General Information and Nature of Operations
(Note 1)
Commitments (Note 9)
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017
(Expressed in US Dollars - Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
|
Note
|
|
March 31, 2018
|
|
|
March 31, 2017
|
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consulting fees
|
|
|
|
$
|
53,715
|
|
|
$
|
72,695
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
|
|
762
|
|
|
|
999
|
|
Insurance
|
|
|
|
|
71,450
|
|
|
|
65,995
|
|
Investor relations
|
|
|
|
|
18,507
|
|
|
|
28,497
|
|
Mineral property exploration
|
|
4
|
|
|
204,212
|
|
|
|
711,116
|
|
Office
|
|
|
|
|
9,464
|
|
|
|
8,141
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
4,281
|
|
|
|
4,537
|
|
Professional fees
|
|
|
|
|
51,963
|
|
|
|
50,219
|
|
Regulatory
|
|
|
|
|
58,683
|
|
|
|
57,299
|
|
Rent
|
|
|
|
|
33,932
|
|
|
|
35,349
|
|
Travel
|
|
|
|
|
18,289
|
|
|
|
31,453
|
|
Wages and benefits
|
|
|
|
|
527,663
|
|
|
|
456,414
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
|
|
(1,052,921
|
)
|
|
|
(1,522,714
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss on foreign exchange
|
|
|
|
|
(27,447
|
)
|
|
|
(166,124
|
)
|
Interest income
|
|
|
|
|
1,363
|
|
|
|
10,861
|
|
Other income
|
|
|
|
|
13,785
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Total other expenses
|
|
|
|
|
(12,299
|
)
|
|
|
(155,263
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss for the period
|
|
|
|
|
(1,065,220
|
)
|
|
|
(1,677,977
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized gain/(loss) on marketable securities
|
|
|
|
|
(3,085
|
)
|
|
|
1,964
|
|
Exchange difference on translating foreign operations
|
|
|
|
|
24,862
|
|
|
|
165,015
|
|
Total other comprehensive income for the period
|
|
|
|
|
21,777
|
|
|
|
166,979
|
|
Comprehensive loss for the period
|
|
|
|
$
|
(1,043,443
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,510,998
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted loss per share
|
|
|
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
|
|
|
|
|
167,198,760
|
|
|
|
162,186,972
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017
(Expressed in US Dollars - Unaudited)
|
|
Number of shares
|
|
|
Share capital
|
|
|
Contributed surplus
|
|
|
Obligation to issue shares
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income
|
|
|
Deficit
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2016
|
|
|
162,186,972
|
|
|
$
|
265,569,796
|
|
|
$
|
34,079,301
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
1,344,219
|
|
|
$
|
(238,175,608
|
)
|
|
$
|
62,817,708
|
|
Share issuance costs
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(45,000
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(45,000
|
)
|
Stock-based compensation-options
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
12,959
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
12,959
|
|
Unrealized gain/(loss) on available-for-sale securities
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,964
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,964
|
|
Exchange difference on translating foreign operations
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
165,015
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
165,015
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(1,677,977
|
)
|
|
|
(1,677,977
|
)
|
Balance, March 31, 2017
|
|
|
162,186,972
|
|
|
|
265,524,796
|
|
|
|
34,092,260
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,511,198
|
|
|
|
(239,853,585
|
)
|
|
|
61,274,669
|
|
Share issuance costs
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(7,646
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(7,646
|
)
|
Stock-based compensation-options
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
49,039
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
49,039
|
|
Stock-based compensation-DSUs
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
381,558
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
381,558
|
|
Unrealized gain/(loss) on available-for-sale securities
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(10,481
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(10,481
|
)
|
Exchange difference on translating foreign operations
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
185,642
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
185,642
|
|
Obligation to issue shares
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(63,593
|
)
|
|
|
63,593
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Share issuance
|
|
|
206,024
|
|
|
|
99,492
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
99,492
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(4,754,080
|
)
|
|
|
(4,754,080
|
)
|
Balance, December 31, 2017
|
|
|
162,392,996
|
|
|
|
265,616,642
|
|
|
|
34,459,264
|
|
|
|
63,593
|
|
|
|
1,686,359
|
|
|
|
(244,607,665
|
)
|
|
|
57,218,193
|
|
Share issuance costs
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(83,478
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(83,478
|
)
|
Stock-based compensation-options
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
174,167
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
174,167
|
|
Unrealized gain/(loss) on available-for-sale securities
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(3,085
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(3,085
|
)
|
Exchange difference on translating foreign operations
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24,862
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
24,862
|
|
Obligation to issue shares
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(63,593
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(63,593
|
)
|
Share issuance
|
|
|
24,129,687
|
|
|
|
12,063,593
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
12,063,593
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(1,065,220
|
)
|
|
|
(1,065,220
|
)
|
Balance, March 31, 2018
|
|
|
186,522,683
|
|
|
$
|
277,596,757
|
|
|
$
|
34,633,431
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
1,708,136
|
|
|
$
|
(245,672,885
|
)
|
|
$
|
68,265,439
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017
(Expressed in US Dollars - Unaudited)
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2018
|
|
|
March 31, 2017
|
|
Operating Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss for the period
|
|
$
|
(1,065,220
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,677,977
|
)
|
Add items not affecting cash:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
762
|
|
|
|
999
|
|
Stock-based compensation
|
|
|
174,167
|
|
|
|
12,959
|
|
Changes in non-cash items:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
(3,689
|
)
|
|
|
(115,431
|
)
|
Prepaid expenses and other
|
|
|
26,027
|
|
|
|
50,963
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
|
(190,470
|
)
|
|
|
350,172
|
|
Cash used in operating activities
|
|
|
(1,058,423
|
)
|
|
|
(1,378,315
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of shares
|
|
|
12,000,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Derivative payment
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(14,694,169
|
)
|
Share issuance costs
|
|
|
(37,022
|
)
|
|
|
(45,000
|
)
|
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
|
|
11,962,978
|
|
|
|
(14,739,169
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of foreign exchange on cash
|
|
|
25,212
|
|
|
|
281,706
|
|
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
10,929,767
|
|
|
|
(15,835,778
|
)
|
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period
|
|
|
2,244,466
|
|
|
|
22,466,493
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period
|
|
$
|
13,174,233
|
|
|
$
|
6,630,715
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed
consolidated interim financial statements.
INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017
(Expressed in US dollars – Unaudited)
|
1.
|
GENERAL INFORMATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS
|
International Tower Hill Mines
Ltd. (“ITH” or the "Company") is incorporated under the laws of British Columbia, Canada. The Company’s
head office address is 2300-1177 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
International Tower Hill Mines
Ltd. consists of ITH and its wholly owned subsidiaries Tower Hill Mines, Inc. (“TH Alaska”) (an Alaska corporation),
Tower Hill Mines (US) LLC (“TH US”) (a Colorado limited liability company), Livengood Placers, Inc. (“LPI”)
(a Nevada corporation), and 813034 Alberta Ltd. (an Alberta corporation). The Company is in the business of acquiring, exploring
and evaluating mineral properties, and either joint venturing or developing these properties further or disposing of them when
the evaluation is completed. At March 31, 2018, the Company controls a 100% interest in its Livengood
Gold Project, an exploration-stage project in Alaska, U.S.A.
These unaudited condensed consolidated
interim financial statements have been prepared on a going-concern basis, which presumes the realization of assets and discharge
of liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future.
As at March 31, 2018, the Company
had cash and cash equivalents of $13,174,233 compared to $2,244,466 at December 31, 2017. The Company has no revenue generating
operations from which it can internally generate funds. On March 13, 2018, the Company completed a non-brokered private placement
pursuant to which it issued 24,000,000 common shares at $0.50 per share for gross proceeds of $12,000,000.
The Company will require significant
additional financing to continue its operations (including general and administrative expenses) in connection with advancing activities
at the Livengood Gold Project and the development of any mine that may be determined to be built at the Livengood Gold Project,
and there is no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain the additional financing required on acceptable terms, if at
all. In addition, any significant delays in the issuance of required permits for the ongoing work at the Livengood Gold Project,
or unexpected results in connection with the ongoing work, could result in the Company being required to raise additional funds
to advance permitting efforts. The Company’s review of its financing options includes pursuing a future strategic alliance
to assist in further development, permitting and future construction costs, although there can be no assurance that any such strategic
alliance will, in fact, be realized.
Despite the Company’s success
to date in raising significant equity financing to fund its operations, there is significant uncertainty that the Company will
be able to secure any additional financing in the current or future equity markets. The amount of funds to be raised and the terms
of any proposed equity financing that may be undertaken will be negotiated by management as opportunities to raise funds arise.
Specific plans related to the use of proceeds will be devised once financing has been completed and management knows what funds
will be available for these purposes.
These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to
Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Accordingly, they do not
include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for annual financial statements. These unaudited condensed consolidated
interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2017 as filed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. In the opinion of the Company’s management, these financial
statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the Company’s
financial position at March 31, 2018 and the results of its operations for the three months then ended. Operating results
for the three months ended March 31, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending
December 31, 2018. The 2017 year-end balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all
disclosures required by U.S. GAAP.
INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017
(Expressed in US dollars – Unaudited)
The preparation of financial
statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements,
and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. These judgments, estimates and assumptions are continuously
evaluated and are based on management’s experience and knowledge of the relevant facts and circumstances. While management
believes the estimates to be reasonable, actual results could differ from those estimates and could impact future results of operations
and cash flows.
On May 3, 2018, the Board
of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) approved these condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
Basis of consolidation
These condensed consolidated
interim financial statements include the accounts of ITH and its wholly owned subsidiaries TH Alaska, TH US, LPI and 813034 Alberta
Ltd. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.
|
3.
|
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
|
The carrying values of cash
and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their fair values due to the
short-term maturity of these financial instruments.
Financial instruments measured
at fair value are classified into one of three levels in the fair value hierarchy according to the significance of the inputs used
in making the measurement. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
|
·
|
Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
|
|
·
|
Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly;
and
|
|
·
|
Level 3 – Inputs that are not based on observable market data.
|
|
|
Fair value as at
March 31, 2018
|
|
|
|
Level 1
|
|
Financial assets:
|
|
|
|
|
Marketable securities
|
|
$
|
12,099
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
12,099
|
|
|
|
Fair value as at
December 31, 2017
|
|
|
|
Level 1
|
|
Financial assets:
|
|
|
|
|
Marketable securities
|
|
$
|
15,543
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
15,543
|
|
|
4.
|
CAPITALIZED ACQUISITION COSTS
|
The Company had the following activity related to
capitalized acquisition costs:
Capitalized acquisition costs
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2017
|
|
$
|
55,204,041
|
|
Acquisition costs
|
|
|
-
|
|
Balance, March 31, 2018
|
|
$
|
55,204,041
|
|
INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017
(Expressed in US dollars – Unaudited)
The following table presents costs incurred for exploration
and evaluation activities for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017:
|
|
March 31, 2018
|
|
|
March 31, 2017
|
|
Exploration costs:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assay
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
411,617
|
|
Environmental
|
|
|
35,912
|
|
|
|
48,774
|
|
Equipment rental
|
|
|
9,052
|
|
|
|
10,341
|
|
Field costs
|
|
|
47,400
|
|
|
|
47,026
|
|
Geological/geophysical
|
|
|
48,644
|
|
|
|
121,057
|
|
Land maintenance & tenure
|
|
|
40,392
|
|
|
|
35,315
|
|
Legal
|
|
|
22,414
|
|
|
|
35,710
|
|
Transportation and travel
|
|
|
398
|
|
|
|
1,276
|
|
Total expenditures for the period
|
|
$
|
204,212
|
|
|
$
|
711,116
|
|
Livengood Gold Project
Property
The Livengood property is located
in the Tintina gold belt approximately 113 kilometers (70 miles) northwest of Fairbanks, Alaska. The property consists of land
leased from the Alaska Mental Health Trust, a number of smaller private mineral leases, Alaska state mining claims purchased or
located by the Company and patented ground held by the Company.
Details of the leases are as follows:
|
a)
|
a lease of the Alaska Mental Health Trust mineral rights having a term beginning July 1, 2004 and
extending 19 years until June 30, 2023, subject to further extensions beyond June 30, 2023 by either commercial production or payment
of an advance minimum royalty equal to 125% of the amount paid in year 19 and diligent pursuit of development. The lease requires
minimum work expenditures and advance minimum royalties (all of which minimum royalties are recoverable from production royalties)
which escalate annually with inflation. A net smelter return (“NSR”) production royalty of between 2.5% and 5.0% (depending
upon the price of gold) is payable to the lessor with respect to the lands subject to this lease. In addition, an NSR production
royalty of l% is payable to the lessor with respect to the unpatented federal mining claims subject to the lease described in b)
below and an NSR production royalty of between 0.5% and 1.0% (depending upon the price of gold) is payable to the lessor with respect
to the lands acquired by the Company as a result of the purchase of Livengood Placers, Inc. in December 2011. During the three
months ended March 31, 2018 and from the inception of this lease the Company has paid $NIL and $2,632,388, respectively.
|
|
b)
|
a lease of federal unpatented lode mining claims having an initial term of ten years commencing
on April 21, 2003 and continuing for so long thereafter as advance minimum royalties are paid and mining related activities, including
exploration, continue on the property or on adjacent properties controlled by the Company. The lease requires an advance minimum
royalty of $50,000 on or before each anniversary date (all of which minimum royalties are recoverable from production royalties).
An NSR production royalty of between 2% and 3% (depending on the price of gold) is payable to the lessors. The Company may purchase
1% of the royalty for $1,000,000. During the three months ended March 31, 2018 and from the inception of this lease the Company
has paid $NIL and $680,000, respectively.
|
|
c)
|
a lease of patented lode mining claims having an initial term of ten years commencing January 18,
2007, and continuing for so long thereafter as advance minimum royalties are paid. The lease requires an advance minimum royalty
of $20,000 on or before each anniversary date through January 18, 2017 and $25,000 on or before each subsequent anniversary (all
of which minimum royalties are recoverable from production royalties). An NSR production royalty of 3% is payable to the lessors.
The Company may purchase all interests of the lessors in the leased property (including the production royalty) for $1,000,000
(less all minimum and production royalties paid to the date of purchase), of which $500,000 is payable in cash over four years
following the closing of the purchase and the balance of $500,000 is payable by way of the 3% NSR production royalty. During the
three months ended March 31, 2018 and from the inception of this lease the Company has paid $25,000 and $210,000, respectively.
|
INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017
(Expressed in US dollars – Unaudited)
|
d)
|
a lease of unpatented federal lode mining and federal unpatented placer claims having an initial
term of ten years commencing on March 28, 2007, and continuing for so long thereafter as advance minimum royalties are paid and
mining related activities, including exploration, continue on the property or on adjacent properties controlled by the Company.
The lease requires an advance minimum royalty of $15,000 on or before each anniversary date (all of which minimum royalties are
recoverable from production royalties). The Company is required to pay the lessor the sum of $250,000 upon making a positive production
decision, payable $125,000 within 120 days of the decision and $125,000 within a year of the decision (all of which are recoverable
from production royalties). An NSR production royalty of 2% is payable to the lessor. The Company may purchase all of the interest
of the lessor in the leased property (including the production royalty) for $1,000,000. During the three months ended March 31,
2018 and from the inception of this lease the Company has paid $15,000 and $143,000, respectively.
|
Title to mineral
properties
The acquisition of title to
mineral properties is a detailed and time-consuming process. The Company has taken steps to verify title to mineral properties
in which it has an interest. Although the Company has taken every reasonable precaution to ensure that legal title to its properties
is properly recorded in the name of the Company, there can be no assurance that such title will ultimately be secured.
The following table presents
the accrued liabilities balances at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.
|
|
March
31, 2018
|
|
|
December
31, 2017
|
|
Accrued liabilities
|
|
$
|
175,838
|
|
|
$
|
201,673
|
|
Accrued salaries and benefits
|
|
|
28,759
|
|
|
|
144,896
|
|
Total accrued liabilities
|
|
$
|
204,597
|
|
|
$
|
346,569
|
|
Accrued liabilities at March
31, 2018 include accruals for general corporate costs and project costs of $63,510 and $112,328, respectively. Accrued liabilities
at December 31, 2017 include accruals for general corporate costs and project costs of $34,941 and $166,732, respectively.
During 2011, the Company acquired
certain mining claims and related rights in the vicinity of the Livengood Gold Project located near Fairbanks, Alaska. The aggregate
consideration for the claims and rights was $13,500,000 in cash plus an additional payment based on the five-year average daily
gold price (“Average Gold Price”) from the date of the acquisition (“Additional Payment”). The Additional
Payment equaled $23,148 for every dollar that the Average Gold Price exceeded $720 per troy ounce. If the Average Gold Price were
less than $720, there would not have been any additional consideration due.
At initial recognition on December
13, 2011, the derivative liability was valued at $23,100,000. As at December 12, 2016, the five-year average daily gold price was
$1,354.79, resulting in a derivative liability of $14,694,169. The obligation to make the contingent payment was secured by a Deed
of Trust over the rights of the Company in the purchased claims in favor of the vendors. On January 12, 2017, the Company paid
$14,694,169 for the timely and full satisfaction of the final derivative payment.
INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017
(Expressed in US dollars – Unaudited)
Authorized
500,000,000 common shares without
par value. At December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2018, there were 162,392,996 and 186,522,683 shares issued and outstanding, respectively.
Share issuances
On March 13, 2018, the Company
completed a non-brokered private placement pursuant to which it issued 24,000,000 common shares at $0.50 per share for gross proceeds
of $12,000,000. Share issuance costs included $83,478 related to the private placement. Following the resignation of director Mark
Hamilton on November 6, 2017, the Company recognized an obligation to issue 129,687 common shares, with a value of $63,593. On
March 27, 2018, the Company issued the 129,687 common shares in full satisfaction of the obligation.
Stock options
The Company adopted an incentive
stock option plan in 2006, as amended September 19, 2012 and reapproved on May 28, 2015 at the Company’s Annual General Meeting
(the “2006 Plan”). The essential elements of the 2006 Plan provide that the aggregate number of common shares of the
Company’s capital stock that may be made issuable pursuant to options granted under the 2006 Plan may not exceed 10% of the
number of issued shares of the Company at the time of the granting of the options. Options granted under the 2006 Plan will have
a maximum term of ten years. The exercise price of options granted under the 2006 Plan shall be fixed in compliance with the applicable
provisions of the TSX Company Manual in force at the time of grant and, in any event, shall not be less than the closing price
of the Company’s common shares on the TSX on the trading day immediately preceding the day on which the option is granted,
or such other price as may be agreed to by the Company and accepted by the TSX. Options granted under the 2006 Plan vest immediately,
unless otherwise determined by the directors at the date of grant.
On March 21, 2018, the
Company granted incentive stock options to certain officers, employees and consultants of the Company to purchase a total of
420,085 common shares in the capital stock of the Company. The options vest 100% on the grant date with an expiry date of
March 21, 2024. The exercise price of these options is C$0.61 per common share.
A summary of the status of the
2006 Plan as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 and changes is presented below:
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
Year Ended
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2018
|
|
|
December 31, 2017
|
|
|
|
Number of
Options
|
|
|
Weighted Average Exercise Price (C$)
|
|
|
Aggregate Intrinsic Value (C$)
|
|
|
Number of
Options
|
|
|
Weighted Average Exercise Price (C$)
|
|
|
Aggregate Intrinsic Value (C$)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, beginning of the period
|
|
|
4,477,000
|
|
|
$
|
1.03
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,026,200
|
|
|
$
|
1.61
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
420,085
|
|
|
$
|
0.61
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
250,000
|
|
|
|
1.35
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expired
|
|
|
(269,000
|
)
|
|
$
|
2.18
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,650,000
|
)
|
|
|
3.17
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cancelled
|
|
|
(400,000
|
)
|
|
$
|
1.01
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(149,200
|
)
|
|
|
1.24
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, end of the period
|
|
|
4,228,085
|
|
|
$
|
0.92
|
|
|
$
|
106,503
|
|
|
|
4,477,000
|
|
|
$
|
1.03
|
|
|
$
|
38,220
|
|
The weighted average remaining
life of options outstanding at March 31, 2018 was 4.73 years.
INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017
(Expressed in US dollars – Unaudited)
Stock options outstanding
are as follows:
|
|
March 31, 2018
|
|
|
December 31, 2017
|
|
Expiry Date
|
|
Exercise
Price (C$)
|
|
|
Number of Options
|
|
|
Exercisable
|
|
|
Exercise
Price (C$)
|
|
|
Number of Options
|
|
|
Exercisable
|
|
March 14, 2018
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
2.18
|
|
|
|
300,000
|
|
|
|
300,000
|
|
February 25, 2022
|
|
$
|
1.11
|
|
|
|
970,000
|
|
|
|
970,000
|
|
|
$
|
1.11
|
|
|
|
1,030,000
|
|
|
|
1,030,000
|
|
February 25, 2022
|
|
$
|
0.73
|
|
|
|
450,000
|
|
|
|
450,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.73
|
|
|
|
540,000
|
|
|
|
540,000
|
|
March 10, 2022
|
|
$
|
1.11
|
|
|
|
370,000
|
|
|
|
370,000
|
|
|
$
|
1.11
|
|
|
|
430,000
|
|
|
|
430,000
|
|
March 16, 2023
|
|
$
|
1.00
|
|
|
|
1,140,000
|
|
|
|
1,140,000
|
|
|
$
|
1.00
|
|
|
|
1,260,000
|
|
|
|
1,260,000
|
|
March 16, 2023
|
|
$
|
0.50
|
|
|
|
598,000
|
|
|
|
598,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.50
|
|
|
|
637,000
|
|
|
|
637,000
|
|
June 9, 2023
|
|
$
|
1.00
|
|
|
|
30,000
|
|
|
|
30,000
|
|
|
$
|
1.00
|
|
|
|
30,000
|
|
|
|
30,000
|
|
March 21, 2024
|
|
$
|
0.61
|
|
|
|
420,085
|
|
|
|
420,085
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
February 1, 2025
|
|
$
|
1.35
|
|
|
|
250,000
|
|
|
|
166,667
|
|
|
$
|
1.35
|
|
|
|
250,000
|
|
|
|
83,333
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,228,085
|
|
|
|
4,144,752
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,477,000
|
|
|
|
4,310,333
|
|
A summary of the non-vested options
as of March 31, 2018 and changes during the three months ended March 31, 2018 is as follows:
Non-vested options:
|
|
Number of options
|
|
|
Weighted average grant-date fair value (C$)
|
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2017
|
|
|
166,667
|
|
|
$
|
0.40
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
420,085
|
|
|
$
|
0.48
|
|
Vested
|
|
|
(503,419
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.47
|
|
Outstanding at March 31, 2018
|
|
|
83,333
|
|
|
$
|
0.40
|
|
At March 31, 2018, there was unrecognized
compensation expense of C$22,130 related to non-vested options outstanding. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average
remaining period of approximately 0.84 years.
Share-based payments
During the three month period
ended March 31, 2018, there were 420,085 stock options granted by the Company. Share-based payment charges for the three months
ended March 31, 2018 totaled $174,167.
During the three month period
ended March 31, 2017, there were no incentive stock options granted by the Company. Share-based payment charges for the three months
ended March 31, 2017 totaled $12,959.
The following weighted average assumptions
were used for the Black-Scholes option pricing model calculations:
|
|
QTD March 31, 2018
|
|
Expected life of options
|
|
|
6 years
|
|
Risk-free interest rate
|
|
|
2.12
|
%
|
Annualized volatility
|
|
|
93.67
|
%
|
Dividend rate
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
Exercise price (C$)
|
|
$
|
0.61
|
|
The expected volatility used in the Black-Scholes
option pricing model is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s shares.
INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017
(Expressed in US dollars – Unaudited)
Deferred Share Unit Incentive Plan
On April 4, 2017, the Company
adopted a Deferred Share Unit Plan (the “DSU Plan”). On May 24, 2017, at the Company’s Annual General Meeting
of Shareholders, the DSU Plan was approved. The maximum aggregate number of Common Shares that could be issued under the DSU Plan
and the 2006 Plan is 10% of the number of issued and outstanding Common Shares (on a non-diluted basis).
In accordance with the Company’s
DSU Plan, on October 23, 2017 the Company granted each of the members of the Board (other than those directors nominated
for election by Paulson & Co., Inc.) 129,687 DSUs with a grant date fair value (defined as the weighted average of the prices
at which the Common Shares traded on the TSX for the five trading days immediately preceding the grant) of CAD 0.62 per grant,
or an aggregate of CAD 482,436. The DSUs entitle the holders to receive shares of the Company’s Common Stock without the
payment of any consideration. The DSUs vested immediately upon being granted but the shares of Common Stock underlying the DSUs
are not deliverable to the grantee until the grantee is no longer serving on the Company’s Board of Directors.
Following the resignation of
director Mark Hamilton on November 6, 2017, the Company recorded an obligation to issue 129,687 DSUs valued at $63,593 (CAD 80,406).
On March 27, 2018, the Company issued the 129,687 common shares in full satisfaction of the obligation.
DSUs outstanding are as follows:
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
Year Ended
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2018
|
|
|
December 31, 2017
|
|
|
|
Number of
Units
|
|
|
Weighted Average Exercise Price (C$)
|
|
|
Number of
Units
|
|
|
Weighted Average Exercise Price (C$)
|
|
Balance, beginning of the period
|
|
|
648,435
|
|
|
$
|
0.62
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
0.62
|
|
Issued
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
778,122
|
|
|
$
|
0.62
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
(129,687
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.62
|
|
Balance, end of the period
|
|
|
648,435
|
|
|
$
|
0.62
|
|
|
|
648,435
|
|
|
$
|
0.62
|
|
|
8.
|
SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
|
The Company operates in a single reportable segment,
being the exploration and development of mineral properties. The following tables present selected financial information by geographic
location:
|
|
Canada
|
|
|
United States
|
|
|
Total
|
|
March 31, 2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capitalized acquisition costs
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
55,204,041
|
|
|
$
|
55,204,041
|
|
Property and equipment
|
|
|
8,422
|
|
|
|
11,609
|
|
|
|
20,031
|
|
Current assets
|
|
|
12,735,707
|
|
|
|
587,274
|
|
|
|
13,322,981
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$
|
12,744,129
|
|
|
$
|
55,802,924
|
|
|
$
|
68,547,053
|
|
December 31, 2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capitalized acquisition costs
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
55,204,041
|
|
|
$
|
55,204,041
|
|
Property and equipment
|
|
|
8,501
|
|
|
|
12,293
|
|
|
|
20,794
|
|
Current assets
|
|
|
1,794,494
|
|
|
|
627,702
|
|
|
|
2,422,196
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$
|
1,802,995
|
|
|
$
|
55,844,036
|
|
|
$
|
57,647,031
|
|
Three months ended
|
|
March 31, 2018
|
|
|
March 31, 2017
|
|
Net loss for the period – Canada
|
|
$
|
(451,693
|
)
|
|
$
|
(429,819
|
)
|
Net loss for the period - United States
|
|
|
(613,527
|
)
|
|
|
(1,248,158
|
)
|
Net loss for the period
|
|
$
|
(1,065,220
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,677,977
|
)
|
INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017
(Expressed in US dollars – Unaudited)
The following table discloses,
as of March 31, 2018, the Company’s contractual obligations including anticipated mineral property payments. Under the terms
of the Company’s mineral property purchase agreements, mineral leases and the terms of the unpatented mineral claims held
by it, the Company is required to make certain scheduled acquisition payments, incur certain levels of expenditures, make lease
or advance royalty payments, make payments to government authorities and incur assessment work expenditures as summarized in the
table below in order to maintain and preserve the Company’s interests in the related mineral properties. If the Company is
unable or unwilling to make any such payments or incur any such expenditure, it is likely that the Company would lose or forfeit
its rights to acquire or hold the related mineral properties. The following table assumes that the Company retains the rights to
all of its current mineral properties, but does not exercise any lease purchase or royalty buyout options:
|
|
Payments Due by Year
|
|
|
|
2018
|
|
|
2019
|
|
|
2020
|
|
|
2021
|
|
|
2022
|
|
|
2023 and beyond
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Mineral
Property Leases
(1)
|
|
$
|
384,668
|
|
|
$
|
429,688
|
|
|
$
|
434,783
|
|
|
$
|
439,955
|
|
|
$
|
445,204
|
|
|
$
|
450,532
|
|
|
$
|
2,584,830
|
|
Mining Claim Government Fees
|
|
|
114,825
|
|
|
|
114,825
|
|
|
|
114,825
|
|
|
|
114,825
|
|
|
|
114,825
|
|
|
|
114,825
|
|
|
|
688,950
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
499,493
|
|
|
$
|
544,513
|
|
|
$
|
549,608
|
|
|
$
|
554,780
|
|
|
$
|
560,029
|
|
|
$
|
565,357
|
|
|
$
|
3,273,780
|
|
|
1.
|
Does not include required work expenditures, as it is assumed that the required expenditure level
is significantly below the level of work that will actually be carried out by the Company. Does not include potential royalties
that may be payable (other than annual minimum royalty payments). See Note 4.
|
|
10.
|
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
|
In December 2011, in accordance
with a Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) between the Company, Alaska/Nevada Gold Mines, Ltd. (“AN
Gold Mines”) and the Heflinger Group, the Company acquired certain mining claims and related rights in the vicinity of the
Livengood Gold Project located near Fairbanks, Alaska. The Company’s derivative liability, as described in Note 6 above,
represented the remaining consideration for the purchase of these claims and related rights and was paid in January 2017. Under
the Agreement, the payment was made 70% to AN Gold Mines and 30% to the Heflinger Group.
Mr. Hanneman was appointed Chief
Operating Officer of the Company on March 26, 2015 and subsequently appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective
January 31, 2017. Mr. Hanneman was a partner of the general partner, as well as a limited partner, of AN Gold Mines and held an
11.9% net interest in AN Gold Mines.