UNITED STATES

 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

FORM 10-Q

[X]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended February 28, 20212022

OR

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

OR

[   ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ______to ______

Commission file number: 000-53482

TEXAS MINERAL RESOURCES CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware

87-0294969

(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

539 El Paso Street

Sierra Blanca, Texas

79851

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

(915) (915) 369-2133

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal
Year, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [   ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes [X] No [   ]

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

[   ]

Large accelerated filer

[   ]

Accelerated filer

[   ]

Non-accelerated filer

[X]

Smaller reporting company

[   ]

Emerging growth

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [   ]

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) Yes [   ] No [X]

Number of shares of issuer’s common stock outstanding as of April 7, 2021: 71,678,029.6, 2022: 72,602,453.



 

 

Table of Contents

Part I

Page

Item 1

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

3

Item 2

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

11

12

Item 3

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

17

18

Item 4

Controls and Procedures

17

18

Part II

Item 1

Legal Proceedings

18

19

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

18

19

Item 2

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

18

19

Item 3

Defaults upon Senior Securities

18

19

Item 4

Mine Safety Disclosures

18

19

Item 5

Other Information

18

19

Item 6

Exhibits

19

20

Signatures

21

22



 2

 

TEXAS MINERAL RESOURCES CORP.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

  February 28,  August 31, 
  2022  2021 
ASSETS       
       
CURRENT ASSETS        
Cash and cash equivalents $4,012,765  $5,106,653 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  45,076   73,029 
         
Total current assets  4,057,841   5,179,682 
         
Property and equipment, net  27,344   30,834 
Mineral properties, net  384,607   181,755 
Deposits  7,500   12,620 
         
TOTAL ASSETS $4,477,292  $5,404,891 
         
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY        
         
CURRENT LIABILITIES        
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $75,681  $191,394 
Advances due to related party  5,000   10,000 
         
Total current liabilities  80,681   201,394 
         
Total liabilities  80,681   201,394 
         
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES        
         
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY        
Preferred stock, par value $0.001; 10,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued and oustanding as of February 28, 2022 and August 31, 2021      
Common stock, par value $0.01; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 72,576,515 and 71,934,065 shares issued and oustanding as of February 28, 2022 and August 31, 2021, respectively  725,765   719,341 
Additional paid-in capital  41,788,742   41,332,478 
Accumulated deficit  (38,117,896)  (36,848,322)
         
Total shareholders' equity  4,396,611   5,203,497 
         
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY $4,477,292  $5,404,891 

 

 

 

February 28,

 

August 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

2,172,218

$

2,746,451

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

117,044

 

183,199

 

 

 

 

 

Total current assets

 

2,289,262

 

2,929,650

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

34,324

 

-

Mineral properties, net

 

364,236

 

354,234

Deposits

 

17,500

 

7,500

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

$

2,705,322

$

3,291,384

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

$

199,778

$

502,427

Advances due to related party

 

613,094

 

591,401

 

 

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

812,872

 

1,093,828

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

812,872

 

1,093,828

 

 

 

 

 

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, par value $0.001; 10,000,000 shares authorized,

no shares issued and outstanding as of February 28, 2021 and August 31, 2020

 

-

 

-

Common stock, par value $0.01; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 71,664,762

and 71,323,278 shares issued and oustanding as of February 28, 2021 and

August 31, 2020, respectively

 

716,648

 

713,233

Additional paid-in capital

 

40,885,121

 

40,376,847

Accumulated deficit

 

(39,709,319)

 

(38,892,524)

 

 

 

 

 

Total shareholders' equity

 

1,892,450

 

2,197,556

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

$

2,705,322

$

3,291,384



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements.

 

 3

TEXAS MINERAL RESOURCES CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Six and Three Months Ended February 28, 20212022 and February 29. 202028. 2021

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

OPERATING EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exploration costs

$

96,347

$

6,187

$

53,402

$

5,153

General and administrative expenses

 

734,877

 

315,965

 

409,600

 

226,884

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

 

831,224

 

322,152

 

463,002

 

232,037

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOSS FROM OPERATIONS

 

(831,224)

 

(322,152)

 

(463,002)

 

(232,037)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss on settlement of accrued liability

 

-

 

(66,335)

 

-

 

(66,335)

Interest expense

 

-

 

(6,254)

 

-

 

(2,747)

Grant income, net of grant related expenses

 

11,078

 

-

 

(16,089)

 

-

Other income (expense)

 

3,351

 

-

 

1,979

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total other income (expense)

 

14,429

 

(72,589)

 

(14,110)

 

(69,082)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET LOSS

$

(816,795)

$

(394,741)

$

(477,112)

$

(301,119)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per share:

Basic and diluted net loss per share

$

(0.01)

$

(0.01)

$

(0.01)

$

(0.01)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

Basic and diluted

 

71,461,213

 

57,432,029

 

71,480,718

 

58,645,926



                 
  Six Months Ended  Three Months Ended 
  2022  2021  2022  2021 
             
OPERATING EXPENSES                
Exploration costs $581,752  $96,347  $510,594  $53,402 
General and administrative expenses  691,281   734,877   351,776   409,600 
                 
Total operating expenses  1,273,033   831,224   862,370   463,002 
                 
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS  (1,273,033)  (831,224)  (862,370)  (463,002)
                 
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)                
Grant income (expense), net  93   11,078   (70,083)  (16,089)
Other income (expense)  3,366   3,351   1,741   1,979 
                 
Total other income (expense)  3,459   14,429   (68,342)  (14,110)
                 
NET LOSS $(1,269,574) $(816,795) $(930,712) $(477,112)
                 
Net loss per share:                
Basic and diluted net loss per share $(0.02) $(0.01) $(0.01) $(0.01)
                 
Weighted average shares outstanding:                
Basic and diluted  72,069,147   71,461,213   72,178,243   71,480,718 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements. 

 

 4

TEXAS MINERAL RESOURCES CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

For the Three Months Ended November 30, 2020 and 2019

(Unaudited)

 

Preferred Stock

 

Common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Additional

Paid-in

Capital

 

Accumulated

Deficit

 

Total

Balance at August 31, 2020

-

$

-

 

71,323,278

$

713,233

$

40,376,847

$

(38,892,524)

$

2,197,556

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock based compensation

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

190,367

 

-

 

190,367

Common stock issued as

payment of accrued

director's fees

 

 

 

 

61,936

 

619

 

91,881

 

-

 

92,500

Warrant conversion

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

24,500

 

-

 

24,500

Net loss

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(339,683)

 

(339,683)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at November 30, 2020

-

 

-

 

71,385,214

 

713,852

 

40,683,595

 

(39,232,207)

 

2,165,240

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock based compensation

-

 

-

 

40,042

 

400

 

203,922

 

-

 

204,322

Cashless exercise of warrants

and options

-

 

-

 

169,506

 

1,696

 

(1,696)

 

-

 

-

Issuance of common stock

previously unissued

-

 

-

 

70,000

 

700

 

(700)

 

-

 

-

Net loss

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(477,112)

 

(477,112)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at February 28, 2021

-

$

-

 

71,664,762

$

716,648

$

40,885,121

$

(39,709,319)

$

1,892,450

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at August 31, 2019

-

$

-

 

56,204,994

$

562,050

$

37,940,809

$

(37,751,695)

$

751,164

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock issued

for services

-

 

-

 

13,514

 

135

 

4,865

 

-

 

5,000

Warrant conversion

-

 

-

 

10,000

 

100

 

(100)

 

-

 

-

Net loss

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(93,622)

 

(93,622)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at November 30, 2019

-

 

-

 

56,228,508

 

562,285

 

37,945,574

 

(37,845,317)

 

662,542

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock issued

for services

-

 

-

 

130,892

 

1,309

 

147,359

 

-

 

148,668

Warrant conversion

-

 

-

 

4,636,375

 

46,362

 

426,138

 

-

 

472,500

Net loss

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(301,119)

 

(301,119)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at February 29, 2020

-

$

-

 

60,995,775

$

609,956

$

38,519,071

$

(38,146,436)

$

982,591



TEXAS MINERAL RESOURCES CORP.

STATEMENTS OF CASHFLOWS

For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2022 and 2021

(Unaudited)

              Additional       
  Preferred Stock  Common stock  Paid-in  Accumulated    
  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Total 
                      
Balance at August 31, 2021    $   71,934,065  $719,341  $41,332,478  $(36,848,322) $5,203,497 
                             
Common stock and stock options issued for services              129,788      129,788 
Stock based compensation        41,231   412   41,090      41,502 
Net loss                 (338,862)  (338,862)
                             
Balance at November 30, 2021        71,975,296   719,753   41,503,356   (37,187,184)  5,035,925 
                             
Common stock and stock options issued for services              78,896      78,896 
Stock based compensation        31,218   312   41,190      41,502 
Warrant conversion        570,001   5,700   165,300      171,000 
Net loss                 (930,712)  (930,712)
                             
Balance at February 28, 2022    $   72,576,515  $725,765  $41,788,742  $(38,117,896) $4,396,611 
                             
Balance at August 31, 2020    $   71,323,278  $713,233  $40,376,847  $(38,892,524) $2,197,556 
                             
Stock based compensation              190,367      190,367 
Common stock issued as payment of accrued                            
director's fees        61,936   619   91,881      92,500 
Warrant conversion              24,500      24,500 
Net loss                 (339,683)  (339,683)
                             
Balance at November 30, 2020        71,385,214   713,852   40,683,595   (39,232,207)  2,165,240 
                             
Stock based compensation        40,042   400   203,922      204,322 
Cashless exercise of warrants and options        169,506   1,696   (1,696)      
Issuance of common stock previously unissued        70,000   700   (700)      
Net loss                 (477,112)  (477,112)
                             
Balance at February 28, 2021    $   71,664,762  $716,648  $40,885,121  $(39,709,319) $1,892,450 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements. 

 5

TEXAS MINERAL RESOURCES CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASHFLOWS

For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2022 and February 29, 202028, 2021

(Unaudited)

  2022  2021 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES        
Net loss $(1,269,574) $(816,795)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Depreciation expense  3,490    
Stock based compensation  83,004   394,689 
Common stock and stock options issued for services  208,684    
Changes in current assets and liabilities:        
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  27,953   66,155 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  (115,713)  (210,149)
Accounts payable - related party  (5,000)   
         
Net cash used in operating activities  (1,067,156)  (566,100)
         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES        
Purchases of property and equipment     (34,324)
Purchases of mineral properties  (202,852)  (10,002)
Payment of deposit  5,120   (10,000)
         
Net cash used in investing activities  (197,732)  (54,326)
         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES        
Advances from related parties     21,693 
Proceeds from exercise of common stock warrants and options  171,000   24,500 
         
Net cash provided by financing activities  171,000   46,193 
         
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS  (1,093,888)  (574,233)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD  5,106,653   2,746,451 
         
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD $4,012,765  $2,172,218 
         
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION        
         
Interest paid $  $ 
         
Taxes paid $  $ 
         
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:        
         
Common stock issued as payment of accrued expenses $  $92,500 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements. 

 6

 

 

 

2021

 

2020

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

Net loss

$

(816,795)

$

(394,741)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

Discount accretion on note payable

 

-

 

7,014

Stock based compensation

 

394,689

 

42,333

Loss on settlement of accrued liabilities

 

-

 

66,335

Changes in current assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

66,155

 

(22,299)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

(210,149)

 

(438,198)

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(566,100)

 

(739,556)

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

(34,324)

 

-

Purchases of mineral properties

 

(10,002)

 

-

Payment of deposit

 

(10,000)

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(54,326)

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

Payments on note payable

 

-

 

(63,369)

Payments on advances due to related party

 

-

 

(4,000)

Advances from related parties

 

21,693

 

60,605

Proceeds from exercise of common stock warrants and options

 

24,500

 

472,500

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

46,193

 

465,736

 

 

 

 

 

NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

(574,233)

 

(273,820)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

 

2,746,451

 

1,824,546

 

 

 

 

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

$

2,172,218

$

1,550,726

 

 

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

$

-

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

Taxes paid

$

-

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock issued as payment of accrued expenses

$

92,500

$

-



 

Texas Mineral Resources Corp.

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

February 28, 20212022 

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1 – GENERAL

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of Texas Mineral Resources Corp. (“we”, “us”, “our”, the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto contained in our annual report on Form 10-K, for the year ended August 31, 2020,2021, dated November 30, 202029, 2021 as filed with the SEC. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position and the results of operations for the interim periods presented have been reflected herein. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. Notes to the financial statements which would substantially duplicate the disclosures contained in the audited financial statements for the most recent fiscal year ended August 31, 20202021 as reported in our annual report on Form 10-K, have been omitted.

Grant IncomePrinciples of Consolidation

Grants received from governmentThe consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Texas Mineral Resources Corp. and other agencies in advance of a specific project are deferred and recognized as other incomeits proportionate interest in the statementsassets, liabilities, and operations of operations in the period they are earnedRound Top Mountain Development Company, LLC (“RTMD”). All significant intercompany balances and the related project costs are incurred. For the six and three months ended February 28, 2021, the Company recognized $150,000 and $100,000, respectively, of grant income which is presented in other income net of grant related expenses totaling $138,922 and $116,089, respectively.transactions have been eliminated.

Recent Accounting PronouncementsNOTE 2 – RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2020-06, Debt – DebitDebt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity. This ASU simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current U.S. GAAP. Consequently, more convertible debt instruments will be reported as a single liability instrument and more convertible preferred stock as a single equity instrument with no separate accounting for embedded conversion features. The ASU removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception, which will permit more equity contracts to qualify for it. The ASU also simplifies the diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) calculation in certain areas. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, with early adoption permitted. Management does not expect the adoption of this standard to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

NOTE 3 – JOINT VENTURE ARRANGEMENTS

In August 2018, the Company and Morzev Pty. Ltd. (“Morzev”) entered into an agreement (the “2018 Option Agreement”) whereby Morzev was granted the exclusive right to earn and acquire a 70% interest in the Company’s Round Top Project (“Project” or “Round Top” or “Round Top Project”) by financing $10 million of expenditures in connection with the Project, increasable to an 80% interest for an additional $3 million payment to the Company. Morzev began operating as USA Rare Earth, LLC (“USARE”) and in May 2019 notified the Company that it was nominating USARE as the optionee under the terms of the 2018 Option Agreement. In August 2019, the Company and USARE entered into an amended and restated option agreement as further amended on June 29, 2020 (the “2019 Option Agreement” and collectively with the 2018 Option Agreement, the “Option Agreement”), whereby the Company restated its agreement to grant USARE the exclusive right to earn and acquire a 70% interest, increasable to an 80% interest, in the Round Top Project. The 2019 Option Agreement has substantially similar terms to the 2018 Option Agreement.

On May 17, 2021, and in accordance with the terms of the Option Agreement, the Company and USARE entered into a contribution agreement (“Contribution Agreement”) whereby the Company and USARE contributed assets to RTMD, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, in exchange for their ownership interests in RTMD, of which the Company now owns membership interests equating to 20% of RTMD and USARE owns membership interests equating to 80% of RTMD. Concurrently therewith, the Company and USARE as the two members entered into a limited liability company agreement (“Operating Agreement”) governing the operations of RTMD which contains customary and industry standard terms as contemplated by the Option Agreement. USARE will serve as manager of RTMD and Mr. Gorski, on behalf of the Company, will serve as one of the three members of the management committee.

In connection with USARE meeting its obligations to acquire a 70% interest in the Round Top Project and exercising its right to an additional 10% interest, the Company received total consideration of approximately $3,728,000, consisting of the $3 million upon exercise of the option and approximately $728,000 in previous advances to the Company by USARE, and derecognized 80% of the carrying amount of mineral properties, or approximately $402,000. The resulting gain on sale of interest in mineral properties in the amount of approximately $3,326,000 was recognized during the quarter ended May 31, 2021.

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Texas Mineral Resources Corp. 

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements 

February 28, 2022 

(Unaudited)

NOTE 3 – JOINT VENTURE ARRANGEMENTS (CONTINUED)

Upon entry into the Contribution Agreement, the Company assigned the following contracts and assets to RTMD in exchange for its 20% membership interest in RTMD:

the assignment and assumption agreement with respect to the mineral leases from the Company to RTMD;

the assignment and assumption agreement with respect to the surface lease from the Company to RTMD;

the assignment and assumption agreement with respect to the surface purchase option from the Company to RTMD;

the assignment and assumption agreement with respect to the water lease from the Company to RTMD; and

the bill of sale and assignment agreement of existing data with respect to RTMD owned by the Company.

and USARE assigned the following assets to RTMD (or the Company, as applicable) for its 80% membership interest in RTMD:

cash to RTMD to continue to fund RTMD operations in the amount of approximately $3,761,750 comprising the balance of the $10 million required expenditure to earn a 70% interest in RTMD;

cash in the amount of $3 million to the Company upon exercise of the USARE option to acquire from the Company an additional 10% interest in RTMD, resulting in the aggregate ownership interest of 80% in RTMD;

bill of sale and assignment agreement of the Pilot Plant to RTMD;

the assignment and assumption regarding relevant contracts and permits with respect to RTMD; and

bill of sale and assignment agreement of existing data and intellectual property owned by USARE to RTMD.

The Company accounts for its interest in RTMD using the proportionate consolidation method, which is an exception available to entities in the extractive industries, thereby recognizing its pro-rata share of the assets, liabilities, and operations of RTMD in the appropriate classifications in the financial statements.

NOTE 24MINERAL PROPERTIES

As set forth in Note 3- Joint Venture Arrangements, the ownership of and obligations associated with the leases and options maintained with the Texas Land Office and other third parties were transferred to RTMD in May 2021. 

August 2010 Lease

On August 17, 2010, the Company executed a new mining lease with the Texas General Land Office covering Sections 7 and 18 of Township 7, Block 71 and Section 12 of Block 72, covering approximately 860 acres at Round Top Mountain in Hudspeth County, Texas. The mining lease issued by the Texas General Land Office gives the Company the right to explore, produce, develop, mine, extract, mill, remove, and market beryllium, uranium, rare earth elements, all other base and precious metals, industrial minerals and construction materials and all other minerals excluding oil, gas, coal, lignite, sulfur, salt, and potash. The term of the lease is nineteen years so long as minerals are produced in paying quantities.



Texas Mineral Resources Corp.

Notes to Interim Financial Statements

February 28, 2021

(Unaudited)

NOTE 2 – MINERAL PROPERTIES (CONTINUED)

Under the terms of the lease, the Company will pay the State of Texas a total lease bonus of $142,518.$142,518. The Company paid $44,718$44,718 upon the execution of the lease, and will pay the remaining $97,800$97,800 upon submission of a supplemental plan of operations to conduct mining. Upon sale of any minerals removed from Round Top, the Company will pay the State of Texas a $500,000$500,000 minimum advance royalty.

Thereafter, if paying quantities of minerals are obtained, the Company will pay the State of Texas a production royalty equal to eight percent (8%(8%) of the market value of uranium and other fissionable materials removed and sold from Round Top and six and one quarter percent (6(6 1/4%4%) of the market value of all other minerals removed and sold. If paying quantities have not been obtained, the Company may pay additional delay rental fees to extend the term of the lease for successive one (1)(1) year periods pursuant to the following schedule: 

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Per Acre Amount

 

Total Amount

September 2, 2020 – 2024

$

150

$

134,155

September 2, 2025 – 2029

 

200

 

178,873

Texas Mineral Resources Corp. 

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements 

February 28, 2022 

(Unaudited)

NOTE 4 – MINERAL PROPERTIES (CONTINUED)

Schedule of August 2010 Lease

   Per Acre
Amount
  Total
Amount
 
September 2, 2020 – 2024  $150  $134,155 
September 2, 2025 – 2029   200   178,873 

In August 2020,2021, our joint venture partner paid the Company paidState of Texas a delay rental to extend the Stateterm of Texasthe lease in an amount equal to $134,155 and as of the amountdate of $134,155.this filing, RTMD is current in its lease obligations.

November 2011 Lease

On November 1, 2011, the Company executed a mining lease with the State of Texas covering approximately 90 acres of land that is adjacent to the August 2010 Lease. Under the lease, the Company paid the State of Texas a lease bonus of $20,700$20,700 upon the execution of the lease. Upon the sale of minerals removed from Round Top, the Company will pay the State of Texas a $50,000$50,000 minimum advance royalty.

Thereafter, if paying quantities of minerals are obtained, the Company will pay the State of Texas a production royalty equal to eight percent (8%(8%) of the market value of uranium and other fissionable materials removed and sold from Round Top and six and one quarter percent (6(6 1/4%4%) of the market value of all other minerals. If paying quantities have not been obtained, the Company may pay additional delay rental fees to extend the term of the lease for successive one (1)(1) year periods pursuant to the following schedule:

Schedule of November 2011 Lease

 

 

Per Acre Amount

 

Total Amount

November 1, 2020 – 2024

$

150

$

13,500

November 1, 2025 – 2029

 

200

 

18,000

  Per Acre
Amount
  Total
Amount
 
November 1, 2020 – 2024  $150  $13,500 
November 1, 2025 – 2029   200   18,000 

 

In August 2020,2021, our joint venture partner paid the Company paidState of Texas a delay rental to extend the Stateterm of Texasthe lease in an amount equal to $13,500 and as of $13,500.the date of this filing, RTMD is current in its lease obligations.

March 2013 Lease

On March 6, 2013, the Company purchased the surface lease at the Round Top Project, known as the West Lease, from the Southwest Wildlife and Range Foundation (since renamed the Rio Grande Foundation) for $500,000$500,000 cash and 1,063,830 shares of common stock valued at $500,000.$500,000. The Company also agreed to support the Foundation through an annual payment of $45,000$45,000 for ten years to support conservation efforts within the Rio Grande Basin, particularly Lake Amistad, a large and well-known fishing lake near Del Rio, Texas. In connection with the January 2019 settlement with the Foundation, the balance was paid off as of August, 2020. The West Lease comprises approximately 54,990 acres. Most importantly, the purchase of the surface lease provides the Company unrestricted surface access for the potential development and mining of the Round Top Project.



Texas Mineral Resources Corp.

Notes to Interim Financial Statements

February 28, 2021

(Unaudited)

NOTE 2 – MINERAL PROPERTIES (CONTINUED)

October 2014 Surface Option and Water Lease

On October 29, 2014, the Company announced the execution of agreements with the Texas General Land Office securing the option to purchase the surface rights covering the potential Round Top projectProject mine and plant areas and, separately, a lease to develop the water necessary for the potential Round Top project miningProject mine operations. The option to purchase the surface rights covers approximately 5,670 acres over the mining lease and the additional acreage adequate to site all potential heap leaching and processing operations as currently anticipated by the Company. The Company may exercise the option for all or part of the option acreage at any time during the remaining sixteen-year primary term of the mineral lease. The option can be maintained through annual payments of $10,000.$10,000. The purchase price will be the appraised value of the surface at the time of option exercise. All annual payments have been made as of the date of this filing.

The ground water lease secures the right to develop the ground water within a 13,120-acre13,120-acre lease area located approximately 4 miles from the Round Top deposit. The lease area contains five5 existing water wells. It is anticipated that all potential water needs for the Round Top projectProject mine operations would be satisfied by the existing wells covered by this water lease. This lease terms include an annual minimum production payment of $5,000$5,000 prior to production of water for the operation. After initiation of production, the Company will pay $0.95$0.95 per thousand gallons or $20,000$20,000 annually, whichever is greater. This lease remains in effect so long as the mineral lease is in effect. The minimum production payment for all fiscal years have been made as of the date of this filing.

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Texas Mineral Resources Corp. 

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements 

February 28, 2022 

(Unaudited)

NOTE 4 – MINERAL PROPERTIES (CONTINUED)

Santa Fe Gold Corporation

On November 8, 2021, the Company entered into a mineral exploration and option agreement with Santa Fe Gold Corporation (“Santa Fe”). Under the agreement, the Company and Santa Fe plan to pursue, negotiate and subsequently enter into a joint venture agreement to jointly explore and develop a target silver property to be selected by the Company among patented and unpatented mining claims held by Santa Fe within the Black Hawk Mining District in Grant County, New Mexico. Completion of a joint venture agreement is subject to the successful outcome of a multi-phase exploration plan leading to a bankable feasibility study to be undertaken in the near future by the Company. Under the expected terms of the joint venture agreement, the Company would be project operator and initially own 50.5% of the joint venture while Santa Fe would initially own 49.5%. Additional terms of the joint venture are to be negotiated between the Company and Santa Fe. 

Under the terms of the agreement, the Company plans to conduct a district-wide evaluation among the patented and unpatented claims held by Santa Fe, consisting of geologic mapping, sampling, trenching, radiometric surveying, geophysics, drilling and/or other methods as warranted. Based on the district-wide evaluation, the Company will designate one 80-acre tract as the “project area” and commence detailed exploration work. The property covered in the agreement is approximately 1,300 acres and covers approximately 75% of the known mining district. The area to be studied also includes a 2-mile radius “area of interest.” The agreement provides the Company with the option to designate any properties within the “area of interest” as “project area” properties. The term of the option is for so long as the Company continues to conduct exploration activities in the Project Area and can be exercised on 60 days’ notice to Santa Fe.

Additionally, on November 8, 2021, the Company entered into a financing and purchase option agreement with Greentech Minerals Holdings, Inc. (“Greentech”). Under the agreement, Greentech is responsible for funding initial exploration activities and the bankable feasibility study, estimated to cost approximately $6.5 million, for the Santa Fe project exploration. It is contemplated that the bankable feasibility study will be designed to proceed in 5 tranches, each based on the success of the previous. It is estimated that completion of all tranches, if successful, would take twelve to fifteen months, depending on variables such as data analysis, weather and permitting.

Upon successful completion of the study, Greentech will be entitled to received 20% of the Company’s initial equity in the proposed joint venture with Santa Fe, equal to approximately 10.1% of the total equity of the joint venture. In addition, assuming Greentech exercises its option to participate in funding the Santa Fe project capital expenditures, currently anticipated to be approximately $15 million, it will be entitled to receive another 20% of the Company’s initial equity in the future joint venture, equal to approximately an additional 10.1%. In total, Greentech, in exchange for its funding, has the ability to earn at least 20.2% membership interest in the potential joint venture with Santa Fe assuming successful completion of the overall first project.

NOTE 35SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Capital Stock

OurThe Company’s authorized capital stock consists of 100,000,000 shares of common stock, with a par value of $0.01$0.01 per share, and 10,000,000 preferred shares with a par value of $0.001$0.001 per share.

All shares of common stock have equal voting rights and, when validly issued and outstanding, are entitled to one non-cumulative vote per share in all matters to be voted upon by shareholders. The sharesShares of common stock have no pre-emptive, subscription, conversion or redemption rights and may be issued only as fully paid and non-assessable shares. Holders of the common stock are entitled to equal ratable rights to dividends and distributions with respect to the common stock, as may be declared by ourthe Company’s Board of Directors (our(the “Board”) out of funds legally available. In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company, the holders of common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining available for distribution to them after payment or provision for all liabilities and any preferential liquidation rights of any preferred stock then outstanding.

In January 2020,October 2021, the Company entered into three separate consulting agreements for total consideration of 699,999issued 41,231 shares of common stock (233,333 per agreement). The common stock underlying the agreements had a total value of $448,000, based on the $0.64 quoted market price of the common stock on the date the consulting agreements were reached. The rightrelated to receive the common stock is subject to ratable vesting over a 24-month periodDirector fees earned and at February 28, 2021, 408,332 shares had vested and 87,501 had been issued. The Company recognized $112,000 and $56,000 of compensation expense under these consulting agreementsexpensed during the six and three monthsyear ended February 28, 2021 and included the expense in general and administrative expenses. The consultants have requested that the Company hold the remaining shares issuable under the consulting agreements in trust to allow the consultants to request their shares as they vest.August 31, 2021.

In October 2020, the Company issued 61,936 shares of common stock to Directors as payment for accrued fees totaling $92,500 earned in June through August 2020. During the quarter ended November 30, 2020,2021, the Company recognized stock compensation and a corresponding charge to additional paid-in capital in the amount of $52,899$41,502 for director’s fees earned during the quarter. The Company issued the related 40,04231,218 shares of common stock in December 2020.2021.

During the quarter ended November 30, 2020,2021, the Company granted a total of 53,50043,500 stock options with a fair value of $81,468$73,788 on the date of grant to a consultant. The fair value of the options was determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The weighted average assumptions used to calculate the fair market value are as follows: (i) risk-free interest rate of 0.28%0.25% (ii) estimated volatility of 208.05%201.75% (iii) dividend yield of 0.00%0.00% and (iv) expected life of all options of 4.6 years.5 years. The Company recognized the full $81,468$73,788 as compensation expense during the three months ended November 30, 2020.2021.



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Texas Mineral Resources Corp.

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

February 28, 20212022 

(Unaudited)

NOTE 35SHAREHOLDERS’SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY (CONTINUED)

During the three months ended November 30,In January 2020, the holders of 70,000 common stock warrants with an exercise price of $0.35 per share, exercised such optionsCompany entered into three separate consulting agreements for total consideration of $24,500. The699,999 shares of common stock (233,333 per agreement). The common stock underlying the warrants were issuedagreements had a total value of $448,000, based on the $0.64 quoted market price of the common stock on the agreement date. The right to receive the holders in December 2020.

Duringcommon stock is subject to ratable vesting over a 24-month period and at February 28, 2022, 699,999 shares had vested and 87,501 had been issued. The Company recognized approximately $18,666 and $74,666 of compensation expense under these consulting agreements during the three and six months ended February 28, 2022, respectively, and $56,000 and $112,000 during the three and six months ended February 28, 2021, respectively, which is included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The consultants have requested that the Company recognized stock compensation and a corresponding chargehold the remaining shares issuable under the agreements in trust to additional paid-in capital inallow the amount of $41,500 for director’s fees earned during the quarter. The Company issued the related 13,267consultants to request their shares of common stock in April 2021.as they vest.

In December 2020, the Company issued 33,064 shares of common stock to a consultant under a cashless option exercise.

In January 2021, the Company issued 136,442 shares of common stock to a former director under a cashless warrant exercise.

During the quarter ended February 28, 2021,2022, the Company granted a total of 53,500 30,000 stock options with a fair value of $106,821$60,230 on the date of grant to a consultant. The fair value of the options was determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The weighted average assumptions used to calculate the fair market value are as follows: (i) risk-free interest rate of 0.28%0.25% (ii) estimated volatility of 205.60%201.75% (iii) dividend yield of 0.00%0.00% and (iv) expected life of all options of 4.6 years.5 years. The Company recognized the full $106,821$60,230 as compensation expense during the three months ended February 28, 2021.2022.

During the quarter ended February 28, 2022, the Company recognized stock compensation and a corresponding charge to additional paid-in capital in the amount of $41,502 for director’s fees earned during the quarter. The Company had 71,664,762related 25,938 shares of common stock outstanding as ofwere issued in March 2022.

During the quarter ended February 28, 2021.2022, the Company issued 570,001 shares of common stock to a consultant from the exercise of common stock options. The total proceeds received by the Company as a result of the conversion of common stock options was $171,000.

NOTE 6 – GRANT INCOME

Grants received from government and other agencies in advance of a specific project are deferred and recognized as other income in the statements of operations in the period they are earned and the related project costs are incurred. For the three months ended February 28, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized $187,317 and $150,000, respectively, of grant income which is presented in other income, net of grant related expenses totaling $257,400 and $138,922, respectively.

NOTE 47SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

InAs a part of our obligation for our 20% ownership in the joint venture as disclosed in Note 3, on March 2021,23, 2022 we contributed approximately $171,400 to the joint venture in accordance with the Contribution Agreement between the Company acquired an additional 320 acres from the GLO for approximately $130,000. The Company plans to utilize this property as the site for the construction of its demonstration facility.and USARE.



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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, unless the context requires otherwise, references to “Texas Mineral Resources Corp,” “the Company” “we,” “our” or “us” refer to Texas Mineral Resources Corp. You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this quarterly report. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may also contain statistical data and estimates we obtained from industry publications and reports generated by third parties. Although we believe that the publications and reports are reliable, we have not independently verified their data.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the exhibits attached hereto contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (collectively, “forward-looking statements”). Such forward-looking statements concern our anticipated results and developments in our operations in future periods, planned exploration and development of our properties, plans related to our business and other matters that may occur in the future. These statements relate to analyses and other information that are based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not yet determinable and assumptions of management. Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, “plans”, “estimates” or “intends”, or stating that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, include, but are not limited to:

the progress, potential and uncertainties of the rare-earth exploration plans at our Round Top project in Hudspeth County, Texas (the “Round Top Project” or “Round Top”);

timing for a completed feasibility study for the Round Top Project;

the success of getting the necessary permits for future Round Top drill programs and project development;

success of RTMD (as defined below) in developing the Round Top Project, including without limitation raising sufficient capital;

expectations regarding our ability to raise capital and to continue our exploration plans on our properties (either to fund our proportionate expenditures in the Round Top Project as a member of RTMD or otherwise);

plans regarding anticipated expenditures at the Round Top Project; and

plans to enter into a joint venture agreement with Santa Fe and ability to fund such potential exploration and development project.

 

·the progress, potential and uncertainties of our 2020-2021 rare-earth exploration plans at our Round Top project in Hudspeth County, Texas (the “Round Top Project” or “Round Top”); 

·timing for a completed feasibility study for our Round Top Project; 

·the success of getting the necessary permits for future drill programs and future project development; 

·expectations that USA Rare Earth will fund an aggregate of $10 million and earn a 70% interest in the Round Top Project; 

·expectations regarding our ability to raise capital and to continue our exploration plans on our properties (either to fund our proportionate expenditures in the Round Top Project as a party in a venture with USA Rare Earth or otherwise); and 

·plans regarding anticipated expenditures at the Round Top Project; 

Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual events or results to differ from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation:

risks associated with our history of losses and need for additional financing;

risks associated with our limited operating history;

risks associated with our properties all being in the exploration stage;

risks associated with our lack of history in producing metals from our properties;

risks associated with our inability to fund our proportionate expenditures in the Round Top Project as a member of RTMD which will result in dilution of our membership interest in RTMD;

risks associated with our need for additional financing to develop a producing mine, if warranted;

risks associated with the potential Santa Fe joint venture arrangement;

risks associated with our exploration activities not being commercially successful;

risks associated with increased costs affecting our financial condition;

risks associated with a shortage of equipment and supplies adversely affecting our ability to operate;

risks associated with mining and mineral exploration being inherently dangerous;

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risks associated with mineralization estimates;

risks associated with changes in mineralization estimates affecting the economic viability of our properties;

risks associated with uninsured risks;

risks associated with mineral operations being subject to market forces beyond our control;

risks associated with fluctuations in commodity prices;

risks associated with permitting, licenses and approval processes;

risks associated with the governmental and environmental regulations;

risks associated with future legislation regarding the mining industry and climate change;

risks associated with potential environmental lawsuits;

risks associated with our land reclamation requirements;

risks associated with rare earth and beryllium mining presenting potential health risks;

risks related to title in our properties;

risks related to competition in the mining and rare earth elements industries;

risks related to economic conditions;

risks related to our ability to manage growth;

risks related to the potential difficulty of attracting and retaining qualified personnel;

risks related to our dependence on key personnel;

risks related to our SEC filing history; and

risks related to our securities.

 

·risks associated with our history of losses and need for additional financing; 

·risks associated with our limited operating history; 

·risks associated with our properties all being in the exploration stage; 

·risks associated with our lack of history in producing metals from our properties; 

·risks associated with our inability to fund our proportionate expenditures in the Round Top Project with USA Rare Earth which will result in dilution of our remaining interest in Round Top; 

·risks associated with our need for additional financing to develop a producing mine, if warranted; 

·risks associated with our exploration activities not being commercially successful; 

·risks associated with increased costs affecting our financial condition; 

·risks associated with a shortage of equipment and supplies adversely affecting our ability to operate; 



·risks associated with mining and mineral exploration being inherently dangerous; 

·risks associated with mineralization estimates; 

·risks associated with changes in mineralization estimates affecting the economic viability of our properties; 

·risks associated with uninsured risks; 

·risks associated with mineral operations being subject to market forces beyond our control; 

·risks associated with fluctuations in commodity prices; 

·risks associated with permitting, licenses and approval processes; 

·risks associated with the governmental and environmental regulations; 

·risks associated with future legislation regarding the mining industry and climate change; 

·risks associated with potential environmental lawsuits; 

·risks associated with our land reclamation requirements; 

·risks associated with rare earth and beryllium mining presenting potential health risks; 

·risks related to title in our properties; 

·risks related to competition in the mining and rare earth elements industries; 

·risks related to economic conditions; 

·risks related to our ability to manage growth; 

·risks related to the potential difficulty of attracting and retaining qualified personnel; 

·risks related to our dependence on key personnel; 

·risks related to our SEC filing history; and 

·risks related to our securities. 

This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect our forward-looking statements. Some of the important risks and uncertainties that could affect forward-looking statements are described further under the section heading “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of this Quarterly Report and “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2020,2021, filed with the SEC on November 30, 2020.29, 2021. Although we have attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Except as required by law, we disclaim any obligation to subsequently revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events. We qualify all the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report by the foregoing cautionary statements.



Overview

We are a mining company engaged in the business of the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties. We currently holdown a 20% membership interest in RTMD, which entity holds two mineral property leases with the GLO expiring in 2029Texas General Land Office to explore and develop a 950 acre950-acre rare earths project located in Hudspeth County, Texas, known as the Round Top Project. WeThe leases, originally signed with primary terms of approximately 19 and 18 years, each currently have remaining terms of approximately eight years and provisions for automatic renewal if Round Top is in production. RTMD also haveholds prospecting permits covering 9,345 acres adjacent to the Round Top Project. Our principal focus in conjunction with our joint venture partner, USA Rare Earth,The strategy of RTMD is on developingto develop a metallurgical process to concentrate or otherwise extract the metals from the Round Top Project’s rhyolite, and to conduct additional engineering, design, geotechnical work, and permitting necessary for a bankable feasibility study. We currently have limited operationsstudy and havethen to extract mineral resources from the Round Top Project. The Round Top Project has not established as of the date hereof that any of our projects orthe properties contain any Provenprobable mineral reserves or Probable Reservesproven mineral reserves under Guide 7.Item 1300 of Regulation S-K.

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In March 2021, we acquired an additional 320 acres from the GLO for approximately $130,000. We plan to utilize this property as the site for the construction of our demonstration facility.

Rare earth elements (“REE”) are a group of chemically similar elements that usually are found together in nature – they are referred to as the “lanthanide series.” These individual elements have a variety of characteristics that are critical in a wide range of technologies, products, and applications and are critical inputs in existing and emerging applications. Without these elements, multiple high-tech technologies would not be possible. These technologies include:

cell phones,

computer and television screens,

electric vehicles,

clean energy technologies, such as hybrid and electric vehicles and wind power turbines,

fiber optics, lasers and hard disk drives,

numerous defense applications, such as guidance and control systems and global positioning systems,

advanced water treatment technology for use in industrial, military and

outdoor recreation applications

 

·Cell phones,  

·Computer and television screens, 

·Battery operated vehicles, 

·Clean energy technologies, such as hybrid and electric vehicles and wind power turbines,  

·Fiber optics, lasers and hard disk drives, 

·Numerous defense applications, such as guidance and control systems and global positioning systems, 

·Advanced water treatment technology for use in industrial, military and  

·Outdoor recreation applications 

Because of these applications, global demand for REE is projected to steadily increase due to continuing growth in existing applications and increased innovation and development of new end uses. Interest in developing resources domestically has become a strategic necessity as there is limited production of these elements outside of China. Our ability to raise additional funds in order to completecontinue to fund our plan of exploration and, if warranted, development atparticipation interest in the Round Top Project may be impacted by future prices for REEs.

USA Rare Earth Agreement

In August 2018, the Company and Morzev Pty. Ltd. (“Morzev”) entered into an agreement (the “2018 Option Agreement”) whereby Morzev was granted the exclusive right to earn and acquire a 70% interest in the Company’s Round Top Project by financing $10 million of expenditures in connection with the Project, increasable to an 80% interest in the Round Top Project from the Company by funding certain expenditures described below. The 2018 Option Agreement contained customary representations, warranties and covenants. In September 2018 and October 2018, the Company and Morzev entered into minor, non-substantive amendmentsfor an additional $3 million payment to the 2018 Option Agreement and, in connection with the agreement, Morzev purchased 646,054 shares of Company Common Stock for $140,000 in November 2018.Company. Morzev began engaging in businessoperating as USA Rare Earth, LLC (“USARE”) and in May 2019 notified the Company that it was nominating USA Rare Earth , LLC (“USARE”)USARE as the optionee under the terms of the 2018 Option Agreement. In August 2019, the Company and USARE entered into an amended and restated option agreement as further amended on June 29, 2020 (the “2019 Option Agreement” and collectively with the 2018 Option Agreement, the “Option Agreement”), whereby the Company restated its agreement to grant USARE the exclusive right to earn and acquire a 70% interest, increasable to an 80% interest, in the Round Top Project from the Company by funding certain expenditures described below.Project. The 2019 Option Agreement has substantially similar terms to the 2018 Option Agreement except that that 2019Agreement:

On May 17, 2021, and in accordance with the terms of the Option Agreement, acknowledges the investment by USA Rare Earth into the Company and recognizedUSARE entered into a broader range of expenditures advancingcontribution agreement (“Contribution Agreement”) whereby the Company and USARE contributed assets to Round Top ProjectMountain Development (“RTMD”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, in exchange for their ownership interests in RTMD, of which the Company now owns membership interests equating to 20% of RTMD and USARE owns membership interests equating to 80% of RTMD. Concurrently therewith, the Company and USARE as contributing to the total $10,000,000 earn-in commitment fortwo members entered into a limited liability company agreement (“Operating Agreement”) governing the initial 70% interest. The 2019 Option Agreementoperations of RTMD which contains customary representations, warranties and covenants. industry standard terms as contemplated by the Option Agreement. USARE will serve as manager of RTMD and Mr. Gorski, on behalf of the Company, will serve as one of the three members of the management committee.

In orderconnection with USARE meeting its obligations to acquire and earn thea 70% interest in the Round Top Project USA Rare Earth must perform and completeexercising its right to an additional 10% interest, the following:Company received total consideration of approximately $3,728,000, consisting of the $3 million upon exercise of the option and approximately $728,000 in previous advances to the Company by USARE, and derecognized 80% of the carrying amount of mineral properties, or approximately $402,000. The resulting gain on sale of interest in mineral properties in the amount of approximately $3,326,000 was recognized during the quarter ended May 31, 2021.


Upon entry into the Contribution Agreement, the Company assigned the following contracts and assets to RTMD in exchange for its 20% membership interest in RTMD:

the assignment and assumption agreement with respect to the mineral leases from the Company to RTMD;

the assignment and assumption agreement with respect to the surface lease from the Company to RTMD;

the assignment and assumption agreement with respect to the surface purchase option from the Company to RTMD;

the assignment and assumption agreement with respect to the water lease from the Company to RTMD; and

the bill of sale and assignment agreement of existing data with respect to RTMD owned by the Company.


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and USARE assigned the following assets to RTMD (or the Company, as applicable) for its 80% membership interest in RTMD:

cash to RTMD to continue to fund Round Top Project operations in the amount of approximately $3,761,750 comprising the balance of the $10 million required expenditure to earn a 70% interest in RTMD;

cash in the amount of $3 million to the Company upon exercise of the USARE option to acquire from the Company an additional 10% interest in RTMD, resulting in the aggregate ownership interest of 80% in RTMD;

bill of sale and assignment agreement of the Pilot Plant to RTMD;

the assignment and assumption regarding relevant contracts and permits with respect to RTMD; and

bill of sale and assignment agreement of existing data and intellectual property owned by USARE to RTMD.

 

·commitThe Company accounts for its interest in RTMD using the proportionate consolidation method, which is an exception available to expend a total of $2,500,000 for mining operations (as described below) onentities in the Round Top Project prior to December 13, 2020 (inclusiveextractive industries, thereby recognizing its pro-rate share of the $140,000 Morzev 2018 stock purchase) which was achievedassets, liabilities, and operations of RTMD in the appropriate classifications in the financial statements.

Santa Fe Project

On November 8, 2021, the Company entered into a mineral exploration and option agreement with Santa Fe Gold Corporation (“Santa Fe”). Under the agreement, the Company and Santa Fe plan to pursue, negotiate and subsequently enter into a joint venture agreement to jointly explore and develop a target silver property to be selected by expenditure commitments USARE made on December 10, 2019;the Company among patented and

·expend amounts forunpatented mining operations onclaims held by Santa Fe within the Round Top Project, upBlack Hawk Mining District in Grant County, New Mexico. Completion of a joint venture agreement is subject to the successful outcome of a multi-phase exploration plan leading to a maximum of $10,000,000 (including the $2,500,000 referred to above), which mining operations include: (i) the work of de-risking Round Top (including specifically optimizing the leaching cycle and determining final leach pad design, undertaking the pilot plant, and developing the process and procedure to separate and purify other economically important elements from the primary leach solution including but not limited to lithium, aluminum sulfate, hafnium and other fertilizer and industrial products); (ii) property maintenance; (iii) process development solar evaporation; (iv) chemical processing; (v) baseline studies; (vi) engineering; (vii) assessment, geophysical, geochemical and geological surveys; (viii) studies and mapping; (ix) investigating, drilling, assaying, prospecting, designing, examining, equipping, improving, surveying, shaft-sinking, raising, cross-cutting and drifting, searching for, digging, trucking, sampling, working and procuring minerals, ores and metals; (x) surveying and bringing any mining claims to lease or patent; (xi) reclaiming and all other work usually consideredbankable feasibility study to be prospecting, exploration, development, mining and reclamation work; (xii) paying wages and salaries of workers engagedundertaken in the work and in supplying food, lodging, transportation and other reasonable needs of the workers; (xiii) paying assessments or premiums for workers’ compensation insurance, contributions for unemployment insurance or other pay allowances or benefits customarily paid in the district to those workers; (xiv) paying rentals, license renewal fees, taxes and other governmental charges required to keep the mineral interests comprising the Round Top Project in good standing; (xv) purchasing or renting plant, buildings, machinery, tools, appliances, equipment or supplies and in installing, erecting, detaching and removing them; and (xvi) mining, milling, concentrating, rehabilitation, reclamation, and environmental protections and in the management of any work which may be done on Round Top or in any other respect necessary for the due carrying out of the prospecting, exploration and development work or any other expenditure approvednear future by the Operating Committee. USARE has the right to fund the balance of the $10,000,000 of mining operations expenditures into the Round Top Project at any time and, simultaneously with such funding, USARE will acquire a 70% interest in Round Top. As of April 2, 2021, USARE has funded an aggregate of approximately $6,238,000 of the $10,000,000 commitment. 

If and when USARE acquires the 70% interest in the Round Top Project, the Company’s interest in Round Top will immediately reduce to 30% and each party will be required to contribute to future expenditures with respect to Round Top in proportion to their ownership and all budgets and timelines to be determined and agreed by an operating committee established between the parties, consisting of 2 appointees of USARE and one appointee of the Company. Additionally, the failure of a party to timely fund its proportionate expenditure request shall result in dilution of an ownership interest, which could result in further reductions of the Company’s ownership interest in the event the Company doesn’t have the financial resources to timely fund (or elects not to fund) its proportionate expenditure requirements. It is expected that upon acquisition by USARE of its 70% interest in the Round Top Project, USARE and the Company will enter into documentation reflectingUnder the terms of the 2019 Option Agreementjoint venture agreement, the Company would be project operator and initially own 50.5% of the joint venture while Santa Fe would initially own 49.5%. Additional terms of the joint venture are to be negotiated between the Company and Santa Fe.

Under terms of the agreement, the Company plans to conduct a district-wide evaluation among the patented and unpatented claims held by Santa Fe, consisting of geologic mapping, sampling, trenching, radiometric surveying, geophysics, drilling and/or other methods as wellwarranted. Based on the district-wide evaluation, the Company will designate one 80-acre tract as other termsthe “project area” and conditions customarycommence detailed exploration work. The property covered in the agreement is approximately 1,300 acres and covers approximately 75% of the known mining industry for these typesdistrict. The area to be studied also includes a two-mile radius “area of arrangements.

USA Rare Earth shall haveinterest.” The agreement also provides the Company with the option to acquire an additional 10%include in the Round Top“project area” properties within the “area of interest”. The term of the option is for so long as the Company continues to conduct exploration activities in the Project by:

·providing writtenArea and can be exercised on 60 days’ notice to Santa Fe.

Additionally, on November 8, 2021, the Company at any time prior toentered into a financing and purchase option agreement with Greentech Minerals Holdings, Inc. (“Greentech”). Under the 180-day anniversary of the date of the completion ofagreement, Greentech is responsible for funding initial exploration activities and the bankable feasibility study; and 

·payingstudy, estimated to cost approximately $6.5 million, for the Company $3,000,000. 

For the avoidance of doubt, the Company and USARE agreed that USARE may exercise this additional option at any time following the date that USARE acquires seventy percent (70%) of the Round TopSanta Fe project until the 180 day anniversary of the dateexploration. It is contemplated that the bankable feasibility study is completed.

USARE serves aswill be designed to proceed in five tranches, each based on the project manager of Round Top, with responsibility to manage, supervise, direct, and control the mining operation with respect to Round Top. Specifically, the project manager responsibilities include:

·arranging for and carrying out the mining operations at Round Top; 

·making payments to maintain the mining interests and leases free of encumbrances and in good standing; 

·maintaining insurance; and 

·customary indemnification obligations in connection with its mining properties. 



The parties have agreed not to transfer any rights under the 2019 Option Agreement, without consentsuccess of the other, providing each otherprevious. It is estimated that completion of all tranches, if successful, would take twelve to fifteen months, depending on variables such as data analysis, weather and permitting.

Upon successful completion of the study, Greentech will be entitled to received 20% of the Company’s initial equity in the proposed joint venture with a customary rightSanta Fe, equal to approximately 10.1% of first refusal, and the Company agreedtotal equity of the joint venture. In addition, assuming Greentech exercises its option to participate in a customary drag-along provision if USA Rare Earth sellsfunding the Santa Fe project capital expenditures, currently anticipated to be approximately $15 million, it will be entitled to receive another 20% of the Company’s initial equity in the future joint venture, equal to approximately an additional 10.1%. In total, Greentech, in exchange for its funding, has the ability to earn at least 20.2% membership interest in the 2019 Option Agreement to an unrelated third party.potential joint venture with Santa Fe assuming successful completion of the overall first project.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of February 28, 2021,2022, our accumulated deficit was approximately $39,700,000$38,118,000 and our cash position was approximately $2,200,000.$4,013,000. We had a working capital surplus of approximately $1,476,000.$3,977,000. We have not commenced commercial production on any of our mineral properties. We have no revenues from operations and anticipate we will have no operating revenues until we place one or more of our properties into production. All properties are in the exploration stage.

Other thanDuring the financial arrangement with USA Rare Earthcurrent fiscal year, RTMD is expected to fund operationsthe expenditure of approximately $20 million to earn a 70% interestoptimize the leaching and developing of the CIX/CIC processing of the Round Top Project. Initial process design work will be carried out at USARE’s facility in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Pending completion of the initial process development, this facility will either be relocated to or replicated at the Round Top Project we currently do not have fundswhere a pilot plant is expected to pursue exploration or developmentbe established. This work onwill consist of mining and crushing approximately 40,000 tonnes of rhyolite and setting up and equipping a facility to conduct pilot plant scale heap leaching. It is estimated that the Round Top Project which means that we will be requiredrequire additional time and further expenditure to raise additional capital on best efforts terms if USA Rare Earth ceases funding, or find alternative meanscomplete a bankable feasibility study. We plan to finance the Round Top Project continued exploration activities, if warranted. Failurefund up to obtain required and sufficient financing in the absence of continued funding by USA Rare Earth may result in the (i) delay or indefinite postponement of exploration and, if warranted, development or production in the Round Top Project, and/or (ii) curtailment or cessation of our operations. Subsequent to the fundingapproximately $3.5 million of the aggregate amountexpected expenditures by RTMD during our current fiscal year.

We have sufficient cash on hand to fund our portion of $10,000,000 by USA Rare Earth,the RTMD budget during our current fiscal year. Thereafter, we will need to raise a significant amount of additional capitalfunding to implement our business strategy and to continue to fund our proportionate expendituresportion of the RTMD budget (20% is our obligation and this percentage equates to further exploit the Round Top Project or our remaining 30%membership interest in RTMD), the Round Top project (20%, if USA Rare Earth exercises its option) will be further dilutedfailure of which dilution could result in a significant reduction of our remaining interest if we are unablecause us to fund our proportionate expenditure requirements. We cannot be certain 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 or acceptable to us. Our ability to arrange additional financing in the future is dependent upon third parties. Failure of obtaining the required capital will result in the curtailment or cessation of our business operations or the significant reduction ofreduce our ownership interest in RTMD or curtail or cease our operations. The most likely source of future financing presently available to us is through the Round Top Project.sale of our securities. Any sale of our shares of common stock will result in dilution of equity ownership to existing stockholders. This means that if we sell shares of common stock, more shares will be outstanding and each existing stockholder will own a smaller percentage of the shares then outstanding. Alternatively, we may rely on debt financing and assume debt obligations that require us to make substantial interest and capital payments. Also, we may issue or grant warrants or options in the future pursuant to which additional shares of common stock may be issued. Exercise of such warrants or options will result in dilution of equity ownership to our existing stockholders.

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Results of Operations

Six months ended February 28, 20212022 and February 29, 202028, 2021

General &and Revenue

We had no operating revenues during the six months ended February 28, 20212022 and February 29, 2020.28, 2021. We are not currently profitable. As a result of ongoing operating losses, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $39.7$38.1 million as of February 28, 2021.2022.

Operating expenses, other income (expenses) and resulting losses from Operations.

We incurred exploration costs for the six months ended February 28, 20212022 and February 29, 2020,28, 2021, in the amount of approximately $582,000 and $96,000, and $6,000, respectively. Expenditures duringThe increase in expenditures for the threesix months ended February 28, 2022 versus the six months ended February 28, 2021 were primarily for permitsthe result of mining and fees. Currently,transporting approximately 30,000 metric tonnes of rhyolite from the deposit site to the planned demonstration plant site. There was also considerable earth work done at the site of the production plant to divert storm runoff water. In addition, we began contracting various consulting groups to commence the designing of the mine, heap leaching plant and processing plant. During the six months ended February 28, 2022, exploration expenditures for metallurgicalmining activities arewere funded by RTMD. We account for our joint venture partner, USA Rare Earth.interest in RTMD under the proportional consolidation method. Under the proportional consolidation method, we record our share of expenses of RTMD within the income statement in the same line items that we would if we were to consolidate our financial statements with RTMD.

Our general and administrative expenses for the six months ended February 28, 20212022 and February 29, 2020,28, 2021, respectively, were approximately $735,000$691,000 and $316,000.$735,000. For the six months ended February 28, 20212022 and 2020,2021, this amount included approximately $395,000$292,000 and $42,000,$395,000, respectively, in stock-based compensation to Directorsdirectors and common stock and stock options to outside consultants. The remaining expenditures were primarily for payroll professional and consultingrelated taxes and benefits, professional fees and other general and administrative expenses necessary for our operations.

In June 2020, TMRC led a consortium that included Penn State UniversityGrants received from government and applied for a Department of Energy grant to evaluate the economic potential of rare earth elements associated with Appalachian coal deposits. Our group was awarded the first phase of this grantother agencies in September 2020 as were twelve other recipients. Work consistedadvance of a conceptual studyspecific project’s expenses are deferred and recognized as other income in the identificationstatements of a resource, developingoperations in the physical metallurgy to concentrateperiod they are earned and the rare earth minerals and then separating and refining both the rare earth elements as well as various other elements. The final report was delivered to the Department of Energy in December 2020. The Department of Energy has recently notified the consortium that it has been selected for the second phase of the grant, subject to final funding approval.related project costs are incurred. For the six months ended February 28, 2022 and 2021, we receivedrecognized approximately $562,000 and $150,000, from the Departmentrespectively, of Energy relating to this grant and incurred approximately $139,000income which is presented in other income net of grant related expenses.expenses totaling approximately $562,000 and $139,000, respectively.

For both the six months ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021, we earned approximately $3,000$3,400 in interest income from depository accounts. For the six months ended February 29, 2020 we settled an outstanding payable of $45,000 for a past employee’s compensation, in exchange for 130,892 shares of our common stock valued at approximately $111,000 on the settlement date, resulting in a loss on settlement of approximately $66,000.



We had losses from operations for the six months ended February 28, 20212022 and February 29, 202028, 2021 totaling approximately $1,273,000 and $831,000, and $322,000, respectively.

We had net losses for the six months ended February 28, 20212022 and February 29, 202028, 2021 totaling approximately $1,270,000 and $817,000, and $395,000, respectively.

Three months ended February 28, 20212022 and February 29, 202028, 2021

General &and Revenue

We had no operating revenues during the three months ended February 28, 20212022 and February 29, 2020.28, 2021. We are not currently profitable. As a result of ongoing operating losses, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $39.7$38.1 million as of February 28, 2021.2022.

Operating expenses, other income (expenses) and resulting losses from Operations.

We incurred exploration costs for the three months ended February 28, 20212022 and February 29, 2020,28, 2021, in the amount of approximately $53,000$511,000 and $5,000,$53,400, respectively. Expenditures duringThe increase in expenditures for the three months ended February 28, 2022 versus the three months ended February 28, 2021 were primarily for permitsthe result of mining and fees. Currentlytransporting approximately 30,000 metric tonnes of rhyolite from the deposit site to the planned demonstration plant site. There was also considerable earth work done at the site of the production plant to divert storm runoff water. In addition, we began contracting various consulting groups to commence the designing of the mine, heap leaching plant and processing plant. During the three months ended February 28, 2022 exploration expenditures for metallurgicalmining activities arewere funded by RTMD. We account for our joint venture partner, USA Rare Earth.interest in RTMD under the proportional consolidation method. Under the proportional consolidation method, we record our share of expenses of RTMD within the income statement in the same line items that we would if we were to consolidate our financial statements with RTMD.

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Our general and administrative expenses for the three months ended February 28, 20212022 and February 29, 2020,28, 2021, respectively, were approximately $410,000$352,000 and $227,000.$410,000. For the three months ended February 28, 20212022 and 2020,2021, this amount included approximately $204,000$121,000 and $37,000,$205,000, respectively, in stock-based compensation to Directorsdirectors and common stock and stock options to outside consultants. The remaining expenditures were primarily for payroll professional and consultingrelated taxes and benefits, professional fees and other general and administrative expenses necessary for our operations.

In June 2020, TMRC led a consortium that included Penn State UniversityGrants received from government and applied for a Department of Energy grant to evaluate the economic potential of rare earth elements associated with Appalachian coal deposits. Our group was awarded the first phase of this grantother agencies in September 2020 as were twelve other recipients. Work consistedadvance of a conceptual studyspecific project’s expenses are deferred and recognized as other income in the identificationstatements of a resource, developingoperations in the physical metallurgy to concentrateperiod they are earned and the rare earth minerals and then separating and refining both the rare earth elements as well as various other elements. The final report was delivered to the Department of Energy in December 2020. The Department of Energy has recently notified the consortium that it has been selected for the second phase of the grant, subject to final funding approval.related project costs are incurred. For the three months ended February 28, 2022 and 2021, we receivedrecognized approximately $187,000 and $100,000, from the Departmentrespectively, of Energy relating to this grant and incurred approximately $116,000income which is presented in other income net of grant related expenses.expenses totaling approximately $257,000 and $116,000, respectively.

For the three months ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021, we earned approximately $1,700 and $2,000, respectively, in interest income from depository accounts. For the three months ended February 29, 2020 we settled an outstanding payable of $45,000 for a past employee’s compensation, in exchange for 130,892 shares of our common stock valued at approximately $111,000 on the settlement date, resulting in a loss on settlement of approximately $66,000.

We had losses from operations for the three months ended February 28, 20212022 and February 29, 202028, 2021 totaling approximately $862,000 and $463,000, and $232,000, respectively.

We had net losses for the three months ended February 28, 20212022 and February 29, 202028, 2021 totaling approximately $931,000 and $477,000, and $301,000, respectively.

Investment Company Act Exclusion

Section 3(a)(9) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), provides that a company “substantially all of whose business consists of owning or holding oil, gas, or other mineral royalties or leases, or fractional interests therein, or certificates of interest or participation in or investment contracts relative to such royalties, leases, or fractional interests” is not an investment company within the meaning of the 1940 Act. The Company has determined that this exemption applies to it giving consideration to the following four factors:

whether the exempted activity constitutes “substantially all” of our business;

The Company has owned mineral leases since 2010, all of our business to date has been comprised of owning and developing the mineral leases and, after the May 2021 “farm-down” of its 100% interest in the mineral leases, all of our business continues to be comprised of owning and holding a certificate of interest and a participation in the mineral leases owned by RTMD. The Company’s mineral assets historically, as well as the value of the certificate of interest at November 30, 2021, have been booked at cost in accordance with GAAP. We have an accumulated deficit of approximately $37.2 million at August 31, 2021 as a result of owning and developing the Round Top Project. Our Board of Directors has authorized and instructed us to (i) invest approximately $3.5 million of our current cash during the current fiscal year to meet the RTMD budgeted cash calls pursuant to the initial budget adopted by the Company and USARE in the Operating Agreement, for the Round Top Project, as well as to (ii) fund future budgets to be adopted by the management committee of RTMD for the development of the Round Top Project to the extent of available working capital.

whether we own or trade in the mineral leases;

The Company has owned the mineral leases, which are now owned by RTMD, since 2010 and neither the Company nor RTMD is in the business of dealing or trading in the mineral leases.

what qualifies as an eligible asset for purposes of the exception; and

The statute specifically references mineral leases and our mineral leases were owned by the Company and are now owned by RTMD. In accordance with Regulation S-K Item 1300 that governs disclosure by registrants engaged in mining operations, the definition of mineral resource is “a concentration or occurrence of material of economic interest in or on the Earth’s crust.” Our rare earth elements and minerals underlying the mineral leases meet that definition, as well as does coal, silver, gold and other material mined for economic value by registrants involved in mining operations. The SEC staff has recognized that an excepted entity can also engage in related business activities such as exploring, developing, and operating the eligible assets.

what qualifies as a “certificate of interest or participation in” or an “investment contract relative to” the eligible assets.

The statute allows a Company to own a “certificate of interest” or “participation in” the mineral leases. The SEC staff has advised that limited partnership interests and/or similar securities issued by entities that themselves own the leases constitute “certificate of interest or participation in or investment contracts” related to such leases. The Company’s 20% membership interest in RTMD constitutes a “certificate of interest” and a “participation in” the mineral leases that are owned by RTMD.

 

 The Company intends to continue to conduct its business operations in order to continue to be excluded from the definition of an “investment company” under the 1940 Act.

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

For the three months ended November 30, 2020 and 2019, we have off-balance sheet arrangements for annual payments in relation to the mineral leases as disclosed in Note 2 of the unaudited notes to interim financial statements.



None.

Critical Accounting Estimates

Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based on our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. Preparation of financial statements requires management to make assumptions, estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, costs and expenses, and the related disclosures of contingencies. Management bases its estimates on various assumptions and historical experience, which are believed to be reasonable; however, due to the inherent nature of estimates, actual results may differ significantly due to changed conditions or assumptions. On a regular basis, management reviews the accounting policies, assumptions, estimates and judgments to ensure that our financial statements are fairly presented in accordance with GAAP. However, because future events and their effects cannot be determined with certainty, actual results could differ from our assumptions and estimates, and such differences could be material. Management believes that the following critical accounting estimates and judgments have a significant impact on our financial statements; Valuation of options granted to Directors, Officersdirectors, officers and consultants using the Black-Scholes model.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Not applicable.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

At the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, an evaluation was carried out under the supervision of and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operations of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a – 15(e) and Rule 15d – 15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based on that evaluation, and in light of the material weakness existing in our internal controls over financial reporting as of August 31, 20202021 (as described in greater detail in our annual report on From 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2020)2021), the CEO and CFO have concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective in providing reasonable assurance that: (i) information required to be disclosed by us in our reports that we file or submit to the SEC under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in applicable rules and forms and (ii) material information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow for accurate and timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes to our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially effect, our internal controls over financial reporting.



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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

None.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes from theThe following updates our risk factors as previously discloseddisclosures set forth in our Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 20202021 as filed with the SEC on November 30, 2020.29, 2021.

There is no assurance that we will be able to enter into a joint venture agreement with Santa Fe, or if we do, that such joint venture arrangement will result in any successful exploration or development prospects.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Except as set forth below, all unregistered sales of equity securities during the period covered by this Quarterly Report were previously disclosed in our current reports on Form 8-K or quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.

Date

Description

Number

Purchaser

Proceeds

($)

Consideration

Exemption

December 2020

Common Stock

70,000

Investors

$24,500

Cash

Sec. 4(a)(2)

December 2020

Common Stock

40,042

Directors

$Nil

Services

Sec. 4(a)(2)

December 2020

Common Stock

33,064

Consultant

$Nil

Cashless Exercise

Sec. 4(a)(2)

January 2021

Common Stock

136,442

Director

$Nil

Cashless Exercise

Sec. 4(a)(2)

December – February 2021

Common Stock Options

53,500

Consultant

$Nil

Services

Sec. 4(a)(2)

DateDescriptionNumberPurchaser

Proceeds ($)

ConsiderationExemption (C)
December 2021Common Stock31,218Directors$NilServicesSec. 4(a)(2)
December – February 2022Common Stock Options30,000Consultant$NilServicesSec. 4(a)(2)
January 2022Common Stock300,000Consultant$90,000CashSec. 4(a)(2)
February 2022Common Stock270,001Consultant$81,000CashSec. 4(a)(2)

With respect to sales designated by “Sec. 4(a)(2),” these shares were issued pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act as privately negotiated, isolated, non-recurring transactions not involving any public offer or solicitation. Each purchaser represented that such purchaser’s intention to acquire the shares for investment only and not with a view toward distribution. None of the securities were sold through an underwriter and accordingly, there were no underwriting discounts or commissions involved.

We did not repurchase any of our securities during the quarter covered by this report.

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety DisclosureDisclosures

Pursuant to Section 1503(a) of the recently enacted Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (The “Dodd-Frank Act”), issuers that are operators, or that have a subsidiary that is an operator, of a coal or other mine in the United States are required to disclose in their periodic reports filed with the SEC information regarding specified health and safety violations, orders and citations, related assessments and legal actions, and mining-related fatalities. During the quarter ended February 28, 2021,2022, our U.S. exploration properties were not subject to regulation by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

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None.



Item 6. Exhibits

The following exhibits are attached hereto or are incorporated by reference:

Exhibit
No.

Description

2.1

Plan of Conversion, dated August 24, 2012, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 29, 2012.

3.1

Delaware Certificate of Conversion, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 29, 2012.

3.2

Delaware Certificate of Incorporation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 29, 2012.

3.3

Delaware Certificate of Amendment, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 18, 2016

3.4

Delaware Bylaws, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 29, 2012.

4.1

Form of Common Stock Certificate, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of our Form 10-K for the period ended August 31, 2009 filed with the SEC on February 8, 2011.

10.1

Amended and Restated 2008 Stock Option Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of our Form 10-Q for the period ended May 31, 2011 filed with the SEC on July 15, 2011.

10.2

Mining Lease, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of our Form 10-K for the period ended August 31, 2009 filed with the SEC on February 8, 2011.

10.3

Mining Lease dated November 2011 with the State of Texas, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended August 31, 2019 filed with the SEC on November 27, 2019.

10.4

Purchase option agreement dated September 2014 with the State of Texas, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended August 31, 2019 filed with the SEC on November 27, 2019.

10.5

Groundwater lease dated September 2014 with the State of Texas, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended August 31, 2019 filed with the SEC on November 27, 2019.

10.6

ReeTech Operating Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K as filed with the Commission on July 21, 2015.

10.7

Amendment Number One to the Reetech Operating Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K as filed with the Commission on November 30, 2015.

10.8

Amendment Number One to the TRER License, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Form 8-K as filed with the Commission on November 30, 2015.

10.9*

Director’s Agreement by and between the Company and Anthony Marchese, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of our Form 10-K for the period ended August 31, 2009 filed with the SEC on February 8, 2011.

10.10*

Summary of Dan Gorski Employment Arrangement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 of of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended August 31, 2019 filed with the SEC on November 27, 2019.



10.11*

Summary of Wm. Chris Mathers Employment Arrangement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 of of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended August 31, 2019 filed with the SEC on November 27, 2019.

10.12*

Option Agreement for Wm. Chris Mathers incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 of our Amendment No. 2 to its Registration Statement on Form S-1 (333-172116) filed with the SEC on May 25, 2011.

10.13*

Form of Directors Option Agreement incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 of our Amendment No. 2 to its Registration Statement on Form S-1 (333-172116) filed with the SEC on May 25, 2011.

10.14

Consulting Agreement between the Company and Chemetals, Inc., dated January 22, 2013, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 28, 2013.

10.15

Lease Agreement between the Company and Southwest Range & Wildlife Foundation, Inc., dated March 6, 2013, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 12, 2013.

10.16

Variation agreement with Morzev PTY LTD. (USA Rare Earth) dated October 2018, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended August 31, 2019 filed with the SEC on November 27, 2019.

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10.17

Amended and Restated Option Agreement with Morzev (USA Rare Earth) dated August 2019, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended August 31, 2019 filed with the SEC on November 27, 2019.

10.18

First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Option Agreement with USA Rare Earth dated June 29, 2020, incorporated by reference to Appendix A of the definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on July 15, 2020.

10.19

Mining lease dated September 2011, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 of the Form 10-K for the period ended August 31, 2020 filed with the SEC on November 30, 2020.

10.20

Contribution Agreement, effective as of May 17, 2021, among USA Rare Earth, LLC, Texas Mineral Resources Corp., and Round Top Mountain Development, LLC, filed with the SEC on Form 8-K on May 21, 2021.
10.21Limited Liability Company Agreement dated effective as of May 17, 2021, among USA Rare Earth, LLC, Texas Mineral Resources Corp., and Round Top Mountain Development, LLC, filed with the SEC on Form 8-K on May 21, 2021.
10.22Mineral Exploration and Option Agreement dated effective October 7, 2021 between Standard Silver Corp. and Santa Fe Gold Corporation, filed with the SEC on Form 8-K on November 10, 2021.
10.23Financing and Purchase Option Agreement dated effective November 2, 2021 between Standard Silver Corp. and Greentech Minerals Holdings, Inc., filed with the SEC on Form 8-K on November 10, 2021.
31.1(1)

Certification by Chief Executive Officer

31.2(1)

Certification by Chief Financial Officer

32.1(1)

Section 1350 Certification by Chief Executive Officer

32.2(1)

Section 1350 Certification by Chief Financial Officer

 

101.INS(1)

101.INS(1)

XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH(1)

101.SCH(1)

XBRL Taxonomy Extension - Schema

101.CAL(1)

101.CAL(1)

XBRL Taxonomy Extension - Calculations

101.DEF(1)

101.DEF(1)

XBRL Taxonomy Extension – Definitions

101.LAB(1)

101.LAB(1)

XBRL Taxonomy Extension - Labels

101.PRE(1)

101.PRE(1)

XBRL Taxonomy Extension – Presentations

 

*Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

(1)Submitted Electronically Herewith. Attached as Exhibit 101 to this report are the following formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets at February 28, 2022 and August 31, 2021; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months and six months ended February 28, 2022 and 2021; (iii) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended February 28, 2022 and 2021; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the six months ended February 28, 2022 and 2021; and (v) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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(1)Submitted Electronically Herewith. Attached as Exhibit 101 to this report are the following formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Balance Sheets at February 28, 2021 and August 31, 2020; (ii) Statements of Operations for the six and three months ended February 28, 2021 and February 29, 2020; (iii) Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended February 28, 2021 and February 29, 2020; (iv) Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the six months ended February 28, 2021 and February 29, 2020; and (v) Notes to Financial Statements. 



SIGNATURES

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

TEXAS MINERAL RESOURCES CORP.

Date: April 19, 2021

14, 2022

/s/ Daniel E. Gorski

Daniel E. Gorski, duly authorized officer

Chief Executive Officer and Principal

Executive Officer

Date: April 19, 2021

14, 2022

/s/ Wm Chris Mathers

Wm Chris Mathers, Chief Financial Officer and

Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

 


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