MIRASOL RESOURCES LTD.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT
To the Shareholders of
Mirasol Resources Ltd.
Opinion
We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Mirasol Resources Ltd. (the “Company”), which
comprise the consolidated statements of financial position as at June 30, 2021 and 2020, and the consolidated statements of
loss and comprehensive loss, changes in equity, and cash flows for the years then ended, and notes to the consolidated financial
statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies.
In our opinion, these consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the
Company as at June 30, 2021 and 2020, and its financial performance and its cash flows for the years then ended in accordance
with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”).
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audits in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Our responsibilities under those
standards are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements section
of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of
the consolidated financial statements in Canada, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with
these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained in our audits is sufficient and appropriate to provide
a basis for our opinion.
Other Information
Management is responsible for the other information. The other information obtained at the date of this auditor's report includes
Management’s Discussion and Analysis.
Our opinion on the consolidated financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of
assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the consolidated financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in
doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the consolidated financial statements or our
knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
We obtained Management’s Discussion and Analysis prior to the date of this auditor’s report. If, based on the work we have
performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We
have nothing to report in this regard.
Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Consolidated Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with
IFRS, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated financial
statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continue
as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting
unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements as a whole are free from
material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable
assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with Canadian generally
accepted auditing standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or
error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the
economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these consolidated financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards, we exercise professional judgment and
maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
•
Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud
or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud
is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions,
misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate
in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal
control.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related
disclosures made by management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the
audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant
doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we
are required to draw attention in our auditor's report to the related disclosures in the consolidated financial statements
or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained
up to the date of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue
as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the consolidated financial statements, including the
disclosures, and whether the consolidated financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a
manner that achieves fair presentation.
• Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities or business activities
within the Company to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements. We are responsible for the
direction, supervision and performance of the group audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the
audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements
regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to
bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
The engagement partner on the audit resulting in this independent auditor’s report is Stephen Hawkshaw.
Vancouver, Canada
October 26, 2021
Chartered Professional Accountants
Mirasol Resources Ltd.
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
As of June 30, 2021, and June 30, 2020
(Expressed in Canadian Funds, except where indicated)
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 6)
Short-term investments
Receivables and advances (Note 7)
Due from JV partner (Note 11p)
Marketable securities (Note 8)
Non-Current Assets
Equipment (Note 9)
Right-of-use assets (Note 10)
Exploration and evaluation assets (Note 11)
Total Assets
LIABILITIES
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 12)
Current portion of lease liabilities (Note 10)
Long-Term Liabilities
Non-current portion of lease liabilities (Note 10)
Total Liabilities
EQUITY
Share Capital (Note 13)
Reserves (Note 13)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Deficit
Total Liabilities and Equity
Nature of business (Note 1)
Commitment (Note 16)
Subsequent events (Note 18)
On Behalf of the Board:
“ Patrick Evans ”
“ Nick DeMare ”
,
,
Director
Director
June 30,
2021
June 30,
2020
$
10,023,402 $
-
165,755
46,090
1,179,087
11,414,334
148,613
206,142
1,706,579
2,061,334
8,886,501
6,707,866
226,136
-
655,422
16,475,925
155,148
258,774
2,344,040
2,757,962
$
13,475,668 $
19,233,887
$
899,176 $
81,030
980,206
163,642
$
1,143,848 $
524,186
75,480
599,666
205,043
804,709
$
57,477,459 $
17,828,859
(17,633)
(62,956,865)
57,767,690
17,690,529
(34,760)
(56,994,281)
12,331,820
18,429,178
$
13,475,668 $
19,233,887
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
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Consolidated Statements of Loss and Comprehensive Loss
For the Years Ended June 30
(Expressed in Canadian Funds, except where indicated)
Operating Expenses
Exploration expenditures (Notes 11 and 12)
Option income (Note 11)
Management fees income (Note 11)
Business development (Note 12)
Marketing and investor communications
Management fees (Note 12)
Office and miscellaneous
Share-based payments (Note 13)
Professional fees (Note 12)
Director fees (Note 12)
Travel
Transfer agent and filing fees
Depreciation (Notes 9 and 10)
Interest income
Interest expense (Note 10)
Foreign exchange gain (loss)
Gain on sale of subsidiaries (Note 17)
Unrealized loss on marketable securities fair value (Note 8)
Other expense
$
2021
2020
4,848,726 $
(750,719)
(162,198)
181,611
94,423
613,329
202,148
(25,968)
137,473
83,815
172
31,988
106,237
3,970,869
(64,621)
(42,762)
354,528
144,588
759,605
317,221
426,103
193,868
182,220
36,589
45,185
74,331
(5,361,037)
(6,397,724)
614,748
(39,629)
(1,075,835)
66,031
(149,586)
(17,276)
(601,547)
286,877
(44,595)
421,500
-
(168,537)
-
495,245
Loss for the Year
$
(5,962,584) $
(5,902,479)
Other Comprehensive Loss
Items that will not be reclassified to profit and loss:
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations
17,127
(9,018)
Loss and Comprehensive Loss for the Year
Loss per Share (Basic and Diluted)
$
$
(5,945,457) $
(5,911,497)
(0.11) $
(0.11)
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding (Basic
and Diluted)
54,107,286
54,114,001
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
For the Years Ended June 30
(Expressed in Canadian Funds, except where indicated)
Share Capital
Number of
Common
Shares
Common
Shares
Amount
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
Reserves
Balance – June 30, 2020
Share-based payments (Note 13)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
Loss for the year
54,033,878
115,000
-
-
$57,677,690
90,000
-
-
$17,354,426
336,103
-
-
$(25,742)
-
(9,018)
-
Deficit
$(51,091,802)
-
-
(5,902,479)
Total
Equity
$23,914,572
426,103
(9,018)
(5,902,479)
Balance – June 30, 2020
54,148,878
57,767,690
17,690,529
(34,760)
(56,994,281)
18,429,178
Treasury shares cancelled (Note 13)
Share issue costs (Note 13)
Share-based payments (Note 13)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
Loss for the year
Balance – June 30, 2021
(280,500)
-
26,665
-
-
53,895,043
(298,910)
(1,454)
10,133
-
-
$57,477,459
174,431
-
(36,101)
-
-
$17,828,859
-
-
-
17,127
-
$(17,633)
-
-
-
-
(5,962,584)
$(62,956,865)
(124,479)
(1,454)
(25,968)
17,127
(5,962,584)
$12,331,820
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
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Mirasol Resources Ltd.
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Cash Flows
For the Years Ended June 30
(Expressed in Canadian Funds, except where indicated)
Operating Activities
Loss for the year
Adjustments for:
Interest income
Interest expense
Depreciation
Gain on sale of subsidiaries
Other expense
Share-based payments
Write off of exploration and evaluation assets
Unrealized loss on marketable securities fair value
Unrealized foreign exchange
Changes in non-cash working capital items:
Receivables and advances
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Due from joint venture partner
Cash used in operating activities
Investing Activities
Redemption of short-term investments, net
Purchase of exploration and evaluation assets
Proceeds from sale of subsidiaries, net of cash disposed
Purchase of equipment
Interest received
Cash provided by investing activities
Financing Activity
Lease payments
Share repurchase costs
Treasury shares repurchased
Cash used in financing activities
2021
2020
$
(5,962,584) $
(5,902,479)
(614,748)
39,629
106,237
(66,031)
17,276
(25,968)
64,398
149,586
773,684
(286,877)
44,595
114,792
-
-
426,103
-
168,537
(401,103)
(5,518,521)
(5,836,432)
(45,604)
376,321
(46,090)
9,776
93,947
(846,947)
(5,233,894)
(6,579,656)
6,707,866
(100,188)
64,700
(47,070)
703,457
7,328,765
(75,480)
(1,454)
(124,479)
(201,413)
10,128,142
(120,281)
-
(16,266)
509,672
10,501,267
(75,479)
-
-
(75,479)
Effect of Exchange Rate Change on Cash and Cash Equivalents
(756,557)
392,085
Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Beginning of Year
1,136,901
8,886,501
4,238,217
4,648,284
Cash and Cash Equivalents - End of Year
$
10,023,402
$
8,886,501
Cash and Cash Equivalents Consist of:
Cash
Cash equivalents
Supplemental Schedule of Non-Cash Investing and Financing
Transactions:
Marketable securities received as recovery of exploration and
evaluation assets
Recognition of right of use assets and liabilities
Cash paid during the year for interest
Cash paid during the year for income taxes
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
2,175,222
7,848,180
10,023,402
673,251
-
39,629
-
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
2,117,717
6,768,784
8,886,501
823,959
311,407
44,595
-
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(Expressed in Canadian Funds, except where indicated)
1. Nature of Business
Mirasol Resources Ltd. (“Mirasol” or the “Company”) is incorporated under the laws of the Province of British
Columbia, Canada. The Company’s corporate registered and records office is located at 400 – 725 Granville
Street, Vancouver, British Columbia and the head office is located at 1150-355 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British
Columbia.
Mirasol engages in the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties, principally located in Chile and Argentina,
with the objective of identifying mineralized deposits economically worthy of subsequent development, mining or
sale.
The business of mining and exploration involves a high degree of risk and there can be no assurance that current
exploration programs will result in profitable mining operations. The Company has no source of revenue and has
significant cash requirements to meet its administrative overhead and maintain its exploration and evaluation
assets. The recovery of the Company’s exploration and evaluation assets is dependent on the discovery of
economically recoverable reserves, the ability of the Company to obtain the necessary financing to complete the
development of these properties, and future profitable production or proceeds from disposition of exploration and
evaluation assets. While the Company has been successful in the past with its financing efforts, there can be no
assurance that it will be able to do so in the future.
COVID-19
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared coronavirus COVID-19 a global pandemic. This contagious
disease outbreak, which has continued to spread, and related adverse public health developments, has adversely
affected workforces, economies, and financial markets globally, potentially leading to an economic downturn. It is
not possible at this time for the Company to predict the duration or magnitude of the results of the outbreak and its
effects on the Company’s business or results of operations.
Management estimates that the Company has sufficient working capital to maintain its operations and activities
for at least the next twelve months.
2. Basis of Presentation
Statement of compliance
The consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with International
Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) and
interpretations of the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (“IFRIC”). The policies presented
in Note 3 were consistently applied to all years presented. The Board of Directors approved the consolidated
financial statements on October 26th, 2021.
Basis of measurement
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis. Financial instruments
classified as financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss are stated at their fair value. In addition, these
consolidated financial statements have been prepared using the accrual basis of accounting except for the cash
flow information.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(Expressed in Canadian Funds, except where indicated)
3. Significant Accounting Policies
a) Consolidation
These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company (the “Parent”) and its subsidiaries.
The principal subsidiaries of the Company, their activities, and their geographic locations as of June 30, 2021
were as follows:
Subsidiary
Principal activity
Location
Minera Mirasol Chile Limitada
Cabo Sur S.A.
Australis S.A.
Minera Del Sol S.A.
Nueva Gran Victoria S.A.
Recursos Mirasol Holdings Ltd.
MDS Property Holdings Ltd.
Mineral exploration
Mineral exploration
Mineral exploration
Mineral exploration
Mineral exploration
Holding company
Holding company
Chile
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina
British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands
Proportion of
interest held
by the
Company
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
Subsidiaries are included in the consolidated financial results of the Company from the effective date of
acquisition or control and up to the effective date of disposition or loss of control. Control is achieved when the
Company has power over the investee, is exposed to or has rights to variable returns from its involvement with
an investee and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the investee.
The transactions among the entities in the consolidated group pertain to the transfer of funds and payment of
third-party costs. All inter-group transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation.
b) Significant Accounting Estimates and Judgments
The preparation of financial statements requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions
that affect the application of policies and reported amounts of assets and liabilities, profit and expenses. The
estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and various other factors that are
believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis of making the judgments
about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results
may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates
are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period or in the period
of the revision and further periods if the review affects both current and future periods.
Significant accounting estimates and judgments are related to, but are not limited to, the following:
a)
Impairment of exploration and evaluation assets: The capitalized carrying value of each property group is
reviewed regularly for conditions that are indicators of impairment. This review requires significant judgment
as the Company does not have any proven and probable reserves that enable future cash flows to be
compared to the carrying values. Factors considered in the assessment of asset impairment include, but
are not limited to, whether there has been a significant adverse change in the legal, regulatory, accessibility,
title, environmental or political factors that could affect the claims’ value; whether there has been an
accumulation of costs significantly in excess of the amounts originally expected for the claims’ acquisition,
or cost of holding; whether exploration activities produced results that are not promising such that no more
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(Expressed in Canadian Funds, except where indicated)
3. Significant Accounting Policies (Cont’d…)
b) Significant Accounting Estimates and Judgments (Cont’d…)
work is being planned in the foreseeable future; and whether the Company has the necessary funds to be
able to maintain its interest in the mineral claims.
The Company has concluded that impairment conditions do not exist for its exploration and evaluation
assets hold as of June 30, 2021.
Ownership of exploration and evaluation assets involves certain risks due to the difficulties of determining
and obtaining clear title to claims as well as the potential for problems arising from the frequently ambiguous
conveyance history characteristics of many exploration and evaluation assets.
The Company has investigated ownership of its exploration and evaluation assets, and, to the best of its
knowledge, ownership of its interests is in good standing.
b) Valuation of share purchase options: The Company provides compensation benefits to its employees,
directors and officers through a stock option plan. The fair value of each option award is estimated on the
date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.
Expected volatility assumption used in the model is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s share
price. The Company uses historical data to estimate the period of option exercises and their forfeiture rates
for use in the valuation model.
The risk-free interest rate for the expected term of the option is based on the yields of government bonds.
Changes in these assumptions, especially the volatility and the expected life determination could have a
material impact on the Company’s profit or loss. All estimates used in the model are based on historical data
which may not be representative of future results.
c)
Income taxes: The Company is subject to income taxes in numerous jurisdictions. Uncertainties exist with
respect to interpretations of tax regulations.
Judgment is required in determining whether deferred tax assets are recognized on the statement of
financial position. The recognition of deferred tax assets requires management to assess the likelihood that
the Company will generate taxable income in future periods to utilize the deferred tax assets. Due to a
history of losses deferred tax assets have not been recognized.
d) Functional currencies: The functional currency of an entity is the currency of the primary economic
environment in which an entity operates. The determination of an entity’s functional currency requires
judgment based on analysis of relevant factors identified in IAS 21, The Effects of Changes in Foreign
Exchange Rates (“IAS 21”).
Except for the Company’s subsidiaries in the British Virgin Islands (Note 3a), the Company has determined
that its subsidiaries in Chile and Argentina incur costs in United States Dollars, Canadian Dollars, Australian
dollars as well as the Chilean and Argentine Pesos and therefore do not indicate a single primary currency
for operating in these jurisdictions. These subsidiaries are financed entirely by its Canadian Parent and
therefore act as its extension. The Company has therefore determined that the functional currency of all of
its subsidiaries in Chile and Argentina is the Canadian Dollar, similar to the Parent.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(Expressed in Canadian Funds, except where indicated)
3. Significant Accounting Policies (Cont’d…)
c) Foreign Currencies
The functional currency of the Company and its operating subsidiaries, Minera Del Sol S.A., Australis S.A.,
Nueva Gran Victoria S.A., Cabo Sur S.A., and Minera Mirasol Chile Limitada, is the Canadian Dollar (“$”). The
functional currency of its holding subsidiaries, Recursos Mirasol Holdings Ltd., and MDS Property Holdings Ltd.
is the United States Dollar.
Any transactions in currencies other than the functional currency have been translated to the Canadian Dollar in
accordance with IAS 21. Transactions in currencies other than the functional currency are recorded at the rates
of exchange prevailing on dates of transactions. At the end of each reporting period, monetary assets and
liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the rates prevailing at that date. Non-
monetary assets and liabilities carried at fair value that are denominated in foreign currencies are translated at
rates prevailing at the date when the fair value was determined. All gains and losses on translation of these
foreign currency transactions are included in profit or loss. Non-monetary items that are measured in terms of
historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.
Assets and liabilities of entities with a functional currency other than the Canadian Dollar are translated at the
period end rates of exchange, and the results of their operations are translated at average rates of exchange for
the period. The resulting changes are recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”)
in equity as a foreign currency translation adjustment. The Company’s presentation currency is the Canadian
Dollar.
d) Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on deposit with banks and short-term interest-bearing investments
with maturities of three months or less at the purchase date. Deposits with banks and short-term interest-bearing
investments with original term to maturity greater than three months but less than one year are presented as
short-term investments.
e) Financial Instruments
Classification
Financial assets are classified at initial recognition as either: amortized cost, fair value through profit or loss
(“FVTPL”), or fair value through other comprehensive income ("FVTOCI"). The classification depends on the
Company’s business model for managing the financial assets and the contractual cash flow characteristics. For
assets measured at fair value, gains and losses will either be recorded in profit or loss or other comprehensive
income.
Fair value through profit or loss (“FVTPL”) – Financial assets carried at FVTPL are initially recorded at fair value
and transaction costs are expensed in profit or loss. Realized and unrealized gains and losses arising from
changes in the fair value of the financial asset held at FVTPL are included in profit or loss in the period in which
they arise. Derivatives are also categorized as FVTPL unless they are designated as hedges.
Fair value through other comprehensive income (“FVTOCI”) - Investments in equity instruments at FVTOCI are
initially recognized at fair value plus transaction costs. Subsequently, they are measured at fair value, with gains
and losses arising from changes in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income. There is no subsequent
reclassification of fair value gains and losses to profit or loss following the derecognition of the investment.
Financial assets at amortized cost - A financial asset is measured at amortized cost if the objective of the
business model is to hold the financial asset for the collection of contractual cash flows, and the asset's
contractual cash flows are comprised solely of payments of principal and interest. They are classified as current
assets or non-current assets based on their maturity date and are initially recognized at fair value and
subsequently carried at amortized cost less any impairment.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(Expressed in Canadian Funds, except where indicated)
3. Significant Accounting Policies (Cont’d…)
e) Financial Instruments (Cont’d…)
Derivatives embedded in contracts where the host is a financial asset in the scope of the standard are never
separated. Instead, the hybrid financial instrument as a whole is assessed for classification.
Financial liabilities are measured at amortized cost, unless they are required to be measured at FVTPL or the
Company has opted to measure at FVTPL.
The Company classifies its financial instruments as follows:
Cash and cash equivalents
Short-term investments
Marketable securities
Receivables
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Advances to/from JV partner
Measurement
FVTPL
FVTPL
FVTPL
Amortized cost
Amortized cost
Amortized cost
Financial assets and liabilities at FVTPL are initially recognized at fair value and transaction costs are expensed
in profit or loss. Realized and unrealized gains and losses arising from changes in the fair value of the financial
assets or liabilities held at FVTPL are included in profit or loss in the period in which they arise. Where the
Company has opted to designate a financial liability at FVTPL, any changes associated with the Company's
credit risk will be recognized in OCI.
Financial assets and liabilities at amortized cost are initially recognized at fair value, and subsequently carried
at amortized cost less any impairment.
Impairment
The Company assesses on a forward-looking basis the expected credit loss ("ECL") associated with financial
assets measured at amortized cost, contract assets and debt instruments carried at FVOCI. The impairment
methodology applied depends on whether there has been a significant increase in credit risk.
An impairment loss in respect of a financial asset measured at amortized cost is calculated as the difference
between its carrying amount and the present value of the estimated future cash flows discounted at the asset’s
original effective interest rate. Losses are recognized in profit or loss and reflected in an allowance account
against receivables. When a subsequent event causes the amount of impairment loss to decrease, the decrease
in impairment loss is reversed through profit or loss.
f)
Impairment of Non-Financial Assets
The carrying amounts of non-financial assets are reviewed for impairment whenever facts and circumstances
suggest that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable. If there are indicators of impairment, the recoverable
amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of any impairment. For the purpose of
measuring recoverable amounts, assets are grouped at the lowest levels for which there are separately
identifiable cash flows (“cash-generating units” or “CGUs”).
The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s fair value less costs to sell and value in use (being the present
value of the expected future cash flows of the relevant asset or CGU). An impairment loss is recognized for the
amount by which the asset’s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(Expressed in Canadian Funds, except where indicated)
3. Significant Accounting Policies (Cont’d…)
f)
Impairment of Non-Financial Assets (Cont’d…)
Non-financial assets that have been impaired in prior periods are tested for possible reversal of impairment
whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the impairment has reversed. If the impairment has
reversed, the carrying amount of the asset is increased to its recoverable amount but not beyond the carrying
amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognized for the asset in the prior
periods. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognized in profit or loss in the period of such reversal.
g) Equipment
Equipment is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Cost includes
expenditures that are directly attributable to the acquisition of the asset. Subsequent costs are included in the
asset’s carrying amount or recognized as a separate asset, as appropriate, only when it is probable that future
economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Company and the cost can be measured reliably. The
carrying amount of a replaced asset is derecognized when replaced.
The Company provides for depreciation as follows:
Exploration equipment: 30% declining balance; and
•
• Computer hardware: 30% declining balance.
The Company allocates the amount initially recognized to each asset’s significant components and depreciates
each component separately. Residual values, depreciation methods and useful lives of the assets are reviewed
periodically and adjusted on a prospective basis as required.
h) Exploration and Evaluation Assets
The Company capitalizes the direct costs of acquiring mineral property interests as exploration and evaluation
assets. Option payments are considered acquisition costs if the Company has the intention of exercising the
underlying option.
Exploration and evaluation costs are charged to operations in the period incurred until such time as it has been
determined that a property has economically recoverable reserves, and is technically feasible, in which case the
balance is tested for impairment and subsequent development costs are capitalized. Exploration costs include
value-added taxes because the recoverability of these amounts is uncertain.
The receipt of option payments from the Company’s joint venture partners are applied first towards the
capitalized cost for the acquisition of pertinent mineral property interests. Option payments in excess of the
capitalized acquisition costs are netted against the exploration costs for the period. JV management fees are
included in exploration expenditures on the statement of loss and comprehensive loss.
i)
Leases
At inception of a contract, the Company assesses whether a contract is, or contains, a lease. A contract is, or
contains, a lease if the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in
exchange for consideration. The Company assesses whether the contract involves the use of an identified asset,
whether the right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from use of the asset during the term of the
arrangement exists, and if the Company has the right to direct the use of the asset. At inception or on
reassessment of a contract that contains a lease component, the Company allocates the consideration in the
contract to each lease component on the basis of their relative standalone prices.
As a lessee, the Company recognizes a right-of-use asset and a lease liability at the commencement date of a
lease. The right-of-use asset is initially measured at cost, which is comprised of the initial amount of the lease
liability adjusted for any lease payments made at or before the commencement date, plus any decommissioning
and restoration costs, less any lease incentives received.
The right-of-use asset is subsequently depreciated from the commencement date to the earlier of the end of the
lease term, or the end of the useful life of the asset. In addition, the right-of-use asset may be reduced due to
impairment losses, if any, and adjusted for certain remeasurements of the lease liability.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(Expressed in Canadian Funds, except where indicated)
3. Significant Accounting Policies (Cont’d…)
i) Leases (Cont’d…)
A lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the lease payments that are not paid at the
commencement date, discounted by the interest rate implicit in the lease, or if that rate cannot be readily
determined, the incremental borrowing rate. Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability
are comprised of:
fixed payments, including in-substance fixed payments, less any lease incentives receivable;
a)
b) variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate, initially measured using the index or rate as at
the commencement date;
c) amounts expected to be payable under a residual value guarantee;
d) exercise prices of purchase options if the Company is reasonably certain to exercise that option; and
e) payments of penalties for terminating the lease, if the lease term reflects the lessee exercising an option to
terminate the lease.
The lease liability is measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. It is remeasured when there
is a change in future lease payments arising from a change in an index or rate, or if there is a change in the
estimate or assessment of the expected amount payable under a residual value guarantee, purchase, extension
or termination option. Variable lease payments not included in the initial measurement of the lease liability are
charged directly to profit or loss.
j. Provisions
(i) Decommissioning and restoration provision: Future obligations to retire an asset, including dismantling,
remediation and ongoing treatment and monitoring of the site related to normal operations are initially
recognized and recorded as a liability based on estimated future cash flows discounted at a risk free rate.
The decommissioning and restoration provision is adjusted at each reporting period for changes to factors
including the expected amount of cash flows required to discharge the liability, the timing of such cash flows
and the pre-tax rate for risk specific to the liability.
The liability is also accreted to full value over time through periodic charges to profit or loss. This unwinding
of the discount is charged to financing expense in profit or loss.
The amount of the decommissioning and restoration provision initially recognized is capitalized as part of
the related asset’s carrying value and depreciated to profit or loss. The method of depreciation follows that
of the underlying asset. The costs related to a decommissioning and restoration provision are only
capitalized to the extent that the amount meets the definition of an asset and can bring about future
economic benefit.
For the years presented, the Company does not have any decommissioning or restoration provisions.
(ii) Other provisions: Provisions are recognized when a current legal or constructive obligation exists, as a
result of past events, and it is probable that an outflow of resources that can be reliably estimated will be
required to settle the obligation. Where the effect is material, the provision is discounted using an appropriate
pre-tax rate for risk specific to the liability.
k.
Income Taxes
Income tax expense (recovery) is comprised of current and deferred tax. Income tax is recognized in profit or
loss except to the extent that it relates to items recognized directly in equity, in which case the income tax is also
recognized directly in equity.
Current tax is the expected tax payable on the taxable income for the year, using tax rates enacted or
substantively enacted, at the end of the reporting period, and any adjustment to tax payable in respect of previous
years.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(Expressed in Canadian Funds, except where indicated)
3. Significant Accounting Policies (Cont’d…)
k.
Income Taxes (Cont’d…)
In general, deferred tax is recognized in respect of temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets
and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the consolidated financial statements. Deferred income tax is
determined on a non-discounted basis using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted
at the date of statement of financial position and are expected to apply when the deferred tax asset or liability is
settled. Deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that the assets can be recovered.
Deferred tax is provided on temporary differences arising on investments in subsidiaries and associates, except,
in the case of subsidiaries, where the timing of the reversal of the temporary difference is controlled by the
Company and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are presented as non-current.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to set off current tax assets
against current tax liabilities, when they relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority and when
the Company intends to settle its current tax assets and liabilities on a net basis.
l) Share-based Payments
The Company grants share options to buy common shares of the Company to directors, officers, employees and
service providers. The Company recognizes share-based payment expense based on the estimated fair value
of the options. A fair value measurement is made for each vesting instalment within each option grant and is
determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The fair value of the options is recognized over the
vesting period of the options granted as both share-based payment expense and reserves. This includes a
forfeiture estimate, which is revised for actual forfeitures in subsequent periods. The reserves account is
subsequently reduced if the options are exercised, and the amount initially recorded is then credited to share
capital.
In situations where equity instruments are issued to non-employees and some or all of the goods or services
received by the entity as consideration cannot be specifically identified, they are measured at fair value of the
equity instruments issued. Otherwise, such share-based payments are measured at the fair value of goods or
services received.
The Company grants to employees, officers, directors and consultants, Restricted Share Units (“RSUs”) in such
numbers and for such terms as may be determined by the Board. RSUs granted under the RSU Plan are
exercisable into common shares for no additional consideration after the vesting conditions, as specified by the
Board, are met. The Company intends to settle each RSU with one common share of the Company and therefore
RSUs are accounted for as equity-settled instruments.
RSUs are measured at fair value on the date of grant and the corresponding share-based compensation is
recognized over the vesting period in profit or loss.
m) Loss per Share
Basic loss per share is computed by dividing loss available to common shareholders by the weighted average
number of common shares outstanding during the year.
The computation of diluted loss per share assumes the conversion, exercise, or contingent issuance of securities
only when such conversion, exercise or issuance would have a dilutive effect on the loss per share. The dilutive
effect of convertible securities is reflected in the diluted loss per share by application of the "if converted" method.
For the year presented, this calculation proved to be anti-dilutive.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(Expressed in Canadian Funds, except where indicated)
3. Significant Accounting Policies (Cont’d…)
n) Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Comprehensive income (loss) consists of net income (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss) and
represents the change in equity which results from transactions and events from sources other than the
Company’s shareholders. The Company’s translation of its subsidiaries which have a functional currency other
than the Canadian Dollar is the only item affecting comprehensive income (loss) for the years presented.
o) Share Capital
Common shares of the Company are classified as equity. Transactions costs directly attributable to the issue of
common shares and share options are recognized as a deduction from equity, net of any tax effect.
The Company uses the residual value method with respect to the measurement of shares and warrants issued
as private placement units. The residual value method first allocates value to the more easily measurable
component based on fair value and then the residual value, if any, to the less easily measurable component.
The fair value of the common shares issued in the private placements was determined to be the more easily
measurable component and were valued at their fair value, as determined by the quoted bid price on the
issuance date. The balance, if material, was allocated to the attached warrants. Any fair value attributed to the
warrants on exercise is recorded as equity. If the warrants are exercised the related reserves are reclassified
from reserves to share capital.
4. Recent Accounting Pronouncements and Adoptions
New accounting standards issued but not yet in effect
Classification of liabilities as current or non-current (Amendments to IAS 1)
The IASB has published Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-Current (Amendments to IAS 1) which
clarified the guidance on whether a liability should be classified as either current or non-current. The amendments:
(i) Clarify that the classification of liabilities as current or non-current should only be based on rights that
are in place “at the end of the reporting period”;
(ii) Clarify that classification is unaffected by expectations about whether an entity will exercise its right to
defer settlement of a liability; and
(iii) Make clear that settlement includes transfers to the counterparty of cash, equity instruments, other
assets or services that result in extinguishment of the liability.
This amendment is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2023. Earlier application is
permitted. The extent of the impact of adoption of this amendment has not yet been determined.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(Expressed in Canadian Funds, except where indicated)
5. Financial Instruments
Categories of financial instruments
Financial assets
Fair Value Through Profit or Loss
Cash and cash equivalents
Short-term investments
Marketable securities
Amortized Cost
Receivables and advances
Due from JV Partner
Financial liabilities
Amortized Cost
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
a) Fair Value
June 30,
2021
June 30,
2020
$
10,023,402 $
-
1,179,087
165,755
46,090
8,886,501
6,707,866
655,422
103,370
-
$
11,414,334 $
16,353,159
$
899,176
899,176 $
524,186
524,186
Financial instruments measured at fair value are classified into one of three levels in the fair value hierarchy
according to the relative reliability of the inputs used to estimate the fair values. The three levels of the fair value
hierarchy are:
Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities;
Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices that are directly or indirectly observable for the asset or liability; and,
Level 3 – Inputs that are not based on observable market data;
Level 1
Cash and cash equivalents
Short-term investments
Marketable securities
June 30,
2021
June 30,
2020
$
$
$
10,023,402 $
- $
1,179,087 $
8,886,501
6,707,866
655,422
The fair values of the Company’s other financial instruments approximate their carrying values because of the
short-term nature of these instruments.
b) Management of Capital Risk
The Company’s objectives when managing capital are to safeguard the Company’s ability to continue as a going
concern to pursue the development of its exploration and evaluation assets and to maintain a flexible capital
structure which optimizes the costs of capital at an acceptable risk. In the management of capital, the Company
includes the components of equity.
The Company manages the capital structure and adjusts it in light of changes in economic conditions and the
risk characteristics of the underlying assets. To maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Company may
attempt to issue new shares, acquire or dispose of assets, enter into joint ventures or obtain debt financing. In
order to facilitate the management of its capital requirements, the Company prepares annual expenditure
budgets that are updated as necessary depending on various factors, including successful capital deployment
and general industry conditions.
To maximize ongoing exploration, the Company does not pay out dividends.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(Expressed in Canadian Funds, except where indicated)
5. Financial Instruments (Cont’d…)
b) Management of Capital Risk (Cont’d…)
The Company’s investment policy is to invest its cash in highly liquid short-term interest-bearing investments
with maturities of twelve months or less from the original date of acquisition, selected with regards to the
expected timing of expenditures from continuing operations. The Company is not subject to externally imposed
capital requirements. There were no changes to the Company’s approach to capital management during the
year.
c) Management of Financial Risk
The Company’s financial instruments are exposed to certain financial risks. The risk exposures and the impact
on the Company's financial instruments are summarized below.
(i) Currency risk
The Company is exposed to the financial risk related to the fluctuation of foreign exchange rates. The
Company operates in Canada, Argentina and Chile and a portion of its expenses are incurred in United States
(“US”) dollars, Australian dollars and in Argentine and Chilean Pesos. A significant change in the currency
exchange rates between the US and Australian dollar relative to the Canadian dollar and the Argentine and
Chilean Peso to the Canadian dollar could have an effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial
position or cash flows. The Company has not hedged its exposure to currency fluctuations.
At June 30, 2021, the Company is exposed to currency risk through the following assets and liabilities
denominated in US and Australian dollars, and Argentine and Chilean Pesos:
Cash and cash equivalents
Receivables and advances
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
US
Dollars
5,491,744
-
(18,683)
Australian
Dollars
591,304
-
-
Argentine
Peso
13,530,441
1,145,296
(39,726,463)
Chilean
Peso
262,426,107
23,756,085
(100,658,051)
Based on the net exposures as at June 30, 2021, and assuming that all other variables remain constant, a
10% depreciation or appreciation of the Canadian dollar against the US and Australian dollar would result in
an increase/decrease of $678,331 and $54,962, respectively in the Company’s comprehensive loss.
Likewise, a 10% depreciation or appreciation of the Canadian dollar against the Argentine and Chilean Peso
would result in an increase/decrease of $(32,416) and $31,168, respectively in the Company’s
comprehensive loss.
(ii) Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk of an unexpected loss if a customer or third party to a financial instrument fails to meet
its contractual obligations.
The Company’s cash and cash equivalents are held through large financial institutions. The Company’s
receivables primarily consist of interest receivable due from major financial institutions on short term
investments. Management believes that credit risk concentration with respect to receivables is remote.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(Expressed in Canadian Funds, except where indicated)
5. Financial Instruments (Cont’d…)
b) Management of Capital Risk (Cont’d…)
(iii) Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. The
Company manages liquidity risk through the management of its capital structure and financial leverage as
outlined above. As at June 30, 2021, the Company’s financial liabilities consist of accounts payable and
accrued liabilities. All of the Company’s current obligations are expected to be paid within one year.
Management believes the Company has sufficient funds to meet its liabilities as they become due.
(iv) Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate
because of changes in market interest rates. The risk that the Company will realize a loss as a result of a
decline in the fair value of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents is limited because these investments
are generally held to maturity. The applicable rates of interest on such investments range between 0.12%
and 1.95%.
(v) Price risk
Price risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate due to
changes in market prices, other than those arising from interest rate risk, foreign currency risk and equity
price risk. As at June 30, 2021, with other variables unchanged, a 10% decrease in the market value of the
Company’s marketable securities would result in an increase of the Company’s loss and comprehensive loss
of $117,909.
6. Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise of cash and short-term redeemable Guaranteed Investment Certificates
(“GIC”) placed with major Canadian financial institutions. Maturity dates of these GIC’s are within one year.
7. Receivables and Advances
Goods and services tax receivable
Interest receivable
Prepaid expenses and advances
June 30,
2021
5,695
6,347
153,713
$
165,755
$
June 30,
2020
5,724
97,646
122,766
226,136
$
$
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(Expressed in Canadian Funds, except where indicated)
8. Marketable Securities
Common shares:
Balance June 30, 2019
Additions
Balance June 30, 2020
Additions
Balance June 30, 2021
Fair value change:
Balance June 30, 2019
Additions
Fair value change
At June 30, 2020
Additions
Fair value change
At June 30, 2021
-
3,745,269
3,745,269
2,805,212
6,550,481
$
$
-
823,959
(168,537)
655,422
673,251
(149,586)
1,179,087
The Company holds 6,550,481 common shares (June 30, 2020 – 3,745,269) of Silver Sands Resources Corp.
(“Silver Sands”) (Note 11) that were received as partial consideration on an option agreement. During the year
ended June 30, 2021, the Company received 2,805,212 common shares (2020- 3,745,269) with a fair value of
$0.24 (2020 - $0.22) per common share. The fair value of the common shares received of $673,251 (2020 -
$823,959) was recorded as a recovery against the acquisition cost of the property.
As at June 30, 2021, the market price of the shares was $0.18 per share (June 30, 2020 - $0.175). Accordingly,
the Company recorded an unrealized fair value loss of $149,586 (2020 - $168,537) in the consolidated statement
of loss and comprehensive loss.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(Expressed in Canadian Funds, except where indicated)
9. Equipment
Cost
Balance as at June 30, 2019
Additions for the year
Balance as at June 30, 2020
Additions for the year
Balance as at June 30, 2021
Accumulated Depreciation
Balance as at June 30, 2019
Depreciation for the year (i)
Balance as at June 30, 2020
Depreciation for the year
Balance as at June 30, 2021
Carrying Amounts
As at June 30, 2020
As at June 30, 2021
Exploration
Equipment
Computer
Hardware
Total
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
627,721 $
15,677
643,398 $
47,414
690,812 $
455,099 $
52,984
508,083 $
48,190
556,273 $
92,490 $
589
93,079 $
(344)
92,735 $
64,071 $
9,175
73,246 $
5,415
78,661 $
720,211
16,266
736,477
47,070
783,547
519,170
62,159
581,329
53,605
634,934
135,315 $
134,539 $
19,833 $
14,074 $
155,148
148,613
(i) Allocated between depreciation expense ($21,698) and exploration costs ($40,461) in the consolidated
statement of loss and comprehensive loss.
10. Right-of-Use of Assets and Lease Liabilities
Right of Use Assets
Cost:
At June 30, 2019
Adjustment on initial adoption of IFRS 16
At June 30, 2020 and 2021
Depreciation:
At June 30, 2019
Charge for the year
At June 30, 2020
Charge for the year
At June 30, 2021
Net Book Value:
At June 30, 2020
At June 30, 2021
$ -
311,407
$ 311,407
$ -
52,633
52,633
52,632
$ 105,265
$ 258,774
$ 206,142
Depreciation of right-of-use assets is calculated using the straight-line method over the remaining lease term.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(Expressed in Canadian Funds, except where indicated)
10. Right-of-Use of Assets and Lease Liabilities (Cont’d…)
Lease Liabilities
Beginning balance
Adjustment on initial adoption of IFRS 16
Lease payments made
Interest expense
Less: current portion
Non-current portion
June 30,
2021
280,523
-
(75,480)
39,629
$
June 30,
2020
-
311,407
(75,479)
44,595
244,672
$
280,523
(81,030)
(75,480)
163,642
$
205,043
$
$
$
The following are the minimum lease payments for the next five years:
Period
In 1 year
Second year
Third year
Fourth year
Fifth year
Amount
$81,030
$82,140
$87,690
$74,000
-
11. Exploration and Evaluation Assets
The Company owns 100% of the mineral exploration rights to a large portfolio of properties focused in two mining
regions, namely the Atacama region in northern Chile and the Santa Cruz Province in southern Argentina. As well,
the Company holds several other properties in the San Juan and Catamarca provinces of northern Argentina. The
Company also focuses on generative exploration to identify and acquire new prospects.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(Expressed in Canadian Funds, except where indicated)
11. Exploration and Evaluation Assets (Cont’d…)
A reconciliation of capitalized acquisition costs is as follows:
Acquisition Costs
Chile
Gorbea belt
Zeus
Argentina
Balance at
June 30, 2020
Cost
Write-offs
and
Recoveries
Balance at
June 30, 2021
$
171,777 $
64,398
- $
-
-
(64,398)
$
171,777
-
Santa Rita and Virginia
Sascha-Marcelina
Pipeline projects
1,984,860
102,839
20,166
-
100,188
-
(673,251)
-
-
$
2,344,040 $
100,188 $
(737,649)
$
1,311,609
203,027
20,166
1,706,579
Balance at
June 30, 2019
Cost
Recoveries
Balance at
June 30, 2020
$
Chile
Gorbea belt
Los Amarillos (Enami)
Zeus
Argentina
Santa Rita and Virginia
Sascha-Marcelina
Pipeline projects
171,777 $
13,260
-
2,808,819
33,696
20,166
- $
-
64,398
-
(13,260)
-
$
-
69,143
-
(823,959)
-
-
171,777
-
64,398
1,984,860
102,839
20,166
$
3,047,718 $
133,541 $
(837,219)
$
2,344,040
Chile
a) Altazor option to joint venture
The Company owns a 100% interest in certain mineral claims located in northern Chile and referred to as the
Altazor Gold Project (“Altazor”).
On November 7, 2017, the Company signed an exploration and option agreement with Newcrest International
Pty Limited (“NCM”) on Altazor whereby NCM has been granted the option to acquire up to an 80% interest in
Altazor, exercisable in stages over a nine-year, or shorter, earn-in period.
On November 12, 2018, NCM exercised its option to enter the farm-in stage of the agreement. NCM is the
operator and will be managing all exploration activities at the project. In November 2019, the Company and
NCM agreed to extend the first earn-in period for the initial four years to the earlier of five years and the
completion of the US$8.5 million in exploration expenditures required to vest the 51% interest in the Project.
In August 2021, the NCM terminated the option agreement.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(Expressed in Canadian Funds, except where indicated)
11. Exploration and Evaluation Assets (Cont’d…)
b) Gorbea option to joint venture
The Company owns a 100% interest in certain mineral claims located in northern Chile and referred to as the
Gorbea Gold Project (“Gorbea”).
On January 28, 2019, the Company signed an agreement with NCM, whereby NCM has been granted the
option to acquire up to a 75% interest in Gorbea, exercisable in stages over a nine-year, or shorter, earn-in
period. The agreement requires NCM to fund US$4 million in exploration expenditures and make a
US$100,000 option payment (received) in the first 18 months of the option. NCM will be the operator of the
exploration program and will receive a 5% management fee.
NCM can earn a 51% interest in Gorbea by making a US$500,000 cash payment to the Company at the start
of the earn-in period and by spending an additional US$15 million in exploration within the next four years of
the agreement with a minimum drilling commitment of 6,000 m to be completed within the first two years.
NCM can then earn in stages up to a 65% interest in Gorbea by delivering a preliminary economic assessment
(“PEA”) and a bankable feasibility study (“BFS”) (total expenditure capped at US$100 million after the
completion of the PEA stage) and by making a cash payment to the Company within four years after earning
the 51% interest.
The Company can elect to retain a participating 25% interest in the project or has the right to convert up to
10% equity interest into 2.0% NSR royalty after completion of the BFS stage.
In December 2020, the Company and NCM agreed to amend the agreement allowing NCM to exercise its
option to enter the farm-in phase of the Agreement by making a US$500,000 payment to Mirasol (received
and recorded as option income in the Company’s consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss).
In order to complete the first farm-in phase and vest an initial 51% in Gorbea, NCM is now required to complete
at least US$15 million in exploration expenditures over 4.5 years and drill a minimum of 8,000 m on the Gorbea
project. The first 2,000 m of drilling is to be completed before the end of calendar year 2021 and the additional
6,000 m must be completed before the end of calendar year 2022.
c) Coronación option to joint venture:
On September 24, 2019, the Company entered into a definitive agreement with First Quantum Minerals
(“FQM”) for the Company’s Coronación Copper/Gold Project in northern Chile.
The Company granted to FQM the option to earn-in 80% of the project over 6 years by:
• Making annual cash payments totaling US$875,000:
o On signing of definitive agreement: US$50,000 (received)
o 1st anniversary: US$50,000 (received)
o 2nd anniversary: US$75,000 (received, subsequent to June 30, 2021)
o 3rd anniversary: US$100,000
o 4th anniversary: US$150,000
o 5th anniversary: US$200,000
o 6th anniversary: US$250,000
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(Expressed in Canadian Funds, except where indicated)
11. Exploration and Evaluation Assets (Cont’d…)
o Completing at least 10,000 m of drilling; and
o Delivering a NI 43-101 compliant Prefeasibility Study Report.
During the year ended June 30, 2021, the Company recorded US$50,000 (2020 – US$50,000) as option
income in the Company’s consolidated statement of loss and comprehensive loss.
As part of the agreement, FQM is committed to completing 3,000 m of drilling and a systematic geophysical
program on the project over the first 24 months of the agreement. Following this period, FQM is required to
spend a minimum of US$500,000 per year over the term of the agreement. FQM is the operator during the
option period. Following the completion of the 80% earn-in, FQM will have a one-time option to acquire
the remaining 20% on terms to be negotiated between the parties. If this option is not exercised, the parties
will form a participating joint venture to further fund the development of the project.
d) Nord Property option to joint venture:
On September 4, 2020, the Company signed a definitive agreement with Mineria Activa (“Mineria”) for the
Company’s 100% owned Nord project in northern Chile.
The Company granted to Mineria the option to earn-in 100% of the project over four years by:
• Making annual cash payments totaling US$3,000,000:
o On signing of definitive agreement: US$50,000 (received)
o 1st anniversary: US$200,000 (received, subsequent to June 30, 2021)
o 2nd anniversary: US$400,000
o 3rd anniversary: US$600,000
o 4th anniversary: US$1,750,000
• Committing to complete at least US$500,000 of exploration expenditures over the first two years
of the option period.
During the year ended June 30, 2021, the Company recorded US$50,000 (2020 – nil) as option income in the
Company’s consolidated statement of loss and comprehensive loss.
Upon completion of the option, Mineria will earn a 100% interest in the project and Mirasol will retain a 2%
NSR royalty, of which 0.5% can be bought back by Mineria within eight years of signing of the definitive
agreement for US$3 million.
e)
Inca Property option to purchase:
On January 7, 2020, the Company signed an option agreement with subsidiaries of Newmont Corporation
(“NEM”) to acquire the Inca Gold Project in northern Chile.
The Company was granted the option to earn-in 100% of the project, subject to a 1.5% NSR royalty, by drilling
1,000 m on the project over two years and incurring US$3 million in exploration expenditures over five years.
The Company can terminate the agreement at any time after the completion of the initial 1,000 m drilling
commitment.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(Expressed in Canadian Funds, except where indicated)
11. Exploration and Evaluation Assets (Cont’d…)
Upon completion of this option, NEM will have the right to earn back 70% of the project, in two stages, by:
• Stage 1:
o Making a cash payment of US$3 million to the Company; and
o Funding US$6 million in exploration expenditures over three years.
If NEM completes Stage 1 but not Stage 2, the Company will retain 100% of the project and NEM will be
granted an additional 0.5% NSR royalty which may be bought back by the Company at fair market value.
• Stage 2:
o Delivering a NI 43-101 compliant Prefeasibility Study reflecting a resource of no less than 2
million ounces of gold-equivalent using agreed upon cut-off grades; or
Incurring an additional US$15 million in exploration expenditures over three years.
o
If NEM completes Stage 2, the Company and NEM will hold 30% and 70%, respectively, in a joint venture
company holding the project. The Company will then have the option to either fund its 30% interest or reduce
it to a 25% interest in exchange for a loan from NEM to fund the project development to commercial production.
f) Rubi Property to joint venture:
On June 19, 2020, the Company signed an agreement with Mine Discovery Fund Pty Ltd. (“MDF”), a private
Australian company, for the Company’s 100% owned Rubi project in northern Chile.
Mirasol has granted MDF the option to earn-in 80% of the project over 8 years. MDF must complete 2,000m
of drilling on the project over the later of:
• 18 months from execution of the agreement; or
• 12 months after receipt of necessary drill permits.
Following the completion of the initial commitment, MDF is required to spend a minimum of US$1 million per
year in exploration expenditures over the term of the agreement. In order to exercise the option, MDF must
also deliver a positive NI 43-101 compliant Prefeasibility Study on the project.
Mirasol is the operator of the project during the option period.
g) Zeus Property
The Company owned a 100% interest in certain mineral claims, which now form part of the Zeus Gold Project
located in northern Chile.
During the year ended June 30, 2018, the Company entered into an option agreement to acquire a 100%
interest in certain other claims of the Zeus Gold Project. The Company can acquire the claims under option by
making staged option payments totalling US$2.747 million over five years and incur US$300,000 in exploration
expenditures within three years. The property owner retains a 1.5% NSR royalty. The Company has a right to
buy 0.5% of the royalty for US$3 million.
In October 2020, the Company terminated the option agreement, and wrote-off $64,398 in capitalized costs
on the project to exploration expenditures in the consolidated statement of loss and comprehensive loss.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(Expressed in Canadian Funds, except where indicated)
11. Exploration and Evaluation Assets (Cont’d…)
h)
Indra option to joint venture
On October 17, 2018, the Company signed an exploration and option agreement with Hochschild Mining Plc
(“HOC”) on its Indra Gold Project in Chile.
HOC was granted the option to acquire up to a 70% interest in the Indra Gold Project, exercisable in five
stages over an eight-year, or shorter, earn-in period.
On December 19, 2019, HOC advised the Company of its decision to terminate the option agreement.
As of June 30, 2020, the Company had received US$1,071,957 in advances from HOC to be used on
exploration expenditures. As of June 30, 2020, all the advanced amounts have been spent.
i) Los Amarillos option to purchase
The Company owned a 100% interest in certain mineral claims, which formed part of the Los Amarillos Gold-
Silver Project located in Northern Chile.
During the year ended June 30, 2019, the Company entered into an option agreement to acquire a 100%
interest in certain other claims of the Los Amarillos Gold-Silver Project. The Company could acquire the claims
under option by making staged option payments totalling US$100,000 over three years and incurring
US$300,000 in exploration expenditures within three years. The property owner retained a 1.5% NSR royalty.
The Company held a right of first refusal on the royalty sale.
In May 2020, the Company made the decision to terminate the option agreement, and wrote-off $13,260 in
capitalized costs on the project.
Argentina
j) Sascha-Marcelina option to purchase
The Company owns a 100% interest in certain mineral claims, which now form part of the Sascha-Marcelina
Gold Project located in Santa Cruz, Argentina.
During the year ended June 30, 2019, the Company entered into an option agreement to acquire a 100%
interest in certain other claims now included in the Sascha-Marcelina Project. The Company can acquire the
claims under option by making staged option payments totalling US$3.4 million over four years.
The Company has a minimum US$300,000 exploration spending commitment during the three years of the
option period. The property owner retains a 1.5% NSR royalty.
Option payments are due as follows:
On signing (paid)
On or before January 23, 2020 (paid)
On or before January 23, 2021 (paid)
On or before January 23, 2022
On or before January 23, 2023
Total
US$25,000
US$50,000
US$75,000
US$100,000
US$3,150,000
US$3,400,000
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(Expressed in Canadian Funds, except where indicated)
11. Exploration and Evaluation Assets (Cont’d…)
k) Virginia Property option to joint venture:
On May 21, 2020, the Company entered into an option agreement with Silver Sands for the Company’s 100%
owned Virginia Silver Project in the Santa Cruz Province of Argentina.
Under the agreement, Mirasol granted Silver Sands the option to acquire 100% of the project over three years
by:
• Making share issuances totalling 19.9% of the shares outstanding (the “S/O”) of Silver Sands upon
completion of the option:
o On signing of the definitive agreement: 9.9% of the S/O (received) (Note 8)
o
o
o
1st anniversary: 5% of the S/O (received) (Note 8)
2nd anniversary: 5% of the S/O
3rd anniversary: top up to 19.9% of the S/O (inclusive of the previous issuances)
• Completing, or funding US$6 million in exploration expenditures:
o Year 1: US$1 million (received)
o Year 2: US$2 million
o Year 3: US$3 million
• Mirasol is the operator of the project during the option period and will receive a management fee, and
recognized $162,198 (2020 - $42,762) in management fees during the year ended June 30, 2021.
Upon completion of the option, Silver Sands will have earned a 100% interest in the project and Mirasol will
retain a 3% NSR royalty, of which 1% can be bought back by Silver Sands for US$2 million.
l) Homenaje
On April 15, 2021, the Company signed a definitive agreement with Patagonia Gold Corp (“PGC”) for the
Company’s Homenaje project in northern Argentina.
The Company will grant an option to earn 75% of the project over six years once PGC completes:
•
•
•
An initial work program over 2.5 years of US$1.15 million in exploration expenditures, of which
US$400,000 must be spent within the first 18 months, including 2,500 m of drilling;
A NI 43-101 compliant Prefeasibility Study by the end of the option period; and
Spending a minimum of US$400,000 annually, or US$200,000 in any six-month period, thereafter.
Upon completion of the option, the Company and PGC will hold 25% and 75%, respectively, in a participating
joint venture company holding the project. If either party’s equity interest is diluted below 10%, it will convert
to a 2% NSR royalty.
m) Nico
On April 15, 2021, the Company signed a definitive agreement with PGC for the Company’s Nico Project in
northern Argentina.
Under the agreement, Mirasol will transfer its interest in the Nico property to PGC in return for a 1.5% NSR
royalty. Mirasol will have the right to regain full ownership of the property at no cost if production on the property
has not commenced by the end of year three.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(Expressed in Canadian Funds, except where indicated)
11. Exploration and Evaluation Assets (Cont’d…)
n) Libanesa
On October 4, 2021, the Company entered into an option agreement with Golden Arrow Resources Corp
(“Golden Arrow”) for the Company’s Libanesa project located in the Santa Cruz Province of Argentina.
Under the terms of the agreement, Mirasol will grant Golden Arrow an option to earn 75% of the Libanesa
project over six years by:
• Making annual cash payments totaling US$1,000,000:
o US$100,000 to be paid on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th anniversaries
o US$250,000 on the 5th anniversary; and
o US$450,000 on the 6th anniversary.
•
Incurring, or funding exploration expenditures totalling US$4.0 million
o USD $500,000 per year during the first 2 years; and
o USD $750,000 per year for the following 4 years.
In addition, Golden Arrow is required to complete a minimum of 2,000m of drilling by the end of the second
year.
Upon completion of the option, Mirasol and Golden Arrow will hold 25% and 75%, respectively, in a
participating JV company holding Libanesa. If either party’s equity interest is diluted below 10%, it will convert
to a 2% net smelter return royalty.
o) Pipeline Properties:
The Company carries out exploration programs on a number of properties which are prospective for precious
and base metals in Chile and Argentina.
p) Advances to/from joint venture partners:
As at June 30, 2021, the Company has a receivable balance of $46,090 (2020 - $Nil) of overspent exploration
advances.
12. Related Party Transactions
Details of the transactions between the Company’s related parties are disclosed below.
a) Compensation of key management personnel
Key management personnel include persons having the authority and responsibility for planning, directing, and
controlling the activities of the Company as a whole.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(Expressed in Canadian Funds, except where indicated)
12. Related Party Transactions (Cont’d…)
The remuneration of management and independent directors was as follows:
Management compensation (i)
Share-based payments (ii)
Director’s fees (iii)
Year Ended June 30,
2021
317,191
(91,051)
83,815
309,955
$
$
2020
510,801
289,987
182,220
983,008
$
$
i. Management compensation is included in management fees (2021 - $62,500; 2020 - $287,500) and in
exploration expenditures (2021 – $254,691; 2020 - $223,301) in the Company’s consolidated statements of
loss and comprehensive loss.
ii.
iii.
Share-based payments are included in the share-based payments expense in the Company’s consolidated
statements of loss for the years ended June 30, 2021, and 2020.
The independent directors of the Company are paid $1,785 per month (2020 - $2,100 per month) while the
Chairman of the Board of Directors receives an additional $nil per month for serving in this capacity (2020 -
$7,100).
b) Transactions with other related parties
Certain of the Company’s officers and directors render services to the Company as sole proprietors or through
companies in which they are an officer, director, or partner.
The following companies are related parties through association of the Company’s directors and officers:
Miller Thomson
Max Pinsky Personal Law Corporation
Chase Management Ltd.
Manning Lee Management Ltd.
Nature of transactions
Legal fees
Legal fees
Professional fees
CFO services
The Company incurred the following fees and expenses with related parties as follows:
Legal fees (i)
CFO services (ii)
Years Ended June 30,
2021
96,794
30,000
126,794
$
$
2020
108,595
44,000
152,595
$
$
i.
Legal fees are included in professional fees (2021 - $54,508; 2020 - $80,495) and in business development
(2021 – $42,286; 2020 - $28,100) in the Company’s consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss.
ii. CFO services are included in management fees in the Company’s consolidated statements of loss for the
years ended June 30, 2021, and 2020.
Included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities at June 30, 2021, is an amount of $40,935 (2020 - $35,499)
owing to directors and officers of the Company and to companies where the directors and officers are principals.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(Expressed in Canadian Funds, except where indicated)
13. Share Capital
a) Authorized Share Capital
The Company’s authorized share capital consists of an unlimited number of common shares without par value.
All issued common shares are fully paid.
b) Share Issued and outstanding
For the year ended June 30, 2021:
•
• On October 19, 2020, the Company announced its intention to make a normal course issuer bid ("NCIB")
to purchase for cancellation, from time to time, as it considers advisable, up to 3,900,000 of its issued
and outstanding common shares. The TSX Venture Exchange has approved the commencement of the
NCIB, which commenced on October 22, 2020, and will terminate on October 21, 2021, or such earlier
time as the NCIB is completed or at the option of the Company.
The Company repurchased 280,500 of its common shares under the NCIB for total consideration of
$124,479 at a weighted average price of $0.44 per share.
The Company cancelled and returned to its treasury 280,500 common shares of the Company that were
repurchased under the NCIB during the year ended June 30, 2021. Upon the cancellation, $298,910 was
recorded as a reduction to share capital for the assigned value of the shares, and $174,431 was allocated
to reserves.
The Company issued 26,665 restricted share units (“RSUs”).
•
•
For the year ended June 30, 2020:
•
The Company issued 115,000 common shares upon the vesting of RSUs.
c) Share Purchase Options
The Company has established a share purchase option plan whereby the board of directors may, from time to
time, grant options to directors, officers, employees or consultants. Options granted must be exercised no later
than five years from the date of grant or such lesser period as determined by the Company’s board of directors.
The exercise price of an option is equal to or greater than the closing market price on the TSX Venture Exchange
(“TSXV”) on the day preceding the date of grant. The vesting terms for each grant are set by the Board of Directors.
The option plan provides that the aggregate number of shares reserved for issuance under the plan shall not
exceed 10% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares. At June 30, 2021, a total of 5,389,504 options
were reserved under the option plan with 1,575,000 options outstanding.
i. Movements in share purchase options during the year
A summary of the Company’s share purchase options and the changes for the year are as follows:
Options outstanding as at June 30, 2019
Granted
Expired / Forfeited
Options outstanding as at June 30, 2020
Expired / Forfeited
Options outstanding as at June 30, 2021
Options exercisable as at June 30, 2021
Number of Options
3,711,876
1,460,000
(746,876)
4,425,000
(2,850,000)
1,575,000
1,038,334
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
$1.52
$0.52
$2.40
$1.04
$1.19
$0.87
$1.05
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(Expressed in Canadian Funds, except where indicated)
13. Share Capital (Cont’d…)
ii. Fair value of share purchase options granted
During the year ended June 30, 2021, the Company recognized a net recovery of share-based payments of
$36,101 (2020 – expense of $336,103) as a result of options granted, vested and cancelled. The net recovery
was a result of options vesting during fiscal 2021 offset against previously recorded share-based payments
associated with unvested options cancelled due to the resignation of the former CEO.
No shares purchase options were granted during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021. The weighted-average fair
values of stock options granted, and the assumptions used to calculate the related compensation expense for the
fiscal year June 30, 2020, was estimated using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model with the following
assumptions:
iii.
Share purchase options outstanding at the end of the year
Expected dividend yield
Expected share price volatility
Risk-free interest rate
Expected life of options
Fair value of options granted (per share option)
June 30, 2021
-
-
-
-
-
June 30, 2020
0.0%
88.75%
1.60%
3 years
$0.52
A summary of the Company’s options outstanding as at June 30, 2021 is as follows:
Expiry Date
September 12, 2021 (i)
July 18, 2021 (i)
December 14, 2021
March 14, 2023
April 15, 2022
November 8, 2023
April 28, 2023
Exercise price
$
1.80
1.76
1.10
1.09
0.68
0.52
0.40
Options
Outstanding
150,000
60,000
292,500
200,000
12,500
810,000
50,000
1,575,000
Weighted
Average
Remaining Life
of Options
(years)
1.60
Options
Exercisable
150,000
60,000
292,500
200,000
12,500
290,000
33,334
1,038,334
(i) These options expired unexercised after the year ended June 30, 2021.
d) RSU Plan
On July 8, 2020, the shareholders approved an RSU plan (the “RSU Plan”). The RSU plan was also approved
by the Board on September 2, 2020 and by the TSXV on September 3, 2020. The RSU Plan provides for the
issuance of up to 750,000 restricted share units (the “RSUs”). Under the RSU Plan, RSUs may be granted to
directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company (excluding investor relations consultants) as
partial compensation for the services they provide to the Company. The RSU Plan is a fixed number plan, and
independent of the number of stock options available under the Company’s stock option plan.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(Expressed in Canadian Funds, except where indicated)
13. Share Capital (Cont’d…)
During the year ended June 30, 2021, the Company granted 26,665 RSU’s (2020 – 115,000). The RSUs vested
immediately, and the Company issued one common share for each RSU granted. During the year ended June
30, 2021, the Company recognized $10,133 (2020 - $90,000) as share-based payments. As of June 30, 2021,
no RSU’s were outstanding (2020 – Nil).
e)
Warrants
On June 8, 2018, the Company issued 2,158,875 of share purchase warrants with an exercise price of $3.00
expirying June 1, 2020. All warranted expired unexecised. There were no other warrants outstanding as of June
30, 2021 and 2020.
14. Segmented Information
The Company’s business consists of a single reportable segment being mineral property acquisition and
exploration. Details on a geographical basis are as follows:
Total Non-Current Assets
Canada
Argentina
Chile
$
June 30,
2021
225,480 $
1,623,059
212,795
June 30,
2020
286,400
2,163,531
308,031
$
2,061,334 $
2,757,962
15. Income Taxes
The Company is subject to Canadian federal and provincial tax rates.
The Company has no taxable income in Canada.
The tax expense at statutory rates for the Company can be reconciled to the reported income taxes per the
statement of loss and comprehensive loss as follows:
Net loss before income taxes
Canadian federal and provincial income tax rates
Expected income tax recovery based on the above
rates
Non-deductible expenses
Change in statutory and foreign tax rates
Impact of sale of subsidiaries
Change in unrecognized deductible temporary
differences
Foreign exchange and other
Total income tax recovery
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Year Ended June
30, 2021
Year Ended
June 30, 2020
$
$
$
$
$
(5,962,584)
27.00%
(1,610,000)
503,000
-
1,516,000
(5,902,479)
27.00%
(1,594,000)
48,000
801,000
-
(1,052,000)
643,000
(324,000)
1,069,000
-
$
-
Mirasol Resources Ltd.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(Expressed in Canadian Funds, except where indicated)
15. Income Taxes (Cont’d…)
The Company’s unrecognized deferred tax assets are as follows:
Unrecognized deferred income tax assets:
Non-capital losses
Exploration and evaluation assets
Share issue costs
Other
Total unrecognized deferred income tax assets
June 30,
2021
June 30,
2020
$
$
2,848,000
3,404,000
11,000
86,000
6,349,000
$
$
2,742,000
4,577,000
29,000
53,000
7,401,000
In assessing the recoverability of deferred tax assets other than deferred tax assets resulting from the initial
recognition of assets and liabilities that do not affect accounting or taxable profit, management considers whether
it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized. The ultimate realization
of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which
those temporary differences become deductible.
Deductible temporary differences, unused tax losses and unused tax credits:
June 30,
2021
June 30,
2020
Expiry date
Range
Non-capital losses
Exploration and evaluation assets
Share issue costs
Other
$
10,623,000 $
13,382,000
40,000
479,000
See below
10,241,000
18,058,000 Not applicable
2041 to 2045
109,000
282,000 Not applicable
The Company has non-capital loss carry-forwards of approximately $10,434,000 that may be available for tax
purposes. The loss carry-forwards are principally in respect of Canadian, Argentine and Chilean operations and
expire as follows:
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2037 to 2041
No-expiry
$
$
Canada
- $
-
-
-
-
9,648,000
-
9,648,000 $
Argentina
173,000 $
11,000
32,000
105,000
9,000
-
-
330,000 $
Chile
-
-
-
-
-
-
645,000
645,000
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
(Expressed in Canadian Funds, except where indicated)
15. Commitment
On February 6, 2019, the Company signed a lease for its head office located at 1150 - 355 Burrard Street,
Vancouver, British Columbia, effective May 1, 2019, to April 30, 2025. The Company has made a security deposit
of $20,000.
16. Sale of Subsidiaries
On January 7, 2021, the Company sold its wholly-owned subsidiaries, La Curva Exploraciones SA (“La Curva”)
and Oroaustral Exploraciones SA (“Oroasutral”) (the “Subsidiaries”). The sale transaction was effected pursuant
to an Agreement for Purchase dated December 29, 2020, by and between the Company and arm’s length third
parties (“Purchasers”), as buyer (the “Purchase Agreement”). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the
Company sold its 100% interest in the Subsidiaries for total consideration of $64,700. The net liabilities of the
Subsidiaries was $1,331 at the date of sale. Accordingly, the Company realized a gain on sale of $66,031 which
has been reflected in the Company’s consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss.
17. Subsequent events
Subsequent to June 30, 2021, the Company:
a) Granted a total of 3,100,000 incentive stock options to directors, management, consultants, and contractors.
The options are for a five-year term at an exercise price of $0.34 per option share and will vest over a period
of three years.
b) Purchased 45,000 and cancelled 23,000 of its common shares.
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Consideration received64,700$ Accounts payable1,331 Net assets1,331 Gain on disposal66,031$ Management Discussion and Analysis
For Mirasol Resources Ltd.
(“Mirasol” or the “Company”)
INTRODUCTION
The Management Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) should be read in conjunction with the
Company’s annual audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2021,
which are publicly available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. All financial information, unless otherwise
indicated, has been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards
(“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”). All dollar amounts
referenced, unless otherwise indicated, are expressed in Canadian funds.
The following discussion of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be
read in conjunction with its audited consolidated financial statements and related notes for the year
ended June 30, 2021.
This MD&A is prepared as of October 26, 2021.
COVID-19
In March 2020, the world health organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. This contagious
disease outbreak, which has continued to spread, has adversely affected workforces, economies,
and financial markets globally. While it is not possible for the company to predict the duration or
magnitude of the effects on the Company’s business, the policies implemented by the governments
to limit the spread of the disease have impacted and at time delayed some of the Company’s
exploration activities and business development initiatives.
1
FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION
This MD&A contains certain forward-looking statements and information relating to Mirasol that are
based on the beliefs of its management as well as assumptions made by and information currently
available to the Company. When used in this document, the words “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”,
“expect” and similar expressions, as they relate to Mirasol or its management, are intended to identify
forward-looking statements.
This MD&A may use the terms “Inferred Resource”, “Indicated Resource”, “Measured Resource” and
“Mineral Resource”. The Company advises that these terms are recognized by and defined in
Canadian securities regulations (under National Instrument 43-101 “Standards of Disclosure for
Mineral Projects”). Investors are cautioned not to assume that any part of or all, of the mineral
occurrences in these categories will ever be converted into reserves.
This MD&A contains forward-looking statements relating to, among other things, the Company’s
goals and plans going forward, regulatory compliance, the sufficiency of current working capital, and
the estimated cost and availability of funding for the continued exploration and development of the
Company’s exploration properties. Such statements reflect the current views of Mirasol with respect
to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. The material factors
and assumptions used to develop forward-looking information include, but are not limited to, the
future prices of gold, silver and copper, success of exploration activities, permitting time lines,
currency exchange rate fluctuations, government regulation affecting mining operations and policies
linked to pandemics, social and environmental risks, the estimation of mineral resources, capital
expenditures, costs and timing of the development of new discoveries, unanticipated reclamation
expenses, title disputes or claims and limitations on insurance coverage, continued availability of
capital and financing, and general economic, market or business conditions.
Forward looking statements are based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of the Company’s
management on the date the statements are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to
update these forward-looking statements in the event that management’s beliefs, estimates or
opinions, or other factors, should change, except as may be required by applicable law.
Tim Heenan (MAIG), President for the Company, and a “Qualified Person” under National Instrument
43-101 (“NI 43-101”), has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information in this
MD&A. This technical information was prepared by the acting Qualified Person for the Company at
the time of disclosure.
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CORPORATE AND STRATEGIC OVERVIEW
Mirasol (TSXV: MRZ) (OTCPK: MRZLF) is a mineral exploration company targeting gold, silver and
copper (“Au”, “Ag” and “Cu”, respectively) deposits, in the Atacama-Puna region of northern Chile
and Argentina, and in the Santa Cruz Province of southern Argentina. Both regions are highly
prospective and host many large-scale precious and base metal mines, operated by some of the
world’s largest mining companies.
Mirasol’s exploration strategy combines the joint venture business model with self-funded exploration
and drilling of quality projects. This hybrid strategy was developed to accelerate the drill testing of
key projects that host potential discoveries. Mirasol is currently advancing two self-funded projects,
with drilling completed at the Inca Gold project in Chile and at the Sascha Marcelina project in
Argentina. In addition, Mirasol has seven active option agreements in Chile and Argentina. Under
these option agreements, Mirasol’s partners are funding all exploration and land holding costs, which
allows the Company to focus its available resources on further exploration and business
development opportunities, while retaining exposure to potentially significant discoveries.
Mirasol’s Exploration Focus
Mirasol’s geographic focus is in the Atacama-Puna region of northern Chile and Argentina and in
Santa Cruz province, southern Argentina, where the Company maintains a high-quality portfolio of
exploration properties with the potential to deliver economic discoveries. This portfolio has been built
from Mirasol’s project generation effort, which applies innovative, concept-driven geological
techniques combined with follow-up ground fieldwork.
Chile/Argentina: Atacama – Puna Region
The Company’s portfolio of properties in the Atacama-Puna region is located on a 1,700 km-long
segment of three north-south oriented prolific mineral belts that run through Chile and Argentina and
host many world-class Cu-Au mines and occurrences of differing ages, spanning millions of years
(“Ma”). From youngest to oldest, these belts are:
Miocene to Pliocene (Mio-Pliocene, 23-5 Ma): Targeting high-sulfidation epithermal (“HSE”) Au-Ag
and porphyry Cu-Au-Molybdenum (“Mo”) deposits. In this belt, north of the Maricunga Belt, Mirasol
controls approximately 103,000 ha of granted exploration claims. Mirasol also presently holds
approximately 27,000 ha of granted exploration claims in the southern part of the Mio-Pliocene aged
Cu belt proximal to the border between Chile and Argentina.
Middle Eocene to Early Oligocene (Eocene-Oligocene 40-28 Ma): Targeting porphyry Cu-Au-Mo
deposits. Mirasol presently holds approximately 22,000 ha of granted exploration claims in this belt.
Paleocene to Early Eocene (Paleocene, 66-53 Ma): Targeting low-intermediate-sulfidation
epithermal Au-Ag and porphyry Cu-Au-Mo deposits. Mirasol presently controls approximately 18,000
ha of granted exploration claims in this belt.
Argentina: Santa Cruz Province
The Company’s portfolio of properties in Argentina is focussed in Santa Cruz Province and
encompasses the area of the Deseado Massif, a 60,000 km2 region of upper-middle Jurassic age
volcanics that are recognized as having a high potential for hosting low- and intermediate-sulfidation
epithermal Au-Ag deposits. Mirasol controls approximately 265,000 ha of exploration and mining
claims in the province.
The Company is monitoring the potential legislative and regulatory changes which may be
implemented in Chile as part of the drafting of a new constitution and their impact on the exploration
and mining industry. It also continues to monitor the impact of the rapid currency devaluation and
changing public policies in Argentina. To date, these issues have not impacted Mirasol’s capacity to
operate and Mirasol continues to receive interest for its projects in both countries.
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JOINT VENTURE, EXPLORATION AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
On March 19, 2020, Mirasol reported the temporary suspension of field activities at its projects in
Chile and Argentina due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the second half of 2020, the Company
restarted its exploration at the Inca Gold project in Chile and at the Virginia project in Argentina and
it has been able to operate successfully and safely in both countries since that time. Mirasol
continues to monitor the COVID-19 situation in Chile and Argentina, which have both been
significantly impacted by the pandemic. Health and safety measures and protocols, which follow
local guidelines (provincial in Argentina and national in Chile), have been put in place to protect the
Company’s employees, contractors, and the communities surrounding the projects.
Activities on Projects Under Option Agreements
Chile
Gorbea Au Project, Northern Chile: (Operated and funded by Newcrest Mining)
The Gorbea project comprises a package of mineral claims totaling 32,000 ha, including the Atlas
Au-Ag and the Titan Au (Cu) target zones, located in the Mio-Pliocene age mineral belt of northern
Chile. The project is located approximately 70 km north of the Salares Norte, at an altitude of 4,100
to 4,500 m ASL, and is easily accessible by seasonally maintained roads and gravel tracks.
The Gorbea project was subject to a previous joint venture with Yamana Gold Inc. (“Yamana”) that
was terminated in April 2018, after the partner had incurred exploration expenditures in excess of
US$8 million. Yamana’s exploration identified a significant body of HSE Au mineralization at the
Atlas zone, which returned a best drill intercept of 114 m grading 1.07 g/t Au, including 36 m grading
2.49 g/t Au (news release September 11, 2017).
On January 28, 2019, the Company announced the signing of an agreement granting NCM the right
to acquire, in multiple stages, up to a 75% interest of the Gorbea project by completing at least
US$19 million in exploration expenditures and delivering a feasibility study as well as making staged
option payments to Mirasol. Upon NCM earning a 75% interest in the project, Mirasol can elect to
fund its share and retain a 25% project equity position, or exercise a one-time equity conversion
option to convert up to 10% of its equity to a Net Smelter Returns (“NSR”) royalty at a rate of 2.5%
equity per 0.5% NSR royalty (maximum 2% NSR royalty).
In December 2020, Mirasol was informed by NCM that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, activity would
remain suspended until at least August 2021 when COVID-19 conditions and local regulations would
be reviewed by the parties. As a consequence of these developments, NCM was unable to complete
the required 2,000 m drilling commitment under the option phase, so the parties agreed to amend
the agreement, allowing NCM to enter the farm-in phase of the agreement by making a US$500,000
payment to Mirasol. Notably, NCM reported exploration expenditures of approximately US$9.3
million on the property, thereby exceeding the expenditure requirement over the initial 2-year option
period.
To complete the first farm-in phase and vest an initial 51% in the Gorbea project, NCM is required
to complete an additional US$15 million in exploration expenditures over 4.5 years and drill a
minimum of 8,000 m on the project. The first 2,000 m of drilling, which was previously committed to
be completed before the end of the option phase, is now to be completed before the end of 2021
and an additional 6,000 m must be completed before the end of 2022.
Exploration Results
The Atlas target is centred on a sizable +20 km2 HSE alteration system that hosts multiple Au and
Ag prospective targets. The system exhibits many of the key geological and mineralization features
characteristic of economic systems in the area, such as Salares Norte mine development project
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(Gold Fields - Reserves: 3.5 Moz Au and 39 Moz Ag1), Alturas (Barrick Gold - Inferred Resource: 8.9
Moz Au2) and La Coipa mine (Kinross Gold – Reserves: 0.9 Moz Au and 40.9 Moz Ag / Resources:
1.2 Moz Au and 28.7 Moz Ag3), supporting its potential to host large-scale Au mineralization.
Thirty-five diamond holes for 15,925 m have now been completed at the Atlas target by both NCM
and Mirasol’s previous partner Yamana. This drilling has demonstrated the presence of widespread
mineralization within the central breccia complex. In addition, lithochemical studies on drill core
samples indicate that the geochemical footprint is larger than the area covered by the drilling to date,
which remains open to the north, east and southwest. With additional drilling, the mineralized system
could increase in both size and geometry.
During the first half of 2019, NCM as operator of the Gorbea exploration program, completed 903 m
of drilling in two holes, 50 km of CSAMT geophysics over the Atlas target, as well as reconnaissance
mapping and sampling over several other target areas within the Gorbea property package. The
2019 drilling at Atlas targeted a coincident geophysical, geochemical and alteration anomaly at depth
below a barren steam-heated leach cap, following up on previous encouraging drill results. Drilling
continued during the 2019/2020 field season, with NCM completing a further nine drill holes at the
Atlas target, for a total of 4,523 m of diamond drilling.
Best intercepts from NCM’s drilling are:
ATL-DDH-001A: 0.52 g/t Au and 6.81 g/t Ag over 164 m (from 372 m), including:
• 1.07 g/t Au and 7.18 g/t Ag over 14 m (from 372 m); and
• 1.31 g/t Au and 7.82 g/t Ag over 16.5 m (from 402.5 m)
ATL-DDH-010: 0.54 g/t Au and 2.65 g/t Ag over 129 m (from 363 m), including:
• 1.4 g/t Au and 2.08 g/t Ag over 17 m (from 364 m), also including:
o 2.09 g/t Au and 3.00 g/t Ag over 10 m (from 371 m)
• 1.84 g/t Au and 3.57 g/t Ag over 3 m (from 425 m)
Mineralization encountered to date at the Atlas target is associated with phreatomagmatic and
hydrothermal breccias and intensely advanced argillically altered porphyritic andesite. A vuggy silica
texture has developed locally, rendering the rock more amenable to forming potential ore bodies due
to the increased permeability of the host rock. The area has been deeply oxidized to depths of over
400 m, which is potentially advantageous in terms of favorable metallurgy.
The initial wide-spaced drilling at Atlas was designed to delineate the outer limits of this large
mineralized system and define the distribution of the outcropping breccia targets that are favourable
hosts for Au mineralization. Further drill testing will be guided by the targeting of resistive units as
identified by CSAMT geophysics in conjunction with data from structural mapping, geochemical
surveys, alteration and alunite composition vectoring to potential higher grade mineralized pods or
feeder zones.
NCM is planning for at least 2,000 m of drilling at the Gorbea project in late 2021, which will include
an initial drill test of the El Dorado prospect, a newer target that has not been previously drilled.
Coronación Cu-Au Project, Northern Chile: (Operated and funded by First Quantum Minerals)
On October 7, 2019, Mirasol announced the signing of a definitive agreement with First Quantum
Minerals (“FQM”) for its 1,200 ha Coronación Cu-Au project, located northern Chile. FQM was
granted the option to earn an 80% interest in the project over six years, by making annual cash
payments totaling US$875,000, completing at least 10,000 m of drilling and delivering a NI 43-101
1 Goldfields Limited - Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves Supplement to the Integrated Annual Report
2020
2 Barrick Gold Corporation - Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2020
3 Kinross Gold Corporation - 2020 Annual Mineral Reserve and Resource Statement
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compliant Prefeasibility Study Report. Following the completion of the 80% earn-in, FQM will have a
one-time option to acquire the remaining 20% interest on terms to be negotiated between the parties
at that time. If this option is not exercised, the parties will form a participating joint venture to further
fund the development of the project.
In July 2021, Mirasol and FQM agreed to extend the time frame for FQM to complete the committed
3,000 m of drilling and the option period by 9 months to June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2026
respectively. This extension was agreed to allow FQM to continue its engagement with the
community before initiation of the planned drill program. In September 2021, FQM made a
US$75,000 payment to Mirasol under the option agreement.
Exploration Results
The project is located on a major NW structural trend associated with several Andean porphyry Cu
deposits. Exploration completed by Mirasol indicates the potential presence of a porphyry/breccia
system intruding a layered Miocene aged volcanic sequence of pyroclastic units intruded by dacite
domes. Two distinct alteration areas have been interpreted using Analytical Spectral Device (“ASD”)
analysis, which display affinities to a HSE system to the east with the western area displaying a more
typical porphyry deposit style of alteration. Geochemical sampling has also defined a large 600 by
800 m Cu-Mo geochemical anomaly in the western area within the overall 3 by 2.5 km alteration
halo.
During the last quarter of 2019, FQM completed an initial exploration program that included surface
mapping, geochemical sampling, geophysical surveys and the collection of samples for age dating.
Three drill targets were defined for testing with the committed 3,000 m drill program. FQM has
received the environmental permit to support drilling.
Nord Polymetalic Project, Northern Chile: (Operated and funded by Encantada)
On October 31, 2019, Mirasol entered into a memorandum of understanding with Mineria Activa SpA
(“Mineria”) for its Nord project in northern Chile. On September 8, 2020, the Company announced
the signing of a definitive option agreement with Encantada SpA (“Encantada”), an affiliate of Mineria.
Mineria is a mining focused Chilean private equity fund with over US$150 million in assets under
management. The project was originally staked by Mirasol as part of its Atacama-Puna generative
program and lies adjacent to the Ciclon-Exploradora polymetallic-epithermal project, which is
currently being advanced toward production by Mineria.
Mirasol has granted to Encantada the option to earn 100% of the project over four years by making
annual cash payments totaling US$3 million and incurring at least US$500,000 in exploration
expenditures over the first two years of the option period. Upon completion of the option, Mineria will
earn a 100% interest in the project and Mirasol will retain a 2% NSR royalty, of which 0.5% can be
bought back by Mineria within eight years for US$3 million.
In October 2021, Encantada made a US$200,000 cash payment to Mirasol under the option
agreement showing continued commitment to advancing the Nord project.
Exploration Results
The 1,967 ha Nord project is located in Region III of Chile within the Exploradora District, which lies
on the western side of the north-south trending regional scale Domeyko fault zone, and within the
world class Eocene-Oligocene porphyry Cu belt. Based on Mirasol’s initial surface exploration, the
project has the potential to host two main styles of mineralization.
The first is characterized by large vein-type mineralization injected into fault structures hosting
polymetallic (Cu, Zn, Pb, Ag, Au) mineralization, as seen in the active small-scale mines located near
the northeast corner of the claim boundary and at Mineria’s Ciclon-Exploradora polymetallic
development project, which is located adjacent to the eastern blocks of the project. While surface
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geochemistry has returned only low to anomalous results, Mineria’s understanding will be valuable
to define drill targets for potential extensions or parallel structures to the known mineralization (news
release October 31, 2019).
The potential for porphyry Cu-Au style mineralization is also present on the project. In the central
part of the property a large alteration zone displays patterns of quartz-sericite and advanced argillic
alteration with thin tourmaline veinlets, which are characteristic of some porphyry-style alteration
assemblages.
Encantada has completed an initial fieldwork program, which included geological mapping,
geochemistry and geophysical surveys to define targets. A scout drilling program was completed
largely on a property controlled by Encantada and adjacent to Nord, with one initial drill hole
completed within the Nord tenure, to test a Au-Cu mineralized corridor. Encantada is planning a
follow up program at the project.
Rubi Project, Northern Chile: (Operated by Mirasol, funded by Mine Discovery Fund)
On October 15, 2020, Mirasol announced a definitive option agreement for its Rubi project in Chile
with Mine Discovery Fund Pty Ltd (“MDF”), a private Australian company.
Mirasol has granted MDF the option to earn-in to 80% of the Project over eight years by funding and
delivering a positive NI 43-101 compliant Prefeasibility Study Report on the project. Following the
completion of an initial committed 2,000 m drill program, MDF is required to spend a minimum of
US$1 million per year in exploration expenditures over the term of the agreement. MDF Mirasol will
be the operator during the option period.
Following the completion of the 80% earn-in, MDF will have a one-time option to acquire the
remaining 20% interest on terms to be negotiated between the parties. If this option is not exercised,
the parties will form a participating joint venture to further fund the development of the project. If
either party’s interest in the joint venture is diluted to 10% or below, it will convert to a 1.5 % NSR
royalty. The non-diluting partner may buy back 0.5% of the NSR royalty for the fair market value as
determined by a qualified independent valuator.
Exploration Results
The 7,543 ha Rubi project is located within the Paleocene age porphyry belt of northern Chile that
hosts a number of significant, currently producing, porphyry Cu deposits. The project lies at relatively
low elevation (1,900-2,100 m), within 20 km of the El Salvador and Potrerillos porphyry Cu-Mo-Au
mines and with good access to port facilities at Chanaral approximately 80 km to the west.
An initial 2,000m drill program was completed in calendar Q3 at the project to test the Lithocap and
Zafiro targets, with assay results pending.
Lithocap covers a covers a 3.5 by 2.0 km area centred on a an extensive outcropping, deeply
weathered, advanced argillic alteration zone that is surrounded by gravel cover with thicknesses of
less than 50 m (as modelled from a gravity survey). Large and productive porphyry Cu deposits can
be found below or adjacent to the type of lithocap alteration zones present at Rubi, as is evidenced
at the El Salvador deposit. Previous explorers have drilled peripheral to, but not beneath the lithocap
or through the post-mineral gravel covered western edge of the Cu, and locally strong Mo, anomaly
at Lithocap. Mirasol’s mapping and re-logging of drill holes completed by its previous partner have
identified veining and brecciation with anomalous Cu-Mo mineralization and alteration patterns,
which indicate the potential for concealed porphyry mineralization to the north and northwest of
previous drill holes (news release October 15, 2020). This combined information suggests the
presence of a deep weathering profile that could potentially overlie supergene enriched and sulfide
mineralization, as indicated by an Induced Polarization (“IP”) geophysical chargeability anomaly that
remains open to the north. This type of deep weathering in porphyry environments in northern Chile
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is often conducive for the development of supergene enriched Cu mineralization akin to the nearby
El Salvador mining district.
Zafiro features a 2.8 by 2.2 km gravel covered area characterized by a subtle circular magnetic high
surrounded by an incomplete, doughnut-shaped magnetic low. This magnetic signature may be
indicative of a large gravel-covered intrusive with a pyritic alteration halo. The gravel cover in this
area ranges from approximately 25 m to more than 200 m in thickness, concealing the central target
area. However, a large canyon 1 km to the north of the target cuts through the gravel profile exposing
the basement rock. Mirasol’s stream sediment sampling of gullies, located immediately north to
northwest of the Zafiro target, have returned widespread and strongly anomalous Cu over 2,400 m
with multiple results in the 500 ppm to 1,530 ppm range, suggesting either an “exotic” source of Cu
in the gravels and/or a primary porphyry source for the Cu in the gravel-covered basement. High-
grade “exotic” Cu or a supergene enriched porphyry are both attractive exploration targets at Zafiro.
Significant ore bodies of these types of mineralization occur at the nearby El Salvador mining district.
Argentina
Virginia Ag Project, Santa Cruz: (Operated by Mirasol, funded by Silver Sands Resources)
On February 27, 2020, Mirasol announced the signing of a Letter of Intent with Golden Opportunity
Resources Corp. (later renamed Silver Sands Resources Corp., “Silver Sands”) for its Virginia Silver
project in the Santa Cruz Province of Argentina. The Company signed a definitive agreement on
May 20, 2020, following the completion of a $2.2 million financing by Silver Sands.
Mirasol has granted Silver Sands the option to acquire 100% of the Virginia project over three years
by making annual share issuances totalling 19.9% of the shares outstanding at the time of vesting,
and completing US$6 million in exploration expenditures, of which US$1 million was committed.
Mirasol is the operator of the project during the option period and receive a management fee.
Upon completion of the option, Silver Sands will have earned a 100% interest in the project and
Mirasol will retain a 3% NSR royalty, of which 1% can be bought back by Silver Sands for US$2
million.
Exploration Results
Mirasol discovered the Virginia Ag deposit in 2009, following-up a high-priority reconnaissance
target. Mirasol’s exploration defined high-grade,
intermediate sulfidation epithermal style
mineralization in a series of prominent outcrops of vein-breccia that are associated with a rhyolitic
volcanic flow dome field. Rock chip and saw cut channel geochemical sampling over these outcrops
defined significant strike lengths of continuously mineralized vein-breccia. From 2010 to 2012,
Mirasol completed a series of drill programs for 23,318 m of diamond core in 223 holes, designed to
test the potential of the mineralized structures to a maximum depth of 266 m. This work was followed
by the filing of an amended NI 43-101 Resource Estimate report in 2016 defining seven outcropping
bodies of high-grade Ag mineralization, constrained4 within conceptual pits, with an indicated mineral
resource of 11.9 million ounces of Ag at 310 g/t Ag and a further inferred 3.1 million ounces of Ag at
207 g/t Ag (see amended NI 43 -101 technical report titled “Amended Technical Report, Virginia
Project, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina - Initial Silver Mineral Resource Estimate” prepared by D.
Earnest and M. Lechner and filed on SEDAR on February 29, 2016).
4 The Qualified Persons responsible for this amended Technical Report were commissioned by Mirasol
Resources Ltd. to review all geologic, geochemical, geophysical, surface trenching, diamond drill core
sampling and metallurgical recovery data pertaining to the Virginia Project for the purpose of completing a
Mineral Resource estimate in accordance with the guidelines of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
(CIMM). For calculating conceptual pits, a Ag price of US$20 per ounce was used. Sensitivity analyses by the
Qualified Persons indicate that the Mineral Resources are not particularly sensitive to operating costs or Ag
price fluctuations. Mineral Resources, which are not Mineral Reserves, do not have demonstrated economic
viability.
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Later that year, Mirasol reported that preliminary prospecting of new claims had identified quartz vein
and vein-breccia rock float, scattered along a 2 km trend. With a strong belief in the exploration
potential of the Virginia district, Mirasol further expanded its property holdings in 2017 with an extra
27,017 ha of claims to the south of the limit of previous drilling. In May 2018, Ag assay results were
reported from the additional prospecting of three new target areas, suggesting the potential for an
unrecognized, shallow soil covered, high grade mineralization that would expand the potential of the
Virginia Ag project.
In October 2020, the Company announced the start of first phase 2,500 m partner-funded drill
program. This initial diamond drill program with Silver Sands was designed to expand the resource
by testing both gaps in and extensions to the principal veins as previously defined at Naty Extension,
Ely Central, Martina and Magi veins, as well as newly identified vein structures at the Margarita,
Patricia and Daniela veins. The drill targets were located to the north, south and east of the current
Virginia resource area and represent high potential drill-ready zones within the overall extensive vein
field (news release October 29, 2020).
In Q1 2021, Mirasol reported the results from the 2,831 m Phase I exploration program completed
in calendar Q4 2020 at the Virginia project. The drill holes completed at Martina, Julia South and Ely
Central show the potential for significant new mineralization outside the current resource area.
Mirasol and Silver Sands intend to drill extensively with the objective of expanding the mineralized
footprint and potentially upgrading the resource estimate (news release January 21, 2021 and
February 23, 2021). Notable intersects from the Phase I program include:
• Martina: 33.5 m at 198.51 g/t Ag, including 17.7 m at 316 g/t Ag
• Ely Central: 9.25 m at 233.54 g/t Ag, including 4.5 m at 441.71 g/t Ag
• Julia South: 8.50 m at 123.43 g/t Ag, including 3.90 m at 168.34 g/t Ag
• Martina SE: 16.05 m at 63.97 g/t Ag including 0.90 m at 352.32 g/t Ag
In May 2021, Mirasol reported results from the Phase II diamond drilling program, which comprised
20 core holes (3,104 m) bringing the total holes drilled to 38 (5,935 m) during the current field season
at Virginia. A new high-grade zone was discovered at Ely Central, where drilling has intersected
strong and continuous Ag grades in four drill holes over a 200 m strike length. Mineralization at Ely
Central remains open to expansion both laterally to the north, south and to depth. In addition,
significant intercepts were encountered at the Ely North, Martina NW and Julia South targets,
confirming the potential for new mineralized zone to be delineated at the project (news release May
17, 2021).
Highlighted intercepts from the Phase II program at Ely Central include:
• 9.98 m at 560 g/t Ag, Including 2.87 m at 1,578 g/t Ag
• 9.60 m at 639 g/t Ag
• 10.80 m at 625 g/t Ag, Including 5.70 m at 1,110 g/t Ag
The results from Phase I and II exploration programs, which included drilling, mechanical trenching
and sampling, geophysical surveys, have been reviewed for planning the 2,700m Phase III program
which started in October 2021. The current program is focused on various targets within the Virginia
vein field to continue expending the known mineralized zones by drilling within gaps, along strike
and depth at Ely Central, Ely North, Julia South and Martina NW. Additional drill holes are planned
at Margarita along strike and below anomalous surface rock samples. In addition, Mirasol will
complete an initial test at the Maos target and at the Santa Rita prospect, which is located further to
the north within the property package.
Homenaje Au/Ag Project, Santa Cruz: (Operated and Funded by Patagonia Gold)
On April 19, 2021 Mirasol announced the signing of a binding agreement with Patagonia Gold Corp.
(“Patagonia”) for the Homenaje project. Mirasol has granted Patagonia the option to earn an
undivided 75% interest in the project over six years by delivering, by the end of the option period, a
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positive Prefeasibility Study (as defined by NI 43-101) for a resource of no less than 300,000 oz of
Au equivalent. In addition, Patagonia shall complete a minimum of US$2.55 million in staged
exploration expenditures.
Upon completion of the option, Mirasol and Patagonia will hold a 25% and 75% interest, respectively,
in a participating joint venture company that will hold the project. If either party’s equity interest is
diluted below 10%, it will convert to a 2% NSR royalty.
Exploration Results
Exploration to date has been limited as more than 90% of the project area is covered by thin post-
mineral rocks, including Tertiary plateau basalt and gravels. However, small erosional windows show
Middle to Upper Jurassic tuffs assigned to La Matilde Formation, which hosts localized hydrothermal
breccias, veinlets and stockworks of chalcedonic quartz.
Analysis and interpretation of outcropping alteration, mineralization, structural setting, magnetics and
chargeability/resistivity gradient array responses have defined four northwest trending prospective
structural trends, with similar geologic characteristics to those of the adjacent COSE and Cap Oeste
mineralized areas.
Initial rock chip sampling of mineralized structures, discontinuously outcropping on a northwest
trending corridor, identified in an area of 1,500 m x 800 m that returned anomalous Au, Ag, As, Sb,
Mo, Cu and Pb. Anomalous samples are characterized by altered tuff with thin chalcedony veinlets.
Patagonia is working on obtaining the required environmental permits to advance exploration. Once
granted, Patagonia will complete a surface program including detailed geological mapping,
geophysical surveys and channel sampling.
Nico Au/Ag Project, Santa Cruz:
On April 19, 2021, Mirasol announced that it has transferred its interest in the Nico property to
Patagonia in return for a 1.5% NSR royalty. Mirasol has the right to regain full ownership of the
property if production from the property has not commenced by the end of third year.
Libanesa Au/Ag Project, Santa Cruz: (Operated and Funded by Golden Arrow)
On October 12, 2021, Mirasol announced the execution of a definitive agreement granting to Golden
Arrow Resources Corporation (TSX-V: GRG) (“Golden Arrow”) an option to acquire a 75% undivided
interest in Mirasol’s Libanesa project in Santa Cruz province, Argentina. Golden Arrow may exercise
the option over six years by incurring exploration expenditures totaling US$4,000,000 and making
cash payments to Mirasol totaling US$1,000,000. The initial US$500,000 in exploration expenditures
is a firm commitment and Golden Arrow is required to complete a minimum of 2,000m of drilling by
the end of the second year.
Upon completion of the option, Mirasol and Golden Arrow will hold 25% and 75%, respectively, in a
participating JV company holding Libanesa. If either party’s equity interest is diluted below 10%, it
will convert to a 2% net smelter return royalty.
Exploration Results
Libanesa is a 14,500 ha Ag-Au (Pb) project discovered by Mirasol. It is located at the northeastern
margin of the Deseado Massif Au-Ag metallogenic province, approximately 70 km west of the port
of Puerto Deseado, 40 km northwest of the Cerro Moro Au/Ag Mine operated by Yamana Gold and
100 km northeast of the Don Nicolas Au/Ag mine operated by Cerrado Gold.
Libanesa hosts several diversified geological, geochemical and geophysical-supported drill targets.
Cerro Plomo is the principal prospect and is characterized by a well-mineralized Au/Ag hydrothermal
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breccia that is exposed at surface and supported by both chargeability and resistivity geophysical
anomalies at depth. Peripheral polymetallic veins at the Libanesa Main prospect represent
secondary targets and are supported by strong base metal and Au mineralization. The Lagunita
prospect is a third prospective zone, which has reported encouraging rock chip Au values from more
typical low sulfidation-type epithermal veins and breccias. This prospect warrants additional surface
exploration to vector into the potentially better mineralized parts of this extensive vein system, where
intermittent vein occurrences, outcropping/sub-cropping through post mineral cover, have been
mapped over a strike length of more than 2.3 km. (see News Release June 1st, 2021 for a summary
on previous work completed at Libanesa).
Golden Arrow is mobilizing an exploration team to Santa Cruz this month to conduct additional
surface exploration, which may include geophysical surveys, to refine targets for a drill program
expected to start in the first quarter of 2022.
Exploration Activities on 100% Owned or Controlled Claims
Chile
Inca Gold Au-Ag Project, Northern Chile
In early 2020, Mirasol announced the signing of an option agreement with subsidiaries of Newmont
Mining Corporation (“NEM”) to acquire the Inca Gold project in northern Chile (news release January
13, 2020). Mirasol was granted the option to earn 100% of the project over five years, subject to a
1.5% NSR royalty, by drilling 1,000 m over two years and incurring US$3 million in exploration
expenditures over five years. Mirasol may terminate the agreement at any time after the completion
of the initial 1,000m drilling commitment.
Upon completion of this option, NEM will have the right to earn back 70% of the project in two stages.
In stage 1, NEM will have to make a cash payment of US$3 million to Mirasol and fund $6 million in
exploration over three years. In stage 2, NEM will have to deliver a NI 43-101 compliant Prefeasibility
Study on a resource of no less than 2 million ounces of Au equivalent using agreed upon cut-off
grades or incur an additional US$21 million in exploration expenditures over six years. If NEM
completes stage 1 but not stage 2, Mirasol will retain 100% of the project and NEM will be granted
an additional 0.5% NSR royalty, which may be bought back by Mirasol at fair market value.
Exploration Results
The 16,300 ha Inca Gold project is located in Region III of Chile, approximately 100 km north of
Copiapo, and within the Inca Del Oro mining district that hosts both Santiago Metals Delirio Cu-Au
mine and PanAust/Codelco’s Inca de Oro porphyry Cu-Au deposit. Inca Gold lies between 2,000 to
3,000 m ASL and has good access allowing for year-round exploration. Mirasol’s initial exploration
at the Sandra prospect has defined five Ag-Au prospects, none of which have been drill tested.
Mirasol has also staked 2,400 ha of exploration claims directly to the south of the Sandra target and
plans to complete a first pass evaluation of these new claims during the current field campaign. Local
geology on the southern portion of the project is characterized by a thick volcanic-sedimentary
sequence consisting of ignimbrites, lava flows, and volcanic breccias. The northern portion consists
of an older sequence of intensely folded and faulted ignimbrites and volcanic breccias. These two
geologic domains are separated by a regional NE lineament mostly covered by Atacama gravels.
The Sandra prospect is located at the southwestern border of the property and is currently the better-
known target, where a large hydrothermal vein system with development of intermediate sulfidation
epithermal (“ISE”) mineralization has been recognized.
In November 2020, Mirasol reported on the initial surface program which focused on the Sandra
prospect. Mirasol’s initial surveys included 1:2,000 scale geological mapping of the quartz vein
swarms, systematic rock sawn geochemical channel sampling across the key veins and
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reconnaissance geochemical rock chip sampling over outlying areas of the prospect. In total, 498
samples were collected from 138 individual sawn channel cuts. Seven zones of veining and
anomalous geochemistry have been outlined within the Sandra prospect, with three of these targets
have been prioritized for testing by an initial 1,500 m drill program. These target zones, which
represent the deepest eroded parts of the outcropping system (<2,450 m ASL), showed an overall
increase in Au and Ag grades when compared with the higher elevation surrounding areas and are
considered geologically, structurally and geochemically strong targets for this initial drill program
(news release November 25, 2020).
Following the approval of the Company’s environmental report in early 2021, a 1,714 m Phase I drill
program was completed at the project.
A total of eight diamond drill holes were drilled on three separate targets to test for mineralization
below outcropping quartz veins. The assay results for Au and Ag are generally low grade and over
narrow widths, ranging from 0.5 to 1 m. The highest values were in hole IG-DD-004 that returned
0.27 g/t Au and 47.8 g/t Ag over 0.5 m (see news release June 30, 2021). No further work is expected
at the Sandra prospect. Following the completion of the maiden drill program at Sandra, the
Company has met the minimum drilling commitment and exploration expenditures required for the
first two years under the option agreement with Newmont, and it now has until January 2023 to
evaluate the other prospects at Inca Gold.
Two additional prospects, Vania and Rincon, located to the north of Sandra are under evaluation
and have potential for porphyry and breccia related Cu and Au mineralization. This is notable as the
district hosts several large mineralized systems such as Inca Del Oro porphyry Cu project and the
El Salvador porphyry Cu mine, located 12 km west and 50 km north from Inca Gold, respectively. In
addition, the Delirio Cu mine, owned and operated by Santiago Metals, is located 4 km to the west
of Sandra and hosts Cu in tourmaline hydrothermal breccias, with abundant historical alluvial Au
workings.
The Vania porphyry Cu-Au prospect is delineated by multi-layered exploration data collected by NEM
prior to the option agreement with Mirasol. Vania hosts a strong, central Au DSG (Deep Sensing
Geochemistry) anomaly with a peripheral anomalous multi-element geochemical halo, highlighted
by NEM’s proprietary in-house geochemical processing technique. This geochemical signature is
coincident with a prospective structural intersection of northwest and northeast trending lineaments,
and overlies a magnetic low feature interpreted as potentially representing magnetic destruction
resulting from alteration and mineralization events. Mirasol’s assessment of Vania will include an
expanded soil geochemical survey and a systematic IP geophysical survey over the existing Au DSG
anomaly.
The Rincon prospect is located approximately 7 km northeast of the Delirio Cu Mine and represents
a window through the Atacama gravel cover where mineralized quartz-tourmaline crackle breccias
have been mapped. The current known extent of the breccia is approximately 700x200 m and
prospecting level geochemical samples from Newmont returned anomalous Au assays from narrow
quartz veins and Cu-Mo assays from hydrothermal crackle breccias. This breccia target is
considered attractive due to its similarities with the other mineralized tourmaline breccias in the
district which hosts economic Cu-Au grades. Detailed, systematic geological mapping and
geochemical sampling surveys are planned, with an IP geophysical survey to be completed if
warranted.
Altazor Au Project, Northern Chile:
On November 21, 2017 Mirasol announced the signing of an option and farm-in agreement with
Newcrest International Pty Limited (“NCM”). The agreement grants NCM the right to acquire, in
multiple stages, up to a 75% interest in the Altazor project by making at least US$10 million in
exploration expenditures and delivering a feasibility study. NCM may earn an additional 5% interest,
if Mirasol requests that NCM fund the project to commercial production, which would reduce the
Company’s retained project equity to 20%. The first-year spending commitment of US$1.5 million
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was directed to a property wide surface exploration and geophysics program for drill target definition.
NCM is also required to pay US$1.9 million in staged option payments to Mirasol over the duration
of the agreement.
On November 12, 2018 the Company reported that the initial twelve-month option stage of the
Altazor agreement had been completed with NCM incurring exploration expenditures in excess of
US$1.5 million. NCM also made a US$500,000 payment to Mirasol to exercise its option to enter the
farm-in stage.
In late 2019, Mirasol and NCM agreed to extend the first earn-in period from its initial four years to
the earlier of five years and the completion of the US$8.5 million in exploration expenditures required
to vest the initial 51% interest in the project.
On August 18, 2021, the Company announced that it received notice from NCM that it was
terminating the option and farm-in agreement.
Exploration Results
Altazor is a HSE Au project covering 33,230 ha located in an underexplored section of the Mio-
Pliocene age mineral belt. Mirasol completed a first-pass of reconnaissance sampling over
approximately 50% of the project area in 2017. These results showed comparable geology,
alteration patterns and Au ppb-level anomalous assays in soil and rock chip samples to those
reported from surface sampling at Gold Fields’ Au-Ag HSE Salares Norte development stage project.
Salares Norte has a geological setting analogous to Altazor and is also located in the Mio-Pliocene
mineral belt of Chile (news release October 11, 2017).
Altazor has favourable infrastructure, being situated just 20 km south of 345 kV powerlines that follow
International Highway Route 23, a paved road connecting northern Chile and Argentina. In common
with other Mio-Pliocene mines and projects, Altazor is located at high altitudes of between 4,000 and
5,200 m; however, Altazor has good “drive-up access” via an open valley and a network of easily
passable gravel tracks.
Mirasol’s initial reconnaissance sampling, completed in 2017 prior to the NCM agreement, covered
approximately 50% of the project area. A total of 216 stream sediment, 395 soil and 933 rock chip
samples were collected and returned significantly anomalous Au, Ag, Cu, Pb, Zn and epithermal
path finder elements, from sampling in the vicinity of mapped breccia bodies (news release October
11, 2017).
In late 2018, Mirasol reported the results from the 2017/18 exploration program completed under the
exploration agreement with NCM to define targets for drill testing (news release November 12, 2018).
The program included alteration analysis of soils, radiometric age dating,1,035 line-km ground
magnetic geophysical survey, geological mapping, geochemical rock chip sampling over an area of
128 km2, a 2,030 sample, low detection limit soil grid covering 85.6 km2 and a 66.9 line-km
Controlled Source Audio-Magnetotellurics (“CSAMT”) resistivity geophysical survey. Integrated
analysis of the combined data sets indicated Altazor to be a district-scale, zoned alteration system
preserved at a level that could conceal HSE Au deposits beneath “barren” steam heated cap rocks
and post mineral cover. This program successfully identified multiple compelling large-scale drill
targets in three principal prospects that have alteration, geochemical and geophysical characteristics
in common with the predrill target signatures of the Salares Norte and Alturas Au HSE discoveries.
During the first half of 2019, NCM reinitiated surface exploration of the large Altazor alteration
system, aimed at exploring extensions of the prospects identified in the previous season’s program,
to undertake first pass exploration of new claims staked at the end of last season, and to cover
interpreted extensions of the alteration system. Fieldwork consisted of rock chip and alteration
sampling as well as detailed geologic mapping.
Mirasol is considering the best path to complete an initial 2,000 m drill program and is concurrently
engaging with the local community.
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Argentina
Sascha – Marcelina Au-Ag Project, Santa Cruz
Mirasol staked the Sascha project in 2003 to secure the 5 km long Sascha Vein Zone, which was
partially drill tested while under an exploration agreement with Coeur Mining (“Coeur”) from 2006 to
2009. Coeur terminated the agreement in 2009 and returned 100% of the project to Mirasol.
On January 23, 2019, Mirasol signed an option to purchase agreement with a private mining
company for the 5,700 ha Marcelina exploration claims, consolidating for the first time the full district
under one company.
Mirasol can acquire 100% of the Marcelina claims by making staged option payments totalling
US$3.4 million over four years and granting a 1.5% NSR royalty. US$3.15 million of the option
payments are due on the 4th anniversary. Mirasol committed to a minimum US$300,000 exploration
expenditure during the first three years of the option period.
Following this consolidation, Mirasol completed an integrated interpretation of Mirasol’s district-scale
exploration data sets collected prior to 2009. Anomalous rock chip Au-Ag assays and Aster satellite
alteration anomalies define a 16.5 x 4.0 km (65 km2) hydrothermal “footprint” to the district, showing
a large-scale, zoned alteration system characteristic of a sizable Au-Ag LSE system. Five, multi-
kilometre long, mineralized vein and silicified breccia trends have been recognized to date across
the consolidated district. The trends traverse the Pellegrini Silica Cap, or outcrop through post
mineral gravel and basalt cover that surrounds the Silica Cap (news release January 25, 2019).
The geologic and geomorphic setting of the Pellegrini Silica Cap and related silica structures and
veins is analogous to the setting of the Cerro Negro mine operated by Newmont, which is a high-
grade Au-Ag, low-cost underground mine, located approximately 100 km to the north of the Sascha-
Marcelina project (Reserves: 2.57 Moz Au and 20.42 Moz Ag / Resources: 1.87 Moz Au and 8.51
Moz Ag5).
In the first half of 2019, Mirasol completed additional surface exploration activities on the Sascha-
Marcelina project (news release July 18, 2019), which included geological mapping, detailed rock
chip geochemical sampling, extensive soil grid geochemical sampling (with PXRF sourced
geochemistry) and the acquisition of alteration data using in-house handheld ASD technology on all
the rock chips and soil samples collected. This work has defined a large alteration footprint located
in the immediate vicinity of the Marcelina claims, hosting an epithermal silica vein system with
multiple mineralized trends. Within this area, new prospects have been recognized with the
“Estancia Trend” and the “Igloo Trend”, both located in close proximity to an extensive Pellegrini
Silica Cap, which is interpreted as representing the preserved fossil paleosurface of a low sulfidation
system.
Mirasol followed up on this work with a total of 40 line-km of IP geophysics survey completed over
the three principal areas - the Estancia Trend (20.5 line-km), the Pellegrini silica cap (14.2 line-km)
and the Igloo trend (5.35 line-km). Significant chargeability and resistivity anomalies have been
defined, indicating the possible presence of sulphides and silica bodies, which could represent zones
of hydrothermal alteration and mineralization at shallow depths. Mirasol has incorporated this
geophysical data with the results from the surface exploration to define a series of new highly
prospective, large-scale targets that are supported by a prospective geological setting, widespread
indications of Au and Ag mineralization, and near surface, coincident geophysical anomalies. The
combination of these features strengthens the potential for better mineralized Au-Ag veins at depth
(news release April 15, 2021).
A 2,814 m drilling program completed in 2021 focused on three prioritized target areas, returned
encouraging results. The Pellegrini Trend returned a broad zone of Au and Ag mineralization
overprinting a younger Pb and Zn rich base metal pulse, that is interpretated to represent the high-
5 Newmont Corporation - 2/10/2021 Press Release
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level expression in this epithermal system. This mineralized zone may correspond to the top or the
margins of a hydrothermal breccia body, or possibly the upper zones of a larger mineralized and
dilated structure at depth, spatially associated with a rhyolitic dome complex. Drilling on the Igloo
and Estancia Trends also returned a number of anomalous Au and Ag intercepts, and improved the
understanding of the local geological settings which will help in vectoring follow-up drill programs
towards higher grade zones at depth and within a more permissive stratigraphic horizon (see news
release August 9, 2021).
At the Pellegrini Trend, four diamond drill holes were completed at the main target area with two
scout holes outboard on two other major northwest trending faults structures to the west and north,
for a combined total of 1,431 m.
Holes PEL-DDH-001, PEL-DDH-002 and PEL-DDH-005 all encountered within their upper levels,
restricted zones of anomalous mineralization associated with hydrothermal brecciation. Hole PEL-
DDH-005, which was drilled deeper below PEL-DDH-002, exhibits the best mineralized intersection
to date. A wide zone of peripheral crackle brecciation starts at 170 m vertically below surface and
continues into an inner core of hydrothermal polymictic brecciation for a total intercepted width of
brecciation >25 m. This inner zone returned an intersection of 20.4 m at 0.24 g/t Au and 39 g/t Ag
(58 g/t AgEq6) from 242.5 m, including 10.5 m at 0.28 g/t Au and 66 g/t Ag (87 g/t AgEq) from 249
m. High Zn and Pb base metal results are also associated with this brecciated body with 0.82% Pb
and 0.7% Zn over the broader 20.4 m interval, including 1.3 m with 3.19% Pb and 2.56% Zn.
These results from PEL-DDH-005 are considered very encouraging as they represent a clear
downward vector for the mineralization underneath the narrower, mineralized zones intersected in
each of holes PEL-DDH-001 and PEL-DDH-002. Based on several geological observations,
including the “peripheral” crackle brecciation, mineralization style and silica species, this intersection
is interpreted to represent the peripheral or the upper part of an untested larger body of
mineralization. Further drilling is required to confirm the geometry of this mineralized hydrothermal
breccia body and how it relates to the local topography.
As a follow-up, Mirasol is in the planning stages for a second complementary and deeper penetrating
IP geophysics program to more accurately map the location and orientation of this apparent
northwest trending, northeast dipping sulfide-rich breccia.
At the Estancia Trend, six holes (1,011 m) were completed. Three of these holes located in the
southern part of the prospect (Estancia Sur) returned anomalous Au results. This drilling
demonstrated that Estancia Sur is located in the lower part of the Matilda formation or upper part of
the Chon Aike, neither of which are good, competent host rocks for productive fissure veins. Instead
of concentrating mineralization, their physical characteristics allow for wider intersections of lower
grade and dispersed mineralization, as illustrated by the results from drill hole EST-DDH-003 (8.7 m
at 0.32 g/t Au). However, with focused, deeper drilling, it is considered likely that a stronger
mineralization could be encountered in the more permissive rock type (mid to lower Chon Aike
formation).
At the Igloo Trend, limited initial drilling intercepted mineralization very similar to that of Estancia Sur,
related to narrow veinlets, zones of pseudo-stockwork and fluidized channels hosting brecciation,
with Au grades up to 0.57 g/t. This mineralization is associated with a pronounced and widespread
“cloud” of pathfinder elements characterised by arsenic, antimony and mercury + barium. Such
zones of anomalous pathfinder elements typically reside above productive systems in several low
sulfidation Au-Ag epithermal mines and deposits in Santa Cruz and provide a strong vector to depth
for stronger mineralization.
6 Silver equivalent (“AgEq”) is calculated using metal prices of US$ 1800/oz for Au and US$ 24/oz for Ag. Recoveries
are assumed to be 100% as no metallurgical test data is available. The equation used is: AgEq g/t = Ag g/t + (Au g/t x
75)
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Other Properties
Mirasol holds several additional drill-ready and early-stage exploration properties prospective for Au,
Ag and Cu mineralization in southern Argentina and northern Chile. The Company has signed
confidentiality agreements, distributed data sets and conducted field reviews with selected
companies with the objective of securing potential new partnerships for these properties.
In November 2020, Mirasol introduced and reported initial exploration results from its 100% owned
Nandi Cu project, located in the Paleocene porphyry Cu belt in northern Chile. Nandi was staked by
Mirasol through its project generation program and comprises approximately 5,000 ha of exploration
claims, located 30 km northwest of BHP’s Escondida Cu mine and 63 km southeast of Glencore’s
Lomas Bayas Cu mine. Nandi is favorably situated in the area of intersection between the
continental-scale north-south trending Domeyko Fault System and the northwest trending Archibarca
Lineament, a regional structural framework that, for example, controlled the emplacement of the
giant Escondida porphyry Cu deposit cluster. The project also benefits from easy access along the
asphalt highway from the port city of Antofagasta to the Escondida mine, lying at a relatively low
altitude of 1,800 m above sea level. Initial exploration results have been encouraging with multiple
targets for potential porphyry Cu mineralization defined, which merit follow up field work before drill
testing (news release November 5, 2020).
In September 2021, Mirasol introduced and reported initial exploration results from its 100% owned
Osiris Cu project located within the fertile Miocene belt of Chile which is host to several high-profile
advanced projects such as Altar, Los Azules, El Pachon and Pelambres, among others. Osiris was
staked by Mirasol through its project generation program and comprises approximately 10,000 ha of
exploration claims. Mirasol’s detailed surface exploration, which included geological mapping,
geochemical sampling and alteration analysis, has defined two drill-ready concealed porphyry Cu-
Mo-(Au) targets (Filo Gordito and Northern Osiris). Mirasol has initiated a search for an exploration
partner to advance and drill test this additional attractive project (news release September 29, 2021).
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HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2021 AND 2020
FINANCIAL CONDITION
Mirasol remains in a strong financial position with cash and cash equivalents of $10,023,402 and
working capital of $10,434,128 as of June 30, 2021.
During the year ended June 30, 2021, the Company incurred total company-wide net cash
expenditures of $5,280,768. The financial statements show a total expenditure of $5,361,037 of
which non-cash items such as share-based payments and depreciation totalled $80,269.
For the year ended June 30, 2021 the total net cash expenditure was distributed between head office
corporate spending of $1,344,959, inclusive of officer’s salaries, board fees, business development,
corporate administration, investor relations and regulatory compliance; and a total net exploration
expenditure of $3,935,809 (table 1).
The annual level of spending by the Company is determined by its ability to secure financing through
the sale of its securities, sales of assets and exploration agreements with its industry partners.
EXPLORATION FINANCIAL SUMMARY
The Company’s total exploration costs include exploration, property retention costs of the exploration
project portfolio, costs associated with preparing projects for joint venture, in-country operation and
management, and local value added taxes (“VAT”). For the year ended June 30, 2021, Mirasol
invested $1,801,955 on exploration in Chile and $2,133,854 in Argentina (table 1).
The Company received $3,768,307 in cost recoveries during the year ended June 30, 2021; including
claims fees, salaries of Mirasol employees seconded to the partner-funded programs and other
operational costs that are covered by the partners under the terms of agreements. Mirasol earned
$162,198 of management fee income during the year. The Company also received $750,719 in
option payments from its Gorbea, Coronación and Nord projects (table 1).
CORPORATE MATTERS
On August 25, 2020, Mr. Dana Prince advised the Board that he was retiring as Chairperson effective
August 31, 2020. Mr. Prince also resigned as a director on October 2, 2020. Patrick Evans was
elected Chairperson.
On September 28, 2020, Mr. Norm Pitcher, advised the Board that he was leaving to pursue other
opportunities. On October 5, 2020, the Company’s Chairperson, Patrick Evans, was appointed
interim CEO pending the appointment of a new CEO.
On October 19, 2020, the Company announced its intention to make a normal course issuer bid (the
"NCIB") to purchase for cancellation, from time to time, as it considers advisable, up to 3,900,000 of
its issued and outstanding common shares, being approximately 7.2% of the Company's outstanding
common shares and approximately 9.93% of the Company's Public Float (as that term is defined in
the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange). The NICB commenced on October 22, 2020 and will
terminate on October 21, 2021, or such earlier time as the NCIB is completed or at the option of the
Company. As part of the NCIB and as of June 30, 2021, the Company has repurchased and
cancelled 280,500 of its common shares. Subsequent to the year ended June 30, 2021, the
Company has repurchased 45,000 and cancelled an additional 23,000 of its common shares.
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On December 23, 2020, Mirasol announced that the Company has received multiple unsolicited
expressions of interest from third parties seeking to acquire the Company on an at-market zero-
premium basis. The Board of Mirasol gave careful consideration to these expressions of interest and
determined that it was in the best interest of shareholders that the Company remain independent
and focused on its current business plan.
On December 31, 2021, Max Pinsky was appointed as Corporate Secretary for the Company on the
retirement of Gregory Smith.
On January 5, 2021, Tim Heenan was promoted to the position of VP Exploration. Mr. Heenan is
one of the original founders of Mirasol, was a director for more than thirteen years and has worked
exclusively for Mirasol since its inception in 2003. He was directly involved in several discoveries,
including the famous Cerro Negro Mining District in the Province of Santa Cruz, Argentina, and
several other high-profile projects throughout the region.
On January 7, 2021, the Company sold its wholly-owned subsidiaries, La Curva Exploraciones SA
(“La Curva”) and Oroaustral Exploraciones SA (“Oroaustral”) (the “Subsidiaries”). The sale
transaction was effected pursuant to an Agreement for Purchase dated December 29, 2020, by and
between the Company and arm’s length third parties, as buyer (the “Purchase Agreement”).
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company sold its 100% interest in the Subsidiaries for
total consideration of $68,300. The net liabilities of the Subsidiaries were $1,331 at the date of sale.
Accordingly, the Company realized a gain on sale of $66,031 which has been reflected in the
consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss.
On April 14, 2021, Tim Heenan was appointed to the position of President with Patrick Evans serving
as Executive Chair.
The shareholders of the Company represented at the 2021 Annual General Meeting, which was held
on May 12, 2021, elected Nick DeMare, John Tognetti, Patrick Evans and Diane Nicolson as
directors of the Company for the ensuing year. Further, the shareholders also approved: (i) the
reappointment of Davidson & Company as the Company’s independent auditor; (ii) the Stock Option
Plan; and (iii) the Restricted Share Unit Plan, all as described in the Information Circular prepared
for the meeting. Following the meeting, the board of directors reappointed the following officers of
the Company: Timothy Heenan, President; Patrick Evans, Executive Chairman; Mathew Lee, CFO;
Jonathan Rosset, VP Corporate Development and Max Pinsky, Corporate Secretary.
On September 15, 2021, the Company announced that Mr. Timothy C. Moody, B.Sc. (Hon), has
agreed to join the board of directors of the Company. Mr. Moody has over 30 years of experience in
the mining industry, with expertise in mineral exploration, resource assessment, business
development and corporate strategy. The Company also announced the grant of a total of 3,100,000
incentive stock options to directors, management, consultants and contractors. The options are for
a five-year term at an exercise price of $0.34 per option share and will vest over a period of three
years.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2021 AND 2020
The Company’s net loss for the year ended June 30, 2021 (“2021”) was $5,962,584 or $0.11 per
share compared to a net loss of $5,902,479 or $0.11 per share for the year ended June 30, 2020
(“2020”), an increase of $60,105.
The increase in net loss during 2021 is due to a combination of an increase in exploration
expenditures, administration costs, overhead costs related to the exploration activities, investment
income, and an increase on foreign exchange loss.
The Company’s total operating expenses were $5,361,037 and $6,397,724 for the year ended June
30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
The Company recorded interest income of $614,748 from its investments during the year ended
June 30, 2021, as compared to $286,877 during the last fiscal year. The Company also recorded an
unrealized loss on its marketable securities of $149,586 as compared to $168,537 during the last
fiscal year.
The Company recorded a loss of $1,075,835 on foreign exchange from conversion of funds during
the year ended June 30, 2021 as compared to a gain of $421,500 during the last fiscal year.
Share-based payments decreased to a recovered amount of $25,968 in 2021 from an expense of
$426,103 in 2020. The recovery is due to the reversal of previously recognized share-based
payments from options that were cancelled during the current year. Depreciation expense increased
to $106,237 in 2021 from $74,331 in 2020. Both are non-cash items.
Other notable variances include an increase in exploration expenditures to $3,935,809 in 2021 as
compared to $3,863,486 in 2020 (table 1); a decrease in business development, marketing and
investor communications expenses to $276,034 in 2021 from $499,116 in 2020; a decrease of
management and directors fees to $697,144 in 2021 as compared to $941,825 in 2020; a decrease
in office administration, filing fees, and travel expenses to $234,308 in 2021 compared to $398,995
in 2020; and a decrease in professional fees to $137,473 in 2021 compared to $193,868 in 2020
from various consultants.
Please refer to the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for a breakdown of the
Company’s general and administration expenses for the years ended June 30, 2021 and 2020.
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The following tables provides changes in exploration expenditures and cost recoveries in the current
year compared to the prior fiscal year:
Table 1: Summary of exploration expenditures for the years ended June 30, 2021 and 2020.
(1) During the period ended June 30, 2021, the Company received USD$1,742,879 from Silver Sands as
part of the option agreement. Funds were received in Canada and transferred to the Company’s
subsidiary in Argentina. Once the funds were received in Argentina, the Company used a mechanism
whereby the US funds are used to buy and then sell government bonds denominated in pesos. The
buy and sell of the bond create an implied exchange rate, which diverges significantly above
Argentina’s official fixed exchange rate. Accordingly, a recovery of $2,832,227 has been recorded
under Virginia project in Argentina, (note #1 in the breakdown by projects for Argentina’s exploration
and evaluation expenses table).
A breakdown by country and group of projects of the Company’s exploration and evaluation
expenses for the years ended June 30, 2021 and 2020:
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Table 1 - Exploration summaryTwelve months Jun 30,202120202021202020212020Exploration costs2,632,369 2,431,350 4,062,099 507,173 6,694,468 2,938,523 Exploration costs recovery(936,080) (1,006,091) (2,832,227) (1) - (3,768,307) (1,006,091) Option income(750,719) (64,321) - - (750,719) (64,321) Management fees- (42,762) (162,198) - (162,198) (42,762) Corporate operation 856,385 911,373 1,066,180 1,126,764 1,922,565 2,038,137 Net Exploration expenses1,801,955 2,229,549 2,133,854 1,633,937 3,935,809 3,863,486 Total ChileTotal ArgentinaTotal Mirasol
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20212020Altazor Camp and general14,395 1,062 Contractors and consultants32,579 11,723 Exploration costs recovered(98,168) (58,857) Mining rights and fees159,705 96,337 Travel & accommodation13,762 - 122,273 50,265 Gorbea Package Assays and sampling- 2,303 Camp and general159 62 Contractors and consultants11,090 105,957 Exploration costs recovered(229,986) (262,372) Mining rights and fees263,428 262,170 Option Income(618,527) - Resource Studies- 6,797 Professional fees- 1,205 (573,836) 116,122 CoronationCamp and general- 279 Contractors and consultants6,869 19,579 Option income(66,422) (64,321) Mining rights and fees12,870 2,333 Professional fees- 8,167 Travel & accommodation- 1,058 (46,683) (32,905) Indra_Agni Assays and sampling- 96,878 Camp and general- 27,164 Contractors and consultants- 128,623 Drilling- 251,290 Environmental- 16,220 Exploration costs recovered- (684,862) Mining rights and fees- 5,831 Resource Studies- 5,166 Travel & accommodation- 30,726 - (122,964) CHILE For the Twelve Months Ended Jun 30,
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CHILE (Cont'd…)20212020RubiAssays and sampling1,792 - Camp and general45,657 - Contractors and consultants152,591 - Exploration costs recovered(607,926) - Drilling275,644 - Environmental43,864 - Mining rights and fees68,784 - Resource Studies19,581 - Travel & accommodation60,736 - 60,723 - Nord Contractors and consultants25,438 - Mining rights and fees45,815 - Option income(65,770) - 5,483 - (432,040) 10,518 Chile Pipeline ProjectsAssays and sampling- 26,726 Camp and general- 26,056 Contractors and consultants12,927 122,987 Geophysics117,043 - Mining rights and fees13,817 69,642 Travel & accommodation- 24,770 143,787 270,181 RubiContractors and consultants- 25,351 Geophysics- 1,633 Mining rights and fees- 81,257 Professional fees- 1,840 Travel & accommodation- 250 - 110,331 Nord Contractors and consultants- 10,638 Mining rights and fees- 4,827 - 15,465 Total - Properties joint ventured to other For the Twelve Months Ended Jun 30,
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CHILE (Cont'd…)20212020Los Amarillos (Brahma)Assays and sampling- 67,730 Camp and general- 40,248 Contractors and consultants5,073 235,772 Drilling- 2,012 Environmental- 53,168 Geophysics- 1,994 Mining rights and fees13,627 60,729 Travel & accommodation- 37,348 18,700 499,001 ZeusCamp and general- 775 Contractors and consultants2,681 18,982 Mining rights and fees20,925 36,998 Professional fees1,612 - Travel & accommodation- 473 25,218 57,228 187,705 952,206 IncaAssays and sampling50,868 - Camp and general104,587 2,836 Contractors and consultants359,640 51,640 Drilling343,999 - Environmental10,904 40,241 Geophysics- 14,900 Mining rights and fees50,739 56,110 Resource studies8,580 540 Travel & accommodation84,448 7,186 1,013,765 173,453 Los Amarillos (Enami)Assays and sampling- 23,781 Camp and general- 26,599 Contractors and consultants- 95,108 Drilling- 301 Environmental- 10,890 Join Venture payments- 13,260 Mining rights and fees- 3,065 Professional fees- 168 Travel & accommodation- 24,482 - 197,654 For the Twelve Months Ended Jun 30, Total - 100% owned properties
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CHILE (Cont'd…)20212020Ladera - Joint VentureContractors and consultants7,134 5,943 Join Venture Payments64,398 - Mining rights and fees5,211 20,718 Travel & accommodation- 446 76,743 27,107 1,090,508 398,214 Project Generation99,397 - Management Fee Income- (42,762) 856,385 911,373 1,801,955 2,229,549 ARGENTINAVirginia - Joint VentureAssays and sampling301,829 - Camp and general712,270 29,886 Contractors and consultants449,432 46,110 Drilling1,199,579 - Drilling support35,658 509 Exploration costs recovered (1)(2,832,227) - Geophysics15,893 - Mining rights and fees32,039 8,308 Professional fees- 950 Travel & accommodation43,586 - (41,941) 85,763 .(41,941) 85,763 Argentina Pipeline ProjectsAssays and sampling3,685 - Camp and general4,463 235 Contractors and consultants24,654 38,927 Environmental372 1,206 Mining rights and fees13,372 25,933 46,546 66,301 Claudia Camp and general3,375 2,803 Contractors and consultants1,316 7,778 Environmental- 3,014 Geophysics- 1,933 Mining rights and fees116,966 112,554 121,657 128,082 Total - Properties joint ventured to other Total - Earn-in joint venture on third party Total ChileCorporate Operation & Management - Chile For the Twelve Months Ended Jun 30,
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ARGENTINA (Cont'd…)20212020La Curva Assays and sampling- 124 Camp and general5,142 265 Contractors and consultants792 4,681 Environmental134 - Mining rights and fees19,234 21,738 Travel & accommodation1,072 - 26,374 26,808 SashaContractors and consultants1,128 17,039 Geophysics- 18,271 Mining rights and fees3,615 3,841 4,743 39,151 199,320 260,342 Marcelina - Joint VentureAssays and sampling141,967 3,717 Camp and general183,021 38,894 Contractors and consultants111,611 97,753 Drilling 588,869 - Drilling preparation5,818 - Environmental2,606 1,442 Geophysics- 10,453 Mining rights and fees26,479 3,032 Travel & accommodation12,122 5,777 1,072,493 161,068 1,072,493 161,068 Project Generation- - Management Fee Income(162,198) - 1,066,180 1,126,764 2,133,854 1,633,937 3,935,809 3,863,486 For the Twelve Months Ended Jun 30, Total - Earn-in joint venture on third party Total Exploration and Evaluation CostsTotal ArgentinaCorporate Operation & Management - Total - 100% owned properties
FOURTH QUARTER ANALYSIS
The Company’s net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2021 (“Q4 2021”) was $1,824,030 or
$0.03 per share compared to a net loss of $2,360,152 or $0.04 per share for the three months ended
June 30, 2020 (“Q4 2020”), a decrease of $536,122.
The decrease in net loss during 2021 is due to a combination of a decrease in administration costs,
overhead costs related to the exploration activities, an unrealized loss on marketable securities,
foreign exchange loss, and an increase in investment income.
The Company’s total operating expenses were $2,158,364 and $1,769,237 for Q4 2021 and Q4
2020, respectively.
The Company recorded interest income of $522,855 from its investments during Q4 2021, as
compared to $55,047 during the same period of last fiscal year. The Company also recorded an
unrealized loss on its marketable securities of $130,860 as compared to $168,537 during the same
period of last fiscal year. The Company recorded a loss of $45,166 on foreign exchange loss from
conversion of funds during Q4 2021 as compared to $468,919 during the same period of last fiscal
year.
Share-based payments decreased to $16,513 in Q4 2021 from $118,271 in Q4 2020. Depreciation
expense increased to $27,358 in Q4 2021 from $13,750 in Q4 2020. Both are non-cash items.
The operating costs for Q4 2021 was higher than the comparative Q4 2020 due to the increase in
exploration expenditures to $1,822,750 in Q4 2021 as compared to $1,172,662 in Q4 2020 (table 2);
a decrease in business development, marketing and investor communications expenses to $64,533
in Q4 2021 from $103,038 in Q4 2020; a decrease of management and directors fees to $143,896
in Q4 2021 as compared to $212,730 in Q4 2020; a decrease in office administration, filing fees, and
travel expenses to $52,493 in Q4 2021 compared to $99,805 in Q4 2020; and a decrease in
professional fees to $30,821 in Q4 2021 compared to $48,981 in Q4 2020 from various consultants.
The following tables provides changes in exploration expenditures and cost recoveries in the current
period presented compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year:
Table 2: Summary of exploration expenditures for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020.
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Table 2 - Exploration summaryThree months June 30,202120202021202020212020Exploration costs809,249 727,936 1,287,406 114,556 2,096,655 842,492 Exploration costs recovery(894,659) (274,143) (180,012) (1) - (1,074,671) (274,143) Option income- - - - - - Management fees- - (7,878) - (7,878) - Corporate operation 269,303 203,027 539,341 401,286 808,644 604,313 Net Exploration expenses183,893 656,820 1,638,857 515,842 1,822,750 1,172,662 Total ChileTotal ArgentinaTotal Mirasol
SELECTED ANNUAL INFORMATION
Sales
Loss for the year
Loss per share – basic and diluted
Total assets
Total long-term liabilities
2021
$
-
(5,962,584)
(0.11)
13,475,668
(163,642)
2020
$
-
(5,902,479)
(0.11)
19,233,887
(205,043)
2019
$
-
(6,646,786)
(0.12)
25,191,758
-
Dividends declared
-
-
-
SUMMARY OF QUARTERLY RESULTS
The following table sets out selected unaudited quarterly financial information of the Company and
is derived from unaudited quarterly consolidated financial statements prepared by management in
accordance with IAS 34 and accounting policies consistent with IFRS.
Income (Loss)
from Continued
Operations
$
(1,824,030)
(1,733,447)
(1,062,288)
(1,342,819)
(2,360,152)
(438,534)
(1,747,754)
(1,356,039)
Basic Income
(Loss) per Share
from Continued
Operations
$
(0.03)
(0.03)
(0.02)
(0.02)
(0.04)
(0.01)
(0.04)
(0.03)
Diluted Income
(Loss) per Share
from Continued
Operations
$
(0.03)
(0.03)
(0.02)
(0.02)
(0.04)
(0.01)
(0.04)
(0.03)
Revenues
$
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Period
4th Quarter 2021
3rd Quarter 2021
2nd Quarter 2021
1st Quarter 2021
4th Quarter 2020
3rd Quarter 2020
2nd Quarter 2020
1st Quarter 2020
The Company’s quarterly results will vary depending on the Company’s exploration and business
development activities. The Company also grants incentive stock options to its directors,
management, employees, and consultants, which cause a variation in the Company’s results from
period to period.
The movement in the value of the US dollar relative to the Canadian dollar can also have an impact
on the Company’s results from one period to the next as the Company holds its working capital
primarily in US dollars.
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
The Company continued to invest Canadian, and US dollars in interest-bearing financial instruments
maturing up to one year. The total amount invested in 2021 was $7,825,180 compared to
$13,476,650 in the prior year. The Company received interest income of $614,748 during the year
ended June 30, 2021, compared to $286,877 from the year ended June 30, 2020.
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CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY
In order to finance the Company’s exploration programs and to cover administrative and overhead
expenses, the Company primarily raises money through equity sales and from the exercise of
convertible securities (share purchase options and warrants). Many factors influence the Company’s
ability to raise funds, including the health of the resource market, the climate for mineral exploration
investment, the Company’s track record and the experience and calibre of its management.
The Company has no operations that generate cash flow and its long-term financial success is
dependent on management’s ability to discover economically viable mineral deposits. The Company
commonly applies the Project Generator model where it seeks and presents partners with an option to
joint venture the Company’s projects, in order to have those partners fund the exploration of the project
to earn an interest. In some agreements, the Company receives cash option payments or common
stock of the joint venture partner, as a portion of the partner’s cost to earn an interest. If any of its
exploration programs are successful and the partners complete their earn-ins, the Company would
have to provide its share of ongoing exploration and development costs in order to maintain its
interests; and if not, reduce its equity interest through a monetization transaction or dilution of its
ownership interest or conversion to a royalty interest. The Company does not anticipate mining
revenues from sale of mineral production in the foreseeable future.
With working capital of approximately $10.4 million on June 30, 2021, the Company has sufficient
funds to conduct its administrative, business development, and discretionary exploration activities over
the next twelve months. Actual funding requirements may vary from those planned due to several
factors, including the Company’s joint venture partners encountering difficulty in financing exploration
programs on the optioned properties. The Company further believes it has the ability to raise equity
capital to meet its foreseeable longer-term working capital needs but recognizes that the ability to raise
capital in the future involves risks beyond its control.
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
The Company has no significant off-balance sheet arrangements.
PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS
The Company has no proposed transactions.
TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
Details of the transactions between the Company’s related parties are disclosed below.
a)
Compensation of key management personnel
Key management personnel include persons having the authority and responsibility for planning,
directing, and controlling the activities of the Company as a whole.
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The remuneration of management and independent directors was as follows:
Management compensation (i)
Share-based payments (ii)
Director’s fees (iii)
Year Ended June 30,
2021
317,191
(91,051)
83,815
309,955
$
$
2020
510,801
289,987
182,220
983,008
$
$
i. Management compensation is included in management fees (June 30, 2021 (“2021”) - $62,500; June
30, 2020 (“2020”) - $287,500) and in exploration expenditures (2021 – $254,691; 2020 - $223,301) in
the Company’s consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss.
ii.
iii.
Share-based payments are included in the share-based payments expense in the Company’s
consolidated statements of loss for the years ended June 30, 2021, and 2020.
The independent directors of the Company are paid $1,785 per month (2020 - $2,100 per month) while
the Chairman of the Board of Directors receives an additional $nil per month for serving in this capacity
(2020 - $7,100).
b)
Transactions with other related parties
Certain of the Company’s officers and directors render services to the Company as sole proprietors
or through companies in which they are an officer, director, or partner.
The following companies are related parties through association of the Company’s directors and
officers:
Miller Thomson, where Gregory Smith is a Partner
Max Pinsky Personal Law Corporation
Chase Management Ltd., a Company owned by Nick DeMare
Manning Lee Management Ltd., a Company owned by Mathew Lee
Nature of transactions
Legal fees
Legal fees
Professional fees
CFO services
The Company incurred the following fees and expenses with related parties as follows:
Legal fees
CFO services
$
$
Years Ended June 30,
2020
108,595
44,000
152,595
2021
96,794
30,000
126,794
$
$
Included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities at June 30, 2021, is an amount of $40,935 (2020
- $35,499) owing to directors and officers of the Company and to companies where the directors and
officers are principals.
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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The details of the Company’s accounting policies are presented in Note 3 of the Company’s audited
consolidated financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2021. The following policies are
considered by management to be essential to the understanding of the processes and reasoning
that go into the preparation of the Company’s financial statements and the uncertainties that could
have a bearing on its financial results.
RECENT ACCOUNTING ADOPTION
New accounting standards issued but not yet in effect
Classification of liabilities as current or non-current (Amendments to IAS 1)
The IASB has published Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-Current (Amendments to IAS
1) which clarified the guidance on whether a liability should be classified as either current or non-
current. The amendments:
(i) Clarify that the classification of liabilities as current or non-current should only be based
on rights that are in place “at the end of the reporting period”;
(ii) Clarify that classification is unaffected by expectations about whether an entity will
exercise its right to defer settlement of a liability; and
(iii) Make clear that settlement includes transfers to the counterparty of cash, equity
instruments, other assets or services that result in extinguishment of the liability.
This amendment is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2023. Earlier
application is permitted. The extent of the impact of adoption of this amendment has not yet been
determined.
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND JUDGEMENTS
The preparation of financial statements requires management to make judgments, estimates and
assumptions that affect the application of policies and reported amounts of assets and liabilities,
profit and expenses. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience
and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of
which form the basis of making the judgments about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are
not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to
accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision
affects only that period or in the period of the revision and further periods if the review affects both
current and future periods.
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The Company’s financial instruments as at June 30, 2021, consist of cash and cash equivalents,
receivables and advances, marketable securities, accounts payable and accrued liabilities and
advances from joint venture partners. The fair value of all these instruments approximates their
carrying value. There are no off-balance sheet financial instruments.
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The Company’s financial instruments are exposed to certain financial risks. The risk exposures and
the impact on the Company's financial instruments are summarized below.
The Company is exposed to the financial risk related to the fluctuation of foreign exchange rates.
The Company operates in Canada, Argentina and Chile and a portion of its expenses are incurred
in United States dollars, Australian dollars and in Argentine and Chilean Pesos. A significant change
in the currency exchange rates between the US and Australian dollar relative to the Canadian dollar
and the Argentine and Chilean Peso to the Canadian dollar could have an effect on the Company’s
results of operations, financial position or cash flows. The Company has not hedged its exposure to
currency fluctuations.
The Company appointed a special treasury committee comprising of three board members to
consider management’s recommendations to mitigate the exposure to foreign currency risk. The
committee and management maintain a ratio of 80:15:05 for US$: CAD$: AUD$ of the treasury
whenever practical.
MANAGEMENT OF CAPITAL RISK
The Company’s objectives when managing capital are to safeguard the Company’s ability to continue
as a going concern, to pursue the development of its exploration and evaluation assets and to
maintain a flexible capital structure which optimizes the costs of capital at an acceptable risk. In the
management of capital, the Company includes the components of equity.
The Company manages the capital structure and adjusts it considering changes in economic
conditions and the risk characteristics of the underlying assets. To maintain or adjust the capital
structure, the Company may attempt to issue new shares, acquire or dispose of assets, enter into
joint ventures or obtain debt financing. To facilitate the management of its capital requirements, the
Company prepares annual and quarterly expenditure budgets that are updated as necessary
depending on various factors, including successful capital deployment and general industry
conditions.
To maximize ongoing development efforts, the Company does not pay out dividends.
The Company’s investment policy is to invest its cash in highly liquid short-term interest-bearing
investments with maturities of twelve months or less from the original date of acquisition, selected
with regards to the expected timing of expenditures from continuing operations.
The Company does not invest in commercial paper. The Company is not subject to externally
imposed capital requirements.
ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE FOR VENTURE ISSUERS WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT REVENUE
Additional disclosure concerning the Company’s operating expenses is provided above, and in the
Company’s consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss of the audited annual
consolidated financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2021 that is available on the
Company’s website at www.mirasolresources.com or on its SEDAR company page accessed
through www.sedar.com.
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OUTSTANDING SHARE DATA
As of the date of this MD&A, the Company had 53,872,043 issued and outstanding common shares.
In addition, the Company has 1,575,000 options outstanding that expire through April 28th, 2023. At
the date of this MD&A, no RSU’s were outstanding.
Details of issued share capital are included in Note 13 of the audited consolidated financial
statements for the year ended June 30, 2021.
APPROVAL
The Audit Committee of the Company has approved the disclosure contained in this MD&A.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Additional information relating to the Company is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on the
Company’s website at www.mirasolresources.com.
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