EX-99.1 2 ex99_1.htm UNAUDITED CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 ex99_1.htm

Exhibit 99.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
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MAG SILVER CORP.
(An exploration stage company)
 
 
Unaudited Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011

Dated: November 14, 2011
 

 



A copy of this report will be provided to any shareholder who requests it.
 
 
 
 
 



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MAG SILVER CORP.
                 
                   
(An exploration stage company)
                 
Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position (Unaudited)
             
 
                 
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
 
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
   
January 1, 2010
 
         
(Note 16)
   
(Note 16)
 
ASSETS
                 
                   
CURRENT
                 
   Cash
  $ 30,373,116     $ 39,825,071     $ 26,803,652  
   Accounts receivable (Note 3)
    2,325,080       2,208,533       2,042,634  
   Marketable securities (Note 4)
    534,145       678,876       13,399  
   Prepaid expenses
    156,432       85,809       91,300  
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
    33,388,773       42,798,289       28,950,985  
EQUIPMENT AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS (Note 5)
    142,484       180,395       149,070  
INVESTMENT IN ASSOCIATE (Note 6)
    14,836,873       12,274,765       9,837,785  
EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS (Note 7)
    62,225,503       51,869,150       42,847,339  
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 110,593,633     $ 107,122,599     $ 81,785,179  
                         
                         
LIABILITIES
                       
                         
CURRENT
                       
   Trade and other payables
  $ 2,168,341     $ 2,320,261     $ 1,076,606  
                         
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                       
 
                       
Share capital (Note 8)
                       
   Authorized - unlimited common shares,
                       
      without par value
                       
   Issued and outstanding common shares
                       
      at September 30, 2011 - 55,667,139
                       
      (Dec 31, 2010 - 55,161,614 and Jan 1, 2010 - 49,316,569)
    148,962,443       146,021,112       107,614,849  
Share option reserve
    13,898,119       12,410,963       11,177,518  
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
    638,701       (2,950,132 )     2,829  
Deficit
    (55,073,971 )     (50,679,605 )     (38,086,623 )
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
    108,425,292       104,802,338       80,708,573  
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
  $ 110,593,633     $ 107,122,599     $ 81,785,179  
CONTINUING OPERATIONS (Note 1)
                       
COMMITMENTS (Notes 7 and 14)
                       
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements.

 
 

 

MAG SILVER CORP.
                 
(An exploration stage company)
                 
Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited)
               
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
                 
   
For the
   
For the
   
For the
   
For the
 
   
three month
   
three month
   
nine month
   
nine month
 
   
period ended
   
period ended
   
period ended
   
period ended
 
   
September 30
   
September 30
   
September 30
   
September 30
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
EXPENSES
       
(Note 16)
         
(Note 16)
 
   Accounting and audit
  $ 178,658     $ 116,368     $ 458,085     $ 371,454  
   Amortization
    13,726       14,060       41,178       40,027  
   Filing and transfer agent fees
    27,508       29,453       169,798       135,034  
   Foreign exchange loss
    134,581       12,991       61,104       73,393  
   General office expenses
    259,237       164,746       579,981       529,761  
   Legal
    143,155       948,890       1,005,761       1,687,449  
   Management and consulting fees
    538,344       493,587       1,355,883       1,012,858  
   Exploration and evaluation costs written off
    -       1,898,794       -       1,898,794  
   Shareholder relations
    53,263       37,270       153,795       226,935  
   Share based payment expense
    1,706,002       568,067       2,488,698       1,727,468  
   Travel
    48,307       38,510       181,186       245,260  
      3,102,781       4,322,736       6,495,469       7,948,433  
INTEREST INCOME
    96,761       120,698       304,828       191,534  
ARBITRATION AWARD (Note 15)
    -       -       1,799,775       -  
(LOSS) GAIN ON WARRANT MARK-TO-MARKET (Note 4)
    (500 )     32,200       (3,500 )     32,200  
NET LOSS
  $ (3,006,520 )   $ (4,169,838 )   $ (4,394,366 )   $ (7,724,699 )
                                 
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
                               
   CURRENCY TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENT (Note 10)
    6,082,643       (2,125,560 )     4,042,564       (1,207,079 )
   UNREALIZED (LOSS) GAIN ON
                               
      MARKETABLE SECURITIES, NET OF TAX (Note 4)
    (229,510 )     127,391       (453,731 )     129,519  
      5,853,133       (1,998,169 )     3,588,833       (1,077,560 )
                                 
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
  $ 2,846,613     $ (6,168,007 )   $ (805,533 )   $ (8,802,259 )
                                 
BASIC AND DILUTED
                               
   LOSS PER SHARE
  $ (0.05 )   $ (0.08 )   $ (0.08 )   $ (0.15 )
                                 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER
                               
   OF SHARES OUTSTANDING
    55,541,674       54,587,216       55,409,106       52,163,887  


 
See accompanying notes to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements.

 
 

 
 
MAG SILVER CORP.
(An exploration stage company)
Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Unaudited)
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
       
Accumulated
     
 
Common shares
Share
other
 
Total
Total
 
without par value
Option
comprehensive
 
Deficit
shareholders'
 
Shares
Amount
Reserve
loss ("AOCL")
Deficit
and "AOCL"
equity
Balance, January 1, 2010
   49,316,569
   107,614,849
    11,177,518
               2,829
      (38,086,623)
    (38,083,794)
                  80,708,573
Issued for cash (Note 8a)
     4,603,500
     33,148,722
                   -
                     -
                       -
                     -
                  33,148,722
Stock options exercised (Note 8b)
     1,241,545
       5,257,541
    (1,858,550)
                     -
                       -
                     -
                    3,398,991
Share based payment
    expense
                  -
                    -
      3,091,995
                     -
                       -
                     -
                    3,091,995
Currency translation adjustment
                  -
                    -
                   -
      (3,328,238)
                       -
      (3,328,238)
                  (3,328,238)
Unrealized gain on marketable
    securities (Note 4)
                  -
                    -
                   -
           375,277
                       -
           375,277
                       375,277
Net loss
                  -
                    -
                   -
                     -
      (12,592,982)
    (12,592,982)
                (12,592,982)
Balance, December 31, 2010
   55,161,614
 $146,021,112
 $ 12,410,963
 $   (2,950,132)
 $   (50,679,605)
 $ (53,629,737)
 $             104,802,338
Stock options exercised (Note 8b)
        505,525
       2,941,331
    (1,001,542)
                     -
                       -
                     -
                    1,939,789
Share based payment
    expense (Note 8b)
                  -
                    -
      2,488,698
                     -
                       -
                     -
                    2,488,698
Currency translation adjustment
                  -
                    -
                   -
        4,042,564
                       -
        4,042,564
                    4,042,564
Unrealized gain on marketable
    securities (Note 4)
                  -
                    -
                   -
         (453,731)
                       -
         (453,731)
                     (453,731)
Net loss
                  -
                    -
                   -
                     -
        (4,394,366)
      (4,394,366)
                  (4,394,366)
Balance, September 30, 2011
   55,667,139
 $148,962,443
 $ 13,898,119
 $        638,701
 $   (55,073,971)
 $ (54,435,270)
 $             108,425,292
               
               
Nine Month Comparative:
Balance, January 1, 2010
   49,316,569
   107,614,849
    11,177,518
               2,829
      (38,086,623)
    (38,083,794)
                  80,708,573
Issued for cash (Note 8)
     4,603,500
     33,148,722
                   -
                     -
                       -
                     -
                  33,148,722
Stock options exercised
        823,826
       2,798,361
       (988,055)
                     -
                       -
                     -
                    1,810,306
Share based payment expense
                  -
                    -
      1,727,468
                     -
                       -
                     -
                    1,727,468
Currency translation adjustment
                  -
                    -
                   -
      (1,207,079)
                       -
      (1,207,079)
                  (1,207,079)
Unrealized gain on marketable
    securities
                  -
                    -
                   -
           129,519
                       -
           129,519
                       129,519
Net loss
                  -
                    -
                   -
                     -
        (7,724,699)
      (7,724,699)
                  (7,724,699)
Balance, September 30, 2010
   54,743,895
 $143,561,932
 $ 11,916,931
 $   (1,074,731)
 $   (45,811,322)
 $ (46,886,053)
 $             108,592,810


See accompanying notes to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 

 
MAG SILVER CORP.
                       
(An exploration stage company)
                       
Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
                   
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
                       
   
For the
   
For the
   
For the
   
For the
 
   
three month
   
three month
   
nine month
   
nine month
 
   
period ended
   
Period ended
   
period ended
   
Period ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
                       
   Net loss
    (3,006,520 )   $ (4,169,838 )   $ (4,394,366 )   $ (7,724,699 )
   Items not involving cash:
                               
      Amortization
    13,726       14,060       41,178       40,027  
      Loss (Gain) on warrant mark-to-market (Note 4)
    500       (32,200 )     3,500       (32,200 )
      Exploration and evaluation assets written off (Note 7)
    -       1,898,794       -       1,898,794  
      Share based payment expense
    1,706,002       568,067       2,488,698       1,727,468  
                                 
   Changes in operating assets and liabilities
                               
      Accounts receivable
    (27,228 )     333,389       (116,547 )     (211,411 )
      Prepaid expenses
    16,991       (11,537 )     (70,623 )     (86,754 )
      Trade and other payables
    (347,571 )     297,428       (1,081,877 )     201,995  
      (1,644,100 )     (1,101,837 )     (3,130,037 )     (4,186,780 )
                                 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
                               
   Investment in associate (Note 6)
    (969,678 )     (969,546 )     (1,934,191 )     (2,488,788 )
   Exploration and evaluation asset acquisitions (Note 7)
    (2,486,518 )     (2,896,264 )     (6,650,587 )     (8,284,696 )
   Purchase of equipment and leasehold improvements
    -       (9,041 )     (3,267 )     (27,981
   Purchase of marketable securities (Note 4)
    -       (150,000 )     (312,500 )     (150,000 )
      (3,456,196 )     (4,024,850 )     (8,900,545 )     (10,951,465 )
                                 
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
                               
   Issuance of common shares upon exercise of stock options
    1,134,133       705,130       1,939,789       1,810,306  
   Issuance of common shares, net of share issue costs
    -       (22,294 )     -       33,148,722  
      1,134,133       682,836       1,939,789       34,959,028  
                                 
EFFECTS OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH
    767,498       (362,247 )     638,838       (117,392 )
                                 
(DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH
    (3,198,665 )     (4,806,098 )     (9,451,955 )     19,703,391  
CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD
    33,571,781       51,313,141       39,825,071       26,803,652  
CASH, END OF PERIOD
  $ 30,373,116     $ 46,507,043     $ 30,373,116     $ 46,507,043  
 
 
See accompanying notes to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 

 
 
MAG SILVER CORP. (An exploration stage company)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
As at September 30, 2011 (expressed in Canadian dollars)
 
 
1.             CONTINUING OPERATIONS

MAG Silver Corp. (the “Company” or “MAG”) was incorporated on April 21, 1999 under the Company Act of the Province of British Columbia and its shares were listed on the TSX Venture Exchange on April 21, 2000. On October 5, 2007, the Company moved to the TSX.

The Company is an exploration and predevelopment company working on mineral properties it has staked or acquired by way of option agreement, principally in Mexico. The Company has not yet determined whether these mineral properties contain any economically recoverable ore reserves. The Company defers all acquisition, exploration and development costs related to the properties on which it is conducting exploration. The recoverability of these amounts is dependent upon the existence of economically recoverable reserves, the ability of the Company to obtain the necessary financing to complete the development of the interests, and future profitable production, or alternatively, upon the Company’s ability to dispose of its interests on a profitable basis.

These condensed interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) applicable to a going concern, which assume that the Company will realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future. The Company has incurred losses from inception and does not currently have any revenue generating operations. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability in the future to achieve profitable operations and, in the meantime, to obtain the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities when they become due. External financing, predominantly by the issuance of equity to the public, will be sought to finance the operations of the Company.

Although the Company has taken steps to verify title to the properties on which it is conducting exploration and in which it has an interest, in accordance with industry standards for the current stage of exploration of such properties, these procedures do not guarantee the Company’s title. Property title may be subject to unregistered prior agreements and non-compliance with regulatory requirements.

Address of registered offices of the Company:
1600 – 925 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada  V6C 3L2

Head office and principal place of business:
770 – 800 West Pender Street
Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada  V6C 2V6
 

2.             SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation and First Time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”)

In February 2008, the Canadian Accounting Standards Board confirmed January 1, 2011 as the date that IFRS would replace Canadian generally accepted accounting principles for publicly accountable enterprises, with a transition date of January 1, 2010. The impact on prior periods’
 
 
 
 

 
 
MAG SILVER CORP. (An exploration stage company)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
As at September 30, 2011 (expressed in Canadian dollars)
 
 
comparative balances of the transition from Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (Canadian “GAAP”) to IFRS is explained in Note 16.

These IFRS condensed interim consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard (“IAS”) 34 Interim Financial Reporting. They do not include all of the information required for full annual IFRS financial statements. The accounting policies set out below have been applied consistently to all periods presented herein, including in preparing the opening statement of financial position at January 1, 2010 (Note 16) for purposes of transition to IFRS, and have not changed from the Company’s first interim IFRS condensed consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2011. The accounting policies have been applied consistently by the Company and its subsidiaries.

These condensed interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis except for the revaluation of certain financial instruments, which are stated at their fair value.  In addition, these condensed interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared using the accrual basis of accounting, except for cash flow information.

(a)           Basis of consolidation

These condensed interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and the entities controlled by the Company (its subsidiaries, including special purpose entities). Control exists when the Company has the power to govern the financial and operating policies of an entity so as to obtain benefits from the entity’s activities. Subsidiaries are included in the consolidated financial results of the Company from the effective date that control is obtained up to the effective date of disposal or loss of control. The principal subsidiaries as at September 30, 2011 are Minera Los Lagartos, S.A. de C.V., Minera Pozo Seco S.A. de C.V., and Minera Sierra Vieja S.A. de C.V.  All intercompany balances, transactions, revenues and expenses have been eliminated upon consolidation.

These condensed interim consolidated financial statements also include the Company’s 44% interest in the Juanicipio Joint Venture (Note 6), a significant investment in an associate (Note 2(b)) accounted for using the equity method.

A special purpose entity (“SPE”), as defined by SIC 12 – Consolidation – Special Purpose Entities (“SIC 12”), is consolidated by the Company when the Company controls the SPE. The Company has determined that none of the entities in which it has interests meet the definition of an SPE.

Where necessary, adjustments have been made to the financial statements of the Company’s subsidiaries and associates prior to consolidation, to conform the significant accounting policies used in their preparation to those used by the Company.

(b)           Investments in Associates

The Company conducts a portion of its business through equity interests in associates. An associate is an entity over which the Company has significant influence, and is neither a subsidiary nor a joint venture. The Company has significant influence when it has the power to participate in the financial and operating policy decisions of the associate but does not have control or joint control over those policies.
 
 
 
 

 

MAG SILVER CORP. (An exploration stage company)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
As at September 30, 2011 (expressed in Canadian dollars)
 
 
The Company accounts for its investments in associates using the equity method. Under the equity method, the Company’s investment in an associate is initially recognized at cost and subsequently increased or decreased to recognize the Company's share of earnings and losses of the associate and for impairment losses after the initial recognition date. The Company's share of earnings and losses of associates are recognized in profit or loss during the period. Distributions received from an associate are accounted for as a reduction in the carrying amount of the Company’s investment.

At the end of each reporting period, the Company assesses whether there is any evidence that an investment in associate is impaired. This assessment is generally made with reference to the timing of exploration work, work programs proposed, exploration results achieved, and an assessment of the likely results to be achieved from performance of further exploration by the associate.  When there is evidence that an investment in associate is impaired, the carrying amount of such investment is compared to its recoverable amount. If the recoverable amount of an investment in associate is less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount is reduced to its recoverable amount and an impairment loss, being the excess of carrying amount over the recoverable amount, is recognized in the period of impairment. When an impairment loss reverses in a subsequent period, the carrying amount of the investment in associate is increased to the revised estimate of recoverable amount to the extent that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had an impairment loss not been previously recognized. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognized in net earnings in the period the reversal occurs.

(c)           Significant Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenditures during the reported period. Significant estimates used in preparation of these financial statements include estimates of the net realizable value and any impairment of exploration and evaluation assets and of investment in associates, recoveries of receivable balances, provisions including closure and reclamation, share based payment expense, and income tax provisions. Actual results may differ from those estimated.

(d)           Critical judgment

The Company performed analysis of the functional currency for each subsidiary.  The Company concludes that the United States dollar, with the exception of the parent entity which has a Canadian dollar functional currency, is the currency that mainly influences the cost of providing goods and services in each of the Mexican subsidiaries of the Company, and in its Mexican Associate.  As no single currency was clearly dominant the Company also considered secondary indicators including the currency in which funds from financing activities are denominated and the currency in which funds are retained.

(e)           Financial instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognized when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the financial instrument. The Company classifies financial instruments as either held-to-maturity, available-for-sale, fair value through profit or loss
 
 
 
 

 
 
MAG SILVER CORP. (An exploration stage company)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
As at September 30, 2011 (expressed in Canadian dollars)
 
 
(“FVTPL”), loans and receivables, or other financial liabilities. Financial assets held to maturity, loans and receivables and other financial liabilities, are measured at amortized cost.  Available-for-sale instruments are measured at fair value with unrealized gains and losses recognized in other comprehensive income (“OCI”). Instruments classified as FVTPL are measured at fair value with unrealized gains and losses recognized in the statement of comprehensive loss.  

The Company has designated its cash as FVTPL, which is measured at fair value. Accounts receivable are classified as loans and receivables, which are measured at amortized cost. Trade and other payables are classified as other liabilities, which are measured at amortized cost.

Marketable securities that meet the definition of a derivative are classified as FVTPL and are measured at fair value with unrealized gains and losses recognized in the statement of comprehensive loss. All of the Company’s other marketable securities have been designated as available-for-sale, and are reported at fair value. Other comprehensive income includes the gains and losses from available-for-sale securities which are not included in profit or loss until realized, and currency translation adjustments on its net investment in foreign operations.

(f)           Cash

Due to the low interest rate on deposits and maintaining resources liquid for the Company’s ongoing exploration activities, management has maintained the Company’s cash in high interest savings accounts.

(g)           Exploration and evaluation assets

The Company is in the exploration stage with respect to its activities and accordingly follows the practice of capitalizing all costs relating to the acquisition, exploration and evaluation of its mining rights and crediting all revenues received against the cost of the related interests. At such time as commercial production commences, these costs will be depleted on a units-of-production method based on proven and probable reserves. If a mineable ore body is discovered, exploration and evaluation costs are reclassified to mining properties.  If no mineable ore body is discovered, such costs are expensed in the period in which it is determined the property has no future economic value.

Exploration and evaluation expenditures include acquisition costs of rights to explore; topographical, geological, geochemical and geophysical studies; exploratory drilling; trenching and sampling; and activities involved in evaluating the technical feasibility and commercial viability of extracting mineral resources. This includes the costs incurred in determining the most appropriate mining/processing methods and developing feasibility studies.

Management reviews the carrying amount of exploration and evaluation assets for impairment when facts or circumstances suggest that the carrying amount is not recoverable. This review is generally made with reference to the timing of exploration work, work programs proposed, exploration results achieved by the Company and by others in the related area of interest, and an assessment of the likely results to be achieved from performance of further exploration. When the results of this review indicate that indicators of impairment exist, the Company estimates the recoverable amount of the deferred
 
 
 
 

 
 
MAG SILVER CORP. (An exploration stage company)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
As at September 30, 2011 (expressed in Canadian dollars)
 
 
exploration costs and related mining rights by reference to the potential for success of further exploration activity and/or the likely proceeds to be received from sale or assignment of the rights. When the carrying amounts of exploration and evaluation assets are estimated to exceed their recoverable amounts, an impairment loss is recorded in the statement of comprehensive loss.  The cash-generating unit for assessing impairment is a geographic region and shall be no larger than the operating segment.  If conditions that gave rise to the impairment no longer exist, a reversal of impairment may be recognized in a subsequent period, with the carrying amount of the exploration and evaluation asset increased to the revised estimate of recoverable amount to the extent that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had an impairment loss not been previously recognized.  A reversal of an impairment loss is recognized in profit or loss in the period the reversal occurs.

(h)           Equipment and leasehold improvements

Equipment is recorded at cost less accumulated amortization and impairment losses if any, and is amortized at the following annual rates:
 
 
Computer equipment 
 
30% declining balance 
 
Field equipment
 
30% declining balance 
 
Leasehold improvements
 
straight line over lease term 
 
When parts of an item of equipment have different useful lives, they are accounted for as separate items (major components) of equipment, and depreciated over their respectful useful lives.

(i)           Income taxes

Deferred income taxes relate to the expected future tax consequences of differences between the carrying amount of statement of financial position items and their corresponding tax values.  Deferred tax assets, if any, are recognized only to the extent that, in the opinion of management, it is probable that sufficient future taxable profit will be available to recover the asset.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of substantive enactment.

(j)           Provisions

Provisions are liabilities that are uncertain in timing or amount. The Company records a provision when and only when:

(i) The Company has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event;

(ii) It is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation; and

(iii) A reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.
 
Constructive obligations are obligations that derive from the Company’s actions where:
 
 
 
 

 

MAG SILVER CORP. (An exploration stage company)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
As at September 30, 2011 (expressed in Canadian dollars)
 
 
(i) By an established pattern of past practice, published policies or a sufficiently specific current statement, the Company has indicated to other parties that it will accept certain responsibilities; and

(ii) As a result, the Company has created a valid expectation on the part of those other parties that it will discharge those responsibilities.

Provisions are reviewed at the end of each reporting period and adjusted to reflect management’s current best estimate of the expenditure required to settle the present obligation at the end of the reporting period. If it is no longer probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation, the provision is reversed. Provisions are reduced by actual expenditures for which the provision was originally recognized. Where discounting has been used, the carrying amount of a provision increases in each period to reflect the passage of time. This increase (accretion expense) is included in profit or loss for the period.

There were no provisions as at September 30, 2011, December 31, 2010 or January 1, 2010.

Closure and reclamation

The Company records a provision for the present value of the estimated closure obligations, including reclamation costs, when the obligation (legal or constructive) is incurred, with a corresponding increase in the carrying value of the related assets.  The carrying value is amortized over the life of the mining asset on a units-of-production basis commencing with initial commercialization of the asset.  The liability is accreted to the actual liability on settlement through charges each period to profit or loss.

The provision for closure and reclamation is reviewed at the end of each reporting period for changes in estimates and circumstances. There was no provision for closure and reclamation as at September 30, 2011, December 31, 2010 or January 1, 2010.


 
(k)
Presentation currency

The Company’s reporting and presentation currency is the Canadian dollar. The functional currency of MAG and its Mexican subsidiaries is the Canadian Dollar and United States Dollar (“US$”), respectively. These condensed interim consolidated financial statements have been translated to the Canadian dollar in accordance with IAS 21 The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates. These guidelines require that assets and liabilities be translated using the exchange rate at period end, and income and expenses are translated using the rate that approximates the exchange rates at the dates of the transactions (i.e. the average rate for the period). Subsequent to the adoption of IFRS, the resulting exchange differences are reported as a separate component of shareholders’ equity titled “Cumulative Translation Adjustment”.

 
(l)
Foreign currency translation
 
 
In preparing the financial statements of the individual entities, transactions in currencies other than the entity’s functional currency (foreign currencies) are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At each statement of financial position date, monetary assets and liabilities are translated using the period end foreign exchange
        
 
 

 
 
MAG SILVER CORP. (An exploration stage company)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
As at September 30, 2011 (expressed in Canadian dollars)
 
 
 
 
rate. Non-monetary assets and liabilities are translated using the historical rate on the date of the transaction. Non-monetary assets and liabilities that are stated at fair value are translated using the rate on the date that the fair value was determined. All gains and losses on translation of these foreign currency transactions are included in profit or loss.
   
(m)          Loss per common share
Basic loss per share calculations are based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding.

The Company uses the treasury stock method for the calculation of diluted earnings per share. Diluted earnings per share is computed using the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding during the year. Common equivalent shares consist of the incremental common shares upon the assumed exercise of stock options and warrants, but are excluded from the computation if their effect is anti-dilutive.

For the period ended September 30, 2011, the Company had 4,200,181 (September 30, 2010 – 3,759,140) common share equivalents consisting of the common shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding exercisable stock options.  These common share equivalents were not included for the purpose of calculating diluted earnings per share as their effect would be anti-dilutive.

(n)           Share based payments

The fair value of all stock-based compensation and other stock-based payments are estimated as of the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton option valuation model and are recorded in profit and loss over their vesting periods.  Stock options with graded vesting schedules are accounted for as separate grants with different vesting periods and fair values. Changes to the estimated number of awards that will eventually vest are accounted for prospectively.

(o)           Changes in Accounting Standards

The Company has reviewed new and revised accounting pronouncements that have been issued but are not yet effective. These include:

IAS 1, Presentation of Financial Statements, retains current IAS 1 presentation standards, but requires disclosure of Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) items distinguishing between those that are recycled to profit and loss and those that are not recycled. Retrospective application is required, and the standard is effective for annual periods beginning on or after July 1, 2012, with early application permitted.

IFRS 7, Financial Instruments: Disclosure introduces enhanced disclosure around transfer of financial assets and associated risks, and is effective annual periods beginning on or after July 1, 2011, with early application permitted.

The Company will be required to adopt IFRS 9 Financial Instruments, which replaces the current standard, IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement. The new standard replaces the current classification and measurement criteria for financial assets and liabilities with only two classification categories: amortized cost and fair value, and is
 
 
 
 

 
 
MAG SILVER CORP. (An exploration stage company)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
As at September 30, 2011 (expressed in Canadian dollars)
 
 
effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2015, with early application permitted.

IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements establishes principles for the presentation and preparation of consolidated financial statements when an entity controls one or more other entities. This standard (i) requires a parent entity (an entity that controls one or more other entities) to present consolidated financial statements; (ii) defines the principle of control, and establishes control as the basis for consolidation; (iii) sets out how to apply the principle of control to identify whether an investor controls an investee and therefore must consolidate the investee; and (iv) sets out the accounting requirements for the preparation of consolidated financial statements.  IFRS 10 supersedes IAS 27 Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements and SIC-12 Consolidation—Special Purpose Entities and is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, with early application permitted.
 
IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements establishes the core principle that a party to a joint arrangement determines the type of joint arrangement in which it is involved by assessing its rights and obligations and accounts for those rights and obligations in accordance with that type of joint arrangement. This standard is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, with early application permitted.

IFRS 12 Disclosure of Involvement with Other Entities requires the disclosure of information that enables users of financial statements to evaluate the nature of, and risks associated with, its interests in other entities and the effects of those interests on its financial position, financial performance and cash flows. This standard is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, with early application permitted.

IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement defines fair value, sets out in a single IFRS a framework for measuring fair value and requires disclosures about fair value measurements. IFRS 13 applies when another IFRS requires or permits fair value measurements or disclosures about fair value measurements (and measurements, such as fair value less costs to sell, based on fair value or disclosures about those measurements), except for: share-based payment transactions within the scope of IFRS 2 Share-based Payment; leasing transactions within the scope of IAS 17 Leases; measurements that have some similarities to fair value but that are not fair value, such as net realizable value in IAS 2 Inventories or value in use in IAS 36 Impairment of Assets. This standard is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, with early application permitted.

IAS 27 Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements, as amended in May 2011, provides guidance on the accounting and disclosure requirements for subsidiaries, jointly controlled entities, and associates in separate, or unconsolidated, financial statements. It will have no impact on consolidated financial statements and is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, with early application permitted.

IAS 28 Investments in Associates as amended in May 2011, provides detailed guidance on the application of the equity method to associates, subsidiaries and joint ventures (previously excluded from this standard),  and is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, with early application permitted.


The Company has not early adopted any of these standards and is currently evaluating the impact, if any, that these standards might have on its consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
 

 

MAG SILVER CORP. (An exploration stage company)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
As at September 30, 2011 (expressed in Canadian dollars)
 
 
3.             ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
 
   
Sept. 30, 2011
   
Dec. 31, 2010
   
Jan. 1, 2010
 
Harmonized sales tax (HST) recoverable
  $ 101,775     $ 151,402     $ 45,239  
Mexican value added tax ("IVA") recoverable
    2,184,149       1,748,754       1,493,337  
Interest receivable
    27,538       40,377       9,116  
Other
    11,618       268,000       494,942  
    $ 2,325,080     $ 2,208,533     $ 2,042,634  
 
Included in the IVA receivable at September 30, 2011 is $100,580 from 2007, $704,966 from 2008 and $107,692 from 2009 (December 31, 2010: $150,284 from 2007, $741,330 from 2008 and $116,635 from 2009) due from the Mexican government. Although recoveries to date have been slow and intermittent, the Company has discussed its outstanding IVA receivables with the Mexican authorities and there is no reason to believe these amounts will not be recovered (with interest) within a year.


4.  
MARKETABLE SECURITIES
 
        At September 30, 2011, the Company holds the following marketable securities:
 
             
Dec. 31,
 
Jan. 1
   
September 30, 2011
     
2010
 
2010
   
Number
 
Accumulated
         
   
of
 
Unrealized
         
   
Shares
Cost
Gains (losses)
Fair Value
 
Fair Value
 
Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities
                 
Fresnillo PLC
 (1)
          1,000
 $        10,570
 $      14,825
 $      25,395
 
 $   25,876
 
 $   13,399
Canasil Resources Inc. Common Shares
 (2)
   2,750,000
         599,200
        (90,450)
       508,750
 
    510,000
 
              -
     
         609,770
        (75,625)
       534,145
 
    535,876
 
      13,399
Fair value through profit or loss
                 
Canasil Resources Inc. Warrants
 (2)
      250,000
             3,000
          (3,000)
                -
 
    143,000
 
              -
     
             3,000
          (3,000)
                -
 
    143,000
 
              -
                   
     
 $      612,770
 $     (78,625)
 $    534,145
 
 $ 678,876
 
 $   13,399

 
(1)  In 2008, the Company purchased 1,000 shares of Fresnillo
 plc, a company which holds a 56% interest in Minera Juanicipio, S.A. De C.V. (Note 6).

(2)  In 2010, the Company acquired, by way of private placement, 1.5 million units of Canasil Resources Inc. (“Canasil”) as required under the Esparanza Option agreement (Note 7), for total consideration of $150,000.  The units are comprised of one common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant.  Each whole warrant entitled the holder to purchase one common share of Canasil at a price of $0.15 until August 27, 2011.  On May 16, 2011, the Company exercised the 750,000 warrants at a cash cost of $112,500 and realized a gain on the warrants of $139,700, previously recognized in the statement of loss as an unrealized gain.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company further subscribed to 500,000 units of Canasil, at a price of $0.40 per unit for total consideration of $200,000, fulfilling an
 
 
 
 

 
 
MAG SILVER CORP. (An exploration stage company)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
As at September 30, 2011 (expressed in Canadian dollars)
 
 
obligation under the Esparanza Option agreement (Note 7d). The units were comprised of one common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant.  Each whole warrant entitles the holder to purchase one common share of Canasil at a price of $0.60 on or prior to May 6, 2012.  The warrants were valued using a pricing model assuming no dividends are to be paid, a weighted average volatility of Canasil’s share price of 45%, an annual risk free interest rate of 1.6% and expected life of one year.  If, after November 6, 2011 the closing price of Canasil’s shares equals or exceeds $1.40 per share for a period of ten consecutive trading days, Canasil will have the right to accelerate the expiry date of the Warrants with at least 30 days written notice to MAG.  As at September 30, 2011, the acceleration terms of the warrants had not been met.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company recorded an unrealized loss of $229,510 and $453,730 respectively (unrealized gain of $127,391 and $129,519 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively) in other comprehensive loss on the above marketable securities designated as available-for-sale instruments.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company recorded an unrealized loss of $500 and $3,500 respectively (unrealized gain of $32,200 and $32,200 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 respectively) in the statement of loss on the above marketable securities designated as fair value through profit or loss instruments.


5.
EQUIPMENT AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS

   
September 30, 2011
 
                     
Accumulated
         
Accumulated
       
   
Cost
         
Cost
   
depreciation
         
depreciation
   
Net carrying
 
   
January 1, 2011
   
Additions
   
Sep 30, 2011
   
January 1, 2011
   
Amortization
   
Sep 30, 2011
   
amount
 
 
                                         
Computer equipment
  $ 222,514     $ 3,267     $ 225,781     $ 110,940     $ 25,839     $ 136,779     $ 89,002  
Field equipment
    162,018       -       162,018       98,947       14,190       113,137       48,881  
Leasehold improvements
    7,666       -       7,666       1,916       1,149       3,065       4,601  
    $ 392,198     $ 3,267     $ 395,465     $ 211,803     $ 41,178     $ 252,981     $ 142,484  
                                                         
   
December 31, 2010
 
                           
Accumulated
           
Accumulated
         
   
Cost
           
Cost
   
depreciation
           
depreciation
   
Net carrying
 
   
January 1, 2010
   
Additions
   
Dec. 31, 2010
   
January 1, 2010
   
Amortization
   
Dec. 31, 2010
   
amount
 
 
                                                       
Computer equipment
  $ 133,367     $ 89,147     $ 222,514     $ 63,123     $ 47,817     $ 110,940     $ 111,574  
Field equipment
    150,744       11,274       162,018       71,918       27,029       98,947       63,071  
Leasehold improvements
    -       7,666       7,666       -       1,916       1,916       5,750  
    $ 284,111     $ 108,087     $ 392,198     $ 135,041     $ 76,762     $ 211,803     $ 180,395  

 
6.             INVESTMENT IN ASSOCIATE (“MINERA JUANICIPIO S.A. DE C.V.”)

Pursuant to an original option agreement dated July 18, 2002 and subsequent corporate acquisitions the Company acquired a 100% interest in the Juanicipio Property in exchange for total consideration of $919,458. Of this amount, $656,125 was paid in cash and 366,667 common shares of the Company were issued at a value of $263,333.

Pursuant to a letter of intent dated March 17, 2005 and a formal agreement effective July 1, 2005 (the “Agreement”) with Industrias Peñoles, S.A. de C.V. (“Peñoles”), the Company granted to Peñoles or any of its subsidiaries an option to earn a 56% interest in the Juanicipio Property in Mexico in consideration for Peñoles conducting US$5,000,000 of exploration on the property over
 
 
 
 

 
 
MAG SILVER CORP. (An exploration stage company)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
As at September 30, 2011 (expressed in Canadian dollars)
 
 
four years and Peñoles purchasing US$1,000,000 of Common Shares of the Company in two tranches for US$500,000 each.

In mid 2007, Peñoles met all of the earn-in requirements of the Agreement.  In December 2007, the Company and Peñoles created an operating company named Minera Juanicipio, S.A. de C.V. (“Minera Juanicipio”) for the purpose of holding and operating the Juanicipio Property. In 2008, MAG was notified that Peñoles had transferred its 56% interest of Minera Juanicipio to Fresnillo plc (“Fresnillo”) pursuant to a statutory merger.  Minera Juanicipio is held 56% by Fresnillo and 44% by the Company.  In December 2007 all mineral rights and surface rights relating to the Juanicipio project held by the Company and Peñoles, respectively, were ceded into Minera Juanicipio.  Minera Juanicipio is currently governed by a shareholders agreement.  All costs relating to the project and Minera Juanicipio are required to be shared by the Company and Fresnillo pro-rata based on their ownership interests in Minera Juanicipio.

To capitalize Minera Juanicipio, the Company invested 63.40 million pesos ($6.025 million) into Minera Juanicipio while Peñoles invested 80.69 million pesos ($7.668 million). MAG then received a payout from Minera Juanicipio of 26.41 million pesos ($2.510 million) against its contribution of the Juanicipio mineral rights while Peñoles received 70.28 million pesos ($6.679 million) against its contribution of surface rights and the Company’s 44% share of exploration costs incurred by Peñoles subsequent to the completion of their earn-in and up to December 31, 2007.

The Company has recorded its investment in Minera Juanicipio using the equity basis of accounting. The cost of the investment includes the carrying value of the deferred exploration and mineral and surface rights costs incurred by the Company on the Juanicipio Property and contributed to Minera Juanicipio plus the required net cash investment to establish and maintain its 44% interest.

The Company’s investment relating to its interest in the Juanicipio property and Minera Juanicipio is detailed as follows:
 
   
Sept. 30, 2011
   
Dec. 31, 2010
 
   Joint venture oversight expenditures incurred 100% by MAG
    278,454       163,592  
   Cash contributions to Minera Juanicipio (1)
    1,655,737       2,767,875  
Total for the current period
    1,934,191       2,931,467  
   Balance, beginning of year (January 1, 2011 and 2010)
    12,274,765       9,837,785  
 
  $ 14,208,956     $ 12,769,252  
   Translation adjustment
    627,917       (494,487 )
Balance, end of period
  $ 14,836,873     $ 12,274,765  
                 
(1) Represents the Company's 44% share of Minera Juanicipio cash contributions for the period                
 
Summary of the unaudited financial information of Minera Juanicipio:

Evaluation and exploration expenditures directly incurred by Minera Juanicipio for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 amounted to US$ 3,288,026 including US$1,234,821 in the quarter ended September 30, 2011.

At September 30, 2011, the assets of Minera Juanicipio consisted of cash and short term investments in the amount of 9.4 million pesos ($732,106), value added taxes recoverable and other receivables in the amount of 9.3 million pesos ($721,955) and mineral, surface rights and exploration expenditures in the amount of 333.9 million pesos ($26.0 million).  Payables to Peñoles and other
 
 
 
 

 
 
MAG SILVER CORP. (An exploration stage company)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
As at September 30, 2011 (expressed in Canadian dollars)
 
 
vendors for exploration work amounted to 1.4 million pesos ($109,310) while shareholders’ equity was 351.2 million pesos ($27.4 million).  There are no expenses or income in Minera Juanicipio, as all mineral, surface rights and exploration expenditures are capitalized.


7.           EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS
 
      At September 30, 2011, the Company has the following exploration and evaluation assets:
 
   
Nine months ended September 30, 2011
 
   
(Batopilas)
   
Lagartos
   
Cinco de
                         
   
Don Fippi
   
Properties
   
Mayo
   
Esperanza
   
Mojina
   
Other
   
Total
 
Exploration and evaluation assets
                                         
   Acquisition costs of mineral &
   surface rights
  $ -     $ -     $ 5,898     $ 184,270     $ 87,498     $ -     $ 277,666  
   Camp costs
    8,779       41,110       347,161       26,546       11,086       20,943       455,625  
   Drilling
    -       80,835       3,478,541       1,985       -       -       3,561,361  
   Geochemical
    -       395       526,353       18,501       10,187       3,815       559,251  
   Geological
    14,744       182,316       980,198       145,946       103,146       71,138       1,497,488  
   Geophysical
    -       1,783       9,527       1,206       16,619       17,554       46,689  
   Gov't fees and licenses
    21,668       459,896       102,147       45,873       13,758       221,670       865,012  
   Metallurgical
    -       -       52,182       -       -       -       52,182  
   Site administration
    2,545       7,266       64,804       6,001       2,548       5,528       88,692  
   Transport and shipping
    2,913       6,710       80,911       3,046       1,919       1,892       97,391  
   Travel
    746       9,633       49,602       4,592       2,693       11,921       79,187  
      51,395       789,944       5,697,324       437,966       249,454       354,461       7,580,544  
   Balance January 1, 2011
    6,045,159       10,522,643       29,173,613       391,822       432,146       5,303,767       51,869,150  
   Less amounts written off
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
   Translation adjustment
    325,780       566,827       1,572,195       1,893       23,289       285,825       2,775,809  
Balance, September 30, 2011
  $ 6,422,334     $ 11,879,414     $ 36,443,132     $ 831,681     $ 704,889     $ 5,944,053     $ 62,225,503  
 

   
Three months ended September 30, 2011
 
   
(Batopilas)
   
Lagartos
   
Cinco de
                         
   
Don Fippi
   
Properties
   
Mayo
   
Esperanza
   
Mojina
   
Other
   
Total
 
Exploration and evaluation assets
                                         
   Acquisition costs of mineral &
   surface rights
  $ -     $ -     $ 472     $ 108,750     $ 28,489     $ -     $ 137,711  
   Camp costs
    2,418       25,094       134,707       9,870       2,465       4,770       179,324  
   Drilling
    -       80,835       1,353,225       1,985       -       -       1,436,045  
   Geochemical
    -       395       171,268       1,674       1,525       497       175,359  
   Geological
    5,030       89,185       325,901       61,996       44,894       19,513       546,519  
   Geophysical
    -       -       8,490       -       -       15,724       24,214  
   Gov't fees and licenses
    11,851       258,125       51,351       19,285       7,646       121,803       470,061  
   Metallurgical
    -       -       19,354       -       -       -       19,354  
   Site administration
    898       4,155       25,385       2,493       915       1,541       35,387  
   Transport and shipping
    1,039       3,911       34,773       1,134       250       284       41,391  
   Travel
    639       4,610       17,719       1,669       802       2,226       27,665  
      21,875       466,310       2,142,645       208,856       86,986       166,358       3,093,030  
   Balance July 1, 2011
    5,891,732       10,527,966       31,845,399       619,870       581,537       5,331,360       54,797,864  
   Less amounts written off
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
   Translation adjustment
    508,727       885,138       2,455,088       2,955       36,366       446,335       4,334,609  
Balance, September 30, 2011
  $ 6,422,334     $ 11,879,414     $ 36,443,132     $ 831,681     $ 704,889     $ 5,944,053     $ 62,225,503  

 
 
 

 
 
MAG SILVER CORP. (An exploration stage company)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
As at September 30, 2011 (expressed in Canadian dollars)
 
 
   
Year ended December 31, 2010
 
   
(Batopilas)
   
Lagartos
   
Cinco de
                         
   
Don Fippi
   
Properties
   
Mayo
   
Esperanza
   
Mojina
   
Other
   
Total
 
Exploration and evaluation assets
                                         
   Acquisition costs of mineral &
   surface rights
  $ -     $ -     $ 105,002     $ 133,544     $ 163,125     $ 220,922     $ 622,593  
   Camp costs
    25,271       39,143       388,249       7,119       2,465       66,146       528,393  
   Drilling
    15,997       504       6,597,368       -       -       363,163       6,977,032  
   Geochemical
    2,888       6,455       1,389,644       249       881       25,913       1,426,030  
   Geological
    86,527       200,379       1,323,661       30,012       22,718       152,701       1,815,998  
   Geophysical
    -       196,462       591       215,489       234,202       294,992       941,736  
   Gov't fees and licenses
    12,814       412,873       80,104       1,910       7,102       186,283       701,086  
   Metallurgical
    -       -       111,145       -       -       -       111,145  
   Site administration
    16,170       6,905       170,578       1,366       976       85,122       281,117  
   Transport and shipping
    10,149       5,874       92,633       735       637       8,303       118,331  
   Travel
    13,188       9,584       83,877       1,398       40       11,662       119,749  
      183,004       878,179       10,342,852       391,822       432,146       1,415,207       13,643,210  
   Balance January 1, 2010
    6,194,576       10,191,103       19,898,582       -       -       6,563,078       42,847,339  
   Less amounts written off
    -       -       -       -       -       (2,398,754 )     (2,398,754 )
   Translation adjustment
    (332,421 )     (546,639 )     (1,067,821 )     -       -       (275,764 )     (2,222,645 )
Balance, December 31, 2010
  $ 6,045,159     $ 10,522,643     $ 29,173,613     $ 391,822     $ 432,146     $ 5,303,767     $ 51,869,150  
 
 
Included in exploration and evaluation assets at September 30, 2011 are trade and other payables of $1,595,000 (December 31, 2010 - $665,000), a non-cash investing activity.


(a)  
      Don Fippi (Batopilas) Property
The Company has a 100% interest in the Don Fippi mining concessions located in the Batopilas, Chihuahua district of Mexico, subject to a royalty of 4.5% of the Net Smelter returns obtained from the property. To September 30, 2011, the Company has incurred $6,422,334 on exploration and evaluation costs on the property.

(b)           Lagartos Properties
The Company has acquired a 100% interest in exploration concessions on mining claims (Lagartos) on the Fresnillo trend to the northwest (“Lagartos NW”) and southeast (“Lagartos SE”) of the Juanicipio property. To September 30, 2011, the Company has incurred $11,879,414 on exploration and evaluation costs on the Lagartos properties.

(c)           Cinco de Mayo Property
Under the terms of an agreement dated February 26, 2004, the Company has acquired a 100% interest in the Cinco de Mayo property (the “Cinco de Mayo Property”), subject to a 2.5% net smelter returns royalty. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company acquired a 100% interest in certain additional mining concessions internal to the Cinco de Mayo property from two separate vendors. The Company made a one-time payment of US$350,000 for these mining concessions.  During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company acquired a 100% interest in certain additional mining concessions internal or adjacent to the
 
 
 
 

 
 
MAG SILVER CORP. (An exploration stage company)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
As at September 30, 2011 (expressed in Canadian dollars)
 
 
Cinco de Mayo property from three separate vendors. The Company made a one-time payment of $445,198 for these mining concessions. During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company purchased surface rights in the Cinco de Mayo area for $789,253. During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company entered into two option agreements to earn a 100% interest in five additional mining concessions adjacent to the Cinco de Mayo property. The Company paid US$40,000 upon executing the agreements, and in order to earn its 100% interest on these additional claims, the Company must pay an additional US$180,000 in stages through 2015.

To September 30, 2011, the Company has incurred $36,443,132 on exploration and evaluation costs on the property.

 
 (d)
Esperanza
During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company entered into an option agreement with Canasil Resources Inc. (“Canasil”) to earn  a 60% interest in certain mineral claims constituting the Esperanza Property, a silver-zinc-lead project covering 17,009 hectares, located 100 km SE of the city of Durango on the border between Durango and Zacatecas States. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company paid $50,000 upon signing the agreement and a further $100,000 during the quarter ended September 30, 2011.  To earn its 60% interest in the property, the Company must make additional cash payments of $350,000 in stages to September 1, 2013 and incur exploration expenditures of $5,000,000 in stages to September 1, 2014, including committed first year drilling of 1,500 metres and expenditures of CAD$750,000.  To September 30, 2011, excluding acquisition costs, the Company had incurred $645,728 in exploration costs, but had not yet commenced drilling on the property due to security related delays in Mexico.  During the quarter ended September 30, 2011 the Company and Canasil entered into an amendment agreement extending the first year committed expenditure and drilling limits ($750,000 and 1,500 metres, respectively) to December 31, 2011.

Under the terms of the agreement, MAG also agreed to subscribe to two placements in Canasil shares, both of which have been completed as at September 30, 2011 (see Note 4).


 
(e)
Mojina Property
On March 30, 2010, the Company entered into an option agreement to earn a 100% interest in the Mojina Property, subject to a 2.5% net smelter returns royalty, half of which can be purchased at any time for US$1,250,000.  Under the terms of the agreement, the Company paid US$35,000 upon signing the agreement and an additional US$65,000 on April 14, 2010, and an additional $60,000 in the current year.  To earn its 100% interest, the Company is required to make additional scheduled cash payments totalling $890,000 through 2015, and incur cumulative exploration expenditures totalling US$ 2,500,000 over five years to 2015, including US$ 100,000 in the first year. On June 25, 2010, the Company acquired by concession an additional claim adjacent to the optioned properties. To September 30, 2011, the Company had incurred US$ 424,990 in exploration costs.

(f)           Other Properties
Other properties consist of the Lorena claims, the Nuevo Mundo claims, the Guigui claim options, and the San Ramone claims, all in Mexico.  The Company is required to make a cash payment of US$ 750,000 in July 2014 and incur another US$ 2,711,000 in exploration expenditures on the San Ramone claims by July 14, 2013, in order to maintain its acquisition rights under the San Ramone agreement. To September 30, 2011, the Company had incurred $5,944,053 in exploration and evaluation costs on its other properties.
 
 
 
 

 

MAG SILVER CORP. (An exploration stage company)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
As at September 30, 2011 (expressed in Canadian dollars)
 
 
In the previous year ended December 31, 2010, the Company wrote down exploration and evaluation assets totalling $2,398,754 relating to the Salamex and Camino Duro properties. There have been no impairments in the current year.


8.             SHARE CAPITAL

(a)           Issued and outstanding

At September 30, 2011, there were 55,667,139 shares outstanding.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, 247,253 and 505,525 stock options were exercised for cash proceeds of $1,134,132 and $1,939,789 respectively (September 30, 2010: 205,500 and 823,826 for cash proceeds of $1,810,306 and $705,130 respectively)..

During the year ended December 31, 2010, 1,241,545 stock options were exercised for cash proceeds of $3,398,991.

On May 18, 2010, the Company closed a brokered private placement for 4,603,500 common shares of the Company at a price of $7.65 per share for gross proceeds of $35,216,775. The Company paid a 5.0% commission to the underwriters of $1,760,839, and legal, syndicate, and filing costs totaled an additional $307,214.


(b)           Stock options

The Company has entered into Incentive Stock Option Agreements (“Agreements”) with directors, officers, employees and consultants. At the Annual General and Special Meeting of the Shareholders held on September 15, 2011 the Shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) to convert the existing Stock Option Plan into a rolling stock option plan that sets the number of shares issuable thereunder at a maximum of 8% of the common shares of the Company issued and outstanding at the time of any grant.  As at September 30, 2011, 200,000 inducement options are outstanding outside of the Plan, 4,000,181 stock options are outstanding under the Plan, and 453,190 stock options remain available for grant under the Plan.

The following table summarizes the Company’s options:
 
 
 
 

 

MAG SILVER CORP. (An exploration stage company)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
As at September 30, 2011 (expressed in Canadian dollars)
 
 
   
Period ended
   
Weighted
   
Year ended
   
Weighted
 
   
September 30,
   
average
   
Dec. 31,
   
average
 
   
2011
   
exercise price
   
2010
   
exercise price
 
Balance outstanding,
                       
   beginning of year
    3,968,206     $ 8.42       3,881,341     $ 6.53  
Activity during the period
                               
   Options granted
    750,000       10.44       1,401,785       8.58  
   Options forfeited
    (12,500 )     9.92       (73,375 )     7.84  
   Options exercised
    (505,525 )     3.84       (1,241,545 )     2.74  
Balance outstanding,
                               
   end of period
    4,200,181     $ 9.33       3,968,206     $ 8.42  

The following table summarizes options outstanding and exercisable as at September 30, 2011:
 
       
Number
   
Number
   
Weighted average
 
Weighted
       
outstanding at
   
exercisable at
   
remaining
 
average
 
Exercise
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
   
contractual life
 
exercise
 
price
   
2011
   
2011
   
(years)
 
 price
    5.32       176,193       176,193       2.73    
    5.36       252,500       252,500       0.20    
    5.54       244,923       244,923       2.56    
    6.32       153,266       153,266       3.21    
    6.87       50,000       50,000       3.42    
    6.95       185,000       185,000       3.90    
    7.42       325,000       325,000       3.49    
    7.56       35,000       35,000       0.32    
(1)   8.15       200,000       200,000       3.90    
    8.80       200,000       200,000       0.40    
    9.40       35,000       35,000       0.50    
    9.92       599,285       199,761       4.23    
    10.44       750,000       333,000       4.92    
    10.01       233,389       233,389       1.75    
    11.89       15,000       15,000       4.24    
    12.91       270,625       270,625       1.37    
    14.15       425,000       425,000       1.04    
    14.70       50,000       50,000       0.84    
                                 
            4,200,181       3,383,657       2.88  
 $     9.33
                                 
(1)
Inducement options issued outside the Company's Plan in 2010 as an incentive to
 
attract a senior officer.
                   
 
At the date the Agreements are entered into, the exercise price of each option is set no lower than the fair value of the common shares at the date of grant.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company granted 750,000 and 750,000 stock options respectively, (September 30, 2010 – 385,000 and
 
 
 

 
 
MAG SILVER CORP. (An exploration stage company)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
As at September 30, 2011 (expressed in Canadian dollars)
 
 
775,000 respectively) and recorded $1,706,002 and 2,488,698 (September 30, 2010 – $568,067 and $1,727,468 respectively) of compensation expense relating to stock options vested to employees and consultants in the period.  The stock-based compensation expense for the period ended September 30, 2011 (and September 30, 2010) was determined using an option pricing model assuming no dividends are to be paid, a weighted average volatility of the Company’s share price of 58% (September 30, 2010 – 56%), an annual risk free interest rate of 1.92% (September 30, 2010 – 2.21%) and expected lives of three years.


9.             CAPITAL RISK MANAGEMENT

The Company’s objectives in managing its liquidity and capital are to safeguard the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide financial capacity to meet its strategic objectives. The capital structure of the Company consists of its shareholders’ equity comprising of share capital, share option reserve, accumulated other comprehensive loss and deficit.

The Company manages the capital structure and makes adjustments to it in light of changes in economic conditions and the risk characteristics of the underlying assets. To maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Company may attempt to issue new shares, issue new debt, acquire or dispose of assets.

In order to facilitate the management of its capital requirements, the Company prepares annual expenditure budgets that are updated as necessary depending on various factors, including successful capital deployment and general industry conditions. The annual and updated budgets are approved by the Board of Directors. The Company does not pay out dividends.

As at September 30, 2011, the Company does not have any long-term debt and is not subject to any externally imposed capital requirements.

The Company expects its current capital resources will be sufficient to carry out its exploration, development plans and operations through 2011 and into 2012.


10.           FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT

The Company’s operations consist of the acquisition, exploration and development of district scale projects in the Mexican silver belt. The Company examines the various financial risks to which it is exposed and assesses the impact and likelihood of occurrence. These risks may include credit risk, liquidity risk, currency risk, interest rate risk and other price risks. Where material, these risks are reviewed and monitored by the Board of Directors.

(a)           Credit risk

Counterparty credit risk is the risk that the financial benefits of contracts with a specific counterparty will be lost if a counterparty defaults on its obligations under the contract. This includes any cash amounts owed to the Company by those counterparties, less any amounts owed to the counterparty by the Company where a legal right of set-off exists and also includes the fair values of contracts with individual counterparties which are recorded in the financial statements.
 
 
 
 

 

MAG SILVER CORP. (An exploration stage company)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
As at September 30, 2011 (expressed in Canadian dollars)

 
(i)           Trade credit risk
The Company is in the exploration stage and has not yet commenced commercial production or sales. Therefore, the Company is not exposed to significant trade credit risk and overall the Company’s credit risk has not changed significantly from the prior year.

(ii)          Cash
In order to manage credit and liquidity risk the Company’s policy is to invest only in highly rated investment grade instruments that have maturities of three months or less. Limits are also established based on the type of investment, the counterparty and the credit rating.

(iii)        Mexican value added tax
As at September 30, 2011, the Company had a receivable of $2,325,080 from the Mexican government for value added tax. Although full recovery is expected by management, recoveries to date have been intermittent.

The Company’s maximum exposure to credit risk as at September 30, 2011 is the carrying value of its cash and accounts receivable, and the value of its 44% proportionate cash and accounts receivable held in Minera Juanicipio (Note 6), as follows:
 
   
Sept. 30, 2011
   
Dec. 31, 2010
   
Jan. 1, 2010
 
Cash
  $ 30,373,116     $ 39,825,071     $ 26,803,652  
Accounts receivable
    2,325,080       2,208,533       2,042,634  
44% share of Minera Juanicipio cash and receivables
    639,787       757,510       183,311  
    $ 33,337,983     $ 42,791,114     $ 29,029,597  

(b)           Liquidity risk

The Company has in place a planning and budgeting process to help determine the funds required to support the Company's normal operating requirements, its exploration and development plans, and its various optional property commitments (see Note 7). The annual budget is approved by the Board of Directors. The Company ensures that there are sufficient cash balances to meet its short-term business requirements.

As at September 30, 2011, the Company owned share purchase warrants included in marketable securities that are classified as derivatives and marked-to-market each reporting period. By holding these warrants, the Company is inherently exposed to various risk factors including market price risk and liquidity risk. The Company's overall liquidity risk has not changed significantly from the prior year.

(c)           Currency risk

The Company’s presentation and functional currency is the Canadian dollar, while the functional currency of its Mexican subsidiaries is the US$.  The Company is therefore exposed to the financial risk related to the fluctuation of foreign exchange rates, both in the Mexican Peso relative to the US$, and in the US$ relative to the Canadian dollar.

The Company does not use any derivative instruments to reduce its exposure to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates.  The Company is also exposed to inflation risk in Mexico.
 
 
 
 

 
 
MAG SILVER CORP. (An exploration stage company)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
As at September 30, 2011 (expressed in Canadian dollars)
 
 
Mexican Peso relative to the US$

Although the majority of operating expenses in Mexico are both determined and denominated in US$, an appreciation in the Mexican peso relative to the US$ will slightly increase the Company’s cost of operations in Mexico related to those operating costs denominated and determined in Mexican pesos.

A depreciation in the Mexican peso against the US$ will result in a loss to the extent that the Company holds net monetary assets in pesos. Specifically, the Company's foreign currency exposures is comprised of peso denominated cash and value added taxes receivable, net of accounts payable and accrued liabilities. The carrying amount of the Company’s net peso denominated monetary assets at September 30, 2011 is 24,126,642 Mexican pesos (December 31, 2010 – 18,045,500 pesos).  A 10% depreciation in the peso relative to the US$ would result in a loss as at September 30, 2011 of $187,933 (December 31, 2010 - $150,160).  A 10% appreciation in the peso against the US$ would result in a similar decrease in net loss.

US$ relative to the Canadian Dollar

All of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries report their operating results in the US$, and therefore, exchange rate movements in the US$ relative to the Canadian dollar will impact the consolidated results of the Mexican operations in Canadian dollar terms.

Corporately, the Company holds a portion of its cash in US$ (US$ 1,219,267 at September 30, 2011 and US$ 739,502 at December 31, 2010).  A 10% depreciation in the US$ relative to the Canadian dollar would result in a loss as at September 30, 2011 of $127,800 (December 31, 2010 - $73,500).  A 10% appreciation in the US$ relative to the Canadian dollar would result in a similar decrease in net loss.

Cumulative Translation Adjustment

The Company’s reporting and presentation currency is the Canadian dollar. The functional currency the Company’s Mexican subsidiaries and investment in associate is the US$.  In accordance with IAS 21 The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates, assets and liabilities are translated to the reporting currency using the exchange rate at period end, and income, expenses and cash flow items are translated using the rate that approximates the exchange rates at the dates of the transactions (i.e. the average rate for the period), with the resulting exchange differences reported as a separate component of shareholders’ equity titled “Cumulative Translation Adjustment.”  In substance, the Company's foreign currency exposure with respect to the US$ is comprised of its investment in its associate and in its three Mexican subsidiaries, and the net investment in those foreign operations.  The sensitivity of the Company's other comprehensive loss for the period ended September 30, 2011 due to changes in the US$ exchange rate in relation to the Canadian dollar is summarized as follows: a 10% appreciation in the Canadian dollar against the US$ would increase the comprehensive loss for the period by $7,608,500, and a 10% depreciation in the Canadian dollar against the US$ would decrease the comprehensive loss for the period by $7,608,500.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 the Company recognized a currency translation adjustment in other comprehensive income (loss) of $6,082,643 and
 
 
 
 

 
 
MAG SILVER CORP. (An exploration stage company)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
As at September 30, 2011 (expressed in Canadian dollars)

 
$4,042,564 (September 30, 2010: ($2,125,560) and ($1,207,079)) resulting from the translation to Canadian dollars of the Company’s three Mexican subsidiaries and the Company’s investment in an associate, all which have a US$ functional currency.  This currency translation income is due to a weakening of the Canadian dollar as measured against the US$, from an exchange rate of 0.9946 C$/US$ at December 31, 2010, and from 0.9645 C$/US$ at June 30, 2011, to 1.0482 C$/US$ at September 30, 2011.


 (d)         Interest rate risk

The Company’s interest revenue earned on cash is exposed to interest rate risk. A decrease in interest rates would result in lower relative interest income and an increase in interest rates would result in higher relative interest income.


11.           FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES

The Company’s financial instruments include cash, accounts receivable, marketable securities including warrants, and trade and other payables.  The carrying values of cash, accounts receivable, interest receivable, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities reported in the consolidated statement of financial position approximate their respective fair values due to the relatively short-term nature of these instruments.

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy establishes three levels to classify the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 inputs are quoted prices in markets that are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (for example, interest rate and yield curves observable at commonly quoted intervals, forward pricing curves used to value currency and commodity contracts and volatility measurements used to value option contracts), or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data or other means. Level 3 inputs are unobservable (supported by little or no market activity). The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to Level 1 inputs and the lowest priority to Level 3 inputs.

The fair value of available-for-sale marketable securities is determined based on a market approach reflecting the closing price of each particular security as at the statement of financial position date. The closing price is a quoted market price obtained from the exchange that is the principal active market for the particular security, and therefore available-for-sale securities are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

The fair value of fair value through profit or loss warrants that are not traded in an active market is determined using a Black-Scholes model based on assumptions that are supported by observable current market conditions and as such are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The use of possible alternative reasonable assumptions would not significantly affect the Company’s results.

There were no financial instruments fair valued within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as at September 30, 2011, December 31, 2010 or January 1, 2010.
 
 
 
 

 
 
MAG SILVER CORP. (An exploration stage company)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
As at September 30, 2011 (expressed in Canadian dollars)
 
 
12.          SEGMENTED INFORMATION
 
The Company operates in one segment, being the exploration of mineral properties in Mexico. Substantially all of the Company’s long term assets are located in Mexico and the Company’s executive and head office is located in Canada.


13.          RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
The Company is party to a Field Services Agreement, whereby it has contracted exploration services in Mexico with MINERA CASCABEL S.A. de C.V. (“Cascabel”) and IMDEX Inc. (“IMDEX”).  As of January 2006, these companies have a common director with the Company.  During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company accrued or paid Cascabel and IMDEX consulting, administration and travel fees totaling $55,477 and $230,612 respectively (September 30, 2010 - $52,921 and $185,220 respectively) and exploration costs totaling $632,844 and $1,856,842 respectively (September 30, 2010 - $617,321) and $1,868,537 respectively) under the Field Services Agreement. Included in trade and other payables at September 30, 2011 is $458,659 related to these services (December 31, 2010 - $480,463).

These transactions were incurred in the normal course of business and are measured at the exchange amount which was the consideration established and agreed to by the noted parties. Any amounts due to related parties arising from the above transactions are unsecured, non-interest bearing and are due upon receipts of invoices.

The immediate parent and ultimate controlling party of the Company is MAG Silver Corp. (incorporated in British Columbia, Canada).

The details of the Company’s subsidiaries and ownership interests are as follows:

Significant subsidiaries of the Company are as follows:
     
     
MAG' effective interest
Name
Country of Incorporation
Principal Activity
2011 (%)
2010 (%)
         
Minera Los Lagartos, S.A. de C.V.
Mexico
Exploration
100%
100%
Minera Pozo Seco S.A. de C.V.(1)
Mexico
Exploration
100%
100%
Minera Sierra Vieja S.A. de C.V.(1)
Mexico
Exploration
100%
100%
         
(1) Incorporated in September 2010.
       
 
Balances and transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries, which are related parties of the Company, have been eliminated on consolidation and are not disclosed in this note.
 
 
 

 
 
MAG SILVER CORP. (An exploration stage company)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
As at September 30, 2011 (expressed in Canadian dollars)
 
Compensation of Key Management Personnel

During the period, compensation of key management personnel was as follows:
             
                         
   
Three months ended September 30,
   
Nine months ended September 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Short term employee benefits
  $ 363,750     $ 131,524     $ 832,800     $ 459,303  
Share based payments
    1,135,488       598,691       1,344,047       1,499,455  
                    $ 2,176,847     $ 1,958,758  
 
Key management personnel are those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, directly or indirectly, and consists of its Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and the Vice President of Operations.


14.           COMMITMENTS

The Company’s minimum lease payments under its five year office lease agreement are as follows:

2011
          39,052
2012
        156,209
2013
        160,556
2014
        160,556
 
 $     516,373
 
The Company is subject to various investigation, claims and legal and tax proceedings covering matters that arise in the ordinary course of business activities. Each of these matters is subject to various uncertainties and it is possible that some of these matters may be resolved unfavourably to the Company.  Certain conditions may exist as of the date of the financial statements are issued, which may result in a loss to the Company but which will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur.


15.          ARBITRATION AWARD

In a ruling dated April 28, 2011, the Company was awarded damages of US$1.86 million ($1,799,775) in a favourable unanimous ruling of a three member arbitral panel of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) with respect to the arbitration proceedings commenced in Mexico against its joint venture partner, Fresnillo.  The ICC upheld MAG's interpretation that Fresnillo breached the standstill provision in the Shareholders Agreement and, in accordance with Mexican law, awarded MAG US$1.86 million in damages.  The damage award represents MAG's direct costs of defending Fresnillo’s improper take-over bid in late 2008 and 2009.  On May 31, 2011, MAG received payment of the US$1.86 million award from Fresnillo.
 
 
 
 

 

MAG SILVER CORP. (An exploration stage company)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
As at September 30, 2011 (expressed in Canadian dollars)

 
16           TRANSITION TO IFRS

As set out in Note 2, these condensed interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IFRS. An explanation of how the transition from previous Canadian GAAP to IFRS has affected the Company’s comparative financial position and comparative financial performance is set out in this note.

The accounting policies set out in Note 2 have been applied in preparing the financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, the comparative information presented in these financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, and in the preparation of an opening IFRS statement of financial position at January 1, 2010 (the Company’s date of transition to IFRS).   IFRS has many similarities with Canadian GAAP as it is based on a similar conceptual framework. However, there are important differences with regard to recognition, measurement and disclosure. While adoption of IFRS did not change the Company’s actual cash flows, it resulted in changes to the statement of financial position, statement of loss and comprehensive loss, and statement of changes in shareholders’ equity as set out below in the reconciliation to previously reported financial statements to IFRS:

·  
Transitional Consolidated Statement of Financial Position Reconciliation – January 1, 2010;
·  
Consolidated Interim Statement of Financial Position Reconciliation – September 30, 2010;
·  
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position Reconciliation – December 31, 2010;

·  
Consolidated Interim Statement of Comprehensive Loss Reconciliation – three and nine months ended September 30, 2010; and,
·  
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Loss Reconciliation – December 31, 2010.

The January 1, 2010 Canadian GAAP transitional consolidated statement of financial position has been reconciled to IFRS as follows:
 
 
 
 

 

MAG SILVER CORP. (An exploration stage company)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
As at September 30, 2011 (expressed in Canadian dollars)
 

     
January 1, 2010
           
Effect of
       
     
Canadian
   
transition to
       
 
Note 16:
 
GAAP
   
IFRS
   
IFRS
 
ASSETS
                   
Current Assets
                   
   Cash
    $ 26,803,652           $ 26,803,652  
   Accounts receivable
      2,042,634             2,042,634  
   Marketable securities
      13,399             13,399  
   Prepaid expenses
      91,300             91,300  
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
      28,950,985       -       28,950,985  
EQUIPMENT
      149,070               149,070  
INVESTMENT IN ASSOCIATE
(a) & (c)
    8,610,350       1,227,435       9,837,785  
EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS
(b) & (c)
    44,943,133       (2,095,794 )     42,847,339  
TOTAL ASSETS
    $ 82,653,538     $ (868,359 )   $ 81,785,179  
                           
                           
CURRENT
                         
   Trade and other payables
    $ 1,076,606       -     $ 1,076,606  
                           
Share Capital
      107,614,849               107,614,849  
Share option reserve (formerly contributed surplus)
      11,177,518               11,177,518  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(c), (d), (e)(ii)
    (1,790,132 )     1,792,961       2,829  
Deficit
(c), (d), (e)(ii)
    (35,425,303 )     (2,661,320 )     (38,086,623 )
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
      81,576,932       (868,359 )     80,708,573  
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
  $ 82,653,538     $ (868,359 )   $ 81,785,179  

 
 
 

 
 
MAG SILVER CORP. (An exploration stage company)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
As at September 30, 2011 (expressed in Canadian dollars)

 
The September 30, 2010 Canadian GAAP consolidated interim statement of financial position has been reconciled to IFRS as follows:
 
   
September 30, 2010
 
       
Effect of
       
   
Canadian
 
transition to
       
 
Note 16:
GAAP
 
IFRS
   
IFRS
 
ASSETS
               
Current Assets
               
   Cash
  $ 46,507,043           46,507,043  
   Accounts receivable
    2,254,045           2,254,045  
   Marketable securities
    325,118           325,118  
   Prepaid expenses
    178,054           178,054  
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
    49,264,260           49,264,260  
EQUIPMENT
    137,024           137,024  
INVESTMENT IN ASSOCIATE
(a) & (c)
  11,259,768     873,920       12,133,688  
EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS
(b) & (c)
  52,110,625     (2,903,586 )     49,207,039  
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 112,771,677   $ (2,029,666 )   $ 110,742,011  
                       
                       
CURRENT
                     
   Trade and other payables
  $ 2,149,201             2,149,201  
                       
Share Capital
    143,561,932             143,561,932  
Share option reserve (formerly contributed surplus)
    11,916,931             11,916,931  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(c), (d), (e)(ii)
  (1,516,857 )   442,126       (1,074,731 )
Deficit
(c), (d), (e)(ii)
  (43,339,530 )   (2,471,792 )     (45,811,322 )
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
    110,622,476     (2,029,666 )     108,592,810  
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
$ 112,771,677   $ (2,029,666 )   $ 110,742,011  

 
 
 

 
 
MAG SILVER CORP. (An exploration stage company)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
As at September 30, 2011 (expressed in Canadian dollars)
 
 
The December 31, 2010 Canadian GAAP consolidated statement of financial position has been reconciled to IFRS as follows:

     
December 31, 2010
 
           
Effect of
       
     
Canadian
   
transition to
       
 
Note 16:
 
GAAP
   
IFRS
   
IFRS
 
ASSETS
                   
Current Assets
                   
   Cash
    $ 39,825,071           $ 39,825,071  
   Accounts receivable
      2,208,533             2,208,533  
   Marketable securities
      678,876             678,876  
   Prepaid expenses
      85,809             85,809  
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
      42,798,289             42,798,289  
EQUIPMENT
      180,395             180,395  
INVESTMENT IN ASSOCIATE
(a) & (c)
    11,654,145       620,620       12,274,765  
EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS
(b) & (c)
    56,466,139       (4,596,989 )     51,869,150  
TOTAL ASSETS
    $ 111,098,968     $ (3,976,369 )   $ 107,122,599  
                           
                           
CURRENT
                         
   Trade and other payables
    $ 2,320,261             $ 2,320,261  
                           
Share Capital
      146,021,112               146,021,112  
Share option reserve (formerly contributed surplus)
 
    12,410,963               12,410,963  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(c), (d), (e)(ii)
    (1,404,695 )     (1,545,437 )     (2,950,132 )
Deficit
(c), (d), (e)(ii)
    (48,248,673 )     (2,430,932 )     (50,679,605 )
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
      108,778,707       (3,976,369 )     104,802,338  
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
  $ 111,098,968     $ (3,976,369 )   $ 107,122,599  

 
 
 

 
 
MAG SILVER CORP. (An exploration stage company)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
As at September 30, 2011 (expressed in Canadian dollars)
 
 
The Canadian GAAP consolidated interim statement of comprehensive loss for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010 has been reconciled to IFRS as follows:
 
   
Nine months ended Sept 30, 2010
 
         
Effect of
       
   
Canadian
   
transition to
       
 
Note 16
GAAP
   
IFRS
   
IFRS
 
                   
EXPENSES
                 
   Accounting and audit
  $ 371,454           $ 371,454  
   Amortization
    40,027             40,027  
   Filing and transfer agent fees
    135,034             135,034  
   Foreign exchange loss (gain)
(c )
  114,778       (41,385 )     73,393  
   General office and property investigation
    529,761               529,761  
   Legal
    1,687,449               1,687,449  
   Management and consulting fees
    1,012,858               1,012,858  
   Mineral property costs written off
(c )
  2,046,937       (148,143 )     1,898,794  
   Shareholder relations
    226,935               226,935  
   Stock compensation expense
(d)
  1,727,468       -       1,727,468  
   Travel
    245,260               245,260  
      8,137,961       (189,528 )     7,948,433  
INTEREST INCOME
    191,534               191,534  
GAIN ON WARRANT MARK-TO-MARKET
    32,200               32,200  
NET LOSS
  $ (7,914,227 )   $ 189,528     $ (7,724,699 )
                         
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
                       
   CURRENCY TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENT
(c), (e)(ii)
  143,756       (1,350,835 )     (1,207,079 )
   UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON
                       
    MARKETABLE SECURITIES
    129,519               129,519  
      273,275       (1,350,835 )     (1,077,560 )
                         
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
  $ (7,640,952 )   $ (1,161,307 )   $ (8,802,259 )

 
 
 

 
 
MAG SILVER CORP. (An exploration stage company)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
As at September 30, 2011 (expressed in Canadian dollars)

 
The Canadian GAAP consolidated interim statement of comprehensive loss for the three month period ended September 30, 2010 has been reconciled to IFRS as follows:

     
Three months ended Sept 30, 2010
 
           
Effect of
       
     
Canadian
   
transition to
       
 
Note 16
 
GAAP
   
IFRS
   
IFRS
 
                     
EXPENSES
                   
   Accounting and audit
    $ 116,368           $ 116,368  
   Amortization
      14,060             14,060  
   Filing and transfer agent fees
      29,453             29,453  
   Foreign exchange loss (gain)
(c )
    83,138       (70,147 )     12,991  
   General office and property investigation
      164,746               164,746  
   Legal
      948,890               948,890  
   Management and consulting fees
      493,587               493,587  
   Mineral property costs written off
(c )
    2,046,937       (148,143 )     1,898,794  
   Shareholder relations
      37,270               37,270  
   Stock compensation expense
(d)
    568,067       -       568,067   
   Travel
      38,510               38,510  
        4,541,026       (218,290 )     4,322,736  
INTEREST INCOME
      120,698               120,698  
GAIN ON WARRANT MARK-TO-MARKET
      32,200               32,200  
NET LOSS
    $ (4,388,128 )   $ 218,290     $ (4,169,838 )
                           
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
                         
   CURRENCY TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENT
(c), (e)(ii)
    (127,107 )     (1,998,453 )     (2,125,560 )
   UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON
                         
    MARKETABLE SECURITIES
      127,391               127,391  
        284       (1,998,453 )     (1,998,169 )
                           
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS     (4,387,844   $ (1,780,163   $ (6,168,007

 
 
 

 

MAG SILVER CORP. (An exploration stage company)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
As at September 30, 2011 (expressed in Canadian dollars)

 
The Canadian GAAP consolidated statement of comprehensive loss for the year ended December 31, 2010 has been reconciled to IFRS as follows:

     
Year ended December 31, 2010
       
           
Effect of
       
     
Canadian
   
transition to
       
 
Note 16
 
GAAP
   
IFRS
   
IFRS
 
                     
EXPENSES
                   
   Accounting and audit
    $ 687,782           $ 687,782  
   Amortization
      76,762             76,762  
   Filing and transfer agent fees
      140,048             140,048  
   Foreign exchange loss (gain)
(c )
    173,121       (70,776 )     102,345  
   General office and property investigation
      723,449               723,449  
   Legal
      3,196,063               3,196,063  
   Management and consulting fees
      1,990,699               1,990,699  
   Mineral property costs written off
(c )
    2,558,366       (159,612 )     2,398,754  
   Shareholder relations
      327,265               327,265  
   Stock compensation expense
(d)
    3,091,995       -       3,091,995  
   Travel
      320,423               320,423  
        13,285,973       (230,388 )     13,055,585  
INTEREST INCOME
      322,403               322,403  
GAIN ON WARRANT MARK-TO-MARKET
      140,200               140,200  
NET LOSS
    $ (12,823,370 )   $ 230,388     $ (12,592,982 )
                           
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
                         
   CURRENCY TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENT
(c), (e)(ii)
    10,160       (3,338,398 )     (3,328,238 )
   UNREALIZED GAIN ON
                         
    MARKETABLE SECURITIES
      375,277               375,277  
        385,437       (3,338,398 )     (2,952,961 )
                           
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
    $ (12,437,933 )   $ (3,108,010 )   $ (15,545,943 )

The following paragraphs explain the key differences between the Company’s accounting policies under IFRS and those under Canadian GAAP and their impacts on the Company’s consolidated statements of financial position and consolidated statements of comprehensive loss:


 
a)
Investment in Associate  -  Previously under Canadian GAAP, the Company’s investment in the Minera Juanicipio Joint Venture was classified as “Investment in Minera Juanicipio S.A. de C.V.”  Under IAS 28 Investments in Associates, the term “associates” is used for investments in entities where the investor has significant influence, and accordingly under IFRS terminology, MAG’s 44% interest in the Minera Juanicipio Joint Venture is now classified as an “associate” under IFRS.  The investment is still accounted for using the equity method.

 
b)
Previously the Company classified its property expenditures as either “mineral rights” (costs to acquire options to acquire interests in unproven mineral properties) or “deferred exploration costs” (direct exploration costs incurred by the Company in its effort to determine the existence of economically mineable ore including the cost of feasibility studies).  IFRS 6 “exploration for and evaluation of mineral resources,” which prescribes the financial reporting for the exploration for and evaluation of mineral resources, defines
 
 
 
 

 
 
MAG SILVER CORP. (An exploration stage company)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
As at September 30, 2011 (expressed in Canadian dollars)
 
 
‘phases of a mine’s operations’ as either: exploration; evaluation; development; construction; production; and closure (each with their own accounting implications).  The previously capitalized ‘mineral rights’ and ‘deferred exploration costs’ have been classified as “exploration and evaluation costs” consistent with IFRS terminology.
 
 
c)
IAS 21, “The effects of changes in foreign exchange rates” requires that each individual entity within a reporting entity (parent, foreign subsidiaries, and associates) must determine its own functional currency.  A list of primary and secondary indicators is used under IFRS in this determination, and these differ in content and emphasis to a certain degree from those factors used under Canadian GAAP.  IAS 21 sets out a more specific approach to determining the functional currencies of a reporting entity and its subsidiaries, and prioritizes influencing factors. Under Canadian GAAP, no factor is identified as having any greater relative importance.
 
Under Canadian GAAP, the Company and all of its wholly owned subsidiaries operated with the Canadian dollar as their functional currency, with the Mexican subsidiaries considered as ‘integrated’ subsidiaries and translated accordingly using the temporal method of translation, with foreign exchange gains losses impacting the Statement of Operations. The Mexican subsidiaries were considered to have a Canadian functional currency because of their reliance on the parent company to finance their operations and provide key decision making.

Effective December 31, 2007, under Canadian GAAP, the Company had concluded that the functional currency of its 44% owned Minera Juanicipio was the Mexican peso as expenditures in Minera Juanicipio were principally being incurred in pesos and funded by advances from the venturers which were denominated in pesos. The Company translated its net investment in Minera Juanicipio using the current rate method with translation gains and losses recorded in other comprehensive loss, a component of shareholders’ equity.

In re-assessing the functional currency of each entity under IFRS guidelines, management concluded that the functional currency of each of the three Mexican subsidiaries and of its 44% owned associate, Minera Juanicipio, is the US$.  This determination was based on the fact that the US$ is the influencing factor in the primary indicators used in the IFRS evaluation, and that the weight given to the currency of financing under Canadian GAAP is diminished under the IFRS analysis.

As a result, the Mexican subsidiaries and the associate Minera Juanicipio have a different functional currency (US$) than the Company’s functional and presentation currency of the Canadian dollar. Rather than being translated to the Canadian dollar using the using the temporal method of translation, the subsidiaries have retrospectively been translated into the Canadian dollar consolidation using a translation methodology that parallels the current rate method, with foreign exchange differences going through a ‘Cumulative Translation Adjustment’ within shareholders’ equity.  The net investment in the associate has also been retrospectively recast with a US$ functional currency, prior to the translation to Canadian dollars using the current rate method.


 
d)
IFRS 2 share based payments

Under Canadian GAAP, the fair value of stock-based awards with graded vesting are calculated as one grant and the resulting fair value is recognized on a straight-line basis
 
 
 
 

 
 
MAG SILVER CORP. (An exploration stage company)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
As at September 30, 2011 (expressed in Canadian dollars)
 
 
over the vesting period, with forfeitures of awards recognized as they occur.  Under IFRS, each tranche of an award with different vesting dates is considered a separate grant for the calculation of fair value, and the resulting fair value is amortized over the vesting period of the respective tranches. Forfeiture estimates are recognized in the period they are estimated, and are revised for actual forfeitures in subsequent periods. There were no significant differences in the calculation of share based payments under IFRS as compared to under Canadian GAAP.

 
e)
IFRS 1 “First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards” (“IFRS 1”) sets forth guidance for the initial adoption of IFRS.  Under IFRS 1 the standards are applied retrospectively at the transitional statement of financial position date with all adjustment to assets and liabilities taken to retained earnings unless certain exemptions are applied. The Company has applied the following exemptions to its opening statement of financial position dated January 1, 2010:
that occur on or after January 1, 2010.

 
(i)
Business Combinations
 
IFRS 1 indicates that a first-time adopter may elect not to apply IFRS 3 Business Combinations retrospectively to business combinations that occurred before the date of transition to IFRS. The Company has taken this election and will apply IFRS 3 prospectively to business combinations that occur on or after January 1, 2010.

 
(ii)
Cumulative translation differences

IFRS 1 allows a first-time adopter to not comply with the requirements of IAS 21 The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates for cumulative translation differences that existed as at the date of transition to IFRS. The Company has chosen to apply this election and has eliminated the cumulative translation difference that arose from translating the Company’s Mexican operations prior to January 1, 2010, and adjusted retained earnings by the same amount at the date of transition to IFRS. If, subsequent to adoption, a foreign operation is disposed of, the translation differences that arose before the date of transition to IFRS will not affect the gain or loss on disposal.

 
(iii)
Share-based payment transactions

The Company has elected under IFRS 1 to not apply IFRS 2 to equity settled share based payments that were granted on or before November 7, 2002 or to equity settled share based payments that were granted subsequent to November 7, 2002 but vested before the date of transition to IFRS.

IFRS 1 also outlines specific guidelines that a first-time adopter must adhere to under certain circumstances. The Company has applied the following guideline to its opening statement of financial position dated January 1, 2010:

 
(iv)
Estimates
 
In accordance with IFRS 1, an entity’s estimates under IFRS at the date of transition to IFRS must be consistent with estimates made for the same date under previous GAAP, unless there is objective evidence that those estimates were in error. The Company’s IFRS estimates as of January 1, 2010 are consistent with its Canadian GAAP estimates for the same date.