During the three months ended June 30, 2024, Nevada Copper experienced financial difficulties, including increased ramp-up costs associated with the underground mine, failure to obtain funding through a change of control transaction and failure to secure additional interim funding from key stakeholders. This resulted in Nevada Copper filing a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court of the District of Nevada on June 10, 2024.
Triple Flag identified the above as an indicator of impairment as of June 30, 2024. Management performed an impairment analysis for the Nevada Copper stream interest in accordance with IAS 36 Impairment of Assets (“IAS 36”), and for the loan receivables under IFRS 9 Financial Instruments (“IFRS 9”).
Triple Flag considered a variety of factors to determine the recoverable amount of the Nevada Copper stream and the recoverability of the loan receivable, including expected cash flows to be recovered from the Chapter 11 process under various scenarios, the contractual terms of the stream agreement in a Chapter 11 process, and Triple Flag’s security and position in Nevada Copper’s creditor rankings relative to other secured creditors. Triple Flag concluded that there is no reasonable expectation of recovery of the loan receivables and determined that the recoverable amount of the Nevada Copper gold and silver stream was nil as of June 30, 2024, resulting in an impairment charge of $104.1 million.
Triple Flag also has a 2.0% NSR royalty on the Pumpkin Hollow open pit project and a 2.0% NSR royalty on the Tedeboy exploration project. Management performed impairment analysis over these royalty interests by considering a variety of factors, including relevant production and commodity price scenarios, various production start date scenarios, and relevant contractual rights of the royalty agreements. Triple Flag concluded that the recoverable amount exceeded the carrying amount of $46.2 million, and as such, no impairment charge was recognized related to Triple Flag’s royalty interests in the condensed interim consolidated statement of income (loss).
Concurrent with the Chapter 11 process, a sale process in accordance with Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code was initiated by Nevada Copper. On August 9, 2024, Nevada Copper entered into an asset purchase agreement with an affiliate of Kinterra Capital Corp, (“buyer”), pursuant to which the buyer agreed to purchase substantially all of the assets of Nevada Copper and its subsidiaries. The transaction was approved by order of the United States Bankruptcy Court, entered on September 27, 2024. The transaction closed on October 9, 2024. Triple Flag has not recovered any portion of the Tranche A-2 secured loan receivable or amounts payable under the gold and silver stream agreement. The royalties were unaffected by the conclusion of the Chapter 11 sale process.
At September 30, 2024, the Company did not identify any indicators of impairment losses previously recognized which should be reversed or partially reversed.
Triple Flag acquired the 100% silver stream on the Moss mine, operated by Elevation Gold, as part of the Maverix acquisition in January 2023. In conjunction with this transaction, Triple Flag also acquired a $10.2 million loan receivable from Elevation Gold, which had an outstanding balance receivable of $17.7 million as of December 31, 2023. As of December 31, 2023, Triple Flag also had promissory and demand notes receivable from Elevation Gold of $6.5 million and recorded a provision for expected credit losses of $9.7 million against these loans. The loan receivable accrues interest at an interest rate of 10% per annum and is repayable on or before February 28, 2025.
As at March 31, 2024, Triple Flag had a total of $30.7 million loan receivable and promissory and demand notes receivable from Elevation Gold, and a total provision for expected credit losses of $16.6 million related to the loan receivables.
As at March 31, 2024, Triple Flag identified an indicator of impairment for its stream interest in the Moss mine. As a result, the Company performed an impairment assessment considering relevant production and commodity price scenarios. The Company concluded that the recoverable amount exceeded the carrying amount and as such, no