Note 3 - Mineral Properties - Costs Incurred for Exploration and Evaluation Activities (Details) - CAD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
Nov. 30, 2020 | Nov. 30, 2019 | Nov. 30, 2020 | Nov. 30, 2019 |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | | $ 2,712,435 | $ 1,200,791 | $ 7,145,669 | $ 2,594,946 |
Cost recovery | | | | (23,407) | (318,537) |
North Bullfrog [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | [1] | | | 1,539,762 | 1,937,988 |
Cost recovery | [1] | | | 0 | 0 |
Mother Lode Property [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | [2] | | | 5,605,907 | 975,495 |
Cost recovery | [2] | | | (23,407) | 0 |
Alaskan Royalty Interest [Member] | | | | | |
Cost recovery | [3] | | | | (318,537) |
Assay [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | | | | 635,697 | 363,296 |
Assay [Member] | North Bullfrog [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | [1] | | | 148,430 | 308,855 |
Assay [Member] | Mother Lode Property [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | [2] | | | 487,267 | 54,441 |
Assay [Member] | Alaskan Royalty Interest [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | [3] | | | | 0 |
Drilling [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | | | | 3,597,262 | 748,001 |
Drilling [Member] | North Bullfrog [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | [1] | | | 236,471 | 739,660 |
Drilling [Member] | Mother Lode Property [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | [2] | | | 3,360,791 | 8,341 |
Drilling [Member] | Alaskan Royalty Interest [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | [3] | | | | 0 |
Asset Retirment Obligations [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | | | | | 6,727 |
Asset Retirment Obligations [Member] | North Bullfrog [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | [1] | | | | 13,965 |
Asset Retirment Obligations [Member] | Mother Lode Property [Member] | | | | | |
Cost recovery | [2] | | | | (7,238) |
Asset Retirment Obligations [Member] | Alaskan Royalty Interest [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | [3] | | | | 0 |
Equipment rental [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | | | | 129,311 | 250,737 |
Equipment rental [Member] | North Bullfrog [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | [1] | | | 17,398 | 38,997 |
Equipment rental [Member] | Mother Lode Property [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | [2] | | | 111,913 | 211,740 |
Equipment rental [Member] | Alaskan Royalty Interest [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | [3] | | | | 0 |
Field Costs [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | | | | 495,370 | 228,969 |
Field Costs [Member] | North Bullfrog [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | [1] | | | 16,813 | 122,106 |
Field Costs [Member] | Mother Lode Property [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | [2] | | | 478,557 | 106,863 |
Field Costs [Member] | Alaskan Royalty Interest [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | [3] | | | | 0 |
Geological Geophysical [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | | | | 974,184 | 477,735 |
Geological Geophysical [Member] | North Bullfrog [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | [1] | | | 288,565 | 267,692 |
Geological Geophysical [Member] | Mother Lode Property [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | [2] | | | 685,619 | 210,043 |
Geological Geophysical [Member] | Alaskan Royalty Interest [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | [3] | | | | 0 |
Land Maintenance and Tenure [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | | | | 437,380 | 454,411 |
Land Maintenance and Tenure [Member] | North Bullfrog [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | [1] | | | 303,861 | 341,865 |
Land Maintenance and Tenure [Member] | Mother Lode Property [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | [2] | | | 133,519 | 112,546 |
Land Maintenance and Tenure [Member] | Alaskan Royalty Interest [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | [3] | | | | 0 |
Permits [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | | | | 37,365 | 45,370 |
Permits [Member] | North Bullfrog [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | [1] | | | 18,094 | 2,415 |
Permits [Member] | Mother Lode Property [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | [2] | | | 19,271 | 42,955 |
Permits [Member] | Alaskan Royalty Interest [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | [3] | | | | 0 |
Studies [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | | | | 786,268 | 244,175 |
Studies [Member] | North Bullfrog [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | [1] | | | 502,019 | 59,908 |
Studies [Member] | Mother Lode Property [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | [2] | | | 284,249 | 184,267 |
Studies [Member] | Alaskan Royalty Interest [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | [3] | | | | 0 |
Travel [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | | | | 76,239 | 94,062 |
Travel [Member] | North Bullfrog [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | [1] | | | 8,111 | 42,525 |
Travel [Member] | Mother Lode Property [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | [2] | | | 68,128 | 51,537 |
Travel [Member] | Alaskan Royalty Interest [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | [3] | | | | 0 |
Exploration Costs Before Cost Recovery [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | | | | 7,169,076 | 2,913,483 |
Exploration Costs Before Cost Recovery [Member] | North Bullfrog [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | [1] | | | 1,539,762 | 1,937,988 |
Exploration Costs Before Cost Recovery [Member] | Mother Lode Property [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | [2] | | | $ 5,629,314 | 975,495 |
Exploration Costs Before Cost Recovery [Member] | Alaskan Royalty Interest [Member] | | | | | |
Exploration expenditures (notes 3 and 4) | [3] | | | | $ 0 |
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[1] | North Bullfrog Project, Nevada
The Company’s North Bullfrog project consists of certain leased patented lode mining claims and federal unpatented mining claims owned 100% by the Company.
(i)
Interests acquired from Redstar Gold Corp.
On October 9, 2009, a US subsidiary of ITH at the time (Corvus Nevada) completed the acquisition of all of the interests of Redstar Gold Corp. (“Redstar”) and Redstar Gold U.S.A. Inc. (“Redstar US”) in the North Bullfrog project, which consisted of six leases covering 33 patented mining claims. The leases have an initial term of ten years, and for so long thereafter as mining activities continue on the claims or contiguous claims held by the Company.
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The Company is required to pay annual advance minimum royalty payments (recoupable from production royalties) for as long as there are mining activities continuing on the claims or contiguous claims held by the Company. The required annual advance minimum royalty payments are:
39,800 USD
17,700 USD (adjusted annually for inflation)
The lessor is entitled to receive a separate NSR royalty related to all production from the leased property of the various individual leases which may be purchased by the Company as follows:
a 4% NSR royalty, which may be purchased by the Company for USD 1,250,000 per 1% (USD 5,000,000 for the entire royalty).
a 2% NSR royalty on all production, which may be purchased by the Company for USD 1,000,000 per 1% (USD 2,000,000 for the entire royalty).
a 3% NSR royalty on all production, which may be purchased by the Company for USD 850,000 per 1% (USD 2,550,000 for the entire royalty).
a 3% NSR royalty on all production which may be purchased by the Company for USD 770,000 per 1% (USD 2,310,000 for the entire royalty).
a 4% NSR royalty on all production, which may be purchased by the Company for USD 1,000,000 per 1% (USD 4,000,000 for the entire royalty).
a 2% NSR royalty on all production, which may be purchased by the Company for USD 1,000,000 per 1% (USD 2,000,000 for the entire royalty).
a 2% NSR royalty on all production, which may be purchased by the Company for USD 1,000,000 per 1% (USD 2,000,000 for the entire royalty).
The various NSR royalties above relate only to the property covered by each specific lease and are not cumulative.
The Company has an option to purchase a property related to twelve patented mining claims for USD 1,000,000 at any time during the life of the lease (subject to the net smelter return (“NSR”) royalty of 4% which may be purchased by the Company for USD 1,250,000 per 1% (USD 5,000,000 for the entire royalty).
(ii)
Interests acquired directly by Corvus Nevada
(1)
Pursuant to a mining lease and option to purchase agreement made effective December 1, 2007 between Corvus Nevada and a group of arm’s length limited partnerships, Corvus Nevada has leased (and has the option to purchase) patented mining claims referred to as the “Mayflower” claims which form part of the North Bullfrog project. The terms of the lease/option are as follows:
Terms: Initial term of five years, commencing December 1, 2007, with the option to extend the lease for an additional five years. Pursuant to an extension agreement dated January 15, 2016 and fully executed and effective as of November 22, 2017, the parties agreed to extend the lease and option granted for an additional ten years with the same lease payment terms.
Lease Payments: Corvus Nevada will pay USD 10,000 and deliver 50,000 common shares of ITH annually.
Anti-Dilution: Pursuant to an amended agreement agreed to by the lessors in March 2015, all future payments will be satisfied by the delivery of an additional ½ common shares of the Company for each of the ITH common shares due per the original agreement (25,000 common shares of the Company) annually.
Work Commitments: USD 100,000 per year for the first three years (incurred), USD 200,000 per year for the years four to six (incurred), USD 300,000 for the years seven to ten (incurred) and USD 300,000 for the years 11 – 20 (incurred). Excess expenditures in any year may be carried forward. If Corvus Nevada does not incur the required expenditures in year one, the deficiency is required to be paid to the lessors.
Retained Royalty: Corvus Nevada will pay the lessors a NSR royalty of 2% if the average gold price is USD 400 per ounce or less, 3% if the average gold price is between USD 401 and USD 500 per ounce and 4% if the average gold price is greater than USD 500 per ounce.
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(2)
Pursuant to a mining lease and option to purchase made effective March 1, 2011 between Corvus Nevada and an arm’s length individual, Corvus Nevada has leased, and has the option to purchase, two patented mineral claims which form part of the North Bullfrog project holdings. The lease is for an initial term of ten years, subject to extension for an additional ten years (provided advance minimum royalties are timely paid), and for so long thereafter as mining activities continue on the claims. The lessee is required to pay advance minimum royalty payments (recoupable from production royalties, but not applicable to the purchase price if the option to purchase is exercised) of USD 30,000 (paid to March 1, 2020), adjusted for inflation. The lessor is entitled to receive a 2% NSR royalty on all production. The lessee may purchase the NSR royalty for USD 1,000,000 per 1%. If the lessee purchases the entire NSR royalty (USD 2,000,000) the lessee will also acquire all interest of the lessor in the subject property.
(3)
Pursuant to a purchase agreement made effective March 28, 2013, Corvus Nevada agreed to purchase the surface rights of five patented mining claims owned by two arm’s length individuals for USD 160,000 paid on closing ( March 28, 2013). The terms include payment by Corvus Nevada of a fee of USD 0.02 per ton of overburden to be stored on the property, subject to payment for a minimum of 12 million short tons. The minimum tonnage fee (USD 240,000) bears interest at 4.77% per annum from closing and is evidenced by a promissory note due on the sooner of the commencing of use of the property for waste materials storage or December 31, 2015 (balance paid December 17, 2015). As a result, the Company recorded $406,240 (USD 400,000) in acquisition costs with $157,408 paid in cash and the remaining $248,832 (USD 240,000) in promissory note payable during the year ended May 31, 2013.
(4)
In December 2013, SoN completed the purchase of a parcel of land approximately 30 kilometres north of the North Bullfrog project which carries with it 1,600 acre feet of irrigation water rights. The cost of the land and associated water rights was cash payment of $1,100,118 (USD 1,034,626).
(5)
On March 30, 2015, Lunar Landing, LLC signed a lease agreement with Corvus Nevada to lease private property containing the three patented Sunflower claims to Corvus Nevada, which are adjacent to the Yellow Rose claims leased in 2014. The term of the lease is three years with provision to extend the lease for an additional seven years, and an advance minimum royalty payment of USD 5,000 per year with USD 5,000 paid upon signing (paid to March 2020). The lease includes a 4% NSR royalty on production, with an option to purchase the royalty for USD 500,000 per 1% or USD 2,000,000 for the entire 4% royalty. The lease also includes the option to purchase the property for USD 300,000. | |
[2] | Mother Lode Property, Nevada
Pursuant to a purchase agreement made effective June 9, 2017 between Corvus Nevada and Goldcorp USA, Inc. ("Goldcorp USA"), Corvus Nevada has acquired 100% of the Mother Lode property (the "Mother Lode Property"). In addition, Corvus Nevada staked two additional adjacent claim blocks to the Mother Lode Property. In connection with the acquisition, the Company issued 1,000,000 common shares at a price of $0.81 per common share to Goldcorp USA. The Mother Lode Property is subject to an NSR in favour of Goldcorp USA. The NSR pays 1% from production at the Mother Lode Property when the price of gold is less than USD 1,400 per ounce and an additional 1% NSR for a total of 2% NSR when gold price is greater than or equal to USD 1,400 per ounce. | |
[3] | Alaskan Royalty Interest, Alaska
On June 7, 2019, the Company completed the sale of the royalties where four non-core Alaskan royalty interests owned by Corvus were sold to EMX Royalty Corporation ("EMX") for a purchase price of $350,000. In connection with the Alaskan royalty package sale, the Company incurred $31,463 in legal fees, resulting in a total cost recovery for the Alaska Royalty Interest of $318,537.
The general terms of the Alaskan royalty package sale include:
Chisna project 1% NSR
LMS project 3% NSR
Goodpaster District 1% NSR
West Pogo project 2% NSR. The Company has retained a 1% NSR in the West Pogo project which is immediately west of the operating Pogo mine in the Goodpaster District of Alaska. | |