3. Joint Venture | 3. JOINT VENTURE On May 7, 2012, the Company entered into a joint venture (the JV) with NyacAU, LLC (NyacAU), an Alaskan private company, to bring Goldrichs Chandalar placer gold properties into production as defined in the joint venture agreement. In each case as used herein in reference to the JV, production is as defined by the JV agreement. As part of the agreement, Goldrich and NyacAU formed a 50:50 joint venture company, Goldrich NyacAU Placer LLC (GNP), to operate the Chandalar placer mines, with NyacAU acting as managing partner. Goldrich has no significant control or influence over the JV, and therefore accounts for its investment using the cost method, which totals $nil at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Under the terms of the joint venture agreement (the Agreement), NyacAU provided funding to the JV. The loans are to be repaid from future production. No funding has been advanced to Goldrich itself. According to the Agreement, on at least an annual basis, the JV shall allocate and distribute all revenue (whether in cash or as gold) generated from the JVs placer operation in the following order: 1. Current year operating expenses, 2. Members distribution of 20% (10% to Goldrich and 10% to NyacAU) provided that, for so long as the loan (LOC2) to GNP from NyacAU for the purchase of a royalty is not paid in full, the JV shall retain 100% of Goldrichs distribution and apply against the loan, 3. After payment of operating expenses and the members distribution of 20%, the JV will apply any remaining revenue to reduce the remaining balance of the loan from NyacAU to GNP for the development of the mine (LOC1), 4. Reserves for future operating expenses and capital needs, not to exceed $3,000,000 in any year, and 5. Member distributions of any remaining gold production on a 50:50 basis to each of the JV partners provided that, for so long as the loan LOC2 is not paid in full, the JV shall retain 100% of Goldrichs distribution and apply against the loan. On June 23, 2015, the Company raised net proceeds of $1.1 million through the sale of 12% of the cash flows Goldrich receives in the future from its interest in GNP (Distribution Interest) to Chandalar Gold, LLC (CGL), a non-related entity. Goldrich retained its ownership of its 50% interest in GNP but, after the transaction, subject to the terms of the GNP operating agreement, Goldrich will effectively receive approximately 44% and CGL will receive 6% (12% of Goldrichs 50% of GNP = 6%) of any cash distributions produced by GNP. As part of the purchase, CGL received 2,250,000 Series P Warrants and an option to acquire an additional 10% Distribution Interest in the cash flows Goldrich receives from its interest in GNP. Each Series P Warrant is exercisable to purchase one share of common stock of the Company at $0.07, for a period of five (5) years. The Distribution Interest option to purchase an additional 10% of Goldrichs future cash flow from GNP must be exercised before July 1, 2016 in consideration of a one-time cash payment of $1.3 million. Should the option be exercised, Goldrich would effectively receive, subject to the terms of the GNP operating agreement, approximately 38.5% and CGL would receive 11% (22% of Goldrichs 50% of GNP = 11%) of any cash distributions produced by GNP. The lead agent for the sale received a commission equal to 5% of gross proceeds raised, was granted a perpetual undivided 0.5% interest in distributions paid out by GNP to Goldrich, and was issued 1.2 million Series P-2 Warrants. Each Series P-2 Warrant is exercisable into one share of common stock of the Company for a period of five (5) years at a price of $0.05 per share. Should CGL exercise its option, the same fee structure would apply as above, including an additional 0.5% interest in distributions paid out by GNP to Goldrich. The gross fair values of the Series P and Series P-2 warrants were estimated on the issue date at $110,250 and $60,000, respectively, using the following weighted average assumptions: Risk-free interest rate 1.71% Expected dividend yield 0 Expected term (in years) 5 Expected volatility 141.7% After applying the out of pocket costs of sale of $125,164 and recognizing the relative fair value of the Series P Warrants of $88,644, the Company recognized a gain of $930,892 on the sale of the joint venture cash distribution interest after applying an adjustment of $55,300 of the Investment in joint venture asset, reducing it to $nil at December 31, 2015. |