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DISPOSITION OF DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS BRALORNE GOLD MINES LTD
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Note 5 - DISPOSITION OF DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - BRALORNE GOLD MINES LTD.

On December 13, 2019, the Company completed the sale of its 100% wholly-owned subsidiary Bralorne Gold Mines Ltd. (“Bralorne”) to Talisker Resources Ltd. (“Talisker”). The sale was record in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019 and includes the Bralorne Gold Mine and is part of the Company’s plan to focus on its core mining operations in Mexico.

 

The consideration included:

 

 

·

C$8.7 million (translated to $6,599) in cash

 

·

The issuance of 12,580,000 common shares of Talisker, representing 9.9% on a pro-forma basis following the close of the transaction and subsequent financing by Talisker;

 

·

The issuance of 6,290,000 share purchase warrants exercisable at C$0.25 per share for a period of three years after the closing, subject to acceleration in the event the closing price of Talisker’s common shares is great than C$0.35 per share for 20 or more consecutive trading days at any time following April 14, 2020;

  

The sale includes the Bralorne claims, as well as nine mineral claims covering approximately 2,114 hectares in the Lillooet Mining Division of British Columbia, known as the BRX Property.

 

The Company also received future consideration of a $2.5 million cash payment, contingent upon the commencement of commercial production at the Bralorne Mine, for which a fair value has been determined to be Nil at this time.

  

The Company recognized a loss on disposition, net of tax, calculated as follows:

 

Cash proceeds

 

$

6,599

 

Talisker shares

 

 

2,243

 

Talisker warrants

 

 

716

 

Total proceeds

 

$

9,558

 

Net assets sold and derecognized:

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

 

1,495

 

Other current assets

 

 

242

 

Exploration and evaluation assets

 

 

45,613

 

Plant and equipment

 

 

1,745

 

Other long-term assets

 

 

19

 

Current portion of finance lease obligations and equipment loans

 

 

(175

)

Non-current portion of finance lease obligations and equipment loans

 

 

(111

)

Site restoration obligation

 

 

(10,828

)

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

(42

)

 

 

 

37,958

 

Loss on disposition before selling costs

 

 

(28,400

)

Selling costs

 

 

(490

)

Loss on disposition, net

 

 

(28,890

)

 

As a result of the sale, the comparative net income (loss) for the current period, as well as previous two years, have been reclassified from continuing operations to discontinued operations:

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Revenue from mining operations

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

Cost of sales

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Mine operating income (loss)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses (income)

 

 

-

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

(45

)

Accretion of reclamation provision

 

 

-

 

 

 

217

 

 

 

256

 

Gain on sale of assets

 

 

-

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

(175

)

Other items

 

 

-

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

(5

)

Loss on disposition

 

 

169

 

 

 

28,890

 

 

 

-

 

Net loss before income taxes

 

 

(169

)

 

 

(29,126

)

 

 

(31

)

Income taxes

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Net loss from discontinued operations and on disposal

 

$

(169

)

 

$

(29,126

)

 

$

(31

)

 

The results of discontinued operations included in the consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, are as follows:

 

Cash generated by (used in):

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow used in operating activities

 

$

-

 

 

$

(19

)

 

$

(7

)

Cash flow used in financing activities

 

 

-

 

 

 

(258

)

 

 

(590

)

Cash flow used in investing activities

 

 

-

 

 

 

(5,583

)

 

 

(4,178

)

Net cash decrease from discontinued operations

 

$

-

 

 

$

(5,860

)

 

$

(4,775

)