EX-99 2 tmb-20230810xex99.htm EX-99

Exhibit 99.1

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Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

Three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022

(Unaudited)


SKEENA RESOURCES LIMITED

CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

(Unaudited – expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)

Note

    

June 30, 2023

    

December 31, 2022

ASSETS

 

  

 

  

 

  

Current

 

 

  

 

  

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

73,446

$

40,602

Marketable securities

 

 

1,793

 

2,494

Receivables

 

6

 

4,868

 

5,682

Prepaid expenses

 

 

2,239

 

1,346

82,346

 

50,124

 

  

 

Prepaid expenses

22

54

Deposits

 

 

2,405

 

2,128

Exploration and evaluation interests

 

5

 

95,938

 

95,438

Capital assets

 

 

22,439

 

20,236

Total assets

 

  

$

203,150

$

167,980

LIABILITIES

 

  

 

  

 

  

Current

 

  

 

  

 

  

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

6

$

12,491

$

13,977

Current portion of lease liabilities

 

 

569

 

545

Flow-through share premium liability

 

 

3,439

 

4,557

Current portion of other liabilities

427

1,806

16,926

 

20,885

 

  

 

Long-term lease liabilities

 

 

2,730

 

3,017

Provision for closure and reclamation

 

 

5,686

 

6,160

Other liabilities

472

691

Total liabilities

 

  

 

25,814

 

30,753

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

  

 

  

 

  

Capital stock

 

7

 

537,949

 

464,029

Commitment to issue shares

1,000

1,250

Reserves

 

7

 

42,547

 

39,879

Deficit

 

  

 

(404,160)

 

(367,931)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

  

 

177,336

 

137,227

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

  

$

203,150

$

167,980

NATURE OF OPERATIONS (NOTE 1)

CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 9)

SUBSEQUENT EVENT (NOTE 10)

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

signed “Craig Parry”

    

signed “Suki Gill”

Director

Director

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements.

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SKEENA RESOURCES LIMITED

CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF LOSS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(Unaudited – expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share and per share amounts)

For the three months ended

For the six months ended

June 30, 

June 30, 

    

Note

2023

    

2022

    

2023

    

2022

Accretion

 

$

58

$

16

$

121

$

34

Administrative compensation

 

6

 

1,427

 

1,209

 

2,811

 

1,772

Communications

 

  

 

337

 

649

 

624

 

1,202

Consulting

 

 

376

 

128

 

514

 

254

Depreciation

 

 

71

 

67

 

142

 

144

Exploration and evaluation

 

5

14,677

22,955

25,729

42,959

Flow-through share premium recovery

 

 

(921)

 

(4,246)

 

(1,118)

 

(7,114)

Insurance

585

469

1,117

1,011

Interest income

 

  

 

(438)

 

(90)

 

(680)

 

(146)

Loss (gain) on marketable securities

 

188

 

1,023

 

553

 

(771)

Office and administration

 

 

316

 

251

 

701

 

446

Professional fees

 

 

376

 

200

 

871

 

638

Share-based payments

 

6,7

 

2,352

 

1,903

 

4,512

 

3,072

Transfer agent and listing fees

 

  

 

82

 

153

 

332

 

202

Loss and comprehensive loss for the period

 

  

$

(19,486)

$

(24,687)

$

(36,229)

$

(43,703)

Loss per share – basic and diluted

 

  

$

(0.24)

$

(0.36)

$

(0.45)

$

(0.65)

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic and diluted

 

 

82,197,543

 

69,059,604

 

80,045,553

 

67,447,971

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements.

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SKEENA RESOURCES LIMITED

CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited – expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except shares)

Total

Capital Stock

Commitment to

Reserves

Shareholders’

(Note 7)

Issue Shares

(Note 7)

Deficit

Equity

    

Shares

    

Amount

    

Options

    

Restricted Share Units

    

Deferred Share Units

    

Investment Rights

    

Warrants

    

    

Balance December 31, 2021

 

65,392,363

$

361,982

$

$

23,710

$

198

$

$

2,500

$

14,200

$

(279,041)

$

123,549

Acquisition of QuestEx Gold & Copper Ltd. (Note 1)

1,082,553

9,528

267

61

9,856

Exercise of options

 

456,456

 

3,605

 

(1,198)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,407

Vesting of Restricted Share Units

48,074

200

(200)

Exercise of warrants

 

2,812,500

 

41,701

 

 

 

 

 

(11,326)

 

 

30,375

Share issue costs

(39)

(39)

Share-based payments

 

 

 

3,879

 

813

 

 

 

 

 

4,692

Loss for the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(43,703)

 

(43,703)

Balance June 30, 2022

 

69,791,946

$

416,977

$

$

26,658

$

811

$

$

2,500

$

2,935

$

(322,744)

$

127,137

Balance December 31, 2022

 

77,655,882

$

464,029

$

1,250

$

29,640

$

4,804

$

$

2,500

$

2,935

$

(367,931)

$

137,227

Bought deal offering

10,005,000

73,537

73,537

Acquisition of exploration and evaluation interests (Note 5)

30,413

250

(250)

Exercise of options

267,108

1,617

(585)

1,032

Vesting of Restricted Share Units

76,923

1,000

(1,000)

Tahltan Investment Rights

 

119,785

 

1,500

 

 

 

 

(1,500)

 

 

 

Exercise of warrants

 

9,657

 

90

 

 

 

 

 

(25)

 

 

65

Share issue costs

(4,074)

(4,074)

Share-based payments

1,728

3,975

75

5,778

Loss for the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(36,229)

 

(36,229)

Balance June 30, 2023

 

88,164,768

$

537,949

$

1,000

$

30,783

$

7,779

$

75

$

1,000

$

2,910

$

(404,160)

$

177,336

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements.

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SKEENA RESOURCES LIMITED

CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited – expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)

For the three months ended

For the six months ended

June 30, 

June 30, 

Note

2023

    

2022

2023

    

2022

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

  

 

  

  

 

  

Loss for the period

$

(19,486)

$

(24,687)

$

(36,229)

$

(43,703)

Items not affecting cash

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Accretion

 

110

 

18

 

226

 

38

Depreciation

 

510

 

345

 

1,014

 

931

Loss on sale of equipment

87

87

Flow-through share premium recovery

 

(921)

 

(4,246)

 

(1,118)

 

(7,114)

Loss (gain) on marketable securities

 

188

 

1,023

 

553

 

(771)

Share-based payments

7

 

3,340

 

2,780

 

5,778

 

4,692

Changes in non-cash operating working capital

 

 

 

  

 

  

Receivables

 

1,265

 

134

 

814

 

3,054

Prepaid expenses

 

60

 

1,029

 

(861)

 

3,025

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

363

 

(2,135)

 

(2,557)

 

(1,470)

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(14,571)

 

(25,652)

 

(32,380)

 

(41,231)

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Proceeds from sale of marketable securities

147

148

Deposits refunded (paid)

 

(149)

 

501

 

(1,963)

 

501

Exploration and evaluation asset expenditures

(1,011)

(6)

(1,011)

(6)

Purchase of capital assets

 

(432)

 

(486)

 

(592)

 

(638)

Proceeds from disposal of capital assets

239

239

Settlement of other liabilities arising from mineral property acquisitions

5

(1,650)

(1,650)

Consideration paid on acquisition of QuestEx Gold & Copper Ltd.

1

(18,749)

(18,749)

Transaction costs on acquisition of QuestEx Gold & Copper Ltd.

1

(548)

(889)

Cash acquired on acquisition of QuestEx Gold & Copper Ltd.

1

5,037

5,037

Proceeds from sale of assets acquired from QuestEx Gold & Copper Ltd.

1

19,341

19,341

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

(3,095)

 

5,329

 

(5,068)

 

4,836

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Lease payments

(203)

(87)

(406)

(175)

Proceeds from bought deal financing

7

73,537

73,537

Proceeds from option exercises

7

12

66

1,032

2,407

Proceeds from warrant exercises

7

 

 

 

65

 

30,375

Share issue costs

7

 

(3,936)

 

(9)

 

(3,936)

 

(39)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

69,410

 

(30)

 

70,292

 

32,568

Change in cash and cash equivalents during the period

 

51,744

 

(20,353)

 

32,844

 

(3,827)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period

 

21,702

 

56,839

 

40,602

 

40,313

Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period

$

73,446

$

36,486

$

73,446

$

36,486

Cash and cash equivalents are comprised of:

Cash

$

23,129

$

26,829

Cash equivalents

50,317

9,657

Cash and cash equivalents

$

73,446

$

36,486

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE WITH RESPECT TO CASH FLOWS (NOTE 8)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements.

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SKEENA RESOURCES LIMITED

Notes to the CONDENSED INTERIM consolidated Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023

(Unaudited – expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars within tables, unless otherwise noted)

1.

NATURE OF OPERATIONS

Skeena Resources Limited (“Skeena” or the “Company”) is incorporated under the laws of the province of British Columbia, Canada. Its principal business activity is the exploration of mineral properties, primarily in British Columbia. The Company’s corporate office is located at Suite 650, 1021 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 0C3. The Company’s stock is trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) and New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “SKE”, and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “RXF”. The Company is in the exploration stage with respect to its mineral property interests.

The Company relies on share issuances in order to fund its exploration and evaluation activities and other business objectives. As at June 30, 2023, the Company has cash and cash equivalents of $73,446,000. Based on forecasted expenditures, this balance will be sufficient to fund the Company’s committed exploration and evaluation expenditures and general administrative costs for at least the next twelve months. However, if the Company continues its current level of exploration and evaluation activities throughout the next twelve months, the current cash balances will not be sufficient to fund these expenditures. In the longer term, the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon successful execution of its business plan (including bringing the Eskay Creek project to profitable operation), raising additional capital or evaluating strategic alternatives for its mineral property interests. The Company expects to continue to raise the necessary operating funds primarily through the issuance of shares, with construction financing anticipated to be provided through a combination of debt, equity and other instruments at the appropriate time. There can be no guarantees that future equity financings will be available on acceptable terms or at all, in which case the Company may need to reduce or delay its longer-term exploration and evaluation plans.

On June 1, 2022, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of QuestEx Gold & Copper Ltd. (“QuestEx”) for cash and share consideration totalling $41,250,000, including replacement options and warrants to the holders of QuestEx options and warrants (“QuestEx Transaction”). Concurrent with the QuestEx Transaction, the Company sold certain mineral properties to an affiliate of Newmont Corporation for $25,598,000.

2.

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Statement of compliance

These unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34, Interim Financial Reporting (“IAS 34”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”). They do not include all of the information and footnotes required for annual financial statements prepared using International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended December 31, 2022.

The accounting policies applied in the preparation of these unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements are consistent with those applied and disclosed in the Company’s audited annual consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended December 31, 2022.

The Board of Directors approved these unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements for issuance on August 10, 2023.

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SKEENA RESOURCES LIMITED

Notes to the CONDENSED INTERIM consolidated Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023

(Unaudited – expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars within tables, unless otherwise noted)

2.

BASIS OF PRESENTATION (continued)

Significant accounting estimates and judgments

The preparation of these unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements and reported amounts of expenses during the reporting periods. Actual outcomes could differ from these estimates and judgments, which, by their nature, are uncertain. Significant judgments made by management in applying the Company’s accounting policies and the key sources of estimation uncertainty are the same as those that applied to the annual consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended December 31, 2022.

3.

NEW STANDARDS, AMENDMENTS AND INTERPRETATIONS ADOPTED

New accounting policies adopted on January 1, 2023

Disclosure of Accounting Policies (Amendment to IAS 1 and IFRS Practice Statement 2)

In February 2021, the IASB issued amendments to IAS 1, Presentation of Financial Statements, and the IFRS Practice Statement 2, Making Materiality Judgements, to provide guidance on the application of materiality judgments to accounting policy disclosures. The amendments to IAS 1 replace the requirement to disclose ‘significant’ accounting policies with a requirement to disclose ‘material’ accounting policies. Guidance and illustrative examples are added in the Practice Statement to assist in the application of materiality concept when making judgments about accounting policy disclosures.

These amendments are effective for annual financial statements for periods beginning on or after January 1, 2023. There was no material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements resulting from the adoption of these amendments.

4.

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT

The carrying values of the Company’s financial instruments are comprised of the following:

Financial Instrument

    

Category

    

June 30, 2023

    

December 31, 2022

Cash and cash equivalents

 

Amortized cost

$

73,446

$

40,602

Marketable securities

 

FVTPL

$

1,793

$

2,494

Receivables

 

Amortized cost

$

644

$

35

Deposits

Amortized cost

$

2,405

$

2,128

Contingent consideration receivable

FVTPL

$

$

Accounts payable

 

Amortized cost

$

4,006

$

10,209

Other liabilities

 

Amortized cost

$

899

$

2,497

Financial instruments measured at fair value are classified into one of three levels in the fair value hierarchy according to the relative reliability of the inputs used to estimate the fair values. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are:

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly; and

Level 3 – Inputs that are not based on observable market data.

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SKEENA RESOURCES LIMITED

Notes to the CONDENSED INTERIM consolidated Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023

(Unaudited – expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars within tables, unless otherwise noted)

4.

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

The carrying values of the Company’s marketable securities, except for warrants, are measured using Level 1 inputs.  Warrants within marketable securities and contingent consideration receivable are measured using Level 3 inputs.

The Company’s risk exposure and the impact on the Company’s financial instruments are summarized below:

Credit risk

Where judged to be potentially significant, expected credit losses are measured using a present value and probability-weighted model that considers all reasonable and supportable information available without undue cost or effort along with information available concerning past defaults, current conditions and forecasts at the reporting date.

IFRS 9, Financial Instruments, requires the recognition of 12 month expected credit losses (the portion of lifetime expected credit losses from default events that are expected within 12 months of the reporting date) if credit risk has not significantly increased since initial recognition (stage 1), lifetime expected credit losses for financial instruments for which the credit risk has increased significantly since initial recognition (stage 2) or which are credit impaired (stage 3). There are no material expected credit losses with respect to the Company’s financial instruments held at amortized cost.

Market risk

Market risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate due to changes in market prices. Market risk consists of interest rate risk, foreign currency risk and other price risk. As at June 30, 2023, the Company is exposed to market risk on its marketable securities. A 10% decrease in the share price of the Company’s marketable securities at June 30, 2023 would have resulted in a $181,000 decrease to the carrying value of the Company’s marketable securities and an increase of the same amount to the Company’s unrealized loss on marketable securities.

Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its obligations as they become due. The Company manages its liquidity risk by forecasting cash flows from operations and anticipating any investing and financing activities to ensure that it will have sufficient cash to meet liabilities when due. Management and the Board of Directors are actively involved in the review, planning and approval of significant expenditures and commitments.

The undiscounted financial liabilities as of June 30, 2023 will mature as follows:

Less than
1 year

1-5 years

Greater than
5 years

Total

Accounts payable

$

4,006

$

$

$

4,006

Other liabilities

500

500

1,000

Total

$

4,506

$

500

$

$

5,006

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SKEENA RESOURCES LIMITED

Notes to the CONDENSED INTERIM consolidated Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023

(Unaudited – expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars within tables, unless otherwise noted)

4.

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

Other risks

In late February 2022, Russia launched a large-scale military attack on Ukraine. The invasion significantly amplified already existing geopolitical tensions among Russia, Ukraine, Europe, NATO and the West, including Canada. In response to the military action by Russia, various countries, including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and European Union issued broad-ranging and evolving economic sanctions against Russia. Such sanctions (and any future sanctions) and other actions against Russia may adversely impact, among other things, the global economy and various sectors of the economy, including, but not limited to, financials, energy, metals and mining. Accordingly, the actions discussed above and potential for a wider conflict could increase financial market volatility and cause severe negative effects on regional and global economic markets, either in specific sectors or more broadly.

Additionally, global stock markets have also experienced great volatility and significant weakening of certain sectors as concerns over inflation continue. Governments and central banks have responded with monetary and fiscal interventions designed to stabilize economic conditions.

To date, the Company’s operations have not been materially negatively affected by these events, apart from increasing costs. In 2022 and 2023, operations have experienced higher inflation on material inputs. The future impact of Russia’s military action against Ukraine, as well as the effectiveness of government and central bank responses, remain unclear at this time. It is not possible to reliably estimate the duration of the impact, the severity of the consequences, nor the impact, if any, on the financial position and results of the Company for future periods.

5.

EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION INTERESTS

Exploration and evaluation assets

Eskay

KSP

Kingpin

Red Chris

Snip

Sofia

Total

Balance, December 31, 2021

$

74,444

$

$

$

$

1,087

$

$

75,531

Adjust closure liability

 

1,162

 

 

 

 

(153)

 

 

1,009

Acquisition of QuestEx properties

7,872

3,936

1,312

13,120

Additions

 

2,882

 

 

 

2,871

 

25

 

 

5,778

Balance, December 31, 2022

$

78,488

$

7,872

$

3,936

$

2,871

$

959

$

1,312

$

95,438

Adjust closure liability

 

(392)

 

 

 

 

(119)

 

 

(511)

Additions

1,011

1,011

Balance, June 30, 2023

$

79,107

$

7,872

$

3,936

$

2,871

$

840

$

1,312

$

95,938

Eskay Creek Property, British Columbia, Canada

On October 28, 2022, the Company acquired the Eskay North mineral property in the Golden Triangle area, near Eskay, from Tudor Gold Corp. for 231,404 common shares issued at closing and cash consideration of $1,400,000 paid during the six months ended June 30, 2023.

During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company incurred $1,011,000 (2022 – $nil) relating to earthworks for certain infrastructures at Eskay Creek.

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SKEENA RESOURCES LIMITED

Notes to the CONDENSED INTERIM consolidated Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023

(Unaudited – expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars within tables, unless otherwise noted)

5.

EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION INTERESTS (continued)

Red Chris Properties, British Columbia, Canada

On October 18, 2022, the Company acquired three properties in the Golden Triangle area that are located on either side of Newcrest and Imperial Metals’ Red Chris mine, approximately 20km southeast of the village of Iskut (the “Red Chris Properties”), from Coast Copper Corp. for $3,000,000, payable in six equal payments of $250,000 in cash and $250,000 in common shares. In April 2023, the Company paid $250,000 in cash and issued 30,413 common shares to Coast Copper Corp.

Snip Property, British Columbia, Canada

On October 14, 2021, Hochschild Mining Holdings Limited (“Hochschild”) initiated its right to earn 60% of Snip. Pursuant to the option agreement, to exercise its option, Hochschild would have had to have incurred expenditures of approximately $100 million during the option period.  In April 2023, Hochschild terminated its right to earn 60% of Snip.

Exploration and evaluation expenses

Three months ended June 30, 2023

Eskay

KSP

Kingpin

Red Chris

Snip

Sofia

Total

Accretion

$

52

$

$

$

$

$

$

52

Assays and analysis/storage

 

94

8

6

2

 

 

7

 

117

Camp and safety

 

215

2

3

 

 

 

220

Claim renewals and permits

204

10

214

Community relations

 

 

 

2

 

2

Depreciation

439

439

Drilling

 

616

 

 

 

616

Electrical

2

2

Environmental studies

 

3,924

 

36

 

 

3,960

Equipment rental

 

216

1

 

 

 

217

Fieldwork, camp support

 

1,803

7

8

2

 

(8)

 

21

 

1,833

Fuel

392

10

1

3

5

411

Geology, geophysics, and geochemical

 

4,182

52

 

 

1

 

4,235

Helicopter

300

46

8

27

23

404

Metallurgy

425

425

Part XII.6 tax, net of METC

 

(294)

 

 

(27)

 

(321)

Share-based payments (Note 6)

 

988

 

 

 

988

Transportation and logistics

 

842

20

 

 

1

 

863

Total for the period

$

14,400

$

125

$

27

$

54

$

56

$

15

$

14,677

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SKEENA RESOURCES LIMITED

Notes to the CONDENSED INTERIM consolidated Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023

(Unaudited – expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars within tables, unless otherwise noted)

5.

EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION INTERESTS (continued)

Exploration and evaluation expenses (continued)

Six months ended June 30, 2023

Eskay

KSP

Kingpin

Red Chris

Snip

Sofia

Total

Accretion

$

105

$

$

$

$

$

$

105

Assays and analysis/storage

 

1,002

 

8

 

6

 

2

 

 

54

 

1,072

Camp and safety

 

223

 

2

 

3

 

 

 

 

228

Claim renewals and permits

517

17

15

549

Community relations

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

5

Depreciation

872

872

Drilling

 

616

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

618

Electrical

4

4

Environmental studies

 

7,178

 

 

 

 

111

 

 

7,289

Equipment rental

 

382

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

384

Fieldwork, camp support

 

2,444

 

7

 

8

 

2

 

 

64

 

2,525

Fuel

426

10

1

3

5

445

Geology, geophysics, and geochemical

 

7,915

 

52

 

 

 

 

3

 

7,970

Helicopter

356

46

8

27

23

460

Metallurgy

814

814

Part XII.6 tax, net of METC

 

(108)

 

 

 

 

 

(4)

 

(112)

Share-based payments (Note 6)

 

1,266

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,266

Transportation and logistics

 

1,211

 

 

 

20

 

 

4

 

1,235

Total for the period

$

25,223

$

125

$

27

$

54

$

156

$

144

$

25,729

Three months ended June 30, 2022

    

Eskay

Snip

    

Sofia

    

Total

Accretion

$

2

$

$

$

2

Assays and analysis/storage

 

392

3

 

 

395

Camp and safety

 

763

 

 

763

Claim renewals and permits

286

14

300

Depreciation

278

278

Drilling

 

4,300

 

 

4,300

Electrical

107

107

Environmental studies

 

1,361

75

 

 

1,436

Equipment rental

 

1,378

2

 

3

 

1,383

Fieldwork, camp support

 

4,774

46

 

46

 

4,866

Fuel

 

814

 

6

 

820

Geology, geophysics, and geochemical

 

4,982

18

 

10

 

5,010

Helicopter

885

16

901

Metallurgy

110

110

Part XII.6 tax

23

23

Share-based payments (Note 6)

877

877

Transportation and logistics

 

1,383

 

1

 

1,384

Total for the period

$

22,715

$

158

$

82

$

22,955

There were no exploration and evaluation expenses incurred on KSP and Kingpin during the three months ended June 30, 2022.

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SKEENA RESOURCES LIMITED

Notes to the CONDENSED INTERIM consolidated Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023

(Unaudited – expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars within tables, unless otherwise noted)

5.

EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION INTERESTS (continued)

Exploration and evaluation expenses (continued)

Six months ended June 30, 2022

    

Eskay

Snip

    

Sofia

    

Total

Accretion

$

4

$

$

$

4

Assays and analysis/storage

 

1,360

239

 

 

1,599

Camp and safety

 

1,178

 

 

1,178

Claim renewals and permits

377

28

405

Depreciation

787

787

Drilling

 

4,883

 

 

4,883

Electrical

390

390

Environmental studies

 

2,654

100

 

 

2,754

Equipment rental

 

3,640

3

 

3

 

3,646

Fieldwork, camp support

 

9,359

89

 

46

 

9,494

Fuel

 

1,499

 

6

 

1,505

Geology, geophysics, and geochemical

 

10,741

18

 

10

 

10,769

Helicopter

1,147

16

1,163

Metallurgy

127

127

Part XII.6 tax

23

23

Share-based payments (Note 6)

1,620

1,620

Transportation and logistics

 

2,610

1

 

1

 

2,612

Total for the period

$

42,399

$

478

$

82

$

42,959

There were no exploration and evaluation expenses incurred on KSP and Kingpin during the six months ended June 30, 2022.

6.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Key management compensation

Key management personnel at the Company are the directors and officers of the Company. The remuneration of key management personnel during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 is as follows:

For the three months ended

For the six months ended

June 30,

June 30,

2023

2022

2023

2022

Director remuneration

$

82

$

2

$

163

$

88

Officer & key management remuneration1

$

843

$

894

$

1,697

$

1,712

Termination benefits

$

$

$

675

$

Share-based payments

$

2,424

$

1,851

$

4,054

$

2,943

1Remuneration consists exclusively of salaries, bonuses, and health benefits for officers and key management. These costs are components of both administrative wages and exploration expenses categories in the unaudited condensed interim consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss.

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SKEENA RESOURCES LIMITED

Notes to the CONDENSED INTERIM consolidated Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023

(Unaudited – expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars within tables, unless otherwise noted)

6.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (continued)

Key management compensation (continued)

Share-based payment expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 are recorded in two separate categories: exploration and evaluation expense with a related party component of $239,000 (2022 – $389,000) and $365,000 (2022 – $691,000), respectively, and general and administrative expense with a related party component of $2,185,000 (2022 – $1,462,000) and $3,689,000 (2022 – $2,252,000), respectively.

Recoveries

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company recovered $2,000 (2022 – $4,000) and $6,000 (2022 – $5,000), respectively, from a company with a common officer as a result of billing for employee time used to provide services. The salary recoveries were recorded in administrative compensation expense.

Receivables

Included in receivables at June 30, 2023 is $5,000 (December 31, 2022 – $6,000) due from companies with common directors or officers in relation to salary and other recoveries.

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

Included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities at June 30, 2023 is $798,000 (December 31, 2022 – $708,000) due to key management personnel in relation to compensation noted above.

7.

CAPITAL STOCK AND RESERVES

Authorized – unlimited number of voting common shares without par value.

Private placements and bought deal offerings

Transactions during the six months ended June 30, 2023

On May 24, 2023, the Company closed a bought deal public offering, whereby gross proceeds of $73,537,000 were raised by the issuance of 10,005,000 common shares at a price of $7.35 per common share. In connection with the bought deal offering, the Company incurred share issuance costs of $4,074,000.

Transactions during the six months ended June 30, 2022

There were no private placements or bought deal offerings during the six months ended June 30, 2022.

Tahltan Investment Rights

On April 16, 2021, the Company entered into an investment agreement with the Tahltan Central Government (“TCG”), pursuant to which TCG invested $5,000,000 into Skeena by purchasing 399,285 Tahltan Investment Rights (“Rights”) for approximately $12.52 per Right. Each Right will vest by converting into one common share upon the achievement of key Company and permitting milestones (“Milestones”), or over time, as follows:

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SKEENA RESOURCES LIMITED

Notes to the CONDENSED INTERIM consolidated Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023

(Unaudited – expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars within tables, unless otherwise noted)

7.

CAPITAL STOCK AND RESERVES (continued)

Tahltan Investment Rights (continued)

·

119,785 Rights: earlier of Milestone 1 achievement or April 16, 2023;

·

119,785 Rights: earlier of Milestone 2 achievement or April 16, 2023;

·

79,857 Rights: earlier of Milestone 3 achievement or April 16, 2023; and

·

79,858 Rights: earlier of Milestone 4 achievement or April 16, 2024.

As at December 31, 2022, Milestones 2 and 3 set forth within the agreement were met. During the six months ended June 30, 2023, Milestone 1 was met, resulting in the conversion of 119,785 Rights into 119,785 common shares of the Company valued at $1,500,000. As at June 30, 2023, only Milestone 4 is to be achieved.

Share-based payments

During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company adopted the 2023 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (“Omnibus Plan”), which governs the terms of stock options, restricted share units (“RSUs”), performance share units (“PSUs”) and deferred share units (“DSUs”). Any awards granted after the effective date of the Omnibus Plan will fall under the Omnibus Plan.

Stock options

The stock options have a maximum expiry date period of 5 years from the grant date.

Restricted Share Units and Performance Share Units

Upon each vesting date, participants will receive, at the sole discretion of the Board of Directors: (a) common shares equal to the number of RSUs or DSUs that vested; (b) cash payment equal to the 5-day volume weighted average trading price of common shares; or (c) a combination of (a) and (b).

Deferred Share Units

The DSUs are granted to independent members of the Board of Directors. The DSUs vest immediately and have all of the rights and restrictions that are applicable to RSUs, except that the DSUs may not be redeemed until the participant has ceased to hold all offices, employment and directorships with the Company.

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SKEENA RESOURCES LIMITED

Notes to the CONDENSED INTERIM consolidated Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023

(Unaudited – expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars within tables, unless otherwise noted)

7.

CAPITAL STOCK AND RESERVES (continued)

Share-based payments (continued)

Share purchase warrant, RSU, DSU and stock option transactions are summarized as follows:

Warrants

RSUs

DSUs

Stock Options

Weighted

Weighted

Average

Average

    

Number

    

Exercise Price

    

Number

    

Number

Number

    

Exercise Price

Outstanding, December 31, 2021

2,812,500

$

10.80

 

56,074

 

5,275,124

$

10.18

Granted

 

$

 

1,836,766

 

399,306

$

8.61

Replacement warrants and options
pursuant to acquisition of QuestEx

150,691

$

14.19

77,158

$

9.87

Exercised

 

(2,812,500)

$

10.80

 

(48,074)

 

(479,169)

$

5.19

Cancelled

 

(137,868)

$

14.88

 

(8,945)

 

(238,994)

$

11.80

Outstanding, December 31, 2022

 

12,823

$

6.77

 

1,835,821

 

5,033,425

$

10.44

Granted

 

$

 

607,750

 

11,755

155,151

$

8.42

Exercised

 

(9,657)

$

6.81

 

(76,923)

 

(267,108)

$

3.86

Cancelled

 

(3,166)

$

6.81

 

(187,960)

 

(287,137)

$

12.30

Outstanding, June 30, 2023

 

$

2.72

 

2,178,688

 

11,755

4,634,331

$

10.64

Exercisable, June 30, 2023

 

$

2.72

 

 

3,961,941

$

10.56

The weighted average share price at the date of exercise of the stock options was $7.46 during the six months ended June 30, 2023 (2022 – $15.51). The weighted average share price at the date of exercise of the warrants was $7.69 during the six months ended June 30, 2023 (2022 – $15.78).

    

    

Weighted Average

    

Exercise Price

Remaining Life

($/Share)

Outstanding

(Years)

Exercisable

Options

1.00 - 5.00

 

789,845

 

1.71

 

789,845

5.01 - 10.00

 

442,936

 

4.23

 

38,062

10.01 - 15.00

 

3,401,550

 

2.83

 

2,864,034

 

4,634,331

 

2.77

 

3,691,941

Outstanding

Vesting Year

RSUs

323,853

 

2023

1,450,007

2024

202,415

2025

202,413

 

2026

2,178,688

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SKEENA RESOURCES LIMITED

Notes to the CONDENSED INTERIM consolidated Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023

(Unaudited – expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars within tables, unless otherwise noted)

7.

CAPITAL STOCK AND RESERVES (continued)

Share-based payments (continued)

Transactions during the six months ended June 30, 2023

On February 14, 2023, the Company granted 145,000 RSUs to various employees of the Company. The RSUs were valued using the share price on the grant date and had a fair value of $1,056,000. The RSUs will vest over a 36-month period, with one third of the RSUs vesting after 12 months, one third vesting after 24 months, and one third vesting after 36 months.

On May 15, 2023, the Company granted 155,151 stock options to various directors, officers and employees of the Company. The options have a term of 5 years, expiring on May 15, 2028. All of the options vest over a 36-month period, with one third of the options vesting after 12 months, one third vesting after 24 months, and one third vesting after 36 months. Each option will allow the holder thereof to purchase one common share of the Company at a price of $8.42 per common share. The options were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and had a fair value of $631,000.

On May 15, 2023, the Company granted 462,750 RSUs to various directors, officers and employees of the Company. All of the RSUs vest over a 36-month period, with one third of the RSUs vesting after 12 months, one third vesting after 24 months, and one third vesting after 36 months. The RSUs were valued using the share price on the grant date and had a fair value of $3,896,000.

On June 22, 2023, the Company granted 11,755 DSUs to a director of the Company. The DSUs were valued using the share price on the grant date and had a fair value of $75,000.

Transactions during the six months ended June 30, 2022

On April 21, 2022, the Company granted 103,264 stock options to various directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company. The options have a term of 5 years, expiring on April 21, 2027. All of the options vest over a 36-month period, with 34% of the options vesting after 12 months, 33% vesting after 24 months, and 33% vesting after 36 months. Each option allows the holder thereof to purchase one common share of the Company at a price of $13.00 per common share. The options were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and had a fair value of $675,000.

On April 21, 2022, the Company granted 291,285 RSUs to various directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company. The RSUs were valued using the share price on the grant date and had a fair value of $3,787,000. The RSUs will vest on April 21, 2024.

On April 21, 2022, the Company granted 230,769 RSUs to an officer of the Company. The RSUs were valued using the share price on the grant date and had a fair value of $3,000,000. The RSUs will vest over a 24-month period, with one third of the RSUs vesting on each of April 21, 2023, October 21, 2023, and April 21, 2024.

On June 1, 2022, the Company issued 1,058,597 common shares valued at $9,178,000 to the shareholders of QuestEx pursuant to the QuestEx Transaction. The Company also issued 23,956 common shares valued at $350,000 to a third party relating to transaction costs associated with the QuestEx Transaction.

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SKEENA RESOURCES LIMITED

Notes to the CONDENSED INTERIM consolidated Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023

(Unaudited – expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars within tables, unless otherwise noted)

7.

CAPITAL STOCK AND RESERVES (continued)

Share-based payments (continued)

On June 1, 2022, the Company issued 77,158 replacement options to the holders of QuestEx options pursuant to the QuestEx Transaction. The replacement options have expiry dates between June 6, 2022 and December 21, 2026. All of the replacement options vested immediately. Each replacement option allows the holder thereof to purchase one common share of the Company at a price between $1.36 to $53.13 per common share. The replacement options were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and had a fair value of $267,000.

On June 1, 2022, the Company issued 150,691 replacement warrants to the holders of QuestEx warrants pursuant to the QuestEx Transaction. The replacement warrants have expiry dates between August 20, 2022 and April 15, 2023. All of the replacement warrants vested immediately. Each replacement warrant allows the holder thereof to purchase one common share of the Company at a price between $2.72 to $23.16 per common share. The replacement warrants were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and had a fair value of $61,000.

Share purchase warrant and stock option pricing models require the input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected price volatility. Changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate. Weighted average inputs used were as follows:

Warrants

Stock Options

2023

2022

2023

2022

Expected life (years)

 

0.3

3.5

3.2

Annualized volatility

35.00

%

65.00

%

65.00

%

Dividend rate

 

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

Risk-free interest rate

 

 

2.74

%

 

3.86

%

 

2.65

%

8.

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE WITH RESPECT TO CASH FLOWS

Non-cash transactions during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 that were not presented elsewhere in the unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements are as follows:

For the three months ended

For the six months ended

June 30,

June 30,

2023

2022

2023

2022

Capital asset additions in accounts payable and accrued liabilities

$

1,138

$

208

$

1,138

$

208

Deposits reclassified to capital assets

$

1,686

$

$

1,686

$

Proceeds from sale of equipment recorded in receivables

$

$

16

$

$

16

Share issue costs in accounts payable and accrued liabilities

$

138

$

$

138

$

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company did not make any payments towards interest or income taxes.

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SKEENA RESOURCES LIMITED

Notes to the CONDENSED INTERIM consolidated Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023

(Unaudited – expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars within tables, unless otherwise noted)

9.

CONTINGENCIES

Due to the nature of the Company’s operations, various legal and tax matters arise in the ordinary course of business. The Company accrues such items as liabilities when the amount can be reasonably estimated, and settlement of the matter is probable to require an outflow of future economic benefits from the Company.

10.

SUBSEQUENT EVENT

On July 7, 2023, the Company acquired five mineral claims surrounding Eskay Creek from Eskay Mining Corp. for cash consideration of $4,000,000, of which $2,000,000 was paid on closing and $1,000,000 is payable on each of October 31, 2023 and December 31, 2023. The mineral claims are subject to a 2% net smelter return (“NSR”) royalty, of which 1% of the NSR royalty can be purchased at any time for $2,000,000.

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