Star Gold Corp. - Quarter Report: 2020 October (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x   Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 Or 15(d) Of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended October 31, 2020

o   Transition Report Under Section 13 Or 15(d) Of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period ________ to ________

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 000-52711

STAR GOLD CORP.

(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

Indicate by check mark whether the issuer (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post filed). Yes x No o

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer.  See definition of “Accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x

As of December 14, 2020, there were 97,290,810 shares of registrant’s common stock, $0.01 par value, issued and outstanding.

Contents

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

NOTE 1 – NATURE OF OPERATIONS

Star Gold Corp. (the “Company”) was initially incorporated as Elan Development, Inc., in the State of Nevada on December 8, 2006. The Company was originally organized to explore mineral properties in British Columbia, Canada but the Company is currently focusing on gold, silver and other base metal-bearing properties in Nevada.

The Company’s core business consists of assembling and/or acquiring land packages and mining claims the Company believes have potential mining reserves, and expending capital to explore these claims by drilling, and performing geophysical work or other exploration work deemed necessary. The business is a high-risk business as there is no guarantee that the Company’s exploration work will ultimately discover or produce any economically viable minerals.

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

This summary of significant accounting policies is presented to assist in understanding the financial statements. The financial statements and notes are representations of the Company’s management, which is responsible for their integrity and objectivity. The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared by the Company in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information, as well as the instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, the financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements.

In the opinion of the Company’s management, all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair statement of the interim financial statements have been included. The balance sheet at October 31, 2020 was derived from audited annual financial statements but does not contain all the footnote disclosures from the annual financial statements. All amounts presented are in U.S. dollars.  Operating results for the three- and six-month period ended October 31, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full fiscal year ending April 30, 2021.

For further information, refer to the financial statements and footnotes thereto in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2020.

Going Concern

As shown in the accompanying financial statements, the Company has incurred operating losses since inception. As of October 31, 2020, the Company has limited financial resources with which to achieve the objectives and obtain profitability and positive cash flows. As shown in the accompanying balance sheets at October 31, 2020, the Company has an accumulated deficit of $11,426,362. At October 31, 2020, the Company’s working capital was $480,869. Achievement of the Company’s objectives will be dependent upon the ability to obtain additional financing, to locate profitable mining properties and generate revenue from current and planned business operations, and control costs. The Company plans to fund its future operations by joint venturing or obtaining additional financing from investors and/or lenders.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant areas requiring the use of management assumptions and estimates relate to long-lived asset impairments and stock-based compensation valuation. Actual results could differ from these estimates and assumptions and could have a material effect on the Company’s reported financial position and results of operations.

Risks and Uncertainties

The Company’s operations are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, including financial, operational, technological and other risks associated with operating an emerging exploration mining business, including the potential risk of business failure.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

For the purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less when acquired to be cash equivalents.

Reclamation bond

The Reclamation bond constitutes cash held as collateral for the faithful performance of the bond securing exploration permits and are accounted for on a cost basis.

Financial Instruments

The Company’s financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents and reclamation bond. All instruments are accounted for on a cost basis, which, due to the short maturity of these financial instruments, approximates fair value at October 31, 2020.

Fair Value Measures

When required to measure assets or liabilities at fair value, the Company uses a fair value hierarchy based on the level of independent, objective evidence surrounding the inputs used. The Company determines the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall. The categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Level 1 uses quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities, Level 2 uses significant other observable inputs, and Level 3 uses significant unobservable inputs. The amount of the total gains or losses for the period are included in earnings that are attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to those assets and liabilities still held at the reporting date.

At October 31, 2020 and April 30, 2020, the Company had no assets or liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring or nonrecurring basis.

Mining Interests and Mineral Exploration Expenditures

Exploration costs are expensed in the period in which they occur. The Company capitalizes costs for acquiring and leasing mining properties and expenses costs to maintain mineral rights as incurred. Should a property reach the production stage, capitalized costs would be amortized using the units-of-production method on the basis of periodic estimates of ore reserves. Mining interests are periodically assessed for impairment of value, and any subsequent losses are charged to operations at the time of impairment. If a property is abandoned or sold, its capitalized costs are charged to operations.

Pre-development Expenditures

Pre-development activities involve costs incurred in the exploration stage that may ultimately benefit production which are expensed due to the lack of evidence of economic development which is necessary to demonstrate future recoverability of these costs. 

Equipment

Equipment is stated at cost. Significant improvements are capitalized and depreciated. Depreciation of equipment is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range from three to seven years. Maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred. Gains or losses on disposition or retirement of property and equipment are recognized in operating expenses.

Reclamation and Remediation

The Company’s operations are subject to standards for mine reclamation that have been established by various governmental agencies. In the period in which the Company incurs a contractual obligation for the retirement of tangible long-lived assets, the Company will record the fair value of an asset retirement obligation as a liability. A corresponding asset will also be recorded and depreciated over the life of the asset. After the initial measurement of an asset retirement obligation, the liability will be adjusted at the end of each reporting period to reflect changes in the estimated future cash flows underlying the obligation. To date, the Company has not incurred any contractual obligation requiring recording either a liability or associated asset.

Impairment of Long-lived Assets

The Company periodically reviews its long-lived assets to determine if any events or changes in circumstances have transpired which indicate that the carrying value of its assets may not be recoverable. The Company determines impairment by comparing the undiscounted net future cash flows estimated to be generated by its assets to their respective carrying amounts. If impairment is deemed to exist, the assets will be written down to fair value.

Stock-based Compensation

The Company estimates the fair value of options to purchase common stock using the Black-Scholes model, which requires the input of some subjective assumptions. These assumptions include estimating the length of time employees will retain their vested stock options before exercising them (“expected life”), the estimated volatility of the Company’s common stock price over the expected term (“volatility”), employee forfeiture rate, the risk-free interest rate and the dividend yield. Changes in the subjective assumptions can materially affect the estimate of fair value of stock-based compensation. Options granted have a ten-year maximum term and varying vesting periods as determined by the Board of Directors. The value of shares of common stock awards is determined based on the closing price of the Company’s stock on the date of the award.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes using the liability method. The liability method requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of (i) temporary differences between financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their basis for tax purposes and (ii) operating loss and tax credit carryforwards for tax purposes. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when management concludes that it is more likely than not that a portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized in a future period.

The Company assesses its income tax positions and records tax benefits for all years subject to examination based upon its evaluation of the facts, circumstances and information available at the reporting date. For those tax positions where there is a greater than 50% likelihood that a tax benefit will be sustained, our policy is to record the largest amount of tax benefit that is more likely than not to be realized upon ultimate settlement with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. For those income tax positions where there is less than 50% likelihood that a tax benefit will be sustained, no tax benefit will be recognized in the financial statements.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2019 financial statements in order to conform to the 2020 presentation. These reclassifications have no effect on net loss, total assets or accumulated deficit as previously reported.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13 Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. The update removes, modifies and makes additions to the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements. The Company adopted ASU No. 2108-13 on May 1, 2020. There is no impact on the effect of this update on fair value measurement disclosures for the period ended October 31, 2020.

Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by FASB that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on the financial statements upon adoption. The Company does not discuss recent pronouncements that are not anticipated to have an impact on or are unrelated to its financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or disclosures.

NOTE 3 – EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic Earnings Per Share (“EPS”) is computed as net income (loss) available to common stockholders divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur from common shares issuable through stock options and warrants.

The outstanding securities at October 31, 2020 and 2019, that could have a dilutive effect are as follows:

For the three and six months ended October 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, the effect of the Company’s outstanding stock options and warrants would have been anti-dilutive and so are excluded in the diluted EPS.

NOTE 4 – EQUIPMENT AND MINING INTEREST

The following is a summary of the Company’s equipment and mining interest at October 31, 2020 and April 30, 2020.

Pursuant to the Longstreet Property Option Agreement with Great Basin Resources, Inc. (“Great Basin”), as amended, which was originally entered into by the Company on or about January 15, 2010 (the “Longstreet Agreement”), the Company leased, with an option to acquire, unpatented mining claims located in the State of Nevada known as the Longstreet Property. Through August 12, 2019, the Company was required to make minimal lease payments in the form of cash and options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock.

On December 4, 2018, the Company amended the Longstreet Agreement to change the due date of certain expenditures required by that agreement (the “2018 Amendment”). The 2018 Amendment extended the due date of the 2019 expenditures from January 16, 2019 to August 31, 2019 and also extended the due date of the 2020 expenditures from January 16, 2020 to August 31, 2020. No other provisions of the Longstreet Agreement, as previously amended, were affected by the 2018 Amendment.

On August 12, 2019, the Company and Great Basin agreed to, again, amend the Longstreet Agreement (the “2019 Amendment”) to eliminate the required property expenditure structure and to implement new consideration for the transfer of the Longstreet Property pursuant to that agreement. The 2019 Amendment eliminated the remainder of the required property expenditures. The 2019 Amendment set forth Great Basin would transfer title of the Longstreet Property to the Company upon the Company:

On August 12, 2019, the Company repriced 435,000 existing options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock to an exercise price of $0.04 and issued an additional 500,000 options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.04. The fair value of the re-pricing and issuance of additional stock options was $16,044 which was capitalized as “Mining Interest”.

On September 1, 2019, the Company executed a consulting agreement with Great Basin for a term of 18 months (the (“Consulting Agreement”). Under the Consulting Agreement, the Company will pay Great Basin $7,500 per month for the term of the Consulting Agreement. The Company paid Great Basin $60,000 for the year ended April 30, 2020. The payments to Great Basin are included in “Pre-development expense” on the statement of operations.

The 2019 Amendment also grants the Company the option, to be exercised no later than six (6) months following the first receipt of proceeds from the sale of ore from the Longstreet Property, to purchase one-half of Great Basin’s 3.0% Net Smelter Royalty on the Longstreet Project for a payment of $1,750,000.

No other provisions of the Longstreet Agreement, as previously amended, were affected by the 2019 Amendment.

In addition, the Company is obligated, pursuant to the Longstreet Agreement, to pay an annual advance royalty payment of $12,000 related to the Clifford claims. For the year ended April 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, the Company paid the annual $12,000 advance royalty for additional mining interest on the Longstreet Property.

On September 20, 2019, the Company paid $67,800 to the United States Department of Agriculture-Forest Service to increase the Reclamation Bond as collateral on the Longstreet Property. The bond is collateral on reclamation of planned drilling activities on the Longstreet Property and is refundable subject to the Company completing defined reclamation actions upon completion of drilling.

On August 24, 2020, the Company executed an amendment to the Consulting Agreement which accelerated the payments to Great Basin to include a $22,500 lump sum payment and three subsequent monthly payments of $7,500 in consideration of the execution and recording of a quit claim deed on the Longstreet claims for benefit of the Company.

NOTE 5 – OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

On December 31, 2016, the Company entered into an Option and Lease of Water Rights with Stone Cabin Company, LLC (the “Stone Cabin Water Rights Agreement”). In exchange for a one-time payment of $20,000, the Stone Cabin Water Rights Agreement granted the Company a three-year option to commence a ten-year lease of certain water rights in Nevada. The water rights are for use in conjunction with the Company’s Longstreet Project. Lease payments for the water rights do not commence unless the Company exercises the option to lease. The Stone Cabin Water Rights Agreement also granted the Company the ability to extend, upon additional annual payments, the option to lease for up to an additional three years and the ability to extend the water rights lease (if exercised) for an additional ten-year period. The initial $20,000 payment was deferred and was being amortized on a straight-line basis over the three-year option period ending December 31, 2019.

On December 31, 2019, the Company exercised its first option to extend the Stone Cabin Water Rights agreement for an additional twelve months and made a $20,000 payment. The $20,000 payment was deferred as “Other Currents Assets” and is being amortized on a straight-line basis over the subsequent one-year option period. The Company retains the right to exercise two additional options to extend the Stone Cabin Water Rights Agreement, upon annual payments of $20,000 each.

As of October 31, 2020, the unamortized portion of the Stone Cabin Water Rights Agreement is $3,342.

On August 21, 2017, the Company entered into an Option and Lease of Water Rights, with High Test Hay, LLC (the “High Test Water Rights Agreement”).  In exchange for a one-time payment of $25,000, the High Test Water Rights Agreement grants the Company a three-year option to commence a ten-year lease on certain water rights in Nevada. The water rights are for use in conjunction with the Company’s Longstreet Project. Lease payments for the water rights do not commence unless and until the Company exercises the option to lease.  The High Test Water Rights Agreement also grants the Company the ability to extend, upon additional option payments, the option to lease for up to an additional three years and the ability to extend the water rights lease (if exercised) for up to an additional twenty years.  The initial $25,000 payment has been deferred and is being amortized on a straight-line basis over the three-year option period. As of October 31, 2020, the unamortized portion of the High Test Water Rights Agreement is $20,137

On August 21, 2020, the Company exercised its first option to extend the High Test Hay Water Rights agreement for an additional twelve months and made a $25,000 payment.

The following is a summary of the Company’s Other Assets at October 31 and April 30, 2020.

NOTE 6 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Effective September 1, 2019, the Board authorized the Company to accrue for a period of six months a monthly total of $18,000 to reward, compensate and incentivize for the Chairman of the Board, two respective members of the Board, and the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Under the resolution, in the event of a change of control or sale of substantially all of the Company’s assets, these individuals shall collectively be granted bonuses equal to an aggregate two per cent (2%) of the value of the change of control or sale. During the three months ended October 31, 2020, the accrued balance of $89,000 was paid to the respective officers and directors. As of October 31, 2020, the balance of “Deferred compensation to officers and directors” was $Nil.

On March 10, 2020 and June 25, 2020, the Company entered into promissory notes with the Company’s Chairman of the Board of Directors in the amount of $50,000 and $30,000, respectively.  The notes mature on March 10, 2022 and June 27, 2022, respectively and accrue interest at 6% per annum. For the three months ended October 31, 2020, interest expense, related party on the promissory notes was $630. For the six months ended October 31, 2020, interest expense, related party on the promissory notes was $1,367. During the three months ended October 31, 2020, the outstanding balance of the respective promissory notes of $80,000 and accrued interest of $1,786 was repaid to the Company’s Chairman of the Board.

For the three and six months ended October 31, 2020, officers and directors of the Company exercised warrants to purchase 2,072,222 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.045 per share for proceeds of $93,250 (Notes 7 and 9).

NOTE 7 – WARRANTS

On June 8, 2020, Star Gold notified all of its warrant holders that the Company was re-pricing, for a limited time, all issued and outstanding common stock warrants, of the Company, to an Exercise Price of $0.045 per share.

During the period beginning on June 8, 2020 and ending on August 31, 2020, each outstanding warrant to purchase Star Gold common stock could be exercised, in whole or in part, at the per share price of $0.045 per share regardless of the exercise price set forth in the warrant being exercised.

After August 31, 2020 each remaining outstanding and unexercised common stock warrant will then revert to its original exercise price as set forth in each respective warrant.

On July 6, 2020, a warrant holder exercised 816,000 warrants to purchase common shares of the Company’s stock at $0.045 per shares for cash proceeds of $36,720.

On August 31, 2020 the Board approved extending the expiration of the repricing, of all issued and outstanding warrants, to September 11, 2020. On September 11, 2020 the Board approved extending the expiration of the repricing, of all issued and outstanding warrants, to September 30, 2020. On October 1, 2020, all warrants outstanding reverted to their original exercise price as set forth in each respective warrant.

For the three months ended October 31, 2020, 43 warrant holders exercised a total of 18,679,969 warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.045 per share for aggregate cash proceeds of $840,598.

The following is a summary of the Company’s warrants to purchase shares of common stock activity:

The composition of the Company’s warrants outstanding at October 31, 2020 is as follows:

NOTE 8 – STOCK OPTIONS

Options issued for mining interest

In consideration for its mining interest (see Note 4), the Company was obligated to issue stock options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock based on “fair market price” which for financial statement purposes is considered to be the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the issue dates. Those costs are capitalized as Mining Interest.

Options outstanding for mining interest totaled 935,000 options at both October 31, 2020 and April 30, 2020 and are all fully vested. As of October 31, 2020, the remaining weighted average term of the option grants for mining interest was 3.84 years. As of October 31, 2020, the weighted average exercise price of the option grants for mining interest was $0.04 per share.

Options issued under the 2011 Stock Option/Restricted Stock Plan

The Company established the 2011 Stock Option/Restricted Stock Plan. The Stock Option Plan is administered by the Board of Directors and provides for the grant of stock options to eligible individuals including directors, executive officers and advisors that have furnished bona fide services to the Company not related to the sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction.

The Stock Option Plan has a fixed maximum percentage of 10% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock that are eligible for the plan pool, whereby the number of Shares under the plan increases automatically increases as the total number of outstanding shares of common stock increase. The number of shares of common stock subject to the Stock Option Plan and any outstanding awards will be adjusted appropriately by the Board of Directors if the Company’s common stock is affected through a reorganization, merger, consolidation, recapitalization, restructuring, reclassification dividend (other than quarterly cash dividends) or other distribution, stock split, spin-off or sale of substantially all of the Company’s assets.

The Stock Option plan also has terms and conditions, including without limitations that the exercise price for stock options granted under the Stock Option Plan must equal the stock’s fair value, based on the closing price per share of common stock, at the time the stock option is granted. The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant utilizing the Black-Scholes model and commonly utilized assumptions associated with the Black-Scholes methodology. Options granted under the Plan have a ten-year maximum term and varying vesting periods as determined by the Board.

The total value of stock option awards is expensed ratably over the vesting period of the employees receiving the awards. As of October 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, there was no unrecognized compensation cost related to stock-based options and awards. No options were issued under the 2011 Plan during the three months ended October 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

The following table summarizes additional information about the options under the Company’s Stock Option Plan as of October 31, 2020:

Summary:

The following is a summary of the Company’s stock options outstanding and exercisable:

The aggregate intrinsic value of all options vested and exercisable at October 31, 2020, was $4,675 based on the Company’s closing price of $0.045 per common share at October 31, 2020. The Company’s current policy is to issue new shares to satisfy option exercises.

NOTE 9 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

On July 6, 2020, the Company issued 816,000 shares of its common stock upon exercise of warrants at $0.045 per share by a warrant holder for cash proceeds of $36,720 (Note 7).

On August 1, 2020, the Company issued 400,000 shares of its common stock in lieu of cash to at $0.05 per share for accounts payable.

For the three months ended October 31, 2020, the Company issued a total of 18,679,969 shares of its common stock upon exercise of warrants at $0.045 per share by 43 warrant holders for aggregate proceeds of $840,598 (Note 7).

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This quarterly report and the exhibits attached hereto contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Such forward-looking statements concern the Company’s anticipated results and developments in the Company’s operations in future periods, planned exploration and development of its properties, plans related to its business and other matters that may occur in the future. These statements relate to analyses and other information that are based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not yet determinable and assumptions of management.

Any statement that expresses or involves discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always using words or phrases such as “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, “plans”, “estimates”, or “intends”, or states that certain actions, events or results “may” or “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual events or results to differ from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation:

This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect the Company’s forward-looking statements. Some of the important risks and uncertainties that could affect forward-looking statements are described further under the sections titled “Risk Factors and Uncertainties”, “Description of Business” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis” of this Quarterly Report. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Star Gold Corp. disclaims any obligation subsequently to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events, except as required by law. The Company advises readers to carefully review the reports and documents filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), particularly the Company’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K.

Star Gold Corp qualifies all forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report by the foregoing cautionary statement.

Certain statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q constitute “forward-looking statements.” These statements, identified by words such as “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “should,” “expect,” and similar expressions include the Company’s expectations and objectives regarding its future financial position, operating results and business strategy. These statements reflect the current views of management with respect to future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to be materially different from those described in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include those set forth under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation” and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.

As used in this Quarterly Report, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” “Star Gold,” and the “Company”, mean Star Gold Corp., unless otherwise indicated. All dollar amounts in this Quarterly Report are expressed in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis is intended to be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements and the integral notes (“Notes”) thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2020. The following statements may be forward-looking in nature and actual results may differ materially.

Corporate Background

The Company was originally incorporated on December 8, 2006, under the laws of the State of Nevada as Elan Development, Inc. On April 25, 2008, the name of the company was changed to Star Gold Corp. Star Gold Corp. is an exploration stage company engaged in the acquisition and exploration of precious metal deposit properties and advancing them toward production. The Company is engaged in the business of exploring, evaluating and acquiring mineral prospects with the potential for economic deposits of precious and base metals.

Star Gold Corp. currently owns certain unpatented mining claims located in the State of Nevada which in part make up what we refer to as the “Longstreet Property” (or the “Longstreet Project”). The Longstreet Property in its entirety comprises 142 mineral claims: 75 original optioned claims, of which 70 are unpatented staked claims and five (5) claims leased from local ranchers, pursuant to the “Clifford Lease” as well as 67 claims subsequently staked by Great Basin for benefit of Star Gold. The Longstreet Property covers a total area of approximately 2,500 acres (1,012 ha). The Longstreet Project is at an intermediate stage of exploration.

The Company has no patents, licenses, franchises or concessions which are considered by the Company to be of importance. The business is not of a seasonal nature. Because minerals are traded in the open market, the Company has little to no control over the competitive conditions in the industry.

Overview of Mineral Exploration and Current Operations

Star Gold Corp. is an exploration stage mineral company with no producing mines. Mineral exploration is essentially a research activity that does not produce a product. The Company acquires properties which it believes have potential to host economic concentrations of minerals, particularly gold and silver. These acquisitions have and may take the form of unpatented mining claims on federal land, or leasing claims, or private property owned by others. An unpatented mining claim is an interest, that can be acquired, in the mineral rights on open lands of the federally owned public domain. Claims are staked in accordance with the Mining Law of 1872, recorded with the federal government pursuant to laws and regulations established by the Bureau of Land Management. The Company intends to remain in the business of exploring for mining properties that have the potential to produce gold, silver, base metals and other commodities.

The Company will perform basic geological work to identify specific drill targets on the properties, and then collect subsurface samples by drilling to confirm the presence of mineralization (the presence of economic minerals in a specific area or geological formation). The Company may enter joint venture agreements with other companies to fund further exploration and/or development work. It is the Company’s plan to focus on assembling a high-quality group of mid-stage mineral (primarily gold and silver) exploration prospects, using the experience and contacts of the management group. By such prospects, the Company means properties that have been previously identified by third parties, (including prior owners and/or exploration companies), as containing mineral deposits with potential for economic mineralization. Often these properties have been sampled, mapped and sometimes drilled, usually with indefinite results. Accordingly, such acquired projects will have prior exploration history and/or will have strong similarity to a recognized geologic ore deposit model. Geographic emphasis will be place on the western United States.

The geologic potential and ore deposit models have been defined and specific drill targets identified the Company’s sole remaining property. The Company’s property evaluation process involves using basic geologic fieldwork to perform an initial evaluation of a property. If the evaluation is positive, the Company seeks to acquire, either by staking unpatented mining claims on open public domain, or by leasing the property from the owner of private property or the owner of unpatented claims. Once acquired, the Company then typically makes a more detailed evaluation of the property. This detailed evaluation involves expenditures for exploration work which may include rock and soil sampling, geologic mapping, geophysics, trenching, drilling or other means to determine if economic mineralization is present on a property.

Portions of the Company’s mining properties are owned by third parties and leased to Star Gold as outlined in the following table:

Compliance with Government Regulations

Continuing to acquire and explore mineral properties in the State of Nevada will require the Company to comply with all regulations, rules and directives of governmental authorities and agencies applicable to the exploration of minerals in the State of Nevada and the United States Federal agencies.

United States

Mining in the State of Nevada is subject to federal, state and local law. Three types of laws are of particular importance to the Company’s U.S. mineral properties: those affecting land ownership and mining rights; those regulating mining operations; and those dealing with the environment.

Land Ownership and Mining Rights.

On Federal Lands, mining rights are governed by the General Mining Law of 1872 (General Mining Law) as amended, 30 U.S.C. §§ 21-161 (various sections), which allows the location of mining claims on certain Federal Lands upon the discovery of a valuable mineral deposit and proper compliance with claim location requirements. A valid mining claim provides the holder with the right to conduct mining operations for the removal of locatable minerals, subject to compliance with the General Mining Law and Nevada state law governing the staking and registration of mining claims, as well as compliance with various federal, state and local operating and environmental laws, regulations and ordinances. As the owner or lessee of the unpatented mining claims, the Company has the right to conduct mining operations on the lands subject to the prior procurement of required operating permits and approvals, compliance with the terms and conditions of any applicable mining lease, and compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations and ordinances.

Mining Operations

The exploration of mining properties and development and operation of mines is governed by both federal and state laws.

The State of Nevada likewise requires various permits and approvals before mining operations can begin, although the state and federal regulatory agencies usually cooperate to minimize duplication of permitting efforts. Among other things, a detailed reclamation plan must be prepared and approved, with bonding in the amount of projected reclamation costs. The bond is used to ensure that proper reclamation takes place, and the bond will not be released until that time. The Nevada Department of Environmental Protection, which is referred to as the NDEP, is the state agency that administers the reclamation permits, mine permits and related closure plans on the Nevada property. Local jurisdictions (such as Eureka County) may also impose permitting requirements (such as conditional use permits or zoning approvals).

Environmental Law

The development, operation, closure, and reclamation of mining projects in the United States requires numerous notifications, permits, authorizations, and public agency decisions. Compliance with environmental and related laws and regulations requires us to obtain permits issued by regulatory agencies, and to file various reports and keep records of the Company’s operations. Certain of these permits require periodic renewal or review of their conditions and may be subject to a public review process during which opposition to the Company’s proposed operations may be encountered. The Company is currently operating under various permits for activities connected to mineral exploration, reclamation, and environmental considerations. Unless and until a mineral resource is proved, it is unlikely Star Gold Corp. operations will move beyond the exploration stage. If in the future the Company decides to proceed beyond exploration, there will be numerous notifications, permit applications, and other decisions to be addressed at that time.

Competition

Star Gold Corp. competes with other mineral resource exploration and development companies for financing and for the acquisition of new mineral properties and for equipment and labor related to exploration and development of mineral properties. Many of the mineral resource exploration and development companies with whom the Company competes have greater financial and technical resources. Accordingly, competitors may be able to spend greater amounts on acquisitions of mineral properties of merit, on exploration of their mineral properties and on development of their mineral properties. In addition, they may be able to afford greater geological expertise in the targeting and exploration of mineral properties. This competition could result in competitors having mineral properties of greater quality and interest to prospective investors who may finance additional exploration and development. This competition could adversely impact Star Gold Corp.’s ability to finance further exploration and to achieve the financing necessary for the Company to develop its mineral properties.

The Company provides no assurance it will be able to compete in any of its business areas effectively with current or future competitors or that the competitive pressures faced by the Company will not have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition and operating results.

Office and Other Facilities

Star Gold Corp. currently maintains its administrative offices at 1875 Lakewood Drive, Suite 200, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814. The telephone number is (208) 664-5066. Star Gold Corp. currently holds title to 120 mining claims and will receive title of an additional 17 mining claims upon the impending filing of a Quit Claim Deed on the remaining Longstreet claims..

Employees

The Company has no employees as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Star Gold Corp. conducts business largely through independent contractor agreements with consultants.

Research and Development Expenditures

The Company has not incurred any research expenditures since incorporation

Reports to Security Holders

The Registrant does not issue annual or quarterly reports to security holders other than the annual Form 10-K and quarterly Forms 10-Q as electronically filed with the SEC, all of which are available on the Company’s website at www.stargoldcorp.com. Electronically filed reports may also be accessed at www.sec.gov.

PLAN OF OPERATION

The Company maintains a corporate office in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.  This is the primary administrative office for the Company and is utilized by Board Chairman Lindsay Gorrill and Chief Financial Officer Kelly Stopher.

During 2019, the Company re-examined the costing assumptions of potentially building a leach pad near the Main knob and what economic effects would emerge from moving the proposed leach pad. That re-examination showed that moving the leach pad to 300 feet from the Main knob of the Longstreet Project would limit land disturbance and result in reduced construction and hauling costs. A commissioned Preliminary Economic Assessment (“PEA”) has been commenced to verify these results.

In September 2019, the Company received a positive decision on its application for a drilling permit from the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”). This allows the Company to commence drilling mainly for the Hydrology Study but also enabling drilling on other holes on the Main knob for geochemical analysis. A bond has been obtained and there are no impediments to drilling other than capital constraints. This decision is valid for two years and may be extended.

For the fiscal year ending April 30, 2021, the Company plans to commence the following activities as it prepares the Environmental Impact Statement (“EIS”) on the Longstreet Project:

Hydrology Drilling – 2 to 4 holes expected to be sufficient

Geochemical analysis – design of program for submission to State of Nevada involves some core drilling;

Plan of Operations Development (Mine Plan, Civil Engineering Designs)

Assuming the results of the above-referenced activities are favorable, the Company intends to proceed to the preparation of an EIS and plan of operation for the Longstreet project (the “Longstreet Plan”). The eventual objective of the EIS and Longstreet Plan is the issuance, by each respective governing agency, of the necessary mine permits to authorize the construction of, and ongoing operations at, an open pit/heap leach mine at the Longstreet Property.  

Approval of the Longstreet Plan is subject to governmental agency review and may require additional remediation activities.

Management believes it can source additional capital in the investment markets in the coming months and years.  The Company may also consider other sources of funding, including potential mergers, sale of property, joint ventures and/or farm-out a portion of its exploration properties.

Future liquidity and capital requirements depend on many factors including timing, cost and progress of the Company’s exploration efforts.  The Company will consider additional public offerings, private placement, mergers or debt instruments.

Additional financing will be required in the future to complete all necessary steps to apply for a final permit. Although the Company believes it will be able to source additional financing there are no guarantees any needed financing will be available at the time needed or on acceptable terms, if at all.  If the Company is unable to raise additional financing when necessary, it may have to delay exploration efforts or property acquisitions or be forced to cease operations.  Collaborative arrangements may require the Company to relinquish rights to certain of its mining claims.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The Company earned no operating revenue in 2020 or 2019 and does not anticipate earning any operating revenues in the near future. Star Gold Corp. is a pre-development stage company and presently is seeking other natural resources related business opportunities.

The Company will continue to focus its capital and resources toward permitting activities at its Longstreet Property.

Total net loss for the three months ended October 31, 2020 of $147,693 increased by $37,604 from 2019 total net loss of $110,089. Total net loss for the six months ended October 31, 2020 of $268,769 increased by $34,229 from 2019 total net loss of $234,540

Mineral exploration expense

Mineral exploration expense for the six months ended October 31, 2020 was $25,146 a decrease of $1,484 from 2019 mineral exploration expense of $26,630. There was no mineral exploration expense for the three months ended October 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

The Company’s emphasis has shifted from exploratory drilling to activities related to pre-development expense including environmental and anthropological studies associated with building a Plan of Operations and obtaining a permit for construct a mine at the Longstreet site.

Pre-development expense

Pre-development expense for the three months ended October 31, 2020 was $103,741, an increase of $75,051 from 2019 pre-development expense of $28,690. Pre-development expense for the six months ended October 31, 2020 was $135,908, an increase of $78,145 from 2019 pre-development expense of $57.763.

Technical consultant expense increased to $22,950 in 2020 due to a consulting contract executed with Great Basin Resources, Inc. as consideration for amending the Longstreet Property Agreement. For the three months ended October 31, 2020, the Company accelerated the payment to Great Basin Resources, Inc. in consideration of a recorded quit claim deed on the Longstreet property claims. As well for the three months ended October 31, 2020, the Company engaged a mining engineering firm for the purpose of authorizing an updated Preliminary Economic Assessment (“PEA”) report on the project. The updated PEA is expected to incorporate effects of the recent upward trend in the price of gold and silver. As well, updating costing methods are expected to be incorporated in the PEA. Consequently, total pre-development expense increased $78,145 for the six months ended October 31, 2020 compared to the six months ended October 31, 2019.

On November 4, 2019, the United States Department of Agriculture-Forest Service approved the Company’s Longstreet Exploration Project which includes drilling of two (2) test holes for water and a monitoring well to determine sufficient water supply for a potential mine at the Longstreet site.

The Company is currently assembling bids from engineering firms for development of a full Plan of Operations and Mine Schedule for development and eventual submission of an application to permit construction of a heap leach mining operation on the Longstreet Property. The Company is also soliciting bids for drilling of monitor and water-course wells on the Longstreet property site to determine suitability for future mining and leach pad operations.

Legal and professional fees

Audit and accounting fees for the three months ended October 31, 2020 remained relatively unchanged compared to the three months ended October 31, 2019.

Legal fees increased $5,348, from $7,975 for the three months ended October 31, 2019 to $13,323, for the three months ended October 31, 2020. The Company incurred additional legal expenses related to the re-pricing and subsequent exercise of its warrants to purchase common stock (Notes 7 and 9 of Financial Statements). There are no pending legal issues or contingencies as of October 31, 2020.

Public company expense increased $1,175 for the three months ended October 31, 2020 which was attributable to costs associated with issuance of common stock. The primary component of public company expense is the annual fee associated with OTC Markets for the Company’s OTCQB status.

General and administrative expense

Total general and administrative expense decreased $39,716 for the three months ended October 31, 2020 to $21,802 compared to $61,518 for the three months ended October 31, 2019. COVID-19 limited business-related travel which resulted in a decrease in auto and travel expense for the quarter.

LIQUIDITY AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

As of October 31, 2020, the Company had cash on hand of $508,816. Since inception, the sole source of financing has been sales of the Company’s debt and equity securities. Star Gold Corp. has not attained profitable operations and its ability to pursue any future plan of operation is dependent upon our ability to obtain financing.

Star Gold Corp. anticipates continuing to rely on sales of its debt and/or equity securities to continue to fund ongoing operations. Issuances of additional shares of common stock may result in dilution to the Company’s existing stockholders. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to complete any additional sales of equity securities or that it will be able arrange for other financing to fund its planned business activities.

The Company’s continuation as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to generate sufficient cash flow to meet its obligations on a timely basis, to obtain additional financing as may be required, or ultimately to attain profitability. Potential sources of cash, or relief of demand for cash, include additional external debt, the sale of shares of the Company’s capital stock or alternative methods such as mergers or sale of the Company’s assets. No assurances can be given, however, that the Company will be able to obtain any of these potential sources of cash. The Company currently requires additional cash funding from outside sources to sustain existing operations and to meet current obligations and ongoing capital requirements.

The Company plans for the long-term continuation as a going concern include financing future operations through sales of our equity and/or debt securities and the anticipated profitable exploitation of the Company’s mining properties. These plans may also, at some future point, include the formation of mining joint ventures with senior mining company partners on specific mineral properties whereby the joint venture partner would provide the necessary financing in return for equity in the property.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

The Company has no significant 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 that are material to its stockholders.

The Company does not hold any derivative instruments and does not engage in any hedging activities.

Conclusions of Management Regarding Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

At the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, an evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the President and Principal Executive Officer (“PEO”) and Principal Financial Officer (“PFO”), of the effectiveness of the design and operations of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a – 15(e) and Rule 15d – 15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based on that evaluation, the PEO and the PFO have concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as it was determined that there were material weaknesses affecting our disclosure controls and procedures. 

Management of the Company believes that these material weaknesses are due to the small size of the Company’s accounting staff. The small size of the Company’s accounting staff may prevent adequate controls in the future, such as segregation of duties, due to the cost/benefit of such remediation. To mitigate the current limited resources and limited employees, we rely heavily on direct management oversight of transactions, along with the use of external legal and accounting professionals. As the Company grows, management expects to increase the number of employees, which will enable us to implement adequate segregation of duties within the internal control framework.

PEO and PFO Certifications

Appearing immediately following the Signatures section of this report there are Certifications of the PEO and the PFO. The Certifications are required in accordance with Section 03 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the Section 302 Certifications). The Items of this report which you are currently reading is the information concerning the Evaluation referred to in Section 302 Certifications and this information should be read in conjunction with Section 302 Certifications for a more complete understanding of the topics presented.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes during the quarter ended October 31, 2020 in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, internal controls over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Star Gold Corp. is not a party to any material legal proceedings, and, to Management’s knowledge, no such proceedings are threatened or contemplated. No director, officer or affiliate of Star Gold Corp. and no owner of record or beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Company’s securities or any associate of any such director, officer or security holder is a party adverse to Star Gold Corp. or has a material interest adverse to Star Gold Corp. in reference to pending litigation.

There have been no material changes from the risk factors as previously disclosed in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2020 which was filed with the SEC on July 29, 2020.

On July 6, 2020, the Company issued 816,000 shares of its common stock upon exercise of Warrants at $0.045 per share by a Warrant holder for cash proceeds of $36,720.

On August 1, 2020, the Company issued 400,000 shares of its common stock in lieu of cash to at $0.05 per share for accounts payable.

For the three (3) months ended October 31, 2020, the Company issued a total of 18,679,969 shares of its common stock upon exercise of Warrants at $0.045 per share by 43 Warrant holders for aggregate proceeds of $840,598.

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Pursuant to Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the “Dodd-Frank Act”), issuers that are operators, or that have a subsidiary that is an operator, of a coal or other mine in the United States are required to disclose in their periodic reports filed with the SEC information regarding specified health and safety violations, orders and citations, related assessments and legal actions, and mining-related fatalities. The Company is in the exploration stage and has no operations.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.