Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following:



Note Description	June 30, 2018			December 31, 2017
Note Payable (GF Comstock 2) - Payable in semi-annual installments of interest only at 11% with principal and make whole payment due January 2021.	$	8,872,661		$	10,218,352
Caterpillar Equipment Consolidated - Principal and interest at 5.7% payable in monthly installments of $29,570 due on or before November 1, 2021.	1,099,266			1,242,960
Total debt	9,971,927			11,461,312
Less: long-term debt discounts and issuance costs	(841,008		)	(1,198,359		)
Total debt, net of discounts and issuance costs	9,130,919			10,262,953
Less: current maturities	(299,940		)	(291,532		)
Long-term debt, net of discounts and issuance costs	$	8,830,979		$	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 Debenture is collateralized by (1) substantially all of the assets of the Company, and (2) a pledge of 100% of the equity of the subsidiaries of Comstock Mining Inc. The use of proceeds included refinancing substantially all of the Company’s current obligations, except the amount due to Caterpillar Finance. The Debenture was issued at a discount of approximately $568,000 and the Company incurred issuance costs of approximately $528,000. The Debenture required an additional "Make Whole" obligation totaling approximately $688,000, if paid any time prior to or at maturity. At June 30, 2018, the remaining balance on the Make Whole obligation was $508,599. Total principal on the Debenture is due on January 13, 2021. The Debenture requires acceleration of payment of accrued interest, principal, and the related Make Whole obligation from all net proceeds received upon the sale of any of the 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 2017, and December of 2017. In June 2018, the Company elected to make the third payment of $437,852, in the form of additional Debentures (Payment in Kind).

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 June 30, 2018.