EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS | 5. EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS (All amounts in table are expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) SCHEDULE OF EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS 1 2 3 L Canada Greenland Post Creek Property Halcyon Property Quetico Claims Maniitsoq Total Acquisition Balance, December 31, 2021 318 246 5 - 46 615 Acquisition costs – cash 5 4 - - - 9 Impairment - - - - - - Administration - - - - Camp Operations - - - - (95 (95 Drilling - - - - - - Geology - - - - - Geophysics - - - - - Property maintenance - - - - - - Infrastructure - - - - - - Evaluation assets, gross - - - Balance, June 30, 2022 323 250 5 - 46 624 Exploration Balance, December 31, 2021 1,542 265 119 - 36,558 38,484 Administration - - - - 10 10 Drilling - - - - - - Geology 8 7 2 - 40 57 Geophysics - - - - 1 1 Property maintenance - - 3 - 32 35 Infrastructure - - - - - - Impairment - - - - - - Evaluation assets, gross 8 7 5 - 83 103 Balance, June 30, 2022 1,550 272 124 - 36,641 38,587 Total, June 30, 2022 1,873 522 129 - 36,687 39,211 Notes to the unaudited Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements For the six months ended June 30, 2022 (Expressed in Canadian dollars) (All amounts in table are expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) Post Creek Property Halcyon Property Quetico Claims Lingman Lake Maniitsoq Property Total Canada Greenland Post Creek Halcyon Quetico Lingman Maniitsoq Total Acquisition Balance, December 31, 2020 308 238 42 14 46 648 Beginning balance 308 238 42 14 46 648 Acquisition costs – cash 5 4 - - - 9 Balance, June 30, 2021 313 242 42 14 46 657 Exploration Balance, December 31, 2020 1,529 252 142 13 36,519 38,455 Property maintenance 1 1 1 - 17 20 Administration - - - - 7 7 Camp operations - - - - (95 ) (95 ) Drilling - - - - 21 21 Geology 5 5 10 - 24 44 Geophysics - - 1 - - 1 Evaluation assets, gross 6 6 12 - (26 ) (2 ) Balance, June 30, 2021 1,535 258 154 13 36,493 38,453 Total, June 30, 2021 1,848 500 196 27 36,539 39,110 Ending balance 1,848 500 196 27 36,539 39,110 The following is a description of the Company’s exploration and evaluation assets and the related spending commitments: Post Creek On December 23, 2009 and as last amended on March 12, 2013, the Company completed the required consideration and acquired the rights to a mineral claim known as the Post Creek Property located within the Sudbury Mining District of Ontario. Commencing August 1, 2015, the Company is obligated to pay advances on net smelter return royalties (“NSR”) of $ 10,000 5,000 5,000 During the six months period ended June 30, 2022, the Company incurred acquisition and exploration expenditures totalling $ 12,806 10,746 Halcyon On December 31, 2015, the Company completed the required consideration of the option agreement and acquired rights to a mineral claim known as the Halcyon Property located within the Sudbury Mining District of Ontario, subject to certain NSR and advance royalty payments. Commencing August 1, 2015, the Company is obligated to pay advances on the NSR of $ 8,000 4,000 4,000 During the six months period ended June 30, 2022, the Company incurred $ 11,806 9,746 Quetico On April 26 and May 17, 2018, the Company acquired the right to certain mineral claims known as Quetico located within the Sudbury Mining District of Ontario. Notes to the unaudited Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements For the six months ended June 30, 2022 (Expressed in Canadian dollars) it is not required to file any geoscience assessment work between the initial recording of a mining claim and the first anniversary date of the mining claim. By the second anniversary of the recording of a claim and by each anniversary thereafter, a minimum of $400 worth of approved exploration activity per claim unit must be reported to the Provincial Recording Office. The Company had no minimum required exploration commitment for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 as two one-year extensions were granted for year 2020 and 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The total annual work requirement for Quetico project after April 26, 2021 is $ 324,000 61,783 In April 2020, the Company applied for a one - year exclusion under a COVID-19 relief program offered by the Ontario Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mine (ENDM). The one-year exclusion was granted on September 1, 2020, thus adjusting the work requirement due dates to April and May of 2021. The COVID-19 relief program was offered again in 2021, and the Company lodged a second set of applications on March 29, 2021 and April 21, 2021 to extend the tenure of the claim blocks. The additional one-year exclusions were granted on May 14 and May 20, 2021 thus adjusting the work requirement due dates to April and May of 2022. The work commitment to hold all 809 claim cells was $ 323,600 During the six months period ended June 30, 2022, the Company incurred $ 4,799 11,668 IFRS 6 requires management to assess the exploration and evaluation assets for impairment. Accordingly, at December 31, 2021, management believed that facts and circumstances existed to suggest that the carrying amount of Quetico claims exceeded its recoverable amount. As a result, management determined the Quetico claims should be impaired by $ 71,466 124,348 Lingman Lake Property During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company staked certain mineral claims known as Lingman Lake located northwest of Thunder Bay, Ontario. The Company incurred total acquisition and related costs of $Nil (December 31, 2020 - $Nil) during the year ended December 31, 2021. As at December 31, 2021, management elected not to proceed with further exploration on the property. Accordingly, all acquisition and exploration related costs were impaired as at December 31, 2021, totalling $ 27,657 Maniitsoq The Company has been granted certain exploration licenses, by the Bureau of Minerals and Petroleum (“BMP”) of Greenland for exclusive exploration rights of an area comprising the Maniitsoq Property, located near Ininngui, Greenland. The Maniitsoq Property is subject to a 2.5 1 2,000,000 60 At the expiration of the first license period, the Company may apply for a second license period (years 6-10), and the Company may apply for a further 3 3 The Company may terminate the licenses at any time, however any unfulfilled obligations according to the licenses will remain in force, regardless of the termination. Notes to the unaudited Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements For the six months ended June 30, 2022 (Expressed in Canadian dollars) Future required minimum exploration expenditures will be adjusted each year on the basis of the change to the Danish Consumer Price Index. During the six months period ended June 30, 2022, the Company spent in aggregate of $ 82,527 69,169 During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company spent in aggregate of $ 133,772 During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company has recorded a $ 267,000 94,606 IFRS 6 requires management to assess the exploration and evaluation assets for impairment. No facts or circumstances existed at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 to suggest impairment on the Maniitsoq property. The valuation was based on historical drilling results and management’s future exploration plans on the Maniitsoq Property. The Company intends to plan and budget for further exploration on the Maniitsoq Property in the future. Further details on the licenses comprising the Maniitsoq Property and related expenditures are outlined below: Sulussugut License (2011/54) (All references to amounts in Danish Kroners, “DKK”) Effective August 15, 2011, the Company was granted an exploration license (the “Sulussugut License”) by the BMP of Greenland for exclusive exploration rights of an area located near Sulussugut, Greenland. The Company paid a license fee of $ 5,742 31,400 5 7,982 40,400 During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company received a license extension, which provides for renewal period until December 31, 2022. To December 31, 2015, under the terms of a preliminary license, the Company completed the exploration requirements of an estimated minimum of DKK 83,809,340 15,808,386 26,115,831 56,367,505 The Company had no minimum required exploration commitment for the year ended December 31, 2021 and available credits of DKK 285,866,733 57,026,697 1,921,180 384,236 The credits available from each year may be carried forward for 3 years plus a 2-year extension and expire between December 31, 2022 to December 2024. The Company has no exploration commitment for the 2022 fiscal year. During the six months period ended June 30, 2022, the Company spent a total of $ 67,622 49,445 To December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company has completed all obligations with respect to required reduction of the area of the license. Notes to the unaudited Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements For the six months ended June 30, 2022 (Expressed in Canadian dollars) Ininngui License (2012/28) Effective March 4, 2012, the Company was granted an exploration license (the “Ininngui License”) by the BMP of Greenland for exclusive exploration rights of an area located near Ininngui, Greenland. The Company paid a license fee of $ 5,755 32,200 The Ininngui License was valid for an initial 5 years until December 31, 2016, with December 31, 2012 being the first year. The license was extended for a further 5 years, until December 31, 2021, with December 31, 2017 being the first year. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company received a license extension, which provides for a renewal period until December 31, 2023. The Ininngui License is contiguous with the Sulussugut License. Should the Company not incur the minimum exploration expenditures on the license in any one year from years 2-5, the Company may pay 50 The Company had no minimum required exploration commitment for the year ended December 31, 2021. As of December 31, 2021, the Company has spent $ 5,221,333 30,515,237 6,087,393 The credits available from each year may be carried forward for 3 years plus a 2-year extension and expire between December 31, 2022 to December 2024. The Company has no exploration commitment for the 2022 fiscal year. During the six months period ended June 30, 2022, the Company spent a total of $ 12,567 14,306 Carbonatite License (2018/21) Effective May 4, 2018, the Company was granted an exploration license (the “Carbonatite License”) by the BMP of Greenland for exclusive exploration rights of an area located near Maniitsoq in West Greenland. The Company paid a license fee of $ 6,523 31,000 The Carbonatite License is valid for 5 years until December 31, 2022, with December 31, 2020 being the third year. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company received a license extension, which provides for renewal until December 31, 2024. The Company had no minimum required exploration obligation for the year ended December 31, 2021. As of December 31, 2021, the Company has spent $ 1,511,400 10,577,191 2,110,012 The credit available from each year may be carried forward 3 years plus a 1-year extension and expire between December 31, 2023 to December 2024. During the six months period ended June 30, 2022, the Company spent a total of $ 2,338 5,022 West Greenland Prospecting License (2020/05) On February 18, 2020, the Company was granted new prospective license No. 2020/05, by the BMP of Greenland for a period of 5 years ending December 31, 2024. 4,301 21,900 There were no 396 High Atlas Project in Morocco In 2018, the Company’s geologists identified a project opportunity in the high Atlas Mountains of Morocco. There is no modern geophysical coverage and no drilling on the property. In 2019, the Company signed an MOU with ONHYM (Office National des Hydrocarbons et des Mines), a government entity and single largest current permit holder in Morocco. Through this alliance, the Company was given access to confidential exploration data to develop nickel projects in the High Atlas Region of Morocco. In November and December 2021, the Company lodged applications for five permits in Morocco. In December, four of the five permits were awarded to the Company. An application for a fifth permit was submitted and awarded in February 2022. Work plans were submitted in May 2022. The work obligations are DKK 528,000 65,000 Notes to the unaudited Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements For the six months ended June 30, 2022 (Expressed in Canadian dollars) During the six months period ended June 30, 2022, the Company spent a total of $ 22,564 4,195 in exploration and license related expenditures on the project and recorded it as property investigation expense in the condensed interim consolidated statements of comprehensive loss. |