Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following:



Note Description	March 31, 2018			December 31, 2017
$10,723,000 Note Payable (GF Comstock 2) - Payable in semi-annual installments of interest only at 11% with principal and $688,059 make whole payment due January 2021.	$	10,190,684		$	10,218,352
$3,677,254 Caterpillar Equipment Consolidated - Principal and interest at 5.7% payable in monthly installments of $29,570 due on or before November 1, 2021.	1,171,623			1,242,960
Total debt	11,362,307			11,461,312
Less: long-term debt discounts and issuance costs	(1,093,246		)	(1,198,359		)
Total debt, net of discounts and issuance costs	10,269,061			10,262,953
Less: current maturities	(295,706		)	(291,532		)
Long-term debt, net of discounts and issuance costs	$	9,973,355		$	9,971,421

Debt Obligations

GF Comstock 2 LP

On January 13, 2017, the Company issued an 11% Senior Secured Debenture (the "Debenture") to GF Comstock 2 LP due 2021 in an aggregate principal amount of $10,723,000. The use of proceeds included refinancing substantially all of the Company’s current obligations, except the amount due to Caterpillar Finance and the Lynch House note. The Debenture was issued at a discount of approximately $568,000 and the Company incurred issuance costs of approximately $528,000. The Debenture requires a Make Whole Payment totaling approximately $688,000 if paid any time prior to or at maturity. Total principal is due on January 13, 2021. The Debenture requires acceleration of payment of accrued interest, principal, and the Make Whole Amount from all net proceeds received upon sale of any assets of the Company.

Interest is payable semi-annually. For the first two years, interest will be payable, at the option of the Company, either in cash or in the form of additional Debentures (or a combination thereof). For the third and fourth years, interest will be payable only in cash. The Company elected to pay the first two semi-annual interest payments in cash in June and December of 2017.

The Debenture is collateralized by (1) substantially all of the assets of the Company, and (2) a pledge to 100% of the equity of the subsidiaries of Comstock Mining Inc.

Hard Rock Nevada Inc., an employee owned entity, and another related party who is a significant shareholder of the Company, participated in this financing.

Loan Commitment

In March 2017 (and amended in June and September 2017), the Company entered into a loan commitment agreement that provides up to $7.5 million in borrowing capacity and expires in 2021 with an 11% interest rate. Principal amounts borrowed under this agreement would not be due until 2021. Until January 1, 2019, interest on any borrowings will be payable in cash and/or in the form of additional indebtedness under the agreement, at the Company’s option. No amounts have been borrowed under this agreement and the Company has $7.0 million (after consideration of fees due at the time of borrowing) of available borrowing capacity as of March 31, 2018.