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EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
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EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS
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(a)
Rook I Property
The Rook I Project is located in Northern Saskatchewan, approximately 40 kilometres (km) east of the Saskatchewan – Alberta border, approximately 150 km north of the town of La Loche and 640 km northwest of the City of Saskatoon and consists of 32 contiguous mineral claims totaling 35,065 hectares.
The Rook I Project hosts the
100% owned
Arrow deposit discovered in February 2014, the Bow discovery in March 2015, the Harpoon discovery in August 2016 and the Arrow South discovery in July 2017. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company filed a feasibility study for the Rook I Project.
NexGen has a 100% interest in the claims subject only to: (i) a 2% net smelter return royalty (“NSR”); and (ii) a 10% production carried interest, in each case, only on claims
S-113928
to
S-113933
(the Arrow deposit is not located on any of these claims). The NSR may be reduced to 1% upon payment of $1 million. The 10% production carried interest provides for the owner to be carried to the date of commercial production.
 
(b)
Other Athabasca Basin Properties
The Other Athabasca Basin Properties are a portfolio of early-stage mineral properties in the Athabasca Basin. The properties are grouped geographically as “SW1”, “SW2” and “SW3”. The SW2 properties are held directly by NexGen. The SW1 and SW3 properties are held by NXE Energy SW1 Ltd. and NXE Energy SW3 Ltd., respectively, each a wholly owned subsidiary.
 
(c)
IsoEnergy Properties
The IsoEnergy Properties consist of 
the following properties located in the Athabasca region of Saskatchewan:
(i) a 100% interest in the Radio Project, Saskatchewan (subject to a 2% NSR and 2% gross overriding royalty
 on diamonds
)
; (ii) a 100% interest in the Thorburn Lake Project
 
(subject to a 1% NSR and a 10% carried interest which can be converted to a 1% NSR at the holder’s option upon completion of a bankable feasibility study); (iii) a 100% interest, in each of the Madison, 2Z, Carlson Creek and North Thorburn properties, Saskatchewan; (iv) a 100% interest in the Geiger property; (v) a 100% interest in the
Larocque
East property
 
that consists of 6 mineral claims constituting 16,780 hectares and includes the Hurricane Zone; (vi) a 100% interest in the Evergreen Property
 
that constitutes 32,400 hectares; and (vii) a portfolio of newly staked claims in Saskatchewan, all of which are early stage exploration properties.
 
 
  
Rook 1
 
  
Other Athabasca
Basin Properties
 
  
IsoEnergy
Properties
 
  
Total
 
Acquisition cost
                                  
Balance at December 31, 2020
  
$
235
 
  
$
1,458
 
  
$
26,778
 
 
$
28,471
 
Additions
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
27
 
 
 
27
 
Dispositions
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
(145
 
 
(145
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Balance as at December 31, 2021
  
$
235
 
  
$
1,458
 
  
$
26,660
 
 
$
28,353
 
Deferred exploration costs
                                  
Balance at December 31, 2020
  
 
216,350
 
  
 
9,173
 
  
 
20,728
 
 
 
246,251
 
Additions:
                                  
General exploration and drilling
  
 
6,502
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
3,615
 
 
 
10,117
 
Environmental, permitting, and engagement
  
 
15,154
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
2
 
 
 
15,156
 
Technical, engineering and design
  
 
13,893
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
1
 
 
 
13,894
 
Geochemistry and assays
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
333
 
 
 
333
 
Geological and geophysical
  
 
116
 
  
 
7
 
  
 
775
 
 
 
898
 
Labour and wages
  
 
4,925
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
815
 
 
 
5,740
 
Share-based payments
  
 
3,696
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
1,561
 
 
 
5,257
 
Travel
  
 
305
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
239
 
 
 
544
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total Additions
    
44,591
      
7
      
7,341
     
51,939
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Balance as at December 31, 2021
  
$
260,941
 
  
$
9,180
 
  
$
28,069
 
 
$
298,190
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total costs, December 31, 2021
  
$
261,176
 
  
$
10,638
 
  
$
54,729
 
 
$
326,543
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
  
Rook 1
 
  
Other Athabasca
Basin Properties
 
  
IsoEnergy
Properties
 
  
Total
 
Acquisition Cost
                                   
Balance at December 31, 2019
   $ 235      $ 1,458      $ 26,636      $ 28,329  
Additions
     —          —          142        142  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Balance as at December 31, 2020
  
$
235
 
  
$
1,458
 
  
$
26,778
 
  
$
28,471
 
Deferred exploration costs
                                   
Balance at December 31, 2019
     199,784        9,164        15,104     
 
224,052
 
Additions:
                                   
General exploration
 and drilling
     1,407        5        3,395       
4,807
 
Environmental, permitting, and engagement
     6,726        —          137       
6,863
 
Technical, engineering and design
     4,158        —          225       
4,383
 
Geochemistry and assays
     —          —          318       
318
 
Geological and geophysical
     —          4        31       
35
 
Labour and wages
     2,925        —          1,141       
4,066
 
Share-based payments
     1,281        —          235       
1,516
 
Travel
     69        —          142       
211
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total Additions
     16,566        9        5,624       
22,199
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Balance as at December 31, 2020
  
$
216,350
 
  
$
9,173
 
  
$
20,728
 
  
$
246,251
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total costs, December 31, 2020
  
$
216,585
 
  
$
10,631
 
  
$
47,506
 
  
$
274,722