UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
(Mark One)
☒
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2019
Or
☐
TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the transition period from ________________to ________________
Commission File Number 000-54332
LITHIUM CORPORATION | ||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Nevada | 98-0530295 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
1031 Railroad St. Ste. 102B, Elko, Nevada | 89801 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(775) 410-5287
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of exchange on which registered | ||
Common Stock | LTUM | N/A |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has fledfiled all reports required to be fledfiled by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to f lefile such reports), and (2) has been subject to such flingfiling requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated fler,filer, an accelerated fler,filer, a non-accelerated fler,filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the defnitionsdefinitions of “large accelerated f ler,filer,” “accelerated fler,filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging“emerging growth company"company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ |
Non-Accelerated filer | ☒ | Smaller reporting company | ☒ |
Emerging growth company | ☐ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes
☐ No ☒APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY
PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS:
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has fledfiled all documents and reports required to be fledfiled by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confrmedconfirmed by a court. Yes ☐ No ☐
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
FORM 10-Q
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 14 | |||
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Our unaudited interim financial statements for the ninesix month period ended June 30, 20192020 form part of this quarterly report. They are stated in United States Dollars (US$) and are prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
LITHIUM Corporation
Balance Sheets
| June 30,2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | 455,528 | $ | 555,029 | ||||
| Marketable securities | - | 771 | ||||||
| Deposits | 700 | 700 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 39,485 | 91,712 | ||||||
| Total Current Assets | 495,713 | 648,212 | ||||||
| OTHER ASSETS | ||||||||
| Mineral properties | 377,663 | 377,663 | ||||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 873,376 | $ | 1,025,875 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||
| LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 15,425 | $ | 12,886 | ||||
| Allowance for optioned properties | - | 443,308 | ||||||
| TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | 15,425 | 456,194 | ||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 15,425 | 456,194 | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
| STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||
| Common stock, 3,000,000,000 shares authorized, par value $0.001; 95,651,644 and | ||||||||
| 95,651,644 common shares outstanding, respectively | 95,652 | 95,652 | ||||||
| Additional paid in capital | 4,322,347 | 4,322,347 | ||||||
| Additional paid in capital - options | 191,513 | 191,513 | ||||||
| Additional paid in capital - warrants | 369,115 | 369,115 | ||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | - | (771 | ) | |||||
| Accumulated deficit | (4,120,676 | ) | (4,408,175 | ) | ||||
| TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | 857,951 | 569,681 | ||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | $ | 873,376 | $ | 1,025,875 | ||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
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| June 30, 2020 |
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| December 31, 2019 |
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CURRENT ASSETS |
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Cash |
| $ | 266,653 |
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| $ | 346,260 |
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Deposits |
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| 700 |
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| 700 |
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Prepaid expenses |
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| 14,504 |
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| 20,504 |
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Total Current Assets |
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| 281,857 |
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| 367,464 |
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TOTAL ASSETS |
| $ | 281,857 |
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| $ | 367,464 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||
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LIABILITIES |
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CURRENT LIABILITIES |
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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
| $ | 12,701 |
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| $ | 16,909 |
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TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES |
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| 12,701 |
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| 16,909 |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES |
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| 12,701 |
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| 16,909 |
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Commitments and contingencies |
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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
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Common stock, 3,000,000,000 shares authorized, par value $0.001; 95,651,644 and 95,651,644 common shares outstanding, respectively |
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| 95,652 |
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| 95,652 |
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Additional paid in capital |
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| 4,322,347 |
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| 4,322,347 |
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Additional paid in capital - options |
|
| 191,513 |
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| 191,513 |
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Additional paid in capital - warrants |
|
| 369,115 |
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| 369,115 |
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Accumulated deficit |
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| (4,709,471 | ) |
|
| (4,628,072 | ) |
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|
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TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
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| 269,156 |
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| 350,555 |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
| $ | 281,857 |
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| $ | 367,464 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LITHIUM Corporation
Statements of Operations
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2019 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2018 | Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 | Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 | |||||||||||||
| REVENUE | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||
| OPERATING EXPENSES | ||||||||||||||||
| Professional fees | 6,839 | 10,841 | 19,989 | 20,812 | ||||||||||||
| Exploration expenses | 7,078 | 3,741 | 7,078 | 6,835 | ||||||||||||
| Consulting fees | 30,000 | 24,000 | 60,000 | 54,000 | ||||||||||||
| Insurance expense | 1,734 | 4,965 | 6,935 | 9,460 | ||||||||||||
| Investor relations | 19,526 | 43,286 | 37,389 | 71,328 | ||||||||||||
| Transfer agent and filing fees | 2,571 | 6,984 | 7,282 | 9,303 | ||||||||||||
| Travel | 439 | 4,008 | 886 | 8,180 | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 3,223 | 3,727 | 5,471 | 4,217 | ||||||||||||
| TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES | 71,410 | 101,552 | 145,030 | 184,135 | ||||||||||||
| LOSS FROM OPERATIONS | (71,410 | ) | (101,552 | ) | (145,030 | ) | (184,135 | ) | ||||||||
| OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES) | ||||||||||||||||
| Loss on sale of marketable securities | (919 | ) | - | (919 | ) | - | ||||||||||
| Gain on sale of mineral property | 443,308 | 202,901 | 443,308 | 202,901 | ||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of marketable securities | - | (826 | ) | - | (4,968 | ) | ||||||||||
| Loss on investment | - | - | (10,000 | ) | - | |||||||||||
| Interest income | 38 | 20 | 140 | 41 | ||||||||||||
| TOTAL OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) | 442,427 | 202,095 | 432,529 | 197,974 | ||||||||||||
| INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES | 371,017 | 100,543 | 287,499 | 13,839 | ||||||||||||
| PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| NET INCOME (LOSS) | $ | 371,017 | $ | 100,543 | $ | 287,499 | $ | 13,839 | ||||||||
| NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE: BASIC AND DILUTED | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.00 | ||||||||
| WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING: | ||||||||||||||||
| BASIC AND DILUTED | 95,651,644 | 93,744,201 | 95,651,644 | 92,073,139 | ||||||||||||
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| Three Months Ended |
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| Three Months Ended |
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| Six Months Ended |
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| Six Months Ended |
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REVENUE |
| $ | - |
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| $ | - |
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| $ | - |
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| $ | - |
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OPERATING EXPENSES |
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Professional fees |
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| 6,901 |
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| 6,839 |
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| 18,551 |
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| 19,989 |
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Exploration expenses |
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| 4,139 |
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| 7,078 |
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| 4,139 |
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| 7,078 |
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Consulting fees - related party |
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| 18,000 |
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| 30,000 |
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| 40,500 |
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| 60,000 |
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Insurance expense |
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| - |
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| 1,734 |
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| - |
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| 6,935 |
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Investor relations |
|
| - |
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| 19,526 |
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| - |
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| 37,389 |
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Transfer agent and filing fees |
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| 4,548 |
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| 2,571 |
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| 9,113 |
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| 7,282 |
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Travel |
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| 55 |
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| 439 |
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| 3,138 |
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| 886 |
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General and administrative expenses |
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| 2,583 |
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| 3,223 |
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| 5,958 |
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| 5,471 |
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TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
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| 36,226 |
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| 71,410 |
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| 81,399 |
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| 145,030 |
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LOSS FROM OPERATIONS |
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| (36,226 | ) |
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| (71,410 | ) |
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| (81,399 | ) |
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| (145,030 | ) |
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OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES) |
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Gain (Loss) on sale of marketable securities |
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| - |
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| (919 | ) |
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| - |
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| (919 | ) |
Gain on sale of mineral property |
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| - |
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| 443,308 |
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| - |
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| 443,308 |
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Loss on investment |
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| - |
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| - |
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| - |
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| (10,000 | ) |
Interest income |
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| - |
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| 38 |
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| - |
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| 140 |
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TOTAL OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) |
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| - |
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| 442,427 |
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| - |
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| 432,529 |
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INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES |
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| (36,226 | ) |
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| 371,017 |
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| (81,399 | ) |
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| 287,499 |
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PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES |
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| - |
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| - |
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| - |
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| - |
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NET INCOME (LOSS) |
| $ | (36,226 | ) |
| $ | 371,017 |
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| $ | (81,399 | ) |
| $ | 287,499 |
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NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE: BASIC AND DILUTED |
| $ | (0.00 | ) |
| $ | 0.00 |
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| $ | (0.00 | ) |
| $ | 0.00 |
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WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING: BASIC AND DILUTED |
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| 95,651,644 |
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| 95,651,644 |
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| 95,651,644 |
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| 95,651,644 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LITHIUM Corparation
Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
| Additional | Additional | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional | Paid-in | Paid-in | Other | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Paid-in | Capital - | Capital - | Comprehensive | Accumulated | Stockholders' | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Capital | Warrants | Options | Loss | Deficit | Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, December 31, 2017 | 89,368,553 | $ | 89,369 | $ | 3,760,095 | $ | 369,115 | $ | 191,513 | $ | - | $ | (4,303,682 | ) | $ | 106,410 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stock issued on stock warrant exercise | 3,724,000 | 3,724 | 275,561 | - | - | - | - | 279,285 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock issued on stock option exercise | 1,250,000 | 1,250 | 42,000 | - | - | - | - | 43,250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock issued mineral property acquisition | 400,000 | 400 | 145,600 | - | - | - | - | 146,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock issued for cash | 909,091 | 909 | 99,091 | - | - | - | - | 100,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss | - | - | - | - | - | (771 | ) | - | (771 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | - | - | - | - | (104,493 | ) | (104,493 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, December 31, 2018 | 95,651,644 | 95,652 | 4,322,347 | 369,115 | 191,513 | (771 | ) | (4,408,175 | ) | 569,681 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Realized loss on sale of marketable securities | - | - | - | - | - | 771 | - | 771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | - | - | - | - | - | - | 287,499 | 287,499 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, June 30, 2019 (unaudited) | 95,651,644 | $ | 95,652 | $ | 4,322,347 | $ | 369,115 | $ | 191,513 | $ | - | $ | (4,120,676 | ) | $ | 857,951 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Additional |
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| Additional |
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| Additional |
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| Paid-in |
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| Paid-in |
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| Other |
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| Total |
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| Common Stock |
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| Paid-in |
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| Capital - |
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| Comprehensive |
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| Accumulated |
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| Stockholders' |
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| Shares |
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| Amount |
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| Capital |
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| Warrants |
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| Options |
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| Loss |
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| Deficit |
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| Equity |
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Balance, December 31, 2018 |
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| 95,651,644 |
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| $ | 95,652 |
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| $ | 4,322,347 |
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| $ | 369,115 |
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| $ | 191,513 |
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| $ | (771 | ) |
| $ | (4,408,175 | ) |
| $ | 569,681 |
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Realized loss on sale of marketable securities |
|
| - |
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|
| - |
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| - |
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|
| - |
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|
| - |
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| 771 |
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| - |
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| 771 |
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Net loss |
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| - |
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|
| - |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
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| - |
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| - |
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| (219,897 | ) |
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| (219,897 | ) |
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Balance, December 31, 2019 |
|
| 95,651,644 |
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| 95,652 |
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| 4,322,347 |
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| 369,115 |
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| 191,513 |
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| - |
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| (4,628,072 | ) |
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| 350,555 |
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Net loss |
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| - |
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| - |
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| - |
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| - |
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| - |
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| - |
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| (81,399 | ) |
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| (81,399 | ) |
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Balance, June 30, 2020 (unaudited) |
|
| 95,651,644 |
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| $ | 95,652 |
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| $ | 4,322,347 |
|
| $ | 369,115 |
|
| $ | 191,513 |
|
| $ | - |
|
| $ | (4,709,471 | ) |
| $ | 269,156 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LITHIUM Corporation
Statements of Cash Flows
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 | Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 | |||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Net income for the period | $ | 287,499 | $ | 13,839 | ||||
| Adjustment to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities | ||||||||
| Loss on investment in Summa, LLC | 10,000 | - | ||||||
| Change in fair value of marketable securities | - | 4,968 | ||||||
| Gain on sale of marketable securities | 919 | - | ||||||
| Gain on sale of mineral property | (443,308 | ) | (202,901 | ) | ||||
| Changes in assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| (Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses | 52,227 | (4,352 | ) | |||||
| Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 2,539 | (5,725 | ) | |||||
| Net Cash Used in Operating Activities | (90,124 | ) | (194,171 | ) | ||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Cash paid for investment in Summa, LLC | (10,000 | ) | - | |||||
| Cash from sale of marketable securities | 623 | - | ||||||
| Cash from properties | - | 100,000 | ||||||
| Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities | (9,377 | ) | 100,000 | |||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Cash received from warrants/options exercise | - | 300,035 | ||||||
| Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities | - | 300,035 | ||||||
| Increase (Decrease) in cash | (99,501 | ) | 205,864 | |||||
| Cash, beginning of period | 555,029 | 326,092 | ||||||
| Cash, end of period | $ | 455,528 | $ | 531,956 | ||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | ||||||||
| Cash paid for interest | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
| Cash paid for income taxes | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
| NON-CASH TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
| Shares issued as consideration for mineral property option | $ | - | $ | 146,000 | ||||
(unaudited)
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| Six Months Ended 2020 |
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| Six Months Ended 2019 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
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Net income (loss) for the period |
| $ | (81,399 | ) |
| $ | 287,499 |
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Adjustment to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities |
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Loss on investment in Summa, LLC |
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| - |
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| 10,000 |
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Loss on sale of marketable securities |
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| - |
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| 919 |
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Gain on sale of mineral property |
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| - |
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| (443,308 | ) |
Changes in assets and liabilities: |
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Decrease in prepaid expenses |
|
| 6,000 |
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| 52,227 |
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Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
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| (4,208 | ) |
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| 2,539 |
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Net Cash Used in Operating Activities |
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| (79,607 | ) |
| �� | (90,124 | ) |
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
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Cash paid for investment in Summa, LLC |
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| - |
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| (10,000 | ) |
Cash from sale of marketable securities |
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| - |
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| 623 |
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Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities |
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| - |
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|
| (9,377 | ) |
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Decrease in cash |
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| (79,607 | ) |
|
| (99,501 | ) |
Cash, beginning of period |
|
| 346,260 |
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|
| 555,029 |
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Cash, end of period |
| $ | 266,653 |
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| $ | 455,528 |
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SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION: |
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Cash paid for interest |
| $ | - |
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| $ | - |
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Cash paid for income taxes |
| $ | - |
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| $ | - |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Notes to the Financial Statements
June 30, 2019
(unaudited)
Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Lithium Corporation (formerly Utalk Communications Inc.) (the “Company”) was incorporated on January 30, 2007 under the laws of Nevada. On September 30, 2009, Utalk Communications Inc. changed its name to Lithium Corporation.
Nevada Lithium Corporation was incorporated on March 16, 2009 under the laws of Nevada under the name Lithium Corporation. On September 10, 2009, the Company amended its articles of incorporation to change its name to Nevada Lithium Corporation. By agreement dated October 9, 2009 Nevada Lithium Corporation and Lithium Corporation amalgamated as Lithium Corporation. Lithium Corporation is engaged in the acquisition and development of certain lithium interests in the state of Nevada, and battery or Tech metals prospects in British Columbia and is currently in the exploration stage.
Accounting Basis
The Company uses the accrual basis of accounting and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"(“GAAP” accounting). The Company has adopted a December 31 fiscal year end.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash includes cash on account, demand deposits, and short-term instruments with maturities of three months or less.
Concentrations of Credit Risk
The Company maintains its cash in bank deposit accounts, the balances of which at times may exceed federally insured limits. The Company continually monitors its banking relationships and consequently has not experienced any losses in such accounts. The Company believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk on cash and cash equivalents.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Revenue Recognition
Effective January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASC 606 — Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Under ASC 606, the Company recognizes revenue from the commercial sales of products, licensing agreements and contracts to perform pilot studies by applying the following steps: (1) identify the contract with a customer; (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to each performance obligation in the contract; and (5) recognize revenue when each performance obligation is satisfied. For the comparative periods, revenue has not been adjusted and continues to be reported under ASC 605 — Revenue Recognition. Under ASC 605, revenue is recognized when the following criteria are met: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (2) the performance of service has been rendered to a customer or delivery has occurred; (3) the amount of fee to be paid by a customer is fixed and determinable; and (4) the collectability of the fee is reasonably assured.
There was no impact on the Company’s financial statements as a result of adopting Topic 606 for the six months ended June 30, 20192020 and 2018,2019, or the twelve months ended December 31, 2018.
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Income per Share
Basic income per share is computed by dividing loss available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year.period. The computation of diluted earnings per share assumes the conversion, exercise or contingent issuance of securities only when such conversion, exercise or issuance would have a dilutive effect on earnings per share. The dilutive effect of convertible securities is reflected in diluted earnings per share by application of the "if converted"“if converted” method. In the periods in which a loss is incurred, the effect of potential issuances of shares under options and warrants would be anti-dilutive, and therefore basic and diluted losses per share are the same.
Income Taxes
The asset and liability approach is used to account for income taxes by recognizing deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities.
Financial Instruments
The Company'sCompany’s financial instruments consist of cash, deposits, prepaid expenses, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities. Unless otherwise noted, it is management'smanagement’s opinion that the Company is not exposed to significant interest, currency or credit risks arising from these financial instruments. Because of the short maturity and capacity of prompt liquidation of such assets and liabilities, the fair value of these financial instruments approximate their carrying values, unless otherwise noted.
Mineral Properties
Costs of exploration, carrying and retaining unproven mineral lease properties are expensed as incurred. Mineral property acquisition costs are capitalized including licenses and lease payments. Although the Company has taken steps to verify title to mineral properties in which it has an interest, these procedures do not guarantee the Company'sCompany’s title. Such properties may be subject to prior agreements or transfers and title may be affected by undetected defects. Impairment losses are recorded on mineral properties used in operations when indicators of impairment are present and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the assets'assets’ carrying amount.
Optioned Properties
Properties under the Company’s ownership which have been optioned to a third party are deemed the Company’s property until all obligations under an option agreement are met, at which point the ownership of the property transfers to the third party. All non-refundable payments received prior to all obligations under an option agreement being met are considered liabilities until such time all obligations have been met, at which time ownership of the property transfers to the third party and the Company includes option payments into its statement of operations.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In January 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB"(“FASB”), issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU"(“ASU”) 2016-01, "Financial“Financial Instruments-Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities,"” which amends the guidance in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles on the classification and measurement of financial instruments. Changes to the current guidance primarily affect the accounting for equity investments, financial liabilities under the fair value option, and the presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments. In addition, the ASU clarifies guidance related to the valuation allowance assessment when recognizing deferred tax assets resulting from unrealized losses on available-for-sale debt securities. The new standard is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and are to be adopted by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet at the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective. Early adoption is not permitted except for the provision to record fair value changes for financial liabilities under the fair value option resulting from instrument-specific credit risk in other comprehensive income. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard.
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In May 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2017-09, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting , which clarifies when a change to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award must be accounted for as a modification. The new guidance requires modification accounting if the fair value, vesting condition or the classification of the award is not the same immediately before and after a change to the terms and conditions of the award. The new guidance is effective for all entities for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and does not plan to early adopt the ASU.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases” Topic 842, which amends the guidance in former ASC Topic 840, Leases. The new standard increases transparency and comparability most significantly by requiring the recognition by lessees of right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet for all leases longer than 12 months. Under the standard, disclosures are required to meet the objective of enabling users of financial statements to assess the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. For lessees, leases will be classified as finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern and classification of expense recognition in the income statement.The Company adopted the new lease guidance effective January 1, 2019. The Company only has one lease in effect; its office lease located in Elko, Nevada. The lease rate is 350/month and is on a month to month term. The office lease is insignificant to the financial presentation of the Company, therefore, it is not shown on the Company’s financial statements. The Company has adopted the modified retrospective approach therefore the Company has no plans of restating prior periods and that there is no asset or liability currently.
Note 2 – Going Concern
As reflected in the accompanying financial statements, the Company has a working capital of $480,288$269,156 as at June 30, 2019 (2018: $192,018)2020 (December 31, 2019: $350,555) and has used $90,124 (2018: $194,171)$79,607 (2019: $53,759) of cash in operations for the six months ended June 30, 2019.2020. This raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company’s ability to raise additional capital and implement its business plan. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
Management believes that actions presently being taken to obtain additional funding and implement its strategic plans provide the opportunity for the Company to continue as a going concern.
Note 3 – Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Under FASB ASC 820-10-5, fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). The standard outlines a valuation framework and creates a fair value hierarchy in order to increase the consistency and comparability of fair value measurements and the related disclosures. Under GAAP, certain assets and liabilities must be measured at fair value, and FASB ASC 820-10-50 details the disclosures that are required for items measured at fair value.
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The Company has certain financial instruments that must be measured under the new fair value standard. The Company’s financial assets and liabilities are measured using inputs from the three levels of the fair value hierarchy. The three levels are as follows:
- | Level 1 - Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date. |
- | Level 2 - Inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (e.g., interest rates, yield curves, etc.), and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means (market corroborated inputs). |
- | Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that reflect our assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. |
The following schedule summarizes the valuation of financial instruments at fair value on a recurring basis in the balance sheets as of June 30, 20192020 and December 31, 2018,2019, respectively:
| Fair Value Measurements at June 30, 2019 | ||||||||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||||||
| Cash | $ | 455,528 | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||
| Total Assets | 455,528 | - | - | |||||||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||||||
| Total Liabilities | - | - | - | |||||||||
| $ | 455,528 | $ | - | $ | - | |||||||
| Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||||||
| Cash | $ | 555,029 | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||
| Marketable securities | 771 | - | - | |||||||||
| Total Assets | 555,800 | - | - | |||||||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||||||
| Total Liabilities | - | - | - | |||||||||
| $ | 555,800 | $ | - | $ | - | |||||||
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| Fair Value Measurements at June 30, 2020 |
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Cash |
| $ | 266,653 |
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| $ | - |
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| $ | - |
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Total Assets |
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| 266,653 |
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|
| - |
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|
| - |
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Liabilities |
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Total Liabilities |
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| - |
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| - |
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| - |
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| $ | 266,653 |
|
| $ | - |
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| $ | - |
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| Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2019 |
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| Level 2 |
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Assets |
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Cash |
| $ | 346,260 |
|
| $ | - |
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| $ | - |
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Total Assets |
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| 346,260 |
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|
| - |
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| - |
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Liabilities |
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Total Liabilities |
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| - |
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| - |
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| - |
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| $ | 346,260 |
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| $ | - |
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| $ | - |
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Note 4 – Marketable Securities
| Balance, December 31, 2018 | $ | 771 | ||
| Disbursements | (771 | ) | ||
| Balance, June 30, 2019 | $ | - |
Prepaid expenses consisted of the following at June 30, 20192020 and December 31, 2018:
| June 30, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||
| Bonds | $ | 9,381 | $ | 9,381 | ||||
| Transfer agent fees and filing fees | 7,932 | 13,124 | ||||||
| Insurance | - | 6,935 | ||||||
| Office Misc. | - | 6,000 | ||||||
| Investor relations | 22,172 | 56,272 | ||||||
| Total prepaid expenses | $ | 39,485 | $ | 91,712 | ||||
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Bonds |
| $ | 9,381 |
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| $ | 9,381 |
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Transfer agent fees and filing fees |
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| 5,123 |
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| 11,123 |
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Total prepaid expenses |
| $ | 14,504 |
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| $ | 20,504 |
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Note 65 - Mineral Properties
Yeehaw and Melissa Properties
On March 17, 2017, the Company entered into an agreement whereby the Company has the option to acquire mineral properties in Revelstoke, British Columbia. To acquire the properties, the Company must issue 1,000,000 common shares on March 1, 2017 (issued) and 400,000 common shares (issued) on the anniversary of the agreement. The properties are subject to a 1% NSR, which may be purchased by the Company for $500,000. As at June 30,During the year-ended December 31, 2019, the Company recorded a $217,668 allowance for the properties and has recorded $217,668 (2018: $217,668) in acquisition costs related to the Yeehaw and Melissa properties.
Fish Lake Property
The Company purchased a 100% interest in the Fish Lake property by making staged payments of $350,000 worth of common stock. Title to the pertinent claims was transferred to the Company through quit claim deed dated June 1, 2011, and this quit claim was recorded at the county level on August 3, 2011 and at the BLM on August 4, 2011. Quarterly stock disbursements were made on the following schedule:
1st Disbursement: Within 10 days of signing agreement (paid)
2nd Disbursement: within 10 days of June 30, 2009 (paid)
3rd Disbursement: within 10 days of December 30, 2009 (paid)
4th Disbursement: within 10 days of March 31, 2010 (paid)
5th Disbursement: within 10 days of June 30, 2010 (paid)
6th Disbursement: within 10 days of September 30, 2010 (paid)
7th Disbursement: within 10 days of December 31, 2010 (paid)
8th Disbursement: within 10 days of March 31, 2011 (paid)
During the year-ended December 31, 2019, the Company recorded a $159,859 allowance for the properties and has recorded $436,764 in acquisition costs related to the Fish Lake Property and associated impairment of $276,908 related to abandonment of claims. The carryinga net book value of the Fish Lake Property was $159,859 as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
On March 10, 2016, the Company entered into an agreement with respect to the Fish Lake Property whereby the purchaser may earn an 80% interest in the property for payments of $300,000, 80,000 shares (post 10:1 rollback and 2:1 split) and work performed on the property over the next three years totaling $1,100,000 and $30,000 reimbursement of costs relating to the property. Should these terms be met, the purchaser has the ability to purchase the remaining 20% of the property for $1,000,000. The Company shall retain a 2.5% NSR on the property should they sell 100% of their interest.
As of June 30, 2019,2020, the Company has received $330,000 and 240,000 common shares (valued at $113,308)$112,267) in relation to the option agreement. The Company$443,308 had been recorded $443,308 as a liability against the property until either the purchaser returns the property to the Company or the purchaser has met all the obligations associated with the agreement, at which time the liability will be charged to the statement of operations. During the period ended June 30,year-ended December 31, 2019, the property was returned to the Company received notification that the purchaser had returned the property and as such, $443,308 was taken into income.
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Staked Properties
The Company has staked claims with various registries as summarized below:
| Name | Claims | Cost | Impairment | Net Carry Value | ||||||||||
| San Emidio | 20 (1,600 acres) | $ | 11,438 | $ | (11,438 | ) | $ | 0 | ||||||
| Cherryville/BC Sugar | 8019.41 (hectares) | $ | 21,778 | (21,778 | ) | $ | 0 | |||||||
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| 20 (1,600acres) |
| $ | 11,438 |
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| $ | (11,438 | ) |
| $ | 0 |
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| 8019.41 (hectares) |
| $ | 21,778 |
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| (21,778 | ) |
| $ | 0 |
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The Company performs an impairment test on an annual basis to determine whether a write-down is necessary with respect to the properties. The Company believes no circumstances have occurred and no evidence has been uncovered that warrant a write-down of the mineral properties other than those abandoned by management and thus included in write-down of mineral properties.
On May 3, 2016, the Company entered into an agreement with respect to the San Emidio Property whereby the purchaser may earncould have earned an 80% interest in the property for payments of $100,000, 30,000 shares (post 10:1 rollback and 2:1 split) and work performed on the property over the next three years totaling $600,000. Should these terms behad been met, the purchaser hashad the ability to purchase the remaining 20% of the property for $1,000,000. The$1,000,000 in which case te Company shall retainwould have retained a 2.5% NSR on the property should they sell 100% of their interest.
During the fiscal year 2019, the Company has received $100,000 and 40,000 common shares (valued at $102,901) in relation to the option agreement. The Company recorded $202,901 as a liability against the property until either the purchaser returns the property to the Company or the purchaser has met all the obligations associated with the agreement, at which time the liability will be charged to the statement of operations. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company received notification that the purchaser had returned the property and, as such, $202,901 was taken into income.
Note 76 – Allowance for Optioned Properties
Fish Lake Valley
On March 10, 2016, the Company entered into an agreement with respect to the Fish Lake Property whereby the purchaser may earn an 80% interest in the property for payments of $300,000, 80,000 shares (post 10:1 rollback and 2:1 split) and work performed on the property over the next three years totaling $1,100,000 and $30,000 reimbursement of costs relating to the property. Should these terms be met, the purchaser has the ability to purchase the remaining 20% of the property for $1,000,000. The Company shall retain a 2.5% NSR on the property should they sell 100% of their interest.
As of June 30, 2019,2020, the Company has received $330,000 and 240,000 common shares (valued at $113,308) in relation to the option agreement. The Company recorded $443,308 as a liability against the property until either the purchaser returns the property to the Company or the purchaser has met all the obligations associated with the agreement, at which time the liability will be charged to the statement of operations. During the periodyear ended June 30,December 31, 2019, the Company received notification that the purchaser had returned the property and, as such, $443,308 was taken into income.
San Emidio
On May 3, 2016, the Company entered into an agreement with respect to the San Emidio Property whereby the purchaser may earn an 80% interest in the property for payments of $100,000, 60,000 shares (post 10:1 rollback and 2:1 split) and work performed on the property over the next three years totaling $600,000. Should these terms be met, the purchaser has the ability to purchase the remaining 20% of the property for $1,000,000. The Company shall retain a 2.5% NSR on the property should they sell 100% of their interest.
As of SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2020, the Company has received $100,000 and 40,000 common shares (valued at $102,901) in relation to the option agreement. The $202,901 has been recorded as a liability against the property until either the purchaser returns the property to the Company or the purchaser has met all the obligations associated with the agreement, at which time the liability will be charged to the statement of operations. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company received notification that the purchaser had returned the property and, as such, $202,901 was taken into income.
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Note 87 - Capital Stock
The Company is authorized to issue 300,000,000 shares of it $0.001 par value common stock. On September 30, 2009, the Company effected a 60-for-1 forward stock split of its $0.001 par value common stock.
All share and per share amounts have been retroactively restated to reflect the splits discussed above.
Common Stock
During the six months ended June 30, 2019,2020, there was no activity in the Company’s common stock.
There were 95,651,644 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2019 (2018:2020 (December 31, 2019: 95,651,644).
| Modification | New Options | ||
| Risk free interest rate | 0.35% | 0.67% | |
| Expected dividend yield | 0% | 0% | |
| Expected stock price volatility | 129% | 129% | |
| Expected life of options | 3 years | 5 years |
| Issue Date | Number | Price | Expiry Date | Outstanding at June 30, 2019 | |||||||||
| November 12, 2014 | 100,000 | $ | 0.045 | November 12, 2019 | 100,000 | ||||||||
Note 98 – Related Party Transactions
The Company paid consulting fees totaling $30,000$18,000 and $60,000$40,500 to related parties for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 (2018:2020 (2019: $30,000 and $60,000).
Note 109 - Subsequent Events
The Company has analyzed its operations subsequent to June 30, 20192020 through the date these financial statements were issued, and has determined that it does not have any material subsequent events to disclose.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This quarterly report contains forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may”, “should”, “expects”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, “predicts”, “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.
Our unaudited financial statements are stated in United States Dollars (US$) and are prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this quarterly report. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed below and elsewhere in this quarterly report.
Our financial statements are stated in United States Dollars (US$) and are prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
In this quarterly report, unless otherwise specified, all dollar amounts are expressed in United States dollars and all references to “common shares” refer to the common shares in our capital stock.
As used in this quarterly report, the terms “we”, “us”, “our” and “our company” mean Lithium Corporation and our now defunct wholly-owned subsidiary Lithium Royalty Corp., a Nevada company, unless otherwise indicated.
General Overview
We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on January 30, 2007 under the name “Utalk Communications Inc.”. At inception, we were a development stage corporation engaged in the business of developing and marketing a call-back service using a call-back platform. Because we were not successful in implementing our business plan, we considered various alternatives to ensure the viability and solvency of our company.
On August 31, 2009, we entered into a letter of intent with Nevada Lithium Corporation regarding a business combination which could be effected in one of several different ways, including an asset acquisition, merger of our company and Nevada Lithium, or a share exchange whereby we would purchase the shares of Nevada Lithium from its shareholders in exchange for restricted shares of our common stock.
Effective September 30, 2009, we effected a 1 old for 60 new forward stock split of our issued and outstanding common stock. As a result, our authorized capital increased from 50,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.001 to 3,000,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.001 and our then issued and outstanding shares increased from 4,470,000 shares of common stock to 268,200,000 shares of common stock.
Also effective September 30, 2009, we changed our name from “Utalk Communications, Inc.” to “Lithium Corporation”, by way of a merger with our wholly owned subsidiary Lithium Corporation, which was formed solely for the change of name. The name change and forward stock split became effective with the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board at the opening for trading on October 1, 2009 under the stock symbol “LTUM”. Our CUSIP number is 536804 107.
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On October 9, 2009, we entered into a share exchange agreement with Nevada Lithium and the shareholders of Nevada Lithium. The closing of the transactions contemplated in the share exchange agreement and the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding common stock in the capital of Nevada Lithium occurred on October 19, 2009. In accordance with the closing of the share exchange agreement, we issued 12,350,000 shares of our common stock to the former shareholders of Nevada Lithium in exchange for the acquisition, by our company, of all of the 12,350,000 issued and outstanding shares of Nevada Lithium. Also, pursuant to the terms of the share exchange agreement, a director of our company cancelled 220,000,000 restricted shares of our common stock. Nevada Lithium’s corporate status was allowed to lapse and the company’s status with the Nevada Secretary of State has been revoked.
In April of 2016 our company established a wholly owned subsidiary called Lithium Royalty Corp. The subsidiary was a Nevada Corporation in which we had planned to build a portfolio of lithium mineral property royalties. Also in April of 2016 Lithium Royalty Corp. staked a lithium property consisting of a block of mineral claims that became known as the North Big Smoky Property. On May 13th, 2016 Lithium Royalty Corp. sold the North Big Smoky property to 1069934 Nevada Ltd., retaining a Net Smelter Royalty. On April 28, 2017, the Company entered into an Assignment Agreement with Lithium Royalty Corp. for the assignment of the residual interest in the North Big Smoky Property and the subsidiary was subsequently voluntarily dissolved with the Nevada Secretary of State with an effective date of April 28, 2017.
Our Current Business
We are an exploration stage mining company engaged in the identification, acquisition, and exploration of metals and minerals with a primary focus on lithium mineralization on properties located in Nevada, and Graphite and Rare Earth Element properties in British Columbia.
Our current operational focus is to guide and assist in the conduct of exploration activities on our 25% owned precious and energy metals properties in Nevada, and our 100% owned Fish Lake Valley, and San Emidio lithium-brinelithium brine properties, also in Nevada, and our Yeehaw titanium/rare earth element, and BC Sugar flake graphiteNevada. The Company is not currently conducting any work on its Graphite or Rare Earths properties in British Columbia. Also weColumbia, in large part due to the issues surrounding ease of movement across the border presently due to the Corona Virus crisis. The Company continues to evaluate and generate additional prospects for our exploration portfolio, and evaluate third-party prospects for acquisition on a continuous basis.
On March 2, 2017 we issued a news release announcing that we had signed a letter of intent with Bormal Resources Inc. with respect to three Tantalum-Niobium properties (Michael, Yeehaw, and Three Valley Gap) located in British Columbia, Canada.
Also in the general area of the Michael property the Yeehaw property hashad been staked over a similar but lower amplitude Tantalum/rare earth elements in stream sediment anomaly. Both properties are situated in the Eocene Coryell Batholith, and it is thought that these anomalies may arise from either Carbonatite or Pegmatite type deposits. The Company conducted a helicopter borne bio-geochemical survey on these two properties in June 2017, which did return anomalous results. This was followed up by a geological and geochemical examination of the Yeehaw property in early July 2017, and additional work of a similar nature subsequently in July 2017, and in early October 2017. The examination uncovered a zone roughly 30 meters wide which includes an interval that is mineralized with approximately 0.75% Total Rare Earth Elements (TREE’s). Preliminary geological, and geochemical work were performed on the Michael property in October of 2016, followed by a brief airborne biogeochemical survey in June of 2017, and additional ground geological and geochemical assessment work in early October, 2017, and follow-up work in May of 2018, and more work in June and October of 2019.
The third property – Three Valley Gap, is in the Revelstoke Mining Division and is situated in a locale where several Nb-Ta enriched carbonatites have been noted to occur. A brief field program by Bormal in 2015 located one of these carbonatites, and concurrent soil sampling determined that the soils here are enriched with Nb-Ta over the known carbonatite, and indicated that there are other geochemical anomalies locally that may indicate that more carbonatites exist here and are shallowly buried.
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On February 23, 2018 we issued a news release announcing that we had dropped any interest in the Michael and Three Valley Gap properties, and had renegotiated the final share payment as required in the agreement from 750,000 to 400,000 shares. The final consideration shares have been issued and the Yeehaw property has been transferred by Bormal. During 2017 the Company conducted initial stream, rock and magnetometer surveys on the property, and discovered a 30 meter wide structure (Horseshoe Bend showing) that exhibits anomalous Titanium/REE mineralization. The company has staked an additional 5227 acre (2115.51 hectares) mineral claim and conducted a brief exploration program in Spring 2018 of geological mapping and rock and soil sampling on the property. This program discovered a slightly stronger zone of similar mineralization approximately 660 feet (200 meters) to the northwest of the Horseshoe Bend, and similar float mineralization another 0.75 miles (1.2 kms) further to the northwest.
On February 16, 2017 we issued a news release announcing that we had signed a letter of intent with Nevada Sunrise Gold Corp. with respect to our Salt Wells lithium in brine prospect located in Churchill County Nevada.
Under the terms of the agreement NEV (TSX-V - NEV, OTC - NVSGF) could have earned a 100% interest in the Property subject to a 2% Net Smelter Royalty (NSR) by making staged payments of cash and shares over the next two years. The terms are;
· | $10,000 non-refundable deposit on signing the LOI | |
· | $15,000 & issue 400,000 common shares of NEV on the later of TSX-V approval or the signing of a formal definitive agreement | |
· | $50,000 & 500,000 shares - 1st anniversary | |
· | $75,000 & 600,000 shares - 2nd anniversary |
NEV was to pay all claim and other property related fees during the earn-in phase of the agreement, and would have also retained the right to purchase one half (1%) of the NSR at any time up until the third anniversary of the signing of the formal agreement for $1,000,000. Issues arose with respect to the claim block and Nevada Sunrise’s understanding of the placement of the block, and ultimately it was determined that the Company would be best served by cancelling the agreement and refunding the money (minus bank fees) that Nevada Sunrise had sent. An informal letter agreement releasing the parties of all obligations save for the Area of Mutual Interest clause, was executed by both parties on May 5, 2017.
On May 13, 2016 our wholly owned subsidiary sold 100% of the interest in the North Big Smoky Property through a Property Acquisition Agreement with the private company 1069934 Nevada Ltd. ("Purchaser"(“Purchaser”). Consideration paid to Lithium Royalty Corp. consisted of $10,000.00, reimbursement of staking and filing fees, 300,000 shares in the "Purchaser Parent"“Purchaser Parent”, 1069934 B.C. Ltd., Lithium Royalty Corp. retained a 2.5% Net Smelter Royalty ("(“Vendor NSR"NSR”) on the North Big Smoky Property and the Purchaser has the right to purchase up to one-half (50%) of the Vendor NSR for $1,000,000 to reduce the Vendor NSR to 1.25%. On September 16, 2017 Lithium Corporation agreed to sell back the shares of 1069934 Nevada Ltd. to San Antone Minerals Corp. (successor of 1069934) by an agreement dated Sept 13th, 2017 for $3,000. Lithium Corporation was compensated on November 02, 2017.
On February 16, 2016, we issued a news release announcing that our company has entered into a letter of intent with 1032701 B.C. Ltd. with respect to our Fish Lake Valley lithium brine property in Esmeralda County, Nevada. On March 10, 2016 we issued a news release announcing the signing of the Fish Lake Valley Earn-In Agreement. The terms of the Earn-In Agreement allow 1032701 to earn an 80% interest in Fish Lake Valley for payments over two years totaling $300,000 and issuance of 400,000 common shares of the publicly traded company anticipated to result from a Going Public Transaction, and work performed on the property over three years in the amount of $1,100,000. 1032701 then has a Subsequent Earn-In option to purchase Lithium Corporation'sCorporation’s remaining 20% working interest within one year of earning the 80% by paying the Company a further $1,000,000, at that point the Company would retain a 2.5% Net Smelter Royalty, half of which may be purchased by 1032701 for an additional $1,000,000. Should the Purchaser elect not to exercise the Subsequent Earn-In, a joint venture will be established. During the Joint Venture, should either party be diluted below a 10% working interest - their interest in the property will revert to a 7.5% Net Smelter Royalty. The first tranche of cash and shares are to be issued within 60 days of the signing of the formal agreement. Menika Mining, a publicly traded company on the TSX Venture Exchange trading under the symbol MML announced on March 8, 2016 that it intended to acquire 1032701 B.C. Ltd and the right to acquire the Fish Lake Valley Property. Menika Mining completed the acquisition of 1032701 B.C. and changed their name to American Lithium Corp. They fulfilled the initial obligations of the Fish Lake Valley Earn-In-Agreement in April of 2016, and all year 1 and year 2 anniversary obligations have been met. To date, we have received $300,000 and have received 480,000 common shares (effectively 210,000 shares subsequent to a 10:1 reverse split and then a 2:1 forward split) in relation to the Fish Lake option agreement. The Purchaser has indicated that they will not be consummating the purchase and on May 02, 2019 Lithium CorporationCompany received a formal relinquishment of the Purchasers right to earn anythe interest in the property.
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Effective May 3, 2016, our company entered in to an Exploration Earn-In Agreement with 1067323 B.C. Ltd. with respect to our San Emidio property. The terms of the formal agreement are; payment of $100,000, issuance of 300,000 common shares of 1067323 B.C. Ltd., or of the publicly traded company anticipated to result from a Going Public Transaction, and work performed on the property by the Optionee in the amount of $600,000 over the next three years to earn an 80% interest in the property. 1067323 then has a subsequent Earn-In option to purchase Lithium Corporation'sCorporation’s remaining 20% working interest within three years of earning the 80% by paying our company a further $1,000,000, at that point our company would retain a 2.5% Net Smelter Royalty, half of which may be purchased by 1067323 for an additional $1,000,000. Should the Purchaser elect not to exercise the Subsequent Earn-In, a joint venture will be established. 1067323 B.C. Ltd. merged with American Lithium Corp., and the first tranche of cash and shares were issued in June of 2016. The Company waived the work requirement for the first year and received 100,000 shares of American Lithium Corp. in May of 2017.
Effective April 23, 2014, we entered into an operating agreement with All American Resources, L.L.C and TY & Sons Investments Inc. with respect to Summa, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company incorporated on December 12, 2013, wherein we hold a 25% membership. Our company'scompany’s initial capital contribution to Summa, LLC was $125,000, of which $100,000 was in cash and the balance in services. To date we have contributed an additional $31,700 to Summa, LLC.
Our company intends to continue identifying additional lithium properties in Nevada and to conduct exploration on all our British Columbia properties while resuming exploration at San Emidio,on a rational and tracking progress at Fish Lake Valley.judicious basis, taking into account financial, and market conditions. We will continue assessing our options with respect to our 25% interest in Summa, LLC, a private Nevada company, which holds the residue of Howard Hughes’the “Howard Hughes” Summa Corp. mineral lands,, while generating new prospects and evaluating property submittals for option or purchase.
Fish Lake Valley Property
Fish Lake Valley is a lithium enriched playa (also known as a salar, or salt pan), which is located in northern Esmeralda County in west central Nevada, and the property is roughly centered at 417050E 4195350N (NAD 27 CONUS). We currently hold forty,eighteen, 80-acre Association Placer claims that cover approximately 3,2001,440 acres (1280(582.75 hectares). Lithium-enriched Tertiary-era Fish Lake formation rhyolitic tuffs or ash flow tuffs have accumulated in a valley or basinal environment. Over time interstitial formational waters in contact with these tuffs, have become enriched in lithium, boron and potassium which could possibly be amenable to extraction by evaporative methods. Our company allowed 56claim block here has expanded and contracted twice, at times when the lithium market has contracted, and the prudent thing to do would be to only maintain essential claims, in order to lapse on September 1, 2012, which covered the southern playa area. These claims were allowed to lapse as it was determined through the course of work over the past three years that they are not overly prospective for hosting lithium brine resources, nor is it strategically advantageous to continue to hold them.
The property was originally held under mining lease purchase agreement dated June 1, 2009, between Nevada Lithium Corporation, and Nevada Alaska Mining Co. Inc., Robert Craig, Barbara Craig, and Elizabeth Dickman. Nevada Lithium issued to the vendors $350,000 worth of common stock of our company in eight regular disbursements. All disbursements were made of stock worth a total of $350,000, and claim ownership was transferred to our company.
The geological setting at Fish Lake Valley is highly analogous to the salars of Chile, Bolivia, and Peru, and more importantly Clayton Valley, where Albemarle has its Silver Peak lithium-brine operation. Access is excellent in Fish Lake Valley with all-weather gravel roads leading to the property from state highways 264, and 265, and maintained gravel roads ring the playa. Power is available approximately 10 miles from the property, and the village of Dyer is approximately 12 miles to the south, while the town of Tonopah, Nevada is approximately 50 miles to the east.
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Our company completed a number of geochemical and geophysical studies on the property, and conducted a short drill program on the periphery of the playa in the fall of 2010. Near-surface brine sampling during the spring of 2011 outlined a boron/lithium/potassium anomaly on the northern portions of the northern playa, that is roughly 1.3 x 2 miles long, which has a smaller higher grade core where lithium mineralization ranges from 100 to 150 mg/L (average 122.5 mg/L), with boron ranging from 1,500 to 2,670 mg/L (average 2,219 mg/L), and potassium from 5,400 to 8,400 mg/L (average 7,030 mg/L). Wet conditions on the playa precluded drilling there in 2011, and for a good portion of 2012, however a window of opportunity presented itself in late fall 2012. In November/December 2012 we conducted a short direct push drill program on the northern end of the playa, wherein a total of 1,240.58 feet (378.09 meters) was drilled in 20 holes at 17 discrete sites, and an area of 3,356 feet (1,023 meters) by 2,776 feet (846 meters) was systematically explored by grid probing. The deepest hole was 81 feet (24.69 meters), and the shallowest hole that produced brine was 34 feet (10.36 meters). The average depth of the holes drilled during the program was 62 feet (18.90 meters). The program successfully demonstrated that lithium-boron-potassium-enriched brines exist to at least 62 feet (18.9 meters) depth in sandy or silty aquifers that vary from approximately three to ten feet (one to three meters) in thickness. Average lithium, boron and potassium contents of all samples are 47.05 mg/L, 992.7 mg/L, and 0.535% respectively, with lithium values ranging from 7.6 mg/L to 151.3 mg/L, boron ranging from 146 to 2,160.7 mg/L, and potassium ranging from 0.1 to 1.3%. The anomaly outlined by the program is 1,476 by 2,461 feet (450 meters by 750 meters), and is not fully delimited, as the area available for probing was restricted due to soft ground conditions to the east and to the south. A 50 mg/L lithium cutoff is used to define this anomaly and within this zone average lithium, boron and potassium contents are 90.97 mg/L, 1,532.92 mg/L, and 0.88% respectively. On September 3, 2013, we announced that drilling had commenced at Fish Lake Valley. Due to storms and wet conditions in the area which our company hoped to concentrate on, the playa was not passable, and so the program concentrated on larger step-out drilling well off the playa. This 11 hole, 1,025 foot program did prove that mineralization does not extend much, if at all, past the margins of the playa, as none of the fluids encountered in this program were particularly briny, and returned values of less than 5 mg/L lithium.
Our company is very pleased with the results here, and believes that the playa at Fish Lake Valley may be conducive to the formation of a “silver peak” style lithium brine deposit. Our company reviewed the results in regards to the overall geological interpretation of the lithium, boron and potassium bearing strata. The results confirm the presence of targeted mineralization and further evaluation programs will focus on determining the extent and depth of mineralization. Our company is currently assessing options on how best to further explore here.
We signed an Exploration Earn-In Agreement in February 2016 with 1032701 B.C. Ltd., a private British Columbia company with respect to our Fish Lake Valley lithium brine property.
1032701 B.C. Ltd., could have acquiredhad the option to acquire an initial 80% undivided interest in the Fish Lake Valley property through the payment of an aggregate of US$300,000 in cash, completing a Going Public Transaction on or before May 6, 2016, and subject to the completion of the Going Public Transaction, arranging for the issuance of a total of 400,000 common shares in the capital of the Resulting Issuer as follows: (i) within five Business Days following the effective date,
· | Pay $100,000 to our company and issue 200,000 common shares of the TSX-V listed public company. |
· | On or before the first anniversary of the signing of the Definitive Agreement pay $100,000 to our company and issue 100,000 common shares of the Optionee/TSX-V listed public company. |
· | On or before the second anniversary of the signing of the definitive agreement pay $100,000 to our company and issue 100,000 common shares of the Optionee/TSX-V listed public company. |
The Optionee had to make qualified exploration or development expenditures on the property of $200,000 before the first anniversary, an additional $300,000 before the second anniversary, an additional $600,000 prior to the third anniversary, and make all payments and perform all other acts to maintain the Property in good standing before fully earning their 80% interest. Additionally, terms willwere to be negotiated for the Optionee to purchase our 20% interest in the property for $1,000,000, at which point our interest would revert to a 2 1/2% Net Smelter Royalty (NSR). The Optionee may then elect at any time to purchase one half of our NSR for $1,000,000.
On April 7, 2016, 1032701 B.C. Ltd. was acquired by Menika Mining Ltd., which subsequently changed its name to American Lithium Corp.(TSXV: LI) In connection with the acquisition of 1032701 and in accordance with the Exploration Earn-In Agreement, 200,000 common shares were issued to our company. In addition, we received payment of $130,000. In March of 2017 American Lithium Corp. issued 100,000 common shares and paid the company $100,000 to satisfy their option commitment. In March of 2018 issued 10,000 common shares (as they had recently rolled their stock back on a 1 for 10 basis), and paid the company $100,000. In addition it was agreed that Lithium Corporation would extend the deadline for the year two exploration expenditure until September 30th 2018 for consideration of a further 80,000 shares.
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American Lithium Corporation conducted confirmation shallow brine sampling on the property, and drilled two exploratory wells off the playa area in 2016. They recentlyIn Summer 2018 they reportedly completed a short seismic survey adjacent to the Company’s claims here, and attempted to drill a hole on the Company’s claims but were unsuccessful due to wet ground conditions. On April 30th 2019 American Lithium issued a formal relinquishment of the Purchasers right to earn anythe interest under the agreement. The company continues to assess its options with respect to this property, and has recently submitted samples to a lithium processing company based in the property on May 2, 2019.
San Emidio Property
The San Emidio property, located in Washoe County in northwestern Nevada, was acquired through the staking of claims in September 2011. The twenty,four, 80-acre, Association Placer claims currently held here cover an area of approximately 1,600320 acres (640(129.50 hectares). Ten claimsThe claim block has expanded and contracted a couple of times, in accordance with the southern portionsstate of the original claim block that was staked in 2011 were allowed to lapse on September 1, 2012, and a further ten claims were then staked and recorded. These new claims are north of and contiguous to the surviving claims from our earlier block.Lithium market. The property is approximately 65 miles north-northeast of Reno, Nevada, and has excellent infrastructure.
We developed this prospect during 2009, and 2010 through surface sampling, and the early reconnaissance sampling determined that anomalous values for lithium occur in the playa sediments over a good portion of the playa. This sampling appeared to indicate that the most prospective areas on the playa may be on the newly staked block proximal to the southern margin of the basin, where it is possible the structures that are responsible for the geothermal system here may also have influenced lithium deposition in sediments.
Our company conducted near-surface brine sampling in the spring of 2011, and a high resolution gravity geophysical survey in summer/fall 2011. Our company then permitted a 7 hole drilling program with the Bureau of Land Management in late fall 2011, and a direct push drill program was commenced in early February 2012. Drilling here delineated a narrow elongated shallow brine reservoir which is greater than 2.5 miles length, and which is adjacent to a basinal feature outlined by the earlier gravity survey. Two values of over 20 milligrams/liter lithium were obtained from two holes located centrally in this brine anomaly.
Most recently we drilled this prospect in late October 2012, further testing the area of the property in the vicinity where prior exploration by our company discovered elevated lithium levels in subsurface brines. During the 2012 program a total of 856 feet (260.89 meters) was drilled at 8 discrete sites. The deepest hole was 160 feet (48.76 meters), and the shallowest hole that produced brine was 90 feet (27.43 meters). The average depth of the seven hole program was 107 feet (32.61 meters). The program better defined a lithium-in-brine anomaly that was discovered in early 2012. This anomaly is approximately 0.6 miles (370 meters) wide at its widest point by more than 2 miles (3 kilometers) long. The peak value seen within the anomaly is 23.7 mg/l lithium, which is 10 to 20 times background levels outside the anomaly. Our company believes that, much like Fish Lake Valley, the playa at San Emidio may be conducive to the formation of a “Silver Peak” style lithium brine deposit, and the recent drilling indicates that the anomaly occurs at or near the intersection of several faults that may have provided the structural setting necessary for the formation of a lithium-in-brine deposit at depth.
In 2016 we signed an Exploration Earn-In Agreement with 1067323 B.C. Ltd. with respect to our San Emidio property.
1067323 B.C. Ltd., could have acquired an initial 80% undivided interest in the San Emidio property through the payment of an aggregate of US$100,000 in cash, completing a Going Public Transaction and subject to the completion of the Going Public Transaction, arranging for the issuance of a total of 300,000 common shares in the capital of the Resulting Issuer as follows:
· | Within 30 days of the Effective Date pay $100,000 to our company and issue 100,000 common shares of the TSX-V listed public company. |
· | On or before the first anniversary of the signing of the Definitive Agreement issue 100,000 common shares of the Optionee/TSX-V listed public company. |
· | On or before the second anniversary of the signing of the definitive agreement issue 100,000 common shares of the Optionee/TSX-V listed public company. |
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The Optionee had to have made qualified exploration or development expenditures on the property of $100,000 before the first anniversary, an additional $200,000 before the second anniversary, an additional $300,000 prior to the third anniversary, and make all payments and perform all other acts to maintain the Property in good standing before fully earning their 80% interest. Additionally, Optionee has the right to purchase our 20% interest in the property for $1,000,000, at which point the our interest would revert to a 2 1/2% Net Smelter Royalty (NSR). The Optionee may then elect at any time to purchase one half of our NSR for $1,000,000.
On May 24, 2016, 1067323 B.C. Ltd. was acquired by American Lithium Corp.(TSXV: LI) In connection with the acquisition of 1067323 and in accordance with the Exploration Earn-In Agreement, 100,000 common shares were issued to our company. In addition, we received payment of $100,000. To date the Company has received 200,000 shares of American Lithium as consideration under this option agreement.
American Lithium Corp did not conduct any appreciable exploration work on this prospect, and the Company waived the $100,000 exploration expenditure provision for Year 1 of the option agreement. In early June 2018 the Company was notified that American Lithium was allowing the option earn-in to lapse. The Company recently received a drilling permit from the BLM in Winnemucca, for up to 3 RC drill holes here, and the Company was intent on drilling these in 2019, however assince the return of the Fish Lake Valley property has been recently returned to the Company we are looking to allocate the bulk of ourhas determined that its resources onwould better be utilized in moving that property for the short term.
BC Sugar Flake Graphite Property
On June 6, 2013, we entered into a mining claim sale agreement with Herb Hyder wherein Mr. Hyder agreed to sell to our company a 50.829 acre (20.57 hectare) claim located in the Cherryville area of British Columbia. As consideration for the purchase of the property, we issued 250,000 shares of our company’s common stock to Mr. Hyder. In addition to the acquired claim, our company staked or acquired another 13 claims at various times over the subsequent months, to bring the total area held under tenure to approximately 19,816 acres (8,020 hectares). The flake graphite mineralization of interest here is hosted predominately in graphitic quartz/biotite, and lesser graphitic calc-silicate gneisses. The rocks in the general area of the BC Sugar prospect are similar to the host rocks in the area of the Crystal Graphite deposit 55 miles (90 kms) to the southeast. Over the past three years the claim block here has been strategically decreased, and the Company currently holds one tenure encompassing 1422203 acres (575.67(82.23 hectares).
The BC Sugar property is well placedwithin in the Shushwap Metamorphic Complex, in a geological environment favorable for the formation of flake graphite deposits, and is in an area of excellent logistics, with a considerable network of logging roads within the project area. Additionally the town of Lumby is approximately 19 miles (30 kms) to the south of the property, while the City of Vernon is only 30 miles (50 kms) to the southwest of the western portions of the claim block.
We received final assays from the October 2013 prospecting and geological program at the BC Sugar property in December of 2013. That work increased the area known to be underlain by graphitic bearing gneisses, and further evaluations were made in the area of the Sugar Lake, Weather Station, and Taylor Creek showings. In the general vicinity of the Weather Station showing, a further 13 samples were taken, and hand trenching was performed at one of several outcrops in the area. In the trench a 5.2 meter interval returned an average of 3.14% graphitic carbon, all in an oxidized relatively friable gneissic host rock. Additionally a hydrothermal or vein type mineralized graphitic quartz boulder was discovered in the area which graded up to 4.19% graphitic carbon. The source of this boulder was not discovered during this program, but it is felt to be close to its point of origin. Samples representative of the mineralization encountered here were taken for petrographic study, which was received in late 2013. A brief assessment work program was performed in September 2014 to ensure all claims in the package were in good standing prior to the anticipated sale of this asset to Pathion. Recommendations were made by the consulting geologist who wrote the assessment report with respect to trenching, and eventually drilling the Weather Station showing. Our company submitted a Notice of Work to the BC Government in early May 2015 to enable our company to conduct a program of excavator trenching, sampling and geological mapping on the Weather Station showing. In May of 2015 we signed an agreement with KLM Geosciences LLC of Las Vegas to conduct a short Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) survey on the property in the Weather Station – Taylor Creek areas. The GPR survey as well as a GEM-2 electromagnetic (EM) survey took place in approximately mid-May 2015. The GPR survey did not provide useful data because of the moisture saturation in the shallow subsurface. The EM survey successfully generated an anomaly over known mineralization as well as extended the anomaly to the west under an area of cover consisting of glacial/fluvial till. Lithium Corporation is pleased with the results of the EM survey and has modified our work plans to include additional work that builds on the results of this survey.
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In August of 2015 our Notice of Work for trenching was approved by the BC Government and in October we commenced work. A trench of 265.76 feet (81 meters) was excavated and graphitic gneiss was mapped and sampled. In all 23 samples were taken over the 69 meters of exposed mineralization that could be safely sampled. Trench depths varied from 1.2 meters in areas of semi-consolidated rock to 4.8 meters in areas of mainly decomposed material. There was an approximately 12 meter section of the trench of sand, and fluvial till in an ancient stream bed where the excavator could not reach the graphitic material that is inferred to exist at depths greater than 5 meters. Also there was a 4 meter section at depths from 4.8 to 5 meters where graphite mineralization could be seen at depth, but could not be safely sampled.
The entire 69 meter interval that was sampled averaged 1.997% graphitic carbon, and mineralization remains open in all directions. Within that interval there was a 30 meter section that averaged 2.73% graphitic carbon, and within that interval there was a 12 meter section that averaged 2.99% graphitic carbon. The best mineralization, and most friable material is proximal to the aforementioned abandoned creek channel, and it appears that proximity to this feature gave rise to the deep weathering profile encountered here. Determining the tenor, and extent of the friable material were the two major objectives of this program as this material, which is very similar to that mined at Eagle Graphite’s operation is very easy/economical to be mined and processed, and typically contains the highest percentages of graphite over consistent widths.
The Company revised its trenching permit in 2017 and conducted a program of 12 mechanized test pits in May 2018. This work was done in an area ranging from 1 to 1.5 kilometers to the east of the Weather Station Zone in a zone of numerous discrete conductors detected during the 2015 FDEM geophysical survey. Three of these pits intercepted weathered weak to moderately mineralized graphitic material with the best assay being 2.62% graphitic, carbon, and six test pits bottomed in non-mineralized bedrock. The remaining three did not reach bedrock or intercept graphitic material prior to reaching the maximum digging capability of the excavating equipment used. The Company has reduced its acreage holdings here to approximately 203 acres ( 82 hectares) to facilitate applying 5 years assessment credit to the property, and is effectively looking to place it on the “back burner” in favor of developing other prospects that are of greater commercial interest at this point.
The Hughes Claims
Effective April 23, 2014, we entered into an operating agreement with All American Resources, L.L.C and TY & Sons Investments Inc. with respect to Summa, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company incorporated on December 12, 2013, wherein we hold a 25% membership in a number of patented mining claims that spring from the once vast holdings of Howard Hughes. Our company’s initial capital contribution paid to Summa, LLC was $125,000, of which $100,000 was in cash and the balance in services.
Our company participated in the formation of Summa, which holds 88 fee-title patented lode claims, which cover approximately 1,191.3 acres of prospective mineral lands. Our company has recently signed a joint operating agreement with the other participants to govern the conduct of Summa, and the development of the lands. Our company’s president, Tom Lewis, has been named as a managing member of Summa.
The Hughes lands are situated in six discrete prospect areas in Nevada, the most notable of which being the Tonopah block in Nye County where Summa holds 56 claims that cover approximately 770 acres in the heart of the historic mining camp where over 1.8 million ounces of gold and 174 million ounces of silver were produced predominately in the early 1900’s. The Hughes claims include a number of the prolific past producers in Tonopah, such as the Belmont, the Desert Queen, and the Midway mines. In addition there are also claims in the area of the past producing Klondyke East mining district, which is to the south of Tonopah, and at the town of Belmont (not to be confused with the Belmont claim in Tonopah), Nevada, another notable silver producer from the 1800’s, which is roughly 40 miles to the northeast of Tonopah.
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Recently research has been conducted on the Hughes properties, focusing on the Tonopah area where reporting in the 1980’s, indicate that over 2.175 million tons of mine dumps and mill tailings exist at surface on Summa’s properties that contain in the order of 3.453 million ounces of silver, and 28,500 ounces of gold. In addition to this easily extractable surficial resource, other reports indicate that 300 - 500,000 tons of mineralized material is expected to remain at depth in old workings on Summa’s properties, which is believed to contain an average 20 ounces silver and 0.20 ounces gold per ton. Also several partially tested exploration targets have been identified on Summa’s Tonopah claims, where further work could potentially lead to a marked increase in known underground resources. The Company participated in the creation of a NI 43-101 compliant report on the property, and is currently also participating in the writing of a new report that focuses primarily on the dumps and tailings here.
West Kirkland Mining has been working on the development of their 75% owned project in Tonopah, most recently drilling to increase the resource at the Three Hills gold/silver deposit where they intend to kick-off their mining efforts in the future. To that end they have bought an additional six patented mining claims here recently, and have also negotiated an agreement to procure rights for the water that they will need for processing. Presently the reserve at their Hasbrouck/Three Hills/Hill of Gold project stands at 45.3 million tons containing 762,000 ounces gold, and 10.6 million ounces Silver. Coeur Mines and partner Idaho North Resources drilled in the Klondyke area to the south of Tonopah (the same area where Summa holds several patented mining claims that arise from the Hughes acquisition), and have done some drilling recently in Tonopah on a prospect they have optioned adjacent and to the west of Summa’s holdings.
The ongoing litigation with respect to Summa’s Tonopah holdings had precluded investing time or money into the property, however in 2018 Summa won a “quiet title” case in the Fifth Judicial Court in Tonopah, which determined that Summas’ title is superior to all other claimants. We have received expressions of interest from a couple of mining or exploration companies, but have currently not entered into an agreement on this property. Also Summa has listed a number of surface lots for sale through MLS MLS. The Company contributed significant resources to the preparation of an NI 43-101 compliant report on the Tonopah prospect in Spring 2019, and most recently conducted a tailings re-sampling program on the Belmont mill tailings that will eventually be used in the preparation of an NI 43-101compliant surface resource estimation.
Summa recently signed an option agreement with 1237025 Nevada Ltd (now Summa Silver CSE-SSVR).
We are currently pursuing other properties which are believed to be prospective for hosting lithium, graphite, Nicklenickle - Cobaltcobalt and Rare Earth Element mineralization, as well as evaluating a wide range of opportunities brought to our company by third parties.
Additionally our company is ramping upcontinues its generative program exploring for new deposits of next generation battery related materials.
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Results of Operations
Three Months Ended June 30, 20192020 Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
We had a net incomeloss of $371,017 $36,226 for the three month period ended June 30, 2019,2020, which was $270,474 $407,243 more than the net income of $100,543$371,017 for the three month period ended June 30, 2018.2019. The change in our results over the two periods is primarily the result of an increase in thea gain on the sale of mineral property duringthat was realized in the comparative period. Investorperiod and a decrease in exploration expenses, consulting fees, insurance expense, investor relations fees, professional fees and transfer agent and filing fees fell intravel.
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Three Months Ended |
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Three Months Ended |
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Professional fees |
| $ | 6,901 |
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| $ | 6,839 |
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| $ | 62 |
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Exploration expenses |
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| 4,139 |
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| 7,078 |
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| (2,939 | ) |
Consulting fees |
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| 18,000 |
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| 30,000 |
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| (12,000 | ) |
Insurance expense |
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| - |
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| 1,734 |
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| (1,734 | ) |
Investor relations |
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| - |
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| 19,526 |
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| (19,526 | ) |
Transfer agent and filing fees |
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| 4,548 |
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| 2,571 |
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| 1,977 |
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Travel |
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| 55 |
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| 439 |
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| (384 | ) |
General and administrative |
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| 2,583 |
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| 3,223 |
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| (640 | ) |
Other loss (income) |
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| - |
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| (442,427 | ) |
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| 442,427 |
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Net loss (income) |
| $ | 36,226 |
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| $ | (371,017 | ) |
| $ | 407,243 |
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 Compared to the threeSix Months Ended June 30, 2019
We had a net loss of $81,399 for the six month period ended June 30, 2019, while2020, which was $368,898 more than the net income of $287,499 for the six month period ended June 30, 2019. The change in our results over the two periods is primarily the result of a gain on sale of mineral property that was realized in the comparative period and a decrease in exploration expenses, consulting fees, insurance expense and exploration expenses increased relative to that period in 2018.
The following table summarizes key items of comparison and their related increase (decrease) for the threesix month periods ended June 30, 20192020 and 2018:
Three Months Ended June 30, 2019 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2018 | Change Between Three Month Period Ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018 | ||||||||||
| Professional fees | $ | 6,839 | $ | 10,841 | $ | (4,002 | ) | |||||
| Exploration expenses | 7,078 | 3,741 | 3,337 | |||||||||
| Consulting fees | 30,000 | 24,000 | 6,000 | |||||||||
| Insurance expense | 1,734 | 4,965 | (3,231 | ) | ||||||||
| Investor relations | 19,256 | 43,286 | (23,760 | ) | ||||||||
| Transfer agent and filing fees | 2,571 | 6,984 | (4,413 | ) | ||||||||
| Travel | 439 | 4,008 | (3,569 | ) | ||||||||
| General and administrative | 3,223 | 3,727 | (504 | ) | ||||||||
| Other loss (income) | (442,427 | ) | (202,095 | ) | (240,332 | ) | ||||||
| Net loss (income) | $ | (371,017 | ) | $ | (100,543 | ) | $ | (270,474 | ) | |||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 | Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 | Change Between Six Month Period Ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018 | ||||||||||
| Professional fees | $ | 19,989 | $ | 20,812 | $ | (823 | ) | |||||
| Exploration expenses | 7,078 | 6,835 | 243 | |||||||||
| Consulting fees | 60,000 | 54,000 | 6,000 | |||||||||
| Insurance expense | 6,935 | 9,460 | (2,525 | ) | ||||||||
| Investor relations | 37,389 | 71,328 | (33,939 | ) | ||||||||
| Transfer agent and filing fees | 7,282 | 9,303 | (2,021 | ) | ||||||||
| Travel | 886 | 8,180 | (7,294 | ) | ||||||||
| General and administrative | 5,471 | 4,217 | 1,254 | |||||||||
| Other loss (income) | (432,529 | ) | (197,974 | ) | (234,555 | ) | ||||||
| Net loss (income) | $ | (287,499 | ) | $ | (13,839 | ) | $ | (273,660 | ) | |||
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| Six Months Ended |
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| Six Months Ended |
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| Change Between |
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Professional fees |
| $ | 18,551 |
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| $ | 19,989 |
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| $ | (1,438 | ) |
Exploration expenses |
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| 4,139 |
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| 7,078 |
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| (2,939 | ) |
Consulting fees |
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| 40,500 |
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| 60,000 |
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| (19,500 | ) |
Insurance expense |
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| - |
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| 6,935 |
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| (6,935 | ) |
Investor relations |
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| - |
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| 37,389 |
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| (37,389 | ) |
Transfer agent and filing fees |
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| 9,113 |
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| 7,282 |
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| 1,831 |
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Travel |
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| 3,138 |
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| 886 |
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| 2,252 |
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General and administrative |
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| 5,958 |
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| 5,471 |
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| 487 |
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Other loss (income) |
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| - |
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| (432,529 | ) |
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| 432,529 |
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Net loss (income) |
| $ | 81,399 |
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| $ | (287,499 | ) |
| $ | 368,898 |
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Revenue
We have not earned any revenues since our inception and we do not anticipate earning revenues in the upcoming quarter.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our balance sheet as of June 30,, 2019 2020 reflects current assets of $495,713.$281,857. We had cash in the amount of $455,528$266,653 and working capital in the amount of $480,288$269,156 as of June 30, 2019.2020. We have sufficient working capital to enable us to carry out our stated plan of operation for the next twelve months.
Working Capital
At June 30, 2019 | At December 31, 2018 | |||||||
| Current assets | $ | 495,713 | $ | 648,212 | ||||
| Current liabilities | (15,425 | ) | (456,194 | ) | ||||
| Working capital | $ | 480,288 | $ | 192,018 | ||||
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Current assets |
| $ | 281,857 |
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| $ | 367,464 |
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Current liabilities |
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| 12,701 |
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| 16,909 |
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Working capital |
| $ | 269,156 |
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| $ | 350,555 |
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We anticipate generating losses and, therefore, may be unable to continue operations further in the future.
Cash Flows
| Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||
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| Net cash (used in) operating activities | $ | (90,124 | ) | $ | (194,171 | ) | ||||||
| Net cash provided by investing activities | (9,377 | ) | 100,000 | |||||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | - | 300,035 | ||||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash during period | $ | (99,501 | ) | $ | 205,864 | |||||||
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Net cash (used in) operating activities |
| $ | (79,607 | ) |
| $ | (90,124 | ) |
Net cash provided by investing activities |
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| - |
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| (9,377 | ) |
Net cash provided by financing activities |
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| - |
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Net increase (decrease) in cash during period |
| $ | (79,607 | ) |
| $ | (99,501 | ) |
Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities during the six months ended June 30, 20192020 was $90,124,$79,607, a decrease of $104,047$10,517 from the $194,171$90,124 net cash outflow during the six months ended June 30, 2018.
Investing Activities
Cash used in investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 20192020 was $Nil, which was a $9,377 compared to $100,000change from the $9,377 cash provided byused in investing activities during the sixthree months ended June 30, 2018.
Financing Activities
The Company did not have financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2019 was $0 as compared to $300,035 in cash provided by financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2018.
We estimate that our operating expenses and working capital requirements for the next 12 months to be as follows:
| General and administrative expenses | $ | 190,000 | ||
| Exploration expenses | 100,000 | |||
| Travel | 30,000 | |||
| Total | $ | 320,000 |
Estimated Net Expenditures During The Next Twelve Months |
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General and administrative expenses |
| $ | 120,000 |
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Exploration expenses |
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| 100,000 |
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Travel |
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| 30,000 |
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Total |
| $ | 250,000 |
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To date we have relied on proceeds from the sale of our shares in order to sustain our basic, minimum operating expenses; however, we cannot guarantee that we will secure any further sales of our shares or that our sole officer and director with provide us with any future loans. We estimate that the cost of maintaining basic corporate operations (which includes the cost of satisfying our public reporting obligations) will be approximately $2,000 per month. Due to our current cash position of approximately $455,528$266,653 as of June 30, 2019,2020, we estimate that we have sufficient cash to sustain our basic operations for the next twelve months.
We are not aware of any known trends, demands, commitments, events or uncertainties that will result in or that are reasonably likely to result in our liquidity increasing or decreasing in any material way.
Future Financings
We anticipate continuing to rely on equity sales of our common stock in order to continue to fund our business operations. Issuances of additional shares will result in dilution to our existing stockholders. There is no assurance that we will achieve any additional sales of our equity securities or arrange for debt or other financing to fund our planned business activities.
We presently do not have any arrangements for additional financing for the expansion of our exploration operations, and no potential lines of credit or sources of financing are currently available for the purpose of proceeding with our plan of operations.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, and capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to stockholders.
Critical Accounting Policies
Exploration Stage Company
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles related to accounting and reporting by exploration stage companies. An exploration stage company is one in which planned principal operations have not commenced or if its operations have commenced, there has been no significant revenues there from.
Accounting Basis
Our company uses the accrual basis of accounting and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"(“GAAP” accounting). Our company has adopted a December 31 fiscal year end.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash includes cash on account, demand deposits, and short-term instruments with maturities of three months or less.
Concentrations of Credit Risk
Our company maintains its cash in bank deposit accounts, the balances of which at times may exceed federally insured limits. Our company continually monitors its banking relationships and consequently has not experienced any losses in such accounts. Our company believes we are not exposed to any significant credit risk on cash and cash equivalents.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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Revenue Recognition
Our company has yet to realize revenues from operations. Once our company has commenced operations, we will recognize revenues when delivery of goods or completion of services has occurred provided there is persuasive evidence of an agreement, acceptance has been approved by its customers, the fee is fixed or determinable based on the completion of stated terms and conditions, and collection of any related receivable is probable.
Loss per Share
Basic income loss per share is computed by dividing loss available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year. The computation of diluted earnings per share assumes the conversion, exercise or contingent issuance of securities only when such conversion, exercise or issuance would have a dilutive effect on earnings per share. The dilutive effect of convertible securities is reflected in diluted earnings per share by application of the "if converted"“if converted” method. In the periods in which a loss is incurred, the effect of potential issuances of shares under options and warrants would be anti-dilutive, and therefore basic and diluted losses per share are the same.
Income Taxes
The asset and liability approach is used to account for income taxes by recognizing deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities.
Financial Instruments
Our company'scompany’s financial instruments consist of cash, deposits, prepaid expenses, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities. Unless otherwise noted, it is management'smanagement’s opinion that our company is not exposed to significant interest, currency or credit risks arising from these financial instruments. Because of the short maturity and capacity of prompt liquidation of such assets and liabilities, the fair value of these financial instruments approximate their carrying values, unless otherwise noted.
Mineral Properties
Costs of exploration, carrying and retaining unproven mineral lease properties are expensed as incurred. Mineral property acquisition costs are capitalized including licenses and lease payments. Although our company has taken steps to verify title to mineral properties in which it has an interest, these procedures do not guarantee our company'scompany’s title. Such properties may be subject to prior agreements or transfers and title may be affected by undetected defects. Impairment losses are recorded on mineral properties used in operations when indicators of impairment are present and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the assets'assets’ carrying amount. Impairment of $0 and $0 was recorded during the periods ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, and 2018, respectively.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In January 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB"(“FASB”), issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU"(“ASU”) 2016-01, "Financial“Financial Instruments-Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities,"” which amends the guidance in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles on the classification and measurement of financial instruments. Changes to the current guidance primarily affect the accounting for equity investments, financial liabilities under the fair value option, and the presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments. In addition, the ASU clarifies guidance related to the valuation allowance assessment when recognizing deferred tax assets resulting from unrealized losses on available-for-sale debt securities. The new standard is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and are to be adopted by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet at the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective. Early adoption is not permitted except for the provision to record fair value changes for financial liabilities under the fair value option resulting from instrument-specific credit risk in other comprehensive income. Our company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard.
As a “smaller reporting company”, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.
Management’s Report on Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our president (our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principle accounting officer) to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
As of the end of the quarter covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our president (our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principle accounting officer), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing, our president (our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principle accounting officer) concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
During the period covered by this report there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
From time to time, we may become involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of its operations in the normal course of business. We are not involved in any pending legal proceeding or litigation and, to the best of our knowledge, no governmental authority is contemplating any proceeding to which we area party or to which any of our properties is subject, which would reasonably be likely to have a material adverse effect on us, except for the following:
As a “smaller reporting company”, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.
No Unregistered sales of $100,000. We issued these securities to an accredited investor without general solicitation pursuant to the exemption from registration provided for under Rule 506 of Regulation D, promulgated under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
None.
Not applicable.
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(3) | Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws | |
(4) | Instruments Defining the Rights of Security Holders, Including Indentures | |
(10) | Material Contracts | |
(14) | Code of Ethics | |
(21) | Subsidiaries of the Registrant | |
21.1 | Lithium Royalty Corp, a Nevada corporation | |
(31) | Rule 13a-14 (d)/15d-14d) Certifications | |
(32) | Section 1350 Certifications | |
101 * | Interactive Data File | |
101.INS | XBRL Instance Document | |
101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |
101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | |
101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | |
101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document |
* Filed herewith.
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
LITHIUM CORPORATION | ||||
(Registrant) | ||||
Dated: August 14, 2020 | ||||
Tom Lewis | ||||
President, Treasurer, Secretary and Director | ||||
(Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) | ||||
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