UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2022

OR

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

 

For the transition period from ___________to _____________

 

Commission file number: 001-08266

 

U.S. GOLD CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Nevada 22-1831409

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

   
1910 E. Idaho Street, Suite 102-Box 604, Elko, NV 89801
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(800) 557-4550

(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 each exchange on which registered
Common Stock USAU Nasdaq Capital Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the 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 filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth 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

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. Common Stock ($0.001par value): As of March 17,September 12, 2022, there were 7,481,464 8,349,843shares outstanding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. GOLD CORP.

FORM 10-Q

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

  Page
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION 
   
Item 1.Financial Statements4
 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of JanuaryJuly 31, 2022 (Unaudited) and April 30, 202120224
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Ninethree months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)5
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Three and Ninethree months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)6
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the ninethree months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)7
 Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)8
Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations22
Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk2625
Item 4.Controls and Procedures2625
   
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION 
   
Item 1.Legal Proceedings2726
Item 1A.Risk Factors2726
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds2726
Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities2726
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures2726
Item 5.Other Information2726
Item 6.Exhibits2827
Signature Page2928

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Some information contained in or incorporated by reference into this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include comments relating to (i) the preliminary feasibility study for the CK Gold Project, including mineral resources, mineral reserves, mine life, anticipated capital requirements, projected internal rates of return and potential upside considerations, (ii) timing for submission of permits and regulatory approval for the CK Gold Project; (iii) the ability of available cash reserves at JanuaryJuly 31, 2022 to be sufficient for a period of approximately 7 to 8greater than the next twelve months; and (iv) other statements regarding our financial condition and budgeted spending for 2022.2023.

 

We use the words “anticipate,” “continue,” “likely,” “estimate,” “expect,” “may,” “could,” “will,” “project,” “should,” “believe” and variations of such words and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Statements that contain these words discuss our future expectations and plans, or state other forward-looking information. Although we believe the expectations and assumptions reflected in those forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that these expectations and assumptions will prove to be correct. Our actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements as a result of the factors set forth in, or incorporate by reference in this report, including:

 

the timing, duration and overall impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and exploration activities;
deviations from the projections set forth in the PFSprefeasibility study for the CK Gold Project due to unanticipated variations in grade, unexpected challenges with potential mining of the deposit, volatility in commodity prices, variations in expected recoveries, increases in projected operating or capital costs, or delays in our permitting plans;
the strength of the world economies;
fluctuations in interest rates;
changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities;
the impact of geopolitical events and other uncertainties, such as the conflict in Ukraine;
our ability to maintain compliance with the NASDAQ Capital Market’s (the “NASDAQ”) listing standards;
volatility in the market price of our common stock;
our ability to fund our business with our current cash reserves based on our currently planned activities;
our ability to raise the necessary capital required to continue our business on terms acceptable to us or at all;
our expected cash needs and the availability and plans with respect to future financing;
our ability to retain key management and mining personnel necessary to successfully operate and grow our business; and
the factors discussed under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2021.2022.

 

Many of these factors are beyond our ability to control or predict. These statements speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Except as required by law, we are not obligated to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or developments. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us and persons acting on our behalf are qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained in this section and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

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PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

U.S. GOLD CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 July 31, April 30, 
 January 31, 2022 April 30, 2021  2022 2022 
          
ASSETS                
CURRENT ASSETS:                
Cash $3,677,593  $13,645,405  $6,317,707  $9,111,512 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  400,916   430,360   869,849   787,902 
                
Total current assets  4,078,509   14,075,765   7,187,556   9,899,414 
                
NON - CURRENT ASSETS:                
Property, net  359,146   172,222   338,337   349,917 
Reclamation bond deposit  832,509   718,509   832,509   832,509 
Operating lease right-of-use asset, net  79,205   -   51,341   64,064 
Mineral rights  16,356,862   16,356,862   16,356,862   16,356,862 
                
Total non - current assets  17,627,722   17,247,593   17,579,049   17,603,352 
                
Total assets $21,706,231  $31,323,358  $24,766,605  $27,502,766 
                
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY                
                
CURRENT LIABILITIES:                
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $1,362,021  $619,038  $1,044,193  $1,080,405 
Operating lease liabilities, current portion  52,016   -   42,832   55,630 
                
Total current liabilities  1,414,037   619,038   1,087,025   1,136,035 
                
LONG- TERM LIABILITIES                
Warrant liability  1,500,000   2,440,000 
Asset retirement obligation  254,306   204,615   266,470   260,196 
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion  27,414   -   8,734   8,734 
Total long-term liabilities:  281,720   204,615   1,775,204   2,708,930 
                
Total liabilities  1,695,757   823,653   2,862,229   3,844,965 
                
Commitments and Contingencies  -   -   -   - 
                
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY :                
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 50,000,000 authorized                
Convertible Series F Preferred stock ($0.001 Par Value; 1,250 Shares Authorized; NaN issued and outstanding as of January 31, 2022 and April 30, 2021)  -   - 
Convertible Series G Preferred stock ($0.001 Par Value; 127 Shares Authorized; NaN issued and outstanding as of January 31, 2022 and April 30, 2021)  -   - 
Convertible Series H Preferred stock ($0.001 Par Value; 106,894 Shares Authorized; NaN issued and outstanding as of January 31, 2022 and April 30, 2021)  -   - 
Convertible Series I Preferred stock ($0.001 Par Value; 921,666 Shares Authorized; NaN issued and outstanding as of January 31, 2022 and April 30, 2021)  -   - 
Convertible Series F Preferred stock ($0.001 Par Value; 1,250 Shares Authorized; none issued and outstanding as of July 31, 2022 and April 30, 2022)  -   - 
Convertible Series G Preferred stock ($0.001 Par Value; 127 Shares Authorized; none issued and outstanding as of July 31, 2022 and April 30, 2022)  -   - 
Convertible Series H Preferred stock ($0.001 Par Value; 106,894 Shares Authorized; none issued and outstanding as of July 31, 2022 and April 30, 2022)  -   - 
Convertible Series I Preferred stock ($0.001 Par Value; 921,666 Shares Authorized; none issued and outstanding as of July 31, 2022 and April 30, 2022)  -   - 
Preferred stock, Value  -   -   -   - 
Common stock ($0.001 Par Value; 200,000,000 Shares Authorized; 7,096,723 and 7,065,621 shares issued and outstanding as of January 31, 2022 and April 30, 2021)  7,097   7,065 
Common stock ($0.001 Par Value; 200,000,000 Shares Authorized; 8,349,843 and 8,349,843 shares issued and outstanding as of July 31, 2022 and April 30, 2022)  8,350   8,350 
Additional paid-in capital  76,156,708   74,467,686   81,747,312   81,555,379 
Accumulated deficit  (56,153,331)  (43,975,046)  (59,851,286)  (57,905,928)
                
Total stockholders’ equity  20,010,474   30,499,705   21,904,376   23,657,801 
                
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $21,706,231  $31,323,358  $24,766,605  $27,502,766 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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U.S. GOLD CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

 For the Three Months For the Three Months For the Nine Months For the Nine Months  For the Three Months For the Three Months 
 Ended Ended Ended Ended  Ended Ended 
 January 31, 2022 January 31, 2021 January 31, 2022 January 31, 2021  July 31, 2022 July 31, 2021 
              
Net revenues $-  $-  $-  $-  $-  $- 
                        
Operating expenses:                        
Compensation and related taxes - general and administrative  1,108,487   1,241,185   1,876,969   2,523,210   402,805   390,649 
Exploration costs  1,625,724   1,307,506   6,398,155   3,106,065   762,861   1,831,360 
Professional and consulting fees  1,262,868   895,741   2,982,354   3,200,741   1,325,791   1,075,975 
General and administrative expenses  338,181   256,148   920,807   672,350   393,901   251,731 
                        
Total operating expenses  4,335,260   3,700,580   12,178,285   9,502,366   2,885,358   3,549,715 
��        
Loss from operations  (2,885,358)  (3,549,715)
                        
Loss from operations  (4,335,260)  (3,700,580)  (12,178,285)  (9,502,366)
Other income:        
Change in fair value of warrant liability  940,000   - 
        
Total other income  940,000   - 
                        
Loss before provision for income taxes  (4,335,260)  (3,700,580)  (12,178,285)  (9,502,366)  (1,945,358)  (3,549,715)
                        
Provision for income taxes  -   -   -   -   -   - 
                        
Net loss $(4,335,260) $(3,700,580) $(12,178,285) $(9,502,366) $(1,945,358) $(3,549,715)
                        
Deemed dividend related to beneficial conversion feature of preferred stock  -   -   -   (5,530,004)
                
Net loss applicable to U.S. Gold Corp. common shareholders $(4,335,260) $(3,700,580) $(12,178,285) $(15,032,370)
                
Net loss per common share, basic and diluted $(0.61) $(0.67) $(1.72) $(3.78) $(0.23) $(0.50)
                        
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted  7,096,723   5,493,764   7,089,325   3,974,487   8,349,843   7,079,751 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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U.S. GOLD CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED JANUARYJULY 31, 2022 AND 2021

 

  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Equity 
  Preferred Stock - Series F  Preferred Stock - Series G  Preferred Stock - Series H  Preferred Stock - Series I  Common Stock  

Common Stock

to be issued

         
  

$0.001

Par Value

  

$0.001

Par Value

  

$0.001

Par Value

  

$0.001

Par Value

  

$0.001

Par Value

  

$0.001

Par Value

  Additional Paid-in  Accumulated  

Total

 Stockholders’

 
  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Equity 
                                              
Balance, April 30, 2021  -  $-   -  $-   -  $-   -  $-   7,065,621  $7,065   -  $-  $74,467,686  $(43,975,046) $30,499,705 
                                                                                                                   
Issuance of common stock for prepaid services  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   25,000   25   -   -   258,475   -   258,500 
                                                             
Stock-based compensation in connection with restricted common stock award grants and restricted common stock unit grants  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   232,443   -   232,443 
                                                             
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (3,549,715)  (3,549,715)
                                                             
Balance, July 31, 2021  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   7,090,621   7,090   -   -   74,958,604   (47,524,761)  27,440,933 
                                                             
Issuance of common stock for services  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   5,647   6   -   -   47,494   -   47,500 
                                                             
Issuance of common stock for accrued services  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   455   1   -   -   4,999   -   5,000 
                                                             
Stock-based compensation in connection with restricted common stock award grants and restricted common stock unit grants  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   184,531   -   184,531 
                                                             
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (4,293,310)  (4,293,310)
                                                             
Balance, October 31, 2021  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   7,096,723   7,097   -   -   75,195,628   (51,818,071)  23,384,654 
                                                             
Stock options granted for services  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   176,073   -   176,073 
                                                             
Stock-based compensation in connection with restricted common stock award grants and restricted common stock unit grants  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   785,007   -   785,007 
                                                             
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (4,335,260)  (4,335,260)
                                                             
Balance, January 31, 2022  -  $-   -  $-   -  $-   -  $-   7,096,723  $7,097   -  $-  $76,156,708  $(56,153,331) $20,010,474 
  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Equity 
  Preferred Stock - Series F  Preferred Stock - Series G  Preferred Stock - Series H  Preferred Stock - Series I  Common Stock  Additional     Total 
  $0.001 Par Value  $0.001 Par Value  $0.001 Par Value  $0.001 Par Value  $0.001 Par Value  Paid-in  Accumulated  Stockholders’ 
  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Equity 
                                        
Balance, April 30, 2022  -  $-   -  $-   -  $-   -  $-   8,349,843  $8,350  $81,555,379  $(57,905,928) $23,657,801 
                                                     
Stock based compensation in connection with stock option grants  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   7,402   -   7,402 
                                                     
Stock-based compensation in connection with restricted common stock award grants and restricted common stock unit grants  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   184,531   -   184,531 
                                                     
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (1,945,358)  (1,945,358)
                                                     
Balance, July 31, 2022  -  $-   -  $-   -  $-   -  $-   8,349,843  $8,350   81,747,312  $(59,851,286) $21,904,376 

 

  Preferred Stock - Series F  Preferred Stock - Series G  Preferred Stock - Series H  Preferred Stock - Series I  Common Stock  

Common Stock

to be issued

         
  

$0.001

Par Value

  

$0.001

Par Value

  

$0.001

Par Value

  

$0.001

Par Value

  

$0.001

Par Value

  

$0.001

Par Value

  Additional Paid-in  Accumulated  

Total

 Stockholders’

 
  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Equity 
                                              
Balance, April 30, 2020  -  $-   57  $-   -  $-   -  $-   2,903,393  $2,903   -  $-  $41,093,050  $(31,587,952) $9,508,001 
                                                                               
Conversion of preferred stock into common stock  -   -   (57)  -   -   -   -   -   20,357   21   -   -   (21)  -   - 
                                                             
Stock options granted for services  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   51,262   -   51,262 
                                                             
Stock-based compensation in connection with restricted common stock award grants and restricted common stock unit grants  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   1,875   2   -   -   20,216   -   20,218 
                                                             
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (957,120)  (957,120)
                                                             
Balance, July 31, 2020  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   2,925,625   2,926   -   -   41,164,507   (32,545,072)  8,622,361 
                                                             
Issuance of preferred stock for cash  -   -   -   -   -   -   921,666   922   -   -   -   -   5,529,082   -   5,530,004 
                                                             
Issuance of common stock for services  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   147,341   147   -   -   1,442,055   -   1,442,202 
                                                             
Issuance of preferred stock and common stock in connection with the Share Exchange Agreement  -   -   -   -   106,894   107   -   -   581,053   581   -   -   12,640,292   -   12,640,980 
                                                             
Issuance of common stock for exercise of warrants  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   10,000   10   -   -   69,990   -   70,000 
                                                             
Stock options granted for services  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   137,650   -   137,650 
                                                             
Stock-based compensation in connection with restricted common stock award grants and restricted common stock unit grants  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   77,250   -   77,250 
                                                             
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (4,844,666)  (4,844,666)
                                                             
Balance, October 31, 2020  -   -   -   -   106,894   107   921,666   922   3,664,019   3,664   -   -   61,060,826   (37,389,738)  23,675,781 
                                                             
Conversion of preferred stock into common stock  -   -   -   -   (106,894)  (107)  (921,666)  (922)  1,990,606   1,991   -   -   (962)  -   - 
                                                             
Common stock to be issued for cash  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   794,136   794   8,370,373   -   8,371,167 
                                                             
Issuance of common stock for services  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   7,688   8   -   -   1,590   -   1,598 
                                                             
Issuance of common stock for prepaid services  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   5,009   5   -   -   56,245   -   56,250 
                                                             
Issuance of common stock for exercise of warrants  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   202,429   202   -   -   1,179,794   -   1,179,996 
                                                             
Stock options granted for services  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   2,925   -   2,925 
                                                             
Stock-based compensation in connection with restricted common stock award grants and restricted common stock unit grants  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   1,145,595   -   1,145,595 
                                                             
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -           -   (3,700,580)  (3,700,580)
                                                             
Balance, January 31, 2021  -  $-   -  $-   -  $-   -  $-   5,869,751  $5,870   794,136  $794  $71,816,386  $(41,090,318) $30,732,732 
  Preferred Stock - Series F  Preferred Stock - Series G  Preferred Stock - Series H  Preferred Stock - Series I  Common Stock  Additional     Total 
  $0.001 Par Value  $0.001 Par Value  $0.001 Par Value  $0.001 Par Value  $0.001 Par Value  Paid-in  Accumulated  Stockholders’ 
  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Equity 
                                        
                                        
Balance, April 30, 2021  -  $-   -  $-   -  $-   -  $-   7,065,621  $7,065  $74,467,686  $(43,975,046) $30,499,705 
                                                     
Issuance of common stock for prepaid services  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   25,000   25   258,475   -   258,500 
                                                     
Stock-based compensation in connection with restricted common stock award grants and restricted common stock unit grants  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   232,443   -   232,443 
                                                     
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (3,549,715)  (3,549,715)
                                                     
Balance, July 31, 2021  -  $-   -  $-   -  $-   -  $-   7,090,621  $7,090  $74,958,604  $(47,524,761) $27,440,933 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

  For the Nine Months  For the Nine Months 
  Ended  Ended 
  January 31, 2022  January 31, 2021 
       
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:        
Net loss $(12,178,285) $(9,502,366)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Depreciation  25,565   16,456 
Accretion  16,174   12,973 
Amortization of right-of-use asset  27,426   - 
Stock based compensation  1,425,554   2,878,700 
Abandonment of mineral properties  -   56,329 
Amortization of prepaid stock based expenses  260,022   9,375 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  27,922   (108,526)
Reclamation bond deposit  (114,000)  (34,000)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  747,983   309,156 
Accounts payable - related parties  -   (3,459)
Operating lease liability  (27,201)  - 
         
NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES  (9,788,840)  (6,365,362)
         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:        
         
Purchase of property and equipment  (178,972)  (42,991)
Proceeds received in connection with the share exchange agreement  -   2,500,000 
         
NET CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES  (178,972)  2,457,009 
         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:        
Issuance of preferred stock, net of issuance cost  -   5,530,004 
Issuance of common stock, net of offering costs  -   8,371,167 
Issuance of common stock for exercise of warrants  -   1,249,997 
         
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES  -   15,151,168 
         
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH  (9,967,812)  11,242,815 
         
CASH - beginning of period  13,645,405   2,749,957 
         
CASH - end of period $3,677,593  $13,992,772 
         
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:        
Cash paid for:        
Interest $-  $- 
Income taxes $-  $- 
         
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES:        
Issuance of common stock for accrued services $5,000  $- 
Issuance of common stock for prepaid services $258,500  $56,250 
Deemed dividends - Series I preferred stock $-  $5,530,004 
Issuance of common stock in connection with conversion of preferred stock $-  $21 
Operating lease right-of-use asset and operating lease liability recorded upon adoption of ASC 842  106,631   - 
Assumption of liabilities in connection with the share exchange agreement $-  $108,652 
Increase in acquisition of mineral properties in connection with the share exchange agreement $-  $10,249,632 
Increase in asset retirement cost and obligation $33,517  $13,352 

  For the Three Months  For the Three Months 
  Ended  Ended 
  July 31, 2022  July 31, 2021 
       
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:        
Net loss $(1,945,358) $(3,549,715)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Depreciation  11,580   7,949 
Accretion  6,274   4,934 
Amortization of right-of-use asset  12,723   4,280 
Stock based compensation  191,933   232,443 
Amortization of prepaid stock based expenses  99,250   91,188 
Change in fair value of warrant liability  (940,000)  - 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  (181,197)  (237,074)
Reclamation bond deposit  -   (114,000)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  (36,212)  694,952 
Operating lease liability  (12,798)  (4,280)
         
NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES  (2,793,805)  (2,869,323)
         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:        
         
Purchase of property and equipment  -   (3,767)
         
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES  -   (3,767)
         
NET DECREASE IN CASH  (2,793,805)  (2,873,090)
         
CASH - beginning of year  9,111,512   13,645,405 
         
CASH - end of period $6,317,707  $10,772,315 
         
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:        
Cash paid for:        
Interest $-  $- 
Income taxes $-  $- 
         
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES:        
Issuance of common stock for prepaid services and accrued services $-  $258,500 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JANUARYJULY 31, 2022

NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

 

Organization

 

U.S. Gold Corp., formerly known as Dataram Corporation (the “Company”), was originally incorporated in the State of New Jersey in 1967 and was subsequently re-incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada in 2016. Effective June 26, 2017, the Company changed its name to U.S. Gold Corp. from Dataram Corporation.

 

On June 13, 2016, Gold King Corp. (“Gold King”), a private Nevada corporation, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Gold King Merger Agreement”) with the Company, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Dataram Acquisition Sub, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Acquisition Sub”), and all of the principal shareholders of Gold King. Upon closing of the transactions contemplated under the Gold King Merger Agreement (the “Gold King Merger”), Gold King merged with and into Acquisition Sub with Gold King as the surviving corporation and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The Gold King Merger was treated as a reverse acquisition and recapitalization, and the business of Gold King became the business of the Company. The financial statements are those of Gold King (the accounting acquirer) prior to the merger and include the activity of the Company (the legal acquirer) from the date of the Gold King Merger. Gold King is a gold and precious metals exploration company pursuing exploration and development opportunities primarily in Nevada and Wyoming. The Company has a wholly owned subsidiary, U.S. Gold Acquisition Corporation, formerly Dataram Acquisition Sub, Inc. (“U.S. Gold Acquisition”), a Nevada corporation which was formed in April 2016.

 

On May 23, 2017, the Company closed the Gold King Merger with Gold King. The Gold King Merger constituted a change of control and the majority of the board of directors changed with the consummation of the Gold King Merger. The Company issued shares of common stock to Gold King which represented approximately 90% of the combined company.

 

On September 10, 2019, the Company, 2637262 Ontario Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Province of Ontario (“NumberCo”), and all of the shareholders of NumberCo (the “NumberCo Shareholders”), entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Share Exchange Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Company agreed to issue to the NumberCo Shareholders 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock in exchange for all of the issued and outstanding shares of NumberCo, with NumberCo becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

On March 17, 2020, the board of directors (the “Board”) of the Company approved a 1-for-10 reverse stock split of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”), and on March 18, 2020, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada a Certificate of Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation to effect the Reverse Stock Split. The Reverse Stock Split became effective as of 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on March 19, 2020, and the Company’s common stock began trading on a split-adjusted basis when the market opened on March 20, 2020. Accordingly, all common stock and per share data are retrospectively restated to give effect of the split for all periods presented herein.

 

On August 10, 2020, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Gold King Acquisition Corp. (“Acquisition Corp.”), a wholly ownedwholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Northern Panther Resources Corporation (“Northern Panther” or “NPRC”) and the Stockholder Representative named therein, pursuant to which Acquisition Corp. merged with and into NPRC, with NPRC surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

The Company’s CK Gold property contains proven and probable mineral reserves and accordingly is classified as a development stage property, as defined in subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K (“S-K 1300”) promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“S-K 1300”SEC”). None of the Company’s other properties contain proven and probable mineral reserves and all activities are exploratory in nature.

 

Unless the context otherwise requires, all references herein to the “Company” refer to U.S. Gold Corp. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

 

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NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of presentation and principles of consolidation

 

The accompanying interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), the instructions to Form 10-Q, and the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)SEC for interim financial information, which includes the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and presents the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries as of JanuaryJuly 31, 2022. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. The accounting policies and procedures used in the preparation of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been derived from the audited financial statements of the Company for the year ended April 30, 2021,2022, which are contained in the Form 10-K filed on July 29, 2021.August 15, 2022. The unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of JanuaryJuly 31, 2022 was derived from those financial statements. It is management’s opinion that all material adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) have been made, which are necessary for a fair financial statement presentation. Operating results during the ninethree months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending April 30, 2022.2023.

 

Use of Estimates and Assumptions

 

In preparing the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated balance sheet, and revenues and expenses for the period then ended. Actual results may differ significantly from those estimates. Significant estimates made by management include, but are not limited to, valuation of mineral rights, stock-based compensation, the fair value of common and preferred stock, valuation of warrants,warrant liability, asset retirement obligations and the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

The Company has adopted Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (��(“ASC 820”), for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis. ASC 820 establishes a common definition for fair value to be applied in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which requires the use of fair value measurements, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure about such fair value measurements.

 

ASC 820 defines fair value 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. Additionally, ASC 820 requires the use of valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

 

These inputs are prioritized below:

 

Level 1:Observable inputs such as quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2:Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.
Level 3:Unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data, which require the use of the reporting entity’s own assumptions.

 

The Company analyzes all financial instruments with features of both liabilities and equity under the Financial Accounting Standard Board’s (“FASB”) accounting standard for such instruments. Under this standard, financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

At January 31,The Company’s warrant liability for warrants issued in March 2022 and April 30, 2021, the Company had no financial instruments or liabilities accounted for at fair value on(see Note 9) was estimated using a recurring basis or nonrecurring basis.Monte Carlo simulation model using Level 3 inputs.

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets of $400,916869,849 and $430,360787,902 at JanuaryJuly 31, 2022 and April 30, 2021,2022, respectively, consist primarily of costs paid for future services which will occur within a year. Prepaid expenses principally include prepayments in cash and equity instruments for consulting, public relations, business advisory services, insurance premiums, mining claim fees, drilling fees, easement fees, options fees, and mineral lease fees which are being amortized over the terms of their respective agreements.

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Property

 

Property is carried at cost. The cost of repairs and maintenance is expensed as incurred; major replacements and improvements are capitalized. When assets are retired or disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gains or losses are included in income in the year of disposition. Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the assets, generally three to tenfive years.

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Impairment of long-lived assets

 

The Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable, or at least annually. The Company recognizes an impairment loss when the sum of expected undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset. The amount of impairment is measured as the difference between the asset’s estimated fair value and its book value. The Company did not recognize any impairment during the periodperiods ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2022 and April 30, 2021.

 

Mineral Rights

 

Costs of leasing, exploring, carrying and retaining unproven mineral lease properties are expensed as incurred. The Company expenses all mineral exploration costs as incurred. Where the Company has identified proven and probable mineral reserves on any of its properties, development costs will be capitalized when all the following criteria have been met, a) the Company receives the requisite operating permits, b) completion of a favorable Feasibility Study and c) approval from the Company’s board of director’s authorizing the development of the ore body. Until such time all these criteria have been met the Company records pre-development costs to expense as incurred.

 

When a property reaches the production stage, the related capitalized costs will be amortized on a units-of-production basis over the proven and probable reserves following the commencement of production. The Company assesses the carrying costs of the capitalized mineral properties for impairment under ASC 360-10, “Impairment of Long-Lived Assets”, and evaluates its carrying value under ASC 930-360, “Extractive Activities—Mining”, annually. An impairment is recognized when the sum of the expected undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the mineral properties. Impairment losses, if any, are measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the mineral properties over its estimated fair value.

 

To date, the Company expenseshas expensed all exploration and pre-development costs as none of its properties have satisfied the criteria above for capitalization.

 

ASC 930-805, “Extractive Activities—Mining: Business Combinations” (“ASC 930-805”), states that mineral rights consist of the legal right to explore, extract, and retain at least a portion of the benefits from mineral deposits. Mining assets include mineral rights.

 

Acquired mineral rights are considered tangible assets under ASC 930-805. ASC 930-805 requires that mineral rights be recognized at fair value as of the acquisition date. As a result, the direct costs to acquire mineral rights are initially capitalized as tangible assets. Mineral rights include costs associated with acquiring patented and unpatented mining claims.

 

ASC 930-805 provides that in measuring the fair value of mineral assets, an acquirer should take into account both:

 

● The value beyond proven and probable reserves (“VBPP”) to the extent that a market participant would include VBPP in determining the fair value of the assets.

 

● The effects of anticipated fluctuations in the future market price of minerals in a manner that is consistent with the expectations of market participants.

 

Leases to explore for or use of natural resources are outside the scope of ASU 2016-02, “Leases”.

 

Share-Based Compensation

 

Share-based compensation is accounted for based on the requirements of ASC 718, “Compensation—Stock Compensation” (“ASC 718”), which requires recognition in the financial statements of the cost of employee and director services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments over the period the employee or director is required to perform the services in exchange for the award (presumptively, the vesting period). ASC 718 also requires measurement of the cost of employee and director services received in exchange for an award based on the grant-date fair value of the award.

 

ASU 2018-07 applies to all share-based payment transactions in which the grantor acquires goods and services to be used or consumed in its own operations by issuing share-based payment awards. ASU 2018-07 also clarifies that Topic 718 does not apply to share-based payments used to effectively provide (1) financing to the issuer or (2) awards granted in conjunction with selling goods or services to customers as part of a contract accounted for under ASC 606.

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JANUARYJULY 31, 2022

 

Accounting for Warrants

 

Warrants are accounted for in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance provided in ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”) as either derivative liabilities or as equity instruments, depending on the specific terms of the agreements. The Company classifies as equity any contracts that (i) require physical settlement or net-share settlement or (ii) give the Company a choice of net-cash settlement or settlement in its own shares (physical settlement or net-share settlement). The Company classifies as assets or liabilities any contracts that (i) require net-cash settlement (including a requirement to net-cash settle the contract if an event occurs and if that event is outside the control of the Company) or (ii) give the counterparty a choice of net-cash settlement or settlement in shares (physical settlement or net-share settlement). Instruments that are classified as liabilities are recorded at fair value at each reporting period, with any change in fair value recognized as a component of change in fair value of derivative liabilities in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

The Company assessed the classification of its outstanding common stock purchase warrants except for the warrants issued in March 2022 (see below) as of the date of issuance and determined that such instruments met the criteria for equity classification under the guidance in ASU 2017-11 “Earnings Per Share (Topic 260); Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480); Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): (Part I) Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Feature”. The Company has no outstanding warrants that contain a “down round” feature under Topic 815 of ASU 2017-11.

 

Convertible Preferred StockWarrant Liability

 

The Company accounts for its convertible preferred stock under the provisions of625,000 warrants issued in March 2022 in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”), which sets forth815 and concluded that the standardswarrants do not meet the criteria for how an issuer classifiesequity treatment and measures certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity. ASC 480 requires an issuer to classify a financial instrument that is within the scope of ASC 480must be recorded as a liability if such financial instrument embodies an unconditional obligation(see Note 9). Accordingly, the Company classifies these warrant instruments as a liability at fair value and adjusts the instruments to redeemfair value at each reporting period. This liability will be re-measured at each balance sheet date until the instrument at a specified date and/warrants are exercised or upon an event certain to occur. During the quarter ended January 31, 2022expire, and the year ended April 30, 2021,any change in fair value will be recognized in the Company’s convertible preferred shares were accounted for as equity, with no liability recorded. There was no outstanding preferred stock asstatement of January 31, 2022.operations. The fair value of these warrants is estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation model. Such warrant classification is also subject to re-evaluation at each reporting period.

 

Convertible InstrumentsOffering Costs

 

The Company bifurcates conversion options from their host instrumentsOffering costs incurred consisted of legal, placement agent fees and accounts for them as free-standing derivativeother costs that were directly related to registered direct offerings. Offering costs were allocated to the separable financial instruments according to certain criteria. The criteria includes circumstances in which (a) the economic characteristics and risks of the embedded derivative instrument are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract, (b) the hybrid instrument that embodies both the embedded derivative instrument and the host contract is not re-measured at fair value under otherwise applicable generally accepted accounting principles with changes in fair value reported in earnings as they occur and (c) a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded derivative instrument would be considered a derivative instrument. An exception to this rule when the host instrument is deemed to be conventional as that term is described under applicable U.S. GAAP.

When the Company has determined that the embedded conversion options should not be bifurcated from their host instruments, the Company records, when necessary, a beneficial conversion feature (“BCF”) related to the issuance of convertible debt and equity instruments that have conversion features at fixed rates that are in-the-money when issued, and the fair value of warrants issued in connection with those instruments. The BCF for the convertible instruments is recognized and measured by allocating a portion of the proceeds to warrants,registered direct offering based on theira relative fair value andbasis, compared to total proceeds received. Offering costs associated with warrant liability were expensed as a reductionincurred, presented as offering costs related to warrant liability in the carrying amountconsolidated statements of the convertible instrument equal to the intrinsic value of the conversion feature. The discounts recorded in connectionoperations. Offering costs associated with the BCF and warrant valuation are recognized (a) for convertible debt as interest expense over the termsale of the debt, using the effective interest method or (b) for convertible preferred stock as dividends at the time the stock first becomes convertible.common shares were charged against equity.

 

Remediation and Asset Retirement Obligation

 

Asset retirement obligations (“ARO”), consisting primarily of estimated reclamation costs at the Company’s CK Gold, Keystone and Maggie Creek properties, are recognized in the period incurred and when a reasonable estimate can be made, and recorded as liabilities at fair value. Such obligations, which are initially estimated based on discounted cash flow estimates, are accreted to full value over time through charges to accretion expense. Corresponding asset retirement costs are capitalized as part of the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset and depreciated over the asset’s remaining useful life. AROs are periodically adjusted to reflect changes in the estimated present value resulting from revisions to the estimated timing or amount of reclamation and closure costs. The Company reviews and evaluates its AROs annually or more frequently at interim periods if deemed necessary.

 

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Foreign Currency Transactions

 

The reporting and functional currency of the Company is the U.S. dollar. Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing on the transaction dates. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet date with any transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency included in the results of operations as incurred. Translation adjustments, and transaction gains or losses, have not had, and are not expected to have, a material effect on the results of operations of the Company and are included in general and administrative expenses.

 

Leases

 

On JanuaryMay 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASC Topic 842, Leases (Topic 842), the Company has elected the ‘package of practical expedients’, which permit it not to reassess under the new standard its prior conclusions about lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs. In addition, the Company elected not to apply ASC Topic 842 to arrangements with lease terms of 12 monthmonths or less. Operating lease right of use assets (“ROU”) assets representsrepresent the right to use the leased asset for the lease term and operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. As most leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company useuses an incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the adoption date in determining the present value of future payments. Lease expense for minimum lease payments is amortized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and is included in general and administrative expenses in the statements of operations.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes pursuant to the provision of ASC 740-10,740, “Accounting for Income Taxes” (“ASC 740-10”740”), which requires, among other things, an asset and liability approach to calculating deferred income taxes. The asset and liability approach requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets and liabilities. A valuation allowance is provided to offset any net deferred tax assets for which management believes it is more likely than not that the net deferred asset will not be realized.

 

The Company follows the provision of ASC 740-10, “Accounting for Uncertain Income Tax Positions” (“ASC 740-10”). When tax returns are filed, there may be uncertainty about the merits of positions taken or the amount of the position that would be ultimately sustained. In accordance with the guidance of ASC 740-10, the benefit of a tax position is recognized in the financial statements in the period during which, based on all available evidence, management believes it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including the resolution of appeals or litigation processes, if any. Tax positions taken are not offset or aggregated with other positions.

 

Tax positions that meet the more likely than not recognition threshold are measured at the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50 percent likely of being realized upon settlement with the applicable taxing authority. The portion of the benefit associated with tax positions taken that exceed the amount measured as described above should be reflected as a liability for uncertain tax benefits in the accompanying balance sheet along with any associated interest and penalties that would be payable to the taxing authorities upon examination. The Company believes its tax positions are all more likely than not to be upheld upon examination. As such, the Company has not recorded a liability for uncertain tax benefits or for any related interest and penalties. In the event that the Company is assessed penalties and/or interest, penalties will be charged to other operating expense and interest will be charged to interest expense.

 

The Company has adopted ASC 740-10-25, “Definition of Settlement”, which provides guidance on how an entity should determine whether a tax position is effectively settled for the purpose of recognizing previously unrecognized tax benefits and provides that a tax position can be effectively settled upon the completion and examination by a taxing authority without being legally extinguished. For tax positions considered effectively settled, an entity would recognize the full amount of tax benefit, even if the tax position is not considered more likely than not to be sustained based solely on the basis of its technical merits and the statute of limitations remains open. The federal and state income tax returns of the Company are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities, generally for three years after they are filed.

 

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12 Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASU 2019-12”), which is intended to simplify various aspects related to accounting for income taxes. ASU 2019-12 removes certain exceptions to the general principles in ASC 740 and also clarifies and amends existing guidance to improve consistent application. This ASU became effective and the Company adopted the guidance during fiscal 2022. The adoption of this ASU did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by FASB that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material effect on the financial statements upon adoption. The Company does not discuss recent pronouncements that are not anticipated to have an effect on or are unrelated to its financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or disclosures.

 

In August 2020,October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-06, Debt - Debtfor Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with ConversionCustomers. The standard requires an acquirer in a business combination to recognize and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20)measure contract assets and Derivatives and Hedgingcontract liabilities acquired in a business combination in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40), which eliminateswith Customers, as if the beneficial conversion and cash conversion accounting models for convertible instruments, amendsacquirer had originated the accounting for certain contracts, in an entity’s own equity that are currentlyprovided such contracts had been appropriately accounted for under ASC 606 by the acquiree, rather than recognizing them at their estimated fair value on the acquisition date as derivatives because of specific settlement provisions, and modifies how particular convertible instruments and certain contracts that may be settled in cash or shares impactrequired under the diluted EPS calculation.existing guidance. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2021,fiscal years, and interim periods within those reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those reporting periods. The standard can be adopted under the modified retrospective method or the full retrospective method. The Company expects that this guidance will not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

In October 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-09, Debt (Topic 470) - Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to SEC Release No. 33-10762, or ASU 2020-09, to reflect the SEC’s amended disclosure rules for guaranteed debt securities offerings. The final rule amends the disclosure requirements in SEC Regulation S-X, Rule 3-10, which require entities to separately present financial statements for subsidiary issuers and guarantors of registered debt securities unless certain exceptions are met. The amended rule allows entities to provide summarized financial information of the parent company and its issuers and guarantors2022 on a combinedprospective basis, either in a note to the financial statements or as part of management’s discussion and analysis. ASU 2020-09 is effective for filings on or after January 4, 2021, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of this guidancestandard did not have a material impact on the Company’sits unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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In May 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-04, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Debt–Modifications and Extinguishments (Subtopic 470-50), Compensation–Stock Compensation (Topic 718), and Derivatives and Hedging–Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40). This ASU reduces diversity in an issuer’s accounting for modifications or exchanges of freestanding equity-classified written call options (for example, warrants) that remain equity classified after modification or exchange. This ASU provides guidance for a modification or an exchange of a freestanding equity-classified written call option that is not within the scope of another Topic. It specifically addresses: (1) how an entity should treat a modification of the terms or conditions or an exchange of a freestanding equity-classified written call option that remains equity classified after modification or exchange; (2) how an entity should measure the effect of a modification or an exchange of a freestanding equity-classified written call option that remains equity classified after modification or exchange; and (3) how an entity should recognize the effect of a modification or an exchange of a freestanding equity-classified written call option that remains equity classified after modification or exchange. This ASU will be effective for all entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. An entity should apply the amendments prospectively to modifications or exchanges occurring on or after the effective date of the amendments. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The Company is currently evaluating the effect the adoption of this ASU will have on the condensed consolidated financial statements.

U.S. GOLD CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JULY 31, 2022

 

NOTE 3 —GOING CONCERN

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. As of JanuaryJuly 31, 2022, the Company had cash of approximately $3.76.3 million, working capital of approximately $2.76.1 million and an accumulated deficit of approximately $56.2 59.9million. The Company had a net loss and cash used in operating activities of approximately $12.2 1.9million and $9.8 2.8million, respectively, for the ninethree months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2022. As a result of the utilization of cash in its operating activities, and the development of its assets, the Company has incurred losses since it commenced operations. The Company’s primary source of operating funds since inception has been equity financings. As of the date of filing the Form 10-Q for the period ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2022, the Company has sufficient cash to fund its corporate activities and general and administrative costs and currently undertaken project activities related to permitting and engineering studies. However, in order to advance any of its projects past the aforementioned objectives, the Company does not have sufficient cash to fund its operations for greater than 12 months and expects that it would be requiredwill need to raise additional funds to fund its operations thereafter. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has and may continue to adversely impact the Company’s business, as the Company’s operations are based in and rely on third parties located in areas affected by the pandemic.funds. These matters raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for the twelve months following the issuance of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. As noted in Note 12, in February 2022, the Company completed a registered offering which raised gross proceeds of $2.5 million and in March 2022, the Company announced it had reached a definitive agreement on another registered offering, that when closed on or about March 18, 2022, will result in gross proceeds of an additional $5.0 million before deducting fees and other estimated offering expenses.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JANUARY 31, 2022

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of asset amounts or the classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

NOTE 4 — MINERAL RIGHTS

 

As of the dates presented, mineral properties consisted of the following:

SCHEDULE OF MINERAL PROPERTIES

 January 31, 2022 April 30, 2021  July 31, 2022 April 30, 2022 
CK Gold Project $3,091,738  $3,091,738  $3,091,738  $3,091,738 
Keystone Project  1,028,885   1,028,885   1,028,885   1,028,885 
Maggie Creek Project  1,986,607   1,986,607   1,986,607   1,986,607 
Challis Gold Project  10,249,632   10,249,632   10,249,632   10,249,632 
Total $16,356,862  $16,356,862  $16,356,862  $16,356,862 

 

NOTE 5 — PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

 

As of the dates presented, property consisted of the following:

SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT 

 January 31, 2022 April 30, 2021  July 31, 2022 April 30, 2022 
Site costs $203,320  $169,803  $203,320  $203,320 
Land  175,205   -   175,205   175,205 
Computer equipment  7,265   3,498   7,265   7,265 
Vehicle  39,493   39,493   39,493   39,493 
Total  425,283   212,794   425,283   425,283 
Less: accumulated depreciation  (66,137)  (40,572)  (86,946)  (75,366)
Total $359,146  $172,222  $338,337  $349,917 

 

For the three months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2022 and 2021, depreciation expense amounted to $9,45811,580 and $6,7407,949, respectively. Forrespectively, and included in general and administrative expenses as reflected in the nine months ended Januaryaccompanying statements of operations.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JULY 31, 2022 and 2021, depreciation expense amounted to $25,565 and $16,456, respectively.

 

NOTE 6 — ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION

 

In conjunction with various permit approvals permitting the Company to undergo exploration activities at the CK Gold, Keystone and Maggie Creek projects, the Company has recorded an ARO based upon the reclamation plans submitted in connection with the various permits. The following table summarizes activity in the Company’s ARO for the periods presented:

SCHEDULE OF ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION 

  January 31, 2022  April 30, 2021 
       
Balance, beginning of period $204,615  $168,392 
Addition and changes in estimates  33,517   18,746 
Accretion expense  16,174   17,477 
Balance, end of period $254,306  $204,615 

  July 31, 2022  April 30, 2022 
       
Balance, beginning of year $260,196  $204,615 
Addition and changes in estimates  -   33,517 
Accretion expense  6,274   22,064 
Balance, end of year $266,470  $260,196 

 

For the three months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2022 and 2021, accretion expense amounted to $5,9886,274 and $4,5854,934, respectively. Forrespectively, and included in general and administrative expenses as reflected in the nine months ended January 31, 2022 and 2021, accretion expense amounted to $16,174 and $12,973, respectively.accompanying statements of operations.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JANUARY 31, 2022

 

NOTE 7 – OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS AND OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES

 

On May 1, 2021, the Company entered into a lease agreement for its lease facility in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The term of the lease is for a two-year period from May 2021 to May 2023 starting with a monthly base rent of $1,667. The Company has an option to renew the lease for an additional three years beyond the primary term. The Company typically excludes options to extend the lease in a lease term unless it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise the option and when doing so is in the Company’s sole discretion. The base rent is subject to an annual increase as defined in the lease agreement. In addition to the monthly base rent, the Company is charged separately for common area maintenance which is considered a non-lease component. These non-lease component payments are expensed as incurred and are not included in operating lease assets or liabilities.

 

On September 1, 2021, the Company entered into another lease agreement for its lease facility in Cheyenne, Wyoming.The term of the lease is for a two-year period from September 2021 to August 2023 with a. The monthly base rent ofwas $3,100. and was lowered to $2,950 starting in March 2022. The Company has an option to renew the lease for an additional two years upon giving a written notice from 60 to 120 days prior to the expiration of the initial term of this lease. The Company typically excludes options to extend the lease in a lease term unless it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise the option and when doing so is in the Company’s sole discretion.

 

During the three and nine months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2022 and 2021, lease expensesexpense of $14,37514,039 and $30,7255,000 was included in general and administrative expenses as reflected in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

Right-of- use assets are summarized below:

 SCHEDULE OF SUPPLEMENTAL BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION RELATED TO LEASES

  

January 31, 2022

  

April 30, 2021

 
Operating leases $79,205  $   - 
  

July 31,

2022

  

April 30,

2022

 
Operating leases $51,341  $64,064 

 

Operating Lease liabilities are summarized below:

 

 

January 31, 2022

 

April 30, 2021

  

July 31,

2022

 

April 30,

2022

 
Operating lease, current portion $52,016  $   -  $42,832  $55,630 
Operating lease, long term portion  27,414   -   8,734   8,734 
Total lease liability $79,430  $-  $51,566  $64,364 

 

The weighted average remaining lease term for the operating leases is 1.410.92 years and the weighted average incremental borrowing rate is 8.0% at JanuaryJuly 31, 2022.

The following table includes supplemental cash and non-cash information related to the Company’s lease:

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW AND NON-CASH INFORMATION RELATED TO LEASES

  2022  2021 
  Nine months ended January 31, 
  2022  2021 
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities      
Operating cash flows from operating lease $30,500  $   - 
         
Lease assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities $106,631  $- 

Minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases at January 31, 2022 are as follows:

SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MINIMUM PAYMENTS REQUIRED UNDER NON-CANCELABLE OPERATING LEASES

     
Remainder of fiscal year ended April 30, 2022  14,300 
Year ended April 30, 2023  57,800 
Year ended April 30, 2024  12,400 
Total $84,500 
Less: imputed interest  (5,070)
Total present value of lease liability $79,430 

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JANUARYJULY 31, 2022

 

The following table includes supplemental cash and non-cash information related to the Company’s lease:

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW AND NON-CASH INFORMATION RELATED TO LEASES

  2022  2021 
  Period ended July 31, 
  2022  2021 
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities        
Operating cash flows from operating lease $14,000  $5,000 
Lease assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities $-  $37,388 

The remaining minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases at July 31, 2022 are as follows:

SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MINIMUM PAYMENTS REQUIRED UNDER NON-CANCELABLE OPERATING LEASES

     
Year ended April 30, 2023 - remainder  42,000 
Year ended April 30, 2024  11,800 
Total $53,800 
Less: imputed interest  (2,234)
Total present value of lease liability $51,566 

NOTE 8 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

On April 16, 2019, the Company entered into a one-year consulting agreement with a director of the Company for providing services related to investor and strategic introduction to potential industry partners. In consideration for these services, the consultant was paid $3,750 per month in cash, and total shares of the Company’s common stock with a value of $45,000. In April 2019, the Company issued 4,592 shares of the Company’s common stock, valued at $45,000 at the market price on the dates of grant, in connection with this consulting agreement. On January 7, 2021, the Company entered into another one-yeara one-year agreement (“January 2021 Agreement”) with thea director providing for an annual consulting fee of $86,000consisting of shares of the Company’s common stock with a value of $50,000and cash payments of $36,000, which is paid $3,000per month. In January 2021, the Company issued 3,222shares of common stock pursuant to the January 2021 Agreement. The Company and the consultantdirector mutually agreeagreed to extend the term of the agreement from January 2022 to January 2023.2023 under the same terms as the initial agreement (the “January 2022 Agreement”). In January 2022, the Company issued 5,814 shares of common stock pursuant to the January 2022 Agreement. The Company paid consulting fees to such director of $9,000 and $3,000in cash during each of the three months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company paid consulting fees to such director of $27,000 and $6,750 in cash during the nine months ended January 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Additionally, the Company recorded accrued expenses of $4,167 in connection with the January 2022 extended consulting agreement and reflected in accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the accompanying unaudited consolidated balance sheets.2021.

 

On March 19, 2021, the Company and Edward Karr, the Company’s former Executive Chairman, agreed by mutual understanding, that Mr. Karr’s employment as an officer and employee, and his service as a member of the board of directors, of the Company was terminated, effective March 19, 2021. In connection with Mr. Karr’s departure, the Company entered into a General Release and Severance Agreement with Mr. Karr, as amended, pursuant to which Mr. Karr provided certain transition services to the Company through the Separation Date. Pursuant to the Separation Agreement, Mr. Karr is entitled to receive any equity awards granted to Mr. Karr by the Company. Additionally, on March 19, 2021, the Company entered into a one-yearone-year agreement (“March 2021 Agreement”) for general corporate advisory services to be provided by Mr. Karr for an annual fee of $180,000 consisting of shares of the Company’s common stock with a value of $60,000 and cash payments of $120,000, which is paid $10,000per month. The Company paid consulting fees to Mr. Karr of $30,000 and $90,000 in cash during the three and nine months ended January 31, 2022. The Company recorded accrued expenses of $52,500 in connection with the March 2021 consulting agreement and reflected in accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the accompanying unaudited consolidated balance sheets. In January 2022, the Company’s board of directors approved the renewal of Mr. Karr’s March 2021 Agreement for an additional year under the same terms as the initial period.period (the “March 2022 Agreement”). In April 2022, the Company issued 5,168 and 7,353 shares of common stock pursuant to the March 2021 and March 2022 Agreements, respectively. Additionally, on January 24, 2022, the Company issued an aggregate of 13,564 RSU’s and granted 5,310 five-year options to purchase the Company’s common stock to Mr. Karr for consulting services rendered. The Company paid consulting fees to Mr. Karr of $30,000 and $30,000 in cash during the three months ended July 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

On March 10, 2021, the Company entered into a one-year consulting agreement (“March 2021 Agreement”) with an individual who subsequently was appointed as a director of the Company on May 18, 2022, providing for an annual fee of $250,000 consisting of shares of the Company’s common stock with a value of $130,000 and cash payments of $120,000, which is paid $10,000 per month. The Company and the consultant mutually agreed to extend the term of the agreement from March 2022 to March 2023 under the same terms as the initial agreement (the “March 2022 Agreement”). In April 2022, the Company issued 14,286 shares of common stock pursuant to the March 2022 Agreement. The Company paid consulting fees to such director of $30,000 and $30,000 in cash during the three months ended July 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Additionally, as of July 31, 2022, the Company recorded accounts payable and accrued expenses totaling $54,219 due to such director and was included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JULY 31, 2022

 

NOTE 9 — STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITYWARRANT LIABILITY

 

As of JanuaryJuly 31, 2022 and April 30, 2022, the Company’s warrants liability was valued at $1,500,000 and $2,440,000, respectively. Under the guidance in ASC 815-40, certain warrants do not meet the criteria for equity treatment. As such, these warrants are recorded at fair value as of each reporting date with the change in fair value reported within other income in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations as “Change in fair value of warrant liability” until the warrants are exercised, expired or other facts and circumstances lead the warrant liability to be reclassified to stockholders’ equity. The Company utilized a Monte Carlo Simulation model to estimate the fair value of the March 2022 warrants, which incorporates significant inputs that are not observable in the market, and thus represents a Level 3 measurement as defined in ASC 820. The unobservable inputs utilized for measuring the fair value of the contingent consideration reflect management’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in valuing the contingent consideration. The Company determined the fair value by using the following key inputs to the Monte Carlo Simulation Model:

Initial Measurement

The Company accounted for the 625,000 warrants issued on March 18, 2022 in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC 815 “Derivatives and Hedging” whereby under that provision these warrants did not meet the criteria for equity treatment and was recorded as a liability. The initial valuation of these warrants were valued at $3,652,000 on March 18, 2022.

The key inputs for the warrant liability were as follows as of July 31, 2022:

SCHEDULE OF KEY INPUTS FOR THE WARRANT LIABILITY

Key Valuation Inputs   
Expected term (years)  5.13 
Annualized volatility  81.7%
Volatility if fundamental transaction occurs  100.00%
Risk-free interest rate  2.70%
Stock price $4.15 
Dividend yield  0.00%
Exercise price $8.60 
Probability of fundamental transaction  85%
Date of fundamental transaction  1.60 years to 5.1 years 

The key inputs for the warrant liability were as follows as of April 30, 2022:

Key Valuation Inputs   
Expected term (years)  5.39 
Annualized volatility  84.2%
Volatility if fundamental transaction occurs  100.00%
Risk-free interest rate  2.92%
Stock price $5.65 
Dividend yield  0.00%
Exercise price $8.60 
Probability of fundamental transaction  85%
Date of fundamental transaction  1.90 years to 5.4 years 

The following table sets forth a summary of the changes in the fair value of the Level 3 warrant liability for the three months ended July 31, 2022:

SCHEDULE OF CHANGES IN FAIR VALUE OF LEVEL THREE WARRANT LIABILITY

  

Warrant

Liability

 
Fair value as of April 30, 2022 $2,440,000 
Change in fair value  (940,000)
Fair value as of July 31, 2022 $1,500,000 

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NOTE 10 — STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

As of July 31, 2022, authorized capital stock consisted of 200,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and 50,000,000 shares of “blank check” preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, of which 1,300,000 shares are designated as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock,400,000 shares are designated as Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, 45,002 shares are designated as Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, 7,402 shares are designated as Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, 2,500 shares are designated as Series E Convertible Preferred Stock, 1,250 shares are designated as Series F Preferred Stock, 127 shares are designated as Series G Preferred Stock, 106,894 shares are designated as Series H Preferred Stock, and 921,666 shares are designated as Series I Preferred Stock. The Company’s Board has the authority, without further action by the stockholders, to issue shares of preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions granted to or imposed upon the preferred stock.

 

Common Stock Issued, Restricted Stock Awards, and RSU’s Granted for Services

 

On June 1, 2021, the Company granted 2,097 Restricted Stock Units (“RSU’s”) to a consultant for consulting services rendered. The 2,097 RSU’s had a fair value of $25,000 or $11.92 per share of common stock based on the quoted trading price on the date of grant. The RSU’s fully vested and expensed immediately.

On June 9, 2021, the Company issued 25,000 shares of common stock to a consultant in connection with an investor relations agreement for services to be rendered from April 2021 to April 2022. The 25,000 shares of common stock had a fair value of $258,500, or $10.34 per share, based on the quoted trading price on the date of grant, to be amortized over the term of the consulting agreement.

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On July 19, 2021, the Company granted 15,322 RSU’s to an employee pursuant to his employment agreement. The 15,322 RSU’s had a fair value of $150,000 or $9.79 per share of common stock based on the quoted trading price on the date of grant. The RSU’s vested 25% on the date of issuance, and the remaining shall vest one-third over a three-year period from the date of issuance.

On October 20, 2021, the Company issued 1,116 shares of common stock to a former employee in connection with vested RSU’s on the date of termination of service.

On October 22, 2021, the Company issued an aggregate of 2,162 shares of common stock to a consultant in connection with a consulting agreement for services rendered from May 2021 to October 2021. The 2,162 shares of common stock had a fair value of $22,500, or $10.41 per share, based on the quoted trading price on the date of grants, which was fully vested and expensed immediately.

On October 22, 2021, the Company issued an aggregate of 2,824 shares of common stock to a consultant in connection with an advisory consulting agreement for services rendered from April 2021 to September 2021. The 2,824 shares of common stock had a fair value of $30,000, or $10.62 per share, based on the quoted trading price on the date of grants, which was fully vested. In connection with this issuance, the Company reduced accrued liabilities by $5,000 and recognized stock-based consulting of $25,000 during the nine months ended January 31, 2022.

On January 24, 2022, the Company issued an aggregate of 47,108 RSU’s to certain employees of the Company for services rendered. The 47,108 RSU’s had a fair value of $326,475, or $6.93 per share, based on the quoted trading price on the date of grants, which was fully vested and expensed immediately.

On January 24, 2022, the Company issued an aggregate of 13,852 RSU’s to the directors of the Company for services rendered. The 13,852 RSU’s had a fair value of $96,000, or $6.93 per share, based on the quoted trading price on the date of grants, which was fully vested and expensed immediately.

On January 24, 2022, the Company issued an aggregate of 25,685 RSU’s to certain consultants of the Company for services rendered. The 25,685 RSU’s had a fair value of $178,000, or $6.93 per share, based on the quoted trading price on the date of grants, which was fully vested and expensed immediately.

Total stock compensation expense for awards issued for services of $785,007184,531 and $1,145,595232,443 was expensed for the three months ended January 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Total stock compensation expense for awards issued for services of $1,201,981 and $1,243,061 was expensed for the nine months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. A balance of $1,584,2291,215,167 remains to be expensed over future vesting periods related to unvested restricted stock units issued for services to be expensed over a weighted average period of1.91 1.39 years. There were 288,742 restricted stock units awarded but unissued into common stock as of July 31, 2022.

 

Equity Incentive Plan

 

In August 2017, the Board approved the Company’s 2017 Plan including the reservation of 165,000 shares of common stock thereunder.

 

On August 6, 2019, the Board approved and adopted, subject to stockholder approval, the 2020 Plan. The 2020 Plan reserves 330,710 shares for future issuance to officers, directors, employees and contractors as directed from time to time by the Compensation Committee of the Board. The 2020 Plan was approved by a vote of stockholders at the 2019 annual meeting. With the approval and effectivity of the 2020 Plan, no further grants will be made under the 2017 Plan. On August 31, 2020, the Board approved and adopted, subject to stockholder approval, an amendment (the “2020 Plan Amendment”) to the 2020 Plan. The 2020 Plan Amendment increased the number of shares of common stock available for issuance pursuant to awards under the 2020 Plan by an additional 836,385, to a total of 1,167,095 shares of the Company’s common stock. The 2020 Plan Amendment was approved by the Company’s stockholders on November 9, 2020.

 

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Stock options

 

The following is a summary of the Company’s stock option activity during the ninethree months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2022:

SCHEDULE OF STOCK OPTION ACTIVITY 

 Number of
Options
 Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
(Years)
  Number of Options Weighted Average
Exercise Price
 Weighted Average
Remaining Contractual Life (Years)
 
Balance at April 30, 2021  95,000  $14.63   1.57 
Balance at April 30, 2022  148,060  $11.65   2.23 
Granted  58,060   6.93   5.00          
Exercised                  
Forfeited                  
Cancelled  (5,000)  13.40             
Balance at January 31, 2022  148,060   11.65   2.46 
Balance at July 31, 2022  148,060   11.65   1.98 
                        
Options exercisable at end of period  128,410  $13.44       128,410  $12.38     
Options expected to vest  19,650  $6.93       19,650  $6.93     
Weighted average fair value of options granted during the period     $4.52          $     

 

At JanuaryJuly 31, 2022 and April 30, 2021,2022, the aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding and exercisable were de minimis for each period.

On January 24, 2022, the Company granted an aggregate of 26,200 options to purchase the Company’s common stock to certain employees of the Company. The options have a term of 5 years from the date of grant and are exercisable at an exercise price of $6.93. The options vest 25% on the date of grant and 25% each next three years from the date of grant.

On January 24, 2022, the Company granted an aggregate of 21,240 options to purchase the Company’s common stock to the directors of the Company. The options have a term of 5 years from the date of grant and are exercisable at an exercise price of $6.93. The options fully vested and was expensed immediately.

On January 24, 2022, the Company granted an aggregate of 10,620 options to purchase the Company’s common stock to certain consultants of the Company. The options have a term of 5 years from the date of grant and are exercisable at an exercise price of $6.93. The options fully vested and was expensed immediately.

The Company used the Black-Scholes model to determine the fair value of stock options granted during the nine months ended January 31, 2022. In applying the Black-Scholes option pricing model to options granted, the Company used the following assumptions:

SCHEDULE OF STOCK OPTION

For the
Nine Months Ended
January 31, 2022
Risk free interest rate1.53%
Dividend yield0.00%
Expected volatility82%
Contractual term (in years)5.0
Forfeiture rate0.00%

Stock-based compensation for stock options recorded in the unaudited consolidated statements of operations totaled $176,073 and $2,925 for the three months ended January 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Stock-based compensation for stock options recorded in the unaudited consolidated statements of operations totaled $176,073and $191,837for the nine months ended January 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. A balance of $86,350 remains to be expensed over future vesting periods related to unvested stock options issued for services to be expensed over a weighted average period of 2.98 years.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JANUARYJULY 31, 2022

Stock-based compensation for stock options recorded in the unaudited consolidated statements of operations totaled $7,402 and $0 for the three months ended July 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. A balance of $71,547 remains to be expensed over future vesting periods related to unvested stock options issued for services to be expensed over a weighted average period of 2.48 years.

 

Stock Warrants

 

A summary of the Company’s outstanding warrants to purchase shares of common stock as of JanuaryJuly 31, 2022 and changes during the period ended as presented below:

 SCHEDULE OF STOCK WARRANT ACTIVITY

 Number of Warrants Weighted Average
Exercise
Price
 Weighted Average Remaining Contractual
Life
(Years)
  Number of Warrants Weighted Average
Exercise Price
 Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years) 
Warrants with no Class designation:                        
Balance at April 30, 2021  1,428,794  $12.00   4.08 
Balance at April 30, 2022  1,909,262  $9.29   4.38 
Granted                  
Exercised                  
Forfeited  (170,235)  31.25             
Canceled                  
Balance at January 31, 2022  1,258,559   9.40   3.92 
Balance at July 31, 2022  1,909,262   9.29   4.13 
Class A Warrants:                        
Balance at April 30, 2021  109,687   11.40   3.22 
Balance at April 30, 2022  109,687   11.40   2.22 
Granted                  
Exercised                  
Forfeited                  
Canceled                  
Balance at January 31, 2022  109,687   11.40   2.47 
Total Warrants Outstanding at January 31, 2022  1,368,246  $9.56   3.80 
Balance at July 31, 2022  109,687   11.40   1.97 
Total Warrants Outstanding at July 31, 2022  2,018,949  $9.41   4.01 
Warrants exercisable at end of period  1,368,246  $9.56       1,393,949  $9.77     
Weighted average fair value of warrants granted during the period     $          $     

 

As of JanuaryJuly 31, 2022, the aggregate intrinsic value of warrants outstanding and exercisable was $475,6500.

 

NOTE 1011NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE

 

Net loss per share of common stock is calculated in accordance with ASC 260, “Earnings Per Share”. Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss available to common stockholder, by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. The following were excluded from the computation of diluted shares outstanding as they would have had an anti-dilutive impact on the Company’s net loss. In periods where the Company has a net loss, all dilutive securities are excluded.

 

SCHEDULE OF ANTIDILUTIVE SECURITIES EXCLUDED FROM COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE

 January 31, 2022  January 31, 2021  July 31, 2022  July 31, 2021 
Common stock equivalents:                
Restricted stock units  441,402   342,856   441,402   355,873 
Stock options  148,060   95,000   148,060   95,000 
Stock warrants  1,368,246   1,380,160   2,018,949   1,395,509 
Total  1,957,708   1,818,016   2,608,411   1,846,382 

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JANUARYJULY 31, 2022

 

NOTE 1112COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Mining Leases

 

The CK Gold property position consists of two State of Wyoming Metallic and Non-metallic Rocks and Minerals Mining Leases. These leases were assigned to the Company in July 2014 through the acquisition of the CK Gold Project. Leases to explore for or use of natural resources are outside the scope of ASU 2016-02 “Leases”. There are no lease contracts for office space or other Company expenses which qualify for treatment as capital assets under ASU 2016-02.

 

The Company’s rights to the CK Gold Project arise under two State of Wyoming mineral leases; 1) State of Wyoming Mining Lease No. 0-40828, consisting of 640 acres, and 2) State of Wyoming Mining Lease No. 0-40858 consisting of 480 acres.

 

Lease 0-40828 was renewed in February 2013 for a second ten-year term and Lease 0-40858 was renewed for its second ten-year term in February 2014. Each lease requires an annual payment of $2.00 per acre. In connection with the Wyoming Mining Leases, the following production royalties must be paid to the State of Wyoming, although once the project is in operation, the Board of Land Commissioners has the authority to reduce the royalty payable to the State of Wyoming:

SCHEDULE OF ROYALTY PAYABLE

FOB Mine Value per Ton Percentage Royalty 
5%
$00.00 to $50.00  5%
$50.01 to $100.00  7%
$100.01 to $150.00  9%
$150.01 and up  10%

 

The future minimum lease payments at JanuaryJuly 31, 2022 under these mining leases are as follows, each payment to be made in the fourth quarter of the respective fiscal years:

 SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MINIMUM LEASE PAYMENTS

        
Fiscal 2022 $2,240 
Fiscal 2023  2,240  $2,240 
Fiscal 2024  960   960 
Total $5,440  $3,200 

 

The Company may renew each lease for a third ten-year term, which will require one annual payment of $3.00 per acre for the first year and $4.00 per acre for each year thereafter.

 

Maggie Creek option:

 

The Maggie Creek option agreement grants the Company the exclusive right and option to earn-in and acquire up to 50% undivided interest in a property called Maggie Creek, located in Eureka County, Nevada by completing the Initial Earn-in over aseven-year period for a total payment of $4,500,000. Exploration and development expenses incurred by the Company on the Maggie Creek property satisfy the annual required earn-in payments. To the extent exploration and development expenses do not satisfy the full annual amounts, a cash payment for the difference is required. Additionally, costs incurred over a year’s minimum, may be carried forward to satisfy future years obligations. The Company satisfied the minimum payment required for fiscal 20212022 by incurring exploration expenses in excess of $300,000500,000.

 

The remaining required Initial Earn-in payments at Januaryas of July 31, 2022 are as amended:follows:

  SCHEDULE OF RIGHT AND OPTION TO EARN-IN AND ACQUIRE UNDIVIDED INTEREST

Fiscal 2022 $500,000 
Fiscal 2023  700,000  $700,000 
Fiscal 2024  1,000,000   1,000,000 
Fiscal 2025  1,000,000   1,000,000 
Fiscal 2026  1,000,000   1,000,000 
 $4,200,000  $3,700,000 

 

Once the Initial Earn-in has been met, the Company is required to pay an additional $250,000 to the counterparty to vest the Company’s50% interest in the Maggie Creek property.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JANUARYJULY 31, 2022

 

NPRC option:

 

Pursuant to the Merger, the Company acquired from NPRC a mineral property called Challis Gold located in Idaho pursuant to an option agreement dated in February 2020 which was later amended in June 2020. The Company satisfied the minimum royalty payment of $25,000 for fiscal 2022.

 

The annual advance minimum royalty payments at JanuaryJuly 31, 2022 under the option agreement are as follows, each payment to be made in the beginning on the first anniversary of the effective date of this option agreement and continuing until the tenth anniversary:

 SCHEDULE OF ADVANCE MINIMUM ROYALTY PAYMENTS

        
Fiscal 2022 $25,000 
Fiscal 2023  25,000  $25,000 
Fiscal 2024  25,000   25,000 
Fiscal 2025  25,000   25,000 
Fiscal 2026  25,000   25,000 
Fiscal 2027 and thereafter  125,000   125,000 
Total $250,000  $225,000 

 

100% of the advance minimum royalty payments will be applied to the royalty credits.

 

Exploration Access and Option to Lease Agreement

 

On August 25, 2021 (“Effective Date”), the Company entered into an Exploration Access and Option to Lease Agreement (the “Agreement”) with a private-party landowner (the “Landowner”) whereby the Landowner granted the Company an option (the “Option”) to lease and right of way on a property located in Laramie County, Wyoming. The Company may exercise the Option for five years (“Option Term”) from the Effective Date. During the Option, the Landowner granted non-exclusive rights (the “Exploration Access Rights”) to the Company to use the surface of the property for an annual exploration and access right payment of $10,000, thirty days after the effective date and each year on the anniversary of the Effective Date during the Option Term until such time the Option is exercised or expires. The Company is also required to pay an annual Option payment of $35,780 for the lease and $6,560 for the right of way within thirty days after the Effective Date and each year on the anniversary of the Effective Date during the Option Term until such time the Option is exercise by the Company or expires. The Company paid a total of $42,340 on September 1, 2021 pursuant to this Agreement.

 

At any time during the Option Term, the Company may exercise the Option by providing a written notice to the Landowner and the Company shall pay a one-time right of way payment of $26,240 at closing and shall execute a lease agreement. The exclusive option to lease (the “Lease”) and right of way (the “Right of Way”) is for a term of ten years with the right to extend for an additional ten years and requires an annual lease payment of $50,000, compensation for loss of grazing of $40.00 per acre impacted land and annual Right of Way payments of $13,120.

 

In consideration for the option rights, lease rights and right of way rights under this Agreement, the Company agreed to grant the Landowner shares of the Company’s common stock worth $50,000, which shares will not vest, or be issued, until the Company executes the Lease. Currently, the Company has not executed the Lease.

 

At any time during the Option Term, the Company may terminate this Agreement by providing a written notice to the Landowner. Upon termination, the Landowner is entitled to retain any payments already made and the Company shall have no further obligation after the date of termination. The Agreement, including the Option and the Exploration Access Rights, may be extended for a period of five years upon written notice from the Company. In the absence of such notice, the Agreement shall automatically terminate at the end of the Option Term. Currently, the Company has not exercised the Option.

 

Legal Matters

 

From time to time the Company may be involved in claims and legal actions that arise in the ordinary course of business. To the Company’s knowledge, there are no material pending legal proceedings to which the Company is a party or of which any of the Company’s property is the subject.

NOTE 12 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On February 14, 2022, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with certain institutional and accredited investors in connection with a registered direct offering of 384,741 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $6.50 per share and warrants to purchase 192,370 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $8.00 per share (the “Registered Offering”). The warrants are exercisable immediately following issuance and will expire five yearsfrom the issuance date. The aggregate gross proceeds of the Registered Offering was approximately $2.5 million. The closing of the Registered Offering occurred on February 16, 2022.

On March 16, 2022, the Company entered into a definitive agreement (the “Definitive Agreement”) with a single institutional investor in connection with a registered direct offering of 625,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $8.00 per share and warrants to purchase 625,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $8.60 per share (the “Securities”), resulting in total gross proceeds of approximately $5 million before deducting fees and other estimated offering expenses. The warrants will become exercisable six months following the date of issuance and will expire 5 years following the initial exercise date. The closing of the sale of the Securities is expected to take place on or about March 18, 2022, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by U.S. Gold Corp. (the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”). Certain information and footnote disclosure normally included in interim unaudited consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which are duplicate to the disclosures in the audited consolidated financial statement have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although we believe that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. These interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto in the Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 20212022 filed with the Commission.

 

In the opinion of management, all adjustments have been made consisting of normal recurring adjustments and consolidating entries, necessary to present fairly the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial position of us and our subsidiaries as of JanuaryJuly 31, 2022, the results of our unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of operations and changes in stockholders’ equity for the Three and Ninethree months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2022 and 2021, and our unaudited interim condensed consolidated cash flows for the ninethree months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2022 and 2021. The results of unaudited interim condensed consolidated operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year.

 

The preparation of interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

In addition to historical financial information, the following discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. See “Forward-Looking Statements.” Our results and the timing of selected events may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including the risk factors described in this report and in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2021.2022.

 

Overview

 

U.S. Gold Corp., formerly known as Dataram Corporation (the “Company”), was originally incorporated in the State of New Jersey in 1967 and was subsequently re-incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada in 2016. Effective June 26, 2017, the Company changed its legal name to U.S. Gold Corp. from Dataram Corporation. On May 23, 2017, the Company merged with Gold King Corp. (“Gold King”), in a transaction treated as a reverse acquisition and recapitalization, and the business of Gold King became the business of the Company. We are a gold and precious metals exploration company pursuing exploration and development properties. We own certain mining leases and other mineral rights comprising the CK Gold Project in Wyoming, the Keystone and Maggie Creek Projects in Nevada and the Challis Gold project in Idaho. Our CK Gold Project contains proven and probable mineral reserves under S-K 1300 where we are conducting exploration and pre-development costs, and all of our activities on our other properties are exploratory in nature.

 

On March 17, 2020, we filed a certificate of amendment to our Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of Nevada in order to effectuate a reverse stock split of our issued and outstanding common stock per share on a one-for-ten basis, effective as of 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on March 19, 2020. All share and per share values of our common stock for all periods presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements are retroactively restated for the effect of the reverse stock splits.

 

Summary of Activities for the ninethree months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2022

 

During the three-monthsthree months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2022, we focused primarily on advancingcontinued progress in the preparation of our CK Gold Project in Wyoming withpermit to mine application submittal and further engineering studies towards the completion of an S-K 1300-compliant Pre-Feasibility Study (“PFS”), continued progress towards our mine to permit application submittal, and financing.a feasibility study.

 

An overview of certain significant events during the quarter ended July 31, 2022 are as follows:

 

On May 18, 2022, we appointed Luke Norman to serve as non-independent Chairman of our board of directors. In connection with the appointment of Mr. Norman as Chairman, the board of directors expanded from 5 to 6 directors.

We performed test blasting on our CK Gold project to monitor, via geophones, the ground vibrations from the blasts developing “signature waves” to verify the assumptions about the ground and rock mass surrounding the project. The geophones were placed at intervals up to 1200 feet from the blast to measure its effect. The data is being used to confirm the findings that blasting can occur at the project without damage to property or infrastructure.

 

On December 1, 2021, we announced the completion of our PFS on our CK Gold Project. The PFS estimates a pre-tax Net Present Value (NPV) of $323 million and a pre-tax Internal Rate of Return (IRR) of 39.4%. Additionally, the PFS reported measured and indicated mineral resource of 1.58 million gold equivalent ounces (“AuEq”) (inclusive of mineral reserves) and proven and probable mineral reserves of 1.44 million AuEq ounces.

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On February 14, 2022, we entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with certain institutional and accredited investors in connection with a registered direct offering of 384,741 shares of our common stock at a price of $6.50 per share and warrants to purchase 192,370 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $8.00 per share (the “Registered Offering”).
On March 16, 2022, we entered into a definitive agreement (the “Definitive Agreement”) with a single institutional investor in connection with a registered direct offering of 625,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $8.00 per share and warrants to purchase 625,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $8.60 per share. The closing of the Definitive Agreement is expected to take place on or about March 18, 2022, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

We released Recent Developments

Prefeasibility Study

On December 1,results from 3 core holes completed during our 2021 we released the results of our PFSdrilling program. Gold and published our Technical Summary Report in accordance with S-K 1300. The PFS was prepared by Gustavson Associates, LLC with an effective date of November 15, 2021.

The following are highlightscopper assays from the PFS:2021 drilling program continue to extend anticipated mineralization beyond the mineral resource estimate included in our prefeasibility study.

Mineral Resources – 1.58 million gold equivalent (“AuEq”) ounces of Measured and Indicated (M+I) Resources

An additional 0.357 million AuEq ounces of inferred resource
M+I includes: Gold - 1.110 million ounces and Copper - 280 million lbs (both inclusive of mineral reserve estimates shown below)

Mineral Reserves – 1.44 million AuEq ounces of Proven and Probable (P1 and P2) Reserves

P1 and P2 includes: Gold - 1.010 million ounces and Copper - 248 million lbs

10-year Mine Life at 20,000 short tons per day process rate

Average AuEq production: 108,500 ounces per year
First 3-years: 135,300 AuEq ounces per year

Initial Capital: $221 million

Potential attractive financing terms from equipment suppliers and development capital sources
2-year Payback

Robust Economics – 39.4% IRR before tax and 33.7% IRR after tax

NPV (5%): $323 million and $266 million, before and after tax, respectively
All in Sustaining Cost (“AISC”) at $800 per AuEq ounce
Assumes $1,625/ounce gold price and $3.25/lb copper price
Highly leveraged to increasing metals prices

Upside Potential

Aggregate sales from mine waste rock, proven to be excellent quality
FS level value engineering and plant optimization
Ongoing metallurgical testing to enhance recovery of gold and copper
Resource expansion potential at depth and to the south-east

Permitting and Development

Project footprint under the jurisdiction of Wyoming agencies

Potential to submit mine permit in 2022 and receive approval in 2023

COVID-19 Developments

 

In December 2019,June 2022, internationally acclaimed geologist Dr. Richard Sillitoe reviewed the core, consulted with our geologists and conducted a novel strainsite visit of coronavirus, COVID-19, was reportedthe CK Gold project. Dr. Sillitoe confirmed that the gold-copper mineralization is of porphyry type and may have expansion opportunities at depth, to have surfacedthe southeast and in Wuhan, China and has reached multiple other, countries, resulting in government-imposed quarantines, travel restrictions and other public health safety measures in China and other countries. On March 12, 2020, the WHO declared COVID-19yet to be a global pandemic, and the COVID-19 pandemic has resulteddiscovered, porphyry intrusions since deposits of this type can occur in significant financial market volatility and uncertainty. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has and may continue to adversely impact our business, as our operations are based in and rely on third parties located in areas affected by the pandemic.clusters.

 

We, or our people, investors, contractors or stakeholders, have been prevented from free cross-border travel or normal attendance to activities in conducting our business at trade shows, presentations, meetings or other activities meant to promote or execute our business strategy and transactions. We have been prevented from receiving goods or services from contractors. Decisions beyond our control, such as canceled events, restricted travel, barriers to entry or other factors have affected or may affect our ability to accomplish drilling programs, technical analysis of completed exploration actions, equity raising activities, and other needs that would normally be accomplished without such limitations. Furthermore, our exploration activities rely heavily on outside contracts and importation of specialized equipment. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruptions in travel and accessing our exploration properties with contractors. Such government-imposed precautionary measures may have been relaxed in certain countries or states, but there is no assurance that more strict measures will be put in place again due to a resurgence in COVID-19 cases or in response to the spread of a new strain of COVID-19. There can be no assurance that the Company and its personnel may travel and access property freely in the near future.

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Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic has made and continues to make indeterminable adverse effects on general commercial activity and the world economy, and our business and results of operations could be adversely affected to the extent that COVID-19 or any other epidemic harms the global economy generally.

We do not yet know the full extent of potential delays or impact on our business, our relationship with our business partners, or the global economy as a whole. However, any one or a combination of these events could have an adverse effect on our other business operations. A continuation or worsening of the levels of market disruption and volatility seen in the recent past could have an adverse effect on our ability to access capital, on our business, results of operations and financial condition, and on the market price of our common stock. Future effects on our business remain highly dependent on the duration and continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ability to effectively vaccinate a large percentage of the population and whether subsequent waves of the infection or variant strains appear, as evidenced by the recent resurgence of cases in parts of the world and the uncertainty surrounding the spread of the recent Omicron variant of COVID-19.

Securities Purchase Agreement

On February 14, 2022, the Company completed the Registered Offering of 384,741 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $6.50 per share and warrants to purchase 192,370 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $8.00 per share. The warrants are exercisable immediately following issuance and will expire five years from the issuance date. The aggregate gross proceeds of the Registered Offering was approximately $2.5 million. The closing of the Registered Offering occurred on February 16, 2022.

Definitive Agreement

On March 16, 2022, the Company entered into the Definitive Agreement for the sale of 625,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $8.00 per share and warrants to purchase 625,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $8.60 per share (the “Securities”), resulting in total gross proceeds of approximately $5 million before deducting fees and other estimated offering expenses. The warrants will become exercisable six months following the date of issuance and will expire 5 years following the initial exercise date. The closing of the sale of the Securities is expected to take place on or about March 18, 2022, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

Results of Operations

 

Three and Nine months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2022 compared to the Three and Ninethree months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2021:

 

Net Revenues

 

We are a development stage company with no operations, and we generated no revenues for the Three and Ninethree months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2022 and 2021.

 

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Operating Expenses

 

Total operating expenses for the three months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2021, were approximately $4,335,000$2,885,000 and $3,700,000,$3,550,000, respectively. The approximate $635,000 increase$665,000 decrease in operating expenses for the three months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2021, is comprised of (i) a decreasean increase in compensation of approximately $133,000$12,000 primarily due to increase in cash compensation of $28,000 offset by decrease in compensation related to stock-based compensation from RSU’s and stock option grants to our officers as compared to prior period of $455,000 offset by increase in cash compensation of $322,000 primarily from bonuses to our officers$16,000 (ii) an increasea decrease of approximately $318,000 increase$1,068,000 in exploration expenses on our mineral properties due to an increasea decrease in exploration activities in our CK Gold property and also at our Maggie Creek property, (iii) an increase in professional and consulting fees of approximately $367,000$250,000 primarily due to increases in stock-based consulting fees of approximately $266,000 and general strategic investor relations and permitting consulting services of $60,000,$337,000, increase in legal fees of $53,000$31,000, increase in accounting fees of $42,000 offset by decrease in directorinvestor relation fees of $5,000 and accounting fees of $7,000$160,000 and (iv) an increase in general and administrative expenses of approximately $82,000$142,000 due primarily to increases related to insurance, travel, lease expense, advertising expenses and office expenses.

 

Total operating expenses for the nine months ended January 31, 2022 as compared to the nine months ended January 31, 2021, were approximately $12,178,000 and $9,502,000, respectively. The approximate $2,676,000 increase in operating expenses for the nine months ended January 31, 2022 as compared to the nine months ended January 31, 2021, is comprised of (i) a decrease in compensation of approximately $646,000 primarily due to decrease in compensation related to stock-based compensation from RSU’s and stock option grants to our officers and stock-based compensation to two former officers from the accelerated vesting of certain stock options and restricted stock units during the prior period for a total of $812,000 offset by increase in cash compensation of $166,000 primarily from bonuses to our officers (ii) an increase of approximately $3,292,000 in exploration expenses on our mineral properties due to an increase in exploration activities in our CK Gold property and also at our Maggie Creek property, (iii) a decrease in professional and consulting fees of approximately $218,000 primarily due to decreases in stock-based consulting fees of approximately $446,000, decrease in legal fees of $179,000 and accounting fees of $44,000 offset by increase in general strategic, and investor relations and permitting consulting services of $451,000 (iv) an increase in general and administrative expenses of approximately $248,000 due primarily to increases related to insurance, travel, lease expense, advertising expenses and office expenses.

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Loss from Operations

 

We reported loss from operations of approximately $4,335,000$2,885,000 and $3,701,000$3,550,000 for the three months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Other Income

We reported loss from operationschange in fair value of warrant liability of approximately $12,178,000$940,000 and $9,502,000$0 for the ninethree months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

 

Net Loss

 

We reported a net loss of approximately $4,335,000$1,945,000 and $3,701,000$3,550,000 for the three months ended January 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. We reported a net loss of approximately $12,178,000 and $9,502,000 for the nine months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

The following table summarizes total current assets, liabilities and working capital at JanuaryJuly 31, 2022 compared to April 30, 2021,2022, and the increasechanges between those periods:

 

 January 31, 2022 April 30, 2021 Increase (decrease)  July 31, 2022 April 30, 2022 Increase (decrease) 
Current Assets $4,078,509  $14,075,765  $(9,997,256) $7,187,556  $9,899,414  $(2,711,858)
Current Liabilities $1,414,037  $619,038  $794,999  $1,087,025  $1,136,035  $(49,010)
Working Capital $2,664,472  $13,456,727  $(10,792,255) $6,100,531  $8,763,379  $(2,662,848)

 

As of JanuaryJuly 31, 2022, we had working capital of $2,664,472,$6,100,531, as compared to working capital of $13,456,727$8,763,379 as of April 30, 2021,2022, a decrease of $10,792,255.$2,662,848.

 

We are obligated to file annual, quarterly and current reports with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). In addition, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes-Oxley”) and the rules subsequently implemented by the Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board have imposed various requirements on public companies, including requiring changes in corporate governance practices. We expect these rules and regulations to increase our legal and financial compliance costs and to make some activities of ours more time-consuming and costlier. We expect to spend between $175,000 and $250,000 in legal and accounting expenses annually to comply with our reporting obligations and Sarbanes-Oxley. These costs could affect profitability and our results of operations.

 

Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared using the accrual method of accounting in accordance with U.S. GAAP and have been prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities in the normal course of business. For the ninethree months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2022 and 2021, we incurred net losses in the amounts of approximately $12.2$1.9 million and $9.5$3.5 million, respectively. As of JanuaryJuly 31, 2022, we had cash of approximately $3.7$6.3 million, working capital of approximately $2.7$6.1 million, and an accumulated deficit of approximately $56.2$59.9 million. As a result of the utilization of cash in itsour operating activities, and the development of itsour assets, we have incurred losses since we commenced operations. Our primary source of operating funds since inception has been equity financings. As of JanuaryJuly 31, 2022, we did not have sufficient cash to fund our operations for greater than 12 monthscorporate activities and expected thatgeneral and administrative costs and currently undertaken project activities related to permitting and engineering studies. However, in order to advance any of our projects past the aforementioned objectives, we do not have sufficient cash and will be requiredneed to raise additional funds to fund our operations thereafter.funds. These matters raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for the twelve months following the issuance of these financial statements. As noted above, in February 2022, we completed the Registered Offering which raised gross proceeds of $2.5 million and additionally in March 2022 we entered into a Definitive Agreement which when closed, expected to be on or about March 18, 2022 we will receive gross proceeds of $5 million before deducting fees and other estimated offering expenses.

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We have based this estimate on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and we could use our available capital resources sooner than we currently expect. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including potential acquisitions, changes in exploration programs and related studies and other operating strategies. In addition, we continue to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which may adversely affect our ability to obtain additional future capital. To the extent we require additional funding, we cannot be certain that additional funding will be available on acceptable terms, or at all. To the extent we raise additional funds by issuing equity securities, our stockholders may experience significant dilution. Any debt financing, if available, may involve restrictive covenants that impact our ability to conduct business. If unable to raise additional capital when required or on acceptable terms, we may have to delay, scale back or discontinue the exploration activities or programs.

 

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Cash Used in Operating Activities

 

Net cash used in operating activities totaled $9.8$2.8 million and $6.4$2.9 million for the ninethree months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Net cash used in operating activities during the ninethree months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2022 decreased primarily increase due to increase in net loss and increase in net changes in accounts payable and accrued liabilities as compared to the ninethree months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2021. Additionally, we expensed approximately $1,686,000$192,000 in stock-based compensation for shares, RSU’s, and stock options issued to officers, employee, and consultants during the ninethree months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2022.2022 as compared to approximately $232,000 for the three months ended July 31, 2021. Net changes of approximately $635,000$230,000 in operating assets and liabilities are primarily due to net decreasesincreases in prepaid expenses and other assets of approximately $28,000, increase in reclamation of bond deposits$181,000 and a decrease of approximately $114,000, and increase of approximately $748,000$36,000 in accounts payable to trade vendors.

 

Cash Provided byUsed in Investing Activities

 

Net cash used in investing activities totaled approximately $179,000was $0 for the ninethree months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2022 as compared to approximately $3,800 primarily due tofor purchase of property and equipment as compared to $2,457,000 primarily consisted of proceeds received in connection with share exchange agreement of $2,500,000 offset by approximately $43,000 from purchase of property and equipment.for the three months ended July 31, 2021.

 

Cash Provided by Financing Activities

 

Net cash provided by financing activities during the ninethree months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2022 and 2021 of approximately $15.2 million primarily due to the issuances of Series I Preferred Stock, common stock, and warrants in August 2020 and January 2021 for cash as compared to $0 during the nine months ended January 31, 2022.were both $0.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As of JanuaryJuly 31, 2022, we did not have, and do not have any present plans to implement, any off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

See Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for a summary of recently issued accounting pronouncements.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

There have been no changes to our critical accounting policies during the ninethree months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2022. Critical accounting policies and the significant accounting estimates made in accordingaccordance with such policies are regularly discussed with the Audit Committee of the Company’s board of directors. Those policies are discussed under “Critical Accounting Policies” in our “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of the Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in Item 7, as well as Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements thereto, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Commission on July 29, 2021.August 15, 2022.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to include disclosure under this item.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

(a)Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

(a)Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

At the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, an evaluation was carried out under the supervision of, and with the participation of, the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a–15(e) and Rule 15d–15(e) of the Exchange Act). Based on that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Company in its reports that it files or submits to the SEC under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in applicable rules and forms.

 

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(b)Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

(b)Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting; however, management has determined that for the sake of transparency and conservancy, it cannot state that internal controls over financial reporting are effective at this time.

 

While present in the Company’s design of internal controls, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting and disclosure are not written; however, the operation of many controls are in place and are applied on a consistent basis. Company personnel perform controls standardstandards to: 1) approve all Company expenditures, 2) approve and sign contractual obligations, 3) reconcile bank accounts and other general ledger accounts, and 4) many other similar rudimentary controls applied as best practice. Historically, management has concluded that due to the Company’s small size and limited personnel available to perform control functions, the Company is precluded from applying adequate segregation of duties in financial transactions. These are material weaknesses common to companies of similar size and staffing in the Company’s industry. The Company has engaged an independent firm to assist with the design, implementation, documentation and testing of internal controls. The Company expects these material weakness conditions to continue for the foreseeable future, or until significant Company growth results in additional personnel to perform financial functions.

 

PART II: OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

From time to time we may be involved in claims and legal actions that arise in the ordinary course of business. To our knowledge, there are no material pending legal proceedings to which we are a party or of which any of our property is the subject.

 

Item 1A. RISK FACTORS.

 

As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to include disclosure under this item.

 

Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

There were no sales of unregistered securities during the quarter ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2022 that were not previously reported on a Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

 

None.

 

Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Pursuant to Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Act, issuers that are operators, or that have a subsidiary that is an operator, of a coal or other mine in the United States are required to disclose specified information about mine health and safety in their periodic reports. These reporting requirements are based on the safety and health requirements applicable to mines under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (the “Mine Act”) which is administered by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”). During the ninethree months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2022, the Company and its properties or operations were not subject to regulation by MSHA under the Mine Act and thus no disclosure is required under Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Act.

 

Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION.

 

None.

 

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Item 6. EXHIBITS.

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

31.1Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of George BeeChief Executive Officer
  
31.2Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Eric AlexanderChief Financial Officer
  
32.1*Section 1350 Certification of George BeeChief Executive Officer (Furnished not Filed)
  
32.2*Section 1350 Certification of Eric AlexanderChief Financial Officer (Furnished not Filed)

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101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
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* Furnished herewith

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

 U.S. GOLD CORP.
   
Date: March 17,September 14, 2022By:/s/ George M. Bee
  George M. Bee
  Chief Executive Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer)
   
Date: March 17,September 14, 2022By:/s/ Eric Alexander
  

Eric Alexander

Chief Financial Officer

  (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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