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NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS  
NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS

NOTE 20 NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS

On August 23, 2021, the Company’s subsidiary, McEwen Copper, closed the first tranche of a Series B private placement offering in which McEwen Copper issued 4,000,000 common shares at a price of $10.00 per share for gross proceeds of $40.0 million. An affiliate of Mr. McEwen purchased all the shares in this first tranche. As of August 23, 2021 and  December 31, 2021, the affiliate held 18.6% ownership of McEwen Copper. As of September 30, 2022, this ownership was decreased to 15.57% due to the closing of the second and the third tranches of Series B private placement offering.

As a result of the common shares issued, the Company’s 100% ownership in McEwen Copper was reduced by 18.6% to 81.4%. The Company assessed 18.6% as non-redeemable non-controlling interests. Consequently, the Company recorded $14.9 million as non-controlling interests and $25.1 million as additional paid-in-capital on the Consolidated Balance Sheets in 2021.

On June 21, 2022, McEwen Copper closed the second tranche of the Series B private placement offering in which McEwen Copper issued 1,500,000 additional common shares at a price of $10.00 per share for gross proceeds of $15.0 million.

As a result of the common shares issued, the Company’s 81.4% ownership in McEwen Copper was reduced by 5.31% to 76.09%. The Company assessed 23.91% as non-redeemable non-controlling interests. Consequently, the Company recorded $7.6 million as non-controlling interests and $7.4 million as additional paid-in-capital in 2022.

On August 31, 2022, McEwen Copper closed its third and final tranche of the Series B private placement offering under which McEwen Copper issued 2,685,000 additional common shares at a price of $10.00 per share for gross proceeds of $26.9 million.

As a result of the common shares issued, the Company’s 76.09% ownership in McEwen Copper was reduced by 7.96% to 68.13%. The Company assessed 31.87% as non-redeemable non-controlling interests. Consequently, the Company recorded $16.1 million as non-controlling interests and $10.8 million as additional paid-in-capital in 2022.

As of December 31, 2022, the Company recorded $5.0 million net loss attributed to non-controlling interests of 31.87% (December 31, 2021 - $0.2 million net loss attributed to non-controlling interests of 18.6%).