UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended ~~September 30, 2021~~March 31, 2022

☐ 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: 333-249533

Fortitude Gold Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Colorado

85-2602691

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

2886 Carriage Manor Point

Colorado Springs, CO 80906

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(719) 717 9825

(Registrant’s telephone number)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the 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 ⌧

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of Each Class	Trading symbol	Name of Exchange on which registered
N/A	N/A	N/A

As of ~~November 1, 2021,~~May 3, 2022, the registrant had ~~23,961,208~~24,024,542 outstanding shares of common stock.

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Part I	Financial Information
Item 1.	Financial Statements	1
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of ~~September 30, 2021~~March 31, 2022 (Unaudited) and December 31, ~~2020~~2021	1
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three ~~and nine~~ months ended ~~September 30,~~March 31, 2022 and 2021 ~~and 2020~~ (Unaudited)	2
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the three ~~and nine~~ months ended ~~September 30,~~March 31, 2022 and 2021 ~~and 2020~~ (Unaudited)	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30,~~March 31, 2022 and 2021 ~~and 2020~~ (Unaudited)	4
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	5
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	1412
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	2119
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	2119
Part II	Other Information
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	2219
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	2219
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	2219
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	2219
Item 5.	Other Information	2219
Item 6.	Exhibits	2320
Signatures		2421

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. Financial Statements

FORTITUDE GOLD CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(U.S. Dollars in thousands, except per share data)


	September 30,		December 31,		March 31,		December 31,
	2021		2020		2022		2021
	(Unaudited)				(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	44,337	$	27,774	$	36,305	$	40,017
Accounts receivable		1,628		145		18		238
Inventories		33,012		23,051		42,169		37,550
Prepaid taxes						952		1,289
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		2,305		1,962		688		2,228
Total current assets		81,282		52,932		80,132		81,322
Property, plant and mine development, net		37,531		50,990		37,953		37,226
Operating lease assets, net		220		6,198		—		463
Deferred tax assets		1,099		959		726		509
Other non-current assets		2,947		1,946		2,925		2,909
Total assets	$	123,079	$	113,025	$	121,736	$	122,429
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	2,982	$	1,715	$	2,292	$	2,127
Loans payable, current		101		665
Finance lease liabilities, current		78		398
Operating lease liabilities, current		220		6,198		—		463
Mining taxes payable		1,153		1,001		1,462		1,699
Other current liabilities		1,212		1,092		647		1,022
Total current liabilities		5,746		11,069		4,401		5,311
Asset retirement obligations		4,483		3,844		5,120		4,725
Loans payable, long-term		52		117
Finance lease liabilities, long-term		19		27
Other non-current liabilities						19		45
Total liabilities		10,300		15,057		9,540		10,081
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock - $0.01 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized and NaN outstanding at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020		—		—
Common stock - $0.01 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized and 23,961,208 shares outstanding at September 30, 2021 and 21,211,208 shares outstanding at December 31, 2020		240		212
Preferred stock - $0.01 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized and NaN outstanding at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021						—		—
Common stock - $0.01 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized and 24,024,542 shares outstanding at March 31, 2022 and 23,961,208 shares outstanding at December 31, 2021						240		240
Additional paid-in capital		103,517		99,682		103,586		103,476
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)		9,022		(1,926)
Retained earnings						8,370		8,632
Total shareholders' equity		112,779		97,968		112,196		112,348
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	123,079	$	113,025	$	121,736	$	122,429

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

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FORTITUDE GOLD CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(U.S. Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)


	Three months ended				Nine months ended					Three months ended
	September 30,				September 30,					March 31,
	2021		2020		2021		2020			2022		2021
Sales, net	$	20,422	$	15,851	$	66,979	$	30,284	��	$	15,361	$	20,655
Mine cost of sales:
Production costs		7,075		7,741		21,219		19,698			5,781		6,086
Depreciation and amortization		3,668		2,949		11,953		6,157			2,778		3,647
Reclamation and remediation		40		24		116		17			47		29
Total mine cost of sales		10,783		10,714		33,288		25,872			8,606		9,762
Mine gross profit		9,639		5,137		33,691		4,412			6,755		10,893
Costs and expenses:
General and administrative expenses		1,378		593		8,723		1,781			1,180		6,160
Exploration expenses		2,023		780		4,380		1,373			2,514		1,317
Other expense, net		48		62		132		172			17		37
Total costs and expenses		3,449		1,435		13,235		3,326			3,711		7,514
Income before income and mining taxes		6,190		3,702		20,456		1,086			3,044		3,379
Mining and income tax expense		1,544		225		5,075		675			426		978
Net income	$	4,646	$	3,477	$	15,381	$	411		$	2,618	$	2,401
Net income per common share:
Basic	$	0.19	$	348	$	0.64	$	41		$	0.11	$	0.10
Diluted	$	0.19	$	348	$	0.64	$	41		$	0.11	$	0.10
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		23,961,208		10,000		23,846,686		10,000			23,995,254		23,614,466
Diluted		24,211,606		10,000		24,078,226		10,000			24,197,423		23,778,014

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

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FORTITUDE GOLD CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity
(U.S. Dollars in thousands)
~~(Unaudited)~~

Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020

Par

Retained

Number of

Value of

Earnings

Total

Common

Common

Additional Paid-

(Accumulated

Shareholders'


Shares

Shares

in Capital

Deficit)

Equity
Balance, June 30, 2020 (GRCN)

10,000

$
—

$
87,863

$
(15,209)

$
72,654
Capital contributions by Parent

—

—

888

—

888
Net income

—

—

—

3,477

3,477
Balance, September 30, 2020 (GRCN)

10,000

$
—

$
88,751

$
(11,732)

$
77,019

Balance, June 30, 2021 (Fortitude)

23,961,208

$
240

$
103,471

$
6,892

$
110,603
Stock-based compensation

—

—

46

—

46
Dividends

—

—

—

(2,516)

(2,516)
Net income

—

—

—

4,646

4,646
Balance, September 30, 2021 (Fortitude)

23,961,208

$
240

$
103,517

$
9,022

$
112,779

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020

Par

Retained

Number of

Value of

Earnings

Total

Common

Common

Additional Paid-

(Accumulated

Shareholders'


Shares

Shares

in Capital

Deficit)

Equity
Balance, December 31, 2019 (GRCN)

10,000

$
—

$
78,083

$
(12,143)

$
65,940
Capital contributions by Parent

—

—

10,668

—

10,668
Net income

—

—

—

411

411
Balance, September 30, 2020 (GRCN)

10,000

$
—

$
88,751

$
(11,732)

$
77,019

Balance, December 31, 2020 (Fortitude)

21,211,208

$
212

$
99,682

$
(1,926)

$
97,968
Stock-based compensation

2,250,000

23

3,340

—

3,363
Issuance of shares under private placement

500,000

5

495

—

500
Dividends

—

—

—

(4,433)

(4,433)
Net income

—

—

—

15,381

15,381
Balance, September 30, 2021 (Fortitude)

23,961,208

$
240

$
103,517

$
9,022

$
112,779

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

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~~FORTITUDE GOLD CORPORATION~~
~~Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows~~
~~(U.S. Dollars in thousands)~~
(Unaudited)


	Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
		Par					Retained
	Number of	Value of					Earnings	Total
	Common	Common		Additional Paid-		(Accumulated		Shareholders'
	Shares	Shares		in Capital		Deficit)		Equity
Balance, December 31, 2020	21,211,208	$	212	$	99,682	$	(1,926)	$	97,968
Stock-based compensation	2,220,000		22		3,103		—		3,125
Issuance of shares under private placement	500,000		5		495		—		500
Net income	—		—		—		2,401		2,401
Balance, March 31, 2021	23,931,208	$	239	$	103,280	$	475	$	103,994

Balance, December 31, 2021	23,961,208	$	240	$	103,476	$	8,632	$	112,348
Stock-based compensation	—		—		47		—		47
Dividends	—		—		—		(2,880)		(2,880)
Stock options exercised	63,334		—		63		—		63
Net income	—		—		—		2,618		2,618
Balance, March 31, 2022	24,024,542	$	240	$	103,586	$	8,370	$	112,196

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

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FORTITUDE GOLD CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(U.S. Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)

Nine months ended

September 30,


2021

2020
Cash flows from operating activities:




Net income

$
15,381

$
411
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:




Depreciation and amortization

12,045

6,263
Stock-based compensation

3,363

—
Deferred taxes

(140)

—
Other operating adjustments

28

16
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:




Accounts receivable

(1,483)

(1,599)
Inventories

(6,318)

(2,662)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets

(343)

(17)
Other non-current assets

(19)

(1,304)
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities

555

958
Income and mining taxes payable

153

675
Net cash provided by operating activities

23,222

2,741

Cash flows from investing activities:




Capital expenditures

(1,753)

(6,368)
Net cash used in investing activities

(1,753)

(6,368)

Cash flows from financing activities:




Contributions from GRC

—

10,567
Dividends paid

(4,433)

—
Issuance of common stock

500

—
Repayment of loans payable

(629)

(656)
Repayment of capital leases

(344)

(326)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

(4,906)

9,585

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

16,563

5,958
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

27,774

866
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$
44,337

$
6,824

Supplemental Cash Flow Information




Interest expense paid

$
24

$
72
Income and mining taxes paid

$
5,063

$
—
Non-cash investing and financing activities:




Change in capital expenditures in accounts payable

$
1,132

$
(1,532)
Change in estimate for asset retirement costs

$
499

$
1,404
Stock contributed from Parent

$
—

$
100
Equipment purchased under finance lease

$
16

$
—


	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2022		2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	2,618	$	2,401
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		2,816		3,677
Stock-based compensation		47		3,125
Deferred taxes		(217)		(27)
Reclamation and remediation accretion		47		—
Other operating adjustments		(18)		17
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		220		(1,514)
Inventories		(2,945)		(1,827)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		1,540		(180)
Other non-current assets		(16)		(5)
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities		(122)		1,187
Income and mining taxes payable		100		485
Net cash provided by operating activities		4,070		7,339

Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures		(4,938)		(104)
Net cash used in investing activities		(4,938)		(104)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Dividends paid		(2,880)		—
Issuance of common stock		—		500
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		63		—
Repayment of loans payable		(21)		(226)
Repayment of capital leases		(6)		(112)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(2,844)		162

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		(3,712)		7,397
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		40,017		27,774
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	36,305	$	35,171

Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Income and mining taxes paid	$	542	$	520
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Change in capital expenditures in accounts payable	$	(86)	$	(47)
Change in estimate for asset retirement costs	$	314	$	92
Right-of-Use assets acquired through operating lease	$	1,100	$	—

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

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FORTITUDE GOLD CORPORATION
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise stated)
(Unaudited)

1. Basis of Presentation

~~Fortitude Gold Corporation (the “Company,” “FGC,” or “Fortitude”) was organized under the laws~~ of the State of Colorado on August 11, 2020. On August 18, 2020, Gold Resource Corporation (“GRC” or “Parent”) transferred all of the 10,000 issued and outstanding common stock shares of its wholly-owned subsidiary GRC Nevada Inc. (“GRCN”) to Fortitude in exchange for 21,211,208 shares of Fortitude’s common stock. With the share transfer, GRCN became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fortitude and Fortitude became a wholly-owned subsidiary of GRC. The assets and liabilities were recorded at historical cost as the entities were under common control.

On December 31, 2020, GRC completed the spin-off of FGC (“Spin-Off”), which separated FGC’s business, activities, and operations into a separate, public company. The Spin-Off was effected by the distribution of all of the outstanding shares of FGC common stock to GRC’s shareholders. GRC’s shareholders received one share of FGC common stock for every 3.5 shares of GRC’s common stock held as of December 28, 2020.

~~FGC is a mining company which pursues gold and silver projects that are expected to have both low operating costs and high returns on capital.~~Financial Statements

These interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (“interim financial statements”) of Fortitude Gold Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) are unaudited and have been prepared in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission for interim statements. The condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the condensed consolidated statements of operations and shareholders’ equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, and the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 include the accounts of the Company, its subsidiaries GRCN, Walker Lane Minerals Corp. (“Walker Lane”), County Line Holdings, Inc., and County Line Minerals Corp. The condensed consolidated statements of operations and shareholder’s equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, and the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 include the accounts of GRCN, WLMC, County Line Holdings, Inc., and County Line Minerals Corp. and have been derived from the accounting records of GRC and should be read with the accompanying notes thereto. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Certain information and footnote disclosures required by United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted as permitted by such rules, although the Company believes that the disclosures included are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The interim financial statements included herein are expressed in United States dollars. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (all of which are of a normal recurring nature) and disclosures necessary for a fair presentation of these interim financial statements have been included. The results reported in these interim financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be reported for the entire year. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, ~~2020~~2021 included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K. The year-end balance sheet data ~~was~~were derived from the audited financial statements. Unless otherwise noted, there have been no material changes to the footnotes from those accompanying the audited consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K.

~~The condensed consolidated statements of operations~~ All intercompany accounts and ~~shareholder’s equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2020~~transactions have been prepared on a “carve-out” basis. The accompanying statements include allocations of certain expenses for human resources, accounting, and other services, plus share-based compensation allocated from GRC. The expense allocationseliminated in consolidation.

Certain items in the prior period’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been ~~determined on basis that the Company and GRC consider~~reclassified to ~~be reasonable reflections of the utilization of services or the benefits provided. In addition, the assets and liabilities include only those assigned~~conform to the ~~carve-out entities. The allocations and related estimates and assumptions are described more fully in~~ ~~Note 2~~, Related Party Transactions. Further, the condensed consolidated financial statements do not necessarily reflect what the results of operations, financial position, or cash flows would have been had the Company been a separate entity nor are they indicative of the future results of the Company.current presentation.

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2. Related Party Transactions

~~Effective~~On December 31, 2020, inthe Company was spun-off from Gold Resource Corporation (“GRC”). In connection with the ~~Spin-Off,~~spin-off, the Company entered into a Management Services Agreement (“MSA” or “Agreement”) with GRC that ~~governs~~governed the relationship of the parties following the ~~Spin-Off.~~spin-off. The MSA ~~provides~~provided that the Company ~~receives~~received services from GRC and its subsidiaries to assist in the transition of the Company as a separate company including, managerial and technical supervision, advisory and consultation with respect to mining operations, exploration, environmental, safety and sustainability matters. The Company also ~~receives~~received certain administrative services related to information technology, accounting and financial advisory services, legal and compliance support and investor ~~relation~~relations and shareholder communication services. The agreed upon charges for services rendered ~~are~~were based on market rates that align with the rates that an unaffiliated service provider would charge for similar services. The MSA’s initial term was to expire on December 31, 2021, would automatically renew annually and ~~may~~could be cancelled upon 30 days written notice by one party to the other during the term. On April 21, 2021, GRC provided the Company 30 days written notice to cancel the MSA effective May 21, 2021. During the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30,~~March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized expense of NaN and $0.4 million, ~~of expense~~respectively, related to the MSA.

Prior to the Spin-Off, GRC provided human resources, information technology, accounting, legal, technical, and other services to the Company. The Company obtained its business insurance under GRC. The accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and shareholder’s equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 include allocations of all of these expenses. The allocation method calculates the appropriate share of overhead cost to the Company by using time spent by GRC employees. The Company believes the allocation methodology used is reasonable, has been consistently applied, and results in an appropriate allocation of costs incurred. However, these allocations may not be indicative of the cost had the Company been a stand-alone entity or of future services. GRC allocated $0.6 million and $1.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. These costs were treated as capital contributions from GRC in the accompanying 2020 financial statements. In addition, the Company received cash contributions from GRC to help fund its operations and mine development, which are not expected to be repaid and are treated as capital contributions. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company received total capital contributions from GRC of $0.9 million and $10.7 million, respectively, inclusive of allocated costs described above.

3. Revenue

The following table presents the Company’s net ~~sales disaggregated by source:~~sales:

Three months ended

Nine months ended

September 30,

September 30,


2021

2020

2021

2020

(in thousands)

(in thousands)
Sales, net









Gold doré sales

$
20,491

$
15,963

$
67,221

$
30,507
Less: Refining charges

(69)

(112)

(242)

(223)
Total sales, net

$
20,422

$
15,851

$
66,979

$
30,284


	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2022		2021

	(in thousands)
Sales, net
Gold sales	$	15,453	$	20,701
Less: Refining charges		(92)		(46)
Total sales, net	$	15,361	$	20,655

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4. Inventories

At ~~September 30, 2021~~March 31, 2022 and December 31, ~~2020,~~2021, current inventories consisted of the following:


	September 30,		December 31,		March 31,		December 31,
	2021		2020		2022		2021

	(in thousands)				(in thousands)
Stockpiles	$	7,024	$	6,269	$	5,961	$	5,839
Leach pad		25,733		16,636		33,890		31,119
Doré		37		19		1,978		434
Subtotal - product inventories		32,794		22,924		41,829		37,392
Materials and supplies		218		127		340		158
Total	$	33,012	$	23,051	$	42,169	$	37,550

In addition to the inventory above, as of ~~September 30, 2021~~March 31, 2022 and December 31, ~~2020,~~2021, the Company has $2.6 million ~~and $1.6 million, respectively,~~ of low-grade ore stockpile inventory included in other non-current assets.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 the Company recorded NaN and $3.6 million, respectively, in net realizable value (“NRV”) inventory adjustments. NaN NRV adjustments were recorded in 2021.

5. Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with the provisions of ASC 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC 740”), on a tax jurisdictional basis. The Company files a consolidated U.S. income tax return and at the federal level its income and losses are taxed at 21%. In addition, a 5% Net Proceeds of Minerals tax applies to the Company’s operations in Nevada, and such tax is recorded as an income tax. The Company recorded income and mining tax expense of ~~$1.5~~$0.4 million and ~~$0.2~~$1.0 million for the three months ended ~~September 30,~~March 31, 2022 and 2021, ~~and 2020, respectively. The Company recorded income and mining tax expense of $5.1 million and $0.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020,~~ respectively. In accordance with ASC 740, the interim provision for taxes was calculated by using the annual effective tax rate. This rate is applied to the year-to-date income before income and mining taxes to determine the income tax expense for the period.

The Company evaluates the evidence available to determine whether a valuation allowance is required on the deferred tax assets. The Company determined that its deferred tax assets were “more likely than not” to be realized as of ~~September 30, 2021~~March 31, 2022 and December 31, ~~2020,~~2021, thus 0 valuation allowance was determined to be necessary.

As of ~~September 30, 2021,~~March 31, 2022, the Company believes that is has no0 liability for uncertain tax positions.

6. Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

At ~~September 30, 2021~~March 31, 2022 and December 31, ~~2020,~~2021, prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following:


	September 30,		December 31,		March 31,		December 31,
	2021		2020		2022		2021

	(in thousands)				(in thousands)
Contractor advances	$	1,612	$	1,670	$	99	$	1,831
Prepaid insurance		476		195		306		250
Other current assets		217		97		283		147
Total	$	2,305	$	1,962	$	688	$	2,228

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7. Property, Plant and Mine Development, net

At ~~September 30, 2021~~March 31, 2022 and December 31, ~~2020,~~2021, property, plant and mine development consisted of the following:


	September 30,		December 31,		March 31,		December 31,
	2021		2020		2022		2021

	(in thousands)				(in thousands)
Asset retirement costs	$	4,088	$	3,588	$	4,696	$	4,382
Construction-in-progress		2,289		195		5,084		3,891
Furniture and office equipment		376		324		430		410
Leach pad and ponds		5,649		5,649		3,732		5,649
Land		19		13		25		25
Light vehicles and other mobile equipment		463		435		504		463
Machinery and equipment		14,624		14,311		15,217		15,143
Mill facilities and infrastructure		7,729		7,669
Process facilities and infrastructure						7,729		7,729
Mineral interests and mineral rights		18,928		18,878		18,953		18,928
Mine development		24,365		24,365		24,365		24,365
Software and licenses		65		65		65		65
Subtotal ^{(1) (2)}		78,595		75,492
Subtotal ⁽¹⁾						80,800		81,050
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(41,064)		(24,502)		(42,847)		(43,824)
Total	$	37,531	$	50,990	$	37,953	$	37,226

(1)

~~Includes $1.8 million of assets recorded under finance leases. Please see~~ ~~Note 12~~ ~~for additional information.~~

~~(2)~~

Includes capital expenditures in accounts payable of ~~$1.7~~$1.0 million and ~~$0.6~~$1.1 million at ~~September 30, 2021~~March 31, 2022 and December 31, ~~2020,~~2021, respectively.

For the three months ended ~~September 30,~~March 31, 2022 and 2021, ~~and 2020,~~ the Company recorded depreciation and amortization expense of ~~$3.7~~$2.8 million and ~~$3.0 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company recorded depreciation and amortization expense of $12.0 million and $6.3~~$3.7 million, respectively.

8. Other Current Liabilities

At ~~September 30, 2021~~March 31, 2022 and December 31, ~~2020,~~2021, other current liabilities consisted of the following:


	September 30,		December 31,		March 31,		December 31,
	2021		2020		2022		2021

	(in thousands)				(in thousands)
Accrued royalty payments	$	574	$	718	$	439	$	435
Accrued property and excise taxes		623		353		86		461
Other accrued expenses		15		21		122		126
Total	$	1,212	$	1,092	$	647	$	1,022

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9. Asset Retirement Obligation

The following table presents the changes in the Company’s asset retirement obligation for the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30, 2021~~March 31, 2022 and year ended December 31, ~~2020:~~2021:


	September 30,		December 31,		March 31,		December 31,
	2021		2020		2022		2021

	(in thousands)				(in thousands)
Asset retirement obligation – balance at beginning of period	$	3,844	$	2,486	$	4,725	$	3,844
Changes in estimate		499		1,159		314		794
Payments		(91)		—		(18)		(220)
Accretion		231		199		99		307
Asset retirement obligation – balance at end of period	$	4,483	$	3,844	$	5,120	$	4,725

As of ~~September 30, 2021,~~March 31, 2022, the Company had a ~~$7.7~~$7.1 million off-balance sheet arrangement consisting of a $12.2 million surety bond off-set by a ~~$4.5~~$5.1 million asset retirement for future reclamation obligations for the Company’s Isabella ~~Pearl.~~Pearl Mine. As of December 31, ~~2020,~~2021, the Company had a ~~$5.4~~$7.5 million off-balance sheet arrangement consisting of a ~~$9.2~~$12.2 million surety bond off-set by a ~~$3.8~~$4.7 million asset retirement obligation for future reclamation obligations for the Company’s Isabella ~~Pearl.~~Pearl Mine. The Company’s asset retirement obligations were discounted using a credit adjusted risk-free rate of 8%.

~~10. Loans Payable~~

The Company has financed certain equipment purchases on a long-term basis. The loans bear annual interest at rates ranging from 3% to 4.48%, are collateralized by the equipment, and require monthly principal and interest payments of $0.02 million. As of September 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, there was an outstanding balance of $0.2 million and $0.8 million, respectively. Scheduled remaining minimum repayments are $0.1 million in 2021, and $0.1 million in 2022. The fair value of the loans payable, based on Level 2 inputs, approximated the outstanding balance at both September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. See ~~Note 15~~ ~~for the definition of a Level 2 input.~~

~~11.~~10. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company has a Contract Mining Agreement with a mining contractor relating to mining activities at its Isabella Pearl ~~project.~~Mine. Included in this Agreement is an embedded lease for the mining equipment for which the Company has recognized a right-of-use asset and corresponding operating lease liability. Please see Note 1211 for more information. In addition to the embedded lease payments, the Company pays the contract miner operational costs in the normal course of business. These costs represent the remaining future contractual payments for the Contract Mining Agreement over its term. The contractual payments are determined by rates within the Contract Mining Agreement, estimated tonnes moved and bank cubic yards for drilling and blasting. As of ~~September 30, 2021,~~March 31, 2022, total estimated contractual payments remaining, excluding embedded lease payments, are ~~$0.1 million~~NaN for the year ended December 31, ~~2021.~~2022. In April 2022, the Company extended the Contract Mining Agreement for a nine-month term.

~~12.~~11. Leases

Operating Leases

Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet. The Company recognizes lease expense for these leases as incurred over the lease term. ~~For leases beginning in 2019 and later, the~~The Company accounts for lease components (e.g., fixed payments including rent, real estate taxes and insurance costs) separately from the non-lease components (e.g., common-area maintenance costs).

The depreciable life of assets is limited by the expected lease term, unless there is a transfer of title or purchase option reasonably certain of exercise. The weighted average remaining lease term for the Company’s operating leases as of ~~September 30, 2021~~March 31, 2022 is ~~0.08 years.~~nil years.

The discount rate implicit within the Company’s leases is generally not determinable and therefore the Company determines the discount rate based on its incremental borrowing rate. The incremental borrowing rate for the Company’s

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leases is determined based on the lease term adjusted for impacts of collateral. The weighted average discount rate used to measure the Company’s operating lease liabilities as of ~~September 30, 2021~~March 31, 2022 was 4.48%.

There are no material residual value guarantees and no restrictions or covenants imposed by the Company’s leases.

The Company has an embedded lease in its Contract Mining ~~Agreement.~~Agreement which was renewed for a three-month period in October 2021. In February 2022, the Company extended the Contract Mining Agreement for another two-month period

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resulting in the recognition of a $1.1 million right-of-use asset and corresponding $1.1 operating lease liability. The Company’s lease payments for its mining equipment embedded lease are determined by tonnage hauled. This embedded lease is within a Contract Mining Agreement entered into for the mining activities at the Company’s Isabella Pearl Mine. The payments, amortization of the right-of-use asset, and interest vary immaterially from forecasted amounts due to variable conditions at the mine. ~~During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the~~The Company capitalized variable lease costs of ~~$2.4~~$1.7 million ~~and $6.1 million, respectively,~~ to ~~Inventory. During~~Inventory during the three months ended ~~September 30, 2020, the Company capitalized variable lease costs of $1.8 million to Inventory~~March 31, 2022 and NaN to Property, plant, and mine development. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company capitalized variable lease costs of $4.6 million to Inventory and $1.5 million to Property, plant, and mine development.2021. In ~~October 2021,~~April 2022, the Company extended the Contract Mining Agreement for a ~~three-month~~nine-month term for its mining activities at the Isabella Pearl Mine.

~~Maturities of operating lease liabilities as of September 30, 2021 are as follows~~ ~~(in thousands)~~

Year Ending December 31:

2021

$
220
Thereafter

—
Total lease payments

220
Less imputed interest

—
Present value of minimum payments

220
Less: current portion

(220)
Long-term portion of minimum payments

$
—

~~Finance Leases~~

The Company has finance lease agreements for certain equipment. The leases bear annual imputed interest of 4.48% to 5.95% and require monthly principal, interest, and sales tax payments of $0.04 million. The weighted average discount rate for the Company’s finance leases is 5.24%. Scheduled minimum annual payments as of September 30, 2021 are as follows ~~(in thousands)~~:

Year Ending December 31:

2021

$
58
2022

24
2023

13
2024

4
Thereafter

—
Total minimum obligations

99
Less: interest portion

(2)
Present value of minimum payments

97
Less: current portion

(78)
Long-term portion of minimum payments

$
19

~~The weighted average remaining lease term for the Company’s finance leases as of September 30, 2021 is 1.04 years.~~

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Supplemental cash flow information related to the Company’s operating ~~and finance leases~~lease is as follows for the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30, 2021~~March 31, 2022 and ~~2020:~~2021:


	Nine months ended				Three months ended
	September 30,				March 31,
	2021		2020		2022		2021

	(in thousands)				(in thousands)
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	6,106	$	2,749	$	1,749	$	1,693
Operating cash flows from finance leases		11		21
Investing cash flows from operating lease		—		1,452
Financing cash flows from finance leases		344		326

~~13.~~12. Other Expense, Net

For the three ~~and nine~~ months ended ~~September 30,~~March 31, 2022 and 2021, ~~and 2020,~~ other expense, net consisted of the following:


	Three months ended				Nine months ended				Three months ended
	September 30,				September 30,				March 31,
	2021		2020		2021		2020		2022		2021

	(in thousands)				(in thousands)				(in thousands)
Interest expense	$	35	$	37	$	108	$	99	$	16	$	36
Charitable contributions		21		25		34		81		2		3
Other income		(8)		—		(10)		(8)		(1)		(2)
Total	$	48	$	62	$	132	$	172	$	17	$	37

~~14.~~13. Net Income per Common Share

Basic earnings per common share is calculated based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per common share is calculated based on the assumption that stock options and other dilutive securities outstanding, which have an exercise price less than the average market price of the Company’s common shares during the period, would have been exercised on the later of the beginning of the period or the date granted and that the funds obtained from the exercise were used to purchase common shares at the average market price during the period.

The effect of the Company’s dilutive securities is calculated using the treasury stock method and only those instruments that result in a reduction in net income per common share are included in the calculation. ~~Options to purchase~~As of March 31, 2022 and 2021, potentially dilutive securities representing ~~90,000~~100,000 shares and NaN shares, respectively, of common stock ~~at weighted average exercise prices of $4.91~~ were ~~outstanding as of September 30, 2021 but were not included in~~excluded from the computation of diluted ~~weighted average common shares outstanding, as the exercise price of the options exceeded the average price of the Company’s common stock during those periods, and therefore are anti-dilutive.~~earnings per share because their effect would have been antidilutive.

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Basic and diluted net income per common share is calculated as follows:

Three months ended

Nine months ended

September 30,

September 30,


2021

2020

2021

2020

Net income (in thousands)

$
4,646

$
3,477

$
15,381

$
411

Basic weighted average shares of common stock outstanding

23,961,208

10,000

23,846,686

10,000

Diluted effect of share-based awards

250,398

—

231,540

—

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

24,211,606

10,000

24,078,226

10,000

Net income per share:

Basic

$
0.19

$
348

$
0.64

$
41

Diluted

$
0.19

$
348

$
0.64

$
41

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	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2022		2021
Net income (in thousands)	$	2,618	$	2,401
Basic weighted average shares of common stock outstanding		23,995,254		23,614,466
Diluted effect of share-based awards		202,169		163,548
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding		24,197,423		23,778,014
Net income per share:
Basic	$	0.11	$	0.10
Diluted	$	0.11	$	0.10

~~15.~~14. Fair Value Measurement

Fair value accounting establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

Level 1

Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;

Level 2

Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and

Level 3

Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity).

As required by accounting guidance, assets are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The following tables set forth certain of the Company’s assets measured at fair value by level within the fair value hierarchy as of ~~September 30, 2021~~March 31, 2022 and December 31, ~~2020:~~2021:


						March 31,		December 31,
	2021		2020		Input Hierarchy Level	2022		2021		Input Hierarchy Level

	(in thousands)					(in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	44,337	$	27,774	Level 1	$	36,305	$	40,017	Level 1
Accounts receivable		1,628		145	Level 2		18		238	Level 2
Loans payable	$	153	$	782	Level 2

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instrument:

Cash and cash equivalents consist primarily of cash deposits and are valued at cost, which approximates fair value.

Accounts receivable include amounts due to the Company for deliveries of doré sold to customers, which approximates fair value.

~~Loans payable consist of obligations for equipment purchases financed on a long-term basis. Loans payable are recorded at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. See~~ ~~Note 10~~ ~~for additional information.~~

~~16.~~15. Stock-Based Compensation

The Fortitude Gold Corporation 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”) allows for the issuance of up to 5 million shares of common stock in the form of incentive and non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), stock grants, and stock units. The Company utilizes this Incentive Plan to attract, retain and incentivize staff.

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During the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30,~~March 31, 2021, in conjunction with its staffing process ~~post Spin-Off,~~after the spin-off from GRC, the Company issued ~~2,250,000~~2,220,000 shares of its common stock to officers, directors, management and other key personnel. These shares immediately vested atand had a weighted average fair value ~~ranging from~~ $1.40 ~~per share to $5.48~~ per share. NaN shares were issued during the three months ended ~~September 30, 2021.~~March 31, 2022.

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During the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30,~~March 31, 2022, the Company issued options to purchase 30,000 shares of its common stock to employees. The options vest over a period of three years. The Company used the Black-Scholes option valuation model to value the options with the following weighted average assumptions: stock price of $7.06, expected term of 3.5 years, risk free rate of 2.06%, expected volatility of 75.87%, and an assumed dividend rate of 7.25%. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company issued options to purchase ~~462,000~~332,000 shares of its common stock to employees and key personnel other than its officers or directors. The options vest over a period of three years. The Company used the Black-Scholes option valuation model to value the options with the following weighted average assumptions: stock price of ~~$1.40 to $5.48,~~$1.00, expected term of 3.5 years, risk free rate of ~~0.26% to 0.53%~~0.29%, expected volatility of ~~73.56% to 74.67%~~73.58%, and an assumed dividend rate of 0% ~~to 4.6%~~. ~~NaN~~

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, stock options to purchase an aggregate of 63,334 shares of the Company’s common stock were ~~issued~~exercised at a weighted average exercise price of $1.00 per share. NaN stock options were exercised during the three months ended ~~September 30,~~March 31, 2021.

Stock-based compensation is included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. For the three ~~and nine~~ months ended ~~September 30,~~March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded ~~$0.1 million~~$0.05 and ~~$3.4~~$3.1 million, respectively, of stock-based compensation. ~~For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expenses allocated from GRC, as described in~~ ~~Note 2~~, for options and restricted stock units granted under GRC’s equity incentive plan. Stock-based compensation charged to the Company from GRC was $0.1 million and $0.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively.

~~17.~~16. Shareholders’ Equity

On January 11, 2021, the Company completed a private placement sale of 500,000 shares of its common stock at $1.00 per share to 20 individual investors. The shares have a restrictive legend with no registration rights. NaN commission or finder’s fee was paid in connection with the private placement.

During the three months ended ~~September 30, 2021,~~March 31, 2022, the Company declared and paid dividends of ~~$2.5~~$2.9 million or ~~$0.11~~$0.12 per share. ~~During~~NaN dividends were paid during the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30, 2021, the Company declared and paid dividends of $4.4 million or $0.19 per share.~~March 31, 2021.

See Note 1615 for information concerning shares and options granted pursuant to the Company's Equity Incentive Plan.

~~18. Subsequent Event~~

~~On October 7, 2021, the Company increased its monthly dividend to $0.04 per share, or $0.48 annually.~~

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

We are a Colorado corporation and our subsidiaries are GRC Nevada Inc. (“GRCN”), Walker Lane Minerals Corp. (“WLMC”), County Line Holdings Inc. (“CLH”), ~~and~~ County Line Minerals Corp. (“~~CLM”~~CLMC”), and Golden Mile Minerals Corp. (“GMMC”). WLMC, CLH, CLMH and ~~CLM~~GMMC are wholly-owned subsidiaries of GRCN. We are a mining company which pursues gold and silver projects that are expected to have both low operating costs and high returns on capital.

Spin-Off from Gold Resource Corporation

Prior to December 31, 2020, we were a subsidiary of Gold Resource Corporation (“GRC”). On December 31, 2020, GRC completed the spin-off of our shares of common stock, which separated our business, activities, and operations into a separate public company. The spin-off was effected by the distribution of all of our outstanding shares of common stock to GRC’s shareholders. GRC’s shareholders received one share of our common stock for every 3.5 shares of GRC’s common stock held as of December 28, 2020.

In February 2021, we began trading on the OTC Market “pink sheets” operated by the OTC Markets Group under the ticker symbol "FRTT". Subsequently the symbol was changed to “FTCO”. Our common stock was subsequently up listed to the OTCQB on March 5, 2021.

During the second quarter of 2021, and in response to GRC terminating the Management Services Agreement (“MSA”) post ~~Spin-Off,~~spin-off, we completed the staffing of our executive and management team.

The following discussion summarizes our results of operations for the three ~~and nine~~ months ended ~~September 30,~~March 31, 2022 and 2021 ~~and 2020, including GRCN prior to it becoming our~~ ~~wholly-owned subsidiary on August 18, 2020.~~. It also analyzes our financial condition at ~~September 30, 2021~~March 31, 2022. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the management’s discussion and analysis and the audited consolidated financial statements and footnotes for the year ended December 31, ~~2020,~~2021, contained in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2020.~~2021.

The discussion also presents certain financial measures that are not prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“Non-GAAP”) but which are important to management in its evaluation of our operating results and are used by management to compare our performance with what we perceive to be peer group mining companies and are relied on as part of management’s decision-making process. Management believes these measures may also be important to investors in evaluating our performance. For a detailed description of each of the non-GAAP financial measures, please see the discussion below under Non-GAAP Measures.

See Forward-Looking Statements at the end of this Item 2 for important information regarding statements contained herein.

~~Third~~First Quarter ~~2021~~2022 Financial Results and Highlights

●

$~~20.4~~15.4 million net sales

●

$~~4.6~~2.6 million net income or ~~$0.19~~$0.11 per share

●

$~~44.3~~36.3 million cash balance on ~~September 30, 2021, an increase of $16.6 million from December~~March 31, ~~2020~~2022

●

~~11,478~~9,875 gold ounces produced

●

~~1.42~~2.16 grams per tonne average gold grade mined

●

$~~75.5~~75.7 million working capital at ~~September 30, 2021, an increase of $33.7 million from December~~March 31, ~~2020~~2022

●

$~~9.6~~6.8 million mine gross profit

●

$~~624~~708 total cash cost after by-product credits per gold ounce sold

●

$~~793~~848 per ounce total all-in sustaining cost

●

~~16.7% dividend increase to $0.42 annually per share, subsequently increased by 14% to $0.48 per share~~

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Operating Data: The following tables summarize certain information about our operations at our Isabella Pearl Mine for the periods indicated:



	Three months ended September 30,		Nine months ended September 30,		Three months ended March 31,
	2021	2020	2021	2020	2022	2021
Ore mined
Ore (tonnes)	139,950	188,048	454,679	490,620	253,843	156,222
Gold grade (g/t)	1.42	2.02	4.52	1.60	2.16	5.03
Low-grade stockpile
Ore (tonnes)	8,600	51,977	8,600	70,467	23,490	—
Gold grade (g/t)	0.33	0.50	0.33	0.52	0.44	—
Pre-strip waste	—	—	—	1,346,316
Waste (tonnes)	1,838,027	1,437,429	4,894,937	3,597,770	1,252,524	1,375,199
Metal production (before payable metal deductions)⁽¹⁾
Gold (ozs.)	11,478	7,847	37,593	16,747	9,875	11,536
Silver (ozs.)	16,467	9,169	33,643	20,154	16,523	7,133

(1)

The difference between what we report as “metal production” and “metal sold” is attributable to the difference between the quantities of metals contained in the doré we produce versus the portion of those metals actually paid for according to the terms of our sales contracts. Differences can also arise from inventory changes incidental to shipping schedules, or variances in ore grades and recoveries which impact the amounts of metals contained in doré produced and sold.



	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,				Three months ended March 31,
	2021		2020		2021		2020		2022		2021
Metal sold
Gold (ozs.)		11,454		8,396		37,436		17,205		8,297		11,472
Silver (ozs.)		16,330		9,616		33,171		21,046		13,928		6,895
Average metal prices realized ⁽¹⁾
Gold ($per oz.)		1,789		1,901		1,796		1,773		1,863		1,804
Silver ($per oz.)		23.98		24.02		25.14		19.86		23.76		26.23
Precious metal gold equivalent ounces sold
Gold Ounces		11,454		8,396		37,436		17,205		8,297		11,472
Gold Equivalent Ounces from Silver		219		122		464		236		178		100
		11,673		8,518		37,900		17,441		8,475		11,572

Total cash cost before by-product credits per gold ounce sold	$	658	$	963	$	596	$	1,182	$	748	$	550
Total cash cost after by-product credits per gold ounce sold	$	624	$	935	$	574	$	1,158	$	708	$	534
Total all-in sustaining cost per gold ounce sold	$	793	$	945	$	663	$	1,191	$	848	$	575

(1)

Average metal prices realized vary from the market metal prices due to final settlement adjustments from our provisional invoices when they are settled. Our average metal prices realized will therefore differ from the market average metal prices in most cases.

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Consolidated Results of Operations – Three Months Ended ~~September 30, 2021~~March 31, 2022 Compared to Three Months Ended ~~September 30, 2020~~March 31, 2021

Sales, ~~net.~~ net. For the three months ended ~~September 30, 2021,~~March 31, 2022, consolidated sales, net were ~~$20.4~~$15.4 as compared to ~~$15.9~~$20.7 million for the same period in ~~2020.~~2021. The ~~increase~~decrease is attributable to ~~higher~~lower sales ~~volumes which were partially offset with lower average realized prices. Third~~volumes. First quarter ~~2021~~2022 gold sales volumes ~~increased 36%~~decreased 28% from the same period in ~~2020~~2021 as a result of ~~higher-grade~~lower production due to lower-grade ore processed. ~~Average realized price for gold~~Mine operations in ~~third~~the first quarter ~~2021 decreased 6% from~~focused primarily on waste removal of the ~~same period in 2020.~~ phase one open-pit layback. With phase-one now complete, the Company is now focused on phase-two mining with access to the mine’s high-grade Pearl zone.

Mine gross profit. For the three months ended ~~September 30, 2021,~~March 31, 2022, we recorded ~~$9.6~~$6.8 million mine gross profit compared to ~~$5.1~~$10.9 million mine gross profit for the same period in ~~2020.~~2021. The change is attributable to ~~higher~~lower sales, as mentioned ~~above, and slightly lower cash production costs.~~above.

General and administrative. For the three months ended ~~September 30, 2021,~~March 31, 2022, general and administrative expenses totaled ~~$1.4~~$1.2 million as compared to ~~$0.6~~$6.2 million for the same period in ~~2020.~~2021. The ~~increase~~decrease in ~~2021~~2022 was primarily the result of costs incurred in 2021 to fully ~~staffing~~staff the Company post ~~Spin-Off~~spin-off as a standalone ~~entity whereas the 2020 amount is an allocated amount from GRC based on time spent.~~entity.

Exploration expenses. For the three months ended ~~September 30, 2021,~~March 31, 2022, property exploration expenses totaled ~~$2.0~~$2.5 million as compared to ~~$0.8~~$1.3 million for the same period of ~~2020.~~2021. The increased exploration expense was the result of drilling at the Golden Mile property to further define the resource and move toward a development decision.

Other expense, net. For the three months ended ~~September 30, 2021,~~March 31, 2022, other expense, net did not materially change from the same period in ~~2020.~~2021.

Income and mining tax expense. For the three months ended ~~September 30, 2021,~~March 31, 2022, income and mining tax expense was ~~$1.5~~$0.4 million as compared to ~~$0.2~~$1.0 million for the same period in ~~2020.~~2021. The ~~increase~~decrease is the result of our ~~increased~~decreased income before income and mining taxes and ~~increased~~decreased Nevada net proceeds of minerals tax as a result of ~~increased~~decreased metal sales. See Note 5 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Net income. For the three months ended ~~September 30, 2021~~March 31, 2022 we recorded net income of ~~$4.6~~$2.6 million as compared to ~~$3.5~~$2.4 million in the corresponding period for ~~2020.~~2021. The increase is due to the changes in our consolidated results of operations as discussed above.

~~Consolidated Results of Operations – Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020~~

~~Sales, net.~~ For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, consolidated sales, net were $67.0 million as compared to $30.3 million for the same period in 2020. The increase is primarily attributable to higher sales volumes. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, gold sales volumes increased 118% from the same period in 2020 as a result of higher-grade ore mined and processed.

~~Mine gross profit.~~ For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we recorded $33.7 million mine gross profit compared to $4.4 million for the same period in 2020. The change is attributable to higher sales volumes and higher average realized prices for gold and silver, resulting in a lower cash cost after by-products per gold ounce sold. The lower cash cost per ounce is due to mining efficiencies and higher-grade ore mined in 2021 as compared to 2020 as well as no NRV expense related to our inventory in 2021, whereas in 2020, we recorded a $3.6 million NRV adjustment.

~~General and administrative~~. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, general and administrative expenses totaled $8.7 million as compared to $1.8 million for the same period in 2020. The increase was primarily the result of non-recurring stock-based compensation and onboarding incentive compensation totaling $5.5 million relating to building out the Company’s staffing needs post Spin-Off which was recognized in the first quarter. While the Company anticipated working under the MSA for a longer period, the Company believed it would be prudent to fully staff up during the first quarter. On April 21, 2021, the Company was delivered official notice of cancellation of the MSA from GRC that the MSA was being canceled. See ~~Note 2~~ ~~to the~~ ~~Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.~~

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~~Exploration expenses~~. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, property exploration expenses totaled $4.4 million as compared to $1.4 million for the same period of 2020. The increase of $3.0 million is the result of increased drilling and other exploration activities at the Golden Mile and Isabella Pearl (Scarlet target) projects as well as geophysical studies at Isabella Pearl.

~~Other expense, net~~~~. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, other expense, net did not materially change from the same period in 2020.~~

~~Income and mining tax expense.~~ For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, income and mining tax expense was $5.1 million as compared to $0.7 million for the same period in 2020. The increase is the result of our increased income before income and mining taxes and increased Nevada net proceeds of minerals tax as a result of increased metal sales. See ~~Note 5~~ ~~to the~~ ~~Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements~~.

~~Net income~~~~. For the~~ ~~nine months ended September 30, 2021~~ we recorded net income of $15.4 million as compared to $0.4 million in the corresponding period for 2020. The increase is due to the changes in our consolidated results of operations as discussed above.

COVID-19 Update

In March 2020, the World Health Organization classified the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic based on the rapid increase in global exposure. In response to the pandemic, many jurisdictions, including the United States, instituted restrictions on travel, public gatherings, and certain business operations.

During ~~2020~~2022 and 2021, and as of the date of this report, the mining industry is listed as an essential business in the state of Nevada. Accordingly, we continue to operate the Isabella Pearl Mine while utilizing safety measures and protocols. In an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and protect the health and safety of our employees, contractors, and communities, we have taken precautionary measures including specialized training, social distancing, screening workers before they enter facilities, a work from home mandate where possible, and close monitoring of national and regional COVID-19 impacts and governmental guidelines. As our non-mining workforce is able to work remotely using various technology tools, we have been able to maintain our operations and internal controls over financial reporting and disclosures.

The extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our operational and financial performance will depend on future developments, including widely available and utilized vaccines, the duration and severity of the pandemic and related restrictions, all of which are uncertain and cannot be predicted.

Non-GAAP Measures

Throughout this report, we have provided information prepared or calculated according to U.S. GAAP and have referenced some non-GAAP performance measures which we believe will assist with understanding the performance of

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our business. These measures are based on precious metal gold equivalent ounces sold and include cash cost before by-product credits per ounce, total cash cost after by-product credits per ounce, and total all-in sustaining cost per ounce (“AISC”). Because the non-GAAP performance measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by U.S. GAAP, they may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Accordingly, these measures should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. These non-GAAP measures are not necessarily indicative of operating profit or cash flow from operations as determined under GAAP.

Revenue generated from the sale of silver is considered a by-product of our gold production for the purpose of our total cash cost after by-product credits for our Isabella Pearl Mine. We periodically review our revenues to ensure that our reporting of primary products and by-products is appropriate. Because we consider silver to be a by-product of our gold production, the value of silver continues to be applied as a reduction to total cash costs in our calculation of total cash cost after by-product credits per precious metal gold equivalent ounce sold. Likewise, we believe the identification of silver as by-product credits is appropriate because of its lower individual economic value compared to gold and since gold is the primary product we produce.

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Total cash cost, after by-product credits, is a measure developed by the Gold Institute to provide a uniform standard for comparison purposes. AISC is calculated based on the current guidance from the World Gold Council.

Total cash cost before by-product credits includes all direct and indirect production costs related to our production of metals (including mining, ~~milling~~crushing and conveying and other plant facility costs, royalties, and site general and administrative costs) plus treatment and refining costs.

Total cash cost after by-product credits includes total cash cost before by-product credits less by-product credits, or revenues earned from silver.

AISC includes total cash cost after by-product credits plus other costs related to sustaining production, including sustaining allocated general and administrative expenses and sustaining capital expenditures. We determined sustaining capital expenditures as those capital expenditures that are necessary to maintain current production and execute the current mine plan.

Cash cost before by-product credits per ounce, total cash cost after by-product credits per ounce and AISC are calculated by dividing the relevant costs, as determined using the cost elements noted above, by precious metal gold equivalent ounces sold for the periods presented.

Reconciliations to U.S. GAAP

The following table provides a reconciliation of total cash cost after by-product credits to total mine cost of sales (a U.S. GAAP measure) as presented in the Consolidated Statements of ~~Operations:~~Operations (in thousands):


	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,				Three months ended March 31,
	2021		2020		2021		2020		2022		2021

	(in thousands)
Total cash cost after by-product credits	$	7,144	$	7,853	$	21,461	$	19,921	$	5,873	$	6,132
Treatment and refining charges		(69)		(112)		(242)		(223)		(92)		(46)
Depreciation and amortization		3,668		2,949		11,953		6,157		2,778		3,647
Reclamation and remediation		40		24		116		17		47		29
Total consolidated mine cost of sales	$	10,783	$	10,714	$	33,288	$	25,872	$	8,606	$	9,762

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The following table presents ~~a reconciliation of~~ the non-GAAP measures of total cash cost and ~~AISC:~~AISC (in thousands, except ounces sold and cost per precious metal gold equivalent ounce sold):


	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,				Three months ended March 31,
	2021		2020		2021		2020		2022		2021

	(in thousands, except ounces sold and cost per precious metal gold equivalent ounce sold)
Total cash cost before by-product credits ⁽¹⁾	$	7,536	$	8,084	$	22,295	$	20,338	$	6,204	$	6,313
By-product credits ⁽²⁾		(392)		(231)		(834)		(417)		(331)		(181)
Total cash cost after by-product credits	$	7,144	$	7,853	$	21,461	$	19,921	$	5,873	$	6,132
Sustaining capital expenditures		1,491		47		2,188		236		938		92
Sustaining exploration expenses		441		38		1,147		324		227		383
Total all-in sustaining cost	$	9,076	$	7,938	$	24,796	$	20,481	$	7,038	$	6,607

Gold ounces sold		11,454		8,396		37,436		17,205		8,297		11,472

Total cash cost before by-product credits per gold ounce sold	$	658	$	963	$	596	$	1,182	$	748	$	550
By-product credits per gold ounce sold⁽²⁾		(34)		(28)		(22)		(24)		(40)		(16)
Total cash cost after by-product credits per gold ounce sold		624		935		574		1,158		708		534
Other sustaining expenditures per gold ounce sold⁽³⁾		169		10		89		33		140		41
Total all-in sustaining cost per gold ounce sold	$	793	$	945	$	663	$	1,191	$	848	$	575

(1)

Production cost plus treatment and refining charges.

(2)

Please see the tables below for a summary of our by-product revenue and by-product credit per precious metal equivalent ounces sold.

(3)

Sustaining capital expenditures and sustaining exploration expenses divided by gold ounces sold.

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The following tables summarize our by-product revenue and by-product credit per precious metal gold ounce ~~sold:~~sold (in thousands):


	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,				Three months ended March 31,
	2021		2020		2021		2020		2022		2021

	(in thousands)
By-product credits by dollar value:
Silver sales	$	392	$	231	$	834	$	417	$	331	$	181
Total sales from by-products	$	392	$	231	$	834	$	417	$	331	$	181


	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,				Three months ended March 31,
	2021		2020		2021		2020		2022		2021
By-product credits:
Silver sales	$	34	$	28	$	22	$	24	$	40	$	16
Total by-product credits	$	34	$	28	$	22	$	24	$	40	$	16

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Through December 31, 2020, our primary source of liquidity during development, construction and ramp up stages of the Isabella Pearl Mine was cash contributions from GRC. Since December 31, 2020, our liquidity has largely been impacted through operating activities. As production and sales from Isabella Pearl have continued to increase, so has our cash position. As of ~~September 30, 2021,~~March 31, 2022, we had a cash position of ~~$44.3~~$36.3 million compared to ~~$27.8~~$40.0 million at December 31, ~~2020.~~2021. The ~~increase~~decrease is primarily due to increased ~~cash from operations.~~capital expenditures for the Golden Mile property.

As of ~~September 30, 2021,~~March 31, 2022, we had positive working capital of ~~$75.5~~$75.7 million ~~representing an increase of $33.7~~compared to $76.0 million ~~from~~at December 31, ~~2020.~~2021. Our working capital balance fluctuates as we use cash to fund our operations, financing and investing activities, including exploration, mine development and income taxes. With our working capital balance as of ~~September 30, 2021,~~March 31, 2022, we believe that our liquidity and capital resources are adequate to fund our operations, exploration, capital, and corporate activities for the next twelve months.

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Net cash provided by operating activities for the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30, 2021~~March 31, 2022 was ~~$23.2~~$4.1 million, compared to ~~$2.7~~$7.3 million for ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30, 2020.~~March 31, 2021. The ~~primary difference~~decrease is primarily due to ~~increased net income.~~changes in non-cash adjustments for stock-based compensation and depreciation as well as changes operating assets and liabilities, primarily inventories.

Net cash used in investing activities for the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30, 2021~~March 31, 2022 was ~~$1.8~~$4.9 million compared to ~~$6.4~~$0.1 million during the same period in ~~2020.~~2021. The ~~decrease~~increase is primarily due to ~~the completion of phase one Pearl mine development in 2020.~~capital expenditures related to Golden Mile.

Net cash used in financing activities was ~~$4.9~~$2.8 million for ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30, 2021~~March 31, 2022 compared to ~~$9.6~~$0.2 million net cash provided by financing activities for ~~nine~~three months ended ~~September 30, 2020.~~March 31, 2021. The net change is due to dividend payments in ~~2021,~~2022, whereas in ~~2020,~~2021, financing activities were substantially comprised of ~~capital contributions~~cash received from ~~GRC. No such contributions were made in 2021.~~

the private placement.

Development and Exploration Activities

Isabella Pearl Mine: During the ~~third~~first quarter of 2022, our open pit, heap leach operations at the Isabella Pearl Mine continued and we ~~received our permit for~~completed construction of the heap leach pad expansion ~~project from the BLM. Construction of the heap leach pad commenced during the quarter and is expected to be complete by the end of the year or early first quarter 2022.~~project. Exploration activities during the quarter targeted expansion ofalong the ~~Scarlet target,~~Isabella Pearl trend, including 137 in-fill and step-out reverse circulation (“RC”) drill holes totaling ~~1,369~~713 meters. This drilling was mainly conducted outside the current permitted mine plan. Review of all exploration results ~~of the helicopter-borne geophysical survey~~also continued for future investigation and possible drill targeting along the Isabella Pearl mine mineralized trend.

Golden Mile property: During the ~~third~~first quarter, we completed condemnation RC drilling to confirm locations for heap leach pad, process facilities and waste storage facilities. During the quarter, we also commenced a ~~reverse circulation~~Phase 2 RC drill campaign for primarily infill, ~~and a few~~step-down as well as step-out drill holes ~~which included 48~~to test the depth and strike extent of the mineralization. During the quarter, we completed 47 RC holes totaling ~~5,935~~6,693 meters. The results from this drilling will be incorporated into our geological ~~model and we remain on target~~model. We are targeting to ~~complete~~update our ~~maiden~~ resource estimate ~~during 2021.~~

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~~In the third quarter, evaluation of material collected for metallurgical testing was completed by a third-party process metallurgical services company specializing~~and potentially convert mineral resources to mineral reserves in column heap leaching. Metallurgical test results were positive with column leach tests reporting up to 85% gold recovery. These positive results continue to move the property closer to a development decision.2022. Engineering, base line and background studies are also on-going ~~with numerous revisions to the Golden Mile project and~~for our process facility layout, open-pit design, and infrastructure ~~evaluations.~~evaluations at Golden Mile. We have also ~~retained a hydrology consultant~~advanced our hydrogeological understanding of the property to help delineate a potential production water resource at Golden Mile. During ~~the remainder of 2021,~~2022, we will continue to evaluate the known mineralized zones among a much larger conceptual project plan of multiple open pits along a trend at Golden Mile to the northwest and onto the Mina Gold property. We are evaluating the potential of at least three pits feeding ore to a strategically located heap leach and process facility. The ~~conceptualized~~project’s process plant is being ~~evaluated~~designed and engineered to take the gold to carbon stage and then haul the carbon for processing at our ADR facility at Isabella Pearl for final doré production.

County Line property: During the first quarter, we advanced our 3D geological modeling of the County Line mineralization and commenced site investigations to aid in planning our initial RC drilling program at County Line this year. This program is designed to evaluate the resource potential of the gold-bearing volcanic rocks remaining in the vicinity of the historic County Line open-pit. Fieldwork during the quarter included drone flights and ground surveys along with installation of a chain link fence for security purposes.

East Camp Douglas property: During the ~~third~~first quarter, we ~~completed~~continued to review our data in preparation of a ~~review~~follow-up drill program targeted for this year. The objective of ~~the oriented core study undertaken earlier~~ this year associated with the surface diamond drilling program on the lithocap target area of our East Camp Douglas property. The oriented core study defined two major structural elements as controlling the gold bearing mineralization in the three targeted areas: Discovery Breccia, Gypsum Shaft and D2 Cliffs. These mineralized zones are hosted in brecciated vuggy silicified volcanic rock with a high degree of oxidation. A follow-up drilling program is ~~targeted for later this year, continuing~~to continue to evaluate the resource potential of the gold-bearing silicified volcanic rocks of the lithocap target area.

Accounting Developments

Recently issued accounting pronouncements have been evaluated and do not presently impact our financial statements and supplemental data.

Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains or incorporates by reference “forward-looking statements,” as that term is used in federal securities laws, about our financial condition, results of operations and business. These statements include, among others:

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The extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the duration, spread, severity, and any repeated resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the duration and scope of related government orders and restrictions, ~~the impact on~~

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statements about our ~~employees,~~future exploration, permitting, production, development, and ~~the extent~~plans for development of ~~the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on~~ our ~~mining operations~~properties

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~~Commodity price fluctuations~~statements concerning the benefits that we expect will result from our business activities and certain transactions that we contemplate or have completed, such as receipt of proceeds, decreased expenses and avoided expenses and expenditures

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~~Governmental regulation~~statements of our expectations, beliefs, future plans and ~~taxes~~

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~~Mine protests and work stoppages~~

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~~Adverse technological changes and cybersecurity threats~~

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~~Unanticipated increases in~~strategies, our ~~operating costs~~targets, exploration activities, anticipated developments and other ~~costs of doing business~~

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~~Access to land and availability of materials, equipment, supplies, labor and supervision, power, and water~~

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~~Results of current and future feasibility studies~~

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~~Interpretation of drill hole results and the geology, grade, and continuity of mineralization~~

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~~Litigation by private parties or regulatory action by governmental entities~~

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~~Acts of God such as pandemics, floods, earthquakes, and any other natural disasters~~

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~~The uncertainty of reserve and mineralized material estimates~~matters that are not historical facts

These statements may be made expressly in this document or may be incorporated by reference from other documents that we will file with the SEC. You can find many of these statements by looking for words such as “believes,” “expects,” “targets,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” or similar expressions used in this report or incorporated by reference in this report.

These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied in those statements. Because the statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied. We caution you not to put undue reliance on these statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. Further, the information contained in this document or incorporated herein by reference is a statement of our present intention and is

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based on present facts and assumptions, which may change at any time and without notice, based on changes in such facts or assumptions.

Risk Factors Impacting Forward-Looking Statements

The important factors that could prevent us from achieving our stated goals and objectives include, but are not limited to, those set forth in other reports we have filed with the SEC, including our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2020,~~2021, and the following:

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Global pandemics such as COVID-19 and governmental responses designed to control the pandemic

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The Biden administration’s current and future stance on resource permitting and development

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Changes in the worldwide price for gold and/or silver

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Volatility in the equities markets

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Adverse results from our exploration or production efforts

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Producing at rates lower than those targeted

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Political and regulatory risks

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Weather conditions, including unusually heavy rains

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Earthquakes or other unforeseen ground movements impacting mining or processing

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Failure to meet our revenue or profit goals or operating budget

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Decline in demand for our common stock

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Downward revisions in securities analysts’ estimates or changes in general market conditions

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Technological innovations by competitors or in competing technologies

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Cybersecurity threats

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Investor perception of our industry or our prospects

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Lawsuits

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~~Economic impact from spread of disease~~

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~~Actions by government central banks~~

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Smaller Reporting Companies are not required to provide the information required by this item.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As required by Rule 13a-15 under the 1934 Act, as of ~~September 30, 2021,~~March 31, 2022, we carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. This evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (our principal executive officer) and our Chief Financial Officer (our principal financial officer). Based upon and as of the date of that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of ~~September 30, 2021.~~March 31, 2022.

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Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the 1934 Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the 1934 Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) promulgated under the 1934 Act) during the quarter ended ~~September 30, 2021,~~March 31, 2022, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Part II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

None.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Smaller Reporting Companies are not required to provide the information for this item.

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

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

The information concerning mine safety violations or other regulatory matters required by Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 104 of Regulation S-K is included in Exhibit 95 to this Quarterly Report.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

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Item 6. Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed or furnished herewith.


Exhibit Number		Description

3.1		Articles of Incorporation (1)
3.2		Bylaws of the Company (1)
4.1.1		Equity Incentive Plan (1)
4.1.2		Form of Stock Option Award Agreement (1)
4.1.3		Form of RSU Award Agreement (1)
4.2		Shareholder Rights Agreement (1)
10.1		Separation Agreement (1)
10.2		Management Service Agreement (1)
10.3		Reserved
10.4		Contract Mining Agreement (1)
10.5		Employment Agreement with Jason D. Reid (2)
10.6		Employment Agreement with Gregory A. Patterson (2)
10.7		Employment Agreement with Barry D. Devlin (2)
10.8		Employment Agreement with John A. Labate (2)
14		Code of Ethics (1)
21		Subsidiaries ~~(1)~~ (3)
31.1*		Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-15(e) or Rule 15d-15(e)
31.2*		Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-15(e) or Rule 15d-15(e)
32*		Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Periodic Report Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
95*		Mine Safety Disclosures
101*		Financial statements from the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Fortitude Gold Corporation for the three ~~and nine~~ months ended ~~September 30, 2021,~~March 31, 2022, formatted in inline XBRL: (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity, (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the XBRL document)

(1) Incorporated by reference to the same exhibit filed with the Company's registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-249533).

(2) Incorporated by reference to same exhibit filed with the Company's 8-K report dated March 1, 2021 (File No. 333-249533).

(3) Incorporated by reference to same exhibit filed with the Company's 10-K report dated March 1, 2022 (File No. 333-249533).

*Filed with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on ~~November 2, 2021.~~May 4, 2022.


	FORTITUDE GOLD CORPORATION

	By:	/s/ Jason D. Reid
	Name:	Jason D. Reid
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer and President

	By:	/s/ John A. Labate
	Name:	John A. Labate
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

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Year Ending December 31:
2021	$	220
Thereafter		—
Total lease payments		220
Less imputed interest		—
Present value of minimum payments		220
Less: current portion		(220)
Long-term portion of minimum payments	$	—


Year Ending December 31:
2021	$	58
2022		24
2023		13
2024		4
Thereafter		—
Total minimum obligations		99
Less: interest portion		(2)
Present value of minimum payments		97
Less: current portion		(78)
Long-term portion of minimum payments	$	19