Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 (US Dollars)
67% of payable gold production for the life of the mine. The Company will pay Capstone a total upfront cash consideration of $290 million, $30 million of which was paid on April 21, 2021 and the remainder of which is payable during construction of the Santo Domingo project, subject to customary conditions being satisfied, including Capstone attaining sufficient financing to cover total expected capital expenditures. In addition, Wheaton will make ongoing production payments for gold ounces delivered equal to 18% of the spot gold price until the market value of gold delivered to the Company, net of the per ounce production payment, exceeds the initial upfront cash deposit, and 22% of the spot gold price thereafter.
Acquisition of Fenix Precious Metals Purchase Agreement
On November 15, 2021, the Company entered into a PMPA (the “Fenix PMPA”) with Rio2 Limited (“Rio2”) in respect of gold production from the Fenix Project located in Chile (the “Fenix Project”). Under the terms of the Fenix PMPA, the Company will acquire an amount of gold equal to 6% of the gold production until 90,000 ounces have been delivered, 4% of the gold production until the delivery of a further 140,000 ounces, and 3.5% gold production thereafter for the life of mine. In addition, under the Fenix PMPA, the Company will pay total upfront cash consideration of $50 million, $25 million of which was paid on March 25, 2022. The remaining $25 million is payable subject to Rio2’s receipt of its Environmental Impact Assessment for the Fenix Project, and certain other conditions. In addition, the Company will make ongoing production payments equal to 18% of the spot price until the value of gold delivered, net of the production payment, is equal to the upfront consideration of $50 million, at which point the production payment will increase to 22% of the spot gold price.
Acquisition of Blackwater Precious Metals Purchase Agreements
On December 13, 2021, the Company entered into a PMPA (the “Blackwater Silver PMPA”) with Artemis Gold Inc. (“Artemis”) in respect of silver production from the Blackwater Project located in British Columbia in Canada (the “Blackwater Project”). Under the Blackwater Silver PMPA, Wheaton will acquire an amount of silver equal to 50% of the payable silver production until 17.8 million ounces have been delivered and 33% of payable silver production thereafter for the life of the mine. The Company is committed to pay total upfront cash consideration of approximately $141 million for this stream, payable in four equal installments during the construction of the Blackwater Project, subject to customary conditions. In addition, Wheaton will make ongoing cash payments equal to 18% of the spot silver price per ounce of silver delivered under the Blackwater Silver PMPA until the value of silver delivered, net of the per ounce production payment for silver, is equal to the upfront consideration of $141 million, and 22% of the spot price of silver thereafter.
Additionally, on December 13, 2021, the Company announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the existing gold stream held by New Gold Inc. (“New Gold”) in respect of gold production from the Blackwater Project (the “Blackwater Gold PMPA”). Wheaton is entitled to purchase an amount of gold equal to 8% of the payable gold production until 279,908 ounces have been delivered, thereafter dropping to 4% of payable gold production for the life of the mine. The Company paid $300 million to New Gold for the Blackwater Gold PMPA. In addition, Wheaton will make ongoing production payments equal to 35% of the spot gold price per ounce of gold delivered under the agreement.
Acquisition of Curipamba Precious Metals Purchase Agreement
On January 17, 2022, the Company entered into a PMPA (the “Curipamba PMPA”) with Adventus Mining Corporation (“Adventus”) in respect of gold and silver production from the Curipamba Project located in Ecuador (the “Curipamba Project”). Under the Curipamba PMPA, Wheaton will purchase an amount of gold equal to 50% of the payable gold production until 145,000 ounces have been delivered, thereafter dropping to 33% of payable gold production for the life of the mine and an amount of silver equal to 75% of the payable silver production until 4.6 million ounces have been delivered, thereafter dropping to 50% for the life of mine. Under the terms of the Curipamba PMPA, the Company is committed to pay Adventus total upfront cash consideration of $175.5 million, $13 million of which is available pre-construction and $500,000 of which will be paid to support certain local community development initiatives around the Curipamba Project. The initial payment of $13 million was paid on December 6, 2022. The remainder will be payable in four staged installments during construction, subject to various customary conditions being satisfied. In addition, Wheaton will make ongoing production payments for the gold and silver ounces delivered equal to 18% of the spot prices until the value of gold and silver delivered, net of the production payment, is equal to the upfront consideration of $175.5 million, at which point the production payment will increase to 22% of the spot prices.
Acquisition of Marathon Precious Metals Purchase Agreement
On January 26, 2022, the Company entered into a PMPA (the “Marathon PMPA”) with Generation Mining Limited (“Gen Mining”) in respect of gold and platinum production from the Marathon Project located in Ontario, Canada (the “Marathon Project”). Under the Marathon PMPA, Wheaton will purchase an amount of gold equal to 100% of the payable gold production until 150,000 ounces have been delivered, thereafter dropping to 67% of payable gold production for the life of the mine and an amount of platinum production equal to 22% of the payable platinum
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