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STREAM AND ROYALTY INTERESTS, NET
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
STREAM AND ROYALTY INTERESTS, NET  
STREAM AND ROYALTY INTERESTS, NET

2.    STREAM AND ROYALTY INTERESTS, NET

 

The following tables summarize the Company’s stream and royalty interests, net as of March 31, 2018 and June 30, 2017.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2018 (Amounts in thousands):

    

Cost

    

Accumulated Depletion

    

Impairments

 

Net

Production stage stream interests:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mount Milligan

 

$

790,635

 

$

(143,370)

 

$

 —

 

$

647,265

Pueblo Viejo

 

 

610,404

 

 

(101,193)

 

 

 —

 

 

509,211

Andacollo

 

 

388,182

 

 

(53,916)

 

 

 —

 

 

334,266

Wassa and Prestea

 

 

146,475

 

 

(39,383)

 

 

 —

 

 

107,092

Rainy River

 

 

175,727

 

 

(2,354)

 

 

 —

 

 

173,373

Total production stage stream interests

 

 

2,111,423

 

 

(340,216)

 

 

 —

 

 

1,771,207

Production stage royalty interests:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voisey's Bay

 

 

205,724

 

 

(85,671)

 

 

 —

 

 

120,053

Peñasquito

 

 

99,172

 

 

(37,636)

 

 

 —

 

 

61,536

Holt

 

 

34,612

 

 

(20,868)

 

 

 —

 

 

13,744

Cortez

 

 

20,878

 

 

(11,230)

 

 

 —

 

 

9,648

Other

 

 

483,795

 

 

(357,918)

 

 

 —

 

 

125,877

Total production stage royalty interests

 

 

844,181

 

 

(513,323)

 

 

 —

 

 

330,858

Total production stage stream and royalty interests

 

 

2,955,604

 

 

(853,539)

 

 

 —

 

 

2,102,065

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Development stage stream interests:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

12,038

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

12,038

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Development stage royalty interests:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cortez

 

 

59,803

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

59,803

Other

 

 

63,810

 

 

 —

 

 

(284)

 

 

63,526

Total development stage royalty interests

 

 

123,613

 

 

 —

 

 

(284)

 

 

123,329

Total development stage stream and royalty interests

 

 

135,651

 

 

 —

 

 

(284)

 

 

135,367

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exploration stage royalty interests:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pascua-Lama

 

 

416,770

 

 

 —

 

 

(239,080)

 

 

177,690

Other

 

 

117,481

 

 

 —

 

 

 -

 

 

117,481

Total exploration stage royalty interests

 

 

534,251

 

 

 —

 

 

(239,080)

 

 

295,171

Total stream and royalty interests, net

 

$

3,625,506

 

$

(853,539)

 

$

(239,364)

 

$

2,532,603

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of June 30, 2017 (Amounts in thousands):

    

Cost

    

Accumulated Depletion

    

Impairments

 

Net

Production stage stream interests:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mount Milligan

 

$

790,635

 

$

(114,327)

 

$

 —

 

$

676,308

Pueblo Viejo

 

 

610,404

 

 

(67,149)

 

 

 —

 

 

543,255

Andacollo

 

 

388,182

 

 

(39,404)

 

 

 —

 

 

348,778

Wassa and Prestea

 

 

146,475

 

 

(22,715)

 

 

 —

 

 

123,760

Total production stage stream interests

 

 

1,935,696

 

 

(243,595)

 

 

 —

 

 

1,692,101

Production stage royalty interests:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voisey's Bay

 

 

205,724

 

 

(85,671)

 

 

 —

 

 

120,053

Peñasquito

 

 

99,172

 

 

(34,713)

 

 

 —

 

 

64,459

Holt

 

 

34,612

 

 

(19,669)

 

 

 —

 

 

14,943

Cortez

 

 

20,873

 

 

(10,633)

 

 

 —

 

 

10,240

Other

 

 

483,643

 

 

(337,958)

 

 

 —

 

 

145,685

Total production stage royalty interests

 

 

844,024

 

 

(488,644)

 

 

 —

 

 

355,380

Total production stage stream and royalty interests

 

 

2,779,720

 

 

(732,239)

 

 

 —

 

 

2,047,481

Development stage stream interests:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rainy River

 

 

175,727

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

175,727

Other

 

 

12,031

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

12,031

Total development stage stream interests

 

 

187,758

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

187,758

Development stage royalty interests:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cortez

 

 

59,803

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

59,803

Other

 

 

63,811

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

63,811

Total development stage royalty interests

 

 

123,614

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

123,614

Total development stage stream and royalty interests

 

 

311,372

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

311,372

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exploration stage royalty interests:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pascua-Lama

 

 

416,770

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

416,770

Other

 

 

116,633

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

116,633

Total exploration stage royalty interests

 

 

533,403

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

533,403

Total stream and royalty interests, net

 

$

3,624,495

 

$

(732,239)

 

$

 —

 

$

2,892,256

 

 

Impairment of royalty interests

 

In accordance with our impairment accounting policy discussed in Note 1, impairments in the carrying value of each stream or royalty interest are measured and recorded to the extent that the carrying value in each stream or royalty 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 three and nine months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, as summarized in the following table:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

March 31, 

 

March 31, 

 

March 31, 

 

March 31, 

 

    

2018

    

2017

    

2018

    

2017

 

 

 

(Amounts in thousands)

 

 

(Amounts in thousands)

Pascua-Lama

 

$

239,080

 

$

 —

 

$

239,080

 

$

 —

Other

 

 

284

 

 

 —

 

 

284

 

 

 —

Total impairment of royalty interests

 

$

239,364

 

$

 —

 

$

239,364

 

$

 —

 

Pascua-Lama

 

We own a 0.78% to 5.45% sliding‑scale net smelter return (“NSR”) royalty on the Pascua‑Lama project, which straddles the border between Argentina and Chile, and is owned by Barrick Gold Corporation (“Barrick”).  The Company owns an additional royalty equivalent to 1.09% of proceeds from copper produced from the Chilean portion of the project, net of allowable deductions, sold on or after January 1, 2017.  Our royalty interests are applicable to all gold and copper production from the portion of the Pascua-Lama project lying on the Chilean side of the border. 

 

On January 18, 2018 Barrick reported that it is analyzing a revised sanction related to the Pascua-Lama project issued by Chile’s Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente (“SMA”) on January 17, 2018.  The sanction is part of a re-evaluation process ordered by Chile’s Environmental Court in 2014 and relates to historical compliance matters at the Pascua-Lama project.  According to Barrick, the SMA has not revoked Pascua-Lama’s environmental permit, but has ordered the closure of existing facilities on the Chilean side of the project, in addition to certain monitoring activities.

 

On February 6, 2018, in light of the SMA order to close surface facilities in Chile, and earlier plans to evaluate an underground mine, Barrick announced it reclassified Pascua-Lama’s proven and probable reserves, which are based on an open pit mine plan, as mineralized material.  Barrick reported further details in its year-end results on February 14, 2018 and an update on the Pascua-Lama project at its February 22, 2018 Investor Day.  A significant reduction in reserves or mineralized material are indicators of impairment. 

 

On April 23, 2018, Barrick announced that work performed to-date on the prefeasibility study for a potential underground project has been suspended, and they will focus on adjusting the project closure plan for surface infrastructure on the Chilean side of the project.  Barrick will continue to evaluate opportunities to de-risk the project while maintaining Pascua-Lama as an option for development in the future if economics improve and related risks can be mitigated. 

 

As part of the impairment determination, the fair value for Pascua-Lama was estimated by calculating the net present value of the estimated future cash-flows, subject to our royalty interest, expected to be generated by the mining of the Pascua-Lama deposits.  The Company applied a probability factor to its fair value calculation that Barrick will either proceed with an open-pit mine or an underground mine at Pascua.  The estimates of future cash flows were derived from open-pit and underground mine models developed by the Company using various information reported by Barrick.  The metal price assumptions used in the Company’s model were supported by consensus price estimates obtained by 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 Pascua-Lama royalty interest.  Following the impairment charge during the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Pascua-Lama royalty interest has a remaining carrying value of $177.7 million as of March 31, 2018.