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ROYALTY AND STREAM INTERESTS
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
ROYALTY AND STREAM INTERESTS  
ROYALTY AND STREAM INTERESTS

 

3.ROYALTY AND STREAM INTERESTS

 

The following tables summarize the Company’s royalty and stream interests as of March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2014.

 

As of March 31, 2015 (Amounts in thousands):

 

Cost

 

Accumulated
Depletion

 

Impairments

 

Net

 

Production stage royalty interests:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Andacollo

 

$

272,998

 

$

(62,990

)

$

 

$

210,008

 

Voisey’s Bay

 

150,138

 

(74,506

)

 

75,632

 

Peñasquito

 

99,172

 

(22,266

)

 

76,906

 

Mulatos

 

48,092

 

(31,362

)

 

16,730

 

Holt

 

34,612

 

(13,092

)

 

21,520

 

Robinson

 

17,825

 

(12,565

)

 

5,260

 

Cortez

 

10,630

 

(9,883

)

 

747

 

Other

 

495,763

 

(255,997

)

(27,586

)

212,180

 

Total production stage royalty interests

 

1,129,230

 

(482,661

)

(27,586

)

618,983

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Production stage stream interests:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mount Milligan

 

783,046

 

(27,185

)

 

755,861

 

Total production stage royalty and stream interests

 

1,912,276

 

(509,846

)

(27,586

)

1,374,844

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Development stage royalty interests:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pascua-Lama

 

372,105

 

 

 

372,105

 

Other

 

67,017

 

 

 

67,017

 

Total development stage royalty interests

 

439,122

 

 

 

439,122

 

Total development stage stream interests

 

83,937

 

 

(603

)

83,334

 

Total development stage royalty and stream interests

 

523,059

 

 

(603

)

522,456

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exploration stage royalty interests

 

212,552

 

 

(150

)

212,402

 

Total royalty and stream interests

 

$

2,647,887

 

$

(509,846

)

$

(28,339

)

$

2,109,702

 

 

As of June 30, 2014 (Amounts in thousands):

 

Cost

 

Accumulated
Depletion

 

Impairments

 

Net

 

Production stage royalty interests:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Andacollo

 

$

272,998

 

$

(56,147

)

$

 

$

216,851

 

Voisey’s Bay

 

150,138

 

(67,377

)

 

82,761

 

Peñasquito

 

99,172

 

(17,801

)

 

81,371

 

Mulatos

 

48,092

 

(28,548

)

 

 

19,544

 

Holt

 

34,612

 

(10,474

)

 

24,138

 

Robinson

 

17,825

 

(11,887

)

 

 

5,938

 

Cortez

 

10,630

 

(9,772

)

 

858

 

Other

 

488,309

 

(232,913

)

 

255,396

 

Total production stage royalty interests

 

1,121,776

 

(434,919

)

 

686,857

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Production stage stream interests:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mount Milligan

 

783,046

 

(7,741

)

 

775,305

 

Total production stage royalty and stream interests

 

1,904,822

 

(442,660

)

 

1,462,162

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Development stage royalty interests:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pascua-Lama

 

372,105

 

 

 

372,105

 

Other

 

69,488

 

 

 

69,488

 

Total development stage royalty interests

 

441,593

 

 

 

441,593

 

Total development stage stream interests

 

41,103

 

 

 

41,103

 

Total development stage royalty and stream interests

 

482,696

 

 

 

482,696

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exploration stage royalty interests

 

164,209

 

 

 

164,209

 

Total royalty and stream interests

 

$

2,551,727

 

$

(442,660

)

$

 

$

2,109,067

 

 

Impairment of royalty and stream interests

 

In accordance with our impairment accounting policy discussed in Note 1, impairments in the carrying value of each royalty or stream interest are measured and recorded to the extent that the carrying value in each royalty or stream interest exceeds its estimated fair value, which is generally calculated using estimated future discounted cash-flows. As part of the Company’s regular asset impairment analysis, which included the presence of impairment indicators, the Company recorded impairment charges for the nine months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, as summarized in the following table:

 

 

 

For The Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

Wolverine(1) 

 

$

25,967 

 

$

 

Other

 

2,372 

 

 

Total impairment of royalty and stream interests

 

$

28,339 

 

$

 

 

 

(1)  Included in Other production stage royalty interests in the above royalty and stream interests table.

 

The Company did not record any impairment charges during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

Wolverine

 

The Company owns a 0.00% to 9.445% sliding-scale NSR royalty on all gold and silver produced from the Wolverine underground mine and milling operation located in Yukon Territory, Canada, and operated by Yukon Zinc Corporation (“Yukon Zinc”).  As part of the Company’s impairment assessment for the three months ended December 31, 2014, the Company was notified of an updated mine plan at Wolverine, which included a significant reduction in reserves and resources when compared to the previous mine plan.  A significant reduction in reserves and resources, along with decreases in the long-term metal price assumptions used by the industry, are indicators of impairment.

 

As part of the impairment determination, the fair value for Wolverine was estimated by calculating the net present value of the estimated future cash-flows expected to be generated by the mining of the Wolverine deposits subject to our royalty interest.  The estimates of future cash-flows were derived from a life-of-mine model developed by the Company using Yukon Zinc’s updated mine plan information.  The metal price assumptions used in the Company’s model were supported by consensus price estimates obtained from a number of industry analysts.  The future cash-flows were discounted using a discount rate which reflects specific market risk factors the Company associates with the Wolverine royalty interest.  Following the impairment charge during the three months ended December 31, 2014, the Wolverine royalty interest has a carrying value of $5.3 million as of March 31, 2015.

 

The Company had a royalty receivable of approximately $3.0 million associated with past due royalty payments on the Wolverine interest.  As a result of recent financial and operational results experienced by Yukon Zinc and their decision to put the mine on care and maintenance, the Company believes payment of the receivable is uncertain and provided for an allowance against the entire receivable as of December 31, 2014.  The expense associated with the allowance is recorded within General and administrative expense on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income for the nine months ended March 31, 2015.

 

In March 2015, Yukon Zinc filed for, and was granted, creditor protection by the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Canada in a court monitored debtor-in-possession process.  Yukon Zinc has received court approval to initiate a sale process.  The Company will continue to pursue collection of all past due payments and protection of our royalty interest.  The Company did not recognize revenue associated with the Wolverine royalty interest during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

 

Other

 

As part of the Company’s regular asset impairment analysis during the three months ended September 30, 2014, the Company determined that one production stage royalty interest and one exploration stage royalty interest should be written down to zero for a total impairment of $1.8 million.  As part of the termination of the Tulsequah Chief gold and silver stream, as discussed below, the Company wrote-off approximately $0.6 million of direct acquisition costs during the three months ended December 31, 2014.

 

Termination of the Tulsequah Chief Gold and Silver Stream

 

On December 22, 2014, RGLD Gold terminated the Amended and Restated Gold and Silver Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Agreement”), between RGLD Gold, the Company, Chieftain Metals Inc. and Chieftain Metals Corp. (together, “Chieftain”), relating to Chieftain’s Tulsequah Chief polymetallic mining project located in British Columbia, Canada.  Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, Chieftain repaid RGLD Gold’s original $10.0 million advance payment.  As a result of the termination of the Agreement, the carrying value ($10.6 million) of the Tulsequah Chief gold and silver stream was reduced to zero during the three months ended December 31, 2014.