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Investments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Investments  
Investments

Note 6 – Investments

Investments comprise the following: (i) equity interests in various public and non-public entities which the Company acquired through the open market or through transactions; (ii) warrants in various publicly-listed companies; and (iii) a loan receivable extended to Noront Resources Ltd. as part of the Company’s acquisition of royalty rights in the Ring of Fire mining district of Ontario, Canada, in April 2015.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At December 31, 

 

 

At December 31, 

 

 

  

  

2018

  

  

2017

  

Equity investments

 

 

$

136.7

 

 

$

172.2

 

Warrants

 

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

0.8

 

Loan receivable

 

 

 

32.3

 

 

 

30.1

 

Total investments

 

 

$

169.7

 

 

$

203.1

 

The change in the fair value of equity investments recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 were as follows:  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

2018

  

  

2017

  

Change in the fair value of equity investments

 

 

$

(21.4)

 

 

$

44.5

 

Deferred tax recovery (expense) in other comprehensive income

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

(6.1)

 

Change in the fair value of equity investments, net of tax

 

 

$

(18.4)

 

 

$

38.4

 

Reclassification for realized change in market value recognized in net income, net of tax

 

 

 

 —

 

 

 

2.4

 

 

 

 

$

(18.4)

 

 

$

40.8