McEwen Inc.
For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed May 7, 2025.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
NOTE 1 NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
McEwen Mining Inc. (the “Company”), through its predecessor entity, US Gold Corporation, was organized under the laws of the State of Colorado on July 24, 1979. The Company is engaged in the production and sale of gold and silver, as well as the development and exploration of copper, gold, and silver mineral properties across North and South America.
The Company owns a 100% interest in the Gold Bar mine in Nevada, United States, the Fox Complex in Ontario, Canada, the Fenix Project in Sinaloa, Mexico and a portfolio of exploration properties in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Argentina. As of March 31, 2025, the Company also owns a 46.4% interest in McEwen Copper Inc. (“McEwen Copper”), owner of the Los Azules copper project in San Juan, Argentina and a 49.0% interest in Minera Santa Cruz S.A. (“MSC”), owner of the producing San José silver-gold mine in Santa Cruz, Argentina, which is operated by the joint venture majority owner Hochschild Mining plc. The Company reports its investments in McEwen Copper and MSC under the equity method of accounting.
The interim consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and are unaudited. While information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements and prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, the Company believes that the information and disclosures included in the interim consolidated financial statements are adequate and not misleading. Therefore, these interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and the summary of significant accounting policies included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. Except as noted below, there have been no material changes in the footnotes from those accompanying the audited consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
In management’s opinion, the unauditedConsolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (“Statement of Operations”) for the three months ended March 31, 2025, and 2024, the unauditedConsolidated Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2025 and theConsolidated Balance Sheetas at December 31, 2024, the unauditedConsolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2025, and 2024, and the unauditedConsolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2025, and 2024, contained herein, reflect all adjustments, consisting solely of normal recurring items, which are necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows on a basis consistent with that of the Company’s prior audited consolidated financial statements. However, the results of operations for the interim periods may not be indicative of results to be expected for the full fiscal year. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Investments over which the Company exerts significant influence but does not control through majority ownership are accounted for using the equity method. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified for consistency with current period presentation in the unauditedConsolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The reclassifications had no impact on reported results.
References to “CAD” refers to Canadian Dollar, “USD” refers to United States Dollar, and “MXN” refers to Mexican Peso.
NOTE 2 OPERATING SEGMENT REPORTING
The chief operating decision-maker (“CODM”) is the executive leadership team of the Company. The CODM reviews operating results, assesses performance and makes decisions about allocation of resources to these segments at the geographic region level, by major mine/project where the economic characteristics of the individual mines or projects within a geographic region are not alike, or by investee for those which are considered a reportable segment. As a result, these operating segments also represent the Company’s reportable segments.
The CODM reviews segment income or loss, defined as gold and silver sales less production costs applicable to sales, depreciation and depletion, advanced projects, and exploration costs and an allocation of other segment items for all segments except for the McEwen Copper and MSC segments, which are evaluated based on the attributable equity income or loss pickup. The CODM uses segment gross profit (loss) and profit (loss) before taxes, or income (loss) from equity method investments, to allocate resources (including employees, property, and financial or capital resources) for each segment. The CODM predominantly considers such measures in the annual budget and forecasting process. The CODM considers budget-to-actual variances for operating segments on a quarterly basis to support resource allocation and performance evaluation.
Gold and silver sales and production costs applicable to sales for the reportable segments are reported net of intercompany transactions. Capital expenditures include costs capitalized in mineral property interests and plant and equipment in the respective periods.
Significant information relating to the Company’s reportable operating segmentsfor the periods presented is summarized in the tables below:
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| Three months ended March 31, 2025 · · USA · · Canada · · Mexico · · MSC · · McEwen Copper · · Total | ||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue from gold and silver sales | | $22,391 | | $13,305 | | $— | | $— | | $— | | $35,696 | ||||||
| Production costs applicable to sales (1) | | | (9,094) | | | (10,511) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (19,605) |
| Depreciation and depletion (1) | | | (1,178) | | | (4,843) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (6,021) |
| Gross profit (loss) | | | 12,119 | | | (2,049) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 10,070 |
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| Advanced projects (1) | | | — | | | — | | | (1,684) | | | — | | | — | | | (1,684) |
| Exploration (1) | | | (1,421) | | | (2,260) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (3,681) |
| Income (loss) from equity method investments (2) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 510 | | | (8,578) | | | (8,068) |
| Other segment items (3) | | | (418) | | | (347) | | | (931) | | | — | | | — | | | (1,696) |
| Segment profit (loss) | | $10,280 | | $(4,656) | | $(2,615) | | $510 | | $(8,578) | | $(5,059) | ||||||
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| General and administrative (4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (2,411) |
| Depreciation (5) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (110) |
| Interest and other finance expense, net | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (1,309) |
| Other income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,540 |
| Loss before income and mining taxes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $(7,349) | |
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| Capital expenditures | | $8,263 | | $6,254 | | $17 | | $— | | $— | | $14,534 | ||||||
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| Three months ended March 31, 2024 · · USA · · Canada · · Mexico · · MSC · · McEwen Copper · · Total | ||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue from gold and silver sales | | $25,278 | | $14,750 | | $1,200 | | $— | | $— | | $41,228 | ||||||
| Production costs applicable to sales (1) | | | (13,268) | | | (11,842) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (25,110) |
| Depreciation and depletion (1) | | | (6,037) | | | (4,070) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (10,107) |
| Gross profit (loss) | | | 5,973 | | | (1,162) | | | 1,200 | | | — | | | — | | | 6,011 |
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| Advanced projects (1) | | | — | | | — | | | (2,454) | | | — | | | — | | | (2,454) |
| Exploration (1) | | | (1,082) | | | (2,789) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (3,871) |
| Income (loss) from equity method investments (2) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,278 | | | (18,012) | | | (16,734) |
| Other segment items (3) | | | (434) | | | 136 | | | (777) | | | — | | | — | | | (1,075) |
| Segment profit (loss) | | $4,457 | | $(3,815) | | $(2,031) | | $1,278 | | $(18,012) | | $(18,123) | ||||||
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| Unallocated amounts: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| General and administrative (4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (3,206) |
| Depreciation (5) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (131) |
| Interest and other finance expense, net | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (833) |
| Other expense | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (647) |
| Loss before income and mining taxes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $(22,940) | |
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| Capital expenditures | | $929 | | $2,780 | | $813 | | $— | | $— | | $4,522 | ||||||
| (1) | The significant expense categories and amounts align with the segment-level information that is regularly provided to CODM. |
| (2) | Operating results of McEwen Copper and MSC on a 100% basis are presented in Note 9 – Equity Method Investments. |
| (3) | Other segment items include: |
| a. | General and administrative expenses attributable to the segment |
| b. | Depreciation unrelated to production activities of the segment |
| c. | Accretion expense |
| d. | Interest and other (income) expenses |
| e. | Foreign currency loss (gain) |
| (4) | General and administrative expenses are comprised primarily of corporate expenses not attributable to any reporting segment. |
| (5) | Depreciation is attributable to the corporate assets and other non-productive assets. |
Geographic information
Geographic information includes the long-lived asset balances and revenues presented for the Company’s operating segments, as follows:
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| · · Non-current Assets · · Revenue (1) | ||||||||||||
| · · March 31, · · December 31, · · Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||||||
| · · 2025 · · 2024 · · 2025 · · 2024 | ||||||||||||
| USA | | $111,595 | | $100,488 | | $22,391 | | $25,278 | ||||
| Canada | | | 89,779 | | | 89,822 | | | 13,305 | | | 14,750 |
| Mexico | | | 32,337 | | | 32,320 | | | — | | | 1,200 |
| Argentina (2)(3) | | | 390,487 | | | 400,801 | | | — | | | — |
| Total Consolidated | | $624,198 | | $623,431 | | $35,696 | | $41,228 | ||||
| (1) | Presented based on the location from which the precious metals originated. |
| (2) | Includes Investment in MSC of $100.1 million (December 31, 2024 – $101.9 million) and Investment in McEwen Copper of $290.4 million (December 31, 2024 – $298.9 million). |
| (3) | Revenue is not reported on a consolidated basis for equity method investments. For a breakdown of Argentina segment revenue, refer to Note 9 Equity Method Investments. |
NOTE 3 OTHER EXPENSE
The following is a summary of other expensefor the three months ended March 31, 2025, and 2024:
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| · · Three months ended March 31, | ||||||
| · · 2025 · · 2024 | ||||||
| Unrealized and realized gain (loss) on investments | | $1,735 | | $(202) | ||
| Foreign currency gain (loss) | | | (295) | | | 91 |
| Other income | | | 137 | | | 23 |
| Total other income (expense) | | $1,577 | | $(88) | ||
NOTE 4 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash reported in theConsolidated Balance Sheets:
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| · · March 31, 2025 · · December 31, 2024 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash held in USD | | $67,978 | | $15,578 | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash held in CAD | | | 2,099 | | | 1,501 |
| Cash and cash equivalents held in other currencies | | | 2,379 | | | 385 |
| Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | | $72,456 | | $17,464 | ||
NOTE 5 MARKETABLE SECURITIES
The following is a summary of the activity in marketable securities for the three months ended March 31, 2025, and 2024:
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| · · As at · · Additions/ · · Disposals/ · · Unrealized · · · As at | |||||||||||||||
| · · December 31, · · transfers during · · transfers during · · gain on · · · March 31, | |||||||||||||||
| · · 2024 · · period · · period · · securities held · · · 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| Marketable securities | | $1,206 | | $6,866 | | $(94) | | $1,720 | | $9,698 | |||||
| Warrants | | | 411 | | | 601 | | | — | | | 35 | | | 1,047 |
| Total marketable securities | | $1,617 | | $7,467 | | $(94) | | $1,755 | | $10,745 | |||||
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| | | As at | | Additions/ | | Disposals/ | | Unrealized | | As at |
| | | December 31, | | transfers during | | transfers during | | loss on | | March 31, |
| | | 2023 | | period | | period | | securities held | | 2024 |
| Marketable securities | | $1,743 | | $53 | | $— | | $(227) | | $1,569 |
On March 10, 2025, the Company acquired 5,181,347 units of Goliath Resources Limited (TSX-V: GOT) (“Goliath Resources”) in exchange for the 868,056 common shares of the Company. Each unit consists ofone common share andone-half of one warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the Company to purchaseone common share of Goliath Resources Limited at a price of C$2.50 for a period oftwelve months following the closing of the offering, expiring on March 10, 2026. The acquired securities are subject to a contractual sale restriction for a period offour months following the closing date. Subsequent to closing, the Company owned approximately 4% of Goliath Resources. The Company recognized a day one gain of$0.9 million on the difference between the transaction price and fair value of units received.
On March 27, 2025, the Company participated intwo private placement offerings by Canadian Gold Corp (TSX-V: CGC) acquiring 8,823,529 common shares and 2,941,176 units for a total investment of $1.4 million. Each unit consists ofone common share andone non-transferable share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder to acquireone additional common share at an exercise price of C$0.22 per share, exercisable for a period oftwelve months from the closing date, expiring on March 27, 2026. The acquired securities are subject to a contractual sale restriction for a period offour months following the closing date. Subsequent to closing, the Company owned approximately 6% of Canadian Gold Corp. The Company recognized a day one gain of$0.5 million on the difference between the transaction price and fair value of units received.
NOTE 6 RECEIVABLES, PREPAIDS AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
The following is a breakdown of balances in receivables, prepaids and other current assets as at March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024:
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| · · March 31, 2025 · · December 31, 2024 | ||||||
| Government sales tax receivable | | $1,413 | | $3,918 | ||
| Prepaids and other assets | | | 3,950 | | | 3,568 |
| Receivables, prepaids and other current assets | | $5,363 | | $7,486 | ||
NOTE 7 INVENTORIES
Inventories as at March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, consisted of the following:
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| · · March 31, 2025 · · December 31, 2024 | ||||||
| Material on leach pads | | $17,511 | | $13,453 | ||
| In-process inventory | | | 3,020 | | | 2,551 |
| Stockpiles | | | 2,693 | | | 1,112 |
| Precious metals | | | 3,025 | | | 2,312 |
| Materials and supplies | | | 6,597 | | | 6,517 |
| | | $32,846 | | $25,945 | ||
| Less: long-term portion | | | 12,109 | | | 7,834 |
| Current portion | | $20,737 | | $18,111 | ||
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, inventories at Fox Complex and Gold Bar operations were written down by $0.8 and $nil, respectively to their estimated net realizable values. Of these write-downs, a total of$0.6 million was included in production costs applicable to sales and$0.2 million was included in depreciation and depletion in theStatement of Operations. The Company did not have any inventory write-downs during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
NOTE 8 MINERAL PROPERTY INTERESTS AND PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
The applicable definition of proven and probable reserves is set forth in the Regulation S-K 1300 requirements of the SEC. If proven and probable reserves exist at the Company’s properties, the relevant capitalized mineral property interests and asset retirement costs are charged to expense based on the units of production method upon commencement of production. The Company’s Gold Bar Mine and San José properties have proven and probable reserves estimated in accordance with S-K 1300. The mineral properties associated with the Fox Complex include the Froome and Black Fox mines, the Grey Fox deposit, and the Stock property. The Fox Complex is depleted and depreciated using the units-of-production method over mineral resources, as the project does not have proven and probable reserves that conform to the guidance under S-K 1300.
The Company reviews and evaluates its long-lived assets for impairment on a quarterly basis or when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the related carrying amounts may not be recoverable. Once it is determined that impairment exists, an impairment loss is measured as the amount by which the asset carrying value exceeds its estimated fair value.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, no indicators of impairment were noted for any of the Company’s mineral property interests.
NOTE 9 EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENTS
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 investments in McEwen Copper and MSC, MSC’s financial statements, which are originally prepared by MSC in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, have been adjusted to conform with US GAAP.
Equity Method Investment in McEwen Copper
A summary of the operating results for McEwen Copper for the three months ended March 31, 2025, and 2024 is as follows:
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| · · Three months ended March 31, | ||||||
| · · 2025 · · 2024 | ||||||
| McEwen Copper (100%) | | | | | | |
| Advanced projects | | $(21,271) | | $(48,183) | ||
| Other expenses | | | (1,097) | | | (2,016) |
| Foreign exchange loss | | | (9) | | | (3,992) |
| Interest and other income(1) | | | 3,906 | | | 16,454 |
| Loss before tax | | $(18,471) | | $(37,737) | ||
| Current and deferred taxes | | | — | | | — |
| Net loss | | $(18,471) | | $(37,737) | ||
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| Portion attributable to McEwen Mining Inc. | | | | | | |
| Loss from investment in McEwen Copper | | $(8,578) | | $(18,012) | ||
(1) Interest and other income include gains on marketable securities and other finance-related income.
Changes in the Company’s investment in McEwen Copperfor the three months ended March 31, 2025, and for the year ended December 31, 2024, are as follows:
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| · · Three months ended · · Year ended | ||||||
| · · March 31, 2025 · · December 31, 2024 | ||||||
| Investment, beginning of period | | $298,947 | | $326,147 | ||
| Additional investment in McEwen Copper | | | — | | | 14,000 |
| Dilution gain | | | — | | | 5,777 |
| Attributable net loss from McEwen Copper | | | (8,578) | | | (46,977) |
| Investment, end of period | | $290,369 | | $298,947 | ||
A summary of the key assets and liabilities of McEwen Copper as at March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, is as follows:
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| As at · · March 31, 2025 · · December 31, 2024 | ||||||
| Current assets | | $9,241 | | $34,067 | ||
| Total assets | | $204,261 | | $226,329 | ||
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| Current liabilities | | $(11,085) | | $(14,656) | ||
| Total liabilities | | $(11,260) | | $(14,856) | ||
As at March 31, 2025, the Company's investment in McEwen Copper exceeded its proportionate share of the underlying net assets by $199.7 million. This basis difference is attributable to equity method goodwill and not amortized.
Equity method investment in MSC
A summary of the operating results for MSC for the three months ended March 31, 2025, and 2024 is as follows:
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| · · Three months ended March 31, | ||||||
| · · 2025 · · 2024 | ||||||
| Minera Santa Cruz S.A. (100%) | | | | | | |
| Revenue from gold and silver sales | | $71,903 | | $65,927 | ||
| Production costs applicable to sales | | | (56,588) | | | (47,884) |
| Depreciation and depletion | | | (10,610) | | | (8,926) |
| Gross profit | | | 4,705 | | | 9,117 |
| Exploration | | | (2,300) | | | (2,104) |
| Other income (1) | | | 826 | | | 1,501 |
| Income before tax | | $3,231 | | $8,514 | ||
| Current and deferred tax expense | | | (1,039) | | | (4,847) |
| Net income | | $2,192 | | $3,667 | ||
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| Portion attributable to McEwen Mining Inc. | | | | | | |
| Net income | | $1,073 | | $1,796 | ||
| Amortization of fair value increments | | | (568) | | | (709) |
| Income tax recovery | | | 5 | | | 191 |
| Income from investment in MSC, net of amortization | | $510 | | $1,278 | ||
(1) Other income includes foreign exchange gains and losses, accretion of asset retirement obligations and other finance-related income.
The income or loss from the 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 the 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.
Changes in the Company’s investment in MSC for the three months ended March 31, 2025, and for the year ended December 31, 2024, are as follows:
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| · · Three months ended · · Year ended | ||||||
| · · March 31, 2025 · · December 31, 2024 | ||||||
| Investment, beginning of period | | $101,854 | | $93,218 | ||
| Attributable net income from MSC | | | 1,073 | | | 12,072 |
| Amortization of fair value increments | | | (568) | | | (3,088) |
| Income tax recovery | | | 5 | | | 37 |
| Dividend distribution received | | | (2,246) | | | (385) |
| Investment, end of period | | $100,118 | | $101,854 | ||
A summary of the key assets and liabilities of MSC as at March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, is as follows:
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| As at · · March 31, 2025 · · December 31, 2024 | ||||||
| Current assets | | $132,312 | | $144,327 | ||
| Total assets | | $285,316 | | $233,003 | ||
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| Current liabilities | | $(48,076) | | $(57,373) | ||
| Total liabilities | | $(81,060) | | $(89,594) | ||
As at March 31, 2025, the Company's investment in MSC exceeded its proportionate share of the underlying net assets by $31.0 million. This basis difference is primarily attributable to mineral property interests and amortized on a unit of production basis.
NOTE 10 DEBT
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| · · March 31, · · December 31, | ||||||
| · · 2025 · · 2024 | ||||||
| Convertible senior unsecured notes due 2030 | | $110,000 | | $— | ||
| Term loan facility | | | 20,000 | | | 40,000 |
| Debt issuance cost | | | (4,472) | | | — |
| | | $125,528 | | $40,000 | ||
| Less: current maturities of debt | | | — | | | — |
| Long-term debt | | $125,528 | | $40,000 | ||
Term Loan Facility
On January 31, 2025, the Company amended its Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (“ARCA”). The amendments refinanced the outstanding $40.0 million loan and included the following revisions:
| ● | Scheduled repayments of principal under the ARCA were extended by 24 months. Monthly repayments of principal in the amount of $1.0 million are due beginning on January 31, 2027, with the remaining outstanding principal repayment on August 31, 2028. |
| ● | Subsequent to March 31, 2025, the Company issued 53,160 shares of common stock with a value equivalent to $0.4 million or 2% of the outstanding loan balance as at March 31, 2025, to an affiliate of Robert R. McEwen as consideration for the maintenance, continuation, and extension of the maturity date of the loan. |
| ● | The Company was permitted to incur up to $110.0 million in principal borrowings under unsecured convertible senior notes due 2030. |
The consideration issued for the maintenance, continuation, and extension of the maturity date of the loan was accounted for as debt issuance costs, which were capitalized as deferred financing costs within long-term debt. These costs are being amortized as interest expense over the term of the debt using the effective interest method.
Following the issuance of convertible notes, on February 21, 2025, the Company voluntarily repaid $20.0 million in principal under the ARCA.
Total interest expense related to the term loan for the three months ended March 31, 2025, was $0.8 million at an effective interest rate of 11.16% and was comprised of $0.8 million related to the interest coupon at the contractual rate of 9.75% and $26 thousand related to the amortization of the debt issuance costs. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, total interest expense related to the term loan was $1.0 million at an effective interest rate equal contractual rate of 9.75%.
Convertible Senior Unsecured Notes
On February 11, 2025, the Company issued $110.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.25% convertible senior unsecured notes due 2030 (“Convertible Notes”). The net proceeds from the issuance of the Convertible Notes, after deducting offering related costs of $4.2 million and cost of a Capped Call Transaction (defined hereinafter) of $15.1 million, were approximately $90.7 million. The Convertible Notes bear interest at the annual rate of 5.25%, payable semiannually in arrears on August 15 and February 15 of each year, beginning on August 15, 2025, and will mature on August 15, 2030, unless earlier converted, redeemed or repurchased by the Company.
The Convertible Notes will be convertible into cash, shares of the Company’s common stock or a combination thereof, at the Company’s election. The initial conversion rate is 88.9284 shares of common stock per each $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $11.25 per share, subject to adjustment pursuant to the terms of the Indenture governing the Convertible Notes (the "Indenture"). The conversion rate may not exceed 115.6069 shares under the terms of the Indenture.
The Convertible Notes may be converted at any time prior to May 15, 2030 only under the following circumstances:
| (1) | During any calendar quarter starting after March 31, 2025, if, for at least 20 out of the last 30 consecutive trading days of the previous quarter, the closing price of the Company’s common stock is at least 130% of the conversion price; |
| (2) | During the five business days following any ten consecutive trading days in which the trading price of the notes was less than 98% of the value of the Company’s common stock multiplied by the conversion rate on each of those days; |
| (3) | If the Company issues a notice of redemption for the notes, at any time before the close of business on the second trading day prior to the redemption date; or |
| (4) | Upon the occurrence of specified corporate events. |
On or after May 15, 2030, until the close of business on the second trading day before the maturity date, holders may convert their notes at any time, regardless of prior conditions.
The Convertible Notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part, at the Company’s option at any time from August 21, 2028, through the 46th trading day prior to maturity, provided that the Company’s common stock has traded at or above 130% of the conversion price for at least 20 trading days within any 30 consecutive trading day period ending on the day before the redemption notice. The redemption price will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest up to, but excluding, the redemption date. No sinking fund is provided for the notes.
If the Company undergoes a “fundamental change”, as defined in the Indenture, and subject to certain conditions and exceptions, holders may require the Company to repurchase all or a portion of their notes for cash at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date.
The Indenture contains other customary terms and covenants, including certain events of default.
The Convertible Notes are accounted for as a single liability in its entirety. No portion of the proceeds was attributed to the conversion option, as the embedded feature did not require bifurcation. In connection with the above-noted transaction, the Company incurred approximately $4.2 million in expenses accounted for as debt issuance costs, which were capitalized as deferred costs within long-term debt. These costs are being amortized as interest expense over the term of the debt using the effective interest method. The total interest expense related to the Convertible Notes for the three months ended March 31, 2025, was $0.9 million at an effective interest rate of 6.33%, and was comprised of $0.8 million related to the contractual interest coupon and $0.1 million related to the amortization of the debt issuance costs.
As of March 31, 2025, the Convertible Notes had a net carrying amount of $105.9 million and an estimated fair value of $118.4 million. The fair value is based on level 1 quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Capped Call Transactions
In connection with the offering of the Convertible Notes, the Company used approximately $15.1 million of the net proceeds from the offering of the Convertible Notes to pay the cost of the Capped Call Transactions. The Capped Call Transactions cover, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments, the aggregate number of shares of common stock that initially underlie the Convertible Notes, and are expected generally to reduce potential dilution to the common stock upon any conversion of the Convertible Notes and/or offset any cash payments the Company is required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted Convertible Notes, as the case may be, with such reduction and/or offset subject to a cap of $17.30. The Capped Call Transactions are separate transactions entered into by the Company and are not part of the terms of the Convertible Notes.
As the Capped Call Transactions are freestanding instruments which are both indexed to the issuer’s own stock and classified in stockholders’ equity, the premiums paid in the Capped Call Transactions were classified as a reduction to the additional paid-in capital and will not be remeasured as long as they continue to meet the conditions for equity classification.
NOTE 11 ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS
The Company is responsible for the reclamation of certain past and future disturbances at its properties. As at March 31, 2025, the asset retirement obligation balances at the properties subject to these obligations were $22.8 million at the Gold Bar, Tonkin and Lookout Mountain properties in Nevada, $17.0 million at the Fox Complex and $6.9 million at the El Gallo mine in Mexico (December 31, 2024 – $22.4 million, $16.7 million and $7.0 million, respectively).
A reconciliation of the Company’s asset retirement obligations for the three months ended March 31, 2025, and for the year ended December 31, 2024, is as follows:
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| · · March 31, · · · December 31, | ||||||
| · · 2025 · · 2024 | ||||||
| Reclamation and remediation liabilities, beginning balance | | $46,063 | | $43,021 | ||
| Acquisitions and divestitures | | | — | | | 256 |
| Settlements | | | (118) | | | (740) |
| Accretion of liability | | | 760 | | | 2,757 |
| Revisions to estimates and discount rate | | | (2) | | | 1,959 |
| Foreign exchange revaluation | | | 36 | | | (1,190) |
| Reclamation and remediation liabilities, ending balance | | $46,739 | | $46,063 | ||
| Less: current portion | | | 5,847 | | | 4,988 |
| Long-term portion | | $40,892 | | $41,075 | ||
NOTE 12 SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Flow-Through Shares Issuance
On June 14, 2024, the Company issued 1,533,000 flow-through common shares for gross proceeds of $21.8 million. The issuance consisted of the Canadian Exploration Expenses offering (“CEE”) of 643,000 common shares priced at$15.45 per share and the Canadian Development Expenses offering (“CDE”) of 890,000 common shares priced at$13.40 per share. Proceeds are expected to be used for the ongoing exploration and development of the Fox Complex. Total proceeds were allocated between the sale of tax benefits and the sale of common shares. Total issuance costs of $1.5 million were accounted for as a reduction in the value of the common shares. Net proceeds of $20.4 million were allocated between the sale of tax benefits in the amount of $6.0 million and sale of common shares in the amount of $14.4 million.
The Company is required to spend these flow-through share proceeds on flow-through eligible expenditures, as defined by subsection 66.1(5) and 66.1(6) of the* Income Tax Act* (Canada). As of March 31, 2025, the Company incurred a total of$2.7 million in eligible CEE and a total of$4.1 million in eligible CDE (December 31, 2024 –$0.5 million in eligible CEE and$0.8 million in eligible CDE). The remaining CEE and CDE commitments are expected to be fulfilled by the end of 2025.
Investments in Goliath Resources Limited
On March 10, 2025, the Company and Goliath Resources(TSX-V: GOT) closed a non-brokered private placement, in which the Company issued 868,056 common shares of the Company to acquire 5,181,347 units of Goliath Resources. Each unit is comprised ofone common share in the capital of Goliath Resources andone-half of one common share purchase warrant.
NOTE 13 NET LOSS PER SHARE
Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Potentially dilutive instruments, including the conversion option embedded in the convertible senior unsecured notes, are not included in the calculation of diluted net loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 2025, and 2024, as they would be anti-dilutive.
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, all 827,347 outstanding stock options and all 167,849 outstanding warrants were excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share. Similarly, for the three months ended March 31, 2024, all 936,670 outstanding stock options and all 2,169,966 outstanding warrants were excluded.
NOTE 14 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company recorded the following expense in respect to the related parties outlined below during the periods presented:
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| | | 2025 | | 2024 |
| REVlaw | | $61 | | $46 |
The Company has the following outstanding accounts payable balances in respect to the related parties outlined below:
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| · · · March 31, 2025 · · · December 31, 2024 | ||||
| REVlaw | | $13 | | $30 |
REVlaw is a company owned by Carmen Diges, General Counsel & Secretary of the Company. The legal services of Ms. Diges as General Counsel & Secretary and other support staff, as needed, are provided by REVlaw in the normal course of business and have been recorded at their exchange amount.
The Company has the following outstanding accounts receivable balance in respect to the related party outlined below:
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| · · · March 31, 2025 · · · December 31, 2024 | ||||
| McEwen Copper Inc. | | $1,044 | | $286 |
An affiliate of Robert R. McEwen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer acted as a lender in the restructured$40.0 million term loan and continued as such under the ARCA. On January 31, 2025, the outstanding $40.0 million loan was refinanced, extending the repayment of principal by 24 months and are due beginning on January 31, 2027. Following the aforementioned financing, the Company repaid $20.0 million in principal. As consideration for the maintenance, continuation, and extension of the maturity date of the loan, the Company issued 53,160 shares with a value equivalent to 2% of the outstanding loan balance as at March 31, 2025. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company paid$0.8 million (three months ended March 31, 2024 –$1.0 million) in interest to this affiliate.* *Interest is payable monthly at a rate of 9.75% per annum.
On March 27, 2025, the Company participated in a private placement offering of units issued by Canadian Gold Corp, an affiliate of Robert R. McEwen and Ian Ball, a director of the Company. For more information refer toNote 5 Marketable Securities.
NOTE 15 FAIR VALUE ACCOUNTING
The hierarchy of fair value measurements assigns a level to fair value measurements based on the inputs used in the respective valuation techniques. The levels of the hierarchy, as defined below, give the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs.
Level 1 is defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets. The Company’s level 1 assets include investments in equity securities, which are exchange-traded and are valued using quoted market prices in active markets.
Level 2 is defined as observable inputs other than Level 1 prices. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in an active market, quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. The Company’s level 2 assets include investments in share purchase warrants with fair value determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and inputs from observable market data, including historic volatility.
Level 3 is defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.
The following table presents the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that are recorded at fair value in the accompanyingConsolidated Balance Sheets:
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| · · Fair value as at March 31, 2025 | ||||||||
| | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
| Assets: · · · · · · · · · · · · | ||||||||
| Marketable securities | | $9,698 | | $1,047 | | $— | | $10,745 |
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| · · Fair value as at December 31, 2024 | ||||||||
| | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
| Assets: · · · · · · · · · · · · | ||||||||
| Marketable securities | | $1,206 | | $411 | | $— | | $1,617 |
The fair value measurement of the Company’s convertible senior unsecured notes is presented in Note 10,Debt and is not included in the table above. The carrying value of the term loan approximates its fair value based on its recent refinancing.
The fair values of other financial assets and liabilities were assumed to approximate their carrying values due to their short-term nature and historically negligible credit losses.
NOTE 16 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Reclamation obligations
As part of its ongoing business and operations, the Company is required to provide bonding for its environmental reclamation obligations. As at March 31, 2025, the Company had surety facilities in place to cover its bonding obligations, which include $32.3 million of bonding in Nevada pertaining primarily to the Tonkin and the Gold Bar propertiesand $13.2 million (C$18.9 million) of bonding in Canada with respect to the Fox Complex.
The terms of the facilities carry an average annual financing fee of 2.4% and require a deposit of 7.3%. Surety bonds are available for draw-down by the beneficiary in the event the Company does not perform its reclamation obligations. If the specific reclamation requirements are met, the beneficiary of the surety bonds will release the instrument to the issuing entity. The Company believes it is in compliance with all applicable bonding obligations and will be able to satisfy future bonding requirements, through existing or alternative means, as they arise. As at March 31, 2025, the Company recorded $3.9 million in restricted cash in non-current assets as a deposit against the surety facility.
Streaming agreement
As part of the acquisition of the Fox Complex in 2017, the Company assumed a gold purchase agreement (streaming contract) related to production from certain land claims. The Company is obligated to sell 8% of gold production from the Black Fox mine (including the Froome deposit) and 6.3% from the adjoining Pike River property (Black Fox extension) to Sandstorm Gold Ltd. at the lesser of market price or $561 per ounce (with inflation adjustments of up to 2% per year) until 2090. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the realized gold price from the streaming agreement was $605 per ounce (three months ended March 31, 2024 – $594 per ounce).
The Company records the revenue from these shipments based on the contract price at the time of delivery to the customer. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company recorded revenue of $0.4 million (three months ended March 31, 2024 –$0.5 million) related to the gold stream sales.
Flow-through eligible expenses
On June 14, 2024,** **the Company completed a flow-through share issuance for gross proceeds of $21.9 million. The proceeds of this offering will be used for the continued exploration and development of the Company’s properties in the Timmins region of Canada. As at March 31, 2025, the Company has incurred$6.8 million in eligible CEE and CDEand expects to fulfill its remaining obligations by the end of 2025.
Prepayment agreement
On February 1, 2025, the Company extended the existing precious metals purchase agreement with Auramet International LLC (“Auramet”). Key terms of the agreement remained unchanged. Under this agreement, the Company may sell the gold on a Spot Basis, on a Forward Basis and on a Supplier Advance basis, i.e., the gold is priced and paid for while the gold is:
| (i) | at a mine for a maximum of 15 business days before shipment; or |
| (ii) | in transit to a refinery; or |
| (iii) | while being refined at a refinery. |
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company received net proceeds of $27.8 million from the sales on a Supplier Advance Basis (three months ended March 31, 2024 – $4.8 million). The Company recorded revenue of $29.8 million related to the gold sales (three months ended March 31, 2024 – $2.8 million), with the remaining $1.5 million (March 31, 2024 – $2.0 million) representing 500 ounces pledged but not yet delivered to Auramet, recorded as a contract liability on theConsolidated Balance Sheets.
Other potential contingencies
The Company’s mining and exploration activities are subject to various laws and regulations governing the protection of the environment. These laws and regulations are continually changing and generally becoming more restrictive. The Company conducts its operations so as to protect public health and the environment, and believes its operations are materially in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. The Company has made, and expects to make in the future, expenditures to comply with such laws and regulations.
The Company and its predecessors have transferred their interest in several mining properties to third parties throughout its history. The Company could remain potentially liable for environmental enforcement actions related to its prior ownership of such properties. However, the Company has no reasonable belief that any violation of relevant environmental laws or regulations has occurred regarding these transferred properties.
NOTE 17 INCOME AND MINING TAXES
The Company’s income and mining tax (recovery) expense for the three months ended March 31, 2025, and 2024, consisted of the following:
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| · · Three months ended March 31, | ||||||
| | 2025 | 2024 | ||||
| Current: | | | | | | |
| Domestic | | $887 | | $534 | ||
| Foreign | | | 951 | | | — |
| Total current income and mining tax expense | | $1,838 | | $534 | ||
| Deferred: | | | | | | |
| Domestic | | $— | | $— | ||
| Foreign | | | (2,917) | | | (3,091) |
| Total deferred income and mining tax recovery | | $(2,917) | | $(3,091) | ||
| Total income and mining tax provision recovery | | $(1,079) | | $(2,557) | ||
The income and mining tax recovery for the three months ended March 31, 2025, and 2024 varies from the amounts that would have resulted from applying the statutory tax rates to pre-tax income or loss due primarily to the impact of taxation in foreign jurisdictions and the non-recognition of deferred tax assets.
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company used the annual effective tax rate method to calculate its tax provision. The tax provision also includes discrete adjustments including the amortization of the flow-through shares premium and changes to valuation allowances on various jurisdictions.
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