Climate Change Data

Xtra-Gold Resources Corp.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2019, 2020)

Reporting Period: 2019

Environmental Metrics

Social Achievements

  • Using local contractors promotes the local economy while avoiding illegal workings on our projects.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Recurring losses from operations, raising substantial doubt about the ability to continue as a going concern.
  • Dependence on a limited number of projects.
  • Potential challenges to title of projects.
  • Complex laws and regulations governing operations.
  • Potential environmental impacts during full-scale mining.
  • Potential for legal claims.
  • Fluctuations in currency exchange rates.
  • Instability in global financial systems.
  • High inflation rates in Ghana.
  • Government of Ghana's rights to increase ownership interest in subsidiary.
  • Dependence on key executives.
  • Difficulty in engaging qualified personnel.
  • Changes in political stability in West Africa.
  • Competition in the mining industry.
  • Marketability of minerals influenced by industry conditions.
  • Difficulty for shareholders to enforce judgments against the company or its officers/directors.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Negotiating and posting of a reclamation bond to quantify reclamation costs.
  • Maintaining insurance policies to protect against certain risks.
  • Implementing a quality-control program for sampling and analysis.
  • Using local contractors to promote the local economy and avoid illegal workings.
  • Investing excess cash in government-backed securities or bank-backed guaranteed investment certificates.
  • Adjusting exploration expenditures if required.
  • Defending lawsuits believed to be without merit.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: NI 43-101

Certifications: ISO 17025:2005

Third-party Assurance: RBSM LLP

Reporting Period: 2020

Environmental Metrics

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Recurring losses from operations, raising substantial doubt about the ability to continue as a going concern.
  • Dependence on a limited number of projects.
  • Potential challenges to title of projects.
  • Complex laws and regulations governing operations.
  • Potential environmental impacts during full-scale mining.
  • Lack of insurance for certain risks.
  • Fluctuations in currency exchange rates.
  • Instability in global financial systems.
  • High inflation rates in Ghana.
  • Government of Ghana's rights to increase ownership interest and pre-emption rights.
  • Dependence on key executives.
  • Difficulty in engaging qualified personnel.
  • Changes in political stability in West Africa.
  • Competition in the mining industry.
  • Market fluctuations affecting marketability of minerals.
  • Volatility in gold prices.
  • Difficulty for shareholders to enforce judgments against the company or its officers/directors.
  • Limited trading market for common shares (penny stock).
Mitigation Strategies
  • Negotiating and posting reclamation bonds to quantify reclamation costs.
  • Using local contractors for placer gold recovery operations to promote the local economy.
  • Implementing protocols to minimize the impact of Covid-19.
  • Share repurchases to reduce average shares outstanding.
  • Increased marketing efforts to improve stock prices.
  • Investing excess cash in government-backed securities or bank-backed guaranteed investment certificates.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: NI 43-101