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ACQUISITION
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
ACQUISITION  
ACQUISITION

2.ACQUISITION

 

Tetlin Royalty Acquisitions

 

On September 30, 2014, Royal Gold acquired a 2.0% net smelter return (“NSR”) royalty and a 3.0% NSR royalty held by private parties over areas comprising Contango ORE, Inc.’s Tetlin mining project located near Tok, Alaska, for total consideration of $6.0 million.  The acquisition of the Tetlin royalties has been accounted for as an asset acquisition.  The total purchase price of $6.0 million, plus direct transaction costs, has been recorded as an exploration stage royalty interest within Royalty and stream interests, net on our consolidated balance sheets.