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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 20202021

 

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

For the transition period from ____________ to ____________

 

Commission file number: 000-51808

 

ATHENA SILVERGOLD CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

90077527690-0775276

(IRS Employer Identification Number)

  

2010A HarbisonDrive #312, Vacaville, CA

(Address of principal executive offices)

95687

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (707)291-6198

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

Title of each ClassTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
N/AN/AN/A

 

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 [X] No [_]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§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 [X] No [_]

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer [_]Filer ☐Accelerated filer [_]Filer ☐
Non-accelerated FilerNon-accelerated filer [X]Smaller Reporting Company [X]reporting company
 Emerging Growth Company [X]

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

Title of each ClassTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
N/AN/AN/Agrowth 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 [X] ☒

 

On November 3, 2020,1, 2021, there were 37,932,32071,391,020 shares of the registrant’s common stock, $.0001 par value, outstanding.

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION3
  
Item 1.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS3
 Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) (unaudited)3
 Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) (unaudited)4
 Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Deficit (unaudited) (unaudited)5
 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) (unaudited)6
 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (unaudited)7
Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations14
Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk2123
Item 4.Controls and Procedures2223
   
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION2324
Item 1.Legal Proceedings2324
Item 1A.Risk Factors2324
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds2324
Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities2324
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures2324
Item 5.Other Information2324
Item 6.Exhibits2324
Signature 2425

 

 

 

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.I. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

ATHENA SILVERGOLD CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited)

  September 30, 2020  December 31, 2019 
       
ASSETS        
Current Assets        
Cash $5,583  $117 
         
Total current assets  5,583   117 
         
Land held for investment  185,290   185,290 
         
Total assets $190,873  $185,407 
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT        
Current liabilities:        
Accounts payable $48,423  $28,098 
Accrued liabilities - related parties  96,500   76,500 
Accrued lease option liability     10,000 
Accrued interest  20,061   16,897 
Accrued interest - related parties  639,720   555,872 
Advances payable - related party  132,761   29,450 
Deed amendment liability - short-term portion  10,000   10,000 
Convertible note payable, net of discount of $12,818 and $0  38,452   51,270 
Convertible credit facility - related party  2,244,870   2,202,120 
         
Total current liabilities  3,230,787   2,980,207 
         
Deed amendment liability  80,000   90,000 
         
Total liabilities  3,310,787   3,070,207 
         
         
Commitments and contingencies      
         
Stockholders' deficit:        
Preferred stock, $.0001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, none outstanding      
Common stock - $0.0001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 37,032,320 and 36,532,320 issued and outstanding  3,703   3,653 
Additional paid-in capital  6,650,418   6,618,495 
Accumulated deficit  (9,774,035)  (9,506,948)
Total stockholders' deficit  (3,119,914)  (2,884,800)
         
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit $190,873  $185,407 

 

         
Assets 9/30/21  12/31/20 
       
Current assets        
Cash $338,266  $8,986 
Total current assets  338,266   8,986 
         
Other assets        
Mineral Rights - Excelsior Springs  150,000   150,000 
Total other assets  150,000   150,000 
         
Total assets $488,266  $158,986 
         
Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit        
         
Current liabilities        
Accounts payable $87,761  $61,149 
Accrued liabilities - related party  0   96,500 
Accrued interest  24,441   21,189 
Advances payable - related party  0   21,898 
Convertible note payable, net of discount of $0 and $7,324  51,270   43,946 
Total current liabilities  163,472   244,682 
         
Long term liabilities        
Warrant liability  812,859   0 
Total long term liabilities  812,859   0 
         
Total liabilities  976,331   244,682 
         
Stockholders' equity        
Preferred stock, $.0001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, NaN outstanding  0   0 
Common stock - $0.0001 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized, 71,391,020 and 54,887,876 issued and outstanding  7,139   5,489 
Additional paid in capital  10,146,014   9,897,700 
Accumulated deficit  (10,641,218)  (9,988,885)
         
Total stockholders' deficit  (488,065)  (85,696)
         
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit $488,266  $158,986 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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ATHENA SILVERGOLD CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

     

  Three months ending September 30,  Nine months ending September 30, 
  2020  2019  2020  2019 
Operating expenses:                
Exploration costs $52,154  $  $52,154  $40,000 
General and administrative expenses  52,777   26,184   117,713   94,234 
Total operating expenses  104,931   26,184   169,867   134,234 
                 
Operating loss  (104,931)  (26,184)  (169,867)  (134,234)
                 
Interest expense  (35,283)  (28,185)  (97,220)  (82,335)
Net loss $(140,214) $(54,369) $(267,087) $(216,569)
Basic and diluted net loss per common share                
Basic and diluted net loss per common share $(0.00) $(0.00) $(0.01) $(0.01)
                
Basic and diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding  36,597,537   36,532,320   36,554,218   36,532,320 

 

 

                 
  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
   9/30/21   9/30/20   9/30/21   9/30/20 
                 
Operating expenses                
Exploration, evaluation and project expenses $66,840  $52,154  $128,616  $52,154 
General and administrative expenses  123,434   52,777   454,381   117,713 
Total operating expenses  190,274   104,931   582,997   169,867 
                 
Net operating loss  (190,274)  (104,931)  (582,997)  (169,867)
                 
Interest expense - related party  0   (28,292)  0   (83,848)
Interest expense  (1,096)  (6,991)  (11,203)  (13,372)
Revaluation of warrant liability  (120,226)  0   (58,133)  0 
Net loss $(311,596) $(140,214) $(652,333) $(267,087)
                 
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic and diluted  68,282,320   36,597,537   63,760,729   36,554,218 
                 
Loss per common share – basic and diluted $(0.00) $(0.00) $(0.01) $(0.01)

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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ATHENA SILVERGOLD CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT

(Unaudited)

   

        Additional       
  Common Stock  Paid-in  Accumulated    
  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Total 
Three months ending September 30, 2020               
Balance, June 30, 2020  36,532,320  $3,653  $6,640,468  $(9,633,821) $(2,989,700)
Sale of common stock  500,000   50   9,950      10,000 
Net loss, three months ending September 30, 2020           (140,214)  (140,214)
Balance, September 30, 2020  37,032,320   3,703   6,650,418   (9,774,035)  (3,119,914)
                     
Three months ending September 30, 2019                    
Balance, June 30, 2019  36,532,320  $3,653  $6,618,495  $(9,402,902) $(2,780,754)
Net loss, three months ending September 30, 2019           (54,369)  (54,369)
Balance, September 30, 2019  36,532,320  $3,653  $6,618,495  $(9,457,271) $(2,835,123)
                     
Nine months ending September 30, 2020                    
Balance, December 31, 2019  36,532,320  $3,653  $6,618,495  $(9,506,948) $(2,884,800)
Convertible note beneficial conversion feature        21,973      21,973 
Sale of common stock  500,000   50   9,950      10,000 
Net loss, nine months ending September 30, 2020           (267,087)  (267,087)
Balance, September 30, 2020  37,032,320  $3,703  $6,650,418  $(9,774,035) $(3,119,914)
                     
Nine months ending September 30, 2019                    
Balance, December 31, 2018  36,532,320  $3,653  $6,618,495  $(9,255,432) $(2,633,284)
Cumulative adjustment upon adoption of ASU 2017-11           14,730   14,730 
Net loss, nine months ending September 30, 2019           (216,569)  (216,569)
Balance, September 30, 2019  36,532,320  $3,653  $6,618,495  $(9,457,271) $(2,835,123)

 

                     
        Additional       
  Common Stock  Paid In  Accumulated    
  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Total 
                
December 31, 2019  36,532,320  $3,653  $6,618,495  $(9,506,948) $(2,884,800)
Net loss  0   0   0   (63,616)  (63,616)
March 31, 2020  36,532,320  $3,653  $6,618,495  $(9,570,564) $(2,948,416)
                     
Convertible note beneficial conversion feature  0   0   21,973   0   21,973 
Net loss  0   0   0   (63,257)  (63,257)
June 30, 2020  36,532,320  $3,653  $6,640,468  $(9,633,821) $(2,989,700)
                     
Sale of common stock  500,000   50   9,950   0   10,000 
Net loss  0   0   0   (140,214)  (140,214)
September 30, 2020  37,032,320  $3,703  $6,650,418  $(9,774,035) $(3,119,914)
                     
December 31, 2020  54,887,876  $5,489  $9,897,700  $(9,988,885) $(85,696)
Conversion of management fees  2,144,444   214   96,286   0   96,500 
Stock based compensation  0   0   128,775   0   128,775 
Private placement  3,250,000   325   149,675   0   150,000 
Net loss  0   0   0   (256,972)  (256,972)
March 31, 2021  60,282,320  $6,028  $10,272,436  $(10,245,857) $32,607 
                     
Private placement  8,000,000   800   401,023   0   401,823 
Warrant liability  0   0   (485,052)  0   (485,052)
Stock based compensation  0   0   18,520   0   18,520 
Net loss  0   0   0   (83,765)  (83,765)
Balance at June 30, 2021  68,282,320  $6,828  $10,206,927  $(10,329,622) $(115,867)
                     
Private placement  3,108,700   311   190,241   0   190,552 
Warrant liability  0   0   (269,674)  0   (269,674)
Stock based compensation  0   0   18,520   0   18,520 
Net loss  0   0   0   (311,596)  (311,596)
Balance at September 30, 2021  71,391,020  $7,139  $10,146,014  $(10,641,218) $(488,065)

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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ATHENA SILVERGOLD CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

  Nine Months Ended September 30, 
  2020  2019 
Cash flows from operating activities:        
Net loss $(267,087) $(216,569)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Amortization of debt discount $9,155  $ 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Prepaid expenses     (3,000)
Accounts payable  20,325   6,476 
Accrued interest - related parties  83,848   79,370 
Accrued liabilities and other liabilities  13,164   19,465 
         
Net cash used in operating activities  (140,595)  (114,258)
         
Cash flows from financing activities:        
Proceeds from advances from related parties  126,498   26,850 
Payments on advances from related parties  (23,187)  (16,350)
Proceeds from sale of common stock  10,000    
Payment on deed amendment liability  (10,000)  (10,000)
Borrowings from credit facility and notes payable - related parties  42,750   110,000 
         
Net cash provided by financing activities  146,061   110,500 
         
Net increase (decrease) in cash  5,466   (3,758)
Cash at beginning of period  117   3,991 
         
Cash at end of period $5,583  $233 
         
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information        
Cash paid for interest $1,053  $ 
Cash paid for income taxes $  $ 
         
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash transactions        
Discount on note payable - Beneficial conversion feature $21,973  $ 
Cumulative adjustment upon adoption of ASU 2017-11 $  $14,730 

 

         
  Nine Months Ended 
   9/30/21   9/30/20 
         
Cash flows from operating activities        
Net loss $(652,333) $(267,087)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities        
Amortization of debt discount  7,324   9,155 
Loss from revaluation of warrant liability  58,133   0 
Share based compensation  165,815   0 
Change in operating assets and liabilities:        
Accounts payable  26,612   20,325 
Accrued interest - related party  0   83,848 
Other liabilities  3,252   13,164 
         
Net cash used in operating activities  (391,197)  (140,595)
         
Cash flows from financing activities        
Proceeds from private placement of stock  742,375   10,000 
Proceeds from advances from related parties  12,012   126,498 
Payments on advances from related parties  (33,910)  (23,187)
Payment on deed amendment liability  0   (10,000)
Borrowings from credit facility and notes payable - related parties  0   42,750 
         
Net cash provided by financing activities  720,477   146,061 
         
Net increase in cash  329,280   5,466 
         
Cash, beginning of period  8,986   117 
         
Cash, end of period $338,266  $5,583 
         
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information        
Cash paid during period for interest $627  $1,053 
         
Noncash investing and financing activities        
Discount on note payable - Beneficial conversion feature $0  $21,973 
Conversion of management fee payable $96,500  $0 
Warrant liability $754,726  $0 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

Note 1 – Organization, Basis of Presentation, Liquidity and Going Concern

 

Nature of Operations

 

Athena SilverGold Corporation (“we,” “our,” “us,” or “Athena”) is engaged in the acquisition and exploration of mineral resources. We were incorporated in Delaware on December 23, 2003 and began our mining operations in 2010.

 

In December 2009, we formed and organized a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Athena Minerals, Inc. (“Athena Minerals”) which owns and operates our mining interests and property in California. Since its formation,On December 31, 2020 we have acquired various properties and rights and are currently determining whether those rights and properties could sustain profitable mining operations. We have not presently determined whethersold the subsidiary to Tripower Resources Inc., a company controlled by Mr. John Gibbs, a related party, in a non-cash exchange. This transaction is discussed in further detail in our mineral properties contain mineral reserves that are economically recoverable.Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

 

On August 21,Effective December 15, 2020, Athena entered into a binding letter of intent (“LOI”)definitive Property Option Agreement with Nubian Resources Ltd. To(“Nubian”) (TSXV: NBR), pursuant to which Nubian has granted Athena the option to acquire a 100% interest in Nubian’s Excelsior Springs project, an advanced-stage gold exploration project located in Esmeralda County, Nevada.

Under the terms Details of the LOI, Athena has paid a $10,000 deposit to Nubian for an exclusive 90-day due diligence period during which time Nubian and Athena have agreed to finalize definitive agreements with respect to thethis transaction and Athena will make an application for listing on a Canadian stock exchange and will raise a minimum of US$750,000. On closing, Athena will have a maximum of 75 million common shares outstanding and will issue Nubian 50 million common shares valued at $0.05 per share, representing an approximate 40% interestare further discussed in Athena. Nubian has agreed to a hold period of six months from the date of issuance of the Athena consideration shares.

Athena plans makeNote 2 – Mineral Rights – Excelsior Springs its flagship project and will commission an updated N.I. 43-101 Technical Report to support its planned listing on a Canadian Stock Exchange that will also detail past work and drill programs and highlight future exploration plans to advance the Property.Springs.

  

Our primary focus going forward will be to continue evaluating of our properties, and possible acquisitions of additional mineral rights and exploration, all of which will require additional capital. Further information regarding our land held for investment and mineral rights are discussed below in Note 2 – Land Held for Investment and Unpatented Claims,Mineral Rights – Excelsior Springs, as well as in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.2020.

 

Basis of Presentation

On December 31, 2020 we sold our wholly-owned subsidiary, Athena Minerals Inc. to a related party shareholder in a non-cash exchange. As such, operating results for all reporting periods prior to January 1, 2021 include the operations of Athena Minerals, Inc., while all reporting periods subsequent to December 31, 2020 do not include the operations of Athena Minerals, Inc.

 

We prepared these interim consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In our opinion, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the threethree- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 20202021 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year. While we believe that the disclosures presented herein are adequate and not misleading, these interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the footnotes thereto contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.2020.

 

Reclassifications

 

Certain reclassifications may have been made to our prior year’s consolidated financial statements to conform to our current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on our previously reported results of operations or accumulated deficit.

 

 

 

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Foreign Currency Translation

The Company is exposed to currency risk on transactions and balances in currencies other than the functional currency. The Company has not entered any contracts to manage foreign exchange risk.

The functional currency of the Company is the US dollar; therefore, the Company is exposed to currency risk from financial assets and liabilities denominated in Canadian dollars.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

On July 13, 2017,We do not expect the Financial Accounting Standards Boardadoption of recently issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2017-11, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480), Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): I. Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Features and II. Replacementaccounting pronouncements to have a significant impact on our results of the Indefinite Deferral for Mandatorily Redeemable Financial Instruments of Certain Nonpublic Entities and Certain Mandatorily Redeemable Non-controlling Interests with a Scope Exception. Part I applies tooperations, financial instruments such as warrants, convertible debtposition or convertible preferred stock that contain down round features. Part II replaces the indefinite deferral for certain mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests and mandatorily redeemable financial instruments of nonpublic entities contained within Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 480with a scope exception and does not impact the accounting for these mandatorily redeemable instruments. The pronouncement is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company adopted this standard on a modified retrospective basis on January 1, 2019.cash flow.

 


Liquidity and Going Concern

 

Our interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes that we will be able to meet our obligations and continue our operations during the next fiscal year. Asset realization values may be significantly different from carrying values as shown in our consolidated financial statements and do not give effect to adjustments that would be necessary to the carrying values of assets and liabilities should we be unable to continue as a going concern.

  

At September 30, 2020,2021, we had not yet achieved profitable operations and we have accumulated losses of $9,774,035approximately $10,600,000 10,641,218 since our inception. We expect to incur further losses in the development of our business, all of which raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our ability to continue as a going concern depends on our ability to generate future profits and/or to obtain the necessary financing to meet our obligations arising from normal business operations when they come due. Effective September 30, 2019, we amended our credit agreement with Mr. Gibbs to increase the borrowing limit under the convertible credit facility to $2,400,000, and effective September 30, 2020 we amended the agreement to extend the maturity date to December 31, 2020.

We anticipate that additional funding will be in the form of additional loans from officers, directors or significant shareholders, or equity financing from the sale of our common stock. Currently, there are no arrangements in place for additional equity funding or new loans.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-based compensation is accounted for based on the requirements of the Share-Based Payment Topic of ASC 718 which requires recognition in the consolidated 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). This ASC 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.

The estimated fair value of each stock option as of the date of grant was calculated using the Black-Scholes pricing model. The Company estimates the volatility of its common stock at the date of grant based on Company stock price history. The Company determines the expected life based on the simplified method given that its own historical share option exercise experience does not provide a reasonable basis for estimating expected term. The Company uses the risk-free interest rate on the implied yield currently available on U.S. Treasury issues with an equivalent remaining term approximately equal to the expected life of the award. The Company has never paid any cash dividends on its common stock and does not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. The shares of common stock subject to the stock-based compensation plan shall consist of unissued shares, treasury shares or previously issued shares held by any subsidiary of the Company, and such number of shares of common stock are reserved for such purpose.

COVID-19 pandemicPandemic:

An occurrence of an uncontrollable event such as the COVID-19 pandemic may negatively affect our operations. The occurrence of an uncontrollable event such as the COVID-19 pandemic may negatively affect our operations. A pandemic typically results in social distancing, travel bans and quarantine, and this may limit access to our facilities, customers, management, support staff and professional advisors. These factors, in turn, may not only impact our operations, financial condition and demand for our goods and services but our overall ability to react timely to mitigate the impact of this event. Also, it may hamper our efforts to comply with our filing obligations with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Note 2 – Land Held for Investment and Unpatented Claims

On August 8, 2016, we purchased 33+/- acres of land (“Section 16 Property”) for $28,582, net of $18 of title fees, located in San Bernardino County, California. The property is located in the Calico Mining District in the SE ¼ of the SE ¼ of Section 16; T 10 North, R 1 East. The State of California patented this land to a private party in 1935 and reserved in favor of the State one-sixteenth of all coal, oil, gas and other mineral deposits contained in the land.

In 2014, we purchased 160 acres of land (“Chimney Rock”), located in the eastern Calico Mining District, San Bernardino County, California. The parcel is the SE quarter of Section 25, Township 10 North, Range 1 East and is mostly surrounded by public lands. It was purchased for $21,023 in a property tax auction conducted on behalf of the County.

 

 

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In 2012, we purchased 661 acres of landNote 2 – Mineral Rights - Excelsior Springs

Effective December 15, 2020, Athena entered into a definitive Property Option Agreement (“Section 13 Property”Option Agreement”) with Nubian Resources Ltd. (“Nubian”) (TSXV: NBR), pursuant to which Nubian has granted Athena the option to acquire a 100% interest in fee simple for $135,685 cash,Nubian’s Excelsior Springs exploration project located in San BernardinoEsmeralda County, California, that was sold in a property tax auction conducted on behalf of the County. The parcel is all of Section 13 located in Township 7 North, Range 4 East, San Bernardino Base & Meridian. The Section 13 property is near the Lava Beds Mining District and has evidence of historic mining. It is adjacent to both the Silver Cliffs and Silver Bell historic mines.

The Company is currently evaluating the potential of marketing for sale one or more of its Land Held for Investment parcels.

Note 3 – Langtry Property Lease and Deed Amendment LiabilityNevada.

  

The Option Agreement is exercisable in two tranches: the first tranche was exercised immediately pursuant to which the Company was partyacquired a 10% interest in Excelsior Springs in consideration of issuing to a lease withNubian an optionaggregate of 5,000,000 shares of Athena common stock. On December 15, 2020 the company issued the 5,000,000 shares of its common stock valued at $0.03 per share totaling $150,000. The second tranche is exercisable on or before December 31, 2021 to purchase for certain property known as the Langtry property. On April 28, 2020,an additional 90% interest in Excelsior Springs in consideration of issuing to Nubian an additional 45 million shares of Athena Silver Corporation entered into Agreement to Terminate Lease with Option to Buy dated March 10, 2016 with Bruce and Elizabeth Strachan, Trusteescommon stock. Should both options be exercised, Nubian will hold 50 million shares of the Bruce and Elizabeth Strachan Revocable Living Trust dated July 25, 2007, including any and all amendments thereto dated April 28, 2020 with respect to the Langtry Mine in California. As a result of this termination agreement, all scheduled lease option payments due in 2020 and beyond were considered terminated and void upon signing of the Agreement.

The Langtry property isAthena common stock, which will be subject to a net smelter royalty in favor of Mobil Exploration and Producing North America Inc. from the sale of concentrates, precipitates or metals produced from ores mined from the royalty acreage. The agreement dated April 30, 1987 granted a base net smelter royalty of 3% plus an additional incremental 2% royalty on net smelter proceeds from silver sales above $10.00 per troy ounce plus an additional incremental 2% royalty on net smelter proceeds from silver sales above $15.00 per troy ounce.six-month lockup.

 

On May 28, 2015 we executed an amendmentAthena’s agreement with Nubian includes 100% of the 140 unpatented claims at Excelsior Springs with two additional patented claims held under a lease option that are subject to the deed underlying the Langtry Property to cap ata 2% the net smelter returns royalty that would be due to Mobil Exploration and Producing North America Inc. (“Mobil”) from any future sales of concentrates, precipitates or metals produced from ores mined fromon gold production. Under the royalty acreage. In consideration for the amendment, we agreed to pay an amendment fee of $150,000, with $10,000 due at the timeterms of the agreement and the balance payable $10,000 each June 1st until paid in full.

On April 28, 2020, Athena Silver Corporation entered intoOption Agreement, to Grant a 1% Net Smelter Return (NSR) on all Silver Produced from Langtry Mine (the “NSR Agreement”) with Bruce and Elizabeth Strachan, Trustees of the Bruce and Elizabeth Strachan Revocable Living Trust dated July 25, 2007 whereby Strachan has agreed to grant to Athena Minerals, Inc.Nubian will retain a 1% net smelter returnreturns royalty (“NSR Royalty”) on the Langtry Mine in California, conditioned uponExcelsior Springs Project if Athena fully exercises the completionoption. Athena will have the right to purchase 0.5% (being one half) of the Company’s payment obligation of $150,000 to Mobil Exploration in exchangeNSR Royalty for Mobil agreeing to reduce its net smelter royalty to 2% pursuant to a 2015 agreement between the Company and Mobil. Athena is making annual payments of $10,000 to Mobil, and as of September 30, 2020 we have paid a total of $60,000 so far on this agreement,CAD $500,000 and the balance of $90,000 was outstanding on September 30, 2020. Athena’s 1% NSR on Langtry will not vest until the payment obligation to Mobil has been completed.

Asremaining 0.5% of the date of the filing of this Form 10-Q, there has been no production or sale of any concentrates, precipitates or metals from the Langtry property.NSR Royalty at fair market value.

Note 4 – Adoption of ASU 2017-11

The Company changed its method of accounting for its convertible note through the adoption of ASU 2017-11 on January 1, 2019 on a modified retrospective basis. Accordingly, the outstanding derivative liability of $14,730 associated with a convertible note payable was eliminated as an adjustment to the beginning accumulated deficit. The following table provides a reconciliation of the derivative liability and accumulated deficit upon adoption on January 1, 2019:

 Derivative
Liability
  Accumulated
Deficit
 
Balance January 1, 2019 (before adoption of ASU 2017-11) $14,730  $(9,255,432)
Reclassified derivative liability and cumulative effect of adoption  (14,730)  14,730 
Balance January 1, 2019 (after adoption of ASU 2017-11) $  $(9,240,702)

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Note 53Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

Financial assets and liabilities recorded at fair value in our consolidated balance sheets are categorized based upon a fair value hierarchy established by GAAP, which prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value into the following levels:

 

Level 1 – Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date.

   

Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable and can be corroborated by observable market data.

 

Level 3 – Inputs reflecting management’s best estimates and assumptions of what market participants would use in pricing assets or liabilities at the measurement date. The inputs are unobservable in the market and significant to the valuation of the instruments.

 

A financial instrument's categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:

  Carrying Value at December 31,  Fair Value Measurement at December 31, 2018 
  2018  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
                 
Derivative liability – Convertible note payable $14,730  $   –  $   –  $14,730 

The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other short-term debt, approximate their fair value because of the short-term nature of these financial instruments.

Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below: 

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis                
             
  Carrying Value at Sept 30,  Fair Value Measurement
at September 30, 2021
 
   2021   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3 
                 
Warrant liability $812,859  $0  $  $812,859 

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Note 64Convertible Note Payable

 

Effective April 1, 2015, the Company executed a convertible promissory note (the “Note”) in the principal amount of $51,270$51,270 in favor of Clifford Neuman, the Company’s legal counsel, representing accrued and unpaid fees for past legal services. The Note is unsecured and accrues interest at the rate of 6%6% per annum, compounded quarterly, and is due on demand. The principal and accrued interest due under the Note may be converted, at the option of the holder, into shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

On April 24, 2020, the Company agreed to reduce the conversion price from $0.0735 per share to $0.021$0.0210 per share. All other terms of the convertible noteNote remain unchanged, and therefore did not change the cash flows of the note.Note. The Company determined the transaction was considered an extinguishment because of the change in conversion price in which no gain or loss was recorded according to ASC 470-50. However, because the conversion price was reduced below the $0.03 market value on the date of the change, a beneficial conversion feature resulted from the price reduction in the amount of $21,973,$21,973, which was accounted for as a discount to the debt and a corresponding increase in additional paid in capital. The debt discount is being amortized on a straight-line basis over one year to interest expense. A total of $5,493 and $9,155$7,324 was amortized to interest expense during the three and nine-month periods respectively, endingnine months ended September 30, 2020.2021. At December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2021, a total of $7,324 and $0, respectively, of unamortized discounts remained and are presented as a reduction of the Note principle on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Accrued interest totaled $24,441 and $21,189 at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, and is shown as accrued interest on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Total interest expense associated with this Note was $10,576 and $3,164 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Note 5 – Common Stock and Warrants

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 we sold 14,358,700 shares of common stock in private placements realizing proceeds of $742,375.

On September 30, 2021 we completed a private placement in which we sold 3,108,700 units. Each unit was priced at CAD$0.08 and consisted of one share of the Company’s common stock and one stock purchase warrant granting the holder the right to purchase one additional share of common stock at a price of CAD$0.15. The warrants expire May 31, 2024. All securities issued in connection with the offering are subject to restrictions on resale in Canada and the United States pursuant to applicable securities laws and the policies of any applicable stock exchange. An additional 91,000 Broker Warrants (“Broker Warrants”) were granted to a Canadian broker as a placement fee. We realized total proceeds of $190,552 net of offering costs.

The warrants have an exercise price in Canadian dollars while the Company’s functional currency is US dollars. Therefore, in accordance with ASU 815 - Derivatives and Hedging, the warrants have a derivative liability value.

At inception date of September 30, 2021, we determined the warrants fair value to be $269,674 based on the following assumptions: 

Schedule of assumptions used
Fair value assumptions – investor warrants:September 30, 2021
Risk free interest rate0.53%
Expected term (years)2.7
Expected volatility189%
Expected dividends0%

 

 

 

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The Note also contains certain anti-dilution provisionsBroker Warrants were evaluated for purposes of classification between liability and equity. The Broker Warrants do not contain features that would reduce the conversion price should the Company issue common stock equivalents atrequire a price less than the Note conversion price. Accordingly, priorliability classification and are therefore considered equity. The Black Scholes pricing model was calculated in US dollars to the prospective adoption of ASU 2017-11 on January 1, 2019, the conversion features of the Note were considered a discount to the Note. However, since the Note is payable upon demand by the note holder, the value of the discount is considered interest expense at the time of its inception. The Note was evaluated quarterly, and upon any quarterly valuations in which the value of the conversion option changed we recognized a gain or loss due to a decrease or increase inestimate the fair value of $7,472 with the derivative liability, respectively.following inputs: 

Schedule of assumptions used
Fair value assumptions – broker warrants:September 30, 2021
Risk free interest rate0.28%
Expected term (years)2.0
Expected volatility196%
Expected dividends0%

 

As discussedOn May 25, 2021 we completed a private placement in Note 4, the Company adopted ASU 2017-11 on January 1, 2019, which resulted in the eliminationwe sold 6,250,000 units. Each unit was priced at CAD$0.08 and consisted of one share of the derivative liabilityCompany’s common stock and one stock purchase warrant granting the holder the right to purchase one additional share of $14,730common stock at Decembera price of CAD$0.15. The warrants expire May 31, 20182024. All securities issued in connection with the offering are subject to restrictions on resale in Canada and the United States pursuant to applicable securities laws and the policies of any applicable stock exchange. An additional 173,810 Broker Warrants (“Broker Warrants”) were granted to a Canadian broker as a cumulative adjustment to accumulated deficit.

Accrued interest totaled $20,061 and $16,897 at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, and is included in Accrued interest on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Note 7 – Convertible Credit Facility – Related Party

Effective July 18, 2012, we entered into a Credit Agreement with Mr. Gibbs, a significant shareholder, providing us with an unsecured credit facility in the maximum amountplacement fee. We realized total proceeds of $1,000,000. The aggregate principal amount borrowed, together with interest at the rate$401,823 net of 5% per annum, is convertible, at the option of the lender, into common shares at a conversion price of $0.50 per share. Since its inception we have amended the credit agreement several times to either increase the borrowing limit and/or extend the maturity date. Effective September 30, 2019, we amended our credit agreement with Mr. Gibbs to increase the borrowing limit under the convertible credit facility to $2,400,000, and effective September 30, 2020 we amended the agreement to extend the maturity date to December 31, 2020.  All other provisions remained unchanged. The modification was not considered substantial.offering costs.

 

The Company evaluatedwarrants have an exercise price in Canadian dollars while the convertible lineCompany’s functional currency is US dollars. Therefore, in accordance with ASU 815 - Derivatives and Hedging, the warrants have a derivative liability value.

At inception date of credit for derivative and beneficial feature conversion and concluded that there is no beneficial conversion sinceMay 25, 2021, we determined the conversion pricewarrants fair value to be $485,052. For the nine months ending September 30, 2021, the warrant liability was valued at inception was greater than$543,185, resulting in a revaluation of warrant liability of $58,133 based on the market value of shares that would be issued upon conversion. Likewise, derivative accounting did not apply to the embedded conversion option.following assumptions: 

Schedule of assumptions used    
Fair value assumptions – warrant liability: May 25, 2021 September 30, 2021
Risk free interest rate 0.30% 0.49%
Expected term (years) 3.0 2.7
Expected volatility 180% 190%
Expected dividends 0% 0%

 

The credit facility also contains customary representationsBroker Warrants were evaluated for purposes of classification between liability and warranties (including those relatingequity. The Broker Warrants do not contain features that would require a liability classification and are therefore considered equity. The Black Scholes pricing model was calculated in US dollars to organization and authorization, complianceestimate the fair value of $12,943 with laws, paymentthe following inputs: 

Schedule of assumptions used
Fair value assumptions – broker warrants:May 25, 2021
Risk free interest rate0.14%
Expected term (years)2.0
Expected volatility205%
Expected dividends0%

During the quarter ended March 31, 2021, we sold 5,000,000 shares of taxes and other obligations, absencecommon stock in private placements to six individuals at a price of defaults, material agreements and litigation) and customary events$0.03 per share, realizing total proceeds of default (including those relating to monetary defaults, covenant defaults, cross defaults and bankruptcy events)$150,000. Of the 5,000,000 shares sold, 1,750,000 shares were issued on May 28, 2021.

 

Total principal amounts owed underOn January 1, 2021 Mr. John Power, the credit facility notes payable were $2,244,870 and $2,202,120Company’s CEO/CFO agreed to convert accrued management fees totaling $96,500. As a result, we issued 2,144,444 shares common stock at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. Borrowings under our convertible note payable to Mr. Gibbs were $42,750 and $110,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and were generally used to pay certain mining obligations as well as other operating expenses. No principal or interest payments have made to Mr. Gibbs since the inceptiona price of the convertible credit facility. As of September 30, 2020, there remained $155,130 of credit available for future borrowings.

Total accrued interest on the notes payable to Mr. Gibbs was $639,720 and $555,872 at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, and are included in Accrued interest - related parties on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Interest Expense – Related Parties

Total related party interest expense was $28,292 and $27,156 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Total related party interest expense was $83,848 and $79,370 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.$0.045 per share.

 

 

 

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Note 86Sale of Common StockShare Based Compensation

 

On June 23, 2020March 22, 2021 the Company entered intoissued a total of 2,000,000 non-statutory stock subscription agreement wherebyoptions to four individuals, three of which are Directors of the subscriber agreedCompany, the other an independent technical consultant that is helping design our 2021 exploration programs at Excelsior Spring. Upon vesting, each option is exercisable to purchase an aggregateone share of 17,142,857 shares of the Company’s common stock at a private offering price of $0.007$0.09 per share, or an aggregate purchase priceshare. The options vest 50% upon issuance, and 25% on each of $120,000. The purchase price was to be paid in twelve equal monthly installmentsthe 1st and 2nd anniversaries of $10,000 each with the first installment due on or before June 15, 2020 and continuing thereafter on or before the 15th day of each succeeding month until paid in full. Shares shall not be issued or deemed purchased until the purchase price has been paid in full.grant date.

 

OnWe estimated the fair value of the options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which includes assumptions for expected dividends, expected share price volatility, risk-free interest rate, and expected life of the options. Our expected volatility assumption is based on our historical weekly closing price of our stock over a period equivalent to the expected remaining life of the options. The total estimated fair value of the options utilized the following assumptions: 

Share-based compensation assumptions
Expected volatility184%
Contractual term5 years
Risk free interest rate0.87%
Expected dividend rate0%

The calculations resulted in the total fair value of the options issued to be $197,552. We expense share-based compensation, adjusted for estimated forfeitures, using the straight-line method over the vesting term of the award for our employees and directors and over the expected service term for our non-employee consultants. As such, a stock-based compensation charges totaling of $135,815 have been charged during the nine months ended September 18, 202030, 2021, and subsequent to receivingis included in administrative expenses on the first $10,000 installment, the Company and the subscriber agreed to terminate the subscription agreement. As a resultaccompanying consolidated statement of this Settlement Agreement and Release,operations.

Also, on March 22, 2021 the Company agreed to issue 500,000 sharesa total of common300,000 restricted stock units at $0.02a price of $0.10 per share to the independent technical consultant helping design our 2021 exploration programs at Excelsior Springs. However, the shares shall not be issued until such time the individual either provides a written request or his termination date, whichever is sooner. The shares shall have no voting rights until issued. As such, we have recorded stock-based compensation in the amount of $30,000 which was charged to exploration costs on the accompanying consolidated statement of operations and release both parties of any further obligations regardingrecorded the June 23, 2020 subscription agreement.

Note 9 – Commitments and Contingencies

We are subject to various commitments and contingenciesfull amount as discussedadditional paid in Note 3 – Langtry Property Lease and Deed Amendment Liability.capital.

Note 10 – Share-based Compensation

 

2004 Equity Incentive PlanNote 7 – Commitments and Contingencies

 

All options previously issued under the 2004 Equity Incentive PlanWe are subject to various commitments and contingencies as well as options issued outside the Plan expired unexerciseddiscussed in 2018. No share-based compensation expense was recorded for either the three or nine months ended September 30, 2020 or 2019.Note 2 – Mineral Rights – Excelsior Springs.

 

Note 118Related Party Transactions

 

Conflicts of Interests

 

Magellan Gold Corporation (“Magellan”) is a company under common control. Mr. John Power is a significant shareholder of both Athena and Magellan and an officer and director of both Athena and Magellan.Athena. Mr. John Gibbs is a significant shareholder and creditor (see Note 7 – Convertible Credit Facility – Related Parties), in both Athena and Magellan. Athena and Magellan are both involved in the business of acquisition and exploration of mineral resources.

 

Silver Saddle Resources, LLC (“Silver Saddle”) is also a company under common control. Mr. Power and Mr. Gibbs are the owners and managing members of Silver Saddle. Athena and Silver Saddle are both involved in the business of acquisition and exploration of mineral resources.

 

There exists no arrangement or understanding with respect to the resolution of future conflicts of interest. The existence of common ownership and common management could result in significantly different operating results or financial position from those that could have resulted had Athena, Magellan and Silver Saddle been autonomous.

  

 

 

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Management Fees – Related Parties

 

The Company is subject to a month-to-month management agreement with Mr. Power requiring a monthly payment of $2,500 as consideration for the day-to-day management of Athena. For each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 20202021 and 2019,2020, a total of $7,500 and $22,500, respectively,$22,500 was recorded as management fees and are included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. At September 30, 20202021 and December 31, 2019, $96,5002020, $0 and $76,500,$96,500, respectively, of management fees due to Mr. Power had not been paid and are included in accrued liabilities – related parties on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

 

On January 1, 2021, the Company agreed to convert the $96,500 balance of management fees due Mr. Power into 2,144,444 shares of common stock at a price of $0.045 per share.

Accrued Interest and Interest Expense – Related Parties

 

At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, AccruedRelated party interest - related parties includes accrued interest payable to Mr. Gibbs in the amounts of $639,720 and $555,872, respectively, representing unpaidprimarily represented interest on the convertible credit facility.facility which was settled as part of the sale of Athena Minerals, Inc. on December 31, 2020. Therefore, on December 31, 2020 all accrued and unpaid interest due Mr. Gibbs totaling $668,012 on the convertible credit facility was also waived as part of the sale of Athena Minerals transaction discussed in Note 1 – basis of presentation. Further information regarding this transaction is included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Total related party interest was $0 and $83,848 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

  

Advances Payable - Related Parties

 

Mr. Power and Mr. Gibbs have advanced the Company funds generally utilized for day-to-day operating requirements. These advances are non-interest bearing and are generally repaid as cash becomes available. The Company also utilizes credit cards owned by Mr. Power to pay various obligations when an online payment is required, the availability of cash is limited, or the timing of the payments is considered critical.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020,2021, Mr. Power made short-term advances to the Company totaling $77,913$12,012, and $33,910 was repaid $23,187 during the period. At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, a totalperiod, leaving an unpaid balance of $84,176 and $29,450 of$0 representing advances from Mr. Power were outstanding and included in Advances payable – related party on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

 

During the ninethree months ended September 30, 2020,2021, there were 0 related party transactions..

Sales of Common Stock - Related Parties

On May 25, 2021 the Company sold 2,200,000 units in its private placement at a price of CAD$0.08 to Mr. Gibbs, made short-term advances torealizing net proceeds of $144,848. During the same private placement, Mr. Power purchased 300,000 units realizing net proceeds of $19,752.

On January 15, 2021 the Company totaling $48,585. At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019,sold 250,000 shares of common stock at a totalprice of $48,585 and $-0- of advances from$0.03 per share in a private placement to Mr. Gibbs, were outstanding and included in Advances payable – related party on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.realizing total proceeds of $7,500.

 

Note 129Subsequent Events

 

On October 15, 2020The Company received approval for the Company sold 600,000 shareslisting of its common stock to a third party in a private placement. The shares were priced at $0.03 per share resulting in total proceeds of $18,000.

On October 26, 2020on the Company sold 300,000 shares ofCanadian Securities Exchange and began trading its common stock to a Director in a private placement. The shares were priced at $0.03 per share resulting in total proceeds of $9,000.on Monday, October 18, 2021 under the ticker symbol “ATHA”.

 

 

 

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

 

We use the terms “Athena,” “we,” “our,” and “us” to refer to Athena Silver Corporation and its consolidated subsidiary.Gold Corporation.

 

The following discussion and analysis providesprovide information that management believes is relevant for an assessment and understanding of our results of operations and financial condition. This information should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements which are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019,2020, and our interim unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included with this report in Part I. Item 1.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Some of the information presented in this Form 10-Q constitutes “forward-looking statements”. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that include terms such as “may,” “will,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “continue,” “believe,” “plan,” or the like, as well as all statements that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. Although we believe our expectations are based on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of our knowledge of our business and operations, there can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from expectations.

 

All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. We undertake no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they are made.

 

Business Overview

 

We were incorporated on December 23, 2003, in Delaware and our principal business is the acquisition and exploration of mineral resources.

 

Our holdings consistIn January 2021, the company’s Board of 38 unpatentedDirectors approved a name change from Athena Silver Corporation, to Athena Gold Corporation. Athena Gold Corporation (“we,” “our,” “us,” or “Athena”) is engaged in the acquisition and exploration of mineral resources. We began our mining claims totaling approximately 760 acres and 3 real estate parcels totaling approximately 850 acres acquiredoperations in cash purchases. All of the unpatented mining claims and investment properties are located in San Bernardino County, California.2010.

 

In December 2009, we formed and organized a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Athena Minerals, Inc. (“Athena Minerals”) which owned and operated our mining interests and properties in California. On August 21,December 31, 2020 we sold the subsidiary to Tripower Resources Inc., a company controlled by Mr. John Gibbs, a related party, in a non-cash exchange. Further information regarding this transaction is included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.

In December 2020, Athena entered into a binding letter of intent (“LOI”)definitive Property Option Agreement with Nubian Resources Ltd. To acquire,(“Nubian”) (TSXV: NBR), pursuant to which Athena acquired a 10% interest in Nubian’s Excelsior Springs project, an advanced-stage gold exploration project located in Esmeralda County, Nevada.  Nevada and has an option to acquire the remaining 90% held by Nubian.

 

UnderThe Option is exercisable in two tranches: the termsfirst tranche was exercised immediately pursuant to which the Company acquired a 10% interest in Excelsior Springs in consideration of the LOI, Athena has paid a $10,000 depositissuing to Nubian for an exclusive 90-day due diligence period during which timeaggregate of 5,000,000 shares of Athena Gold Corporation common stock. The Company issued the 5,000,000 shares of its common stock valued at $0.03 per share totaling $150,000 in December 2020. The second tranche is exercisable on or before December 31, 2021 to purchase an additional 90% interest in Excelsior Springs in consideration of issuing to Nubian andan additional 45 million shares of Athena have agreed to finalize definitive agreements with respect to the transaction, and Athenacommon stock. Should both options be exercised, Nubian will make an application for listing on a Canadian stock exchange and will raise a minimum of US$750,000. On closing, Athena will have a maximum of 75 million common shares outstanding and will issue Nubianhold 50 million shares of Athena common shares valued at $0.05 per share, representing an approximate 40% interest in Athena. Nubian has agreedstock, which will be subject to a hold period of six months from the date of issuance of the Athena consideration shares.

Athena plans make Excelsior Springs its flagship project and will commission an updated N.I. 43-101 Technical Report to support its planned listing on a Canadian Stock Exchange that will also detail past work and drill programs and highlight future exploration plans to advance the Property.six-month lockup.

 

 

 

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On April 28, 2020, Athena Silver Corporation entered into Agreement to Terminate LeaseAthena’s agreement with Option to Buy dated March 10, 2016 with Bruce and Elizabeth Strachan, TrusteesNubian includes 100% of the Bruce and Elizabeth Strachan Revocable Living Trust dated July 25, 2007, including any and all amendments thereto dated April 28, 2020140 unpatented claims at Excelsior Springs with respect to the Langtrytwo additional patented claims (“Langtry”) in California. Asheld under a result of this termination agreement, all scheduled lease option payments due in 2020 and beyondthat are considered terminated and void upon signingsubject to a 2% net smelter returns royalty on gold production. Under the terms of the Agreement.Option Agreement, Nubian will retain a 1% net smelter returns royalty (“NSR Royalty”) on the Excelsior Springs Project if Athena fully exercises the option. Athena will have the right to purchase 0.5% (being one half) of the NSR Royalty for CAD $500,000 and the remaining 0.5% of the NSR Royalty at fair market value.

 

Subsequent to the termination of the Langtry lease, we intend to continue to maintainExcelsior Springs is our 38 unpatented mining claims adjacent to the Langtry property. In addition,flagship project and we have reached an agreementcompleted a N.I. 43-101 Technical Report to potentially acquire a 1% NSR insupport our planned listing on the Langtry patented claims as a wayCanadian Stock Exchange that details historical exploration activities on the property, recent exploration activities conducted by Athena and also highlights future exploration plans to maintain a financial interest inadvance the upside of the project.property.

 

We continue to evaluate strategies to enhance the value ofhave not presently determined whether our mining claims andmineral properties subject to restrictions based on our limited capital available under our line of credit. Furthercontain mineral exploration and development efforts and ongoing general and administrative expenses will require additional capital.reserves that are economically recoverable.

 

Reclassifications: Certain reclassifications may have been made to our prior year’s consolidated financial statements to conform to our current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on our previously reported results of operations or accumulated deficit.

  

COVID-19 pandemic: An occurrence of an uncontrollable event such as the COVID-19 pandemic may negatively affect our operations. The occurrence of an uncontrollable event such as the COVID-19 pandemic may negatively affect our operations. A pandemic typically results in social distancing, travel bans and quarantine, and this may limit access to our facilities, customers, management, support staff and professional advisors. These factors, in turn, may not only impact our operations, financial condition and demand for our goods and services but our overall ability to react timely to mitigate the impact of this event. Also, it may hamper our efforts to comply with our filing obligations with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 20202021 and 20192020

 

A summary of our results from operations is as follows:

 

  Three Months Ended September 30, 
  2020  2019 
Operating expenses:        
Exploration costs $52,154  $ 
General and administrative expenses  52,777   26,184 
Total operating expenses  104,931   26,184 
Operating loss  (104,931)  (26,184)
Interest expense  (35,283)  (28,185)
Net loss $(140,214) $(54,369)

During the three months ended September 30, 2020, our net loss was $140,214 as compared to a net loss of $54,369 during the same period in 2019. The $85,845 increase in our loss was mainly attributable to exploration costs and legal fees incurred during the third quarter of 2020 associated with the Excelsior Springs project.

  Three Months Ended 
   9/30/21   9/30/20 
         
Operating expenses        
Exploration, evaluation and project expenses $66,840  $52,154 
General and administrative expenses  123,434   52,777 
Total operating expenses  190,274   104,931 
         
Net operating loss  (190,274)  (104,931)
         
Interest expense - related party  0   (28,292)
Interest expense  (1,096)  (6,991)
Revaluation of warrant liability  (120,226)  0 
Net loss $(311,596) $(140,214)

 

 

 

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During the three months ended September 30, 2021, our net loss was approximately $312,000 as compared to a net loss of approximately $140,000 during the same period in 2020. The 2021 operating loss of approximately $190,000 increased approximately $85,000 over the prior year period and was mainly attributable to legal and professional fees associated with the preparation to list on the Canadian Stock Exchange (“CSE”) and acquisition and maintenance of the Excelsior Springs project, as well as increased stock-based compensation resulting from the issuance of incentive stock options. The 2021 operating loss was increased by approximately $120,000 loss on the change in value of the warrant liability associated with a private placement on May 2021 in addition to interest expense of approximately $1,100.

Operating expenses:

 

Our total operating expenses increased $78,747,approximately $85,000, from $26,184approximately $105,000 to $104,931approximately $190,000 for the three months ended September 30, 20192020 and 2021, respectively.

During the three months ended September 30, 2021, we incurred approximately $67,000 of exploration costs, which include a approximately $25,000 payment to the Bureau of Land Management for annual land fees. We have also begun initial activities on our future exploration programs which has resulted in an additional approximately $42,000 of exploration costs. During the three months ended September 30, 2020, we incurred approximately $52,000 of exploration costs which include a approximately $25,000 payment to the Bureau of Land Management for annual land fees and an additional approximately $28,000 for exploration costs.

Our general and administrative expenses increased by approximately $70,000, from approximately $53,000 to approximately $123,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2021, respectively.

Legal and professional fees and other expenses were approximately $93,000 and approximately $33,000 for three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.respectively, an increase of approximately $60,000. The majority of the legal and other professional fees associated with our planned listing on the CSE.

On March 22, 2021, the Company issued a total of 2,000,000 non-statutory stock options to four individuals, three of which are Directors of the Company, the other an independent technical consultant. Upon vesting, each option is exercisable to purchase one share of common stock at a price of $0.09 per share. The options vest 50% upon issuance, and 25% on each of the 1st and 2nd anniversaries of the grant date. During each vesting period or upon the vesting date a percentage of the total value of the options issued and outstanding is charged to stock-based compensation. As such, an administrative expense charge of approximately $19,000 was recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2021.

Other income and expense:

Our total other expense was approximately $121,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to total other expenses of approximately $35,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2020.

  

For the three months ended September 30, 2020, we incurred $52,1542021, other expense included approximately $1,100 of exploration costsinterest expense associated with a convertible note payable originating in April 2015, from the Excelsior Springs  project, which were primarily costs to secure property rights, Bureauconversion of Land Management annual fees as well as consulting geologists fees for field mapping and sampling. No exploration costs were incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2019.

Our general and administrative expenses increased by $26,593, from $26,184 to $52,777 for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2020, respectively, and is primarilycertain amounts due to increases in certainour primary legal fees associated with the Excelsior Springs project.

Interest expense:

Total interest expense was $35,283 during the three months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to $28,185 during the three months ended September 30, 2019.counsel.

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2020, interest expense included $28,291approximately $28,000 in interest expense associated with our related party convertible credit facility, $1,094approximately $1,100 of interest expense associated with a convertible note payable $5,493originating in April 2015 from the conversion of certain amounts due our primary legal counsel, as well as approximately $5,500 resulting from the amortization of the discount on the convertible note payable, and $405 of credit card interest.

For the three months ended September 30, 2019 interest expense included $27,156 in interest expense associated with our related party convertible credit facility, and $1,029 of interest expense associated with a convertible note payable.

Results of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019

A summary of our results from operations is as follows:

  Nine Months Ended September 30, 
  2020  2019 
Operating expenses:        
Exploration costs $52,154  $40,000 
General and administrative expenses  117,713   94,234 
Total operating expenses  169,867   134,234 
Operating loss  (169,867)  (134,234)
Interest expense  (97,220)  (82,335)
Net loss $(267,087) $(216,569)

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, our net loss was $267,087 as compared to a net loss of $216,569 during the same period in 2019. The $50,518 increase in our loss was mainly attributable to exploration costs and legal fees incurred during the third quarter of 2020 associated with the Excelsior Springs project.

 

 

 

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On May 25, 2021, we completed a private placement in which we sold 6,250,000 units. Each unit was priced at CAD$0.08 and consisted of one share of the Company’s common stock and one stock purchase warrant granting the holder the right to purchase one additional share of common stock at a price of CAD$0.15. The warrants expire three years from the date of issuance. An additional 173,810 warrants were granted to a Canadian broker as a placement fee. We realized total proceeds of $401,823 net of offering costs.

At inception date of May 25, 2021, we determined the warrants fair value to be $485,052 with a revaluation on June 30, 2021 to $422,959. For the three months ending September 30, 2021, the warrant liability was valued at $543,185, resulting in a gain on revaluation of warrant liability of $120,226.

Results of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020

A summary of our results from operations is as follows:

  Nine Months Ended 
   9/30/21   9/30/20 
         
Operating expenses        
Exploration, evaluation and project expenses $128,616  $52,154 
General and administrative expenses  454,381   117,713 
Total operating expenses  582,997   169,867 
         
Net operating loss  (582,997)  (169,867)
         
Interest expense - related party  0   (83,848)
Interest expense  (11,203)  (13,372)
Revaluation of warrant liability  (58,133)  0 
Net loss $(652,333) $(267,087)

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, our net loss was approximately $652,000 as compared to a net loss of approximately $267,000 during the same period in 2020. The approximately $385,000 increase in our loss was mainly attributable to exploration costs associated with the Excelsior Springs project, stock-based compensation resulting from the issuance of incentive stock options and restricted stock units, as well as increased legal and professional fees associated with the sale of Athena Minerals, Inc. and the acquisition of the Excelsior Springs project. The 2021 operating loss was increased by an approximately $60,000 loss on the change in value of the warrant liability associated with a private placement on May 2021.

Operating expenses:

 

Our total operating expenses increased $35,633,approximately $413,000, from $134,234approximately $170,000 to $169,867approximately $583,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 20192020 and 2021, respectively.

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During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we incurred approximately $129,000 of exploration costs, which include a $25,000 payment to the Bureau of Land Management for annual land fees. In March 2021, we issued 300,000 restricted stock units at a price of $0.10 per share to the independent technical consultant. However, the shares shall not be issued until such time the individual either provides a written request or his termination date, whichever is sooner. As such, we have recorded stock-based compensation in the amount of $30,000 which was charged to exploration costs. In May 2021, we made the $15,000 annual lease payment for two patented claims within the Excelsior project. We have also begun preliminary work on our future exploration programs which has resulted in an additional approximately $59,000 of exploration costs. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we incurred approximately $52,000 of exploration costs which include approximately $25,000 payment to the Bureau of Land Management for annual land fees and an additional approximately $28,000 for exploration costs.

Our general and administrative expenses increased by approximately $336,000, from approximately $118,000 to approximately $454,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2021.

Legal and professional fees for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 respectively.totaled approximately $261,000 and approximately $78,000, respectively, and are attributed to legal and other professional fees associated with the acquisition and maintenance of the Excelsior Springs project and our planned listing on the CSE as previously discussed.

On March 22, 2021, the Company issued a total of 2,000,000 non-statutory stock options to four individuals, three of which are Directors of the Company, the other an independent technical consultant. Upon vesting, each option is exercisable to purchase one share of common stock at a price of $0.09 per share. The options vest 50% upon issuance, and 25% on each of the 1st and 2nd anniversaries of the grant date. During each vesting period or upon the vesting date a percentage of the total value of the options issued and outstanding is charged to stock-based compensation. As such, an administrative expense charge of approximately $136,000 was recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

Other income and expense:

Total other expense was approximately $69,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to total other expense of approximately $97,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

  

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we incurred $52,1542021, other expense included interest expense associated with a convertible note payable originating in April 2015, from the conversion of exploration costscertain amounts due our primary legal counsel. Interest expense on the convertible note payable includes approximately $7,000 of interest expense resulting from the amortization of the note discount. As of September 30, 2021, all the discount associated with the Excelsior Springs  project, which were primarily costs to secure property rights, Bureau of Land Management annual fees as well as consulting geologists fees for field mapping and sampling.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we incurred $40,000 of exploration costs representing the total annual lease option payment for the Langtry project. Because of the Langtry lease termination, no costs were incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 associated with the Langtry project.

Our general and administrative expenses increased by $23,479 from $94,234 to $117,713  for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2020, respectively, and is primarily due to increases in legal fees also associated with the Excelsior Springs project.

Interest expense:

Total interest expense was $97,220 during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to $82,335 during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

note has been fully amortized. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 interest expense totaled $97,220approximately $97,000 which included $83,848approximately $84,000 in interest expense associated with our related party convertible credit facility, $3,164approximately $3,000 of interest expense associated with a convertible note payable $9,155originating in April 2015 from the conversion of certain amounts due our primary legal counsel, approximately $9,000 resulting from the amortization of the discount on thea convertible note payable, $405 of credit card interest, as well as $648other items of interest associated with the resolution of a 2019 franchise tax obligation which was paid during the quarter.approximately $1,000.

 

On May 25, 2021, we completed a private placement in which we sold 6,250,000 units. Each unit was priced at CAD$0.08 and consisted of one share of the Company’s common stock and one stock purchase warrant granting the holder the right to purchase one additional share of common stock at a price of CAD$0.15. The warrants expire three years from the date of issuance.

At inception date of May 25, 2021, we determined the warrants fair value to be $485,052. For the nine months endedending September 30, 2019 interest expense consisted2021, the warrant liability was valued at $543,185, resulting in a gain on revaluation of interest expense totaled $82,335 which included $79,370 associated with our related party convertible credit facility, and $2,965warrant liability of interest expense associated with the convertible note payable.$58,133.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Going Concern

 

Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes that we will be able to meet our obligations and continue our operations during the next fiscal year. Asset realization values may be significantly different from carrying values as shown in our consolidated financial statements and do not give effect to adjustments that would be necessary to the carrying values of assets and liabilities should we be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

At September 30, 2020,2021, we had not yet achieved profitable operations and we have accumulated losses of $9,774,035approximately $10,600,000 since our inception. We expect to incur further losses in the development of our business, all of which casts substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our ability to continue as a going concern depends on our ability to generate future profits and/or to obtain the necessary financing to meet our obligations arising from normal business operations when they come due. In September 2019, we amended our credit agreement with Mr. Gibbs to increase the borrowing limit under the convertible credit facility to $2,400,000, and effective September 30, 2020 we amended the agreement to extend the maturity date to December 31, 2020.

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We have financed our capital requirements primarily through borrowings from related parties.parties and equity financings. We expect to meet our future financing needs and working capital and capital expenditure requirements through additional borrowings and offerings of debt or equity securities, although there can be no assurance that our future financing efforts will be successful. The terms of future financing could be highly dilutive to existing shareholders. Currently, there are no arrangements in place for additional equity funding or new loans.

 

Liquidity

 

As of September 30, 2020,2021, we had $5,583approximately $338,000 of cash and negative working capital of $3,225,204.approximately $175,000. This compares to cash on hand of $117approximately $9,000 and negative working capital of $2,980,090approximately $236,000 at December 31, 2019.2020.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we have sold 14,358,700 shares of common stock in private placements realizing proceeds of $742,375. We have a Credit Agreement with a significant shareholder, as amended, which provides us with an unsecured credit facilityanticipate that future funding will be in the maximum borrowing amountform of $2,400,000. The aggregate principal amount borrowed, together with interest atadditional equity financing from the ratesale of 5% per annum, is due in full on December 31, 2020, and is convertible, at the option of the lender, intoour common shares at a conversion price of $0.50 per share.

The convertible credit facility also contains customary representations and warranties (including those relating to organization and authorization, compliance with laws, payment of taxes and other obligations, absence of defaults, material agreements and litigation) and customary events of default (including those relating to monetary defaults, covenant defaults, cross defaults and bankruptcy events). As of September 30, 2020, total borrowings under the Credit Agreement were $2,244,870, leaving $155,130 of credit available for future borrowings.stock, or loans from officers, directors or significant shareholders.

 

Cash Flows

 

A summary of our cash provided by and used in operating, investing and financing activities is as follows:

 

 Nine Months Ended September 30,  Nine Months Ended 
 2020 2019   9/30/21   9/30/20 
Net cash used in operating activities $(140,595) $(114,258) $(391,197) $(140,595)
Net cash provided by financing activities  146,061   110,500   720,477   146,061 
Net increase (decrease) in cash  5,466   (3,758)
Net increase in cash  329,280   5,466 
Cash, beginning of period  117   3,991   8,986   117 
Cash, end of period $5,583  $233  $338,266  $5,583 

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Net cash used in operating activities:

 

Net cash used in operating activities was $140,595approximately $391,000 and $114,258approximately $141,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Cash used in operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 is primarily attributed to our approximately $652,000 net loss. Non-cash charges to operating activities included approximately $7,000 of amortization of the debt discount on our convertible note payable, total stock based compensation of approximately $166,000, and 2019, respectively.the revaluation of warrant liability of approximately $58,000. We also realized a change in operating liabilities of approximately $30,000.

 

Cash used in operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 is primarily attributed to our $267,087approximately $267,000 net loss. We are amortizingA non-cash charge of approximately $9,000 to operating activities represents amortization of the debt discount on theour convertible debt on a straight-line basis over one year. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 a total of $9,155 had been amortized as a non-cash charge.note payable We also realized increasesa change in accounts payable of $20,325, accrued interest on our notes payable of $83,848, and an increase in other accruedoperating liabilities of $13,164.approximately $117,000.

Cash used in operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 is primarily attributed to our $216,569 net loss. During the period we prepaid certain amounts related to investor relations totaling $3,000. We also realized increases in accounts payable of $6,476, accrued interest on our notes payable of $79,370, and other accrued liabilities of $19,465.

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Net cash provided by financing activities:

 

Cash provided by financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 20202021 was $146,061approximately $720,000 compared to cash provided by financing activities of $110,500approximately $146,000 during the same period in 2019.2020.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 the Company’s President had advanced a total of approximately $12,000, and was repaid a total of approximately $34,000. At September 30, 2021 there were no unpaid advances.

On September 30, 2021 we completed a private placement in which we sold 3,108,700 units. Each unit was priced at CAD$0.08 and consisted of one share of the Company’s common stock and one stock purchase warrant granting the holder the right to purchase one additional share of common stock at a price of CAD$0.15. The warrants expire May 31, 2024. All securities issued in connection with the offering are subject to restrictions on resale in Canada and the United States pursuant to applicable securities laws and the policies of any applicable stock exchange. An additional 91,000 Broker Warrants (“Broker Warrants”) were granted to a Canadian broker as a placement fee. We realized total proceeds of $190,552 net of offering costs.

On May 25, 2021 we completed a private placement in which we sold 6,250,000 units. Each unit was priced at CAD$0.08 and consisted of one share of the Company’s common stock and one stock purchase warrant granting the holder the right to purchase one additional share of common stock at a price of CAD$0.15. The warrants expire May 31, 2024. All securities issued in connection with the offering are subject to restrictions on resale in Canada and the United States pursuant to applicable securities laws and the policies of any applicable stock exchange. An additional 173,810 warrants were granted to a Canadian broker as a placement fee. We realized total proceeds of $401,823 net of offering costs. Of the total units sold, 2,200,000 were sold to a significant shareholder related party, and an additional 300,000 were sold to the Company’s President and CEO.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we also sold 5,000,000 shares of our common stock in private placements at a price of $0.03 per share, resulting in total proceeds of approximately $150,000. Of the total shares sold, 250,000 were sold to a significant shareholder related party.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 borrowings under our convertible credit facility were $42,750.approximately $43,000. Also, during the period the Company’s President had advanced a total of $77,913,approximately $78,000 and was repaid a total of $23,187.approximately $23,000. In addition, the holder of the convertible credit facility advanced a total of $48,585,approximately $49,000, none of which was repaid during the period. The advances are non-interest bearing. We also paid approximately $10,000 that was due on June 1st on our deed amendment liability.

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On June 23, 2020, the Company entered into a stock subscription agreement whereby the subscriber agreed to purchase an aggregate of 17,142,857 shares of the Company’s common stock at a private offering price of $0.007 per share, or an aggregate purchase price of $120,000. The purchase price was to be paid in twelve equal monthly installments of $10,000 each with the first installment due on or before June 15, 2020 and continuing thereafter on or before the 15th day of each succeeding month until paid in full. Shares shallwere not to be issued or deemed purchased until the purchase price has been paid in full.

On We received the first $10,000 payment in June as scheduled. Subsequently, on September 18, 2020 and subsequent to receiving the first $10,000 installment, the Company and the subscriber agreed to terminate the subscription agreement. As a result of this Settlement Agreement and Release, the Company agreed to issue 500,000 shares of common stock at $0.02 per share for total proceeds of $10,000, and released both parties of any further obligations regarding the June 23, 2020 subscription agreement.

  

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 borrowings under our convertible credit facility were $110,000. Also, during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 the Company’s President had advanced a total of $26,850, of which $16,350 was repaid during the period. In addition, we paid the $10,000 on our deed amendment liability that was due on June 1, 2019.

Subsequent Events:

On October 15, 2020 the Company sold 600,000 shares of its common stock to a third party in a private placement. The shares were priced at $0.03 per share resulting in total proceeds of $18,000.

On October 26, 2020 the Company sold 300,000 shares of its common stock to a Director in a private placement. The shares were priced at $0.03 per share resulting in total proceeds of $9,000.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements:

 

We do not have and never had any off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

On July 13, 2017,We do not expect the Financial Accounting Standards Boardadoption of recently issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2017-11, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480), Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): I. Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Features and II. Replacementaccounting pronouncements to have a significant impact on our results of the Indefinite Deferral for Mandatorily Redeemable Financial Instruments of Certain Nonpublic Entities and Certain Mandatorily Redeemable Non-controlling Interests with a Scope Exception. Part I applies tooperations, financial instruments such as warrants, convertible debtposition or convertible preferred stock that contain down round features. Part II replaces the indefinite deferral for certain mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests and mandatorily redeemable financial instruments of nonpublic entities contained within Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 480with a scope exception and does not impact the accounting for these mandatorily redeemable instruments. The pronouncement is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company has adopted this standard on a modified retrospective basis on January 1, 2019.cash flow.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates, assumptions and judgments that affect the amounts reported in our financial statements. The accounting positions described below are significantly affected by critical accounting estimates.

 

We believe that the significant estimates, assumptions and judgments used when accounting for items and matters such as capitalized mineral rights, asset valuations, recoverability of assets, asset impairments, taxes, and other provisions were reasonable, based upon information available at the time they were made. Actual results could differ from these estimates, making it possible that a change in these estimates could occur in the near term.

  

Foreign Currency

The Company is exposed to currency risk on transactions and balances in currencies other than the functional currency. The Company has not entered any contracts to manage foreign exchange risk. The functional currency of the Company is the US dollar; therefore, the Company is exposed to currency risk from financial assets and liabilities denominated in Canadian dollars.

Mineral Rights

 

DirectWe have determined that our mining rights meet the definition of mineral rights, as defined by accounting standards, and are tangible assets. As a result, our direct costs to acquire or lease mineral rights are initially capitalized as tangible assets. Mineral rights may include costs associated with: leasing or acquiring patented and unpatented mining claims; leasing mining rights including lease signature bonuses, lease rental payments and advance minimum royalty payments; and options to purchase or lease mineral properties.

 

If we establish proven and probable reserves for a mineral property and establish that the mineral property can be economically developed, mineral rights will be amortized over the estimated useful life of the property following the commencement of commercial production or expensed if it is determined that the mineral property has no future economic value or if the property is sold or abandoned. For mineral rights in which proven and probable reserves have not yet been established, we assess the carrying values for impairment at the end of each reporting period and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable.

Proven and probable reserves have not been established for any mineral rights associated with our lands held for investment as of September 30, 2020. Impairment losses were recognized during each of the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, and at September 30, 2020 all previously capitalized mineral rights have been fully impaired.2021.

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Impairment of Long-lived Assets

 

We continually monitor events and changes in circumstances that could indicate that our carrying amounts of long-lived assets, including mineral rights, may not be recoverable. When such events or changes in circumstances occur, we assess the recoverability of long-lived assets by determining whether the carrying value of such assets will be recovered through their undiscounted expected future cash flows. If the future undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying amount of these assets, we recognize an impairment loss based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the assets.

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Exploration Costs

 

Mineral exploration costs are expensed as incurred. When it has been determined that it is economically feasible to extract minerals and the permitting process has been initiated, exploration costs incurred to further delineate and develop the property are considered pre-commercial production costs and will be capitalized and included as mine development costs in our consolidated balance sheets.

 

Share-based Payments

 

We measure and recognize compensation expense or professional services expense for all share-based payment awards made to employees, directors and non-employee consultants based on estimated fair values. We estimate the fair value of stock options on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model, which includes assumptions for expected dividends, expected share price volatility, risk-free interest rate, and expected life of the options. Our expected volatility assumption is based on our historical weekly closing price of our stock over a period equivalent to the expected life of the options.

 

We expense share-based compensation, adjusted for estimated forfeitures, using the straight-line method over the vesting term of the award for our employees and directors and over the expected service term for our non-employee consultants. We estimate forfeitures at the time of grant and revise those estimates in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from our estimates. Our excess tax benefits, if any, cannot be credited to stockholders’ equity until the deduction reduces cash taxes payable; accordingly, we realized no excess tax benefits during any of the periods presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

  

Income Taxes

 

We account for income taxes through the use of the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis, and for income tax carry-forwards. A valuation allowance is recorded to the extent that we cannot conclude that realization of deferred tax assets is more likely than not. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in operations in the period that includes the enactment date.

 

We follow a two-step approach to recognizing and measuring tax benefits associated with uncertain tax positions taken, or expected to be taken in a tax return. The first step is to determine if, based on the technical merits, it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination by a taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement with a taxing authority. We recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions in our provision for income taxes in the consolidated statements of operations. To date, we have not recognized any tax benefits from uncertain tax positions.

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Not applicable.

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures:

 

Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time period specified in the SEC's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Our management necessarily applied its judgment in assessing the costs and benefits of such controls and procedures, which, by their nature, can provide only reasonable assurance regarding management's control objectives.

 

Our management, with the participation of our CEO and CFO, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon this evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of such date as a result of a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting due to lack of segregation of duties, a limited corporate governance structure and insufficient formal management review processes over certain financial and accounting reports as discussed in Item 9A of our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 20192020.

 

While we strive to segregate duties as much as practicable, there is an insufficient volume of transactions at this point in time to justify additional full timefull-time staff. We believe that this is typical in many exploration stage companies. We may not be able to fully remediate the material weakness until we commence mining operations at which time, we would expect to hire more staff. We will continue to monitor and assess the costs and benefits of additional staffing.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting:

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the last fiscal quarter covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

  

None.

  

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

  

There have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in Part I. Item 1A. of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.2020.

  

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

  

All sales of unregistered securities were reported on Form 8-K during the period.

  

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

  

None

  

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

  

Not applicable.

  

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

  

None.

  

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

  

EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION
   
3131.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*2002*
3231.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
32Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*2002*
   
101.INS Inline XBRL Instance Document*Document (the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)**
101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema*Schema Document**
101.CAL Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation*Calculation Linkbase Document**
101.DEF Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition **Linkbase Document**
101.LAB Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels*Label Linkbase Document**
101.PRE Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation*Presentation Linkbase Document**
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*104 Filed herewithCover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in IXBRL, and included in exhibit 101).**
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** Filed herewith
**Furnished, not filed.

 

 

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

ATHENA SILVER CORPORATION
  
Dated: November 4, 20201, 2021By:/s/ John C. Power
  John C. Power
  Chief Executive Officer, President,
  Chief Financial Officer, Secretary & Director
  (Principal Executive Officer)

ATHENA SILVER CORPORATION
Dated: November 1, 2021By:/s/ Tyler J. Minnick
  Tyler J. Minnick
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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