EX-99.1 2 exhibit99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Taseko Mines Limited: Exhibit 99.1 - Filed by newsfilecorp.com

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2015
(Unaudited)



TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(Cdn$ in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

          Three months ended     Nine months ended  
          September 30,     September 30,  
          2015     2014     2015     2014  
    Note                          
                               

Revenues

  3     89,499     93,714     254,585     306,017  

Cost of sales

  4                          

 Production costs

        (69,416 )   (86,637 )   (205,906 )   (252,836 )

 Depletion and amortization

        (14,120 )   (12,932 )   (36,685 )   (36,915 )

Earnings (loss) from mining operations

        5,963     (5,855 )   11,994     16,266  

 

                             

General and administrative

        (3,114 )   (3,641 )   (12,340 )   (11,635 )

Exploration and evaluation

        (157 )   (1,725 )   (692 )   (5,957 )

Gain (loss) on derivatives

  5     1,280     (556 )   12,292     (3,635 )

Other income (expenses)

        502     365     1,367     1,794  

Write-down of marketable securities

  8     (419 )   (366 )   (419 )   (785 )

Income (loss) before financing costs and income taxes

        4,055     (11,778 )   12,202     (3,952 )

 

                             

Finance expenses

  6     (6,881 )   (6,766 )   (19,490 )   (19,948 )

Finance income

        290     1,015     1,114     3,079  

Foreign exchange gain (loss)

        (15,093 )   (8,939 )   (33,238 )   (11,247 )

Income (loss) before income taxes

        (17,629 )   (26,468 )   (39,412 )   (32,068 )

 

                             

Income tax recovery (expense)

  7     (93 )   5,531     501     4,611  

Net income (loss) for the period

        (17,722 )   (20,937 )   (38,911 )   (27,457 )

 

                             

 

                             

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

                             

 

                             

Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale financial assets

        (50 )   857     (1,787 )   2,893  

Foreign currency translation reserve

        4,078     -     8,303     -  

Total other comprehensive income (loss) for the period

        4,028     857     6,516     2,893  

 

                             

Total comprehensive income (loss) for the period

        (13,694 )   (20,080 )   (32,395 )   (24,564 )

 

                             

 

                             

Earnings (loss) per share

                             

   Basic

        (0.08 )   (0.11 )   (0.18 )   (0.14 )

   Diluted

        (0.08 )   (0.11 )   (0.18 )   (0.14 )

 

                             

Weighted average shares outstanding (thousands)

                             

   Basic

        221,809     195,003     221,809     194,527  

   Diluted

        221,809     195,003     221,809     194,527  



TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Cdn$ in thousands)
(Unaudited)

          Three months ended     Nine months ended  
          September 30,     September 30,  
          2015     2014     2015     2014  
                               
    Note                          
                               

Operating activities

                             

Net income (loss) for the period

        (17,722 )   (20,937 )   (38,911 )   (27,457 )

   Adjustments for:

                             

       Depletion and amortization

        14,140     12,953     36,751     37,068  

       Income tax expense (recovery)

  7     93     (5,531 )   (501 )   (4,611 )

       Share-based compensation expense

  12     293     616     1,643     3,177  

       (Gain)/loss on derivatives

  5     (1,280 )   556     (12,292 )   3,635  

       Finance expenses (income)

        6,591     5,752     18,376     16,869  

       Unrealized foreign exchange loss (gain)

        15,764     9,341     34,186     10,623  

       Write-down of marketable securities

        419     366     419     785  

       Other operating activities

        -     (467 )   (21 )   (815 )

   Net change in non-cash working capital

  14     1,331     19,717     10,186     19,944  

Cash provided by (used for) operating activities

        19,629     22,366     49,836     59,218  

 

                             

Investing activities

                             

   Purchase of property, plant and equipment

  10     (4,560 )   (12,651 )   (12,378 )   (24,743 )

   Investment in financial assets

        (4,424 )   (1,908 )   (5,837 )   (10,017 )

   Proceeds from the sale/settlement of derivatives

  5     1,429     -     18,791     -  

   Interest received

        100     91     342     262  

   Other investing activities

        -     -     234     -  

   Refund of long-term prepaids

        -     12,901     -     12,901  

Cash provided by (used for) investing activities

        (7,455 )   (1,567 )   1,152     (21,597 )

 

                             

Financing activities

                             

   Repayment of debt

        (3,251 )   (6,666 )   (10,381 )   (20,761 )

   Interest paid

        (845 )   (833 )   (11,853 )   (11,238 )

   Proceeds from debt issuance

        5,625     -     5,625     -  

   Common shares issued for cash

        -     10     -     2,584  

Cash provided by (used for) financing activities

        1,529     (7,489 )   (16,609 )   (29,415 )

 

                             

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents

      2,543     2,284     3,423     1,884  

Increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents

        16,246     15,594     37,802     10,090  

Cash and equivalents, beginning of period

        74,855     77,361     53,299     82,865  

Cash and equivalents, end of period

        91,101     92,955     91,101     92,955  



TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Cdn$ in thousands)
(Unaudited)

          September 30,     December 31,  
          2015     2014  
    Note              
                   
ASSETS                  
Current assets                  
 Cash and equivalents         91,101     53,299  
 Accounts receivable         18,155     12,618  
 Other financial assets   8     4,598     6,554  
 Inventories   9     45,984     36,094  
 Current tax receivable             27,153  
 Prepaids         1,581     913  
          161,419     136,631  
                   
Other financial assets   8     40,406     41,484  
Property, plant and equipment   10     791,270     793,659  
Other receivables         15,985     15,985  
Goodwill         5,502     4,783  
          1,014,582     992,542  
                   
LIABILITIES                  
Current liabilities                  
 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities         39,042     42,541  
 Current income tax payable         1,113      
 Current portion of long-term debt   11     55,606     20,157  
 Interest payable         9,481     3,746  
          105,242     66,444  
                   
Long-term debt   11     299,514     293,506  
Other financial liabilities         485     110  
Provision for environmental rehabilitation ("PER")         119,174     110,136  
Deferred tax liabilities         99,019     100,071  
          623,434     570,267  
                   
EQUITY                  
Share capital   12     417,944     417,944  
Contributed surplus         42,158     40,890  
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) ("AOCI")         13,349     6,833  
Retained earnings (deficit)         (82,303 )   (43,392 )
          391,148     422,275  
          1,014,582     992,542  



TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
(Cdn$ in thousands)
(Unaudited)

          Share     Contributed           Retained        
                            earnings        
  Note     capital     surplus     AOCI     (deficit)     Total  
                                     
Balance at January 1, 2014         372,274     38,507     4,943     10,492     426,216  
Exercise of options         4,124     (1,540 )   -     -     2,584  
Share-based compensation               3,275     -     -     3,275  
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the period       -     -     2,893     (27,457 )   (24,564 )
Balance at September 30, 2014         376,398     40,242     7,836     (16,965 )   407,511  
                                     
Balance at January 1, 2015         417,944     40,890     6,833     (43,392 )   422,275  
Share-based compensation         -     1,268     -     -     1,268  
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the period       -     -     6,516     (38,911 )   (32,395 )
Balance at September 30, 2015         417,944     42,158     13,349     (82,303 )   391,148  



TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
(Cdn$ in thousands - unaudited)

1.

REPORTING ENTITY

Taseko Mines Limited (the Company) is a corporation governed by the British Columbia Business Corporations Act. The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements of the Company as at and for the periods ended September 30, 2015 comprise the Company, its subsidiaries and its 75% interest in the Gibraltar joint arrangement since its formation on March 31, 2010. The Company is principally engaged in the production and sale of metals, as well as related activities including exploration and mine development, within the province of British Columbia, Canada and the state of Arizona, USA. Seasonality does not have a significant impact on the Company’s operations.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
   
(a) Statement of compliance

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34, Interim Financial Reporting and follow the same accounting policies and methods of application as the Company’s most recent annual financial statements. These condensed consolidated interim financial statements do not include all of the information required for full consolidated annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the Company as at and for the year ended December 31, 2014 prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements were authorized for issue by the Audit and Risk Committee of the Board on November 10, 2015.

(b)

Changes in accounting policies and disclosures

IFRS 2, Share-based Payments (effective for annual periods beginning on or after July 1, 2014) clarifies the definition of a vesting condition and separately defines performance and service conditions. Based on the Company’s analysis, this clarification did not have an impact on the consolidated financial statements for the current or prior periods presented.

IFRS 3, Business Combinations (effective for annual periods beginning on or after July 1, 2014) requires that an obligation to pay contingent consideration that meets the definition of a financial instrument is classified as a financial liability or as equity on the basis of the definitions of IAS 32. Additionally, it clarifies that IFRS 3 does not apply to the formation of any joint arrangement and that the scope exemption only applies in the financial statements of the joint arrangement itself. Based on the Company’s analysis, this standard did not have an impact on the consolidated financial statements for the current or prior periods presented.

IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures (effective for annual periods beginning on or after July 1, 2014) requires a reporting entity to include as a related party, an entity that provides key management personnel services to the reporting entity or to the parent of the reporting entity. Based on the Company’s analysis, this standard did not have an impact on the consolidated financial statements for the current or prior periods presented.

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TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
(Cdn$ in thousands - unaudited)

3.

REVENUE


    Three months ended     Nine months ended  
          September 30,           September 30,  
    2015     2014     2015     2014  
Copper concentrate   86,943     84,474     244,511     278,123  
Copper cathode   1,242     2,522     2,211     3,943  
 Total copper sales   88,185     86,996     246,722     282,066  
Molybdenum concentrate   304     5,834     5,114     21,008  
Silver contained in copper concentrate   1,010     884     2,749     2,943  
    89,499     93,714     254,585     306,017  

4.

COST OF SALES


    Three months ended     Nine months ended  
          September 30,           September 30,  
    2015     2014     2015     2014  
                         
Site operating costs   58,348     70,625     174,123     199,575  
Treatment and refining costs   9,432     6,352     26,699     21,341  
Transportation costs   4,415     4,519     13,271     15,044  
Changes in inventories of finished goods and ore stockpiles   (2,779 )   5,141     (8,187 )   16,876  
Production costs   69,416     86,637     205,906     252,836  
Depletion and amortization   14,120     12,932     36,685     36,915  
Cost of sales   83,536     99,569     242,591     289,751  

Cost of sales include site operating costs, which consist of personnel costs, mine site supervisory costs, non-capitalized stripping costs, repair & maintenance costs, milling and processing costs, operating supplies and external services.

5.

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

During the third quarter of 2015, the Company purchased additional copper put option contracts for 30 million pounds of copper divided equally between the fourth quarter of 2015 and the first quarter of 2016 at a strike price of US$2.40 and US$2.05 per pound respectively, at a total cost of $3,865. The fair value of the outstanding options at September 30, 2015 is summarized in the following table:

    Notional amount     Strike price     Term to maturity     Fair value Asset  
At September 30, 2015                        
Commodity contracts                        
 Copper put option contracts   15.0 million lbs     US$2.40     Q4 2015     2,262  
 Copper put option contracts   15.0 million lbs     US$2.05     Q1 2016     1,176  
                      3,438  

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TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
(Cdn$ in thousands - unaudited)

    Three months ended     Nine months ended  
          September 30,           September 30,  
    2015     2014     2015     2014  
Realized gain (loss) on copper put options   1,216     (1,269 )   14,469     (4,432 )
Unrealized gain (loss) on copper put options   64     713     (2,177 )   797  
    1,280     (556 )   12,292     (3,635 )

The realized gain on copper put options during the third quarter of 2015 resulted from proceeds of $2,347 from these contracts that expired during the quarter, offset by the amortization of premium expense related to these options.

The realized gain on copper put options during the the nine months ended September 30, 2015 resulted from proceeds of $19,709 on the settlement and sale of these contracts, offset by the amortization of premium expense related to these options.

6.

FINANCE EXPENSES


    Three months ended     Nine months ended  
          September 30,           September 30,  
    2015     2014     2015     2014  
Interest expense   6,247     6,224     17,579     18,418  
Accretion on PER   634     542     1,911     1,530  
    6,881     6,766     19,490     19,948  

7.

INCOME TAX


    Three months ended     Nine months ended  
          September 30,           September 30,  
    2015     2014     2015     2014  
Current expense (recovery)   340     (7,908 )   794     (7,999 )
Deferred expense (recovery)   (247 )   2,377     (1,295 )   3,388  
    93     (5,531 )   (501 )   (4,611 )

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TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
(Cdn$ in thousands - unaudited)

8.

OTHER FINANCIAL ASSETS


    September 30,     December 31,  
    2015     2014  
Current:            
 Copper put option contracts   3,438     5,577  
 Marketable securities – available for sale   1,160     977  
    4,598     6,554  
Long-term:            
 Subscription receipts – available for sale   10,333     12,400  
 Reclamation deposits   30,073     29,084  
    40,406     41,484  

During the third quarter ended September 30, 2015, the Company reviewed the value of its marketable securities and subscription receipts for objective evidence of impairment based on both quantitative and qualitative criteria and determined that a write down was required. Accordingly, the Company recorded a pre-tax charge of $419 for the three month and nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 (2014: $366 and $785 respectively for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2014).

During the nine month period ended September 30, 2015, the Company recorded an unrealized loss on its available-for-sale subscription receipts of $2,067 (2014-$Nil) in other comprehensive income .

9.

INVENTORIES


    September 30,     December 31,  
    2015     2014  
Ore stockpiles   11,101     2,095  
Finished goods:            
 Copper contained in concentrate   6,822     7,328  
 Molybdenum concentrate   -     314  
Materials and supplies   28,061     26,357  
    45,984     36,094  

Inventories are recorded at the lower of cost and net realizable value. During the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2015, the Company has recorded a writedown of $nil (2014: $nil) and $622 (2014: $nil) respectively, to adjust the carrying value of the molybdenum inventory to its net realizable value.

10.

PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT

During the three month period ended September 30, 2015, the Company capitalized stripping costs of $2,618 and incurred other capital expenditures for Gibraltar of $450. In addition, the Company capitalized development costs of $1,554 for the Florence Copper Project, along with $171 for the Aley Niobium Project. The Company also capitalized interest of $1,064 during the three month period ended September 30, 2015.

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TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
(Cdn$ in thousands - unaudited)

During the nine month period ended September 30, 2015, the Company capitalized stripping costs of $7,397 and incurred other capital expenditures for Gibraltar of $1,329. In addition, the Company capitalized development costs of $3,659 for the Florence Copper Project along with $725 for the Aley Niobium Project. The Company also capitalized interest of $2,963 during the nine month period ended September 30, 2015.

11.

DEBT


    September 30, 2015     December 31, 2014  
                         
    Carrying Value     Fair Value     Carrying Value     Fair Value  
Current:                        
 Capital leases   6,514     7,011     13,603     13,566  
 Secured equipment loans   8,864     6,862     6,554     6,540  
 Senior secured loan   40,228     40,228     -     -  
    55,606     54,101     20,157     20,106  
Long-term:                        
 Senior notes   263,782     140,928     228,343     206,127  
 Senior secured loan   -     -     32,245     32,245  
 Capital leases   22,144     23,834     19,723     19,670  
 Secured equipment loans   13,588     11,209     13,195     13,168  
    299,514     175,971     293,506     271,210  

Senior secured loan

As a result of the acquisition of Curis Resources Ltd. (“Curis”) in November, 2014, the Company assumed Curis’s senior secured loan agreement with RK Mine Finance Trust I. The total loan balance, including accrued interest at September 30, 2015 is US$30,145. Interest on the loan is being accrued and capitalized at a rate of 11% per annum. The outstanding principal and accrued interest can be prepaid at any time without penalty, and is otherwise repayable at maturity on May 31, 2016.

Secured equipment loan

The Company has entered into a new equipment loan during the three month period ended September 30, 2015 for $5,625. The equipment loan is repayable in monthly installments and bears a fixed interest rate of 5.49% and has a maturity date of 2020.

All debt instruments are classified as a level 2 financial instrument (note 16).

12. EQUITY
   
(a) Share capital

           (thousands of shares)   Common shares  
Common shares outstanding at January 1, 2015   221,809  
               Exercise of share options   -  
Common shares outstanding at September 30, 2015   221,809  

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TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
(Cdn$ in thousands - unaudited)

The Company’s authorized share capital consists of an unlimited number of common shares with no par value.

(b)

Share-Based Compensation


(thousands of options)   Options     Average price  
Outstanding at January 1, 2015   11,908     3.28  
 Granted   2,680     0.98  
 Forfeited   (147 )   1.86  
 Expired   (2,538 )   4.34  
Outstanding at September 30, 2015   11,903     2.56  

During the nine month period ended September 30, 2015, the Company granted 2,680,000 share options to employees. These options have a weighted-average exercise price of $0.98 per share option with a term of 3 to 5 years and vest in equal amounts over two years. The weighted-average fair value of the share options issued was estimated at $0.38 per share option using the Black Scholes Option Pricing Model with the following assumptions:

Weighted Average Forfeiture Rate (%)   -  
           Weighted Average Market Price   0.95  
           Weighted Average Volatility (%)   48.66  
           Weighted Average Risk Free Interest Rate (%)   0.96  
           Weighted Average Dividend Yield (%)   -  
           Weighted Average Expected Life (years)   4.54  

The Company has adopted a Deferred Share Unit (“DSU”) Plan (the “DSU Plan”) for non-employee directors. The DSU Plan provides for an annual grant to each non-employee director of the Company, or an equivalent cash payment in lieu thereof, which participants have agreed would in the first instance be used to assist in complying with the Company’s share ownership guidelines. DSUs vest immediately upon grant and are paid out in cash when a participant ceases to be a director of the Company.

The Company has established a Performance Share Unit (“PSU”) Plan (the “PSU Plan”) whereby PSUs are issued to executives as long-term incentive compensation. PSUs issued under the Plan entitle the holder to a cash or equity payment at the end of a three-year performance period equal to the number of PSU’s granted, adjusted for a performance factor and multiplied by the quoted market value of a Taseko common share on the completion of the performance period. The performance factor can range from 0% to 250% and is determined by comparing the Company’s total shareholder return to those achieved by a peer group of companies.

The continuity of DSUs and PSUs issued and outstanding is as follows:

    DSUs     PSUs  
Outstanding at January 1, 2015   99,371     -  
 Granted   816,000     461,500  
Outstanding at September 30, 2015   915,371     461,500  

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TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
(Cdn$ in thousands - unaudited)

During the second quarter of 2015, the Company issued 816,000 DSUs to directors (2014: 66,079) and 461,500 PSUs to senior executives (2014: Nil). The DSUs were valued at $0.98 (2014: $2.27) per unit based upon the underlying share price at grant date and are recorded at fair value based upon the market price each period end.

A total share based compensation expense of $293 and $1,643 has been recognized for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 respectively, (2014: $616 and $3,177).

13.

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES


(a)

Commitments

At September 30, 2015, capital commitments totaled $1,476 on a 100% basis, of which the Company’s share was $1,284. At September 30, 2015, the Company’s share of operating commitments totaled $5,742.

(b)

Contingencies

The Company has guaranteed 100% of certain capital lease and equipment loans entered into by the Gibraltar joint venture in which it holds a 75% interest. As at September 30, 2015, this debt totaled $51,110 on a 75% basis.

14.

SUPPLEMENTARY CASH FLOW INFORMATION


    Three months ended     Nine months ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2015     2014     2015     2014  
                         
Change in non-cash working capital items                        
Accounts receivable   3,167     5,975     (4,619 )   (17,789 )
Inventories   (3,127 )   4,466     (9,890 )   16,173  
Prepaids   279     398     (668 )   2,055  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   (335 )   8,588     (2,910 )   20,117  
Interest payable   374     290     769     288  
Income tax (paid) received   973     -     27,504     (900 )
    1,331     19,717     10,186     19,944  
Non-cash investing and financing activities                        
Assets acquired under capital lease   -     -     -     11,106  
Interest earned on promissory note   -     (706 )   -     (2,195 )
Interest expense on royalty obligation   -     731     -     2,193  
Royalty obligation settled by promissory note   -     -     -     (16,784 )

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TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
(Cdn$ in thousands - unaudited)

15.

RELATED PARTIES

Related party transactions

    Transaction value for the     Transaction value for the  
    three months ended     nine months ended  
          September 30,           September 30  
    2015     2014     2015     2014  
Hunter Dickinson Services Inc.:                        
 General and administrative expenses   292     828     1,992     2,168  
 Exploration and evaluation expenses   9     139     132     606  
    301     967     2,124     2,774  
Gibraltar joint venture:                        
 Other operating income (management fees)   312     281     887     844  
 Reimburseable expenses   23     53     87     294  
    335     334     974     1,138  

    Balance due from (to) as at  
    September 30,  
    2015     2014  
Hunter Dickinson Services Inc.   (89 )   (79 )
Gibraltar Joint Venture   185     108  

Hunter Dickinson Services Inc. (HDSI) is a private company, which employs some directors of the Company. HDSI invoices the Company for their executive services as well as other services. During the third quarter of 2015, the Company incurred total costs of $301 (Q3 2014: $967) in transactions with HDSI. Of these, $137 (Q3 2014: $540) related to legal, tax, exploration, and business development services, $98 related to reimbursements of office rent costs (Q3 2014: $141), and $66 (Q3 2014: $286) related to compensation paid for Taseko directors, who are also directors of HDSI.

For the nine month period ended September 30, 2015, the Company incurred total costs of $2,124 (2014: $2,774) in transactions with HDSI. Of these, $662 (2014: $1,480) related to legal, tax, exploration, and business development services, $391 related to reimbursements of office rent costs (2014: $436), and $1,071 (2014: $858) related to compensation paid for Taseko directors and Chief Executive Officer, who are also directors of HDSI.

Under the terms of the joint venture operating agreement, the Gibraltar Joint Venture pays the Company a management fee for services rendered by the Company as operator of the Gibraltar mine. In addition, the Company pays certain expenses on behalf of the Gibraltar Joint Venture and invoices the Joint Venture for these expenses.

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TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
(Cdn$ in thousands - unaudited)

16.

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy establishes three levels to classify the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value, by reference to the reliability of the inputs used to estimate the fair values.

Level 1 – quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2 – inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e., as prices) or indirectly (i.e., derived from prices); and

Level 3 – inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).

The Company has certain financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and uses the fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value, with Level 1 inputs having the highest priority.

    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
September 30, 2015                        
Concentrate receivables   -     11,189     -     11,189  
Financial assets designated as FVTPL                        
 Copper put option contracts   -     3,438     -     3,438  
Available-for-sale financial assets                        
 Marketable Securities   1,160     -     -     1,160  
 Subscription receipts   -     -     10,333     10,333  
 Reclamation deposits   30,073     -     -     30,073  
    31,233     14,627     10,333     56,193  
December 31, 2014                        
Concentrate receivables   -     3,867     -     3,867  
Financial assets designated as FVTPL                        
 Copper put option contracts   -     5,577     -     5,577  
Available-for-sale financial assets                        
 Marketable Securities   977     -     -     977  
 Subscription receipts   -     -     12,400     12,400  
 Reclamation deposits   29,084     -     -     29,084  
    30,061     9,444     12,400     51,905  

There have been no transfers between fair value levels during the reporting period. The carrying value of cash and equivalents, accounts receivable and payable approximate their fair value as at September 30, 2015.

The fair value of the senior notes, a Level 1 instrument, is determined based upon publicly available information. The fair value of the capital leases and secured equipment loans, level 2 instruments, are determined through discounting future cash flows at an interest rate of 5.49% based on the relevant loans effective interest rate.

The fair values of the level 2 instruments, copper put option contracts are based on broker quotes. Similar contracts are traded in an active market and the broker quotes reflect the actual transactions in similar instruments.

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TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
(Cdn$ in thousands - unaudited)

Some of the Company’s metal concentrate sales contracts are subject to provisional pricing with the selling price adjusted at the end of the quotational period. At each reporting date, the Company’s accounts receivable on these contracts are marked-to-market based on a quoted forward price for which there exists an active commodity market.

The subscription receipts, a level 3 instrument, are valued based on a third party transaction in the last twelve months or in the absence of a transaction, market comparison based on the average share value of comparable companies.

Commodity Price Risk

Provisional pricing mechanisms embedded within the Company’s sales arrangements have the character of a commodity derivative and are carried at fair value as part of accounts receivables. The table below summarizes the impact on revenue and equity for changes in commodity prices on the fair value of derivatives and the provisionally invoiced sales volumes.

                As at September 30,  
                2015  
Copper increase/decrease by US$0.23/lb (2014: US$0.28/lb) 1, 2               5,578  

1The analysis is based on the assumption that the period-end copper price increases 10% with all other variables held constant. The closing exchange rate for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 of CAD/USD 1.3345 was used in the analysis.
2At September 30, 2015, 18.5 million pounds of copper in concentrate were exposed to copper price movements.

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