Note 7 - Subsequent Events | Note 7 Subsequent Events In May 2020, the Company entered into an agreement with JR whereby JR loaned the Company an aggregate of $1,450,000 and the Company granted JR the right to purchase up to 142,566,667 shares of common stock at $0.15 per share in one or more closings on or prior to October 15, 2020 (Agreement). On October 15, 2020, the Company and JR effected the first closing under this Agreement whereby JR purchased 69,666,667 shares of the Companys common stock for aggregate consideration of $10,450,000, including $9,000,000 in cash and $1,450,000 upon conversion of the principal amount of the May 2020 promissory note. Additionally, the Company and JR entered into an amending agreement on October 15, 2020 (Amending Agreement) whereby (i) it was agreed to extend the balance of the May 2020 purchase right until February 15, 2021, which will allow JR the option to purchase up to an additional 72,900,000 shares of common stock for up to an additional $10,935,000, and (ii) the Company created two director vacancies and agreed to allow for two JR nominees to be appointed, of which Alex Morrison was appointed as a director to fill one vacancy. On October 23, 2020, the Company closed the purchase of the Maitland Gold Property in the Black Hills of South Dakota from Homestake Mining Company of California, a wholly owned subsidiary of Barrick Gold Corporation (Barrick), for total consideration of $4.82 million, comprised of $3.5 million cash and the issuance of 3 million shares of Company common stock valued at $0.44 per share. Additionally, Barrick will retain a 2.5% net smelter returns royalty on the property. The 2,112 mineral-acre Maitland acquisition will secure an important component of the Companys strategy for the structural corridor that extends from the Homestake Gold Mine to the Companys Blind Gold Property at the northern end of the Black Hills District. In October 2020, the Company paid Jerikodie, Inc, an entity controlled by our CEO, $200,000 of the approximate $729,500 owed to it for consulting fees. We issued a note payable to Jerikodie for the remaining balance of approximately $529,500. Payments of $100,000 plus accrued interest at 0.25% per year are due beginning with the quarter ending March, 2021 and continuing until the note is fully repaid. In October 2020, we paid Minera Teles Pires, Inc. an entity controlled by our CGO, $200,000 for amounts owed for prior services. Subsequently, amounts owed to our CGO, individually, and the unpaid balance on the Minera Teles Pires, Inc. note were combined into a new note in the amount of $1,060,500. Payments of $100,000 plus accrued interest at 0.25% per year are due beginning with the quarter ending March, 2021, and continuing until the note is fully repaid. In October 2020, the Company issued a note payable to WCM Associates, LP, an entity controller by our CFO, in the amount of $123,000 for amounts owed for consulting fees. An initial payment in the amount of $86,500 is due on January 1, 2021 with subsequent payments in the amount of $25,000 plus accrued interest at 0.25% per year, due on the last day of each quarter, beginning with the quarter ending March, 2021, and continuing until the note is fully repaid. In October 2020, options to purchase 5,000,000 shares of common stock were exercised for $400,000 by our directors. In October 2020, options to purchase 1,800,000 shares of common stock were exercised for $144,000 by investors. In October 2020, warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of common stock were exercised for $50,000 by an investor. On November 13, 2020, the Company declared a special cash dividend of $0.055 per common share, payable January 4, 2021 to holders of record on December 22, 2020. As of the date hereof, there are 150,181,631 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and common stock ooptions to purchase 1,800,000 shares of common stock; holders of 72,666,667 shares of common stock have contractually relinquished and waived their right to receive this special cash dividend. |