0001176256-22-000049.txt : 20220214 0001176256-22-000049.hdr.sgml : 20220214 20220214093251 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001176256-22-000049 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 10 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20211231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20220214 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20220214 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SILVERCORP METALS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001340677 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: A1 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34184 FILM NUMBER: 22626239 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: SUITE 1378 STREET 2: 200 GRANVILLE STREET CITY: VANCOUVER STATE: A1 ZIP: V6C 1S4 BUSINESS PHONE: 604-669-9397 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: SUITE 1378 STREET 2: 200 GRANVILLE STREET CITY: VANCOUVER STATE: A1 ZIP: V6C 1S4 6-K 1 silvercorp6kq3.htm REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER FOR FEBRUARY, 2021

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

 

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Form the month of: February 2022

Commission File No. 001-34184

 

SILVERCORP METALS INC.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)

 

Suite 1750 – 1066 W. Hastings Street

Vancouver BC, Canada V6E 3X1

(Address of principal executive office)

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: February 8, 2022 SILVERCORP METALS INC.
   
  /s/ Derek Liu
  Derek Liu
  Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

EXHIBITS 99.4, 99.5 AND 99.6 INCLUDED WITH THIS REPORT ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE AS EXHIBITS TO THE REGISTRANT'S REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-10 (FILE NO. 333-249939), AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, AND TO BE A PART THEREOF FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THIS REPORT IS SUBMITTED, TO THE EXTENT NOT SUPERSEDED BY DOCUMENTS OR REPORTS SUBSEQUENTLY FILED OR FURNISHED.

 

EXHIBIT   DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
99.1   News Release – (February 8, 2022) Silvercorp Reports Adjusted Net Income Of $13.4 Million, $0.08 per Share for Q3 Fiscal 2022, and Issues Fiscal 2023 Production, Cash Cost, and Capital Expenditure Guidance
99.2   Form 52-109F2 Certificate of Interim Filings – full certificate – CFO
99.3   Form 52-109F2 Certificate of Interim Filings – full certificate – CEO
99.4   Silvercorp Metals Inc. Financial Statements for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021
99.5   Silvercorp Metals Inc. MD&A for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021
99.6   Consent of Guoliang Ma

 

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EX-99.1 2 exhibit99-1.htm NEWS RELEASE

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

NEWS RELEASE    
Trading Symbol: TSX: SVM  
  NYSE AMERICAN: SVM  

 

SILVERCORP REPORTS ADJUSTED NET INCOME OF $13.4 MILLION, $0.08 PER SHARE FOR Q3 FISCAL 2022,

AND ISSUES FISCAL 2023 PRODUCTION, CASH COST, AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURE GUIDANCE

 

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – February 8, 2022 – Silvercorp Metals Inc. (“Silvercorp” or the “Company”) (TSX/NYSE American: SVM) reported its financial and operating results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2021 (“Q3 Fiscal 2022). All amounts are expressed in US Dollars, and figures may not add due to rounding.

 

Q3 FISCAL 2022 HIGHLIGHTS

 

·Mined 292,072 tonnes of ore and milled 304,772 tonnes of ore, up 5% and 17% compared to the prior year quarter.

 

·Sold approximately 1.7 million ounces of silver, 1,100 ounces of gold, 17.2 million pounds of lead, and 7.6 million pounds of zinc, representing increases of 4%, 38%, and 2% in silver, gold and lead sold, and a decrease of 15% in zinc sold, compared to the prior year quarter.

 

·Revenue of $59.1 million, up 11% compared to $53.3 million in the prior year quarter.

 

·Net income attributable to equity shareholders of $5.1 million, or $0.03 per share, compared to $8.4 million, or $0.05 per share in the prior year quarter. The decrease was mainly due to a mark-to market charge of $8.5 million against equity and bond investments in the current quarter.

 

·Adjusted earnings attributable to equity shareholders of $13.4 million, or $0.08 per share, compared to $13.8 million, or $0.08 per share in the prior year quarter. The adjustments were made to remove impacts from non-recurring items, share-based compensation, foreign exchange gain/loss, impairment adjustments and reversals, gain/loss on equity investments and the share of associates’ operating results.

 

·Cash flow from operations of $28.7 million, up 20% or $4.7 million compared to $23.9 million in the prior year quarter.

 

·Cash cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits, of negative $1.33 compared to negative $2.76 in the prior year quarter.

 

·All-in sustaining cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits, of $8.82, compared to $6.92 in the prior year quarter.

 

·Strong balance sheet with $211.6 million in cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments, down $9.5 million or 4% compared to $221.1 million as at September 30, 2021. This does not include the investments in associates and equity investment in other companies, having a total market value of $156.2 million as at December 31, 2021 ($172.8 million as at September 30, 2021).

 

FISCAL 2023 PRODUCTION GUIDANCE

 

·To mine and process approximately 1,040,000 - 1,140,000 tonnes of ores, yielding 6,300 to 7,900 ounces of gold, 7.0 million to 7.3 million ounces of silver, 68.4 million to 71.3 million pounds of lead, and 32.0 million to 34.5 million pounds of zinc.

 

·The guidance represents a production increase of approximately 9% in ores, 100% in gold, 11% in silver, 3% in lead, and 12% to 21% in zinc compared to the Fiscal 2022 guidance.

 

 

 

 

·The increased production guidance is made possible by over 629,000 metres of exploration and resource upgrade drilling completed at the mines from 2020 to 2021. During 2021 alone, over 409,000 metres of drilling were completed.

 

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL RESULTS

 

  Three months ended December 31,   Nine months ended December 31,
  2021 2020 Changes   2021 2020 Changes
Financial              
Revenue (in thousands of $)  $ 59,079  $ 53,296 11%    $ 176,333  $ 156,373 13%
Mine operating earnings (in thousands of $) 21,476  24,801 -13%   70,592 70,758 0%
Net income attributable to equity shareholders 5,063  8,392 -40%   26,668 39,355 -32%
Earnings per share - basic ($/share)  0.03 0.05 -40%   0.15 0.23 -35%
Adjusted earnings attributable to equity shareholders 13,360  13,846 -4%   42,740 38,838 10%
Adjusted earning per share - basic ($/share)  0.08 0.08 0%   0.24 0.22 9%
Net cash generated from operating activities (in thousands of $) 28,666  23,938 20%   95,972 83,681 15%
Capitalized expenditures (in thousands of $) 18,708  17,242 9%   44,031 38,560 14%
Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments (in thousands of $) 211,614  204,121 4%    211,614  204,121 4%
Working capital (in thousands of $) 181,266  168,748 7%    181,266  168,748 7%
Metals sold              
Silver (in thousands of ounces) 1,721  1,647 4%   5,092 5,259 -3%
Gold (in thousands of ounces)  1.1 0.8 38%    2.9  4.1 -29%
Lead (in thousands of pounds) 17,155  16,806 2%   51,284 56,242 -9%
Zinc (in thousands of pounds) 7,588  8,965 -15%   22,469 23,334 -4%
Average Selling Price, Net of Value Added Tax and Smelter Charges              
Silver ($/ounce) 18.44  18.65 -1%   19.35 17.10 13%
Gold ($/ounce) 1,367  1,528 -10%   1,448 1,394 4%
Lead ($/pound)  0.92 0.76 21%   0.89 0.74 20%
Zinc ($/pound)  1.10 0.88 25%   1.05 0.74 42%

 

Net income attributable to equity shareholders of the Company in Q3 Fiscal 2022 was $5.1 million or $0.03 per share, compared to $8.4 million or $0.05 per share in the three months ended December 31, 2020 (“Q3 Fiscal 2021”).

 

Adjusted earnings attributable to equity shareholders of the Company in Q3 Fiscal 2022 was $13.4 million, or $0.08 per share, compared to $13.8 million, or $0.08 per share Q3 Fiscal 2021. The adjustments were made to remove the impacts from non-cash and unusual items, including elimination of share-based compensation, foreign exchange loss, share of loss in associates, gain or loss on equity investments, impairment adjustments and reversals, and one-time items.

 

Compared to Q3 Fiscal 2021, the Company’s consolidated financial results in the current quarter were mainly impacted by i) an increase of 21% and 25%, respectively, in the realized selling prices for lead and zinc; and ii) an increase of 4%, 38% and 2%, respectively, in silver, gold and lead sold; offset by iii) an 1% and 10% decrease in the realized selling prices for silver and gold; iv) a 15% decrease in zinc sold; v) a 17% increase in cash production costs per tonne, and vi) a mark to market charge of $8.5 million against equity and bond investments.

 

Revenue in Q3 Fiscal 2022 was $59.1 million, up 11% or $5.8 million compared to $53.3 million in Q3 Fiscal 2021. The increase was mainly due to an increase of $4.7 million arising from the increase in the net realized lead and zinc selling prices, as well as $2.1 million arising from the increase in the quantities of silver, lead and gold sold; offset by a decrease of $1.6 million arising from the decrease in the quantities of zinc sold. Revenues from silver, gold, and base metals were $31.7 million, $1.5 million, and $25.8 million, respectively, compared to $30.7 million, $1.2 million, and $21.4 million in Q3 Fiscal 2021. Revenue from the Ying Mining District was $48.2 million, up 13%, compared to $42.5 million in Q3 Fiscal 2021. Revenue from the GC Mine was $10.9 million, up 1%, compared to $10.8 million in Q3 Fiscal 2021.

 

Income from mine operations in Q3 Fiscal 2022 was $21.5 million, down 13% compared to $24.8 million in Q3 Fiscal 2021. Income from mine operations at the Ying Mining District was $17.6 million, down 19% compared to $21.7 million in Q3 Fiscal 2021. Income from mine operations at the GC Mine was $4.0 million, up 21% compared to $3.3 million in Q3 Fiscal 2021.

 

 

 

 

Cash flow provided by operating activities in Q3 Fiscal 2022 was $28.7 million, up 20% or $4.7 million, compared to $23.9 million in Q3 Fiscal 2021.

 

The Company ended the quarter with $211.6 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, down $9.5 million or 4% compared to $221.1 million as at September 30, 2021, but up $12.5 million or 6%, compared to $199.1 million as at March 31, 2021.

 

Working capital as at December 31, 2021 was $181.3 million, down 1% or $2.7 million, compared to $184.0 million as at March 31, 2021.

 

Consolidated OPERATIONAL RESULTS

 

  Three months ended December 31,   Nine months ended December 31,
  2021 2020 Changes   2021 2020 Changes
Ore Production (tonne)              
Ore mined 292,072  279,445 5%   815,775 801,853 2%
Ore milled 304,772  260,648 17%   819,665 786,907 4%
Metal Production              
Silver (in thousands of ounces) 1,834  1,677 9%   5,003 5,136 -3%
Gold (in thousands of ounces)  1.1 0.9 22%    2.9  3.2 -9%
Lead (in thousands of pounds) 18,978  17,111 11%   52,469 56,274 -7%
Zinc (in thousands of pounds) 8,030  8,673 -7%   22,711 23,339 -3%
Cash Costs              
Cash cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits ($)  (1.33) (2.76) 52%    (1.47)  (2.08) 29%
All-in sustaining cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits ($)  8.82 6.92 27%    7.88  6.48 22%
Cash production cost per tonne of ore processed ($) 85.73  73.04 17%   83.09 70.02 19%
All-in sustaining cost per tonne of ore processed ($) 137.04  129.09 6%   134.91 122.02 11%

 

In Q3 Fiscal 2022, the Company mined 292,072 tonnes of ore, up 5% or 12,627 tonnes, compared to 279,445 tonnes in the three months ended December 31, 2020 (“Q3 Fiscal 2021”). Ore milled in Q3 Fiscal 2022 was 304,772 tonnes, up 17% or 44,124 tonnes, compared to 260,648 tonnes in Q3 Fiscal 2021.

 

In Q3 Fiscal 2022, the Company sold approximately 1.7 million ounces of silver, 1,100 ounces of gold, 17.2 million pounds of lead, and 7.6 million pounds of zinc, representing increases of 4%, 38%, and 2% in silver, gold and lead sold, respectively, and a decrease of 15% in zinc sold, compared to approximately 1.6 million ounces of silver, 800 ounces of gold, 16.8 million pounds of lead, and 9.0 million pounds of zinc sold in Q3 Fiscal 2021.

 

In Q3 Fiscal 2022, the consolidated cash production costs per tonne of ore processed was $85.73, up 17% compared to $73.04 in Q3 Fiscal 2021. The consolidated all-in sustaining production cost per tonne of ore processed was $137.04, up 6% compared to $129.09 in Q3 Fiscal 2021, but within the Company’s current annual cost guidance.

 

In Q3 Fiscal 2022, the consolidated cash cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits, was negative $1.33, compared to negative $2.76 in the prior year quarter. The increase was mainly due to the increase in per tonne cash production costs, offset by an increase of $2.19 in by-product credits per ounce of silver. Sales from lead and zinc in Q3 Fiscal 2022 amounted to $24.2 million, up $3.4 million compared to $20.8 million in Q3 Fiscal 2021.

 

The consolidated all-in sustaining cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits, was $8.82, compared to $6.92 in Q3 Fiscal 2021. The increase was mainly due to the increase in cash cost per ounce of silver as discussed above.

 

In Q3 Fiscal 2022, on a consolidated basis, a total of 127,532 metres or $7.3 million worth of diamond drilling were completed (Q3 Fiscal 2021 – 98,986 metres or $2.8 million), of which approximately 83,430 metres or $2.3 million worth of underground drilling were expensed as part of mining costs (Q3 Fiscal 2021 – 74,070 metres or $1.8 million) and approximately 44,102 metres or $5.0 million worth of drilling were capitalized (Q3 Fiscal 2021 – 24,916 metres or $1.0 million). In addition, approximately 8,705 metres or $3.3 million worth of preparation tunnelling were completed and expensed as part of mining costs (Q3 Fiscal 2021 – 10,624 metres or $3.8 million), and approximately 22,958 metres or $9.9 million worth of tunnels, raises, ramps and declines were completed and capitalized (Q3 Fiscal 2021 – 21,829 metres or $9.4 million).

 

 

 

 

INDIVIDUAL MINE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

 

Ying Mining District Q3 2022 Q2 2022 Q1 2022 Q4 2021 Q3 2021   Nine months ended December 31,
   December 31, 2021  September 30, 2021  June 30, 2021  March 31, 2021  December 31, 2020    2021  2020
Ore Production (tonne)                
Ore mined  200,946  206,933 142,907  112,561 182,268   550,786 537,464
Ore milled  214,982  182,173 155,407  131,725 162,905   552,562 519,677
Head grades                
Silver (gram/tonne)  258  283 279  280 297   272 293
Lead (%)  3.7  4.0 4.2 3.9  4.3    3.9 4.4
Zinc (%)  0.8  0.7 0.8 0.8  0.8    0.8 0.8
Recovery rates              
Silver (%) 95.1 95.4  94.7 93.7 93.9   95.1  94.4
Lead (%) 95.2 95.5  95.7 95.1 96.4   95.5  96.2
Zinc (%) 64.0 56.0  59.7 65.0 63.3   60.3  61.7
Cash Costs              
Cash cost per ounce of Silver, net of by-product credits ($) 1.19 0.71  0.80 1.20  (1.12)   0.90  (0.71)
All-in sustaining cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits ($) 8.36 6.88  6.54  10.00 5.24   7.27  5.31
Cash production cost per tonne of ore processed ($) 99.24 96.59 92.79  98.13  83.09   96.63 79.77
All-in sustaining cost per tonne of ore processed ($) 143.72 141.26 138.55  155.14 133.07   141.53 127.40
Metal Production                
Silver (in thousands of ounces) 1,647 1,517 1,283  1,083  1,464   4,447 4,532
Gold (in thousands of ounces)  1.1  0.8 1.0 0.3  0.9    2.9 3.2
Lead (in thousands of pounds) 16,392 14,671 13,278  10,504 14,361   44,341 47,382
Zinc (in thousands of pounds) 2,347 1,584 1,519  1,496  1,857   5,450 5,420

 

In Q3 Fiscal 2022, a total of 103,891 metres or $4.9 million worth of diamond drilling were completed (Q3 Fiscal 2021 – 82,317 metres or $2.2 million), of which approximately 69,232 metres or $1.8 million worth of underground drilling were expensed as part of mining costs (Q3 Fiscal 2021 – 57,401 metres or $1.2 million) and approximately 34,659 metres or $3.1 million worth of drilling were capitalized (Q3 Fiscal 2021 – 24,916 metres or $1.0 million). In addition, approximately 6,750 metres or $2.7 million worth of preparation tunnelling were completed and expensed as part of mining costs (Q3 Fiscal 2021 – 6,623 metres or $2.8 million), and approximately 19,059 metres or $8.7 million worth of horizontal tunnels, raises, ramps, and declines were completed and capitalized (Q3 Fiscal 2021 – 19,014 metres or $8.3 million).

 

GC Mine Q3 2022 Q2 2022 Q1 2021 Q4 2021 Q3 2021   Nine months ended December 31,
  December 31, 2021 September 30, 2021 June 30, 2021 March 31, 2021 December 31, 2020    2021  2020
Ore Production (tonne)                
Ore mined 91,126 85,535 88,328 50,511 97,177   264,989 264,389
Ore milled 89,790 89,643 87,670 48,949 97,743   267,103 267,230
Head grades                
Silver (gram/tonne) 78 73 80 87 82    77  85
Lead (%)  1.5  1.7  1.5  1.7  1.4   1.5 1.7
Zinc (%)  3.2  3.3  3.3  3.3  3.5   3.3 3.4
Recovery rates                
Silver (%) 83.5 84.4 84.1 81.9 82.6   84.0 82.6
Lead (%) 89.0 89.5 89.3 89.7 89.6   89.3 89.5
Zinc (%) 89.8 89.6 89.3 88.2 89.7   89.6 88.2
Cash Costs                
Cash cost per ounce of Silver, net of by-product credits ($) (25.84) (22.51) (17.96) (12.80) (14.43)   (21.84) (11.21)
All-in sustaining cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits ($) (9.81) (11.61) (7.98) 0.52 (1.05)   (9.73) (0.10)
Cash production cost per tonne of ore processed ($) 56.10 55.81 52.90 58.56 54.07   54.92 50.11
All-in sustaining cost per tonne of ore processed ($) 81.50 73.76 71.67 87.69 78.63   75.65 71.58
Metal Production                
Silver (in thousands of ounces)  187  179  190  112  212   556 604
Lead (in thousands of pounds) 2,586 2,942 2,600 1,652 2,750   8,128 8,892
Zinc (in thousands of pounds) 5,683 5,899 5,679 3,176 6,816    17,261  17,919

 

In Q3 Fiscal 2022, a total of 18,183 metres or $0.6 million worth of diamond drilling were completed (Q3 Fiscal 2021 – 17,029 metres or $0.6 million), of which approximately 14,198 metres or $0.5 million worth of underground drilling were expensed as part of mining costs (Q3 Fiscal 2021 – 17,029 metres or $0.6 million) and approximately 3,985 metres or $0.1 million worth of drilling were capitalized (Q3 Fiscal 2021 – nil). In addition, approximately 1,955 metres or $0.5 million worth of preparation tunnelling were completed and expensed as part of mining costs (Q3 Fiscal 2021 – 4,001 metres or $1.0 million), and approximately 3,899 metres or $1.2 million worth of horizontal tunnels, raises, ramps, and declines were completed and capitalized (Q3 Fiscal 2021 – 2,815 metres or $1.1 million).

 

 

 

 

FISCAL 2023 PRODUCTION, CASH COST AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURES GUIDANCE

 

In Fiscal 2023, the Company expects to mine and process approximately 1,040,000 - 1,140,000 tonnes of ore, yielding 6,300 to 7,900 ounces of gold, 7.0 million to 7.3 million ounces of silver, 68.4 million to 71.3 million pounds of lead, and 32.0 million to 34.5 million pounds of zinc. Fiscal 2023 production guidance represents an anticipated increase of approximately 9% in ore, 100% in gold, 11% in silver, 3% in lead, and 12% to 21% in zinc production compared to the Fiscal 2022 guidance.

 

  Ore processed Head grades Metal production Production costs
   Gold  Silver  Lead  Zinc  Gold  Silver  Lead  Zinc  Cash cost  AISC*
   (tonnes)  (g/t)  (g/t)  (%)  (%)  (koz)  (Moz)  (Mlbs)  (Mlbs)  ($/t)  ($/t)
Fiscal 2023 Guidance                      
Gold ore  30,000 - 43,000 3.9  60 0.5 -  3.4 - 4.9  0.1 - 0.1  0.3 - 0.5 - -  -
Silver ore  710,000 - 731,000 0.1  287 3.9 0.9  2.9 - 3.0  6.2 - 6.4  58.6 - 60.4  8.2 - 8.5 -  -
Ying Mining District  740,000 - 774,000 0.3  276 3.8 0.9  6.3 - 7.9  6.3 - 6.5  58.9 - 60.9  8.2 - 8.5  92.3 - 93.7  143.5 - 145.7
GC Mine  300,000 - 330,000 -  93 1.6 3.7 -  0.7 - 0.8  9.5 - 10.4  21.8 - 24.0  54.9 - 57.5  86.1 - 92.0
Consolidated  1,040,000 - 1,140,000 0.2  224 3.2 1.7  6.3 - 7.9  7.0 - 7.3  68.4 - 71.3  32.0 - 34.5  83.3 - 85.9  141.6 - 143.5

 

The increased production guidance is made possible by over 629,000 metres of exploration and resource upgrade drilling completed at the mines from 2020 to 2021. During 2021 alone, over 409,000 metres of drilling were completed. Other benefits of the extensive drilling include: i) slowing down the rate of mining depth increase, and with some mines, average mining depths are becoming shallower; and ii) reducing the amount of tunnel development as more resources and reserves were identified near existing infrastructures.

 

The table below summarizes the work plan and estimated capital expenditures in Fiscal 2023.

 

   Capitalized Development Work and Expenditures  Expensed
   Ramp Development  Exploration and
Development Tunnels
 Capitalized Drilling  Equipment,
Mill and TSF
 Total  Mining
Preparation
Tunnnels
 Underground
driling
   (Metres)  ($ Million)  (Metres)  ($ Million)  (Metres)  ($ Million)  ($ Million)  ($ Million)  (Metres)  (Metres)
 Fiscal 2023 Capitalized Work Plan and Capita Expenditure Estimates              
Ying Mining District  4,600 3.2  61,300  26.3 110,700  6.8 44.6 80.9 29,000 135,300
GC Mine -  -  13,200 4.2  14,800  0.4 1.9  6.5 7,600 46,600
Corporate and others -  - - -  10,500  0.7 0.5  1.2 -  -
Consolidated  4,600 3.2  74,500  30.5 136,000  7.9 47.0 88.6  36,600 181,900

 

In Fiscal 2023, the Company plans to: i) complete 4,600 metres of 4x4.2 metre tunnels as major access and transportation ramps at estimated capitalized expenditures of $3.2 million, representing a 30% decrease in meterage and a 43% decrease in total cost compared to Fiscal 2022 guidance; ii) complete 74,500 metres of exploration and mining development tunnels (2.2x2.6 metres) at estimated capitalized expenditures of $30.5 million, representing a 19% increase in meterage and a 40% increase in cost mainly due to increased tunnel dimension to allow small scale mechanized equipment access, compared to Fiscal 2022 guidance; iii) complete and capitalize 136,000 metres of drilling at an estimated cost of $7.9 million, representing a 172% increase in meterage to prepare for future production and a 126% increase in total cost compared to Fiscal 2022 guidance; and iv) spend $47.0 million on equipment, mill and TSF (tailing storage facility), including $39.9 million towards the construction of a new 3,000 tonne per day flotation mill and 20 million cubic metre TSF at the Ying Mining District.

 

Excluding the capital expenditures to be incurred on the new mill and tailings storage facility, the total capital expenditures are budgeted at $48.7 million, up 27% compared to Fiscal 2022 guidance, mainly as a result of increased tunneling and drilling work, and a substantial increase in the price of explosives.

 

In addition to the capitalized tunneling and drilling work, I Company also plans to complete and expense 36,600 metres of mining preparation tunnels and 181,900 metres of underground definition drilling.

 

(a)Ying Mining District

 

In Fiscal 2023, the Company plans to mine and process 740,000 – 774,000 tonnes of ore at the Ying Mining District, including 30,000 – 43,000 tonnes of gold ore with an expected head grade of 3.9 g/t gold, to produce 6,300 to 7,900 ounces of gold, 6.3 million to 6.5 million ounces of silver, 58.9 million to 60.9 million pounds of

 

 

 

 

lead, and 8.2 million to 8.5 million pounds of zinc. Fiscal 2023 production guidance at the Ying Mining District represents increases of approximately 10% in ore production, 10% in silver production, 3% in lead production, and 5% in zinc production.

 

The cash production cost is expected to be $92.3 to $93.7 per tonne of ore, and the all-in sustaining cost is estimated at $143.5 to $145.7 per tonne of ore processed.

 

In Fiscal 2023, the Ying Mining District plans to: i) complete 4,600 metres of 4x4.2 metre tunnels as major access and transportation ramps at estimated capitalized expenditures of $3.2 million, representing a 25% decrease in meterage and a 38% decrease in total cost compared to Fiscal 2022 guidance; ii) complete 61,300 metres of exploration and mining development tunnels (2.2x2.6 metres) at estimated capitalized expenditures of $26.3 million, representing a 17% increase in meterage and a 40% increase in cost mainly due to increased tunnel dimension to allow small scale mechanized equipment access, compared to Fiscal 2022 guidance; iii) complete and capitalize 110,700 metres of drilling at an estimated cost of $6.8 million, representing a 121% increase in meterage to prepare for future production and a 94% increase in total costs compared to Fiscal 2022 guidance; and iv) spend $44.6 million on equipment, mill and TSF, including $39.9 million towards the construction of a new 3,000 tonne per day flotation mill and 20 million cubic metre TSF.

 

Excluding the $39.9 million capital expenditures to be incurred on the new mill and tailings storage facility, the total capital expenditures at the Ying Mining District are budgeted at $41.0 million, up 21% compared to Fiscal 2022 guidance as a result of increased tunneling and drilling work, and a substantial increase in the price of explosives.

 

In addition to the capitalized tunneling and drilling work, the Company also plans to complete and expense 29,000 metres of mining preparation tunnels and 135,300 metres of underground drilling at the Ying Mining District.

 

(b)GC Mine

 

In Fiscal 2023, the Company plans to mine and process 300,000 to 330,000 tonnes of ore at the GC Mine to produce 700 thousand to 800 thousand ounces of silver, 9.5 million to 10.4 million pounds of lead, and 21.8 million to 24.0 million pounds of zinc. Fiscal 2023 production guidance at the GC Mine represents increases of approximately 3% to 6% in ore production, 14% to 17% in silver production, 12% to 14% in lead production, and 14% to 26% in zinc production compared to Fiscal 2022 guidance.

 

The cash production cost is expected to be $54.9 to $57.5 per tonne of ore, and the all-in sustaining cost is estimated at $86.1 to $92.0 per tonne of ore processed.

 

In Fiscal 2023, the GC Mine plans to: i) complete and capitalize 13,200 metres of exploration and development tunnels (2.2x2.6 metres) at estimated capital expenditures of $4.2 million, a 28% increase in meterage and a 40% increase in cost mainly due to increased tunnel dimension to allow small scale mechanized equipment access, compared to Fiscal 2022 guidance; ii) complete and capitalize 14,800 metres of drilling at an estimated cost of $0.4 million, representing a 100% increase in meterage and cost to prepare for future production, compared to Fiscal 2022 guidance; and iii) spend $1.9 million on equipment and facilities. The total capital expenditures at the GC Mine are budgeted at $6.5 million in Fiscal 2023, up $2.1 million compared to Fiscal 2022 guidance.

 

In addition to the capitalized tunneling and drilling work, the Company also plans to complete and expense 7,600 metres of tunnels and 46,600 metres of underground drilling at the GC Mine.

 

(c)Kuanping Project

 

Total capital expenditures at the Kuanping Project in Fiscal 2023 are estimated at $1.2 million, including $0.7 million for a 10,500 metre drilling program and $0.5 million to complete necessary reports and studies to apply for the mining permit.

 

 

 

 

CONFERENCE CALL DETAILS

 

A conference call to discuss these results will be held tomorrow, Wednesday, February 9, at 9:00 am PDT (12:00 pm EDT). To participate in the conference call, please dial the numbers below.

 

Canada/USA TF: 888-664-6383

 

International Toll: 416-764-8650

 

Conference ID: 38852202

 

Participants should dial-in 10 – 15 minutes prior to the start time. A replay of the conference call and transcript will be available on the Company’s website at www.silvercorp.ca.

 

Mr. Guoliang Ma, P.Geo., Manager of Exploration and Resources of the Company, is the Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”) and has reviewed and consented to the technical information contained in this news release.

 

This earnings release should be read in conjunction with the Company's Management Discussion & Analysis (“MD&A”), Financial Statements and Notes to Financial Statements for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021, which have been posted on SEDAR under the Company’s profile at www.sedar.com and are also available on the Company's website at www.silvercorp.ca under the Investor section. This earnings release refers to various alternative performance (non-IFRS) measures, such as adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per share, cash cost and all-in sustaining cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits, cash production cost and all-in sustaining production cost per tonne of ore processed and working capital. These measures are widely used in the mining industry as a benchmark for performance, but do not have standardized meanings under IFRS as an indicator of performance and may differ from methods used by other companies with similar description. The detailed description and reconciliation of these alternative performance (non-IFRS) measures have been incorporated by reference and can be found on page 26, section 12 – Alternative Performance (Non-IFRS) Measures in the MD&A for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021.

 

About Silvercorp

 

Silvercorp is a profitable Canadian mining company producing gold, silver, lead and zinc metals in concentrates from mines in China. The Company’s goal is to continuously create healthy returns to shareholders through efficient management, organic growth, and the acquisition of profitable projects. Silvercorp balances profitability, social and environmental relationships, employees’ wellbeing, and sustainable development. For more information, please visit our website at www.silvercorp.ca.

 

For further information

Silvercorp Metals Inc.

Lon Shaver

Vice President

Phone: (604) 669-9397

Toll Free 1(888) 224-1881

Email: investor@silvercorp.ca

Website: www.silvercorp.ca

 

CAUTIONARY DISCLAIMER - FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Certain of the statements and information in this news release constitute “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 provincial securities laws (collectively, “forward-looking statements”). Any statements or information that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as “expects”, “is expected”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “plans”, “projects”, “estimates”, “assumes”, “intends”, “strategies”, “targets”, “goals”, “forecasts”, “objectives”, “budgets”, “schedules”, “potential” or variations thereof or stating that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative of any of these terms and similar expressions) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements

 

 

 

 

relate to, among other things: the price of silver and other metals; the accuracy of mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates at the Company’s material properties; the sufficiency of the Company’s capital to finance the Company’s operations; estimates of the Company’s revenues and capital expenditures; estimated production from the Company’s mines in the Ying Mining District and the GC Mine; timing of receipt of permits and regulatory approvals; availability of funds from production to finance the Company’s operations; and access to and availability of funding for future construction, use of proceeds from any financing and development of the Company’s properties.

 

Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ from those reflected in the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, risks relating to: global economic and social impact of COVID-19; fluctuating commodity prices; calculation of resources, reserves and mineralization and precious and base metal recovery; interpretations and assumptions of mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates; exploration and development programs; feasibility and engineering reports; permits and licences; title to properties; property interests; joint venture partners; acquisition of commercially mineable mineral rights; financing; recent market events and conditions; economic factors affecting the Company; timing, estimated amount, capital and operating expenditures and economic returns of future production; integration of future acquisitions into the Company’s existing operations; competition; operations and political conditions; regulatory environment in China and Canada; environmental risks; foreign exchange rate fluctuations; insurance; risks and hazards of mining operations; key personnel; conflicts of interest; dependence on management; internal control over financial reporting; and bringing actions and enforcing judgments under U.S. securities laws.

 

This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of the Company’s forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements about the future and are inherently uncertain, and actual achievements of the Company or other future events or conditions may differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements due to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors, including, without limitation, those referred to in the Company’s Annual Information Form under the heading “Risk Factors”. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated, described or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

 

The Company’s forward-looking statements are based on the assumptions, beliefs, expectations and opinions of management as of the date of this news release, and other than as required by applicable securities laws, the Company does not assume any obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or management’s assumptions, beliefs, expectations or opinions should change, or changes in any other events affecting such statements. For the reasons set forth above, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

 

 

 

EX-99.2 3 exhibit99-2.htm CFO CERTIFICATE

Exhibit 99.2

 

Form 52-109F2

Certification of Interim Filings
Full Certificate

 

I, Rui Feng, Chief Executive Officer of Silvercorp Metals Inc. certify the following:

 

1.Review: I have reviewed the interim financial report and interim MD&A (together, the “interim filings”) of Silvercorp Metals Inc. (the “issuer”) for the interim period ended December 31, 2021.

 

2.No misrepresentations: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, with respect to the period covered by the interim filings.

 

3.Fair presentation: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim financial report together with the other financial information included in the interim filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the issuer, as of the date of and for the periods presented in the interim filings.

 

4.Responsibility: The issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), as those terms are defined in National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings, for the issuer.

 

5.Design: Subject to the limitations, if any, described in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3, the issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have, as at the end of the period covered by the interim filings

 

(a)designed DC&P, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that

 

(i)material information relating to the issuer is made known to us by others, particularly during the period in which the interim filings are being prepared; and

 

(ii)information required to be disclosed by the issuer in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted by it under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in securities legislation; and

 

(b)designed ICFR, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with the issuer’s GAAP.

 

5.1Control framework: The control framework the issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I used to design the issuer’s ICFR is the Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

 

5.2ICFR – material weakness relating to design: The issuer has disclosed in its interim MD&A for each material weakness relating to design existing at the end of the interim period

 

(a)a description of the material weakness;

 

 

 

 

(b)the impact of the material weakness on the issuer’s financial reporting and its ICFR; and

 

(c)the issuer’s current plans, if any, or any actions already undertaken, for remediating the material weakness.

 

5.3N/A

 

6.Reporting changes in ICFR: The issuer has disclosed in its interim MD&A any change in the issuer’s ICFR that occurred during the period beginning on October 1, 2021 and ended on December 31, 2021 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s ICFR.

 

Date: February 8, 2022

 

“Rui Feng”

Rui Feng

Chief Executive Officer

 

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EX-99.3 4 exhibit99-3.htm CFO CERTIFICATE

Exhibit 99.3

 

Form 52-109F2

Certification of Interim Filings
Full Certificate

 

I, Derek Liu, Chief Financial Officer of Silvercorp Metals Inc. certify the following:

 

1.Review: I have reviewed the interim financial report and interim MD&A (together, the “interim filings”) of Silvercorp Metals Inc. (the “issuer”) for the interim period ended December 31, 2021.

 

2.No misrepresentations: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, with respect to the period covered by the interim filings.

 

3.Fair presentation: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim financial report together with the other financial information included in the interim filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the issuer, as of the date of and for the periods presented in the interim filings.

 

4.Responsibility: The issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), as those terms are defined in National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings, for the issuer.

 

5.Design: Subject to the limitations, if any, described in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3, the issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have, as at the end of the period covered by the interim filings

 

(a)designed DC&P, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that

 

(i)material information relating to the issuer is made known to us by others, particularly during the period in which the interim filings are being prepared; and

 

(ii)information required to be disclosed by the issuer in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted by it under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in securities legislation; and

 

(b)designed ICFR, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with the issuer’s GAAP.

 

5.1Control framework: The control framework the issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I used to design the issuer’s ICFR is the Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

 

5.2ICFR – material weakness relating to design: The issuer has disclosed in its interim MD&A for each material weakness relating to design existing at the end of the interim period

 

(a)a description of the material weakness;

 

 

 

 

(b)the impact of the material weakness on the issuer’s financial reporting and its ICFR; and

 

(c)the issuer’s current plans, if any, or any actions already undertaken, for remediating the material weakness.

 

5.3N/A

 

6.Reporting changes in ICFR: The issuer has disclosed in its interim MD&A any change in the issuer’s ICFR that occurred during the period beginning on October 1, 2021 and ended on December 31, 2021 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s ICFR.

 

Date: February 8, 2022

 

“Derek Liu”

Derek Liu

Chief Financial Officer

 

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EX-99.4 5 exhibit99-4.htm FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR NINE MONTH ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021

Exhibit 99.4

 

 

 

SILVERCORP METALS INC.

 

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

(Tabular amounts are in thousands of US dollars, unless otherwise stated) (Unaudited)

 

 

SILVERCORP METALS INC.

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position

(Unaudited) (Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

       As at December 31,   As at March 31,
   Notes   2021   2021
ASSETS           
Current Assets             
Cash and cash equivalents  20   $152,027   $118,735
Short-term investments  4    59,587    80,357
Trade and other receivables       1,912    1,485
Current portion of lease receivable  9    210    213
Inventories       10,570    9,768
Due from related parties  17    896    847
Income tax receivable       641    4,978
Prepaids and deposits       5,525    4,806
        231,368    221,189
Non-current Assets             
Long-term prepaids and deposits       788    409
Long-term portion lease receivable  9    24    183
Reclamation deposits       8,817    8,513
Other investments  5    20,123    15,733
Investment in associates  6    60,143    53,457
Plant and equipment  7    78,787    75,729
Mineral rights and properties  8    321,201    277,429
TOTAL ASSETS      $721,251   $652,642
              
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY             
Current Liabilities             
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities      $45,423   $30,298
Current portion of lease obligation  9    707    657
Deposits received       3,398    4,857
Income tax payable       574    1,363
        50,102    37,175
Non-current Liabilities             
Long-term portion of lease obligation  9    705    1,084
Deferred income tax liabilities       47,348    40,792
Environmental rehabilitation       7,904    7,863
Total Liabilities       106,059    86,914
              
Equity             
Share capital       255,444    250,199
Equity reserves       44,443    29,469
Retained earnings       209,736    187,906
Total equity attributable to the equity holders of the Company       509,623    467,574
Non-controlling interests  12    105,569    98,154
Total Equity       615,192    565,728
              
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY      $721,251   $652,642
              
Approved on behalf of the Board:             
              
(Signed) David Kong             
Director             
              
(Signed) Rui Feng             
Director             

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Income

(Unaudited) (Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except numbers for share and per share figures)

 

        Three Months Ended December 31,    Nine Months Ended December 31,  
   Notes    2021   2020    2021   2020  
                        
Revenue  19(b)(c)    $59,079   $53,296    $176,333   $156,373  
Cost of mine operations                           
Production costs        25,055    18,025     70,311    55,460  
Depreciation and amortization        6,822    5,596     19,914    16,928  
Mineral resource taxes        1,824    1,337     4,940    4,106  
Government fees and other taxes  13     796    777     2,197    1,965  
General and administrative  14     3,106    2,760     8,379    7,156  
         37,603    28,495     105,741    85,615  
Income from mine operations        21,476    24,801     70,592    70,758  
                            
Corporate general and administrative  14     3,310    3,525     10,897    8,996  
Property evaluation and business development        204    209     838    (3,450 )
Foreign exchange (gain) loss        (1,813)   2,954     (3,426)   6,973  
Loss on disposal of plant and equipment  7     35    36     171    247  
Share of loss in associates  6     403    550     1,268    1,030  
(Gain) loss on equity investments desgined as FVTPL  5     (1,101)   (600)    2,986    (8,837 )
Other expense (income)        1,242    (503)    1,246    (682 )
Income from operations        19,196    18,630     56,612    66,481  
                            
Finance income  15     1,506    1,108     4,203    2,796  
Finance costs  15     (9,677)   (1,403)    (10,628)   (1,634 )
Income before income taxes        11,025    18,335     50,187    67,643  
                            
Income tax expense  16     3,093    6,046     13,265    17,305  
Net income       $7,932   $12,289    $36,922   $50,338  
                            
Attributable to:                           
Equity holders of the Company       $5,063   $8,392    $26,668   $39,355  
Non-controlling interests  12     2,869    3,897     10,254    10,983  
        $7,932   $12,289    $36,922   $50,338  
                            
Earnings per share attributable to the equity holders of the Company                           
Basic earnings per share       $0.03   $0.05    $0.15   $0.23  
Diluted earnings per share       $0.03   $0.05    $0.15   $0.22  
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding - Basic        176,799,362    175,261,808     176,347,530    174,651,536  
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding - Diluted        178,537,718    177,515,646     178,224,810    177,134,575  

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited) (Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

     Three Months Ended December 31,    Nine Months Ended December 31,  
   Notes   2021   2020    2021   2020  
                       
Net income      $7,932   $12,289    $36,922   $50,338  
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes:                          
Items that may subsequently be reclassified to net income or loss:                          
Currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $nil       8,212    21,300     10,702    44,076  
Share of other comprehensive income (loss) in associate  6    151    (820 )   3,333    (1,953 )
Items that will not subsequently be reclassified to net income or loss:                          
Change in fair value on equity investments designated as FVTOCI, net of tax of $nil  5    93    (34 )   963    12,855  
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes      $8,456   $20,446    $14,998   $54,978  
Attributable to:                          
Equity holders of the Company      $7,014   $17,736    $12,741   $49,473  
Non-controlling interests  12    1,442    2,710     2,257    5,505  
       $8,456   $20,446    $14,998   $54,978  
Total comprehensive income      $16,388   $32,735    $51,920   $105,316  
                           
Attributable to:                          
Equity holders of the Company      $12,077   $26,128    $39,409   $88,828  
Non-controlling interests       4,311    6,607     12,511    16,488  
       $16,388   $32,735    $51,920   $105,316  

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Cash Flows

 

(Unaudited) (Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)

 




























       Three Months Ended December 31,   Nine Months Ended December 31, 
   Notes   2021   2020   2021   2020 
Cash provided by Operating activities                        
Net income      $7,932   $12,289   $36,922   $50,338 
Add (deduct) items not affecting cash:                        
Finance costs  15    9,677    1,403    10,628    1,634 
Depreciation, amortization and depletion       7,303    6,063    21,363    18,240 
Share of loss in associates  6    403    550    1,268    1,030 
Income tax expense  16    3,093    6,046    13,265    17,305 
(Gain) loss on equity investments desgined as FVTPL  5    (1,101)   (600)   2,986    (8,837)
Loss on disposal of plant and equipment  7    35    36    171    247 
Share-based compensation  10(b)   1,268    1,263    5,145    3,018 
Reclamation expenditures       (99)   (50)   (225)   (118)
Income taxes paid       (501)   (6,041)   (4,503)   (11,864)
Interest paid  15    (17)   (23)   (56)   (73)
Changes in non-cash operating working capital  20    673    3,002    9,008    12,761 
Net cash provided by operating activities       28,666    23,938    95,972    83,681 
                         
Investing activities                        
Mineral rights and properties                        
Capital expenditures       (14,698)   (12,432)   (35,503)   (29,146)
Acquisition  3    (10,042)   (6,566)   (13,135)   (6,566)
Plant and equipment                        
Additions       (2,564)   (3,049)   (7,168)   (6,044)
Proceeds on disposals  7    12    46    50    47 
Reclamation deposits                        
Paid       (159)   (125)   (218)   (386)
Refund       -    34    -    1,839 
Other investments                        
Acquisition  5    (535)   (1,305)   (7,452)   (12,708)
Proceeds on disposals  5    -    64    974    17,870 
Investment in associates  6    (352)   (1,326)   (5,312)   (7,131)
Net redemptions (purchases) of short-term investments       10,995    6,130    11,973    (9,321)
Principal received on lease receivable  9    54    49    162    143 
Net cash used in investing activities       (17,289)   (18,480)   (55,629)   (51,403)
                         
Financing activities                        
Related parties                        
Repayments received  17    -    -    -    1,423 
Principal payments on lease obligation  9    (159)   (144)   (470)   (414)
Non-controlling interests                        
Distribution  12    (1,200)   -    (5,096)   (3,239)
Cash dividends distributed  10(c)   (2,211)   (2,190)   (4,413)   (4,368)
Proceeds from issuance of common shares       736    198    1,908    2,884 
Net cash used in financing activities       (2,834)   (2,136)   (8,071)   (3,714)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents       1,555    4,705    1,020    9,006 
                         
Increase in cash and cash equivalents          10,098       8,027       33,292       37,570  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period       141,929    95,320    118,735    65,777 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period         $ 152,027     $ 103,347     $ 152,027     $ 103,347  
Supplementary cash flow information  20                     

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements

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Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Changes in Equity

 

(Unaudited) (Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except numbers for share figures)

 

      Share capital  Equity reserves           
         Accumulated     Total equity attributable      
      Number of     share option    other comprehensive  Retained  to the equity holders of  Non-controlling  Total
   Notes  shares  Amount  reserve  Reserves  loss earnings  the Company  interests  equity
Balance, April 1, 2020      173,816,834   $243,926   $15,038   $25,409   $(61,589)  $145,898   $368,682   $70,290   $438,972 
Options exercised      1,299,589    3,931    (1,047)   -    -    -    2,884    -    2,884 
Restricted share units vested      232,623    905    (905)   -    -    -    -    -    - 
Share-based compensation      -    -    3,018    -    -    -    3,018    -    3,018 
Dividends declared      -    -    -    -    -    (4,368)   (4,368)   -    (4,368)
Acquisition of La Yesca      -    -    -    -    -    -    -    9,250    9,250 
Distribution to non-controlling interests      -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (3,239)   (3,239)
Comprehensive income      -    -    -    -    49,473    39,355    88,828    16,488    105,316 
Balance, December 31, 2020      175,349,046   $248,762   $16,104   $25,409   $(12,116)  $180,885   $459,044   $92,789   $551,833 
Options exercised      253,749    893    (239)   -    -    -    654    -    654 
Restricted share units vested      139,749    544    (544)   -    -    -    -    -    - 
Share-based compensation      -    -    1,289    -    -    -    1,289    -    1,289 
Dividends declared      -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    - 
Contribution from non-controlling interests      -    -    -    -    -    -    -    2,500    2,500 
Comprehensive income      -    -    -    -    (434)   7,021    6,587    2,865    9,452 
Balance, March 31, 2021      175,742,544   $250,199   $16,610   $25,409   $(12,550)  $187,906   $467,574   $98,154   $565,728 
Options exercised      797,083    2,528    (620)   -    -    -    1,908    -    1,908 
Restricted share units vested      566,172    2,717    (2,717)   -    -    -    -    -    - 
Share-based compensation  10(b)   -    -    5,145    -    -    -    5,145    -    5,145 
Dividends declared  10(c)   -    -    -    -    -    (4,413)   (4,413)   -    (4,413)
Distribution to non-controlling interests  12   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (5,096)   (5,096)
Contribution to reserves      -    -    -    425    -    (425)   -    -    - 
Comprehensive income      -    -    -    -    12,741    26,668    39,409    12,511    51,920 
Balance, December 31, 2021      177,105,799   $255,444   $18,418   $25,834   $191   $209,736   $509,623   $105,569   $615,192 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements as at December 31, 2021 and for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

 

(Unaudited) (Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except numbers for share and per share figures or otherwise stated)

 

1.CORPORATE INFORMATION

 

Silvercorp Metals Inc., along with its subsidiary companies (collectively the “Company”), is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, and mining of mineral properties. The Company’s producing mines are located in China, and current exploration and development projects are located in Mexico.

 

The Company is a publicly listed company incorporated in the Province of British Columbia, Canada, with limited liability under the legislation of the Province of British Columbia. The Company’s shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange and NYSE American.

 

The head office, registered address and records office of the Company are located at 1066 West Hastings Street, Suite 1750, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6E 3X1.

 

Operating results for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending March 31, 2022.

 

2.SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

(a)Statement of Compliance

 

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 – Interim Financial Reporting (“IAS 34”) of the International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”). These condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2021. These condensed consolidated interim financial statements follow the same significant accounting policies set out in note 2 to the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2021 except for the following:

 

Property, Plant and Equipment: Proceeds before Intended Use – Amendments to IAS 16

 

In May 2020, the IASB issued Property, Plant and Equipment — Proceeds before Intended Use, which prohibits entities deducting from the cost of an item of property, plant and equipment, any proceeds from selling items produced while bringing that asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management. Instead, an entity recognizes the proceeds from selling such items, and the costs of producing those items, in profit or loss. The amendment is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2022 and must be applied retrospectively to items of property, plant and equipment made available for use on or after the beginning of the earliest period presented when the entity first applies the amendment.

 

The Company adopted this amendment on April 1, 2021 without any material impact.

 

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements were authorized for issue in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors dated February 7, 2021.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements as at December 31, 2021 and for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

 

(Unaudited) (Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except numbers for share and per share figures or otherwise stated)

 

(b)Basis of Consolidation

 

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly or partially owned subsidiaries.

 

Subsidiaries are consolidated from the date on which the Company obtains control up to the date of the disposition of control. Control is achieved when the Company has power over the subsidiary, is exposed or has rights to variable returns from its involvement with the subsidiary and has the ability to use its power to affect its returns.

 

For non-wholly owned subsidiaries over which the Company has control, the net assets attributable to outside equity shareholders are presented as “non-controlling interests” in the equity section of the consolidated balance sheets. Net income for the period that is attributable to the non-controlling interests is calculated based on the ownership of the non-controlling interest shareholders in the subsidiary. Adjustments to recognize the non-controlling interests’ share of changes to the subsidiary’s equity are made even if this results in the non-controlling interests having a deficit balance. Changes in the Company’s ownership interest in a subsidiary that do not result in a loss of control are recorded as equity transactions. The carrying amount of non-controlling interests is adjusted to reflect the change in the non-controlling interests’ relative interests in the subsidiary and the difference between the adjustment to the carrying amount of non-controlling interest and the Company’s share of proceeds received and/or consideration paid is recognized directly in equity and attributed to equity holders of the Company.

 

Balances, transactions, revenues and expenses between the Company and its subsidiaries are eliminated on consolidation.

 

Details of the Company’s significant subsidiaries which are consolidated are as follows:

 

         Proportion of ownership interest held   
      Country of  December 31,  March 31,   
Name of subsidiaries  Principal activity  incorporation  2021  2021  Mineral properties
Silvercorp Metals China Inc.  Holding company  Canada  100%  100% 
Silvercorp Metals (China) Inc.  Holding company  China  100%  100%   
0875786 B.C. LTD.  Holding company  Canada  100%  100%   
Fortune Mining Limited  Holding company  BVI (i)  100%  100%   
Fortune Copper Limited  Holding company  BVI  100%  100%   
Fortune Gold Mining Limited  Holding company  BVI  100%  100%   
Victor Resources Ltd.  Holding company  BVI  100%  100%   
Yangtze Mining Ltd.  Holding company  BVI  100%  100%   
Victor Mining Ltd.  Holding company  BVI  100%  100%   
Yangtze Mining (H.K.) Ltd.  Holding company  Hong Kong  100%  100%   
Fortune Gold Mining (H.K.) Limited  Holding company  Hong Kong  100%  100%   
Wonder Success Limited  Holding company  Hong Kong  100%  100%   
New Infini Silver Inc. ("New Infini")  Holding company  Canada  46.2%  43.8%   
Infini Metals Inc.  Holding company  BVI  46.2%  43.8%   
Infini Resources (Asia) Co. Ltd.  Holding company  Hong Kong  46.2%  43.8%   
Golden Land (Asia) Ltd.  Holding company  Hong Kong  46.2%  43.8%   
Henan Huawei Mining Co. Ltd. ("Henan Huawei")  Mining  China  80%  80%  Ying Mining District
Henan Found Mining Co. Ltd. ("Henan Found")  Mining  China  77.5%  77.5%    
Xinshao Yunxiang Mining Co., Ltd. ("Yunxiang")  Mining  China  70%  70%  BYP
Guangdong Found Mining Co. Ltd. ("Guangdong Found")  Mining  China  99%  99%  GC
Infini Resources S.A. de C.V.  Mining  Mexico  46.2%  43.8%  La Yesca
Shanxi Xinbaoyuan Mining Co., Ltd. ("Xinbaoyuan")  Mining  China  77.5%  0.0%  Kuanping
(i) British Virgin Islands ("BVI")               

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements as at December 31, 2021 and for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

 

(Unaudited) (Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except numbers for share and per share figures or otherwise stated)

 

(c)Significant Accounting Judgments and Estimates

 

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements follow the same significant accounting judgments and estimates set out in note 2 to the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2021.

 

3.ACQUISITION

 

In September 2021, the Company, through a 100% owned subsidiary of Henan Found registered the participation in an online open auction to acquire a 100% interest in the Kuanping silver-lead-zinc-gold project (the “Kuanping Project”). The acquisition was through the acquisition of a 100% interest in the shares of Shanxi Xinbaoyuan Mining Co. Ltd. (“Xinbaoyuan"), an affiliate of a Henan Provincial government-controlled company located in Sanmenxia City, Henan Province. The only asset held by Xinbaoyuan is the Kuanping Project. The Kuanping Project is located in Shanzhou District, Sanmenxia City, Henan Province, China, approximately 33 kilometres (“km”) north of Ying Mining District. It covers an area of 12.39 km2, being approximately 3 km wide (east-west) and 5 km long (north-south).

 

In October 2021, the Company won the auction for a total net consideration of approximately $13.1 million, including approximately $11.4 million (RMB ¥73.5 million) for 100% of the common shares of Xinbaoyuan (the “Share Consideration”) plus the assumption of approximately $2.0 (RMB ¥13.3 million) debt (the “Debt”) and $0.3 million cash. The execution of the share transfer agreement was completed and the Company paid the Share Consideration and the Debt in October, 2021.

 

The transaction was accounted for as an acquisition of assets as the purchase price was concentrated on a single asset. The purchase price was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed on a relative fair value basis with $13.1 million allocated to mineral property interest.

 

4.SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

 

As at December 31, 2021, short-term investments consist of the following:

   Amount  Interest rates  Maturity
Bonds  $10,321   5.50% - 13.00%   January 10, 2022 - January 16, 2025 
Money market instruments   49,266         
   $59,587         

 

During the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021, the Company recorded impairment charges of $9.6 million and $10.4 million, respectively, against the bond investment issued by a few Chinese real estate developing companies as the Company observed financial difficulty of these bond issuers. The carrying value of such bond investments was $2.1 million as at December 31, 2021. The impairment charge was included in finance costs on the condensed consolidated interim statement of income.

As at March 31, 2021, short-term investments consist of the following:

   Amount  Interest rates  Maturity
Bonds  $15,812   5.38% - 13.00%   January 10, 2022 - September 3, 2024 
Money market instruments   64,545         
   $80,357         

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements as at December 31, 2021 and for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

 

(Unaudited) (Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except numbers for share and per share figures or otherwise stated)

 

5.OTHER INVESTMENTS

 

   December 31, 2021  March 31, 2021
Equity investments designated as FVTOCI          
Public companies  $2,956   $2,966 
Private companies   2,361    2,289 
    5,317    5,255 
Equity investments designated as FVTPL          
Public companies   11,080    10,478 
Private companies   3,726    - 
    14,806    10,478 
Total  $20,123   $15,733 

 

Investments in publicly traded companies represent equity interests of other publicly-trading mining companies that the Company has acquired through the open market or through private placements. Investment in equity instruments that are held for trading are classified as FVTPL. For other investment in equity instruments, the Company can make an irrevocable election, on an instrument-by-instrument basis, to designate them as FVTOCI.

The continuity of such investments is as follows:

      Accumulated fair  Accumulated fair
      value change  value change
   Fair Value  included in OCI  included in P&L
April 1, 2020  $8,750   $(34,879)  $- 
Gain on equity investments designated as FVTOCI   12,069    12,069    - 
Gain on equity investments designated as FVTPL   7,188    -    7,188 
Acquisition   12,708    -    - 
Disposal   (19,301)   -    - 
Reclassified to short-term investments   (7,511)   -    - 
Impact of foreign currency translation   1,830    -    - 
March 31, 2021  $15,733   $(22,810)  $7,188 
Gain on equity investments designated as FVTOCI   963    963    - 
Loss equity investments designated as FVTPL   (2,986)   -    (2,986)
Acquisition   7,452    -    - 
Disposal   (974)   -    - 
Impact of foreign currency translation   (65)   -    - 
December 31, 2021  $20,123   $(21,847)  $4,202 

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements as at December 31, 2021 and for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

 

(Unaudited) (Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except numbers for share and per share figures or otherwise stated)

 

6.INVESTMENT IN ASSOCIATES

 

(a)Investment in New Pacific Metals Corp.

 

New Pacific Metals Corp. (“NUAG”) is a Canadian public company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (symbol: NUAG) and NYSE American (symbol: NEWP). NUAG is a related party of the Company by way of two common directors and two common officers, and the Company accounts for its investment in NUAG using the equity method as it is able to exercise significant influence over the financial and operating policies of NUAG.

 

During the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021, the Company acquired 125,000 and 125,000, respectively, common shares of NUAG from the public market (three and nine months ended December 31, 2020, nil and nil) for a total cost of $0.4 million and $0.4 million, respectively (three and nine months ended December 31, 2021, $nil and $nil).

 

In November 2020, NUAG completed a spin-out by way of a plan of arrangement (the “Arrangement”) of its then wholly-owned subsidiary, Whitehorse Gold Corp. (“WHG”), which owns 100% Skukum Gold Project (formerly “Tagish Lake Gold Project”) located in Yukon, Canada, and distributed all of the WHG common shares to its shareholders on a pro rata basis.

 

As at December 31, 2021, the Company owned 44,042,216 common shares of NUAG (March 31, 2021 – 43,917,216), representing an ownership interest of 28.3% (March 31, 2021 – 28.6%).

 

The summary of the investment in NUAG common shares and its market value as at the respective balance sheet dates are as follows:

 

           Value of NUAG's 
   Number of       common shares per 
   shares   Amount   quoted market price 
Balance April 1, 2020   42,596,506   $44,555   $148,624 
Participation in public offering   1,320,710    5,805      
WHG Spin-out        (1,793)     
Share of net loss        (1,672)     
Share of other comprehensive loss        (2,324)     
Foreign exchange impact        5,828      
Balance March 31, 2021   43,917,216   $50,399   $181,257 
Purchase from open market   125,000    352      
Share of net loss        (808)     
Share of other comprehensive income        3,333      
Foreign exchange impact        (445)     
Balance December 31, 2021   44,042,216   $52,831   $129,924 

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements as at December 31, 2021 and for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

 

(Unaudited) (Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except numbers for share and per share figures or otherwise stated)

 

(b)Investment in Whitehorse Gold Corp.

 

Whitehorse Gold Corp. (“WHG”) is a Canadian public company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (symbol: WHG). WHG is a related party of the Company by way of one common director, and the Company accounts for its investment in WHG using the equity method as it is able to exercise significant influence over the financial and operating policies of WHG.

 

On May 14, 2021, the Company participated in a brokered private placement of WHG and purchased 4,000,000 units at a cost of $5.0 million. Each unit was comprised of one WHG common share and one common share purchase warrant at exercise price of CAD$2 per share. The common share purchase warrant expires on May 14, 2026.

 

As at December 31, 2021, the Company owned 15,514,285 common shares of WHG (March 31, 2021 – 11,514,285), representing an ownership interest of 29.5% (March 31, 2021 – 27.0%). The summary of the investment in WHG common shares and its market value as at the respective balance sheet dates are as follows:

 

           Value of WHG's 
   Number of       common shares per 
   shares   Amount   quoted market price 
Balance April 1, 2020            
Distributed under WHG spin-out   5,740,285    1,793      
Participation in private placement   5,774,000    1,326      
Share of net loss        (174)     
Foreign exchange impact        113      
Balance March 31, 2021   11,514,285   $3,058   $15,108 
Participation in private placement   4,000,000    4,960      
Share of net loss        (460)     
Foreign exchange impact        (246)     
Balance December 31, 2021   15,514,285   $7,312   $6,119 

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements as at December 31, 2021 and for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

 

(Unaudited) (Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except numbers for share and per share figures or otherwise stated)

 

7.PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

Plant and equipment consist of:

 

   Land use rights   Office       Motor   Construction     
Cost  and building   equipment   Machinery   vehicles   in progress   Total 
Balance as at April 1, 2020  $96,454   $8,010   $25,800   $6,416   $2,136   $138,816 
Additions   182    864    1,117    1,059    7,189    10,411 
Disposals   (205)   (250)   (291)   (480)   -    (1,226)
Reclassification of asset groups (1)   5,579    325    2,221    -    (8,125)   - 
Impact of foreign currency translation   8,141    711    2,227    542    142    11,763 
Balance as at March 31, 2021  $110,151   $9,660   $31,074   $7,537   $1,342   $159,764 
Additions   525    813    2,236    708    2,653    6,935 
Disposals   (287)   (50)   (462)   (176)   -    (975)
Reclassification of asset groups (1)   1,899    89    53    -    (2,041)   - 
Impact of foreign currency translation   3,362    258    1,000    240    50    4,910 
Ending balance as at December 31, 2021  $115,650   $10,770   $33,901   $8,309   $2,004   $170,634 

 

Impairment, accumulated depreciation and amortization                          
Balance as at April 1, 2020  $(43,987)  $(5,375)  $(18,168)  $(4,564)  $-   $(72,094)
Disposals   90    228    176    388    -    882 
Depreciation and amortization   (3,921)   (630)   (1,629)   (496)   -    (6,676)
Impact of foreign currency translation   (3,752)   (469)   (1,550)   (376)   -    (6,147)
Balance as at March 31, 2021  $(51,570)  $(6,246)  $(21,171)  $(5,048)  $-   $(84,035)
Disposals   157    46    396    155    -    754 
Depreciation and amortization   (3,270)   (627)   (1,597)   (476)   -    (5,970)
Impact of foreign currency translation   (1,596)   (154)   (684)   (162)   -    (2,596)
Ending balance as at December 31, 2021  $(56,279)  $(6,981)  $(23,056)  $(5,531)  $-   $(91,847)
                               
Carrying amounts                              
Balance as at March 31, 2021  $58,581   $3,414   $9,903   $2,489   $1,342   $75,729 
Ending balance as at December 31, 2021  $59,371   $3,789   $10,845   $2,778   $2,004   $78,787 

 

(1) When an asset is available for use, it is reclassified from construction in progress to one of the appropriate plant and equipment categories.

 

Carrying amounts as at December 31, 2021  Ying Mining District   BYP   GC   Other   Total 
Land use rights and building  $42,387   $3,027   $12,134   $1,823   $59,371 
Office equipment   2,972    17    515    285    3,789 
Machinery   8,411    167    2,206    61    10,845 
Motor vehicles   2,221    20    332    205    2,778 
Construction in progress   1,370    550    84    -    2,004 
Total  $57,361   $3,781   $15,271   $2,374   $78,787 

 

Carrying amounts as at March 31, 2021  Ying Mining District   BYP   GC   Other   Total 
Land use rights and building  $41,177   $3,047   $12,369   $1,988   $58,581 
Office equipment   2,647    20    448    299    3,414 
Machinery   7,114    213    2,576    -    9,903 
Motor vehicles   1,917    20    359    193    2,489 
Construction in progress   796    533    13    -    1,342 
Total  $53,651   $3,833   $15,765   $2,480   $75,729 

 

During the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021, certain plant and equipment were disposed for proceeds of $0.01 million and $0.05 million, respectively, (three and nine months ended December 31, 2020 - $0.05 million and $0.05 million) and resulting in loss of $0.03 million and $0.17 million, respectively (three and nine months ended December 31, 2020 - loss of $0.03 million and $0.25 million).

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements as at December 31, 2021 and for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

 

(Unaudited) (Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except numbers for share and per share figures or otherwise stated)

 

8.MINERAL RIGHTS AND PROPERTIES

 

Mineral rights and properties consist of:

 

   Producing and development properties   Exploration and evaluation properties     
Cost  Ying Mining
District
   BYP   GC   RZY   Kuanping   La Yesca   Total 
Balance as at April 1, 2020  $293,136   $63,572   $103,311   $164   $-   $-   $460,183 
Capitalized expenditures   31,138    30    3,890    -    -    87    35,145 
Acquisition   -    -    -    -    -    16,660    16,660 
Environmental rehabilitation   (1,268)   (135)   (207)   -    -    -    (1,610)
Foreign currency translation impact   24,994    1,142    8,616    21    -    -    34,773 
Balance as at March 31, 2021  $348,000   $64,609   $115,610   $185   $-   $16,747   $545,151 
Capitalized expenditures   30,539    -    3,701    -    10    2,846    37,096 
Acquisition (Note 3)   -    -    -    -    13,135    -    13,135 
Derecognition   -    -    -    (185)   -    -    (185)
Foreign currency translation impact   11,196    463    3,586    -    189    -    15,434 
Ending balance as at December 31, 2021  $389,735   $65,072   $122,897   $-   $13,334   $19,593   $610,631

                                    
Impairment and accumulated depletion                         
Balance as at April 1, 2020  $(100,390)  $(56,688)  $(78,355)  $(164)  $-   $-   $(235,597)
Depletion   (13,921)   -    (2,419)        -    -    (16,340)
Foreign currency translation impact   (8,666)   (576)   (6,522)   (21)   -    -    (15,785)
Balance as at March 31, 2021  $(122,977)  $(57,264)  $(87,296)  $(185)  $-   $-   $(267,722)
Depletion   (12,770)   -    (2,202)   -    -    -    (14,972)
Derecognition   -    -    -    185    -    -    185 
Foreign currency translation impact   (3,989)   (239)   (2,693)   -    -    -    (6,921)
Ending balance as at December 31, 2021  $(139,736)  $(57,503)  $(92,191)  $-   $-   $-   $(289,430)
                                    
Carrying amounts                                   
Balance as at March 31, 2021  $225,023   $7,345   $28,314   $-   $-   $16,747   $277,429 
Ending balance as at December 31, 2021  $249,999   $7,569   $30,706   $-   $13,334   $19,593   $321,201 

 

9.LEASES

 

The following table summarizes changes in the Company’s lease receivable and lease obligation related to the Company’s office lease and sublease.

 

   Lease Receivable   Lease Obligation 
Balance, April 1, 2020  $534   $2,069 
Interest accrual   24    95 
Interest received or paid   (24)   (95)
Principal repayment   (196)   (563)
Foreign exchange impact   58    235 
Balance, March 31, 2021  $396   $1,741 
Addition   -    149 
Interest accrual   12    56 
Interest received or paid   (12)   (56)
Principal repayment   (162)   (470)
Foreign exchange impact   -    (8)
Balance, December 31, 2021  $234   $1,412 
Less: current portion   (210)   (707)
Non-current portion  $24   $705 

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements as at December 31, 2021 and for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

 

(Unaudited) (Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except numbers for share and per share figures or otherwise stated)

 

The following table presents a reconciliation of the Company’s undiscounted cash flows to their present value for its lease receivable and lease obligation as at December 31, 2021:

 

   Lease Receivable   Lease Obligation 
Within 1 year  $229   $738 
Between 2 to 5 years   11    769 
Total undiscounted amount   240    1,507 
Less future interest   (6)   (95)
Total discounted amount  $234   $1,412 
Less: current portion   (210)   (707)
Non-current portion  $24   $705 

 

The lease receivable and lease obligation were discounted using an estimated incremental borrowing rate of 5%.

 

10.SHARE CAPITAL

 

(a)Authorized

 

Unlimited number of common shares without par value. All shares issued as at December 31, 2021 were fully paid.

 

(b)Share-based compensation

 

The Company has a share-based compensation plan (the “Plan”) which consists of stock options, restricted share units (the “RSUs”) and performance share units (the “PSUs”). The Plan allows for the maximum number of common shares to be reserved for issuance on any share-based compensation to be a rolling 10% of the issued and outstanding common shares from time to time. Furthermore, no more than 3% of the reserve may be granted in the form of RSUs and PSUs.

 

For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021, a total of $1.3 million and $5.1 million, respectively (three and nine months ended December 31, 2020 - $1.3 million and $3.0 million) in share-based compensation expense was recognized and included in the general and administrative expenses and property evaluation and business development expenses on the condensed consolidated interim statements of income.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements as at December 31, 2021 and for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

 

(Unaudited) (Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except numbers for share and per share figures or otherwise stated)

 

(i) Stock options

 

The following is a summary of option transactions:

 

         Weighted average
exercise price per
 
    Number of shares    share CAD$ 
Balance, April 1, 2020   2,423,760   $3.00 
Option granted   1,127,000    7.25 
Options exercised   (1,553,338)   3.02 
Options cancelled   (135,004)   4.52 
Balance, March 31, 2021   1,862,418   $5.45 
Options exercised   (797,083)   2.98 
Options cancelled   (25,000)   7.06 
Balance, December 31, 2021   1,040,335   $7.30 

 

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding as at December 31, 2021:

 

            Weighted         
    Number of options   Weighted average   average   Number of options   Weighted 
    outstanding at   remaining contractual   exercise price   exercisable at   average exercise 
Exercise price in CAD$   Decemer 31, 2021   life (Years)   in CAD$   December 31, 2021   price in CAD$ 
$5.46    560,335    3.40    $5.46    274,335   $5.46 
$9.45    480,000    3.86    $9.45    159,998   $9.45 
 $5.46 to $9.45    1,040,335    3.61    $7.30    434,333   $6.93 

 

(ii) RSUs

 

The following is a summary of RSUs transactions:

 

         Weighted average 
         grant date closing 
   Number of shares   price per share $CAD 
Balance, April 1, 2020   677,374   $4.94 
Granted   1,021,500    6.68 
Cancelled   (77,166)   5.82 
Distributed   (372,372)   5.05 
Balance, March 31, 2021   1,249,336   $6.28 
Granted   1,000,000    6.40 
Cancelled   (20,998)   6.50 
Distributed   (566,172)   5.90 
Balance, December 31, 2021   1,662,166   $6.48 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements as at December 31, 2021 and for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

 

(Unaudited) (Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except numbers for share and per share figures or otherwise stated)

 

(c)Cash dividends declared

 

During the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021, dividends of $2.2 million and $4.4 million, respectively (three and nine months ended December 31, 2020 - $2.2 million and $4.4 million, respectively) were declared and paid.

 

11.ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

 

   December 31, 2021    March 31, 2021 
Change in fair value on equity investments designated as FVTOCI  $21,365   $22,328 
Share of other comprehensive (income) loss in associate   (2,744)   589 
Currency translation adjustment   (18,812)   (10,367)
Balance, end of the period  $(191)  $12,550 

 

The change in fair value on equity investments designated as FVTOCI, share of other comprehensive income in associates, and currency translation adjustment are net of tax of $nil for all periods presented.

 

12.NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS

 

The continuity of non-controlling interests is summarized as follows:

 

   Henan   Henan       Guangdong         
   Found   Huawei   Yunxiang   Found   New Infini   Total 
Balance, April 1, 2020  $63,331   $4,702   $2,723   $(466)  $-   $70,290 
Share of net income (loss)   13,210    639    219    88    (23)   14,133 
Share of other comprehensive income   4,623    480    90    27    -    5,220 
Acquisition of La Yesca   -    -    -    -    9,250    9,250 
Contributions   -    -    -    -    2,500    2,500 
Distributions   (2,600)   (639)   -    -    -    (3,239)
Balance, March 31, 2021  $78,564   $5,182   $3,032   $(351)  $11,727   $98,154 
Share of net income (loss)   10,232    162    (137)   125    (128)   10,254 
Share of other comprehensive income   1,988    182    72    15    -    2,257 
Distributions   (3,266)   (630)   -    -    (1,200)   (5,096)
Balance, December 31, 2021  $87,518   $4,896   $2,967   $(211)  $10,399   $105,569 

 

As at December 31, 2021, non-controlling interests in Henan Found, Henan Huawei, Yunxiang, Guangdong Found and New Infini were 22.5%, 20%, 30%, 1%, and 53.8%, respectively (March 31, 2021 – 22.5%, 20%, 30%, 1%, and 56.3%, respectively).

 

13.GOVERNMENT FEES AND OTHER TAXES

 

Government fees and other taxes consist of:

 

   Three months ended December 31,  Nine months ended December 31,
   2021   2020   2021   2020 
Government fees  $18   $24   $46   $52 
Other taxes   778    753    2,151    1,913 
   $796   $777   $2,197   $1,965 

 

Government fees include environmental protection fees paid to the state and local Chinese government. Other taxes were composed of surtax on value-added tax, land usage levy, stamp duty and other miscellaneous levies, duties and taxes imposed by the state and local Chinese government.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements as at December 31, 2021 and for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

 

(Unaudited) (Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except numbers for share and per share figures or otherwise stated)

 

14.GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE

 

General and administrative expenses consist of:

 

   Three months ended December 31, 2021  Three months ended December 31, 2020
   Corporate   Mines   Total   Corporate   Mines   Total 
Amortization and depreciation  $145   $336   $481   $139   $329   $468 
Office and administrative expenses   281    1,028    1,309    531    896    1,427 
Professional fees   186    107    293    198    118    316 
Salaries and benefits   1,482    1,635    3,117    1,442    1,417    2,859 
Share-based compensation   1,216    -    1,216    1,215    -    1,215 
   $3,310   $3,106   $6,416   $3,525   $2,760   $6,285 

 

   Nine months ended December 31, 2021  Nine months ended December 31, 2020
   Corporate   Mines   Total   Corporate     Mines   Total 
Amortization and depreciation  $435   $1,014   $1,449   $391   $922   $1,313 
Office and administrative expenses   1,228    2,420    3,648    1,559    2,227    3,786 
Professional fees   523    326    849    561    345    906 
Salaries and benefits   3,836    4,619    8,455    3,574    3,662    7,236 
Share-based compensation   4,875    -    4,875    2,911    -    2,911 
   $10,897   $8,379   $19,276   $8,996   $7,156   $16,152 

 

15.FINANCE ITEMS

 

Finance items consist of:

 

   Three months ended December 31,  Nine months ended December 31,
Finance income  2021   2020   2021   2020 
Interest income  $1,468   $1,108   $4,005   $2,796 
Dividend income   38    -    198    - 
   $1,506   $1,108   $4,203   $2,796 

 

   Three months ended December 31,  Nine months ended December 31,
Finance costs  2021    2020   2021   2020 
Interest on lease obligation  $17     23   $56   $73 
Impairment charges for expected credit loss against                     
bond investments   9,592     1,335    10,369    1,376 
Unwinding of discount of environmental rehabilitation                     
provision   68     45    203    185 
   $9,677    $1,403   $10,628   $1,634 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements as at December 31, 2021 and for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

 

(Unaudited) (Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except numbers for share and per share figures or otherwise stated)

 

16.INCOME TAX

 

The significant components of income tax expense are as follows:

 

   Three months ended December 31,   Nine months ended December 31, 
Income tax expense  2021   2020   2021   2020 
Current  $906   $4,553   $8,050   $14,277 
Deferred   2,187    1,493    5,215    3,028 
   $3,093   $6,046   $13,265   $17,305 

 

17.RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Related party transactions are made on terms agreed upon by the related parties. The balances with related parties are unsecured, non-interest bearing, and due on demand. Related party transactions not disclosed elsewhere in the condensed consolidated interim financial statements are as follows:

 

Due from related parties  December 31, 2021   March 31, 2021 
NUAG (a)  $58   $59 
WHG (b)   19    19 
Henan Non-ferrous (c)   819    769 
   $896   $847 

 

(a)The Company recovers costs for services rendered to NUAG and expenses incurred on behalf of NUAG pursuant to a services and administrative costs reallocation agreement. During the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021, the Company recovered $0.2 million and $0.5 million (three and nine months ended December 31, 2020 - $0.1 million and $0.5 million), from NUAG for services rendered and expenses incurred on behalf of NUAG. The costs recovered from NUAG were recorded as a direct reduction of general and administrative expenses on the consolidated statements of income.

 

(b)The Company recovers costs for services rendered to WHG and expenses incurred on behalf of WHG pursuant to a services and administrative costs reallocation agreement. During the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021, the Company recovered $0.1 million and $0.2 million (three and nine months ended December 31, 2020 - $0.04 million and $0.04 million), from WHG for services rendered and expenses incurred on behalf of WHG. The costs recovered from WHG were recorded as a direct reduction of general and administrative expenses on the consolidated statements of income.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements as at December 31, 2021 and for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

 

(Unaudited) (Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except numbers for share and per share figures or otherwise stated)

 

(c)In January 2021, Henan Found advanced a loan of $0.8 million (RMB¥5 million) to Henan Non-ferrous. The loan bears an interest rate of 4.35% per annum.

 

The balances with related parties are unsecured.

 

18.FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

The Company manages its exposure to financial risks, including liquidity risk, foreign exchange risk, interest rate risk, credit risk and equity price risk in accordance with its risk management framework. The Company’s Board of Directors has overall responsibility for the establishment and oversight of the Company’s risk management framework and reviews the Company’s policies on an ongoing basis.

 

(a) Fair value

 

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 Measurement (“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.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements as at December 31, 2021 and for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

 

(Unaudited) (Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except numbers for share and per share figures or otherwise stated)

 

The following tables set forth the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value level on a recurring basis within the fair value hierarchy as at December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021 that are not otherwise disclosed. As required by IFRS 13, the assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

   Fair value as at December 31, 2021 
Recurring measurements  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Financial assets                
Cash and cash equivalents  $152,027   $-   $-   $152,027 
Short-term investments - money market instruments   49,266    -    -    49,266 
Investments in public companies   14,036    -    -    14,036 
Investments in private companies   -    -    6,087    6,087 

 

   Fair value as at March 31, 2021 
Recurring measurements  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Financial assets                
Cash and cash equivalents  $118,735   $-   $-   $118,735 
Short-term investments - money market instruments   64,545    -    -    64,545 
Investments in public companies   13,444    -    -    13,444 
Investments in private companies   -    -    2,289    2,289 

 

Financial assets classified within Level 3 are equity investment in private companies owned by the Company. Significant unobservable inputs are used to determine the fair value of the financial assets, which includes recent arm’s length transactions of the investee, the investee’s financial performance as well as any changes in planned milestones of the investees.

 

Fair value of the other financial instruments excluded from the table above approximates their carrying amount as at December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021, due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

 

There were no transfers into or out of Level 3 during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.

 

(b) Liquidity risk

 

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its short-term business requirements. The Company has in place a planning and budgeting process to help determine the funds required to support the Company’s normal operating requirements on an ongoing basis and its expansion plans.

 

In the normal course of business, the Company enters into contracts that give rise to commitments for future minimum payments. The following summarizes the remaining contractual maturities of the Company’s financial liabilities.

 

       December 31, 2021       March 31, 2021 
   Within a year   2-5 years   Total   Total 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  $45,423   $-   $45,423   $30,298 
Lease obligation   707    705    1,412    1,741 
   $46,130   $705   $46,835   $32,039 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements as at December 31, 2021 and for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

 

(Unaudited) (Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except numbers for share and per share figures or otherwise stated)

 

(c) Foreign exchange risk

 

The Company reports its financial statements in US dollars. The functional currency of the head office, Canadian subsidiaries and all intermediate holding companies is CAD and the functional currency of all Chinese subsidiaries is RMB. The functional currency of New Infini and its subsidiaries is USD. The Company is exposed to foreign exchange risk when the Company undertakes transactions and holds assets and liabilities in currencies other than its functional currencies.

 

The Company currently does not engage in foreign exchange currency hedging. The Company's exposure to currency risk affect net income is summarized as follows:

 

   December 31, 2021   March 31, 2021 
Financial assets denominated in U.S. Dollars  $61,731   $58,610 
           
Financial liabilities denominated in U.S. Dollars  $456   $52 

 

As at December 31,2021, with other variables unchanged, a 10% strengthening (weakening) of the CAD against the USD would have decreased (increased) net income by approximately $6.2 million.

 

(d) Interest rate risk

 

The Company is exposed to interest rate risk on its cash equivalents and short term investments. As at December 31, 2021, all of its interest-bearing cash equivalents and short-term investments earn interest at market rates that are fixed to maturity or at variable interest rates with terms of less than one year. The Company monitors its exposure to changes in interest rates on cash equivalents and short term investments. Due to the short-term nature of these financial instruments, fluctuations in interest rates would not have a significant impact on the Company’s net income.

 

(e) Credit risk

 

Credit risk is the risk that one party to a financial instrument will fail to discharge an obligation and cause the other party to incur a financial loss. The Company is exposed to credit risk primarily associated to accounts receivable, due from related parties, cash and cash equivalents, and short-term investments. The carrying amount of assets included on the balance sheet represents the maximum credit exposure.

 

The Company undertakes credit evaluations on counterparties as necessary, requests deposits from customers prior to delivery, and has monitoring processes intended to mitigate credit risks. There were no material amounts in trade or other receivables which were past due on December 31, 2021 (at March 31, 2021 - $nil).

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements as at December 31, 2021 and for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

 

(Unaudited) (Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except numbers for share and per share figures or otherwise stated)

 

(f) Equity price risk

 

The Company holds certain marketable securities that will fluctuate in value as a result of trading on financial markets. As the Company’s marketable securities holdings are mainly in mining companies, the value will also fluctuate based on commodity prices. Based upon the Company’s portfolio as at December 31, 2021, a 10% increase (decrease) in the market price of the securities held, ignoring any foreign currency effects, would have resulted in an increase (decrease) to the net income and other comprehensive income of $1.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively.

 

19.SEGMENTED INFORMATION

 

The Company's reportable operating segments are components of the Company where separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer who is the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”). The operational segments are determined based on the Company’s management and internal reporting structure. Operating segments are summarized as follows:

 

Operational Segments Subsidiaries Included in the Segment Properties Included in the Segment
Mining    
Henan Luoning Henan Found and Henan Huawei and Xinbaoyuan Ying Mining District
Hunan Yunxiang BYP
Guangdong Guangdong Found GC
Other Infini Resources S.A. de C.V. and Xinbaoyuan La Yesca, Kuanping
Administrative    
Vancouver Silvercorp Metals Inc. and holding companies  
Beijing Silvercorp Metals (China) Inc.  

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements as at December 31, 2021 and for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

 

(Unaudited) (Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except numbers for share and per share figures or otherwise stated)

 

(a) Segmented information for assets and liabilities are as follows:

 

   December 31, 2021           
   Mining     Administrative     
   Henan                         Total 
Statement of financial position items:  Luoning   Hunan   Guangdong   Other     Beijing   Vancouver    
Current assets  $136,557   $942   $14,319   $1,278     $8,617   $69,655   $231,368 
Plant and equipment   57,361    3,781    15,271    168      906    1,300    78,787 
Mineral rights and properties   249,999    7,569    30,706    32,927      -    -    321,201 
Investment in an associate   -    -    -    -      -    60,143    60,143 
Other investments   2,361    -    -    -      -    17,762    20,123 
Reclamation deposits   4,011    -    4,798    -      -    8    8,817 
Long-term prepaids and deposits   456    104    228    -      -    -    788 
Long-term portion of lease receivable   -    -    -    -      -    24    24 
                                      
Total assets  $450,745   $12,396   $65,322   $34,373     $9,523   $148,892   $721,251 
Current liabilities  $40,182   $569   $6,103   $450     $304   $2,494   $50,102 
Long-term portion of lease obligation   -    -    -    -      -    705    705 
Deferred income tax liabilities   46,170    1,178    -    -      -    -    47,348 
Environmental rehabilitation   6,118    1,051    735    -      -    -    7,904 
Total liabilities  $92,470   $2,798   $6,838   $450     $304   $3,199   $106,059 

 

       March 31, 2021                 
   Mining   Administrative     
   Henan                       Total 
Statement of financial position items:  Luoning   Hunan   Guangdong   Other   Beijing   Vancouver    
Current assets  $124,636   $909   $11,177   $191   $4,322   $79,954   $221,189 
Plant and equipment   53,651    3,833    15,765    59    965    1,456    75,729 
Mineral rights and properties   225,023    7,345    28,314    16,747    -    -    277,429 
Investment in an associate   -    -    -    -    -    53,457    53,457 
Other investments   2,289    -    -    -    -    13,444    15,733 
Reclamation deposits   3,898    -    4,607    -    -    8    8,513 
Long-term prepaids and deposits   221    101    87    -    -    -    409 
Long-term portion of lease receivable   -    -    -    -    -    183    183 
Total assets  $409,718   $12,188   $59,950   $16,997   $5,287   $148,502   $652,642 
Current liabilities  $28,654   $625   $4,570   $-   $112   $3,214   $37,175 
Long-term portion of lease obligation   -    -    -    -    -    1,084    1,084 
Deferred income tax liabilities   39,756    1,036    -    -    -    -    40,792 
Environmental rehabilitation   6,115    993    755    -    -    -    7,863 
Total liabilities  $74,525   $2,654   $5,325   $-   $112   $4,298   $86,914 

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements as at December 31, 2021 and for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

 

(Unaudited) (Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except numbers for share and per share figures or otherwise stated)

 

(b) Segmented information for operating results is as follows:

 

   Three months ended December 31, 2021 
   Mining     Administrative        
   Henan                         Total 
Statement of operations:  Luoning     Hunan (1)     Guangdong     Other       Beijing   Vancouver     
Revenue  $48,166   $-   $10,913   $-     $-   $-   $59,079 
Costs of mine operations   (30,587)   (118)   (6,881)   (17)     -    -    (37,603)
Income from mine operations   17,579    (118)   4,032    (17)     -    -    21,476 
Operating (expenses) income   (1,308)   56    10    (166)     (579)   (293)   (2,280)
Finance items   912    (9)   77    1      80    (9,232)   (8,171)
Income tax expenses   (3,633)   (6)   539    -      -    7    (3,093)
Net income (loss)  $13,550   $(77)  $4,658   $(182)    $(499)  $(9,518)  $7,932 
Attributed to:                                     
Equity holders of the Company   10,576    (47)   4,612    (76)     (499)   (9,503)   5,063 
Non-controlling interests   2,974    (30)   46    (106)     -    (15)   2,869 
Net income (loss)  $13,550   $(77)  $4,658   $(182)    $(499)  $(9,518)  $7,932 
(1)Hunan's BYP project was placed on care and maintenance starting August 2014.

 

   Three months ended December 31, 2020 
   Mining     Administrative     
   Henan                     Total 
Statement of operations:  Luoning   Hunan   Guangdong     Beijing   Vancouver     
Revenue  $42,486   $28   $10,782     $-   $-   $53,296 
Costs of mine operations   (20,828)   (217)   (7,450)     -    -    (28,495)
Income from mine operations   21,658    (189)   3,332      -    -    24,801 
Operating expenses   132    579    8      (487)   (6,403)   (6,171)
Finance items   568    (4)   62      30    (951)   (295)
Income tax expenses   (5,222)   91    (585)     -    (330)   (6,046)
Net income (loss)  $17,136   $477   $2,817     $(457)  $(7,684)  $12,289 
Attributed to:                                
Equity holders of the Company   13,403    331    2,790      (457)   (7,675)   8,392 
Non-controlling interests   3,733    146    27      -    (9)   3,897 
Net income (loss)  $17,136   $477   $2,817     $(457)  $(7,684)  $12,289 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements as at December 31, 2021 and for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

 

(Unaudited) (Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except numbers for share and per share figures or otherwise stated)

 

   Nine months ended December 31, 2021 
   Mining     Administrative     
   Henan                         Total 
Statement of income:  Luoning   Hunan   Guangdong   Other     Beijing   Vancouver     
Revenue  $142,686   $-   $33,647   $-     $-   $-   $176,333 
Costs of mine operations   (84,562)   (379)   (20,770)   (30)     -    -    (105,741)
Income from mine operations   58,124    (379)   12,877    (30)     -    -    70,592 
Operating (expenses) income   (1,531)   116    55    (130)     (1,639)   (10,851)   (13,980)
Finance items, net   2,222    (26)   242    1      176    (9,040)   (6,425)
Income tax expenses   (11,199)   (108)   (526)   -      -    (1,432)   (13,265)
Net income (loss)  $47,616   $(397)  $12,648   $(159)    $(1,463)  $(21,323)  $36,922 
Attributable to:                                     
Equity holders of the Company   37,215    (260)   12,523    (66)     (1,463)   (21,281)   26,668 
Non-controlling interests   10,401    (137)   125    (93)     -    (42)   10,254 
Net income (loss)  $47,616   $(397)  $12,648   $(159)    $(1,463)  $(21,323)  $36,922 

 

 

   Nine months ended December 31, 2020 
   Mining     Administrative     
   Henan                     Total 
Statement of income:  Luoning   Hunan   Guangdong     Beijing   Vancouver     
Revenue  $127,843   $1,553   $26,977     $-   $-   $156,373 
Costs of mine operations   (65,488)   (1,224)   (18,903)     -    -    (85,615)
Income from mine operations   62,355    329    8,074      -    -    70,758 
Operating expenses   60    567    10      (1,356)   (3,558)   (4,277)
Finance items, net   1,319    (21)   113      92    (341)   1,162 
Income tax expenses   (14,937)   58    (946)     (8)   (1,472)   (17,305)
Net income (loss)  $48,797   $933   $7,251     $(1,272)  $(5,371)  $50,338 
Attributable to:                                
Equity holders of the Company   38,141    668    7,180      (1,272)   (5,362)   39,355 
Non-controlling interests   10,656    265    71      -    (9)   10,983 
Net income (loss)  $48,797   $933   $7,251     $(1,272)  $(5,371)  $50,338 

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements as at December 31, 2021 and for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

 

(Unaudited) (Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except numbers for share and per share figures or otherwise stated)

 

(c) Sales by metal

 

The sales generated for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were all earned in China and were comprised of:

 

   Three months ended December 31, 2021 
   Henan
Luoning
   Hunan   Guangdong   Total 
Silver (Ag)  $29,615   $-   $2,124   $31,739 
Gold (Au)   1,504    -    -    1,504 
Lead (Pb)   13,840    -    1,974    15,814 
Zinc (Zn)   2,236    -    6,122    8,358 
Other   971    -    693    1,664 
   $48,166   $-   $10,913   $59,079 

 

   Three months ended December 31, 2020 
   Henan
Luoning
   Hunan   Guangdong   Total 
Silver (Ag)  $28,013   $-   $2,707   $30,720 
Gold (Au)   1,194    28    -    1,222 
Lead (Pb)   10,892    -    1,961    12,853 
Zinc (Zn)   2,114    -    5,809    7,923 
Other   273    -    305    578 
   $42,486   $28   $10,782   $53,296 

 

   Nine months ended December 31, 2021 
   Henan
Luoning
   Hunan   Guangdong   Total 
Silver (Ag)  $90,845   $-   $7,693   $98,538 
Gold (Au)   4,198    -    -    4,198 
Lead (Pb)   38,886    -    6,738    45,624 
Zinc (Zn)   5,581    -    17,966    23,547 
Other   3,176    -    1,250    4,426 
   $142,686   $-   $33,647   $176,333 

 

   Nine months ended December 31, 2020 
   Henan
Luoning
   Hunan   Guangdong   Total 
Silver (Ag)  $82,625   $-   $7,326   $89,951 
Gold (Au)   4,164    1,553    -    5,717 
Lead (Pb)   35,386    -    6,228    41,614 
Zinc (Zn)   4,556    -    12,758    17,314 
Other   1,112    -    665    1,777 
   $127,843   $1,553   $26,977   $156,373 

 

(d) Major customers

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2021, four major customers (nine months ended December 31, 2020 - four major customers) each accounted for 15%, 17%, 18%, and 19% (nine months ended December 31, 2020 – 13%, 15%, 16%, and 22%), and collectively 69% (nine months ended December 31, 2020 – 71%) of the total sales of the Company.

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements as at December 31, 2021 and for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

 

(Unaudited) (Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except numbers for share and per share figures or otherwise stated)

 

20.SUPPLEMENTARY CASH FLOW INFORMATION

 

Changes in non-cash operating working capital:  Three Months Ended December 31,   Nine Months Ended December 31, 
   2021   2020   2021   2020 
Trade and other receivables  $(373)  $238   $(412)  $104 
Inventories   (1,885)   (2,166)   (803)   (696)
Prepaids and deposits   906    489    (674)   (1,038)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   5,579    6,300    12,508    15,006 
Deposits received   (3,540)   (1,814)   (1,586)   (617)
Due from a related party   (14)   (45)   (25)   2 
   $673   $3,002   $9,008   $12,761 

 

   December 31, 2021   March 31, 2021 
Cash on hand and at bank       $84,696   $111,191 
Bank term deposits and short-term money market investments    67,331    7,544 
Total cash and cash equivalents       $152,027   $118,735 

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EX-99.5 6 exhibit99-5.htm MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Exhibit 99.5

 

 

SILVERCORP METALS INC.

 

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

For the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021

(Tabular amounts are in thousands of US dollars, except per share figures or otherwise stated)

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 


1. Core Business and Strategy 2
2. Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2022 Highlights 2
3. Operating Performance 4
4. Annual Operating Outlook 13
5. Fiscal 2023 Production, Cash Cost, and Capital Expenditure Guidance 14
6. Investment in Associates 16
7. Overview of Financial Results 17
8. Liquidity and Capital Resources 22
9. Financial Instruments and Related Risks 24
10. Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements 26
11. Transactions with Related Parties 27
12. Alternative Performance (Non-IFRS) Measures 27
13. Critical Accounting Policies, Judgments, and Estimates 31
14. New Accounting Standards 31
15. Other MD&A Requirements 32
16. Outstanding Share Data 32
17. Risks and Uncertainties 32
18. Disclosure Controls and Procedures 37
19. Directors and Officers 38
Technical Information 38
Forward Looking Statements 35

 

 

 

 

SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021
(Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) is intended to help the reader understand the significant factors that have affected Silvercorp Metals Inc. and its subsidiaries’ (“Silvercorp” or the “Company”) performance and such factors that may affect its future performance. This MD&A should be read in conjunction with the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 and the related notes contains therein. In addition, this MD&A should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2021, the related MD&A, the Annual Information Form (available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com), and the annual report on Form 40-F (available on EDGAR at www.sec.gov). The Company reports its financial position, financial performance and cash flow in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”). Silvercorp’s significant accounting policies are set out in Note 2 of the unaudited consolidated interim financial statements for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021, as well as Note 2 to the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2021. This MD&A refers to various alternative performance (non-IFRS) measures, such as adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per share, working capital, cash cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits, all-in & all-in sustaining cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits, production cost per tonne, and all-in sustaining production costs per tonne. Non-IFRS measures do not have standardized meanings under IFRS. Accordingly, non-IFRS measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. To facilitate a better understanding of these measures as calculated by the Company, additional information has been provided in this MD&A. Please refer to section 12, “Alternative Performance (Non-IFRS) Measures” of this MD&A for detailed descriptions and reconciliations. Figures may not add due to rounding.

 

This MD&A is prepared as of February 7, 2022 and expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share, per share, unit cost, and production data, or unless otherwise stated.

 

1.Core Business and Strategy

 

Silvercorp is a profitable Canadian mining company currently producing silver, gold, lead, and zinc metals in concentrates from mines in China. The Company’s goal is to continuously create healthy returns to shareholders through efficient management, organic growth and the acquisition of profitable projects. Silvercorp balances profitability, social and environmental relationships, employees’ wellbeing, and sustainable development. Silvercorp operates several silver-lead-zinc mines at the Ying Mining District in Henan Province, China and the GC silver-lead-zinc mine in Guangdong Province, China. The Company’s common shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange and NYSE American under the symbol “SVM”.

 

2.Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2022 Highlights

 

·Mined 292,072 tonnes of ore and milled 304,772 tonnes of ore, up 5% and 17% compared to the prior year quarter.

 

·Sold approximately 1.7 million ounces of silver, 1,100 ounces of gold, 17.2 million pounds of lead, and 7.6 million pounds of zinc, representing increases of 4%, 38%, and 2% in silver, gold and lead sold, and a decrease of 15% in zinc sold, compared to the prior year quarter.

 

·Revenue of $59.1 million, up 11% compared to $53.3 million in the prior year quarter.

 

·Net income attributable to equity shareholders of $5.1 million, or $0.03 per share, compared to $8.4 million, or $0.05 per share in the prior year quarter.

 

·Adjusted earnings1 attributable to equity shareholders of $13.4 million, or $0.08 per share, compared to $13.8 million, or $0.08 per share in the prior year quarter. The adjustments were made to remove impacts from non-recurring items, share-based compensation, foreign exchange gain/loss, impairment adjustments and reversals, gain/loss on equity investments and the share of associates’ operating results.

 

 

1 Non-IFRS measures, please refer to section 12 for reconciliation.

 

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021
(Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

·Cash flow from operations of $28.7 million, up 20% or $4.7 million compared to $23.9 million in the prior year quarter.

 

·Cash cost per ounce of silver1, net of by-product credits, of negative $1.33 compared to negative $2.76 in the prior year quarter.

 

·All-in sustaining cost per ounce of silver1, net of by-product credits, of $8.82, compared to $6.92 in the prior year quarter.

 

·Strong balance sheet with $211.6 million in cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments, down $9.5 million or 4% compared to $221.1 million as at September 30, 2021. This does not include the investments in associates and equity investment in other companies, having a total market value of $156.2 million as at December 31, 2021 ($172.8 million as at September 30, 2021).

 

 

1 Non-IFRS measures, please refer to section 12 for reconciliation.

 

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021
(Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

3.Operating Performance

 

(a) Consolidated operating performance

 

The following table summarizes consolidated operational information for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:

 

Consolidated Three months ended December 31,     Nine months ended December 31,  
  2021   2020   Changes     2021   2020   Changes  
Production Data                          

Mine Data

                         

Ore Mined (tonne)

292,072   279,445   5%     815,775   801,853   2%  

Ore Milled (tonne)

304,772   260,648   17%     819,665   786,907   4%  

 

                         

Head Grades

                         

Silver (gram/tonne)

205   216   -5%     208   222   -6%  

Lead (%)

3.1   3.2   -3%     3.2   3.5   -9%  

Zinc (%)

1.5   1.8   -17%     1.6   1.7   -6%  

 

                         

Recovery Rates

                         

Silver (%)

93.8   92.3   2%     93.7   92.9   1%  

Lead (%)

94.4   95.3   -1%     94.5   95.1   -1%  

Zinc (%)

80.1   82.4   -3%     80.0   79.9   0%  
                           
Cost Data                          

+ Mining cost per tonne of ore mined ($)

93.58   78.90   19%     90.54   76.66   18%  

Cash mining cost per tonne of ore mined ($)

69.76   58.79   19%     67.87   57.18   19%  

Depreciation and amortization charges per tonne of ore mined ($)

23.82   20.11   18%     22.67   19.48   16%  

 

                         

+ Unit shipping costs ($)

2.59   2.59   0%     2.46   2.55   -4%  

 

                         

+ Milling costs per tonne of ore milled ($)

15.20   13.23   15%     14.55   11.79   23%  

Cash milling costs per tonne of ore milled ($)

13.38   11.66   15%     12.76   10.29   24%  

Depreciation and amortization charges per tonne of ore milled ($)

1.82   1.57   16%     1.79   1.50   19%  

 

                       

+ Cash production cost per tonne of ore processed ($)

85.73   73.04   17%     83.09   70.02   19%  

+ All-in sustaining cost per tonne of ore processed ($)

137.04   129.09   6%     134.91   122.02   11%  

 

                         

+ Cash cost per ounce of Silver, net of by-product credits ($)

(1.33 ) (2.76 ) 52%     (1.47 ) (2.08 ) 29%  

+ All-in sustaining cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits ($)

8.82   6.92   27%     7.88   6.48   22%  
                           
Concentrate inventory                          

Lead concentrate (tonne)

1,859   1,153   61%     1,859   1,153   61%  

Zinc concentrate (tonne)

610   611   0%     610   611   0%  
                           
Sales Data                          

Metal Sales

                         

Silver (in thousands of ounces)

1,721   1,647   4%     5,092   5,259   -3%  

Gold (in thousands of ounces)

1.1   0.8   38%     2.9   4.1   -29%  

Lead (in thousands of pounds)

17,155   16,806   2%     51,284   56,242   -9%  

Zinc (in thousands of pounds)

7,588   8,965   -15%     22,469   23,334   -4%  
                           

Revenue

                         

Silver (in thousands of $)

31,739   30,720   3%     98,538   89,951   10%  

Gold (in thousands of $)

1,504   1,222   23%     4,198   5,717   -27%  

Lead (in thousands of $)

15,814   12,853   23%     45,624   41,614   10%  

Zinc (in thousands of $)

8,358   7,923   5%     23,547   17,314   36%  

Other (in thousands of $)

1,664   578   188%     4,426   1,777   149%  
  59,079   53,296   11%     176,333   156,373   13%  

Average Selling Price, Net of Value Added Tax and Smelter Charges

                         

Silver ($ per ounce)

18.44   18.65   -1%     19.35   17.10   13%  

Gold ($ per ounce)

1,367   1,528   -10%     1,448   1,394   4%  

Lead ($ per pound)

0.92   0.76   21%     0.89   0.74   20%  

Zinc ($ per pound)

1.10   0.88   25%     1.05   0.74   42%  

+ Alternative performance (Non-IFRS) measures, see section 12 for reconciliation.            

 

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021
(Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

(i) Mine and Mill Production

 

For the three months ended December 31, 2021 (“Q3 Fiscal 2022”), the Company mined 292,072 tonnes of ore, up 5% or 12,627 tonnes, compared to 279,445 tonnes in the three months ended December 31, 2020 (“Q3 Fiscal 2021”). Ore milled in Q3 Fiscal 2022 was 304,772 tonnes, up 17% or 44,124 tonnes, compared to 260,648 tonnes in Q3 Fiscal 2021.

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2021, on a consolidated basis, the Company mined 815,775 tonnes of ore, up 2% or 13,922 tonnes, compared to 801,853 tonnes mined in the same prior year period. Ore milled was 819,665 tonnes, an increase of 4% or 32,758 tonnes, compared to 786,907 tonnes milled in the same prior year period.

 

(ii) Metal Sales

 

In Q3 Fiscal 2022, the Company sold approximately 1.7 million ounces of silver, 1,100 ounces of gold, 17.2 million pounds of lead, and 7.6 million pounds of zinc, representing increases of 4%, 38%, and 2% in silver, gold and lead sold, respectively, and a decrease of 15% in zinc sold, compared to approximately 1.6 million ounces of silver, 800 ounces of gold, 16.8 million pounds of lead, and 9.0 million pounds of zinc sold in Q3 Fiscal 2021.

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2021, the Company sold approximately 5.1 million ounces of silver, 2,900 ounces of gold, 51.3 million pounds of lead, and 22.5 million pounds of zinc, representing decreases of 3%, 29%, 9% and 4% in silver, gold, lead and zinc sold, respectively, compared to approximately 5.3 million ounces of silver, 4,100 ounces of gold, 56.2 million pounds of lead, and 23.3 million pounds of zinc sold in the same prior year period. Gold sold in the same prior year period included 1,200 ounces from the BYP Mine.

 

(iii) Per Tonne Costs1

 

In Q3 Fiscal 2022, the consolidated cash production cost per tonne of ore processed was $85.73, up 17% compared to $73.04 in Q3 Fiscal 2021. The increase was mainly due to i) an average 6% appreciation of the Chinese yuan against the US dollar, resulting in higher costs presented in US dollars; ii) an overall 14.5% increase in mining contractors’ fee rate at the Ying Mining District as previously reported in the Company’s news release on May 20, 2021; iii) an average 7% increase in employees’ pay rates; iv) the contribution rate paid for employees’ social welfare funds in China returned to the normal rate from a reduced rate granted by the Chinese government in Fiscal 2021 due to Covid-19, and v) an average 12% increase in electricity cost due to pricing adjustment arising from the coal supply shortage in the current quarter.

 

The consolidated cash mining cost was $69.76 per tonne, up 19%, compared to $58.79 in Q3 Fiscal 2021. The consolidated cash milling cost was $13.38 per tonne, up 15% compared to $11.66 in Q3 Fiscal 2021.

 

In Q3 Fiscal 2022, the consolidated all-in sustaining production cost per tonne of ore processed was $137.04, up 6% compared to $129.09 in Q3 Fiscal 2021, but within the Company’s current annual cost guidance. The increase was mainly due to the increase in cash production costs as discussed above.

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2021, the consolidated cash mining cost was $67.87 per tonne, compared to $57.18 in the same prior year period. The consolidated cash milling cost was $12.76 per tonne, compared to $10.29 per tonne in the same prior year period.

 

Correspondingly, the consolidated cash production cost per tonne of ore processed for the nine months ended December 31, 2021 was $83.09, up 19% compared to $70.02 in the same prior year period. The all-in sustaining production cost per tonne of ore processed was $134.91, up 11% compared to $122.02 in the same prior year period, but within the Company’s current annual cost guidance.

 

 

1Alternative Performance (Non-IFRS) measure. Please refer to section 12 for reconciliation.

 

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021
(Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

(iv) Costs per Ounce of Silver, Net of By-Product Credits1

 

In Q3 Fiscal 2022, the consolidated cash cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits, was negative $1.33, compared to negative $2.76 in the prior year quarter. The increase was mainly due to the increase in per tonne cash production costs, offset by an increase of $2.19 in by-product credits per ounce of silver. Sales from lead and zinc in Q3 Fiscal 2022 amounted to $24.2 million, up $3.4 million compared to $20.8 million in Q3 Fiscal 2021.

 

The consolidated all-in sustaining cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits, was $8.82, compared to $6.92 in Q3 Fiscal 2021. The increase was mainly due to the increase in cash cost per ounce of silver as discussed above.

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2021, the consolidated cash cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits, was negative $1.47, compared to negative $2.08 in the same prior year period. The consolidated all-in sustaining cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits was $7.88 compared to $6.48 in the same prior year period.

 

(v) Exploration and Development

 

In Q3 Fiscal 2022, on a consolidated basis, a total of 127,532 metres or $7.3 million worth of diamond drilling were completed (Q3 Fiscal 2021 – 98,986 metres or $2.8 million), of which approximately 83,430 metres or $2.3 million worth of underground drilling were expensed as part of mining costs (Q3 Fiscal 2021 – 74,070 metres or $1.8 million) and approximately 44,102 metres or $5.0 million worth of drilling were capitalized (Q3 Fiscal 2021 – 24,916 metres or $1.0 million). In addition, approximately 8,705 metres or $3.3 million worth of preparation tunnelling were completed and expensed as part of mining costs (Q3 Fiscal 2021 – 10,624 metres or $3.8 million), and approximately 22,958 metres or $9.9 million worth of tunnels, raises, ramps and declines were completed and capitalized (Q3 Fiscal 2021 – 21,829 metres or $9.4 million).

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2021, on a consolidated basis, approximately 359,989 metres or $18.2 million worth of diamond drilling (same prior year period – 218,148 metres or $7.1 million), of which approximately 226,066 metres or $6.0 million worth of underground drilling were expensed as part of mining costs (same prior year period – 154,748 metres or $4.2 million) and approximately 133,923 metres or $12.2 million worth of drilling were capitalized (same prior year period – 63,400 metres or $2.9 million). In addition, approximately 25,613 metres or $9.5 million worth of preparation tunnelling were completed and expensed as part of mining costs (same prior year period – 27,622 metres or $7.4 million), and approximately 60,722 metres or $24.9 million worth of tunnels, raises, ramps and declines were completed and capitalized (same prior year period – 74,736 metres or $22.0 million).

 

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021
(Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

(b) Individual Mine Performance

 

(i) Ying Mining District

 

The following table summarizes the operational information at the Ying Mining District for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. The Ying Mining District is the Company’s primary source of production, and consists of four mining licenses, containing the SGX-HZG, HPG, TLP-LME-LMW, and DCG mines.

 

Ying Mining District Three months ended December 31,     Nine months ended December 31,  
  2021   2020   Changes     2021   2020   Changes  
Production Data                          
Mine Data                          
Ore Mined (tonne) 200,946   182,268   10%     550,786   537,464   2%  
Ore Milled (tonne) 214,982   162,905   32%     552,562   519,677   6%  
                           
Head Grades                          
Silver (gram/tonne) 258   297   -13%     272   293   -7%  
Lead (%) 3.7   4.3   -14%     3.9   4.4   -11%  
Zinc (%) 0.8   0.8   0%     0.8   0.8   0%  
                           
Recovery Rates                          
Silver (%) 95.1   93.9   1%     95.1   94.4   1%  
Lead (%) 95.2   96.4   -1%     95.5   96.2   -1%  
Zinc (%) 64.0   63.3   1%     60.3   61.7   -2%  
                           
Cost Data                          
+ Mining cost per tonne of ore mined ($) 113.91   94.03   21%     110.29   91.47   21%  
Cash mining cost per tonne of ore mined ($) 83.56   68.02   23%     81.45   66.67   22%  
Depreciation and amortization charges per tonne of ore mined ($) 30.35   26.01   17%     28.84   24.80   16%  
                           
+ Unit shipping costs ($) 3.71   3.98   -7%     3.63   3.80   -4%  
                           
+ Milling costs per tonne of ore milled ($) 13.95   12.94   8%     13.54   10.97   23%  
Cash milling cost per tonne of ore milled ($) 11.97   11.09   8%     11.55   9.30   24%  
Depreciation and amortization charges per tonne of ore milled ($) 1.98   1.85   7%     1.99   1.67   19%  
                           
+ Cash production cost per tonne of ore processed ($) 99.24   83.09   19%     96.63   79.77   21%  
+ All-in sustaining cost per tonne of ore processed ($) 143.72   133.07   8%     141.53   127.40   11%  
                           
+ Cash cost per ounce of Silver, net of by-product credits ($) 1.19   (1.12)   -206%     0.90   (0.71)   227%  
+ All-in sustaining cost per ounce of Silver, net of by-product credits ($) 8.36   5.24   60%     7.27   5.31   37%  
                           
Concentrate inventory                          
Lead concentrate (tonne) 1,240   871   42%     1,240   871   42%  
Zinc concentrate (tonne) 467   62   653%     467   62   653%  
                           
Sales Data                          
Metal Sales                          
Silver (in thousands of ounces) 1,561   1,446   8%     4,561   4,674   -2%  
Gold (in thousands of ounces) 1.1   0.8   38%     2.9   2.9   0%  
Lead (in thousands of pounds) 15,003   14,207   6%     43,614   47,571   -8%  
Zinc (in thousands of pounds) 1,947   2,241   -13%     5,085   5,662   -10%  
                           
Revenue                          
Silver (in thousands of $) 29,615   28,013   6%     90,845   82,625   10%  
Gold (in thousands of $) 1,504   1,194   26%     4,198   4,164   1%  
Lead (in thousands of $) 13,840   10,892   27%     38,886   35,386   10%  
Zinc (in thousands of $) 2,236   2,114   6%     5,581   4,556   22%  
Other (in thousands of $) 971   273   256%     3,176   1,112   186%  
  48,166   42,486   13%     142,686   127,843   12%  
Average Selling Price, Net of Value Added Tax and Smelter Charges                          
Silver ($ per ounce) 18.97   19.37   -2%     19.92   17.68   13%  
Gold ($ per ounce) 1,367   1,493   -8%     1,448   1,436   1%  
Lead ($ per pound) 0.92   0.77   19%     0.89   0.74   20%  
Zinc ($ per pound) 1.15   0.94   22%     1.10   0.80   38%  

 

+ Alternative Performance (Non-IFRS) measures, see section 12 for reconciliation

 

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021
(Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

i) Q3 Fiscal 2022 vs. Q3 Fiscal 2021

 

In Q3 Fiscal 2022, a total of 200,946 tonnes of ore were mined, up 10% compared to 182,268 tonnes in Q3 Fiscal 2021. Ore milled was 214,982 tonnes, up 32% compared to 162,905 tonnes in Q3 Fiscal 2021.

 

Average head grades of ore processed were 258 g/t for silver, 3.7% for lead, and 0.8% for zinc compared to 297 g/t for silver, 4.3% for lead, and 0.8% for zinc in Q3 Fiscal 2021. As reported in the Company’s news release dated November 4, 2021, the SGX Mine suspended production for ten days as a precautionary measure due to heavy rainfall experienced in the Yellow River region impacting ore production and head grades in the current quarter.

 

Metals sold were approximately 1.6 million ounces of silver, 1,100 ounces of gold, 15.0 million pounds of lead, and 1.9 million pounds of zinc, compared to 1.4 million ounces of silver, 800 ounces of gold, 14.2 million pounds of lead, and 2.2 million pounds of zinc in Q3 Fiscal 2021.

 

In Q3 Fiscal 2022, the cash production cost per tonne of ore processed was $99.24, up 19% compared to $83.09 in Q3 Fiscal 2021. The increase was mainly due to the same factors as the consolidated per tonne costs as discussed above, including i) an average 6% appreciation of the Chinese yuan against the US dollar, resulting in higher costs presented in US dollars; ii) an overall 14.5% increase in mining contractors’ fee rate; iii) increases in raw material prices due to increases in commodities’ prices; iv) an average 8% increase in employees’ pay rate and the contribution rate to employees’ social welfare funds in China returned to the normal rate from a reduced rate granted in Fiscal 2021 due to Covid-19; and v) an average 12% increase in electricity cost due to pricing adjustment arising from the coal supply shortage in the current quarter.

 

The per tonne cash mining cost and milling cost were $83.56 and $11.97, up 23% and 8% respectively, compared to $68.02 and $11.09 in Q3 Fiscal 2021.

 

The all-in sustaining cost per tonne of ore processed was $143.72, up 8% compared to $133.07 in Q3 Fiscal 2021. The increase was mainly due to the increase in cash production cost per tonne of ore processed as discussed above.

 

In Q3 Fiscal 2022, the cash cost per ounce of silver and all-in sustaining cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits, were $1.19 and $8.36, respectively, compared to negative $1.12 and $5.24 in Q3 Fiscal 2021. The increase was mainly due to the increase in per tonne production costs, offset by the increase of total by-product credits per ounce of silver.

 

In Q3 Fiscal 2022, a total of 103,891 metres or $4.9 million worth of diamond drilling were completed (Q3 Fiscal 2021 – 82,317 metres or $2.2 million), of which approximately 69,232 metres or $1.8 million worth of underground drilling were expensed as part of mining costs (Q3 Fiscal 2021 – 57,401 metres or $1.2 million) and approximately 34,659 metres or $3.1 million worth of drilling were capitalized (Q3 Fiscal 2021 – 24,916 metres or $1.0 million). In addition, approximately 6,750 metres or $2.7 million worth of preparation tunnelling were completed and expensed as part of mining costs (Q3 Fiscal 2021 – 6,623 metres or $2.8 million), and approximately 19,059 metres or $8.7 million worth of horizontal tunnels, raises, ramps, and declines were completed and capitalized (Q3 Fiscal 2021 – 19,014 metres or $8.3 million).

 

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021
(Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

ii) Nine months ended December 31, 2021 vs. nine months ended December 31, 2020

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2021, a total of 550,786 tonnes of ore were mined at the Ying Mining District, up 2% or 13,322 tonnes compared to 537,464 tonnes in the same prior year period. Ore milled was 552,562 tonnes, up 6% or 32,885 tonnes compared to 519,677 tonnes in the same prior year period. Average head grades of ore processed were 272g/t for silver, 3.9% for lead, and 0.8% for zinc compared to 293 g/t for silver, 4.4% for lead, and 0.8% for zinc, in the same prior year period.

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2021, the Ying Mining District sold approximately 4.6 million ounces of silver, 2,900 ounces of gold, 43.6 million pounds of lead, and 5.1 million pounds of zinc, compared to 4.7 million ounces of silver, 2,900 ounces of gold, 47.6 million pounds of lead, and 5.7 million pounds of zinc in the same prior year period.

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2021, the cash production cost per tonne of ore processed was $96.63, up 21% compared to $79.77 in the same prior year period. The per tonne cash mining cost and milling cost were $81.45 and $11.55, up 22% and 24% respectively, compared to $66.67 and $9.30 in the same prior year period.

 

The all-in sustaining cash production cost per tonne of ore processed was $141.53, up 11%, compared to $127.40 in the same prior year period.

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2021, the cash cost per ounce of silver and all-in sustaining cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits, at the Ying Mining District, were $0.90 and $7.27 respectively, compared to negative $0.71 and $5.31 in the same prior year period.

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2021, approximately 295,985 metres or $13.3 million worth of diamond drilling (same prior year period – 181,173 metres or $5.4 million), of which approximately 174,018 metres or $4.1 million worth of underground drilling were expensed as part of mining costs (same prior year period – 117,773 metres or $2.5 million) and approximately 121,967 metres or $9.2 million worth of drilling were capitalized (same prior year period – 63,400 metres or $2.9 million). In addition, approximately 20,779 metres or $8.1 million worth of preparation tunnelling was completed and expensed as part of mining costs (same prior year period – 17,786 metres or $5.6 million), and approximately 48,708 metres or $21.4 million worth of tunnels, raises, ramps and declines were completed and capitalized (same prior year period – 63,936 metres or $23.4 million).

 

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021
(Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

(ii) GC Mine

 

The following table summarizes the operational information at the GC Mine for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:

 

GC Mine Three months ended December 31,     Nine months ended December 31,  
  2021   2020   Changes     2021   2020   Changes  
Production Data                          
Mine Data                          
Ore Mined (tonne) 91,126   97,177   -6%     264,989   264,389   0%  
Ore Milled (tonne) 89,790   97,743   -8%     267,103   267,230   0%  
                           
Head Grades                          
Silver (gram/tonne) 78   82   -5%     77   85   -9%  
Lead (%) 1.5   1.4   7%     1.5   1.7   -12%  
Zinc (%) 3.2   3.5   -9%     3.3   3.4   -3%  
                           
Recovery Rates                          
Silver (%) * 83.5   82.6   1%     84.0   82.6   2%  
Lead (%) 89.0   89.6   -1%     89.3   89.5   0%  
Zinc (%) 89.8   89.7   0%     89.6   88.2   2%  
                           
Cost Data                          
+  Mining cost per tonne of ore mined ($) 48.74   50.53   -4%     49.50   46.56   6%  
Cash mining cost per tonne of ore mined ($) 39.34   41.47   -5%     39.65   37.89   5%  
Depreciation and amortization charges per tonne of ore mined ($) 9.40   9.06   4%     9.85   8.67   14%  
                           
+  Milling cost per tonne of ore milled ($) 18.20   13.72   33%     16.66   13.39   24%  
Cash milling cost per tonne of ore milled ($) 16.76   12.60   33%     15.27   12.22   25%  
Depreciation and amortization charges per tonne of ore milled ($) 1.44   1.12   29%     1.39   1.17   19%  
                           
+  Cash production cost per tonne of ore processed ($) 56.10   54.07   4%     54.92   50.11   10%  
+  All-in sustaining cost per tonne of ore processed ($) 81.50   78.63   4%     75.65   71.58   6%  
                           
+  Cash cost per ounce of Silver, net of by-product credits ($) (25.84)   (14.43)   -79%     (21.84)   (11.21)   -95%  
+  All-in sustaining cost per ounce of Silver, net of by-product credits ($) (9.81)   (1.05)   834%     (9.73)   (0.10)   9630%  
                           
Concentrate inventory                          
Lead concentrate (tonne) 619   282   119%     619   282   119%  
Zinc concentrate (tonne) 143   549   -74%     143   549   -74%  
                           
Sales Data                          
Metal Sales                          
Silver (in thousands of ounces) 160   201   -20%     531   585   -9%  
Lead (in thousands of pounds) 2,152   2,599   -17%     7,670   8,671   -12%  
Zinc (in thousands of pounds) 5,641   6,724   -16%     17,384   17,672   -2%  
                           
Revenue                          
Silver (in thousands of $) 2,124   2,707   -22%     7,693   7,326   5%  
Lead (in thousands of $) 1,974   1,961   1%     6,738   6,228   8%  
Zinc (in thousands of $) 6,122   5,809   5%     17,966   12,758   41%  
Other (in thousands of $) 693   305   127%     1,250   665   88%  
  10,913   10,782   1%     33,647   26,977   25%  
Average Selling Price, Net of Value Added Tax and Smelter Charges                          
Silver ($ per ounce) ** 13.28   13.47   -1%     14.49   12.52   16%  
Lead ($ per pound) 0.92   0.75   23%     0.88   0.72   22%  
Zinc ($ per pound) 1.09   0.86   27%     1.03   0.72   43%  

 

*Silver recovery includes silver recovered in lead concentrate and silver recovered in zinc concentrate.

 

**Silver in zinc concentrate is subjected to higher smelter and refining charges which lowers the net silver selling price.

 

+Alternative Performance (Non-IFRS) measures, see section 12 for reconciliation

 

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021
(Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

i) Q3 Fiscal 2022 vs. Q3 Fiscal 2021

 

In Q3 Fiscal 2022, a total of 91,126 tonnes of ore were mined and 89,790 tonnes were milled at the GC Mine, compared to 97,177 tonnes mined and 97,743 tonnes milled in Q3 Fiscal 2021.

 

Average head grades of ore milled were 78 g/t for silver, 1.5% for lead, and 3.2% for zinc compared to 82 g/t for silver, 1.4% for lead, and 3.5% for zinc in Q3 Fiscal 2021.

 

Metals sold were approximately 160 thousand ounces of silver, 2.2 million pounds of lead, and 5.6 million pounds of zinc, compared to 201 thousand ounces of silver, 2.6 million pounds of lead, and 6.7 million pounds of zinc in Q3 Fiscal 2021.

 

The cash mining cost at the GC Mine was $39.34 per tonne, down 5% compared to $41.47 per tonne in Q3 Fiscal 2021. The decrease was mainly due to less tunnelling expensed as mining preparation costs. The cash milling cost was $16.76 per tonne, up 33% compared to $12.60 in Q3 Fiscal 2021. The increase was mainly due to less ore milled resulting in higher fixed costs allocation.

 

The cash production cost per tonne was $56.10, up 4%, compared to $54.07 in Q3 Fiscal 2021. The all-in sustaining production cost per tonne of ore processed was $81.50, up 4%, compared to $78.63 in Q3 Fiscal 2021. Excluding the impact arising from the appreciation of the Chinese yuan against the US dollar, the all-in sustaining production cost per tonne at the GC Mine in Q3 Fiscal 2022 was comparable to the cost in Q3 Fiscal 2021.

 

The cash cost per ounce of silver and all-in sustaining cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits, at the GC Mine, in Q3 Fiscal 2022, were negative $25.84 and negative $9.81, respectively, compared to negative $14.43 and negative $1.05 in Q3 Fiscal 2021. The improvement was mainly due to an increase of $14.75 in by-product credits per ounce of silver, offset by the increase in cash production cost per tonne and all-in sustaining production cost per tonne as discussed above. Revenue from lead and zinc was $8.1 million, up $0.3 million, compared to $7.8 million in Q3 Fiscal 2021.

 

In Q3 Fiscal 2022, a total of 18,183 metres or $0.6 million worth of diamond drilling were completed (Q3 Fiscal 2021 – 17,029 metres or $0.6 million), of which approximately 14,198 metres or $0.5 million worth of underground drilling were expensed as part of mining costs (Q3 Fiscal 2021 – 17,029 metres or $0.6 million) and approximately 3,985 metres or $0.1 million worth of drilling were capitalized (Q3 Fiscal 2021 – nil). In addition, approximately 1,955 metres or $0.5 million worth of preparation tunnelling were completed and expensed as part of mining costs (Q3 Fiscal 2021 – 4,001 metres or $1.0 million), and approximately 3,899 metres or $1.2 million worth of horizontal tunnels, raises, ramps, and declines were completed and capitalized (Q3 Fiscal 2021

– 2,815 metres or $1.1 million).

 

ii) Nine months ended December 31, 2021 vs. nine months ended December 31, 2020

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2021, a total of 264,989 tonnes of ore were mined and 267,103 tonnes were milled at the GC Mine, compared to 264,389 tonnes mined and 267,230 tonnes milled in the same prior year period. Average head grades of ore milled were 77 g/t for silver, 1.5% for lead, and 3.3% for zinc compared to 85 g/t for silver, 1.7% for lead, and 3.4% for zinc, in the same prior year period.

 

During the same time period, the GC Mine sold approximately 531 thousand ounces of silver, 7.7 million pounds of lead, and 17.4 million pounds of zinc, compared to 585 thousand ounces of silver, 8.7 million pounds of lead, and 17.7 million pounds of zinc in the same prior year period.

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2021, the cash mining cost at the GC Mine was $39.65 per tonne, up 5% compared to $37.89 per tonne in the same prior year period. The cash milling cost was $15.27 per tonne, compared to $12.22 in the same prior year period.

 

Correspondingly, the cash production cost per tonne of ore processed at the GC Mine was $54.92, up 10% compared to $50.11 in the same prior year period. The all-in sustaining production cost per tonne of ore processed was $75.65, up 6% compared to $71.58 in the same prior year period. Excluding the impact arising from the appreciation of Chinese yuan against US dollar, the all-in sustaining production cost per tonne at the GC Mine was comparable to the cost in the same prior year period.

 

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021
(Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2021, the cash cost per ounce of silver and all-in sustaining cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits, at the GC Mine were negative $21.84 and negative $9.73 respectively, compared to negative $11.21 and negative $0.10 in the same prior year period. The decrease was mainly due to an increase of $6.3 million in by-product sales.

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2021, approximately 56,033 metres or $2.0 million worth of diamond drilling (same prior year period – 36,975 metres or $1.7 million), of which approximately 52,048 metres or $1.9 million worth of underground drilling were expensed as part of mining costs (same prior year period – 36,975 metres or $1.7 million) and approximately 3,985 metres or $0.1 million worth of drilling were capitalized (same prior year period – nil). In addition, approximately 4,834 metres or $1.3 million worth of preparation tunnelling was completed and expensed as part of mining costs (same prior year period – 9,836 metres or $1.8 million), and approximately 12,014 metres or $3.6 million worth of tunnels, raises, ramps and declines were completed and capitalized (same prior year period – 10,482 metres or $3.3 million).

 

(iii) BYP Mine

 

The BYP Mine was placed on care and maintenance in August 2014 due to required capital upgrades to sustain its ongoing production and the market environment. The Company is carrying out activities to apply for a new mining license, but the process has taken longer than expected. No guarantee can be given that the new mining license for the BYP Mine will be issued, or if it is issued, that it will be issued under reasonable operational and/or financial terms, or in a timely manner, or that the Company will be in a position to comply with all conditions that are imposed.

 

(iv) La Yesca Project

 

The Company, through its subsidiary New Infini Silver Inc. (“New Infini”) initiated the Phase I 10,000-metre drilling program at La Yesca in Q2 Fiscal 2022. As of December 31, 2021, New Infini had completed a total of 7,971 metres, but assay results are not yet available. For the nine months ended December 31, 2021, a total of $2.8 million expenditures were capitalized.

 

(v) Zhonghe Silver Project

 

The Company, through its subsidiary, Henan Found, won an auction to acquire the Zhonghe Silver Project in December 2020, but the execution of the Transfer Contract for the Zhonghe Silver Project was subject to the national security clearance by the relevant Chinese authorities. In January 2022, the Company withdrew the application for the national security review.

 

(vi) Kuanping Silver-Lead-Zinc-Gold Project

 

In October 2021, the Company, through a 100% owned subsidiary of Henan Found, won an online open auction to acquire a 100% interest in the Kuanping silver-lead-zinc-gold project (the “Kuanping Project”) for approximately $11.4 million in cash (RMB ¥73.5 million) (the “Share Consideration”) plus the assumption of approximately $2.0 million (RMB ¥13.3 million) of debt (the “Debt”). The acquisition was through the acquisition of a 100% interest in the shares of Shanxian Xinbaoyuan Mining Co. Ltd. (“Xinbaoyuan”), an affiliate of a Henan Provincial government-controlled company located in Sanmenxia City, Henan Province. The material asset held by Xinbaoyuan is the Kuanping Project. As Henan Found’s subsidiary is considered a domestic Chinese company, the acquisition was not subject to the national security clearance.

 

The acquisition of the Kuanping Project was completed in November 2021, and the consideration, net of $0.3 million cash received, was $13.1 million.

 

The Kuanping Project is located in Shanzhou District, Sanmenxia City, Henan Province, China, approximately 33 km north of the Ying Mining District. The Kuanping Project covers an area of 12.39 km², being approximately 3 km wide (east-west) and 5 km long (north-south).

 

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021
(Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

4.Annual Operating Outlook

 

All references to Fiscal 2022 Guidance in this MD&A refer to the “Fiscal 2022 Operating Outlook” section in the Company’s Fiscal 2021 Annual MD&A dated May 20, 2021 (“Fiscal 2022 Guidance”) filed under the Company’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.

 

(i)Production and Production Costs

 

The following table summarizes the production and production costs achieved in the first nine months of Fiscal 2022 compared to the respective Fiscal 2022 Guidance:

 

       Head grades   Metal production   Production costs
   Ore processed   Silver   Lead   Zinc   Silver   Lead   Zinc   Cash cost   AISC
   (tonnes)   (g/t)   (%)   (%)   (Koz)   (Klbs)   (Klbs)   ($/t)   ($/t)
YTD Fiscal 2022 Actual Results                               
Ying Mining District   552,562    272    3.9    0.8    4,447    44,341    5,450    96.63    141.53
GC Mine   267,103    77    1.5    3.3    556    8,128    17,261    54.92    75.65
Consolidated   819,665    208    3.2    1.6    5,003    52,469    22,711    83.09    134.91
                                             
Fiscal 2022 Guidance                               
Ying Mining District   670,000 - 700,000    284    4.2    0.9    5,700-5,900    57,200-59,800    7,800-8,100    87.1-91.7    134.2-141.2
GC Mine   290,000 - 310,000    86    1.5    3.6    600-700    8,500-9,100    19,100-20,400    55.7-59.6    81.3-85.6
Consolidated   960,000 - 1,010,000    223    3.3    1.7    6,300-6,600    65,700-68,900    26,900-28,500    77.7-82.6    130.7-141.7
                                             
% of Fiscal 2022 Guidance*                               
Ying Mining District   81%   96%   93%   89%   77%   76%   69%   108%   103%
GC Mine   89%   90%   100%   92%   86%   92%   87%   95%   91%
Consolidated   83%   93%   97%   94%   78%   78%   82%   104%   99%

 

* Percentage caculated based on mid-point of the related Fiscal 2022 Guidance 

 

Recent strict Covid-19 quarantine policy imposed by local governments where our mines are located in China had caused uncertainty for workers travelling home and back during Chinese New Year holiday, which may have some impact on production for the fourth quarter.

 

(ii)Development and Capital Expenditures

 

The following table summarizes the development work and capitalized expenditures in the first nine months of Fiscal 2022 compared to the respective Fiscal 2022 Guidance.

 

       Expensed   Expensed 
   Capitalized Development and Expenditures   Tunneling   Drilling 
       Exploration and   Capitalized Exploration   Equipment &       Mining     
   Ramp Development   Development Tunnels       Drilling   Facilities   Total   Preparation   Exploration 
   (Metres)   ($ Thousand)   (Metres)   ($ Thousand)   (Metres)   ($ Thousand)   ($ Thousand)   ($ Thousand)   (Metres)   (Metres) 
YTD Fiscal 2022 Actual Results                                     
Ying Mining District   6,113   $3,941    42,595   $17,439    121,967   $9,159   $6,339   $36,878    20,779    174,018 
GC Mine   972    1,052    11,042    2,503    3,985    146    158    3,859    4,834    52,048 
Corporate and other   -    -    -    -    7,971    2,856    438    3,294           
Consolidated   7,085   $4,993    53,637   $19,942    133,923   $12,161   $6,935   $44,031    25,613    226,066 
                                                   
Fiscal 2022 Guidance                                        
Ying Mining District   6,100   $5,200    52,200   $18,800    50,000   $3,500   $6,300   $33,800    23,400    148,400 
GC Mine   500    400    10,300    3,000    -    -    1,000    4,400    10,200    58,500 
Consolidated   6,600   $5,600    62,500   $21,800    50,000   $3,500   $7,300   $38,200    33,600    206,900 
                                                   
% of Fiscal 2022 Guidance                                    
Ying Mining District   100%   76%   82%   93%   244%   262%   101%   109%   89%   117%
GC Mine   194%   263%   107%   83%   -    -    16%   88%   47%   89%
Consolidated   107%   89%   86%   91%   268%   347%   95%   115%   76%   109%

 

* Capitalized drilling includes surface diamond drilling and some underground drilling which was intended for the purpose of defining additional mineral resources.

 

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021
(Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

5.Fiscal 2023 Production, Cash Cost, and Capital Expenditure Guidance

 

In Fiscal 2023, the Company expects to mine and process approximately 1,040,000 - 1,140,000 tonnes of ore, yielding 6,300 to 7,900 ounces of gold, 7.0 million to 7.3 million ounces of silver, 68.4 million to 71.3 million pounds of lead, and 32.0 million to 34.5 million pounds of zinc. Fiscal 2023 production guidance represents an anticipated increase of approximately 9% in ore, 100% in gold, 11% in silver, 3% in lead, and 12% to 21% in zinc productions compared to the Fiscal 2022 guidance.

 

    Head grades  Metal production Production costs
  Ore processed Gold  Silver  Lead  Zinc  Gold Silver Lead Zinc Cash cost AISC*
  (tonnes) (g/t)  (g/t)  (%)  (%)  (koz) (Moz) (Mlbs) (Mlbs) ($/t) ($/t)
Fiscal 2023 Guidance                          
Gold ore 30,000 - 43,000  3.9   60   0.5   -  3.4 - 4.9 0.1 - 0.1 0.3 - 0.5 - - -
Silver ore 710,000 - 731,000  0.1   287   3.9   0.9  2.9 - 3.0 6.2 - 6.4 58.6 - 60.4 8.2 - 8.5 - -
Ying Mining District 740,000 - 774,000  0.3   276   3.8   0.9  6.3 - 7.9 6.3 - 6.5 58.9 - 60.9 8.2 - 8.5 92.3 - 93.7 143.5 - 145.7
GC Mine 300,000 - 330,000  -   93   1.6   3.7  - 0.7 - 0.8 9.5 - 10.4 21.8 - 24.0 54.9 - 57.5 86.1 - 92.0
Consolidated 1,040,000 - 1,140,000  0.2   224   3.2   1.7  6.3 - 7.9 7.0 - 7.3 68.4 - 71.3 32.0 - 34.5 83.3 - 85.9 141.6 - 143.5

*Both AISC and cash costs are non-IFRS measures. AISC refers to all-in sustaining costs per tonne of ore processed. Cash costs refer to cash production costs per tonne of ore processed. Foreign exchange rates assumptions used are: US$1 = CAD$1.30, US$1 = RMB¥6.40.

 

The increased production guidance is made possible by over 629,000 metres of exploration and resource upgrade drilling completed at the mines from 2020 to 2021. During 2021 alone, over 409,000 metres of drilling were completed. Other benefits of the extensive drilling include: i) slowing down the rate of mining depth increase, and with some mines, its average mining depths becoming shallower; and ii) reducing the amount of tunnel development as more resources and reserves were identified near existing infrastructures.

 

The table below summarizes the work plan and estimated capital expenditures in Fiscal 2023.

 

   Capitalized Development Work and Expenditures   Expensed 
           Exploration and           Equipment,       Mining
Preparation
   Underground 
   Ramp Development   Development Tunnels   Capitalized Drilling   Mill and TSF   Total   Tunnnels   driling 
   (Metres)   ($ Million)   (Metres)   ($ Million)   (Metres)   ($ Million)   ($ Million)   ($ Million)   (Metres)   (Metres) 
Fiscal 2023 Capitalized Work Plan and Capita Expenditure Estimates                         
Ying Mining District   4,600    3.2    61,300    26.3    110,700    6.8    44.6    80.9    29,000    135,300 
GC Mine   -    -    13,200    4.2    14,800    0.4    1.9    6.5    7,600    46,600 
Corporate and others   -    -    -    -    10,500    0.7    0.5    1.2    -    - 
Consolidated   4,600    3.2    74,500    30.5    136,000    7.9    47.0    88.6    36,600    181,900 

 

In Fiscal 2023, the Company plans to: i) complete 4,600 metres of 4x4.2 metre tunnels as major access and transportation ramps at estimated capitalized expenditures of $3.2 million, representing a 30% decrease in meterage and a 43% decrease in total cost compared to Fiscal 2022 guidance; ii) complete 74,500 metres of exploration and mining development tunnels (2.2x2.6 metres) at estimated capitalized expenditures of $30.5 million, representing a 19% increase in meterage and a 40% increase in cost mainly due to increased tunnel dimension to allow small scale mechanized equipment access, compared to Fiscal 2022 guidance; iii) complete and capitalize 136,000 metres of drilling at an estimated cost of $7.9 million, representing a 172% increase in meterage to prepare for future production and a 126% increase in total cost compared to Fiscal 2022 guidance; and iv) spend $47.0 million on equipment, mill and TSF (tailing storage facility), including $39.9 million towards the construction of a new 3,000 tonne per day flotation mill and 20 million cubic metre TSF at the Ying Mining District.

 

Excluding the capital expenditures to be incurred on the new mill and tailings storage facility, the total capital expenditures are budgeted at $48.7 million, up 27% compared to Fiscal 2022 guidance, mainly as a result of increased tunneling and drilling work, and a substantial increase in the price of explosives.

 

In addition to the capitalized tunneling and drilling work, the Company also plans to complete and expense 36,600 metres of mining preparation tunnels and 181,900 metres of underground definition drilling.

 

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021
(Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

(a)Ying Mining District

 

In Fiscal 2023, the Company plans to mine and process 740,000 – 774,000 tonnes of ore at the Ying Mining District, including 30,000 – 43,000 tonnes of gold ore with an expected head grade of 3.9 g/t gold, to produce 6,300 to 7,900 ounces of gold, 6.3 million to 6.5 million ounces of silver, 58.9 million to 60.9 million pounds of lead, and 8.2 million to 8.5 million pounds of zinc. Fiscal 2023 production guidance at the Ying Mining District represents increases of approximately 10% in ore production, 10% in silver production, 3% in lead production, and 5% in zinc production.

 

The cash production cost is expected to be $92.3 to $93.7 per tonne of ore, and the all-in sustaining cost is estimated at $143.5 to $145.7 per tonne of ore processed.

 

In Fiscal 2023, the Ying Mining District plans to: i) complete 4,600 metres of 4x4.2 metre tunnels as major access and transportation ramps at estimated capitalized expenditures of $3.2 million, representing a 25% decrease in meterage and a 38% decrease in total cost compared to Fiscal 2022 guidance; ii) complete 61,300 metres of exploration and mining development tunnels (2.2x2.6 metres) at estimated capitalized expenditures of $26.3 million, representing a 17% increase in meterage and a 40% increase in cost mainly due to increased tunnel dimension to allow small scale mechanized equipment access, compared to Fiscal 2022 guidance; iii) complete and capitalize 110,700 metres of drilling at an estimated cost of $6.8 million, representing a 121% increase in meterage to prepare for future production and a 94% increase in total costs compared to Fiscal 2022 guidance; and iv) spend $44.6 million on equipment, mill and TSF, including $39.9 million towards the construction of a new 3,000 tonne per day flotation mill and 20 million cubic metre TSF.

 

Excluding the $39.9 million capital expenditures to be incurred on the new mill and tailings storage facility, the total capital expenditures at the Ying Mining District are budgeted at $41.0 million, up 21% compared to Fiscal 2022 guidance as a result of increased tunneling and drilling work, and a substantial increase in the price of explosives.

 

In addition to the capitalized tunneling and drilling work, the Company also plans to complete and expense 29,000 metres of mining preparation tunnels and 135,300 metres of underground drilling at the Ying Mining District.

 

(b)GC Mine

 

In Fiscal 2023, the Company plans to mine and process 300,000 to 330,000 tonnes of ore at the GC Mine to produce 700 thousand to 800 thousand ounces of silver, 9.5 million to 10.4 million pounds of lead, and 21.8 million to 24.0 million pounds of zinc. Fiscal 2023 production guidance at the GC Mine represents increases of approximately 3% to 6% in ore production, 14% to 17% in silver production, 12% to 14% in lead production, and 14% to 26% in zinc production compared to Fiscal 2022 guidance.

 

The cash production cost is expected to be $54.9 to $57.5 per tonne of ore, and the all-in sustaining cost is estimated at $86.1 to $92.0 per tonne of ore processed.

 

In Fiscal 2023, the GC Mine plans to: i) complete and capitalize 13,200 metres of exploration and development tunnels (2.2x2.6 metres) at estimated capital expenditures of $4.2 million, a 28% increase in meterage and a 40% increase in cost mainly due to increased tunnel dimension to allow small scale mechanized equipment access, compared to Fiscal 2022 guidance; ii) complete and capitalize 14,800 metres of drilling at an estimated cost of $0.4 million, representing a 100% increase in meterage and cost to prepare for future production, compared to Fiscal 2022 guidance; and iii) spend $1.9 million on equipment and facilities. The total capital expenditures at the GC Mine are budgeted at $6.5 million in Fiscal 2023, up $2.1 million compared to Fiscal 2022 guidance.

 

In addition to the capitalized tunneling and drilling work, the Company also plans to complete and expense 7,600 metres of tunnels and 46,600 metres of underground drilling at the GC Mine.

 

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021
(Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

(c)Kuanping Project

 

Total capital expenditures at the Kuanping Project in Fiscal 2023 are estimated at $1.2 million, including $0.7 million for a 10,500 metre drilling program and $0.5 million to complete reports and studies to apply for the mining permit.

 

6.Investment in Associates

 

(a)New Pacific Metals Corp. (“NUAG”)

 

New Pacific Metals Corp. (“NUAG”) is a Canadian public company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (symbol: NUAG) and NYSE American (symbol: NEWP). NUAG is a related party of the Company by way of two common directors and two common officers, and the Company accounts for its investment in NUAG using the equity method as it is able to exercise significant influence over the financial and operating policies of NUAG.

 

During the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021, the Company acquired 125,000 and 125,000, respectively, common shares of NUAG from the public market (three and nine months ended December 31, 2020, nil and nil) for a total cost of $0.4 million and $0.4 million, respectively (three and nine months ended December 31, 202, $nil and $nil).

 

In November 2020, NUAG completed a spin-out by way of a plan of arrangement (the “Arrangement”) of its then wholly-owned subsidiary, Whitehorse Gold Corp. (“WHG”), which owns 100% Skukum Gold Project (formerly “Tagish Lake Gold Project”) located in Yukon, Canada, and distributed all of the WHG common shares to its shareholders on a pro rata basis.

 

As at December 31, 2021, the Company owned 44,042,216 common shares of NUAG (March 31, 2021 – 43,917,216), representing an ownership interest of 28.3% (March 31, 2021 – 28.6%).

 

The summary of the investment in NUAG common shares and its market value as at the respective balance sheet dates are as follows:

 

         Value of NUAG's
   Number of     common shares per
   shares  Amount  quoted market price
Balance April 1, 2020   42,596,506   $44,555   $148,624 
Participation in public offering   1,320,710    5,805      
WHG Spin-out        (1,793)     
Share of net loss        (1,672)     
Share of other comprehensive loss        (2,324)     
Foreign exchange impact        5,828      
Balance March 31, 2021   43,917,216   $50,399   $181,257 
Purchase from open market   125,000    352      
Share of net loss        (808)     
Share of other comprehensive income        3,333      
Foreign exchange impact        (445)     
Balance December 31, 2021   44,042,216   $52,831   $129,924 

 

(b)Investment in Whitehorse Gold Corp. (“WHG”)

 

Whitehorse Gold Corp. (“WHG”) is a Canadian public company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (symbol: WHG). WHG is a related party of the Company by way of one common director, and the Company accounts for its investment in WHG using the equity method as it is able to exercise significant influence over the financial and operating policies of WHG.

 

On May 14, 2021, the Company participated in a brokered private placement of WHG and purchased 4,000,000 units at a cost of $5.0 million. Each unit was comprised of one WHG common share and one common share purchase warrant at exercise price of CAD$2 per share. The common share purchase warrant expires on May 14, 2026.

 

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021
(Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

As at December 31, 2021, the Company owned 15,514,285 common shares of WHG (March 31, 2021 – 11,514,285), representing an ownership interest of 29.5% (March 31, 2021 – 27.0%). The summary of the investment in WHG common shares and its market value as at the respective balance sheet dates are as follows:

 

         Value of WHG's
   Number of     common shares per
   shares  Amount  quoted market price
Balance April 1, 2020         
Distributed under WHG spin-out   5,740,285    1,793     
Participation in private placement   5,774,000    1,326      
Share of net loss        (174)     
Foreign exchange impact        113      
Balance March 31, 2021   11,514,285   $3,058   $15,108 
Participation in private placement   4,000,000    4,960      
Share of net loss        (460)     
Foreign exchange impact        (246)     
Balance December 31, 2021   15,514,285   $7,312   $6,119 

 

7.Overview of Financial Results

 

(a) Selected Annual and Quarterly Information

 

The following tables set out selected quarterly results for the past ten quarters as well as selected annual results for the past two years. The dominant factors affecting results presented below are the volatility of the realized selling metal prices and the timing of sales.

 

Fiscal 2022   Quarter Ended       Nine Months Ended  
(In thousands of USD, other than per share amounts)   Jun 30, 2021     Sep 30, 2021     Dec 31, 2021     Mar 31, 2022       Dec 31, 2021  
Revenue $ 58,819   $ 58,435   $ 59,079           $ 176,333  
Cost of mine operations $ 33,315   $ 34,823   $ 37,603             105,741  
Income from mine operations   25,504     23,612     21,476             70,592  
Corporate general and administrative expenses   3,838     3,749     3,310             10,897  
Foreign exchange loss (gain)   450     (2,063 )   (1,813 )           (3,426 )
Share of loss in associates   396     469     403             1,268  
Loss (gain) on equity investments   722     3,365     (1,101 )           2,986  
Other items   314     460     1,481             2,255  
Income from operations   19,784     17,632     19,196             56,612  
Finance items   (1,265 )   (481 )   8,171             6,425
Income tax expenses (recovery)   4,817     5,355     3,093             13,265  
Net income   16,232     12,758     7,932             36,922  
Net income attributable to equity holders of the Company   12,212     9,393     5,063             26,668  
Basic earnings per share   0.07     0.05     0.03             0.15  
Diluted earnings per share   0.07     0.05     0.03             0.15  
Cash dividend declared   2,202     -     2,211             4,413  
Cash dividend declared per share   0.0125     -     0.0125             0.025  
Other financial information                                
Total assets                             721,251  
Total liabilities                             106,059  
Total attributable shareholders' equity                             509,623  

 

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021
(Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

Fiscal 2021         Quarter Ended             Year Ended  
(In thousands of USD, other than per share amounts)   Jun 30, 2020     Sep 30, 2020   Dec 31, 2020     Mar 31, 2021       Mar 31, 2021  
Revenue $ 46,705   $ 56,372   $ 53,296   $ 35,732     $ 192,105  
Cost of mine operations $ 27,420   $ 29,700   $ 28,495     22,328       107,943  
Income from mine operations   19,285     26,672     24,801     13,404       84,162  
Corporate general and administrative expenses   2,687     2,784     3,525     3,369       12,365  
Foreign exchange loss   2,670     1,349     2,954     773       7,746  
Share of loss in associates   161     319     550     816       1,846  
Loss (gain) on equity investments   (5,466 )   (2,771 )   (600 )   1,105       (7,732 )
Other items   (3,841 )   214     (258 )   2,098       (1,787 )
Income from operations   23,074     24,777     18,630     5,243       71,724  
Finance items   (800 )   (657 )   295     (617 )     (1,779 )
Income tax expenses (recovery)   5,382     5,877     6,046     (4,311 )     12,994  
Net income   18,492     19,557     12,289     10,171       60,509  
Net income attributable to equity holders of the Company   15,491     15,472     8,392     7,021       46,376  
Basic earnings per share   0.09     0.09     0.05     0.04       0.27  
Diluted earnings per share   0.09     0.09     0.05     0.04       0.26  
Cash dividend declared   2,178     -     2,190     -       4,368  
Cash dividend declared per share   0.0125     -     0.0125     -       0.025  
Other financial information                                
Total assets                             652,642  
Total liabilities                             86,914  
Total attributable shareholders’ equity                             467,574  
Fiscal 2020         Quarter Ended             Year Ended  
(In thousands of USD, other than per share amounts)   Jun 30, 2019     Sep 30, 2019   Dec 31, 2019     Mar 31, 2020       Mar 31, 2020  
Revenue $ 45,576   $ 49,886   $ 44,508   $ 18,859     $ 158,829  
Cost of mine operations   27,843     27,219     28,738     15,655       99,455  
Income from mine operations   17,733     22,667     15,770     3,204       59,374  
Corporate general and administrative   2,353     2,583     2,568     2,590       10,094  
Foreign exchange loss (gain)   854     (797 )   1,277     (5,437 )     (4,103 )
Share of loss in associates   281     244     322     429       1,276  
Dilution gain on investment in associate   (723 )   -     -     -       (723 )
Gain on disposal of mineral rights and properties   (1,477 )   -     -     -       (1,477 )
Gain on equity investments   -     -     -     -       -  
Other items   386     519     160     1,080       2,145  
Income from operations   16,059     20,118     11,443     4,542       52,162  
Finance items   (754 )   (682 )   (988 )   474       (1,950 )
Income tax expenses (recovery)   (488 )   5,139     3,715     543       8,909  
Net income   17,301     15,661     8,716     3,525       45,203  
Net income attributable to equity holders of the Company   12,607     12,221     6,283     3,163       34,274  
Basic earnings per share   0.07     0.07     0.04     0.02       0.20  
Diluted earnings per share   0.07     0.07     0.04     0.02       0.20  
Cash dividend declared   2,125     -     2,162     -       4,287  
Cash dividend declared per share   0.0125     -     0.0125     -       0.025  
Other financial information                                
Total assets                             512,760  
Total liabilities                             73,788  
Total attributable shareholders’ equity                             368,682  

 

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021
(Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

(b) Financial Results

 

Net income attributable to equity shareholders of the Company in Q3 Fiscal 2022 was $5.1 million or $0.03 per share, compared to $8.4 million or $0.05 per share in Q3 Fiscal 2021.

 

Compared to Q3 Fiscal 2021, the Company’s consolidated financial results in the current quarter were mainly impacted by i) an increase of 21% and 25%, respectively, in the realized selling prices for lead and zinc; and ii) an increase of 4%, 38% and 2%, respectively, in silver, gold and lead sold; offset by iii) an 1% and 10% decrease in the realized selling prices for silver and gold; iv) a 15% decrease in zinc sold; v) a 17% increase in cash production costs per tonne, and iv) an impairment charge of $9.6 million against bond investments offset by $1.1 million gain on equity investments.

 

Net income attributable to equity shareholders of the Company for the nine months ended December 31, 2021 was $26.7 million, or $0.15 per share, compared to $39.4 million or $0.23 per share in the same prior year period.

 

Revenue in Q3 Fiscal 2022 was $59.1 million, up 11% or $5.8 million compared to $53.3 million in Q3 Fiscal 2021. The increase was mainly due to an increase of $4.7 million arising from the increase in the net realized lead and zinc selling prices, as well as $2.1 million arising from the increases in the quantities of silver, lead and gold sold; offset by a decrease of $1.6 million arising from the decrease in the quantities of zinc sold. Revenues from silver, gold, and base metals were $31.7 million, $1.5 million, and $25.8 million, respectively, compared to $30.7 million, $1.2 million, and $21.4 million in Q3 Fiscal 2021. Revenue from the Ying Mining District was $48.2 million, up 13%, compared to $42.5 million in Q3 Fiscal 2021. Revenue from the GC Mine was $10.9 million, up 1%, compared to $10.8 million in Q3 Fiscal 2021.

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2021, revenue was $176.3 million, up 13% or $19.9 million, compared to $156.4 million in the same prior year period. Silver, gold and base metals sales represented $98.5 million, $4.2 million, and $73.6 million, respectively, compared to silver, gold and base metals sales of $90.0 million, $5.7 million and $60.7 million, respectively, in the same prior year period. Gold sales in the prior year period including $1.5 million from BYP as the Company sold all remaining gold concentrate inventories produced by the mine before it was placed on care and maintenance in 2014.

 

Fluctuation in sales revenue is mainly dependent on metal sales and realized metal prices. The net realized selling price is calculated using the Shanghai Metal Exchange (“SME”) price, less smelter charges, recovery, and value added tax (“VAT”). The metal prices quoted on SME, excluding gold, include VAT. The following table is a comparison among the Company’s net realized selling prices, prices quoted on SME, and prices quoted on London Metal Exchange (“LME”):

 

    Silver (in US$/ounce)   Gold (in US$/ounce)   Lead (in US$/pound)   Zinc (in US$/pound)
    Q3 2022   Q3 2021   Q3 2022   Q3 2021   Q3 2022   Q3 2021   Q3 2022   Q3 2021
Net realized selling prices $ 18.44 $ 18.65 $ 1,367 $ 1,528 $ 0.92 $ 0.76 $ 1.10 $ 0.88
SME $ 23.44 $ 24.80 $ 1,805 $ 1,800 $ 1.08 $ 0.98 $ 1.68 $ 1.24
LME $ 23.34 $ 24.39 $ 1,796 $ 1,832 $ 1.04 $ 0.83 $ 1.50 $ 1.06

 

Cost of mine operations in Q3 Fiscal 2022 was $37.6 million, up 32% compared to $28.5 million in Q3 Fiscal 2021.

 

Items included in cost of mine operations are summarized as follows:

 

  Q3 Fiscal 2022  Q3 Fiscal 2021  Change 
Production costs $25,055  $18,025   39% 
Depreciation and amortization  6,822   5,596   22% 
Mineral resource taxes  1,824   1,337   36% 
Government fees and other taxes  796   777   2% 
General and administrative  3,106   2,760   13% 
  $37,603   28,495   32% 

 

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021
(Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

Production costs expensed in Q3 Fiscal 2022 were $25.1 million, up 39% compared to $18.0 million in Q3 Fiscal 2021. The production costs expensed represent approximately 292,250 tonnes of ore processed and expensed at $85.73 per tonne, compared to approximately 246,780 tonnes of ore processed and expensed at $73.04 per tonne in Q3 Fiscal 2021.

 

The increases in the mineral resource taxes and government fees and other taxes were mainly due to higher revenue achieved in Q3 Fiscal 2022. Government fees and other taxes are comprised of environmental protection fees, surtaxes on VAT, land usage levies, stamp duties and other miscellaneous levies, duties and taxes imposed by the state and local Chinese governments.

 

General and administrative expenses for the mine operations in Q3 Fiscal 2022 were $3.1 million, up 13% compared to $2.8 million in Q3 Fiscal 2021. The increase was mainly due to an average 7% increase in employees’ pay rates and the contribution to the employees’ social welfare funds in China returned to the normal rate from a reduced contribution rate granted by the Chinese government in Fiscal 2021 due to Covid-19. Items included in general and administrative expenses in Q3 Fiscal 2022 are summarized as follows:

 

    Q3 Fiscal 2022  Q3 Fiscal 2021  Change 
Amortization and depreciation   $336  $329   2% 
Office and administrative expenses    1,028   896   15% 
Professional Fees    107   118   -9% 
Salaries and benefits    1,635   1,417   15% 
    $3,106  $2,760   13% 

 

For nine months ended December 31, 2021, cost of mine operations was $105.7 million, up 24% compared to $85.6 million in the same prior year period. Items included in the cost of mine operations for the nine months ended December 31, 2021 are summarized as follows:

 

    Nine months ended December 31, 
    2021  2020  Change 
Production costs   $70,311  $55,460   27% 
Depreciation and amortization    19,914   16,928   18% 
Mineral resource taxes    4,940   4,106   20% 
Government fees and other taxes    2,197   1,965   12% 
General and administrative    8,379   7,156   17% 
    $105,741   85,615   24% 

 

Production costs expensed for the nine months ended December 31, 2021 were $70.3 million, up 27% compared to $55.5 million during the same prior year period. The production costs expensed represent approximately 846,200 tonnes of ore processed and expensed at $83.09 per tonne, compared to approximately 792,060 tonnes of ore processed and expensed at $70.02 per tonne in the same prior year period.

 

Items included in general and administrative expenses for the mine operations for the nine months ended December 31, 2021 are summarized as follows:

 

    Nine months ended December 31, 
    2021  2020  Change 
Amortization and depreciation   $1,014  $922   10% 
Office and administrative expenses    2,420   2,227   9% 
Professional Fees    326   345   -6% 
Salaries and benefits    4,619   3,662   26% 
    $8,379  $7,156   17% 

 

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021
(Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

Income from mine operations in Q3 Fiscal 2022 was $21.5 million, down 13% compared to $24.8 million in Q3 Fiscal 2021. Income from mine operations at the Ying Mining District was $17.6 million, down 19% compared to $21.7 million in Q3 Fiscal 2021. Income from mine operations at the GC Mine was $4.0 million, up 21% compared to $3.3 million in Q3 Fiscal 2021.

 

Income from mine operations for the nine months ended December 31, 2021 was $70.6 million, compared to $70.8 million in the same prior year period. Income from mine operations at the Ying Mining District was $58.1 million, down 7% compared to $62.4 million in the same prior year period, while GC Mine was $12.9 million, up 59% compared to $8.1 million in the same prior year period.

 

Corporate general and administrative expenses in Q3 Fiscal 2022 were $3.3 million, down 6% compared to $3.5 million in Q3 Fiscal 2021. Items included in corporate general and administrative expenses are summarized as follows:

 

    Q3 Fiscal 2022  Q3 Fiscal 2021  Change 
Amortization and depreciation   $145  $139   4% 
Office and administrative expenses    281   531   -47% 
Professional Fees    186   198   -6% 
Salaries and benefits    1,482   1,442   3% 
Share-based compensation    1,216   1,215   0% 
    $3,310  $3,525   -6% 

 

Corporate general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended December 31, 2021 were $10.9 million, up 21% compared to $9.0 million in the same prior year period. Items included in corporate general and administrative expenses are summarized as follows:

 

    Nine months ended December 31, 
    2021  2020  Change 
Amortization and depreciation   $435  $391   11% 
Office and administrative expenses    1,228   1,559   -21% 
Professional Fees    523   561   -7% 
Salaries and benefits    3,836   3,574   7% 
Share-based compensation    4,875   2,911   67% 
    $10,897  $8,996   21% 

 

Property evaluation and business development expenses in Q3 Fiscal 2022 were $0.2 million, compared to $0.2 million in Q3 Fiscal 2021.

 

Property evaluation and business development expenses for the nine months ended December 31, 2021 were $0.8 million, compared to a recovery of $3.5 million in the same prior year period. In the same prior year period, a break fee of $6.5 million, net of expenses of $2.5 million, was included as a recovery of property evaluation and business development expenses.

 

Foreign exchange gain in Q3 Fiscal 2022 was $1.8 million compared to a loss of $3.0 million in Q3 Fiscal 2021. The foreign exchange gain or loss is mainly driven by the exchange rate between the US dollar and the Canadian dollar.

 

Foreign exchange gain for the nine months ended December 31, 2021 was $3.4 million compared to a loss of $7.0 million in the same prior year period.

 

Share of loss in associates in Q3 Fiscal 2022 was $0.4 million, compared to $0.6 million in Q3 Fiscal 2021. Share of loss in an associate represents the Company’s equity pickup in NUAG and WHG.

 

Share of loss in associates for the nine months ended December 31, 2021 was $1.3 million, compared to $1.0 million in the same prior year period.

 

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021
(Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

Gain on equity investments in Q3 Fiscal 2022 was $1.1 million, compared to $0.6 million in Q3 Fiscal 2021. The gain includes changes from the investment in mark-to-market equity instruments.

 

Loss in investments for the nine months ended December 31, 2021 was $3.0 million, compared to a gain of $8.8 million in the same prior year period.

 

Finance income in Q3 Fiscal 2022 was $1.5 million compared to $1.1 million in Q3 Fiscal 2021. The Company invests in short-term investments which include term deposits, money market instruments, and bonds.

 

Finance income for the nine months ended December 31, 2021 was $4.2 million compared to $2.8 million in the same prior year period.

 

Finance costs in Q3 Fiscal 2022 was $9.7 million compared to $1.4 million in Q3 Fiscal 2021. The finance costs included a $9.6 million impairment charge against short-term investment in bonds, compared to $1.3 million in Q3 Fiscal 2021.

 

Finance costs for the nine months ended December 31, 2021 was $10.6 million compared to $1.6 million in the same prior year period. The finance costs included a $10.4 million impairment charge against short-term investment in bonds, compared to $1.3 million in the same prior year period.

 

Income tax expenses in Q3 Fiscal 2022 were $3.1 million, down $2.9 million compared to $6.0 million in Q3 Fiscal 2021. The income tax expenses recorded in Q3 Fiscal 2022 included a current income tax expenses of $0.9 million (Q3 Fiscal 2021 - $4.6 million) and a deferred income tax expenses of $2.2 million (Q3 Fiscal 2021 - $1.5 million).

 

Income tax expenses for the nine months ended December 31, 2021 were $13.3 million, down $4.0 million compared to $17.3 million in the same prior year period. The income tax expenses recorded for the nine months ended December 31, 2021 included a current income tax expenses of $8.1 million (same prior year period - $14.3 million) and a deferred income tax expenses of $5.2 million (same prior year period - $3.0 million).

 

8.Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As at   December 31, 2021     March 31, 2021     Changes  
Cash and cash equivalents $ 152,027   $ 118,735   $ 33,292  
Short-term investments   59,587     80,357     (20,770 )
  $ 211,614   $ 199,092   $ 12,522  
Working capital $ 181,266   $ 184,014   $ 2,748  

 

    Three months ended December 31,     Nine months ended December 31,  
    2021     2020     Changes     2021     2020     Changes  
Cash flow                                    

Cash provided by operating activities

$ 28,666   $ 23,938   $ 4,728   $ 95,972   $ 83,681   $ 12,291  

Cash used in) investing activities

  (17,289 )   (18,480 )   1,191   (55,629 )   (51,403 )   (4,226 )

Cash used in financing activities

  (2,834 )   (2,136 )    (698 )   (8,071 )   (3,714 )   (4,357 )
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   8,543   3,322   5,221   32,272     28,564     3,708
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents   1,555   4,705     (3,150 )   1,020   9,006     (7,986 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period   141,929     95,320     46,609     118,735     65,777     52,958  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period $ 152,027   $ 103,347   $ 48,680   $ 152,027   $ 103,347   $ 48,680  

 

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments as at December 31, 2021 were $211.6 million, up 6% or $12.5 million, compared to $199.1 million as at March 31, 2021.

 

Working capital as at December 31, 2021 was $181.3 million, down 1% or $2.7 million, compared to $184.0 million as at March 31, 2021.

 

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021
(Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

Cash flow provided by operating activities in Q3 Fiscal 2022 was $28.7 million, up 20% or $4.7 million, compared to $23.9 million in Q3 Fiscal 2021. The increase was due to:

 

$28.0 million cash flow from operating activities before changes in non-cash operating working capital, up 34% or $7.1 million, compared to $20.9 million in Q3 Fiscal 2021; and offset by

 

$0.7 million cash inflow from a reduction in non-cash working capital, compared to $3.0 million in Q3 Fiscal 2021.

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2021, cash flow provided by operating activities was $96.0 million, compared to $83.7 million in the same prior year period. Before changes in non-cash operating working capital, cash flow provided by operating activities for the nine months ended December 31, 2021 was $87.0 million, compared to $70.9 million in the same prior year period.

 

Cash flow used in investing activities in Q3 Fiscal 2022 was $17.3 million, compared to $18.5 million cash used in Q3 Fiscal 2021, and comprised mostly of:

 

$14.7 million spent on mineral exploration and development expenditures (Q3 Fiscal 2021 - $12.4 million);

 

$10.1 million paid for the acquisition of the Kuanping Project (Q3 Fiscal 2021 - $6.6 million paid for project acquisition)

 

$2.6 million spent to acquire plant and equipment (Q3 Fiscal 2021 - $3.0 million);

 

$0.5 million spent on the acquisition of other investments (Q3 Fiscal 2021 - $1.3 million); and

 

$0.4 million spent on investment in associates (Q3 Fiscal 2021 - $1.3 million); offset by

 

$11.0 million proceeds from net redemption of short-term investments (Q3 Fiscal 2021 - $6.1 million).

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2021, cash flow used in investing activities was $55.6 million (same prior year period – $51.4 million) and comprised mostly of:

 

$35.5 million spent on mineral exploration and development expenditures (same prior year period - $29.1 million);

 

$13.1 million paid for the acquisition of the Kuanping Project (Q3 Fiscal 2021 - $6.6 million paid for project acquisition)

 

$7.2 million spent to acquire plant and equipment (same prior year period - $6.0 million);

 

$7.5 million spent on the acquisition of other investments (same prior year period - $12.7 million); and

 

$5.3 million spent on investment in associates (same prior year period - $7.1 million); offset by

 

$1.0 million proceeds from disposal of other investments (same prior year period - $17.9 million); and

 

$12.0 million proceeds from the net redemptions of short-term investments (same prior year period - $9.3 million spent on net purchase).

 

Cash flow used in financing activities in Q3 Fiscal 2022 was $2.8 million, compared to $2.1 million in Q3 Fiscal 2021, and comprised mostly of:

 

$1.2 million in distributions to non-controlling shareholders (Q3 Fiscal 2021 - $nil);

 

$2.2 million cash dividends paid (Q3 Fiscal 2021 - $2.2 million);

 

$0.2 million lease payment (Q3 Fiscal 2021 - $0.1 million); offset by

 

$0.7 million cash received arising from exercise of stock options (Q3 Fiscal 2021 - $0.2 million).

 

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021
(Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2021, cash flow used in financing activities was $8.1 million (same prior year period - $3.7 million) and comprised mostly of:

 

$0.5 million lease payment (same prior year period - $0.4 million);

 

$5.1 million in distributions to non-controlling shareholders (same prior year period - $3.2 million);

 

$4.4 million cash dividends paid (same prior year period - $4.4 million); offset by

 

$nil repayment received from the non-controlling shareholder of Henan Found (same prior year period - $1.4 million); and

 

$1.9 million cash received arising from exercise of stock options (same prior year period - $2.9 million).

 

Available sources of funding

 

The Company does not have unlimited resources and its future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including, among others, cash flow from operations. To the extent that its existing resources and the funds generated by future income are insufficient to fund the Company’s operations, the Company may need to raise additional funds through public or private debt or equity financing. If additional funds are raised through the issuance of equity securities, the percentage ownership of current shareholders will be reduced, and such equity securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of the holders of the Company’s common shares. No assurance can be given that additional financing will be available or that, if available, can be obtained on terms favourable to the Company and its shareholders. If adequate funds are not available, the Company may be required to delay, limit or eliminate some or all of its proposed operations. The Company believes it has sufficient capital to meet its cash needs for the next 12 months, including the cost of compliance with continuing reporting requirements.

 

9.Financial Instruments and Related Risks

 

The Company manages its exposure to financial risks, including liquidity risk, foreign exchange risk, interest rate risk, credit risk and equity price risk in accordance with its risk management framework. The Company’s Board of Directors has overall responsibility for the establishment and oversight of the Company’s risk management framework and reviews the Company’s policies on an ongoing basis.

 

(a) Fair value

 

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 Measurement (“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.

 

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021
(Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

The following tables set forth the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value level on a recurring basis within the fair value hierarchy as at December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021 that are not otherwise disclosed. As required by IFRS 13, the assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

    Fair value as at December 31, 2021        
Recurring measurements   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Financial assets                        
Cash and cash equivalents $ 152,027   $ -   $ -   $ 152,027  
Short-term investments - money market instruments   49,266     -     -     49,266  
Investments in public companies   14,036     -     -     14,036  
Investments in private companies   -     -     6,087     6,087  
             
    Fair value as at March 31, 2021        
Recurring measurements   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Financial assets                        
Cash and cash equivalents $ 118,735   $ -   $ -   $ 118,735  
Short-term investments - money market instruments   64,545     -     -     64,545  
Investments in public companies   13,444     -     -     13,444  
Investments in private companies   -     -     2,289     2,289  

 

Financial assets classified within Level 3 are equity investment in private companies owned by the Company. Significant unobservable inputs are used to determine the fair value of the financial assets, which includes recent arm’s length transactions of the investee, the investee’s financial performance as well as any changes in planned milestones of the investees.

 

Fair value of the other financial instruments excluded from the table above approximates their carrying amount as at December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021, due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

 

There were no transfers into or out of Level 3 during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.

 

(b) Liquidity risk

 

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its short-term business requirements. The Company has in place a planning and budgeting process to help determine the funds required to support the Company’s normal operating requirements on an ongoing basis and its expansion plans.

 

In the normal course of business, the Company enters into contracts that give rise to commitments for future minimum payments. The following summarizes the remaining contractual maturities of the Company’s financial liabilities.

 

   December 31, 2021   March 31, 2021 
   Within a year   2-5 years   Total   Total 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  $45,423   $-   $45,423   $30,298 
Lease obligation   707    705    1,412    1,741 
   $46,130   $705   $46,835   $32,039 

 

(c) Foreign exchange risk

 

The Company reports its financial statements in US dollars. The functional currency of the head office, Canadian subsidiaries and all intermediate holding companies is CAD and the functional currency of all Chinese subsidiaries is RMB. The functional currency of New Infini and its subsidiaries is USD. The Company is exposed to foreign exchange risk when the Company undertakes transactions and holds assets and liabilities in currencies other than its functional currencies.

 

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021
(Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

The Company currently does not engage in foreign exchange currency hedging. The Company's exposure to currency risk affect net income is summarized as follows:

 

   December 31, 2021   March 31, 2021 
Financial assets denominated in U.S. Dollars  $61,731   $58,610 
           
Financial liabilities denominated in U.S. Dollars  $456   $52 

 

As at December 31,2021, with other variables unchanged, a 10% strengthening (weakening) of the CAD against the USD would have decreased (increased) net income by approximately $6.2 million.

 

(d) Interest rate risk

 

The Company is exposed to interest rate risk on its cash equivalents and short term investments. As at December 31, 2021, all of its interest-bearing cash equivalents and short-term investments earn interest at market rates that are fixed to maturity or at variable interest rates with terms of less than one year. The Company monitors its exposure to changes in interest rates on cash equivalents and short term investments. Due to the short-term nature of these financial instruments, fluctuations in interest rates would not have a significant impact on the Company’s net income.  

 

(e) Credit risk

 

Credit risk is the risk that one party to a financial instrument will fail to discharge an obligation and cause the other party to incur a financial loss. The Company is exposed to credit risk primarily associated to accounts receivable, due from related parties, cash and cash equivalents, and short-term investments. The carrying amount of assets included on the balance sheet represents the maximum credit exposure.

 

The Company undertakes credit evaluations on counterparties as necessary, requests deposits from customers prior to delivery, and has monitoring processes intended to mitigate credit risks. There were no material amounts in trade or other receivables which were past due on December 31, 2021 (at March 31, 2021 - $nil).

 

(f) Equity price risk

 

The Company holds certain marketable securities that will fluctuate in value as a result of trading on financial markets. As the Company’s marketable securities holdings are mainly in mining companies, the value will also fluctuate based on commodity prices. Based upon the Company’s portfolio as at December 31, 2021, a 10% increase (decrease) in the market price of the securities held, ignoring any foreign currency effects, would have resulted in an increase (decrease) to the net income and other comprehensive income of $1.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively.

 

10.Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021
(Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

11.Transactions with Related Parties

 

Related party transactions are made on terms agreed upon with the related parties. The balances with related parties are unsecured. Related party transactions not disclosed elsewhere in this MD&A are as follows:

 

(i)Due from related parties

 

Due from related parties  December 31, 2021   March 31, 2021 
NUAG (a)  $58   $59 
WHG (b)   19    19 
Henan Non-ferrous (c)   819    769 
   $896   $847 

 

(a)The Company recovers costs for services rendered to NUAG and expenses incurred on behalf of NUAG pursuant to a services and administrative costs reallocation agreement. During the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021, the Company recovered $0.2 million and $0.5 million (three and nine months ended December 31, 2020 - $0.1 million and $0.5 million), from NUAG for services rendered and expenses incurred on behalf of NUAG. The costs recovered from NUAG were recorded as a direct reduction of general and administrative expenses on the consolidated statements of income.

 

(b)The Company recovers costs for services rendered to WHG and expenses incurred on behalf of WHG pursuant to a services and administrative costs reallocation agreement. During the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021, the Company recovered $0.1 million and $0.2 million (three and nine months ended December 31, 2020 - $0.04 million and $0.04 million), from WHG for services rendered and expenses incurred on behalf of WHG. The costs recovered from WHG were recorded as a direct reduction of general and administrative expenses on the consolidated statements of income.

 

(c)In January 2021, Henan Found advanced a loan of $0.8 million (RMB¥5 million) to Henan Non-ferrous. The loan bears an interest rate of 4.35% per annum.

 

The balances with related parties are unsecured.

 

12.Alternative Performance (Non-IFRS) Measures

 

The following alternative performance measures are used by the Company to manage and evaluate operating performance of the Company’s mines and are widely reported in the silver mining industry as benchmarks for performance but are alternative performance (non-IFRS) measures that do not have standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Accordingly, it 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. To facilitate a better understanding of these measures, the tables in this section provide the reconciliation of these measures to the financial statements for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:

 

(a)Adjusted Earnings and Adjusted Earnings per Share

 

Adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per share are non-IFRS measures and supplement information to the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company believes that, in addition to the conventional measures prepared in accordance with IFRS, the Company and certain investors and analysts use this information to evaluate the Company’s underlying core operating performance. The presentation of adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per share is not meant to be a substitute of net income and net income per share presented in accordance with IFRS, but rather should be evaluated in conjunction with such IFRS measure.

 

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021
(Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

The Company defines the adjusted earnings as net income adjusted to exclude certain non-cash and unusual items, and items that in the Company’s judgment are subject to volatility as a result of factors which are unrelated to the Company’s operation in the period, and/or relate to items that will settle in future period, including impairment adjustments and reversal, foreign exchange gain or loss, dilution gain or loss, share-based compensation, share of gain or loss of associates, gain or loss on investments, and other non-recurring items. Certain items that become applicable in a period may be adjusted for, with the Company retroactively presenting comparable periods with an adjustment for such items and, conversely, items no longer applicable may be removed from the calculation. The following table provides a detailed reconciliation of net income as reported in the Company’s consolidated financial statements to adjusted earnings and adjusted earning per share.

 

    Three months ended December 31,     Nine months ended December 31,  
    2021   2020         2021   2020      
Net income as reported for the period   $ 7,932     $ 12,289     $ 36,922     $ 50,338  
Adjustments, net of tax                            
Share-based compensation included in general and administrative     1,216     1,215     $ 4,875   $ 2,911  
One time break fee recovery included in property evaluation and                            
business development     -     -       -     (3,970 )
Foreign exchange loss (gain)     (1,813 )   2,954       (3,426 )   6,973  
Share of loss in associates     403     550       1,268     1,030  
Loss (gain) on equity investments     (1,101 )   (600 )   $ 2,986     (8,837 )
Impairment loss on bonds investments included in finance costs     9,592     1,335       10,369     1,376  
Adjusted earnings for the period   $ 16,229   $ 17,743     $ 52,994   $ 49,821  
Non-controlling interest as reported     2,869     3,897     $ 10,254     10,983  
Adjusted earnings attributable to equity holders   $ 13,360   $ 13,846     $ 42,740   $ 38,838  
Adjusted earnings per share attributable to the equity shareholders of the Company        
Basic adjusted earning per share   $ 0.08   $ 0.08       0.24   $ 0.22  
Diluted adjusted earning per share   $ 0.07   $ 0.08       0.24   $ 0.22  
Basic weighted average shares outstanding     176,799,362     175,261,808       176,347,530     174,651,536  
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding     178,537,718     177,515,646       178,224,810     177,134,575  

 

(b) Working Capital

 

Working capital is an alternative performance (non-IFRS) measure calculated as current asset less current liabilities. Working capital dose not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and is therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. The Company and certain investors use this information to evaluate whether the Company is able to meet its current obligations using its current assets.

 

(c) Costs per Ounce of Silver

 

Cash cost and all-in sustaining cost (“AISC”) per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits, are non-IFRS measures. The Company produces by-product metals incidentally to our silver mining activities. We have adopted the practice of calculating a performance measure with the net cost of producing an ounce of silver, our primary payable metal, after deducting revenues gained from incidental by-product production. This performance measure has been commonly used in the mining industry for many years and was developed as a relatively simple way of comparing the net production costs of the primary metal for a specific period against the prevailing market price of such metal.

 

Cash cost is calculated by deducting revenue from the sales of all metals other than silver and is calculated per ounce of silver sold.

 

AISC is an extension of the “cash cost” metric and provides a comprehensive measure of the Company’s operating performance and ability to generate cash flows. AISC has been calculated based on World Gold Council (“WGC”) guidance released in 2013 and updated in 2018. The WGC is not a regulatory organization and does not have the authority to develop accounting standards for disclosure requirements.

 

AISC is based on the Company’s cash costs, net of by-product sales, and further includes corporate general and administrative expense, government fees and other taxes, reclamation cost accretion, lease liability payments, and sustaining capital expenditures. Sustaining capital expenditures are those costs incurred to sustain and maintain existing assets at current productive capacity and constant planned levels of production output. Excluded are non-sustaining capital expenditures, which result in a material increase in the life of assets,

 

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021
(Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

materially increase resources or reserves, productive capacity, or future earning potential, or significant improvement in recovery or grade, or which do not relate to the current production activities. The Company believes that this measure represents the total sustainable costs of producing silver from current operations and provides additional information about the Company’s operational performance and ability to generate cash flows.

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash cost and AISC per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits:

 

    Three months ended December 31, 2021     Three months ended December 31, 2020  
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except ounce and per ounce amount)   Ying Mining District   GC   Other   Corporate   Consolidated     Ying Mining District   GC   Other   Corporate   Consolidated  
Production costs expensed as reported A $ 20,401   $ 4,654   $ -   $ -   $ 25,055     $ 12,852     5,174   $ -   $ -   $ 18,026  
By-product sales                                                                
Gold     (1,504 )   -     -     -     (1,504 )     (1,194 )   -     (28 )   -     (1,222 )
Lead     (13,840 )   (1,974 )   -     -     (15,814 )     (10,892 )   (1,961 )   -     -     (12,853 )
Zinc     (2,236 )   (6,122 )   -     -     (8,358 )     (2,114 )   (5,809 )   -     -     (7,923 )
Other     (971 )   (693 )   -     -     (1,664 )     (273 )   (305 )   -     -     (578 )
Total by-product sales B   (18,551 )   (8,789 )   -     -     (27,340 )     (14,473 )   (8,075 )   (28 )   -     (22,576 )
Total cash cost, net of by-product credits C=A-B   1,850     (4,135 )   -     -     (2,285 )     (1,621 )   (2,901 )   (28 )   -     (4,550 )
Add: Mineral resources tax     1,540     284     -     -     1,824       1,050     288     -     -     1,338  
General and administrative     2,237     738     131     3,310     6,416       1,676     870     214     3,524     6,284  
Amortization included in general and administrative     (140 )   (99 )   (97 )   (145 )   (481 )     (134 )   (96 )   (99 )   (139 )   (468 )
Property evaluation and business development*     -     -     26     178     204       -     -     -     207     207  
Government fees and other taxes     490     302     4     -     796       483     290     3     -     776  
Reclamation accretion     53     6     9     -     68       34     7     5     -     46  
Lease payment     -     -     -     159     159       -     -     -     143     143  
Sustaining capital expenditures     7,013     1,334     101     29     8,477       6,083     1,330     194     15     7,622  
All-in sustaining cost, net of by-product credits F   13,043     (1,570 )   174     3,531     15,178       7,571     (212 )   289     3,750     11,398  
Add: Non-sustaining capital expenditures     6,718     382     1,686     -     8,786       6,805     322     733     -     7,860  
All-in cost, net of by-product credits G   19,761     (1,188 )   1,860     3,531     23,964       14,376     110     1,022     3,750     19,258  
Silver ounces sold ('000s) H   1,561     160     -     -     1,721       1,446     201     -     -     1,647  
Cash cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits (A+B)/H $ 1.19   $ (25.84 ) $ -   $ -   $ (1.33 )   $ (1.12 )   (14.43 ) $ -   $ -   $ (2.76 )
All-in sustaining cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits F/H $ 8.36   $ (9.81 ) $ -   $ -   $ 8.82     $ 5.24     (1.05 ) $ -   $ -   $ 6.92  
All-in cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits G/H $ 12.66   $ (7.43 ) $ -   $ -   $ 13.92     $ 9.94     0.55   $ -   $ -   $ 11.69  
By-product credits per ounce of silver                                            
Gold      (0.96 )   -     -     -     (0.87 )     (0.83 )   -     -     -     (0.74 )
Lead     (8.87 )   (12.34 )   -     -     (9.19 )     (7.53 )   (9.76 )   -     -     (7.80 )
Zinc     (1.43 )   (38.26 )   -     -     (4.86 )     (1.46 )   (28.90 )   -     -     (4.81 )
Other     (0.62 )   (4.33 )   -     -     (0.97 )     (0.19 )   (1.52 )   -     -     (0.35 )
Total by-product credits per ounce of silver   $ (11.88 ) $ (54.93 ) $ -   $ -   $ (15.89 )   $ (10.01 ) $ (40.18 ) $ -   $ -   $ (13.70 )

* Recovery of $3,970, arising the break fee of $6,497 (CAD$9,000) receipt from Guyana Goldfields net of expenses of $2,527, was excluded for the nine months ended December 31, 2020.

 

    Nine months ended December 31, 2021     Nine months ended December 31, 2020  
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except ounce and per ounce amount)   Ying Mining
District
  GC   Other   Corporate   Consolidated     Ying Mining
District
  GC   Other   Corporate   Consolidated  
Production costs expensed as reported A $55,955  $14,356  $-  $-  $70,311    $41,916   13,095  $449  $-  $55,460 
By-product sales                                            
Gold    (4,198)  -   -   -   (4,198)    (4,164)  -   (1,553)  -   (5,717)
Lead    (38,886)  (6,738)  -   -   (45,624)    (35,386)  (6,228)  -   -   (41,614)
Zinc    (5,581)  (17,966)  -   -   (23,547)    (4,556)  (12,758)  -   -   (17,314)
Other    (3,176)  (1,250)  -   -   (4,426)    (1,112)  (665)  -   -   (1,777)
Total by-product sales B  (51,841)  (25,954)  -   -   (77,795)    (45,218)  (19,651)  (1,553)  -   (66,422)
Total cash cost, net of by-product credits C=A+B  4,114   (11,598)  -   -   (7,484)    (3,302)  (6,556)  (1,104)  -   (10,962)
Add: Mineral resources tax    4,045   895   -   -   4,940      3,346   760   -   -   4,106 
General and administrative    5,985   1,994   400   10,897   19,276      4,591   2,114   451   8,996   16,152 
Amortization included in general and administrative    (420)  (296)  (298)  (435)  (1,449)     (371)  (275)  (276)  (391)  (1,313)
Property evaluation and business development*    -   -   110   728   838      -   -   -   519   519 
Government fees and other taxes    1,616   573   8   -   2,197      1,460   500   5       1,965 
Reclamation accretion    158   19   26   -   203      144   19   22   -   185 
Lease payment    -   -   -   470   470      -   -   -   414   414 
Sustaining capital expenditures    17,682   3,246   101   123   21,152      18,929   3,380   195   494   22,998 
All-in sustaining cost, net of by-product credits F  33,180   (5,167)  347   11,783   40,143      24,797   (58)  (707)  10,032   34,064 
Add: Non-sustaining capital expenditures    18,217   813   2,489   -   21,519      10,164   712   1,315   -   12,191 
All-in cost, net of by-product credits G  51,397   (4,354)  2,836   11,783   61,662      34,961   654   608   10,032   46,255 
Silver ounces sold ('000s) H  4,561   531   -   -   5,092      4,674   585   -   -   5,259 
Cash cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits (A+B)/H $0.90  $(21.84) $-  $-  $(1.47)   $ (0.71) $(11.21) $-  $-  $(2.08)
All-in sustaining cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits F/H $7.27  $(9.73) $-  $-  $7.88    $ 5.31  $(0.10) $-  $-  $6.48 
All-in cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits G/H $11.27  $(8.20) $-  $-  $12.11    $ 7.48  $1.12  $-  $-  $8.80 
By-product credits per ounce of silver                                             
Gold    (0.92)  -   -   -   (0.82)     (0.89)  -   -   -   (1.09)
Lead    (8.53)  (12.69)  -   -   (8.96)     (7.57)  (10.65)  -   -   (7.91)
Zinc    (1.22)  (33.83)  -   -   (4.62)     (0.97)  (21.81)  -   -   (3.29)
Other    (0.70)  (2.35)  -   -   (0.87)     (0.24)  (1.14)  -   -   (0.34)
Total by-product credits per ounce of silver   $(11.37) $(48.87) $-  $-  $(15.27)   $ (9.67) $(33.59) $-  $-  $(12.63)

* Recovery of $3,970, arising the break fee of $6,497 (CAD$9,000) receipt from Guyana Goldfields net of expenses of $2,527, was excluded for the nine months ended December 31, 2020.

 

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021
(Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

(d) Costs per Tonne of Ore Processed

 

The Company uses cost per tonne of ore processed to manage and evaluate operating performance at each of its mines. Cost per tonne of ore processed is calculated based on total production costs on a sales basis, adjusted for changes in inventory, to arrive at total production costs that relate to ore production during the period. These total production costs are then further divided into mining cost, shipping cost, and milling cost. Cost per tonne of ore processed is the total of per tonne mining cost, per tonne shipping cost, and per tonne milling cost.

 

All-in sustaining production cost per tonne is an extension of the cash production cost per tonne and provides a comprehensive measure of the Company’s operating performance and ability to generate cash flows. All-in sustaining production cost per tonne is based on the Company’s cash production cost, and further includes corporate general and administrative expenses, government fees and other taxes, reclamation cost accretion, lease liability payments, and sustaining capital expenditures. The Company believes that this measure represents the total sustainable costs of processing ore from current operations and provides additional information about the Company’s operational performance and ability to generate cash flows.

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of production cost and all-in sustaining production cost per tonne of ore processed:

 

      Three months ended December 31, 2021   Three months ended December 31, 2020 
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except ounceand per ounce amount)    
Ying Mining
District
   GC   Other   Corporate     Consolidated   Ying Mining
District
   GC   Other   Corporate     Consolidated 
Production costs expensed as reported    $20,401   $4,654   $-   $-   $25,055   $12,852   $5,174   $-   $-   $18,026 
Depreciation and amortization as reported      5,925    897    -    -    6,822    4,623    973    -    -    5,596 
Adjustment for aggregate plant operations*      (554)   -    -    -    (554)                         
Change in stockpile and concentrate inventory                                                     
Less: stockpile and concentrate inventory - Beginning      (4,128)   (200)   (34)   -    (4,362)   (3,052)   (365)   (32)   -    (3,449)
Add: stockpile and concentrate inventory - Ending      5,062    725    35    -    5,822    6,156    499    34    -    6,689 
Adjustment for foreign exchange movement      (35)   (1)   (1)   -    (37)   (614)   (30)   (2)   -    (646)
       899    524    -    -    1,423    2,490    104    -    -    2,594 
Total production cost     $26,671   $6,075   $-   $-   $32,746   $19,965   $6,251   $-        $26,216 
Depreciation and amortization charged to mining costs  A   6,099    857    -    -    6,956    4,740    880    -    -    5,620 
Depreciation and amortization charged to milling costs  B   426    129    -    -    555    301    109    -    -    410 
Total non-cash production cost     $6,525   $986   $-   $-   $7,511   $5,041   $989   $-        $6,030 
Cash mining cost  C   16,791    3,585    -    -    20,376    12,398    4,030    -    -    16,428 
Shipping cost  D   781    -    -    -    781    720    -    -    -    720 
Cash milling cost  E   2,574    1,505    -    -    4,079    1,807    1,232    -    -    3,039 
Total cash production cost     $20,146   $5,090   $-   $-   $25,236   $14,925   $5,262   $-   $-   $20,187 
General and administrative      2,237    738    131    3,310    6,416    1,676    870    214    3,524    6,284 
Property evaluation and business development      -    -    26    178    204    -    -    -    207    207 
Amortization included in general and administrative      (140)   (99)   (97)   (145)   (481)   (134)   (96)   (99)   (139)   (468)
Government fees and other taxes      490    302    4    -    796    483    290    3    -    776 
Reclamation accretion      53    6    9    -    68    34    7    5    -    46 
Lease payment      -    -    -    159    159    -    -    -    143    143 
Adjustment for aggregate plant operations*      (90)                                             
Sustaining capital expenditures      7,013    1,334    101    29    8,477    6,083    1,330    194    15    7,622 
All-in sustaining production cost  F  $29,709   $7,371   $174   $3,531   $40,875   $23,067   $7,663   $317   $3,750   $34,797 
Non-sustaining capital expenditures      6,718    382    1,686    -    8,786    6,805    322    733    -    7,860 
All in production cost  G  $36,427   $7,753   $1,860   $3,531   $49,661   $29,872   $7,985   $1,050   $3,750   $42,657 
Ore mined ('000s)  H   200.946    91.126    -    -    292.072    182.268    97.177    -    -    279.445 
Ore shipped ('000s)  I   210.565    91.126    -    -    301.691    180.906    97.177    -    -    278.083 
Ore milled ('000s)  J   214.982    89.790    -    -    304.772    162.905    97.743    -    -    260.648 
Per tonne Production cost                                                     
Non-cash mining cost ($/tonne)  K=A/H   30.35    9.40    -    -    23.82    26.01    9.06    -    -    20.11 
Non-cash milling cost ($/tonne)  L=B/J   1.98    1.44    -    -    1.82    1.85    1.12    -    -    1.57 
Non-cash production cost ($/tonne)  M=K+L  $32.33   $10.84   $-   $-   $25.64   $27.86   $10.18   $-   $-   $21.68 
Cash mining cost ($/tonne)  N=C/H   83.56    39.34    -    -    69.76    68.02    41.47    -    -    58.79 
Shipping costs ($/tonne)  O=D/I   3.71    -    -    -    2.59    3.98    -    -    -    2.59 
Cash milling costs ($/tonne)  P=E/J   11.97    16.76    -    -    13.38    11.09    12.60    -    -    11.66 
Cash production costs ($/tonne)  Q=N+O+P  $99.24   $56.10   $-   $-   $85.73   $83.09   $54.07   $-   $-   $73.04 
All-in sustaining production costs ($/tonne)  P=(F-C-D-E)/J+Q  $143.72   $81.50   $-   $-   $137.04   $133.07   $78.63   $-   $-   $129.09 
All in costs ($/tonne)  S=P+(G-F)/J  $174.97   $85.76   $-   $-   $165.87   $174.84   $81.93   $-   $-   $159.25 

* Adjustments to exclude the operating costs of the aggregate plant.

 

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021
(Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

      Nine months ended December 31, 2021       Nine months ended December 31, 2020  
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except ounce and per ounce amount)     Ying Mining District     GC     Other     Corporate     Consolidated       Ying Mining District     GC     Other     Corporate     Consolidated  
Production costs expensed as reported   $ 55,955   $ 14,356   $ -   $ -   $ 70,311     $ 41,916   $ 13,095   $ 449   $ -   $ 55,460  
Depreciation and amortization     16,981     2,933     -     -     19,914       14,042     2,568     318     -     16,928  
Adjustment for aggregate plant operations*     (1,659 )                     (1,659 )     -     -     -     -     -  
Changes in stockpile and concentrate inventory                                                                

Less: stockpile and concentrate inventory - Beginning

    (5,996 )   (442 )   (34 )   -     (6,472 )     (4,474 )   (241 )   (790 )   -     (5,505 )

Add: stockpile and concentrate inventory - Ending

    5,062     725     35     -     5,822       6,156     499     34     -     6,689  

Adjustment for foreign exchange movement

    (95 )   (6 )   (1 )   -     (102 )     (724 )   (34 )   (11 )   -     (769 )
      (1,029 )   277   -     -     (752 )     958   224     (767 )   -     (415 )
Total production cost   $ 70,248   $ 17,566   $ -   $ -   $ 87,814     $ 56,916   $ 15,887   $ -         $ 72,803  
Depreciation and amortization charged to mining costs A   15,887     2,610     -     -     18,497       13,329     2,292     -     -     15,621  
Depreciation and amortization charged to milling costs B   1,099     371     -     -     1,470       867     313     -     -     1,180  
Total non-cash production cost   $ 16,986   $ 2,981   $ -   $ -   $ 19,967     $ 14,196   $ 2,605   $ -   $ -     16,801  

Cash mining cost

C   44,863     10,506     -     -     55,369       35,834     10,017     -     -     45,851  

Shipping cost

D   2,019     -     -     -     2,019       2,055     -     -     -     2,055  

Cash milling cost

E   6,381     4,079     -     -     10,460       4,831     3,265     -     -     8,096  
Total cash production cost   $ 53,263   $ 14,585   $ -   $ -   $ 67,848     $ 42,720   $ 13,282   $ -   $ -   $ 56,002  

General and administrative

    5,985     1,994     400     10,897     19,276       4,591     2,114     451     8,996     16,152  

Property evaluation and business development**

    -     -     110     728     838       -     -     -     519     519  

Amortization included in general and administrative

    (420 )   (296 )   (298 )   (435 )   (1,449 )     (371 )   (275 )   (276 )   (391 )   (1,313 )

Government fees and other taxes

    1,616     573     8     -     2,197       1,460     500     5     -     1,965  

Reclamation accretion

    158     19     26     -     203       144     19     22     -     185  

Lease payment

    -     -     -     470     470       -     -     -     414     414  

Adjustment for aggregate plant operations*

    (209 )   -     -     -     (209 )     -     -     -     -     -  

Sustaining capital expenditures

    17,682     3,246     101     123     21,152       18,929     3,380     195     494     22,998  
All-in sustaining production cost F $ 78,075   $ 20,121   $ 347   $ 11,783   $ 110,326     $ 67,473   $ 19,020   $ 397   $ 10,032   $ 96,922  
Non-sustaining capital expenditures     18,217     813     2,489     -     21,519       10,164     712     1,315     -   $ 12,191  
All in production cost G $ 96,292   $ 20,934   $ 2,836   $ 11,783   $ 131,845     $ 77,637   $ 19,732   $ 1,712   $ 10,032   $ 109,113  

Ore mined (’000s)

H   550.786     264.989     -     -     815.775       537.464     264.389     -           801.853  

Ore shipped (’000s)

I   555.703     264.989     -     -     820.692       540.131     264.389     -           804.520  

Ore milled (’000s)

J   552.562     267.103     -     -     819.665       519.677     267.230     -           786.907  
Per tonne Production cost                                                                

Non-cash mining cost ($/tonne)

K=A/H   28.84     9.85     -     -     22.67       24.80     8.67     -     -     19.48  

Non-cash milling cost ($/tonne)

L=B/J   1.99     1.39     -     -     1.79       1.67     1.17     -     -     1.50  
Non-cash production cost ($/tonne) M=K+L $ 30.83   $ 11.24   $ -   $ -   $ 24.46     $ 26.47   $ 9.84   $ -   $ -   $ 20.98  

Cash mining cost ($/tonne)

N=C/H   81.45     39.65     -     -     67.87       66.67     37.89     -     -     57.18  

Shipping costs ($/tonne)

O=D/I   3.63     -     -     -     2.46       3.80     -     -     -     2.55  

Cash milling costs ($/tonne)

P=E/J   11.55     15.27     -     -     12.76       9.30     12.22     -     -     10.29  
Cash production costs ($/tonne) Q=N+O+P $ 96.63   $ 54.92   $ -   $ -   $ 83.09     $ 79.77   $ 50.11   $ -   $ -   $ 70.02  
All-in sustaining production costs ($/tonne) P=(F-C-D-E)/J+Q $ 141.53   $ 75.65   $ -   $ -   $ 134.91     $ 127.40   $ 71.58   $ -   $ -   $ 122.02  
All in costs ($/tonne) S=P+(G-F)/J $ 174.50   $ 78.69   $ -   $ -   $ 161.17     $ 146.96   $ 74.25   $ -   $ -   $ 137.51  

 

*Adjustments to exclude the operating costs of the aggregate plant.

**Recovery of $3,970, arising the break fee of $6,497 (CAD$9,000) receipt from Guyana Goldfields net of expenses of $2,527, was excluded for the nine months ended December 31, 2020.

 

13.Critical Accounting Policies, Judgments, and Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported on the consolidated financial statements. These critical accounting estimates represent management estimates and judgements that are uncertain and any changes in these estimates could materially impact the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Management continuously reviews its estimates and assumptions using the most current information available. The Company’s critical accounting policies, judgements and estimates are described in Note 2 of the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021, as well as the audited financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2021.

 

14.New Accounting Standards

 

(a) Adoption of new accounting standards

 

Amendments to IAS 16 - Property, Plant and Equipment: Proceeds before Intended Use

 

The Company adopted Amendments to IAS 16 – Property, Plant and Equipment: Proceeds before Intended Use, on April 1, 2021 and the adoption has no material impact on the Company’s financial statements. In May 2020, the IASB issued Property, Plant and Equipment — Proceeds before Intended Use, which prohibits entities deducting from the cost of an item of property, plant and equipment, any proceeds from selling items produced while bringing that asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management. Instead, an entity recognizes the proceeds from selling such items, and the costs of producing those items, in profit or loss. The amendment is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2022 and must be applied retrospectively to items of property, plant and equipment made available for use on or after the beginning of the earliest period presented when the entity first applies the amendment.

 

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(b) Accounting standards not yet effective

 

New accounting standards and interpretations published, but not mandatory for the current period and not yet early adopted by the Company, are not expected to have a material impact on the Company in the current or future reporting periods.

 

15.Other MD&A Requirements

 

Additional information relating to the Company:

 

(a)may be found on SEDAR at www.sedar.com;

 

(b)may be found at the Company’s website www.silvercorp.ca;

 

(c)may be found in the Company’s Annual Information Form; and

 

(d)is also provided in the Company’s annual audited consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2021.

 

16.Outstanding Share Data

 

As at the date of this MD&A, the following securities were outstanding:

 

(a)Share Capital

 

Authorized - unlimited number of common shares without par value

 

Issued and outstanding – 177,105,799 common shares with a recorded value of $255.4 million

 

Shares subject to escrow or pooling agreements - $nil.

 

(b) Options

 

As at the date of this MD&A, the outstanding options comprise the following:

 

Number of Options Exercise Price (CAD$) Expiry Date
560,335 $5.46 2025-05-26
480,000 $9.45 2025-11-11
1,040,335    

 

(c) Restricted Share Units (RSUs)

 

Outstanding – 1,662,166 RSUs with an average grant date closing price of CAD$6.48 per share.

 

17.Risks and Uncertainties

 

The Company is exposed to a number of risks in conducting its business, including but not limited to: metal price risk as the Company derives its revenue from the sale of silver, lead, zinc, and gold; credit risk in the normal course of dealing with other companies and financial institutions; foreign exchange risk as the Company reports its financial statements in USD whereas the Company operates in jurisdictions that utilize other currencies; equity price risk and interest rate risk as the Company has investments in marketable securities that are traded in the open market or earn interest at market rates that are fixed to maturity or at variable interest rates; inherent risk of uncertainties in estimating mineral reserves and mineral resources; political risks; economic and social risks related to conducting business in foreign jurisdictions such as China and Mexico; environmental risks; risks related to its relations with employees and local communities where the Company operates, and emerging risks relating to the spread of COVID-19, which has to date resulted in profound health and economic impacts globally and which presents future risks and uncertainties that are largely unknown at this time.

 

Management and the Board continuously assess risks that the Company is exposed to and attempt to mitigate these risks where practical through a range of risk management strategies.

 

These and other risks are described in the Company’s Annual Information Form, NI 43-101 technical reports, Form 40-F, and Audited Consolidated Financial Statements, which are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov. Readers are encouraged to refer to these documents for a more detailed description

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For the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021
(Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

of some of the risks and uncertainties inherent to Silvercorp’s business.

 

COVID-19

 

The Company's business, operations and financial condition could be materially adversely affected by the outbreak of pandemics or other health crises, such as the outbreak of COVID-19 that was designated as a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. The international response to the spread of COVID-19 has led to significant restrictions on travel, temporary business closures, quarantines, global stock market volatility, and a general reduction in consumer activity. Such public health crises can result in operating, supply chain and project development delays and disruptions, global stock market and financial market volatility, declining trade and market sentiment, reduced movement of people and labour shortages, and travel and shipping disruption and shutdowns, including as a result of government regulation and prevention measures, or a fear of any of the foregoing, all of which could affect commodity prices, interest rates, credit risk and inflation. In addition, the current COVID-19 pandemic, and any future emergence and spread of similar pathogens could have an adverse impact on global economic conditions which may adversely impact the Company's operations, and the operations of suppliers, contractors and service providers.

 

The Company may experience business interruptions, including suspended (whether government mandated or otherwise) or reduced operations relating to COVID-19 and other such events outside of the Company's control, which could have a material adverse impact on its business, operations and operating results, financial condition and liquidity.

 

As at the date of this MD&A, the duration of the business disruptions internationally and related financial impact of COVID-19 cannot be reasonably estimated. It is unknown whether and how the Company may be affected if the pandemic persists for an extended period of time.

 

The Company's exposure to such public health crises also includes risks to employee health and safety. Should an employee, contractor, community member or visitor become infected with a serious illness that has the potential to spread rapidly, this could place the Company's workforce at risk.

 

Metal Price Risk

 

The Company’s sales prices for lead and zinc pounds are fixed against the Shanghai Metals Exchange as quoted at www.shmet.com; gold ounces are fixed against the Shanghai Gold Exchange as quoted at www.sge.com.cn and silver ounces are fixed against the Shanghai White Platinum & Silver Exchange as quoted at www.ex-silver.com.

 

The Company’s revenues, if any, are expected to be in large part derived from the mining and sale of silver, lead, zinc, and gold contained in metal concentrates. The prices of those commodities have fluctuated widely, particularly in recent years, and are affected by numerous factors beyond the Company’s control including international and regional economic and political conditions; expectations of inflation; currency exchange fluctuations; interest rates; global or regional supply and demand for jewellery and industrial products containing silver and other metals; sale of silver and other metals by central banks and other holders, speculators and producers of silver and other metals; availability and cost of metal substitutes; and increased production due to new mine developments and improved mining and production methods. The price of base and precious metals may have a significant influence on the market price of the Company’s shares and the value of its projects. The effect of these factors on the price of base and precious metals, and therefore the viability of the Company’s exploration projects and mining operations, cannot be accurately predicted.

 

If silver and other metals prices were to decline significantly or for an extended period of time, the Company may be unable to continue operations, develop its projects, or fulfil obligations under agreements with the Company’s joint venture partners or under its permits or licenses.

 

Permits, licenses and national security clearance

 

All mineral resources and mineral reserves of the Company’s subsidiaries are owned by their respective governments, and mineral exploration and mining activities may only be conducted by entities that have

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(Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

obtained or renewed exploration or mining permits and licenses in accordance with the relevant mining laws and regulations. No guarantee can be given that the necessary exploration and mining permits and licenses will be issued to the Company or, if they are issued, that they will be renewed, or if renewed under reasonable operational and/or financial terms, or in a timely manner, or that the Company will be in a position to comply with all conditions that are imposed. No guarantee can be given that the national security clearance for Zhonghe Silver Project will be issued, or if it is issued, that it will be issued under reasonable operational and/or financial terms, or in a timely manner, or that the Company will be in a position to comply with all conditions that are imposed.

 

Nearly all mining projects require government approval. There can be no certainty that approvals necessary to develop and operate mines on the Company’s properties will be granted or renewed in a timely and/or economical manner, or at all.

 

Title to properties

 

With respect to the Company’s Chinese properties, while the Company has investigated title to all of its mineral claims and to the best of its knowledge, title to all of its properties is in good standing, the properties may be subject to prior unregistered agreements or transfers and title may be affected by undetected defects. There may be valid challenges to the title of the Company’s properties which, if successful, could impair development and/or operations. The Company cannot give any assurance that title to its properties will not be challenged. Title insurance is generally not available for mineral properties and the Company’s ability to ensure that it has obtained secure claims to individual mineral properties or mining concessions may be severely constrained. The Company’s mineral properties in China have not been surveyed, and the precise location and extent thereof may be in doubt.

 

Operations and political conditions

 

Most of the properties in which the Company has an interest are located in China, which has different regulatory and legal standards than those in North America. Even when the Company’s mineral properties are proven to host economic reserves of metals, factors such as political instability, terrorism, opposition and harassment from local miners, or governmental expropriation or regulation may prevent or restrict mining of any such deposits or repatriation of profits.

 

Most of the Company’s operations are located in China. These operations are subject to the risks normally associated with conducting business in China. Some of these risks are more prevalent in countries which are less developed or have emerging economies, including uncertain political and economic environments, as well as risks of war and civil disturbances or other risks which may limit or disrupt a project, restrict the movement of funds or result in the deprivation of contractual rights or the taking of property by nationalization or expropriation without fair compensation, risk of adverse changes in laws or policies, increases in foreign taxation or royalty obligations, license fees, permit fees, delays in obtaining or the inability to obtain necessary governmental permits, limitations on ownership and repatriation of earnings, and foreign exchange controls and currency devaluations.

 

In addition, the Company may face import and export regulations, including export restrictions, disadvantages of competing against companies from countries that are not subject to similar laws, restrictions on the ability to pay dividends offshore, and risk of loss due to disease and other potential endemic health issues. Although the Company is not currently experiencing any significant or extraordinary problems in China arising from such risks, there can be no assurance that such problems will not arise in the future. The Company currently does not carry political risk insurance coverage.

 

The Company’s interests in its mineral properties are held through joint venture companies established under and governed by the laws of China. The Company’s joint venture partners in China include state-sector entities and, like other state-sector entities, their actions and priorities may be dictated by government policies instead of purely commercial considerations. Additionally, companies with a foreign ownership component operating in China may be required to work within a framework which is different from that imposed on domestic Chinese companies. The Chinese government currently allows foreign investment in certain mining projects under central government guidelines. There can be no assurance that these guidelines will not change in the future.

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Regulatory environment in China

 

The Company conducts its mining operations in China. The laws of China differ significantly from those of Canada and all such laws are subject to change. Mining is subject to potential risks and liabilities associated with pollution of the environment and disposal of waste products occurring as a result of mineral exploration and production.

 

Failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations may result in enforcement actions and may also include corrective measures requiring capital expenditures, installation of additional equipment or remedial actions. Parties engaged in mining operations may be required to compensate those suffering loss or damage by reason of mining activities and may have civil or criminal fines or penalties imposed for violations of applicable laws and regulations.

 

New laws and regulations, amendments to existing laws and regulations, administrative interpretation of existing laws and regulations, or more stringent enforcement of existing laws and regulations could have a material adverse impact on future cash flow, results of operations and the financial condition of the Company.

 

Substantial uncertainties exist with respect to the interpretation and implementation of the Foreign Investment Law. On March 15, 2019, the PRC National People’s Congress approved the Foreign Investment Law, which came into effect on January 1, 2020. The Foreign Investment Law replaced the trio of prior laws regulating foreign investment in China. The Implementation Regulation of the Foreign Investment Law and the Measures for Reporting of Information on Foreign Investment, which also came into effect on January 1, 2020, clarified and elaborated the relevant provisions of the Foreign Investment Law.

 

The Foreign Investment Law sets out the basic regulatory framework for foreign investments and proposes to implement a system of pre-entry national treatment with a negative list for foreign investments (including certain aspects of telecommunications, mining and publication and entertainment), pursuant to which (i) foreign entities and individuals are prohibited from investing in the areas that are not open to foreign investments, (ii) foreign investments in the restricted industries must satisfy certain requirements under the law, and (iii) foreign investments in business sectors outside of the negative list will be treated equally with domestic investments. The Foreign Investment Law also sets forth necessary mechanisms to facilitate, protect and manage foreign investments and proposes to establish a foreign investment information reporting system, through which foreign investors or foreign-invested enterprises are required to submit initial report, report of changes, report of deregistration and annual report relating to their investments to the Ministry of Commerce or its local branches. As the Foreign Investment Law is still relatively new, it is unclear how the regulations will be interpreted and implemented by the relevant governmental authorities.

 

Environmental risks

 

The Company’s activities are subject to extensive laws and regulations governing environmental protection and employee health and safety, including environmental laws and regulations in China. These laws address emissions into the air, discharges into water, management of waste, management of hazardous substances, protection of natural resources, antiquities and endangered species, and reclamation of lands disturbed by mining operations.

 

There are also laws and regulations prescribing reclamation activities on some mining properties. Environmental legislation in many countries, including China, is evolving and the trend has been toward stricter standards and enforcement, increased fines and penalties for non-compliance, more stringent environmental assessments of proposed projects and increasing responsibility for companies and their officers, directors and employees. Compliance with environmental laws and regulations may require significant capital outlays on behalf of the Company and may cause material changes or delays in the Company’s intended activities. There can be no assurance that the Company has been or will be at all times in complete compliance with current and future environmental and health and safety laws and permits will not materially adversely affect the Company’s business, results of operations or financial condition. It is possible that future changes in these laws or regulations could have a significant adverse impact on some portion of the Company’s business, causing the Company to re-evaluate those activities at that time. The Company’s compliance with environmental laws and regulations entails uncertain cost.

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(Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

Risks and hazards of mining operations

 

Mining is inherently dangerous and the Company’s operations are subject to a number of risks and hazards including, without limitation:

 

(i)environmental hazards;

 

(ii)discharge of pollutants or hazardous chemicals;

 

(iii)industrial accidents;

 

(iv)failure of processing and mining equipment;

 

(v)labour disputes;

 

(vi)supply problems and delays;

 

(vii)encountering unusual or unexpected geologic formations or other geological or grade problems;

 

(viii)encountering unanticipated ground or water conditions;

 

(ix)cave-ins, pit wall failures, flooding, rock bursts and fire;

 

(x)periodic interruptions due to inclement or hazardous weather conditions;

 

(xi)equipment breakdown;

 

(xii)other unanticipated difficulties or interruptions in development, construction or production;

 

(xiii)other acts of God or unfavourable operating conditions; and

 

(xiv)health and safety risks associated with spread of COVID-19 pandemic, and any future emergence and spread of similar pathogens.

 

Such risks could result in damage to, or destruction of, mineral properties or processing facilities, personal injury or death, loss of key employees, environmental damage, delays in mining, monetary losses and possible legal liability. Satisfying such liabilities may be very costly and could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s future cash flow, results of operations and financial condition.

 

Cybersecurity Risks

 

The Company is subject to cybersecurity risks including unauthorized access to privileged information, destroy data or disable, degrade, or sabotage our systems, including through the introduction of computer viruses. Although we take steps to secure our configurations and manage our information system, including our computer systems, internet sites, emails and other telecommunications, and financial/geological data, there can be no assurance that measures we take to ensure the integrity of our systems will provide protection, especially because cyberattack techniques used change frequently or are not recognized until successful. The Company has not experienced any material cybersecurity incident in the past, but there can be no assurance that the Company would not experience in the future. If our systems are compromised, do not operate properly or are disable, we could suffer financial loss, disruption of business, loss of geology data which could affect our ability to conduct effective mine planning and accurate mineral resources estimates, loss of financial data which could affect our ability to provide accurate and timely financial reporting.

 

General Economic Conditions

 

General economic conditions may adversely affect our growth, profitability and ability to obtain financing. Events in global financial markets in the past several years have had a profound impact on the global economy. Many industries, including the silver and gold mining industry, have been and continue to be impacted by these market conditions. Some of the key impacts of the current financial market turmoil include contraction in credit markets

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021
(Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

resulting in a widening of credit risk, devaluations, high volatility in global equity, commodity, foreign exchange and precious metal markets and a lack of market confidence and liquidity. A continued or worsened slowdown in the financial markets or other economic conditions, including but not limited to, consumer spending, employment rates, business conditions, inflation, fuel and energy costs, consumer debt levels, lack of available credit, the state of the financial markets, interest rates and tax rates, may adversely affect our growth, profitability and ability to obtain financing. A number of issues related to economic conditions could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations, including:

 

(i)significant disruption to the global economic conditions caused by COVID-19 as discussed above;
(ii)contraction in credit markets could impact the cost and availability of financing and our overall liquidity;
(iii)the volatility of silver, gold and other metal prices would impact our revenues, profits, losses and cash flow;
(iv)recessionary pressures could adversely impact demand for our production;
(v)volatile energy, commodity and consumables prices and currency exchange rates could impact our production costs; and
(vi)the devaluation and volatility of global stock markets could impact the valuation of our equity and other securities.

 

18.Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

(a)Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining an adequate system of internal control, including internal controls over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by and/or under the supervision of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer and effected by the Board, management and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with IFRS as issued by IASB. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:

 

maintaining records, that in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect our transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company;

 

providing reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary for preparation of our consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

providing reasonable assurance that receipts and expenditures are made in accordance with authorizations of management and the directors of the Company; and

 

providing reasonable assurance that unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of company assets that could have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements would be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

 

The Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, believes that due to its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis. In addition, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

The Company’s management evaluates the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based upon the criteria set forth in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organization of the Treadway Commission. Based on the evaluation, management concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021 was effective and provides a reasonable assurance of the reliability of the Company’s financial reporting and preparation of the financial statements.

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SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021
(Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

(b)Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial reporting.

 

19.Directors and Officers

 

As at the date of this MD&A, the Company’s directors and officers are as follows:

 

Directors Officers  
Dr. Rui Feng, Director, Chairman Rui Feng, Chief Executive Officer
Yikang Liu, Director Derek Liu, Chief Financial Officer
Paul Simpson, Director Yong-Jae Kim, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
David Kong, Director Lon Shaver, Vice President
Marina A. Katusa, Director    

 

Technical Information

 

Scientific and technical information contained in this MD&A has been reviewed and approved by Mr. Guoliang Ma, P.Geo., Manager of Exploration and Resources of the Company and a Qualified Person as such term is defined in NI 43-101.

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

Certain of the statements and information in this MD&A constitute “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 provincial securities laws. Any statements or information that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as “expects”, “is expected”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “plans”, “projects”, “estimates”, “assumes”, “intends”, “strategies”, “targets”, “goals”, “forecasts”, “objectives”, “budgets”, “schedules”, “potential” or variations thereof or stating that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative of any of these terms and similar expressions) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements or information. Forward-looking statements or information relate to, among other things:

 

the price of silver and other metals;

 

estimates of the Company’s revenues and capital expenditures;

 

estimated ore production and grades from the Company’s mines in the Ying Mining District and the GC Mine;

 

projected cash operating costs and all-in sustaining costs, and budgets, on a consolidated and mine-by-mine basis;

 

statements regarding anticipated exploration, drilling, development, construction, and other activities or achievements of the Company;

 

plans, projections and estimates included in the Fiscal 2021 Guidance and the Fiscal 2022 Guidance;

 

timing of national security clearance related to acquisition of the Zhonghe Project by the relevant governmental authorities and the Company’s expectation that it will enter into the mineral rights transfer contract with respect to the Zhonghe Project; and

 

timing of receipt of permits, licenses, and regulatory approvals.

 

Forward-looking statements or information are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ from those reflected in the forward-looking statements or information, including, without limitation, risks relating to,

 

COVID–19;
 Management’s Discussion and AnalysisPage 38

 

 

SILVERCORP METALS INC.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021
(Tabular amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data or unless otherwise stated)

 

fluctuating commodity prices;

 

fluctuating currency exchange rates;

 

increasing labour cost;

 

exploration and development programs;

 

feasibility and engineering reports;

 

permits and licenses;

 

operations and political conditions;

 

regulatory environment in China, Mexico and Canada;

 

environmental risks;

 

mining operations;

 

cybersecurity;

 

general economic conditions; and

 

matters referred to in this MD&A under the heading “Risks and Uncertainties” and other public filings of the Company.

 

This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of the Company’s forward-looking statements or information. Forward-looking statements or information are statements about the future and are inherently uncertain, and actual achievements of the Company or other future events or conditions may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements or information. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated, described or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information.

 

The Company’s forward-looking statements and information are necessarily based on a number of estimates, assumptions, beliefs, expectations and opinions of management as of the date of this MD&A that, while considered reasonable by management of the Company, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. These estimates, assumptions, beliefs, expectations and options include, but are not limited to, those related to the Company’s ability to carry on current and future operations, including: the duration and effects of COVID-19 on our operations and workforce; development and exploration activities; the timing, extent, duration and economic viability of such operations; the accuracy and reliability of estimates, projections, forecasts, studies and assessments; the Company’s ability to meet or achieve estimates, projections and forecasts; the availability and cost of inputs; the price and market for outputs; foreign exchange rates; taxation levels; the timely receipt of necessary approvals, licenses or permits; the ability to meet current and future obligations; the ability to obtain timely financing on reasonable terms when required; the current and future social, economic and political conditions; and other assumptions and factors generally associated with the mining industry.

 

Other than as required by applicable securities laws, the Company does not assume any obligation to update forward-looking statements and information if circumstances or management’s assumptions, beliefs, expectations or opinions should change, or changes in any other events affecting such statements or information. For the reasons set forth above, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and information.

 

 Management’s Discussion and AnalysisPage 39

 

EX-99.6 7 exhibit99-6.htm CONSENT OF GUOLIANG MA

Exhibit 99.6

 

CONSENT OF EXPERT

 

The undersigned hereby consents to the inclusion in the Management’s Discussion & Analysis of Silvercorp Metals Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended December 31, 2021 of references to the undersigned as a qualified person and the undersigned’s name with respect to the disclosure of technical and scientific information contained therein.

 

The undersigned further consents to the inclusion or incorporation by reference of all references to the undersigned in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-10 (No. 333-249939). This consent extends to any amendments to the Form F-10, including post-effective amendments.

 

“Guoliang Ma”

Guoliang Ma, P.Geo.

February 8, 2022

 

 

 

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