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CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL RISK (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL RISK [Line item]  
Capital management

    

At December 31

    

At December 31

(in thousands)

2023

2022

Net cash and investments:

 

  

 

  

Cash and cash equivalents (note 4)

$

131,054

$

50,915

Equity instrument investments (note 7)

 

10,517

 

8,109

Investments-uranium (note 7)

 

276,815

 

162,536

Investments-convertible debentures (note 7)

15,565

Debt obligations-current (note 15)

 

(213)

 

(216)

Net cash and investments

$

433,738

$

221,344

Credit risk

    

At December 31

    

At December 31

(in thousands)

2023

2022

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

131,054

 

$

50,915

Trade and other receivables

 

 

1,913

 

 

4,143

Restricted cash and investments

 

 

11,231

 

 

11,105

Investments-convertible debentures

15,565

 

$

159,763

 

$

66,163

Maturities of financial liabilities

    

Within 1

    

1 to 5

(in thousands)

Year

Years

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (note 11)

 

$

10,822

 

$

Debt obligations (note 15)

 

 

213

 

 

204

 

$

11,035

 

$

204

Currency risk

    

Dec. 31'2023

    

Sensitivity

    

Foreign

Foreign 

Change in

Exchange

Exchange

net income

(in thousands except foreign exchange rates)

Rate

Rate

(loss)

 

  

 

  

 

  

Currency risk

CAD weakens

 

1.3226

 

1.1903

$

30,081

CAD strengthens

 

1.3226

 

1.4549

$

(30,081)

Price risk

Absolute change

    

Base

    

10% increase

    

10% decrease

Equity price

 

$

0.40

0.44

0.36

Convertible debentures fair value (in thousands)

$

15,565

16,307

14,562

Fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities

    

Financial

    

Fair

    

December 31,

    

December 31,

Instrument

Value

2023

2022

(in thousands)

Category(1)

Hierarchy

Fair Value

Fair Value

Financial Assets:

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Cash and equivalents

 

Category B

 

  

 

$

131,054

 

$

50,915

Trade and other receivables

 

Category B

 

  

 

 

1,913

 

 

4,143

Investments

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Equity instruments-shares

 

Category A

 

Level 1

 

 

10,390

 

 

8,022

Equity instruments-warrants

 

Category A

 

Level 2

 

 

127

 

 

87

Convertible Debentures

Category A

Level 3

15,565

Restricted cash and equivalents

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Elliot Lake reclamation trust fund

 

Category B

 

  

 

 

3,259

 

 

3,133

Credit facility pledged assets

 

Category B

 

  

 

 

7,972

 

 

7,972

 

$

170,280

 

$

74,272

Financial Liabilities:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Account payable and accrued liabilities

 

Category C

 

  

 

10,822

 

10,299

Debt obligations

 

Category C

 

  

 

417

 

576

 

$

11,239

 

$

10,875

(1)Financial instrument designations are as follows: Category A=Financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit and loss; Category B=Financial assets at amortized cost; and Category C=Financial liabilities at amortized cost.
Interest rate risk  
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL RISK [Line item]  
Sensitivity analysis

below illustrates the impact of interest rate risk on the convertible debt instruments held by the Company at December 31, 2023:

Absolute change

    

Base

    

1% increase

    

1% decrease

 

Credit spread

 

20

%  

21

%  

19

%

Convertible debentures fair value (in thousands)

$

15,565

 

15,339

 

15,801