
NotestotheConsolidatedFinancialStatements
YearsendedDecember31,2021and2020
(tabularamountsinthousandsof
USDollars,exceptshareorpe
rshareamounts)
19
Ex
pl
or
a
ti
on
an
d
ev
al
ua
t
io
n(
“E
&
E”
)a
ss
e
ts
co
ns
is
to
ft
he
C
om
pa
n
y’sexploration
projectswhicha
re
pendingthe
determinationof
provedorprobablereserves.Addi
tionsrepresenttheCompa
ny’s
shareofcostsincurredonE&E
assetsduringtheperiod.
Recoverabilityofexplorationandevaluationassets
The
Company
assesses
the
recoverability
of
exploration
and
eval
u
a
t
io
na
ss
e
t
s
,b
ef
or
ea
nd
at
th
em
om
en
t
o
f
re
cl
a
s
s
if
ic
at
i
o
nt
o
property,
plant
and
equipment,
by
allocat
ing
the
E&E
assets
to
appropriate
CGUs.
At
December
31,
2021
and
2020,
Vale
ura
determinedthatnoindicatorsofimpairment
existedwithrespec
ttotheCompany’sE&Eassets.
Impairmentofexplorationandev
aluationassetsisrecognizedi
8.
Property,PlantandEquipment
Balance,December31,2019
$66,126
ransferfromexplorationandevaluationassets
(note7)
Changeindecommissioningobligations
Effectsofmovementsinexchangerates
(13,048)
ransfertoassetsheldforsale
(45,039)
Balance,December31,2020
$
15,108
Effectsofmovementsinexchangerates
(6,321)
Balance,December31,2021
ccumulateddepletionanddepreciation
Total
Balance,December31,2019
$31,843
Depletionanddepreciationexpense
3,566
Effectsofmovementsinexchangerates
(6,338)
ransfertoassetsheldforsale
(27,686)
Balance,December31,2020
$
14,830
Depletionanddepreciationexpense
188
Effectsofmovementsinexchangerates
(6,240)
Balance,December31,2021
Netbookvalue
Total
Balance,December31,2020
$
278
Balance,December31,2021
The
majority
of
the
property,
plant
and
equipment
as
at
Decembe
r
31,
2021,
is
furniture
and
fixtures
and
computer
hardware
andsoftware.
The
Company
conducted
an
assessment
of
impairment
triggers
and
concluded
there
were
no
indicators
of
impairment
with
respecttotheCompany’spropert
yplantandequipmentasatDec
ember31,2021.