been returned, and data have been stored in the database. Where relevant, data verification may also include check sampling carried out by the QP, especially if Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are not available or difficult to audit, and QC data are limited to demonstrate processes were in control.

 

Data verification of the Berlin historical drilling and trenching sampling will be completed prior to future Mineral Resource estimation.

 

9.1 Site Visit

 

The SLR QP visited the site on January 30, 2024. During the site visit, the SLR QP received a project overview by site management, toured exploration areas, inspected various parts of the property and infrastructure, inspected the core handling facility, verified reported mineralization intervals using handheld scintillometer against database entries against core samples retained on site. No noteworthy issues or discrepancies were observed.

 

The SLR QP also interviewed key personnel involved in the collection, interpretation, and processing of legacy geological data, reviewed previous sampling procedures, and recommended that similar sampling processes be conducted during any future assay validation confirmation work conducted by Jaguar in advance of Mineral Resource estimations.

 

9.2 QP Opinion

 

The SLR QP opines that the legacy database provided for review does not contain any questionable data, but verification as to the adequacy for the purposes of Mineral Resource estimation and classification will be dependant on confirmation assay validation to be conducted by Jaguar in the future. The SLR QP agrees with the validation sampling approach that Jaguar personnel have outlined during data validation discussions held during the site visit.

 

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10.0 Mineral Processing and Metallurgical Testing

 

Jaguar has not carried out any metallurgical test work. A description of the historical test work can be found in Section 5.4.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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11.0 Mineral Resource Estimates

 

There are no current Mineral Resources at the Project.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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12.0 Mineral Reserve Estimates

 

There are no current Mineral Reserves at the Project.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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13.0 Mining Methods

 

This section is not applicable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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14.0 Processing and Recovery Methods

 

This section is not applicable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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15.0 Infrastructure

 

This section is not applicable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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16.0 Market Studies

 

This section is not applicable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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17.0 Environmental Studies, Permitting, and Plans, Negotiations, or Agreements with Local Individuals or Groups

 

This section is not applicable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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18.0 Capital and Operating Costs

 

This section is not applicable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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19.0 Economic Analysis

 

This section is not applicable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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20.0 Adjacent Properties

 

This section is not applicable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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21.0 Other Relevant Data and Information

 

This section is not applicable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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22.0 Interpretation and Conclusions

 

SLR offers the following conclusions.

 

●The Berlin Project shows excellent potential for economic uranium mineralization and further exploration work is warranted.

 

●The Berlin Project is the southern part of the 10.5 km mineralized Berlin Trend. Drilling by U3O8 Corp between 2010 to 2012. started along the southern three kilometres, where 82 drill holes totaling over 19,000 m of drilling encountered strong mineralization.

 

●Highlights of the drilling include drill hole DDB-035 which yielded eight metres of 0.12% uranium, 0.47% vanadium, and 9.7% phosphate.

 

●Previous metallurgical studies reported recoveries of 97% uranium, 97% for phosphate, and 79% vanadium, elements that make up two-thirds of rock value.

 

●Recovery of minerals that account for the remaining one third include rare earth elements (REE) (neodymium and yttrium), rhenium, nickel, and molybdenum. Mineralization is open along strike to the north where exploration drilling and trenching along the Berlin Trend has encountered similar mineralization at surface.

 

●Berlin shows remarkable geological continuity with the uranium and other commodities concentrated in a specific and easily recognizable limestone-sandstone unit.

 

●Based on a review of the database, geologic models, and documentation provided, SLR concludes that all of the previous procedures reported by Jaguar’s predecessors are in alignment with industry standards.

 

●SLR did identify some approaches which are not SLR’s preference, however, no significant procedural issues have been identified to date.

 

●Social acceptance of the Project by neighbouring communities is key to the success of a future mine, and this aspect of the Project needs to be carefully managed on a go-forward basis. Jaguar indicated that local community support for the Project is strong. The main risk to the Property is the potential for the State to rescind the Concession Contract.

 

●The SLR QP is of the opinion that with consideration of the recommendations summarized in Sections 1 and 23 of this report, any issues relating to all relevant technical and economic factors likely to influence the prospect of economic extraction can be resolved with further work. There are no other known environmental, permitting, legal, social, or other factors that would affect the development of the Mineral Resources.

 

●Jaguar is an exploration-stage company and has no history of operations, mining, or refining mineral products. There can be no assurance that the Project will be successfully placed into production, produce minerals in commercial quantities or otherwise generate operating earnings.

 

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23.0 Recommendations

 

SLR offers the following recommendation for a two phase program, with a total budget of US$2,330,000, to advance the Project beginning later in 2024. Phase 2 is dependent on outcomes of the Phase 1 work.

 

Phase 1 – Mineral Resource Estimate Technical Report

 

1Complete a current Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) on the Project. The estimated cost to prepare an MRE is US$150,000. SLR recommends Jaguar perform the following activities to support a current Mineral Resource disclosure:

 

a)Rerun and perform additional check sampling to confirm legacy drilling and trench data either by twinning legacy drill holes and logging with downhole radiometric (natural gamma), resampling trenches, and/or resampling stored core.

 

b)Rerun statistical analysis on the intercepts to guide updating previously reported Mineral Resource estimates.

 

c)Add and construct three dimensional (3D) geologic model to assist and control grade estimation in block model estimation.

 

d)Rerun and apply updated classification criteria to categorize the Mineral Resource estimate.

 

Phase 2 – Preliminary Economic Assessment

 

1Complete additional infill/delineation drilling to achieve the following:

 

a)Test for mineralization along the east flank of the mineralized layer Zone C.

 

b)Upgrade Inferred Resources estimated in Phase 1 to Indicated Resources. . This step is contingent on positive Phase 1 results.

 

The estimated cost to complete drilling is US$2,000,000.

 

2Complete a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) on the Project. The estimated cost to prepare the PEA is US$180,000.

 

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24.0 References

 

Barrero, D., and J. Vesga, 1976. Mapa geológico de cuadrángulo K-9, Armero y parte sur del J- 9, La Dorada (1:1000 000): Ingeominas, Bogotá.

 

Bürgl, H., 1967. The orogenesis in the Andean system of Colombia. Tectonophysics, 4(4-6), October 1967, pp. 429-443.

 

Bürgl, H., and L. Radelli, 1962. Nuevas localidades fosilíferas en la Cordillera Central de Colombia: Geología Colombiana, v.3, p.133-138.

 

Caballero, L.G., 2024a. Aventtus Legal Opinion on Title 664-17. Prepared for Jaguar Uranium February 19, 2024. p.1

 

Cabellero, L.G., 2024b. Aventtus Legal Opinion on Title 736-17. Prepared for Jaguar Uranium, February 29, 2024. p.1

 

Cáceres-Bottia, A., Matilla-Figueroa, LC., Rios-Reyes, C.A., Pimiento-Rueda, R., 2023, General considerations on the genesis of Uranium and Vanadium occurrence in the Cretaceous sedimentary rocks of the Berlin Synclinal, Central Cordillera (Colombian Andes), Boletín de Geología 45(3), October 2023, p. 16

 

Castaño, R., 1981, Calcul proviso ire des reserves geologiques de Berlin, sur la base des resulltants des sondages, unpubl. Minatome report in French, 15pp.

 

Cediel, F., Shaw, R.P. and Cáceres, C., 2003. Tectonic Assembly of the Northern Andean Block.In: C. Bartolini, R.T. Buffler and J. Blickwede, eds., The Circum-Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean: Hydrocarbon habitats, basin formation and plate tectonics: AAPG Memoir 79, p.815-848.

 

Caceres Bottia, A. 2012. Genesis of the sediment-hosted uraniferous phosphate deposit in the Berlin Project, Central Cordillera, Colombia, and its implications for exploration. M.Sc. thesis (unpubl.), Queens University, Ontario, Canada, 44p.

 

Coffey Mining, 2012. Berlin Project, Colombia – MINEWPER00790AC. National Instrument NI 43-101 Report – 2 March 2012.

 

Edelman-Furstenberg, Y. (2009). Cyclic upwelling facies along the Late Cretaceous southern Tethys (Israel): taphonomic and ichnofacies evidence of a high-productivity mosaic. Cretaceous Research, 30(4), August 2009, pp. 847-863.

 

Etayo-Serna, F., C. Cáceres, and F. Cediel, 2003. Map 5 - Map 8, in C. Cáceres, F. Cediel, and F. Etayo, eds., Maps of sedimentary facies distribution and tectonic setting of Colombia through the Proterozoic and Phanerozoic: Bogotá, Ingeominas, p.18-25.

 

Etayo Serna, F., D. Barrero, H. Lozano, A. Espinosa, H. González, A. Orrego, I. Ballesteros, H. Forero, C. Ramírez, F. Zambrano-Ortiz, H. Duque-Caro, R. Vargas, A. Núñez, J. Álvarez, C. Ropaín, E. Cardozo, N. Galvis, L. Sarmiento, J. P. Alberts, J.E. Case, D.A. Singer, R. W. Bowen,

 

Feininger, T., D. Barrero, and N. Castro, 1972. Geología de parte de los departamentos de Antioquia y Caldas (Sub-zona II-B): Boletín Geológico Ingeominas, v.20, p.1-173.

 

González, H., 1980. Geología de las planchas 167 (Sonsón) y 187 (Salamina): Boletín Geológico Ingeominas, v.23, p.1-174.

 

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Jaillard, E., Soler, P., Carlier, G., and Mourier, T., 1990. Geodynamic evolution of the northern and central Andes during early to middle Mesozoic times: a Tethyan model: Journal of the Geological Society. London, v. 147, p. 1009-1022.

 

Kerr, A., Tarney, J., Marriner, G., Nivia, A. and Saunders, A. 1997. The Caribbean-Colombian Cretaceous igneous province: the internal anatomy of an oceanic plateau. American geophysical Union: 123-144.

 

Maya, M., and H. González, 1995. Unidades litodémicas en la Cordillera Central de Colombia: Boletín Geológico Ingeominas, v.35, p 43-57.

 

McCourt, W.J., and T. Feininger, 1984, High-pressure metamorphic rocks in the Central Cordillera of Colombia: British Geological Survey Report 84, no. 1, p.28-35.

 

Moreno-Sánchez, M., A. Gómez Cruz, and H. Castillo González, 2008. Ocurrencias de fósiles paleozoicos al este de la parte norte de la Cordillera Central y discusión sobre su significado geológico: Boletín de Ciencias de la Tierra, v.22, p.39-47.

 

Muñoz, C.A., 1983. Determinación del potencial uranífero de la Alaskita de Samaná, departamento de Caldas - Colombia: Trabajo de grado, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá D. C., 75 p.

 

Naranjo, J.L., 1983, Investigación del potencial uranífero en los shales negros del Sinclinal de Berlín, departamento de Caldas: Trabajo de grado, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá D. C., 114 p.

 

Nelson, H.W., 1962, Contributions to the knowledge of the Central Cordillera of Colombia, section between Ibagué and Armenia, Boletín de Geología 10(1-3), January 1, 1962, pp. 161-202

 

Nelson, H.W., 1957. Contribution to the geology of the Central and Western Cordillera of Colombia in the sector between Ibagué and Cali, Eduard Ijdo, Leiden.

 

Nichols, G., 2009, Sedimentology and stratigraphy. In: Shallow Marine Carbonate And Evaporite Environments. Blackwell Science, Oxford, p. 225-245.

 

Page, W.D., 1986, Geología sísmica y sismicidad del noroeste de Colombia, Medellín, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, ISA, Integral, p. 1-156

 

Pallier, J.P., 2022, U3O8 Technical Report on the Berlin Uranium – Battery Commodity Deposit, Colombia, prepared for U3O8 Corp, April 25, 2022, 111 p.

 

Pindell, J.L. and Tabbutt, K.D. 1995. Mesozoic-Cenozoic Andean paleogeography and regional controls on hydrocarbon systems, in A.J. Tankard, R. Suarez S. and H.J. Welsink, Petroleum Basins of South America: AAPG Memoir 62: 101-128.

 

Roussemet and Houot, 1979. Valorisation d’un phosphate uranifere. Unpublished Report, Minatome Colombiana Ltda and Instituto de Asuntos Nucleares, Special Report No 7, Bogota, Colombia.

 

SRK. 2006, Independent Technical Report on the KPS Ventures Uranium Exploration Properties in Colombia, Unpublished NI 43-101 Technical Report, SRK Consulting.

 

Tenova, 2013. Berlin Project, Colombia – Preliminary Economic Assessment, NI 43-101 Report. Unpublished NI 43-101 Technical Report filed January 18, 2013.

 

Toussaint, J. and J.J. Restrepo, 1988. Son alóctonos los Andes Colombianos?: Revista I.C.N.E. Universidad Nacional Medellín, v.1, p.17-41

 

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U3O8 Corp, 2012, Press Release, U3O8 Corp's Exploration Drilling Extends Mineralization a Minimum of 6.3km Along trend of the Berlin Project, Colombia, September 20, 2012

 

US Securities and Exchange Commission. 2018. Regulation S-K, Subpart 229.1300, Item 1300 Disclosure by Registrants Engaged in Mining Operations and Item 601 (b)(96) Technical Report Summary.

 

Zapata, S.; Cardona, A.; Jaramillo, J.S.; Patiño, A.; Valencia, V.; León, S.; Mejía, D.; Pardo- Trujillo, A.; Castañeda, J.P. (2019). Cretaceous extensional and compressional tectonics in the Northwestern Andes, prior to the collision with the Caribbean oceanic plateau. Gondwana Research, 66, February 2019, pp. 207-226

 

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25.0 Reliance on Information Provided by the Registrant

 

This TRS has been prepared by SLR for Jaguar. The information, conclusions, opinions, and estimates contained herein are based on:

 

●Information available to SLR at the time of preparation of this TRS.

 

●Assumptions, conditions, and qualifications as set forth in this TRS.

 

For the purpose of this TRS, SLR has relied on ownership information provided by Jaguar in legal opinions by Aventtus entitled Legal Opinion on Title 664-17 dated February 19, 2024 (Caballero 2024a) and entitled Legal Opinion on Title 736-17 dated February 29, 2024 (Caballero 2024b), and these opinions are relied on in Sections 3.2 and the Executive Summary of this TRS. SLR has not researched property title or mineral rights for the Berlin Project as we consider it reasonable to rely on Jaguar’s legal counsel who is responsible for maintaining this information.

 

The Qualified Persons have taken all appropriate steps, in their professional opinion, to ensure that the above information from Jaguar is sound.

 

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26.0 Date and Signature Page

 

This report titled “S-K 1300 Technical Report Summary on the Berlin Project, Caldas Province, Colombia” with an effective date of February 15, 2024, was prepared and signed by:

 

  (Signed) SLR International Corporation
     
Dated at Lakewood, CO    
March 7, 2024   SLR International Corporation

 

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Table of Contents

 

1.0 Executive Summary 1-1
1.1 Summary 1-1
1.2 Technical Summary 1-3
2.0 Introduction 2-1
2.1 Site Visits 2-1
2.2 Sources of Information 2-1
2.3 List of Abbreviations 2-3
3.0 Property Description 3-1
3.1 Location 3-1
3.2 Land Tenure 3-3
3.3 Laguna Salada Mineral Tenure 3-5
3.4 Surface Rights 3-8
3.5 Required Permits and Status 3-14
3.6 Taxation, Royalties and Option Agreements 3-15
3.7 Other Significant Factors and Risks 3-16
4.0 Accessibility, Climate, Local Resources, Infrastructure and Physiography 4-1
4.1 Accessibility 4-1
4.2 Climate 4-3
4.3 Local Resources 4-3
4.4 Infrastructure 4-3
4.5 Physiography 4-6
5.0 History 5-1
5.1 Prior Ownership 5-1
5.2 Exploration and Development History 5-1
5.3 Drilling 5-43
5.4 Historical Resource Estimates 5-43
5.5 Past Production 5-44
6.0 Geological Setting, Mineralization, and Deposit 6-1
6.1 Regional Geology 6-1
6.2 Property Geology 6-5
6.3 Local Geology 6-7
6.4 Mineralization 6-8
6.5 Deposit Types 6-14

 

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7.0 Exploration 7-1
7.1 Exploration Potential 7-1
8.0 Sample Preparation, Analyses, and Security 8-1
8.1 Sampling Procedures 8-1
8.2 Sample Preparation and Analysis 8-6
8.3 Quality Assurance and Quality Control 8-7
8.4 Sample Security 8-11
8.5 QP Opinion 8-12
9.0 Data Verification 9-1
9.1 QP Opinion 9-1
10.0 Mineral Processing and Metallurgical Testing 10-1
11.0 Mineral Resource Estimates 11-1
12.0 Mineral Reserve Estimates 12-1
13.0 Mining Methods 13-1
14.0 Processing and Recovery Methods 14-1
15.0 Infrastructure 15-1
16.0 Market Studies 16-1
17.0 Environmental Studies, Permitting, and Plans, Negotiations, or Agreements with Local Individuals or Groups 17-1
18.0 Capital and Operating Costs 18-1
19.0 Economic Analysis 19-1
20.0 Adjacent Properties 20-1
21.0 Other Relevant Data and Information 21-1
22.0 Interpretation and Conclusions 22-1
23.0 Recommendations 23-1
24.0 References 24-1
25.0 Reliance on Information Provided by the Registrant 25-1
26.0 Date and Signature Page 26-1

 

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Tables

 

Table 1-1: Proposed Laguna Salada 2025 Exploration Budget 1-3
Table 3-1: Full List of the Laguna Salada Concessions 3-6
Table 3-2: Laguna Salada Claim List and Owners 3-10
Table 3-3: Full List of the Laguna Salada Claims, File No., IIA Approval File and Expiry Date 3-14
Table 5-1: U3O8 Uranium Geochemistry Summary Statistics 5-21
Table 5-2: V2O5 Vanadium Geochemistry Summary Statistics 5-21
Table 5-3: Assay Results from Channel Sampling of the Mineralized Gravel at La Susana 5-22
Table 5-4: High Grade Assay Results from Vertical Channel Samples through the Mineralized Layer (High Grade Caliche) at La Rosada 5-25
Table 5-5: High Grade Assay Results from Channel Sampling of Basement-Style Mineralization at La Rosada 5-26
Table 5-6: IsoEnergy Uranium Geochemistry Summary Statistic 5-35
Table 5-7: IsoEnergy Vanadium Geochemistry Summary Statistics 5-35
Table 5-8: Check Sample Numbers, Coordinates and Sample Descriptions from Check Samples (Coordinates SUTM 19, WGS84) 5-41
Table 5-9: Check Samples and IsoEnergy Samples, Coordinates and Values for Uranium and Vanadium 5-41
Table 8-1: Expected values for uranium and vanadium in Maple Standards 8-8
Table 8-2: Uranium and Vanadium Values for IsoEnergy Standard and ASI Internal Standards 8-8
Table 8-3: Uranium and Vanadium values for field blanks 8-10
Table 23-1: Proposed Laguna Salada 2025 Exploration Budget 23-1

 

Figures

 

Figure 3-1: Location Map 3-2
Figure 3-2: Laguna Salada Claim Map 3-7
Figure 3-3: Map Showing Land Ownership Boundaries and Laguna Salada Claims 3-9
Figure 4-1: Project Access 4-2
Figure 4-2: Regional Infrastructure 4-5
Figure 4-3: Typical Landscape and Vegetation Cover 4-6
Figure 4-4: Topography of Chubut Province 4-7
Figure 4-5: Local Project Topography 4-8
Figure 4-6: General View of the Project 4-9
Figure 5-1: Radiometric Anomalies and Trenching at Laguna Salada 5-4
Figure 5-2: Main Exploration Targets on the Laguna Salada Project 5-6
Figure 5-3: Trenching and Drilling at Guanaco 5-8
Figure 5-4: Grade-Thickness Distribution Map of the Guanaco Region (U3O8 (ppm) x m) 5-9

 

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Figure 5-5: Geology and Mineralization at Guanaco Area 5-10
Figure 5-6: Location of Trenches and Drill Hole Collars in the Lago Seco Area 5-12
Figure 5-7: Grade-Thickness Distribution Map of the Lago Seco Area (U3O8 (ppm) x m) 5-13
Figure 5-8: Stacked Sections showing the Distribution of Mineralization in the Lago Seco Area 5-14
Figure 5-9: Map Showing the Location of Trenches and Drill Hole Collars in the Buried Lake Area of the Laguna Salada Project 5-16
Figure 5-10: Grade-Thickness Distribution Map of the Buried Lake Region (U3O8 (ppm) x m) 5-18
Figure 5-11: Project Area Showing Location of La Susana and La Rosada Sampling 5-20
Figure 5-12: U3O8 Sampling at La Susana 5-23
Figure 5-13: V2O5 Sampling at La Susana 5-24
Figure 5-14: U3O8 Sampling at La Rosada 5-27
Figure 5-15: V2O5 Sampling at La Rosada 5-28
Figure 5-16: La Rosada Local Geology with Delphin and Pescado Prospects Highlighted 5-30
Figure 5-17: Stratigraphic Column at La Rosada Delfin and Pescado Prospect Areas 5-32
Figure 5-18: Scintillometer Readings in CPS at La Rosada 5-34
Figure 5-19: IsoEnergy U3O8 Sampling at La Rosada 5-37
Figure 5-20: IsoEnergy V2O5 Sampling at La Rosada 5-38
Figure 5-21: CPS Values at La Rosada 5-39
Figure 5-22: Predicted Uranium Values in ppm Based on Scintillometer Readings 5-40
Figure 5-23: La Rosada Area, Geology, and Check Sample Locations with Uranium and Vanadium Grades (ppm) 5-42
Figure 6-1: Regional Geology 6-2
Figure 6-2: Laguna Salada Project within the San Jorge Basin 6-3
Figure 6-3: Stratigraphic/Lithological Columns 6-4
Figure 6-4: Stratigraphic Column of the San Jorge Basin 6-6
Figure 6-5: Buried Lake Schematic Cross Section 6-11
Figure 6-6: Typical Soil Profile at La Rosada 6-12
Figure 6-7: Unconsolidated Sediment with Uranium-Vanadium Mineralization (Carnotite) 6-13
Figure 6-8: Generic Model for the Formation of Surficial Uranium Deposits 6-15
Figure 6-9: Geological Map of Laguna Salada showing Possible Metallogenic Pathways. 6-17
Figure 8-1: Location of the Trenches and Pits at Laguna Salada coloured by Sample Method Used 8-3
Figure 8-2: Soil Profile and D Horizon (Unconsolidated Sediments) 8-5
Figure 8-3: Uranium Values for Standard STD-2955 8-9

 

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Figure 8-4: Vanadium Values for Standard STD-2955 8-9
Figure 8-5: Uranium Values for ASI Internal Standard GU-11 (Certified 34.67 ppm U) 8-10
Figure 8-6: Vanadium Values for Blank Material Showing Batch Numbers 8-11

 

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1.0 Executive Summary

 

1.1 Summary

 

SLR International Corporation (SLR) was retained by Jaguar Uranium Corp. (Jaguar or the Company) to prepare an independent Technical Report Summary (TRS) on the Laguna Salada Uranium-Vanadium Project (Laguna Salada or the Project), located in the eastern central part of Chubut Province, Argentina.

 

The Company acquired a 100% indirect interest in the Argentina Projects pursuant to a Share Purchase Agreement dated July 17, 2024 (the Argentina Projects SPA) by and between the Company and IsoEnergy Ltd. (IsoEnergy) (formerly known as Consolidated Uranium Inc. (CUR)). Pursuant to the Argentina Projects SPA, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of 2847312 Ontario Inc. from IsoEnergy on July 19, 2024. The Argentina Projects include Laguna Salada Project located in Chubut Province and the Huemul Project located in Mendoza Province (together the “Properties”).

 

Jaguar is an early stage miner (also referred to as a junior miner), with properties in Colombia and Argentina which is focused on the exploration and development of early-stage uranium assets with by-products including rare earth metals and other base metals. The Company maintains a large land position in Colombia and Argentina with exploration potential at large, long-life and low-cost assets (also referred to as Tier 1 assets), including areas surrounded by jurisdictions amenable to mining and quality infrastructure. Jaguar is an arm’s length privately held company focused on the uranium sector with strong operating experience in Latin America and intends to pursue a listing on a recognized stock exchange in North America in the coming months.

 

SLR understands that this TRS will be used to support the Company in meeting the listing requirements for status on a U.S. stock exchange.

 

This TRS conforms to United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Modernized Property Disclosure Requirements for Mining Registrants as described in Subpart 229.1300 of Regulation S-K, Disclosure by Registrants Engaged in Mining Operations (S-K 1300) and Item 601 (b)(96) Technical Report Summary.

 

1.1.1 Conclusions

 

SLR offers the following conclusions:

 

●The Laguna Salada Project is an early-stage exploration project located in the eastern central part of Chubut Province, Argentina.

 

●A preliminary resource estimate was published the Guanaco and Lago Seco prospects in 2011 (Coffey 2011) and was followed by a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) in 2014 (Tenova 2014). These studies were focused on the surficial uranium mineralization on the Guanaco and Lago Seco concessions while reconnaissance exploration on the northern La Rosada claims identified uranium-vanadium mineralization in unconsolidated sediments and basement volcanics.

 

●The historical estimates are considered reasonable, but pre-date current S-K 1300 resource reporting requirements. A qualified person has not done sufficient work to classify the historical estimates as current Mineral Resources and the Company is not treating the historical estimates as current Mineral Resources.

 

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●Between the Mega/U3O8 exploration between 2007 and 2010 and the IsoEnergy mapping and sampling conducted in 2022 to 2023 approximately only 30% to 35 % of the 230,000 ha Laguna Salada property has been systematically explored.

 

●The presence of uranium-vanadium mineralization at Guanaco and Lago Seco and on the La Rosada and Susana prospects claims suggests that similar mineralization may be present across much of the property. The presence of uranium and vanadium in the basement rocks at La Rosada opens up the possibility of sandstone hosted uranium mineralization on the Cretaceous sediments that are exposed to the north-west of La Rosada and continue to the south-east under Tertiary gravels of the Laguna Salada mesa.

 

●The mineralized horizons of Laguna Salada are open ended and trend beyond the external limits of the current exploration grids. The exploration potential exists to extend mineralization into previously untested areas of the Project, where these mineralized zones are present but not tested in a comprehensive manner either with trenching and/or drilling.

 

●Based on a review of the database, geologic models, and documentation provided, SLR is of the opinion that all of the previous procedures reported by Jaguar and its predecessors are in alignment with industry standards at the time of completion and in accordance with the approaches SLR would adopt.

 

●Jaguar is currently in progress as of the date of this report to meet the requirements outlined in the Mining Code Procedures of the Province of Chubut.

 

●The SLR QP is of the opinion that with consideration of the recommendations summarized in Sections 1 and 23 of this report, any issues relating to all relevant technical and economic factors likely to influence the prospect of economic extraction can be resolved with further work. There are no other known environmental, permitting, legal, social, or other factors that would affect the development of the Mineral Resources.

 

●Jaguar Uranium is an exploration-stage company and has no history of operations, mining or refining mineral products. There can be no assurance that the Properties will be successfully placed into production, produce minerals in commercial quantities or otherwise generate operating earnings. Advancing projects from the exploration stage into development and commercial production requires significant capital and time and will be subject to the successful completion of further technical studies, permitting requirements and the construction of mines, processing plants, roads and related works and infrastructure.

 

1.1.2 Recommendations

 

Jaguar has proposed a two-phase exploration program with a total budget of approximately US$1,900,000 to advance the Project, beginning in 2025 (Table 1-1). The two phases of the program are independent of each other. The SLR QP has reviewed the 2025 program proposed by Jaguar and is of the opinion that it is a reasonable approach to the advancement of the Project. Exploration Work can only be undertaken within current granted claims or in areas where Jaguar has an agreement with landowners.

 

The objectives of the exploration program are summarized below:

 

●Acquire proper exploration permits, renegotiate surface access agreements with current landowners, and pursue acquisition of small government concession area located south of the Guanaco VII and north of the Hope 4 concessions.

 

●Conduct check sampling and review of historical trench data, verify the work carried out by the previous operators, and confirm the possibilities of more extensive surficial uranium-vanadium mineralization at Laguna Salada.

 

●Perform trench versus drilling sampling study to determine most appropriate method for advancing the Project.

 

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Table 1-1: Proposed Laguna Salada 2025 Exploration Budget

 

Category Budget (US$)
Phase 1  
Staffing and Support 349,300
Equipment 94,700
Tenement / JV 84,000
Airborne + Surface Exploration 514,540
Phase 1 Sub-Total 1,042,540
Contingency (10%) 104,254
Phase 1 Total 1,146,794
   
Phase 2  
Surface Exploration (Drilling) 691,250
Contingency (10%) 69,125
Phase 2 Total 760,375
   
Sub-Total Phase 1 + Phase 2 1,733,790
Contingency (10%) 173,379
Total Phase 1 + Phase 2 1,907,169

 

1.2 Technical Summary

 

1.2.1 Property Description

 

The Laguna Salada Claims are located approximately 260 km southwest of the town of Trelew in Chubut Province, Argentina.

 

The area is covered by the Argentina 1:250,000 Map Sheets “Las Plumas 4366-III” and “Garayalde 4566-I”.

 

The approximate center of the of the Project has the following coordinates:

 

●Universal Travers Mercator (UTM): 646,762.12 m E, 5,078,394.44 m S zone 19G

 

●Geographic: 44° 25.972'S latitude and -67° 9.360'W longitude (decimal degrees - 44.432864, -67.156005)

 

●Gauss Kruger: 3,401,500m East and 5,088,500m North

 

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1.2.2 Land Tenure

 

The Properties are located in the Province of Chubut, Republic of Argentina in which acquisition, exploitation and use of mineral substances is regulated by Código de Minería de la Nación passed by law 1919/86 (the Argentine Mining Code). The Code consists of 22 Titles and an Appendix, which lay down provisions on mines and their ownership, the persons who may acquire mines (and the relations between the owner and the miner), ownership, their acquisition and related concessions, the exploitation of mines, concessions and conditions for mining exploitation, the leasing of mines and their usufruct.

 

Under the Argentina Mining Code, there are two types of concessions (permits) that can be granted:

 

1Exploration permits (Cateos and Manifestaciónes de Descubrimientos s)

 

A Cateo provides the title holder with the exclusive right to explore for specified minerals within a defined area for a period of up to three years.

 

Cateos typically are awarded in units of 500 ha, termed the measurement unit. Holders may acquire a maximum of 20 measurement units (10,000 ha), but may not hold, in aggregate, any more than 400 measurement units (200,000 ha) in any one Province. Property boundaries are defined in the exploration concession application or title and are not required to be physically marked in the field.

 

Manifestación de Descubrimiento (MD – literally “notice of discovery”) is also an exploration license and the first step towards obtaining mining rights. The registration of the MD guarantees the right of the holder to have preference over the area. By petitioning an MD the holder is informing the Mining Authority that they have discovered a potentially economic mineral orebody (whether there was a prior Cateo or not)

 

2Exploitation (Mining) permits (Concesións de Explotación or Minas).

 

A mining concession or Mina granted by the Provincial Mining Directorate (PMD) confers on the titleholder the right to mine specific minerals for an indefinite term provided that the concession is kept in good standing with the authorities. Titleholders must initially apply for a discovery claim (MD), and the application is advertised for public comment.

 

The measurement unit area for such claims or “pertenencia”, will vary depending on the mineralization to be exploited. Claims over gold, silver, copper, and generally, hard rock minerals deposits (e.g., vein-style and discrete deposits) are typically six hectares in extent; however, disseminated mineralization style deposits may see claim sizes reach a maximum of 100 ha.

 

The Laguna Salada claim package currently consists of 28 claims, totaling approximately 229,978.8 ha, comprising 20 cateos and eight MDs and registered with the Mining Notary in Chubut Province.

 

A 2% net smelter return (NSR) royalty on all mining production from the Laguna Project, encompassing both existing concessions and future mining applications, has been granted to Consolidated Uranium Inc. (CUR). Royalty payments will be made on a quarterly basis, with allowable deductions for costs such as transportation, refining, and smelting. Additionally, Jaguar retains the right to repurchase 50% of the royalty (reducing it to a 1% NSR) for US$2.5 million.

 

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1.2.3 Accessibility, Climate, Local Resources, Infrastructure and Physiography

 

The Laguna Salada Project is located within the San Jorge Basin in the Departamento Mártires, Chubut Province, Argentina. The Laguna Salada area is an exceedingly flat gravel plain with the only relief coming from isolated basement highs and incised valleys from the larger rivers in the region.

 

The Project is approximately 260 km southwest of the town of Trelew and 220 km north of the town of Comodoro Rivadavia. Both are regional hubs with airports and essential services. Principal access is by paved Provincial Route 25 for 185 km, which links Trelew with the village of Las Plumas. From Las Plumas, one travels 53 km south on the all-weather, unpaved Provincial Route 48, before turning west onto a farm road for approximately one kilometre to reach the base camp.

 

The climate in the region is characterized as arid to semi-arid with annual temperatures ranging from a winter low of -5°C to summer highs of 20°C to 25°C. Field work can be carried out essentially year-round, although care needs to be taken in midwinter as the roads may become waterlogged and impassable.

 

Chubut Province is sparsely populated, especially away from the major cities on the coast.

 

The Mártires department, in which the Project is located, has a surface area of 15,445 km² and has a total population of 800 people of whom 605 live in the town of Las Plumas. The remainder of the population is widely distributed between large, isolated farms. Farms are typically 10,000 ha in extent. The nearest supply point where basic goods and services, including food, fuel, and labor, can be obtained is in the town of Las Plumas. Other services, including heavy machinery, can be obtained from Trelew or Puerto Madryn.

 

There are no permanent infrastructures on the proper and exploration campaigns will require the establishment of a fully serviced camp on the property.

 

1.2.4 History

 

Reconnaissance work on Laguna Salada was first conducted in 2007 by Mega Uranium Ltd. (Mega) with the aim of confirming anomalies detected in a 1978 airborne radiometric survey undertaken by Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica (CNEA), Argentina’s National Nuclear Authority. U3O8 Corp. acquired this Project from Mega in April 2010 and immediately undertook metallurgical test work. Results identified the exceptional beneficiation characteristics of the mineralization, which provided the justification to continue exploration, principally by pitting and trenching, in the Guanaco and Lago Seco areas of the Laguna Salada Project. Given the unconsolidated sandy nature of the gravel that led to severe core recovery problems with drilling, and the shallow depth of mineralization, trenching and pitting was favored over drilling for further exploration of the Project area.

 

Exploration from 2008 onwards primarily focused on the Guanaco and Lago Seco claims in the southwestern sector of the property with an NI 43-101-compliant initial Resource Estimate completed by Coffey Mining Pty Ltd in 2011 (Coffey 2011) and a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) in 2014. (Tenova 2014). Limited reconnaissance sampling was also carried out at La Rosada and the Horqueta claims, approximately 45 km to the northeast, and at the Susana claims to the south. Uranium and vanadium at Lago Seco and Guanaco were initially discovered along the edge of the gravel mesas where the mineralized layer is exposed from beneath a typically barren gravel cap. It was only with trenching and pitting in the interior of the mesas that the extent of the mineralization became clear at Laguna Salada. Similar mineralization is evident in the La Susana area, where the uranium-vanadium bearing layer has been traced along the western and eastern edges of the mesa, some 10 km to 15 km to the south from Lago Seco.

 

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1.2.5 Geological Setting, Mineralization, and Deposit

 

1.2.5.1 Geologic Setting

 

The Laguna Salada Project is located near the western edge of the Cretaceous, San Jorge Basin, which covers most of the Chubut Province. The substratum of the San Jorge Basin consists of a sequence of sedimentary, metamorphic, intrusive, and volcanic rocks of Paleozoic and Triassic age that are overlain by the Jurassic volcanic complex of the Marifil Formation. The Jurassic sequence covered a large part of the area that is now covered by the San Jorge Basin with a thick sequence of ignimbrites and rhyolitic lava flows that is exposed in outliers and in the floors of some of the deeper valleys in the project area.

 

The basal part of the unconformably overlying San Jorge Basin consists of conglomerates and sandstones of the Cretaceous Puesto Manuel Arce Formation. These are in turn, overlain by the littoral marine sandstones and interlayered mudstones of the Early Tertiary Salamanca Formation that is interpreted to have accumulated during one of the last marine transgressions by the Atlantic Ocean (Salwyn 2001).

 

In the area of the Project, the Puesto Manuel Arce and Salamanca formations are unconformably overlain by Quaternary strata of fluvial and alluvial origin that constitute the Pleistocene Pampa de Arroqui (or Montemayor) Formation and the Holocene Gran Laguna Salada Formation. The Pampa de Arroqui Formation consists of layers of unconsolidated gravel with a sandy to silty matrix. Clasts are well-rounded, moderately well sorted, and mainly volcanic in origin. These gravels constitute an outwash plain that marks the migration of the course of the Rio Chico through Quaternary times. This outwash plain, located to the east of the Andes Mountains, is vast, measuring many tens of thousands of square kilometres in extent, and is now being dissected by the active ephemeral stream system that feeds into the south bank of the Rio Chico.

 

Uranium mineralization in the Laguna Salada Project has been encountered in terraces on the north bank of the Rio Chico, one of the principal rivers in the region that flows north-eastwards into the Rio Chubut. Jurassic rocks of the Marifil Formation are exposed in the most deeply incised areas adjacent to the river and as inliers to the south-west and immediately west of the Laguna Salada Lake.

 

Cretaceous rocks in the Laguna Salada Project are represented by tuffs and fine-grained sandstones that are exposed as inliers immediately to the north, west, and southwest of the Project. Cretaceous sandstones and interbedded green to brown siltstones of the Puesto Manuel Arce Formation are concentrated in the western part of the Project.

 

The country-rock of La Rosada area is composed of a sequence of acidic volcanic rocks and unconsolidated sediments. The stratigraphic sequence is composed by rhyolitic lava flows (Mesozoic-Jurassic) of the Marifil Formation (volcanic complex), marine and transitional sediments, unconsolidated gravel sandy fossil rich (Mesozoic, Cretaceous) of the Salamanca Formation, paleochannel sediments, unconsolidated gravel with sandy matrix (Cenozoic- Paleogene) of the Salamanca Formation, and a sequence of unconsolidated sandy conglomerates (Neogene-Pleistocene) of the Arroqui Formation.

 

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1.2.5.2 Mineralization

 

There are three principal styles of uranium-vanadium mineralization that have been identified at Laguna Salada as follows:

 

1Of principal economic interest is a tabular, gently undulating layer that contains yellow- green uranium-vanadium minerals at shallow depth within unconsolidated, sandy gravel. This style of mineralization occurs in the Guanaco and Lago Seco areas in gravel- dominated clastic facies of different ages – Pleistocene at Guanaco and Holocene at Lago Seco. Powdery and finely crystalline uranium-vanadium minerals occur between the grains in the sandy matrix of the gravel and as partial coatings on sand grains and clasts. Studies indicate that approximately 10% of the contained uranium occurs as rinds on clasts. Carnotite (K2(UO2)2(VO4)2.3H2O) is the dominant uranium-vanadium mineral, and it has a variable habit from slightly cohesive to compact masses of crystals.

 

2The second style of mineralization is found in the “Buried Lake” area, where carnotite straddles the unconformity between the gravel sequence and the underlying, organic- rich mudstones. Mineralization within this layer occurs in interstices in the sandy matrix and on pebbles in the gravel as well as within cracks and associated with organic material in the underlying mudstone. The true potential of this style of mineralization at Laguna Salada is currently undefined.

 

3In the Pescado Prospect at La Rosada, uranium-vanadium mineralization is not restricted to the paleochannels, and is also present in the strongly altered rhyolite basement itself with mineralization indicated as yellow-green carnotite presented as disseminated in the matrix of weathered remnants of the rhyolite.

 

1.2.5.3 Deposit Type

 

Uranium-vanadium mineralization in the Laguna Salada Project has the principal characteristics of surficial uranium deposits according to the classification of Toens et al. (1984).

 

Surficial deposits comprise approximately 4% of the world’s uranium resources (World Nuclear Association 2009). These deposits are typically tabular bodies of mineralization that are in close proximity to the surface. They are typically located in sediments of Tertiary to Recent age in fluvial, alluvial and aeolian channel fill and associated playa lake facies. These uranium accumulations occur with carbonate and, in some cases, sulphate. Surficial uranium deposits form a continuum from those in which carbonate and or sulphate partially cements the host, termed “Caliche”-type systems, to those in which the carbonate and or sulphate cementation is intense, forming a hard layer within the host, termed Calcrete-type. It appears that caliche-type systems would develop into calcrete-type systems over time.

 

1.2.6 Exploration

 

Jaguar has conducted no exploration work or drill activities since acquiring the Project.

 

1.2.7 Mineral Resource Estimates

 

There are no current Mineral Resources or Mineral Reserves at the Project.

 

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2.0 Introduction

 

SLR International Corporation (SLR) was retained by Jaguar Uranium (Jaguar or the Company) to prepare an independent Technical Report Summary (TRS) on the Laguna Salada exploration project (Laguna Salada or the Project), located in the eastern central part of Chubut Province Argentina.

 

The Laguna Project is an advanced exploration project located in the central part of Chubut Province, Argentina. The property is located about 270 km southwest of the provincial capital, Rawson, and approximately 230 km from the main commercial port city of Comodoro Rivadavia.

 

The Company acquired a 100% indirect interest in the Project pursuant to a Share Purchase Agreement dated July 17, 2024 (the Argentina Projects SPA) by and between the Company and IsoEnergy Ltd. (IsoEnergy) (formerly known as Consolidated Uranium Inc. (CUR)). Pursuant to the Argentina Projects SPA, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of 2847312 Ontario Inc. from IsoEnergy on July 19, 2024. The Argentina Projects include Laguna Salada Project located in Chubut Province and the Huemul Project located in Mendoza Province (together the “Properties”).

 

Jaguar is an early stage miner (also referred to as a junior miner), with properties in Colombia and Argentina which is focused on the exploration and development of early-stage uranium assets with by-products including rare earth metals and other base metals. The Company maintains a large land position in Colombia and Argentina with exploration potential at large, long-life and low-cost assets (also referred to as Tier 1 assets), including areas surrounded by jurisdictions amenable to mining and quality infrastructure. Jaguar is an arm’s length privately held company focused on the uranium sector with strong operating experience in Latin America and intends to pursue a listing on a recognized stock exchange in North America in the coming months.

 

SLR understands that this TRS will be used to support the Company in meeting the listing requirements for status on a U.S. exchange.

 

This TRS conforms to United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Modernized Property Disclosure Requirements for Mining Registrants as described in Subpart 229.1300 of Regulation S-K, Disclosure by Registrants Engaged in Mining Operations (S-K 1300) and Item 601 (b)(96) Technical Report Summary.

 

2.1 Site Visits

 

SLR visited the site between July 23 to 25, 2024. During the site visit, the SLR Qualified Person (QP) received a project overview by site management. The SLR QP toured exploration areas, inspected various parts of the property and infrastructure, measured scintillometer readings at various previously reported trench sample sites, and interviewed key personnel involved in the collection, interpretation, and processing of legacy geological data.

 

2.2 Sources of Information

 

During the preparation of this TRS, discussions were held with personnel from Jaguar:

 

●Andres Caceres Bottia, P.Geo, Consulting Geologist

 

●Oscar Sepulveda, Vice President Exploration, Jaguar

 

●Luis Ducassi, CEO, Jaguar Uranium

 

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●Steven Gold, CFO, Jaguar Uranium

 

●Owen D. W. Miller, Ph.D, Consulting Geologist, IsoEnergy Ltd.

 

A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) was completed by Tenova Mining & Minerals (Australia) Pty Ltd (Tenova) in 2014 (Tenova 2014).

 

The documentation reviewed, and other sources of information, are listed at the end of this TRS in Section 24.0 References.

 

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2.3 List of Abbreviations

 

Units of measurement used in this TRS conform to the metric system. All currency in this TRS is US dollars (US$) unless otherwise noted.

 

m micron   kVA kilovolt-amperes
mg microgram   kW kilowatt
a annum   kWh kilowatt-hour
A ampere   L litre
bbl barrels   lb pound
Btu British thermal units   L/s litres per second
°C degree Celsius   m metre
C$ Canadian dollars     M mega (million); molar
cal calorie   m2 square metre
cfm cubic feet per minute   m3 cubic metre
cm centimetre   masl metres above sea level
cm2 square centimetre   m3/h cubic metres per hour
d day   mi mile
dia diameter   min minute
dmt dry metric tonne   mm micrometre
dwt dead-weight ton   mm millimetre
°F degree Fahrenheit   mph miles per hour
ft foot   MVA megavolt-amperes
ft2 square foot   MW megawatt
ft3 cubic foot   MWh megawatt-hour
ft/s foot per second   oz Troy ounce (31.1035g)
g gram   oz/st, opt ounce per short ton
G giga (billion)   ppb part per billion
gal US gallon   ppm part per million
g/L gram per litre   psia pound per square inch absolute
gpm Imperial gallons per minute   psig pound per square inch gauge
g/t gram per tonne   RL relative elevation
gr/ft3 grain per cubic foot   s second
gr/m3 grain per cubic metre   st short ton
ha hectare   stpa short ton per year
hp horsepower   stpd short ton per day
hr hour   t metric tonne
Hz hertz   tpa metric tonne per year
in. inch   tpd metric tonne per day
in2 square inch   tph metric tonne per hour
J joule   US$ United States dollar
k kilo (thousand)   V volt
kcal kilocalorie   W watt
kg kilogram   wmt wet metric tonne
km kilometre   wt% weight percent
km2 square kilometre   yd3 cubic yard
km/h kilometre per hour   yr year
kPa kilopascal      

  

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3.0 Property Description

 

This section has been modified from Miller (2024) and Tenova (2014).

 

3.1 Location

 

The Laguna Salada claims are located approximately 260 km southwest of the town of Trelew in the Province of Chubut, Argentina.

 

The area is covered by the Argentina 1:250,000 Map Sheets “Las Plumas 4366-III” and “Garayalde 4566-I”.

 

The approximate center of the of the Project has the following coordinates:

 

●Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM): 646,762.12 m E, 5,078,394.44 m S zone 19G

 

●Geographic: 44° 25.972'S latitude and -67° 9.360'W longitude (decimal degrees - 44.432864, -67.156005)

 

●Gauss Kruger POSGAR 94 (WGS84) Zone 3: 3,401,500m East and 5,088,500m North

 

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Figure 3-1: Location Map

 

 

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3.2 Land Tenure

 

The Project is located in the Province of Chubut, Republic of Argentina in which acquisition, exploitation and use of mineral substances is regulated by Código de Minería de la Nación passed by law 1919/86 (the Argentine Mining Code). The Code consists of 22 Titles and an Appendix, which lay down provisions on mines and their ownership, the persons who may acquire mines (and the relations between the owner and the miner), ownership, their acquisition and related concessions, the exploitation of mines, concessions and conditions for mining exploitation, the leasing of mines and their usufruct.

 

Under the Argentina Mining Code, there are two types of concessions (permits) that can be granted:

 

1Exploration permits (Cateos and Manifestaciónes de Descubrimientos)

 

2Exploitation (Mining) permits (Concesións de Explotación or Minas)

 

3.2.1 Exploration Permits

 

Cateo

 

A Cateo provides the title holder with the exclusive right to explore for specified minerals within a defined area for a period of up to three years.

 

Cateos typically are awarded in units of 500 ha, termed the measurement unit. Holders may acquire a maximum of 20 measurement units (10,000 ha), but may not hold, in aggregate, any more than 400 measurement units (200,000 ha) in any one Province. Property boundaries are defined in the exploration concession application or title and are not required to be physically marked in the field.

 

Grant of an exploration permit gives the holder the right to explore and prospect within the measurement unit boundary, for a 150-day period. The term is extended by 50 days for each additional measurement unit that has been granted, with the largest possible term being 1,100 days. However, once 300 days have been reached, where the holding is over four measurement units the holder must relinquish half of the land. At the 700-day point, the holder must relinquish half of the remaining measurement units.

 

Prior to the grant of an exploration permit, holders must pay a one-off fee of 400 Argentinean Pesos (ARS) for each measurement unit requested and provide a work plan and commit to starting that work program within 30 days of permit grant. Compensation must be paid to landowners inconvenienced by any exploration activities. An activities report must also be provided to the appropriate regulatory authorities within 90 days after expiry of the measurement unit

 

The term cannot be extended or renewed, and the title holder cannot reapply for the same area within one year of its expiry. At the end of its three-year term, the concession holder may apply for the conversion of the Cateo into a “Mina”.

 

To formally request a Cateo, the applicant must: (i) pay a license application fee, (ii) submit a minimum exploration plan and budget; and commit to starting that work program within 30 days of granting of the permit. and (iii) deliver an environmental impact assessment (“EIA”) for the proposed work program.

 

Fees are due twice a year on June 30th and December 31st and are based on the size of the concession. The fee for Cateos is 400 ARS per 500 ha unit per annum. A work plan must be filed for each concession at the time that the application is made. The PMD has the right to verify that the work commitment has been met. Once a permit is granted for an exploration concession, an EIA must be completed and filed with the PMD. Field work may not start until the EIA has been submitted to the authorities.

 

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Once a Cateo is registered after the payment of the fee, delivery of the work plan and EIA, the applicant is free to explore the property for a fixed period of time, based on the size of the area:

 

Manifestación de Descubrimiento

 

Manifestación de Descubrimiento (MD – literally “notice of discovery”) is also an exploration license and the first step towards obtaining mining rights. The registration of the MD guarantees the right of the holder to have preference over the area. By petitioning an MD the holder is informing the PMD that they have discovered a potentially economic mineral orebody (whether there was a prior Cateo or not). Legislation allows for MDs to be established in three ways:

 

1By discovering an area of potentially significant mineralization because of an exploration program on an exploration concession (Cateo); or

 

2When significant mineralization is discovered by chance; that is, without an exploration process. This means that a mining concession (MD) can be applied for directly, without applying for an exploration concession first.

 

3When a mining permit has been declared and registered as having expired due to non- compliance with the PMD’s requirements.

 

The holder has 100 days (which may be extended) from the registration to file the “labor legal”, which is the location of the point of discovery within the area. The maximum area of an MD is 3,500 ha. The mining fee (canon) is ARS3,200 per 100 ha per year and the obligation to pay begins three years after registration of the MD.

 

To maintain an MD in good standing, the titleholder is required to fulfil the following obligations:

 

●The fee must be paid twice a year (June 30th and December 31st).

 

oNon-payment results in the revocation of the permit, unless the title holder pays the fee (with a 20% penalty) within a 45-day cure period.

 

oA 3-year period free of fees is granted if a mine is established.

 

3.2.2 Mining (Exploitation) Permits

 

Mina

 

A mining concession or Mina granted by the Provincial Mining Directorate (PMD) confers on the titleholder the right to mine specific minerals for an indefinite term provided that the concession is kept in good standing with the authorities. Titleholders must initially apply for a discovery claim (MD), and the application is advertised for public comment.

 

The measurement unit area for such claims, or “pertenencia”, will vary depending on the mineralization to be exploited. Claims over gold, silver, copper, and generally, hard rock minerals deposits (e.g., vein-style and discrete deposits) are typically six hectares in extent; however, disseminated mineralization style deposits may see claim sizes reach a maximum of 100 ha. Exploitation permits can consist of one or more pertenencias.

 

A Mina (exploitation) permit is contingent on several factors, including:

 

●Provision of official cartographic coordinates for the deposit and the area required for operating facilities.

 

●Provision of a sample of the mineral discovered.

 

●Approval of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).

 

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Approval and registration of the legal survey request by the relevant Provincial mining authority constitutes formal title to the exploitation permit. Assuming mining is active, and all other requirements are met, exploitation permits can have an indefinite grant period.

 

After three years from the date the discovery claim was registered, an annual fee (canon) becomes payable. The amount of the annual canon depends on the pertenencia size, and ranges from ARS80 for the six hectare pertenencias to ARS800 for the 100 ha pertenencias.

 

A further condition is required of a holder, which is to invest, at a minimum, 300 times the value of the annual canon in fixed assets on the exploitation permit over a five-year period. Twenty percent of the required investment must be made each year for the first two years of the designated investment period. For the final three years, the remaining 60% of the investment requirement is at the holder’s discretion as to how it is expended.

 

An affidavit quantifying the investment made each year must be submitted to the PMD. If the affidavit is not submitted or does not correspond with real investment, the PMD may provide notice of its intention to rescind the mining permission. There is a 30-day notice period, from the day that the notice of intention to terminate is received by the concession holder. At the end of the 30-day period, the mining concession is terminated, and the area is declared to be open for staking.

 

Permits may also be cancelled if mining activity ceases for more than four years and the holder has no plans to reactivate mining within a five-year period.

 

3.3 Laguna Salada Mineral Tenure

 

The Laguna Salada claim package currently consists of 28 claims, totaling approximately 229,978.8 ha, comprising 20 cateos and eight MDs and registered with the Mining Notary in Chubut Province. The full concession list is given in Table 3-1 and locations are shown in Figure 3-2. The permits are current, and all relevant mining fees are paid and up to date.

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Table 3-1: Full List of the Laguna Salada Concessions

 

NAME CLAIM ID YEAR AREA (ha) CLAIM TYPE TITLE HOLDER
GAP 1 16362 2013 10,000.01 Cateo 2847312 Ontario Inc.
GAP 2 16363 2013 9,994.93 Cateo 2847312 Ontario Inc.
GAP 3 16955 2022 9,994.11 Cateo 2847312 Ontario Inc.
GAP 4 16956 2022 9,951.69 Cateo 2847312 Ontario Inc.
GAP 5 16957 2022 9,877.20 Cateo 2847312 Ontario Inc.
GUANACO I 15496 2008 4,009.41 MD 2847312 Ontario Inc.
GUANACO II 15497 2008 6,959.16 MD 2847312 Ontario Inc.
GUANACO III 15498 2008 5,559.63 MD 2847312 Ontario Inc.
GUANACO IV 15657 2009 3,194.56 MD 2847312 Ontario Inc.
GUANACO V 15873 2010 3,967.14 MD 2847312 Ontario Inc.
GUANACO VI 15874 2010 3,949.56 MD 2847312 Ontario Inc.
GUANACO VII 15875 2010 3,679.01 MD 2847312 Ontario Inc.
HORQUETA 1 16119 2011 10,000 Cateo 2847312 Ontario Inc.
HORQUETA 2 16120 2011 9,992.27 Cateo 2847312 Ontario Inc.
HORQUETA 3 16150 2012 10,000.01 Cateo 2847312 Ontario Inc.
HORQUETA 4 16151 2012 10,000 Cateo 2847312 Ontario Inc.
HORQUETA 5 16152 2012 9,899.01 Cateo 2847312 Ontario Inc.
HOPE 1 15280 2007 10,000 Cateo 2847312 Ontario Inc.
HOPE 2 15281 2007 9,984.63 Cateo 2847312 Ontario Inc.
HOPE 3 15282 2007 9,985.61 Cateo 2847312 Ontario Inc.
HOPE 4 15283 2007 9,372.40 Cateo 2847312 Ontario Inc.
LAGO SECO 15222 2007 3,442.52 Cateo 2847312 Ontario Inc.
LAGO SECO 2 15229 2007 9,998.06 Cateo 2847312 Ontario Inc.
LAGO SECO OESTE 15576 2009 9,276.76 Cateo 2847312 Ontario Inc.
LAGO SECO SUR 15623 2009 9,991.11 Cateo 2847312 Ontario Inc.
LA ROSADA 16160 2012 10,003.49 Cateo 2847312 Ontario Inc.
SUSANA 16553 2015 7,004.93 MD 2847312 Ontario Inc.
NORTE 15800 2010 9,891.62 Cateo 2847312 Ontario Inc.

 

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Figure 3-2: Laguna Salada Claim Map

 

 

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3.4 Surface Rights

 

The Argentine Mining Code sets out rules under which surface rights and easements can be granted for a mining operation, and covers aspects including land occupation, rights-of-way, access routes, transport routes, rail lines, water usage, and any other infrastructure needed for operations. In general, compensation must be paid to the affected landowner in proportion to the amount of damage or inconvenience incurred; however, no provisions or regulations have been enacted as to the nature or amount of the compensation payment. In instances where no agreement can be reached with the landowner, the Argentine Mining Code provides the mining right holder with the right to expropriate the required property.

 

From time to time, a land possessor may dispute the Company’s surface access rights and, as a result, the Company may be barred from its legal temporary occupation rights. Surface access issues have the potential to result in the delay of planned exploration programs, and these delays may be significant. Such delays may have a material adverse effect on the Company.

 

In general, easements outside the perimeter of a concession are road easements. For their constitution, the corresponding permission or authorization from the authority must be obtained beforehand, and subsequently the corresponding compensation must be paid for the land occupied or the proper bond must be provided. In this case, not only must such permission be sought, but also the legal declaration of public utility must be complemented with a double proof at the concession holder’s expense, namely: (i) that the easement in question cannot be constituted within the perimeter of the concession (Art. 151 of the Argentine Mining Code) and

(ii) that the work is really beneficial for the mining activities (Art. 13 of the Argentine Mining Code, last paragraph).

 

The list of underlying landowners for the Laguna Salada claims are presented in Table 3-2 and shown in Figure 3-3.

 

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Figure 3-3: Map Showing Land Ownership Boundaries and Laguna Salada Claims

 

 

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Table 3-2: Laguna Salada Claim List and Owners

 

Claim Name Year Description Occupier Details
16362 GAP 1 2013 ESTANCIA/FARM   DON PLACIDO LA MIMOSA LAS HORQUETAS LA FORTUNA PIEDRA BLANCA  
OWNER   JUAN C ALBERTELLA SUC. ATILIO CABARCO HECTOR RODRIGUEZ UNKNOWN UNKNOWN  
16363 GAP 2 2013 ESTANCIA/FARM TORROIJA DON PLACIDO   LAS HORQUETAS LA FORTUNA DON VICENTE DON VICENTE
OWNER   JUAN C ALBERTELLA   HECTOR RODRIGUEZ UNKNOWN UNKNOWN  
16955 GAP 3 2022 ESTANCIA/FARM   LA HERMINIA LOS ALAMOS DON VICENTE LAS HORQUETAS LA FORTUNA PIEDRA BLANCA
OWNER   UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN HECTOR RODRIGUEZ UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
16956 GAP 4 2022 ESTANCIA/FARM   LA HERMINIA LA SUSANA        
OWNER   UNKNOWN JUAN C ALBERTELLA        
16957 GAP 5 2022 ESTANCIA/FARM   LA CHIQUITA LA SUSANA LA ESTRELLITA      
OWNER   UNKNOWN JUAN C ALBERTELLA UNKNOWN      
15280 HOPE 1 2007 ESTANCIA/FARM   LA MADRESELVA LAS SUSANAS        
OWNER   MARTIN ENDARA JUAN C ALBERTELLA        
15281 HOPE 2 2007 ESTANCIA/FARM   LA MADRESELVA LAS SUSANAS LA SUSANA LAS HORQUETAS LOS ALAMOS DON VICENTE
OWNER   MARTIN ENDARA JUAN C ALBERTELLA JUAN C ALBERTELLA HECTOR RODRIGUEZ UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
15282 HOPE 3 2007 ESTANCIA/FARM   LA HERMINIA LAS SUSANAS LA SUSANA LA CAÑA    
OWNER   UNKNOWN JUAN C ALBERTELLA JUAN C ALBERTELLA UNKNOWN    
15283 HOPE 4 2007 ESTANCIA/FARM   LA AURORA LA SUSANA        
OWNER   UNKNOWN JUAN C ALBERTELLA        
16119 HORQUETA 1 2011 ESTANCIA/FARM Falta Resolucion IAC VENTURA ESPPONDA LA SALADA DON PLACIDO   LAS HORQUETAS    
OWNER   HECTOR CASTILLO JUAN C ALBERTELLA   HECTOR RODRIGUEZ    

 

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Claim Name Year Description Occupier Details
16120 HORQUETA 2 2011 ESTANCIA/FARM FALTA NOTIFICAR CARBACOS   DON PLACIDO LA MIMOSA LAS HORQUETAS CERRO BELLIDO DON JOSE
OWNER     JUAN C ALBERTELLA SUC. ATILIO CABARCO HECTOR RODRIGUEZ ISABEL IBÁÑEZ TELMA ALEJANDRA SARBON
16150 HORQUETA 3 2012 ESTANCIA/FARM IAC AGUA Y ENERGIA Y GUTIERREZ EMBALSE FLORENTINO AMEGHINO DON ARSENIO LA MIMOSA LAS HORQUETAS    
OWNER   PROVINCIAL STATE MARTA GUTIERREZ SUC. ATILIO CABARCO HECTOR RODRIGUEZ    
16151 HORQUETA 4 2012 ESTANCIA/FARM IAC AGUA Y ENERGI Y CARBACOS EMBALSE FLORENTINO AMEGHINO DON ARSENIO LA MIMOSA   CERRO HOSPITAL DON JOSE
OWNER   PROVINCIAL STATE MARTA GUTIERREZ SUC. ATILIO CABARCO   SUC. JUAN M LIÑEIRO TELMA ALEJANDRA SARBON
16152 HORQUETA 5 2012 ESTANCIA/FARM INF IAC AGUA Y ENERGI Y LIÑEIRO EMBALSE FLORENTINO AMEGHINO LA ROSADA EL TRAHUIL LOS AMIGOS CERRO HOSPITAL DON JOSE
OWNER   PROVINCIAL STATE GARCIA ALBERTELLA UNKNOWN SUC. JUAN M LIÑEIRO TELMA ALEJANDRA SARBON
16160 LA ROSADA 2012 ESTANCIA/FARM IAC LOTE 6A GARCIA ARSENIO EMBALSE FLORENTINO AMEGHINO LA ROSADA EL TRAHUIL LOS AMIGOS    
OWNER   PROVINCIAL STATE GARCIA ALBERTELLA UNKNOWN    
15222 LAGO SECO 2007 ESTANCIA/FARM

NOTIFICAR A Resnik,

Rocha y Nicolás.

UNKNOWN LAS SUSANAS        
OWNER   PROVINCIAL STATE JUAN C ALBERTELLA        
15229 LAGO SECO 2 2007 ESTANCIA/FARM NOTIFICAR A Resnik   LAS SUSANAS LA SUSANA LA CAÑA    
OWNER     JUAN C ALBERTELLA JUAN C ALBERTELLA UNKNOWN    
15576 L. SECO OESTE 2009 ESTANCIA/FARM para CONCEDER FALTA ALCTUALIZAR IIA UNKNOWN          

 

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Claim Name Year Description Occupier Details
      OWNER   PROVINCIAL STATE          
15623 L. SECO SUR 2009 ESTANCIA/FARM NOTIFICAR A NICOLAS LA AURORA DON LEONARDO LA PALMERA LA CAÑA                             
OWNER   UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN    
16553 SUSANA 2015 ESTANCIA/FARM

VIEJO ROBLES S.R.L.

(Abdala) No reciben la notificacion

LA CHIQUITA LA SUSANA        
OWNER   UNKNOWN JUAN C ALBERTELLA        
15496 GUANACO I 2008 ESTANCIA/FARM BADILLO (fallecido) Dos hijos Julieta y Gonzalo EL HORNITO          
OWNER   BADILLO Y MEDALLO          
15497 GUANACO II 2008 ESTANCIA/FARM

ENDARA ALBERTELLA

RESNIK (Fallecido)

EL HORNITO LA SUSANA UNKNOWN LA MADRESELVA    
OWNER   BADILLO Y MEDALLO JUAN C ALBERTELLA PROVINCIAL STATE MARTIN ENDARA    
15498 GUANACO III 2008 ESTANCIA/FARM ALBERTELLA RESNIK - ROCHA   LA SUSANA UNKNOWN      
OWNER     JUAN C ALBERTELLA PROVINCIAL STATE      
15657 GUANACO IV 2009 ESTANCIA/FARM ALBERTELLA RESNIK   LA SUSANA        
OWNER     JUAN C ALBERTELLA        
15873 GUANACO V 2010 ESTANCIA/FARM BADILLO (Julieta 2804402042) EL HORNITO          
OWNER   BADILLO Y MEDALLO          
15874 GUANACO VI 2010 ESTANCIA/FARM

ENDARA ALBERTELLA

RESNIK (Fallecido)

  LA SUSANA   LA MADRESELVA    
OWNER     JUAN C ALBERTELLA   MARTIN ENDARA    
15875 GUANACO VII 2010 ESTANCIA/FARM ALBERTELLA RESNIK ROCHA (Olga 2804261474) UNKNOWN LAS SUSANAS LA CAÑA      

 

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Claim Name Year Description Occupier Details
      OWNER   PROVINCIAL STATE JUAN C ALBERTELLA UNKNOWN      
15800 NORTE 2010 ESTANCIA/FARM   EL HORNITO LOS OLMOS LA SALADA LA MADRESELVA SANTA SILVIA  
OWNER   BADILLO Y MEDALLO UNKNOWN HECTOR CASTILLO MARTIN ENDARA NUEVA GALES DEL SUR  

 

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3.5 Required Permits and Status

 

According to the Mining Code, individuals or legal entities, both public and private, that develop mining exploration activities must submit an Environmental Impact Report (IIA in Spanish) to the Enforcement Authority (Mining Directorate of the Province of Chubut) prior to the start of any activity.

 

The IIA shall be updated every two years at the latest, and a report shall be submitted containing the results of the environmental protection actions carried out, as well as any new events that may have occurred (art. 256 Mining Code).

 

Table 3-3 shows a list of the Laguna Salada claims and the associated IIAs on file with the provincial government.

 

Table 3-3: Full List of the Laguna Salada Claims, File No., IIA Approval File and Expiry Date

 

NAME FILE NO YEAR ARCHIVE SMA AND DS

IIA

Approval
YY-MMM

Expiry Date
YY-MMM
GAP 1 16362 2013 NO IIA NA NA
GAP 2 16363 2013 NO IIA NA NA
GAP 3 16955 2022 NO IIA NA NA
GAP 4 16956 2022 NO IIA NA NA
GAP 5 16957 2022 NO IIA NA NA
HOPE 1 15280 2007 AP DISPO N° 118/22 EXP MAYCDS N° 87/08 22-Oct 24-Oct
HOPE 2 15281 2007 AP DISPO N° 118/22 EXP MAYCDS N° 87/08 22-Oct 24-Oct
HOPE 3 15282 2007 AP DISPO N° 118/22 EXP MAYCDS N° 87/08 22-Oct 24-Oct
HOPE 4 15283 2007 AP DISPO N° 118/22 EXP MAYCDS N° 87/08 22-Oct 24-Oct
HORQUETA 1 16119 2011 AP DISPO N° 66/22 EXP MAYCDS N° 1020/12 22-Jun 24-Jun
HORQUETA 2 16120 2011 AP DISPO N° 66/22 EXP MAYCDS N° 1020/12 22-Jun 24-Jun
HORQUETA 3 16150 2012 AP DISPO N° 66/22 EXP MAYCDS N° 1020/12 22-Jun 24-Jun
HORQUETA 4 16151 2012 AP DISPO N° 66/22 EXP MAYCDS N° 1020/12 22-Jun 24-Jun
HORQUETA 5 16152 2012 AP DISPO N° 66/22 EXP MAYCDS N° 1020/12 22-Jun 24-Jun
LA ROSADA 16160 2012 AP DISPO N° 66/22 EXP MAYCDS N° 1020/12 22-Jun 24-Jun
LAGO SECO 15222 2007 AP DISPO N° 119/22 EXP MAYCDS N° 1302/10 22-Oct 24-Oct
LAGO SECO 2 15229 2007 AP DISPO N° 119/22 EXP MAYCDS N° 1302/10 22-Oct 24-Oct
L. SECO OESTE 15576 2009 AP DISPO N° 119/22 EXP MAYCDS N° 1302/10 22-Oct 24-Oct
L. SECO SUR 15623 2009 AP DISPO N° 119/22 EXP MAYCDS N° 1302/10 22-Oct 24-Oct
SUSANA 16553 2015 AP DISPO N° 118/22 EXP MAYCDS N° 87/08 22-Oct 24-Oct
GUANACO I 15496 2008 AP DISPO N° 85/22 EXP MAYCDS N° 1403/07 22-Jun 24-Jun
GUANACO II 15497 2008 AP DISPO N° 85/22 EXP MAYCDS N° 1403/07 22-Jun 24-Jun
GUANACO III 15498 2008 AP DISPO N° 85/22 EXP MAYCDS N° 1403/07 22-Jun 24-Jun

 

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NAME FILE NO YEAR ARCHIVE SMA AND DS

IIA

Approval
YY-MMM

Expiry Date
YY-MMM
GUANACO IV 15657 2009 AP DISPO N° 85/22 EXP MAYCDS N° 1403/07 22-Jun 24-Jun
GUANACO V 15873 2010 AP DISPO N° 85/22 EXP MAYCDS N° 1403/07 22-Jun 24-Jun
GUANACO VI 15874 2010 AP DISPO N° 85/22 EXP MAYCDS N° 1403/07 22-Jun 24-Jun
GUANACO VII 15875 2010 AP DISPO N° 85/22 EXP MAYCDS N° 1403/07 22-Jun 24-Jun
NORTE 15800 2010 NO IIA NA NA

Note:

SMA: Secretaria de Medio Ambiente DS: Decreto Supremo

 

In the event of any work of greater magnitude and/or changes in the tasks to be performed with respect to those previously communicated, the reports must be expanded, and the mining environmental authority must be informed of the situation.

 

3.6 Taxation, Royalties and Option Agreements

 

3.6.1 Corporate Income Tax

 

The corporate tax rate in Argentina of 25%.

 

3.6.2 Provincial Mining Royalties

 

There is a 3% pithead (mine entrance and surrounding area including run-of-mine (ROM) material) value royalty payable to the Province of Chubut for mined material that is shipped directly out of the province.

 

The royalty value is defined as the value obtained during the first selling stage, less the direct and/or operating costs necessary for taking the pithead mineral to such stage, except for the direct or indirect costs and/or expenses inherent to the extraction (mining) process.

 

Costs that can be deducted include: transport, freight and insurance costs of concentrate; concentrate selling costs; smelting and refining costs; crushing, milling and beneficiation costs; and administration costs. The cost to mine the material cannot be deducted nor depreciated.

 

3.6.3 Royalty Agreement with Consolidated Uranium Inc.

 

On July 19, 2024, Jaguar and Consolidated Uranium Inc. (CUR) entered into a Net Smelter Return Royalty Agreement. Pursuant to the agreement, Jaguar granted CUR a 2% net smelter return royalty on all mining production from the Laguna Project, applicable to both current and future production from the project properties.

 

Under the agreement, Jaguar will make quarterly royalty payments based on the net smelter return, defined as gross revenues from mineral sales minus allowable deductions such as smelting, refining, and transportation costs. Jaguar also retains the right to repurchase 50% of the royalty (reducing it to 1%) for a payment of US$2.5 million, exercisable within seven years from the execution date.

 

The agreement further requires Jaguar to provide detailed statements regarding royalty calculations, and CUR retains the right to audit Jaguar's books and records related to these payments. Additionally, Jaguar guarantees that the royalty is secured by the Laguna Project properties and remains binding on any future successors or transferees of the property rights.

 

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3.7 Other Significant Factors and Risks

 

SLR is not aware of any environmental liabilities on the property. Jaguar has all required permits to conduct the proposed work on the property. SLR is not aware of any other significant factors and risks that may affect access, title, or the right or ability to perform the proposed work program on the property.

 

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4.0 Accessibility, Climate, Local Resources, Infrastructure and Physiography

 

This section has been modified from Miller (2024) and Tenova (2014).

 

4.1 Accessibility

 

The Laguna Salada Project is located within the San Jorge Basin in the Departamento Mártires, Chubut Province, Argentina.

 

The Project is approximately 260 km southwest of the town of Trelew and 220 km north of the town of Comodoro Rivadavia. Both are regional hubs with airports and essential services. Principal access is by paved Provincial Route 25 for 185 km, which links Trelew with the village of Las Plumas. From Las Plumas, one travels 53 km south on the all-weather, unpaved Provincial Route 48, before turning west onto a farm road for approximately one kilometre to reach the base camp (Figure 4-1).

 

There is a large deep-water port at Comodoro Rivadavia.

 

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Figure 4-1: Project Access

 

 

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4.2 Climate

 

The climate in the region is characterized as arid to semi-arid with annual temperatures ranging from a winter low of -5°C to summer highs of 20°C to 25°C. Rainfall is low and sporadic throughout the year with an average rainfall of approximately 200 mm) per year, falling as snow in June and July. The area is characterized by strong winds.

 

Field work can be carried out essentially year-round, although care needs to be taken in midwinter as the roads may become waterlogged and impassable.

 

4.3 Local Resources

 

Chubut Province is sparsely populated, especially away from the major cities on the coast.

 

The Mártires department, in which the Project is located, has a surface area of 15,445 km² and has a total population of 800 people of whom 605 live in the town of Las Plumas. The remainder of the population is widely distributed between large, isolated farms. Farms are typically 10,000 ha in extent.

 

Chubut’s largest city is Comodoro Rivadavia, with a population of approximately 180,000 and located on the coast near the Province’s southern border with Santa Cruz Province. Comodoro Rivadavia has a deep water port. The administrative capital of Rawson, with 40,000 people, is located on the coast in the northeastern part of the province. Puerto Madryn, north of Trelew has a mid-sized, deep water port on the Atlantic Ocean where a 400,000 tonne per year (tpy) aluminum plant, owned by ALUAR, is located. Puerto Madryn and Comodoro Rivadavia have services that support heavy industry related to the aluminum refinery.

 

Chubut’s economy is heavily dependent on the oil industry and, to some extent, farming and fishing. Oil refining is the mainstay of the economy, principally from offshore fields. Chubut is also one of the principal commercial fishing provinces in Argentina, providing about one-fifth of the national catch. Sheep farming is the main economic activity of the dry interior plain that lies between the coast and the Andes Mountains in the west. Economic activity in the Project area is largely confined to sheep farming for wool and meat.

 

Due to the extensive oil industry development in Chubut Province, skilled and semi-skilled personnel are widely available and many people in Las Plumas are currently unemployed, providing a ready pool of potential employees and contractors. Heavy machinery is available if needed.

 

There is no history of metallic mining in the area; there is some quarrying and extraction of industrial minerals.

 

The nearest supply point where basic goods and services, including food, fuel, and labor, can be obtained is in the town of Las Plumas. Other services, including heavy machinery, can be obtained from Trelew or Puerto Madryn.

 

4.4 Infrastructure

 

The Rio Chubut to the northwest and the Rio Chico to the southeast flow throughout the year, however, all other smaller stream and rivers are ephemeral. On site, water supplies should be taken into consideration in planning future exploration.

 

There are no permanent infrastructures on the proper and exploration campaigns will require the establishment of a fully serviced camp on the property.

 

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There is a major hydro-electric project 35 km to the northeast at Dique Florentino Ameghino on the Rio Chubut.

 

Figure 4-2 illustrates the regional infrastructure.

 

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Figure 4-2: Regional Infrastructure

 

 

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4.5 Physiography

 

The Laguna Salada area is an exceedingly flat gravel plain with the only relief coming from isolated basement highs and incised valleys from the larger rivers in the region.

 

Natural vegetation consists of sparse grass cover and drought resistant small bushes and shrubs (Figure 4-3). Common species include Nassauvia ulicina and Frankenia patagonica.

 

Figure 4-3: Typical Landscape and Vegetation Cover

 

 

Source: SLR 2024

 

The Project is located on a large, northeast-trending, 10 km by 20 km gravel-topped mesa that is dissected by shallow, ephemeral and dry stream beds that drain westwards and north-westwards into a confined, shallow, saline lake bed located on the western margin of the concession area. The lake bed is only temporarily covered with water after occasional rains. There are isolated hills of underlying basement rocks projecting through this gravel cover.

 

The mesa is bounded to the northwest by the valley or the Rio Chubut and to the southeast by the valley of the Rio Chico.

 

Elevations across the entire region vary from 200 metres above sea level (masl) to 400 masl, averaging approximately 300 masl. Regional and local topography are shown in Figure 4-4 and Figure 4-5.

 

Figure 4-6 shows a general view of the Project landscape.

 

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Figure 4-4: Topography of Chubut Province

 

 

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Figure 4-5: Local Project Topography

 

 

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Figure 4-6: General View of the Project

 

 

Source: SLR 2024

 

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5.0 History

 

5.1 Prior Ownership

 

Laguna Salada was first identified as a potential area for uranium mineralization in 1978 during a regional airborne radiometric survey by Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica (CNEA), Argentina’s National Nuclear Authority, that covered part of the Project.

 

CNEA undertook field work to follow up on airborne radiometric anomalies, but ceased exploration in the early 1980s, at which time the exploration concessions lapsed.

 

Mega Uranium Ltd. (Mega) applied for two exploration licenses covering airborne anomalies in early 2007. This initial land position was subsequently added to, and continued to be expanded, after the acquisition of Mega’s subsidiaries by U3O8 Corp. in April 2010.

 

On April 7, 2010, U3O8 Corp. purchased Gaia Energy, a subsidiary of Mega, which included the purchase of Maple Minerals Exploration and Development Inc. (Maple) a wholly owned subsidiary of Gaia Energy. Maple has a branch registered in Argentina (Maple Argentina), which has a 95% ownership interest in a subsidiary, Meseta Exploraciones S.A. (Mexsa), that is domiciled and registered in Chubut Province, Argentina. The remaining 5% of Mexsa is held by Gaia Energy. Mexsa and Maple Argentina hold the Laguna Salada concessions directly, or through a purchase option agreement with Mr. Gonzalo Riobó, an Argentine private businessman.

 

On December 21, 2021, Consolidated Uranium Inc. (CUR) announced that it acquired a 100% undivided interest in the Laguna Salada uranium and vanadium project located in Chubut Province, Argentina, pursuant to the option agreement dated December 14, 2020, between CUR and U308 Corp.

 

On December 5, 2023, CUR completed its merger with IsoEnergy Ltd. (IsoEnergy) whereby IsoEnergy acquired all the issued and outstanding common shares of CUR.

 

5.2 Exploration and Development History

 

This section has been modified from Miller (2024), Tenova (2014), and Coffey (2011).

 

5.2.1 Summary

 

Reconnaissance work on Laguna Salada was first conducted in 2007 by Mega with the aim of confirming anomalies detected in a 1978 airborne radiometric survey undertaken by CNEA. U3O8 Corp. acquired this Project from Mega in April 2010 and immediately undertook metallurgical test work. Results identified the exceptional beneficiation characteristics of the mineralization, which provided the justification to continue exploration, principally by pitting and trenching, in the Guanaco and Lago Seco areas of the Project. Given the unconsolidated sandy nature of the gravel that led to severe core recovery problems with drilling, and the shallow depth of mineralization, trenching and pitting was favored over drilling for further exploration of the Project area.

 

Exploration from 2008 onwards primarily focused on the Guanaco and Lago Seco claims, shown in Figure 3-2, in the southwestern part of the property, with an initial Mineral Resource Estimate completed by Coffey Mining Pty Ltd. (Coffey) in 2011 (Coffey 2011) and a PEA completed in 2014 (Tenova 2014). Limited reconnaissance sampling was also carried out at La Rosada and the Horqueta claims, approximately 45 km to the northeast, and at the Susana claims to the south (Figure 3-2).

 

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Exploratory pitting and trenching confirmed that mineralization was extensive. Wide-spaced trenching (approximately one kilometre square grid) was undertaken to establish the broad distribution of mineralization. Pitting was undertaken at a spacing of 400 m, and subsequently 200 m in a square grid over areas of interest. Pit spacing was further reduced to a 100 m square grid to demonstrate continuity between wider-spaced pit intercepts. Pitting was undertaken over an area of approximately 40 km2 at Guanaco and 25 km2 at Lago Seco. Trenches and pits were dug to a maximum depth of 6.0 m, and averaged 2.8 m deep. U3O8 Corp’s 2010 trenching program culminated in 2,146 trenches, of which, 2,089 were used in the 2011 historical mineral resource estimate on the Project (Coffey 2011). Mineralization remains open in both the Guanaco and Lago Seco areas.

 

Mineralization has also been discovered in La Rosada and La Susana areas in the Project area, which was not included in the historical mineral resource estimates of Coffey (2011). La Susana appears to be a southeastern extension of the Guanaco and Lago Seco mineralization.

 

Uranium and vanadium at Laguna Salada were initially discovered along the edge of the gravel mesas where the mineralized layer is exposed from beneath a typically barren gravel cap. It was only with trenching and pitting in the interior of the mesas that the extent of the mineralization became clear at Laguna Salada. Similar mineralization is evident in the La Susana area, where the uranium-vanadium bearing layer has been traced along the western and eastern edges of the mesa, approximately 10 km to 15 km apart. The mineralized layer at La Susana lies at an average depth of 0.5 m below surface and vertical channel samples defined an average grade of 78 ppm uranium (U3O8) and 290 ppm vanadium (V2O5) from a gravel layer averaging 0.5 m thick. Mineralization at La Susana is hosted in the same unconsolidated gravel unit that hosts the Guanaco area.

 

The Rosada discovery, located approximately 45 km northeast of the Guanaco and Lago Seco area, has the highest grades encountered to date in free-digging gravels. Vertical channel samples through the gravel have a weighted average grade of 1,500 ppm uranium (U3O8) and 780 ppm vanadium (V2O5) from a layer of gravel approximately 0.7 m thick starting at an average depth of 0.3 m below surface. This average grade is from two areas of gravel, totalling 3.2 km2 in extent, which are perched on Jurassic basement strata. The highest grade encountered in the gravel at La Rosada is 11,780 ppm (1.1%) U3O8 and 5,168 ppm (0.5%) V2O5 in a 0.4 m thick horizontal layer.

 

The Project was acquired by IsoEnergy Ltd in 2021, and a mapping and sampling program was carried out in 2022, focusing on the Pescado and Delphin prospects on La Rosada concessions in the north.

 

5.2.2 CNEA - 1978

 

The regional airborne radiometric survey in which the Project area was first identified as an area of interest, covered approximately 100,000 km² in Chubut and the adjoining Santa Cruz province. The regional survey covered only the western part of what is now the Laguna Salada Project and succeeded in identifying radiometric anomalies over the Lago Seco and Madreselva (now called “Guanaco”) areas.

 

CNEA recognized that the uranium mineralization is related to “caliches” – partial cementation of the host gravel by calcium carbonates – and undertook an exploration program that consisted of ground radiometric surveys and trenching. Results of this exploration showed that a mineralized layer from 0.5 m to 2 m thick occurred in an extensive area with U3O8 grades of up to 1,000 ppm. CNEA ceased exploration of the Laguna Salada area in the early 1980s and the exploration concessions lapsed.

 

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5.2.3 Mega 2007–2010

 

After an evaluation of the exploration potential of the region, Mega applied for the right to explore for uranium in two areas of the Project and commenced field work in May 2007. Two styles of mineralization were identified:

 

1Sandstone-hosted uranium in the Cretaceous Puesto Manuel Arce Formation in the extreme northwest of the Project area.

 

2Stratiform uranium in conglomerates of Quaternary age. The good continuity and shallow depth of this style of mineralization, coupled with the unconsolidated nature of the sandy gravel host, that conceptually had the potential to be mined relatively easily and cheaply, resulted in this target-type being prioritized for further exploration.

 

Mega made additional concession applications in the Project area in 2007, 2008, and 2009.

 

Mega drilled 57 reverse circulation (RC) holes for a total of 1,561 m on the Laguna Salada Project in 2008:

 

●Fifteen (15) of these holes were relatively deep (average bore hole length was 80 m) with the objective of exploring for mineralization in favourable stratigraphic units beneath the unconsolidated gravel beds; and

 

●Forty-two (42) shallow holes (maximum 10 m depth) were drilled in three principal target areas of the Project area to explore the shallow, caliche-style of mineralization.

 

The relatively long bore holes were unsuccessful in identifying significant mineralization at depth and led to a focus on investigation of shallow mineralization. The shallow holes identified potential for uranium mineralization within, and at the base of, the Alluvial gravel unit.

 

5.2.3.1 Laguna Salada Prospects (Guanaco, Lago Seco and Buried Lake)

 

Reconnaissance Exploration

 

Mega commenced reconnaissance exploration of the Laguna Salada project in 2007 with the aim of confirming that the anomalies detected in the CNEA’s 1978 airborne radiometric survey could be detected on the ground. Thereafter, early stage exploration at the Project concentrated on defining the distribution of outcropping uranium mineralization and involved lithological mapping. In parallel with the geological mapping, a ground radiometric survey was undertaken on a 100 m square grid, results of which confirmed an extensive radiometric anomaly located on the two mesas in the Guanaco and Lago Seco areas (Figure 5-1). Initial exploratory pitting and trenching confirmed that mineralization was widespread and required further investigation.

 

Trenching was initially done at a nominal one kilometre grid spacing during reconnaissance exploration and this was reduced through nominal 400 m spacing to a nominal 200 m square grid over areas of interest. The grid spacing was further reduced to 100 m spacing in some areas in order to confirm the continuity of mineralization, its location within the stratigraphy, as well as determine variation in U3O8 grade. A total of 726 trenches were excavated in the Project area in the reconnaissance phase: 370 in the Guanaco area, 262 in the vicinity of Lago Seco, and 94 in the Buried Lake area

 

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Figure 5-1: Radiometric Anomalies and Trenching at Laguna Salada

 

 

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Exploration Drilling

 

A second phase of exploration focused on RC drilling in the Guanaco and Buried Lake area with fewer holes drilled in the Lago Seco area (Figure 5-2). Mega drilled 57 RC holes for a total of 1,561 m on the Project in 2008:

 

Drilling confirmed continuity of mineralization in the Guanaco, Buried Lake, and Lago Seco areas as defined by radiometric logs from a Mount Sopris probe, downhole spectrometer; however, due to problems with recovery of the unconsolidated sandy gravel and the location of mineralization at such shallow depths, drilling was abandoned in favor of more economical trenching.

 

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Figure 5-2: Main Exploration Targets on the Laguna Salada Project

 

 

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Detailed Exploration

 

Guanaco Area

 

Having established continuity of mineralization between trenches spaced at 100 m intervals in test areas of the Guanaco target, trenching was undertaken on a nominal 400 m by 400 m spacing to establish the full extent of mineralization within and beyond the ground radiometric anomaly. Areas outside of the ground radiometric survey were explored because radiation is masked in some areas by a barren layer of soil or sediment. This phase of trenching covered an area of approximately 40 km² at Guanaco. Mineralized areas defined by the 400 m by 400 m grid were infilled to a 200 m by 200 m trench sampling grid for resource estimation.

 

Approximately 1,100 trenches were completed to a depth of 2.5 m to 5 m in the Guanaco area. Some regions of the Guanaco area have trenching spaced at 100 m square spacing (Figure 5-3).

 

Additional trenching was done at a spacing of 50 m along some profiles to confirm the inferred continuity of mineralization between adjacent wide-spaced trenches in the Western regions of the Guanaco area. Figure 5-4 illustrates the grade times thickness distribution (U3O8 ppm x metres) at Guanaco.

 

East-west orientated vertical sections through the Guanaco area show that consistent mineralization between adjacent trenches can be interpreted as forming a flat to shallowly undulating layer of mineralization located from surface to a maximum depth of mostly three metres that shows continuity for up to 3,000 m along east-west and north-south orientated sections (Figure 5-5).

 

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Figure 5-3: Trenching and Drilling at Guanaco

 

 

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Figure 5-4: Grade-Thickness Distribution Map of the Guanaco Region (U3O8 (ppm) x m)

 

 

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Figure 5-5: Geology and Mineralization at Guanaco Area

 

 

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Lago Seco Area

 

An area of approximately 25 km² was trenched at a nominal 400 m square spacing at Lago Seco and mineralized areas were infilled to a nominal 200 m square grid with more detailed trenching being done at a tighter spacing to confirm continuity of mineralization. A total of 400 trenches were dug in the Lago Seco area at depths varying from 2 m to 3 m (Figure 5-6). Figure 5-7 shows U3O8 grade contours (U3O8 ppm x m) for the Lago Seco region.

 

Vertical profiles through the Lago Seco area are similar to those of the Guanaco area, showing consistent mineralization between adjacent trenches that can be interpreted as a flat to shallowly undulating layer of mineralization located from within 20 cm of surface to a maximum depth of three metres. Mineralization exposed in adjacent trenches suggests continuity up to 4,000 m along east-west orientated sections and 3,500 m in north-south orientated sections (Figure 5-8).

 

These data provide insight into the distribution of U3O8 and V2O5 content which is concentrated in NE– and SE–orientated zones that are separated by areas of poorer, or less consistent, mineralization.

 

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Figure 5-6: Location of Trenches and Drill Hole Collars in the Lago Seco Area

 

 

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Figure 5-7: Grade-Thickness Distribution Map of the Lago Seco Area (U3O8 (ppm) x m)

 

 

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Figure 5-8: Stacked Sections showing the Distribution of Mineralization in the Lago Seco Area

 

 

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Buried Lake Area

 

Uranium-vanadium mineralization in the Buried Lake area differs from that of the Guanaco and Lago Seco targets in that it is associated with the unconformity between the Quaternary gravels with the underlying Tertiary Salamanca Formation. Trenching near the margin of the Eastern Mesa, where the unconformity outcrops or is within a few metres of surface, shows that mineralization occurs in a laterally continuous, undulating, tabular zone that spans the unconformity – the upper part of the mineralized layer typically lies within the conglomerate unit and its lower boundary lies within the mudstones and sandstones of the Salamanca Formation. Trenches in the wedge-shaped margin of the mesa indicate that mineralization is laterally continuous over approximately three kilometres in a roughly northwest-southeast profile (Figure 5-9).

 

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Figure 5-9: Map Showing the Location of Trenches and Drill Hole Collars in the Buried Lake Area of the Laguna Salada Project

 

 

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The extent of the unconformity-related mineralized layer beneath the interior of the mesa was tested with a 28 hole RC drilling program in the Buried Lake area. Radiometric logs from these holes confirmed the presence of a mineralized layer 0.5 m to 1.2 m thick at depths varying from 5 m to 10 m below surface with grades between 100 ppm and 500 ppm U3O8. These data suggest that the unconformity-related mineralization in the Buried Lake area occurs as a sub- horizontal layer that extends at least 800 m laterally beneath the mesa. Figure 5-10 shows a grade-thickness plot of the Buried Lake region.

 

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Figure 5-10: Grade-Thickness Distribution Map of the Buried Lake Region (U3O8 (ppm) x m)

 

 

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5.2.3.1 Regional Exploration - La Susana and La Rosada Prospects

 

Additional regional exploration work within the Laguna Salada property boundary has defined two areas of consistent mineralisation:

 

●La Susana area, which adjoins the Guanaco and Lago Seco area on the south and which is interpreted as an extension of the deposit.

 

●La Rosada area, a distinct centre of mineralisation about 45 km to the northeast.

 

A total of 133 samples were collected on La Rosada and La Susana areas of the Project (Figure 5-11). Summary statistics for uranium and vanadium (as ppm U3O8 and ppm V2O5, respectively) are presented in Table 5-1 and Table 5-2.

 

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Figure 5-11: Project Area Showing Location of La Susana and La Rosada Sampling

 

 

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Table 5-1: U3O8 Uranium Geochemistry Summary Statistics

 

Description Value
Maximum Value U3O8 ppm 11,780
Samples Below Detection (<0.01 ppm U3O8) 0 samples
Samples Over 10 ppm U3O8 99 samples
Samples Over 50 ppm U3O8 49 samples
Samples Over 100 ppm U3O8 40 samples
Average of Samples over 50 U3O8 ppm 912.6
Total No of Samples 133 samples

 

Table 5-2: V2O5 Vanadium Geochemistry Summary Statistics

 

Description Value
Maximum Value ppm V2O5 5,168.20
Samples Below Detection (<1ppm V2O5) 0 samples
Samples Over 50 ppm V2O5 129 samples
Samples Over 100 ppm V2O5 112 samples
Samples Over 250 ppm V2O5 50 samples
Average of Samples over 100 ppm V2O5 314.8
Total No of Samples 133 samples

 

La Susana

 

Mineralization at La Susana can be traced southwards along the edge of the mesa in which the Laguna Salada mineralization lies, and therefore, is interpreted as an extension of the deposit. The slope at the edge of the mesa is where the mineralized layer, which is capped by barren gravel, sand, and/or soil on the top of the mesa, comes to surface. Mineralization at La Susana has been traced along the western and eastern edges of the mesa, some 10 km to 15 km apart.

 

The mineralized layer at La Susana lies at an average depth of 0.5 m below surface and is, on average, 0.5 m thick. The extent to which the 100 km2 interior of the mesa is mineralized needs to be established through an extensive program of pitting and trenching using a similar procedure to that applied elsewhere at Laguna Salada, commencing with a 1,000 m square grid followed by infill pitting.

 

Vertical channel samples defined an average grade of 78 ppm uranium (U3O8) and 290 ppm vanadium (V2O5) from the mineralized gravel layer at La Susana (Table 5-3). U3O8 and V2O5 sampling locations and values at La Susana are shown in Figure 5-12 and Figure 5-13, respectively.

 

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Table 5-3: Assay Results from Channel Sampling of the Mineralized Gravel at La Susana

 

Sample Number Width Uranium Vanadium
U V
ppm ppm
8720 1.0 296 369
8721 0.8 13 156
8722 0.5 10 146
8789 0.7 213 360
20467 0.3 18 123
20468 0.3 43 260
20469 0.5 21 250
20471 0.5 100 288
20473 0.6 147 397
20474 0.2 39 364
20475 0.5 35 315
20478 0.3 69 155
20479 0.4 37 160
20480 0.5 20 229
20481 0.6 13 176
21251 0.5 121 222
21252 0.5 15 146
21254 0.3 76 823
21255 0.5 108 353
21256 0.6 27 185
21257 0.6 105 206
21258 0.5 87 213
21260 0.2 129 376
21261 0.3 79 218
21262 0.3 45 179
21263 0.5 27 195
21265 0.8 266 425
21266 0.5 27 206
Weighted Average 0.5 92 267

 

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Figure 5-12: U3O8 Sampling at La Susana

 

 

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Figure 5-13: V2O5 Sampling at La Susana

 

 

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La Rosada

 

La Rosada was the subject of limited exploratory historical pit and trench geochemical sampling, which defined a tens of kilometres scale uranium and vanadium anomalous area that is located on the western trace of Jurassic-Quaternary unconformity.

 

This pattern mirrors the occurrence of uranium and vanadium enriched zones to the southwest at Lago Seco and Guanaco; however, at La Rosada the prospective Tertiary sedimentary deposits lap onto older basement rocks, consisting of strongly radiogenic, Jurassic rhyolite volcanic rocks.

 

These rocks are considered to be important local sources for uranium and vanadium metal in the broader mineral system. High grade values from historical sampling at La Rosada highlighted uranium values exceeding 0.05% U3O8 (up to 1.18%) and 0.01% V2O5 (up to 0.29%) over average thicknesses of approximately 0.50 m in caliche horizons developed over the shallow soil profile. Summary statistics are presented in Table 5-4 and Table 5-5 (Tenova 2014). U3O8 and V2O5 sampling location and values at La Susana are shown in Figure 5-14 and Figure 5-15 respectively.

 

Table 5-4: High Grade Assay Results from Vertical Channel Samples through the Mineralized Layer (High Grade Caliche) at La Rosada

 

Sample Number Intercept (m) Uranium Vanadium
From To Width U3O8 V2O5
ppm ppm
21129 0.0 0.7 0.7 1,253 623
21274 0.3 0.8 0.5 184 532
21277 0.5 1.1 0.6 766 386
21278 0.5 1.0 0.5 1,289 552
21279 0.3 1.2 0.9 2,483 860
21280 0.6 1.0 0.4 11,780 5,168
21281 0.3 0.6 0.3 122 177
21283 0.0 0.5 0.5 1,222 482
21284 0.4 1.2 0.8 485 245
21285 0.3 0.9 0.6 1,174 421
21286 0.4 1.2 0.8 259 171
21287 0.2 1.0 0.8 426 223
21288 0.2 1.7 1.5 2,455 793
21291 0.2 1.3 1.1 101 293
Weighted Average     0.7 1,510 662

 

Source: Tenova 2014.

 

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Table 5-5: High Grade Assay Results from Channel Sampling of Basement-Style Mineralization at La Rosada

 

Sample Number Sample
Length
(m)
Uranium Vanadium
U3O8 V2O5
ppm ppm
8769 0.3 598 277
21135 0.7 133 102
8778 0.2 173 96
8787 0.3 157 162
21131 0.6 913 377
21134 0.9 861 439
21138 0.2 1,562 734
8772 0.1 7,933 2,644
8780 0.4 1,730 623
21127 0.6 97 289
21139 0.4 199 278
21272 0.3 48 364
21275 0.4 195 262
21290 0.6 99 253
23012 0.6 200 444
23014 0.7 116 218
23029 0.6 129 337
23035 0.6 217 191
Weighted Average 0.5 491 340

 

Source: Tenova 2014

 

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Figure 5-14: U3O8 Sampling at La Rosada

 

 

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Figure 5-15: V2O5 Sampling at La Rosada

 

 

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5.2.4 IsoEnergy 2022–2023

 

5.2.4.1 Geologic Mapping and Stratigraphy

 

IsoEnergy completed a mapping program in 2022. The focus of the mapping program was an area in the northeastern part of the Project known as La Rosada Target (La Rosada), which is located approximately 45 km northeast of the Guanaco and Lago Seco mineralization. The area was evaluated as a proof of concept that the area is prospective to host further mineralization similar to the Guanaco and Lago Seco areas. The two areas explored so far are referred to as the Delfin and Pescado prospects (Figure 5-16)

 

The program was carried out by the mapping and recording scintillometer readings on selected outcrops and within 533 shallow (average 0.8 m depth) pits excavated on lines 200 m apart, with 100 m between pits.

 

Mapping in the Delfin Prospect area has outlined multiple paleochannels that controlled the accumulation of clastic sediments and subsequent uranium and vanadium precipitation from groundwaters. These paleochannels exhibit an east-west to southeast-northwest trend, extend over a strike length of more than 4.5 km, and are open to the east and west. At least three individual paleochannels developed in the largely unconsolidated sedimentary sequence, with widths between 100 m and 300 m. The paleochannels host unconsolidated gravel/sandy sediments that grades up to 2,727 ppm U3O8 and 1,488 ppm V2O5 based on reported trench sample assay.

 

In the Pescado Prospect area, the rock corresponds to the strongly altered rhyolite basement and host mineralization as yellow-green carnotite disseminated in the altered matrix (mineralization is not restricted to the paleochannels). Uranium values of up to 1,095 ppm U3O8 and vanadium values up to 1,185 ppm V2O5 are reported trench sample assays for this material. Shallow mineralization of this style is open in at least two directions.

 

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Figure 5-16: La Rosada Local Geology with Delphin and Pescado Prospects Highlighted

 

 

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The stratigraphic section for La Rosada Delfin and Pescado prospect areas is shown in Figure 5-17 with a general description of the stratigraphic column, from bottom to top, below:

 

●Jurassic:

 

oMarifil Formation:

 

Unit 1: Rhyolite: Red color, fine grained matrix and porphyritic texture. Showing flow- lines. Minerals: Qtz (white color), feldspar (white color), and biotite (black color). 230 counts per second (CPS) up to 340 CPS readings. 35-m thick.

 

Unit 2: Rhyolite: White color, fine grained matrix and porphyritic texture. Minerals: Qtz (white color), feldspar (white color), and biotite (black color). Sil-Clay alteration intensity 3 replacing matrix and along flow bands. 90 CPS up to 410 CPS readings. 5-m thick.

 

oUnconformity

 

●Paleogene:

 

oSalamanca Formation:

 

Unit 3: Fossil-rich sediment: Beige color, fine grain texture. Shell fossils 8 cm x 7 cm, 3% in calcareous matrix supported. 0.4 m thick (Figure 5-17).

 

Unit 4: Unconsolidated fossil-rich sediment: Beige color, fine grain and sandy texture. Broken shell fossils, 3% hosted in matrix. Sil-Clay alteration intensity 3 replacing matrix. 5 m thick.

 

Unit 5: Fossil-rich sediment: White-Beige color, fine grain texture. Shell fossils 8 cm x 7 cm, turritella 4 cm x1.5 cm, 3% in calcareous matrix supported. 1.0 m thick (Figure 5-17).

 

oUnconformity

 

oPampa de Arroqui Formation

 

Unit 6: Unconsolidated sediment: Beige color, fine grain and sandy-gravel texture. Sandy matrix and rounded clasts. Rounded clasts 0.8 cm x 0.6 cm up to 2 cm x 1.6 cm, 1% up to 3% in matrix. Uranium-vanadium mineralization (carnotite) is hosted mainly in discontinuous gypsum horizons 10 cm to 20 cm wide, in the sandy matrix and coatings in sub-rounded/flat clasts (rinds on clasts). 3.45 m thick.

 

oUnconformity

 

oSoil -0.55 m thick.

 

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Figure 5-17: Stratigraphic Column at La Rosada Delfin and Pescado Prospect Areas

 

 

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Geophysics

 

The scintillometer readings identified multiple paleochannels that controlled the accumulation of clastic sediments and subsequent uranium and vanadium precipitation from groundwaters (Figure 5-18). These paleochannels exhibit an east-west to southeast-northwest trend, extend over a strike length of more than 4.5 km, and are open to the east and west. This control will be a useful guide in any further systematic exploration of the mineralization in La Rosada area, as well as on the rest of the property.

 

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Figure 5-18: Scintillometer Readings in CPS at La Rosada

 

 

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Sampling Pescado and Delphin Prospect

 

The sampling program at La Rosada, where the prospective sedimentary sequences are more eroded down to the unconformity, was intended to follow up on historically encouraging scintillometer and geochemical sampling results. The area was evaluated as a proof of concept, with 533 shallow (average depth 0.8 m) pits excavated on lines 200 m apart and an average of 100 m between samples. Scintillometer readings were taken in each pit, and a total of 422 geochemical samples were taken and assayed. Samples from the pits were submitted for multi- element geochemistry analysis to independent laboratory, Alex Stewart (International) Argentina (ASI), Mendoza, Argentina, as described in Section 8.0.

 

Summary statistics are shown for uranium and vanadium in Table 5-6 and Table 5-7, respectively.

 

Table 5-6: IsoEnergy Uranium Geochemistry Summary Statistic

 

Description Value
Maximum Value U3O8 ppm 2,727.50
Samples Below Detection (<10 ppm U) 185 samples
Samples Over 10 ppm U3O8 237 samples
Samples Over 50 ppm U3O8 104 samples
Samples Over 100 ppm U3O8 31 samples
Average of Samples over 50 ppm U3O8 170.7
Total No of Samples 422 samples

 

Source: Miller 2024.

 

Table 5-7: IsoEnergy Vanadium Geochemistry Summary Statistics

 

Description Value
Maximum Value ppm V2O5 1,488.20
Samples Below Detection (<1ppm V) 0 samples
Samples Over 50 ppm V2O5 388 samples
Samples Over 100 ppm V2O5 338 samples
Samples Over 250 ppm V2O5 111 samples
Average of Samples over 100 ppm V2O5 274.1
Total No of Samples 422 samples

 

Source: Miller 2024.

 

The results of the 2022 program confirm that La Rosada has the potential to host widespread, near surface uranium-vanadium mineralization of a similar style and tenor to the area with the historical mineral resource estimate at Laguna Salada.

 

The work shows that prospective sequences hosting uranium-vanadium mineralization at La Rosada have now been extended to include other stratigraphic levels (the underlying volcanic basement).

 

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Sample locations and values for U3O8 and V2O5 are shown in Figure 5-19 and Figure 5-20, respectively. There is a notable dead zone in the central portion of the uranium grid (Figure 5-19) with almost all samples below detection limit.

 

Figure 5-21 shows CPS recorded during the sample program.

 

The CPS data was correlated with anomalous samples and predicted uranium content was calculated and plotted in Figure 5-22.

 

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Figure 5-19: IsoEnergy U3O8 Sampling at La Rosada

 

 

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Figure 5-20: IsoEnergy V2O5 Sampling at La Rosada

 

 

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Figure 5-21: CPS Values at La Rosada

 

 

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Figure 5-22: Predicted Uranium Values in ppm Based on Scintillometer Readings

 

 

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5.2.4.2 Data Verification Field Samples

 

IsoEnergy personnel revisited the Project area from December 1 to 2, 2023, in the company of geologists Nicolas Stoessel and Pedro Vera. The objectives of the site visit were to:

 

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Verify the geology, alteration, and mineralization.

 

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Collect samples of mineralization for check assay.

 

Samples were analyzed at Alex Stewart (International) Argentina (ASI) in Mendoza. Preparation and analytical techniques (P5 and ICP-MA-42) were same as those used by IsoEnegy during the 2022 sampling program. Sample numbers, coordinates, and brief descriptions are shown in Table 5-8. Sample numbers, coordinates, and assay values for the check assays as well as the corresponding assays from the 2022 sample program are listed in Table 5-9.

 

The location of the follow-up field samples is shown in Figure 5-23. Considering the errors in locating the 2022 sample pits and the fact that the material being sampled was unconsolidated sediments, the check assays are in reasonable agreement with the values reported by IsoEnergy in 2022. The SLR QP is of the opinion the results of the IsoEnergy sampling program are representative of the uranium and vanadium mineralization at La Rosada.

 

Table 5-8: Check Sample Numbers, Coordinates and Sample Descriptions from Check Samples (Coordinates SUTM 19, WGS84).

 

Sample No Easting Northing Description
9931 3432031 5130995 Unconsolidated gravels beneath this soil. Minor (few centimetres) caliche. Carnotite at 40 cm below surface disseminated and on clasts. CPS 12,000-14,000
9932 3433901 5132900 Weakly altered rhyolite. 500 CPS on surface. Gravels with disseminated carnotite and as coatings on clasts. Mineralized layer at 80 cm. CPS 5,000.
9933 3434239 5133246 Unconsolidated sediment. 400 to 500 CPS on surface. Carnotite as coatings and disseminated at 80 cm to 1 m. 800- 1,100 CPS

 

Table 5-9: Check Samples and IsoEnergy Samples, Coordinates and Values for Uranium and Vanadium

 

Sample No Easting Northing

U

(ppm)

V

(ppm)

9931 3432031 5130995 1,005 269
ISO 22188 3432000 5131000 1,109 352
9932 3433901 5132900 65 62
ISO 22415 3433900 5132900 43 91
9933 3434239 5133246 93 122
ISO 22397 3434200 5133200 58 207

 

Note. ISO sample ID refers to samples taken during the 2022 sampling program.

 

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Figure 5-23: La Rosada Area, Geology, and Check Sample Locations with Uranium and Vanadium Grades (ppm)

 

 

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5.3 Drilling

 

As discussed in Section 5.2, Mega drilled 57 RC holes for 1,561 m in the Laguna Salada area in 2008.

 

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15 of these holes were relatively deep (average bore hole length was 80 m) with the objective of exploring for mineralization in favourable stratigraphic units beneath the unconsolidated gravel beds.

 

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42 shallow holes (maximum 10 m depth) were drilled in three principal target areas of the Project area to explore the shallow, caliche-style of mineralization.

 

This drilling was effective in providing a means of using a downhole Mount Sopris spectrometer to estimate the grade of U3O8; however, the accuracy of these estimates suffered from variable disequilibrium over the Project area.

 

Diamond and RC drilling were unsuccessful in providing samples for assay due to poor recoveries from the unconsolidated gravels. These factors, combined with the fact that the most economically attractive style of mineralization in the Laguna Salada Project is the near-surface caliche layer, rather than mineralization located at the deeper unconformity, led to a decision to abandon drilling; all further exploration was done by trenching and pitting.

 

Vibrosonic drilling may provide a means of recovering material adequate for representative geochemical assaying in the future.

 

5.4 Historical Resource Estimates

 

After acquiring the Project in April 2010, U3O8 Corp. now Green Shift Commodities Ltd. (GCOM), advanced an extensive trenching program to define an initial near-surface, free- digging uranium-vanadium resource on the property. Mineralization was found to occur within three metres of surface in soft gravel that requires no blasting before mining and no crushing prior to beneficiation. Initial metallurgical test work identified positive beneficiation and leach characteristics for uranium, to the extent that a Mineral Resource estimate was justified. Coffey completed an initial mineral resource estimate on the Project in April 2011.

 

The resource database included trench data for 2,089 pits totalling 5,820 m dug between 2008 and 2010 for the Guanaco (including Buried Lake) and Lago Seco prospects. No drilling data was included in the database as this method of exploration was considered ineffective at an early exploration stage. A total of 894 trenches totaling 1,379 samples were used to inform the Guanaco estimate; and 431 trenches totaling 617 samples were used to inform the Lago Seco estimate. Mineralization was found in two similar but distinct gravels at Laguna Salada with the Guanaco area containing approximately 88% of the resource and the remaining 12% located in the Lago Seco area.

 

Trench coverage for the Project areas ranges from a dominant 200 m x 200 m to localized regions of <100 m. The trenches have been dug up to six metres deep, averaging 2.8 m. Sampling was conducted vertically with sample intervals ranging from 0.1 m to 2.8 m, with an average interval of 0.95 m.

 

The bulk of the trench samples (1,662 out of 1,996 used in the historical mineral resource estimate) were whole samples taken from the interval. A total of 334 samples that were sieved using 1/4” prior to assaying was also included; a mass weighting was applied to these samples to bring the assay to a whole-sample proportion.

 

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In 2014, U3O8 Corp. commissioned Tenova Mining & Minerals (Australia) Pty Ltd. (Tenova) to complete a PEA of the Project (Tenova 2014).

 

Previous mineral resources estimates are considered to be historical in nature and should not be relied upon. A qualified person has not done sufficient work to classify the historical estimates as current Mineral Resources and the Company is not treating the historical estimates as current Mineral Resources.

 

To prepare a current resource estimate, the following work plan would need to be completed:

 

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Additional check sampling

 

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Statistical analysis re-run on the intercepts

 

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Appropriateness of the cell size re-established

 

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Block model re-run, including updating and applying the classification criteria to classify the resource.

 

Information regarding the historical Mineral Resource estimates can be found in Coffey (2011) and Tenova (2014).

 

5.5 Past Production

 

There has been no production from the property up to the effective date of the report.

 

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6.0 Geological Setting, Mineralization, and Deposit

 

6.1 Regional Geology

 

The Laguna Salada Project area is covered by the “4366-III Las Plumas” (SEGEMAR 2007) and “4566-I Garayalde” (SEGEMAR 2003) 1:250,000 scale geological sheets produced by SEGEMAR, the Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources of Argentina (Figure 6-1).

 

The Project is located near the western edge of the Cretaceous, San Jorge Basin, which covers most of the Chubut Province (Figure 6-2). The substratum of the San Jorge Basin consists of a sequence of sedimentary, metamorphic, intrusive, and volcanic rocks of Paleozoic and Triassic age that are overlain by the Jurassic volcanic complex of the Marifil Formation. The Jurassic sequence covered a large part of the area that is now covered by the San Jorge Basin with a thick sequence of ignimbrites and rhyolitic lava flows that is exposed in outliers and in the floors of some of the deeper valleys in the project area.

 

The basal part of the unconformably overlying San Jorge Basin consists of conglomerates and sandstones of the Cretaceous Puesto Manuel Arce Formation. These are in turn, overlain by the littoral marine sandstones and interlayered mudstones of the Early Tertiary Salamanca Formation that is interpreted to have accumulated during one of the last marine transgressions by the Atlantic Ocean (Salwyn 2001).

 

In the area of the Project, the Puesto Manuel Arce and Salamanca formations are unconformably overlain by Quaternary strata of fluvial and alluvial origin that constitute the Pleistocene Pampa de Arroqui (or Montemayor) Formation and the Holocene Gran Laguna Salada Formation. The Pampa de Arroqui Formation consists of layers of unconsolidated gravel with a sandy to silty matrix. Clasts are well-rounded, moderately well sorted and mainly volcanic in origin. These gravels constitute an outwash plain that marks the migration of the course of the Rio Chico through Quaternary times. This outwash plain, located to the east of the Andes Mountains, is vast, measuring many tens of thousands of square kilometers in extent, and is now being dissected by the active ephemeral stream system that feeds into the south bank of the Rio Chico.

 

The Gran Laguna Salada Formation is restricted to an area several tens of square kilometers in extent on the east flank of the saline lake called the “Laguna Salada” that lies near the western edge of the Project area. This formation is Holocene in age and consists of a polylithic, matrix- supported conglomerate in which the matrix is fine-grained sand and silt. Discontinuous, 20 cm to 30 cm thick gypsum beds occur within the conglomeratic sequence. The Gran Laguna Salada Formation is interpreted to have accumulated in the depocentre of the Gran Laguna Salada from material eroded from the Pampa de Arroqui Formation.

 

Figure 6-3 shows stratigraphic/lithological columns from the Garayalde mapsheet with the Sector Central column corresponding to the Laguna Salada area.

 

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Figure 6-1: Regional Geology

 

 

 

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Figure 6-2: Laguna Salada Project within the San Jorge Basin

 

 

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Figure 6-3: Stratigraphic/Lithological Columns

 

 

 

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6.2 Property Geology

 

Uranium mineralization in the Laguna Salada Project has been encountered in terraces on the north bank of the Rio Chico, one of the principal rivers in the region that flows northeastwards into the Rio Chubut. Jurassic rocks of the Marifil Formation are exposed in the most deeply incised areas adjacent to the river and as inliers to the southwest and immediately west of the Laguna Salada Lake (Lago Gran Laguna Salada) (Figure 5-2).

 

Cretaceous rocks in the Project are represented by tuffs and fine-grained sandstones that are exposed as inliers immediately to the north, west, and southwest of the property. Cretaceous sandstones and interbedded green to brown siltstones of the Puesto Manuel Arce Formation are concentrated in the western part of the property package. These strata are overlain in the central and eastern part of the Project by sandstones and interlayered greenish mudstones of the Salamanca Formation, which is approximately 30 m thick in the Project area, as identified by the drilling discussed in Section 5.3. In the central part of the Project area, the Salamanca Formation is exposed in an elongate, north-trending inlier that separates Pleistocene strata in the east from younger Holocene strata in the vicinity of the Laguna Salada Lake to the west (Figure 6-4).

 

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Figure 6-4: Stratigraphic Column of the San Jorge Basin

 

 

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The north-trending inlier forms a palaeochannel on which the north- and west-flowing Holocene drainages were superimposed. A Quaternary terrace of the Chico river system lies to the east of the north-trending paleochannel, constituting a mesa that is hundreds of square kilometers in extent. This “Eastern Mesa” consists of the Pleistocene Pampa de Arroqui Formation, which is an unconsolidated gravel unit that rests on a generally planar basal contact that is occasionally interrupted by erosional channel features into the underlying Salamanca Formation. Gravels of the Pampa de Arroqui Formation are clast- and matrix-supported and are arranged in crude, planar beds interlayered with cross-bedded sand beds and lenses of sand. Clasts consist mainly of volcanic rocks including rhyolite, andesite and basalt. The matrix consists of sand with some interstitial silt and is partially and patchily cemented with calcite and or gypsum. The Guanaco mineralized area is located on the west side of the Eastern Mesa.

 

The west side of the north-south-orientated palaeochannel (that exposes the Salamanca Formation) forms part of an extensive, fault-related depression in which the Laguna Salada Lake is located. This area has a mesa-like morphology and is called the “Western Mesa”.

 

The Western Mesa consists of gravels and sands of the Gran Laguna Salada Formation which has a geomorphology and facies distribution typical of an alluvial fan that is now being dissected and eroded by the present ephemeral stream system. Gravels of the Gran Laguna Salada Formation are clast- and matrix- supported and have a silty matrix. Clasts are similar in composition to those of the Pampa de Arroqui Formation. The Lago Seco area of mineralization is located on the eastern edge of the Western Mesa.

 

6.3 Local Geology

 

6.3.1 Guanaco Area

 

The Guanaco area lies in the Eastern Mesa where the surface of the terrace slopes slightly westwards. Mineralization has been identified over an area of approximately 40 km² in Pleistocene gravels of the Pampa de Arroqui Formation. The gravel unit, which is three metres to six metres thick in the mineralized area, has a generally planar basal contact that is occasionally interrupted by erosional channel features scoured into the underlying green to brown siltstones of the Salamanca Formation. The gravel sequence is covered by a layer of carbonate-rich soil that is typically unmineralized and is 20 cm to 40 cm thick.

 

The unconsolidated, clast- and matrix-supported gravel unit is arranged in crude, planar beds interlayered with sandy beds. The matrix consists of sand with some interstitial silt and powdery calcareous minerals and is partially and patchily cemented with gypsum. The uranium-vanadium mineralization of this area is evident as greenish and yellow staining in the sand and carbonate matrix of the gravel and as partial rims on clasts.

 

6.3.2 Lago Seco Area

 

Mineralization in the Lago Seco Area extends for tens of square kilometers along the eastern side of the Western Mesa which slopes gently westward toward the topographic depression in which the Laguna Salada Lake lies. Uranium-vanadium mineralization occurs in the interlayered gravel and sand facies of the Gran Laguna Salada Formation which is two metres to four metres thick in the area of interest and lies unconformably on the greenish mudstones and sandstones of the Salamanca Formation and partially on sandstones and gravels of the Puesto Manuel Arce Formation. The gravel unit is partially covered by unmineralized calcareous soil up to 30 cm thick.

 

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The main lithology constituting the Gran Laguna Salada Formation is matrix- and clast- supported gravel with rounded pebbles up to five centimetres in diameter. The matrix consists of sandy silt with powdery calcite and gypsum. Discontinuous layers of massive gypsum up to 30 cm thick occur in some parts of the Lago Seco area. The nature and composition of the mineralization is similar to that of the Guanaco area.

 

6.3.3 Buried Lake Area

 

“Buried Lake” refers to a different style of mineralization located in the northern part of the Guanaco area and is observed at the unconformity between the Pampa de Arroqui Formation and the underlying Salamanca Formation. Mineralization is concentrated near the base of the gravel, on the unconformity surface and in fractures in mudstone in the underlying Salamanca Formation.

 

6.3.4 La Rosada Area

 

La Rosada Target (La Rosada) is in the northeastern part of the Project area, located approximately 45 kilometers from the Laguna Salada historical mineral resource.

 

The country-rock of La Rosada area is composed of a sequence of acidic volcanic rocks and unconsolidated sediments. The stratigraphic sequence is composed by rhyolitic lava flows (Mesozoic-Jurassic) of the Marifil Formation (volcanic complex), marine and transitional sediments, unconsolidated gravel sandy fossil rich (Mesozoic, Cretaceous) of the Salamanca Formation, paleochannel sediments, unconsolidated gravel with sandy matrix (Cenozoic- Paleogene) of the Salamanca Formation and a sequence of unconsolidated sandy conglomerates (Neogene-Pleistocene) of the Arroqui Formation.

 

In the central part of the project, paleochannels show an east-west, southeast-northwest trend, as illustrated in Figure 5-16.

 

The main alteration basement volcanics in the area is early silica (SIL1) and silica-clay (SIL- CLY) along fractures.

 

6.4 Mineralization

 

6.4.1 Mineralization Styles

 

The uranium mineralization of the Project is related to “caliches”, which is the partial cementation of the host by calcium carbonates. “Caliche”- and “Calcrete”-type uranium deposits are surficial uranium deposits found in semi-desert environments. Caliche-type uranium deposits differ from Calcrete-type uranium deposits in that they typically occur in unconsolidated clastic sediments such as gravel, as opposed to cemented sediments in the case of Calcrete- type uranium deposits.

 

There are three principal styles of uranium-vanadium mineralization that have been identified at Laguna Salada as follows:

 

1Of principal economic interest is a tabular, gently undulating layer that contains yellow- green uranium-vanadium minerals at shallow depth within unconsolidated, sandy gravel. This style of mineralization occurs in the Guanaco and Lago Seco areas in gravel- dominated clastic facies of different ages – Pleistocene at Guanaco and Holocene at Lago Seco. Powdery and finely crystalline uranium-vanadium minerals occur between the grains in the sandy matrix of the gravel and also as partial coatings on sand grains and clasts. Studies indicate that approximately 10% of the contained uranium occurs as rinds on clasts. Carnotite (K2(UO2)2(VO4)2.3H2O) is the dominant uranium-vanadium mineral and has a variable habit from slightly cohesive to compact masses of crystals.

 

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2The second style of mineralization is found in the “Buried Lake” area where carnotite straddles the unconformity between the gravel sequence and the underlying, organic- rich mudstones. Mineralization within this layer occurs in interstices in the sandy matrix and on pebbles in the gravel as well as within cracks and associated with organic material in the underlying mudstone. The true potential of this style of mineralization at Laguna Salada is undefined currently.

 

3In the Pescado Prospect at La Rosada, uranium-vanadium mineralization is not restricted to the paleochannels and is also present in the strongly altered rhyolite basement itself with mineralization indicated as yellow-green carnotite presented disseminated in the matrix of weathered remnants of the rhyolite. Uranium values of up to 1,095 ppm U3O8 and vanadium values up to 1,185 ppm V2O5 are reported in this material. Shallow mineralization of this style is open in at least two directions.

 

6.4.1.1 Guanaco Area

 

Uranium-vanadium mineralization in the Guanaco area is closely associated with carbonate distribution in the gravel layers of the sedimentary sequence of the Pampa de Arroqui Formation. Mineralization is generally evident as a yellow-green staining on the sides of trench walls and the generally tabular mineralized zone is marked by abruptly gradational, slightly undulating boundaries that cross-cut contacts between conglomerate and sand layers.

 

The generally sub-horizontal layer of mineralization at Guanaco extends from beneath the patchy soil cover to a maximum depth of three metres to four metres (Figure 5-5).

 

The mineralized area that has grades above 50 ppm U3O8 ranges from 0.2 m to 2 m thick with an average of 0.94 m in the Guanaco area. Mineralization at Guanaco is made up of a number of mineralized sheets, each of which is several square kilometers in extent in which mineralization shows remarkable continuity. Each mineralized sheet is separated from the next by a gap of lower-grade mineralization that may be up to 200 m wide.

 

6.4.1.2 Lago Seco Area

 

Uranium mineralization in the Lago Seco area covers an area of more than 25 km² and lies within one metre of surface beneath poorly developed, partial soil cover. The average thickness of the mineralized interval in trenches with grades above 50 ppm U3O8 is 0.85 m with a range between 0.3 m and 1.9 m (Figure 5-8).

 

Mineralization forms a sub-horizontal layer that is associated with carbonate and gypsum that has formed partially cemented nodules in the gravel and sand facies of the Gran Laguna Salada Formation. The majority of the uranium mineralization is located in the matrix of the gravel with a lesser component encrusting clast.

 

6.4.1.3 Buried Lake Area

 

The Buried Lake area contains a different style of mineralization that occurs at a lower stratigraphic level adjacent to the Guanaco area. Mineralization of this type is located at the unconformity between the gravel sequence of the Pampa de Arroqui Formation and the underlying organic-rich mudstones of the Salamanca Formation.

 

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Mineralization has been defined over an area of approximately 6 km² although the full extent of this mineralization has not yet been adequately established. The mineralized unconformity lies at an average depth of five metres below surface in the area in which the unconformity has been investigated, and has been found at depths of up to 10 m. The thickness of the mineralized layer ranges from 60 cm to 1.5 m and averages approximately one metre thick.

 

This target has not been intensely investigated because it generally lies at a depth that is beyond the reach of trenching and pitting, and this area should be further investigated with vibrosonic drilling (Figure 6-5).

 

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Figure 6-5: Buried Lake Schematic Cross Section

 

 

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6.4.1.4 La Rosada

 

Mineralization in La Rosada area occurs within gypsum-rich caliches and within the Jurassic rhyolite basement (Marifil Formation), the unconformably overlying Cretaceous-Palaeogene sequence of marine and transitional sediments, sandy gravels and sandy fossil-rich beds (Salamanca Formation), and the Neogene-Pleistocene sequence of unconsolidated sandy conglomerates (Pampa de Arroqui Formation).

 

Uranium-vanadium mineralization (as carnotite/uranyl vanadates) is hosted mainly in discontinuous gypsum-rich caliche horizons 10 cm to 20 cm thick within the unconsolidated sedimentary sequence, in the sandy matrix (Figure 6-6) and as coatings and rinds on the sub- rounded gravel clasts (Figure 6-7).

 

Figure 6-6: Typical Soil Profile at La Rosada

 

 

Source: Miller 2024

 

Note: Soil profile shows soil developed over unconsolidated sediment with uranium-vanadium mineralization (carnotite) 2% in coatings and rinds on the sub-rounded gravel clasts.

 

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Figure 6-7: Unconsolidated Sediment with Uranium-Vanadium Mineralization (Carnotite)

 

 

Source: Miller 2024

Note: Uranium-Vanadium Mineralization (Carnotite) 1% in coatings and rinds on the sub-rounded gravel clasts (1,000 cps) with 73 ppm U3O8 and 200 ppm V2O5.

 

Work in the Delfin Prospect (identified in Figure 5-16) area has outlined a zone of uranium- vanadium mineralization over an area exceeding 4.5 km in strike length and 700 m in width, open to the east and west. Higher values in the scintillometer counts and in the uranium and vanadium geochemistry outline east-west to southeast-northwest linear trends, corresponding to at least three individual paleochannels developed in the largely unconsolidated sedimentary sequence, with widths between 100 m and 300 m. The paleochannels host unconsolidated gravel/sandy sediments that grades up to 2,727 ppm U3O8 and 1,488 ppm V2O5.

 

The paleochannels are particularly well defined at Delfin, being sandwiched between Jurassic volcanic basement highs; however, image analysis suggests that their distribution is likely to be widespread and repeated in other areas. Mineralization at the Delfin Prospect remains open in several directions and the vertical depth extent is largely undetermined to date, due to the shallow penetration of the pits.

 

This uranium and vanadium mineralization in the paleochannels corresponds to that leached uranium from a likely rhyolitic volcanic source in the underlying basement, transported by ground water flow that eventually precipitated the metals through cyclic fluctuations in the water table within the permeable unconsolidated sediments. Silica-clay alteration observed along fractures in outcrops of the rhyolite basement are sub-parallel to the paleochannels and probably represent zones of deep groundwater penetration and metal leaching.

 

In the Pescado Prospect (identified in Figure 5-16), uranium-vanadium mineralization is not restricted to the paleochannels and is also present in the strongly altered rhyolite basement itself; mineralization as yellow-green carnotite is present disseminated in the matrix of weathered remnants of the rhyolite. Uranium values of up to 1,095 ppm U3O8 and vanadium values up to 1,185 ppm V2O5 are reported in this material. Shallow mineralization of this style is open at least two directions.

 

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6.5 Deposit Types

 

6.5.1 Surficial Uranium Deposits

 

Uranium-vanadium mineralization in the Laguna Salada Project has the principal characteristics of surficial uranium deposits according to the classification of Toens et. al. (1984).

 

Surficial deposits comprise approximately 4% of the world’s uranium resources (World Nuclear Association 2009). These deposits are typically tabular bodies of mineralization that are in close proximity to the surface. They are typically located in sediments of Tertiary to Recent age in fluvial, alluvial, and aeolian channel fill and associated playa lake facies. These uranium accumulations occur with carbonate and, in some cases, sulphate. Surficial uranium deposits form a continuum from those in which carbonate and or sulphate partially cements the host, termed “Caliche”-type systems, to those in which the carbonate and or sulphate cementation is intense, forming a hard layer within the host, termed Calcrete-type. It appears that caliche-type systems would develop into calcrete-type systems over time.

 

Carbonate precipitation and calcrete formation is dependent on temperature, rainfall, evaporation rate, and availability of a source of calcium carbonate. During the wet season in temperate climates, carbonate is dissolved in the vadose zone by oxidized meteoric waters percolating down through the strata. During dry periods, when evaporation is most intense, groundwater is drawn upwards, precipitating calcium carbonate as encrustations, which develop into nodules that grow and coalesce to form a calcrete layer. Calcrete can also form as a hardpan or duricrust within playa lake environments. Uranium that is dissolved in the ground water precipitates in the alkaline environment with the calcium carbonate.

 

Figure 6-8 shows the typical host environment of a surficial uranium accumulation, which typically lies adjacent to basement rocks that are relatively enriched in uranium and other associated elements such as vanadium. Uranium in surficial deposits is thought to have been leached from such source rocks and transported to the site of deposition in the younger sediments by groundwater flow. Examples of surficial uranium deposits are Yeelirrie and Lake Maitland in Western Australia and Langer Heinrich and Trekkopje in Namibia (World Nuclear Association 2009). A close analogy is apparent with the Tubas Red Sand deposit in Namibia, in which carnotite mineralization occurs in free-digging aeolian sand adjacent to a paleochannel (Tubas – Oryx paleochannel).

 

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Figure 6-8: Generic Model for the Formation of Surficial Uranium Deposits

 

 

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6.5.2 Mineralization Model for Laguna Salada

 

The current conceptual model for the mineralization in the Laguna Salada Project is as follows:

 

●Uranium was derived from fertile source rocks such as rhyolites in the Jurassic basement and older uranium accumulations. Uranium was transported in solution by oxidized meteoric waters that flowed through the permeable, conglomeratic terraces of the Rio Chico (Figure 6-9).

 

●Vanadium is likely to have been derived from the mudstones of the underlying Salamanca Formation. Samples from the mudstone contained up to 600 ppm vanadium, showing that the mudstones are a viable source for the vanadium-bearing fluids at Laguna Salada.

 

●These minerals deposited together because of evaporation causing an increase in their concentration in the near-surface environment, resulting in a blanket-like, near-surface layer of mineralization.

 

●Mineralization in the Pampa de Arroqui Formation may have been eroded and leached and subsequently precipitated in the younger Gran Laguna Salada Formation in the Holocene depocenter.

 

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Figure 6-9: Geological Map of Laguna Salada showing Possible Metallogenic Pathways

 

 

 

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6.5.3 Volcanic Hosted Mineralization

 

A different style of mineralization is encountered in the basement at La Rosada with carnotite occurring in fractures in the volcanic sequence.

 

The volcanics are argillically altered and it is unclear whether this mineralization is coincident with the mineralization that has precipitated in caliches in the Quaternary gravels, albeit in a different host rock, or may even be the source for the surficial uranium mineralization in the gravels.

 

Further work is required to establish the extent to which basement mineralization is a target either as individual mineralized structures or, at appropriate vein density, as a bulk mineable target.

 

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7.0 Exploration

 

Jaguar has conducted no exploration work on the Project since acquiring the property.

 

7.1 Exploration Potential

 

The Laguna Salada Project is an early-stage exploration project located in the eastern central part of Chubut Province, Argentina.

 

A preliminary resource estimate was published for the Guanaco and Lago Seco prospects in 2011 (Coffey 2011) and was followed by a PEA in 2014 (Tenova 2014). These studies were focused on the surficial uranium mineralization on the Guanaco and Lago Seco concessions while reconnaissance exploration on the northern La Rosada claims identified uranium- vanadium mineralization in unconsolidated sediments and basement volcanics.

 

Limited early stage exploration on the La Rosada area by U3O8 Corp. highlighted uranium values exceeding 0.05% U3O8 (up to 1.18%) and 0.01% V2O5 (up to 0.51%) over average thicknesses of approximately 0.50 m in caliche horizons developed over the shallow soil profile. Uranium-vanadium mineralization is also developed in the underlying strongly radiogenic Jurassic rhyolite volcanics with values of 0.03% to 0.04% ppm U3O8 (up to 0.8%) and 0.02% to 0.03% ppm V2O5 (up to 0.26%).

 

Between the Mega/U3O8 Corp. exploration and the IsoEnergy mapping and sampling, approximately 30% to 35% of the 230,000 ha Laguna Salada property has been systematically explored. The presence of uranium-vanadium mineralization at Guanaco and Lago Seco and on La Rosada and La Susana prospects claims suggests that similar mineralization may be present across much of the property. The presence of uranium and vanadium in the basement rocks at La Rosada opens up the possibility of sandstone hosted uranium mineralization on the Cretaceous sediments that are exposed to the northwest of La Rosada and continue to the southeast under Tertiary gravels of the Laguna Salada mesa.

 

There is evidence of mineralization in the Jurassic volcanic basement and the combination of lithologies, structures and stratigraphy open the possibility of thinly covered sandstone hosted mineralization in the Cretaceous Zanion and Manuel Arce Formations.

 

The Cretaceous Zanion and Manuel Arce are a mixture of shales, sandy tuffs and continental sediments and represent an excellent host rock. The underlying Jurassic basement volcanics are a likely source rock and the Salamanca Formation shales, bentonites and fine sediments represent an ideal seal to any migrating uranium rich fluids.

 

Further work needs to be done to forward this exploration model including mapping and sampling of the Cretaceous sediments for uranium-vanadium mineralization or evidence that mineralizing fluids percolated these units on their way to depositing mineralization elsewhere.

 

The mineralized horizons of Laguna Salada are open ended and trend beyond the external limits of the current exploration grids. The exploration potential exists to extend mineralization into previously untested areas of the Project, where these mineralized zones are present but not tested in a comprehensive manner either with trenching and/or drilling.

 

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SLR recommends that Jaguar conduct check sampling and review of data, and verify the work carried out by the previous operators and confirm the possibilities of more extensive surficial uranium-vanadium mineralization at Laguna Salada. The Rosada and Susana discoveries highlight the district-wide prospects of the region. It is recommended that further exploration be undertaken to determine the potential of these newly identified mineralized areas towards the goal of estimating a current Mineral Resource for the Project.

 

It is the opinion of the SLR QP that the Project’s historical exploration results justify the continuation of exploration programs designed to test the mineralized zones outlined in this report. The SLR QP has yet to do data verification of historical exploration data on the Project to estimate a Mineral Resource. It is uncertain if further exploration and data verification will result in the estimation of a Mineral Resources. The exploration potential therefore does not represent, and should not be construed to be, an estimate of a Mineral Resource or Mineral Reserve.

 

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8.0 Sample Preparation, Analyses, and Security

 

Jaguar has conducted no exploration or drilling work on the Project since acquiring the property.

 

Full details of historical sample security, sample preparation, analytical procedures and quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) are covered in Coffey (2011) and Tenova (2014).

 

A summary of the sampling procedures for trenches and outcrop completed by Mega, U3O8 Corp, and IsoEnergy have been extracted from Miller (2024) and presented here for report completeness.

 

8.1 Sampling Procedures

 

8.1.1 Mega and U3O8 Corp. Historical Sampling

 

Two types of samples were collected: 1) vertical channels through unconsolidated sediments and 2) channel sampling of mineralization in the basement volcanics. Descriptions of sampling methodology from Laguna Salada are provided below.

 

1Mineralized Unconsolidated Sediments

 

Vertical channel samples were taken down wall of the pit or trench through the mineralized gravel. Sample lengths for continuous samples were 0.7 m to 1.0 m and geological and mineralization contacts were honoured with the beginning and end of the samples.

 

2Mineralized Basement

 

There is no information on the sampling technique other than being described as channel samples with lengths of 0.1 m to 0.9 m.

 

8.1.2 Sample Method

 

Details of the sample procedure changed as the understanding of the nature of the mineralization evolved, as described by Coffey (2011):

 

  ● During reconnaissance exploration of the property prior to September 2008, pits were dug by hand and the sample intervals established by logging the distribution of yellow uranium-vanadium minerals and radioactivity measurement. Continuous channel samples were taken down a vertical wall of each pit or trench. Sampling commenced at the top of the mineralized zone – the overburden was not sampled.

 

  ● In September 2008, the methodology was changed in order to speed up sampling and to obtain a larger and potentially more representative sample from the trenches using a mechanical backhoe. In this case, the individual units that were to be sampled separately were marked and the operator of the back-actor guided as to the limits of each sample interval.

 

  ● After observing that the majority of the mineralization was located in the matrix of the gravel, a screened sample was taken in addition to a whole sample. The field processing of these sample duplicates is described below and in further detail in Coffey (2011).

 

  ● Only screened samples were taken from continuous channel samples from the trench walls during the period from May 2009 to April 2010.

 

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  ● In May 2010, following recommendations made during the site visit made by Coffey’s personnel, the sample procedure was simplified with the excavator being used to cut the trench and the continuous channel samples being taken by hand from the sidewall. Each sample was homogenized and split in order to provide a whole sample and a screened duplicate. A complete channel sample profile was taken from surface to the floor of the trench, whereas prior to this, sampling started at the top of the mineralized zone, even if this was at some depth below surface. The logic of taking a sample profile from surface, even if low levels of radioactivity indicated that the upper layers exposed in a trench were poorly mineralized, was to determine the grade of the overburden in case economic factors changed to the extent that this low-grade cover could be processed.

 

Coffey (2011) concluded, after revision of the sample procedure, that “Trenching was undertaken in a diligent manner,” that logging of the trenches had “Standard nomenclature applied with recording and apparent high quality.”

 

8.1.2.1 Area Sampled and Number of Samples

 

A total of 2,146 pits were excavated with results considered for the initial resource estimate on the Laguna Salada Project (Coffey 2011). Exploration trenching, at a nominal 400 m by 400 m spacing, was completed over a region of 15 km by 20 km, while infill trenching, on a nominal 200 m by 200 m square grid, was undertaken in the mineralized areas defined by the wider- spaced trenching (Figure 8-1).

 

Some areas underwent more detailed trenching to confirm continuity of mineralization. Of the 2,146 pits that were excavated:

 

  ● 1,343 had only whole samples taken.

 

  ● 309 had only screened samples taken.

 

  ● 494 had duplicate whole and screened samples taken.

 

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Figure 8-1: Location of the Trenches and Pits at Laguna Salada coloured by Sample Method Used

 

 

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8.1.2.2 Estimation of Grade of Screened Samples

 

Approximately 10% of the trenches for which only screened samples had originally been taken were also re-opened and had whole gravel samples (unscreened) taken. In addition, duplicate screened and whole samples were taken from exploration trenching on a 400 m by 400 m grid from May 2010, to increase the size of the database of duplicate screened and whole samples. Comparison of the uranium and vanadium grade of the whole sample relative to the screened sample allowed a regression line to be calculated for each element from the data. Application of this regression formula allowed the grade of the original, unscreened gravel to be calculated from the grade of the screened samples.

 

Coffey (2011) considered the use of the grades of uranium and vanadium calculated from the regression formula to be appropriate for use in resource estimation.

 

8.1.2.3 Sample Quality

 

Coffey (2011) noted that pitting and trenching involves an inherent risk of sample bias. Potential sample bias relates to the difficulty of cutting a channel sample to a constant width and depth in gravelly material without larger clasts being plucked out of the pit wall; thereby, constituting a higher proportion of the sample than they represent in situ. Hence, sample quality, and the extent to which a sample is representative of the in situ material, is dependent on two principal factors: the inherent heterogeneity of the gravel; and the diligence and experience of the samplers.

 

In order to minimize sample bias and to ensure that samples are representative, U3O8 Corp. personnel were given additional on-site training by Coffey during the site visit in 2010. Sampling was carried out by well-trained and experienced technicians under the constant guidance of an experienced U3O8 Corp. geologist.

 

Inherent heterogeneity of the mineralization was quantified using four types of duplicate samples taken from disperse sample sites throughout the Project area, as follows:

 

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Pulp duplicates: defining heterogeneity at the scale of the grain size to which the sample was milled – in this case to 150 mesh (nominal 106 µm).

 

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10 mesh duplicates: comparison of grade between duplicates of this type shows the variation in grade on the 2 mm grain size to which the sample was crushed.

 

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Duplicate trench wall samples: decimeter-scale heterogeneity was estimated by taking duplicate samples from adjacent channel sample profiles in the sidewall of trenches.

 

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Duplicate trench samples: metre-scale heterogeneity was estimated by taking duplicate samples in the opposite walls of trenches.

 

Coffey (2011) noted that the results of the various types of duplicate samples indicate high levels of repeatability for the pulp and duplicate channel samples, while duplicate samples from opposite walls of pits and trenches defined a higher level of variation, consistent with the nature of the deposit.

 

8.1.3 IsoEnergy Sampling

 

8.1.3.1 Mineralized Basement

 

A total of 264 samples of mineralized unconsolidated sediments were sampled on 100 m centers on a 200-m-line spaced grid. The samples were taken in Horizon D (located beneath the recent soil). Horizon D is composed of unconsolidated sediments of gravel and beige sandy matrix. A typical soil and sediment profile is shown in Figure 8-2.

 

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A total of 158 panel mineralized basement chip samples weighing between 2 kg to 3 kg at approximately 0.5 m by 0.5 m were collected on 100 m intervals on a 200 m line spaced grid.

 

Figure 8-2: Soil Profile and D Horizon (Unconsolidated Sediments)

 

 

Source: Miller 2024

 

The sampling procedure is listed below:

 

1The sampling point is located on the ground in accordance with the sampling plan coordinates. Avoid repositioning the sample, if necessary, it can be repositioned up to about 5 m from the planned coordinate.

 

2Take a CPS (Counts per Second) reading of the soil surface with the Gamma Ray Scintilometer (Gamma SGR from GF Instruments) and record it in the field book.

 

3Clean the surface of the excavation site by removing soil from the surface. The dimensions of the area to be cleaned are 1.20 m x 0.90 m.

 

4The auger machine was used to make 12 holes (3 rows of 4 holes covering the area of 1.20 m x 0.9 m). The excavation must reach a depth of approximately 1.20 m. This depth guarantees a complete inspection of the geological profile.

 

5A visual inspection is carried out to determine the soil horizons, unconformity and unconsolidated sediment. The depths of the horizons and the total depth of the excavation are recorded. The soil generally extends down 0.5m to 0.70m.

 

6CPS readings are taken of the pit wall with the Gamma ray scintillometer. This information is recorded in the field notebook.

 

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7Geological description of the stratigraphic units, describing details in the unconsolidated sediment horizon. The information generated was color, grain size, texture, matrix, clast size, clast shape, presence of fossils, mineralization, mineralization style, mineral (if visible), mineral percentage, alteration, style alteration and intensity of alteration.

 

8The anomalous stratigraphic interval (Horizon D) is identified, then the sample is extracted. Sample material is collected from two, 10-cm wide channels along the selected interval on two parallel walls of the pit to form a single sample. The sample must have a minimum weight of 2 kg and will be placed in the labeled sample bag.

 

9When anomalous CPS readings or carnotite are observed on the pit floor and it is not possible to deepen the excavation, an additional chip panel type sample will be taken on the floor.

 

10The sample is labeled, packaged and sealed in accordance with the sample handling protocol.

 

11The pit is photographed and back filled with the excavated material.

 

8.2 Sample Preparation and Analysis

 

8.2.1 Historical Sample Preparation and Analysis

 

Samples taken after June 2008 were submitted for preparation at ALS Chemex in Mendoza, Argentina (Tenova 2014). On receipt by the laboratory, samples were bar coded and weighed. The samples were then dried and crushed to minimum 75% passing through a 2 mm sieve. The sample was then passed through a riffle splitter and a 250 g sub-sample was pulverized using a ring and puck to 85% of the sample material having a grain size of less than 75 µm. These 75 µm sample pulps were sent to the ALS Chemex analytical facility in Lima, Peru, or Vancouver, Canada, for analysis. Samples were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) after four-acid digestion.”

 

Detection limits are 0.01 ppm to 10,000 ppm for uranium and 1 ppm to 10,000 ppm for vanadium.

 

Some sampling was undertaken in 2016 by U3O8 Corp and submitted to SGS del Peru S.A.C (SGS), in Lima, Peru for analysis. However, there is no information available regarding sample preparation prior to submission of at the lab; but reported analysis was aqua regia digest and analysis by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) (ICP14B). Detection limits are 0.05 ppm to 10,000 ppm for uranium and 1 ppm to 10,000 ppm for vanadium.

 

8.2.2 IsoEnergy Sample Preparation and Analysis

 

IsoEnergy samples were submitted to Alex Stewart (International) Argentina (ASI) in Mendoza, Argentina.

 

All samples are dried, crushed to 10 mesh (>80%), quartered (600g) and pulverized at 106 microns (>95%) to obtain a 100-gram split ready for analysis (Prep Code: P5).

 

Four acid (hydrofluoric, perchloric, nitric and hydrochloric) digestion followed by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES Radial) analysis (ICP-MA-42).

 

Samples reporting >10,000 uranium, >10,000 vanadium, and >10,000 copper were subject to a 4-acid digest and analysed by ICP-MA-42 100 ml with upper detection limits of 10% for the aforementioned elements.

 

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8.3 Quality Assurance and Quality Control

 

All legacy sampling conducted by Jaguar’s predecessors was reported as being marked and supervised by qualified, experienced geologists.

 

Quality assurance (QA) consists of evidence to demonstrate that the assay data has precision and accuracy within generally accepted limits for the sampling and analytical method(s) used in order to have confidence in a resource estimate. Quality control (QC) consists of procedures used to ensure that an adequate level of quality is maintained in the process of collecting, preparing, and assaying the exploration drilling samples.

 

Results of the regular submission of Certified Reference Material (CRMs) or Standards are used to identify issues with specific sample batches, and biases associated with the laboratory. Duplicate samples are used to monitor preparation, assay precision, and grade variability as a function of sample homogeneity and laboratory error. Blank material is used to assess contamination or sample-cross contamination during sample preparation and to identify sample numbering errors.

 

Quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) samples, including duplicate samples and sample blanks, were inserted in the sample sequence at pre-determined intervals; they were numbered such that they were in sequence with mineralized material. Certified standards were also inserted at pre-determined intervals.

 

8.3.1 Historical QA/QC

 

Almost all the work in the area undertaken by Mega and then U3O8 was concentrated on the Guanaco and Lago Seco areas, and concluded with an initial Resource Estimate in 2011 and a PEA in 2014 (Coffey 2011, Tenova 2014).

 

In the opinion of Coffey (2011), the QA/QC procedures adopted for the Laguna Salada Project are reasonable and U3O8 Corp. was proactive in addressing QA/QC failures through re- analysis of sample strings associated with each failure and by keeping the database appropriately updated. It is the opinion of Coffey that the QA/QC protocols meet industry standards and the assays are appropriate for use in resource estimation studies.

 

The QP has not independently reviewed the comprehensive QA/QC used during the Mega/U3O8 exploration and has relied on information and evaluation provided by Coffey (2011) and Tenova (2014).

 

8.3.2 IsoEnergy QA/QC

 

A sample batch was defined as 50 samples: 45 original samples, two standards, and three blanks. Field duplicates were not included due to the variability from the unconsolidated nature of the samples.

 

The insertion of reference materials (STD-FBLK) was carried out by the field geologist.

 

8.3.2.1 Standard (CRM)

 

Three standards previously prepared by Maple (STDs 2955, 2956, and 2957) from high grade gravel collected from the Guanaco area at Laguna Salada were used during the IsoEnergy sampling program.

 

Coffey (2011) notes that only STD 2955 exhibited acceptable performance for uranium while STDs 2955 and 2957 were acceptable for vanadium. No vanadium results were presented for STD 2956.

 

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Expected values for uranium and vanadium are presented in Table 8-1.

 

Table 8-1: Expected values for uranium and vanadium in Maple Standards

 

CRM STD Code U Grade
(ppm)
V Grade
(ppm)
STD_01 STD 2955 198.4 459
STD_02 STD 2956 89.6 N/A
STD_03 STD 2957 25.1 559

 

The results for the inhouse standards prepared by Maple and certified by ASI are much more variable especially for uranium.

 

Results are shown in Table 8-2 along with results from the standards (GU-08 and GU-11) inserted by the laboratory as part of their own QA/QC.

 

Table 8-2: Uranium and Vanadium Values for IsoEnergy Standard and ASI Internal Standards

 

Standard Number of
Analysis
Lab Mean
(U ppm)
Lab SD Standard
(U ppm)
SD Mean
Difference
(U ppm)
STD 2955 12 165.1 7.26 198.4 12.7 -33
STD 2956 6 128.1 21.9 89.6 18.3 38
STD 2957 5 61 54.7 25.1 3.8 35.9
GU-08 7 321 22.1 312.4 24.7 8.6
GU-11 8 33 1.6 34.67 2.47 -1.67
             
Standard Number of
Analysis
Lab Mean
(V ppm)
Lab SD Standard
(V ppm)
SD Mean
Difference
(V ppm)
STD 2955 12 489 7.01 459 16.7 30
STD 2956 6 429 46.7 NA NA NA
STD 2957 5 585 58.8 559 17.8 26.2
GU-08 7 32.7 0.48 NA NA NA
GU-11 8 46.7 0.75 NA NA NA
Note: SD standard deviation. GU prefix is for ASI internal standards.

 

While analyses for STD 2955 had good precision, they had poor accuracy, under-reporting uranium by approximately 33 ppm and over-reporting vanadium by 30 ppm.

 

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Figure 8-3: Uranium Values for Standard STD-2955

 

 

Source: Miller 2024

 

Figure 8-4: Vanadium Values for Standard STD-2955

 

 

Source: Miller 2024.

 

Standards 2956 and 2956 performed badly, and this was noted by Coffey in the 2011 Resource estimate. The lack of assay certificates for vanadium was also an issue.

 

The internal lab standards used by ASI performed better; however, there appears to be variation between and within batches (Figure 8-5).

 

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Figure 8-5: Uranium Values for ASI Internal Standard GU-11 (Certified 34.67 ppm U)

 

 

Source: Miller 2024

 

There also seem to some issues with some of the analytical batches where there are low levels of uranium mineralization/anomalism around the 10 ppm detection limit of the ICP-OES method adopted by IsoEnergy for the La Rosada samples.

 

IsoEnergy recommended that checks samples, with certified blanks and standards, should be sent out to the other laboratories in Mendoza as a second laboratory check to evaluate their performance for uranium and vanadium. The SLR QP agrees with this recommendation.

 

8.3.2.2 Blanks

 

Field blanks were prepared from coarse rock fragments of unmineralized sandstone taken close to the Susana field camp. Blank samples were of similar size to actual samples.

 

Average values for all blanks are shown in Table 8-3 for uranium and vanadium.

 

Table 8-3: Uranium and Vanadium values for field blanks

 

Blank Number of Analysis Mean (ppm) Max (ppm) Min (ppm) Standard Deviation
Uranium Blank 23 NA <10 <10 NA
Vanadium Blank 23 141.2 147 136 3.16

 

All uranium analyses were below detection. Values for vanadium are shown in Figure 8-6.

 

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Figure 8-6: Vanadium Values for Blank Material Showing Batch Numbers

 

 

Source: Miller 2024

 

There is no certified value for the blank material. Results show considerable variation above and below the mean; however, with a single batch, there are insufficient data points to identify overall trends.

 

8.3.3 Laboratory Certification

 

ALS Chemex is a division of ALS Limited, which was founded in 1863 and listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in 1952. It has over 60 analytical laboratories world-wide. ALS is certified to ISO 9001 (QC) standards, and has an ISO/IEC17025 accreditation from the Standards Council of Canada.

 

SGS Peru S.A.C is a division of SGS Global, which hold extensive certifications and accreditations, including ISO 9001 (QC) standards, ISO 14001, ISO/IEC 17025

 

Alex Stewart Assayers are part of the Stewart Group, which has preparation and analytical facilities in many parts of the world and has been in operation for 30 years. Its Canadian laboratories are fully accredited to ISO 9001-2000, and are currently working towards ISO 17025 accreditation.

 

The laboratories used for all sample preparation and analytical work are large, independent, commercial service providers that are independent of Jaguar and its predecessors.

 

8.4 Sample Security

 

Security is often referred to as ‘the chain of custody’ and refers to sample collection, labelling, transport to the laboratory, and analysis. This is to ensure that the samples are systematically labelled and recorded and handled by trusted people and there is no opportunity to tamper with the samples with a view to altering or falsifying results.

 

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8.4.1 Historical Sample Security

 

For the Mega and U3O8 sampling campaigns Coffey (2011) states “that the level of sample security is appropriate for the level of project,” and that “security measures implemented to ensure the integrity of the samples are considered by Coffey to be adequate relative to the low security risk of the project area.”

 

8.4.2 ISO Sample Security

 

Individual samples (2 kg to 3 kg) were placed in sacks, with five to six samples per sack. Batches of samples (30 to 40) were shipped by company vehicle to Andesmar cargo agency in Trelew, via Andesmar to Mendoza, and delivered to ASI.

 

Additionally, there must be control of the status of samples, monitoring of shipments and reception of sample batches in the lab.

 

8.5 QP Opinion

 

Laguna Salada is an early-stage exploration project, and the QA/QC program as highlighted by IsoEnergy (Miller 2024) identified three problems that need to be addressed in future exploration campaigns.

 

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Appropriate standards. The standards prepared by Maple and used at Laguna Salada and subsequently by IsoEnergy at La Rosada present various issues (precision and accuracy). The use of commercial standards is recommended.

 

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Analytical technique. Many of the samples at La Rosada seem to have been close to the 10 ppm detection limit for ICP-OES masking patterns that seem to exist in the mineralization. The under- and overreporting of the standards and the “patchy” nature of the results suggest that there may be issues with the technique used by ASI for La Rosada mineralization.

 

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Alternate laboratory. There were issues with turn-around times and the submittals going “missing” and requiring follow-up with ASI. All legacy sampling conducted by Jaguar’s predecessors was reported as being marked and supervised by qualified, experienced geologists.

 

SLR agrees with the recommendations to correct the three problems identified by IsoEnergy in its QA/QC review of the Laguana Salada data and has recommended that Jaguar institute these changes when carrying out further work to confirm the historical information.

 

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9.0 Data Verification

 

Jaguar has conducted no exploration or drilling work on the Project since acquiring the property.

 

The SLR QP visited the site on July 23 to 25, 2024. During the site visit, the SLR QP received a project overview by site management, toured exploration areas, inspected various parts of the property and infrastructure, and measured scintillometer readings at various previously reported trench sample sites. No noteworthy issues or discrepancies were observed.

 

The SLR QP also interviewed key personnel involved in the collection, interpretation, and processing of legacy geological data, reviewed previous sampling procedures, and recommended that similar sampling processes be conducted during any future assay validation confirmation work conducted by Jaguar in advance of Mineral Resource estimations.

 

9.1 QP Opinion

 

Field observations by the SLR QP from the various localities visited on the three days of site visits confirm the types, styles and extents of the mineralization described by Mega and IsoEnergy earlier in this report. The SLR QP is of the opinion that the results from the check sampling program by IsoEnergy agree with the results from the previous campaigns and are representative of the values for uranium and vanadium mineralization on the property.

 

The SLR QP opines that the legacy database provided for review does not contain any questionable data, but verification as to the adequacy for the purposes of Mineral Resource estimation and classification will be dependant on confirmation assay validation to be conducted by Jaguar in the future. The SLR QP agrees with the validation sampling approach that Jaguar personnel have outlined during data validation discussions held during the site visit.

 

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10.0 Mineral Processing and Metallurgical Testing

 

Jaguar has not yet completed any metallurgical test work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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11.0 Mineral Resource Estimates

 

There are no current Mineral Resources at the Project.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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12.0 Mineral Reserve Estimates

 

There are no current Mineral Reserves at the Project.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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13.0 Mining Methods

 

This section is not applicable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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14.0 Processing and Recovery Methods

 

This section is not applicable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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15.0 Infrastructure

 

This section is not applicable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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16.0 Market Studies

 

This section is not applicable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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17.0 Environmental Studies, Permitting, and Plans, Negotiations, or Agreements with Local Individuals or Groups

 

This section is not applicable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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18.0 Capital and Operating Costs

 

This section is not applicable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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19.0 Economic Analysis

 

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20.0 Adjacent Properties

 

This section is not applicable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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21.0 Other Relevant Data and Information

 

This section is not applicable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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22.0 Interpretation and Conclusions

 

SLR offers the following conclusions:

 

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The Laguna Salada Project is an early-stage exploration project located in the eastern central part of Chubut Province, Argentina.

 

●

A preliminary resource estimate was published the Guanaco and Lago Seco prospects in 2011 (Coffey 2011) and was followed by a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) in 2014 (Tenova 2014). These studies were focused on the surficial uranium mineralization on the Guanaco and Lago Seco concessions while reconnaissance exploration on the northern La Rosada claims identified uranium-vanadium mineralization in unconsolidated sediments and basement volcanics.

 

●

The historical estimates are considered reasonable, but pre-date current S-K 1300 resource reporting requirements. A qualified person has not done sufficient work to classify the historical estimates as current Mineral Resources and the Company is not treating the historical estimates as current Mineral Resources.

 

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Between the Mega/U3O8 exploration between 2007 and 2010 and the IsoEnergy mapping and sampling conducted in 2022 to 2023 approximately only 30% to 35 % of the 230,000 ha Laguna Salada property has been systematically explored.

 

●

The presence of uranium-vanadium mineralization at Guanaco and Lago Seco and on the La Rosada and Susana prospects claims suggests that similar mineralization may be present across much of the property. The presence of uranium and vanadium in the basement rocks at La Rosada opens up the possibility of sandstone hosted uranium mineralization on the Cretaceous sediments that are exposed to the north-west of La Rosada and continue to the south-east under Tertiary gravels of the Laguna Salada mesa.

 

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The mineralized horizons of Laguna Salada are open ended and trend beyond the external limits of the current exploration grids. The exploration potential exists to extend mineralization into previously untested areas of the Project, where these mineralized zones are present but not tested in a comprehensive manner either with trenching and/or drilling.

 

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Based on a review of the database, geologic models, and documentation provided, SLR is of the opinion that all of the previous procedures reported by Jaguar and its predecessors are in alignment with industry standards at the time of completion and in accordance with the approaches SLR would adopt.

 

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Jaguar is currently in progress as of the date of this report to meet the requirements outlined in the Mining Code Procedures of the Province of Chubut.

 

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The SLR QP is of the opinion that with consideration of the recommendations summarized in Sections 1 and 23 of this report, any issues relating to all relevant technical and economic factors likely to influence the prospect of economic extraction can be resolved with further work. There are no other known environmental, permitting, legal, social, or other factors that would affect the development of the Mineral Resources.

 

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Jaguar Uranium is an exploration-stage company and has no history of operations, mining or refining mineral products. There can be no assurance that the Properties will be successfully placed into production, produce minerals in commercial quantities or otherwise generate operating earnings. Advancing projects from the exploration stage into development and commercial production requires significant capital and time and will be subject to the successful completion of further technical studies, permitting requirements and the construction of mines, processing plants, roads and related works and infrastructure.

 

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23.0 Recommendations

 

Jaguar has proposed a two-phase exploration program with a total budget of approximately US$1,900,000 to advance the Project, beginning in 2025 (Table 23-1). The two phases of the program are independent of each other. The SLR QP has reviewed the 2025 program proposed by Jaguar and is of the opinion that it is a reasonable approach to the advancement of the Project. Exploration Work can only be undertaken within current granted claims or in areas where Jaguar has an agreement with landowners.

 

The objectives of the exploration program are summarized below:

 

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Acquire proper exploration permits, renegotiate surface access agreements with current landowners, and pursue acquisition of small government concession area located south of the Guanaco VII and north of the Hope 4 concessions.

 

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Conduct check sampling and review of historical trench data, verify the work carried out by the previous operators, and confirm the possibilities of more extensive surficial uranium-vanadium mineralization at Laguna Salada.

 

●

Perform trench versus drilling sampling study to determine most appropriate method for advancing the Project.

 

Table 23-1: Proposed Laguna Salada 2025 Exploration Budget

 

Category Budget (US$)
Phase 1  
Staffing and Support 349,300
Equipment 94,700
Tenement / JV 84,000
Airborne + Surface Exploration 514,540
Phase 1 Sub-Total 1,042,540
Contingency (10%) 104,254
Phase 1 Total 1,146,794
   
Phase 2  
Surface Exploration (Drilling) 691,250
Contingency (10%) 69,125
Phase 2 Total 760,375
   
Sub-Total Phase 1 + Phase 2 1,733,790
Contingency (10%) 173,379
Total Phase 1 + Phase 2 1,907,169

 

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24.0 References

 

Barcat, C., Cortiñas, J.S., Nevistic, V.A., Zucchi, H.E., 1989, Cuenca Golfo San Jorge. En: Chebli, G., Spalletti, L. (Eds.) Cuencas Sedimentarias Argentinas, Serie Correlación Geológica Nro 6, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán: 319-345.

 

Bastias Yacante Abogados, 2024, Huemul, Sierra Pintada and Laguna Salada Projects Due Diligence Report, July 25, 2024, 46 p.

 

Coffey. 2011. Laguna Salada Project, Chubut Province, Argentina NI 43-101 Technical Report Laguna Salada Initial Resource Estimate. Prepared by Coffey Mining Pty Ltd. on behalf of U3O8 Corporation

 

Figari et al.,1999, B: first author’s interpretation, C: modified from Baldi and Nevistic (1996). Figari et al., 1999, Time scale (from “Decade of North American Geology, 1983”) in Linares and González (1990).

 

Fitzgerald, M.G., Mitchum, Jr, R.M., Uliana, M.A., Biddle, K.T., 1990, Evolution of the San Jorge Basin, Argentina. The American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Bulletin, 74: 879- 920.

 

Salwyn, C.A., 2001,. Geology of the Golfo San Jorge Basin, Argentina. Journal of Iberian Geology, Vol 27: 123-257.

 

Kyser, K. & Cuney, M. 2009. Sandstone-hosted uranium deposits. In: Recent and not-sorecent developments in uranium deposits and implications for exploration (M. Cuney & K. Kyser (eds). Mineral Association of Canada Short Course Vol 39, 221-240.

 

Mann, A.W. & Deutscher, R.L. 1978. Genesis and principles for the precipitation of carnotite in calcrete drainages in Western Australia. Uranium Geology in Resource Evaluation and Exploration. Econ. Geol. Bull. Soc. Econ. Geol. 73: 1724-1737.

 

Miller, O.D.W. 2024, NI 43-101 Technical Report on Laguna Salada Uranium – Vanadium Project, Chubut Province, Argentina. Prepared for IsoEnergy Ltd. January 31, 2024. 179 p., Not Published

 

SEGEMAR. 2003. 1:250,000 Hoja Geologica, 4566-I Garayalde, Edicion 2007.

 

SEGEMAR. 2007. 1:250,000 Hoja Geologica, 4366-III Las Plumas, Edicion 2003.

 

Tenova. 2014. Preliminary Economic Assessment of the Laguna Salada Uranium-Vanadium Deposit, Chubut Province, Argentina. Tenova Mining and Minerals (Australia) Pty Ltd., Prepared for U3O8 Corp. January 18, 2014. 322 p.

 

Toens, P.D., and Hambleton-Jones, B.B., 1984. Definition and classification of surficial uranium deposits, Surficial Uranium Deposits Report of the Working Group on Uranium Geology Organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency

 

World Nuclear Association. (2009) Uranium Deposit Types. www.world-nuclear.org.

 

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25.0 Reliance on Information Provided by the Registrant

 

This TRS has been prepared by SLR for Jaguar Uranium. The information, conclusions, opinions, and estimates contained herein are based on:

 

●

Information available to SLR at the time of preparation of this TRS.

 

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Assumptions, conditions, and qualifications as set forth in this TRS.

 

For the purpose of this TRS, SLR has relied on ownership information provided by Jaguar Uranium in legal opinions by Bastias Yacante Abogados (2024) entitled Huemul, Sierra Pintada and Laguna Salada Projects Due Diligence Report dated July 25, 2024, and this opinion is relied on in Sections 3.2 and the Summary of this TRS. SLR has not researched property title or mineral rights for the Laguna Salada Project as we consider it reasonable to rely on Jaguar Uranium’s legal counsel who is responsible for maintaining this information.

 

The Qualified Person has taken all appropriate steps, in their professional opinion, to ensure that the above information from Jaguar Uranium is sound.

 

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26.0 Date and Signature Page

 

This report titled “S-K 1300 Technical Report Summary on the Laguna Salada Project, Chubut Province, Argentina” with an effective date of August 13, 2024 was prepared and signed by:

 

  (Signed) SLR International Corporation
     
Dated at Lakewood, CO    
October 29, 2024   SLR International Corporation

 

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Table of Contents

 

1.0 Executive Summary 1-1
1.1 Summary 1-1
1.2 Technical Summary 1-3
2.0 Introduction 2-1
2.1 Site Visits 2-1
2.2 Sources of Information 2-1
2.3 List of Abbreviations 2-3
3.0 Property Description 3-1
3.1 Location 3-1
3.2 Land Tenure 3-3
3.3 Huemul Mineral Tenure 3-5
3.4 Surface Rights 3-8
3.5 Required Permits and Status 3-11
3.6 Taxation, Royalties and Option Agreements 3-12
3.7 Other Significant Factors and Risks 3-13
4.0 Accessibility, Climate, Local Resources, Infrastructure and Physiography 4-1
4.1 Accessibility 4-1
4.2 Climate 4-3
4.3 Local Resources 4-3
4.4 Infrastructure 4-3
4.5 Physiography 4-5
5.0 History 5-1
5.1 Prior Ownership 5-1
5.2 Exploration and Development History 5-1
5.3 Drilling 5-55
5.4 Historical Mineral Resource Estimates 5-55
5.5 Past Production 5-55
6.0 Geological Setting, Mineralization, and Deposit 6-1
6.1 Regional Geology 6-1
6.2 Property Geology 6-14
6.3 Local Geology 6-17
6.4 Mineralization 6-18
6.5 Deposit Types 6-22

 

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7.0 Exploration 7-1
7.1 Exploration Potential 7-1
8.0 Sample Preparation, Analyses, and Security 8-1
8.1 Sampling Procedure 8-1
8.2 Sample Preparation and Analysis 8-1
8.3 Quality Assurance and Quality Control 8-1
8.4 Sample Security 8-5
8.5 QP Opinion 8-5
9.0 Data Verification 9-1
9.1 QP Opinion 9-1
10.0 Mineral Processing and Metallurgical Testing 10-1
11.0 Mineral Resource Estimates 11-1
12.0 Mineral Reserve Estimates 12-1
13.0 Mining Methods 13-1
14.0 Processing and Recovery Methods 14-1
15.0 Infrastructure 15-1
16.0 Market Studies 16-1
17.0 Environmental Studies, Permitting, and Plans, Negotiations, or Agreements with Local Individuals or Groups 17-1
18.0 Capital and Operating Costs 18-1
19.0 Economic Analysis 19-1
20.0 Adjacent Properties 20-1
21.0 Other Relevant Data and Information 21-1
22.0 Interpretation and Conclusions 22-1
23.0 Recommendations 23-1
24.0 References 24-1
25.0 Reliance on Information Provided by the Registrant 25-1
26.0 Date and Signature Page 26-1

 

Tables

 

Table 1-1: Proposed Huemul 2025 Exploration Budget 1-3
Table 3-1: Full List of the Huemul Concessions 3-6
Table 3-2: List of Huemul Claims and Underlying Land Owners 3-10
Table 3-3: Full List of the Huemul Claims, File No., IIA Approval File, and Expiry Date 3-11

 

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Table 5-1: EMSA Silver Geochemistry Summary Statistics 5-3
Table 5-2: EMSA Copper Geochemistry Summary Statistics 5-3
Table 5-3: EMSA Uranium Geochemistry Summary Statistics 5-3
Table 5-4: EMSA Vanadium Geochemistry Summary Statistics 5-4
Table 5-5: Equipment Specifications 5-23
Table 5-6: IsoEnergy Silver Geochemistry Summary Statistics 5-32
Table 5-7: IsoEnergy Copper Geochemistry Summary Statistics 5-32
Table 5-8: IsoEnergy Uranium Geochemistry Summary Statistics 5-32
Table 5-9: IsoEnergy Vanadium Geochemistry Summary Statistics 5-33
Table 5-10: Check Sample Coordinates and Sample Descriptions 5-39
Table 5-11: Field Sample Check Assay Results 5-40
Table 8-1: Expected Values for Uranium and Vanadium in Maple Standards 8-2
Table 8-2: Uranium and Vanadium Values for IsoEnergy Standard and ASI Internal Standards 8-3
Table 8-3: Uranium and Vanadium Values for Field Blanks 8-3
Table 23-1: Proposed Huemul 2025 Exploration Budget 23-1

 

Figures

 

Figure 3-1: Location Map 3-2
Figure 3-2: Huemul Claim Map 3-7
Figure 3-3: Map Showing Surface Ownership and Huemul Claims 3-9
Figure 4-1: Access to Huemul Project 4-2
Figure 4-2: Regional Infrastructure 4-4
Figure 4-3: Typical Landscape and Vegetation Cover 4-5
Figure 4-4: Local Topography of the Huemul Project 4-6
Figure 4-5: General View of the Project 4-7
Figure 5-1: EMSA Concessions 5-2
Figure 5-2: EMSA and IsoEnergy Sampling Locations 5-5
Figure 5-3: Silver Assays from EMSA Sampling 5-6
Figure 5-4: Silver Assays from EMSA Sampling: Black Zone to Cerro Mirano Prospects 5-7
Figure 5-5: Silver Assays from EMSA Sampling: Huemul to Agua Botada Area 5-8
Figure 5-6: Copper Assays from EMSA Sampling 5-9
Figure 5-7: Copper Assays from EMSA Sampling: Black Zone to Cerro Mirano Prospects. 5-10
Figure 5-8: Copper Assays from EMSA Sampling: Huemul to Agua Botada Area 5-11

 

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Figure 5-9: CPS from EMSA Sampling 5-12
Figure 5-10: CPS from EMSA Sampling: Black Zone to Cerro Mirano Prospects 5-13
Figure 5-11: CPS from EMSA Sampling: Huemul to Agua Botada Area 5-14
Figure 5-12: Uranium Assays from EMSA Sampling 5-15
Figure 5-13: Uranium Assays from EMSA Sampling: Black Zone to Cerro Mirano Prospects 5-16
Figure 5-14: Uranium Assays from EMSA Sampling: Huemul to Agua Botada Area 5-17
Figure 5-15: Vanadium Assays from EMSA Sampling 5-18
Figure 5-16: Vanadium Assays from EMSA Sampling: Black Zone to Cerro Mirano Prospects 5-19
Figure 5-17: Vanadium Assays from EMSA Sampling: Huemul to Agua Botada Area 5-20
Figure 5-18: Airborne Geophysical Survey Area 5-22
Figure 5-19: Digital Terrain Model 5-24
Figure 5-20: Airborne Magnetics Reduced to Pole 5-25
Figure 5-21: Corrected Uranium Count (ppm U) 5-26
Figure 5-22: Corrected Uranium Count (Anomalous > 3.5 ppm U) 5-27
Figure 5-23: Corrected Thorium Count (ppm Th) 5-28
Figure 5-24: Corrected Potassium Count (% K) 5-29
Figure 5-25: IsoEnergy Mapping and Sample Locations over Huemul Claims 5-31
Figure 5-26: Silver Assays from IsoEnergy Sampling 5-34
Figure 5-27: Copper Assays from IsoEnergy Sampling 5-35
Figure 5-28: CPS from IsoEnergy Sampling 5-36
Figure 5-29: Uranium Assays from IsoEnergy Sampling 5-37
Figure 5-30: Vanadium Assays from IsoEnergy Sampling 5-38
Figure 5-31: Silver Results for Check Samples: Huemul to Agua Botada Area 5-42
Figure 5-32: Silver Results for Check Samples: Black Zone to Cerro Mirano Targets 5-43
Figure 5-33: Copper Results for Check Samples: Huemul to Agua Botada Area 5-44
Figure 5-34: Copper Results for Check Samples: Black Zone to Cerro Mirano Targets 5-45
Figure 5-35: CPS Results for Check Samples: Huemul to Agua Botada Area 5-46
Figure 5-36: CPS Results for Check Samples: Black Zone to Cerro Mirano Targets 5-47
Figure 5-37: U3O8 (ppm) Results for Check Samples: Huemul to Agua Botada Area 5-48
Figure 5-38: U3O8 Results for Check Samples: Black Zone to Cerro Mirano Targets 5-49
Figure 5-39: V2O5 (ppm) Results for Check Samples: Huemul to Agua Botada Area 5-50
Figure 5-40: V2O5 Results for Check Samples: Black Zone to Cerro Mirano Targets 5-51
Figure 5-41: Gamma Vario Spectrometer Survey 5-53

 

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Figure 5-42: Gamma Vario Spectrometer Survey – U ppm Contour Map 5-54
Figure 6-1: Regional Geological Map 6-2
Figure 6-2: Stratigraphic Columns of the Regional Geology 6-3
Figure 6-3: Stratigraphic Table of the Regional Geologic Map 6-4
Figure 6-4: Map of South America showing the Modern Extent of the Fold-And-Thrust Belt 6-6
Figure 6-5: Regional Tectonic Map Showing the Malargüe Fold-Thrust Belt (FTB) and Foreland Basin Relative to Cenozoic Provinces and the Broader Neuquén Basin 6-8
Figure 6-6: Location and Extent of the Neuquén Basin (grey) and the location of Upper Cretaceous Exposures 6-10
Figure 6-7: Stratigraphic Columns Comparing the Stratigraphy from the Central Neuquén Basin with the Formations Present in the Malargüe Area 6-11
Figure 6-8: Paleogeographic Reconstructions Showing Generalized Depositional and Tectonic Environments During Deposition of Each Unit in the Malargüe Area 6-13
Figure 6-9: Mines and Exploration Targets on the Huemul Claim Block 6-15
Figure 6-10: Mapped Lithologies on the Huemul Claim Block 6-16
Figure 6-11: Uryco Area Outcrop 6-19
Figure 6-12: Vega Larga Outcrop 6-20
Figure 6-13: Cerro Mirano Mineralization 6-21
Figure 6-14: Cerro Mirano Andesitic Dike 6-21
Figure 6-15: Sandstone Uranium Deposit Classes 6-22
Figure 6-16: Sandstone with Carbonate Cement, Bitumen (B), Quartz (Q), Chert (Ch), and Plagioclase Feldspar (Pf) 6-23
Figure 6-17: Copper Oxide Mineralization from Working of Cerro Mirano 6-24
Figure 8-1: Copper Values for Blank Material showing Batch Numbers 8-4
Figure 8-2: Vanadium Values for Blank Material showing Batch Numbers 8-4

 

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1.0 Executive Summary

 

1.1 Summary

 

SLR International Corporation (SLR) was retained by Jaguar Uranium Corp. (Jaguar or the Company) to prepare an independent Technical Report Summary (TRS) on the Huemul exploration project (Huemul or the Project), located in Mendoza Province, Argentina.

 

The Company acquired a 100% indirect interest in the Argentina Projects pursuant to a Share Purchase Agreement dated July 17, 2024 (the Argentina Projects SPA) by and between the Company and IsoEnergy Ltd. (IsoEnergy) (formerly known as Consolidated Uranium Inc. (CUR)). Pursuant to the Argentina Projects SPA, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of 2847312 Ontario Inc. from IsoEnergy on July 19, 2024. The Argentina Projects include Laguna Salada Project located in Chubut Province and the Huemul Project located in Mendoza Province (together the “Properties”).

 

Jaguar is an early stage miner (also referred to as a junior miner), with properties in Colombia and Argentina which is focused on the exploration and development of early-stage uranium assets with by-products including rare earth metals and other base metals. The Company maintains a large land position in Colombia and Argentina with exploration potential at large, long-life and low-cost assets (also referred to as Tier 1 assets), including areas surrounded by jurisdictions amenable to mining and quality infrastructure. Jaguar is an arm’s length privately held company focused on the uranium sector with strong operating experience in Latin America and intends to pursue a listing on a recognized stock exchange in North America in the coming months.

 

SLR understands that this TRS will be used to support the Company in meeting the listing requirements for status on a U.S. exchange.

 

This TRS conforms to United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Modernized Property Disclosure Requirements for Mining Registrants as described in Subpart 229.1300 of Regulation S-K, Disclosure by Registrants Engaged in Mining Operations (S-K 1300) and Item 601 (b)(96) Technical Report Summary.

 

1.1.1 Conclusions

 

SLR offers the following conclusions:

 

●The Huemul Project is an early-stage greenfield exploration project located in the Mendoza Province, Argentina, which represents an underexplored district where previously mined copper (Cu)-uranium (U)-vanadium (V) mineralization is present alongside a number of other classic sandstone-hosted uranium mineralization prospects.

 

●Between 1955 and 1975, approximately 130,000 tonnes of ore were produced from both deposits by flotation at a concentration plant, with grades averaging 0.21% U3O8, 2.0% Cu, and 0.11% V2O5, from the Huemul Mine, while the production from the adjacent Agua Botada deposit averaged approximately 0.13% U3O8 and 0.10% Cu (Rojas 1999).

 

●The historical results and field verification gathered by Jaguar’s exploration predecessors have identified a number of prospective areas and indicate that the Huemul Project has potential to host extensive, and as yet undiscovered zones of shallow conglomerate-hosted uranium, vanadium, and copper mineralization of a similar style to that historically exploited at the Huemul-Aguas Botadas mines.

 

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oGently dipping conglomerate units hosting the mined “ore” at Huemul extend southwards from the historic mine workings and are traceable over at least 15 kilometers. Within this target stratigraphic package, strong uranium-vanadium-copper geochemical anomalies, with broad corresponding uranium and thorium radiometric anomalies, have been defined by previous exploration companies (Calypso Uranium, CUR, and IsoEnergy), several kilometers to the east and southeast of the historical mines, which include:

 

●Black Zone / Uryco - Rosa

 

●Vega Larga

 

●Cerro Mirano

 

●The mineralized horizons of Huemul are open ended and trend beyond the external limits of the previous exploration testing. There is exploration potential to extend mineralization into previously untested areas of the Project, where these mineralized zones are present but not tested in a comprehensive manner either with trenching and/or drilling.

 

●Huemul is a property that justifies the continuation of exploration programs designed to test the mineralized zones outlined in this report.

 

●Jaguar is currently in progress as of the date of this report to meet the list of requirements outlined in the Code of Mining Procedures of the Province of Mendoza.

 

●The SLR QP is of the opinion that with consideration of the recommendations summarized in Sections 1 and 24 of this report, any issues relating to all relevant technical and economic factors likely to influence the prospect of economic extraction can be resolved with further work. There are no other known environmental, permitting, legal, social, or other factors that would affect the development of the Mineral Resources.

 

●The SLR QP is of the opinion Jaguar Uranium is an exploration-stage company and has no history of operations, mining or refining mineral products. There can be no assurance that the Properties will be successfully placed into production, produce minerals in commercial quantities or otherwise generate operating earnings. Advancing projects from the exploration stage into development and commercial production requires significant capital and time and will be subject to the successful completion of further technical studies, permitting requirements and the construction of mines, processing plants, roads and related works and infrastructure.

 

1.1.2 Recommendations

 

Jaguar has proposed a two phase exploration program with a total budget of US$714,815 to advance the Project, beginning in 2025 (Table 1-1). The two phases of the program are independent of each other. The SLR QP has reviewed the 2025 program proposed by Jaguar and is of the opinion that it is a reasonable approach to the advancement of the Project. Exploration Work can only be undertaken within current granted claims or in areas where Jaguar has an agreement with landowners.

 

The objectives of the exploration program are summarized below:

 

●Conduct check sampling and review of historic trench data

 

●Verify the work carried out by the previous operators

 

●Confirm the possibilities of more extensive surficial uranium-copper-vanadium mineralization at Huemul.

 

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Table 1-1: Proposed Huemul 2025 Exploration Budget

 

Category Budget (US$)
Phase 1  
Staffing and Support 151,180
Equipment 39,500
Tenement / JV 81,652
Airborne + Surface Exploration 127,500
Phase 1 Sub-Total 399,832
Contingency (10%) 39,983
Phase 1 Total 439,815
   
Phase 2  
Surface Geophysical Surveys 250,000
Contingency (10%) 25,000
Phase 2 Total 275,000
   
Sub-Total Phase 1 + Phase 2 649,832
Contingency (10%) 64,983
Total Phase 1 + Phase 2 714,815

 

1.2 Technical Summary

 

1.2.1 Property Description

 

The Huemul claims are located approximately 46 km south-southwest of the town of Malargüe in southern Mendoza Province, Argentina.

 

The area is covered by the Argentina 1:250,000 Map Sheet “Malargüe 3569-III”. The approximate center of the of the Project has the following coordinates:

 

●Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM): 445921.49 m E, 6038224.16 m S zone 19H

 

●Geographic: 35°47'54.96"S latitude and 69°35'54.60"W longitude (decimal degrees - 35.7986°, -69.5985°; the historical Huemul Mine is located at 35°45'52.56"S latitude and 69° 3'0.95"W longitude (decimal degrees -35.7646°, -69.6630°.

 

1.2.2 Land Tenure

 

The Property is located in the Province of Mendoza, Republic of Argentina, in which acquisition, exploitation and use of mineral substances is regulated by Código de Minería de la Nación passed by law 1919/86 (the Argentine Mining Code). The Code consists of 22 Titles and an Appendix, which specify provisions on mines and their ownership, the persons who may acquire mines (and the relations between the owner and the miner), ownership, their acquisition and related concessions, the exploitation of mines, concessions and conditions for mining exploitation, and the leasing of mines.

 

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Under the Argentina Mining Code, there two types of concessions (permits) that can be granted:

 

1Exploration permits (Cateos and Manifestaciones de Descubrimientos)

 

A Cateo provides the title holder with the exclusive right to explore for specified minerals within a defined area for a period of up to three years.

 

Cateos typically are awarded in units of 500 ha, termed the measurement unit. Holders may acquire a maximum of 20 measurement units (10,000 ha), but may not hold, in aggregate, any more than 400 measurement units (200,000 ha) in any one Province. Property boundaries are defined in the exploration concession application or title and are not required to be physically marked in the field.

 

2Exploitation (Mining) permits (Concesións de Explotación or Minas).

 

Manifestación de Descubrimiento (MD – literally “notice of discovery”) is also an exploration license and the first step towards obtaining mining rights. The registration of the MD guarantees the right of the holder to have preference over the area. By petitioning an MD the holder is informing the Mining Authority that they have discovered a potentially economic mineral orebody (whether there was a prior Cateo or not)

 

Mining concession or Mina granted by the Provincial Mining Directorate (PMD) confers on the titleholder the right to mine specific minerals for an indefinite term provided that the concession is kept in good standing with the authorities. Titleholders must initially apply for a discovery claim (MD) and the application is advertised for public comment.

 

The measurement unit area for such claims or “pertenencia”, will vary depending on the mineralization to be exploited. Claims over gold, silver, copper and generally, hard rock minerals deposits (e.g., vein-style and discrete deposits) are typically six (6) ha in extent; however, disseminated mineralization style deposits may see claim sizes reach a maximum of 100 ha.

 

The Huemul claim package currently consists of seven claims, totaling approximately 27,700.13 ha, comprising two cateos, one Minas, and four MDs, and registered with the Mining Notary in Mendoza Province.

 

A 2% net smelter return (NSR) royalty on all future production from specific concessions of the Huemul Project, including Cateo Huemul Norte, Cateo Huemul Sur, Mina Huemul, MD Silvana, and MD Cerro Butalo, was granted to Minera Agaucu S.A. Additionally, a 1% NSR royalty on future production from the MD Mirano Norte and MD Carmencita concessions was granted to NewEra Metal Resources Ltd. and Mr. Guillermo Wild Ceruzzi. Furthermore, a 1% NSR royalty on all mining production from the MD Mirano Norte, MD Carmencita, and MD Cerro Butalo concessions within the Huemul Project was granted to CUR.

 

2847312 Ontario Inc. retains the right to repurchase 50% of the 2% royalty granted to Minera Agaucu S.A. (reducing it to 1%) for a payment of US$2 million. Similarly, 2847312 Ontario Inc. has the option to repurchase the full 1% royalty granted to NewEra Metal Resources Ltd. and Mr. Ceruzzi for US$400,000.

 

Additionally, CUR has the option to expand the 1% NSR royalty to cover the entire Huemul Project, including the Cateo Huemul Norte, Cateo Huemul Sur, Mina Huemul, and MD Silvana concessions, by making a US$1 million payment to 2847312 Ontario Inc.Jaguar is currently in progress as of the date of this report to meet the list of requirements outlined in the Code of Mining Procedures of the Province of Mendoza.

 

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1.2.3 Accessibility, Climate, Local Resources and Infrastructure and Physiography

 

The Huemul Project is located on the Eastern flank of the Central Andean Cordillera in the Department of Malargüe, Province of Mendoza, Argentina. Principal access from Mendoza is by paved Provincial Route 40, which links Mendoza with the town of Malargüe, for 320 km. From Malargüe, one travels 46 km south on the all-weather, unpaved Provincial Route 40, before turning on to the Huemul claims. The area consists of rolling topography with low hills and valleys with local steep underlying bedrock forming ridges and scarps.

 

Annual temperatures range from a winter low of -10°C to summer highs of 30°C to 35°C. Field work can be carried out essentially year-round, although care needs to be taken in midwinter as the roads may become waterlogged and impassable

 

The nearest supply point where goods and services, including food, fuel, and labor can obtained is in the town of Malargüe, population 30,000.

 

There are a number of hydro-electric/irrigation projects in the area, and power is readily available, however, there are no permanent infrastructure on the property.

 

1.2.4 History

 

The Argentinian government discovered the Huemul-Agua Botada Zone in 1952 and exploited the deposit between 1955 and 1975. The area was explored with a total of 25,000m of drilling and 7,000m of workings. The ore was treated in a concentration plant at the nearby town of Malargüe. The mine was closed in 1976.

 

Approximately 130,000 tonnes of ore was historically mined from the Huemul Mine averaging 0.21% U3O8, 2.0% Cu and 0.11% V2O5, while the production from the adjacent Agua Botada deposit averaged approximately 0.13% U3O8 and 0.10% Cu. (Rojas 1999.)

 

In 2005 the entire claim package was acquired by Energia Minerals S.A. (EMSA) (the local subsidiary of Calypso Acquisition Corporation (Calypso). Mapping and sampling and geophysical surveys were undertaken, and an Environmental Impact Assessment was obtained allowing for a 6000 m diamond drill program. This was presented to the Mendoza Congress for approval that was not forthcoming.

 

IsoEnergy Ltd, through its wholly owned subsidiary 2847312 Ontario Inc. acquired 100% the Huemul-Agua Botada Cu-U-V Mine and surrounding prospective ground totaling approximately 27,700.13 ha in August 2023 and continued exploration on the property using geologic mapping, sampling, and ground geophysics.

 

1.2.5 Geological Setting, Mineralization, and Deposit

 

1.2.5.1 Geological Setting

 

The Huemul Project is located in the center of the Late Cretaceous thrust front zone of the Neuquén Basin, Mendoza Province. The Neuquén Basin first formed as a rift basin in the early Mesozoic. The Triassic to Early Cretaceous basin fill, some 5,000 m thick, includes the main source rock intervals and reservoir rocks for the hydrocarbons. The sedimentary environments of later periods are more enigmatic. Although the Upper Cretaceous sedimentary rocks are regionally abundant and up to 1500m thick, they are mainly of continental origin and contain few fossils. Cenozoic sedimentary rocks are rare.

 

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Subsequent to deposition of the Mesozoic sedimentary sequences, a continuous tecto-genetic process that began during the Tertiary (Eocene to Miocene), dominated by compressional tectonics, remained active until the late Miocene, when the basin reached its final structural configuration. A thrust fold belt was established to the west with a structural platform with almost no deformation to the east. Widespread volcanic activity took place during the extensional periods between the major orogenic peaks. From the Oligocene until the Quaternary the volcanism spread gradually to the east.

 

In section at surface open folding dominated but with increasing depth some of the folds steepen and show evidence of reverse faulting along their crests. These reverse faults may mark areas where deeper basin brines and hydrocarbons move upward into the shallower sediments.

 

The sediments on the property are of the Upper Cretacous Diamante Formation deposited in a high energy fluvial environment. They range from conglomerates through sandstone to local shales. The sedimentary units are typically from a few to tens of metres thick.

 

Across the property the sediments have been intruded by light grey and coarsely porphyritic andesitic and dacitic dikes and sills of the Lower Miocence Huincan Eruptive Cycle

 

1.2.5.2 Mineralization

 

The Project area can be divided into three main sectors with largely similar geology and mineralization:

 

Huemul / Agua Botada

 

Diamante Formation sandstones, conglomerates, shales and volcano-clastics striking north south and dipping 20 degrees to 25 degrees to the west in the north and becoming flat lying to the south.

 

There are numerous Tertiary dikes and sills. Alteration consists of local argillization and weak silicification.

 

Mineralization is hosted in the more permeable units and associated with abundant bitumen. Primary ore minerals are pitchblende, mixed sulphide and secondary oxides of copper, uranium, and vanadium.

 

Black Zone-Uryco/ Rosa / Vega Larga

 

As with the rest of the property Diamante Formation sediments: conglomerates, sandstones, volcano-clastics and shales. Sandstones pale grey with shales and finer units usually red. Beds are from 1 m to 2 m up to 5m to 6 m thick striking broadly east-west and dipping shallowly to the south. More permeable units can have up to 15% bitumen. There are minor porphyritic andesitic dikes.

 

Alteration consists of bleaching and moderate to strong argillization.

 

Mineralization is strongly associated with more bituminous units and consists of malachite, azurite, native copper, and uranium vanadates.

 

The Black Zone to Vega Larga area extends roughly 4km by 1.5km.

 

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Cerro Mirano

 

Host rocks are the same Diamante Formation sandstones and conglomerates but with numerous porphyritic andesite dikes and sills. These are very distinctive with 30% to 35% 1-cm hornblende crystals. The dikes are emplaced through pre-existing structures such as joints and fractures, with widths of 1 m to 2 m. and there is moderate silification related to the intrusives.

 

One of the larger dikes trending NW-SE has various workings along its 200 m strike length and it seems likely the dikes have remobilized mineralizing fluids.

 

Mineralization is present as copper oxides and copper carbonates (malachite, azurite) and uranium vanadates (carnotite).

 

1.2.5.3 Deposit Types

 

There are two deposit types developed on the Huemul concession area:

 

1Sandstone uranium deposits with associated vanadium and copper:

 

Sandstone uranium deposits occur in carbon- and/or pyrite-bearing fluvial (less commonly marine), arkosic, medium- to coarse-grained sandstones that contain, are interbedded with and are bounded by less permeable horizons. The primary uranium minerals are predominantly pitchblende, coffinite and, to a lesser extent, uranium- bearing vanadates and phosphates.

 

2Contact metamorphic copper-silver-uranium+vanadium mineralization:

 

There are a number of basic volcanic dikes and sills on the property most notably around the Huemul Mine-Agua Botada area and on Cerro Mirano.

 

These intrusive bodies have re-mobilized fluids in the sandstone and resulted in the formation of small, presumably originally sulphide, orebodies that have now been oxidized with mixed copper and manganese oxides and to a lesser extent uranium and vanadium oxides.

 

1.2.6 Exploration

 

Jaguar has conducted no exploration work or drill activities since acquiring the property in July 2024.

 

1.2.7 Mineral Resource Estimates

 

There are no current Mineral Resources or Mineral Reserves at the Project.

 

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2.0 Introduction

 

SLR International Corporation (SLR) was retained by Jaguar Uranium Corp. (Jaguar or the Company) to prepare an independent Technical Report Summary (TRS) on the Huemul exploration project (Huemul or the Project), located in Mendoza Province Argentina.

 

The Huemul Project is an early-stage exploration project located in the southern part of Mendoza Province, Argentina. Huemul Project consists of approximately 27,700.13 hectares of exploration claims centered around Argentina’s National Nuclear Authority’s (CNEA) historic Huemul-Agua Botada mines. Huemul was Argentina´s first producing uranium mine and operated between 1955 and 1975, recording approximately 500,000 pounds (lb) of historical U3O8 production before it closed in 1976. Historically, ore was treated in a concentration plant at the nearby town of Malargüe.

 

The Company acquired a 100% indirect interest in the Project pursuant to a Share Purchase Agreement dated July 17, 2024 (the Argentina Projects SPA) by and between the Company and IsoEnergy Ltd. (IsoEnergy) (formerly known as Consolidated Uranium Inc. (CUR)). Pursuant to the Argentina Projects SPA, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of 2847312 Ontario Inc from IsoEnergy on July 19, 2024. The Argentina Projects include Laguna Salada Project located in Chubut Province and the Huemul Project located in Mendoza Province (together the “Properties”).

 

Jaguar is an early stage miner (also referred to as a junior miner), with properties in Colombia and Argentina which is focused on the exploration and development of early-stage uranium assets with by-products including rare earth metals and other base metals. The Company maintains a large land position in Colombia and Argentina with exploration potential at large, long-life and low-cost assets (also referred to as Tier 1 assets), including areas surrounded by jurisdictions amenable to mining and quality infrastructure. Jaguar is an arm’s length privately held company focused on the uranium sector with strong operating experience in Latin America and intends to pursue a listing on a recognized stock exchange in North America in the coming months.

 

SLR understands that this TRS will be used to support the Company in meeting the listing requirements for status on a U.S. exchange.

 

This TRS conforms to United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Modernized Property Disclosure Requirements for Mining Registrants as described in Subpart 229.1300 of Regulation S-K, Disclosure by Registrants Engaged in Mining Operations (S-K 1300) and Item 601 (b)(96) Technical Report Summary.

 

2.1 Site Visits

 

SLR visited the site between July 25 to 28, 2024. During the site visit, the SLR Qualified Person (QP) received a project overview by site management, toured exploration areas, inspected various parts of the property and infrastructure, measured scintillometer readings at various previously reported trench sample sites, and interviewed key personnel involved in the collection, interpretation, and processing of legacy geological data.

 

2.2 Sources of Information

 

During the preparation of this TRS, discussions were held with personnel from Jaguar:

 

●Andres Caceres Bottia, P.Geo, Consulting Geologist

 

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●Oscar Sepulveda, Vice President Exploration, Jaguar

 

●Luis Ducassi, CEO, Jaguar

 

●Steven Gold, CFO, Jaguar

 

●Owen D. W. Miller, Ph.D, Consulting Geologist, IsoEnergy Ltd.

 

The documentation reviewed, and other sources of information, are listed at the end of this TRS in Section 24.0 References.

 

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2.3 List of Abbreviations

 

Units of measurement used in this TRS conform to the metric system. All currency in this TRS is US dollars (US$) unless otherwise noted.

 

m micron   kVA kilovolt-amperes
mg microgram   kW kilowatt
a annum   kWh kilowatt-hour
A ampere   L litre
bbl barrels   lb pound
Btu British thermal units   L/s litres per second
°C degree Celsius   m metre
C$ Canadian dollars   M mega (million); molar
cal calorie   m2 square metre
cfm cubic feet per minute   m3 cubic metre
cm centimetre   MASL metres above sea level
cm2 square centimetre   m3/h cubic metres per hour
d day   mi mile
dia diameter   min minute
dmt dry metric tonne   mm micrometre
dwt dead-weight ton   mm millimetre
°F degree Fahrenheit   mph miles per hour
ft foot   MVA megavolt-amperes
ft2 square foot   MW megawatt
ft3 cubic foot   MWh megawatt-hour
ft/s foot per second   oz Troy ounce (31.1035g)
g gram   oz/st, opt ounce per short ton
G giga (billion)   ppb part per billion
Gal Imperial gallon   ppm part per million
g/L gram per litre   psia pound per square inch absolute
Gpm Imperial gallons per minute   psig pound per square inch gauge
g/t gram per tonne   RL relative elevation
gr/ft3 grain per cubic foot   s second
gr/m3 grain per cubic metre   st short ton
ha hectare   stpa short ton per year
hp horsepower   stpd short ton per day
hr hour   t metric tonne
Hz hertz   tpa metric tonne per year
in. inch   tpd metric tonne per day
in2 square inch   US$ United States dollar
J joule   USg United States gallon
k kilo (thousand)   USgpm US gallon per minute
kcal kilocalorie   V volt
kg kilogram   W watt
km kilometre   wmt wet metric tonne
km2 square kilometre   wt% weight percent
km/h kilometre per hour   yd3 cubic yard
kPa kilopascal   yr year

 

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3.0 Property Description

 

This section has been modified from Miller (2024).

 

3.1 Location

 

The Huemul claims are located approximately 46 km south-southwest of the town of Malargüe in southern Mendoza Province, Argentina.

 

The area is covered by the Argentina 1:250,000 Map Sheet “Malargüe 3569-III”. The approximate center of the of the Project has the following coordinates:

 

●Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM): 445921.49 m E, 6038224.16 m S zone 19H

 

●Geographic: 35°47'54.96"S latitude and 69°35'54.60"W longitude (decimal degrees - 35.7986°, -69.5985°; the historical Huemul Mine is located at 35°45'52.56"S latitude and 69° 3'0.95"W longitude (decimal degrees -35.7646°, -69.6630°.

 

●Gauss Kruger POSGAR 94 (WGS84) Zone 2: 2,428,651m East, 6,037,093m North

 

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Figure 3-1: Location Map

 

 

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3.2 Land Tenure

 

The Property is located in the Province of Mendoza, Republic of Argentina. in which acquisition, exploitation and use of mineral substances is regulated by Código de Minería de la Nación passed by law 1919/86 (the Argentine Mining Code). The Code consists of 22 Titles and an Appendix, which lay down provisions on mines and their ownership, the persons who may acquire mines (and the relations between the owner and the miner), ownership, their acquisition and related concessions, the exploitation of mines, concessions and conditions for mining exploitation, the leasing of mines and their usufruct.

 

Under the Argentina Mining Code, there two types of concessions (permits) that can be granted:

 

1Exploration permits (Cateos and Manifestaciónes de Descubrimientos)

 

2Exploitation (Mining) permits (Concesións de Explotación or Minas)

 

3.2.1 Exploration Permits

 

Cateo

 

A Cateo provides the title holder with the exclusive right to explore for specified minerals within a defined area for a period of up to three years.

 

Cateos typically are awarded in units of 500 ha, termed the measurement unit. Holders may acquire a maximum of 20 measurement units (10,000 ha), but may not hold, in aggregate, any more than 400 measurement units (200,000 ha) in any one Province. Property boundaries are defined in the exploration concession application or title and are not required to be physically marked in the field.

 

Grant of an exploration permit gives the holder the right to explore and prospect within the measurement unit boundary, for a 150-day period. The term is extended by 50 days for each additional measurement unit that has been granted, with the largest possible term being 1,100 days. However, once 300 days have been reached, where the holding is over four measurement units the holder must relinquish half of the land. At the 700-day point, the holder must relinquish half of the remaining measurement units.

 

Prior to the grant of an exploration permit, holders must pay a one-off fee of ARS400 for each measurement unit requested and provide a work plan and commit to starting that work program within 30 days of permit grant. Compensation must be paid to landowners inconvenienced by any exploration activities. An activities report must also be provided to the appropriate regulatory authorities within 90 days after expiry of the measurement unit.

 

The term cannot be extended or renewed, and the title holder cannot reapply for the same area within one year of its expiry. At the end of its three-year term, the concession holder may apply for the conversion of the Cateo into a “Mina”.

 

To formally request a Cateo, the applicant must: (i) pay a license application fee, (ii) submit a minimum exploration plan and budget; and commit to starting that work program within 30 days of granting of the permit. and (iii) deliver an environmental impact assessment (“EIA”) for the proposed work program.

 

Fees are due twice a year on June 30th and December 31st and are based on the size of the concession. The fee for Cateos is 400 Argentinean Pesos (ARS) per 500 ha unit per annum. A work plan must be filed for each concession at the time that the application is made. The PMD has the right to verify that the work commitment has been met. Once a permit is granted for an exploration concession, an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) must be completed and filed with the PMD. Field work may not start until the EIA has been submitted to the authorities.

 

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Once a Cateo is registered after the payment of the fee, delivery of the work plan and EIA, the applicant is free to explore the property for a fixed period of time, based on the size of the area:

 

Manifestación de Descubrimiento

 

Manifestación de Descubrimiento (MD – literally “notice of discovery”) is also an exploration license and the first step towards obtaining mining rights. The registration of the MD guarantees the right of the holder to have preference over the area. By petitioning an MD the holder is informing the PMD that they have discovered a potentially economic mineral orebody (whether there was a prior Cateo or not). Legislation allows for MDs to be established in three ways:

 

●By discovering an area of potentially significant mineralization because of an exploration program on an exploration concession (Cateo);

 

●When significant mineralization is discovered by chance; that is, without an exploration process. This means that a mining concession (MD) can be applied for directly, without applying for an exploration concession first.

 

●When a mining permit has been declared and registered as having expired due to non- compliance with the PMD’s requirements.

 

The holder has 100 days, which may be extended from the registration to file the “labor legal”, which is the location of the point of discovery within the area. The maximum area of an MD is 3,500 ha. The mining fee (canon) is ARS3,200 per 100 ha per year and the obligation to pay begins three years after registration of the MD.

 

To maintain an MD in good standing, the titleholder is required to fulfil the following obligations:

 

●The fee must be paid twice a year (June 30th and December 31st).

 

●Non-payment results in the revocation of the permit, unless the title holder pays the fee (with a 20% penalty) within a 45-day cure period.

 

●A 3-year period free of fees is granted if a mine is established.

 

3.2.2 Mining (Exploitation) Permits

 

Mina

 

A mining concession or Mina granted by the Provincial Mining Directorate (PMD) confers on the titleholder the right to mine specific minerals for an indefinite term provided that the concession is kept in good standing with the authorities. Titleholders must initially apply for a discovery claim (MD) and the application is advertised for public comment.

 

The measurement unit area for such claims, or “pertenencia”, will vary depending on the mineralization to be exploited. Claims over gold, silver, copper, and generally, hard rock minerals deposits (e.g., vein-style and discrete deposits) are typically six hectares in extent; however, disseminated mineralization style deposits may see claim sizes reach a maximum of 100 ha. Exploitation permits can consist of one or more pertenencias.

 

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A Mina (exploitation) permit is contingent on several factors, including:

 

●Provision of official cartographic coordinates for the deposit and the area required for operating facilities.

 

●Provision of a sample of the mineral discovered.

 

●Approval of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).

 

Approval and registration of the legal survey request by the relevant Provincial mining authority constitutes formal title to the exploitation permit. Assuming mining is active, and all other requirements are met, exploitation permits can have an indefinite grant period.

 

After three years from the date the discovery claim was registered, an annual fee (canon) becomes payable. The amount of the annual canon depends on the pertenencia size, and ranges from ARS80 for the six-hectare pertenencias to ARS800 for the 100 ha pertenencias.

 

A further condition is required of a holder, which is to invest, at a minimum, 300 times the value of the annual canon in fixed assets on the exploitation permit over a five-year period. Twenty percent of the required investment must be made each year for the first two years of the designated investment period. For the final three years, the remaining 60% of the investment requirement is at the holder’s discretion as to how it is expended.

 

An affidavit quantifying the investment made each year must be submitted to the PMD. If the affidavit is not submitted or does not correspond with real investment, the PMD may provide notice of its intention to rescind the mining permission. There is a 30-day notice period, from the day that the notice of intention to terminate is received by the concession holder. At the end of the 30-day period, the mining concession is terminated, and the area is declared to be open for staking.

 

Permits may also be cancelled if mining activity ceases for more than four years and the holder has no plans to reactivate mining within a five-year period.

 

3.3 Huemul Mineral Tenure

 

The Huemul claim package currently consists of seven claims, totaling approximately 27,700.13 ha, comprising two cateos, one Minas, and four MDs and registered with the Mining Notary in Mendoza Province. The full concession list is given in Table 3-1 and locations are shown in Figure 3-2. The permits are current, and the mining canons/fees are paid up to date.

 

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Table 3-1: Full List of the Huemul Concessions

 

Name Claim ID Year Area (ha) Claim Type Title Holder NSR
Cateo Huemul Norte 02967014-A-22 2022 9,896 Cateo 2847312 Ontario Inc 2% NSR Minera Agaucu S.A
Cateo Huemul Sur 029665342-A-22 2022 9,740 Cateo 2847312 Ontario Inc 2% NSR Minera Agaucu S.A
Mina Huemul 18-C-57 1957 114 Minas 2847312 Ontario Inc 2% NSR Minera Agaucu S.A
MD Silvana 355-C-96 1996 3,000 MD 2847312 Ontario Inc 2% NSR Minera Agaucu S.A
MD Mirano Norte 089866266-C-22 2022 1,856 MD 2847312 Ontario Inc

1% NSR NewEra Metal R. Ltd. and Guillermo Wild Ceruzz

1% NSR CUR

MD Carmencita 08987498-C-22 2022 496 MD 2847312 Ontario Inc

1% NSR NewEra Metal R. Ltd. and Guillermo Wild Ceruzz

1% NSR CUR

MD Cerro Butalo 3161-E-06 2006 2,600 MD 2847312 Ontario Inc.

2% NSR Minera Agaucu S.A

1% NSR CUR

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Figure 3-2: Huemul Claim Map

 

 

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3.4 Surface Rights

 

The Argentine Mining Code sets out rules under which surface rights and easements can be granted for a mining operation, and covers aspects including land occupation, rights-of-way, access routes, transport routes, rail lines, water usage, and any other infrastructure needed for operations. In general, compensation must be paid to the affected landowner in proportion to the amount of damage or inconvenience incurred; however, no provisions or regulations have been enacted as to the nature or amount of the compensation payment. In instances where no agreement can be reached with the landowner, the Argentine Mining Code provides the mining right holder with the right to expropriate the required property.

 

From time to time, a land possessor may dispute the Company’s surface access rights and, as a result, the Company may be barred from its legal temporary occupation rights. Surface access issues have the potential to result in the delay of planned exploration programs, and these delays may be significant. Such delays may have a material adverse effect on the Company.

 

In general, easements outside the perimeter of a concession are road easements. For their constitution, the corresponding permission or authorization from the authority must be obtained beforehand, and subsequently the corresponding compensation must be paid for the land occupied or the proper bond must be provided. In this case, not only must such permission be sought, but also the legal declaration of public utility must be complemented with a double proof at the concession holder’s expense, namely: (i) that the easement in question cannot be constituted within the perimeter of the concession (Art. 151 of the Argentine Mining Code) and (ii) that the work is really beneficial for the mining activities (Art. 13 of the Argentine Mining Code, last paragraph).

 

The list of underlying landowners for the Huemul claims are presented in Table 3-2 and shown in Figure 3-3.

 

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Figure 3-3: Map Showing Surface Ownership and Huemul Claims

 

 

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Table 3-2: List of Huemul Claims and Underlying Land Owners

 

Claim Name Year Description Details
.2967014-A-22 Huemul Norte 2022 ESTANCIA/FARM Moya Marcelino Moya Romeril Moya Isidoro Molina Erasmo Espinosa Bernabe La Batra
OWNER            
029665342-A-22 Huemul Sur 2022 ESTANCIA/FARM El Palauco SA La Batra        
OWNER            
18-C-57 Huemul Mine 1957 ESTANCIA/FARM Moya Marcelino Moya Romeril Molina Erasmo      
OWNER            
355-C-96 Silvana 1996 ESTANCIA/FARM Moya Marcelino Moya Romeril Molina Erasmo Espinosa Bernabe    
OWNER            
089866266-C-22 Mirano Norte 2022 ESTANCIA/FARM La Batra          
OWNER            
08987498-C-22 Carmencita 2022 ESTANCIA/FARM Hilario Espinosa La Batra        
OWNER            
3161-E-06 Cerro Butalo 2006 ESTANCIA/FARM Espinosa Bernabe Hilario Espinoza El Palauco SA      
OWNER            

 

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3.5 Required Permits and Status

 

According to the Mining Code, individuals or legal entities, both public and private, that develop mining exploration activities must submit an Environmental Impact Report (EIR), which summarizes an environmental impact assessment (EIA, or Informe de Impacto Ambiental [IIA]), to the Mining Authority (the Provincial Mining Directorate in the first instance and the Mining Council in the next instance, both under the supervision of the Ministry of Energy and Environment) prior to the start of any activity.

 

The regulatory authority in Mendoza is jointly managed by the Mining Directorate and the Directorate of Environmental Protection, as stipulated by Article 28 of the Decree No. 820/06 and Joint Resolution No. 18/23. These entities are responsible for evaluating the EIR and approving it by issuing the Environmental Impact Declaration (EID).

 

According to the legislation in Mendoza, in the case of metal mining projects, the EID must be ratified by law of the local Congress, and it must include a specific declaration of environmental impact on water resources (Law 7722).

 

The IIA shall be updated every two years at the latest, and a report shall be submitted containing the results of the environmental protection actions carried out, as well as any new events that may have occurred (art. 256 Mining Code).

 

When Energia Minerals S.A. (EMSA) owned the Project (at that time, approximately 20,000 ha) they completed reconnaissance mapping, sampling, and airborne geophysics, and presented an EIR in 2007 that was approved by the Mining Directorate; however, it was not ratified by Congress.

 

The claim package has been increased since the IIA submittal in 2007, and a new IIA is being prepared in line with planned exploration in 2024.

 

In the event of any work of greater magnitude and/or changes in the tasks to be performed with respect to those previously communicated, the reports must be expanded, and the mining environmental authority must be informed of the situation.

 

Table 3-3 shows a list of the Huemul claims and the associated IIAs on file with the provincial government.

 

Table 3-3: Full List of the Huemul Claims, File No., IIA Approval File, and Expiry Date

 

NAME FILE NO YEAR ARCHIVE SMA AND DS

IIA

Approval

Expiry Date
Huemul Norte 02967014-A-22 2022 NA NA NA
Huemul Sur 029665342-A-22 2022 NA NA NA
Huemul 18-C-57 1957 NA NA NA
Silvana 355-C-96 1996 NA NA NA
Mirano Norte 089866266-C-22 2022 NA NA NA
Carmencita 08987498-C-22 2022 NA NA NA
Cerro Butalo 3161-E-06 2006 NA NA NA

Note:

SMA: Secretaria de Medio Ambiente

DS: Decreto Supremo

 

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In accordance with the new Code of Mining Procedures of the Province of Mendoza that recently came into force (July 2024), it is necessary to comply with the following requirements:

 

●Submit to the Mining Authority a Technical Affidavit, which will contain the relevant information on the technical and geological aspects of the mining project, describing the name of the project, the mining rights that comprise it, and the activities to be carried out.

 

●Prior to the start of the activities or prior to the granting of the concession, they must submit to the Mining Authority a Sworn Declaration of Good Practices within the framework of Social Responsibility. This document must be updated biennially from its approval. It will include a description of the groups and communities in the areas of direct and indirect influence to the area of the mining project.

 

●Accredit and accompany the evidence of the presentation of the EIR. Once the EID that approves the works in whole or in part has been obtained, the interested party must attach a copy of said EID, its notification certificate, and if applicable, the legislative ratification, within ten days from the corresponding notification.

 

As of the date of this report, Jaguar is in progress to meet the list of requirements outlined in the Code of Mining Procedures of the Province of Mendoza.

 

3.6 Taxation, Royalties and Option Agreements

 

3.6.1 Corporate Income Tax

 

The corporate tax rate in Argentina of 25%.

 

3.6.2 Provincial Mining Royalties

 

There is a 3% pithead (mine entrance and surrounding area including run-of-mine (ROM) material) value royalty payable to the Province of Mendoza for mined material that is shipped directly out of the province.

 

The royalty value is defined as the value obtained during the first selling stage, less the direct and/or operating costs necessary for taking the pithead mineral to such stage, except for the direct or indirect costs and/or expenses inherent to the extraction (mining) process.

 

Costs that can be deducted include: transport, freight, and insurance costs of concentrate; concentrate selling costs; smelting and refining costs; crushing, milling and beneficiation costs; and administration costs. The cost to mine the material cannot be deducted nor depreciated.

 

3.6.3 Royalty Agreement with NewEra Metal Resources Ltd.

 

On July 31, 2023, 2847312 Ontario Inc., NewEra Metal Resources Ltd., a British company, and Mr. Guillermo Wild Ceruzzi entered into a Net Smelter Return Royalty Agreement. Under this agreement, 2847312 Ontario Inc. granted a 1% NSR royalty on metals produced from the MD Mirano Norte and MD Carmencita concessions within the Huemul Project to NewEra Metal Resources Ltd. and Mr. Ceruzzi. The royalty applies to all metal-bearing products, including uranium and other minerals.

 

Pursuant to the agreement, 2847312 Ontario Inc. retains the right to repurchase the 1% royalty for a payment of US$400,000. This buyback option may be exercised only once, and 2847312 Ontario Inc. must provide at least 15 days' notice before the repurchase date. Royalty payments are made on a quarterly basis, and 2847312 Ontario Inc. is required to provide a statement detailing the calculation of each royalty payment.

 

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3.6.4 Royalty Agreement with Minera Agaucu S.A.

 

On July 31, 2023, 2847312 Ontario Inc and Minera Agaucu S.A., an Argentine corporation, entered into a Net Smelter Return Royalty Agreement. Under the agreement, Minera Agaucu S.A. is granted a 2% NSR royalty on all mining production from the Cateo Huemul Norte, Cateo Huemul Sur, Mina Huemul, MD Silvana, and MD Cerro Butalo concessions within the Huemul Project.

 

Pursuant to the agreement, 2847312 Ontario Inc. holds the option to repurchase 50% of the royalty (reducing it from 2% to 1%) for a payment of US$2 million. This repurchase option may only be exercised once, and 2847312 Ontario Inc. is required to provide at least 15 days' notice before the repurchase date.

 

Royalty payments will be made quarterly in US dollars, with 2847312 Ontario Inc. providing detailed calculations of the amounts. These payments are subject to deductions for allowable expenses, including transportation, refining, and government royalties. 2847312 Ontario Inc. may commingle ore from the Huemul Project with materials from other projects, provided that representative sampling methods are used, and proper records are maintained. While 2847312 Ontario Inc. retains ownership of all tailings or waste materials, any future reprocessing of these materials will subject the recovered products to the royalty.

 

3.6.5 Royalty Agreement with Consolidated Uranium Inc.

 

On July 19, 2024, Jaguar and CUR entered into a Net Smelter Return Royalty Agreement related to the Huemul Project. Under this agreement, Jaguar grants CUR a 1% NSR royalty on all mining production from the MD Mirano Norte, MD Carmencita, and MD Cerro Butalo concessions within the Huemul Project. Royalty payments will be made quarterly, with the amount calculated by applying the royalty percentage to the net smelter return for each calendar quarter.

 

Pursuant to the agreement, CUR has the option to expand the royalty coverage to additional properties within the Huemul Project, including the Cateo Huemul Norte, Cateo Huemul Sur, Mina Huemul, and MD Silvana concessions. To exercise this option, CUR must pay Jaguar US$1 million, after which the 1% royalty will apply to the entire Huemul Project.

 

Royalties by concession are listed in Table 3-1.

 

3.7 Other Significant Factors and Risks

 

SLR is not aware of any environmental liabilities on the property. Jaguar has all required permits to conduct the proposed work on the property. SLR is not aware of any other significant factors and risks that may affect access, title, or the right or ability to perform the proposed work program on the property.

 

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4.0 Accessibility, Climate, Local Resources, Infrastructure and Physiography

 

This section has been modified from Miller (2024).

 

4.1 Accessibility

 

The Huemul Project is located on the Eastern flank of the Central Andean Cordillera in the Department of Malargüe, Province of Mendoza, Argentina.

 

The municipality of Mendoza is located approximately 370 km to the north of the Project. It is the closest town with an international airport and is also the capital and administrative center for the province. Malargüe is 46 km to the north of the Project; most services, including a regional airport, are available there.

 

Principal access from Mendoza is by paved Provincial Route 40, which links Mendoza with the town of Malargüe, for 320 km. From Malargüe, one travels 46 km south on the all-weather, unpaved Provincial Route 40, before turning on to the Huemul claims (Figure 4-1).

 

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Figure 4-1: Access to Huemul Project

 

 

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4.2 Climate

 

Annual temperatures range from a winter low of -10°C to summer highs of 30°C to 35°C. Rainfall is low, with snow and rain in the Cordillera in the winter and thunderstorms and local flash floods in the summer.

 

Field work can be carried out essentially year-round, although care needs to be taken in midwinter as the roads may become waterlogged and impassable.

 

4.3 Local Resources

 

The nearest supply point where goods and services, including food, fuel, and labor can obtained is in the town of Malargüe, population 30,000.

 

Southern Mendoza is moderately well populated, with skilled to unskilled labor available in Malargüe, San Rafael, and Mendoza.

 

South of Mendoza Province is the Neuquén Basin, which has a significant petroleum industry; heavy machinery, construction equipment, and operators are readily available in this area.

 

4.4 Infrastructure

 

The area is semi-arid to arid. Small streams are ephemeral although larger rivers flow most of the year. Water supplies should be taken into consideration in planning future exploration. There are a number of hydro-electric/irrigation projects in the area, and power is readily available, however, there are no permanent infrastructure on the property. Figure 4-2 illustrates the regional infrastructure.

 

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Figure 4-2: Regional Infrastructure

 

 

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4.5 Physiography

 

The area consists of rolling topography with low hills and valleys with local steep underlying bedrock forming ridges and scarps.

 

Natural vegetation consists of drought resistant grasses, small bushes, shrubs, and cacti (Figure 4-3). In larger sheltered valleys and around oases, trees are found; in addition to indigenous species, poplar and birch have been planted as windbreaks and for firewood.

 

Elevations across the entire region vary from 1,700 metres above sea level (masl) to 2,200 masl (Figure 4-4). Figure 4-5 shows a general view of the Project landscape.

 

Figure 4-3: Typical Landscape and Vegetation Cover

 

 

Source: SLR 2024

 

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Figure 4-4: Local Topography of the Huemul Project

 

 

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Figure 4-5: General View of the Project

 

 

Source: SLR 2024

 

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5.0 History

 

This section has been modified from or extracted from Miller (2024).

 

5.1 Prior Ownership

 

The National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA) discovered the Huemul-Agua Botada Zone in 1952 and exploited the deposit between 1955 and 1975. The area was explored with a total of 25,000 m of drilling and 7,000 m of workings. The ore was treated in a concentration plant at the nearby town of Malargüe. The mines were closed in 1976 when the CNEA opened its mine in Sierra Pintada, San Rafael, which covered 100% of the national uranium demand.

 

In 2005, the entire claim package was acquired by Energia Minerals S.A. (EMSA), the local subsidiary of Calypso Acquisition Corporation (Calypso). Mapping and sampling and geophysical surveys were undertaken, and an EIR that would have allowed for a 6,000 m diamond drill program was submitted in 2007 that was approved by the Mining Ministry; however, it was not ratified by Congress.

 

IsoEnergy, through its wholly owned subsidiary 2847312 Ontario Inc., acquired 100% the Huemul-Agua Botada Cu-U-V Mine and surrounding prospective ground, totaling approximately 27,700.13 ha, in August 2023 and continued exploration on the property using geologic mapping, sampling, and ground geophysics.

 

5.2 Exploration and Development History

 

5.2.1 EMSA 2005–2009

 

5.2.1.1 Mapping and Sampling

 

In 2005, Calypso, through its wholly owned Argentinian subsidiary EMSA, acquired approximately 20,900 ha around the historical Huemul and Agua Botada mines (Figure 5-1).

 

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Figure 5-1: EMSA Concessions

 

 

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Mapping, sampling, and airborne geophysics were undertaken and culminated in an IIA in 2007. This was presented and approved by the Mining Directorate; however, it was not ratified by Congress.

 

Work continued until 2009 with further mapping and sampling and appears to have ceased in 2009.

 

Results from 221 geochemistry samples for silver, copper, uranium, and vanadium, along with CPS measurements that covered approximately 80% of these samples were reviewed by IsoEnergy. It was noted that, although batch numbers are noted in geochemical files, original laboratory certificates were not available. Summary statistics for silver, copper, uranium, and vanadium geochemical sampling are presented in Table 5-1 to Table 5-4, respectively, and sample locations and results are shown in Figure 5-2 through Figure 5-17.

 

Table 5-1: EMSA Silver Geochemistry Summary Statistics.

 

Description Value
Maximum Value ppm Ag 1,770
Samples Below Detection (<0.5 ppm Ag) 40 samples
Samples Over 1 ppm Ag 149 samples
Samples Over 10 ppm Ag 75 samples
Samples Over 50 ppm Ag 26 samples
Average of Samples over 10 ppm Ag 143.6 ppm Ag
Total No of Samples 218 samples

 

Table 5-2: EMSA Copper Geochemistry Summary Statistics.

 

Description Value
Maximum Value ppm Cu 117,363
Samples Below Detection (<1 ppm Cu) 0 samples
Samples Over 100 ppm Cu 210 samples
Samples Over 1000 ppm Cu 167 samples
Samples Over 5000 ppm Cu 111 samples
Average of Samples over 1000 ppm Cu 16,975 ppm Cu
Total No of Samples 221 samples

 

Table 5-3: EMSA Uranium Geochemistry Summary Statistics

 

Description Value
Maximum Value ppm U3O8 69,071
Samples Below Detection (<10 ppm U3O8) 0 samples
Samples Over 10 ppm U3O8 99 samples
Samples Over 50 ppm U3O8 83 samples

 

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Description Value
Samples Over 100 ppm U3O8 60 samples
Average of Samples over 50 ppm U3O8 2,068.9 ppm U3O8
Total No of Samples 221 samples

 

Table 5-4: EMSA Vanadium Geochemistry Summary Statistics

 

Description Value
Maximum Value ppm V2O5 27,524
Samples Below Detection (<1ppm V2O5) 0 samples
Samples Over 10 ppm V2O5 221 samples
Samples Over 100 ppm V2O5 72 samples
Samples Over 250 ppm V2O5 40 samples
Average of Samples over 100 ppm V2O5 2,586 ppm V2O5
Total No of Samples 221 samples

 

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Figure 5-2: EMSA and IsoEnergy Sampling Locations

 

 

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Figure 5-3: Silver Assays from EMSA Sampling

 

 

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Figure 5-4: Silver Assays from EMSA Sampling: Black Zone to Cerro Mirano Prospects

 

 

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Figure 5-5: Silver Assays from EMSA Sampling: Huemul to Agua Botada Area

 

 

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Figure 5-6: Copper Assays from EMSA Sampling

 

 

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Figure 5-7: Copper Assays from EMSA Sampling: Black Zone to Cerro Mirano Prospects

 

 

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Figure 5-8: Copper Assays from EMSA Sampling: Huemul to Agua Botada Area

 

 

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Figure 5-9: CPS from EMSA Sampling

 

 

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Figure 5-10: CPS from EMSA Sampling: Black Zone to Cerro Mirano Prospects

 

 

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Figure 5-11: CPS from EMSA Sampling: Huemul to Agua Botada Area

 

 

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Figure 5-12: Uranium Assays from EMSA Sampling

 

 

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Figure 5-13: Uranium Assays from EMSA Sampling: Black Zone to Cerro Mirano Prospects

 

 

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Figure 5-14: Uranium Assays from EMSA Sampling: Huemul to Agua Botada Area

 

 

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Figure 5-15: Vanadium Assays from EMSA Sampling

 

 

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Figure 5-16: Vanadium Assays from EMSA Sampling: Black Zone to Cerro Mirano Prospects

 

 

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Figure 5-17: Vanadium Assays from EMSA Sampling: Huemul to Agua Botada Area

 

 

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5.2.1.2 Airborne Geophysics

 

LASA Engenharia e Prospecções S.A. (LASA), a Fugro Airborne Surveys group company, in joint venture with Rappallini S.A., undertook a high resolution airborne magnetic and radiometric geophysical survey in Neuquén and Mendoza Provinces, Argentina, for EMSA between December 29, 2005, to January 29, 2006.

 

A summary of the survey related to the Huemul area and selected figures indicating the results are presented in the following sections. Figure 5-18 shows the survey area.

 

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Figure 5-18: Airborne Geophysical Survey Area

 

 

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The parameters that guided the survey execution are summarized below:

 

●Flight line direction: East - West

 

●Flight line spacing: 500 m

 

●Tie line direction: North – South

 

●Tie line spacing: 5 km

 

●Sampling rate: 10 Hz (magnetometer), 1 Hz (spectrometer)

 

●Sampling interval: 8.5 m (magnetometer), 85 m (spectrometer)

 

●Flying height: 100 m

 

●Average flying speed: 300 km/h

 

●Diurnal Tolerance: ±15 nT (nanotesla) measured from a linear chord of 5’

 

●Tracking Method: Differential real-time GPS / Video camera

 

A total of 647 line-km was flown over the Huemul area.

 

Table 5-5 presents the equipment specifications for the survey.

 

Table 5-5: Equipment Specifications

 

Parameter Description
Aircraft Piper Navajo PA-31, registration LV-LDS
Magnetometer Scintrex CS-S
Data Acquisition FASDAS
Acquisition Software FASDAS
GPS Navigation System Trimble AGGPS-132
Real Time DGPS Omnistar LR-3600
Gamma Ray Spectrometer System Exploranium GR-820
Rada Altimeter Collins ALT-50
Barometric Altimeter Rosemount 1241M
Video Tracking System Panasonic Video Camera
Ground Magnetometer GEM Systems, GSM-19

 

The following figures have been taken from the report entitled High-Resolution Airborne Geophysical Survey in Neuquén and Mendoza Provinces, Argentina. Cerro Mesa and Huemul Areas. Final Report Data Acquisition and Processing (LASA 2006), which provides full details of the survey, data collection, and processing. The QP has not reviewed the data for accuracy but are included for reporting purposes and completeness.

 

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Figure 5-19: Digital Terrain Model

 

 

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Figure 5-20: Airborne Magnetics Reduced to Pole

 

 

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Figure 5-21: Corrected Uranium Count (ppm U)

 

 

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Figure 5-22: Corrected Uranium Count (Anomalous > 3.5 ppm U)

 

 

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Figure 5-23: Corrected Thorium Count (ppm Th)

 

 

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Figure 5-24: Corrected Potassium Count (% K).

 

 

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5.2.2 IsoEnergy 2022–2023

 

IsoEnergy (formerly known as Consolidated Uranium Inc. [CUR]) undertook mapping and sampling in late 2022 to the end of March 2023.

 

5.2.2.1 Mapping, Sampling and Geophysics

 

Approximately 16 km2 of mapping, rock sampling ,and Gamma Vario spectrometer surveys were carried out at 1:5,000 scale over the Huemul concession areas (Figure 5-25) focused on four target areas with uranium-copper-vanadium±silver mineralization: the Uryco-Rosa, Black Zone, and Vega Larga prospects with mineralization strike lengths of 2,200 m, 1,300 m, and 2,300 m, respectively, and the Cerro Mirano target with a strike length of approximately 300 m. The Uryco-Rosa, Black Zone, and Vega Larga prospects are hosted along conglomerate and sandstone horizons of the Diamante Formation. The mineralization in the Cerro Mirano target is related to the intrusion of andesitic dikes.

 

A total of 113 rock samples was taken and 107.2 linear kilometers were surveyed with the Gamma Vario spectrometer, recording 20,158 data points with U (ppm), Th (ppm), and K (%) information.

 

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Figure 5-25: IsoEnergy Mapping and Sample Locations over Huemul Claims

 

 

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Summary statistics are listed in Table 5-6 through Table 5-9 for silver, copper, uranium, and vanadium, respectively, for the 113 samples collected as part of the IsoEnergy exploration program. Sampling results for silver, copper, counts per second (CPS), uranium, and vanadium are illustrated in Figure 5-26 to Figure 5-30.

 

Table 5-6: IsoEnergy Silver Geochemistry Summary Statistics

 

Description Value
Maximum Value ppm Ag 761
Samples Below Detection (<0.5 ppm Ag) 49 samples
Samples Over 1 ppm Ag 57 samples
Samples Over 10 ppm Ag 25 samples
Samples Over 50 ppm Ag 6 samples
Average of Samples over 10 ppm Ag 70.7 ppm Ag
Total No of Samples 113 samples

 

Table 5-7: IsoEnergy Copper Geochemistry Summary Statistics

 

Description Value
Maximum Value ppm Cu 100,000
Samples Below Detection (<1 ppm Cu) 0 samples
Samples Over 100 ppm Cu 91 samples
Samples Over 1000 ppm Cu 57samples
Samples Over 5000 ppm Cu 42 samples
Average of Samples over 1000 ppm Cu 26,002 ppm Cu
Total No of Samples 113 samples

 

Table 5-8: IsoEnergy Uranium Geochemistry Summary Statistics

 

Description Value
Maximum Value ppm U3O8 11,283
Samples Below Detection (<10 ppm U3O8) 11 samples
Samples Over 10 ppm U3O8 102 samples
Samples Over 50 ppm U3O8 71 samples
Samples Over 100 ppm U3O8 47 samples
Average of Samples over 50 ppm U3O8 418.9 ppm U3O8
Total No of Samples 113 samples

 

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Table 5-9: IsoEnergy Vanadium Geochemistry Summary Statistics.

 

Description Value
Maximum Value ppm V2O5 1387.1
Samples Below Detection (<1ppm V2O5) 0 samples
Samples Over 10 ppm V2O5 113 samples
Samples Over 100 ppm V2O5 47 samples
Samples Over 250 ppm V2O5 4 samples
Average of Samples over 100 ppm V2O5 182 ppm V2O5
Total No of Samples 113 samples

 

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Figure 5-26: Silver Assays from IsoEnergy Sampling

 

 

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Figure 5-27: Copper Assays from IsoEnergy Sampling

 

 

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Figure 5-28: CPS from IsoEnergy Sampling

 

 

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Figure 5-29: Uranium Assays from IsoEnergy Sampling

 

 

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Figure 5-30: Vanadium Assays from IsoEnergy Sampling

 

 

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5.2.2.2 Data Verification Check Field Samples

 

IsoEnergy revisited the Project on December 25 to 26, 2022, accompanied by geologists Francisco Solano and Alexis Abrigo. A third site visit was made on October 31, 2023. The objectives of the site visits were to:

 

●Verify the geology, alteration and mineralization as described

 

●Collect samples of mineralization for check assay

 

Seventeen check samples of representative mineralization and alteration were collected during the site visits. Wherever possible, samples were collected from previous sample locations, ideally trench or outcrops.

 

Sample numbers, coordinates, and brief descriptions are given in Table 5-10.

 

Table 5-10: Check Sample Coordinates and Sample Descriptions

 

Sample No Easting Northing Description
009916 445002 6034763 Matrix supported sandstone and conglomerate. Medium to coarse-grained with isolated pebbles 0.5 cm to 4 cm. Disseminated bitumen 1%, malachite 0.2%. Outcrop chip. 6,000 CPS
009917 445065 6034686 Medium to coarse arenite. Malachite and azurite on fractures and disseminated. 1% to 2% FeOx. CuOx/Azurite locally up to 10%. Sandstone unit 1 m to 2 m thick and strike length of 50 m. 400 CPS
009918 445014 6034431 Medium to coarse arenite. 5% bitumen. 700 CPS
009919 446384 6034196 2 m to 3 m thick conglomeratic unit overlying argillized and gypsum rich unit. 3 m long channel sample. True thickness 1.5 m. Scintillometer: 1,000-5,000 CPS
009920 446375 6034217 Vega Larga. Continuation of argillized unit. 2 m thick. 50 m strike length. 1,500 to 2,000 CPS
009921 446965 6035856 Coarse Sandstone to conglomerate 2 cm to 4 cm clasts (average 2 cm). Malachite 10%, Azurite 5%. Patchy organic matter (MnOx?). 1,000 to 2,000 CPS
009922 440324 6041723 Coarse conglomerate/arenite. 5% FeOx disseminated and pervasive. Malachite patchy, up to 10% locally. Series of north-south trending faults with slicksides. Three to four outcrops parallel across 10 m.
009923 440330 6041686 Contact metamorphosed zone. Arenite with local conglomerate. Strong FeOx, silicification. Uranium, Bitumen. Malachite and patchy UOx. 10,000 to 14,000 CPS
009924 440228 6041582 Dump/Stockpile. Arenite. Locally conglomerate. Wk argillic. Wk CuOx. Local UOx. 15,000 to 20000 CPS
009925 440083 6040356 Agua Botada. Due south of Huemul Mine. Beds now flat lying. 20 m long outcrop with strong U-VOx-CuOx. 30,000 to 40,000 CPS

 

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Sample No Easting Northing Description
009926 440085 6040342 Continuation of outcrop of mineralized outcrop. 70,000 to 80,000 CPS
009927 440090 6040056 Agua Botada dumps. East side of RN 40. Weak argillised sandstone. 5,000 to 6,000 CPS
009934 449758 6037603 Wallrock sandstone (medium grained arenite with moderate silification) in contact with medium grained porphyritic andesite dike striking northwest-southeast (150o). Cu mineralization (malachite and azurite) and MnOx., 1,000 to 1,500 CPS. Duplicate of Sample 22578. 3.7% Cu
009935 449758 6037603 Select sample of high-grade dump material.
009936 449647 6037709 Dump sample from workings at northwest end of mineralized dike. Total length of mineralization 150 m to 200 m and 2 m to 3 m either side of dike.
009937 449607 6037670 Workings on main saddle of Cerro Mirano ridge. More extensive workings over 20 m x 20 m. Sandstone with strong malachite and azurite on fractures and disseminated. 1,000 to 1,500 CPS
009938 440087 6040366 Medium grained argillised sandstone with very high U and V oxides. Oxidation fronts in layers through sandstone. 100,000 to 120,000 CPS
Notes: Abbreviations: Wk: Weak, Mod: Moderate, Ox: oxide, Vlts: Veinlets, Diss: Disseminated, Pot: Potassic, Cpy: Chalcopyrite, Cc: Chalcocite, Qtz: Quartz, Ser: Sericite Coordinates in SUTM 19, WGS84

 

Samples were analyzed at independent laboratory Alex Stewart (International) Argentina (ASI) in Mendoza, Argentina.

 

All samples are dried, crushed to 10 mesh (>80%), quartered (600 g), and pulverized at 106 microns (>95%) to obtain a 100 g split ready for analysis (Prep Code: P5) by four acid (hydrofluoric, perchloric, nitric, and hydrochloric) digestion followed by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) analysis (ICP-MA-42).

 

Results of check assay samples 009916 to 009927 and 009934 to 009938 for CPS, Ag (ppm), Cu (ppm and %), U3O8 (ppm), and V2O5 (ppm) are listed in Table 5-11 and plotted in Figure 5-31 to Figure 5-40.

 

Table 5-11: Field Sample Check Assay Results

 

Sample No. Project CPS Ag
(ppm)
Cu
(ppm)
Cu
(%)

U3O8

(ppm)

V2O5

(ppm)

009916 Huemul 6,000 <0.5 4,821 0.48 165 43
009917 Huemul 400 3.6 >100,000 >10 35 430
009918 Huemul 700 <0.5 528 0.05 48 48

 

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Sample No. Project CPS Ag
(ppm)
Cu
(ppm)
Cu
(%)

U3O8

(ppm)

V2O5

(ppm)

009919 Huemul 1,000 4.6 1,181 0.12 79 109
009920 Huemul 1,500 <0.5 326 0.03 42 104
009921 Huemul 1,000 <0.5 66,064 6.61 98 54
009922 Huemul 10,000 1.9 18,810 1.88 2,534 705
009923 Huemul 10,000 11.4 1,580 0.16 1,779 2,474
009924 Huemul 15,000 218 10,845 1.08 4,018 243
009925 Huemul 35,000 171.3 13,071 1.31 40,042 21,399
009926 Huemul 70,000 108.4 3,256 0.33 63,867 36,532
009927 Huemul 6,000 27.7 10,495 1.05 1,726 960
009934 Huemul 1,000 4.3 32,653 3.27 72 84
009935 Huemul 1,000 21.9 39,015 3.90 225 86
009936 Huemul 1,000 8 35,844 3.58 187 171
009937 Huemul 1,000 16.5 49,907 4.99 107 57
009938 Huemul 100,000 105.5 4,652 0.47 55,882 28,461

 

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Figure 5-31: Silver Results for Check Samples: Huemul to Agua Botada Area

 

 

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Figure 5-32: Silver Results for Check Samples: Black Zone to Cerro Mirano Targets

 

 

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Figure 5-33: Copper Results for Check Samples: Huemul to Agua Botada Area

 

 

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Figure 5-34: Copper Results for Check Samples: Black Zone to Cerro Mirano Targets

 

 

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Figure 5-35: CPS Results for Check Samples: Huemul to Agua Botada Area

 

 

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Figure 5-36: CPS Results for Check Samples: Black Zone to Cerro Mirano Targets

 

 

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Figure 5-37: U3O8 (ppm) Results for Check Samples: Huemul to Agua Botada Area

 

 

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Figure 5-38: U3O8 Results for Check Samples: Black Zone to Cerro Mirano Targets

 

 

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Figure 5-39: V2O5 (ppm) Results for Check Samples: Huemul to Agua Botada Area

 

 

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Figure 5-40: V2O5 Results for Check Samples: Black Zone to Cerro Mirano Targets

 

 

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Field observations by the SLR QP from the various localities visited on the three days of site visits confirm the types, styles and extents of the mineralization described by EMSA and IsoEnergy.

 

The SLR QP is of the opinion that the results from the check sampling agree with the results from the previous campaigns and are representative of the values for copper-uranium- vanadium+silver mineralization on the property.

 

5.2.2.3 Ground Geophysics

 

A Gamma Vario spectrometer survey was performed with field readings expressed in U (ppm), Th (ppm), and K (%). The field grid was designed with lines ranging from 2,640 m to 4,220 m long with a spacing of 200 m between each line. In total, 37 lines were surveyed, totaling 107.2 linear kilometres, with 20,158 data points recorded. The lines were designed to run perpendicular to the sedimentary horizons of the Diamante Formation (Figure 5-41). Figure 5-42 shows the survey results with uranium in ppm.

 

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Figure 5-41: Gamma Vario Spectrometer Survey

 

 

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Figure 5-42: Gamma Vario Spectrometer Survey – U ppm Contour Map

 

 

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5.3 Drilling

 

No exploration drilling has been conducted on the project.

 

5.4 Historical Mineral Resource Estimates

 

There has been no historical Mineral Resource Estimates completed on the property.

 

5.5 Past Production

 

The Huemul Project area contains two historical extractive uranium-vanadium mining operations, the Huemul Mine and Agua Botada, which operated between 1955 and 1975.

 

Approximately 130,000 tonnes of ore were historically produced from both mines by flotation at a concentration plant, with grades averaging 0.21% U3O8, 2.0% Cu and 0.11% V2O5, from the Huemul Mine, while the production from the adjacent Agua Botada deposit averaged approximately 0.13% U3O8 and 0.10% Cu (Rojas 1999). The mines were closed in 1976 with the discovery and development of the Sierra Pintada mine in San Rafael Province, Argentina, which covered 100% of the national uranium demand.

 

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6.0 Geological Setting, Mineralization, and Deposit

 

This section has been modified from or extracted from Miller (2024).

 

6.1 Regional Geology

 

The Huemul Project area is covered by the “3569-III Malargüe” 1:250,000 scale geological sheets produced by SEGEMAR, the Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources of Argentina, (SEGEMAR 2003), as illustrated in Figure 6-1, Figure 6-2, and Figure 6-3.

 

The Huemul Project is located in the center of the Late Cretaceous thrust front zone of the Neuquén Basin, Mendoza Province.

 

The geological literature of the Neuquén basin is oriented towards its hydrocarbon potential (Adkins 2006).

 

In a regional sense, according to Cobbold and Rosello (2003), the Neuquén Basin first formed as a rift basin in the early Mesozoic, when regional extension may have resulted from slow subduction of oceanic crust below the Pacific Margin of South America. The Triassic to Early Cretaceous basin fill, approximately 5,000 m thick, includes the main source rock intervals and reservoir rocks for the hydrocarbons. The sedimentary environments of later periods are more enigmatic. Although the Upper Cretaceous sedimentary rocks are regionally abundant and up to 1,500 m thick, they are mainly of continental origin and contain few fossils. Cenozoic sedimentary rocks are rare.

 

Subsequent to deposition of the Mesozoic sedimentary sequences, a continuous tecto-genetic process that began during the Tertiary (Eocene to Miocene), dominated by compressional tectonics, remained active until the late Miocene, when the basin reached its final structural configuration (Guilsano and Pleimling 1994). Guilsano and Pleimling state because of the Tertiary compressive forces, a thrust fold belt was established to the west with a structural platform with almost no deformation to the east. Widespread volcanic activity took place during the extensional periods between the major orogenic peaks. From the Oligocene until the Quaternary the volcanism spread gradually to the east.

 

In section at surface open folding dominated but with increasing depth some of the folds steepen and show evidence of reverse faulting along their crests. These reverse faults may mark areas where deeper basin brines and hydrocarbons move upward into the shallower sediments.

 

The sediments on the property are of the of the Upper Cretaceous Diamante Formation deposited in a high energy fluvial environment. They range from conglomerates through sandstone to local shales. The sedimentary units are typically from a few to tens of metres thick.

 

Across the property the sediments have been intruded by light grey, coarsely porphyritic andesitic and dacitic dikes and sills of the Lower Miocene Huincán Eruptive Cycle.

 

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Figure 6-1: Regional Geological Map

 

 

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Figure 6-2: Stratigraphic Columns of the Regional Geology

 

 

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Figure 6-3: Stratigraphic Table of the Regional Geologic Map

 

 

Source: SLR 2024.

 

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6.1.1 Tectonic History Neuquén Basin

 

The following detailed regional tectonic and stratigraphic history of the Neuquén Basin is taken from Horton et al. (2016), Balgord and Carrapa (2016), Naipauer and Ramos (2016), and Gomez et al. (2020).

 

The Neuquén Basin (Figure 6-4) is located in a retro-arc position and is characterized by a complex tectonic history that includes:

 

●a Late Triassic–Middle Jurassic east–west-trending rift basin along the boundary between the Chilenia, Cuyania, Pampian, and Patagonia basement blocks

 

●a middle Jurassic–Late Cretaceous marine basin related to post-rift thermal subsidence

 

●a Late Cretaceous to modern retroarcforeland basin with flexurally dominated subsidence (Balgord and Carrapa 2016)

 

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Figure 6-4: Map of South America showing the Modern Extent of the Fold-And-Thrust Belt

 

 

 

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In the north-trending axis of the northern Neuquén Basin (Figure 6-5), the Malargüe segment of the Andean fold-thrust belt and its adjacent foreland consist of thick-skinned and thin-skinned structures involving Permian-Triassic igneous basement (Choiyoi Group), Paleozoic metasedimentary rocks at depth, and an overlying cover succession (five kilometres to seven kilometres thick) of clastic and limited carbonate and evaporite strata of Late Triassic to late Cenozoic age (Horton et al. 2016).

 

The Malargüe fold-thrust belt at 34° to 36°S (Figure 6-5) defines the narrow (50 km to 100 km wide) southern continuation of the broader central Andean system, including the Pampean flat slab segment at 27° to 34° S (Ramos et al. 1996, 2002). The east-vergent fold-thrust belt is situated at 1.5 km to 3 km elevation above a 30° east-dipping subduction zone, roughly 350 km east of the trench (Kozlowski et al. 1993; Manceda and Figueroa 1995; Ramos 1999; Giambiagi et al. 2012).

 

In the west, west-dipping faults involving Permian-Triassic basement and overlying strata, possibly reactivating older Mesozoic extensional structures, generate high-relief structures such as the Río Atuel anticlinorium, Los Blancos anticline, and Dedos-Silla block (Horton et al. 2016). In the east, a thin-skinned thrust system detached in Jurassic-Cretaceous horizons links to east- vergent frontal structures. Collectively, these fold-thrust structures accommodated 15 km to 30 km of east-west shortening (Giambiagi et al. 2008; Kraemer et al. 2011; Turienzo 2010).

 

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Figure 6-5: Regional Tectonic Map Showing the Malargüe Fold-Thrust Belt (FTB) and Foreland Basin Relative to Cenozoic Provinces and the Broader Neuquén Basin

 

 

 

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6.1.2 Geology of the Neuquén Basin

 

The Neuquén Basin contains an approximate 5,000 m to 7,000 m thick sedimentary succession of Upper Triassic to Miocene strata (Vergani et al. 1995; Howell et al. 2005). In the north, the basin forms a narrow belt in the Malargüe fold-and-thrust belt, whereas south of latitude 36°S, the basin expands eastward approximately 250 km, forming a large triangular embayment (Figure 6-6) (Balgord and Carrapa 2016).

 

Figure 6-7 illustrates the stratigraphy of the Central Neuquén Basin compared to the formations present in the Malargüe Area, which is described below.

 

Triassic to modern sedimentation in the Neuquén Basin occurred within back-arc extensional, post-extensional, and retro-arc foreland basin settings. Basin genesis followed widespread Permian-Triassic rhyolitic, andesitic, and granitic magmatism responsible for the intrusive and extrusive emplacement of the Choiyoi Group, the mechanical basement of the region (Horton et al. 2016).

 

Regionally, the Huitrín Formation is divided into three members (Leanza 2003): the Troncoso Member composed of fluvial and aeolian sandstones (Lower Troncoso) and evaporites (Upper Troncoso); the La Tosca Member composed mostly of carbonates; and the Salina Member composed of multi-coloured shales alternating with thin evaporite beds. Detailed analysis of the bivalve fossils within the upper Huitrín Formation (La Tosca Member) by Lazo and Damborenea (2011) indicate a restricted, hypersaline setting with some marine influence. Deposition of the Huitrín Formation occurred during final connection of the Neuquén Basin to the Pacific Ocean (Lazo et al. 2005).

 

The contact between the Huitrín and Diamante formations in the Malargüe area is a paraconformity, with approximately 25 million years of missing time. The lower, middle, and upper members of the Diamante Formation, exposed in the Malargüe area, broadly correlate with the Rio Limay, Rio Neuquén, and Rio Colorado subgroups from the Neuquén Group defined by Leanza and Hugo (2001).

 

The Diamante Formation in the Malargüe area is age correlative (95–80 Ma) and has many of the same facies as the Neuquén Group stratigraphy to the south and east; however, it does not contain all of the specific members and formations documented to the south (Leanza and Hugo 2001; Leanza et al. 2004).

 

The Malargüe Group is comprised of the Allen, Loncoche, Jaguel, Roca, and Pircala formations (Barrio 1990a). The dominance of continental and deltaic facies and of pyroclastic material in the central Andes sector, recorded by Aguirre-Urreta et al. (2011), suggests close proximity to the volcanic arc in the latest Cretaceous. In the central and southern sections of the Neuquén Basin, the Malargüe Group is dominated by marine deposits, comprising mainly shales, limestones and evaporites (Barrio 1990b). These rocks correspond to the first Atlantic transgression into the basin (Weaver 1927; Uliana and Dellape 1981), and they define a regional change in the basin slope associated with eustatic sea level rise (higher elevations to the west and lower to the east (Barrio 1990a). At the top of the Malargüe Group, in the Malargüe area, a regional unconformity provides evidence for deformation and erosion after approximately 60 Ma; based on cross- cutting relationships between faults and volcanic units, this unconformity reflects Eocene and Miocene – present deformation related to modern Andean uplift (Legarreta et al. 1989; Ramos and Folguera 2005; Giambiagi et al. 2008).

 

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Figure 6-6: Location and Extent of the Neuquén Basin (grey) and the location of Upper Cretaceous Exposures

 

 

 

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Figure 6-7: Stratigraphic Columns Comparing the Stratigraphy from the Central Neuquén Basin with the Formations Present in the Malargüe Area

 

 

 

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6.1.3 Basin Evolution in the Malargüe Area

 

Two major changes in depositional environments are observed:

 

●The marine-marginal marine/evaporite transition between the Agrio and Huitrin formations

 

●The unconformity and change to fluvial-alluvial environment in the Diamante Formation

 

The unconformity between the Huitrin Formation and the Diamante Formation records a significant period (25 million years) of erosion and/or nondeposition in the Neuquén Basin. During deposition of the lower Diamante Formation, the forebulge was a topographic high, supplying sediment to the distal foredeep. As the foreland basin system moved eastward, most of the sediment came from the fold-and-thrust belt to the west and was deposited in the proximal foredeep (Figure 6-8). The combination of palaeocurrent, sedimentary petrography, and detrital zircon analysis indicate an eastern and southern (dominantly volcanic and igneous basement) source for the lower Diamante Formation and a western (composed of a combination of volcanic, basement and sedimentary rocks) source for the middle and upper Diamante Formation (Balgord and Carrapa 2016).

 

According to Giambiagi et al. (2012), there has been a minimum of 20 km of shortening in the Malargüe area and the location of the thrust front migrated approximately 180 km since the Cretaceous when it was located in Chile (Figure 6-6; Mescua et al. 2013) leading to an estimated 200 km of flexural wave migration of the foreland basin depozones since the Cretaceous. The geomorphic expression of the modern fore-bulge, as documented by Niviere et al. (2013), has a length of 150 km, a height of 250 m, and sits in the La Pampa High (Chase et al. 2009). Based on the aforementioned shortening values and the modern location of the Andean forebulge at 35°S (Chase et al. 2009; Niviere et al. 2013), it is plausible that the Malargüe area was in the forebulge position during the Late Cretaceous, and as the flexural wave moved eastward the depositional system migrated into the foredeep and wedgetop depozones. Eastward migration of the thrust front seems to have occurred mainly in the Miocene in association with potential flattening of the Nazca Plate, which led to the uplift of the San Rafael Block (Pascual et al.,2002), whereas the amount and magnitude of Cretaceous and Palaeogene shortening is less well documented and understood (Balgord and Carrapa 2016).

 

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Figure 6-8: Paleogeographic Reconstructions Showing Generalized Depositional and Tectonic Environments During Deposition of Each Unit in the Malargüe Area

 

 

 

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6.2 Property Geology

 

The Huemul Project area contains two historical extractive uranium-vanadium mining operations: the Huemul Mine and Agua Botada. In addition, the Uryco-Rosa, Black Zone, Vega Larga, and Cerro Mirano prospects represent exploration targets with copper, uranium, vanadium plus silver (Cu-U-V+Ag) mineralization (Figure 6-9 and Figure 6-10).

 

Mapping, rock sampling, and Gamma Vario surveying has further delineated the Uryco-Rosa, Black Zone, and Vega Larga targets with strike lengths of 2,200 m, 1,300 m, and 2,300 m of mineralization, respectively, hosted along conglomerate and sandstone horizons of the Diamante Formation, while the mineralization in the Cerro Mirano target is related to the intrusion of andesitic dikes with a strike length of approximately 300 m.

 

Brief summaries of the areas are given below along with photos of lithologies, alteration, mineralization, and selected sample locations.

 

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Figure 6-9: Mines and Exploration Targets on the Huemul Claim Block

 

 

 

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Figure 6-10: Mapped Lithologies on the Huemul Claim Block

 

 

 

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6.3 Local Geology

 

6.3.1 Huemul / Agua Botada

 

Diamante Formation sandstones, conglomerates, shales and volcano-clastics striking north- south and dipping 20° to 25° to the west in the north and becoming flat lying to the south.

 

There are numerous tertiary dikes and sills. Alteration consists of local argillization and weak silicification. Mineralization is hosted in the more permeable units and associated with abundant bitumen. Primary ore minerals are pitchblende, mixed sulphide, and secondary oxides of copper, uranium, and vanadium.

 

6.3.2 Black Zone / Uryco-Rosa

 

The country-rock of the Uryco-Rosa area is composed of a sequence of sedimentary rocks composed by sandstone, light gray-white color, fine grain size and sandy texture, conglomerates with sub-angular clasts from 0.7 cm x 0.7 cm up to 3 cm x 4 cm, medium- to coarse-grained sandstone matrix and red shales. The sandstone banks have a width of six metres and pass to conglomerate facies forming banks of three metres thick.

 

This sedimentary sequence is part of the Diamante Formation (Upper Cretaceous), with N 90/12S, N 75/21S bedding. Sedimentary rocks are intruded by one andesitic dike of light gray color, coarse grain size, and porphyritic texture (Lower Miocene) of the Huincán Eruptive Cycle. This dike is composed of 35% black hornblende, which reach sizes of one centimetre, plus amphiboles-pyroxenes. The andesitic dike has an azimuth of N 215/62NW, with inflection of N 240/90 and a width of 2.30 m to 2.80 m. A set of joints (N 240/73NW, N 277/73NE, and N 310/77NE) have served as hydrocarbon migration conduits from the Vaca Muerta Formation (Figure 6-7). These joints contain 3% to 15% bitumen, forming bitumen structures up to 20 cm wide. In addition, these conduits can feed sedimentary horizons and form lenticular banks with bituminous levels (Black Zone).

 

Two bleaching anomalies are observed in the area and are the product of the circulation of acid solutions. Bleaching anomalies follow the course of sedimentary stratification (N 90/12S and N 75/21S). In addition, there are sandstones affected by moderate to strong argillic alteration specifically in the lithological contact with conglomerates. This alteration can have real widths of up to one metre to two metres.

 

Mapping, rock sampling, and Gamma Vario spectrometer surveying indicate the mineralization strike length of the Uryco-Rosa and Black Zone prospects are 2,200 m and 1,300 m, respectively, hosted along conglomerate and sandstone horizons of the Diamante Formation.

 

6.3.3 Vega Larga

 

The country-rock of the Vega Larga Prospect is composed of a sequence of sedimentary rocks. The stratigraphic sequence is composed of sandstone of light gray-white color, fine grain size, and sandy texture, conglomerates with sub-angular clasts from 0.7 cm x 0.7 cm up to 3 cm x 4 cm; medium- to coarse-grained sandstone matrix; and red shales of pale red color, fine grain size, and sandy texture. The sandstone banks have a width of 6 m to 10 m and pass to conglomerate facies forming conglomerate banks of two metres to six metres wide; red shales banks have a width of three metres. This sedimentary sequence is part of the Diamante Formation (Upper Cretaceous), with N 100/17SW, N 115/18SW, and N 130/6SW bedding. A set of joints (N 30/88SE, N 40/84SE, and N 300/79NE) have served as hydrocarbon migration conduits that feed sedimentary horizons. These joints contain 3% to 5% bitumen, forming bitumen structures of two centimetres to four centimetres wide and disseminating 10% to 30% bitumen in the matrix of sedimentary units. In addition, the high density of joints at N 30/88SE with bitumen content has formed a favorable trend for copper-uranium-vanadium+silver mineralization.

 

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The circulation of acid solutions has generated a bleached anomaly of 2,500 m long by 100 m wide. Due to the effects of erosion, two parallel anomalies of 100 m wide are observed. Bleaching anomalies follow the course of sedimentary stratification (N 100/17SW, N 115/18SW, and N 130/6SW). In addition, there are sandstones affected by argillic alteration intensity 4 to 5 (strong to intense), specifically in the lithological contact with conglomerates. This alteration can have a real width of two metres to three metres.

 

Mapping, rock sampling and Gamma Vario scintillometer surveying indicate the mineralization strike length of the Vega Larga Prospect is 2,300 m, hosted along conglomerate and sandstone horizons of the Diamante Formation.

 

6.3.4 Cerro Mirano

 

The country-rock of Cerro Mirano area is composed of a sequence of sedimentary rocks and volcanic igneous rocks. The stratigraphic sequence is composed by sandstone of light gray- white color, fine grain size, and sandy texture, interbedded with conglomerate banks (Upper Cretaceous) of the Diamante Formation, with N 80/18S bedding. Sedimentary rocks are intruded by andesitic dikes that are of light gray color, coarse grain size, and porphyritic texture (Lower Miocene) of the Huincán Eruptive Cycle. These dikes are composed of 35% black hornblende, which reach sizes of one centimetre, plus amphiboles-pyroxenes. The dikes are placed through pre-existing structures such as joints and fractures, with widths of one metre to two metres. The presence of bitumen is manifested as fill material in the joints, with these vertical structures having functioned as hydrocarbon migration conduits from the source that corresponds to the Vaca Muerta Formation.

 

The main alteration in the area is moderate silicification replacing matrix and is related to the emplacement of intrusives along vertical structures such as joints and fractures.

 

6.4 Mineralization

 

Uranium-Vanadium-Copper mineralization at Huemul comprises a number of stacked, metres- thick stratabound lenses hosted by an approximately 50-metre-thick packet of conglomerates and arenites, sandwiched by redbeds and intruded by andesite sills. These sedimentary rocks are part of the fill sequence of the Cretaceous Neuquén Basin. Host rocks to the mineralization are highly bituminous and mineralized zones are likely to have been failed petroleum-gas traps.

 

The Cu-U-V mineralization is directly related to sandstones and conglomerates of the Diamante Formation, in a structure called the Malargüe Anticline, in the Neuquén Basin. On the surface, oxides predominate, filling pores or fractures, possibly by supergene re-mobilization in the case of fractures. In the tailings of the Huemul Mine as well as in some outcrops in the southern sector, it is possible to identify sulfides, with pyrite predominating.

 

6.4.1 Huemul / Agua Botada

 

Mineralization is hosted in the more permeable units or paleochannels, within a sedimentary package of 40 m to 50 m and associated with abundant bitumen. Primary ore minerals are pitchblende, mixed sulphide, and secondary oxides of copper, uranium, and vanadium. The Huemul deposit contained an average grade of 0.21% U, 2% Cu and 0.11% V; while Agua Botada had average grades of 0.13% U and 0.10% Cu (Rojas 1999).

 

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6.4.2 Black Zone / Uryco-Rosa

 

Copper-uranium-vanadium+silver mineralization is represented by oxidation minerals, such as carbonates (malachite, azurite) and vanadates (carnotite) from copper and uranium, respectively, and uranylphosphate (torbernite formed as a product of the uraninite alteration).

 

The mineralization is related to two factors:

 

1Density of vertical structures such as joints (N 240/73NW, N 277/73NE, and N 310/77NE azimuth) filled with 3% to 15% bitumen. Precipitation of malachite, azurite, and torbernite has been observed in joints filled with bitumen.

 

2Presence of a preserved bituminous sedimentary horizon

 

The sedimentary sequence (Figure 6-11) of this zone has a high permeability (high water transmissibility) that allowed the circulation of mineralizing fluids.

 

Figure 6-11: Uryco Area Outcrop

 

 

 

Source: Ore 2023

 

Note: Sandstone: Light gray-white color, 2 m wide, fine grain size, and sandy texture. Argillic alteration intensity 4 (strong) replacing matrix. Conglomerate bank: Light gray color, 1 m wide, angular clasts from 0.7 cm x 0.7 cm up to 3 cm x 4 cm, medium- to coarse- grained sandstone matrix. Uranium-copper-vanadium mineralization, malachite 3% disseminated in conglomerate matrix.

 

6.4.3 Vega Larga

 

Cu-U-V+Ag mineralization is represented by copper and uranium oxidation minerals, such as carbonates (malachite, azurite) and vanadates (carnotite) from copper and uranium, respectively, and uranylphosphate (torbenite formed as a product of the uraninite alteration).

 

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The mineralization is related to two factors:

 

1Density of vertical joints (N 30/88SE, N 40/84SE and N 300/79NE to 77NE azimuth) filled with 3% to 5% bitumen. Precipitation of malachite, azurite, and torbernite has been observed in joints filled with bitumen.

 

2Continuity of a permeable horizon where mineralizing fluids can circulate and precipitate copper-uranium-vanadium+silver mineralization.

 

The result of this fluid circulation in Vega Larga area is the extensive strong to intense argillic alteration (Figure 6-12) that hosts economic mineralization and that extends along the stratified sandstone horizons. Cu-U-V+Ag mineralization is present filling structures and disseminations replacing bitumen.

 

Figure 6-12: Vega Larga Outcrop

 

 

 

Source: Ore 2023

 

Note: Sandstone: White-yellow color, 3 m wide, fine grain size, and sandy texture. Argillic alteration intensity 4 (strong) replacing matrix. Conglomerate bank: Light gray color, 3 m wide, angular clasts from 0.7 cm x 0.7 cm up to 3 cm x 4 cm, medium- to coarse- grained sandstone matrix. Uranium-copper-vanadium-silver mineralization. 2,500 CPS readings in sandstone.

 

6.4.4 Cerro Mirano

 

The mineralization in the Cerro Mirano target is related to the intrusion of andesitic dikes and approximately 300 m long mineralized zone.

 

Copper, uranium, vanadium, and silver mineralization (Figure 6-13) is represented by oxidation minerals, such as carbonates (malachite, azurite) and vanadates (carnotite) from copper and uranium, respectively, and uranylphosphate (torbenite formed as a product of the uraninite alteration).

 

The mineralization is related to two factors:

 

1Vertical structures such of joints (N 240-242/77NW-90 azimuth) mainly filled with 4% to 5% bitumen. Precipitation of malachite, azurite, and torbernite have been observed in joints filled with bitumen.

 

2Proximity of andesitic dikes (N 126/76SW azimuth). These dikes have altered the wall rock with moderate silicification, changing the original texture of the sandstone Based on these factors, it seems likely that the andesitic dikes (Figure 6-14) and wall rock have facilitated circulation of water and transport and precipitation of copper, uranium, vanadium, and silver mineralization.

 

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Figure 6-13: Cerro Mirano Mineralization

 

 

 

Source: Ore 2023

 

Note: Sandstone: Light gray-white color, fine grain size, and sandy texture. Siliceous alteration intensity 3 (moderate) replacing matrix. Uranium-copper-vanadium-silver mineralization along structures in wall rock. First event: Circulation of bitumen along deep structures as joints N 242/77NW. Second event: Malachite 5% and azurite in traces along joints N 242/77NW

 

Figure 6-14: Cerro Mirano Andesitic Dike

 

 

 

Source: Miller 2024

 

Note: Andesitic dike, light gray color, coarse grain size and porphyritic texture (Lower Miocene) of the Huincán Eruptive Cycle. This dike is composed of 35% black hornblende, which reach sizes of 1 cm, plus amphiboles-pyroxenes.

 

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6.5 Deposit Types

 

There are two deposit types developed on the Huemul claim package:

 

1Sandstone uranium deposits with associated vanadium and copper

 

2Contact metamorphic copper-silver-uranium+vanadium mineralization.

 

6.5.1 Sandstone Uranium Deposits

 

Sandstone uranium deposits occur in carbon- and/or pyrite-bearing fluvial (less commonly marine), arkosic, medium- to coarse-grained sandstones that contain, are interbedded with, and are bounded by less permeable horizons. The primary uranium minerals are predominantly pitchblende, coffinite, and, to a lesser extent, uranium-bearing vanadates and phosphates. Uranium is precipitated under reducing conditions caused by the presence of a variety of reducing agents within the sandstones (for example, carbonaceous material, sulphides, hydrocarbons, and ferromagnesian minerals such as chlorite. Major known sandstone deposits range in age from Palaeozoic to Tertiary. There are also small Precambrian sandstone deposits associated with carbonaceous matter of probable algal origin and deposits associated with mafic dikes and sills intruding Proterozoic sandstones. (IAEA 2018).

 

The various sub-classes of sandstone uranium deposits are shown in Figure 6-15.

 

Figure 6-15: Sandstone Uranium Deposit Classes

 

 

Source: IAEA 2018.

 

With few exceptions, sandstone uranium deposits are of diagenetic–epigenetic, low temperature origin. Groundwater chemistry and migration are instrumental in leaching uranium from source rocks and transporting it in low concentrations to a chemical interface commonly provided by reducing or precipitating agents where it is deposited. Essential parameters that control these processes include a uranium source, host rock lithology and permeability, groundwater chemistry amenable to leaching and transporting uranium, depositional environment, adsorptive/reducing agents and an arid to semi-arid climate.

 

Fluvial, first cycle feldspathic or arkosic sandstones (weakly mature) of limited thickness (<10 m) interbedded with layers of fine-grained, low permeability clastic sediments deposited in intra- cratonic basins provide the most favourable host rocks for large, relatively high-grade sandstone-hosted uranium deposits. Marginal marine environments are also prospective, but to a lesser degree. The presence of uraniferous tuffaceous material, either as a constituent of the host sandstone or in overlying strata, may enhance the favourability of a fluvial sequence owing to its potential as a uranium source rock. Felsic volcanic and crystalline terrains are also considered to be potential uranium source rocks for sandstone uranium deposits.

 

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Impermeable or less permeable strata or other barriers may be instrumental in vertically and laterally channeling uraniferous fluids to favourable sites of deposition, while at the same time prohibiting widespread flushing and dilution of fluids.

 

Uranium is soluble in large quantities only in its hexavalent state. Therefore, uranium transporting fluids must be sufficiently oxygenated to keep the uranium in solution for transport, but at the same time limited in oxidizing potential so that the reduction and precipitation of uranium generates high enough grades and in sufficiently high quantities to be commercially important. Complexing agents such as carbonate ions are important for enhancing the solubility and mobility of the uranyl ion in neutral to alkaline groundwater in either oxidizing or reducing conditions. Hexavalent uranium in solution must be reduced to the tetravalent state in order to form commercially significant concentrations of pitchblende or coffinite, the principal uranium minerals in most reduced sandstone deposits. Under certain conditions, uranium minerals may also precipitate in an oxidizing environment when complexing agents such as vanadium compounds are present to fix the uranyl ion in the form of uranyl vanadates that are quite stable in oxidized rocks. A reductant is required to convert (reduce) hexavalent uranium to tetravalent uranium. Many substances have been invoked as uranyl reductants, including partially coalified vegetal matter, woody fragments (coalification not higher than sub-bituminous), amorphous organic matter (humate), petroleum, so-called ‘dead oil’, ‘sour’ natural gas, hydrogen sulphide and pyrite or other sulphides.

 

The mineralization at Huemul belongs to the tabular and basal channel type and the reducing agents are bitumen and other hydrocarbons in the sandstone units (Figure 6-16).

 

Figure 6-16: Sandstone with Carbonate Cement, Bitumen (B), Quartz (Q), Chert (Ch), and Plagioclase Feldspar (Pf)

 

 

Source: Miller 2024.

 

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6.5.2 Contact Metamorphic Cu-Ag-U mineralization

 

There are a number of basic volcanic dikes and sills on the Project, most notably around the Huemul Mine-Agua Botada area and on Cerro Mirano.

 

These intrusive bodies have re-mobilized fluids in the sandstone and resulted in the formation of small, presumably originally sulphide, orebodies that have now been oxidized with mixed copper and manganese oxides (Figure 6-17) and to a lesser extent uranium and vanadium oxides.

 

Figure 6-17: Copper Oxide Mineralization from Working of Cerro Mirano

 

 

 

Source: Miller 2024

 

It seems likely that these intrusive bodies have taken advantage of existing structures that were also utilized by the uranium mineralizing fluids.

 

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7.0 Exploration

 

Jaguar has conducted no exploration work on the Project since acquiring the property.

 

7.1 Exploration Potential

 

The historical results and field verification gathered by Jaguar’s exploration predecessors have identified a number of prospective areas and indicate that the Huemul Project has potential to host extensive, and as yet undiscovered zones of shallow conglomerate-hosted uranium, vanadium, and copper mineralization of a similar style to that historically exploited at the Huemul-Aguas Botadas mines.

 

Gently dipping conglomerate units hosting the mineralized material at Huemul extend southwards from the historical mine workings and are traceable over at least 15 kilometers. Within this target stratigraphic package, strong uranium-vanadium-copper geochemical anomalies, with broad corresponding uranium and thorium radiometric anomalies, have been defined by previous exploration companies (Calypso Uranium, CUR, and IsoEnergy). Several new prospects characterized by strong radiometric and geochemical anomalism plus favorable geology several kilometers to the east and southeast of the historic mines include:

 

●Black Zone / Uryco - Rosa

 

●Vega Larga

 

●Cerro Mirano

 

The mineralized horizons of Huemul are open ended and trend beyond the external limits of the previous exploration testing. The exploration potential exists to extend mineralization into previously untested areas of the Project, where these mineralized zones are present but not tested in a comprehensive manner either with trenching and/or drilling.

 

It is the opinion of the SLR QP that the Project’s historical exploration results justify the continuation of exploration programs designed to test the mineralized zones outlined in this report. The SLR QP has yet to do data verification of historical exploration data on the Project to estimate a Mineral Resource. It is uncertain if further exploration and data verification will result in the estimation of a Mineral Resources. The exploration potential therefore does not represent, and should not be construed to be, an estimate of a Mineral Resource or Mineral Reserve

 

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8.0 Sample Preparation, Analyses, and Security

 

Jaguar has conducted no exploration or drilling work on the Project since acquiring the property.

 

A summary of the sampling procedures for outcrop completed by IsoEnergy during its 2022- 2023 exploration campaign has been extracted from Miller (2024). This summary is presented here for report completeness but have not been verified by the SLR QP.

 

8.1 Sampling Procedure

 

8.1.1 EMSA 2002–2009

 

There is no information available on sample methods or analytical techniques during the operation of the Huemul and Agua Botada mines.

 

8.1.2 IsoEnergy 2022–2023

 

Strict sample integrity is maintained throughout the geochemical sampling program with channel chip samples of outcrop varying from 1.0 m to 1.5 m in length and 1.5 kg to 2 kg in weight.

 

8.2 Sample Preparation and Analysis

 

8.2.1 EMSA 2002–2009

 

There is no information available on the sampling, preparation, or analysis used by EMSA during their exploration program, as mentioned in Section 5.2.1. An NI 43-101-compliant report (Adkins 2006) mentioned check assays analysed by ASI in Mendoza using Acid Digest/atomic absorption (AA) for 41 element suite; however, laboratory originals and assay certificates are not available for review.

 

8.2.2 IsoEnergy 2022–2023

 

Samples were transported by IsoEnergy staff and were submitted to Alex Stewart (International) Argentina (ASI) in Mendoza.

 

All samples were dried, crushed to 10 mesh (>80%), quartered (600 g), and pulverized at 106 microns (>95%) to obtain a 100 g split ready for analysis (Prep Code: P5)

 

All samples were routinely assayed for 42 elements (including uranium, vanadium, Cerium, Thorium, silver, copper, lead, zinc) using 0.2 g solution in four acids: hydrofluoric, perchloric, nitric and hydrochloric (total digestion with partial loss by volatilization of As, Cr, Sb and Hg) followed by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES Radial) analysis.

 

Samples reporting >10,000 uranium, >10,000 vanadium, or >10,000 copper were routinely assayed using a four-acid decomposition/volumetric technique and analysed by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS).

 

8.3 Quality Assurance and Quality Control

 

All legacy sampling conducted by Jaguar’s predecessors was reported as being marked and supervised by qualified, experienced geologists.

 

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Quality assurance (QA) consists of evidence to demonstrate that the assay data has precision and accuracy within generally accepted limits for the sampling and analytical method(s) used in order to have confidence in a resource estimate. Quality control (QC) consists of procedures used to ensure that an adequate level of quality is maintained in the process of collecting, preparing, and assaying the exploration drilling samples.

 

Results of the regular submission of Certified Reference Material (CRMs) are used to identify issues with specific sample batches, and biases associated with the laboratory. Duplicate samples are used to monitor preparation, assay precision, and grade variability as a function of sample homogeneity and laboratory error. Blank material is used to assess contamination or sample-cross contamination during sample preparation and to identify sample numbering errors.

 

Quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) samples, including duplicate samples and sample blanks, were inserted in the sample sequence at pre-determined intervals; they were numbered such that they were in sequence with mineralized material. Certified standards were also inserted at pre-determined intervals.

 

8.3.1 EMSA 2002–2009

 

There is no information available regarding QA/QC employed by EMSA.

 

8.3.2 IsoEnergy 2022–2023

 

IsoEnergy followed a QC/QA program, including routine insertion of standards and blanks as well as assay of duplicate samples. It was reported certified standards of known gold grade were inserted “blind” every 20th sample as an independent check on assay accuracy.

 

A sample batch was defined as 50 samples: 45 original samples, two standards, and three blanks. Field duplicates were not included due to the variability from the unconsolidated nature of the samples.

 

The insertion of reference materials (STD-FBLK) was carried out by the field geologist.

 

8.3.2.1 Standard (CRM)

 

Three standards previously prepared by Maple (2955, 2956, and 2957) from high grade gravel collected from the Guanaco zone at Laguna Salada in Chubut were used during the IsoEnergy sampling program. Coffey (2011) noted that only STD 2955 exhibited acceptable performance for uranium while 2955 and 2957 were acceptable for vanadium. No vanadium results were presented for STD 2956.

 

No in house standards were included for silver or copper

 

Expected values for uranium and vanadium are presented in Table 8-1.

 

Table 8-1: Expected Values for Uranium and Vanadium in Maple Standards

 

CRM STD Code U Grade
(ppm)
V Grade
(ppm)
STD_01 STD 2955 198.4 459
STD_02 STD 2956 89.6 N/A
STD_03 STD 2957 25.1 559

 

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The results for the inhouse standards prepared by Maple and certified by ASI are shown in Table 8-2.

 

Table 8-2: Uranium and Vanadium Values for IsoEnergy Standard and ASI Internal Standards

 

CRM Number of Analysis Lab Mean
(U ppm)
Lab SD Standard
(U ppm)
SD Mean Difference
(U ppm)
STD 2955 2 167.5 3.5 198.4 12.7 -30.9
STD 2956 3 104.7 7.6 89.6 18.3 15.1
STD 2957 3 31.7 2.3 25.1 3.8 6.6
             
CRM Number of Analysis Lab Mean
(V ppm)
Lab SD Standard
(V ppm)
SD Mean Difference
(V ppm)
STD 2955 2 495.0 7.0 459.0 16.7 36.0
STD 2956 3 400.7 4.0 NA NA NA
STD 2957 3 612.7 2.5 559.0 17.8 53.7
Note: SD standard deviation.

 

While analyses for STD 2955 had good precision, they had poor accuracy, under-reporting uranium by approximately 33 ppm and over-reporting vanadium by 30 ppm.

 

The internal laboratory standards used by ASI performed better; however, there appears to be variation between and within batches.

 

Huemul is an early stage exploration project and the limited QA/QC program has highlighted issues that need to be addressed in future exploration campaigns.

 

●Appropriate standards. A suite of Certified Reference Materials from internationally certified suppliers should be purchased to cover silver, copper, uranium, and vanadium at various grades, i.e., low-, medium-, and ore-grade for the respective commodities

 

●There were a number of issues with ASI including long turnarounds, errors with sample numbers and submittal requests not being followed (e.g., with almost every batch it was necessary to request assay for above detection samples)

 

When exploration resumes at Huemul the option of using another laboratory should be considered.

 

8.3.2.2 Blanks

 

Average values for all blanks are shown in Table 8-3 for silver, copper, uranium, and vanadium.

 

Table 8-3: Uranium and Vanadium Values for Field Blanks

 

Blank Number of Analysis Mean (ppm) Max (ppm) Min (ppm) Standard Deviation
Silver Blank 7 NA <0.5 <0.5 NA
Copper Blank 7 28.3 31 23 2.7
Uranium Blank 7 NA <10 <10 NA
Vanadium Blank 7 145.9 149 140 3.16

 

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All uranium and silver analyses were below detection. Values for copper and vanadium are shown in Figure 8-1and Figure 8-2, respectively.

 

Figure 8-1: Copper Values for Blank Material showing Batch Numbers

 

 

 

Source: Miller 2024.

 

Figure 8-2: Vanadium Values for Blank Material showing Batch Numbers

 

 

 

Source: Miller 2024.

 

There is no certified value for the blank material. Results are reasonably well constrained above and below the mean; however, there are insufficient data points to identify overall trends.

 

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8.3.3 Laboratory Certification

 

Alex Stewart Assayers are part of the Stewart Group, which has preparation and analytical facilities in many parts of the world and has been in operation for 30 years. Its Canadian laboratories are fully accredited to ISO 9001-2000 and are currently working towards ISO 17025 accreditation.

 

The laboratories used for all sample preparation and analytical work are large, independent, commercial service providers that are independent of Jaguar and its predecessors.

 

8.4 Sample Security

 

Security is often referred to as ‘the chain of custody’ and refers to sample collection, labelling, transport to the laboratory, and analysis. This is to ensure that the samples are systematically labelled and recorded and handled by trusted people and there is no opportunity to tamper with the samples with a view to altering or falsifying results.

 

8.4.1 Historical Sample Security

 

There is no information available regarding sample security.

 

8.4.2 IsoEnergy Sample Security

 

Individual samples (two kilograms to three kilograms) were placed in sacks (five to six samples per sack). Batches of samples (30 to 40) were shipped by company vehicle and delivered to ASI in Mendoza.

 

The SLR QP recommends that the Company document the chain of custody.

 

8.5 QP Opinion

 

The SLR QP is of the opinion that the reported legacy drilling, sampling procedures and sample security adopted at Huemul were consistent with generally recognized industry standards and best practices at the time of collection. The SLR QP has recommended Jaguar carry out further work to confirm the historical information.

 

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9.0 Data Verification

 

Jaguar has conducted no exploration or drilling work on the Project since acquiring the property.

 

The SLR QP visited the site between July 25 to 28, 2024. During the site visit, the SLR QP received a project overview by site management, toured exploration areas, inspected various parts of the property and infrastructure, and measured scintillometer readings at various previously reported trench sample sites. No noteworthy issues or discrepancies were observed.

 

The SLR QP also interviewed key personnel involved in the collection, interpretation, and processing of legacy geological data, reviewed previous sampling procedures, and recommended that similar sampling processes be conducted during any future assay validation confirmation work conducted by Jaguar in advance of Mineral Resource estimations.

 

9.1 QP Opinion

 

Field observations by the SLR QP from the various localities visited on the three days of site visits confirm the types, styles and extents of the mineralization described by EMSA and IsoEnergy earlier in this report. The SLR QP is of the opinion that the results from the check sampling program by IsoEnergy agree with the results from the previous campaigns and are representative of the values for copper-uranium-vanadium+silver mineralization on the property.

 

The SLR QP opines that the legacy database provided for review does not contain any questionable data, but verification as to the adequacy for the purposes of Mineral Resource estimation and classification will be dependant on confirmation assay validation to be conducted by Jaguar in the future. The SLR QP agrees with the validation sampling approach that Jaguar personnel have outlined during data validation discussions held during the site visit.

 

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10.0 Mineral Processing and Metallurgical Testing

 

No metallurgical test work has been carried out on the property to the QP’s knowledge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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11.0 Mineral Resource Estimates

 

There are no current Mineral Resources at the Project.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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12.0 Mineral Reserve Estimates

 

There are no current Mineral Reserves at the Project.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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13.0 Mining Methods

 

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14.0 Processing and Recovery Methods

 

This section is not applicable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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15.0 Infrastructure

 

This section is not applicable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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16.0 Market Studies

 

This section is not applicable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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17.0 Environmental Studies, Permitting, and Plans, Negotiations, or Agreements with Local Individuals or Groups

 

This section is not applicable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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18.0 Capital and Operating Costs

 

This section is not applicable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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19.0 Economic Analysis

 

This section is not applicable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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20.0 Adjacent Properties

 

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21.0 Other Relevant Data and Information

 

This section is not applicable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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22.0 Interpretation and Conclusions

 

SLR offers the following conclusions:

 

●The Huemul Project is an early-stage greenfield exploration project located in the Mendoza Province, Argentina, which represents an underexplored district where previously mined copper (Cu)-uranium (U)-vanadium (V) mineralization is present alongside a number of other classic sandstone-hosted uranium mineralization prospects.

 

●Between 1955 and 1975, approximately 130,000 tonnes of ore were produced from both deposits by flotation at a concentration plant, with grades averaging 0.21% U3O8, 2.0% Cu, and 0.11% V2O5, from the Huemul Mine, while the production from the adjacent Agua Botada deposit averaged approximately 0.13% U3O8 and 0.10% Cu (Rojas 1999).

 

●The historical results and field verification gathered by Jaguar’s exploration predecessors have identified a number of prospective areas and indicate that the Huemul Project has potential to host extensive, and as yet undiscovered zones of shallow conglomerate-hosted uranium, vanadium, and copper mineralization of a similar style to that historically exploited at the Huemul-Aguas Botadas mines.

 

oGently dipping conglomerate units hosting the mined “ore” at Huemul extend southwards from the historic mine workings and are traceable over at least 15 kilometers. Within this target stratigraphic package, strong uranium-vanadium-copper geochemical anomalies, with broad corresponding uranium and thorium radiometric anomalies, have been defined by previous exploration companies (Calypso Uranium, CUR, and IsoEnergy), several kilometers to the east and southeast of the historical mines, which include:

 

●Black Zone / Uryco - Rosa

 

●Vega Larga

 

●Cerro Mirano

 

●The mineralized horizons of Huemul are open ended and trend beyond the external limits of the previous exploration testing. There is exploration potential to extend mineralization into previously untested areas of the Project, where these mineralized zones are present but not tested in a comprehensive manner either with trenching and/or drilling.

 

●Huemul is a property that justifies the continuation of exploration programs designed to test the mineralized zones outlined in this report.

 

●Jaguar is currently in progress as of the date of this report to meet the list of requirements outlined in the Code of Mining Procedures of the Province of Mendoza.

 

●The SLR QP is of the opinion that with consideration of the recommendations summarized in Sections 1 and 24 of this report, any issues relating to all relevant technical and economic factors likely to influence the prospect of economic extraction can be resolved with further work. There are no other known environmental, permitting, legal, social, or other factors that would affect the development of the Mineral Resources.

 

●Jaguar Uranium is an exploration-stage company and has no history of operations, mining or refining mineral products. There can be no assurance that the Properties will be successfully placed into production, produce minerals in commercial quantities or otherwise generate operating earnings. Advancing projects from the exploration stage into development and commercial production requires significant capital and time and will be subject to the successful completion of further technical studies, permitting requirements and the construction of mines, processing plants, roads and related works and infrastructure.

 

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23.0 Recommendations

 

Jaguar has proposed a two phase exploration program with a total budget of US$714,815 to advance the Project, beginning in 2025 (Table 23-1). The two phases of the program are independent of each other. The SLR QP has reviewed the 2025 program proposed by Jaguar and is of the opinion that it is a reasonable approach to the advancement of the Project. Exploration Work can only be undertaken within current granted claims or in areas where Jaguar has an agreement with landowners.

 

The objectives of the exploration program are summarized below:

 

●Conduct check sampling and review of historic trench data

 

●Verify the work carried out by the previous operators

 

●Confirm the possibilities of more extensive surficial uranium-copper-vanadium mineralization at Huemul.

 

Table 23-1: Proposed Huemul 2025 Exploration Budget

 

Category Budget (US$)
Phase 1  
Staffing and Support 151,180
Equipment 39,500
Tenement / JV 81,652
Airborne + Surface Exploration 127,500
Phase 1 Sub-Total 399,832
Contingency (10%) 39,983
Phase 1 Total 439,815
   
Phase 2  
Surface Geophysical Surveys 250,000
Contingency (10%) 25,000
Phase 2 Total 275,000
   
Sub-Total Phase 1 + Phase 2 649,832
Contingency (10%) 64,983
Total Phase 1 + Phase 2 714,815

 

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24.0 References

 

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Bastias Yacante Abogados, 2024, Huemul, Sierra Pintada and Laguna Salada Projects Due Diligence Report, July 25, 2024, 46 p.

 

Barrio, C.A. 1990a. Late Cretaceous-Early Tertiary sedimentation in a semi-arid foreland basin: Neuquén Bain, western Argentina. Sed. Geol., 66, 255–275. Aguirre-Urreta, M.B., Tunik, M., Naipauer, M., Pazos, P., Ottone, E., Fanning, M. & Ramos, V.A. (2011) Malargüe Group (Maastrichtian-Danian) deposits in the Neuquén Andes, Argentina: implications for the onset of the first Atlantic transgression related to Western Gondwana break-up. Gondwana Res., 19, 482–494.

 

Barrio, C.A. 1990b. Paleogeographic control of the Upper Cretaceous tidal deposits, Neuquén Basin, Argentina. J. S. Am. Earth Sci., 3, 31–49.

 

Belluco A, Diez J, Antonietti C, Achen H, Valerdi C 1974. Los depósitos uraniferos de las Provincias de Mendoza y Neuquén. V Congr Geol Arg II:35–53

 

Chase, C.G., Sussman, A.J. & Coblentz, D.D. 2009. Curved Andes: geoid, forebulge, and flexure. Lithosphere, 1(6), 358–363.

 

Cobbold, P.R. & Rossello, E.A. 2003. Aptian to recent compressional deformation, foothills of the Neuquén Basin, Argentina. Mar. Pet. Geol., 20, 429–433.

 

Code of Mining Procedures of the Province of Mendoza, 2024. Official Bulletin Province of Mendoza. Ministry of Energy and Environment. Law No. 9529. July 2024. 43 p.

 

Coffey. 2011. Laguna Salada Project, Chubut Province, Argentina NI 43-101 Technical Report Laguna Salada Initial Resource Estimate. Prepared by Coffey Mining Pty Ltd.

 

Di Giulio, A., RONCHI, A., Sanfilippo, A., Tiepolo, M., Pimentel, M. & Ramos, V.A. 2012. Detrital zircon provenance from the Neuquén Basin (south-central Andes): cretaceous geodynamic evolution and sedimentary response in a retroarc-foreland basin. Geology, 40(6), 559–562.

 

Giambiagi, L., Mescua, J.F., Bechis, F., Tassara, A. & Hoke, G. 2012. Thrust belts of the Southern Central Andes: alongstrike variations in shortening, topography, crustal geometry, and denudation. Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., 124, 1339–1351.

 

Giambiagi, L.B., Bechis, F., García, V., Clark, A.H., 2008. Temporal and spatial relationships of thick-and thin-skinned deformation: a case study from the Malargüe fold-and-thrust belt, southern Central Andes. Tectonophysics 459, 123-139.

 

Gomez, R. et al. 2020. Fluvial deposits of the Diamante Formation as a record of the Late Cretaceous tectonic activity in the Southern Central Andes, Mendoza, Argentina. Andean Geology 47 (2): 256-274130

 

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LASA. 2006. High-Resolution Airborne Geophysical Survey in Neuquén and Mendoza Provinces, Argentina - Cerro Mesa and Huemul Areas, Final Report Data Acquisition and Processing. Prepared by LASA Engenharia e Prospecções S.A.

 

Lazo, D. & Damborenea, S.E. 2011. Barremian Bivalves from the Huitrin formation, West- Central Argentina: taxonomy and Paleoecology of a Restricted Marine Association. J. Paleontol., 85(4), 719–743.

 

Lazo, D.G., Cichowolski, M., Rodriguez, D.L. & Aguierre-Urreta, M.B. 2005. Lithofacies, palaeoecology and palaeoenvironments of the Agrio Formation, Lower Cretaceous of the Neuquén Basin, Argentina. In: The Neuquén Basin, Argentina: A Case Study in Sequence Stratigraphy and Basin Dynamics (Ed. by Veiga G.D., Spalletti L.A., Howell J.A. & Schwarz E.) Geol. Soc. Lond. Spl Pub., 252, 295–315.

 

Leanza, H.A. & Hugo, C.A. 2001. Cretaceous red beds from southern Neuquén Basin (Argentina): age, distribution and stratigraphic discontinuities: VII International Symposium on Mesozoic Terrestrial Ecosystems. Asoc. Paleontol. Argent. Spec. Publ., 7, 111–122.

 

Leanza, H.A. 2003. Las sedimentitas huitrinianas y rayosianas (Cretácico Inferior) en el Ámbito central y meridional de la Cuenca Neuquina, Argentina. Serv. Geol. Min. Argent. Ser. Contrib. TEcn. -Geol., 2, 1–31.

 

Leanza, H.A., Apesteguiia, S., Novas, F.E. & de la Fuente, M.S. 2004. Cretaceous terrestrial beds from the Neuquén Basin (Argentina) and their tetrapod assemblages. Cretac. Res., 25, 61–87.

 

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S-K 1300 Technical Report SummarySLR Project No.: 123.020480.00001

 

25.0 Reliance on Information Provided by the Registrant

 

This TRS has been prepared by SLR for Jaguar Uranium Corp. The information, conclusions, opinions, and estimates contained herein are based on:

 

●Information available to SLR at the time of preparation of this TRS.

 

●Assumptions, conditions, and qualifications as set forth in this TRS.

 

●Data, reports, and other information supplied by Jaguar and other third party sources.

 

For the purpose of this TRS, SLR has relied on ownership information provided by Jaguar in legal opinions by Bastias Yacante Abogados (2024) entitled Huemul, Sierra Pintada and Laguna Salada Projects Due Diligence Report dated July 25, 2024, and in email communications from María Laura Bastías dated October 2, 2024, and October 25, 2024, and this opinion is relied on in Sections 3.2 and the Summary of this TRS. SLR has not researched property title or mineral rights for the Huemul Project as we consider it reasonable to rely on Jaguar Uranium’s legal counsel who is responsible for maintaining this information.

 

The Qualified Person has taken all appropriate steps, in their professional opinion, to ensure that the above information from Jaguar is sound.

 

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26.0 Date and Signature Page

 

This report titled “S-K 1300 Technical Report Summary on the Huemul Project, Mendoza Province, Argentina” with an effective date of August 13, 2024 was prepared and signed by:

 

  (Signed) SLR International Corporation
     
Dated at Lakewood, CO    
October 29, 2024   SLR International Corporation

 

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