STOCK OPTIONS | Options issued for mining interest In consideration for mining interests (see Note 4), the Company is obligated to issue stock options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock based on "fair market price" which for financial statement purposes is considered to be the closing price of the Company's common stock on the issue dates. Those costs are capitalized as Mining Interests (Note 4). The Company estimated the fair value of these option grants using the Black-Scholes model with the following information and range of assumptions: For the years ended April 30, 2019 2018 Options issued 45,000 40,000 Expected volatility 336.6 % 331.9 % Expected term 10 years 10 years Risk free rate 2.73 % 2.54 % Fair value of options issued $ 2,250 $ 2,000 The following is a summary of the Company’s options issued and outstanding in conjunction with the Longstreet Agreement for the years ended April 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively: For the year ended April 30, 2019 For the year ended April 30, 2018 Options Price (a) Options Price (a) Beginning balance 440,000 $ 0.28 400,000 $ 0.30 Issued 45,000 0.05 40,000 0.05 Exercised - - - - Expired (50,000 ) (0.30 ) - - Ending balance 435,000 $ 0.25 440,000 $ 0.28 (a) Weighted average exercise price. As of April 30, 2019, the remaining weighted average term of the option grants for mining interest was 4.41 years. Options issued under the 2011 Stock Option/Restricted Stock Plan The Company established the 2011 Stock Option/Restricted Stock Plan. The Stock Option Plan is administered by the Board of Directors and provides for the grant of stock options to eligible individual including directors, executive officers and advisors that have furnished bona fide services to the Company not related to the sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction. The Stock Option Plan has a fixed maximum percentage of 10% of the Company’s outstanding shares that are eligible for the plan pool, whereby the number of Shares under the plan increases automatically increases as the total number of shares outstanding increase. The number of shares subject to the Stock Option Plan and any outstanding awards will be adjusted appropriately by the Board of Directors if the Company’s common stock is affected through a reorganization, merger, consolidation, recapitalization, restructuring, reclassification dividend (other than quarterly cash dividends) or other distribution, stock split, spin-off or sale of substantially all of the Company’s assets. The Stock Option plan also has terms and conditions, including without limitations that the exercise price for stock options granted under the Stock Option Plan must equal the stock’s fair value, based on the closing price per share of common stock, at the time the stock option is granted. The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant utilizing the Black-Scholes model and commonly utilized assumptions associated with the Black-Scholes methodology. Options granted under the Plan have a ten-year maximum term and varying vesting periods as determined by the Board. On April 30, 2018, the Board of Directors authorized the grant of 1,400,000 options to purchase shares of common stock of the Company to various directors, officers and consultants. The options have an exercise price of $0.065 based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant and vest immediately. The expiration date of the options is April 30, 2023. The fair value of the options was $90,923 and was recognized as stock-based compensation for the year ended April 30, 2018. These costs are classified as management and administrative expense The Company estimated the fair value of these option grants using the Black-Scholes model with the following information and assumptions: For the years ended April 30, 2019 2018 Options issued/re-priced - 1,400,000 Expected volatility - 296.7 % Expected term - 5 years Risk free rate - 2.79 % Fair value of options issued/re-priced $ - $ 90,923 The following is a summary of the Company’s options issued and outstanding in conjunction with the Company’s Stock Option Plan: For the year ended April 30, 2019 2018 Options Price (a) Options Price (a) Beginning balance 6,210,000 $ 0.06 4,810,000 $ 0.06 Issued - - 1,400,000 0.065 Exercised - - - - Expired/Repriced - - - - Ending balance 6,210,000 $ 0.06 6,210,000 $ 0.06 (a) Weighted average exercise price. The following table summarizes additional information about the options under the Company’s Stock Option Plan as of April 30, 2019: Options outstanding and exercisable Date of Grant Shares Price Remaining Term October 18, 2016 4,810,000 $ 0.06 2.47 April 30, 2018 1,400,000 0.065 4.00 Total options 6,210,000 $ 0.06 2.90 The total value of stock option awards is expensed ratably over the vesting period of the employees receiving the awards. As of April 30, 2019, there was no unrecognized compensation cost related to stock-based options and awards. Summary: The following is a summary of the Company’s stock options outstanding and exercisable: Options issued for: Expiration Date Options Weighted Average Exercise Price Mining interests April 11, 2020 to January 15, 2029 435,000 $ 0.25 Stock option plan October 18, 2021 to April 30, 2023 6,210,000 0.06 Outstanding and exercisable at April 30, 2019 6,645,000 $ 0.07 The aggregate intrinsic value of all options vested and exercisable at April 30, 2019, was $Nil based on the Company’s closing price of $0.031 per common share at April 30, 2019. The Company’s current policy is to issue new shares to satisfy option exercises. |