Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This discussion includes forward-looking statements for purposes of U.S. federal securities laws. See “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements”.
Overview
Rocky Mountain Industrials, Inc. (“we”, “us”, the “Company” or “RMI”) is dedicated to operating industrial assets in the United States which include minerals, materials, and services. Our vision is to become a key provider of industrial materials and services in the Rocky Mountain region. We have a strategy to own, operate, develop, acquire and vertically integrate complementary industrial businesses.
We were incorporated in the State of Nevada on August 6, 2012, under the name “Online Yearbook” with the principal business objective of developing and marketing online yearbooks for schools, companies, and government agencies.
On November 17, 2014, Rocky Mountain Resource Holdings, Inc. (“RMRH”) became our majority shareholder by acquiring 5,200,000 shares of our common stock (the “Shares”), or 69.06% of the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock, pursuant to stock purchase agreements with Messrs. El Maraana and Salah Blal, our former officers and directors. The Shares were acquired for an aggregate purchase price of $357,670.
On December 8, 2014, our name was changed from Rocky Mountain Resource Holdings, Inc. to “RMR Industrials, Inc.” On January 1, 2020, we changed our name from RMR Industrials, Inc., to “Rocky Mountain Industrials, Inc.”.
On February 27, 2015 (the “Closing Date”), we entered into and consummated a merger transaction pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among the Company, OLYB Acquisition Corporation, a Nevada corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and RMR IP, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“RMR IP”). In accordance with the terms of Merger Agreement, on the Closing Date, Merger Sub merged with and into RMR IP (the “Merger”), with RMR IP surviving the Merger as our wholly owned subsidiary. Chad Brownstein and Gregory M. Dangler are directors of the Company and were co-owners of RMRH, which was the majority shareholder of the Company prior to the Merger. Additionally, Messrs. Brownstein and Dangler were indirect controlling shareholders and directors of RMR IP prior to the Merger. As such, the Merger was among entities under the common control of Messrs. Brownstein and Dangler.
On July 28, 2016, we formed RMR Aggregates, Inc., a Colorado corporation (“RMR Aggregates”), as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. RMR Aggregates was formed to hold assets primarily relating to the mining and processing of industrial minerals for the manufacturing, construction, and agriculture sectors. These minerals include limestone, aggregates, marble, silica, barite, and sand.
On October 12, 2016, pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement with CalX Minerals, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company (“CalX”), we completed the purchase of substantially all of the assets associated with the Mid Continent Limestone Quarry on 41 BLM unpatented placer mining claims in Garfield County, Colorado. CalX assets include the mining claims, improvements, access rights, water rights, equipment, inventory, contracts, permits, certain intellectual property rights, and other tangible and intangible assets associated with the limestone mining operation.
During January 2018, the Company formed Rail Land Company, LLC (“Rail Land Company”) as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company to acquire and develop a rail terminal and services facility (“Rail Park”). Rail Land Company purchased 620 acres of real estate located in Bennett, Colorado. The Company’s development of the Rail Park is intended to expand the Company’s customer base for our products by utilizing rail freight capabilities to reach customers in the greater Denver area and by expanding our business to include rail transportation solutions and services.
On April 26, 2019, RMR Logistics entered into an asset Purchase agreement with H2K, LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company (“the Seller”) pursuant to which RMR Logistics acquired the sellers trucking assets. In April 2020, the Company began the shutdown of substantially all the operations of RMR Logistics with the closure of its Wellington, Colorado location and the disposal of its operational assets through auction.