Mineral Industries Disclosures [Text Block] | 4. MINERAL PROPERTIES The Company had the following activity related to capitalized acquisition costs: North Bullfrog Mother Lode Total (note 4(a)) (note 4(b)) Balance, May 31, 2019 $ 4,761,257 $ 857,748 $ 5,619,005 Acquisition costs Cash payments (note 4(a)(ii)(1)) 51,705 - 51,705 Shares issued (notes 4(a)(ii)(1) and 6) 48,750 - 48,750 Currency translation adjustments 95,978 16,486 112,464 Balance, May 31, 2020 4,957,690 874,234 5,831,924 Acquisition costs Cash payments (note 4(a)(ii)(1)) 103,819 - 103,819 Shares issued (notes 4(a)(ii)(1) and 6) 75,750 - 75,750 Currency translation adjustments (633,962 ) (108,748 ) (742,710 ) Balance, May 31, 2021 $ 4,503,297 $ 765,486 $ 5,268,783 The following table presents costs incurred for exploration and evaluation activities for the year ended May 31, 2021: North Bullfrog Mother Lode Total (note 4(a)) (note 4(b)) Exploration costs: Assay $ 183,579 $ 871,811 $ 1,055,390 Drilling 2,068,064 5,341,711 7,409,775 Equipment rental 160,036 221,010 381,046 Field costs 141,296 689,089 830,385 Geological/ Geophysical 628,092 1,167,189 1,795,281 Land maintenance & tenure 427,594 146,793 574,387 Permits 863,451 43,209 906,660 Studies 1,463,249 456,649 1,919,898 Travel 40,990 114,039 155,029 5,976,351 9,051,500 15,027,851 Cost recovery - (112,490 ) (112,490 ) Total expenditures for the year $ 5,976,351 $ 8,939,010 $ 14,915,361 The following table presents costs incurred for exploration and evaluation activities for the year ended May 31, 2020: North Bullfrog Mother Lode Alaskan royalty interest Total (note 4(a)) (note 4(b)) (note 4(c)) Exploration costs: Assay $ 388,167 $ 340,989 $ - $ 729,156 Asset retirement obligations (42,724 ) (11,519 ) - (54,243 ) Drilling 1,401,882 3,284,109 - 4,685,991 Equipment rental 63,267 55,197 - 118,464 Field costs 259,936 931,930 - 1,191,866 Geological/ Geophysical 579,158 756,236 - 1,335,394 Land maintenance & tenure 471,520 130,044 - 601,564 Permits 26,760 71,609 - 98,369 Studies 843,856 353,796 - 1,197,652 Travel 63,376 117,212 - 180,588 4,055,198 6,029,603 - 10,084,801 Cost recovery - - (318,537 ) (318,537 ) Total expenditures (recovery) for the year $ 4,055,198 $ 6,029,603 $ (318,537 ) $ 9,766,264 (a) 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, ten 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 ● a 4% NSR royalty, which may 1% ● a 2% NSR royalty on all production, which may 1% ● a 3% NSR royalty on all production, which may 1% ● a 3% NSR royalty on all production which may 1% ● a 4% NSR royalty on all production, which may 1% ● a 2% NSR royalty on all production, which may 1% ● a 2% NSR royalty on all production, which may 1% The various NSR royalties above relate only to the property covered by each specific lease and are not The Company has an option to purchase a property related to twelve patented mining claims for USD 1,000,000 4% may 1,250,000 1% 5,000,000 (ii) Interests acquired directly by Corvus Nevada ( 1 Pursuant to a mining lease and option to purchase agreement made effective December 1, 2007 ● Terms: Initial term of five December 1, 2007, five January 15, 2016 November 22, 2017, ten ● 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, ● Work Commitments: USD 100,000 per year for the first three four six seven ten 11 20 may not ● Retained Royalty: Corvus Nevada will pay the lessors a NSR royalty of 2% if the average gold price is USD 400 401 500 500 ( 2 Pursuant to a mining lease and option to purchase made effective March 1, 2011 ten ten not March 1, 2021), may 1%. ( 3 Pursuant to a purchase agreement made effective March 28, 2013, two March 28, 2013). December 31, 2015 ( December 17, 2015). May 31, 2013. ( 4 In December 2013, 30 ( 5 On March 30, 2015, 2014. three seven March 2021). 1% 4% (b) Mother Lode Property, Nevada Pursuant to a purchase agreement made effective June 9, 2017 100% two (c) Alaskan Royalty Interest, Alaska On June 7, 2019, four 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. Acquisitions The acquisition of title to mineral properties is a detailed and time-consuming process. The Company has taken steps, in accordance with industry norms, to verify title to mineral properties in which it has an interest. Although the Company has taken every reasonable precaution to ensure that legal title to its properties is properly recorded in the name of the Company (or, in the case of an option, in the name of the relevant optionor), there can be no Environmental Expenditures The operations of the Company may not Environmental expenditures that relate to ongoing environmental and reclamation programs are charged against earnings as incurred or capitalized and amortized depending on their future economic benefits. Estimated future removal and site restoration costs, when the ultimate liability is reasonably determinable, are charged against earnings over the estimated remaining life of the related business operation, net of expected recoveries. The Company has estimated the fair value of the liability for asset retirement that arose as a result of exploration activities to be $326,691 (USD 270,000) ( May 31, 2020 - not |