DIAMOND HOLDINGS, INC. - Annual Report: 2020 (Form 10-K)

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

Form 10-K

[X] Annual Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2020

[   ] Transition Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from __________ to __________

Commission file number 333-215459

VENTURE VANADIUM INC.

 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

One Oxford Centre

301 Grant Street, Suite 4300

Pittsburgh PA 15219

412-577-2499  

info@venturevanadium.com

 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

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State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date:   56,047,470

 common shares issued and outstanding as of March 18, 2021

The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, computed by reference to the closing price as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2020, was approximately $17.0 million. For the sole purpose of making this calculation, the term “non-affiliate” has been interpreted to exclude directors, executive officers, affiliated holders of 10% or more of the registrant’s common stock and their affiliates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I
Item 1.	Business.	4
Item 1A.	Risk Factors.	16
Item 1B.	Unresolved Staff Comments.	21
Item 2	Properties.	21
Item 3.	Legal proceedings.	22
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures.	22
PART II
Item 5.	Market for Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.	22
Item 6.	Selected Financial Data.	23
Item 7.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.	23
Item 7A.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.	24
Item 8.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.	24
Item 9.	Changes In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.	37
Item 9A.	Controls and Procedures	37
Item 9B.	Other Information.	39
PART III
Item 10	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.	39
Item 11.	Executive Compensation.	42
Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.	43
Item 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.	43
Item 14.	Principal Accounting Fees and Services.	45
PART IV
Item 15.	Exhibits	46
Item 16.	Form 10-K Summary.	47
Signatures		49

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PART I

Item 1. Description of Business

Forward-looking statements

Statements made in this Annual Report on Form 10-K (this “Form 10-K”) that are not historical or current facts are "forward-looking statements" made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act") and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements often can be identified by the use of terms such as "may," "will," "expect," "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "approximate" or "continue," or the negative thereof. We intend that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors for such statements. We wish to caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Any forward-looking statements represent management's best judgment as to what may occur in the future. However, forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and important factors beyond our control that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from historical results of operations and events and those presently anticipated or projected. We disclaim any obligation subsequently to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statement or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.

Financial information contained in this report and in our financial statements is stated in United States dollars and are prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles.

Historical Mineral Resources

This annual report contains estimates of historic mineral resources that we have not verified or relied upon for economic evaluation. Such estimates are labelled as historical mineral resources, and they do not refer to any category of sections 1.2 and 1.3 of the NI-43-101 Instrument such as “Mineral Resources” or “Mineral Reserves” as stated in the 2010 CIM Definition Standards on Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves.

Summary

Venture Vanadium Inc., formerly known as Aura Energy Inc. and as Arcom (the “Company”) is focused on the evaluation and development of early-stage vanadium exploration opportunities. We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on September 26, 2016. We have only one officer and director who is Ian Ilsley. We were previously engaged in the production of wood-manufactured bow ties in China, Hunan Province. This activity has now ceased.

On June 12, 2019, we entered into an assignment agreement with Ian Ilsley to assign his rights and obligations under an option agreement (the “Option Agreement”) with Mr. Fayz Yacoub where Mr. Yacoub agreed to grant an exclusive option to acquire an undivided one hundred percent (100%) interest in and to 30 mineral claims in property representing 1,789.80 hectares (4,422.69 acres) situated in Quebec, Canada (the “Desgrosbois Property”).

Under the terms of the assignment agreement, we issued 50,000 shares to Ian Ilsley on June 21, 2019 and issued a further 50,000 shares ninety days thereafter in consideration for him having entered into the assignment agreement.

On November 22, 2019, we entered into the Amended and Restated Desgrosbois Option Agreement amending certain terms of the Option Agreement.  Under the Amended and Restated Agreement, we acquired a 100% title to the Desgrosbois Property in exchange for a $70,000 cash payment, the issuance of 1,000,000 shares and the grant of a two per cent net smelter return on all metals extracted from the Desgrosbois Property.

On February 1, 2019, we filed a Certificate of Change with the Secretary of State of Nevada to effect a 12-for-1 forward split which increased the number of outstanding shares of common stock from 4,440,000 to 53,280,000.  Unless otherwise stated, share amounts presented in this annual report are reported on a post-split basis.

Market for Our Proposed Product

We are focused on the evaluation and development of early-stage vanadium and rare earth metal exploration opportunities. We do not presently market or sell any vanadium or other products.  The most important use of vanadium is as an additive for steel. It is used for the production of rust resistant, spring and high speed tool steels. It is also added to steels to stabilise carbides.  Vanadium has also been shown to be an essential component of certain grid storage batteries, but large-scale production of such batteries has yet to occur. According to the Cision PR Newswire, the worldwide market for vanadium is poised to reach over US$26.4 Billion by the year 2025, with the use of vanadium in iron and steel production bringing in healthy gains and adding significant momentum to global growth. 

Key factors driving the market growth include the accelerating demand for grid scale battery storage, the aviation and automobile industries.

 

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Our current mandate is to identify, evaluate and develop early-stage vanadium exploration opportunities. Our viability and potential success lie in our ability to acquire, exploit, develop and generate revenue from mineral interests. The exploration of mineral deposits involves significant financial risks over a long period of time which even with a combination of careful evaluations, experience and knowledge may not be eliminated. It is impossible to ensure that proposed exploration programs will be profitable or successful. We might not ever generate revenues.

We have not generated any revenue from current operations since inception and do not expect to generate revenue for the foreseeable future as we engage in exploratory activities.

If we are not able to locate a viable mineral deposit, we would suffer a material adverse effect on our operations and we would be forced to cease operations or change them entirely.

Initial Project

We have titles to projects located on the Desgrosbois Property.  The property is located on map sheet 31J01 of the National Topographic System (“NTS”) of Canada. The Desgrosbois Property is located in southern Quebec in the regional municipality of Sainte-Agathe des-Monts, Terrebonne and Argenteuil townships. The Desgrosbois Property extents north-south between Highway 117 and the south-eastern shore of Lake Manitou. From there, it continues along an east-west direction overlying in part lakes Cornu, Long and de La Blanche.

The Desgrosbois Property is within 800 meters of the Ivry Property.  We do not own titles to the Ivry Property but discuss it in this report as we believe it is helpful in understanding Fe-Ti-V mineralization in the area. We cannot guarantee that the mineral deposits on the two properties will be similar or that reports on the Ivry properties will accurately predict mineralization on the Desgrobois Property. The Ivry Property consists of 30 contiguous mineral claims (polygons) for a total area of 1,790 hectares or 17.90 km2. The claim block is centered at coordinates 74.430º W Long. And 46.080° N. Lat. or UTM coordinates 544091m E and 5103135m N (NAD83; Zone 18N). In November 2019, the title to two claims hosting the Ivry mine lapsed, and a staking application to acquire these claims were made on behalf of Venture Vanadium. We intend to obtain title to these claims in due course, which will result in our Desgrosbois property becoming 32 claims instead of 30 claims and for a total of 1,909.33 hectares or 19.09 Km2.  The property is centred at coordinates 74.430º W Long. And 46.080° N. Lat. or UTM coordinates 544091m E and 5103135m N (NAD83; Zone 18N).

There are two past producing Fe-Ti mines within the confines of the Desgrosbois Property. The old Ivry mine is a horse shoe-shaped pit revealing a body of massive hemoilmenite (ilmenitite). A helicopter-borne magnetic survey completed in December 2007 revealed strong magnetic highs concentrated in the north-eastern corner of the Desgrosbois Property around the old Desgrosbois-Ivry deposits and to the south-western extremities. Strong magnetic lows appear in the vicinity of the old Ivry and Desgrosbois pits in the north-eastern portion of the Desgrosbois Property. These regions constitute targets for future exploration. According to 43/101 technical report by Mr. Michel Boily, the 2007 helicopter survey reveals several exposures of massive veins and irregular bodies of magnetite±ilmenite located directly north of the Desgrobois mine.

Access to the Desgrosbois Property is via Highway 15 going north from Montreal for roughly 80 km until the Highway 15 changes into Highway 117. From there, there are numerous paved and gravel roads that crisscross the property site. Travelling 8.0 km NNW from the Highway 117/15 intersection, turn back at a crossing to re-engage Highway 117 in a SSW direction for 310 meters. The pit and the mineral occurrence, or showing, of Fe-Ti in the Desgrosbois property is situated just 40 to 50 m south of the roadside.

Access to the old Ivry mine, is also via Highway 15 to Highway 117.  About one kilometer after their intersection, turn left onto Chemin Renaud. 3.6 km later, arriving at a small bridge crossing over Lake Manitou, near the Ivry Townhall, take the Chemin du lac de la Grise road for 1.74 km. The ancient dirt path going to the old Ivry Mine can be seen on the south side of the road. The mine is located 380 m to the south.

The nearest major town to the Desgrosbois Property is Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts (pop. 10,223), which is situated only 5 km SE of the main Ivry showing. It harbors a hospital, commerce and restaurants. This region of the Canadian Shield, the Lower Laurentians, is a well-known summer and winter resort area. There are numerous summer houses and camping grounds dispersed around the many lakes and rivers surrounded by rolling hills. During winter, cross-country and alpine skiing are the main economic activities of the region as well as snowmobile rides. Montreal (pop. 1,705,000) located just 80 km south of Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts can provide all the technical expertise, manpower and resources necessary for the development of a mining property.

History of the Desgrosbois Property

The first serious geological and metallogenic investigation of the Ste-Agathe-des-Monts and St-Jovite regions is that of F.F. Osborne (1936) who described and mapped the geology of the Morin Complex, a 2,500 sq km batholith complex emplaced into the crust of Quebec, in particular and proceeded to establish an inventory of the mineralized zones of the area, which includes the Desgrosbois property. J.I. McGerrigle (1961, 1962) systematically mapped a region corresponding to part of the NTS sheet 31J01 in the Beresford Township. The area includes the old Ivry and Desgrosbois mines and covers exclusively the anorthosites of the Morin Complex. Rose

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(1969) provides a geological summary of the Fe-Ti deposits occurring within the Morin Complex anorthosites. A wealth of petrological, geological and structural studies concern directly the Morin Complex (see Martignole and Shriver, 1970; Emslie, 1975 and Doïg, 1991). In particular, Emslie’s report gives a detailed description of the prevalent rock types of the Morin Complex. We can only interpret the drill log in a general way without spatial constraints. In general, the core stratigraphy reveals zones of hemoilmenite (ilmenitite) layers reaching in some cases 20 to 30 meters in apparent thickness alternating with zones of disseminated ilmenite injections.

The Desgrosbois Deposit

1913 - The Desgrosbois deposit was discovered in 1913 by Dulieux (1913) who collected samples from lot 39 and 40 (Range VI, Argenteuil Township) and later submitted them to chemical assaying and beneficiation.

1949- The Desgrosbois Property was acquired by Pershing Amalgamated Mines Ltd. which carried out a systematic dip needle survey. That company opened a small pit on the northern flank of a small hill in lot 39, 80 meters from Road 117. The pit is 55 meters long and 40 meters wide.

1950- R. Leblanc reported historical mineral resources of 30,000 tons per vertical feet on lots 40 and 41 and 16,000 tons per vertical feet on lot 39 (Bourret, 1958).

1952- A detailed magnetometer survey was conducted over lots 38 to 41. Two strong magnetic anomalies were detected. A circular anomaly with a diameter of approximately 225 meters, situated in lot 39 and in the west part of lot 38, extended south and east of the open cut. The other anomaly was located on a rise on the west side of a swamp opposite to the open pit.

1953-1958- Laboratory tests and beneficiation of the ore were conducted. A 1955 report produced by N. Soludocha evaluated the commercial utilization of titaniferous magnetite detailing the production costs and the design of the projected plant and equipment. In 1956 grinding tests were performed by Aerofall Mills Co. (Ensio, 1956; GM 05103C). The Mines and Technical Survey branch in Ottawa also did some research at a pilot plant in 1957 (Bourret, 1958). We have accurate information relative to the localization of the core holes drilled during the 1958 campaign at the old Desgrosbois mine. All DDH are vertical and reach thicknesses ranging from 40 to 80 meters. The core sections illustrate massive magnetite-ilmenite zones reaching 50 meters in thickness with subordinate sections of disseminated mineralization commonly occurring within the first 30 meters of core. The overall impression of the mineralization is of a subhorizontal mass comprised in a 220 x 110 meter area with a thick N and NW section near the old Desgrosbois pit tapering gradually toward the southeast. A subhorizontal section of disseminated magnetite-ilmenite mineralization is present in the first 30 meters. The histograms of the Fe (wt. %) and TiO2 (wt. %) assays extracted from the core logs of Hendricks (1958; GM 11645), indicate similar skewed shapes reflecting the dominance of massive titanomagnetite sections. Average concentrations of the Desgrosbois mineralization are: 37.5±7.6 wt. % Fe and 10.20±2.34 wt. % TiO2. Hendricks (1954) established a calculation that indicated historical mineral resources of 5.523 Mt of ore grading 40.82 wt. % Fe and 10.99 wt. % TiO2 with an average thickness of 30 meters. The ore zone lies in an elliptical shaped area with long and short dimension of 300 and 200 meters respectively.

1959-1960 - Lumau Mining Corp. acquired the mining rights on the Desgrosbois Property and adjacent claims on which a ground-based magnetometer survey was conducted (Hendricks, 1960; GM 11645). Brossard (1960; GM 10250) collected 20 samples around the Desgrosbois pit in the southern part of lot 39, range V. The assay results produced an average of 31.96 wt. % Fe and 8.47 wt. % TiO2

while the massive material went as high as 45.5 wt. % Fe and 11.2 wt. % TiO2.

1968-1970 - Nine DDH were drilled at the periphery or in the center of the Desgrosbois pit, while three other holes were placed on the northern side of Highway 117 in lot 38, range VI on what was called the Yates-Hanckock property (Anonymous, 1968; GM 23497 and Anonymous, 1971; GM 26675).

2019 – Date – In January 2019, we commissioned an updated N43-101 report from Michel Boily who produced an earlier report on the licenses. A copy of this N43-101 is available on our website. In September 2019, we commissioned On Track Exploration (OTE), an entity controlled by the then owner of the titles that were the subject of the report, to engage the Geogenius Exploration Consulting team to assess the Fe-Ti-V metalliferous potential of these properties in the Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts area, Quebec, Canada.

The purpose of this exploration campaign is to describe the previous work done and to present new sampling results with an emphasis on vanadium potential. All of the work consists of a site visit, geological geophysical anomaly reconnaissance, drone aerial photography, identification of old boreholes, sampling in the areas of interest, positioning with exact samples, cutting of samples for metallogeny and preparation of sampling maps.

The consulting team consisted of geologists Stewart Jackson (PhD, P.Geo, Q.P.), a senior consultant to Venture Vanadium, Inc., Fayz Yacoub (P.Geo, President of On-Track Exploration Ltd. and the then owner of the titles on the Desgrobois property), and author Jocelyn Pelletier (Msc, P. Geo, independent consultant geologist). The field assistants were experienced geo-technicians, Jean- Claude

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Ligot and Sean Lecler. For access logistics, the team was based in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, and the trip was done by SUV pickup truck.

The fieldwork was carried out the last week of August 2019, the samples were prepared on August 31 and September, 2019, and the maps and the report were produced during the months of September and October 2019. On September 11, 2019, a due diligence visit was done by Ian Ilsley (President of Venture Vanadium Inc.) and Jocelyn Pelletier.

1) Exploration methods

Exploration activities were conducted at all times under the supervision of a geologist member of Canadian professional order. The location of reconnaissance activities was done using maps from previous work, GPS (Garmin GPS-62), aerial imagery from Google Earth and drone. The stripping work was light as it was done by hand. Many drill hole casings were found during the reconnaissance survey in the mineralized area.

For quality assurance and quality control, all the sampling activity was done under my supervision as qualified and independent person. All of the samples were collected by Jocelyn Pelletier or Sean Leclerc. Independent consultants took representative samples. All samples were identified, reviewed, photographed and packaged under my supervision during the preparation of sending samples. Throughout the stay the samples were kept under lock and key in my vehicle and the samples were sent by myself to the shipping center, where the samples were delivered directly to the Chimitec laboratory in Val d'Or, Quebec.

2) Geochemical analysis method

The method for geochemical analysis of the metalliferous contents of the samples is the same as that used by Michel Boily, because it is the best suited for iron-titanium ore.

3) Sampling work

A total of 45 samples were collected for all areas of the mineralized showings. Most of samples were chip samples (20 to 60cm) crosscutting the mineralized zones, but they should be considered as continual non-selective samples. The mineralized unit shows ore zones with variation of concentration of mineralization with podiform/pockets shape at small scale, but can be considered homogeneous composition at large scale.

Below is the subdivision of the sampling:

-  25 samples in the Desgrosbois sector, including 22 in the mine pit.

-  19 samples in the Ivry-East area.

-  1 sample in the Titanium Development sector (see figure 3 below)

Three (3) maps were produced with sampling made in September 2019. Samples are located with a precision of ±1m, based GPS location and physical position with an aerial image made by a drone flying at 120m altitude. The maps produced cover these areas:

Desgrosbois mining pit (22 samples) – figure 1

Desgrosbois North (3 samples) – figure 2

Ivry-East (19 samples) + Titanium Development (1 sample) – figure 3

Sampling maps provide the mineralized trends and grades for each area (see below).

 

 

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Figure 1

Figure 2

 

Figure 3

 

 

Property Potential

1) Desgrosbois Deposit

We believe that Desgrosbois is the sector that shows the greatest potential, because the pit of the old mine on the surface shows the mineralization of gabbro rich in Fe-Ti-V oxides. The gabbro seems to form bands and podiform zones in the anorthosite. From surface and old documentation of the drilling, the mineralized bodies forms accumulation of massive (40-80%) magnetite-ilmenite (figure 11) in orthopyroxene rich zone, bordered by a diffusion halo (1-15%) of iron oxides in the anorthosite. Magnetite-ilmenite forms crystals size of 1-8mm in the gabbro zone, while 1-2mm in the mineralized halo in the anorthosite surrounding the gabbro zone.

The Desgrosbois deposit has had 21 holes (3,910 feet) drilled in it which along with surface mapping and magnetic surveys of about 100 acres, In 1953 an estimate of 5.527 Mtons of massive high-grade iron ore- titanium on (anomaly A) grading 40.81% iron and 10.99% titanium dioxide (figure 11). There is also a halo of 1.051.Mtons of disseminated material grading 25.67 % iron and 6.66% titanium dioxide around the high grade zone. Another highly magnetic body (anomaly B) measuring 182m (600 feet) length by 15.2-45.7m (50-150 feet) width tested by one drill hole intersected 12.2m (40 feet) of iron ore –titanium mineralization grading 44.73% iron and 11.56% titanium dioxide.

2) Titanium Development Deposit

The Titanium Development, located approximately 500 meters to the south east of the Ivry Mine, shows only one outcrop on the surface, i.e. an anorthosite with low iron oxide release. Several drill casings testify to soundings, which are the only tools for understanding the body mineralized below. According to these ancient, drilling works the mineralization would be hematite, so a more oxidized expression of the mineralization. As for the vanadium grades, we do not know the mineralization results, because we do not have any drilling samples and, because they are made of hematite, we cannot predict the grades.

In 1958, a total of 1,228m (4,029 feet) of diamond drilling was drilled by Titanium Development Corporation and an estimate of 2.869 Mtons grading 38.5% iron and 30.84% titanium dioxide was delineated as drill indicated reserves for open pit mining method to the deposit.

The Ivry Deposit

We anticipate that our title to the Ivry Property claims will be registered in Venture Vanadium’s name within the next week to ten days and we believe it is helpful to discuss these claims in order to understand Fe-Ti-V mineralization in the area as the Desgrosbois Property is linked to the Ivry Property claims. We cannot guarantee that the mineral deposits on the two properties will be similar or that reports on the Ivry properties will accurately predict mineralization on the Desgrobois Property.

1910-1918- The Ivry ilmenite deposit was opened in 1910. From 1912 to 1918, when production terminated, a total of about 16,000 tons of ilmenite ore was shipped to the Titanium Alloy Company of Niagara Falls, New York for use in the manufacture of ferrotitanium, a deoxidizer of steel (Rose, 1969).

 

 

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1951-1952 - The results of a magnetic survey performed by R.J.M. Baxter, which suggested that the Ivry deposit extends to the east by outlining a magnetic zone 2790 m2 in extent, has been described by Leblanc (1951; GM 01119). The latter also refers to a magnetic separation test and assays for Ti and Fe performed by the American Smelting Company. In 1952, Hagan (1952; GM02057) put forward a detailed plan for open pit development of the old Ivry mine. A geophysical survey of the Ivry site was conducted by Geo-Technical Development Co. along NS traverse lines for a total of 8.34 km (Hough, 1952; GM 01726).

Titanium Development Corporation conducted a drilling program southeast of the deposit in the eastern half of lot 36 and in lot 37. The location of the drill holes fall within a well-defined negative magnetic anomaly detected from a heliborne geophysical survey conducted in December 2007. The drilling program consisted of 16 holes totaling of 1228 m of core. The azimuth and plunge (45º) of each DDH is known from the report of Hough (1952), however the exact location of each hole is unknown so we can only interpret the drill log in a general way without spatial constraints, In general, the core stratigraphy reveals zones of massive hemoilmenite (ilmenitite) layers reaching in some cases 20 to 30 meters in apparent thickness alternating with zones of disseminated ilmenite injections. There are numerous barren anorthosite zones of moderate apparent thickness (e.g. 10 cm to 5 meters) appearing throughout the mineralized column. The apparent depth reached by the 16 holes varies from 40 to 175 meters which corresponds with a plunge of 45º to real thicknesses of 28 to 124 meters. A histogram of the TiO2 (wt. %) assays extracted from Hough (1952). The compilation relates only to massive and disseminated ore. The skewed shape of the histogram reflects the variation from disseminated to massive ore. However, the average TiO2 concentration is high: 29.6±5.3 wt. %.

Hough (1952) established an evaluation for the Titanium Development Corporation that produced historical resources of 2.95 Mt averaging 30.84 wt. % TiO2 and 38.5 wt. % Fe. This figure represents material grading in excess of 30 wt. % TiO2 taken to a depth of 100 m below the surface.

1958-1959- McGerrigle (1962) mentioned that in 1958, 58 DDH totaling 1103 meters were drilled in the eastern part of lot 38. The report does not state the name of the company for which the core drilling was done.

1975 - An extensive study concerning the development of the bulk leach system for the recovery of low-residual titanium dioxide from titaniferous ores was carried out for the Ministère des Richesses naturelles du Quebec in 1975 by International Titanium Development. The report also delved on the beneficiation of ore by magnetic separation, gravity separation, flotation of sulfides from the ore, electrostatic separation, ore leaching and hydrolysis of TiO2.

2007- A helicopter-borne magnetic geophysical survey of 400 line-km was flown over the Ivry Property by GPR Géophysique Inc. on behalf of Trijet Mining Corp. Results from the helicopterborne magnetic survey conducted over the Ivry Property are illustrated by the Total Magnetic Intentsity (TMI) maps (Figures 6, 7) (Boily, 2009). The TMI displays apparently a complex pattern of magnetic highs and lows, the former concentrated in the northern area of the old Ivry- Desgrosbois Property. The strong magnetic highs are found in the northeastern corner of the property around the Desgrosbois deposit and to the southwestern extremities. Gabbroic bodies correspond to strong magnetic highs on the maps. Oriented linear or curved features underlined by moderate magnetic highs could corresponds to bands or layers of fine- grained mafic or gabbroic anorthosite or gabbroic lenses that may constitute more than 10% of the rock exposures in certain domains of the Morin Complex (see McGerrigle, 1962). The magnetic lows mainly occur in the vicinity of the Ivry and Desgrosbois pits. The regions revealing strong magnetic lows (TMI) or important negative First Vertical Derivative (FVD) values were interpreted as an indication of Fe-Ti oxide mineralization at depth principally composed of hemoilmenite or ilmenite (Boily, 2009).

2008 - Abitibi Geophysics Inc. (Boulanger and Cifuentes, 2008) completed a ground based gravimetric survey along a grid established in the vicinity of the old Ivry mine. The results of the ground-based gravity survey conducted in the area surrounding the old Ivry pit are presented in the form of Bouguer Anomaly map. The map reveals anomalous areas corresponding to rock bodies with higher densities than the surrounding anorthositic background (2.74 g/cm3). The gravity survey suggests that the excess mass may correspond to densities of 4.1 g/cm3 a composite of ilmenite and magnetite ore. They are in close spatial association with positive and negative anomalous zones detected by the airborne mag survey.

A three-dimensional geophysical inversion model was completed to estimate a net tonnage of the ilmenite-magnetite-rich bodies by choosing a density contrast threshold of 0.3 g/cm3 (mixed rock of anorthosite and ilmenite±magnetite mineralization) and of 0.5 g/cm3, (corresponding to a density interval of 3.24 to 4.09 g/cm3, showing the more dense rock). Boily (2009) devoted six days on the western end of the property exploring and collecting samples of Fe-Ti mineralized rocks as well as sampling the principal host lithologies. A prospector was hired for three days to roam and to collect samples from two principal “hot zones” that were most susceptible to contain Fe-Ti mineralization. These areas were outlined by the location of the airborne magnetic anomalies outlined by Abitibi Geophysics and the recognition of Fe-Ti mineralization by the author and as well as by McGerrigle (1962). Samples from the old Ivry pit, four of these samples represent the hemoilmenite mineralization (ilmenitite) and two of the anorthosite gangue were collected by Boily (2009) and the chemical analyses were compared to that of published assays from the Ivry ore sampled since the early 1900’s.

 

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Two anorthosite specimen, one containing disseminated hemoilmenite (MBIV07-08), were also analyzed. The samples from the Desgrosbois mine come from the pit walls and are typical of the gabbroic anorthosite (leuconorite) of the Morin Complex. The west Ivry sampled area was within boundaries delineated to the north by a NE-SW oriented line following lakes Brazeau, Nelly and Caché and to the south by the Chemin des Lacs road. The Fe2O3T concentrations vary from 14.94 to 33.31 wt. % with an average of 19.77±5.76 whilst TiO2 ranges from 2.74 to 6.12 wt. %, averaging 4.15±1.02 wt. %. The most interesting assay values are provided by two samples collected from outcrops located west of Lake Brazeau with Fe2O3T concentrations of 24.16 to 33.13 wt. % and 5.17 to 6.12 wt. % TiO2. From the North Desgrosbois zone, the best samples representing the massive ore, DG0804 and DG0805, contain 65.77 and 67.91 wt. % Fe2O3T with 14.45 and 11.20 wt. % TiO2 respectively. The high concentrations of Fe2O3T in the massive ore can be correlated with those obtained for the 1958 drill core south of the Desgrosbois pit. The North Desgrosbois zone massive ore samples carry relatively high V2O5 concentrations (0.28-0.35 wt. %) which are slightly lower than those quoted by Boily (2009) for the Ivry massive ilmenite ore (V2O5=0.48-0.51 wt. %). These results also confirm the unexplored potential of the Desgrosbois Property for economic vanadium mineralization.

2019 – Date – To be read in conjunction with the sampling data above. Two claims encompassing the Ivry mine are currently being transferred into the ownership of Venture Vanadium Inc., as it is a preferred site for understanding Fe-Ti-V mineralization. The walls of more than 8 meters in height show massive oxide bodies, rather tabular and horizontal. High-grade zones vary from 40% to 95%, as they appear to follow the laws of accumulation and amalgamation (figure 12). It is possible to consider deposits of layered igneous types. On our geologist’s recommendation, the Mine Ivry Mine claims have been added to the Desgrosbois property in order potentially increase the property value.

The Ivry Mine is a past producing mine with a production records of 163,000 tons at 47% Fe and 19 % TiO2. Four mineralized zones were delineated by the drilling for a total of 9,530 tons/vertical foot.

Open pit potential for iron ore was the main focus at the time of discovery and the economic potential for titanium was totally ignored thus, tonnage and grade for underground potential never been in the exploration plan and accordingly deep exploration holes never been drilled in the past to investigate the down extension of all three deposits.

Ivry-East is also a potential area, as mineralization forms massive magnetite-ilmenite mineralized bodies that extend into the Ivry mine pit. The shape of the bodies is distinguishable only on a single stripping and some outcrops, and seems to show tabular lenses slightly puddled body. There appears to be a link between the orientation and dip of the ore bodies of the Ivry mine and those of the Ivry-East extension.

Metallogeny

Whether from the old mine pits or from the drill holes, we believe that the mineralized bodies seem to form horizontal and tabular lens bodies surrounded by Fe-Ti dissemination halo in the Morin anorthosite. The mineralization is made of Fe-Ti-V oxides, mostly magnetite-ilmenite for the Desgrosbois mine and the Ivry mine. Whereas some mineralized zones are described as hematite and titanite ore in drilling performed in the Titanium Development zone (MENR, 2019). Thus, oxidation of the oxide formation medium would have varied over time, and perhaps even as a function of the depth of crystallization of the magma. Hematite ore could be under-estimate while it does not create electromagnetic anomalies.

Assays show a clear correlation with iron and vanadium, which validate the hypothesis of substitution in magnetite. There is good correlation with high grade iron ore and titanium. There is an opposite correlation between silicate and high-grade iron-titanium ore.

The sampling seems to show a correlation between Ti and iron, where all the mineralized samples contained important concentration of magnetite and ilmenite. It is known that magnetite can have the substitution of Fe for V in its mineralogical structure. On the other hand, the structure of ilmenite does not show a metal ion substitution of Ti or Fe.

Geological Setting

The Desgrosbois Property is composed of 98% true anorthosite that belongs to anorthosites of the Morin Complex known as the Mauve Facies of the western domain. The anorthosite contains < 10 % of mafic minerals, the gabbroic anorthosite 10 to 22.5 %, the anorthositic gabbro 22.5 to 35% and the gabbro > 35% (McGerrigle, 1962). The true anorthosite is commonly purplish in color, with frequent grayish varieties  It is generally massive, although we observe gneissic structures in certain outcrops. The anorthosite is a coarse-grained rock which is crosscut by thin dykes of a fined grained variety. Vitreous plagioclase and pyroxene phenocrysts reaching 15 and 25 cm respectively give a porphyritic texture to the rock. The anorthosite is composed in majority of plagioclase feldspar (andesine to labradorite). The pyroxenes hyperstene and augite are the principal ferromagnesian minerals accompanied by smaller contents of biotite and hornblende. These mafic minerals may locally form segregations reaching 2 meters in thickness. Quartz composes less than 3 % of the rock and is probably secondary (McGerrigle, 1962). The principal accessory and alteration minerals are apatite, chlorite, calcite, sericite and pyrite with occasional scapolite, schorlite and spinel. Hemoilmenite is always disseminated but generally constitutes less than 2% of the rock. However, hemoilmenite may be abundant in the irregular bands and finer-grained mafic anorthosites, reaching more than 10% of the rock. These bands are mostly observed to the west and northwest of Lake Manitou.

 

 

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As the proportion of ferromagnesian minerals increases, the anorthosite changes into a gabbroic anorthosite, anorthositic gabbro (leucogabbro) and gabbro. The gabbroic rocks are generally more fined-grained than the anorthosite and we can observe a crude to well-developed gneissic structure. These gabbroic rocks vary from purplish to pale grey in color and contain hemoilmenite, quartz and apatite with occasional garnet.

Structure

In certain areas, the anorthosite reveals a primary foliation defined by alternate layers of different granulometry or by irregular bands of mafic minerals and large plagioclase phenocrysts. This foliation is generally EW-oriented, except along the western limit of the ancient property where it strikes NW-SE. The dips are generally steep, although they may become shallow-dipping (<30º) or remain almost subhorizontal. A secondary steeply-dipping, EW secondary foliation is underlined by the mylonitization of the anorthosite. In certain areas, it crosscuts the primary structures while in others it is parallel to it. The anorthosites are characterized by a well developed diaclase system. Some diaclases are oriented EW and subvertical while others are steeply dipping and show orientations varying from NS to NNW.

Deposit Type

The numerous deposits of vanadium-rich titaniferous magnetite, magnetite-ilmenite-apatite and massive ferroan ilmenite in the Grenville Province of Quebec are known since the 1850s. In general, the deposits occur as tabular intrusions, stocks, sills or dykes in anorthosite massifs. Locally, they consist of stratiform mineralization in layered segment of anorthosite massifs or in layered mafic intrusions (Corriveau and Perreault, 1999). The old Ivry and Desgrosbois deposits belong to the magmatic disseminated Fe-Ti oxides (Timagnetite and ilmenite) type hosted in anorthosite or mafic intrusions. The Fe-Ti mineralization is either distributed as disseminated grains or concentrated in layers in the host anorthosite and associated rocks (e.g. leuconorite, gabbro, and norite). The mineralization is composed of Tipoor magnetite or titaniferous magnetite, with ilmenite, subordinate amounts of Fe-rich spinel (hercynite) and ferromagnesian silicates and plagioclase. The emplacement of these massive Fe-Ti-rich rocks is attributed to an oxide-rich liquid derived from a parental oxide-rich norite, ferrodiorite or jotunite magma emplaced either as a crystal mush or in solid state during the crystallization and cooling of anorthosite massifs (Force, 1991; Duchesne, et al., 1999 and Lindsley, 2003). Oxide ores, whether titanomagnetite or 3399 hemoilmenite, can form by gravitational accumulation from a ferrogabbro parent magma, and by extension, from ferrodiorite. It is proposed that extensive oxide orebodies are consistent with settling and sorting of dense Fe-Ti oxide crystals in a magma chamber (Pang et al., 2008).

Future Acquisitions

Although we are seeking to expand in the vanadium and related battery metals market and are constantly seeking additional opportunities, we do not currently have any agreements to acquire additional properties other than those listed in this report.

Office Facilities

With effect from July 1, 2019, we entered into a lease for a small office space located at One Oxford Center, 301 Grant Street, Suite 4300, Pittsburgh PA 15219. The lease contract was signed for a six-month term with the option of extension for an additional one-year term thereafter. Our rent expense was approximately $9,937 in our fiscal year ended October 31, 2020.

Competition

The mineral exploration sector is extremely competitive. We compete with many other exploration companies looking for minerals such as 3PL and American Battery Metals. Being a junior mineral exploration company, we compete with other similar companies for financing and joint venture partners. Additionally, we compete for resources such as professional geologists, camp staff, rental equipment, and mineral exploration supplies.

Our Strategy

 

Our goal is to continue testing soil samples at the Desgrosbois Property, to make a determination as to whether sufficient mineral deposits are present to make the development of the land viable as a source of revenue through the mining and production of vanadium and titanium. Although our testing might not prove successful in detecting vanadium deposits, we believe we can accomplish our goal by implementing the following 12-month business strategy:

 

 

 

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Within the next year, we intend to explore and develop the property as follows:

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compile and evaluate the previous database. The property data consists of geological, geochemical, and geophysical surveys. The database represents the exploration work conducted on the property area between 1952 and 2004. At that time titanium and vanadium were not the main focus;

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undertake a detailed geological study to determine more precisely the extent and the grade of Ti-Fe-V mineralization;

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produce a 3D model from historical data, to determine the shape, volume and approximate content of the ore body of each area of interest to give an idea of the potential of these.

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continue drilling and bulk sampling the main target areas in order to confirm previous results and to outline the full extent of the Ti-Fe-V mineralization. Reproduce the most successful historical drill holes in order to establish a level of confidence with these historical data;

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design exploration audits and pits for a bulk sampling program;

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recast detailed drilling and reserve estimates using geological information such as drill intersections and grade, drill spacing, the depth of mineralization, method of sampling, drilling method and consistency of mineralization;

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undertake metallurgical test work to establish the best process for separating the vanadium, titanium and Iron from the mineralized ore material;

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use the 3D model and geophysics to define the next targets of interest, in order to enlarge their volume; and

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make a preliminary assessment of feasibility with emphasis on the economics of the project.

Raw Materials

 

The raw materials for any of our exploration program will include camp equipment, hand exploration tools, sample bags, first aid supplies, groceries and propane. All of these types of materials are readily available from a variety of suppliers. If heavy machinery and qualified operators are required, we intend to contract the services of professional mining contractors, drillers and geologist.

 

Dependence on Major Customers

 

We do not currently have any customers as we are in the exploratory and soil sampling phase of our business plan.

 

Intellectual Property

 

We have no intellectual property such as patents or trademarks.

Government Controls and Regulations

 

Our business is subject to various levels of government controls and regulations, which are supplemented and revised from time to time. However, we are unable to predict what additional legislation or revisions may be proposed that might affect our business or when any such proposals, if enacted, might become effective. Such changes, however, could require increased capital and operating expenditures and could prevent or delay certain operations by us.

 

The various levels of government controls and regulations address, among other things, the environmental impact of mining and mineral processing operations. With respect to the regulation of mining and processing, legislation and regulations in various jurisdictions establish performance standards, air and water quality emission standards and other design or operational requirements for various components of operations, including health and safety standards. Legislation and regulations also establish requirements for decommissioning, reclamation and rehabilitation of mining properties following the cessation of operations and, may require that some former mining properties be managed for long periods of time.

 

We are currently in the early exploratory phase of our operations. Should our exploration and testing for vanadium deposits make mining viable, we will begin forming a plan for mining operations to extract such vanadium deposits for commercialization. Mining is a highly regulated industry in the United States and Canada and requires several permits and approvals from various government regulatory bodies on local, state and federal levels. Should we decide that mining operations is commercially viable, there can be no guarantee that such permits and approvals will be granted, which would have a materially adverse effect on our operations.

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Costs and Effects of Compliance with Environmental Laws

 

We currently have no costs to comply with environmental law. However, should we progress in our business plan and decide that mining of vanadium deposits is commercially viable, we will be subject to various environmental laws and regulations on both a federal and state level, including those governing the discharge of pollutants into the air and water, the management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes and the cleanup of contaminated properties. While our business is still in its early stages of its ongoing compliance with such laws and regulations is important consideration for us. Key aspects of our operations are subject to these laws and regulations. In addition, we incur substantial capital and operating costs in our efforts to comply with them.

Expenditures on Research and Development during the Last Two Fiscal Years

 

Since October 31, 2019 to the date of this report, we have not spent any funds on either Company-sponsored research and development activities or customer-sponsored research activities relating to the development of new products, services or techniques or the improvement of existing products, services, or techniques.

Risks We May Face and Other Information

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURE

We have not incurred any research expenditures since our incorporation.

  

BANKRUPTCY OR SIMILAR PROCEEDINGS

  

There has been no bankruptcy, receivership or similar proceeding entered into either voluntarily by us and involuntarily against us.

  

REORGANIZATIONS, PURCHASE OR SALE OF ASSETS

  

On February 1, 2019, we filed a Certificate of Change with the Secretary of State of Nevada to effect a 12-for-1 forward split which increased the number of outstanding shares of common stock from 4,440,000 to 53,280,000.

On May 29, 2019, we entered into a split-off agreement (the “Split-Off Agreement”) with Hui Liu Ping, our then current sole director and officer, and Ian Ilsley, our Secretary (and now our sole director, President and Treasurer), pursuant to which we sold all of our assets and properties in exchange for her acquisition of all of our debts, adverse claims, liabilities, judgments and obligations.  The assets and liabilities assumed by Ms Ping under the terms of the split off agreement consisted of  our assets totaling approximately $32 and our liabilities consisted of $36,773 of related party loans.    The obligations under those related-party loans were assigned to Ms. Ping as part of the assignment of liabilities.  Our assets comprise an option to acquire a 100% interest in over 30 mineral claims (The Desgrosbois Property) representing 1,789.80 hectares (4,422.69 acres) situated in Quebec. We are no longer a “shell company” as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. On November 22, 2019, we reached agreement with the owner of the 30 minerals claims optioned to us known as the Desgrosbois Property to make a one-off payment to him in order to exercise the option to purchase the claims and transfer them into 100% to our ownership immediately. The claims are now registered in our name.

COMPLIANCE WITH GOVERNMENT REGULATION

We will be required to comply with all regulations, rules and directives of governmental authorities and agencies applicable to the construction and operation of any facility in any jurisdiction which we would conduct activities.

EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT  

We have no employees, except our chief executive officer and sole director Ian Ilsley, as of the date of this report. Ian Ilsley currently devotes approximately 30 hours per week to company matters. As our business and operations increase, we will assess the need for full-time management and administrative support personnel.

 

 

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Item 1A.  Risk Factors

The following discussion of risk factors contains forward-looking statements. These risk factors may be important to understanding other statements in this Report. The following information should be read in conjunction with Part II, Item 7, “Management’sDiscussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the financial statements and related notes in Part II, Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Form 10-K.

 

Our business, financial condition and operating results can be affected by a number of factors, whether currently known or unknown, including but not limited to those described below, any one or more of which could, directly or indirectly, cause our actual financial condition and operating results to vary materially from past, or from anticipated future, financial condition and operating results. Any of these factors, in whole or in part, could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, operating results and stock price.

 

Because of the following factors, as well as other factors affecting our financial condition and operating results, past financial performance should not be considered to be a reliable indicator of future performance, and investors should not use historical trends to anticipate results or trends in future periods.

 

Risks Related to our Business and Industry

We are a development stage entity and are thus subject to the risks associated with new businesses.

 

Venture Vanadium Inc. is a company focused on conducting mining and mineral exploration, primarily in the business of exploration and mining of vanadium. We are still in the testing and sampling stages in our work program to develop and mine vanadium from the Desgrosbois Property. As such, we are a development stage, “start-up” company with no history of revenue-generating operations in the business of minerals exploration. Therefore, we are, and expect for the foreseeable future to be, subject to all the risks and uncertainties inherent in a new business, in particular new businesses engaged in the exploration and mining of mineral resources. We must establish many important functions necessary to operate a business, including conducting soil sampling and borehole testing, obtaining and maintaining the necessary regulatory approvals and permits to further our exploration and, eventually, should our exploration prove successful, to begin mining vanadium, should such deposits exist on our properties, and to establish a managerial and administrative structure and an internal infrastructure for our compliance with various local, state and federal environmental laws and regulations.

 

Accordingly, you should consider our prospects in light of the costs, uncertainties, delays and difficulties frequently encountered by companies in their pre-revenue generating stages, particularly those in the exploration and mining of vanadium. Potential investors should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties that a new company with no operating history will face. In particular, potential investors should consider that there is a significant risk that we will not be able to:

 

 

If we cannot execute any one of the foregoing, our business may fail, in which case you would lose the entire amount of your investment in our Company.

 

In addition, we expect to encounter unforeseen expenses, difficulties, complications, delays and other known and unknown factors for which we cannot foresee and/or plan for. Should our exploration efforts prove successful, we will need to transition from a company with a focus on exploration to a company capable of supporting mining activities. We may not be able to reach such a point or make such a transition, which would have a material adverse effect on our Company.

 

If we do not obtain additional financing, our business may be at risk or execution of our business plan may be delayed.

 

As of the date hereof, we have raised our operating funds through contacts, high net-worth individuals and strategic investors situated in the United States and Cayman Islands. We have not generated any revenue from operations since inception. We have limited assets upon which to commence our business operations and to rely otherwise.  At October 31, 2020, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $21.  We anticipate that over the next 24 months we will require approximately $1,000,000 to continue operations as planned. As such, we will have to raise additional funds to implement our business plan. Obtaining additional funding will be subject to a number of factors, including general market conditions, investor acceptance of our business plan and initial results from our business operations. These factors may impact the timing, amount, terms or conditions of additional financing available to us. Such funds may not be available to us or may not be available on terms that are commercially acceptable. If we are unable to raise sufficient funds, we will be forced to scale back or cease our operations.

Our limited operating history makes it difficult for you to evaluate our business to date and to assess our future viability.

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Currently, our only operations consist of soil sampling to explore the possibility of vanadium deposits in the Desgrosbois Property. We only recently acquired the titles to the assets related to this business opportunity. Our current business plan is relatively new and might not be successful. Further, our new line of business is vastly different than that of our predecessor company, Aura Energy, Inc. (formerly Arcom), so our previous filings under our predecessor’s name and business plan cannot be used to predict the future viability of our Company and the assumptions utilized to prepare those reports are no longer valid. We have had only limited opportunities to demonstrate our success in conducting testing (though our results are limited and cannot yet be relied upon). We have no history of being able to (i) obtain the necessary regulatory approvals, manufacture a commercial scale product, or arrange for a third party to do so on our behalf, (ii) prepare for and conduct mining activities or (iii) formulate sales and marketing strategies necessary for commercialization. Consequently, any predictions made about our future viability or ability to accomplish our business goals may not be as accurate as they could be if we had a longer operating history.

 

We might never generate revenue or achieve or maintain profitability.

 

We have experienced net losses since inception. As of October 31, 2020, we had an accumulated deficit of $612,196. We expect to make significant future expenditures related to the development and expansion of our business, including conducting testing to both obtain the necessary regulatory approvals as well as to understand the viability of our goal of mining the Desgrosbois Property for vanadium deposits, if such deposits exist. If our revenue declines or fails to grow at a rate faster than our operating expenses, and we are unable to secure funding under terms that are favorable or acceptable to us, or at all, we will not be able to achieve and maintain profitability in future periods. As a result, we may continue to generate losses. We might never achieve profitability in the future and, even if we do become profitable, we might not be able to sustain that profitability.

 

It will be necessary for us to secure additional funding in connection with our continuing operations. If we are unable to raise capital when needed, on attractive terms, or at all we could be forced to delay, reduce or eliminate our development programs or commercialization efforts, and our business might fail.

 

There is significant doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern. If we do not continue as a going concern, investors could lose their entire investment.

 

We might not be able to continue as a going concern, and as a result, our independent registered public accounting firm included an explanatory paragraph in its report on our financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2020 with respect to this uncertainty. Accordingly, our ability to continue as a going concern will require us to seek alternative financing to fund our operations. This going concern opinion could materially limit our ability to raise additional funds through the issuance of new debt or equity securities or otherwise. Future reports on our financial statements may include an explanatory paragraph with respect to our ability to continue as a going concern.

 

Our decision to exercise the option to purchase the titles to the Desgrobois properties was partially based on a non-independent assessment of the property to which the titles related.

 

In September 2019, we commissioned On-Track-Exploration to assess the Fe-Ti-V metalliferous potential of the Desgrobois and Ivry properties. At the time the assessment was made, the President of On-Track-Exploration, Mr. Yacoub Fayz, was the owner of the titles that were the subject of the assessment and that we had an option to buy and which option we subsequently exercised.  While we believe that the assessment is not misleading, we recognize that it is not independent and that there is a potential conflict of interest resulting from the same person controlling the entity commissioned with the assessment and owning the titles that were the subject of the commission.  If this conflict of interest affected the assessment, the properties that are the subject of the title could have less mineral deposits than we were led to believe at the time of the assessment.

All of our properties are in the exploration stage. We might not establish the existence of any mineral resource on any of our properties in commercially exploitable quantities. Until we can do so, we cannot generate any revenues from operations and if we do not do so we will lose all of the funds that we expend on exploration. If we do not discover any mineral resource in a commercially exploitable quantity, our business could fail.

The commercial viability of an established mineral deposit will depend on a number of factors including, by way of example, the size, grade and other attributes of the mineral deposit, the proximity of the resource to infrastructure such as a smelter, roads and a point for shipping, government regulation and market prices. Most of these factors will be beyond our control, and any of them could increase costs and make extraction of any identified mineral resource unprofitable.

 

Mineral exploration and development is subject to extraordinary operating risks. In the event of a cave-in or similar occurrence, our liability may exceed our resources, which would have an adverse impact on our Company.

 

Mineral exploration, development and production involves many risks which even a combination of experience, knowledge and careful evaluation may not be able to overcome. Our operations will be subject to all the hazards and risks inherent in the exploration for mineral resources and, if we discover a mineral resource in commercially exploitable quantity, our operations could be subject to

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all of the hazards and risks inherent in the development and production of resources, including liability for pollution, cave-ins or similar hazards against which we cannot insure or against which we may elect not to insure. Any such event could result in work stoppages and damage to property, including damage to the environment. The payment of any liabilities that arise from any such occurrence would have a material adverse impact on our Company.

 

Mineral prices are subject to dramatic and unpredictable fluctuations.

 

We expect to derive revenues, if any, either from the sale of our mineral resource properties or from the extraction and sale of vanadium and/or associated byproducts. The price of those commodities has fluctuated widely in recent years, and is affected by numerous factors beyond our control, including international, economic and political trends, expectations of inflation, currency exchange fluctuations, interest rates, global or regional consumptive patterns, speculative activities and increased production due to new extraction developments and improved extraction and production methods. The effect of these factors on the price of base and precious metals, and therefore the economic viability of any of our exploration properties and projects, cannot accurately be predicted.

We are subject to corporate governance and internal control reporting requirements, and our costs related to compliance with, or our failure to comply with existing and future requirements, could adversely affect our business.

 

We must comply with corporate governance requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, as well as additional rules and regulations currently in place and that may be subsequently adopted by the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. These laws, rules, and regulations continue to evolve and may become increasingly stringent in the future. We are required to include management’s report on internal controls as part of our annual report pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The financial cost of compliance with these laws, rules and regulations is expected to remain substantial, and we may be unable to fully comply with such laws, rules and regulations, which in turn could harm our reputation, the trading in our Common Stock, our ability to operate and our results of operation.

 

There are limitations on the effectiveness of our internal controls, and a failure of our control systems to prevent error or fraud may materially harm our Company.

 

Proper systems of internal controls over financial accounting and disclosure are critical to the operation of a public company. Given the size of our Company and the limited number of fulltime employees that we have employed, there are presently and may in the future continue to be limitations on the effectiveness of our internal controls. Moreover, we do not expect that disclosure controls or internal control over financial reporting will prevent all errors and all fraud, if any. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected. Failure of our control systems to prevent error or fraud could materially and adversely impact us.

We depend on our sole officer and director and will need to hire and retain additional personnel.

We have one officer, Ian Ilsley, who is also our sole director.  The loss of Mr. Ilsley would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. We do not currently maintain key-person life insurance for him.  Our ability to continue to explore and develop our mineral concessions, in large part, depends upon our ability to attract and maintain qualified key personnel. There is competition for such personnel, and we might not be able to attract and retain them. We may not be able to find qualified geologists and mining engineers on a timely basis or at all to further expand our business plan. Furthermore, if we are able to find qualified employees, the cost to hire them (and then retain them) may be too great as there may be other opportunities elsewhere at a higher rate than we are able to pay.

Because our sole officer and director may allocate his time to other business interests, he may not be able or willing to devote a sufficient amount of time to our business operations, which may adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations and cause our business to fail.

It is possible that the demands on our sole officer and director, from other obligations could increase with the result that he would no longer be able to devote sufficient time to the management of our operations and business. Mr. Ilsley currently devotes 60% of his time to our business. This conflict of interest could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations and cause our business to fail.

We are controlled by our sole director and officer, and, as such, there is limited oversight of our management and you may have no effective voice in our management.

We currently have only one director and officer beneficially, Ian Ilsley.  Accordingly, we cannot establish board committees comprised of independent members to oversee functions like compensation or audit issues. In addition, since we only have one director, he has significant control over all corporate issues.  Until we have a larger  Board of Directors that would include a

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majority of independent members, if ever, there will be limited oversight of our director’s decisions and activities and little ability for minority shareholders to challenge or reverse those activities and decisions, even if they are not in the best interests of minority shareholders.

Mr. Ilsley also own approximately 64.5% of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock. Accordingly, for the foreseeable future, we expect that our sole director and officer will exercise control over all matters requiring shareholder approval, including the possible election of additional directors and approval of significant corporate transactions. If you purchase shares of our common stock, you may have no effective voice in our sole director and officer whose interests may differ from yours.

U.S. investors may experience difficulties in attempting to enforce judgments based upon U.S. federal securities laws against us and our non-U.S. resident director.

All of our operations are conducted outside the United States, all of our assets are located outside of the U.S. and our sole director and officer is resident outside of the United States. As a result, it may be difficult or impossible for U.S. investors to enforce judgments of U.S. courts for civil liabilities against us or against our sole director and officer. In addition, U.S. investors should not assume that courts in Canada (i) would enforce judgments of U.S. courts obtained in actions against us or our subsidiary based upon the civil liability provisions of applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws or (ii) would enforce, in original actions, liabilities against us or our subsidiary based upon these laws.

We do not carry title insurance and do not plan to secure any in the future. We are therefore, vulnerable to loss of title.

We do not maintain insurance against title. Title on mineral properties and mining rights involves certain inherent risks due to the difficulties of determining the validity of certain claims as well as the potential for problems arising from the frequently ambiguous conveyance history characteristic of many mining properties. Title to our properties and claims could be challenged or impugned and cannot be certain that we will have or will acquire valid title to these mining properties and claims. We cannot assume that counterparties to our title transfer agreements might not meet their contractual obligations and transfer title on a timely basis. Although we believe that mechanisms exist to integrate the titles of mineral properties currently not owned by us, there is a risk that this process could be time consuming and costly. The possibility also exists that title to existing properties or future prospective properties may be lost due to an omission in the claim of title. As a result, any claims against us may result in liabilities we may not be able to afford resulting in the failure of our business.

The figures for our reserves and resources are estimates based on interpretation and assumptions and may yield less mineral production under actual conditions than is currently estimated.

Unless otherwise indicated, mineralization figures presented in this annual report and in our filings with securities regulatory authorities, press releases and other public statements that may be made from time to time are based upon estimates made by independent geologists and our internal geologists. When making determinations about whether to advance any of our projects to development, we must rely upon such estimated calculations as to the mineral reserves and grades of mineralization on our properties. Until ore is actually mined and processed, mineral reserves and grades of mineralization must be considered as estimates only. These estimates are imprecise and depend upon geological interpretation and statistical inferences drawn from drilling and sampling analysis, which may prove to be unreliable. We cannot assure you that:

	•		these estimates will be accurate;
	•		reserve, resource or other mineralization estimates will be accurate; or
	•		this mineralization can be mined or processed profitably.

Any material changes in mineral reserve estimates and grades of mineralization will affect the economic viability of placing a property into production and a property’s return on capital. In addition, the grade of ore ultimately mined, if any, may differ from that indicated by our technical reports and drill results. There can be no assurance that minerals recovered in small scale tests will be duplicated in large-scale tests under on-site conditions or in production scale.

The resource estimates contained in this annual report have been determined and valued based on assumed future prices, cut-off grades and operating costs that may prove to be inaccurate. Extended declines in market prices for gold and silver may render portions of our mineralization, reserve (if any) and resource estimates uneconomic and result in reduced reported mineralization or adversely affect the commercial viability of our properties. Any material reductions in estimates of mineralization, or of our ability to extract this mineralization, could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition.

If we are unable to obtain all of our required governmental permits, our operations could be negatively impacted.

Our future operations, including exploration and development activities, require permits from various governmental authorities. Such operations are and will be governed by laws and regulations governing prospecting, development, mining, production, exports, taxes, labor standards, occupational health, waste disposal, toxic substances, land use, environmental protection, mine safety and other

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matters. We might not be able to acquire all required licenses or permits or to maintain continued operations at economically justifiable costs.

Our financial position and results are subject to fluctuations in foreign currency values.

Any mining operations we undertake outside of the United States will be subject to currency fluctuations. Fluctuations in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and any foreign currency, especially the Canadian dollar, may adversely impact our operations. We do not anticipate that we will enter into any type of hedging transactions to offset this risk. In addition, with respect to commercial operations in Canada or other countries, it is possible that material transactions incurred in local currency, such as engagement of local contractors for major projects, will be settled at a U.S. dollar value that is different from the U.S. dollar value of the transaction at the time it was incurred. This could have the effect of undermining profits from operations in that country.

We rely on independent analysis to analyze our drilling results and planned exploration activities.

We rely on independent geologists to analyze our drilling results and to prepare resource reports on several of our mining concessions. While these geologists rely on international standards established by various professional associations, their estimates or results might not be accurate. Analyzing drilling results and estimating reserves or targeted drilling sites is not a certainty. Miscalculations and unanticipated drilling results may cause the geologists to alter their estimates. If this should happen, we would have devoted resources to areas where resources could have been better allocated.

Risks Related to our Securities

 

Our common stock has a limited trading history, and you might not ever be able to publicly sell our common stock.

Our common stock is quoted on the OTC-Pink Sheets under the symbol “VENV”.  The volume of trades reported in our common stock is highly limited, and stock quoted on the OTC Pink Sheets have a history of high volatility.  Many institutional investors are prohibited from purchasing securities that are solely quoted on the OTC Pink Sheets, and many individuals are wary of doing so.  If you purchase shares of our common stock, you might not ever be able to trade them in a public market or you might only be able to do so at a sales price significantly below that at which you bought them.

Our shares of common stock are subject to the “penny stock’ rules of the securities and exchange commission and the trading market in our securities will be limited, which will make transactions in our stock cumbersome and may reduce the value of an investment in our stock.

 

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted rules that regulate broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in "penny stocks.”  Penny stocks generally are equity securities with a price of less than $5 (other than securities registered on certain national securities exchanges or quoted on the NASDAQ system, provided that current price and volume information with respect to transactions in such securities is provided by the exchange or system).  Penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document prepared by the SEC, which specifies information about penny stocks and the nature and significance of risks of the penny stock market.  A broker-dealer must also provide the customer with bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer, and sales person in the transaction, and monthly account statements indicating the market value of each penny stock held in the customer's account.  In addition, the penny stock rules require that, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written agreement to the transaction.  These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the trading activity in the secondary market for stock that becomes subject to those penny stock rules.  If a trading market for our common stock develops, our common stock will probably become subject to the penny stock rules, and shareholders may have difficulty in selling their shares.

Any additional financing may dilute existing shareholders and decrease the market price for shares of our common stock.

If we raise additional capital, our existing shareholders may incur substantial and immediate dilution. We estimate that we will need approximately $1 million in additional funds over the next two years to complete our business plan. The most likely source of future funds available to us is through the sale of additional shares of common stock. Such sales might occur below market price and below the price of which existing shareholders purchased their shares.

Our Articles of Incorporation provide indemnification for officers, directors and employees.

Our governing instruments provide that officers, directors, employees and other agents and their affiliates shall only be liable to our Company for losses, judgments, liabilities and expenses that result from the negligence, misconduct, fraud or other breach of fiduciary obligations. Thus certain alleged errors or omissions might not be actionable by us. The governing instruments also provide that,

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under the broadest circumstances allowed under law, we must indemnify our officers, directors, employees and other agents and their affiliates for losses, judgments, liabilities, expenses and amounts paid in settlement of any claims sustained by them in connection with our Company, including liabilities under applicable securities laws.

We have not paid dividends to date and do not intend to pay any dividends in the near future.

 

We have never paid dividends on our common stock and presently intend to retain any future earnings to finance the operations of our business. You may never receive any dividends on our shares.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

Not applicable to smaller reporting companies.

Item 2.  Description of Properties

We do not own any real estate or other properties.  

As mentioned in Item 1, we own the titles to explore the claims that we refer to as the Desgrosbois properties and which represent 1,789.80 hectares (4,422.69 acres) situated in Quebec within NTS map sheets 31J/01:

Title Number	Area (hec.)	Date of Expiration	Amount of Work Required for Renewal
2519511	59.65	June 5, 2022	CDN$1,200
2519512	59.65	June 5, 2022	CDN$1,200
2519513	59.66	June 5, 2022	CDN$1,200
2519514	59.66	June 5, 2022	CDN$1,200
2519684	59.67	June 12, 2022	CDN$1,200
2519685	59.66	June 12, 2022	CDN$1,200
2519686	59.64	June 12, 2022	CDN$1,200
2519687	59.64	June 12, 2022	CDN$1,200
2520082	59.67	June 27, 2022	CDN$1,200
2520083	59.67	June 27, 2022	CDN$1,200
2520084	59.67	June 27, 2022	CDN$1,200
2520085	59.67	June 27, 2022	CDN$1,200
2520086	59.67	June 27, 2022	CDN$1,200
2520087	59.67	June 27, 2022	CDN$1,200
2520088	59.67	June 27, 2022	CDN$1,200
2520089	59.67	June 27, 2022	CDN$1,200
2520090	59.66	June 27, 2022	CDN$1,200
2520091	59.66	June 27, 2022	CDN$1,200
2520092	59.66	June 27, 2022	CDN$1,200
2520093	59.66	June 27, 2022	CDN$1,200
2520094	59.66	June 27, 2022	CDN$1,200
2520095	59.66	June 27, 2022	CDN$1,200
2520096	59.66	June 27, 2022	CDN$1,200
2520097	59.65	June 27, 2022	CDN$1,200
2520098	59.65	June 27, 2022	CDN$1,200
2520099	59.65	June 27, 2022	CDN$1,200
2520100	59.65	June 27, 2022	CDN$1,200
2520101	59.65	June 27, 2022	CDN$1,200
PENDING	59.67	PENDING	CDN$1,200
PENDING	59.67	PENDING	CDN$1,200

In connection with the transfer of the Desgrosbois properties, we have granted the prior owner a two percent net smelter return on all minerals extracted from the properties.

If we do not renew a title prior to its expiration date, we will lose that title.  If we do not complete a set Canadian dollar amount of work related to each claim prior to the expiration of the title, we will lose that title.  If we complete a set Canadian dollar amount of work prior to the expiration date on a specific claim, we can renew the title for that claim by paying a fee below CDN$100 per renewal.

 

 

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Item 3.  Legal Proceedings

There are no pending legal proceedings to which we are a party or in which our director, officer or any affiliate, any owner of record or beneficially of more than 5% of any class of our voting securities, or security holder is a party adverse to us or has a material interest adverse to us.

Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures

We are not engaged in mining activities at the date of this Form 10-K.

PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

     

Market Information

There is a limited public market for our common shares.  Our common shares are quoted on the OTC Pink at this time under the symbol “VENV”.  Trading in stocks quoted on the OTC Pink is often thin and is characterized by wide fluctuations in trading prices due to many factors that may be unrelated to a company’s operations or business prospects.  There might never be a market in the future for our common stock.

 

OTC Pink securities are not listed or traded on the floor of an organized national or regional stock exchange.  Instead, OTC Pink securities transactions are conducted through a computer network connecting dealers in stocks.  OTC Pink issuers are traditionally smaller companies that do not meet the financial and other listing requirements of a regional or national stock exchange.

The OTC Markets Group did not quote any bids for our common stock prior to September 9, 2019.  Since then the lowest bid for our common stock was $0.05 per share and the highest bid was $1.67.

The following table sets forth the range of high and low bid quotations for our common stock for each of the periods indicated as reported by the OTCQB. These quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.

		High Bid* ($)				Low Bid* ($)
Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2020
Fourth quarter ended October 31, 2020		$	1.45				0.50
Third quarter ended July 31, 2020		$	1.68				0.85
Second quarter ended April 30, 2020		$	0.85				0.85
First quarter ended January 31, 2020		$	1.05				0.525
Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2019
Fourth quarter ended October 31, 2019		$	1.29				0.45
Third quarter ended July 31, 2019		$	n/a				n/a
Second quarter ended April 30, 2019		$	n/a				n/a
First quarter ended January 31, 2019		$	n/a				n/a

* The quotations of the high and low prices reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, markdown or commission.

 

On January 31, 2020, the last reported closing price per share of our common stock on the OTC Pink was $0.5120.

Number of Holders

As of December 31, 2020, the 56,047,470 issued and outstanding shares of common stock were held by a total of 25 shareholders of record.

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Dividends

 

No cash dividends were paid on our shares of common stock during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2020 and 2019. 

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

We have the authoritiy to issue up to 75,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share.

In June 2019, we issued 1,100,000 shares of common stock at $0.05 per share to the Optionor under the terms of the option agreement to acquire exploration rights over 30 mineral claims (The Desgrosbois Property) as modified.

In June 2019, we issued 50,000 shares of common stock at $0.05 per share to a director under the terms of the assignment of the option agreement to acquire exploration rights over 30 mineral claims (The Desgrosbois Property).

In October 2019, we issued 162,272 shares of common stock for cash proceeds of $100,000 at approximately $0.61625 per share.

In October 2019, we issued 205,198 shares of common stock for cash proceeds of $150,000 at approximately $0.731 per share.

In October 2019, we issued 100,000 shares of common stock at $0.01 to a senior geologist under the terms of his consultancy agreement entered into on January 1, 2019 with us. There have been no further issuances of shares to consultants. It is intended that these will re-commence once the travel restrictions implemented as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic have been lifted and the consultants are again able to fulfill their duties per their consultancy agreements.

In October 2019, we issued 50,000 shares of common stock at $0.05 to a director under the terms of the assignment of the option agreement to acquire exploration rights over 30 mineral claims (The Desgrosbois Property).

In November 2019, we issued 1,000,000 shares of common stock in connection with the acquisition of the titles in the Desgrosbois Property.

There were 56,047,470 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of December 20, 2020.

Purchase of our Equity Securities by Officers and Directors

None

Other Stockholder Matters

None.

Item 6. Selected Financial Data                                       

Not applicable to smaller reporting companies.

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements, including the notes thereto, appearing elsewhere in this annual report. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs.  Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Our audited financial statements are stated in United States Dollars and are prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

Results of Operations for the year ended October 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019:

Revenue and cost of goods sold

We did not generate any revenues for the year ended October 31, 2020 (Year ended October 31, 2019 – nil).

Operating expenses

Total operating expenses for continuing operations for the year ended October 31, 2020 were $388,504 (October 31, 2019 - $185,204, of which $35,037 related to operating expenses for discontinued operations). The operating expenses for the year ended October 31, 2020 included work program & technical fees of $237,000, an increase of $181,297 over those recorded in FY 2019 which reflects the company having geared up its work program which commenced mid FY 2019.  Website costs were $3,725 for the year ended October 31, 2020 compared with $18,875 in FY 2019. The 2019 charge reflects the development cost of the company’s website whereas the

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2020 charge is largely for ongoing maintenance. Legal & professional fees were $68,458 for the year ended October 31, 2020 which comprised audit fees of $13,775, legal fees of $36,000 being a retainer for legal services, $5,690 for press announcements and subscriptions to financial data services, together with $12,993 for regulatory filing fees, etc. Legal and professional fees for FY 2019 were $45,221. General and administrative expenses for the year to October 31, 2020 were $79,320, the largest item within this category being director’s fees of $60,000. Other items include rent of $9,937 (FY 2019 - $7230) and travel of $5,208 (FY 2019 - $5,039). The balance of $4,175 relate to general admin costs. Overall, the increase in expenditures are due to the low levels of activity in FY 2019 as the former business was wound down, with the new activities not coming on stream until FY 2020.

Net Loss

The net loss for the year ended October 31, 2020 was $388,504. The net loss for continuing operations for the year ended October 31, 2019 was $150,167. Additionally, there was a loss on discontinued operations of $ 35,037, making a total loss for the year of $185,204.

Liquidity and Capital Resources and Cash Requirements

At year ended October 31, 2020, we had cash of $21 ($184,939 as of October 31, 2019). We had a working capital deficit of $238,975 as of October 31, 2020 and working capital of $29,530 as of October 31, 2019.

During the year ended October 31, 2020, we used $76,767 of cash in operating activities, whereas during the year ended October 31, 2019, we used $101,239 of cash in operating activities and a further $30,114 in relation discontinued operations.

During the year ended October 31, 2020, we used $105,000 of cash in investing activities. This compares to cash used in investing activities of $56,799 in 2019.

During the year ended October 31, 2020, we used $3,151 of cash in financing activities whereas during the year ended October 31, 2019, we generated $367,372 of cash in financing activities.

We cannot guarantee that we will raise sufficient funds to continue our business.

 

Our auditors have issued a “going concern” opinion, meaning that there is substantial doubt we can continue as an on-going business for the next twelve months unless we obtain additional capital. We must raise cash to implement our plan and stay in business.

  

Management believes that current trends toward lower capital investment in start-up companies pose the most significant challenge to the Company’s success over the next year and in future years. Additionally, the Company will have to meet all the financial disclosure and reporting requirements associated with being a publicly reporting company. The Company’s management will have to spend additional time on policies and procedures to make sure it is compliant with various regulatory requirements, especially that of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. This additional corporate governance time required of management could limit the amount of time management has to implement is business plan and impede the speed of its operations.

Limited operating history; need for additional capital

There is no historical financial information about us upon which to base an evaluation of our performance. We are in a start-up stage of operations and are unlikely to generate significant revenues in the forseeable future. We cannot guarantee that we will be successful in our business operations. Our business is subject to risks inherent in the establishment of a new business enterprise, including limited capital resources and possible cost overruns due to price and cost increases in outsourced services and products.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk   

Not applicable to smaller reporting companies.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data   

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VENTURE VANADIUM INC

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

		Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm		F-2
Balance Sheets as of October 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019		F-3
Statements of Operations for the Years Ended October 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019		F-4
Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Years Ended October 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019		F-5
Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended October 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019		F-6
Notes to the Financial Statements		F-7 to F-12

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Venture Vanadium Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Venture Vanadium Inc. (“the Company”) as of October 31, 2020 and 2019, and the related statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended October 31, 2020, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of October 31, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended October 31, 2020, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Going Concern

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company has an accumulated deficit, net losses, and negative cash flows from operations. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2019.

Spokane, Washington March 19, 2021

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VENTURE VANADIUM INC

BALANCE SHEETS

October 31, 2020 and 2019

(Audited)

ASSETS		October 31, 2020		October 31, 2019
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	21	$	184,939
Prepaid expense		-		-
Total Current Assets – continuing operations		21		184,939
Total Current Assets – discontinued operations		-		-
Total Current Assets	$	21	$	184,939
Fixed Assets
Exploration License Options		1,030,050		125,050
Equipment, net		-		-
Total Non-current Assets – continuing operations		1,030,050		125,050
Total Non-current Assets – discontinued operations		-		-
Total Non-current Assets		1,030,050		125,050
Total Assets – continuing operations		1,030,071		309,989
Total Assets – discontinued operations		-		-
Total Assets	$	1,030,071	$	309,989
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses		135,665		48,928
Related Party Loans	$	103,331	$	106,481
Total Current Liabilities – continuing operations		238,996		155,409
Total Current Liabilities – discontinued operations		-		-
Total Current Liabilities		238,996		155,409
Total Liabilities	$	238,996	$	155,409
Stockholders’ Equity
Common stock, par value $0.001; 75,000,000 shares authorized, 54,947,470 and 54,947,470 shares issued and outstanding		56,047		54,947
Discount on Common Stock		(21,800)		(21,800)
Additional paid in capital		1,249,024		345,124
Common Stock to be issued		120,000		-
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)		(612,196)		(223,691)
Total Stockholder’s Equity (Deficit)	$	791,075	$	154,580
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	1,030,071	$	309,989

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of these financial statements

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VENTURE VANADIUM INC

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

Years ended October 31, 2020 and 2019

(Audited)

		Years Ended October 31,
		2020		2019
Revenue	$	-	$	-
Cost of goods sold		-		-
Gross Profit		-		-
OPERATING EXPENSES
Work Program & technical		237,000		55,703
Legal & professional		68,458		45,221
Website design & development		3,725		18,875
General and Administrative Expenses		79,321		30,368
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES	$	388,504	$	150,167
LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS		(388,504)		(150,167)
LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS		-		(35,037)
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS		(388,504)		(185,204)
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES		-		-
NET LOSS	$	(388,504)	$	(185,204)
NET LOSS PER SHARE: BASIC AND DILUTED	$	(0.00)	$	(0.00)
(Adjusted for the 12:1 stock split)
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING: BASIC AND DILUTED		55,960,585		53,836,211

 

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of these financial statements

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VENTURE VANADIUM INC

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY

Years Ended October 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019

 

	Common Stock				Additional Paid-in		Discount on common		Common Stock to		Accumulat-ed Deficit		Total Stockholders’
	Shares	Amount			Capital		stock		be issued				Equity
Balance, October 31, 2018	53,280,000	$	53,280	$	-	$	(21,800)	$	-	$	(38,487)	$	(7,007)
Shares issued for cash	-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Shares issued for non-cash consideration	1,150,000		1,150		36,741						-		37,891
							-		-
Shares issued for cash	367,470		367		249,633		-		-		-		250,000
Shares issued for non-cash consideration	150,000		150		58,750						-		58,900
							-		-
Net loss	-		-		-		-				(185,204)		(185,204)
Balance, October 31, 2019	54,947,470	$	54,947	$	345,124	$	(21,800)	$	-	$	(223,691)	$	154,580
Shares issued for cash	-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Shares issued for non-cash consideration for license acquisitions	1,000,000		1,000		799,000						-		800,000
							-		-
Shares issued for non-cash consideration to a senior consultant	100,000		100		104,900						-		105,000
							-		-
Shares to be issued for non-cash consideration to a senior consultant	-		-		-		-		120,000		-		120,000
Net Loss	-		-		-		-		-		(388,504)		(48,904)
Balance, October 31, 2020	56,047,470	$	56,047	$	1,249,024	$	(21,800)	$	120,000	$	(612,195)	$	(791,075)

 

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of these financial statement

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VENTURE VANADIUM INC

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Years ended October 31, 2020 and 2019

(Audited)

 

of work related to each claim

 

 

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VENTURE VANADIUM INC

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

October 31, 2020

(Audited)

Note 6 –SPLIT-OFF AGREEMENT

On May 29, 2019, the company entered into a split-off agreement (the “Split-Off Agreement”) with Hui Liu Ping, its then current sole director and officer, and Ian Ilsley, our Secretary (and now our sole director, President and Treasurer), pursuant to which the company sold all of its assets and properties in exchange for Ms Ping’s acquisition of all of our debts, adverse claims, liabilities, judgments and obligations.  The assets and liabilities assumed by Ms Ping under the terms of the split off agreement consisted of  our assets totaling approximately $32 and our liabilities comprising $36,773 of related party loans.    The obligations under those related-party loans were assigned to Ms. Ping as part of the assignment of liabilities.

Note 7 – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

   Further to the company entering into the Split-Off Agreement dated May 29, 2019, detailed in note 6 above,pursuant to current accounting guidelines, the business component relating to the assets and liabilities taken over is reported as a discontinued operations. The Company recognized a gain on the disposal of the assets and liabilities of $36,741. The following table summarizes the assets and liabilities of the discontinued operations assumed by Ms Ping under the terms of the Split-Off Agreement:       

 

   

Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	32
Fixed assets - Equipment		5,376
- Depreciation		(5,376)
Total assets		32
Current Liabilities		(127)
Related Party Loans		(36,646)

The following table summarizes the results of our discontinued operations for the years ended October 31, 2020 and 2019 and is included in the statement of operations as discontinued operations:

		For the year ended  October 31,
		2020				2019
Revenue		$				$
Cost of goods		$	-			$	-
Gross profit		$	-			$	-
General and administrative expenses		$	35.037			$	35.037
Loss on discontinued operations		$	(35,037)			$	(35,037)

Note 8 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The company has only one officer and director who is Ian Ilsley. He is also the company’s controlling shareholder. On June 12, 2019, the company entered into an assignment agreement with Ian Ilsley to assign his the rights and obligations under an option agreement to acquire exploration rights over 30 mineral claims (The Desgrobois Vanadium/Titanium Property) representing 1,789.80 hectares (4,422.69 acres) situated in Quebec.

Under the terms of the assignment agreement, the company issued 50,000 shares to Ian Ilsley on June 21, 2019 and issued a further 50,000 shares in October 2019 in consideration for him having entered into the assignment agreement.

As of October 31, 2020, Mr Ilsley had provided funding by way of a loan to the company amounting to $103,331 (2019 - $106,481). The loan does not have any term, carries no interest and is unsecured.

 

 

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Note 9 – SHARE ISSUANCES

The company has 75,000,000, $0.001 par value shares of common stock authorized.

In June 2019, the company issued 1,100,000 shares of common stock at $0.05 per share to the Optionor under the terms of the option agreement to acquire exploration rights over 30 mineral claims (The Desgrosbois Property) as modified.

In June 2019, the company issued 50,000 shares of common stock at $0.05 per share to a director under the terms of the assignment of the option agreement to acquire exploration rights over 30 mineral claims (The Desgrosbois Property).

In October 2019, the company issued 162,272 shares of common stock for cash proceeds of $100,000 at approximately $0.61625 per share.

In October 2019, the company issued 205,198 shares of common stock for cash proceeds of $150,000 at approximately $0.731 per share.

In October 2019, the company issued 100,000 shares of common stock at $0.01 to a senior geologist under the terms of his consultancy agreement entered into on January 1, 2019 with us.

In October 2019, the company issued 50,000 shares of common stock at $0.05 to a director under the terms of the assignment of the option agreement to acquire exploration rights over 30 mineral claims (The Desgrosbois Property).

In November 2019, the company issued 1,000,000 shares of common stock in connection with the acquisition of the titles in the Desgrosbois Property. The total value of the shares issued based on their trading value at the grant date was $800,000.

In January 2020, the company issued 100,000 shares of common stock at $1.05 to a senior geologist under the terms of his consultancy agreement entered into on October 1, 2019 with us. The total value of the shares issued based on their trading value at the grant date was $105,000.

As at October 31, 2020, there were 150,000 shares to be issued to a senior consultant at a price of $0.80 per share for a total value of $120,000 based on their trading value at the grant date.

Note 10 – INCOME/(LOSS) PER SHARE

 

Basic income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted income (loss) per share reflects the potential dilution, using the treasury stock method that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the income (loss) of the Company. In computing diluted income (loss) per share, the treasury stock method assumes that outstanding options and warrants are exercised and the proceeds are used to purchase common stock at the average market price during the period. Options and warrants may have a dilutive effect under the treasury stock method only when the average market price of the common stock during the period exceeds the exercise price of the options and warrants. As of October 31, 2020 and 2019, there were no outstanding warrants or options.

 

 

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The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

		For the year ended  October 31,
		2020				2019
Earnings per share – Basic and Diluted
Income (Loss) for the period		$	(388,504)			$	(185,204)
Basic average common stock outstanding - Basic and Diluted			55,960,585				53,836,211
Net earnings (loss) per share – Basic and Diluted		$	(0.00)			$	(0.00)

 

 

Note 11 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

In accordance with SFAS 165 (ASC 855-10) the Company has analyzed its operations subsequent to October 31, 2020 to the date these financial statements were issued, and has determined that there are no material subsequent events to disclose in these financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Item 9. Changes In and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

Engagement of New Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

On October 31, 2019, we engaged Fruci & Associates II, PLLC ("Fruci") to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2019. Fruci will be performing an audit of our balance sheet as of October 31, 2019 and the related statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity, cash flows, and the related notes and schedules for the years then ended to be included in our annual reports on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2019.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Securities Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Our management, with the participation of our principal executive and principal financial officer evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, our principal executive and principal financial officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective.

 

 

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.

 

Definition and Limitations of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) are designed to reasonably ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance that it will detect or uncover failures within the Company to disclose material information otherwise required to be set forth in our periodic reports. Inherent limitations to any system of disclosure controls and procedures include, but are not limited to, the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of such controls by one or more persons. In addition, we have designed our system of controls based on certain assumptions, which we believe are reasonable, about the likelihood of future events, and our system of controls may therefore not achieve its desired objectives under all possible future events.

 

As of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, as discussed below, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective because of the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting described below.

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure based closely on the definition of “disclosure controls and procedures” in Rule 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

 

At the end of the period covered by this Annual Report, we conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of June 30, 2020, the disclosure controls and procedures of our Company were not effective to ensure that the information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports was recorded, processed, summarized and reported on a timely basis.

 

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act. The design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote. All internal control systems, no

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matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.

 

We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting as of October 31, 2020. Based on this assessment, management believes that, as of October 31, 2020, we did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria established in the “Internal Integrated Framework” issued by COSO in 2013 due to certain material weaknesses in its internal controls. Specifically, the Board does not currently have a director who qualifies as an audit committee financial expert as defined in Item 407(d)(5)(ii) of Regulation S-K. Further, because of the lack of administrative support staff, and due to the financial constraints on the Company, management has not been able to develop or implement controls related to the segregation of duties for purposes of financial reporting. Management has undertaken efforts to mitigate this by intending to hire a new employee on at least a part-time basis to undertake general accounting functions, subject to receiving sufficient financing. There is no guarantee, however, that we will be able to implement this new hire during the course of the current fiscal year or that this by itself will markedly improve our internal control over financial reporting.

 

Material Weaknesses and Corrective Actions

 

In connection with the audits of our financial statements for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2020 and 2019, we identified certain deficiencies relating to our internal control over financial reporting that constitute a material weakness under standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”). The PCAOB defines a material weakness as a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. A deficiency in internal control exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis.

 

The following material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting continued to exist at October 31, 2020:

 

	●	we do not have effective policies and procedures in place to provide adequate, independent oversight over financial reporting, timely preparation and review of accounting records, and there is a lack of segregation of duties; and
	●	lack of audit committee of our "board of directors" and lack of a member that is considered to be independent of management to provide adequate and necessary oversight of Company activities.

We outsource certain of the functions that would normally be performed by a principal financial officer to assist us in implementing the necessary financial controls over the financial reporting and the utilization of internal management and staff to effectuate these controls.

 

We believe that these material weaknesses primarily relate, in part, to our lack of sufficient staff with appropriate training in U.S. GAAP and SEC rules and regulations with respect to financial reporting functions, and the lack of robust accounting systems, as well as the lack of sufficient resources to hire such staff and implement these accounting systems.

 

We plan to take a number of actions in the future to correct these material weaknesses including, but not limited to, establishing an audit committee of our Board of Directors comprised of at least two independent directors, adding experienced accounting and financial personnel and retaining third-party consultants to review our internal controls and recommend improvements, subject to receiving sufficient additional capital. If we receive sufficient capital, we hope to increase the chief financial officer’s role from part-time to full-time as the next step in building out our accounting department. We will need to take additional measures to fully mitigate these issues, and the measures we have taken, and expect to take, to improve our internal controls may not be sufficient to (1) address the issues identified, (2) ensure that our internal controls are effective or (3) ensure that the identified material weakness or other material weaknesses will not result in a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements. In addition, other material weaknesses may be identified in the future. If we are unable to correct deficiencies in internal controls in a timely manner, our ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information accurately and within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC will be adversely affected. This failure could negatively affect the market price and trading liquidity of our common stock, cause investors to lose confidence in

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our reported financial information, subject us to civil and criminal investigations and penalties, and generally materially and adversely impact our business and financial condition.

 

Attestation Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

This Annual Report does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Our management’s report was not subject to attestation by our independent registered public accounting firm pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act that permanently exempted smaller reporting companies from the auditor attestation requirement.

 

Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the fourth quarter of the year ended October 31, 2020, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

 

CEO and CFO Certifications

 

Exhibit 31.1 and 31.2 to this Annual Report are the Certifications of our Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer. These certifications are required in accordance with Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (the “Section 302 Certifications”). This Item 9A. of this Annual Report, which you are currently reading, is the information concerning the Evaluation referred to above and in the Section 302 Certifications, and this information should be read in conjunction with the Section 302 Certifications for a more complete understanding of the topics presented.

Item 9B. Other Information.

None.

PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Our sole executive officer and director as of the date of this filling and his age are as follows:

  

Name	Age	Positions
Ian Ilsley One Oxford Center 301 Grant Street Suite 4300 Pittsburgh PA 15219	71	President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and Director

Set forth below is a brief description of the background and business experience of our sole executive officer and director for the past five years.

  

Ian Ilsley

Ian Ilsley was appointed President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and Director of the company in June 2019.

Ian Ilsley, a British national, has over 40 years of experience in non-executive and executive director roles including CEO, in public and private companies with a depth of experience which spans corporate administration, corporate governance, revenue growth, and taking companies private in a variety of sectors including the oil and gas, software, and property sectors. He has mining and minerals experience gained over several years, specifically in the area of copper exploration in southern and central Africa. He qualified as an accountant in the United Kingdom.

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TERM OF OFFICE

  

All directors hold office until the next annual meeting of our stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. Our Bylaws provide that the "Board of Directors" will consist of a minimum of one member. Officers are elected by and serve at the discretion of the "Board of Directors".

BOARD LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE

 

Currently, the office of Acting Chairman of our Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer are held by our sole officer and director. Due to our size and early stage of operations, we believe it is currently most effective to have the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer positions be held by the same individual.

RISK OVERSIGHT

 

Our Board of Directors will oversee a company-wide approach to risk management. Our Board of Directors will determine the appropriate risk level for us generally, assess the specific risks faced by us and review the steps taken by management to manage those risks. While our Board of Directors will have ultimate oversight responsibility for the risk management process, its committees will oversee risk in certain specified areas.

 

Until we have established our compensation committee of our Board of Directors, our Board of Directors will be responsible for overseeing the management of risks relating to our executive compensation plans and arrangements, and the incentives created by the compensation awards it administers. Until we have established our audit committee, our Board of Directors will oversee management of enterprise risks and financial risks, as well as potential conflicts of interests. Our Board of Directors will be responsible for overseeing the management of risks associated with the independence of our Board of Directors.

 

Code of Ethics

 

We have not adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions because of the small number of persons involved in the management of the Company.

 

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

 

None of our executive officers currently serves, or in the past three years has served, as a member of the Board of Directors or compensation committee of another entity that has one or more executive officers serving on our Board of Directors or the compensation committee. No member of our compensation committee has any other business relationship or affiliation with us other than his or her service as a director.

 

Section 16(A) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

 

Not applicable.

 

Nominations to the Board of Directors

 

General — Our directors take a critical role in guiding our strategic direction and oversee the management of the Company. Our Board of Directors’ candidates are considered based upon various criteria, such as their broad-based business and professional skills and experiences, a global business and social perspective, concern for the long-term interests of the shareholders, diversity, and personal integrity and judgment. In addition, directors must have time available to devote to our "Board of Directors" activities and to enhance their knowledge of our business. Accordingly, we seek to attract and retain highly qualified directors who have sufficient time to attend to their substantial duties and responsibilities to our Company.

 

Changes to the Procedures by Which Security Holders May Recommend Nominees to Our Board of Directors — During the year ended October 31, 2020, there were no material changes to the procedures by which our security holders may recommend nominees to our Board of Directors.

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DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

 

Our Board of Directors is currently composed of one member, and he does not qualify as an independent director in accordance with the published listing requirements of the NASDAQ Global Market (we have no plans to list on the NASDAQ Global Market). The NASDAQ independence definition includes a series of objective tests, such as that the director is not, and has not been for at least three years, one of our employees and that neither the director, nor any of her family members has engaged in various types of business dealings with us. In addition, our Board of Directors has not made a subjective determination as to our director that no relationships exist which, in the opinion of our Board of Directors, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director, though such subjective determination is required by the NASDAQ rules. Had our Board of Directors made these determinations, our Board of Directors would have reviewed and discussed information provided by directors and us with regard to our director's business and personal activities and relationships as they may relate to our management and us.

  

SIGNIFICANT EMPLOYEES AND CONSULTANTS

We currently have one employee, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Ian Ilsley.

We have the following consultants and advisors:

Stewart A. Jackson, PhD. P.Geo. - Consultant Geologist

Stewart has been involved in exploration and development of base and precious mineral deposits in a wide range of environments.  He is a specialist in carbonate-hosted mineral deposits and limestone sedimentology.  

He has also been involved in the discovery and development of several major mineral discoveries including the Red Dog zinc-lead deposit in Northwestern Alaska operated by Teck (formerly known as Cominco).

He participated in the discovery and development of the Borealis, South McCoy and Manhattan gold deposits in Nevada for Houston Oil and Minerals and discovered and developed several million ounces of gold in a group of gold mines in northern Washington State, USA including the Buckhorn mine for Crown Resource Corporation which he founded in 1981. Stewart raised $150 million for the discovery and development of these and other projects including gold, silver, diamonds, and base metals; nickel and uranium.

He participated as a vendor of the Viken deposit in Sweden which contains multi-billion pound resources of molybdenum, vanadium, and nickel, and over 1 billion pounds of U3O8 and was instrumental in unravelling the mysteries of the Turnagaini nickel-cobalt-platinum deposit at Dease Lake, BC, Canada resulting in a billion+ tonne resource held currently by Giga Metals.

Stewart has been involved in evaluation of QA/QC programs and nugget effect resolution, and mineralogical and separation problems, particularly in gold deposits with the GPT (Grain Treatment Protocol) team of Greg Hryniw, Montreal, Canada.
 
Paul Ray – Senior Advisor

Paul is an Australian citizen, and was educated in Maryborough and Brisbane until 1967. In 1969, he joined Theiss Bros (a civil engineering and exploration firm) as a cadet surveyor.

Paul joined Placer Exploration and Development Corporation in1971 evaluating and working on exploration projects throughout Australia and the Pacific region and from 1976 to 1978 he worked as a consultant to the exploration and mining industry.

From 1979 to 1984, Paul was employed by Amoco Minerals Australia Co. and involved in geodetic, geophysical and geological surveys, property acquisitions, assessments, negotiations, contracts, logistics and public relations.

In 1985, became Director and Operations Manager for Dolerite Mining and Exploration Pty. Ltd. which successfully discovered, developed and or joint -ventured mining properties in Australia and the Pacific region.

Since 1989, Paul has been a member of the board of various exploration and mining companies both public and private and is presently a director of Raptor Capital International, a private Streaming and Royalty Company, Global Mining and Exploration Management S.A.R.L., and El Alamo Gold Mining Corporation.

His past Directorships include Golden Glacier Resources Ltd (TSX) which became Exeter Resource Corporation (TSX- Nasdaq), Dynasty Resources Limited (TSX), Chase Resources Limited (TSX), Newport Resources Limited (TSX), Sennen

Resources Limited (TSX), and Heritage Petroleum Plc (United Kingdom).

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AUDIT COMMITTEE AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

Since we do not have an audit or compensation committee comprised of independent directors, the functions that would have been performed by such committees are performed by our Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has not established an audit committee and does not have an audit committee financial expert, nor has the Board of Directors established a nominating committee. The Board is of the opinion that such committees are not necessary since we are a start-up stage company and have only one director, and to date, such director has been performing the functions of such committees. Thus, there is a potential conflict of interest in that our sole director and officer have the authority to determine issues concerning management compensation, nominations, and audit issues that may affect management decisions.

  

Other than as described above, we are not aware of any other conflicts of interest with any of our executive officers or directors.

  

INVOLVEMENT IN CERTAIN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

  

No director, person nominated to become a director, executive officer, promoter or control person of our company has, during the last ten years: (i) been convicted in or is currently subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses); (ii) been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to any federal or state securities or banking or commodities laws including, without limitation, in any way limiting involvement in any business activity, or finding any violation with respect to such law, nor (iii) any bankruptcy petition been filed by or against the business of which such person was an executive officer or a general partner, whether at the time of the bankruptcy or for the two years prior thereto.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

The following table sets forth information regarding each element of compensation that we paid or awarded to our named executive officers for fiscal 2020 and 2019:

  

Name and Principal Position	Year Ended October 31,	Salary ($)	Bonus ($)	Stock Awards ($)	Option Awards ($)	Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)	Nonqualified Deferred Compensation ($)	All Other Compensation ($)	Total ($)
Ian Ilsley, President (1)	2020	60,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	60,000
Ian Ilsley, President (1)	2019	15,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	15,000
Hui Liu Ping, President (2)	2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

  

(1)

Mr. Ilsley was appointed our President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer in June 2019.

(2)

Hui Liu Ping resigned from all positions that she had with the Company in June 2019.

 

 

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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS

There is no formal compensation agreement between our sole officer and director and our Company.

OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END

 

None.

  

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

  

We did not pay compensation to Ian Ilsley for his services as director in fiscal 2020 (2019 – Nil).

  

NARRATIVE DISCLOSURE OF COMPENSATION POLICIES AND PRACTICES AS THEY RELATE TO OUR RISK MANAGEMENT

 

We believe that our compensation policies and practices for all employees and other individual service providers, including executive officers, do not create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on us.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

The following table lists, as of the date of this report, the number of shares of common stock of our Company that are beneficially owned by (i) each person or entity known to our Company to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding common stock; (ii) each officer and director of our Company; and (iii) all officers and directors as a group. Information relating to beneficial ownership of common stock by our principal shareholders and management is based upon information furnished by each person using "beneficial ownership" concepts under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Under these rules, a person is deemed to be a beneficial owner of a security if that person has or shares voting power, which includes the power to vote or direct the voting of the security, or investment power, which includes the power to vote or direct the voting of the security. The person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any security of which that person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days. Under the Securities and Exchange Commission rules, more than one person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the same securities, and a person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of securities as to which he or she may not have any pecuniary beneficial interest. Except as noted below, each person has sole voting and investment power.

  

The percentages below are calculated based on 56,047,470 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding as of the date of December 31, 2020. We do not have any outstanding warrants, options or other securities exercisable for or convertible into shares of our common stock.

  

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

Transaction related to Titles

On November 6, 2018, Mr. Ilsley (“Mr. Ilsley”), our sole director and officer entered into the Desgrosbois Option Agreement with Mr. Fayz Yacoub (“Mr. Yacoub”) where Mr. Yacoub agreed to grant an exclusive option to Mr. Ilsley which entitled Mr. Ilsley to acquire an undivided one hundred percent (100%) interest in and to 30 mineral claims in the Desgrosbois

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Vanadium/Titanium Property (the “Property”). To acquire the property under the Desgrosbois Option Agreement, Mr. Ilsley (or his assigns) had to:

(i)

make a cash payment of $155,000 according a two-year payment schedule set out in such agreement, of which $50,000 was paid as of the date hereof;

(ii)

issue of 2,500,000 shares of our common stock after we are listed on a recognized North American Exchange;

(iii)

make expenditures on the Property of $400,000 over a two-year period; and

(iv)

provide 2% net smelter return on all metals from the Property.

On June 12, 2019 (the “Effective Date”), Mr. Ilsley, and our Company entered into an Assignment of Desgrosbois Option Agreement where Mr. Ilsley desired to assign all of his right, title and interest in the Desgrosbois Option Agreement in exchange for 100,000 shares of our common stock. On June 12, 2019, Mr. Ilsley assigned and transferred to us all of his right, title and interest in, to and under the Property in the Desgrosbois Option Agreement dated November 6, 2018, including all of his duties, obligations and liabilities under the Desgrosbois Option Agreement, including any and all payment obligations to Mr. Yacoub. Pursuant to the Assignment of Desgrosbois Option Agreement, Mr. Ilsley has agreed to pay Mr. Yacoub an additional $15,000 together with the issuance of 100,000 shares of our common stock as compensation for delay.

On November 22, 2019, Mr. Ilsley, we and Mr. Yacoub entered into the Amended and Restated Desgrosbois Option Agreement whereby certain terms of the original agreement were amended.  Under the Amended and Restated Agreement, Mr. Yacoub agreed to transfer the titles in exchange for a $70,000 cash payment, the receipt from us of 1,000,000 shares of our common stock and a two per cent (2.0%) Net Smelter Returns on all metals extracted from the property. 

Change in control

On May 29, 2019, we entered into a split-off agreement (the “Split-Off Agreement”) with Hui Liu Ping, our then current sole director and officer, and Ian Ilsley, our Secretary (and now our sole director, President and Treasurer), pursuant to which we sold all of our assets and properties in exchange for Hui Liu Ping’s acquisition of all of our debts, adverse claims, liabilities, judgments and obligations.  The assets and liabilities assumed by Ms Ping under the terms of the split off agreement consisted of our assets totaling approximately $32 and our liabilities consisted of $36,773 of related party loans. The obligations under those related-party loans were assigned to Ms. Ping as part of the assignment of liabilities.

On May 29, 2019, our then majority shareholder, and our sole director and officer, Hui Liu Ping, sold 36,000,000 shares, approximately 67.6% of our outstanding shares, to Ian Ilsley.  In connection with the transfer of the shares and the Split-Off Agreement, Ms. Ping as our sole director and officer and majority shareholder appointed Mr. Ilsley to act as our sole director and as our President and Treasurer and simultaneously resigned from her position as our sole director and all officer positions that she held with us.  

Employment and Director Compensation Arrangements

 

The relationships and related party transactions described herein are in addition to any employment and director compensation arrangements with our executive officers and directors, which are described above under “Executive Compensation — Employment Agreements” and “Executive Compensation — Director Compensation,” respectively.

Indemnification Agreements

Our Bylaws provide that we shall indemnify and hold harmless to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law each person and their heirs and administrators who shall serve at any time hereafter as a director or officer of our Company from and against any and all claims, judgments and liabilities to which such persons shall become subject by reason of their having heretofore or hereafter been a director or officer of our Company, or by reason of any action alleged to have heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to have been taken by him or her as such director or officer, and that we shall reimburse each such person for all legal and other expenses reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with any such claim, judgment or liability, including our power to defend such persons from all suits or claims as provided for under the provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law; provided, however, that no such persons shall be indemnified against, or be reimbursed for, any expense except as permitted by Nevada state corporate law. In addition, we intend to enter into indemnification agreements with our directors and officers and some of our executives may have certain indemnification rights arising under

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their employment agreements with us. We believe that these bylaw provisions and indemnification agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers.

 

The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in our Certificate of Incorporation may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against our directors for breach of their fiduciary duties. They may also reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against our directors and officers, even though an action, if successful, might benefit us and our stockholders. A stockholder’s investment may be harmed to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions.

Policies and Procedures for Transactions with Related Persons

 

We intend to adopt a written related-person transactions policy that will set forth our policies and procedures regarding the identification, review, consideration and oversight of “related-person transactions.” For purposes of this policy only, a “related-person transaction” shall be a transaction, arrangement or relationship (or any series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships) in which we and any “related person” are participants involving an amount that exceeds $120,000.

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services 

Our Board of Directors reviews and approves audit and permissible non-audit services performed by our independent registered public accounting firm, as well as the fees charged for such services.

During fiscal year ended October 31, 2020, we incurred approximately $13,775 in fees to our principal independent accountants for professional services rendered in connection with the audit of our October 31, 2019 financial statements and for the reviews of our financial statements for the quarters ended January 31, 2020, April 30, 2020, and July 31, 2020. These can be summarized as follows:

Audit Fees

 

For the years ended October 31, 2020 and 2019, the aggregate fees billed by Fruci & Associates II, PLLC our principal accountants, for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual consolidated financial statements were:

 

2020		$	13,775
2019		$	22,750

 

Audit Related Fees

 

For the years ended October 31, 2020 and 2019, the aggregate fees billed by our principal accountants, for assurance and related services relating to the performance of the audit of our financial statements which are not reported under the caption “Audit Fees” above, were:

 

2020		Nil
2019		Nil

 

Tax Fees

 

For the years ended October 31, 2020 and 2019, the aggregate fees billed by, our principal accountants for other non-audit professional services, other than those services listed above, totaled:

 

2020		Nil
2019		Nil

 

All Other Fees

 

For the years ended October 31, 2020 and 2019, the aggregate fees billed by our principal accountants for other non-audit professional services, other than those services listed above, totaled:

 

2020		Nil
2019		Nil

 

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

 

We do not have an audit committee. Our Board of Directors pre-approves all services provided by our independent registered public accounting firm. All of the above services and fees during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2020 and 2019 were reviewed and approved by our Board of Directors before the respective services were rendered.

 

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PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits

Exhibit Number			Description
3.1			Articles of Incorporation, dated September 26, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to our registration statement filed on Form S-1 on January 6, 2017).
3.2			Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, filed December 4, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to our current report filed on Form 8-K on December 12, 2018).
3.3			Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, filed January 29, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to our quarterly report filed on Form 10-Q on June 26, 2019).
3.4			Certificate of Change, filed on January 29, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to  to our quarterly report filed on Form 10-Q on June 26, 2019).
3.5			Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to our registration statement filed on Form S-1 on January 6, 2017).
10.1			Split-Off Agreement, dated May 29, 2019, between the Company, Ms. Ping and Mr. Ilsley.
10.2			Desgrosbois Option Agreement, dated November 6, 2018, between Mr. Ian Ilsley and Mr. Fayz Yacoub (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our current report filed on Form 8-K on June 24, 2019).
10.3			Assignment of Desgrosbois Option Agreement dated June 12, 2019, between Mr. Ian Ilsley and Venture Vanadium Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our current report filed on Form 8-K on June 24, 2019).
10.4			Amended and Restated Desgrosbois Option Agreement dated November 22, 2019, between Venture Vanadium Inc., Mr. Ian Ilsley and Mr. Fayz Yacoub (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our current report filed on Form 8-K on November 25, 2019).
21.1*			List of subsidiaries of the Company.
31.1			Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a).
32.1			Certifications pursuant to Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rule 13a-14(b) or 15d-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS*			XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH*			XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL*			XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF*			XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB*			XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE*			XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
*	Filed herewith.
**	Furnished herewith.

 

 

 

 

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Item 16.

 Form 10-K Summary.

Not applicable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ANNEX A – GLOSSARY OF TERMS

We set out below definitions for technical geological, mining and other related terms that we use in our annual report for the year ended October 31, 2020.

Anorthosites - A phaneritic, intrusive igneous rock characterized by its composition: mostly plagioclase feldspar (90–100%), with a minimal mafic component (0–10%). Pyroxene, ilmenite, magnetite, and olivine are the mafic minerals most commonly present.

Apatite - A widely occurring pale green to purple mineral, consisting of calcium phosphate with some fluorine, chlorine, and other elements. It is used in the manufacture of fertilizers.

Azimuth and plunge (45º) - Azimuth - a horizontal angle (between 0 and 360°) measured clockwise from true north, which has an azimuth of 000. Plunge (inclination) - the vertical angle, measured downward, between the horizontal and a line.

Calcite - one of the most common minerals on earth. ... Calcite is a calcium carbonate, which has been crystallized in hexagonal form. The name calcite comes from the Latin word calx, meaning 'lime. ' Calcite is extremely soft - it rates as only a 3 on the hardness scale.

Chlorite - a dark green mineral consisting of a basic hydrated aluminosilicate of magnesium and iron. It occurs as a constituent of many metamorphic rocks, typically forming flat crystals resembling mica.

Fe-Ti - Iron - Titanium oxides.  Vanadium is often present in Fe-Ti deposits

Gabbroic - A usually coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of pyroxene and calcic plagioclase feldspar. Also called norite.

Gneissic - A highly foliated, coarse-grained metamorphic rock consisting of light-colored layers, usually of quartz and feldspar, alternating with dark-colored layers of other minerals, usually hornblende and biotite. Individual grains are often visible between layers.

Granulometry - the measurement of the size distribution in a collection of grains. The measurement of grain sizes or particle sizes.

Gravimetric - relating to the measurement of gravity.

Mafic - relating to, denoting, or containing a group of dark-colored, mainly ferromagnesian minerals such as pyroxene and olivine.

Magnetite±ilmenite - Also known as manaccanite, is a titanium-iron oxide mineral with the idealized formula FeTiO. ₃. . It is a weakly magnetic black or steel-gray solid. From a commercial perspective, ilmenite is the most important ore of titanium.

Magnetometer - A device that measures magnetism—the direction, strength, or relative change of a magnetic field at a particular location. The measurement of the magnetization of a magnetic material (like a ferromagnet) is an example.

Metallogenic - The study of the genesis and regional-to-global distribution of mineral deposits, with emphasis on their relationship in space and time to regional petrologic and tectonic features of the Earth's crust.

Phenocryst - A conspicuous, large crystal embedded in a finer-grained matrix of smaller crystals in a porphyritic igneous rock. ... Second, the magma cools rapidly at shallower depths having been injected upward or extruded by a volcano, allowing for formation of small crystals in the groundmass.

Plagioclase - A series of tectosilicate (framework silicate) minerals within the feldspar group. Rather than referring to a particular mineral with a specific chemical composition, plagioclase is a continuous solid solution series, more properly known as the plagioclase feldspar series (from the Ancient Greek for "oblique fracture", in reference to its two cleavage angles). Plagioclase is a major constituent mineral in the Earth's crust, and is consequently an important diagnostic tool in petrology for

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identifying the composition, origin and evolution of igneous rocks. Plagioclase is also a major constituent of rock in the highlands of the Earth's moon. Analysis of thermal emission spectra from the surface of Mars suggests that plagioclase is the most abundant mineral in the crust of Mars.

Podiform – Designates a long or thick pod-shaped deposit of a mineral.

Pyrite - An iron sulfide with the chemical formula FeS₂ (iron(II) disulfide). Pyrite is considered the most common of the sulfide minerals.

Pyroxenes – A group of important rock-forming inosilicate minerals found in many igneous and metamorphic rocks. Pyroxenes have the general formula XY(Si,Al)₂O₆, where X represents calcium, sodium, iron (II) or magnesium and more rarely zinc, manganese or lithium, and Y represents ions of smaller size, such as chromium, aluminium, iron (III), magnesium, cobalt, manganese, scandium, titanium, vanadium or even iron (II). Although aluminium substitutes extensively for silicon in silicates such as feldspars and amphiboles

Scapolite - A group of rock-forming silicate minerals composed of aluminium, calcium, and sodium silicate with chlorine, carbonate and sulfate.

Sericite - A fine-grained fibrous variety of muscovite formed by the alteration of feldspar, found chiefly in schist and in hydrothermally altered rock.

Stratigraphy - The branch of geology concerned with the order and relative position of strata and their relationship to the geological time scale.

Timagnetite - A titanium-bearing variety of magnetite.

Titanium dioxide - An oxide TiO₂ of titanium that occurs in rutile, anatase, and ilmenite and is used especially as a pigment.

  

 

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SIGNATURES

  

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

  

VENTURE VANADIUM INC.

Date:  March 22, 2021

By:

/s/

Ian Ilsley

Name:

Ian Ilsley

Title:

President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and Director

(Principal Executive, Financial and Accounting Officer)

  

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. 

 

Signature		Title		Date
/s/ Ian Ilsley		Director		March 22, 2021

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Exhibit 21.1

 

LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT

 

Venture Vanadium, Inc.,
a Nevada corporation

None.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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