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Royalty and Other Mineral Interests
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Schedule Of Royalties  
Royalty and other mineral interests

7. Royalty and other mineral interests

 

 

 

($)

 

Balance at September 30, 2020

 

 

 

Additions

 

 

25,496

 

Acquisition of Ely

 

 

238,864

 

Depletion

 

 

(164

)

Foreign currency translation

 

 

379

 

Property option payment received

 

 

(30

)

Balance at September 30, 2021

 

 

264,545

 

Additions

 

 

45,008

 

Disposal

 

 

(10

)

Acquisition of Golden Valley & Abitibi (Note 3)

 

 

366,102

 

Depletion

 

 

(1,756

)

Property option payment received

 

 

(1,780

)

Impairment

 

 

(3,821

)

Balance at September 30, 2022

 

 

668,288

 

 

Option payments received during the year ended September 30, 2022 is $2,230 (2021: $30), of which $1,780 (2021: $30) is deducted from royalties and other mineral interests and $450 (2021: $nil) is presented as revenue. In addition, option payment of $150 (2021: $nil) is settled by marketable securities. All option payments received during the year ended September 30, 2022 are generated from assets located in the U.S.A.

7. Royalty and other mineral interests (continued)

 

 

 

Cost

 

Accumulated Depletion

 

Others

 

Carrying Amount

 

 

October 1, 2021

 

Additions

 

September 30, 2022

 

October 1, 2021

 

Depletion

 

September 30, 2022

 

Transfer

 

Disposal

 

Impairment

 

Option payments

 

Total

 

September 30, 2022

 

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beaufor

 

1,235

 

 —

 

1,235

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

1,235

Borden

 

1,108

 

2,781

 

3,889

 

 —

 

 (539)

 

 (539)

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

3,350

Cheechoo

 

 —

 

12,640

 

12,640

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

12,640

Côté

 

 —

 

16,132

 

16,132

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

16,132

Croinor

 

5,330

 

449

 

5,779

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

5,779

Fenelon

 

41,553

 

 —

 

41,553

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

41,553

Gold Rock

 

3,275

 

 —

 

3,275

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

3,275

Granite Creek

 

 —

 

21,768

 

21,768

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

21,768

Hog Ranch

 

12,879

 

 —

 

12,879

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

12,879

Jerritt Canyon

 

8,921

 

 —

 

8,921

 

 (74)

 

 (454)

 

 (528)

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

8,393

Lincoln Hill

 

5,289

 

 —

 

5,289

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

132

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

132

 

5,421

Malartic

 

 —

 

318,393

 

318,393

 

 —

 

 (691)

 

 (691)

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

317,702

Marigold

 

1,261

 

 —

 

1,261

 

 (84)

 

 —

 

 (84)

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

1,177

McKenzie Break

 

4,010

 

291

 

4,301

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

4,301

Railroad-Pinion

 

3,032

 

 —

 

3,032

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

3,032

Rawhide

 

3,821

 

 —

 

3,821

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 (3,821)

 

 —

 

 (3,821)

 

 —

REN (Net Profit Interest)

 

21,017

 

 —

 

21,017

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

21,017

REN (Net Smelter Return)

 

42,365

 

 —

 

42,365

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

556

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

556

 

42,921

São Jorge

 

2,274

 

 —

 

2,274

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

2,274

Titiribi

 

3,010

 

 —

 

3,010

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

3,010

Whistler

 

2,575

 

 —

 

2,575

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

2,575

Yellowknife

 

1,870

 

 —

 

1,870

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

1,870

Others

 

99,884

 

38,656

 

138,540

 

 (6)

 

 (72)

 

 (78)

 

 (688)

 

 (10)

 

 —

 

 (1,780)

 

 (2,478)

 

135,984

Total (1)

 

264,709

 

411,110

 

675,819

 

 (164)

 

 (1,756)

 

 (1,920)

 

 —

 

 (10)

 

 (3,821)

 

 (1,780)

 

 (5,611)

 

668,288

 

(1)
Royalty and other mineral interests include non-depletable asset of $480,085 and depletable assets of $188,203.

7. Royalty and other mineral interests (continued)

 

The following is a summary of selected royalties own by the Company as at September 30, 2022:

 

Asset

 

Interest

 

Jurisdiction

Producing

 

 

 

 

Borden Mine (1)

 

0.5% NSR

 

Ontario, Canada

Canadian Malartic Property (open pit) (1)

 

3.0% NSR

 

Québec, Canada

Jerritt Canyon Mine

 

0.5% NSR

 

Nevada, USA

Jerritt Canyon Mine (Per Ton Royalty)

 

$0.15 – $0.40 Per Ton Royalty

 

Nevada, USA

Marigold Mine (1)

 

0.75% NSR

 

Nevada, USA

Granite Creek

 

10% NPI

 

Nevada, USA

Isabella Pearl Mine (1)

 

0.375% Gross Revenue Royalty

 

Nevada, USA

Key Developing

 

 

 

 

Beaufor Mine

 

1.0% NSR

 

Québec, Canada

Beaufor-Beacon Mill (Per Tonne Royalty (“PTR”))

 

C$1.25 – C$3.75 PTR

 

Québec, Canada

Cheechoo Project

 

2.5% to 4.0% NSR

 

Québec, Canada

Côté Gold Project (1)

 

0.75% NSR

 

Ontario, Canada

Croinor Gold Project

 

2.75% NSR

 

Québec, Canada

Fenelon Gold Property

 

2.0% NSR

 

Québec, Canada

Gold Rock Project

 

0.5% NSR

 

Nevada, USA

Hog Ranch Project

 

2.25% NSR

 

Nevada, USA

La Mina Project

 

2.0% NSR

 

Colombia

Lincoln Hill Project

 

2.0% NSR

 

Nevada, USA

McKenzie Break

 

2.75% NSR

 

Québec, Canada

Canadian Malartic - Odyssey Project (1) (underground)

 

3.0% NSR

 

Québec, Canada

Railroad-Pinion Project (1)

 

0.44% NSR

 

Nevada, USA

REN - Carline Mines

 

1.5% NSR

 

Nevada, USA

REN - Carline Mines (NPI)

 

3.5% NPI

 

Nevada, USA

Rodeo Creek

 

2.0% NSR

 

Nevada, USA

São Jorge Project

 

1.0% NSR

 

Brazil

Swanson

 

2.75% NSR

 

Québec, Canada

Tonopah West

 

3.0% NSR

 

Nevada, USA

Whistler Project

 

1.0% NSR

 

Alaska, USA

 

Note:

(1)
Royalty applies to only a portion of the property.

 

Côté Gold Project

 

On March 1, 2022, the Company completed the acquisition of an existing 0.75% NSR royalty on a portion of the Côté Gold Project, located in Ontario Canada, and owned by IAMGOLD Corporation, as the operator, and Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. The Company paid a total consideration of $15,832 at closing which comprised of $15,000 in cash and the issuance of 207,449 GRC Shares with fair value of $832. In addition, the Company issued an additional 50,000 GRC Shares to third parties in connection with certain acknowledgement in connection with the transaction.

 

Nevada Gold Mines

 

On September 27, 2022, the Company completed the acquisition from Nevada Gold Mines LLC ("NGM"), a joint venture between Barrick Gold Corporation and Newmont Corporation, of a royalty portfolio consisting of:

 

a 10% NPI royalty on Granite Creek Mine operated by i-80 Gold Corp., payable after 120,000 oz of gold or equivalent is cumulatively produced from the project;
a 2.0% NSR royalty on the Bald Mountain Mine operated by Kinross Gold Corporation ("Kinross"), payable after 10 million ounces of gold have been produced from the properties; and

 

Gold Royalty Corp.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars unless otherwise stated)

 

7. Royalty and other mineral interests (continued)

 

Nevada Gold Mines (continued)

 

a 1.25% NSR on the Bald Mountain Joint Venture Zone also operated by Kinross.

 

The purchase consideration was satisfied by the issuance of 9,393,681 GRC Shares to NGM with fair value of $21,512 at closing.

 

Eldorado Project

 

On January 14, 2022, Nevada Select Royalty, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, granted an option to a third party to purchase 100% of its right, title, and interest in its Eldorado Project for a 3.0% NSR and $2,000 cash payments, of which $75 has been received. The balance of the cash payments is due as follows:

 

$125 on or before January 14, 2023.
$400 on or before January 14, 2024 and January 14, 2025 and;
$500 on or before January 14, 2026 and January 14, 2027.

 

The option will be in effect during the term of the agreement from the grant date to the first to occur of (a) the exercise of the option, (b) the termination of this option agreement, or (c) 5 years from January 14, 2022.

 

Monarch Mining Projects

 

On July 23, 2021, the Company entered into a definitive agreement with Monarch Mining Corporation ("Monarch") to acquire a portfolio of gold royalty interests, including a C$2.50 per tonne royalty on material processed through Monarch's Beacon mill originating from the Beaufor mine operations, a 2.5% NSR on each of Monarch's Croinor Gold, McKenzie Break and Swanson properties, and a 1% NSR on Monarch's Beaufor property. The consideration was approximately $12 million (C$15 million), of which approximately $9 million (C$11.25 million) was paid on closing and approximately $3 million (C$3.75 million) is payable upon the 6-month anniversary of closing. Monarch has the right to repurchase a 1.25% NSR on each of the Croinor Gold, McKenzie Break and Swanson properties for C$2 million per property. Such rights may only be exercised by Monarch for a period of 30 days after December 31, 2027 after the gold price as quoted by the London Bullion Market exceeds $2,000 per ounce continuously for 30 consecutive days.

 

On April 6, 2022, the Company completed a royalty financing transaction with Monarch. Pursuant to the definitive agreement, the Company provided $3,587 (C$4.5 million) in additional royalty financing to Monarch in exchange for increasing the rate on the Company's existing royalties and provided an additional $799 (C$1 million) in equity financing to Monarch by participating in its marketed private placement (Note 5). Pursuant to the definitive agreement, among other things:

 

the existing C$2.50 PTR on material from the Beaufor Mine through the Beacon Mill is increased to C$3.75 per tonne on material from the Beaufor Mine and C$1.25 per tonne on material from the McKenzie Break, Croinor Gold, and Swanson properties;
the existing 2.50% NSR royalties on Monarch's McKenzie Break, Croinor Gold, and Swanson properties is increased to a 2.75% NSR over the properties;
Monarch's existing 1.25% NSR royalty buyback rights on the McKenzie Break, Croinor Gold, and Swanson properties is extinguished; and
the Company retains pre-emptive rights on any future PTRs on the Beacon Mill and retains a right of first refusal on the creation of any additional NSR properties over the McKenzie Break, Croinor Gold, and Swanson properties.

 

On September 27, 2022, Monarch announced that it had suspended its operations at the Beaufor Mine due to financial and operational challenges. Monarch further disclosed that the mine has been put on care and maintenance for an undetermined period. Monarch has not disclosed the timing or plans for a potential restart of the mine. The Company considered the suspension of operations at the Beaufor Mine an indicator of impairment and conducted an impairment analysis to estimate the recoverable amount. No impairment charge has been recorded as a result of this assessment.

 

 

 

Gold Royalty Corp.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars unless otherwise stated)

 

7. Royalty and other mineral interests (continued)

 

Rawhide

 

During the year ended September 30, 2022, mining operations at the Rawhide mine were suspended due to working capital constraints. Accordingly, the Company recognized an impairment charge of $3,821 (2021: $nil) on the Rawhide royalty.

 

GoldMining Projects

 

On November 27, 2020, the Company entered into a royalty purchase agreement with GoldMining, the Company's former parent, pursuant to which GoldMining caused its applicable subsidiaries to create and issue to the Company NSR royalties ranging from 0.5% to 2.0% on 17 gold properties and transfer to the Company certain buyback rights held by its subsidiaries. The purchase consideration with a fair value of $13,076 was satisfied by the issuance of 15,000,000 GRC Shares.