INVESTMENT IN MINERA SANTA CRUZ S.A. ("MSC") - SAN JOSE MINE

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

INVESTMENT IN MINERA SANTA CRUZ S.A. ("MSC") - SAN JOSE MINE

INVESTMENT IN MINERA SANTA CRUZ S.A. ("MSC") - SAN JOSE MINE

NOTE 9 INVESTMENT IN MINERA SANTA CRUZ S.A. (“MSC”) - SAN JOSÉ MINE

The Company accounts for investments over which it exerts significant influence but does not control through majority ownership using the equity method of accounting. In applying the equity method of accounting to the Company’s investment in MSC, MSC’s financial statements, which are originally prepared by MSC in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, have been adjusted to conform with U.S. GAAP. As such, the summarized financial data presented under this heading is in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

A summary of the operating results of MSC for the year ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017 is as follows:

	Year ended December 31,
	2019		2018			2017
Minera Santa Cruz S.A. (100%)
Revenue from gold and silver sales	$	263,887	$	213,096	$	235,650
Production costs applicable to sales		(159,915)		(151,779)		(156,347)
Depreciation and depletion		(69,995)		(52,200)		(48,278)
Gross profit		33,977		9,117		31,025
Exploration		(10,635)		(5,884)		(5,198)
Other expenses(1)		(13,065)		(12,840)		(12,527)
Net income (loss) before tax	$	10,277	$	(9,607)	$	13,300
Current and deferred tax expense		(14,556)		(10,934)		(18,050)
Net loss	$	(4,279)	$	(20,541)	$	(4,750)
Portion attributable to McEwen Mining Inc. (49%)
Net loss	$	(2,097)	$	(10,065)	$	(2,328)
Amortization of fair value increments		(9,448)		(9,730)		(9,632)
Income tax recovery		2,791		7,930		11,916
Loss from investment in MSC, net of amortization	$	(8,754)	$	(11,865)	$	(44)

(1) Other expenses include foreign exchange, accretion of asset retirement obligations and other finance related expenses.

The loss from investment in MSC attributable to the Company includes amortization of the fair value increments arising from the initial purchase price allocation and related income tax recovery. The income tax recovery reflects the impact of devaluation of the Argentine peso against the U.S. dollar on the peso-denominated deferred tax liability recognized at the time of acquisition, as well as income tax rate changes over the periods. On December 29, 2017, the Senate of Argentina passed a significant tax reform to the Country’s tax system, with the corporate tax rates changing from 35% to 25% by 2020; as a result, in 2017 the Company recorded a $5.6 million deferred tax recovery.  In December 2019, the Argentina government approved a decree delaying the corporate tax rate to drop from 30% to 25% to the end of 2021.

Changes in the Company’s investment in MSC for the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:

	December 31, 2019		December 31, 2018
Investment in MSC, beginning of period	$	127,814	$	150,064
Attributable net loss from MSC		(2,097)		(10,065)
Amortization of fair value increments		(9,448)		(9,730)
Income tax recovery		2,791		7,930
Dividend distribution received		(8,877)		(10,385)
Investment in MSC, end of period	$	110,183	$	127,814

A summary of the key assets and liabilities of MSC as at December 31, 2019, before and after adjustments for fair value increments arising from the purchase price allocation, are as follows:

As at December 31, 2019	Balance excluding FV increments		Adjustments		Balance including FV increments
Current assets	$	82,660	$	444	$	83,104
Total assets		180,832		119,707		300,539
Current liabilities	$	(39,381)	$	—	$	(39,381)
Total liabilities		(69,438)		(6,238)		(75,676)