Bunker Hill Mining Corp. (BHLL) — 10-K

Filed 2026-03-06 · Period ending 2025-12-31 · 72,790 words · SEC EDGAR

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# Bunker Hill Mining Corp. (BHLL) — 10-K

**Filed:** 2026-03-06
**Period ending:** 2025-12-31
**Accession:** 0001493152-26-009196
**Source:** [SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1407583/000149315226009196/)
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UNITED
STATES**
**SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**
**Washington,
D.C. 20549**
**FORM
10-K**
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ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |
**For
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025**
**OR**
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |
**For
the transition period from to**
**Commission
file number: 333-150028**
**BUNKER
HILL MINING CORP.**
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada | 
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32-0196442 | |
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization) | 
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.) | |
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1009
McKinley Ave | 
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Kellogg,
Idaho, U.S.A. | 
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83837 | |
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(Address
of principal executive offices) | 
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(Zip
Code) | |
**(604)
417-7952**
(Registrants
Telephone Number, including area code)
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: **None**
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: **None**
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes No 
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes No 
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject
to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes No 
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule
405 of Regulation S-T ( 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to submit such files). Yes No 
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting
company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, smaller
reporting company and emerging growth company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Large
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Non-accelerated
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Smaller
reporting company | 
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Emerging
growth company | 
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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. 
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its managements assessment of the effectiveness
of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered
public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. 
If
securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant
included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. 
Indicate
by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation
received by any of the registrants executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to 240.10D-1(b). 
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes No 
As
of June 30, 2025, the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting shares of common stock of the registrant issued and outstanding
on such date, excluding shares held by affiliates of the registrant as a group, was $78,398,964.
Number
of shares of common stock outstanding as of March 5, 2026: 45,618,400
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**TABLE
OF CONTENTS**
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS | 
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PART I | 
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ITEM 1. BUSINESS | 
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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS | 
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ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS | 
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ITEM 1C. CYBERSECURITY | 
27 | |
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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES | 
28 | |
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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS | 
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ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES | 
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PART II | 
39 | |
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ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANTS COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES | 
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ITEM 6. [RESERVED] | 
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS | 
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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK | 
45 | |
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA | 
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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE | 
87 | |
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ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES | 
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ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION | 
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ITEM 9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS | 
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PART III | 
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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 
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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION | 
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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS | 
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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE | 
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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES | 
94 | |
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PART IV | 
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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES | 
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ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY | 
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SIGNATURES | 
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**CAUTIONARY
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS**
Bunker
Hill Mining Corp. (Bunker Hill, BHMC, we, us, our or the Company)
is a U.S. domestic issuer for U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) purposes, it is required to report its
financial results under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP), and its shares of common stock trade
on the TSX Venture Exchange (the TSXV) and the OTCQB Venture Market.
This
Annual Report on Form 10-K (this Annual Report), including *Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations*in Item 7 of this report*,* contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Securities Act (as defined below) and the Exchange Act (as defined below), and forward-looking information
within the meaning of Canadian securities laws (collectively, forward-looking statements). Any statements that express
or involve discussions with respect to business prospects, predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, intentions, projections, objectives,
strategies, assumptions, future events, performance or exploration and development efforts using words or phrases (including negative
and grammatical variations) such as, but not limited to, expects, anticipates, plans, estimates,
intends, forecasts, likely, projects, believes, seeks,
or stating that certain actions, events or results may, could, would, should,
might or will be taken, occur or be achieved, are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking
statements. Although we believe that our plans, intentions, and expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable,
we cannot be certain that these plans, intentions, and expectations will be achieved. Actual results, performance, or achievements could
differ materially from those contemplated, expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report. Forward-looking
statements in this Annual Report include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the following:
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our
business, prospects, and overall strategy; | |
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our
progress in the development of our Bunker Hill Mine mining operation and the timing of that progress; | |
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our ability to commence the restart of the Bunker Hill Mine on our planned timeline; | |
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planned or estimated expenses and capital expenditures, including the Bunker Hill Mines expected costs of
construction, commissioning, and operation and the sources of funds to pay for such costs; | |
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our ability to secure required capital, to complete the development of the Bunker Hill Mine and support corporate
needs; | |
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our
ability to complete an uplist to a national stock exchange if so determined to be in the best interest of our shareholders; and the
timing of any uplisting, if so applied for; | |
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our
ability to advance and complete our planned mineral resource update and the potential that those results will create additional
mineral resource; and | |
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any further initiatives or advancements that may be undertaken relating to the Bunker Hill Mine. | |
Forward-looking
statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions that are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking
statements, including, but not limited to, the following:
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the
sufficiency of existing cash resources to enable us to continue operations for the next 12 months as a going concern; | |
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we
may not able to achieve our targeted production timeline for the Bunker Hill Mine which would increase the Companys required
capital needs through the completion of the project; | |
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we
may not be able to secure additional funding, to support operations of the
Bunker Hill Mine; | |
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payment
bonds securing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (the EPA) cost recovery costs may not be renewed or not be
renewable on acceptable terms; | |
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the
Company has a history of losses and may to continue to incur losses in the future; | |
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commodity
price volatility could have dramatic effects on the results of our planned operations and the Companys ability to execute
its business plan; | |
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the
impact of existing or new and/or increased tariffs and other trade restrictions on the global trade industry; | |
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the
Companys development and production plans, metal recoveries and cost estimates, in its reserve and resource estimates may
vary and/or not be achieved; | |
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the
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (IDEQ) wastewater treatment costs payable by the Company are not controlled
by the Company; | |
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estimates
of mineral reserves and resources are subject to evaluation uncertainties that could materially impact the Bunker Hill Mine project; | |
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we
are subject to changing governmental regulations that can affect current and planned operations; | |
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our
ability to maintain required permits and licenses to advance our Bunker Hill Mine into production; | |
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our
activities are subject to environmental laws and regulations that may change and increase the cost of doing business and restrict
our operations; | |
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social
and environmental activism may have an adverse effect on the reputation and financial condition of the Company or our relationship
with the communities in which we operate; | |
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a
shortage of equipment and supplies could adversely affect our ability to operate our business after commencement of operations; | |
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Our
partnerships, including offtake arrangements, may expose the Company to overly burdensome costs or business
risks; | |
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the
Company may experience difficulty attracting and retaining qualified personnel to meet the needs of our anticipated growth; | |
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title
to the Companys properties may be subject to other claims that could affect our property rights and mineral
claims; | |
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the
Company may be unable to secure or purchase additional required surface rights; | |
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the
Companys properties and operations are subject to litigation claims, including the Crescent Mine litigation, which may impact our business or operations; | |
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the
Companys operations are dependent on information technology systems that may be subject to network disruptions or cyber-attacks; | |
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the
Companys common stock price can be volatile and subject to short interest activity, and as a result, investors could lose all
or part of their investment; | |
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investors
interests in the Company will be diluted and investors may suffer dilution in their net book value per share of common stock if the
Company issues additional employee, director, or consultant stock options or other stock-based compensation; | |
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the Company has a history of issuance of additional shares of common stock
and warrants to raise capital, or acquire other business, and further equity raises will dilute investors interest; | |
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the
issuance of additional shares of common stock may negatively impact the trading price of the Companys securities; | |
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risk
factors discussed in this Annual Report; and | |
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other
factors, many of which are beyond our control. | |
This
list is not exhaustive of all the risk factors that may affect our forward-looking statements.
Although
we have attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from
those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that could cause results, performance, or achievements not
to be as anticipated, estimated, intended, or expected. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying
assumptions prove incorrect, actual results, performance, or achievements may vary, possibly materially, from those anticipated, estimated,
intended, or expected. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Except as required by law,
we disclaim any obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such
statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events. **We qualify all of the forward-looking statements contained
in this Annual Report by the foregoing cautionary statements.**We advise you to carefully review the reports and documents we file
from time to time with the SEC and with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities. The reports and documents filed by us with the
SEC are available at www.sec.gov and with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities under the Companys profile at
www.sedarplus.ca.
Certain
statements in this report, including statements in the following discussion, are what are known as forward looking statements,
which are basically statements about the future. For that reason, these statements involve risk and uncertainty since no one can accurately
predict the future. Words such as plans, intends, will, hopes, seeks,
anticipates, expects and the like often identify such forward looking statements, but are not the only indication
that a statement is a forward-looking statement. Such forward looking statements include statements concerning the Companys plans
and objectives with respect to the present and future operations of the Company, and statements which express or imply that such present
and future operations will or may produce revenues, income or profits. Numerous factors and future events could cause the Company to
change such plans and objectives or fail to successfully implement such plans or achieve such objectives, or cause such present and future
operations to fail to produce revenues, income or profits. Therefore, the reader is advised that the following discussion should be considered
in light of the discussion of risks and other factors contained in this report and in the Companys other filings with the SEC.
No statements contained in the following discussion should be construed as a guarantee or assurance of future performance or future results.
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**Cautionary
Note to U.S. Residents Concerning Disclosure of Mineral Resources**
Certain
prior regulatory filings made in Canada contain or incorporate by reference therein certain disclosure that satisfies the additional
requirements of Canadian securities laws, which differ from the requirements of U.S. securities laws. Prior resource estimates included
in those Canadian filings, and in the documents incorporated by reference therein, had been prepared in accordance with Canadian National
Instrument 43-101 *Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects* (NI 43-101) and the Canadian Institute of
Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) classification system. NI 43-101 is a rule developed by the Canadian Securities
Administrators which establishes standards for all public disclosure an issuer makes of scientific and technical information concerning
mineral projects.
Canadian
standards, including NI 43-101, may differ from the requirements of subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K (S-K 1300). Thus, resource
information contained, or incorporated by reference, in the Companys Canadian filings, and in the documents incorporated by reference
therein, may not be comparable to similar information disclosed by companies reporting mineral reserve and mineral resource information
under S-K 1300.
The
terms mineral reserve, proven mineral reserve and probable mineral reserve are Canadian mining
terms as defined in accordance with NI 43-101 and CIM standards. Pursuant to S-K 1300, the SEC now recognizes estimates of measured
mineral resources, indicated mineral resources and inferred mineral resources. In addition, the SEC
has amended its definitions of proven mineral reserves and probable mineral reserves to be substantially
similar to the corresponding standards of the CIM.
Investors
are cautioned that while terms are substantially similar to CIM standards, there are differences in the definitions and standards under
S-K 1300 and the CIM standards. Accordingly, there is no assurance any mineral reserves or mineral resources that the Company may report
as proven reserves, probable reserves, measured mineral resources, indicated mineral
resources and inferred mineral resources under NI 43-101 will be the same as the reserve or resource estimates prepared
under the standards adopted under S-K 1300.
Investors
are also cautioned that while the SEC now recognizes measured mineral resources, indicated mineral resources
and inferred mineral resources, investors should not assume that any part or all of mineral deposits in these categories
will ever be converted into mineral reserves.
Mineralization
described using these terms has a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence, and great uncertainty as to their economic and legal
feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of a measured mineral resource, indicated mineral resource
or inferred mineral resource will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Under Canadian rules, estimates of inferred mineral
resources may not form the basis of feasibility or pre-feasibility studies, except in rare cases. Investors are cautioned not to assume
that all or any part of an inferred mineral resource exists or is economically or legally mineable. Disclosure of contained ounces
in a resource is permitted disclosure under Canadian regulations however, the SEC normally only permits issuers to report mineralization
that does not constitute reserves by SEC standards as in place tonnage and grade without reference to unit measures.
**PART
I**
**ITEM
1. BUSINESS**
**Our
Business**
Bunker
Hill Mining Corp. was incorporated under the laws of Nevada in 2007 under its former name Lincoln Mining Corp. We have one wholly owned
subsidiary, Silver Valley Metals Corp. Our business address is 1009 McKinley Ave, Kellogg, ID 83837, USA. The telephone number for our
office is +1 604 417 7952. We maintain a corporate website at https://bunkerhillmining.com.
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Overview
The
Companys focus is the development and restart of its 100% owned flagship asset, the Bunker Hill mine (the Bunker Hill Mine
or the Mine) in Idaho, USA. The Mine remains the largest single producing mine by tonnage in the Silver Valley region of
northwest Idaho, historically producing over 165 million ounces of silver and 5 million tons of base metals between 1885 and 1981. The
Bunker Hill Mine is located within Operable Unit 2 of the Bunker Hill Superfund site (EPA National Priorities Listing IDD048340921),
where cleanup activities have been completed.
The
Company was incorporated for the purpose of mineral exploration at the Bunker Hill Mine. The Company has moved into the development
stage concurrent with (i) purchasing the mine and a process plant, (ii) completing successive technical and economic studies,
including a Prefeasibility Study, (iii) delineating mineral reserves, and (iv) advancing the construction of the facilities, with
planned operations to commence in 2026.
2025
Key Developments
During
2025, the Company completed a major restructuring of its balance sheet, including the conversion of certain outstanding debt into equity,
and the modification of certain existing royalty and stream financing arrangements with Sprott Streaming and Royalty Corp. (together
with its affiliates, Sprott) and also the issuance of 19,527,594 common shares in two private placements for net proceeds
of $61,803,983 (the 2025 Private Placements). The 2025 Private Placements proceeds included the net proceeds from the settlement
of certain amounts owing to creditors, insiders and contractors through the issuance of common shares. Teck Resources Limited (together
with its affiliates, Teck) participated in the 2025 Private Placements and, as a result, became a related party alongside
Sprott, holding more than 10% of the Companys common stock. Concurrent with the balance sheet restructuring in 2025,the Company
focused on the execution of its mine restart plan, prioritizing safety, environmental stewardship, infrastructure readiness, technical
de-risking, and organizational development. Key milestones met during =2025 included:
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*Safety
Leadership, Environmental Management and Community Engagement*
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Closed
2025 with zero Lost Time Injuries (LTIs), marking the third consecutive year without an LTI. | |
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Continued
100% compliance with all environmental permits, a critical standard in all jurisdictions and particularly imperative within a U.S.
Superfund site. | |
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Secured
necessary permits from state and federal regulators for operations to restart. | |
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Welcomed
local stakeholders and investors to the site through community days and on-site tours, reinforcing transparency, engagement, and
confidence in the Companys development strategy. | |
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*Geology,
Engineering, and Mine Planning - Optimizing the restart plan, increasing the silver content*
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Collaborated
with VRIFY AI-Assisted Mineral Discovery Platform to target higher-grade silver mineralization. The collaboration leverages
AI-driven integration of extensive historical and modern datasets to refine geological models, identify structural and grade controls,
and prioritize drill targets with potential to add higher-grade silver ounces near existing infrastructure. | |
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Updated
Mine plan to prioritize improved operating margins by targeting higher silver extraction rates. | |
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Completed
metallurgical test work focused on ensuring marketable concentrate grades while maximizing payable recoveries of silver, lead, and
zinc. Overall recoveries estimate confirmed at 89% for silver, 87% for lead, and 92% for zinc. | |
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Accelerated
Bunker Hill Mines Operational Readiness program with multiple critical workstreams advancing in parallel to support a disciplined
transition into operations. The program is focused on strengthening organizational capability, finalizing operating and maintenance
systems, and embedding safety and reliability ahead of start-up, with the objective of reducing execution risk and positioning the
operation for a stable and efficient ramp-up. | |
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*Underground
Mine Preparation for Mining*
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Continued
underground rehabilitation and access development, ensuring connectivity between Russell Portal, mining areas and historic workings. | |
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Completed
significant advancements in ventilation, ground support, communications, and water management systems have been achieved, including
ramp access to the Russell Portal at the 8-3 level, ensuring access to the first three years of ore. | |
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Continued
ongoing refurbishment and readiness work at the surface infrastructure at Wardner in preparation for commissioning activities. | |
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Accelerated
of ramp development to 9-Level to access additional silver exploration opportunities | |
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Executed
a lease-to-own contract with Caterpillar to upgrade the underground mining equipment fleet. | |
*Surface
Facilities Final construction and start of commissioning*
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Advanced
the processing plant construction and commissioning to 88% completion at year end 2025, with phased commissioning starting in January
2026: on track to support an expected mine restart in H1|26. | |
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Advanced
Tailings Filter Press construction and commissioning to 56% complete at year end 2025, and on track to support a planned mine restart
in H1|26. Superstructure in place, ready to have Metso install the Filter Press in the first quarter of 2026. | |
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*Debt
Facility*
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On
January 17, 2025, the Company drew $5,000,000 on the Sprott debt facility. As consideration for Sprott advancing the facility, the Company
granted a royalty for 0.5% of life-of-mine gross revenue from mining claims considered to be historically worked, contiguous to current
accessible underground development, and covered by the Companys 2021 ground geophysical survey. A 0.35% rate will apply to claims
outside of these areas.
On
January 31, 2025, the Company drew $6,000,000 on the Sprott debt facility.
*June
2025 Equity Raise and Debt Restructuring*
On
June 5, 2025, the Company completed the first of the 2025 private placements with a brokered private placement (the Brokered
Offering) for aggregate cash consideration of approximately $6,200,000, which included participation by Sprott, and concurrent non-brokered private placement (the
Non-Brokered Offering and together with the Brokered Offering, collectively, the Equity Offerings) with
Teck for approximately $20,500,000. As part of the Equity
Offerings, we issued an aggregate of our 7,206,165 units (Units) at a price of C$5.25 (or the U.S. Dollar equivalent
thereof) per Unit (the Offering Price). Each Unit issued under the Equity Offerings consisted of one share of our
common stock and one-half of one share of common stock purchase warrant (a Warrant). Each whole Warrant will be
exercisable to acquire one additional share of our common stock (a Warrant Share) at a price of C$8.75 per Warrant
Share for a period of three years following the date of issuance, subject to customary adjustments.
In
the Brokered Offering, 1,626,318 Units were sold at the Offering Price by a syndicate of agents led by BMO Capital Markets, CIBC
Capital Markets and Red Cloud Securities Inc., as joint bookrunners, and including National Bank Financial Inc. (collectively, the
Agents), of which Sprott acquired 285,715 Units (the Sprott Subscription). In the Non-Brokered Offering,
Teck acquired 5,579,848 Units (the Teck Units) at the Offering Price. The net proceeds of the Equity Offerings have
been and will primarily be used to support the construction, start-up and ramp-up of the Bunker Hill Mine.
The
2025 private placements, including both the brokered and non-brokered components, were conducted on a private placement basis pursuant to applicable
exemptions from the requirements of securities laws under National Instrument 45-106 *Prospectus Exemptions* and the United
States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), in such other jurisdictions outside of Canada and the United
States pursuant to applicable exemptions from the prospectus, registration or other similar requirements in such other jurisdictions.
*Brokered
Offering*
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On
June 5, 2025, in connection with the Brokered Offering, the Company and the Agents entered into an agency agreement (the
Agency Agreement), pursuant to which the Agents conducted a best efforts marketed private placement of
Units at the Offering Price for aggregate cash consideration of approximately $6,200,000. Pursuant to the Agency Agreement, the
Agents received cash commissions of C$461,061.
On
June 5, 2025, pursuant to the Agency Agreement, the Company entered into subscription agreements (collectively, the Brokered Subscription
Agreements) with certain investors, pursuant to which such investors acquired Units at the Offering Price. The Brokered Subscription
Agreements contain customary representations and warranties by us and the investors. The representations, warranties and covenants contained
in the Brokered Subscription Agreements 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 us.
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In
connection with the issuance of the Warrants, on June 5, 2025, the Company entered a warrant indenture (the Warrant Indenture)
with Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as warrant agent, to govern the issuance and management of the Warrants.
*Non-Brokered
Offering*
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On
March 5, 2025, under the Non-Brokered Offering, we entered into a subscription agreement, as amended by an amending agreement, dated
March 24, 2025 with Teck, pursuant to which Teck (i) contributed $2.00 for every $1.00 raised in the Brokered Offering and pursuant to
the Debt Settlements and Equity Payment Agreement (each as defined herein and further described below) and (ii) acquired the Teck Units
at the Offering Price, for aggregate consideration of approximately $20,500,000.
Immediately
prior to the closing of the Non-Brokered Offering, Teck beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, or exercised control or direction
over, 679,564 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase an additional 84,326 shares of our common stock, representing
approximately 6.6% of the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock on a non-diluted basis and approximately 7.4% on a partially
diluted basis. Upon closing of the Non-Brokered Offering, Teck now beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, or exercises control or
direction over 6,259,411 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase an additional 2,874,250 shares of our common stock,
representing approximately 23.9% of the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock (on a non-diluted basis and, assuming the exercise
of all warrants now held by Teck, approximately 31.4% on a partially diluted basis) and is considered a Control Person
of us (as such term is defined in the policies of the TSX-V). We obtained written consents of our disinterested stockholders holding
a majority of our voting shares (collectively, the Stockholder Consent) for, among other things, the Non-Brokered Offering,
including the creation of Teck as a Control Person of us, in satisfaction of the applicable shareholder approval requirements of the
TSX-V.
*Investor
Rights Agreement*
**
On
June 5, 2025, in connection with the Non-Brokered Offering, we entered into a customary investor rights agreement (the Teck IRA)
with Teck pursuant to which, among other things, for as long as Teck holds 10% or more of the issued and outstanding shares of our common
stock (on a fully diluted basis), Teck will have certain pre-emptive and information rights, including the right to appoint one nominee
to the our Board of Directors (the Board). In addition, in accordance with the terms of the Teck IRA, we will not be permitted
to incur any additional indebtedness or grant any additional liens (other than certain permitted indebtedness and liens) nor grant any
additional royalties, enter into any streaming arrangements or conduct any non-equity financings without the prior written consent of
Teck.
*Capital
Restructuring Transactions*
Concurrently
with the closing of the Equity Offerings, we closed capital restructuring transactions, including the conversion into equity of certain
outstanding debt, and the modification of certain existing royalty and stream financing arrangements with Sprott, as set forth
in the recapitalization agreement, dated as of June 5, 2025, by and among us, our wholly-owned subsidiary Silver Valley Metals Corp.
(formerly American Zinc Corp.) (Silver Valley), Sprott Streaming, Teck, and Monetary Metals (the Recapitalization
Agreement) and as further discussed below.
All
securities issued pursuant to restructuring transactions described below (i) are subject to a four months plus one day holding period
in accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws and, if applicable, the policies of the TSX-V and (ii) have not been registered
under the Securities Act or any U.S. state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States without registration under
the Securities Act and all applicable state securities laws or compliance with requirements of an applicable exemption therefrom.
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*Standby
Facility*
**
On
June 5, 2025, we and Teck agreed that the uncommitted revolving standby prepayment facility of up to $10,000,000 (the SP Facility)
will bear interest at a rate of 13.5% per annum until June 30, 2027, and a rate equal to 15.0% per annum thereafter, calculated and capitalized
quarterly. The SP Facility will be available to us until the earlier of (i) June 30, 2028, and (ii) the date on which the Bunker Hill
Mine hits 90% of name plate capacity or on the date on which we are cash flow positive for a quarter, unless terminated earlier by Teck.
The SP Facility is secured by a security interest over all our assets, properties and undertakings and Silver Valley in form and scope
similar to the security held by Sprott Streaming, with certain security held on a first priority basis. No bonus securities of ours were
issued to Teck in connection with the SP Facility, nor is the SP Facility convertible into our securities.
*Offtake
Amendments*
**
We
have agreed to amend certain zinc and lead offtake agreements previously entered into with respect to the Bunker Hill Mine (the Zinc
and Lead Offtake Agreements). On June 5, 2025, in connection with the Non-Brokered Offering, we and Teck amended the existing
zinc offtake agreement (with an effective date of November 10, 2023) (the Zinc Offtake Amendment) and the lead concentrate
offtake agreement (with an effective date of November 20, 2023) (the Lead Offtake Amendment), in each case between Teck
and Silver Valley, pursuant to which, among other amendments, the offtake under each respective agreement will apply to life-of-mine
production rather than the current five-year term.
*Amendment
of Existing Convertible Debentures*
**
We
completed an amendment of the Series 1 CDs and Series 2 CDs (each as defined below), as further described below:
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On
June 5, 2025, we and Sprott entered into the amended and restated series 1 secured convertible debentures (the Series
1 CDs), which amended and restated the Series 1 convertible debentures previously issued to Sprott and certain creditors,
maturing on March 31, 2028, pursuant to which, among other things, (i) the rate of interest of the Series 1 convertible debentures
has been reduced from 7.5% to 5.0% per annum, (ii) the current conversion price, being the U.S. dollar equivalent of C$10.50 per shares
of our common stock, has been reduced to equal the Offering Price, and (iii) certain prepayment and conversion terms were amended. | |
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On
June 5, 2025, we and Sprott entered into the amended and restated series 2 secured convertible debentures (the Series
2 CDs), which amended and restated the Series 2 convertible debentures previously issued to Sprott and certain creditors,
maturing on March 31, 2029, pursuant to which, among other things, (i) the rate of interest of the Series 2 CDs have been reduced
from 10.5% to 5.0% per annum, (ii) the current conversion price, being the U.S. dollar equivalent of C$10.5 per share of our common
stock, have reduced to equal the Offering Price, and (iii) certain prepayment and conversion terms were amended. | |
*Amendments
of Existing Royalty*
**
On
June 5, 2025, in addition to the amendment of the Second Royalty (as defined below), we amended certain existing royalty interests (collectively,
the First Royalty) previously granted to Sprott, which applies to certain primary, residual and other claims
comprising the Bunker Hill Mine. As a result of such amendment, the First Royalty has been consolidated into one 1.85% life-of-mine gross
revenue royalty applying to both primary and secondary claims comprising the Bunker Hill Mine.
*Amendment
to the Debt Facility*
**
On
June 5, 2025, in connection with the capital restructuring transactions (the Capital Restructuring Transactions and,
together with the Equity Offerings, the Transactions), the Company and Sprott amended and restated the senior secured loan agreement in the aggregate principal amount of
$21,000,000 (the Debt Facility) to (i) reduce the outstanding principal amount under the Debt Facility from
$21,000,000 to $15,000,000, (ii) increase the secondary claims percentage under the additional royalty (the Second
Royalty), which amendment is also reflected in an amending agreement to the Second Royalty, and (iii) cancel the royalty
buyback option granted to us thereunder, which amendment is also reflected in the amending agreement to the Second Royalty. In
addition, the Debt Facility was amended to include an option, at the Companys election, to settle any accrued and unpaid
interest through the issuance of shares of our common stock, subject to the prior approval of the TSX-V.
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*Sprott
Stream Conversion*
**
On
June 5, 2025, the existing metals purchase agreement (the Metals Purchase Agreement) dated June 23, 2023, by and among
us, Silver Valley, and Sprott, pursuant to which Sprott previously advanced a $46,000,000 deposit to Silver Valley,
was terminated and exchanged (the Exchange Agreement) for (i) 5,714,286 shares of our common stock; (ii) senior secured
Series 3 convertible debentures in the aggregate principal amount of $4,000,000 and with a maturity date of June 5, 2030 (the Series
3 CDs); and (iii) an additional 1.65% life-of-mine gross revenue royalty (the New Royalty) on primary and secondary
claims comprising the Bunker Hill Mine.
*Sprott Debt Settlements*
**
On
June 5, 2025, we and Silver Valley entered into the debt settlement agreements with Sprott (collectively, the Sprott
Debt Settlement Agreements), pursuant to which an aggregate of 1,819,728 shares of our common stock were issued to Sprott at the Offering Price in full satisfaction of (i) $487,500 of unpaid interest under the secured convertible debentures held by Sprott, and (ii) $6,200,000, consisting of the principal amount of $6,000,000 previously advanced to us under the Debt Facility, together
with an aggregate of $200,000 of interest accrued thereon.
*Amendments
to the Monetary Metals Silver Loan*
**
On
June 5, 2025, in connection with the Transactions, we and Silver Valley entered into (i) an amendment to the secured promissory note
purchase agreement dated August 8, 2024, as previously amended by a first amendment to secured promissory note purchase agreement dated
November 11, 2024 (the MM NPA), and (ii) an amendment to the secured promissory note dated August 8, 2024 (the MM
Note), each with Monetary Metals Bond III LLC (Monetary Metals) to, amongst other things, (A) reduce the rate at
which advances under the MM NPA bear interest from 15% to 13.5% per annum, (B) clarify the calculation of the cash flow sweep, (C) extend
the availability date for advances thereunder from January 31, 2025 to June 30, 2025, and (D) in connection with any further advances,
provide for the issuance of bonus warrants in such number and on such terms as to be agreed upon between the parties before issuance
and subject to prior approval of the TSX-V. In any event, the number of bonus warrants issued or issuable to Monetary Metals will not
exceed, in the aggregate, the maximum of 85,715 allowable under the MM NPA. The MM NPA and the MM Note are secured by security interests
over all our and Silver Valleys assets, properties and undertakings, in form and scope similar to the security held by Sprott and the security held by Teck.
**
*Amendments
to Existing Security and Intercreditor Arrangements*
**
Pursuant
to existing security arrangements, we have granted security interests to Sprott, Monetary Metals, and MineWater LLC (MineWater,
and together with Sprott and Monetary Metals, the Original Intercreditor Parties) over all our and Silver Valleys
the assets, properties and undertakings. On June 5, 2025, in connection with the existing security and intercreditor arrangements among
the Original Intercreditor Parties and us, the parties amended and restated such arrangements to, among other things, (i) reflect the
termination of the Metals Purchase Agreement and other applicable Capital Restructuring Transactions; (ii) defer certain royalty payments
and restrict early principal prepayments on certain outstanding debt obligations of ours for so long as amounts are outstanding under
the SP Facility, as described above; (iii) allow for the first priority security in favor of Teck over certain inventory and accounts
receivable in connection with the SP Facility; and (iv) account for Teck under such arrangements (collectively, the A&R Intercreditor
and Subordination Agreement).
*Sprott
Investor Rights Agreement*
**
On
June 5, 2025, we entered into a customary investor rights agreement (the Sprott IRA) with Sprott pursuant to
which, among other things, Sprott has the right to appoint one nominee (or an observer) to the Board, subject to certain customary
exceptions.
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In
connection with the transactions described herein (including the Sprott Subscription), Sprott was issued an aggregate of 742,294 shares
of our common stock, 142,858 Warrants and convertible debentures of which the principal amount is convertible into up to 1,094,858 shares
of our common stock. As a result, Sprott now owns or exercises control over approximately 29.6% of the issued and outstanding shares
of our common stock (or, assuming the exercise of all warrants and the conversion of the full principal amount of the convertible debentures
now held by Sprott, approximately 39.1% on a partially diluted basis) and is considered a Control Person of us. We obtained
the Stockholder Consent for, among other things, the restructuring transactions with Sprott and the Sprott Subscription, including the
creation of Sprott as a Control Person of us, in satisfaction of the applicable shareholder approval requirements of the TSX-V.
Given
that Sprott is a Non-Arms Length Party (as such term is defined in the policies of the TSX-V), the amendment
and restatement of the Debt Facility and the granting of the Second Royalty each constituted a Reviewable Disposition under
TSX-V Policy 5.3 *Acquisitions and Dispositions of Non-Cash Assets* and were therefore subject to the TSX-V requirement
to provide evidence of value. We satisfied this requirement by way of the Stockholder Consent.
*Additional
Debt Settlements*
**
The Company
and Silver Valley have agreed to settle outstanding receivables and other amounts owing (including, where applicable, accrued and unpaid
interest thereon) in aggregate amounts of approximately $80,000, $3,072,254 and C$195,000 with certain creditors, contractors, and directors,
respectively, of ours or Silver Valley through the issuance of equity securities at the Offering Price. On June 5, 2025, concurrently
with the closing of the Equity Offerings, we entered into debt settlement agreements (collectively, the Debt Settlement Agreements)
with such creditors, contractors, and directors (collectively, the Debt Settlements) in order to preserve cash for
the potential restart and ongoing development of the Bunker Hill Mine.
In
connection with the Debt Settlements, the Company issued:
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7,354
shares of our common stock to four of our directors (the Participating Directors) for their services for the period
beginning on March 1, 2025, and ending on April 30, 2025 (collectively, the Director Services) in lieu of the director cash
compensation. Given that the amounts owed for the Director Services exceed the limits under the TSX-V policies in respect of debt
settlements to non-arms length parties (being a maximum of C$5,000 per person and, in the aggregate, C$10,000 per issuer),
we obtained shareholder approval under the Stockholder Consent for the issuance of shares of our common stock to the Participating
Directors prior to issuance; and | |
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865,777
Units to certain other arms length creditors or contractors to settle certain other outstanding receivables and other
amounts owing in the aggregate amount of approximately $3,072,254. | |
Each
Unit issued pursuant to the Debt Settlements consisted of one share of our common stock and one-half of Warrant, with each whole Warrant
exercisable for one additional Warrant Share at an exercise price of C$8.75 per Warrant Share for a period of three years following the
date of issuance. The Participating Directors, each being a Non-Arms Length Party (as such term is defined in the policies of
the TSX-V), received share, but no warrant of our common stock in lieu of Units. We satisfied the shareholder approval requirements of the TSX-V applicable
to the issuance of the shares of our common stock to the Participating Directors, as Non-Arms Length Parties, by way of the Stockholder
Consent.
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*Equity
Payment for Land Purchase Option Agreement*
**
Silver
Valley and C & E Tree Farm, L.L.C. (C&E) previously entered into an option agreement dated March 3, 2023 (the Option
Agreement), pursuant to which Silver Valley has an option to purchase certain real property in Idaho, USA, from C&E upon making
a cash payment of $3,129,500, subject to adjustment for lease payments made pursuant to a commercial lease agreement between the parties.
We wanted to satisfy a portion of the purchase price payable under the Option Agreement through the issuance of equity securities. Accordingly,
on June 5, 2025, we, Silver Valley and C&E entered into an equity payment agreement (the Equity Payment Agreement),
pursuant to which we issued 136,055 Units to C&E at a deemed price equal to the Offering Price to satisfy $500,000 of the purchase
price payable under the Option Agreement. Each Unit issued pursuant to the Equity Payment Agreement consists of one share of our common
stock and one-half of one Warrant, with each whole Warrant exercisable for one additional Warrant Share at an exercise price of C$8.75
per Warrant Share for a period of three years following the date of issuance, being June 5, 2028.
*Amended
and Restated Articles of Incorporation*
**
On
June 5, 2025, in connection with the June 2025 equity raise and debt restructuring, we amended and restated the Companys
articles of incorporation (the A&R Articles) to, among other things, increase the total number of shares of
capital stock that the Company is authorized to issue from 43,142,858 shares to 71,714,286 shares and make certain other
non-substantive amendments. The Company obtained shareholder approval of the A&R Articles pursuant to the Stockholder Consent.
*September
2025 Equity Raise*
On
September 29, 2025, the Company completed a bought deal private placement (the September 2025 Offering)
for aggregate cash consideration of $37,378,645, which included participation by Teck for $19,494,060.
As
part of the September 2025 Offering, we issued an aggregate of 12,321,429 units (Units) at a price of $3.05 per Unit.
Each Unit consists of one share of our common stock and one common stock purchase warrant of the Company (a Warrant).
Each Warrant entitled the holder thereof to purchase one share of our common stock (a Warrant Share) at an exercise
price of C$5.95 per Warrant Share for 60 months after issuance. In connection with the closing of the September 2025 Offering, the
Company paid a syndicate of underwriters (the Underwriters) aggregate cash fees in the amounts of C$1,437,808 and
$1,175,985 and issued to the Underwriters an aggregate of 713,191 non-transferrable compensation options (the Compensation
Options), representing (i) 6% of the gross proceeds of the September 2025 Offering, other than the gross proceeds raised from
certain sales pursuant to a presidents list (the Presidents List Sales); and (ii) 3.0% of the gross
proceeds raised from Presidents List Sales. Each Compensation Option is exercisable to acquire one share of common stock of
the Company at a price of C$4.20 per share at any time on or before September 29, 2027, less any amount of cash fees and
Compensation Options paid and issued to a finder. In addition, the Company paid a finder a cash fee of C$52,005, representing 3.333%
of the gross proceeds of the Canadian dollar-denominated portion of the September 2025 Offering from subscribers introduced by such
finder to the Company (the Introduced Subscribers), and issued to certain principals of such finder an aggregate of
520,052 Compensation Options, representing 4.0% of the Units sold under the September 2025 Offering to the Introduced
Subscribers.
*Silver
Loan*
On
November 10, 2025, the Company closed the sixth tranche of the Silver Loan in the principal amount of $2,521,215, being the number of
US dollars equal to 50,384 ounces of silver. After deduction of financing costs and the three months ending November 8, 2025 interest
payment on 1,098,399 ounces, the Company received $nil.
*Ranger
Page Property Purchase*
On
December 12, 2025, we entered into an asset purchase agreement with Silver Dollar Resources (Idaho) Inc., a subsidiary of Silver Dollar
Resources Inc. (Silver Dollar), to acquire the Ranger Page property which includes, six past-producing underground high-grade
silver-lead-zinc mines located immediately adjacent to and to the west of the Bunker Hill Mine in the prolific Silver Valley mining district
of Idaho, USA. The Company acquired the properties for total consideration of approximately $4,200,000 comprised of 666,667 shares of
Bunker Hills common stock, subject to the below contractual escrow.
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Shares Release to Vendor Parent from Contractual Escrow | |
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anniversary from December 11, 2025 | 
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66,667
Payment Shares | |
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9month
anniversary December 11, 2025 | 
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66,667
Payment Shares | |
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anniversary of December 11, 2025 | 
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Balance
of the Payment Shares (533,334 Payment Shares) | |
*Reverse
Stock Split*
In
January 2026, we received the written approval of the majority of the Companys stockholders, by way of the Stockholder Consent,
to proceed with authority to implement a reverse stock split based on a one-for-thirty five (1-for-35) consolidation. On March 5,
2026, we filed an amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation to implement the reverse stock split based on a one-for-thirty five (1-for-35)
consolidation ratio on March 6, 2026. Our common shares began trading on the TSXV and OTCQB on a reverse split-adjusted basis under our
existing trade symbol BNKR and BHLL respectively at the opening of the market on March 6, 2026. All shares
and per share amounts have been presented in our financial statements on a post consolidation basis.
Company
History
In
early 2020, a management team comprised of former executives from Barrick Gold Corp. assumed leadership of the Company. Since that
time, the Company conducted multiple exploration campaigns, economic studies and mineral resource estimates, and advanced the
rehabilitation and development of the Bunker Hill Mine. In December 2021, the Company announced a project finance package with
Sprott, an amended Settlement Agreement (Amended Settlement Agreement) with the EPA, and the planned purchase of the
Bunker Hill Mine, setting the stage for a restart of the Mine. The Company had established the foundation for planned restart of the historic Bunker Hill Mine.
*Lease
and Purchase of the Bunker Hill Mine*
Prior
to completing the purchase of the Mine in January 2022, the Company had entered into a series of agreements with Placer Mining
Corporation (Placer Mining), the prior owner, for the lease and option to purchase the Mine. The first of these
agreements was dated August 28, 2017, with subsequent amendments and/or extensions announced on November 1, 2019, July 7, 2020, and
November 20, 2020.
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Under
the terms of the November 20, 2020 amended agreement (the Amended Placer Mining Agreement), a purchase price of $7,700,000
was agreed, with $5,700,000 payable in cash (with an aggregate of $300,000 to be credited toward the purchase price of the Mine as having
been previously paid by the Company) and $2,000,000 in shares of common stock of the Company. The Company agreed to make an advance payment
of $2,000,000, credited toward the purchase price of the Mine, which had the effect of decreasing the remaining amount to an aggregate
of $3,400,000 payable in cash and $2,000,000 in common stock of the Company.
The
Amended Placer Mining Agreement also required the Company to make payments pursuant to an agreement between the Company and the EPA whereby for so long
as the Company leases, owns and/or occupies the Mine, the Company would make payments to the EPA on behalf of Placer Mining in
satisfaction of the EPAs claim for historical water treatment cost recovery in accordance with a Settlement Agreement
reached with the EPA in 2018. Immediately prior to the purchase of the Mine, the Companys liability to the EPA totaled
$11,000,000.
The
Company completed the purchase of the Bunker Hill Mine on January 7, 2022. The terms of the purchase price were modified to $5,400,000
in cash, from $3,400,000 of cash and $2,000,000 of common stock of the Company. Concurrent with the purchase of the Mine, the Company
assumed incremental liabilities of $8,000,000 to the EPA, consistent with the terms of the Amended Settlement Agreement between the Company and the EPA
that was executed in December 2021 (see EPA 2018 Settlement Agreement & 2021 Amended Settlement Agreement section below).
*EPA
2018 Settlement Agreement & 2021 Amended Settlement Agreement*
The
Company entered into a Settlement Agreement and Order of Consent with the EPA on May 15, 2018. This agreement set forth the
Companys obligations and rights relating to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA) liability for past environmental damage to the mine site and surrounding area to obligations that
included, but were not limited to:
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of $20,000,000 for historical water treatment cost recovery for amounts paid by the EPA from 1995 to 2017; and | |
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for water treatment services provided by the EPA at the Central Treatment Plant (CTP) in Kellogg, Idaho until such
time that Bunker Hill either purchases or leases the CTP or builds a separate EPA-approved water treatment facility; and | |
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In
December 2021, the Company entered into an Amended Settlement Agreement between the Company, Idaho Department
of Environmental Quality, U.S. Department of Justice (the DOJ) and the EPA modifying the payment schedule and terms for
recovery of historical environmental response costs at Bunker Hill Mine incurred by the EPA. With the purchase of the Mine, the remaining
payments of the EPA cost recovery liability were assumed by the Company, resulting in a total of $19,000,000 liability to the Company,
an increase of $8,000,000. The new payment schedule included a $2,000,000 payment to the EPA within 30 days of execution of the amendment,
which was made.
Pursuant
to the December 2021 Amended Settlement Agreement, the remaining $17,000,000 would be paid on the following dates:
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2024 | | 
$ | 3,000,000 | | |
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November 1, 2025 | | 
$ | 3,000,000 | | |
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November 1, 2026 | | 
$ | 3,000,000 | | |
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November 1, 2027 | | 
$ | 3,000,000 | | |
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November 1, 2028 | | 
$ | 3,000,000 | | |
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$ | 2,000,000
plus accrued interest | | |
The
changes in payment terms and schedule were contingent upon the Company securing financial assurance in the form of performance bonds
or letters of credit deemed acceptable to the EPA totaling $17,000,000, corresponding to the Companys cost recovery obligations as outlined above. In June 2022, the Company was successful in obtaining financial assurance. The amount
of the bonds or letters of credit will decrease over time as individual payments are made.
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In
December 2024, the Company made the second payment under the 2021 Amended Settlement Agreement for $3,000,000. As a result, the remainder
of the payment obligation was $14,000,000. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had two payment bonds of $9,999,000 and $4,001,000 in
place to secure this liability. As of December 31, 2025 the collateral for the payment bonds are comprised of $2,975,000 of restricted
cash and land pledged by third parties, with whom the Company has entered into an agreement that contemplates a monthly fee of $20,000
(payable in cash or common stock of the Company, at the Companys election) the Financing Cooperation Agreement.
In the fourth quarter of 2025 the EPA agreed to forebear enforcement of any late payments pursuant to the first amendment of the Amended
Settlement Agreement to facilitate ongoing discussion of a potential second amendment to the Amended Settlement Agreement, including
the payment due in November 2025. The EPA reserved all rights to resume collection of late payments in the event a Second Amendment of
the 2021 Amended Settlement Agreement is not finalized.
*2024
Financings*
On
August 8, 2024, the Company and its subsidiary Silver Valley Metals Corp. (formerly American Zinc Corp.) (Silver Valley)
entered into a secured promissory note purchase agreement with Monetary Metals Bond III LLC (Monetary Metals), a Delaware
limited liability company established by Monetary Metals & Co., pursuant to which Monetary Metals agreed to purchase, and Silver
Valley agreed to issue and sell to Monetary Metals, a secured promissory note (the Note) in a private placement. Pursuant
to the Note, Monetary Metals agreed to loan to Silver Valley, in one or more tranches, up to an aggregate principal amount of U.S. dollars
equal to 1.2 million ounces of silver (the Silver Loan). On August 8, 2024, the Company closed the first tranche of the
Silver Loan in the principal amount of $16,422,039, being the number of U.S. dollars equal to 609,805 ounces of silver. After deduction
of financing costs and the first-year interest, the Company received $13,225,005. The Silver Loan is for a term of three years, secured
against the Companys assets and repayable in cash or silver ounces. The Silver Loan bears interest at the rate of 15% per annum,
payable in cash or silver ounces on the last day of each quarterly interest period. On September 25, 2024, the Company closed the second
tranche Silver Loan in the principal amount of $6,369,000, being the number of U.S. dollars equal to 200,000 ounces of silver. After
deduction of financing costs and the first-year interest the Company received $5,352,438. On November 6, 2024, the Company closed the
third tranche Silver Loan in the principal amount of $6,321,112, being the number of U.S. dollars equal to 198,777 ounces of silver.
After deduction of financing costs and the first-year interest the Company received $5,422,474. On November 8, 2024, the Company closed
the fourth tranche Silver Loan in the principal amount of $1,250,000, being the number of U.S. dollars equal to 39,620 ounces of silver.
After deduction of financing costs and the first-year interest the Company received $1,076,563. On December 30, 2024, the Company closed
the fifth tranche Silver Loan in the principal amount of $1,478,847, being the number of U.S. dollars equal to 50,198 ounces of silver.
After deduction of financing costs and the first-year interest the Company received $1,201,781.
A
series of related transactions also took place concurrently with closing of the Silver Loan in August 2024 to amend certain terms of
the existing financing package with Sprott. Firstly, the maturity
dates of the series 1 convertible debentures and series 2 convertible debentures (together, the Debentures) previously
issued by the Company to Sprott were extended from March 31, 2026 to March 31, 2028 and March 31, 2029, respectively. Additionally, the
termination date of the royalty put option (the Royalty Put Option) previously granted by the Company to Sprott was amended
from the later of the payment in full of the Debentures and the exercise of the Royalty Put Option, to the later of the payment in full
of the Debentures and March 31, 2029. The Company also amended certain terms of the existing loan agreement (the Sprott Loan)
dated as of June 23, 2023, by and among (i) the Company, (ii) Silver Valley, and (iii) Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty
(US Collector), LP and Sprott Private Resources Streaming and Royalty Annex (US Collector), LP (collectively, the Sprott Lenders)
to extend the maturity date of the Sprott Loan from June 30, 2027 to June 30, 2030 and increase the interest payable from June 30, 2027
onwards from 10% to 15%.
As
consideration for advancing the Silver Loan, the Company agreed to issue to Monetary Metals, subject to prior TSXV approval, non-transferable
bonus share purchase warrants (the Bonus Warrants) in one or more tranches. The number of Bonus Warrants issued in each
tranche will be equal to (a) in connection with the first tranche, two times the number of ounces of silver advanced by Monetary Metals
under the first tranche (the Base Warrants) and a bonus ratchet of (i) 2.5% of the Base Warrants if at least 500,000 and
up to 599,999 silver ounces are advanced, (ii) 5.0% of the Base Warrants if up at least 600,000 and up to 699,999 silver ounces are advanced,
(iii) 10.0% of the Base Warrants if at least 700,000 and up to 799,999 silver ounces are advanced, and (iv) 15.0% of the Base Warrants
if at least 800,000 silver ounces are advanced; and (b) in connection with any additional tranches, two times the number of ounces of
silver advanced under such tranche. In any event, the number of Bonus Warrants issuable to Monetary Metals is subject to a cap of 85,715
Bonus Warrants.
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On
December 12, 2024, the Company drew $5,000,000 on the Sprott debt facility. As consideration for Sprott advancing the facility, the Company
granted a royalty for 0.5% of life-of-mine gross revenue from mining claims considered to be historically worked, contiguous to current
accessible underground development, and covered by the Companys 2021 ground geophysical survey. A 0.35% rate will apply to claims
outside of these areas.
On
December 19, 2024, the Company drew $5,000,000 on the Sprott debt facility. As consideration for Sprott advancing the facility, the Company
granted a royalty for 0.5% of life-of-mine gross revenue from mining claims considered to be historically worked, contiguous to current
accessible underground development, and covered by the Companys 2021 ground geophysical survey. A 0.35% rate will apply to claims
outside of these areas.
**Business
Operations**
The
Bunker Hill Mine is a zinc-lead-silver mine. The Company intends to mine and mill polymetallic mineralization on-site to produce both
zinc and lead-silver concentrates which is planned to be transported to Tecks Trail smelter for processing pursuant to an off-take
agreement.
Infrastructure
The
Bunker Hill Mine includes all, surface rights, fee parcels, mineral claims, easements, existing infrastructure at Milo Gulch, and the
majority of equipment, machinery, and building Structures at the Kellogg Tunnel portal level, as well as all equipment and infrastructure
underground at the Bunker Hill Mine Complex. The Mine also includes all current and historic data and technical information relating
to the Bunker Hill Mine Complex, such as drill logs, reports, maps, and similar information located at the Mine site or any other location.
For further detail, please refer to the Project Infrastructure section in Item 2 below.
Government
Regulation and Approval
Exploration
and development activities, and any future mining operations, are subject to extensive laws and regulations governing the protection
of the environment, waste disposal, worker safety, mine construction, and protection of endangered and protected species. The Company
has made, and expects to make in the future, significant expenditures to comply with such laws and regulations. Future changes in applicable
laws, regulations and permits or changes in their enforcement or regulatory interpretation could have an adverse impact on the Companys
financial condition or results of operations.
It
will be necessary to obtain one additional operations permit, the air quality permit, from the IDEQ prior to commencement of mine operations.
As the air quality permit is required for operations, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain it in a timely
manner or at all. For further detail, please refer to the Environmental Studies and Permitting section of the Technical
Report Summary in Item 2 below.
Property
Description
The
Company has mineral rights to 440 patented mining claims covering over 5,700 acres. Of these claims, 35 include surface ownership of
approximately 259 acres. It also has certain parcels of fee property that include mineral and surface rights but not patented mining
claims. Mining claims and fee properties are located in Townships 47, 48 North, Range 2 East, Townships 47, 48 North, Range 3 East, Boise
Meridian, Shoshone County, Idaho.
Patented
mining claims in the State of Idaho do not require permits for underground mining activities to commence on private lands. Other
permits associated with underground mining may be required, such as water discharge and site disturbance permits. The water
discharge is the responsibility of the EPA at the existing CTP. The Company expects to be responsible for water treatment in the
future and obtain an appropriate discharge permit.
For
further detail, please refer to the Property Description and Ownership section of the Technical Report Summary
in Item 2 below.
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Competition
The
Company competes with other mining and exploration companies in connection with the acquisition of mining claims and leases on zinc and
other base and precious metals prospects as well as in connection with the recruitment and retention of qualified employees. Many of
these companies are much larger than the Company, have greater financial resources and have been in the mining business for much longer
than it has. As such, these competitors may be in a better position through size, finances and experience to acquire suitable exploration
and development properties. The Company may not be able to compete against these companies in acquiring new properties and/or qualified
people to work on its current project, or any other properties that may be acquired in the future.
Given
the size of the world market for base precious metals such as silver, lead and zinc, relative to the number of individual producers and
consumers, it is believed that no single company has sufficient market influence to significantly affect the price or supply of these
metals in the world market.
Employees
The
Company had forty full time employees as of December 31, 2025. The balance of the Companys operations is comprised of contracted
labor and consultants.
**Available
Information**
We
make available, free of charge, on or through our Internet website, at www.bunkerhillmining.com, our annual reports on Form 10-K,
our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and our current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Our website and the information contained therein or connected thereto are not intended to
be, and are not, incorporated into this Annual Report.
Our
reports and other information are available on the SECs website at www.sec.gov. The Company also files reports under
Canadian regulatory requirements on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR+). The Companys
reports are filed on SEDAR+ can be found under the Companys SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca.
**ITEM
1A. RISK FACTORS**
Our
business activities and the value of our securities are subject to significant hazards and risks, including those described below. If
any of such events should occur, our business, financial condition, liquidity, and/or results of operations could be materially harmed,
and holders and purchasers of our securities could lose part or all of their investments. Our risk factors are grouped into the following
categories:
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Risks
Related to Mining and Exploration; and | |
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Risks
Related to the Companys Common Stock. | |
**General
Risk Factors**
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**The Bunker Hill Mine restart is targeted for
HY1 2026. Further changes to this timeline, or other factors impacting the restart, including project budget increases or delays in equipment
or construction activities, would impact the Companys ability to restart timely or require additional capital , which would adversely
affect the Companys ability to successfully restart the Mine and ultimately impact the Companys ability to secure additional
funding after restart, thereby adversely affecting our financial condition.**
****
The
estimated timing and budget estimates of the Bunker Hill Mine restart is subject to change further based on factors beyond the
Companys control. Any further increase in the Companys pre-production budget estimates could have a materially adverse impact
on the Companys ability to secure additional financing. This could have a material adverse effect on the Companys
financial condition, results of operations, or prospects. Sales of substantial amounts of securities will have a highly dilutive
effect on the Companys ownership or share structure. Sales of a large number of shares of Company common stock in the public
markets, or the potential for such sales, could decrease the trading price of the common stock and could impair the Companys
ability to raise capital through future sales of common stock. The Company is a pre-production development company, and has not yet
commenced commercial production and, therefore, has not generated positive cash flows and has no reasonable prospects of doing so
unless successful commercial production can be achieved at the Mine. The Company expects to continue to incur negative investing and
operating cash flows until such time as it enters into successful commercial production. This will require the Company to deploy its
working capital to fund such negative cash flow and to possibly seek additional sources of capital. There is no assurance that
additional capital will be available or sufficient to meet the Companys requirements, or if available, upon terms acceptable
to the Company. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to continue to raise equity capital, secure additional debt
financing, or secure other financing. As a result, the Company may not be able to timely continue its development plans or continue
as a going concern.
**Payment
bonds securing $14,000,000 due by the Company to the EPA for cost recovery may not be renewable or may only be renewable on terms that
are unfavorable to the Company, which would adversely affect its financial condition or cause a default under the revised settlement
agreement with the EPA and Sprott.**
In 2022, the Company secured financial assurance in the form of payment
bonds in accordance with the revised settlement agreement with the EPA, in relation to $14,000,000 of payments due to the EPA for cost
recovery between 2025 and 2029. These bonds are renewed annually, and as of December 31, 2025, require $2,975,000 of collateral in the
form of restricted cash. To the extent that the parties providing the payment bonds demand additional collateral beyond the current requirements,
or other unfavorable terms or conditions, the Company may not be able to renew the payment bonds on favorable conditions, or at all. This
could have a materially adverse impact on the Company, including a potential default under the revised settlement agreement with the EPA.
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**The
Company has no recent operating history on which to base an evaluation of its business and prospects.**
Since
its inception, the Company has had no revenue from operations. The Company has no history of producing concentrates from the Bunker
Hill Mine. The Mine is a historic, past producing mine with limited exploration work since its closure in 1981. Advancing the Mine
through the development stage requires significant capital and time, and successful commercial production from the Mine will be
subject to completing the requisite studies, permitting and re-commissioning, constructing and completing a processing plant, and
completing other related works and infrastructure. As a result, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with
developing and establishing new mining operations and business enterprises, including:
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completion
of studies to upgrade resources to reserves and to identify new resources and to verify commercial viability; | |
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the
timing and cost, which can be considerable, of further exploration and, preparing feasibility studies, and permitting; | |
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the
availability and costs of drill equipment, exploration personnel, skilled labor, and mining and processing equipment, if required; | |
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compliance
with stringent environmental and other governmental approval and permit requirements; | |
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the
availability of funds to finance exploration, development, and construction activities, as warranted; | |
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potential
opposition from non-governmental organizations, local groups or local inhabitants that may delay or prevent operating
activities; | |
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potential
increases in exploration, construction, and operating costs due to changes in the cost of fuel, power, materials, and supplies; and | |
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potential
shortages of mineral processing, construction, and other facilities related supplies. | |
The
costs, timing, and complexities of exploration, development, and construction activities may be increased by the location of the Companys
properties and demand by other mineral exploration and mining companies. It is common in exploration programs to experience unexpected
problems and delays during drill programs and, if commenced, development, construction, and mine start-up. In addition, the Companys
management and workforce will need to be expanded, and support systems for its workforce will have to be established. This could result
in delays in the commencement of mineral production and increased costs of production. Accordingly, the Companys activities may
not result in profitable mining operations, and it may not succeed in establishing mining operations or profitably producing base metal
concentrates at any of its current or future properties, including the Mine.
**The
Company has a history of losses and may to continue to incur losses in the future.**
The
Company has incurred losses since inception, has had negative cash flow from operating activities, and may to continue to incur
losses in the future. The Company has incurred the following losses from operations during each of the following periods:
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$13,595,412
for the year ended December 31, 2025; | |
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$15,649,142
for the year ended December 31, 2024; and | |
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$11,600,574
for the year ended December 31, 2023. | |
The
Company expects to continue to incur losses until such time as the Mine enters into commercial production and generates sufficient
revenues to fund continuing operations. The Company recognizes that if it is unable to generate significant revenues from mining operations
and dispositions of its properties, the Company will not be able to earn profits or continue operations. At this early stage of its operation,
the Company also expects to face the risks, uncertainties, expenses, and difficulties frequently encountered by smaller reporting companies.
The Company cannot be sure that it will be successful in addressing these risks and uncertainties and its failure to do so could have
a materially adverse effect on its financial condition.
**Government
actions, such as tariffs, duties and/or foreign policy actions could adversely and unexpectedly impact the Companys business.**
****
The U.S. federal government has imposed new and/or
increased tariffs, duties and other trade restrictions on certain exports and/or imports to the U.S.. These tariffs have and are likely
to continue to impact imports and exports to and from the United States. The extent of such measures and their impacts continue, there
is a risk that they could have a significant effect on the Companys financial performance and/or business outlook.
**Risks
Related to Mining and Exploration**
The
Company is in the development stage.
**The
nature of mineral exploration and production activities involves a high degree of risk and the possibility of uninsured losses.**
Exploration
for and the production of minerals is highly speculative and involves much greater risk than many other businesses. Most exploration
programs do not result in the discovery of mineralization, and any mineralization discovered may not be of sufficient quantity or quality
to be profitably mined. The Companys operations are, and any future development or mining operations the Company may conduct will
be, subject to all of the operating hazards and risks normally incidental to exploring for and development of mineral properties, including,
but not limited to:
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economically
insufficient mineralized material; | |
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fluctuation
in production costs that make mining uneconomical; | |
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labor
disputes; | |
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unanticipated
variations in grade and other geologic uncertainties; | |
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environmental
hazards; | |
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water
conditions; | |
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difficult
surface or underground conditions; | |
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industrial
accidents; | |
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metallurgic
and other processing problems; | |
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mechanical
and equipment performance problems; | |
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failure
of dams, stockpiles, wastewater transportation systems, or impoundments; | |
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unusual
or unexpected rock formations; and | |
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personal
injury, fire, flooding, cave-ins and landslides. | |
Any
of these risks can materially and adversely affect, among other things, the development of properties, production quantities and rates,
costs and expenditures, potential revenues, and production dates. If the Company determines that capitalized costs associated with any
of its mineral interests are not likely to be recovered, the Company would incur a write-down of its investment in these interests. All
these factors may result in losses in relation to amounts spent that are not recoverable, or that result in additional expenses.
**Commodity
price volatility could have dramatic effects on the results of operations and the Companys ability to execute its business plan.**
The
price of commodities varies on a daily basis. The Companys future revenues, if any, will be derived from the extraction and
sale of base and precious metals. The Companys principal and interest payments on the Silver Loan with Monetary Metals are
denominated in silver ounces. The price of those commodities has fluctuated widely, particularly in recent years, and is affected by
numerous factors beyond the Companys control, including economic and political trends, expectations of inflation, currency
exchange fluctuations, interest rates, global and regional consumptive patterns, speculative activities and increased production due
to new extraction developments and improved extraction and production methods. The effect of these factors on the price of base and
precious metals, and therefore the economic viability of the Companys business, could negatively affect its ability to secure
financing, repay the contractual obligations under the Silver Loan, or the results of its operations.
**The
Companys development and production plans, and cost estimates, in the Technical Report Summary may vary and/or not be achieved.**
There
is no certainty that the results in the Technical Report Summary (as defined below) will be realized. The decision to implement the Mine
restart scenario to be included in the Technical Report Summary was not based on a feasibility study of mineral reserves demonstrating
economic and technical viability, and therefore there is increased risk that the Technical Report Summary results will not be realized.
If the Company is unable to achieve the results in the Technical Report Summary, it may have a material negative impact on the Company,
and its capital investment to implement the restart scenario may be lost.
**Costs
charged to the Company by the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (IDEQ) for treatment of wastewater fluctuate and are not within the Companys control.**
The
Company is responsible for the cost of water treatment activities performed by the IDEQ on behalf of the EPA who is the owner of the
water treatment plant. The water treatment costs that the Company pays are partially related to the EPAs direct cost
of treating the water emanating from the Bunker Hill Mine, which are comprised of lime and flocculant usage, electricity
consumption, maintenance and repair, labor and some overhead. Rate of discharge of effluent from the Bunker Hill Mine is largely
dependent on the level of precipitation within a given year and how close in the calendar year the Company is to the spring run-off.
Increases in water infiltrations and gravity flows within the mine generally increase after winter and result in a peak discharge
rate in May. Increases in gravity flow and consequently the rate of water discharged by the mine have a robust correlation with
metals concentrations and consequently metal loads of effluent.
Hydraulic
loads (quantities of water per unit of time) and metal loads (quantities of metals per unit of volume of effluent per unit of time) are
the two main determinants of cost of water treatment by the EPA in the relationship with the Bunker Hill Mine because greater metal loads
consume more lime, more flocculent and more electricity to remove the increased levels of metals and make the water clean. The scale
of the treatment plant is determined by how much total water can be processed (hydraulic load) at any point in time. This determines
how much labor is required to operate the plant and generally determines the amount of overhead required to run the IDEQ business.
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The
EPA has completed significant upgrades to the water treatment capabilities of the CTP and the plant is now capable of producing treated
water that can meet a much higher discharge standard (which Bunker Hill has been satisfying since May 2023). While it was understood
that improved performance capability would increase the cost of operating the plant, it was unclear to the EPA, and consequently to Bunker
Hill, how much the costs would increase by.
These
elements described above, and others, impact the direct costs of water treatment. A significant portion of the total amount invoiced
by the EPA each year is indirect cost that is determined as a percentage of the direct cost. Each year the indirect costs percentage
changes within each region of the EPA. Bunker Hill has no ability to impact the percentage of indirect cost that is set by the EPA regional
office and has no advance notice of what the percentage of indirect cost will be until it receives an invoice in June of the year following
the billing period. The Company remains unable to estimate EPA billings to a high degree of accuracy.
**Estimates
of mineral reserves and resources are subject to evaluation uncertainties that could result in project failure.**
The
Companys exploration and future mining operations, if any, are and would be faced with risks associated with being able to accurately
predict the quantity and quality of mineral resources/reserves within the earth using statistical sampling techniques. Estimates of any
mineral resource/reserve on the Mine would be made using samples obtained from appropriately placed trenches, test pits, underground
workings, and designed drilling. There is an inherent variability of assays between check and duplicate samples taken adjacent to each
other and between sampling points that cannot be reasonably eliminated. Additionally, there also may be unknown geologic details that
have not been identified or correctly appreciated at the current level of accumulated knowledge about the Mine. This could result in
uncertainties that cannot be reasonably eliminated from the process of estimating mineral resources/reserves. If these estimates were
to prove to be unreliable, the Company could implement an exploitation plan that may not lead to commercially viable operations in the
future.
**Any
material changes in mineral resource/reserve estimates and grades of mineralization will affect the economic viability of placing a property
into production and a propertys return on capital.**
As
the Company has not commenced actual production, mineral resource estimates may require adjustments or downward revisions. In addition,
the grade of ore ultimately mined, if any, may differ from that indicated by future feasibility studies and drill results. Minerals recovered
in small-scale tests may not be duplicated in large-scale tests under on-site conditions or on a production scale.
**The
Companys exploration activities may not be commercially successful, which could lead the Company to abandon its plans to develop
the Mine and its investments in exploration.**
The
Companys long-term success depends on its ability to expand the known mineralization and/or identify new mineral zones or deposits
on the Mine and other properties the Company may acquire, if any, that the Company can then develop into commercially viable mining operations.
Mineral exploration is highly speculative in nature, involves many risks, and is frequently non-productive. These risks include unusual
or unexpected geologic formations, and the inability to obtain suitable or adequate machinery, equipment, or labor. The success of commodity
exploration is determined in part by the following factors:
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the
identification of potential mineralization based on surficial analysis; | |
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availability
of government-granted exploration permits; | |
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the
quality of management and its geological and technical expertise; and | |
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the
capital available for exploration and development work. | |
Substantial
expenditures are required to establish proven and probable reserves through drilling and analysis, to develop metallurgical processes
to extract metal, and to develop the mining and processing facilities and infrastructure at any site chosen for mining. Whether a mineral
deposit will be commercially viable depends on a number of factors that include, without limitation, the particular attributes of the
deposit, such as size, grade, and proximity to infrastructure; commodity prices, which can fluctuate widely; and government regulations,
including, without limitation, regulations relating to prices, taxes, royalties, land tenure, land use, importing and exporting of minerals,
and environmental protection. The Company may invest significant capital and resources in exploration activities and may abandon such
investments if the Company is unable to identify commercially exploitable mineral reserves. The decision to abandon a project may have
an adverse effect on the market value of the Companys securities and the ability to raise future financing.
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**The
Company is subject to significant governmental regulations that affect its operations and costs of conducting its business and may not
be able to maintain all required permits and licenses to place its properties into production.**
The
Companys current and future operations, including exploration and development of the Mine, requires permits and licenses from
certain governmental authorities and activities are governed by laws and regulations, including:
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laws
and regulations governing mineral concession acquisition, prospecting, development, mining, and production; | |
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laws
and regulations related to exports, taxes, and fees; | |
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labor
standards and regulations related to occupational health and mine safety; and | |
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environmental
standards and regulations related to waste disposal, toxic substances, land use reclamation, and environmental protection. | |
It
may be necessary to obtain the following environmental permit or approved plan prior to commencement of mine operations:
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Reclamation
and closure plan | |
If
a reclamation and closure plan is required, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain it in a timely manner or
at all.
Companies
engaged in exploration activities often experience increased costs and delays in production and other schedules as a result of the need
to comply with applicable laws, regulations, and permits. Failure to comply with applicable laws, regulations, and permits may result
in enforcement actions, including the forfeiture of mineral claims or other mineral tenures, orders issued by regulatory or judicial
authorities requiring operations to cease or be curtailed, and may include corrective measures requiring capital expenditures, installation
of additional equipment, or costly remedial actions. The Company cannot predict if all permits that it may require for continued exploration,
development, or construction of mining facilities and conduct of mining operations will be obtainable on reasonable terms, if at all.
Costs related to applying for and obtaining permits and licenses may be prohibitive and could delay its planned exploration and development
activities. The Company may be required to compensate those suffering loss or damage by reason of the mineral exploration or its mining
activities, if any, and may have civil or criminal fines or penalties imposed for violations of, or its failure to comply with, such
laws, regulations, and permits.
Existing
and possible future laws, regulations, and permits governing operations and activities of exploration companies, or more stringent implementation
of such laws, regulations and permits, could have a material adverse impact on the Companys business and cause increases in capital
expenditures or require abandonment or delays in exploration. The Mine is located in Northern Idaho and has numerous clearly defined
regulations with respect to permitting mines, which could potentially impact the total time to market for the project.
****
**The
Companys activities are subject to environmental laws and regulations that may change and increase its costs of doing business and restrict
its operations.**
Both
mineral exploration and extraction require permits from various federal, state, and local governmental authorities and are governed by
laws and regulations, including those with respect to prospecting, mine development, mineral production, transport, export, taxation,
labor standards, occupational health, waste disposal, toxic substances, land use, environmental protection, mine safety and other matters.
There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain or maintain any of the permits required for the exploration of the
mineral properties or for the construction and operation of the Mine at economically viable costs. If the Company cannot accomplish these
objectives, its business could fail. The Company believes that it is in compliance with all material laws and regulations that currently
apply to its activities but there can be no assurance that the Company can continue to remain in compliance. Current laws and regulations
could be amended, and the Company might not be able to comply with them, as amended. Further, there can be no assurance that the Company
will be able to obtain or maintain all permits necessary for its future operations, or that it will be able to obtain them on reasonable
terms. To the extent such approvals are required and are not obtained, the Company may be delayed or prohibited from proceeding with
planned exploration or development of the mineral properties.
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The
Companys activities are subject to extensive laws and regulations governing environmental protection. The Company is also subject
to various reclamation-related conditions. Although the Company closely follows and believes it is operating in compliance with all applicable
environmental regulations, there can be no assurance that all future requirements will be obtainable on reasonable terms. Failure to
comply may result in enforcement actions causing operations to cease or be curtailed and may include corrective measures requiring capital
expenditures. Intense lobbying over environmental concerns by non-governmental organizations has caused some governments to cancel or
restrict development of mining projects. Current publicized concern over climate change may lead to carbon taxes, requirements for carbon
offset purchases or new regulations. The costs or likelihood of such potential issues to the Company cannot be estimated at this time.
The
legal framework governing this area is constantly developing; therefore, the Company is unable to fully ascertain any future liability
that may arise from the implementation of any new laws or regulations, although such laws and regulations are typically strict and may
impose severe penalties (financial or otherwise). The proposed activities of the Company, as with any exploration company, may have an
environmental impact that may result in unbudgeted delays, damage, loss and other costs and obligations, including, without limitation,
rehabilitation and/or compensation. There is also a risk that the Companys operations and financial position may be adversely
affected by the actions of environmental groups or any other group or person opposed in general to the Companys activities and,
in particular, the proposed exploration and mining by the Company within the state of Idaho and the United States.
Environmental
hazards unknown to the Company, which have been caused by previous owners or operators of the Mine, may exist on the properties in which
the Company holds an interest. Many of the properties in which the Company has ownership rights are located within the Coeur dAlene
Mining District, which is currently the site of a Federal Superfund cleanup project. It is possible that environmental cleanup or other
environmental restoration procedures could remain to be completed or mandated by law, causing unpredictable and unexpected liabilities
to arise.
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**Social
and environmental activism may have an adverse effect on the reputation and financial condition of the Company or its relationship with
the communities in which it operates.**
There
is an increasing level of public concern relating to the effects of mining on the nature landscape, in communities and on the environment.
Certain non-governmental organizations, public interest groups and reporting organizations (NGOs) that oppose resource
development can be vocal critics of the mining industry. In addition, there have been many instances in which local community groups
have opposed resource extraction activities, which have resulted in disruption and delays to the relevant operation. While the Company
seeks to operate in a socially responsible manner and believes it has good relationships with local communities in the regions in which
it operates, NGOs or local community organizations could direct adverse publicity against and/or disrupt the operations of the Company
in respect of one or more of its properties, regardless of its successful compliance with social and environmental best practices, due
to political factors or activities of unrelated third parties on lands in which the Company has an interest or the Companys operations
specifically. Any such actions and the resulting media coverage could have an adverse effect on the reputation and financial condition
of the Company or its relationships with the communities in which it operates, which could have a material adverse effect on the Companys
business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or prospects.
**The
mineral exploration and mining industry is highly competitive.**
The
mining industry is intensely competitive in all of its phases. As a result of this competition, some of which is with large established
mining companies with substantial capabilities and with greater financial and technical resources than those of the Company, the Company
may be unable to acquire additional properties or obtain financing on terms it considers acceptable. The Company also competes with other
mining companies in the recruitment and retention of qualified managerial and technical employees. If the Company is unable to successfully
compete for qualified employees, its exploration and development programs may be slowed down or suspended. The Company competes for capital
with other companies that produce its planned commercial products. If the Company is unable to raise sufficient capital, its exploration
and development programs may be jeopardized or it may not be able to acquire, develop, or operate additional mining projects.
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**A
shortage of equipment and supplies could adversely affect the Companys ability to operate its business.**
The
Company is dependent on various supplies and equipment to carry out its mining exploration and, if warranted, development operations.
Any shortage of such supplies, equipment, and parts could have a material adverse effect on the Companys ability to carry out
its operations and could therefore limit, or increase the cost of, production.
**Joint
ventures and other partnerships, including offtake arrangements, may expose the Company to risks.**
The
Company may enter into joint ventures, partnership arrangements, or offtake agreements with other parties in relation to the exploration,
development, and production of the properties in which the Company has an interest. Specifically the Company has offtake and strategic
relationships with Sprott, Teck, and Monetary Metals. Any failures of these or future other companies to meet their obligations to the
Company or to third parties, or any disputes with respect to the parties respective rights and obligations, could have a material
adverse effect on the Company, the development and production at its properties, including the Mine, and on future joint ventures, if
any, or their properties, and therefore could have a material adverse effect on its results of operations, financial performance, cash
flows and the price of its common stock.
**The
Company may experience difficulty attracting and retaining qualified management to meet the needs of its anticipated growth.**
The
success of the Company is currently largely dependent on the performance of its officers and directors. The loss of the services of any
of these people could have a materially adverse effect on the Companys business and prospects. There is no assurance the Company
can maintain the services of its officers, directors, or other qualified personnel required to operate its business. As the Companys
business activity grows, the Company will require additional key financial, administrative and mining personnel as well as additional
operations staff. The Mine is located in an area active in mining activities, and we compete with other companies for personnel and talent.
There can be no assurance that these efforts will be successful in attracting, training and retaining qualified personnel as competition
for people with these skill sets increase. If the Company is not successful in attracting, training and retaining qualified personnel,
the efficiency of its operations could be impaired, which could have an adverse impact on the Companys operations and financial
condition.
The
Company is dependent on a relatively small number of key employees, including its Chief Executive Officer (the CEO) and
Chief Financial Officer (the CFO). The loss of any officer could have an adverse effect on the Company. The Company has
no life insurance on any individual, and the Company may be unable to hire a suitable replacement for them on favorable terms, should
that become necessary.
**The
Company may be subject to potential conflicts of interest with its directors and/or officers.**
Certain
directors and officers of the Company are or may become associated with other mining and/or mineral exploration and development companies,
which may give rise to conflicts of interest. Directors who have a material interest in any person who is a party to a material contract
or a proposed material contract with the Company are required, subject to certain exceptions, to disclose that interest and generally
abstain from voting on any resolution to approve such a contract. In addition, directors and officers are required to act honestly and
in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company. Some of the directors and officers of the Company have either other full-time
employment or other business or time restrictions placed on them and accordingly, the Company will not be the only business enterprise
of these directors and officers. Further, any failure of the directors or officers of the Company to address these conflicts in an appropriate
manner or to allocate opportunities that they become aware of to the Company could have a material adverse effect on the Companys
business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or prospects.
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**The
Companys results of operations could be affected by currency fluctuations.**
The
Companys properties are currently all located in the U.S. and while most costs associated with these properties are paid in U.S.
dollars, a significant amount of its administrative expenses are payable in Canadian dollars. There can be significant swings in the
exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Canadian dollar. Recent developments in U.S. and Canadian trade and tariff discussions
have created an environment that can and has affected the currency exchange. There are no plans at this time to hedge against any exchange
rate fluctuations in currencies.
**Title
to the Companys properties may be subject to other claims that could affect its property rights and claims.**
There
are risks that title to the Companys properties may be challenged or impugned. The Mine is located in Northern Idaho a historic
mining district and may be subject to prior unrecorded agreements or transfers and title may be affected by undetected defects.
**The Company may be unable to secure or purchase additional required surface rights.**
Although
the Company obtains the rights to some or all of the minerals in the ground subject to the mineral tenures that the Company acquires,
or has the right to acquire, in some cases the Company may not acquire any rights to, or ownership of, the surface to the areas covered
by such mineral tenures. In such cases, applicable mining laws usually provide for rights of access to the surface for the purpose of
carrying on mining activities; however, the enforcement of such rights through the courts can be costly and time consuming. It is necessary
to negotiate surface access or to purchase the surface rights if long-term access is required. There can be no guarantee that, despite
having the right at law to access the surface and carry on mining activities, the Company will be able to negotiate satisfactory agreements
with any such existing landowners/occupiers for such access or purchase of such surface rights, and therefore the Company may be unable
to carry out planned mining activities. In addition, in circumstances where such access is denied, or no agreement can be reached, the
Company may need to rely on the assistance of local officials or the courts in such jurisdiction, the outcomes of which cannot be predicted
with any certainty. The Companys inability to secure surface access or purchase required surface rights could materially and adversely
affect its timing, cost, or overall ability to develop any mineral deposits the Company may locate.
**The
Companys properties and operations may be subject to litigation or other claims.**
From
time to time the Companys properties or operations may be subject to disputes that may result in litigation or other legal claims.
The Company may be required to take countermeasures or defend against these claims, which will divert resources and management time from
operations. The costs of these claims or adverse filings may have a material effect on the Companys business and results of operations.
The
Company is currently engaged in a legal dispute with Crescent Mining. See Item 3: Legal Proceedings for further information. It is uncertain
the outcome or impact of the litigation on the Companys financial condition or ability to operate in the area of dispute.
**Mineral
exploration and development is subject to extraordinary operating risks. The Company currently insures against these risks on a limited
basis. In the event of a cave-in or similar occurrence, the Companys liability may exceed its resources and insurance coverage,
which would have an adverse impact on the Company.**
Mineral
exploration, development and production involve many risks. The Companys operations will be subject to all the hazards and risks
inherent in the exploration for mineral resources and, if the Company discovers a mineral resource in commercially exploitable quantity,
its operations could be subject to all of the hazards and risks inherent in the development and production of resources, including liability
for pollution, cave-ins or similar hazards against which the Company cannot insure or against which the Company may elect not to insure.
Any such event could result in work stoppages and damage to property, including damage to the environment. As of the date hereof, the
Company currently maintains commercial general liability insurance and umbrella liability insurance against these operating hazards,
in connection with its exploration program. The payment of any liabilities that arise from any such occurrence that would not otherwise
be covered under the current insurance policies would have a material adverse impact on the Company.
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**Mineral
exploration and development are dependent on adequate infrastructure.**
Exploration,
development and processing activities depend, to one degree or another, on adequate infrastructure. Reliable roads, bridges, power sources
and water supply are important elements of infrastructure, which affect access, capital and operating costs. The lack of availability
of acceptable terms or the delay in the availability of any one or more of these items could prevent or delay exploration or development
of the Companys mineral properties. If adequate infrastructure is not available in a timely manner, there can be no assurance
that the exploration or development of the Companys mineral properties will be commenced or completed on a timely basis, if at
all. Furthermore, unusual or infrequent weather phenomena, sabotage, government or other interference in the maintenance or provision
of necessary infrastructure could adversely affect the Companys operations.
Exploration
operations depend on adequate infrastructure. In particular, reliable power sources, water supply, transportation and surface facilities
are necessary to explore and develop mineral projects. Failure to adequately meet these infrastructure requirements or changes in the
cost of such requirements could affect the Companys ability to carry out exploration and future development operations and could
have a material adverse effect on the Companys business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or prospects.
**The
Company may be unable to purchase additional mining properties.**
If
the Company loses or abandons its interests in its mineral properties, or plans further property acquisition as part of its business
plan, there is no assurance that it will be able to acquire another mineral property of merit. There is also no guarantee that the Company
will be able to obtain necessary capital to acquire any additional properties, whether by way of an option or otherwise, should the Company
wish to acquire any additional properties.
**The
Companys operations are dependent on information technology systems that may be subject to network disruptions**
The
Companys operations depend on information technology (IT) systems. These IT systems could be subject to network
disruptions caused by a variety of sources, including computer viruses, security breaches and cyber-attacks, as well as disruptions resulting
from incidents such as cable cuts, damage to physical plants, natural disasters, terrorism, fire, power loss, vandalism and theft. The
Companys operations also depend on the timely maintenance, upgrade and replacement of networks, equipment, IT systems and software,
as well as pre-emptive expenses to mitigate the risks of failures. Any of these and other events could result in information system failures,
delays and/or increase in capital expenses. The failure of information systems or a component of information systems could, depending
on the nature of any such failure, adversely impact the Companys reputation and results of operations.
Although
to date the Company has not experienced any material losses relating to cyber-attacks or other information security breaches, there can
be no assurance that the Company will not incur such losses in the future. The Companys risk and exposure to these matters cannot
be fully mitigated because of, among other things, the evolving nature of these threats. As a result, cyber security and the continued
development and enhancement of controls, processes and practices designed to protect systems, computers, software, data and networks
from attack, damage or unauthorized access remain a priority. As cyber threats continue to evolve, the Company may be required to expend
additional resources to continue to modify or enhance protective measures or to investigate and remediate any security vulnerabilities.
In late 2024, the Company retained a third party cyber assessment firm to complete an audit and make recommendations for updates to the
Companys IT system and related policies and procedures.
**The
Company is a reporting issuer and reporting requirements under applicable securities laws may increase legal and financial compliance
costs.**
The
Company is subject to reporting requirements under applicable securities law, the listing and other requirements of the TSXV, the OTCQB,
the SEC and other applicable securities rules and regulations. Compliance with these requirements can increase legal and financial compliance
costs, make some activities more difficult, time-consuming or costly, and increase demand on existing systems and resources. Among other
things, the Company is required to file annual, quarterly and current reports with respect to its business and results of operations
and maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting. In order to maintain and, if
required, improve disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting to meet this standard, significant
resources and management oversight is required. As a result, managements attention may be diverted from other business concerns,
which could harm the Companys business and results of operations. The Company may need to hire additional employees to comply
with these requirements in the future, which would increase its costs and expenses.
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R**isks
Related to the Companys Common Stock**
**The
Companys common stock price is historically volatile and trading volume changes rapidly, as a result, investors could lose all
or part of their investment.**
In
addition to volatility associated with equity securities in general, the value of an investors investment could decline due to
the impact of any of the following factors upon the market price of the Companys common stock:
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The
Companys common stock price on the TSXV has experienced significant price and volume fluctuations. Stock markets in general have
experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations, and the market prices of securities have been highly volatile. These fluctuations
are often unrelated to operating performance and may adversely affect the market price of the common stock. As a result, an investor
may be unable to sell any common stock such investor acquires at a desired price.
**Potential
future sales under Rule 144 may depress the market price for the Companys common stock.**
In
general, under Rule 144, a person who has satisfied a minimum holding period of between 6 months and one-year and any other applicable
requirements of Rule 144 may thereafter sell such shares publicly. A significant number of the Companys currently issued and outstanding
shares of common stock held by existing shareholders, including officers and directors and other principal shareholders, are currently
eligible for resale pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Rule 144. The possible future sale of the Companys common
stock by its existing shareholders, pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Rule 144, may have a depressive effect on the
price of its common stock in the over-the-counter market.
**The
Company has never paid dividends on its common stock.**
The Company has not paid dividends on its common stock to date and does
not expect to pay dividends for the foreseeable future. The Company intends to retain its initial earnings, if any, to finance its operations.
Any future dividends on common stock will depend upon the Companys earnings, its then-existing financial requirements, and other
factors, and will be at the discretion of the Companys Board of Directors.
**FINRA
has adopted sales practice requirements, which may also limit an investors ability to buy and sell the Companys common
stock.**
In
addition to the penny stock rules described above, FINRA has adopted rules that require that in recommending an investment
to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to
recommending speculative low-priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain
information about the customers financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations
of these rules, FINRA believes that there is a high probability that speculative low-priced securities will not be suitable for at least
some customers. FINRA requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy the Companys
common stock, which may limit an investors ability to buy and sell its stock and have an adverse effect on the market for the
common stock.
**Investors
interests in the Company will be diluted and investors may suffer dilution in their net book value per share of common stock if the Company
issues additional employee/director/consultant options or if the Company sells additional shares of common stock and/or warrants to finance
its operations.**
In
order to further expand the Companys operations and meet its objectives, any additional growth and/or expanded exploration activity
will likely need to be financed through sale and issuance of additional common stock, including, but not limited to, raising funds to
explore the Mine. Furthermore, to finance any acquisition activity, should that activity be properly approved, and depending on the outcome
of its exploration programs, the Company likely will also need to issue additional common stock to finance future acquisitions, growth,
and/or additional exploration programs of any or all of its projects or to acquire additional properties. The Company will also in the
future grant some or all of its directors, officers, and key employees and/or consultants options to purchase common stock as non-cash
incentives. The issuance of any equity securities could, and the issuance of any additional shares of common stock will, cause the Companys
existing shareholders to experience dilution of their ownership interests.
If
the Company issues additional shares of common stock or decides to enter into joint ventures with other parties in order to raise financing
through the sale of equity securities, investors interests in the Company will be diluted and investors may suffer dilution in
their net book value per share, depending on the price at which such securities are sold.
**The
issuance of additional shares of common stock may negatively impact the trading price of the Companys securities.**
The
Company has issued common stock in the past and will continue to issue common stock to finance its activities in the future. In addition,
newly issued or outstanding options, warrants, and broker warrants to purchase shares of common stock may be exercised, resulting in
the issuance of additional common stock. Any such issuance of additional common stock would result in dilution to the Companys
shareholders, and even the perception that such an issuance may occur could have a negative impact on the trading price of the common
stock.
**The
Companys common stock could be influenced by research and reports that industry or securities analysts may publish.**
The
trading market for the Companys common stock could be influenced by research and reports that industry and/or securities analysts
may publish about the Company, its business, the market or its competitors. The Company does not have any control over these analysts
and cannot assure that such analysts will cover the Company or provide favorable coverage. If any of the analysts who may cover the Companys
business adversely change their recommendation regarding the Companys stock, or provide more favorable relative recommendations
about its competitors, the stock price would likely decline. If any analysts who may cover the Companys business were to cease
coverage or fail to regularly publish reports on the Company, it could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could
cause the stock price or trading volume to decline.
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**The
Company is subject to the continued listing or trading criteria of the TSXV and the OTCQB, and its failure to satisfy these criteria
may result in delisting or removal of trading of its common stock from the TSXV and the OTCQB.**
The
Companys common stock is currently listed for trading on the TSXV and quoted on the OTCQB. In order to maintain the listing on
the TSXV and the quotation on the OTCQB or any other securities exchange or marketplace, the Company must maintain certain financial
and share distribution targets, including maintaining a minimum number of public shareholders. In addition to objective standards, these
exchanges or marketplaces may delist or cease to quote the securities of any issuer if, in the exchanges opinion, the Companys
financial condition and/or operating results appear unsatisfactory; if it appears that the extent of public distribution or the aggregate
market value of the security has become so reduced as to make continued listing inadvisable; if the Company sells or disposes of its
principal operating assets or ceases to be an operating company; if the Company fails to comply with the listing requirements; or if
any other event occurs or any condition exists which, in their opinion, makes continued listing on the exchange inadvisable.
If
the TSXV, the OTCQB or any other exchange or quotation service were to delist or cease to quote the Companys common stock, investors
may face material adverse consequences, including, but not limited to, a lack of trading market for the common stock, reduced liquidity,
decreased analyst coverage, and/or an inability for the Company to obtain additional financing to fund its operations.
**The
Company faces risks related to compliance with corporate governance laws and financial reporting standards.**
The
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as related new rules and regulations implemented by the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board, require changes in the corporate governance practices and financial reporting standards for public companies. These laws, rules
and regulations, including compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 relating to internal control over financial
reporting, referred to as Section 404, materially increase the Companys legal and financial compliance costs and make certain
activities more time-consuming and burdensome.
**ITEM
1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS**
Not
Applicable.
**ITEM
1C. CYBERSECURITY**
**Risk
Management and Strategy**
We
recognize the importance of assessing, identifying, and managing material risks associated with cybersecurity threats, as such term is
defined in Item 106(a) of Regulation S-K. To identify and assess material risks from cybersecurity threats, our enterprise risk management
program considers cybersecurity risks alongside other company risks as part of our overall risk assessment process. Our cybersecurity
risk management strategy prioritizes (i) detection, analysis, and response to known, anticipated, or unexpected threats, (ii) effective
management of security risks, and (iii) resiliency against incidents.
We
have implemented several cybersecurity processes, technologies, and controls to aid in our efforts to assess, identify, and manage material
risks associated with cybersecurity threats. Such processes include technical security controls, policy enforcement mechanisms, monitoring
systems, employee training, contractual arrangements, tools and related services from third-party providers, and management oversight.
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Our
risk-based control principles are based on the standards set by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), other industry-recognized
standards, and contractual requirements, as applicable. Through these controls, we seek to maintain an information technology infrastructure
that implements physical, administrative, and technical controls that are calibrated based on risk and designed to protect the confidentiality,
integrity, and availability of our information systems and information stored on our networks.
As
part of our cybersecurity risk management strategy, we
periodically engage with consultants, auditors, and other third parties to help identify areas for continued focus, improvement, and
compliance. During the year ended December 2024 we engaged a third party firm to perform a cybersecurity audit. Their
findings and considerations were reported to the executive team and the Board of Directors, and an implementation plan was crafted and executed throughout 2025.
The report did not identify any risks that are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company, including its business strategy,
results of operations, or financial condition. We
also incorporate cybersecurity risk management considerations in our processes for selecting, evaluating, and overseeing third-party
providers. The Company continues to monitor this risk.
In
the last fiscal year, we have not identified risks from known cybersecurity threats, including as a result of any prior cybersecurity
incidents, that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect us, including our business strategy, results of
operations, ability to implement is partnership withVRIFY Technology Inc**.**to employ its advancedartificial
intelligence****andassociated machine learningtechnology to enhance the efficiency of ongoing exploration within
the expanded Bunker Hill and RangerPage Project or financial condition.
**Governance**
The
Audit Committee of our Board of Directors is responsible for board-level oversight of risks from cybersecurity threats, and the Audit
Committee reports back to the full Board of Directors about this and other areas within its responsibility. As part of its oversight
role, the Audit Committee receives reporting about our cybersecurity risk management and strategy processes covering topics such as data
security, results from third-party assessments, progress towards cybersecurity risk management goals, our incident response plan, notable
threats or incidents, and other developments related to cybersecurity, including through periodic updates from the Companys CEO,
other management team members, and consultants.
Our
cybersecurity risk management and strategy processes are led by the Companys Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Such individual has
over 20 years of prior work experience in various roles involving managing information security, developing cybersecurity strategy, implementing
effective information and cybersecurity programs, as well as several relevant degrees and certifications.
**ITEM
2. PROPERTIES**
The
Companys focus is the development and restart of its 100% owned flagship asset, the Bunker Hill Mine, in Idaho, USA. The Mine
remains the largest single producing mine by tonnage in the Silver Valley region of northwest Idaho, historically producing over 165
million ounces of silver and 5 million tons of base metals between 1885 and 1981. The Bunker Hill Mine is located within Operable Unit
2 of the Bunker Hill Superfund site (EPA National Priorities Listing IDD048340921), where cleanup activities have been completed.
**The
Bunker Hill Mine**
****
*History*
Initial
discovery and development of the Mine property began in 1885, and from that time until the Mine closed in 1981 it produced over 35.8
million tons of ore at an average mined grade of 8.76% lead, 4.52 ounces per ton silver, and 3.67% zinc, which represented 162Moz of
silver, 3.16M lbs. of lead and 1.35M lbs. of zinc (Bunker Limited Partnership, 1985). Throughout the 95-year operating history, there
were over 40 different lead-silver-zinc orebodies discovered and mined. Although known for its significant lead and zinc production,
45-50% of the Net Smelter Value of its historical production came from its silver. The Company and the Sullivan Mining Company had a
strong history of regular dividend payments to shareholders from the time the Company went public in 1905 until it was acquired in a
hostile takeover by Gulf Resources in 1968.
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The
Mine and Smelter Complex were closed in 1981 when Gulf Resources was not able to continue to comply with new regulatory structures brought
on by the passage of environmental statutes and as then enforced by the EPA. At closure it was estimated to still contain significant
mineral resources (Bunker Limited Partnership, 1985). The Bunker Hill Lead Smelter, Electrolytic Zinc Plant and historic milling facilities
were demolished in or around 1986, and the area became part of the National Priority List for cleanup under EPA regulations.
The cleanup of the smelter, zinc plant, and associated sites has been completed, and management believes the Mine is well positioned
for development and an eventual return to production.
*Property
Map of Bunker Hill Mine Land Ownership*
*
A
more detailed description of the Mine can be found in the Technical Report Summary section of this report, including the
current mineral resource estimate, mineral reserves, an economic summary, property description and ownership, geology and mineralization,
environmental studies and permitting, metallurgical testing, mining method, recovery methods, and current exploration and development.
Restart
Project Activities*
In
early 2020, a new management team comprised of former executives from Barrick Gold Corp. assumed leadership of the Company. Since that
time, the Company has conducted multiple exploration campaigns, published multiple economic studies and mineral resource estimates, and
advanced the rehabilitation and development of the Mine. In December 2021, the Company announced a project finance package with Sprott,
an Amended Settlement Agreement with the EPA, and the purchase of the Bunker Hill Mine, setting the stage for a restart of the Mine.
In
January 2022, with the closing of the purchase of the Bunker Hill Mine, and the announcement of an MOU for the purchase of the Pend
Oreille process plant from a subsidiary of Teck, the Company embarked on a program of activities with the goal of achieving a
restart of the Mine.
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**Technical
Report Summary**
The
following summary is extracted from the S-K 1300 Technical Report Summary, Bunker Hill Mine Pre-Feasibility Study, Coeur DAlene
Mining District Shoshone County, Idaho, USA with a Report Date of April 14, 2023 and an Effective Date of August 29, 2022 (the Technical
Report Summary). The following information does not purport to be a complete summary of the Technical Report Summary, is subject
to all the assumptions, qualifications and procedures set out in the Technical Report Summary and is qualified in its entirety with reference
to the full text of the Technical Report Summary. Each of the Qualified Persons of the Technical Report Summary is an independent qualified
person under the definitions of Item 1300 of Regulation S-K (each a Qualified Person, and together the Qualified
Persons) and have approved the summary of the Technical Report Summary below.
*Technical
Report Summary*
The
Technical Report Summary describes the mining and processing operations at the Companys 100% owned Bunker Hill Mine located near
the town of Kellogg, Idaho.
The
Technical Report Summary considers a processing approach at the Mine where lead (Pb), silver (Ag) and zinc (Zn) mineralization is mined
underground. Mineralized material will be conventionally milled and then concentrated by flotation of lead and silver followed by flotation
of zinc. Metal rich concentrates will then be sold to smelters in North America or overseas. Mill tailings will be deposited underground
in the historic mining voids located throughout the project.
Economic
and Life of Mine highlights of the Technical Report Summary are listed in Table 1-3 and Table 1-4. Table 1-1 lists the mineral resource
estimate for the Bunker Hill Mine and Table 1-2 lists the mineral reserves for the Bunker Hill Mine. Mineral resources are not mineral
reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability. There is no certainty that all or any part of the mineral resources will be
converted into mineral reserves.
*Quality
Assurance/Quality Control*
BHMC
internal controls were employed on the 5,067 samples collected during the data verification and drilling programs. Various laboratories
were used in the analytical process and the results verified using industry accepted Quality Assurance and Quality Control procedures
(QAQC). QAQC procedures included the submission of blanks and certified standard reference material with the submittal
of samples. Blanks were analyzed in order to verify the accuracy of the sample preparation process. Certified standard reference material
results were evaluated in order to assess the accuracy of the laboratory assaying procedure. Additionally, preparation duplicates were
submitted in order to assess the accuracy of sample collection at the project site. Any failures from expected results were addressed
and explained before being used for mineral resource estimates.
Risks
and uncertainties exist in the quantification of the spatial distribution on mineralization. These risks are inherent in estimation of
mineral resources. Samples themselves have uncertainty related to sampling collection errors and the homogeneity of the deposit. Wider
spaced drilling has more uncertainty than closely spaced drilling. Capping of high-grade outliers was used to ensure that the mineral
content of the deposit was not over stated. High grade outlier samples will tend to overestimate the metal content of the mineral deposit.
The block model for the deposit was constructed using sufficient sized blocks to account for mining dilution and uncertainties related
to the actual physical distribution of mineralization. Domains were utilized to minimize the estimation of mineralization into rock units
that do not host mineralization. These underlying factors and risks were considered in the final conclusion of the mineral resource estimate.
*Mineral
Resource Estimate*
Geostatistics
and estimates of mineralization were prepared by Resource Development Associates Inc. Industry accepted grade estimation techniques were
used to develop global mineralization block models for the Newgard, Quill and UTZ zones. The mineral resource estimate considers underground
mining and mill processing as a basis for reasonable prospects of eventual economic extraction. The total mineral resource estimate for
the Bunker Hill Mine is listed in Table 1-1 at a cutoff grade of net smelter return (NSR) 70 $/ton. Mineral Resources are classified
according to Item 1302(d)(1)(iii)(A) of Regulation S-K.
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**Table
1-1 Bunker Hill Mine Mineral Resource Estimate (Exclusive of Mineral Reserves), December 31, 2025 Resource Development Associates
Inc.**
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(1)
The mineral resource estimate was prepared by Resource Development Associates Inc.
(2)
Measured, Indicated and Inferred classifications are classified according to Item 1302(d)(1)(iii)(A) of Regulation S-K.
(3)
Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
(4)
Net smelter return (NSR) is defined as the return from sales of concentrates, expressed in U.S.$/t (i.e., NSR = (Contained metal) * (Metallurgical
recoveries) * (Metal Payability %) * (Metal prices) (Treatment, refining, transport and other selling costs)). For the mineral
resource estimate, NSR values were calculated using updated open-cycle metallurgical results including recoveries of 85.1%, 84.2% and
88.2% for Zn, Ag and Pb, respectively, and concentrate grades of 58% Zn in zinc concentrate, and 67% Pb and 12.13 oz/ton Ag in lead concentrate.
(5)
Mineral resources are estimated using a zinc price of $1.20 per pound, silver price of $20.00 per ounce, and lead price of $1.00 per
pound.
(6)
Historic mining voids, stopes and development drifting have been depleted from the mineral resource estimate.
(7)
Totals may not add up due to rounding.
(8)
Mineral resources are reported exclusive of mineral reserves. The reserves disclosed in the report represent measured mineral resources
and indicated resources that were evaluated with modifying factors related to underground mining.
(9)
The point of reference for mineral resources is in situ mineralization.
Mineral
Reserves*
Mineral
reserves have been estimated for the Quill, Newgard and UTZ sections of the Project. Measured and indicated mineral resources were converted
to probable mineral reserves for the Mine. Measured mineral resources were converted to probable mineral reserves because of uncertainties
associated with modifying factors that were taken into account in the conversion from mineral resources to mineral reserves.
Measured
and indicated mineral resources were converted to probable mineral reserves by evaluating operating cost, projected metal revenues and
estimated stope shapes and geometries. The general widths, plunge and shape of the Quill and Newgard mineralization lends itself well
to transverse (perpendicular to strike) long hole open stoping (LHOS) with fill utilizing rubber tire equipment. The UTZ deposit is more
amenable to cut-and-fill (CF) methods due to its shape and geometry. Extraction of the planned mine shapes is assumed to be 100% of the
NSR $80/ton plan. Breakeven NSR is $70/ton for LHOS and $75/ton for cut-and-fill stopes.
Mineral
reserves were classified in accordance with Item 1302(e)(2) of Regulation S-K. The mineral reserve statement is presented in Table 1-2.
Mineral reserves are estimated at an NSR value cutoff of $80/short ton at the reference point of saleable mill concentrates with an effective
date of August 29, 2022.
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**Table
1-2 Bunker Hill Mineral Reserve Estimate, December 31, 2025 Minetech, USA, LLC**
*
(1)
Planned dilution is zero grade waste included in the designed stope shapes and probable tonnages.
(2)
Unplanned dilution is 5% external dilution added at zero grade.
(3)
Mineral reserves stated are inclusive of all above mentioned dilutions and are factored for ore loss due to mining activities.
(4)
Net smelter return (NSR) is defined as the return from sales of concentrates, expressed in U.S.$/t (i.e., NSR = (Contained metal) * (Metallurgical
recoveries) * (Metal Payability %) * (Metal prices) (Treatment, refining, transport and other selling costs)). For the mineral
reserve estimate, NSR values were calculated using updated open-cycle metallurgical results including recoveries of 85.1%, 84.2% and
88.2% for Zn, Ag and Pb, respectively, and concentrate grades of 58% Zn in zinc concentrate, and 67% Pb and 12.13 oz/ton Ag in lead concentrate.
(5)
Mineral reserves are estimated using a zinc price of $1.20 per pound, silver price of $20.00 per ounce, and lead price of $1.00 per pound.
(6)
Historic mining voids, stopes and development drifting have been depleted from the mineral reserve estimate.
(7)
Totals may not add up due to rounding.
Economic
Summary*
The
summary of the current projected financial performance of the Bunker Hill Mine is listed in Table 1-3. Sensitivities are summarized in
Table 1-4.
**Table
1-3 Bunker Hill Project Economic Summary**
| 
Year | | 
| Initial
Capex | | | 
| 1 | | | 
| 2 | | | 
| 3 | | | 
| 4 | | | 
| 5 | | | 
| TOTAL | | | 
| ANNUAL
AVERAGE | | |
| 
| | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Metal
Prices | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Zinc
($/lb) | | 
| 1.5 | | | 
| 1.4 | | | 
| 1.3 | | | 
| 1.25 | | | 
| 1.25 | | | 
| 1.25 | | | 
| 1.29 | | | 
| 1.29 | | |
| 
Lead
($/lb) | | 
| 0.95 | | | 
| 0.95 | | | 
| 0.95 | | | 
| 0.95 | | | 
| 0.95 | | | 
| 0.95 | | | 
| 0.95 | | | 
| 0.95 | | |
| 
Silver
($/oz) | | 
| 22 | | | 
| 22 | | | 
| 22 | | | 
| 21.5 | | | 
| 21.5 | | | 
| 21.5 | | | 
| 21.7 | | | 
| 21.7 | | |
| 
Mine
plan | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Ore
mined (kt) | | 
| 77 | | | 
| 652 | | | 
| 655 | | | 
| 655 | | | 
| 655 | | | 
| 665 | | | 
| 3,360 | | | 
| 657 | | |
| 
Zinc
grade (%) | | 
| 5.90 | % | | 
| 5.60 | % | | 
| 4.70 | % | | 
| 5.70 | % | | 
| 5.70 | % | | 
| 5.90 | % | | 
| 5.50 | % | | 
| 5.50 | % | |
| 
Lead
grade (%) | | 
| 2.10 | % | | 
| 2.40 | % | | 
| 2.70 | % | | 
| 2.90 | % | | 
| 2.40 | % | | 
| 1.90 | % | | 
| 2.50 | % | | 
| 2.50 | % | |
| 
Silver
grade (oz/t) | | 
| 0.5 | | | 
| 0.7 | | | 
| 1.3 | | | 
| 1.4 | | | 
| 1.2 | | | 
| 0.8 | | | 
| 1.1 | | | 
| 1.1 | | |
| 
Zinc
eq grade (%) | | 
| 7.70 | % | | 
| 8.00 | % | | 
| 8.10 | % | | 
| 9.40 | % | | 
| 8.80 | % | | 
| 8.20 | % | | 
| 8.50 | % | | 
| 8.50 | % | |
| 
Production | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Zinc
concentrate (t) | | 
| 6,671 | | | 
| 53,504 | | | 
| 44,852 | | | 
| 54,997 | | | 
| 55,061 | | | 
| 57,909 | | | 
| 272,995 | | | 
| 53,265 | | |
| 
Lead
concentrate (t) | | 
| 2,091 | | | 
| 20,945 | | | 
| 23,577 | | | 
| 25,078 | | | 
| 20,955 | | | 
| 16,605 | | | 
| 109,251 | | | 
| 21,432 | | |
| 
Zn
grade - Zn conc (%) | | 
| 58.00 | % | | 
| 58.00 | % | | 
| 58.00 | % | | 
| 58.00 | % | | 
| 58.00 | % | | 
| 58.00 | % | | 
| 58.00 | % | | 
| 58.00 | % | |
| 
Pb
grade - Pb conc (%) | | 
| 67.00 | % | | 
| 67.00 | % | | 
| 67.00 | % | | 
| 67.00 | % | | 
| 67.00 | % | | 
| 67.00 | % | | 
| 67.00 | % | | 
| 67.00 | % | |
| 
Ag
grade - Pb conc (oz/t) | | 
| 14.4 | | | 
| 18.6 | | | 
| 31.5 | | | 
| 30.1 | | | 
| 31 | | | 
| 27.4 | | | 
| 27.6 | | | 
| 27.7 | | |
| 
Zn
prod. - Zn conc (klbs) | | 
| 7,738 | | | 
| 62,065 | | | 
| 52,029 | | | 
| 63,796 | | | 
| 63,871 | | | 
| 67,174 | | | 
| 316,674 | | | 
| 61,787 | | |
| 
Pb
prod. - Pb conc (klbs) | | 
| 2,802 | | | 
| 28,067 | | | 
| 31,593 | | | 
| 33,605 | | | 
| 28,080 | | | 
| 22,251 | | | 
| 146,397 | | | 
| 28,719 | | |
| 
Ag
prod. - Pb conc (koz) | | 
| 30 | | | 
| 390 | | | 
| 742 | | | 
| 754 | | | 
| 649 | | | 
| 455 | | | 
| 3,020 | | | 
| 598 | | |
| 
Zinc
eq produced (klbs) | | 
| 9,954 | | | 
| 87,233 | | | 
| 87,679 | | | 
| 102,310 | | | 
| 96,375 | | | 
| 91,909 | | | 
| 475,460 | | | 
| 93,101 | | |
| 
Cost
metrics | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Mining
($/t) | | 
| | | | 
| 35 | | | 
| 38 | | | 
| 37 | | | 
| 35 | | | 
| 41 | | | 
| 37 | | | 
| 37 | | |
| 
Processing
($/t) | | 
| | | | 
| 21 | | | 
| 21 | | | 
| 21 | | | 
| 21 | | | 
| 21 | | | 
| 21 | | | 
| 21 | | |
| 
G&A
($/t) | | 
| | | | 
| 9 | | | 
| 9 | | | 
| 9 | | | 
| 9 | | | 
| 6 | | | 
| 9 | | | 
| 9 | | |
| 
Opex
- total ($/t) | | 
| | | | 
| 65 | | | 
| 68 | | | 
| 67 | | | 
| 65 | | | 
| 69 | | | 
| 67 | | | 
| 67 | | |
| 
Sustaining
capex ($/t) | | 
| | | | 
| 18 | | | 
| 22 | | | 
| 19 | | | 
| 41 | | | 
| 8 | | | 
| 21 | | | 
| 21 | | |
| 
Cash
costs: by-prod. ($/lb Zn payable) | | 
| | | | 
| 0.61 | | | 
| 0.42 | | | 
| 0.36 | | | 
| 0.45 | | | 
| 0.64 | | | 
| 0.5 | | | 
| 0.5 | | |
| 
AISC:
by-prod. ($/lb Zn payable) | | 
| | | | 
| 0.82 | | | 
| 0.74 | | | 
| 0.59 | | | 
| 0.95 | | | 
| 0.73 | | | 
| 0.77 | | | 
| 0.77 | | |
| 
FCF
& Valuation ($000s) | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Zinc
revenue | | 
| | | | 
| 73,857 | | | 
| 57,492 | | | 
| 67,784 | | | 
| 67,863 | | | 
| 71,373 | | | 
| 338,368 | | | 
| 67,674 | | |
| 
Lead
revenue | | 
| | | | 
| 25,330 | | | 
| 28,513 | | | 
| 30,328 | | | 
| 25,342 | | | 
| 20,081 | | | 
| 129,595 | | | 
| 25,919 | | |
| 
Silver
revenue | | 
| | | | 
| 7,900 | | | 
| 15,515 | | | 
| 15,406 | | | 
| 13,256 | | | 
| 9,260 | | | 
| 61,337 | | | 
| 12,267 | | |
| 
Gross
revenue | | 
| | | | 
| 107,087 | | | 
| 101,520 | | | 
| 113,518 | | | 
| 106,461 | | | 
| 100,714 | | | 
| 529,300 | | | 
| 105,860 | | |
| 
TC
- Zinc conc | | 
| | | | 
| -16,257 | | | 
| -11,138 | | | 
| -13,657 | | | 
| -13,673 | | | 
| -14,380 | | | 
| -69,105 | | | 
| -13,821 | | |
| 
TC
- Lead conc | | 
| | | | 
| -3,698 | | | 
| -4,162 | | | 
| -4,428 | | | 
| -3,700 | | | 
| -2,932 | | | 
| -18,919 | | | 
| -3,784 | | |
| 
RC
- Lead conc | | 
| | | | 
| -449 | | | 
| -882 | | | 
| -896 | | | 
| -771 | | | 
| -538 | | | 
| -3,535 | | | 
| -707 | | |
| 
Land
freight | | 
| | | | 
| -2,193 | | | 
| -2,019 | | | 
| -2,360 | | | 
| -2,239 | | | 
| -2,192 | | | 
| -11,002 | | | 
| -2,200 | | |
| 
Net
smelter return | | 
| | | | 
| 84,491 | | | 
| 83,319 | | | 
| 92,178 | | | 
| 86,079 | | | 
| 80,672 | | | 
| 426,739 | | | 
| 85,348 | | |
| 
Mining
costs | | 
| | | | 
| -22,828 | | | 
| -24,592 | | | 
| -23,971 | | | 
| -22,927 | | | 
| -27,454 | | | 
| -121,772 | | | 
| -24,354 | | |
| 
Processing
costs | | 
| | | | 
| -13,766 | | | 
| -13,842 | | | 
| -13,842 | | | 
| -13,842 | | | 
| -14,053 | | | 
| -69,346 | | | 
| -13,869 | | |
| 
G&A
costs | | 
| | | | 
| -6,050 | | | 
| -6,063 | | | 
| -6,063 | | | 
| -6,063 | | | 
| -4,257 | | | 
| -28,496 | | | 
| -5,699 | | |
| 
EBITDA | | 
| | | | 
| 41,847 | | | 
| 38,822 | | | 
| 48,302 | | | 
| 43,247 | | | 
| 34,908 | | | 
| 207,126 | | | 
| 41,425 | | |
| 
Sustaining
capex | | 
| | | | 
| -11,475 | | | 
| -14,127 | | | 
| -12,651 | | | 
| -26,982 | | | 
| -5,215 | | | 
| -70,450 | | | 
| -14,090 | | |
| 
Initial
capex | | 
| -54,853 | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| -54,853 | | | 
| - | | |
| 
Land
& salvage value | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| 12,281 | | | 
| 12,281 | | | 
| 12,281 | | |
| 
Pre-tax
free cash flow | | 
| -54,853 | | | 
| 30,372 | | | 
| 24,695 | | | 
| 35,650 | | | 
| 16,266 | | | 
| 41,974 | | | 
| 94,103 | | | 
| 29,791 | | |
| 
Taxes | | 
| -511 | | | 
| -1,394 | | | 
| -1,382 | | | 
| -2,218 | | | 
| -1,155 | | | 
| -1,224 | | | 
| -7,884 | | | 
| -1,475 | | |
| 
Free
cash flow | | 
| -55,364 | | | 
| 28,978 | | | 
| 23,313 | | | 
| 33,432 | | | 
| 15,111 | | | 
| 40,750 | | | 
| 86,219 | | | 
| 28,317 | | |
| 
NPV
(5%) | | 
| 62,826 | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
NPV
(8%) | | 
| 51,813 | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
IRR
(%) | | 
| 36.00 | % | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Payback
(years) | | 
| 2.1 | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
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****
**Table
1-4 Sensitivity Analysis**
*****
Property
Description and Ownership*
The
Bunker Hill Mine is located in Shoshone County, Idaho with portions of the Mine located within the cities of Kellogg and Wardner, Idaho
in northwestern USA. The Kellogg Tunnel, which is the main access to the Mine, is located at 47.53611N latitude, 116.1381W longitude.
The approximate elevation for the above cited coordinates is 2366 ft.
On
December 15, 2021, BHMC signed a Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSA) with Placer Mining Corporation and both William and Shirley Pangburn
to acquire full ownership of the subsequently listed mineral titles in addition to other surface rights and real property associated
with land and structures of the Bunker Hill Mine.
On
January 7, 2022, the Company closed the purchase of the Bunker Hill Mine. Mine assets were purchased for $7,700,000, with $300,000 of
previous lease payments and a deposit of $2,000,000 applied to the purchase, resulting in cash paid at closing of approximately $5,400,000.
The EPA obligation of $19,000,000 was assumed by Bunker Hill as part of the acquisition.
*Geology
and Mineralization*
The
Northern Idaho Panhandle Region in which the Bunker Hill Mine is underlain by the Middle Proterozoic-aged Belt-Purcell Supergroup of
fine-grained, dominantly siliciclastic sedimentary rocks, which extends from western Montana (locally named the Belt Supergroup) to southern
British Columbia (locally named the Purcell Supergroup) and is collectively over 23,000 feet in total stratigraphic thickness.
Mineralization
at the Bunker Hill Mine is hosted almost exclusively in the Upper Revett formation of the Ravalli Group, a part of the Belt Supergroup
of Middle Proterozoic-aged, fine-grained sediments. Geologic mapping and interpretation progressed by leaps and bounds following the
recognition of a predictable stratigraphic section at the Bunker Hill Mine and enabled the measurement of specific offsets across major
faults, discussed in the following section. From an exploration and mining perspective, there were two critical conclusions from this
research: all significant mineralized shoots are hosted in quartzite units where they are cut by vein structures, and the location of
the quartzite units can be projected up and down section, and across fault offsets, to target extensions and offsets of known mineralized
shoots and veins.
Mineralization
at Bunker Hill Mine falls in four categories, described below from oldest to youngest events:
**Bluebird
Veins (BB):**WNW striking, SW-dipping, variable ratio of sphalerite-pyrite-siderite mineralization. Thick, tabular cores with
gradational margins bleeding out along bedding and fractures.
**Stringer/Disseminated
Zones:**Disseminated, fracture controlled and bedding controlled blebs and stringer mineralization associated with Bluebird structures,
commonly as halos to vein-like bodies or as isolated areas where brecciated quartzite beds are intersected by the W-NW structure and
fold fabrics.
**Galena-Quartz
Veins (GQ):**E to NE striking, S to SE dipping, quartz-argentiferous galena +/-siderite-sphalerite-chalcopyrite-tetrahedrite veins,
sinuous-planar with sharp margins, cross-cut Bluebird veins.
**Hybrid
Zones:**Formed at intersections where GQ veins cut BB veins, with open space deposition of sulfides and quartz in the vein refraction
in quartzite beds, and replacement of siderite in the BB vein structure by argentiferous galena from the GQ vein.
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*Environmental
Studies and Permitting*
Because
the Mine is on patented mining claims (privately-owned land), only a limited number of permits are required for mining and milling operations.
These relate to (1) air quality and emissions from crushing, milling and processing and (2) any refurbishment of surface buildings that
may require construction permits.
The
Bunker Hill Mine is located within the Bunker Hill Superfund site (EPA National Priorities Listing IDD048340921). Cleanup activities
have been completed in Operable Unit 2 of the Bunker Hill Superfund Site where the Mine is located, though water treatment continues
at the Central Treatment Plant (the CTP) located near Bunker Hill Mine. The CTP is owned by the EPA and is operated by
its contractors.
BHMC
entered into a Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent with the EPA and the DOJ on May 14, 2018. Section 9, Paragraph 33 of that agreement
stipulates that BHMC must obtain a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for effluent discharged
by Bunker Hill Mine by May 14, 2023. This obligation currently exists and will be reviewed at a point in time when restart activities
are planned to occur.
BHMC
will initiate a voluntary Environmental, Social and Health Impact Assessment (ESHIA) for the activities described in the
Technical Report Summary and for its business model as a whole. The Company intends to complete such a study that will conform with ISO,
IFC, and GRI standards after receiving all of its required operational and environmental permits.
*Metallurgical
Testing*
Resource
Development Inc. (Rdi) initiated metallurgical test work on three samples designated Newgard, Quill and Utz, with the primary objective
of determining the process flowsheet and the metal recoveries and concentrate grades. Flotation testing was completed through locked-cycle
testing, the results of which are displayed in table 1-5
**Table
1-5 Summary of Locked-Cycle Flotation Test Results**
*****
The
open-cycle and locked-cycle tests were completed at a primary grind of P80 270 mesh for rougher flotation. Rougher scavenger
flotation was included in both the lead and zinc circuits to increase the amount of value sent to the cleaner stages. Regrind of the
lead rougher concentrate with a pebble mill was completed to a particle size of approximately P80 400 mesh for cleaner flotation.
No regrind was completed with the zinc rougher concentrate.
BHMC
has contracted SGS Canada Inc (SGS) to conduct a metallurgical study to further evaluate and optimize metal recovery for the Bunker Hill
Project. The primary objective of the test program is to complete metallurgical test work to improve met results over the Pre-feasibility
Study (PFS) performed by Rdi for the Bunker Hill Project.
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**Figure
1-1 Locked-Cycle Test Process Flowsheet**
****
Mining
Method*
Long-hole
stoping with fill (LHOS), cut-and-fill and possibly room-and-pillar mining with fill are the only methods viable for sustained operations
today. LHOS is the preferred mining method with limited cut-and-fill mining at Bunker Hill Mine. Room-and-pillar mining is not in the
current plan. Timbered ground support has been replaced with newer ground support technology of rock bolts, mesh, shotcrete and steel
sets as required.
Beginning
in October of 2021 and completed in April of 2022, BHMC conducted a geotechnical investigation of the underground conditions at the Bunker
Hill Mine. Data collection involved a data analysis of rock quality designation (RQD) values logged with previous exploration drilling,
geotechnical logging of recently drilled rock cores and an extensive investigation of pre-existing underground excavations and development.
Ground conditions are generally good to excellent at Bunker Hill Mine and the rest of the mines in the Silver Valley. Bunker Hill Mine
does not have a history of rock burst events that are frequent in the deeper mines to the east.
*Recovery
Methods*
Bunker
Hill plans to reconstruct a crush-grind-flotation-concentration mill from the nearby Pend Oreille mine in northern Washington on the
Bunker Hill Kellogg Mine Yard. The future structures to house the grind-flotation-concentration circuit, the secondary crushing circuit
and concentrate storage facilities will need to be constructed.
The
process consists of a primary and secondary ore crushing circuit, then a primary grinding circuit followed by two separate flotation
circuits to recover lead, zinc, silver and gold into two separate concentrate products: a lead, silver, gold concentrate and a zinc concentrate.
Approximately 648,000 short tons of ore will be processed a year at a rate of 1,800 short tons per day (stpd), or 79 short tons per hour
(stph) at 95% availability.
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**Figure
1-2 Bunker Hill Process Flowsheet**
****
*
****
Current
Exploration and Development*
Bunker
Hill has a rare exploration opportunity available at the Bunker Hill Mine and has embarked on a new path to fully maximize the potential.
A treasure trove of geologic and production data has been organized and preserved in good condition in the mine office since the shutdown
of major mine operations in the early 1980s. This data represents 70+ years of proper scientific data and sample collection, with high
standards of accuracy and precision that were generally at or above industry standards at the time.
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The
Company saw the wealth of information that was available but not readily usable and embarked on a scanning and digitizing program. From
this, the Company was able to build a three-dimensional (3D) digital model of the mine workings and 3D surfaces and solids
of important geologic features. To add to this, all of the historic drill core lithology logs and assay data (>2900 holes) was entered
into a database and imported with the other data into Maptek Vulcan 3D software.
In
addition to both continued geologic digitization and the completed 2021 exploration drill program, the Company has performed a geophysical
survey over the summer of 2021. The survey was conducted as a ground geophysical 3DIP survey through DIAS Geophysical Ltd out of Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan.
*Conclusions*
The
Pre-Feasibility level analyses demonstrates that the restart of the Bunker Hill Mine can reasonably be expected to generate a positive
return on investment with an after-tax internal rate of return (IRR) of 36% based on the reserves presented. It is reasonable to expect
the conversion of inferred resources to indicated resources and indicated resources to measured resources to continue. Inferred mineral
resources are considered too geologically speculative to have economic considerations applied to them to be classified as a mineral reserve.
The
Technical Report Summary is based on all available technical and scientific data available as of August 29, 2022. Mineral resources are
considered by the Qualified Persons to meet the reasonable prospects of eventual economic extraction due two main factors: (1) cut-off
grades are based on scientific data and assumptions related to the project and (2) mineral resources are estimated only within blocks
of mineralization that have been accessible in the past by mining operations as well as by using generally accepted mining and processing
costs that are similar to many projects in Idaho.
*Recommendations*
Continued
analysis and interpretation of the geophysical survey results should aid to guide future exploration activities outside of historical
mine working areas. Additional exploration drilling, with the advancement of underground mine development, is also advised due to the
proximity of future development to under-explored areas of historical workings. Continued digitization and interpretation of historical
mapping and research will aid to guide future underground and surface exploration activities.
Completion
of issued for construction (IFC) level drawings for the mineral processing facilities is recommended.
Completion
of IFC-level engineering drawings related to the paste backfill plant are recommended. Final tails product material generated from additional
metallurgical testing will work to optimize binder compositions and have the potential to reduce backfill operating expenses or costs.
Additional
geotechnical studies are recommended with the advancement of underground development. Continued geotechnical diamond drilling associated
with future resource delineation and exploration drilling activities will provide a better sample set for rock strength testing and geotechnical
logging. Future underground development will also allow for the investigation of previously mined areas and association of historical
span allowances based on previous ground support methods.
Additional
resource delineation and conversion drilling and mine block modeling should continue to increase the conversion of inferred resources
to indicated resources.
**Table
1-6 Proposed Work Program to Advance Bunker Hill**
| 
Activity | | 
Amount ($ in millions) | | |
| 
Geophysical Interpretation and Additional Geophysics | | 
$ | 0.05 | | |
| 
Environmental Studies | | 
$ | 0.03 | | |
| 
Geotechnical Studies | | 
$ | 0.15 | | |
| 
Mill and Process Plant Engineering | | 
$ | 1.70 | | |
| 
Hydraulic Backfill and Tailing Placement Engineering | | 
$ | 0.50 | | |
| 
Total Recommended Budget | | 
$ | 2.43 | | |
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**
*Project
Infrastructure*
The
Bunker Hill complex is a mature mine with much of the underground infrastructure and development still in place. The mill, smelter and
tailing impoundment have been removed, and these sites have been reclaimed. Part of the reclamation included surface water diversion
structures, which are still in use and are maintained in good condition. The original Bunker Hill mine offices, car and maintenance shops,
and change house are located near the Kellogg Tunnel (KT) portal and are in serviceable condition.
Bunker
Hill is located in Kellogg, Idaho, along the Interstate 90 corridor on the west side of what is traditionally known as the Silver Valley.
It is 60 miles from the Spokane, Washington airport to the west and 125 miles to the Missoula, Montana airport to the east. The Silver
Valley of north Idaho is a desirable place to live and is home to an enthusiastic and talented underground mining work force.
Mine
power requirements have been met and completed with the Avista Kellogg substation, located next to the Bunker Hill main offices supplying
power to the Mine and other local consumers. There are two existing distribution lines now supplying the Mine from the Kellogg Avista
substation. One feeds the surface mine facilities and the underground loads from the Kellogg side, and the other feeds the Wardner mine
yard and facilities. The current three-phase 2.5 kilovolt (kV) mine distribution system on the Kellogg side was upgraded to three-phase
13.2kV during the year ended December 31, 2023.
Mine
discharge water now gravity drains out the nine-level through the Kellogg Tunnel via a ditch adjacent to the rail line to the portal.
It is then routed to a water treatment plant constructed by the EPA and currently operated by the IDEQ.
BHMC
commissioned Patterson & Cooke North America to perform tradeoff studies for costing and operating the mine backfill and tailing
placement facilities. Results from the tradeoff studies led to the location of the plant on surface, both adjacent to the mill and at
Wardner. Tailings thickening will take place inside the mill/process facility building, with the underflow being pumped to the tailings
filtration plant located adjacent to the mill/process building. Vacuum filtration will take the thickened tailings and produce a filter
cake material, which will be deposited and stored in a load-out facility at the plant. A surface loader will transfer the filter cake
tailings into overland haul trucks to deliver the material up to the Wardner side of operations along the return route from run-of-mine
(ROM) ore haulage. Once delivered to the storage facility at Wardner, material will be loaded into the paste plant, combined with an
ordinary cement binder, and subsequently pumped underground via a reticulated piping system.
**ITEM
3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS**
Other
than as described below, neither the Company nor its property is the subject of any pending legal proceedings. The Company is not aware
of any other legal proceedings in which any director, officer or affiliate of the Company, any owner of record or beneficially of more
than 5% of any class of the Companys voting securities, or any associate of any such director, officer, affiliate or security
holder of the Company, is a party adverse to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or has a material interest adverse to the Company
or any of its subsidiaries.
*Crescent
Mining Litigation*
On
July 28, 2021, a lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho brought by Crescent Mining, LLC (Crescent).
The named defendants include Placer Mining, Robert Hopper Jr., and the Company. The lawsuit alleges that Placer Mining and Robert Hopper
Jr. intentionally flooded the Crescent Mine during the period from 1991 and 1994, and that the Company is jointly and severally liable
with the other defendants for unspecified past and future costs associated with the presence of acid mine drainage in the Crescent Mine.
The plaintiff has requested unspecified damages. On September 20, 2021, the Company filed a motion to dismiss Crescents claims
against it, contending that such claims are facially deficient. On March 2, 2022, Chief U.S. District Court Judge, David C. Nye
granted in part and denied in part the Companys motion to dismiss. The court granted the Companys motion to dismiss in
respect of Crescents cost recovery claim under CERCLA Section 107(a) and declaratory judgment, tortious interference, trespass,
nuisance and negligence claims. These claims were dismissed without prejudice. The court denied the motion to dismiss filed by Placer
Mining Corp. for Crescents trespass, nuisance and negligence claims. Crescent later filed an amended complaint on April 1, 2022.
Placer Mining Corp. and Bunker Hill Mining Corp are named as co-defendants. Bunker Hill responded to the amended filing, refuting and
denying all allegations made in the complaint except those that are assertions of fact as a matter of public record. The Company believes
Crescents lawsuit is without merit and intends to vigorously defend itself, as well as Placer Mining Corp. pursuant to the Companys
indemnification of Placer Mining Corp. in the sale and purchase agreement executed between the companies for the Mine on December 15,
2021.
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During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company
attended a mediation session with the plaintiff. The lawsuit continues to advance through the discovery and pre-trail phase, in which
information is gathered and exchanged. On December 12, 2025 Americas Gold and Silver Corporation closed the acquisition of Crescent Silver,
LLC which owns the Crescent Mine in Idaho, USA.
On
October 26, 2021, the Company asserted claims against Crescent in a separate lawsuit. Bunker Hill Mining Corporation v. Venzee Technologies
Inc. (Venzee) et al, Case No. 2:21-cv-209-REP, was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho on May 14, 2021. The Company
has subsequently executed a tolling agreement with Venzee in exchange for dropping its lawsuit. The Company originally filed this lawsuit
on May 14, 2021 against other parties but has since filed an amended complaint to include its claims against Crescent. This lawsuit has
been consolidated into the lawsuit Crescent filed on July 28, 2021.
**ITEM
4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES**
The
enacted Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Act) requires the operators of mines to include
in each periodic report filed with the SEC certain specified disclosures regarding the Companys history of mine safety. The information
concerning mine safety disclosures required by the Act and this Item is included in Exhibit 95.1 to this report.
**PART
II**
**ITEM
5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANTS COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES**
**Market
Information**
Our
common stock is traded on TSXV under the symbol BNKR and on the OTCQB under the symbol BHLL.
**Stockholders**
As
of February 25, 2026, there were approximately 160 stockholders of record of our common stock and, according to our estimates, approximately
500 beneficial owners of our common stock.
**Unregistered
Sales of Securities**
*Shares
of Common Stock Issued in Private Placements*
**
On
June 5, 2025, the Company issued 7,206,165 common shares in connection with the brokered and non-brokered offerings.
On
September 29, 2025, the Company issued 12,321,429 common shares in connection with the brokered offering.
**
*Shares
of Common Stock Issued in Capital Restructuring*
**
On
June 5, 2025 the Company settled outstanding payables and other amounts owing in the aggregate amounts of $3,072,254 and C$195,000
with certain creditors, insiders and contractors of the Corporation or its wholly-owned subsidiary, Silver Valley Metals Corp. (Silver
Valley) via issuance of 865,777 common shares to certain other arms length creditors or contractors of the Corporation
and 7,354 Common Shares to four directors of the Corporation for their services for the period beginning on March 1, 2025 and ending
on April 30, 2025.
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On
June 5, 2025 the Company issued 21,769 common shares to satisfy $80,000 in cooperation fees for the period beginning on January 1, 2025
and ending on April 30, 2025 pursuant the Financing Cooperation Agreement.
On
June 5, 2025 the company issued 136,055 shares to satisfy a payment of $500,000, representing a portion of the purchase price payable
under an option agreement dated March 3, 2023 whereby Silver Valley has an option to purchase certain real property in Idaho from C&E
Tree Farm, LLC.
On
June 5, 2025 the Company issued to Sprott in aggregate of 7,534,014 Common Shares, as follows:
| 
- | 1,687,075
Common Shares upon Sprotts conversion of $6,200,000 in principal and accrued
and unpaid interest outstanding thereon up to May 31, 2025, under the existing senior secured
loan agreement in the aggregate principal amount of $21,000,000 previously advanced by Sprott; | |
| 
- | 5,714,286
Common Shares, of which 5,317,483 are being issued to Sprott 396,803 Common
Shares are being issued certain subscribers under the Brokered Offering in exchange of the
termination of the metals purchase agreement dated June 23, 2023 between the Corporation,
Silver Valley and Sprott pursuant to which Sprott advanced a $46,000,000
deposit to Silver Valley | |
| 
- | 132,654
Common Shares in full satisfaction of an aggregate of $487,500 of accrued and unpaid interest
owing under certain outstanding secured convertible debentures of the Corporation for the
period beginning on January 1, 2025 and ending on March 31, 2025. | |
**
*Shares
of Common Stock Issued in Satisfaction of Interest Payable on debt instruments*
The
Company and Sprott entered into (i) six convertible debentures on January 28, 2022 in the aggregate principal amount of $6,000,000 (the
CD1), (ii) three convertible debentures on June 17, 2022 in the aggregate principal amount of $15,000,000 (the CD2,
and together with CD1 the Convertible Debentures) (iii) loan facility on December 12, 2025 in aggregate principal amount
of $21,000,000 amended to be reduced to $15,000,000 on June 5, 2025 (the Loan Facility) and together with the CD1, the
CD2, (the debt Instruments). Pursuant to the terms of the Debt Instruments, the Company may elect to pay the accrued and
unpaid interest due thereunder by issuing shares of common stock of the Company, as opposed to paying cash, at the conversion price set
forth therein. On January 14, 2025, the Company issued 211,225 shares of common stock in connection with its election to satisfy interest
payments under the outstanding Convertible Debentures for the three months ended December 31, 2024. On April 14, 2025, the Company issued
5,358 shares of common stock in connection with its election to satisfy interest payments under the outstanding Convertible Debentures
for the three months ended March 31, 2025. On July 9, 2025, the Company issued 439,385 shares of common stock in connection with its
election to satisfy interest payments under the outstanding Convertible Debentures for the three months ended June 30, 2025, and on the
Loan Facility for the six months ending June 30, 2025. On October 6, 2025, the Company issued 63,889 shares of common stock in connection
with its election to satisfy interest payments under the outstanding Convertible Debentures for the three months ended September 30,
2025.
The
Company relied on the exemption from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or Rule 506 of
Regulation D, or Regulation S, and in reliance on similar exemptions under applicable state laws, for purposes of issuance of the shares
in satisfaction of the interest payable under the convertible debentures.
*Shares
of Common Stock Issued in Satisfaction of debt*
On
January 8, 2025, the Company issued 30,096 shares of common stock in connection with its election to satisfy financing cooperation
fees relating to the Financing Cooperation Agreement for the six months ended September 30, 2024. On January 29, 2025, the Company
issued 17,758 shares of common stock in connection with its election to satisfy financing cooperation fee relating to the Financing
Cooperation Agreement for the three months ended December 31, 2024. On November 18, 2025, the Company issued 17,583 shares of common
stock in connection with settlement of DSUs. On December 30, 2025, the Company issued 9,396 shares of common stock in connection
with service agreement for the three months ended November 30, 2025.
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The
Company relied on the exemption from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or Rule 506 of
Regulation D, or Regulation S, and in reliance on similar exemptions under applicable state laws, for purposes of issuance of the shares
in satisfaction of the debt payments owed.
**
*Shares
of Common Stock Issued to acquire properties*
**
On
December 12, 2025, the Company issued 666,667 shares of common stock to acquire the Ranger Page Property from Silver Dollar Resources
(Idaho) Inc., a subsidiary of Silver Dollar Resources Inc.
**
The
Company relied on the exemption from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or Rule 506 of
Regulation D, or Regulation S, and in reliance on similar exemptions under applicable state laws, for purposes of issuance of the shares
in satisfaction of the debt payments owed.
**
*Securities
Issued Pursuant to Equity Incentive Plans*
During
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, the Company issued 140,762 restricted stock units (RSUs) and 37,903 options
to purchase shares of common stock of the Company to employees and consultants under the Companys equity incentive plans.
On
January 26, 2025, the Company issued 19,213 shares of common stock at a deemed price of C$5.95 for the settlement of RSUs.
On
September 30, 2025, the Company issued 139,956 shares of common stock at a deemed price of C$6.65 for the settlement of RSUs.
The
Company relied on the exemption from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, or Rule 506 of Regulation D, or Regulation
S, and in reliance on similar exemptions under applicable state laws, for purposes of the issuance of such securities.
*Warrants
Issued*
On
June 5, 2025, the Company issued 3,603,083 in connection with the brokered and non brokered offerings. Each such warrant will entitle
the holder to acquire one share of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of C$8.75. Each such warrant is exercisable until
June 5, 2028.
On
September 29, 2025, the Company issued 12,321,429 in connection with the brokered offering. Each such warrant will entitle the holder
to acquire one share of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of C$5.95. Each such warrant is exercisable until September
29, 2030.
On
November 21, 2025, the Company issued 2,869 Bonus Warrants to Monetary Metals Bond III LLC in connection with the Silver Loan. Each
such warrant will entitle the holder to acquire one share of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of C$6.65. Each such warrant
is exercisable until August 8, 2027.
The
Company relied on the exemption from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, or Rule 506 of Regulation D, and in reliance
on similar exemptions under applicable state laws, for purposes of the issuance of such warrants.
*Warrant
Exercises*
**
On
October 22, 2025, the Company issued 2,372 shares of common stock in connection with a stockholders warrant exercise. On November
14, 2025, the Company issued 7,846 shares of common stock in connection with a stockholders warrant exercise. On December
22, 2025, the Company issued 16,572 shares of common stock in connection with a stockholders warrant exercise. On December 23,
2025, the Company issued 2,858 shares of common stock in connection with a stockholders warrant exercise. On December 30, 2025,
the Company issued 2,858 shares of common stock in connection with a stockholders warrant exercise.
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The
Company relied on the exemption from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, or Rule 506 of Regulation D, and in reliance
on similar exemptions under applicable state laws, for purposes of the issuance of such securities.
*Compensation
Option Exercise*
On
October 28, 2025, the Company issued 26,433 shares of common stock and 26,433 warrants exercisable into one share of common stock at
a strike price of C$5.25 with an expiry of March 27, 2026 in connection with a compensation option exercise.
The
Company relied on the exemption from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, or Rule 506 of Regulation D, and in reliance
on similar exemptions under applicable state laws, for purposes of the issuance of such securities.
**Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities**
None.
**ITEM
6. [RESERVED]**
Not
applicable.
**ITEM
7. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS**
**Background
and Overview**
Our
focus is the development and restart of our 100% owned flagship asset, the Bunker Hill Mine, in Idaho, USA. The Bunker Hill Mine
remains the largest single producing mine by tonnage in the Silver Valley region of northwest Idaho, producing over 165 million
ounces of silver and 5 million tons of base metals between 1885 and 1981. The Bunker Hill Mine is located within Operable Unit 2 of
the Bunker Hill Superfund site (EPA National Priorities Listing IDD048340921), where cleanup activities have been
completed.
Since
early 2020, we have conducted multiple exploration campaigns, published multiple economic studies and mineral resource estimates, and
advanced the rehabilitation and development of the Mine. In December 2021, we announced a project finance package with Sprott, an Amended
Settlement Agreement with the EPA, and the purchase of the Bunker Hill Mine. In 2022, we completed the purchase of a package of equipment
and parts inventory from Teck Resources Limiteds (Teck) Pend Oreille operation. The package comprises substantially
all the mineral processing equipment including complete crushing, grinding and flotation circuits suitable for a planned ~1,500 ton-per-day
operation at the Bunker Hill Mine, and total inventory of components and parts for the mill, assay lab, conveyer, field instruments,
and electrical spares.
Durning
the fourth quarter of 2022, we moved into the development stage concurrent with (i) purchasing the Mine and a process plant, (ii)
completing successive technical and economic studies, including a Prefeasibility Study, (iii) delineating mineral reserves, and (iv)
conducting the program of activities to restart the mine.
During
2024, we entered into definitive agreements with Monetary Metals Bond III LLC, an entity established by Monetary Metals & Co., for
a silver loan in an amount of U.S. dollars equal to up to 1.2 million ounces of silver, to be advanced in one or more tranches, in support
of the re-start and ongoing development of the Bunker Hill Mine (the Silver Loan). During 2024, we borrowed 1,148,784 ounces
of silver under this Silver Loan in six separate tranches for net proceeds of $26,278,261. In conjunction with the borrowings under this
Silver Loan, we issued 85,714 warrants , with exercise prices ranging from C$4.20 to C$6.65.
During
2025, we completed a major restructuring of our balance sheet, including the conversion of certain outstanding debt into equity, and
the modification of certain existing royalty and stream financing arrangements with Sprott, and also issued 19,527,594 common shares
in two private placements for net proceeds of $61,803,983, [including net proceeds from the settlement of certain amounts owing to creditors,
insiders and contractors through the issuance of common shares]. Teck participated in the private placements and, as a result, became
a related party alongside Sprott, holding more than 10% of our equity. See notes 10, 11 and 18 in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary
Data, for more detailed information. Concurrent with its balance sheet restructuring, we focused on the disciplined execution of the
Bunker Hill Mine restart plan, prioritizing safety, environmental stewardship, infrastructure readiness, technical de-risking, and organizational
development. The mine restart is expected to take place in 2026. However, the estimated timing of the mine restart is subject to change
based on factors beyond our control.
During
2025, we also commenced discussions with the EPA and the IDEQ to advance a second amendment to the Amended Settlement Agreement. Specifically,
we are seeking to restructure the ongoing obligations to the EPA and IDEQ. The EPA agreed to forebear enforcement of any late payments
pursuant to the Amended Settlement Agreement to facilitate ongoing discussion of a second amendment of the Amended Settlement Agreement,
including the payment due in November of 2025. The EPA reserves all rights to resume collection of late payments in the event discussion
of a second amendment of the Amended Settlement Agreement fails.
During
2025, we also entered into an asset purchase agreement with Silver Dollar Resources (Idaho) Inc., a subsidiary of Silver Dollar Resources
Inc. (Silver Dollar), to acquire the Ranger Page property which includes, six past-producing underground high-grade silver-lead-zinc
mines located immediately adjacent to and to the west of the Bunker Hill Mine in the prolific Silver Valley mining district of Idaho,
USA. We acquired the properties for total consideration of approximately $4,200,000 comprised of 666,667 shares of Bunker Hills
common stock, subject to the below contractual escrow.
| 
Release
Date | 
| 
Payment
Shares Release to Vendor Parent from Contractual Escrow | |
| 
6month
anniversary from December 11, 2025 | 
| 
66,667
Payment Shares | |
| 
9month
anniversary December 11, 2025 | 
| 
66,667
Payment Shares | |
| 
12month
anniversary of December 11, 2025 | 
| 
Balance
of the Payment Shares (533,334 Payment Shares) | |
Additionally,
during 2025, we received the approval of the majority of its stockholders, by way of the Stockholder Consent, to proceed with authority
to implement a reverse stock split based on a one-for-thirty five (1-for-35) consolidation. On March 5, 2026, we filed an amendment
to our Certificate of Incorporation to implement the reverse stock split based on a one-for-thirty five (1-for-35) consolidation ratio
on March 6, 2026. Our common shares began trading on the TSXV and OTC on a reverse split-adjusted basis under our existing trade symbol
BNKR and BHLL respectively at the opening of the market on March 6, 2026. All shares and per share amounts
have been presented in our financial statements on a post consolidation basis.
**Results
of Operations**
The
following discussion and analysis provide information that is believed to be relevant to an assessment and understanding of the results
of operation and financial condition of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024. Unless otherwise stated, all figures
herein are expressed in U.S. dollars, which is our functional currency.
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**Comparison
of the year ended December 31, 2025, and the year ended December 31, 2024**
Revenue
During
the years ended December 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, we generated no revenue.
Expenses
During
the years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we reported total operating expenses of $13,595,412 and $15,649,142, respectively.
The operating expenses were lower year over year as activities in the current year focused on capital projects and therefore were capitalized into property plant
and equipment.
Net
Income and Comprehensive Income
We
experienced a net loss of $93,132,015 for the year ended December 31, 2025 (compared to a net loss of $25,341,623 for the year
ended December 31, 2024). In addition to the decrease in operating expenses (as described above), net loss for the year ended
December 31, 2025 was primarily impacted by $49,386,219 loss on the fair value of the silver loan compared to a loss of $2,820,533
for the year ended December 31, 2024, due to the increase in spot and future estimated silver prices. Additionally, we
recognized $6,469,025 loss on issuance of warrants relating to the bought deal equity raise compared to $nil for the year ended
December 31, 2024. Financing costs increased $2,737,639 relating to the debt and equity transactions we closed during the year ended
December 31, 2025. The change in derivative liabilities increased the loss in 2025 by $42,593,254 due to the increased number of
warrants outstanding and the updates to key assumptions including the price of one common share of our
stock (compared to a gain of $838,378 for the year ended December 31, 2024). The net loss for the year ended December 31, 2025, was
offset by a gain on debt settlement of the stream debenture of $29,580,954, compared to $nil in the 2024 period due to the
restructuring and a gain on revaluation of stream debenture of $4,149,606 compared to loss of $230,000 for the year ended December
31, 2024, due to updated key assumptions including commodity prices and timing of production.
We
had a comprehensive loss of $90,410,580 and $29,152,646 for the year ended December 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively. Comprehensive
(loss) income for the year ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, is inclusive of a $2,721,435 and ($3,811,023) change in fair
value on own credit risk, respectively.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
*Current
Assets and Total Assets*
As
of December 31, 2025, the we had (i) total current assets of $23,296,106, compared to total current assets of $9,332,639 at December
31, 2024, an increase of $13,963,467; and (ii) total assets of $150,958,994, compared to total assets of $97,601,550 at December 31,
2024, an increase of $53,357,444. During the year ended December 31, 2025, our current assets increased due to cash proceeds from
debt and equity offerings partially offset by cash expenditures on the process plant, purchasing of equipment and additions to the
Bunker Hill Mine. Total assets increased as we completed some key infrastructure projects at Bunker Hill Mine in preparation of
production commencing in 2026.
*Current
Liabilities and Total Liabilities*
As
of December 31, 2025, our total current liabilities were $16,838,089 and total liabilities were $207,030,036, compared to total
current liabilities of $29,644,412 and total liabilities of $149,736,915 as of December 31, 2024. Total liabilities increased due to
change in valuation inputs in the Silver Loan, the valuation of the loan was heavily correlated to the increase in the spot price of
silver that occurred throughout the year ending December 31, 2025 and the issuance of warrants classified as a liability. This was partially offset by the repayment of the stream
debenture, as well as a decrease in accounts payable and accruals due to timing of invoices and payments.
As of December 31, 2025, our total liabilities include
$75,156,975 of warrants that are classified as a liability under US GAAP, as the instrument is exposed to foreign currency risks other
than the changes in the value of the entitys equity because the strike price of the warrants is denominated in C$ versus US$.
Although classified as a liability, it does not represent a future cash outflow to the Company. We will settle any warrant exercises
received with the issuance of our own shares together with the receipt of cash for those warrants exercised.
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*Working
Capital and Shareholders Deficit*
As
of December 31, 2025, we had a working capital of $6,458,017 and a shareholders deficiency of $56,071,042, compared to working
capital deficit of $20,311,773 and a shareholders deficiency of $52,135,365 as of December 31, 2024. The shareholders deficiency
decreased due to equity raises we closed during the year ended December 31, 2025, partially offset by the net loss incurred in the same
period.
*Cash
Flow*
During
the year ended December 31, 2025, we had a net cash increase of $14,155,628, primarily due to cash provided by financing activities relating
to drawings on the loan facility and equity raises, partially offset by cash expenditures on the process plant, purchasing of equipment,
and additions to the Bunker Hill Mine.
**Subsequent
Events**
On
January 5, 2026, the Company issued 45,098 shares of common stock in connection with its election to satisfy interest payments under
the outstanding convertible debentures for the three months ended December 31, 2025.
During
the month of January 2026, the Company issued 122,858 shares of common stock in connection with a stockholders warrant exercises.
On
January 30, 2026, the Company closed the final tranche of the Silver Loan in the principal amount of $4,763,110, being the number of
U.S. dollars equal to 50,958 ounces of silver. After deduction of financing costs and the three months ending February 8, 2026 interest
payment on the principle amount of ounces outstanding and prepaying some of the May 8, 2026 interest payment we received $nil.
In
February 2026 571,259 warrants expired unexercised.
During
the month of February 2026, the Company issued 187,345 and 1,956 shares of common stock in connection with a stockholders warrant
and compensation option exercises, respectively.
On February 26, the
Company exercised its option by paying C & E $1,939,627 to purchase the leased land parcel from C & E overlaying a portion of
the Companys existing mineral claims package.
On
March 5, 2026, the Company closed private placement offering of units (the LIFE Units) of the Company. The Company issued
4,308,809 LIFE Units at a price of C$6.30 for gross proceeds of C$27,145,500 (the Brokered Offering), which included the
full exercise of the agents overallotment option. Each LIFE Unit consists of one share of common stock of the Company (a Common
Share) and one-half common share purchase warrant of the Company (a Warrant). Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof
to purchase one additional Common Share at an exercise price of C$10.50 for a period of 36 months from issuance.
The
Company also issued 255,048 LIFE Units at a price of C$6.30 for gross proceeds of C$1,606,800 under a concurrent private placement, on
a non-brokered basis (the Non-Brokered Offering, and together with the Brokered Offering, the Offering).
Each LIFE Unit consists of one share of common stock of the Company (a Common Share) and one-half common share purchase
warrant of the Company (a Warrant). Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one additional Common Share at
an exercise price of C$10.50 for a period of 36 months from issuance.
In
connection with the closing of the Brokered Offering, the Company paid to the Agents aggregate cash fees in the amount of C$1,786,390
and issued to the Agents an aggregate of 258,271 non-transferrable compensation options (Compensation Options), representing:
(i) 6.0% of the gross proceeds of the Brokered Offering, other than the gross proceeds raised from certain sales pursuant to a presidents
list (the Presidents List Sales); and (ii) 3.0% of the gross proceeds raised from Presidents List Sales.
Each Compensation Option is exercisable to acquire one Common Share at a price of C$6.30 per share for a period of 24 months from issuance.
Concurrently
with the Offering, The Company issued 840,336 shares to a cornerstone investor who exercised existing common share purchase warrants
at C$5.95 for proceeds to the Company of C$5,000,000.
The
effective date of the Companys Reverse Stock Split based on a one-for-thirty five (1-for-35) consolidation ratio is March 6, 2026.
The Companys common shares began trading on the TSXV and OTC on a reverse split-adjusted basis under the Companys existing
trade symbol BNKR and BHLL respectively at the opening of the market on March 6, 2026. All shares and per
share amounts have been presented in these financial statements on a post consolidation basis.
**Critical
accounting estimates**
The
preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported
amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Estimates and judgments are continuously evaluated and are based on managements
experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual
outcomes can differ from these estimates. The key sources of estimation uncertainty that have a significant risk of causing material
adjustment to the amounts recognized in the financial statements are:
**Share-based
payments**
Management
determines costs for share-based payments using market-based valuation techniques. The fair value of the share awards and warrant liabilities
are determined at the date of grant using generally accepted valuation techniques and for warrant liabilities at each balance sheets
date thereafter. Assumptions are made and judgment used in applying valuation techniques. These assumptions and judgments include estimating
the future volatility of the stock price and expected dividend yield. Such judgments and assumptions are inherently uncertain. Changes
in these assumptions affect the fair value estimates.
**Convertible
Loans, Promissory Notes, Stream Obligation and Warrants**
Estimating
the fair value of derivative warrant liability requires determining the most appropriate valuation model, which is dependent on the terms
and conditions of the issuance. This estimate also requires determining the most appropriate inputs to the valuation model including
the expected life of the warrants derivative liability, volatility and dividend yield and making assumptions about them.
The
fair value estimates of the convertible loans use inputs to the valuation model that include risk-free rates, equity value per share
of common stock, USD-CAD exchange rates, expected equity volatility, discount for lack of marketability, credit spread.
The
stream obligation inputs used to determine the future cash flows and effective interest for the amortized cost calculation include futures
prices of minerals and expected mineral production over the life of the mine.
The
fair value estimates of the silver loan use inputs to the valuation model that include risk-free rates, spot and futures prices of minerals,
and expected volatility in minerals prices.
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The
fair value estimates may differ from actual fair values and these differences may be significant and could have a material impact on
our balance sheets and the consolidated statements of operations. Assets are reviewed for an indication of impairment
at each reporting date. This determination requires significant judgment. Factors that could trigger an impairment review include, but
are not limited to, significant negative industry or economic trends, interruptions in exploration activities or a significant drop in
precious metal prices.
**Accrued
liabilities**
We make estimates to accrue for certain expenditures due to delay in receipt of third-party vendor invoices. These accruals
are made based on trends, history and knowledge of activities. Actual results may be different.
We make monthly estimates of its water treatment costs, with a true-up to the annual invoice received from the IDEQ. Using the
actual costs in the annual invoice, we will then reassess its estimate for future periods. Given the nature, complexity and
variability of the various actual cost items included in the invoice, we used the most recent invoice as its estimate of
the water treatment costs for future periods.
**Incremental
Borrowing rate**
We estimate the incremental borrowing rate to determine the present value of future lease payments. Actual results may be different
from estimates.
**Borrowing
Cost Capitalization rate**
We make estimates to determine the percentage of borrowing costs that are capitalized into property plant and equipment. Actual
results may be different.
**Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements**
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements.
**ITEM
7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK**
Not
applicable.
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**ITEM
8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA**
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm MNP LLP, PCAOB ID: 1930 | 
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Consolidated Balance Sheets, December 31, 2025 and 2024 | 
50 | |
| 
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 | 
51 | |
| 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 | 
52 | |
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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders Deficit for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 | 
53 | |
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements | 
54-86 | |
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****
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REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To
the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Bunker Hill Mining Corp.:
**Opinion
on the Consolidated Financial Statements**
We
have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Bunker Hill Mining Corp. (the Company) as of December 31,
2025 and 2024, and the related consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss, cash flows, and changes in stockholders
deficiency for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2025, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the
consolidated financial statements).
In
our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the
Company as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the results of its consolidated operations and its consolidated cash flows for each of
the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2025, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
of America.
**Basis
for Opinion**
These
consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion
on the Companys consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company
in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
and the PCAOB.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part
of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing
an opinion on the effectiveness of the Companys internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our
audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether
due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence
regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles
used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
**Critical
Audit Matters**
The
critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements
that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are
material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The
communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole,
and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the
accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
**MNP
LLP**
50
Burnhamthorpe Road West, Suite 900, Mississauga ON, L5B 3C2
| 47 | |
| 
Critical
Audit Matter Description | 
| 
Audit
Response | |
| 
| 
| 
| |
| 
Valuation
of Series 1, 2, & 3 Convertible Debentures (CDs) 
The
Company had previously issued Series 1 & 2 CDs which are complex in nature and were required to be fair valued at the end of
each reporting period. Series 1 & 2 CDs were amended on June 5, 2025, and were required to be fair valued pre-amendment and post-amendment.
In addition, the Company issued Series 3 CD on June 5, 2025, that is required to be fair valued on issuance date.
The
calculation of the fair value of the CDs requires management to use an appropriate valuation model and incorporates estimates.
This
resulted in an increased extent of audit effort, including the involvement of internal valuation specialists.
Due
to the complexity of these CDs and the estimates and assumptions involved in the determination of fair value we consider this to
be a critical audit matter.
Refer
to Note 3 Significant Account Policies Use of Estimates and Assumptions and Note 10 Debt Instruments. | 
| 
We
responded to this matter by performing audit procedures in relation to the valuation of the CDs. Our audit work in relation to this included,
but was not restricted to, the following:
Obtained
and assessed all new and amended agreements signed in the year in relation to the CDs.
Obtained
managements assessment of the fair value of the CDs.
With
the assistance of internal valuation specialists, evaluated the reasonability of managements model for valuing the CDs and
the appropriateness of the inputs used in the model, and recalculated fair values.
Assessed
the appropriateness of the related disclosures. | |
| 
| 
| 
| |
| 
Valuation
of Silver Loan 
The
Company had previously closed multiple tranches of advancements relating to a loan in an amount of U.S. dollars equal up to 1.2 million
ounces of silver (Silver Loan) with the addition of a new tranche closed in 2025.
The
loan is complex in nature and is required to be fair valued on issuance date and at each reporting period.
The
calculation of the fair value of the Silver Loan requires management to use an appropriate valuation model and incorporates estimates.
This
resulted in an increased extent of audit effort, including the involvement of internal valuation specialists.
Due
to the complexity of the Silver Loan and the estimates and assumptions involved in the determination of fair value we consider this
to be a critical audit matter.
Refer
to Note 3 Significant Accounting Policies Use of Estimates and Assumptions and Note 10 Debt Instruments. | 
| 
We
responded to this matter by performing audit procedures in relation to the valuation of the Silver Loan. Our audit work in relation to
this included, but was not restricted to, the following:
Obtained
and assessed all new and amended agreements signed in the year in relation to the Silver Loan.
Obtained managements assessment of the fair value of the Silver Loan.
With
the assistance of internal valuation specialists, evaluated the reasonability of managements model for valuing the Silver
Loan and the appropriateness of the inputs used in the model, and recalculated fair values.
Assessed
the appropriateness of the related disclosures.
| |
| | 48 | | |
| 
Critical
Audit Matter Description | 
| 
Audit
Response | |
| 
| 
| 
| |
| 
Restructuring
On
June 5, 2025, the Company undertook a series of transactions to restructure its balance sheet. This involved both debt and capital
transactions.
Given
the various new and amended debt and equity instruments involved, there was increased complexity in appropriately accounting for
the restructuring.
We
identified the evaluation of the accounting treatment of these transactions as a critical audit matter given the increased extent
of audit effort that was required.
Refer
to Note 10 Debt Instruments and Note 11 Capital Stock, Warrants and Stock Options. | 
| 
We
responded to this matter by performing audit procedures to assess the accounting treatment of the restructuring transactions. Our audit
work in relation to this included, but was not restricted to, the following:
Obtained and assessed all agreements signed in the year in relation to the restructuring.
Obtained managements assessment of the accounting treatment of the various transactions involved.
Evaluated the reasonability of managements assessment.
Assessed the appropriateness of the related disclosures. | |
*
Chartered
Professional Accountants
Licensed
Public Accountants
We
have served as the Companys auditor since 2014.
Mississauga,
Canada
March
6, 2026
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**Bunker
Hill Mining Corp.**
**Consolidated
Balance Sheets**
**(Expressed
in United States Dollars)**
| 
| | 
December 31, | | | 
December 31, | | |
| 
| | 
2025 | | | 
2024 | | |
| 
ASSETS | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
| | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Current assets | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Cash | | 
$ | 19,441,905 | | | 
$ | 3,786,277 | | |
| 
Restricted cash (note 9) | | 
| 2,975,000 | | | 
| 4,475,000 | | |
| 
Asset held for sale (note 6) | | 
| - | | | 
| 40,000 | | |
| 
Accounts receivable and prepaid expenses (note 4) | | 
| 538,197 | | | 
| 690,358 | | |
| 
Spare parts inventory | | 
| 341,004 | | | 
| 341,004 | | |
| 
Total current assets | | 
| 23,296,106 | | | 
| 9,332,639 | | |
| 
| | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Non-current assets | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Long-term deposit (note 5, 7) | | 
| 2,692,648 | | | 
| 254,106 | | |
| 
Equipment (note 5) | | 
| 1,472,116 | | | 
| 1,741,981 | | |
| 
Right-of-use assets (note 5) | | 
| 595,201 | | | 
| 758,125 | | |
| 
Land | | 
| 309,861 | | | 
| 309,861 | | |
| 
Bunker Hill Mine and Mining interests (note 7) | | 
| 25,395,877 | | | 
| 18,795,591 | | |
| 
Process plant (note 6) | | 
| 97,197,185 | | | 
| 66,409,247 | | |
| 
Total assets | | 
$ | 150,958,994 | | | 
$ | 97,601,550 | | |
| 
| | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
| | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Current liabilities | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Accounts payable (note 18) | | 
$ | 5,520,901 | | | 
$ | 14,678,901 | | |
| 
Accrued liabilities (note 18) | | 
| 1,512,819 | | | 
| 5,210,939 | | |
| 
Current portion of lease liability (note 8) | | 
| 82,569 | | | 
| 189,368 | | |
| 
Deferred share units liability (note 14) | | 
| 1,487,800 | | | 
| 929,466 | | |
| 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cost recovery payable (note 9) | | 
| 6,000,000 | | | 
| 3,000,000 | | |
| 
Silver Loan (note 10) | | 
| 249,000 | | | 
| - | | |
| 
Stream debenture (note 10) | | 
| - | | | 
| 4,063,253 | | |
| 
Interest payable (notes 9 and 10) | | 
| 1,035,000 | | | 
| 522,485 | | |
| 
Current income tax payable (note 16) | | 
| 950,000 | | | 
| 1,050,000 | | |
| 
Total current liabilities | | 
| 16,838,089 | | | 
| 29,644,412 | | |
| 
| | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Non-current liabilities | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Lease liability (note 8) | | 
| 8,913 | | | 
| 62,282 | | |
| 
Series 1 convertible debenture (note 10) | | 
| 4,241,610 | | | 
| 5,494,151 | | |
| 
Series 2 convertible debenture (note 10) | | 
| 8,852,012 | | | 
| 13,898,481 | | |
| 
Series 3 convertible debenture (note 10) | | 
| 2,522,709 | | | 
| - | | |
| 
Stream debenture (note 10) | | 
| - | | | 
| 52,923,747 | | |
| 
Silver loan (note 10) | | 
| 80,701,239 | | | 
| 31,802,708 | | |
| 
Debt facility (note 10) | | 
| 14,393,945 | | | 
| 9,236,610 | | |
| 
Environment protection agency cost recovery liability net of discount (note 9) | | 
| 4,314,544 | | | 
| 5,549,229 | | |
| 
Derivative warrant liability (note 11) | | 
| 75,156,975 | | | 
| 1,125,295 | | |
| 
Total liabilities | | 
| 207,030,036 | | | 
| 149,736,915 | | |
| 
| | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Shareholders Deficiency | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Preferred shares, $0.000001 par value, 285,715 preferred shares authorized; Nil preferred shares issued and outstanding (note 11) | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | |
| 
Common stock, $0.000001 par value, 100,000,000 and 71,428,572 shares of common stock authorized; 39,834,023 and 9,991,391 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, respectively (note 11) | | 
| 1,392 | | | 
| 348 | | |
| 
Additional paid-in-capital (note 11) | | 
| 147,707,228 | | | 
| 61,233,369 | | |
| 
Accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss | | 
| (280,926 | ) | | 
| (3,002,361 | ) | |
| 
Accumulated deficit | | 
| (203,498,736 | ) | | 
| (110,366,721 | ) | |
| 
Total shareholders deficiency | | 
| (56,071,042 | ) | | 
| (52,135,365 | ) | |
| 
Total shareholders deficiency and liabilities | | 
$ | 150,958,994 | | | 
$ | 97,601,550 | | |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
| 50 | |
**Bunker
Hill Mining Corp.**
**Consolidated
Statements of Loss and Comprehensive Loss**
**(Expressed
in United States Dollars)**
| 
| | 
Year Ended | | | 
Year Ended | | |
| 
| | 
December 31, | | | 
December 31, | | |
| 
| | 
2025 | | | 
2024 | | |
| 
| | 
| | | 
| | |
| 
Operating expenses (note 17) | | 
| (13,595,412 | ) | | 
| (15,649,142 | ) | |
| 
| | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Other income or gain (expense or loss) | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Interest income | | 
| 363,818 | | | 
| 655,125 | | |
| 
Change in derivative liability (note 11) | | 
| (42,593,254 | ) | | 
| 838,378 | | |
| 
Gain (loss) on fair value of debentures (note 10) | | 
| 1,002,763 | | | 
| (890,258 | ) | |
| 
Loss on fair value of silver loan (note 10) | | 
| (49,386,219 | ) | | 
| (2,820,533 | ) | |
| 
Interest expense (notes 9 and 10) | | 
| (7,383,987 | ) | | 
| (8,091,412 | ) | |
| 
Financing costs (note 10, 11) | | 
| (3,414,423 | ) | | 
| (676,784 | ) | |
| 
Gain (loss) on revaluation of stream debenture (note 10) | | 
| 4,149,606 | | | 
| (230,000 | ) | |
| 
Gain on debt modification (note 10) | | 
| 468,878 | | | 
| 1,308,062 | | |
| 
Gain on debt settlement (note 10) | | 
| 29,791,130 | | | 
| - | | |
| 
Loss on debt modification (note 10) | | 
| (2,155,718 | ) | | 
| - | | |
| 
Loss on debt settlement (note 10) | | 
| (3,449,557 | ) | | 
| (394,456 | ) | |
| 
Loss on issuance of warrants (note 11) | | 
| (6,469,023 | ) | | 
| - | | |
| 
Loss on sale of equipment (note 6) | | 
| (40,000 | ) | | 
| (924,820 | ) | |
| 
Loss on foreign exchange | | 
| (171,862 | ) | | 
| (7,004 | ) | |
| 
Other income | | 
| | - | | 
| 2,631 | | |
| 
Bad debt expense (note 4) | | 
| (248,755 | ) | | 
| - | | |
| 
Loss for the year pre tax | | 
$ | (93,132,015 | ) | | 
$ | (26,880,213 | ) | |
| 
Current income tax expense (note 16) | | 
| - | | | 
| (1,050,000 | ) | |
| 
Deferred tax recovery (expense) (note 16) | | 
| - | | | 
| 2,588,590 | | |
| 
Loss for the year | | 
| (93,132,015 | ) | | 
| (25,341,623 | ) | |
| 
| | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Gain (loss) on change in FV on own credit risk (note 10) | | 
| 2,721,435 | | | 
| (3,811,023 | ) | |
| 
Other comprehensive income (loss) | | 
| 2,721,435 | | | 
| (3,811,023 | ) | |
| 
Comprehensive Loss | | 
| (90,410,580 | ) | | 
| (29,152,646 | ) | |
| 
| | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Loss per share of common stock | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Loss per share of common stock basic (note 12) | | 
$ | (4.09 | ) | | 
$ | (2.61 | ) | |
| 
Loss per share of common stock fully diluted (note 12) | | 
$ | (4.09 | ) | | 
$ | (2.61 | ) | |
| 
Weighted average number of shares of common stock | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Weighted average shares of common stock basic (note 12) | | 
| 22,747,234 | | | 
| 9,721,282 | | |
| 
Weighted average shares of common stock fully diluted (note 12) | | 
| 22,747,234 | | | 
| 9,721,282 | | |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
| 51 | |
**Bunker
Hill Mining Corp.**
**Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows**
**(Expressed
in United States Dollars)**
| 
| | 
Year Ended | | | 
Year Ended | | |
| 
| | 
December 31, | | | 
December 31, | | |
| 
| | 
2025 | | | 
2024 | | |
| 
Operating activities | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Net loss for the year | | 
$ | (93,132,015 | ) | | 
$ | (25,341,623 | ) | |
| 
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Stock-based compensation (note 11,13, 14) | | 
| 1,019,013 | | | 
| 1,356,071 | | |
| 
Settlement of DSUs (note 14) | | 
| 81,116 | | | 
| (36,495 | ) | |
| 
Depreciation expense (note 5) | | 
| 538,258 | | | 
| 393,297 | | |
| 
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities (note 11) | | 
| 42,593,254 | | | 
| (838,378 | ) | |
| 
Change in fair value of silver loan (note 10) | | 
| 49,386,219 | | | 
| 2,820,533 | | |
| 
Current tax expense (note 16) | | 
| - | | | 
| 1,050,000 | | |
| 
Deferred tax (recovery) expense (note 16) | | 
| - | | | 
| (2,588,590 | ) | |
| 
Interest expense on lease liability (note 8) | | 
| 29,242 | | | 
| 50,560 | | |
| 
Financing costs (note 10, 11) | | 
| (409,480 | ) | | 
| 155,024 | | |
| 
Units issued for services (note 11) | | 
| 1,153,347 | | | 
| - | | |
| 
Loss on warrant issuance (note 11) | | 
| 6,469,023 | | | 
| - | | |
| 
Loss on sale of equipment (note 6) | | 
| 40,000 | | | 
| 924,820 | | |
| 
Gain on debt settlement (note 10) | | 
| (29,786,339 | ) | | 
| - | | |
| 
Loss on debt settlement (note 11) | | 
| 3,449,557 | | | 
| 394,456 | | |
| 
Bad debt expense (note 4) | | 
| 248,755 | | | 
| - | | |
| 
Loss on modification of debt (note 10) | 
| 
| 
2,155,718 | 
| 
| 
| 
- | 
| |
| 
Gain on modification of debt (note 10) | | 
| (468,878 | ) | | 
| (1,308,062 | ) | |
| 
(Gain) loss on revaluation of stream debenture (note 10) | | 
| (4,149,606 | ) | | 
| 230,000 | | |
| 
Accretion of liabilities | | 
| 4,964,883 | | | 
| 6,010,303 | | |
| 
Loss (gain) on fair value of convertible debt derivatives | | 
| (1,002,763 | ) | | 
| 890,258 | |
| 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Accounts receivable and prepaid deposits | | 
| (2,535,136 | ) | | 
| (96,798 | ) | |
| 
Accounts payable | | 
| (160,120 | ) | | 
| 2,456,577 | | |
| 
Accrued liabilities | | 
| (307,419 | ) | | 
| 1,043,405 | | |
| 
Current income tax payable | | 
| (100,000 | ) | | 
| - | | |
| 
Interest payable | | 
| 2,261,121 | | | 
| 2,018,037 | | |
| 
Net cash used in operating activities | | 
| (17,662,250 | ) | | 
| (10,416,605 | ) | |
| 
| | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Investing activities | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
| | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Expenditures on process plant | | 
| (36,423,940 | ) | | 
| (35,433,926 | ) | |
| 
Expenditures on mine development | | 
| (4,597,547 | ) | | 
| (3,913,472 | ) | |
| 
Purchase of land | | 
| (30,000 | ) | | 
| (309,861 | ) | |
| 
Purchase of machinery and equipment | | 
| (85,780 | ) | | 
| (983,719 | ) | |
| 
Net cash used in investing activities | | 
| (41,137,267 | ) | | 
| (40,640,978 | ) | |
| 
| | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Financing activities | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
| | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Proceeds from issuance of units, net (note 11) | | 
| 61,803,983 | | | 
| - | | |
| 
Proceeds from warrant exercises (note 11) | | 
| 386,368 | | | 
| - | | |
| 
Proceeds from compensation options (note 11) | | 
| 79,518 | | | 
| - | | |
| 
Proceeds from silver loan (note 10) | | 
| - | | | 
| 26,278,261 | | |
| 
| | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Proceeds from Teck promissory note (note 10) | | 
| 4,400,000 | | | 
| - | | |
| 
Repayment of Teck promissory note (note 10) | | 
| (4,487,160 | ) | | 
| - | | |
| 
Proceeds from Loan (note 10) | | 
| 3,500,000 | | | 
| - | | |
| 
Repayment of Loan (note 10) | | 
| (3,500,000 | ) | | 
| - | | |
| 
Proceeds from debt facility (note 10) | | 
| 11,000,000 | | | 
| 10,000,000 | | |
| 
Repayment of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cost recovery payable (note 9) | | 
| - | | | 
| (3,000,000 | ) | |
| 
Lease payments (note 8) | | 
| (227,564 | ) | | 
| (537,997 | ) | |
| 
Net cash provided by financing activities | | 
| 72,955,145 | | | 
| 32,740,264 | | |
| 
Net change in cash and restricted cash | | 
| 14,155,628 | | | 
| (18,317,319 | ) | |
| 
Cash and restricted cash, beginning of year | | 
| 8,261,277 | | | 
| 26,578,596 | | |
| 
Cash and restricted cash, end of year | | 
$ | 22,416,905 | | | 
$ | 8,261,277 | | |
| 
| | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Supplemental disclosures | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Cash interest paid | | 
$ | - | | | 
$ | - | | |
| 
| | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Non-cash activities: | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Interest payable settled with common shares | | 
$ | 2,515,243 | | | 
$ | 2,030,526 | | |
| 
Deferred shared units settled with common shares | | 
| 81,116 | | | 
| 83,802 | | |
| 
Debt settled with common shares | | 
| 5,118,323 | | | 
| - | | |
| 
Loan facility settled with common shares | | 
| 6,044,210 | | | 
| - | | |
| 
Stream settled with common shares | | 
| 20,472,126 | | | 
| - | | |
| 
| | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Reconciliation from Cash Flow Statement to Balance Sheet: | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Cash and restricted cash, end of year | | 
$ | 22,416,905 | | | 
$ | 8,261,277 | | |
| 
Less restricted cash | | 
| 2,975,000 | | | 
| 4,475,000 | | |
| 
Cash | | 
$ | 19,441,905 | | | 
$ | 3,786,277 | | |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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**Bunker
Hill Mining Corp.**
**Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Shareholders Deficiency**
**(Expressed
in United States Dollars)**
| 
| | 
| | | 
| | | 
| | | 
Accumulated | | | 
| | | 
| | |
| 
| | 
| | | 
| | | 
Additional | | | 
other | | | 
| | | 
| | |
| 
| | 
Common stock | | | 
paid-in- | | | 
comprehensive | | | 
Accumulated | | | 
| | |
| 
| | 
Shares | | | 
Amount | | | 
capital | | | 
income | | | 
deficit | | | 
Total | | |
| 
| | 
| | | 
| | | 
| | | 
| | | 
| | | 
| | |
| 
Balance, December 31, 2024 | | 
| 9,991,391 | | | 
$ | 348 | | | 
$ | 61,233,369 | | | 
$ | (3,002,361 | ) | | 
$ | (110,366,721 | ) | | 
$ | (52,135,365 | ) | |
| 
Stock-based compensation | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| 386,732 | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| 386,732 | | |
| 
Shares issued for interest payable | | 
| 852,509 | | | 
| 30 | | | 
| 2,799,104 | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| 2,799,134 | | |
| 
Shares issued for deferred share units | | 
| 17,583 | | | 
| 1 | | | 
| 81,114 | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| 81,115 | | |
| 
Shares issued for services | | 
| 1,088,201 | | | 
| 39 | | | 
| 3,156,949 | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| 3,156,988 | | |
| 
Shares issued for mine acquisition | | 
| 666,667 | | | 
| 23 | | | 
| 4,216,336 | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| 4,216,359 | | |
| 
Shares issued for restricted share units vested | | 
| 159,169 | | | 
| 5 | | | 
| (5 | ) | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | |
| 
Shares issued for warrant exercises | | 
| 103,115 | | | 
| 3 | | | 
| 547,421 | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| 547,424 | | |
| 
Shares issued for compensation option exercises | | 
| 26,433 | | | 
| 1 | | | 
| 52,080 | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| 52,081 | | |
| 
Shares issued June private placement | | 
| 7,206,165 | | | 
| 252 | | | 
| 19,500,019 | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| 19,500,271 | | |
| 
Shares issued September private placement | | 
| 12,321,429 | | | 
| 431 | | | 
| 16,938,648 | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| 16,939,079 | | |
| 
Compensation options | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| 2,309,056 | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| 2,309,056 | | |
| 
Shares issued for debt | | 
| 7,401,361 | | | 
| 259 | | | 
| 26,516,336 | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| 26,516,595 | | |
| 
Initial Recognition of CD1, CD2, CD3 | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| 9,970,069 | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| 9,970,069 | | |
| 
Other comprehensive income | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| 2,721,435 | | | 
| - | | | 
| 2,721,435 | | |
| 
Loss for the year | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| (93,132,015 | ) | | 
| (93,132,015 | ) | |
| 
Balance, December 31, 2025 | | 
| 39,834,023 | | | 
$ | 1,392 | | | 
$ | 147,707,228 | | | 
$ | (280,926 | ) | | 
$ | (203,498,736 | ) | | 
$ | (56,071,042 | ) | |
| 
| | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Balance, December 31, 2023 | | 
| 9,218,900 | | | 
$ | 321 | | | 
$ | 57,848,953 | | | 
$ | 808,662 | | | 
$ | (85,025,098 | ) | | 
$ | (26,367,162 | ) | |
| 
Balance | | 
| 9,218,900 | | | 
$ | 321 | | | 
$ | 57,848,953 | | | 
$ | 808,662 | | | 
$ | (85,025,098 | ) | | 
$ | (26,367,162 | ) | |
| 
Stock-based compensation | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| 873,076 | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| 873,076 | | |
| 
Shares issued for interest payable | | 
| 674,849 | | | 
| 24 | | | 
| 2,427,541 | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| 2,427,565 | | |
| 
Shares issued for deferred share units | | 
| 21,429 | | | 
| 1 | | | 
| 83,801 | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| 83,802 | | |
| 
Shares issued for restricted share units vested | | 
| 76,213 | | | 
| 2 | | | 
| (2 | ) | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | |
| 
Other comprehensive income | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| (3,811,023 | ) | | 
| - | | | 
| (3,811,023 | ) | |
| 
Loss for the year | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| (25,341,623 | ) | | 
| (25,341,623 | ) | |
| 
Balance, December 31, 2024 | | 
| 9,991,391 | | | 
$ | 348 | | | 
$ | 61,233,369 | | | 
$ | (3,002,361 | ) | | 
$ | (110,366,721 | ) | | 
$ | (52,135,365 | ) | |
| 
Balance | | 
| 9,991,391 | | | 
$ | 348 | | | 
$ | 61,233,369 | | | 
$ | (3,002,361 | ) | | 
$ | (110,366,721 | ) | | 
$ | (52,135,365 | ) | |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.*
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**1.
Nature of operations**
Bunker
Hill Mining Corp. (we, us, Bunker Hill, or the Company) was incorporated under
the laws of the state of Nevada, U.S.A. on February 20, 2007, under the name Lincoln Mining Corp. Pursuant to a Certificate of Amendment
dated February 11, 2010, the Company changed its name to Liberty Silver Corp., and on September 29, 2017, the Company changed its name
to Bunker Hill Mining Corp. The Companys registered office is located at 1802 N. Carson Street, Suite 212, Carson City, Nevada
89701, and its Canadian office is located at 300-1055 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6E 2E9. As of the date
of this Form 10-Q, the Company had one subsidiary, Silver Valley Metals Corp. (Silver Valley, formerly American Zinc Corp.),
an Idaho corporation created to facilitate the work being conducted at the Bunker Hill Mine in Kellogg, Idaho (Bunker Hill Mine).
The
Company was incorporated for the purpose of engaging in mineral exploration, and exploitation activities, and is currently focused on
the development and planned operations of the Bunker Hill Mine.
Bunker
Hill holds a 100% interest in the historic Bunker Hill Mine located in the town of Kellogg, Idaho. The Bunker Hill Mine previously operated
between 1885 and 1981 producing over 165 million ounces of silver and 5 million tons of base metals during that time.
We
are currently focused on the construction of the Bunker Hill Mine mill facilities and upgrades to the Bunker Hill Mine historic underground
infrastructure as well as further delineating the mines mineral resources.
**2.
Basis of presentation**
The
consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America applicable to exploration stage enterprises. The consolidated financial statements are expressed in U.S. dollars,
the Company and subsidiary Silver Valley Metals Corp.s functional currency.
**3.
Significant accounting policies**
The
following is a summary of significant accounting policies used in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements.
**Basis
of consolidation**
These
consolidated financial statements include the assets, liabilities and expenses of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Silver
Valley Metals Corp. (formerly American Zinc Corp.). All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated on consolidation.
**Cash
and cash equivalents**
Cash
and cash equivalents may include highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.
**Mineral
rights, property and acquisition costs**
The
Company transitioned from the exploration stage to the development stage at the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2022. The Company
has not yet realized any revenues from its planned operations.
The
Company capitalizes acquisition costs of mineral rights as intangible assets when there is sufficient evidence to support probability
of generating positive economic returns in the future. Upon commencement of commercial production, the mineral rights will be amortized
using the unit-of-production method over the life of the mineral rights.
The
costs of acquiring mining properties are capitalized upon acquisition. Mine development costs incurred to develop and expand the capacity
of mines, or to develop mine areas in advance of production, are also capitalized once proven and probable reserves exist and the property
is a commercially mineable property. Costs incurred to maintain current exploration or to maintain assets on a standby basis are charged
to operations. Costs of abandoned projects are charged to operations upon abandonment.
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Borrowing
costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of an asset that takes a substantial period of time
to prepare for its intended use are capitalized as part of the cost of the asset. Capitalization of borrowing costs begins when there
are borrowings, and activities commence to prepare an asset for its intended use. Capitalization of borrowing costs ends when substantially
all activity necessary to prepare a qualifying asset for its intended use are complete. When proceeds of project-specific borrowings
are invested on a temporary basis, borrowing costs are capitalized net of any investment income.
**Equipment**
Equipment
is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided principally on the straight-line method over the estimated
useful lives of the assets, which range from 3 to 10 years. The cost of repairs and maintenance is charged to expense as incurred. Upon
sale or other disposition of a depreciable asset, cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss
is reflected in other income or gain (expense or loss).
The
Company periodically evaluates whether events and circumstances have occurred that may warrant revision of the estimated useful lives
of equipment or whether the remaining balance of the equipment should be evaluated for possible impairment. If events and circumstances
warrant evaluation, the Company uses an estimate of the related undiscounted cash flows over the remaining life of the equipment in measuring
their recoverability.
**Leases**
Operating
lease right of use (ROU) assets represent the right to use the leased asset for the lease term and operating lease liabilities
are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. As most leases
do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses an incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the adoption date
in determining the present value of future payments. Lease expense for minimum lease payments is amortized on a straight-line basis over
the lease term and is included in operation and administration expenses in the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss.
Rental
income obtained through subleases is recorded as income over the lease term and is offset against operation and administration expenses.
**Impairment
of long-lived assets**
The
Company reviews and evaluates long-lived assets for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate the related carrying
amounts may not be recoverable. The assets are subject to impairment consideration under FASB ASC 360, Property, Plant and Equipment,
if events or circumstances indicate that their carrying amount might not be recoverable. When the Company determines that an impairment
analysis should be done, the analysis is performed using the rules of FASB ASC 930-360-35, Extractive Activities Mining, and
360-10-15-3 through 15-5, Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.
Various
factors could impact the Companys ability to achieve forecasted production schedules. Additionally, commodity prices, capital
expenditure requirements and reclamation costs could differ from the assumptions the Company may use in future production cash flow models
when compared to factors used to assess impairment. The ability to achieve the estimated quantities of recoverable minerals from development
stage mineral interests involves further risks in addition to those factors applicable to mineral interests where proven and probable
reserves have been identified, due to the lower level of confidence that the identified mineralized material can ultimately be mined
economically.
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**Fair
value of financial instruments**
The
Company adopted FASB ASC 820-10, Fair Value Measurement. This guidance defines fair value, establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy
for disclosures of fair value measurement and enhances disclosure requirements for fair value measures. The three levels are defined
as follows:
| 
| 
Level
1 inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. | |
| 
| 
Level
2 inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that
are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument. | |
| 
| 
| |
| 
| 
Level
3 inputs to valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair measurement. | |
The
carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for cash, restricted cash, accounts receivable excluding HST, accounts
payable, accrued liabilities, interest payable, promissory notes payable, current portion of environmental protection agency cost
recovery payable, and current portion of lease liability, all of which qualify as financial instruments, are a reasonable estimate
of fair value because of the short period of time between the origination of such instruments and their expected realization and
current market rate of interest. From January 1, 2025 to June 5, 2025 the carrying amounts of convertible loans were reported at
estimated fair values as a result of the application of fair value models at each period end. The Company measures its DSU liability
at fair value on recurring basis using level 1 inputs. Derivative warrant liabilities, silver loan, and convertible debentures are
measured at fair value on recurring basis using level 3 inputs. The Company measured the non-current portion of the EPA liability
and the stream debenture using a discount rate that represents the market rate. The Company measures its lease liabilities using the
rate implicit in the lease or incremental borrowing rate if the rate implicit in the lease is not available.
**Environmental
expenditures**
The
operations of the Company have been, and may in the future be, affected from time to time, in varying degrees, by changes in environmental
regulations, including those for future reclamation and site restoration costs. Both the likelihood of new regulations and their overall
effect upon the Company vary greatly and are not predictable. The Companys policy is to meet, or if possible, surpass standards
set by relevant legislation, by application of technically proven and economically feasible measures.
Environmental
expenditures that relate to ongoing environmental and reclamation programs are expensed as incurred or capitalized and amortized depending
on their future economic benefits. Estimated future reclamation and site restoration costs, when the ultimate liability is reasonably
determinable, are charged against earnings over the estimated remaining life of the related business operation, net of expected recoveries.
**Income
taxes**
The
Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with Accounting Standard Codification 740, Income Taxes (FASB ASC 740),
on a tax jurisdictional basis. The Company files income tax returns in the United States.
Deferred
tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the tax bases of
assets and liabilities and the consolidated financial statements reported amounts using enacted tax rates and laws in effect in the year
in which the differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is provided against deferred tax assets when it is determined
to be more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will not be realized.
The
Company assesses the likelihood of the consolidated financial statements effect of a tax position that should be recognized when it is
more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination by a taxing authority based on the technical merits of the
tax position, circumstances, and information available as of the reporting date. The Company is subject to examination by taxing authorities
in jurisdictions such as the United States. Management does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that would result
in an asset or liability for taxes being recognized in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The Company recognizes tax-related
interest and penalties, if any, as a component of income tax expense.
FSAB
ASC 740 prescribes recognition threshold and measurement attributes for the consolidated financial statements recognition and measurement
of a tax position taken, or expected to be taken, in a tax return. FASB ASC 740 also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification,
interest and penalties, accounting in periods, disclosure and transition. At December 31, 2025, December 31, 2024, the Company has not
taken any tax positions that would require disclosure under FASB ASC 740.
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**Basic
and diluted net (loss) income per share**
The
Company computes net (loss) income per share in accordance with FASB ASC 260, Earnings per Share (FASB ASC 260). Under
the provisions of FASB ASC 260, basic net (loss) income per share is computed using the weighted average number of shares of common stock
outstanding during the period. Diluted net (loss) income per share is computed using the weighted average number of shares of common
stock and, if dilutive, potential shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Potential shares of common stock consist of the
incremental shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options, restricted share units (RSUs), warrants
and the conversion of convertible loan payable. As of December 31, 2025, a $6,000,000 convertible debenture (the CD1),
a $15,000,000 convertible debenture (the CD2), 51,832 stock options, 18,491,855 warrants, and 760,767 broker options,
and 332,209 RSUs were considered in the calculation but not included, as they were anti-dilutive (December 31, 2024 - a $6,000,000
convertible debenture (the CD1), a $15,000,000 convertible debenture (the CD2), 184,147 stock options,
4,206,771 warrants, 59,149 broker options and 400,757 RSUs were considered in the calculation but not included).
**Stock-based
compensation**
In
December 2004, FASB issued FASB ASC 718, Compensation Stock Compensation (FASB ASC 718), which establishes standards
for the accounting for transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services. It also addresses transactions
in which an entity incurs liabilities in exchange for goods or services that are based on the fair value of the entitys equity
instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of those equity instruments. FASB ASC 718 focuses primarily on accounting for transactions
in which an entity obtains employee services in share-based payment transactions. FASB ASC 718 requires that the compensation cost relating
to share-based payment transactions be recognized in the consolidated financial statements. That cost will be measured based on the fair
value of the equity or liability instruments issued.
**Restricted
share units**
The
Company estimates the grant date fair value of RSUs using the Companys common stock at the grant date. The Company records the
value of the RSUs in paid-in capital.
**Deferred
share units (DSUs)**
The
Company estimates the grant date fair value of the DSUs using the trading price of the Companys common stock on the day of grant.
The Company records the value of the DSUs owing to its directors as DSU liability and measures the DSU liability at fair value at each
reporting date, with changes in fair value recognized as stock-based compensation in profit (loss).
**Use
of estimates and assumptions**
Many
of the amounts included in the consolidated financial statements require management to make judgments and/or estimates. These judgments
and estimates are continuously evaluated and are based on managements experience and knowledge of the relevant facts and circumstances.
Actual results may differ from the amounts included in the consolidated financial statements.
Areas
of significant judgment and estimates affecting the amounts recognized in the consolidated financial statements include:
*Going
concern*
The
assessment of the Companys ability to continue as a going concern involves judgement regarding future funding available for its
operations and working capital requirements. Judgement is also required in determining if disclosure of a material uncertainty related
to events or conditions which might cast substantial doubt on the Companys ability to continue as a going concern is required
in the notes to the consolidated financial statements. This judgment is dependent on managements expectation of future net cash
flows, exiting borrowing capacity and financial obligations in the next 12 months.
Although,
during the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company had a loss from operations and negative cash flows from operating activities, the
Company was able to restructure its debt and secure financings to fulfil its operational needs. Based on managements expectations
of future net cash flows, management has applied judgment that there is no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that
may cast substantial doubt on the Companys ability to continue as a going concern.
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*Accrued
liabilities*
The
Company has to make estimates to accrue for certain expenditures due to delay in receipt of third-party vendor invoices. These accruals
are made based on trends, history and knowledge of activities. Actual results may be different. The Company makes monthly estimates of
its water treatment costs, with a true-up to the annual invoice received from the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (IDEQ).
Using the actual costs in the annual invoice, the Company then reassesses its estimate for future periods. Given the nature, complexity
and variability of the various actual cost items included in the invoice, the Company has used the most recent invoice as its estimate
of the water treatment costs for future periods.
*Convertible
Loans, Promissory Notes, Stream Obligation, Silver Loan and Warrants*
Estimating
the fair value of derivative warrant liability requires determining the most appropriate valuation model, which is dependent on the terms
and conditions of the issuance. This estimate also requires determining the most appropriate inputs to the valuation model including
the expected life of the warrants derivative liability, volatility, USD-CAD exchange rates and dividend yield and making assumptions
about them. The assumptions and models used for estimating fair value of warrants derivative liability are disclosed in Notes 11.
The
fair value estimates of the convertible loans use inputs to the valuation model that include risk-free rates, equity value per share
of common stock, USD-CAD exchange rates, expected equity volatility, expected volatility in minerals prices, credit spread, and project
risk/estimation risk factors. See Note 10 for full disclosures related to the convertible loans and promissory notes.
The
fair value estimates of the silver loan use inputs to the valuation model that include risk-free rates, spot and futures prices of minerals,
expected volatility in minerals prices, credit spread, and project risk/estimation risk factors. See Note 10 for full disclosures related
to the silver loan.
The
stream obligation inputs used to determine the future cash flows and effective interest for the amortized cost calculation include futures
prices of minerals and expected mineral production over the life of the mine. See Note 10 for full disclosures related to the stream
obligation.
The
fair value estimates may differ from actual fair values and these differences may be significant and could have a material impact on
the Companys balance sheets and the consolidated statements of operations.
*Impairment
of mineral properties, plant and equipment*
Assets
are reviewed for an indication of impairment at each reporting date. This determination requires significant judgment. Factors that could
trigger an impairment review include, but are not limited to, significant negative industry or economic trends, interruptions in exploration
activities or a significant drop in precious metal prices.
*Incremental
borrowing rate*
Estimating
the present value of minimum future lease payments requires determining the most appropriate incremental borrowing rate. The assessment
of the Companys incremental borrowing rate involves judgment regarding the cost of borrowings for the related asset.
*Borrowing
cost capitalization rate*
The
assessment of the Companys incremental borrowing rate involves judgment on what qualifies as a qualifying asset and on determining
the capitalization rates.
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**Concentrations
of credit risk**
The
Companys financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit risk primarily consist of its cash and restricted
cash. The Company places its cash with financial institutions of high credit worthiness. At times, its cash equivalents with a particular
financial institution may exceed any applicable government insurance limits. The Companys management also routinely assesses the
financial strength and credit worthiness of any parties to which it extends funds and as such, it believes that any associated credit
risk exposures are limited.
**Risks
and uncertainties**
The
Company operates in the mineral resource exploration and mine development industry that is subject to significant risks and uncertainties,
including financial, operational, and other risks associated with operating a mineral resource exploration business, including the potential
risk of business failure.
**Foreign
currency transactions**
The
Company from time to time will receive invoices from service providers that are presenting their invoices using the Canadian dollar.
The Company will use its U.S. dollars to settle the Canadian dollar liabilities and any differences resulting from the exchange transaction
are reported as gain or loss on foreign exchange.
**Debt
instruments**
The
Company reviews the terms of its agreements to identify any embedded derivatives. If an embedded derivative is identified in a contract
the Company assesses if it is clearly and closely related to the host debt. If the embedded derivative is determined to not be clearly
and closely related to the host debt the fair value election is made to account for the entire instrument at fair value with the change
in fair value accounted through earnings, profit and loss for each period reported.
The
Company applies ASC 480 distinguishing liabilities from equity and ASC 815 derivatives and hedging in determining the appropriate
accounting treatment for hybrid instruments. Until June 5, 2025 the Company measured the whole instrument at fair value per the
fair value election therefore, the embedded options within the convertible loans are not bifurcated and measured at fair value at
each period end.
**Recent
Accounting Pronouncements**
*New
Accounting Pronouncements *In December 2023 the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting
Standards Update (ASU) 2023-09 Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. ASU 2023-09
enhances the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosure through changes to the rate reconciliation and income taxes
paid information. The Company adopted ASU 2023-09 during the fourth quarter of 2025. The adoption did not have a material impact on the
consolidated financial statements or disclosures, see note 16 for further details
**
*New
Accounting Pronouncements *In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03 Income StatementReporting Comprehensive
IncomeExpense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40). ASU 2024-03 provides guidance requiring that public business
entities disclose additional information about specific expense categories in the notes to financial statements. The standard is effective
for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with
early adoption permitted. ASU 2024-03 should be applied either (1) prospectively to financial statements issued for reporting periods
after the effective date, or (2) retrospectively to any or all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently
evaluating the impact of the standard on the consolidated financial statements.
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Other
accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by FASB that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have
a material impact on the consolidated financial statements upon adoption.
**4.
Accounts receivable and prepaid expenses**
Accounts
receivable and prepaid expenses consists of the following:
Schedule
of Accounts Receivable and Prepaid Expenses
| 
| | 
2025 | | | 
2024 | | |
| 
| | 
December 31, | | | 
December 31, | | |
| 
| | 
2025 | | | 
2024 | | |
| 
| | 
| | | 
| | |
| 
Prepaid expenses and deposits | | 
$ | 380,288 | | | 
$ | 464,380 | | |
| 
HST and interest receivable | | 
| 157,909 | | | 
| 125,978 | | |
| 
U.S. Environment Protection Agency overpayment (note 9) | | 
| - | | | 
| 100,000 | | |
| 
Total | | 
$ | 538,197 | | | 
$ | 690,358 | | |
**5.
Equipment and Right-of-Use asset**
Equipment
consists of the following:
Schedule
of Equipment
| 
| | 
2025 | | | 
2024 | | |
| 
| | 
December 31, | | | 
December 31, | | |
| 
| | 
2025 | | | 
2024 | | |
| 
| | 
| | | 
| | |
| 
Equipment | | 
$ | 2,538,375 | | | 
$ | 2,468,339 | | |
| 
Less accumulated depreciation | | 
| (1,066,259 | ) | | 
| (726,358 | ) | |
| 
Equipment, net | | 
$ | 1,472,116 | | | 
$ | 1,741,981 | | |
The
total depreciation expense during the year ended December 31, 2025, was $339,901
(year ended December 31, 2024 - $212,645). During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company paid a nonrefundable deposit of $1,430,107 to execute a lease-to-own
contract with Caterpillar to upgrade the underground equipment fleet. The payment is recorded on the consolidated balance sheets as long-term
deposit as the equipment will not be delivered to the Company until 2026.
Right-of-use
asset consists of the following:
Schedule
of Right-of-use Asset
| 
| | 
2025 | | | 
2024 | | |
| 
| | 
December 31, | | | 
December 31, | | |
| 
| | 
2025 | | | 
2024 | | |
| 
| | 
| | | 
| | |
| 
Right-of-use asset | | 
$ | 1,022,716 | | | 
$ | 984,562 | | |
| 
Less accumulated depreciation | | 
| (427,515 | ) | | 
| (226,437 | ) | |
| 
Right-of-use asset, net | | 
$ | 595,201 | | | 
$ | 758,125 | | |
The
total depreciation expense during the year ended December 31, 2025, was $201,078 (year ended December 31, 2024 - $180,652). The weighted
average remaining lease term is 6 months as of December 31, 2025 (7 months as of December 31, 2024). The weighted average discount rate
of the lease contracts is 15%. The Company is a party primarily to lease contracts for mining related mobile equipment.
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**6.
Process Plant**
On
May 13, 2022, the Company purchased a comprehensive package of equipment and parts inventory from Teck Resources Limited (Teck).
The package comprised substantially all processing equipment of value located at the Pend Oreille mine site, including complete crushing,
grinding and flotation circuits suitable for a planned ~1,500 ton-per-day operation at the Bunker Hill site, and total inventory of nearly
10,000 components and parts for mill, assay lab, conveyer, field instruments, and electrical spares.
The
process plant was purchased in an assembled state in the sellers location, and included major processing systems, significant
components, and a large inventory of spare parts. The Company has disassembled and transported it to the Bunker Hill site and is
reassembled it. The Company determined that the transaction would be
accounted for as an asset acquisition, with the process plant representing a single asset, with the exception of the inventory of
spare parts, which was separated out on the consolidated balance sheets as a current asset. As the plant is demobilized,
transported and reassembled, installation and other costs associated with these activities were captured and capitalized as
components of the asset.
Process
plant consists of the following:
Schedule
of Plant Asset Consists
| 
| | 
December 31, | | | 
December 31, | | |
| 
| | 
2025 | | | 
2024 | | |
| 
| | 
| | | 
| | |
| 
Mill purchase, detailed engineering, and construction costs | | 
$ | 94,026,121 | | | 
$ | 65,545,594 | | |
| 
Capitalized interest (note 10) | | 
| 4,155,884 | | | 
| 1,848,473 | | |
| 
Disposal of Grinding Circuits | | 
| (984,820 | ) | | 
| (984,820 | ) | |
| 
Process Plant | | 
$ | 97,197,185 | | | 
$ | 66,409,247 | | |
In
August 2024, the Company sold a Grinding Circuit previously purchased from Teck as part of the Pend Oreille Mill purchase for $20,000
recognizing a loss on sale of equipment of $308,273. In September 2024, the Company reclassified two remaining Grinding Circuits as assets
at $40,000 held for sale and recognized a loss on sale of equipment of $616,547 on the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive
loss. In 2025, the Company scrapped the remaining griding circuits, classified as asset held for sale, recognizing a loss on sale of equipment
of $40,000 on the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss.
Depreciation expense will commence once the process plant is placed in service which is expected to take place in
HY1 2026.
**7.
Bunker Hill Mine and Mining Interests**
The
Company purchased the Bunker Hill Mine in January 2022.
The
carrying cost of the Bunker Hill Mine is comprised of the following:
Schedule
of Mining Interests
| 
| | 
December 31, | | | 
December 31, | | |
| 
| | 
2025 | | | 
2024 | | |
| 
| | 
| | | 
| | |
| 
Bunker Hill Mine purchase | | 
$ | 14,247,210 | | | 
$ | 14,247,210 | | |
| 
Ranger Page Property purchase | | 
| 4,216,360 | | | 
| - | | |
| 
Capitalized development | | 
| 10,634,780 | | | 
| 6,626,865 | | |
| 
Sale of mineral properties (note 10) | | 
| (4,476,498 | ) | | 
| (2,768,510 | ) | |
| 
Land | | 
| 232,000 | | | 
| 202,000 | | |
| 
Definition drilling | | 
| 542,025 | | | 
| 488,026 | | |
| 
Bunker Hill Mine | | 
$ | 25,395,877 | | | 
$ | 18,795,591 | | |
Depreciation of the Bunker Hill Mine will commence
once production commences which is expected to take place in HY1 2026.
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*Land
purchase and leases*
The
Company owns a 225-acre surface land parcel valued at its original purchase price of $202,000
which includes the surface rights to portions of 24 patented mining claims, for which the Company already owns the mineral
rights.
On
March 3, 2023, the Company entered into a lease agreement with C & E Tree Farm LLC (C & E) for the lease of a
land parcel overlaying a portion of the Companys existing mineral claims package. The Company is committed to making monthly
payments of $10,000
through February 2026. The Company has the option to purchase the land parcel through March 1, 2026, for $3,129,500
less 50% of the payments made through the date of purchase. On June 5, 2025, the Company executed an equity payment agreement with C
& E Tree Farm, L.L.C., pursuant to which the Company issued 136,055
June 5, 2025 units (note 11) to C&E at a deemed price $3.68
to satisfy $500,000
of the purchase price payable under an existing option agreement between Silver Valley and C&E, dated March 3, 2023.
Additionally, on June 6, 2025, the Company paid $500,000
to C&E Tree Farm LLC to satisfy $500,000
of the purchase price payable under an existing option agreement between Silver Valley and C&E dated March 3, 2023. This balance
($1,000,000) has been recognized on
the consolidated balance sheets as long term deposit. The Company exercised its option to purchase the land parcel in 2026 (note 20).
On
December 12, 2025, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement with Silver Dollar Resources (Idaho) Inc., a subsidiary of
Silver Dollar Resources Inc. (Silver Dollar), to acquire the Ranger Page property which includes, six past-producing
underground high-grade silver-lead-zinc mines located immediately adjacent to and to the west of the Bunker Hill Mine in the
prolific Silver Valley mining district of Idaho, USA. The Company acquired the properties for total consideration of approximately
$4,200,000
comprised of 666,667
shares of Bunker Hills common stock, subject to the below contractual escrow.
Schedule
of Property Acquisition Details
| 
Release
Date | 
| 
Payment
Shares Release to Vendor Parent from Contractual Escrow | |
| 
6month
anniversary from December 11, 2025 | 
| 
66,667
Payment Shares | |
| 
9month
anniversary December 11, 2025 | 
| 
66,667
Payment Shares | |
| 
12month
anniversary of December 11, 2025 | 
| 
Balance
of the Payment Shares (533,334 Payment Shares) | |
*Sale
of Mineral Properties*
On
June 5, 2025, as consideration for Sprott Private Resource Streaming & Royalty Corp. (Sprott) stream conversion as
described in note 10, the Company granted a royalty for 1.65%
of life-of-mine gross revenue from mining claims compromising of both primary and secondary claims, as well as any new or
complementing surface and mineral rights derived from the surface and mineral rights within the existing boundaries of the Bunker
Hill Mine that are subsequently acquired by the Company or Silver Valley. A sale of mineral properties of $1,324,199
corresponding to the issuance of the royalty was recognized on the consolidated balance sheets.
On
January 17, 2025, as consideration for Sprott advancing the debt facility, as described in note 10, the Company granted a royalty
for 0.5%
of life-of-mine gross revenue from mining claims considered to be historically worked, contiguous to current accessible underground
development, and covered by the Companys 2021 ground geophysical survey. A 0.35%
rate will apply to claims outside of these areas. On June 5, 2025, the 0.5%
royalty was amended to apply to both primary and secondary claims comprising the Project. A sale of mineral properties of $383,789
corresponding to the issuance of the royalty was recognized on the consolidated balance sheets.
On
December 19, 2024, as consideration for Sprott advancing the debt facility, as described in note 10, the Company granted a royalty for
0.5% of life-of-mine gross revenue from mining claims considered to be historically worked, contiguous to current accessible underground
development, and covered by the Companys 2021 ground geophysical survey. A 0.35% rate will apply to claims outside of these areas.
On June 5, 2025, the 0.5% royalty was amended to apply to both primary and secondary claims comprising the Project. A sale of mineral
properties of $397,335 corresponding to the issuance of the royalty was recognized on the consolidated balance sheets.
On
December 12, 2024, as consideration for Sprott advancing the debt facility, as described in note 10, the Company granted a royalty for
0.5% of life-of-mine gross revenue from mining claims considered to be historically worked, contiguous to current accessible underground
development, and covered by the Companys 2021 ground geophysical survey. A 0.35% rate will apply to claims outside of these areas.
On June 5, 2025, the 0.5% royalty was amended to apply to both primary and secondary claims comprising the Project. A sale of mineral
properties of $397,335 corresponding to the issuance of the royalty on the consolidated balance sheets.
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As
a result of the above transactions with Sprott, including the (i) conversion of the royalty convertible debenture into a 1.85% royalty,
(ii) consideration of Sprott advancing $15,000,000 on the loan facility a 1.5% royalty was granted, and (iii) Sprott stream conversion
a 1.65% royalty was granted, as of December 31, 2025 Sprott holds a 5% life-of-mine gross revenue applying to both primary and secondary
claims comprising the Project.
These
Sprott transactions were treated as a sale of mineral interest. The portion of the mineral interest sold was determined based on an analysis
of discounted life-of-mine royalty payments relative to discounted future cash flows generated from the mine net of capital and operating
costs, applied to the carrying value of the Bunker Hill Mine as of above funding dates, before consideration of the sale of mineral properties.
This analysis utilized a discount rate of 15% and long-term metal prices of $1.20/lb, $0.95/lb and $27.29/oz for zinc, lead and silver
respectively.
**8.
Lease Liability**
As
of December 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, The Companys undiscounted lease obligations consisted of the following:
Schedule of Lease Liability
| 
| | 
2025 | | | 
2024 | | |
| 
| | 
December 31, | | | 
December 31, | | |
| 
| | 
2025 | | | 
2024 | | |
| 
Gross lease obligation minimum lease payments | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
1 year | | 
$ | 86,575 | | | 
$ | 200,755 | | |
| 
2- 3 years | | 
| 9,250 | | | 
| 64,375 | | |
| 
4-5 years | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | |
| 
| | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Future interest expense on lease obligations | | 
| (4,343 | ) | | 
| (13,480 | ) | |
| 
Total lease liability | | 
| 91,482 | | | 
| 251,650 | | |
| 
| | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Current lease liability | | 
| 82,569 | | | 
| 189,368 | | |
| 
Non-current lease liability | | 
| 8,913 | | | 
| 62,282 | | |
| 
Total lease liability | | 
$ | 91,482 | | | 
$ | 251,650 | | |
Interest
expense for the year ended December 31, 2025, was $29,242 (year ended December 31, 2024, $50,560).
**9.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)**
Effective
December 19, 2021, the Company entered into an amended Settlement Agreement between the Company, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality,
U.S. Department of Justice, and the EPA (the Amended Settlement). Upon the effectiveness of the Amended Settlement, the
Company would become fully compliant with its payment obligations to these parties. The Amended Settlement modified the payment schedule
and payment terms for recovery of the historical environmental response costs. Pursuant to the terms of the Amended Settlement, upon
purchase of the Bunker Hill Mine and the satisfaction of financial assurance commitments (as described below), the $19,000,000 of cost
recovery liabilities were to be paid by the Company to the EPA on the following dates:
Schedule of Amended Settlement Environmental Protection Agency Agreement
| 
Date | | 
Amount | | |
| 
Within 30 days of Settlement Agreement | | 
$ | 2,000,000 | | |
| 
November 1, 2024 | | 
$ | 3,000,000 | | |
| 
November 1, 2025 | | 
$ | 3,000,000 | | |
| 
November 1, 2026 | | 
$ | 3,000,000 | | |
| 
November 1, 2027 | | 
$ | 3,000,000 | | |
| 
November 1, 2028 | | 
$ | 3,000,000 | | |
| 
November 1, 2029 | | 
$ | 2,000,000 plus accrued interest | | |
In
addition to the changes in payment terms and schedule, the Amended Settlement includes a commitment by the Company to secure financial
assurance for the principle outstanding in the form of performance bonds or letters of credit deemed acceptable to the EPA. The financial
assurance can be drawn on by the EPA in the event of non-performance by the Company of its payment obligations under the Amended Settlement
(the Financial Assurance). The amount of the bonds will decrease over time as individual payments are made.
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During
the year end December 31, 2024, the Company made a $3,000,000 payment to the EPA bringing the principal of the cost recovery liability
to $14,000,000 as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2025.
As
of December 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, the Company had two payment bonds of $9,999,000 and $4,001,000 in place to secure this liability.
The collateral for the payment bonds is comprised of restricted cash of $2,975,000 for December 31, 2025, and $4,475,000 for December
31, 2024, both shown within current assets and land pledged by third parties, with whom the Company has entered into an agreement that contemplates a monthly fee
of $20,000 (payable in cash or common stock of the Company, at the Companys election) the Financing Cooperation Agreement.
In the fourth quarter of 2025 the EPA agreed to forebear enforcement of any late payments pursuant to the first amendment of the Amended
Settlement Agreement to facilitate ongoing discussion of a potential second amendment to the Amended Settlement Agreement, including the
payment due in November 2025. The EPA reserved all rights to resume collection of late payments in the event a Second Amendment of the
2021 Amended Settlement Agreement is not finalized.
The
Company recorded accretion expense on the liability of $1,765,315 for the year ended December 31, 2025, bringing the discounted,
at 19.5%, net liability to $10,314,544, (previously accrued interest of $154,743) as of December 31, 2025. The Company recorded accretion
expense on the liability of $1,975,089 for the year ended December 31, 2024.
*Water
Treatment Charges Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (IDEQ)*
Separate
to the cost recovery liability outlined above, the Company is responsible for the payment of ongoing water treatment charges. Water treatment
charges incurred through December 31, 2021, were payable to the EPA, and charges thereafter are payable to the IDEQ following a handover
of responsibilities for the Central Treatment Plant from the EPA to the IDEQ as of that date.
The
Company currently makes monthly payments of $100,000 to the IDEQ as instalments toward the cost of treating water at the Central Treatment
Plant. Upon receipt of an invoice from the IDEQ for actual costs incurred, a reconciliation is performed relative to payments made, with
an additional payment made or refund received as applicable. The Company accrues $100,000 per month based on its estimate of the monthly
cost of water treatment. As of December 31, 2025, a prepaid expense of $nil (December 31, 2024: $100,000) represents the difference between
the estimated cost of water treatment and net payments made by the Company to the IDEQ to date. This balance has been recognized on the
consolidated balance sheets as accounts receivable and prepaid expenses and accounts payable.
**10.
Debt instruments**
*$6,000,000
Series 1 Convertible Debenture (CD1)*
CD1
bore interest at an annual rate of 7.5%, payable in cash or shares at the Companys option on principal of $6,000,000. The CD1
is secured by a pledge of the Companys properties and assets. In August 2024, the Company and Sprott agreed to amend the maturity
date of CD1 from March 31, 2026, to March 31, 2028, and that CD1 would remain outstanding until the new maturity date unless the Company
elects to exercise its option of early repayment. The Company determined that the amendments to the terms of the CD1 should not be treated
as an extinguishment of the CD1 and have therefore been accounted for as a modification. The CD1 was convertible into Common Shares at
a price of Canadian Dollars (C$) C$10.50 per Common Share, subject to stock exchange approval.
In
June 2025, the Company and Sprott agreed to amend the rate of interest of CD1 reducing it from 7.5% to 5.0% per annum, and the current
conversion price, being the U.S. dollar equivalent of C$10.50 per Common Share, was reduced to $3.675. The Company determined that the
amendments to the terms of the CD1 should be treated as an extinguishment of the CD1. The new debt was bifurcated between host debt and
the conversion option valued at $3,912,661 (net of transaction costs of $52,161) and $1,928,753 respectively, as of June 5, 2025. The host debt was initially measured at the fair value of a comparable liability without conversion option. The residual
amount, after determining the fair value of the host debt, was allocated to the conversion option and recorded in APIC. Subsequently host
debt was measured at amortized cost. The
debt and the conversion option were fair valued using a binomial lattice methodology based on a modified Cox-Ross-Rubenstein (CRR)
approach.
*$15,000,000
Series 2 Convertible Debenture (CD2)*
CD2
bore interest at an annual rate of 10.5%, payable in cash or shares at the Companys option on principal of $15,000,000. CD2 is
secured by a pledge of the Companys properties and assets.
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In
August 2024, the Company and Sprott agreed to amend the maturity date of CD2 from March 31, 2026, to March 31, 2029, and that CD2 would
remain outstanding until the new maturity date unless the Company elects to exercise its option of early repayment. The Company determined
that the amendments to the terms of the CD2 should not be treated as an extinguishment of the CD2 and have therefore been accounted for
as a modification.
In
June 2025, the Company and Sprott agreed to amend the rate of interest of CD2 reducing it from 10.5% to 5.0% per annum, and the current
conversion price, being the U.S. dollar equivalent of C$10.15 per Common Share, was reduced to $3.675. The Company determined that the
amendments to the terms of the CD2 should be treated as an extinguishment of the CD2. The new debt was bifurcated between host debt and
the conversion option valued at $8,164,765 (net of transaction costs of $130,401) and $6,482,376 respectively, as of June 5, 2025. The host debt was initially measured at the fair value of a comparable liability without conversion option. The residual
amount, after determining the fair value of the host debt, was allocated to the conversion option and recorded in APIC. Subsequently host
debt was measured at amortized cost. The
debt and the conversion option were fair valued using a binomial lattice methodology based on a modified CRR approach.
Prior
to the extinguishment on June 5, 2025, the Company determined that in accordance with ASC 815 Derivatives and Hedging, each debenture
will be valued and recorded as a single instrument, with the periodic changes to fair value accounted through earnings, profit and loss.
Consistent
with the approach above, the following table summarizes the key valuation inputs as at applicable valuation dates:
Schedule
of Key Valuation Inputs
| 
Reference (1)(2) | | 
Valuation date | | 
Maturity date | | 
Contractual Interest rate | | | 
Stock price ($) | | | 
Expected equity volatility | | | 
Credit spread | | | 
Risk-free
rate | | | 
Risk-adjusted
rate | | |
| 
CD1 note(3) | | 
12-31-24 | | 
03-31-28 | | 
| 7.50 | % | | 
| 0.113 | | | 
| 105 | % | | 
| 4.72 | % | | 
| 4.28 | % | | 
| 15.45 | % | |
| 
CD2 note(3) | | 
12-31-24 | | 
03-31-29 | | 
| 10.50 | % | | 
| 0.113 | | | 
| 105 | % | | 
| 5.03 | % | | 
| 4.34 | % | | 
| 17.89 | % | |
| 
| 
(1) | 
The
CD1 carried a Discount for Lack of Marketability (DLOM) of 5.0% as of the issuance date. The CD2 carried a DLOM of
10.0% as of the issuance date. | |
| 
| 
(2) | 
CD1
carries an instrument-specific spread of 7.23%, CD2 carries an instrument-specific spread of 9.32% | |
| 
| 
(3) | 
The
conversion price of the CD1 is $3.675 and $7.280 CD2 is $3.675 and $7.070 as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 respectively. | |
The
gain (loss) on changes in fair value of convertible debentures recognized on the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss
during the year ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, was $1,002,763, $(890,258), respectively.
The
portion of changes in fair value that is attributable to changes in the Companys credit risk is accounted for within other comprehensive
income. During the year ended December 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, the Company recognized $795,907
and $(1,107,109) respectively, within other comprehensive income.
Interest
expense on the pre-extinguished CD1 from January 1, 2025 to June 5, 2025 was $193,459. Interest expense on the pre-extinguished CD2 from
January 1, 2025 to June 5, 2025 was $684,041.
For
the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company recognized $297,934, loss on debt settlement on the consolidated statements
of loss and comprehensive loss as a result of settling interest by issuance of shares, compared to $397,016 for the year ended December
31, 2024.
For
the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company recognized $3,077,155
loss on debt settlement on the consolidated statements of loss
and comprehensive loss as a result of extinguishment of CD1 and CD2, compared to $nil
for the year ended December 31, 2024.
The
Company recorded interest expense on host debt of CD1 of $328,949
from June 6, 2025 to December 31, 2025 ($nil for
the year ended December 31, 2024), bringing the net liability to $4,241,610
as of December 31, 2025.
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The
Company recorded interest expense on the host debt of CD2 of $687,247
from June 6, 2025 to December 31, 2025 ($nil
for the year ended December 31, 2025), bringing the net liability to $8,852,012
as of December 31, 2025.
At
December 31, 2025, interest of $268,333 ($510,411 at December 31, 2024) is included in interest payable on the consolidated balance sheets.
*$4,000,000
Series 3 Convertible Debenture (CD3)*
The
Company closed the $4,000,000
CD3 on June 5, 2025 (note 18). CD3 bears interest at an annual rate of 5.0%,
payable in cash or shares at the Companys option, and matures
on June 5, 2030. CD3 is secured by a pledge of the Companys properties and assets and CD3 is convertible into Common
Shares at a price of $3.675
per Common Share, subject to the stock exchange approval. The new debt was bifurcated between host debt and the conversion option
valued at $2,268,397
(net of transaction costs of $174,576)
and $1,558,941
respectively, as of June 5, 2025. The host debt was initially measured at the fair value of a comparable liability without
conversion option. The residual amount, after determining the fair value of the host debt, was allocated to the conversion option
and recorded in APIC. Subsequently host debt was measured at amortized cost. The debt and the conversion option were fair valued
using a binomial lattice methodology based on a modified CRR approach.
The
Company recorded interest expense on host debt of CD3 of $254,312 for
the year ended December 31, 2025 ($nil
for the year ended December 31, 2024), bringing the net liability to $2,522,709
as of December 31, 2025. At December 31, 2025, interest of $nil
($nil
at December 31, 2024) is included in interest payable on the consolidated balance sheets.
The
Company performs quarterly testing of the covenants in the CD1, CD2, CD3 and was in compliance with all such covenants as of December
31, 2025.
**
*The
Stream*
On
June 23, 2023, all conditions were met for the closing of The Stream, and $46,000,000
was advanced to the Company (The Stream). The Stream was secured by the same security package that is in place with respect to the RCD, CD1, and
CD2. The Stream was repayable by applying 10% of all payable metals sold until a minimum quantity of metal is delivered consisting
of, individually, 63.5 million pounds of zinc, 40.4 million pounds of lead, and 1.2 million ounces of silver (subsequently amended,
as described below). Thereafter, The Stream was repayable by applying 2% of payable metals sold. The delivery price of streamed
metals was 20% of the applicable spot price. The Company incurred $740,956
of transactions costs directly related to The Stream which were capitalized against the initial recognition of The
Stream.
The
Company determined that in accordance with ASC 815 derivatives and hedging, The Stream does not meet the criteria for treatment as a
derivate instrument as the quantities of metal to be sold thereunder are not subject to a minimum quantity, and therefore a notional
amount is not determinable. The Company has therefore determined that in accordance with ASC 470, The Stream should be treated
as a liability based on the indexed debt rules thereunder. The initial recognition has been made at fair value based on cash received,
net of transaction costs, and the discount rate calibrated so that the future cash flows associated with The Stream, using forward commodity
prices, equal the cash received. The measurement of The Stream is accounted for at amortized cost with accretion at the discount
rate. Subsequent changes to the expected cash flows associated with The Stream will result in the adjustment of the carrying value of
The Stream using the same discount rate, with changes to the carrying value recognized in the consolidated
statements of loss and comprehensive loss.
The
Company determined the effective interest rate of The Stream to be 10.6% and recorded accretion expense on the liability of
$1,570,574 for the year ended December 31, 2025 ($4,003,934 for the year ended December 31, 2024) recognized in the consolidated statements
of loss and comprehensive loss, accretion expense on the liability of $971,426 for the year ended December 31, 2025 ($1,615,066 for the
year ended December 31, 2024) capitalized into the process plant (note 5) on the consolidated balance sheets and gain (loss) on revaluation
of the liability of $4,149,606 for the year ended December 31, 2025, and $230,000 for the year ended December 31, 2024, respectively).
The revaluation is because of a change in projections of the key assumptions: The key assumptions used in the revaluation are production
of 700,000,000 lbs of zinc, 385,000,000 lbs of lead, 8,700,000 oz of silver over 14 years and long-term commodity prices of 1.20 $/lb
to 1.28 $/lb for zinc, 0.91 $/lb to 0.93 $/lb for lead, 27.76 $/oz to $31.96 $/oz for silver, and timing of production.
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On
June 5, 2025, the existing metals purchase agreement (the Metals Purchase Agreement) dated June 23, 2023, by and among
the Company, Silver Valley, and Sprott, pursuant to which Sprott previously advanced a $46,000,000 deposit to Silver
Valley, was terminated and exchanged (the Exchange Agreement) for (i) 200,000,000 shares of the Companys common
stock; (ii) the CD3; and (iii) an additional 1.65% life-of-mine gross revenue royalty (note 7) on primary and secondary claims comprising
the Bunker Hill Mine. A gain on debt settlement $29,580,954 was recognized on the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss for the year ended December 31, 2025 ($nil for the year ended December 31, 2024).
*$15,000,000
Debt Facility*
On
June 23, 2023, the Company closed a $21,000,000 debt facility with Sprott which was available for draw at the Companys election
for a period of 2 years. Any amounts drawn will bear interest of 10% per annum, from the later of the Funding Date and June 30, 2027,
to the date of repayment in full, at the rate of per cent 15.0% per annum, which is payable annually in cash or capitalized at the Companys
election. The maturity date of any drawings under the Debt Facility will be June 30, 2030. For every $5,000,000 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 $20,000,000.
On
January 31, 2025, the Company drew $6,000,000 on the debt facility. On January 17, 2025, the Company drew $5,000,000 on the debt facility.
The proceeds were bifurcated between host debt and the underlying sale of mineral interest to Sprott (note 7). On December 12, 2024,
the Company drew $5,000,000 on the debt facility. The proceeds were bifurcated between host debt and the underlying sale of mineral interest
to Sprott (note 7). On December 19, 2024, the Company drew $5,000,000 on the debt facility. The proceeds were bifurcated between host
debt and the underlying sale of mineral interest to Sprott (note 7). On June 5, 2025, the Company repaid $6,000,000 of principal and
$200,000 of interest owed to Sprott on the debt facility by issuing 57,142,857 and 1,904,762 Common Stock. For the year ended December
31, 2025, the Company recognized $187,458 gain on debt settlement on the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive
loss as a result of settling principal and interest by issuance of shares, compared to $nil for the year ended December 31, 2024.
On
June 5, 2025, the Company and Sprott agreed to amend the Terms of the Debt Facility, specifically the Company agreed to changes to the
interest payment mechanism, specifically the removal of capitalized interest and the insertion of the ability to pay interest via shares
in addition to a $2,000,000, payable at maturity of the Debt Facility on June 30, 2030. The Company determined that the amendments to
the terms of the debt facility should not be treated as an extinguishment of the debt facility and have therefore been accounted for
as a modification.
The
Company recorded accretion expense on the debt facility of $1,057,438 for the year ended December 31, 2025 ($31,280 for the year ended
December 31, 2024), accretion expense on the liability of $1,335,985 for the year ended December 31, 2025 ($nil for the year ended December
31, 2024) capitalized into the process plant (note 6) on the consolidated balance sheets bringing the net liability to $15,160,612 as
of December 31, 2025, inclusive of $766,667 classified as interest payable). At December 31, 2025, interest of $nil ($nil at December 31, 2024) is included in interest payable on the consolidated balance sheets.
The
Company performs quarterly testing of the covenants in the Debt Facility and was in compliance with all such covenants as of December
31, 2025.
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*Silver
Loan*
On
August 8, 2024, the Company entered into definitive agreements with Monetary Metals Bond III LLC, an entity established by Monetary Metals
& Co., for a silver loan in an amount of U.S. dollars equal to up to 1.2 million ounces of silver, to be advanced in one or more
tranches, in support of the re-start and ongoing development of the Bunker Hill Mine (the Silver Loan). On August 8, 2024,
the Company closed the first tranche Silver Loan in the principal amount of $16,422,039, being the number of U.S. dollars equal to 609,805
ounces of silver. After deduction of financing costs and the first year interest, the Company received $13,225,005. The Silver Loan is
for a term of three years, secured against the Companys assets and repayable in cash or silver ounces. The Silver Loan bears interest
at the rate of 15% per annum, payable in cash or silver ounces on the last day of each quarterly interest period. On September 25, 2024,
the Company closed the second tranche Silver Loan in the principal amount of $6,369,000, being the number of U.S. dollars equal to 200,000
ounces of silver. After deduction of financing costs and the first year interest the Company received $5,352,438. On November 6, 2024,
the Company closed the third tranche Silver Loan in the principal amount of $6,321,112, being the number of U.S. dollars equal to 198,777
ounces of silver. After deduction of financing costs and the first year interest the Company received $5,422,474. On November 8, 2024,
the Company closed the fourth tranche Silver Loan in the principal amount of $1,250,000, being the number of U.S. dollars equal to 39,620
ounces of silver. After deduction of financing costs and the first year interest the Company received $1,076,563. On December 30, 2024,
the Company closed the fifth tranche Silver Loan in the principal amount of $1,478,847, being the number of U.S. dollars equal to 50,198
ounces of silver. After deduction of financing costs and the first year interest the Company received $1,201,781. On November 10, 2025,
the Company closed the sixth tranche of the Silver Loan in the principal amount of $2,521,215, being the number of U.S. dollars equal to
50,384 ounces of silver. After deduction of financing costs and the three months ending November 8, 2025 interest payment on 1,098,399
ounces the Company received $nil.
In
connection with closing of the First Tranche, the Company issued a total of 36,588
Warrants to Monetary Metals & Co. (the Tranche
1 Warrants). The Tranche 1 Warrants will be exercisable until August 8, 2027, and the Exercise Price of the Tranche 1 Warrants
will be C$5.60.
In
connection with closing of the Second Tranche, the Company issued a total of 11,429 Warrants to Monetary Metals & Co. (the Tranche
2 Warrants). The Tranche 2 Warrants will be exercisable until August 8, 2027, and the Exercise Price of the Tranche 2 Warrants
will be C$5.60.
In
connection with closing of the Third and Fourth Tranches, the Company issued a total of 13,623 Warrants to Monetary Metals & Co.
(the Tranche 3 & 4 Warrants). The Tranche 3 & 4 Warrants will be exercisable until August 8, 2027, and the Exercise
Price of the Tranche 3 & 4 Warrants will be C$4.20.
In
connection with closing of the Fifth Tranche, the Company issued a total of 2,868 Warrants to Monetary Metals & Co. (the Tranche
5 Warrants). The Tranche 5 Warrants will be exercisable until August 8, 2027, and the Exercise Price of the Tranche 5 Warrants
will be C$5.25.
In
connection with closing of the Six Tranche, the Company issued a total of 21,206 Warrants to Monetary Metals & Co. (the Tranche
6 Warrants). The Tranche 6 Warrants will be exercisable until August 8, 2027, and the Exercise Price of the Tranche 6 Warrants
will be C$6.65.
The
Company determined that in accordance with ASC 815 Derivatives and Hedging, the Silver Loan is valued and recorded as a single instrument,
with the periodic changes to fair value accounted through earnings, profit and loss.
The
fair value of the Silver Loan was determined using the Black-Derman-Toy (BDT) model. The BDT model models the evolution
of interest rates over time using a binomial tree structure by capturing level of interest rates and volatility and estimates the value
of the prepayment option by assessing how the borrowers incentive to prepay changes with interest rate movements. The key inputs
include:
Schedule
of Estimates Value of Prepayment Option by Assessing Interest Rate Movements
| 
Reference | | 
Valuation Date | | 
Maturity Date | | 
Contractual Interest Rate | | | 
Interest Rate Volatility | | | 
Risk-free rate | | | 
Credit Spread | | | 
Risk-adjusted rate | | |
| 
Tranche 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 | | 
Dec 31, 2024 | | 
Aug 8, 2027 | | 
| 15 | % | | 
| 26.5 | % | | 
| 4.23 | % | | 
| 4.53 | % | | 
| 16.54 | % | |
| 
Tranche 6 | | 
Nov 10, 2025 | | 
Aug 8, 2027 | | 
| 13.5 | % | | 
| 25.3 | % | | 
| 3.60 | % | | 
| 7.81 | % | | 
| 19.20 | % | |
| 
Tranche 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6 | | 
Dec 31, 2025 | | 
Aug 8, 2027 | | 
| 13.5 | % | | 
| 24.4 | % | | 
| 3.47 | % | | 
| 11.05 | % | | 
| 22.32 | % | |
The
resulting fair values of the Silver Loan at December 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, were as follows:
| 
Reference | | 
Dec 31, 2025 | | | 
Dec 31, 2024 | | |
| 
Silver Loan | | 
$ | 80,950,239 | | | 
$ | 31,802,708 | | |
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The
loss on changes in fair value of Silver Loan recognized on the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss during the year
ended December 31, 2025, was $49,386,219 compared to $2,820,533 for the year ended December 31, 2024. The Company recognized a gain and
loss on modification of the Silver Loan of $468,878 and $2,155,718 respectively relating to June 5, 2025 and November 10, 2025 amendments.
The portion of changes in fair value that is attributable to changes in the Companys credit risk is accounted for within other
comprehensive income (loss) during the year ended December 31, 2025, was $1,925,528, compared to $2,703,914 for the year ended December
31, 2024.
The
Company performs quarterly testing of the covenant of the Silver Loan and was in compliance with all such covenants as of December 31,
2025.
*Teck
Promissory Note*
On
March 21, 2025, the Company closed an unsecured promissory note for an aggregate principal amount of up to $3,400,000 (the Note).
The Note bore interest at 12% per annum, with such interest capitalized and added to the principal amount outstanding under the Note
monthly. The Note was available in multiple advances at the discretion of Teck and was paid on demand on June 6, 2025. On March 21, 2025,
the Company received $763,000 in advance from Teck. On March 25, 2025, the Company received the remaining $2,325,000 on the Note from
Teck. On May 21, 2025, the Note was amended to increase the aggregate principal amount to $4,400,000, concurrently $1,000,000 was advanced
from Teck under the Note.
On
June 6, 2025, the Company repaid principal and accrued interest, in the amount of $4,487,160 on the unsecured Note as amended. As of
December 31, 2025, the principal and interest outstanding on the unsecured Note is $nil ($nil at December 31, 2024) on the consolidated
balance sheets. Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2025, was $87,160 ($nil for the year ended December 31, 2024).
*$10,000,000
Teck Standby Facility*
On
June 5, 2025, the Company closed an uncommitted demand standby prepayment credit facility with Teck for $10,000,000 (the Teck
Standby Facility). The Teck Standby Facility will bear interest at a rate of 13.5% per annum until June 30, 2027, and a rate equal
to 15.0% per annum thereafter, calculated and capitalized quarterly. The Teck Standby Facility will be available to the Company, until
the earlier of (i) June 30, 2028, or (ii) the date on which the Bunker Hill project hits 90% of name plate capacity or on the date on
which the Company is cash flow positive for a quarter, whichever is sooner, unless terminated earlier by Teck. As of December 31, 2025,
and December 31, 2024, no advances have been made on the facility. The Company determined that no recognition is required on the financial
statements as of December 31, 2025, as no amount has been drawn from the facility.
*$3,500,000
Unsecured Loan*
With
a non-related party, on September 16, 2025, the Company closed an unsecured loan for an aggregate principal amount of up to $3,500,000
(the Loan). The Loan is non-interest bearing. The Loan was available in multiple advances at the discretion of the
lender. On September 16, 2025, the Company received $1,750,000
advance. On September 23, 2025, the Company received an additional $1,750,000 advance.
On
September 30, 2025, the Company repaid the principal on the unsecured Loan. As of December 31, 2025, the principal and interest
outstanding on the unsecured Loan is $nil
($nil
at December 31, 2024) on the consolidated balance sheets.
**11.
Capital stock, warrants and stock options**
**Reverse Stock Split**
The Company received the approval of
a majority of its stockholders, by way of the Stockholder Consent, to proceed with authority to implement the reverse stock split
based on a one-for-thirty five (1-for-35)
consolidation. On March 5, 2026, the Company filed an amendment to the Companys Certificate of Incorporation to implement
the Reverse Stock Split based on a one-for-thirty five (1-for-35) consolidation ratio on March 6, 2026. The Companys common
shares began trading on the TSXV and OTC on a reverse split-adjusted basis under the Companys existing trade symbol
BNKR and BHLL respectively at the opening of the market on March 6, 2026. All shares and per share
amounts have been presented in these financial statements on a post consolidation basis.
**Authorized**
The
total authorized capital is as follows:
| 
| 
100,000,000
shares of common stock, with a par value of $0.000001 per share; and | |
| 
| 
285,715
preferred shares with a par value of $0.000001 per preferred share | |
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**Issued
and outstanding**
In
January 2025, the Company issued 30,096 shares
of common stock in connection with its election to satisfy financing cooperation fees relating to the Financing Cooperation
Agreement for the six months ended September 30, 2024. In January 2025, the Company issued 17,758 shares
of common stock in connection with its election to satisfy financing cooperation fee relating to the Financing Cooperation Agreement
for the three months ended December 31, 2024. The Company recognized a loss on debt settlement of $13,972 for
the year ended December 31, 2025 (compared to $nil for
the year ended December 31, 2024) on the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss for satisfying the financing
cooperation fee with shares.
In
January 2025, the Company issued 211,225 shares of common stock in connection with its election to satisfy interest payments under
the outstanding convertible debentures for the three months ended December 31, 2024.
In
January 2025, the Company issued 19,213 shares of common stock in connection with settlement of RSUs.
In
April 2025 the Company issued 5,358 shares of common stock in connection with its election to satisfy interest payments under the outstanding
convertible debenture for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
On
June 5, 2025, the Company, closed the brokered private placement (the Brokered Offering) for aggregate cash consideration of
$6,200,000,
which included participation by Sprott,
and concurrent non-brokered private placement (the Non-Brokered Offering and together with the Brokered Offering,
collectively, the Equity Offerings) with Teck Resources Limited (together with its affiliates, Teck) for
$20,500,000.
As part of the Equity Offering the Company incurred $918,425
of financing costs recognized in additional paid-in-capital on the consolidated balance sheets and $216,008
of financing costs on the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss relating to the
issuance of 3,603,083
warrants.
As
part of the Equity Offerings, we issued an aggregate of our 7,206,165 units (Units) at a price of C$5.25 per Unit (the
Offering Price). Each Unit issued under the Equity Offerings consisted of one share of our common stock and one-half of
one share of common stock purchase warrant (a Warrant). Each whole Warrant will be exercisable to acquire one additional
share of our common stock (a Warrant Share) at a price of C$8.75 per Warrant Share for a period of three years following
the date of issuance, subject to customary adjustments.
In
the Brokered Offering, 1,626,318 Units were sold at the Offering Price by a syndicate of agents led by BMO Capital Markets, CIBC Capital
Markets and Red Cloud Securities Inc., as joint bookrunners, and including National Bank Financial Inc. (collectively, the Agents),
of which Sprott acquired 285,715 Units (the Sprott Subscription). In the Non-Brokered Offering, Teck acquired
5,579,848 Units (the Teck Units) at the Offering Price. We intend to use the net proceeds of the Equity Offerings to
support the construction, start-up and ramp-up of the Bunker Hill Mine.
The
Equity Offerings, including both the brokered and non-brokered components, were conducted on a private placement basis pursuant to applicable
exemptions from the requirements of securities laws under National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions and the United States
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), in such other jurisdictions outside of Canada and the United States
pursuant to applicable exemptions from the prospectus, registration or other similar requirements in such other jurisdictions. All securities
issued pursuant to the Equity Offerings (i) are subject to a four month plus one day hold period in accordance with applicable Canadian
securities laws and, if applicable, the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange (the TSX-V) and (ii) have not been registered
under the Securities Act or any U.S. state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States without registration under
the Securities Act and all applicable state securities laws or compliance with requirements of an applicable exemption therefrom. The
gross proceeds were bifurcated between equity and warrant liability at $19,500,019 (net of transaction costs of $918,425) and $6,279,115
respectively, as of June 5, 2025.
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*Sprott
Stream Conversion*
On
June 5, 2025, the existing metals purchase agreement (the Metals Purchase Agreement) dated June 23, 2023, by and among
us, Silver Valley, and Sprott, pursuant to which Sprott previously advanced a $46,000,000 deposit to Silver Valley,
was terminated and exchanged (the Exchange Agreement) for (i) 5,714,286 shares of our common stock; (ii) senior secured
Series 3 convertible debentures in the aggregate principal amount of US$4 million and with a maturity date of June 5, 2030 (the Series
3 CDs); and (iii) an additional 1.65% life-of-mine gross revenue royalty (the New Royalty) on primary and secondary
claims comprising the Bunker Hill Mine.
*Sprott Debt Settlements*
On
June 5, 2025, The Company and Silver Valley entered into the debt settlement agreements with Sprott (collectively, the Sprott
Debt Settlement Agreements), pursuant to which an aggregate of 1,819,728 shares of our common stock were issued to Sprott at the Offering Price in full satisfaction of (i) $487,500 of unpaid interest under the secured convertible debentures held by Sprott, and (ii) $6,200,000, consisting of the principal amount of $6,000,000 previously advanced to us under the Debt Facility,
together with an aggregate of $200,000 of interest accrued thereon.
*Additional
Debt Settlements*
The
Company agreed to settle outstanding payables and other amounts owing (including, where applicable, accrued and unpaid interest thereon)
in aggregate amounts of approximately $80,000, $3,072,254 and C$195,000 with certain creditors, contractors, and directors, respectively,
of the Companys or Silver Valley through the issuance of equity securities at the Offering Price. On June 5, 2025, concurrently
with the closing of the Equity Offerings, the Company entered into debt settlement agreements (collectively, the Debt Settlement
Agreements) with such creditors, contractors, and directors (collectively, the Debt Settlements) in order to preserve
its cash for the potential restart and ongoing development of the Bunker Hill Mine.
In
connection with the Debt Settlements, the Company issued:
(a)
21,769 Units to MineWater, for fees owed under the Financing Cooperation Agreement;
(b)
7,354 shares of our common stock to four of our directors for their services for the period beginning on March 1, 2025, and ending
on April 30, 2025; and
(c)
865,777 Units to certain other arms length creditors or contractors of the Company to settle certain other outstanding receivables
and other amounts owing in the aggregate amount of approximately $3,072,254.
*Equity
Payment*
Silver
Valley and C & E Tree Farm, L.L.C. (C&E) previously entered into an option agreement dated March 3, 2023 (the Option
Agreement), pursuant to which Silver Valley has an option to purchase certain real property in Idaho, USA, from C&E upon making
a cash payment of $3,129,500, subject to adjustment for lease payments made pursuant to a commercial lease agreement between the parties.
The Company wanted to satisfy a portion of the purchase price payable under the Option Agreement through the issuance of equity securities.
Accordingly, on June 5, 2025, the Company, Silver Valley and C&E entered into an equity payment agreement (the Equity Payment
Agreement), pursuant to which the Company issued 136,055 Units to C&E at a deemed price equal to the Offering Price to satisfy
$500,000 of the purchase price payable under the Option Agreement. Each Unit issued pursuant to the Equity Payment Agreement consists
of one share of our common stock and one-half of one Warrant, with each whole Warrant exercisable for one additional Warrant Share at
an exercise price of C$8.75 per Warrant Share for a period of three years following the date of issuance, being June 5, 2028. The payment
is included in long term deposits on the December 31, 2025, consolidated balance sheets.
In
July 2025, the Company issued 439,385 shares of common stock in connection with its election to satisfy interest payments under the
outstanding convertible debenture for the three months ending June 30, 2025 and the debt facility for the six months ended June 30, 2025.
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On
September 29, 2025, the Company, closed the brokered private placement (the Brokered Offering) for aggregate cash
consideration of $37,378,645
which included participation by Teck for $19,494,060.
As part of the equity offering the Company incurred $1,350,948
of financing costs on the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss and $1,239,410
of financing costs in additional paid in capital on the consolidated balance sheets. Additionally, the Company issued 728,050
compensation options incurring $1,104,816
of financing costs on the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss for the year ended December 31, 2025, and $1,204,240
of financing costs in additional paid in capital on the consolidated balance sheets. Each Compensation option is
exercisable to acquire one Common Share of the Company at a price of C$4.20
per share for a period of 24 months from September 29, 2025.
As
part of the Brokered Offering, we issued an aggregate of 12,321,429 units (Units) at a price of $3.05 per Unit. Each
Unit consists of one share of common stock of the Company (a Common Share) and one common share purchase warrant of the
Company (a Warrant). Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Common Share (a Warrant Share)
at an exercise price of C$5.95 per Warrant Share for 60 months after issuance. The gross proceeds were bifurcated between equity and
warrant liability at $19,494,267 and $17,884,378 respectively, as of September 29, 2025.
The
Equity Offering was conducted on a private placement basis pursuant to applicable exemptions from the requirements of securities laws
under National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions and the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities
Act), in such other jurisdictions outside of Canada and the United States pursuant to applicable exemptions from the prospectus,
registration or other similar requirements in such other jurisdictions. All securities issued pursuant to the Equity Offerings (i) are
subject to a four month plus one day hold period in accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws and, if applicable, the policies
of the TSX Venture Exchange (the TSX-V) and (ii) have not been registered under the Securities Act or any U.S. state securities
laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States without registration under the Securities Act and all applicable state securities
laws or compliance with requirements of an applicable exemption therefrom.
On
September 30, 2025, the Company issued 139,956 shares of common stock in connection with settlement of RSUs.
On
October 6, 2025, the Company issued 63,889 shares of common stock in connection with its election to satisfy interest payments under
the outstanding convertible debentures for the three months ended September 30, 2025.
On
October 14, 2025, the Company granted 140,762 RSUs to certain members of management of the Company. The RSUs will vest in one-third
increments on October 14, 2026, June 30, 2027 and June 30, 2028, with each RSU vesting into one share of common stock.
On October 14, 2025, the Company granted 4,361 stock
options to certain member of management of the Company, of which all vested on the one-year anniversary of the grant date. These options
have a 5-year life and are exercisable at C$7.53 per common share.
On October 14, 2025, the Company granted 13,542 stock options to certain member of management of the Company, of
which all vested in one-third increments on October 14, 2026, June 30, 2027 and June 30, 2028. These options have a 5-year life and are
exercisable at C$7.53 per common share.
On
October 22, 2025, the Company issued 2,372 shares of common stock in connection with a stockholders warrant exercise.
On
October 27, 2025, the Company granted 20,000 stock options to a non-related party, of which all vested on the one-year anniversary of
the grant date. These options have a 2-year life and are exercisable at C$6.65 per common share.
On
October 28, 2025, the Company issued 26,433 shares of common stock and 26,433 warrants exercisable into one share of common stock at
a strike price of C$5.25 with an expiry of March 27, 2026 in connection with a compensation option exercise.
On
November 14, 2025, the Company issued 78,458 shares of common stock in connection with a stockholders warrant exercise.
On
November 18, 2025, the Company issued 17,583 shares of common stock in connection with settlement of DSUs.
On
December 11, 2025, the Company issued 666,667 shares of common stock to acquire the Ranger Page property from Silver Dollar
Resources (Idaho).
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On
December 22, 2025, the Company issued 16,572 shares of common stock in connection with a stockholders warrant exercise.
On
December 23, 2025, the Company issued 2,858 shares of common stock in connection with a stockholders warrant exercise.
On
December 30, 2025, the Company issued 2,858 shares of common stock in connection with a stockholders warrant exercise.
On
December 30, 2025, the Company issued 9,396 in connection with its election to satisfy consulting fees relating to government relations
and financing initiatives from Washington, D.C. for the three months ended November 30, 2025.
In
January 2024, the Company issued 211,225 shares of common stock in connection with its election to satisfy interest payments under
the outstanding convertible debentures for the three months ended December 31, 2023.
In
March 2024, the Company issued 72,756 shares of common stock in connection with settlement of RSUs.
In
April 2024, the Company issued 2,858 shares of common stock in connection with settlement of RSUs.
In
April 2024, the Company issued 182,813 shares of common stock in connection with its election to satisfy interest payments under the
outstanding convertible debentures for the three months ending March 31, 2024.
In
July 2024, the Company issued 132,955 shares of common stock in connection with its election to satisfy interest payments under the
outstanding convertible debentures for the three months ending June 30, 2024.
In
August 2024, in connection with closing of the First Tranche, the Company issued 36,589 Warrants to Monetary Metals & Co. The
Tranche 1 Warrants will be exercisable until August 8, 2027, at an exercise price of C$5.60.
In
October 2024, in connection with closing of the Second Tranche, the Company issued 11,429 Warrants to Monetary Metals & Co. The
Tranche 2 Warrants will be exercisable until August 8, 2027, at an exercise price of C$5.60.
In
October 2024, the Company issued 147,858 shares of common stock in connection with its election to satisfy interest payments under
the outstanding convertible debentures for the three months ending September 30, 2024.
In
October 2024, the Company issued 21,429 shares of common stock in connection with settlement of DSUs.
In
November 2024, the Company issued 600 shares of common stock in connection with settlement of RSUs.
In
November 2024, in connection with closing of the Third & Fourth Tranche, the Company issued 13,623 Warrants to Monetary Metals &
Co. The Tranche 3 & 4 Warrants will be exercisable until August 8, 2027, at an exercise price of C$4.20.
For
each financing, the Company has accounted for the warrants in accordance with ASC Topic 815 Derivatives and Hedging. The warrants are
considered derivative instruments as they were issued in a currency other than the Companys functional currency of the U.S. dollar.
The estimated fair value of warrants accounted for as liabilities was determined on the date of issue and marked to market at each financial
reporting period. The change in fair value of the warrant is recorded in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss
as a gain or loss in the change in derivative liability line item and is estimated using the Binomial model.
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The
fair value of the warrant liabilities related to the various tranches of warrants issued during the period were estimated using the Binomial
model to determine the fair value using the following assumptions as at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
Schedule
of Fair Value of Warrant Liabilities Related
to Various Tranches of Warrants Issued
| 
November 2025 warrants | | 
December 31, 2025 | | | 
Grant Date | | |
| 
Expected life | | 
| 585 days | | | 
| 625 days | | |
| 
Volatility | | 
| 80 | % | | 
| 80 | % | |
| 
Risk free interest rate | | 
| 2.58 | % | | 
| 2.47 | % | |
| 
Dividend yield | | 
| 0 | % | | 
| 0 | % | |
| 
Share price (C$) | | 
$ | 8.40 | | | 
$ | 6.65 | | |
| 
Fair value | | 
$ | 61,680 | | | 
$ | 40,063 | | |
| 
Change in derivative liability | | 
$ | 21,617 | | | 
| - | | |
| 
September 2025 warrants | | 
December 31, 2025 | | | 
Grant Date | | |
| 
Expected life | | 
| 1733 days | | | 
| 1826 days | | |
| 
Volatility | | 
| 100 | % | | 
| 105 | % | |
| 
Risk free interest rate | | 
| 2.96 | % | | 
| 2.78 | % | |
| 
Dividend yield | | 
| 0 | % | | 
| 0 | % | |
| 
Share price (C$) | | 
$ | 8.40 | | | 
$ | 7.18 | | |
| 
Fair value | | 
$ | 59,278,783 | | | 
$ | 24,353,610 | | |
| 
Change in derivative liability | | 
$ | 34,925,173 | | | 
| | | |
During
the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company recognized a loss on issuance of the September 29, 2025, warrants of $6,469,025 ($nil for
the year ended December 31, 2024).
| 
June 2025 warrants | | 
December 31, 2025 | | | 
Grant Date | | |
| 
Expected life | | 
| 887 days | | | 
| 1096 days | | |
| 
Volatility | | 
| 85 | % | | 
| 105 | % | |
| 
Risk free interest rate | | 
| 2.58 | % | | 
| 2.62 | % | |
| 
Dividend yield | | 
| 0 | % | | 
| 0 | % | |
| 
Share price (C$) | | 
$ | 8.40 | | | 
$ | 4.73 | | |
| 
Fair value | | 
$ | 12,357,254 | | | 
$ | 7,171,032 | | |
| 
Change in derivative liability | | 
$ | 5,186,222 | | | 
| | | |
| 
January 2025 warrants | | 
December 31, 2025 | | | 
Grant Date | | |
| 
Expected life | | 
| 585 days | | | 
| 943 days | | |
| 
Volatility | | 
| 80 | % | | 
| 105 | % | |
| 
Risk free interest rate | | 
| 2.58 | % | | 
| 2.85 | % | |
| 
Dividend yield | | 
| 0 | % | | 
| 0 | % | |
| 
Share price (C$) | | 
$ | 8.40 | | | 
$ | 5.78 | | |
| 
Fair value | | 
$ | 9,515 | | | 
$ | 7,116 | | |
| 
Change in derivative liability | | 
$ | 2,399 | | | 
| | | |
| 
November 2024 warrants | | 
December 31, 2025 | | | 
December 31, 2024 | | |
| 
Expected life | | 
| 585 days | | | 
| 950 days | | |
| 
Volatility | | 
| 80 | % | | 
| 95 | % | |
| 
Risk free interest rate | | 
| 2.58 | % | | 
| 2.96 | % | |
| 
Dividend yield | | 
| 0 | % | | 
| 0 | % | |
| 
Share price (C$) | | 
$ | 8.40 | | | 
$ | 5.43 | | |
| 
Fair value | | 
$ | 51,276 | | | 
$ | 32,374 | | |
| 
Change in derivative liability | | 
$ | 18,902 | | | 
| | | |
| 74 | |
| 
October 2024 warrants | | 
December 31, 2025 | | | 
December 31, 2024 | | |
| 
Expected life | | 
| 585 days | | | 
| 950 days | | |
| 
Volatility | | 
| 80 | % | | 
| 95 | % | |
| 
Risk free interest rate | | 
| 2.58 | % | | 
| 2.96 | % | |
| 
Dividend yield | | 
| 0 | % | | 
| 0 | % | |
| 
Share price (C$) | | 
$ | 8.40 | | | 
$ | 5.43 | | |
| 
Fair value | | 
$ | 36,189 | | | 
$ | 25,881 | | |
| 
Change in derivative liability | | 
$ | 10,308 | | | 
| | | |
| 
August 2024 warrants | | 
December 31, 2025 | | | 
December 31, 2024 | | |
| 
Expected life | | 
| 585 days | | | 
| 950 days | | |
| 
Volatility | | 
| 80 | % | | 
| 95 | % | |
| 
Risk free interest rate | | 
| 2.58 | % | | 
| 2.96 | % | |
| 
Dividend yield | | 
| 0 | % | | 
| 0 | % | |
| 
Share price (C$) | | 
$ | 8.40 | | | 
$ | 5.43 | | |
| 
Fair value | | 
$ | 115,857 | | | 
$ | 82,857 | | |
| 
Change in derivative liability | | 
$ | 33,000 | | | 
| | | |
| 
March 2023 warrants | | 
December 31, 2025 | | | 
December 31, 2024 | | |
| 
Expected life | | 
| 86 days | | | 
| 451 days | | |
| 
Volatility | | 
| 24 | % | | 
| 24 | % | |
| 
Risk free interest rate | | 
| 2.58 | % | | 
| 2.96 | % | |
| 
Dividend yield | | 
| 0 | % | | 
| 0 | % | |
| 
Share price (C$) | | 
$ | 8.40 | | | 
$ | 5.43 | | |
| 
Fair value | | 
$ | 3,246,420 | | | 
$ | 915,046 | | |
| 
Change in derivative liability | | 
$ | 2,331,374 | | | 
| | | |
During
the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company recognized a loss on change in valuation of the March 2023 warrants of $52,432 ($nil for
the year ended December 31, 2024) relating to warrants that were exercised.
| 
April
2022 special warrants issuance | 
| 
December
31,
2025 | 
| 
| 
December
31,
2024 | 
| |
| 
Expected
life | 
| 
| 
Expired | 
| 
| 
| 
91
days | 
| |
| 
Volatility | 
| 
| 
N/A | 
| 
| 
| 
70 | 
% | |
| 
Risk
free interest rate | 
| 
| 
N/A | 
| 
| 
| 
2.96 | 
% | |
| 
Dividend
yield | 
| 
| 
N/A | 
| 
| 
| 
0 | 
% | |
| 
Share
price (C$) | 
| 
$ | 
N/A | 
| 
| 
$ | 
5.43 | 
| |
| 
Fair
value | 
| 
$ | 
- | 
| 
| 
$ | 
1 | 
| |
| 
Change
in derivative liability | 
| 
$ | 
(1 | 
) | 
| 
$ | 
| 
| |
| 
April
2022 non-brokered issuance | 
| 
December
31,
2025 | 
| 
| 
December
31,
2024 | 
| |
| 
Expected
life | 
| 
| 
Expired | 
| 
| 
| 
91
days | 
| |
| 
Volatility | 
| 
| 
N/A | 
| 
| 
| 
70 | 
% | |
| 
Risk
free interest rate | 
| 
| 
N/A | 
| 
| 
| 
2.96 | 
% | |
| 
Dividend
yield | 
| 
| 
N/A | 
| 
| 
| 
0 | 
% | |
| 
Share
price (C$) | 
| 
$ | 
N/A | 
| 
| 
$ | 
5.43 | 
| |
| 
Fair
value | 
| 
$ | 
- | 
| 
| 
$ | 
1 | 
| |
| 
Change
in derivative liability | 
| 
$ | 
(1 | 
) | 
| 
$ | 
| 
| |
| 75 | |
| 
June
2022 issuance | 
| 
December
31,
2025 | 
| 
| 
December
31,
2024 | 
| |
| 
Expected
life | 
| 
| 
Expired | 
| 
| 
| 
91
days | 
| |
| 
Volatility | 
| 
| 
N/A | 
| 
| 
| 
70 | 
% | |
| 
Risk
free interest rate | 
| 
| 
N/A | 
| 
| 
| 
2.96 | 
% | |
| 
Dividend
yield | 
| 
| 
N/A | 
| 
| 
| 
0 | 
% | |
| 
Share
price (C$) | 
| 
$ | 
N/A | 
| 
| 
$ | 
5.43 | 
| |
| 
Fair
value | 
| 
$ | 
- | 
| 
| 
$ | 
1 | 
| |
| 
Change
in derivative liability | 
| 
$ | 
(1 | 
) | 
| 
| 
| 
| |
| 
February
2021 issuance | 
| 
December
31,
2025 | 
| 
| 
December
31,
2024 | 
| |
| 
Expected
life | 
| 
| 
40
days | 
| 
| 
| 
405
days | 
| |
| 
Volatility | 
| 
| 
55 | 
% | 
| 
| 
70 | 
% | |
| 
Risk
free interest rate | 
| 
| 
2.58 | 
% | 
| 
| 
2.96 | 
% | |
| 
Dividend
yield | 
| 
| 
0 | 
% | 
| 
| 
0 | 
% | |
| 
Share
price | 
| 
$ | 
8.40 | 
| 
| 
$ | 
5.43 | 
| |
| 
Fair
value | 
| 
$ | 
1 | 
| 
| 
$ | 
44,465 | 
| |
| 
Change
in derivative liability | 
| 
$ | 
(44,464 | 
) | 
| 
| 
| 
| |
| 
June
2019 issuance | 
| 
December
31,
2025 | 
| 
| 
December
31,
2024 | 
| |
| 
Expected
life | 
| 
| 
Expired | 
| 
| 
| 
365
days | 
| |
| 
Volatility | 
| 
| 
N/A | 
| 
| 
| 
70 | 
% | |
| 
Risk
free interest rate | 
| 
| 
N/A | 
| 
| 
| 
2.96 | 
% | |
| 
Dividend
yield | 
| 
| 
N/A | 
| 
| 
| 
0 | 
% | |
| 
Share
price | 
| 
$ | 
N/A | 
| 
| 
$ | 
5.43 | 
| |
| 
Fair
value | 
| 
$ | 
- | 
| 
| 
$ | 
9,724 | 
| |
| 
Change
in derivative liability | 
| 
$ | 
(9,724 | 
) | 
| 
| 
| 
| |
| 
August
2019 issuance | 
| 
December
31,
2025 | 
| 
| 
December
31,
2024 | 
| |
| 
Expected
life | 
| 
| 
Expired | 
| 
| 
| 
365
days | 
| |
| 
Volatility | 
| 
| 
N/A | 
| 
| 
| 
70 | 
% | |
| 
Risk
free interest rate | 
| 
| 
N/A | 
| 
| 
| 
2.96 | 
% | |
| 
Dividend
yield | 
| 
| 
N/A | 
| 
| 
| 
0 | 
% | |
| 
Share
price | 
| 
$ | 
N/A | 
| 
| 
$ | 
5.43 | 
| |
| 
Fair
value | 
| 
$ | 
- | 
| 
| 
$ | 
14,945 | 
| |
| 
Change
in derivative liability | 
| 
$ | 
(14,945 | 
) | 
| 
| 
| 
| |
**Warrants**
Schedule
of Warrants
| 
| | 
| | | 
Weighted | | | 
Weighted | | |
| 
| | 
| | | 
Average | | | 
average | | |
| 
| | 
Number of | | | 
exercise price | | | 
grant date | | |
| 
| | 
warrants | | | 
(C$) | | | 
value ($) | | |
| 
| | 
| | | 
| | | 
| | |
| 
Balance, December 31, 2023 | | 
| 4,144,628 | | | 
$ | 12.95 | | | 
$ | 3.15 | | |
| 
Issued | | 
| 61,640 | | | 
| 5.25 | | | 
| 2.45 | | |
| 
Balance, December 31, 2024 | | 
| 4,206,268 | | | 
$ | 12.95 | | | 
$ | 3.15 | | |
| 
Issued | | 
| 16,486,818 | | | 
| 6.65 | | | 
| 2.80 | | |
| 
Exercised | | 
| (103,115 | ) | | 
| 5.25 | | | 
| 1.75 | | |
| 
Expired | | 
| (2,098,120 | ) | | 
| 16.45 | | | 
| 3.15 | | |
| 
Balance, December 31, 2025 | | 
| 18,491,581 | | | 
$ | 6.98 | | | 
$ | 2.80 | | |
| 76 | |
At
December 31, 2025, the following warrants were outstanding:
Schedule
of Warrants Outstanding Exercise Price
| 
| | 
Exercise | | | 
Number of | | | 
Number of warrants | | |
| 
Expiry date | | 
price (C$) | | | 
warrants | | | 
exercisable | | |
| 
| | 
| | | 
| | | 
| | |
| 
February 9, 2026 | | 
| 21.00 | | | 
| 488,929 | | | 
| 488,929 | | |
| 
February 16, 2026 | | 
| 21.00 | | | 
| 82,331 | | | 
| 82,331 | | |
| 
March 27, 2026 | | 
| 5.25 | | | 
| 1,398,568 | | | 
| 1,398,568 | | |
| 
August 8, 2027 | | 
| 6.65 | | | 
| 21,207 | | | 
| 21,207 | | |
| 
August 8, 2027 | | 
| 5.60 | | | 
| 48,017 | | | 
| 48,017 | | |
| 
August 8, 2027 | | 
| 5.25 | | | 
| 2,869 | | | 
| 2,869 | | |
| 
August 8, 2027 | | 
| 4.20 | | | 
| 13,623 | | | 
| 13,623 | | |
| 
June 5, 2028 | | 
| 8.75 | | | 
| 4,114,882 | | | 
| 4,114,882 | | |
| 
September 29, 2030 | | 
| 5.95 | | | 
| 12,321,429 | | | 
| 12,321,429 | | |
| 
| | 
| | | | 
| 18,491,855 | | | 
| 18,491,855 | | |
**Compensation
options**
For
each financing in which compensation options were issued, the Company has accounted for the Compensation Options in accordance with ASC
Topic 718 Compensation Stock Compensation. The Compensation Options are considered nonemployee stock-based transactions and they
meet the criteria for equity classification. The estimated fair value of the Compensation Options was determined at the grant date using
the Black-Scholes valuation model, and is recorded in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss as a financing
cost.
At
December 31, 2025, the following broker options were outstanding:
Schedule
of Compensation Options
| 
| | 
| | | 
Weighted | | |
| 
| | 
Number of | | | 
average | | |
| 
| | 
broker | | | 
exercise price | | |
| 
| | 
options | | | 
(C$) | | |
| 
| | 
| | | 
| | |
| 
Balance, December 31, 2023 | | 
| 122,890 | | | 
| 8.40 | | |
| 
Expired February 2024 | | 
| (10,029 | ) | | 
| 17.50 | | |
| 
Expired April 2024 | | 
| (53,712 | ) | | 
| 10.50 | | |
| 
Balance, December 31, 2024 | | 
| 59,149 | | | 
$ | 5.25 | | |
| 
| | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Balance, December 31, 2024 | | 
| 59,149 | | | 
| 5.25 | | |
| 
Issued September 2025 (ii) | | 
| 728,050 | | | 
| 4.20 | | |
| 
Exercised March 2023 | | 
| (26,433 | ) | | 
| 4.20 | | |
| 
Balance, December 31, 2025 | | 
| 760,766 | | | 
$ | 4.28 | | |
| 
(i) | 
The
grant date fair value of the March 2023 Compensation Options was estimated at $111,971 using the Black-Scholes valuation model with
the following underlying assumptions: | |
| 
(ii) | 
The
grant date fair value of the September 2025 Compensation Options was estimated at $2,309,056 using the Black-Scholes valuation model
with the following underlying assumptions: | |
Schedule
of Estimated Using Black-Scholes Valuation Model for Fair Value of Broker Options
| 
Grant Date | | 
Risk free interest rate | | | 
Dividend yield | | | 
Volatility | | | 
Stock price | | | 
Weighted average life | | |
| 
(i) March 2023 | | 
| 3.4 | % | | 
| 0 | % | | 
| 120 | % | | 
| C$3.85 | | | 
| 3 years | | |
| 
(ii) September 2025 | | 
| 2.5 | % | | 
| 0 | % | | 
| 85 | % | | 
| C$7.18 | | | 
| 2 years | | |
Schedule of Broker Exercise
Price
| 
| | 
Exercise | | | 
Number of | | | 
Grant date Fair value | | |
| 
Expiry date | | 
price (C$) | | | 
broker options | | | 
($) | | |
| 
| | 
| | | 
| | | 
| | |
| 
March 27, 2026 (i) | | 
$ | 4.20 | | | 
| 32,718 | | | 
$ | 61,584 | | |
| 
September 29, 2027(ii) | | 
$ | 4.20 | | | 
| 728,050 | | | 
$ | 2,309,056 | | |
| 
| | 
| | | | 
| 760,768 | | | 
$ | 2,370,640 | | |
| 
(i) | 
Exercisable
into one March 2023 Unit. | |
| 
(ii) | 
Exercisable
into one share of common stock of the Company. | |
****
| 77 | |
****
**Stock
options**
The
following table summarizes the stock option activity during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:
Schedule
of Stock Options Activity
| 
| | 
| | | 
Weighted | | |
| 
| | 
| | | 
average | | |
| 
| | 
Number of | | | 
exercise price | | |
| 
| | 
stock options | | | 
(C$) | | |
| 
| | 
| | | 
| | |
| 
Balance, December 31, 2023 | | 
| 256,304 | | | 
$ | 18.06 | | |
| 
Granted August 1, 2024(1) | | 
| 2,500 | | | 
| 5.60 | | |
| 
Expired October 24, 2024 | | 
| (45,000 | ) | | 
| 21.00 | | |
| 
Expired October 31, 2024 | | 
| (29,657 | ) | | 
| 11.73 | | |
| 
Balance, December 31, 2024 | | 
| 184,147 | | | 
$ | 18.20 | | |
| 
Expired April 20, 2025 | | 
| (170,218 | ) | | 
| 19.25 | | |
| 
Granted on October 14, 2025(2) | | 
| 17,903 | | | 
| 7.53 | | |
| 
Granted on October 27, 2025(3) | | 
| 20,000 | | | 
| 6.65 | | |
| 
Balance, December 31, 2025 | | 
| 51,832 | | | 
$ | 6.59 | | |
| 
(i) | 
On
August 1, 2024, 2,500 stock options were issued to an employee of the Company, which vest
on August 1, 2025. These options have a 5-year life and are exercisable at C$5.60 per share
of common stock. The grant fair value of the options was estimated at $7,242. The vesting
of these options resulted in stock-based compensation of $3,016 for the year ended December
31, 2024, which is included in the operation and administration expense of the consolidated
statements of loss and comprehensive loss.
| |
| 
(ii) | 
On
October 14, 2025, 17,903 stock options were issued to an employee of the Company, which
vest on October 14, of 2026, 2027 and 2028. These options have a 5-year life and are exercisable
at C$7.70 per share of common stock. The grant fair value of the options was estimated at
$65,555. The vesting of these options resulted in stock-based compensation of $10,313 for
the year ended December 31, 2025, which is included in the operation and administration expense
of the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss.
| |
| 
(iii) | 
On
October 17, 2025, 20,000 stock options were issued to an employee of the Company, which vest on October 17, 2026. These options
have a 5-year life and are exercisable at C$6.65 per share of common stock. The grant fair value of the options was estimated at
$44,147. The vesting of these options resulted in stock-based compensation of $7,862 for the year ended December 31, 2025, which
is included in the operation and administration expense of the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss. | |
The
fair value of these stock options was determined on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes valuation model, and using the following
underlying assumptions:
Schedule
of Estimated Using Black-Scholes Valuation Model for Fair value of Stock Options
| 
| | 
Risk free interest rate | | | 
Dividend yield | | | 
Volatility | | | 
Stock price | | 
Weighted average life | |
| 
November 2022 | | 
| 3.22 | % | | 
| 0 | % | | 
| 120 | % | | 
C$5.25 | | 
5 years | |
| 
August 2024 | | 
| 3.09 | % | | 
| 0 | % | | 
| 91 | % | | 
C$5.60 | | 
5 years | |
| 
October 2025 | | 
| 2.74 | % | | 
| 0 | % | | 
| 85 | % | | 
C$7.53 | | 
5 years | |
| 
October 2025 | | 
| 2.37 | % | | 
| 0 | % | | 
| 85 | % | | 
C$6.65 | | 
2 years | |
| 78 | |
The
following table reflects the stock options issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025:
Schedule
of Actual Stock Options Issued and Outstanding
| 
| | 
| | | 
| | | 
Number of | | | 
| | |
| 
| | 
Remaining | | | 
Number of | | | 
options | | | 
| | |
| 
Exercise | | 
contractual | | | 
options | | | 
vested | | | 
Grant date | | |
| 
price (C$) | | 
life (years) | | | 
outstanding | | | 
(exercisable) | | | 
fair value ($) | | |
| 
6.65 | | 
| 1.82 | | | 
| 20,000 | | | 
| - | | | 
| 44,147 | | |
| 
5.55 | | 
| 1.90 | | | 
| 11,429 | | | 
| 11,429 | | | 
| 37,387 | | |
| 
5.60 | | 
| 3.59 | | | 
| 2,500 | | | 
| 2,500 | | | 
| 7,242 | | |
| 
7.53 | | 
| 4.79 | | | 
| 17,903 | | | 
| - | | | 
| 65,555 | | |
| 
| | 
| | | | 
| 51,832 | | | 
| 13,929 | | | 
$ | 154,331 | | |
The
vesting of stock options during the year ended December 31, 2025, resulted in stock-based compensation expenses of $22,401 ($36,386 for
the year ended December 31, 2024).
**12.
Loss per Share**
Potentially
dilutive securities include convertible debentures payable, warrants, broker options, stock options, and unvested RSU. Diluted income
per share reflects the assumed exercise or conversion of all dilutive securities using the treasury stock method.
Schedule
of Income Per Share
| 
| | 
Year ended
December 31, 2025 | | | 
Year ended
December 31, 2024 | | |
| 
Net loss for the year | | 
| (93,132,015 | ) | | 
| (25,341,623 | ) | |
| 
| | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Basic loss per share Weighted average number of shares of common stock - basic | | 
| 22,747,234 | | | 
| 9,721,282 | | |
| 
Net loss per share basic | | 
| (4.09 | ) | | 
| (2.61 | ) | |
| 
Net loss for the year | | 
| (93,132,015 | ) | | 
| (25,341,623 | ) | |
| 
Dilutive effect of convertible debentures | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | |
| 
Dilutive effect of warrants on net income | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | |
| 
Diluted net loss for the year | | 
| (93,132,015 | ) | | 
| (25,341,623 | ) | |
| 
Weighted average number of shares of common stock - basic | | 
| 22,747,234 | | | 
| 9,721,282 | | |
| 
Diluted effect: | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Stock options and RSUs | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | |
| 
Weighted average number of shares of common stock - fully diluted | | 
| 22,747,234 | | | 
| 9,721,282 | | |
| 
Net loss per share - fully diluted | | 
| (4.09 | ) | | 
| (2.61 | ) | |
| 79 | |
**13.
RSUs**
Effective
March 25, 2020, the Board of Directors approved a RSU Plan to grant RSUs to its officers, directors, key employees and consultants.
The
following table summarizes the RSU activity during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:
Schedule
of Restricted Share Units
| 
| | 
| | | 
Weighted
average | | |
| 
| | 
| | | 
grant
date fair | | |
| 
| | 
Number
of | | | 
value
per share | | |
| 
| | 
shares | | | 
(C$) | | |
| 
| | 
| | | 
| | |
| 
Unvested as at December 31, 2023 | | 
| 201,273 | | | 
$ | 8.33 | | |
| 
Granted (i, ii) | | 
| 277,726 | | | 
| 3.83 | | |
| 
Vested | | 
| (76,213 | ) | | 
| 8.00 | | |
| 
Forfeited | | 
| (2,029 | ) | | 
| 17.50 | | |
| 
Unvested as at December 31, 2024 | | 
| 400,757 | | | 
$ | 5.22 | | |
| 
Granted (iii) | | 
| 140,762 | | | 
| 7.53 | | |
| 
Vested | | 
| (159,169 | ) | | 
| 5.18 | | |
| 
Forfeited | | 
| (50,141 | ) | | 
| 4.98 | | |
| 
Unvested as at December 31, 2025 | | 
| 332,209 | | | 
$ | 6.26 | | |
| 
| 
(i) | 
On
January 29, 2024, the Company granted 19,216 RSUs to executives and employees of the Company, which vest on January 29, 2025. The
vesting of these RSUs resulted in stock-based compensation of $50,000 for the year ended December 31, 2024, which is included in
operation and administration expenses on the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss. | |
| 
| 
(ii) | 
On
March 13, 2024, the Company granted 258,513 RSUs to executives and employees of the Company, which vest in one-third increments
on March 31 of 2025, 2026 and 2027. The vesting of these RSUs resulted in stock-based compensation of $361,690 for the year ended
December 31, 2024, which is included in operation and administration expenses on the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive
loss. | |
| 
| 
(iii) | 
On
October 14, 2025, the Company granted 140,762 RSUs to executives and employees of the Company, which vest in one-third increments
on October 14, 2026, June 30 of 2027 and 2028. The vesting of these RSUs resulted in stock-based compensation of $108,970 for the
year ended December 31, 2025, which is included in operation and administration expenses on the consolidated statements of loss and
comprehensive loss. | |
The
vesting of RSUs during the year ended December 31, 2025, resulted in stock-based compensation expense of $364,331 ($836,691 for the year
ended December 31, 2024), which is included in operation and administration expenses on the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive
loss.
**14.
DSUs**
Effective
April 21, 2020, the Board of Directors approved a DSUs Plan to grant DSUs to its directors. The DSU Plan permits the eligible directors
to defer receipt of all or a portion of their retainer or compensation until termination of their services and to receive such fees in
the form of cash at that time.
Upon
vesting of the DSUs or termination of service as a director, the director will be able to redeem DSUs based upon the then market price
of the Companys common stock on the date of redemption in exchange for cash.
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The
following table summarizes the DSU activity during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:
Schedule
of Deferred Share Units
| 
| | 
| | | 
Weighted
average | | |
| 
| | 
| | | 
grant
date fair | | |
| 
| | 
Number
of | | | 
value
per share | | |
| 
| | 
shares | | | 
(C$) | | |
| 
| | 
| | | 
| | |
| 
Unvested as at December 31, 2023 | | 
| 42,728 | | | 
$ | 31.50 | | |
| 
Granted (i, ii) | | 
| 81,868 | | | 
| 4.55 | | |
| 
Vested (i) | | 
| (114,953 | ) | | 
| 14.35 | | |
| 
Unvested as at December 31, 2024 | | 
| 9,643 | | | 
$ | 5.60 | | |
| 
Granted (iii) | | 
| 36,535 | | | 
| 7.53 | | |
| 
Vested (ii) | | 
| (46,178 | ) | | 
| 7.12 | | |
| 
Unvested as at December 31, 2025 | | 
| - | | | 
$ | - | | |
| 
| 
(i) | 
On
April 1, 2024, 54,510 DSUs were issued to the Companys Directors which vested immediately. | |
| 
| 
| 
| |
| 
| 
(ii) | 
On
October 1, 2024, 9,643 DSUs were issued to one of the Companys Directors which vests on October 1, 2025. | |
| 
| 
| 
| |
| 
| 
(iii) | 
On
October 14, 2025, 36,535 DSUs were issued to the Companys Directors which vested immediately. | |
In
October 2024, the Company settled 30,052 DSUs
by issuing shares of common stock at C$5.60
a share and cash payment $46,304
to a certain director of the Company.
In
October 2025, the Company settled 24,319 DSUs by issuing 17,583 shares of common stock at C$6.83 a share and cash payment $32,627 to
a certain director of the Company.
The
vesting of DSUs during the year ended December 31, 2025, resulted in stock-based compensation of $750,815
($482,994
for the year ended December 31, 2024). The fair value of each
DSU is $5.95
as of December 31, 2025 and $3.85
as of December 31, 2024.
**15.
Commitments and contingencies**
*EPA
and IDEQ Obligations*
As
stipulated in the agreement with the EPA and as described in Note 8, the Company is required to make two types of payments to the EPA
and IDEQ, one for historical water treatment cost-recovery to the EPA, and the other for ongoing water treatment. Water treatment costs
incurred through December 2021 are payable to the EPA, and water treatment costs incurred thereafter are payable to the IDEQ. The IDEQ
(as done formerly by the EPA) invoices the Company on an annual basis for the actual water treatment costs, which may exceed the recognized
estimated costs significantly. When the Company receives the water treatment invoices, it records any liability for actual costs over
and above any estimates made and adjusts future estimates as required based on these actual invoices received. The Company is required
to pay for the actual costs regardless of the periodic required estimated accruals and payments made each year.
During
the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company commenced discussions with the EPA and the IDEQ to advance a second amendment to the
Amended Settlement Agreement. Specifically, the Company is seeking a restructure of the ongoing obligations to the EPA and IDEQ. The
EPA agreed to forebear enforcement of any late payments pursuant to the Amended Settlement Agreement to facilitate ongoing
discussion of a second amendment of the Amended Settlement Agreement, including the payment due in November of 2025. The EPA
reserves all rights to resume collection of late payments in the event discussion of a second amendment of the Amended Settlement
Agreement fails.
*Crescent
Legal Proceeding*
On
July 28, 2021, a lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho brought by Crescent Mining, LLC (Crescent
or Plaintiff). The named defendants include Placer Mining, Robert Hopper Jr., and the Company. The lawsuit alleges that
Placer Mining and Robert Hopper Jr. intentionally flooded the Crescent Mine during the period from 1991 and 1994, and that the Company
is jointly and severally liable with the other defendants for unspecified past and future costs associated with the presence of acid
mine drainage in the Crescent Mine. The Plaintiff requested unspecified damages. On September 20, 2021, the Company filed a motion to
dismiss Crescents claims against it, contending that such claims are facially deficient. On March 2, 2022, the court granted
in part and denied in part the Companys motion to dismiss. The court granted the Companys motion to dismiss in respect
of Crescents cost recovery claim under CERCLA Section 107(a), and declaratory judgment, tortious interference, trespass, nuisance
and negligence claims. These claims were dismissed without prejudice. The court denied the motion to dismiss filed by Placer Mining Corp.
for Crescents trespass, nuisance and negligence claims. Crescent later filed an amended complaint on April 1, 2022. Placer Mining
Corp. and Bunker Hill Mining Corp are named as co-defendants. Bunker Hill responded to the amended filing, refuting and denying all allegations
made in the complaint except those that are assertions of fact as a matter of public record. The Company believes Crescents lawsuit
is without merit and is defending the claims on behalf of itself and Placer Mining Corp. pursuant to an indemnification granted by Company
of Placer Mining Corp. granted pursuant to the sale and purchase agreement executed between the companies for the Mine on December 15,
2021. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company attended a mediation session with the plaintiff. On December 12, 2025 Americas Gold and Silver Corporation closed the acquisition of Crescent Silver, LLC which owns
the Crescent Mine in Idaho, USA. The lawsuit continues to
advance through the discovery and pre-trail phase, in which information is gathered and exchanged.
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**16.
Income taxes**
The components of the provision for income taxes were as follows:
| 
| | 
2025 | | | 
2024 | | |
| 
Current Taxes | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
U.S. federal | | 
$ | - | | | 
$ | 1,050,000 | | |
| 
U.S. state and local | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | |
| 
Foreign | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | |
| 
Current taxes | | 
$ | - | | | 
$ | 1,050,000 | | |
| 
| | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Deferred Taxes | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
U.S. federal | | 
$ | - | | | 
$ | (2,001,700 | ) | |
| 
U.S. state and local | | 
| - | | | 
| (586,890 | ) | |
| 
Foreign | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | |
| 
Deferred taxes | | 
$ | - | | | 
$ | (2,588,590 | ) | |
| 
| | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Provision for income taxes | | 
$ | - | | | 
$ | (1,538,590 | ) | |
At
December 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, the Company had no accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions. The
income tax provision differs from the amount of income tax determined by applying the U.S. federal tax rate of 21.0%
(December 31, 2024 21.0%)
to pretax loss from operations for the periods ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 as follows:****
******Schedule
of Income Tax Provision**
****
| 
| | 
| | | 
| | | 
| | | 
| | |
| 
| | 
Year
Ended 
December 31, 2025 | | | 
Year
Ended
December 31, 2024 | | |
| 
| | 
| | | 
| | | 
| | | 
| | |
| 
(Loss) income before income taxes | | 
$ | (93,132,015 | ) | | 
| | | | 
$ | (26,880,213 | ) | | 
| - | | |
| 
Expected income tax (recovery) expense | | 
| (19,557,723 | ) | | 
| 21.0 | % | | 
| (5,644,845 | ) | | 
| 21.0 | % | |
| 
Change in estimates in respect of prior periods | | 
| 1,473,299 | | | 
| -1.6 | % | | 
| 104,648 | | | 
| -0.4 | % | |
| 
Change in tax rate | | 
| - | | | 
| 0.0 | % | | 
| 135,998 | | | 
| -0.5 | % | |
| 
Change in fair value of derivative liability | | 
| 8,944,583 | | | 
| -9.6 | % | | 
| (176,059 | ) | | 
| 0.7 | % | |
| 
Loss on warrant issuance | | 
| 1,358,495 | | | 
| -1.5 | % | | 
| - | | | 
| 0.0 | % | |
| 
State and local taxes, net of federal benefit | | 
| - | | | 
| 0.0 | % | | 
| (463,643 | ) | | 
| 1.7 | % | |
| 
Convertible debentures | | 
| 775,040 | | | 
| -0.8 | % | | 
| - | | | 
| 0.0 | % | |
| 
Nondeductible interest | | 
| 612,379 | | | 
| -0.7 | % | | 
| - | | | 
| 0.0 | % | |
| 
Loss (gain) on debt settlement | | 
| - | | | 
| 0.0 | % | | 
| 37,723 | | | 
| -0.1 | % | |
| 
Other | | 
| 685,638 | | | 
| -0.7 | % | | 
| 39,876 | | | 
| -0.1 | % | |
| 
Change in valuation allowance | | 
| 5,708,289 | | | 
| -6.1 | % | | 
| 4,427,712 | | | 
| -16.5 | % | |
| 
Total | | 
$ | - | | | 
| 0.0 | % | | 
$ | (1,538,590 | ) | | 
| 5.7 | % | |
| 
Current tax (benefit)/ expense | | 
| - | | | 
| | | | 
| 1,050,000 | | | 
| -3.9 | % | |
| 
Current tax (benefit) / expense | | 
| - | | | 
| | | | 
| (2,588,590 | ) | | 
| -9.6 | % | |
| 
Total | | 
| - | | | 
| | | | 
| (1,538,590 | ) | | 
| -5.7 | % | |
The
components of deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
Schedule
of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities****
| 
| | 
December 31, | | | 
December 31, | | |
| 
| | 
2025 | | | 
2024 | | |
| 
| | 
| | | 
| | |
| 
Deferred tax assets: | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Net operating loss carryforwards | | 
$ | 20,295,812 | | | 
$ | 9,692,247 | | |
| 
Mining interests | | 
| 4,856,139 | | | 
| 7,097,179 | | |
| 
EPA liabilities | | 
| 2,712,725 | | | 
| 2,282,217 | | |
| 
Stream debenture | | 
| - | | | 
| 15,212,680 | | |
| 
Lease liabilities | | 
| 24,060 | | | 
| 67,178 | | |
| 
Silver loan | | 
| 12,198,318 | | | 
| - | | |
| 
Plant and equipment | | 
| 603,576 | | | 
| - | | |
| 
Other deferred tax assets | | 
| 1,717,659 | | | 
| 2,489,658 | | |
| 
Total deferred tax assets | | 
| 42,408,289 | | | 
| 36,841,159 | | |
| 
Valuation allowance | | 
| (42,251,751 | ) | | 
| (35,631,961 | ) | |
| 
Total deferred tax assets | | 
| 156,538 | | | 
| 1,209,198 | | |
| 
Deferred tax liabilities: | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Deferred revenue | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | |
| 
Convertible debentures | | 
| - | | | 
| (429,087 | ) | |
| 
Right of use assets and lease obligations | | 
| (156,538 | ) | | 
| (202,381 | ) | |
| 
Equipment | | 
| - | | | 
| (577,730 | ) | |
| 
Unrealized foreign exchange gain | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | |
| 
Total deferred tax liabilities | | 
| (156,538 | ) | | 
| (1,209,198 | ) | |
| 
Net deferred tax liabilities | | 
$ | - | | | 
$ | - | |
The
potential income tax benefit of net deferred tax assets has been offset by a full valuation allowance.
At
December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company has an unused net operating loss carryforward balance of $78,484,610 and $37,379,170
respectively, that is available to offset future taxable income. Net operating loss carryforwards of $16,503,566 generated before 2018
expire between 2031 and 2037. The losses generated in 2018 and later tax years do not expire.
A
certain amount of these losses are subject to limitations under Section 382. Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code imposes limitations
on the use of U.S. federal net operating losses and other unrealized losses upon a more than 50% change in ownership in the Company within
a three-year period. In connection with multiple equity offerings during 2019 and 2025, the Company underwent the following Section 382
ownership changes:
Schedule
of Ownership Change
| 
| | 
Section 382 Tax Loss Carryovers | | |
| 
Ownership Change Date | | 
Annual Limitation | | | 
December 31, 2025 | | | 
December 31, 2024 | | |
| 
June 30, 2019 | | 
$ | 3,458 | | | 
$ | 18,336,999 | | | 
$ | 18,336,999 | | |
| 
August 30, 2019 | | 
$ | 16,523 | | | 
$ | 222,627 | | | 
$ | 222,627 | | |
| 
June 5, 2025 | | 
$ | 1,245,671 | | | 
$ | 32,207,053 | | | 
| N/A | | |
As
a result, utilization of the Companys above net operating losses and other unrealized losses are limited on an annual basis. If
the Section 382 annual limitation amount is not fully utilized in a particular tax year, then the unused portion from that tax year increases
the Section 382 annual limitation in the subsequent year.
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The Company did not have any tax positions for which
it is reasonably possible that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly increase or decrease within the next 12
months.
The Company incurred income tax expense of $0 for
the year ended December 31, 2025, and incurred $(1,538,590) of income tax benefit for the year ended December 31, 2024. The Companys
effective income tax rate for 2025 was 0% compared to 5.7% for 2024. The effective tax rate for 2025 differed from the statutory rate
primarily due to changes in the valuation allowance established to offset net deferred tax assets. The effective tax rate for 2024 differed
from the statutory rate primarily due to the income tax treatment of the Stream proceeds as deferred revenue on receipt, the recognition
of the Stream proceeds in current year taxable income, and due to changes in the valuation allowance established to offset net deferred
tax assets.
The tax years that remain subject to examination by
major taxing jurisdictions are those for the years ended December 31, 2011 through 2025.
**17.
Operating Expenses**
Schedule
of Operating Expenses
| 
| | 
2025 | | | 
2024 | | |
| 
| | 
Years Ended | | |
| 
| | 
December 31 | | |
| 
| | 
2025 | | | 
2024 | | |
| 
Operating expenses | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
General administration expenses | | 
$ | 10,119,252 | | | 
$ | 11,709,118 | | |
| 
Salaries, wages, and consulting fees | | 
| 3,476,160 | | | 
| 3,940,024 | | |
| 
Total | | 
$ | 13,595,412 | | | 
$ | 15,649,142 | | |
**18.
Related party transactions**
The
Companys key management personnel have the authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities
of the Company and consists of the Companys executive management team and management directors.
Schedule
of Related Party Transactions
| 
| | 
Year
Ended | | | 
Year
Ended | | |
| 
| | 
December 31, | | | 
December 31, | | |
| 
| | 
2025 | | | 
2024 | | |
| 
Consulting fees, wages and bonus | | 
$ | 1,379,489 | | | 
$ | 1,400,278 | | |
At
December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, $83,058 and $24,658, respectively, is owed to key management personnel with all amounts included
in accounts payable and accrued liabilities.
(i)
During the year ended December 31, 2025, Richard Williams (Director and Executive Chairman) billed $328,530 (year ended December 31,
2024 - $412,152) for wages and bonus payment for services to the Company. At December 31, 2025, $75,000 is owed to Richard Williams (December
31, 2024 - $nil) for consulting services, with all amounts included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities.
During
the year ended December 31, 2025, 33,214 RSUs were issued to Richard Williams which will vest in one third increments on October 14,
2026, June 30, 2027, and June 30, 2028. The vesting of these RSUs resulted in stock-based compensation of $24,843 for the year ended
December 31, 2025.
During
the year ended December 31, 2024, 73,045 RSUs were issued to Richard Williams which will vest in one third increments on March 31,
2025, March 31, 2026, and March 31, 2027. The vesting of these RSUs resulted in stock-based compensation of $102,198 for the year ended
December 31, 2024.
(ii)
During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company incurred $412,507 in payroll expense and bonus payment for Sam Ash (CEO) (year ended
December 31, 2024 - $454,296) for services to the Company.
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During
the year ended December 31, 2025, 35,981 RSUs were issued to Sam Ash which will vest in one third increments on October 14, 2026,
June 30, 2027, and June 30, 2028. The vesting of these RSUs resulted in stock-based compensation of $26,914 for the year ended December
31, 2025.
During
the year ended December 31, 2024, 82,176 RSUs were issued to Sam Ash which will vest in one third increments on March 31, 2025, March
31, 2026, and March 31, 2027. The vesting of these RSUs resulted in stock-based compensation of $114,973 for the year ended December
31, 2024.
(iii)
During the year ended December 31, 2025, Gerbrand van Heerden (CFO) billed $396,739
(year ended December 31, 2024, $362,000)
for wages and bonus payment for services to the Company.
During
the year ended December 31, 2025, 34,542 RSUs were issued to Gerbrand van Heerden which will vest in one third increments on October
14, 2026, June 30, 2027, and June 30, 2028. The vesting of these RSUs resulted in stock-based compensation of $25,837 for the year ended
December 31, 2025.
During
the year ended December 31, 2024, 14,401 RSUs were issued to Gerbrand van Heerden which will vest in one third increments on March 31,
2025, March 31, 2026, and March 31, 2027. The vesting of these RSUs resulted in stock-based compensation of $20,149 for the year ended
December 31, 2024.
(iv)
During the year ended December 31, 2025, Pam Saxton (Director) billed $36,208 (year ended December 31, 2024 - $41,299) for services provided
to the Company. On October 14, 2025, the Company issued 14,328 DSUs to Pam Saxton which vested immediately. On April 1, 2024,
the Company issued 13,628 DSUs to Pam Saxton which vested immediately.
(v)
During the year ended December 31, 2025, Cassandra Joseph (Director) billed $nil (year ended December 31, 2024 - $21,178) for consulting
services to the Company. On April 1, 2024, the Company issued 17,716 DSUs to Cassandra Joseph which vested immediately. In October
2024 the Company settled 30,052 DSUs by issuing 21,429 shares of common stock at C$5.60 a share and cash payment $46,304 to Cassandra
Joseph.
(vi)
During the year ended December 31, 2025, Mark Cruise (Director) billed $52,433 (year ended December 31, 2024 - $34,185) for services
provided to the Company. At December 31, 2025, $4,767 is owed to Mark Cruise (December 31, 2024 - $2,933) for consulting services. On
October 14, 2025, the Company issued 18,626 DSUs to Mark Cruise which vested immediately. On April 1, 2024, the Company issued
13,628 DSUs to Mark Cruise which vested immediately.
(vii)
During the year ended December 31, 2025, Paul Smith (Director) billed $18,333 (year ended December 31, 2024 - $43,009) for consulting
services to the Company. On April 1, 2024, the Company issued 13,628 DSUs to Paul Smith which vested immediately.
(viii)
During the year ended December 31, 2025, Dickson Hall (Director) billed $98,530 (year ended December 31, 2024 - $43,448) for consulting
services to the Company. At December 31, 2025, $nil is owed to Dickson Hall (December 31, 2024 - $21,725) for consulting services. On
April 1, 2024, the Company issued 13,628 DSUs to Dickson Hall which vested immediately. In November 2025 the Company settled
24,319 DSUs by issuing 17,583 shares of common stock at C$6.83 a share and cash payment $45,971 to Dickson Hall.
ix)
During the year ended December 31, 2025, Kelli Kast (Director) billed $36,208 (year ended December 31, 2024 - $9,875) for consulting
services to the Company. At December 31, 2025, $3,292 is owed to Kelli Kast (December 31, 2024 - $nil) for consulting services, with
all amounts included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities. On October 14, 2025, the Company issued 3,582 DSUs to Kelli
Kast which vested immediately. On October 1, 2024, the Company issued 9,643 DSUs to Kelli Kast which vested on October 1, 2025.
*Sprott
Transactions*
In
January 2025, the Company drew $11,000,000 on the Sprott debt facility. As a greater than 10% holder in the Companys equity, Sprott
is a related party. As consideration for Sprott advancing the debt facility the Company granted Sprott a royalty for 1.0% of life-of-mine
gross revenue from mining claims considered to be historically worked, contiguous to current accessible underground development, and
covered by the Companys 2021 ground geophysical survey and a 0.70% rate will apply to claims outside of these areas.
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In
January 2025, the Company issued 203,402 shares of common stock to Sprott in connection with its election to satisfy interest payments
under the outstanding convertible debentures owned by Sprott for the three months ended December 31, 2024.
On
June 5, 2025, the following transactions relating to Sprott occurred:
Equity
Raise Participation
Sprott acquired 285,715 Units in the Brokered Offering. at a price of C$5.25 per Unit (the Offering Price). Each
Unit issued under the Equity Offerings consisted of one share of our common stock and one-half of one share of common stock purchase
warrant (a Warrant). Each whole Warrant will be exercisable to acquire one additional share of our common stock (a Warrant
Share) at a price of C$8.75 per Warrant Share for a period of three years following the date of issuance, subject to customary
adjustments.
Stream
Conversion
On
June 5, 2025, the existing metals purchase agreement (the Metals Purchase Agreement) dated June 23, 2023, by and among
us, Silver Valley, and Sprott, pursuant to which Sprott previously advanced a $46,000,000 deposit to Silver Valley,
was terminated and exchanged (the Exchange Agreement) for (i) 5,714,286 shares of our common stock; (ii) senior secured
Series 3 convertible debentures in the aggregate principal amount of $4,000,000 and with a maturity date of June 5, 2030 (the Series
3 CDs); and (iii) an additional 1.65% life-of-mine gross revenue royalty (the New Royalty) on primary and secondary
claims comprising the Bunker Hill Mine.
Sprott Debt Settlements
On
June 5, 2025, we and Silver Valley entered into the debt settlement agreements with Sprott (collectively, the Sprott
Debt Settlement Agreements), pursuant to which an aggregate of 1,819,728 shares of our common stock were issued to Sprott at the Offering Price in full satisfaction of (i) $487,500 of unpaid interest under the secured convertible debentures held by Sprott, and (ii) $6,200,000, consisting of the principal amount of $6,000,000 previously advanced to us under the Debt Facility, together
with an aggregate of $200,000 of interest accrued thereon.
In
July 2025, the Company issued 433,235 shares of common stock to Sprott in connection with its election to satisfy interest payments
under the outstanding convertible debentures owned by Sprott for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and the loan facility for the 6
months ended June 30, 2025.
In
October 2025, the Company issued 60,847 shares of common stock to Sprott in connection with its election to satisfy interest payments
under the outstanding convertible debentures owned by Sprott for the three months ended September 30, 2025.
In
January 2024, the Company issued 203,402 shares of common stock to Sprott in connection with its election to satisfy interest payments
under the outstanding convertible debentures owned by Sprott for the three months ended December 31, 2023.
In
April 2024, the Company issued 176,042 shares of common stock to Sprott in connection with its election to satisfy interest payments
under the outstanding convertible debentures owned by Sprott for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
In
July 2024, the Company issued 128,031 shares of common stock to Sprott in connection with its election to satisfy interest payments
under the outstanding convertible debentures owned by Sprott for the three months ended June 30, 2024.
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In
August 2024, the Company and Sprott agreed to amend the maturity date of CD1 from March 31, 2026, to March 31, 2028, and CD2 from March
31, 2026, to March 31, 2029, and that CD1 and CD2 would remain outstanding until the new maturity dates unless the Company elects to
exercise its option of early repayment.
In
October 2024, the Company issued 142,381 shares of common stock to Sprott in connection with its election to satisfy interest payments
under the outstanding convertible debentures owned by Sprott for the three months ended September 30, 2024.
In
December 2024, the Company drew $10,000,000 on the debt facility. As consideration for Sprott advancing the debt facility the Company
granted a royalty for 1.0% of life-of-mine gross revenue from mining claims considered to be historically worked, contiguous to current
accessible underground development, and covered by the Companys 2021 ground geophysical survey and a 0.70% rate will apply to
claims outside of these areas.
*Teck
Transactions*
As
a greater than 10% holder in the Companys equity, Teck is a related party. On March 21, 2025, the Company closed an unsecured
promissory note for an aggregate principal amount of up to $3,400,000 (the Note). The Note interest rate was set at 12%
per annum, with such interest being capitalized and added to the principal amount outstanding under the Note monthly. The Note was available
in multiple advances at the discretion of Teck and is payable on demand from Teck. On March 21, 2025, the Company received $763,000 in
advance from Teck. On March 25, 2025, the Company received $2,325,000 advance from Teck. On April 7, 2025, the Company received $312,000
advance from Teck. On May 21, 2025, the Note was amended to increase the aggregate principal amount to $4,400,000, concurrently $1,000,000
was advanced from Teck under the Note. On June 6, 2025, the Company repaid principal and accrued interest on the full balance of the
unsecured Note in the amount of $4,487,160.
On
June 5, 2025, the Company closed a non-brokered private placement (the Non-Brokered Offering) with Teck Resources Limited
for 5,579,848 Units at a price of US$3.68 per Unit for aggregate gross proceeds to the Corporation of US$20,505,938.77. Each Unit
issued under the Equity Offerings consisted of one share of our common stock and one-half of one share of common stock purchase warrant
(a Warrant). Each whole Warrant will be exercisable to acquire one additional share of our common stock (a Warrant
Share) at a price of C$8.75 per Warrant Share for a period of three years following the date of issuance, subject to customary
adjustments.
On
September 29, 2025, the Company, closed the brokered private placement (the Brokered Offering) for aggregate cash consideration
of $37,378,645 which included participation by Teck for 6,393,906 units for $19,494,060. Each Unit consists of one share of common
stock of the Company (a Common Share) and one common share purchase warrant of the Company (a Warrant). Each
Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Common Share (a Warrant Share) at an exercise price of C$5.95 per Warrant
Share for 60 months after issuance.
**19.
Segment Reporting**
The
Companys sole focus is the development and restart of its 100% owned Bunker Hill Mine in Idaho, USA. As of December 31, 2025,
and December 31, 2024, the Company had one single reportable segment, which is the Bunker Hill Mine. The executive team, consisting of
the CEO, CFO and Executive Chairman, uses the following measurements to manage the business. The chief operating decision maker of the
Bunker Hill Mine is the CEO.
Schedule
of Segment Reporting Information
| 
| | 
December 31 | | |
| 
| | 
2025 | | | 
2024 | | |
| 
| | 
| | | 
| | |
| 
Total assets | | 
$ | 150,958,994 | | | 
$ | 97,601,550 | | |
| 
Interest income | | 
$ | 363,818 | | | 
$ | 655,125 | | |
| 
Interest expense & accretion | | 
$ | (7,383,987 | ) | | 
$ | (8,091,412 | ) | |
| 
Loss for the year | | 
$ | (93,132,015 | ) | | 
$ | (25,341,623 | ) | |
**20.
Subsequent events**
*Share
Issuance*
On
January 5, 2026, the Company issued 45,098 shares of common stock in connection with its election to satisfy interest payments under
the outstanding convertible debentures for the three months ended December 31, 2025.
During
the month of January 2026, the Company issued 122,858 shares of common stock in connection with a stockholders warrant exercises.
On January 30, 2026, the Company closed the final tranche of the Silver Loan in the principal amount of $4,763,110,
being the number of U.S. dollars equal to 50,958 ounces of silver. After deduction of financing costs and the three months ending February
8, 2026, interest payment on the principle amount of ounces outstanding and prepaying some of the May 8, 2026, interest payment the Company
received $nil.
In
February 2026 571,259 warrants expired unexercised.
During
the month of February 2026, the Company issued 187,345 and 1,956 shares of common stock in connection with a stockholders warrant
and compensation option exercises, respectively.
On February 26, the Company exercised its option by paying C & E $1,939,627 to purchase the leased land parcel
from C & E overlaying a portion of the Companys existing mineral claims package.
On
March 5, 2026, the Company closed private placement offering of units (the LIFE Units) of the Company. The Company issued
4,308,809 LIFE Units at a price of C$6.30 for gross proceeds of C$27,145,500 (the Brokered Offering), which included the
full exercise of the agents overallotment option.
The
Company also issued 255,048 LIFE Units at a price of C$6.30 for gross proceeds of C$1,606,800 under a concurrent private placement, on
a non-brokered basis (the Non-Brokered Offering, and together with the Brokered Offering, the Offering).
Each LIFE Unit consists of one share of common stock of the Company (a Common Share) and one-half common share purchase
warrant of the Company (a Warrant). Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one additional Common Share at
an exercise price of C$10.50 for a period of 36 months from issuance.
In
connection with the closing of the Brokered Offering, the Company paid to the Agents aggregate cash fees in the amount of C$1,786,390
and issued to the Agents an aggregate of 258,271 non-transferrable compensation options (Compensation Options), representing:
(i) 6.0% of the gross proceeds of the Brokered Offering, other than the gross proceeds raised from certain sales pursuant to a presidents
list (the Presidents List Sales); and (ii) 3.0% of the gross proceeds raised from Presidents List Sales.
Each Compensation Option is exercisable to acquire one Common Share at a price of C$6.30 per share for a period of 24 months from issuance.
Concurrently
with the Offering, The Company issued 840,336 shares to a cornerstone investor who exercised existing common share purchase warrants
at C$5.95 for proceeds to the Company of C$5,000,000.
The
effective date of the Companys Reverse Stock Split based on a one-for-thirty five (1-for-35) consolidation ratio is March 6, 2026.
The Companys common shares began trading on the TSXV and OTC on a reverse split-adjusted basis under the Companys existing
trade symbol BNKR and BHLL respectively at the opening of the market on March 6, 2026. All shares and per
share amounts have been presented in these financial statements on a post consolidation basis.
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**ITEM
9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE**
Effective
September 2, 2014, the Company appointed the firm of MNP LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, as the Companys principal independent
accountant to audit the Companys financial statements. The Company has had no disagreements with its accountants that would require
disclosure pursuant to Item 304 of Regulation S-K.
**ITEM
9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES**
**Disclosure
Controls and Procedures**
The
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) defines the term disclosure controls and procedures to mean a companys
controls and other procedures of an issuer that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that
it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act) is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported, within the time periods specified in the SECs rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation,
controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits
under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuers management, including its principal executive and principal
financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
The Company maintains such a system of controls and procedures in an effort to ensure that all information which it is required to disclose
in the reports it files under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified under
the SECs rules and forms and that information required to be disclosed is accumulated and communicated to principal executive
and principal financial officers to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure.
As
of the end of the period covered by this report, the Companys management, including its principal executive and principal financial
officers, made an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the disclosure controls and procedures over financial
reporting for the timely alert to material information required to be included in the Companys periodic SEC reports and of ensuring
that such information is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified. This evaluation resulted in
the conclusion that the design and operation of the disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2025.
**Internal
Control Over Financial Reporting**
The
management of the Company is responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and related financial information appearing
in this report. The financial statements and notes have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States of America. The management of the Company also is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control
over financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. A companys internal control over
financial reporting is defined as a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting
and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The Companys
internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that: i) pertain to the maintenance of records that
in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; ii) provide reasonable
assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the issuer are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management
and directors of the Company; and iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition,
use or disposition of the Companys assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
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Management,
including the CEO and CFO, does not expect that the Companys disclosure controls, procedures and internal control over financial
reporting will prevent all error and all fraud. Because of its inherent limitations, a system of internal control over financial reporting
can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met and may not prevent or detect
misstatements. Further, over time, control may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or the degree of compliance with the
policies or procedures may deteriorate. The design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and
the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation
of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected.
These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because
of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented if there exists in an individual a desire to do so. There can
be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
With
the participation of the CEO and CFO, the Companys management evaluated the effectiveness of the Companys internal control
over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025 to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports filed
or submitted by the Company under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified
in the SECs rules and forms, including to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports filed
or submitted by the Company under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Companys management, including the Companys
principal executive and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions
regarding required disclosure. Management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting based
on criteria established in *Internal Control Integrated Framework (2013)* issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
of the Treadway Commission. Based on that evaluation, the Companys CEO and CFO have concluded that the internal control over financial
reporting was effective as of December 31, 2025.
**Changes
in Disclosure Controls and Procedures and Internal Control Over Financial Reporting**
There
has been no change in the Companys disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting.
This
report does not include an attestation report of the Companys registered public accounting firm regarding disclosure controls
and procedures and internal control over financial reporting. Managements report is not subject to attestation by the Companys
registered public accounting firm.
**ITEM
9B. OTHER INFORMATION**
**Insider
Trading Arrangements and Policies**
During
the quarter ended December 31, 2025, none of our directors or executive officers adopted or terminated a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement
or a non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (as those terms are defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K). In addition, we did
not adopt or terminate a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement during the quarter ended December 31, 2025.
**ITEM
9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS**
Not
applicable.
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**PART
III**
**ITEM
10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE**
**Directors
and Executive Officers**
The
following table sets forth the directors, executive officers, their ages, and all offices and positions held within the Company as of
December 31, 2025. Directors are elected for a period of one year and thereafter serve until their successor is duly elected by the stockholders
and qualified. Officers and other employees serve per their employment agreements.
| 
Name | 
| 
Position
Held with the Company | 
| 
Age | 
| 
Date
First Elected or Appointed | |
| 
Sam
Ash | 
| 
President,
CEO and Director | 
| 
47 | 
| 
April
14, 2020 | |
| 
Richard
Williams | 
| 
Executive
Chairman and Director | 
| 
59 | 
| 
March
27, 2020 | |
| 
Gerbrand
van Heerden | 
| 
CFO
and Corporate Secretary | 
| 
49 | 
| 
November
1, 2023 | |
| 
Mark
Cruise | 
| 
Director | 
| 
55 | 
| 
June
30, 2022 | |
| 
Pamela
Saxton | 
| 
Director | 
| 
73 | 
| 
October
30, 2020 | |
| 
Kelli
Kast | 
| 
Director | 
| 
59 | 
| 
October
1, 2024 | |
| 
Dickson
Hall | 
| 
Former
Director | 
| 
72 | 
| 
January
5, 2018 | |
| 
Paul
Smith | 
| 
Former
Director | 
| 
54 | 
| 
July
5, 2023 | |
**Biographical
Information**
**Sam
Ash** was a Partner at Barrick Gold Corp. (Barrick) from 2015 to 2018 and held various roles over a nine year tenure
between 2009 and 2018. His role at Barrick included three years as General Manager of the Lumwana Copper Mine in Zambia (20162018),
Technical Support Manager to Barricks Copper Business Unit (20142016), General Support Manager on the Cortez Mine in Nevada
(20122014) and Chief Engineer leading the roll-out of new Underground Mining standards in the USA and Tanzania (20112012).
Prior to his time at Barrick, Mr. Ash served as Manager of New Operations for Veris Gold Corp. (formerly, Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp.), primarily
on the Jerritt Canyon Mine in Nevada, and also as an Underground Mine Supervisor with Drummond Company, Inc. He achieved a Masters
Degree in Leadership and Strategy at the London Business School and has a BS in Mining Engineering from the University of Missouri Rolla.
**Richard
Williams** is an experienced mining executive and organizational leader with an established track-record of transformational leadership
within the mining industry and other demanding environments. He is currently an advisor to companies facing complex operational, political
or ESG challenges. Formerly the Chief Operating Officer of Barrick (20152018) and the companys Executive Envoy to Tanzania
(20172018), he has also served as Chief Executive Officer of the Afghan Gold and Minerals Company (2010-2014), non-executive director
of Trevali Mining Corporation (20192022) and as a non-executive director of Gem Diamonds Limited (20072015). Prior to his
commercial mining experience, Mr. Williams served as the Commanding Officer of the British Armys Special Forces Regiment, the
SAS. He holds an MBA from Cranfield University, a BSc in Economics from University College London and an MA in Security Studies from
Kings College London.
**Gerbrand
van Heerden**is an experienced financial executive with over 20 years of mining industry experience. From May 2020 to October
2023, Mr. van Heerden served as the Chief Financial Officer of BMC Minerals Limited. From November 2017 to May 2020, he served in various
roles at Trevali Mining Corporation, including as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Business Development/Finance.
From March 2013 to October 2017, Mr. van Heerden served as the Chief Financial Officer of Rosh Pinah Zinc Corporation (Proprietary) Limited,
a subsidiary of Glencore Plc. From October 2005 to March 2013, he served in various roles at Metorex Limited, including as General Manager
of Metorex Commercial Services, a finance executive, and as Group Financial Controller. Mr. van Heerden started his professional career
as a Tax and Assurance Manager with Deloitte. He is a CPA registered with the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia
and a CA(SA) registered in South Africa and holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) Degree in Accounting from the University of Johannesburg.
**Mark
Cruise** is a professional geologist with over 27 years of international exploration, development and mining experience. A former
polymetallic commodity specialist with Anglo American plc, Dr. Cruise founded and was Chief Executive Officer of Trevali Mining Corporation.
Under his leadership, from 2007 to 2019, the company grew from an initial discovery into a global zinc-lead-silver producer with operations
in the Americas and Africa. Dr. Cruise currently serves as a non-executive director of Velocity Minerals Ltd. (since 2017), NiCAN Ltd
(since 2022), Volta Metals Ltd. (since 2023), and BP Silver (since 2025). He previously served as COO, CEO, and director of New
Pacific Metals Corp. (20202022), a non-executive director of Abzu Resources (20102011), Prism Resources Inc. (20162019),
Ethos Gold Corporation (20102015), and Tincorp Metals Inc. (formerly Whitehorse Gold Corp.) (20202022).
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**Kelli
C. Kast** has over 30 years of in-house legal experience, including more than twenty years as a top legal officer in the
mineral resource industry. Ms. Kast currently serves as the Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer of Rare
Element Resources, Ltd. (RER) (since July 2024). Prior thereto, she served in various capacities for RER including as
a consultant (June 2015 through June 2024), interim President and CEO (March 2024 through May 2024), Director (August 2022 through
August 2024) and as the Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary (July 2012 through May
2015). Prior to her tenure with RER, she served as Coeur dAlene Mines Corporations Sr. Vice President, General
Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary from May 2009 to April 2012, and as the Vice President, General
Counsel and Corporate Secretary from May 2005 to April 2009. From 2004 to 2005, Ms. Kast served as Corporate Counsel for HealtheTech
Inc. From 1997 to 2003, she served as the Assistant General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Global Water Technologies Inc. and
Psychrometric Systems, Inc. Ms. Kast earned her Juris Doctor from the University of South Dakota School of Law and her
Bachelors degree from the University of Idaho.
**Pam
Saxton** is an experienced mining company executive and independent director. She currently serves as a director of Arizona
Metals Corp and as Audit Committee Chair (since September 2025) and Rare Element Resources, Ltd. (since August 2024). She has served
on the Board of Timberline Resources Corporation and as Audit Committee Chair from May 2021 to August 2024 and was a Board Member
and Audit Committee Chair at Pershing Gold Corporation from 2017 to 2019. She also has served on the Board of Aquila Resources Inc.
from 2019 to 2021 and served on a North American Advisory Board for Damstra Technology Damstra Holdings Limited from 2021 to
2022. As an executive, she served as Executive Vice President and CFO for Thompson Creek Metals Company (20082016) and as CFO
for NewWest Gold Corporation (2006-2007). Having started her professional life working as an auditor for Arthur Andersen in Denver,
Colorado, her career has included senior finance appointments in the American natural resources industry, including serving as VP
Finance for Franco-Nevada Corporations U.S. Operations. Ms. Saxton is qualified to serve on the Board by virtue of her
expertise in finance, accounting and auditing matters.
****
**Family
Relationships**
There
are no family relationships between any of the current directors or officers of the Company.
**Involvement
in Certain Legal Proceedings**
The
Company is not aware of any other legal proceedings in which any director, officer or affiliate of the Company, any owner of record or
beneficially of more than 5% of any class of the Companys voting securities, or any associate of any such director, officer, affiliate
or security holder of the Company, is a party adverse to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or has a material interest adverse to
the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
****
**Directorships**
None
of the Companys executive officers or directors is a director of any company with a class of equity securities registered pursuant
to Section 12 of the Exchange Act or subject to the requirements of the Exchange Act or any company registered as an investment company
under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
**Code
of Ethics**
The
Companys Board has adopted a code of ethics that will apply to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer and
principal accounting officer or controller and to persons performing similar functions. The code of ethics is designed to deter wrongdoing
and to promote honest and ethical conduct, full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure, compliance with applicable laws,
rules and regulations, prompt internal reporting of violations of the code and accountability for adherence to the code. The Company
will provide a copy of its code of ethics, without charge, to any person upon receipt of written request for such, delivered to our corporate
headquarters. All such requests should be sent care of Bunker Hill Mining Corp., Attn: Corporate Secretary, 82 Richmond Street East,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5C 1P1.
**Insider
Trading Arrangements and Policies**
The
Company has adopted insider trading policies and procedures governing the purchase, sale, and/or other dispositions of our securities
by directors, officers and employees, or the Company itself, that are reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading
laws, rules and regulations, and any listing standards applicable to the Company.
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**ITEM
11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION**
**Summary
Compensation Table**
The
following table sets forth, for the years indicated, all compensation paid, distributed or accrued for services, including salary and
bonus amounts, rendered in all capacities by the Companys principal executive officer, chief financial officer and all other executive
officers. The information contained below represents compensation paid, distributed or accrued to the Companys officers for their
work related to the Company.
| 
Name
and Principal Position | | 
Year | | 
Salary ($) | | | 
Bonus ($) | | | 
Stock Awards (1)($) | | | 
Option Awards ($) | | | 
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation(2) (#) | | | 
Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) | | | 
All other Compensation ($) | | | 
Total ($) | | |
| 
| | 
| | 
| | | 
| | | 
| | | 
| | | 
| | | 
| | | 
| | | 
| | |
| 
Richard Williams | | 
2025 | | 
| 300,000 | | | 
| - | | | 
| 178,512 | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| 478,521 | | |
| 
Executive Chairman | | 
2024 | | 
| 285,000 | | | 
| - | | | 
| 208,328 | | | 
| - | | | 
| 103,530 | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| 596,858 | | |
| 
Sam Ash | | 
2025 | | 
| 311,250 | | | 
| - | | | 
| 193,397 | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| 504,647 | | |
| 
Chief Executive Officer | | 
2024 | | 
| 311,250 | | | 
| - | | | 
| 234,369 | | | 
| - | | | 
| 87,507 | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| 633,126 | | |
| 
Gerbrand van Heerden(3) | | 
2025 | | 
| 312,000 | | | 
| - | | | 
| 185,661 | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| 497,661 | | |
| 
Chief Financial Officer | | 
2024 | | 
| 312,000 | | | 
| - | | | 
| 91,072 | | | 
| - | | | 
| 84,739 | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| 487,811 | | |
| 
| 
(1) | 
The
amounts reported in the above table reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of RSU awards, calculated in accordance with FASB
ASC Topic 718. These values have been determined under the principles used to calculate the grant date fair value of equity awards
for purposes of the Companys financial statements, as set forth in Note 10 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. All 2025 and
2024 C$ amounts have been converted to $ using the C$/US$ exchange rate as of the applicable grant date. | |
| 
| 
(2) | 
The
short-term incentive plan amounts earned with respect to 2025 have not been finalized as of the date of this report and will be disclosed
in the Companys proxy statement. | |
**Outstanding
Stock Options Awards At Fiscal Year End**
The
following table provides a summary of equity awards outstanding as of December 31, 2025, for each of the named executive officers.
**Outstanding
Equity Awards At 2025 Fiscal Year-End**
****
| 
| | 
Option Awards(1) | | | 
Stock Awards(1) | | |
| 
Name of NEO and Position | | 
Number of shares of common stock underlying unexercised Options (#) exercisable | | | 
Number of shares of common stock underlying unexercised Options (#) unexercisable | | | 
Option exercise price (C$) | | | 
Option expiration date | | | 
Number of shares or units of shares that have not vested (#) | | | 
Market or payout value of share awards that have not vested ($)(6) | | |
| 
Richard Williams, Executive Chairman | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| 15,132 | (2) | | 
| 91,746 | | |
| 
| | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| 48,697 | (3) | | 
| 295,252 | | |
| 
| | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| 33,214 | (4) | | 
| 201,378 | | |
| 
Sam Ash, CEO | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| 17,023 | (2) | | 
| 103,211 | | |
| 
| | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| 54,784 | (3) | | 
| 332,157 | | |
| 
| | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| 35,981 | (4) | | 
| 218,154 | | |
| 
Gerbrand van Heerden, CFO | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| 9,601 | (3) | | 
| 58,211 | | |
| 
| | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | | 
| 34,542 | (4) | | 
| 209,429 | | |
| 
(1) | 
All
C$ amounts have been converted to $ using the C$/US$ exchange rate as of December 31, 2025. | |
| 
| 
| |
| 
(2) | 
These
restricted stock units (RSUs) vested on March 31, 2026. | |
| 
| 
| |
| 
(3) | 
Half
of these RSUs vested on March 13, 2026, and the other half vests on March 13, 2027. | |
| 
| 
| |
| 
(4) | 
One-third
of these RSUs vested on October 14, 2026, and the balance will vest in equal increments on June 30, 2027, and June 30, 2028. | |
| 
| 
| |
| 
(6) | 
Value
is equal to the number of outstanding awards multiplied by C$8.31, the closing price on the TSXV for the shares of common stock on
December 31, 2025. | |
****
**Long-Term
Incentives and Compensation Plans**
As
part of its overall compensation, the Company provides for time-based RSUs, DSUs and options (Options, and collectively
with RSUs and DSUs, Awards) that may be granted to employees, officers and eligible consultants and directors of the Company
and its affiliates. Recipients of Awards are defined as Participants.
The
aim of the Companys compensation program is to attract and retain highly qualified executives and to link compensation to performance
and shareholder value. The compensation therefore must be sufficiently competitive to achieve this objective. The Board considers a number
of factors in order to determine compensation, including the Companys contractual obligations, the individuals performance
and other qualitative aspects of the individuals performance and achievements, the amount of time and effort the individual will
devote to the Company and the Companys financial resources.
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The
Companys compensation program is comprised of:
| 
| 
(a) | 
A
base salary or management fee arrangement and benefits. The base salaries or management fee arrangements and benefits paid to
the key executives are not based on any specific formula and are set so as to be competitive with other companies of similar size
and state of development in the mineral industry. This component of the Companys compensation program also includes sign-on
incentives, which may be issued in the form of cash, RSUs, DSUs or Options. | |
| 
| 
(b) | 
A
short-term incentive program in the form of bonuses. Cash bonuses are paid to key executives based on individual, team and Company
performance and the executives position in the Company. Any bonus awards are at the sole discretion of the Board. | |
| 
| 
(c) | 
Long-term
incentives consist of DSUs, RSUs, and Options which provide the Board with additional long-term incentive mechanisms to align
the interests of the directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Company with shareholder interests. These incentives also
provide for, among other things, an accelerated vesting of awards in the event of a change in control, thereby aligning the Companys
practices with current corporate governance best practices regarding a change in control. | |
The
Board believes that equity-based compensation plans are the most effective way to align the interests of management with those of shareholders.
Long-term incentives must also be competitive and align with the Companys compensation philosophy.
The
Company does not have a pension plan that provides for payments or benefits to its executive officers.
**Termination
and Change of Control Benefits**
**Change
of Control Agreements**
The
Company has provided change of control benefits to NEOs to encourage them to continue their employment in the event of a purchase,
sale, reorganization, or other significant change in the business.
If
the employment agreement of the senior officer is terminated by the Company without just cause, or resigns for good reason pursuant to
the terms of the employment agreement, in each case at any time within 12 months of a change of control, the Company is required to make
a lump sum severance payment equal to 24 months of base salary. In addition, at such time all Awards shall be deemed to have vested,
and all restrictions and conditions applicable to such Awards shall be deemed to have lapsed and the Awards shall be issued and delivered.
**Employment
Agreements**
The
Company has employment agreements with the Executive Chairman, CEO, CFO, and Vice President Investor
Relations, which provide for compensation and certain other benefits and for severance payments under certain circumstances. These agreements
also contain clauses that become effective upon a change of control of the Company, as described above. The Company may be obligated
to pay certain amounts to such employees upon the occurrence of any of the defined events in the various employment agreements.
**Policies
and Practices for Granting Certain Equity Awards**
While
we do not have a formal written policy in place with regard to the timing of awards of Options in relation to the disclosure of material
non-public information, the Board does not seek to time equity grants to take advantage of information, either positive or negative,
about the Company that has not been publicly disclosed. It has been our practice to grant equity awards to our officers and directors
upon their appointment. We intend to issue equity grants to our officers and/or directors at the same time each year, typically in connection
with our first meeting of the Board of Directors each fiscal year. Option grants are effective on the date the award determination is
made by the Board, and the exercise price of Options is the closing market price of Bunker Hill common stock on the immediately preceding
business day of the grant.
During
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, we did not award any Options to an NEO in the period beginning four business days before the
filing of a periodic report on Form 10-Q or Form 10-K, or the filing or furnishing of a current report on Form 8-K that discloses material
non-public information, and ending one business day after the filing or furnishing of such report.
**Director
Compensation**
The
general policy of the Board is that compensation for independent directors should be a mix between cash and equity-based
compensation. The cash compensation amount is based upon the role of each director in recognition for standing committee
representation, chairing a standing committee, or serving as the lead independent director. Additionally, the Company reimburses
directors for reasonable expenses incurred during the course of their performance. There are no long-term incentive or medical
reimbursement plans. The Company does not pay directors, who are part of management, for Board service in addition to their
executive compensation. The Board determines the amount of director compensation and has appointed the Compensation Committee of the
Board to make recommendations regarding director compensation.
The
following table provides information regarding compensation paid to the Companys directors (other than a director who was a NEO)
during the year ended December 31, 2025:
| 
Director | | 
Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) | | | 
Stock Awards(1)(2) ($) | | | 
Total ($) | | |
| 
Mark Cruise | | 
| 57,200 | | | 
| 97,783 | | | 
| 154,983 | | |
| 
Pam Saxton | | 
| 43,450 | | | 
| 75,218 | | | 
| 118,668 | | |
| 
Kelli Kast | | 
| 39,500 | | | 
| 18,805 | | | 
| 58,305 | | |
| 
Dickson Hall | | 
| 75,175 | | | 
| - | | | 
| 75,175 | | |
| 
Paul Smith | | 
| 18,333 | | | 
| - | | | 
| 18,333 | | |
| 
(1) | 
Represents
DSUs granted to our non-employee directors. The amounts reported in this table reflect the grant date fair value of the DSUs computed
in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 based on the share price on the applicable date of grant. For Messrs. Cruise, Mses. Saxton
and Kast, the DSUs were calculated using a share price of C$7.53. For Messrs. Cruise, and Mses. Saxton and Kast, the DSUs reported
in this table vested on October 14, 2025. | |
| 
(2) | 
At
December 31, 2025, the aggregate number of DSUs outstanding for each non-employee director were as follows: Mr. Hall 0; Mr.
Cruise 48,944; Ms. Kast 13,224; Mr. Smith 0; Ms. Saxton 40,290; and Mr. Williams 142,857. | |
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**ITEM
12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS**
**Directors
and Executive Officers**
The
following table sets forth the number of shares of Bunker Hill common stock owned beneficially by each director and named executive
officer of the Company as of March 5, 2026 (unless another date is specified by footnote below), and by all current directors and
executive officers of Bunker Hill as a group:
| 
| | 
Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership * | | |
| 
Name of Individual or Group (a) | | 
Shares | | | 
Percent of Class (b) | | |
| 
Richard Williams, Executive Chairman | | 
| 259,549 | (c) | | 
| ** | | |
| 
Sam Ash, CEO and Director | | 
| 208,251 | (d) | | 
| ** | | |
| 
Gerbrand van Heerden, CFO | | 
| 41,165 | (e) | | 
| ** | | |
| 
Pamela Saxton, Director | | 
| 10,371 | (f) | | 
| ** | | |
| 
Mark Cruise, Director | | 
| 11,596 | (g) | | 
| ** | | |
| 
Kelli Kast, Director | | 
| 1,791 | (h) | | 
| ** | | |
| 
Current Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (a total of 8 persons) | | 
| 532,723 | | | 
| 1.2 | % | |
| 
* | 
Unless
otherwise indicated, each person listed has the sole power to vote and dispose of the shares listed. Pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under
the Exchange Act, beneficial ownership includes shares as to which the individual or entity has or shares voting power or investment
power, and any shares that the individual or entity has the right to acquire within 60 days of March 21, 2025, including through
the exercise of any option, warrant, or right. For each individual or entity that holds options, warrants or rights to acquire shares,
the shares of Bunker Hill common stock underlying those securities are treated as owned by that holder and as outstanding shares
when that holders percentage ownership of Bunker Hill common stock is calculated. That Bunker Hill common stock is not treated
as outstanding when the percentage ownership of any other holder is calculated. | |
| 
** | 
The
percent of class owned is less than 1%. | |
| 
(a) | 
Except
as otherwise indicated below, the address and telephone number of each of these persons is c/o Bunker Hill Mining Corp., 300-1055
West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6E2E9, Canada and (604-417-7952), respectively. | |
| 
| 
| |
| 
(b) | 
Based
on a total of 45,618,400 shares of Bunker Hill common stock outstanding as of March 5, 2026. | |
| 
| 
| |
| 
(c) | 
Includes
(i) 197,551 shares of common stock, (ii) 22,517 shares subject to warrants exercisable within 60 days of March 5, 2026, and (iii)
39,481 shares subject to RSUs convertible within 60 days of March 5, 2026. | |
| 
| 
| |
| 
(d) | 
Includes
(i) 163,836 shares of common stock, and (ii) 44,415 shares subject to RSUs convertible within 60 days of March 5, 2026. | |
| 
| 
| |
| 
(e) | 
Includes
(i) 31,593 shares of common stock (ii) 4,771 shares subject to warrants exercisable within 60 days of March 5, 2026 and (iii)
4,801 shares subject to RSUs convertible within 60 days of March 5, 2026. | |
| 
| 
| |
| 
(f) | 
Includes
10,371 shares of common stock. | |
| 
| 
| |
| 
(g) | 
Includes
(i) 6,596 shares of common stock and (ii) 5,000 shares subject to warrants exercisable within 60 days of March 5, 2026. | |
| 
| 
| |
| 
(h) | 
Includes
1,791 shares of common stock. | |
**Holders
of More Than 5% of Bunker Hill Common Stock**
The
following table sets forth information (as of the date indicated) as to all persons or groups known to Bunker Hill to be beneficial
owners of more than 5% of issued and outstanding shares of Bunker Hill common stock as of March 5, 2026, unless otherwise indicated
below.
| 
Name and Address of Beneficial Holder | | 
Shares Beneficially Owned | | | 
Percent of Class (a) | | |
| 
Sprott Asset Management LP, Royal Bank Plaza, South Tower, 200 Bay Street, Suite 2600, P.O. Box 26, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2J1, Canada | | 
| 14,944,436 | (b) | | 
| 28.6 | % | |
| 
Sprott Asset Management USA, Inc., 320 Post Road, Suite 230, Darien, Connecticut 06820 | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Resource Capital Investment Corp., 1910 Palomar Point Way, Suite 200, Carlsbad, California 92008 | | 
| | | | 
| | | |
| 
Teck Resources Limited, 550 Burrard street, Suite 3300, Vancouver, BC V6C 0B3, Canada | | 
| 21,921,472 | (c) | | 
| 39.9 | % | |
| 
(a) | 
Based
on a total of 45,618,400 shares of Bunker Hill common stock outstanding as of March 5, 2026. | |
| 
| 
| |
| 
(b) | 
Includes
(i) 8,270,967 shares of common stock as of March 5, 2026, (ii) 142,857 shares subject to warrants exercisable within 60 days of March
5, 2026, and (iii) 6,530,612 shares subject to convertible debentures convertible within 60 days of March 5, 2026. | |
| 
| 
| |
| 
(c) | 
Includes
(i) 12,653,317 shares of common stock as of March 5, 2026, and (ii) 9,268,155 shares subject to warrants exercisable within 60 days
of March 5, 2026. | |
****
**Equity
Compensation Plan**
The
following table provides information as of December 31, 2025, with respect to shares of common stock that may be issued pursuant to Options
granted under the Bunker Hill Mining Corp. Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan (the Option Plan) and the vesting of
RSUs granted under the Amended and Restated Restricted Stock Unit Incentive Plan of the Company (the RSU Plan).
| 
Plan Category | | 
Number of shares of common stock to be issued upon exercise of outstanding Options and RSUs (a) | | | 
Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding Options (b) (C$) | | | 
Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a)) | | |
| 
Option Plan | | 
| 3,983,402 | | | 
| 6.59 | | | 
| 3,931,570 | | |
| 
RSU Plan | | 
| 2,648,555 | | | 
| N/A | | | 
| 1,803,839 | | |
| 
Total | | 
| 6,631,957 | | | 
| | | | 
| 5,735,409 | | |
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**ITEM
13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE**
**Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions**
There
were no material transactions, or series of similar transactions, during the Companys last fiscal year, or any currently proposed
transactions, or series of similar transactions, to which the Company was or is to be a party, in which the amount involved exceeded
the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of the small business issuers total assets at year-end for the last three
completed fiscal years and in which any director, executive officer or any security holder who is known to the Company to own of record
or beneficially more than five percent of any class of the Companys common stock, or any member of the immediate family of any
of the foregoing persons, had an interest.
****
**Director
Independence**
The
Companys common stock is currently traded on the TSXV and the OTCQB and as such, is not subject to the rules of any national securities
exchange that requires that a majority of a listed companys directors and specified committees of its Board of Directors meet
independence standards prescribed by such rules. For the purpose of preparing the disclosures in this document with respect to director
independence, the Company has used the definition of independent director within the meaning of National Instrument 52-110
*Audit Committees* adopted by the Canadian Securities Administration and as set forth in the Marketplace Rules of the NASDAQ,
which defines an independent director generally as being a person, other than an executive officer or employee of the company
or any other individual having a relationship which, in the opinion of the companys Board of Directors, would interfere with the
exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director.
Mark Cruise, Kelli Kast, and Pam
Saxton, have been determined to be independent directors of the Company. Mr. Williams is not independent due to his
position with the Company as the Executive Chairman and Mr. Ash is not independent due to his position as Chief Executive
Officer.
**ITEM
14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES**
**Audit
Fees**
Effective
September 2, 2014, the Company appointed the firm of MNP LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, as the Companys independent
audit firm.
MNP
LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, 50 Burnhamthorpe Road West, Mississauga, ON L5B 3C2, served as the Companys independent
registered public accounting firm for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, and is expected to serve in that capacity for the ensuing
year 2025. Principal accounting fees for professional services rendered for the Company by MNP LLP for the years ended December 31, 2025
and 2024 are summarized in the following table:
| 
| | 
Year Ended December 31, 2025 | | | 
Year Ended December 31, 2024 | | |
| 
Audit | | 
$ | 117,321 | | | 
$ | 116,756 | | |
| 
Audit related | | 
| 74,420 | | | 
| 110,983 | | |
| 
Tax | | 
| - | | | 
| - | | |
| 
All other | | 
| 21,195 | | | 
| 8,145 | | |
| 
Total | | 
$ | 212,936 | | | 
$ | 235,884 | | |
**Audit
Related Fees**
The
aggregate fees billed by MNP LLP for assurance and related services that were related to its review of the Companys quarterly
financial statements.
**Tax
Fees**
The
aggregate fees billed by MNP LLP for tax compliance, advice and planning.
**All
Other Fees**
The
aggregate fees billed by MNP LLP for all other professional services, including services associated with financing activities.
**Audit
Committees Pre-approval Policies and Procedures**
At
the Companys regularly scheduled and special meetings, the Board, or the Board-appointed audit committee, considers and pre-approves
any audit and non-audit services to be performed by the Companys independent registered public accounting firm. The audit committee
has the authority to grant pre-approvals of non-audit services.
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**PART
IV**
**ITEM
15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES**
**(a)(1)(2)
Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedule.**
The
financial statements and financial statement schedules identified in Item 8 are filed as part of this report.
**(a)(3)
Exhibits.**
The
exhibits required by this item are set forth on the Exhibit Index below.
| 
Exhibit
No. | 
| 
Description | |
| 
1.1* | 
| 
Agency Agreement, dated March 5, 2026, by and among Bunker Hill Mining Corp., Haywood Securities Inc., Roth Canada, Inc., BMO Capital Markets, and Canaccord Genuity Corp. | |
| 
3.1 | 
| 
Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Bunker Hill Mining Corp., effective as of June 5, 2025 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Form S-1/A filed on August 5, 2025) | |
| 
3.1.1 | 
| 
Certificate of Amendment, effective as of December 11, 2025 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Form 8-K filed on December 12, 2025) | |
| 
3.1.2* | 
| 
Certificate of Change, effective on March 6, 2026 | |
| 
3.2 | 
| 
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Liberty Silver Corp., dated as of December 21, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.6 to the Form 8-K filed on December 28, 2012) | |
| 
4.1 | 
| 
Form of Warrant Certificate, dated as of February 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Amendment No. 3 to the Form S-1 filed on January 25, 2023) | |
| 
4.2 | 
| 
Special Warrant Indenture, dated as of March 27, 2023, by and between Bunker Hill Mining Corp. and Capital Transfer Agency ULC, as warrant agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Form 8-K filed on March 31, 2023) | |
| 
4.3 | 
| 
Warrant Indenture, dated as of March 27, 2023, by and between Bunker Hill Mining Corp. and Capital Transfer Agency ULC, as warrant agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Form 8-K filed on March 31, 2023) | |
| 
4.4 | 
| 
Supplemental Warrant Indenture, dated as of June 6, 2024, by and among Bunker Hill Mining Corp., Capital Transfer Agency ULC, and Computershare Trust Company of Canada (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 10-Q filed on July 30, 2024) | |
| 
4.5 | 
| 
Form of Bunker Hill Mining Corp. Non-Transferable Common Stock Purchase Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 8-K filed on August 14, 2024) | |
| 
4.6 | 
| 
Warrant Indenture, dated as of June 5, 2025, by and between Bunker Hill Mining Corp. and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as warrant agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 to the Form S-1/A filed on August 5, 2025) | |
| 
4.7 | 
| 
Warrant Indenture, dated September 29, 2025, between Bunker Hill Mining Corp. and Computershare Trust Company of Canada (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K filed on September 29, 2025) | |
| 
4.8* | 
| 
Warrant Indenture, dated March 5, 2026, between Bunker Hill Mining Corp. and Computershare Trust Company of Canada | |
| 
10.1 | 
| 
Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent for Response Action by Bunker Hill Mining Corp., effective as of May 15, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on May 21, 2018) | |
| 
10.1.1 | 
| 
First Amendment to the Settlement Agreement with EPA, effective as of December 19, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on January 3, 2022) | |
| 
10.2 | 
| 
Asset Sale and Purchase Agreement for the Pend Oreille Process Plant, dated as of March 1, 2022, by and between Silver Valley Metals Corp. and Teck Washington Incorporated (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on March 14, 2022) | |
| 
10.3 | 
| 
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 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on June 29, 2023) | |
| 
10.4 | 
| 
Purchase and Sale Agreement for the Bunker Hill Mine, dated as of December 15, 2023, by and among Placer Mining Corporation, William Pangburn and Shirley Pangburn, as sellers, and Silver Velley Metals Corp., as buyer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Form 8-K filed on January 3, 2022) | |
| 
10.5 | 
| 
Subscription Agreement, dated as of March 5, 2025, by and between Bunker Hill Mining Corp. and Teck Resources Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on March 6, 2025) | |
| 
10.5.1 | 
| 
Amending Agreement, dated as of March 24, 2025, by and between Bunker Hill Mining Corp. and Teck Resources Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on March 31, 2025) | |
| 
10.6 | 
| 
Form of Subscription Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2025, by and between Bunker Hill Mining Corp. and the investor party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 to the Form S-1/A filed on August 5, 2025) | |
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| 
Exhibit
No. | 
| 
Description | |
| 
10.7 | 
| 
Form
of Subscription Agreement, dated September 29, 2025, between Bunker Hill Mining Corp. and the investors party thereto (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on September 29, 2025) | |
| 
10.8* | 
| 
Form of Subscriber Form, dated March 5, 2026, between Bunker Hill Mining Corp. and the investors party thereto | |
| 
10.9 | 
| 
Omnibus Agreement Amendment, dated as of January 28, 2022, by and among Silver Valley Metals Corp. and Bunker Hill Mining Corp., as obligors, and the other party named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Form 10-K filed on March 12, 2024) | |
| 
10.9.1 | 
| 
Second Omnibus Amendment Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2022, by and among Silver Valley Metals Corp. and Bunker Hill Mining Corp., as obligors, and the other parties named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to Amendment No. 1 to the Form S-1 filed on December 23, 2022) | |
| 
10.9.2 | 
| 
Third Omnibus Amendment Agreement, dated as of December 5, 2022, by and among Silver Valley Metals Corp. and Bunker Hill Mining Corp., as obligors, and the other parties named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Form 10-K filed on March 12, 2024) | |
| 
10.9.3 | 
| 
Fourth Omnibus Amendment Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2023, by and among Silver Valley Metals Corp. and Bunker Hill Mining Corp., as obligors, and the other parties named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Form 8-K filed on June 29, 2023) | |
| 
10.9.4 | 
| 
Fifth Omnibus Amendment Agreement, dated as of August 8, 2024, by and among Silver Valley Metals Corp. and Bunker Hill Mining Corp., as obligors, and the other parties named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Form 8-K filed on August 14, 2024) | |
| 
10.10 | 
| 
Form of Amended and Restated Series 1 Secured Convertible Debenture, dated as of June 5, 2025, by and among Bunker Hill Mining Corp., Silver Valley Metals Corp. and the holder named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.31 to the Form S-1/A filed on August 5, 2025) | |
| 
10.11 | 
| 
Form of Amended and Restated Series 2 Secured Convertible Debenture, dated as of June 5, 2025, by and among Bunker Hill Mining Corp., Silver Valley Metals Corp. and the holder named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.32 to the Form S-1/A filed on August 5, 2025) | |
| 
10.12 | 
| 
Bridge Loan Facility, dated as of December 5, 2022, by and between Bunker Hill Mining Corp., as borrower, Silver Valley Metals Corp., as guarantor, and the lenders named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to Amendment No. 1 to the Form S-1 filed on December 23, 2022) | |
| 
10.13 | 
| 
Secured Promissory Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 8, 2024, by and among Bunker Hill Mining Corp., Silver Valley Metals Corp., as borrower, and Monetary Metals Bond III LLC, as purchaser (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on August 14, 2024) | |
| 
10.13.1 | 
| 
First Amendment to Secured Promissory Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 11, 2024, by and among Bunker Hill Mining Corp., Silver Valley Metals Corp., and Monetary Metals Bond III LLLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.41 to the Form S-1/A filed on August 5, 2025) | |
| 
10.13.2 | 
| 
Second Amendment to Secured Promissory Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2025, by and among Bunker Hill Mining Corp., Silver Valley Metals Corp., and Monetary Metals Bond III LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.42 to the Form S-1/A filed on August 5, 2025) | |
| 
10.13.3 | 
| 
Third Amendment to Secured Promissory Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 10, 2025, by and among Bunker Hill Mining Corp., Silver Valley Metals Corp., and Monetary Metals Bond III LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on November 14, 2025) | |
| 
10.14* | 
| 
Secured Promissory Note, dated as of August 8, 2024, by and among Bunker Hill Mining Corp., Silver Valley Metals Corp., Monetary Metals Bond III LLC and Monetary Metals & Co. | |
| 
10.14.1 | 
| 
First Amendment to Secured Promissory Note, dated as of June 5, 2025, by and among Bunker Hill Mining Corp., Silver Valley Metals Corp., Monetary Metals Bond III LLC and Monetary Metals & Co. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.43 to the Form S-1/A filed on August 5, 2025) | |
| 
10.15 | 
| 
Form of Amended and Restated Demand Promissory Note, dated as of May 21, 2025, issued by Bunker Hill Mining Corp. to the order of Teck Resources Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on May 27, 2025) | |
| 
10.16 | 
| 
Recapitalization Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2025, among Bunker Hill Mining Corp., Silver Valley Metals Corp., certain affiliates of Sprott Streaming, Teck Resources Limited and Monetary Metals Bond III LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 to the Form S-1/A filed on August 5, 2025) | |
| 
10.17 | 
| 
Standby Prepayment Facility Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2025, by and between Bunker Hill Mining Corp., Silver Valley Metals Corp. and Teck Metals Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to the Form S-1/A filed on August 5, 2025) | |
| 
10.18 | 
| 
Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2025, between Bunker Hill Mining Corp., Silver Valley Metals Corp., Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (US Collector), LP and Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty Annex (US Collector), LP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.34 to the Form S-1/A filed on August 5, 2025) | |
| 
10.19 | 
| 
Exchange Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2025, among Bunker Hill Mining Corp., Silver Valley Metals Corp., Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (US Collector), LP and Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty Annex (US Collector), LP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.36 to the Form S-1/A filed on August 5, 2025) | |
| 
10.20 | 
| 
Form of Series 3 Secured Convertible Debenture, dated as of June 5, 2025, by and among Bunker Hill Mining Corp., Silver Valley Metals Corp. and the holder named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.37 to the Form S-1/A filed on August 5, 2025) | |
| 
10.21 | 
| 
Debt Settlement Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2025, by and among Bunker Hill Mining Corp., Silver Valley Metals Corp., Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (US Collector), LP and Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty Annex (US Collector), LP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.39 to the Form S-1/A filed on August 5, 2025) | |
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10.22 | 
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Debt Settlement Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2025, by and among Bunker Hill Mining Corp., Silver Valley Metals Corp., 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 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.40 to the Form S-1/A filed on August 5, 2025) | |
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10.23 | 
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Amended and Restated Intercreditor and Subordination Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2025, by and among Bunker Hill Mining Corp., Silver Valley Metals Corp., Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (US Collector), LP, Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (Collector), LP, Monetary Metals Bond III LLC, Teck Metals Ltd., Minewater Finance LLC, Minewater LLC and MW HH LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.44 to the Form S-1/A filed on August 5, 2025) | |
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| 
Exhibit
No. | 
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Description | |
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10.24* | 
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Equity Payment Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2025, by and among Bunker Hill Mining Corp., Silver Valley Metals Corp., and C & E Tree Farm, L.L.C. | |
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10.25* | 
| 
Option Agreement, dated February 2023, by and among Silver Valley Metals Corp., Bunker Hill Mining Corp., and C & E Tree Farm, L.L.C. | |
| 
10.26 | 
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Amended and Restated Royalty Put Option Agreement, dated as of August 8, 2024, by and among Bunker Hill Mining Corp., Silver Valley Metals Corp. and Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (US Collector), LP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Form 8-K filed on August 14, 2024) | |
| 
10.27 | 
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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 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Form 8-K filed on June 29, 2023) | |
| 
10.27.1* | 
| 
First Amendment to Royalty Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2024, by and among Bunker Hill Mining Corp., as guarantor, Silver Valley Metals Corp., as grantee, and grantee and royalty holder named therein | |
| 
10.27.2 | 
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First Amendment to Royalty Agreement No. 2, dated as of June 5, 2025, between Bunker Hill Mining Corp., as parent and guarantor, Silver Valley Metals Corp., as grantor, and Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (US Collector), LP, as grantee and royalty holder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.35 to the Form S-1/A filed on August 5, 2025) | |
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10.27.3 | 
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Second Amendment to Royalty Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2025, by and among Bunker Hill Mining Corp., as parent and guarantor, Silver Valley Metals Corp., as grantor, and Sprott Private Resource Streaming and royalty (US Collector), LP, as grantee and royalty holder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to the Form S-1/A filed on August 5, 2025) | |
| 
10.28* | 
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Additional Royalty Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2024, between Bunker Hill Mining Corp., as parent and guarantor, Silver Valley Metals Corp., as grantor, and Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (US Collector), LP, as grantee and royalty holder | |
| 
10.29 | 
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Royalty Agreement No. 3, dated as of June 5, 2025, by and among Bunker Hill Mining Corp., as guarantor, Silver Valley Metals Corp., as grantor, and Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (US Collector), LP, as agent, grantee, and royalty holder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.38 to the Form S-1/A filed on August 5, 2025) | |
| 
10.30* | 
| 
Zinc Concentrate Offtake Agreement, dated as of November 10, 2023, by and between Silver Valley Metals Corp. and Teck Metals Ltd. | |
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10.30.1* | 
| 
Amendment #1 to Zinc Concentrate Offtake Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2025, by and between Silver Valley Metals Corp. and Teck Metals Ltd. | |
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10.31* | 
| 
Lead Concentrate Offtake Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2023, by and between Silver Valley Metals Corp. and Teck Metals Ltd. | |
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10.31.1* | 
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Amendment #1 to Lead Concentrate Offtake Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2025, by and between Silver Valley Metals Corp. and Teck Metals Ltd. | |
| 
10.32 | 
| 
Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2025, by and between Bunker Hill Mining Corp. and Teck Resources (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to the Form S-1/A filed on August 5, 2025) | |
| 
10.33 | 
| 
Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2025, by and between Bunker Hill Mining Corp. and Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (US Collector), LP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.45 to the Form S-1/A filed on August 5, 2025) | |
| 
10.34 | 
| 
Bunker Hill Mining Corp. Amended and Restated Restricted Stock Unit Incentive Plan, effective as of August 22, 2025 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on September 23, 2025) | |
| 
10.35 | 
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Bunker Hill Mining Corp. Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan, effective as of August 4, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Form 8-K filed on August 11, 2023) | |
| 
10.36 | 
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Bunker Hill Mining Corp. Deferred Share Unit Plan, effective as of April 21, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Form 10-K filed on March 12, 2024) | |
| 
10.37 | 
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Form of Board Member Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Form 10-K filed on March 12, 2024) | |
| 
19.1 | 
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Securities Trading Policy (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19.1 to the Form 10-K filed on March 28, 2025) | |
| 
21.1 | 
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List of Subsidiaries (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21.1 to the Form 10-KT filed on April 1, 2021) | |
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23.2* | 
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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | |
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23.3* | 
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Consent of Resource Development Associates Inc. | |
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23.4* | 
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Consent of Robert H. Todd | |
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23.5* | 
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Consent of Peter Kondos | |
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31.1* | 
| 
Certifications pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |
| 
31.2* | 
| 
Certifications pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |
| 
32.1** | 
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Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |
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32.2** | 
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Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |
| 
95.1* | 
| 
Mine Safety Disclosure pursuant to Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act | |
| 
96.1 | 
| 
S-K 1300 Technical Report Summary, Bunker Hill Mine Pre-Feasibility Study, Coeur dAlene Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 96.1 to the Form 10-K filed on April 17, 2023) | |
| 
101.INS | 
| 
Inline
XBRL Instance Document | |
| 
101.SCH | 
| 
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
| 
101.CAL | 
| 
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |
| 
101.DEF | 
| 
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | |
| 
101.LAB | 
| 
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | |
| 
101.PRE | 
| 
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | |
| 
104 | 
| 
Cover
Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) | |
| 
* | 
Filed
herewith. | |
| 
** | 
Furnished
herewith. | |
| 
| 
Management
contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement. | |
| 
| 
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. | |
| 
| 
Portions of this exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K. The omitted information is not material, and the registrant treats such information as private and confidential. The registrant hereby agrees to furnish supplementally an unredated copy of this exhibit to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request. | |
**ITEM
16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY**
None.
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**SIGNATURES**
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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By: | 
/s/
Sam Ash | 
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Sam
Ash, Chief Executive Officer and President, Principal Executive Officer | 
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By: | 
/s/
Gerbrand Van Heerden | 
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| 
| 
Gerbrand
Van Heerden, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary, Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer | 
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Date: | 
March 6, 2026 | |
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| 
Date: | 
March 6, 2026 | 
By: | 
/s/
Sam Ash | |
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Name: | 
Sam
Ash | |
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Title: | 
Chief
Executive Officer, Principal Executive Officer | |
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Date: | 
March 6, 2026 | 
By: | 
/s/
Gerbrand Van Heerden | |
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Name: | 
Gerbrand
Van Heerden | |
| 
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Title: | 
Chief
Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary, Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer | |
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Date: | 
March 6, 2026 | 
By: | 
/s/
Richard Williams | |
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Name: | 
Richard
Williams | |
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Title: | 
Executive
Chairman and Director | |
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Date: | 
March 6, 2026 | 
By: | 
/s/
Mark Cruise | |
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Name: | 
Mark
Cruise | |
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Title: | 
Director | |
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Date: | 
March 6, 2026 | 
By: | 
/s/
Kelli Kast | |
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Name: | 
Kelli
Kast | |
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Title: | 
Director | |
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Date: | 
March 6, 2026 | 
By: | 
/s/
Pamela Saxton | |
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Name: | 
Pamela
Saxton | |
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Title: | 
Director | |
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