EX-99.2 3 d36157dex992.htm EX-99.2 EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

 

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) should be read in conjunction with Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.’s (“Wheaton” or the “Company”) unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and related notes thereto which have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34, Interim Financial Reporting (“IAS 34”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. In addition, the following should be read in conjunction with the 2019 audited consolidated financial statements, the related MD&A and the 2019 Annual Information Form as well as other information relating to Wheaton on file with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Reference to Wheaton or the Company includes the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries. This MD&A contains “forward-looking” statements that are subject to risk factors set out in the cautionary note contained on page 46 of this MD&A as well as throughout this document. All figures are presented in United States dollars unless otherwise noted. This MD&A has been prepared as of August 12, 2020.

Table of Contents

 

Overview

     3  

COVID-19 Update

     3  

Operational Overview

     4  

Outlook

     6  

Mineral Stream Interests

     7  

Early Deposit Mineral Stream Interests

     9  

Mineral Royalty Interest

     10  

Long-Term Equity Investments

     10  

Investment in Associate

     11  

Convertible Notes Receivable

     12  

Summary of Ounces Produced

     14  

Summary of Ounces Sold

     15  

Quarterly Financial Review

     16  

Results of Operations and Operational Review

     17  

Liquidity and Capital Resources

     28  

Contractual Obligations and Contingencies

     31  

Share Capital

     35  

Financial Instruments

     35  

New Accounting Standards Effective in 2020

     35  

Non-IFRS Measures

     36  

Subsequent Events

     39  

Controls and Procedures

     39  

Attributable Reserves and Resources

     40  

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

     46  

 

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Overview

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. is a precious metal streaming company which generates its revenue primarily from the sale of precious metals (gold, silver and palladium). The Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) and trades under the symbol WPM.

The Company has entered into 23 long-term purchase agreements (three of which are early deposit agreements), with 17 different mining companies, for the purchase of precious metals and cobalt (“precious metal purchase agreements” or “PMPA”) relating to 20 mining assets which are currently operating, 9 which are at various stages of development and 1 which has been placed in care and maintenance, located in 11 countries. Pursuant to the PMPAs, Wheaton acquires metal production from the counterparties for an initial upfront payment plus an additional cash payment for each ounce or pound delivered which is fixed by contract, generally at or below the prevailing market price. Attributable metal production as referred to in this MD&A and financial statements is the metal production to which Wheaton is entitled pursuant to the various PMPAs. During the three months ended June 30, 2020, the per ounce price paid by the Company for the metals acquired under the agreements averaged $5.23 for silver, $418 for gold and $353 for palladium. The primary drivers of the Company’s financial results are the volume of metal production at the various mining assets to which the PMPAs relate and the price realized by Wheaton upon the sale of the metals received.

COVID-19 Update

Business Continuity and Employee Health and Safety

In accordance with local government restrictions and guidelines, Wheaton closed its physical offices in mid-March and successfully transitioned to telecommuting for all of its employees. As Wheaton has always maintained detailed business continuity plans, the transition was seamless with an uninterrupted flow of business.

Partner Operations

Wheaton has completed a thorough review of operations with our counterparties to better understand their policies and procedures around COVID-19. We have been advised that each operation has a crisis management team in place and will make decisions according to their local situation and applicable laws, as well as considering the health and safety of their employees. During the second quarter of 2020, six partner operations located in Mexico and Peru on which the Company has PMPAs were temporarily suspended due to government restrictions focused on reducing the impacts of COVID-19, including the Constancia, Yauliyacu, San Dimas, Los Filos, Peñasquito and Antamina mines. The Peruvian government issued a decree on May 3, 2020 indicating large mines would be able to reopen subject to approval of certain protocols, while on May 13, 2020, the federal government of Mexico announced the designation of mining as an essential activity beginning May 18, 2020. As such, as of August 12, 2020, operations at all these mines have restarted. Additionally, operations at the Voisey’s Bay mine, located in Canada, had also been temporarily suspended but has now moved into a planned maintenance period and resumed operations in July with Vale indicating in their second quarter report that they should reach full capacity by August. The Company is scheduled to begin receiving cobalt in 2021.

There can be no assurance that our partners’ operations that are currently operational will continue to remain operational for the duration of the COVID-19 virus pandemic. Please see Partner Operations and Impacts of COVID-19 on page 8 of this MD&A for more information.

Community Support and Response Fund relative to the Covid-19 pandemic

During the quarter, Wheaton announced the launch of a $5 million Community Support and Response Fund (the “CSR Fund”) in order to support the global efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts on our communities. The CSR Fund is designed to meet the immediate needs of the communities in which Wheaton operates and around the mines from which Wheaton receives precious metals. This fund is incremental to Wheaton’s already active Community Investment Program that currently provides support to over 50 programs in multiple communities around the world.

To June 30, 2020, the Company has made donations totalling $2 million under this program.

 

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Operational Overview

 

      Q2 2020      Q2 2019      Change      YTD 2020      YTD 2019      Change  

Ounces produced

                 

Gold

     88,631        100,908        (12.2)%        183,630        195,826        (6.2)%  

Silver

     3,650        4,821        (24.3)%        10,354        10,449        (0.9)%  

Palladium

     5,759        5,736        0.4 %        11,071        10,465        5.8 %  

Gold equivalent 2

     140,112        166,399        (15.8)%        322,645        335,158        (3.7)%  

Silver equivalent 2

     11,676        13,867        (15.8)%        26,887        27,930        (3.7)%  

Ounces sold

                 

Gold

     92,804        90,077        3.0 %        193,209        205,097        (5.8)%  

Silver

     4,729        4,241        11.5 %        9,657        8,535        13.1 %  

Palladium

     4,976        5,273        (5.6)%        9,914        10,462        (5.2)%  

Gold equivalent 2

     156,188        148,004        5.5 %        322,309        321,468        0.3 %  

Silver equivalent 2

     13,016        12,334        5.5 %        26,859        26,789        0.3 %  

Change in PBND 3

                 

Gold

     (8,865)        6,299        15,164        (18,957)        (17,939)        1,018  

Silver

     (1,824)        (222)        1,602        (1,055)        152        1,207  

Palladium

     8        (250)        (258)        12        (778)        (790)  

Gold equivalent 2

     (30,740)        3,304        34,044        (31,598)        (17,150)        14,448  

Silver equivalent 2

     (2,562)        275        2,837        (2,633)        (1,429)        1,204  

Per ounce metrics

                 

Sales price

                 

Gold

   $ 1,716      $ 1,320        30.0 %      $ 1,650      $ 1,313        25.7 %  

Silver

   $ 16.73      $ 14.93        12.1 %      $ 16.89      $ 15.29        10.5 %  

Palladium

   $ 1,917      $ 1,381        38.8 %      $ 2,107      $ 1,412        49.2 %  

Gold equivalent 2

   $ 1,588      $ 1,280        24.1 %      $ 1,560      $ 1,289        21.0 %  

Silver equivalent 2

   $ 19.05      $ 15.36        24.0 %      $ 18.72      $ 15.47        21.0 %  

Cash costs 4

                 

Gold 4

   $ 418      $ 420        0.5%      $ 422      $ 419        (0.7) %  

Silver 4

   $ 5.23      $ 5.14        (1.8) %      $ 4.85      $ 4.89        0.8%  

Palladium 4

   $ 353      $ 247        (42.9) %      $ 377      $ 251        (50.2) %  

Cash operating margin 5

                 

Gold 5

   $ 1,298      $ 900        44.2 %      $ 1,228      $ 894        37.4 %  

Silver 5

   $ 11.50      $ 9.79        17.5 %      $ 12.04      $ 10.40        15.8 %  

Palladium 5

   $ 1,564      $ 1,134        37.9 %      $ 1,730      $ 1,161        49.0 %  

Total revenue

   $ 247,954      $ 189,466        30.9 %      $     502,744      $ 414,515        21.3 %  

Gold revenue

   $ 159,272      $     118,870        34.0 %      $ 318,794      $ 269,270        18.4 %  

Silver revenue

   $ 79,142      $ 63,313        25.0 %      $ 163,060      $ 130,474        25.0 %  

Palladium revenue

   $ 9,540      $ 7,283        31.0 %      $ 20,890      $ 14,771        41.4 %  

Net earnings (loss)

   $ 105,812      $ (124,694)        n.a.      $ 200,708      $ (67,345)        n.a.  

Per share

   $ 0.236      $ (0.280)        n.a.      $ 0.448      $ (0.151)        n.a.  

Adjusted net earnings 6

   $ 97,354      $ 41,958        132.0 %      $ 201,888      $ 98,361        105.3 %  

Per share 6

   $ 0.217      $ 0.094            130.9 %      $ 0.450      $ 0.221        103.6 %  

Operating cash flows

   $     151,793      $ 109,258        38.9 %      $ 329,381      $     227,452        44.8 %  

Per share 7

   $ 0.338      $ 0.245        38.0 %      $ 0.735      $ 0.511        43.8 %  

Dividends paid 8

   $ 44,861      $ 40,133        11.8 %      $ 89,676      $ 80,207        11.8 %  

Per share

   $ 0.10      $ 0.09        11.1 %      $ 0.20      $ 0.18        11.1 %  

 

1)

All amounts in thousands except gold and palladium ounces produced and sold, per ounce amounts and per share amounts.

2)

Please refer to the tables on the bottom of pages 17, 18, 21 and 22 for further information on the methodology of converting production and sales volumes to gold-equivalent ounces (“GEOs”) and silver-equivalent ounces (“SEOs”).

3)

Represents the increase (decrease) in payable ounces produced but not delivered (“PBND”) relative to the various mines that the Company derives precious metal from. Payable ounces PBND will be recognized in future sales as they are delivered to the Company under the terms of their contracts. Payable ounces PBND to Wheaton is expected to average approximately two to three months of annualized production for both gold and palladium and two months for silver but may vary from quarter to quarter due to a number of factors, including mine ramp-up and the timing of shipments.1

4)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (iii) on page 37 of this MD&A.

5)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (iv) on page 38 of this MD&A.

6)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (i) on page 36 of this MD&A.

7)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (ii) on page 37 of this MD&A.

8)

Dividends declared in the referenced calendar quarter, relative to the financial results of the prior quarter.

 

1 

Statements made in this section contain forward-looking information with respect to forecast ounces produced but not yet delivered and readers are cautioned that actual outcomes may vary. Please see “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” for material risks, assumptions and important disclosure associated with this information.

 

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Highlights

Operations

  o

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, Wheaton generated $248 million in revenue and $503 million in revenue, respectively (64% gold, 32% silver and 4% palladium).

 

  o

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, Wheaton generated $152 million and $329 million, respectively, in operating cash flow, representing a 39% and 45% increase relative to the comparable periods of the prior year and leading to a reduction in net debt of $80 million and $262 million, respectively.

 

  o

Relative to the comparable three-month period of the prior year:

 

  o

During the period, operations at 6 of the 20 operating mining assets to which the PMPAs relate were temporarily suspended as a result of the COVID-19 virus pandemic and as of August 12, 2020 all of these operating mining assets have resumed operations. Please refer to page 8 of this MD&A for more information.

 

  o

The decrease in attributable gold production was primarily due to lower throughput and grades at Salobo, where production has been impacted as a result of increased absenteeism during the quarter resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic coupled with lower production at San Dimas, where operations were temporarily suspended as a result of COVID-19.

 

  o

The decrease in attributable silver production was primarily due to lower production at Antamina, Constancia and Yauliyacu as operations at the mines were temporarily suspended during the quarter resulting from COVID-19.

 

  o

The increase in adjusted net earnings was primarily due to higher margins resulting from a 24% increase in the realized gold equivalent price.

 

  o

Relative to the comparable six-month period of the prior year:

 

  o

The decrease in attributable gold production was primarily due to lower production at Salobo, Sudbury, Constancia and San Dimas, with production at these mine sites being adversely impacted by COVID 19, partially offset by the resumption of mining at Minto.

 

  o

The decrease in attributable silver production was primarily due to lower production at Antamina, Constancia and Yauliyacu, with production at these mine sites being adversely impacted by COVID 19, partially offset by higher production at Peñasquito, with 2019 production being negatively impacted by the impact of an illegal blockade which began on April 29, 2019.

 

  o

The increase in adjusted net earnings was primarily due to higher margins resulting from an 21% increase in the realized gold equivalent price.

 

  o

On August 12, 2020, the Board of Directors declared a dividend in the amount of $0.10 per common share representing an increase of 11% relative to the comparable period in 2019.

Corporate Development

  o

On June 22, 2020, the Company announced that it had signed a non-binding term sheet with Caldas Gold Corp. (“Caldas Gold”) to enter into a PMPA (the “Precious Metals Stream”) for the Marmato Project located in Colombia. Under the terms of the proposed Precious Metals Stream, the Company will acquire from Caldas Gold 6.5% of the gold production and 100% of the silver production until 190,000 ounces of gold and 2.15 million ounces of silver have been delivered, after which the stream drops to 3.25% of the gold production and 50% of the silver production for the life of mine. Under the proposed Precious Metals Stream, the Company will pay a total cash consideration of $110 million, $38 million of which is payable upon closing and the remaining portion of which is payable during the construction of the Marmato Deep Zone (“MDZ”) project, subject to receipt of required permits and licenses, sufficient financing having been obtained to cover total expected capital expenditures, and other customary conditions. In addition, the Company will make ongoing payments equal to 18% of the spot gold and silver price until the market value of gold and silver delivered to the Company, net of the per ounce cash payment, exceeds the initial upfront cash deposit, and 22% of the spot gold and silver price thereafter. The entering into of the Precious Metals Stream is subject to, among other matters, the negotiation and completion of definitive documentation.

Other

  o

On April 16, 2020, the Company established an at-the-market equity program that allows the Company to issue up to $300 million worth of common shares from treasury to the public from time to time at the Company’s discretion and subject to regulatory requirements.

 

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Outlook1

Wheaton is providing a revised 2020 forecast as all partner mining operations have resumed operations. During the second quarter of 2020, six partner operations located in Mexico and Peru on which the Company has PMPAs were temporarily suspended due to government restrictions focused on reducing the impacts of COVID-19, including the Constancia, Yauliyacu, San Dimas, Los Filos, Peñasquito and Antamina mines. The revised 2020 and long-term forecasts assume that operations will continue throughout the remainder of the year without major interruptions. Wheaton’s long-term forecast remains unchanged at 750,000 GEOs per year on average between 2020 and 2024.

 

Metal Produced 2  

Revised 2020

Forecast

 

Original 2020

Forecast

 

Annual Average

(2020-2024)

Gold Ounces

  365,000 to 385,000   390,000 to 410,000  

Silver Ounces (‘000s)

  21,500 to 22,500   22,000 to 23,500  

Palladium Ounces

  23,000 to 24,500   23,000 to 24,500  

Gold Equivalent Ounces 3

  655,000 to 685,000   685,000 to 725,000   750,000

From a liquidity perspective, the $132 million of cash and cash equivalents as at June 30, 2020 combined with the liquidity provided by the available credit under the $2 billion revolving term loan (“Revolving Facility”) and ongoing operating cash flows positions the Company well to fund all outstanding commitments and known contingencies as well as providing flexibility to acquire additional accretive mineral stream interests.

 

1 

Statements made in this section contain forward-looking information with respect to forecast production, funding outstanding commitments and continuing to acquire accretive mineral stream interests and readers are cautioned that actual outcomes may vary. Please see “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” for material risks, assumptions and important disclosure associated with this information.

2 

Ounces produced represent the quantity of gold, silver, palladium and cobalt contained in concentrate or doré prior to smelting or refining deductions.

3 

In order to maintain consistency with the original guidance, commodity price assumptions for the forecasts of gold equivalent production for 2020 and the five-year average to 2024, are unchanged at $1,500 / ounce gold, $18 / ounce silver, $2,000 / ounce palladium, and $16 / pound of cobalt.

 

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Mineral Stream Interests1

The following table summarizes the mineral stream interests currently owned by the Company:

 

Mineral Stream

Interests

   Mine
Owner ¹
     Location¹      Attributable
Production
    Per Ounce
Production
Payment 2,3
    Total Upfront
Payment ³
     Cash Flow
Generated to
Date ³
     Ounces
Received to
Date ³
     Q2-2020
PBND 3, 4
     Term ¹      Date of
Original
Contract
 

Gold

                           

Salobo

     Vale        BRA        75%       $408       $ 3,059,360        $ 1,190,801        1,298,448        36,864        LOM        28-Feb-13  

Sudbury 5

     Vale        CAN        70%       $400       623,572        186,335        208,723        20,724        20 years        28-Feb-13  

Constancia

     Hudbay        PER        50% 6       $408       135,000        66,000        72,690        1,089        LOM        8-Aug-12  

San Dimas

     FM        MEX        variable 7       $606       220,000        67,157        84,017        3,372        LOM        10-May-18  

Stillwater 8

     Sibanye        USA        100%       variable       237,880        28,691        24,520        4,436        LOM        16-Jul-18  

Other

               439,442        462,044        476,827        13,033        

Minto

     PERE        CAN        100% 9       variable                   LOM        20-Nov-08  

Rosemont

     Hudbay        USA        100%       $450                   LOM        10-Feb-10  

777 10

     Hudbay        CAN        50%       $425                                           LOM        8-Aug-12  
                                         $ 4,715,254        $ 2,001,028        2,165,225        79,518                    

Silver

                           

Peñasquito

     Newmont        MEX        25%       $4.26       $ 485,000        $ 934,208        56,585        778        LOM        24-Jul-07  

Antamina

     Glencore        PER        33.75% 11       variable       900,000        350,286        26,663        1,087        LOM        3-Nov-15  

Constancia

     Hudbay        PER        100%       $6.02       294,900        112,154        10,697        112        LOM        8-Aug-12  

Other

               1,103,708        1,245,392        88,767        1,110        

Los Filos

     Equinox        MEX        100%       $4.43                   25 years        15-Oct-04  

Zinkgruvan

     Lundin        SWE        100%       $4.43                   LOM        8-Dec-04  

Yauliyacu

     Glencore        PER        100% ¹²       $8.94                   LOM        23-Mar-06  

Stratoni

     Eldorado        GRC        100%       $11.43                   LOM        23-Apr-07  

Neves-Corvo

     Lundin        PRT        100%       $4.34                   50 years        5-Jun-07  

Aljustrel

     Almina        PRT        100% ¹³       variable                   50 years        5-Jun-07  

Keno Hill

     Alexco        CAN        25%       variable  14                  LOM        2-Oct-08  

Minto

     PERE        CAN        100%       $4.27                   LOM        20-Nov-08  

Pascua-Lama

     Barrick        CHL/ARG        25%       $3.90                   LOM        8-Sep-09  

Rosemont

     Hudbay        USA        100%       $3.90                   LOM        10-Feb-10  

777 10

     Hudbay        CAN        100%       $6.26                   LOM        8-Aug-12  

Navidad

     PAAS        ARG        12.5%       $4.00                                           LOM        n/a 15  
                                         $   2,783,608        $   2,642,040        182,712        3,087                    

Palladium

                           

Stillwater 8

     Sibanye        USA        4.5%16       variable       $ 262,120        $ 50,964        39,312        4,883        LOM        16-Jul-18  

Cobalt

                           

Voisey’s Bay

     Vale        CAN        42.4%17       variable       $ 390,000        $ -        -        -        LOM        11-Jun-18  

Total

                                       $ 8,150,982        $ 4,694,032                                      

 

1)

Abbreviations as follows: FM = First Majestic Silver Corp; PERE = Pembridge Resources plc; PAAS = Pan American Silver Corp; BRA = Brazil; CAN = Canada; CHL = Chile, PER = Peru; MEX = Mexico; USA = United States; SWE = Sweden; GRC = Greece; PRT = Portugal; ARG = Argentina; LOM = Life of Mine; and PBND = produced but not delivered.

2)

The per ounce production payment is either a fixed price per ounce purchased, subject to an annual inflationary adjustment with the exception of Sudbury and Loma de La Plata, or a percentage of the spot price of the applicable metal for each ounce of the applicable metal delivered. Please refer to the section entitled “Contractual Obligations and Contingencies – Mineral Stream Interests” on page 31 of this MD&A for more information.

3)

All figures in thousands except gold and palladium ounces received to date, gold and palladium ounces PBND and per ounce amounts. The total upfront consideration excludes closing costs and capitalized interest, where applicable. Please refer to the section entitled “Other Contractual Obligations and Contingencies” on page 32 of this MD&A for details of when the remaining upfront consideration to be paid becomes due.

4)

Payable gold, silver and palladium ounces PBND are based on management estimates. These figures may be updated in future periods as additional information is received.

5)

Comprised of the operating Coleman, Copper Cliff, Garson, Creighton and Totten gold interests as well as the non-operating Stobie and Victor gold interests. As of June 30, 2020, the Company has received approximately $186 million of operating cash flows relative to the Sudbury PMPA. Should the market value of gold delivered to Wheaton through the 20 year term of the contract, net of the per ounce cash payment, be lower than the initial $670 million refundable deposit, the Company will be entitled to a refund of the difference at the conclusion of the term.

6)

Gold recoveries will be set at 55% for the Constancia deposit and 70% for the Pampacancha deposit until 265,000 ounces of gold have been delivered to the Company. As Hudbay failed to achieve a minimum level of throughput at the Pampacancha deposit during 2019, Wheaton is entitled to an additional 8,020 ounces of gold in 2020, of which 4,010 ounces of gold were received during the six months ended June 30, 2020. Should Hudbay fail to achieve a minimum level of throughput at the Pampacancha deposit during the 18 months ended June 30, 2021, Wheaton will be entitled to an additional 8,020 ounces of gold to be delivered in 4 quarterly installments beginning in the third quarter of 2021.

7)

Under the terms of the San Dimas PMPA, the Company is entitled to an amount equal to 25% of the payable gold production plus an additional amount of gold equal to 25% of the payable silver production converted to gold at a fixed gold to silver exchange ratio of 70:1 from the San Dimas mine. If the average gold to silver price ratio decreases to less than 50:1 or increases to more than 90:1 for a period of 6 months or more, then the “70” shall be revised to “50” or “90”, as the case may be, until such time as the average gold to silver price ratio is between 50:1 to 90:1 for a period of 6 months or more in which event the “70” shall be reinstated. Effective April 1, 2020, the fixed gold to silver exchange ratio has been revised to 90:1.

8)

Comprised of the Stillwater and East Boulder gold and palladium interests.

9)

The Company is entitled to acquire 100% of the first 30,000 ounces of gold produced per annum and 50% thereafter.

10)

As of June 30, 2020, the Company has received approximately $302 million of operating cash flows relative to the 777 PMPA. Should the market value of gold and silver delivered to Wheaton through the initial 40 year term of the contract, net of the per ounce cash payment, be lower than the initial $455 million upfront consideration, the Company will be entitled to a refund of the difference at the conclusion of the 40 year term.

11)

Once Wheaton has received 140 million ounces of silver under the Antamina PMPA, the Company’s attributable silver production to be purchased will be reduced to 22.5%.

12)

Glencore will deliver a per annum amount to Wheaton equal to the first 1.5 million ounces of payable silver produced at Yauliyacu and 50% of any excess.

13)

Wheaton only has the rights to silver contained in concentrate containing less than 15% copper at the Aljustrel mine.

14)

Effective July 2020, the price paid per ounce of silver delivered under the Keno Hill PMPA has been modified to be between 10% of the spot price of silver, when the market price of silver is at or above $23.00 per ounce, to 90% of the spot price of silver when the market price of silver is at or below $15.00 per ounce.

15)

Wheaton and PAAS have not yet finalized the definitive terms of the agreement.

16)

Once the Company has received 375,000 ounces of palladium under the Stillwater agreement, the Company’s attributable palladium production to be purchased will be reduced to 2.25%, and once the Company has received 550,000 ounces of palladium under the agreement, the Company’s attributable palladium production to be purchased will be reduced to 1.00%.

17)

Once the Company has received 31 million pounds of cobalt under the Voisey’s Bay agreement, the Company’s attributable cobalt production to be purchased will be reduced to 21.2%.

 

1 

Statements made in this section contain forward-looking information including the timing and amount of estimated future production and readers are cautioned that actual outcomes may vary. Please see “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” for material risks, assumptions and important disclosure associated with this information.

 

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Updates Relative to the Mineral Stream Interests

Partner Operations and Impacts of COVID-19

The following table summarizes the status of the Company’s partners’ operations as at the date of this MD&A:

 

      GEO Production 1  
      Q2 -2020      Q1 -2020      2019      2018  

Uninterrupted Operations

 

Salobo

     59,104        62,575        276,234        281,781  

Sudbury

     9,105        7,795        33,283        23,143  

Stillwater

     10,901        10,037        42,959        29,430  

Other

           

Minto

     3,158        2,337        2,403        10,425  

777

     6,025        5,702        21,471        25,572  

Zinkgruvan

     4,668        7,944        27,579        25,042  

Stratoni

     1,780        2,198        7,117        7,945  

Neves-Corvo

     5,748        4,524        20,464        21,496  

Aljustrel

     4,654        4,225        16,293        13,515  

Sub-total

     105,143        107,337        447,803        438,349  

% of total

     75%        59%        64%        63%  

Temporarily Placed into Care & Maintenance During Q2-2020

 

Peñasquito 2, 3

     11,674        31,893        74,612        62,654  

Antamina 4, 5

     7,346        15,737        60,897        63,952  

Constancia 4, 6

     6,514        9,217        49,344        44,830  

San Dimas 2, 7

     6,074        11,318        44,376        53,023  

Other

           

Los Filos 2, 8

     83        351        1,950        1,336  

Yauliyacu 4, 9

     3,279        6,679        25,597        25,202  

Sub-total

     34,970        75,195        256,776        250,997  

% of total

     25%        41%        36%        36%  

Expired 10

     -        -        -        7,074  

% of total

     0%        0%        0%        1%  

Totals

     140,113        182,532        704,579        696,420  

 

1)

GEOs and SEOs, which are provided to assist the reader, are based on the following commodity price assumptions: $1,500 per ounce gold; $18.00 per ounce silver; and $2,000 per ounce palladium, consistent with those used in estimating the Company’s production guidance for 2020.

2)

On March 31, 2020, the federal government of Mexico mandated that all non-essential businesses temporarily suspend operations until May 30, 2020 due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic (the “Decree”). On May 13, 2020, the federal government of Mexico announced the designation of mining as an essential activity beginning May 18, 2020.

3)

Operations at the Peñasquito mine were temporarily suspended during the quarter resulting from COVID-19 Newmont Corporation (“Newmont”) announced on May 13, 2020 that, as a result of the Mexican government’s designation of mining as an essential activity, the operations were expected to begin ramp up on May 18, 2020 with the ramp up expected to take two weeks. Newmont has indicated that full operations have now resumed.

4)

On March 15, 2020, the Peruvian government issued a state of emergency decree due to COVID-19. The Peruvian government subsequently issued a decree on May 3, 2020 indicating larger mines would be allowed to reopen subject to approval of certain protocols.

5)

The Antamina mine reportedly resumed operations on May 26, 2020, and ramped to full production in June.

6)

On May 14, 2020, Hudbay Minerals Inc. announced that it had received recognition and approval from Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines for its Constancia restart protocols Hudbay has indicated that its mining operation ramped up to normal levels within 48 hours of that approval.

7)

Operations at the San Dimas mine were temporarily suspended during the quarter resulting from COVID-19, with operations resuming after the Mexican government’s designation of mining as an essential activity.

8)

On April 2, 2020, Equinox Gold Corp. (“Equinox “) announced that it was temporarily suspending mining activities at the Los Filos mine in compliance with the Decree. On May 15, 2020, Equinox announced that it is preparing to safely resume operations following the Mexico government declaration that mining is an essential activity.

9)

The Yauliyacu mine had temporarily halted mining operations as a result of supply chain issues in Peru resulting from COVID-19, with operations resuming after the Peruvian government’s decree.

10)

Includes the previously owned Lagunas Norte, Pierina and Veladero PMPAs.

 

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In addition to the above, on March 17, 2020, Vale announced it had temporarily suspended operations for four weeks at Voisey’s Bay to ensure the safety of local communities, which have limited access to healthcare given their remote location. On April 8, 2020, Vale further announced an up to three-month extension to the suspension of operations. On June 18, 2020, Vale announced that it has now moved into a planned maintenance period, with operations resuming in July and Vale has indicated in its second quarter report that it should reach full capacity by August. The Company is not scheduled to begin receiving cobalt from Voisey’s Bay until January 1, 2021 and as a result does not currently expect the temporary shutdown to materially affect future deliveries.

All of Wheaton’s PMPAs are subject to the risk of emerging infectious diseases or the threat of outbreaks of viruses or other contagions or epidemic diseases, including the COVID-19 virus pandemic, through the mining operations to which the mineral stream interests relate.

Salobo – Mill Throughput Expansion

The Salobo mine currently has a mill throughput capacity of 24 million tonnes per annum (“Mtpa”). As per Vale S.A.’s (“Vale”) third quarter 2018 report, in October 2018 Vale’s Board of Directors approved the investment in the Salobo III mine expansion (the “Salobo Expansion”). The Salobo Expansion is proposed to include a third concentrator line and will use Salobo’s existing infrastructure. Vale anticipates that the Salobo Expansion, which is scheduled to start up in the first half of 2022, will result in an increase of throughput capacity from 24 Mtpa to 36 Mtpa once fully ramped up. According to Vale’s Second quarter 2020 performance report, physical completion of the Salobo III mine expansion was 54% at the end of the second quarter. As a preventive measure related to the COVID-19 pandemic, non-critical works at the expansion were suspended in late March 2020, with their gradual resumption starting in May 2020. Vale reports that the expansion remains on track to start up in the first half of 2022.

Keno Hill – Recommencement of Mining Operations

Alexco Resource Corp (“Alexco”) reported on June 24, 2020 its intent to recommence mining operations in the Keno Hill Silver District (“Keno Hill”) with ore production, mill commissioning, and concentrate sales planned for Q4 2020. Subsequent to the quarter, Alexco announced that it had received the final amended and renewed Water Use License for Keno Hill. In order to help facilitate the resumption of mining, Wheaton agreed to modify the PMPA as it relates to the delivery payment per ounce of silver in exchange for 2 million common share purchase warrants from Alexco. Under the amendment, the price paid per ounce of silver delivered has been modified to be between 10% of the spot price of silver, when the market price of silver is at or above $23.00 per ounce, to 90% of the spot price of silver when the market price of silver is at or below $15.00 per ounce.

Early Deposit Mineral Stream Interests

Early deposit mineral stream interests represent agreements relative to early stage development projects whereby Wheaton can choose not to proceed with the agreement once certain documentation has been received including, but not limited to, feasibility studies, environmental studies and impact assessment studies. Once Wheaton has elected to proceed with the agreement, the carrying value of the stream will be transferred to Mineral Stream Interests.

The following table summarizes the early deposit mineral stream interests currently owned by the Company:

 

                                        Attributable
Production to be
Purchased
            
Early Deposit
  Mineral Stream
  Interests
   Mine
Owner
     Location
of
Mine
     Upfront
Consideration
Paid to Date 1
     Upfront
Consideration
to be Paid 1, 2
     Total
Upfront
Consideration¹
     Gold     Silver     Term of
Agreement
     Date of
Original
Contract

Toroparu

     Gold X        Guyana        $ 15,500        $ 138,000      $ 153,500        10     50     Life of Mine        11-Nov-13  

Cotabambas

     Panoro        Peru        9,250        130,750        140,000        25 % ³      100 % ³      Life of Mine        21-Mar-16  

Kutcho

     Kutcho        Canada        7,000        58,000        65,000        100 4      100 4      Life of Mine        14-Dec-17  
                         $ 31,750        $ 326,750          $ 358,500                                    

 

1)

Expressed in thousands of United States dollars; excludes closing costs and capitalized interest, where applicable.

2)

Please refer to the section entitled “Other Contractual Obligations and Contingencies” on page 32 of this MD&A for details of when the remaining upfront consideration to be paid becomes due.

3)

Once 90 million silver equivalent ounces attributable to Wheaton have been produced, the attributable production to be purchased will decrease to 16.67% of gold production and 66.67% of silver production for the life of mine.

4)

Once 51,000 ounces of gold and 5.6 million ounces of silver have been delivered to Wheaton, the stream will decrease to 66.67% of gold and silver production for the life of mine.

Toroparu - Development Update

Gold X Mining Corp. (“Gold X”) announced results from a Preliminary Economic Assessment (“PEA”) of its Toroparu Gold Project in Guyana (“Toroparu”) in a news release dated June 4, 2019, and subsequently filed the PEA on July 23, 2019. As per the PEA, Toroparu has been re-scoped to include the Sona Hill satellite deposit, modification of the processing strategy to start with gold-only production from a Carbon-in-Leach circuit for the initial ten years, and an expansion in year 11 to add flotation processing capacity. In connection with Wheaton’s Toroparu Early Deposit Agreement, Wheaton may elect to pay Gold X an additional upfront payment, payable on an installment basis to partially fund construction of the mine, in return for 10% of the gold and 50% of the silver for the life of the mine. Gold

 

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X has indicated that it has estimated revised, lower potential upfront payments from Wheaton as a result of the revised scope of the project, however such revised payments have not been approved by Wheaton. In December 2019, Wheaton and Gold X agreed to extend the due date for a final feasibility study under the Toroparu Early Deposit Agreement from December 31, 2019 to December 31, 2020.

Mineral Royalty Interest

The Company has a 0.5% net smelter return royalty interest (the “Royalty”) in the Metates properties located in Mexico from Chesapeake Gold Corp. (“Chesapeake”) for the life of mine. The carrying cost of the Royalty is $3 million. The Company also has a right of first refusal on any silver streaming, royalty or any other transaction on the Metates properties.

To date, no revenue has been recognized and no depletion has been taken with respect to this royalty agreement.

Long-Term Equity Investments

The Company will, from time to time, invest in securities of companies for strategic purposes including, but not limited to, exploration and mining companies. The Company held the following investments as at June 30, 2020:

 

     (in thousands)    June 30
2020
     December 31
2019
 

    Common shares held

   $ 262,371      $ 309,757  

    Warrants held

     427        -  

    Total long-term equity investments

   $       262,798      $       309,757

Common Shares Held

 

                      Fair Value Adjustment Gains
(Losses) Included in OCI
    Realized
Gain (Loss)
on Disposal
       
(in thousands, except shares owned)   Shares
Owned
    Percentage
of
Outstanding
Shares
Owned
    Fair Value at
Jun 30, 2020
    Three Months
Ended
Jun 30, 2020
    Six Months
Ended
Jun 30, 2020
    Six Months
Ended
 Jun 30, 2020
    Fair Value at
Dec 31,
2019
 

Bear Creek

    13,264,305       11.84%       $ 23,555       $ 12,522     $ (4,428)     $ -     $ 27,983  

Sabina

    11,700,000       3.59%       16,741       7,092       (555)       -       17,296  

First Majestic

    20,239,590       9.66%       201,384       76,101       (46,753)       -       248,137  

Other

                    20,691       9,806       3,114       30       16,341  

Total

                    $       262,371       $       105,521     $     (48,622   $       30     $       309,757  

 

                Fair Value Adjustment Gains    
(Losses) Included in OCI
 
 
(in thousands)    Fair Value at
Jun 30, 2019
     Three Months
Ended
Jun 30, 2019
     Six Months
Ended
Jun 30, 2019
 

Bear Creek

   $ 16,825      $ 2,531      $ 6,713  

Sabina

     11,890        902        1,341  

First Majestic

     165,434        27,816        42,247  

Other

     22,170        (1,223)        372  

Total

   $ 216,319      $ 30,026      $ 50,673  

 

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Warrants Held

 

           

Fair Value Adjustment Loss

Included in Net Earnings

        
     (in thousands)    Fair Value at
Jun 30, 2020
    

 

Three Months
Ended
Jun 30, 2020

     Six Months
Ended
Jun 30, 2020
     Fair Value at
Dec 31, 2019
 

    Warrants held - Caldas Gold Corp.

   $       427      $       333      $       262      $   -  

The Company’s long-term investments in common shares (“LTI’s”) are held for long-term strategic purposes and not for trading purposes. As such, the Company has elected to reflect any fair value adjustments, net of tax, as a component of other comprehensive income (“OCI”). The cumulative gain or loss will not be reclassified to net earnings on disposal of these long-term investments.

While long-term investments in warrants are also held for long-term strategic purposes, they meet the definition of a derivative and therefore are classified as financial assets with fair value adjustments being recorded as a component of net earnings under the classification Other (Income) Expense. Warrants that do not have a quoted market price are valued using a Black-Scholes option pricing model.

By holding these long-term investments, the Company is inherently exposed to various risk factors including currency risk, market price risk and liquidity risk.

Acquisitions of Long-Term Equity Investments

On May 17, 2019, the Company acquired an additional 1,371,711 common shares of Adventus Mining Corporation (“Adventus”) in a private placement transaction for total consideration of Cdn$1 million, thus maintaining the Company’s relative ownership position. These shares have been reflected as a component of Other long-term equity investments.

On February 28, 2020, the previously acquired subscription rights relative to Caldas Gold Corp. (“Caldas”), which had an acquisition price of for $1.5 million (Cdn$2 million), were converted into common shares and warrants of Caldas. These shares and warrants have been reflected as a component of Other long-term equity investments.

Investment in Associate

Kutcho Copper Corp.

The Company owns 7,153,846 common shares and warrants to acquire an additional 4,076,923 common shares of Kutcho. Additionally, the Company holds a Cdn$20 million subordinated secured convertible term debt loan agreement bearing interest at 10% per annum with Kutcho (the “Kutcho Convertible Note”).

As at January 31, 2020, Kutcho had 68,247,628 shares issued and outstanding, resulting in Wheaton owning approximately 10% of Kutcho on a non-diluted basis. However, as the convertible instruments described above are currently exercisable, on a fully diluted basis, Wheaton has the potential to own approximately 29% of Kutcho (37% on a non-fully diluted basis). As a result of the potential ownership position, the Company has concluded that it has significant influence over Kutcho and as such, the investment in Kutcho is considered an Investment in Associate which is accounted for using the equity method. The Company records its share of Kutcho’s profit or loss based on Wheaton’s ownership interest in Kutcho on a non-diluted basis. As Kutcho’s fiscal year end is April 30, Wheaton has reported its share of Kutcho’s loss relative to Kutcho’s third quarter ended January 31, 2020, which represents the last period publicly reported by Kutcho as at the date of this MD&A.

Indicator of Impairment

Since the original investments in Kutcho, the value of Kutcho’s shares have had a significant decline in value. This decline in value was determined to be an indicator of impairment relative to the Company’s investment in Kutcho.

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $0.4 million, reducing the carrying amount to the recoverable amount of $0.5 million. The recoverable amount, which represents Kutcho’s fair value less cost of disposal (“FVLCD”), was calculated as the quoted market price of the common share multiplied by the quantity of shares held by the Company, and as such is classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

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A continuity schedule of the Kutcho Investment in Associate from January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 is presented below:

 

    (in thousands)      Investment in
Associate
 

    

  

At January 1, 2019

   $ 2,562  

Share of losses

     (62)  

At March 31, 2019

   $ 2,500  

Amount invested

     133  

Impairment charge

     (1,649)  

At June 30, 2019

   $ 984  

Share of losses

     (102)  

At December 31, 2019

   $ 882  

Share of losses

     (41)  

Impairment charge

     (362)  

At March 31 and June 30, 2020

   $ 479  

Convertible Notes Receivable

Kutcho Copper Corp.

Effective December 14, 2017, in connection with the Kutcho Early Deposit Agreement, the Company advanced to Kutcho $16 million (Cdn$20 million) and received the Kutcho Convertible Note. The Kutcho Convertible Note, which has a seven year term to maturity, carries interest at 10% per annum, compounded and payable semi-annually. Kutcho elected to defer the first five interest payments, with all deferred payments being due no later that December 31, 2023. The deferred interest carries interest at 15% per annum, compounded semi-annually.

At any time prior to the maturity date, the Company has the right to convert all or any part of the outstanding amount of the Kutcho Convertible Note, excluding outstanding deferred interest, into common shares of Kutcho at Cdn$0.8125 per share. Kutcho has the right to repay the Kutcho Convertible Note early, subject to the applicable pre-payment cash penalties as follows:

 

   

25% of the outstanding amount if pre-paid on or after 24 months until 36 months;

   

20% of the outstanding amount if pre-paid on or after 36 months until 60 months; and

   

15% of the outstanding amount if pre-paid on or after 60 months until maturity.

Gold X Mining Corp.

Effective December 24, 2019, in connection with the Toroparu Early Deposit Agreement, the Company advanced $10 million to Gold X as part of a $20 million 10% secured convertible debenture private placement offering completed by Gold X (the “Gold X Convertible Note”). The Gold X Convertible Note carries interest at 10% per annum, compounded semi-annually and payable annually.

Effective July 14, 2020, the Company elected to convert the outstanding principal relative to the Gold X Convertible Note into common shares of Gold X at Cdn$3.20 per share, with the outstanding amounts being converted into Canadian dollars using the exchange rate published by the Bank of Canada on July 13, 2020. In addition, the accrued interest relative to the Gold X Convertible Note was converted to common shares of Gold X at Cdn$3.57 per share. As a result, subsequent to June 30, 2020, the Company received 4,467,317 common shares of Gold X (representing 9.49% of outstanding Gold X common shares) and the Gold X Convertible Note was retired.

Convertible Notes Receivable Valuation Summary

The Kutcho Convertible Note is revalued quarterly by discounting the stream of future interest and principal payments at the rate of interest prevailing at the balance sheet date for instruments of similar term and risk, and adding this value to the value of the convertibility feature which is estimated using a Black-Scholes model based on assumptions including risk free interest rate, expected dividend yield, expected volatility and expected remaining life of the Kutcho Convertible Note.

The value of the Gold X Convertible Note, which was converted into common shares of Gold X effective July 14, 2020, is determined by discounting the stream of future interest and principal payments at the stated rate of interest, and adding this value to the intrinsic value of the convertibility feature which is calculated using quoted market prices in

 

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active markets. Prior to electing to convert this convertible note receivable into common shares of Gold X, the Gold X Convertible Note was revalued quarterly using the same process as the Kutcho Convertible Note above.

A summary of the fair value of these convertible instruments and the fair value changes recognized as a component of the Company’s net earnings during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 is presented below:

 

            Fair Value Adjustment Gain (Loss)
Included in Net Earnings
        
 
     (in thousands)    Fair Value at
  Jun 30, 2020
     Three Months
Ended
    Jun 30, 2020
     Six Months
Ended
  Jun 30, 2020
     Fair Value at
  Dec 31, 2019
 

Kutcho Convertible Note

   $ 10,837      $ -      $ (1,000)      $ 11,837  

Gold X Convertible Note

     13,496        3,267        3,477        10,019  

Total Convertible Notes

   $ 24,333      $ 3,267      $ 2,477      $ 21,856  

 

              Fair Value Adjustment Gain (Loss)  
Included in Net Earnings
 
 
     (in thousands)    Fair Value at
  Jun 30, 2019
       Three Months
Ended
Jun 30, 2019
     Six Months
Ended
Jun 30, 2019
 

Kutcho Convertible Note

   $ 11,836      $ (1,934)      $ (1,063)  

 

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Summary of Ounces Produced

 

     

 

    Q2 2020

         Q1 2020          Q4 2019          Q3 2019          Q2 2019          Q1 2019          Q4 2018          Q3 2018  

Gold ounces produced ²

                       

Salobo

     59,104        62,575        74,716        73,615        67,056        60,846        76,995        72,423  

Sudbury 3

     9,105        7,795        6,468        6,082        9,360        11,374        6,646        6,510  

Constancia 8

     3,470        3,681        4,757        5,172        4,533        4,826        4,266        3,634  

San Dimas 4, 8

     6,074        11,318        11,352        11,239        11,496        10,290        10,092        10,642  

Stillwater 5

     3,222        2,955        3,585        3,238        3,675        3,137        3,472        6,376  

Other

                       

Minto 6

     2,928        2,124        2,189        -        -        -        1,441        2,546  

777

     4,728        4,551        3,987        4,278        4,788        4,445        4,248        4,124  

Total Other

     7,656        6,675        6,176        4,278        4,788        4,445        5,689        6,670  

Total gold ounces produced

     88,631        94,999        107,054        103,624        100,908        94,918        107,160        106,255  

Silver ounces produced 2

                       

Peñasquito 8

     973        2,658        1,895        2,026        702        1,594        1,455        1,050  

Antamina 8

     612        1,311        1,342        1,223        1,334        1,176        1,225        1,406  

Constancia 8

     254        461        632        686        552        635        695        682  

Other

                       

Los Filos 8

     7        29        55        33        37        38        29        21  

Zinkgruvan

     389        662        670        587        590        451        587        513  

Yauliyacu 8

     273        557        358        620        627        528        233        597  

Stratoni

     148        183        147        131        172        143        149        165  

Minto 6

     19        18        18        -        -        -        8        25  

Neves-Corvo

     479        377        385        431        392        498        509        458  

Aljustrel

     388        352        325        240        322        470        475        514  

777

     108        96        81        62        93        95        113        136  

Total Other

     1,811        2,274        2,039        2,104        2,233        2,223        2,103        2,429  

Total silver ounces produced

     3,650        6,704        5,908        6,039        4,821        5,628        5,478        5,567  

Palladium ounces produced ²

                       

Stillwater 5

     5,759        5,312        6,057        5,471        5,736        4,729        5,869        8,817  

GEOs produced 7

     140,112        182,533        186,027        183,394        166,399        168,759        180,732        184,810  

SEOs produced 7

     11,676        15,211        15,502        15,283        13,867        14,063        15,061        15,401  

Average payable rate 2

                       

Gold

     94.7%        95.1%        95.6%        95.1%        95.3%        95.6%        95.5%        95.4%  

Silver

     79.3%        85.6%        85.3%        85.1%        83.3%        82.9%        83.3%        83.7%  

Palladium

     86.5%        93.0%        99.4%        83.5%        87.6%        98.5%        96.4%        94.6%  
1)

All figures in thousands except gold and palladium ounces produced.

2)

Ounces produced represent the quantity of gold, silver and palladium contained in concentrate or doré prior to smelting or refining deductions. Production figures and average payable rates are based on information provided by the operators of the mining operations to which the mineral stream interests relate or management estimates in those situations where other information is not available. Certain production figures may be updated in future periods as additional information is received.

3)

Comprised of the Coleman, Copper Cliff, Garson, Creighton and Totten gold interests.

4)

Under the terms of the San Dimas PMPA, the Company is entitled to an amount equal to 25% of the payable gold production plus an additional amount of gold equal to 25% of the payable silver production converted to gold at a fixed gold to silver exchange ratio of 70:1 from the San Dimas mine. If the average gold to silver price ratio decreases to less than 50:1 or increases to more than 90:1 for a period of 6 months or more, then the “70” shall be revised to “50” or “90”, as the case may be, until such time as the average gold to silver price ratio is between 50:1 to 90:1 for a period of 6 months or more in which event the “70” shall be reinstated. Effective April 1, 2020, the fixed gold to silver exchange ratio has been revised to 90:1. For reference, attributable silver production from prior periods is as follows: Q2-2020 – 310,000 ounces; Q1-2020 – 419,000 ounces; Q4-2019 – 415,000 ounces; Q3-2019 – 410,000 ounces; Q2-2019 – 401,000 ounces; Q1-2019 – 351,000 ounces; Q4-2018 – 342,000 ounces; and Q3-2018 – 361,000 ounces.

5)

Comprised of the Stillwater and East Boulder gold and palladium interests.

6)

The Minto mine was placed into care and maintenance from October 2018 to October 2019.

7)

GEOs and SEOs, which are provided to assist the reader, are based on the following commodity price assumptions: $1,500 per ounce gold; $18.00 per ounce silver; and $2,000 per ounce palladium, consistent with those used in estimating the Company’s production guidance for 2020.

8)

Operations at these mines had been temporarily suspended during the second quarter of 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. As of August 12, 2020 all of the operations have been restarted. See page 8 of this MD&A for more information.

 

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Summary of Ounces Sold

 

     

 

    Q2 2020

         Q1 2020          Q4 2019          Q3 2019          Q2 2019          Q1 2019          Q4 2018          Q3 2018  

Gold ounces sold

                       

Salobo

     68,487        74,944        58,137        63,064        57,715        84,160        75,351        65,139  

Sudbury 2

     7,414        4,822        7,394        7,600        8,309        4,061        4,864        2,560  

Constancia 8

     3,024        3,331        5,108        4,742        4,409        5,512        3,645        2,980  

San Dimas 8

     6,030        11,358        11,499        11,374        10,284        11,510        8,453        9,771  

Stillwater 3

     3,066        3,510        2,925        3,314        3,301        2,856        3,473        2,075  

Other

                       

Minto 4

     -        -        -        -        765        3,307        2,674        796  

777

     4,783        2,440        4,160        4,672        5,294        3,614        4,353        5,921  

Total Other

     4,783        2,440        4,160        4,672        6,059        6,921        7,027        6,717  

Total gold ounces sold

     92,804        100,405        89,223        94,766        90,077        115,020        102,813        89,242  

Silver ounces sold

                       

Peñasquito 8

     1,917        2,310        1,268        1,233        912        1,164        901        1,241  

Antamina 8

     788        1,244        1,227        1,059        1,186        1,255        1,300        1,333  

Constancia 8

     254        350        672        521        478        735        629        567  

Other

                       

Los Filos 8

     25        37        26        44        26        38        15        27  

Zinkgruvan

     376        447        473        459        337        232        543        326  

Yauliyacu 8

     704        9        561        574        542        15        317        697  

Stratoni

     77        163        120        126        240        80        78        125  

Minto 4

     -        -        -        -        2        30        22        -  

Neves-Corvo

     236        204        154        243        194        265        240        234  

Aljustrel

     252        123        121        139        216        381        226        302  

Lagunas Norte 5

     -        -        -        -        -        -        -        1  

Veladero 5

     -        -        -        -        -        -        -        2  

777

     100        41        62        86        108        99        129        163  

Total Other

     1,770        1,024        1,517        1,671        1,665        1,140        1,570        1,877  

Total silver ounces sold

     4,729        4,928        4,684        4,484        4,241        4,294        4,400        5,018  

Palladium ounces sold

                       

Stillwater 3

     4,976        4,938        5,312        4,907        5,273        5,189        5,049        3,668  

GEOs sold 6

     156,188        166,121        152,514        155,116        148,004        173,464        162,340        154,352  

SEOs sold 6

     13,016        13,843        12,709        12,926        12,334        14,455        13,528        12,863  

Cumulative payable ounces PBND 7

                       

Gold

     79,518        88,383        98,475        85,335        81,535        75,236        99,474        99,987  

Silver

     3,087        4,911        4,142        3,796        3,102        3,324        2,950        2,784  

Palladium

     4,883        4,875        4,872        4,163        4,504        4,754        5,282        4,671  

GEO 6

     123,075        153,815        154,672        136,441        124,765        121,460        141,915        139,618  

SEO 6

     10,256        12,818        12,889        11,370        10,397        10,122        11,826        11,635  
1)

All figures in thousands except gold and palladium ounces sold.

2)

Comprised of the Coleman, Copper Cliff, Garson, Creighton and Totten gold interests.

3)

Comprised of the Stillwater and East Boulder gold and palladium interests.

4)

The Minto mine was placed into care and maintenance from October 2018 to October 2019.

5)

In accordance with the Pascua-Lama PMPA, all deliveries from Lagunas Norte, Pierina and Veladero ceased effective March 31, 2018.

6)

GEOs and SEOs, which are provided to assist the reader, are based on the following commodity price assumptions: $1,500 per ounce gold; $18.00 per ounce silver; and $2,000 per ounce palladium, consistent with those used in estimating the Company’s production guidance for 2020.

7)

Payable gold, silver and palladium ounces PBND are based on management estimates. These figures may be updated in future periods as additional information is received.

8)

Operations at these mines had been temporarily suspended during the second quarter of 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. As of August 12, 2020, all of the operations have been restarted. See page 8 of this MD&A for more information.

 

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Quarterly Financial Review 1

 

     

 

      Q2 2020

           Q1 2020            Q4 2019            Q3 2019            Q2 2019            Q1 2019            Q4 2018            Q3 2018  

Gold ounces sold

     92,804        100,405        89,223        94,766        90,077        115,020        102,813        89,242  

Realized price 2

   $ 1,716      $ 1,589      $ 1,483      $ 1,471      $ 1,320      $ 1,308      $ 1,229      $ 1,210  

Gold sales

   $ 159,272      $ 159,522      $ 132,342      $ 139,433      $ 118,870      $ 150,399      $ 126,343      $ 108,012  

Silver ounces sold

     4,729        4,928        4,684        4,484        4,241        4,294        4,400        5,018  

Realized price 2

   $ 16.73      $ 17.03      $ 17.36      $ 17.09      $ 14.93      $ 15.64      $ 14.66      $ 14.80  

Silver sales

   $ 79,142      $ 83,917      $ 81,296      $ 76,631      $ 63,313      $ 67,162      $ 64,510      $ 74,255  

Palladium ounces sold

     4,976        4,938        5,312        4,907        5,273        5,189        5,049        3,668  

Realized price 2

   $ 1,917      $ 2,298      $ 1,804      $ 1,535      $ 1,381      $ 1,443      $ 1,137      $ 955  

Palladium sales

   $ 9,540      $ 11,350      $ 9,584      $ 7,531      $ 7,283      $ 7,488      $ 5,738      $ 3,502  

Total sales

   $ 247,954      $ 254,789      $ 223,222      $ 223,595      $ 189,466      $ 225,049      $ 196,591      $ 185,769  

Cash cost 2, 3

                       

Gold

   $ 418      $ 426      $ 426      $ 424      $ 420      $ 417      $ 409      $ 418  

Silver

   $ 5.23      $ 4.50      $ 5.13      $ 5.16      $ 5.14      $ 4.64      $ 4.66      $ 5.04  

Palladium

   $ 353      $ 402      $ 321      $ 271      $ 247      $ 254      $ 205      $ 169  

Depletion 2

                       

Gold

   $ 405      $ 389      $ 417      $ 417      $ 420      $ 385      $ 421      $ 426  

Silver

   $ 4.01      $ 4.80      $ 5.12      $ 4.81      $ 4.97      $ 5.05      $ 5.06      $ 4.97  

Palladium

   $ 428      $ 428      $ 470      $ 470      $ 470      $ 470      $ 463      $ 462  

Net earnings (loss)

   $ 105,812      $ 94,896      $ 77,524      $ 75,960      $ (124,694)      $ 57,349      $ 6,828      $ 34,021  

Per share

                       

Basic

   $ 0.236      $ 0.212      $ 0.173      $ 0.170      $ (0.280)      $ 0.129      $ 0.015      $ 0.077  

Diluted

   $ 0.235      $ 0.211      $ 0.173      $ 0.170      $ (0.279)      $ 0.129      $ 0.015      $ 0.077  

Adjusted net earnings 4

   $ 97,354      $ 104,534      $ 74,471      $ 69,914      $ 41,959      $ 56,402      $ 38,916      $ 36,002  

Per share

                       

Basic

   $ 0.217      $ 0.233      $ 0.166      $ 0.156      $ 0.094      $ 0.127      $ 0.088      $ 0.081  

Diluted

   $ 0.216      $ 0.233      $ 0.166      $ 0.156      $ 0.094      $ 0.127      $ 0.088      $ 0.081  

Cash flow from operations

   $ 151,793      $ 177,588      $ 131,867      $ 142,300      $ 109,258      $ 118,194      $ 108,461      $ 108,413  

Per share 5

                       

Basic

   $ 0.338      $ 0.397      $ 0.295      $ 0.318      $ 0.245      $ 0.266      $ 0.244      $ 0.244  

Diluted

   $ 0.337      $ 0.396      $ 0.294      $ 0.318      $ 0.245      $ 0.266      $ 0.244      $ 0.244  

Dividends declared

   $ 44,861      $ 44,815      $ 40,252      $ 40,197      $ 40,133      $ 40,074      $ 39,959      $ 39,921  

Per share

   $ 0.10      $ 0.10      $ 0.09      $ 0.09      $ 0.09      $ 0.09      $ 0.09      $ 0.09  

Total assets

   $ 6,134,044      $ 6,076,941      $ 6,278,007      $ 6,258,859      $ 6,240,823      $ 6,478,700      $ 6,470,046      $ 6,586,018  

Total liabilities

   $ 717,101      $ 838,715      $ 952,087      $ 1,057,415      $ 1,128,877      $ 1,252,752      $ 1,298,130      $ 1,398,830  

Total shareholders’ equity

   $ 5,416,943      $ 5,238,226      $ 5,325,920      $ 5,201,444      $ 5,111,946      $ 5,225,948      $ 5,171,916      $ 5,187,188  

 

1)

All figures in thousands except gold and palladium ounces produced and sold, per ounce amounts and per share amounts.

2)

Expressed as US$ per ounce.

3)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (iii) on page 37 of this MD&A.

4)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (i) on page 36 of this MD&A.

5)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (ii) on page 37 of this MD&A.

Changes in sales, net earnings and cash flow from operations from quarter to quarter are affected primarily by fluctuations in production at the mines, the timing of shipments, changes in the price of commodities, the commencement of operations of mines under construction, as well as acquisitions of PMPAs and any related capital raising activities.

 

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Results of Operations and Operational Review

The operating results of the Company’s reportable operating segments are summarized in the tables and commentary below.

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2020  
      Ounces
Produced²
     Ounces
Sold
     Average
Realized
Price
($‘s Per
Ounce)
     Average
Cash Cost
($‘s Per
Ounce)3
     Average
Depletion
($‘s Per
Ounce)
     Sales      Net
Earnings
     Cash Flow
From
Operations
     Total
Assets
 

Gold

                          

Salobo

     59,104        68,487        $ 1,719        $ 408        $ 374        $ 117,706      $ 64,122        $ 90,059        $ 2,551,563  

Sudbury 4

     9,105        7,414        1,700        400        831        12,605        3,475        9,639        333,885  

Constancia

     3,470        3,024        1,719        404        338        5,196        2,954        3,975        108,260  

San Dimas

     6,074        6,030        1,719        609        315        10,364        4,791        6,691        188,888  

Stillwater

     3,222        3,066        1,719        303        449        5,269        2,963        4,339        227,042  

Other 5

     7,656        4,783        1,700        420        305        8,132        4,663        6,121        10,965  
       88,631        92,804        $ 1,716        $ 418        $ 405        $ 159,272      $ 82,968        $ 120,824        $ 3,420,603  

Silver

                          

Peñasquito

     973        1,917        $ 16.55        $ 4.26        $ 3.24        $ 31,714      $ 17,335        $ 23,549        $ 360,998  

Antamina

     612        788        16.55        3.28        8.74        13,039        3,570        10,458        651,049  

Constancia

     254        254        16.55        5.96        7.63        4,203        752        2,689        223,583  

Other 6

     1,811        1,770        17.05        7.03        2.22        30,186        13,800        14,895        481,133  
       3,650        4,729        $ 16.73        $ 5.23        $ 4.01        $ 79,142      $ 35,457        $ 51,591        $ 1,716,763  

Palladium

                          

Stillwater

     5,759        4,976        $     1,917        $     353        $     428        $ 9,540      $ 5,657        $ 7,786        $ 245,727  

Cobalt

                          

Voisey’s Bay

     -        -        $ n.a.        $ n.a.        $ n.a.        $ -      $ -        $ -        $ 227,510  

Operating results

                                                  $     247,954      $ 124,082        $ 180,201        $ 5,610,603  

Other

                          

General and administrative

                     $ (21,799)        $ (20,452)     

Finance costs

                       (4,636)        (4,642)     

Other

                       3,366        (3,295)     

Income tax

                       4,799        (19)     
               

Total other

 

                                       $ (18,270)        $ (28,408)        $ 523,441  
                                                           $     105,812        $     151,793        $     6,134,044  

 

1)

All figures in thousands except gold and palladium ounces produced and sold and per ounce amounts.

2)

Ounces produced represent the quantity of gold, silver and palladium contained in concentrate or doré prior to smelting or refining deductions. Production figures are based on information provided by the operators of the mining operations to which the mineral stream interests relate or management estimates in those situations where other information is not available. Certain production figures may be updated in future periods as additional information is received.

3)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (iii) on page 37 of this MD&A.

4)

Comprised of the operating Coleman, Copper Cliff, Garson, Creighton and Totten gold interests as well as the non-operating Stobie and Victor gold interests.

5)

Comprised of the operating 777 and Minto gold interests in addition to the non-operating Rosemont gold interest.

6)

Comprised of the operating Los Filos, Zinkgruvan, Yauliyacu, Stratoni, Neves-Corvo, Aljustrel, Minto and 777 silver interests as well as the non-operating Keno Hill, Loma de La Plata, Pascua-Lama and Rosemont silver interests.

On a GEO and SEO basis, results for the Company for the three months ended June 30, 2020 were as follows:

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2020  
      Ounces
Produced 1, 2
       Ounces
Sold 2
    Average
Realized
Price
($‘s Per
Ounce)
       Average
Cash Cost
($‘s Per
Ounce) 3
       Cash
Operating
Margin
($‘s Per
Ounce) 4
       Average
Depletion
($‘s Per
Ounce)
    Gross
Margin
($‘s Per
Ounce)
 

Gold equivalent basis 5

     140,112          156,188             $ 1,588             $     418              $ 1,170            $ 376             $ 794  

Silver equivalent basis 5

     11,676          13,016             $ 19.05             $ 5.01              $   14.04            $ 4.51             $ 9.53  

 

1)

Ounces produced represent the quantity of gold, silver and palladium contained in concentrate or doré prior to smelting or refining deductions. Production figures are based on information provided by the operators of the mining operations to which the mineral stream interests relate or management estimates in those situations where other information is not available. Certain production figures may be updated in future periods as additional information is received.

2)

Silver ounces produced and sold in thousands.

3)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (iii) on page 37 of this MD&A.

4)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (iv) on page 38 of this MD&A.

5)

GEOs and SEOs, which are provided to assist the reader, are based on the following commodity price assumptions: $1,500 per ounce gold; $18.00 per ounce silver; and $2,000 per ounce palladium, consistent with those used in estimating the Company’s production guidance for 2020.

 

WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS 2020 SECOND QUARTER REPORT [17]


Three Months Ended June 30, 2019  
     Ounces
Produced²
    Ounces
Sold
    Average
Realized
Price
($‘s Per
Ounce)
    Average
Cash Cost
($‘s Per
Ounce)3
    Average
Depletion
($‘s Per
Ounce)
    Sales     Gross
Margin
    Impairment
Charges 4
    Net
Earnings
(Loss)
    Cash Flow
From
Operations
    Total
Assets
 

Gold

                     

Salobo

    67,056       57,715       $ 1,323       $ 404       $ 383       $ 76,329     $     30,898       $ -       $ 30,898       $ 58,184       $ 2,651,697  

Sudbury 5

    9,360       8,309       1,305       400       819       10,840       709       -       709       7,572       356,328  

Constancia

    4,533       4,409       1,323       400       361       5,830       2,475       -       2,475       3,954       113,964  

San Dimas

    11,496       10,284       1,323       605       310       13,601       4,191       -       4,191       9,776       201,448  

Stillwater

    3,675       3,301       1,323       234       519       4,366       1,881       -       1,881       3,595       233,233  

Other 6

    4,788       6,059       1,304       405       403       7,904       3,007       -       3,007       5,505       17,246  
      100,908       90,077       $ 1,320       $ 420       $ 420       $ 118,870     $ 43,161       $ -       $ 43,161       $ 88,586       $ 3,573,916  

Silver

                     

Peñasquito

    702       912       $ 14.89       $ 4.21       $ 3.06       $ 13,582     $ 6,949       $ -       $ 6,949       $ 9,743       $ 382,363  

Antamina

    1,334       1,186       14.89       2.98       8.73       17,660       3,778       -       3,778       14,277       688,767  

Constancia

    552       478       14.89       5.90       7.50       7,119       714       -       714       3,652       237,136  

Other7

    2,233       1,665       14.98       6.97       2.60       24,952       9,002       -       9,002       14,230       496,675  
      4,821       4,241       $     14.93       $     5.14       $ 4.97       $ 63,313     $ 20,443       $ -       $ 20,443       $ 41,902       $ 1,804,941  

Palladium

                     

Stillwater

    5,736       5,273       $     1,381       $ 247       $ 470       $ 7,283     $ 3,501       $ -       $ 3,501       $ 5,979       $ 254,772  

Cobalt

                     

Voisey’s Bay

    -       -       $ n.a.       $ n.a.       $ n.a.       $ -     $ -       $ (165,912)       $ (165,912)       $ -       $ 227,510  

Operating results

                                            $ 189,466     $ 67,105       $ (165,912)       $ (98,807)       $ 136,467       $ 5,861,139  

Other

                     

General and administrative

 

                $ (12,249)       $ (9,208)    

Finance costs

 

                (13,306)       (14,828)    

Other

 

                (3,090)       (3,149)    

Income tax

 

                2,758       (24)    
                   

Total other

 

                                                    $ (25,887)       $ (27,209)       $ 379,684  
                                                                      $ (124,694)       $     109,258       $     6,240,823  

 

1)

All figures in thousands except gold and palladium ounces produced and sold and per ounce amounts.

2)

Ounces produced represent the quantity of gold, silver and palladium contained in concentrate or doré prior to smelting or refining deductions. Production figures are based on information provided by the operators of the mining operations to which the mineral stream interests relate or management estimates in those situations where other information is not available. Certain production figures may be updated in future periods as additional information is received.

3)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (iii) on page 37 of this MD&A.

4)

Refer to page 25 of this MD&A for more information.

5)

Comprised of the operating Coleman, Copper Cliff, Garson, Creighton and Totten gold interests as well as the non-operating Stobie and Victor gold interests.

6)

Comprised of the operating 777 gold interest in addition to the non-operating Minto and Rosemont gold interests. The Minto mine was placed into care and maintenance from October 2018 to October 2019.

7)

Comprised of the operating Los Filos, Zinkgruvan, Yauliyacu, Stratoni, Neves-Corvo and 777 silver interests as well as the non-operating Minto, Keno Hill, Aljustrel, Loma de La Plata, Pascua-Lama and Rosemont silver interests. The Minto mine was placed into care and maintenance from October 2018 to October 2019.

On a GEO and SEO basis, results for the Company for the three months ended June 30, 2019 were as follows:

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2019  
      Ounces
Produced 1, 2
       Ounces
Sold 2
    Average
Realized
Price
($‘s Per
Ounce)
       Average
Cash Cost
($‘s Per
Ounce) 3
       Cash
Operating
Margin
($‘s Per
Ounce) 4
       Average
Depletion
($‘s Per
Ounce)
    Gross
Margin
($‘s Per
Ounce)
 

Gold equivalent basis 5

     166,399          148,004             $  1,280            $ 412            $ 868            $ 415             $ 453  

Silver equivalent basis 5

     13,867          12,334             $ 15.36            $     4.94            $  10.42            $ 4.98             $  5.44  

 

1)

Ounces produced represent the quantity of gold, silver and palladium contained in concentrate or doré prior to smelting or refining deductions. Production figures are based on information provided by the operators of the mining operations to which the mineral stream interests relate or management estimates in those situations where other information is not available. Certain production figures may be updated in future periods as additional information is received.

2)

Silver ounces produced and sold in thousands.

3)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (iii) on page 37 of this MD&A.

4)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (iv) on page 38 of this MD&A.

5)

GEOs and SEOs, which are provided to assist the reader, are based on the following commodity price assumptions: $1,500 per ounce gold; $18.00 per ounce silver; and $2,000 per ounce palladium, consistent with those used in estimating the Company’s production guidance for 2020.

 

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Gold Production

For the three months ended June 30, 2020, attributable gold production was 88,600 ounces relative to 100,900 ounces for the comparable period in 2019, with the 12,300 ounce decrease being primarily attributable to the following factors:

 

   

8,000 ounce (12%) decrease related to the gold stream relative to the Salobo mine which was primarily due to lower grades and throughput, with production being adversely impacted by increased absenteeism resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, partially offset by higher recovery;

 

   

5,400 ounce (47%) decrease related to the gold stream relative to the San Dimas mine, primarily due to lower throughput as operations at the mine were temporarily suspended during the quarter resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with the impact of changing the silver to gold conversion ratio from 70:1 to 90:1 effective April 1, 2020; and

 

   

1,100 ounce (23%) decrease related to the gold stream relative to the Constancia mine, primarily due to lower throughput as operations at the mine were temporarily suspended during the quarter resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic; partially offset by

 

   

2,900 ounce (60%) increase related to gold production from the Other mines which was primarily due to the resumption of production at the Minto mine during October 2019.

Silver Production

For the three months ended June 30, 2020, attributable silver production was 3.7 million ounces relative to 4.8 million ounces for the comparable period in 2019, with the 1.2 million ounce decrease being primarily due to the following:

 

   

722,000 ounce (54%) decrease related to the silver stream relative to the Antamina mine, which was due to lower throughput, as operations at the mine were temporarily suspended during the quarter resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic;

 

   

422,000 ounce (19%) decrease related to silver production from the Other mines, primarily due to lower throughput at Yauliyacu and Los Filos as operations at these mines were temporarily suspended during the quarter resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic; and

 

   

298,000 ounce (54%) decrease related to silver production relative to the Constancia mine, primarily due to lower throughput as operations at the mine were temporarily suspended during the quarter resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic; partially offset by

 

   

271,000 ounce (39%) increase related to the silver stream relative to the Peñasquito mine, primarily due to higher throughput, with throughput during the second quarter of 2020 being impacted by the temporary suspension of operations resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic while throughput during the second quarter of 2019 was impacted by illegal blockades which ran from April 29, 2019 to June 17, 2019.

Palladium Production

For the three months ended June 30, 2020, attributable palladium production was 5,800 ounces, virtually unchanged from the comparable period in 2019.

For more information on the temporary suspension of operations at the various mine sites resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, please refer to pages 3 and 8 of this MD&A.

 

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Net Earnings

For the three months ended June 30, 2020, net earnings was $106 million relative to a net loss of $125 million for the comparable period in 2019, with the $231 million increase being primarily attributable to the following factors:

 

Net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2019

   $ (124,694)  

Variance in gross margin

  

Variance in revenue due to:

  

Payable gold production

   $ (16,159)  

Payable silver production

     (16,695)  

Payable palladium production

     (54)  

Changes in PBND

     43,377  

Prices realized per ounce sold

     48,019  

Total increase to revenue

   $ 58,488  

Variance in cost of sales due to:

  

Sales volume

   $ (7,009)  

Sales mix differences

     5,449   

Cash cost per ounce

     (1,550)  

Depletion per ounce

     1,599  

Total increase to cost of sales

   $ (1,511)  

Total increase to gross margin

   $ 56,977  

Other variances

  

General and administrative expenses (see page 26)

     (9,550)  

Impairment charge - Voisey’s Bay cobalt stream - prior period

     165,912  

Other income / expense (see page 26)

     6,456  

Finance costs (see page 27)

     8,670  

Income taxes (see page 27)

     2,041  

Total increase in net earnings

   $ 230,506  

Net earnings for the three months ended June 30, 2020

   $         105,812  

 

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2020  
      Ounces
Produced²
     Ounces
Sold
     Average
Realized
Price
($‘s Per
Ounce)
     Average
Cash Cost
($‘s Per
Ounce)3
     Average
Depletion
($‘s Per
Ounce)
     Sales      Net
Earnings
     Cash Flow
From
Operations
     Total
Assets
 

Gold

                          

Salobo

     121,679        143,431        $ 1,651        $ 408        $ 374        $ 236,800        $ 124,581        $ 179,196        $ 2,551,563  

Sudbury 4

     16,900        12,236        1,655        400        830        20,246        5,194        15,255        333,885  

Constancia

     7,151        6,355        1,651        404        338        10,490        5,776        7,923        108,260  

San Dimas 

     17,392        17,388        1,634        607        315        28,413        12,378        17,857        188,888  

Stillwater

     6,177        6,576        1,650        293        449        10,847        5,969        8,921        227,042  

Other 5

     14,331        7,223        1,661        420        305        11,998        6,759        8,962        10,965  
       183,630        193,209        $     1,650        $     422        $     397        $     318,794        $     160,657        $     238,114        $     3,420,603  

Silver

                          

Peñasquito

     3,631        4,227        $ 17.02        $ 4.26        $ 3.24        $ 71,938        $ 40,229        $ 53,932        $ 360,998  

Antamina

     1,923        2,032        17.08        3.37        8.74        34,700        10,094        27,855        651,049  

Constancia

     715        604        17.05        5.96        7.63        10,291        2,089        6,693        223,583  

Other 6

     4,085        2,794        16.51        6.59        2.35        46,131        21,145        29,021        481,133  
       10,354        9,657        $ 16.89        $ 4.85        $ 4.41        $ 163,060        $ 73,557        $ 117,501        $ 1,716,763  

Palladium

                          

Stillwater

     11,071        9,914        $ 2,107        $ 377        $ 428        $ 20,890        $ 12,908        $ 17,150        $ 245,727  

Cobalt

                          

Voisey’s Bay

     -        -        $ n.a.        $ n.a.        $ n.a.        $ -        $ -        $ -        $ 227,510  

Operating results

                                                  $ 502,744        $ 247,122        $ 372,765        $ 5,610,603  

Other

                          

General and administrative

 

                                             $ (34,981)        $ (31,291)     

Finance costs

 

                 (11,753)        (12,752)     

Other

 

                 3,963        589     

Income tax

 

                 (3,643)        70     
               

Total other

 

                                             $ (46,414)        $ (43,384)        $ 523,441  
                                                                 $ 200,708        $ 329,381        $ 6,134,044  

 

1)

All figures in thousands except gold and palladium ounces produced and sold and per ounce amounts.

2)

Ounces produced represent the quantity of gold, silver and palladium contained in concentrate or doré prior to smelting or refining deductions. Production figures are based on information provided by the operators of the mining operations to which the mineral stream interests relate or management estimates in those situations where other information is not available. Certain production figures may be updated in future periods as additional information is received.

3)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (iii) on page 37 of this MD&A.

4)

Comprised of the operating Coleman, Copper Cliff, Garson, Creighton and Totten gold interests as well as the non-operating Stobie and Victor gold interests.

5)

Comprised of the operating 777 and Minto gold interests in addition to the non-operating Rosemont gold interest.

6)

Comprised of the operating Los Filos, Zinkgruvan, Yauliyacu, Stratoni, Neves-Corvo, Aljustrel, Minto and 777 silver interests as well as the non-operating Keno Hill, Loma de La Plata, Pascua-Lama and Rosemont silver interests.

On a GEO and SEO basis, results for the Company for the six months ended June 30, 2020 were as follows:

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2020  
      Ounces
Produced 1, 2
       Ounces
Sold 2
     Average
Realized
Price
($‘s Per
Ounce)
     Average
Cash Cost
($‘s Per
Ounce) 3
     Cash
Operating
Margin
($‘s Per
Ounce) 4
     Average
Depletion
($‘s Per
Ounce)
     Gross
Margin
($‘s Per
Ounce)
 

Gold equivalent basis 5

     322,645          322,309              $ 1,560              $ 410              $ 1,150              $ 383              $ 767  

Silver equivalent basis 5

     26,887          26,859              $     18.72              $     4.92              $     13.80              $     4.60              $     9.20  

 

1)

Ounces produced represent the quantity of gold, silver and palladium contained in concentrate or doré prior to smelting or refining deductions. Production figures are based on information provided by the operators of the mining operations to which the mineral stream interests relate or management estimates in those situations where other information is not available. Certain production figures may be updated in future periods as additional information is received.

2)

Silver ounces produced and sold in thousands.

3)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (iii) on page 37 of this MD&A.

4)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (iv) on page 38 of this MD&A.

5)

GEOs and SEOs, which are provided to assist the reader, are based on the following commodity price assumptions: $1,500 per ounce gold; $18.00 per ounce silver; and $2,000 per ounce palladium, consistent with those used in estimating the Company’s production guidance for 2020.

 

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2019  
      Ounces
Produced²
     Ounces
Sold
         Average
Realized
Price
($‘s Per
Ounce)
     Average
Cash Cost
($‘s Per
Ounce)3
     Average
Depletion
($‘s Per
Ounce)
     Sales      Gross
Margin
     Impairment
Charges 4
     Net
Earnings
     Cash Flow
From
  Operations
     Total
Assets
 

Gold

                                

Salobo

     127,902        141,875      $ 1,314      $ 404      $ 383      $ 186,400      $ 74,720      $ -      $ 74,720      $ 134,254      $     2,651,697  

Sudbury 5

     20,734        12,370        1,302        400        819        16,107        1,024        -        1,024        11,215        356,328  

Constancia

     9,359        9,921        1,316        400        361        13,057        5,506        -        5,506        9,089        113,964  

San Dimas

     21,786        21,794        1,318        603        310        28,731        8,852        -        8,852        18,000        201,448  

Stillwater

     6,812        6,157        1,313        234        519        8,087        3,452        -        3,452        6,647        233,233  

Other 6

     9,233        12,980        1,301        387        317        16,888        7,746        -        7,746        12,237        17,246  
       195,826        205,097      $ 1,313      $ 419      $ 400      $ 269,270      $ 101,300      $ -      $ 101,300      $ 191,442      $ 3,573,916  

Silver

                                

Peñasquito

     2,296        2,076      $ 15.36      $ 4.21      $ 3.06      $ 31,883      $ 16,785      $ -      $ 16,785      $ 23,143      $ 382,363  

Antamina

     2,510        2,441        15.27        3.04        8.73        37,274        8,546        -        8,546        29,857        688,767  

Constancia

     1,187        1,213        15.25        5.90        7.50        18,490        2,242        -        2,242        11,337        237,136  

Other 7

     4,456        2,805        15.26        6.56        2.13        42,827        18,452        -        18,452        25,036        496,675  
       10,449        8,535      $ 15.29      $ 4.89      $ 5.01      $ 130,474      $ 46,025      $ -      $ 46,025      $ 89,373      $ 1,804,941  

Palladium

                                

Stillwater

     10,465        10,462      $ 1,412      $ 251      $ 470      $ 14,771      $ 7,234      $ -      $ 7,234      $ 12,150      $ 254,772  

Cobalt

                                

Voisey’s Bay

     -        -      $ n.a.      $ n.a.      $ n.a.      $ -      $ -        $ (165,912)      $ (165,912)      $ -      $ 227,510  

Operating results

                                                $     414,515      $     154,559      $ (165,912)      $ (11,353)      $     292,965      $     5,861,139  

Other

                                

General and administrative

                           $ (28,784)      $ (33,890)     

Finance costs

                             (27,252)        (26,074)     

Other

                             (2,824)        (1,963)     

Income tax

                             2,868        (3,586)     
                   

Total other

 

                                                         $ (55,992)      $ (65,513)      $ 379,684  
                                                                             $ (67,345)      $ 227,452      $ 6,240,823  

 

1)

All figures in thousands except gold and palladium ounces produced and sold and per ounce amounts.

2)

Ounces produced represent the quantity of gold, silver and palladium contained in concentrate or doré prior to smelting or refining deductions. Production figures are based on information provided by the operators of the mining operations to which the mineral stream interests relate or management estimates in those situations where other information is not available. Certain production figures may be updated in future periods as additional information is received.

3)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (iii) on page 37 of this MD&A.

4)

Refer to page 25 of this MD&A for more information.

5)

Comprised of the operating Coleman, Copper Cliff, Garson, Creighton and Totten gold interests as well as the non-operating Stobie and Victor gold interests.

6)

Comprised of the operating 777 gold interest in addition to the non-operating Minto and Rosemont gold interests. The Minto mine was placed into care and maintenance from October 2018 to October 2019.

7)

Comprised of the operating Los Filos, Zinkgruvan, Yauliyacu, Stratoni, Neves-Corvo and 777 silver interests as well as the non-operating Minto, Keno Hill, Aljustrel, Loma de La Plata, Pascua-Lama and Rosemont silver interests. The Minto mine was placed into care and maintenance from October 2018 to October 2019.

On a GEO and SEO basis, results for the Company for the six months ended June 30, 2019 were as follows:

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2019  
      Ounces
Produced 1, 2
     Ounces
Sold 2
     Average
Realized
Price
($‘s Per
Ounce)
     Average
Cash Cost
($‘s Per
Ounce) 3
     Cash
Operating
Margin
($‘s Per
Ounce) 4
     Average
Depletion
($‘s Per
Ounce)
     Gross
Margin
($‘s Per
Ounce)
 

Gold equivalent basis 5

     335,158        321,468      $ 1,289          $ 405              $ 884      $ 404      $ 480  

Silver equivalent basis 5

     27,930        26,789      $ 15.47          $     4.86              $   10.61      $ 4.84      $ 5.77  

 

1)

Ounces produced represent the quantity of gold, silver and palladium contained in concentrate or doré prior to smelting or refining deductions. Production figures are based on information provided by the operators of the mining operations to which the mineral stream interests relate or management estimates in those situations where other information is not available. Certain production figures may be updated in future periods as additional information is received.

2)

Silver ounces produced and sold in thousands.

3)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (iii) on page 37 of this MD&A.

4)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (iv) on page 38 of this MD&A.

5)

GEOs and SEOs, which are provided to assist the reader, are based on the following commodity price assumptions: $1,500 per ounce gold; $18.00 per ounce silver; and $2,000 per ounce palladium, consistent with those used in estimating the Company’s production guidance for 2020.

 

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Gold Production

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, attributable gold production was 183,600 ounces, relative to 195,800 ounces for the comparable period in 2019, with the 12,200 ounce decrease being primarily attributable to the following factors:

 

   

6,200 ounce (5%) decrease related to the gold stream relative to the Salobo mine, primarily due to lower throughput, with production being adversely impacted by increased absenteeism resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, partially offset by higher recovery;

 

   

4,400 ounce (20%) decrease related to the gold stream relative to the San Dimas mine, primarily due to lower throughput as operations at the mine were temporarily suspended during the second quarter of 2020 resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with the impact of revising the silver to gold conversion ratio from 70:1 to 90:1 effective April 1, 2020;

 

   

3,800 ounce (18%) decrease related to the gold stream relative to the Sudbury mines, which was primarily due to the mining of lower grade material; and

 

   

2,200 ounce (24%) decrease related to the gold stream relative to the Constancia mine, primarily due to lower throughput as operations at the mine were temporarily suspended during the second quarter of 2020 resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic; partially offset by

 

   

5,100 ounce (55%) increase related to gold production at the Other mines, primarily due to the resumption of production at the Minto mine during October 2019.

Silver Production

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, attributable silver production was 10.4 million ounces, virtually unchanged relative to the comparable period in 2019, with the mine specific changes period over period being as follows:

 

   

587,000 ounce (23%) decrease related to the silver stream relative to the Antamina mine, which was primarily due to lower throughput, as operations at the mine were temporarily suspended during the second quarter of 2020 resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic;

 

   

472,000 ounce (40%) decrease related to the silver stream relative to the Constancia mine, primarily due to lower throughput as operations at the mine were temporarily suspended during the second quarter of 2020 resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic; and

 

   

371,000 ounce (8%) decrease related to silver production from the Other mines, due primarily to the temporary suspension of operations at the Yauliyacu and Los Filos mines during the second quarter of 2020 resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic; partially offset by

 

   

1,335,000 ounce (58%) increase related to the silver stream relative to the Peñasquito mine, primarily due to higher grades, recovery and throughput, with throughput during the second quarter of 2020 being impacted by the temporary suspension of operations resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic while throughput during the second quarter of 2019 was impacted by illegal blockades which ran from April 29, 2019 to June 17, 2019.

Palladium Production

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, attributable palladium production was 11,100 ounces relative to 10,500 ounces for the comparable period in 2019, with the 600 ounce (6%) increase reflective of the continued ramping up of the Blitz mine and the “Fill-The-Mill” campaign relative to the East Boulder mine.

For more information on the temporary suspension of operations at the various mine sites resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, please refer to pages 3 and 8 of this MD&A.

 

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Net Earnings

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, net earnings was $201 million relative to a net loss of $67 million for the comparable period in 2019, with the $268 million increase being primarily attributable to the following factors:

 

Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2019

   $ (67,345)  

Variance in gross margin

  

Variance in revenue due to:

  

Payable gold production

   $ (16,692)  

Payable silver production

     (783)  

Payable palladium production

     341  

Changes in PBND

     17,898  

Prices realized per ounce sold

     87,465  

Total increase to revenue

   $ 88,229  

Variance in cost of sales due to:

  

Sales volume

   $ (966)  

Sales mix differences

     7,203  

Cash cost per ounce

     (3,841)  

Depletion per ounce

     1,938  

Total decrease to cost of sales

   $ 4,334  

Total increase to gross margin

   $ 92,563  

Other variances

  

General and administrative expenses (see page 26)

     (6,197)  

Impairment charge - Voisey’s Bay cobalt stream - prior period

     165,912  

Other income / expense (see page 26)

     6,787  

Finance costs (see page 27)

     15,499  

Income taxes (see page 27)

     (6,511)  

Total increase in net earnings

   $       268,053  

Net earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2020

   $ 200,708  

Impairment of Mineral Stream Interests

Management considers each PMPA to be a separate cash generating unit (“CGU”), which is the lowest level for which cash inflows are largely independent of those of other assets. At the end of each reporting period, the Company assesses each PMPA to determine whether any indication of impairment or impairment reversal exists. If such an indication exists, the recoverable amount of the PMPA is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment (if any). The recoverable amount of each PMPA is the higher of fair value less cost of disposal (“FVLCD”) and value in use (“VIU”). In determining the recoverable amounts of each of the Company’s CGU’s, the Company uses the FVLCD as this will generally be greater than or equal to the VIU.

To determine the FVLCD that could be received from each PMPA in an arm’s length transaction at the measurement date, the Company estimates a range of potential values using the net asset value (“NAV”) methodology and the net present value (“NPV”) methodology (as described below), and then selects a value within this range which is the most representative of the estimated recoverable amount of the stream.

NAV is estimated by using an appropriate discount rate to calculate the present value of the expected future cash flows associated with each mineral category. The values are adjusted for each mineral category dependent on the likelihood of conversion from resources to reserves. A market multiple is applied to the NAV computed in order to assess the estimated fair value. Precious metal companies typically trade at a market capitalization that is based on a multiple of their underlying NAV, with this market multiple being generally understood to take account of a variety of additional value and risk factors such as the ability to find and produce more metal than what is currently included in the life of mine plan, the benefit of precious metal price optionality, the potential remaining mine life and adjustments for relative mine and country risk. Consequently, a market participant would generally apply a NAV multiple when estimating the fair value of a precious metal interest.

NPV is estimated by using a nominal discount rate to calculate the present value of expected future cash flows.

The expected future cash flows are management’s best estimates of expected future revenues and costs. Under each valuation methodology, expected future revenues reflect an estimate of future payable production for each mine at which the Company has a PMPA based on detailed life of mine plans received from each of the mine operators. Expected future revenues also reflect management’s estimated long-term metal prices. Estimated future cash costs are generally

 

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fixed based on the terms of each PMPA, as disclosed in the Contractual Obligations and Contingencies section of this MD&A.

If the carrying amount of the PMPA exceeds its recoverable amount, the PMPA is considered impaired and an impairment charge is reflected as a component of net earnings so as to reduce the carrying amount to its recoverable value. A previously recognized impairment charge is reversed only if there has been an indicator of a potential impairment reversal and the resulting assessment of the PMPA’s recoverable amount exceeds its carrying value. If this is the case, the carrying amount of the PMPA is increased to its recoverable amount. The increased amount cannot exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of depletion, had no impairment charge been recognized for the PMPA in prior years. Such reversal is reflected as a component of net earnings.

Based on the Company’s analysis, there were no indicators of impairment or impairment reversal at June 30, 2020. The following PMPA was determined to be impaired at June 30, 2019:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30
     Six Months Ended
June 30
 
(in thousands)    2020      2019      2020      2019  

Cobalt interests

           

Voisey’s Bay

   $ -      $     165,912      $ -      $ 165,912  

Total impairment charges

   $                 -      $ 165,912      $                 -      $     165,912  

Voisey’s Bay - Indicator of Impairment

On June 11, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement (the “Voisey’s Bay PMPA”) to acquire from Vale an amount of cobalt equal to 42.4% of the cobalt production from its Voisey’s Bay mine, located in Canada, until the delivery of 31 million pounds of cobalt and 21.2% of cobalt production thereafter for the life of mine for a total upfront cash payment of $390 million. Concurrently, Vale also entered into a streaming agreement with Cobalt 27 Capital Corp. (“Cobalt 27”) on the Voisey’s Bay mine with similar terms and conditions to the Voisey’s Bay PMPA.

On June 18, 2019, Cobalt 27 announced that it had entered into an agreement with Pala Investments Limited (“Pala”) whereby Pala would acquire 100% of Cobalt 27’s issued and outstanding common shares. The estimated implied price paid by Pala for Cobalt 27’s streaming agreement on the Voisey’s Bay mine was significantly lower than the original upfront cash payment paid by Cobalt 27 to Vale at the time their agreement was entered into. The implied purchase price paid by Pala to acquire Cobalt 27’s Voisey’s Bay stream was determined to be an indicator of impairment relative to the Company’s Voisey’s Bay PMPA.

The Voisey’s Bay PMPA had a pre-impairment carrying value at June 30, 2019 of $393 million. Management estimated that the recoverable amount at June 30, 2019 under the Voisey’s Bay PMPA was $227 million, representing its FVLCD and resulting in an impairment charge of $166 million. The recoverable amount related to the Voisey’s Bay PMPA was estimated using an average discount rate of 7% and the market price of cobalt of $14.83 per pound. As this valuation technique requires the use of estimates and assumptions such as commodity prices, discount rates, recoverable pounds of cobalt and operating performance, it is classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Since June 30, 2019, there were no further indications of impairment or any indications of impairment reversal that resulted in a reassessment of the recoverable value of the Voisey’s Bay PMPA.

 

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General and Administrative

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30
     Six Months Ended
June 30
 
(in thousands)    2020      2019      2020      2019  

Salaries and benefits

           

Salaries and benefits, excluding PSUs

   $ 4,095      $ 3,771      $ 8,230      $ 7,668  

PSUs

     10,097        2,417        13,374        9,541  

Total salaries and benefits

   $ 14,192      $ 6,188      $ 21,604      $ 17,209  

Depreciation

     478        467        989        960  

Donations

     2,293        333        2,634        809  

Professional fees

     936        970        1,339        1,333  

Other

     2,595        2,835        5,607        5,660  

General and administrative before equity settled stock based compensation

   $ 20,494      $ 10,793      $ 32,173      $ 25,971  

Equity settled stock based compensation (a non-cash expense)

     1,305        1,456        2,808        2,813  

Total general and administrative

   $         21,799      $         12,249      $         34,981      $         28,784  

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, general and administrative expenses increased by $10 million and $6 million, respectively, relative to the comparable periods in the previous year, with the increase being primarily the result of differences in accrued costs associated with the Company’s performance share units (“PSUs”) and higher charitable donations, with the Company having established a $5 million Community Support and Response Fund relative to the Covid-19 pandemic (see page 3 of this MD&A for more information).

Other (Income) Expense

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30
     Six Months Ended
June 30
 
(in thousands)    2020      2019      2020      2019  

Interest income

   $ (37)      $ (274)      $ (155)      $ (500)  

Dividend income

     -        (23)        -        (39)  

Share of losses of associate

     -        -        41        62  

Impairment loss - investment in associate

     -        1,649        362        1,649  

Foreign exchange loss (gain)

     261        146        (1,221)        819  

(Gain) loss on fair value adjustment of share purchase warrants held

     (333)        7        (262)        7  

(Gain) loss on fair value adjustment of convertible notes receivable

     (3,267)        1,934        (2,477)                  1,063  

Other

     10        (349)        (251)        (237)  

Total other (income) expense

   $         (3,366)      $           3,090      $         (3,963)      $           2,824  

 

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Finance Costs

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30
     Six Months Ended
June 30
 
(in thousands)    2020      2019      2020      2019  

Average principal outstanding during period

   $     708,450      $   1,165,994      $     746,461      $   1,195,591  

Average effective interest rate during period

     1.97%        4.25%        2.53%        4.27%  

Total interest costs incurred during period

   $ 3,487      $ 12,388      $ 9,432      $ 25,508  

Costs related to undrawn credit facilities

     1,121        871        2,259        1,712  

Interest expense - lease liabilities

     28        47        62        78  

Letter of guarantee

     -        -        -        (46)  

Total finance costs

   $ 4,636      $ 13,306      $ 11,753      $ 27,252  

Income Tax Expense (Recovery)

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30
     Six Months Ended
June 30
 
(in thousands)    2020      2019      2020      2019  

Current income tax expense

   $              36      $              85      $              85      $              104  

Deferred income tax expense (recovery) related to:

           

Origination and reversal of temporary differences

     1,650        1,089      $ 4,875      $ 4,284  

Write down (reversal of write down) or recognition of prior period temporary differences

     (6,485)        (3,932)        (1,317)        (7,256)  

Total deferred income tax expense (recovery)

   $ (4,835)      $ (2,843)      $ 3,558      $ (2,972)  

Income tax expense (recovery) recognized in net earnings

   $ (4,799)      $ (2,758)      $ 3,643      $ (2,868)  

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources1

As at June 30, 2020, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $132 million (December 31, 2019—$104 million) and debt outstanding under its Revolving Facility of $641 million (December 31, 2019—$875 million), resulting in a net debt position of $509 million (December 31, 2019—$771 million).2

A summary of the Company’s cash flow activity is as follows:

Three Months Ended June 30, 2020

Cash Flows From Operating Activities

During the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company generated operating cash flows of $152 million compared with $109 million during the comparable period of 2019, with the increase being attributable to the following:

 

Operating cash inflow for the three months ended June 30, 2019

   $         109,258  

Variance attributable to revenue (see page 20):

   $ 58,488  

Increase in ARa relative to sales

     (3,745)  

Total increase to cash inflows attributable to sales

   $ 54,743  

Variance attributable to cost of sales, excluding depletion:

  

Sales volume

   $ (3,580)  

Sales mix differences

     877  

Cost per ounce

     (1,550)  

Decrease in APa relative to cost of sales

     (6,756)  

Total increase to cash outflows attributable to cost of sales

   $ (11,009)  

Total increase to net cash inflows attributable to gross margin

   $ 43,734  

Other variances:

  

General and administrative

     (11,244)  

Finance costs

     10,186  

Income taxes

     5  

Other

     (146)  

Total increase to net cash inflows

   $ 42,535  

Operating cash inflow for the three months ended June 30, 2020

   $ 151,793  
a)

AR = accounts receivable; AP = accounts payable.

Cash Flows From Operating Activities

General and Administrative Variance

The increase to cash outflows relative to general and administrative expenses during the period was primarily the result of the payment relative to the Company’s performance share units (“PSUs”) in the amount of $11 million during the second quarter ended June 30, 2020, while a PSU payment in 2019 in the amount of $9 million was paid in Q1 2019.

Finance Costs Variance

As more fully detailed on page 27 of this MD&A, the decrease to cash outflows relative to finance costs during the period was due to a combination of lower market rates of interest coupled with a lower average outstanding principal balance resulting from repayments made during 2019 under the Revolving Facility and the timing of when interest payments are due during the period. The Company uses excess cash to pay down the Revolving Facility, and during the second quarter of 2020, the Company repaid $75 million under the Revolving Facility.

Cash Flows From Financing Activities

During the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company had net cash outflows from financing activities of $147 million, which was primarily the result of repayments under the Company’s Revolving Facility in the amount of $75 million and dividend payments totaling $83 million, representing payments relative to dividends declared in the first and second quarter of 2020, partially offset by proceeds relative to the exercise of stock options in the amount of $11 million. During the three months ended June 30, 2019, the Company had net cash outflows from financing activities of $146 million which was primarily the result of repayments under the Company’s Revolving Facility in the amount of $88 million and dividend payments totaling $64 million, representing payments relative to dividends declared in the first

 

1 

Statements made in this section contain forward-looking information with respect to funding outstanding commitments and continuing to acquire accretive mineral stream interests and readers are cautioned that actual outcomes may vary. Please see “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” for material risks, assumptions and important disclosure associated with this information.

2 

As explained in non-IFRS measure (v) on page 38 of this MD&A, net debt equals bank debt less cash and cash equivalents.

 

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and second quarter of 2019, partially offset by proceeds relative to the exercise of stock options in the amount of $6 million.

Cash Flows From Investing Activities

During the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company had virtually no cash flows from investing activities. During the three months ended June 30, 2019, the Company had net cash outflows from investing activities of $2 million, which was primarily the result of a $1 million payment to Panoro Minerals Ltd. (“Panoro”) in connection with the Cotabambas Early Deposit Agreement.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2020

Cash Flows From Operating Activities

During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company generated operating cash flows of $329 million compared with $227 million during the comparable period of 2019, with the increase being attributable to the following:

 

Operating cash inflow for the six months ended June 30, 2019

   $         227,452  

Variance attributable to revenue (see page 24):

   $ 88,229  

Decrease in ARa relative to sales

     281  

Total increase to cash inflows attributable to sales

   $ 88,510  

Variance attributable to cost of sales, excluding depletion:

  

Sales volume

   $ (369)  

Sales mix differences

     2,263  

Cost per ounce

     (3,841)  

Decrease in APa relative to cost of sales

     (6,763)  

Total increase to cash outflows attributable to cost of sales

   $ (8,710)  

Total increase to net cash inflows attributable to gross margin

   $ 79,800  

Other variances:

  

General and administrative

     2,599  

Finance costs

     13,322  

Income taxes

     3,656  

Other

     2,552  

Total increase to net cash inflows

   $ 101,929  

Operating cash inflow for the six months ended June 30, 2020

   $ 329,381  
  a)

AR = accounts receivable; AP = accounts payable.

General and Administrative Variance

The decrease to cash outflows relative to general and administrative expenses during the period was primarily a result of the payment of previously accrued professional fee invoices associated with the settlement reached with the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) on December 13, 2018 (the “CRA Settlement“) in the amount of $5 million in 2019 partially offset by donations of $2 million relating to the Community Support and Response Fund relative to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Finance Costs Variance

As more fully detailed on page 27 of this MD&A, the decrease to cash outflows relative to finance costs during the period was due to a combination of lower market rates of interest coupled with a lower average outstanding principal balance, partially offset by the timing of when interest payments are due during the period. The Company uses excess cash to pay down the Revolving Facility, and during the first half of 2020, the Company repaid $234 million under the Revolving Facility.

Income Taxes Variance

The decrease to cash outflows relative to income taxes was primarily the result of payments made in the previous year relative to the CRA Settlement.

Cash Flows From Financing Activities

During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company had net cash outflows from financing activities of $301 million, which was primarily the result of repayments under the Company’s Revolving Facility in the amount of $234 million and dividend payments totaling $83 million, partially offset by proceeds relative to the exercise of stock options in the amount of $18 million, which is inclusive of $2 million relative to a stock option exercise which occurred on December 31, 2019. During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company had net cash outflows from financing activities of $213 million, which was primarily the result of repayments under the Company’s Revolving Facility in the amount of $169 million and dividend payments totaling $64 million, partially offset by proceeds relative to the exercise of stock options in the amount of $20 million.

 

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Cash Flows From Investing Activities

During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company had net cash outflows from investing activities of $1 million, which included a $1 million payment to Panoro in connection with the Cotabambas Early Deposit Agreement. During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company had net cash outflows from investing activities of $3 million, which included a $1 million payment to Panoro in connection with the Cotabambas Early Deposit Agreement.

Conclusion

In the opinion of management, the $132 million of cash and cash equivalents as at June 30, 2020, combined with the liquidity provided by the available credit under the $2 billion Revolving Facility and ongoing operating cash flows positions the Company well to fund all outstanding commitments, as detailed on pages 31 and 32 of this MD&A, in addition to known contingencies as well as providing flexibility to acquire additional accretive mineral stream interests.

 

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Contractual Obligations and Contingencies1

Mineral Stream Interests

The following table summarizes the Company’s commitments to make per-ounce cash payments for gold, silver and palladium and per pound cash payments for cobalt to which it has the contractual right pursuant to the PMPAs:

 

Mineral Stream Interests    Attributable Payable Production to be
Purchased
    Per Unit of Measurement Cash Payment 1, 2    

Term of

Agreement

    

Date of

Original

Contract

 
   Gold     Silver     Palladium     Cobalt     Gold     Silver     Palladium     Cobalt  

Peñasquito

     0%       25%       0%       0%       n/a     $ 4.26       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine      24-Jul-07  

Constancia

     50%  3      100%       0%       0%     $ 408  4    $ 6.02  4      n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        8-Aug-12  

Salobo

     75%       0%       0%       0%     $ 408       n/a       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        28-Feb-13  

Sudbury

     70%       0%       0%       0%     $ 400       n/a       n/a       n/a       20 years        28-Feb-13  

Antamina

     0%       33.75%       0%       0%       n/a       variable  5      n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        3-Nov-15  

San Dimas

     variable  6      0%  6      0%       0%     $ 606       n/a       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        10-May-18  

Stillwater

     100%       0%       4.5%  7      0%       variable  8      n/a       variable  8      n/a       Life of Mine        16-Jul-18  

Voisey’s Bay

     0%       0%       0%       42.4%  9      n/a       n/a       n/a       variable  10      Life of Mine        11-Jun-18  

Other

                     

Los Filos

     0%       100%       0%       0%       n/a     $ 4.43       n/a       n/a       25 years        15-Oct-04  

Zinkgruvan

     0%       100%       0%       0%       n/a     $ 4.43       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        8-Dec-04  

Yauliyacu

     0%       100%  11      0%       0%       n/a     $ 8.94  12      n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        23-Mar-06  

Stratoni

     0%       100%       0%       0%       n/a     $ 11.43  13      n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        23-Apr-07  

Neves-Corvo

     0%       100%       0%       0%       n/a     $ 4.34       n/a       n/a       50 years        5-Jun-07  

Aljustrel

     0%       100%  14      0%       0%       n/a       variable  15      n/a       n/a       50 years        5-Jun-07  

Minto

     100%  16      100%       0%       0%       variable  17    $ 4.27       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        20-Nov-08  

Keno Hill

     0%       25%       0%       0%       n/a       variable  18      n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        2-Oct-08  

Pascua-Lama

     0%       25%       0%       0%       n/a     $ 3.90       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        8-Sep-09  

Rosemont

     100%       100%       0%       0%     $ 450     $ 3.90       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        10-Feb-10  

Loma de La Plata

     0%       12.5%       0%       0%       n/a     $ 4.00       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        n/a  ¹9 

777

     50%       100%       0%       0%     $ 425  4    $ 6.26  4      n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        8-Aug-12  

Early Deposit

                     

Toroparu

     10%       50%       0%       0%     $ 400     $ 3.90       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        11-Nov-13  

Cotabambas

     25%  20      100%  20      0%       0%     $ 450     $ 5.90       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        21-Mar-16  

Kutcho

     100%  21      100%  21      0%       0%       variable  22      variable  22      n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        14-Dec-17  

 

1)

Subject to an annual inflationary adjustment with the exception of Loma de La Plata and Sudbury.

2)

All amounts are measured on a per ounce basis with the exception of cobalt which is measured on a per pound basis. Should the prevailing market price for the applicable metal be lower than this amount, the per ounce or per pound cash payment will be reduced to the prevailing market price, with the exception of Yauliyacu where the per ounce cash payment will not be reduced below $4.35 per ounce, subject to an annual inflationary factor.

3)

Gold recoveries will be set at 55% for the Constancia deposit and 70% for the Pampacancha deposit until 265,000 ounces of gold have been delivered to the Company.

4)

Subject to an increase to $9.90 per ounce of silver and $550 per ounce of gold after the initial 40-year term.

5)

The Company is committed to pay Glencore 20% of the spot price of silver for each ounce of silver delivered under the Antamina PMPA.

6)

Under the terms of the San Dimas PMPA, the Company is entitled to an amount equal to 25% of the payable gold production plus an additional amount of gold equal to 25% of the payable silver production converted to gold at a fixed gold to silver exchange ratio of 70:1 from the San Dimas mine. If the average gold to silver price ratio decreases to less than 50:1 or increases to more than 90:1 for a period of 6 months or more, then the “70” shall be revised to “50” or “90”, as the case may be, until such time as the average gold to silver price ratio is between 50:1 to 90:1 for a period of 6 months or more in which event the “70” shall be reinstated. Effective April 1, 2020, the fixed gold to silver exchange ratio has been revised to 90:1.

7)

The Company is committed to purchase 4.5% of Stillwater palladium production until 375,000 ounces are delivered to the Company, thereafter 2.25% of Stillwater palladium production until 550,000 ounces are delivered to the Company and 1% of Stillwater palladium production thereafter for the life of mine.

8)

The Company is committed to pay Sibanye 18% of the spot price of gold and palladium for each ounce of gold and palladium delivered under the Stillwater PMPA until the market value of gold and palladium delivered to Wheaton, net of the per ounce cash payment, exceeds the initial upfront cash deposit, and 22% of the spot price thereafter.

9)

Once the Company has received 31 million pounds of cobalt, the Company’s attributable cobalt production to be purchased will be reduced to 21.2%.

10)

The Company is committed to pay Vale 18% of the spot price of cobalt per pound of cobalt delivered under the agreement until the market value of cobalt delivered to Wheaton, net of the per pound cash payment, exceeds the initial upfront cash deposit, and 22% of the spot price thereafter.

11)

The Company is committed to purchase from Glencore an amount equal to 100% of the first 1.5 million ounces of payable silver produced at Yauliyacu per annum and 50% of any excess.

12)

Should the market price of silver exceed $20 per ounce, in addition to the $8.94 per ounce, the Company is committed to pay Glencore an additional amount for each ounce of silver delivered equal to 50% of the excess, to a maximum of $10 per ounce, such that when the market price of silver is $40 or above, the Company will pay Glencore $18.94 per ounce of silver delivered.

13)

In October 2015, in order to incentivize additional exploration and potentially extend the limited remaining mine life of Stratoni, Wheaton and Eldorado Gold agreed to modify the Stratoni PMPA. The primary modification is to increase the production price per ounce of silver delivered to Wheaton over the current fixed price by one of the following amounts: (i) $2.50 per ounce of silver delivered if 10,000 meters of drilling is completed outside of the existing ore body and within Wheaton’s defined area of interest (“Expansion Drilling”); (ii) $5.00 per ounce of silver delivered if 20,000 meters of Expansion Drilling is completed; and (iii) $7.00 per ounce of silver delivered if 30,000 meters of Expansion Drilling is completed. Drilling in all three cases must be completed by December 31, 2020, in order for the agreed upon increase in production price to be initiated. The figures in the above table reflect the fact that Eldorado completed 30,000 meters of Expansion Drilling in August 2020.

14)

Wheaton only has the rights to silver contained in concentrate containing less than 15% copper at the Aljustrel mine.

15)

In respect of the Aljustrel PMPA, the Company is committed to pay Almina 50% of the amount received under the respective concentrate sales contracts.

16)

The Company is committed to acquire 100% of the first 30,000 ounces of gold produced per annum and 50% thereafter.

17)

The Company has amended the Minto PMPA such that the per ounce cash payment per ounce of gold delivered will be 75% of the spot price of gold for each ounce of gold delivered under the Minto PMPA. This amended pricing will end on the earlier of (i) 14 months after the first delivery is due; or (ii) once 11,000 ounces of gold have been delivered to the Company. Once this amended pricing ends, the per ounce cash payment per ounce of gold delivered will be $325, subject to an increase in periods where the market price of copper is lower than $2.50 per pound.

18)

Effective July 2020, the price paid per ounce of silver delivered under the Keno Hill PMPA has been modified to be between 10% of the spot price of silver, when the market price of silver is at or above $23.00 per ounce, to 90% of the spot price of silver when the market price of silver is at or below $15.00 per ounce.

19)

Terms of the agreement not yet finalized.

20)

Once 90 million silver equivalent ounces attributable to Wheaton have been produced, the attributable production to be purchased will decrease to 16.67% of gold production and 66.67% of silver production for the life of mine.

21)

Once 51,000 ounces of gold and 5.6 million ounces of silver have been delivered to Wheaton, attributable production to be purchased will decrease to 66.67% of gold and silver production for the life of mine.

22)

The Company is committed to pay Kutcho 20% of the spot price of gold and silver for each ounce of gold and silver delivered under the Kutcho Early Deposit Agreement.

 

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Statements made in this section contain forward-looking information and readers are cautioned that actual outcomes may vary. Please see “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” for material risks, assumptions and important disclosure associated with this information.

 

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Other Contractual Obligations and Contingencies

 

     Obligations With Scheduled Payment Dates                
(in thousands)    2020      2021 - 2023      2024 - 2025        After 2025      Sub-Total      Other
Commitments
     Total  

Bank debt 1

   $ -      $ -      $ 640,500      $ -      $ 640,500      $ -      $ 640,500  

Interest 2

     4,176        24,509        12,573        -        41,258        -        41,258  

Payments for mineral stream interests 3

                    

Rosemont 4

     -        -        -        -        -        231,150        231,150  

Loma de La Plata

     -        -        -        -        -        32,400        32,400  

Payments for early deposit mineral stream interest

                    

Toroparu

     -        -        -        -        -        138,000        138,000  

Cotabambas

     750        4,000        -        -        4,750        126,000        130,750  

Kutcho

     -        -        -        -        -        58,000        58,000  

Non-revolving credit facility 5

     422        -        -        -        422        -        422  

Leases liabilities

     425        2,595        1,106        -        4,126        -        4,126  

Total contractual obligations

   $     5,773      $ 31,104      $ 654,179      $  -      $   691,056      $     585,550      $     1,276,606  

 

1)

At June 30, 2020, the Company had $641 million drawn and outstanding on the Revolving Facility.

2)

As the applicable interest rates are floating in nature, the interest charges are estimated based on market-based forward interest rate curves at the end of the reporting period combined with the assumption that the principal balance outstanding at June 30, 2020 does not change until the debt maturity date.

3)

Does not reflect the contingent payment due related to the Salobo gold purchase agreement (see the Salobo section on the following page).

4)

Includes contingent transaction costs of $1 million.

5)

Represents the maximum amount available to Kutcho under the Cdn$1.3 million non-revolving credit facility (see the Kutcho section on the following page).

Rosemont

The Company is committed to pay Hudbay total upfront cash payments of $230 million in two installments, with the first $50 million being advanced upon Hudbay’s receipt of permitting for the Rosemont project and other customary conditions and the balance of $180 million being advanced once project costs incurred on the Rosemont project exceed $98 million. Under the agreement, the Company is permitted to elect to pay the deposit in cash or the delivery of common shares and Hudbay has provided a corporate guarantee. Additionally, the Company will be entitled to certain delay payments, including where construction ceases in any material respect, or if completion is not achieved within agreed upon timelines.

On August 1, 2019, Hudbay announced that the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona (“Court”) issued a ruling in the lawsuits challenging the U.S. Forest Service’s issuance of the Final Record of Decision (“FROD”) for the Rosemont project in Arizona. The Court ruled to vacate and remand the FROD such that Rosemont cannot proceed with construction at this time. On June 22, 2020 Hudbay announced that they had filed the initial brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in relation to appealing this decision.

Loma de La Plata

In connection with the Loma de La Plata PMPA, the Company is committed to pay Pan American Silver Corp. (“PAAS”) total upfront cash payments of $32 million following the satisfaction of certain conditions, including PAAS receiving all necessary permits to proceed with the mine construction.

Toroparu

In connection with the Toroparu Early Deposit Agreement, the Company is committed to pay Gold X an additional $138 million, payable on an installment basis to partially fund construction of the mine. Following the delivery of certain feasibility documentation or after December 31, 2020 if the feasibility documentation has not been delivered to Wheaton by such date, Wheaton may elect not to proceed with the agreement or not pay the balance of the upfront consideration and reduce the gold stream percentage from 10% to 0.909% and the silver stream percentage from 50% to nil. If Wheaton elects to terminate, Wheaton will be entitled to a return of the amounts advanced less $2 million which is non-refundable on the occurrence of certain events. If Wheaton elects to reduce the streams, Gold X may elect to terminate the agreement and Wheaton will be entitled to a return of the amount of the deposit already advanced less $2 million which is non-refundable. Gold X has filed a PEA defining the re-scoping of the Toroparu project, including a revised operating plan. Please see the section entitled Toroparu - Development Update on page 9 of this MD&A for more information.

 

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Cotabambas

In connection with the Cotabambas Early Deposit Agreement, the Company is committed to pay Panoro a total cash consideration of $140 million, of which $9 million has been paid to date. Once certain conditions have been met, the Company will advance an additional $5 million to Panoro, spread over up to five years. Following the delivery of a bankable definitive feasibility study, environmental study and impact assessment, and other related documents (collectively, the “Cotabambas Feasibility Documentation”), and receipt of permits and construction commencing, the Company may then advance the remaining deposit or elect to terminate the Cotabambas Early Deposit Agreement. If the Company elects to terminate, the Company will be entitled to a return of the portion of the amounts advanced less $2 million payable upon certain triggering events occurring.

Kutcho

In connection with the Kutcho Early Deposit Agreement, the Company is committed to pay Kutcho a total cash consideration of $65 million, of which $7 million has been paid to date. The remaining $58 million will be advanced on an installment basis to partially fund construction of the mine once certain conditions have been satisfied.

The Company will be required to make an additional payment to Kutcho, of up to $20 million, if processing throughput is increased to 4,500 tonnes per day or more within 5 years of attaining commercial production.

Non-revolving term loan

On November 25, 2019, the Company entered into a non-revolving term loan with Kutcho, under which Kutcho can draw up to a maximum of $1 million (Cdn$1.3 million), of which $0.5 million (Cdn$0.7 million) has been drawn as at June 30, 2020. The credit facility, which matures on December 31, 2020, carries interest at 15% per annum, compounded monthly.

Salobo

The Salobo mine currently has a mill throughput capacity of 24 Mtpa. In October 2018, Vale’s Board of Directors approved the investment in the Salobo Expansion, which is proposed to include a third concentrator line and will use Salobo’s existing infrastructure. Vale anticipates that the Salobo Expansion, which is scheduled to start up in the first half of 2022 with a ramp-up of 15 months, will result in an increase of throughput capacity from 24 Mtpa to 36 Mtpa once fully ramped up.

If actual throughput is expanded above 28 Mtpa, then under the terms of the Salobo PMPA, Wheaton will be required to make an additional set payment to Vale based on the size of the expansion, the timing of completion and the grade of the material processed. The set payment ranges from $113 million if throughput is expanded beyond 28 Mtpa by January 1, 2036 up to $953 million if throughput is expanded beyond 40 Mtpa by January 1, 2021. Assuming the Salobo III expansion project achieves 12 Mtpa of additional processing capacity (bringing total processing capacity at Salobo to 36 Mtpa) by the end of 2023, the Company would expect to pay an estimated expansion payment of between $550 million to $670 million. The actual amount and timing of any expansion payment may significantly differ from this estimate depending on the size, timing and processed grade of any expansion.

Taxes - Canada Revenue Agency – 2013-2015 Taxation Years - Domestic Reassessments 1

The Company received Notices of Reassessment in 2018 and 2019 for the 2013 to 2015 taxation years in which the CRA is seeking to change the timing of the deduction of upfront payments with respect to the Company’s PMPAs relating to Canadian mining assets, so that the cost of precious metal acquired under these Canadian PMPAs is equal to the cash cost paid on delivery plus an amortized amount of the upfront payment determined on a units-of-production basis over the estimated recoverable reserves, and where applicable, resources and exploration potential at the respective mine (the “Domestic Reassessments”). In total, the Domestic Reassessments assessed tax, interest and other penalties of $7 million.

Management believes the Company’s position, as reflected in its filed Canadian income tax returns and consistent with the terms of the PMPAs, that the cost of the precious metal acquired under the Canadian PMPAs is equal to the market value while a deposit is outstanding, and the cash cost thereafter is correct. The Company has filed Notices of Objection and paid 50% of the disputed amounts in order to challenge the Domestic Reassessments. The 2016 to 2019 taxation years remain open to a domestic audit.

 

If CRA were to apply the methodology in the Domestic Reassessments to taxation years subsequent to 2015, the Company estimates that losses would arise that could be carried back to reduce tax and interest relating to the Domestic Reassessments to approximately $2 million.

 

1 

The assessment by management of the expected impact of the Domestic Reassessments on the Company is “forward-looking information”. Statements in respect of the impact of the Domestic Reassessments are based on the expectation that the Company will be successful in challenging the Domestic Reassessments. Statements in respect of the Domestic Reassessments and estimates of any future taxes that the CRA may assert are payable are subject to known and unknown risks including that the Company’s interpretation of, or compliance with, tax laws, is found to be incorrect. Please see “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in the MD&A for material risks, assumptions and important disclosure associated with this information.

 

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U.S. Shareholder Class Action

During July 2015, after the Company disclosed that the CRA was proposing that they would issue notices of reassessment for federal and provincial tax, transfer pricing penalties, interest and other penalties for the 2005-2010 taxation years (the “Reassessments”), two putative securities class action lawsuits were filed against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in connection with the proposal (the “Complaints”).

On October 19, 2015, the Complaints were consolidated into one action, In re Silver Wheaton Securities Litigation, as against the Company, Randy Smallwood, President & Chief Executive Officer, Gary Brown, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer and Peter Barnes, former Chief Executive Officer (together the “Initial Defendants”) and a lead plaintiff (the “Plaintiff”) was selected. The Plaintiff filed a consolidated amended complaint in December 2015, which focuses on the Reassessments and asserted claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”).

On March 27, 2018, the court granted Plaintiff’s motion for leave to file a Second Amended Complaint, which alleges that Initial Defendants made false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company’s business, operations, prospects and performance in violation of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act, and adds a claim under Section 10(b) against our auditors (together with the “Initial Defendants, the “Defendants”).

On August 3, 2020, the court issued their final approval of a settlement of the lawsuit for $41.5 million, without admission of liability by any of the Defendants. The settlement is fully funded by the Company’s insurance carriers and the other Defendants. The Company will not be required to pay any portion of the settlement.

Canadian Shareholder Class Action

By Notice of Action dated August 10, 2016 (as amended September 2, 2016 and supplemented by Statement of Claim filed September 9, 2016 (collectively, the “Claim”)), proposed representative plaintiff Suzan Poirier commenced proceedings pursuant to the Class Proceedings Act (Ontario) in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against Wheaton Precious Metals Corp., Randy Smallwood, President and Chief Executive Officer and Gary Brown, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer. The Claim alleges, among other things, misrepresentation pursuant to primary and secondary market civil liability provisions under the Securities Act (Ontario) and its provincial equivalents, common law negligence and negligent misrepresentation. The claim focuses on the Reassessments. The Claim purports to be brought on behalf of proposed class of persons and entities who acquired common shares of Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. between August 14, 2013 and July 6, 2015 and held some or all of such common shares as of at least July 6, 2015. On July 21, 2020, the Company received a motion record in support of a proposed motion seeking the following (among other relief): (i) leave of the court to commence a secondary market action pursuant to section 138.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario) and equivalent provisions in the applicable provincial securities statutes: (ii) certification of the (amended) class and proposed common issues; (iii) leave to file an amended Statement of Claim to include further particulars and to refer to various provincial securities laws; and (iv) the appointment of a new class representative (Ms. Miriam Rosenszajn) in place of Ms. Poirier.

The Company believes that the allegations are without merit and intends to vigorously defend against this matter. No amounts have been recorded for potential liability arising from this claim as no value has been specified in the statement of claim and the Company cannot reasonably predict the outcome.

Please see “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in the MD&A for material risks, assumptions and important disclosure associated with outstanding litigation.

Other

Due to the size, complexity and nature of the Company’s operations, various legal and tax matters are outstanding from time to time, including audits and disputes. For transfer pricing purposes, under the terms of the CRA Settlement, income earned outside of Canada by the Company’s foreign subsidiaries will not be subject to income tax in Canada. The CRA Settlement principles apply to all taxation years after 2010 subject to there being no material change in facts or change in law or jurisprudence. From time to time there may be proposed legislative changes to law or outstanding legal actions that may have an impact on applicable law or jurisprudence, the outcome, applicability and impact of which is not known or determinable by the Company. By their nature, contingencies will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. The assessment of contingencies inherently involves the exercise of significant judgment and estimates of the outcome of future events. If the Company is unable to resolve any of these matters favorably, there may be a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial performance, cash flows or results of operations. In the event that management’s estimate of the future resolution of these matters changes, the Company will recognize the effects of the changes in its consolidated financial statements in the appropriate period relative to when such changes occur.

 

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Share Capital

During the three months ended June 30, 2020, a total of 486,720 share purchase options were exercised at a weighted average exercise price of Cdn$26.25 per option, resulting in total cash proceeds to the Company in the amount of $9 million (six months - $16 million from the exercise of 860,955 share purchase options at a weighted average exercise price of Cdn$25.63). During the three months ended June 30, 2019, the Company received cash proceeds of $6 million from the exercise of 283,620 share purchase options at a weighted average exercise price of Cdn$26.09 per option (six months - $20 million from the exercise of 1,035,790 share purchase options at a weighted average exercise price of Cdn$26.42).

During the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company released 3,495 RSUs (six months - 128,405 RSUs). During the three months ended June 30, 2019, the Company released 185 RSUs (six months - 130,915 RSUs).

As of August 12, 2020, there were 448,954,561 outstanding common shares, 1,976,330 share purchase options, 370,878 restricted share units and 10,000,000 share purchase warrants.

At the Market Equity Program

On April 16, 2020, the Company established an at-the-market equity program (the “ATM Program”) that allows the Company to issue up to $300 million worth of common shares from treasury (“Common Shares”) to the public from time to time at the Company’s discretion and subject to regulatory requirements. Any Common Shares sold in the ATM Program will be sold (i) in ordinary brokers’ transactions on the NYSE or another US marketplace on which the Common Shares are listed, quoted or otherwise trade, (ii) in ordinary brokers’ transactions on the TSX, (iii) on another Canadian marketplace on which the Common Shares are listed, quoted or otherwise trade, or (iv) with respect to sales in the United States, at the prevailing market price, a price related to the prevailing market price or at negotiated prices. Since the Common Shares will be distributed at the prevailing market prices at the time of the sale or certain other prices, prices may vary among purchasers and during the period of distribution.

The ATM Program will be effective until the date that all Common Shares available for issue under the ATM Program have been issued or the ATM Program is terminated prior to such date by the Company or the agents under the equity offering sales agreement dated April 16, 2020.

Wheaton intends that the net proceeds from the ATM Program, if any, will be available as one potential source of funding for stream acquisitions and/or other general corporate purposes including the repayment of indebtedness. As at August 12, 2020, the Company has not issued any shares under the ATM program.

Financial Instruments

The Company owns equity interests in several companies as long-term investments (see page 10 of this MD&A) in addition to the Kutcho Convertible Note and the Gold X Convertible Note (see page 12 of this MD&A) and therefore is inherently exposed to various risk factors including currency risk, market price risk and liquidity risk.

In order to mitigate the effect of short-term volatility in gold, silver and palladium prices, the Company will occasionally enter into forward contracts in relation to gold, silver and palladium deliveries that it is highly confident will occur within a given quarter. The Company does not hedge its long-term exposure to commodity prices. Other than these very short-term forward contracts, the Company has not used derivative financial instruments to manage the risks associated with its operations and therefore, in the normal course of business, it is inherently exposed to currency, interest rate and commodity price fluctuations. No forward contracts were outstanding at June 30, 2020.

New Accounting Standards Effective in 2020

Amendment to IFRS 3 - Business Combinations

The amendments to IFRS 3 clarify the definition of a business and includes an optional concentration test to determine whether an acquired set of activities and assets is a business. The amendments are effective for business combinations and asset acquisitions occurring on or after January 1, 2020. The Company will apply these amendments to future acquisition transactions.

 

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Non-IFRS Measures

Wheaton has included, throughout this document, certain non-IFRS performance measures, including (i) adjusted net earnings and adjusted net earnings per share; (ii) operating cash flow per share (basic and diluted); (iii) average cash costs of gold, silver and palladium on a per ounce basis; (iv) cash operating margin; and (v) net debt.

These non-IFRS measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS, and other companies may calculate these measures differently. The presentation of these non-IFRS measures is intended to provide additional information and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS.

 

  i.

Adjusted net earnings and adjusted net earnings per share are calculated by removing the effects of non-cash impairment charges, non-cash fair value (gains) losses, non-cash share of losses of associates, and other one-time (income) expenses as well as the reversal of non-cash income tax expense (recovery) which is offset by income tax expense (recovery) recognized in the Statements of Shareholders’ Equity and OCI, respectively. The Company believes that, in addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with IFRS, management and certain investors use this information to evaluate the Company’s performance.

The following table provides a reconciliation of adjusted net earnings and adjusted net earnings per share (basic and diluted).

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30
       Six Months Ended
June 30
 
(in thousands, except for per share amounts)    2020        2019        2020        2019  

Net earnings (loss)

   $ 105,812        $ (124,694)        $ 200,708        $ (67,345)  

Add back (deduct):

                 

Impairment loss

     -          167,561          362          167,561  

Share in losses of associate

     -          -          41          62  

(Gain) loss on fair value adjustment of share purchase warrants held

     (333)          7          (262)          7  

(Gain) loss on fair value adjustment of convertible notes receivable

     (3,267)          1,934          (2,477)          1,063  

Income tax expense (recovery) recognized in the Statement of Shareholders’ Equity

     (160)          (894)          (1,639)          (986)  

Income tax expense (recovery) recognized in the Statement of OCI

     (4,698)          (1,956)          5,155          (2,001)  

Adjusted net earnings

   $ 97,354        $ 41,958        $     201,888        $     98,361  

Divided by:

                 

Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding

           448,636                445,769          448,217          445,083  

Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding

     450,042          446,470          449,513          445,815  

Equals:

                 

Adjusted earnings per share - basic

   $ 0.217        $ 0.094        $ 0.450        $ 0.221  

Adjusted earnings per share - diluted

   $ 0.216        $ 0.094        $ 0.449        $ 0.221  

 

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  ii.

Operating cash flow per share (basic and diluted) is calculated by dividing cash generated by operating activities by the weighted average number of shares outstanding (basic and diluted). The Company presents operating cash flow per share as management and certain investors use this information to evaluate the Company’s performance in comparison to other companies in the precious metal mining industry who present results on a similar basis.

The following table provides a reconciliation of operating cash flow per share (basic and diluted).

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30
       Six Months Ended
June 30
 
(in thousands, except for per share amounts)    2020        2019        2020        2019  

Cash generated by operating activities

       $     151,793        $     109,258        $     329,381        $     227,452  

Divided by:

                 

Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding

     448,636          445,769          448,217          445,083  

Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding

     450,042          446,470          449,513          445,815  

Equals:

                 

Operating cash flow per share - basic

       $ 0.338        $ 0.245        $ 0.735        $ 0.511  

Operating cash flow per share - diluted

       $ 0.337        $ 0.245        $ 0.733        $ 0.510  

 

  iii.

Average cash cost of gold, silver and palladium on a per ounce basis is calculated by dividing the total cost of sales, less depletion, by the ounces sold. In the precious metal mining industry, this is a common performance measure but does not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS. In addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with IFRS, management and certain investors use this information to evaluate the Company’s performance and ability to generate cash flow.

The following table provides a calculation of average cash cost of gold, silver and palladium on a per ounce basis.

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30
       Six Months Ended
June 30
 
(in thousands, except for gold and palladium ounces sold and per ounce amounts)    2020        2019        2020        2019  

Cost of sales

       $ 123,872        $ 122,361        $ 255,622        $ 259,956  

Less: depletion

     (58,661)          (61,404)          (123,503)          (129,785)  

Cash cost of sales

       $       65,211        $       60,957        $       132,119        $       130,171  

Cash cost of sales is comprised of:

                 

Total cash cost of gold sold

       $ 38,746        $ 37,853        $ 81,505        $ 85,834  

Total cash cost of silver sold

     24,711          21,800          46,874          41,716  

Total cash cost of palladium sold

     1,754          1,304          3,740          2,621  

Total cash cost of sales

       $ 65,211        $ 60,957        $ 132,119        $ 130,171  

Divided by:

                 

Total gold ounces sold

     92,804          90,077          193,209          205,097  

Total silver ounces sold

     4,729          4,241          9,657          8,535  

Total palladium ounces sold

     4,976          5,273          9,914          10,462  

Equals:

                 

Average cash cost of gold (per ounce)

       $ 418        $ 420        $ 422        $ 419  

Average cash cost of silver (per ounce)

       $ 5.23        $ 5.14        $ 4.85        $ 4.89  

Average cash cost of palladium (per ounce)

       $ 353        $ 247        $ 377        $ 251  

 

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  iv.

Cash operating margin is calculated by subtracting the average cash cost of gold, silver and palladium on a per ounce basis from the average realized selling price of gold, silver and palladium on a per ounce basis. The Company presents cash operating margin as management and certain investors use this information to evaluate the Company’s performance in comparison to other companies in the precious metal mining industry who present results on a similar basis as well as to evaluate the Company’s ability to generate cash flow.

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash operating margin.

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30
     Six Months Ended
June 30
 
(in thousands, except for gold and palladium ounces sold and per ounce amounts)    2020      2019      2020      2019  

Total sales:

           

Gold

   $  159,272      $  118,870      $  318,794      $  269,270  

Silver

   $ 79,142      $ 63,313      $ 163,060      $ 130,474  

Palladium

   $ 9,540      $ 7,283      $ 20,890      $ 14,771  

Divided by:

           

Total gold ounces sold

     92,804        90,077        193,209        205,097  

Total silver ounces sold

     4,729        4,241        9,657        8,535  

Total palladium ounces sold

     4,976        5,273        9,914        10,462  

Equals:

           

Average realized price of gold (per ounce)

   $ 1,716      $ 1,320      $ 1,650      $ 1,313  

Average realized price of silver (per ounce)

   $ 16.73      $ 14.93      $ 16.89      $ 15.29  

Average realized price of palladium (per ounce)

   $ 1,917      $ 1,381      $ 2,107      $ 1,412  

Less:

           

Average cash cost of gold 1 (per ounce)

   $ (418)      $ (420)      $ (422)      $ (419)  

Average cash cost of silver 1 (per ounce)

   $ (5.23)      $ (5.14)      $ (4.85)      $ (4.89)  

Average cash cost of palladium 1 (per ounce)

   $ (353)      $ (247)      $ (377)      $ (251)  

Equals:

           

Cash operating margin per gold ounce sold

   $ 1,298      $ 900      $ 1,228      $ 894  

As a percentage of realized price of gold

     76%        68%        74%        68%  

Cash operating margin per silver ounce sold

   $ 11.50      $ 9.79      $ 12.04      $ 10.40  

As a percentage of realized price of silver

     69%        66%        71%        68%  

Cash operating margin per palladium ounce sold

   $ 1,564      $ 1,134      $ 1,730      $ 1,161  

As a percentage of realized price of palladium

     82%        82%        82%        82%  

 

  1)

Refer to discussion on non-IFRS measure (iii) on page 37 of this MD&A.

 

  v.

Net debt is calculated by subtracting cash and cash equivalents from the outstanding bank debt under the Revolving Facility. The Company presents net debt as management and certain investors use this information to evaluate the Company’s liquidity and financial position.

The following table provides a calculation of the Company’s net debt.

 

(in thousands)    As at
June 30
2020
     As at
December 31
2019
 

Bank debt

   $ 640,500      $ 874,500  

Less: cash and cash equivalents

     (131,764)        (103,986

Net debt

   $         508,736      $         770,514  

 

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Subsequent Events

Declaration of Dividend

Under the Company’s dividend policy, the quarterly dividend per common share is targeted to equal approximately 30% of the average cash flow generated by operating activities in the previous four quarters divided by the Company’s then outstanding common shares, all rounded to the nearest cent. To minimize volatility in quarterly dividends, the Company has set a minimum quarterly dividend of $0.10 per common share for the duration of 2020. The declaration, timing, amount and payment of future dividends remain at the discretion of the Board of Directors.

On August 12, 2020, the Board of Directors declared a dividend in the amount of $0.10 per common share, with this dividend being payable to shareholders of record on August 27, 2020 and is expected to be distributed on or about September 10, 2020. The Company has implemented a dividend reinvestment plan (“DRIP”) whereby shareholders can elect to have dividends reinvested directly into additional Wheaton common shares at a discount of 1% of the Average Market Price, as defined in the DRIP.

Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Wheaton’s management, with the participation of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the design and effectiveness of Wheaton’s disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Canadian Securities Administrators, as of June 30, 2020. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that Wheaton’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2020.

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

The Company’s management, with the participation of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, are responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Under the supervision of the Chief Financial Officer, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with IFRS. The Company’s controls include policies and procedures that:

 

   

pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company;

 

   

provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of the Company’s management and directors; and,

 

   

provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the annual financial statements or interim financial statements.

The Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting using the framework and criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013), issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation, management has concluded that the internal control over financial reporting was effective at as of June 30, 2020.

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended June 30, 2020 that would materially affect, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Note that as a result of certain operating restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, all employees of the Company are permitted to work remotely. Management has reviewed its key controls to ensure that they continued to operate effectively.

Limitation of Controls and Procedures

The Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, believe that any disclosure controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, they cannot provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been prevented or detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by unauthorized override of the controls. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future

 

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conditions. Accordingly, because of the inherent limitations in a cost effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

Attributable Reserves and Resources

The following tables set forth the estimated Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources (metals attributable to Wheaton only) for the mines relating to which the Company has PMPAs, adjusted where applicable to reflect the Company’s percentage entitlement to such metals, as of December 31, 2019, unless otherwise noted.

Attributable Proven and Probable Reserves (1,2,3,8,25)

As of December 31, 2019 unless otherwise noted (6)

 

      Proven      Probable      Proven & Probable          
      Tonnage
Mt
     Grade
g/t /%
     Contained
Moz /Mlbs
     Tonnage
Mt
     Grade
g/t /%
     Contained
Moz /Mlbs
     Tonnage
Mt
     Grade
g/t /%
     Contained
Moz /Mlbs
     Process
Recovery % (7)
 

Gold

                             

Salobo (75%) (10)

     237.1        0.30        2.30        624.3        0.32        6.42        861.3        0.32        8.73        68%  

Sudbury (70%) (11)

     12.8        0.52        0.21        20.3        0.44        0.29        33.0        0.47        0.50        77%  

Constancia (50%)

     220.6        0.06        0.42        42.5        0.07        0.09        263.1        0.06        0.52        61%  

Stillwater (12,13)

     6.4        0.46        0.10        41.9        0.47        0.63        48.3        0.47        0.73        69%  

San Dimas (25%) (14)

     0.5        4.38        0.07        0.8        3.12        0.08        1.3        3.59        0.15        95%  

777 (50%)

     1.1        2.01        0.07        0.2        1.75        0.01        1.3        1.96        0.08        59%  

Minto

     0.4        0.25        0.003        2.0        0.67        0.04        2.4        0.60        0.05        77%  

Toroparu (10%) (15,16)

     3.0        1.10        0.10        9.7        0.98        0.31        12.7        1.00        0.41        89%  

Kutcho (16,17)

     -        -        -        10.4        0.37        0.12        10.4        0.37        0.12        41%  

Metates Royalty (18)

     1.4        0.70        0.03        4.1        0.45        0.06        5.5        0.52        0.09        91%  

Total Gold

                       3.31                          8.06                          11.37           

Silver

                             

Peñasquito (25%) (10)

     27.4        38.1        33.6        83.0        31.6        84.2        110.4        33.2        117.8        85%  

Antamina (33.75%) (11,19)

                             

Copper

     50.0        6.0        9.6        36.1        8.1        9.4        86.1        6.9        19.1        71%  

Copper-Zinc

     25.7        14.0        11.5        33.1        13.1        13.9        58.7        13.5        25.5        71%  

Constancia

     441.2        2.9        40.9        85.0        3.8        10.3        526.2        3.0        51.2        70%  

Neves-Corvo

                             

Copper

     4.6        36.0        5.3        23.3        32.0        24.0        27.9        32.7        29.3        24%  

Zinc

     4.2        75.0        10.1        25.5        62.0        50.8        29.7        63.8        60.9        30%  

Zinkgruvan

                             

Zinc

     4.9        84.0        13.3        5.9        81.0        15.4        10.8        82.4        28.6        83%  

Copper

     2.5        32.0        2.6        0.2        40.0        0.3        2.7        32.6        2.9        70%  

Yauliyacu (20)

     1.7        109.0        6.0        7.4        120.0        28.5        9.1        117.9        34.5        83%  

San Dimas (25%) (14)

     0.5        312.5        4.8        0.8        327.2        8.4        1.3        321.7        13.2        94%  

Los Filos

     26.2        3.5        3.0        78.1        10.2        25.5        104.2        8.5        28.5        10%  

Aljustrel (23)

     8.7        54.1        15.2        6.7        51.7        11.2        15.5        53.1        26.4        110%  

Stratoni

     -        -        -        0.8        154.0        3.8        0.8        154.0        3.8        80%  

777

     2.1        27.0        1.8        0.5        26.0        0.4        2.6        26.8        2.2        48%  

Minto

     0.4        3.4        0.05        2.0        6.0        0.4        2.4        5.6        0.4        78%  

Keno Hill (25%)

                             

Underground

     -        -        -        0.3        804.5        7.6        0.3        804.5        7.6        96%  

Rosemont (21)

     408.6        5.0        66.2        108.0        3.0        10.4        516.6        4.6        76.7        76%  

Kutcho (16,17)

     -        -        -        10.4        34.6        11.6        10.4        34.6        11.6        46%  

Metates Royalty (18)

     1.4        17.2        0.8        4.1        13.1        1.7        5.5        14.2        2.5        66%  

Total Silver

                       224.8                          318.0                          542.8           

Palladium

                             

Stillwater (4.5%) (12,13)

     0.2        13.4        0.09        1.3        13.5        0.57        1.5        13.5        0.66        92%  

Total Palladium

                       0.09                          0.57                          0.66           

Cobalt

                             

Voisey’s Bay (42.4%) (11,22)

     4.8        0.14        14.6        6.6        0.13        18.1        11.4        0.13        32.7        84%  

Total Cobalt

                       14.6                          18.1                          32.7           

 

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Attributable Measured & Indicated Resources (1,2,3,4,5,9,25)

As of December 31, 2019 unless otherwise noted (6)

 

      Measured      Indicated      Measured & Indicated  
      Tonnage
Mt
         Grade
g/t /%
     Contained
Moz /Mlbs
     Tonnage
Mt
         Grade
g/t /%
     Contained
Moz /Mlbs
     Tonnage
Mt
         Grade
g/t /%
     Contained
Moz /Mlbs
 

Gold

                          

Salobo (75%) (10)

     0.9        0.42        0.01        144.2        0.31        1.44        145.1        0.31        1.45  

Sudbury (70%) (11)

     0.8        0.90        0.02        8.5        0.51        0.14        9.3        0.54        0.16  

Constancia (50%)

     67.1        0.05        0.10        80.2        0.04        0.11        147.2        0.04        0.21  

777 (50%)

     0.2        1.97        0.01        0.1        1.57        0.00        0.3        1.86        0.02  

Minto

     3.3        0.40        0.04        9.0        0.57        0.17        12.4        0.53        0.21  

Toroparu (10%) (15,16)

     1.2        0.93        0.03        9.0        0.87        0.25        10.2        0.87        0.29  

Cotabambas (25%) (16,24)

     -        -        -        29.3        0.23        0.22        29.3        0.23        0.22  

Kutcho (16,17)

     -        -        -        6.7        0.62        0.13        6.7        0.62        0.13  

Total Gold

                       0.22                          2.46                          2.68  

Silver

                          

Peñasquito (25%) (10)

     9.3        26.7        8.0        76.0        24.6        60.0        85.3        24.8        68.0  

Antamina (33.75%) (11,19)

                          

Copper

     30.7        7.0        6.9        105.3        8.0        27.1        136.0        7.8        34.0  

Copper-Zinc

     9.8        21.0        6.6        44.9        18.0        26.0        54.7        18.5        32.6  

Constancia

     134.1        2.0        8.8        160.3        2.0        10.3        294.4        2.0        19.1  

Neves-Corvo

                          

Copper

     5.5        49.0        8.6        29.5        50.1        47.5        35.0        49.9        56.2  

Zinc

     6.9        63.4        14.2        36.1        56.6        65.7        43.1        57.7        79.8  

Zinkgruvan

                          

Zinc

     2.7        65.4        5.7        8.1        70.9        18.4        10.8        69.5        24.1  

Copper

     2.0        34.8        2.2        0.3        35.7        0.3        2.2        34.9        2.5  

Yauliyacu (20)

     5.3        115.0        19.5        8.6        132.0        36.7        13.9        125.6        56.2  

Los Filos

     88.5        5.3        15.2        133.7        8.1        35.0        222.2        7.0        50.2  

Aljustrel (23)

     7.0        55.8        12.6        10.0        52.1        16.7        17.0        53.6        29.3  

Stratoni

     -        -        -        0.1        186.0        0.8        0.1        186.0        0.8  

777

     0.4        25.4        0.3        0.1        26.4        0.1        0.5        25.7        0.4  

Minto

     3.3        3.4        0.4        9.0        5.0        1.5        12.4        4.6        1.8  

Rosemont (21)

     112.2        3.9        14.1        358.0        2.7        31.5        470.2        3.0        45.6  

Pascua-Lama (25%)

     10.7        57.2        19.7        97.9        52.2        164.4        108.6        52.7        184.1  

Keno Hill (25%)

                          

Underground

     -        -        -        0.7        455.8        10.5        0.7        455.8        10.5  

Elsa Tailings

     -        -        -        0.6        119.0        2.4        0.6        119.0        2.4  

Loma de La Plata (12.5%)

     -        -        -        3.6        169.0        19.8        3.6        169.0        19.8  

Toroparu (50%) (15,16)

     21.9        1.1        0.8        98.5        0.7        2.3        120.4        0.8        3.1  

Cotabambas (16,24)

     -        -        -        117.1        2.7        10.3        117.1        2.7        10.3  

Kutcho (16,17)

     -        -        -        6.7        27.3        5.9        6.7        27.3        5.9  

Total Silver

                       143.5                          593.1                          736.6  

Cobalt

                          

Voisey’s Bay (42.4%) (11,22)

     -        -        -        1.4        0.05        1.6        1.4        0.05        1.6  

Total Cobalt

                       -                          1.6                          1.6  

 

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Attributable Inferred Resources (1,2,3,4,5,9,25)

As of December 31, 2019 unless otherwise noted (6)

 

      Inferred  
            Tonnage
Mt
           Grade
g/t /%
           Contained
Moz /Mlbs
 

Gold

        

Salobo (75%) (10)

     132.1        0.29        1.22  

Sudbury (70%) (11)

     5.0        0.54        0.09  

Constancia (50%)

     46.6        0.06        0.09  

Stillwater (12,13)

     86.1        0.45        1.24  

San Dimas (25%) (14)

     1.5        3.58        0.17  

777 (50%)

     0.1        3.11        0.01  

Minto

     6.1        0.51        0.10  

Cotabambas (25%) (16,24)

     151.3        0.17        0.84  

Toroparu (10%) (15,16)

     12.9        0.76        0.32  

Kutcho (16,17)

     10.7        0.26        0.09  

Metates Royalty (18)

     0.3        0.39        0.003  

Total Gold

                       4.16  

Silver

        

Peñasquito (25%) (10)

     48.4        26.0        40.4  

Antamina (33.75%) (11,19)

        

Copper

     232.7        9.0        67.3  

Copper-Zinc

     106.3        16.0        54.7  

Constancia

     93.2        3.4        10.3  

Neves-Corvo

        

Copper

     12.9        34.8        14.5  

Zinc

     3.8        62.0        7.6  

Yauliyacu (20)

     13.8        251.0        111.4  

Zinkgruvan

        

Zinc

     19.8        82.0        52.2  

Copper

     0.3        31.0        0.3  

San Dimas (25%) (14)

     1.5        340.9        16.1  

Stratoni

     1.6        169.0        8.5  

777

     0.2        40.0        0.3  

Minto

     6.1        4.9        1.0  

Los Filos

     98.2        6.1        19.4  

Rosemont (21)

     68.7        1.7        3.7  

Pascua-Lama (25%)

     3.8        17.8        2.2  

Aljustrel (23)

     14.0        48.4        21.8  

Keno Hill (25%)

        

Underground

     0.4        454.6        6.1  

Loma de La Plata (12.5%)

     0.2        76.0        0.4  

Cotabambas (16,24)

     605.3        2.3        45.4  

Toroparu (50%) (15,16)

     58.7        0.1        0.1  

Kutcho (16,17)

     10.7        21.5        7.4  

Metates Royalty (18)

     0.3        9.5        0.1  

Total Silver

                       491.0  

Palladium

        

Stillwater (4.5%) (12,13)

     0.9        12.8        0.35  

Total Palladium

                       0.35  

Cobalt

        

Voisey’s Bay (42.4%) (11,22)

     4.0        0.11        9.3  

Total Cobalt

                       9.3  

 

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Notes on Mineral Reserves & Mineral Resources:

 

1.

All Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources have been estimated in accordance with the 2014 Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) Standards for Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves and National Instrument 43-101 – Standards for Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”), or the 2012 Australasian Joint Ore Reserves Committee (JORC) Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves.

 

2.

Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources are reported above in millions of metric tonnes (“Mt”), grams per metric tonne (“g/t”) for gold, silver and palladium, percent (“%”) for cobalt, millions of ounces (“Moz”) for gold, silver and palladium and millions of pounds (“Mlbs”) for cobalt.

 

3.

Qualified persons (“QPs”), as defined by the NI 43-101, for the technical information contained in this document (including the Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resource estimates) are:

 

  a.

Neil Burns, M.Sc., P.Geo. (Vice President, Technical Services); and

  b.

Ryan Ulansky, M.A.Sc., P.Eng. (Senior Director, Engineering),

both employees of the Company (the “Company’s QPs”).

 

4.

The Mineral Resources reported in the above tables are exclusive of Mineral Reserves. The San Dimas mine, Minto mine, Neves-Corvo mine, Zinkgruvan mine, Stratoni mine, Stillwater mines, Keno Hill project and Toroparu project (gold only) report Mineral Resources inclusive of Mineral Reserves. The Company’s QPs have made the exclusive Mineral Resource estimates for these mines based on average mine recoveries and dilution.

 

5.

Mineral Resources which are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.

 

6.

Other than as detailed below, Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources are reported as of December 31, 2019 based on information available to the Company as of the date of this document, and therefore will not reflect updates, if any, after such date.

 

  a.

Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves for the Minto mine are reported as of December 31, 2018.

 

  b.

Mineral Resources for Aljustrel’s Estaçao project are reported as of December 31, 2007.

 

  c.

Mineral Resources for the Cotabambas project are reported as of June 20, 2013.

 

  d.

Mineral Resources for Keno Hill’s Elsa Tailings project are reported as of April 22, 2010, Bellekeno mine Indicated Mineral Resources as of September 30, 2013, Mineral Resources for the Lucky Queen, Flame & Moth and Onek projects as of March 29, 2017 and Bermingham projects as of March 28, 2019. Mineral Reserves are reported as of March 28, 2019.

 

  e.

Mineral Resources for the Kutcho project are reported as of February 22, 2019 and Mineral Reserves are reported as of June 15, 2017.

 

  f.

Mineral Resources for the Loma de La Plata project are reported as of May 20, 2009.

 

  g.

Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves for the Los Filos mine are reported as of October 31, 2018.

 

  h.

Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves for the Neves-Corvo and Zinkgruvan mines are reported as of June 30, 2019.

 

  i.

Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves for the Metates royalty are reported as of April 29, 2016.

 

  j.

Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves for the Rosemont project are reported as of March 30, 2017.

 

  k.

Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves for the Stratoni mine are reported as of September 30, 2019.

 

  l.

Mineral Resources for the Toroparu project are reported as of September 20, 2018 and Mineral Reserves are reported as of March 31, 2013.

 

7.

Process recoveries are the average percentage of gold, silver, palladium or cobalt in a saleable product (doré or concentrate) recovered from mined ore at the applicable site process plants as reported by the operators.

 

8.

Mineral Reserves are estimated using appropriate process and mine recovery rates, dilution, operating costs and the following commodity prices:

 

  a.

Aljustrel mine – 3.75% zinc cut-off for the Moinho and Feitais mines.

 

  b.

Antamina mine - $3.08 per pound copper, $1.08 per pound zinc, $8.70 per pound molybdenum and $17.39 per ounce silver.

 

  c.

Constancia mine - $1,375 per ounce gold, $17.00 per ounce silver, $3.10 per pound copper and $11.00 per pound molybdenum.

 

  d.

Keno Hill project - $1,300 per ounce gold, $18.50 per ounce silver, $1.00 per pound lead and $1.15 per pound zinc.

 

  e.

Kutcho project – 1.5% copper cut-off for the Main deposit and 1.0% copper cut-off for the Esso deposit, both assuming $2.75 per pound copper, $1.10 per pound zinc, $1,250 per ounce gold and $17.00 per ounce silver.

 

  f.

Los Filos mine - $1,200 per ounce gold and $4.39 per ounce silver.

 

  g.

Metates royalty – 0.34 grams per tonne gold equivalent cut-off assuming $1,200 per ounce gold and $19.20 per ounce silver.

 

  h.

Minto mine – 1.2% copper cut-off assuming $300 per ounce gold, $3.90 per ounce silver and $2.50 per pound copper.

 

  i.

Neves-Corvo mine – 1.4% copper cut-off for the copper Mineral Reserves and 5.4% zinc equivalent cut-off for the zinc Mineral Reserves, both assuming $2.75 per pound copper, $1.00 per pound lead and zinc.

 

  j.

Peñasquito mine - $1,200 per ounce gold, $16.00 per ounce silver, $0.95 per pound lead and $1.20 per pound zinc.

 

  k.

Rosemont project - $6.00 per ton NSR cut-off assuming $18.00 per ounce silver, $3.15 per pound copper and $11.00 per pound molybdenum.

 

  l.

Salobo mine – 0.253% copper equivalent cut-off assuming $1,290 per ounce gold and $3.18 per pound copper.

 

  m.

San Dimas mine – $1,350 per ounce gold and $17.50 per ounce silver.

 

  n.

Stillwater mines - combined platinum and palladium cut-off of 6.8 g/t.

 

  o.

Stratoni mine – 13.5% zinc equivalent cut-off assuming $11.42 per ounce silver, $0.91 per pound lead and $1.09 per pound zinc.

 

  p.

Sudbury mines - $1,290 per ounce gold, $8.16 per pound nickel, $3.18 per pound copper, $1,100 per ounce platinum, $1,000 per ounce palladium and $22.68 per pound cobalt.

 

  q.

Toroparu project – 0.38 grams per tonne gold cut-off assuming $1,070 per ounce gold for fresh rock and 0.35 grams per tonne gold cut-off assuming $970 per ounce gold for saprolite.

 

  r.

Voisey’s Bay mines:

 

  i.

Ovoid and SE Extension Mineral Reserves – Cdn $20.56 per tonne assuming $6.80 per pound nickel, $3.08 per pound copper and $29.48 per pound cobalt.

  ii.

Reid Brook Mineral Reserves - $275.00 per tonne assuming $9.71 per pound nickel, $3.40 per pound copper and $11.52 per pound cobalt.

  iii.

Eastern Deeps Mineral Reserves - $225.00 per tonne assuming $6.35 per pound nickel, $2.81 per pound copper and $18.14 per pound cobalt.

 

  s.

Yauliyacu mine - $17.39 per ounce silver, $3.08 per pound copper, and $1.08 per pound zinc.

 

  t.

Zinkgruvan mine – 5.4% zinc equivalent cut-off for the zinc Mineral Reserve and 1.4% copper cut-off for the copper Mineral Reserve, both

 

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assuming $2.75 per pound copper and $1.00 per pound lead and zinc.

 

  u.

777 mine – $1,392 per ounce gold, $16.33 per ounce silver, $2.92 per pound copper and $1.11 per pound zinc.

 

9.

Mineral Resources are estimated using appropriate recovery rates and the following commodity prices:

 

  a.

Aljustrel mine – 3.75% zinc cut-off for Feitais and Moinho mines and 4.0% zinc cut-off for the Estação project.

 

  b.

Antamina mine - $3.30 per pound copper, $1.23 per pound zinc, $10.00 per pound molybdenum and $19.95 per ounce silver.

 

  c.

Constancia mine – $1,375 per ounce gold, $17.00 per ounce silver, $3.10 per pound copper and $11.00 per pound molybdenum.

 

  d.

Cotabambas project – 0.2% copper equivalent cut-off assuming $1,350 per ounce gold, $23.00 per ounce silver, $3.20 per pound copper and $12.50 per pound molybdenum.

 

  e.

Keno Hill mines:

 

  i.

Bellekeno mine – Cdn $185 per tonne NSR cut-off assuming $22.50 per ounce silver, $0.85 per pound lead and $0.95 per pound zinc.

 

  ii.

Lucky Queen and Flame and Moth – Cdn $185 per tonne NSR cut-off assuming $1,300 per ounce gold, $20.00 per ounce silver, $0.94 per pound lead and $1.00 per pound zinc.

 

  iii.

Onek - Cdn $185 per tonne NSR cut-off assuming $1,250 per ounce gold, $20.00 per ounce silver, $0.90 per pound lead and $0.95 per pound zinc.

 

  iv.

Bermingham - Cdn $185 per tonne NSR cut-off assuming $20.00 per ounce silver, $0.95 per pound lead, $1.00 per pound zinc and $1,300 per ounce gold.

 

  v.

Elsa Tailings project – 50 grams per tonne silver cut-off assuming $17.00 per ounce silver and $1,000 per ounce gold.

 

  f.

Kutcho project – 1.2% copper equivalent cut-off assuming $3.00 per pound copper, $1.25 per pound zinc, $1,350 per ounce gold and $17.00 per ounce silver.

 

  g.

Loma de La Plata project – 50 grams per tonne silver equivalent cut-off assuming $12.50 per ounce silver and $0.50 per pound lead.

 

  h.

Los Filos mine - $1,400 per ounce gold and $4.39 per ounce silver.

 

  i.

Metates royalty – 0.34 grams per tonne gold equivalent cut-off assuming $1,200 per ounce gold and $19.20 per ounce silver.

 

  j.

Minto mine – 0.5% copper cut-off for Open Pit and 1.0% copper cut-off for Underground.

 

  k.

Neves-Corvo mine – 1.0% copper cut-off for the copper Mineral Resource and 4.5% zinc cut-off for the zinc Mineral Resource, both assuming $2.75 per pound copper and $1.00 per pound lead and zinc.

 

  l.

Pascua-Lama project – $1,500 per ounce gold, $18.75 per ounce silver and $3.50 per pound copper.

 

  m.

Peñasquito mine - $1,400 per ounce gold, $20.00 per ounce silver, $1.15 per pound lead and $1.45 per pound zinc.

 

  n.

Rosemont project – $5.70 per ton NSR cut-off assuming $18.00 per ounce silver, $3.15 per pound copper and $11.00 per pound molybdenum.

 

  o.

Salobo mine – 0.253% copper equivalent cut-off assuming $1,290 per ounce gold and $3.18 per pound copper.

 

  p.

San Dimas mine – $1,450 per ounce gold and $18.50 per ounce silver.

 

  q.

Stillwater mines – geologic boundaries for Inferred Mineral Resources at both the Stillwater mine and East Boulder mine.

 

  r.

Stratoni mine – Geologically constrained to massive sulfide contacts.

 

  s.

Sudbury mines - $1,290 per ounce gold, $8.16 per pound nickel, $3.18 per pound copper, $1,100 per ounce platinum, $1,000 per ounce palladium and $22.68 per pound cobalt.

 

  t.

Toroparu project – 0.30 grams per tonne gold cut-off assuming $1,350 per ounce gold and $3.00 per pound copper.

 

  u.

Voisey’s Bay mines:

 

  i.

Reid Brook Mineral Resources - $275.00 per tonne assuming $9.71 per pound nickel, $3.40 per pound copper and $11.52 per pound cobalt.

  ii.

Discovery Hill Mineral Resources - $24.81 per tonne assuming $9.53 per pound nickel, $3.13 per pound copper and $12.50 per pound cobalt.

 

  v.

Yauliyacu mine – $19.95 per ounce silver, $3.30 per pound copper, and $1.23 per pound zinc.

 

  w.

Zinkgruvan mine – 4.5% zinc equivalent cut-off for the zinc Mineral Resource and 1.0% copper cut-off for the copper Mineral Resource, both assuming $2.75 per pound copper and $1.00 per pound lead and zinc.

 

  x.

777 mine – $1,392 per ounce gold, $16.33 per ounce silver, $2.92 per pound copper and $1.11 per pound zinc.

 

10.

The scientific and technical information in these tables regarding the Peñasquito mine was sourced by the Company from the following filed documents:

 

  a.

Peñasquito – Newmont’s December 31, 2019 Resources and Reserves report (https://s2.q4cdn.com/575378270/files/doc_news/2020/updated/Newmont-Reports-2019-Reserves-and-Resources_Final.pdf) and

 

  b.

Salobo – The Company has filed a technical report for the Salobo Mine, which is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com

The Company QP’s have approved this partner disclosed scientific and technical information in respect of the Peñasquito mine, as well as, the Company’s Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve estimates for the Salobo mine.

 

11.

The Company’s attributable Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves for the Antamina silver interest, Sudbury gold interest and Voisey’s Bay cobalt interest, have been constrained to the production expected for the various contracts.

 

12.

The Stillwater precious metals purchase agreement provides that effective July 1, 2018, Sibanye-Stillwater will deliver 100% of the gold production for the life of the mines and 4.5% of palladium production until 375,000 ounces are delivered, 2.25% of palladium production until a further 175,000 ounces are delivered and 1.0% of the palladium production thereafter for the life of the mines. Attributable palladium Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources have been calculated based upon the 4.5% / 2.25% / 1.0% production entitlements.

 

13.

The Stillwater mine has been in operation since 1986 and the East Boulder mine since 2002. Individual grades for platinum, palladium, gold and rhodium are estimated using ratios applied to the combined platinum plus palladium grades based upon average historic production results provided to the Company as of the date of this document. As such, the Attributable Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve palladium and gold grades for the Stillwater mines have been estimated using the following ratios:

 

  a.

Stillwater mine: Pd = (Pt + Pd) / (1/3.5 + 1) and Au = (Pd + Pt) x 0.0238

 

  b.

East Boulder mine: Pd = (Pt + Pd) / (1/3.6 + 1) and Au = (Pd + Pt) x 0.0323

 

14.

Under the terms of the San Dimas PMPA, the Company is entitled to an amount equal to 25% of the payable gold production plus an additional amount of gold equal to 25% of the payable silver production converted to gold at a fixed gold to silver exchange ratio of 70:1 from the San Dimas

 

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mine. If the average gold to silver price ratio decreases to less than 50:1 or increases to more than 90:1 for a period of 6 months or more, then the “70” shall be revised to “50” or “90”, as the case may be, until such time as the average gold to silver price ratio is between 50:1 to 90:1 for a period of 6 months or more in which event the “70” shall be reinstated.

 

15.

The Company’s agreement with Gold X Mining Corp is an Early Deposit agreement, whereby the Company will be entitled to purchase 10% of the gold production and 50% of the silver production from the Toroparu project for the life of mine.

 

16.

The Company has the option in the Early Deposit agreements, to terminate the agreement following the delivery of a feasibility study or if feasibility study has not been delivered within a required time frame.

 

17.

The Company’s agreement with Kutcho Copper is an Early Deposit agreement, whereby the Company will be entitled to purchase 100% of the gold and silver production from the Kutcho project until 51,000 ounces of gold and 5.6 million ounces of silver have been delivered, after which both streams will decrease to 66.67% for the remaining life of mine.

 

18.

On August 7, 2019, Chesapeake Gold Corp (Chesapeake) exercised their option to re-acquire two-thirds of the Royalty (1%), reducing the Company’s net smelter return royalty to 0.5%.

 

19.

The Antamina silver purchase agreement in respect to the Antamina mine (November 3, 2015) provides that Glencore will deliver 33.75% of the silver production until 140 million ounces are delivered and 22.5% of silver production thereafter, for a 50 year term that can be extended in increments of 10 years at the Company’s discretion. Attributable reserves and resources have been calculated on the 33.75% / 22.5% basis.

 

20.

The Yauliyacu mine silver purchase agreement provides that Glencore will deliver to the Company a per annum amount equal to the first 1.5 million ounces of payable silver produced at the Yauliyacu mine and 50% of any excess for the life of the mine.

 

21.

The Rosemont mine Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves do not include the Oxide material.

 

22.

The Voisey’s Bay cobalt purchase agreement provides that effective January 1, 2021, Vale will deliver 42.4% of the cobalt production until 31 million pounds are delivered to the Company and 21.2% of cobalt production thereafter, for the life of the mine. Attributable reserves and resources have been calculated on the 42.4% / 21.2% basis.

 

23.

The Company only has the rights to silver contained in concentrates containing less than 15% copper at the Aljustrel mine.

 

24.

The Company’s agreement with Panoro is an Early Deposit agreement, whereby the Company will be entitled to purchase 100% of the silver production and 25% of the gold production from the Cotabambas project until 90 million silver equivalent ounces have been delivered, at which point the stream will drop to 66.67% of silver production and 16.67% of gold production for the life of mine.

 

25.

Precious metals and cobalt are by-product metals at all of the Mining Operations, other than silver at the Keno Hill mines and the Loma de La Plata zone of the Navidad project, gold at the Toroparu project and palladium at the Stillwater mines and therefore, the economic cut off applied to the reporting of precious metals and cobalt reserves and resources will be influenced by changes in the commodity prices of other metals at the mines.

Statements made in this section contain forward-looking information. Please see “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” for material risks, assumptions and important disclosure associated with this information.

 

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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

The information contained herein contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking statements, which are all statements other than statements of historical fact, include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to:

 

   

statements with respect to the successful negotiation and entering into of a definitive documentation with Caldas Gold, payment of US$110 million to Caldas Gold and the satisfaction of each party’s obligations in accordance with the Precious Metals Stream agreement, the receipt by the Company of silver and gold production in respect of the Marmato Project;

   

the future sales of Common Shares under, the amount of net proceeds from and the use of the net proceeds from, the ATM Program;

   

the future price of commodities;

   

the impact of epidemics (including the COVID-19 virus pandemic);

   

the estimation of future production from Mining Operations (including in the estimation of production, mill throughput, grades, recoveries and exploration potential);

   

the estimation of mineral reserves and mineral resources (including the estimation of reserve conversion rates) and the realization of such estimations);

   

the commencement, timing and achievement of construction, expansion or improvement projects by Wheaton’s PMPA counterparties at Mining Operations;

   

the ability of Wheaton’s PMPA counterparties to comply with the terms of a PMPA (including as a result of the business, mining operations and performance of Wheaton’s PMPA counterparties) and the potential impacts of such on Wheaton;

   

the costs of future production;

   

the estimation of produced but not yet delivered ounces;

   

any statements as to future dividends;

   

the ability to fund outstanding commitments and the ability to continue to acquire accretive PMPAs, future payments by the Company in accordance with PMPAs, including any acceleration of payments;

   

projected increases to Wheaton’s production and cash flow profile;

   

projected changes to Wheaton’s production mix;

   

the ability of Wheaton’s PMPA counterparties to comply with the terms of any other obligations under agreements with the Company;

   

the ability to sell precious metals and cobalt production;

   

confidence in the Company’s business structure;

   

the Company’s assessment of taxes payable and the impact of the CRA Settlement for years subsequent to 2010;

   

possible audits for taxation years subsequent to 2015;

   

the Company’s assessment of the impact of any tax reassessments;

   

the Company’s intention to file future tax returns in a manner consistent with the CRA Settlement; and

   

assessments of the impact and resolution of various legal and tax matters, including but not limited to outstanding class actions and audits.

Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “projects”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, “potential”, or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will be taken”, “occur” or “be achieved”. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Wheaton to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to:

 

   

risks associated with any specific risks relating to the completion of documentation and diligence for the Precious Metals Stream agreement, the satisfaction of each party’s obligations in accordance with the terms of the Precious Metals Stream agreement;

   

risks associated with the sale of Common Shares under the ATM Program, including the amount of any net proceeds from such offering of Common Shares and the use of any such proceeds;

   

risks associated with fluctuations in the price of commodities (including Wheaton’s ability to sell its precious metals or cobalt production at acceptable prices or at all);

   

risks of significant impacts on Wheaton or the Mining Operations as a result of an epidemic (including the COVID-19 virus pandemic);

   

risks related to the Mining Operations (including fluctuations in the price of the primary or other commodities mined at such operations, regulatory, political and other risks of the jurisdictions in which the Mining Operations are located, actual results of mining, risks association with exploration, development, operating, expansion and improvement at the Mining Operations, environmental and economic risks of the Mining Operations, and changes in project parameters as Mining Operations plans continue to be refined);

 

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absence of control over the Mining Operations and having to rely on the accuracy of the public disclosure and other information Wheaton receives from the owners and operators of the Mining Operations as the basis for its analyses, forecasts and assessments relating to its own business;

   

risks related to the uncertainty in the accuracy of mineral reserve and mineral resource estimation;

   

risks related to the satisfaction of each party’s obligations in accordance with the terms of the Company’s PMPAs, including the ability of the companies with which the Company has PMPAs to perform their obligations under those PMPAs in the event of a material adverse effect on the results of operations, financial condition, cash flows or business of such companies, any acceleration of payments, estimated throughput and exploration potential;

   

risks relating to production estimates from Mining Operations, including anticipated timing of the commencement of production by certain Mining Operations;

   

Wheaton’s interpretation of, or compliance with, or application of, tax laws and regulations or accounting policies and rules, being found to be incorrect or the tax impact to the Company’s business operations being materially different than currently contemplated;

   

any challenge or reassessment by the CRA of the Company’s tax filings being successful and the potential negative impact to the Company’s previous and future tax filings;

   

risks in assessing the impact of the CRA Settlement for years subsequent to 2010 (including whether there will be any material change in the Company’s facts or change in law or jurisprudence);

   

credit and liquidity risks;

   

mine operator concentration risks;

   

indebtedness and guarantees risks;

   

hedging risk;

   

competition in the streaming industry risk;

   

risks related to claims and legal proceedings against Wheaton or the Mining Operations;

   

risks relating to security over underlying assets;

   

risks related to governmental regulations;

   

risks related to international operations of Wheaton and the Mining Operations;

   

risks relating to exploration, development, operating, expansions and improvements at the Mining Operations;

   

risks related to environmental regulations, climate change and epidemics;

   

the ability of Wheaton and the Mining Operations to obtain and maintain necessary licenses, permits, approvals and rulings;

   

the ability of Wheaton and the Mining Operations to comply with applicable laws, regulations and permitting requirements;

   

lack of suitable infrastructure and employees to support the Mining Operations;

   

inability to replace and expand mineral reserves, including anticipated timing of the commencement of production by certain Mining Operations (including increases in production, estimated grades and recoveries);

   

uncertainties related to title and indigenous rights with respect to the mineral properties of the Mining Operations;

   

the ability of Wheaton and the Mining Operations to obtain adequate financing;

   

the ability of the Mining Operations to complete permitting, construction, development and expansion;

   

challenges related to global financial conditions;

   

risks related to Wheaton’s acquisition strategy;

   

risks related to the market price of the common shares of Wheaton (the “Common Shares”);

   

equity price risks related to Wheaton’s holding of long-term investments in other companies;

   

risks related to interest rates;

   

risks related to the declaration, timing and payment of dividends;

   

the ability of Wheaton and the Mining Operations to retain key management employees or procure the services of skilled and experienced personnel;

   

risks relating to activist shareholders;

   

risks relating to reputational damage;

   

risks relating to unknown defects and impairments;

   

risks related to ensuring the security and safety of information systems, including cyber security risks;

   

risks related to the adequacy of internal control over financial reporting;

   

risks related to fluctuations in commodity prices of metals produced from the Mining Operations other than precious metals or cobalt;

   

risks relating to future sales or the issuance of equity securities; and

   

other risks discussed in the section entitled “Description of the Business – Risk Factors” in Wheaton’s Annual Information Form available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, and in Wheaton’s Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2019 and Form 6-K filed March 11, 2020 both on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. (the “Disclosure”).

 

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Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions management currently believes to be reasonable, including but not limited to:

 

   

the completion of documentation and diligence in respect of the Precious Metals Stream agreement, the payment of US$110 million to Caldas Gold and the satisfaction of each party’s obligations in accordance with the terms of the Precious Metals Stream agreement;

   

that the sale of Common Shares under the ATM Program will not have a significant impact on the market price of the Company’s Common Shares and that the net proceeds of sales of Common Shares, if any, will be used as anticipated;

   

that there will be no material adverse change in the market price of commodities;

   

that neither Wheaton nor the Mining Operations will suffer significant impacts as a result of an epidemic (including the COVID-19 virus pandemic);

   

that the Mining Operations will continue to operate and the mining projects will be completed in accordance with public statements and achieve their stated production estimates;

   

that the mineral reserves and mineral resource estimates from Mining Operations (including reserve conversion rates) are accurate;

   

that each party will satisfy their obligations in accordance with the PMPAs;

   

that Wheaton will continue to be able to fund or obtain funding for outstanding commitments;

   

that Wheaton will be able to source and obtain accretive PMPAs;

   

that any outbreak or threat of an outbreak of a virus or other contagions or epidemic disease will be adequately responded to locally, nationally, regionally and internationally, without such response requiring any prolonged closure of the Mining Operations or having other material adverse effects on the Company and counterparties to its PMPAs;

   

that expectations regarding the resolution of legal and tax matters will be achieved (including ongoing class action litigation and CRA audits involving the Company);

   

that Wheaton has properly considered the application of Canadian tax law to its structure and operations;

   

that Wheaton has filed its tax returns and paid applicable taxes in compliance with Canadian tax law;

   

that Wheaton’s application of the CRA Settlement for years subsequent to 2010 is accurate (including the Company’s assessment that there will be no material change in the Company’s facts or change in law or jurisprudence for years subsequent to 2010);

   

the estimate of the recoverable amount for any PMPA with an indicator of impairment; and

   

such other assumptions and factors as set out in the Disclosure.

Although Wheaton has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results, level of activity, performance or achievements not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate and even if events or results described in the forward-looking statements are realized or substantially realized, there can be no assurance that they will have the expected consequences to, or effects on, Wheaton. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and are cautioned that actual outcomes may vary. The forward-looking statements included herein are for the purpose of providing investors with information to assist them in understanding Wheaton’s expected financial and operational performance and may not be appropriate for other purposes. Any forward looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Wheaton does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that are included or incorporated by reference herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

Cautionary Language Regarding Reserves And Resources

For further information on Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources and on Wheaton more generally, readers should refer to Wheaton’s Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2019 and other continuous disclosure documents filed by Wheaton since January 1, 2020, available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Wheaton’s Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources are subject to the qualifications and notes set forth therein. Mineral Resources which are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.

Cautionary Note to United States Investors Concerning Estimates of Measured, Indicated and Inferred Resources: The information contained herein has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the securities laws in effect in Canada, which differ from the requirements of United States securities laws. The terms “mineral reserve”, “proven mineral reserve” and “probable mineral reserve” are Canadian mining terms defined in accordance with Canadian National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”) and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (the “CIM”) – CIM Definition Standards on Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves, adopted by the CIM Council, as amended (the “CIM Standards”). These definitions differ from the definitions in Industry Guide 7 (“SEC Industry Guide 7”) under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”). Under U.S. standards, mineralization may not be classified as a “reserve” unless the determination has been made that the mineralization could be economically and legally produced or extracted at the time the reserve determination is made. Also, under SEC Industry Guide 7 standards, a “final” or “bankable”

 

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feasibility study is required to report reserves, the three-year historical average price is used in any reserve or cash flow analysis to designate reserves and the primary environmental analysis or report must be filed with the appropriate governmental authority. In addition, the terms “mineral resource”, “measured mineral resource”, “indicated mineral resource” and “inferred mineral resource” are defined in and required to be disclosed by NI 43-101; however, these terms are not defined terms under SEC Industry Guide 7 and are normally not permitted to be used in reports and registration statements filed with the SEC. Investors are cautioned not to assume that any part or all of the mineral deposits in these categories will ever be converted into reserves. “Inferred mineral resources” have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence and as to their economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an inferred mineral resource will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Under Canadian rules, estimates of inferred mineral resources may not form the basis of feasibility or pre-feasibility studies, except in rare cases. Investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of an inferred mineral resource exists or is economically or legally mineable. Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. Disclosure of “contained ounces” in a resource is permitted disclosure under Canadian regulations; however, the SEC normally only permits issuers to report mineralization that does not constitute “reserves” by SEC standards as in place tonnage and grade without reference to unit measures. Accordingly, information contained herein that describes Wheaton’s mineral deposits may not be comparable to similar information made public by U.S. companies subject to reporting and disclosure requirements under the United States federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. United States investors are urged to consider closely the disclosure in Wheaton’s Form 40-F, a copy of which may be obtained from Wheaton or from http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml.

 

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Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Loss)

 

            Three Months Ended
June 30
     Six Months Ended
June 30
 
 (US dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts - unaudited)    Note      2020      2019      2020      2019  

Sales

     6      $       247,954      $       189,466      $       502,744      $       414,515  

Cost of sales

              

Cost of sales, excluding depletion

      $ 65,211      $ 60,957      $ 132,119      $ 130,171  

Depletion

     10        58,661        61,404        123,503        129,785  

Total cost of sales

            $ 123,872      $ 122,361      $ 255,622      $ 259,956  

Gross margin

      $ 124,082      $ 67,105      $ 247,122      $ 154,559  

General and administrative expenses

     7        21,799        12,249        34,981        28,784  

Impairment of mineral stream interests

     11        -        165,912        -        165,912  

Earnings from operations

      $ 102,283      $ (111,056)      $ 212,141      $ (40,137)  

Other (income) expense

     8        (3,366)        3,090        (3,963)        2,824  

Earnings before finance costs and income taxes

      $ 105,649      $ (114,146)      $ 216,104      $ (42,961)  

Finance costs

     18.3        4,636        13,306        11,753        27,252  

Earnings before income taxes

      $ 101,013      $ (127,452)      $ 204,351      $ (70,213)  

Income tax recovery (expense)

     24        4,799        2,758        (3,643)        2,868  

Net earnings (loss)

            $ 105,812      $ (124,694)      $ 200,708      $ (67,345)  

Basic earnings per share

      $ 0.236      $ (0.280)      $ 0.448      $ (0.151)  

Diluted earnings per share

      $ 0.235      $ (0.279)      $ 0.447      $ (0.151)  

Weighted average number of shares outstanding

              

Basic

     22        448,636        445,769        448,217        445,083  

Diluted

     22        450,042        446,470        449,513        445,815  

 

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements.

 

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Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

 

            Three Months Ended
June 30
     Six Months Ended
June 30
 
  (US dollars in thousands - unaudited)    Note      2020      2019      2020      2019  

Net earnings (loss)

            $ 105,812      $ (124,694)      $ 200,708      $ (67,345)  

Other comprehensive income

              

Items that will not be reclassified to net earnings

              

Gain (loss) on LTIs

     16      $       105,521      $     30,026      $     (48,622)      $     50,673  

Income tax recovery (expense) related to LTIs¹

     24        (4,698)        (1,956)        5,155        (2,001)  

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

            $ 100,823      $ 28,070      $ (43,467)      $ 48,672  

Total comprehensive income (loss)

            $ 206,635      $ (96,624)      $ 157,241      $ (18,673)  

 

1)

LTIs = long-term investments – common shares held.

 

 

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements.

 

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Condensed Interim Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

  (US dollars in thousands - unaudited)    Note     

    

As at

June 30
2020

    

As at

December 31
2019

 

Assets

        

Current assets

        

Cash and cash equivalents

      $ 131,764      $ 103,986  

Accounts receivable

     9        3,244        7,138  

Current taxes receivable

        -        124  

Other

     25        45,267        43,504  

Total current assets

            $ 180,275      $ 154,752  

Non-current assets

        

Mineral stream interests

     10      $ 5,610,603      $ 5,734,106  

Early deposit mineral stream interests

     12        32,491        31,741  

Mineral royalty interest

     13        3,036        3,036  

Long-term equity investments

     16        262,798        309,757  

Investment in associates

     14        479        882  

Convertible notes receivable

     15        24,333        21,856  

Property, plant and equipment

     17        6,647        7,311  

Other

     26        13,382        14,566  

Total non-current assets

            $     5,953,769      $     6,123,255  

Total assets

            $ 6,134,044      $ 6,278,007  

Liabilities

        

Current liabilities

        

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

      $ 9,447      $ 11,794  

Current taxes payable

     24        35        -  

Current portion of performance share units

     21.1        14,355        10,668  

Current portion of lease liabilities

     18.2        718        724  

Other

     27        41,513        41,514  

Total current liabilities

            $ 66,068      $ 64,700  

Non-current liabilities

        

Bank debt

     18.1      $ 640,500      $ 874,500  

Lease liabilities

     18.2        3,054        3,528  

Deferred income taxes

     24        186        148  

Performance share units

     21.1        6,215        8,401  

Pension liability

              1,078        810  

Total non-current liabilities

            $ 651,033      $ 887,387  

Total liabilities

            $ 717,101      $ 952,087  

Shareholders’ equity

        

Issued capital

     19      $ 3,626,211      $ 3,599,203  

Reserves

     20        113,658        160,701  

Retained earnings

              1,677,074        1,566,016  

Total shareholders’ equity

            $ 5,416,943      $ 5,325,920  

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

            $ 6,134,044      $ 6,278,007  

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements.

 

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Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

            Three Months Ended
June 30
     Six Months Ended
June 30
 
 (US dollars in thousands - unaudited)    Note      2020      2019      2020      2019  

Operating activities

              

Net earnings (loss)

      $ 105,812      $ (124,694)      $ 200,708      $ (67,345)  

Adjustments for

              

Depreciation and depletion

        59,140        61,871        124,492        130,745  

Impairment charges

     11,14        -        167,561        362        167,561  

Interest expense

     18. 3        3,515        12,434        9,494        25,586  

Equity settled stock based compensation

        1,305        1,456        2,808        2,813  

Performance share units

     21.1        (868)        793        2,409        201  

Pension expense

        233        -        268        -  

Income tax expense (recovery)

     24        (4,799)        (2,758)        3,643        (2,868)  

Loss on fair value adjustment of share purchase warrants held

     8, 16        (333)        7        (262)        7  

Share in losses of associate

     14        -        -        41        62  

Fair value (gain) loss on convertible note receivable

     15        (3,267)        1,934        (2,477)        1,063  

Investment income recognized in net earnings

        (37)        (297)        (155)        (539)  

Other

        264        242        (456)        670  

Change in non-cash working capital

     23        (5,505)        4,659        (885)        (2,511)  

Cash generated from operations before income taxes and interest

      $     155,460      $     123,208      $     339,990      $     255,445  

Income taxes recovered (paid)

        (19)        (24)        70        (3,586)  

Interest paid

        (3,685)        (14,200)        (10,833)        (24,907)  

Interest received

              37        274        154        500  

Cash generated from operating activities

            $ 151,793      $ 109,258      $ 329,381      $ 227,452  

Financing activities

              

Bank debt repaid

     18.1      $ (75,000)      $ (88,000)      $ (234,000)      $ (168,500)  

Credit facility extension fees

     18.1        (7)        -        (1,367)        (1,100)  

Share purchase options exercised

     20.2        11,094        5,502        18,016        20,393  

Lease payments

     18.2        (139)        (153)        (306)        (323)  

Dividends paid

     19.2,23        (83,003)        (63,515)        (83,003)        (63,515)  

Cash (used for) generated from financing activities

            $ (147,055)      $ (146,166)      $ (300,660)      $ (213,045)  

Investing activities

              

Mineral stream interests

     10      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ (174)  

Early deposit mineral stream interests

     12        -        (750)        (750)        (750)  

Acquisition of long-term investments

     16        -        (909)        -        (909)  

Investment in associate

     14        -        (132)        -        (132)  

Proceeds on disposal of long-term investments

     16        123        -        123        -  

Dividend income received

        -        23        -        39  

Other

              (71)        (53)        (328)        (1,207)  

Cash generated from (used for) investing activities

            $ 52      $ (1,821)      $ (955)      $ (3,133)  

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

            $ 298      $ 130      $ 12      $ 141  

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

      $ 5,088      $ (38,599)      $ 27,778      $ 11,415  

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

              126,676        125,781        103,986        75,767  

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

            $ 131,764      $ 87,182      $ 131,764      $ 87,182  

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements.

 

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Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity

 

         
                   Reserves                
(US dollars in thousands - unaudited)    Number of
Shares
(000’s)
     Issued
Capital
     Share
Purchase
Warrants
Reserve
     Share
Purchase
Options
Reserve
     Restricted
Share Units
Reserve
     LTI 1
Revaluation
Reserve
(Net of Tax)
     Total
Reserves
     Retained
Earnings
     Total  

At January 1, 2019

     444,336      $ 3,516,437      $ 83,077      $ 31,002      $ 5,970      $ (112,156)      $ 7,893      $ 1,647,586      $ 5,171,916  

Total comprehensive income

                          

Net earnings

      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 57,349      $ 57,349  

OCI 1

              -        -        -        -        20,602        20,602        -        20,602  

Total comprehensive income

            $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 20,602      $ 20,602      $ 57,349      $ 77,951  

Income tax recovery (expense)

      $ (92)      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ (92)  

SBC 1 expense

        -        -        568        789        -        1,357        -        1,357  

Options 1 exercised

     752        18,762        -        (3,872)        -        -        (3,872)        -        14,890  

RSUs 1 released

     131        2,726        -        -        (2,726)        -        (2,726)        -        -  

Dividends (Note 19.2)

              -        -        -        -        -        -        (40,074)        (40,074)  

At March 31, 2019

     445,219      $ 3,537,833      $ 83,077      $ 27,698      $ 4,033      $ (91,554)      $ 23,254      $ 1,664,861      $ 5,225,948  

Total comprehensive income

                          

Net loss

      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ (124,694)      $ (124,694)  

OCI 1

              -        -        -        -        28,070        28,070        -        28,070  

Total comprehensive income

            $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 28,070      $ 28,070      $ (124,694)      $ (96,624)  

Income tax recovery (expense)

      $ (894)      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ (894)  

SBC 1 expense

        -        -        642        814        -        1,456        -        1,456  

Options 1 exercised

     284        7,070        -        (1,569)        -        -        (1,569)        -        5,501  

RSUs 1 released

     -        4        -        -        (4)        -        (4)        -        -  

Dividends (Note 19.2)

     762        16,692        -        -        -        -        -        (40,133)        (23,441)  

At June 30, 2019

     446,265      $ 3,560,705      $ 83,077      $ 26,771      $ 4,843      $ (63,484)      $ 51,207      $ 1,500,034      $ 5,111,946  

Total comprehensive income

                          

Net earnings

      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 153,483      $ 153,483  

OCI 1

              -        -        -        -        103,641        103,641        -        103,641  

Total comprehensive income

            $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 103,641      $ 103,641      $ 153,483      $ 257,124  

SBC 1 expense

        -        -        1,264        1,614        -        2,878        -        2,878  

Options 1 exercised

     1,004        23,106        -        (4,025)        -        -        (4,025)        -        19,081  

RSUs 1 released

     3        52        -        -        (52)        -        (52)        -        -  

Income tax recovery (expense)

        1,363        -        -        -        -        -        -        1,363  

Realized loss on disposal of LTIs ¹

        -        -        -        -        7,052        7,052        (7,052)        -  

Dividends

     499        13,977        -        -        -        -        -        (80,449)        (66,472)  

At December 31, 2019

     447,771      $ 3,599,203      $ 83,077      $ 24,010      $ 6,405      $ 47,209      $ 160,701      $ 1,566,016      $ 5,325,920  

Total comprehensive income (loss)

                          

Net earnings

      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 94,896      $ 94,896  

OCI 1

              -        -        -        -        (144,290)        (144,290)        -        (144,290)  

Total comprehensive income (loss)

            $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ (144,290)      $ (144,290)      $ 94,896      $ (49,394)  

Income tax recovery (expense)

      $ (1,480)      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ (1,480)  

SBC 1 expense

        -        -        647        856        -        1,503        -        1,503  

Options 1 exercised

     375        7,994        -        (1,503)        -        -        (1,503)        -        6,491  

RSUs 1 released

     125        2,784        -        -        (2,784)        -        (2,784)        -        -  

Dividends (Note 19.2)

              -        -        -        -        -        -        (44,815)        (44,815)  

At March 31, 2020

     448,271      $ 3,608,501      $ 83,077      $ 23,154      $ 4,477      $ (97,081)      $ 13,627      $ 1,616,097      $ 5,238,225  

Total comprehensive income

                          

Net earnings

      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 105,812      $ 105,812  

OCI 1

              -        -        -        -        100,823        100,823        -        100,823  

Total comprehensive income

            $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 100,823      $ 100,823      $ 105,812      $ 206,635  

Income tax recovery (expense)

      $ (160)      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ (160)  

SBC 1 expense

        -        -        506        799        -        1,305        -        1,305  

Options 1 exercised

     487        11,124        -        (1,998)        -        -        (1,998)        -        9,126  

RSUs 1 released

     3        73        -        -        (73)        -        (73)        -        -  

Dividends (Note 19.2)

     185        6,673        -        -        -        -        -        (44,861)        (38,188)  

Realized gain on disposal of LTIs ¹ (Note 16)

              -        -        -        -        (26)        (26)        26        -  

At June 30, 2020

     448,946      $ 3,626,211      $ 83,077      $ 21,662      $ 5,203      $ 3,716      $ 113,658      $ 1,677,074      $ 5,416,943  

 

1)

Definitions as follows: “OCI” = Other Comprehensive Income (Loss); “SBC” = Equity Settled Stock Based Compensation; “Options” = Share Purchase Options; “RSUs” = Restricted Share Units; “LTI’s” = Long-Term Investments; “Warrants” = Share Purchase Warrants.

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (US Dollars - Unaudited)

 

1.

Description of Business and Nature of Operations

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. is a precious metal streaming company which generates its revenue primarily from the sale of precious metals (gold, silver and palladium). Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (“Wheaton” or the “Company”), which is the ultimate parent company of its consolidated group, is incorporated and domiciled in Canada, and its principal place of business is at Suite 3500 - 1021 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 0C3. The Company trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) and the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol WPM.

The Company has entered into 23 long-term purchase agreements (three of which are early deposit agreements), with 17 different mining companies, for the purchase of precious metals and cobalt (“precious metal purchase agreements” or “PMPA”) relating to 20 mining assets which are currently operating, 9 which are at various stages of development and 1 which has been placed in care and maintenance, located in 11 countries. Pursuant to the PMPAs, Wheaton acquires metal production from the counterparties for an initial upfront payment plus an additional cash payment for each ounce or pound delivered which is fixed by contract, generally at or below the prevailing market price.

The condensed interim consolidated financial statements of the Company for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 were authorized for issue as of August 12, 2020 in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors.

Business Continuity and Employee Health and Safety

In accordance with local government restrictions and guidelines, Wheaton closed its physical offices in mid-March and successfully transitioned to telecommuting for all of its employees. As Wheaton has always maintained detailed business continuity plans, the transition was seamless with an uninterrupted flow of business.

Partner Operations

Wheaton has completed a thorough review of operations with our counterparties to better understand their policies and procedures around COVID-19. We have been advised that each operation has a crisis management team in place and will make decisions according to their local situation and applicable laws, as well as considering the health and safety of their employees. During the second quarter of 2020, six partner operations located in Mexico and Peru on which the Company has PMPAs were temporarily suspended due to government restrictions focused on reducing the impacts of COVID-19, including the Constancia, Yauliyacu, San Dimas, Los Filos, Peñasquito and Antamina mines. The Peruvian government issued a decree on May 3, 2020 indicating large mines would be able to reopen subject to approval of certain protocols, while on May 13, 2020, the federal government of Mexico announced the designation of mining as an essential activity beginning May 18, 2020. As such, as of August 12, 2020, operations at all these mines have restarted. Additionally, operations at the Voisey’s Bay mine, located in Canada, had also been temporarily suspended but has now moved into a planned maintenance period and resumed operations in July with Vale indicating in their second quarter report that they should reach full capacity by August. The Company is scheduled to begin receiving cobalt in 2021.

There can be no assurance that our partners’ operations that are currently operational will continue to remain operational for the duration of the COVID-19 virus pandemic.

 

2.

Basis of Presentation and Statement of Compliance

These unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis, except for certain financial instruments which have been measured at fair value as at the relevant balance sheet date. The consolidated financial statements are presented in United States (“US”) dollars, which is the Company’s functional currency, and all values are rounded to the nearest thousand US dollars (US$ 000’s) unless otherwise noted. References to “Cdn$” refer to Canadian dollars.

These unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34, Interim Financial Reporting (“IAS 34”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. The accounting policies applied in these unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements are based on International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) and have been prepared using the same accounting policies and methods of application as disclosed in Note 3 to the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019 and were consistently applied to all the periods presented unless otherwise stated below. These unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements do not include all the information and note disclosures required by IFRS for annual consolidated financial statements and therefore should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (US Dollars - Unaudited)

 

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with IAS 34 requires the use of certain accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgment in applying the Company’s accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgment or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the financial statements, are disclosed in Note 4.

In the opinion of management, all adjustments (including normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position at June 30, 2020 and the results of operations and cash flows for all periods presented have been made. The interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.

 

3.

Significant Accounting Policies

 

3.1.

New Accounting Standards Effective in 2020

Amendment to IFRS 3 - Business Combinations

The amendments to IFRS 3 clarify the definition of a business and includes an optional concentration test to determine whether an acquired set of activities and assets is a business. The amendments are effective for business combinations and asset acquisitions occurring on or after January 1, 2020. The Company will apply these amendments to future acquisition transactions.

 

4.

Key Sources of Estimation Uncertainty and Critical Accounting Judgments

The preparation of the Company’s condensed interim consolidated financial statements requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Estimates and assumptions are continuously evaluated and are based on management’s experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. However, actual outcomes can differ from these estimates.

Information about significant areas of estimation uncertainty and judgments made by management in preparing the consolidated financial statements are described below.

Key Sources of Estimation Uncertainty

 

4.1.

Attributable Reserve, Resource and Exploration Potential Estimates

Mineral stream interests are significant assets of the Company, with a carrying value of $5.6 billion at June 30, 2020. This amount represents the capitalized expenditures related to the acquisition of the mineral stream interests, net of accumulated depletion and accumulated impairment charges, if any. The Company estimates the reserves, resources and exploration potential relating to each agreement. Reserves are estimates of the amount of metals contained in ore that can be economically and legally extracted from the mining properties in respect of which the Company has PMPAs. Resources are estimates of the amount of metals contained in mineralized material for which there is a reasonable prospect for economic extraction from the mining properties in respect of which the Company has PMPAs. Exploration potential represents an estimate of additional reserves and resources which may be discovered through the mine operator’s exploration program. The Company adjusts its estimates of reserves, resources (where applicable) and exploration potential (where applicable) to reflect the Company’s percentage entitlement to metals produced from such mines. The Company compiles its estimates of its reserves and resources based on information supplied by appropriately qualified persons relating to the geological data on the size, density and grade of the ore body, and require complex geological and geostatistical judgments to interpret the data. The estimation of recoverable reserves and resources is based upon factors such as estimates of foreign exchange rates, commodity prices, future capital requirements, and production costs along with geological assumptions and judgments made in estimating the size and grade of the ore body. The Company estimates exploration potential based on assumptions surrounding the ore body continuity which requires judgment as to future success of any exploration programs undertaken by the mine operator. Changes in the reserve estimates, resource estimates or exploration potential estimates may impact upon the carrying value of the Company’s mineral stream interests and depletion charges.

 

4.2.

Depletion

The Company’s mineral stream interests are separately allocated to reserves, resources and exploration potential. The value allocated to reserves is classified as depletable and is depleted on a unit-of-production basis over the estimated recoverable proven and probable reserves at the mine corresponding to the specific agreement. The value associated with resources and exploration potential is the value beyond proven and probable reserves at acquisition and is classified as non-depletable until such time as it is transferred to the depletable category as a result of the conversion of resources and/or exploration potential into reserves. To make this allocation, the Company estimates the recoverable reserves, resources and exploration potential at each mining operation. These calculations require the use of estimates and assumptions, including the amount of contained metals, recovery rates and payable rates. Changes to these

 

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Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (US Dollars - Unaudited)

 

assumptions may impact the estimated recoverable reserves, resources or exploration potential which could directly impact the depletion rates used. Changes to depletion rates are accounted for prospectively.

 

4.3.

Impairment of Assets

The Company assesses each PMPA at the end of every reporting period to determine whether any indication of impairment or impairment reversal exists. If such an indication exists, the recoverable amount of the PMPA is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment or impairment reversal (if any). The calculation of the recoverable amount requires the use of estimates and assumptions such as long-term commodity prices, discount rates, recoverable ounces of attributable metals, and operating performance.

The price of precious metals and cobalt has been extremely volatile over the past several years. The Company monitors spot and forward metal prices and if necessary re-evaluates the long-term metal price assumptions used for impairment testing. Should price levels decline or increase in the future, either for an extended period of time or due to known macro economic changes, the Company may need to re-evaluate the long-term metal price assumptions used for impairment testing. A significant decrease in long-term metal price assumptions may be an indication of potential impairment, while a significant increase in long-term metal price assumptions may be an indication of potential impairment reversal. Should the Company conclude that it has an indication of impairment or impairment reversal at any balance sheet date, the Company is required to perform an impairment assessment.

 

4.4.

Valuation of Stock Based Compensation

The Company has various forms of stock based compensation, including share purchase options, restricted share units (“RSUs”) and performance share units (“PSUs”). The calculation of the fair value of share purchase options, RSUs and PSUs issued requires the use of estimates as more fully described in Notes 20.2, 20.3, and 21.1, respectively.

 

4.5.

Valuation of Convertible Notes Receivable

As more fully described in Note 15, the Company measures its convertible notes receivables at fair value for financial reporting purposes. This calculation requires the use of estimates and assumptions such as rate of interest prevailing at the balance sheet date for instruments of similar term and risk, expected dividend yield, expected volatility and expected remaining life of the convertible notes receivable.

 

4.6.

Valuation of Minto Derivative Liability

As more fully described in Note 5.8.3, the Company’s Minto PMPA has a pricing mechanism whereby there is an increase to the production payment per ounce of gold delivered to Wheaton over the current fixed price in periods where the market price of copper is lower than $2.50 per pound. As this pricing mechanism meets the definition of a derivative, it is reflected at fair value for financial reporting purposes. This calculation requires the use of estimates and assumptions such as long-term price of copper, recoverable ounces of gold and operating performance.

 

4.7.

Contingencies

Due to the size, complexity and nature of the Company’s operations, various legal and tax matters are outstanding from time to time, including those matters described in Note 27. By their nature, contingencies will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. The assessment of contingencies inherently involves the exercise of significant judgment and estimates of the outcome of future events. If the Company is unable to resolve any of these matters favorably, there may be a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial performance, cash flows or results of operations. In the event that management’s estimate of the future resolution of these matters changes, the Company will recognize the effects of the changes in its consolidated financial statements in the appropriate period relative to when such changes occur.

Critical Accounting Judgments

 

4.8.

Functional Currency

The functional currency for the Company and each of its subsidiaries is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates. As a result of the following factors, the Company has determined that the functional currency of each entity is the US dollar:

 

   

The entities’ revenues are denominated in US dollars;

 

   

The entities’ cash cost of sales are denominated in US dollars;

 

   

The majority of the entities’ cash is held in US dollars; and

 

   

The Company generally seeks to raise capital in US dollars.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (US Dollars - Unaudited)

 

Determination of the functional currency may involve certain judgments to determine the primary economic environment and the Company reconsiders the functional currency of its entities if there is a change in events and conditions which determined the primary economic environment.

 

4.9.

Significant Influence over Kutcho

Note 14 describes Kutcho as an associate though the Company only owns a 10% ownership interest in Kutcho. The Company has determined it has significant influence over Kutcho by virtue of the convertible instruments of Kutcho that the Company owns.

 

4.10.

Income Taxes

The interpretation and application of existing tax laws, regulations or rules in Canada, the Cayman Islands, Barbados, Luxembourg, the Netherlands or any of the countries in which the Company’s subsidiaries or the mining operations are located or to which deliveries of precious metals, precious metal credits or cobalt are made requires the use of judgment. The likelihood that tax positions taken will be sustained is assessed based on facts and circumstances of the relevant tax position considering all available evidence. Differing interpretation of these laws, regulations or rules could result in an increase in the Company’s taxes, or other governmental charges, duties or impositions. Refer to Note 27 for more information.

In assessing the probability of realizing deferred income tax assets, the Company makes estimates related to expectations of future taxable income, including the expected timing of reversals of existing temporary differences. Such estimates are based on forecasted cash flows from operations which require the use of estimates and assumptions such as long-term commodity prices and recoverable metal ounces. The amount of deferred income tax assets recognized on the balance sheet could be reduced if the actual taxable income differs significantly from expected taxable income. The Company reassesses its deferred income tax assets at the end of each reporting period.

 

4.11.

Leases

The Company assesses whether a contract contains a lease and, if so, recognizes a lease liability by discounting the future lease payments by using the Company’s estimated incremental borrowing rate. If the lease agreement contains an option to extend the lease, the Company must assess the likelihood of whether that option will be exercised. The determination of whether an option to extend a lease will be exercised requires significant management judgment, and providing the Company concludes that it is reasonably certain that the option to extend will be exercised, the lease payments during the extension period will comprise part of the right-of-use asset and corresponding lease liability.

 

5.

Financial Instruments

 

5.1.

Capital Risk Management

The Company manages its capital to ensure that it will be able to continue as a going concern while maximizing the return to stakeholders through the optimization of the debt and equity balance.

The capital structure of the Company consists of debt (Note 18) and equity attributable to common shareholders, comprising of issued capital (Note 19), accumulated reserves (Note 20) and retained earnings.

The Company is not subject to any externally imposed capital requirements with the exception of complying with the minimum tangible net worth covenant under the credit agreement governing bank debt (Note 18).

The Company is in compliance with the debt covenants at June 30, 2020, as described in Note 18.1.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (US Dollars - Unaudited)

 

5.2.

Categories of Financial Assets and Liabilities

The non-revolving term loan, which requires regularly scheduled payments of interest and principal, is carried at amortized cost. Other receivables are non-interest bearing and are stated at amortized cost, which approximate fair values due to the short terms to maturity. Where necessary, the non-revolving term loan and the other receivables are reported net of allowances for uncollectable amounts. All other financial assets are reported at fair value. Fair value adjustments on financial assets are reflected as a component of net earnings with the exception of fair value adjustments associated with the Company’s long-term investments in common shares held. As these long-term investments are held for strategic purposes and not for trading, the Company has made a one time, irrevocable election to reflect the fair value adjustments associated with these investments as a component of OCI. Financial liabilities are reported at amortized cost using the effective interest method. The following table summarizes the classification of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities:

 

  (in thousands)    Note        June 30
2020
     December 31
2019
 

Financial assets

        

Financial assets mandatorily measured at FVTNE 1

        

Cash and cash equivalents

      $ 131,764      $ 103,986  

Trade receivables from provisional concentrate sales, net of fair value adjustment

     6, 9          2,836        4,350  

Long-term investments - warrants held

     16          427        -  

Convertible notes receivable

     15          24,333        21,856  

Investments in equity instruments designated as at FVTOCI 1

        

Long-term investments - common shares held

     16          262,371        309,757  

Financial assets measured at amortized cost

        

Non-revolving term loan

     25          532        431  

Other accounts receivable

     9          408        2,788  

Class action settlement recoverable

     25, 27          41,500        41,500  

Total financial assets

            $     464,171      $     484,668  

Financial liabilities

        

Financial liabilities at amortized cost

        

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

        9,447        11,794  

Bank debt

     18          640,500        874,500  

Pension liability

        1,078        810  

Class action settlement

     27          41,500        41,500  

Total financial liabilities

            $     692,525      $     928,604  

 

1)

FVTNE refers to Fair Value Through Net Earnings, FVTOCI refers to Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income

 

5.3.

Credit Risk

Credit risk is the risk that the counterparty to a financial instrument will cause a financial loss for the Company by failing to discharge its obligations. To mitigate exposure to credit risk on financial assets, the Company has established policies to limit the concentration of credit risk, to ensure counterparties demonstrate minimum acceptable credit worthiness and to ensure liquidity of available funds.

The Company closely monitors its financial assets and does not have any significant concentration of credit risk. The Company invests surplus cash in short-term, high credit quality, money market instruments. In addition, counterparties used to sell precious metals are all large, international organizations with strong credit ratings and the balance of trade receivables owed to the Company in the ordinary course of business is not significant. Therefore, credit risk associated with trade receivables at June 30, 2020 is considered to be negligible.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (US Dollars - Unaudited)

 

The Company’s maximum exposure to credit risk related to its financial assets is as follows:

 

  (in thousands)    Note        June 30
2020
     December 31
2019
 

Cash and cash equivalents

      $ 131,764      $ 103,986  

Trade receivables from provisional concentrate sales, net of fair value adjustment

     9          2,836        4,350  

Other accounts receivables

     9          408        2,788  

Non-revolving term loan

     25          532        431  

Convertible notes receivable

     15          24,333        21,856  

Class action settlement recoverable

     25, 27          41,500        41,500  

Maximum exposure to credit risk related to financial assets

            $     201,373      $     174,911  

As it relates to the non-revolving term loan and the convertible notes receivable, the Company has a security interest in the applicable mining concessions relative to Kutcho Copper Corp. (“Kutcho”) and Gold X Mining Corp (“Gold X”), respectively, and with some exceptions, all present and after acquired property of Kutcho and Gold X and its applicable subsidiaries.

 

5.4.

Liquidity Risk

The Company has in place a rigorous planning and budgeting process to help determine the funds required to support the Company’s normal operating requirements on an ongoing basis and its expansionary plans. The Company ensures that there are sufficient committed loan facilities to meet its short-term business requirements, taking into account its anticipated cash flows from operations and its holdings of cash and cash equivalents. As at June 30, 2020, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $132 million (December 31, 2019 - $104 million) and working capital of $114 million (December 31, 2019 - $90 million).

The Company holds equity investments of several companies (Note 16) with a combined market value at June 30, 2020 of $263 million (December 31, 2019 - $310 million). The daily exchange traded volume of these shares, including the shares underlying the warrants, is not sufficient for the Company to liquidate its position in a short period of time without potentially affecting the market value of the shares. These shares and warrants are held for strategic purposes and are considered long-term investments and therefore, as part of the Company’s planning, budgeting and liquidity analysis process, these investments are not relied upon to provide operational liquidity.

The following table summarizes the timing associated with the Company’s remaining contractual payments relating to its financial liabilities. The table reflects the undiscounted cash flows of financial liabilities based on the earliest date on which the Company can be required to pay (assuming that the Company is in compliance with all of its obligations). The table includes both interest and principal cash flows. To the extent that applicable interest rates are floating in nature, the interest charges are estimated based on market-based forward interest rate curves at the end of the reporting period.

 

As at June 30, 2020

  (in thousands)    2020      2021 -2023      2024 -2025      After 2025      Total  

Non-derivative financial liabilities

              

Bank debt ¹

   $ -      $ -      $ 640,500      $ -      $ 640,500  

Interest on bank debt ²

     4,176        24,509        12,573        -        41,258  

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     9,447        -        -        -        9,447  

Performance share units 3

     846        19,724        -        -        20,570  

Pension liability 4

     1,078        -        -        -        1,078  

Lease liability

     348        2,342        1,082        -        3,772  

Class action settlement 5

     41,500        -        -        -        41,500  

Total

   $     57,395      $     46,575      $     654,155      $     -      $     758,125  

 

1)

Assumes the principal balance outstanding at June 30, 2020 does not change until the debt maturity date. On February 27, 2020, the term of the revolving credit facility was extended by an additional year, with the facility now maturing on February 27, 2025.

2)

As the applicable interest rates are floating in nature, the interest charges are estimated based on market-based forward interest rate curves at the end of the reporting period combined with the assumption that the principal balance outstanding at June 30, 2020 does not change until the debt maturity date.

3)

Assumes a weighted average performance factor of 184% (see Note 21.1).

4)

Any benefits under the SERP will be paid out to the employee over a 10-year period, or at the employee’s election, a shorter period upon the employee’s retirement from the Company.

5)

As more fully described in Note 27, the class action settlement will be fully funded by the Company’s insurance carriers and the other Defendants. The Company will not be required to pay any portion of the settlement. The recoverable amount has been reflected as a component of Other current assets (Note 25).

 

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Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (US Dollars - Unaudited)

 

5.5.

Currency Risk

The Company undertakes certain transactions denominated in Canadian dollars, including certain operating expenses and the acquisition of strategic long-term investments. As a result, the Company is exposed to fluctuations in the value of the Canadian dollar relative to the United States dollar. The carrying amounts of the Company’s Canadian dollar denominated monetary assets and monetary liabilities at the end of the reporting period are as follows:

 

(in thousands)   

June

30 2020

     December 31
2019
 

Monetary assets

     

Cash and cash equivalents

       $ 5,449          $ 4,148  

Accounts receivable

     98        2,519  

Long-term investments - common shares held

     262,371        309,757  

Long-term investments - warrants held

     427        -  

Convertible note receivable

     10,836        11,837  

Non-revolving term loan

     532        431  

Other long-term assets

     3,288        3,450  

Total Canadian dollar denominated monetary assets

       $     283,001          $     332,142  

Monetary liabilities

     

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

       $ 4,731          $ 6,059  

Performance share units

     16,188        15,423  

Lease liability

     2,403        2,748  

Pension liability

     1,078        810  

Total Canadian dollar denominated monetary liabilities

       $ 24,400          $ 25,040  

The following tables detail the Company’s sensitivity to a 10% increase or decrease in the Canadian dollar relative to the United States dollar, representing the sensitivity used when reporting foreign currency risk internally to key management personnel and represents management’s assessment of the reasonably possible change in exchange rates.

 

     As at June 30, 2020  
     Change in Canadian Dollar  
(in thousands)    10%
Increase
    10%
Decrease
 

Increase (decrease) in net earnings

       $ (377       $           377  

Increase (decrease) in other comprehensive income

         26,237       (26,237

Increase (decrease) in total comprehensive income

       $ 25,860         $ (25,860

 

     As at December 31, 2019  
     Change in Canadian Dollar  
(in thousands)    10%
Increase
    10%
Decrease
 

Increase (decrease) in net earnings

       $ (265       $           265  

Increase (decrease) in other comprehensive income

         30,976       (30,976

Increase (decrease) in total comprehensive income

       $ 30,711         $ (30,711

 

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Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (US Dollars - Unaudited)

 

5.6.

Interest Rate Risk

The Company is exposed to interest rate risk on its outstanding borrowings and short-term investments. Presently, all of the Company’s outstanding borrowings are at floating interest rates. The Company monitors its exposure to interest rates and has not entered into any derivative contracts to manage this risk. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the weighted average effective interest rate paid by the Company on its outstanding borrowings was 1.97% and 2.53%, respectively, as compared to 4.25% and 4.27% in the comparable periods of the prior year.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, a fluctuation in interest rates of 100 basis points (1 percent) would have impacted the amount of interest expensed by approximately $2 million and $4 million, respectively, as compared to $3 million and $6 million during the comparable periods of the prior year.

 

5.7.

Other Price Risk

The Company is exposed to equity price risk as a result of holding long-term investments in common shares of various companies. The Company does not actively trade these investments.

If equity prices had been 10% higher or lower at the respective balance sheet date, other comprehensive income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 would have increased/decreased by approximately $26 million as a result of changes in the fair value of common shares held, as compared to $22 million for the comparable periods of the previous year.

 

5.8.

Fair Value Estimation

The Company classifies its fair value measurements within a fair value hierarchy, which reflects the significance of the inputs used in making the measurements as defined in IFRS 13 – Fair Value Measurements (“IFRS 13”).

Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices at the measurement date for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity.

The following table sets forth the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value by level within the fair value hierarchy. As required by IFRS 13, assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

            June 30, 2020  
(in thousands)    Note      Total      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  
Cash and cash equivalents       $ 131,764      $ 131,764      $ -      $ -  
Trade receivables from provisional concentrate sales, net of fair value adjustment      9        2,836        -        2,836        -  
Long-term investments - common shares held      16        262,371        262,371        -        -  
Long-term investments - warrants held      16        427        -        427        -  
Kutcho Convertible Note      15        10,837        -        -        10,837  
Gold X Convertible Note      15        13,496        -        13,496        -  
              $     421,731      $     394,135      $       16,759      $     10,837  

 

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Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (US Dollars - Unaudited)

 

            December 31, 2019  
(in thousands)    Note      Total      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  
Cash and cash equivalents       $ 103,986      $ 103,986      $ -      $ -  
Trade receivables from provisional concentrate sales, net of fair value adjustment      9        4,350        -        4,350        -  
Long-term investments - common shares held      16        309,757        309,757        -        -  
Long-term investments - warrants held      16        -        -        -        -  
Convertible note receivable      15        21,856        -        -        21,856  
              $     439,949      $     413,743      $     4,350      $     21,856  

The non-revolving term loan, which requires regularly scheduled payments of interest and principal, is carried at amortized cost. Other accounts receivables and accounts payables and accrued liabilities are non-interest bearing and are stated at carrying values, which approximate fair values due to the short terms to maturity. Where necessary, the non-revolving term loan as well as other receivables are reported net of allowances for uncollectable amounts.

The Company’s bank debt (Note 18.1) is reported at amortized cost using the effective interest method. The carrying value of the bank debt approximates its fair value.

 

5.8.1.

Valuation Techniques for Level 1 Assets

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company’s cash and cash equivalents are valued using quoted market prices in active markets and, as such, are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Long-Term Investments in Common Shares Held

The Company’s long-term investments in common shares held are valued using quoted market prices in active markets and, as such, are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of the long-term investments in common shares held is calculated as the quoted market price of the common share multiplied by the quantity of shares held by the Company.

 

5.8.2.

Valuation Techniques for Level 2 Assets

Accounts Receivable Arising from Sales of Metal Concentrates

The Company’s trade receivables and accrued liabilities from provisional concentrate sales are valued based on forward prices of gold and silver to the expected date of final settlement (Note 6). As such, these receivables and/or liabilities are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Gold X Convertible Note

The value of the Gold X Convertible Note (Note 15), which was converted into common shares of Gold X on July 14, 2020, is determined by discounting the stream of future interest and principal payments at the stated rate of interest, and adding this value to the intrinsic value of the convertibility feature which is calculated using quoted market prices in active markets and, as such, is classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Prior to electing to convert this convertible note receivable into common shares of Gold X, the Gold X Convertible Note was classified as a Level 3 asset.

 

5.8.3.

Valuation Techniques for Level 3 Assets

Kutcho Convertible Note

The fair value of the Kutcho Convertible Note (Note 15), which is not traded in an active market, is determined by discounting the stream of future interest and principal payments at the rate of interest prevailing at the balance sheet date for instruments of similar term and risk (the market interest rate), and adding this value to the value of the convertibility feature which is estimated using a Black-Scholes model based on assumptions including risk free interest rate, expected dividend yield, expected volatility and expected remaining life of the respective convertible notes receivable.

As the expected volatility and market interest rate are not observable inputs, the Kutcho Convertible Note is classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy and any changes in fair value are reflected on the Consolidated Statement of Earnings under the classification Other (Income) Expense (Note 8).

 

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Relative to the Kutcho Convertible Note, management estimates that the market interest rate on similar borrowings without the conversion feature was approximately 24% and has used an implied volatility of 30% in valuing the

convertibility feature.

Holding all other variables constant, a fluctuation in interest rates of 1% and a fluctuation in the implied volatility used of 5% would have impacted the valuation as below:

 

     As at June 30, 2020  
     Change in interest rate      Change in volatility  
(in thousands)    Increase
1%
     Decrease
1%
     Increase
5%
     Decrease
5%
 

Kutcho Convertible Note

   $       (422)      $         441      $         11      $       (4)  

Minto Derivative Liability

The production payment per ounce of gold delivered to Wheaton under the Minto PMPA is to be increased over the fixed price in periods where the market price of copper is lower than $2.50 per pound. As this pricing mechanism meets the definition of a derivative, it is reflected at fair value for financial reporting purposes. At June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company estimated the fair value of this derivative liability to be $nil.

 

6.

Revenue

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30
     Six Months Ended
June 30
 
(in thousands)    2020      2019      2020      2019  

Sales

                       

Gold

                       

Gold credit sales

       $ 159,272        64%          $ 117,873        62%          $ 318,794        64%          $ 263,991        64%  

Concentrate sales

     -        0%        997        1%        -        0%        5,279        1%  
         $   159,272        64%          $ 118,870        63%          $ 318,794        64%          $ 269,270        65%  

Silver

                       

Silver credit sales

       $ 62,526        25%          $ 48,446        25%          $ 132,033        26%          $   100,097        24%  

Concentrate sales

     16,616        7%        14,867        8%        31,027        6%        30,377        7%  
         $ 79,142        32%          $ 63,313        33%          $ 163,060        32%          $ 130,474        31%  

Palladium

                       

Palladium credit sales

       $ 9,540        4%          $ 7,283        4%          $ 20,890        4%          $ 14,771        4%  

Total sales revenue

       $ 247,954        100%          $   189,466        100%          $   502,744        100%          $ 414,515        100%  

Gold, Silver and Palladium Credit Sales

Under certain PMPAs, precious metal is acquired from the mine operator in the form of precious metal credits, which is then sold through a network of third party brokers or dealers. Revenue from precious metal credit sales is recognized at the time of the sale of such credits, which is also the date that control of the precious metal is transferred to the customer.

The Company will occasionally enter into forward contracts in relation to precious metal deliveries that it is highly confident will occur within a given quarter. No forward contracts were outstanding at June 30, 2020 or December 31, 2019. The sales price is fixed at the delivery date based on either the terms of these short-term forward sales contracts or the spot price of precious metal.

Concentrate Sales

Under certain PMPAs, gold and/or silver is acquired from the mine operator in concentrate form, which is then sold under the terms of the concentrate sales contracts to third-party smelters or traders. Where the Company acquires precious metal in concentrate form, final precious metal prices are set on a specified future quotational period (the “Quotational Period”) pursuant to the concentrate sales contracts with third-party smelters, typically one to three

 

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months after the shipment date, based on market prices for precious metal. The contracts, in general, provide for a provisional payment based upon provisional assays and quoted gold and silver prices. Final settlement is based upon the average applicable price for the Quotational Period applied to the actual number of precious metal ounces recovered calculated using confirmed smelter weights and settlement assays. Revenues and the associated cost of sales are recorded on a gross basis under these contracts at the time title passes to the customer, which is also the date that control of the precious metal is transferred to the customer. The Company has concluded that the adjustments relating to the final assay results for the quantity of concentrate sold and the retroactive pricing adjustment for the Quotational Period are not significant and do not constrain the recognition of revenue.

 

7.

General and Administrative

 

            Three Months Ended
June 30
   Six Months Ended
June 30
  (in thousands)    Note      2020     2019     2020     2019 

Salaries and benefits

              

Salaries and benefits, excluding PSUs

      $ 4,095      $ 3,771      $ 8,230      $ 7,668  

PSUs 1

     21.1        10,097        2,417        13,374        9,541  

Total salaries and benefits

      $       14,192      $ 6,188      $ 21,604      $ 17,209  

Depreciation

        478        467        989        960  

Donations

        2,293        333        2,634        809  

Professional fees

        936        970        1,339        1,333  

Other

              2,595        2,835        5,607        5,660  

General and administrative before equity settled stock based compensation

            $ 20,494      $       10,793      $       32,173      $       25,971  

Equity settled stock based compensation 2

              

Stock options

     20.2      $ 506      $ 642      $ 1,153      $ 1,210  

RSUs

     20.3        799        814        1,655        1,603  

Total equity settled stock based compensation

            $ 1,305      $ 1,456      $ 2,808      $ 2,813  

Total general and administrative

            $ 21,799      $ 12,249      $ 34,981      $ 28,784  
1)

The PSU accrual related to the anticipated fair value of the PSUs issued uses a weighted average performance factor of 184% during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to 181% during the comparable period of 2019.

2)

Equity settled stock based compensation is a non-cash expense.

 

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8.

Other (Income) Expense

 

            Three Months Ended
June 30
   Six Months Ended
June 30
  (in thousands)    Note      2020     2019         2020     2019 

Interest income

      $ (37)      $ (274)      $ (155)      $ (500)  

Dividends received

     16        -        (23)        -        (39)  

Share of losses of associate

     14        -        -        41        62  

Impairment loss - investment in associate

     14        -        1,649        362        1,649  

Foreign exchange loss (gain)

        261        146        (1,221)        819  

Net (gain) loss arising on financial assets mandatorily measured at FVTPL ¹

              

(Gain) loss on fair value adjustment of share purchase warrants held

     16        (333)        7        (262)        7  

(Gain) loss on fair value adjustment of convertible notes receivable

     15        (3,267)        1,934        (2,477)        1,063  

Other

              10        (349)        (251)        (237)  

 

Total other (income) expense

            $ (3,366)      $ 3,090      $ (3,963)      $ 2,824  
1)

FVTPL refers to Fair Value Through Profit or Loss.

 

9.

Accounts Receivable

 

(in thousands)    Note      June 30
2020
   December 31
2019
 

Trade receivables from provisional concentrate sales, net of fair value adjustment

     6      $ 2,836      $ 4,350  

Other accounts receivable

              408        2,788  

Total accounts receivable

            $         3,244      $         7,138  

 

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10.

Mineral Stream Interests

 

     Six Months Ended June 30, 2020  
 
     Cost      Accumulated Depletion & Impairment 1         
   (in thousands)    Balance
Jan 1, 2020
     Additions      Balance
Jun 30, 2020
     Balance
Jan 1, 2020
     Depletion      Balance
Jun 30, 2020
     Carrying
Amount
Jun 30, 2020
 
   

Gold interests

                        

Salobo

   $ 3,059,876      $ -      $ 3,059,876      $ (454,619)      $ (53,694)      $ (508,313)      $ 2,551,563  

Sudbury 2

     623,864        -        623,864        (279,821)        (10,158)        (289,979)        333,885  

Constancia

     136,058        -        136,058        (25,652)        (2,146)        (27,798)        108,260  

San Dimas

     220,429        -        220,429        (26,062)        (5,479)        (31,541)        188,888  

Stillwater 3

     239,352        -        239,352        (9,358)        (2,952)        (12,310)        227,042  

Other 4

     402,232        -        402,232        (389,064)        (2,203)        (391,267)        10,965  
   
     $ 4,681,811      $ -      $ 4,681,811      $ (1,184,576)      $ (76,632)      $ (1,261,208)      $ 3,420,603  
   

Silver interests

 

                     

Peñasquito

   $ 524,626        -        524,626      $ (149,924)      $ (13,704)      $ (163,628)      $ 360,998  

Antamina

     900,343        -        900,343        (231,533)        (17,761)        (249,294)        651,049  

Constancia

     302,948        -        302,948        (74,761)        (4,604)        (79,365)        223,583  

Other 5

     1,283,054        -        1,283,054        (795,361)        (6,560)        (801,921)        481,133  
   
     $ 3,010,971      $ -      $ 3,010,971      $ (1,251,579)      $ (42,629)      $ (1,294,208)      $ 1,716,763  
   

Palladium interests

 

                     

Stillwater 3

   $ 263,721      $ -      $ 263,721      $ (13,752)      $ (4,242)      $ (17,994)      $ 245,727  
   

Cobalt interests

 

                     

Voisey’s Bay

   $ 393,422      $ -      $ 393,422      $ (165,912)      $ -      $ (165,912)      $ 227,510  
   
     $ 8,349,925      $         -      $ 8,349,925      $ (2,615,819)      $ (123,503)      $ (2,739,322)      $ 5,610,603  

 

1)

Includes cumulative impairment charges to June 30, 2020 as follows: Keno Hill silver interest - $11 million; Pascua-Lama silver interest - $338 million; 777 silver interest - $64 million; 777 gold interest - $151 million; Sudbury gold interest - $120 million; and Voisey’s Bay cobalt interest - $166 million.

2)

Comprised of the Coleman, Copper Cliff, Garson, Stobie, Creighton, Totten and Victor gold interests.

3)

Comprised of the Stillwater and East Boulder gold and palladium interests.

4)

Comprised of the Minto, Rosemont and 777 gold interests.

5)

Comprised of the Los Filos, Zinkgruvan, Yauliyacu, Stratoni, Keno Hill, Neves-Corvo, Minto, Aljustrel, Loma de La Plata, Pascua-Lama, Rosemont and 777 silver interests.

 

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     Year Ended December 31, 2019  
 
     Cost      Accumulated Depletion & Impairment 1         
   (in thousands)    Balance
Jan 1, 2019
     Additions
(Reductions)
     Balance
Dec 31, 2019
     Balance
Jan 1, 2019
     Depletion      Impairment      Balance
Dec 31, 2019
     Carrying
Amount
Dec 31, 2019
 
   

Gold interests

                           

Salobo

   $ 3,059,876      $ -      $ 3,059,876      $ (353,816)      $ (100,803)      $ -      $ (454,619)      $ 2,605,257  

Sudbury 2

     623,864        -        623,864        (257,401)        (22,420)        -        (279,821)        344,043  

Constancia

     136,058        -        136,058        (18,511)        (7,141)        -        (25,652)        110,406  

San Dimas

     220,429        -        220,429        (12,234)        (13,828)        -        (26,062)        194,367  

Stillwater 3

     239,357        (5)        239,352        (2,925)        (6,433)        -        (9,358)        229,994  

Other 4

     402,232        -        402,232        (380,873)        (8,191)        -        (389,064)        13,168  
   
     $ 4,681,816      $ (5)      $ 4,681,811      $ (1,025,760)      $ (158,816)      $ -      $ (1,184,576)      $ 3,497,235  
   

Silver interests

 

                        

Peñasquito

   $ 524,626      $ -      $ 524,626      $ (135,904)      $ (14,020)      $ -      $ (149,924)      $ 374,702  

Antamina

     900,343        -        900,343        (190,266)        (41,267)        -        (231,533)        668,810  

Constancia

     302,948        -        302,948        (56,717)        (18,044)        -        (74,761)        228,187  

Other 5

     1,283,039        15        1,283,054        (780,401)        (14,960)        -        (795,361)        487,693  
   
     $ 3,010,956      $ 15      $ 3,010,971      $ (1,163,288)      $ (88,291)      $ -      $ (1,251,579)      $ 1,759,392  
   

Palladium interests

 

                        

Stillwater 3

   $ 263,726      $ (5)      $ 263,721      $ (4,033)      $ (9,719)      $ -      $ (13,752)      $ 249,969  
   

Cobalt interests

 

                        

Voisey’s Bay

   $ 393,422      $     -      $ 393,422      $ -      $ -      $ (165,912)      $ (165,912)      $ 227,510  
   
     $ 8,349,920      $ 5      $ 8,349,925      $ (2,193,081)      $ (256,826)      $ (165,912)      $ (2,615,819)      $ 5,734,106  

 

1)

Includes cumulative impairment charges to December 31, 2019 as follows: Keno Hill silver interest - $11 million; Pascua-Lama silver interest - $338 million; 777 silver interest - $64 million; 777 gold interest - $151 million; Sudbury gold interest - $120 million; and Voisey’s Bay cobalt interest - $166 million.

2)

Comprised of the Coleman, Copper Cliff, Garson, Stobie, Creighton, Totten and Victor gold interests.

3)

Comprised of the Stillwater and East Boulder gold and palladium interests.

4)

Comprised of the Minto, Rosemont and 777 gold interests.

5)

Comprised of the Los Filos, Zinkgruvan, Yauliyacu, Stratoni, Keno Hill, Neves-Corvo, Minto, Aljustrel, Loma de La Plata, Pascua-Lama, Rosemont and 777 silver interests.

 

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The value allocated to reserves is classified as depletable upon a mining operation achieving first production and is depleted on a unit-of-production basis over the estimated recoverable proven and probable reserves at the mine. The value associated with resources and exploration potential is allocated at acquisition and is classified as non-depletable until such time as it is transferred to the depletable category, generally as a result of the conversion of resources or exploration potential into reserves.

 

     June 30, 2020      December 31, 2019  
  (in thousands)    Depletable      Non-
Depletable
     Total      Depletable      Non-
Depletable
     Total  

Gold interests

                 

Salobo

   $ 2,127,578      $ 423,985      $ 2,551,563      $ 2,078,666      $ 526,591      $ 2,605,257  

Sudbury 1

     282,703        51,182        333,885        290,841        53,202        344,043  

Constancia

     100,230        8,030        108,260        101,263        9,143        110,406  

San Dimas

     80,200        108,688        188,888        87,593        106,774        194,367  

Stillwater 2

     202,348        24,694        227,042        203,163        26,831        229,994  

Other 3

     10,966        (1)        10,965        13,168        -        13,168  
     $   2,804,025      $ 616,578      $ 3,420,603      $ 2,774,694      $ 722,541      $ 3,497,235  

Silver interests

                 

Peñasquito

   $ 268,693      $ 92,305      $ 360,998      $ 287,493      $ 87,209      $ 374,702  

Antamina

     303,974        347,075        651,049        322,148        346,662        668,810  

Constancia

     209,014        14,569        223,583        212,173        16,014        228,187  

Other 4

     104,983        376,150        481,133        83,687        404,006        487,693  
     $ 886,664      $ 830,099      $ 1,716,763      $ 905,501      $ 853,891      $ 1,759,392  

Palladium interests

                 

Stillwater 2

   $ 236,085      $ 9,642      $ 245,727      $ 238,485      $ 11,484      $ 249,969  

Cobalt interests

                 

Voisey’s Bay

   $ -      $ 227,510      $ 227,510      $ -      $ 227,510      $ 227,510  
     $ 3,926,774      $    1,683,829      $   5,610,603      $   3,918,680      $   1,815,426      $   5,734,106  

 

1)

Comprised of the Coleman, Copper Cliff, Garson, Stobie, Creighton, Totten and Victor gold interests.

2)

Comprised of the Stillwater and East Boulder gold and palladium interests.

3)

Comprised of the Minto, Rosemont and 777 gold interests.

4)

Comprised of the Los Filos, Zinkgruvan, Yauliyacu, Stratoni, Keno Hill, Neves-Corvo, Minto, Aljustrel, Loma de La Plata, Pascua-Lama, Rosemont and 777 silver interests.

 

11.

Impairment of Mineral Stream Interests

Management considers each PMPA to be a separate cash generating unit (“CGU”), which is the lowest level for which cash inflows are largely independent of those of other assets. At the end of each reporting period, the Company assesses each PMPA to determine whether any indication of impairment or impairment reversal exists. If such an indication exists, the recoverable amount of the PMPA is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment (if any). The recoverable amount of each PMPA is the higher of fair value less cost of disposal (“FVLCD”) and value in use (“VIU”). In determining the recoverable amounts of each of the Company’s CGU’s, the Company uses the FVLCD as this will generally be greater than or equal to the VIU.

To determine the FVLCD that could be received from each PMPA in an arm’s length transaction at the measurement date, the Company estimates a range of potential values using the net asset value (“NAV”) methodology and the net present value (“NPV”) methodology (as described below), and then selects a value within this range which is the most representative of the estimated recoverable amount of the stream.

NAV is estimated by using an appropriate discount rate to calculate the present value of the expected future cash flows associated with each mineral category. The values are adjusted for each mineral category dependent on the likelihood of conversion from resources to reserves. A market multiple is applied to the NAV computed in order to assess the

 

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estimated fair value. Precious metal companies typically trade at a market capitalization that is based on a multiple of their underlying NAV, with this market multiple being generally understood to take account of a variety of additional value and risk factors such as the ability to find and produce more metal than what is currently included in the life of mine plan, the benefit of precious metal price optionality, the potential remaining mine life and adjustments for relative mine and country risk. Consequently, a market participant would generally apply a NAV multiple when estimating the fair value of a precious metal interest.

NPV is estimated by using a nominal discount rate to calculate the present value of expected future cash flows.

The expected future cash flows are management’s best estimates of expected future revenues and costs. Under each valuation methodology, expected future revenues reflect an estimate of future payable production for each mine at which the Company has a PMPA based on detailed life of mine plans received from each of the mine operators. Expected future revenues also reflect management’s estimated long-term metal prices. Estimated future cash costs are generally fixed based on the terms of each PMPA, as disclosed in Note 27.

If the carrying amount of the PMPA exceeds its recoverable amount, the PMPA is considered impaired and an impairment charge is reflected as a component of net earnings so as to reduce the carrying amount to its recoverable value. A previously recognized impairment charge is reversed only if there has been an indicator of a potential impairment reversal and the resulting assessment of the PMPA’s recoverable amount exceeds its carrying value. If this is the case, the carrying amount of the PMPA is increased to its recoverable amount. The increased amount cannot exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of depletion, had no impairment charge been recognized for the PMPA in prior years. Such reversal is reflected as a component of net earnings.

Based on the Company’s analysis, there were no indicators of impairment or impairment reversal at June 30, 2020. The following PMPA was determined to be impaired at June 30, 2019:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30
     Six Months Ended
June 30
 
(in thousands)    2020      2019      2020      2019  

Cobalt interests

           

Voisey’s Bay

   $           -      $     165,912      $           -      $     165,912  

Total impairment charges

   $           -      $     165,912      $           -      $     165,912  

Voisey’s Bay - Indicator of Impairment

On June 11, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement (the “Voisey’s Bay PMPA”) to acquire from Vale an amount of cobalt equal to 42.4% of the cobalt production from its Voisey’s Bay mine, located in Canada, until the delivery of 31 million pounds of cobalt and 21.2% of cobalt production thereafter for the life of mine for a total upfront cash payment of $390 million. Concurrently, Vale also entered into a streaming agreement with Cobalt 27 Capital Corp. (“Cobalt 27”) on the Voisey’s Bay mine with similar terms and conditions to the Voisey’s Bay PMPA.

On June 18, 2019, Cobalt 27 announced that it had entered into an agreement with Pala Investments Limited (“Pala”) whereby Pala would acquire 100% of Cobalt 27’s issued and outstanding common shares. The estimated implied price paid by Pala for Cobalt 27’s streaming agreement on the Voisey’s Bay mine was significantly lower than the original upfront cash payment paid by Cobalt 27 to Vale at the time their agreement was entered into. The implied purchase price paid by Pala to acquire Cobalt 27’s Voisey’s Bay stream was determined to be an indicator of impairment relative to the Company’s Voisey’s Bay PMPA.

The Voisey’s Bay PMPA had a pre-impairment carrying value at June 30, 2019 of $393 million. Management estimated that the recoverable amount at June 30, 2019 under the Voisey’s Bay PMPA was $227 million, representing its FVLCD and resulting in an impairment charge of $166 million. The recoverable amount related to the Voisey’s Bay PMPA was estimated using an average discount rate of 7% and the market price of cobalt of $14.83 per pound. As this valuation technique requires the use of estimates and assumptions such as commodity prices, discount rates, recoverable pounds of cobalt and operating performance, it is classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Since June 30, 2019, there were no further indications of impairment or any indications of impairment reversal that resulted in a reassessment of the recoverable value of the Voisey’s Bay PMPA.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (US Dollars - Unaudited)

 

12.

Early Deposit Mineral Stream Interests

Early deposit mineral stream interests represent agreements relative to early stage development projects whereby Wheaton can choose not to proceed with the agreement once certain documentation has been received including, but not limited to, feasibility studies, environmental studies and impact assessment studies (please see Note 27 for more information). Once Wheaton has elected to proceed with the agreement, the carrying value of the stream will be transferred to Mineral Stream Interests.

The following table summarizes the early deposit mineral stream interests currently owned by the Company:

 

                                        Attributable
Production to be
Purchased
       
Early Deposit Mineral
Stream Interests
   Mine
Owner
     Location of
Mine
     Upfront
Consideration
Paid to Date 1
     Upfront
Consideration
to be Paid 1, 2
     Total
Upfront
Consideration¹
     Gold     Silver     Term of
Agreement
 

Toroparu

     Gold X        Guyana      $ 15,500       $ 138,000       $ 153,500        10%       50%       Life of Mine  

Cotabambas

     Panoro        Peru        9,250        130,750        140,000        25%  ³      100%  ³      Life of Mine  

Kutcho

     Kutcho        Canada        7,000        58,000        65,000        100%  4      100%  4      Life of Mine  
                       $ 31,750       $ 326,750       $ 358,500                           

 

1)

Expressed in thousands of United States dollars; excludes closing costs and capitalized interest, where applicable.

2)

Please refer to Note 27 for details of when the remaining upfront consideration to be paid becomes due.

3)

Once 90 million silver equivalent ounces attributable to Wheaton have been produced, the attributable production to be purchased will decrease to 16.67% of gold production and 66.67% of silver production for the life of mine.

4)

Once 51,000 ounces of gold and 5.6 million ounces of silver have been delivered to Wheaton, the stream will decrease to 66.67% of gold and silver production for the life of mine.

 

13.

Mineral Royalty Interest

The Company has a 0.5% net smelter return royalty interest (the “Royalty”) in the Metates properties located in Mexico from Chesapeake Gold Corp. (“Chesapeake”) for the life of mine. The carrying cost of the Royalty is $3 million. The Company also has a right of first refusal on any silver streaming, royalty or any other transaction on the Metates properties.

To date, no revenue has been recognized and no depletion has been taken with respect to this royalty agreement.

 

14.

Investment in Associate

Kutcho

The Company owns 7,153,846 common shares and warrants to acquire an additional 4,076,923 common shares of Kutcho. Additionally, the Company holds a Cdn$20 million subordinated secured convertible term debt loan agreement bearing interest at 10% per annum with Kutcho (the “Kutcho Convertible Note”).

As at January 31, 2020, Kutcho had 68,247,628 shares issued and outstanding, resulting in Wheaton owning approximately 10% of Kutcho on a non-diluted basis. However, as the convertible instruments described above are currently exercisable, on a fully diluted basis, Wheaton has the potential to own approximately 29% of Kutcho (37% on a non-fully diluted basis). As a result of the potential ownership position, the Company has concluded that it has significant influence over Kutcho and as such, the investment in Kutcho is considered an Investment in Associate which is accounted for using the equity method. The Company records its share of Kutcho’s profit or loss based on Wheaton’s ownership interest in Kutcho on a non-diluted basis. As Kutcho’s fiscal year end is April 30, Wheaton has reported its share of Kutcho’s loss relative to Kutcho’s third quarter ended January 31, 2020, which represents the last period publicly reported by Kutcho as at the date these financial statements were approved for issue.

Kutcho’s principal address is 1030 West Georgia Street, Suite 717, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6E 2Y3.

Indicator of Impairment

Since the original investments in Kutcho, the value of Kutcho’s shares have had a significant decline in value. This decline in value was determined to be an indicator of impairment relative to the Company’s investment in Kutcho.

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $0.4 million, reducing the carrying amount to the recoverable amount of $0.5 million. The recoverable amount, which represents Kutcho’s fair value less cost of disposal (“FVLCD”), was calculated as the quoted market price of the common share multiplied by the quantity of shares held by the Company, and as such is classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (US Dollars - Unaudited)

 

A continuity schedule of the Kutcho Investment in Associate from January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 is presented below:

 

   (in thousands)        Investment in  
Associate  
 

  At January 1, 2019

   $  2,562    

Share of losses

     (62)    

  At March 31, 2019

   $ 2,500    

Amount invested

     133    

Impairment charge

     (1,649)    

  At June 30, 2019

   $ 984    

Share of losses

     (102)    

  At December 31, 2019

   $ 882    

Share of losses

     (41)    

Impairment charge

     (362)    

  At March 31 and June 30, 2020

   $ 479    

 

15.

Convertible Notes Receivable

Kutcho Copper Corp.

Effective December 14, 2017, in connection with the Kutcho Early Deposit Agreement, the Company advanced to Kutcho $16 million (Cdn$20 million) and received the Kutcho Convertible Note. The Kutcho Convertible Note, which has a seven year term to maturity, carries interest at 10% per annum, compounded and payable semi-annually. Kutcho elected to defer the first five interest payments, with all deferred payments being due no later that December 31, 2023. The deferred interest carries interest at 15% per annum, compounded semi-annually.

At any time prior to the maturity date, the Company has the right to convert all or any part of the outstanding amount of the Kutcho Convertible Note, excluding outstanding deferred interest, into common shares of Kutcho at Cdn$0.8125 per share. Kutcho has the right to repay the Kutcho Convertible Note early, subject to the applicable pre-payment cash penalties as follows:

 

   

25% of the outstanding amount if pre-paid on or after 24 months until 36 months;

   

20% of the outstanding amount if pre-paid on or after 36 months until 60 months; and

   

15% of the outstanding amount if pre-paid on or after 60 months until maturity.

Gold X Mining Corp.

Effective December 24, 2019, in connection with the Toroparu Early Deposit Agreement (Note 12), the Company advanced $10 million to Gold X as part of a $20 million 10% secured convertible debenture private placement offering completed by Gold X (the “Gold X Convertible Note”). The Gold X Convertible Note carries interest at 10% per annum, compounded semi-annually and payable annually.

Effective July 14, 2020, the Company elected to convert the outstanding principal relative to the Gold X Convertible Note into common shares of Gold X at Cdn$3.20 per share, with the outstanding amounts being converted into Canadian dollars using the exchange rate published by the Bank of Canada on July 13, 2020. In addition, the accrued interest relative to the Gold X Convertible Note was converted to common shares of Gold X at Cdn$3.57 per share. As a result, subsequent to June 30, 2020, the Company received 4,467,317 common shares of Gold X (representing 9.49% of outstanding Gold X common shares) and the Gold X Convertible Note was retired.

Convertible Notes Receivable Valuation Summary

The Kutcho Convertible Note is revalued quarterly by discounting the stream of future interest and principal payments at the rate of interest prevailing at the balance sheet date for instruments of similar term and risk, and adding this value to the value of the convertibility feature which is estimated using a Black-Scholes model based on assumptions including risk free interest rate, expected dividend yield, expected volatility and expected remaining life of the Kutcho Convertible Note.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (US Dollars - Unaudited)

 

The value of the Gold X Convertible Note, which was converted into common shares of Gold X on July 14, 2020, is determined by discounting the stream of future interest and principal payments at the stated rate of interest, and adding this value to the intrinsic value of the convertibility feature which is calculated using quoted market prices in active markets. Prior to electing to convert this convertible note receivable into common shares of Gold X, the Gold X Convertible Note was revalued quarterly using the same process as the Kutcho Convertible Note, as described above.

A continuity schedule of these convertible notes from January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 is presented below:

 

  (in thousands)    Kutcho
Convertible
Note
     Gold X
Convertible
Note
     Total    

  At January 1, 2019

   $ 12,899      $ -      $ 12,899    

Fair value gain (loss) reflected in net earnings

     871        -        871    

  At March 31, 2019

   $ 13,770      $ -      $ 13,770    

Fair value gain (loss) reflected in net earnings

     (1,934)        -        (1,934)    

  At June 30, 2019

   $ 11,836      $ -      $ 11,836    

Fair value gain (loss) reflected in net earnings

     1        19        20    

Amount advanced

     -        10,000        10,000    

  At December 31, 2019

   $ 11,837      $ 10,019      $ 21,856    

Fair value gain (loss) reflected in net earnings

     (1,000)        210        (790)    

  At March 31, 2020

   $ 10,837      $ 10,229      $ 21,066    

Fair value gain (loss) reflected in net earnings

     -        3,267        3,267    

  At June 30, 2020

   $ 10,837      $ 13,496      $ 24,333    

 

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Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (US Dollars - Unaudited)

 

16.

Long-Term Equity Investments

Common Shares Held

 

                          Fair Value Adjustment Gains  
(Losses) Included in OCI  
    Realized
Gain (Loss)
on Disposal
        
(in thousands, except shares owned)    Shares
Owned
     Percentage
of
Outstanding
Shares
Owned
     Fair Value at
Jun 30, 2020
     Three Months
Ended
Jun 30, 2020
     Six Months
Ended
Jun 30, 2020
    Six Months
Ended
Jun 30, 2020
     Fair Value at
Dec 31, 2019
 

Bear Creek

     13,264,305        11.84%      $ 23,555      $ 12,522      $ (4,428   $ -      $ 27,983  

Sabina

     11,700,000        3.59%        16,741        7,092        (555     -        17,296  

First Majestic

     20,239,590        9.66%        201,384        76,101        (46,753     -        248,137  

Other

                       20,691        9,806        3,114       30        16,341  

Total

                     $ 262,371      $ 105,521      $ (48,622   $ 30      $ 309,757  

 

            Fair Value Adjustment Gains  
(Losses) Included in OCI  
 
 
  (in thousands)      Fair Value at
Jun 30, 2019
       Three Months
Ended
Jun 30, 2019
    

Six Months  

Ended  

    Jun 30, 2019  

 

  Bear Creek

   $ 16,825      $ 2,531      $ 6,713    

  Sabina

     11,890        902        1,341    

  First Majestic

     165,434        27,816        42,247    

  Other

     22,170        (1,223)        372    

  Total

   $  216,319      $  30,026      $  50,673    

Warrants Held

 

           

 

Fair Value Adjustment Loss  
Included in Net Earnings  

        
(in thousands)    Fair Value at
Jun 30, 2020
     Three Months
Ended
Jun 30, 2020
     Six Months
Ended
Jun 30, 2020
     Fair Value at
Dec 31, 2019
 

Warrants held - Caldas Gold Corp.

   $  427      $  333      $  262      $  -  

The Company’s long-term investments in common shares (“LTI’s”) are held for long-term strategic purposes and not for trading purposes. As such, the Company has elected to reflect any fair value adjustments, net of tax, as a component of other comprehensive income (“OCI”). The cumulative gain or loss will not be reclassified to net earnings on disposal of these long-term investments.

While long-term investments in warrants are also held for long-term strategic purposes, they meet the definition of a derivative and therefore are classified as financial assets with fair value adjustments being recorded as a component of net earnings under the classification Other (Income) Expense. Warrants that do not have a quoted market price are valued using a Black-Scholes option pricing model.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (US Dollars - Unaudited)

 

By holding these long-term investments, the Company is inherently exposed to various risk factors including currency risk, market price risk and liquidity risk.

Acquisitions of Long-Term Equity Investments

On May 17, 2019, the Company acquired an additional 1,371,711 common shares of Adventus Mining Corporation (“Adventus”) in a private placement transaction for total consideration of Cdn$1 million, thus maintaining the Company’s relative ownership position. These shares have been reflected as a component of Other long-term equity investments.

On February 28, 2020, the previously acquired subscription rights relative to Caldas Gold Corp. (“Caldas Gold”), which had an acquisition price of for $1.5 million (Cdn$2 million), were converted into common shares and warrants of Caldas Gold. These shares and warrants have been reflected as a component of Other long-term equity investments.

 

17.

Property, Plant and Equipment

 

     June 30, 2020  
  (in thousands)    Leasehold
Improvements
     Right of Use
Assets -
Property
     Other      Total  

  Cost

           

Balance - January 1, 2020

     $       4,380        $ 4,738      $ 3,836      $ 12,954  

Additions

     1        -        134        135  

Disposals

     -        -        (3)        (3)  

Balance - June 30, 2020

     $ 4,381        $       4,738      $       3,967      $       13,086  

  Accumulated Depreciation

           

Balance - January 1, 2020

     $ (2,518)        $ (704)      $ (2,421)      $ (5,643)  

Disposals

     -        -        3        3  

Depreciation

     (227)        (371)        (201)        (799)  

Balance - June 30, 2020

     $ (2,745)        $ (1,075)      $ (2,619)      $ (6,439)  

  Net book value - June 30, 2020

     $ 1,636        $ 3,663      $ 1,348      $ 6,647  

 

     December 31, 2019  
(in thousands)    Leasehold
Improvements
    Right of Use
Assets -
Property
    Other     Total  

Cost

        

Balance - January 1, 2019

     $       4,378       $ -       $ 3,318       $ 7,696  

Additions upon adoption of IFRS 16

     -       4,679       -       4,679  

Additions

     9       59       547       615  

Disposals

     (7     -       (29     (36

Balance - December 31, 2019

     $ 4,380       $       4,738       $       3,836       $       12,954  

Accumulated Depreciation

        

Balance - January 1, 2019

     $ (2,024     $ -       $ (2,046     $ (4,070

Disposals

     7       -       29       36  

Depreciation

     (501     (704     (404     (1,609

Balance - December 31, 2019

     $ (2,518     $ (704     $ (2,421     $ (5,643

Net book value - December 31, 2019

     $ 1,862       $ 4,034       $ 1,415       $ 7,311  

 

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Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (US Dollars - Unaudited)

 

18.

Credit Facilities

 

18.1.

Bank Debt

 

(in thousands)    June 30
2020
     December 31
2019
 

Current portion

   $ -      $ -  

Long-term portion

         640,500            874,500  

Gross bank debt outstanding 1

   $  640,500      $  874,500  

 

1)

There is $6 million unamortized debt issue costs associated with the Revolving Facility which have been recorded as a long-term asset under the classification Other (see Note 26).

On February 27, 2020, the term of the Company’s $2 billion revolving term loan (“Revolving Facility”) was extended by an additional year, with the facility now maturing on February 27, 2025. The Company incurred fees of $1 million in relation to this extension.

The Company’s Revolving Facility has financial covenants which require the Company to maintain: (i) a net debt to tangible net worth ratio of less than or equal to 0.75:1; and (ii) an interest coverage ratio of greater than or equal to 3.00:1. Only cash interest expenses are included for the purposes of calculating the interest coverage ratio. The Company is in compliance with these debt covenants as at June 30, 2020.

Effective February 27, 2020, at the Company’s option, amounts drawn under the Revolving Facility incur interest based on the Company’s leverage ratio at either (i) LIBOR plus 1.00% to 2.05%; or (ii) the Bank of Nova Scotia’s Base Rate plus 0.00% to 1.05%. Undrawn amounts under the Revolving Facility are subject to a stand-by fee of 0.20% to 0.41% per annum, dependent on the Company’s leverage ratio.

The Revolving Facility, which is classified as a financial liability and reported at amortized cost using the effective interest method, can be drawn down at any time to finance acquisitions, investments or for general corporate purposes.

 

18.2.

Lease Liabilities

The lease liability relative to the Company’s offices located in Vancouver, Canada and the Cayman Islands is as follows:

 

  (in thousands)    June 30
2020
     December 31
2019
 

  Current portion

   $ 718      $ 724  

  Long-term portion

     3,054        3,528  

  Total lease liabilities

   $         3,772      $         4,252  

The maturity analysis of these leases is as follows:

 

                        
  (in thousands)    June 30
2020
 

  Not later than 1 year

   $ 718  

  Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years

     3,054  

  Later than 5 years

     -  

  Total lease liabilities

   $         3,772  

 

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Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (US Dollars - Unaudited)

 

18.3.

Finance Costs

A summary of the Company’s finance costs relative to the above facilities during the period is as follows:

 

                                                                                                                            
            Three Months Ended
June 30
     Six Months Ended
June 30
 
   (in thousands)    Note     

 

2020

     2019      2020      2019  

  Interest Expense During Period

              

Average principal outstanding during period

      $     708,450      $     1,165,994      $     746,461      $     1,195,591  

Average effective interest rate during period

     18.1        1.97%        4.25%        2.53%        4.27%  

  Total interest expense incurred during period

            $ 3,487      $ 12,388      $ 9,432      $ 25,508  

  Costs related to undrawn credit facilities

     18.1        1,121        871        2,259        1,712  

  Interest expense - lease liabilities

     18.2        28        47        62        78  

  Letters of guarantee

              -        -        -        (46)  

  Total finance costs

            $ 4,636      $ 13,306      $ 11,753      $ 27,252  

 

19.

Issued Capital

 

                                                                          
(in thousands)    Note      June 30
2020
     December 31
2019
 

Issued capital

        

Share capital issued and outstanding: 448,946,246 common shares (December 31, 2019: 447,771,433 common shares)

     19.1      $ 3,626,211      $ 3,599,203  

 

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Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (US Dollars - Unaudited)

 

19.1.

Shares Issued

The Company is authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares having no par value and an unlimited number of preference shares issuable in series. As at June 30, 2020, the Company had no preference shares outstanding.

A continuity schedule of the Company’s issued and outstanding common shares from January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 is presented below:

 

      Number
of
Shares
         Weighted
Average
Price
 

  At January 1, 2019

     444,336,361     

Share purchase options exercised 1

     752,170        Cdn$26.55  

Restricted share units released 1

     130,730        $0.00  

  At March 31, 2019

     445,219,261     

Share purchase options exercised 1

     283,620        Cdn$26.09  

Restricted share units released 1

     185        Cdn$0.00  

Dividend reinvestment plan 2

     762,422        US$21.89  

  At June 30, 2019

     446,265,488     

Restricted share units released 1

     2,755        US$0.00  

Share purchase options exercised 1

     1,003,945        Cdn$25.14  

Dividend reinvestment plan 2

     499,245        US$28.00  

  At December 31, 2019

     447,771,433     

Share purchase options exercised 1

     374,235        Cdn$24.83  

Restricted share units released 1

     124,910        $0.00  

  At March 31, 2020

     448,270,578     

Share purchase options exercised 1

     486,720        Cdn$26.25  

Restricted share units released 1

     3,495        $0.00  

Dividend reinvestment plan 2

     185,453        US$23.81  

  At June 30, 2020

     448,946,246           

 

1)

The weighted average price of share purchase options exercised and restricted share units released represents the respective exercise price.

2)

The Company has implemented a dividend reinvestment plan (“DRIP”) whereby shareholders can elect to have dividends reinvested directly into additional Wheaton common shares. The weighted average price for common shares issued under the DRIP represents the volume weighted average price of the common shares on the five trading days preceding the dividend payment date, less a discount of 1%

At the Market Equity Program

On April 16, 2020, the Company established an at-the-market equity program (the “ATM Program”) that allows the Company to issue up to $300 million worth of common shares from treasury (“Common Shares”) to the public from time to time at the Company’s discretion and subject to regulatory requirements. Any Common Shares sold in the ATM Program will be sold (i) in ordinary brokers’ transactions on the NYSE or another US marketplace on which the Common Shares are listed, quoted or otherwise trade, (ii) ordinary brokers’ transactions on the TSX, (iii) on another Canadian marketplace on which the Common Shares are listed, quoted or otherwise trade, or (iv) with respect to sales in the United States, at the prevailing market price, a price related to the prevailing market price or at negotiated prices. Since the Common Shares will be distributed at the prevailing market prices at the time of the sale or certain other prices, prices may vary among purchasers and during the period of distribution.

The ATM Program will be effective until the date that all Common Shares available for issue under the ATM Program have been issued or the ATM Program is terminated prior to such date by the Company or the Agents under the equity offering sales agreement dated April 16, 2020.

Wheaton intends that the net proceeds from the ATM Program, if any, will be available as one potential source of funding for stream acquisitions and/or other general corporate purposes including the repayment of indebtedness. As at June 30, 2020, the Company has not issued any shares under the ATM program.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (US Dollars - Unaudited)

 

19.2.

Dividends Declared

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30
     Six Months Ended
June 30
 
(in thousands, except per share amounts)    2020      2019      2020      2019  

Dividends declared per share

   $ 0.10      $ 0.09      $ 0.20      $ 0.18  

Average number of shares eligible for dividend

     448,616        445,928        448,381        445,597  

Total dividends paid

   $ 44,862      $ 40,133      $ 89,676      $ 80,207  

Paid as follows:

           

Cash

   $ 40,446      $ 31,950      $ 83,002      $ 63,515  

DRIP 1

     4,416        8,183        6,674        16,692  

Total dividends paid

   $ 44,862      $ 40,133      $ 89,676      $ 80,207  

Shares issued under the DRIP

     107        378        185        762  

 

1)

The Company has implemented a DRIP whereby shareholders can elect to have dividends reinvested directly into additional Wheaton common shares.

2)

As at June 30, 2020, cumulative dividends of $1,168 million have been declared and paid by the Company.

 

20.

Reserves

 

(in thousands)    Note      June 30
2020
     December 31
2019
 

Reserves

        

Share purchase warrants

     20.1      $       83,077      $         83,077  

Share purchase options

     20.2        21,662        24,010  

Restricted share units

     20.3        5,203        6,405  

Long-term investment revaluation reserve, net of tax

     20.4        3,716        47,209  

Total reserves

            $ 113,658      $ 160,701  

 

20.1.

Share Purchase Warrants

The Company’s share purchase warrants (“warrants”) are presented below:

 

      Number of
Warrants
     Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
     Exchange
Ratio
     Share
Purchase
Warrants
Reserve
 

Warrants outstanding

     10,000,000        $43.75        1.00      $ 83,077  

The warrants, which expire on February 28, 2023, were valued using a Black-Scholes option pricing model. Each warrant entitles the holder the right to purchase one of the Company’s common shares.

 

20.2.

Share Purchase Options

The Company has established an equity settled share purchase option plan whereby the Company’s Board of Directors may, from time to time, grant options to employees or consultants. The maximum term of any share purchase option may be ten years, but generally options are granted with a term to expiry of five years. The exercise price of an option is not less than the closing price on the TSX on the last trading day preceding the grant date. The vesting period of the options is determined at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors at the time the options are granted, but generally vest over a period of two years.

Each share purchase option converts into one common share of Wheaton on exercise. No amounts are paid or payable by the recipient on receipt of the option. The options do not carry rights to dividends or voting rights. Options may be exercised at any time from the date of vesting to the date of their expiry, subject to certain black-out periods.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (US Dollars - Unaudited)

 

The Company expenses the fair value of share purchase options that are expected to vest on a straight-line basis over the vesting period using the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value for each option at the date of grant. The Black-Scholes model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options that have no vesting restrictions. The model requires the use of subjective assumptions, including expected share price volatility. Historical data has been considered in setting the assumptions. Expected volatility is determined by considering the trailing 30-month historic average share price volatility. The weighted average fair value of share purchase options granted and principal assumptions used in applying the Black-Scholes option pricing model are as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30
    

Six Months Ended

June 30

 
     

 

            2020

     2019      2020      2019  

Black-Scholes weighted average assumptions

           

Grant date share price and exercise price

     n/a        Cdn$29.79        Cdn$33.47        Cdn$32.88  

Expected dividend yield

     n/a        1.60%        1.78%        1.49%  

Expected volatility

     n/a        30%        30%        31%  

Risk-free interest rate

     n/a        1.43%        0.52%        1.60%  

Expected option life, in years

     n/a        2.5        2.5        2.5  

Weighted average fair value per option granted

     n/a        Cdn$5.29        Cdn$5.57        Cdn$6.10  

Number of options issued during the period

     -        8,200        451,110        583,500  

Total fair value of options issued (000’s)

   $                 -      $ 32      $ 1,807      $ 2,652  

At June 30, 2020, there were 1,984,645 share purchase options outstanding with a weighted average exercise price of Cdn$29.40 per option. For the comparable period in 2019, there were 3,407,815 share purchase options outstanding with a weighted average exercise price of Cdn$26.52 per option.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (US Dollars - Unaudited)

 

A continuity schedule of the Company’s outstanding share purchase options from January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 is presented below:

 

      Number of
Options
Outstanding
     Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
 

  At January 1, 2019

     3,883,350      Cdn$ 25.71  

Granted (fair value - $3 million or Cdn$6.11 per option)

     575,300        32.92  

Exercised

     (752,170)        26.55  

Forfeited

     (1,350)        26.85  

  At March 31, 2019

     3,705,130      Cdn$ 26.58  

Granted (fair value - Cdn$5.29 per option)

     8,200        29.79  

Exercised

     (283,620)        26.09  

Forfeited

     (4,745)        30.78  

Expired

     (17,150)        30.69  

  At June 30, 2019

     3,407,815      Cdn$ 26.52  

Exercised

     (1,003,945)        25.14  

Forfeited

     (9,380)        31.77  

  At December 31, 2019

     2,394,490      Cdn$ 27.08  

Granted (fair value - $2 million or Cdn$5.57 per option)

     451,110        32.92  

Exercised

     (374,235)        24.83  

  At March 31, 2020

     2,471,365      Cdn$ 28.91  

Exercised

     (486,720)        26.25  

  At June 30, 2020

     1,984,645      Cdn$ 29.40  

As it relates to share purchase options, during the three months ended June 30, 2020, the weighted average share price at the time of exercise was Cdn$59.87 per share (six months - Cdn$50.87 per share), as compared to Cdn$27.42 per share (six months - Cdn$31.79 per share) during the comparable period in 2019.

 

20.3.

Restricted Share Units (“RSUs”)

The Company has established an RSU plan whereby RSUs will be issued to eligible employees or directors as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors or the Company’s Compensation Committee. RSUs give the holder the right to receive a specified number of common shares at the specified vesting date. RSUs generally vest over a period of two years. Compensation expense related to RSUs is recognized over the vesting period based upon the fair value of the Company’s common shares on the grant date and the awards that are expected to vest. The fair value is calculated with reference to the closing price of the Company’s common shares on the TSX on the business day prior to the date of grant.

RSU holders receive a cash payment based on the dividends paid on the Company’s common shares in the event that the holder of a vested RSU has elected to defer the release of the RSU to a future date. This cash payment is reflected as a component of net earnings under the classification General and Administrative.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (US Dollars - Unaudited)

 

A continuity schedule of the Company’s restricted share units outstanding from January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 is presented below:

 

      Number of
RSUs
Outstanding
     Weighted
Average
Intrinsic Value
at Date Granted
 

  At January 1, 2019

     370,133        $20.36  

Granted (fair value - $3 million)

     131,220        24.53  

Released

     (130,730)        20.85  

Forfeited

     (280)        20.41  

  At March 31, 2019

     370,343        $21.67  

Granted

     1,400        22.12  

Released

     (185)        20.44  

Forfeited

     (830)        23.00  

  At June 30, 2019

     370,728        $21.67  

Released

     (2,755)        19.16  

Forfeited

     (1,650)        23.76  

  At December 31, 2019

     366,323        $21.67  

Granted (fair value - $3 million)

     131,730        24.08  

Released

     (124,910)        22.29  

  At March 31, 2020

     373,143        $22.32  

Granted

     1,230        43.61  

Released

     (3,495)        20.85  

At June 30, 2020

     370,878        $22.40  

During the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company issued 1,230 RSUs with a fair value of Cdn$61.10 per RSU (six months - 132,960 RSUs with a fair value of $3 million or Cdn$33.73 per RSU). For the same period in 2019, the Company issued 1,400 RSUs with a fair value of Cdn$29.68 per RSU (six months - 132,620 RSUs with a fair value of $3 million or Cdn$32.89 per RSU).

As of June 30, 2020, there were 370,878 RSUs outstanding. For the comparable period in 2019, there were 370,728 RSUs outstanding.

 

20.4.

Long-Term Investment Revaluation Reserve

The Company’s long-term investments in common shares (Note 16) are held for long-term strategic purposes and not for trading purposes. The Company has chosen to designate these long-term investments in common shares as financial assets with fair value adjustments being recorded as a component of OCI as it believes that this provides a more meaningful presentation for long-term strategic investments, rather than reflecting changes in fair value as a component of net earnings. As some of these long-term investments are denominated in Canadian dollars, changes in their fair value is affected by both the change in share price in addition to changes in the Cdn$/US$ exchange rate.

Where the fair value of a long-term investment in common shares held exceeds its tax cost, the Company recognizes a deferred income tax liability. To the extent that the value of the long-term investment subsequently declines, the deferred income tax liability is reduced. However, where the fair value of the long-term investment decreases below the tax cost, the Company does not recognize a deferred income tax asset on the unrealized capital loss unless it is probable that the Company will generate future capital gains to offset the loss.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (US Dollars - Unaudited)

 

A continuity schedule of the Company’s long-term investment revaluation reserve from January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 is presented below:

 

(in thousands)            Change in
Fair Value
     Deferred
Tax
Recovery
(Expense)
     Total  

At January 1, 2019

      $ (112,156)      $ -      $ (112,156)  

Unrealized gain (loss) on LTIs 1

              20,647        (45)        20,602  

At March 31, 2019

      $ (91,509)      $ (45)      $ (91,554)  

Unrealized gain (loss) on LTIs 1

              30,026        (1,956)        28,070  

At June 30, 2019

      $ (61,483)      $ (2,001)      $ (63,484)  

Unrealized gain (loss) on LTIs 1

        111,264        (7,622)        103,642  

Reallocate reserve to retained earnings upon disposal of LTIs 1

              7,281        (230)        7,051  

At December 31, 2019

      $ 57,062      $ (9,853)      $ 47,209  

Unrealized gain (loss) on LTIs 1

              (154,143)              9,853        (144,290)  

At March 31, 2020

      $ (97,081)      $ -      $ (97,081)  

Unrealized gain (loss) on LTIs 1

        105,521        (4,698)        100,823  

Reallocate reserve to retained earnings upon disposal of LTIs 1

     16        (30)        4        (26)  

At June 30, 2020

            $ 8,410      $ (4,694)      $ 3,716  

 

1)

LTIs refers to long-term investments in common shares held.

 

21.

Stock Based Compensation

The Company’s stock based compensation consists of share purchase options (Note 20.2), restricted share units (Note 20.3) and performance share units (Note 21.1). The accrued value of share purchase options and restricted share units are reflected as reserves in the shareholder’s equity section of the Company’s balance sheet while the accrued value associated with performance share units is reflected as an accrued liability.

 

20.1.

Performance Share Units (“PSUs”)

The Company has established a Performance Share Unit Plan (“the PSU plan”) whereby PSUs will be issued to eligible employees as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors or the Company’s Compensation Committee. PSUs issued under the PSU plan entitle the holder to a cash payment at the end of a three year performance period equal to the number of PSUs granted, multiplied by a performance factor and multiplied by the fair market value of a Wheaton common share on the expiry of the performance period. The performance factor can range from 0% to 200% and is determined by comparing the Company’s total shareholder return to those achieved by various peer companies, the Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index and the price of gold and silver.

Compensation expense for the PSUs is recorded on a straight-line basis over the three year vesting period. The amount of compensation expense is adjusted at the end of each reporting period to reflect (i) the fair value of common shares; (ii) the number of PSUs anticipated to vest; and (iii) the anticipated performance factor.

During the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company did not issue any PSUs (six months - 193,830 PSUs). For the comparable period of the previous year, the Company issued 2,850 PSUs (six months - 191,410 PSUs).

 

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Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (US Dollars - Unaudited)

 

A continuity schedule of the Company’s outstanding PSUs (assuming a performance factor of 100% is achieved over the performance period) and the Company’s PSU accrual from January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 is presented below:

 

(in thousands, except for number of PSUs outstanding)    Number of
PSUs
Outstanding
     PSU
accrual
liability
 

At January 1, 2019

     655,727      $ 10,756  

Granted

     188,560        -  

Accrual related to the fair value of the PSUs outstanding

     -        7,124  

Foreign exchange adjustment

     -        185  

Paid

     (189,214)        (7,701)  

Forfeited

     (616)        (15)  

At March 31, 2019

     654,457      $ 10,349  

Granted

     2,850        -  

Accrual related to the fair value of the PSUs outstanding

     -        2,417  

Foreign exchange adjustment

     -        148  

Paid

     (39,836)        (1,624)  

Forfeited

     (7,629)        -  

At June 30, 2019

     609,842      $ 11,290  

Accrual related to the fair value of the PSUs outstanding

     -        7,633  

Foreign exchange adjustment

     -        146  

Forfeited

     (5,150)        -  

At December 31, 2019

     604,692      $ 19,069  

Granted

     193,830        -  

Accrual related to the fair value of the PSUs outstanding

     -        3,277  

Foreign exchange adjustment

     -        (1,303)  

At March 31, 2020

     798,522      $ 21,043  

Accrual related to the fair value of the PSUs outstanding

     -        10,097  

Foreign exchange adjustment

     -        395  

Paid

     (193,716)        (10,965)  

At June 30, 2020

     604,806      $ 20,570  

A summary of the PSUs outstanding at June 30, 2020 is as follows:

 

Year
of Grant
     Year of
Maturity
       Number
outstanding
       Estimated
Value Per PSU
at Maturity
       Anticipated
Performance
Factor at
Maturity
       Percent of
Vesting Period
Complete at
Jun 30, 2020
       PSU
Liability at
Jun 30, 2020
 

2017

       2020          10,426          $42.32          200%          96%        $ 846  

2018

       2021          213,820          $41.97          199%          76%          13,509  

2019

       2022          186,730          $41.16          166%          42%          5,379  

2020

       2023          193,830          $40.61          110%          10%          836  
                    604,806                                         $  20,570  

 

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Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (US Dollars - Unaudited)

 

22.

Earnings per Share (“EPS”) and Diluted Earnings per Share (“Diluted EPS”)

Diluted earnings per share is calculated using the treasury method which assumes that outstanding share purchase options and warrants, with exercise prices that are lower than the average market price of the Company’s common shares for the relevant period, are exercised and the proceeds are used to purchase shares of the Company at the average market price of the common shares for the relevant period.

Diluted EPS is calculated based on the following weighted average number of shares outstanding:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30
     Six Months Ended
June 30
 
  (in thousands)   

 

            2020

                 2019                  2020                  2019  

Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding

     448,636        445,769        448,217        445,083  

Effect of dilutive securities

           

Share purchase options

     1,034        444        920        422  

Restricted share units

     372        257        376        310  

Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding

     450,042        446,470        449,513        445,815  

The following table lists the number of share purchase options and share purchase warrants excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because the exercise prices exceeded the average market value of the common shares of Cdn$54.44 (six months - Cdn$46.63), compared to Cdn$29.68 (six months - Cdn$28.96) for the comparable period in 2019.

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30
     Six Months Ended
June 30
 
  (in thousands)   

 

            2020

                 2019                  2020                  2019  

Share purchase options

     -        599        -        599  

Share purchase warrants

     10,000        10,000        10,000        10,000  

Total

     10,000        10,599        10,000        10,599  

 

23.

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Change in Non-Cash Working Capital

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30
     Six Months Ended
June 30
 
  (in thousands)   

 

            2020

                 2019                  2020                  2019  

Change in non-cash working capital

           

Accounts receivable

   $ (2,828)      $ 559      $ 1,494      $ 867  

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     (1,285)        5,274        (742)        (2,267)  

Other

     (1,392)        (1,174)        (1,637)        (1,111)  

Total change in non-cash working capital

   $ (5,505)      $ 4,659      $ (885)      $ (2,511)  

Non-Cash Transactions – Payment of Dividends Under DRIP

As more fully described in Note 19.2, during the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company declared and paid dividends to its shareholders in the amount of $0.20 per common share for total dividends of $90 million. Approximately 7% of shareholders elected to have their dividends reinvested in common shares of the Company

 

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Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (US Dollars - Unaudited)

 

under the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan (“DRIP”). As a result, $83 million of dividend payments were made in cash and $7 million in common shares issued. For the comparable period in 2019, the Company declared and paid dividends to its shareholders in the amount of $0.18 per common share for total dividends of $80 million, with the payment being comprised of $63 million in cash and $17 million in common shares issued.

 

24.

Income Taxes

A summary of the Company’s income tax expense (recovery) is as follows:

Income tax recognized in net earnings is comprised of the following:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30
     Six Months Ended
June 30
 
  (in thousands)                2020                  2019              2020                  2019  

Current income tax expense

   $ 36      $ 85      $ 85      $ 104  

Deferred income tax expense (recovery) related to:

           

Origination and reversal of temporary differences

   $ 1,650      $ 1,089      $ 4,875      $ 4,284  

Write down (reversal of write down) or recognition of prior period temporary differences

     (6,485)        (3,932)        (1,317)        (7,256)  

Total deferred income tax expense (recovery)

   $ (4,835)      $ (2,843)      $ 3,558      $ (2,972)  

Income tax expense (recovery) recognized in net earnings

   $ (4,799)      $ (2,758)      $ 3,643      $ (2,868)  

Income tax recognized as a component of OCI is comprised of the following:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30
     Six Months Ended
June 30
 
  (in thousands)                2020                  2019                  2020                  2019  

Income tax expense (recovery) related to LTIs - common shares held

   $ 4,698      $ 1,956      $ (5,155)      $ 2,001  

Income tax recognized directly in equity is comprised of the following:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30
     Six Months Ended
June 30
 
  (in thousands)                2020                  2019                  2020                  2019  

Income tax expense (recovery) related to share issue costs

           

Write down (reversal of write down) or recognition of prior period temporary differences

   $ 160      $ 894      $ 1,639      $ 986  

Income tax expense (recovery) recognized in equity

   $ 160      $ 894      $ 1,639      $ 986  

 

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Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (US Dollars - Unaudited)

 

The provision for income taxes differs from the amount that would be obtained by applying the statutory income tax rate to consolidated earnings before income taxes due to the following:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30
     Six Months Ended
June 30
 
(in thousands)                2020                  2019                  2020                  2019  

Earnings before income taxes

   $ 101,013      $ (127,452)      $ 204,351      $ (70,213)  

Canadian federal and provincial income tax rates

     27.00%        27.00%        27.00%        27.00%  

Income tax expense (recovery) based on above rates

   $ 27,274      $ (34,413)      $ 55,175      $ (18,958)  

Non-deductible stock based compensation and other

     610        1,225        1,468        1,795  

Differences in tax rates in foreign jurisdictions

     (27,905)        (14,866)        (57,251)        (33,761)  

Current period unrecognized temporary differences - impairment of mineral stream interests

     -        44,796        -        44,796  

Current period unrecognized temporary differences

     1,707        4,432        5,568        10,516  

Write down (reversal of write down) or recognition of prior period temporary differences

     (6,485)        (3,932)        (1,317)        (7,256)  

Income tax expense (recovery)

   $ (4,799)      $ (2,758)      $ 3,643      $ (2,868)  

The majority of the Company’s income generating activities, including the sale of precious metals, is conducted by its 100% owned subsidiary Wheaton Precious Metals International Ltd., which operates in the Cayman Islands and is not subject to income tax.

 

WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS 2020 SECOND QUARTER REPORT [87]


Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (US Dollars - Unaudited)

 

The recognized deferred income tax assets and liabilities are offset on the balance sheet and relate to Canada, except for the foreign withholding tax. The movement in deferred income tax assets and liabilities for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and the year ended December 31, 2019 is shown below:

 

    Six Months Ended June 30, 2020  
  Recognized deferred income tax assets and liabilities   Opening
Balance
     Recovery
(Expense)
Recognized
In Net
Earnings
     Recovery
(Expense)
Recognized
In OCI
     Recovery
(Expense)
Recognized In
Shareholders’
Equity
     Closing 
Balance 
 

Deferred tax assets

             

Non-capital loss carryforward 1

  $      8,756      $ (4,142)      $ -      $ (1,610)      $       3,004   

Capital loss carryforward 2

    8,953        (3)        (750)        -        8,200   

Other 3

    694        649        -        -        1,343   

Deferred tax liabilities

             

Interest capitalized for accounting

    (87)        -        -        -        (87)   

Debt and share financing fees 4

    (711)        12        -        (29)        (728)   

Unrealized gains on long-term investments

    (14,073)        (36)        5,909        -        (8,200)   

Mineral stream interests 5

    (3,532)        -        -        -        (3,532)   

Foreign withholding tax

    (148)        (38)        -        -        (186)   

Total

  $ (148)      $ (3,558)      $ 5,159      $ (1,639)      $ (186)   

 

1)

As at June 30, 2020, the Company had recognized the tax effect on $11 million of non-capital losses against deferred tax liabilities.

2)

As at June 30, 2020, the Company had recognized the tax effect on $30 million of net capital losses to offset unrealized taxable capital gains on long-term investments.

3)

Other includes capital assets, charitable donation carryforward and PSU and pension liabilities.

4)

Debt and share financing fees are deducted over a five year period for Canadian income tax purposes. For accounting purposes, debt financing fees are deducted over the term of the credit facility and share financing fees are charged directly to issued capital.

5)

The Company’s position, as reflected in its filed Canadian income tax returns and consistent with the terms of the PMPAs, is that the cost of the precious metal acquired under the Canadian PMPAs is equal to the market value while a deposit is outstanding (where applicable to an agreement), and the cash cost thereafter. For accounting purposes, the cost of the mineral stream interests is depleted on a unit-of-production basis as described in Note 4.2.

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2019  
Recognized deferred income tax assets and liabilities    Opening
Balance
     Recovery
(Expense)
Recognized
In Net
Earnings
     Recovery
(Expense)
Recognized
In OCI
     Recovery
(Expense)
Recognized In
Shareholders’
Equity
     Closing
Balance
 

Deferred tax assets

              

Non-capital loss carryforward

   $       3,823      $ 4,497      $ -      $ 436      $ 8,756  

Capital loss carryforward

     -        4,503        4,450        -        8,953  

Other

     387        307        -        -        694  

Deferred tax liabilities

              

Interest capitalized for accounting

     (87)        -        -        -        (87)  

Debt and share financing fees

     (591)        (60)        -        (60)        (711)  

Unrealized gains on long-term investments

     -        -        (14,073)        -        (14,073)  

Mineral stream interests

     (3,532)        -        -        -            (3,532)  

Foreign withholding tax

     (111)        (37)        -        -        (148)  

Total

   $ (111)      $ 9,210      $ (9,623)      $ 376      $ (148)  

 

WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS 2020 SECOND QUARTER REPORT [88]


Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (US Dollars - Unaudited)

 

Deferred income tax assets in Canada not recognized are shown below:

 

(in thousands)   

 

June 30
                2020

     December 31
2019
 

Non-capital loss carryforward 1

   $ 29,048      $ 19,145  

Debt and equity financing fees

     703        1,383  

Mineral stream interests

     104,214        107,785  

Other

     4,263        4,282  

Capital loss carryforward ²

     750        -  

Kutcho Convertible Note

     1,208        951  

Unrealized losses on long-term investments

     7,393        6,733  

Total

   $ 147,579      $ 140,279  

 

1)

As at June 30, 2020, the Company had not recognized the tax effect on $108 million of non-capital losses as a deferred tax asset.

2)

As at June 30, 2020, the Company had not recognized the tax effect on $3 million of net capital losses as a deferred tax asset.

 

25.

Other Current Assets

The composition of other current assets is shown below:

 

  (in thousands)    Note     

 

June 30
                2020

     December 31
2019
 

Non-revolving term loan

      $ 532      $ 431  

Prepaid expenses

        3,159        1,492  

Class action settlement recoverable

     27        41,500        41,500  

Other

              76        81  

Total other current assets

            $ 45,267      $ 43,504  

Non-revolving term loan

On November 25, 2019, the Company entered into a non-revolving term loan with Kutcho, under which Kutcho can draw up to a maximum of $1 million (Cdn$1.3 million). The credit facility, which matures on December 31, 2020, carries interest at 15% per annum, compounded monthly.

 

26.

Other Long-Term Assets

The composition of other long-term assets is shown below:

 

  (in thousands)    Note     

 

June 30
                2020

     December 31
2019
 

Intangible assets

      $ 3,227      $ 3,419  

Debt issue costs - Revolving Facility

     18.1        5,849        5,154  

Adventus ROFR

        615        615  

Subscription rights

     16        -        1,524  

Other

              3,691        3,854  

Total other long-term assets

            $ 13,382      $ 14,566  

 

WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS 2020 SECOND QUARTER REPORT [89]


Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (US Dollars - Unaudited)

 

27.

Commitments and Contingencies

Mineral Stream Interests

The following table summarizes the Company’s commitments to make per-ounce cash payments for gold, silver and palladium and per pound cash payments for cobalt to which it has the contractual right pursuant to the PMPAs:

 

      Attributable Payable Production to be
Purchased
    Per Unit of Measurement Cash Payment 1, 2             Date of
Original
Contract
 
Mineral Stream Interests    Gold     Silver     Palladium     Cobalt     Gold     Silver     Palladium     Cobalt     Term of
Agreement
 

Peñasquito

     0%       25%       0%       0%       n/a     $ 4.26       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        24-Jul-07  

Constancia

     50%  3      100%       0%       0%     $ 408  4    $ 6.02  4      n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        8-Aug-12  

Salobo

     75%       0%       0%       0%     $ 408       n/a       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        28-Feb-13  

Sudbury

     70%       0%       0%       0%     $ 400       n/a       n/a       n/a       20 years        28-Feb-13  

Antamina

     0%       33.75%       0%       0%       n/a       variable  5      n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        3-Nov-15  

San Dimas

     variable  6      0%  6      0%       0%     $ 606       n/a       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        10-May-18  

Stillwater

     100%       0%       4.5%  7      0%       variable  8      n/a       variable  8      n/a       Life of Mine        16-Jul-18  

Voisey’s Bay

     0%       0%       0%       42.4%  9      n/a       n/a       n/a       variable  10      Life of Mine        11-Jun-18  

Other

                     

Los Filos

     0%       100%       0%       0%       n/a     $ 4.43       n/a       n/a       25 years        15-Oct-04  

Zinkgruvan

     0%       100%       0%       0%       n/a     $ 4.43       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        8-Dec-04  

Yauliyacu

     0%       100%  11      0%       0%       n/a     $ 8.94  12      n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        23-Mar-06  

Stratoni

     0%       100%       0%       0%       n/a     $ 11.43  13      n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        23-Apr-07  

Neves-Corvo

     0%       100%       0%       0%       n/a     $ 4.34       n/a       n/a       50 years        5-Jun-07  

Aljustrel

     0%       100%  14      0%       0%       n/a       variable  15      n/a       n/a       50 years        5-Jun-07  

Minto

     100%  16      100%       0%       0%       variable  17    $ 4.27       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        20-Nov-08  

Keno Hill

     0%       25%       0%       0%       n/a       variable  18      n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        2-Oct-08  

Pascua-Lama

     0%       25%       0%       0%       n/a     $ 3.90       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        8-Sep-09  

Rosemont

     100%       100%       0%       0%     $ 450     $ 3.90       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        10-Feb-10  

Loma de La Plata

     0%       12.5%       0%       0%       n/a     $ 4.00       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        n/a  19 

777

     50%       100%       0%       0%     $ 425  4    $ 6.26  4      n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        8-Aug-12  

Early Deposit

                     

Toroparu

     10%       50%       0%       0%     $ 400     $ 3.90       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        11-Nov-13  

Cotabambas

     25%  20      100%  20      0%       0%     $ 450     $ 5.90       n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        21-Mar-16  

Kutcho

     100%  21      100%  21      0%       0%       variable  22      variable  22      n/a       n/a       Life of Mine        14-Dec-17  

 

1)

Subject to an annual inflationary adjustment with the exception of Loma de La Plata and Sudbury.

2)

All amounts are measured on a per ounce basis with the exception of cobalt which is measured on a per pound basis. Should the prevailing market price for the applicable metal be lower than this amount, the per ounce or per pound cash payment will be reduced to the prevailing market price, with the exception of Yauliyacu where the per ounce cash payment will not be reduced below $4.35 per ounce, subject to an annual inflationary factor.

3)

Gold recoveries will be set at 55% for the Constancia deposit and 70% for the Pampacancha deposit until 265,000 ounces of gold have been delivered to the Company.

4)

Subject to an increase to $9.90 per ounce of silver and $550 per ounce of gold after the initial 40-year term.

5)

The Company is committed to pay Glencore 20% of the spot price of silver for each ounce of silver delivered under the Antamina PMPA.

6)

Under the terms of the San Dimas PMPA, the Company is entitled to an amount equal to 25% of the payable gold production plus an additional amount of gold equal to 25% of the payable silver production converted to gold at a fixed gold to silver exchange ratio of 70:1 from the San Dimas mine. If the average gold to silver price ratio decreases to less than 50:1 or increases to more than 90:1 for a period of 6 months or more, then the “70” shall be revised to “50” or “90”, as the case may be, until such time as the average gold to silver price ratio is between 50:1 to 90:1 for a period of 6 months or more in which event the “70” shall be reinstated. Effective April 1, 2020, the fixed gold to silver exchange ratio has been revised to 90:1.

7)

The Company is committed to purchase 4.5% of Stillwater palladium production until 375,000 ounces are delivered to the Company, thereafter 2.25% of Stillwater palladium production until 550,000 ounces are delivered to the Company and 1% of Stillwater palladium production thereafter for the life of mine.

8)

The Company is committed to pay Sibanye 18% of the spot price of gold and palladium for each ounce of gold and palladium delivered under the Stillwater PMPA until the market value of gold and palladium delivered to Wheaton, net of the per ounce cash payment, exceeds the initial upfront cash deposit, and 22% of the spot price thereafter.

9)

Once the Company has received 31 million pounds of cobalt, the Company’s attributable cobalt production to be purchased will be reduced to 21.2%.

10)

The Company is committed to pay Vale 18% of the spot price of cobalt per pound of cobalt delivered under the agreement until the market value of cobalt delivered to Wheaton, net of the per pound cash payment, exceeds the initial upfront cash deposit, and 22% of the spot price thereafter.

11)

The Company is committed to purchase from Glencore an amount equal to 100% of the first 1.5 million ounces of payable silver produced at Yauliyacu per annum and 50% of any excess.

12)

Should the market price of silver exceed $20 per ounce, in addition to the $8.94 per ounce, the Company is committed to pay Glencore an additional amount for each ounce of silver delivered equal to 50% of the excess, to a maximum of $10 per ounce, such that when the market price of silver is $40 or above, the Company will pay Glencore $18.94 per ounce of silver delivered.

13)

In October 2015, in order to incentivize additional exploration and potentially extend the limited remaining mine life of Stratoni, Wheaton and Eldorado Gold agreed to modify the Stratoni PMPA. The primary modification is to increase the production price per ounce of silver delivered to Wheaton over the current fixed price by one of the following amounts: (i) $2.50 per ounce of silver delivered if 10,000 meters of drilling is completed outside of the existing ore body and within Wheaton’s defined area of interest (“Expansion Drilling”); (ii) $5.00 per ounce of silver delivered if 20,000 meters of Expansion Drilling is completed; and (iii) $7.00 per ounce of silver delivered if 30,000 meters of Expansion Drilling is completed. Drilling in all three cases must be completed by December 31, 2020, in order for the agreed upon increase in production price to be initiated. The figures in the above table reflect the fact that Eldorado completed 30,000 meters of Expansion Drilling in August 2020.

14)

Wheaton only has the rights to silver contained in concentrate containing less than 15% copper at the Aljustrel mine.

15)

In respect of the Aljustrel PMPA, the Company is committed to pay Almina 50% of the amount received under the respective concentrate sales contracts.

16)

The Company is committed to acquire 100% of the first 30,000 ounces of gold produced per annum and 50% thereafter.

17)

The Company has amended the Minto PMPA such that the per ounce cash payment per ounce of gold delivered will be 75% of the spot price of gold for each ounce of gold delivered under the Minto PMPA. This amended pricing will end on the earlier of (i) 14 months after the first delivery is due; or (ii) once 11,000 ounces of gold have been delivered to the Company. Once this amended pricing ends, the per ounce cash payment per ounce of gold delivered will be $325, subject to an increase in periods where the market price of copper is lower than $2.50 per pound.

(18)

Effective July 2020, the price paid per ounce of silver delivered under the Keno Hill PMPA has been modified to be between 10% of the spot price of silver, when the market price of silver is at or above $23.00 per ounce to 90% of the spot price of silver when the market price of silver is at or below $15.00 per ounce.

19)

Terms of the agreement not yet finalized.

20)

Once 90 million silver equivalent ounces attributable to Wheaton have been produced, the attributable production to be purchased will decrease to 16.67% of gold production and 66.67% of silver production for the life of mine.

21)

Once 51,000 ounces of gold and 5.6 million ounces of silver have been delivered to Wheaton, attributable production to be purchased will decrease to 66.67% of gold and silver production for the life of mine.

22)

The Company is committed to pay Kutcho 20% of the spot price of gold and silver for each ounce of gold and silver delivered under the Kutcho Early Deposit Agreement.

 

WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS 2020 SECOND QUARTER REPORT [90]


Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (US Dollars - Unaudited)

 

Other Contractual Obligations and Contingencies

 

     Obligations With Scheduled Payment Dates                  
(in thousands)    2020        2021 - 2023        2024 - 2025        After 2025        Sub-Total        Other
Commitments
     Total  

Bank debt 1

   $ -        $ -        $ 640,500        $ -        $ 640,500        $ -      $ 640,500  

Interest 2

     4,176          24,509          12,573          -          41,258          -        41,258  

Payments for mineral stream interests 3

                              

Rosemont 4

     -          -          -          -          -          231,150        231,150  

Loma de La Plata

     -          -          -          -          -          32,400        32,400  

Payments for early deposit mineral stream interest

                              

Toroparu

     -          -          -          -          -          138,000        138,000  

Cotabambas

     750          4,000          -          -          4,750          126,000        130,750  

Kutcho

     -          -          -          -          -          58,000        58,000  

Non-revolving credit facility 5

     422          -          -          -          422          -        422  

Leases liabilities

     425          2,595          1,106          -          4,126          -        4,126  

Total contractual obligations

   $       5,773        $       31,104        $   654,179        $  -        $   691,056        $       585,550      $   1,276,606  

 

1)

At June 30, 2020, the Company had $641 million drawn and outstanding on the Revolving Facility.

2)

As the applicable interest rates are floating in nature, the interest charges are estimated based on market-based forward interest rate curves at the end of the reporting period combined with the assumption that the principal balance outstanding at June 30, 2020 does not change until the debt maturity date.

3)

Does not reflect the contingent payment due related to the Salobo gold purchase agreement (see the Salobo section on the following page).

4)

Includes contingent transaction costs of $1 million.

5)

Represents the maximum amount available to Kutcho under the non-revolving credit facility (Note 25).

Rosemont

The Company is committed to pay Hudbay total upfront cash payments of $230 million in two installments, with the first $50 million being advanced upon Hudbay’s receipt of permitting for the Rosemont project and other customary conditions and the balance of $180 million being advanced once project costs incurred on the Rosemont project exceed $98 million. Under the agreement, the Company is permitted to elect to pay the deposit in cash or the delivery of common shares and Hudbay has provided a corporate guarantee. Additionally, the Company will be entitled to certain delay payments, including where construction ceases in any material respect, or if completion is not achieved within agreed upon timelines.

On August 1, 2019, Hudbay announced that the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona (“Court”) issued a ruling in the lawsuits challenging the U.S. Forest Service’s issuance of the Final Record of Decision (“FROD”) for the Rosemont project in Arizona. The Court ruled to vacate and remand the FROD such that Rosemont cannot proceed with construction at this time. On June 22, 2020 Hudbay announced that they had filed the initial brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in relation to appealing this decision.

Loma de La Plata

In connection with the Loma de La Plata PMPA, the Company is committed to pay Pan American Silver Corp. (“Pan American”) total upfront cash payments of $32 million following the satisfaction of certain conditions, including Pan American receiving all necessary permits to proceed with the mine construction.

Toroparu

In connection with the Toroparu Early Deposit Agreement, the Company is committed to pay Gold X an additional $138 million, payable on an installment basis to partially fund construction of the mine. Following the delivery of certain feasibility documentation or after December 31, 2020 if the feasibility documentation has not been delivered to Wheaton by such date, Wheaton may elect not to proceed with the agreement or not pay the balance of the upfront consideration and reduce the gold stream percentage from 10% to 0.909% and the silver stream percentage from 50% to nil. If Wheaton elects to terminate, Wheaton will be entitled to a return of the amounts advanced less $2 million which is non-refundable on the occurrence of certain events. If Wheaton elects to reduce the streams, Gold X may elect to terminate the agreement and Wheaton will be entitled to a return of the amount of the deposit already advanced less $2 million which is non-refundable. Gold X has filed a Preliminary Economic Assessment defining the re-scoping of the Toroparu project, including a revised operating plan.

 

WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS 2020 SECOND QUARTER REPORT [91]


Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (US Dollars - Unaudited)

 

Cotabambas

In connection with the Cotabambas Early Deposit Agreement, the Company is committed to pay Panoro a total cash consideration of $140 million, of which $9 million has been paid to date. Once certain conditions have been met, the Company will advance an additional $5 million to Panoro, spread over up to five years. Following the delivery of a bankable definitive feasibility study, environmental study and impact assessment, and other related documents (collectively, the “Cotabambas Feasibility Documentation”), and receipt of permits and construction commencing, the Company may then advance the remaining deposit or elect to terminate the Cotabambas Early Deposit Agreement. If the Company elects to terminate, the Company will be entitled to a return of the portion of the amounts advanced less $2 million payable upon certain triggering events occurring.

Kutcho

In connection with the Kutcho Early Deposit Agreement, the Company is committed to pay Kutcho a total cash consideration of $65 million, of which $7 million has been paid to date. The remaining $58 million will be advanced on an installment basis to partially fund construction of the mine once certain conditions have been satisfied.

The Company will be required to make an additional payment to Kutcho, of up to $20 million, if processing throughput is increased to 4,500 tonnes per day or more within 5 years of attaining commercial production.

Salobo

The Salobo mine currently has a mill throughput capacity of 24 million tonnes per annum (“Mtpa”). In October 2018, Vale’s Board of Directors approved the investment in the Salobo III mine expansion (the “Salobo Expansion”). The Salobo Expansion is proposed to include a third concentrator line and will use Salobo’s existing infrastructure. Vale anticipates that the Salobo Expansion, which is scheduled to start up in the first half of 2022 with a ramp-up of 15 months, will result in an increase of throughput capacity from 24 Mtpa to 36 Mtpa once fully ramped up.

If actual throughput is expanded above 28 Mtpa, then under the terms of the Salobo PMPA, Wheaton will be required to make an additional set payment to Vale based on the size of the expansion, the timing of completion and the grade of the material processed. The set payment ranges from $113 million if throughput is expanded beyond 28 Mtpa by January 1, 2036 up to $953 million if throughput is expanded beyond 40 Mtpa by January 1, 2021. Assuming the Salobo III expansion project achieves 12 Mtpa of additional processing capacity (bringing total processing capacity at Salobo to 36 Mtpa) by the end of 2023, the Company would expect to pay an estimated expansion payment of between $550 million to $670 million. The actual amount and timing of any expansion payment may significantly differ from this estimate depending on the size, timing and processed grade of any expansion.

Canada Revenue Agency – Canada Revenue Agency – 2013-2015 Taxation Years - Domestic Reassessments

The Company received Notices of Reassessment in 2018 and 2019 for the 2013 to 2015 taxation years in which the CRA is seeking to change the timing of the deduction of upfront payments with respect to the Company’s PMPAs relating to Canadian mining assets, so that the cost of precious metal acquired under these Canadian PMPAs is equal to the cash cost paid on delivery plus an amortized amount of the upfront payment determined on a units-of-production basis over the estimated recoverable reserves, and where applicable, resources and exploration potential at the respective mine (the “Domestic Reassessments”). In total, the Domestic Reassessments assessed tax, interest and other penalties of $7 million.

Management believes the Company’s position, as reflected in its filed Canadian income tax returns and consistent with the terms of the PMPAs, that the cost of the precious metal acquired under the Canadian PMPAs is equal to the market value while a deposit is outstanding, and the cash cost thereafter is correct. The Company has filed Notices of Objection and paid 50% of the disputed amounts in order to challenge the Domestic Reassessments. The 2016 to 2019 taxation years remain open to a domestic audit.

If CRA were to apply the methodology in the Domestic Reassessments to taxation years subsequent to 2015, the Company estimates that losses would arise that could be carried back to reduce tax and interest relating to the Domestic Reassessments to approximately $2 million.

U.S. Shareholder Class Action

During July 2015, after the Company disclosed that the CRA was proposing that they would issue notices of reassessment for federal and provincial tax, transfer pricing penalties, interest and other penalties for the 2005-2010 taxation years (the “Reassessments”), two putative securities class action lawsuits were filed against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in connection with the proposal (the “Complaints”).

On October 19, 2015, the Complaints were consolidated into one action, In re Silver Wheaton Securities Litigation, as against the Company, Randy Smallwood, President & Chief Executive Officer, Gary Brown, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer and Peter Barnes, former Chief Executive Officer (together the “Initial Defendants”) and a lead

 

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plaintiff (the “Plaintiff”) was selected. The Plaintiff filed a consolidated amended complaint in December 2015, which focuses on the Reassessments and asserted claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”).

On March 27, 2018, the court granted Plaintiff’s motion for leave to file a Second Amended Complaint, which alleges that Initial Defendants made false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company’s business, operations, prospects and performance in violation of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act, and adds a claim under Section 10(b) against our auditors (together with the “Initial Defendants, the “Defendants”).

On August 3, 2020, the court issued their final approval of a settlement of the lawsuit for $41.5 million, without admission of liability by any of the Defendants. The settlement is fully funded by the Company’s insurance carriers and the other Defendants. The Company will not be required to pay any portion of the settlement.

Canadian Shareholder Class Action

By Notice of Action dated August 10, 2016 (as amended September 2, 2016 and supplemented by Statement of Claim filed September 9, 2016 (collectively, the “Claim”)), proposed representative plaintiff Suzan Poirier commenced proceedings pursuant to the Class Proceedings Act (Ontario) in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against Wheaton Precious Metals Corp., Randy Smallwood, President and Chief Executive Officer and Gary Brown, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer. The Claim alleges, among other things, misrepresentation pursuant to primary and secondary market civil liability provisions under the Securities Act (Ontario) and its provincial equivalents, common law negligence and negligent misrepresentation. The claim focuses on the Reassessments. The Claim purports to be brought on behalf of proposed class of persons and entities who acquired common shares of Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. between August 14, 2013 and July 6, 2015 and held some or all of such common shares as of at least July 6, 2015. On July 21, 2020, the Company received a motion record in support of a proposed motion seeking the following (among other relief): (i) leave of the court to commence a secondary market action pursuant to section 138.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario) and equivalent provisions in the applicable provincial securities statutes: (ii) certification of the (amended) class and proposed common issues; (iii) leave to file an amended Statement of Claim to include further particulars and to refer to various provincial securities laws; and (iv) the appointment of a new class representative (Ms. Miriam Rosenszajn) in place of Ms. Poirier.

The Company believes that the allegations are without merit and intends to vigorously defend against this matter. No amounts have been recorded for potential liability arising from this claim as no value has been specified in the statement of claim and the Company cannot reasonably predict the outcome.

Other

Due to the size, complexity and nature of the Company’s operations, various legal and tax matters are outstanding from time to time, including audits and disputes. Under the terms of the settlement with the CRA of the transfer pricing dispute relating to the 2005-2010 taxation years (“CRA Settlement”), income earned outside of Canada by the Company’s foreign subsidiaries will not be subject to income tax in Canada. The CRA Settlement principles apply to all taxation years after 2010 subject to there being no material change in facts or change in law or jurisprudence. From time to time there may be proposed legislative changes to law or outstanding legal actions that may have an impact on applicable law or jurisprudence, the outcome, applicability and impact of which is not known or determinable by the Company. By their nature, contingencies will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. The assessment of contingencies inherently involves the exercise of significant judgment and estimates of the outcome of future events. If the Company is unable to resolve any of these matters favorably, there may be a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial performance, cash flows or results of operations. In the event that management’s estimate of the future resolution of these matters changes, the Company will recognize the effects of the changes in its consolidated financial statements in the appropriate period relative to when such changes occur.

 

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28.

Segmented Information

Operating Segments

The Company’s reportable operating segments, which are the components of the Company’s business where discrete financial information is available and which are evaluated on a regular basis by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), who is the Company’s chief operating decision maker, for the purpose of assessing performance, are summarized in the tables below:

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2020  
    (in thousands)    Sales      Cost
of Sales
     Depletion      Net
Earnings
     Cash Flow
From
Operations
     Total
Assets
 

Gold

                 

Salobo

   $ 117,706      $ 27,946      $ 25,638      $ 64,122      $ 90,059      $ 2,551,563    

Sudbury 1

     12,605        2,966        6,164        3,475        9,639        333,885  

Constancia

     5,196        1,221        1,021        2,954        3,975        108,260  

San Dimas

     10,364        3,673        1,900        4,791        6,691        188,888  

Stillwater

     5,269        929        1,377        2,963        4,339        227,042  

Other 2

     8,132        2,011        1,458        4,663        6,121        10,965  

Total gold interests

   $     159,272      $     38,746      $     37,558      $       82,968      $       120,824      $   3,420,603  

Silver

                 

Peñasquito

   $ 31,714      $ 8,165      $ 6,214      $ 17,335      $ 23,549      $ 360,998  

Antamina

     13,039        2,581        6,888        3,570        10,458        651,049  

Constancia

     4,203        1,514        1,937        752        2,689        223,583  

Other 3

     30,186        12,451        3,935        13,800        14,895        481,133  

Total silver interests

   $ 79,142      $ 24,711      $ 18,974      $ 35,457      $ 51,591      $ 1,716,763  

Palladium

                 

Stillwater

   $ 9,540      $ 1,754      $ 2,129      $ 5,657      $ 7,786      $ 245,727  

Cobalt

                 

Voisey’s Bay

   $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 227,510  

Total mineral stream interests

   $ 247,954      $ 65,211      $ 58,661      $ 124,082      $ 180,201      $ 5,610,603  

Other

                 

General and administrative

            $ (21,799)      $ (20,452)     

Finance costs

              (4,636)        (4,642)     

Other

              3,366        (3,295)     

Income tax

                                4,799        (19)           

Total other

                              $ (18,270)      $ (28,408)      $ 523,441  

Consolidated

                              $ 105,812      $ 151,793      $ 6,134,044  

 

  1)

Comprised of the operating Coleman, Copper Cliff, Garson, Creighton and Totten gold interests as well as the non-operating Stobie and Victor gold interests.

  2)

Where a gold interest represents less than 10% of the Company’s sales, gross margin or aggregate asset book value and is not evaluated on a regular basis by the Company’s CEO for the purpose of assessing performance, the gold interest has been summarized under Other gold interests. Other gold interests are comprised of the operating 777 and Minto gold interests and the non-operating Rosemont gold interest. The Minto mine was placed into care and maintenance from October 2018 to October 2019

  3)

Where a silver interest represents less than 10% of the Company’s sales, gross margin or aggregate asset book value and is not evaluated on a regular basis by the Company’s CEO for the purpose of assessing performance, the silver interest has been summarized under Other silver interests. Other silver interests are comprised of the operating Los Filos, Zinkgruvan, Yauliyacu, Stratoni, Neves-Corvo, Aljustrel, Minto and 777 silver interests and the non-operating Keno Hill, Loma de La Plata, Pascua-Lama and Rosemont silver interests.

 

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Three Months Ended June 30, 2019  
(in thousands)    Sales      Cost
of Sales
     Depletion      Gross
Margin
     Impairment
Charges 1
     Net
Earnings
     Cash Flow
From
Operations
     Total
Assets
 

Gold

                       

Salobo

   $ 76,329      $ 23,317      $ 22,114      $ 30,898      $ -      $ 30,898      $ 58,184      $ 2,651,697  

Sudbury 2

     10,840        3,324        6,807        709        -        709        7,572        356,328  

Constancia

     5,830        1,763        1,592        2,475        -        2,475        3,954        113,964  

San Dimas

     13,601        6,226        3,184        4,191        -        4,191        9,776        201,448  

Stillwater

     4,366        771        1,714        1,881        -        1,881        3,595        233,233  

Other 3

     7,904        2,452        2,445        3,007        -        3,007        5,505        17,246  

Total gold interests

   $     118,870      $     37,853      $     37,856      $     43,161      $ -      $       43,161      $       88,586      $   3,573,916  

Silver

                       

Peñasquito

   $ 13,582      $ 3,839      $ 2,794      $ 6,949      $ -      $ 6,949      $ 9,743      $ 382,363  

Antamina

     17,660        3,530        10,352        3,778        -        3,778        14,277        688,767  

Constancia

     7,119        2,819        3,586        714        -        714        3,652        237,136  

Other 4

     24,952        11,612        4,338        9,002        -        9,002        14,230        496,675  

Total silver interests

   $ 63,313      $ 21,800      $ 21,070      $ 20,443      $ -      $ 20,443      $ 41,902      $ 1,804,941  

Palladium

                       

Stillwater

   $ 7,283      $ 1,304      $ 2,478      $ 3,501      $ -      $ 3,501      $ 5,979      $ 254,772  

Cobalt

                       

Voisey’s Bay

   $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 165,912      $ (165,912)      $ -      $ 227,510  

Total mineral stream interests

   $ 189,466      $ 60,957      $ 61,404      $ 67,105      $ 165,912      $ (98,807)      $ 136,467      $ 5,861,139  

Corporate

                       

General and administrative

                  $ (12,249)      $ (9,208)     

Finance costs

                    (13,306)        (14,828)     

Other

                    (3,090)        (3,149)     

Income tax

                                                  2,758        (24)           

Total corporate

                                                $ (25,887)      $ (27,209)      $ 379,684  

Consolidated

                                                $ (124,694)      $ 109,258      $ 6,240,823  

 

1)

See Note 11 for more information.

2)

Comprised of the operating Coleman, Copper Cliff, Garson, Creighton and Totten gold interests as well as the non-operating Stobie and Victor gold interests.

3)

Where a gold interest represents less than 10% of the Company’s sales, gross margin or aggregate asset book value and is not evaluated on a regular basis by the Company’s CEO for the purpose of assessing performance, the gold interest has been summarized under Other gold interests. Other gold interests are comprised of the operating 777 gold interest and the non-operating Minto and Rosemont gold interests. The Minto mine was placed into care and maintenance from October 2018 to October 2019.

4)

Where a silver interest represents less than 10% of the Company’s sales, gross margin or aggregate asset book value and is not evaluated on a regular basis by the Company’s CEO for the purpose of assessing performance, the silver interest has been summarized under Other silver interests. Other silver interests are comprised of the operating Los Filos, Zinkgruvan, Yauliyacu, Stratoni, Neves-Corvo, and 777 silver interests, the non-operating Minto, Keno Hill, Aljustrel, Loma de La Plata, Pascua-Lama and Rosemont silver interests. The Minto mine was placed into care and maintenance from October 2018 to October 2019.

 

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2020  
    (in thousands)    Sales      Cost
of Sales
     Depletion      Net
Earnings
     Cash Flow
From
Operations
     Total
Assets
 

Gold

                 

Salobo

   $ 236,800      $ 58,525      $ 53,694      $ 124,581      $ 179,196      $ 2,551,563  

Sudbury 1

     20,246        4,894        10,158        5,194        15,255        333,885  

Constancia

     10,490        2,568        2,146        5,776        7,923        108,260  

San Dimas

     28,413        10,556        5,479        12,378        17,857        188,888  

Stillwater

     10,847        1,926        2,952        5,969        8,921        227,042  

Other 2

     11,998        3,036        2,203        6,759        8,962        10,965  

Total gold interests

   $         318,794      $         81,505      $         76,632      $           160,657      $           238,114      $         3,420,603  

Silver

                 

Peñasquito

   $ 71,938      $ 18,005      $ 13,704      $ 40,229      $ 53,932      $ 360,998  

Antamina

     34,700        6,845        17,761        10,094        27,855        651,049  

Constancia

     10,291        3,598        4,604        2,089        6,693        223,583  

Other 3

     46,131        18,426        6,560        21,145        29,021        481,133  

Total silver interests

   $ 163,060      $ 46,874      $ 42,629      $ 73,557      $ 117,501      $ 1,716,763  

Palladium

                 

Stillwater

   $ 20,890      $ 3,740      $ 4,242      $ 12,908      $ 17,150      $ 245,727  

Cobalt

                 

Voisey’s Bay

   $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 227,510  

Total mineral stream interests

   $ 502,744      $ 132,119      $ 123,503      $ 247,122      $ 372,765      $ 5,610,603  

Other

                 

General and administrative

            $ (34,981)      $ (31,291)     

Finance costs

              (11,753)        (12,752)     

Other

              3,963        589     

Income tax

                                (3,643)        70           

Total other

                              $ (46,414)      $ (43,384)      $ 523,441  

Consolidated

                              $ 200,708      $ 329,381      $ 6,134,044  

 

1)

Comprised of the operating Coleman, Copper Cliff, Garson, Creighton and Totten gold interests as well as the non-operating Stobie and Victor gold interests.

2)

Where a gold interest represents less than 10% of the Company’s sales, gross margin or aggregate asset book value and is not evaluated on a regular basis by the Company’s CEO for the purpose of assessing performance, the gold interest has been summarized under Other gold interests. Other gold interests are comprised of the operating 777 and Minto gold interests and the non-operating Rosemont gold interest. The Minto mine was placed into care and maintenance from October 2018 to October 2019

3)

Where a silver interest represents less than 10% of the Company’s sales, gross margin or aggregate asset book value and is not evaluated on a regular basis by the Company’s CEO for the purpose of assessing performance, the silver interest has been summarized under Other silver interests. Other silver interests are comprised of the operating Los Filos, Zinkgruvan, Yauliyacu, Stratoni, Neves-Corvo, Aljustrel, Minto and 777 silver interests and the non-operating Keno Hill, Loma de La Plata, Pascua-Lama and Rosemont silver interests.

 

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2019  
(in thousands)    Sales     

Cost

of Sales

     Depletion     

Gross

Margin

     Impairment
Charges 1
    

Net

Earnings
(Loss)

     Cash Flow
From
Operations
    

Total

Assets

 

Gold

                       

Salobo

   $ 186,400      $ 57,317      $ 54,363      $ 74,720      $ -      $ 74,720      $ 134,254      $ 2,651,697  

Sudbury 2

     16,107        4,948        10,135        1,024        -        1,024        11,215        356,328  

Constancia

     13,057        3,968        3,583        5,506        -        5,506        9,089        113,964  

San Dimas

     28,731        13,132        6,747        8,852        -        8,852        18,000        201,448  

Stillwater

     8,087        1,440        3,195        3,452        -        3,452        6,647        233,233  

Other 3

     16,888        5,029        4,113        7,746        -        7,746        12,237        17,246  

Total gold interests

   $ 269,270      $ 85,834      $ 82,136      $ 101,300      $ -      $ 101,300      $ 191,442      $ 3,573,916  

Silver

                       

Peñasquito

   $ 31,883      $ 8,739      $ 6,359      $ 16,785      $ -      $ 16,785      $ 23,143      $ 382,363  

Antamina

     37,274        7,418        21,310        8,546        -        8,546        29,857        688,767  

Constancia

     18,490        7,153        9,095        2,242        -        2,242        11,337        237,136  

Other 4

     42,827        18,406        5,969        18,452        -        18,452        25,036        496,675  

Total silver interests

   $ 130,474      $ 41,716      $ 42,733      $ 46,025      $ -      $ 46,025      $ 89,373      $ 1,804,941  

Palladium

                       

Stillwater

   $ 14,771      $ 2,621      $ 4,916      $ 7,234      $ -      $ 7,234      $ 12,150      $ 254,772  

Cobalt

                       

Voisey’s Bay

   $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 165,912      $ (165,912)      $ -      $ 227,510  

Total mineral stream interests

   $ 414,515      $ 130,171      $ 129,785      $ 154,559      $ 165,912      $ (11,353)      $ 292,965      $ 5,861,139  

Corporate

                       

General and administrative

                  $ (28,784)      $ (33,890)     

Finance costs

                    (27,252)        (26,074)     

Other

                    (2,824)        (1,963)     

Income tax

                                                  2,868        (3,586)           

Total corporate

                                                $ (55,992)      $ (65,513)      $ 379,684  

Consolidated

                                                $ (67,345)      $ 227,452      $ 6,240,823  

 

1)

See Note 11 for more information.

2)

Comprised of the operating Coleman, Copper Cliff, Garson, Creighton and Totten gold interests as well as the non-operating Stobie and Victor gold interests.

3)

Where a gold interest represents less than 10% of the Company’s sales, gross margin or aggregate asset book value and is not evaluated on a regular basis by the Company’s CEO for the purpose of assessing performance, the gold interest has been summarized under Other gold interests. Other gold interests are comprised of the operating 777 gold interest and the non-operating Minto and Rosemont gold interests. The Minto mine was placed into care and maintenance from October 2018 to October 2019.

4)

Where a silver interest represents less than 10% of the Company’s sales, gross margin or aggregate asset book value and is not evaluated on a regular basis by the Company’s CEO for the purpose of assessing performance, the silver interest has been summarized under Other silver interests. Other silver interests are comprised of the operating Los Filos, Zinkgruvan, Yauliyacu, Stratoni, Neves-Corvo, and 777 silver interests, the non-operating Minto, Keno Hill, Aljustrel, Loma de La Plata, Pascua-Lama and Rosemont silver interests. The Minto mine was placed into care and maintenance from October 2018 to October 2019.

 

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Geographical Areas

The Company’s geographical information, which is based on the location of the mining operations to which the mineral stream interests relate, are summarized in the tables below:

 

     Sales     Carrying Amount at
June 30, 2020
 
(in thousands)    Three Months
Ended
Jun 30, 2020
    Six Months Ended
Jun 30, 2020
    Gold
Interests
     Silver
Interests
     Palladium
Interests
     Cobalt
Interests
     Total  
 

North America

                             

Canada

   $ 22,240        9   $ 34,478        7   $ 344,852      $ 31,551      $ -      $ 227,510      $ 603,913        11

United States

     14,810        6     31,737        6     227,042        566        245,727        -        473,335        8

Mexico

     42,495        16     101,414        20     188,887        362,298        -        -        551,185        10

Europe

                             

Greece

     1,471        1     3,694        1     -        -        -        -        -        0

Portugal

     8,491        3     13,588        3     -        20,743        -        -        20,743        0

Sweden

     6,653        3     13,745        3     -        34,005        -        -        34,005        1

South America

                             

Argentina/Chile 1

     -        0     -        0     -        264,403        -        -        264,403        5

Brazil

     117,706        48     236,801        47     2,551,563        -        -        -        2,551,563        45

Peru

     34,088        14     67,287        13     108,259        1,003,197        -        -        1,111,456        20
 

Consolidated

   $  247,954        100   $  502,744        100   $  3,420,603      $  1,716,763      $   245,727      $   227,510      $  5,610,603        100

1)  Includes the Pascua-Lama project, which straddles the border of Argentina and Chile.

 

   

  
      Sales     Carrying Amount at
June 30, 2019
 
(in thousands)    Three Months
Ended
Jun 30, 2019
    Six Months
Ended
Jun 30, 2019
    Gold
Interests
     Silver
Interests
     Palladium
Interests
     Cobalt
Interests
     Total          
 

North America

                             

Canada

   $ 20,390        11   $ 36,642        9   $ 373,575      $ 32,861      $ -      $ 227,510      $ 633,946        11

United States

     11,648        6     22,858        5     233,232        557        254,772        -        488,561        8

Mexico

     27,573        15     61,595        15     201,446        383,702        -        -        585,148        10

Europe

                             

Greece

     3,637        2     4,905        1     -        4,356        -        -        4,356        0

Portugal

     6,127        3     16,347        4     -        21,848        -        -        21,848        0

Sweden

     5,080        3     8,642        2     -        36,495        -        -        36,495        1

South America

                             

Argentina/Chile 1

     -        0     -        0     -        264,401        -        -        264,401        5

Brazil

     76,329        40     186,400        45     2,651,699        -        -        -        2,651,699        45

Peru

     38,682        20     77,126        19     113,964        1,060,721        -        -        1,174,685        20
 

Consolidated

   $ 189,466        100   $ 414,515        100   $ 3,573,916      $ 1,804,941      $ 254,772      $ 227,510      $ 5,861,139        100

 

1)

Includes the Pascua-Lama project, which straddles the border of Argentina and Chile.

 

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29.

Subsequent Events

Declaration of Dividend

Under the Company’s dividend policy, the quarterly dividend per common share is targeted to equal approximately 30% of the average cash flow generated by operating activities in the previous four quarters divided by the Company’s then outstanding common shares, all rounded to the nearest cent. To minimize volatility in quarterly dividends, the Company has set a minimum quarterly dividend of $0.10 per common share for the duration of 2020. The declaration, timing, amount and payment of future dividends remain at the discretion of the Board of Directors.

On August 12, 2020, the Board of Directors declared a dividend in the amount of $0.10 per common share, with this dividend being payable to shareholders of record on August 27, 2020 and is expected to be distributed on or about September 10, 2020. The Company has implemented a dividend reinvestment plan (“DRIP”) whereby shareholders can elect to have dividends reinvested directly into additional Wheaton common shares at a discount of 1% of the Average Market Price, as defined in the DRIP.

 

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CORPORATE

INFORMATION

 

CANADA – HEAD OFFICE

WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP.

Suite 3500

1021 West Hastings Street

Vancouver, BC V6E 0C3

Canada

T: 1 604 684 9648

F: 1 604 684 3123

CAYMAN ISLANDS OFFICE

Wheaton Precious Metals International Ltd.

Suite 300, 94 Solaris Avenue

Camana Bay

P.O. Box 1791 GT, Grand Cayman

Cayman Islands KY1-1109

STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING

Toronto Stock Exchange: WPM

New York Stock Exchange: WPM

DIRECTORS

GEORGE BRACK

JOHN BROUGH

PETER GILLIN

CHANTAL GOSSELIN

DOUGLAS HOLTBY, Chairman

CHARLES JEANNES

EDUARDO LUNA

MARILYN SCHONBERNER

GLENN IVES

RANDY SMALLWOOD

OFFICERS

RANDY SMALLWOOD

President & Chief Executive Officer

CURT BERNARDI

Senior Vice President,

Legal & Corporate Secretary

GARY BROWN

Senior Vice President

& Chief Financial Officer

PATRICK DROUIN

Senior Vice President,

Investor Relations

HAYTHAM HODALY

Senior Vice President,

Corporate Development

TRANSFER AGENT

AST Trust Company

1600 – 1066 West Hastings Street

Vancouver, BC V6E 3X1

Toll-free in Canada and the United States:

1 800 387 0825

Outside of Canada and the United States:

1 416 682 3860

E: inquiries@canstockta.com

AUDITORS

Deloitte LLP

Vancouver, BC

INVESTOR RELATIONS

PATRICK DROUIN

Senior Vice President, Investor Relations

T: 1 604 684 9648

TF: 1 800 380 8687

E: info@wheatonpm.com

 

 

Wheaton Precious Metals is a trademark of Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. in Canada, the United States and certain other jurisdictions.


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