STREAM AND ROYALTY INTERESTS, NET

12 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

STREAM AND ROYALTY INTERESTS, NET

STREAM AND ROYALTY INTERESTS, NET

4. STREAM AND ROYALTY INTERESTS, NET

The following summarizes our stream and royalty interests as of June 30, 2021 and 2020:

As of June 30, 2021 (Amounts in thousands):	Cost		Accumulated Depletion		Net
Production stage stream interests:
Mount Milligan	$	790,635	$	(300,378)	$	490,257
Pueblo Viejo		610,404		(243,706)		366,698
Andacollo		388,182		(131,578)		256,604
Rainy River		175,727		(41,772)		133,955
Wassa		146,475		(78,865)		67,610
Total production stage stream interests		2,111,423		(796,299)		1,315,124
Production stage royalty interests:
Voisey's Bay		205,724		(109,850)		95,874
Peñasquito		99,172		(50,176)		48,996
Cortez		80,681		(19,128)		61,553
Other		442,871		(381,191)		61,680
Total production stage royalty interests		828,448		(560,345)		268,103
Total production stage stream and royalty interests		2,939,871		(1,356,644)		1,583,227
Development stage stream interests:
Khoemacau		223,502		—		223,502
Other		12,037		—		12,037
Development stage royalty interests:
Côté		45,423				45,423
Other		54,755		—		54,755
Total development stage stream and royalty interests		335,717		—		335,717
Exploration stage royalty interests:
Pascua-Lama		177,690		—		177,690
Côté		29,610				29,610
Other		135,914		—		135,914
Total exploration stage royalty interests		343,214		—		343,214
Total stream and royalty interests, net	$	3,618,802	$	(1,356,644)	$	2,262,158

As of June 30, 2020 (Amounts in thousands):	Cost		Accumulated Depletion		Impairments		Net
Production stage stream interests:
Mount Milligan	$	790,635	$	(236,352)	$	—	$	554,283
Pueblo Viejo		610,404		(203,935)		—		406,469
Andacollo		388,182		(110,521)		—		277,661
Rainy River		175,727		(27,278)		—		148,449
Wassa		146,475		(67,619)		—		78,856
Total production stage stream interests		2,111,423		(645,705)		—		1,465,718
Production stage royalty interests:
Voisey's Bay		205,724		(101,381)		—		104,343
Peñasquito		99,172		(44,614)		—		54,558
Cortez		80,681		(15,065)		—		65,616
Other		521,837		(426,931)		(1,341)		93,565
Total production stage royalty interests		907,414		(587,991)		(1,341)		318,082
Total production stage stream and royalty interests		3,018,837		(1,233,696)		(1,341)		1,783,800
Development stage stream interests:
Khoemacau		136,608		—		—		136,608
Other		12,037		—		—		12,037
Development stage royalty interests:
Other		70,952		—		—		70,952
Total development stage stream and royalty interests		219,597		—		—		219,597
Exploration stage royalty interests:
Pascua-Lama		177,690		—		—		177,690
Other		137,826		—		—		137,826
Total exploration stage royalty interests		315,516		—		—		315,516
Total stream and royalty interests, net	$	3,553,950	$	(1,233,696)	$	(1,341)	$	2,318,913

Separation of the Wassa and Prestea and Bogoso Stream Agreement

On October 1, 2020, we announced the separation of the Wassa gold stream and the Prestea and Bogoso gold streams into two separate stream agreements effective September 30, 2020. This separation was completed to facilitate the sale by Golden Star Resources Ltd. (“Golden Star”) of the Prestea and Bogoso mines to Future Global Resources (“FGR”).

The Wassa stream agreement, which remains with Golden Star, continues to provide us the right to purchase 10.5% of the gold payable from the Wassa mine until the delivery of 240,000 ounces, after which the stream percentage will decrease to 5.5%. The cash purchase price for gold remains at 20% of the spot price per ounce delivered until the delivery of 240,000 ounces, and 30% of the spot price per ounce delivered thereafter. As of June 30, 2021, approximately 112,000 ounces remain to be delivered from the Wassa mine until the 240,000 ounce delivery threshold is reached.

The Prestea and Bogoso stream agreement with FGR provides us the right to purchase 5.5% of the gold payable from the Prestea and Bogoso mines in return for a cash purchase price of 30% of the spot price per ounce delivered.

The material terms of both the Wassa stream agreement and the Prestea and Bogoso stream agreement, including security and the rights and obligations of both Royal Gold and Golden Star, remain substantially consistent with those terms in the original agreement. The Wassa stream is recorded as a production stage stream interest within Stream and royalty interests, net on our consolidated balance sheets and has a carrying value of $67.6 million as of June 30, 2021. The Prestea and Bogoso stream has a carrying value of $0 as of June 30, 2021.

Mount Milligan

We own the right to purchase 35% of the payable gold and 18.75% of the payable copper produced from the Mount Milligan copper-gold mine in British Columbia, Canada, which is operated by an indirect subsidiary of Centerra Gold Inc. (“Centerra”). Our carrying value for the stream interest at Mount Milligan is $490.3 million as of June 30, 2021.

On October 30, 2019, Centerra reported that issues identified with decreasing long-term gold recoveries and increased costs in the short-to medium-term led them to record an impairment charge against their carrying value of the Mount Milligan mine under applicable accounting standards, and that it had begun a comprehensive technical review of the operation with the objective of publishing an updated National Instrument 43-101 (“NI 43-101”) technical report.

On March 26, 2020, Centerra published an updated NI 43-101 technical report for Mount Milligan which provided, among other things, a detailed update to the life of mine plan and reductions to the proven and probable reserves due to increased costs, lower expected productivities and lower process plant throughput.

Significant reductions in proven and probable reserves or mineralized material are indicators of potential impairment for our stream and royalty interests. As part of our regular asset impairment analysis during the quarter ended March 31, 2020, we determined that an impairment of our stream interest at Mount Milligan was not necessary as (i) the financial impairment taken by Centerra does not impact the mine operating performance, and (ii) the reduction in reserves and mineralized material at Mount Milligan resulted in updated gold and copper depletion rates that remain well below current and long-term consensus gold and copper prices. As of June 30, 2021, the gold and copper depletion rates at our Mount Milligan stream interest are $712 per ounce of gold and $1.53 per pound of copper. Depletion rates well below current and long-term consensus metal prices are a strong indicator the carrying value of our stream or royalty interests are recoverable and thus we concluded no impairment indicators were present as of June 30, 2021.

Rainy River

We own the right to purchase 6.50% of the gold produced from the Rainy River mine, which is located in northwestern Ontario, Canada and is operated by New Gold, Inc. (“New Gold”), until 230,000 gold ounces have been delivered, and 3.25% thereafter; and 60% of the silver produced from the Rainy River mine until 3.1 million silver ounces have been delivered, and 30% thereafter. As of June 30, 2021, approximately 54,000 ounces of gold and approximately 699,400 ounces of silver have been delivered to us. Our carrying value for the stream interest at Rainy River is $134.0 million as of June 30, 2021.

During the quarter ended December 31, 2019, New Gold reported that it continued to advance a comprehensive mine optimization study that would include a review of alternative open pit and underground mining scenarios at Rainy River On February 13, 2020, New Gold reported the results of the comprehensive optimization study that included an updated mine plan, which resulted in, among other things, a reduction in gold and silver reserves and the potential to extend the underground mine life beyond calendar year 2028. New Gold published an updated NI 43-101 technical report for Rainy River on March 27, 2020, reflecting the updated mine plan and reserves.

Significant reductions in proven and probable reserves or mineralized material are indicators of potential impairment for our stream and royalty interests. As a result of the new information from New Gold, and as part of our regular asset impairment analysis, we determined that an impairment on our Rainy River stream interest was not necessary as of March 31, 2020 as the reduction in gold and silver reserves resulted in updated depletion rates that remain well below current and long-term consensus gold and silver prices. As of June 30, 2021, the gold and silver depletion rates at our Rainy River stream interest are $779 per ounce of gold and $9.07 per ounce of silver. Depletion rates well below current and long-term metal prices are a strong indicator the carrying value of our stream or royalty interests are recoverable.

COVID-19 Pandemic

Throughout calendar year 2020 and into calendar year 2021, several of our operating counterparties have instituted temporary operational curtailments due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the pandemic and resulting economic and societal impacts have made it difficult for operators to forecast expected production amounts and, at times, operators have had to withdraw or revise previously disclosed guidance. For the most part, our results of operations and financial condition have not been materially impacted by these measures to date. However, the effects of the pandemic will ultimately depend on many factors that are outside of our control, including the severity and duration of the pandemic, government and operator actions in response to the pandemic, and the development, availability, and public acceptance of effective treatments and vaccines. As a result, we are currently unable to predict the nature or extent of any future impact on our results of operations and financial condition. We continue to monitor the impact of developments associated with the pandemic on stream and royalty interests as part of our regular asset impairment analysis.

Impairment of Royalty Interests

In accordance with our impairment accounting policy discussed in Note 2, impairments in the carrying value of each royalty interests are measured and recorded to the extent that the carrying value in each royalty interest exceeds its estimated fair value, which is generally calculated using estimated future discounted cash-flows.

During the quarter ended June 30, 2019, we were made aware of insolvency proceedings at one of our non-principal producing properties (El Toqui). During the quarter ended June 30, 2020, we obtained new information regarding the insolvency proceedings and determined our carrying value for El Toqui was not recoverable and an impairment of $1.3 million was necessary. At June 30, 2020 and 2021, our carrying value for El Toqui was zero.