Exhibit 99.1
ALEXCO RESOURCE CORP.
INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2022 AND 2021
(unaudited)
ALEXCO RESOURCE CORP.
INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited - expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)
Note | March 31 2022 | December 31 2021 | ||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||
Current Assets | ||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 5,637 | $ | 9,933 | ||||||||
Accounts and other receivables | 3,555 | 3,073 | ||||||||||
Inventories | 5 | 3,047 | 2,076 | |||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other | 1,138 | 1,171 | ||||||||||
Promissory note receivable | 1,250 | 1,250 | ||||||||||
Embedded derivative asset | 7, 15 | 897 | 2,752 | |||||||||
15,524 | 20,255 | |||||||||||
Non-Current Assets | ||||||||||||
Restricted cash and deposits | 2,990 | 2,990 | ||||||||||
Investments | 22 | 24 | ||||||||||
Mineral properties, plant and equipment | 6 | 177,657 | 167,077 | |||||||||
Embedded derivative asset | 7, 15 | 16,268 | 20,016 | |||||||||
Total Assets | $ | 212,461 | $ | 210,362 | ||||||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||||||
Current Liabilities | ||||||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 12,832 | $ | 13,058 | ||||||||
Lease liabilities | 8 | 2,615 | 3,056 | |||||||||
Revolving credit facility payable | 9 | 6,252 | — | |||||||||
Flow-through share premium | 1,299 | — | ||||||||||
Other current liabilities | 740 | 709 | ||||||||||
23,738 | 16,823 | |||||||||||
Non-Current Liabilities | ||||||||||||
Lease liabilities | 8 | 1,930 | 2,475 | |||||||||
Decommissioning and rehabilitation provision | 10 | 4,629 | 4,962 | |||||||||
Total Liabilities | �� | 30,297 | 24,260 | |||||||||
Shareholders' Equity | 182,164 | 186,102 | ||||||||||
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity | $ | 212,461 | $ | 210,362 | ||||||||
Liquidity Risk | 1 | |||||||||||
Commitments | 19 | |||||||||||
Subsequent Events | 20 |
APPROVED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS | ||
“Terry Krepiakevich” | “Elaine Sanders” | |
(signed) | (signed) | |
Director | Director |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements
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ALEXCO RESOURCE CORP.
INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS) AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(unaudited - expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share and share amounts)
For the three month periods ended March 31 | ||||||||||||
Note | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||
Revenue | ||||||||||||
Mining operations | 12 | $ | 2,052 | $ | 2,733 | |||||||
Reclamation management | 744 | 1,080 | ||||||||||
Total revenue | 2,796 | 3,813 | ||||||||||
Cost of Sales | ||||||||||||
Mining operations | 13 | 5,274 | 4,106 | |||||||||
Reclamation management | 666 | 773 | ||||||||||
Total cost of sales | 5,940 | 4,879 | ||||||||||
Gross Profit (Loss) | ||||||||||||
Mining operations | (3,222 | ) | (1,373 | ) | ||||||||
Reclamation management | 78 | 307 | ||||||||||
Total Gross Profit (Loss) | (3,144 | ) | (1,066 | ) | ||||||||
Expenses | ||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses | 14 | 1,799 | 1,988 | |||||||||
Write-down of inventories | 1,308 | — | ||||||||||
Operating Loss | (6,251 | ) | (3,054 | ) | ||||||||
Other Income (Expense) | ||||||||||||
Gain (loss) on embedded derivative asset | 7, 15 | (5,612 | ) | 3,009 | ||||||||
Gain on sale of net smelter return royalty | — | 4,500 | ||||||||||
Other income and expense | 110 | (81 | ) | |||||||||
Income (Loss) Before Taxes | (11,753 | ) | 4,374 | |||||||||
Income Tax Provision (Recovery) | ||||||||||||
Deferred | (437 | ) | 215 | |||||||||
Net Income (Loss) | (11,316 | ) | 4,159 | |||||||||
Other Comprehensive Loss | ||||||||||||
Loss on FVTOCI investments, net of tax | (2 | ) | (930 | ) | ||||||||
Total Comprehensive Income (Loss) | $ | (11,318 | ) | $ | 3,229 | |||||||
Basic and diluted income (loss) per common share | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | 0.03 | |||||||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding | ||||||||||||
Basic | 154,191,650 | 140,690,167 | ||||||||||
Diluted | 154,191,650 | 143,928,615 | ||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements
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ALEXCO RESOURCE CORP.
INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited - expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)
For the three month periods ended March 31 | ||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities | ||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | (11,316 | ) | $ | 4,159 | |||
Items not affecting cash from operations: | ||||||||
Reclamation management contract loss provision | 55 | (39 | ) | |||||
Depreciation and depletion of mineral properties, plant and equipment | 718 | 736 | ||||||
Share-based compensation expense | 426 | 425 | ||||||
Finance costs, foreign exchange and other | (63 | ) | 75 | |||||
Fair value adjustment on embedded derivative asset | 5,612 | (3,009 | ) | |||||
Write-down of inventories | 1,308 | — | ||||||
Deferred income tax provision (recovery) | (437 | ) | 215 | |||||
Gain on sale of net smelter return royalty | — | (4,500 | ) | |||||
Portion of embedded derivative asset settled | (9 | ) | — | |||||
Changes in non-cash working capital balances related to operations | ||||||||
Accounts and other receivables | (488 | ) | 20 | |||||
Inventories | (2,037 | ) | (197 | ) | ||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 34 | (70 | ) | |||||
Deferred revenue | — | (16 | ) | |||||
Accounts payable, lease and accrued liabilities | (1,082 | ) | (2,485 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (7,279 | ) | (4,686 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from (used in) investing activities | ||||||||
Expenditures on mineral properties, plant and equipment | (10,789 | ) | (11,441 | ) | ||||
Interest received | 6 | — | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of net smelter return royalty | — | 4,500 | ||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (10,783 | ) | (6,941 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from (used in) financing activities | ||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of shares | 9,201 | 11,701 | ||||||
Issuance costs | (694 | ) | (896 | ) | ||||
Repayment of lease liabilities | (914 | ) | (785 | ) | ||||
Revolving credit facility | 6,252 | — | ||||||
Interest paid | (79 | ) | — | |||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options | — | 2,582 | ||||||
Net cash from financing activities | 13,766 | 12,602 | ||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents | (4,296 | ) | 975 | |||||
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Beginning of Period | 9,933 | 23,742 | ||||||
Cash and Cash Equivalents - End of Period | $ | 5,637 | $ | 24,717 | ||||
Supplemental cash flow information (Note 16) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements
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ALEXCO RESOURCE CORP.
INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited - expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) |
Common Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of Shares | Amount | Warrants | Share Options, DSUs and RSUs | Contributed Surplus | Accumulated Deficit | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance - December 31, 2021 | 151,557,545 | $ | 313,138 | $ | 6,360 | $ | 11,165 | $ | 19,732 | $ | (165,093 | ) | $ | 800 | $ | 186,102 | ||||||||||||||||
Net loss | — | — | — | — | — | (11,316 | ) | — | (11,316 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive loss | — | — | — | — | — | — | (2 | ) | (2 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense recognized | — | — | — | 612 | — | — | — | 612 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity Offering, net of issuance costs | 3,610,425 | 8,504 | — | — | — | — | — | 8,504 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Flow-through share premium | — | (1,736 | ) | — | — | — | — | — | (1,736 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Share options forfeited or expired | — | — | — | (1,300 | ) | 1,300 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Release of RSU settlement shares | 82,932 | 199 | — | (199 | ) | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance - March 31, 2022 | 155,250,902 | $ | 320,105 | $ | 6,360 | $ | 10,278 | $ | 21,032 | $ | (176,409 | ) | $ | 798 | $ | 182,164 | ||||||||||||||||
Balance - December 31, 2020 | 137,492,168 | $ | 270,431 | $ | 6,360 | $ | 10,401 | $ | 19,349 | $ | (161,947 | ) | $ | 738 | $ | 145,332 | ||||||||||||||||
Net income | — | — | — | — | — | 4,159 | — | 4,159 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive loss | — | — | — | — | — | — | (930 | ) | (930 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense recognized | — | — | — | 573 | — | — | — | 573 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity Offering, net of issuance costs | 2,704,770 | 10,805 | — | — | — | — | — | 10,805 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Flow-through share premium | (2,686 | ) | — | — | — | — | — | (2,686 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of share options | 1,649,232 | 3,927 | — | (1,345 | ) | — | — | — | 2,582 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Share options forfeited or expired | — | — | — | (141 | ) | 141 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Release of RSU settlement shares | 250,004 | 265 | — | (265 | ) | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance - March 31, 2021 | 142,096,174 | $ | 282,742 | $ | 6,360 | $ | 9,223 | $ | 19,490 | $ | (157,788 | ) | $ | (192 | ) | $ | 159,835 | |||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements
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ALEXCO RESOURCE CORP. NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2022 AND 2021 |
(unaudited - figures in tables are expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts) |
1. | DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS, NATURE OF OPERATIONS, LIQUIDITY RISK AND COVID-19 IMPACTS |
Alexco Resource Corp. (“Alexco” or the “Corporation”) was incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (Yukon) on December 3, 2004 and commenced operations on March 15, 2005. Effective December 28, 2007, it was continued under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia). The Corporation is principally engaged in the exploration, development, and operation of mineral resource properties. The Corporation’s mineral resource properties are located in the Keno Hill Silver District in the Yukon Territory of Canada.
Alexco is a public company which is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the NYSE American Stock Exchange (under the symbol AXU). The Corporation’s corporate head office is located at Suite 1225, Two Bentall Centre, 555 Burrard Street, Box 216, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V7X 1M9.
As at March 31, 2022, the Corporation had cash and cash equivalents, accounts and other receivables, inventories, prepaid expenses and other, and promissory note receivable of $14,627,000 to settle accounts payable and accrued liabilities, current lease liabilities, and revolving credit facility payable of $21,699,000. During the three month period ended March 31, 2022, net cash used in operating activities was $7,279,000 (2021 - $4,686,000). To date, the Corporation has not achieved positive cash flows from operations during ramp-up at Keno Hill, primarily due to supply chain interruptions and reduced workforce and equipment availability. Subsequent to March 31, 2022, the Corporation obtained the following additional capital resources:
• | On April 13, 2022, the Corporation completed a non-brokered private placement offering of common shares resulting in gross proceeds of $13,078,616; |
• | On April 28, 2022, the Corporation received a further prepayment of US$5,000,000 under the unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) with its offtaker; and |
• | On April 29, 2022, the Corporation sold to Victoria Gold Corp. (“Victoria”) all of its rights, benefits and interests in and to the remaining option consideration payable to Alexco by Banyan Gold Corp. (“Banyan”) under the option agreement with Banyan. On May 4, 2022, the Victoria shares were sold for net proceeds of $6,000,000 after selling costs and commissions. |
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Corporation will not be able to meet its obligations associated with financial liabilities. The Corporation has a planning and budgeting process in place. The Corporation maintains an internally generated cash flow forecast, which is based on its most recently published technical report and is updated based on actual performance and future expected performance at Keno Hill. Significant assumptions used in preparing the forecast include, but are not limited to, production volumes, development rates, operating costs, development costs, and commodity prices. Adverse changes to these assumptions could affect the Corporation’s available liquidity and its ability to meet its obligations associated with financial liabilities.
Although management believes that the Corporation's working capital at March 31, 2022, combined with the additional funding raised subsequent to period-end, provides sufficient liquidity to meet its ongoing obligations and support its operating requirements for a period of at least 12 months from March 31, 2022, if the Corporation is unable to achieve its 2022 production targets, then the Corporation may be required to obtain additional funding to continue development and ramp-up at the Keno Hill Silver District.
COVID-19
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic related to COVID-19. The impacts on global commerce have been far-reaching. There is significant ongoing uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 cases at Keno Hill, workplace and travel restrictions, supply chain interruptions, and the recruitment of underground miners and maintenance technicians. In December 2021 and the start of 2022, the Corporation experienced a rise in COVID-19 cases at Keno Hill. The Corporation’s COVID-19 response required mandatory self-isolation for affected employees and contractors as dictated by government health protocols, which resulted in reduced workforce availability, significantly reduced production and slower development advancement at the start of 2022. While COVID-19 cases at Keno Hill have since substantially declined, the Corporation notes that COVID-19 pandemic risk remains a risk to continued ramp-up and production activities at Keno Hill.
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ALEXCO RESOURCE CORP. NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2022 AND 2021 |
(unaudited - figures in tables are expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts) |
2. | BASIS OF PREPARATION, STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
These interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting. These interim condensed consolidated financial statements follow the same accounting policies and methods of computation as compared with the most recent annual consolidated financial statements, being for the year ended December 31, 2021, which were prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IFRS”). Accordingly, these interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Corporation’s most recent annual consolidated financial statements. These interim condensed consolidated financial statements were approved for issuance by the Board of Directors on May 12, 2022.
These interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, under the historical cost method, except for those assets and liabilities that are measured at revalued amounts or fair values at the end of each reporting period. All figures are expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated.
3. | NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS |
There are no IFRS’s or International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee interpretations that are not yet effective or early adopted that are expected to have a material impact on the Corporation.
4. | CRITICAL JUDGEMENTS AND MAJOR SOURCES OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY |
The preparation of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements requires management to select accounting policies and make judgments and estimates that may have a significant impact on the interim condensed consolidated financial statements. Estimates are continuously evaluated and are based on management’s experience and expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.
The following significant judgments were considered by management in the preparation of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements. All other significant judgments and estimates applied in the preparation of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the three month period ended March 31, 2022 are consistent with those applied and disclosed in Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Impairment and impairment reversals of mineral properties, plant and equipment
The Corporation reviews and evaluates the carrying value of each of its mineral properties, plant and equipment for impairment and impairment reversals when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of the related asset may not be recoverable or previous impairment losses may become recoverable. The identification of such events or changes and the performance of the assessment requires significant judgment. Furthermore, management’s estimates of many of the factors relevant to completing this assessment, including commodity prices, foreign currency exchange rates, mineral resources, and operating, capital and reclamation costs, are subject to risks and estimation uncertainties that may further affect the determination of the recoverability of the carrying amounts of its mineral properties, plant and equipment.
Management has assessed potential indicators of impairment and impairment reversals on the Corporation’s exploration and evaluation assets and the Keno Hill CGU. At the start of 2022, the Corporation experienced COVID-19 and equipment availability issues (Note 1). Management notes workforce constraints related to COVID-19 have since significantly eased, and steps have been taken, such as the stockpiling of critical supplies, to mitigate supply chain interruptions and restore equipment availability to more normal levels. Management has concluded that no impairment or impairment reversal indicators exist as at March 31, 2022.
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ALEXCO RESOURCE CORP. NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2022 AND 2021 |
(unaudited - figures in tables are expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts) |
Liquidity Risk
Management applies judgment in assessing whether a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Corporation’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management performed this assessment and determined a material uncertainty did not exist as at March 31, 2022. Refer to Note 1 for further discussion of the Corporation’s liquidity risk.
5. | INVENTORIES |
March 31 2022 | December 31 2021 | |||||||
Ore in stockpiles | $ | 598 | $ | 524 | ||||
Concentrate | 462 | 80 | ||||||
Materials and supplies | 1,987 | 1,472 | ||||||
Total inventories | $ | 3,047 | $ | 2,076 |
During the three month period ended March 31, 2022, the Corporation recognized a write-down of $1,308,000 (2021 - $nil) of ore in stockpiles and concentrate to their net realizable value.
6. | MINERAL PROPERTIES, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT |
Cost |
Mineral properties |
Plant and equipment(i) |
Right of use assets | Exploration and evaluation assets |
Total | |||||||||||||||
December 31, 2021 | $ | 207,334 | $ | 50,711 | $ | 10,788 | $ | 26,020 | $ | 294,853 | ||||||||||
Additions Disposals | 11,957- | 298 (223) | — | 370- | 12,625 (223) | |||||||||||||||
Transfers from right of use assets to plant and equipment | — | 1,049 | (1,049 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Change of estimate in decommissioning and rehabilitation provision | (184 | ) | (186 | ) | — | — | (370 | ) | ||||||||||||
March 31, 2022 | $ | 219,107 | $ | 51,649 | $ | 9,739 | $ | 26,390 | $ | 306,885 | ||||||||||
Accumulated Depreciation | ||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2021 | $ | 95,337 | $ | 29,415 | $ | 3,024 | $ | — | $ | 127,776 | ||||||||||
Depreciation and depletion Disposals | 704- | 451 (223) | 520- | — | 1,675 (223) | |||||||||||||||
Transfers from right of use assets to plant and equipment | — | 302 | (302 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||
March 31, 2022 | $ | 96,041 | $ | 29,945 | $ | 3,242 | $ | — | $ | 129,228 | ||||||||||
Net Book Value | ||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2021 | $ | 111,997 | $ | 21,296 | $ | 7,764 | $ | 26,020 | $ | 167,077 | ||||||||||
March 31, 2022 | $ | 123,066 | $ | 21,704 | $ | 6,497 | $ | 26,390 | $ | 177,657 |
(i) | The total cost of plant and equipment as at March 31, 2022 includes construction in progress of $646,000. |
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ALEXCO RESOURCE CORP. NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2022 AND 2021 |
(unaudited - figures in tables are expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts) |
Cost |
Mineral properties |
Plant and equipment(i) |
Right of use assets | Exploration and evaluation assets |
Total | |||||||||||||||
December 31, 2020 | $ | 168,847 | $ | 45,978 | $ | 9,879 | $ | 14,668 | $ | 239,372 | ||||||||||
Additions Disposals | 38,960- | 5,187- | 1,378 (596) | 11,352- | 56,877 (596) | |||||||||||||||
Lease modifications | — | — | 127 | — | 127 | |||||||||||||||
Change of estimate in decommissioning and rehabilitation provision | (473 | ) | (454 | ) | — | — | (927 | ) | ||||||||||||
December 31, 2021 | $ | 207,334 | $ | 50,711 | $ | 10,788 | $ | 26,020 | $ | 294,853 | ||||||||||
Accumulated Depreciation | ||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2020 | $ | 90,856 | $ | 27,961 | $ | 1,367 | $ | — | $ | 120,184 | ||||||||||
Depreciation and depletion Disposals | 4,481- | 1,454- | 2,042 (65) | — | 7,977 (65) | |||||||||||||||
Lease modifications | — | — | (320 | ) | — | (320 | ) | |||||||||||||
December 31, 2021 | $ | 95,337 | $ | 29,415 | $ | 3,024 | $ | — | $ | 127,776 | ||||||||||
Net Book Value | ||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2020 | $ | 77,991 | $ | 18,017 | $ | 8,512 | $ | 14,668 | $ | 119,188 | ||||||||||
December 31, 2021 | $ | 111,997 | $ | 21,296 | $ | 7,764 | $ | 26,020 | $ | 167,077 |
(i) | The total cost of plant and equipment as at December 31, 2021 includes construction in progress of $2,266,000. |
During the three month period ended March 31, 2022, the Corporation capitalized to mineral properties, plant and equipment depreciation and depletion of $727,000 (2021 - $846,000).
During the three month period ended March 31, 2022, the Corporation exercised buyout options on certain mining equipment leases, resulting in transfers from right of use assets to plant and equipment of $1,049,000 (2021 - $nil).
Option Agreement for McQuesten Property
Effective May 24, 2017, and as amended on July 8, 2019, the Corporation entered into an option agreement for Banyan Gold Corp. to buy up to 100% of Alexco’s McQuesten property. In three stages, Banyan may earn up to 100% of the McQuesten property, by incurring a minimum $2,600,000 in exploration expenditures (incurred), issuing 1,600,000 shares (issued), pay in staged payments a total of $2,600,000 in cash or shares and grant Alexco a 6% net smelter return (“NSR”) royalty with buybacks totalling $7,000,000 to reduce to a 1% NSR royalty on gold and 3% NSR royalty on silver. As at March 31, 2022, Banyan has satisfied the first stage of the option agreement, earning 51% of the McQuesten property. Subsequent to period-end, the Corporation sold to Victoria Gold Corp. all of its rights, benefits and interests in and to the remaining option consideration payable to Alexco by Banyan under the option agreement with Banyan in exchange for 447,142 shares of Victoria. On May 4, 2022, the Victoria shares were sold for net proceeds of $6,000,000, after selling costs and commissions (Note 20).
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ALEXCO RESOURCE CORP. NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2022 AND 2021 |
(unaudited - figures in tables are expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts) |
7. | EMBEDDED DERIVATIVE ASSET |
March 31 2022 | December 31 2021 | |||||||
Embedded derivative asset - Beginning of period | $ | 22,768 | $ | 13,074 | ||||
Portion of embedded derivative asset settled | 9 | 235 | ||||||
Fair value adjustment | (5,612 | ) | 9,459 | |||||
Embedded derivative asset - End of period | 17,165 | 22,768 | ||||||
Less: current embedded derivative asset | 897 | 2,752 | ||||||
Non-current embedded derivative asset | $ | 16,268 | $ | 20,016 |
During the three month period ended March 31, 2022, a portion of the embedded derivative related to the Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (“Wheaton”) silver purchase agreement (“SPA”) was settled. The embedded derivative asset was calculated based on the discounted future cash flows associated with the difference between the original US$3.90 per ounce production payment Wheaton would pay for each payable ounce delivered under the SPA and the amended production payment under the amended SPA (amended March 29, 2017 and subsequently on August 5, 2020) which varies depending on the silver pricing curve (Note 15). The fair value of the embedded derivative asset was estimated based on the discounted future cash flows using a probability-based dynamic valuation model resulting in a fair value adjustment for the three month periods ended March 31, 2022 of ($5,612,000) (2021 - $3,009,000).
8. | LEASE LIABILITIES |
The Corporation’s lease liabilities are primarily for mining equipment leases related to heavy machinery and equipment dedicated to development and operations at Keno Hill. The weighted average incremental borrowing rate for lease liabilities as at March 31, 2022 was 7.58%.
March 31 2022 | December 31 2021 | |||||||
Lease liabilities - Beginning of period | $ | 5,531 | $ | 7,262 | ||||
Additions | — | 1,377 | ||||||
Cash flows - Principal payments | (914 | ) | (3,604 | ) | ||||
Non-cash changes - Accretion | 95 | 503 | ||||||
Disposals | — | (463 | ) | |||||
Gain on lease buyouts | (167 | ) | — | |||||
Lease modifications | — | 456 | ||||||
Lease liabilities - End of period | 4,545 | 5,531 | ||||||
Less: current lease liabilities | 2,615 | 3,056 | ||||||
Non-current lease liabilities | $ | 1,930 | $ | 2,475 |
The Corporation’s undiscounted lease payments consisted of the following:
March 31 2022 | ||||||
2022 | $ | 2,056 | ||||
2023 | 1,550 | |||||
2024 | 493 | |||||
$ | 4,099 |
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ALEXCO RESOURCE CORP. NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2022 AND 2021 |
(unaudited - figures in tables are expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts) |
9. | REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY |
On September 23, 2021 and subsequently on January 18, 2022, the Corporation and its offtaker amended the existing offtake agreement to allow for an unsecured revolving credit facility for up to US$10,000,000. The Facility allows the Corporation to request prepayments, in US$1,000,000 increments, which are repaid in five monthly instalments against future deliveries of concentrate or in cash (Note 1). The interest rate on drawn amounts is equal to the three month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) + 7.05%. The standby fee on undrawn amounts is 1.5% per annum, payable quarterly. As at March 31, 2022, the Corporation has accrued interest and standby fees of $24,000. In March 2022, the Corporation received a prepayment of US$5,000,000. Subsequent to period-end, the Corporation received a further prepayment of US$5,000,000 (Note 20).
LIBOR settings are currently scheduled to cease publication after June 30, 2023. The Corporation and its offtaker will use an agreed industry standard alternative benchmark interest rate and expect to transition to the alternative rate as widespread market practice is established.
The revolving credit facility payable balance is summarized as follows:
March 31 2022 | ||||
Revolving credit facility payable - Beginning of period | $ | — | ||
Additions - prepayments received | 6,365 | |||
Reductions - repayments made | — | |||
Foreign exchange revaluation | (113 | ) | ||
Revolving credit facility payable - End of period | $ | 6,252 |
10. | DECOMMISSIONING AND REHABILITATION PROVISION |
March 31 2022 |
December 31 2021 | |||||||
Decommissioning and rehabilitation provision - Beginning of period | $ | 5,667 | $ | 6,542 | ||||
Change due to re-estimation | (370 | ) | (927 | ) | ||||
Accretion expense, included in other income and expense | 17 | 52 | ||||||
Decommissioning and rehabilitation provision - End of period | 5,314 | 5,667 | ||||||
Less: current decommissioning and rehabilitation provision | 685 | 705 | ||||||
Non-current decommissioning and rehabilitation provision | $ | 4,629 | $ | 4,962 |
11. | CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
Shareholders’ Equity
The Corporation is authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares without par value.
The following share transactions took place during the three month period ended March 31, 2022:
1. | On January 27, 2022, the Corporation completed an equity financing and issued 2,129,685 flow-through shares with respect to “Canadian exploration expenses” (the “CEE Shares”) priced at $2.70 per CEE Share, and 1,480,740 flow-through shares with respect to “Canadian development expenses” (the “CDE Shares”) priced at $2.33 per CDE Share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $9,200,274. |
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ALEXCO RESOURCE CORP. NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2022 AND 2021 |
(unaudited - figures in tables are expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts) |
2. | 82,932 common shares were issued from treasury on the vesting of restricted share units. |
Equity Incentive Plans
The Corporation has three equity incentive plans consisting of a share option plan (the “Option Plan”), a restricted share unit plan (the “RSU Plan”), and a deferred share unit plan (the “DSU Plan”) (collectively the “Equity Incentive Plans”). The maximum aggregate number of common shares issuable under the Equity Incentive Plans cannot exceed 15% of the number of common shares issued and outstanding from time to time, subject to the following requirements for each plan:
i. | The Option Plan’s maximum aggregate number of common shares issuable on the exercise of share options cannot exceed 10% of the number of common shares issued and outstanding; |
ii. | The RSU Plan’s maximum aggregate number of common shares to be issued cannot exceed 3% of the number of common shares issued and outstanding; and |
iii. | The DSU Plan’s maximum aggregate number of common shares to be issued cannot exceed 2,100,000. |
As at March 31, 2022, a total of 8,446,818 share options, 1,100,735 RSUs and 894,000 DSUs were outstanding under the Equity Incentive Plans and a total of 7,078,272 share options, 3,556,792 RSUs and 1,181,000 DSUs remain available for future granting.
During the three month period ended March 31, 2022, the Corporation recorded total share-based compensation expense of $612,000 (2021 - $575,000), which related to the Equity Incentive Plans, of which $187,000 (2021 - $150,000) was recorded to mineral properties and $425,000 (2021 - $425,000) has been charged to income.
Share Options
Generally, share options have a maximum term of five years, vest one-third upon grant and one third on each of the first and second anniversary dates of the grant date. The exercise price may not be less than the immediately preceding five-day volume weighted average price of the Corporation’s common shares traded through the facilities of the exchange on which the Corporation’s common shares are listed.
The changes in share options outstanding are summarized as follows:
Weighted average Exercise price | Number of shares issued or issuable on exercise | |||||||
Balance - December 31, 2021 | $ | 2.27 | 9,672,118 | |||||
Share options forfeited or expired | $ | 2.07 | (1,225,300 | ) | ||||
Balance - March 31, 2022 | $ | 2.30 | 8,446,818 | |||||
Balance - December 31, 2020 | $ | 2.17 | 10,245,934 | |||||
Share options granted | $ | 2.17 | 1,970,000 | |||||
Share options exercised | $ | 1.66 | (2,272,431 | ) | ||||
Share options forfeited or expired | $ | 2.85 | (271,385 | ) | ||||
Balance - December 31, 2021 | $ | 2.27 | 9,672,118 |
During the three month periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, there were no share options granted.
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ALEXCO RESOURCE CORP. NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2022 AND 2021 |
(unaudited - figures in tables are expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts) |
Share options outstanding and exercisable at March 31, 2022 are summarized as follows:
Options Outstanding | Options Exercisable | |||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise Price | Number of Shares Issuable on Exercise |
Average Remaining Life (Years) |
Average Exercise Price | Number of Shares Issuable on Exercise |
Average Exercise Price | |||||||||||||||||
$ 1.27 | 1,162,500 | 1.76 | $ 1.27 | 1,162,500 | $ 1.27 | |||||||||||||||||
$ 1.75 | 40,000 | 0.38 | $ 1.75 | 40,000 | $ 1.75 | |||||||||||||||||
$ 1.93 | 60,000 | 1.11 | $ 1.93 | 60,000 | $ 1.93 | |||||||||||||||||
$ 2.07 | 1,223,400 | 0.83 | $ 2.07 | 1,223,400 | $ 2.07 | |||||||||||||||||
$ 2.07 | 587,000 | 0.83 | $ 2.07 | — | $ 2.07 | |||||||||||||||||
$ 2.12 | 48,000 | 3.04 | $ 2.12 | 32,000 | $ 2.12 | |||||||||||||||||
$ 2.17 | 1,929,200 | 4.71 | $ 2.17 | 643,067 | $ 2.17 | |||||||||||||||||
$ 2.61 | 1,894,984 | 2.71 | $ 2.61 | 1,894,984 | $ 2.61 | |||||||||||||||||
$ 3.19 | 1,451,734 | 3.71 | $ 3.19 | 967,823 | $ 3.19 | |||||||||||||||||
$ 3.86 | 50,000 | 3.44 | $ 3.86 | 33,333 | $ 3.86 | |||||||||||||||||
8,446,818 | 2.79 | $ 2.30 | 6,057,107 | $ 2.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
During the three month period ended March 31, 2022, there were no share options exercised. The weighted average share price at the date of exercise for share options exercised during the three month period ended March 31, 2021 was $3.76.
Restricted Share Units
Time-based RSUs vest one-third upon granting and one third on each of the first and second anniversary dates of the grant date. Performance-based RSUs vest at the end of the third year of the grant date and the number of units to be issued on the vesting date will vary from 0% to 200% of the number of performance-based RSUs granted, depending on the achievement of performance criteria.
The changes in RSUs outstanding are summarized as follows:
Number of shares issued or issuable on vesting | ||||
Balance - December 31, 2021 | 1,198,067 | |||
RSUs vested | (82,932 | ) | ||
RSUs terminated | (14,400 | ) | ||
Balance - March 31, 2022 | 1,100,735 | |||
Balance - December 31, 2020 | 566,340 | |||
RSUs granted(i) | 1,505,449 | |||
RSUs vested | (873,722 | ) | ||
Balance - December 31, 2021 | 1,198,067 | |||
(i) RSUs granted include grants to certain employees of the Corporation that include 474,500 performance-based RSUs and 266,500 RSUs issued as settlement of annual cash bonuses. As at March 31, 2022, nil performance-based RSUs have vested. | ||||
During the three month periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, there were no RSUs granted.
The weighted average share price at the date of vesting for RSUs during the three month period ended March 31, 2022 was $2.23 (2021 - $4.23).
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ALEXCO RESOURCE CORP. NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2022 AND 2021 |
(unaudited - figures in tables are expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts) |
Deferred Share Units
Only directors of the Corporation are eligible for DSUs and each DSU vests immediately and is redeemed upon a director ceasing to be a director of the Corporation. During the three month periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Corporation did not grant any DSUs. As at March 31, 2022, there were 894,000 fully vested DSUs outstanding
12. | REVENUE |
The Corporation recorded revenue for the three month periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 as follows:
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
Mining operations | ||||||||
Concentrate sales(i) | $ | 2,234 | $ | 3,576 | ||||
Less: silver delivered under the Wheaton SPA | (367 | ) | (714 | ) | ||||
Extraction services(ii) | 57 | 109 | ||||||
Revenue from contracts with customers | 1,924 | 2,971 | ||||||
Change in fair value of provisionally priced trade receivables(iii) | 128 | (238 | ) | |||||
2,052 | 2,733 | |||||||
Reclamation management(iv) | 744 | 1,080 | ||||||
$ | 2,796 | $ | 3,813 | |||||
(i) | Concentrate sales revenue represents the sale of all concentrate produced at Keno Hill to its offtaker under the Corporation’s offtake agreement, prior to the 25% of silver production that is delivered to Wheaton under the Wheaton SPA. Concentrate sales revenue is recorded net of transportation costs. |
(ii) | Extraction services revenue represents revenue earned from the mining of silver that is delivered to Wheaton under the Wheaton SPA. The actual cash payment from Wheaton, which differs from the extraction services revenue recognized, is determined using a payment formula, which is dependent on the spot price of silver at time of delivery and Alexco’s stage in the production period as defined in the Wheaton SPA. |
(iii) | Change in fair value of provisionally priced trade receivables is attributable to changes in forward metals prices and represents the change in metals prices from the date of revenue recognition to the date of final settlement. |
(iv) | Reclamation management revenue represents revenue earned by Elsa Reclamation & Development Company Ltd. (“ERDC”) for the environmental care and maintenance for the historical environmental liabilities of the former United Keno Hill Mines Limited and UKH Minerals Limited (“UKHM”) mineral properties. |
13. | COST OF SALES |
The Corporation recorded cost of sales for the three month periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 as follows:
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
Mining operations | ||||||||
Production costs | $ | 5,929 | $ | 3,125 | ||||
Depreciation and depletion | 938 | 676 | ||||||
Site share-based compensation | 69 | 43 | ||||||
Royalties and selling costs | 101 | 262 | ||||||
Change in inventories | (1,763 | ) | — | |||||
5,274 | 4,106 | |||||||
Reclamation management(i) | 666 | 773 | ||||||
$ | 5,940 | $ | 4,879 | |||||
(i) Reclamation management cost of sales represents cost of sales incurred by ERDC for the environmental care and maintenance for the historical environmental liabilities of the former UKHM mineral properties. |
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ALEXCO RESOURCE CORP. NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2022 AND 2021 |
(unaudited - figures in tables are expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts) |
14. | GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES BY NATURE OF EXPENSE |
The Corporation recorded general and administrative expenses for the three month periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 as follows:
Corporate | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||
Depreciation of plant and equipment and ROU assets | $ | 73 | $ | 73 | ||||
Business development, investor relations and travel | 60 | 103 | ||||||
Office and administration | 277 | 342 | ||||||
Professional and regulatory | 297 | 351 | ||||||
Salaries and contractors | 727 | 729 | ||||||
Share-based compensation | 365 | 390 | ||||||
$ | 1,799 | $ | 1,988 |
15. | FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS |
Financial Assets and Liabilities
The carrying amounts of the Corporation’s financial assets and liabilities is as follows:
Fair Value Hierarchy Classification |
March 31 2022 |
December 31 2021 | ||||||||
Fair value through profit or loss: | ||||||||||
Embedded derivative asset | Level 3 | $ | 17,165 | $ | 22,768 | |||||
Provisionally priced trade receivables | Level 2 | 2,247 | 2,165 | |||||||
Fair value through other comprehensive loss: | ||||||||||
Investments in marketable securities | Level 1 | 22 | 24 | |||||||
$ | 19,434 | $ | 24,957 |
The fair value of the embedded derivative asset related to the Wheaton SPA was estimated based on the discounted future cash flows using a probability-based dynamic valuation model resulting in a fair value adjustment during the three month periods ended March 31, 2022, of ($5,612,000) (2021 - $3,009,000). The model relies upon inputs from the current mine plan less payable ounces already delivered. The model is updated quarterly for the Corporation’s credit spread, Wheaton’s credit spread, risk-free yield curve, silver price forward curve, historical silver price volatility, mineral reserves and resources and the production profile. Management estimates mineral reserves and resources and production profile, based on information compiled and reviewed by management’s experts. Payments from Wheaton are inversely related to the silver price; if, for example, silver prices were to increase or decrease from the current spot and forward prices as at March 31, 2022 by 10% per ounce and all other assumptions remained the same, the approximate derivative asset value would be $14,020,000 and $21,398,000, respectively.
Provisionally priced trade receivables consist of amounts receivable under the Corporation’s offtake agreement. Changes in the fair value of these receivables are recorded as other revenue within mining operations revenue at each period end using quoted forward metal prices obtained from futures exchanges.
Investments in marketable securities consist of investments in publicly traded companies. Changes in the fair value of these investments are recorded through other comprehensive income (FVTOCI) using quoted prices obtained from securities exchanges.
The carrying amounts of all of the Corporation’s other financial assets and liabilities, carried at amortized cost, reasonably approximate their fair values due to their short-term nature.
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(unaudited - figures in tables are expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts) |
16. | SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION |
Supplemental cash flow information for the three month periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 is as follows:
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
Non-Cash Investing and Financing Transactions | ||||||||
Capitalization of share-based compensation to mineral properties, plant and equipment | $ | 187 | $ | 143 | ||||
Capitalization of depreciation to mineral properties, plant and equipment | $ | 727 | $ | 558 | ||||
Capitalization of re-estimation of decommissioning and rehabilitation provision | $ | (370 | ) | $ | (276 | ) | ||
Increase (decrease) in non-cash working capital related to: | ||||||||
Mineral properties, plant and equipment | $ | (1,326 | ) | $ | (853 | ) |
17. | SEGMENTED INFORMATION |
The Corporation had two operating segments during the three month periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. The first operating segment is mining operations, which includes the production of silver, lead and zinc concentrates, underground mining development, and exploration and evaluation activities. The second operating segment is reclamation management services, which is focused on the clean up of historical liabilities of the Keno Hill Silver District through ERDC under a contract with the Federal Government of Canada. The Corporation’s executive head office and general corporate administration are included within ‘Corporate and Other’ to reconcile the reportable segments to the consolidated financial statements. An operating segment is a component of an entity that engages in business activities. Operating results are reviewed by the chief operating decision maker, Alexco’s Chief Executive Officer, with respect to resource allocation and for which discrete financial information is available.
Segmented information as at and for the three month periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 is summarized as follows:
As at and for the period ended March 31, 2022 | Mining Operations | Reclamation Management | Corporate and Other | Total | ||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 2,052 | $ | 744 | $ | — | $ | 2,796 | ||||||||
Cost of sales | 5,274 | 666 | — | 5,940 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | — | — | 73 | 73 | ||||||||||||
Share-based compensation | — | — | 365 | 365 | ||||||||||||
Other G&A expenses | — | — | 1,340 | 1,340 | ||||||||||||
Write-down of inventories | 1,308 | — | — | 1,308 | ||||||||||||
Loss on embedded derivative asset | — | — | 5,612 | 5,612 | ||||||||||||
Other (income) loss | (85 | ) | — | (4 | ) | (89 | ) | |||||||||
Segment income (loss) before taxes | $ | (4,445 | ) | $ | 78 | $ | (7,386 | ) | $ | (11,753 | ) | |||||
Total assets | $ | 184,635 | $ | 1,077 | $ | 26,749 | $ | 212,461 | ||||||||
Total liabilities | $ | 25,963 | $ | 869 | $ | 3,465 | $ | 30,297 |
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ALEXCO RESOURCE CORP. NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2022 AND 2021 |
(unaudited - figures in tables are expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts) |
As at and for the period ended March 31, 2021 | Mining Operations | Reclamation Management | Corporate and Other | Total | ||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 2,733 | $ | 1,080 | $ | — | $ | 3,813 | ||||||||
Cost of sales | 4,106 | 773 | — | 4,879 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | — | — | 73 | 73 | ||||||||||||
Share-based compensation | — | — | 389 | 389 | ||||||||||||
Other G&A expenses | — | — | 1,526 | 1,526 | ||||||||||||
Gain on sale of net smelter return royalty | — | — | (4,500 | ) | (4,500 | ) | ||||||||||
Gain on embedded derivative asset | — | — | (3,009 | ) | (3,009 | ) | ||||||||||
Other (income) loss | 122 | — | (41 | ) | 81 | |||||||||||
Segment income (loss) before taxes | $ | (1,495 | ) | $ | 307 | $ | 5,562 | $ | 4,374 | |||||||
Total assets | $ | 136,858 | $ | 1,752 | $ | 46,994 | $ | 185,604 | ||||||||
Total liabilities | $ | 21,195 | $ | 165 | $ | 4,409 | $ | 25,769 |
18. | KEY MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION |
The remuneration of directors and those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling activities of the Corporation for the three month periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 was as follows:
2022 |
2021 | |||||||
Salaries and other short-term benefits | $ | 442 | $ | 725 | ||||
Share-based compensation | 336 | 360 | ||||||
Total key management compensation | $ | 778 | $ | 1,085 |
19. | COMMITMENTS |
As at March 31, 2022, the Corporation’s contractual obligations are as follows:
(a) | The Corporation’s purchase commitments totaled $436,000 and relate to equipment agreements at Keno Hill. |
(b) | As a consequence of its commitment to renounce deductible exploration expenditures to the purchasers of flow-through shares, the Corporation is required to incur further renounceable Canadian exploration expenses totaling $5,541,000 by December 31, 2023. |
20. | SUBSEQUENT EVENTS |
(a) | On April 13, 2022, the Corporation completed a non-brokered private placement offering of 7,473,495 common shares at a price of $1.75 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of $13,078,616. |
(b) | On April 28, 2022, the Corporation received a further prepayment of US$5,000,000 under the Facility. |
(c) | On April 29, 2022, the Corporation sold to Victoria all of its rights, benefits and interests in and to the remaining option consideration payable to Alexco by Banyan under the option agreement with Banyan in exchange for 447,142 shares of Victoria. On May 4, 2022, the Victoria shares were sold for net proceeds of $6,000,000, after selling costs and commissions. |
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