DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND GOING CONCERN | NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND GOING CONCERN Rigel Resource Acquisition Corp (the “Company”) was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on April 6, 2021. The Company was incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”). The Company is not limited to a particular industry or sector for purposes of consummating a Business Combination. The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies. The Company formed RRAC NewCo which was incorporated in the Cayman Islands with Limited Liability as an Exempted Company, with effect from February 8, 2024. RRAC NewCo changed its name to Aurous Resources on May 27, 2024 as certified by the Registrar of the Companies. The Company owns no material assets and does not operate any business. Aurous Resources is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and was formed for the purpose of becoming the ultimate parent company of Blyvoor Gold Resources Proprietary Limited, a South African private limited liability company (“Aurous Gold”) and Blyvoor Gold Operations Proprietary Limited, a South African private limited liability company (“Gauta Tailings”) following the transactions contemplated in the Business Combination Agreement dated March 11, 2024 entered into by and among Rigel, Aurous Gold, Gauta Tailings, Aurous Resources, and RRAC Merger Sub, a Cayman Islands exempted company and wholly owned subsidiary of Aurous Resources (“Merger Sub”). Merger Sub was incorporated on February 28, 2024 to facilitate the consummation of the Business Combination Agreement. There are no other activities in the subsidiary of the Company. In connection with the Business Combination Agreement, and as per the terms and subject to the conditions therein, among other things, (i) Rigel will merge with and into the Merger Sub (the ‘Merger’), with Merger Sub being the surviving company, and (ii) Aurous Resources will acquire all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Aurous Gold and Gauta Tailings (the ‘Share Exchange’). Following the Merger and the Share Exchange, each of Aurous Gold, Gauta Tailings and Merger Sub will be a wholly owned subsidiary of Aurous Resources, and Aurous Resources will become a publicly traded company. All activity for the period from April 6, 2021 (inception) through September 30, 2024 relates to the Company’s formation, the initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”), which is described below, and the search for a target company. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of its initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering. The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end. On November 9, 2021, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 27,500,000 275,000,000 Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the private sale (the “Private Placement”) of an aggregate of 14,000,000 11,300,000 100,000 35,000 25,000 200,000 2,340,000 1.00 14,000,000 On November 9, 2021, the underwriter purchased an additional 2,500,000 25,000,000 406,250 1,170,000 As of November 9, 2021, transaction costs amounted to $ 17,585,547 6,000,000 10,500,000 1,085,547 70,748 Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering on November 9, 2021, an amount of $ 306,000,000 10.20 In connection with the Company’s extraordinary general meeting held on August 7, 2023 (the “2023 Special Meeting”), the Company’s shareholders approved a special resolution to amend the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (the “Charter”) to extend the date by which the Company must either consummate an initial Business Combination or (i) cease its operations, except for the purpose of winding up if it fails to complete an initial Business Combination and (ii) redeem all of the Class A ordinary shares (the “Public Shares”) included as part of the units sold in the Company’s initial public offering, from August 9, 2023 to August 9, 2024 (the “2023 Extension Amendment”). In connection with the 2023 Extension Amendment, the holders of 5,429,967 Class A Ordinary Shares properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $10.73 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of $58,279,780, leaving approximately $263,710,000 in the Company’s trust account. On December 28, 2023, the Company amended and restated: (i) that the First Extension Loan and (ii) the Second Extension Loan (together with the First Extension Loan, the “Amended and Restated Extension Loans”) to add Orion GP, an affiliate of the Sponsor, as a payee (together with the Sponsor, the “Payees”). The Amended and Restated Extension Loans will be repayable by the Company to the Payees on a pro rata basis based on the amount of the principal balance each Payee has advanced under the Amended and Restated Extension Loans. The Amended and Restated Extension Loans do not otherwise materially modify the terms of the First Extension Loan and the Second Extension Loan and are effective as of May 8, 2023 and August 9, 2023, respectively. In connection with the Company’s extraordinary general meeting held on August 9, 2024 (the “2024 Special Meeting”), the Company’s shareholders approved a special resolution to amend the Company’s Charter to extend the date by which the Company must either (1) consummate an initial Business Combination or (2) (i) cease its operations, except for the purpose of winding up if it fails to complete an initial Business Combination, and (ii) redeem all of the Public Shares, from August 9, 2024 to May 9, 2025 (the “2024 Extension Amendment”). In connection with the 2024 Extension Amendment, the holders of 17,440,475 Class A Ordinary Shares properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $11.40 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of $ 198,881,064 81,301,345 Pursuant to the Convertible Promissory Note dated as of August 9, 2023 (the “Second Extension Loan”), the Sponsor has agreed that it will contribute to the Company as a loan (each loan being referred to herein as a “Second Extension Loan Contribution”) the lesser of (A) $0.03 for each Public Share that was not redeemed in connection with the 2023 Special Meeting and (B) $350,000, for each month (or a pro rata portion thereof if less than a month) until the earlier of (i) the date of the extraordinary general meeting held in connection with the shareholder vote to approve an initial Business Combination and (ii) August 9, 2024. The maximum aggregate amount of all Second Extension Loan Contributions will not exceed $4,200,000, and the Second Extension Loan Contributions will be deposited into the Company’s trust account. Up to $1,500,000 of the Second Extension Loan Contributions can be settled in whole warrants to purchase Class A Ordinary Shares of the Company at a conversion price equal to $1.00 per warrant. The Second Extension Loan Contributions will not bear any interest and will be repayable by the Company to the Sponsor upon the earlier of the date by which the Company must complete an initial Business Combination and the consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination. The maturity date of the Second Extension Loan may be accelerated upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined therein). Any outstanding principal under the Second Extension Loan may be prepaid at any time by the Company, at its election and without penalty. On August 9, 2023, August 31, 2023, September 29, 2023, October 31, 2023, November 30, 2023, December 29, 2023, January 31, 2024, February 29, 2024, March 29, 2024, April 30, 2024, May 30, 2024, June 26, 2024 and July 31, 2024 the Sponsor made contributions of approximately $248,387, $350,000, $350,000, $350,000, $350,000, $350,000, $350,000, $350,000, $350,000, $350,000, $350,000, $350,000 and $101,613 respectively, to the Trust Account under the Second Extension Loan. See Note 5 for more information. Pursuant to the Convertible Promissory Note dated as of August 12, 2024 (the “Third Extension Loan”), the Sponsor and Orion GP have agreed that they will contribute to the Company as a loan (each loan being referred to herein as a “Third Extension Loan Contribution”) of $0.02 for each Public Share that was not redeemed in connection with the 2024 Special Meeting for each month (or a pro rata portion thereof if less than a month) until the earlier of (i) the date of the extraordinary general meeting held in connection with the shareholder vote to approve an initial Business Combination and (ii) May 9, 2025. The Third Extension Loan Contributions will be deposited into the Company’s trust account. Loans under the Third Extension Loan can be settled in whole warrants to purchase Class A Ordinary Shares of the Company at a conversion price equal to $1.00 per warrant. The Third Extension Loan will not bear any interest and will be repayable by the Company upon the earlier of the date by which the Company must complete an initial Business Combination and the consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination. The maturity date of the Third Extension Loan may be accelerated upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined therein). Any outstanding principal under the Third Extension Loan may be prepaid at any time by the Company, at its election and without penalty. On August 13, 2024, September 9, 2024, October 8, 2024 and November 8, 2024 the Sponsor and Orion GP made aggregate contributions of approximately $142,591, $142,591, $142,591 and $142,591, respectively, to the Trust Account under the Third Extension Loan. The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of Private Placement Warrants, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to complete a Business Combination successfully. The Company must complete one or more initial Business Combinations with one or more operating businesses or assets with a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the value of the net assets held in the Trust Account (as defined above) (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions). The Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target business sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company will provide the holders of the outstanding Public Shares (the “Public Shareholders”) with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares either (i) in connection with a general meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer in connection with the Business Combination. The decision as to whether the Company will seek shareholder approval for a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company. The Public Shareholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially $10.20 per Public Share, and such amount will be increased in the case of extensions of the Company’s time to consummate our initial Business Combination, as described herein, plus any pro rata interest then in the Trust Account). There will be no redemption rights upon the completion of a Business Combination with respect to the Company’s warrants. The Public Shares subject to redemption will be recorded at a redemption value and classified as temporary equity upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering in accordance with the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “ Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity If the Company seeks shareholder approval of the Business Combination, the Company will proceed with a Business Combination only if the Company receives an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law approving a Business Combination, which requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shareholders who attend and vote at a general meeting of the Company, or such other vote as required by law or stock exchange rule. If a shareholder vote is not required and the Company does not decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other legal reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and file tender offer documents containing substantially the same information as would be included in a proxy statement with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. If the Company seeks shareholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor has agreed to vote its Founder Shares (as defined in Note 5) and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of approving a Business Combination. Additionally, each Public Shareholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares, without voting, and if they do vote, irrespective of whether they vote for or against a proposed Business Combination. Additionally, each Public Shareholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares without voting, and if they do vote, irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company seeks shareholder approval of the Business Combination and the Company does not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, a Public Shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% of the Public Shares without the Company’s prior written consent. The holders of the Founder Shares have agreed (a) to waive their redemption rights with respect to any Founder Shares and Public Shares held by them in connection with the completion of a Business Combination and (b) not to propose an amendment to the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (i) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with the Company’s initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of the Public Shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period (as defined below) or (ii) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity, unless the Company provides the Public Shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares upon approval of any such amendment. If the Company has not completed a Business Combination by May 9, 2025 (the “Combination Period”), the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem 100% of the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish the rights of the Public Shareholders as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining Public Shareholders and its Board of Directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to the Company’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to the Company’s warrants, which will expire worthless if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. The holders of the Founder Shares have agreed to waive the rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to the Founder Shares they will receive if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. However, if the Sponsor or any of its respective affiliates acquire Public Shares, such Public Shares will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. The underwriter has agreed to waive their rights to their deferred underwriting commission (see Note 6) held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, and in such event, such amounts will be included with the other funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the assets remaining available for distribution will be less than the Initial Public Offering price per Unit ($10.20, or higher in case extensions of the time period to complete the Company’s initial Business Combination have been effectuated). In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a third party (other than the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm) for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (1) $10.20 per Public Share following the closing of the Initial Public Offering, $10.30 per public share after 18 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering, or $10.40 per public share after 21 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering, as applicable; and (2) the actual amount per Public Share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account, if less than $10.20 per Public Share, due to reductions in the value of trust assets. This liability will not apply to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account and as to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriter of the Initial Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). In the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers (other than the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm), prospective target businesses or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account. Going Concern Considerations As of September 30, 2024, the Company had cash of $ 211,463 14,073,660 The Company has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of its acquisition plans. In addition, the Company currently has less than 12 months from the date these financial statements were issued to complete a Business Combination transaction. If the Company is unsuccessful in consummating an initial Business Combination by May 9, 2025, per the mandatory liquidation requirement, the Company must cease all operations, redeem the Public Shares and thereafter liquidate and dissolve. In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” Risks and Uncertainties Management is currently evaluating the impact of the invasion by Russia of Ukraine and any further escalation of hostilities related thereto, terrorist attacks, natural disasters or significant outbreaks of infectious diseases on the industry and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that such events could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, results of its operations and/or search for and consummation of a business combination with a target company, the specific impacts are not readily determinable as of the date of these financial statements. These financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties. |