CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

Expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise noted

ARTEMIS GOLD INC.

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position

(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

As at

As at

Notes

March 31, 2024

December 31, 2023

$

$

Assets

Current assets

154,512,609

Cash and cash equivalents

156,590,674

Receivables and prepayments

5,080,312

10,234,647

Current portion of restricted cash

5

7,456,551

-

Non-current assets

167,049,472

166,825,321

7,492,827

Investment in Velocity

4

7,585,568

Restricted cash

5

8,814,300

15,126,227

Capitalized contract costs

1,955,775

1,955,775

Deferred financing costs

3,895,489

10,006,762

Prepayments on non-current assets

8,645,719

15,159,857

Mineral property, plant and equipment

6

1,077,644,939

904,114,838

TOTAL ASSETS

1,275,498,521

1,120,774,348

Liabilities

Current liabilities

61,421,342

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

52,814,479

Current portion of lease liabilities

7

1,843,074

1,373,303

Current portion of deferred revenue

11

5,745,557

2,856,891

Derivative liabilities

14

1,777,355

-

Non-current liabilities

70,787,328

57,044,673

21,585,501

Lease liabilities

7

19,967,754

Variable consideration payable

8

48,758,649

47,262,688

Long-term debt

9

270,999,475

143,497,758

Asset retirement obligation

10

33,987,470

24,204,282

Deferred revenue

11

249,219,705

247,441,738

TOTAL LIABILITIES

695,338,128

539,418,893

Shareholders' equity

603,200,039

Share capital

12

599,868,231

Contributed surplus

12

24,426,579

22,307,061

Accumulated other comprehensive income

3,622,371

3,622,371

Deficit

(51,088,596)

(44,442,208)

Total Shareholders' equity

580,160,393

581,355,455

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

1,275,498,521

1,120,774,348

Approved for Issuance by the Board of Directors:

"Elise Rees"

Director

"Steven Dean"

Director

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated interim financial statements

ARTEMIS GOLD INC.

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Loss and Comprehensive Loss

(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars, except per share amounts and number of shares)

For the three

For the three

months ended

months ended

Notes

March 31, 2024

March 31, 2023

$

$

Operating expenses

170,340

Depreciation

6

166,476

Management fees and wages

13

1,887,922

1,503,772

Investor relations and corporate development

104,342

143,464

Office, insurance and general

378,217

571,757

Professional fees

304,385

341,148

Share-based payments

12, 13

1,847,454

744,985

Loss from operations

(4,692,660)

(3,471,602)

Other (expense) income

(21,300)

Interest expense on lease liability

7

(31,528)

Accretion expense on asset retirement obligation

10

(62,332)

(30,088)

Equity loss from investment in associate

4

(92,741)

(184,978)

Change in fair value of Gold Collars

14

(1,777,355)

-

Interest income

-

1,905,109

Net loss and comprehensive loss

(6,646,388)

(1,813,087)

Loss per common share

(0.03)

Basic and diluted

(0.01)

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

199,480,325

Basic and diluted

193,234,801

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated interim financial statements

ARTEMIS GOLD INC.

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Changes in Equity

(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars, except number of shares)

Share capital

Accumulated other

Contributed

comprehensive

Total shareholders'

Notes

Number of shares

Amount

surplus

income

Deficit

equity

#

$

$

$

$

$

Balance - January 1, 2024

198,706,255

599,868,231

22,307,061

3,622,371

(44,442,208)

581,355,455

Exercise of share purchase warrants

12

2,947,500

3,183,300

-

-

-

3,183,300

Exercise of stock options

12

20,000

148,508

(48,308)

-

-

100,200

Shared-based payments

12

-

-

2,167,826

-

-

2,167,826

Net loss

-

-

-

-

(6,646,388)

(6,646,388)

Balance - March 31, 2024

201,673,755

603,200,039

24,426,579

3,622,371

(51,088,596)

580,160,393

Share capital

Contributed

Accumulated other

Total shareholders'

comprehensive

Notes

Number of shares

Amount

surplus

income

Deficit

equity

#

$

$

$

$

$

Balance - January 1, 2023

193,211,701

589,253,146

17,549,291

3,622,371

(32,997,077)

577,427,731

Exercise of share purchase warrants

12

33,000

35,640

-

-

-

35,640

Shared-based payments

12

-

-

1,103,694

-

-

1,103,694

Net loss

-

-

-

-

(1,813,087)

(1,813,087)

Balance - March 31, 2023

193,244,701

589,288,786

18,652,985

3,622,371

(34,810,164)

576,753,978

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated interim financial statements

ARTEMIS GOLD INC.

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

For the three

For the three

months ended

months ended

Notes

March 31, 2024

March 31, 2023

$

$

Operating activities

(6,646,388)

Net loss and comprehensive loss

(1,813,087)

Items not involving cash:

170,340

Depreciation

166,476

Share-based payments

12, 13

1,847,454

744,985

Interest expense on lease liability

7

21,300

31,528

Accretion expense on asset retirement obligation

10

62,332

30,088

Equity loss from investment in associate

4

92,741

184,978

Change in fair value of Gold Collars

14

1,777,355

-

Interest income

-

(1,905,109)

Net changes in non-cash working capital:

(2,476,406)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

(1,411,840)

Receivables and prepayments

(52,032)

15,105

Net cash used in operating activities

(5,203,304)

(3,956,876)

Investing activities

1,779,083

Interest received

2,029,945

Purchases of mineral property, plant and equipment

(129,521,368)

(70,807,146)

Restricted cash

(1,144,624)

(4,289,300)

Net cash used in investing activities

(128,886,909)

(73,066,501)

Financing activities

(694,741)

Deferred financing costs

(10,339,132)

Exercise of stock options

12

100,200

-

Exercise of share purchase warrants

12

3,183,300

35,640

Lease payments

7

(576,611)

(169,468)

Proceeds from long-term debt

9

130,000,000

-

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

132,012,148

(10,472,960)

Change in cash and cash equivalents

(2,078,065)

(87,496,337)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning

156,590,674

194,089,372

Cash and cash equivalents, ending

154,512,609

106,593,035

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated interim financial statements

ARTEMIS GOLD INC.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise noted)

  1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS
    Artemis Gold Inc. ("Artemis Gold" or the "Company") was incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) on January 10, 2019. The Company is a development-stage company focused on the development of the Blackwater Gold Mine ("Blackwater" or the "Blackwater Mine") in central British Columbia. The Company's common shares are traded on the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV") under the symbol "ARTG".
    The Company operates a single reportable segment, being the exploration and development of mineral properties. All of the Company's non-current assets are located in Canada.
    The Company maintains its head office at 595 Burrard Street, Suite 3083, Vancouver, B.C., Canada. The Company's registered and records office is located at 1133 Melville Street, Suite 3500, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
  2. BASIS OF PREPARATION
    Basis of preparation and measurement
    These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements ("Interim Financial Statements") have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34, Interim Financial Reporting ("IAS 34"). They do not include all of the information and footnotes required by IFRS Accounting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IFRS") for full annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited annual consolidated financial statements as at and for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 ("Annual Financial Statements"). The accounting policies applied in the preparation of these Interim Financial Statements are consistent with those applied and disclosed in the Annual Financial Statements except as disclosed below related to new accounting standards.
    These Interim Financial Statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis, except for certain financial instruments which have been measured at fair value. In addition, these Interim Financial Statements have been prepared using the accrual basis of accounting, except for cash flow information. These Interim Financial Statements are presented in Canadian dollars, which is the functional currency of the Company and its subsidiaries. References to "US$" are for United States Dollars. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the presentation in the current period.
    These Interim Financial Statements were approved by the board of directors on May 6, 2024.
    Basis of consolidation
    These Interim Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, BW Gold Ltd. and 1337890 B.C. Ltd., all of which are domiciled in Canada. All inter-company balances, transactions, income and expenses have been eliminated upon consolidation.
    Adoption of new accounting standards
    IAS 1, Presentation of Financial Statements ("IAS 1"): In October 2022, the IASB issued amendments to IAS 1 titled Non- current Liabilities with Covenants. These amendments sought to improve the information that an entity provides when its right to defer settlement of a liability is subject to compliance with covenants within 12 months after the reporting period. These amendments to IAS 1 override but incorporate the previous amendments, Classification of Debt as Current or Non-current, issued in January 2020, which clarified that liabilities are classified as either current or non-current, depending on the rights that exist at the end of the reporting period. Liabilities should be classified as non-current if a company has a substantive right to defer settlement for at least 12 months at the end of the reporting period. Effective January 1, 2024, the Company adopted these amendments, which did not have a material effect on its Interim Financial Statements.

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ARTEMIS GOLD INC.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise noted)

3. USE OF ESTIMATES AND JUDGMENTS

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Estimates and assumptions are continuously evaluated and are based on management's experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable in the circumstances. Uncertainty about these judgments, estimates and assumptions could result in outcomes that require a material adjustment to the carrying amount of the asset or liability affected in future periods.

The Company's interim results are not necessarily indicative of its results for a full year. The significant accounting policy judgments and areas of estimation uncertainty that applied in the preparation of these Interim Financial Statements are consistent with those applied and disclosed in Note 4 of the Annual Financial Statements.

4. INVESTMENT IN VELOCITY MINERALS LTD. ("VLC") The Company's investment in VLC is comprised of:

Investment in

associate

$

Balance, January 1, 2023

8,176,317

Equity loss on investment in associate

(590,749)

Balance, December 31, 2023

7,585,568

Equity loss on investment in associate

(92,741)

Balance, March 31, 2024

7,492,827

As at March 31, 2024, the Company held 50,701,138 common shares of VLC (or 26% of VLC's issued and outstanding common shares) with a fair market value of $4.8 million (December 31, 2023 - 50,701,138 VLC shares, or 26% of VLC's issued and outstanding common shares, at a fair value of $5.6 million).

The assets and liabilities of VLC are summarized in the following table and incorporates VLC's most recently available financial information, which was as at December 31, 2023.

December 31, 2023

$

Current assets

3,563,349

Non-current assets

26,299,852

29,863,201

Current liabilities

905,920

Non-current liabilities

70,571

976,491

Total net assets attributable to owners of Velocity

24,148,331

Company's equity share of net assets

6,240,293

Loss and comprehensive loss for the three months ended December 31, 2023

353,443

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ARTEMIS GOLD INC.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise noted)

5. RESTRICTED CASH

As at March 31, 2024, the Company recorded a total of $16.3 million (December 31, 2023 - $15.1 million) of restricted cash on the statements of financial position with respect to cash collateral provided to support surety bonds related to reclamation, fish habitat compensation plans and mining effluent requirements, construction holdbacks and other collateral provided in regard to financial security in support of general corporate accounts, as detailed below:

March 31, 2024

December 31, 2023

$

$

Restricted cash

Surety bond

Restricted cash

Surety bond

Reclamation and environmental security

8,698,900

120,259,000

8,698,900

86,989,000

Construction holdback liability

7,456,551

-

6,311,927

-

Other

115,400

585,544

115,400

585,544

Balance

16,270,851

120,844,544

15,126,227

87,574,544

Less: current portion

(7,456,551)

-

Non-current portion

8,814,300

15,126,227

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ARTEMIS GOLD INC.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise noted)

6. MINERAL PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Mineral

Construction in

Right-of-use

Camp

Equipment

Vehicles

Other

(4)

Total

property (1)

Progress (2)

assets (3)

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

COST

Balance, January 1, 2023

381,131,615

46,406,633

2,329,600

4,802,845

1,673,062

280,672

1,402,480

438,026,907

Additions

107,893,413

342,187,242

20,621,019

-

-

-

61,218

470,762,892

Balance, December 31, 2023

489,025,028

388,593,875

22,950,619

4,802,845

1,673,062

280,672

1,463,698

908,789,799

Additions

38,508,012

133,992,002

2,317,894

-

-

-

-

174,817,908

Balance, March 31, 2024

527,533,040

522,585,877

25,268,513

4,802,845

1,673,062

280,672

1,463,698

1,083,607,707

Balance, January 1, 2023

-

-

(799,109)

(1,066,081)

(212,950)

(71,336)

(165,492)

(2,314,968)

Depreciation

-

-

(1,648,164)

(433,731)

(99,781)

(53,704)

(124,613)

(2,359,993)

Balance, December 31, 2023

-

-

(2,447,273)

(1,499,812)

(312,731)

(125,040)

(290,105)

(4,674,961)

Depreciation

-

-

(1,109,200)

(108,432)

(24,492)

(14,030)

(31,653)

(1,287,807)

Balance, March 31, 2024

-

-

(3,556,473)

(1,608,244)

(337,223)

(139,070)

(321,758)

(5,962,768)

NET BOOK VALUE

Balance, December 31, 2023

489,025,028

388,593,875

20,503,346

3,303,033

1,360,331

155,632

1,173,593

904,114,838

Balance, March 31, 2024

527,533,040

522,585,877

21,712,040

3,194,601

1,335,839

141,602

1,141,940

1,077,644,939

  1. Mineral property primarily includes expenditures related to technical services, environmental regulatory and compliance, capitalized interest, accretion of variable consideration payable, accretion of deferred revenue, discounted future reclamation costs (Note 10), capitalized stock-based compensation and capitalized interest on lease liabilities.
  2. Construction in Progress consists of costs associated with the Blackwater Mine, which includes the engineering, procurement and construction ("EPC") contract for the processing plant.
  3. Right-of-useassets consist of the initial construction and mining fleet related to the Blackwater Mine, as well as corporate office leases.
  4. "Other" includes furniture, buildings and land.

Total depreciation recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2024 was $1.3 million (three months ended March 31, 2023 - $0.3 million), of which $0.2 million was expensed in the condensed consolidated interim statements of loss and comprehensive loss (three months ended March 31, 2023 - $0.2 million). The remaining depreciation charges were capitalized to mineral property.

The amount of capitalized interest included in mineral property during the three months ended March 31, 2024 was $10.2 million (three months ended March 31, 2023 - $5.0 million). The amounts of capitalized interest include the accretion of variable consideration payable and deferred revenue, as well as commitment fees and interest expense net of interest income associated with the PLF and master lease agreement. Capitalized interest included in mineral

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ARTEMIS GOLD INC.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise noted)

  1. MINERAL PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (CONTINUED)
    property during the three months ended March 31, 2024 includes $1.6 million of interest income associated with the cash proceeds from the PLF.
    The additions to mineral property during the three months ended March 31, 2024 includes $9.7 million in changes in the asset retirement obligation estimate (three months ended March 31, 2023 - $0.4 million).
  2. LEASE LIABILITIES
    The Company's lease liabilities are primarily related to construction equipment required for the execution of the owner- performed scope of major works construction activities at the Blackwater Mine. The Company's lease liabilities have interest rates that vary between 6.0% to 10.1%.
    The following table summarizes the changes in lease liabilities:

March 31, 2024

December 31, 2023

$

$

Opening balance

21,341,057

1,712,564

Additions

2,329,079

20,537,403

Lease payments

(576,611)

(1,277,934)

Interest

335,050

369,024

Closing balance

23,428,575

21,341,057

Less: current portion

(1,843,074)

(1,373,303)

Non-current portion

21,585,501

19,967,754

Total interest incurred on lease liabilities during the three months ended March 31, 2024 was $0.3 million (three months ended March 31, 2023 - $0.1 million), which was primarily capitalized to mineral property.

Future scheduled lease payments, comprising principal and interest are disclosed in Note 14.

8. VARIABLE CONSIDERATION PAYABLE

The Company's variable consideration payable is associated with the gold stream arrangement ("Gold Stream") the Company entered into as part of the consideration associated with the acquisition of Blackwater. The initial fair value of the financial liability was determined using a discount rate of 12.5%.

The following table summarizes the changes in variable consideration payable:

Carrying amount

$

Balance, January 1, 2023

41,709,665

Accretion expense capitalized to mineral property, plant and equipment

5,553,023

Balance, December 31, 2023

47,262,688

Accretion expense capitalized to mineral property, plant and equipment

1,495,961

Balance, March 31, 2024

48,758,649

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