(c) New and Amended Accounting Standards Adopted by the Company
The following standard was effective and implemented as of January 1, 2024.
Amendments IAS 1 – Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current
The IASB issued amendments to IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements (“IAS 1”). The amendments clarify that the classification of liabilities as current or non-current is based on rights that are in existence at the end of the reporting period. Classification is unaffected by the entity’s expectation or events after the reporting date. Covenants of loan arrangements will affect the classification of a liability as current or non-current if the entity must comply with a covenant either before or at the reporting date, even if the covenant is only tested for compliance after the reporting date. There was no significant impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated interim financial statements as a result of the adoption of these amendments.
(d) New Accounting Standards Issued But Not Yet Effective
IFRS 18 – Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements
In April 2024, IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements (“IFRS 18”) was issued to achieve comparability of the financial performance of similar entities. The standard, which replaces IAS 1, impacts the presentation of primary financial statements and notes, including the statement of earnings where companies will be required to present separate categories of income and expense for operating, investing, and financing activities with prescribed subtotals for each new category. The standard will also require management-defined performance measures to be explained and included in a separate note within the consolidated financial statements. The standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2027, including interim financial statements, and requires retrospective application. The Company is currently assessing the impact of the new standard.
Note 3 - Acquisitions and Other Transactions
(a) | Acquisition of Royalty on Claims in the Stewart Mining Camp and Private Placement with Scottie Resources Corp. – British Columbia, Canada |
Subsequent to quarter-end, on April 15, 2024, the Company acquired a 2.0% gross production royalty on all minerals produced on Scottie Resources Corp.’s (“Scottie”) claims in the Stewart Mining Camp in the Golden Triangle in British Columbia, Canada, for a purchase price of $5.9 million (C$8.1 million).
In addition, the Company acquired 5,422,994 common shares of Scottie at a price of C$0.18 per common share for an aggregate of $0.7 million (C$1.0 million).
(b) | Receipt of Séguéla Royalty Buy-Back – Cote d’Ivoire |
On March 30, 2024, Fortuna Silver Mines (“Fortuna”) exercised its option to buy-back 0.6% of the Company’s initial 1.2% NSR on the Séguéla mine, such that the Company’s NSR on the Séguéla mine is now 0.6%. Fortuna paid Franco-Nevada $6.5 million (A$10 million) on April 1, 2024 for the exercise of the buy-back option.
The transaction has been accounted for as a disposal of a mineral interest.
(c) | Amendments of Condestable Gold and Silver Stream – Peru |
On March 27, 2024, the Company amended, through a wholly owned subsidiary, its precious metal stream agreement with reference to the gold and silver production from the Condestable mine in Peru, owned and operated by a subsidiary of Southern Peaks Mining LP, a private company, by advancing an additional up-front deposit of $10.0 million for a total combined deposit of $175.0 million. Under the amended agreement, following the end of the fixed delivery period on December 31, 2025, Franco-Nevada will receive 63% of the gold and silver contained in concentrate until a cumulative total of 87,600 ounces of gold and 2,910,000 ounces of silver have been delivered (the “Variable Phase 1 Deliveries”), then 37.5% over the remaining life of the mine (the “Variable Phase 2 Deliveries”). The March 2024 amendment increased the Variable Phase 2 Deliveries from 25% to 37.5%.
The transaction has been accounted for as an acquisition of a mineral interest.
(d) | Acquisition of Silver Royalty on Stibnite Gold Project – US |
On March 21, 2024, the Company acquired, through a wholly owned subsidiary, a NSR interest covering all of the payable silver production from the Stibnite Gold project in Idaho, U.S, for a purchase price of $8.5 million, subject to the terms of the agreement.
The transaction has been accounted for as an acquisition of a mineral interest.