Item 1.01 Entry Into
a Material Definitive Agreement.
On June 13, 2016, Dataram
Corporation, a Nevada corporation ("we" or the "Company") entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the
"Merger Agreement") with its wholly owned subsidiary, Dataram Acquisition Sub, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Acquisition
Sub”), U.S. Gold Corp., a Nevada corporation ("U.S. Gold") an exploration stage company that owns certain mining
leases and other mineral rights comprising the Copper King gold and copper development project located in the Silver Crown Ming
District of southeast Wyoming (the “Copper King Project”) and Copper King, LLC, a principal stockholder of U.S. Gold
(“Copper King”). Upon closing of the transactions contemplated under the Merger Agreement (the "Merger"),
U.S. Gold will merge with and into Acquisition Sub with U.S. Gold as the surviving corporation. The closing of
the Merger is subject to customary closing conditions, including, among other things:
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the approval of the Company’s shareholders holding a majority of the Company’s outstanding
voting capital to issue the Merger Consideration (as defined below) pursuant to the continued listing standards of The NASDAQ Stock
Market LLC;
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the approval of the Company’s shareholders holding a majority of the Company’s outstanding
voting capital to increase the number of shares of authorized Common Stock;
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the closing by U.S. Gold of a financing pursuant to which it receives at least $3 million in net
proceeds from the sale of its securities (the “U.S. Gold Financing”);
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the closing by U.S. Gold of the acquisition of certain mining claims related to a gold development
project in Eureka County, Nevada (the “Keystone Project”);
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the receipt by the Company of a fairness opinion with respect to the Merger and the Merger Consideration;
and
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the Company’s Board of Directors shall have declared, as a special dividend, a right entitling
each stockholder as of a record date (which shall be no less than five business days prior to the closing of the Merger) to a proportionate
ownership interest, record or beneficial, equal to their ownership interest in the Company, of certain pre-Merger Company assets
or the proceeds therefrom, as, when and if the Company’s Board of Directors elects to divest such assets within 18 months
from the closing of the Merger.
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Pursuant to the terms
and conditions of the Merger Agreement, at the closing of the Merger, the holders of U.S. Gold’s common stock, Series A
Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock will be converted into the right to receive shares of the Company’s common
stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) or, at the election of any U.S. Gold stockholder, shares
of the Company’s newly designated 0% Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the
“Series C Preferred Stock), which are convertible into shares of Common Stock (collectively, the “Merger
Consideration”). The Merger Consideration shall be allocated as follows and is presented below in terms of Common
Stock:
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Sixty Million (60,000,000) shares of Common Stock shall be issued to the
holders of U.S. Gold’s Series A Preferred Stock;
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Five Million Six Hundred Thousand One Hundred and Fifty (5,600,150) shares
of Common Stock shall be issued to the holders of U.S. Gold’s Series B Preferred Stock;
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Up to Forty Five Million Four Hundred and Fifty Four Thousand Five Hundred
and Forty Five (45,454,545) shares of Common Stock shall be issued to holders of U.S. Gold’s common stock issued in connection
with the U.S. Gold Financing;
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A minimum of Four Million (4,000,000) and a maximum of Seven Million
(7,000,000) shares of Common Stock and warrants to purchase up to Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand (750,000) shares of Common
Stock (or such lesser amount depending on the size of the U.S. Gold Financing) shall be issued to the placement agent in the
U.S. Gold Financing;
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Five Million Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand (5,550,000) shares of Common
Stock shall be issued to the holders of U.S. Gold’s common stock issued in connection with the closing of the acquisition
of the Keystone Project; and
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Four Million Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand (4,950,000) shares of Common
Stock shall be issued to certain incoming officers and consultants pursuant to a shareholder approved equity incentive plan of
the Company (the “Management Shares”).
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Upon closing of the Merger
and as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the Company’s pre-Merger stockholders are anticipated
to own between approximately 8.6% and 11.0% of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock on an “as converted” basis.
Subject
to certain limitations as set forth below, each holder of Series C Preferred Stock may convert the shares of Series C Preferred
Stock into such number of shares of Common Stock based on a conversion ratio, the numerator of which shall be the Base Amount (defined
hereafter) and denominator of which shall be the conversion price. “Base Amount” is defined, as of the applicable date
of determination, the sum of (1) the aggregate stated value of the Series C Preferred Stock to be converted, plus (2) the accrued
and unpaid dividends on Series C Preferred Stock.
The
Company is prohibited from effecting the conversion of Series C Preferred Stock to the extent that, as a result of such conversion,
the holder would beneficially
own more than 4.99%, in the aggregate, of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s
Common Stock calculated immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of the Series
C Preferred Stock
(the “Maximum Percentage”). A holder may increase or decrease
the Maximum Percentage by providing written notice to the Company; provided, however, that in no event shall the Maximum Percentage
exceed 9.99%.
In the event of a
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, each share of Series C Preferred Stock will be entitled to a per share preferential
payment equal to the par value.
All shares of capital stock of the Company will be junior
in rank to Series C Preferred Stock with respect to the preferences as to dividends, distributions and payments upon the liquidation,
dissolution and winding-up of the Company, except for the Company’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.
The holders
will be entitled to receive dividends if and when declared by the Company’s board of directors. In addition, the Series C
Preferred Stock shall participate on an “as converted” basis, with all dividends declared on the Common Stock.
If
and until it is determined that the Company is required to obtain the approval of its shareholders for the issuance of the Series
C Preferred Stock in accordance with NASDAQ Stock Market Rules (“Shareholder Approval”), then the Company, until
it has obtained Shareholder Approval, may not issue upon conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock, such number of shares of Common
Stock, which, when aggregated with all other shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of all Series C Preferred Stock as well
as all other Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Merger Agreement, would exceed 19.99% of the shares of Common Stock issued and
outstanding.
Holders
of the Series C Preferred Stock will not possess any voting rights except as otherwise required by law.
At the effective time of
the Merger, 15% of the Merger Consideration (excluding the Management Shares) (the “Escrow
Shares”) shall be delivered to an escrow agent by Copper King and shall be held pursuant to an escrow agreement to secure
the Company from certain claims that may arise with respect to the representations, warranties, covenants or indemnification obligations
of U.S. Gold and its properties, for a period of twelve (12) months following the closing of the Merger. The Escrow
Shares are the sole remedy for indemnifiable losses payable under the Merger Agreement.
Additionally, upon closing
of the Merger, the Company may divest itself of its existing pre-Merger assets, including, but not limited to, the computer memory
and software businesses. The Company will consider this issue, determine if in fact such a divestiture is in the best interests
of the Company and its stockholders, and review the most effective means of undertaking such a divestiture, taking into account
all legal, economic and tax considerations as are appropriate. In the event of any such divestiture, ownership of the Company’s
existing pre-Merger assets, or the proceeds thereof, will be for the benefit of the Company’s stockholders prior to consummation
of the Merger.
The foregoing description
of the Merger Agreement and the Merger and related transactions does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety
by reference to the complete text of the Merger Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto which is incorporated herein by
reference.
Following the closing of
the Merger, through the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, U.S. Gold, the Company intends to expand its activities to include
the exploration of mineral rights.
Summary Description of
U.S. Gold
U.S. Gold is an exploration
stage company that owns certain mining leases and other mineral rights comprising the Copper King Project.
Copper King Project
The Copper King Project
consists of certain mining leases and other mineral rights comprising the Copper King gold and copper development project located
in the Silver Crown Mining District of southeast Wyoming.
Location and Access
The Copper King project
is located in southeastern Wyoming, approximately 32km west of the city of Cheyenne, on the southeastern margin of the Laramie
Range. The property covers about five square kilometers that include the S½ Section 25, NE¼ Section 35, and all of
Section 36, T.14N., R.70W.,Sixth Principal Meridian. Access to within 1.5km of the property is provided by paved and maintained
gravel roads. An easement agreement providing access for exploration and other minimal impact activities has been negotiated with
Ferguson Ranch Inc. on the S½ Section 25, T14N, R70W, and the W½ Section 30, T14N, R69W. The fee for this easement
is $10,000 per year, renewable each year prior to July 11.
The Copper King property
covers 453 contiguous hectares (approximately five square kilometers) that include the S½ of Section 25, NE¼ Section
35, and all of Section 36, T.14N., R.70W. The project is entirely located on land owned and administered by the State of Wyoming.
There are no Federal lands within or adjoining the Copper King land position. Curt Gowdy State Park lies northwest of the property,
partially within Section 26. The state park’s southeastern boundary is approximately 300m northwest of the property and approximately
900m northwest of the mineralized area. The Copper King property position consists of two State of Wyoming Metallic and Non-metallic
Rocks and Minerals Mining Leases
Figure 1 – Copper King Project Location
and Boundaries
Title to Copper King Project
U.S. Gold’s rights to the Copper King
Project arise under two State of Wyoming mineral leases:
1)
State of Wyoming Mining Lease No. 0-40828
Township 14 North, Range 70 West, 6th P.M.,
Laramie County, Wyoming:
Section 36: All
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State of Wyoming Mining Lease No. 0-40858
Township 14 North, Range 70 West, 6th P.M.,
Laramie County, Wyoming:
Section 25: S/2
Section 35: NE/4
Ownership of the mineral rights remains in
the possession of the State of Wyoming as conveyed to the State by the United States, evidenced by 1942 patents for Section 36,
and 1989 Order confirming title to Section 25 and 35. The State of Wyoming issued Mineral Leases for the mineral rights to Wyoming
Gold Mining Company, Inc. (“Wyoming Gold”) in 2013 and 2014. These leases were assigned to U.S. Gold on June 23, 2014.
Lease 0-40828 was renewed in February 2013
for a second ten-year term and Lease 0-40858 was renewed for its second ten-year term in February 2014. Each lease requires an
annual payment of $2.00 per acre.
The following production royalties must be paid to the State of
Wyoming, although once the project is in operation, the Board of Land Commissioners has the authority to reduce the royalty payable
to the State:
FOB Mine Value per Ton
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Percentage Royalty
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$00.00 to $50.00
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5%
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$50.01 to $100.00
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7%
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$100.01 to $150.00
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9%
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$150.01 and up
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10%
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History of Prior Operations and Exploration
on the Copper King Project
Limited exploration and mining were conducted
on the Copper King property in the late 1880s and early 1900s. Approximately 300 tons of material was reported to have been produced
from a now inaccessible 160 ft-deep shaft with two levels of cross-cuts. A few small adits and prospect pits with no significant
production are scattered throughout the property.
Since 1938, at least nine historic (pre- Strathmore
Minerals Corp.) drilling campaigns by at least seven companies plus the U. S. Bureau of Mines (“USBM”) have been conducted
at Copper King. The current project database contains 91 drill holes totaling 37,500 ft that were drilled before Wyoming Gold acquired
the property. All but six of the drill holes are within the current resource area. Other work conducted at Copper King by previous
companies has included ground and aeromagnetic surveys as well as induced polarization (“IP”) surveys along with geochemical
sampling, geologic mapping, and a number of metallurgical studies.
Wyoming Gold conducted an exploration drill
program in 2007 and 2008. Thirty-five diamond core drill holes were completed for a total of 25,500 ft. The exploration permit,
360DN, has been terminated and the bond released. The focus of that work was to confirm and potentially expand the mineralized
body outlined in the previous drill campaigns, increase the geologic and geochemical database leading to the creation of the current
geologic model and resource estimate, and to provide material for further metallurgical testing. The Copper King assay database
for some 120 holes contains 8,357 gold assays and 8,225 copper assays. At least 10 different organizations or individuals conducted
metallurgical studies on the gold-copper mineralization at the request of prior operators between 1973 and 2009. It was concluded
that the process with the highest potential to yield good extractions of gold and copper would likely be flotation, followed by
cyanidation of the flotation tailings. Core is stored in two public storage facilities; one is AAA in Cheyenne, Wyoming and the
other is Absaroka in Dubois, Wyoming.
Geological Summary of the Copper King Project
The Copper King project is underlain
by Proterozoic rocks that make up the southern end of the Precambrian core of the Laramie Range. Metavolcanic and metasedimentary
rocks of amphibolite-grade metamorphism are intruded by the 1.4 billion year old Sherman Granite and related felsic rocks. Within
the project area, foliated granodiorite is intruded by aplitic quartz monzonite dikes, thin mafic dikes, and younger pegmatite
dikes. Shear zones with cataclastic foliation striking N60°E to N60°W are found in the southern part of the Silver Crown
district, including at Copper King. The granodiorite typically shows potassium enrichment, particularly near contacts with quartz
monzonite. Copper and gold mineralization occurs primarily in unfoliated to mylonitic granodiorite. The mineralization is associated
with a N60°W-trending shear zone and disseminated and stockwork gold-copper deposits in the intrusive rocks. Some authors have
categorized it as a Proterozoic porphyry gold-copper deposit. Hydrothermal alteration is overprinted on retrograde greenschist
alteration and includes a central zone of silicification, followed outward by a narrow potassic zone, surrounded by propylitic
alteration. Higher-grade mineralization occurs within a central core of thin quartz veining and stockwork mineralization that is
surrounded by a zone of lower-grade disseminated mineralization. Disseminated sulfides and native copper with stockwork malachite
and chrysocolla are present at the surface, and chalcopyrite, pyrite, minor bornite, primary chalcocite, pyrrhotite, and native
copper are present at depth. Gold occurs as free gold.
Estimated Resources from the Technical
Report dated June 20, 2012
The Copper King resource contains
oxide, mixed oxide-sulfide, and sulfide rock types. At the stated cutoff grade 0.015oz AuEq/ton, approximately 80% of the resource
is sulfide material with the remaining 20% split evenly between the oxide and mixed rock types. There is consistent distribution
of gold and copper, albeit generally low-grade, throughout this potential open-pit deposit.
Table 1.1 Summary Tables of Copper
King Resources
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Total Measured and Indicated Resource:
Au-equiv. Cutoff
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tons
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tonnes
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oz Au/ton
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g Au/t
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oz Au
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% Cu
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lbs Cu
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oz AuEq/ton
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g AuEq/t
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0.015
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0.51
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59,750,000
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54,200,000
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0.015
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0.53
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926,000
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0.187
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223,000,000
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Total Inferred Resource:
Au-equiv. Cutoff
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tons
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tonnes
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oz Au/ton
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g Au/t
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oz Au
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% Cu
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lbs Cu
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oz AuEq/ton
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g AuEq/t
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0.015
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0.51
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15,620,000
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14,170,000
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0.011
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0.38
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174,000
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0.200
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62,530,000
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Using the individual metal grades
of each block, the AuEq grade is calculated using the following formula:
g AuEq/t = g
Au/t + (2.057143 * %Cu)
This formula is based on prices of US$1000.00 per ounce gold,
and US$3.00 per pound copper
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Technical Report on the Copper King Project
Laramie County, Wyoming, Effective Date June 20, 2012, prepared for Strathmore Minerals Corp. by Mine Development Associates, authors
Paul Tietz and Neil Prenn.
Keystone Project
Location
The Keystone Project consists of two hundred
eighty-four (284) unpatented lode mining claims situated in Eureka County, Nevada. The claims making up the Keystone Project are
situated in Eureka County, Nevada in Sections 2-4 and 9-11, Township 23 North, Range 48 East, and Sections 22-28, and 33-36 Township
24 North, all Range 48 East of the Mount Diablo Meridian.
Figure 2 – Location of Keystone Project
and Major Gold Trends in Nevada
Figure 3 – Keystone Project Claim
Boundaries
The Keystone Project may be accessed by improved
roads. Navigation through the interior of the project is by off-road vehicle.
Title and Ownership for Keystone Project
The Keystone Project consists
of unpatented mining claims located on federal land administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. An annual maintenance fee
of $155 per claim per year must be paid to the Nevada Bureau of Land Management by September 1 of each year, and failure to make
the payment on time renders the claims void.
In addition, the State
of Nevada requires the claimant to file an Affidavit and Notice of Intent to Hold in the appropriate county by November 1 of each
year. However, the failure to timely record an Affidavit does not effect a forfeiture of the claims, as does the failure to pay
the federal claim maintenance fees by September 1. Instead, in the event of a conflict with a junior locator, the senior claimant
must prove his intent to maintain the claims. This can generally be accomplished by producing a receipt showing payment of the
federal claim maintenance fees to the Bureau of Land Management.
The federal claim maintenance
fees are
prospective
and are paid for the ensuing assessment year. For example, the payments made on June 29, 2015 relate
to the 2015-2016 assessment year running from September 1, 2015 to September 1, 2016. By comparison, the Nevada filings are
retrospective
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describing the assessment year just ended or about to end.
Congress has extended the
claim maintenance requirements through 2016. It will therefore be necessary for U.S. Gold to perform the following acts in order
to maintain the claims in 2016-2017 and each year thereafter: (1) on or before September 1 of each year, U.S. Gold must pay a maintenance
fee of $155.00 per claim to the Nevada State Office of the BLM, and (2) on or before November 1 of each year U.S. Gold must record
an Affidavit and Notice of Intent to Hold in Eureka County.
U.S. Gold acquired the
mining claims comprising the Keystone Project on May 27, 2016 from Nevada Gold Ventures, LLC (“Nevada Gold”) and Americas
Gold Exploration, Inc. (“Americas Gold”) under the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement. Some of the Keystone claims
are subject to pre-existing net smelter royalty (“NSR”) obligations. In addition, under the terms of the Purchase and
Sale Agreement, Nevada Gold retained additional NSR rights of 0.5% with regard to certain claims and 3.5% with regard to certain
other claims. The unpatented mining claims comprising the Keystone Project, with applicable NSR obligations, are as follows:
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Acquired 100% from Americas Gold; subject to a one percent (1%) net smelter return royalty (“NSR”)
held by Wolfpack Gold Nevada Corp.; a two percent (2.0%) NSR with respect to precious metals and one percent (1.0%) NSR with respect
to all other metals and minerals held by Orion Royalty Company, LLC; and a one-half percent (0.5%) NSR to Nevada Gold
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27 unpatented lode mining claims situated in
Eureka County, Nevada, in Sections 33 and 34, Township 24 North, Range 48 East, and Sections 3, 4, 9, and 10, Township 23 North,
Range 48 East, Mount Diablo Base Line and Meridian.
Claim Name
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No. claims
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BLM NMC Serial Number
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UNR 5-8
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4
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861839-861842
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UNR 9-18
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10
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858729-858738
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UNR 19-22
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4
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875010-875013
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UNR 37
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1
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861857
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UNR 39
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1
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861859
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UNR 41
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1
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861861
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UNR 43
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1
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861863
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UNR 45
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1
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861865
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UNR 47
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1
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861867
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UNR 79
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1
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875020
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UNR 81
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1
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875022
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UNR 83
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1
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875024
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Total Claims
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27
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Acquired 100% from Americas Gold; subject to a three and one-half percent (3.5%) NSR to Nevada
Gold
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13 unpatented lode mining claims situated in
Eureka County, Nevada, in Sections 27, 28 and 35, Township 24 North, Range 48 East, and Sections 2 and 3, Township 23 North, Range
48 East, Mount Diablo Base Line and Meridian.
Claim Name
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No. claims
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BLM NMC Serial Number
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UNR 73-77
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5
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1102663-110266
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UNR 117
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1
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1102668
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UNR 119
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1
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1102669
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UNR 121
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1
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1102670
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DON 1-5
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5
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1102658-1102662
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Total Claims
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13
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3.
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Acquired 100% from Nevada Gold; subject to a three and one-half percent (3.5%) NSR to Nevada
Gold
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28 unpatented lode mining claims situated in
Eureka County, Nevada, in Sections 2 & 11, Township 23 North, Range 48 East, Mount Diablo Base Line and Meridian.
Claim Name
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No. claims
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BLM NMC Serial Number
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SK 1-28
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28
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865573-865600
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Total Claims
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28
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4.
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Acquired 50% from Nevada Gold, 50% from Americas Gold, subject to a three and one-half percent
(3.5%) NSR to Nevada Gold
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216 unpatented lode mining claims, alphabetically
ordered, situated in Eureka County, Nevada, in Sections 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 33, 34, 35 & 36, Township 24 North, Range
48 East, Mount Diablo Base Line and Meridian.
Claim Name
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No. claims
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BLM NMC Serial Numbers
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AU 1-12
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12
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1116231-1116242
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AU 68-93
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26
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1116243-1116268
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CHS 54-72
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19
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1116269-1116287
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CHS 74
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1
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1116288
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CHS 76-120
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45
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1116289-1116333
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CHS 121-130
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10
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1118512-1118521
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CHS 265-266
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2
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1116334-1116335
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KEY 9-30
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22
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1116336-1116357
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KEY 32
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1
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1116358
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KEY 34
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1
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1116359
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KEY 36
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1
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1116360
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KEY 45-72
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28
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1116361-1116388
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KEY #73 - #78
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6
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1118480-1118485
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KP #4 - #8
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5
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1118496-1118500
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KP 9-14
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6
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1116389-1116394
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KP 18-19
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2
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1116395-1116396
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KP 21
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1
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1116397
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KP 23-29
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7
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1116398-1116404
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KP #30 - #39
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10
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1118486-1118495
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UNR 25-35
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11
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1118501-1118511
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Total Claims
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216
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Under the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement,
U.S. Gold may buy down one percent (1%) of the royalty to Nevada Gold at any time through the fifth anniversary of the closing
date for $2,000,000.00. In addition, U.S. Gold may buy down an additional one percent (1%) of the royalty anytime through the eighth
anniversary of the closing date for $5,000,000.00.
History of Prior Operations and Exploration
on the Keystone Project
No comprehensive, modern-era,
model-driven exploration has ever been conducted on the Keystone Project. Newmont drilled 6 holes in the old base metal and silver
Keystone mine area in 1967, and encountered low grade (+/- 0.02 opt) gold intercepts. Chevron staked the property in 1981-1983
and drilled 27 shallow drill holes, continued by an agreement with USMX that drilled an additional 19 shallow holes; significant
amounts of low grade and anomalous gold were intersected, but results were considered uneconomic, and the project dropped. In 1988
and 1989, Phelps Dodge acquired a southern portion of the district and drilled 6 holes, one of which TD’d in gold mineralization,
and was subsequently deepened in 1990 resulting in over 200’ of low grade gold mineralization. About this time Coral Resources
acquired a northern portion of the property and drilled 21 shallow holes to follow-up previous drill intercepts. 1995-1997, Golden
Glacier, a junior company, acquired the north end of the district, and Uranerz a portion of the southern area; 6 holes were drilled
in the north and only 2 holes in the south, respectively. The entire district was dropped by all parties.
In 2004 with the discovery of Cortez Hills
and escalating gold prices, Nevada Pacific Gold, Great American Minerals (Don McDowell), and Tone Resources (Dave Mathewson) competed
in claim staking the entire district. Subsequently, Don McDowell, founder of Great American Minerals approached Placer Dome (prior
to Barrick acquisition) who discovered Pipeline and Cortez Hills, and who correctly recognized the Keystone district potential.
Placer Dome entered into separate JV agreements with Nevada Pacific and Great American. The following year Barrick Gold bought
Placer Dome and dropped all Placer Dome's Nevada exploration projects and JV’s, including Keystone. In 2006, Nevada Pacific
and Tone were purchased by US Gold. US Gold, now McEwen Mining, drilled 35 holes mostly near the north end of the district; targeting
the range front pediment and the historic Keystone Mine.
Geological Potential of the Keystone Project
To date, a technical report has not been prepared
on the Keystone Project. Keystone is positioned on the prolific Cortez gold trend, one of the world’s leading gold producing
regions. The Keystone Project is centered on a granitic intrusion that warped the local Paleozoic stratigraphy into a dome, allowing
for exposure of highly favorable Devonian, Carboniferous (Mississippian-Pennsylvania) and Permo-Triassic rocks including key likely
host rocks for mineralization, the silty carbonate strata of the Horse Creek Formation and the Wenban limestone, as well as possible
sandy clastic units of the Diamond Peak Formation. The Horse Canyon and Wenban rocks are the primary host rocks at the nearby Cortez
Hills Mine and Gold Rush deposit currently operated by Barrick Gold.
Certain Risk Factors Relating to U.S. Gold
If the NASDAQ Stock Market determines
that the Merger with U.S. Gold and the issuance of the Merger Consideration results in a change of control of the Company, the
Company may be required to submit a new application under NASDAQ’s original listing standards and if such application is
not approved, the Company’s Common Stock may be delisted from The NASDAQ Capital Market.
In connection with the Merger, the Company
will issue up to 123, 604,695 shares of Common Stock including Common Stock issuable upon conversion of its Series C Convertible
Preferred Stock (excluding shares issuable upon warrants issued in connection with the Merger and the Management Consideration). The
Company does not believe the issuance of the Merger Consideration will result in a change of control of the Company. NASDAQ
Rule 5110(a) provides that a Company must apply for initial listing in connection with a transaction whereby a company combines
with a non-NASDAQ entity, resulting in a change of control of such company and potentially allowing the non-NASDAQ entity to effectively
obtain NASDAQ listing. In determining whether a change of control has occurred, NASDAQ considers all relevant factors
including, changes in management, board of directors, voting power, ownership and financial structure of the Company. If
The NASDAQ Stock Market determines that a change of control does in fact result from the consummation of the Merger and the issuance
of the Merger Consideration and an original listing application has not been approved prior to the consummation of Merger, the
Company will be in violation of NASDAQ Rule 5110(a) and the Company’s Common Stock could be delisted from The NASDAQ Capital
Market.
U.S.
Gold is a new company with a short operating history and has a history of losses.
U.S.
Gold was formed in February 2014. Its operating history consists of starting its preliminary exploration activities. U.S. Gold
has no income-producing activities from mining or exploration and has already incurred losses because of the expenses it has incurred
in acquiring the rights to explore its properties and starting its preliminary exploration activities. U.S. Gold incurred a net
loss of $7,117 for the year ended December 31, 2015 and has not generated any revenue. U.S. Gold expects that its operating expenses
and net losses will increase dramatically as it proceeds with exploration and development of the Copper King and Keystone mining
projects. Exploring for gold and other minerals or resources is an inherently speculative activity. There is a strong possibility
that U.S. Gold will not find any commercially exploitable gold or other deposits on its properties. Because U.S. Gold is an exploration
company, it may never achieve any meaningful revenue.
Since U.S. Gold has a limited operating history, it is difficult
for potential investors to evaluate its business.
U.S Gold’s limited operating history
makes it difficult for potential investors to evaluate its business or prospective operations. Since its formation, U.S. Gold has
not generated any revenues. As an early stage company, U.S. Gold is subject to all the risks inherent in the initial organization,
financing, expenditures, complications and delays inherent in a new business. Investors should evaluate an investment in U.S. Gold
in light of the uncertainties encountered by developing companies in a competitive environment. U.S. Gold’s business is dependent
upon the implementation of its business plan. There can be no assurance that its efforts will be successful or that U.S. Gold will
ultimately be able to attain profitability.
Exploring for gold is an inherently speculative business.
Natural resource exploration and exploring
for gold in particular is a business that by its nature is very speculative. There is a strong possibility that U.S. Gold will
not discover gold or any other resources which can be mined or extracted at a profit. Although the Copper King Project has known
gold deposits, the deposits may not be of the quality or size necessary for it to make a profit from actually mining it. Few properties
that are explored are ultimately developed into producing mines. Unusual or unexpected geological formations, geological formation
pressures, fires, power outages, labor disruptions, flooding, explosions, cave-ins, landslides and the inability to obtain suitable
or adequate machinery, equipment or labor are just some of the many risks involved in mineral exploration programs and the subsequent
development of gold deposits.
U.S. Gold will need to obtain additional financing to fund
its Copper King and Keystone exploration programs.
U.S. Gold does not have sufficient capital
to fund its exploration programs for the Copper King Project or the Keystone Project as they are currently planned or to fund the
acquisition and exploration of new properties. U.S. Gold will require additional funding to continue its planned exploration programs.
Its management estimates that U.S. Gold will require up to $500,000 in order to fund the first year of planned exploration and
development of the Keystone Project, with up to $2,000,000 required in order to fund plans for the second year. In addition, U.S.
Gold will require up to $500,000 per year for maintenance and development of the Copper King Project. Its inability to raise additional
funds on a timely basis could prevent U.S Gold from achieving its business objectives and could have a negative impact on its business,
financial condition, results of operations and the value of its securities.
U.S. Gold does not know if its properties
contain any gold or other minerals that can be mined at a profit.
Although the properties on which U.S. Gold
has the right to explore for gold are known to have deposits of gold, there can be no assurance such deposits which can be mined
at a profit. Whether a gold deposit can be mined at a profit depends upon many factors. Some but not all of these factors include:
the particular attributes of the deposit, such as size, grade and proximity to infrastructure; operating costs and capital expenditures
required to start mining a deposit; the availability and cost of financing; the price of gold, which is highly volatile and cyclical;
and government regulations, including regulations relating to prices, taxes, royalties, land use, importing and exporting of minerals
and environmental protection.
U.S. Gold is a junior gold exploration company with no mining
operations and it may never have any mining operations in the future.
U.S. Gold’s business is exploring for
gold and other minerals. In the event that U.S Gold discovers commercially exploitable gold or other deposits, it will not be able
to make any money from them unless the gold or other minerals are actually mined or all or a part of its interest is sold. Accordingly,
U.S. Gold will need to find some other entity to mine its properties on its behalf, mine them itself or sell the rights to mine
to third parties.
U.S Gold’s business is subject to extensive environmental
regulations which may make exploring for or mining prohibitively expensive, and which may change at any time.
All of U.S. Gold’s operations are subject
to extensive environmental regulations which can make exploration expensive or prohibit it altogether. U.S. Gold may be subject
to potential liabilities associated with the pollution of the environment and the disposal of waste products that may occur as
the result of exploring and other related activities on our properties. U.S. Gold may have to pay to remedy environmental pollution,
which may reduce the amount of money that U.S. Gold has available to use for exploration. This may adversely affect its financial
position. If U.S. Gold is unable to fully remedy an environmental problem, it might be required to suspend operations or to enter
into interim compliance measures pending the completion of the required remedy. If a decision is made to mine its properties and
it retains any operational responsibility for doing so, its potential exposure for remediation may be significant, and this may
have a material adverse effect upon its business and financial position. U.S. Gold has not purchased insurance for potential environmental
risks (including potential liability for pollution or other hazards associated with the disposal of waste products from its exploration
activities). However, if U.S. Gold mines one or more of its properties and retains operational responsibility for mining, then
such insurance may not be available to it on reasonable terms or at a reasonable price. All of its exploration and, if warranted,
development activities may be subject to regulation under one or more local, state and federal environmental impact analyses and
public review processes. It is possible that future changes in applicable laws, regulations and permits or changes in their enforcement
or regulatory interpretation could have significant impact on some portion of our business, which may require our business to be
economically re-evaluated from time to time. These risks include, but are not limited to, the risk that regulatory authorities
may increase bonding requirements beyond its financial capability. Inasmuch as posting of bonding in accordance with regulatory
determinations is a condition to the right to operate under all material operating permits, increases in bonding requirements could
prevent operations even if U.S. Gold is in full compliance with all substantive environmental laws.
U.S. Gold may be denied the government
licenses and permits which it needs to explore on its properties. In the event that U.S. Gold discovers commercially exploitable
deposits, U.S. Gold may be denied the additional government licenses and permits which it will need to mine its properties.
Exploration activities usually require the
granting of permits from various governmental agencies. For example, exploration drilling on unpatented mineral claims requires
a permit to be obtained from the United States Bureau of Land Management, which may take several months or longer to grant the
requested permit. Depending on the size, location and scope of the exploration program, additional permits may also be required
before exploration activities can be undertaken. Prehistoric or Indian grave yards, threatened or endangered species, archeological
sites or the possibility thereof, difficult access, excessive dust and important nearby water resources may all result in the need
for additional permits before exploration activities can commence. As with all permitting processes, there is the risk that unexpected
delays and excessive costs may be experienced in obtaining required permits. The needed permits may not be granted at all. Delays
in or U.S. Gold’s inability to obtain necessary permits will result in unanticipated costs, which may result in serious adverse
effects upon its business.
The values of U.S. Gold’s properties
are subject to volatility in the price of gold and any other deposits U.S. Gold may seek or locate.
U.S. Gold’s ability to obtain additional
and continuing funding, and its profitability in the unlikely event it ever commences mining operations or sells the rights to
mine, will be significantly affected by changes in the market price of gold. Gold prices fluctuate widely and are affected by numerous
factors, all of which are beyond U.S. Gold’s control. Some of these factors include the sale or purchase of gold by central
banks and financial institutions; interest rates; currency exchange rates; inflation or deflation; fluctuation in the value of
the United States dollar and other currencies; speculation; global and regional supply and demand, including investment, industrial
and jewelry demand; and the political and economic conditions of major gold or other mineral producing countries throughout the
world, such as Russia and South Africa. The price of gold or other minerals have fluctuated widely in recent years, and a decline
in the price of gold could cause a significant decrease in the value of our properties, limit our ability to raise money, and render
continued exploration and development of its properties impracticable. If that happens, then U.S Gold could lose its rights to
its properties and be compelled to sell some or all of these rights. Additionally, the future development of its properties beyond
the exploration stage is heavily dependent upon the level of gold prices remaining sufficiently high to make the development of
our properties economically viable. You may lose your investment if the price of gold decreases. The greater the decrease in the
price of gold, the more likely it is that you will lose money.
U.S. Gold’s property titles may
be challenged and it is not insured against any challenges, impairments or defects to our mineral claims or property titles. U.S.
Gold has not fully verified title to its properties.
U.S. Gold’s unpatented Keystone Claims
were created and maintained in accordance with the federal General Mining Law of 1872. Unpatented claims are unique U.S. property
interests and are generally considered to be subject to greater title risk than other real property interests because the validity
of unpatented claims is often uncertain. This uncertainty arises, in part, out of the complex federal and state laws and regulations
under the General Mining Law. U.S. Gold has obtained a title report on its Keystone Claims, but cannot be certain that all defects
or conflicts with its title to those claims have been identified. Further, U.S. Gold has not obtained title insurance regarding
its purchase and ownership of the Keystone Claims. Defending any challenges to its property titles may be costly, and may divert
funds that could otherwise be used for exploration activities and other purposes. In addition, unpatented claims are always subject
to possible challenges by third parties or contests by the federal government, which, if successful, may prevent us from exploiting
its discovery of commercially extractable gold. Challenges to its title may increase its costs of operation or limit its ability
to explore on certain portions of its properties. U.S. Gold is not insured against challenges, impairments or defects to its property
titles, nor does U.S Gold intend to carry extensive title insurance in the future.
Possible amendments to the General Mining
Law could make it more difficult or impossible for U.S Gold to execute its business plan.
U.S. Congress has considered proposals to amend
the General Mining Law of 1872 that would have, among other things, permanently banned the sale of public land for mining. The
proposed amendment would have expanded the environmental regulations to which U.S. Gold is subject and would have given Indian
tribes the ability to hinder or prohibit mining operations near tribal lands. The proposed amendment would also have imposed a
royalty of 8% of gross revenue on new mining operations located on federal public land, which would have applied to substantial
portions of its properties. The proposed amendment would have made it more expensive or perhaps too expensive to recover any otherwise
commercially exploitable gold deposits which U.S. Gold may find on its properties. While at this time the proposed amendment is
no longer pending, this or similar changes to the law in the future could have a significant impact on U.S. Gold’s business
model.
Market forces or unforeseen developments
may prevent U.S. Gold from obtaining the supplies and equipment necessary to explore for gold and other resources.
Gold exploration, and resource exploration
in general, has demands for contractors and unforeseen shortages of supplies and/or equipment could result in the disruption of
U.S. Gold’s planned exploration activities. Current demand for exploration drilling services, equipment and supplies is robust
and could result in suitable equipment and skilled manpower being unavailable at scheduled times for its exploration program. Fuel
prices are extremely volatile as well. U.S. Gold will attempt to locate suitable equipment, materials, manpower and fuel if sufficient
funds are available. If U.S. Gold cannot find the equipment and supplies needed for its various exploration programs, it may have
to suspend some or all of them until equipment, supplies, funds and/or skilled manpower become available. Any such disruption in
its activities may adversely affect its exploration activities and financial condition.
U.S. Gold may not be able to maintain the infrastructure necessary
to conduct exploration activities.
U.S. Gold’s exploration activities depend
upon adequate infrastructure. Reliable roads, bridges, power sources and water supply are important factors which affect capital
and operating costs. Unusual or infrequent weather phenomena, sabotage, government or other interference in the maintenance or
provision of such infrastructure could adversely affect U.S. Gold’s exploration activities and financial condition.
U.S.
Gold does not carry any property or casualty insurance, however it intends to carry such insurance in the future.
U.S Gold’s
business is subject to a number of risks and hazards generally, including but not limited to adverse environmental conditions,
industrial accidents, unusual or unexpected geological conditions, ground or slope failures, cave-ins, changes in the regulatory
environment and natural phenomena such as inclement weather conditions, floods and earthquakes. Such occurrences could result in
damage to its properties, equipment, infrastructure, personal injury or death, environmental damage, delays, monetary losses and
possible legal liability. Investors could lose all or part of their investment if any such catastrophic event occurs. U.S. Gold
does not carry any property or casualty insurance at this time, however U.S Gold intends to carry this type of insurance in the
future. Even if U.S. Gold does obtain insurance, it may not cover all of the risks associated with its operations. Insurance against
risks such as environmental pollution or other hazards as a result of exploration and operations are often not available to it
or to other companies in its business on acceptable terms. Should any events against which U.S. Gold is not insured actually occur,
U.S. Gold may become subject to substantial losses, costs and liabilities which will adversely affect its financial condition.