Condensed Consolidated Interim
Financial Statements
For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
Centerra Gold Inc. | ||||||||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position | ||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) |
September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars) | |||||||||||||||||
Assets | Notes | ||||||||||||||||
Current assets | |||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 604,340 | $ | 612,941 | |||||||||||||
Amounts receivable | 73,256 | 70,763 | |||||||||||||||
Inventories | 253,623 | 257,302 | |||||||||||||||
Other current assets | 4 | 16,538 | 25,021 | ||||||||||||||
947,757 | 966,027 | ||||||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment | 5 | 1,283,722 | 1,237,506 | ||||||||||||||
Deferred income tax assets | 11 | 46,000 | 57,900 | ||||||||||||||
Other non-current assets | 6 | 56,794 | 19,333 | ||||||||||||||
1,386,516 | 1,314,739 | ||||||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 2,334,273 | $ | 2,280,766 | |||||||||||||
Liabilities and shareholders' equity | |||||||||||||||||
Current liabilities | |||||||||||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 215,162 | $ | 201,707 | |||||||||||||
Income tax payable | 22,573 | 40,952 | |||||||||||||||
Other current liabilities | 4 | 25,443 | 54,778 | ||||||||||||||
263,178 | 297,437 | ||||||||||||||||
Deferred income tax liabilities | 11 | 7,551 | 16,809 | ||||||||||||||
Provision for reclamation | 8 | 281,442 | 272,566 | ||||||||||||||
Other non-current liabilities | 6 | 37,487 | 19,712 | ||||||||||||||
326,480 | 309,087 | ||||||||||||||||
Shareholders' equity | |||||||||||||||||
Share capital | 12 | 840,140 | 861,536 | ||||||||||||||
Contributed surplus | 31,848 | 33,869 | |||||||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 1,382 | 7,451 | |||||||||||||||
Retained earnings | 871,245 | 771,386 | |||||||||||||||
1,744,615 | 1,674,242 | ||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 2,334,273 | $ | 2,280,766 | |||||||||||||
Commitments and contingencies (note 14) | |||||||||||||||||
Subsequent events (note 14) |
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
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Centerra Gold Inc. | ||||||||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Earnings (Loss) and Comprehensive Income (Loss) | ||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) |
Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(except per share amounts) | Notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue | 7 | $ | 323,927 | $ | 343,893 | $ | 912,116 | $ | 754,940 | |||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Production costs | 183,440 | 186,801 | 519,772 | 544,638 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 33,119 | 42,537 | 93,964 | 84,362 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings from mine operations | 107,368 | 114,555 | 298,380 | 125,940 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Exploration and evaluation costs | 21,871 | 19,520 | 57,492 | 58,466 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate administration | 7,282 | 6,430 | 24,698 | 26,543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense | 2,644 | 1,516 | 5,985 | 6,627 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Care and maintenance expenses | 6,026 | 7,472 | 17,132 | 21,960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Reclamation expense (recovery) | 8 | 6,608 | (23,086) | (23,535) | (15,758) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other operating expenses | 9 | 8,049 | 2,839 | 30,397 | 24,748 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings from operations | 54,888 | 99,864 | 186,211 | 3,354 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other non-operating income | 10 | (5,548) | (7,840) | (33,101) | (12,185) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Finance costs | 3,790 | 5,589 | 10,941 | 12,063 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings before income tax | 56,646 | 102,115 | 208,371 | 3,476 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 11 | 27,854 | 41,492 | 75,479 | 55,986 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net earnings (loss) | 28,792 | 60,623 | 132,892 | (52,510) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Items that may be subsequently reclassified to earnings: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Changes in fair value of hedge derivative instruments | 15 | 2,901 | (6,159) | (7,520) | 1,532 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Items that will not be subsequently reclassified to earnings: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Changes in fair value of equity securities | 15 | 970 | — | 1,451 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) | 3,871 | (6,159) | (6,069) | 1,532 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income (loss) | $ | 32,663 | $ | 54,464 | $ | 126,823 | $ | (50,978) | ||||||||||||||||||
Earnings (Loss) per share: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic | 12 | $ | 0.14 | $ | 0.28 | $ | 0.62 | $ | (0.24) | |||||||||||||||||
Diluted | 12 | $ | 0.13 | $ | 0.27 | $ | 0.61 | $ | (0.25) | |||||||||||||||||
Cash dividends declared per common share (C$) | $ | 0.07 | $ | 0.07 | $ | 0.21 | $ | 0.21 |
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
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Centerra Gold Inc. | ||||||||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Cash Flows | ||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) |
Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating activities | Notes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net earnings (loss) | $ | 28,792 | $ | 60,623 | $ | 132,892 | $ | (52,510) | |||||||||||||||
Adjustments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 35,137 | 43,400 | 98,836 | 88,080 | |||||||||||||||||||
Reclamation expense (recovery) | 8 | 6,608 | (23,086) | (23,535) | (15,758) | ||||||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense | 3,309 | 2,164 | 5,985 | 6,664 | |||||||||||||||||||
Finance costs | 3,790 | 5,589 | 10,941 | 12,063 | |||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 11 | 27,854 | 41,492 | 75,479 | 55,986 | ||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized foreign exchange loss (gain) | 237 | 96 | (4,843) | (376) | |||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized fair value loss on financial asset related to the Additional Royal Gold Agreement | 15a | 1,500 | — | 10,400 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Other | 373 | 178 | 38 | 2,839 | |||||||||||||||||||
Reclamation payments | (3,828) | — | (3,828) | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Cash provided by operating activities prior to changes in working capital and income taxes paid | 103,772 | 130,456 | 302,365 | 96,988 | |||||||||||||||||||
Income taxes paid | (6,951) | (6,722) | (88,795) | (11,824) | |||||||||||||||||||
Other changes in working capital | 13 | 6,818 | 42,824 | (7,943) | 14,995 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cash provided by operating activities | 103,639 | 166,558 | 205,627 | 100,159 | |||||||||||||||||||
Investing activities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment additions | (66,178) | (22,159) | (114,024) | (51,046) | |||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition of Goldfield Project | — | (31,500) | — | (31,500) | |||||||||||||||||||
Decrease in restricted cash | — | 3,424 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from disposition of property, plant, and equipment | — | 24 | 875 | 1,496 | |||||||||||||||||||
Cash settlement related to the Additional Royal Gold Agreement | 15a | — | — | (24,500) | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Payment of transactions costs related to the Additional Royal Gold Agreement | — | — | (2,521) | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Purchase of marketable securities | (1,258) | — | (5,543) | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Cash used in investing activities | (67,436) | (50,211) | (145,713) | (81,050) | |||||||||||||||||||
Financing activities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends paid | 12 | (11,034) | (11,148) | (33,033) | (33,779) | ||||||||||||||||||
Payment of borrowing and financing costs | (552) | (2,457) | (1,605) | (3,530) | |||||||||||||||||||
Repayment of lease obligations | (1,995) | (1,631) | (5,677) | (4,897) | |||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from common shares issued | 1,312 | 185 | 3,622 | 1,647 | |||||||||||||||||||
Payment for common shares repurchased | 12 | (12,017) | (11,012) | (31,822) | (18,347) | ||||||||||||||||||
Cash used in financing activities | (24,286) | (26,063) | (68,515) | (58,906) | |||||||||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents during the period | 11,917 | 90,284 | (8,601) | (39,797) | |||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period | 592,423 | 401,835 | 612,941 | 531,916 | |||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period | $ | 604,340 | $ | 492,119 | $ | 604,340 | $ | 492,119 |
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
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Centerra Gold Inc. | ||||||||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Shareholders' Equity | ||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) |
(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except share information) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of Common Shares | Share Capital | Contributed Surplus | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Retained Earnings | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at January 1, 2024 | 215,497,133 | $ | 861,536 | $ | 33,869 | $ | 7,451 | $ | 771,386 | $ | 1,674,242 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net earnings | — | — | — | — | 132,892 | 132,892 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive loss | — | — | — | (6,069) | — | (6,069) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transactions with shareholders: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repurchase of shares - Normal Course Issuer Bid (“NCIB”) (note 12) | (4,965,300) | (32,312) | — | — | — | (32,312) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Related to the effect of share repurchase liability (note 12) | — | 3,033 | — | — | — | 3,033 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense | — | — | 2,093 | — | — | 2,093 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issued on exercise of stock options | 589,723 | 4,230 | (1,204) | — | — | 3,026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issued under the employee share purchase plan | 123,445 | 731 | — | — | — | 731 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issued on redemption of restricted share units | 507,346 | 2,922 | (2,910) | — | — | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared and paid (C$0.21 per share) | — | — | — | — | (33,033) | (33,033) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at September 30, 2024 | 211,752,347 | $ | 840,140 | $ | 31,848 | $ | 1,382 | $ | 871,245 | $ | 1,744,615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at January 1, 2023 | 218,428,681 | $ | 886,479 | $ | 29,564 | $ | (3,323) | $ | 897,571 | $ | 1,810,291 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | — | — | — | — | (52,510) | (52,510) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income | — | — | — | 1,532 | — | 1,532 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transaction with shareholders: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repurchase of shares - NCIB (note 12) | (3,114,300) | (18,347) | — | — | — | (18,347) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense | — | — | 4,621 | — | — | 4,621 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issued on exercise of stock options | 256,583 | 1,691 | (505) | — | — | 1,186 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issued under the employee share purchase plan | 111,462 | 669 | — | — | — | 669 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issued on redemption of restricted share units | 66,573 | 561 | (464) | — | — | 97 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared and paid (C$0.21 per share) | — | — | — | — | (33,779) | (33,779) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at September 30, 2023 | 215,748,999 | $ | 871,053 | $ | 33,216 | $ | (1,791) | $ | 811,282 | $ | 1,713,760 |
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
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Centerra Gold Inc. Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements (Unaudited) September 30, 2024 (Expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated) |
1. Nature of operations
Centerra Gold Inc. (“Centerra” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act on November 7, 2002. Centerra’s common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “CG” and on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “CGAU”. The Company is domiciled in Canada and its registered office is located at 1 University Avenue, Suite 1800, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2P1. The Company is primarily focused on operating, developing, exploring and acquiring gold and copper properties in North America, Türkiye, and other markets worldwide.
2. Basis of presentation
These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements (“interim financial statements”) of the Company and its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), International Accounting Standard 34, Interim Financial Reporting (“IAS 34”), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”). These interim financial statements do not contain all of the annual disclosures required by IFRS, and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.
These financial statements were authorized for issuance by the Board of Directors of the Company on October 31, 2024.
3. Summary of material accounting policies, critical accounting estimates and judgements
These interim financial statements have been prepared using material accounting policies and critical accounting estimates and judgements consistent with those used in the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended December 31, 2023, except for the ones as listed below:
Critical accounting estimates and judgements
i. Additional Royal Gold Agreement
On February 13, 2024, the Company and its subsidiary Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. (“TCM”) entered into an additional agreement with RGLD Gold AG (the “Additional Royal Gold Agreement”) relating to the Mount Milligan Mine (refer to note 15a). Significant judgement was required to determine accounting for the contract, including the conclusion that it is a modification of a contract with a customer, under IFRS 15, Revenue recognition from contracts with customers, whereby the Company received consideration in the form of a financial asset. Significant judgement was also required to determine whether all the cash flows in the Additional Royal Gold Agreement should be accounted for as a single financial asset under IFRS 9, Financial Instruments. In addition, significant judgement was required to determine the basis for the initial valuation of the financial asset, including, among other things, Mount Milligan Mine’s life of mine viewed from the perspective of the specific market participant deemed most relevant for this transaction.
Measurement of the financial asset includes various material assumptions that are subject to significant estimation. Actual results may differ from those amounts estimated. A change in any, or a combination of, the key assumptions used to determine the measurement of the financial asset, could have a material impact on the fair value of the financial asset. Refer to note 15a for key assumptions and estimation used in determining the fair value of the financial asset.
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Centerra Gold Inc. Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements (Unaudited) September 30, 2024 (Expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated) |
New standards and amendments issued and applicable to the Company are described below:
IAS 1, Presentation of Financial Statements
In January 2020, the IASB issued an amendment to IAS 1, Presentation of Financial Statements, to clarify one of the requirements under the standard for classifying a liability as non-current in nature. The amendment includes:
–Specifying that an entity’s right to defer settlement must exist at the end of the reporting period;
–Clarifying that classification is unaffected by management’s intentions or expectations about whether the entity will exercise its right to defer settlement;
–Clarifying how lending conditions affect classification; and
–Clarifying if the settlement of a liability refers to the transfer of cash, equity instruments, other assets, or services.
The Company adopted the amendments to the standard on January 1, 2024 and concluded that there is no material impact on the financial statements.
IFRS 18, Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements
In April 2024, the IASB issued IFRS 18, the new standard on presentation and disclosure in financial statements, with a focus on updates to the statement of profit or loss. The key new concepts introduced in IFRS 18 relate to:
–the structure of the statement of profit or loss;
–required disclosures in the financial statements for certain profit or loss performance measures that are reported outside an entity’s financial statements (that is, management-defined performance measures);
–enhanced principles on aggregation and disaggregation of totals and disclosures which apply to the primary financial statements and notes in general.
IFRS 18 will replace IAS 1 while many of the other existing principles in IAS 1 are retained, with limited changes. IFRS 18 will not impact the recognition or measurement of items in the financial statements, but it might change what an entity reports as its ‘operating profit or loss’.
IFRS 18 will apply for reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2027 and also applies to comparative information. The Company will perform an assessment of the impact of this new standard on its financial statements prior to the effective date of January 1, 2027.
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Centerra Gold Inc. Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements (Unaudited) September 30, 2024 (Expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated) |
4. Other current assets and liabilities
September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||
Other current assets | |||||||||||
Current portion of derivative assets(1) (note 15b) | $ | 1,719 | $ | 10,304 | |||||||
Prepaid insurance expenses | 4,992 | 5,999 | |||||||||
Deposits for consumable supplies | 3,986 | 3,629 | |||||||||
Marketable securities | 3,976 | 2,834 | |||||||||
Prepaid assets | 1,306 | 560 | |||||||||
Asset held-for-sale | — | 1,510 | |||||||||
Other | 559 | 185 | |||||||||
Total other current assets | $ | 16,538 | $ | 25,021 | |||||||
Other current liabilities | |||||||||||
Current portion of lease obligations | $ | 6,529 | $ | 6,106 | |||||||
Current portion of derivative liabilities(1) (note 15b) | 2,278 | 2,965 | |||||||||
Current portion of provision for reclamation (note 8) | 11,400 | 28,087 | |||||||||
Share repurchase liability (note 12) | 5,046 | 8,084 | |||||||||
Deferred revenue | — | 9,536 | |||||||||
Other | 190 | — | |||||||||
Total other current liabilities | $ | 25,443 | $ | 54,778 |
(1)Relates to the gold, diesel, foreign exchange, and copper hedging contracts.
5. Property, plant and equipment
The following is a summary of the carrying value of property, plant and equipment (“PP&E”):
Buildings, Plant and Equipment | Mineral Properties(1) | Capitalized Stripping Costs | Construction in Progress | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net book value | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance January 1, 2023 | $ | 732,848 | $ | 494,571 | $ | 14,438 | $ | 30,935 | $ | 1,272,792 | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance January 1, 2024 | $ | 692,592 | $ | 456,068 | $ | 35,093 | $ | 53,753 | $ | 1,237,506 | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance September 30, 2024 | $ | 673,095 | $ | 457,030 | $ | 51,412 | $ | 102,185 | $ | 1,283,722 |
(1)Includes exploration and evaluation assets of $273.5 million related to the Goldfield Project and the Kemess Project.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, $132.9 million of additions were capitalized to PP&E, including $15.1 million capitalized to the asset retirement obligation asset and $0.3 million of PP&E at its carrying value was disposed of during the period.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, $121.7 million of additions were capitalized to PP&E, including lease arrangements with right-of-use asset additions of $16.5 million. During the year ended December 31, 2023, PP&E with a carrying value of $6.3 million was disposed of.
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Centerra Gold Inc. Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements (Unaudited) September 30, 2024 (Expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated) |
6. Other non-current assets and liabilities
September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||
Other non-current assets | ||||||||
VAT and other tax receivables(1) | $ | 10,294 | $ | 8,688 | ||||
Non-current derivative assets(2) | 1,931 | 5,332 | ||||||
Non-current supplies inventory | 1,732 | 1,732 | ||||||
Non-current financial asset(3) | 33,300 | — | ||||||
Marketable securities | 7,510 | — | ||||||
Other | 2,027 | 3,581 | ||||||
Total other non-current assets | $ | 56,794 | $ | 19,333 | ||||
Other non-current liabilities | ||||||||
Non-current portion of lease obligations | $ | 15,467 | $ | 18,102 | ||||
Non-current portion of deferred revenue(3) | 19,900 | — | ||||||
Post-retirement benefits | 1,646 | 1,244 | ||||||
Non-current derivative liabilities(2) | 474 | 366 | ||||||
Total other non-current liabilities | $ | 37,487 | $ | 19,712 |
(1)Includes amounts related to the Öksüt Mine value-added tax.
(2)Relates to the diesel, foreign exchange and copper hedging contracts (note 15b).
(3)Relates to the Additional Royal Gold Agreement (note 15a).
7. Revenue
Total revenue consists of the following:
Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||
2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||
Gold revenue | $ | 201,576 | $ | 229,908 | $ | 565,287 | $ | 361,296 | |||||||||
Copper revenue | 45,648 | 47,433 | 134,835 | 138,211 | |||||||||||||
Molybdenum revenue | 58,637 | 64,704 | 177,108 | 252,143 | |||||||||||||
Other by-product revenue(1) | 5,060 | 5,163 | 13,674 | 14,842 | |||||||||||||
Revenue from contracts with customers | $ | 310,921 | $ | 347,208 | $ | 890,904 | $ | 766,492 | |||||||||
Provisional pricing adjustment on concentrate sales(2) | 12,619 | (1,855) | 27,453 | (4,411) | |||||||||||||
Metal content adjustments on concentrate sales | 387 | (1,460) | (6,241) | (7,141) | |||||||||||||
Total revenue | $ | 323,927 | $ | 343,893 | $ | 912,116 | $ | 754,940 |
(1)Includes silver, rhenium, toll and sulfuric acid sales.
(2)Includes mark-to-market adjustment related to 14.1 million pounds of copper, 38,510 ounces of gold, and 68,169 pounds of molybdenum (September 30, 2023 - 15.0 million pounds of copper, 25,559 ounces of gold, and 103,582 pounds of molybdenum) in the gold and copper concentrate and molybdenum product shipments subject to final pricing as at the period-end.
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Centerra Gold Inc. Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements (Unaudited) September 30, 2024 (Expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise indicated) |
8. Reclamation
a.Reclamation provision
The following table reconciles the beginning and ending carrying amounts of the Company’s provision for reclamation.
September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||
Development, exploration and care and maintenance sites (1) | |||||||||||
Balance, beginning of year | $ | 218,330 | $ | 175,121 | |||||||
Changes in cost estimates | (8,472) | 32,956 | |||||||||
Changes in discount rate | (6,050) | 1,407 | |||||||||
Accretion | 5,469 | 6,554 | |||||||||
Liabilities settled | (3,989) | (222) | |||||||||
Foreign exchange revaluation | (2,653) | 2,514 | |||||||||
Balance, end of period | $ | 202,635 | $ | 218,330 | |||||||
Operating sites (1) | |||||||||||
Balance, beginning of year | $ | 82,323 | $ | 63,688 | |||||||
Changes in cost estimates | 6,025 | 14,664 | |||||||||
Changes in discount rate | 399 | 756 | |||||||||
Accretion | 2,287 | 2,413 | |||||||||
Foreign exchange revaluation | (827) | 802 | |||||||||
Balance, end of period | $ | 90,207 | $ | 82,323 | |||||||
Current portion of reclamation provision (2) | 11,400 | 28,087 | |||||||||
Non-current portion of reclamation provision | 281,442 | 272,566 | |||||||||
Total provision for reclamation | $ | 292,842 | $ | 300,653 |
(1)Development, exploration and care and maintenance sites include the Endako Mine, Thompson Creek Mine, Kemess project and Goldfield project. Operating sites include the Mount Milligan Mine and Öksüt Mine.
(2)Relates primarily to the Endako Mine.
The range of the nominal risk-free interest rate used in discounting the reclamation provision at the Endako Mine, Thompson Creek Mine and the Kemess Project are presented below:
As at September 30, 2024 | As at December 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Range of nominal risk-free interest rate applied | 3.13% | — | 4.14% | 3.02% | — | 4.34% |
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b. Reclamation expense (recovery)
The expense (recovery) was primarily attributable to the following:
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2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||
Changes in cost estimates | $ | 1,873 | $ | 16,605 | $ | (7,930) | $ | 16,605 | |||||||||
Changes in discount rate | 5,526 | (38,344) | (16,093) | (32,547) | |||||||||||||
Other | (791) | (1,347) | 488 | 184 | |||||||||||||
Total reclamation expense (recover) | $ | 6,608 | $ | (23,086) | $ | (23,535) | $ | (15,758) |
9. Other operating expenses
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2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||
Selling and marketing(1) | $ | 2,948 | $ | 2,801 | $ | 7,697 | $ | 9,225 | ||||||
Öksüt Mine standby costs(2) | — | — | — | 15,380 | ||||||||||
Transaction costs related to the Additional Royal Gold Agreement (note 15a) | — | — | 2,512 | — | ||||||||||
Unrealized loss on financial asset related to the Additional Royal Gold Agreement (note 15a) | 1,500 | — | 10,400 | — | ||||||||||
Study costs(3) | 3,567 | — | 8,751 | — | ||||||||||
Other, net | 34 | 38 | 1,037 | 143 | ||||||||||
Other operating expenses | $ | 8,049 | $ | 2,839 | $ | 30,397 | $ | 24,748 |
(1)Primarily includes freight charges associated with the Mount Milligan Mine and the Langeloth Facility.
(2)Includes costs incurred at the Öksüt Mine that could not be capitalized to production inventory during the period of suspension of operations, which ended in early June 2023.
(3)Relates to site-wide optimization program at the Mount Milligan Mine.
10. Other non-operating income
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2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||
Interest income(1) | $ | (7,481) | $ | (5,241) | $ | (23,438) | $ | (13,780) | ||||||
Foreign exchange loss (gain)(2) | 1,089 | (4,795) | (11,086) | (1,651) | ||||||||||
Unrealized loss on marketable securities | 99 | 1,598 | 259 | 833 | ||||||||||
(Gain) loss on sale of PP&E | (7) | 96 | (524) | 1,516 | ||||||||||
Other expenses | 752 | 502 | 1,688 | 897 | ||||||||||
Other non-operating income | $ | (5,548) | $ | (7,840) | $ | (33,101) | $ | (12,185) |
(1)Primarily includes interest on bank term deposits.
(2)Primarily includes foreign exchange impact of the Turkish lira on the Company’s income tax and royalties.
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11. Income taxes
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2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||
Current income tax expense | $ | 23,885 | $ | 36,513 | $ | 70,358 | $ | 46,433 | ||||||
Deferred income tax expense | 3,969 | 4,979 | 5,121 | 9,553 | ||||||||||
Total income tax expense | $ | 27,854 | $ | 41,492 | $ | 75,479 | $ | 55,986 |
The Company recognized income tax expense of $27.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to $41.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2024 is primarily related to income from the Öksüt Mine and the drawdown of the deferred tax asset at Mount Milligan Mine.
The Company recognized income tax expense of $75.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to $56.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 is primarily related to increased earnings from the Öksüt Mine from a longer operating period in 2024 compared to 2023, due to the suspension of gold room operations at the ADR plant until June 2023 and the higher drawdown of the deferred tax asset at Mount Milligan Mine in 2024.
12. Shareholders' equity
a.Repurchases and cancellation of shares
Normal Course Issuer Bid
On November 3, 2023, the Company announced that it had received approval to renew its NCIB program. Under the renewed NCIB, Centerra may purchase for cancellation up to an aggregate of 18,293,896 common shares in the capital of the Company during the twelve-month period commencing on November 7, 2023 and ending on November 6, 2024, representing approximately 10% of the public float.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company repurchased 4,965,300 common shares, for the total consideration of $31.8 million at an average price of $6.41 (C$8.71) per share. The total consideration paid for the cancelled shares, including transaction costs, was treated as a reduction to common share capital.
Automatic Share Purchase Plan
On September 26, 2024, the Company initiated an automatic share purchase plan (“ASPP”) under its NCIB by authorizing its independent broker to repurchase a fixed total value of Centerra common shares up to $5.0 million (December 31, 2023 - $8.1 million) with a certain share price limit during the period ending November 4, 2024.
The Company recognized a financial liability associated with the total maximum amount that may be repurchased during that period by the broker, with an offsetting entry in the share capital line.
The calculation of basic and diluted weighted average common shares for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 included the impact of the cancellation of these common shares.
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b.Earnings (loss) per share
Computation for basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | |||||||||||||
2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||
Net earnings (loss) | $ | 28,792 | $ | 60,623 | $ | 132,892 | $ | (52,510) | ||||||
Dilutive impact related to the RSU plan(1) | — | — | 517 | — | ||||||||||
Dilutive impact related to the PSU plan(2) | (619) | (1,645) | (1,686) | (2,779) | ||||||||||
Diluted earnings (loss) | $ | 28,173 | $ | 58,978 | $ | 131,723 | $ | (55,289) | ||||||
Basic weighted average common shares (in thousands) | 212,314 | 216,342 | 213,753 | 217,767 | ||||||||||
Dilutive impact of stock options (in thousands) | 42 | 117 | 31 | — | ||||||||||
Dilutive impact related to the RSU plan (in thousands)(1) | 492 | 1,131 | 2,095 | — | ||||||||||
Dilutive impact related to the PSU plan (in thousands)(2) | 1,302 | 1,192 | 1,302 | 1,192 | ||||||||||
Diluted weighted average common shares (in thousands) | 214,150 | 218,782 | 217,181 | 218,959 | ||||||||||
Earnings (Loss) per share: | ||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.14 | $ | 0.28 | $ | 0.62 | $ | (0.24) | ||||||
Diluted | $ | 0.13 | $ | 0.27 | $ | 0.61 | $ | (0.25) |
(1)Relates to the Company’s Restricted Share Unit (“RSU”) Plan.
(2)Relates to the Company’s Performance Share Unit (“PSU”) Plan.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, certain potentially anti-dilutive securities were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings (loss) per share due to the exercise prices being greater than the average market price of the Company’s common shares for the respective periods.
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from the calculation are summarized below:
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2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||
RSUs and stock options excluded from earnings (loss) per share (in thousands) | 688 | 729 | — | 1,722 | ||||||||||
ASPP impact excluded from earnings (loss) per share (in thousands)(1) | 703 | — | 703 | — | ||||||||||
(1)ASPP has an anti-dilutive impact on earnings per share by reducing the number of shares outstanding from the calculation.
c.Dividends
On October 31, 2024, the Board approved a quarterly dividend of C$0.07 per share to shareholders of record on November 13, 2024.
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13. Supplemental cash flow disclosures
Changes in working capital
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2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||
Decrease (increase) in amounts receivable | $ | 660 | $ | (4,262) | $ | (438) | $ | 9,162 | ||||||
Decrease (increase) in inventories | 4,113 | 17,566 | (7,941) | 40,699 | ||||||||||
(Increase) decrease in other current assets | (2,758) | 1,770 | (5,181) | 4,695 | ||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 3,990 | 29,976 | 4,804 | (36,916) | ||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in income taxes payable | 813 | (2,226) | 813 | (2,645) | ||||||||||
Changes in working capital | $ | 6,818 | $ | 42,824 | $ | (7,943) | $ | 14,995 |
14. Commitments and contingencies
Commitments
As of September 30, 2024, the Company had entered into contracts to acquire PP&E totaling $17.4 million (September 30, 2023 - $9.8 million).
Contingencies
On an ongoing basis, the Company is subject to various claims, tax audits and other legal disputes, the outcomes of which cannot be assessed with a high degree of certainty.
Mount Milligan Mine Royalty
The Company is subject of a claim made by H.R.S. Resources Corp. (“H.R.S.”), the holder of a 2% production royalty at Mount Milligan, in the first quarter of 2020. H.R.S. claimed that since November 2016 (when the royalty became payable) the Company has incorrectly calculated amounts payable under the production royalty agreement and has therefore underpaid amounts owing to H.R.S. The B.C. Supreme Court rendered a written decision on October 8, 2024, which determined that the Company was correct to include the effect of the Royal Gold Streaming Agreement in its calculation of revenue subject to the production royalty but that such revenue (for purposes of the royalty agreement) should have included amortized amounts relating to advance payments made by Royal Gold to TCM. The parties have 30 days to formally file an appeal of this decision. The Company is currently assessing how to recalculate the royalty payments owed to H.R.S. historically and going forward but believes the potential exposure in relation to this claim from what the Company has accrued is not materially different.
15. Financial instruments
The Company’s financial instruments include the Mount Milligan financial asset related to the Additional Royal Gold Agreement, marketable securities, amounts receivable (including embedded derivatives), derivative financial instruments and accounts payable, other current and non-current assets and other current liabilities.
a.Mount Milligan Mine financial asset related to the Additional Royal Gold Agreement
The Mount Milligan Mine is subject to an arrangement with RGLD Gold AG (“Royal Gold”) and Royal Gold, Inc. which entitles Royal Gold to purchase 35% and 18.75% of gold and copper produced, respectively, and requires
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Royal Gold to pay $435 per ounce of gold and 15% of the spot price per pound of copper delivered (“Mount Milligan Mine Streaming Agreement”).
On February 13, 2024, the Company and its subsidiary, TCM, entered into an additional agreement with Royal Gold (the “Additional Royal Gold Agreement”) relating to the Mount Milligan Mine. As part of the Additional Royal Gold Agreement, Royal Gold has agreed, among other things, to increase cash payments for Mount Milligan Mine’s gold ounces and copper pounds delivered to Royal Gold, starting after the first threshold date (“First Threshold Date”) and further increase these cash payments after the second threshold (gold) date (“Second Threshold (Gold) Date”) and the second threshold (copper) date (“Second Threshold (Copper) Date”).
The First Threshold Date will occur when TCM has delivered to Royal Gold either an aggregate of 375,000 ounces of gold or an aggregate of 30,000 tonnes of copper from shipments occurring after January 1, 2024. The Second Threshold (Gold) Date will occur once TCM has delivered to Royal Gold an aggregate of 665,000 ounces of gold and the Second Threshold (Copper) Date will occur once TCM has delivered to Royal Gold the aggregate of 60,000 tonnes of copper, in each case from shipments occurring after January 1, 2024. The Additional Royal Gold Agreement effectively entitles the Company to additional cash payments for gold and copper sold (“Threshold Payments”) as set out below. The value of the additional gold and copper payments to be received by the Company will depend on the Mount Milligan Mine’s production and the ability to sustain current life of mine (i.e. additional gold and copper payments can be suspended if (and for as long as) the Company discloses proven and probable reserves which, when combined with mining depletion from the transaction date, are lower than those disclosed in the mineral reserves and mineral resources update on February 14, 2024). These Threshold Payments are incremental to those received under the Mount Milligan Streaming Agreement. The incremental payments are as follows:
For gold:
•the lower of (a) $415 per ounce and (b) 50% of the gold spot price less $435 per ounce required under the Mount Milligan Streaming Agreement, for the period between the First Threshold Date and the Second Threshold (Gold) Date whereby (b) cannot be less than $nil; and
•the lower of (a) $615 per ounce and (b) 66% of the gold spot price less $435 per ounce required under the Mount Milligan Streaming Agreement, from and after the Second Threshold (Gold) Date whereby (b) cannot be less than $nil.
For copper:
•35% of the copper spot price for the period between the First Threshold Date and the Second Threshold (Copper) Date; and
•51% of the copper spot price from and after the Second Threshold Copper Date.
The Additional Royal Gold Agreement also provides the Mount Milligan Mine a right to elect to receive payments (“Pre-Threshold Payments”) from Royal Gold prior to the First Threshold Date but only if both the gold spot price is at or falls below $1,600 per ounce and the copper spot price is at or falls below $3.50 per pound. Any Pre-Threshold Payments previously received would be offset against Threshold Payments if the prices of gold and copper each increase above the aforementioned prices.
The Additional Royal Gold Agreement requires the Company and TCM to make certain payments and deliveries to Royal Gold, including:
i.An initial cash payment of $24.5 million;
ii.A requirement to deliver an aggregate of 50,000 ounces of gold. The obligation to deliver the 50,000 ounces to Royal Gold exists regardless of the operating performance of the Mount Milligan Mine. The first
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33,333 ounces are expected to be delivered in tranches of 11,111 ounces after an equivalent number of gold ounces are received by Centerra in relation to the sale of Centerra’s 50% interest in the Greenstone Gold Mines Partnership (“Greenstone project”). Any remaining ounces are to be delivered to Royal Gold in quarterly installments equally over a 5-year period, with first delivery to occur by June 30, 2030 (“Deferred Gold Consideration”); and
iii.Commencing on January 1 of the fiscal year following the later of delivering to Royal Gold an aggregate of 375,000 ounces of gold and an aggregate of 30,000 tonnes of copper, in each case from shipments occurring after January 1, 2024, but no later than January 1, 2036, payments equal to 5% of the Mount Milligan Mine’s annual free cash flow, which increase by an additional 5% of annual free cash flow (for a total of 10% per year) commencing after the latter of the Second Threshold (Gold) Date and Second Threshold (Copper) Date, but no later than January 1, 2036. No payments will be made for a calendar year in which free cash flow is negative, and Centerra is allowed to recoup any negative free cash flow before any such payments to Royal Gold resume. Free cash flow has a meaning specifically defined in Additional Royal Gold Agreement (“Free Cash Flow Interest Payments”).
Potential suspension of Threshold Payments mentioned above would not impact the Company’s and TCM’s obligation to make these payments and deliveries to Royal Gold.
The Company determined that the Additional Royal Gold Agreement modifies an existing contract with a customer under IFRS 15 whereby the Company received a financial asset. The financial asset is comprised of Threshold Payments that the Company is entitled to in the future and payments to Royal Gold, including the initial cash payment, Deferred Gold Consideration, Free Cash Flow Interest Payments and a potential tax indemnity. The Company accounted for the component pieces of the financial asset at fair value on the transaction date in accordance with IFRS 9. The consideration received in the form of the financial asset was recognized as deferred revenue, which is to be recognized as revenue upon the satisfaction of the Company’s performance obligations over the life of the Mount Milligan Mine. Transaction costs directly attributable to the Additional Royal Gold Agreement of $2.5 million were charged to other operating expenses in the condensed consolidated interim statements of earnings (loss) and were presented in the investing activities in the condensed consolidated interim statements of cash flows. Subsequent to the initial recognition, payments and receipts related to the Additional Royal Gold Agreement will be settled against the financial asset and the fair value of the financial asset will be re-measured at each reporting date with changes in fair value recorded as a gain or loss in other operating expenses.
The following is a summary of the changes in the financial asset included in other assets in the Company’s condensed consolidated interim statements of financial position:
Balance, February 13, 2024 | $ | 19,200 | |||
Settlements during the period(1) | 24,500 | ||||
Fair value adjustments | (10,400) | ||||
Balance, September 30, 2024 | $ | 33,300 |
(1)Represents the initial $24.5 million cash payment made during the period.
The Company has also indemnified Royal Gold and its affiliates for up to $25 million of specified incremental taxes that may be assessed as a result of the Additional Royal Gold Agreement for a period of seven years. The Company considered the value associated with the indemnification to be nominal in its valuation of the financial asset based on remote probability of the cash outflow. The Company will continue to re-evaluate this assessment each period.
The fair value of the financial asset was determined using a combination of a Monte Carlo simulation method and discounted cash flow method. The fair value measurement requires management to make estimates and assumptions
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with respect to metal prices, expected production, operating and capital costs of the Mount Milligan Mine’s life of mine projections, expected timing of delivery of Deferred Gold Consideration, gold price volatility used in the Monte Carlo simulation, probability of tax indemnity payments and a discount rate. Changes in any of these assumptions or estimates could have resulted in a significantly higher or lower fair value of the financial asset, higher or lower value of deferred revenue and higher or lower net earnings.
The key assumptions used in the measurement of the financial asset are summarized in the table below:
September 30, 2024 | February 13, 2024 | ||||||||||
Gold price per oz - short-term | $2,175 - $2,300 | $1,850 - $2,000 | |||||||||
Gold price per oz - long-term | $2,025 | $1,750 | |||||||||
Copper price per lb - long term | $4.15 | $4.00 | |||||||||
Timing of delivery of Deferred Gold Consideration (range of years) | 2025 to 2034 | 2025 to 2034 | |||||||||
Gold price volatility used in the Monte Carlo simulation | 14.2 | % | 16.1 | % | |||||||
Discount rate | 6.5 | % | 6.5 | % |
Key assumptions
The determination of the fair value of the financial asset was performed utilizing Level 3 inputs of the fair value hierarchy, and including the following key assumptions:
•Future commodity price estimates were determined using forecasts of future prices prepared by industry analysts, which were available as at or close to the valuation date and applying the Monte Carlo method to determine the applicable price for the additional cash payments for gold;
•Discount rate was based on the Company’s estimated weighted-average cost of capital, of which the two main components are the cost of equity and the after-tax cost of debt;
•Timing of Deferred Gold Consideration was determined based on the Company’s best estimate of the timing to receive the gold ounces in relation to the sale of Centerra’s 50% interest in the Greenstone project;
•Gold price volatility used in the Monte Carlo simulation was determined by applying statistical methods to daily historical gold prices over the period equal to the life of Mount Milligan Mine; and
•Estimated future production profile, including production levels and operating and capital costs of the Mount Milligan Mine were determined with reference to the 2035 life of mine plan. The production levels used were consistent with the volume of reserves developed as part of the Company’s process for the estimation of mineral reserves and resources.
Future commodity prices and discount rate were assumptions applicable to all components of the measurement of the financial asset while production levels were a key assumption in the valuation of Threshold Payments and Free Cash Flows Interest Payments components of financial asset. Gold price volatility was an assumption used specifically in the Monte Carlo method applied in the valuation of additional cash payments for gold.
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b.Derivative financial instruments
The Company uses derivative financial instruments as part of its risk management program to mitigate exposures to various market risks including commodity prices, foreign exchange rates and diesel fuel prices. The Company’s derivative counterparties are syndicate members of the Company’s corporate credit facility (revolving credit facility where $400.0 million is available to be drawn upon). The Company monitors its derivative position exposures on an ongoing basis.
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Derivative instrument assets | |||||||||||
Current | |||||||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | $ | 1,001 | $ | 5,621 | |||||||
Fuel contracts | 73 | 534 | |||||||||
Gold contracts | — | 495 | |||||||||
Royal Gold deliverables(1) | 638 | 1,275 | |||||||||
Copper contracts | 7 | 2,379 | |||||||||
1,719 | 10,304 | ||||||||||
Non-current | |||||||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | 1,913 | 5,240 | |||||||||
Fuel contracts | 18 | 92 | |||||||||
1,931 | 5,332 | ||||||||||
Total derivative instrument assets | $ | 3,650 | $ | 15,636 | |||||||
Derivative instrument liabilities | |||||||||||
Current | |||||||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | $ | 1,307 | $ | 2,272 | |||||||
Fuel contracts | 968 | 624 | |||||||||
Royal Gold deliverables(1) | 3 | 69 | |||||||||
2,278 | 2,965 | ||||||||||
Non-current | |||||||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | 4 | — | |||||||||
Fuel contracts | 470 | 366 | |||||||||
474 | 366 | ||||||||||
Total derivative instrument liabilities | $ | 2,752 | $ | 3,331 |
(1)Relates to Royal Gold deliverables, which are gold and copper forward contracts for gold ounces and copper pounds, respectively, payable to Royal Gold.
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Hedge derivatives
The derivative instruments outstanding as at September 30, 2024 that are accounted for as cash flow hedges are summarized below:
Average Strike Price | Total Position(2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Instrument | Unit | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | Type | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fuel (diesel) hedge contracts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ULSD zero-cost collars(1) | Litres | $0.64/$0.72 | $0.59/$0.66 | $0.60/$0.67 | $— | Fixed | 8,824,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ULSD swap contracts(1) | Litres | $0.64 | $0.65 | $0.60 | $0.60 | Fixed | 18,793,800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
US$/C$ zero-cost collars | CAD | $1.30/$1.36 | $1.32/$1.38 | $1.33/$1.38 | $— | Fixed | 234,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
US$/C$ forward contracts | CAD | $1.33 | $1.35 | $1.37 | 0 | Fixed | 264,750,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Copper contracts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Copper zero-cost collars | Pounds | $4.00/$5.12 | $— | $— | $— | Fixed | 1,984,160 |
(1)Ultra-low sulfur diesel.
(2)Total amounts expressed in the units identified.
Fuel contracts
The Company applies hedge accounting to derivative instruments it enters into to hedge a portion of its estimated future diesel fuel purchases at its Mount Milligan Mine operations to manage the risk associated with changes in diesel fuel prices on the cost of operations. The fuel hedge contracts are expected to settle over time by the end of 2027.
Foreign exchange contracts
The Company applies hedge accounting to the foreign exchange contracts it enters into to hedge a portion of its future Canadian dollar denominated expenditures. The foreign exchange contracts are expected to settle over time by the end of 2026.
Copper contracts
The Company applies hedge accounting to copper contracts it enters into to hedge a portion of the expected copper pounds sold (net of the portion attributable to the Royal Gold streaming agreement) to manage the risk associated with changes to the London Metal Exchange (“LME”) copper price. The option collar contracts utilized create a price floor and allow for some participation in upward price movements. These hedges result in cash inflows or outflows only when the underlying LME copper price is below the collar floor or above the collar ceiling, respectively, at the time of settlement. These contracts are expected to settle over time by the end of 2024.
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The table below provides a breakdown of the changes in the fair value of these derivative contracts recognized in other comprehensive income (“OCI”) and the portion of the fair value changes reclassified to the statements of earnings:
Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | |||||||||||||
2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in the fair value of derivative financial instruments | $ | 4,504 | $ | (5,213) | $ | (4,249) | $ | 7,147 | ||||||
Reclassified to net earnings | (1,603) | (946) | (3,271) | (5,615) | ||||||||||
Increase in fair value of equity securities | 970 | — | 1,451 | — | ||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in the fair value of derivative instruments included in OCI(1) | $ | 3,871 | $ | (6,159) | $ | (6,069) | $ | 1,532 |
(1)Includes tax expense of $0.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 (2023 - $1.7 million tax recovery) and $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 (2023 - $nil).
Non-hedge derivatives
The non-hedge derivative instruments outstanding as at September 30, 2024 are expected to settle by the end of the fourth quarter of 2024, and are summarized as follows:
Instrument | Unit | Type | Total Position(1) | ||||||||
Royal Gold deliverables | |||||||||||
Gold forward contracts | Ounces | Float | 10,240 | ||||||||
Copper forward contracts | Pounds | Float | 2,039,000 |
(1)Total amounts expressed in the units identified.
Royal Gold deliverables
For deliveries under the Mount Milligan Streaming Agreement, the Company delivers physical gold and copper warrants to Royal Gold based on a percentage of the gold ounces and copper pounds included in each final sale of concentrate to third party customers, including off-takers and traders (collectively, “MTM Customers”), within two days of receiving or making a final payment. If a final payment from the MTM Customers is not received or paid within five months of the bill of lading date, then the Company will deliver an estimated amount of gold ounces and copper warrants, based on the quantities from the provisional invoice, for an estimated 90% of the material they are due to pay, based on the provisional invoice quantities.
The Company receives payment from the MTM Customers in cash, thus requiring the purchase of physical gold and copper warrants in order to satisfy the obligation to pay Royal Gold. In order to hedge its gold and copper price risk, which arises from timing differences, when physical purchase and concentrate sales pricing periods do not match, the Company has entered into certain forward gold and copper purchase and sales contracts, pursuant to which it purchases gold and copper at an average price during a quotation period, and sells gold and copper at a spot price. These contracts are treated as derivatives and are not designated as hedging instruments. The Company records its forward commodity contracts at fair value using a market approach based on observable quoted market prices.
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c. Provisionally-priced contracts
Amounts receivable
Upon the shipment and sale of gold and copper concentrate to various off-takers, the Company typically receives a payment equal to an amount ranging from 90% to 95% of the contracted value of the contained metals, net of applicable treatment and refining charges, while the final settlement payment is not due for several months. Upon the shipment and sale of molybdenum products to selected customers, the Company receives a payment typically equal to an amount ranging from 90% to 100% of the contracted value of contained metal, net of applicable deductions, while the remaining payment, if any, is not due for several months.
Under the terms of these sales contracts, prices are subject to final adjustment, at the end of a future period, after control passes to the customer, based on quoted market prices during a quotation period specified in the contract. At the end of each reporting period, provisionally-priced receivables are marked to market based on the forward market price for the quotational period stipulated in the contract, with changes in fair value recognized in gold, copper and molybdenum revenue.
The amount of trade receivables related to the sales of gold and copper concentrate and molybdenum products prior to mark-to-market adjustment, the mark-to-market adjustment made during the period, and the fair value of provisionally-priced receivables as at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, are summarized as follows:
September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||
Trade receivables prior to mark-to-market adjustment | $ | 17,692 | $ | 27,313 | ||||
Mark-to-market adjustment related to gold and copper concentrate sold | 13,379 | 2,677 | ||||||
Mark-to-market adjustment related to molybdenum products sold | 8 | 174 | ||||||
Provisionally-priced trade receivables | $ | 31,079 | $ | 30,164 |
As at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company’s net receivable position consists of copper, gold, and molybdenum sales contracts awaiting final pricing and is summarized as follows:
Sales awaiting final pricing | Mark-to-market average price ($/unit) | ||||||||||||||||
Unit | September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||
Copper | Pounds | 14,112,098 | 11,850,994 | 4.52 | 3.89 | ||||||||||||
Gold | Ounces | 38,510 | 26,889 | 2,646 | 2,074 | ||||||||||||
Molybdenum | Pounds | 68,169 | 102,599 | 21.82 | 20.09 |
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Trade payables
Upon the purchase of molybdenum concentrate from various vendors, the Company typically pays an amount ranging from 95% to 100% of the contracted value of contained metal, net of applicable deductions while the final settlement payment is not due for several months. Under the terms of these concentrate purchase contracts, prices are subject to final adjustment at the end of a future period, after control passes to the Company based on quoted market prices during the quotation period specified in the contract. At the end of each reporting period, provisionally-priced purchases are fair valued based on the forward market price for the quotation period stipulated in the contract, with changes in fair value recognized in inventory or production costs, as applicable.
Accounts payable related to the purchase of molybdenum concentrate prior to fair value adjustment, the fair value adjustments made during the period, and the fair value of provisionally-priced payables as at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, are summarized as follows:
September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||
Accounts payable prior to fair value adjustment | $ | 13,074 | $ | 11,619 | ||||
Fair value adjustment to molybdenum concentrate | 1,118 | 859 | ||||||
Provisionally-priced accounts payable | $ | 14,192 | $ | 12,478 |
As at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company’s net position of molybdenum purchase contracts awaiting final pricing can be summarized as follows:
Purchases awaiting final pricing | Fair value price ($/unit) | ||||||||||||||||
Unit | September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||
Molybdenum | Pounds | 1,191,445 | 1,404,923 | $ | 20.31 | $ | 18.88 |
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d. Fair value measurement
Classification and the fair value measurement by the level of financial assets and liabilities in the consolidated statements of financial position were as follows:
September 30, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
Financial assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Financial asset related to the Additional Royal Gold Agreement | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 33,300 | $ | 33,300 | |||||||||||||||
Provisionally-priced trade receivables | — | 31,079 | — | 31,079 | |||||||||||||||||||
Marketable securities | 11,339 | — | — | 11,339 | |||||||||||||||||||
Derivative financial instruments | — | 3,650 | — | 3,650 | |||||||||||||||||||
$ | 11,339 | $ | 34,729 | $ | 33,300 | $ | 79,368 | ||||||||||||||||
Financial liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Provisionally-priced accounts payable | $ | — | $ | 14,192 | $ | — | $ | 14,192 | |||||||||||||||
Derivative financial instruments | — | 2,753 | — | 2,753 | |||||||||||||||||||
$ | — | $ | 16,945 | $ | — | $ | 16,945 |
December 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
Financial assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Provisionally-priced trade receivables | $ | — | $ | 30,164 | $ | — | $ | 30,164 | |||||||||||||||
Marketable securities | 2,834 | — | — | 2,834 | |||||||||||||||||||
Derivative financial instruments | — | 15,636 | — | 15,636 | |||||||||||||||||||
$ | 2,834 | $ | 45,800 | $ | — | $ | 48,634 | ||||||||||||||||
Financial liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Provisionally-priced accounts payable | $ | — | $ | 12,478 | $ | — | $ | 12,478 | |||||||||||||||
Derivative financial instruments | — | 3,331 | — | 3,331 | |||||||||||||||||||
$ | — | $ | 15,809 | $ | — | $ | 15,809 |
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements, and no transfers into or out of Level 3 fair value measurements.
Valuation Techniques
Mount Milligan Mine financial asset related to the Additional Royal Gold Agreement
The fair value of the Mount Milligan Mine financial asset related to the Additional Royal Gold Agreement utilizes a combination of a Monte Carlo simulation method and discounted cash flow method. The fair value measurement requires management to make estimates and assumptions with respect to the metal prices, expected production, operating and capital costs from the Mount Milligan Mine’s life of mine projections, expected timing of delivery of
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Deferred Gold Consideration, gold price volatility used in the Monte Carlo simulation, probability of tax indemnity payments and a discount rate. As such, this financial asset is classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
Marketable securities
Marketable securities representing shares of publicly traded entities are recorded at fair value using quoted market prices (classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy).
Provisionally-priced receivables
The fair value of receivables arising from copper, gold and molybdenum sales contracts that contain provisional pricing mechanisms are determined using the appropriate quoted forward price from the exchange that is the principal active market for the particular metal. As such, these receivables, which meet the definition of an embedded derivative, are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
Provisionally-priced payables
The fair value of payables arising from molybdenum purchase contracts that contain provisional pricing mechanisms are determined using the appropriate quoted forward price from the exchange that is the principal active market for the particular metal. As such, these payables are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
Derivative financial instruments
The fair value of gold, copper, diesel and currency derivative financial instruments, classified within Level 2, are determined using derivative pricing models that utilize a variety of inputs that are a combination of quoted prices and market-corroborated inputs. The fair value of the Company’s derivative contracts includes an adjustment for credit risk.
16. Segmented information
The Company bases its operating segments on the way information is reported and used by the Company's chief operating decision-maker (“CODM”). The results of operating segments are reviewed by the CODM in order to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segments and to assess their respective performances.
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The following tables set forth operating results by reportable segment for the following periods:
Three months ended September 30, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Thousands of U.S. dollars) | Öksüt | Mount Milligan | Molybdenum | Total Segments | Corporate and other | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 126,092 | $ | 137,412 | $ | 60,423 | $ | 323,927 | $ | — | $ | 323,927 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Production costs | 41,900 | 80,579 | 60,961 | 183,440 | — | 183,440 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation | 12,974 | 19,024 | 1,121 | 33,119 | — | 33,119 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings (loss) from mine operations | $ | 71,218 | $ | 37,809 | $ | (1,659) | $ | 107,368 | $ | — | $ | 107,368 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exploration and evaluation costs | 319 | 2,291 | 7,351 | 9,961 | 11,910 | 21,871 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate administration | — | — | — | — | 7,282 | 7,282 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense | — | — | — | — | 2,644 | 2,644 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Care and maintenance | — | — | 2,457 | 2,457 | 3,569 | 6,026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reclamation expense | — | — | 3,160 | 3,160 | 3,448 | 6,608 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other operating expense (income) | 254 | 6,121 | 460 | 6,835 | 1,214 | 8,049 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings (loss) from operations | $ | 70,645 | $ | 29,397 | $ | (15,087) | $ | 84,955 | $ | 54,888 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other non-operating income | (5,548) | (5,548) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finance costs | 3,790 | 3,790 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings before income tax | $ | 56,646 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 27,854 | 27,854 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net earnings | $ | 28,792 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additions to PP&E | $ | 17,893 | $ | 27,232 | $ | 34,256 | $ | 79,381 | $ | 334 | $ | 79,715 |
Three months ended September 30, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Thousands of U.S. dollars) | Öksüt | Mount Milligan | Molybdenum | Total Segments | Corporate and other | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 169,964 | $ | 106,279 | $ | 67,650 | $ | 343,893 | $ | — | $ | 343,893 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Production costs | 39,205 | 80,439 | 67,157 | 186,801 | — | 186,801 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation | 19,954 | 21,436 | 1,147 | 42,537 | — | 42,537 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings (loss) from mine operations | $ | 110,805 | $ | 4,404 | $ | (654) | $ | 114,555 | $ | — | $ | 114,555 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exploration and evaluation costs | 422 | 2,877 | 2,532 | 5,831 | 13,689 | 19,520 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate administration | — | — | — | — | 6,430 | 6,430 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense | — | — | — | — | 1,516 | 1,516 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Care and maintenance | — | — | 4,964 | 4,964 | 2,508 | 7,472 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reclamation recovery | — | — | (17,790) | (17,790) | (5,296) | (23,086) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other operating expenses | — | 2,351 | 488 | 2,839 | — | 2,839 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings (loss) from operations | $ | 110,383 | $ | (824) | $ | 9,152 | $ | 118,711 | $ | 99,864 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other non-operating income | (7,840) | (7,840) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finance costs | 5,589 | 5,589 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings before income tax | $ | 102,115 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 41,492 | 41,492 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net earnings | $ | 60,623 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additions to PP&E | $ | 12,708 | $ | 9,235 | $ | 461 | $ | 22,404 | $ | 2,558 | $ | 24,962 |
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Nine months ended September 30, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Öksüt | Mount Milligan | Molybdenum | Total Segments | Corporate and other | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 369,458 | $ | 357,690 | $ | 184,968 | $ | 912,116 | $ | — | $ | 912,116 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Production costs | 114,449 | 216,990 | 188,333 | 519,772 | — | 519,772 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 39,793 | 51,429 | 2,742 | 93,964 | — | 93,964 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings (loss) from mine operations | $ | 215,216 | $ | 89,271 | $ | (6,107) | $ | 298,380 | $ | — | $ | 298,380 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Exploration and evaluation costs | 727 | 5,328 | 21,060 | 27,115 | 30,377 | 57,492 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate administration | — | — | — | — | 24,698 | 24,698 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense | — | — | — | — | 5,985 | 5,985 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Care and maintenance | — | — | 7,897 | 7,897 | 9,235 | 17,132 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reclamation expense (recovery) | — | — | (15,514) | (15,514) | (8,021) | (23,535) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other operating expenses | 617 | 22,147 | 1,251 | 24,015 | 6,382 | 30,397 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings (loss) from operations | $ | 213,872 | $ | 61,796 | $ | (20,801) | $ | 254,867 | $ | 186,211 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other non-operating income | (33,101) | (33,101) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finance costs | 10,941 | 10,941 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings before income tax | $ | 208,371 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 75,479 | 75,479 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net earnings | $ | 132,892 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additions to PP&E | $ | 39,462 | $ | 46,795 | $ | 44,774 | $ | 131,031 | $ | 1,864 | $ | 132,895 |
Nine months ended September 30, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Öksüt | Mount Milligan | Molybdenum | Total Segments | Corporate and other | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 190,896 | $ | 304,752 | $ | 259,292 | $ | 754,940 | $ | — | $ | 754,940 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Production costs | 43,517 | 241,329 | 259,792 | 544,638 | — | 544,638 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 22,217 | 58,605 | 3,540 | 84,362 | — | 84,362 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings (loss) from mine operations | $ | 125,162 | $ | 4,818 | $ | (4,040) | $ | 125,940 | $ | — | $ | 125,940 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Exploration and evaluation costs | 1,272 | 4,180 | 7,564 | 13,016 | 45,450 | 58,466 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate administration | — | — | — | — | 26,543 | 26,543 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense | — | — | — | — | 6,627 | 6,627 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Care and maintenance | — | — | 14,001 | 14,001 | 7,959 | 21,960 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reclamation recovery | — | — | (10,462) | (10,462) | (5,296) | (15,758) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other operating expenses | 15,380 | 7,148 | 2,220 | 24,748 | — | 24,748 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings (loss) from operations | $ | 108,510 | $ | (6,510) | $ | (17,363) | $ | 84,637 | $ | 3,354 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other non-operating income | (12,185) | (12,185) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finance costs | 12,063 | 12,063 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings before income tax | $ | 3,476 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 55,986 | 55,986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (52,510) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additions to PP&E | $ | 23,437 | $ | 25,375 | $ | 565 | $ | 49,377 | $ | 4,397 | $ | 53,774 |
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