Nature
of Operations (Note 1)
Commitments
(Note 12 and 16)
Subsequent
Events (Note 18)
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
Approved
by the Board of Directors on May 13, 2020
“signed”
|
|
“signed”
|
|
|
|
/s/
Keith Morrison
|
|
/s/
Doug Ford
|
Director
|
|
Audit
Committee Chair
|
34 | North American Nickel / YEAR END 2019
|
Consolidated
Statements of Comprehensive Loss
(Expressed
in thousands of Canadian dollars)
|
|
|
|
Year Ended
|
|
|
Year Ended
|
|
|
Year ended
|
|
|
|
Notes
|
|
December 31, 2019
|
|
|
December 31, 2018
|
|
|
December 31, 2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EXPENSES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General and administrative expenses
|
|
10, 17
|
|
|
(2,145
|
)
|
|
|
(2,340
|
)
|
|
|
(2,375
|
)
|
Property investigation
|
|
|
|
|
(214
|
)
|
|
|
(216
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Amortization
|
|
6
|
|
|
(12
|
)
|
|
|
(14
|
)
|
|
|
(25
|
)
|
Share-based payments
|
|
9
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(317
|
)
|
|
|
(504
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,371
|
)
|
|
|
(2,887
|
)
|
|
|
(2,904
|
)
|
OTHER ITEMS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
|
|
26
|
|
|
|
74
|
|
|
|
32
|
|
Impairment for exploration and evaluation assets
|
|
7
|
|
|
(26,510
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Foreign exchange loss
|
|
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
|
(209
|
)
|
|
|
(7
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
(26,488
|
)
|
|
|
(135
|
)
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE LOSS FOR THE YEAR
|
|
|
|
|
(28,859
|
)
|
|
|
(3,022
|
)
|
|
|
(2,879
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding on a post-consolidation basis
|
|
|
|
|
79,152,786
|
|
|
|
71,824,814
|
|
|
|
46,592,964
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted loss per share
|
|
|
|
|
(0.36
|
)
|
|
|
(0.04
|
)
|
|
|
(0.06
|
)
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
35 | North American Nickel / YEAR END 2019
|
Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Equity
(Expressed
in thousands of Canadian dollars)
|
|
Notes
|
|
Number
Shares
on post-
consolidation basis
|
|
|
Share Capital
|
|
|
Preferred
Stock
|
|
|
Reserve
|
|
|
Deficit
|
|
|
Total Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2016
|
|
|
|
|
36,858,189
|
|
|
|
62,315
|
|
|
|
591
|
|
|
|
2,767
|
|
|
|
(23,972
|
)
|
|
|
41,701
|
|
Net and comprehensive loss
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(2,879
|
)
|
|
|
(2,879
|
)
|
Share capital issued through private prospectus
|
|
9
|
|
|
14,503,083
|
|
|
|
10,877
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
10,877
|
|
Share capital issued through private placement
|
|
9
|
|
|
4,098,255
|
|
|
|
3,074
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
3,074
|
|
Share issue costs
|
|
9
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(588
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
39
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(549
|
)
|
Value allocated to warrants
|
|
9
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(2,080
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
2,080
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Expired warrants
|
|
9
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(18
|
)
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Forfeited/expired options
|
|
9
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(283
|
)
|
|
|
283
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Share-based payments
|
|
9
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
504
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
504
|
|
BALANCE DECEMBER 31, 2017
|
|
|
|
|
55,459,527
|
|
|
|
73,598
|
|
|
|
591
|
|
|
|
5,089
|
|
|
|
(26,550
|
)
|
|
|
52,728
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net and comprehensive loss
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(3,022
|
)
|
|
|
(3,022
|
)
|
Share capital issued through private placement
|
|
9
|
|
|
23,333,333
|
|
|
|
17,500
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
17,500
|
|
Share issue costs
|
|
9
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(579
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(579
|
)
|
Value allocated to warrants
|
|
9
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(2,572
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
2,572
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Expired warrants
|
|
9
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(48
|
)
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Forfeited/expired options
|
|
9
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(181
|
)
|
|
|
181
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Share-based payments
|
|
9
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
317
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
317
|
|
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2018
|
|
|
|
|
78,792,860
|
|
|
|
87,947
|
|
|
|
591
|
|
|
|
7,749
|
|
|
|
(29,343
|
)
|
|
|
66,944
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net and comprehensive loss
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(28,859
|
)
|
|
|
(28,859
|
)
|
Share capital issued through private placement
|
|
9
|
|
|
9,597,931
|
|
|
|
1,728
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,728
|
|
Flow-through share premium
|
|
9
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(89
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(89
|
)
|
Share capital issued as earn-in
|
|
9
|
|
|
300,000
|
|
|
|
51
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
51
|
|
Share issue costs
|
|
9
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(344
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(344
|
)
|
Value allocated to warrants
|
|
9
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(287
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
287
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Expired warrants
|
|
9
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(2,080
|
)
|
|
|
2,080
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Forfeited/expired options
|
|
9
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(1,781
|
)
|
|
|
1,781
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2019
|
|
|
|
|
88,690,791
|
|
|
|
89,006
|
|
|
|
591
|
|
|
|
4,175
|
|
|
|
(54,341
|
)
|
|
|
39,431
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
36 | North American Nickel / YEAR END 2019
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
(Expressed
in thousands of Canadian dollars)
|
|
Notes
|
|
Year ended December 31, 2019
|
|
|
Year ended December 31, 2018
|
|
|
Year ended December 31, 2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss for the year
|
|
|
|
|
(28,859
|
)
|
|
|
(3,022
|
)
|
|
|
(2,879
|
)
|
Items not affecting cash:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization
|
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
25
|
|
Share based payments
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
317
|
|
|
|
504
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
|
|
(26
|
)
|
|
|
(74
|
)
|
|
|
(16
|
)
|
Write-off exploration and evaluation assets
|
|
7
|
|
|
26,510
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Changes in working capital
|
|
11
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
|
(95
|
)
|
Other:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest received
|
|
|
|
|
36
|
|
|
|
80
|
|
|
|
32
|
|
Net cash used in operating activities
|
|
|
|
|
(2,316
|
)
|
|
|
(2,664
|
)
|
|
|
(2,429
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenditures on exploration and evaluation assets
|
|
|
|
|
(780
|
)
|
|
|
(14,566
|
)
|
|
|
(11,385
|
)
|
Short-term investments
|
|
|
|
|
2,500
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
200
|
|
Advance
|
|
|
|
|
(24
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Purchase of equipment
|
|
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(20
|
)
|
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
|
|
|
|
1,691
|
|
|
|
(14,566
|
)
|
|
|
(11,205
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of common shares
|
|
|
|
|
1,728
|
|
|
|
17,500
|
|
|
|
13,951
|
|
Direct financing costs
|
|
|
|
|
(344
|
)
|
|
|
(329
|
)
|
|
|
(549
|
)
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
|
|
1,384
|
|
|
|
17,171
|
|
|
|
13,402
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in cash equivalents for the year
|
|
|
|
|
759
|
|
|
|
(59
|
)
|
|
|
(232
|
)
|
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the year
|
|
|
|
|
339
|
|
|
|
398
|
|
|
|
630
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the year
|
|
|
|
|
1,098
|
|
|
|
339
|
|
|
|
398
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
37 | North American Nickel / YEAR END 2019
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended December 31, 2019
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
|
|
1.
NATURE AND CONTINUANCE OF OPERATIONS
North
American Nickel Inc. (the “Company” or “NA Nickel”) was incorporated on September 23, 1983, under the
laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The primary mailing office is located at 3400 – 100 King Street West,
PO Box 130, Toronto, Ontario, M5X 1A4 and the records office of the Company is located at 666 Burrard Street, Suite 2500, Vancouver
BC V6C 2X8. The Company’s common shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange (“TSXV”) under the symbol “NAN”.
The
Company’s principal business activity is the exploration and development of mineral properties in Greenland, Canada and
United States. The Company has not yet determined whether any of these properties contain ore reserves that are economically recoverable.
The recoverability of carrying amounts shown for exploration and evaluation assets is dependent upon a number of factors including
environmental risk, legal and political risk, the existence of economically recoverable mineral reserves, confirmation of the
Company’s interests in the underlying mineral claims, the ability of the Company to obtain necessary financing to complete
exploration and development, and to attain sufficient net cash flow from future profitable production or disposition proceeds.
These
financial statements have been prepared on the assumption that the Company will continue as a going concern, meaning it will continue
in operation for the foreseeable future and will be able to realize assets and discharge liabilities in the ordinary course of
operations. The ability of the Company to continue operations as a going concern is ultimately dependent upon achieving profitable
operations. To date, the Company has not generated profitable operations from its resource activities and will need to invest
additional funds in carrying out its planned exploration, development and operational activities. These uncertainties cast substantial
doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. These financial statements do not include any adjustments
relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary
should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
The
exploration and evaluation properties in which the Company currently has an interest are in the exploration stage. As such, the
Company is dependent on external financing to fund its activities. In order to carry out the planned exploration and cover administrative
costs, the Company will use its existing working capital and raise additional amounts as needed. Although the Company has been
successful in its past fundraising activities, there is no assurance as to the success of future fundraising efforts or as to
the sufficiency of funds raised in the future. The Company will continue to assess new properties and seek to acquire interests
in additional properties if there is sufficient geologic or economic potential and if adequate financial resources are available
to do so.
Further,
in March 2020, the World Health Organization declared coronavirus COVID-19 a global pandemic. This contagious disease outbreak,
which has continued to spread, and any related adverse public health developments, has adversely affected workforces, economies,
and financial markets globally, potentially leading to an economic downturn. The impact on the Company is not currently determinable
but management continues to monitor the situation.
The
consolidated financial statements were approved and authorized for issuance by the Board of Directors of the Company on May 13,
2020. The discussion in notes to the financial statements is stated in Canadian dollars except amounts in tables are expressed
in thousands of Canadian dollars.
2.
BASIS OF PREPARATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(a)
Statement of Compliance
The
Company’s consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards
(“IFRS”).
38 | North American Nickel / YEAR END 2019
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended December 31, 2019
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
|
|
(b)
Basis of Preparation
These
consolidated financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified by the revaluation of any
financial assets and financial liabilities where applicable. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires
the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgment in the process of applying
the Company’s accounting policies. These areas involving a higher degree of judgment or complexity, or areas where assumptions
and estimates are significant to the consolidated financial statements, are disclosed in Note 3.
Effective
October 4, 2019, the Company completed a share consolidation of the Company’s issued and outstanding common shares whereby
for every ten (10) pre-consolidation common shares issued and outstanding, one (1) post-consolidation common share exists without
par value.
All
references to share capital, warrants, options and weighted average number of shares outstanding have been adjusted in these financial
statements and retrospectively to reflect the Company’s 10-for-1 share consolidation as if it occurred at the beginning
of the earliest period presented.
(c)
Basis of consolidation
These
financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, North American Nickel (US)
Inc. which was incorporated in the State of Delaware on May 22, 2015. Consolidation is required when the Company is exposed, or
has rights to variable returns from its involvement with the investee and has the ability to affect those returns through its
power over the investee. All intercompany transactions, balances, income and expenses are eliminated upon consolidation.
(d)
Foreign currency translation
Foreign
currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the date of the transaction.
Foreign currency monetary items are translated at the period-end exchange rate. Non-monetary items measured at historical cost
continue to be carried at the exchange rate at the date of the transaction. Non-monetary items measured at fair value are reported
at the exchange rate at the date when fair values were determined.
Exchange
differences arising on the translation of monetary items or on settlement of monetary items are recognized in profit or loss in
the statement of comprehensive loss in the period in which they arise, except where deferred in equity as a qualifying cash flow
or net investment hedge.
Exchange
differences arising on the translation of non-monetary items are recognized in other comprehensive income in the statement of
comprehensive loss to the extent that gains and losses arising on those non-monetary items are also recognized in other comprehensive
income. Where the non-monetary gain or loss is recognized in profit or loss, the exchange component is also recognized in profit
or loss.
(e)
Exploration and evaluation assets
Exploration
and evaluation assets include the costs of acquiring licenses, costs associated with exploration and evaluation activity, and
the fair value (at acquisition date) of exploration and evaluation assets acquired in a business combination. Exploration and
evaluation expenditures are initially capitalized. Costs incurred before the Company has obtained the legal rights to explore
an area are recognized in profit or loss.
Government
tax credits received are generally recorded as a reduction to the cumulative costs incurred and capitalized on the related property.
Exploration
and evaluation assets are assessed for impairment if (i) sufficient data exists to determine technical feasibility and commercial
viability, and (ii) facts, events and circumstances suggest that the carrying amount exceeds the recoverable amount.
Once
the technical feasibility and commercial viability of the extraction of mineral resources in an area of interest are demonstrable,
exploration and evaluation assets attributable to that area of interest are first tested for impairment and then reclassified
to mining property and development assets within equipment.
39 | North American Nickel / YEAR END 2019
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended December 31, 2019
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
|
|
Recoverability
of the carrying amount of any exploration and evaluation assets is dependent on successful development and commercial exploitation,
or alternatively, sale of the respective areas of interest.
The
Company may occasionally enter into farm-out arrangements, whereby it will transfer part of an interest, as consideration, for
an agreement by the farmee to meet certain exploration and evaluation expenditures which would have otherwise been undertaken
by the Company. The Company does not record any expenditures made by the farmee on its behalf. Any cash consideration received
from the agreement is credited against the costs previously capitalized to the mineral interest given up by the Company, with
any excess consideration accounted for in profit.
When
a project is deemed to no longer have commercially viable prospects to the Company, exploration and evaluation expenditures in
respect of that project are deemed to be impaired. As a result, those exploration and evaluation expenditure costs, in excess
of estimated recoveries, are written off to the statement of comprehensive loss/income.
(f)
Restoration and environmental obligations
The
Company recognizes liabilities for statutory, contractual, constructive or legal obligations associated with the retirement of
long-term assets, when those obligations result from the acquisition, construction, development or normal operation of the assets.
The net present value of future restoration cost estimates arising from the decommissioning of plant and other site preparation
work is capitalized to exploration and evaluation assets along with a corresponding increase in the restoration provision in the
period incurred. Discount rates using a pre-tax rate that reflect the time value of money are used to calculate the net present
value. The restoration asset will be depreciated on the same basis as other mining assets.
The
Company’s estimates of restoration costs could change as a result of changes in regulatory requirements, discount rates
and assumptions regarding the amount and timing of the future expenditures. These changes are recorded directly to exploration
and evaluation assets with a corresponding entry to the restoration provision. The Company’s estimates are reviewed annually
for changes in regulatory requirements, discount rates, effects of inflation and changes in estimates.
Changes
in the net present value, excluding changes in the Company’s estimates of reclamation costs, are charged to profit and loss
for the period.
The
costs of restoration projects included in the provision are recorded against the provision as incurred. The costs to prevent and
control environmental impacts at specific properties are capitalized in accordance with the Company’s accounting policy
for exploration and evaluation assets.
(g)
Impairment of assets
Impairment
tests on intangible assets with indefinite useful economic lives are undertaken annually at the financial year-end. Other non-financial
assets, including exploration and evaluation assets, are subject to impairment tests whenever events or changes in circumstances
indicate that their carrying amount may not be recoverable. Where the carrying value of an asset exceeds its recoverable amount,
which is the higher of value in use and fair value less costs to sell, the asset is written down accordingly.
Where
it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the impairment test is carried out on the asset’s
cash-generating unit, which is the lowest group of assets in which the asset belongs and for which there are separately identifiable
cash inflows that are largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets.
An
impairment loss is charged to the profit or loss, except to the extent the loss reverses gains previously recognized in other
comprehensive loss/income.
40 | North American Nickel / YEAR END 2019
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended December 31, 2019
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
|
|
(h)
Financial instruments
In
accordance with IFRS 9, the Company’s accounting policy is as follows:
Classification
The
Company classifies its financial instruments in the following categories: at fair value through profit and loss (“FVTPL”),
at fair value through other comprehensive income (loss) (“FVTOCI”), or at amortized cost. The Company determines the
classification of financial assets at initial recognition. The classification of debt instruments is driven by the Company’s
business model for managing the financial assets and their contractual cash flow characteristics. Equity instruments that are
held for trading are classified as FVTPL. For other equity instruments, on the day of acquisition the Company can make an irrevocable
election (on an instrument-by-instrument basis) to designate them as at FVTOCI. Financial liabilities are measured at amortized
cost, unless they are required to be measured at FVTPL (such as instruments held for trading or derivatives) or the Company has
opted to measure them at FVTPL.
The
following table shows the classification of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities:
Financial
asset/liability
|
|
Classification
|
Cash
|
|
FVTPL
|
Short
term investments
|
|
FVTPL
|
Other
receivable
|
|
Amortized
cost
|
Trade
payables
|
|
Amortized
cost
|
Measurement
Financial
assets and liabilities at amortized cost
Financial
assets and liabilities at amortized cost are initially recognized at fair value plus or minus transaction costs, respectively,
and subsequently carried at amortized cost less any impairment.
Financial
assets and liabilities at FVTPL
Financial
assets and liabilities carried at FVTPL are initially recorded at fair value and transaction costs are expensed in profit or loss.
Realized and unrealized gains and losses arising from changes in the fair value of the financial assets and liabilities held at
FVTPL are included in the statements of comprehensive loss in the period in which they arise.
Impairment
of financial assets at amortized cost
An
‘expected credit loss’ impairment model applies which requires a loss allowance to be recognized based on expected
credit losses. The estimated present value of future cash flows associated with the asset is determined and an impairment loss
is recognized for the difference between this amount and the carrying amount as follows: the carrying amount of the asset is reduced
to estimated present value of the future cash flows associated with the asset, discounted at the financial asset’s original
effective interest rate, either directly or through the use of an allowance account and the resulting loss is recognized in profit
or loss for the period.
In
a subsequent period, if the amount of the impairment loss related to financial assets measured at amortized cost decreases, the
previously recognized impairment loss is reversed through profit or loss to the extent that the carrying amount of the investment
at the date the impairment is reversed does not exceed what the amortized cost would have been had the impairment not been recognized.
Derecognition
Financial
assets
The
Company derecognizes financial assets only when the contractual rights to cash flows from the financial assets expire, or when
it transfers the financial assets and substantially all of the associated risks and rewards of ownership to another entity. Gains
and losses on derecognition are generally recognized in the statements of comprehensive loss.
41 | North American Nickel / YEAR END 2019
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended December 31, 2019
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
|
|
Financial
liabilities are derecognized when, and only when, the Company’s obligations are discharged, cancelled or they expire. The
difference between the carrying amount of the financial liability derecognized and the consideration paid and payable is recognized
in the Statement of Comprehensive Loss.
(i)
Loss per share
The
Company uses the treasury stock method to compute the dilutive effect of options, warrants and similar instruments. Under this
method, the dilutive effect on loss per common share is recognized on the use of the proceeds that could be obtained upon exercise
of options, warrants and similar instruments. It assumes that the proceeds would be used to purchase common shares at the average
market price during the period.
Basic
loss per common share is calculated using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period and does
not include outstanding options and warrants. Dilutive loss per common share is not presented differently from basic loss per
share as the conversion of outstanding stock options and warrants into common shares would be anti-dilutive.
(j)
Income taxes
Income
tax expense comprises current and deferred tax. Current tax and deferred tax are recognized in net income except to the extent
that it arises in a business combination, or from items recognized directly in equity or other comprehensive loss/income.
Current
income tax assets and liabilities for the current period are measured at the amount expected to be recovered from or paid to the
taxation authorities. The tax rates and tax laws used to compute the amount are those that are enacted or substantively enacted,
at the reporting date, in the countries where the Company operates and generates taxable income.
Current
income tax relating to items recognized directly in other comprehensive income or equity is recognized in other comprehensive
income or equity and not in profit or loss. Management periodically evaluates positions taken in the tax returns with respect
to situations in which applicable tax regulations are subject to interpretation and establishes provisions where appropriate.
Deferred
income tax is provided using the asset and liability method of temporary differences at the reporting date between the tax bases
of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts for financial reporting purposes.
The
carrying amount of deferred income tax assets is reviewed at the end of each reporting period and recognized only to the extent
that it is probable that sufficient taxable profit will be available to allow all or part of the deferred income tax asset to
be utilized.
Deferred
income tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the year when the asset is realized
or the liability is settled, based on tax rates and tax laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the
reporting period.
Deferred
income tax assets and deferred income tax liabilities are offset, only if a legally enforceable right exists to set off current
tax assets against current income tax liabilities and the deferred income taxes relate to the same taxable entity and the same
taxation authority.
Flow-through
shares
Any
premium received by the Company on the issuance of flow-through shares is initially recorded as a liability (“flow-through
tax liability”). Upon renouncement by the Company of the tax benefits associated with the related expenditures, a flow-through
share premium liability is recognized and the liability will be reversed as eligible expenditures are made. If such expenditures
are capitalized, a deferred tax liability is recognized. To the extent that suitable deferred tax assets are available, the Company
will reduce the deferred tax liability.
42 | North American Nickel / YEAR END 2019
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended December 31, 2019
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
|
|
(k)
Share-based payments
Where
equity-settled share options are awarded to employees, the fair value of the options at the date of grant is recognized over the
vesting period. Performance vesting conditions are taken into account by adjusting the number of equity instruments expected to
vest at each reporting date so that, ultimately, the cumulative amount recognized over the vesting period is based on the number
of options that eventually vest. Non-vesting conditions and market vesting conditions are factored into the fair value of the
options granted. As long as all other vesting conditions are satisfied, a charge is made irrespective of whether these non-vesting
and market vesting conditions are satisfied. The cumulative expense is not adjusted for failure to achieve a market vesting condition
or where a non-vesting condition is not satisfied.
Where
the terms and conditions of options are modified, the increase in the fair value of the options, measured immediately before and
after the modification, is also recognized over the remaining vesting period.
Where
equity instruments are granted to non-employees, they are recorded at the fair value of the goods or services received. Amounts
related to the issuance of shares are recorded as a reduction of share capital.
When
the value of goods and services received in exchange for the share-based payment cannot be reliably estimated, the fair value
is measured by use of a valuation model. The expected life used in the model is adjusted, based on management’s best estimate,
for the effects of non-transferability, exercise restrictions, and behavioural considerations.
All
equity-settled share-based payments are reflected in share-based payments reserve, until exercised. Upon exercise shares are issued
from treasury and the amount reflected in share-based payments reserve is credited to share capital along with any consideration
paid.
(l)
Share capital
The
Company’s common shares, preferred shares and share warrants shares are classified as equity instruments. Incremental
costs directly attributable to the issue of new shares or options are shown in equity as a deduction from the proceeds.
Proceeds
received on the issuance of units, consisting of common shares and warrants are allocated to share capital.
(m)
Flow-through shares
Resource
expenditure deductions for income tax purposes related to exploratory activities funded by flow-through share arrangements are
renounced to investors in accordance with income tax legislation. Pursuant to the terms of the flow-through share agreements,
these shares transfer the tax deductibility of qualifying resource expenditures to investors. On issuance, the Company bifurcates
the flow-through share into a flow-through share premium, equal to the estimated premium, if any, investors pay for the flow-through
feature, which is recognized as a liability and share capital. Upon expenses being incurred, the Company derecognizes the liability
and recognizes a deferred tax liability for the amount of tax reduction renounced to the shareholders. The premium is recognized
as other income and the related deferred tax is recognized as a tax provision.
Proceeds
received from the issuance of flow-through shares are restricted to be used only for Canadian resource property exploration expenditures
within a two-year period. The portion of the proceeds received but not yet expended at the end of the period is disclosed separately
as flow- through share proceeds, if any.
The
Company may also be subject to a Part XII.6 tax on flow-through proceeds renounced under the look-back Rule, in accordance with
Government of Canada flow-through regulations. When applicable, this tax is accrued as a financing expense until qualifying expenditures
are incurred.
43 | North American Nickel / YEAR END 2019
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended December 31, 2019
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
|
|
(n)
Equipment
Equipment
is stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses.
Subsequent
costs are included in the asset’s carrying amount or recognized as a separate asset, as appropriate, only when it is probable
that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Company and the cost of the item can be measured reliably.
The carrying amount of a significant replaced part is derecognized. All other repairs and maintenance are charged to the statement
of comprehensive income during the financial period in which they are incurred. Gains and losses on disposals are determined by
comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognized in profit or loss.
Depreciation
and amortization are calculated on a straight-line method to charge the cost, less residual value, of the assets to their residual
values over their estimated useful lives. The depreciation and amortization rate applicable to each category of equipment is as
follows:
Equipment
|
|
Depreciation rate
|
|
Exploration equipment
|
|
|
20
|
%
|
Computer software
|
|
|
50
|
%
|
Computer equipment
|
|
|
55
|
%
|
New
Standards, Interpretations and Amendments Effective This Year:
IFRS
16 - “Leases”
IFRS
16 replaces current guidance in IAS 17. Under IAS 17, lessees were required to make a distinction between a finance lease (on
the balance sheet) and an operating lease (off balance sheet). IFRS 16 now requires lessees to recognize a lease liability reflecting
future lease payments and a “right-of-use asset” for virtually all lease contracts. The IASB has included an optional
exemption for certain short-term leases and leases of low value assets, however this exemption can only be applied by lessees.
The standard applies to annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019. The adoption of this standard did not result in
any impact to the Company’s financial statements as the Company has not entered into any lease arrangements.
IFRIC
23 – “Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments”
In
June 2017, the IFRS Interpretations Committee of the IASB issued IFRIC 23, Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments (IFRIC 23).
The interpretation provides guidance on the accounting for current and deferred tax liabilities and assets in circumstances in
which there is uncertainty over income tax treatments. The Interpretation is applicable for annual periods beginning on or after
January 1, 2019. The Interpretation requires: (a) an entity to contemplate whether uncertain tax treatments should be considered
separately, or together as a group, based on which approach provides better predictions of the resolution; (b) an entity to determine
if it is probable that the tax authorities will accept the uncertain tax treatment; and (c) if it is not probable that the uncertain
tax treatment will be accepted, measure the tax uncertainty based on the most likely amount or expected value, depending on whichever
method better predicts the resolution of the uncertainty.
The
adoption of these interpretations did not result in any impact to the Company’s financial statements.
44 | North American Nickel / YEAR END 2019
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended December 31, 2019
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
|
|
Accounting
standard issued but not yet effective
Certain
accounting standards or amendments to existing accounting standards that have been issued but have future effective dates are
either not applicable or are not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.
3.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGMENTS, ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS
The
preparation of the financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions
that can affect reported amounts of assets, liabilities revenues and expenses and the accompanying disclosures. Estimates and
assumptions are continuously evaluated and are based on management’s historical experience and on other assumptions believed to
be reasonable under the circumstances. However, different judgments, estimates and assumptions could result in outcomes that require
a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets or liabilities affected in future periods.
The
areas involving a higher degree of judgement or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the financial
statements are:
(a)
Recoverability of Exploration and Evaluation Assets
The
ultimate recoverability of the exploration and evaluation assets of $38,633,309 carrying value at December 31, 2019, is dependent
upon the Company’s ability to obtain the necessary financing and permits to complete the development and commence profitable production
at its projects, or alternatively, upon the Company’s ability to dispose of its interests therein on an advantageous basis. A
review of the indicators of potential impairment is carried out at least at each period end.
Management
undertakes a periodic review of these assets to determine whether any indication of impairment exists. Where an indicator of impairment
exists, a formal estimate of the recoverable amount of the assets is made. An impairment loss is recognized when the carrying
value of the assets is higher than the recoverable amount and when mineral license tenements are relinquished or have lapsed.
In undertaking this review, management of the Company is required to make significant estimates of, among other things, discount
rates, commodity prices, availability of financing, future operating and capital costs and all aspects of project advancement.
These estimates are subject to various risks and uncertainties, which may ultimately have an effect on the expected recoverability
of the carrying values of the assets. At the end of December 31, 2019, the Company recorded a significant write-down of its Greenland
exploration and evaluation asset of $26,499,159 resulting in the total remaining book value of $38,633,309 in exploration and
evaluation assets.
(b)
Restoration Provisions
Management’s
best estimates regarding the restoration provisions are based on the current economic environment. Changes in estimates of contamination,
restoration standards and restoration activities result in changes to provisions from period to period. Actual restoration provisions
will ultimately depend on future market prices for future restoration obligations. Management has determined that the Company
does not have any significant restoration obligations as at December 31, 2019 and 2018.
(c)
Valuation of Share-Based Compensation
The
Company estimates the fair value of convertible securities such as warrants and options using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing
Model which requires significant estimation around assumptions and inputs such as expected term to maturity, expected volatility
and expected forfeiture rates. The accounting policies in Note 2(k) and Note 9 of the financial statements contain further details
of significant assumptions applied to these areas of estimation.
45 | North American Nickel / YEAR END 2019
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended December 31, 2019
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
|
|
(d)
Going Concern
Financial
statements are prepared on a going concern basis unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease trading,
or has no realistic alternative to do so. Assessment of the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern requires the
consideration of all available information about the future, which is at least, but not limited to, twelve months from the end
of the reporting period. This information includes estimates of future cash flows and other factors, the outcome of which is uncertain.
When management is aware, in making its assessment, of material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast substantial
doubt upon the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern those uncertainties are disclosed.
4.
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
Short-term
investments are comprised of a highly liquid Canadian dollar denominated guaranteed investment certificate with an initial term
to maturity greater than ninety days, but not more than one year, that is readily convertible to a contracted amount of cash.
The counter-party is a Canadian financial institution. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the instrument was yielding an
annual interest rate range of 1.25% (December 31, 2018 - 1.55%).
5.
RECEIVABLES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
A
summary of the receivables and other current assets as of December 31, 2019 is detailed in the table below:
(All
amounts in table are expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)
|
|
December 31,
2019
|
|
|
December 31,
2018
|
|
Sales taxes receivable
|
|
|
62
|
|
|
|
75
|
|
Interest receivable
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
Other current assets
|
|
|
99
|
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
|
|
161
|
|
|
|
133
|
|
Other
current assets are comprised of prepaid expenses and amounts receivable.
46 | North American Nickel / YEAR END 2019
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended December 31, 2019
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
|
|
6.
EQUIPMENT
The
table below sets out costs and accumulated depreciation as at December 31, 2019 and 2018:
|
|
Exploration Equipment
|
|
|
Computer Equipment
|
|
|
Computer Software
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Cost
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance – December 31, 2017 and 2018
|
|
|
67
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
136
|
|
|
|
213
|
|
Additions
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
Balance – December 31, 2019
|
|
|
67
|
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
136
|
|
|
|
218
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated
Amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance – December 31, 2017
|
|
|
38
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
118
|
|
|
|
164
|
|
Amortization
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
Balance – December 31, 2018
|
|
|
43
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
126
|
|
|
|
178
|
|
Amortization
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
Balance – December 31, 2019
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
130
|
|
|
|
190
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carrying Amount
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As at December 31, 2018
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
35
|
|
As at December 31, 2019
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
28
|
|
47 | North American Nickel / YEAR END 2019
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended December 31, 2019
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
|
|
7.
EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS
(All
amounts in table are expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)
|
|
Canada
|
|
|
US
|
|
|
Greenland
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Post Creek
Property
|
|
|
Halcyon
Property
|
|
|
Quetico
Claims
|
|
|
Enid Creek
|
|
|
Lingman Lake
|
|
|
Section 35
Property
|
|
|
Maniitsoq
Property
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Acquisition
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2018
|
|
|
288
|
|
|
|
222
|
|
|
|
42
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
42
|
|
|
|
602
|
|
Acquisition costs – cash
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
83
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
118
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2019
|
|
|
298
|
|
|
|
230
|
|
|
|
42
|
|
|
|
83
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
42
|
|
|
|
720
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exploration
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2018
|
|
|
1,431
|
|
|
|
209
|
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
62,215
|
|
|
|
63,877
|
|
Administration
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
Corporate social
responsibility
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
Property maintenance
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
|
31
|
|
Drilling
|
|
|
32
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
197
|
|
|
|
261
|
|
Environmental, health
and safety
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
Geology
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
140
|
|
|
|
200
|
|
Geophysics
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
|
39
|
|
Helicopter charter aircraft (recovery)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(21
|
)
|
|
|
(21
|
)
|
Infrastructure
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
11
|
|
Write-off
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(11
|
)
|
|
|
(26,499
|
)
|
|
|
(26,510
|
)
|
|
|
|
67
|
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
(11
|
)
|
|
|
(26,107
|
)
|
|
|
(25,964
|
)
|
Balance, December 31 ,2019
|
|
|
1,498
|
|
|
|
233
|
|
|
|
39
|
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
(11
|
)
|
|
|
36,108
|
|
|
|
37,913
|
|
Total, December 31, 2019
|
|
|
1,796
|
|
|
|
463
|
|
|
|
81
|
|
|
|
116
|
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
36,150
|
|
|
|
38,633
|
|
48 | North American Nickel / YEAR END 2019
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended December 31, 2019
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
|
|
(All
amounts in table are expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)
|
|
Canada
|
|
|
US
|
|
|
Greenland
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Post Creek
Property
|
|
|
Halcyon
Property
|
|
|
Quetico Claims
|
|
|
Section 35
Property
|
|
|
Maniitsoq
Property
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Acquisition
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2017
|
|
|
278
|
|
|
|
214
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
36
|
|
|
|
534
|
|
Acquisition costs – cash
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
42
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
68
|
|
Balance December 31, 2018
|
|
|
288
|
|
|
|
222
|
|
|
|
42
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
42
|
|
|
|
602
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exploration
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2017
|
|
|
1,138
|
|
|
|
187
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
48,635
|
|
|
|
49,960
|
|
Administration
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
486
|
|
|
|
491
|
|
Corporate social responsibility
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
58
|
|
|
|
60
|
|
Environment, health And safety
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
135
|
|
|
|
135
|
|
Property maintenance
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
22
|
|
Drilling expenses
|
|
|
219
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
4,270
|
|
|
|
4,489
|
|
Camp operations
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
2,943
|
|
|
|
2,943
|
|
Helicopter charter aircraft
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
4,138
|
|
|
|
4,138
|
|
Geology
|
|
|
40
|
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
662
|
|
|
|
739
|
|
Geophysics
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
824
|
|
|
|
854
|
|
Infrastructure
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
31
|
|
|
|
31
|
|
Technical studies
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
|
293
|
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
13,580
|
|
|
|
13,917
|
|
Balance December 31, 2018
|
|
|
1,431
|
|
|
|
209
|
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
62,215
|
|
|
|
63,877
|
|
Total, December 31, 2018
|
|
|
1,719
|
|
|
|
431
|
|
|
|
64
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
62,257
|
|
|
|
64,479
|
|
The
following is a description of the Company’s exploration and evaluation assets and the related spending commitments:
Post
Creek
On
December 23, 2009 and as last amended on March 12, 2013, the Company completed the required consideration and acquired the rights
to a mineral claim known as the Post Creek Property located within the Sudbury Mining District of Ontario.
Commencing
August 1, 2015, the Company is obligated to pay advances on net smelter return royalties (“NSR”) of $10,000 per annum.
The Company paid the required $10,000 during the year ended December 31, 2019 (December 31, 2018 - $10,000). The total of the
advances will be deducted from any payments to be made under the NSR.
During
the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company incurred exploration expenditures totalling $66,877 (December 31, 2018 - $292,565)
on the Post Creek Property.
Halcyon
On
December 31, 2015, the Company completed the required consideration of the option agreement and acquired rights to a mineral claim
known as the Halcyon Property located within the Sudbury Mining District of Ontario, subject to certain NSR and advance royalty
payments.
Commencing
August 1, 2015, the Company is obligated to pay advances on the NSR of $8,000 per annum. The Company paid the required $8,000
during the year ended December 31, 2019 (December 31, 2018 - $8,000). The total of the advances will be deducted from any payments
to be made under the NSR.
49 | North American Nickel / YEAR END 2019
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended December 31, 2019
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
|
|
During
the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company incurred $23,367 (December 31, 2018 - $21,603) in exploration and license related
expenditures on the Halcyon Property.
Quetico
On
April 26, 2018, the Company acquired the right to certain mineral claims known as Quetico located within the Sudbury Mining District
of Ontario. The Company incurred total acquisition and exploration related costs of $64,256 during the year ended December 31,
2018.
The
Company had no minimum required exploration commitment for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 as it is not required to
file any geoscience assessment work between the initial recording of a mining claim and the first anniversary date of the mining
claim.
By
the second anniversary of the recording of a claim and by each anniversary thereafter, a minimum of $400 worth of exploration
activity per claim unit must be reported to the Provincial Recording Office. The Company could maintain mining claims by filing
an Application to Distribute Banked Assessment Work Credits form before any due date. Payments in place of reporting assessment
work may also be used to meet yearly assessment work requirements, provided the payments are not used for the first unit of assessment
work and consecutively thereafter. Payments cannot be banked to be carried forward for future use. The total annual work requirement
for Quetico project after April 26, 2020 is $324,000 should the Company maintain the current size of the claims.
During
the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company incurred $18,175 (December 31, 2018 - $64,256) in exploration and license related
expenditures on the Quetico Property.
Lingman
Lake Property
During
the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company staked certain mineral claims known as Lingman Lake located northwest of Thunder
Bay, Ontario. The Company incurred total acquisition and exploration related costs of $27,376.
Loveland
(Enid Creek) Property
On
September 25, 2019, the Company entered into earn in agreement to acquire a 100% interest, subject to a 1% NSR, in certain claims
known as the Loveland Nickel (Enid Creek) Property located in Timmins, Ontario. Consideration is as follows:
(All
amounts in table are expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)
|
|
Acquisition
costs
|
|
Exploration
expenditures
|
Within
5 days of TSXV approval (received on October 24, 2019)
|
|
$25
cash (paid) and
300
post-consolidated common shares (issued)
|
|
-
|
On
or before September 25, 2020
|
|
$100
cash
|
|
Aggregate
of at least $500
|
On
or before September 25, 2021
|
|
$200
cash
|
|
Aggregate
of at least an additional $1,000
|
On
or before September 25, 2022
|
|
$300
cash
|
|
Aggregate
of at least an additional $1,000
|
On
or before September 25, 2023
|
|
$400
cash
|
|
Aggregate
of at least an additional $1,000
|
On
or before September 25, 2024
|
|
$500
cash
|
|
Aggregate
of at least an additional $1,000
|
In
the event that the Company is unable to fund sufficient exploration expenditures, the Company may pay the required balance in
cash by the relevant date. The Company may also, prior to the 5th anniversary date, accelerate its funding of exploration
expenditures by paying in advance and in lieu of incurring the required exploration expenditure.
During
the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company incurred acquisition and exploration related costs of $115,537.
Section
35 Property
On
January 4, 2016, the Company entered into a 10-year Metallic Minerals Lease (the “Lease”) with the Michigan Department
of Natural Resources for an area covering approximately 320 acres. The terms of the Lease required annual rental fees.
50 | North American Nickel / YEAR END 2019
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended December 31, 2019
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
|
|
At
the end of 2019 year, management of the Company made a decision to relinquish the mineral lease. As a result, all cumulative exploration
related costs of $11,393 were written-off as at December 31, 2019. The Company applied and received approval for refund of a $13,016
(US $10,000) reclamation deposit held by the Department of Natural Resources in Michigan. The reclamation deposit was reallocated
to receivables at December 31, 2019 and received subsequent to year end.
Maniitsoq
The
Company has been granted certain exploration licenses, by the Bureau of Minerals and Petroleum (“BMP”) of Greenland
for exclusive exploration rights of an area comprising the Maniitsoq Property, located near Ininngui, Greenland. The Property
is subject to a 2.5% NSR. The Company can reduce the NSR to 1% by paying $2,000,000 on or before 60 days from the decision to
commence commercial production.
At
the expiration of the first license period, the Company may apply for a second license period (years 6-10), and the Company may
apply for a further 3-year license for years 11 to 13. Thereafter, the Company may apply for additional 3-year licenses for years
14 to 16, 17 to 19 and 20 to 22. The Company will be required to pay additional license fees and will be obligated to incur minimum
eligible exploration expenses for such years.
The
Company may terminate the licenses at any time; however any unfulfilled obligations according to the licenses will remain in force,
regardless of the termination.
Future
required minimum exploration expenditures will be adjusted each year on the basis of the change to the Danish Consumer Price Index.
During
the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company spent in aggregate of $390,443 (December 31, 2018 - $13,586,237) in exploration
and license related expenditures on the Maniitsoq Property, which is comprised of the Sulussugut, Ininngui and Carbonatite Licenses.
IFRS
6 requires management to assess the exploration and evaluation assets for impairment. Accordingly, management believed that facts
and circumstances exist to suggest that the carrying amount of the Maniitsoq Property exceeds its recoverable amount. As a result,
management determined the Maniitsoq Property should be impaired by $26,499,159 and its recoverable amount is $36,149,667.
The valuation was based on historical drilling results and management’s future exploration plans on the Maniitsoq Property.
The Company intends to plan and budget for further exploration on the Maniitsoq Property in the future.
Further
details on the licenses comprising the Maniitsoq Property and related expenditures are outlined below:
Sulussugut
License (2011/54)
(All
references to amounts in Danish Kroners, “DKK”)
Effective
August 15, 2011, the Company was granted an exploration license (the “Sulussugut License”) by the BMP of Greenland
for exclusive exploration rights of an area located near Sulussugut, Greenland. The Company paid a license fee of $5,742 (DKK
31,400) upon granting of the Sulussugut License. The application for another 5-year term on the Sulussugut License was submitted
to the Greenland Mineral Licence & Safety Authority which was effective on April 11, 2016, with December 31, 2017 being the
seventh year. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company paid a license fee of $7,982 (DKK 40,400) which provides for
renewal of the Sulussugut License until 2020.
To
December 31, 2015, under the terms of a preliminary license, the Company completed the exploration requirements of an estimated
minimum of DKK 83,809,340 (approximately $15,808,386) between the years ended December 31, 2011 to 2015 by incurring $26,115,831
on the Sulussugut License. The accumulated exploration credits held at the end to December 31, 2015, of DKK 100,303,710 (approximately
$19,067,735) can be carried forward until 2019. Under the terms of the second license period, there was no required minimum
exploration expenditures for the year ended December 31, 2018. As of December 31, 2019, the Company has spent $55,960,762
on exploration costs for the Sulussugut License.
The
Company had minimum required exploration commitment of DKK 44,755,600 approximately $8,905,514 for the year ended December 31,
2019 and available credits of DKK 326,111,805 (Approximately $66,950,764) at the year end of 2018. During the year ended December
31, 2019, the Company had approved exploration expenditures of DKK 1,724,248 (approximately $343,125) which results
in a total cumulative surplus credit of DKK 283,080,453 (approximately $56,333,010). The credits may be carried
forward until December 31, 2021. The Company has no exploration commitment for 2020 year.
During
the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company spent a total of $228,925 (December 31, 2018 - $10,794,837) in exploration and license
related expenditures on the Sulussugut License.
To
December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company has completed all obligations with respect to required reduction of the area of the license.
Ininngui
License (2012/28)
Effective
March 4, 2012, the Company was granted an exploration license (the “Ininngui License”) by the BMP of Greenland for
exclusive exploration rights of an area located near Ininngui, Greenland. The Company paid a license fee of $5,755 (DKK 32,200)
upon granting of the Ininngui License. The Ininngui License was valid for an initial 5 years until December 31, 2016, with December
31, 2012 being the first year. The license was extended for a further 5 years, until December 31, 2021, with December 31, 2017
being the first year. The Ininngui License is contiguous with the Sulussugut License.
Should
the Company not incur the minimum exploration expenditures on the license in any one year from years 2-5, the Company may pay
50% of the difference in cash to BMP as full compensation for that year. This procedure may not be used for more than 2 consecutive
calendar years and as at December 31, 2019, the Company has not used the procedure for the license.
The
Company had minimum required exploration commitment of DKK 5,510,400 for the year ended December 31, 2019. As of December 31,
2019, the Company has spent $5,158,454 on exploration costs for the Ininngui License and exceeded the minimum requirement
with a total cumulative surplus credits of DKK 30,281,852 (approximately $6,026,089). The credits may be
carried forward until December 31, 2021. The Company has no exploration commitments for 2020 year.
During
the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company spent a total of $37,537 in exploration and license related expenditures, (December
31, 2018 - $1,422,917).
Carbonatite
License (2018/21)
Effective
May 4, 2018, the Company was granted an exploration license (the “Carbonatite License”) by the BMP of Greenland for
exclusive exploration rights of an area located near Maniitsoq in West Greenland. The Company paid a license fee of $6,523 (DKK
31,000) upon granting of the Carbonatite License. The Carbonatite License is valid for 5 years until December 31, 2022, with December
31, 2019 being the second year.
The
Company had a minimum required exploration obligation of DKK 267,320, approximately $53,192 for the year ended December 31, 2019.
As of December 31, 2019, the Company has spent $1,486,940 on exploration costs for the Carbonatite License. To December 31, 2019,
the Company’s expenditures exceeded the minimum requirement and the Company has a total surplus credit of DKK 10,496,522
(approximately $2,088,808). The credit from 2018 may be carried forward until December 31, 2022 and
the credit from 2019 may be carried forward until December 2023. The Company has no exploration commitments for
2020 year.
During
the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company spent a total of $123,981 in exploration and license related expenditures, (December
31, 2018 - $1,369,482).
Ikertoq
License
During
the period ended December 31, 2018, the Company was granted an exploration license, (the “Ikertoq License”) by the
BMP of Greenland and spent total of $132,679 in exploration and license related expenditures. The license was later relinquished
and the costs were expensed as at December 31, 2018.
51 | North American Nickel / YEAR END 2019
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended December 31, 2019
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
|
|
8.
TRADE PAYABLES AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES
(All amounts in table are expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)
|
|
December 30,
2019
|
|
|
December 31,
2018
|
|
Trade payables
|
|
|
310
|
|
|
|
477
|
|
Amounts due to related parties (Note 10)
|
|
|
169
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Accrued liabilities
|
|
|
40
|
|
|
|
78
|
|
|
|
|
519
|
|
|
|
556
|
|
9.
SHARE CAPITAL, WARRANTS AND OPTIONS
The
authorized capital of the Company comprises an unlimited number of common shares without par value and 100,000,000 Series 1 convertible
preferred shares without par value.
a)
Common shares issued and outstanding
2019
Effective
October 4, 2019, the Company completed a share consolidation of the Company’s issued and outstanding common shares whereby
for every ten (10) pre-consolidation common shares issued and outstanding, one (1) post-consolidation common share exists without
par value. Share capital outstanding prior to the share consolidation was 787,928,500 common shares and 78,792,860 on a post-consolidation
basis.
All
references to share capital, warrants, options and weighted average number of shares outstanding have been adjusted retrospectively
to reflect the Company’s 10-for-1 share consolidation as if it occurred at the beginning of the earliest period presented.
On
October 24, 2019 the TSXV approved the filing of the earn in agreement for the Loveland Nickel Property. As a result, on December
9, 2019, the Company issued 300,000 post-consolidation common shares at fair value of $51,000 (note 7).
On
December 18, 2019, the Company closed a non-brokered private placement equity financing of 7,373,265 units at a price of $0.18
and 2,224,666 flow-through common shares at a price of $0.18 and raised aggregate gross proceeds of $1,727,628. Each unit issued
consisted of one common share in the capital of the Company and one-half of one common share purchase warrant. Each warrant will
entitle the holder to acquire one common share of the Company at an exercise price of $0.25 for a period of 24 months from its
date of issuance. All Securities issued pursuant to this offering will be subject to a hold period expiring April 19, 2020. The
Company incurred total share issuance costs of $343,639. The Company allocated a $265,217 fair value to the warrants issued in
conjunction with the private placement and $21,445 to agent’s warrants. The fair value of warrants was determined using
the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model with the following assumptions; expected life of 2 years, expected dividend yield of 0%,
a risk-free interest rate of 1.73% and an expected volatility of 147.26%.
On
issuance, the Company bifurcated the flow-through shares into i) a flow-through share premium of $88,987 that investors paid for
the flow-through feature, which is recognized as a liability and; ii) share capital of $311,453. To December 31, 2019, the Company
expended $Nil in eligible exploration expenditures and, accordingly, the flow-through liability was not reduced.
Sentient
Executive GP IV Limited (“Sentient”) and Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (“CATL”) have historically
subscribed to private placements of the Company. At December 31, 2019, Sentient beneficially owns, or exercises control or direction
over 36,980,982 shares (2018 - 36,980,982 on a post-consolidation basis) constituting approximately 41.70% (2018 - 46.93%) of
the currently issued and outstanding shares of the Company. At December 31, 2019, CATL beneficially owns, or exercises control
or direction over approximately 22,944,444 (2018 – 20,000,000) constituting approximately 25.87% (2018 - 25.38%) of the
currently issued and outstanding shares of the Company. As per the subscription agreement, CATL has pre-emptive rights and the
right to nominate one director to the board of directors of the Company.
52 | North American Nickel / YEAR END 2019
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended December 31, 2019
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
|
|
As
at December 31, 2019, the Company has 88,690,791 common shares issued and outstanding, (December 31, 2018 – 78,792,860)
on a post-consolidation basis.
2018
On
April 19, 2018, the Company closed a non-brokered private placement equity financing of 233,333,333 units (23,333,333 on a post-consolidation
basis) at a price of $0.075 per unit ($0.75 per unit on a post-consolidation basis) and raised aggregate gross proceeds of $17,500,000.
Each unit consists of one common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant of the Company. Each warrant will entitle
the holder to acquire one common share of the Company at an exercise price of $0.12 ($1.20 on a post-consolidation basis) for
a period of 24 months from its date of issuance. The Company incurred total share issuance costs of $578,800, of which $250,000
was recorded in trade payables at December 31, 2018. The Company allocated a $2,571,514 fair value to the warrants issued in conjunction
with the private placement. The fair value of warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model with the following
assumptions; expected life of 2 years, expected dividend yield of 0%, a risk-free interest rate of 1.91% and an expected volatility
of 94.26%.
2017
On
June 8, 2017, the Company closed a brokered placement, through a prospectus, of units for total gross proceeds of $10,877,317.
The Company issued 14,503,083 units at a price of $0.75 per unit on a post-consolidation basis. Each unit consists of one common
share in the capital of the Company and one-half of one common share purchase warrant. Each warrant entitles the holder to acquire
one common share at an exercise price of $1.20 on a post-consolidation basis until June 8, 2019. The Company paid share issuance
costs of $533,727 and also issued 196,509 agent’s warrants, exercisable at $0.75 per warrant on a post-consolidation basis
until June 8, 2019. The Company allocated a $1,499,662 fair value to the warrants issued in conjunction with the private placement
and $61,682 to agent’s warrants. The fair value of warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model
with the following assumptions; expected life of 2 years, expected dividend yield of 0%, a risk-free interest rate of 0.71% and
an expected volatility of 98.60%. The Company also granted the agent an overallotment option for a period of 30 days, which expired
unexercised. The fair value of overallotment option of $38,166 was recorded as a share issuance cost and was determined on a pro-rata
basis using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model with the following assumptions; expected life of 30 days, expected dividend
yield of 0%, a risk-free interest rate of 0.71% and an expected volatility of 66.6%.
On
August 15, 2017, the Company closed a non-brokered private placement of units for total proceeds of $3,073,684. The Company issued
4,098,255 units at a price of $0.75 per unit on a post-consolidation basis. Each unit consists of one common share in the capital
of the Company and one-half of one common share purchase warrant. Each warrant entitles the holder thereof to acquire one common
share at an exercise price of $1.20 on a post-consolidation basis until August 15, 2019. The Company allocated a $518,631 fair
value to the warrants issued from the private placement. Direct financing costs totalled $16,426 resulting in net proceeds to
the Company of $3,057,259. The fair value of warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model with the following
assumptions; expected life of 2 years, expected dividend yield of 0%, a risk-free interest rate of 1.23% and an expected volatility
of 98.64%.
53 | North American Nickel / YEAR END 2019
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended December 31, 2019
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
|
|
b)
Preferred shares issued and outstanding
As
at December 31, 2019, December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, there are 590,931 series 1 preferred shares outstanding on a post-consolidation
basis.
The
rights and restrictions of the preferred shares are as follows:
|
i)
|
dividends
shall be paid at the discretion of the directors;
|
|
ii)
|
the
holders of the preferred shares are not entitled to vote except at meetings of the holders of the preferred shares, where
they are entitled to one vote for each preferred share held;
|
|
iii)
|
the
shares are convertible at any time after 6 months from the date of issuance, upon the holder serving the Company with 10 days
written notice; and
|
|
iv)
|
the
number of the common shares to be received on conversion of the preferred shares is to be determined by dividing the conversion
value of the share, $1 per share, by $9.00.
|
c)
Warrants
A
summary of common share purchase warrants activity during the years ended December 31, 2019, December 31, 2018 and December 31,
2017 on a post-consolidation basis is as follows:
|
|
December 31, 2019
|
|
|
December 31, 2018
|
|
|
December 31, 2017
|
|
|
|
Number Outstanding
|
|
|
Weighted Average Exercise Price
($)
|
|
|
Number Outstanding
|
|
|
Weighted Average Exercise Price
($)
|
|
|
Number Outstanding
|
|
|
Weighted Average Exercise Price
($)
|
|
Outstanding, beginning of year
|
|
|
25,797,283
|
|
|
|
1.20
|
|
|
|
17,617,541
|
|
|
|
1.20
|
|
|
|
9,598,204
|
|
|
|
1.50
|
|
Issued
|
|
|
3,984,731
|
|
|
|
0.25
|
|
|
|
11,666,666
|
|
|
|
1.20
|
|
|
|
9,497,172
|
|
|
|
1.20
|
|
Cancelled / expired
|
|
|
(14,130,617
|
)
|
|
|
1.20
|
|
|
|
(3,486,924
|
)
|
|
|
1.20
|
|
|
|
(1,477,835
|
)
|
|
|
3.00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding, end of year
|
|
|
15,651,397
|
|
|
|
0.96
|
|
|
|
25,797,283
|
|
|
|
1.20
|
|
|
|
17,617,541
|
|
|
|
1.20
|
|
At
December 31, 2019, the Company had outstanding common share purchase warrants exercisable to acquire common shares of the Company
as follows:
Warrants Outstanding
|
|
|
Expiry Date
|
|
Exercise Price ($)
|
|
|
Weighted Average remaining contractual life (years)
|
|
|
11,666,666
|
|
|
April 19, 2020*
|
|
|
1.20
|
|
|
|
0.22
|
|
|
3,984,731
|
|
|
December 18, 2021
|
|
|
0.25
|
|
|
|
0.51
|
|
|
15,651,397
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.73
|
|
*Subsequently
expired, unexercised.
54 | North American Nickel / YEAR END 2019
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended December 31, 2019
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
|
|
d)
Stock options
The
Company adopted a Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”), providing the authority to grant options to directors, officers,
employees and consultants enabling them to acquire up to 10% of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Company. Under
the Plan, the exercise price of each option equals the market price or a discounted price of the Company’s stock as calculated
on the date of grant. The options can be granted for a maximum term of 10 years.
A
summary of option activity under the Plan during the years ended December 31, 2019, December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 on
a post-consolidation basis is as follows:
|
|
December 31, 2019
|
|
|
December 31, 2018
|
|
|
December 31, 2017
|
|
|
|
Number Outstanding
|
|
|
Weighted Average Exercise Price ($)
|
|
|
Number Outstanding
|
|
|
Weighted Average Exercise Price ($)
|
|
|
Number Outstanding
|
|
|
Weighted Average Exercise Price ($)
|
|
Outstanding, beginning of year
|
|
|
2,594,550
|
|
|
|
1.80
|
|
|
|
2,072,050
|
|
|
|
2.30
|
|
|
|
1,283,300
|
|
|
|
3.00
|
|
Issued
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
642,500
|
|
|
|
1.20
|
|
|
|
913,750
|
|
|
|
1.20
|
|
Cancelled / expired
|
|
|
(464,000
|
)
|
|
|
4.23
|
|
|
|
(120,000
|
)
|
|
|
1.80
|
|
|
|
(124,000
|
)
|
|
|
2.40
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding, end of year
|
|
|
2,130,550
|
|
|
|
1.51
|
|
|
|
2,594,550
|
|
|
|
1.80
|
|
|
|
2,072,050
|
|
|
|
2.30
|
|
There
were no incentive stock options granted during the year ended December 31, 2019.
During
the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company granted 6,425,000 incentive stock options (642,500 on a post-consolidation basis)
to employees, directors and consultants with a maximum term of 5 years. All stock options vest immediately and are exercisable
at $0.12 per common share ($1.20 on a post-consolidation basis). The Company calculates the fair value of all stock options using
the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model. The fair value of options granted during the year ended December 31, 2018 amounted to
$317,332 and was recorded as a share-based payments expense.
During
the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company granted 9,137,500 incentive stock options (913,750 on a post-consolidation basis)
to employees, directors and consultants with a maximum term of 5 years. All stock options vest immediately and are exercisable
at $0.12 per common share ($1.20 on a post-consolidation basis). The Company calculates the fair value of all stock options using
the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model. The fair value of options granted during the year ended December 31, 2017 amounted to
$504,397 and was recorded as a share-based payments expense.
The
fair value of stock options granted and vested during the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was calculated using the
following assumptions:
|
|
December 31,
2019
|
|
|
December 31, 2018
|
|
|
December 31, 2017
|
|
Expected dividend yield
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
Expected share price volatility
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
96.9% - 101%
|
|
|
|
66.6% - 100.6%
|
|
Risk free interest rate
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
2.04% - 2.17%
|
|
|
|
1.17% - 1.80%
|
|
Expected life of options
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
5 years
|
|
|
|
5 years
|
|
Details
of options outstanding as at December 31, 2019 on a post-consolidation basis are as follows:
Options
Outstanding
|
|
|
Options
Exercisable
|
|
|
Expiry
Date
|
|
Exercise
Price ($)
|
|
|
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
|
|
|
90,000
|
|
|
|
90,000
|
|
|
Feb 3, 2020*
|
|
|
2.75
|
|
|
|
0.09
|
|
|
45,000
|
|
|
|
45,000
|
|
|
Oct 5, 2020
|
|
|
2.00
|
|
|
|
0.76
|
|
|
541,800
|
|
|
|
541,800
|
|
|
Jan 28, 2021
|
|
|
2.10
|
|
|
|
1.08
|
|
|
763,750
|
|
|
|
763,750
|
|
|
Feb 21, 2022
|
|
|
1.20
|
|
|
|
2.15
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
Dec 20, 2022
|
|
|
1.20
|
|
|
|
2.97
|
|
|
570,000
|
|
|
|
570,000
|
|
|
Feb 28, 2023
|
|
|
1.20
|
|
|
|
3.15
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
May 1, 2023
|
|
|
1.20
|
|
|
|
3.34
|
|
|
20,000
|
|
|
|
20,000
|
|
|
May 4, 2023
|
|
|
1.20
|
|
|
|
3.34
|
|
|
2,130,550
|
|
|
|
2,130,550
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.08
|
|
*Subsequently
expired, unexercised.
e)
Reserve
The
reserve records items recognized as stock-based compensation expense and other share-based payments until such time that the stock
options or warrants are exercised, at which time the corresponding amount will be transferred to share capital. Amounts recorded
for forfeited or expired unexercised options and warrants are transferred to deficit. During the year ended December 31, 2019,
the Company transferred $3,860,656 (December 31, 2018 - $229,381) (December 31, 2017 - $301,374) to deficit for expired options
and warrants.
There
were no share-based payments during the year ended December 31, 2019. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company recorded
$317,332 (December 31, 2017 - $504,397) of share-based payments to reserves.
10.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND PRIVATE COMPANY INVESTMENT
The
following amounts due to related parties are included in trade payables and accrued liabilities (Note 8):
(All
amounts in table are expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)
|
|
December 31,
2019
|
|
|
December 31,
2018
|
|
Directors and officers of the Company
|
|
|
38
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Related company
|
|
|
131
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
169
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
These
amounts are unsecured, non-interest bearing and have no fixed terms of repayment.
The
following amount due from related party and advancement represent other receivable included in current assets as well as investment
in a private company.
(All
amounts in table are expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)
|
|
December 31,
2019
|
|
|
December 31,
2018
|
|
Due from private co
|
|
|
95
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Advancement
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
On
September 30, 2019, the Company entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with a private company (“private
co”) incorporated in Ontario in which certain directors and officers of the Company also hold offices and minority investments.
55 | North American Nickel / YEAR END 2019
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended December 31, 2019
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
|
|
Concurrent
with the MOU, the Company subscribed for 2,400,000 common shares of private co at $0.01, for a total investment of $24,000. The
Company’s investment will constitute a 9.64% holding in private co and includes a provision that will give the Company the
right to nominate two directors to the board of directors of private co. To December 31, 2019, the Company’s investment
has been classified as an advance as private co has not issued the common shares certificate. Private co will also issue the Company
a non-transferable share purchase warrant (the “Warrant”), entitling the Company to purchase common shares of private
co up to 15% of the capital of private co upon payment of US $10 million prior to the fifth anniversary of the date of issue.
To December 31, 2019, private co has not issued the final form of the Warrant to the Company.
Subsequent
to December 31, 20 19, the Company entered into a Management and Technical Services Agreement (the “Services Agreement”)
with private co, whereby the Company will provide certain technical, corporate, administrative and clerical, office and other
services to private co during the due diligence stage of the contemplated arrangement. At December 31, 2019, the Company has charged
private co and recorded $95,415 in due from the private co (Note 18).
(a)
Related party transactions
2019
As
of December 31, 2019, Sentient beneficially owns 36,980,982 common shares on a post-consolidation basis constituting approximately
41.70% of the currently issued and outstanding common shares.
On
December 18, 2019, CATL subscribed for a total of 2,944,444 units under a bought deal private placement financing transaction
described in Note 9 for a total net proceeds of $530,000. As part of the subscription, CATL was granted 1,472,222 common share
purchase warrants exercisable at $0.25 until December 18, 2021.
As
of December 31, 2019, CATL beneficially owns 22,944,444 common shares on a post-consolidation basis constituting approximately
25.87% of the currently issued and outstanding shares of the Company. CATL has pre-emptive rights and the right to nominate one
director to the board of directors of the Company.
During
the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company recorded $370,127 (2018 - $174,224), (2017 - $244,285) in fees charged by a legal
firm in which the Company’s chairman is a consultant.
2018
As
of December 31, 2018, Sentient beneficially owns 36,980,982 common shares on a post-consolidation basis constituting approximately
46.93% of the currently issued and outstanding common shares. Note 9.
As
of December 31, 2018, CATL beneficially owns, or exercises control or direction over approximately 25.38% of the currently issued
and outstanding shares of the Company. CATL has pre-emptive rights and the right to nominate one director to the board of directors
of the Company. Note 9.
2017
On
August 15, 2017, Sentient subscribed for a total of 3,866,666 units on a post-consolidation basis under the private placement
equity financing transaction described in Note 9 for a total net proceeds of $2,900,000. As part of the subscription, Sentient
was granted 1,933,333 common share purchase warrants exercisable at $1.20 on a post-consolidation basis until August 15, 2019.
On
June 8, 2017, Sentient acquired 9,466,666 units on a post-consolidation basis in the equity financing as described in Note 9 for
net proceeds of $7,100,000. As part of the Offering, Sentient was granted 4,733,333 common share purchase warrants exercisable
at $1.20 on a post-consolidation basis until June 8, 2019.
56 | North American Nickel / YEAR END 2019
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended December 31, 2019
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
|
|
(b)
Key management personnel are defined as members of the Board of Directors and senior officers.
Key
management compensation was:
(All
amounts in table are expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)
|
|
December 31, 2019
|
|
|
December 31, 2018
|
|
|
December 31, 2017
|
|
Geological consulting fees – expensed
|
|
|
136
|
|
|
|
104
|
|
|
|
35
|
|
Geological consulting fees – capitalized
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
178
|
|
Management fees – expensed
|
|
|
747
|
|
|
|
747
|
|
|
|
749
|
|
Salaries - expensed
|
|
|
185
|
|
|
|
181
|
|
|
|
128
|
|
Share-based payments
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
192
|
|
|
|
358
|
|
Total
|
|
|
1,068
|
|
|
|
1,242
|
|
|
|
1,448
|
|
11.
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Changes
in working capital for the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:
(All
amounts in table are expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)
|
|
December 31, 2019
|
|
|
December 31, 2018
|
|
|
December 31, 2017
|
|
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivables
|
|
|
(126
|
)
|
|
|
84
|
|
|
|
(162
|
)
|
Decrease in prepaid expenses
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
46
|
|
Increase (decrease) in trade payables and accrued liabilities
|
|
|
134
|
|
|
|
(82
|
)
|
|
|
21
|
|
Total changes in working capital
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
|
(95
|
)
|
During
the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company:
|
i)
|
transferred
$3,860,656 from reserve to deficit;
|
|
ii)
|
recorded
$171,444 the net change for accrued in exploration and evaluation expenditures;
|
|
iii)
|
paid
$51,000 as non-cash consideration for exploration and evaluation expenditures;
|
|
iv)
|
recorded
$88,987 of flow-through share premium liability.
|
During
the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company:
|
i)
|
transferred
$229,381 from reserve to deficit;
|
|
ii)
|
recorded
$250,000 of share issuance costs in trade payables; and
|
|
iii)
|
recorded
$186,304 in accrued exploration and evaluation expenditures.
|
During
the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company:
|
i)
|
transferred
$300,784 from reserve to deficit;
|
|
ii)
|
recorded
$39,000 in fair value of options to share issuance costs;
|
|
iii)
|
recorded
$61,682 in fair value of agent’s warrants to share issuance costs; and
|
|
iv)
|
recorded
$767,404 in accrued exploration and evaluation expenditures.
|
57 | North American Nickel / YEAR END 2019
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended December 31, 2019
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
|
|
12.
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The
Company has certain commitments to meet the minimum expenditures requirements on its mineral exploration assets it has interest
in.
Effective
July 1, 2014, the Company had changes to management and entered into the following agreements for services with directors of the
Company and a company in which a director has an interest:
|
i)
|
Directors’
fees: $2,000 stipend per month for independent directors and $3,000 stipend per month for the chairman of the board, and $2,500
for committee chairmen.
|
|
ii)
|
Management
fees: $30,951 per month effective June 2018.
|
|
|
Effectively
on June 1, 2018, the Company changed the terms with Keith Morrison, the CEO, from direct employment to contracted consultant
and entered into a service agreement with his company.
|
Each
of the agreements shall be continuous and may only be terminated by mutual agreement of the parties, subject to the provisions
that in the event there is a change of effective control of the Company, the party shall have the right to terminate the agreement,
within sixty days from the date of such change of effective control, upon written notice to the Company. Within thirty days from
the date of delivery of such notice, the Company shall forward to the party the amount of money due and owing to the party hereunder
to the extent accrued to the effective date of termination.
13.
RISK MANAGEMENT
The
Company’s exposure to market risk includes, but is not limited to, the following risks:
Interest
Rate Risk
Interest
rate risk is the risk that the future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest
rates. The short-term investments are held at highly-rated financial institutions and earn guaranteed fixed interest rate and
thus are not subject to significant changes in interest payments.
Foreign
Currency Exchange Rate Risk
Currency
risk is risk that the fair value of future cash flows will fluctuate because of changes in foreign currency exchange rates. In
addition, the value of cash and cash equivalents and other financial assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
can fluctuate with changes in currency exchange rates.
The
Company operates in Canada and Greenland and undertakes transactions denominated in foreign currencies such as United States dollar,
Euros and Danish Krones, and consequently is exposed to exchange rate risks. Exchange risks are managed by matching levels of
foreign currency balances and related obligations and by maintaining operating cash accounts in non-Canadian dollar currencies.
The rate published by the Bank of Canada at the close of business on December 31, 2019 was 1.3016 USD to CAD, 1.4597 EUR to CAD
and 0.1954 DKK to CAD.
The
Company’s Canadian dollar equivalent of financial assets and liabilities that are denominated in Danish Krones consist of
accounts payable of $27,879 credit note (2018 - $9,475) and $3,858 in USD currency (2018 - $78,806).
Credit
Risk
Credit
risk is the risk that one party to a financial instrument will cause a financial loss for the other party by failing to discharge
an obligation. The credit risk is primarily associated with liquid financial assets. The Company limits exposure to credit risk
on liquid financial assets by holding cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments at highly-rated financial institutions.
Price
Risk
The
Company is exposed to price risk with respect to commodity prices. Commodity price risk is defined as the potential adverse impact
on earnings and economic value due to commodity price movements and volatilities. To mitigate price risk, the Company closely
monitors commodity prices of precious metals and the stock market to determine the appropriate course of action to be taken by
the Company.
58 | North American Nickel / YEAR END 2019
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended December 31, 2019
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
|
|
Liquidity
Risk
Liquidity
risk is the risk that the Company will encounter difficulty in meeting obligations associated with financial liabilities that
are settled by delivering cash or another financial asset. The Company manages the liquidity risk inherent in these financial
obligations by regularly monitoring actual cash flows to annual budget which forecast cash needs and expected cash availability
to meet future obligations.
The
Company will defer discretionary expenditures, as required, in order to manage and conserve cash required for current liabilities.
The
following table shows the Company’s contractual obligations as at December 31, 2019:
(All
amounts in table are expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)
As at December 31, 2019
|
|
Less than
1 year
|
|
|
1 - 2 years
|
|
|
2 - 5 years
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Trade and accrued liabilities
|
|
|
608
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
608
|
|
|
|
|
608
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
608
|
|
Capital
Risk Management
The
Company manages its capital to ensure that it will be able to continue as a going concern, so that adequate funds are available
or are scheduled to be raised to carry out the Company’s exploration program and to meet its ongoing administrative and operating
costs and obligations. This is achieved by the Board of Directors’ review and ultimate approval of budgets that are achievable
within existing resources, and the timely matching and release of the next stage of expenditures with the resources made available
from capital raisings and debt funding from related or other parties. In doing so, the Company may issue new shares, restructure
or issue new debt.
The
Company is not subject to any externally imposed capital requirements imposed by a regulator or a lending institution.
In
the management of capital, the Company includes the components of equity, loans and borrowings, other current liabilities, net
of cash and cash equivalents.
(All
amounts in table are expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)
|
|
As at December 31,
|
|
|
|
2019
|
|
|
2018
|
|
|
2017
|
|
Equity
|
|
|
39,431
|
|
|
|
66,944
|
|
|
|
52,728
|
|
Current liabilities
|
|
|
608
|
|
|
|
556
|
|
|
|
969
|
|
|
|
|
40,039
|
|
|
|
67,500
|
|
|
|
53,697
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(1,098
|
)
|
|
|
(339
|
)
|
|
|
(398
|
)
|
Short-term investments
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(2,500
|
)
|
|
|
(2,500
|
)
|
|
|
|
38,941
|
|
|
|
64,661
|
|
|
|
50,799
|
|
14.
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Fair
value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market
participants at the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy establishes six levels to classify the inputs to valuation techniques
used to measure the fair value.
The
three levels of the fair value hierarchy are:
Level
1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
Level
2 – Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable either directly or indirectly
Level
3 – Inputs that are not based on observable market data
59 | North American Nickel / YEAR END 2019
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended December 31, 2019
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
|
|
15.
SEGMENTED INFORMATION
The
Company operates in one reportable operating segment being that of the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties
in three geographic segments being Canada, Greenland and United States (Note 7). The Company’s geographic segments are as
follows:
(All
amounts in table are expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)
|
|
December 31,
2019
|
|
|
December 31,
2018
|
|
Equipment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Canada
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
11
|
|
Greenland
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
24
|
|
Total
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
|
35
|
|
|
|
December 31,
2019
|
|
|
December 31,
2018
|
|
Exploration and evaluation assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Canada
|
|
|
2,483
|
|
|
|
2,214
|
|
Greenland
|
|
|
36,150
|
|
|
|
62,257
|
|
United States
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
Total
|
|
|
38,633
|
|
|
|
64,479
|
|
16.
INCOME TAXES
A
reconciliation of the expected income tax recovery to the actual income tax recovery is as follows:
(All
amounts in tables are expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)
|
|
Year ended December 31, 2019
|
|
|
Year ended December 31, 2018
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$
|
(28,859
|
)
|
|
$
|
(3,022
|
)
|
Statutory tax rate
|
|
|
27
|
%
|
|
|
27
|
%
|
Expected income tax recovery at the statutory tax rate
|
|
|
(7,792
|
)
|
|
|
(816
|
)
|
Permanent differences and other
|
|
|
7,063
|
|
|
|
62
|
|
Effect of change in tax rates
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(132
|
)
|
Change in valuation allowance
|
|
|
729
|
|
|
|
886
|
|
Net deferred income tax recovery
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
60 | North American Nickel / YEAR END 2019
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended December 31, 2019
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
|
|
The
significant components of the Company’s deferred income tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
|
|
Year ended December 31,
2019
|
|
|
Year ended December 31,
2018
|
|
Exploration and evaluation assets
|
|
$
|
98
|
|
|
$
|
65
|
|
Loss carry-forwards
|
|
|
4,484
|
|
|
|
3,823
|
|
Share issuance costs
|
|
|
261
|
|
|
|
293
|
|
Cumulative eligible capital
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
34
|
|
Equipment
|
|
|
200
|
|
|
|
98
|
|
|
|
|
5,042
|
|
|
|
4,313
|
|
Valuation allowance
|
|
|
(5,042
|
)
|
|
|
(4,313
|
)
|
Net deferred tax asset
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
The
tax pools relating to these deductible temporary differences expire as follows:
|
|
Canadian
non-capital
losses
|
|
|
Canadian
net-capital losses
|
|
|
Canadian resource pools
|
|
|
Canadian share issue costs
|
|
2030
|
|
$
|
696
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
2031
|
|
|
517
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
2032
|
|
|
645
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
2033
|
|
|
847
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
2034
|
|
|
1,484
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
2035
|
|
|
2,141
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
2036
|
|
|
2,213
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
2037
|
|
|
2,637
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
2038
|
|
|
2,656
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
2039
|
|
|
2,715
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
No expiry
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
57
|
|
|
|
50,575
|
|
|
|
912
|
|
|
|
$
|
16,551
|
|
|
$
|
57
|
|
|
$
|
50,575
|
|
|
$
|
912
|
|
Flow-through
shares
Flow-through
common shares require the Company to spend an amount equivalent to the proceeds of the issued flow-through common shares on Canadian
qualifying exploration expenditures. The Company may be required to indemnify the holders of such shares for any tax and other
costs payable by them in the event the Company has not made the required exploration expenditures.
During
the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company received $400,440 from the issue of flow-through shares and has incurred $1,238
of eligible expenditures during the year ended December 31, 2019.
Under
the IFRS framework, the increase to share capital when flow-through shares are issued is measured based on the current market
price of common shares. The incremental proceeds, or “premium”, are recorded as deferred income. As at December 31,
2019, the Company has renounced $399,202 of the proceeds from flow-through shares and is committed to expend the proceeds on qualifying
exploration expenditures.
61 | North American Nickel / YEAR END 2019
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended December 31, 2019
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
|
|
17.
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Details
of the general and administrative expenses by nature are presented in the following table:
(All
amounts in table are expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)
|
|
December 31, 2019
|
|
|
December 31, 2018
|
|
|
December 31, 2017
|
|
Consulting fees
|
|
|
286
|
|
|
|
373
|
|
|
|
343
|
|
Professional fees
|
|
|
182
|
|
|
|
142
|
|
|
|
129
|
|
Management fees
|
|
|
745
|
|
|
|
733
|
|
|
|
715
|
|
Investor relations
|
|
|
32
|
|
|
|
187
|
|
|
|
239
|
|
Filing fees
|
|
|
94
|
|
|
|
79
|
|
|
|
106
|
|
Salaries and benefits
|
|
|
586
|
|
|
|
474
|
|
|
|
439
|
|
General office expenses
|
|
|
220
|
|
|
|
352
|
|
|
|
404
|
|
Total
|
|
|
2,145
|
|
|
|
2,340
|
|
|
|
2,375
|
|
18.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
|
a)
|
On January 1, 2020, the Company entered into a Services
Agreement with private co (Note 10). The Company will charge private co for expenses incurred and has the right to charge a 2%
administrative fee on third party expenses. The Company will invoice private co on a monthly basis and payment shall be made by
private co no later than 15 days after receipt of such invoice. The term of the Service Agreement is for an initial period of
3 years and can be renewed for an additional 1 year period. The Service Agreement can be terminated within 30 days notice, for
non-performance, by the Company giving 6 months notice or private co within 90 days provided the Company no longer owns at least
10% of the outstanding common shares of private co. At December 31, 2019, the Company has charged private co and recorded $95,415
in due from related party, which was invoiced on December 31, 2019. If private co defaults on making payments, the outstanding
balance shall be treated as a loan to private co, to be evidenced by a promissory note. The promissory note will be payable upon
demand and bear interest at a rate equal to the then current lending rate plus 1%, calculated from the date of default. Subsequent
payment by private co will be first applied to accrued interest and then principle of the invoice. To date, private co has not
paid such invoice, nor has the Company issued a promissory note. The Company and private co are currently negotiating terms of
repayment.
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Company subsequently subscribed for an additional 1,686,749 common shares at $0.02,
for an additional investment of $33,735. The Company’s total investment amounts to $57,735 and will constitute a 11.37%
holding in private co. The Company did not issue the aforementioned promissory note, but rather, the additional investment
was netted against the amount due from private co, and the remaining balance of $61,680 was subsequently received. The Company
has not been issued common share certificates for its additional investment.
|
|
|
|
|
b)
|
On February 18, 2020, the Company was granted new prospective
license No. 2020/05, by the BMP of Greenland for a period of 5 years ending December 31, 2024. The Company paid a granting fee
of DKK 21,900.
|
|
|
|
|
c)
|
On February 24, 2020, the Company granted incentive
stock options to certain directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company to purchase up to 6,650,000 common shares
in the capital of the Company pursuant to the Company’s stock option plan. All of the options are exercisable for a period
of five years at an exercise price of $0.16 per share.
|
62 | North American Nickel / YEAR END 2019
|