2. Mineral Rights and Properties
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Extractive Industries [Abstract]  
Mineral Rights and Properties

Note 2 – Mineral Rights and Properties

 

Center Star Gold Mine

 

On July 1, 2020, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement to acquire Clearwater Gold Mining Corporation (“Clearwater”) which owns certain unpatented mining claims in Idaho County, Idaho that include the historic Center Star Gold Mine (“Center Star”) near Elk City, Idaho. As a result of the Clearwater acquisition, Gregory Schifrin, the sole shareholder of Clearwater, was appointed to serve as a member of the Company’s Board on July 1, 2020. In consideration for 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Clearwater, the Company has agreed to pay Clearwater’s sole shareholder 1,000,000 shares of Magellan common stock, $125,000 convertible note and $25,000 in cash. The 1,000,000 shares are to be issued to the shareholder on and under the terms as follows: 250,000 shares at the time of closing, 250,000 shares at the time the Center Mine receives its permit to reopen the main portal of the mine, 250,000 shares at the point the main portal has been reopened and 250,000 shares two-years from closing concurrent the pay-off of the $125,000 convertible note. As of September 30, 2020, the total purchase price for the Clearwater was determined to be $1,000,000 which consisted of $12,500 cash paid, $12,500 accrued in accounts payable – related party, a $125,000 convertible promissory note, and 1,000,000 shares of common stock with a fair value of $850,000. The Company concluded the transaction qualified as an asset acquisition and all such acquisition costs have been capitalized.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020,  the Company has paid $46,276 and accrued $11,640 in capitalized development cost to develop gold resources at Center Star.

 

Silver District

 

In August 2012, we entered into an option agreement with Columbus Exploration f/k/a Columbus Silver Corporation, which granted us the right to acquire all of Columbus’ interest in its Silver District properties located in La Paz County, Arizona. We paid Columbus an initial $63,200 on signing of the option and a further $50,000 in December 2012. We paid other patented and unpatented mining claim purchase and lease obligations in 2013 and 2014 to maintain the project claims and leases in good standing. On December 31, 2014, we paid an additional $100,000 to Columbus Exploration to acquire all of Columbus’ interest in its Silver District properties located in La Paz County, Arizona. The properties acquired from Columbus were assigned into our subsidiary Gulf+Western Industries, Inc. and our total acquisition cost capitalized was $323,200.

 

The Silver District property consists of 110 unpatented lode and mill site mining claims, six patented lode claims, and an Arizona State Exploration Permit, all of which are held directly or under lease agreements, totaling over 2,000 acres. Certain of the claims are subject to third party net smelter royalties and/or net profits of varying percentages.

 

On July 9, 2015, G+W entered into two Lease and Purchase Agreements (“Agreements”) with an individual that grant the Company certain exploration and mining rights for two patented lode claims located in the Silver District, La Paz County, Arizona. The Agreements provide for scheduled variable annual advance minimum royalty payments to the lessor. In addition, the Agreements have an initial term of 20 years, and provide for the purchase of the properties for $125,000 each during the term of the lease, net of any advance royalty payments made up to the date of the purchase. The Company paid the initial advance royalty payments totaling $3,000 and advance royalty payments of $3,000 to maintain these Agreements. Due to an uncertainty associated with the clarification of the legal title for these two patented lode claims, these payments have not been capitalized as mining rights, and therefore are included in exploration costs during the period in which the obligation was due. The lease requires annual payments totaling $1,000 until the legal title can be perfected.

 

In January 2020, the Company and NV Gold Corporation (“NVX”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary NV Gold Corporation (USA) (“NV Gold”) entered into a binding letter of intent (“LOI”), whereby NV Gold has the exclusive right to purchase an undivided 100% right, title and interest in and to the Silver District Property and the Property Data in consideration of NV Gold completing certain payments and work commitments. In January 2020, NVX accepted the terms of the LOI and paid the Company $25,000. NVX had until May 11, 2020 to exercise their option to acquire the Silver District project under these terms. NVX did not exercise their option on May 11, 2020 and Magellan retained the $25,000 payment as liquidated damages which was recorded in other income.

 

In July 2020 G + W was disposed of as further discussed in Note 3.