The Board of Directors has overall responsibility for the establishment and oversight of the Company’s risk management framework and reviews the Company’s policies on an ongoing basis.

The Company is exposed to certain financial risks, including credit risk, liquidity risk, currency risk, metal price risk, and interest rate risk.

Credit risk is the risk of an unexpected loss if a customer or third party to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations. All our trade accounts receivables from concentrate sales are held with large international metals trading companies.

The Company’s cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments are held through large financial institutions.

The Company’s maximum exposure to credit risk as at December 31, 2022 and 2021 is as follows:



As at	December 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Cash and cash equivalents	$	80,493	$	107,097
Derivative assets		19		1,490
Trade and other receivables		68,165		76,487
Income tax receivable		718		1,713
Other non-current receivables		8,484		6,032
	$	157,879	$	192,819

The carrying amount of financial assets recorded in the financial statements represents the Company’s maximum exposure to credit risk. We limit our exposure to counterparty credit risk on cash and term deposits by only dealing with financial institutions with high credit ratings and through our investment policy of purchasing only instruments with a high credit rating. Almost all of our concentrates are sold to large well-known concentrate buyers.

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they come due. The Company manages its liquidity risk by continually monitoring forecasted and actual cash flows. The Company has in place a planning and budgeting process to help determine the funds required to support its normal operating requirements and its development plans. The Company aims to maintain sufficient liquidity to meet its short term business requirements, taking into account its anticipated cash flows from operations, its holdings of cash and cash equivalents, and its committed and anticipated liabilities.

The Company had $150.5 million of liquidity comprised of cash and cash equivalents and undrawn credit facilities as at December 31, 2022. The Company believes that it has sufficient liquidity to meet the Company’s minimum obligations for at least the next 12 months from December 31, 2022.

The Company manages its liquidity risk by continuously monitoring forecasted and actual cashflows. A rigorous reporting, planning and budgeting process are in place to help facilitate forecasting funding requirements, to support operations on an ongoing basis and expansion plans, if any.

As at December 31, 2022, the Company expects the following maturities of its financial liabilities, lease obligations, and other contractual commitments, excluding payments relating to interest:

Expected payments due by year as at December 31, 2022

Less than

After

1 year

1 - 3 years

4 - 5 years

5 years

Total

Trade and other payables

111,896

Debt

225,940

Income taxes payable

11,589

Lease obligations

11,343

8,308

5,736

5,806

31,193

Other liabilities

2,596

Capital commitments, Séguéla

13,923

380

14,303

Closure and reclamation provisions

3,227

24,635

9,110

23,040

60,012

151,978

261,859

14,846

28,846

457,529



	Expected payments due by year as at December 31, 2021
		Less than						After
		1 year		1 - 3 years		4 - 5 years		5 years		Total
Trade and other payables	$	133,805	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	133,805
Debt		-		46,000		120,000		-		166,000
Income taxes payable		20,563		-		-		-		20,563
Lease obligations		12,292		11,315		2,065		15,983		41,655
Other liabilities		-		3,310		-		-		3,310
Capital commitments, Séguéla		66,542		5,217		-		-		71,759
Closure and reclamation provisions		1,883		5,561		23,954		24,714		56,112
	$	235,085	$	71,403	$	146,019	$	40,697	$	493,204

The Company is exposed to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates as a portion of our expenses are incurred in Canadian dollars, Peruvian soles, Argentine peso, Mexican peso, West Africa CFA Franc and Australian dollars. A significant change in the foreign exchange rates between the United States dollar relative to the other currencies could have a material effect on the Company’s profit or loss, financial position, or cash flows.

As at December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company was exposed to currency risk through the following assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies:

December 31, 2022

Canadian
Dollars

Peruvian
Soles

Mexican
Pesos

Argentine
Pesos

West
African
CFA
Franc

Australian
Dollars

Euro

Cash and cash equivalents

587

6,237

73,868

11,845

6,057,885

250

Marketable securities

105

Restricted cash

2,338,983

Trade and VAT receivables

215

3,317

73,868

2,062,918

12,979,116

(115)

Income tax receivable

28,137

13,900

VAT - long term receivable

70,520

Trade and other payables

(13,374)

(16,966)

(218,288)

(1,429,416)

(15,346,471)

(1,285)

(274)

Provisions, current

(8,123)

(11,729)

(387,883)

Income tax payable

(84,393)

(1,353,215)

Other liabilities

(177)

(9,708)

Provisions, non-current

(12,611)

(90,797)

Total foreign currency exposure

(12,592)

(9)

(182,759)

257,464

4,676,296

(1,151)

(274)

US$ equivalent of foreign currency exposure

(9,297)

(2)

(9,439)

1,436

7,416

(1,099)

(262)


	December 31, 2021
	Canadian Dollars	Peruvian Soles	Mexican Pesos	Argentine Pesos	West African CFA Franc	Australian Dollars	Euro
Cash and cash equivalents	1,660	5,508	18,126	4,319	11,494,909	5	28
Marketable securities	527	-	-	-	-	-	-
Restricted cash	-	-	-	-	1,166,963	-	-
Trade and VAT receivables	690	2,144	174,229	1,526,506	13,433,368	-	-
Income tax receivable	-	20,707	-	-	-	-	-
VAT - long term receivable	-	-	70,520	-	-	-	-
Trade and other payables	(3,839)	(17,496)	(400,697)	(1,174,033)	(10,094,158)	(939)	(1,431)
Provisions, current	-	(4,413)	(13,534)	(95,353)	-	-	-
Income tax payable	-	-	(87,881)	-	-	-	-
Other liabilities	-	-	(6,178)	-	-	-	-
Provisions, non-current	-	-	(87,305)	-	-	-	-
Total foreign currency exposure	(962)	6,450	(332,719)	261,439	16,001,083	(933)	(1,403)
US$ equivalent of foreign currency exposure	(755)	1,668	(16,802)	2,734	28,548	(671)	(1,207)

Sensitivity as to change in foreign currency exchange rates on our foreign currency exposure as at December 31, 2022 is provided below:


		Effect on foreign
		denominated
Currency	Change	items
Mexican pesos	+/- 10%	$	858
Peruvian soles	+/- 10%	$	0
Argentinian pesos	+/- 10%	$	131
Canadian Dollar	+/- 10%	$	845
West African CFA franc	+/- 10%	$	674
Australian Dollar	+/- 10%	$	152
Euro	+/- 10%	$	24

Due to the volatility of the exchange rate for Argentine Peso, the Company is applying additional measures in cash management to minimize potential losses arising from the conversion of funds. As discussed in note 26(f), with the capital controls in effect, the Company is required to convert the equivalent value of foreign currency received from the proceeds of the sale of all gold doré from the Lindero Mine.

The Company is exposed to metal price risk with respect to the sales of silver, gold, lead, and zinc concentrates. The following table summarizes the effect on provisionally priced sales and accounts receivables of a 10% change in metal prices from the prices used at December 31, 2022:

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company recognized negative sales adjustments of $1.5 million
(December 31, 2021 – negative $2.8 million) as a result of changes in metal prices on the final settlement or during the quotational period.

From time to time, the Company mitigates the price risk associated with its base metal production by entering into forward sale and collar contracts for some of its forecasted base metal production and non-metal commodities (see Note 19).

Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates. Currently, the Company’s interest rate exposure mainly relates to interest earned on its cash, cash equivalent, and short-term investment balances, interest paid on its LIBOR-based debt, interest paid on its SOFR-based debt and the mark-to-market value of derivative instruments which depend on interest rates.

The Company’s objective when managing its capital is to maintain its ability to continue as a going concern while at the same time maximizing the growth of its business and providing returns to its shareholders. The Company manages its capital structure and makes adjustments based on changes to its economic environment and the risk characteristics of the Company’s assets.

Effective December 23, 2019, changes to Argentina’s tax laws proposed by the new Argentine Government were implemented. The changes ratified and extended legislation which was to expire on December 31, 2019 and allow the Argentine Central Bank to regulate funds coming into and flowing out of Argentina in order to maintain stability and support the economic recovery of the country. These capital controls, together with additional temporary controls enacted on May 29, 2020, have the effect of requiring exporters to convert the equivalent value of foreign currency received from the export into Argentine Pesos; requiring the prior consent of the Argentine Central Bank to the payment of cash dividends and distributions of currency out of Argentina; requiring Argentine companies to convert foreign currency loans received from abroad into Argentine Pesos; and restricting the sale of Argentine Pesos for foreign currency.

The Company’s capital requirement is effectively managed based on the Company having a thorough reporting, planning and forecasting process to help identify the funds required to ensure the Company is able to meet its operating and growth objectives.

The Company’s capital structure consists of equity comprising of share capital, reserves and retained earnings as well as debt facilities, equipment financing obligations less cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments.



	December 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Equity	$	1,244,756	$	1,375,148
Debt		219,175		157,489
Lease obligations		21,346		29,405
Less: cash and cash equivalents		(80,493)		(107,097)
	$	1,404,784	$	1,454,945

As discussed above, the Company operates in Argentina where the new Argentine government has ratified and extended legislation to December 31, 2025 to allow the Argentine Central Bank to regulate funds coming into and flowing out of Argentina. Other than the restrictions related to these capital controls and complying with the debt covenants under the Company’s credit facility, the Company is not subject to any externally imposed capital requirements. As at December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company was in compliance with its debt covenants.