Dakota Gold Corp. filed SEC Form 8-K: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Regulation FD Disclosure, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Second Amendment Agreement
On February 3, 2025, Dakota Gold Corp. (the “Company”) and DTRC LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“DTRC”), entered into a second amendment (the “Second Amendment Agreement”) to the option agreement for the purchase and sale of real property dated October 14, 2021, as amended on September 8, 2022 (the “Richmond Hill Option Agreement”), to acquire LAC Minerals (USA) LLC and Homestake Mining Company of California’s (“HMCC”) Richmond Hill Property in the Homestake District, South Dakota.
Under the terms of the Second Amendment Agreement, the term of the LAC Option Agreement was extended from March 7, 2026 to December 31, 2028. As consideration for the Second Amendment Agreement, DTRC will provide a cash payment of $170,000 to HMCC on each of March 1, 2026, March 1, 2027 and March 1, 2028.
The foregoing description of the Second Amendment Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Second Amendment Agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Third Amendment Agreement
On February 3, 2025, DTRC entered into a third amendment (the “Third Amendment Agreement”) to the option agreement for the purchase and sale of real property dated September 7, 2021, as amended on September 30, 2021 and November 20, 2023 (the “Homestake Option Agreement”), to acquire certain of Homestake Mining Company of California’s surface rights and residual facilities in the Homestake District in South Dakota.
Under the terms of the Third Amendment Agreement, the term of the Homestake Option Agreement was extended from March 7, 2026 to December 31, 2028. As consideration for the Third Amendment Agreement, DTRC will provide a cash payment of $340,000 to HMCC on each of March 1, 2026, March 1, 2027 and March 1, 2028.
The foregoing description of the Third Amendment Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Third Amendment Agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.2 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On February 6, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing (i) the Second Amendment Agreement, (ii) the Third Amendment Agreement and (iii) the results and publication of an updated and revised S-K 1300 Initial Assessment and Technical Report Summary for the Company’s Richmond Hill Gold Project (the “2025 Initial Assessment”). The 2025 Initial Assessment, dated February 3, 2025 was prepared in accordance with Subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K. A copy of the press release is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth in this Item 7.01 and in the press release is deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
A copy of the Initial Assessment is attached as Exhibit 96.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| DAKOTA GOLD CORP. | |
| /s/ Shawn Campbell | |
| Name: Shawn Campbell | |
| Title: Chief Financial Officer |
Date: February 6, 2025