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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June
23, 2023
BUNKER
HILL MINING CORP.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Nevada |
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333-150028 |
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32-0196442 |
(State
or Other Jurisdiction |
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(Commission |
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(IRS
Employer |
of
Incorporation) |
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File
Number) |
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Identification
No.) |
82
Richmond Street East, Toronto,
Ontario,
Canada M5C
1P1
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
416-477-7771
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under
any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e 4(c)) |
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of each class |
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Trading
Symbol(s) |
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Name
of each exchange on which registered |
none |
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405
of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging
growth company ☐
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 1.01 |
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On
June 23, 2023, Bunker Hill Mining Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Silver Valley Metals Corp., an
Idaho corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Silver Valley”), entered into (i) a metals purchase
agreement (the “Metals Purchase Agreement”) with an affiliate of Sprott Private Resource Streaming & Royalty Corp.
(“Sprott Streaming”), (ii) a loan agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with two affiliates Sprott Streaming
(collectively, the “Lenders”), and (iii) a fourth omnibus amendment agreement with certain affiliates of Sprott Streaming
and the other parties named therein (the “Omnibus Amendment Agreement”) for an upsized $67 million project financing
package. The package consists of a $46 million multi-metals stream (the “Stream”) and a $21 million new debt facility
(the “Debt Facility”) that is available for draw, subject to certain terms and conditions, for two years at the Company’s
election. Including the previously funded $8 million Royalty Convertible Debenture (the “RCD”), $6 million Series
1 Convertible Debenture (the “CD1”), and $15 million Series 2 Convertible Debenture (the “CD2”),
the total commitment of Sprott Streaming and its affiliates to the Bunker Hill mine restart increased to $96 million. The transactions
contemplated by the Metals Purchase Agreement, the Loan Agreement, and the Omnibus Amendment Agreement closed on June 23, 2023.
Metals
Purchase Agreement and Royalty Agreement
Pursuant
to the Metals Purchase Agreement, the maximum amount of refined silver, lead and zinc under the Stream increased from $37 million to
$46 million (the “Stream Amount”). The terms of the Stream are unchanged from those announced in December 2021, applying
to 10% of payable metals sold until a minimum quantity of metal is delivered consisting of, individually, approximately 63.5 million
pounds of zinc, 40.4 million pounds of lead, and 1.2 million ounces of silver. Thereafter, the Stream will apply to 2% of payable metals
sold. The delivery price of streamed metals will be 20% of the applicable spot price. The Company may buy back 50% of the Stream Amount
at a 1.40x multiple of the Stream Amount between the second and third anniversary of the date of funding, and at a 1.65x multiple of
the Stream Amount between the third and fourth anniversary of the date of funding.
As
previously contemplated, upon funding of the Stream, the RCD was repaid by the Company, and Silver Valley granted to an affiliate of
Sprott Streaming a royalty for 1.85% of life-of-mine gross revenue (the “Royalty”) from mining claims considered to
be historically worked (the “Primary Claims”), contiguous to current accessible underground development, and covered
by the Company’s 2021 ground geophysical survey, pursuant to a royalty agreement, dated as of June 23, 2023, among the Company,
Silver Valley, and an affiliate of Sprott Streaming (the “Royalty Agreement”). A 1.35% rate will apply to claims outside
of these areas (the “Secondary Claims”). The previously announced royalty put option permits Sprott Streaming to resell
the Royalty to the Company for $8 million upon default under the CD1 or CD2 until such time that they are repaid in full.
The
Company agreed to guarantee the payment and performance of all of the covenants and obligations of Silver Valley under the Metals Purchase
Agreement.
Loan
Agreement
Pursuant
to the Loan Agreement, the Lenders agreed to make available to the Company the Debt Facility to finance, in part, the construction and
development of the Bunker Hill mine. The Debt Facility consists of a $21 million facility that is available for draw at the Company’s
election for a period of two years. Any amounts drawn will bear interest of 10% per annum, payable annually in cash or capitalized until
three years from closing of the Debt Facility at the Company’s election, and thereafter payable in cash only. The maturity date
of any drawings under the Debt Facility is June 23, 2027. For every $5 million or part thereof advanced under the Debt Facility, the
Company will grant a new 0.5% life-of-mine gross revenue royalty, on the same terms as the Royalty, to a maximum of 2.0% on the Primary
Claims and 1.4% on the Secondary Claims. The Company may buy back 50% of these royalties for $20 million.
Omnibus
Amendment Agreement
Pursuant
to the Omnibus Amendment Agreement, the parties extended the maturities of the CD1 and CD2 to March 31, 2026, when the full $6 million
and $15 million, respectively, will become due.
The
foregoing descriptions of the Metals Purchase Agreement, the Loan Agreement, the Omnibus Amendment Agreement, and the Royalty Agreement
do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Metals Purchase Agreement, the
Loan Agreement, the Omnibus Amendment Agreement and the Royalty Agreement, copies of which are filed as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, and
10.4, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which are incorporated herein by reference.
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The
representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Metals Purchase Agreement, the Loan Agreement, the Omnibus Amendment Agreement,
and the Royalty Agreement were made solely for purposes of such agreements and as of a specific date, were solely for the benefit of
the parties to such agreements and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from
those applicable to security holders. Security holders should not rely on the representations, warranties, and covenants or any descriptions
thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of the Company. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter
of the representations and warranties may change after the date of the Metals Purchase Agreement, the Loan Agreement, the Omnibus Amendment
Agreement and the Royalty Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in the Company’s public disclosures.
Item 7.01 |
Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On
June 26, 2023, the Company issued a press release regarding, among other things, the Company’s entrance into the Metals Purchase
Agreement, the Loan Agreement, and the Omnibus Amendment Agreement. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and
is incorporated herein by reference.
The
information set forth in this Item 7.01, including the information set forth in Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed
“filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”),
nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly
set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
Exhibit
No. |
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Description |
10.1‡ |
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Metals Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2023, by and among Silver Valley Metals Corp., as seller, Bunker Hill Mining Corp., and the purchaser named therein |
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10.2‡ |
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Loan Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2023, by and among Bunker Hill Mining Corp., as borrower, Silver Valley Metals Corp., as guarantor, and the lenders and agent named therein |
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10.3 |
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Fourth Omnibus Amendment Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2023, by and among Bunker Hill Mining Corp., Silver Valley Metals Corp., and the other parties named therein |
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10.4 |
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Royalty Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2023, by and among Bunker Hill Mining Corp., as guarantor, Silver Valley Metals Corp., as grantee, and grantee and royalty holder named therein |
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99.1 |
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Press Release, dated as of June 26, 2023 |
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104 |
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Cover
Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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Certain
schedules or similar attachments to this exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The registrant
hereby agrees to furnish supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request a copy of any omitted schedule or
attachment to this exhibit. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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BUNKER
HILL MINING CORP. |
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Dated:
June 29, 2023 |
By: |
/s/
Sam Ash |
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Name: |
Sam
Ash |
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Title: |
President
and CEO |
Exhibit
10.1
Execution
Copy
SPROTT
PRIVATE RESOURCE STREAMING AND ROYALTY (US COLLECTOR), L.P.
as
Purchaser
and
SILVER
VALLEY METALS CORP.
as
Seller
and
BUNKER
HILL MINING CORP.
as
Parent Company
METALS
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Dated
as of June 23, 2023
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE 1
INTERPRETATION
Section
1.1 |
Definitions |
1 |
Section
1.2 |
Interpretation |
28 |
Section
1.3 |
Statutory
References |
28 |
Section
1.4 |
Headings |
28 |
Section
1.5 |
Construction |
28 |
Section
1.6 |
General
Interpretation Matters |
28 |
Section
1.7 |
Days |
29 |
Section
1.8 |
Dollar
Amounts |
29 |
Section
1.9 |
Schedules |
29 |
ARTICLE
2
PURCHASE
AND SALE
Section
2.1 |
Purchase
and Sale |
29 |
Section
2.2 |
Delivery
Obligations |
30 |
Section
2.3 |
Delivery
of Silver Credits |
30 |
Section
2.4 |
Invoicing |
31 |
Section
2.5 |
Purchase
Price |
31 |
Section
2.6 |
Loss
of Recovered Metals or Offtaker Delivery |
32 |
ARTICLE
3
DEPOSIT
Section
3.1 |
Deposit |
32 |
Section
3.2 |
Closing
Date Deliveries |
32 |
Section
3.3 |
Use
of Deposit |
34 |
Section
3.4 |
Buy
Back Option |
34 |
ARTICLE
4
TERM
Section
4.1 |
Term |
35 |
Section
4.2 |
Uncredited
Deposit |
35 |
Section
4.3 |
Conversion
to Royalty |
35 |
ARTICLE
5
REPORTING;
BOOKS AND RECORDS
Section
5.1 |
Reporting
Requirements |
36 |
Section
5.2 |
Books
and Records |
39 |
Section
5.3 |
Technical
Reports |
39 |
Section
5.4 |
Inspections |
40 |
Section
5.5 |
Construction,
Development and Completion |
40 |
Section
5.6 |
Confidentiality |
40 |
ARTICLE
6
COVENANTS
Section
6.1 |
Conduct
of Operations |
42 |
Section
6.2 |
Processing/Commingling |
43 |
Section
6.3 |
Preservation
of Corporate Existence |
44 |
Section
6.4 |
Insurance |
44 |
Section
6.5 |
Project
Assets |
45 |
Section
6.6 |
Transfers |
45 |
Section
6.7 |
Encumbrances |
46 |
Section
6.8 |
Offtake
Agreements |
46 |
Section
6.9 |
Related
Party Transactions |
47 |
Section
6.10 |
Indebtedness |
47 |
Section
6.11 |
Hedging
Transactions |
47 |
Section
6.12 |
No
Distribution |
48 |
Section
6.13 |
EPA
Matters |
48 |
ARTICLE
7
GUARANTEES
AND SECURITY
Section
7.1 |
Guarantee |
48 |
Section
7.2 |
Security. |
51 |
ARTICLE
8
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
Section
8.1 |
Representations
and Warranties of Seller MPA Entities |
52 |
Section
8.2 |
Representations
and Warranties of Purchaser |
52 |
Section
8.3 |
Survival
of Representations and Warranties |
52 |
Section
8.4 |
Knowledge |
52 |
ARTICLE
9
DEFAULTS
AND DISPUTES
Section
9.1 |
Seller
Events of Default |
53 |
Section
9.2 |
Remedies |
54 |
Section
9.3 |
Purchaser
Events of Default |
55 |
Section
9.4 |
Seller
MPA Entities’ Remedies for Purchaser Event of Default |
55 |
Section
9.5 |
Indemnity |
56 |
Section
9.6 |
Disputed
Reports |
57 |
Section
9.7 |
Disputes |
57 |
ARTICLE
10
ADDITIONAL
PAYMENT TERMS
Section
10.1 |
Payments |
58 |
Section
10.2 |
Taxes |
58 |
Section
10.3 |
New
Tax Laws |
60 |
Section
10.4 |
Interest |
60 |
Section
10.5 |
Set
Off |
60 |
Section
10.6 |
Judgment
Currency |
61 |
ARTICLE
11
GENERAL
Section
11.1 |
Further
Assurances |
61 |
Section
11.2 |
No
Joint Venture |
61 |
Section
11.3 |
Governing
Law |
61 |
Section
11.4 |
Costs
and Expenses |
61 |
Section
11.5 |
Survival |
62 |
Section
11.6 |
Notices |
62 |
Section
11.7 |
Press
Releases |
63 |
Section
11.8 |
Amendments |
63 |
Section
11.9 |
Beneficiaries |
63 |
Section
11.10 |
Entire
Agreement |
63 |
Section
11.11 |
Waivers |
63 |
Section
11.12 |
Assignment |
64 |
Section
11.13 |
Invalidity
and Unenforceability |
64 |
Section
11.14 |
Counterparts |
64 |
ADDENDA
Schedule
A MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF MINE |
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Schedule
B DESCRIPTION OF MINING RIGHTS |
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Schedule
C REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER MPA ENTITIES |
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Schedule
D REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER |
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Schedule
E STREAM NPV PRINCIPLES AND ASSUMPTIONS |
|
Schedule
F PERMITTED ENCUMBRANCES |
|
Schedule
G USES |
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METALS
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS
METALS PURCHASE AGREEMENT dated as of June 23, 2023 (the “Effective Date”) between Sprott Private Resource Streaming
and Royalty (US Collector) LP. a limited partnership formed and existing under the laws of Delaware, as agent for the Sprott Stream Parties,
as purchaser, SILVER VALLEY METALS CORP., a corporation incorporated and existing under the laws of Idaho, as seller, and BUNKER
HILL MINING CORP., a corporation incorporated and existing under the laws of Nevada, as parent company.
RECITALS:
A. |
Seller
is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BHMC; |
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B. |
Seller
is the legal and beneficial owner of the Mining Properties and the other Project Assets; |
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C. |
Seller
has agreed to sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser has agreed to purchase from Seller, an amount of Refined Silver equal to the Silver
Equivalent of Payable Metals, subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement; |
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D. |
BHMC
has agreed to guarantee the payment and performance of all of the covenants and obligations of Seller under this Agreement; |
NOW
THEREFORE in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the Parties hereto, the Parties mutually agree as follows:
ARTICLE
1
INTERPRETATION
In
this Agreement including the recitals hereto:
“Acquiror”
has the meaning set out in the definition of “Change of Control”.
“Additional
Amounts” has the meaning set out in Section 10.2(1).
“Affiliate”
means, in relation to any Person, any other Person controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such first mentioned Person.
“Agreement”
means this metals purchase agreement and all attached schedules, in each case as the same may be supplemented, amended, restated, modified
or superseded from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Applicable
Law” means any federal, provincial, state, local or municipal statute, law (including the common law), ordinance, rule having
the force of law, regulation, by-law (zoning or otherwise) or order of any Governmental Authority or rule of any stock exchange or securities
commission, applicable to a Person or any of its properties, assets, business or operations.
“Arbitration
Rules” means the International Arbitration Rules of the International Centre for Dispute Resolution.
“Auditor’s
Report” means a written report prepared by a national accounting firm in Canada or the US that is independent of the BHMC Group
Entities and Purchaser, is mutually agreeable to the Parties and has experience and expertise in determining the quantity of silver,
lead and zinc mined, produced, extracted or otherwise recovered from mining projects, which report determines at a minimum the number
of Units of Payable Metals that Purchaser was entitled to have received pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any period in dispute.
“Authorization”
means any authorization, approval, consent, concession, exemption, license, lease, grant, permit, franchise, right, privilege or no-action
letter from any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction with respect to any specified Person, property, transaction or event, or with
respect to any of such Person’s property or business and affairs (including any zoning approval, mining permit, development permit
or building permit) or from any Person in connection with any easements, contractual rights or other matters.
“Base
Rate” means the rate of interest per annum last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the United
States. Each change in the Base Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced or quoted as being
effective and shall be calculated on the basis of a 360 day year, as the case may be.
“BHMC”
means Bunker Hill Mining Corp., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Nevada, and its successors and assigns.
“BHMC
Guarantee” has the meaning set out in Section 7.1.
“BHMC
Group Entities” means the Seller MPA Entities, and any successor to any of them, and each of their respective Affiliates and
“BHMC Group Entity” means any one of them.
“BHMC
Group Guarantees” has the meaning set out in Section 7.2(2).
“BHMC
Group Guarantors” has the meaning set out in Section 7.2(2).
“Books
and Records” means all books, records, invoices, data, documentation, weight, moisture and assay certificates, scientific and
technical information, samples and other information relating to operations and activities with respect to the Mine, the Mining Properties,
the Mineral Processing Facilities, and the mining, treatment, processing, milling, leaching, gravity, refining, concentrating and transportation
of Minerals.
“Business
Day” means any day, other than a Saturday, a Sunday, a statutory holiday or any day on which major banks are closed for business
in Kellogg, Idaho or Toronto, Ontario.
“Buy
Back Closing” has the meaning set out in Section 3.4(1).
“Buy
Back Option” has the meaning set out in Section 3.4(1).
“CFADS”
means, with respect to any period, an amount equal to:
| (a) | revenue
generated from the sale of production from the Mine during such period, less |
| (b) | the
aggregate amount of all deliveries, payments and other obligations of Seller and BHMC under
any stream, royalty or similar transaction with respect to production from the Mine due or
owing in respect of such period including deliveries of Refined Silver under this Agreement
and royalty payments under the Royalty, less |
| (c) | all
operating expenditures of Seller and BHMC incurred during such period, less |
| (d) | all
sustaining capital expenditures of Seller and BHMC incurred during such period, less |
| (e) | cash
Taxes of Seller and BHMC owing during such period, less |
| (f) | all
cash reclamation expenses of Seller and BHMC incurred during such period, |
all
calculated on a consolidated basis provided, however, that any operating expenditures, sustaining capital expenditures, cash Taxes or
cash reclamation expenses of BHMC which do not relate to the Mine or the operations of Seller and which are or will be paid for out of
revenues generated during such period from sources other than the Mine or operations of Seller, will be excluded from the calculation
of CFADS.
“Change
of Control” of a Person means the consummation of any transaction, including any consolidation, arrangement, amalgamation or
merger or any issue, Transfer or acquisition of voting shares, the result of which is that any other Person or group of other Persons
acting jointly or in concert for purposes of such transaction (any such Person or group of Persons being referred to as the “Acquiror”):
(i) becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the voting shares of such Person, measured by voting power
rather than number of shares; or (ii)acquires control of such Person.
“Closing
Date” has the meaning set out in Section 3.2.
“Collateral”
means all property and assets (whether real, personal or other and including Equity Securities) of the Seller MPA Entities in which charges,
mortgages or security interests are granted or purported to be granted pursuant to the Security Documents.
“Committed
Financing” means the Financial Indebtedness referred to below:
| (i) | prior
to the Target IRR Date, subordinated Financial Indebtedness of up to US$13,000,000, which
is to be used solely for the purpose of funding cost overruns in relation to the development
and construction of the Mine provided that (i) the terms, and identity of the provider(s),
of such Financial Indebtedness are approved by Purchaser, acting reasonably and (ii) any
such provider(s) shall have entered into a subordination agreement in favour of Purchaser
on terms satisfactory to Purchaser; or |
| (ii) | subject
to the prior written consent of Purchaser, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or
delayed, offtake financing on terms and conditions satisfactory to Purchaser, acting reasonably;
or |
| (iii) | the
Debt Facility; and |
| (b) | other
Financial Indebtedness consented to by Purchaser for the purpose of the Cost to Complete
Test, |
in
each case, that is committed to be provided to Seller on terms and conditions that are not reasonably expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect and under which all conditions precedent necessary to draw down on such Financial Indebtedness have been satisfied or
waived, other than (if then applicable) the advance of the Deposit.
“Completion”
means, after such time as the Mine is operating, the achievement of positive operating cash flow (net of sustaining capital expenditures)
of the Seller MPA Entities over a Fiscal Quarter, calculated on a consolidated basis and as at the end of such Fiscal Quarter in accordance
with US GAAP and as recorded in the quarterly cash flow statement of the Seller MPA Entities.
“Consensus
Pricing” means, with respect to the value of the Stream NPV or Forecast CFADS, as applicable, the forecasted metal prices for
silver, lead and zinc and any other applicable metals (as of the date the value of the Stream NPV or Forecast CFADS is required to be
determined in accordance with this Agreement):
| (a) | those
forecasted prices included in the most recent monthly “Consensus Commodity Price Estimates
and Trading Comps” report prepared by or on behalf of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce,
with an assumption that the furthest future price available at the time of the calculation
continues indefinitely; and |
| (b) | if
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is no longer preparing the report referred to in above
paragraph (a), the published Selected Commodity Analyst’s consensus annual future prices
for silver, lead and zinc (with an assumption that the furthest future price available at
the time of the calculation continues indefinitely) and where: |
| (i) | “Selected
Commodity Analyst” means the division, group or entity of any of the following
which is responsible for forecasting metal prices for silver, lead and zinc and any other
applicable metals: Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BMO Capital Markets, Credit Suisse, Stifel
GMP, Morgan Stanley, RBC Capital Markets, TD Securities and UBS Securities, provided that
any of the foregoing that has not published forecasts for the applicable metal(s) prior to
end of the last Fiscal Quarter shall be excluded with respect to such metal(s); and |
| (ii) | the
reference to consensus prices shall be determined based on the most recent forecast published
by such Persons. |
“control”
means the right, directly or indirectly, to direct or cause the direction of the management of the business or affairs of a Person, whether
by ownership of securities, by contract or otherwise (including by way of entitlement to nominate a majority of the directors of such
entity); and “controls”, “controlling”, “controlled by” and “under
common control with” have corresponding meanings.
“Converted
Royalty” means the definitive agreement for a gross revenue royalty in respect of the sale of Minerals equal to the Converted
Royalty Percentage of Gross Revenues (as defined in the Royalty) to be entered into by the Parties on substantially the same terms and
conditions as the Royalty with necessary changes in detail.
“Converted
Royalty Percentage” means an amount expressed as a percentage equal to the then applicable Stream Percentage multiplied by
0.8.
“Convertible
Debentures” means, collectively, (i) the secured convertible debentures in the initial aggregate principal amount of US$6,000,000
issued on January 28, 2022 by BHMC and Seller to the holders thereof and convertible at the option of the holder into common shares in
the capital of BHMC; as amended by the second omnibus amendment agreement dated as of June 17, 2022 and as the same may be further amended,
amended and restated, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time, and (ii) the series 2 secured convertible debentures in the
aggregate principal amount of US$15,000,000 issued by BHMC and Seller on June 17, 2022 to the holders thereof and convertible at the
option of the holder into common shares in the capital of BHMC, as the same may be amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented
or replaced from time to time.
“Cost
to Complete” means, as at any date, the sum at such date of (i) Project Costs remaining to be paid by the Seller MPA Entities
to construct and develop the Mine in accordance with the Project Financial Plan and for the Seller MPA Entities to achieve positive cash
flow; plus (ii) all interest and principal repayments under Financial Indebtedness of the Seller MPA Entities (on a consolidated basis)
due on or prior to completion of such construction and development and achievement.
“Cost
to Complete Test” means, as of any date, the determination that as of such date
|
(a) | the Cost to Complete
shall not exceed |
| (b) | the
sum of (i) net working capital; plus (ii) reasonably projected operating cash flow of the
Seller MPA Entities (on a consolidated basis) after deducting sustaining capital costs and
taking into account the delivery obligations under this Agreement and payment obligations
under the Royalty; plus (iii) the aggregate unpaid balance of the Deposit; plus (iv) the
amount of any Committed Financing that remains available to be drawn down by the Seller MPA
Entities; |
and
where the amounts in above paragraphs (a) and (b) are calculated with respect to the Seller MPA Entities on a consolidated and a pro
forma basis.
“Debt
Facility” means the credit facility in the principal amount of up to US$21,000,000 made available to BHMC, as borrower, by
the Sprott Lenders pursuant to the Sprott Loan Agreement.
“Debtor
Relief Laws” means any of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada), the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement
Act (Canada), the Winding-Up and Restructuring Act (Canada) and the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, each as now
and hereafter in effect, and any proceeding under applicable corporate law seeking a compromise or arrangement of any debts of the corporation,
or a stay of proceedings to enforce any of the claims of the corporation’s creditors, and all other liquidation, administration,
conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization
or similar debtor relief laws of Canada, the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting
the rights of creditors generally.
“Deposit”
has the meaning set out in Section 3.1, as such amount may be adjusted pursuant to Section 3.4.
“Disclosure
Letter” means the letter of disclosure (including the schedules thereto) dated on the date hereof, executed by the Seller MPA
Entities and delivered to Purchaser concurrently with this Agreement
“Dispute”
means any and all questions, claims, controversies, or disputes arising out of or relating to the validity, construction, interpretation,
meaning, performance, effect or breach of any one or more of this Agreement, or the rights and liabilities arising hereunder.
“Dispute
Notice” has the meaning set out in Section 9.6(1).
“Distribution”
means, with reference to a Seller MPA Entity, any of the following:
| (a) | the
retirement, redemption, retraction, purchase or other acquisition by such Person of any securities
of such Person; |
| (b) | the
declaration or payment by such Person of any dividend, return of capital or other distribution
(in cash, securities or other property or otherwise) of, on or in respect of, any securities
of such Person; |
| (c) | any
other payment or distribution (in cash, securities or other property, or otherwise) by such
Person of, on or in respect of, its securities or otherwise to its direct or indirect securityholders
or their Affiliates; |
| (d) | any
loan to, guarantee of obligations of, other credit support for, or investment in, its direct
or indirect securityholders or their Affiliates; |
| (e) | any
payment, directly or indirectly, by a Seller MPA Entity of any management fee paid or comparable
payment to any Affiliate of any Seller MPA Entity or to any director or officer of any Seller
MPA Entity or Affiliate of any Seller MPA Entity, or to any Person not dealing at arm’s
length with any Seller MPA Entity or any Affiliate thereof, director or officer of any Seller
MPA Entity, other than director fees or salary paid in the ordinary course to any director
or officer; |
| (f) | any
payment, directly or indirectly, by any Seller MPA Entity of indebtedness owing by the Seller
MPA Entity to an Affiliate of the Seller MPA Entity by way of intercompany debt or otherwise;
or |
| (g) | any
payment, directly or indirectly, by any Seller MPA Entity of an amount which thereby becomes
indebtedness owing by the recipient to any Seller MPA Entity. |
“Effective
Date” has the meaning set out in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Encumbrances”
means any and all mortgages, charges, assignments, hypothecs, deeds of trust, pledges, security interests, royalty interests, liens,
rights of reservation, right of reclamation and other encumbrances and adverse claims of every nature and kind that, in each case, secures
payment of any Financial Indebtedness, liability, performance or obligation of any Person, whether registered or unregistered and whether
arising under law or otherwise and whether perfected or otherwise.
“EPA
Settlement Agreement” means the Consent Decree between the United States of America and Placer Mining Company, Inc., filed
with the United States District Court District of Idaho on March 3, 2018 and approved on June 19, 2018 and the Settlement Agreement And
Order On Consent For Response Action By Bunker Hill Mining Corp. between the EPA and Bunker Hill Mining Corp., dated as effective May
15, 2018 (EPA Region 10 CERCLA Docket No. 10-2017-0123), as amended by the First Amendment To The Settlement Agreement And Order On Consent
For Response Action By Bunker Hill Mining Corp. between the EPA and Bunker Hill Mining Corp., dated as effective December 19, 2021, and
any other amendments thereto.
“Equity
Securities” means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights in, or other equivalents
(however designated and whether voting and non-voting) of, such Person’s capital, whether outstanding on the date hereof or issued
after the date hereof, including any interest in a partnership, limited partnership or other similar Person and any beneficial interest
in a trust, and any and all rights, warrants, options or other rights exchangeable for or convertible into any of the foregoing.
“Excluded
Taxes” means, (a) with respect to Purchaser, income or franchise Taxes imposed on (or measured by) its taxable income or capital
Taxes imposed on (or measured by) its taxable capital, in each case by the jurisdiction under the Applicable Law of which such recipient
is organized or in which its principal office is located, or (b) any Additional Amounts that would not be payable under Section 10.2(1)
by virtue of the proviso at the end of that Section.
“Financial
Assurances” has the same meaning as in the EPA Settlement Agreement.
“Financial
Indebtedness” means:
| (a) | all
obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced
by bonds, debentures, notes, bills or other similar instruments; |
| (b) | all
obligations, contingent or otherwise, relative to the face amount of all letters of credit
or letters of guarantee, whether or not drawn, and banker’s acceptances issued for
such Person’s account; |
| (c) | all
obligations of such Person under any lease that is required to be classified and accounted
for as a capital or finance lease for financial accounting purposes or under any synthetic
lease, tax retention, operating lease or other lease that, in each case, has substantially
the same economic effect as a conditional sale, title retention agreement or similar arrangement; |
| (d) | all
obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services
(excluding accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business); |
| (e) | all
indebtedness of another Person secured by (or for which the holder of such obligations has
an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Encumbrance, upon or in
property owned by such Person, even if such Person has not assumed or become liable for the
payment of such obligations or such obligations are limited in recourse; |
| (f) | all
obligations of such Person created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention
agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person (even if the rights and remedies
of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession
or sale of such property); |
| (g) | all
guarantees, indemnities and other obligations (contingent or otherwise) of such Person in
respect of any responsibility or obligation of another Person; and |
| (h) | the
net amount of all obligations of such Person (determined on a mark-to-market basis) under
any Hedging Contracts. |
“Financial
Year” means, in relation to BHMC and Seller, its financial year commencing on January 1 of each calendar year and ending on
December 31 of such calendar year.
“Fiscal
Quarter” means a period of 3 consecutive months in each Financial Year of BHMC ending on March 31, June 30, September 30 and
December 31 of such year.
“Forecast
CFADS” means, with respect to any future period, an amount equal to:
| (a) | projected
revenue (based on Consensus Pricing) reasonably expected to be generated from the sale of
production from the Mine during such period, less |
| (b) | the
aggregate amount of all projected deliveries, payments and other obligations of Seller and
BHMC under any stream, royalty or similar transaction with respect to production from the
Mine due or owing in respect of such period including projected deliveries of Refined Silver
under this Agreement and royalty payments under the Royalty, less |
| (c) | all
projected operating expenditures of Seller and BHMC to be incurred during such period, less |
| (d) | all
sustaining capital expenditures of Seller and BHMC to be incurred during such period; less |
| (e) | cash
Taxes of Seller and BHMC to be incurred during such period, less |
| (f) | all
cash reclamation expenses of Seller and BHMC to be incurred during such period, |
all
calculated on a consolidated basis and based on assumptions set forth in Schedule “E”, provided, however, that any operating
expenditures, sustaining capital expenditures, cash Taxes or cash reclamation expenses of BHMC which do not relate to the Mine or the
operations of Seller and which are or will be paid for out of revenues generated during such period from sources other than the Mine
or operations of Seller, will be excluded from the calculation of Forecast CFADS.
“GGS
Claims” means, collectively:
| (a) | the
Mining Rights and other rights and interests identified in Schedule “B” under
the heading “GGS Claims” and any other Mining Rights, rights or interests forming
part thereof from time to time; and |
| (b) | any
present or future renewals, extensions, modifications, divisions, substitutions, amalgamations,
successions, derivations, severances, conversions, demise to lease, renaming or variation
of any of the Mining Rights or other rights and interests referenced in paragraph (a) of
this definition. |
“Good
Practice Standards” means, in relation to the business of mining (including all relevant disciplines pertaining thereto, such
as metallurgy, processing, engineering, environmental and governance matters, relations with community and indigenous peoples and other
social matters), those policies, practices, methods and acts engaged in or approved by a Person which, in the conduct of such business,
exercises that degree of safe and efficient practice, diligence, prudence, and foresight reasonably and ordinarily exercised and most
commonly accepted by reputable, skilled and experienced operators engaged in the mining industry in the United States.
“Governmental
Authority” means any international, state, provincial, federal, regional, territorial, municipal or local government, agency,
department, ministry, authority, board, tribunal, commission, or official, including any such entity with power to tax, or exercise regulatory
or administrative functions, or any court, arbitrator (public or private), stock exchange or securities commission or any rule-making
entity having or purporting to have jurisdiction in the relevant circumstances, or any Person acting or purporting to act under the authority
of any of the foregoing.
“Guarantees”
means, collectively, the BHMC Guarantee and any and all BHMC Group Guarantees.
“Hedging
Contracts” means any agreement relating to a transaction of a type commonly considered to be a derivative or hedging transaction
or any combination of such transactions, in each case, whether relating to one or more commodities, currencies, interest, securities
or other matters, including commodity futures trading, forward sale and/or purchase contracts, spot-deferred contracts, option contracts
or trading, metals trading, precious metal loans, fixed price offtake agreements or other exchange, swap, forward, cap, collar, floor,
option or other hedging or similar agreement or any combination thereof, or any other similar transactions.
“Hedging
Obligations” means all liabilities and other obligations, present or future, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured
or unmatured, at any time or from time to time due or accruing due and owing by or otherwise payable by a Seller MPA Entity under, in
connection with or pursuant to any and all Hedging Contracts.
“Indebtedness
Currency” has the meaning set out in Section 10.6.
“Initial
Term” has the meaning set out in Section 4.1.
“Insolvency
Event” means, in respect of any Person, any one or more of the following events or circumstances whereby such Person (i) becomes
insolvent or generally not able to pay its debts as they become due, (ii) admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally
or makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iii) institutes or has instituted against it any proceeding seeking (x)
to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, (y) liquidation, winding up, administration, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection,
relief or composition of it or its debts under any Debtor Relief Law, or (z) the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a
receiver, receiver-manager, administrator, custodian, monitor, trustee or other similar official for it or for any substantial part of
its property, and in the case of any such proceeding instituted against it (but not instituted by it), either the proceeding remains
undismissed or unstayed for a period of thirty (30) days, such Person fails to diligently and actively oppose such proceeding, or any
of the actions sought in such proceeding (including the entry of an order for relief against it or the appointment of a receiver, receiver-manager,
administrator, custodian, monitor, trustee or other similar official for it or for any substantial part of its properties and assets)
occurs, (iv) passes a resolution or takes any other corporate action to authorize any of the above actions, or (v) suffers anything analogous
or having a similar effect to an event or circumstance described in (i) to (iv) above.
“Judgment
Currency” has the meaning set out in Section 10.6.
“LBMA”
means the London Bullion Market Association or a successor market satisfactory to Purchaser.
“Lead
Market Price” means, with respect to any day and with respect to each pound of Payable Lead, an amount equal to (i) the per
tonne cash settlement price as quoted in US dollars by the LME for lead on such day or the immediately preceding trading day if such
day is not a trading day; provided that, if for any reason the LME is no longer in operation or if the per tonne price of lead is not
calculated on behalf of or confirmed, acknowledged by, or quoted by the LME, the Lead Market Price shall be determined in the manner
endorsed by the LME, failing which the Lead Market Price will be determined by reference to the per tonne price of lead on another commodity
exchange satisfactory to Purchaser, acting reasonably; divided by (ii) 2,204.62.
“LME”
means the London Metal Exchange or any successor exchange satisfactory to Purchaser.
“LME
Warrants” means, in respect of Refined Lead, Refined Zinc or other refined metal, a bearer document of title recognized by
the LME and representing Refined Lead, Refined Zinc or such other refined metal, as the case may be, held in a LME approved warehouse.
“Loan
Life Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to the incurrence by any Seller MPA Entity of any proposed Financial Indebtedness,
the ratio of A to B, where:
| (a) | “A”
is the net present value of Forecast CFADS over the term to maturity of the proposed Financial
Indebtedness (calculated using a discount rate equal to the interest rate payable on such
proposed Financial Indebtedness); and |
| (b) | “B”
is the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of the proposed Financial Indebtedness,
plus (ii) the aggregate principal amount of any outstanding Financial Indebtedness payable
by, assumed by or guaranteed by any Seller MPA Entity during the term of the proposed Financial
Indebtedness, on a consolidated basis that is not being refinanced by the proposed Financial
Indebtedness. For greater certainty “B” shall exclude the projected deliveries
of Refined Silver under this Agreement and royalty payments under the Royalty. |
“Losses”
means all claims, demands, proceedings, fines, losses, damages, liabilities, obligations, deficiencies, costs and expenses (including
all legal and other professional fees and disbursements, interest, penalties, judgment and amounts paid in settlement of any demand,
action, suit, proceeding, assessment, judgment or settlement or compromise), including any Taxes payable in respect thereof, including
the value or change in value of past, current or future required or expected deliveries of silver, lead and zinc hereunder (including
any decline in value of any silver, lead or zinc that is not delivered when due, net of any increase in value of any silver, lead or
zinc during the same period), in connection with or in respect of any breach or default by the other Party.
“Material
Adverse Effect” means any event, occurrence, change or effect that, when taken individually or together with all other events,
occurrences, changes or effects:
| (a) | materially
limits, restricts or impairs, or is reasonably likely to materially limit, restrict or impair
(A) the condition, financial or otherwise, earnings, operations, assets, business affairs
or business prospects of a Seller MPA Entity; (B) the ability of a Seller MPA Entity to perform
its payment or other obligations under the Transaction Documents; (C) the development or
operation of the Project substantially in accordance with the mine or development plan then
in effect immediately prior to the occurrence of such event, occurrence, change or effect,
(D) the legality, validity or enforceability of the Transaction Documents, or the rights
and remedies available to Purchaser hereunder and thereunder; |
| (b) | causes
or is reasonably likely to cause any significant decrease to expected silver, lead or zinc
production from the Mining Properties based on the mine or development plan then in effect
immediately prior to the occurrence of such event, occurrence, change or effect; |
provided
that (x) changes to commodity prices and (y) events, occurrences, changes or effects affecting operators of mining and processing facilities
in the US similar to those related to the Project generally, which do not have a disproportionate effect on the Seller MPA Entities,
shall not be a Material Adverse Effect or be taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be a Material Adverse Effect.
“Material
Contracts” means any contract or agreement entered into by a BHMC Group Entity and that is material to the construction, development,
operation or ownership of the Mine or that would have a Material Adverse Effect if it was terminated or suspended or any party thereto
failed to perform its obligations thereunder, including: (i) any engineering, procurement and construction management agreement; (ii)
the EPA Settlement Agreement; and (iii) the Teck Purchase Agreement or any other agreement for the purchase or lease of major mill and
process components having an individual value of $1,000,000 or more.
“Materials”
means any and all tailings, residues, waste rock, spoiled leach materials, bulk samples, and other materials.
“Maximum
Hedging Exposure” means, with respect to any date and the proposed incurrence by any Seller MPA Entity of any Hedging Obligations
to be secured by an Encumbrance over any Project Asset, secured Hedging Obligations in an amount not to exceed at any time:
| (a) | 50%
of Total Security Exposure, less |
| (b) | the
sum of (i) an amount equal to the Uncredited Deposit multiplied by 1.5; plus (ii) the aggregate
principal amount of any outstanding Financial Indebtedness secured by an Encumbrance over
any Project Asset; plus (iii) the amount of any Hedging Obligations under any existing Hedging
Contract secured by an Encumbrance over any Project Asset; |
where
the amounts in paragraphs (a) and (b) are determined as of the date of incurrence of the proposed secured Hedging Obligation and provided
that if the amount in (a) less the amount in (b) is negative, then the Maximum Hedging Exposure shall be deemed to be zero.
“Mine”
means the Bunker Hill Mine located in Coeur D’Alene Mining District, in the cities of Kellogg and Wardner and in Shoshone County,
Idaho USA, which is comprised of and covers, inter alia, the Mining Properties and the other Project Assets.
“Mineral
Processing Facilities” means any crusher, mill, ore concentrator, processing plant, smelter, refinery or other processing facility
to be developed, constructed, owned or operated by any BHMC Group Entity located on or near the Mining Properties and at which Minerals
are processed.
“Minerals”
means any and all metals, minerals and products or by-products thereof, including the Materials, of whatever kind and nature and in whatever
form or state, in, under or upon the surface or subsurface of the Mining Properties (including ore, metals, precious metals, base metals,
uranium, industrial minerals, concentrates, gems, diamonds, commercially valuable rock, and other minerals that are mined, excavated,
extracted, recovered or otherwise produced from the Mining Properties and any ore, concentrates and other products resulting from the
milling, processing or other beneficiation of such metals, minerals, products and by-products).
“Minimum
Quantities” means, with respect to Payable Metals calculated by reference to Recovered Metals in each Offtaker Delivery and
delivered to Purchaser in the form of Refined Silver equivalents hereunder:
| (a) | Recovered
Silver, 1.155 million ounces of Payable Silver; |
| (b) | Recovered
Lead, 40.425 million pounds of Payable Lead, and |
| (c) | Recovered
Zinc, 63.525 million pounds of Payable Zinc; |
provided,
however that upon the closing of the Buy Back Option, the Minimum Quantities thereafter shall equal (i) the Minimum Quantities otherwise
calculated hereunder less any Payable Metals delivered to Purchaser in the form of Refined Silver equivalents hereunder on or before
the closing of the Buy Back Option; multiplied by (ii) 50%. For greater certainty, the Minimum Quantities shall be determined for each
Payable Metal individually.
“Mining
Properties” means, collectively:
| (a) | the
Mining Rights and other rights and interests described in Schedule “B” under
the heading “Description of Mining Rights” and any other Mining Rights, rights
or interests forming part thereof from time to time whether now owned or hereafter acquired;
and; |
| (b) | any
present or future renewals, extensions, modifications, divisions, substitutions, amalgamations,
successions, derivations, severances, conversions, demise to lease, renaming or variation
of any of the Mining Rights or other rights and interests referenced in paragraph (a) of
this definition. |
“Mining
Rights” means any mining claims, mining leases, mineral claims, mining concessions, mineral concessions, exploration permits
or licenses, mining licenses, forms of mineral tenure or other rights to Minerals or to access and work upon lands, such as ownership
and ancillary rights, surface rights, leasing agreements, lands temporal occupation agreements or otherwise, for the purpose of exploring,
exploiting or benefiting Minerals, under the terms of Applicable Laws, whether contractual, statutory or otherwise, or any interest therein
whether now owned or hereafter acquired. “Mining Rights” includes any amendments, relocations, adjustments, resurvey, additional
locations, consolidation, derived rights or conversions of, or any renewal, replacement, amendment or other modification or extensions
of any of the foregoing.
“Monthly
Construction Report” means a written report in relation to each calendar month with respect to the Project to be prepared by
or on behalf of Seller for each month until Completion is achieved, which shall include all of the information contained in the monthly
reports prepared and provided to the board of directors of BHMC with respect to the Project and, to the extent not contained in such
reports, will also contain for such month a full description of the activity and capital spend at the Project including but not limited
to:
| (b) | a
breakdown of actual Project Costs incurred compared to budgeted Project Costs; |
| (c) | Project
Costs remaining to be spent, actual Project Costs incurred but not yet paid, capital remaining
to cover Project Costs incurred and not yet paid and an estimate of Project Costs remaining
to be incurred; |
| (d) | the
percentage completion (both on a funding and time basis) compared to the Project Financial
Plan of the critical path milestones of construction with details and explanations of any
delays; |
| (e) | the
then anticipated date of Completion; |
| (f) | a
listing of all contracts entered into and values and timeframes compared to budget; |
| (g) | status
of Authorizations required to operate the Mine; |
| (h) | details
of personnel including number of people hired, number of employees and contractors on site,
in each case, compared to budget; |
| (i) | material
violations of Seller’s obligations under the Authorizations or the EPA Settlement Agreement
or any other associated environmental or community-related commitments; |
| (j) | a
report on occupational health and safety status and issues including the occurrence and outcome
of Mine Safety and Health Administration (Idaho) inspections; |
| (k) | a
report on any Encumbrances, other than Permitted Encumbrances, placed on the Collateral and
having an individual value of greater than US$500,000. |
“Monthly
Report” means a written report in relation to each calendar month with respect to the Mine to be prepared by or on behalf of
Seller for each month following the first shipment of Minerals to a Processor, which shall include all of the information contained in
the monthly reports prepared and provided to the board of directors of BHMC with respect to the Mine (except to the extent that such
information is contained in the Monthly Construction Report being provided to Purchaser for the month in question) and, to the extent
not contained in such reports, will also contain for such month and the ensuing months forecasted until the end of the fiscal year for
the Mine:
| (a) | estimated
tonnes of mined ore (including ore, low-grade ore and waste), and estimated mined silver,
zinc and lead grades; |
| (b) | estimated
tonnes of stockpiled ore and estimated silver, zinc and lead grades and waste; |
| (c) | tonnes
of Minerals processed and all other minerals processed, and resulting dry concentrates from
the Mineral Processing Facilities or other processing facilities together with corresponding
recovery percentages for silver, zinc and lead and silver, zinc and lead grades and, if applicable,
doré weight (and, with respect to doré, estimated silver content); |
| (d) | if
applicable, estimated tonnes of concentrates produced during such month, but not delivered
to a Processor by the end of such month, and inventory of concentrates at the end of such
month; |
| (e) | the
aggregate number of ounces of Refined Silver and the aggregate number of tonnes of Refined
Lead and Refined Zinc delivered to Purchaser under this Agreement up to the end of such month; |
| (f) | realized
prices of the Recovered Metals and other revenues generated from the production of Minerals; |
| (g) | subject
to confidentiality restrictions contained in any applicable Offtake Agreement, such other
information regarding the calculation of the amount of Payable Metals delivered to Purchaser
in the form of Refined Silver equivalents hereunder as Purchaser may reasonably request;
and |
| (h) | with
respect to (a)-(e), above, a forecast for the remainder of the calendar year as well as estimated
deliveries for the same period. |
“Mortgage”
means the mortgage, assignment of production, assignment of leases and rents, security agreement, financing statement and fixture filing
dated as of January 28, 2022 between Seller and the Security Agent, as the amended by the first amendment to mortgage, assignment of
production, assignment of leases and rents, security agreement, financing statement and fixture filing dated June 17, 2022 and as the
same may be further amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time.
“Net
Proceeds” means, with respect to receipt of proceeds of insurance or offtake settlement payment arising in connection with
a total or partial loss of Recovered Metals under Section 2.6, the aggregate amount received for such lost Recovered Metals by the BHMC
Group Entities, less the fees, costs and other out-of-pocket expenses (as evidenced by supporting documentation provided to Purchaser
upon request) incurred or paid to a third party by such BHMC Group Entity in connection with the claim giving rise to such proceeds,
without deduction for any insurance premiums or similar payments (other than deductibles).
“NI
43-101” means National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects of the Canadian Securities
Administrators, or any successor instrument, rule or policy.
“Offtake
Agreement” means any agreement entered into by Seller (or any other BHMC Group Entity) with any Processor (including spot sales)
(i) for the Sale of Minerals to such Person, or (ii) for the smelting, refining or other beneficiation of Minerals by such Person for
the benefit of Seller.
“Offtaker
Charges” means any refining charges, treatment charges, penalties, insurance charges, transportation charges, settlement charges,
weight franchise charges, financing charges or price participation charges, or other charges, penalties or deductions that may be charged
or levied by a Processor, regardless of whether such charges, penalties or deductions are expressed as a specific metal deduction, a
percentage or otherwise, but excluding the recovery or payability rate payable to the Processor on customary arm’s length terms
pursuant to the terms of the applicable Offtake Agreement.
“Offtaker
Delivery” means the delivery of Minerals to a Processor or the transfer of the entitlement to or benefit of Minerals to a Processor,
which for greater certainty shall not include any deliveries of Minerals to Persons subsequent to the first Processor acquiring such
Minerals.
“Offtaker
Payment” means (i) with respect to (A) Minerals purchased by a Processor from a BHMC Group Entity, or (B) Minerals the entitlement
to, or benefit of which, is received by a Processor from a BHMC Group Entity, the receipt from and after the Effective Date by a BHMC
Group Entity of payment or other consideration (including any silver credits or LME Warrants) from the Processor in respect of any Minerals,
or if no such consideration is applicable, the delivery of the Minerals (or ownership of the Minerals) to such Processor (or to the direction
of such Processor); and (ii) with respect to Minerals refined, smelted or otherwise beneficiated by a Processor on behalf of a BHMC Group
Entity, the receipt from and after the Effective Date by a BHMC Group Entity of any Refined Metals in accordance with the applicable
Offtake Agreement.
“Offtake
Sales Documents” means such documents as are prepared or produced in connection with sale or transfer of Minerals to a Processor,
including the provisional and final settlement sheets, provisional and final invoices, metals return statements, credit notes, bills
of lading, and any and all certificates and other documentation prepared or produced for or by the relevant Processor, including certificates
for final shipped moisture content and final analyses and assays evidencing the amount of Minerals, including the quantity of silver,
lead, zinc and any other metal contained therein, delivered to the Processor.
“Operating
Costs” means, for any period, the aggregate of all operating costs of the Seller MPA Entities during such period including
the costs of developing, operating, maintaining or protecting the Project (including the Project Assets), the costs of mining, milling,
processing, loading, transporting, refining or delivering minerals recovered from the Mine, general administration costs and expenses
of the Seller MPA Entities, maintenance and reclamation costs of the Project, amounts payable to the EPA or any other Governmental Authority
(including all profit, income, property and other Taxes), maintenance of Mining Rights and Authorizations costs and royalty payments.
“Other
Minerals” means ores or other minerals mined, produced, extracted or otherwise recovered from properties that are not one of
or do not constitute part of the Mining Properties, whether such properties are owned by BHMC Group Entities or otherwise.
“Other
Rights” means all licenses, approvals, authorizations, consents, rights (including surface rights, access rights and rights
of way), privileges, concessions or franchises held by the BHMC Group Entities or required to be obtained from any Person (other than
a Governmental Authority), for the construction, development and operation of the Mine, as such construction, development and operation
is contemplated by the current or then applicable development or mine plan, as the case may be.
“Parties”
means Purchaser, Seller, BMHC and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and “Party” means any of them.
“Payability
Rate” means, with respect to any Recovered Metals in an Offtaker Delivery, the outturn, expressed as a percentage, of Refined
Metals processed by the Processor from Minerals in such Offtaker Delivery (before any deduction in respect of any Offtaker Charges) in
accordance with the settlement sheets (or other Offtake Sales Documents reasonably acceptable to Purchaser) provided by the Processor
in connection with such Offtaker Delivery.
“Payable
Lead” means an amount of Refined Lead equal to (i) the Stream Percentage, multiplied by (ii) the Payability Rate, multiplied
by (iii) the Recovered Lead contained in any Offtaker Delivery.
“Payable
Lead Silver Equivalent” means, with respect to Recovered Lead contained in each Offtaker Delivery, the aggregate number of
Refined Silver ounces equal to (i) the amount of Payable Lead calculated by reference to such Recovered Lead, multiplied by the Lead
Market Price on the applicable Pricing Date, divided by (ii) the Silver Market Price on such Pricing Date.
“Payable
Metals” means Payable Lead, Payable Silver and Payable Zinc, collectively, or as the context may require.
“Payable
Silver” means an amount of Refined Silver equal to (i) the Stream Percentage, multiplied by (ii) the Payability Rate, multiplied
by (iii) the Recovered Silver contained in any Offtaker Delivery.
“Payable
Zinc” means an amount of Refined Zinc equal to (i) the Stream Percentage, multiplied by (ii) the Payability Rate, multiplied
by (iii) the Recovered Zinc contained in any Offtaker Delivery.
“Payable
Zinc Silver Equivalent” means, with respect to Recovered Zinc contained in each Offtaker Delivery, the aggregate number of
Refined Silver ounces equal to (i) the amount of Payable Zinc calculated by reference to such Recovered Zinc, multiplied by the Zinc
Market Price on the applicable Pricing Date, divided by (ii) the Silver Market Price on such Pricing Date.
“Permitted
Encumbrances” means:
| (a) | any
Encumbrance imposed by law that was incurred in the ordinary course of business, including,
without limitation, construction, builders’, materialmen’s, warehousemen’s
and mechanics’ liens and other similar Encumbrances arising in the ordinary course
of business, in each case for sums not yet due or being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and for which appropriate reserves in accordance with US GAAP have been established
to the extent required by US GAAP; |
| (b) | any
Encumbrance arising by operation of Applicable Law securing Taxes, assessments, royalties,
rents and other governmental charges, the payment of which are not yet due or are being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which appropriate reserves in accordance
with US GAAP have been established to the extent required by US GAAP; |
| (c) | deemed
liens and trusts arising by operation of law in connection with workers’ compensation,
employment insurance and other social security legislation, in each case, which secure obligations
the payment of which are not yet due or are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and for which appropriate reserves in accordance with US GAAP have been established
to the extent required by US GAAP; |
| (d) | any
reservations, or exceptions contained in the original grants of land or by applicable statute
or the terms of any lease in respect of any Real Property, or comprising the Real Property
which do not materially detract from the value of, or materially impair the use of, the Real
Property for the purpose of conducting and carrying out mining operations thereon; |
| (e) | liens
as a result of any judgment or order rendered or claim filed against a Seller MPA Entity
which is being contested in good faith by proper legal proceedings (and as to which any enforcement
proceedings shall have been suspended by operation of law or stayed pending an appeal or
other proceeding) and for which appropriate reserves in accordance with US GAAP have been
established to the extent required by US GAAP; |
| (f) | minor
discrepancies in the legal description or acreage of or associated with the Real Property
or any adjoining properties which would be disclosed in an up to date survey and any pre-existing
registered easements and pre-existing registered restrictions or pre-existing covenants that
run with the land, in either case which do not materially detract from the value of, or materially
impair the use of, the Real Property for the purpose of conducting and carrying out mining
operations thereon; |
| (g) | rights
of way for, or reservations of rights of others for, sewers, water lines, gas lines, electric
lines, telegraph and telephone lines, and other similar utilities, or zoning by-laws, ordinances,
surface access rights or other restrictions as to the use of the mining licenses comprising
the Project Assets, which do not in the aggregate materially detract from the use of such
mining licenses for the purpose of conducting and carrying out mining operations thereon; |
| (h) | the
right reserved to or vested in any municipality or governmental or other public authority
by the terms of any lease, licence, franchise, grant or permit acquired by a Seller MPA Entity
or by any statutory provision, to terminate any such lease, licence, franchise, grant or
permit, or to require annual or other payments as a condition to the continuance thereof; |
| (i) | any
Encumbrance on cash deposits or term deposits in favour of issuers of surety or performance
bonds and/or letters of credit referred to in paragraph (d) of the definition of Permitted
Secured Debt; |
| (j) | Encumbrances
securing capital or finance leases or purchase money Encumbrances relating solely to the
acquisition of equipment necessary for the development, construction or operation of the
Project, provided that such Encumbrances extend only to the property clearly and individually
identified as acquired or financed thereby (including the proceeds of such property) and
do not extend to any other assets of a Seller MPA Entity; |
| (k) | security
given by a Seller MPA Entity to a public utility or any municipality or governmental or other
public authority when required by such utility or municipality or other authority in connection
with the operations of such Seller MPA Entity, all in the ordinary course of its business; |
| (l) | applicable
municipal and other governmental restrictions affecting the use of land or the nature of
any structures which may be erected thereon, provided such restrictions have been complied
with and will not materially impair the use of the subject property for the purpose for which
it is held; |
| (m) | any
Encumbrance on Project Assets granted to a provider of Permitted Secured Debt, provided that
any such provider shall have entered into an intercreditor agreement or subordination agreement
with Purchaser satisfactory to Purchaser; |
| (n) | the
Encumbrances on Project Assets granted to secure the PF Obligations; |
| (o) | any
Encumbrances set forth in Schedule “F”; and |
| (p) | any
Encumbrance created with Purchaser’s prior written consent. |
“Permitted
Secured Debt” means any of the following Financial Indebtedness or other obligations which in each case is secured by Encumbrances
on certain Project Assets:
| (a) | prior
to the Target IRR Date, subordinated Financial Indebtedness of up to US$13,000,000, which
is to be used solely for the purpose of funding cost overruns in relation to the development
and construction of the Mine provided that (i) the terms, and identity of the provider(s),
of such Financial Indebtedness are approved by Purchaser, acting reasonably and (ii) any
such provider(s) shall have entered into a subordination agreement in favour of Purchaser
on terms satisfactory to Purchaser; |
| (b) | prior
to the Target IRR Date, any Financial Indebtedness in the amount required to exercise the
Buy Back Option provided that (i) the proceeds thereof are used to fund the exercise of the
Buy Back Option, (ii) the terms, and identity of the provider(s) of such Financial Indebtedness
are approved by Purchaser, acting reasonably and (iii) if such Financial Indebtedness is
secured, such Financial Indebtedness will rank pari passu with the PF Obligations
and such security will rank pari passu with the Security Documents and any such provider(s)
shall have entered into an intercreditor agreement with the Security Agent reflecting such
pari passu ranking and otherwise be in form and substance satisfactory to Purchaser
and the Security Agent; |
| (c) | prior
to the Target IRR Date, Financial Indebtedness in any amount, provided that (i) the Positive
CFADS Test is satisfied as of the last day of the most recent Fiscal Quarter; (ii) as of
the date of the incurrence of any such Financial Indebtedness and after giving effect to
the incurrence thereof, the Loan Life Coverage Ratio is at least 1.35:1;(iii) as of the date
of the incurrence of any such Financial Indebtedness and after giving effect to the incurrence
thereof, the Total Secured Debt to Total Security Percentage is no more than 50%, (iv) Seller
has delivered to Purchaser a certificate of a director or senior officer of Seller, in form
and substance satisfactory to Purchaser, acting reasonably, certifying detailed calculations
of the Positive CFADS Test, the Loan Life Coverage Ratio and the Total Secured Debt to Total
Security Percentage; (v) the terms, and identity of the provider(s), of such Financial Indebtedness
are approved by Purchaser, acting reasonably, (vi) the proceeds of such Financial Indebtedness
are used only for the exploration or exploitation of the Project Assets or for general corporate
purposes of the Seller MPA Entities, and (vii) any such provider(s) shall have entered into
an intercreditor agreement with Purchaser in form and substance satisfactory to Purchaser; |
| (d) | obligations
in respect of surety or performance bonds and/or letters of credit required to be provided
to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (the “EPA”) in respect
of Financial Assurances (under and as defined in the EPA Settlement Agreement) of up to US$17,000,000,
which obligations, in the case of surety or performance bonds, are permitted to be partially
secured by letters of credit (in amounts satisfactory to Purchaser) and otherwise secured
by security ranking subordinate to the Security Documents and subject to a subordination
agreement with the Security Agent, in form and substance satisfactory to Purchaser and the
Security Agent, and which obligations, in the case of letters of credit, are permitted to
be fully secured by cash collateral that is not subject to the Security Documents (and the
Security Agent will execute and deliver a no interest letter in respect of the Security Documents
with respect to such cash collateral, in form and substance satisfactory to the Security
Agent, acting reasonably); |
| (e) | Financial
Indebtedness in respect of capital or finance leases or purchase money Encumbrances permitted
under paragraph (j) of the definition of “Permitted Encumbrances”; |
| (f) | subject
to the prior written consent of Purchaser, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or
delayed: |
| (i) | any
reclamation bonds relating to the Mine required in connection with the construction, development
or operation of the Mine; |
| (ii) | offtake
financing on terms and conditions satisfactory to Purchaser, acting reasonably; |
| (g) | after
the Target IRR Date, Financial Indebtedness incurred on commercially reasonable terms for
the purpose of financing (i) the exploration or exploitation of the Project Assets or (ii)
the business and operations of the Seller MPA Entities (or any of them), provided however
that Seller has given prior written notice to Purchaser of such secured Financial Indebtedness
and provides reasonable details of any such Financial Indebtedness upon request of Purchaser;
and |
| (h) | the
Convertible Debentures and the Debt Facility; |
| (i) | and
any other secured Financial Indebtedness consented to by Purchaser from time to time. |
“Person”
means and includes a Party, individuals, corporations, bodies corporate, limited or general partnerships, joint stock companies, limited
liability corporations, joint ventures, associations, companies, trusts, banks, trust companies, Governmental Authority or any other
type of organization, whether or not a legal entity.
“PF
Obligations” means, collectively, all indebtedness, liabilities and other obligations, present or future, direct or indirect,
absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time or from time to time due or accruing due and owing by or otherwise payable
by a Seller MPA Entity to the Sprott Entities, or any of them, under, in connection with or pursuant to the Project Finance Documents
(including the Stream Obligations and all such indebtedness, liabilities and obligations that accrue after the commencing by or against
any Seller MPA Entity of any insolvency or similar proceeding).
“Pledge
Agreement” means the pledge agreement dated as of January 7, 2022 made between BHMC and the Security Agent, as amended by the
omnibus amendment agreement dated as of January 28, 2022 and the second omnibus amendment agreement dated as of June 17, 2022, in each
case, by and among the Seller MPA Entities and Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (Collector), LP, and as the same may be
further amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time.
“Positive
CFADS Test” means, as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter, the achievement by the Seller MPA Entities on a consolidated basis
of positive cumulative CFADS for the period comprised of that Fiscal Quarter and each of the preceding three Fiscal Quarters.
“Pricing
Date” means, with respect to each Offtaker Delivery, the second Business Day immediately prior to the Time of Delivery of Refined
Silver delivered to Purchaser in respect of such Offtaker Delivery.
“Primary
Claims” means, collectively:
| (a) | the
Mining Rights and other rights and interests identified in Schedule “B” under
the heading “Primary Claims” and any other Mining Rights, rights or interests
forming part thereof from time to time; and |
| (b) | any
present or future renewals, extensions, modifications, divisions, substitutions, amalgamations,
successions, derivations, severances, conversions, demise to lease, renaming or variation
of any of the Mining Rights or other rights and interests referenced in paragraph (a) of
this definition. |
“Processor”
means (i) any Person that is not a BHMC Group Entity that purchases Minerals from a BHMC Group Entity or is the recipient of the entitlement
to, or benefit of, Minerals from a BHMC Group Entity (including where a Governmental Authority levies a Tax payable by way of delivery
of Minerals or otherwise obtains Minerals from a BHMC Group Entity); or (ii) any Person that takes delivery of Minerals for the purpose
of smelting, refining or other beneficiation of such Minerals for the benefit of a BHMC Group Entity.
“Project”
means the construction and development of the Mine in accordance with the Project Financial Plan.
“Project
Assets” means, collectively:
| (a) | the
Mining Properties and all other Real Property; |
| (b) | the
Minerals and the Other Rights; |
| (c) | the
mining, processing, development, production, maintenance, administration, water, electrical
and conveyor facilities, (including the Mineral Processing Facilities), railway infrastructure
and rolling stock, storage facilities, stockpiling facilities, shipping infrastructure, utilities,
and related ancillary infrastructure, other buildings, structures, improvements, fixtures
and other real and personal property, including equipment, re-commissioned, constructed,
operated or otherwise used by or on behalf of Seller to extract, beneficiate, market, transport
and sell Minerals derived from the Mining Properties or to develop, operate or administer
the Mine, whether or not located within the physical boundaries of the Real Property; |
| (d) | any
rights (including Authorizations, surface, access and water rights), privileges, concessions
or franchises owned, controlled, leased or operated by or on behalf of Seller at any time
and not included within the definition of “Real Property” which are required
for the development and construction of the Mine and operation thereof; |
| (e) | all
right, title and interest of the Seller MPA Entities in, to and under Material Contracts;
and |
| (f) | any
other present and after-acquired real or personal property used or acquired for use by any
BHMC Group Entity in connection with the Mine. |
“Project
Costs” means all costs and expenses that are or are expected to be incurred by the BHMC Group Entities for the construction
and development of the Mine in accordance with the Project Financial Plan in order to achieve Completion.
“Project
Finance Documents” means this Agreement, the Convertible Debentures, the ROFR Agreement (as defined in the Convertible Debentures),
the Royalty Put Option Agreement, the Security Documents, the Sprott Loan Agreement and all other agreements, instruments and documents
from time to time (both before and after the date of this Agreement) delivered to or in favour of any Sprott Entity in connection with
any of the foregoing agreements and includes without limitation any agreement designated from time to time by the Seller , BHMC and the
Security Agent as a “Project Finance Document” for purposes of the Security Documents.
“Project
Financial Plan” means, collectively, the financial model dated April 4, 2023 for the Project, BHMC and its Subsidiaries, for
the life of Mine that includes all costs expected to be incurred in the construction and development of the Mine, including a detailed
breakdown of the capital expenditures relating to the Project and the cost to acquire, demobilize and re-assemble the processing plant
at the Mine site, all of the Seller MPA Entities’ administration and management costs, all costs payable by each Seller MPA Entity
for legal, technical, financial and other advisers, all EPA settlement costs including the costs of providing the Financial Assurances
and a financing plan including finance and insurance costs and Taxes, as such financial model may be amended or supplemented from time
to time with the prior written consent of Purchaser, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
“Purchaser”
means Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (US Collector), LP, a limited partnership formed and existing under the laws of Delaware,
as agent for the Sprott Stream Parties, and any successor agent therefor that becomes party to this Agreement, and its successors and
permitted assigns.
“Quarterly
Report” means a written report in relation to each quarter with respect to the development, operation and maintenance of the
Mine to be prepared by or on behalf of Seller for each quarter following the first shipment of Minerals to a Processor, which shall include
all of the information contained in the quarterly reports prepared and provided to the board of directors of BHMC with respect to the
operation of the Mine (except to the extent that such information is contained in the Monthly Report provided to Purchaser for the last
month of the Fiscal Quarter in question) and, to the extent not contained in such reports, will also contain for such quarter and quarters
forecasted until the end of the fiscal year for the Mine:
| (a) | actual
Operating Costs by category, capital expenditures by category and finance costs (including
debt service costs and monetary obligations under any capital or financing leases) as against
the operating budget for the quarter and on a cumulative basis since the beginning of the
fiscal year; |
| (b) | realized
prices of the Recovered Metals and other revenues generated from the production of Minerals; |
| (c) | any
Authorizations required in connection with the operation of the Mine that expire within the
next 12 months; |
| (d) | forecasted
monthly cash flow model for the remainder of the year and quarterly forecasts for the following
two years; |
| (e) | a
report on occupational health and safety status and issues including the occurrence and outcome
of any Mine Safety and Health Administration (Idaho) inspections; |
| (f) | copies
of any notices received from any Governmental Authority related to environmental, social
or governance matters; |
| (g) | any
material deviations from the then current life of mine plan; |
| (h) | material
violations of Seller’s obligations under the Authorizations or the EPA Settlement Agreement
or any other associated environmental or community-related commitments; and |
| (i) | a
report on any Encumbrances, other than Permitted Encumbrances, placed on the Collateral and
having an individual value of greater than US$500,000. |
“Rate
of Exchange” has the meaning set out in Section 10.6.
“Real
Property” means, collectively, the Mining Properties and all other interest in and rights to property described in Schedule
“A” under the heading “Legal Description of Mine”.
“Recovered
Lead” means any and all lead in whatever form or state that is mined, produced, extracted or otherwise recovered from the Mining
Properties, including any lead derived from any processing or reprocessing of any tailings, waste rock or other waste products originally
derived from the Mining Properties, and including lead contained in any ore or other products resulting from the further milling, processing
or other beneficiation of Minerals, including concentrates.
“Recovered
Metals” means, collectively, Recovered Silver, Recovered Lead and Recovered Zinc.
“Recovered
Silver” means any and all silver in whatever form or state that is mined, produced, extracted or otherwise recovered from the
Mining Properties, including any silver derived from any processing or reprocessing of any tailings, waste rock or other waste products
originally derived from the Mining Properties, and including silver contained in any ore or other products resulting from the further
milling, processing or other beneficiation of Minerals, including concentrates and doré bars.
“Recovered
Zinc” means any and all zinc in whatever form or state that is mined, produced, extracted or otherwise recovered from the Mining
Properties, including any zinc derived from any processing or reprocessing of any tailings, waste rock or other waste products originally
derived from the Mining Properties, and including zinc contained in any ore or other products resulting from the further milling, processing
or other beneficiation of Minerals, including concentrates.
“Refined
Lead” means marketable metal bearing material of lead in the form of refined lead outturn from an accredited refinery to standards
conforming to the specifications for good delivery of the LME.
“Refined
Metals” means, collectively, Refined Silver, Refined Lead and Refined Zinc.
“Refined
Silver” means marketable metal bearing material in the form of silver that is refined by an accredited refiner that is on the
LBMA’s Good Delivery List to a minimum 999 parts per 1,000 fine silver and that otherwise meets the LBMA’s Good Delivery
Rules
“Refined
Zinc” means marketable metal bearing material of zinc in the form of refined zinc outturn from an accredited refinery to standards
conforming to the specifications for good delivery of the LME.
“Related
Party Transaction” means any transaction or agreement (whether by written agreement or otherwise) between a Seller MPA Entity
and one or more BHMC Group Entities, including any Financial Indebtedness, service agreement or management agreement.
“Relevant
Jurisdictions” has the meaning set out in Section 3.2(1)(j).
“Reserves”
means proven and probable reserves as defined and incorporated under NI 43-101.
“Residual
Claims” means, collectively:
| (a) | the
Mining Rights and other rights and interests identified in Schedule “B” under
the heading “Residual Claims” and any other Mining Rights, rights or interests
forming part thereof from time to time whether now owned or hereafter acquired; and |
| (b) | any
present or future renewals, extensions, modifications, divisions, substitutions, amalgamations,
successions, derivations, severances, conversions, demise to lease, renaming or variation
of any of the Mining Rights or other rights and interests referenced in paragraph (a) of
this definition. |
but
for greater certainty excludes any Primary Claims or GGS Claims.
“Resources”
means measured, indicated and inferred resources as defined and incorporated under NI 43-101.
“Restricted
Person” means any Person that:
| (a) | is
named, identified, described in or on or included in or on any of (i) the lists maintained
by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (Canada) with respect to terrorism
financing, including the lists made under subsection 83.05(1) of the Criminal Code,
under the Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolutions on the Suppression of
Terrorism and under the United Nations Al-Qaida and Taliban Regulations; (ii)
the Denied Persons List, the Entity List or the Unverified List, compiled by the Bureau of
Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce; (iii) the List of Statutorily Debarred
Parties compiled by the U.S. Department of State; (iv) the Specially Designated Nationals
Blocked Persons List compiled by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control; (v) the annex
to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of, U.S. Executive Order No. 13324; or (vi)
any publicly available lists maintained under Applicable Laws relating to anti-terrorism
or anti-money laundering matters; |
| (b) | is
subject to (i) the United Nations Act (Canada), the Special Economic Measures Act (Canada)
and the Freezing of Assets of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Canada); (ii) the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C.; (iii) the Trading with the Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C.
App. 1.1 et seq.; or any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto,
including the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to
Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Title III of Pub. L. 107 56; or (iv) trade
restrictions under any Applicable Laws; or |
| (c) | is
a Person or entity who is an Affiliate of a Person or entity listed above in paragraphs (a)
or (b). |
“Royalty”
means the gross revenue royalty on all minerals produced and sold from the Mining Properties granted by the Seller MPA Entities to Sprott
Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (US Collector), LP pursuant to the Royalty Convertible Debenture on the date hereof.
“Royalty
Convertible Debenture” means the royalty convertible debenture in the principal amount of US$8,000,000 dated January 7, 2022,
as amended by the omnibus amendment agreement dated as of January 28, 2022 and the second omnibus amendment agreement dated as of June
17, 2022, the third omnibus amendment agreement dated as of December 5, 2022 in each case, by and among the Seller MPA Entities and Sprott
Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (US Collector), LP, and as the same may be further amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented
or replaced from time to time
“Royalty
Put Option Agreement” means the put option agreement dated as of July 22, 2022 between the holder of the Royalty and BHMC and
Seller pursuant to which upon the occurrence of an event of default under any Convertible Debenture, the holder may require BHMC and
Seller to purchase the Royalty for US$8 million.
“Security
Agent” means Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (Collector), LP, an Ontario limited partnership, in its capacity
as security agent for the benefit of the Sprott Entities under the Security Documents, and any successor agent appointed pursuant to
the Security Sharing Agreement, and their successors and permitted assigns.
“Security
Agreement” means the security agreement dated January 28, 2022 and made by BHMC and Seller in favour of the Security Agent,
as amended by the second omnibus amendment agreement dated as of June 17, 2022 and as the same may be further amended, amended and restated,
modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time.
“Security
Documents” means, collectively, all assignments, deeds of trust, mortgages, account control agreements, pledges and other security
agreements pursuant to which a BHMC Group Entity grants to the Security Agent for the benefit of the Sprott Entities mortgages, charges,
pledges and/or security interests in all or some of its present and after acquired property as security for the PF Obligations, and includes
the Pledge Agreement; the Security Agreement and the Mortgage and “Security Document” means any of the Security Documents.
“Security
Sharing Agreement” means the security sharing agreement dated as of January 28, 2022 between the Security Agent, Purchaser,
the parties to the Project Finance Documents (other than the Seller MPA Entities) and other Sprott Entities party thereto from time to
time, as creditors, and acknowledged and agreed by the Seller MPA Entities, as amended by the second omnibus amendment agreement dated
as of June 17, 2022 and as the same may be further amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time.
“Seller”
means Silver Valley Metals Corp., a corporation incorporated under the law of Idaho, and its successors and permitted assigns.
“Seller
Event of Default” has the meaning set out in Section 9.1.
“Seller
MPA Entities” means Seller, BHMC and each BHMC Group Guarantor.
“Silver
Cash Price” means, with respect to the Silver Equivalent of Payable Metals, 20% of the Silver Market Price.
“Silver
Equivalent” means, with respect to the Payable Metals contained in each Offtaker Delivery, the aggregate amount Refined Silver
equal to the sum of (i) Payable Silver, (ii) Payable Zinc Silver Equivalent, and (iii) Payable Lead Silver Equivalent.
“Silver
Market Price” means, with respect to any day, the per ounce LBMA Silver Price as quoted in US dollars by the LBMA for Refined
Silver on such day or the immediately preceding trading day if such day is not a trading day; provided that, if for any reason the LBMA
is no longer in operation or if the price of Refined Silver is not calculated on behalf of or confirmed, acknowledged by, or quoted by
the LBMA, the Silver Market Price shall be determined in the manner endorsed by the LBMA, failing which the Silver Market Price will
be determined by reference to the price of Refined Silver on another commodity exchange satisfactory to Purchaser, acting reasonably.
“Sprott
Entities” means, collectively, the administrative agent party to any Convertible Debenture, the Security Agent, the holders
of the Convertible Debentures, the Sprott Lenders, Purchaser, the Sprott Stream Parties, any Affiliate of Sprott Inc. and any fund managed
or sub-managed by an Affiliate of Sprott Inc., which in each case is party to a Project Finance Document together with any successor,
assign or transferee thereof that is party from time to time to any Project Finance Document and “Sprott Entity” means
any one of them.
“Sprott
Lenders” means, collectively, Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (US Collector), LP, a limited partnership formed
and existing under the laws of Delaware, in its capacity as agent and lender under the Sprott Loan Agreement and Sprott Private Resource
Streaming and Royalty Annex (US Collector), LP, a limited partnership formed and existing under the laws of Delaware, as a lender under
the Sprott Loan Agreement, and in each case their respective successors and permitted assigns.
“Sprott
Loan Agreement” means the loan agreement dated as of the date hereof between BHMC, as borrower, Seller, as guarantor, and the
Sprott Lenders.
“Sprott
Stream Parties” means, collectively, Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (US Collector), LP, a limited partnership
formed and existing under the laws of Delaware, and Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty Annex (US Collector), LP, a limited
partnership formed and existing under the laws of Delaware, and, in each case, their respective successors and assigns.
“Stream
NPV” has the meaning set out in Section 9.5(4).
“Stream
Obligations” means, collectively, all indebtedness, liabilities and other obligations, present or future, direct or indirect,
absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time or from time to time due or accruing due and owing by or otherwise payable
by each Seller MPA Entity to Purchaser under, in connection with or pursuant to the Transaction Documents.
“Stream
Percentage” means 10% until the Payable Metals in the Minimum Quantities have been delivered to Purchaser in the form of Refined
Silver equivalents hereunder; and thereafter 2%, provided however upon the closing of the Buy Back Option, the Stream Percentage shall
be reduced to 5% until the reduced Minimum Quantities have been delivered to Purchaser in the form of Refined Silver equivalents hereunder
and thereafter 1% of Payable Metals.
“Subsidiary”
means each Person directly or indirectly controlled by BHMC.
“Target
IRR Amount” means, with respect to any date and after taking into account all deliveries of the Silver Equivalent of Payable
Metals (valued at the applicable Silver Market Price) made by Seller to Purchaser hereunder and all payments of Silver Cash Price made
by Purchaser to Seller hereunder as of such date, an amount which would be required to be received by Purchaser to be repaid 100% of
the Deposit (as adjusted, if applicable, pursuant to Section 3.4; provided that, in the event of the exercise of the Buy Back Option,
the Target IRR Amount will also take into account the amount by which the Buy Back Option payment exceeds the portion of the Deposit
amount repurchased pursuant to the Buy Back Option and the timing of such payment) and to yield, as of such date, an internal rate of
return thereon (after taking into account the timing of all such payments (including, as applicable, the amount and timing of the Buy
Back Option payment) and deliveries made by such date) equal to 14% on the amount of the Deposit.
“Target
IRR Date” means, after taking into account all deliveries of the Silver Equivalent of Payable Metals (valued at the applicable
Silver Market Price) made by Seller to Purchaser hereunder and all payments of Silver Cash Price made by Purchaser to Seller hereunder,
the date upon which Purchaser has received the Target IRR Amount.
“Taxes”
means all present or future taxes, rates, levies, royalties, imposts, duties, deductions, assessments, withholdings, dues, fees and other
charges of any nature, including any interest, fines, penalties or other liabilities with respect thereto, imposed, levied, collected,
withheld or assessed by any Governmental Authority (of any jurisdiction), and whether disputed or not, including sales or value-added
taxes, goods and services taxes, stamp taxes and royalties.
“Teck
Purchase Agreement” means the asset sale and purchase agreement between Teck Washington Incorporated and Seller and BHMC dated
March 1, 2022, as amended by Addendum No. 1 dated March 15, 2022 and Addendum No. 2 dated March 30, 2022; as further amended, restated,
modified or supplemented from time to time.
“Time
of Delivery” has the meaning set out in Section 2.3(1).
“Total
Secured Debt” means, with respect to any date and the incurrence by any Seller MPA Entity of any proposed Financial Indebtedness,
the sum of (i) an amount equal to the Uncredited Deposit multiplied by 1.5; plus (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the proposed
Financial Indebtedness to be secured by an Encumbrance over any Project Asset, if any, plus (iii) the aggregate principal amount of any
outstanding Financial Indebtedness secured by an Encumbrance over any Project Asset and payable by, assumed by or guaranteed by any Seller
MPA Entity that is not being refinanced by the proposed Financial Indebtedness; plus (iv) the amount of any Hedging Obligations secured
by an Encumbrance over any Project Asset.
“Total
Secured Debt to Total Security Percentage” means, with respect to any date and the incurrence by any Seller MPA Entity of any
proposed Financial Indebtedness on such date, the ratio of Total Secured Debt to Total Security Exposure where (i) current liabilities
included in the calculation of Total Security Exposure excludes any liabilities included in the calculation of Total Secured Debt, and
(ii) all such calculations of Total Secured Debt and Total Security Exposure are made with respect to any Seller MPA Entity on a consolidated
basis.
“Total
Security Exposure” means the sum of:
| (a) | the
net present value (calculated using a discount rate of 8%) of (i) Forecast CFADS, plus (ii)
the Stream Delivery Costs, plus (iii) without duplication, any other cash flow streams of
the Seller MPA Entities; plus |
| (b) | BHMC’s
current assets less current liabilities (net working capital) determined on a consolidated
basis as of the date of incurrence of any such proposed Financial Indebtedness, but excluding
any current liabilities included in the calculation of Total Secured Debt; |
where
“Stream Delivery Costs” equals the Refined Silver delivery obligations of the Seller hereunder during the Initial
Term.
“Transaction
Documents” means this Agreement, including the Guarantee, the BHMC Group Guarantees, the Security Documents and each other
document to be executed and delivered to Purchaser in connection with this Agreement.
“Transfer”
means to sell, transfer, assign, convey, dispose or otherwise grant a right, title or interest (including a joint venture interest or
an expropriation or other Transfer required or imposed by law or any Governmental Authority, whether voluntary or involuntary), or to
abandon, surrender or otherwise relinquish a right, title or interest.
“Trigger
Event” means any Seller Event of Default, or any event or circumstance which, with notice, the passage of time or both, would
constitute a Seller Event of Default or a material default under the terms of any Material Contract or agreement relating to any Financial
Indebtedness.
“Uncredited
Deposit” means, at any time, the Deposit, less the aggregate amount (if any) that has been credited against the Uncredited
Deposit in accordance with Section 2.5; provided that in no event will the Uncredited Deposit be less than nil.
“Units”
means with respect to silver, ounces and with respect to lead and zinc, tonnes.
“Unpaid
Deposit” has the meaning set out in Section 9.3(a).
“US
GAAP” means in relation to any Person at any time, accounting principles generally accepted in the United States applied on
a basis consistent with the most recent audited financial statements of such Person and, if applicable, its consolidated affiliates (except
for changes disclosed in the notes to financial statements issued by such Person subsequent to the date hereof).
“Zinc
Market Price” means, with respect to any day and with respect to each pound of Payable Zinc, an amount equal to (i) the per
tonne cash settlement price as quoted in US dollars by the LME for zinc on such day or the immediately preceding trading day if such
day is not a trading day; provided that, if for any reason the LME is no longer in operation or if the per tonne price of zinc is not
calculated on behalf of or confirmed, acknowledged by, or quoted by the LME, the Zinc Market Price shall be determined in the manner
endorsed by the LME, failing which the Zinc Market Price will be determined by reference to the per tonne price of zinc on another commodity
exchange satisfactory to Purchaser, acting reasonably; divided by (ii) 2,204.62.
Section 1.2 | Interpretation |
A
Party is strictly liable under any obligation to (i) ensure an action, event or circumstance occurs or exists, or does not occur or exist;
or (ii) cause an action, event or circumstance to occur, exist, not occur or not exist. For greater certainty, such obligation shall
not be reduced or limited in any manner even if such Party cannot control such action, event or circumstance, or cannot control a Person
who is able to control such action, event or circumstance.
Section 1.3 | Statutory
References |
Any
reference in this Agreement to a statute or a regulation or rule promulgated under a statute or to any provision contained therein shall
be a reference to the statute, regulation, rule or provision as may be amended, restated, re-enacted or replaced from time to time.
Headings
of Sections are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.
The
Parties hereby agree that any rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguity is to be resolved against the drafting Party shall
not be applicable in the interpretation of this Agreement.
Section 1.6 | General Interpretation
Matters |
Words
importing the singular number include the plural and vice versa. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding
masculine, feminine and neuter forms. All forms of “include” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without
limitation”. The word “will” shall have the same meaning and effect as “shall”. Unless the context requires
otherwise (i) reference to any agreement or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement or other document
as from time to time amended, amended and restated, modified or supplemented (subject to any restrictions on such amendment set forth
herein); (ii) reference to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns; (iii) “herein”,
“hereof” and “hereunder”, and similar words shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and
not to any particular provision hereof; and (iv) all references to sections, schedules and exhibits shall be construed to refer to sections
of, schedules to and exhibits to this Agreement, and all such schedules and exhibits shall form part of this Agreement.
In
this Agreement, a period of days shall be deemed to begin on the first day after the event which began the period and to end at 5:00
p.m. (Eastern Time) on the last day of the period. If, however, the last day of the period does not fall on a Business Day, the period
shall terminate at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the next Business Day.
Section
1.8 | Dollar Amounts |
Unless
specified otherwise in this Agreement, all statements or references to dollar amounts in this Agreement are to U.S. dollars.
The
following schedules are attached to and form part of this Agreement:
Schedule
A – Maps and Legal Description of Mine
Schedule
B – Description of Mining Rights
Schedule
C – Representations and Warranties of the Seller MPA Entities
Schedule
D – Representations and Warranties of Purchaser
Schedule
E – Stream NPV Principles and Assumptions
Schedule
F – Permitted Encumbrances
Schedule
G – Uses
ARTICLE
2
PURCHASE AND SALE
Section
2.1 | Purchase and Sale |
| (1) | Subject
to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, from and after the Effective Date,
Seller hereby agrees to sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser hereby agrees to purchase from Seller,
an amount of Refined Silver equal to the Silver Equivalent of the Payable Metals, free and
clear of all Encumbrances. For greater certainty, Recovered Metals shall not be reduced for,
and Purchaser shall not be responsible for any Offtaker Charges, all of which shall be for
the account of Seller. |
| (2) | Seller
shall not sell to Purchaser any Refined Silver that has been directly or indirectly purchased
on a commodities exchange provided however that the foregoing will in no way prohibit Seller
from selling and delivering to Purchaser Refined Silver that Seller has purchased from a
bullion bank where such bullion bank is acting as principal and not as an agent of Seller
or any of its Affiliates. Seller may but need not sell and deliver to Purchaser the physical
Refined Silver resulting from Recovered Silver. |
Section
2.2 | Delivery Obligations |
Within
10 Business Days of each Offtaker Payment, Seller shall sell and deliver to Purchaser Refined Silver in an amount equal to the Silver
Equivalent of the Payable Metals calculated by reference to the Recovered Metals in the Offtaker Delivery to which such Offtaker Payment
relates, whether such Offtaker Payment relates to all or any portion of the Recovered Metals contained in such Offtaker Delivery; provided
that if an Offtaker Payment consists of a provisional payment that may be adjusted upon final settlement of an Offtaker Delivery, then:
| (a) | Seller
shall sell and deliver to Purchaser, within 10 Business Days of any provisional Offtaker
Payment, Refined Silver in an amount equal to: (A) the percentage paid on a provisional basis,
such percentage being equal to the total value of the payment or other consideration received
by any BHMC Group Entity in respect of the Recovered Metals contained in such Offtaker Delivery
divided by the total value of the Recovered Metals determined on a provisional basis (determined
in accordance with the applicable Offtake Agreement) as being contained in such Offtaker
Delivery; multiplied by (B) the Silver Equivalent of the Payable Metals calculated by reference
to the Recovered Metals contained in such Offtaker Delivery; as supported by the documentation
provided pursuant to Section 2.4 and in the applicable monthly or quarterly report; and |
| (b) | within
10 Business Days of the final settlement of the Offtaker Delivery with the Processor, Seller
shall sell and deliver to Purchaser Refined Silver in an amount, if positive, equal to the
Silver Equivalent of an amount of Payable Metals equal to the difference between (i) the
Payable Metals calculated by reference to the Recovered Metals determined pursuant to the
final settlement, less the number of Units of Payable Metals in respect of which Refined
Silver was previously delivered to Purchaser in respect of such Offtaker Delivery pursuant
to Section 2.2(a), as supported by the documentation provided pursuant to Section 2.4 and
the applicable monthly or quarterly report. If such difference is negative, then Seller shall
be entitled to set off and deduct such excess amount of Refined Silver from the next required
delivery of Refined Silver by Seller to Purchaser under this Agreement or if no such further
deliveries are to be made, Purchaser shall within twenty (20) days of the end of the following
calendar month pay the applicable Silver Market Price in respect of any excess ounces of
Refined Silver delivered to the extent not already paid. |
Section
2.3 | Delivery of Silver
Credits |
(1) | Seller
shall sell and deliver to Purchaser all Refined Silver to be sold and delivered under this
Agreement by way of credit or physical allocation (which in either case will represent the
sale of physical silver) to the metal account located in London, UK or such other location
designated by Purchaser from time to time. |
(2) | All
deliveries of Refined Silver to Purchaser shall be deemed to have been made at such time
and on such date such Refined Silver is credited or physically allocated to the applicable
designated metal account of Purchaser (the “Time of Delivery” on the “Date
of Delivery”). Title to, and risk of loss of, Refined Silver shall pass from Seller
to Purchaser at the place of delivery and the Time of Delivery. All costs and expenses pertaining
to each delivery of Refined Silver shall be borne by Seller. |
(3) | Seller
represents, warrants and covenants that, at each Time of Delivery: |
| (a) | it
is the legal and beneficial owner of the Refined Silver delivered and credited to the designated
metal account of Purchaser; |
| (b) | it
has good, valid and marketable title to such Refined Silver; and |
| (c) | such
Refined Silver is free and clear of all Encumbrances. |
(1) | Seller
shall notify Purchaser in writing at least two Business Days before any delivery of Refined
Silver and any credit or transfer to the designated metal account of Purchaser of: |
| (a) | the
number of ounces of Refined Silver to be credited with respect to the applicable Offtaker
Delivery; |
| (b) | the
number of Units of Recovered Metals contained in the applicable Offtaker Delivery and the
number of Units of Payable Metals calculated by reference to such Recovered Metals; |
| (c) | the
applicable Lead Market Price, Zinc Market Price and Silver Market Price used in the calculation
of Payable Lead Silver Equivalent and Payable Zinc Silver Equivalent for all Recovered Metals
in such Offtaker Delivery; and |
| (d) | the
estimated Date of Delivery and expected Time of Delivery. |
(2) | At
the Time of Delivery, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser an invoice setting out with respect
to each applicable Offtaker Payment and Offtaker Delivery: |
| (a) | the
number of ounces of Refined Silver credited to the designated metal account of Purchaser; |
| (b) | the
number of Units of Payable Metals calculated by reference to Recovered Metals in such Offtaker
Delivery; |
| (c) | the
applicable Lead Market Price, Zinc Market Price and Silver Market Price used in the calculation
of Payable Lead Silver Equivalent and Payable Zinc Silver Equivalent for all Recovered Metals
in such Offtaker Delivery; |
| (d) | the
Refined Silver Purchase Price and amount (if any) being credited against the Uncredited Deposit
and the remaining balance of the Uncredited Deposit (if any); |
| (e) | the
accounting shipment summary of the Offtake Sales Documents prepared by Seller applicable
to such delivery; and |
| (f) | the
aggregate number of Units of Payable Metals calculated by reference to Recovered Metals in
all Offtaker Deliveries and delivered to Purchaser in the form of Refined Silver equivalents
under this Agreement up to the Time of Delivery (including, the Payable Metals subject to
the invoice); and |
shall
attach to such invoice the Offtake Sales Documents for each such delivery.
Section
2.5 | Purchase Price |
(1) | From
and after the Effective Date, Purchaser shall pay to Seller a purchase price for each ounce
of Refined Silver sold and delivered by Seller to Purchaser under this Agreement (the “Refined
Silver Purchase Price”) equal to: |
| (a) | until
the Deposit has been reduced to nil, the Silver Market Price on the second Business Day immediately
prior to the Time of Delivery with an amount equal to the Silver Cash Price being payable
in cash and the difference between the Silver Market Price and the Silver Cash Price being
payable by crediting such amount against the Uncredited Deposit in order to reduce the Uncredited
Deposit until the Uncredited Deposit has been reduced to nil; and |
| (b) | after
the Deposit has been reduced to nil, the Silver Cash Price, such amount being payable in
cash, |
(2) | Payment
by Purchaser for each delivery of Refined Silver shall be made promptly and in any event
not later than five Business Days after the Time of Delivery and receipt of the documents
set forth in Section 2.4(2). |
Section
2.6 | Loss of Recovered
Metals or Offtaker Delivery |
In
the event of any total or partial loss of any Recovered Metals prior to the delivery to Purchaser of Refined Silver equal to the Silver
Equivalent of Payable Metals calculated by reference to such Recovered Metals, Seller shall use the Net Proceeds of any insurance payments
or offtake settlement payment received in respect of such loss to purchase and deliver to Purchaser the Silver Equivalent of applicable
Payable Metals in an amount equal to (i) Purchaser’s pro rata interest in the lost Recovered Metals (net of purchase price
obligations hereunder), multiplied by (ii) such Net Proceeds.
ARTICLE
3
DEPOSIT
In
consideration for the sale and delivery of Refined Silver equal to the Silver Equivalent of Payable Metals under and pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement, Purchaser hereby agrees to pay to Seller a deposit in cash against the purchase price for such Refined Silver
in the amount of $46,000,000.00 (the “Deposit”), payable in accordance with Section 3.2.
Section
3.2 | Closing Date Deliveries |
(1) | Purchaser
shall pay to Seller the Deposit on the Business Day (the “Closing Date”)
on which all of the following conditions are satisfied and fulfilled (or waived by Purchaser): |
| (a) | the
maturity date of the Convertible Debentures has been extended to March 31, 2026 and the Royalty
Put Option Agreement has been amended to provide that it terminates upon the later of (i)
repayment in full of all amounts owing under the Convertible Debentures and any outstanding
amounts under the Royalty Put Option Agreement; and (ii) March 31, 2026, pursuant to a fourth
omnibus amendment agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Purchaser; |
| (b) | the
Seller MPA Entities and the Sprott Lenders enter into the Sprott Loan Agreement; |
| (c) | Purchaser,
the Sprott Stream Parties and the Sprott Lenders enter into a joinder agreement with the
Security Agent whereby Purchaser, the Sprott Stream Parties and the Sprott Lenders become
a “creditor” for purposes of the Security Sharing Agreement and a “Sprott
Entity” for purposes of the Security Documents; |
| (d) | the
Seller MPA Entities acknowledge and confirm in favour of Purchaser and other Sprott Entities
that, among other things, the Stream Obligations and the Debt Facility constitute PF Obligations
and are secured by the Security Documents, in form and substance satisfactory to Purchaser; |
| (e) | the
holder of the Royalty Convertible Debenture has elected to receive the Royalty in lieu of
cash payment of the outstanding principal amount under the Royalty Convertible Debenture
and all other amounts owing under the Royalty Convertible Debenture have been indefeasibly
paid in full; |
| (f) | all
amounts owing by BHMC under the bridge loan facility made available by certain Sprott Entities
pursuant to the bridge loan agreement dated as of December 2, 2022 have been paid in full
and the bridge loan facility has terminated; |
| (g) | each
Seller MPA Entity shall have delivered to Purchaser a current (dated no earlier than two
Business Days prior to the Closing Date) certificate of status, good standing or compliance
(or equivalent) for each such Seller MPA Entity, each issued by the relevant Governmental
Authority; |
| (h) | on
the Closing Date, each Seller MPA Entity shall have executed and delivered to Purchaser a
certificate of a director or senior officer, in form and substance satisfactory to Purchaser,
acting reasonably, certifying the constating documents of such entity, the resolutions of
the board of directors, shareholders or the relevant corporate body of such entity as applicable
in accordance with Applicable Law authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of
the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the transactions contemplated thereby,
the names, positions and true signatures of the Persons authorized to sign the Transaction
Documents to which it is a party; |
| (i) | on
or prior to the Closing Date, the Seller MPA Entities shall have delivered to Purchaser a
copy of the Project Financial Plan, satisfactory to Purchaser and certified to be true and
complete by a director or senior officer of Seller and BHMC; |
| (j) | on
or prior to the Closing Date, each Seller MPA Entity shall have executed and delivered to
Purchaser the Guarantees and the Security Documents to which it is a party and shall have
made, or arranged for, all such registrations, filings and recordings of Security Documents
in all appropriate jurisdictions (collectively, the “Relevant Jurisdictions”),
and shall have done all such other acts and things as may be necessary or advisable to create,
perfect or preserve the Security Documents in accordance with Section 7.2, and the security
created under the Security Documents shall constitute a valid and enforceable charge over
the Collateral, and Purchaser shall have received evidence satisfactory to it of each such
filing, registration or recordation and satisfactory evidence of the payment of any necessary
fee, tax or expense relating thereto; |
| (k) | on
the Closing Date, each Seller MPA Entity shall have delivered to Purchaser opinions, in form
and substance satisfactory to Purchaser, acting reasonably, from external legal counsel to
the Seller MPA Entities as to, among other things: (i) the legal status of each Seller MPA
Entity and the authorized and issued capital of each Seller MPA Entity; (ii) the power, capacity
and authority of each Seller MPA Entity to execute, deliver and perform the Transaction Documents
to which it is a party; (iii) the execution and delivery by each Seller MPA Entity of the
Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the enforceability thereof against it; (iv)
the registrations, filings and recordings made in all Relevant Jurisdictions to create, perfect
and otherwise preserve the Security Documents and attaching the results of the usual searches
that would be conducted in each of the Relevant Jurisdictions in connection with the Security
Documents; (v) that the Security Documents create valid and enforceable security interests
in favour of Purchaser in the Collateral, and that no Encumbrances are registered other than
Permitted Encumbrances; (vi) title with respect to the Mining Properties, including that
the title is valid, clean and marketable; and (vii) no documentary or stamp tax; |
| (l) | on
the Closing Date, each Seller MPA Entity shall have executed and delivered to Purchaser a
certificate of a director or senior officer of each such entity, in form and substance satisfactory
to Purchaser, acting reasonably, certifying that, on and as of that date: |
| (i) | all
of the representations and warranties made by each Seller MPA Entity pursuant to this Agreement
and each Security Document to which it is a party are true and correct in all material respects
as of such date; |
| (ii) | none
of the Seller MPA Entities are in breach or default and there is no Seller Event of Default
that has occurred and is continuing (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both
would become a breach, default or Seller Event of Default) under this Agreement or any Security
Document to which it is a party; and |
| (iii) | no
action or proceeding, at law or in equity, is pending or, to the knowledge of such Seller
MPA Entity, threatened by any Person or Governmental Authority to restrain, enjoin or prohibit
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. |
(2) | Each
of the conditions set forth in Section 3.2(1) is for the exclusive benefit of Purchaser and
may only be waived by it in its sole discretion. |
Section
3.3 | Use of Deposit |
The
Seller MPA Entities shall ensure that the Deposit is used only for the construction and development of the Mine and servicing Permitted
Secured Debt and other permitted Financial Indebtedness and for greater certainty will exclude (i) any general and administrative expenses
relating to, or reasonably allocable to, any project or asset other than the Project and development of related infrastructure; and (ii)
any expenditures, directly or indirectly, incurred in connection with any project or asset other than the Project and development of
related infrastructure.
Section
3.4 | Buy Back Option |
(1) | During
the period commencing on the 2nd anniversary of the Closing Date and ending the day before
the 4th anniversary of the Closing Date, Seller shall have a one-time buy back option to
effect the matters set out in the next following sentence (the “Buy Back Option”),
exercisable by (i) delivering written notice to Purchaser, and (ii) making a payment in cash
to Purchaser within 30 days after delivery of such written notice (the “Buy Back
Closing”) of following amount: |
| (a) | if
Seller exercises the Buy Back Option during the period commencing on the 2nd anniversary
of the Closing Date and ending on the day before the 3rd anniversary of the Closing Date,
an amount equal to (x) 50% of the Deposit as of the Buy Back Closing, multiplied by (y) 1.40;
or |
| (b) | if
Seller exercises the Buy Back Option during the period commencing on the 3rd anniversary
of the Closing Date and ending on the day before the 4th anniversary of the Closing Date,
an amount equal to (x) 50% of the Deposit as of the Buy Back Closing, multiplied by (y) 1.65; |
(2) | As
of the Buy Back Closing: |
| (a) | the
Stream Percentage shall be reduced by 50%, as more particularly set forth in the definition
of “Stream Percentage”; |
| (b) | the
“Deposit” shall be adjusted to be equal to 50% of the Deposit as of the Buy Back
Closing; |
| (c) | the
“Uncredited Deposit” shall be equal to (i) 50% of the Deposit minus (ii) the
Deposit minus the Uncredited Deposit immediately prior to the Buy Back Closing; and |
| (d) | the
“Minimum Quantities” shall be adjusted to be equal to 50% of the Minimum Quantities
immediately prior to the Buy Back Closing, as more particularly set forth in the definition
of “Minimum Quantities”. |
For
greater certainty, the Deposit shall be reduced by 50% of the Deposit immediately prior to the Buy Back Closing and not by the aggregate
amount paid pursuant to this Section 3.4.
ARTICLE
4
TERM
The
term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and, subject to Section 9.2(1)(c), shall continue until the date that is
40 years after the Effective Date (the “Initial Term”). Purchaser may terminate this Agreement at the end of the Initial
Term by providing Seller, prior to the expiry of the Initial Term, with written notice of its intention to terminate. If Purchaser has
not provided such notice prior to the expiry of the Initial Term, then this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect for successive
ten year periods unless and until Purchaser provides written notice to Seller terminating this Agreement prior to the end of the then
current term.
Section
4.2 | Uncredited Deposit |
If,
by the expiry of the term of this Agreement or upon any early termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.2(1)(c) or otherwise,
Seller has not sold and delivered to Purchaser an amount of Refined Silver sufficient to reduce the Uncredited Deposit to nil in accordance
with this Agreement, then Seller shall pay such Uncredited Deposit to Purchaser within 60 days of demand therefor following the expiry
of the term or the termination of this Agreement.
Section
4.3 | Conversion to Royalty |
On
and after the later of the date on which (i) the Minimum Quantities for each individual Payable Metal have been delivered to Purchaser
in the form of Refined Silver equivalents; and (ii) the Buy Back Option has been exercised or lapsed; Seller may elect by notice in writing
to require Purchaser to convert the remaining delivery obligations under this Agreement into the Converted Royalty. As soon as reasonably
practicable and in any event within 60 days of receipt by Purchaser of such notice and the draft Converted Royalty:
| (a) | the
Parties will execute a definitive Converted Royalty; |
| (b) | the
Parties will register and record against the Real Property the Converted Royalty or a notice
of the Converted Royalty (and any other similar document or documents as Purchaser may reasonably
request that will have the effect of giving notice of the existence of the Converted Royalty
to third Persons, protecting Purchaser’s right to receive the gross revenue royalty
payable under the Converted Royalty, and securing payment of such gross revenue royalty and
the covenants and obligations of Seller under the Converted Royalty) with the appropriate
public registry; |
| (c) | Purchaser
will execute such releases and discharges as may be reasonably requested by the Seller MPA
Entities to terminate this Agreement (subject to Section 11.5) and release any Security Documents
to the extent the Encumbrances thereunder secure the Stream Obligations; and |
| (d) | the
Seller MPA Entities will deliver such opinions, certificates and resolutions as Purchaser
may reasonably request to ensure the validity and enforceability of the Converted Royalty. |
ARTICLE
5
REPORTING; BOOKS AND RECORDS
Section
5.1 | Reporting Requirements |
(1) | From
and after the Closing Date, the Seller MPA Entities shall deliver to Purchaser: |
| (a) | until
Completion is achieved, a Monthly Construction Report to be provided within 15 Business Days
after the end of each calendar month; |
| (b) | commencing
with the month in which Minerals are first shipped to a Processor, a Monthly Report to be
provided within 15 Business Days after the end of each calendar month; provided that, for
each month that is the last month of a Fiscal Quarter for which a Quarterly Report is required
to be provided pursuant to Section 5.1(1)(d) below, the information required to be contained
in the Monthly Report for such month may be included in such Quarterly Report; |
| (c) | until
Completion is achieved, quarterly progress reports, in form and substance satisfactory to
Purchaser, acting reasonably, as soon as reasonably practicable following the end of each
quarter in no event later than 15 Business Days following the end of each quarter, which
reports shall include a report on the financial status of the BHMC and status of the Project,
including (i) detailed listing of actual costs incurred vs. budget for the most recent quarter
and on a cumulative basis in respect of the Mine; (ii) financial forecast that presents the
sources and uses of cash during the remainder of the expected construction and development
period in respect of the Project and the first five years of expected production; (iii) listing
of any Authorization required for the construction, development or operation of the Mine
that will expire within the next 12 months; (iv) an update on the construction and development
in respect of the Mine; (v) an updated estimate of the reasonably expected total capital
required to achieve Completion; and (vi) the information contained in the Monthly Construction
Report presented for the quarter; |
| (d) | commencing
with the Fiscal Quarter in which Minerals are first shipped to a Processor, a Quarterly Report
to be provided within 20 Business Days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter; |
| (e) | promptly
upon preparation thereof, reasonably detailed environmental reports and reports on occupational
health and safety and community matters; |
| (f) | annual
Reserve and Resource reports prepared in accordance with NI 43-101 (as and when prepared); |
| (g) | annual
reports detailing reconciliation of resource model, mine grade control and process facilities; |
| (h) | any
other material engineering or economic studies (as and when prepared); |
| (i) | on
an annual basis, the list of the Mining Rights underlying the Real Property or any changes
from the prior year’s list; |
| (j) | copies
of all reports prepared by management or advisers to any Seller MPA Entity that are given
to the board of directors of BHMC within 5 days of sending any such report to the directors; |
| (k) | prior
to the Target IRR Date, copies of all Material Contracts (and amendments thereto), studies
or reports relating to the Real Property, the Mine or the Minerals that may be reasonably
requested by Purchaser and promptly following the receipt thereof copies of any notice of
default, termination or enforcement action under any such contract or occurrence of any other
material event in respect of the Real Property or the Mine; |
| (l) | notice
of any other material event concerning the Mine, the Project Assets, Seller or BHMC including
any force majeure, labour or civil disruption, actual or threatened material legal action,
actual or threatened withdrawal of any material permit or third-party approval, any material
human rights, community, health and safety, other social, animal welfare, conservation, other
environmental, or corporate governance controversies or initiatives or any change in law
materially impacting the Real Property or the Mine; |
| (m) | prior
to the Target IRR Date, within 45 days following the end of each quarter of each fiscal year
and to the extent prepared by management, Seller shall provide Purchaser with a copy of the
unaudited financial statements of Seller (on an unconsolidated basis) for such quarter; |
| (n) | prior
to the Target IRR Date, (i) within 45 days following the end of each of the first three fiscal
quarters of each fiscal year, BHMC shall provide Purchaser with a copy of its unaudited financial
statements and management discussion and analysis thereof on a consolidated basis for that
quarter, and (ii) within 60 days following the end of each fiscal year, BHMC shall provide
Purchaser with a draft of its unaudited financial statements on a consolidated basis for
that fiscal year; |
| (o) | prior
to the Target IRR Date, within 90 days of the end of each fiscal year and to the extent prepared
by management, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser its unaudited, unconsolidated financial
statements and management discussion and analysis thereof for such year and to the extent
prepared and delivered to any lender or other third party, its audited unconsolidated financial
statements and management discussion and analysis thereof for such year; and |
| (p) | within
120 days following the end of each fiscal year, BHMC shall provide Purchaser with a copy
of its audited financial statements and management discussion and analysis thereof on a consolidated
basis for that year. |
To
the extent any of the foregoing information is published publicly on BHMC’s SEDAR profile or website, such publication shall constitute
provision of such information to Purchaser.
(2) | Prior
to the Target IRR Date, promptly after the annual operating budget for the Seller MPA Entities
is presented to the board of directors of any BHMC Group Entity, and in any event at least
10 Business Days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, Seller shall provide to Purchaser
such annual operating budget approved by the board of directors for the upcoming fiscal year,
including: |
| (a) | estimates
of Operating Costs by category, capital expenditures by category and finance costs (including
debt service costs and monetary obligations under any capital or financing leases) for the
upcoming calendar year (to be set out on a monthly basis); |
| (b) | a
revenue projection for the upcoming year; and |
| (c) | an
updated 5 year business plan for the upcoming year and the four calendar year thereafter. |
(3) | Promptly
after the life of mine plan for the Mine is presented to the board of directors of any BHMC
Group Entity, and in any event once every 12 months, and promptly whenever an update to any
such life of mine plan is adopted by management of any BHMC Group Entity, Seller shall provide
to Purchaser such life of mine plan or updated life of mine plan approved by the board of
directors, as applicable, including |
| (a) | the
annual production forecast for silver, lead and zinc from the Mining Properties during the
upcoming calendar year (to be set out on a monthly basis) and the remaining life of mine
thereafter (to be set out on a yearly basis); |
| (b) | the
amounts of Payable Metals as forecast for the upcoming calendar year (to be set out on a
monthly basis) and the remaining life of mine thereafter (to be set out on a yearly basis); |
| (c) | a
list of assumptions used in developing the forecasts referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b),
including the types, tonnages, metal grade and metal recoveries of ore from the Mining Properties
and the operating costs and sustaining capital during the applicable forecast period in the
case of the production forecast; and |
| (d) | a
statement setting out the silver, lead and zinc Reserves and Resources for the Mine and the
assumptions used. |
(4) | Seller
shall notify and consult with Purchaser regarding any matter concerning the Mining Properties
that has or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. Seller shall seek to
comply with this Section 5.1(4), to the extent reasonably practicable and subject to requirements
of Applicable Law, prior to any public announcement regarding the matter. |
(5) | Seller
shall notify and consult with Purchaser regarding any changes or material communications
with the EPA in connection with the EPA Settlement Agreement or with the surety bond or letter
of credit providers of Financial Assurances required under the EPA Settlement Agreement. |
(6) | Seller
shall provide Purchaser with immediate written notice if: |
| (a) | it
becomes aware that as of the most recently completed calendar month end, except for a shortfall
not to exceed US$5,000,000, the Cost to Complete Test has not been satisfied or that the
Cost to Complete has increased by more than 10% since the Closing Date or any time that the
Cost to Complete has increased by more than 5% thereafter together with reasonably detailed
explanation of the reasons therefor; |
| (b) | it
suffers or incurs, or expects to suffer or incur, an Insolvency Event or any other Trigger
Event; or |
| (c) | it
becomes, or expects to become, unable to pay its debts, expenses and liabilities as they
become due in the ordinary course of its business. |
(7) | Each
time Seller or BHMC establishes a mineral resource or a mineral reserve estimate on any part
of the Mining Properties or establishes a new mineral resource or a new mineral reserve estimate
which is a material change to the prior mineral resource or mineral reserve estimate, the
Seller MPA Entities shall promptly provide Purchaser with such estimate. |
Section
5.2 | Books and Records |
Seller
and BHMC shall, and shall cause the other Seller MPA Entities to, keep true, complete and accurate Books and Records to enable Purchaser
to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the determination of the Payable Metals and whether
Completion has been achieved. Seller and BHMC shall, and shall cause the other Seller MPA Entities to:
| (a) | provide
copies to Purchaser of; and |
| (b) | permit
Purchaser and its authorized representatives and agents to perform audits, reviews and other
examinations of, |
such
Books and Records from time to time, at such reasonable times as Purchaser may request upon reasonable notice. If any audit, review or
examination conducted by Purchaser discloses that deliveries of Refined Silver received under this Agreement are short by more than five
percent (5%) or there has been a material breach of any obligation, covenant, condition or agreement contained herein, the Seller MPA
Entities shall reimburse Purchaser for its costs incurred in such audit, review or examination.
Section
5.3 | Technical Reports |
(1) | Seller
and BHMC shall prepare technical reports on the Mining Properties in compliance with NI 43-101
as and when required by Applicable Law. Seller and BHMC shall provide to Purchaser an advance
draft copy of any technical report on the Mining Properties prepared in compliance with NI
43-101 before it is filed on SEDAR or otherwise publicly announced, and in any event not
less than five Business Days before it is so filed. |
(2) | Upon
the reasonable request of Purchaser, the Seller MPA Entities shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to cause the author(s) of such report to provide, (i) a copy of such report to be
addressed to Purchaser or any of its Affiliates, (ii) the relevant certificates and consents
of the author(s) required in connection with the filing of and reference to such report to
be provided to Purchaser or any of its Affiliates, and (iii) such other consents in connection
with the use of or reliance upon such report by Purchaser or any of its Affiliates from time
to time in its public disclosure as may be required by Purchaser. |
(3) | Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if Purchaser or any of its Affiliates is required by applicable laws to prepare
a technical report under NI 43-101 (or similar report) in respect of the Mining Properties
and chooses to prepare its own technical report (or similar report), the Seller MPA Entities
shall cooperate with and allow Purchaser and its authorized representatives to access technical
information required to be reported under NI 43-101 pertaining to the Mining Properties and
complete site visits at the Real Property so as to enable Purchaser or its Affiliates, as
the case may be, to prepare the technical report (or similar report) in accordance with NI
43-101 (or any other applicable Canadian and/or US securities laws and/or stock exchange
rules and policies governing the disclosure obligations of Purchaser or any of its Affiliates). |
Subject
at all times to the workplace rules and supervision of Seller, and provided any rights of access do not interfere with any exploration,
development, mining or processing work conducted on the Mining Properties, the Seller MPA Entities hereby grant to Purchaser and its
representatives and agents, at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice and at Purchaser’s sole risk and expense, the right
to access and physically inspect the Books and Records, the Mining Properties and the Mineral Processing Facilities, in each case to
monitor Seller’s mining and processing operations on the Mining Properties, to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions
of this Agreement, confirm whether Completion has been achieved, or to otherwise monitor and review mining and processing operations.
Purchaser shall avail itself of the rights in this Section 5.4 no more than once per calendar year.
Section
5.5 | Construction, Development
and Completion |
Seller
and BHMC shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause construction and development in respect of the Mine to be carried out in
accordance with the Project Financial Plan. Seller shall promptly notify Purchaser in writing of any departure from or proposed change
to the Project Financial Plan that could result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section
5.6 | Confidentiality |
(1) | Subject
to Section 5.6(2), neither Purchaser nor the Seller MPA Entities shall, without the express
written consent of the other (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), disclose
any non-public information in respect of the terms of the Transaction Documents or otherwise
received under or in conjunction with the Transaction Documents, and none of Purchaser and
the Seller MPA Entities shall issue any press releases concerning the terms of any Transaction
Document except in accordance with Section 11.7. |
(2) | Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Purchaser and the Seller MPA Entities may disclose non-public information
in respect of the terms of the Transaction Documents or otherwise received under or in conjunction
with the Transaction Documents in the following circumstances: |
| (i) | its
limited partners, investors, auditor, legal counsel, lenders, underwriters, investment bankers
and technical consultants, and |
| (ii) | Persons
with which it is considering or intends to enter into a transaction which would be permitted
hereunder without the consent of the other party under this Agreement (such Persons referred
to in this Agreement, the “Proposed Transferees”) for which such non-public information
would reasonably be relevant (and to advisors and representatives of any such Person), |
provided
that such disclosure is made on a need to know basis and that such Persons are advised of the confidential nature of the non-public information,
undertake to maintain the confidentiality of it and are strictly limited in their use of the non-public information to those purposes
necessary for such Persons to perform the services for which they were, or are proposed to be, retained or to consider or effect the
applicable transaction, or to monitor their investments in the case of limited partners or investors, as applicable;
| (b) | where
disclosure is necessary to comply with Applicable Laws, court order or regulatory request,
provided that (x) such disclosure is limited to only that non-public information so required
to be disclosed, and (y) the party required to disclose such information shall promptly notify
the other party in writing to permit the other party, at its own expense, to have an opportunity
to contest or seek to obtain an injunction or protective order or other remedy restricting
the disclosure of such non-public information and, where applicable, that the party required
to disclose such information has taken commercially reasonable efforts to avail itself of
the full benefits of any laws, rules, regulations or contractual rights as to disclosure
on a confidential basis to which it may be entitled; |
| (c) | for
the purposes of the preparation and conduct of any legal proceeding commenced under Section
9.7 or any determination presided over by an independent national accounting firm in connection
with the preparation of an Auditor’s Report referred to in Section 9.6; |
| (d) | where
disclosure is required under Applicable Laws in connection with any initial public offering
or subsequent public offering of securities of any Seller MPA Entity or of Purchaser or any
Affiliate thereof; |
| (e) | with
the express written consent of the other party, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed; and |
| (f) | to
its Affiliates and those of its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees,
advisors and representatives who need to have knowledge of the non-public information and
each such Person to whom the non-public information is disclosed is directed to comply with
these terms of confidentiality (or is bound by professional obligations to maintain confidentiality). |
(3) | Each
party shall ensure that its Affiliates who receive any non-public information pursuant to
this Agreement and its and such Affiliates’ employees, directors, officers, advisors
and representatives and those Persons listed in Section 5.6(2)(f) are made aware of this
Section 5.6 and comply with the provisions of this Section 5.6. Each party shall be liable
to the other party for any improper use or disclosure of such terms or information by such
Persons. |
(4) | For
the purposes of this Section 5.6, the Seller MPA Entities are one party and Purchaser is
the other party. |
(5) | If
a Party is required to file this Agreement in any public registry, filing system or depository,
including SEDAR in order to comply with Applicable Law, it shall notify the other Parties
of such requirement within two Business Days of the date of this Agreement, and the Parties
shall consult with each other with respect to any proposed redactions to the Agreement in
compliance with Applicable Law before it is filed in any such registry, filing system or
depository. |
ARTICLE
6
COVENANTS
Section
6.1 | Conduct of Operations |
(1) | Subject
to Section 6.1(2), all decisions regarding the Mine, the Mining Properties and the Mineral
Processing Facilities, including all decisions concerning the methods, extent, times, procedures
and techniques of any: (i) exploration, development and mining related to the Mine, including
spending on capital expenditures; (ii) leaching, milling, processing or extraction; (iii)
materials to be introduced on or to the Mining Properties; and (iv) sales of Minerals and
terms thereof; shall be made by Seller, in its sole discretion. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, subject to Section 5.1(2), Seller shall be permitted to amend the mine
plan for the Mine at any time and from time to time in its sole discretion. |
(2) | Seller
and BHMC shall, and shall cause each other applicable BHMC Group Entity to, carry out and
perform all mining operations and activities pertaining to or in respect of the Mine, the
Mining Properties and the Mineral Processing Facilities in a commercially prudent manner
and in accordance with all Applicable Laws, the then current life of mine plan, the Authorizations
and Good Practice Standards. In addition, Seller and BHMC shall, and shall cause the other
applicable BHMC Group Entities to: |
| (a) | ensure
that all cut-off grade, short term mine planning, long term mine planning and production
decisions concerning the Mining Properties shall be based on silver, lead and zinc prices
typical of normal industry practice and be made on the assumption that Seller is receiving
payment for all silver, lead and zinc produced at the Mining Properties at Refined Metal
Market Prices; and |
| (b) | assume
silver, lead and zinc prices typical of normal industry practice and that Seller is receiving
payment for all silver, lead and zinc produced at the Mining Properties at market prices,
without any consideration of the financial impact of this Agreement: (A) in any resource
or reserve determination, short term mine planning, long term mine planning and production
decisions concerning the Mining Properties; (B) in any studies, analyses or decisions regarding
the nature or location of the ore to be mined on, the sequence of mining operations or any
related financing thereof; and (C) in any determination to operate, modify, suspend or terminate
the Mineral Processing Facilities. |
Section
6.2 | Processing/Commingling |
(1) | Seller
and BHMC shall ensure that no BHMC Group Entity or other Person processes Other Minerals
through the Mine’s processing plant, or commingles such Other Minerals with, Minerals
mined, produced, extracted or otherwise recovered from the Mining Properties, unless (i)
the applicable BHMC Group Entity has adopted and employs reasonable practices and procedures
for weighing, determining moisture content, sampling and assaying and determining recovery
factors (a “Commingling Plan”), such Commingling Plan to ensure the division
of Other Minerals and Minerals for the purpose of determining the quantum of Minerals; (ii)
Purchaser shall not be disadvantaged as a result of the processing of Other Minerals in priority
to, or concurrently with, the Minerals, or Seller, acting reasonably, shall have entered
into an agreement satisfactory to Purchaser, acting reasonably, to compensate Purchaser for
any such disadvantage providing for a commensurate stream interest in such Other Minerals
or another form of compensation (a “Compensation Agreement”); (iii) Purchaser
has approved the Commingling Plan and, if applicable, the Compensation Agreement, such approval
not to be unreasonably withheld; (iv) Seller and BHMC shall keep all books, records, data,
information required by the Commingling Plan for the same period of time as is required by
the applicable taxation authorities for the retention of financial records; and (v) Seller
and BHMC shall keep all samples required by the Commingling Plan in accordance with Good
Practice Standards. Seller and BHMC agree to revisit the Commingling Plan and the Compensation
Agreement if Purchaser, acting reasonably, determines that circumstances have changed, in
order to ensure that the Commingling Plan continues to provide for the accurate measurement
of Minerals and the Compensation Agreement reasonably compensates Purchaser for any disadvantage.
For greater certainty, the foregoing does not apply to the handling of Minerals by a Processor
in accordance with its standard operating procedures and Good Practice Standards. |
(2) | Seller
shall have the right to mine and remove small amounts of ores, minerals and mineral resources
constituting Minerals as is reasonably necessary for sampling, assaying, metallurgical testing
and evaluation of the minerals’ potential of the Mining Properties. |
(3) | Seller
shall not process or toll treat Minerals at any processing plant other than the Mine’s
processing plant except |
| (a) | during
such time as the Mine’s processing plant is being commissioned and provided that Purchaser
shall not be disadvantaged as a result of such processing or toll treating or Seller, acting
reasonably, shall have entered into an agreement to compensate Purchaser for any such disadvantage;
and |
| (b) | so
long as no minerals are commingled with the Minerals mined, produced, extracted or otherwise
recovered from the Mining Properties, except in accordance with Section 6.2(1). |
Seller
and such other tolling processor shall enter into a toll mining contract with respect to such tolling and keep all books, records, data,
information and samples, in each case, in accordance with Good Practice Standards. For greater certainty, deliveries shall be required
hereunder in respect of all such toll treated Minerals, bulk samples and other production where Seller or any other BHMC Group Entity
receives any proceeds from any Processor or other purchaser.
Section
6.3 | Preservation of
Corporate Existence |
(1) | Each
of Seller and BHMC shall do all things necessary or advisable to maintain its corporate existence
and, in the case of Seller, remain a resident of the United States for tax purposes. |
(2) | Without
limiting Section 6.6 and Section 11.12, Seller and BHMC shall ensure that neither BHMC nor
any holding company shall consolidate, amalgamate with, or merge with or into, or Transfer
all or substantially all of its assets to, or reorganize, reincorporate or reconstitute into
or as another entity, or continue to any other jurisdiction or consummate a similar corporate
event unless at the time of such consolidation, amalgamation, merger, reorganization, reincorporation,
reconstitution, Transfer, continuance or similar corporate event, the resulting, surviving
or transferee entity assumes in favour of Purchaser all the obligations of BHMC or the relevant
holding company, as the case may be, under each Transaction Document to which BHMC or such
holding company, as the case may be, is a party. |
(3) | Without
limiting Section 6.6 and Section 11.12, Seller shall not consolidate, amalgamate with, or
merge with or into, or Transfer all or substantially all of its assets to, or reorganize,
reincorporate or reconstitute into or as another entity, or continue to any other jurisdiction
or consummate a similar corporate event unless: (i) at the time of such consolidation, amalgamation,
merger, reorganization, reincorporation, reconstitution, Transfer, continuance or similar
corporate event, the resulting, surviving or transferee entity assumes in favour of Purchaser
all the obligations of Seller under any Transaction Document to which Seller is a party;
(ii) Purchaser has provided its prior written consent to such consolidation, amalgamation,
merger, reorganization, reincorporation, reconstitution, Transfer, continuance or similar
corporate event, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld; and (iii) each Seller MPA
Entity acknowledges, confirms and agrees in favour of Purchaser that its obligations under
each Transaction Document to which it is a party continue in full force and effect despite
such consolidation, amalgamation, merger, reorganization, reincorporation, reconstitution,
Transfer, continuance or similar corporate event. |
(1) | Seller
and BHMC shall ensure that the Seller MPA Entities cause to be maintained with reputable
insurance companies, insurance with respect to the Project Assets and the operations of Seller
conducted on and in respect of the Mine against such casualties and contingencies and of
such types and in such amounts as is customary in the case of similar operations in similar
locations, which shall include insurance on each shipment of Minerals from the Mine to the
extent such insurance is available to Seller and BHMC on reasonable commercial terms, until
risk of loss for such shipment has been transferred to the Processor. |
(2) | Seller
shall, upon request of Purchaser, furnish to Purchaser a certificate setting forth the nature
and extent of all insurance maintained by or on behalf of the Seller MPA Entities in accordance
with Section 6.4(1). Seller shall, upon the request of Purchaser, provide Purchaser with
copies of all insurance policies as in effect from time to time relating to the Project Assets. |
(3) | All
of the insurance policies relating to the Project Assets and the operations conducted thereon
(and all policies of reinsurance issued in connection therewith) shall specify Purchaser
as an additional insured and as a loss payee and contain such endorsements in favour of Purchaser
as Purchaser shall reasonably require. |
(4) | Seller
and BHMC shall ensure that the Seller MPA Entities do not at any time do or omit to do anything,
or cause anything to be done or omitted to be done, whereby any insurance required to be
effected hereunder would, or would be likely to, be rendered void or voidable or suspended,
impaired or defeated in whole or in part. |
Section
6.5 | Project Assets |
Seller
and BHMC shall ensure that:
| (a) | except
pursuant to a Transfer in compliance with Section 6.6, Seller to be the only legal and beneficial
owner of, and ensure that no other Person holds or acquires any ownership right, title or
interest in, the Project Assets; |
| (b) | Seller
shall keep the Mining Properties in good standing; provided that Seller shall be entitled
to abandon, surrender, relinquish or let lapse any of the Mining Properties, if Seller shall
have determined, acting reasonably, that it is not economical to mine the Minerals from the
Mining Properties that it proposes to abandon, surrender, relinquish or let lapse; and |
| (c) | Seller
shall maintain all Authorizations necessary to operate the Mine in good standing and construct,
develop and operate the Mine in a commercial prudent manner consistent with Good Practice
Standards and in compliance with all Applicable Laws. |
(1) | Except
with the prior written consent of Purchaser, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld,
Seller and BHMC shall not, and shall cause the other BHMC Group Entities to not: |
| (a) | permit,
suffer or allow Seller to Transfer, in whole or in part, or otherwise cease to hold (other
than as contemplated by Section 6.5(b) or Section 6.6(3) or a transfer of Minerals in the
ordinary course of business) all beneficial and legal title of the Mining Properties, the
Mineral Processing Facilities and the other Project Assets or any right, title or interest
therein; |
| (b) | Transfer,
in whole or in part, or otherwise cease to hold (other than as contemplated by Section 6.5(b)
or Section 6.6(3)), their direct or indirect interests in Seller or any right, title or interest
therein; or |
| (c) | agree
to, or enter into any agreement, arrangement or other transaction with any Person that would
cause, or otherwise allow or permit to exist, a Change of Control of any Seller MPA Entity. |
(2) | Notwithstanding
Section 6.6(1)(c), the prior written consent of Purchaser shall not be required in connection
with a Change of Control of BHMC if: |
| (a) | the
Acquiror is not a Restricted Person; |
| (b) | the
Acquiror (if the Acquiror is not controlled by any other Person) or the Person that is not
controlled by any other Person that controls the Acquiror executes and delivers to Purchaser
within 30 days of the date of such Change of Control a guarantee of the payment and performance
of all of the Stream Obligations, substantially in form and substance as set out in the Guarantee,
and satisfactory to Purchaser, acting reasonably; |
| (c) | there
is no Seller Event of Default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would
become a Seller Event of Default) that has occurred and is continuing as at the date of the
Change of Control; and |
| (d) | each
Seller MPA Entity acknowledges, confirms and agrees in favour of Purchaser that its obligations
under each Transaction Document to which it is a party continue in full force and effect
despite such Change of Control. |
(3) | Notwithstanding
Section 6.6(1)(a) and Section 6.6(1)(b), Seller may Transfer Project Assets (other than any
Mining Properties) not reasonably required for, or useful in connection with, the operation
of the Mine in accordance with the then applicable life of mine plan. |
Subject
to Section 7.2, Seller and BHMC shall not, and shall cause the other BHMC Group Entities to not, grant or allow to exist an Encumbrance,
other than Permitted Encumbrances, in respect of all or any of the Project Assets in favour of any Person.
Section
6.8 | Offtake Agreements |
(1) | Seller
and BHMC shall ensure that, no BHMC Group Entity shall smelt or refine any Minerals and that
when Minerals that contain any marketable metal are to be sold or otherwise disposed of,
all such Minerals are sold by Seller to a Processor pursuant to an Offtake Agreement. |
(2) | Seller
and BHMC shall ensure that all Offtake Agreements entered into by Seller (or any other BHMC
Group Entity) shall be on commercially reasonable arm’s length terms and conditions
for concentrates similar in make-up and quality to those derived from the Minerals, and shall
include (i) industry standard reporting and payment settlement protocols, (ii) provisions
that require the delivery of metals return statements, provisional and final settlement sheets
and invoices and certificates for final shipped moisture content and analyses and assays
evidencing the amount of Minerals, (iii) provisions that require appropriate and separate
sampling, assaying, weighing and moisture determination procedures so that Seller and the
applicable Processor can determine the grade or content of silver, lead, zinc and other metals
in each delivery to a Processor; and (iv) provisions that permit the assignment by Seller
of its rights and benefits thereunder to the Security Agent as security for the Stream Obligations
and require the Processor to enter into a direct agreement with the Security Agent in customary
form for secured project financing transactions. |
(3) | Seller
shall deliver all Minerals that include marketable metal to each Processor in such quantity,
description and amounts and at such times and places as required under and in accordance
with each Offtake Agreement. |
(4) | Seller
shall promptly provide to Purchaser confirmation of the terms of any such Offtake Agreement
and, within 15 days after the execution thereof by each of the parties thereto, Seller shall
provide to Purchaser a final signed copy of such Offtake Agreement and use its commercially
reasonable efforts to avoid any requirement for the redaction of any part thereof, failing
which, such Offtake Agreement shall be provided subject to the redactions required by any
such Offtake Agreements. |
(5) | Seller
shall take all commercially reasonable steps to enforce its rights and remedies under each
Offtake Agreement with respect to any breaches of the terms thereof relating to the timing
and amount of Processor settlements. Seller shall notify Purchaser in writing when any dispute
in respect of a material matter arising out of or in connection with any Offtake Agreement
is commenced and shall provide Purchaser with timely updates of the status of any such dispute
and the final decision and award of the court or arbitration panel with respect to such dispute,
as the case may be. |
Section
6.9 | Related Party Transactions |
Without
limiting any other provision of this Agreement, Seller and BHMC shall ensure that any Related Party Transaction entered into by the Seller
MPA Entities shall be:
| (a) | bona
fide and on terms and conditions that are commercially reasonable and could be obtained in
a similar arm’s length transaction; and |
| (b) | if
such Related Party Transaction involves the incurrence of Financial Indebtedness by a Seller
MPA Entity, subject to a subordination and postponement agreement in accordance with Section
7.2(3). |
Seller
shall not, and Seller and BHMC shall ensure that the other Seller MPA Entities do not, incur, assume, guarantee or otherwise be or become
liable for any Financial Indebtedness secured by an Encumbrance over any Project Asset without the prior written consent of Purchaser,
other than any Permitted Secured Debt.
Section
6.11 | Hedging Transactions |
The
Seller MPA Entities may enter into Hedging Contracts on an unsecured basis in the ordinary course of, and pursuant to the reasonable
requirements of, its business, and not for speculative investment or on a margined basis. The Seller MPA Entities may enter into any
such Hedging Contract on a secured basis only with the prior approval of Purchaser, acting reasonably, and provided that (i) the obligations
under the such Hedging Contract that are secured by Encumbrances over any Project Asset at no time will exceed the Maximum Hedging Exposure
where the Maximum Hedging Exposure is calculated as at the date of entering into any such Hedging Contract; and (ii) the counterparty
and Purchaser enter into an intercreditor agreement on terms satisfactory to Purchaser. Following the Target IRR Date, the Seller MPA
Entities may enter into Hedging Contracts without restriction provided that such Hedging Contracts do not interfere with Seller’s
ability to satisfy its obligations hereunder.
Section
6.12 | No Distribution |
Seller
and BHMC shall not, and shall cause each other Seller MPA Entity to not:
| (a) | prior
to the achievement of the Positive CFADS Test, make any Distribution other than to (i) fund
the payment of any PF Obligations or other Permitted Secured Debt, (ii) fund the scheduled
payment of the obligations owing to the EPA under the EPA Settlement Agreement, and (iii)
pay reasonable annual overhead expenses of BHMC, and those that relate to the administration
and management of Seller or any other Seller MPA Entity (in the latter case, with respect
to the administration and management of its interest in Seller, the Mining Properties, the
Project Assets and/or Recovered Metals), or |
| (b) | upon
the occurrence of a Trigger Event and until 90 days after any such Trigger Event has been
remedied or in the event the making of a Distribution would cause a Trigger Event, make any
Distribution. |
The
Seller MPA Entities shall comply in all material respects with the EPA Settlement Agreement and shall take all actions necessary to ensure
that the surety bonds, letters of credit and other Financial Assurances required under the EPA Settlement Agreement are validly issued
in favour of the EPA and remain in good standing and satisfactory to the EPA, in each case in accordance with the EPA Settlement Agreement.
ARTICLE
7
GUARANTEES AND SECURITY
(1) | BHMC
hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to Purchaser, the due and punctual payment
and performance of the Stream Obligations and agrees on written demand of Purchaser, following
the occurrence of a Seller Event of Default, to perform or discharge the Stream Obligations
which have not been fully performed or discharged at the times and in the manner provided
for in the Transaction Documents (the “BHMC Guarantee”). |
(2) | Without
prejudice to the rights of Purchaser against Seller, BHMC unconditionally and irrevocably
agrees that, as between Purchaser and itself, it will be liable as principal debtor in respect
of the performance of the Stream Obligations and not merely as surety and, accordingly, BHMC
shall be fully liable forthwith on demand by Purchaser, following the occurrence and during
the continuance of a Seller Event of Default, to perform or discharge the Stream Obligations
irrespective of the validity, effectiveness or enforceability of the Stream Obligations against
Seller or any other fact or circumstances which would or might otherwise constitute a legal
or equitable discharge of or defence to a guarantor or surety. |
(3) | As
a separate and independent obligation, if any of the Stream Obligations are not duly and
punctually paid by Seller and performed by BHMC under Section 7.1(1) for any reason whatsoever
BHMC unconditionally and irrevocably agrees to indemnify and save Purchaser harmless from
and against any losses which Purchaser may suffer or incur from the failure of Seller to
duly perform such Stream Obligations. |
(4) | The
BHMC Guarantee of the Stream Obligations is a continuing guarantee and shall remain in effect
until all of the Stream Obligations existing or arising or which may arise under or by virtue
of the Stream Obligations shall have been paid, performed or discharged in full. |
(5) | BHMC
waives any rights it may have as surety under any Applicable Law which may at any time be
inconsistent with any of the provisions hereof or which it may have of first requiring Purchaser
to proceed against or claim performance or payment from Seller or any other Person. |
(6) | Purchaser
without notice to BHMC and without discharging, prejudicing or affecting the obligations
of BHMC hereunder, may (i) grant time, indulgences, concessions, releases and discharges
or any financial accommodation to Seller; (ii) take, hold, fail to take or hold, vary, deal
with, realize, enforce, release or determine not to enforce, perfect or release any other
guarantee, indemnity or security for all or any of the Stream Obligations; or (iii) effect
compositions from, and otherwise deal with, Seller and all other Persons as Purchaser may
see fit and generally may otherwise do or omit to do any act or thing which, but for this
provision, might operate to discharge, prejudice or affect the obligations of BHMC hereunder. |
(7) | BHMC
agrees that the liability of BHMC under this BHMC Guarantee is absolute and unconditional
irrespective of: |
| (a) | the
lack of validity or enforceability of any terms of any of the Project Finance Documents; |
| (b) | any
contest by Seller or any other Person as to the amount of the Stream Obligations, the validity
or enforceability of any terms of the Project Finance Documents or the perfection or priority
of any Security Document; |
| (c) | any
defence, counter claim or right of set-off available to Seller; |
| (d) | any
release, compounding or other variance of the liability of Seller or any other Person liable
in any manner under or in respect of the Stream Obligations or the extinguishment of all
or any part of the Stream Obligations by operation of law; |
| (e) | any
change in the time or times for, or place or manner or terms of payment or performance of
the Stream Obligations or any consent, waiver, renewal, alteration, extension, compromise,
arrangement, concession, release, discharge or other indulgences which Purchaser may grant
to Seller or any other Person; |
| (f) | any
amendment or supplement to, or alteration or renewal of, or restatement, replacement, refinancing
or modification or variation of (including any increase in the amounts available thereunder
or the inclusion of an additional borrower thereunder), or other action or inaction under,
the Project Finance Documents or any other related document or instrument, or the Stream
Obligations; |
| (g) | any
discontinuance, termination or other variation of any terms or conditions of any transaction
with, Seller or any other Person; |
| (h) | any
change in the ownership, control, name, objects, businesses, assets, capital structure or
constitution of Seller, BHMC or any reorganization (whether by way of reconstruction, consolidation,
amalgamation, merger, transfer, sale, lease or otherwise) of Seller, BHMC or their respective
businesses; |
| (i) | any
dealings with the security which Purchaser holds or may hold pursuant to the terms and conditions
of the Project Finance Documents, including the taking, giving up or exchange of securities,
their variation or realization, the accepting of compositions and the granting of releases
and discharges; |
| (j) | any
limitation of status or power, disability, incapacity or other circumstance relating to Seller,
BHMC, or any other Person, including any Insolvency Event involving or affecting Seller,
BHMC, or any other Person or any action taken with respect to this BHMC Guarantee by any
trustee or receiver, or by any court, in any such proceeding, whether or not BHMC shall have
notice or knowledge of any of the foregoing; |
| (k) | any
impossibility, impracticability, frustration of purpose, force majeure or illegality of any
Project Finance Document, or the occurrence of any change in the laws, rules, regulations
or ordinances of any jurisdiction or by any present or future action of (A) any Governmental
Authority that amends, varies, reduces or otherwise affects, or purports to amend, vary,
reduce or otherwise affect, any of the Stream Obligations or the obligations of BHMC under
this BHMC Guarantee, or (B) any court order that amends, varies, reduces or otherwise affects
any of the Stream Obligations; |
| (l) | any
taking or failure to take security, any loss of, or loss of value of, any security, or any
invalidity, non-perfection or unenforceability of any security held by Purchaser, or any
exercise or enforcement of, or failure to exercise or enforce, security, or irregularity
or defect in the manner or procedure by which Purchaser realizes on such security; |
| (m) | any
application of any sums received to the Stream Obligations, or any part thereof, and any
change in such application; and |
| (n) | any
other circumstances which might otherwise constitute a defence available to, or a discharge
of, BHMC, Seller or any other Person in respect of the Stream Obligations or this BHMC Guarantee. |
(8) | Subject
only to Sections 7.1(1) and (2) requiring demand, BHMC hereby waives notice of the acceptance
of this BHMC Guarantee and of presentment, demand and protest and notices of non-payment
and dishonour and any other demands and notices required by any Applicable Law. |
(9) | From
the date or dates upon which any demand is made against BHMC under this Section 7.1 until
the Stream Obligations have been performed and discharged in full, BHMC shall not (i) claim
any set-off or counterclaim against Seller; (ii) make or enforce any claim or right (including
a right of subrogation or contribution) against Seller to prove in competition with Purchaser
in the event of an Insolvency Event of Seller or in respect of any outstanding liability
of Seller hereunder; or (iii) in competition with Purchaser claim the benefit of any security
or guarantee now or hereafter held by Purchaser for any money or liabilities due or incurred
by Seller to Purchaser or any share therein. |
(10) | Purchaser
shall not be obligated before taking any steps to enforce this BHMC Guarantee (i) to take
any steps or proceedings or other action whatsoever or obtain any judgment against Seller
or any other Person in any court or tribunal, (ii) to make or file any claim in an Insolvency
Event in respect of Seller or any other Person, (iii) to exercise any diligence against Seller,
or (iv) resort to any other means of payment. |
(11) | Nothing
herein contained shall restrict or adversely affect or be construed to restrict or adversely
affect any right which Purchaser may have to set-off any Stream Obligations owed by BHMC
under this BHMC Guarantee to Purchaser against any obligations owed by Purchaser to BHMC,
regardless of the place of payment or currency of such obligations. |
(1) | Each
Seller MPA Entity shall grant as security for its Stream Obligations to and in favour of
the Security Agent charges, security interests and pledges in, to and over all of its present
and after-acquired real and personal property, assets and undertaking, including all debt,
liabilities, securities and other equity interests held by such Seller MPA Entity in any
other Seller MPA Entity, and in each case including all proceeds thereof, in form and substance
satisfactory to Purchaser, acting reasonably. |
(2) | The
Seller MPA Entities shall cause each BHMC Group Entity holding a direct or indirect interest
in or to, now or in the future, Seller, the Mining Properties, the Project Assets and/or
Recovered Metals (each a “BHMC Group Guarantor”), to (i) execute and deliver
a guarantee in favour of Purchaser, in form and substance satisfactory to Purchaser, acting
reasonably, guaranteeing the payment and performance, when due, of all Stream Obligations
(the “BHMC Group Guarantees”) and (ii) grant as security for its obligations
under its BHMC Group Guarantee, to and in favour of Purchaser, charges, security interests
and pledges in, to and overall present and after-acquired real and personal property, assets
and undertaking of such BHMC Group Guarantor, including all debt, liabilities, securities
and other equity interests held by such BHMC Group Guarantor in any other Seller MPA Entity,
and in each case including all proceeds thereof, in form and substance satisfactory to Purchaser,
acting reasonably. |
(3) | Seller
and BHMC shall cause each of their Affiliates to whom any debt, liability or obligation is
owed by a Seller MPA Entity, to execute and deliver a written assignment, subordination and
postponement of claims (or the equivalent security instrument under any Applicable Law),
in favour of Purchaser and in form and substance satisfactory to Purchaser, acting reasonably,
that assigns, by way of a security interest and subject only to Permitted Encumbrances, all
such debts, liabilities or obligations to Purchaser and subordinates and postpones the enforcement
of any such debts, liabilities and obligations and the realization of any charges or security
interests to secure such claims to the Security Documents and, from and after a Seller Event
of Default, or any event or circumstance which, with notice, the passage of time or both,
would constitute a Seller Event of Default, and until such Seller Event of Default is remedied,
subordinates and postpones the payment of all such debts, liabilities and obligations to
the payment in full of all debts, liabilities and obligations of such Person to Purchaser. |
(4) | Seller
and BHMC shall cause all such further agreements, instruments and documents to be executed
and delivered and all such further acts and things to be done as Purchaser may from time
to time reasonably require to obtain, perfect, maintain and preserve perfected charges and
security interests in, to and over all of their present and after acquired real and personal
property, assets and undertaking subject only to Permitted Encumbrances, as security for
the Stream Obligations. In addition to the foregoing, in the event of any extension, renewal,
replacement, conversion or substitution of any of the Mining Properties (or any part thereof),
then Seller shall execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all agreements,
documents, instruments and registrations, and do all such further acts and things as Purchaser
may require, to obtain perfect and preserve a first ranking security interest in such tenement,
right or interest or resulting tenement, right or interest, subject only to Permitted Encumbrances,
as security for the payment and performance, when due, of all obligations of Seller under
this Agreement. |
(5) | Seller
and BHMC shall not, and shall cause each other BHMC Group Entity to not, contest in any manner
the effectiveness, validity, binding nature or enforceability of this Agreement or any of
the Security Documents. |
(6) | As
soon as reasonably practicable and in any event no later than July 7, 2023 (or such later
date as Purchaser may agree in its sole discretion) (the “DACA Deadline”),
each Obligor shall enter into, and arrange for TD Bank, N.A. to enter into a deposit account
control agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Security Agent, acting reasonably,
with respect to each deposit account of such Obligor with such bank. The Obligors represent,
warrant and agree that the deposit accounts held at TD Bank, N.A. together with the accounts
held at The Toronto-Dominion Bank and subject to the blocked account agreement dated May
25, 2022 (the “Blocked Accounts”) and certain deposit accounts held at
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (the “Wells Fargo Accounts”), constitute
all the deposit accounts of the Obligors. If the Obligors are unable to reach such an agreement
with TD Bank, N.A. by the DACA Deadline, then the Obligors will promptly close the accounts
held at such bank and use only the Blocked Accounts held at The Toronto-Dominion Bank until
such time as a deposit account control agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the
Security Agent, acting reasonably, is agreed with an alternative depositary bank satisfactory
to Purchaser, acting reasonably, with respect to additional deposit accounts. In any event,
the Obligors will close the Wells Fargo Accounts as soon as reasonably practicable and in
any event no later than July 31, 2023. |
ARTICLE
8
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section
8.1 | Representations
and Warranties of Seller MPA Entities |
Seller
and BHMC, acknowledging that Purchaser is entering into this Agreement in reliance thereon, hereby jointly and severally make, as of
the date of execution of this Agreement, the representations and warranties to Purchaser set forth in Schedule “C”. Such
representations and warranties shall be deemed to be repeated (on the date of the relevant certificate) to the extent that they are certified
to be true and correct in a certificate delivered by any Seller MPA Entity pursuant to Section 3.2(1).
Section
8.2 | Representations
and Warranties of Purchaser |
Purchaser,
acknowledging that the Seller MPA Entities are entering into this Agreement in reliance thereon, hereby makes, as of the date of execution
of this Agreement, the representations and warranties to the Seller MPA Entities set forth in Schedule “D”.
Section
8.3 | Survival of Representations
and Warranties |
The
representations and warranties set forth above shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
Where
any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement is expressly qualified by reference to the “knowledge” of the
Seller MPA Entities, it shall be deemed to refer to the actual knowledge of Richard Williams, as Executive Chairman of BHMC, Sam Ash,
as Chief Executive Officer of BHMC and President of Seller, David Wiens, as Chief Financial Officer of BHMC, and Bradley Barnett, as
Vice President of Sustainability of BHMC and Secretary of Seller, and all knowledge which such Persons would have if such Person made
due enquiry into the relevant subject matter having regard to the role and responsibilities of such Person as an officer of the Seller
MPA Entities, as applicable.
ARTICLE
9
DEFAULTS AND DISPUTES
Section
9.1 | Seller Events of
Default |
Each
of the following events or circumstances constitutes an event of default (each, a “Seller Event of Default”):
| (a) | Seller
fails to sell and deliver Refined Silver to Purchaser on the terms and conditions set forth
in this Agreement within ten Business Days of receipt of notice from Purchaser notifying
Seller of such default; |
| (b) | any
of the representations or warranties given by a Seller MPA Entity in this Agreement or in
any other Transaction Document is inaccurate in any material respect (or in any respect in
the case of representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality or by the occurrence
of a Material Adverse Effect) as of the date given and such inaccuracy is not remedied within
30 days following delivery by Purchaser to Seller and BHMC of written notice of such inaccuracy; |
| (c) | any
Seller MPA Entity is in breach or default of any of its covenants or obligations set forth
in any Transaction Document in any material respect (other than a breach or default of the
covenants and obligations referenced in Section 9.1(a)), and such breach or default is not
remedied within 30 days following delivery by Purchaser to Seller and BHMC of written notice
of such breach or default; |
| (d) | any
Seller MPA Entity (i) fails to make any payment when such payment is due and payable to any
Person in relation to any Financial Indebtedness having a principal amount in excess of US$250,000
(including any Convertible Debenture and the Debt Facility), and any applicable grace period
in relation thereto has expired, or (ii) defaults in the observance or performance of any
other agreement or condition in relation to any such Financial Indebtedness or contained
in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event
occurs or condition exists, the effect of which default or other condition, if not remedied
within any applicable grace period, would be to cause, or to permit the holder of such Financial
Indebtedness to declare such Financial Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity
date; |
| (e) | any
action is taken by a Person to enforce any Encumbrance in, over or against any of the Collateral
or any of the assets used in connection with the Mine which if successful would result in
a Material Adverse Effect; |
| (f) | any
substantial portion of the Mining Properties or other Project Assets is expropriated by a
Governmental Authority, or a Governmental Authority otherwise takes any action the result
of which is that all or substantially all of the rights, privileges and benefits pertaining
to or associated with all or any part of the Mining Properties cease, being for the benefit
or entitlement of Seller, whether as a result of ceasing to own such part of the Mining Properties
or otherwise; |
| (g) | other
than as expressly provided in this Agreement, any Security Document becomes invalid or unenforceable
or otherwise ceases to constitute an Encumbrance having the priority stipulated herein over
the Collateral (subject only to Permitted Encumbrances contemplated to rank senior or pari
passu with the Security Documents under this Agreement) and such default has not been
remedied within 30 days following delivery by Purchaser to Seller and BHMC of written notice
of such default and provided that (i) such default is capable of being cured, (ii) Purchaser
shall not suffer any material prejudice as a result of the delay, (iii) the Seller MPA Entities
are diligently proceeding to remedy same, and (iv) no other Trigger Event has occurred and
is continuing; |
| (h) | the
occurrence of a Change of Control of BHMC, other than a Change of Control that is permitted
in accordance with Section 6.6(2); |
| (i) | any
failure by Seller or BHMC to pay, perform, observe or comply with any obligation contained
in the Royalty Agreement when to due to be paid, performed or complied with and such failure
continues unremedied for 30 days; or |
| (j) | the
occurrence of an Insolvency Event affecting a Seller MPA Entity. |
(1) | If
a Seller Event of Default occurs and is continuing, Purchaser shall have the right, upon
written notice to Seller, at its option and in addition to and not in substitution for any
other remedies available at law or equity, to take any or all of the following actions in
its sole discretion: |
| (a) | demand
all amounts and deliveries owing by any of the Seller MPA Entities to Purchaser, including
pursuant to Section 9.3, and set off any such amount in accordance with Section 10.5; |
| (b) | bring
an action for provisional remedies or institute arbitration proceedings for damages or specific
performance, in each case, in accordance with Section 9.7; |
| (c) | terminate
this Agreement by written notice to the Seller MPA Entities and demand: |
| (i) | payment
of any Uncredited Deposit in accordance with Section 4.2; |
| (ii) | without
limiting Sections 9.2(1)(a) and 9.2(1)(b), all Losses suffered or incurred as a result of
the occurrence of such Seller Event of Default and termination, including Losses determined
in accordance with Section 9.5(4), |
and
all such deliveries and amounts shall become immediately due and payable upon demand; provided that the right to terminate this Agreement
and the right to demand Losses based on a Stream NPV shall not be exercisable in the case of a Seller Event of Default in Section 9.1(b)
or 9.1(c) unless such Seller Event of Default (excluding references to materiality or Material Adverse Effect in the applicable representations
and warranties, covenants) results in a Material Adverse Effect, and provided further that in the case of a breach of any covenant contained
in Article 5, Purchaser shall not have the right to terminate or right to demand Losses based on a Stream NPV unless such breach is willful,
repeated and capable of being remedied by the Seller MPA Entities; or
| (d) | enforce
the Security Documents, or any Guarantee. |
(2) | The
Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that: (i) Purchaser will be damaged by a Seller Event
of Default; (ii) it would be impracticable or extremely difficult to fix the actual damages
resulting from a Seller Event of Default; (iii) any sums payable in accordance with Section
9.2(1)(c) (including any sums based on the Stream NPV) with respect to a Seller Event of
Default are in the nature of liquidated damages, not a penalty, and are fair and reasonable;
and (iv) the amount payable in accordance with Section 9.2(1)(c) or with respect to a Seller
Event of Default represents a reasonable estimate of fair compensation for the Losses that
may reasonably be anticipated from such Seller Event of Default in full and final satisfaction
of all amounts owed in respect of such Seller Event of Default. |
Section
9.3 | Purchaser Events
of Default |
Each
of the following events or circumstances constitutes an event of default by Purchaser (each, a “Purchaser Event of Default”):
| (a) | Purchaser
fails to pay any portion of the Deposit to Seller when due in accordance with this Agreement
where all of the conditions in Section 3.2 have been satisfied by Seller or waived by Purchaser
(any such unpaid portion of the Deposit, the “Unpaid Deposit”); |
| (b) | Purchaser
fails to pay for Refined Silver delivered to Purchaser in accordance with Section 2.5 within
10 Business Days of receipt of notice from Seller notifying Purchaser of such default; |
| (c) | any
of the representations or warranties given by Purchaser in Schedule “D” or in
any other Transaction Document is inaccurate in any material respect as of the date given
and such inaccuracy is not remedied within 30 days following delivery by Seller to Purchaser
of written notice of such inaccuracy; or |
| (d) | Purchaser
is in breach or default of any of its covenants or obligations set forth in any Transaction
Document in any material respect (other than a breach or default of the covenants and obligations
referenced in Section 9.3(a)), and such breach or default is not remedied within 30 days
following delivery by Seller to Purchaser of written notice of such breach or default. |
Section
9.4 | Seller MPA Entities’
Remedies for Purchaser Event of Default |
(1) | In
addition to and not in substitution for any of Seller’s rights and remedies available
at law or equity, if a Purchaser Event of Default described in Section 9.3(a) has occurred
and is continuing, then Seller shall have the right to terminate this Agreement and demand
all Losses suffered or incurred as a result of the occurrence of such Purchaser Event of
Default and termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that Purchaser has disputed
the satisfaction of any condition precedent in respect of a relevant portion of the Unpaid
Deposit, and such dispute is determined favourably to Seller in accordance with the provisions
hereof, Purchaser will have ten (10) Business Days to pay such Unpaid Deposit before Seller
may exercise its rights under this Section 9.4(1). |
(2) | In
addition to and not in substitution for any of Seller’s rights and remedies available
at law or in equity, but subject to Section 9.4(4), if a Purchaser Event of Default described
in Section 9.3(b) occurs and is continuing the Seller MPA Entities shall continue to comply
with their obligations under this Agreement, including in the case of Seller to continue
to make deliveries of Refined Silver, but shall have the right to set-off the value of any
due but unpaid Refined Silver payments against such deliveries, provided that, if at any
time Seller is not able to exercise any such right of set-off, Seller will have the right
to suspend, without interest or penalty, its obligations to deliver Refined Silver until
Purchaser has remedied such default in full, provided further that, if Purchaser then cures
the default in full, Seller’s obligations under this Agreement shall recommence as
of the date Purchaser cures the default in full, provided that for greater certainty Seller
shall not be obligated to make any deliveries or payments in respect of the period during
which such suspension was in effect, unless Purchaser reimburses Seller for any incremental
costs and expenses resulting from the delayed payment and compensates Seller for any increased
costs incurred by Seller in acquiring the required Refined Silver for purposes of making
such deliveries, by reason of any increase in the Silver Market Price between the date that
the suspended deliveries should have been made and the date such deliveries are actually
made after cessation of the suspension. |
(3) | If
a Purchaser Event of Default described in Section 9.3(c) or Section 9.3(d) occurs and is
continuing, Seller shall have the right to commence a proceeding against Purchaser in accordance
with Section 9.7 to recover damages arising out of such Purchaser Event of Default, which
right shall be Seller’s sole and exclusive remedy for any such Purchaser Event of Default. |
(4) | In
no event shall the Seller MPA Entities have any right to terminate this Agreement as a result
of a Purchaser Event of Default described in Section 9.3(b), Section 9.3(c) or Section 9.3(d). |
(1) | Each
of the Parties agrees to indemnify and save harmless the other Parties and their respective
Affiliates and directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all Losses
suffered or incurred by any of the foregoing Persons in connection with: |
| (a) | any
inaccuracy in or default or breach of any representation or warranty of such Party contained
in this Agreement; |
| (b) | any
breach or non-performance by such Party of any covenant or obligation to be performed by
it pursuant to this Agreement; |
| (c) | in
the case of indemnification by any of the Seller MPA Entities, a Seller Event of Default;
and |
| (d) | pursuing
any remedies to which a Party is entitled hereunder. |
| (a) | a
continuing obligation, separate and independent from the Parties’ other obligations
and survives the termination of this Agreement; and |
| (b) | absolute
and unconditional and unaffected by anything that might have the effect of prejudicing, releasing,
discharging or affecting in any other way the liability of the Party giving the indemnity. |
(3) | It
is not necessary for a Party to incur expense or make payment before enforcing a right of
indemnity under this Agreement. |
(4) | In
determining the Losses suffered or incurred by Purchaser in connection with or relating to
any future period (including in connection with any claim for anticipatory breach, any claim
in a proceeding in connection with an Insolvency Event where this Agreement is disclaimed,
or in connection with the frustration, fundamental breach or termination of this Agreement
other than in accordance with Article 4), such Losses shall include the net present value
of the Refined Silver that would have reasonably been expected to have become due to be delivered
by Seller to Purchaser hereunder and all other amounts that would have reasonably been expected
to have become payable to Purchaser hereunder (including any amounts payable pursuant to
Section 4.2), but for the event giving rise to the need to determine such Losses, less the
payments that would have reasonably been expected to have become payable to Seller by Purchaser
with respect to such Refined Silver, all determined in accordance with Schedule “E”
(the “Stream NPV”). The Stream NPV shall be based on the principles and
assumptions set forth on Schedule “E”. |
Section
9.6 | Disputed Reports |
(1) | Any
invoice or report provided pursuant to Section 5.1 and all deliveries of Refined Silver under
this Agreement shall be deemed final and conclusive for all purposes with no adjustments,
revisions or obligation to deliver any additional Refined Silver or return any delivered
Refined Silver, or make or return any additional payment in respect of Recovered Metal, unless
either Party notifies the other in writing (a “Dispute Notice”) that it
disputes an invoice, report or quantity of Refined Silver or Payable Metal previously delivered
within three years from the date of delivery of such invoice, report or quantity of Refined
Silver or Payable Metal. |
(2) | Purchaser
and Seller shall have 30 days from the date the Dispute Notice is delivered to resolve the
dispute. If Purchaser and Seller have not resolved the dispute within such period, then Purchaser
shall have the right to require Seller to deliver an Auditor’s Report with respect
to the subject matter of the dispute. Each of the parties agrees to deliver such Books and
Records as may be reasonably requested by the Person completing the Auditor’s Report. |
(3) | The
costs of the Auditor’s Report shall be paid by Purchaser, unless the Auditor’s
Report concludes that the Payable Metal for the period covered by the Dispute Notice is at
least two percent 2% greater than the number of Units of Payable Metal actually delivered
in the form of Refined Silver equivalents in respect of such period, in which event the cost
of the Auditor’s Report shall be for the account of Seller. |
(1) | If
a Dispute arises between the Parties (and for this purpose any of the BHMC Group Entities
involved in the Dispute shall be deemed to be one Party, and Purchaser the other Party),
including with respect to an Auditor’s Report, the Parties shall promptly and in good
faith attempt to resolve such Dispute through negotiations conducted in the following manner: |
| (a) | the
disputing Party shall give written notice to the other Parties to the Dispute, which notice
shall include a statement of the disputing Party’s position and a summary of the arguments
supporting its position; |
| (b) | within
20 days after receipt of such notice, each receiving Party shall submit a written response
to the disputing Party which shall also include a statement of the receiving Party’s
position and a summary of the arguments supporting its position; |
| (c) | the
Chief Executive Officer or President of each of the Parties to the Dispute shall meet at
a mutually acceptable time and place, but in any event within 30 days after issuance of the
disputing Party’s written notice to attempt to resolve the Dispute; and |
(2) | if
the Dispute has not been resolved within ten days after such meeting, shall be settled by
binding arbitration administered by the International Center for Dispute Resolution, and
any Party may so refer such dispute, controversy or claim to binding arbitration. Such referral
to binding arbitration shall be to one qualified arbitrator in accordance with the Arbitration
Rules, which Arbitration Rules shall govern such arbitration proceeding. The place of arbitration
shall be Toronto, Ontario, and the language of arbitration shall be English. The determination
of such arbitrator shall be final and binding upon the Parties and the costs of such arbitration
shall be as determined by the arbitrator. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court
having jurisdiction. The Parties covenant and agree that they shall conduct all aspects of
such arbitration having regard at all times to expediting the final resolution of such arbitration.
This Section 9.7 shall not preclude the Parties from seeking provisional remedies in aid
of arbitration from a court of competent jurisdiction. |
(3) | The
provisions of this Agreement providing for the resolution of Disputes shall not operate to
prevent recourse to any court by Purchaser with respect to injunctions, receiving orders
and orders regarding the detention, preservation and inspection of property, including, of
the Real Property or any part(s) thereof, or whenever enforcement of an arbitration award
reasonably requires access to any remedy which an arbitrator has no power to award or enforce.
Each Seller MPA Entity expressly attorns to such proceedings and waives any objections on
the basis of jurisdiction, including forum non conveniens. |
ARTICLE
10
ADDITIONAL PAYMENT TERMS
All
cash payments due by one Party to another under this Agreement shall be made in U.S. dollars and shall be made by wire transfer in immediately
available funds to the bank account or accounts designated by the other Party in writing from time to time.
(1) | All
deliveries of Refined Silver and all amounts paid or retained hereunder by the Seller MPA
Entities to Purchaser shall be made without any deduction, withholding, charge or levy for
or on account of any Taxes, all of which shall be for the account of the Seller MPA Entity
making such delivery or payment. If any such Taxes are so required to be deducted, withheld,
charged or levied by the Seller MPA Entity making such delivery or payment, then (i) Seller
shall make, in addition to such delivery or payment, such additional delivery or payment
as is necessary (“Additional Amounts”) to ensure that the net amount received
by Purchaser (free and clear and net of any such Taxes, including any Taxes required to be
deducted, withheld, charged or levied on any such additional amount) equals the full amount
Purchaser would have received had no such deduction, withholding, charge or levy been required
and (ii) the Seller MPA Entities shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation
or other authority in accordance with Applicable Law; provided that, no Additional Amounts
with respect to any deduction or withholding for any U.S. federal Taxes imposed on amounts
payable to Purchaser pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which such Purchaser first
became a party hereto will be payable under this Section 10.2 to a Purchaser that acquired
its interest in the Agreement pursuant to any assignment or transfer of the Agreement, in
whole or in part, unless such Additional Amounts with respect to any such deduction or withholding
for such Taxes would have been payable hereunder to such Purchaser’s assignor or transferor
immediately before such Purchaser became a party hereto. |
(2) | If
Purchaser becomes liable for any Tax, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on any deliveries
or payments under this Agreement, Seller and BHMC shall jointly and severally agree to indemnify
Purchaser for such Tax, and the indemnity payment shall be increased as necessary so that
after the imposition of any such Tax on the indemnity payment (including any such Tax in
respect of any such increase in the indemnity payment), Purchaser shall receive the full
amount of Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, for which it is liable, whether or not such Taxes
were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate
as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to Seller by Purchaser shall be conclusive
absent manifest error. |
(3) | If
Purchaser determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund of any Taxes
as to which it has been indemnified by Seller or with respect to which Seller has paid Additional
Amounts pursuant to this Section or that, because of the payment of such Taxes, it has benefited
from a reduction in Excluded Taxes otherwise payable by it, it shall pay to Seller an amount
equal to such refund or reduction (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or
Additional Amounts paid, by Seller under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise
to such refund or reduction), net of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of Purchaser,
as the case may be, and without interest. Upon the reasonable request of Purchaser, Seller
shall repay the amount paid over to Seller (plus any penalties, interest or other charges
imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to Purchaser if Purchaser is required to
repay such refund or reduction to such Governmental Authority. This paragraph shall not be
construed to require Purchaser to make available its tax returns (or any other information
relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to Seller or any other Person, to arrange
its affairs in any particular manner or to claim any available refund or reduction. |
(4) | If
Purchaser is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of Taxes under the law of the jurisdiction
in which Seller is resident for tax purposes, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is
a party, with respect to any payments made in respect of this Agreement, Purchaser shall,
at the request of Seller, deliver to Seller, at the time or times prescribed by Applicable
Law or reasonably requested by Seller, such properly completed and executed documentation
prescribed by Applicable Law (if any) as will permit such payments to be made without withholding
or at a reduced rate of withholding Taxes. In addition, Purchaser, if requested by Seller,
shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by Applicable Law (if any) or reasonably
requested by Seller as will enable Seller to determine whether or not Purchaser is subject
to withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Purchaser
shall not be required to deliver any documentation pursuant to this Section that Purchaser
is not legally able to deliver. |
(5) | Following
the execution and delivery of this Agreement, each of the Parties will co-operate reasonably
with the other Parties in implementing any proposed adjustments to the structure or terms
of this Agreement to facilitate tax planning, provided that such adjustments have no material
adverse impact on the non-proposing Party and that the costs of such adjustments shall be
paid for by the proposing Party. |
In
the event that any new Tax is implemented, or there shall occur any revision in, implementation of, amendment to or interpretation of
any existing Tax, in each case that has an adverse effect on any of the Parties or any of their Affiliates in respect of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, then the Seller MPA Entities on the one hand, and Purchaser on the other hand, agree that they shall
negotiate in good faith with each other to amend this Agreement so that the other Parties and their Affiliates are no longer adversely
affected by any such enactment, revision, implementation, amendment or interpretation, as the case may be; provided that any amendment
to this Agreement shall not have any Material Adverse Effect on Seller and its Affiliates on the one hand, and Purchaser and its Affiliates
on the other hand.
(1) | The
dollar value of any overdue deliveries from time to time outstanding (such value, for the
purposes of calculating interest, to be determined based on the Silver Market Price on the
day such deliveries were due hereunder) shall bear interest at rate equal to Base Rate plus
5% per annum taking into account the actual number of days occurring during the period commencing
as of the date such deliveries first became past due and ending on the date such deliveries
are made and accrued interest is paid in full. |
(2) | Without
duplicating interest payable in accordance with Section 10.4(1), any dollar amount not paid
when due shall bear interest at rate equal to Base Rate plus 5% per annum taking into account
the actual number of days occurring during the period commencing as of the date such amount
first became past due (which shall be deemed to be the date of termination of this Agreement
in the event an amount is owed as a result of Section 9.2(1)(c) and the date any Loss is
first suffered or incurred in the event an amount is owed as a result of Section 9.5(1))
and ending on the date such payment and accrued interest are paid in full. |
(3) | Interest
owing under Section 10.4(1) and 10.4(2) shall be calculated on the basis of a year of 360
days and calculated, compounded and paid monthly. The rate of interest payable on such late
deliveries or payments will change simultaneously with changes in the Base Rate from time
to time. |
(4) | For
purposes of the Interest Act (Canada), (i) whenever any interest under this Agreement
is calculated using a rate based on a year of 360 days the rate determined pursuant to such
calculation, when expressed as an annual rate, is equivalent to (A) the applicable rate based
on a year of 360 days, (B) multiplied by the actual number of days in the calendar year in
which the period for which such interest or fee is payable (or compounded) ends, and divided
by 360; (ii) the principle of deemed reinvestment of interest does not apply to any interest
calculation under this Agreement; and (iii) the rates of interest stipulated in this Agreement
are intended to be nominal rates and not effective rates or yields. |
Except
as set out in Section 2.2(b), any Refined Silver or dollar amount not delivered or paid, as the case may be, when due by a Party may
be set off by the other Party against any dollar amount or Refined Silver owed to such Party by the other Party. Any amount of Refined
Silver set off and withheld by Seller against any non-payment by Purchaser, including any failure to pay for Refined Silver when due
in accordance with Section 2.5(2), shall be valued at the Silver Market Price as of the date that such amount of Refined Silver first
became payable to Purchaser. Any dollar amount set off and withheld against any Refined Silver shall result in a reduction in an amount
of Refined Silver otherwise to be delivered by that number of Units equal to the dollar amount set-off divided by the Silver Market Price
as of the day such dollar amount first became payable.
Section
10.6 | Judgment Currency |
If,
for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against any party in any court in any jurisdiction, it becomes necessary to convert
into a particular currency (the “Judgment Currency”) an amount due in another currency (the “Indebtedness
Currency”) under this Agreement, that conversion will be made at the rate of exchange, which shall be that at which, in accordance
with its normal banking procedures, the non-defaulting party could purchase the Indebtedness Currency with the Judgment Currency on the
Business Day immediately preceding the date on which judgment is given (or if received on a day other than a Business Day, on the next
succeeding Business Day), or, if permitted by law, on the day on which the judgment is paid or satisfied (the “Rate of Exchange”).
If, as a result of a change in the Rate of Exchange between the date of judgment and the date of actual payment, the conversion of the
Judgment Currency into Indebtedness Currency results in the non-defaulting party receiving less than the full amount of Indebtedness
Currency payable to the non-defaulting party, the defaulting party agrees to pay the non-defaulting party an additional amount (and in
any event not a lesser amount) as may be necessary to ensure that the amount received is not less than the full amount of Indebtedness
Currency payable by the defaulting party on the date of judgment. Any additional amount due under this Section 10.6 will be due as a
separate debt, gives rise to a separate cause of action, and will not be affected by judgment obtained for any other sums due under this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
11
GENERAL
Section
11.1 | Further Assurances |
Each
Party shall execute all such further instruments and documents and do all such further actions as may be necessary to effectuate the
documents and transactions contemplated in this Agreement, in each case at the cost and expense of the Party requesting such further
instrument, document or action, unless expressly indicated otherwise.
Section
11.2 | No Joint Venture |
Nothing
herein shall be construed to create, expressly or by implication, a joint venture, mining partnership, commercial partnership, agency
relationship, fiduciary relationship, or other partnership relationship between Purchaser and the Seller MPA Entities.
Section
11.3 | Governing Law |
This
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Idaho (other than the conflict of laws rules).
The United Nations Vienna Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods shall not apply to this Agreement.
Section
11.4 | Costs and Expenses |
All
costs and expenses incurred by a Party in considering whether to provide a consent contemplated under this Agreement or an amendment
or waiver requested by any other Party, shall be for the account of such other Party. All costs and expenses in connection with (i) the
registration and perfection of security in accordance with this Agreement and the Security Documents (including any stamp duty or taxes),
or (ii) the enforcement of, or the preservation of rights under, this Agreement and the Security Documents, including in paragraph (i)
and (ii) the reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel for Purchaser and the Security Agent, shall be for the account of Seller.
Subject to the foregoing and except as otherwise expressly set out in this or any other Agreement, all costs and expenses incurred by
a Party shall be for its own account.
Without
limiting any other provision of this Agreement, the following provisions shall survive termination of this Agreement: Section 4.2, Section
5.2, Section 5.6, Article 7, Section 9.2, Section 9.3, Section 9.5, Section 9.6, Section 9.7, Section 10.1, Section 10.2, Section 10.4,
Section 10.5 and Section 10.6 and such other provisions of this Agreement as are required to give effect thereto.
(1) | Any
notice or other communication (in each case, a “notice”) required or permitted
to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or transmitted by
email as follows: |
c/o
Bunker Hill Mining Corp.
82
Richmond St. East,
Ontario
M5C 1P1
Attention:
[Redacted]
Email:
[Redacted]
Bunker
Hill Mining Corp.
82
Richmond St. East,
Ontario
M5C 1P1
Attention:
[Redacted]
Email:
[Redacted]
Sprott
Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (US Collector), LP
[Redacted]
Attention:
[Redacted]
Email:
[Redacted]
(2) | Any
notice will be deemed to have been given and received: |
| (a) | if
personally delivered, then on the day of personal service to the recipient Party, provided
that if such date is a day other than a Business Day such notice will be deemed to have been
given and received on the first Business Day following the date of personal service; |
| (b) | if
sent by email transmission and successfully transmitted prior to 5:00 pm on a Business Day
(recipient Party time), then on that Business Day, and if transmitted after 5:00 pm on the
first Business Day immediately following the date of transmission. |
(3) | Either
Party may change its email or physical address for delivery of notices from time to time
by notice given in accordance with the foregoing and any subsequent notice shall be sent
to the Party at its changed address. |
Section
11.7 | Press Releases |
The
Parties shall jointly plan and co-ordinate, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to jointly plan and co-ordinate, any public notices,
press releases, and any other publicity concerning this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement unless a Party
(or its Affiliate) is required to make such disclosure pursuant to Applicable Law in circumstances where prior consultation with the
other Party is not practicable. To the extent reasonably practicable, a copy of such disclosure shall be provided to the other Party
at such time as it is made publicly available.
This
Agreement may not be changed, amended or modified in any manner, except pursuant to an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each
of Seller and Purchaser, and the other Seller MPA Entities shall be deemed to have consented to any change, amendment or modification
to any provision of this Agreement so agreed to by Seller and Purchaser.
Section
11.9 | Beneficiaries |
This
Agreement is for the sole benefit of the Parties and their successors and permitted assigns and, except as expressly contemplated herein,
nothing herein is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature or
kind whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.
Section
11.10 | Entire Agreement |
This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and cancels and supersedes any
prior understandings and agreements between the Parties with respect thereto.
Any
waiver of, or consent to depart from, the requirements of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective only if it is in writing
and signed by the Party giving it, and only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it has been given. No failure
on the part of any Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of such right.
No single or partial exercise of any such right shall preclude any other or further exercise of such right or the exercise of any other
right.
This
Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and shall be binding on and enforceable by the Parties and their respective successors and permitted
assigns. The Seller MPA Entities shall not Transfer all or any part of this Agreement without the prior written consent of Purchaser.
Purchaser shall be entitled at any time and from time to time to Transfer all or any part of this Agreement without the prior written
consent of the other Parties; provided that prior to the time that the Deposit has been paid in full, no such Transfer shall release
Purchaser from its obligations under this Agreement. Purchaser shall be entitled at any time and from time to time to grant or allow
to exist an Encumbrance in respect of this Agreement in favour of its lenders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may not
be transferred in whole or in part to a Restricted Person.
Section
11.13 | Invalidity and
Unenforceability |
If
a provision of this Agreement is wholly or partially invalid or unenforceable in a jurisdiction:
| (a) | it
is to be read down or severed in that jurisdiction to the extent of the invalidity or unenforceability;
and |
| (b) | that
fact does not affect the validity or enforceability of that provision in another jurisdiction
or the remaining provisions. |
It
is hereby declared to be the intention of the Parties that this Agreement would have been executed without reference to any portion which
may, for any reason, hereafter be declared or held invalid.
Section
11.14 | Counterparts |
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, and by the Parties in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall
be deemed to be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart
of a signature page to this Agreement by electronic means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first written above.
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PRIVATE RESOURCE STREAMING AND ROYALTY (US COLLECTOR), LP, by its general partner, SPROTT PRIVATE RESOURCE STREAMING AND ROYALTY
(US GP), LLC as agent for the Sprott Stream Parties |
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Schedule
A
MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF MINE
Map
of Mining Rights
Legal
Description of Mine
SCHEDULE
A-1
SURFACE
AND MINERAL PARCELS
PARCEL
1:
Being
a tract of land situated in the Northeast ¼ of the Southeast ¼ of Section 1,
Township
48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho more particularly described as follows:
Beginning
at the East ¼ corner of said Section 1, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M.,
Shoshone
County, State of Idaho marked by a concrete monument and also the point of beginning, thence
South
87°28’34” West 165.92 feet; thence
South
30°34’59” West, 220.96 feet; thence
Along
a curve right, radius = 40 feet, the long chord bears South 66°18’09” West, 75.71 feet; thence
North
78°22’26” West, 36.16 feet; thence
South
10°52’21” West, 204.04 feet; thence
North
75°18’39” West, 252.91 feet; thence
South
17°22’44” West, 1124.08 feet; thence
North
87°41’35” East, 1007.62 feet; thence
North
00°12’22” West, 1389.14 feet to the point of beginning.
PARCEL
2:
Being
a tract of land lying in the Northeast ¼ and the Southeast ¼ of Section 1,
Township
48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho and more particularly described as follows:
Beginning
at a point from whence the East ¼ corner of Section 1, Township 48 North,
Range
2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho bears South 10°03’11” East, 409.83 feet distant; thence
South
21°46’03” West, 150.17 feet; thence
North
65°43’21” West, 407.49 feet; thence
South
01°10’02” West, 94.54 feet; thence
South
27°17’34” West, 90.00 feet; thence
South
39°32’35” East, 342.19 feet; thence
South
17°00’49” West, 108.69 feet; thence
South
09°45’56” East, 92.08 feet; thence
Along
a curve right, radius = 40 feet, the long chord bears North 68°36’01” East, 43.86 feet; Thence
North
30°34’41” East, 331.46 feet; thence
Along
a curve right, radius = 100 feet, the long chord bears North 48°38’04” East, 62.13 feet; thence
Along
a curve left, radius = 161 feet, the long chord bears North 16°29’47” East, 198.94 feet; thence
North
31°27’01” West, 84.16 feet to the point of beginning and sometimes referred to as Lot
2,
Mine Short Plat No. 1 as shown on the official recorded plat thereof recorded as
Instrument
No. 350327, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
PARCEL
3:
Being
a tract of land situated in the Northeast ¼ of the Southeast ¼ of Section 1, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho more particularly described as follows:
Beginning
at a point whence the East ¼ corner of Section 1, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho
bears North 59°22’09” East, 395.37 feet distant; thence
Along
a curve left, radius = 40 feet, the long chord bears South 15°24’18” West, 27.50 feet; thence
North
78°22’26” West, 36.16 feet; thence
South
10°52’21” West, 204.04 feet; thence
North
75°18’39” West, 252.91 feet; thence
North
02°48’24” West, 383.22 feet; thence
North
31°43’07” East, 271.88 feet; thence
South
39°32’35” East, 342.19 feet; thence
South
17°00’49” West, 108.69 feet; thence
South
09°45’56” East, 92.08 feet to the point of beginning and sometimes referred to as Lot 3 Mine Plant Short Plat No. 1.
PARCEL
4:
Saxon,
M.S. 2067 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11 & 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M.,
Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 553, records of Shoshone County, State of
Idaho.
PARCEL
5:
Link,
M.S. 2123 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 601, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
PARCEL
6:
Spur,
M.S. 2124 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 11 and 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 48, Deeds, at page 479, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
PARCEL
7:
Spear,
M.S. 2496 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 43, Deeds, at page 49, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
PARCEL
8:
Marion,
M.S. 2583 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 47, Deeds, at page 196, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
PARCEL
9:
Ben
Herr, Kruger and Philippine, M.S. 2599 Patented Mining Claims situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 12 and 13, Township 48 North,
Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 47, Deeds, at page 27, records of Shoshone County, State
of Idaho.
PARCEL
10:
Hough,
M.S. 2611 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 12 and 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 56, Deeds, at page 99, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
PARCEL
11:
California,
M.S. 2627 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 45, Deeds, at page 503, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
PARCEL
12:
Check,
M.S. 2840 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 1 and 12, Township 48, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 54, Deeds, at page 465, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
PARCEL
13:
That
portion of Florence, M.S. 2862 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East,
B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho and more particularly described in those certain deeds recorded November 30, 1966 as Instrument
Nos. 208505 and 208506, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 55, Deeds, at page 585, records of Shoshone
County, State of Idaho.
PARCEL
14:
Billy,
M.S. 3111 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 96, Deeds, at page 398, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
PARCEL
15:
Lucky,
M.S. 3470 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., and in Section
18, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 91, Deeds, at page 283, records of
Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Moat,
M.S. 3503 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 17, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 96, Deeds, at page 356, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Bunker
Hill, M.S. 579 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 12 & 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M.,
Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 6, Deeds, at page 101, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Sullivan,
M.S. 580 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 6, Deeds, at page 190, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Important
Fraction, M.S. 581 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 6, Deeds, at page 285, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Phil
Sheridan, M.S. 604 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 6, Deeds, at page 281, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Reed
Fraction, M.S. 607 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 6, Deeds, at page 246, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Bunker
Hill Millsite, M.S. 608 Patented Millsite Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M.,
Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 4, Deeds, at page 181, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Small
Hopes, M.S. 609, Amended Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M.,
Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 6, Deeds, at page 325, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Bottom
Dollar Fraction, M.S. 629 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M.,
Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 6, Deeds, at page 252, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Chestnut
Fraction, M.S. 632 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 6, Deeds, at page 339, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Emma
& Last Chance Millsite, M.S. 703 Patented Millsite claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range
2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 4, Deeds, at page 179, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Ontario,
M.S. 755 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 11 & 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 382, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Carbonate,
M.S. 764 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 325, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Silver
Casket, M.S. 790 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 15, Deeds, at page 25, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Turkey
Buzzard, M.S. 836 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in book 6, Deeds, at page 243, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Snowslide
Fraction, M.S. 837 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 6, Deeds, at page 249, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Silver,
M.S. 1085 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 12 and 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 38, Deeds, at page 479, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Johnnesburg,
M.S. 1192 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 12 & 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 232, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Puritan,
M.S. 1328 Amended Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 196, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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No.
5, M.S. 1357 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 18, Deeds, at page 234, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Omaha,
M.S. 1409 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents at page 190, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Legal
Tender, M.S. 1639 Amended Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M.,
Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 304, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Triangle
Fraction, M.S. 2065 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 604, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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A
parcel of land situated in the Northwest Quarter of Section 6, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County, Idaho, and more
particularly described as follows:
Using
the Bunker Hill Triangulation System Meridian and coordinates and beginning at Corner No. 1, a point identical with the West Quarter
Corner of said Section 6 (N9667.57, E687.41), and running thence
North
0°42’20” East, 372.46 feet along the West boundary line of said Section 6 to Corner No. 2; thence
South
20°36’ East, 59.71 feet to Corner No. 3, a point identical with Corner No. 4 of the Washington Water Power Company (WWP Co.)
tract as described in Document No. 302109, recorded November 2, 1982, records of Shoshone County, Idaho from The Bunker Hill Company
to Bunker Limited Partnership, Parcel 28 of Exhibit “A”, pages 12 and 13; thence
South
69°24’ West, 12.87 feet to Corner No. 4, identical with Corner No. 3 of said WWP Co. tract; thence
South
14°20’ East, 118.05 feet to Corner No. 5, identical with Corner No. 2 of said WWP Co. tract; thence
South
2°23’30” West, 187.00 feet to Corner No. 6, identical with Corner No. 1 of said WWP Co. tract; thence
South
80°00’ East, 53.98 feet along the Southerly boundary line of said WWP Co. tract to its point of intersection with the South
boundary line of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 6; thence
South
88°55’25” West, 88.05 feet along said boundary line of said Section 6 Northwest Quarter to Corner No. 1 and place of
beginning.
SCHEDULE
A-2
MINERAL
RIGHTS
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Reeves,
M.S. 1412 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 2, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 8, Deeds, at page 66.
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Packard,
M.S. 1413 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 2, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 193.
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Quaker,
M.S. 1414 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 2, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 388.
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Danish,
M.S. 1503 Amended Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 2, Township 48 north, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded as Instrument No. 209774, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Alferd
(shown of record as Alfred) and Maggie, M.S. 1628 Patented Mining Claims situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 2, Township 48
North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 247.
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Princess,
M.S. 1633 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 301.
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Royal
Knight and Silver King, M.S. 1639 Amended Patented Mining Claims situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 2 and 11, Township 48
North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 304.
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Phillippine,
M.S. 1663 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 2, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 322.
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Harrison,
M.S. 1664 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 307.
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Ninety-Six
(96), M.S. 1715 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 349.
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Lydia
Fraction, Mabel, Manila, O.K., O.K. Western, Sunny and Whippoorwill, M.S. 1723 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District
in Sections 2 and 3, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 28, Deeds, at page
446.
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William
Lambert Fraction, M.S. 1945 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 2, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M.,
Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 1, Deeds, at page 580.
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Band,
M.S. 2507 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 2, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 41, Deeds, at page 251.
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Maine,
M.S. 2626 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 2 & 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 45, Deeds, at page 180.
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Venture,
M.S. 3164 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 2, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 62, Patents, at page 72.
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Goth,
L-2, L-3 M. S. 3214 Patented Mining Claims Patent Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 2 and 9, Township 48 North,
Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 64, Deeds, at page 284.
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Castle,
M.S. 3503 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 17, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 96, Deeds, at page 356.
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Silver
King Millsite, M.S. 3563 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 2, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M.,
Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 123, Deeds, at page 166.
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Tyler,
M.S. 546 Amended Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 34, Deeds, at page 546
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Emma,
M.S. 550 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded as Instrument No. 209775, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Last
Chance, M. S. 551 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 1, Deeds, at page 433
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Sierra
Nevada, M.S. 554 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 11 & 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M.,
Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 1, Deeds, at page 358.
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Viola,
M.S. 562 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 619.
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Oakland,
M.S. 569 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 11 & 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 235.
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Jackass,
M.S. 586 Amended Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 12 & 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M.,
Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 6, Deeds, at page 75.
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Lackawana,
M.S. 614 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 6, Patents, at page 260.
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Skookum,
M.S. 615 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 11 & 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book X, Deeds, at page 313
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Rolling
Stone, M.S. 619 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., and in
Section 18, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 38, Deeds, at page 484.
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Fairview,
M.S. 621 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 18, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 301.
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San
Carlos, M.S. 750 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 535.
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Ontario
Fraction, M.S. 755 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 382.
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Sold
Again Fraction, M.S. 933 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M.,
Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 9, Deeds, at page 207.
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Republican
Fraction, M.S. 959 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 301.
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Likely,
M.S. 1298 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book B, Patents, at page 25.
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Apex,
Rambler and Tip Top, M.S. 1041 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East,
B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 139.
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Butte,
Cariboo, Good Luck, Jersey Fraction and Lilly May, M.S. 1220 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 11 and
12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 24, Deeds, at page 23.
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Mabundaland,
Mashonaland, Matabelaland, Stopping and Zululand, M.S. 1227 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township
48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 38, Deeds, at page 481.
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Alla,
Bonanza Fraction, East, Ironhill, Lacrosse, Miners Delight, No Name, Ollie McMillin, Schofield, Sullivan Extension and Summit, M.S. 1228
Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., and in Section 18, Township
48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 301.
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Allie,
Blue Bird, Bought Again, Josie, Maple, Offset, Rookery and Susie, M.S. 1229 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in
Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 20, Deeds, at page 580.
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Hornet
M.S. 1325 Amended Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 607.
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King,
M.S. 1325 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 295
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Sampson,
M.S. 1328 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 196.
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Comstock,
Daisy, Dandy, Jessie, Julia, Justice, Ophir and Walla Walla, M.S. 1345 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section
18, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 20, Deeds, at page 584.
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Lucky
Chance, M.S. 1349 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 18, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 15, Deeds, at page 494.
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Excelsior,
M.S. 1356 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 157.
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No.
1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4, M.S. 1357 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11, Township 48 North, Range
2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 18, Deeds, at page 234.
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Carter,
Coxey, Deadwood, Debs, Hamilton, Hard Cash and Nevada, M.S. 1466 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections
11 and 14, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 20, Patents, at page 577.
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Arizona,
M. S. 1488 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 199.
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Wheelbarrow,
M.S. 1526 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 442.
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New
Era, M.S. 1527 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 478.
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Hamilton
Fraction, M.S. 1619 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 11 & 14, Township 48 North, Range 2 East,
B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 289.
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Berniece,
Mountain King, Mountain Queen, Southern Beauty and Waverly, M.S. 1620 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section
14, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 292.
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Good
Enough, M.S. 1628 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 2, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 247.
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McLelland,
M.S. 1681 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 622.
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Stemwinder,
M.S. 1830 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 35, Deeds, at page 437.
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Utah,
M.S. 1882 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 415.
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Butternut
and Homestake, M.S. 1916 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M.,
Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 38, Deeds, at page 434.
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Overlap,
M.S. 2052 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 532.
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Bee,
Combination, Hawk, Idaho, Iowa, Oregon, Scorpion Fraction and Washington, M.S. 2072 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District
in Sections 1 & 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 33, Deeds, at
page 459.
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Eighty-Five
(85), Iowa No. 2, K-10, K-11, K-12, K-13, K-16, K-17, K-18, K-19, K-20, K-21, K-22, K-23, K-28, K-29, K-30, K-31, K-32, K-39, Minnesota,
Missouri No. 2, Ninety-One (91) and Ninety-two (92), M.S. 2077 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 14,
15 and 22, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 34, Patents, at page 425.
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Chain,
M.S. 2078 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 38, Deeds, at page 432.
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K-1,
K-2, K-3, K-4, K-5, K-6, K-7, K-8, K-9, K-14, K-15, K-24, K-25, K-26, K-27, K-33, K-34, K-35, K-36, K-37, K-38, Kansas, Missouri and
Texas, M.S. 2080 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 14 and 23, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M.,
Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 34, Patents, at page 440.
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Bear,
Black, Brown, Dewey, Ito, Oyama, S-1, S-2, S-3, S-4, S-5, S-6, S-7, S-8, S-9, S-10, S-11, S-12, S-13, Sampson, Sarnia and Star, M. S.
2081 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., and Sections 18 and
19, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., , Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 34, Patents, at page 456.
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Sims,
M.S. 2186 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book B, Patents, at page 23.
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Lincoln,
M.S. 2187 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 40, Deeds, at page 126.
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Brooklyn,
New Jersey and Schute Fraction, M.S. 2201 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 10, Township 48 North, Range
2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 38, Deeds, at page 52.
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Cheyenne,
M.S. 2249 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 42, Deeds, at page 505.
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Buckeye,
M.S. 2250 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho.
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69:
Timothy
Fraction, M.S. 2274 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 18, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 43, Deeds, at page 36.
PARCEL
70:
Confidence
and Flagstaff, M.S. 2328 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M.,
and in Section 7, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book B, Patents, at page
27.
PARCEL
71:
Norman,
M.S. 2368 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 41, Deeds, at page 410.
PARCEL
72:
Grant,
M.S. 2369 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 11 & 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 41, Deeds, at page 408.
PARCEL
73:
Cypress,
M.S. 2429 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 12 & 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 41, Deeds, at page 255.
PARCEL
74:
Hickory
and Spruce Fraction, M.S. 2432 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East,
B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 41, Deeds, at page 253.
PARCEL
75:
Helen
Marr and Hemlock, M.S. 2452 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 12 and 13, Township 48 North, Range 2
East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 41, Deeds, at page 415.
PARCEL
76:
Spokane,
M.S. 2509 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 41, Deeds, at page 305.
PARCEL
77:
Heart,
Jack, Key, Queen and Teddy, M.S. 2511 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range
2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 45, Deeds, at page 21.
PARCEL
78:
Ace,
Club, Diamond, Nellie, Roman and Spade, M.S. 2583 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 11 and 12, Township
48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 47, Deeds, at page 196.
PARCEL
79:
Brady,
M.S. 2584 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 43, Deeds, at page 135.
PARCEL
80:
A,
B, C, D, E, F, Drew, Edna, Emily Grace, Foster, K-40, Lilly, Medium, Missing Link, No. 1, No. 2, Peak, Penfield, Sliver, Snowline, Yreka
No. 10, Yreka No. 11, Yreka, No. 12, Yreka No. 13, Yreka No. 14, Yreka No. 15, Yreka No. 16, Yreka No. 17, Yreka no. 18, Yreka No. 19,
Yreka No. 20, Yreka no. 21, Yreka No. 22, Yreka No. 23, Yreka No. 24, Yreka No. 25 and Yreka No. 26, M.S. 2587 Patented Mining Claim
situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 13, 24 and 25, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., and in Sections 19 and 30, Township
48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 57, Deeds, at page 597 and in Book 57, Deeds,
page 85.
PARCEL
81:
Boer
and Grant, M.S. 2599 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 45, Deeds, at page 27.
PARCEL
82:
Asset,
Childs, Eli, Evans, Gun, Nick, Ox, Ruth, Sherman, Simmons, Taft and Yale, M.S. 2611 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District
in Sections 12 and 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., and in Sections 18 & 19, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 56, Deeds, at page 99.
PARCEL
83:
African,
Gus, Roy and Trump, M.S. 2624 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East,
B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 43, Deeds, at page 561.
PARCEL
84:
Kirby
Fraction, McClellan, Miles and Pitt, M.S. 2654 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North,
Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 47, Deeds, at page 632.
PARCEL
85:
Bonanza
King Millsite, M.S. 2868 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 8, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M.,
Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 61, Deeds, at page 112.
PARCEL
86:
Flagstaff
No. 2, Flagstaff No. 3, Flagstaff No. 4, Scelinda No. 1, Scelinda No. 2, Scelinda No. 3, Scelinda No. 4, Scelinda No. 5, Scelinda No.
7 and Scelinda No. 8, M.S. 2921 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 1 and 12, Township 48 North, Range
2 East, B.M., and in Section 7, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 59, Deeds,
at page 120.
PARCEL
87:
Ethel,
Katherine, Manchester, McRooney, Stuart No. 2, Stuard No. 3, Sullivan and Switzerland, M.S. 2966 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka
Mining District in Sections 10 and 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book
56, Deeds, at page 482.
PARCEL
88:
Hoover
No. 1, Hoover No. 2, Hoover No. 3, Hoover No. 4 and Hoover No. 5, M.S. 2975 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in
Sections 13, 14, 23 & 24, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 56, Deeds,
at page 490.
PARCEL
89:
Adath,
Al-kyris, Anna Laura, Atlas, Atlas No. 1, Fraction, Gay, Panorama, Red Deer and Setzer, M.S. 2976 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka
Mining District in Sections 22 and 23, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., and in Section 7, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M.,
Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 56, Deeds, at page 493.
PARCEL
90:
Lesley,
Lesley No. 2, Lesley No. 3, Little Ore Grande, North Wellington, Ore Grande No. 1, Ore Grande No. 2, Ore Grande No. 3, Ore Grande No.
4, Ore Grande no. 5 and Wellington M.S. 2977 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 23 and 26, Township
48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 56, Deeds, at page 496.
PARCEL
91:
Marko,
V.M. No. 1 and V.M. No. 2, M.S. 3051 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 7 and 18, Township 48 North,
Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 59, Deeds, at page 78.
PARCEL
92:
Army
and Navy, M.S. 3096 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 22, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 60, Deeds, at page 223.
PARCEL
93:
Oracle,
Orbit, Oreano, Ore Shoot, Orient, Oriental Orphan and Orpheum, M.S. 3097 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section
23, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 60, Deeds, at page 255.
PARCEL
94:
East
Midland, Midland, Midland No. 1, Midland No. 3, Midland No. 4, Midland No. 5, Midland No. 6, Midland No. 7, Midland No. 8 and North Midland,
M.S. 3108 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 13 & 24, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., and
in Section 19, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 60, Deeds, at page 319.
PARCEL
95:
Monte
Carlo No. 1, Monte Carlo No. 2, Monte Carlo No. 3, Monte Carlo No. 4 and Monte Carlo No. 5, M.S. 3177 Patented Mining Claim situated
in Yreka Mining District in Sections 7 and 18, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded
in Book 63, Deeds, at page 183.
PARCEL
96:
Long
John, M.S. 3179 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 7, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 63, Deeds, at page 611.
PARCEL
97:
L-1,
M.S. 3214 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 2, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 64, Deeds, at page 284.
PARCEL
98:
Pete,
Prominade, Sam and Zeke, M.S. 3389 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 10, Township 48 North, Range 2
East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 77, Deeds, at page 173.
PARCEL
99:
Battleship
Oregon, Charly T., Lucia, Marblehead, Margaret, Nancy B., Olympia and Phil, M.S. 3390 Patented Mining Claims situated in Yreka Mining
District in Sections 11 and 14, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 77, Deeds,
at page 338.
PARCEL
100:
Beta,
M.S. 3471 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded as Instrument No. 168414, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
PARCEL
101:
Spokane
Central No. 1, Spokane Central No. 2, Spokane Central No. 3, Spokane Central No. 3 Fr., Spokane Central No. 4 and Spokane Central No.
5, M.S. 3472 North Fork Coeur d’Alene Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 19, 20 and 29, Township
48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patents recorded as Instrument No. 179430 and as Instrument No. 219606,
records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
PARCEL
102:
Anaconda,
Apex, Apex no. 2, Apex No. 3, Blue Bird, Blue Grouse, Bob White, Butte, Butte Fraction, Cougar, Galena, Huckleberry No. 2, Leopard, Lynx,
MacBenn, Martin, Pheasant, Robbin and Sonora, M.S. 3361 Patented Mining Claims situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 1 and 2,
Township 47 North, Range 2 East, B.M., and in Section 35, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent
recorded in Book 76, Deeds, at page 626.
PARCEL
103:
A
1/6 interest only in the Baby, Keystone, Van and Woodrat, M.S. 2856 Patented Mining Claims situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections
2 & 3, Township 47 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 56, Deeds, at page 52.
PARCEL
104:
Evening
Star, Evening Star Fraction, Maryland, Monmouth, Oregon, Oregon No. 2 and Silver Chord, M.S. 2274 Patented Mining Claims situated in
Yreka Mining District in Section 15, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book
43, Deeds, at page 36.
PARCEL
105:
Spring,
M.S. 3298 Patented Mining Claims situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 15, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 73, Deeds, at page 394.
PARCEL
106:
Milo
Millsite, M.S. 2869 Patented Mining Claims situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 8 and 17, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M.,
Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 61, Deeds, at page 111.
PARCEL
107:
Black
Diamond, Carbonate, Enterprise, Enterprise Extension, Gelatin, Giant and Rolling Stone, M.S. 3423 Patented Mining Claims situated in
Yreka Mining District in Sections 3 and 10, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
PARCEL
108:
Chief
No. 2 and Sugar, M.S. 2862 Patented Mining Claims situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M.,
Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 55, Deeds, at page 585.
SCHEDULE
A-3
ADDITIONAL
PARCELS
Tax
Parcel No. D0000-002-0300, Tax Parcel No. D0000-002-0550, Tax Parcel No. D-0000-002-0700, D-0000-002-0975, D0000-002-1400, D-0000-002-1500,
D-0000-002-1900, D-0000-002-2100, D-0000-002-4725, D-0000-002-4800, D-0000-002-7300,
The
SENE, NESE, Lot 1 (NENE), SENW, lying East of County Road and the West Half of the NE ¼ Section 2, Township 48 North, Range 2
East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho
EXCEPT:
Those portions of the subject property conveyed to Shoshone School Districts No.s 30 and 391 by deeds dated June 1, 1938 and recorded
September 19, 1938 in Book 70, Deeds, at page 130; dated August 15, 1950 and recorded November 20, 1950 in Book 84, Deeds, at page 563
and recorded January 27, 1975 as Instrument No. 255179.
Tax
Parcel No. 48N02E3675
SWNW
Section 2, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho
Tax
Parcel No. 49N02E341900
South
½ of the Northeast ¼ and the Southeast ¼ of the Northwest ¼ of Section 34, Township 49 North, Range 2 East,
B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho
Tax
Parcel No. 49N02E345000
That
portion of Section 34, Township 49 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho lying South of the Coeur d’Alene
River and North of the U.S. I-90 Right of way.
EXCEPT:
County Airport
ALSO
EXCEPT: NWSW and SWNW Section 34, Township 49 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State ofldaho.
Tax
Parcel No. 48N03E106700
Being
a tract of land lying in the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and in the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section
10, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, Boise Meridian, Shoshone County, Idaho, and being more particularly described as follows:
Using
the Bunker Hill triangulation survey meridian and beginning at corner No. 1, a drill steel monument with a copper cap, 2 ins. X 2 ins.,
marked corner 1-SU, from whence the Southwest corner of said Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, a concrete monument marked W
1/16 cor., bears S.43°58.2’W., 518.15 ft. distant, and from whence, also, cor. No. 1 survey No. 2274 Monmouth lode bears S.34°4l.3’E.,
457.52 ft. dist.; thence
N.34°51.2’E.,
349.44 ft. dist. To cor. No. 2; thence
N.89°58’W.,
560 ft. dist., to cor. No. 3, which corner point falls on a steep, unstable, slope and from which point a witness corner, a drill steel
monument with a copper cap marked W.C. cor. 3-SU, bears N.35°24.4’W., 33.14 ft dist.; thence
N.O°03’W.,
660.00 ft. dist., to cor. No. 4, a drill steel with copper cap marked cor. 4-SU; thence
S.89°58’E.,
1,454.12 ft. dist., to cor. No. 5, a drill steel monument with copper cap marked cor. 5-SU, on the westerly right-of-way boundary of
the Big Creek road; thence
On
and along said right-of-way boundary, S.38°34.1 ‘W.,
552.72
ft. dist., to cor. No. 6, identical with a concrete monument with brass cap marked P.C. 45+41.10; thence
On
a 2°00’ curve to the left, the long chord of which bears S.35°38’W., 297.96 ft. dist., to cor. No. 7, identical with
highway boundary P.T. 48+35.09 back (48+36.54 ahead) the monument of which has been obliterated; thence
Continuing
on said right-of-way boundary S.32°39.5’W., 419.26 ft. dist., to cor. No. 8, a drill steel with copper cap marked cor. 8-SU;
thence
N.57°20.5’W.,
115.00 ft. dist., to cor. No. 9, a drill steel with copper cap marked cor. 9-SU; thence
S.32°39.5’W.,
120.00 ft. dist., to cor. No. 10, a drill steel with copper cap marked cor. 1O-SU; thence
N.
57°20.5’W., 222.41 ft. dist., to cor. No. 1, the place of beginning.
Tax
Parcel No. D-0000-006-3960
Being
a tract of land situated in the NE ¼ of Section 1, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho, more
particularly described as follows;
Beginning
at the SE corner of Lot 2 whence the West ¼ Corner of Section 6 bears South 11°44’32” East 553.78 feet distant;
thence
North
14°20’30” East, 106.64 feet; thence
South
70°17’45” West, 301.02 feet; thence
South
14°14’25” West, 90.00 feet; thence along a curve right, radius= 10SS.37, the long chord bears South 69°06-13”
East, 129.05 feet; thence
South
65°42’23” East, 173.96 feet to the point of beginning.
AND
Being
a tract of land situated in the NE ¼ of Section 1, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M. and in Section 6. Township 48 North,
Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho more particularly described as follows:
Beginning
at the SE corner of Lot 1 whence, the West ¼ corner of Section 6 bears South 32°54’10” West, 504.22 feet distant;
thence
North
15° East, 149.49 feet; thence
North
30° West, 73.01 feet: thence
North
76°06’48” West, 275.55 feet; thence
South
70°18’02” West, 95.30 feet; thence
South
14°20’30” West, 126.64 feet; thence
South
65°42’23” East, 57.45 feet; thence along a curve left, radius= 316.92, the long chord bears South 70°56’51”
East., 47.03 feet; thence
South
74°35’32” East, 300.59 feet to the point of beginning.
Tax
Parcel No. F00000020900
The
Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast
Quarter, and Government Lot 1 or the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, and the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter,
lying East of County Road, and the West half of the Northeast Quarter, except ground sold to School District No. 391, as disclosed by
Quitclaim Deed recorded January 27, 1975 as Instrument No. 255179, Records of Shoshone County, Idaho, all in Section 2, Township 48 North,
Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
EXCEPT
property in Deed dated August 15, 1950 from the Bunker Hill Company to School District, recorded November 20, 1950 in Book 84 of Deeds,
at Page 563, Records of Shoshone County, Idaho
ALSO
EXCEPT property in Deed dated June 1, 1938, from Bunker Hill Company to School District No. 30, recorded September 19, 1938, in Book
70 of Deeds, at Page 130, Records of Shoshone County, Idaho.
Patent
for M.S. 2551 excludes the conflict with the NE ¼ SE ¼.
Non
Plant 5 in Section 2, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
Schedule
B
DESCRIPTION OF MINING RIGHTS
Primary
Claims
Claim
Name |
|
M.S.
# |
|
Section |
|
Township |
|
Range |
Ace |
|
2583 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
African |
|
2624 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Alla |
|
1228 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Allie |
|
1229 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Apex |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Arizona |
|
1488 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Band |
|
2507 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Bear |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Bee |
|
2072 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Berniece |
|
1620 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Beta |
|
3471 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Blue
Bird |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Boer |
|
2599 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Bonanza
Fraction |
|
1228 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Bought
Again |
|
1229 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Brady |
|
2584 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Buckeye |
|
2250 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Butte |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Butternut |
|
1916 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Cariboo |
|
1220 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Carter |
|
1466 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Chain |
|
2078 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Cheyenne |
|
2249 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Chief
No. 2 |
|
2862 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Club |
|
2583 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Combination |
|
2072 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Confidence |
|
2328 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Coxey |
|
1466 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Cypress |
|
2429 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Deadwood |
|
1466 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Debs |
|
1466 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Dewey |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Diamond |
|
2583 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Drew |
|
2587 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
East |
|
1228 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Emily
Grace |
|
2587 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Emma |
|
550 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Claim
Name |
|
M.S.
# |
|
Section |
|
Township |
|
Range |
Ethel |
|
2966 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Evans |
|
2611 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Excelsior |
|
1356 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
F |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Flagstaff |
|
2328 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Flagstaff
No. 2 |
|
2921 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Flagstaff
No. 4 |
|
2921 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Foster |
|
2587 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Good
Luck |
|
1220 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Goth
|
|
3214 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Grant |
|
2599 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Grant |
|
2599 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Gun |
|
2611 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Gus |
|
2624 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Hamilton |
|
1466 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Hamilton
Fraction |
|
1619 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Hard
Cash |
|
1466 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Harrison |
|
1664 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Hawk |
|
2072 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Heart |
|
2511 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Helen
Marr |
|
2452 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Hemlock |
|
2452 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Hickory |
|
2432 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Homestake |
|
1916 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Hornet |
|
1325 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Idaho |
|
2072 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Iowa |
|
2072 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Ironhill |
|
1228 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Ito |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Jack |
|
2511 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Jersey
Fraction |
|
1220 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Josie |
|
1229 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-24 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-4 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-40 |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Katherine |
|
2966 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Key |
|
2511 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
King |
|
1325 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Kirby
Fraction |
|
2654 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Lackawana |
|
614 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Claim
Name |
|
M.S.
# |
|
Section |
|
Township |
|
Range |
Lacrosse |
|
1228 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Last
Chance |
|
551 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Likely |
|
1298 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Lilly
May |
|
2587 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Lincoln |
|
2187 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Lucia |
|
3390 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Lucky
Chance |
|
1349 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Maine |
|
2626 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Manchester |
|
2966 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Maple |
|
1229 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Marblehead |
|
3390 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Margaret |
|
3390 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Mashonaland |
|
1227 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Mattabelaland |
|
1227 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
McClellan |
|
2654 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
McClelland |
|
1681 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Miles |
|
2654 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Miners
Delight |
|
1228 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Missouri |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Mountain
King |
|
1620 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Mountain
Queen |
|
1620 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Nancy
B. |
|
3390 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Nellie |
|
2583 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Nevada |
|
1466 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
New
Era |
|
1527 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
96 |
|
1715 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
No.
1 |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
No.
2 |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
No.
3 |
|
1357 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
No.
4 |
|
1357 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
No
Name |
|
1228 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Norman |
|
2368 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Oakland |
|
569 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Offset |
|
1229 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Ollie
McMillin |
|
1228 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Ontario
Fraction |
|
755 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Oregon |
|
2274 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Overlap |
|
2052 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Oyama |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Olympia |
|
3390 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Claim
Name |
|
M.S.
# |
|
Section |
|
Township |
|
Range |
Packard |
|
1413 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Phil |
|
3390 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Phillippine |
|
1663 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Pitt |
|
2654 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Princess |
|
1633 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Quaker |
|
1414 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Queen |
|
2511 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Rambler |
|
1041 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Republican
Fraction |
|
959 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Roman |
|
2583 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Rookery |
|
1229 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Roy |
|
2624 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Royal
Knight |
|
1639 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
S-11 |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
S-12 |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
S-13 |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Sampson |
|
1328 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Sampson |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
San
Carlos |
|
750 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Sarnia |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Scelinda
No. 1 |
|
2921 |
|
1 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Scelinda
No. 2 |
|
2921 |
|
1 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Scelinda
No. 3 |
|
2921 |
|
1 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Scelinda
No. 4 |
|
2921 |
|
1 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Scelinda
No. 5 |
|
2921 |
|
1 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Scelinda
No. 7 |
|
2921 |
|
1 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Scelinda
No. 8 |
|
2921 |
|
1 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Schofield |
|
1228 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Skookum |
|
615 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Scorpion
Fraction |
|
2072 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Sierra
Nevada |
|
554 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Silver |
|
2587 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Silver
King |
|
1639 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Sims |
|
2186 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Sold
Again Fraction |
|
933 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Southern
Beauty |
|
1620 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Spade |
|
2583 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Spokane |
|
2509 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Spruce
Fraction |
|
2432 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Stemwinder |
|
1830 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Claim
Name |
|
M.S.
# |
|
Section |
|
Township |
|
Range |
Stopping |
|
1227 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Stuart
No. 2 |
|
2966 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Stuart
No. 3 |
|
2966 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Sugar |
|
2862 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Sullivan |
|
2966 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Summit |
|
1228 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Susie |
|
1229 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Taft |
|
2611 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Teddy |
|
2511 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Timothy
Fraction |
|
2274 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Tip
Top |
|
1041 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Trump |
|
2624 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Tyler |
|
546 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Utah |
|
1882 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Viola |
|
562 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Washington |
|
2072 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Waverly |
|
1620 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Wheelbarrow |
|
1526 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
William
Lambert Fraction |
|
1945 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Yale |
|
2611 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Zululand |
|
1227 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
This
Primary Claims set contains all resource material included in the 2021 PEA Mineral Resource Estimate, as well as those areas listed in
the historic 1991 reserves. Due to the inconsistent orientation and nature of the mineralization underlying the above parcels, the Primary
Royalty rate will be applied to all extracted and processed mineralized material lying under and within Primary Claims’ area, up
to 90 degrees nadir along the Primary Claims’ boundaries.
In
order to accommodate the down-dip potential on structures included within the 2021 PEA Mineral Resource Estimate and historic 1991 historic
reserves report, all material processed interstitial to existing development, along strike but within the Primary Claims’ boundary
restrictions listed in the above paragraph, and continuously down-dip to the termination of the structure, the following zones will constitute
Primary Claims and be assigned a 1.85% royalty rate: Shea, Tallon, Ike/Truman, Emery, J, Mac, Francis/FW Francis. These names are taken
to be the names used during past production and denote discrete mineralized structures. This rule is added to the overlying royalty rate’s
material restrictions to reflect a more typical “Apex Law” situation for tabular mineralized zones and applies only to those
structures listed above. Splays and associated structures that connect geologically to those listed above will receive the Primary Royalty
rate of the main structure.
GGS
Claims
Claim
Name |
|
M.S.
# |
|
Section |
|
Township |
|
Range |
Adath |
|
2976 |
|
22 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Alykris |
|
2976 |
|
22 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Anna
Laura |
|
2976 |
|
22 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Atlas |
|
2976 |
|
22 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Atlas
No. 1 |
|
2976 |
|
22 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
B |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Battleship
Oregon |
|
3390 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Black |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Brown |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Charly
T. |
|
3390 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
E |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Edna |
|
2587 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
85 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Fraction |
|
2976 |
|
22 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Gay |
|
2976 |
|
22 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Hoover
No. 1 |
|
2975 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Hoover
No. 2 |
|
2975 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Hoover
No. 3 |
|
2975 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Hoover
No. 4 |
|
2975 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Hoover
No. 5 |
|
2975 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Iowa
No. 2 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-1 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-10 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-11 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-12 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-13 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-14 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-15 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-16 |
|
2077 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-17 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-2 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-25 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-26 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-27 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-28 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-3 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-30 |
|
2077 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-31 |
|
2077 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Claim
Name |
|
M.S.
# |
|
Section |
|
Township |
|
Range |
K-32 |
|
2077 |
|
22 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-33 |
|
2080 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-34 |
|
2080 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-35 |
|
2080 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-36 |
|
2080 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-37 |
|
2080 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-38 |
|
2080 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-5 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-7 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-8 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-9 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Kansas |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Lilly
May |
|
2587 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Little
Ore Grande |
|
2977 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Mabundaland |
|
1227 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Medium |
|
2587 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Missouri
No. 2 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
91 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
92 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
No.
1 |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
No.
2 |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
North
Midland |
|
3108 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Orbit |
|
3097 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Ore
Grande No. 1 |
|
2977 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Ore
Grande No. 2 |
|
2977 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Ore
Grande No. 3 |
|
2977 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Ore
Grande No. 4 |
|
2977 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Ore
Grande No. 5 |
|
2977 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Ore
Shoot |
|
3097 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Oreano |
|
3097 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Orient |
|
3097 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Oriental
Orphan |
|
3097 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Orpheum |
|
3097 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Panorama |
|
2976 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Penfield |
|
2587 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Red
Deer |
|
2976 |
|
22 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
S-10 |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Setzer |
|
2976 |
|
22 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Texas |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
The
GGS Royalty rate will apply to all GGS Claims either partly or wholly-covered by the ground geophysical survey announced on June 16,
2021
Residual
Claims
Claim
Name |
|
M.S.
# |
|
Section |
|
Township |
|
Range |
A |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Alfred |
|
1628 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Anaconda |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Apex
No. 2 |
|
3361 |
|
1 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Apex
No. 3 |
|
3361 |
|
1 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Army |
|
3096 |
|
22 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Asset |
|
2611 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Baby
(1/6th interest) |
|
2856 |
|
3 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Black
Diamond |
|
3423 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Blue
Grouse |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Bob
White |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Bonanza
King Millsite |
|
2868 |
|
8 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Brooklyn |
|
2201 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Butte
Fraction |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
C |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Carbonate |
|
3423 |
|
3 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Castle |
|
3503 |
|
17 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Childs |
|
2611 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Comstock |
|
1345 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Cougar |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
D |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Daisy |
|
1345 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Dandy |
|
1345 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Danish |
|
1503 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
East
Midland |
|
3108 |
|
19 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Eli |
|
2611 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Enterprise |
|
3423 |
|
3 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Enterprise
Extension |
|
3423 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Evening
Star |
|
2274 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Evening
Star Fraction |
|
2274 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Fairview |
|
621 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Flagstaff
No. 3 |
|
2921 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Galena |
|
3361 |
|
1 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Gelatin |
|
3423 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Giant |
|
3423 |
|
3 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Good
Enough |
|
1628 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Huckleberry
No. 2 |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Claim
Name |
|
M.S.
# |
|
Section |
|
Township |
|
Range |
Jackass |
|
586 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Jessie |
|
1345 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Julia |
|
1345 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Justice |
|
1345 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
K-18 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-19 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-20 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-21 |
|
2077 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-22 |
|
2077 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-23 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-29 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-39 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-6 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Keystone
(1/6th interest) |
|
2856 |
|
3 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
L-1 |
|
3214 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
L-2 |
|
3214 |
|
9 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
L-3 |
|
3214 |
|
9 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Leopard |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Lesley |
|
2977 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Lesley
No. 2 |
|
2977 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Lesley
No. 3 |
|
2977 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Long
John |
|
3214 |
|
7 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Lydia
Fraction |
|
1723 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Lynx |
|
3361 |
|
35 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Mabel |
|
1723 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
MacBenn |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Maggie |
|
1628 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Manila |
|
1723 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Marin |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Marko |
|
3051 |
|
7 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Maryland |
|
2274 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
McRooney |
|
2966 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Midland |
|
3108 |
|
19 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Midland
No. 1 |
|
3108 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Midland
No. 3 |
|
3108 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Midland
No. 4 |
|
3108 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Midland
No. 5 |
|
3108 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Midland
No. 6 |
|
3108 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Midland
No. 7 |
|
3108 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Midland
No. 8 |
|
3108 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Claim
Name |
|
M.S.
# |
|
Section |
|
Township |
|
Range |
Milo
Millsite |
|
2869 |
|
44790 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Minnesota |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Missing
Link |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Monmouth |
|
2274 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Monte
Carlo No. 1 |
|
3177 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Monte
Carlo No. 2 |
|
3177 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Monte
Carlo No. 3 |
|
3177 |
|
44760 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Monte
Carlo No. 4 |
|
3177 |
|
44760 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Monte
Carlo No. 5 |
|
3177 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Navy |
|
3096 |
|
22 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
New
Jersey |
|
2201 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Nick |
|
2611 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
North
Wellington |
|
2977 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
O.K. |
|
1723 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
O.K.
Western |
|
1723 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Ophir |
|
1345 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Oracle |
|
3097 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Oregon |
|
2072 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Oregon
No. 2 |
|
2274 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Ox |
|
2611 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Peak |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Pete |
|
3389 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Pheasant |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Prominade |
|
3389 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Reeves |
|
1412 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Robbin |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Rolling
Stone |
|
619 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Rolling
Stone |
|
3423 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Ruth |
|
2611 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
S-9 |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Sam |
|
3389 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Schute
Fraction |
|
2201 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Sherman |
|
2611 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Silver
Chord |
|
2274 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Silver
King Millsite |
|
3563 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Simmons |
|
2611 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Snowline |
|
2587 |
|
25 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Sonora |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Spokane
Central No. 1 |
|
3472 |
|
19 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Spokane
Central No. 2 |
|
3472 |
|
20 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Claim
Name |
|
M.S.
# |
|
Section |
|
Township |
|
Range |
Spokane
Central No. 3 |
|
3472 |
|
20 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Spokane
Central No. 4 |
|
3472 |
|
20 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Spokane
Central No. 5 |
|
3472 |
|
20 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Spring |
|
3298 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Star |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Sullivan
Extension |
|
1228 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Sunny |
|
1723 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Switzerland |
|
2966 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
V.M.
No. 1 |
|
3051 |
|
7 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
V.M.
No. 2 |
|
3051 |
|
7 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Van
(1/6th interest) |
|
2856 |
|
3 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Venture |
|
3164 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Walla
Walla |
|
1345 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Wellington |
|
2977 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Whippoorwill |
|
1723 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Woodrat
(1/6th interest) |
|
2856 |
|
3 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Yreka
No. 10 |
|
2587 |
|
19 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 11 |
|
2587 |
|
19 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 12 |
|
2587 |
|
30 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 13 |
|
2587 |
|
30 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 14 |
|
2587 |
|
30 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 15 |
|
2587 |
|
30 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 16 |
|
2587 |
|
30 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 17 |
|
2587 |
|
30 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 18 |
|
2587 |
|
30 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 19 |
|
2587 |
|
30 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 20 |
|
2587 |
|
30 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 21 |
|
2587 |
|
30 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 22 |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Yreka
No. 23 |
|
2587 |
|
19 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 24 |
|
2587 |
|
19 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 25 |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Yreka
No. 26 |
|
2587 |
|
19 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Zeke |
|
3389 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Schedule
C
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER MPA ENTITIES
Each
of BHMC and Seller (each an “Obligor” and collectively, the “Obligors”) hereby represents and warrants
as follows to Purchaser, and acknowledges and agrees that Purchaser is relying upon such representations and warranties in connection
with entering into of this Agreement:
Corporate
Organization and Authority
1. | Each
Obligor is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction
of incorporation and is up-to-date in respect of all filings required by law to maintain
its existence; in particular, BHMC is a corporation incorporated under the laws of Nevada
and Seller is a corporation incorporated under the laws of Idaho. |
2. | Each
Obligor is qualified to do business and is in good standing in all jurisdictions in which
the nature of its business as now being or as proposed to be conducted makes such qualification
necessary and has all material governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals
necessary to own its assets and carry on its business as now being or as proposed to be conducted. |
3. | Each
Obligor has the requisite corporate power, capacity and authority to: (i) own its property
and assets and conduct its business; and (ii) enter into the Agreement and the Transaction
Documents and such other documents as may be necessary or appropriate to give effect to the
terms thereof to which it is a party, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder
and complete the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. |
4. | The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by each Obligor
thereto and the completion of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including
the Guarantees, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of
such Obligor. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which each Obligor is
a party have been duly and validly executed and delivered by such Obligor, and constitutes
a legal, valid and binding obligation of it, enforceable against it in accordance with the
terms thereof, except to the extent enforcement may be affected by bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar Applicable Laws affecting creditors’
rights generally and subject to the qualification that equitable remedies, injunctive relief
and/or specific performance may be granted in the discretion of a court of competent jurisdiction. |
5. | BHMC
owns legally and beneficially all of the issued and outstanding stock of Seller (the “Capital
Stock”) as set forth in Section (5) of the Disclosure Letter free and clear of
any Encumbrances. The corporate structure and organization chart of the Obligors set forth
in Section (5) of the Disclosure Letter accurately reflects, as of the date hereof, the direct
and indirect ownership of all of the Capital Stock of Seller. Other than as set forth in
Section (5) of the Disclosure Letter, no Person has any agreement, option, right of first
refusal or right, title or interest or any right (including a right of conversion of Financial
Indebtedness) that is or will become an agreement, option, right of first refusal or right,
title or interest, in or to all or any part of the Capital Stock of Seller. There are no
shareholders’ agreement or shareholders’ declaration in effect with respect to
the Obligors or their respective shares or other equity interests. |
6. | Each
Obligor is entering into and performing its obligations under this Agreement and each of
the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, on its own account and not as trustee
or a nominee of any other Person. |
7. | The
principal place of business and chief executive office of each Obligor as of the date hereof
is set out in Section (7) of the Disclosure Letter. |
8. | No
Obligor has suffered an Insolvency Event and no Seller Event of Default has occurred that
is continuing and the Obligor are not aware of any circumstance which, with notice or the
passage of time, or both, would give rise to an Insolvency Event or a Seller Event of Default
with respect to it. |
9. | Each
of the Obligors’ corporate records are complete and accurate in all material respects,
and true and correct copies of same have been made available to Purchaser. |
10. | The
financial books, records and accounts of each of the Obligors: (i) are complete and accurate
in all material respects; (ii) are stated in reasonable detail; and (iii) accurately and
fairly reflect all the material transactions, acquisitions and dispositions of each of the
Obligors. |
11. | BHMC’s
audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, including
the consolidated balance sheets, statements of loss and comprehensive loss, cash flows and
changes in shareholders’ deficiency and the notes thereon and the unaudited interim
consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2023 (collectively,
the “Current Financial Statements”), have been prepared in accordance
with US GAAP. The Current Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition and results of operations of Seller and BHMC, on a consolidated basis,
as at the respective dates specified therein and for the periods then ended. The Obligors
have not effected any material change in its accounting methods, principles or practices
since the date of the Current Financial Statements. The Obligors do not intend to correct
or restate, nor, to the knowledge of the Obligors, is there any basis for any correction
or restatement of, any aspect of the Current Financial Statements. Other than as set out
in Section (11) of the Disclosure Letter, each Obligor is neither a party to, nor had a commitment
to become a party to, any material off balance sheet transactions, arrangements, obligations
(including contingent obligations) or other relationships of Seller, BHMC or any subsidiary
of the Obligors with unconsolidated entities. MNP LLP is the current auditor of BHMC and
is “independent” of the Obligors within the meaning of the Rules of Professional
Conduct of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario. There has never been a “reportable
event” (within the meaning of National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure
Obligations of the Canadian Securities Administrators) (“NI 51-102”)
with the present or any former auditor of the Obligors. |
12. | Since
the end date of its Current Financial Statements, the Obligors: |
| (a) | have
conducted its business only in the ordinary course of business and no Material Adverse Effect
has occurred; and |
| (b) | have
not incurred any Financial Indebtedness which is not shown or reflected in the most recent
interim financial statements provided to Purchaser or in Section (12) of the Disclosure Letter. |
Tax
Matters
| (i) | All
material Taxes due and payable by each of the Obligors (whether or not shown due on any Tax
returns and whether or not assessed (or reassessed) by the appropriate Governmental Authority)
have been timely paid. |
| (ii) | All
Tax returns required by Applicable Law to be filed by or with respect to the Obligors have
been properly prepared and timely filed and all such Tax returns (including information provided
therewith or with respect thereto) are true, complete and correct in all material respects,
and no material fact or facts have been omitted therefrom which would make any such Tax returns
misleading. |
| (b) | As
of the date hereof, no audit or other proceeding by any Governmental Authority is pending
or, to the knowledge of the Obligors, threatened with respect to any Taxes due from or with
respect to the Obligors, and no Governmental Authority has given written notice of any intention
to assert any deficiency or claim for additional Taxes against either of the Obligors. As
of the date hereof, there are no matters under discussion, audit or appeal or in dispute
with any Governmental Authority relating to Taxes. |
| (c) | Other
than as set out in Section (13) of the Disclosure Letter, no Governmental Authority of a
jurisdiction in which the Obligors do not file Tax returns has made any written claim that
either of the Obligors are or may be subject to taxation by such jurisdiction. To the knowledge
of the Obligors, there is no basis for a claim that the Obligors is subject to Tax in a jurisdiction
in which the Obligors do not file Tax returns. As of the date hereof, each of the Obligors
only file Tax returns in the jurisdictions in which it is incorporated or organized and in
any jurisdiction in which it carries on any material business. |
| (d) | As
of the date hereof, there are no reassessments of Taxes for the Obligors that have been issued
and are under dispute, and the Obligors have not received any communication from any Governmental
Authority that an assessment or reassessment is proposed in respect of any Taxes. |
| (e) | To
the knowledge of the Obligors, each of the Obligors have withheld or collected any material
Taxes that are required by Applicable Law to be withheld or collected and have paid or remitted,
on a timely basis, the full amount of any Taxes that have been withheld or collected, and
are due, to the applicable Governmental Authority. |
14. | Section
(14) of the Disclosure Letter sets out a full and complete list of all existing Financial
Indebtedness of the Obligors. |
Non-Contravention
15. | Subject
to Section (15) of the Disclosure Letter, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement
or the other Transaction Documents, or the completion of the transactions contemplated hereby
or thereby, by each Obligor thereto, will (i) require that a consent be obtained or a notice
be provided under or result in or constitute a breach or default under any agreement, mortgage,
bond or other instrument to which it is a party or which is binding on it or its assets,
(ii) violate the terms of its constating documents, (iii) require that a consent be obtained
or a notice be provided under or violate any Applicable Law or any Authorization or the material
terms and conditions of any Other Rights, or result in any modification, revocation, alteration
or transfer of any Authorization or Other Right, (iv) result in the imposition of any Encumbrance
on the Project Assets, or (v) contravene any judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree
of any Governmental Authority. |
16. | No
Obligor is in breach of or default under, and no event has occurred that, with the passage
of time or notice, or both, would constitute or would reasonably be expected to constitute
such a breach of or default under, any agreement, mortgage, bond or other instrument to which
it is a party or which is binding on it or its assets, other than a breach or default or
event that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. To
the knowledge of the Obligors, there is no breach or default by any counterparty thereto
or inability of any counterparty thereto to perform its obligations thereunder which has,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. |
Regulatory
Compliance
17. | No
consents, approvals or permissions are required to be obtained by, nor any filings made with
any Governmental Authority by any Obligor in connection with the execution and delivery or
the performance by it of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is
a party, or in respect of its obligations hereunder or thereunder, other than as set forth
in Section (17) of the Disclosure Letter. |
18. | Each
Obligor has conducted and is conducting its respective business in compliance in all material
respects with Applicable Laws. |
19. | No
Obligor nor, to the knowledge of the Obligors, any director, officer, manager, member, employee,
consultant, representative or agent thereof, acting on its behalf has violated (i) the Corruption
of Foreign Public Officials Act (Canada), the Bribery Act (United Kingdom), the
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (United States), and all other anti-bribery, and anti-corruption
Applicable Laws, whether within Canada, the United States or to the extent applicable to
any Obligor, elsewhere, including any regulations, guidelines or orders thereunder (collectively,
the “Anti-Bribery Laws”); and (ii) the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering)
and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada) and all other anti-money laundering, anti-terrorist
financing, government sanction and “know your client” Applicable Laws, whether
within Canada, the United States and, to the extent applicable to any Obligor, elsewhere,
including any regulations, guidelines or orders thereunder (collectively, the “Anti-Money
Laundering Laws”). No Obligor nor, to the knowledge of Seller and BHMC, any director,
officer, employee, consultant, representative or agent thereof acting on its behalf, has
made a voluntary, directed, or involuntary disclosure to any Governmental Authority responsible
for enforcing Anti-Bribery Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws, with respect to any alleged
non-compliance by any Obligor or such other Persons (acting on behalf of an Obligor) with
Anti-Bribery Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws. No Obligor has received any written notice,
request, or citation from any Governmental Authority alleging non-compliance by any Obligor
or such other Persons (acting on behalf of an Obligor) with any Anti-Bribery Laws or Anti-Money
Laundering Laws. |
20. | The
Obligors and their agents have complied at all times with Anti-Bribery Laws with respect
to the Project and the development, construction or conduct of all operations or activities
at the Project. The operations in relation to the Project are and have been conducted at
all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements
of Anti-Money Laundering Laws and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or
Governmental Authority or any arbitrator involving the Obligors with respect to the Anti-Money
Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Obligors, threatened. |
21. | The
Obligors have not, and, to the knowledge of the Obligors, no director, officer, employee,
consultant, representative or agent of the Obligors have, transacted business on behalf of
the Obligors with any Restricted Person. |
22. | BHMC
is a “reporting issuer” (or the equivalent) in the provinces of British Columbia
and Ontario and is not included on a list of defaulting reporting issuers maintained by the
securities regulators or other securities regulatory authorities in any such provinces (collectively,
the “Securities Regulators”). No order, ruling or determination having
the effect of suspending the sale or ceasing or suspending trading in any securities of BHMC
has been issued by any Governmental Authority and is continuing in effect and no proceedings
for such purpose have been instituted or are, to the knowledge of the Obligors, pending or
threatened. |
Legal
Proceedings
23. | Other
than as set forth in Section (23) of the Disclosure Letter, there are no actions, suits,
proceedings, hearings, inquiries, investigations or claims commenced or, to the knowledge
of the Obligors, threatened against any Obligor or that involve the Project, and which, individually
or in the aggregate, (i) would prevent or limit, restrict or impair in any material respect
the ability of an Obligor to enter into this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents
to which it is a party or would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely impair
the performance of its obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents
or the development of the Project, or (ii) that could reasonably be expected to result in
a Material Adverse Effect. |
24. | No
Obligor is a party to or subject to any judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree, involving
the Project, which (i) could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely impair the
performance of its obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, or
(ii) could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No action or proceeding
has been instituted or remains pending or, to the knowledge of the Obligors, has been threatened
and not resolved, by or before any Governmental Authority that (i) could reasonably be expected
to materially and adversely impair the development of the Project, or (ii) could reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. |
Material
Information
25. | All
material information relating to the Project and Project Assets and prepared by or on behalf
of the current management of the Obligors and that has been made available or delivered to
Purchaser, including forecasts, projections, mine plans, budgets and environmental audits,
assessments, studies and tests, including any environmental and social impact assessment
study reports, was prepared in good faith and on the basis of assumptions that the management
of the Obligors believe to be reasonable at the time of preparation, subject to any material
changes of which the Obligors have informed Purchaser in writing. To the knowledge of the
management of the Obligors, all material information relating to the Project and the Project
Assets prepared at the request of current management of the Obligors by third parties and
that has been made available or delivered to Purchaser including forecasts, projections,
mine plans, budgets and environmental audits, assessments, studies and tests, including any
material environmental and social impact assessment study reports, was prepared in good faith
and does not contain materially incorrect information. The Obligors do not have knowledge
of any change to the facts and assumptions underlying the estimates in the technical report
and pre-feasibility study for underground milling and concentration of lead, silver and zinc
at the Mine amended and restated November 21, 2022 effective August 29, 2022 (“PFS”)
that would reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse change in any cost, price,
reserves, resources or other relevant information in the PFS. All material information regarding
the Project and the Project Assets, including drill results, technical reports and studies,
that are required to be disclosed by Applicable Laws,, have been publicly disclosed by BHMC
in compliance, in all material respects, with Applicable Laws. |
26. | As
of the date hereof, all material information relating to the Project mineralization prepared
by or on behalf of the current management of the Obligors has been made available or delivered
to Purchaser and, to the knowledge of the management of the Obligors, such information and
the reports and information delivered to Purchaser have been prepared in a manner which is
consistent with Good Practice Standards, the statements, assumptions and projections contained
therein are fair and reasonable as and when produced and, to the knowledge of the management
of the Obligors, have been arrived at after reasonable inquiry having been made in good faith
by the Persons responsible therefor. The estimated mineral resources relating to the Real
Property as of the date hereof are as stated in the PFS. The Obligors are in compliance in
all material respects with NI 43-101 in connection with the disclosure of scientific or technical
information made by the Obligors concerning the Project. The Obligors have duly filed with
the applicable regulatory authorities in compliance in all material respects with Applicable
Laws all reports required by NI 43-101 in connection with the Project, and all such reports
were prepared in accordance with the requirements of NI 43-101 in all material respects.
As of the date hereof, there are no outstanding unresolved comments of the Canadian Securities
Exchange (the “CSE”) or any Securities Regulator in respect of the technical
disclosure relating to the Project made in the documents which have been filed by or on behalf
of the Obligors with the relevant Securities Regulators pursuant to the requirements of Applicable
Laws, including all documents publicly available on BHMC’s SEDAR profile. |
27. | The
Obligors are in compliance in all material respects with all timely and continuous disclosure
obligations under Applicable Laws, including NI 51-102, and the policies, rules and regulations
of the CSE and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as disclosed to
the Purchaser, there has been no “material change”, as defined in the Securities
Act (Ontario) (actual, or, to the knowledge of the Obligors, proposed or prospective,
whether financial or otherwise) in the business, results of operations, prospects, assets,
liabilities (contingent or otherwise) or capital or financial condition of the Obligors on
a consolidated basis which has not been publicly disclosed within the period required by
NI 51-102, and except as disclosed to the Purchaser, the Obligors have not filed any confidential
material change reports which remain confidential as of the date hereof. |
Project
28. | The
PFS was prepared in a manner which is consistent with Good Practice Standards and the statements,
assumptions and projections contained therein were fair and reasonable as and when produced
and, to the Obligors’ knowledge, were arrived at after reasonable inquiry, having been
made in good faith by the Persons responsible therefor. The PFS contains a reasonable estimate
in all material respects of projected capital expenditures for the Real Property subject
to fluctuations in exchange rates, commodity prices and electricity rates and has been prepared
in a manner which is consistent with Good Practice Standards. |
29. | Subject
to Section (29) of the Disclosure Letter, Seller is the sole recorded and beneficial owner
of the Real Property, free and clear of any Encumbrances (other than Permitted Encumbrances).
Section (29) of the Disclosure Letter sets out a full and complete list of all Permitted
Encumbrances not already described in paragraphs (a) through (n) of the definition thereof.
Except for any Permitted Encumbrance or as listed in Section (29) of the Disclosure Letter,
no Person other than the Purchaser has any agreement to acquire, option, right of first refusal
or right, title or interest or any right that is or will become an agreement to acquire,
option, right of first refusal or right, title or interest, in or to all or any material
part of the Collateral or any Project Assets nor has either of the Obligors granted, or agreed
to grant, any Encumbrances, other than Permitted Encumbrances, on the Collateral or any Project
Asset. |
30. | The
Authorizations and Other Rights required for the development, construction or operation of
the Project, including commercial production of the silver, lead and zinc from the Project,
whether obtained or issued by the date hereof or not, are listed in Section (30) of the Disclosure
Letter. The Obligors have complied in all material respects with all conditions provided
for in the Authorizations and Other Rights required to be complied with as of the date this
representation is made. |
31. | Other
than as set forth in Section (31) of the Disclosure Letter, all Authorizations and Other
Rights required for the development, construction and operation of the Project, including
for greater certainty all environmental and water permits, are in full force and effect and
in good standing and none of the Obligors, and to the best of the knowledge and belief of
each of the Obligors, no other Person party thereto is, in default in any material respect
under any such Authorization or Other Right. |
32. | No
Authorization or Other Right relating to the Project or the Real Property has been challenged,
withdrawn, cancelled, amended or refused or, to the best of the knowledge and belief of each
of the Obligors, threatened to be challenged, withdrawn, cancelled, amended or refused by
any Governmental Authority or by any other Person. |
33. | Subject
to Section (33) of the Disclosure Letter, operation of the Project is and has been in compliance
in all material respects with all land use restrictions, zoning, regulations, ordinances,
environmental laws and other similar Applicable Laws thereto. Subject to Section (33) of
the Disclosure Letter, during the past three (3) years, neither of the Obligors nor any of
its agents or employees has received any written notice from any Governmental Authority having
jurisdiction over the Project alleging any violation of any Applicable Law, including, but
not limited to, those relating to environmental laws, zoning, building, use, personal disability
and fire or safety, which has not been cured or remedied. To the knowledge of the Obligors,
there are not any threatened proceedings for the rezoning of the Real Property or any portion
thereof. |
34. | Current
management of the Obligors has arranged for the following environmental studies relating
to the Project and the Real Property: (i) since September 2020, 30 site water sampling and
broad spectrum lab testing on a monthly basis and field parameter testing on a bi-weekly
basis, and (ii) in May 2021, a multi-year water flow analysis program with the University
of Idaho’s hydrogeology department, (iii) water chemistry analysis as part of planning
for a proprietary in-mine water treatment system, (iv) evaluation of the capabilities of
the Environmental Protection Agency’s Central Treatment Plant, in the event that an
Obligor may seek to purchase and/or operate it in the future. No other environmental investigation,
study, audit, test or other analysis has been conducted by or at the request of current management
of the Obligors with respect to the Project and the Real Property. |
35. | Subject
to Section (35) of the Disclosure Letter, there are no material environmental liabilities
of the Obligors or to the knowledge of the Obligors, in respect of the development, construction
and operation of the Project, in each case, that have been incurred as at the date that this
representation is made. |
36. | Subject
to Section (36) of the Disclosure Letter, no release or threatened release of any chemicals,
materials or substances, whether solid, liquid or gas, defined as or included in the definition
of “contaminant”, “pollutant”, “hazardous substance”,
“hazardous waste”, “hazardous material”, or “toxic substance”
under any applicable environmental law has occurred or is occurring at or from the Project
for which environmental laws require notice, further investigation or any form of responsive
action. |
37. | Section
(37) of the Disclosure Letter lists all underground and above ground storage tanks located
or previously located on the Real Property. |
38. | The
Obligors have complied and will comply with all terms and conditions of the EPA Settlement
Agreement, including, without limitation, making timely payments and providing financial
assurance on schedule. |
39. | Except
for the deferral arrangements disclosed in Section (39) of the Disclosure Letter, all payments
relating to water treatments costs with respect to the Project, including all costs relating
to the water treatment facility known as the Central Treatment Plant, have been paid in full,
and there are no water treatment costs or other amounts in connection therewith owing to
any Person, including, without limitation, the EPA and the Idaho Department of Environmental
Quality (“IDEQ”). |
40. | As
of May 31, 2023, except for a shortfall not to exceed US$5,000,000, the Cost to Complete
Test has been satisfied. |
41. | Except
as disclosed in Section (39) of the Disclosure Letter, each of the Obligors are in compliance
with their obligations to the EPA and the IDEQ with respect to the Obligors’ responsibilities
for meeting water discharge standards and for all water treatment costs in connection with
the Property and there are no further water treatment costs due and payable by the Obligors
to the EPA and the IDEQ. |
42. | The
Real Property comprises all mining claims, concessions and other mining rights forming part
of the Project. |
43. | Seller
has good and marketable title to the Real Property free and clear of any Encumbrances other
than Permitted Encumbrances and its rights in and to the Real Property will be valid and
in full force and effect in all material respects, and the Obligors will have complied in
all material respects with all of their respective obligations in respect thereof, including
payment of any annual fees and production penalties, under Applicable Laws. No third party
holds any mining or real property rights that conflict in any material respect with Seller’s
rights in and to the Real Property. |
44. | Except
as set out in Section (44) of the Disclosure Letter, all mining concession, patent or maintenance
fees and recording fees, and all other material exploration permit, authorization, lease,
licensing and mining claim payments, rentals, taxes, assessments, renewal fees and other
governmental charges, owing in respect of the Project and the Real Property or any part thereof,
have been paid in full. |
45. | Seller
owns or has the right to use or the benefit of all of the Other Rights and Project Assets
and the Other Rights and Project Assets they own are free and clear of any Encumbrances,
other than Permitted Encumbrances. |
46. | Subject
only to the rights of any Governmental Authority set out in Section (43) of the Disclosure
Letter and except for Permitted Encumbrances, no Person is entitled to or holds any material
rent, option, back-in right, earn-in right, right of first refusal, royalty, stream, participation,
production or similar interests, or other payment in the nature of rent or royalty, on or
for the Project, including any Minerals. |
47. | To
the knowledge of the Obligors, there is no (i) expropriatory act or series of expropriatory
acts, including eminent domain, confiscation, nationalization, requisition, deprivation,
sequestration and/or similar acts, by law, order, executive or administrative action or otherwise
of any Governmental Authority or any corporation or other entity controlled by any Governmental
Authority the result of which expropriatory act or series of expropriatory acts is that all
or substantially all of the rights, privileges and benefits pertaining to, associated with,
threatened against or affecting all or any part of the Mine (collectively, an “Expropriation
Event”) and (ii) circumstances, notices, discussions, or negotiations which could
reasonably be expected to result in such an Expropriation Event. |
Community
48. | Except
as set out in Section (47) of the Disclosure Letter, to the best knowledge of the Obligors,
no indigenous or community groups (and no Persons on their behalf) have asserted any interest
or rights or commenced or threatened any claims or proceedings affecting the Project or the
Obligors that could result in a Material Adverse Effect. |
49. | Any
relocation or resettlement of any persons, communities or settlements, including any indigenous
persons, communities or settlements, in connection with the exploration, development or operation
of the Project has been conducted in material compliance with all Applicable Laws and Authorizations. |
50. | Except
as set out in Section (50) of the Disclosure Letter, and to the best of the knowledge and
belief of each of the Obligors (i) no indigenous or community groups (and no Governmental
Authority on behalf of any such groups) have asserted any interest or rights or commenced
or threatened any claims or proceedings affecting the Real Property, the Project or any of
the Obligors which have a Material Adverse Effect, and (ii) neither the Real Property nor
any part of the Project is located on any land or in territory to which indigenous or local
community groups own or are entitled to communal, collective rights or any other rights under
Applicable Law. |
51. | The
Obligors have complied with all previous consultation processes with local communities in
accordance with Applicable Law. |
Other
52. | The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents
by each Obligor thereto and the completion of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
is exempt from the formal valuation requirement and the minority approval requirement of
Multilateral Instrument 61-101 Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions. |
53. | Except
as set out in Section (52) of the Disclosure Letter, no Obligor is party to any contract
that would give rise to a valid claim against an Obligor and/or any Sprott Entity for a brokerage
commission, finder’s fee or like payment in connection with the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents. |
54. | Section
(54) of the Disclosure Letter, lists all bank accounts of each of BHMC and Seller and the
depositary bank at which such accounts are maintained. |
55. | The
Obligors are in material compliance with all Applicable Laws respecting employment and employment
practices, terms and conditions of employment, pay equity and wages; there is not currently
any labour disruption, strike, or conflict involving or threatened against any Obligor or
directly affecting the Mine. None of the Obligors are party to a collective bargaining agreement. |
Schedule
D
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
Purchaser
hereby represents and warrants to the CFI Parties as follows:
| (a) | it
is a limited partnership duly established and validly existing under the laws of the State
of Delaware, is in good standing and is up to date in respect of all filings required by
law to maintain its existence; |
| (b) | all
requisite partnership acts and proceedings have been done and taken by it, including obtaining
all requisite approvals, with respect to entering into this Agreement, and the other Transaction
Documents to which it is a party, performing its obligations and completing the transactions
hereunder. |
| (c) | it
has the requisite power, capacity and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform
its obligations hereunder; |
| (d) | the
entering into of this Agreement and the exercise of its rights and performance of obligations
hereunder by Purchaser do not and will not (i) conflict with or result in a default under
any agreement, mortgage, bond or other instrument to which it is a party or which is binding
on its assets, (ii) conflict with its constating or constitutive documents, or (iii) conflict
with or violate any Applicable Laws, in each case other than a conflict, default or violation
that would not, or would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on
Purchaser or the performance of its obligations under this Agreement; |
| (e) | no
Authorizations are required to be obtained by it in connection with the execution and delivery
or the performance by it of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby; |
| (f) | this
Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by it and constitutes a legal,
valid and binding obligation of it, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms,
subject to the usual exceptions for bankruptcy and insolvency and general equitable principles;
and |
| (g) | it
has not suffered an Insolvency Event and it is not now aware of any circumstance which, with
notice or the passage of time, or both, would give rise to an Insolvency Event with respect
to it. |
Schedule
E
STREAM NPV PRINCIPLES AND ASSUMPTIONS
In
determining the Stream NPV, the following principles and assumptions will be taken into account:
| (h) | an
assumption that the Mine is owned and operated by a person that has no indebtedness for borrowed
money, and has the financial, operational and technical capability of a prudent owner and
operator, without any consideration of the financial impact of this Agreement; |
| (i) | forecasted
metal prices for silver, lead and zinc and any other applicable metals (as of the date the
value of the Stream NPV is required to be determined in accordance with Section 9.5(4) of
this Agreement) shall be Consensus Pricing; |
| (j) | the
Payable Metals that would have reasonably been expected to have become due to be delivered
by Seller to Purchaser in the form of Refined Silver equivalents under this Agreement and
all other amounts that would have reasonably been expected to become payable to Purchaser
under this Agreement, but for the event giving rise to the need to determine the Stream NPV; |
| (k) | a
payability rate for each Refined Metal equal to the payability rate for such Refined Metal
set forth in the most recent Offtake Agreement with an accredited and independent Processor
and before any deduction in respect of Offtaker Charges; |
| (l) | the
reasonably expected Recovered Metals (in respect of which such Payable Metals would be sold
and delivered in the form of Refined Silver equivalents under the Agreement) will be determined
based on: |
| (i) | the
Reserves and Resources and potential exploration success of the Mining Properties as reflected
in the then current mine plan for the Mine; |
| (ii) | the
reasonably expected mining rate of the Mine as reflected in the then current mine plan for
the Mine; |
| (iii) | the
reasonably expected throughput through the Mineral Processing Facilities or other processing
facilities then used by Seller, as reflected in the then current mine plan for the Mine; |
| (iv) | an
assumption that all cut-off grade, short term mine planning, long term mine planning and
production decisions concerning the Mining Properties, determinations of Reserves and Resources,
all Mineral marketing and sales (including the terms and conditions of Offtake Agreements),
all decisions with respect to exploration and all other decisions are based on metal prices
typical of normal industry practice and that Seller is receiving payment for all metals produced
at the Mining Properties at market prices (rather than the purchase price for such Refined
Silver), without any consideration of the financial impact of this Agreement; |
| (v) | to
the extent available, the mine plan and assumptions of any new owner of the Mining Properties
and/or Seller; |
| (vi) | such
other information and data as may be available at the time of the determination of the Stream
NPV that is helpful towards establishing the reasonably expected Payable Metals; |
| (m) | the
payments that are reasonably expected to have become payable to Seller by Purchaser with
respect to any such Payable Metal based on the applicable metal prices; and |
| (n) | a
discount rate of 5% shall be applied. |
Schedule
F
PERMITTED ENCUMBRANCES
1. | Encumbrances disclosed
in Section (29) of the Disclosure Letter |
2. | The Encumbrance
disclosed in Section (13) of the Disclosure Letter |
Exhibit
10.2
Execution
Copy
LOAN
AGREEMENT
LOAN
AGREEMENT dated as of June 23, 2023 (as amended, supplemented, modified or replaced from time to time, this “Agreement”)
between BUNKER HILL MINING CORP. (together with its successors and permitted assigns, “Borrower”), a corporation incorporated
under the laws of Nevada, SILVER VALLEY METALS CORP. (together with its successors and permitted assigns, “Guarantor”),
a corporation incorporated under the laws of Idaho, SPROTT PRIVATE RESOURCE STREAMING AND ROYALTY (US COLLECTOR), LP and SPROTT PRIVATE
RESOURCE STREAMING AND ROYALTY ANNEX (US COLLECTOR), LP (each, together with its successors and assigns, a “Lender”
and, collectively, the “Lenders”) and SPROTT PRIVATE RESOURCE STREAMING AND ROYALTY (US COLLECTOR), LP, as agent for
the Lenders (together with its successors and assigns, the “Agent”).
RECITALS:
A. |
Borrower
has requested that the Lenders make available a term loan facility to finance, in part, the construction and development of the Mine; |
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B. |
Guarantor
is a wholly owned direct Subsidiary of Borrower and Guarantor will receive substantial direct and indirect benefits from the advance
of the Loan Facility to Borrower; and |
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C. |
Each
Lender is a Sprott Entity and this Agreement is a Project Finance Document, which has the benefit of all security delivered by the
Obligors, or any one of them, in favour of the Security Agent or any other Sprott Entity as security for the PF Obligations. |
The
Lenders have agreed to make available a credit facility (as amended from time to time, the “Loan Facility”) to Borrower
in the maximum aggregate principal amount of TWENTY-ONE MILLION dollars (US$21,000,000.00) in lawful money of the United
States of America (the “Commitment Amount”) in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement.
All capitalized terms not defined in the body of this Agreement are defined in Exhibit
“A” appended to this Agreement.
2. |
funding
mechanics; interest |
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(a) |
Availability.
The Loan Facility shall be available to Borrower in Advances to be made from time to time during the Availability Period, provided
that the aggregate principal amount of Advances made shall not exceed the Commitment Amount. The Loan Facility does not revolve and
any amount repaid or prepaid, as the case may be, cannot be reborrowed. Each Advance shall be in a minimum amount of US$5,000,000
and integral multiples of US$1,000,000. |
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(b) |
Requesting
Advances. Borrower shall provide no less than 15 Business Days prior written notice to the Agent of any requested Advance under
the Loan Facility by delivery to the Agent of an Advance Request. No Advance shall be requested under the Loan Facility within 30
days of an Advance having been made. |
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(c) |
Cancellation
of Unused Commitment Amount. Any unutilized portion of the Commitment Amount at the end of the Availability Period will be permanently
cancelled. |
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(d) |
Funding.
Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender shall advance its Proportionate Share of each Advance to Borrower, as provided
in Section 5(c), on the date requested for such Advance in the applicable Advance Request provided the conditions precedent in Section
11 are satisfied and fulfilled or are waived by the Lenders (each such date, a “Funding Date”). |
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Use
of Principal Amount. The proceeds of the Loan Facility shall be used solely for the construction and development of the Mine
in accordance with the uses set out in Exhibit “E”. |
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(f) |
Interest
Rate. Subject to Section 2(g), each Advance shall bear interest from the Funding Date of such Advance to the date of repayment
in full at the rate of TEN per cent (10.0%) per annum, calculated and payable annually in arrears as set out in this Section 2(f).
Interest on the Principal Amount shall accrue from day to day in the same currency as principal, both before and after maturity,
default or judgment, and shall be calculated based on the actual number of days elapsed and on the basis of a year of 360 days. Interest
on the Principal Amount of each Advance shall be payable on each Interest Payment Date and on the Maturity Date (or such earlier
date as such amounts may become due in accordance with the provisions hereof), calculated and compounded annually not in advance,
computed from the Funding Date for such Advance or the last Interest Payment Date to the next Interest Payment Date or the Maturity
Date (or such earlier date), as applicable, on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed. |
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(g) |
Capitalized
Interest. Provided that no Event of Default or Pending Event of Default is then existing, on any Interest Payment Date before
the Cash Interest Commencement Date, the Borrower shall have the option to elect (by giving written notice to the Agent at least
10 Business Days prior to such Interest Payment Date) to capitalize interest accrued and payable on such Interest Payment Date in
accordance with Section 2(f), in which case, on such Interest Payment Date, the Principal Amount of each Advance shall be increased
by the amount of such accrued interest thereon, and such increased Principal Amount shall continue to accrue interest in accordance
with Section 2(f). |
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(h) |
Default
Interest. Borrower shall pay to the Lenders interest on overdue amounts (including overdue interest), both before and after maturity,
default or judgment, and on the Principal Amount upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, in each case,
at a rate per annum equal to FOURTEEN per cent (14.0%) per annum, calculated daily and on the basis of the actual number of days
elapsed, and a year of 360 days and compounded monthly, and payable upon demand by the Lenders. |
3. |
mandatory
repayment on maturity |
Borrower
shall repay to the Lenders the outstanding Principal
Amount, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon and all other monies owing hereunder, on the Maturity Date.
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Borrower
may prepay the outstanding Principal Amount, in whole or in part, prior to the Maturity Date, on not less than twenty (20) Business
Days prior written notice to the Agent. Borrower shall, on the date specified in such notice, pay to the Lenders (i) the portion
of the outstanding Principal Amount to be so prepaid, plus (ii) all accrued and unpaid interest on such portion of the Principal
Amount, and plus (iii) all other amounts owing and due hereunder. |
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(b) |
Borrower
shall prepay the outstanding Principal Amount, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon and all other monies owing hereunder,
immediately upon the occurrence of any Change of Control. |
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All
amounts payable by Borrower or Guarantor hereunder shall be paid to the Agent on behalf of the Sprott Lender Parties in United States
Dollars, in immediately available funds by wire transfer at such account or financial institution as the Agent may from time to time
notify Borrower. Any payments received after 2:00 p.m. (Toronto time) will be considered for all purposes as having been made on
the next following Business Day. |
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(b) |
If
the due date of any payment under this Agreement would otherwise fall on a day that is not a Business Day, such payment shall be
due on the next succeeding Business Day, together with interest that has accrued to the Business Day on which such payment was due. |
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(c) |
For
the purposes of Section 2(a), each Advance may be advanced by the Lenders through the Agent to the Borrower. All amounts that an
Obligor is required pursuant to this Agreement to pay to the Sprott Lender Parties or any of them including on account of principal,
interest, default interest or any other amount, shall be paid to the Agent for distribution by it to the Sprott Lender Parties. All
amounts received by the Agent in respect of the Principal Amount or interest thereon shall be applied and distributed by it to the
Lenders rateably according to each Lender’s Proportionate Share. All amounts received by the Agent from the Obligors for the
benefit of the Lenders or from the Lenders for the benefit of the Borrower shall, in each case, be received by the Agent acting as
agent for and on behalf of the Lenders hereunder. |
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(d) |
Each
Lender will maintain in accordance with its usual practice one or more accounts evidencing the Principal Amount of the Advances owing
by Borrower to such Lender hereunder. Such account(s) will be prima facie evidence of the obligations recorded therein, provided
that any failure by Lender to maintain any account or any error therein shall not affect the obligation of Borrower or Guarantor
to repay the Obligations to such Lender in accordance with this Agreement. |
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As
a condition of the first Advance (the “First Advance”), Guarantor shall grant to the Agent or such other Sprott
Entity as the Agent may direct (the “Holder”), and Borrower shall guarantee the obligations of Guarantor under,
a royalty (as amended from time to time pursuant to Section 6(b), the “Additional Royalty”) on substantially the
same terms and conditions as the Royalty and otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to the Holder, provided that the amount
of the Additional Royalty issued in connection with such First Advance shall be equal to the aggregate amount of the following: |
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the
Primary Claims Percentage of Gross Revenues of all Products that are mined, produced, extracted, processed or otherwise recovered
from the Primary Claims forming part of the Property; |
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the
Primary Claims Percentage of Gross Revenues of all Products that are mined, produced, extracted, processed or otherwise recovered
from the GGS Claims forming part of the Property; and |
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(iii) |
the
Secondary Claims Percentage of Gross Revenues of all Products that are mined, produced, extracted, processed or otherwise recovered
from the Residual Claims. |
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As
a condition of each subsequent Advance after the First Advance, the Obligors and the Holder shall amend the Additional Royalty to
increase the amount of the Additional Royalty by the Primary Claims Percentage and the Secondary Claims Percentage, in each case,
corresponding to the principal amount of such subsequent Advance, as set forth in Section 6(c). |
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(c) |
For
the purposes of this Section 6: |
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“Gross
Revenues”, “Products”, “Primary Claims”, “Property”, “GGS Claims” and “Residual
Claims” shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Royalty; and |
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“Primary
Claims Percentage” shall be the percentage set out in the column below titled “Primary Claims Percentage” corresponding
to the Principal Amount of the relevant Advance when it is made, and “Secondary Claims Percentage” shall be the percentage
set out in the column below titled “Secondary Claims Percentage” corresponding to the Principal Amount of the relevant
Advance when it is made: |
Principal Amount of Advance | |
Primary Claims Percentage | | |
Secondary Claims Percentage | |
Equal to US$5,000,000 | |
| 0.5 | % | |
| 0.35 | % |
Greater than US$5,000,000 but less than or equal to US$10,000,000 | |
| 1.0 | % | |
| 0.70 | % |
Greater than US$10,000,000 but less than or equal to US$15,000,000 | |
| 1.5 | % | |
| 1.05 | % |
Greater than US$15,000,000 but less than or equal to US$21,000,000 | |
| 2.0 | % | |
| 1.4 | % |
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Notwithstanding
Section 6(c)(ii), the sum of the Primary Claims Percentages under the Additional Royalty as amended
from time to time in accordance with Section 6(b) (the “Total Primary Claims Percentage”) shall not exceed 2.0%
and the sum of the Secondary Claims Percentages under the Additional Royalty as amended from time to time in accordance with Section
6(b) (the “Total Secondary Claims Percentage”) shall not exceed 1.4%. |
7. |
royalty
Buy back option |
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Provided
that the Obligors have repaid the outstanding Principal Amount, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon and all other
monies owing hereunder, and provided further that no Event of Default or Pending Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
Guarantor shall have a buy back option to effect the matters set out in Section 7(b) (the “Buy Back Option”),
exercisable by (i) delivering written notice to the Holder not less than 60 days prior to the Maturity Date (the “Buy Back
Notice”) and (ii) making a payment in cash to the Holder not less than 30 days after delivery of such written notice (the
“Buy Back Closing”) in an amount equal to US$5,000,000 (the “Buy Back Amount”). The Buy Back
Option is exercisable on or prior to the Maturity Date. |
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As
of the Buy Back Closing, the Total Primary Claims Percentage shall be reduced by 0.25% and the Total Secondary Claims Percentage
shall be reduced by 0.175% (collectively, a “Royalty Reduction Unit”). |
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By
way of example only, if immediately prior to the Buy Back Closing, the Total Primary Claims Percentage were 1.5% and the Total Secondary
Claims Percentage were 1.05%, then immediately after the Buy Back Closing, the Total Primary Claims Percentage would be 1.25% and
the Total Secondary Claims Percentage would be 0.875%. |
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(c) |
Guarantor
may exercise such Buy Back Option with respect to Royalty Reduction Units up to an aggregate amount of half of the Total Primary
Claims Percentage and the Total Secondary Claims Percentage under the Additional Royalty, provided that Guarantor shall pay the Buy
Back Amount in respect of each Royalty Reduction Unit in respect of which the Buy Back Option is exercised. |
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By
way of example only, if immediately prior to the Buy Back Closing, the Total Primary Claims Percentage were 1.5% and the Total Secondary
Claims Percentage were 1.05%, and Guarantor were to exercise the Buy Back Option with respect to 0.75% of the Total Primary Claims
Percentage and 0.525% of the Total Secondary Claims Percentage, the aggregate Buy Back Amount to be paid by Guarantor with respect
to such Buy Back Closing would be US$15,000,000. |
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(d) |
The
Buy Back Notice shall specify the effective date for the Buy Back Option, which shall be the last day of a calendar quarter and no
later than the Maturity Date, and the number of Royalty Reduction Units to be subject to the Buy Back Option. |
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(e) |
This
Section 7 shall terminate upon the Maturity Date. |
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Any
and all payments by or on account of any obligation of Borrower or Guarantor hereunder or any other Credit Document shall be made
free and clear of and without deduction or withholding for any Indemnified Taxes; provided that if Borrower or Guarantor shall be
required to deduct or withhold any Indemnified Taxes from such payments, then (i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary
so that, after making all required deductions or withholdings (including deductions or withholdings applicable to additional sums
payable under this Section 8), the Sprott Lender Parties receive an amount equal to the sum they would have received had no such
deduction or withholding been made, (ii) Borrower or Guarantor, as applicable, shall make such deduction or withholding, and (iii)
Borrower or Guarantor, as applicable, shall pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law the full
amount deducted or withheld. |
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Without
limiting the provisions of Section 8(a), each Obligor shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in
accordance with Applicable Law. |
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(c) |
The
Obligors shall (within three Business Days of demand by a Sprott Lender Party) pay to such Sprott Lender Party an amount equal to
the loss, liability or cost which Sprott Lender Party determines will be or has been (directly or indirectly) suffered for or on
account of Indemnified Taxes (including Other Taxes) by such Sprott Lender Party in respect of any Credit Document together with
any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes
or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount
of such loss, liability or cost delivered to an Obligor by a Sprott Lender Party shall be conclusive absent manifest error. If such
Sprott Lender Party subsequently recovers all or part of the payment made under this Section 8(c) paid by an Obligor, it shall promptly
repay an equal amount to such Obligor. |
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(d) |
As
soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by an Obligor to a Governmental Authority, such Obligor
shall deliver to the applicable Sprott Lender Party the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority
evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to
such Sprott Lender Party. |
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(e) |
This
Section 8 shall survive termination of this Agreement. |
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Except
as otherwise specifically provided herein, where in this Agreement a rate of interest is calculated on the basis of a year (the “deemed
year”) which contains fewer days than the actual number of days in the calendar year of calculation, such rate of interest
shall be expressed as a yearly rate for purposes of the Interest Act (Canada) by multiplying such rate of interest by the
actual number of days in the calendar year of calculation, whether 365 or 366, as the case may be, and dividing it by the number
of days in the deemed year. |
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(b) |
Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that any provision of this Agreement would oblige any Obligor to make any
payment of interest or other amount payable to the Sprott Lender Parties hereunder in an amount or calculated at a rate which would
be prohibited by law or would result in a receipt by a Sprott Lender Party of interest at a criminal or prohibited rate (as such
terms are construed under the Criminal Code (Canada) or any other Applicable Law), notwithstanding such provision, such amount
or rate shall be deemed to have been adjusted nunc pro tunc to the maximum amount or rate of interest, as the case may be,
as would not be so prohibited by law or so result in a receipt by such Sprott Lender Party of interest at a criminal or prohibited
rate, such adjustment to be effected, to the extent necessary, firstly, by reducing the amount or rate of interest applicable pursuant
to Section 2(f) of this Agreement; and thereafter, by reducing any fees, commissions, royalties and other amounts which would constitute
interest for the purposes of Section 347 of the Criminal Code (Canada), as may be amended from time to time, or any other
Applicable Law. Any amount or rate of interest referred to in this Agreement shall be determined in accordance with generally accepted
actuarial practices and principles over the term hereof and, in the event of a dispute, a certificate of a fellow of the Canadian
Institute of Actuaries appointed by Agent shall be conclusive for the purposes of such determination. |
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In
determining whether or not the interest paid or payable under this Agreement exceeds the maximum amount permitted by Section 9(b),
each Obligor and Sprott Lender Party shall, to the maximum extent permitted under the Criminal Code (Canada) or any other
Applicable Law, characterize any non-principal payments as an expense, fee or premium or other payment rather than as interest, as
may be necessary to reduce the amount otherwise characterized as interest pursuant to such Applicable Law, exclude voluntary prepayments
and the effects thereof and amortize, prorate, allocate and spread the total amount of interest rateably over the longer of the contemplated
term or the actual duration that any Obligations remain outstanding. |
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Guarantor
hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to the Sprott Lender Parties the due and punctual payment and performance of the
Obligations and agrees on written demand of the Agent, following the occurrence of an Event of Default, to perform or discharge the
Obligations which have not been fully performed or discharged at the times and in the manner provided for in this Agreement. |
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(b) |
Without
prejudice to the rights of the Sprott Lender Parties against Borrower, Guarantor unconditionally and irrevocably agrees that, as
between the Sprott Lender Parties and itself, it will be liable as principal debtor in respect of the performance of the Obligations
and not merely as surety and, accordingly, Guarantor shall be fully liable forthwith on demand by the Agent, following the occurrence
and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to perform or discharge the Obligations irrespective of the validity, effectiveness
or enforceability of the Obligations against Borrower or any other fact or circumstances which would or might otherwise constitute
a legal or equitable discharge of or defence to a guarantor or surety. |
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(c) |
As
a separate and independent obligation, if any of the Obligations are not duly and punctually paid by Borrower and performed by Guarantors
under Section 10(a) for any reason whatsoever Guarantor unconditionally and irrevocably agrees to indemnify and save the Sprott Lender
Parties harmless from and against any losses which the Sprott Lender Parties may suffer or incur from the failure of Borrower to
duly perform such Obligations. |
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(d) |
The
Guarantee of the Obligations is a continuing guarantee and shall remain in effect until all of the Obligations existing or arising
or which may arise under or by virtue of the Obligations shall have been paid, performed or discharged in full. |
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(e) |
Guarantor
waives any rights it may have as surety under any Applicable Law which may at any time be inconsistent with any of the provisions
hereof or which it may have of first requiring the Sprott Lender Parties to proceed against or claim performance or payment from
Borrower or any other Person. |
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(f) |
The
Sprott Lender Parties, without notice to Guarantor and without discharging, prejudicing or affecting the obligations of Guarantor
hereunder, may (i) grant time, indulgences, concessions, releases and discharges or any financial accommodation to Borrower; (ii)
take, hold, fail to take or hold, vary, deal with, realize, enforce, release or determine not to enforce, perfect or release any
other guarantee, indemnity or security for all or any of the Obligations; or (iii) effect compositions from, and otherwise deal with,
Borrower and all other Persons as the Lenders may see fit and generally may otherwise do or omit to do any act or thing which, but
for this provision, might operate to discharge, prejudice or affect the obligations of Guarantor hereunder. |
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Guarantor
agrees that the liability of Guarantor under this Guarantee is absolute and unconditional irrespective of: |
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(i) |
the
lack of validity or enforceability of any terms of any of the Credit Documents; |
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(ii) |
any
contest by Borrower or any other Person as to the amount of the Obligations, the validity or enforceability of any terms of the Credit
Documents or the perfection or priority of any Security; |
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(iii) |
any
defence, counter claim or right of set-off available to Borrower; |
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(iv) |
any
release, compounding or other variance of the liability of Borrower or any other Person liable in any manner under or in respect
of the Obligations or the extinguishment of all or any part of the Obligations by operation of law; |
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(v) |
any
change in the time or times for, or place or manner or terms of payment or performance of the Obligations or any consent, waiver,
renewal, alteration, extension, compromise, arrangement, concession, release, discharge or other indulgences which any Sprott Lender
Party may grant to Borrower or any other Person; |
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(vi) |
any
amendment or supplement to, or alteration or renewal of, or restatement, replacement, refinancing or modification or variation of
(including any increase in the amounts available thereunder or the inclusion of an additional borrower thereunder), or other action
or inaction under, the Credit Documents or any other related document or instrument, or the Obligations; |
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(vii) |
any
discontinuance, termination or other variation of any terms or conditions of any transaction with, Borrower or any other Person; |
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(viii) |
any
change in the ownership, control, name, objects, businesses, assets, capital structure or constitution of Borrower, Guarantor or
any reorganization (whether by way of reconstruction, consolidation, amalgamation, merger, transfer, sale, lease or otherwise) of
Borrower, Guarantor or their respective businesses; |
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(ix) |
any
dealings with the security which Security Agent or any Sprott Lender Party holds or may hold pursuant to the terms and conditions
of the Credit Documents, including the taking, giving up or exchange of securities, their variation or realization, the accepting
of compositions and the granting of releases and discharges; |
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(x) |
any
limitation of status or power, disability, incapacity or other circumstance relating to Borrower, Guarantor, or any other Person,
including any Insolvency Event involving or affecting Borrower, Guarantor, or any other Person or any action taken with respect to
this Guarantee by any trustee or receiver, or by any court, in any such proceeding, whether or not Guarantor shall have notice or
knowledge of any of the foregoing; |
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(xi) |
any
impossibility, impracticability, frustration of purpose, force majeure or illegality of any Credit Document, or the occurrence of
any change in the laws, rules, regulations or ordinances of any jurisdiction or by any present or future action of (A) any Governmental
Authority that amends, varies, reduces or otherwise affects, or purports to amend, vary, reduce or otherwise affect, any of the Obligations
or the obligations of Guarantor under this Guarantee, or (B) any court order that amends, varies, reduces or otherwise affects any
of the Obligations; |
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(xii) |
any
taking or failure to take security, any loss of, or loss of value of, any security, or any invalidity, non-perfection or unenforceability
of any security held by or on behalf of the Sprott Lender Parties, or any of them, or any exercise or enforcement of, or failure
to exercise or enforce, security, or irregularity or defect in the manner or procedure by which any Sprott Lender Party (or Security
Agent) realizes on such security; |
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(xiii) |
any
application of any sums received to the Obligations, or any part thereof, and any change in such application; and |
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(xiv) |
any
other circumstances which might otherwise constitute a defence available to, or a discharge of, Guarantor, Borrower or any other
Person in respect of the Obligations or this Guarantee. |
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(h) |
Subject
only to any demand expressly required pursuant to Sections 10(a) and (b), Guarantor hereby waives notice of the acceptance of this
Guarantee and of presentment, demand and protest and notices of non-payment and dishonour and any other demands and notices required
by any Applicable Law. |
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(i) |
From
the date or dates upon which any demand is made against Guarantor under this Section 10 until the Obligations have been performed
and discharged in full, Guarantor shall not (i) claim any set-off or counterclaim against Borrower; (ii) make or enforce any claim
or right (including a right of subrogation or contribution) against Borrower to prove in competition with any Sprott Lender Party
in the event of an Insolvency Event of Borrower or in respect of any outstanding liability of Borrower hereunder; or (iii) in competition
with the Sprott Lender Parties claim the benefit of any security or guarantee now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the Sprott
Lender Parties for any money or liabilities due or incurred by Borrower to the Sprott Lender Parties or any share therein. |
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The
Sprott Lender Parties shall not be obligated before taking any steps to enforce this Guarantee (i) to take any steps or proceedings
or other action whatsoever or obtain any judgment against Borrower or any other Person in any court or tribunal, (ii) to make or
file any claim in an Insolvency Event in respect of Borrower or any other Person, (iii) to exercise any diligence against Borrower,
or (iv) resort to any other means of payment. |
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Nothing
herein contained shall restrict or adversely affect or be construed to restrict or adversely affect any right which a Sprott Lender
Party may have to set-off any Obligations owed by Guarantor under this Guarantee to such Sprott Lender Party against any obligations
owed by such Sprott Lender Party to Guarantor, regardless of the place of payment or currency of such Obligations. |
11. |
CONDITIONS
TO closing and fUNDING; security |
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As
general and continuing collateral security for the due and punctual payment of the Principal Amount, interest and all other monies
payable hereunder and due and punctual payment and performance of all other PF Obligations, each Obligor has granted to the Security
Agent on behalf of the Sprott Lender Parties and the other Sprott Entities a continuing and first-ranking security interest and charge
over all of their property and assets (subject only to Permitted Liens) pursuant to the Security. The Obligors, the Sprott Lender
Parties and the Security Agent confirm and agree that this Agreement constitutes a “Project Finance Document” for the
purposes of the Security. |
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The
obligation of the Sprott Lender Parties to enter into this Agreement is subject to the Obligors
delivering, or causing to be delivered, to the Agent the following conditions precedent, in each case, in form and substance satisfactory
to the Sprott Lender Parties, acting reasonably: |
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a
fourth omnibus amendment agreement whereby (A) the maturity date of the Series 1 Convertible Debentures and Series 2 Convertible
Debentures is extended to March 31, 2026, (B) the Royalty Put Option termination date is extended to March 31, 2026, (C) each CD
Holder (as defined in the Security Sharing Agreement) and the other Sprott Entities consent to the Loan Facility to be made available
on the terms of this Agreement and (D) each Obligor and Sprott Entity acknowledges, confirms and agrees that this Agreement constitutes
a “Project Finance Document” for the purposes of the Security and the Security Sharing Agreement and that each Sprott
Lender Party is a “Creditor” under the Security Sharing Agreement; |
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favourable
Idaho and Nevada legal opinions (and any other relevant legal jurisdiction), of the Obligors’ legal counsel addressed to the
Sprott Lender Parties relating to (A) the legal status of the Obligors, (B) the corporate power and authority of each Obligor to
execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, (C) the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement, (D) enforceability
of this Agreement and the continued validity of the security interests, mortgages and charges created under the Security, and (E)
the due registration or filing of the Security; |
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a
certificate of good standing or compliance (or equivalent) for each of the Obligors, issued by the relevant Governmental Authority
and dated no earlier than 2 Business Days prior to the Closing Date; and |
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a
certificate of a senior officer of each Obligor dated as of the Closing Date as to (i) the constating documents of each Obligor,
(ii) the resolutions of the board of directors of each Obligor authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated herein and therein; (iii) the names, positions and true signatures of the Persons authorized to
sign this Agreement; and (iv) such other matters pertaining to the transactions contemplated hereby as the Lenders may reasonably
require. |
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The
obligation of the Lenders to make each Advance (including the First Advance) is subject to the following conditions precedent: |
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no
Event of Default or Pending Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing nor shall any Event of Default or Pending Event
of Default occur immediately after giving effect to such Advance; |
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the
representations and warranties of the Obligors made in or pursuant to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall be true
and correct on the date of such Advance (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier
date, and in such case, shall be true and correct on and as of such earlier date), as if made on and as of the date of such Advance;
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the
Agent shall have received timely notice as required under Section 2(b); |
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if
no title opinion in respect of the Property has been delivered in the six-month period preceding such Advance (with a currency date
within such six-month period), the Obligors shall have delivered an updated title opinion in respect of the Property in form and
substance satisfactory to the Sprott Lender Parties; |
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the
Obligors shall have delivered to the Holder the Additional Royalty (or an amendment thereof in form and substance satisfactory to
the Sprott Lender Parties) in respect of such Advance in accordance with Section 6; and |
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favourable
Idaho and Nevada legal opinions (and any other relevant legal jurisdiction) of the Obligors’ legal counsel addressed to the
Sprott Lender Parties and otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to the Sprott Lender Parties,
relating to (A) the legal status of the Obligors, (B) the corporate power and authority of each Obligor to execute, deliver
and perform the Additional Royalty (or any amendment thereof, as applicable), (C) the authorization, execution and delivery of the
Additional Royalty (or any amendment thereof, as applicable), (D) enforceability of the Additional Royalty (as amended by any amendment
thereof, as applicable), and (E) the due registration or filing of the Royalty (or any amendment thereof, as applicable). |
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13. |
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES |
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Obligors’
Representations and Warranties |
Each
Obligor hereby represents and warrants to the Sprott Lender Parties as of the date of this Agreement and as of each Funding Date (unless
otherwise specified in Exhibit
“C”) and so long as any Obligations remain outstanding, as set out in Exhibit “C”
and acknowledges that the Sprott Lender Parties are relying upon such representations and warranties in entering into this Agreement
and agreeing to provide the Loan Facility, which representations and warranties shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
13.2 |
Knowledge
of Obligors |
Where
any representation or warranty contained in Exhibit “C” is expressly qualified by reference to the “knowledge”
of Obligors, it shall be deemed to refer to the actual knowledge of Richard Williams, as Executive Chairman of Borrower, Sam Ash, as
Chief Executive Officer of Borrower and President of Guarantor, David Wiens, as Chief Financial Officer of Borrower, and Bradley Barnett,
as Vice President of Sustainability of Borrower and Secretary of Guarantor, and all information which ought to have been known by each
of them after conducting a reasonable inquiry into the matters in question, whether or not any such inquiry was actually made.
Each
Lender hereby represents and warrants to the Obligors that such Lender is an accredited investor, within the meaning of National Instrument
45-106 – Prospectus Exemptions.
Each
Obligor covenants and agrees with the Sprott Lender Parties that, unless compliance has been waived in writing by the Sprott Lender Parties
and so long as any Obligations remain outstanding:
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Punctual
Payment of Obligations. Each Obligor will make payment of, and perform, all of its Obligations when due. |
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No
Material Change in Conducting of Business. Each Obligor will carry out and perform all operations and activities in a commercially
prudent manner and in accordance with all Applicable Laws, all applicable Authorizations and Other Rights and Good Practice Standards.
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Compliance
with Laws and Contracts. Each Obligor will obtain and maintain in force (or where appropriate, promptly renew) all Authorizations
reasonably necessary for carrying out its business and operations generally, including those Authorizations required under each Credit
Document, and at all times comply with all Applicable Laws and regulations relating to it and its business other than (except in
the case of Anti-Bribery Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws) where such noncompliance would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. |
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Maintenance
of Accounting Methods and Financial Records. Each Obligor will maintain a system of accounting which is established and administered
in accordance with US GAAP consistently applied, keep adequate records and books of account in which accurate and complete entries
shall be made in accordance with such accounting principles reflecting all transactions required to be reflected by such accounting
principles, keep accurate and complete records of any property owned by it. |
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Books;
Records; Inspections; No Commingling of Products. Each Obligor will keep true, complete and accurate Books and Records of all
of its operations and activities in a manner consistent with customary and prudent commercial practice. Guarantor
agrees to keep accurate records showing the amount of recovered Products produced by it from the Property. All Products produced
from the Property shall be kept separate and distinct from minerals and/or mineral products produced by Guarantor from properties
other than the Property. The Sprott Lender Parties shall have the right, upon reasonable advance written notice to the Obligors or
either of them, no more than once per calendar year, to inspect and perform audits of all books, records, financial data, technical
data, information and materials relevant to the production and stockpiling of Products, the calculation and payment of the Additional
Royalty, and/or ensuring compliance with the obligations, covenants, conditions and agreements contained herein; provided that such
inspections shall not unreasonably interfere with the Obligors’ activities with respect to the Property. If any such audit
or inspection reveals the Additional Royalty payments for any calendar year are underpaid by more than five percent (5%) or there
has been a material breach of any obligation, covenant, condition or agreement contained herein, the Obligors shall reimburse the
Sprott Lender Parties for their costs incurred in such audit or inspection and the annual limitation on audit rights shall be suspended
until a period of two years passes without any audit discrepancy or following the remedy of any such breach, as applicable.
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Maintenance
of Legal Existence. Each Obligor will preserve and maintain its corporate existence in good standing and, in the case of Guarantor,
remain a resident of the United States for tax purposes. |
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Notice
to Lender of an Event of Default. Upon either Obligor becoming aware of the occurrence of either an Event of Default or Pending
Event of Default, Borrower will promptly deliver to the Agent a notice specifying the nature and date of occurrence of such Event
of Default or Pending Event of Default, the Obligors’ assessment of the duration and effect thereof and the action which the
Obligors propose to take with respect thereto. |
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Payment
of Taxes/Claims. Each Obligor will timely file all Tax returns as and when required pursuant to Applicable Law and pay and discharge
or cause to be paid and discharged, promptly when due, all Taxes imposed upon them or in respect of the Project or any of the Project
Assets or upon the income or profits therefrom as well as all claims of any kind (including claims for labour, materials, supplies
and rent) which, if unpaid, might become a Lien upon any of its property or assets (other than Taxes the amount, applicability or
validity of which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted), withhold and collect all Taxes
required to be withheld and collected by them and remit such Taxes to the appropriate Governmental Authority at the time and in the
manner required by Applicable Law, and pay and discharge immediately upon knowledge by an Obligor of the existence of any Lien unless
such Lien is a Permitted Lien. |
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No
Amalgamation, Merger, Wind-Up, Change in Control, Etc. Neither Obligor will consolidate, amalgamate with, or merge with or into,
or transfer all or substantially all its assets to, or reorganize, reincorporate or reconstitute into or as another entity without
the prior written consent of Sprott Lender Parties not to be unreasonably withheld. |
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Reporting.
The Obligors shall deliver to the Agent (i) all information, reports, studies, documents, instruments and other deliveries required
to be made or provided to the Purchaser (as defined in the Stream Agreement) pursuant to Section 5.1 of the Stream Agreement in accordance
with the timing requirements set out therein, and (ii) such other operational, exploration and financial information concerning the
Obligors or the Project as the Sprott Lender Parties shall reasonably request from time to time. |
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Further
Assurances. Each Obligor will execute and deliver to the Agent all such documents, instruments and agreements and do all such
other acts and things as may be reasonably required, in the opinion of the Sprott Lender Parties, to carry out the purpose of the
Credit Documents or any other document to which it is a party or to enable the Sprott Lender Parties to exercise and enforce their
rights under hereunder or thereunder. |
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Cash
Balance. Each Obligor will maintain at all times a positive cash balance. |
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Working
Capital. Each Obligor will maintain positive working capital as at the end of each financial quarter, as determined from Borrower’s
most recent annual and quarterly financial statements that are filed and available on SEDAR and/or EDGAR, where working capital is
the current assets less the current liabilities (both as defined by US GAAP) of Borrower on a consolidated basis, but (i) excluding
any non-cash liabilities included in the calculation of current liabilities, (ii) except for the fiscal quarter during which the
Convertible Debentures mature and the immediately preceeding fiscal quarter, excluding the principal due at maturity of the Convertible
Debentures, (iii) except for the fiscal quarter during which the Maturity Date occurs and the immediately preceeding fiscal quarter,
excluding the outstanding Principal Amount due on the Maturity Date, (iv) excluding current liabilities on account of deliveries
owing under the Stream Agreement and royalty payments owing under the Royalty Agreement, in each case, in the ordinary course of
business during the applicable 12 month period, and (v) including the net proceeds of any debt or equity financing received between
the relevant quarterly or annual filing date and the applicable reporting date or during the relevant Cure Period. |
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Indebtedness.
The Obligors will not create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Funded Debt other than Permitted Indebtedness. |
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No
Liens. The Obligors will not create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter
acquired by the Obligors or any one of them except Permitted Liens. |
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No
Dispositions. The Obligors will not Dispose of (whether in one or a series of transactions) any of the Property or any Project
Assets, or enter into any agreement to do any of the foregoing, except for (i) the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business,
or (ii) the sale of equipment that is obsolete, surplus, worn out or no longer useful for the purposes of constructing and developing
the Project. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Borrower shall not Dispose of any of the Equity Securities in the
capital of Guarantor. |
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No
Investments. No Obligor will make (a) any direct or indirect investment in or purchase or other acquisition of Equity Securities
of any other Person, (b) any loan or advance to, purchase of debt securities of, or arrangement for the purpose of providing credit
to (excluding extensions of trade credit in the ordinary course of business in accordance with customary commercial terms) any other
Person, or (c) any capital contribution to (whether by means of a transfer of cash or other property or any payment for property
or services for the account or use of) any other Person; except: |
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investments
(including by subscription in Equity Securities of), loans, advances or capital contributions made by Borrower in or to Guarantor;
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investments,
advances or capital contributions in connection with a joint venture between Borrower and MineWater Finance LLC relating to the London
mining district in Colorado, as publicly disclosed by Borrower on October 4, 2021, provided that, and only to the extent that, such
investments, advances or capital contributions are set out in Borrower’s board-approved Project Financial Plan (as defined
in the Exclusivity Agreement) that has been approved by the Sprott Lender Parties; or |
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with
the prior written consent of the Sprott Lender Parties not to be unreasonably withheld. |
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No
Acquisitions. No Obligor will purchase or otherwise acquire regardless of how accomplished or effected, (a) any other Person
(including any purchase or acquisition of such number of the issued and outstanding securities of, or such portion of equity interest
in, such other Person so that such other Person becomes a Subsidiary of the purchaser or of any of its Affiliates) or of all or substantially
all of the property of any other Person, or (b) any division, business, operation or undertaking of any other Person or of all or
substantially all of the property of any division, business, operation or undertaking of any other Person; except for the acquisition
of the Property from Placer Mining Inc. or with the prior written consent of the Sprott Lender Parties, such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld. |
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No
Distributions. No Obligor will (i) retire, redeem, retract, purchase or otherwise acquire any Equity Securities of such Obligor;
(ii) declare or pay any dividend, return of capital or other distribution (in cash, securities or other property, or otherwise) of,
on or in respect of, any Equity Securities of such Obligor; (iii) make any payment or distribution (in cash, securities or other
property, or otherwise) on or in respect of, its Equity Securities; (iv) pay, redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire any Funded
Debt, including any payment on account of principal, interest, bonus, premium, make-whole or otherwise; or (v) pay any management,
consulting or similar fee or any bonus payment or comparable payment, or by way of gift or gratuity, to any Related Party of such
Person or to any director or officer thereof, excluding, for greater certainty, (i) employment compensation in the ordinary course
of business, (ii) principal, interest and other amounts that may become payable under this Agreement, the Series 1 Convertible Debentures,
the Series 2 Convertible Debentures or other Permitted Indebtedness. |
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EPA
Settlement. Each Obligor will comply in all respects with its obligations under the EPA Settlement Agreement and in all material
respects with all other agreements, Authorizations and Other Rights necessary for the construction, development and operation of
the Project as contemplated by the current development or mine plan. |
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Project
Maintenance. Each Obligor will all times do or cause to be done all things necessary to maintain the Project in good standing,
including paying or causing to be paid all Taxes owing in respect of the Project Assets, performing or causing to be performed all
required assessment work thereon, paying or causing to be paid all maintenance fees and other amounts owing in respect of the Project
Assets, paying or causing to be paid all rents and other payments in respect of leased properties forming a part thereof and otherwise
maintaining the Property and other Project Assets in accordance with Applicable Laws. |
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The
Obligors will cause to be maintained with reputable insurance companies, insurance with respect to the Project Assets and the operations
of Guarantor conducted on and in respect of the Mine against such casualties and contingencies and of such types and in such amounts
as is customary in the case of similar operations in similar locations, which shall include insurance on each shipment of Products
from the Mine to the extent such insurance is available to the Obligors on reasonable commercial terms, until risk of loss for such
shipment has been transferred to the Processor (as defined in the Stream Agreement). |
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The
Obligors shall, upon request of the Agent, furnish to the Agent a certificate setting forth the nature and extent of all insurance
maintained by or on behalf of the Obligors in accordance with Section 14(v)(i). The Obligors shall, upon the request of the Agent,
provide the Agent with copies of all insurance policies as in effect from time to time relating to the Project Assets. |
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All
of the insurance policies relating to the Project Assets and the operations conducted thereon (and all policies of reinsurance issued
in connection therewith) shall specify the Security Agent as additional insured and as loss payee and contain such endorsements in
favour of the Security Agent as the Sprott Lender Parties shall reasonably require. |
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The
Obligors shall ensure that the Obligors do not at any time do or omit to do anything, or cause anything to be done or omitted to
be done, whereby any insurance required to be effected hereunder would, or would be likely to, be rendered void or voidable or suspended,
impaired or defeated in whole or in part. |
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Hedging
Transactions. The Obligors may enter into Hedging Contracts on an unsecured basis in the ordinary course of, and pursuant to
the reasonable requirements of, its business, and not for speculative investment or on a margined basis. |
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an Obligor fails to perform any covenant or any other provision of any of the Credit Documents, the Sprott Lender Parties (or any of
them) may, in their discretion, perform any such covenant capable of being performed by them, and if any such covenant requires the payment
of money the Sprott Lender Parties may, in their discretion, make any such payments. All sums so expended by the Sprott Lender Parties
shall be reimbursed by Borrower, shall be payable on demand and, until paid, shall be added to, and be deemed to be included in the Obligations
and shall bear interest at the same rate applicable to principal.
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The
occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute an “Event of Default” under this Agreement: |
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Payment.
If Borrower fails to pay any Principal Amount when due hereunder or fails to pay interest or any other amount when due hereunder
and, in the case of interest or such other amount, such failure remains outstanding and unremedied for two (2) Business Days; |
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Representations
and Warranties. If any representation or warranty made in any of the Credit Documents by either Obligor, or if any certificate
or opinion furnished to the Sprott Lender Parties (or any of them) pursuant to the provisions hereof proves to have been materially
incorrect, incomplete or misleading as of the time made or repeated or deemed to be made or repeated and, if the circumstances giving
rise to the incorrect, incomplete or misleading representation or warranty are capable of remediation (such that, thereafter the
representation or warranty would be correct), such inaccuracy is not remedied within the Cure Period; |
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Failure
to Perform. Other than as otherwise specified in Section 15(a), if an Obligor defaults in the performance of any of its covenants
or obligations under any of the Credit Documents and, if such default is capable of being remedied, such default is not remedied
within the Cure Period; |
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Seller
Event of Default. If a “Seller Event of Default” occurs under and as defined in the Stream Agreement; |
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Cross
Default. Either Obligor (i) fails to make any payment when such payment is due and payable to any Person in relation to any Indebtedness
having a principal amount in excess of US$250,000 (including any Series 2 Convertible Debenture or any Series 1 Convertible Debenture),
and any applicable grace period in relation thereto has expired, or (ii) defaults in the observance or performance of any other agreement
or condition in relation to any such Indebtedness or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto,
or any other event occurs or condition exists, the effect of which default or other condition, if not remedied within any applicable
grace period, would be to cause, or to permit the holder of such Indebtedness to declare such Indebtedness to become due prior to
its stated maturity date; |
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Material
Permits and Condemnation. Any Governmental Authority directly or indirectly condemns, expropriates, nationalizes, seizes or appropriates
any material portion of the Property or the Project Assets or any Required Authorization or Other Right necessary for the construction
and operation of the Project that has been previously obtained by any Obligor is suspended, cancelled, revoked, forfeited, surrendered,
refused renewal or terminated (whether in whole or in part) or otherwise is not, or ceases to be, in full force and effect at any
time; |
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Insolvency.
If either Obligor fails to pay its debts generally as they fall due or suspends making payments on all or any class of its debts
or announces an intention to do so or begins negotiations with one or more creditors with a view to rescheduling any of its indebtedness; |
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Illegality.
If it becomes unlawful for any Obligor to perform any of its obligations under any of the Credit Documents or any of its obligations
under any Credit Document cease to be valid, binding or enforceable or any Obligor repudiates or contests, in whole or in part, any
obligations under the Credit Documents; |
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Bankruptcy
or Similar Proceedings. Upon the occurrence of an Insolvency Event affecting any Obligor; |
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Material
Adverse Effect. If an event or series of events occur which has or with the passage of time or notice or both, would have a Material
Adverse Effect; |
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Loss
of Perfected Lien. If any of the Liens created under the Security shall cease to be a valid and perfected first priority lien
on any Collateral thereunder or any Project Assets intended to be Collateral thereunder, subject only to Permitted Liens which rank
by law in priority; |
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Surety
Indemnities. If either Obligor fails to make any payment as and when due and payable and owing to the Sureties or defaults in
the observance or performance of any other agreement or condition in any Indemnity or any other agreement with a Surety; |
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Judgment.
If one or more final judgments or decrees for the payment of (A) in the case of any judgment or decree in respect of obligations
or other arrangements with any Sprott Lender Party or any of its Affiliates (including funds managed by any of its Affiliates), any
money, or (B) in any other case, money in excess of US$500,000 in the aggregate for all such cases or more than US$250,000 in any
one year period, shall have been obtained or entered against an Obligor provided such judgments or decrees shall not have been and
remain vacated, discharged or stayed pending appeal within the applicable appeal period; or |
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Authorizations.
If any Authorization by a Governmental Authority necessary for the performance of any obligation of an Obligor under any Credit Document
ceases to be in full force and effect. |
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Upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default under Section 15(a)(ix), the Obligations shall automatically and immediately become due and
payable and upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any other Event of Default, the Agent may, by notice given to Borrower,
declare all or part of Obligations to be due and payable either on demand or to be immediately due and payable without demand, in
each case, all without presentment, protest or further notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Obligors.
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Upon
any such declaration or automatic acceleration pursuant to Section 15(b), the Sprott Lender Parties may, in their discretion, exercise
any right or recourse and proceed by any action, suit, remedy or proceeding against the Obligors authorized or permitted by law for
the recovery of the Obligations including bringing an action or instituting proceedings for damages or specific performance. |
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Upon
the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Security Agent shall at the request of, or may with the consent
of, the Majority Creditors (as defined in the Security Sharing Agreement) realize upon the Collateral and enforce the rights of the
Security Agent and the Sprott Entities under the Security. |
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(e) |
The
rights and remedies of the Sprott Lender Parties and the Security Agent hereunder and under the Security are cumulative and are in
addition to and not in substitution for any other rights or remedies available at law or in equity or otherwise. No single or partial
exercise by the Sprott Lender Parties or the Security Agent of any right or remedy precludes or otherwise affects the exercise of
any other right or remedy to which the Sprott Lender Parties or the Security Agent may be entitled. |
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No
failure on the part of the Sprott Lender Parties or the Security Agent to exercise and no delay in exercising, and no course of dealing
with respect to, any right, power or privilege under any Credit Document shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or
partial exercise of any right, power or privilege under any Credit Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right, power, or privilege. The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided
by law. Any waiver by the Sprott Lender Parties of the strict compliance with any term any Credit Document will not be deemed to
be a waiver of any subsequent Event of Default. |
16. |
DEFINITIONS
AND INTERPRETATION |
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Definitions.
For the purposes of this Agreement and Exhibit “C”, capitalized words and phrases shall have the meanings
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Accounting
Principles. Where the character or amount of any asset or liability or item of revenue or expense is required to be determined,
or any consolidation or other accounting computation is required to be made, for the purpose of the Credit Documents, such determination
or calculation will, to the extent applicable and except as otherwise specified herein or as otherwise agreed in writing by the parties,
be made in accordance with US GAAP. |
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Terms
Generally. Words importing the singular number
include the plural and vice versa. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine
and neuter forms. All forms of “include” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”.
The word “will” shall have the same meaning and effect as “shall”. Unless the context requires otherwise
(i) reference to any agreement or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement or other document as from
time to time amended (subject to any restrictions on such amendment set forth herein); (ii) reference to any Person shall be construed
to include such Person’s successors and assigns; (iii) “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”,
and similar words shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof; and (iv)
all references to sections, schedules and exhibits shall be construed to refer to sections of, schedules to and exhibits to this
Agreement, and all such schedules and exhibits shall form part of this Agreement. |
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Security.
It is hereby acknowledged and agreed that each Sprott Lender Party is a Sprott Entity and that this Agreement has the benefit of
all security delivered by the Obligors, or any one of them, in favour of the Security Agent or any other Sprott Entity as security
for the PF Obligations, including the Mortgage, the Security Agreement and the Securities Pledge Agreement. |
Any
notice or written communication given pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given by delivering
the same personally or by prepaid courier, prepaid registered mail, or email, addressed to the party to be notified at the following
address of such party or at such other address of which such party has given notice to the other party hereto:
for
an Obligor,
Bunker
Hill Mining Corp.
82
Richmond St East
Toronto,
ON, M5C 1P1
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for
any Sprott Lender Party, addressed to such Sprott Lender Party, at the below address:
Sprott
Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (US) Collector, LP
[Redacted]
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Any
such notice shall be conclusively deemed to have been given and received on the day of actual receipt by the addressee or, if given by
prepaid registered or certified mail, on the fifth day following the mailing date (absent a general disruption in postal service). A
party may change its address by notice given in accordance with this Section to the other parties.
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Subject
to Section 18(b), neither the Sprott Lender Parties nor the Obligors shall, without the express written consent of the other (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), disclose any non-public information in respect of the terms of the Credit Documents
or otherwise received under or in conjunction with the Credit Documents, and none of the Sprott Lender Parties and the Obligors shall
issue any press releases concerning the terms of any Credit Document without the consent of the other after such parties having first
reviewed the terms of such press release. |
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Sprott Lender Parties and the Obligors may disclose non-public information in respect of the terms of the Credit
Documents or otherwise received under or in conjunction with the Credit Documents in the following circumstances: |
(A)
its limited partners, investors, auditor, legal counsel, lenders, underwriters, investment bankers and technical consultants, and
(B)
Persons with which it is considering or intends to enter into a transaction which would be permitted hereunder without the consent of
the other party under this Agreement (such Persons referred to in this Agreement, the “Proposed Transferees”) for
which such non-public information would reasonably be relevant (and to advisors and representatives of any such Person),
provided
that such disclosure is made on a need to know basis and that such Persons are advised of the confidential nature of the non-public information,
undertake to maintain the confidentiality of it and are strictly limited in their use of the non-public information to those purposes
necessary for such Persons to perform the services for which they were, or are proposed to be, retained or to consider or effect the
applicable transaction, or to monitor their investments in the case of limited partners or investors, as applicable;
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where
disclosure is necessary to comply with Applicable Laws, court order or regulatory request, provided that (x) such disclosure is limited
to only that non-public information so required to be disclosed, and (y) the party required to disclose such information shall promptly
notify the other party in writing to permit the other party, at its own expense, to have an opportunity to contest or seek to obtain
an injunction or protective order or other remedy restricting the disclosure of such non-public information and, where applicable,
that the party required to disclose such information has taken commercially reasonable efforts to avail itself of the full benefits
of any laws, rules, regulations or contractual rights as to disclosure on a confidential basis to which it may be entitled; |
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for
the purposes of the preparation and conduct of any court proceeding commenced under Section 22(b); |
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where
disclosure is required under Applicable Laws in connection with any initial public offering or subsequent public offering of securities
of any Obligor or of any Sprott Lender Party or any Affiliate thereof; |
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with
the express written consent of the other party, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; and |
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to
its Affiliates and those of its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees, advisors and representatives who need to
have knowledge of the non-public information and each such Person to whom the non-public information is disclosed is directed to
comply with these terms of confidentiality (or is bound by professional obligations to maintain confidentiality). |
(c)
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Each
party shall ensure that its Affiliates who receive any non-public information pursuant to this Agreement and its and such Affiliates’
employees, directors, officers, advisors and representatives and those Persons listed in Section 18(b)(i) are made aware of this
Section 18 and comply with the provisions of this Section 16. Each party shall be liable to the other party for any improper use
or disclosure of such terms or information by such Persons. |
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For
the purposes of this Section 18, the Obligors are one party and the Sprott Lender Parties are
the other party. |
The
Obligors will reimburse the Sprott Lender Parties within thirty (30) days of the Sprott Lender Parties providing a written invoice and
supporting documentation in respect thereof, all of the Sprott Lender Parties’ reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred
in respect of the negotiation, registration, enforcement of, or the preservation of rights under the Credit Documents, including the
reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel for the Sprott Lender Parties in connection therewith.
Each
Obligor hereby indemnifies each Sprott Lender Party, its affiliates and their respective directors, officers and employees, from and
against, any claim, damage, loss, liability, judgment, suit, cost or expense of any kind (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel),
arising directly out of:
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any
breach by an Obligor of any representation, warranty or covenant contained herein; and |
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the
enforcement by or on behalf of the Sprott Lender Parties of any right or remedy hereunder. |
21. |
SUCCESSORS
AND ASSIGNS, WAIVER AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT |
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Neither
Obligor may transfer, assign or convey any of its obligations under the Credit Documents to any Person without the prior written
consent of the Sprott Lender Parties. Each Sprott Lender Party may transfer, assign or convey the Credit Documents or any of its
rights or obligations thereunder, in whole or in part, without the consent of the Obligors or any other Person. |
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This
Agreement shall be binding upon each Obligor and its successors and permitted assigns and shall enure to the benefit of each Lender
and its successors and assigns. Any reference herein to a Sprott Lender Party shall include its successors and assigns as if specifically
named. |
22. |
GOVERNING
LAW AND JURISDICTION |
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This
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Idaho. |
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Each
Obligor agrees that any legal proceeding with respect to this Agreement or to enforce any judgment obtained against the Obligor may
be brought by a Sprott Lender Party in the courts of the State of Idaho or in the courts of any jurisdiction where an Obligor may
have assets or carries on business, and each Obligor hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of each such court
and acknowledges its competence. Each Obligor agrees that a final judgment against it in any such legal proceeding will be conclusive
and may be enforced in any other jurisdiction by suit on the judgment (a certified or exemplified copy of which judgment will be
conclusive evidence of the fact and of the amount of the Obligations hereunder) or by such other means provided by law. |
23. |
SEVERABILITY
OF PROVISIONS |
Any
provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to
the extent of that prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or affecting the validity or
enforceability of that provision in any other jurisdiction.
The
Credit Documents constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede any
and all prior agreements or understandings, written or oral, with respect thereto. This Agreement shall not be amended except by written
agreement between each Sprott Lender Party and each Obligor.
The
provisions of Sections 6 (Taxes), 18 (Confidentiality), 19 (Expenses), 20 (Indemnification) and 22 (Governing
Law and Jurisdiction), shall in each case survive any termination of this Agreement and the payment in full of the Obligations.
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If,
for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against the Obligors in any court in any jurisdiction, it becomes necessary to
convert into a particular currency (such currency being hereinafter in this Section 26 referred to as the “Judgment Currency”)
an amount due in another currency (such other currency being hereinafter in this Section 26 referred to as the “Indebtedness
Currency”) under this Agreement, the conversion shall be made at the rate of exchange prevailing on the Business Day immediately
preceding: |
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the
date of actual payment of the amount due, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of the Province of Ontario or in the courts
of any other jurisdiction that will give effect to such conversion being made on such date; or |
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the
date on which the judgment is given, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of any other jurisdiction (the date as of which
such conversion is made pursuant to this Section 26(a)(ii) being hereinafter in this Section 26 referred to as the “Judgment
Conversion Date”). |
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If,
in the case of any proceeding in the court of any jurisdiction referred to in Section 26(a)(ii), there is a change in the rate of
exchange prevailing between the Judgment Conversion Date and the date of actual payment of the amount due, the Obligors shall pay
to the Sprott Lender Parties such additional amount (if any, but in any event not a lesser amount)
as may be necessary to ensure that the amount paid in the Judgment Currency, when converted at the rate of exchange prevailing on
the date of payment, will produce the amount of the Indebtedness Currency which could have been purchased with the amount of Judgment
Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial order at the rate of exchange prevailing on the Judgment Conversion Date. |
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Any
amount due from the Obligors under the provisions of Section 26(b) shall be due to the Sprott Lender Parties as a separate debt and
shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other amounts due under or in respect of this Agreement. |
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The
term “rate of exchange” in this Section 26 means the spot rate of exchange for Canadian interbank transactions
applied in converting the Indebtedness Currency into the Judgment Currency published by the Bank of Canada at approximately 4:30
p.m. (Toronto time) on the day prior to the day in question. |
Except
as otherwise provided in this Agreement, to the extent that it may be necessary to convert Canadian dollars to US dollars for the purpose
of making any payment or calculation in this Agreement, such conversion shall be made at the Bank of Canada daily average rate quoted
for the exchange of Canadian dollars into US dollars or vice versa, on the Business Day prior to the date the conversion is to take place.
Time
is and will be of the essence of each and every provision of this Agreement.
29. |
project
finance document |
The
parties hereto acknowledge and agree that this Agreement
constitutes a “Project Finance Document” for the purposes of the Security and the Security Sharing Agreement and each Sprott
Lender Party is a “Creditor” under the Security Sharing Agreement.
This
Agreement and any schedules, certificates or other writing delivered in connection herewith, may be executed in any number of counterparts
and by facsimile or electronic means, with the same effect as if all parties had all signed the same document, and all such counterparts
and adopting instruments will be construed together and will constitute one and the same instrument. The execution of this Agreement
and any other writing by any party hereto or thereto will not become effective until counterparts hereof or thereof, as the case may
be, have been executed by all the parties hereto or thereto.
[Signature
pages immediately follow]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF each Obligor and each Sprott Lender Party has executed this Agreement under the hands of its duly authorized officers
in that behalf.
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The
undersigned agrees to be bound by Lender’s covenants contained herein.
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SPROTT
PRIVATE RESOURCE STREAMING AND ROYALTY (US COLLECTOR), LP, by its general partner, SPROTT PRIVATE RESOURCE STREAMING AND ROYALTY
(US GP), LLC |
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SPROTT
PRIVATE RESOURCE STREAMING AND ROYALTY ANNEX (US COLLECTOR), LP, by its general partner, SPROTT PRIVATE RESOURCE STREAMING AND ROYALTY
(US GP), LLC |
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The
undersigned agrees to be bound by Section 5(c) and the covenants of the Agent contained herein.
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SPROTT
PRIVATE RESOURCE STREAMING AND ROYALTY (US COLLECTOR), LP, by its general partner, SPROTT PRIVATE RESOURCE STREAMING AND ROYALTY
(US GP), LLC |
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The
undersigned agrees to be bound by the covenants of the Security Agent contained herein.
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PRIVATE RESOURCE STREAMING AND ROYALTY (COLLECTOR), LP, by its general partner, SPROTT PRIVATE RESOURCE STREAMING AND ROYALTY CORP. |
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EXHIBIT
“A”
DEFINITIONS
“Additional
Royalty” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6(a).
“Administrative
Agent” means Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (Collector), LP, an Ontario limited partnership, in its capacity
as agent for certain Sprott Entities under certain Project Finance Documents, and any successor agent appointed from time to time by
such Sprott Entities and their successors and permitted assigns.
“Advance”
means an advance by the Lenders to Borrower under the Loan Facility pursuant to Section 2(a).
“Advance
Request” means a written notice from Borrower to Agent requesting an Advance, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit
“B”.
“Affiliate”
means any person which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with another person; and, for the
purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlled by” or “under
common control with”) means the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of any person, whether through
the ownership of shares or by contract or otherwise, provided that, for the purposes of this Agreement, a Sprott Lender Party
shall not be deemed an Affiliate of any Obligor.
“Agreement”
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Anti-Bribery
Laws” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Exhibit “C”.
“Anti-Money
Laundering Laws” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Exhibit “C”.
“Applicable
Law” means any federal, provincial, state, local or municipal statute, law (including the common law), ordinance, rule having
the force of law, regulation, by-law (zoning or otherwise) or order of any Governmental Authority or rule of any stock exchange or securities
commission, applicable to a Person or any of its properties, assets, business or operations.
“Applicable
Securities Legislation” means all applicable securities laws of each of the jurisdictions in which Borrower is a “reporting
issuer” and the respective rules and regulations under such laws together with applicable published fee schedules, prescribed forms,
policy statements, national or multilateral instruments, orders, blanket rulings and other applicable regulatory instruments of the securities
regulatory authorities in any of such jurisdictions.
“Authorization”
means any consent, registration, filing, agreement, certificate, license, approval, permit, authority or exemption from, by or with any
Governmental Authority and all corporate, creditors’ and shareholders’ approvals or consents.
“Availability
Period” means the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the second anniversary of the Closing Date.
“Books
and Records” means all records (whether or not recorded on computer or computer related media) in the possession or control
of an Obligor relating in whole or in part to the business of an Obligor, including any business, financial, accounting or Tax records.
“Borrower”
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Business
Day” means any day, other than a Saturday, a Sunday, a statutory holiday or any day on which major banks are closed for business
in Kellogg, Idaho or Toronto, Ontario.
“Buy
Back Amount” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 7(a).
“Buy
Back Closing” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 7(a).
“Buy
Back Option” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 7(a).
“Cash
Interest Commencement Date” means the date that occurs on the third anniversary of the Closing Date.
“Cdn.$”
means the lawful currency of Canada.
“Change
of Control” means the consummation of any transaction, including any consolidation, arrangement, amalgamation or merger or
any issue, transfer, assignment, conveyance, disposition or acquisition of voting shares, the result of which is that any Person or group
of Persons acting jointly or in concert for purposes of such transaction: (i) becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of
50% or more of the voting shares of Borrower, measured by voting power rather than number of shares; or (ii) acquires Control of Borrower.
“Claim”
means any act, omission or state of facts and any complaint, litigation, demand, action, suit, proceeding, claim, assessment, judgement
or settlement or compromise relating thereto.
“Closing
Date” means the date on which the conditions precedent set out in Section 11(b) have been satisfied or waived, in accordance
with this Agreement.
“Collateral”
means all property and assets (whether real, personal or other and including Equity Securities) of the Obligors in which charges, mortgages
or security interests are granted or purported to be granted pursuant to the Security.
“Commitment
Amount” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 1.
“Common
Shares” means the common shares in the capital of the Borrower.
“Control”
means the right, directly or indirectly, to direct or cause the direction of the management of the business or affairs of a Person, whether
by ownership of securities, by contract or otherwise; and “Controls”, “Controlling”, “Controlled
by” and “under common Control with” have corresponding meanings.
“Credit
Documents” means collectively, this Agreement, the Additional Royalty, the Guarantee, the Security and any documents entered
into from time to time in respect of any of the foregoing and “Credit Document” means each of them.
“CSE”
means the Canadian Securities Exchange.
“Cure
Period” means a period of 15 Business Days following the earlier of (i) delivery by the Agent to the Obligors of written notice
of a breach or default, and (ii) an Obligor becoming aware of such breach or default.
“Debtor
Relief Laws” shall mean Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy”, the Bankruptcy and
Insolvency Act (Canada), the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada) and the Winding-Up and Restructuring Act
(Canada), and all other liquidation, administration, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium,
rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, judicial management or similar debtor relief laws of the United States, Canada
or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect including any proceeding under corporate law or other law of any jurisdiction
whereby a corporation seeks a stay or a compromise of the claims of its creditors against it, each as now and hereafter in effect, any
successors to such statutes and any other applicable insolvency or other similar law of any jurisdiction.
“Disclosure
Letter” means the letter of disclosure (including the schedules thereto) dated on the date hereof, executed by the Obligors
and delivered to the Sprott Lender Parties concurrently with this Agreement.
“Disposition”
means, with respect to any asset (including any Property) of any Person, any direct or indirect sale, lease (where such Person is
the lessor), assignment, cession, transfer, exchange, conveyance, release or gift of such asset, including by means of a sale and leaseback
transaction, or any reorganization, consolidation, amalgamation or merger of such Person pursuant to which such asset becomes the property
of any other Person; and “Dispose” and “Disposed” have meanings correlative thereto.
“EPA”
has the meaning attributed thereto in Section 2(e).
“EPA
Settlement Agreement” means the Consent Decree between the United States of America and Placer Mining Company, Inc., filed
with the United States District Court District of Idaho on March 3, 2018 and approved on June 19, 2018 and the Settlement Agreement And
Order On Consent For Response Action By Bunker Hill Mining Corp. between the EPA and Bunker Hill Mining Corp, dated as effective May
15, 2018 (EPA Region 10 CERCLA Docket No. 10-2017-0123), as amended by the First Amendment To The Settlement Agreement And Order On Consent
For Response Action By Bunker Hill Mining Corp. between the EPA and Bunker Hill Mining Corp, dated as effective December 19, 2021, and
any other amendments thereto.
“Equity
Securities” means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights in, or other equivalents
(however designated and whether voting and non-voting) of, such Person’s capital, whether outstanding on the date hereof or issued
after the date hereof, including any interest in a partnership, limited partnership or other similar Person and any beneficial interest
in a trust, and any and all rights, warrants, options or other rights exchangeable for or convertible into any of the foregoing.
“Event
of Default” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 15.
“Excluded
Taxes” means, with respect to each Sprott Lender Party, income or franchise Taxes imposed on (or measured by) its taxable income
or capital Taxes imposed on (or measured by) its taxable capital, in each case by Canada, or by the jurisdiction under the Applicable
Law of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal lending office is located.
“Exclusivity
Agreement” means the exclusivity agreement dated as of January 7, 2022 between Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty
(Collector), LP and the Obligors, as amended by First Omnibus
Amendment and the Second Omnibus Amendment and as the same may be further amended, amended and restated,
modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time.
“First
Funding Indemnity” means funding indemnity dated January 4, 2022 made by the Obligors in favour of Sprott Private Resource
Streaming and Royalty (Collector), LP, as the same may be amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented or replaced from time
to time.
“First
Omnibus Amendment” means the omnibus amendment agreement dated January 28, 2022 between the Obligors, the Security Agent and
Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (Collector), LP, as holder of the Royalty Convertible Debenture and as party to the Exclusivity
Agreement and the ROFR Agreement and the First Funding Indemnity.
“Funded
Debt” means:
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obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, bills or
other similar instruments; |
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all
obligations, contingent or otherwise, relative to the face amount of all letters of credit or letters of guarantee, whether or not
drawn, and banker’s acceptances issued for such Person’s account; |
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all
obligations of such Person under any lease that is required to be classified and accounted for as a capital or finance lease for
financial accounting purposes or under any synthetic lease, tax retention, operating lease or other lease that, in each case, has
substantially the same economic effect as a conditional sale, title retention agreement or similar arrangement; |
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all
obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding accounts payable incurred
in the ordinary course of business); |
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all
indebtedness of another Person secured by (or for which the holder of such obligations has an existing right, contingent or otherwise,
to be secured by) any Lien, upon or in property owned by such Person, even if such Person has not assumed or become liable for the
payment of such obligations or such obligations are limited in recourse; |
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all
obligations of such Person created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property
acquired by such Person (even if the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are
limited to repossession or sale of such property); |
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all
guarantees, indemnities and other obligations (contingent or otherwise) of such Person in respect of Indebtedness of another Person;
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the
net amount of all obligations of such Person (determined on a mark-to-market basis) under any Hedging Contracts. |
“Funding
Date” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2(d).
“Good
Practice Standards” means, in relation to mining (including all relevant disciplines pertaining thereto, such as metallurgy,
processing, engineering, environmental and governance matters, relations with community and indigenous peoples and other social matters),
those policies, practices, methods and acts engaged in or approved by a Person which, in the conduct of its undertaking, exercises that
degree of safe and efficient practice, diligence, prudence, and foresight reasonably and ordinarily exercised and most commonly accepted
by reputable, skilled and experienced operators engaged in the mining industry in the United States.
“Governmental
Authority” means any government whether federal, provincial, state or municipal and any governmental agency, governmental authority,
governmental tribunal, court, governmental commission (including a securities commission) of any kind whatsoever, any subdivision, agency,
commission, board or authority of any of the foregoing or any quasi-governmental or private body exercising any regulatory, expropriation
or taxing authority under or for the amount of any of the foregoing or any stock exchange or securities commission, having jurisdiction.
“Guarantee”
means the guarantee by the Guarantor as set out in Section 10.
“Hedging
Contracts” means any agreement relating to a transaction of a type commonly considered to be a derivative or hedging transaction
or any combination of such transactions, in each case, whether relating to one or more commodities, currencies, interest, securities
or other matters, including commodity futures trading, forward sale and/or purchase contracts, spot-deferred contracts, option contracts
or trading, metals trading, precious metal loans, fixed price offtake agreements or other exchange, swap, forward, cap, collar, floor,
option or other hedging or similar agreement or any combination thereof, or any other similar transactions.
“Hedging
Obligations” means all liabilities and other obligations, present or future, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured
or unmatured, at any time or from time to time due or accruing due and owing by or otherwise payable by an Obligor under, in connection
with or pursuant to any and all Hedging Contracts.
“Holder”
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6(a).
“Indebtedness”
means, with respect to each Obligor, all and any indebtedness of such Obligor, whether absolute or contingent.
“Indemnified
Taxes” means all Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.
“Indemnities”
means, collectively, the indemnity agreements made by the Obligors in favour of the Sureties in respect of the surety or performance
bonds to be provided to the EPA and referred to in paragraph (vi) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness, and “Indemnity”
means any one of them.
“Insolvency
Event” means, in respect of any Person, any one or more of the following events or circumstances whereby such Person (i) becomes
insolvent or generally does not or becomes unable to pay its debts or meet its liabilities as the same become due; (ii) admits in writing
its inability to pay its debts generally or declares any general moratorium on its indebtedness or proposes a compromise or arrangement
between it and any class of its creditors or makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (iii) institutes or has instituted
against it any proceeding seeking (x) to adjudicate it as bankrupt or insolvent, (y) liquidation, dissolution, winding-up, administration,
reorganization, compromise, arrangement, adjustment, protection, moratorium, relief, stay of proceedings of creditors generally (or any
class of creditors), or composition of it or its debts or any other relief under any Debtor Relief Law, or (z) the entry of an order
for relief or the appointment of or the taking of possession by, a receiver, receiver-manager, administrator, custodian, monitor, trustee
or other similar official for the Person or any substantial part of its respective property and, in the case of any such proceeding instituted
against it (but not instituted by it) either such petition, application or proceeding continues undismissed, or unstayed and in effect,
for a period of forty-five (45) days after the institution thereof, such Person fails to diligently and actively oppose such proceeding,
or any of the actions sought in such proceeding (including the entry of an order for relief against it or the appointment of a receiver,
receiver-manager, administrator, custodian, monitor, trustee or other similar official for it or for any substantial part of its properties
and assets) occurs, or such Person files an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition or motion filed against it in any
such proceeding; (iv) takes any action, corporate or otherwise, to approve, effect, consent to or authorize any of the actions described
in the foregoing paragraphs (i) through (iii) or otherwise acts in furtherance thereof or fails to act in a timely and appropriate manner
in defense thereof.; or (v) such Person’s working capital is negative in its most recent annual financial statements and quarterly
financial statements, where working capital is the current assets less the current liabilities (both as defined by US GAAP).
“Interest
Payment Date” means June 30 in each calendar year.
“Legal
Proceedings” means any action, suit, proceeding, demand, assessment, judgment, litigation, hearing, Claim, grievance, arbitration
or administrative proceeding or other proceeding or dispute resolution process and includes any appeal, settlement or compromise relating
then or review and any application for same.
“Lender”
and “Lenders” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Lien”
means, (a) with respect to any asset, any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothec (whether movable or immovable), hypothecation,
encumbrance, charge, security interest, adverse claim, defect to title or right of set off in, on or of such asset, (b) the interest
of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease, title retention agreement or consignment agreement (or any
financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to any asset, (c) any purchase option,
call or similar right of a third party with respect to such asset, (d) any netting arrangement, defeasance arrangement or reciprocal
fee arrangement, and (e) any other arrangement having the effect of providing security.
“Material
Adverse Effect” means any event, occurrence, change or effect that, when taken individually or together with all other events,
occurrences, changes or effects:
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materially
limits, restricts or impairs, or is reasonably likely to materially limit, restrict or impair (A) the condition, financial or otherwise,
earnings, operations, assets, business affairs or business prospects of an Obligor; (B) the ability of an Obligor to perform its
payment or other obligations under the Credit Documents; (C) the development or operation of the Project substantially in accordance
with the mine or development plan then in effect immediately prior to the occurrence of such event, occurrence, change or effect,
(D) the legality, validity or enforceability of the Credit Documents, or the rights and remedies available to the Sprott Lender Parties
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causes
or is reasonably likely to cause any significant decrease to expected silver, lead or zinc production from the Property based on
the mine or development plan then in effect immediately prior to the occurrence of such event, occurrence, change or effect; |
provided
that (x) changes to commodity prices and (y) events, occurrences, changes or effects affecting operators of mining and processing facilities
in the US similar to those related to the Project generally, which do not have a disproportionate effect on the Obligors, shall not be
a Material Adverse Effect or be taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be a Material Adverse Effect.
“Maturity
Date” means June 30, 2027.
“Mine”
means the Bunker Hill Mine located in Coeur D’Alene Mining District, in the cities of Kellogg and Wardner and in Shoshone County,
Idaho USA, which is comprised of and covers, inter alia, the Property and the other Project Assets.
“Mining
Rights” means any mining claims, mining leases, mineral claims, mining concessions, mineral concessions, exploration permits
or licenses, mining licenses, forms of mineral tenure or other rights to Products or to access and work upon lands, such as ownership
and ancillary rights, surface rights, leasing agreements, lands temporal occupation agreements or otherwise, for the purpose of exploring,
exploiting or benefiting Products, under the terms of Applicable Laws, whether contractual, statutory or otherwise, or any interest therein
whether now owned or hereafter acquired. “Mining Rights” includes any amendments, relocations, adjustments, resurvey, additional
locations, consolidation, derived rights or conversions of, or any renewal, replacement, amendment or other modification or extensions
of any of the foregoing.
“Mortgage”
means the mortgage, assignment of production, assignment of leases and rents, security agreement, financing statement and fixture filing
dated as of January 28, 2022 between Guarantor and the Security Agent; as amended by the Second Omnibus Amendment and as the same may
be further amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time.
“Obligations”
means all indebtedness, liabilities and other obligations of Obligors to Sprott Lender Parties hereunder and under the other Credit Documents.
“Obligors”
means, collectively, Borrower and Guarantor and “Obligor” means any one of them.
“Other
Rights” means all licenses, approvals, authorizations, consents, rights (including surface rights, access rights and rights
of way), privileges, concessions or franchises held by the Obligors or required to be obtained from any Person (other than a Governmental
Authority), for the construction, development and operation of the Mine, as such construction, development and operation is contemplated
by the current or then applicable development or mine plan, as the case may be.
“Other
Taxes” means all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies
arising from any payment made hereunder or under any other Credit Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise
with respect to, this Agreement or any other Credit Document;
“Pending
Event of Default” means an event which, but for the requirement for the giving of notice, lapse of time, or both, or, but for
the satisfaction of any other condition subsequent to that event, would constitute an “Event of Default”.
“Permitted
Indebtedness” means:
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all
Funded Debt set out in Section (14) of the Disclosure Letter; |
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all
Funded Debt of each Obligor to
the Sprott Lender Parties under this Agreement; |
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all
Funded Debt of each Obligor pursuant to the Series 1 Convertible Debentures and the Series 2 Convertible Debentures; |
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unsecured
Funded Debt comprised of amounts owed to trade creditors and accruals in the ordinary course of business, which are either not overdue
or, if disputed and in that case whether or not overdue, are being contested in good faith by any Obligor
by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, and provided always that the failure to pay such Indebtedness
would not involve any material risk of loss of any material part of its assets; |
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prior
to the Target IRR Date (as defined in the Stream Agreement), Funded Debt of up to US$13,000,000, ranking subordinate to the PF Obligations,
to be used solely for the purpose of funding cost overruns in relation to the development and construction of the Project Assets,
which Funded Debt may be secured or unsecured, must be provided by lenders and on terms satisfactory to the Sprott Lender Parties,
acting reasonably, and, if secured, the security therefor will be subordinated to the Security pursuant to a subordination agreement
with Security Agent and Sprott Lender Parties, in form and substance satisfactory to the Security Agent and the Sprott Lender Parties; |
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subject
to the prior written consent of the Sprott Lender Parties, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, obligations in
respect of surety or performance bonds and/or letters of credit required to be provided to the EPA in respect of Financial Assurance
(under and as defined in the EPA Settlement Agreement) of up to US$17,000,000, which obligations, in the case of surety or performance
bonds, are permitted to be partially secured by letters of credit (in amounts satisfactory to the Security Agent) and otherwise secured
by security ranking subordinate to the Security and subject to a subordination agreement with the Security Agent and the Sprott Lender
Parties, in form and substance satisfactory to the Sprott Lender Parties and the Security Agent, and which obligations, in the case
of letters of credit, are permitted to be fully secured by cash collateral that is not subject to the Security (and the Security
Agent will execute and deliver a no interest letter in respect of the Security with respect to such cash collateral, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Security Agent, acting reasonably); |
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Indebtedness
in respect of capital or finance leases or purchase money Liens permitted by paragraph (xii) of the definition of “Permitted
Liens”; |
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subject
to the prior written consent of the Sprott Lender Parties, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed: |
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any
reclamation bonds relating to the Mine required in connection with the construction, development or operation of the Mine; and |
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offtake
financing on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Sprott Lender Parties; |
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Subordinated
Intercompany Debt; |
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unsecured
Hedging Obligations pursuant to Hedging Contracts permitted pursuant to Section 14(w); and |
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any
other Indebtedness consented to by the Sprott Lender Parties from time to time. |
“Permitted
Liens” means:
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Liens
for taxes, assessments or governmental charges of any Governmental Authority not at the time due or delinquent or, if due or delinquent,
the validity of which is being contested at the time in good faith by appropriate proceedings, and a reserve has been established
by the applicable Obligor in its Books and Records in accordance with US GAAP; |
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deemed
Liens and trusts arising by operation of law in connection with workers’ compensation, employment insurance and other social
security legislation, in each case, which secure obligations not at the time due or delinquent or, if due or delinquent, the validity
of which is being contested at the time in good faith by appropriate proceedings, and a reserve has been established by the applicable
Obligor in its Books and Records in accordance with US GAAP; |
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Liens
under or pursuant to any judgment rendered, or claim filed, against any Obligor, which such Obligor shall be contesting at the time
in good faith by appropriate proceedings, and a reserve has been established in its Books and Records in accordance with US GAAP; |
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Liens
and charges incidental to construction or current operations which have not at such time been filed pursuant to law or which relate
to obligations not due or delinquent or the validity of which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and as
to which a reserve has been established by the applicable Obligor in its Books and Records in accordance with US GAAP; |
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easements,
rights of way, servitudes or other similar rights in land (including, without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing,
rights of way and servitudes for railways, sewers, drains, gas and oil and other pipelines, gas and water mains, electric light and
power and telecommunication, telephone or telegraph or cable television conduits, poles, wires and cables) granted to or reserved
or taken by other persons which individually or in the aggregate do not materially detract from the value of the land concerned or
materially impair its use in the operation of the business of an Obligor; |
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the
right reserved to or vested in any municipality or governmental or other public authority by the terms of any lease, licence, franchise,
grant or permit acquired by an Obligor or by any statutory provision, to terminate any such lease, licence, franchise, grant or permit,
or to require annual or other payments as a condition to the continuance thereof; |
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any
Lien on cash deposits or term deposits in favour of issuers of surety or performance bonds and/or letters of credit referred to in
paragraph (vi) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”; |
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security
given by an Obligor to a public utility or any municipality or governmental or other public authority when required by such utility
or municipality or other authority in connection with the operations of the Obligor, all in the ordinary course of its business; |
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title
defects or irregularities which are of a minor nature and in the aggregate will not materially impact the use of the subject property
for the purpose for which it is held; |
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applicable
municipal and other governmental restrictions affecting the use of land or the nature of any structures which may be erected thereon,
provided such restrictions have been complied with and will not materially impair the use of the subject property for the purpose
for which it is held; |
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the
reservation in any original grants from the Crown of any land or interests therein and statutory exceptions and reservations to title; |
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Liens
securing capital or finance leases or purchase money Liens relating solely to the acquisition of equipment necessary for the development,
construction or operation of the Project, provided that such Liens extend only to the property clearly and individually identified
as acquired or financed thereby (including the proceeds of such property) and do not extend to any other assets of an Obligor; |
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any
operating lease entered into in the ordinary course of business; provided that the same is not a sale-leaseback; |
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the
Security; |
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Liens
in respect of Permitted Indebtedness referred to in paragraph (v) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” provided
that such Liens are subject to the subordination agreement referred to therein; |
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any
other Liens of the Obligors as existing on the date hereof as disclosed in Sections (13) and (29) of the Disclosure Letter; and |
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all
other Liens permitted in writing by the Sprott Lender
Parties. |
“Person”
shall be broadly interpreted and includes an individual, body corporate, partnership, joint venture, trust, association, unincorporated
organization, any Governmental Authority or any other entity recognized by law.
“PF
Obligations” means, collectively, all indebtedness, liabilities and other obligations, present or future, direct or indirect,
absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time or from time to time due or accruing due and owing by or otherwise payable
by an Obligor to the Sprott Entities, or any of them, under, in connection with or pursuant to the Project Finance Documents (including
the Obligations and all such indebtedness, liabilities and obligations that accrue after the commencing by or against any Obligor of
any insolvency or similar proceeding).
“Principal
Amount” means the aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding under the Loan Facility from time to time (including the
amount of all capitalized interest thereon) and, with respect to each Advance, means the aggregate principal amount of such Advance outstanding
under the Loan Facility from time to time (including the amount of all capitalized interest thereon).
“Products”
means any and all metals, minerals and products or by-products thereof, of whatever kind and nature and in whatever form or state,
in, under or upon the surface or subsurface of the Property (including ore, metals, precious metals, base metals, uranium, industrial
minerals, concentrates, gems, diamonds, commercially valuable rock, aggregate, clays and other minerals that are mined, excavated, extracted,
recovered or otherwise produced from the Property and any ore, concentrates and other products resulting from the milling, processing
or other beneficiation of such metals, minerals, products and by-products).
“Project”
means the construction and development of the Mine, including the acquisition of the Mine and the settlement of liabilities owing to
the EPA, when due.
“Project
Assets” means, collectively:
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the
Property and all other Real Property; |
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the
Products and the Other Rights; |
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the
mining, processing, development, production, maintenance, administration, water, electrical and conveyor facilities, railway infrastructure
and rolling stock, storage facilities, stockpiling facilities, shipping infrastructure, utilities, and related ancillary infrastructure,
other buildings, structures, improvements, fixtures and other real and personal property, including equipment, re-commissioned, constructed,
operated or otherwise used by or on behalf of Obligor to extract, beneficiate, market, transport and sell Products derived from the
Property or to develop, operate or administer the Mine, whether or not located within the physical boundaries of the Property; |
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any
rights (including Authorizations, surface, access and water rights), privileges, concessions or franchises owned, controlled, leased
or operated by or on behalf of an Obligor at any time and not included within the definition of “Property” which are
required for the development and construction of the Mine and operation thereof; |
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all
right, title and interest of the Obligors in, to and under material contracts; and |
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any
other present and after-acquired real or personal property used or acquired for use by any Obligor in connection with the Mine. |
“Project
Finance Documents” means this Agreement, the Series 2 Convertible Debentures, the Series 1 Convertible Debentures, the Exclusivity
Agreement, the ROFR Agreement, the Royalty Put Option, the Second Funding Indemnity, the Stream Agreement, the Security granted in connection
herewith and therewith and all other agreements, instruments and documents from time to time (both before and after the date of this
Agreement) delivered to or in favour of any Sprott Entity in connection with any of the foregoing agreements and includes without limitation
any agreement designated from time to time by the Obligors and the Security Agent as a “Project Finance Document” for purposes
of the Security.
“Project
Mining Claims” means the Mining Rights described in Exhibit
“D”.
“Property”
means, collectively:
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the
Project Mining Claims and any other Mining Rights, rights or interests forming part thereof from time to time whether now owned or
hereafter acquired; and |
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any
present or future renewals, extensions, modifications, divisions, substitutions, amalgamations, successions, derivations, severances,
conversions, demise to lease, renaming or variation of any of the Project Mining Claims, Mining Rights or other rights and interests
referenced in paragraph (a) of this definition. |
“Proportionate
Share” means, at any time, with respect to any Lender, the percentage of the amount of the Commitment Amount that such Lender
has agreed to advance to Borrower, initially calculated based on the following, and thereafter as notified by the Agent to the Borrower
from time to time:
Lender | |
Amount of Commitment
Amount to be advanced
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Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (US Collector), LP | |
US$ | 10,319,187 | |
Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty Annex (US Collector), LP | |
US$ | 10,680,813 | |
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US$ | 21,000,000.00 | |
provided
that, once the Commitment Amount has been advanced or cancelled, the Proportionate Share shall mean, with respect to any Lender, the
percentage of the Principal Amount remaining outstanding advanced by such Lender (including the amount of all capitalized interest and
fees thereon).
“Quarter
End” means the last day of each of March, June, September and December of each calendar year.
“Real
Property” means the Property and all other interests in and rights to property described in Exhibits “A-1”, “A-2”
and “A-3”to the Mortgage.
“Related
Party” means, with respect to any Obligor, any director, officer, employee, shareholder, partner or Affiliate of any Obligor
or any other Person not dealing at arm’s length with such Obligor (within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada)).
“Required
Authorizations” means any and all Authorizations required to be obtained by any Obligor for the construction, development and
operation of the Mine, as such construction, development and operation is contemplated by the current or then applicable development
or mine plan, as the case may be.
“Restricted
Person” means any Person that:
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is
named, identified, described in or on or included in or on any of: |
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the
lists maintained by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (Canada) with respect to terrorism financing, including
the lists made under subsection 83.05(1) of the Criminal Code, under the Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolutions
on the Suppression of Terrorism and under the United Nations Al-Qaida and Taliban Regulations; |
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the
Denied Persons List, the Entity List or the Unverified List, compiled by the Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of
Commerce; |
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the
List of Statutorily Debarred Parties compiled by the U.S. Department of State; |
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the
Specially Designated Nationals Blocked Persons List compiled by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control; |
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the
annex to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of, U.S. Executive Order No. 13324; or |
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any
publicly available lists maintained under Applicable Laws relating to anti-terrorism or anti-money laundering matters; |
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the
United Nations Act (Canada), the Special Economic Measures Act (Canada) and the Freezing of Assets of Corrupt Foreign
Officials Act (Canada); |
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the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C.; and |
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the
Trading with the Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 1.1 et seq.; or any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto,
including the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act
of 2001, Title III of Pub. L. 107 56; or |
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trade
restrictions under any Applicable Laws; or |
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is
a Person or entity who is an Affiliate of a Person or entity listed above. |
“ROFR
Agreement” means the ROFR agreement dated as of January 7, 2022 between Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (Collector),
LP and the Obligors, as amended by First Omnibus Amendment
and the Second Omnibus Amendment and as the same may be further amended, amended and restated, modified,
supplemented or replaced from time to time.
“Royalty”
means the gross revenue royalty on all minerals produced and sold from the Property granted by the Obligors to a Sprott Entity pursuant
to the royalty agreement dated as of the date hereof, and received in lieu of the principal amount owing under the Royalty Convertible
Debenture.
“Royalty
Convertible Debenture” means the secured royalty convertible debenture in the principal amount of US$8,000,000 issued by the
Obligors in favour of Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (Collector), LP, as amended by First Omnibus Amendment, the Second
Omnibus Amendment and the Third Omnibus Amendment.
“Royalty
Put Option” means a royalty put option agreement dated July 22, 2022 between the Obligors and the holder of the Royalty Convertible
Debenture pursuant to which the Obligors agree that the holder of the Royalty may require the Obligors to repurchase the Royalty upon
the occurrence of any Event of Default under any Series 1 Convertible Debentures or any Series 2 Convertible Debenture for a purchase
price of US$8 million in consideration of the holder of the Royalty Convertible Debenture agreeing to elect to receive the Royalty in
satisfaction of the principal amount owing under the Royalty Convertible Debenture on or before the advance of the deposit under the
Stream Agreement.
“Royalty
Reduction Unit” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 7(b).
“Second
Funding Indemnity” means funding indemnity dated as of November 25, 2022 made by the Obligors in favour of the Lenders, as
the same may be amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time.
“Second
Omnibus Amendment” means the second omnibus amendment agreement dated as June 17, 2022 between the Obligors, the Security Agent
and certain other Sprott Entities.
“Securities
Pledge Agreement” means the pledge agreement dated as of January 7, 2022 made between the Borrower and the Security Agent,
as amended by First Omnibus Amendment and the Second Omnibus Amendment and as the same may be further amended, amended and restated,
modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time.
“Security”
means, collectively, (i) any one or more guarantees made from time to time by an Obligor in favour of the Sprott Entities or any of them,
in respect of any Obligations; and (ii) any one or more assignments, deeds of trust, mortgages, account control agreements, pledges and
other security agreements, determined by the Security Agent, acting reasonably, pursuant to which an Obligor grants to the Security Agent
for the benefit of the Sprott Entities mortgages, charges, pledges and/or security interests in all or some of its present and after
acquired property as security for the PF Obligations, in each case, in form and substance satisfactory to the Security Agent acting reasonably.
“Security
Agent” means Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (Collector), LP, an Ontario limited partnership, in its capacity
as security agent for the benefit of the Sprott Entities under the Security, and any successor agent appointed pursuant to the Security
Sharing Agreement, and their successors and permitted assigns
“Security
Agreement” means the security agreement dated January 28, 2022 and made by the Obligors in favour of the Security Agent, as
amended by the Second Omnibus Amendment, and as the same may be further amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented or replaced
from time to time.
“Security
Sharing Agreement” means the security sharing agreement dated January 28, 2022 between the Security Agent, the holder of the
Royalty Convertible Debenture, each CD Holder (as defined therein) and other Sprott Entities party thereto from time to time, as creditors,
and acknowledged and agreed by the Obligors, as amended by the Second Omnibus Amendment and as the same may be further amended, restated,
supplemented or modified from time to time.
“Series
1 CD Holders” means the holders from time to time of the Series 1 Convertible Debentures.
“Series
1 Convertible Debentures” means the secured convertible debentures in the aggregate principal amount of $6,000,000.00 bearing
interest at 7.5% per annum payable quarterly in arrears, issued on January 28, 2022 by the Obligors and convertible at the option of
the holder into Common Shares.
“Series
2 CD Holders” means the holders from time to time of the Series 2 Convertible Debentures.
“Series
2 Convertible Debentures” means, collectively, the series 2 secured convertible debentures, in the initial aggregate principal
amount of up to US$20,000,000.00, that bear interest at 10.5% per annum payable quarterly in arrears, issued during the period commencing
June 17, 2022 and ending on the date that occurred 45 days thereafter (or such later date as Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty
(Collector), LP may agree or may have agreed in its sole discretion) and convertible at the option of the holder into Common Shares.
“Sprott
Entities” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Security Agent, the Sprott Lender Parties, the Series 1 CD Holders,
the Series 2 CD Holders, any Affiliate of Sprott Inc. and any fund managed or sub-managed by an Affiliate of Sprott Inc. which in each
case is party to a Project Finance Document together with any successor, assign or transferee thereof that is party from time to time
to any Project Finance Document and “Sprott Entity” means any one of them.
“Sprott
Lender Parties” means the Agent and the Lenders.
“Stream
Agreement” means the metals purchase agreement dated as of the date hereof between the Obligors and Sprott Private Resource
Streaming and Royalty (US Collector), LP, as agent for the Sprott Stream Parties (as defined therein) pursuant to which the Guarantor
has agreed to sell and Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (US Collector), LP, as agent for the Sprott Stream Parties (as defined
therein), has agreed to purchase an agreed amount of refined metals produced from the Project.
“Subordinated
Intercompany Debt” means unsecured loans made by Borrower to Guarantor, provided that such Indebtedness shall be subordinated
pursuant to a subordination agreement in favour of the Sprott Lender Parties pursuant to which, among other things, the Borrower agrees
(a) to subordinate and postpone the Indebtedness to the PF Obligations, (b) that no Liens have been or will be taken, (c) that no remedies
will be exercised while any PF Obligations remain outstanding, and (d) that in connection with any Insolvency Event, the Borrower will
not vote its claim in respect thereof in any manner that would prejudice the Sprott Lender Parties’ rights and remedies under this
Agreement or any of the Security.
“Subsidiary”
means each Person directly or indirectly Controlled by Borrower.
“Sureties”
means, collectively, Northbridge General Insurance Corporation, Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company, Trisura Insurance Company and any
other issuer of surety or performance bonds to be provided to the EPA and referred to in paragraph (iv) of the definition of Permitted
Indebtedness, and “Surety” means any one of them.
“Taxes”
means all present or future taxes, rates, levies, royalties, imposts, duties, deductions, assessments, withholdings, dues, fees and other
charges of any nature, including any interest, fines, penalties or other liabilities with respect thereto, imposed, levied, collected,
withheld or assessed by any Governmental Authority (of any jurisdiction), and whether disputed or not, including sales or value-added
taxes, goods and services taxes, stamp taxes and royalties.
“Third
Omnibus Amendment” means the third omnibus amendment agreement dated as of December 5, 2022 between the Obligors, the Security
Agent and certain other Sprott Entities.
“Total
Primary Claims Percentage” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6(d).
“Total
Secondary Claims Percentage” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6(d).
“US
GAAP” means, in relation to any Person at any time, accounting principles generally accepted in the United States applied on
a basis consistent with the most recent audited financial statements of such Person and, if applicable, its consolidated affiliates (except
for changes disclosed in the notes to such financial statements).
EXHIBIT
“B”
FORM
OF ADVANCE REQUEST
To:
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Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (US Collector), LP, as Agent |
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Re: | Loan
Agreement dated as of June 23, 2023 (as amended to the date hereof, the “Loan Agreement”)
between Bunker Hill Mining Corp., as borrower, Silver Valley Metals Corp., as guarantor,
Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (US Collector), LP and Sprott Private Resource
Streaming and Royalty Annex (US Collector), LP, as Lenders, and Sprott
Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (US Collector), LP, as Agent. All capitalized
terms used herein and not defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Loan Agreement. |
Pursuant
to the terms of the Loan Agreement, the undersigned hereby irrevocably notifies you that it wishes to obtain an Advance under the Loan
Facility on [date of Advance] in the amount of US$[amount].
The
undersigned hereby confirms that:
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Event of Default or Pending Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and no Event
of Default or Pending Event of Default shall occur immediately after giving effect to the
requested Advance; |
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representations and warranties of the Obligors made in or pursuant to the Loan Agreement
and the other Credit Documents shall be true and correct on the date of the requested Advance
(except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier
date, and in such case, shall be true and correct on and as of such earlier date), as if
made on and as of the date of such Advance; and |
| (c) | [attached
is the draft form of Additional Royalty in accordance with Section 6 of the Loan Agreement,
subject to approval of the Agent.]1/[attached is the draft amendment to the
Additional Royalty in accordance with Section 6 of the Loan Agreement, subject to approval
of the Agent.]2 |
DATED
this _____ day of _____________, 202__.
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NTD: To be included for Advance Request in respect of the First Advance.
2 NTD: To be included for Advance Request in respect to any
Advance subsequent to the First Advance.
EXHIBIT
“C”
OBLIGORS’
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Each
of Borrower and Guarantor (each an “Obligor” and collectively, the “Obligors”) hereby represents
and warrants as follows to the Sprott Lender Parties, and acknowledges and agrees that each Sprott Lender Party is relying upon such
representations and warranties in connection with entering into this Agreement:
Corporate
Organization and Authority
1. |
Each
Obligor is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and is up-to-date
in respect of all filings required by law to maintain its existence; in particular, the Borrower is a corporation incorporated under
the laws of Nevada and Guarantor is a corporation incorporated under the laws of Idaho. |
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Each
Obligor is qualified to do business and is in good standing in all jurisdictions in which the nature of its business as now being
or as proposed to be conducted makes such qualification necessary and has all material governmental licenses, authorizations, consents
and approvals necessary to own its assets and carry on its business as now being or as proposed to be conducted. |
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Each
Obligor has the requisite corporate power, capacity and authority to: (i) own its property and assets and conduct its business; and
(ii) enter into the Agreement and the Credit Documents and such other documents as may be necessary or appropriate to give effect
to the terms thereof to which it is a party, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and complete the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby. |
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The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents by each Obligor thereto and the completion of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of such Obligor. This Agreement
and the other Credit Documents to which each Obligor is a party have been duly and validly executed and delivered by such Obligor,
and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of it, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms thereof, except
to the extent enforcement may be affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar
Applicable Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to the qualification that equitable remedies, injunctive
relief and/or specific performance may be granted in the discretion of a court of competent jurisdiction. |
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Borrower
owns legally and beneficially all of the issued and outstanding stock of the Guarantor (the “Capital Stock”) as
set forth in Section (5) of the Disclosure Letter free and clear of any Liens. The corporate structure and organization chart of
the Obligors set forth in Section (5) of the Disclosure Letter accurately reflects, as of the date hereof, the direct and indirect
ownership of all of the Capital Stock of the Guarantor. Other than as set forth in Section (5) of the Disclosure Letter, no Person
has any agreement, option, right of first refusal or right, title or interest or any right (including a right of conversion of Indebtedness)
that is or will become an agreement, option, right of first refusal or right, title or interest, in or to all or any part of the
Capital Stock of the Guarantor. There are no shareholders’ agreement or shareholders’ declaration in effect with respect
to the Obligors or their respective shares or other equity interests. |
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6. |
Each
Obligor is entering into and performing its obligations under this Agreement and each of the other Credit Documents to which it is
a party, on its own account and not as trustee or a nominee of any other Person. |
7. |
The
principal place of business and chief executive office of each Obligor as of the date hereof is set out in Section (7) of the Disclosure
Letter. |
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No
Obligor has suffered an Insolvency Event and no Event of Default has occurred that is continuing and the Obligor are not aware of
any circumstance which, with notice or the passage of time, or both, would give rise to an Insolvency Event or an Event of Default
with respect to it. |
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Each
of the Obligors’ corporate records are complete and accurate in all material respects, and true and correct copies of same
have been made available to the Lenders. |
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10. |
The
financial books, records and accounts of each of the Obligors: (i) are complete and accurate in all material respects; (ii) are stated
in reasonable detail; and (iii) accurately and fairly reflect all the material transactions, acquisitions and dispositions of each
of the Obligors. |
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Borrower’s
audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 including the consolidated balance sheets,
statements of loss and comprehensive loss, cash flows and changes in shareholders’ deficiency and the notes thereon and the
unaudited interim consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2023 (collectively, the “Current
Financial Statements”), have been prepared in accordance with US GAAP. The Current Financial Statements fairly present
in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of Guarantor and the Borrower, on a consolidated basis,
as at the respective dates specified therein and for the periods then ended. The Obligors have not effected any material change in
its accounting methods, principles or practices since the date of the Current Financial Statements. The Obligors do not intend to
correct or restate, nor, to the knowledge of the Obligors, is there any basis for any correction or restatement of, any aspect of
the Current Financial Statements. Other than as set out in Section (11) of the Disclosure Letter, each Obligor is neither a party
to, nor had a commitment to become a party to, any material off balance sheet transactions, arrangements, obligations (including
contingent obligations) or other relationships of Guarantor, the Borrower or any subsidiary of the Obligors with unconsolidated entities.
MNP LLP is the current auditor of Borrower and is “independent” of the Obligors within the meaning of the Rules of Professional
Conduct of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario. There has never been a “reportable event” (within the meaning
of National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations of the Canadian Securities Administrators) (“NI
51-102”) with the present or any former auditor of the Obligors. |
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Since
the end date of its Current Financial Statements, the Obligors: |
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have
conducted its business only in the ordinary course of business and no Material Adverse Effect has occurred; and |
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have
not incurred any Indebtedness which is not shown or reflected in the most recent interim financial statements provided to the Lenders
or in Section (12) of the Disclosure Letter. |
Tax
Matters
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All
material Taxes due and payable by each of the Obligors (whether or not shown due on any Tax returns and whether or not assessed (or
reassessed) by the appropriate Governmental Authority) have been timely paid. |
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All
Tax returns required by Applicable Law to be filed by or with respect to the Obligors have been properly prepared and timely filed
and all such Tax returns (including information provided therewith or with respect thereto) are true, complete and correct in all
material respects, and no material fact or facts have been omitted therefrom which would make any such Tax returns misleading. |
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As
of the date hereof, no audit or other proceeding by any Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of the Obligors, threatened
with respect to any Taxes due from or with respect to the Obligors, and no Governmental Authority has given written notice of any
intention to assert any deficiency or claim for additional Taxes against either of the Obligors. As of the date hereof, there are
no matters under discussion, audit or appeal or in dispute with any Governmental Authority relating to Taxes. |
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Other
than as set out in Section (13) of the Disclosure Letter, no Governmental Authority of a jurisdiction in which the Obligors do not
file Tax returns has made any written claim that either of the Obligors are or may be subject to taxation by such jurisdiction. To
the knowledge of the Obligors, there is no basis for a claim that the Obligors is subject to Tax in a jurisdiction in which the Obligors
do not file Tax returns. As of the date hereof, each of the Obligors only file Tax returns in the jurisdictions in which it is incorporated
or organized and in any jurisdiction in which it carries on any material business. |
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As
of the date hereof, there are no reassessments of Taxes for the Obligors that have been issued and are under dispute, and the Obligors
have not received any communication from any Governmental Authority that an assessment or reassessment is proposed in respect of
any Taxes. |
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To
the knowledge of the Obligors, each of the Obligors have withheld or collected any material Taxes that are required by Applicable
Law to be withheld or collected and have paid or remitted, on a timely basis, the full amount of any Taxes that have been withheld
or collected, and are due, to the applicable Governmental Authority. |
14. |
Section
(14) of the Disclosure Letter sets out a full and complete list of all existing Funded Debt of the Obligors. |
Non-Contravention
15. |
Subject
to Section (15) of the Disclosure Letter, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the other Credit Documents, or
the completion of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, by each Obligor thereto, will (i) require that a consent be obtained
or a notice be provided under or result in or constitute a breach or default under any agreement, mortgage, bond or other instrument
to which it is a party or which is binding on it or its assets, (ii) violate the terms of its constating documents, (iii) require
that a consent be obtained or a notice be provided under or violate any Applicable Law or any Required Authorization or the material
terms and conditions of any Other Rights, or result in any modification, revocation, alteration or transfer of any Required Authorization
or Other Right, (iv) result in the imposition of any Lien on the Project Assets, or (v) contravene any judgment, order, writ, injunction
or decree of any Governmental Authority. |
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No
Obligor is in breach of or default under, and no event has occurred that, with the passage of time or notice, or both, would constitute
or would reasonably be expected to constitute such a breach of or default under, any agreement, mortgage, bond or other instrument
to which it is a party or which is binding on it or its assets, other than a breach or default or event that would not, individually
or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Obligors, there is no breach or default by any counterparty
thereto or inability of any counterparty thereto to perform its obligations thereunder which has, individually or in the aggregate,
a Material Adverse Effect. |
Regulatory
Compliance
17. |
No
consents, approvals or permissions are required to be obtained by, nor any filings made with any Governmental Authority by any Obligor
in connection with the execution and delivery or the performance by it of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents to which
it is a party, or in respect of its obligations hereunder or thereunder, other than as set forth in Section (17) of the Disclosure
Letter. |
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Each
Obligor has conducted and is conducting its respective business in compliance in all material respects with Applicable Laws. |
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19. |
No
Obligor nor, to the knowledge of the Obligors, any director, officer, manager, member, employee, consultant, representative or agent
thereof, acting on its behalf has violated (i) the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (Canada), the Bribery Act
(United Kingdom), the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (United States), and all other anti-bribery, and anti-corruption Applicable
Laws, whether within Canada, the United States or to the extent applicable to any Obligor, elsewhere, including any regulations,
guidelines or orders thereunder (collectively, the “Anti-Bribery Laws”); and (ii) the Proceeds of Crime (Money
Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada) and all other anti-money laundering, anti-terrorist financing, government sanction
and “know your client” Applicable Laws, whether within Canada, the United States and, to the extent applicable to any
Obligor, elsewhere, including any regulations, guidelines or orders thereunder (collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering
Laws”). No Obligor nor, to the knowledge of Guarantor and the Borrower, any director, officer, employee, consultant, representative
or agent thereof acting on its behalf, has made a voluntary, directed, or involuntary disclosure to any Governmental Authority responsible
for enforcing Anti-Bribery Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws, with respect to any alleged non-compliance by any Obligor or such
other Persons (acting on behalf of an Obligor) with Anti-Bribery Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws. No Obligor has received any
written notice, request, or citation from any Governmental Authority alleging non-compliance by any Obligor or such other Persons
(acting on behalf of an Obligor) with any Anti-Bribery Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws. |
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20. |
The
Obligors and their agents have complied at all times with Anti-Bribery Laws with respect to the Project and the development, construction
or conduct of all operations or activities at the Project. The operations in relation to the Project are and have been conducted
at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of Anti-Money Laundering Laws and
no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or Governmental Authority or any arbitrator involving the Obligors with respect
to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Obligors, threatened. |
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21. |
The
Obligors have not, and, to the knowledge of the Obligors, no director, officer, employee, consultant, representative or agent of
the Obligors have, transacted business on behalf of the Obligors with any Restricted Person. |
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Borrower
is a “reporting issuer” (or the equivalent) in the provinces of British Columbia and Ontario and is not included on a
list of defaulting reporting issuers maintained by the securities regulators or other securities regulatory authorities in any such
provinces (collectively, the “Securities Regulators”). No order, ruling or determination having the effect of
suspending the sale or ceasing or suspending trading in any securities of Borrower has been issued by any Governmental Authority
and is continuing in effect and no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted or are, to the knowledge of the Obligors, pending
or threatened. |
Legal
Proceedings
23. |
Other
than as set forth in Section (23) of the Disclosure Letter, there are no actions, suits, proceedings, hearings, inquiries, investigations
or claims commenced or, to the knowledge of the Obligors, threatened against any Obligor or that involve the Project, and which,
individually or in the aggregate, (i) would prevent or limit, restrict or impair in any material respect the ability of an Obligor
to enter into this Agreement or the other Credit Documents to which it is a party or would reasonably be expected to materially and
adversely impair the performance of its obligations under this Agreement or the other Credit Documents or the development of the
Project, or (ii) that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. |
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No
Obligor is a party to or subject to any judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree, involving the Project, which (i) could reasonably
be expected to materially and adversely impair the performance of its obligations under this Agreement or the other Credit Documents,
or (ii) could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No action or proceeding has been instituted or remains
pending or, to the knowledge of the Obligors, has been threatened and not resolved, by or before any Governmental Authority that
(i) could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely impair the development of the Project, or (ii) could reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect. |
Material
Information
25. |
All
material information relating to the Project and Project Assets and prepared by or on behalf of the current management of the Obligors
and that has been made available or delivered to any Lender, including forecasts, projections, mine plans, budgets and environmental
audits, assessments, studies and tests, including any environmental and social impact assessment study reports, was prepared in good
faith and on the basis of assumptions that the management of the Obligors believe to be reasonable at the time of preparation, subject
to any material changes of which the Obligors have informed the Lenders in writing. To the knowledge of the management of the Obligors,
all material information relating to the Project and the Project Assets prepared at the request of current management of the Obligors
by third parties and that has been made available or delivered to any Lender including forecasts, projections, mine plans, budgets
and environmental audits, assessments, studies and tests, including any material environmental and social impact assessment study
reports, was prepared in good faith and does not contain materially incorrect information. The Obligors do not have knowledge of
any change to the facts and assumptions underlying the estimates in the technical report and pre-feasibility study for underground
milling and concentration of lead, silver and zinc at the Mine amended and restated November 21, 2022 effective August 29, 2022 (“PFS”)
that would reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse change in any cost, price, reserves, resources or other relevant
information in the PFS. All material information regarding the Project and the Project Assets, including drill results, technical
reports and studies, that are required to be disclosed by Applicable Laws, have been publicly disclosed by Borrower in compliance,
in all material respects, with Applicable Laws. |
26. |
As
of the date hereof, all material information relating to the Project mineralization prepared by or on behalf of the current management
of the Obligors has been made available or delivered to any Lender and, to the knowledge of the management of the Obligors, such
information and the reports and information delivered to the Lenders have been prepared in a manner which is consistent with Good
Practice Standards, the statements, assumptions and projections contained therein are fair and reasonable as and when produced and,
to the knowledge of the management of the Obligors, have been arrived at after reasonable inquiry having been made in good faith
by the Persons responsible therefor. The estimated mineral resources relating to the Property as of the date hereof are as stated
in the PFS. The Obligors are in compliance in all material respects with NI 43-101 in connection with the disclosure of scientific
or technical information made by the Obligors concerning the Project. The Obligors have duly filed with the applicable regulatory
authorities in compliance in all material respects with Applicable Laws all reports required by NI 43-101 in connection with the
Project, and all such reports were prepared in accordance with the requirements of NI 43-101 in all material respects. As of the
date hereof, there are no outstanding unresolved comments of the Canadian Securities Exchange (the “CSE”) or any
Securities Regulator in respect of the technical disclosure relating to the Project made in the documents which have been filed by
or on behalf of the Obligors with the relevant Securities Regulators pursuant to the requirements of Applicable Laws, including all
documents publicly available on Borrower’s SEDAR profile. |
27. |
The
Obligors are in compliance in all material respects with all timely and continuous disclosure obligations under Applicable Laws,
including NI 51-102, and the policies, rules and regulations of the CSE and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except
as disclosed to the Lenders, there has been no “material change”, as defined in the Securities Act (Ontario) (actual,
or, to the knowledge of the Obligors, proposed or prospective, whether financial or otherwise) in the business, results of operations,
prospects, assets, liabilities (contingent or otherwise) or capital or financial condition of the Obligors on a consolidated basis
which has not been publicly disclosed within the period required by NI 51-102, and except as disclosed to the Lenders, the Obligors
have not filed any confidential material change reports which remain confidential as of the date hereof. |
Project
28. |
The
PFS was prepared in a manner which is consistent with Good Practice Standards and the statements, assumptions and projections contained
therein were fair and reasonable as and when produced and, to the Obligors’ knowledge, were arrived at after reasonable inquiry,
having been made in good faith by the Persons responsible therefor. The PFS contains a reasonable estimate in all material respects
of projected capital expenditures for the Real Property subject to fluctuations in exchange rates, commodity prices and electricity
rates and has been prepared in a manner which is consistent with Good Practice Standards. |
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Subject
to Section (29) of the Disclosure Letter, the Guarantor is the sole recorded and beneficial owner of the Real Property, free and
clear of any Liens or other encumbrances (other than Permitted Liens). Section (29) of the Disclosure Letter sets out a full and
complete list of all Permitted Liens. Except for any Permitted Liens or as listed in Section (29) of the Disclosure Letter, no Person
other than the Lender has any agreement to acquire, option, right of first refusal or right, title or interest or any right that
is or will become an agreement to acquire, option, right of first refusal or right, title or interest, in or to all or any material
part of the Collateral or any Project Assets nor has either of the Obligors granted, or agreed to grant, any Liens or other encumbrances,
other than Permitted Liens, on the Collateral or any Project Asset. |
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30. |
The
Required Authorizations and Other Rights required for the development, construction or operation of the Project, including commercial
production of the silver, lead and zinc from the Project, whether obtained or issued by the date hereof or not, are listed in Section
(30) of the Disclosure Letter. The Obligors have complied in all material respects with all conditions provided for in the Required
Authorizations and Other Rights required to be complied with as of the date this representation is made. |
31. |
Other
than as set forth in Section (31) of the Disclosure Letter, all Authorizations and Other Rights required for the development, construction
and operation of the Project, including for greater certainty all environmental and water permits, are in full force and effect and
in good standing and none of the Obligors, and to the best of the knowledge and belief of each of the Obligors, no other Person party
thereto is, in default in any material respect under any such Authorization or Other Right. |
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32. |
No
Authorization or Other Right relating to the Project or the Real Property has been challenged, withdrawn, cancelled, amended or refused
or, to the best of the knowledge and belief of each of the Obligors, threatened to be challenged, withdrawn, cancelled, amended or
refused by any Governmental Authority or by any other Person. |
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33. |
Subject
to Section (33) of the Disclosure Letter, operation of the Project is and has been in compliance in all material respects with all
land use restrictions, zoning, regulations, ordinances, environmental laws and other similar Applicable Laws thereto. Subject to
Section (33) of the Disclosure Letter, during the past three (3) years, neither of the Obligors nor any of its agents or employees
has received any written notice from any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Project alleging any violation of any
Applicable Law, including, but not limited to, those relating to environmental laws, zoning, building, use, personal disability and
fire or safety, which has not been cured or remedied. To the knowledge of the Obligors, there are not any threatened proceedings
for the rezoning of the Real Property or any portion thereof. |
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34. |
Current
management of the Obligors has arranged for the following environmental studies relating to the Project and the Real Property: (i)
since September 2020, 30 site water sampling and broad spectrum lab testing on a monthly basis and field parameter testing on a bi-weekly
basis, and (ii) in May 2021, a multi-year water flow analysis program with the University of Idaho’s hydrogeology department,
(iii) water chemistry analysis as part of planning for a proprietary in-mine water treatment system, (iv) evaluation of the capabilities
of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Central Treatment Plant, in the event that an Obligor may seek to purchase and/or
operate it in the future. No other environmental investigation, study, audit, test or other analysis has been conducted by or at
the request of current management of the Obligors with respect to the Project and the Real Property. |
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35. |
Subject
to Section (35) of the Disclosure Letter, there are no material environmental liabilities of the Obligors or to the knowledge of
the Obligors, in respect of the development, construction and operation of the Project, in each case, that have been incurred as
at the date that this representation is made. |
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36. |
Subject
to Section (36) of the Disclosure Letter, no release or threatened release of any chemicals, materials or substances, whether solid,
liquid or gas, defined as or included in the definition of “contaminant”, “pollutant”, “hazardous substance”,
“hazardous waste”, “hazardous material”, or “toxic substance” under any applicable environmental
law has occurred or is occurring at or from the Project for which environmental laws require notice, further investigation or any
form of responsive action. |
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37. |
Section
(37) of the Disclosure Letter lists all underground and above ground storage tanks located or previously located on the Real Property. |
38. |
The
Obligors have complied and will comply with all terms and conditions of the EPA Settlement Agreement, including, without limitation,
making timely payments and providing financial assurance on schedule. |
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39. |
Except
for the deferral arrangements disclosed in Section (39) of the Disclosure Letter, all payments relating to water treatments costs
with respect to the Project, including all costs relating to the water treatment facility known as the Central Treatment Plant, have
been paid in full, and there are no water treatment costs or other amounts in connection therewith owing to any Person, including,
without limitation, the EPA and the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (“IDEQ”). |
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40. |
As
of May 31, 2023, except for a shortfall not to exceed US$5,000,000, the Cost to Complete Test (as such term is defined in the Stream
Agreement) has been satisfied. |
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41. |
Except
as disclosed in Section (39) of the Disclosure Letter, each of the Obligors are in compliance with their obligations to the EPA and
the IDEQ with respect to the Obligors’ responsibilities for meeting water discharge standards and for all water treatment costs
in connection with the Property and there are no further water treatment costs due and payable by the Obligors to the EPA and the
IDEQ. |
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42. |
The
Real Property comprises all mining claims, concessions and other mining rights forming part of the Project. |
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43. |
Guarantor
has good and marketable title to the Real Property free and clear of any Liens other than Permitted Liens and its rights in and to
the Real Property will be valid and in full force and effect in all material respects, and the Obligors will have complied in all
material respects with all of their respective obligations in respect thereof, including payment of any annual fees and production
penalties, under Applicable Laws. No third party holds any mining or real property rights that conflict in any material respect with
the Guarantor’s rights in and to the Real Property. |
|
|
44. |
Except
as set out in Section (44) of the Disclosure Letter, all mining concession, patent or maintenance fees and recording fees, and all
other material exploration permit, authorization, lease, licensing and mining claim payments, rentals, taxes, assessments, renewal
fees and other governmental charges, owing in respect of the Project and the Real Property or any part thereof, have been paid in
full. |
|
|
45. |
Guarantor
owns or has the right to use or the benefit of all of the Other Rights and Project Assets and the Other Rights and Project Assets
they own are free and clear of any Liens, other than Permitted Liens. |
|
|
46. |
Subject
only to the rights of any Governmental Authority set out in Section (46) of the Disclosure Letter and except for Permitted Liens,
no Person is entitled to or holds any material rent, option, back-in right, earn-in right, right of first refusal, royalty, stream,
participation, production or similar interests, or other payment in the nature of rent or royalty, on or for the Project, including
any Products. |
|
|
47. |
To
the knowledge of the Obligors, there is no (i) expropriatory act or series of expropriatory acts, including eminent domain, confiscation,
nationalization, requisition, deprivation, sequestration and/or similar acts, by law, order, executive or administrative action or
otherwise of any Governmental Authority or any corporation or other entity controlled by any Governmental Authority the result of
which expropriatory act or series of expropriatory acts is that all or substantially all of the rights, privileges and benefits pertaining
to, associated with, threatened against or affecting all or any part of the Mine (collectively, an “Expropriation Event”)
and (ii) circumstances, notices, discussions, or negotiations which could reasonably be expected to result in such an Expropriation
Event. |
Community
48. |
Except
as set out in Section (48) of the Disclosure Letter, to the best knowledge of the Obligors, no indigenous or community groups (and
no Persons on their behalf) have asserted any interest or rights or commenced or threatened any claims or proceedings affecting the
Project or the Obligors that could result in a Material Adverse Effect. |
|
|
49. |
Any
relocation or resettlement of any persons, communities or settlements, including any indigenous persons, communities or settlements,
in connection with the exploration, development or operation of the Project has been conducted in material compliance with all Applicable
Laws and Authorizations. |
|
|
50. |
Except
as set out in Section (50) of the Disclosure Letter, and to the best of the knowledge and belief of each of the Obligors (i) no indigenous
or community groups (and no Governmental Authority on behalf of any such groups) have asserted any interest or rights or commenced
or threatened any claims or proceedings affecting the Real Property, the Project or any of the Obligors which have a Material Adverse
Effect, and (ii) neither the Real Property nor any part of the Project is located on any land or in territory to which indigenous
or local community groups own or are entitled to communal, collective rights or any other rights under Applicable Law. |
|
|
51. |
The
Obligors have complied with all previous consultation processes with local communities in accordance with Applicable Law. |
Other
52. |
The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents by each Obligor thereto and the completion of
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is exempt from the formal valuation requirement and the minority approval requirement
of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions. |
|
|
53. |
Except
as set out in Section (53) of the Disclosure Letter, no Obligor is party to any contract that would give rise to a valid claim against
an Obligor and/or any Sprott Entity for a brokerage commission, finder’s fee or like payment in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or the other Credit Documents. |
|
|
54. |
Section
(54) of the Disclosure Letter, lists all bank accounts of each of Borrower and Guarantor and the depositary bank at which such accounts
are maintained. |
|
|
55. |
The
Obligors are in material compliance with all Applicable Laws respecting employment and employment practices, terms and conditions
of employment, pay equity and wages; there is not currently any labour disruption, strike, or conflict involving or threatened against
any Obligor or directly affecting the Mine. None of the Obligors are party to a collective bargaining agreement. |
EXHIBIT
“D”
PROJECT
MINING CLAIMS
Primary
Claims
Claim
Name |
|
M.S.
# |
|
Section |
|
Township |
|
Range |
Ace |
|
2583 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
African |
|
2624 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Alla |
|
1228 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Allie |
|
1229 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Apex |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Arizona |
|
1488 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Band |
|
2507 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Bear |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Bee |
|
2072 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Berniece |
|
1620 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Beta |
|
3471 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Blue
Bird |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Boer |
|
2599 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Bonanza
Fraction |
|
1228 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Bought
Again |
|
1229 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Brady |
|
2584 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Buckeye |
|
2250 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Butte |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Butternut |
|
1916 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Cariboo |
|
1220 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Carter |
|
1466 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Chain |
|
2078 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Cheyenne |
|
2249 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Chief
No. 2 |
|
2862 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Club |
|
2583 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Combination |
|
2072 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Confidence |
|
2328 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Coxey |
|
1466 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Cypress |
|
2429 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Deadwood |
|
1466 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Debs |
|
1466 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Dewey |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Diamond |
|
2583 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Drew |
|
2587 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
East |
|
1228 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Emily
Grace |
|
2587 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Emma |
|
550 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Claim
Name |
|
M.S.
# |
|
Section |
|
Township |
|
Range |
Ethel |
|
2966 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Evans |
|
2611 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Excelsior |
|
1356 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
F |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Flagstaff |
|
2328 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Flagstaff
No. 2 |
|
2921 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Flagstaff
No. 4 |
|
2921 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Foster |
|
2587 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Good
Luck |
|
1220 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Goth
|
|
3214 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Grant |
|
2599 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Grant |
|
2599 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Gun |
|
2611 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Gus |
|
2624 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Hamilton |
|
1466 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Hamilton
Fraction |
|
1619 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Hard
Cash |
|
1466 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Harrison |
|
1664 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Hawk |
|
2072 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Heart |
|
2511 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Helen
Marr |
|
2452 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Hemlock |
|
2452 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Hickory |
|
2432 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Homestake |
|
1916 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Hornet |
|
1325 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Idaho |
|
2072 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Iowa |
|
2072 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Ironhill |
|
1228 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Ito |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Jack |
|
2511 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Jersey
Fraction |
|
1220 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Josie |
|
1229 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-24 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-4 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-40 |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Katherine |
|
2966 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Key |
|
2511 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
King |
|
1325 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Kirby
Fraction |
|
2654 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Lackawana |
|
614 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Claim
Name |
|
M.S.
# |
|
Section |
|
Township |
|
Range |
Lacrosse |
|
1228 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Last
Chance |
|
551 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Likely |
|
1298 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Lilly
May |
|
2587 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Lincoln |
|
2187 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Lucia |
|
3390 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Lucky
Chance |
|
1349 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Maine |
|
2626 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Manchester |
|
2966 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Maple |
|
1229 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Marblehead |
|
3390 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Margaret |
|
3390 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Mashonaland |
|
1227 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Mattabelaland |
|
1227 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
McClellan |
|
2654 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
McClelland |
|
1681 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Miles |
|
2654 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Miners
Delight |
|
1228 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Missouri |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Mountain
King |
|
1620 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Mountain
Queen |
|
1620 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Nancy
B. |
|
3390 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Nellie |
|
2583 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Nevada |
|
1466 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
New
Era |
|
1527 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
96 |
|
1715 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
No.
1 |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
No.
2 |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
No.
3 |
|
1357 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
No.
4 |
|
1357 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
No
Name |
|
1228 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Norman |
|
2368 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Oakland |
|
569 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Offset |
|
1229 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Ollie
McMillin |
|
1228 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Ontario
Fraction |
|
755 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Oregon |
|
2274 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Overlap |
|
2052 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Oyama |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Olympia |
|
3390 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Claim
Name |
|
M.S.
# |
|
Section |
|
Township |
|
Range |
Packard |
|
1413 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Phil |
|
3390 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Phillippine |
|
1663 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Pitt |
|
2654 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Princess |
|
1633 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Quaker |
|
1414 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Queen |
|
2511 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Rambler |
|
1041 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Republican
Fraction |
|
959 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Roman |
|
2583 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Rookery |
|
1229 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Roy |
|
2624 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Royal
Knight |
|
1639 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
S-11 |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
S-12 |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
S-13 |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Sampson |
|
1328 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Sampson |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
San
Carlos |
|
750 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Sarnia |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Scelinda
No. 1 |
|
2921 |
|
1 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Scelinda
No. 2 |
|
2921 |
|
1 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Scelinda
No. 3 |
|
2921 |
|
1 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Scelinda
No. 4 |
|
2921 |
|
1 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Scelinda
No. 5 |
|
2921 |
|
1 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Scelinda
No. 7 |
|
2921 |
|
1 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Scelinda
No. 8 |
|
2921 |
|
1 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Schofield |
|
1228 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Skookum |
|
615 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Scorpion
Fraction |
|
2072 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Sierra
Nevada |
|
554 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Silver |
|
2587 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Silver
King |
|
1639 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Sims |
|
2186 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Sold
Again Fraction |
|
933 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Southern
Beauty |
|
1620 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Spade |
|
2583 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Spokane |
|
2509 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Spruce
Fraction |
|
2432 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Stemwinder |
|
1830 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Claim
Name |
|
M.S.
# |
|
Section |
|
Township |
|
Range |
Stopping |
|
1227 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Stuart
No. 2 |
|
2966 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Stuart
No. 3 |
|
2966 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Sugar |
|
2862 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Sullivan |
|
2966 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Summit |
|
1228 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Susie |
|
1229 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Taft |
|
2611 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Teddy |
|
2511 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Timothy
Fraction |
|
2274 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Tip
Top |
|
1041 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Trump |
|
2624 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Tyler |
|
546 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Utah |
|
1882 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Viola |
|
562 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Washington |
|
2072 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Waverly |
|
1620 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Wheelbarrow |
|
1526 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
William
Lambert Fraction |
|
1945 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Yale |
|
2611 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Zululand |
|
1227 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
This
Primary Claims set contains all resource material included in the 2021 PEA Mineral Resource Estimate, as well as those areas listed in
the historic 1991 reserves. Due to the inconsistent orientation and nature of the mineralization underlying the above parcels, the Primary
Royalty rate will be applied to all extracted and processed mineralized material lying under and within Primary Claims’ area, up
to 90 degrees nadir along the Primary Claims’ boundaries.
In
order to accommodate the down-dip potential on structures included within the 2021 PEA Mineral Resource Estimate and historic 1991 historic
reserves report, all material processed interstitial to existing development, along strike but within the Primary Claims’ boundary
restrictions listed in the above paragraph, and continuously down-dip to the termination of the structure, the following zones will constitute
Primary Claims and be assigned a 1.85% royalty rate: Shea, Tallon, Ike/Truman, Emery, J, Mac, Francis/FW Francis. These names are taken
to be the names used during past production and denote discrete mineralized structures. This rule is added to the overlying royalty rate’s
material restrictions to reflect a more typical “Apex Law” situation for tabular mineralized zones and applies only to those
structures listed above. Splays and associated structures that connect geologically to those listed above will receive the Primary Royalty
rate of the main structure.
GGS
Claims
Claim
Name |
|
M.S.
# |
|
Section |
|
Township |
|
Range |
Adath |
|
2976 |
|
22 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Alykris |
|
2976 |
|
22 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Anna
Laura |
|
2976 |
|
22 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Atlas |
|
2976 |
|
22 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Atlas
No. 1 |
|
2976 |
|
22 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
B |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Battleship
Oregon |
|
3390 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Black |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Brown |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Charly
T. |
|
3390 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
E |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Edna |
|
2587 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
85 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Fraction |
|
2976 |
|
22 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Gay |
|
2976 |
|
22 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Hoover
No. 1 |
|
2975 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Hoover
No. 2 |
|
2975 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Hoover
No. 3 |
|
2975 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Hoover
No. 4 |
|
2975 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Hoover
No. 5 |
|
2975 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Iowa
No. 2 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-1 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-10 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-11 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-12 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-13 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-14 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-15 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-16 |
|
2077 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-17 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-2 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-25 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-26 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-27 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-28 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-3 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-30 |
|
2077 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-31 |
|
2077 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Claim
Name |
|
M.S.
# |
|
Section |
|
Township |
|
Range |
K-32 |
|
2077 |
|
22 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-33 |
|
2080 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-34 |
|
2080 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-35 |
|
2080 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-36 |
|
2080 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-37 |
|
2080 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-38 |
|
2080 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-5 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-7 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-8 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-9 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Kansas |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Lilly
May |
|
2587 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Little
Ore Grande |
|
2977 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Mabundaland |
|
1227 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Medium |
|
2587 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Missouri
No. 2 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
91 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
92 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
No.
1 |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
No.
2 |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
North
Midland |
|
3108 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Orbit |
|
3097 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Ore
Grande No. 1 |
|
2977 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Ore
Grande No. 2 |
|
2977 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Ore
Grande No. 3 |
|
2977 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Ore
Grande No. 4 |
|
2977 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Ore
Grande No. 5 |
|
2977 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Ore
Shoot |
|
3097 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Oreano |
|
3097 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Orient |
|
3097 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Oriental
Orphan |
|
3097 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Orpheum |
|
3097 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Panorama |
|
2976 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Penfield |
|
2587 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Red
Deer |
|
2976 |
|
22 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
S-10 |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Setzer |
|
2976 |
|
22 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Texas |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
The
GGS Royalty rate will apply to all GGS Claims either partly or wholly-covered by the ground geophysical survey announced on June 16,
2021
Residual
Claims
Claim
Name |
|
M.S.
# |
|
Section |
|
Township |
|
Range |
A |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Alfred |
|
1628 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Anaconda |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Apex
No. 2 |
|
3361 |
|
1 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Apex
No. 3 |
|
3361 |
|
1 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Army |
|
3096 |
|
22 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Asset |
|
2611 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Baby
(1/6th interest) |
|
2856 |
|
3 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Black
Diamond |
|
3423 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Blue
Grouse |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Bob
White |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Bonanza
King Millsite |
|
2868 |
|
8 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Brooklyn |
|
2201 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Butte
Fraction |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
C |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Carbonate |
|
3423 |
|
3 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Castle |
|
3503 |
|
17 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Childs |
|
2611 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Comstock |
|
1345 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Cougar |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
D |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Daisy |
|
1345 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Dandy |
|
1345 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Danish |
|
1503 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
East
Midland |
|
3108 |
|
19 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Eli |
|
2611 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Enterprise |
|
3423 |
|
3 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Enterprise
Extension |
|
3423 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Evening
Star |
|
2274 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Evening
Star Fraction |
|
2274 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Fairview |
|
621 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Flagstaff
No. 3 |
|
2921 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Galena |
|
3361 |
|
1 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Gelatin |
|
3423 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Giant |
|
3423 |
|
3 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Good
Enough |
|
1628 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Claim
Name |
|
M.S.
# |
|
Section |
|
Township |
|
Range |
Huckleberry
No. 2 |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Jackass |
|
586 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Jessie |
|
1345 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Julia |
|
1345 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Justice |
|
1345 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
K-18 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-19 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-20 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-21 |
|
2077 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-22 |
|
2077 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-23 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-29 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-39 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-6 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Keystone
(1/6th interest) |
|
2856 |
|
3 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
L-1 |
|
3214 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
L-2 |
|
3214 |
|
9 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
L-3 |
|
3214 |
|
9 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Leopard |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Lesley |
|
2977 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Lesley
No. 2 |
|
2977 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Lesley
No. 3 |
|
2977 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Long
John |
|
3214 |
|
7 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Lydia
Fraction |
|
1723 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Lynx |
|
3361 |
|
35 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Mabel |
|
1723 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
MacBenn |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Maggie |
|
1628 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Manila |
|
1723 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Marin |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Marko |
|
3051 |
|
7 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Maryland |
|
2274 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
McRooney |
|
2966 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Midland |
|
3108 |
|
19 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Midland
No. 1 |
|
3108 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Midland
No. 3 |
|
3108 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Midland
No. 4 |
|
3108 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Midland
No. 5 |
|
3108 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Midland
No. 6 |
|
3108 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Claim
Name |
|
M.S.
# |
|
Section |
|
Township |
|
Range |
Midland
No. 7 |
|
3108 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Midland
No. 8 |
|
3108 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Milo
Millsite |
|
2869 |
|
44790 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Minnesota |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Missing
Link |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Monmouth |
|
2274 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Monte
Carlo No. 1 |
|
3177 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Monte
Carlo No. 2 |
|
3177 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Monte
Carlo No. 3 |
|
3177 |
|
44760 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Monte
Carlo No. 4 |
|
3177 |
|
44760 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Monte
Carlo No. 5 |
|
3177 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Navy |
|
3096 |
|
22 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
New
Jersey |
|
2201 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Nick |
|
2611 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
North
Wellington |
|
2977 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
O.K. |
|
1723 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
O.K.
Western |
|
1723 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Ophir |
|
1345 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Oracle |
|
3097 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Oregon |
|
2072 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Oregon
No. 2 |
|
2274 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Ox |
|
2611 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Peak |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Pete |
|
3389 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Pheasant |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Prominade |
|
3389 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Reeves |
|
1412 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Robbin |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Rolling
Stone |
|
619 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Rolling
Stone |
|
3423 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Ruth |
|
2611 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
S-9 |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Sam |
|
3389 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Schute
Fraction |
|
2201 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Sherman |
|
2611 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Silver
Chord |
|
2274 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Silver
King Millsite |
|
3563 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Simmons |
|
2611 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Snowline |
|
2587 |
|
25 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Claim
Name |
|
M.S.
# |
|
Section |
|
Township |
|
Range |
Sonora |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Spokane
Central No. 1 |
|
3472 |
|
19 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Spokane
Central No. 2 |
|
3472 |
|
20 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Spokane
Central No. 3 |
|
3472 |
|
20 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Spokane
Central No. 4 |
|
3472 |
|
20 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Spokane
Central No. 5 |
|
3472 |
|
20 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Spring |
|
3298 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Star |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Sullivan
Extension |
|
1228 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Sunny |
|
1723 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Switzerland |
|
2966 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
V.M.
No. 1 |
|
3051 |
|
7 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
V.M.
No. 2 |
|
3051 |
|
7 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Van
(1/6th interest) |
|
2856 |
|
3 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Venture |
|
3164 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Walla
Walla |
|
1345 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Wellington |
|
2977 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Whippoorwill |
|
1723 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Woodrat
(1/6th interest) |
|
2856 |
|
3 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Yreka
No. 10 |
|
2587 |
|
19 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 11 |
|
2587 |
|
19 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 12 |
|
2587 |
|
30 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 13 |
|
2587 |
|
30 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 14 |
|
2587 |
|
30 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 15 |
|
2587 |
|
30 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 16 |
|
2587 |
|
30 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 17 |
|
2587 |
|
30 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 18 |
|
2587 |
|
30 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 19 |
|
2587 |
|
30 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 20 |
|
2587 |
|
30 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 21 |
|
2587 |
|
30 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 22 |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Yreka
No. 23 |
|
2587 |
|
19 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 24 |
|
2587 |
|
19 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 25 |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Yreka
No. 26 |
|
2587 |
|
19 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Zeke |
|
3389 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Exhibit 10.3
Execution
Copy
FOURTH
OMNIBUS AMENDment AGREEMENT
THIS
FOURTH OMNIBUS AMENDMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of June 23, 2023 (the “Effective Date”)
by and among Silver Valley Metals Corp. (“Mine Owner”) and Bunker Hill Mining Corp. (“BHMC” and
together with Mine Owner, the “Obligors”), Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (Collector), LP in its own
capacity (“SPRSR”) and in its capacity as security agent for and on behalf of the Sprott Entities (the “Security
Agent”), Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (US), LP, Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (International),
LP, Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (Canada), LP, Ninepoint Alternative Credit Opportunities Fund, Ninepoint Credit Income
Opportunities Fund, Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (US Collector), LP and Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty
Annex (US Collector), LP.
RECITALS:
A. |
Mine
Owner, as grantor, and BHMC, as guarantor, issued on the date hereof in favour of Royalty Holder, as holder, the Royalty upon the
Royalty Holder’s election to receive the Royalty in lieu of cash payment of the outstanding principal under the royalty convertible
debenture in the principal amount of US$8,000,000 dated as of January 7, 2022 (as amended by the First Omnibus Amendment, the Second
Omnibus Amendment and the Third Omnibus Amendment, and as assigned by the transfer agreement dated October 7, 2022 between SPRSR
and the Royalty Holder, as amended by the amending agreement dated June 21,
2023, the “Royalty Convertible Debenture”); |
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B. |
In
connection with the Royalty Convertible Debenture, the Obligors and the Royalty Holder entered into a royalty put option agreement
dated July 22, 2022 pursuant to which upon the occurrence of an event of default under any Convertible Debenture, the holder may
require the Obligors to purchase the Royalty for US$8,000,000 (as assigned and amended to the date hereof, the “Royalty
Put Option Agreement”); |
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C. |
In
connection with the issuance of the Royalty, the Mine Owner and BHMC have agreed with the Royalty Holder to amend the Royalty Put
Option Agreement to extend the termination date thereof to the later of (i) repayment in full of all amounts owing under the Convertible
Debentures, and (ii) March 31, 2026; |
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D. |
BHMC,
as debtor, and Mine Owner, as guarantor, issued on January 28, 2022 to and in favour of the Series 1 CD Holders convertible debentures
in the aggregate principal amount of US$6,000,000 (as amended by the Second Omnibus Amendment and the Third Omnibus Amendment, the
“Series 1 Convertible Debentures”); |
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E. |
BHMC,
as debtor, and Mine Owner, as guarantor, issued on June 17, 2022 to and in favour of the Series 2 CD Holders series 2 convertible
debentures in the aggregate principal amount of US$15,000,000 (as amended by the Third Omnibus Amendment, the “Series
2 Convertible Debentures” and together with the Series
1 Convertible Debentures, the “Convertible Debentures”); |
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F. |
Sprott
Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (US Collector), LP and Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty Annex (US Collector),
LP, as lenders (collectively, the “Lenders”) have agreed to make available a term loan facility in a maximum principal
amount of US$21,000,000 to BHMC, pursuant to the loan agreement dated as of the date hereof, between BHMC, as borrower, SVMC, as
guarantor, Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (US Collector), LP, as agent for the Lenders (the “Agent”)
and the Lenders (as amended, supplemented, modified or replaced from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”); |
G. |
Mine
Owner, as seller, and BHMC, as parent, have entered into a metals purchase agreement (as amended, supplemented, modified or replaced
from time to time, the “Metals Purchase
Agreement”) dated as of the date hereof with Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty
(US Collector), LP, as agent for the Sprott Stream Parties (“Purchaser”)
pursuant to which Purchaser has agreed to advance an upfront deposit of US$46,000,000 to Mine Owner on account of future purchases
of silver determined by reference to an agreed amount of lead, silver and zinc produced at the Bunker Hill Mine; |
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H. |
SPRSR,
the Series 1 CD Holders and the Series 2 CD Holders have agreed to (i) extend the maturity date of the Convertible Debentures to
March 31, 2026; (ii) consent to the amendment of the Royalty Put Option Agreement referred to in recital B; (iii) consent to the
incurrence of the indebtedness under the Loan Agreement, (iv) acknowledge and confirm that the Agent, the Lenders, Purchaser and
Sprott Stream Parties are “Sprott Entities” and each of the Metals Purchase Agreement and the Loan Agreement is a “Project
Finance Document” for purposes of the Security and the Security Sharing Agreement, in each case, on the terms of this Agreement.
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NOW
THEREFORE in consideration of the foregoing premises and for other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged by the Parties), the Parties mutually agree as follows:
Section
1 Defined Terms.
(1) |
As
used in this Agreement and the recitals hereto, the following terms have the following meanings: |
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“Amended
Agreements” means, collectively, the Royalty Put Option Agreement, the Series 1 Convertible Debentures and the Series 2
Convertible Debentures. |
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“First
Omnibus Amendment” means the omnibus amendment agreement dated as of January 28, 2022 among the Obligors and SPRSR. |
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“Guarantees”
means, collectively, the guarantee made by BHMC contained in the Metals Purchase Agreement and the guarantees made by Mine Owner
contained in each of the Convertible Debentures and the Loan Agreement, as each may be amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented
or replaced from time to time. |
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“Parties”
means SPRSR, the Security Agent, the Series 1 CD Holders, the Series 2 CD Holders, the Agent, the Lenders, Purchaser, the Sprott
Stream Parties, the Mine Owner and BHMC and their respective successors and assigns. |
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“Royalty”
means the gross revenue royalty on all minerals produced and sold from the Bunker Hill Mine granted by the Obligors to the Royalty
Holder pursuant to the royalty agreement dated as of the date hereof. |
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“Royalty
Holder” means Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (US Collector), LP, a limited partnership existing under the
laws of the State of Delaware, and its successors and permitted assigns. |
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“Second
Omnibus Amendment” means the second omnibus amendment agreement dated as of June 17, 2022 among SPRSR, the Security Agent,
the Series 1 CD Holders, the Series 2 CD Holders, the Mine Owner and BHMC and their respective successors and assigns. |
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“Security
Sharing Agreement” means the security sharing agreement dated as of January 28, 2022 between the Security Agent, SPRSR,
the Series 1 CD Holders and the Series 2 CD Holders, as amended by the Second Omnibus Amendment, which was acknowledged and agreed
to by the Obligors. |
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“Series
1 CD Holders” means Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (US), LP, Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty
(International), LP, Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (Canada), LP, Ninepoint Alternative Credit Opportunities Fund
and Ninepoint Credit Income Opportunities Fund as holders of Series 1 Convertible Debentures and their respective successors and
assigns. |
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“Series
2 CD Holders” means Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (US), LP, Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty
(International), LP, and Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (Canada), LP, as holders of the Series 2 Convertible Debentures
and their respective successors and assigns. |
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“Sprott
Stream Parties” means, collectively, Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (US Collector), LP, a limited partnership
formed and existing under the laws of Delaware, and Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty Annex (US Collector), LP, a limited
partnership formed and existing under the laws of [], and, in each case, their respective successors and assigns. |
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“Third
Omnibus Amendment” means the third omnibus amendment dated on December 5, 2022 among SPRSR, the Security Agent, the Series
1 CD Holders, the Series 2 CD Holders, the Mine Owner and BHMC and their respective successors and assigns. |
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(2) |
Capitalized
terms used in this Agreement that are not defined in it have the meanings given to them in the Security Sharing Agreement. |
Section
2 Amendments to the Series 1 Convertible Debentures.
Each
Series 1 CD Holder and each Obligor agree to amend the Series 1 Convertible Debenture to which such Series 1 CD Holder is a party as
follows:
(1) |
The
first paragraph of such Series 1 Convertible Debenture is hereby amended by deleting the
second sentence thereof and replacing it with the following: |
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“Subject
to the provisions of this debenture (the “Debenture”), the Principal Amount together with all accrued and unpaid
interest and all other monies owing hereunder, shall become due and payable on March 31, 2026 (the “Maturity Date”).” |
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(2) |
Section
12(o) of such Series 1 Convertible Debenture is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: |
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“(o)
Working Capital. Each Obligor will maintain positive working capital as at the end of each financial quarter, as determined
from Debtor’s most recent annual and quarterly financial statements that are filed and available on SEDAR and/or EDGAR, where
working capital is the current assets less the current liabilities (both as defined by US GAAP) of Debtor on a consolidated basis,
but (i) excluding any non-cash liabilities included in the calculation of current liabilities, (ii) except for the fiscal quarter
during which the Convertible Debentures mature and the immediately preceding fiscal quarter, excluding the principal due at maturity
of the Convertible Debentures, (iii) except for the fiscal quarter during which the principal amount of the Indebtedness referred
to in paragraph (x) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness matures and the immediately preceding fiscal quarter, excluding such
principal amount due at maturity of such Indebtedness, (iv) excluding current liabilities on account of deliveries owing under the
Stream and royalty payments owing under the Royalty, in each case, in the ordinary course of business during the applicable 12 month
period, and (v) including the net proceeds of any debt or equity financing received between the relevant quarterly or annual filing
date and the applicable reporting date or during the relevant Cure Period.” |
(3) |
Section
12(u) of such Series 1 Convertible Debenture is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: |
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“(u) |
No
Distributions.
No Obligor shall (i) retire, redeem, retract, purchase or otherwise acquire any Equity Securities of such Obligor; (ii) declare or
pay any dividend, return of capital or
other distribution
(in cash,
securities
or other
property,
or otherwise)
of, on or in respect of, any Equity Securities of such Obligor; (iii) make any payment or distribution (in
cash, securities or other property, or otherwise) on or in respect of, its Equity Securities; (iv)
pay, redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire any Funded Debt, including any payment on
account of principal, interest, bonus, premium, make-whole or otherwise; or (v) pay any management, consulting or similar
fee or any bonus payment or comparable payment, or by way
of gift
or gratuity,
to any Related
Party
of such
Person or to
any director or
officer thereof, excluding, for greater certainty, (A) employment compensation in the ordinary course
of business,
and (B) where and to the extent the proceeds of any payment or distribution referred
to in clauses (i) through (iv) above are used solely to (I) fund the payment of any PF Obligations or other Permitted Indebtedness,
(II) fund the scheduled payment of the obligations owing to the EPA under the EPA Settlement Agreement, and (III) pay reasonable
annual overhead expenses of Debtor, and those that relate to the administration and management of “Seller”, or any other
“Seller MPA Entity” (each as defined in the Stream) (in the latter case, with respect to the administration and management
of its interest in Seller, the Mining Properties, the Project Assets and/or Recovered Metals (each as defined in the Stream)).”. |
(4) |
Exhibit
“A” of such Series 1 Convertible Debenture is hereby amended as follows: |
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(a) |
the
definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” in paragraph (kkk) thereof is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with
the following: |
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“(kkk) |
“Permitted
Indebtedness” means: |
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(i) |
all
existing Indebtedness (other than Funded Debt) incurred prior to the date hereof in the normal course of business; |
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(ii) |
all
Funded Debt set out in Section (14) of the Disclosure Letter; |
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(iii) |
all
Indebtedness of each Obligor to Debentureholder, including but not limited to Indebtedness outstanding under this Debenture; |
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(iv) |
all
Indebtedness of each Obligor owing to the EPA under the EPA Settlement Agreement with respect to the Mine; |
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(v) |
unsecured
Indebtedness comprised of amounts owed to trade creditors and accruals in the ordinary course of business, which are either not overdue
or, if disputed and in that case whether or not overdue, are being contested in good faith by any Obligor by appropriate proceedings
diligently conducted, and provided always that the failure to pay such Indebtedness would not involve and material risk of loss of
any material part of its assets; |
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(vi) |
Funded
Debt of up to the amount of indebtedness required to fund a buy back option in favour of Guarantor of an agreed percentage of metals
subject to, and in accordance with, the terms of the Stream, provided that (A) the proceeds thereof are used solely to fund the exercise
of the buy back option, (B) the terms, and identity of the provider(s) of such Funded Debt are approved by Debentureholder, acting
reasonably, and (iii) if such Funded Debt is secured, such Funded Debt will rank pari passu with the PF Obligations and such
security will rank pari passu with the Security and be subject to an intercreditor agreement with the Security Agent reflecting
such pari passu ranking and otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to the Security Agent; |
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(vii) |
Indebtedness
of up to US$13,000,000, ranking subordinate to the PF Obligations, to be used solely for the purpose of funding cost overruns in
relation to the development and construction of the Project Assets, which Indebtedness may be secured or unsecured, must be provided
by lenders and on terms satisfactory to Debentureholder, acting reasonably, and, if secured, the security therefor will be subordinated
to the Security pursuant to a subordination agreement with Debentureholder (or another Sprott Entity, as Security Agent), in form
and substance satisfactory to Debentureholder (or the Security Agent); |
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(viii) |
(subject
to the prior written consent of Debentureholder, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), obligations in respect
of surety or performance bonds and/or letters of credit required to be provided to the EPA in respect of Financial Assurance (under
and as defined in the EPA Settlement Agreement) of up to US$17,000,000, which obligations, in the case of surety or performance bonds,
are permitted to be partially secured by letters of credit (in amounts satisfactory to the Security Agent) and otherwise secured
by security ranking subordinate to the Security and subject to a subordination agreement with Debentureholder (or another Sprott
Entity, as Security Agent), in form and substance satisfactory to Debentureholder (or the Security Agent), and which obligations,
in the case of letters of credit, are permitted to be fully secured by cash collateral that is not subject to the Security (and the
Security Agent will execute and deliver a no interest letter in respect of the Security with respect to such cash collateral, in
form and substance satisfactory to the Security Agent, acting reasonably); |
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(ix) |
Funded
Debt in any amount, provided that (i) the Positive CFADS Test is satisfied as of the date of the incurrence of any such Funded Debt;
(ii) as of the date of the incurrence of any such Funded Debt and after giving effect to the incurrence thereof, the Loan Life Coverage
Ratio is at least 1.35:1; (iii) as of the date of the incurrence of any such Funded Debt and after giving effect to the incurrence
thereof, the Total Secured Debt to Total Security Percentage is no more than 50%, (iv) Debtor has delivered to Debentureholder a
certificate of a director or senior officer of Debtor, in form and substance satisfactory to Debentureholder, acting reasonably,
certifying detailed calculations of the Positive CFADS Test, the Loan Life Coverage Ratio and the Total Secured Debt to Total Security
Percentage; (v) the terms, and identity of the provider(s), of such Funded Debt are approved by Debentureholder, acting reasonably,
(vi) the proceeds of such Funded Debt are used only for the exploration or exploitation of the Project Assets or for general corporate
purposes of the Obligors, and (vii) if the Funded Debt is secured, such Funded Debt will rank pari passu with the PF Obligations,
such security will rank pari passu with the Security and any such provider(s) shall have entered into an intercreditor agreement
with the Security Agent in form and substance satisfactory to Security Agent. |
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In
this subparagraph (ix) the following terms have the following meanings: |
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“CFADS”
means, with respect to any period, an amount equal to: |
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(a) |
revenue
generated from the sale of production from the Mine during such period, less |
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(b) |
the
aggregate amount of all deliveries, payments and other obligations of each Obligor under any stream, royalty or similar transaction
with respect to production from the Mine due or owing in respect of such period including deliveries under the Stream and the Guarantor’s
obligations under the Royalty, less |
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(c) |
all
operating expenditures of the Obligors incurred during such period, less |
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(d) |
all
sustaining capital expenditures of the Obligors incurred during such period, less |
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(e) |
cash
Taxes of the Obligors owing during such period, less |
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(f) |
all
cash reclamation expenses of the Obligors incurred during such period, |
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all
calculated on a consolidated basis provided, however, that any operating expenditures, sustaining capital expenditures, cash Taxes
or cash reclamation expenses of the Debtor which do not relate to the Mine or the operations of the Guarantor and which are or will
be paid for out of revenues generated during such period from sources other than the Mine or operations of the Guarantor, will be
excluded from the calculation of CFADS. |
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“Forecast
CFADS” means, with respect to the term of any proposed Funded Debt payable by, assumed by or guaranteed by any Obligor,
an amount equal to (A) projected revenue (based on consensus metal pricing) reasonably expected to be generated from the sale of
production from the Mine during such term, less (B) the aggregate amount of all projected deliveries, payments and other obligations
of each Obligor under any stream, royalty or similar transaction with respect to production from the Mine including projected deliveries
under the Stream and the Guarantor’s obligations under the Royalty, less (C) all projected operating expenditures of the Obligors,
less (D) all sustaining capital expenditures of the Obligors, less (E) cash Taxes of the Obligors, less (F) all cash reclamation
expenses of the Obligors, all calculated on a consolidated basis and based on the assumptions set forth in Schedule E to the Stream,
during the period commencing on the date the Funded Debt is proposed to be issued to the maturity date of the proposed Funded Debt;
provided, however, that any operating expenditures, sustaining capital expenditures, cash Taxes or cash reclamation expenses of the
Debtor which do not relate to the Mine or the operations of the Guarantor and which are or will be paid for out of revenues generated
during such period from sources other than the Mine or operations of the Guarantor, will be excluded from the calculation of Forecast
CFADS. |
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“Hedging
Contracts” means any agreement relating to a transaction of a type commonly considered to be a derivative or hedging transaction
or any combination of such transactions, in each case, whether relating to one or more commodities, currencies, interest, securities
or other matters, including commodity futures trading, forward sale and/or purchase contracts, spot-deferred contracts, option contracts
or trading, metals trading, precious metal loans, fixed price offtake agreements or other exchange, swap, forward, cap, collar, floor,
option or other hedging or similar agreement or any combination thereof, or any other similar transactions. |
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“Hedging
Obligations” means all liabilities and other obligations, present or future, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent,
matured or unmatured, at any time or from time to time due or accruing due and owing by or otherwise payable by an Obligor under,
in connection with or pursuant to any and all Hedging Contracts. |
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“Loan
Life Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to the incurrence by any Obligor of any proposed Funded Debt, the ratio of A to
B, where: |
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is the net present value of Forecast CFADS over the term to maturity of the proposed Funded Debt (calculated using a discount rate
equal to the interest rate payable on such proposed Funded Debt); and |
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“B”
is the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of the proposed Funded Debt, plus (ii) the aggregate principal amount of any outstanding
Funded Debt payable by, assumed by or guaranteed by any Obligor on a consolidated basis that is not being refinanced by the proposed
Funded Debt. |
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greater certainty “B” shall exclude the delivery obligations under the Stream and the Obligors’ obligations under
the Royalty. |
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“Positive
CFADS Test” means, as of last day of any fiscal quarter, the achievement by the Obligors on a consolidated basis of positive
cumulative CFADS for the period comprised of that fiscal quarter and each of the preceding three fiscal quarters. |
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“Total
Secured Debt” means, with respect to any date and the incurrence by any Obligor of any proposed Funded Debt, the sum of
(i) an amount equal to the uncredited upfront deposit (under and calculated in accordance with the Stream) multiplied by 1.5; plus
(ii) the aggregate principal amount of the proposed Funded Debt to be secured by a Lien over any Project Asset, if any, plus (iii)
the aggregate principal amount of any outstanding Funded Debt secured by a Lien over any Project Asset and payable by, assumed by
or guaranteed by any Obligor that is not being refinanced by the proposed Funded Debt; plus (iv) the amount of any Hedging Obligations
secured by a Lien over any Project Asset. |
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“Total
Secured Debt to Total Security Percentage” means, with respect to any date and the incurrence by any Obligor of any proposed
Funded Debt on such date, the ratio of Total Secured Debt to Total Security Exposure where (i) current liabilities included in the
calculation of Total Security Exposure excludes any liabilities included in the calculation of Total Secured Debt, and (ii) all such
calculations of Total Secured Debt and Total Security Exposure are made with respect to any Obligor on a consolidated basis. |
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“Total
Security Exposure” means, with respect to any date, the sum of (i) the net present value (calculated using a discount rate
of 8%) of (x) Forecast CFADS, plus (y) delivery obligations under the Stream, plus (z) without duplication, any other cash flow streams
of any Obligor, plus (ii) Debtor’s current assets less current liabilities (net working capital) determined on a consolidated
basis as of the date of incurrence of any such proposed Funded Debt, but excluding any current liabilities included in the calculation
of Total Secured Debt. |
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(x) |
Indebtedness
of up to US$21,000,000 pursuant to a loan agreement dated as of June 23, 2023, in favour of certain Sprott Entities provided that
(A) the proceeds thereof are used solely to fund the construction and development of the Mine, and (B) such Indebtedness will constitute
part of the PF Obligations and will be secured by the Security as a “Project Finance Document”; |
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(xi) |
Indebtedness
in respect of capital or finance leases or purchase money Liens permitted by paragraph (xii) of the definition of “Permitted
Liens”; |
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subject
to the prior written consent of Debentureholder, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed: |
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(A) |
any
reclamation bonds relating to the Mine required in connection with the construction, development or operation of the Mine; and |
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offtake
financing on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Sprott Entities; |
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(xiii) |
Subordinated
Intercompany Debt; and |
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any
other Indebtedness consented to by Debentureholder from time to time.”. |
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(b) |
The
definition of “Permitted Liens” is amended by adding as paragraph (xii) thereto (and by renumbering succeeding paragraphs
accordingly), the following: |
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Liens
securing capital or finance leases or purchase money Liens relating solely to the acquisition of equipment necessary for the development,
construction or operation of the Project, provided that such Liens extend only to the property clearly and individually identified
as acquired or financed thereby (including the proceeds of such property) and do not extend to any other assets of an Obligor;”. |
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(c) |
The
following definition is added thereto in appropriate alphabetical order: |
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“Subordinated
Intercompany Debt” means unsecured loans made by Debtor to Guarantor, provided that such Indebtedness shall be subordinated
pursuant to a subordination agreement in favour of (among others) the Sprott Entities pursuant to which, among other things, Debtor
agrees (a) to subordinate and postpone the Indebtedness to the PF Obligations, (b) that no Liens have been or will be taken, (c)
that no remedies will be exercised while any PF Obligations remain outstanding, and (d) that in connection with any Insolvency Event,
Debtor will not vote its claim in respect thereof in any manner that would prejudice the Sprott Entities’ rights and remedies
under this Debenture or any of the Security. |
Section
3 Amendments to the Series 2 Convertible Debentures.
Each
Series 2 CD Holder and each Obligor agree to amend the Series 2 Convertible Debenture to which such Series 2 CD Holder is a party as
follows:
(1) |
The
first paragraph of such Series 2 Convertible Debenture is hereby amended by deleting the
second sentence thereof and replacing it with the following: |
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“Subject
to the provisions of this debenture (the “Debenture”), the Principal Amount together with all accrued and unpaid
interest and all other monies owing hereunder, shall become due and payable on March 31, 2026 (the “Maturity Date”).” |
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(2) |
Section
12(o) of such Series 1 Convertible Debenture is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: |
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“(o)
Working Capital. Each Obligor will maintain positive working capital as at the end of each financial quarter, as determined
from Debtor’s most recent annual and quarterly financial statements that are filed and available on SEDAR and/or EDGAR, where
working capital is the current assets less the current liabilities (both as defined by US GAAP) of Debtor on a consolidated basis,
but (i) excluding any non-cash liabilities included in the calculation of current liabilities, (ii) except for the fiscal quarter
during which the Series 1 Convertible Debentures and Series 2 Convertible Debentures mature and the immediately preceding fiscal
quarter, excluding the principal due at maturity of the Series 1 Convertible Debentures and Series 2 Convertible Debentures, (iii)
except for the fiscal quarter during which the principal amount of the Indebtedness referred to in paragraph (x) of the definition
of Permitted Indebtedness matures and the immediately preceding fiscal quarter, excluding such principal amount due at maturity of
such Indebtedness, (iv) excluding current liabilities on account of deliveries owing under the Stream and royalty payments owing
under the Royalty, in each case, in the ordinary course of business during the applicable 12 month period, and (v) including the
net proceeds of any debt or equity financing received between the relevant quarterly or annual filing date and the applicable reporting
date or during the relevant Cure Period.” |
(3) |
Section
12(u) of such Series 2 Convertible Debenture is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: |
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No
Distributions.
No Obligor shall (i) retire, redeem, retract, purchase or otherwise acquire any Equity Securities of such Obligor; (ii) declare or
pay any dividend, return of capital or
other distribution
(in cash,
securities
or other
property,
or otherwise)
of, on or in respect of, any Equity Securities of such Obligor; (iii) make any payment or distribution (in
cash, securities or other property, or otherwise) on or in respect of, its Equity Securities; (iv)
pay, redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire any Funded Debt, including any payment on
account of principal, interest, bonus, premium, make-whole or otherwise; or (v) pay any management, consulting or similar
fee or any bonus payment or comparable payment, or by way
of gift
or gratuity,
to any Related
Party
of such
Person or to
any director or
officer thereof, excluding, for greater certainty, (A) employment compensation in the ordinary course
of business,
and (B) where and to the extent the proceeds of any payment or distribution referred
to in clauses (i) through (iv) above are used solely to (I) fund the payment of any PF Obligations or other Permitted Indebtedness,
(II) fund the scheduled payment of the obligations owing to the EPA under the EPA Settlement Agreement, and (III) pay reasonable
annual overhead expenses of Debtor, and those that relate to the administration and management of “Seller”, or any other
“Seller MPA Entity” (each as defined in the Stream) (in the latter case, with respect to the administration and management
of its interest in Seller, the Mining Properties, the Project Assets and/or Recovered Metals (each as defined in the Stream)).”. |
(4) |
Exhibit
“A” of such Series 2 Convertible Debenture is hereby amended as follows: |
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(a) |
the
definition of “CFADS” is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: |
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““CFADS”
means, with respect to any period, an amount equal to: |
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(a) |
revenue
generated from the sale of production from the Mine during such period, less |
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(b) |
the
aggregate amount of all deliveries, payments and other obligations of each Obligor under any stream, royalty or similar transaction
with respect to production from the Mine due or owing in respect of such period including deliveries under the Stream and the Guarantor’s
obligations under the Royalty, less |
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(c) |
all
operating expenditures of the Obligors incurred during such period, less |
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(d) |
all
sustaining capital expenditures of the Obligors incurred during such period, less |
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(e) |
cash
Taxes of the Obligors owing during such period, less |
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(f) |
all
cash reclamation expenses of the Obligors incurred during such period, |
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all
calculated on a consolidated basis provided, however, that any operating expenditures, sustaining capital expenditures, cash Taxes
or cash reclamation expenses of the Debtor which do not relate to the Mine or the operations of the Guarantor and which are or will
be paid for out of revenues generated during such period from sources other than the Mine or operations of the Guarantor, will be
excluded from the calculation of CFADS.” |
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(b) |
the
following definition is added in appropriate alphabetical order: |
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““Forecast
CFADS” means, with respect to the term of any proposed Funded Debt payable by, assumed by or guaranteed by any Obligor,
an amount equal to (A) projected revenue (based on consensus metal pricing) reasonably expected to be generated from the sale of
production from the Mine during such term, less (B) the aggregate amount of all projected deliveries, payments and other obligations
of each Obligor under any stream, royalty or similar transaction with respect to production from the Mine including projected deliveries
under the Stream and the Guarantor’s obligations under the Royalty, less (C) all projected operating expenditures of the Obligors,
less (D) all sustaining capital expenditures of the Obligors, less (E) cash Taxes of the Obligors, less (F) all cash reclamation
expenses of the Obligors, all calculated on a consolidated basis and based on the assumptions set forth in Schedule E to the Stream,
during the period commencing on the date the Funded Debt is proposed to be issued to the maturity date of the proposed Funded Debt;
provided, however, that any operating expenditures, sustaining capital expenditures, cash Taxes or cash reclamation expenses of the
Debtor which do not relate to the Mine or the operations of the Guarantor and which are or will be paid for out of revenues generated
during such period from sources other than the Mine or operations of the Guarantor, will be excluded from the calculation of Forecast
CFADS.” |
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(c) |
the
definition of “Loan Life Coverage Ratio” is hereby deleted and replaced with the following: |
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““Loan
Life Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to the incurrence by any Obligor of any proposed Funded Debt, the ratio of A to
B, where: |
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“A”
is the net present value of Forecast CFADS over the term to maturity of the proposed Funded Debt (calculated using a discount rate
equal to the interest rate payable on such proposed Funded Debt); and |
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“B”
is the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of the proposed Funded Debt, plus (ii) the aggregate principal amount of any outstanding
Funded Debt payable by, assumed by or guaranteed by any Obligor on a consolidated basis that is not being refinanced by the proposed
Funded Debt. |
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For
greater certainty “B” shall exclude the delivery obligations under the Stream and the Obligors’ obligations under
the Royalty.” |
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(d) |
the
definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” is hereby amended by deleting subparagraph (x) thereof and replacing it with the
following subparagraph (x): |
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“(x) Indebtedness
of up to US$21,000,000 pursuant to a loan agreement dated as of June 23, 2023, in favour of certain Sprott Entities provided that
(A) the proceeds thereof are used solely to fund the construction and development of the Mine, and (B) such Indebtedness will
constitute part of the PF Obligations and will be secured by the Security as a “Project Finance
Document”;” |
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(e) |
the
definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” is hereby further amended by adding the following subparagraphs (xi) through (xiii)
(and by renumbering existing subparagraph (ix) as subparagraph (xiv)): |
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“(xi) |
Indebtedness
in respect of capital or finance leases or purchase money Liens permitted by paragraph (xii) of the definition of “Permitted
Liens”; |
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(xii) |
subject
to the prior written consent of Debentureholder, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed: |
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(C) |
any
reclamation bonds relating to the Mine required in connection with the construction, development or operation of the Mine; and |
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(D) |
offtake
financing on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Sprott Entities; |
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(xiii) |
Subordinated
Intercompany Debt; and”. |
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(f) |
The
definition of “Permitted Liens” is amended by adding as paragraph (xii) thereto (and by renumbering succeeding paragraphs
accordingly), the following: |
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“(xii) |
Liens
securing capital or finance leases or purchase money Liens relating solely to the acquisition of equipment necessary for the development,
construction or operation of the Project, provided that such Liens extend only to the property clearly and individually identified
as acquired or financed thereby (including the proceeds of such property) and do not extend to any other assets of an Obligor;”. |
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(g) |
the
definition of “Positive CFADS Test” is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: |
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““Positive
CFADS Test” means, as of last day of any fiscal quarter, the achievement by the Obligors on a consolidated basis of positive
cumulative CFADS for the period comprised of that fiscal quarter and each of the preceding three fiscal quarters.”. |
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(h) |
The
following definition is added thereto in appropriate alphabetical order: |
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““Subordinated
Intercompany Debt” means unsecured loans made by Debtor to Guarantor, provided that such Indebtedness shall be subordinated
pursuant to a subordination agreement in favour of (among others) the Sprott Entities pursuant to which, among other things, Debtor
agrees (a) to subordinate and postpone the Indebtedness to the PF Obligations, (b) that no Liens have been or will be taken, (c)
that no remedies will be exercised while any PF Obligations remain outstanding, and (d) that in connection with any Insolvency Event,
Debtor will not vote its claim in respect thereof in any manner that would prejudice the Sprott Entities’ rights and remedies
under this Debenture or any of the Security.”. |
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(i) |
the
definition of “Total Security Exposure” is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: |
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““Total
Security Exposure” means, with respect to any date, the sum of (i) the net present value (calculated using a discount rate
of 8%) of (x) Forecast CFADS, plus (y) delivery obligations under the Stream, plus (z) without duplication, any other cash flow streams
of any Obligor, plus (ii) Debtor’s current assets less current liabilities (net working capital) determined on a consolidated
basis as of the date of incurrence of any such proposed Funded Debt, but excluding any current liabilities included in the calculation
of Total Secured Debt.”. |
Section
4 Amendments to Royalty Put Option Agreement
The
Royalty Holder, Mine Owner and BHMC agree to amend the Royalty Put Option Agreement as follows:
(1) |
Section
13 of the Royalty Put Option Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at the beginning thereof: |
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“This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada
applicable therein (other than the conflict of laws rules).” |
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(2) |
Section
16 of the Royalty Put Option Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following Section 16: |
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“Section
16. Termination. |
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This
Agreement shall terminate upon the later of: |
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the
indefeasible payment in full of all indebtedness, liabilities and other obligations of the Obligors under all of the Series 1 Convertible
Debentures and Series 2 Convertible Debentures (except for certain contingent obligations which by their terms are intended to survive
such indefeasible payment in full and in respect of which no amounts are due or owing); and |
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March
31, 2026.” |
Section
5 Confirmation by the Sprott Entities
Each
Sprott Entity hereby acknowledges, confirms and agrees that:
(a) |
The
Agent and each Lender is a “Sprott Entity”, the Loan Agreement constitutes a “Project Finance Document” and
the obligations owing thereunder are “PF Obligations”, in each case, for purposes of the Security Documents and the Security
Sharing Agreement; |
(b) |
Each
of Purchaser and the Sprott Stream Parties is a “Sprott Entity”, the Metals Purchase Agreement constitutes a “Project
Finance Document” and the obligations owing thereunder are “PF Obligations”, in each case, for purposes of the
Security Documents and the Security Sharing Agreement; |
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(c) |
Royalty
Holder is a “Sprott Entity” in its capacity as royalty holder under the Royalty Put Option Agreement, the Royalty Put
Option Agreement constitutes a “Project Finance Document” and the obligations owing thereunder are “PF Obligations”,
in each case, for purposes of the Security Documents and the Security Sharing Agreement; and |
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(d) |
Each
of Royalty Holder in its capacity as royalty holder under the Royalty Put Option Agreement, Purchaser, the Sprott Stream Parties,
the Agent and the Lenders is a “Creditor” (together with the Series 1 CD Holders, Series 2 CD Holder, and SPRSR) for
purposes of the Security Sharing Agreement as each of them has entered in a joinder agreement in accordance with Section 4.11 thereof. |
Section
6 Confirmation.
Each
Obligor hereby acknowledges, confirms and agrees that:
(a) |
each
Project Finance Document to which it is a party remains in full force and effect, and, except as amended by this Agreement, unamended
and constitutes legal, valid and binding obligations of it enforceable against it in accordance with its respective terms; |
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each
Guarantee to which it is a party remains in full force and effect, and except as amended by this Agreement, unamended, and continues
to guarantee the payment and performance of all Obligations (as defined in each Guarantee) or Stream Obligations (as defined in the
Metals Purchase Agreement), as applicable, and constitutes legal, valid and binding obligations of it enforceable against it in accordance
with its respective terms; |
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(c) |
each
of the Security Documents to which it is a party remains in full force and effect, and except as amended by this Agreement, unamended,
and constitutes legal, valid and binding obligations of it enforceable against it in accordance with its respective terms; and |
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(d) |
the
security interests, assignments, mortgages, charges, liens, hypothecations and pledges granted by it in favour of the Security Agent
for and the benefit of the Sprott Entities pursuant to the Security and constitutes legal, valid and binding obligations of it enforceable
against it in accordance with its respective terms. |
Section
7 Reference to the Amended Agreements.
On
and after the Effective Date, any reference to “this Agreement”, “hereof”,
“hereunder” and words of like effect in any Amended Agreement, and any reference
to any Amended Agreement in any other agreements will mean and be a reference to such Amended Agreement, as amended by this Agreement,
as applicable.
Section
8 Further Assurances.
Each
Obligor will execute and deliver to any other Party hereto all such documents, instruments and agreements, and do all such other acts
and things, as may be reasonably required, in the opinion of such other Party, to carry out the amendments and other transactions contemplated
under this Agreement.
Section
9 Project Finance Document.
The
parties to this Agreement acknowledge and agree that:
(a) |
any
failure of the Obligors to perform their obligations under this Agreement shall constitute an event of default under the Convertible
Debentures, the Loan Agreement and the Metals Purchase Agreement; and |
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this
Agreement constitutes a “Project Finance Document” for the purposes of the Security Documents. |
Section
10 Successors and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and enure to the benefit of and be enforceable by each Party and its respective successors and permitted
assigns.
Section
11 Severability.
If
any provision of this Agreement is determined to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, by an arbitrator or any court of competent jurisdiction
from which no appeal exists or is taken, that provision will be severed from this Agreement and the remaining provisions will remain
in full force and effect.
Section
12 Governing Law.
(1) |
This
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada
applicable therein (other than the conflict of laws rules). |
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(2) |
Each
Party agrees that any legal proceeding with respect to this Agreement or to enforce any judgment obtained against the other Parties,
or any of them, may be brought in the courts of the Province of Ontario, Canada or in the courts of any jurisdiction where a Party
may have assets or carries on business, and each Party hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of each such
court and acknowledges its competence. |
Section
13 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which is deemed to be an original, and such counterparts together constitute
one and the same instrument. Transmission of an executed signature page by facsimile, email or other electronic means is as effective
as a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
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of this page left intentionally blank. Signature page follows.]
The
parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
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SILVER
VALLEY METALS CORP. |
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BUNKER
HILL MINING CORP. |
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Fourth Omnibus Amendment Agreement |
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sprott
private resource streaming and royalty (collector), lp, by its general partner, SPROTT RESOURCE
STREAMING AND ROYALTY CORP. |
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sprott
private resource streaming and royalty (collector), lp, by its general partner, SPROTT RESOURCE
STREAMING AND ROYALTY CORP., in its capacity as Security Agent |
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Title: |
[Redacted] |
Fourth Omnibus Amendment Agreement |
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sprott
private resource streaming and royalty (US), lp, by its general partner, SPROTT RESOURCE STREAMING
AND ROYALTY CORP., in its capacities as a Series 1 CD Holder and a Series 2 CD Holder |
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[Redacted] |
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sprott
private resource streaming and royalty (INTERNATIONAL), lp, by its general partner, SPROTT
RESOURCE STREAMING AND ROYALTY CORP., in its capacities as a Series 1 CD Holder and a Series 2 CD Holder |
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By: |
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sprott
private resource streaming and royalty (CANADA), lp, by its general partner, SPROTT RESOURCE
STREAMING AND ROYALTY CORP., in its capacities as a Series 1 CD Holder and a Series 2 CD Holder |
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Title: |
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Fourth Omnibus Amendment Agreement |
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SPROTT
PRIVATE RESOURCE STREAMING AND ROYALTY (uS COLLECTOR) LP, by its general partner, SPROTT PRIVATE
RESOURCE STREAMING AND ROYALTY (US GP), LLC, in its capacities as Agent, Lender, Purchaser,
Sprott Stream Party and Royalty Holder |
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SPROTT
PRIVATE RESOURCE STREAMING AND ROYALTY ANNEX (uS COLLECTOR) LP, by its general partner, SPROTT
PRIVATE RESOURCE STREAMING AND ROYALTY (US GP), LLC, in its capacities as Lender and Sprott
Stream Party |
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Title: |
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Fourth Omnibus Amendment Agreement |
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NINEPOINT
ALTERNATIVE CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND, by its Manager, ninepoint partners lp, in
its capacity as a Series 1 CD Holder |
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NINEPOINT
CREDIT income opportunities FUND, by its Manager, ninepoint partners lp, in
its capacity as a Series 1 CD Holder |
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Fourth Omnibus Amendment Agreement |
Exhibit
10.4
RECORDING
REQUESTED BY AND
WHEN
RECORDED RETURN TO:
Robert
Maynard
Perkins
Coie LLP
1111
West Jefferson Street, Suite 500
Boise,
ID 83702
(Space
Above For Recorder’s Use)
royalty
agreement
THIS
AGREEMENT dated as of June 23, 2023 between SPROTT PRIVATE RESOURCE STREAMING AND ROYALTY (US COLLECTOR), LP, a limited partnership formed
and existing under the laws of Delaware, as grantee and royalty holder, whose address is 300 Delaware Avenue, Suite 270, Wilmington,
New Castle County, Delaware, SILVER VALLEY METALS CORP., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Idaho, as grantor, whose address
is 1 Mine Road., Kellogg, Idaho 83837, and BUNKER HILL MINING CORP., a corporation incorporated
under the laws of Nevada, as parent and guarantor, whose address is 82 Richmond St. East, Toronto, Ontario M5C 1P1.
RECITALS:
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Grantor
has issued to Holder a secured royalty convertible debenture (the “Royalty
Convertible Debenture”) dated as of January 7, 2022, as amended, in the principal amount
of US$8,000,000.00 pursuant to which Holder may at its sole option elect to credit all outstanding principal due thereunder against
the purchase price of the Royalty created hereunder; |
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The
aggregate outstanding principal amount due and payable under the Royalty Convertible Debenture as of the date of this Agreement is
US$8,000,000.00 and Holder has elected to receive the Royalty in full repayment of such outstanding principal; |
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The
aggregate amount of all accrued and unpaid interest under the Royalty Convertible Debenture as of the date of this Agreement has
been paid in cash by Grantor or through the issuance of Common Shares by BHMC to Holder; and |
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In
consideration of a credit in the amount of US$8,000,000.00 to be applied by Holder against the concurrent repayment in full of all
principal outstanding under the Royalty Convertible Debenture, Grantor has agreed to grant the Royalty to Holder upon the terms and
conditions of this Agreement; |
NOW
THEREFORE in consideration of the foregoing premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged by the Parties, the Parties mutually agree as follows:
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DEFINITIONS |
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1.1 |
Definitions.
For the purposes of this Agreement including the recitals and Schedules hereto, the following capitalized words and phrases shall
have the following meanings, and grammatical variations of such terms shall have corresponding meanings: |
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“Abandonment”,
“Abandoning” and “Abandoned” have the meaning set out in Section 4.10. |
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“Additional
Amounts” has the meaning set out in Section 2.9(a). |
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“Affiliate”
means, in relation to any Person, any other Person who is, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controlling,
controlled by or under common control with such first mentioned Person. For the purposes of this Agreement, including this definition
and the definition of “subsidiary” and “Ultimate Parent Company”, “control”
(including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”),
as applied to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management
and policies of that Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, voting trust or otherwise. |
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“Agreement”
means this agreement, including all schedules thereto, and all instruments supplementing, amending, restating or confirming this
Agreement. |
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“Applicable
Law” or “Law” means any international, federal, state, provincial, territorial, local or municipal law,
regulation, ordinance, code, order or other requirement or rule of law or the rules, policies, orders, regulations, judgments, rulings,
decrees, injunctions, franchises, permits, licenses, authorization, approvals or other directions or requirements of any Governmental
Authority or stock exchange, including any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, applicable to a Person or any of its
properties, assets, business or operations. |
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“Arbitration
Rules” means the International Arbitration Rules of the International Centre for Dispute Resolution. |
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“Authorization”
means any authorization, approval, consent, concession, exemption, license, lease, grant, permit, franchise, right, privilege or
no-action letter from any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction with respect to any specified Person, property, transaction
or event, or with respect to any of such Person’s property or business and affairs (including any zoning approval, mining permit,
development permit or building permit) or from any Person in connection with any easements, contractual rights or other matters. |
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“Base
Rate” means the rate of interest per annum last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the
United States. Each change in the Base Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced or quoted
as being effective. |
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“BHMC”
means Bunker Hill Mining Corp., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Nevada, and its successors and assigns. |
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“Bunker
Hill Entities” means, collectively, BHMC, Grantor and any other direct or indirect subsidiaries of BHMC, and any successor
to any of them and “Bunker Hill Entity” means any one of them. |
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“Business
Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any day on which banks in (a) Toronto, Ontario; (b) Vancouver, British
Columbia; or (c) Boise, Idaho are generally not open for business. |
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“Debtor
Relief Laws” means any of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada), the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement
Act (Canada), the Winding-Up and Restructuring Act (Canada) and the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, each
as now and hereafter in effect, and any proceeding under applicable corporate law seeking a compromise or arrangement of any debts
of the corporation, or a stay of proceedings to enforce any of the claims of the corporation’s creditors, and all other liquidation,
administration, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency,
reorganization or similar debtor relief laws of Canada, the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in
effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally. |
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“Disclosure
Letter” means the letter of disclosure (including the schedules thereto) dated on the date hereof, executed by the Obligors
and delivered to Holder concurrently with this Agreement |
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“Dispute”
has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 11.1. |
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“Encumbrance”
means any and all mortgages, charges, assignments, hypothecs, deeds of trust, pledges, security interests, royalty interests, liens,
rights of reservation, right of reclamation and other encumbrances and adverse claims of every nature and kind that, in each case,
secures payment of any Indebtedness, liability, performance or obligation of any Person, whether registered or unregistered and whether
arising under law or otherwise and whether perfected or otherwise. |
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“EPA
Settlement Agreement” means the Consent Decree between the United States of America and Placer Mining Company, Inc., filed
with the United States District Court District of Idaho on March 3, 2018 and approved on June 19, 2018 and the Settlement Agreement
And Order On Consent For Response Action By Bunker Hill Mining Corp. between the EPA and Bunker Hill Mining Corp, dated as effective
May 15, 2018 (EPA Region 10 CERCLA Docket No. 10-2017-0123), as amended by the First Amendment To The Settlement Agreement And Order
On Consent For Response Action By Bunker Hill Mining Corp. between the EPA and Bunker Hill Mining Corp., dated as effective December
19, 2021, and any other amendments thereto. |
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“Excluded
Taxes” means, (a) with respect to Holder, income or franchise Taxes imposed on (or measured by) its taxable income or capital
Taxes imposed on (or measured by) its taxable capital, in each case by Canada, or by the jurisdiction under the Applicable Law of
which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located, or (b) any Additional Amounts that would not be payable
under Section 2.9(a) by virtue of the proviso at the end of that Section. |
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“Exclusivity
Agreement” means the exclusivity agreement entered into on or about January 7, 2022 between Sprott Private Resource Streaming
and Royalty (Collector), LP (“SPRSR”), Grantor and BHMC. |
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“GGS
Claims” means, collectively: |
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the
Mining Rights and other rights and interests identified in Schedule “B” under the heading “GGS Claims” and
any other Mining Rights, rights or interests forming part thereof from time to time; and |
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(b) |
any
present or future renewals, extensions, modifications, divisions, substitutions, amalgamations, successions, derivations, severances,
conversions, demise to lease, renaming or variation of any of the Mining Rights or other rights and interests referenced in paragraph
(a) of this definition. |
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“GGS
Royalty” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.2(b). |
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“Good
Practice Standards” means, in relation to mining (including all relevant disciplines pertaining thereto, such as metallurgy,
processing, engineering, environmental and governance matters, relations with community and indigenous peoples and other social matters),
those policies, practices, methods and acts engaged in or approved by a Person which, in the conduct of its undertaking, exercises
that degree of safe and efficient practice, diligence, prudence, and foresight reasonably and ordinarily exercised and most commonly
accepted by reputable, skilled and experienced operators engaged in the mining industry in the United States |
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“Gross
Revenue” means, with respect to any Sale of Products in any calendar quarter, the aggregate of the following amounts: |
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with
respect to silver contained in Products Sold, an amount equal to the applicable Quarterly Production of silver, multiplied by the
applicable Quarterly Average Silver Price; |
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(b) |
with
respect to zinc contained in Products Sold, an amount equal to the applicable Quarterly Production of zinc, multiplied by the applicable
Quarterly Average Zinc Price, and divided by 2,204.62; |
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(c) |
with
respect to lead contained in Products Sold, an amount equal to the applicable Quarterly Production of lead, multiplied by the applicable
Quarterly Average Lead Price, and divided by 2,204.62; |
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with
respect to any other marketable metal contained in Products Sold, an amount equal to the applicable Quarterly Production of such
other metal, multiplied by the Quarterly Average Other Metal Price; and |
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if
there is an Insurable Loss of Products, then the Gross Revenue will be equal to the sum of the insurance proceeds in respect of such
Loss and any Gross Revenue from the Sale of such Products, determined under this Section. |
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“Governmental
Authority” means any international, state, provincial, federal, regional, territorial, municipal or local government, agency,
department, ministry, authority, board, tribunal, commission, or official, including any such entity with power to tax, or exercise
regulatory or administrative functions, or any court, arbitrator (public or private), stock exchange or securities commission or
any rule-making entity having or purporting to have jurisdiction in the relevant circumstances, or any Person acting or purporting
to act under the authority of any of the foregoing. |
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“Grantor”
means Silver Valley Metals Corp., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Idaho, and its successors and permitted assigns. |
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“Holder”
means Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (US Collector), LP and its successor and permitted assigns. |
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“Indebtedness”
of any Person means, without duplication: |
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all
obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, bills or
other similar instruments; |
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all
obligations, contingent or otherwise, relative to the face amount of all letters of credit or letters of guarantee, whether or not
drawn, and banker’s acceptances issued for such Person’s account; |
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all
obligations of such Person under any lease that is required to be classified and accounted for as a capital or financed lease for
financial accounting purposes or under any synthetic lease, tax retention, operating lease or other lease that, in each case, has
substantially the same economic effect as a conditional sale, title retention agreement or similar arrangement; |
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all
obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding accounts payable incurred
in the ordinary course of business); |
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all
indebtedness of another Person secured by (or for which Holder of such obligations has an existing right, contingent or otherwise,
to be secured by) any Encumbrance, upon or in property owned by such Person, even if such Person has not assumed or become liable
for the payment of such obligations or such obligations are limited in recourse; |
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all
obligations of such Person created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property
acquired by such Person (even if the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are
limited to repossession or sale of such property); |
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all
guarantees, indemnities and other obligations (contingent or otherwise) of such Person in respect of Indebtedness of another Person; |
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(h) |
all
obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise acquire for value any equity, ownership or profit interests
in such Person within ten (10) years from the date of issuance thereof; and |
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the
net liability of such Person on account of currency or interest rate swap transactions, commodity hedging or swap transactions or
any other hedging transactions. |
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Event” means, in respect of any Person, any one or more of the following events or circumstances whereby such Person (i)
becomes insolvent or generally not able to pay its debts as they become due, (ii) admits in writing its inability to pay its debts
generally or makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iii) institutes or has instituted against it any proceeding
seeking (x) to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, (y) liquidation, winding up, administration, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment,
protection, relief or composition of it or its debts under any Debtor Relief Law, or (z) the entry of an order for relief or the
appointment of a receiver, receiver-manager, administrator, custodian, monitor, trustee or other similar official for it or for any
substantial part of its property, and in the case of any such proceeding instituted against it (but not instituted by it), either
the proceeding remains undismissed or unstayed for a period of thirty (30) days, such Person fails to diligently and actively oppose
such proceeding, or any of the actions sought in such proceeding (including the entry of an order for relief against it or the appointment
of a receiver, receiver-manager, administrator, custodian, monitor, trustee or other similar official for it or for any substantial
part of its properties and assets) occurs, (iv) passes a resolution or takes any other corporate action to authorize any of the above
actions, or (v) suffers anything analogous or having a similar effect to an event or circumstance described in (i) to (iv) above. |
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“Insurable
Loss” means an insurable loss of or damage to Products, whether or not occurring on or off the Real Property and whether
the Products are in the possession of any Bunker Hill Entity or otherwise. |
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“LBMA”
means the London Bullion Market Association. |
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“LME”
means the London Metal Exchange. |
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“Losses”
means any and all damages, claims, losses, lost profits, liabilities, fines, injuries, costs, penalties and expenses (including reasonable
legal fees). |
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“Material
Adverse Effect” means any event, occurrence, change or effect that, when taken individually or together with all other
events, occurrences, changes or effects: |
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materially
limits, restricts or impairs, or is reasonably likely to materially limit, restrict or impair (A) the condition, financial or otherwise,
earnings, operations, assets, business affairs or business prospects of an Obligor; (B) the ability of an Obligor to perform its
payment or other obligations under this Agreement; (C) the development or operation of the Mine substantially in accordance with
the mine or development plan then in effect immediately prior to the occurrence of such event, occurrence, change or effect, (D)
the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, or the rights and remedies available to Holder hereunder; |
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(b) |
causes
or is reasonably likely to cause any significant decrease to expected silver, lead or zinc production from the Property based on
the mine or development plan then in effect immediately prior to the occurrence of such event, occurrence, change or effect; |
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provided
that (x) changes to commodity prices and (y) events, occurrences, changes or effects affecting operators of mining and processing
facilities in the US similar to those related to the Mine generally, which do not have a disproportionate effect on the Obligors,
shall not be a Material Adverse Effect or be taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be a Material Adverse
Effect. |
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“Materials”
has the meaning set out in Section 4.5. |
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“Mine”
means the Bunker Hill Mine located in the Coeur D’Alene Mining District, in the cities of Kellogg and Wardner and in Shoshone
County, Idaho, USA, which is comprised of and covers, inter alia, the Property. |
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“Mineral
Interest” has the meaning set out in Section 4.13. |
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“Mining
Rights” means any mining claims, mining leases, mineral claims, mining concessions, mineral concessions, exploration permits
or licenses, mining licenses, forms of mineral tenure or other rights to Products or to access and work upon lands, such as ownership
and ancillary rights, surface rights, leasing agreements, lands temporal occupation agreements or otherwise, for the purpose of exploring,
exploiting or benefiting Products, under the terms of Applicable Laws, whether contractual, statutory or otherwise, or any interest
therein whether now owned or hereafter acquired. “Mining Rights” includes any amendments, relocations, adjustments, resurvey,
additional locations, consolidation, derived rights or conversions of, or any renewal, replacement, amendment or other modification
or extensions of any of the foregoing. |
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“NI
43-101” means National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, as implemented and in effect in
any Canadian jurisdiction at the applicable time. |
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“Obligors”
means, collectively, Grantor and BHMC and “Obligor” means any one of them. |
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“Offtake
Agreement” means any agreement entered into by Grantor (or any other Bunker Hill Entity) with any Processor (including
spot sales) (i) for the Sale of Products to such Person, or (ii) for the smelting, refining or other beneficiation of Products by
such Person for the benefit of Grantor. |
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“Offtake
Sales Documents” means such documents as are prepared or produced in connection with Sale of Products to a Processor, including
the provisional and final settlement sheets, provisional and final invoices, metals return statements, credit notes, bills of lading,
and any and all certificates and other documentation prepared or produced for or by the relevant Processor, including certificates
for final shipped moisture content and final analyses and assays evidencing the amount of Products, including the quantity of silver,
lead, zinc and any other metal contained therein, delivered to the Processor. |
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“Other
Rights” means all licenses, approvals, authorizations, consents, rights (including surface rights, access rights and rights
of way), privileges, concessions or franchises held by the Bunker Hill Entities or required to be obtained from any Person (other
than a Governmental Authority), for the construction, development and operation of the Mine, as such construction, development and
operation is contemplated by the current or then applicable development or mine plan, as the case may be. |
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“Payable”
means, in respect of Products Sold by a Person, Products that are credited or paid for by the Processor or otherwise result in a
return to the Person, whether provisional or final. |
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“Permitted
Encumbrances” means: |
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any
Encumbrance imposed by law that was incurred in the ordinary course of business, including, without limitation, construction, builders’,
materialmen’s, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ liens and other similar Encumbrances arising in the ordinary course
of business, in each case for sums not yet due or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which appropriate
reserves in accordance with US GAAP have been established to the extent required by US GAAP; |
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(b) |
any
Encumbrance arising by operation of Applicable Law securing Taxes, assessments, royalties, rents and other governmental charges,
the payment of which are not yet due or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which appropriate reserves
in accordance with US GAAP have been established to the extent required by US GAAP; |
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deemed
liens and trusts arising by operation of law in connection with workers’ compensation, employment insurance and other social
security legislation, in each case, which secure obligations the payment of which are not yet due or are being contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings and for which appropriate reserves in accordance with US GAAP have been established to the extent
required by US GAAP; |
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any
reservations, or exceptions contained in the original grants of land or by applicable statute or the terms of any lease in respect
of any Real Property, or comprising the Real Property which do not materially detract from the value of, or materially impair the
use of, the Real Property for the purpose of conducting and carrying out mining operations thereon; |
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liens
as a result of any judgment or order rendered or claim filed against Grantor which is being contested in good faith by proper legal
proceedings (and as to which any enforcement proceedings shall have been suspended by operation of law or stayed pending an appeal
or other proceeding) and for which appropriate reserves in accordance with US GAAP have been established to the extent required by
US GAAP; |
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minor
discrepancies in the legal description or acreage of or associated with the Real Property or any adjoining properties which would
be disclosed in an up to date survey and any pre-existing registered easements and pre-existing registered restrictions or pre-existing
covenants that run with the land, in either case which do not materially detract from the value of, or materially impair the use
of, the Real Property for the purpose of conducting and carrying out mining operations thereon; |
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rights
of way for, or reservations of rights of others for, sewers, water lines, gas lines, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines,
and other similar utilities, or zoning by-laws, ordinances, surface access rights or other restrictions as to the use of the mining
licenses comprising the Project Assets, which do not in the aggregate materially detract from the use of such mining licenses for
the purpose of conducting and carrying out mining operations thereon; |
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the
right reserved to or vested in any municipality or governmental or other public authority by the terms of any lease, licence, franchise,
grant or permit acquired by the Grantor or by any statutory provision, to terminate any such lease, licence, franchise, grant or
permit, or to require annual or other payments as a condition to the continuance thereof; |
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any
Encumbrance in favour of issuers of surety bonds pertaining to the Mine issued in the ordinary course of business; |
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(j) |
a
right of title retention or purchase money security interests, provided that any such purchase money security interest is limited
to the specific asset that has been acquired and which has given rise to the purchase money security interest, in connection with
the acquisition by Grantor of goods in the ordinary course of business; |
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security
given by the Grantor to a public utility or any municipality or governmental or other public authority when required by such utility
or municipality or other authority in connection with the operations of the Grantor, all in the ordinary course of its business; |
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applicable
municipal and other governmental restrictions affecting the use of land or the nature of any structures which may be erected thereon,
provided such restrictions have been complied with and will not materially impair the use of the subject property for the purpose
for which it is held; |
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any
Encumbrance on Project Assets granted to a provider of Permitted Secured Debt, provided that with respect to such Encumbrance, such
provider of Permitted Secured Debt shall have entered into the letter agreement with Holder referred to in Section 4.1(d); |
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the
Encumbrances set forth in Schedule “C”; and |
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any
Encumbrance created with Holder’s prior written consent. |
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“Parties” means Holder, Grantor and BHMC collectively and “Party” means any of the Parties individually. |
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“Permitted Disclosure” has the meaning set out in Section 9.1. |
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“Permitted Secured Debt” means any of the following Indebtedness or obligations which in each case is secured by Encumbrances on the Project Assets: |
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subject
to the prior written consent of Holder, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, any Indebtedness incurred under
or in relation to any project financing, the proceeds of which are used for the construction, development or operation of the Mine,
or any replacement or refinancing thereof; or |
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all
Indebtedness owing to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (the “EPA”) in respect of the Mine in
respect of the EPA Settlement Agreement; |
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(c) |
subject
to the prior written consent of Holder, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, Indebtedness of up to US$15,000,000,
of which up to $10,000,000 may reduce the amount advanced under the Stream and which is otherwise to be used solely for the purpose
of funding the development and construction of the Project Assets; |
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subject
to the prior written consent of Holder, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, subordinated Indebtedness of up
to US$13,000,000, which is to be used solely for the purpose of funding cost overruns in relation to the development and construction
of the Mine; |
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subject
to the prior written consent of Holder, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, obligations in respect of surety
or performance bonds required to be provided to the EPA in respect of Financial Assurance (under and as defined in the EPA Settlement
Agreement) of up to US$17,000,000; |
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subject
to the prior written consent of Holder, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, any reclamation bonds relating to
the Mine required in connection with the construction, development or operation of the Mine; |
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if
SPRSR does not exercise its option under Section 2.1(2) of the Exclusivity Agreement during the Option Period (as defined in the
Exclusivity Agreement), Indebtedness incurred on commercially reasonable terms for the purpose of financing the exploration or exploitation
of the Project Assets, including the construction, development or operation of the Mine; |
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if
the Stream has been converted to a royalty interest in accordance with its terms or has been terminated by mutual agreement of the
parties thereto, Indebtedness incurred on commercially reasonable terms for the purpose of financing (i) the exploration or exploitation
of the Project Assets or (ii) the business and operations of the Obligors (or either of them), provided however that the Grantor
has given prior written notice to Holder of such secured Indebtedness and provides reasonable details of any such Indebtedness upon
request of Holder; |
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any
other secured Indebtedness permitted under the terms of the Stream, provided however that the Grantor has given prior written notice
to Holder of such secured Indebtedness, the amount and holder thereof and the security therefor together with reasonable details
as to category of permitted secured debt under the Stream that such indebtedness falls within; and |
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any
other secured Indebtedness consented to by Holder from time to time. |
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“Person”
means and includes any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, joint venture, syndicate, association, trust, governmental agency
or board or commission or authority and any other form of entity or organization. |
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“Primary
Claims” means, collectively: |
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the
Mining Rights and other rights and interests identified in Schedule “B” under the heading “Primary Claims”
and any other Mining Rights, rights or interests forming part thereof from time to time; and |
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any
present or future renewals, extensions, modifications, divisions, substitutions, amalgamations, successions, derivations, severances,
conversions, demise to lease, renaming or variation of any of the Mining Rights or other rights and interests referenced in paragraph
(a) of this definition. |
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Royalty” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.2(a). |
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“Processor”
means any third party smelter, refiner, processor or offtaker other than Grantor or its Affiliates. |
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“Products”
means any and all metals, minerals and products or by-products thereof, including the Materials, of whatever kind and nature and
in whatever form or state, in, under or upon the surface or subsurface of the Property (including ore, metals, precious metals, base
metals, uranium, industrial minerals, concentrates, gems, diamonds, commercially valuable rock, and other minerals that are mined,
excavated, extracted, recovered or otherwise produced from the Property and any ore, concentrates and other products resulting from
the milling, processing or other beneficiation of such metals, minerals, products and by-products). |
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“Project
Assets” means, collectively: |
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the
Property and all other Real Property; |
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the
Products and the Other Rights; |
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the
mining, processing, development, production, maintenance, administration, water, electrical and conveyor facilities, railway infrastructure
and rolling stock, storage facilities, stockpiling facilities, shipping infrastructure, utilities, and related ancillary infrastructure,
other buildings, structures, improvements, fixtures and other real and personal property, including equipment, re-commissioned, constructed,
operated or otherwise used by or on behalf of Grantor to extract, beneficiate, market, transport and sell Products derived from the
Property or to develop, operate or administer the Mine, whether or not located within the physical boundaries of the Real Property;
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any
rights (including Authorizations, surface, access and water rights), privileges, concessions or franchises owned, controlled, leased
or operated by or on behalf of Grantor at any time and not included within the definition of “Real Property” which are
required for the development and construction of the Mine and operation thereof. |
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“Property”
means, collectively: |
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the
Mining Rights and other rights and interests described in Schedule “B” under the heading “Description of Mining
Rights” and any other Mining Rights, rights or interests forming part thereof from time to time whether now owned or hereafter
acquired; and |
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(b) |
any
present or future renewals, extensions, modifications, divisions, substitutions, amalgamations, successions, derivations, severances,
conversions, demise to lease, renaming or variation of any of the Mining Rights or other rights and interests referenced in paragraph
(a) of this definition. |
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“Property
Transferee” has the meaning set out in Section 10.3. |
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“Quarterly
Average Lead Price” means, for any given calendar quarter, the quarterly average of the daily per tonne cash settlement
price as quoted in US dollars by the LME for lead for such quarter, calculated by dividing the sum of all quotations during such
quarter by the number of such quotations; provided that, if for any reason the LME is no longer in operation or if the price of lead
is not calculated on behalf of or confirmed, acknowledged by, or quoted by the LME, the Quarterly Average Lead Price shall be determined
in the manner endorsed by the LME, failing which the Quarterly Average Lead Price will be determined by reference to the price of
lead on a commodity exchange mutually acceptable to Grantor and Holder, acting reasonably. |
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“Quarterly
Average Other Metal Price” means, with respect to any metal other than Refined Silver, zinc or lead, for any given calendar
quarter, the quarterly average of the daily price of the applicable measure for such metal as quoted on a commodity exchange mutually
acceptable to Grantor and Holder, acting reasonably. |
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“Quarterly
Average Silver Price” means, for any given calendar quarter, the quarterly average of the daily per ounce LBMA Silver Price
as quoted in US dollars by the LBMA for Refined Silver for such quarter, calculated by dividing the sum of all quotations during
such quarter by the number of such quotations; provided that, if for any reason the LBMA is no longer in operation or if the price
of Refined Silver is not calculated on behalf of or confirmed, acknowledged by, or quoted by the LBMA, the Quarterly Average Silver
Price shall be determined in the manner endorsed by the LBMA, failing which the Quarterly Average Silver Price will be determined
by reference to the price of Refined Silver on a commodity exchange mutually acceptable to Grantor and Holder, acting reasonably. |
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“Quarterly
Average Zinc Price” means, for any given calendar quarter, the quarterly average of the daily per tonne cash settlement
price as quoted in US dollars by the LME for zinc for such quarter, calculated by dividing the sum of all quotations during such
quarter by the number of such quotations; provided that, if for any reason the LME is no longer in operation or if the price of zinc
is not calculated on behalf of or confirmed, acknowledged by, or quoted by the LME, the Quarterly Average Zinc Price shall be determined
in the manner endorsed by the LME, failing which the Quarterly Average Zinc Price will be determined by reference to the price of
zinc on a commodity exchange mutually acceptable to Grantor and Holder, acting reasonably. |
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“Quarterly
Production” means with respect to the amount of silver, zinc, lead or other Product produced in any calendar quarter, the
aggregate of the gross number of (i) ounces of silver, (ii) pounds of zinc, (iii) pounds of lead, plus (iv) other measure that is
the market norm for any other Product, in each case beneficiated by the Grantor or credited by a Processor during that calendar quarter,
as evidenced by (if applicable) a metals return statement received from the Processor with respect to such Product, provided that
if delivery and payment are not made in the same calendar quarter, the Products shall be deemed to be part of the Quarterly Production
in the calendar quarter in which payment or credit occurs. |
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“Real
Property” means the Property and all other interests in and rights to property described in Schedule “F”. |
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“Refined
Silver” means marketable metal bearing material in the form of silver bars or coins that is refined by an accredited refiner
that is on the LBMA’s Good Delivery List to a minimum 999 parts per 1,000 fine silver and that otherwise meets the LBMA’s
Good Delivery Rules. |
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Claims” means, collectively: |
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the
Mining Rights and other rights and interests identified in Schedule “B” under the heading “Residual Claims”
and any other Mining Rights, rights or interests forming part thereof from time to time whether now owned or hereafter acquired;
and |
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any
present or future renewals, extensions, modifications, divisions, substitutions, amalgamations, successions, derivations, severances,
conversions, demise to lease, renaming or variation of any of the Mining Rights or other rights and interests referenced in paragraph
(a) of this definition. |
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but
for greater certainty excludes any Primary Claims or GGS Claims. |
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“Residual
Royalty” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.2(c). |
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“Royalty”
means, collectively, the Primary Royalty, the GGS Royalty and the Residual Royalty. |
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“Royalty
Registration” has the meaning set out in Section 6.2. |
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“Sale”
or “Sold” means the earlier of: |
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transfer
of Products from Grantor (or any other Bunker Hill Entity) to a buyer (and includes a transfer of Products transported off the Real
Property that such Bunker Hill Entity elects to have credited to or held for its account by a Processor), or |
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any
Insurable Loss prior to any transfer or deemed transfer of title to Products. |
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“SPRSR”
has the meaning set out in the definition of Exclusivity Agreement. |
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“Stream”
has the meaning set out in the Royalty Convertible Debenture. |
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“subsidiary”
means a Person that is controlled directly or indirectly by another Person and includes a subsidiary of that subsidiary. |
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“Subsidiary
Disposition” has the meaning set out in Section 10.4. |
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“Subsidiary
Transferee” has the meaning set out in Section 10.4(a). |
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“Taxes”
means all present or future taxes, rates, levies, royalties, imposts, duties, deductions, assessments, withholdings, dues, fees and
other charges of any nature, including any interest, fines, penalties or other liabilities with respect thereto, imposed, levied,
collected, withheld or assessed by any Governmental Authority (of any jurisdiction), and whether disputed or not, including sales
or value-added taxes, goods and services taxes, stamp taxes and royalties. |
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“Transfer”
means to sell, assign, transfer, convey, lease, license or otherwise dispose. |
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“Ultimate
Parent Company” in relation to a Person, means the Person which is not itself subject to control, but which has control
of that first Person, either directly or through a chain of Persons each of which has control over the next Person in the chain. |
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“US
GAAP” means in relation to any Person at any time, accounting principles generally accepted in the United States applied
on a basis consistent with the most recent audited financial statements of such Person and, if applicable, its consolidated affiliates
(except for changes disclosed in the notes to such financial statements). |
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1.2 |
Joint
and Several Liability |
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All
obligations designated as being obligations of Grantor or BHMC or either one of them, including all representations and warranties,
covenants and payment obligations of Grantor and BHMC, are joint and several obligations of each of them and each of each Obligor
will, as a separate and independent obligation, perform each such obligation as primary obligor. |
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Each
Obligor irrevocably waives any claim, remedy or other right which it may now have or hereafter acquire against the other that arises
from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of their respective obligations under this Agreement, including any right
of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, indemnification or any right to participate in any claim or remedy of Holder against
Grantor or BHMC, as applicable, or its property and assets, whether or not such claim, remedy or other right is reduced to judgment
or is liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, deposited, undisputed, secured or unsecured and whether or
not such claim, remedy or other right arises in equity or under contract, statute or common law. |
1.3 |
Schedules |
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The
following schedules are attached to and incorporated in this Agreement by this reference: |
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Schedule
“A” – Maps of Property |
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Schedule
“B” – Description of Mining Rights |
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Schedule
“C” – Permitted Encumbrances |
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Schedule
“D” – Representations and Warranties of Grantor and BHMC |
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Schedule
“E” – Representations and Warranties of Holder |
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Schedule
“F” – Legal Description of Real Property |
2 |
Royalties |
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2.1 |
Grant
of Gross Revenue Royalty. In consideration of the purchase price of US$8,000,000.00, paid by way of credit applied by Holder
against the concurrent repayment in full of all principal outstanding under the Royalty Convertible Note, Grantor hereby creates,
grants, bargains, conveys, transfers, and reserves for the benefit of Holder, its successors and permitted assigns, the Royalty in
all Products, and grants and covenants to pay to Holder, the Royalty on all Products that are Sold on and subject to the terms of
this Agreement. The Royalty shall be a non-administrative, non-executive and non-working royalty. |
2.2 |
Royalty
Rates. The amount of the Royalty payable by Grantor to Holder pursuant to this Agreement equals the aggregate amount of the following: |
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1.85%
of Gross Revenues of all Products that are mined, produced, extracted, processed or otherwise recovered from the Primary Claims forming
part of the Property (the “Primary Royalty”); |
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1.85%
of Gross Revenues of all Products that are mined, produced, extracted, processed or otherwise recovered from the GGS Claims forming
part of the Property (the “GGS Royalty”); and |
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1.35%
of Gross Revenues of all Products that are mined, produced, extracted, processed or otherwise recovered from the Residual Claims
forming part of the Property (the “Residual Royalty”), |
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each case, to the extent Payable. |
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2.3 |
Calculation
of Royalty. In no event shall any cost of mining, milling, leaching, smelting, refitting, concentrating or any other processing
costs, or any cost associated with transportation, insurance, storage, selling, marketing, brokerage, Taxes or royalties, incurred,
payable or paid by any Bunker Hill Entity be deducted from the calculation of Gross Revenue. |
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2.4 |
Real
Property Interest in the Property. The Parties agree as follows: |
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that
the Royalty is a real property right and creates and constitutes the grant of a vested present interest in the Real Property and
covenant that runs with the land and all successions thereof, overriding and prior to all other present or future interests in the
Real Property to the extent permitted by law, whether created privately or through government action; |
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Holder
shall have all of the rights and incidents of ownership of a non-participating royalty owner, which incidents are covenants running
with the Real Property and include: (a) the ownership of the non-participating royalty interests which are interests in real property;
(b) the right to receive, free of expenses, the Royalty payments; and (c) the obligation of Grantor, its successors or assigns, to
make the Royalty payments, which obligation shall run with the land. Holder, however, shall not have or claim any incidents of the
fee simple ownership in the Real Property, which incidents include: (i) the right to enter, explore, develop or mine the claims;
(ii) the right to execute leases, operating agreements, or similar instruments with respect to the Real Property; (iii) the right
to share in bonus payments made as the consideration for the execution of leases or other instruments; and (iv) except as expressly
provided herein, the right to participate in any manner in the decisions concerning, or the conduct of, operations on the Real Property.
Grantor shall have sole responsibility for compliance with Applicable Law respecting existing conditions and its operations and activities
on or relating to the Real Property. Holder shall not otherwise be considered an owner, operator, or arranger with respect to any
and all actions, claims, costs, damages, expenses (including attorneys’ fees and legal costs), liabilities and responsibilities
arising from or relating to activities or operations on or relating to the Real Property, including without limitation those under
Applicable Law intended to protect or preserve the environment or reclaim the Real Property, to the extent raised against Holder
based on this Agreement or Holder’s ownership of and interest in the Royalty. |
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Holder’s
interest in Products on account of the Royalty shall become the property of Holder at the time of production of the Products and
shall be held by Grantor in trust for Holder until the Royalty in respect of such Products are paid to Holder; and |
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the
Royalty will run with the title to the Real Property, bind the successors and permitted assigns of the Real Property and any disposition
or transfer of the Real Property and all subsequent owners of and successors in title to the Real Property, or any interest therein,
shall be subject to the Royalty. |
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2.5 |
Royalty
Application. The Royalty shall apply to 100% of the interests of Grantor in the Property and all Products that are mined, produced,
extracted, processed or otherwise recovered from the Property, in each case, to the extent Payable. |
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Detailed
Statement. All Royalty payments shall be accompanied by detailed statements (including metals return statements, Processor preliminary/provisional
reports and Processor final reports as soon as available) explaining the calculation thereof with any available settlement sheets
from the Processor, and shall also include the following information: (i) settlement ounces, pounds or other quantities; (ii) the
prices used for the calculation of the Royalty; (iii) any other pertinent information in sufficient detail to explain the calculation
of the payment; and (iv) such other information as Holder may reasonably request. |
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2.7 |
Royalty
Payments. Royalty payments will be due and payable quarterly on the tenth (10th) Business Day following the end of
the calendar quarter in which Grantor first receives payment for the Sale of Product. Royalty payments will be paid in cash in US
dollars by way of direct wire transfer to the account of Holder as Holder shall designate from time to time for this purpose. |
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2.8 |
No
Obligation. Notwithstanding the terms of any other provisions herein, Grantor shall not be obligated to make any Royalty payment
before Grantor has received or been credited with payment or other consideration for the sale or other disposition of, the Products
upon which such Royalty payment is calculated, unless such failure to receive or be credited for payment in cash by Grantor or any
of its Affiliates is due to intentional delay by Grantor or any of its Affiliates. |
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2.9 |
No
Tax Deduction. |
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All
payments of any kind made in respect of this Agreement (in respect of the Royalty, interest or otherwise) shall be made in full without
set-off or counterclaim, and free of and without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, provided that if an Obligor shall be required
by law to deduct or withhold any Taxes from or in respect of any payment or sum payable to Holder, the payment or sum deliverable
or payable shall be increased as may be necessary (“Additional Amounts”) so that after making all required deductions
or withholdings (including deductions or withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.9), Holder receives
an amount equal to the sum it would have received if no deduction or withholding had been made and the Obligors shall pay the full
amount deducted to the relevant taxation or other authority in accordance with Applicable Law; provided that, no Additional
Amounts with respect to any deduction or withholding for any U.S. federal Taxes imposed on amounts payable to Holder pursuant to
a law in effect on the date on which such Holder first became a party hereto will be payable under this Section 2.9 to a Holder that
acquired its interest in the Royalty pursuant to any assignment or transfer of the Royalty, in whole or in part, unless such Additional
Amounts with respect to any such deduction or withholding for such Taxes would have been payable hereunder to such Holder’s
assignor or transferor immediately before such Holder became a party hereto. |
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If
Holder becomes liable for any Tax, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on any deliveries or payments under this Agreement, Grantor
and BHMC shall jointly and severally agree to indemnify Holder for such Tax, and the indemnity payment shall be increased as necessary
so that after the imposition of any Tax on the indemnity payment (including Tax in respect of any such increase in the indemnity
payment), Holder shall receive the full amount of Taxes for which it is liable, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally
imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered
to Grantor by Holder shall be conclusive absent manifest error. |
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If
Holder determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by Grantor
or with respect to which Grantor has paid Additional Amounts pursuant to this Section or that, because of the payment of such Taxes,
it has benefited from a reduction in Excluded Taxes otherwise payable by it, it shall pay to Grantor an amount equal to such refund
or reduction (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or Additional Amounts paid, by Grantor under this Section with respect
to the Taxes giving rise to such refund or reduction), net of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of Holder, as the case may be,
and without interest. Upon the reasonable request of Holder, Grantor shall repay the amount paid over to Grantor (plus any penalties,
interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to Holder if Holder is required to repay such refund or
reduction to such Governmental Authority. This paragraph shall not be construed to require Holder to make available its tax returns
(or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to Grantor or any other person, to arrange its affairs
in any particular manner or to claim any available refund or reduction. |
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If
Holder is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of Taxes under the law of the jurisdiction in which Grantor is resident for
tax purposes, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to any payments made in respect of this Agreement,
Holder shall, at the request of Grantor, deliver to Grantor, at the time or times prescribed by Applicable Law or reasonably requested
by Grantor, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by Applicable Law (if any) as will permit such payments
to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding Taxes. In addition, Holder, if requested by Grantor, shall deliver
such other documentation prescribed by Applicable Law (if any) or reasonably requested by Grantor as will enable Grantor to determine
whether or not Holder is subject to withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Holder shall
not be required to deliver any documentation pursuant to this Section that Holder is not legally able to deliver. |
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Following
the execution and delivery of this Agreement, each of the Parties will co-operate reasonably with the other Parties in implementing
any proposed adjustments to the structure or terms of this Agreement to facilitate tax planning, provided that such adjustments have
no material adverse impact on the non-proposing Party and that the costs of such adjustments shall be paid for by the proposing Party. |
2.10 |
Hedging
Transactions, Futures, Options and Other Trading. No profits or losses resulting from any commodity futures trading, forward
sale and/or purchase contracts, spot-deferred contracts, option contracts or trading, metals trading, precious metal loans, fixed
price offtake agreements or other exchange, swap, forward, cap, collar, option or other hedging or similar agreement or any combination
thereof, or any other similar transactions, by Grantor shall be subject to the Royalty and all such transactions by Grantor, and
any profits or losses associated therewith, shall be solely for the account of Grantor engaging in such transactions and shall not
be included in the calculation of the Royalty. |
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2.11 |
Default
and Interest. If any payment required to be made by a Party hereunder is not made when due, then all unpaid amounts shall bear
interest at a rate equal to Base Rate plus 5% per annum, compounded monthly on the last day of each month until such payment and
accrued interest is paid in full. The rate of interest payable on such late payments will change simultaneously with changes in the
Base Rate from time to time. |
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PERPETUITY |
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The Royalty shall be perpetual as shall be permitted by Applicable Law. If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision hereof violates a legal rule against perpetuities, then such provision shall automatically be revised and reformed as necessary in order for the Royalty to terminate on the end of the maximum time permitted under Applicable Law for the Royalty to be valid. |
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4 |
Maintenance
of Property and OPERATIONS |
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4.1 |
Maintenance
of Existence and Property. Grantor shall: |
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at
all times do or cause to be done all things necessary to maintain its corporate or other entity existence and to obtain and, once
obtained, maintain all Authorizations necessary to carry on its business and own its assets in the State of Idaho and each other
jurisdiction in which it carries on business or in which its assets are located; |
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at
all times do or cause to be done all things necessary to maintain the Real Property in good standing, including paying or causing
to be paid all Taxes owing in respect of the Project Assets, performing or causing to be performed all required assessment work thereon,
paying or causing to be paid all maintenance fees and other amounts owing in respect of the Project Assets, paying or causing to
be paid all rents and other payments in respect of leased properties forming a part thereof and otherwise maintaining the Real Property
in accordance with Applicable Laws; |
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not
cause or allow to be registered or otherwise permit to exist any Encumbrance on the Project Assets, other than a Permitted Encumbrance;
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upon
Grantor entering into any Permitted Secured Debt, shall cause the lender(s) or counterparties, as applicable, to deliver to Holder
a letter addressed to Holder which acknowledges the intention and agreement between the Parties that the Royalty constitutes a real
property interest in the Real Property and a covenant running with the land and burdening the Real Property. |
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4.2 |
Management
of Mining Operations. |
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Subject
to the provisions of this Section 4, all decisions concerning methods, the extent, times, procedures and techniques of any exploration,
construction, development and mining operations related to the Property and the Project Assets shall be made by Grantor in its sole
and absolute discretion. |
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Grantor
shall ensure that all exploration, construction, development and mining operations and other activities in respect of the Property
and the Project Assets will be performed in a commercially reasonable manner in compliance with Applicable Laws, Authorizations,
Other Rights and in accordance with good mining, processing, engineering and environmental practices prevailing in the industry and
on the same basis as if Grantor retained full economic interest in the Products. Grantor shall use all commercially reasonable and
lawful efforts to obtain and, once obtained, maintain all Authorizations necessary to commence and continue development and mining
operations on the Property. Grantor shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that all Products from the Property will
be processed in a prompt and timely manner. |
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Grantors
shall use all commercially reasonable and lawful efforts to maintain and apply for and obtain any and all available renewals and
extensions of the Property, Authorizations, Other Rights and any and all other necessary rights in respect of the Mine and, other
than as expressly permitted by this Agreement, not abandon any of the Mine or allow or permit any of the Property, Authorizations,
Other Rights or such other necessary rights referred to above to terminate or lapse. |
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Grantor
shall comply, and shall cause all operations and activities conducted at, on or in respect of the Mine to comply, with all Applicable
Laws, all Authorizations and the terms and conditions of Other Rights. |
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Grantor
shall timely and fully perform, pay and observe, or cause to be performed, observed and paid, any and all liabilities and obligations
required by any Applicable Laws, Authorizations or the terms and conditions of Other Rights or by any Governmental Authority for
the reclamation, restoration or closure of any Project Asset or land used in connection with Grantor’s operations or activities
at, on or in respect of the Mine or required under this Agreement. |
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4.3 |
Offtake |
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Grantor
shall ensure that, when Products that contain any marketable metal are to be Sold or otherwise disposed of, all such Products are
sold by Grantor to a Processor pursuant to an Offtake Agreement. |
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Grantor
shall ensure that all Offtake Agreements entered into by Grantor (or any other Bunker Hill Entity) shall be on commercially reasonable
arm’s length terms and conditions for concentrates similar in make-up and quality to those derived from the Products, and shall
include (i) industry standard reporting and payment settlement protocols, (ii) provisions that require the delivery of metals return
statements, provisional and final settlement sheets and invoices and certificates for final shipped moisture content and analyses
and assays evidencing the amount of Products, and (iii) provisions that require appropriate and separate sampling, assaying, weighing
and moisture determination procedures so that Grantor and the applicable Processor can determine the grade or content of silver,
lead, zinc and other metals in each delivery to a Processor. |
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Grantor
shall deliver all Products that include marketable metal to each Processor in such quantity, description and amounts and at such
times and places as required under and in accordance with each Offtake Agreement. |
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Grantor
shall promptly provide to Holder confirmation of the terms of any such Offtake Agreement and, within 15 days after the execution
thereof by each of the parties thereto, Grantor shall provide to Holder a final signed copy of such Offtake Agreement and use its
commercially reasonable efforts to avoid any requirement for the redaction of any part thereof, failing which, such Offtake Agreement
shall be provided subject to the redactions required by any such Offtake Agreements. |
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Grantor
shall take all commercially reasonable steps to enforce its rights and remedies under each Offtake Agreement with respect to any
breaches of the terms thereof relating to the timing and amount of Processor settlements. Grantor shall notify Holder in writing
when any dispute in respect of a material matter arising out of or in connection with any Offtake Agreement is commenced and shall
provide Holder with timely updates of the status of any such dispute and the final decision and award of the court or arbitration
panel with respect to such dispute, as the case may be. |
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4.4 |
Temporary
Stockpiling. Grantor shall be entitled to stockpile, store or place ores or mined rock containing Products produced from the
Property in any locations owned, leased or otherwise controlled by Grantor or any other Bunker Hill Entity or any Processor of such
Products on or off the Real Property as reasonably required in connection with the Grantor’s operation of the Mine and provided
the same are appropriately secured from loss, theft, tampering and contamination. |
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Tailings.
All tailings, residues, waste rock, spoiled leach materials, bulk samples, and other materials (collectively the “Materials”)
resulting from Grantor’s operations and activities on the Real Property shall be the sole property of Grantor but shall remain
subject to the Royalty should the Materials be processed or reprocessed, as the case may be, in the future and result in the production
and sale or other disposition of Products. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Grantor shall have the right to dispose of Materials from
the Property on or off of the Real Property and to commingle the same (as provided herein) with materials from other properties.
In the event Materials from the Property are processed or reprocessed, as the case may be, and regardless of where such processing
or reprocessing occurs, the Royalty payable thereon shall be determined on a pro rata basis as determined by using the best engineering
and technical practices then available. |
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Commingling.
The Grantor and BHMC shall ensure that no Bunker Hill Entity or other Person processes other minerals through the Mine’s processing
plant, or commingles such other minerals with, Products mined, produced, extracted or otherwise recovered from the Property, unless
(i) the applicable Bunker Hill Entity has adopted and employs reasonable practices and procedures for weighing, determining moisture
content, sampling and assaying and determining recovery factors (a “Commingling Plan”), such Commingling Plan
to ensure the division of other minerals and Products for the purpose of determining the quantum of Products; (ii) Holder shall not
be disadvantaged as a result of the processing of other minerals in priority to, or concurrently with, the Products, or the Parties,
acting reasonably, shall have entered into an agreement to compensate Holder for any such disadvantage providing for a commensurate
royalty or stream interest in such other minerals or another form of compensation (a “Compensation Agreement”);
(iii) Holder has approved the Commingling Plan and, if applicable, the Compensation Agreement, such approval not to be unreasonably
withheld; (iv) the Grantor and BHMC shall keep all books, records, data, information required by the Commingling Plan for the same
period of time as is required by the applicable taxation authorities for the retention of financial records; and (v) the Grantor
and BHMC shall keep all samples required by the Commingling Plan in accordance with Good Practice Standards. The Grantor and BHMC
agree to revisit the Commingling Plan and the Compensation Agreement if Holder determines that circumstances have changed, in order
to ensure that the Commingling Plan continues to provide for the accurate measurement of Products and the Compensation Agreement
reasonably compensates Holder for any disadvantage. For greater certainty, the foregoing does not apply to the handling of Products
by a Processor in accordance with its standard operating procedures and good industry practices. |
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Sampling,
Assaying, Evaluating and Testing. Grantor shall have the right to mine and remove small amounts of ores, minerals and mineral
resources constituting Products as is reasonably necessary for sampling, assaying, metallurgical testing and evaluation of the minerals’
potential of the Property and Holder shall not be entitled to a Royalty payment in respect of any of such Products. |
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Tolling
and Bulk Sample. Grantor shall not process or toll treat Products at any processing plant other than the Mine’s processing
plant except (i) during such time as the Mine’s processing plant is being commissioned, and (ii) so long as no minerals are
commingled with Products mined, produced, extracted or otherwise recovered from the Property, except in accordance with Section 4.6.
The Grantor and such other tolling processor shall enter into a toll mining contract with respect to such tolling and keep all books,
records, data, information and samples, in each case, in accordance with good mining and processing practices prevailing in the mining
industry in the United States. The Royalty shall be payable on all such toll treated Products, bulk samples and other production
where Grantor receives any proceeds from any Processor or other purchaser. |
4.9 |
Expropriation.
In the event that the Real Property, or any interest thereof, is affected by an expropriation or notice or advice from any Governmental
Authority of an intention to expropriate or a sale in lieu of expropriation, or any intention from any Governmental Authority to
revoke, limit, suspend or refuse to renew any Mining Right, Grantor shall notify Holder in writing within five (5) Business Days
after Grantor becomes aware of any such expropriation, notice or advice from any Governmental Authority. Unless Grantor, after having
informed Holder of its intention to do so, contests forthwith upon receipt of such notice and in order to protect its own and Holder’s
interests in the Real Property, Holder shall have the right (on advance notice to Grantor and if required by Grantor, in conjunction
with Grantor) to make representations before any Governmental Authority in order to protect Holder’s interest in the Real Property.
In the event that a Bunker Hill Entity or any Affiliate thereof receives directly or indirectly any payment, distribution or other
valuable compensation as a consequence of or in respect of any act of expropriation relating to the Project Assets or the Bunker
Hill Entities (to the extent of their interest in the Project Assets), Grantor and BHMC shall pay, or cause such other Bunker Hill
Entity to pay, to Holder its proportionate share of such compensation (net of the reasonable fees and third party out-of-pocket expenses
incurred by such Bunker Hill Entity in connection with the claim giving rise to the expropriation compensation) within 10 Business
Days of receipt thereof. |
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Abandonment.
At any time and from time to time, Grantor may elect to abandon, relinquish, allow to be forfeited or terminate or not renew its
interest (collectively, the “Abandonment”) in all or any part or parts of the Real Property by giving notice to
Holder of such election not less than ninety (90) days prior to the proposed date of Abandonment. The notice shall identify the portion
of the Real Property which is proposed to be Abandoned. Upon expiry of such 90-day period, Grantor’s obligations hereunder
in respect of such Abandoned interest shall terminate and thereafter the term “Property” will apply to those interests
comprising the Property which have not been Abandoned by Grantor. In such event, if requested by Holder, Grantor shall execute documents
transferring to Holder title to any part or parts of the Property which Grantor is Abandoning for and in consideration of the sum
of One Dollar (U.S$1.00); however, such documents shall not contain representations, warranties or indemnities from Grantor and Grantor
must obtain all approvals and consents required under Applicable Law or by any third Person or Governmental Authority. |
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4.11 |
Reacquired
Interest. In the event Grantor or any Affiliate or any successor or assignee of it surrenders, allows to lapse or otherwise terminates
its interest in any portion or all the Property and within a period of five (5) years from the date of such surrender, lapse or other
termination, reacquires a direct or indirect interest in respect of the area covered by the former property, then the Royalty shall
apply to such interest so reacquired. Grantor shall give written notice to Holder within ten (10) days of any acquisition or reacquisition
thereof. |
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4.12 |
Insurance.
Grantor will obtain and maintain with reputable insurance companies insurance in good standing with respect to the Project Assets
and the operations conducted on and in respect of the Project Assets against such casualties, losses and contingencies and of such
types and in such amounts as is customary for comparable projects (including insurance against Insurable Loss of Products prior to
their Sale with Holder as a named insured). Where Grantor or any other Bunker Hill Entity receives payment under an insurance policy
in respect of the Project Assets as a result of an event that does or is reasonably likely to materially reduce the amount of silver,
lead or zinc produced from the Property in any one or more years, the Grantor shall either (i) use the such amount of the insurance
payment as is necessary to fully rebuild or repair the Project Assets or any part thereof damaged as a result of the foregoing event,
or (ii) pay to Holder its proportionate share of such insurance payment (net of the reasonable fees and third party out-of-pocket
expenses incurred by such Bunker Hill Entity in connection with the claim giving rise to the insurance payment) within 10 Business
Days of receipt thereof. |
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INDEMNIFICATION |
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Responsibility
for Property. Grantor shall be responsible for all costs, fines, damages, judgments, penalties or responsibilities (environmental
and otherwise) in connection with the Real Property, its ownership and use of the Property and the other Project Assets and for any
and all work performed in and on the Real Property. |
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Indemnity
by Grantor and BHMC. Each of Grantor and BHMC jointly and severally agree to indemnify and save harmless Holder, its Affiliates
and the directors, officers, employees and agents thereof from any Losses suffered or incurred by any of them as a result of, in
respect of, or arising as a consequent of: |
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any
breach or inaccuracy of any representation or warranty of Grantor or BHMC contained in this Agreement, including the representations
and warranties set out in Schedule “D”; |
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any
breach, including breach due to non-performance, by Grantor or BHMC of any covenant or agreement to be performed by either of them
contained in this Agreement; or |
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a
claim brought by any third party against any of Holder, any of its Affiliates and any director, officer, employee or agent thereof
in respect of: |
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any
failure by any Bunker Hill Entity to timely and fully perform all reclamation, restoration, waste disposal or other environmental
or closure obligations with respect to the Real Property required by law or regulation, the terms and conditions of applicable licenses
or by any Governmental Authority or otherwise to prevent liability in respect of all activities on the Real Property; |
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any
failure or omission by Grantor which results in a violation of or liability under any present or future Applicable Law, Authorization
and other regulatory requirement, policy or guideline in respect of all activities on the Real Property; or |
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any
claims by third parties against Holder in respect of property damage or injury or death to persons arising out of Grantor’s
activities on or with respect to the Real Property (but only to the extent that the gross negligence of any indemnified party or
its authorized representatives did not cause or contribute to such property damage or injury or death). |
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5.3 |
Survival.
This Section 5 shall survive termination of this Agreement. |
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registration;
FURTHER ASSURANCES |
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6.1 |
Real
Property Interest. The Parties intend that the Royalty will constitute a burden on and covenant that runs with the Real Property
and an interest in the Mining Rights forming part of the Real Property and the Products (while contained in the Property) and all
successions thereof or leases or tenures which may replace them, whether created privately or through governmental action, and including
any leasehold interest. |
6.2 |
Registration
of Agreement. The Parties agree that this Agreement or a notice of this Agreement (and any other similar document or documents
as Holder may reasonably request that will have the effect of giving notice of the existence of the Royalty to third Persons, protecting
Holders right to receive the Royalty, and securing payment of the Royalty and the covenants and obligations of Grantor under this
Agreement) will be registered and recorded against the Real Property including the Mining Rights comprising the Property and any
surface rights or other rights and interests relating thereto (the “Royalty Registration”), as applicable, with
the appropriate public registry. The Royalty Registration shall rank in priority to any other royalties, streams of any nature or
kind or similar interests in respect of the Real Property granted to other Persons, which shall be subordinate to the Royalty. |
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6.3 |
Further
Assurances. Each of Grantor and BHMC covenants and agrees that it shall co-operate with the registration of the Royalty Registration
and provide any required written consent or signature to any documents, deeds, conveyances and other instruments of further assurance
which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to accomplish such registration in order to ensure that any successor or assignee
or other acquiror of the Real Property, or any interest therein, shall have public notice of the terms of this Agreement and in order
to assist Holder in its efforts to register a restriction on title of the Real Property restricting the sale, assignment, transfer,
conveyance, lease, license, charge, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of the Real Property, in whole or in part, without
compliance with the terms of this Agreement. |
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Costs
and Fees. All costs and expenses incurred by Holder associated with the transactions contemplated herein, including costs and
expenses related to the documentation or for the registration of the Royalty Registration or any modification of the Royalty Registration
that may be required from time to time, will be for the account of Grantor. |
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6.5 |
Additional
Mining Rights. Grantor shall promptly notify Holder in writing of (i) any additional Mining Rights in respect of the Primary
Claims, the GGS Claims or the Residual Claims or any renewal, replacements, substitutions or modifications of any such Mining Rights,
or any new or complementing Mining Rights derived from the current Mining Rights which form part of the Property (that is, such Mining
Rights pertain to the Primary Claims, the GGS Claims or the Residual Claims) or any extension, replacements, substitutions or modifications
of contractual rights included in the Property from time to time, including as a result of conversion of Mining Rights included in
the Property. |
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6.6 |
Insolvency.
The obligations of Grantor under this Agreement will not be discharged, prejudiced or affected by the occurrence of an Insolvency
Event affecting any Bunker Hill Entity. Holder will not be required to commence or exhaust its remedies or exercise its rights against
any Bunker Hill Entity before exercising its rights or remedies against any other Bunker Hill Entity. |
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REPORTING,
RECORDS AND AUDITS |
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Reporting.
Grantor recognizes Holder needs to have a complete understanding of the Property. Regular information to be provided by Grantor
to Holder shall include, but not be limited to: |
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sufficient
documentation to determine the Royalty, including refining invoices, weights, assays and other Offtake Sales Documents, including
all documentation prepared by or sent to the Processor and, as applicable, any umpire, in connection with every shipment of Products
to a Processor; |
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monthly,
quarterly and annual customary operational, exploration and financial reports, to be provided within ten (10) Business Days of completion,
provided that monthly reports are only to be provided if, as and when prepared by or on behalf of an Obligor; |
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promptly
upon preparation thereof, reasonably detailed environmental reports, reports on safety and community matters, operational budgets,
annual production forecast, and life of mine operating plans (and notice of any material change to the life of mine operating plan
promptly following such change); |
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annual
reserve and resource reports prepared in accordance with NI 43-101 (as and when prepared); |
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annual
reports detailing reconciliation of resource model, mine grade control and process facilities; |
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any
other material engineering or economic studies (as and when prepared); |
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on
an annual basis, list of the Mining Rights underlying the Property or any changes from the prior year’s list; |
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copies
of all material contracts, studies or reports relating to the Real Property, the Mine or the Products that may be reasonably requested
by Holder and promptly following the receipt thereof copies of any notice of default, termination or enforcement action under any
such contract or occurrence of any other material event in respect of the Real Property or Mine; |
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notice
of any other material event concerning the Mine, the Project Assets, Grantor or BHMC including any force majeure, labour or civil
disruption, actual or threatened material legal action, actual or threatened withdrawal of any material permit or third-party approval,
any material human rights, community, health and safety, other social, animal welfare, conservation, other environmental, or corporate
governance controversies or initiatives or any change in law materially impacting the Property; and |
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within
90 days of the end of each fiscal year and to the extent prepared by management, Grantor shall deliver to Holder its unaudited, unconsolidated
financial statements and to the extent prepared and delivered to any lender or other third party, its audited unconsolidated financial
statements. |
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the extent any of the foregoing information is published publicly on Grantor’s SEDAR profile or website, such publication shall
constitute provision of such information to Holder. |
7.2 |
Records
and Audits |
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Grantor
agrees to keep accurate records showing the amount of recovered Products produced by it from the Property. All Products produced
from the Property shall be kept separate and distinct from minerals and/or mineral products produced by Grantor from properties other
than the Property. |
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Holder
shall have the right, upon reasonable advance written notice to Grantor and/or BHMC, no more than once per calendar year, to inspect
and perform audits of all books, records, financial data, technical data, information and materials relevant to the production and
stockpiling of Products, the calculation and payment of the Royalty (subject to Section 7.3(b)), and/or ensuring compliance with
the obligations, covenants, conditions and agreements contained herein; provided that such inspections shall not unreasonably interfere
with Grantor’s or BHMC’s activities with respect to the Property. |
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All
books and records used by Grantor to calculate royalties due hereunder shall be kept in accordance with US GAAP. |
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If
any such audit or inspection reveals the Royalty payments for any calendar year are underpaid by more than five percent (5%) or there
has been a material breach of any obligation, covenant, condition or agreement contained herein, Grantor shall reimburse Holder for
its costs incurred in such audit or inspection and the annual limitation on audit rights shall be suspended until a period of two
years passes without any audit discrepancy or following the remedy of any such breach, as applicable. |
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Subject
at all times to applicable work place rules and the supervision of Grantor, Holder and any Proposed Transferee of Holder shall be
entitled to enter the mine workings and structures on the Real Property at reasonable times upon reasonable advance notice for inspection
thereof, but Holder shall so enter at its own risk and shall indemnify and hold Grantor and its Affiliates harmless against and from
any and all loss, costs, damage, liability and expense (including but not limited to reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs)
by reason of injury or loss of life to Holder, such Proposed Transferee or their respective agents or representatives or damage to
or destruction of any property of Holder, such Proposed Transferee or their respective agents or representatives while on the Real
Property on or in such mine workings and structures, unless such injury, loss of life, damage, or destruction is a result, in whole
or in part, of the negligence of Grantor. |
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7.3 |
Questions
relating to Royalty Payments |
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After
receipt of each Royalty payment and Offtake Sales Documents delivered pursuant to Section 7.1(a) with respect thereto, Holder shall
have the ability to question the accuracy of such Offtake Sales Documents or the accuracy of Grantor’s calculation of such
Royalty payment from the information derived from such Offtake Sales Documents by notice to Grantor in writing. The notice will specify
the items and/or amounts in question. Grantor and BHMC shall forthwith provide background information and documentation relating
to the questioned amounts and work in good faith to resolve Holder’s questions. |
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Holder
must raise any questions relating to the accuracy of the information provided by Processor in such Offtake Sales Documents that is
not derived from information provided by Grantor, within 60 days of the delivery of the Offtake Sales Documents prepared by the Processor
and delivered pursuant to Section 7.1(a). If such questions are not resolved within such 60 day period, then the matter will be referred
to independent external experts chosen by the Parties, whose assessment will be final and determinative of the accuracy of such information. |
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If
the Parties are unable to resolve any other questions relating to the accuracy of such Offtake Sales Documents or the calculation
of the amount of Royalty payments to be credited or paid to Holder from time to time, then either Grantor or Holder may refer the
matter to independent external experts chosen by the Parties, whose assessment will be final and determinative of the amount of the
Royalty payments to be credited or paid to Holder. |
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If
such auditors’ assessment reveals that the amount of Royalty Payments hereunder was lesser by more than five percent (5%) than
the Royalty Payments that were actually payable, Grantor and/or BHMC shall reimburse Holder for its reasonable costs incurred in
such auditors’ inspection; otherwise, the said reasonable costs shall be for the account of Holder. |
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This
Section 7.3 will not limit or restrict Holder’s inspection or audit rights under Section 7.2 or Holder’s rights to dispute
the amount of Royalty payments under Section 7.2 except with respect to the accuracy of the information provided by Processor in
Offtake Sales Documents delivered pursuant to Section 7.1(a) that is not derived from information provided by Grantor. |
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7.4 |
Technical
Reports |
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If
Grantor or any of its Affiliates prepares a technical report under NI 43-101 (or similar report) in respect of the Property, upon
the reasonable written request of Holder, Grantor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the author(s) of such report
to provide, (i) a copy of such report to be addressed to Holder or any of its Affiliates, (ii) the relevant certificates and consents
of the author(s) required in connection with the filing of and reference to such report to be provided to Holder or any of its Affiliates,
and (iii) such other consents in connection with the use of or reliance upon such report by Holder or any of its Affiliates from
time to time in its public disclosure as may be required by Holder. |
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if Holder or any of its Affiliates is required by applicable laws to prepare a technical report under NI 43-101 (or
similar report) in respect of the Property and chooses to prepare its own technical report (or similar report), Grantor shall cooperate
with and allow Holder and its authorized representatives to access technical information required to be reported under NI 43-101
pertaining to the Property and complete site visits at the Real Property so as to enable Holder or its Affiliates, as the case may
be, to prepare the technical report (or similar report) in accordance with NI 43-101 (or any other applicable Canadian and/or US
securities laws and/or stock exchange rules and policies governing the disclosure obligations of Holder or any of its Affiliates). |
7.5 |
Mineral
Resource or Mineral Reserve Estimates. Each time Grantor establishes a mineral resource or a mineral reserve estimate on any
part of the Property or establishes a new mineral resource or a new mineral reserve estimate which is a material change to the prior
mineral resource or mineral reserve estimate, Grantor shall provide Holder with such estimate as soon as practicable. |
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8 |
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES |
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Grantor
and BHMC, each acknowledging that Holder is entering into this Agreement in reliance
thereon, hereby makes, on and as of the date of this Agreement, except as otherwise
specified in Schedule D, the representations and warranties to Holder set forth in
Schedule D. |
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Holder,
acknowledging that Grantor and BHMC are entering into this Agreement in reliance thereon, hereby makes, on and as of the date
of this Agreement, except as otherwise specified in Schedule E,
the representations and warranties to Grantor and BHMC set forth in Schedule E. |
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CONFIDENTIALITY |
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9.1 |
Confidential
Information |
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Each
Party (a “Receiving Party”) agrees that it shall maintain as confidential, and shall not disclose, and shall cause
its employees, officers, directors, advisors, agents and representatives to maintain as confidential and not to disclose, the terms
contained in this Agreement and all information (whether written, oral or in electronic format) received from the Party disclosing
such information (the “Disclosing Party”) or reviewed by it as a result of or in connection with this Agreement
(collectively, the “Confidential Information”), provided that a Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information
in the following circumstances: |
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its limited partners, investors, auditor, legal counsel, lenders, underwriters, investment bankers and technical consultants, and |
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to
Persons with which it is considering or intends to enter into a transaction which would be permitted under Section 10 without the
consent of the Disclosing Party under this Agreement (such Persons referred to in this clause (ii), the “Proposed Transferees”)
for which such Confidential Information would reasonably be relevant (and to advisors and representatives of any such Person), |
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that such disclosure is made on a need to know basis and that such Persons are advised of the confidential nature of the Confidential
Information, undertake (in the case of Proposed Transferees, such undertaking to be in writing in favour of the Disclosing Party
and consistent with the provisions of this Section 9.1) to maintain the confidentiality of it and are strictly limited in their use
of the Confidential Information to those purposes necessary for such Persons to perform the services for which they were, or are
proposed to be, retained by the Receiving Party or to consider or effect the applicable transaction, or to monitor their investments
in the case of limited partners or investors, as applicable; |
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except
in the case of Sections 9.1(c) and 9.2, where disclosure is necessary to comply with Applicable Laws, court order or regulatory request,
provided that (x) such disclosure is limited to only that Confidential Information so required to be disclosed, and (y) the party
required to disclose such Confidential Information shall promptly notify the other party in writing to permit the other party, at
its own expense, to have an opportunity to contest or seek to obtain an injunction or protective order or other remedy restricting
the disclosure of such Confidential Information and, where applicable, that the party requiring to disclose such Confidential Information
has taken commercially reasonable efforts to avail itself of the full benefits of any laws, rules, regulations or contractual rights
as to disclosure on a confidential basis to which it may be entitled; |
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for
the purposes of the preparation and conduct of any arbitration or court proceeding commenced under Section 11 or any determination
hereunder presided over by an independent external expert referred to in Section 7.3(b); |
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where
disclosure is required under Applicable Laws in connection with any initial public offering or subsequent public offering of securities
of any Bunker Hill Entity or of Holder or any Affiliate thereof; |
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where
such information is already available to the public other than by a breach of the confidentiality terms of this Agreement or is known
by the Receiving Party prior to the entry into of this Agreement or obtained independently of this Agreement and the disclosure of
such information would not breach any other confidentiality obligations to which the Receiving Party is subject; |
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disclosure
of information in accordance with Section 9.2; |
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with
the express written consent of the Disclosing Party, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; and |
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to
its Affiliates and those of its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees, advisors and representatives who need to
have knowledge of the Confidential Information and each such Person to whom the Confidential Information is disclosed is directed
to comply with these terms of confidentiality (or is bound by professional obligations to maintain confidentiality). |
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Each
Party shall ensure that its Affiliates who receive Confidential Information pursuant to this Agreement and its and such Affiliates’
employees, directors, officers, advisors and representatives and those Persons listed in Section 9.1(a)(i) are made aware of this
Section 9.1 and comply with the provisions of this Section 9.1. Each Receiving Party shall be liable to the Disclosing Party for
any improper use or disclosure of such terms or information by such Persons. |
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If
in compliance with Applicable Laws or any Royalty Registration a Party is required to file this Agreement publicly, including on
SEDAR or the applicable land registry, such Party shall notify the other Party of such requirement at least two Business Days prior
to such filing, and the Parties shall consult with each other with respect to any proposed redactions to this Agreement in compliance
with Applicable Laws before it is so filed. No Party shall publicly file this Agreement, including on SEDAR or any applicable land
registry, without reasonable prior consultation with the other Party, provided that such reasonable prior consultation shall not
prohibit a Party from publicly filing this Agreement, including on SEDAR or applicable land registry, redacted only to the extent
such Party considers it permitted pursuant to Applicable Laws. |
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9.2 |
Press
Release |
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The
Parties shall jointly plan and co-ordinate, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to jointly plan and coordinate, any public
notices, press releases, and any other publicity concerning the entering into of this Agreement. None of the Parties or their Affiliates
shall issue any such press release or make any public disclosure concerning the Mine, in the case of Holder, or this Agreement, in
the case of the Bunker Hill Entities, before receiving the prior consent of the other Parties. Nothing in this Section 9.2 prohibits
any Party or its Affiliates from making such public disclosure that is, in such Party’s reasonable judgment, required to meet
timely disclosure obligations of any such Party or its Affiliates under Applicable Law and such disclosing Party has first used its
commercially reasonable efforts to consult with the other Party with respect to the timing and content thereof. To the extent reasonably
practicable, a copy of such disclosure shall be provided to the other Party at such time as it is made publicly available. The foregoing
provisions of this Section 9.2(a) do not apply to the public disclosure referred to in Section 9.2(b). |
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(b) |
Holder
and its Affiliates may reproduce in their public disclosure the reserve and resource disclosure relating to the Mine that has already
been publicly released by the Bunker Hill Entities. The Bunker Hill Entities shall provide to Holder periodically upon request and
Holder and its Affiliates shall be entitled to include in their public disclosure (i) information about the Mine of the type disclosed
by Holder’s Affiliates in respect of other similar royalty or stream interests, including mineral reserves and mineral resources,
and (ii) information regarding Royalty payments to be made. In addition, Holder’s Affiliates shall be entitled to include in
their public disclosure information relating to Royalty payments made and the calculation thereof, but, for greater certainty, shall
not be entitled to disclose details of Offtake Agreements and Processors. |
9.3 |
Parties.
For the purposes of this Section 9, the Bunker Hill Entities are one Party and Holder is a second Party. |
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10 |
SUCCESSORS
AND ASSIGNS |
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10.1 |
Binding
Effect. This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and shall be binding on and enforceable by the Parties hereto and, where
the context so permits, their respective successors and permitted assigns. |
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10.2 |
Assignment
of Royalty. Holder may Transfer, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise convey this Agreement or all or any of its rights in the Royalty
without any prior consent, provided such transferee or counterparty to such transaction agrees to be bound by the terms hereof and
by all of the liabilities and obligations of Holder hereunder in the same manner and to the same extent as though such transferee
was an original party hereto in the first instance, and upon delivery to BHMC and Grantor of such agreement to be bound, Holder shall
be released from its obligations under this Agreement. |
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10.3 |
Assignment
of Property. Neither BHMC, Grantor nor any of the other BHMC Subsidiaries may Transfer any of its interest in and to the Real
Property in any manner whatsoever, nor assign, transfer or otherwise convey any of its interest in and to this Agreement, without
Holder’s prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, and in each case complying with the following: |
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(a) |
it
shall be a condition of such Transfer that BHMC, Grantor and/or the other BHMC Subsidiaries, as applicable, Transfer all (but not
less than all) of its interest in the Real Property and this Agreement and the transferee or other counterparty to such transaction
(the “Property Transferee”) (A) first execute and deliver to Holder an instrument in writing pursuant to which
such Property Transferee (i) agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and by all of the liabilities and obligations of the
transferor hereunder in the same manner and to the same extent as though the Property Transferee was an original party hereto in
the first instance, without in any way derogating from clause (b) below, and (ii) consents and agrees to the continuation or reregistration
of any restrictions registered pursuant to Section 6.2, and (B) ensure that all of its shareholders and each of their Ultimate Parent
Company agree to be jointly and severally liable for the Property Transferee’s obligations under this Agreement in form and
substance acceptable to Holder, acting reasonably; |
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(b) |
any
such Transfer shall not relieve or discharge Grantor from any of its liabilities or obligations hereunder existing up to and including
the date of such Transfer, and Holder may continue to look to Grantor for the performance thereof, it being understood that for any
obligations or liabilities arising as of the date of the execution of the agreements provided for in Section 10.3(a), Grantor will
have no further obligations or liabilities for the payment of the Royalty; and |
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(c) |
any
Transfer which does not comply with the terms of this Agreement shall be null and void and of no force or effect. |
10.4 |
Subsidiary
Disposition. BHMC may not, directly or indirectly, Transfer any interest in the shares in the capital of Grantor in any manner
whatsoever (each such transaction, a “Subsidiary Disposition”), without Holder’s prior written consent,
not to be unreasonably withheld, and in each case complying with the following: |
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(a) |
it
shall be a condition of such Subsidiary Disposition that the transferee or other counterparty to such transaction (in each case,
the “Subsidiary Transferee”) ensure that each of the Subsidiary Transferees and each of their Ultimate Parent
Company agree to be jointly and severally liable for the Property Transferee’s obligations under this Agreement in form and
substance acceptable to Holder, acting reasonably. |
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(b) |
any
Subsidiary Disposition which does not comply with the terms of this Agreement shall be null and void and of no force or effect. |
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10.5 |
Exceptions.
Nothing in Section 10.3 restricts in any manner an amalgamation, merger or other form of corporate reorganization which is a
bona fide business transaction that has the effect in law of the amalgamated or surviving corporation possessing, directly
or indirectly, substantially all the property, rights and interests and being subject to substantially all the debts, liabilities
and obligations of the transferring party. |
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11 |
Cooperation
and Dispute Resolution |
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11.1 |
Consultation
and Negotiation. Subject to Section 11.3, any dispute, claim, question, controversy or disagreement arising out of or relating
to this Agreement or the breach, termination or validity hereof (each a “Dispute”) which has not been resolved
by the Parties within the time frames specified herein (or where no time frames are specified, within 30 days of the delivery of
written notice by either Party of such Dispute) shall be referred to the chief executive officer, general counsel or other individual
of similar seniority and authority of each applicable Party for prompt resolution. For the purposes of this Section the Bunker Hill
Entities are one Party and Holder is a second Party. |
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11.2 |
Dispute
Resolution. Subject to Section 11.3, any such Dispute, which cannot be resolved by such individuals within 30 days after it has
been so referred to them hereunder, including the determination of the scope or applicability of this Agreement to arbitrate, shall
be settled by binding arbitration administered by the International Center for Dispute Resolution, and any Party may so refer such
dispute, controversy or claim to binding arbitration. Such referral to binding arbitration shall be to one qualified arbitrator in
accordance with the Arbitration Rules, which Arbitration Rules shall govern such arbitration proceeding. The place of arbitration
shall be Toronto, Ontario, and the language of arbitration shall be English. The determination of such arbitrator shall be final
and binding upon the Parties and the costs of such arbitration shall be as determined by the arbitrator. Judgment on the award may
be entered in any court having jurisdiction. The Parties covenant and agree that they shall conduct all aspects of such arbitration
having regard at all times to expediting the final resolution of such arbitration. This Section 11 shall not preclude the Parties
from seeking provisional remedies in aid of arbitration from a court of competent jurisdiction. |
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11.3 |
Exceptions.
The provisions of this Agreement providing for the resolution of Disputes shall not operate to prevent recourse to any court
by Holder with respect to injunctions, receiving orders and orders regarding the detention, preservation and inspection of property,
including, of the Real Property or any part(s) thereof, or whenever enforcement of an arbitration award reasonably requires access
to any remedy which an arbitrator has no power to award or enforce. Each Bunker Hill Entity expressly attorns to such proceedings
and waives any objections on the basis of jurisdiction, including forum non conveniens. |
12 |
GENERAL |
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12.1 |
Interpretation |
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Unless the context otherwise requires, in this Agreement: |
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(a) |
The
headings to the Sections, subsections or clauses of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and are not intended to affect
the construction or interpretation hereof. The terms “this Agreement”, “hereof”, “hereunder”
and similar expressions refer to this Agreement and not to any particular Section or other portion hereof and include any agreement
or instrument supplemental or ancillary hereto. Unless otherwise specified, any reference herein to a Section or Schedule refer to
the specified Section of or Schedule to this Agreement. |
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(b) |
Words
importing the singular number only shall include the plural and vice versa and words importing the masculine gender shall include
the feminine and neuter genders and vice versa. |
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(c) |
The
words “include”, “includes” and “including” mean “include”, “includes”
or “including”, in each case, “without limitation”. |
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(d) |
A
reference to an agreement or document (including a reference to this Agreement) is to the agreement or document as amended, varied,
supplemented, novated or replaced except to the extent prohibited by this Agreement or that other agreement or document. |
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(e) |
A
reference to writing includes a facsimile or electronic mail transmission and any means of reproducing words in a tangible and permanently
visible form. |
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(f) |
Unless
otherwise specified, time periods within or following which any payment is to be made or act is to be done shall be calculated by
excluding the day on which the period commences and including the day on which the period ends and by extending the period to the
next Business Day following if the last day of the period is not a Business Day. If any payment is required to be made or other action
is required to be taken pursuant to this Agreement on a day which is not a Business Day, then such payment or action shall be made
or taken on the next Business Day. |
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(g) |
If
any provision of this Agreement is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions will
nevertheless be and remain valid and subsisting and the said remaining provisions will be construed as if this Agreement had been
executed without the illegal, invalid or unenforceable portion. |
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12.2 |
Currency |
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All
dollar amounts expressed herein, unless otherwise specified, refer to lawful currency of the United States of America. |
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12.3 |
Entire
Agreement |
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This
Agreement including the Schedules together with the agreements and documents to be delivered pursuant hereto are the full expression
of the Parties’ intentions and rights and the entire agreement between them and supersede, all prior agreements, understandings,
negotiations and discussions whether oral or written of the Parties. No amendment, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall
be binding unless executed in writing by the Party to be bound thereby. No waiver of any other provisions of this Agreement shall
be deemed to or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver unless otherwise
expressly provided. |
12.4 |
Further
Assurances |
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The
Parties will promptly execute or cause to be executed all documents, deeds, conveyances and other instruments of further assurance
which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to carry out fully the intent of this Agreement. |
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12.5 |
Manner
of Payment |
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All
cash payments to be made to any Party may be made by wire transfer to a bank account the details of which are provided by the receiving
Party to the sending party or by certified cheque or draft delivered to such Party at its address for notice purposes as provided
herein. |
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12.6 |
Governing
Law |
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This
Agreement will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Idaho. |
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12.7 |
Time
of the Essence |
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Time
is of the essence in the performance of each obligation under this Agreement. |
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12.8 |
Counterparts |
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This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all such counterparts, taken together, will be deemed to constitute one
and the same instrument. In addition, execution of this Agreement by either of the Parties may be evidenced by way of email transmission
of such Party’s signature (which signature may be by separate counterpart) or a photocopy of such email transmission, and such
emailed signature, or photocopy of such emailed signature, shall be deemed to constitute the original signature of such Party to
this Agreement. |
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12.9 |
Notice |
All
notices and other communications under this Agreement will be in writing and may be delivered personally or transmitted by email as follows:
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(a) |
To
Holder: |
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c/o
Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (US Collector), LP |
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[Redacted] |
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Attention:
[Redacted] |
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Email:
[Redacted] |
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To
the BHMC and Grantor: |
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Bunker
Hill Mining Corp. |
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82
Richmond St. East, |
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Toronto,
Ontario |
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M5C
1P1 |
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Attention:
[Redacted] |
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Email:
[Redacted] |
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Silver
Valley Metals Corp. |
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1
Mine Road |
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Kellogg,
Idaho 83837 |
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Attention:
[Redacted] |
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Email:
[Redacted] |
or
to such addresses as each Party may from time to time specify by notice. Any notice will be deemed to have been given and received: |
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(i) |
if
personally delivered, then on the day of personal service to the recipient Party, provided that if such date is a day other than
a Business Day such notice will be deemed to have been given and received on the first Business Day following the date of personal
service; |
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(ii) |
if
sent by email transmission and successfully transmitted prior to 5:00 pm on a Business Day (recipient Party time), then on that Business
Day, and if transmitted after 5:00 pm on the first Business Day immediately following the date of transmission. |
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(iii) |
No
Joint Venture, Mining Partnership, Commercial Partnership. This Agreement shall not be construed to create, expressly or by implication,
a joint venture, mining partnership, commercial partnership, or other partnership relationship between the Parties. |
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF this Agreement has been executed as of the date first above given.
SPROTT
PRIVATE RESOURCE STREAMING AND ROYALTY (US COLLECTOR), LP, by its general partner, SPROTT PRIVATE RESOURCE STREAMING AND ROYALTY
(US GP), LLC |
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By: |
[Redacted] |
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Name:
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[Redacted] |
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Title: |
[Redacted] |
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STATE
OF CONNECTICUT |
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ss. |
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County
of ____________ |
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This
record was acknowledged before me on June ___, 2023 by Thomas Ulrich as Manager (type of authority) of Sprott Private Resource Streaming
and Royalty (US GP), LLC on behalf of the partnership.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
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NOTARY
PUBLIC FOR CONNECTICUT |
SILVER
VALLEY METALS CORP. |
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By: |
[Redacted] |
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Name: |
[Redacted] |
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Title: |
[Redacted] |
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BUNKER
HILL MINING CORP. |
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By: |
[Redacted] |
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Name: |
[Redacted] |
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Title: |
[Redacted] |
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STATE
OF IDAHO |
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ss. |
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County
of _________ |
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This
record was acknowledged before me on _____________ by _____________________ as _____________________ (type of authority) of SILVER VALLEY
METALS CORP. on behalf of the corporation.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
STATE
OF IDAHO |
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ss. |
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County
of _________ |
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This
record was acknowledged before me on _____________ by _____________________ as _____________________ (type of authority) of BUNKER HILL
MINING CORP. on behalf of the corporation.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
SCHEDULE
A
MAPS
OF PROPERTY
SCHEDULE B
DESCRIPTION
OF MINING RIGHTS
Primary
Claims
Claim
Name |
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M.S.
# |
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Section |
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Township |
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Range |
Ace |
|
2583 |
|
12 |
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48
North |
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2
East |
African |
|
2624 |
|
13 |
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48
North |
|
2
East |
Alla |
|
1228 |
|
13 |
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48
North |
|
2
East |
Allie |
|
1229 |
|
13 |
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48
North |
|
2
East |
Apex |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Arizona |
|
1488 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
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2
East |
Band |
|
2507 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Bear |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
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48
North |
|
2
East |
Bee |
|
2072 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Berniece |
|
1620 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Beta |
|
3471 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Blue
Bird |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Boer |
|
2599 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
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2
East |
Bonanza
Fraction |
|
1228 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Bought
Again |
|
1229 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Brady |
|
2584 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Buckeye |
|
2250 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Butte |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
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2
East |
Butternut |
|
1916 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Cariboo |
|
1220 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Carter |
|
1466 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Chain |
|
2078 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Cheyenne |
|
2249 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Chief
No. 2 |
|
2862 |
|
11 |
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48
North |
|
2
East |
Club |
|
2583 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Combination |
|
2072 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
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2
East |
Confidence |
|
2328 |
|
12 |
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48
North |
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2
East |
Coxey |
|
1466 |
|
14 |
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48
North |
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2
East |
Cypress |
|
2429 |
|
12 |
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48
North |
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2
East |
Deadwood |
|
1466 |
|
11 |
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48
North |
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2
East |
Debs |
|
1466 |
|
11 |
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48
North |
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2
East |
Dewey |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
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2
East |
Diamond |
|
2583 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Drew |
|
2587 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
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2
East |
East |
|
1228 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Emily
Grace |
|
2587 |
|
13 |
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48
North |
|
2
East |
Emma |
|
550 |
|
12 |
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48
North |
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2
East |
Ethel |
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2966 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Claim
Name |
|
M.S.
# |
|
Section |
|
Township |
|
Range |
Evans |
|
2611 |
|
12 |
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48
North |
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2
East |
Excelsior |
|
1356 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
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2
East |
F |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Flagstaff |
|
2328 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Flagstaff
No. 2 |
|
2921 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Flagstaff
No. 4 |
|
2921 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Foster |
|
2587 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Good
Luck |
|
1220 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Goth
|
|
3214 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Grant |
|
2599 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Grant |
|
2599 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Gun |
|
2611 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Gus |
|
2624 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Hamilton |
|
1466 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Hamilton
Fraction |
|
1619 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Hard
Cash |
|
1466 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Harrison |
|
1664 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Hawk |
|
2072 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Heart |
|
2511 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Helen
Marr |
|
2452 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Hemlock |
|
2452 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Hickory |
|
2432 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Homestake |
|
1916 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Hornet |
|
1325 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Idaho |
|
2072 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Iowa |
|
2072 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Ironhill |
|
1228 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Ito |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Jack |
|
2511 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Jersey
Fraction |
|
1220 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Josie |
|
1229 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-24 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-4 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-40 |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Katherine |
|
2966 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Key |
|
2511 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
King |
|
1325 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Kirby
Fraction |
|
2654 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Lackawana |
|
614 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Lacrosse |
|
1228 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Last
Chance |
|
551 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Claim
Name |
|
M.S.
# |
|
Section |
|
Township |
|
Range |
Likely |
|
1298 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Lilly
May |
|
2587 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Lincoln |
|
2187 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Lucia |
|
3390 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Lucky
Chance |
|
1349 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Maine |
|
2626 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Manchester |
|
2966 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Maple |
|
1229 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Marblehead |
|
3390 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Margaret |
|
3390 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Mashonaland |
|
1227 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Mattabelaland |
|
1227 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
McClellan |
|
2654 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
McClelland |
|
1681 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Miles |
|
2654 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Miners
Delight |
|
1228 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Missouri |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Mountain
King |
|
1620 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Mountain
Queen |
|
1620 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Nancy
B. |
|
3390 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Nellie |
|
2583 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Nevada |
|
1466 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
New
Era |
|
1527 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
96 |
|
1715 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
No.
1 |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
No.
2 |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
No.
3 |
|
1357 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
No.
4 |
|
1357 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
No
Name |
|
1228 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Norman |
|
2368 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Oakland |
|
569 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Offset |
|
1229 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Ollie
McMillin |
|
1228 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Ontario
Fraction |
|
755 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Oregon |
|
2274 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Overlap |
|
2052 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Oyama |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Olympia |
|
3390 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Packard |
|
1413 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Phil |
|
3390 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Phillippine |
|
1663 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Claim
Name |
|
M.S.
# |
|
Section |
|
Township |
|
Range |
Pitt |
|
2654 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Princess |
|
1633 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Quaker |
|
1414 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Queen |
|
2511 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Rambler |
|
1041 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Republican
Fraction |
|
959 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Roman |
|
2583 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Rookery |
|
1229 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Roy |
|
2624 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Royal
Knight |
|
1639 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
S-11 |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
S-12 |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
S-13 |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Sampson |
|
1328 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Sampson |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
San
Carlos |
|
750 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Sarnia |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Scelinda
No. 1 |
|
2921 |
|
1 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Scelinda
No. 2 |
|
2921 |
|
1 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Scelinda
No. 3 |
|
2921 |
|
1 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Scelinda
No. 4 |
|
2921 |
|
1 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Scelinda
No. 5 |
|
2921 |
|
1 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Scelinda
No. 7 |
|
2921 |
|
1 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Scelinda
No. 8 |
|
2921 |
|
1 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Schofield |
|
1228 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Skookum |
|
615 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Scorpion
Fraction |
|
2072 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Sierra
Nevada |
|
554 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Silver |
|
2587 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Silver
King |
|
1639 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Sims |
|
2186 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Sold
Again Fraction |
|
933 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Southern
Beauty |
|
1620 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Spade |
|
2583 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Spokane |
|
2509 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Spruce
Fraction |
|
2432 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Stemwinder |
|
1830 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Stopping |
|
1227 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Stuart
No. 2 |
|
2966 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Stuart
No. 3 |
|
2966 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Sugar |
|
2862 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Claim
Name |
|
M.S.
# |
|
Section |
|
Township |
|
Range |
Sullivan |
|
2966 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Summit |
|
1228 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Susie |
|
1229 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Taft |
|
2611 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Teddy |
|
2511 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Timothy
Fraction |
|
2274 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Tip
Top |
|
1041 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Trump |
|
2624 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Tyler |
|
546 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Utah |
|
1882 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Viola |
|
562 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Washington |
|
2072 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Waverly |
|
1620 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Wheelbarrow |
|
1526 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
William
Lambert Fraction |
|
1945 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Yale |
|
2611 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Zululand |
|
1227 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
This
Primary Claims set contains all resource material included in the 2021 PEA Mineral Resource Estimate, as well as those areas listed in
the historic 1991 reserves. Due to the inconsistent orientation and nature of the mineralization underlying the above parcels, the Primary
Royalty rate will be applied to all extracted and processed mineralized material lying under and within Primary Claims’ area, up
to 90 degrees nadir along the Primary Claims’ boundaries.
In
order to accommodate the down-dip potential on structures included within the 2021 PEA Mineral Resource Estimate and historic 1991 historic
reserves report, all material processed interstitial to existing development, along strike but within the Primary Claims’ boundary
restrictions listed in the above paragraph, and continuously down-dip to the termination of the structure, the following zones will constitute
Primary Claims and be assigned a 1.85% royalty rate: Shea, Tallon, Ike/Truman, Emery, J, Mac, Francis/FW Francis. These names are taken
to be the names used during past production and denote discrete mineralized structures.. This rule is added to the overlying royalty
rate’s material restrictions to reflect a more typical “Apex Law” situation for tabular mineralized zones and applies
only to those structures listed above. Splays and associated structures that connect geologically to those listed above will receive
the Primary Royalty rate of the main structure.
GGS
Claims
Claim
Name |
|
M.S.
# |
|
Section |
|
Township |
|
Range |
Adath |
|
2976 |
|
22 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Alykris |
|
2976 |
|
22 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Anna
Laura |
|
2976 |
|
22 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Atlas |
|
2976 |
|
22 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Atlas
No. 1 |
|
2976 |
|
22 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
B |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Battleship
Oregon |
|
3390 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Black |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Brown |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Charly
T. |
|
3390 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
E |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Edna |
|
2587 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
85 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Fraction |
|
2976 |
|
22 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Gay |
|
2976 |
|
22 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Hoover
No. 1 |
|
2975 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Hoover
No. 2 |
|
2975 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Hoover
No. 3 |
|
2975 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Hoover
No. 4 |
|
2975 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Hoover
No. 5 |
|
2975 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Iowa
No. 2 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-1 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-10 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-11 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-12 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-13 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-14 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-15 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-16 |
|
2077 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-17 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-2 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-25 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-26 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-27 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-28 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-3 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-30 |
|
2077 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-31 |
|
2077 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-32 |
|
2077 |
|
22 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Claim
Name |
|
M.S.
# |
|
Section |
|
Township |
|
Range |
K-33 |
|
2080 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-34 |
|
2080 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-35 |
|
2080 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-36 |
|
2080 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-37 |
|
2080 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-38 |
|
2080 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-5 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-7 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-8 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-9 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Kansas |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Lilly
May |
|
2587 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Little
Ore Grande |
|
2977 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Mabundaland |
|
1227 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Medium |
|
2587 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Missouri
No. 2 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
91 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
92 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
No.
1 |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
No.
2 |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
North
Midland |
|
3108 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Orbit |
|
3097 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Ore
Grande No. 1 |
|
2977 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Ore
Grande No. 2 |
|
2977 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Ore
Grande No. 3 |
|
2977 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Ore
Grande No. 4 |
|
2977 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Ore
Grande No. 5 |
|
2977 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Ore
Shoot |
|
3097 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Oreano |
|
3097 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Orient |
|
3097 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Oriental
Orphan |
|
3097 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Orpheum |
|
3097 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Panorama |
|
2976 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Penfield |
|
2587 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Red
Deer |
|
2976 |
|
22 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
S-10 |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Setzer |
|
2976 |
|
22 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Texas |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
The
GGS Royalty rate will apply to all GGS Claims either partly or wholly-covered by the ground geophysical survey announced on June 16,
2021
Residual
Claims
Claim
Name |
|
M.S.
# |
|
Section |
|
Township |
|
Range |
A |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Alfred |
|
1628 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Anaconda |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Apex
No. 2 |
|
3361 |
|
1 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Apex
No. 3 |
|
3361 |
|
1 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Army |
|
3096 |
|
22 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Asset |
|
2611 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Baby
(1/6th interest) |
|
2856 |
|
3 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Black
Diamond |
|
3423 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Blue
Grouse |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Bob
White |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Bonanza
King Millsite |
|
2868 |
|
8 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Brooklyn |
|
2201 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Butte
Fraction |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
C |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Carbonate |
|
3423 |
|
3 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Castle |
|
3503 |
|
17 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Childs |
|
2611 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Comstock |
|
1345 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Cougar |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
D |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Daisy |
|
1345 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Dandy |
|
1345 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Danish |
|
1503 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
East
Midland |
|
3108 |
|
19 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Eli |
|
2611 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Enterprise |
|
3423 |
|
3 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Enterprise
Extension |
|
3423 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Evening
Star |
|
2274 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Evening
Star Fraction |
|
2274 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Fairview |
|
621 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Flagstaff
No. 3 |
|
2921 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Galena |
|
3361 |
|
1 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Gelatin |
|
3423 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Giant |
|
3423 |
|
3 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Good
Enough |
|
1628 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Huckleberry
No. 2 |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Jackass |
|
586 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Jessie |
|
1345 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Julia |
|
1345 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Justice |
|
1345 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Claim
Name |
|
M.S.
# |
|
Section |
|
Township |
|
Range |
K-18 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-19 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-20 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-21 |
|
2077 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-22 |
|
2077 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-23 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-29 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-39 |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
K-6 |
|
2080 |
|
14 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Keystone
(1/6th interest) |
|
2856 |
|
3 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
L-1 |
|
3214 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
L-2 |
|
3214 |
|
9 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
L-3 |
|
3214 |
|
9 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Leopard |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Lesley |
|
2977 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Lesley
No. 2 |
|
2977 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Lesley
No. 3 |
|
2977 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Long
John |
|
3214 |
|
7 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Lydia
Fraction |
|
1723 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Lynx |
|
3361 |
|
35 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Mabel |
|
1723 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
MacBenn |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Maggie |
|
1628 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Manila |
|
1723 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Marin |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Marko |
|
3051 |
|
7 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Maryland |
|
2274 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
McRooney |
|
2966 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Midland |
|
3108 |
|
19 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Midland
No. 1 |
|
3108 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Midland
No. 3 |
|
3108 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Midland
No. 4 |
|
3108 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Midland
No. 5 |
|
3108 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Midland
No. 6 |
|
3108 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Midland
No. 7 |
|
3108 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Midland
No. 8 |
|
3108 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Milo
Millsite |
|
2869 |
|
44790 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Minnesota |
|
2077 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Missing
Link |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Claim
Name |
|
M.S.
# |
|
Section |
|
Township |
|
Range |
Monmouth |
|
2274 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Monte
Carlo No. 1 |
|
3177 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Monte
Carlo No. 2 |
|
3177 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Monte
Carlo No. 3 |
|
3177 |
|
44760 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Monte
Carlo No. 4 |
|
3177 |
|
44760 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Monte
Carlo No. 5 |
|
3177 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Navy |
|
3096 |
|
22 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
New
Jersey |
|
2201 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Nick |
|
2611 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
North
Wellington |
|
2977 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
O.K. |
|
1723 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
O.K.
Western |
|
1723 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Ophir |
|
1345 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Oracle |
|
3097 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Oregon |
|
2072 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Oregon
No. 2 |
|
2274 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Ox |
|
2611 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Peak |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Pete |
|
3389 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Pheasant |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Prominade |
|
3389 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Reeves |
|
1412 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Robbin |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Rolling
Stone |
|
619 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Rolling
Stone |
|
3423 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Ruth |
|
2611 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
S-9 |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Sam |
|
3389 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Schute
Fraction |
|
2201 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Sherman |
|
2611 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Silver
Chord |
|
2274 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Silver
King Millsite |
|
3563 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Simmons |
|
2611 |
|
12 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Snowline |
|
2587 |
|
25 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Sonora |
|
3361 |
|
2 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Spokane
Central No. 1 |
|
3472 |
|
19 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Spokane
Central No. 2 |
|
3472 |
|
20 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Spokane
Central No. 3 |
|
3472 |
|
20 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Spokane
Central No. 4 |
|
3472 |
|
20 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Spokane
Central No. 5 |
|
3472 |
|
20 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Spring |
|
3298 |
|
15 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Claim
Name |
|
M.S.
# |
|
Section |
|
Township |
|
Range |
Star |
|
2081 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Sullivan
Extension |
|
1228 |
|
13 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Sunny |
|
1723 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Switzerland |
|
2966 |
|
11 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
V.M.
No. 1 |
|
3051 |
|
7 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
V.M.
No. 2 |
|
3051 |
|
7 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Van
(1/6th interest) |
|
2856 |
|
3 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Venture |
|
3164 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Walla
Walla |
|
1345 |
|
18 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Wellington |
|
2977 |
|
23 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Whippoorwill |
|
1723 |
|
2 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Woodrat
(1/6th interest) |
|
2856 |
|
3 |
|
47
North |
|
2
East |
Yreka
No. 10 |
|
2587 |
|
19 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 11 |
|
2587 |
|
19 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 12 |
|
2587 |
|
30 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 13 |
|
2587 |
|
30 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 14 |
|
2587 |
|
30 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 15 |
|
2587 |
|
30 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 16 |
|
2587 |
|
30 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 17 |
|
2587 |
|
30 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 18 |
|
2587 |
|
30 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 19 |
|
2587 |
|
30 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 20 |
|
2587 |
|
30 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 21 |
|
2587 |
|
30 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 22 |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Yreka
No. 23 |
|
2587 |
|
19 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 24 |
|
2587 |
|
19 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Yreka
No. 25 |
|
2587 |
|
24 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
Yreka
No. 26 |
|
2587 |
|
19 |
|
48
North |
|
3
East |
Zeke |
|
3389 |
|
10 |
|
48
North |
|
2
East |
SCHEDULE
C
PERMITTED
ENCUMBRANCES
1. | Encumbrances
disclosed in Section (29) of the Disclosure Letter |
2. | The
Encumbrance disclosed in Section (13) of the Disclosure Letter |
SCHEDULE
D
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF GRANTOR AND BHMC
Each
of Grantor and BHMC (collectively, the “Obligors”) hereby represents and warrants as follows to Holder, and acknowledges
and agrees that Holder is relying upon such representations and warranties in connection with entering into of this Agreement:
Corporate
Organization and Authority
1. | Each
Obligor is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction
of incorporation and is up-to-date in respect of all filings required by law to maintain
its existence; in particular, BHMC is a corporation incorporated under the laws of Nevada
and Grantor is a corporation incorporated under the laws of Idaho. |
2. | Each
Obligor is qualified to do business and is in good standing in all jurisdictions in which
the nature of its business as now being or as proposed to be conducted makes such qualification
necessary and has all material governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals
necessary to own its assets and carry on its business as now being or as proposed to be conducted. |
3. | Each
Obligor has the requisite corporate power, capacity and authority to: (i) own its property
and assets and conduct its business; and (ii) enter into the Agreement and such other documents
as may be necessary or appropriate to give effect to the terms hereof, to perform its obligations
hereunder and complete the transactions contemplated hereby. |
4. | The
execution and delivery of the Agreement by each Obligor and the completion of the transactions
contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part
of such Obligor. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by such
Obligor, and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of it, enforceable against
it in accordance with the terms thereof, except to the extent enforcement may be affected
by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar Applicable
Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to the qualification that equitable
remedies, injunctive relief and/or specific performance may be granted in the discretion
of a court of competent jurisdiction. |
5. | BHMC
owns legally and beneficially all of the issued and outstanding stock of Grantor (the “Capital
Stock”) as set forth in Section (5) of the Disclosure Letter free and clear of
any Encumbrances. The corporate structure and organization chart of the Obligors set forth
in Section (5) of the Disclosure Letter accurately reflects, as of the date hereof, the direct
and indirect ownership of all of the Capital Stock of Grantor. Other than as set forth in
Section (5) of the Disclosure Letter, no Person has any agreement, option, right of first
refusal or right, title or interest or any right (including a right of conversion of Indebtedness)
that is or will become an agreement, option, right of first refusal or right, title or interest,
in or to all or any part of the Capital Stock of Grantor. There are no shareholders’
agreement or shareholders’ declaration in effect with respect to the Obligors or their
respective shares or other equity interests. |
6. | Each
Obligor is entering into and performing its obligations under this Agreement, on its own
account and not as trustee or a nominee of any other Person. |
7. | The
principal place of business and chief executive office of each Obligor as of the date hereof
is set out in Section (7) of the Disclosure Letter. |
8. | No
Obligor has suffered an Insolvency Event and the Obligors are not aware of any circumstance
which, with notice or the passage of time, or both, would give rise to an Insolvency Event
with respect to it. |
9. | Each
of the Obligors’ corporate records are complete and accurate in all material respects,
and true and correct copies of same have been made available to Holder. |
10. | The
financial books, records and accounts of each of the Obligors: (i) are complete and accurate
in all material respects; (ii) are stated in reasonable detail; and (iii) accurately and
fairly reflect all the material transactions, acquisitions and dispositions of each of the
Obligors. |
11. | BHMC’s
audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, including
the consolidated balance sheets, statements of loss and comprehensive loss, cash flows and
changes in shareholders’ deficiency and the notes thereon and the unaudited interim
consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2023 (collectively,
the “Current Financial Statements”), have been prepared in accordance
with US GAAP. The Current Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition and results of operations of Grantor and BHMC, on a consolidated basis,
as at the respective dates specified therein and for the periods then ended. The Obligors
have not effected any material change in its accounting methods, principles or practices
since the date of the Current Financial Statements. The Obligors do not intend to correct
or restate, nor, to the knowledge of the Obligors, is there any basis for any correction
or restatement of, any aspect of the Current Financial Statements. Other than as set out
in Section (11) of the Disclosure Letter, each Obligor is neither a party to, nor had a commitment
to become a party to, any material off balance sheet transactions, arrangements, obligations
(including contingent obligations) or other relationships of Grantor, BHMC or any subsidiary
of the Obligors with unconsolidated entities. MNP LLP is the current auditor of BHMC and
is “independent” of the Obligors within the meaning of the Rules of Professional
Conduct of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario. There has never been a “reportable
event” (within the meaning of National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure
Obligations of the Canadian Securities Administrators) (“NI 51-102”)
with the present or any former auditor of the Obligors. |
12. | Since
the end date of its Current Financial Statements, the Obligors: |
| (a) | have
conducted its business only in the ordinary course of business and no Material Adverse Effect
has occurred; and |
| (b) | have
not incurred any Indebtedness which is not shown or reflected in the most recent interim
financial statements provided to Holder or in Section (12) of the Disclosure Letter. |
Tax
Matters
| (i) | All
material Taxes due and payable by each of the Obligors (whether or not shown due on any Tax
returns and whether or not assessed (or reassessed) by the appropriate Governmental Authority)
have been timely paid. |
| (ii) | All
Tax returns required by Applicable Law to be filed by or with respect to the Obligors have
been properly prepared and timely filed and all such Tax returns (including information provided
therewith or with respect thereto) are true, complete and correct in all material respects,
and no material fact or facts have been omitted therefrom which would make any such Tax returns
misleading. |
| (b) | As
of the date hereof, no audit or other proceeding by any Governmental Authority is pending
or, to the knowledge of the Obligors, threatened with respect to any Taxes due from or with
respect to the Obligors, and no Governmental Authority has given written notice of any intention
to assert any deficiency or claim for additional Taxes against either of the Obligors. As
of the date hereof, there are no matters under discussion, audit or appeal or in dispute
with any Governmental Authority relating to Taxes. |
| (c) | Other
than as set out in Section (13) of the Disclosure Letter, no Governmental Authority of a
jurisdiction in which the Obligors do not file Tax returns has made any written claim that
either of the Obligors are or may be subject to taxation by such jurisdiction. To the knowledge
of the Obligors, there is no basis for a claim that the Obligors is subject to Tax in a jurisdiction
in which the Obligors do not file Tax returns. As of the date hereof, each of the Obligors
only file Tax returns in the jurisdictions in which it is incorporated or organized and in
any jurisdiction in which it carries on any material business. |
| (d) | As
of the date hereof, there are no reassessments of Taxes for the Obligors that have been issued
and are under dispute, and the Obligors have not received any communication from any Governmental
Authority that an assessment or reassessment is proposed in respect of any Taxes. |
| (e) | To
the knowledge of the Obligors, each of the Obligors have withheld or collected any material
Taxes that are required by Applicable Law to be withheld or collected and have paid or remitted,
on a timely basis, the full amount of any Taxes that have been withheld or collected, and
are due, to the applicable Governmental Authority. |
Non-Contravention
15. | Subject
to Section (15) of the Disclosure Letter, none of the execution and delivery of the Agreement,
or the completion of the transactions contemplated hereby, by each Obligor, will (i) require
that a consent be obtained or a notice be provided under or result in or constitute a breach
or default under any agreement, mortgage, bond or other instrument to which it is a party
or which is binding on it or its assets, (ii) violate the terms of its constating documents,
(iii) require that a consent be obtained or a notice be provided under or violate any Applicable
Law or any Authorization or the material terms and conditions of any Other Rights, or result
in any modification, revocation, alteration or transfer of any Authorization or Other Right,
(iv) result in the imposition of any Encumbrance on the Project Assets, or (v) contravene
any judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority. |
16. | No
Obligor is in breach of or default under, and no event has occurred that, with the passage
of time or notice, or both, would constitute or would reasonably be expected to constitute
such a breach of or default under, any agreement, mortgage, bond or other instrument to which
it is a party or which is binding on it or its assets, other than a breach or default or
event that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. To
the knowledge of the Obligors, there is no breach or default by any counterparty thereto
or inability of any counterparty thereto to perform its obligations thereunder which has,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. |
Regulatory
Compliance
17. | No
consents, approvals or permissions are required to be obtained by, nor any filings made with
any Governmental Authority by any Obligor in connection with the execution and delivery or
the performance by it of this Agreement, or in respect of its obligations hereunder, other
than as set forth in Section (17) of the Disclosure Letter. |
18. | Each
Obligor has conducted and is conducting its respective business in compliance in all material
respects with Applicable Laws. |
19. | No
Obligor nor, to the knowledge of the Obligors, any director, officer, manager, member, employee,
consultant, representative or agent thereof, acting on its behalf has violated (i) the Corruption
of Foreign Public Officials Act (Canada), the Bribery Act (United Kingdom), the
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (United States), and all other anti-bribery, and anti-corruption
Applicable Laws, whether within Canada, the United States or to the extent applicable to
any Obligor, elsewhere, including any regulations, guidelines or orders thereunder (collectively,
the “Anti-Bribery Laws”); and (ii) the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering)
and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada) and all other anti-money laundering, anti-terrorist
financing, government sanction and “know your client” Applicable Laws, whether
within Canada, the United States and, to the extent applicable to any Obligor, elsewhere,
including any regulations, guidelines or orders thereunder (collectively, the “Anti-Money
Laundering Laws”). No Obligor nor, to the knowledge of Grantor and BHMC, any director,
officer, employee, consultant, representative or agent thereof acting on its behalf, has
made a voluntary, directed, or involuntary disclosure to any Governmental Authority responsible
for enforcing Anti-Bribery Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws, with respect to any alleged
non-compliance by any Obligor or such other Persons (acting on behalf of an Obligor) with
Anti-Bribery Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws. No Obligor has received any written notice,
request, or citation from any Governmental Authority alleging non-compliance by any Obligor
or such other Persons (acting on behalf of an Obligor) with any Anti-Bribery Laws or Anti-Money
Laundering Laws. |
20. | The
Obligors and their agents have complied at all times with Anti-Bribery Laws with respect
to the Mine and the development, construction or conduct of all operations or activities
at the Mine. The operations in relation to the Mine are and have been conducted at all times
in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of Anti-Money
Laundering Laws and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or Governmental
Authority or any arbitrator involving the Obligors with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering
Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Obligors, threatened. |
21. | The
Obligors have not, and, to the knowledge of the Obligors, no director, officer, employee,
consultant, representative or agent of the Obligors have, transacted business on behalf of
the Obligors with any Restricted Person. |
22. | BHMC
is a “reporting issuer” (or the equivalent) in the provinces of British Columbia
and Ontario and is not included on a list of defaulting reporting issuers maintained by the
securities regulators or other securities regulatory authorities in any such provinces (collectively,
the “Securities Regulators”). No order, ruling or determination having
the effect of suspending the sale or ceasing or suspending trading in any securities of BHMC
has been issued by any Governmental Authority and is continuing in effect and no proceedings
for such purpose have been instituted or are, to the knowledge of the Obligors, pending or
threatened. |
Legal
Proceedings
23. | Other
than as set forth in Section (23) of the Disclosure Letter, there are no actions, suits,
proceedings, hearings, inquiries, investigations or claims commenced or, to the knowledge
of the Obligors, threatened against any Obligor or that involve the Mine, and which, individually
or in the aggregate, (i) would prevent or limit, restrict or impair in any material respect
the ability of an Obligor to enter into this Agreement or would reasonably be expected to
materially and adversely impair the performance of its obligations under this Agreement or
the development of the Mine, or (ii) that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect. |
24. | No
Obligor is a party to or subject to any judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree, involving
the Mine, which (i) could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely impair the performance
of its obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) could reasonably be expected to result in
a Material Adverse Effect. No action or proceeding has been instituted or remains pending
or, to the knowledge of the Obligors, has been threatened and not resolved, by or before
any Governmental Authority that (i) could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely
impair the development of the Mine, or (ii) could reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect. |
Material
Information
25. | All
material information relating to the Mine and Project Assets and prepared by or on behalf
of the current management of the Obligors and that has been made available or delivered to
Holder, including forecasts, projections, mine plans, budgets and environmental audits, assessments,
studies and tests, including any environmental and social impact assessment study reports,
was prepared in good faith and on the basis of assumptions that the management of the Obligors
believe to be reasonable at the time of preparation, subject to any material changes of which
the Obligors have informed Holder in writing. To the knowledge of the management of the Obligors,
all material information relating to the Mine and the Project Assets prepared at the request
of current management of the Obligors by third parties and that has been made available or
delivered to Holder including forecasts, projections, mine plans, budgets and environmental
audits, assessments, studies and tests, including any material environmental and social impact
assessment study reports, was prepared in good faith and does not contain materially incorrect
information. The Obligors do not have knowledge of any change to the facts and assumptions
underlying the estimates in the technical report and preliminary economic assessment for
underground milling and concentration of lead, silver and zinc at the Mine dated December
29, 2021 effective November 29, 2021 (“PEA”) that would reasonably be
expected to result in a material adverse change in any cost, price, reserves, resources or
other relevant information in the PEA. All material information regarding the Mine and the
Project Assets, including drill results, technical reports and studies, that are required
to be disclosed by Applicable Laws, have been publicly disclosed by BHMC in compliance, in
all material respects, with Applicable Laws. |
26. | As
of the date hereof, all material information relating to the Mine mineralization prepared
by or on behalf of the current management of the Obligors has been made available or delivered
to Holder and, to the knowledge of the management of the Obligors, such information and the
reports and information delivered to Holder have been prepared in a manner which is consistent
with Good Practice Standards, the statements, assumptions and projections contained therein
are fair and reasonable as and when produced and, to the knowledge of the management of the
Obligors, have been arrived at after reasonable inquiry having been made in good faith by
the Persons responsible therefor. The estimated mineral resources relating to the Real Property
as of the date hereof are as stated in the PEA. The Obligors are in compliance in all material
respects with NI 43-101 in connection with the disclosure of scientific or technical information
made by the Obligors concerning the Mine. The Obligors have duly filed with the applicable
regulatory authorities in compliance in all material respects with Applicable Laws all reports
required by NI 43-101 in connection with the Mine, and all such reports were prepared in
accordance with the requirements of NI 43-101 in all material respects. Except as set forth
in Section (26) of the Disclosure Letter, as of the date hereof, there are no outstanding
unresolved comments of the Canadian Securities Exchange (the “CSE”) or
any Securities Regulator in respect of the technical disclosure relating to the Mine made
in the documents which have been filed by or on behalf of the Obligors with the relevant
Securities Regulators pursuant to the requirements of Applicable Laws, including all documents
publicly available on BHMC’s SEDAR profile. |
27. | The
Obligors are in compliance in all material respects with all timely and continuous disclosure
obligations under Applicable Laws, including NI 51-102, and the policies, rules and regulations
of the CSE and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as disclosed to
the Holder, there has been no “material change”, as defined in the Securities
Act (Ontario) (actual, or, to the knowledge of the Obligors, proposed or prospective,
whether financial or otherwise) in the business, results of operations, prospects, assets,
liabilities (contingent or otherwise) or capital or financial condition of the Obligors on
a consolidated basis which has not been publicly disclosed within the period required by
NI 51-102, and except as disclosed to Holder, the Obligors has not filed any confidential
material change reports which remain confidential as of the date hereof. |
Mine
28. | The
PEA was prepared in a manner which is consistent with Good Practice Standards and the statements,
assumptions and projections contained therein were fair and reasonable as and when produced
and, to the Obligors’ knowledge, were arrived at after reasonable inquiry, having been
made in good faith by the Persons responsible therefor. The PEA contains a reasonable estimate
in all material respects of projected capital expenditures for the Real Property subject
to fluctuations in exchange rates, commodity prices and electricity rates and has been prepared
in a manner which is consistent with Good Practice Standards. |
29. | Subject
to Section (29) of the Disclosure Letter, Grantor is the sole recorded and beneficial owner
of the Real Property, free and clear of any Encumbrances (other than Permitted Encumbrances).
Section (29) of the Disclosure Letter sets out a full and complete list of all Permitted
Encumbrances not already described in paragraphs (a) through (n) of the definition thereof.
Except for any Permitted Encumbrance or as listed in Section (29) of the Disclosure Letter,
no Person other than Holder has any agreement to acquire, option, right of first refusal
or right, title or interest or any right that is or will become an agreement to acquire,
option, right of first refusal or right, title or interest, in or to all or any material
part of the Collateral or any Project Assets nor has either of the Obligors granted, or agreed
to grant, any Encumbrances, other than Permitted Encumbrances, on the Collateral or any Project
Asset. |
30. | The
Authorizations and Other Rights required for the development, construction or operation of
the Mine, including commercial production of the silver, lead and zinc from the Mine, whether
obtained or issued by the date hereof or not, are listed in Section (30) of the Disclosure
Letter. The Obligors have complied in all material respects with all conditions provided
for in the Authorizations and Other Rights required to be complied with as of the date this
representation is made. |
31. | Other
than as set forth in Section (31) of the Disclosure Letter, all Authorizations and Other
Rights required for the development, construction and operation of the Mine, including for
greater certainty all environmental and water permits, are in full force and effect and in
good standing and none of the Obligors, and to the best of the knowledge and belief of each
of the Obligors, no other Person party thereto is, in default in any material respect under
any such Authorization or Other Right. |
32. | No
Authorization or Other Right relating to the Mine or the Real Property has been challenged,
withdrawn, cancelled, amended or refused or, to the best of the knowledge and belief of each
of the Obligors, threatened to be challenged, withdrawn, cancelled, amended or refused by
any Governmental Authority or by any other Person. |
33. | Subject
to Section (33) of the Disclosure Letter, operation of the Mine is and has been in compliance
in all material respects with all land use restrictions, zoning, regulations, ordinances,
environmental laws and other similar Applicable Laws thereto. Subject to Section (33) of
the Disclosure Letter, during the past three (3) years, neither of the Obligors nor any of
its agents or employees has received any written notice from any Governmental Authority having
jurisdiction over the Mine alleging any violation of any Applicable Law, including, but not
limited to, those relating to environmental laws, zoning, building, use, personal disability
and fire or safety, which has not been cured or remedied. To the knowledge of the Obligors,
there are not any threatened proceedings for the rezoning of the Real Property or any portion
thereof. |
34. | Current
management of the Obligors has arranged for the following environmental studies relating
to the Mine and the Real Property: (i) since September 2020, 30 site water sampling and broad
spectrum lab testing on a monthly basis and field parameter testing on a bi-weekly basis,
and (ii) in May 2021, a multi-year water flow analysis program with the University of Idaho’s
hydrogeology department, (iii) water chemistry analysis as part of planning for a proprietary
in-mine water treatment system, (iv) evaluation of the capabilities of the Environmental
Protection Agency’s Central Treatment Plant, in the event that an Obligor may seek
to purchase and/or operate it in the future. No other environmental investigation, study,
audit, test or other analysis has been conducted by or at the request of current management
of the Obligors with respect to the Mine and the Real Property. |
35. | Subject
to Section (35) of the Disclosure Letter, there are no material environmental liabilities
of the Obligors or to the knowledge of the Obligors, in respect of the development, construction
and operation of the Mine, in each case, that have been incurred as at the date that this
representation is made. |
36. | Subject
to Section (36) of the Disclosure Letter, no release or threatened release of any chemicals,
materials or substances, whether solid, liquid or gas, defined as or included in the definition
of “contaminant”, “pollutant”, “hazardous substance”,
“hazardous waste”, “hazardous material”, or “toxic substance”
under any applicable environmental law has occurred or is occurring at or from the Mine for
which environmental laws require notice, further investigation or any form of responsive
action. |
37. | Section
(37) of the Disclosure Letter lists all underground and above ground storage tanks located
or previously located on the Real Property. |
38. | The
Obligors have complied and will comply with all terms and conditions of the EPA Settlement
Agreement, including, without limitation, making timely payments and providing financial
assurance on schedule. |
39. | Except
for deferral arrangements disclosed in Section (39) of the Disclosure Letter, all payments
relating to water treatments costs with respect to the Mine, including all costs relating
to the water treatment facility known as the Central Treatment Plant, have been paid in full,
and there are no water treatment costs or other amounts in connection therewith owing to
any Person, including, without limitation, the EPA and the Idaho Department of Environmental
Quality (“IDEQ”). |
40. | As
of May 31, 2023, except for a shortfall not to exceed US$5,000,000, the Cost to Complete
Test has been satisfied. |
41. | Except
as disclosed in Section (39) of the Disclosure Letter, each of the Obligors are in compliance
with their obligations to the EPA and IDEQ with respect to the Obligors’ responsibilities
for meeting water discharge standards and for all water treatment costs in connection with
the Property and there are no further water treatment costs due and payable by the Obligors
to the EPA and the IDEQ. |
42. | The
Real Property comprises all mining claims, concessions and other mining rights forming part
of the Mine. |
43. | Grantor
has good and marketable title to the Real Property free and clear of any Encumbrances other
than Permitted Encumbrances and its rights in and to the Real Property will be valid and
in full force and effect in all material respects, and the Obligors will have complied in
all material respects with all of their respective obligations in respect thereof, including
payment of any annual fees and production penalties, under Applicable Laws. No third party
holds any mining or real property rights that conflict in any material respect with Grantor’s
rights in and to the Real Property. |
44. | Except
as set out in Section (44) of the Disclosure Letter, all mining concession, patent or maintenance
fees and recording fees, and all other material exploration permit, authorization, lease,
licensing and mining claim payments, rentals, taxes, assessments, renewal fees and other
governmental charges, owing in respect of the Mine and the Real Property or any part thereof,
have been paid in full. |
45. | Grantor
owns or has the right to use or the benefit of all of the Other Rights and Project Assets
and the Other Rights and Project Assets they own are free and clear of any Encumbrances,
other than Permitted Encumbrances. |
46. | Subject
only to the rights of any Governmental Authority set out in Section (43) of the Disclosure
Letter and except for Permitted Encumbrances, no Person is entitled to or holds any material
rent, option, back-in right, earn-in right, right of first refusal, royalty, stream, participation,
production or similar interests, or other payment in the nature of rent or royalty, on or
for the Mine, including any Real Property. |
47. | To
the knowledge of the Obligors, there is no (i) expropriatory act or series of expropriatory
acts, including eminent domain, confiscation, nationalization, requisition, deprivation,
sequestration and/or similar acts, by law, order, executive or administrative action or otherwise
of any Governmental Authority or any corporation or other entity controlled by any Governmental
Authority the result of which expropriatory act or series of expropriatory acts is that all
or substantially all of the rights, privileges and benefits pertaining to, associated with,
threatened against or affecting all or any part of the Mine (collectively, an “Expropriation
Event”) and (ii) circumstances, notices, discussions, or negotiations which could
reasonably be expected to result in such an Expropriation Event. |
Community
48. | Except
as set out in Section (47) of the Disclosure Letter, to the best knowledge of the Obligors,
no indigenous or community groups (and no Persons on their behalf) have asserted any interest
or rights or commenced or threatened any claims or proceedings affecting the Mine or the
Obligors that could result in a Material Adverse Effect. |
49. | Any
relocation or resettlement of any persons, communities or settlements, including any indigenous
persons, communities or settlements, in connection with the exploration, development or operation
of the Mine has been conducted in material compliance with all Applicable Laws and Authorizations. |
50. | Except
as set out in Section (50) of the Disclosure Letter, and to the best of the knowledge and
belief of each of the Obligors (i) no indigenous or community groups (and no Governmental
Authority on behalf of any such groups) have asserted any interest or rights or commenced
or threatened any claims or proceedings affecting the Real Property, the Mine or any of the
Obligors which have a Material Adverse Effect, and (ii) neither the Real Property nor any
part of the Mine is located on any land or in territory to which indigenous or local community
groups own or are entitled to communal, collective rights or any other rights under Applicable
Law. |
51. | The
Obligors have complied with all previous consultation processes with local communities in
accordance with Applicable Law. |
Other
52. | Except
as set out in Section ( 52) of the Disclosure Letter, no Obligor is party to any contract
that would give rise to a valid claim against an Obligor and/or any Sprott Entity for a brokerage
commission, finder’s fee or like payment in connection with the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents. |
53. | Section
( 53) of the Disclosure Letter, lists all bank accounts of each of BHMC and Grantor and the
depositary bank at which such accounts are maintained. |
54. | The
Obligors are in material compliance with all Applicable Laws respecting employment and employment
practices, terms and conditions of employment, pay equity and wages; there is not currently
any labour disruption, strike, or conflict involving or threatened against any Obligor or
directly affecting the Mine. None of the Obligors are party to a collective bargaining agreement. |
SCHEDULE
E
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF HOLDER
The
Holder hereby represents and warrants as follows to each of the Obligors, and acknowledges and agrees that the Obligors are relying upon
such representations and warranties in connection with entering into of this Agreement:
(a) | it
is a partnership validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is up-to-date
in respect of all filings required by law to maintain its existence. |
(b) | it
has the requisite corporate power, capacity and authority to enter into the Agreement and
to perform its obligations hereunder. |
(c) | the
entering into of this Agreement and the exercise of its rights and performance of obligations
hereunder do not and will not (i) conflict with or result in a default under any material
agreement, mortgage, bond or instrument to which it is a party or which is binding on its
assets, (ii) conflict with its constating or constitutive documents; or (iii) conflict with
or violate any Applicable Law, in each case, in any material respect. |
(d) | no
corporate or other approvals of any Person are required to be obtained by it in connection
with the execution and delivery or performance by it of this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby, except for any such approval as has been obtained prior to the execution
and delivery by it of this Agreement. |
(e) | this
Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Holder, and constitutes
a legal, valid and binding obligation of it, enforceable against it in accordance with the
terms thereof, except to the extent enforcement may be affected by bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar Applicable Laws affecting creditors’
rights generally and subject to the qualification that equitable remedies, injunctive relief
and/or specific performance may be granted in the discretion of a court of competent jurisdiction. |
(f) | it
has not suffered an Insolvency Event and is not now aware of any circumstance which, with
notice or the passage of time, or both, would give rise to an Insolvency Event with respect
to it. |
SCHEDULE
F
LEGAL
DESCRIPTION OF REAL PROPERTY
SCHEDULE
F-1
SURFACE
AND MINERAL PARCELS
PARCEL
1:
Being
a tract of land situated in the Northeast ¼ of the Southeast ¼ of Section 1,
Township
48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho more particularly described as follows:
Beginning
at the East ¼ corner of said Section 1, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M.,
Shoshone
County, State of Idaho marked by a concrete monument and also the point of beginning, thence
South
87°28’34” West 165.92 feet; thence
South
30°34’59” West, 220.96 feet; thence
Along
a curve right, radius = 40 feet, the long chord bears South 66°18’09” West, 75.71 feet; thence
North
78°22’26” West, 36.16 feet; thence
South
10°52’21” West, 204.04 feet; thence
North
75°18’39” West, 252.91 feet; thence
South
17°22’44” West, 1124.08 feet; thence
North
87°41’35” East, 1007.62 feet; thence
North
00°12’22” West, 1389.14 feet to the point of beginning.
PARCEL
2:
Being
a tract of land lying in the Northeast ¼ and the Southeast ¼ of Section 1,
Township
48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho and more particularly described as follows:
Beginning
at a point from whence the East ¼ corner of Section 1, Township 48 North,
Range
2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho bears South 10°03’11” East, 409.83 feet distant; thence
South
21°46’03” West, 150.17 feet; thence
North
65°43’21” West, 407.49 feet; thence
South
01°10’02” West, 94.54 feet; thence
South
27°17’34” West, 90.00 feet; thence
South
39°32’35” East, 342.19 feet; thence
South
17°00’49” West, 108.69 feet; thence
South
09°45’56” East, 92.08 feet; thence
Along
a curve right, radius = 40 feet, the long chord bears North 68°36’01” East, 43.86 feet; Thence
North
30°34’41” East, 331.46 feet; thence
Along
a curve right, radius = 100 feet, the long chord bears North 48°38’04” East, 62.13 feet; thence
Along
a curve left, radius = 161 feet, the long chord bears North 16°29’47” East, 198.94 feet; thence
North
31°27’01” West, 84.16 feet to the point of beginning and sometimes referred to as Lot
2,
Mine Short Plat No. 1 as shown on the official recorded plat thereof recorded as
Instrument
No. 350327, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
PARCEL
3:
Being
a tract of land situated in the Northeast ¼ of the Southeast ¼ of Section 1, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho more particularly described as follows:
Beginning
at a point whence the East ¼ corner of Section 1, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho bears
North 59°22’09” East, 395.37 feet distant; thence
Along
a curve left, radius = 40 feet, the long chord bears South 15°24’18” West, 27.50 feet; thence
North
78°22’26” West, 36.16 feet; thence
South
10°52’21” West, 204.04 feet; thence
North
75°18’39” West, 252.91 feet; thence
North
02°48’24” West, 383.22 feet; thence
North
31°43’07” East, 271.88 feet; thence
South
39°32’35” East, 342.19 feet; thence
South
17°00’49” West, 108.69 feet; thence
South
09°45’56” East, 92.08 feet to the point of beginning and sometimes referred to as Lot 3 Mine Plant Short Plat No. 1.
PARCEL
4:
Saxon,
M.S. 2067 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11 & 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M.,
Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 553, records of Shoshone County, State of
Idaho.
PARCEL
5:
Link,
M.S. 2123 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 601, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
PARCEL
6:
Spur,
M.S. 2124 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 11 and 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 48, Deeds, at page 479, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
PARCEL
7:
Spear,
M.S. 2496 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 43, Deeds, at page 49, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
PARCEL
8:
Marion,
M.S. 2583 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 47, Deeds, at page 196, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
PARCEL
9:
Ben
Herr, Kruger and Philippine, M.S. 2599 Patented Mining Claims situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 12 and 13, Township 48 North,
Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 47, Deeds, at page 27, records of Shoshone County, State
of Idaho.
PARCEL
10:
Hough,
M.S. 2611 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 12 and 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 56, Deeds, at page 99, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
PARCEL
11:
California,
M.S. 2627 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 45, Deeds, at page 503, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Check,
M.S. 2840 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 1 and 12, Township 48, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 54, Deeds, at page 465, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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That
portion of Florence, M.S. 2862 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East,
B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho and more particularly described in those certain deeds recorded November 30, 1966 as Instrument
Nos. 208505 and 208506, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 55, Deeds, at page 585, records of Shoshone
County, State of Idaho.
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Billy,
M.S. 3111 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 96, Deeds, at page 398, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Lucky,
M.S. 3470 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., and in Section
18, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 91, Deeds, at page 283, records of
Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Moat,
M.S. 3503 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 17, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 96, Deeds, at page 356, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Bunker
Hill, M.S. 579 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 12 & 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M.,
Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 6, Deeds, at page 101, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Sullivan,
M.S. 580 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 6, Deeds, at page 190, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Important
Fraction, M.S. 581 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 6, Deeds, at page 285, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Phil
Sheridan, M.S. 604 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 6, Deeds, at page 281, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Reed
Fraction, M.S. 607 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 6, Deeds, at page 246, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Bunker
Hill Millsite, M.S. 608 Patented Millsite Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M.,
Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 4, Deeds, at page 181, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Small
Hopes, M.S. 609, Amended Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M.,
Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 6, Deeds, at page 325, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Bottom
Dollar Fraction, M.S. 629 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M.,
Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 6, Deeds, at page 252, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Chestnut
Fraction, M.S. 632 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 6, Deeds, at page 339, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Emma
& Last Chance Millsite, M.S. 703 Patented Millsite claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range
2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 4, Deeds, at page 179, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Ontario,
M.S. 755 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 11 & 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 382, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Carbonate,
M.S. 764 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 325, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Silver
Casket, M.S. 790 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 15, Deeds, at page 25, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Turkey
Buzzard, M.S. 836 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in book 6, Deeds, at page 243, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Snowslide
Fraction, M.S. 837 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 6, Deeds, at page 249, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Silver,
M.S. 1085 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 12 and 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 38, Deeds, at page 479, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Johnnesburg,
M.S. 1192 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 12 & 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 232, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Puritan,
M.S. 1328 Amended Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 196, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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No.
5, M.S. 1357 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 18, Deeds, at page 234, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Omaha,
M.S. 1409 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents at page 190, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Legal
Tender, M.S. 1639 Amended Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M.,
Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 304, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Triangle
Fraction, M.S. 2065 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 604, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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A
parcel of land situated in the Northwest Quarter of Section 6, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County, Idaho, and more
particularly described as follows:
Using
the Bunker Hill Triangulation System Meridian and coordinates and beginning at Corner No. 1, a point identical with the West Quarter
Corner of said Section 6 (N9667.57, E687.41), and running thence
North
0°42’20” East, 372.46 feet along the West boundary line of said Section 6 to Corner No. 2; thence
South
20°36’ East, 59.71 feet to Corner No. 3, a point identical with Corner No. 4 of the Washington Water Power Company (WWP Co.)
tract as described in Document No. 302109, recorded November 2, 1982, records of Shoshone County, Idaho from The Bunker Hill Company
to Bunker Limited Partnership, Parcel 28 of Exhibit “A”, pages 12 and 13; thence
South
69°24’ West, 12.87 feet to Corner No. 4, identical with Corner No. 3 of said WWP Co. tract; thence
South
14°20’ East, 118.05 feet to Corner No. 5, identical with Corner No. 2 of said WWP Co. tract; thence
South
2°23’30” West, 187.00 feet to Corner No. 6, identical with Corner No. 1 of said WWP Co. tract; thence
South
80°00’ East, 53.98 feet along the Southerly boundary line of said WWP Co. tract to its point of intersection with the South
boundary line of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 6; thence
South
88°55’25” West, 88.05 feet along said boundary line of said Section 6 Northwest Quarter to Corner No. 1 and place of
beginning.
SCHEDULE
F-2
MINERAL
RIGHTS
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Reeves,
M.S. 1412 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 2, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 8, Deeds, at page 66.
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Packard,
M.S. 1413 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 2, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 193.
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Quaker,
M.S. 1414 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 2, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 388.
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Danish,
M.S. 1503 Amended Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 2, Township 48 north, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded as Instrument No. 209774, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Alferd
(shown of record as Alfred) and Maggie, M.S. 1628 Patented Mining Claims situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 2, Township 48
North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 247.
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Princess,
M.S. 1633 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 301.
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Royal
Knight and Silver King, M.S. 1639 Amended Patented Mining Claims situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 2 and 11, Township 48
North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 304.
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Phillippine,
M.S. 1663 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 2, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 322.
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Harrison,
M.S. 1664 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 307.
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Ninety-Six
(96), M.S. 1715 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 349.
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Lydia
Fraction, Mabel, Manila, O.K., O.K. Western, Sunny and Whippoorwill, M.S. 1723 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District
in Sections 2 and 3, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 28, Deeds, at page
446.
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William
Lambert Fraction, M.S. 1945 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 2, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M.,
Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 1, Deeds, at page 580.
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Band,
M.S. 2507 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 2, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 41, Deeds, at page 251.
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Maine,
M.S. 2626 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 2 & 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 45, Deeds, at page 180.
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Venture,
M.S. 3164 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 2, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 62, Patents, at page 72.
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Goth,
L-2, L-3 M. S. 3214 Patented Mining Claims Patent Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 2 and 9, Township 48 North,
Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 64, Deeds, at page 284.
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Castle,
M.S. 3503 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 17, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 96, Deeds, at page 356.
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Silver
King Millsite, M.S. 3563 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 2, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M.,
Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 123, Deeds, at page 166.
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Tyler,
M.S. 546 Amended Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 34, Deeds, at page 546
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Emma,
M.S. 550 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded as Instrument No. 209775, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
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Last
Chance, M. S. 551 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 1, Deeds, at page 433
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Sierra
Nevada, M.S. 554 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 11 & 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M.,
Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 1, Deeds, at page 358.
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Viola,
M.S. 562 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 619.
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Oakland,
M.S. 569 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 11 & 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 235.
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Jackass,
M.S. 586 Amended Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 12 & 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M.,
Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 6, Deeds, at page 75.
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Lackawana,
M.S. 614 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 6, Patents, at page 260.
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Skookum,
M.S. 615 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 11 & 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book X, Deeds, at page 313
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Rolling
Stone, M.S. 619 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., and in
Section 18, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 38, Deeds, at page 484.
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Fairview,
M.S. 621 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 18, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 301.
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San
Carlos, M.S. 750 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 535.
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Ontario
Fraction, M.S. 755 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 382.
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Sold
Again Fraction, M.S. 933 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M.,
Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 9, Deeds, at page 207.
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Republican
Fraction, M.S. 959 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 301.
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Likely,
M.S. 1298 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book B, Patents, at page 25.
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Apex,
Rambler and Tip Top, M.S. 1041 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East,
B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 139.
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Butte,
Cariboo, Good Luck, Jersey Fraction and Lilly May, M.S. 1220 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 11 and
12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 24, Deeds, at page 23.
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Mabundaland,
Mashonaland, Matabelaland, Stopping and Zululand, M.S. 1227 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township
48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 38, Deeds, at page 481.
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Alla,
Bonanza Fraction, East, Ironhill, Lacrosse, Miners Delight, No Name, Ollie McMillin, Schofield, Sullivan Extension and Summit, M.S. 1228
Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., and in Section 18, Township
48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 301.
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Allie,
Blue Bird, Bought Again, Josie, Maple, Offset, Rookery and Susie, M.S. 1229 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in
Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 20, Deeds, at page 580.
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Hornet
M.S. 1325 Amended Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 607.
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King,
M.S. 1325 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 295
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Sampson,
M.S. 1328 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 196.
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Comstock,
Daisy, Dandy, Jessie, Julia, Justice, Ophir and Walla Walla, M.S. 1345 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section
18, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 20, Deeds, at page 584.
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Lucky
Chance, M.S. 1349 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 18, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 15, Deeds, at page 494.
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Excelsior,
M.S. 1356 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 157.
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No.
1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4, M.S. 1357 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11, Township 48 North, Range
2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 18, Deeds, at page 234.
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Carter,
Coxey, Deadwood, Debs, Hamilton, Hard Cash and Nevada, M.S. 1466 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections
11 and 14, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 20, Patents, at page 577.
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Arizona,
M. S. 1488 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 199.
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Wheelbarrow,
M.S. 1526 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 442.
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New
Era, M.S. 1527 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 478.
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Hamilton
Fraction, M.S. 1619 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 11 & 14, Township 48 North, Range 2 East,
B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 289.
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Berniece,
Mountain King, Mountain Queen, Southern Beauty and Waverly, M.S. 1620 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section
14, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 292.
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Good
Enough, M.S. 1628 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 2, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 247.
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McLelland,
M.S. 1681 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 622.
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Stemwinder,
M.S. 1830 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 35, Deeds, at page 437.
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Utah,
M.S. 1882 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 415.
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Butternut
and Homestake, M.S. 1916 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M.,
Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 38, Deeds, at page 434.
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Overlap,
M.S. 2052 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book A, Patents, at page 532.
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Bee,
Combination, Hawk, Idaho, Iowa, Oregon, Scorpion Fraction and Washington, M.S. 2072 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District
in Sections 1 & 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 33, Deeds, at
page 459.
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Eighty-Five
(85), Iowa No. 2, K-10, K-11, K-12, K-13, K-16, K-17, K-18, K-19, K-20, K-21, K-22, K-23, K-28, K-29, K-30, K-31, K-32, K-39, Minnesota,
Missouri No. 2, Ninety-One (91) and Ninety-two (92), M.S. 2077 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 14,
15 and 22, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 34, Patents, at page 425.
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Chain,
M.S. 2078 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 38, Deeds, at page 432.
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K-1,
K-2, K-3, K-4, K-5, K-6, K-7, K-8, K-9, K-14, K-15, K-24, K-25, K-26, K-27, K-33, K-34, K-35, K-36, K-37, K-38, Kansas, Missouri and
Texas, M.S. 2080 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 14 and 23, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M.,
Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 34, Patents, at page 440.
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Bear,
Black, Brown, Dewey, Ito, Oyama, S-1, S-2, S-3, S-4, S-5, S-6, S-7, S-8, S-9, S-10, S-11, S-12, S-13, Sampson, Sarnia and Star, M. S.
2081 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., and Sections 18 and
19, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., , Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 34, Patents, at page 456.
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Sims,
M.S. 2186 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book B, Patents, at page 23.
PARCEL
65:
Lincoln,
M.S. 2187 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 40, Deeds, at page 126.
PARCEL
66:
Brooklyn,
New Jersey and Schute Fraction, M.S. 2201 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 10, Township 48 North, Range
2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 38, Deeds, at page 52.
PARCEL
67:
Cheyenne,
M.S. 2249 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 42, Deeds, at page 505.
PARCEL
68:
Buckeye,
M.S. 2250 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho.
PARCEL
69:
Timothy
Fraction, M.S. 2274 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 18, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 43, Deeds, at page 36.
PARCEL
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Confidence
and Flagstaff, M.S. 2328 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M.,
and in Section 7, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book B, Patents, at page
27.
PARCEL
71:
Norman,
M.S. 2368 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 41, Deeds, at page 410.
PARCEL
72:
Grant,
M.S. 2369 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 11 & 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 41, Deeds, at page 408.
PARCEL
73:
Cypress,
M.S. 2429 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 12 & 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 41, Deeds, at page 255.
PARCEL
74:
Hickory
and Spruce Fraction, M.S. 2432 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East,
B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 41, Deeds, at page 253.
PARCEL
75:
Helen
Marr and Hemlock, M.S. 2452 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 12 and 13, Township 48 North, Range 2
East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 41, Deeds, at page 415.
PARCEL
76:
Spokane,
M.S. 2509 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 41, Deeds, at page 305.
PARCEL
77:
Heart,
Jack, Key, Queen and Teddy, M.S. 2511 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range
2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 45, Deeds, at page 21.
PARCEL
78:
Ace,
Club, Diamond, Nellie, Roman and Spade, M.S. 2583 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 11 and 12, Township
48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 47, Deeds, at page 196.
PARCEL
79:
Brady,
M.S. 2584 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 43, Deeds, at page 135.
PARCEL
80:
A,
B, C, D, E, F, Drew, Edna, Emily Grace, Foster, K-40, Lilly, Medium, Missing Link, No. 1, No. 2, Peak, Penfield, Sliver, Snowline, Yreka
No. 10, Yreka No. 11, Yreka, No. 12, Yreka No. 13, Yreka No. 14, Yreka No. 15, Yreka No. 16, Yreka No. 17, Yreka no. 18, Yreka No. 19,
Yreka No. 20, Yreka no. 21, Yreka No. 22, Yreka No. 23, Yreka No. 24, Yreka No. 25 and Yreka No. 26, M.S. 2587 Patented Mining Claim
situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 13, 24 and 25, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., and in Sections 19 and 30, Township
48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 57, Deeds, at page 597 and in Book 57, Deeds,
page 85.
PARCEL
81:
Boer
and Grant, M.S. 2599 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 45, Deeds, at page 27.
PARCEL
82:
Asset,
Childs, Eli, Evans, Gun, Nick, Ox, Ruth, Sherman, Simmons, Taft and Yale, M.S. 2611 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District
in Sections 12 and 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., and in Sections 18 & 19, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 56, Deeds, at page 99.
PARCEL
83:
African,
Gus, Roy and Trump, M.S. 2624 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East,
B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 43, Deeds, at page 561.
PARCEL
84:
Kirby
Fraction, McClellan, Miles and Pitt, M.S. 2654 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 12, Township 48 North,
Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 47, Deeds, at page 632.
PARCEL
85:
Bonanza
King Millsite, M.S. 2868 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 8, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M.,
Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 61, Deeds, at page 112.
PARCEL
86:
Flagstaff
No. 2, Flagstaff No. 3, Flagstaff No. 4, Scelinda No. 1, Scelinda No. 2, Scelinda No. 3, Scelinda No. 4, Scelinda No. 5, Scelinda No.
7 and Scelinda No. 8, M.S. 2921 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 1 and 12, Township 48 North, Range
2 East, B.M., and in Section 7, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 59, Deeds,
at page 120.
PARCEL
87:
Ethel,
Katherine, Manchester, McRooney, Stuart No. 2, Stuard No. 3, Sullivan and Switzerland, M.S. 2966 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka
Mining District in Sections 10 and 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book
56, Deeds, at page 482.
PARCEL
88:
Hoover
No. 1, Hoover No. 2, Hoover No. 3, Hoover No. 4 and Hoover No. 5, M.S. 2975 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in
Sections 13, 14, 23 & 24, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 56, Deeds,
at page 490.
PARCEL
89:
Adath,
Al-kyris, Anna Laura, Atlas, Atlas No. 1, Fraction, Gay, Panorama, Red Deer and Setzer, M.S. 2976 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka
Mining District in Sections 22 and 23, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., and in Section 7, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M.,
Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 56, Deeds, at page 493.
PARCEL
90:
Lesley,
Lesley No. 2, Lesley No. 3, Little Ore Grande, North Wellington, Ore Grande No. 1, Ore Grande No. 2, Ore Grande No. 3, Ore Grande No.
4, Ore Grande no. 5 and Wellington M.S. 2977 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 23 and 26, Township
48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 56, Deeds, at page 496.
PARCEL
91:
Marko,
V.M. No. 1 and V.M. No. 2, M.S. 3051 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 7 and 18, Township 48 North,
Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 59, Deeds, at page 78.
PARCEL
92:
Army
and Navy, M.S. 3096 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 22, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 60, Deeds, at page 223.
PARCEL
93:
Oracle,
Orbit, Oreano, Ore Shoot, Orient, Oriental Orphan and Orpheum, M.S. 3097 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section
23, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 60, Deeds, at page 255.
PARCEL
94:
East
Midland, Midland, Midland No. 1, Midland No. 3, Midland No. 4, Midland No. 5, Midland No. 6, Midland No. 7, Midland No. 8 and North Midland,
M.S. 3108 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 13 & 24, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., and
in Section 19, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 60, Deeds, at page 319.
PARCEL
95:
Monte
Carlo No. 1, Monte Carlo No. 2, Monte Carlo No. 3, Monte Carlo No. 4 and Monte Carlo No. 5, M.S. 3177 Patented Mining Claim situated
in Yreka Mining District in Sections 7 and 18, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded
in Book 63, Deeds, at page 183.
PARCEL
96:
Long
John, M.S. 3179 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 7, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone
County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 63, Deeds, at page 611.
PARCEL
97:
L-1,
M.S. 3214 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 2, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 64, Deeds, at page 284.
PARCEL
98:
Pete,
Prominade, Sam and Zeke, M.S. 3389 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 10, Township 48 North, Range 2
East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 77, Deeds, at page 173.
PARCEL
99:
Battleship
Oregon, Charly T., Lucia, Marblehead, Margaret, Nancy B., Olympia and Phil, M.S. 3390 Patented Mining Claims situated in Yreka Mining
District in Sections 11 and 14, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 77, Deeds,
at page 338.
PARCEL
100:
Beta,
M.S. 3471 Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 13, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded as Instrument No. 168414, records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
PARCEL
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Spokane
Central No. 1, Spokane Central No. 2, Spokane Central No. 3, Spokane Central No. 3 Fr., Spokane Central No. 4 and Spokane Central No.
5, M.S. 3472 North Fork Coeur d’Alene Patented Mining Claim situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 19, 20 and 29, Township
48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patents recorded as Instrument No. 179430 and as Instrument No. 219606,
records of Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
PARCEL
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Anaconda,
Apex, Apex no. 2, Apex No. 3, Blue Bird, Blue Grouse, Bob White, Butte, Butte Fraction, Cougar, Galena, Huckleberry No. 2, Leopard, Lynx,
MacBenn, Martin, Pheasant, Robbin and Sonora, M.S. 3361 Patented Mining Claims situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 1 and 2,
Township 47 North, Range 2 East, B.M., and in Section 35, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent
recorded in Book 76, Deeds, at page 626.
PARCEL
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A
1/6 interest only in the Baby, Keystone, Van and Woodrat, M.S. 2856 Patented Mining Claims situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections
2 & 3, Township 47 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 56, Deeds, at page 52.
PARCEL
104:
Evening
Star, Evening Star Fraction, Maryland, Monmouth, Oregon, Oregon No. 2 and Silver Chord, M.S. 2274 Patented Mining Claims situated in
Yreka Mining District in Section 15, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book
43, Deeds, at page 36.
PARCEL
105:
Spring,
M.S. 3298 Patented Mining Claims situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 15, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County,
State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 73, Deeds, at page 394.
PARCEL
106:
Milo
Millsite, M.S. 2869 Patented Mining Claims situated in Yreka Mining District in Sections 8 and 17, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M.,
Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 61, Deeds, at page 111.
PARCEL
107:
Black
Diamond, Carbonate, Enterprise, Enterprise Extension, Gelatin, Giant and Rolling Stone, M.S. 3423 Patented Mining Claims situated in
Yreka Mining District in Sections 3 and 10, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
PARCEL
108:
Chief
No. 2 and Sugar, M.S. 2862 Patented Mining Claims situated in Yreka Mining District in Section 11, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M.,
Shoshone County, State of Idaho. Patent recorded in Book 55, Deeds, at page 585.
SCHEDULE
F-3
ADDITIONAL
PARCELS
Tax
Parcel No. D0000-002-0300, Tax Parcel No. D0000-002-0550, Tax Parcel No. D-0000-002-0700, D-0000-002-0975, D0000-002-1400, D-0000-002-1500,
D-0000-002-1900, D-0000-002-2100, D-0000-002-4725, D-0000-002-4800, D-0000-002-7300,
The
SENE, NESE, Lot 1 (NENE), SENW, lying East of County Road and the West Half of the NE ¼ Section 2, Township 48 North, Range 2
East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho
EXCEPT:
Those portions of the subject property conveyed to Shoshone School Districts No.s 30 and 391 by deeds dated June 1, 1938 and recorded
September 19, 1938 in Book 70, Deeds, at page 130; dated August 15, 1950 and recorded November 20, 1950 in Book 84, Deeds, at page 563
and recorded January 27, 1975 as Instrument No. 255179.
Tax
Parcel No. 48N02E3675
SWNW
Section 2, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho
Tax
Parcel No. 49N02E341900
South
½ of the Northeast ¼ and the Southeast ¼ of the Northwest ¼ of Section 34, Township 49 North, Range 2 East,
B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho
Tax
Parcel No. 49N02E345000
That
portion of Section 34, Township 49 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho lying South of the Coeur d’Alene
River and North of the U.S. I-90 Right of way.
EXCEPT:
County Airport
ALSO
EXCEPT: NWSW and SWNW Section 34, Township 49 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State ofldaho.
Tax
Parcel No. 48N03E106700
Being
a tract of land lying in the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and in the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section
10, Township 48 North, Range 3 East, Boise Meridian, Shoshone County, Idaho, and being more particularly described as follows:
Using
the Bunker Hill triangulation survey meridian and beginning at corner No. 1, a drill steel monument with a copper cap, 2 ins. X 2 ins.,
marked corner 1-SU, from whence the Southwest corner of said Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, a concrete monument marked W
1/16 cor., bears S.43°58.2’W., 518.15 ft. distant, and from whence, also, cor. No. 1 survey No. 2274 Monmouth lode bears S.34°4l.3’E.,
457.52 ft. dist.; thence
N.34°51.2’E.,
349.44 ft. dist. To cor. No. 2; thence
N.89°58’W.,
560 ft. dist., to cor. No. 3, which corner point falls on a steep, unstable, slope and from which point a witness corner, a drill steel
monument with a copper cap marked W.C. cor. 3-SU, bears N.35°24.4’W., 33.14 ft dist.; thence
N.O°03’W.,
660.00 ft. dist., to cor. No. 4, a drill steel with copper cap marked cor. 4-SU; thence
S.89°58’E.,
1,454.12 ft. dist., to cor. No. 5, a drill steel monument with copper cap marked cor. 5-SU, on the westerly right-of-way boundary of
the Big Creek road; thence
On
and along said right-of-way boundary, S.38°34.1 ‘W.,
552.72
ft. dist., to cor. No. 6, identical with a concrete monument with brass cap marked P.C. 45+41.10; thence
On
a 2°00’ curve to the left, the long chord of which bears S.35°38’W., 297.96 ft. dist., to cor. No. 7, identical with
highway boundary P.T. 48+35.09 back (48+36.54 ahead) the monument of which has been obliterated; thence
Continuing
on said right-of-way boundary S.32°39.5’W., 419.26 ft. dist., to cor. No. 8, a drill steel with copper cap marked cor. 8-SU;
thence
N.57°20.5’W.,
115.00 ft. dist., to cor. No. 9, a drill steel with copper cap marked cor. 9-SU; thence
S.32°39.5’W.,
120.00 ft. dist., to cor. No. 10, a drill steel with copper cap marked cor. 1O-SU; thence
N.
57°20.5’W., 222.41 ft. dist., to cor. No. 1, the place of beginning.
Tax
Parcel No. D-0000-006-3960
Being
a tract of land situated in the NE ¼ of Section 1, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho, more
particularly described as follows;
Beginning
at the SE corner of Lot 2 whence the West ¼ Corner of Section 6 bears South 11°44’32” East 553.78 feet distant;
thence
North
14°20’30” East, 106.64 feet; thence
South
70°17’45” West, 301.02 feet; thence
South
14°14’25” West, 90.00 feet; thence along a curve right, radius= 10SS.37, the long chord bears South 69°06-13”
East, 129.05 feet; thence
South
65°42’23” East, 173.96 feet to the point of beginning.
AND
Being
a tract of land situated in the NE ¼ of Section 1, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, B.M. and in Section 6. Township 48 North,
Range 3 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho more particularly described as follows:
Beginning
at the SE corner of Lot 1 whence, the West ¼ corner of Section 6 bears South 32°54’10” West, 504.22 feet distant;
thence
North
15° East, 149.49 feet; thence
North
30° West, 73.01 feet: thence
North
76°06’48” West, 275.55 feet; thence
South
70°18’02” West, 95.30 feet; thence
South
14°20’30” West, 126.64 feet; thence
South
65°42’23” East, 57.45 feet; thence along a curve left, radius= 316.92, the long chord bears South 70°56’51”
East., 47.03 feet; thence
South
74°35’32” East, 300.59 feet to the point of beginning.
Tax
Parcel No. F00000020900
The
Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast
Quarter, and Government Lot 1 or the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, and the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter,
lying East of County Road, and the West half of the Northeast Quarter, except ground sold to School District No. 391, as disclosed by
Quitclaim Deed recorded January 27, 1975 as Instrument No. 255179, Records of Shoshone County, Idaho, all in Section 2, Township 48 North,
Range 2 East, B.M., Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
EXCEPT
property in Deed dated August 15, 1950 from the Bunker Hill Company to School District, recorded November 20, 1950 in Book 84 of Deeds,
at Page 563, Records of Shoshone County, Idaho
ALSO
EXCEPT property in Deed dated June 1, 1938, from Bunker Hill Company to School District No. 30, recorded September 19, 1938, in Book
70 of Deeds, at Page 130, Records of Shoshone County, Idaho.
Patent
for M.S. 2551 excludes the conflict with the NE ¼ SE ¼.
Non
Plant 5 in Section 2, Township 48 North, Range 2 East, Shoshone County, State of Idaho.
Exhibit 99.1
BUNKER HILL ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF $67 MILLION FINANCING
PACKAGE
TORONTO, Canada, June 26, 2023 – Bunker Hill
Mining Corp. (CSE: BNKR) (“Bunker Hill” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the
closing of the upsized and improved $67 million financing package with Sprott Private Resource Streaming & Royalty Corp. (“Sprott
Streaming”), previously announced on May 23, 2023, including the $46 million multi-metals stream (the “Stream”) and
$21 million debt facility (the “Debt Facility” and, together with the Stream, the “Financing Package”). All figures
are in US dollars unless otherwise stated.
Sam Ash, CEO,
stated “We are exceedingly pleased to announce the closing of our $67 million financing package with Sprott Streaming. This marks
a breakthrough moment for Bunker Hill, backstopping completion of the mine restart, materially strengthening our balance sheet, and enabling
full-scale recommencement of project activities. We look forward to updating investors on progress over the coming months.”
On June 23,
2023, all conditions were met for the closing of the Stream and Debt Facility, and $46 million was advanced to a subsidiary of the Company
in connection with closing of the Stream, less $5 million for the repayment of a bridge loan (plus accrued interest) between the parties,
partial repayment of a promissory note, and transaction costs.
The Company
has elected not to draw any of the $21 million under the Debt Facility at this time, while it focuses on recommencing project restart
activities and continues to evaluate non-dilutive financing opportunities that could be secured in lieu of drawing on the Debt Facility.
The Debt Facility will be available for draw, at the Company’s election, for a period of two years, on the terms noted in the Company’s
news release of May 23, 2023.
As planned,
a series of related transactions also took place concurrently with closing of the Financing Package. Firstly, the royalty convertible
debenture previously issued by the Company to Sprott Streaming was repaid by the Company granting a life of mine gross revenue royalty
of 1.85% and 1.35% from certain primary and secondary claims comprising the Bunker Hill Mine. In addition, the maturity dates of the series
1 convertible debentures (the “CD1”) and the series 2 convertible debentures (the “CD2”) previously issued by
the Company to Sprott Streaming were amended to March 31, 2026, when the full $6 million and $15 million, respectively, will become due.
With the funding
of the Stream, the conditions have been met for a pre-negotiated $2 million increase in a payment bond with the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (the “U.S. EPA”), which will release a further $2 million of cash to support project activities from the Company’s
restricted cash balances. This is expected to occur in July 2023.
Further information
regarding the terms of the Financing Package and the related transactions referenced herein can be found in the Company’s news release
of May 23, 2023. The material terms of the Financing Package are unchanged from those previously announced.
RELATED PARTY
TRANSACTION
The Stream and
Debt Facility each constitute a “related party transaction” pursuant to Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection
of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”). The directors of the Company, all of whom are considered
independent pursuant to Part 7 of MI 61-101, have unanimously determined that the transactions comprising the Financing Package are advisable
and in the best interests of the Company, and that the Stream and Debt Facility are exempt from the formal valuation and minority shareholder
approval requirements of MI 61-101 pursuant to the “financial hardship” exemptions provided, respectively, under Section 5.5(g)
and 5.7(1)(e) of MI 61-101.
ABOUT BUNKER
HILL MINING CORP.
Under new Idaho-based leadership, Bunker Hill Mining
Corp. intends to sustainably restart and develop the Bunker Hill Mine as the first step in consolidating a portfolio of North American
mining assets with a focus on silver. Information about the Company is available on its website, www.bunkerhillmining.com, or within the
SEDAR and EDGAR databases.
Cautionary Statements
Certain statements in this news release are forward-looking
and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements are within the meaning of that term in Section 27A of
the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as well as within
the meaning of the phrase ‘forward-looking information’ in the Canadian Securities Administrators’ National Instrument
51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations (collectively, “forward-looking statements”). Forward-looking statements
are not comprised of historical facts. Forward-looking statements include estimates and statements that describe the Company’s future
plans, objectives or goals, including words to the effect that the Company or management expects a stated condition or result to occur.
Forward-looking statements may be identified by such terms as “believes”, “anticipates”, “expects”,
“estimates”, “may”, “could”, “would”, “will”, “plan” or variations
of such words and phrases. Since forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and address future events and conditions, by their
very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Although these forward-looking statements are based on information currently
available to the Company, the Company provides no assurances that actual results will meet management’s expectations. Risks, uncertainties
and other factors involved with forward-looking information could cause actual events, results, performance, prospects and opportunities
to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements in this news release
include, but are not limited to, statements about: the use of net proceeds from the Stream, including the adequacy of such funds to backstop
completion of the mine restart and fully recommence project activities; Bunker Hill’s ability to raise capital through its project
finance initiatives, including securing non-dilutive financing opportunities on acceptable terms, or at all, in lieu of drawing on the
Debt Facility; the adequacy of Bunker Hill’s financial resources; the increase in the payment bond with the U.S. EPA, and the anticipated
closing date thereof and economic benefits to the Company.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those risks and uncertainties identified in public filings
made by Bunker Hill with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and with applicable Canadian Securities regulatory
authorities, and the following: the Company’s inability to raise additional capital for project activities, including through equity
financings, concentrate offtake financings or otherwise; the ability to predict and counteract the effects of COVID-19 on the business
of the Company, including but not limited to the effects of COVID-19 on the price of commodities; capital market conditions; restrictions
on labor and its effects on international travel and supply chains; failure to identify mineral resources; failure to convert estimated
mineral resources to reserves; the preliminary nature of metallurgical test results; the Company’s ability to restart and develop
the Bunker Hill Mine and the risks of not basing a production decision on a feasibility study of mineral reserves demonstrating economic
and technical viability, resulting in increased uncertainty due to multiple technical and economic risks of failure which are associated
with this production decision including, among others, areas that are analyzed in more detail in a feasibility study, such as applying
economic analysis to resources and reserves, more detailed metallurgy and a number of specialized studies in areas such as mining and
recovery methods, market analysis, and environmental and community impacts and, as a result, there may be an increased uncertainty of
achieving any particular level of recovery of minerals or the cost of such recovery, including increased risks associated with developing
a commercially mineable deposit, with no guarantee that production will begin as anticipated or at all or that anticipated production
costs will be achieved; failure to commence production would have a material adverse impact on the Company’s ability to generate
revenue and cash flow to fund operations; failure to achieve the anticipated production costs would have a material adverse impact on
the Company’s cash flow and future profitability; delays in obtaining or failures to obtain required governmental, environmental
or other project approvals; political risks; changes in equity markets; uncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing
needed in the future; the inability of the Company to budget and manage its liquidity in light of the failure to obtain additional financing,
including the ability of the Company to complete the payments pursuant to the terms of the agreement to acquire the Bunker Hill Mine complex;
inflation; changes in exchange rates; fluctuations in commodity prices; delays in the development of projects; and capital, operating
and reclamation costs varying significantly from estimates and the other risks involved in the mineral exploration and development industry.
Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking statements in this news release are
reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such statements or information, which only applies as of the date of this news release,
and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all, including
as to whether or when the Company will achieve its project finance initiatives, or as to the actual size or terms of those financing initiatives.
The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, other than as required by law. No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has
approved or disapproved the information contained herein.
Readers are cautioned that the foregoing risks
and uncertainties are not exhaustive. Additional information on these and other risk factors that could affect the Company’s operations
or financial results are included in the Company’s annual information form or annual report and may be accessed through the SEDAR
website (www.sedar.com) or through EDGAR on the SEC website (www.sec.gov), respectively.
For additional information contact:
David Wiens, CFA
CFO & Corporate Secretary
+1 208 370 3665
ir@bunkerhillmining.com
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