XML 37 R16.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.3.1.900
ACQUISITION OF EL PILAR MINE:
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
ACQUISITION OF EL PILAR MINE  
ACQUISITION OF EL PILAR MINE

 

NOTE 7- ACQUISITION OF EL PILAR MINE

 

On July 6, 2015, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding stock of Recursos Stingray de Cobre, S.A. de C.V. (“Stingray”) for $100.0 million, a company incorporated under the laws of Mexico whose principal holding is a 100% interest in the El Pilar  mine concession. This acquisition is included in the Company’s financial statements as of the acquisition date. The property is located in Sonora, Mexico, approximately 45 kilometers from the Company´s Buenavista mine and 15 kilometers from the U.S. border.

 

Related to this purchase the Company paid approximately $0.4 million of acquisition related costs which is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the statement of income.

 

The Company expects to develop the El Pilar mine with an estimated capital budget of approximately $300 million to produce copper cathodes using SX-EW technology. The project has an initial 13-year mine life, with the start of commercial operations forecasted by 2018. The project has received the necessary permits required to commence the 18-month construction period.

 

Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in million)

 

 

 

Financial assets

 

$
0.4

 

Mineral assets

 
93.0

 

Property, plant and equipment

 
10.5

 

Deferred income taxes

 
(24.7

)

Financial liabilities

 
(3.6

)

 

 

 

 

Total identifiable net assets

 
75.6

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 
24.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total paid

 

$
100.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unless otherwise noted, all assets and liabilities acquired have been measured at fair value. However, certain items such as deferred taxes continue to be measured in accordance with other applicable accounting literature.

 

The Company recognized the assets and liabilities of Stingray based on preliminary estimates of their acquisition date fair values. The determination of the fair values of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities (and the related determination of estimated lives of depreciable tangible and identifiable intangible assets) requires significant judgment. The Company has not completed its valuation analysis and calculations in sufficient detail necessary to arrive at the final estimates of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, along with the identification of other intangible assets or related allocations to goodwill. The fair values of certain tangible assets, intangible assets, and residual goodwill are the most significant areas not yet finalized and therefore are subject to change. The Company expects to complete its final fair value determinations no later than June 30, 2016. Final fair value determinations may be significantly different than those reflected in these financial statements.

 

Based on the preliminary estimate, the Company has recorded goodwill of $24.4 million, representing the amount of the purchase price in excess of the fair value of the net assets acquired. This goodwill is attributable to future benefits that the Company expects to realize from the mine. Accordingly, the Company is still in the process of identifying and if necessary, valuing the value beyond the proven and probable reserves of the mine, for which reason, the value of goodwill and the net assets acquired may change. Any resulting goodwill associated with this acquisition will not be deductible for income tax purposes.