U.S. GoldMining Inc.: Form 10-Q for the period ended Jun 30, 2026

U.S. GoldMining Inc.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2026

General

Unless the context otherwise requires, references to “we”, “us” and “our” refer to U.S. GoldMining Inc., a Nevada corporation, and references to “$” or “dollars” are to United States dollars.

You should read this management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 (the “MD&A”) in conjunction with our unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 (the “Quarterly Report”), as well as our annual consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 (the “Annual Report”), including, in each case, the related notes contained therein.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This MD&A includes forward-looking statements and forward-looking information as respectively defined under applicable Canadian securities laws and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, collectively referred to as “forward-looking statements”. Forward-looking statements include statements that relate to our plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events, future revenue or performance, capital expenditures, financing needs and other information that is not historical information. Forward-looking statements can often be identified by the use of terminology such as “subject to”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “plan”, “target”, “expect”, “intend”, “estimate”, “project”, “outlook”, “may”, “will”, “should”, “would”, “could”, “can”, the negatives thereof, variations thereon and similar expressions, or by discussions of strategy. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, performance or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking. In particular, forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:

• expectations regarding developing the 100%-owned Whistler exploration property located in Alaska, USA (the “Whistler Project”);
• planned activities, including proposed exploration, development and the completion of proposed studies pertaining to the Whistler Project and the goals thereof; and
• estimates regarding future liquidity requirements and the need for additional financing in the future.

These forward-looking statements are based on our opinions, estimates and assumptions in light of our experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors that we currently believe are appropriate and reasonable in the circumstances, including that:

• the timing and ability to obtain requisite operational, environmental and other licenses, permits and approvals, including extensions thereof will occur and proceed as expected;
• current gold, silver, base metal and other commodity prices will be sustained, or will improve;
• the proposed development of the Whistler Project will be viable operationally and economically and will proceed as expected;
• any additional financing required by us will be available on reasonable terms or at all; and
• we will not experience any material accident, labor dispute or failure of plant or equipment.

Despite a careful process to prepare and review the forward-looking statements, there can be no assurance that the underlying opinions, estimates and assumptions will prove to be correct.

Forward-looking statements are necessarily based on a number of opinions, estimates and assumptions that we considered appropriate and reasonable as of the date such statements are made, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to the risk factors described in greater detail under Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report. Should one or more of these risks and uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described in forward-looking statements.

These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read with other cautionary statements in this document. Although we have attempted to identify important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements, there may be other risk factors not presently known to us or that we presently believe are not material that could also cause actual results or future events to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The forward-looking statements contained in this document represent our expectations as of the date of this MD&A (or as the date they are otherwise stated to be made) and are subject to change after such date. However, we disclaim any intention or obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under applicable securities laws.

Business Overview

We are a United States domiciled exploration stage company and our sole project is currently the Whistler Project. The Whistler Project is a gold-copper exploration project located in the Yentna Mining District, approximately 105 miles (170 kilometres) northwest of Anchorage, in Alaska.

We are a subsidiary of GoldMining Inc. (“GoldMining”), a company organized under the laws of Canada and listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and NYSE American. As of the date hereof, GoldMining owns 10,000,751 shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), representing 71.3% of the outstanding shares of our Common Stock.

Our principal executive offices are located at 1188 West Georgia Street, Suite 1830, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6E 4A2, our registered office is 3773 Howard Hughes Pkwy #500s Las Vegas, NV 89169 and our head operating office is located at 301 Calista Court, Suite 200, Office 203, Anchorage, Alaska, 99518. Our website address is www.usgoldmining.us (http://www.usgoldmining.us).

Our shares of Common Stock are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “USGO”.

Recent Developments

On January 20, 2026, we announced the initial results of our 2025 exploration program.

On March 2, 2026, we announced the results of an initial economic assessment (the “PEA”) on the Whistler Project. The PEA is preliminary in nature and there is no certainty that the project envisaged in the PEA will be realized. Further information concerning the PEA is set out in the technical report summary prepared for us titled “Whistler Gold-Copper Project, S-K 1300 Technical Report Summary and Initial Assessment with Economic Analysis, Alaska, United States of America” with a date of issue of March 19, 2026, and an effective date of March 2, 2026, a copy of which is available under our profile at www.sec.gov (http://www.sec.gov).

On April 20, 2026, we announced our exploration program for the 2026 field season at the Whistler Project (the “2026 Exploration Program”). The 2026 Exploration Program consists of diamond core drilling targeting near-deposit extensions and new targets within the Whistler–Raintree area.

On June 26, 2026, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with an institutional investor, pursuant to which we agreed to issue and sell 522,876 shares of our Common Stock at a purchase price of $7.65 per share in the June 2026 Registered Direct Offering (as defined below). Such shares of common stock were issued on July 6, 2026.

On July 6, 2026, we announced the commencement of drilling under our 2026 Exploration Program. The initial assay results are expected by the end of the third quarter of 2026, subject to laboratory turnaround times.

At-The-Market Equity Program

On May 15, 2024, we entered into an At-the-Market Offering Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with a lead agent and co-agents providing for an at-the-market equity sales program (the “ATM Program”). The ATM Program initially allowed us to sell newly issued shares of our Common Stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $5.5 million from time to time through the sales agents subject to the terms thereof. Subsequently, the ATM Program was amended on September 30, 2025, and December 12, 2025, to increase such amount to $7.6 million and $6.1 million, respectively.

On June 26, 2026, we filed a prospectus supplement reducing the maximum aggregate offering price of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the ATM Program to approximately $2.1 million.

On July 6, 2026, we filed an additional prospectus supplement to increase the maximum aggregate offering price of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the ATM Program to approximately $4.2 million, which does not include the Common Stock that were sold pursuant to the ATM Program prior to July 6, 2026, having an aggregate gross sales price of approximately $10.7 million.

Sales under the ATM Program may be made directly or through the facilities of the NASDAQ or other active trading market in the United States. A fixed cash commission rate of 2.5% on the gross sales price per share of Common Stock sold under the ATM Program is payable to the agents in connection with any such sales.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, we sold 47,595 shares of Common Stock under the ATM Program for gross proceeds of $567,124, with aggregate commissions paid to the agents and other share issuance and settlement costs of $16,334.

June 2026 Registered Direct Offering

On June 26, 2026, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with an institutional investor, pursuant to which we agreed to issue and sell in a registered direct offering 522,876 shares of our Common Stock, at a purchase price of $7.65 per share (the “June 2026 Registered Direct Offering”). The aggregate gross proceeds from the registered direct offering were $4,000,001, prior to deducting offering expenses payable by us. Aggregate issuance costs and expenses payable in connection with the registered direct offering were $26,196. The shares were issued to the investor on July 6, 2026.

Results of Operations

Three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to three months ended June 30, 2025

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For the three months ended June 30, 2026, we had a net loss of $4.21 million (or $0.31 per share), compared to $0.91 million (or $0.07 per share) for the same period of 2025. The increase was primarily due to higher exploration expenses and general and administrative expenses. During the three months ended June 30, 2026, we recognized a deemed dividend of $599,153 arising from extensions of the expiration date of our outstanding common stock purchase warrants ($nil for the same period of 2025). After giving effect to this deemed dividend, net loss attributable to holders of our Common Stock was $4.81 million (or $0.36 per share), compared to $0.91 million (or $0.07 per share) for the same period of 2025.

For the three months ended June 30, 2026, we had exploration expenses of $3.04 million, compared to $0.22 million for the same period of 2025. The increase was primarily attributable to our 2026 Exploration Program at the Whistler Project and the earlier commencement of field activities in April 2026, compared to the 2025 field program, which commenced in July 2025 after the end of the comparative reporting period. During the three months ended June 30, 2026, exploration expenses primarily consisted of:

(i) drilling and associated costs of $1.14 million, compared to $0.00 million for the same period of 2025. Such expenses during the three months ended June 30, 2026, were primarily for the 2026 drilling program at the Whistler Project, which features diamond core drilling focused on high-priority targets within the Whistler-Raintree area.

(ii) third-party consulting fees of $0.65 million, compared to $0.20 million for the same period of 2025. The consulting fees during the three months ended June 30, 2026, were primarily related to the planning and management of our exploration activities at the Whistler Project. In addition, consulting fees to third parties to conduct regulator, community and other stakeholder engagements;

(iii) transportation, travel and other exploration expenses of $0.55 million, compared to $0.00 million for the same period of 2025. Such expenses were primarily for aircraft charter costs to transport crews, equipment and supplies to the Whistler Project, to ensure adequate stocks of equipment and consumables for the 2026 Exploration Program;

(iv) camp and field support expenses of $0.55 million, compared to $0.02 million for the same period of 2025. The expenses during the three months ended June 30, 2026, were primarily for camp costs for the 2026 filed program, including equipment maintenance, camp management labor and supplies for the 2026 Exploration Program, as well as stakeholder engagement to support the Alaska state led future access road; and

(v) other exploration expenses of $0.15 million, compared to $0.00 million for the same period of 2025. Such expenses during this period were primarily related to fuel consumption and equipment rentals in support of the 2026 Exploration Program.

For the three months ended June 30, 2026, general and administrative expenses were $1.14 million, compared to $0.67 million for the same period of 2025. During the three months ended June 30, 2026, general and administrative expenditures primarily consisted of:

(i) stock-based compensation expenses of $0.40 million, which consisted of $0.22 million related to the award of restricted shares, $0.18 million related to the fair value of stock options and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) issued by us to management, directors, consultants and employees, compared to $0.12 million for the same period of 2025. The increase was primarily related to performance based restricted shares, following a reassessment in 2025 of the probability of achieving the applicable performance conditions, which resulted in the additional stock-based compensation expenses;

(ii) consulting, corporate development and investor relations expenses of $0.27 million, compared to $0.19 million for the same period of 2025. The increase was primarily attributable to higher digital marketing expenses;

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(iii) professional fees of $0.16 million, compared to $0.08 million for the same period of 2025;

(iv) management fees, salaries and benefits of $0.12 million, compared to $0.10 million for the same period of 2025;

(v) office administrative and insurance expenses of $0.10 million, compared to $0.11 million for the same period of 2025;

(vi) filing, listing, dues and subscriptions expenses of $0.07 million, compared to $0.05 million for the same period of 2025; and

(vii) travel, website design and hosting expenses of $0.02 million, compared to $0.02 million for the same period of 2025.

For the three months ended June 30, 2026, depreciation expenses were $0.05 million, compared to $0.04 million in the same period of 2025. The increase was primarily due to depreciation of new equipment acquired during the period.

For the three months ended June 30, 2026, our loss from operations was $4.23 million, compared to $0.93 million for the same period of 2025. The increase was primarily related to the increase of exploration expenses and general and administrative expenses.

Six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to six months ended June 30, 2025

For the six months ended June 30, 2026, we recorded a net loss of $6.14 million (or $0.46 per share), compared to $2.20 million (or $0.18 per share) for the same period of 2025. The increase was primarily due to higher exploration expenses and general and administrative expenses. During the six months ended June 30, 2026, we recognized a deemed dividend of $599,153 arising from extensions of the expiration date of our outstanding common stock purchase warrants ($nil for the same period of 2025). After giving effect to this deemed dividend, net loss attributable to holders of our Common Stock was $6.73 million (or $0.50 per share), compared to $2.20 million (or $0.18 per share) for the same period of 2025.

For the six months ended June 30, 2026, we had exploration expenses of $3.57 million, compared to $0.44 million for the same period of 2025. The increase was primarily attributable to our 2026 Exploration Program at the Whistler Project and the earlier commencement of field activities in April 2026, compared to the 2025 field program, which commenced in July 2025, after the end of the comparative reporting period. During the six months ended June 30, 2026, exploration expenses primarily consisted of:

(i) drilling and associated costs of $1.17 million, compared to $0.03 million for the same period of 2025. In the six months ended June 30, 2026, such expenses were primarily for the 2026 drilling program at the Whistler Project, which features diamond core drilling focused on high-priority targets within the Whistler-Raintree area;

(ii) third-party consulting fees of $1.09 million, compared to $0.32 million for the same period of 2025. The consulting fees during the six months ended June 30, 2026, were primarily related to the planning and management of our exploration activities at the Whistler Project and the completion of the PEA. In addition, consulting fees to third parties to conduct regulator, community and other stakeholder engagements;

(iii) camp and field support expenses of $0.58 million, compared to $0.06 million for the same period of 2025. The expenses during the six months ended June 30, 2026, were primarily for camp costs for the 2026 field program, including equipment maintenance, camp management labor and supplies for the 2026 Exploration Program, as well as stakeholder engagement to support the Alaska state led future access road;

(iv) transportation and travel expenses of $0.57 million, compared to $0.01 million for the same period of 2025. Such expenses were primarily for aircraft charter costs to transport crews, equipment and supplies to the Whistler Project;

(v) other exploration expenses of $0.16 million, compared to $0.02 million for the same period of 2025. Such expenses during this period were primarily related to fuel consumption and equipment rentals in support of the 2026 Exploration Program.

For the six months ended June 30, 2026, general and administrative expenditures were $2.55 million, compared to $1.72 million for the same period of 2025. During the six months ended June 30, 2026, general and administrative expenditures primarily consisted of:

(i) stock-based compensation expenses of $0.86 million, which consisted of $0.43 million related to the award of restricted shares, $0.43 million related to the fair value of stock options and RSUs issued by us to management, directors, consultants and employees, compared to $0.30 million for the same period of 2025. The increase was primarily related to performance based restricted shares, following a reassessment in 2025 of the probability of achieving the applicable performance conditions, which resulted in the additional stock-based compensation expenses;

(ii) consulting, corporate development and investor relations expenses of $0.75 million, compared to $0.63 million for the same period of 2025. The increase was primarily attributable to higher digital marketing expenses;

(iii) professional fees of $0.34 million, compared to $0.26 million for the same period of 2025;

(iv) management fees, salaries and benefits of $0.24 million, compared to $0.20 million for the same period of 2025;

(v) office administrative and insurance expenses of $0.20 million, compared to $0.21 million for the same period of 2025;

(vi) filing, listing, dues and subscriptions expenses of $0.12 million, compared to $0.09 million for the same period of 2025; and

(vii) travel, website design and hosting expenses of $0.04 million, compared to $0.03 million for the same period of 2025.

For the six months ended June 30, 2026, depreciation expenses were $0.08 million, compared to $0.07 million in the same period of 2025. The increase was primarily due to depreciation of new equipment acquired during the period.

For the six months ended June 30, 2026, our loss from operations was $6.22 million, compared to $2.25 million for the same period of 2025. The increase was primarily related to the increase of exploration expenses and general and administrative expenses.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

(1) Working capital is the difference between total current assets and total current liabilities.

As of June 30, 2026, we had cash and cash equivalents of $7.42 million, compared to $7.38 million as of December 31, 2025. The increase was primarily attributable to proceeds received from the registered direct offering, the exercise of warrants, and the ATM Program, partially offset by general and administrative expenses and exploration expenditures incurred during the six months ended June 30, 2026. As of June 30, 2026, we had total working capital of $7.81 million, compared to $7.03 million as of December 31, 2025.

As of June 30, 2026, we had current liabilities of $0.34 million, compared to $0.56 million as of December 31, 2025. Current liabilities as of June 30, 2026, consisted of: (i) accounts payable of $0.20 million, compared to $0.22 million as of December 31, 2025; (ii) accrued liabilities of $0.11 million, compared to $0.13 million as of December 31, 2025; (iii) current portion of lease liabilities of $0.03 million, compared to $0.03 million as of December 31, 2025; and (iv) other payables of $nil, compared to $0.18 million as of December 31, 2025.

We are a resource exploration stage company that does not generate any revenue and have relied principally on equity-based financing to fund our operations. The only sources of financing to date have been through advances from GoldMining, our initial public offering (the “IPO”), the exercise of share purchase warrants, our ATM Program and the registered direct offering. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, we incurred a net loss of $6.14 million, and our ability to continue in operation for the foreseeable future and to realize our assets and discharge our liabilities in the normal course of business, including to meet our obligations and finance exploration activities, is dependent on our ability to obtain additional financing. There is no assurance that sufficient future funding will be available on a timely basis or on terms acceptable to us. Among other things, capital markets may not be receptive to offerings of new equity from treasury or debt, whether by way of private placements or public offerings. This may be further complicated by the limited liquidity for our shares of Common Stock, restricting access to some institutional investors. Our growth and success is dependent on external sources of financing, which may not be available on acceptable terms, or at all. As such, these events and conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Management has a plan, through the use of the ATM Program, to alleviate the substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis and do not include any adjustments to the amounts and classification of assets and liabilities that may be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern, and any such adjustments may be material.

As of June 30, 2026, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Summary of Cash Flows

Operating Activities

Net cash used in operating activities during the six months ended June 30, 2026, was $5.81 million, compared to $1.79 million during the same period of 2025. The increase in cash used was primarily due to an increase in operating expenses and an increase in prepaid expenses to $0.59 million, primarily relating to advances made to a third party technical consulting company for the management of the 2026 Exploration Program for the Whistler Project.

Net cash used in operating activities was primarily offset by non-cash items including stock-based compensation of $0.86 million, compared to $0.30 million in the same period of 2025; depreciation expenses of $0.08 million, compared to $0.07 million in the same period of 2025. The increase of stock-based compensation in 2026 was primarily related to vesting of stock options and RSUs granted in December 2025; and performance based restricted shares following a reassessment in 2025 of the probability of achieving the applicable performance conditions.

Changes in non-cash working capital used cash of $0.64 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to providing cash of $0.01 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025. The increased use of cash in non-cash working capital was primarily due to $0.44 million in cash advances to a third party technical consulting company for management of the 2026 exploration program for the Whistler Project.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2026, was $0.40 million, relating to the purchase of equipment, compared to $nil during the same period of 2025.

Financing Activities

For the six months ended June 30, 2026, net cash provided by financing activities was $6.25 million, attributable to proceeds of $1.70 million from warrant exercises, proceeds of $4.00 million from the June 2026 Registered Direct Offering and proceeds of $0.55 million from the ATM Program, compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $1.09 million for the same period in 2025, which was entirely attributable to proceeds from the ATM Program.

Commitments Required to Keep Whistler Project in Good Standing

We are required to make annual land payments to the Department of Natural Resources of Alaska in the amount of $0.23 million in 2026 and thereafter, to keep the Whistler Project in good standing. Additionally, we have an annual labor requirement of $0.14 million for 2026 and thereafter, for which a cash-in-lieu payment equal to the value of the annual labor requirement may be made instead.

Future Commitments

We have obligations pursuant to underlying agreements on the Whistler Project, as follows:

1. 2.75% net smelter return (“NSR”) over all 377 claims and extending outside the current claims over an Area of Interest defined by the maximum historical extent of claims held on the Whistler Project to Osisko Mining (USA) Inc. (“OM”) pursuant to an Amended and Restated Net Smelter Returns Royalty Deed dated December 16, 2014, granted by Geoinformatics Alaska Exploration Inc. (as assumed by us on August 5, 2015) in favour of MF2 LLC (as assumed by OM). Gold Royalty U.S. Corp. holds a right to buy down the royalty percentage from 2.75% to 2.0% upon payment to OM of a one-time payment of $5 million. The royalty was subsequently assigned to Nevada Select Royalty, Inc. (a subsidiary of Gold Royalty Corp.).

2. 2.0% net proceeds royalty interest over an Area of Interest specified by standard township sub-division overlying the Whistler Deposit and Raintree West deposit to Sandstorm Gold Ltd. pursuant to an agreement dated October 1, 1999, between us (the ultimate successor-in-interest to Kent Turner, Jr.) and Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (the ultimate successor-in-interest to Cominco American Incorporated). In October 2025, following the acquisition of Sandstorm Gold Ltd. by Royal Gold, Inc., the interest was transferred to RG Royalties, a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Gold, Inc.

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3. 1.0% NSR over the Whistler Project to Gold Royalty U.S. Corp. pursuant to a Net Smelter Returns Royalty Agreement dated January 11, 2021, between us and Gold Royalty U.S. Corp.

Transactions with Related Parties

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, we incurred $1,125 and $2,152, respectively, and during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, $2,450 and $3,707, respectively, in general and administrative expenses related to website design, video production, website hosting services and marketing services paid to Blender Media Inc. (“Blender”), a company whose principal is an immediate family member of a co-chairman and director of GoldMining. Blender is a design and marketing agency that provides services to numerous publicly traded companies.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, stock-based compensation costs related to the vesting of performance based Restricted Shares granted in September 2022 included: (i) $136,786 and $272,069, respectively ($1,182 and $2,418 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025) for such performance based Restricted Shares granted to the co-chairman and a director of GoldMining; and (ii) $8,549 and $17,004, respectively ($74 and $151 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025) to an immediate family member of a co-chairman and director of GoldMining.

In May 2026, GoldMining exercised 122,490 warrants at a price of $13.00 per warrant for a total consideration of $1,592,370.

Related party transactions are recorded based on the amounts agreed to by the parties. During the quarters ended June 30, 2026, and 2025, we did not enter into any contracts or undertake any commitment or obligation with any related parties other than as described herein.

Our Audit Committee is charged with reviewing and approving all related party transactions and reviewing and making recommendations to our board of directors or approving any contracts or other transactions with any of our current or former executive officers. The Charter of the Audit Committee sets forth our written policy for the review of related party transactions.

Outstanding Securities

As of the date of this Quarterly Report, we have 14,035,736 shares of our Common Stock outstanding, including 254,000 performance based Restricted Shares. In addition, we have outstanding stock options issued under our long-term incentive plan to purchase 429,500 shares of our Common Stock at an exercise price of $9.84 per share, and 9,100 outstanding RSUs. The exercise of stock options is at the discretion of their respective holders and, accordingly, there is no assurance that any of the stock options will be exercised in the future.

Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments

The preparation of these financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make judgments and estimates and form assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of income and expenses during the year. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its judgments and estimates in relation to assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Management uses historical experience and various other factors it believes to be reasonable under the given circumstances as the basis for its judgments and estimates. Actual outcomes may differ from these estimates under different assumptions and conditions.

Information about judgments made in applying accounting policies that have the most significant effects on the amounts recognized in the financial statements is as follows:

Asset retirement obligation

An asset retirement obligation represents the present value of estimated future costs for the rehabilitation of our mineral property. These estimates include assumptions as to the future activities, cost of services, timing of the rehabilitation work to be performed, inflation rates, exchange rates and interest rates. The actual cost to rehabilitate a mineral property may vary from the estimated amounts because there are uncertainties in factors used to estimate the cost and potential changes in regulations or laws governing the rehabilitation of a mineral property. Management periodically reviews the rehabilitation requirements and adjusts the liability as new information becomes available and will assess the impact of new regulations and laws as they are enacted.

Restricted Shares and RSUs

The fair values of restricted shares and RSUs are measured at the grant date and recognized over the period during which the restricted shares and RSUs vest. When restricted shares are conditional upon the achievement of a performance condition, we estimate the length of the expected vesting period at the grant date, based on the most likely outcome of the performance condition. The fair value of the restricted shares is determined based on the fair value of the shares of Common Stock on the grant date, adjusted for minority stockholder discount, liquidity discount and other applicable factors that are generally recognized by market participants. The fair values of restricted shares and RSUs are recognized as an expense over the vesting period based on the best available estimate of the number of restricted shares and RSUs expected to vest; that estimate will be revised if subsequent information indicates that the number of restricted shares and RSUs expected to vest differs from previous estimates.

Stock Options

We grant stock options to certain of our directors, officers, employees and consultants. We use the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the grant date fair value of stock options. The fair value of stock options granted to employees is recognized as an expense over the vesting period with a corresponding increase in equity. An individual is classified as an employee when the individual is an employee for legal or tax purposes, provides services that could be provided by a direct employee, or has authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling our activities, including nonexecutive directors. The fair value is measured at grant date and recognized over the period during which the options vest. Forfeitures are accounted for as they occur. The Black-Scholes option-pricing model uses as inputs the fair value of our shares of Common Stock and assumptions we make for the volatility of our shares of Common Stock, the expected term of our stock options, the risk-free interest rate for a period that approximates the expected term of our stock options and our expected dividend yield.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU-2024-03, Income Statement- Reporting Comprehensive Income- Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. This ASU requires public entities to disclose specified information about certain costs and expenses at each interim and annual reporting period, which includes amounts for inventory purchases, employee compensation, depreciation, intangible asset amortization and expenses related to oil and gas activities. This ASU will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting this ASU on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

JOBS Act

In April 2012 the JOBS Act was enacted. Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for complying with new or revised accounting standards. Thus, an emerging growth company can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies.

We continue the process of evaluating the benefits of relying on other exemptions and reduced reporting requirements under the JOBS Act. Subject to certain conditions, as an emerging growth company, we may rely on certain of these exemptions, including without limitation, providing an auditor’s attestation report on our system of internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. We will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of: (i) the last day of the fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenue of $1.235 billion or more; (ii) the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the completion of our IPO; (iii) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in nonconvertible debt during the previous three years; or (iv) the date on which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer under the rules of the SEC.

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and are not required to provide the information under this item.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and, as of June 30, 2026, our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this MD&A, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective. It should be noted that any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions designed to obtain reasonable (and not absolute) assurance as to its effectiveness, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during our last completed fiscal quarter, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

The following description of risk factors includes any material changes to, and supersedes the description of, risk factors associated with our business, financial condition and results of operations previously disclosed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2025 on 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.

The following discussion of risk factors contains forward-looking statements. These risk factors may be important to understanding other statements in this Form 10-Q. The following information should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes in Part I, Item 1, “Financial Statements” and Part I, Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of this Form 10-Q.

The issuance of shares of common stock upon exercise of warrants during a period in which our registration statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-269693) (the “Prior Registration Statement”) was not current may not have been in compliance with Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which could give rise to rescission rights or other claims by holders of such shares.

Between March 1, 2024, the date on which the prospectus contained in our Prior Registration Statement was not current under Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and May 15, 2026, the date on which we implemented corrective measures with our transfer agent, 8,633 shares of our common stock (the “Affected Warrant Shares”) were issued upon exercise of our warrants without a restrictive legend for aggregate cash proceeds of $112,229. The Affected Warrant Shares were issued inadvertently, as the Company had not identified at the time of such exercises that the prospectus contained in the Prior Registration Statement was no longer current under Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Because the prospectus was not current at the time of the exercises described above, these issuances may not have been made in compliance with Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. As a result, holders of the Affected Warrant Shares may have rescission rights under Section 12(a)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which would entitle such holders to tender the Affected Warrant Shares back to us in exchange for a refund of the exercise price paid, which would be an aggregate amount of approximately $112,229, plus statutory interest. In addition, we could become subject to regulatory action by the SEC or other regulatory authorities in connection with any such non-compliance.

We do not intend to conduct a rescission offer as it would be impractical and we believe that the Affected Warrant Shares may have been issued pursuant to valid exemptions from registration. Of the 8,633 Affected Warrant Shares that were issued without an effective registration statement, 7,600 shares were issued to a director, who is an accredited investor and continues to hold those shares which have now been re-classified as restricted securities. We believe that these shares were able to have been issued pursuant to an exemption from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in accordance with Rule 506 of Regulation D. The remaining 1,033 Affected Warrant Shares were issued upon the exercise of warrants held in “street name” through The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”). Because such warrants were held through DTC and its participating brokers and other financial intermediaries, we have no visibility into, and no practical means of ascertaining, the identity of the beneficial holders of those shares, and we have no mechanism to compel DTC or its participants to disclose such information. Accordingly, we are unable to identify the holders of the remaining 1,033 Affected Warrant Shares or to determine whether such shares continue to be held or have been sold. In addition, we believe that the issuance of these shares may have been exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Sections 4(a)(1) and 4(a)(2) thereof. We believe that the actual exercise of the warrants may not have constituted a public offering and any resales of such shares may have been exempt to the extent such warrant holders were neither an underwriter nor a dealer.

However, no assurance can be given that investors will not bring an action against us seeking the rescission of their paid exercise prices or that we will be able to successfully establish that all Affected Warrant Shares were issued to valid exemptions from registration.

Any potential Section 5 violation does not render the underlying shares void or legally defective. The 8,633 Affected Warrant Shares were duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable upon exercise of the warrants and are legally issued and outstanding shares of common stock, subject to the applicable transfer restrictions referenced above with respect to the shares held by our director.