EX-99.1 2 exh_991.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

 

 

(An exploration stage company)

 

 

 

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 and 2017

 

UNAUDITED

 _______________________

 

 

 

 

Auryn Resources Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position

Unaudited - (Expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)

 

 

   As at September 30,   As at December 31,   As at January 1, 
   2018   2017   2017 
       Restated
(note 3)
   Restated
(note 3)
 
Assets               
                
Current assets:               
Cash  $5,193   $2,474   $2,457 
Marketable securities   173    425    625 
Amounts receivable   297    645    235 
Prepaid expenses and deposits   1,129    1,167    319 
Deferred acquisition costs   10        160 
                
    6,802    4,711    3,796 
                
Non-current assets:               
Restricted cash   115    115    115 
Mineral property interests (note 4)   38,619    37,258    36,050 
Equipment   1,591    1,675    1,786 
    40,325    39,048    37,951 
Total assets  $47,127   $43,759   $41,747 
                
                
Liabilities and Equity               
                
Liabilities               
                
Current liabilities:               
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  $2,563   $1,053   $818 
Flow-through share premium liability (note 5)   428    185     
                
    2,991    1,238    818 
                
Non-current liabilities:               
Provision for site reclamation and closure (note 6)   1,880    1,662    1,747 
                
Total liabilities  $4,871   $2,900   $2,565 
                
Equity:               
Share capital  $121,705   $105,870   $67,553 
Share option and warrant reserve   6,831    6,046    6,108 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)   40    (60)   18 
Deficit   (86,320)   (70,997)   (34,497)
                
Total equity  $42,256   $40,859   $39,182 
                
Total liabilities and equity  $47,127   $43,759   $41,747 

 

Approved on behalf of the Board of Directors:      
       
       
  "Ivan Bebek"     "Shawn Wallace"      
Director Director    

 

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

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Auryn Resources Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Loss and Comprehensive Loss

Unaudited - (Expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)

 

 

   Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30, 
   2018   2017   2018   2017 
       Restated
(note 3)
       Restated
(note 3)
 
Operating expenses                    
Exploration and evaluation costs (note 7)  $7,821   $20,214   $13,384   $32,436 
Fees, salaries and other employee benefits   596    604    1,897    2,768 
Legal and professional fees   78    56    216    184 
Marketing and investor relations   279    300    1,022    1,079 
Insurance   73    69    234    112 
Office and administration   95    128    313    456 
Regulatory, transfer agent and shareholder information   49    42    189    171 
    8,991    21,413    17,255    37,206 
                     
Other expenses (income):                    
Project investigation costs   34    14    91    94 
Accretion of provision for site reclamation and closure   9    9    28    29 
Interest and other income   (31)   (67)   (77)   (207)
Amortization of flow-through share premium (note 5)   (1,621)   (3,144)   (2,236)   (5,652)
Loss on marketable securities   95    119    253    292 
Foreign exchange loss   11    29    9    31 
    (1,503)   (3,040)   (1,932)   (5,413)
                     
         -           
Loss for the period  $7,488   $18,373   $15,323   $31,793 
                     
Other comprehensive loss (income), net of tax                    
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:                    
Unrealized currency loss (gain) on translation of foreign operations   57    49    (100)   70 
                     
Other comprehensive loss (income) for the period   57    49    (100)   70 
                     
Total comprehensive loss for the period  $7,545   $18,422   $15,223   $31,863 
                     
Basic and diluted loss per share (note 13)  $0.08   $0.24   $0.18   $0.42 
                     
                     
Basic and diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding (note 13)   88,304,840    77,189,991    84,552,131    76,034,373 

 

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

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Auryn Resources Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Equity

Unaudited - (Expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share amounts)

 

 

   Number of common shares   Share capital   Share option and warrant reserve   Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)   Deficit   Total 
               Restated
(note 3)
   Restated
(note 3)
   Restated
(note 3)
 
Balance at December 31, 2016   66,796,817   $67,553   $6,108   $18   $(34,497)  $39,182 
                               
Comprehensive loss for the period               (70)   (31,793)   (31,863)
Shares issued pursuant to offering, net of share issue                              
costs and flow-through liability (note 8 (b) v)   9,542,402    32,760                32,760 
Share options exercised (note 8 (b) vi)   183,000    521    (202)           319 
Warrants exercised (note 8 (b) vii)   1,954,011    4,644    (1,523)           3,121 
Share-based compensation (note 9 (a))           1,674            1,674 
                               
Balance at September 30, 2017   78,476,230   $105,478   $6,057   $(52)  $(66,290)  $45,193 
                               
Balance at December 31, 2017   78,746,230   $105,870   $6,046   $(60)  $(70,997)  $40,859 
                               
Comprehensive income (loss) for the period               100    (15,323)   (15,223)
Shares issued pursuant to offerings, net of share issue                              
 costs and flow-through liability   11,406,586    15,732                15,732 
Share options exercised (note 8 (b) iii)   70,000    70    (35)           35 
Warrants exercised (note 8 (b) iv)   15,000    33    (12)           21 
Share-based compensation (note 9 (a))           832            832 
                               
Balance at September 30, 2018   90,237,816   $121,705   $6,831   $40   $(86,320)  $42,256 

 

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Cash Flows

Unaudited - (Expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)

 

 

   Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30, 
   2018   2017   2018   2017 
       Restated
(note 3)
       Restated
(note 3)
 
Cash (used in) provided by:                    
                     
Operating activities:                    
Loss for the period  $(7,488)  $(18,373)  $(15,323)  $(31,793)
Items not involving cash:                    
Interest income   (31)   (65)   (77)   (207)
Accretion of provision for site reclamation and closure   9    9    28    29 
Loss on marketable securities   95    119    253    292 
Amortization of flow-through share premium (note 5)   (1,621)   (3,144)   (2,236)   (5,652)
Unrealized foreign exchange loss   (50)   92    8    134 
Share-based compensation (note 9(a))   393    307    832    1,674 
Depreciation of fixed assets   66    71    195    188 
Changes in non-cash working capital:                   
Amounts receivable   (183)   (239)   347    (563)
Prepaid expenses and deposits   30    2,231    91    (896)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   1,491    6,066    1,498    8,485 
Cash used in operating activities   (7,289)   (12,926)   (14,384)   (28,309)
                     
Investing activities:                    
Interest received   31    67    77    208 
Purchase of equipment   (49)   (2)   (109)   (142)
Mineral property acquisition costs   (77)   (1,068)   (1,104)   (1,097)
Increase in reclamation bond           (53)    
Cash (used in) provided by investing activities   (95)   (1,003)   (1,189)   (1,031)
                     
Financing activities:                    
Proceeds from issuance of common shares,                    
net of cash share issuance costs (note 8 (b))   6,931        18,221    38,911 
Proceeds from share option and warrant exercises (note 8 (b))       2,578    56    3,440 
Cash provided by financing activities   6,931    2,578    18,277    42,351 
                     
                     
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash   47    (67)   15    (111)
                     
(Decrease) Increase in cash   (407)   (11,418)   2,719    12,900 
                     
Cash, beginning of the period   5,600    26,775    2,474    2,457 
                     
Cash, end of the period  $5,193   $15,357   $5,193   $15,357 

 

Supplemental cash flow information (note 11)

 

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

Unaudited - (Expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)

 

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017

1.Corporate information

 

Auryn Resources Inc. (the “Company” or “Auryn”) was incorporated on June 9, 2008, under the British Columbia Business Corporations Act.

The Company trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol AUG.TO, and effective July 17, 2017 the Company’s common shares commenced trading on the NYSE-American under the symbol AUG. The Company’s principal business activity is the acquisition, exploration and development of resource properties in Canada and Peru.

The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, owns the mineral concessions comprising the Committee Bay and Gibson MacQuoid mineral properties both located in Nunavut (note 4 (a)), as well as the Homestake Ridge Project in northwestern British Columbia (note 4 (b)). The Company has also secured rights to various mining concessions in southern Peru (note 4 (c)).

The head office and principal address of Auryn is located at 1199 West Hastings Street, Suite 600, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 3T5.

 

2.Basis of presentation

 

(a)Statement of compliance

 

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard (“IAS”) 34, “Interim Financial Reporting” using accounting policies consistent with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) and interpretations issued by the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (“IFRIC”). The accounting policies followed in these condensed consolidated interim financial statements are the same as those applied in the Company’s most recent audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017 except as follows:

 

·Revenue Recognition

 

Effective January 1, 2018 the Company adopted IFRS 15 – Revenue from Contracts with Customers ("IFRS 15") which supersedes IAS 11 – Construction Contracts, IAS 18 – Revenue, IFRIC 13 – Customer Loyalty Programs, IFRIC 15 – Agreements for the Construction of Real Estate, IFRIC 18 – Transfers of Assets from Customers, and SIC 31 – Revenue – Barter Transactions Involving Advertising Services. IFRS 15 establishes a single five-step model framework for determining the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from a contract with a customer. The adoption of this standard did not impact the Company’s financial statements, as currently the Company does not earn revenues.

 

·Financial instruments

 

Effective January 1, 2018 the Company adopted IFRS 9 – Financial Instruments ("IFRS 9") which replaces IAS 39 – Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement. IFRS 9 provides a revised model for recognition and measurement of financial instruments and a single, forward-looking “expected loss” impairment model. IFRS 9 also includes a substantially reformed approach to hedge accounting. The adoption of this standard did not impact the Company’s financial statements as currently the Company does not hold any financial instruments for which the underlying accounting was impacted.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

Unaudited - (Expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)

 

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017

2.Basis of presentation (continued)

 

(a)Statement of compliance (continued)

 

·Change in accounting policy for exploration and evaluation costs

 

Effective January 1, 2018 the Company elected to change its accounting policy for exploration and evaluation costs. As a result of this voluntary change in accounting policy, the Company has retrospectively restated certain prior period amounts within these condensed consolidated interim financial statements to be in accordance with this new policy. The voluntary change in policy and the impact on prior period amounts is detailed in note 3.

 

The revised accounting policy for exploration and evaluation costs and mineral property interests is as follows:

 

Title to mineral properties involves certain inherent risks due to the difficulties of determining the validity of certain claims as well as the potential for problems arising from the frequently ambiguous conveyancing historical characteristic of many properties. The Company has investigated title to all of its mineral properties and, to the best of its knowledge title to all of its properties is in good standing.

 

The Company accounts for mineral property interests in accordance with IFRS 6 – Exploration for and evaluation of mineral properties (“IFRS 6”).

 

Costs directly related to acquiring the legal right to explore a mineral property including acquisition of licenses, mineral rights, and similar acquisition costs are recognized and capitalized as mineral property interests. Acquisition costs incurred in obtaining the legal right to explore a mineral property are deferred until the legal right is granted and thereon reclassified to mineral property interests. Transaction costs incurred in acquiring an asset are deferred until the transaction is completed and then included in the purchase price of the asset acquired.

 

Once the legal right to explore a property has been acquired, costs directly related to exploration and evaluation activities, including but not limited to researching and analyzing existing exploration data, conducting geological studies, exploration drilling and sampling, payments made to contractors and consultants in connection with the exploration and evaluation of the property, are expensed in the period in which they are incurred as exploration and evaluation costs on the consolidated statement of loss and comprehensive loss.

 

Costs not directly attributable to exploration and evaluation activities, including general administrative overhead costs, are expensed as administrative costs in the period in which they occur.

 

As the Company currently has no operational income, any incidental revenues earned in connection with exploration activities are applied as a reduction to exploration and evaluation costs.

 

When a project is deemed to no longer have commercially viable prospects to the Company, all capitalized acquisition costs in respect of that project are deemed to be impaired. As a result, those costs, in excess of the estimated recoverable amount, are written off to the consolidated statement of loss and comprehensive loss.

 

The Company assesses mineral property interests for impairment when facts and circumstances suggest that the carrying amount of the asset may exceed its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of the asset’s fair value less costs to sell and its value in use.

 

Once the technical feasibility and commercial viability of extracting the mineral resources has been determined, the property is considered to be a mine under development at which point the assets and further related costs no longer fall under the guidance of IFRS 6.

 

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017, which were filed under the Company’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

 

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements were authorized for issue and approved by the Board of Directors of the Company on November 8, 2018.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

Unaudited - (Expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)

 

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017

2.Basis of presentation (continued)

 

(b)Basis of preparation and consolidation

 

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis except for marketable securities that have been measured at fair value. The presentation currency is the Canadian dollar; therefore, all amounts, with the exception of per share amounts, are presented in thousands of Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.

 

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements incorporate the financial statements of the Company and entities controlled by the Company (its subsidiaries). Control exists when the Company has power over an investee, exposure or rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee and the ability to use its power over the investee to affect the amount of the Company’s returns.

 

Subsidiary Place of incorporation Functional Currency  Beneficial Interest
North Country Gold Corp. (“North Country”) BC, Canada CAD 100%
Homestake Resource Corporation (“Homestake”) BC, Canada CAD 100%
Corisur Peru, S.A.C. (“Corisur”) Peru USD 100%
Sombrero Minerales, S.A.C. (“Sombrero”) Peru USD 100%
Homestake Royalty Corporation (inactive) BC, Canada CAD 100%

 

All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

 

(c)Critical accounting judgments and estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to select accounting policies and make estimates and judgments that may have a significant impact on the condensed consolidated interim financial statements. Estimates are continuously evaluated and are based on management’s experience and expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual outcomes may differ from these estimates. The Company’s critical accounting judgments and estimates were presented in note 2 of the audited annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017 and have been consistently applied in the preparation of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements. No new judgements were applied for the periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2017.

 

(d)New accounting standards not yet in effect

 

In January 2016, the IASB published a new accounting standard, IFRS 16 – Leases ("IFRS 16") which supersedes IAS 17 – Leases. IFRS 16 specifies how to recognize, measure, present and disclose leases. The standard provides a single lessee accounting model, requiring the recognition of assets and liabilities for all leases, unless the lease term is 12 months or less or the underlying asset has a low value. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019, with early adoption permitted if IFRS 15, has also been applied. The Company does not have any material lease agreements and does not expect the adoption of this standard to materially impact its consolidated financial statements.

 

3.Change in accounting policy

 

Effective January 1, 2018 the Company elected to change its accounting policy for exploration and evaluation costs incurred subsequent to the acquisition of a mineral property interest. Previously the Company had capitalized these costs as part of mineral property interests in accordance with IFRS 6 which allows for mining exploration companies to either capitalize or expense such costs.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

Unaudited - (Expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)

 

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017

3.Change in accounting policy (continued)

 

Management determined that expensing exploration and evaluation costs would provide more relevant information to many of its financial statements users, as it would allow for comparisons to be drawn against both its Canadian peers, many of which choose to expense such costs, as well as its American peers as the policy is more in line with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Policies (“US GAAP”) requirements to expense costs, other than those incurred to acquire the right to explore a mineral property, until the economic viability of a project is established.

 

The Company will continue to capitalize the costs incurred to acquire the right to explore a mineral property until the right is lost or the value of the mineral property is determined to be impaired.

 

See note 2 (a) for the Company’s revised accounting policy on exploration and evaluation costs and mineral property interests.

The impact of this voluntary change in accounting policy on prior period amounts is outlined below:

 

Statements of Financial Position

 

As at January 1, 2017  As previously reported   Adjustment   Restated 
Mineral property interests   58,815    (22,765)   36,050 
Accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss   (29)   11    (18)
Deficit   11,743    22,754    34,497 
As at December 31, 2017   As previously reported    Adjustment    Restated 
Mineral property interests   95,986    (58,728)   37,258 
Accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss   256    (196)   60 
Deficit   12,073    58,924    70,997 

 

Statements of Loss and Comprehensive Loss

 

Three months ended September 30, 2017  As previously reported   Adjustment   Restated 
Exploration and evaluation costs   -    20,214    20,214 
Income (loss) for the period   1,841    (20,214)   (18,373)
Unrealized currency gain (loss) on translation of foreign operations   (166)   117    (49)
Net comprehensive income (loss)   1,675    (20,097)   (18,422)
                
Earnings (loss) per share (basic and diluted)  $0.02   $(0.26)  $(0.24)

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2017  As previously reported   Adjustment   Restated 
Exploration and evaluation costs   -    32,436    32,436 
Income (loss) for the period   643    (32,436)   (31,793)
Unrealized currency gain (loss) on translation of foreign operations   (284)   214    (70)
Net comprehensive income (loss)   359    (32,222)   (31,863)
                
Earnings (loss) per share (basic and diluted)  $0.01   $(0.43)  $(0.42)

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

Unaudited - (Expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)

 

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017

3.Change in accounting policy (continued)

 

Statement of Cash Flows

 

Three months ended September 30, 2017  As previously reported   Adjustment   Restated 
Income (loss) for the period   1,841    (20,214)   (18,373)
Share-based compensation   187    120    307 
Depreciation of fixed assets   -    71    71 
Unrealized foreign exchange (loss) gain   103    (11)   90 
Changes in non-cash working capital               
Prepaid expenses and deposits   (195)   2,426    2,231 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   56    6,010    6,066 
Cash used in operating activities   (1,328)   (11,598)   (12,926)
Exploration and evaluation costs   (12,666)   12,666    - 
Acquisition of mineral property interests   -    (1,068)   (1,068)
Cash used in investing activities   (12,601)   11,598    (1,003)

 

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2017  As previously reported   Adjustment   Restated 
Income (loss) for the period   643    (32,436)   (31,793)
Share-based compensation   974    702    1,674 
Depreciation of fixed assets   -    188    188 
Unrealized foreign exchange (loss) gain   139    (5)   134 
Changes in non-cash working capital               
Prepaid expenses and deposits   (383)   (513)   (896)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   38    8,447    8,485 
Cash used in operating activities   (4,694)   (23,617)   (28,309)
Exploration and evaluation costs   (24,714)   24,714    - 
Acquisition of mineral property interests   -    (1,097)   (1,097)
Cash used in investing activities   (24,646)   23,617    (1,031)

 

4.Mineral property interests

 

(a)Nunavut exploration projects

 

Committee Bay

 

The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary North Country, owns a 100% interest in the Committee Bay project located in Nunavut, Canada. The Committee Bay project includes more than 380,000 hectares situated along the Committee Bay Greenstone Belt located within the Western Churchill Province of Nunavut. The Committee Bay project is subject to a 1% Net Smelter Royalty (“NSR”) on gold production, with certain portions subject to an additional 1.5% NSR. The 1.5% NSR is payable on only 7,596 hectares and can be purchased by the Company within two years of commencement of commercial production for $2,000 for each one-third (0.5%) of the NSR.

 

Gibson MacQuoid

 

In 2017, the Company acquired a number of prospecting permits and mineral claims along the Gibson MacQuoid greenstone belt in Nunavut, Canada. The permits are located between the Meliadine deposit and Meadowbank mine and cover approximately 120 km of strike length of the prospective greenstone belt and greater than 350,000 hectares collectively.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

Unaudited - (Expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)

 

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017

4.Mineral property interests (continued)

 

(b) Homestake Ridge

 

The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary Homestake, owns a 100% interest in the Homestake Ridge project subject to various royalty interests held by third parties not exceeding 2%. The project covers approximately 7,500 hectares and is located in the Kitsault Mineral district in north western British Columbia. The project is being explored as a potential high-grade underground mining operation.

 

(c) Peruvian exploration projects

 

Huilacollo

 

On June 2, 2016, the Company acquired the rights to the Huilacollo epithermal property in the Tacna province of southern Peru, which is comprised of 2,000 hectares of intense hydrothermal alteration. The rights were acquired through an option agreement (the “Huilacollo Option”) with a local Peruvian company, Inversiones Sol S.A.C., under which the Company may acquire 100% interest, subject to a 1.5% NSR on precious metals buyable for US$2.5 million and a 2.5% NSR on base metals buyable for US$7.0 million, through a combination of work expenditures and cash payments as outlined in the table below.

 

Due Dates  Payment & Work Expenditure Status  Property Payments
(in ‘000 US$)
   Work Expenditures
(in ‘000 US$)
 
Effective Date (May 11, 2016)  Completed   250    - 
May 11, 2018  Completed   500    2,000 
May 11, 2019      -    3,000 
May 11, 2020      250    - 
May 11, 2021      250    2,000 
May 11, 2022      7,500    - 
Total      8,750    7,000 

 

During 2017 the Company acquired the rights to certain mineral claims adjacent to the Huilacollo property known as Andamarca claims and Tacora claims. Under the terms of the acquisition agreements, the Company paid US$0.65 million on transferring the concessions in favour of Corisur. The Andamarca concession is subject to a 1.5% NSR of which 50% is buyable for US$2.5 million and the Tacora concession is subject to a 0.5% NSR of which 50% is buyable for US$0.5 million.

 

Sombrero

 

On June 28, 2016, the Company entered into an option agreement (the “Sombrero Option”) with Alturas Minerals Corp (“Alturas”) to acquire an 80% or 100% interest in the Sombrero copper-gold property located in southern Peru. In order to exercise the Sombrero Option and acquire an 80% interest in the project, the Company must incur US$2.1 million in work expenditures within a five-year period and has made cash payments totalling US$0.2 million. Upon the Company’s completion of the requirements to earn an 80% interest in the Sombrero Project, the parties shall form a customary 80:20 Joint Venture. For a period of one year after the formation of the Joint Venture, Alturas’ 20% interest shall be “free carried” and the Company shall have a right to acquire the remaining 20% for US$5.0 million.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

Unaudited - (Expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)

 

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017

4.Mineral property interests (continued)

 

(c)  Peruvian exploration projects (continued)

 

Mollecruz

 

On June 22, 2018 the Company entered an option agreement (the “Mollecruz Option”) giving the Company the right to acquire a 100% interest in the Mollecruz concessions which are key claims in the northern area of the Sombrero project. Under the Mollecruz Option, the Company may acquire a 100% interest, subject to a 0.5% NSR, through a combination of work expenditures and cash payments as detailed in the table below.

 

Due Dates  Payment & Work Expenditure Status  Property Payments
(in ‘000 US$)
   Work Expenditures
(in ‘000 US$)
 
Effective Date (June 22, 2018)  Completed   50    - 
June 22, 2019      50    150 
June 22, 2020      100    150 
June 22, 2021      200    500 
June 22, 2022      300    700 
June 22, 2023      900    1,500 
Total      1,600    3,000 

 

Baños del Indio

 

On September 26, 2016, the Company announced it had entered into an option agreement (the “Baños Option”) with a local Peruvian company, Exploandes S.A.C to earn a 100% interest in the Baños del Indio gold project located in the Tacna province of southern Peru, just 10 km to the north of the Company’s Huilacollo project.

 

Under the Baños Option, the Company may acquire a 100% interest, subject to a 3.0% NSR (50% being buyable for US$ 6.0 million), through a combination of work expenditures and cash payments as detailed in the table below.

 

Due Dates  Payment & Work Expenditure Status  Property Payments
(in ‘000 US$)
   Work Expenditures
(in ‘000 US$)
 
Effective Date (September 22, 2016)  Completed   100    - 
September 22, 2017  Completed   100    - 
September 22, 2018*      100    200 
September 22, 2019*      200    250 
September 22, 2020*      150    1,000 
September 22, 2021*      2,500    2,000 
Total      3,150    3,450 

 

* Effective September 4, 2018, the Company formally declared the existence of a force majeure event under the Baños Option thereby deferring the Company’s obligation to make the September 22, 2018 property payment and any subsequent property payments and work expenditures. Despite the Company acting in good faith in its negotiations with the community, the Company was unable to reach an access agreement in order to initiate its exploration program on the Baños properties. The deferral remains in effect for up to one year.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

Unaudited - (Expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)

 

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017

4.Mineral property interests (continued)

 

(d) Costs capitalized as mineral property interests:

 

The following is a continuity of the Company’s mineral property acquisition costs:

 

   Committee Bay & Gibson MacQuoid   Homestake Ridge   Peru   Total 
Balance at December 31, 2016  $18,725   $16,060   $1,265   $36,050 
Additions   80    -    1,308    1,388 
Change in estimate of provision for site reclamation and closure   (124)   -    -    (124)
Currency translation adjustment   -    -    (56)   (56)
Balance at December 31, 2017  $18,681   $16,060   $2,517   $37,258 
Additions   -    -    1,104    1,104 
Change in estimate of provision for site reclamation and closure   190    -    -    190 
Currency translation adjustment   -    -    67    67 
Balance at September 30, 2018   $ 18, 871    $16,060   $3,688   $38,619 

 

5.Flow-through share premium liability

 

As at September 30, 2018, the Company has a flow-through share premium liability of $428 (December 31, 2017 - $185) in relation to the various flow-through share financings completed since 2017 (see note 8(b) for full details of the financings).

 

Flow-through shares are issued at a premium, calculated as the difference between the price of a flow-through share and the price of a common share at that date, as tax deductions generated by the eligible expenditures are passed through to the shareholders of the flow-through shares once the eligible expenditures are incurred and renounced.

 

Below is a summary of the flow-through financings and the related flow-through share premium liability generated by each financing:

 

    Shares issued   Flow-through
share price
   Premium per flow-through share   Flow-through premium liability 
 January 24, 2017    4,590,818   $5.01   $1.34   $6,151 
 March 23, 2018*    1,091,826   $2.35   $0.67    737 
 August 16, 2018    4,299,375     $1.60 - $1.87    $0.30 - $0.57     1,742 
      9,982,019             $8,630 

* Note that the March 23, 2018 flow-through shares were priced in USD with a flow-through price per share of US$1.82 and a flow-through premium of US$0.52 per share.

 

The following table is a continuity of the flow-through share funding and expenditures along with the corresponding impact on the flow-through share premium liability:

 

   Flow-through funding and expenditures   Flow-through premium liability 
   BC   Nunavut   Total     
Balance at January 1, 2017  $-   $-   $-   $- 
Flow-through funds raised   7,500    15,500    23,000    6,151 
Flow-through eligible expenditures   (6,807)   (15,500)   (22,307)   (5,966)
Balance at December 31, 2017   693    -    693    185 
Flow-through funds raised   1,870    8,023    9,893    2,479 
Flow-through eligible expenditures   (1,768)   (7,159)   (8,927)   (2,236)
Balance at September 30, 2018  $795   $864   $1,659   $428 

 

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Unaudited - (Expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)

 

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017

6.Provision for site reclamation and closure

 

The Company recognizes a provision for site reclamation and closure, which reflects the present value of the estimated amount of cash flows required to satisfy the asset retirement obligation in respect of the Committee Bay property. The components of this obligation are the removal of equipment currently being used at the site as well as costs associated with the reclamation of the camp housing and work sites on the property. The estimate of future asset retirement obligations is subject to change based on amendments to applicable laws, management’s intentions, and mining lease renewals.

 

As at September 30, 2018, the present value of future estimated cash flows required to settle the site reclamation and closure obligation was estimated at $1,880 (December 31, 2017 - $1,662). The key assumptions on which this estimate is based are:

 

·Undiscounted cash flow for site reclamation of $2,545 (December 31, 2017 - $2,250)
·Expected timing of future cash flows is based on mining leases expiration, which is between 2026 and 2033
·Annual inflation rate 2% (December 31, 2017 - 2%)
·Risk-free interest rate 2.41% (December 31, 2017 - 2.26%)

 

The discounted liability for the site reclamation and closure provision at Committee Bay project is as follows:

 

   September 30, 2018   December 31, 2017 
         
Opening balance  $1,662   $1,747 
Accretion   28    39 
Change in estimate   190    (124)
Closing balance  $1,880   $1,662 

 

7.Exploration and evaluation costs

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2018 the Company’s exploration and evaluation costs are broken down as follows:

 

   Committee Bay & Gibson MacQuoid   Homestake Ridge   Peru   Total 
Assaying  $501   $67   $44   $612 
Exploration drilling   1,124    390    -    1,514 
Camp cost, equipment and field supplies   350    206    193    749 
Geological consulting services   317    52    346    715 
Geophysical analysis   -    -    111    111 
Permitting, environmental and community costs   102    8    95    205 
Expediting and mobilization   145    55    8    208 
Salaries and wages   773    164    31    968 
Fuel and consumables   94    66    6    166 
Aircraft and travel   1,956    460    33    2,449 
Share based compensation   56    26    42    124 
Total for the three months ended September 30, 2018  $5,418   $1,494   $909   $7,821 

 

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Unaudited - (Expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)

 

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017

7.Exploration and evaluation costs (continued)

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2017 the Company’s exploration and evaluation costs are broken down as follows:

 

   Committee Bay & Gibson MacQuoid   Homestake Ridge   Peru   Total 
Assaying  $1,003   $307   $73   $1,383 
Exploration drilling   3,689    1,677    -    5,366 
Camp cost, equipment and field supplies   484    442    291    1,217 
Geological consulting services   984    474    488    1,946 
Geophysical analysis   218    98    53    369 
Permitting, environmental and community costs   144    35    160    339 
Expediting and mobilization   301    136    15    452 
Salaries and wages   813    416    46    1,275 
Fuel and consumables   1,635    187    8    1,830 
Aircraft and travel   4,577    1,171    191    5,939 
Share based compensation   53    29    40    122 
Recoveries   -    (24)   -    (24)
Total for the three months ended September 30, 2017  $13,901   $4,948   $1,365   $20,214 

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018 the Company’s exploration and evaluation costs are broken down as follows:

 

   Committee Bay & Gibson MacQuoid   Homestake Ridge   Peru   Total 
Assaying  $605   $94   $145   $844 
Exploration drilling   1,252    390    307    1,949 
Camp cost, equipment and field supplies   706    258    709    1,673 
Geological consulting services   444    192    802    1,438 
Geophysical analysis   -    -    212    212 
Permitting, environmental and community costs   247    62    776    1,085 
Expediting and mobilization   222    96    27    345 
Salaries and wages   1,337    296    275    1,908 
Fuel and consumables   104    66    15    185 
Aircraft and travel   2,889    464    98    3,451 
Share based compensation   119    36    139    294 
Total for the nine months ended September 30, 2018  $7,925   $1,954   $3,505   $13,384 

 

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Unaudited - (Expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)

 

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017

7.Exploration and evaluation costs (continued)

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 the Company’s exploration and evaluation costs are broken down as follows:

 

   Committee Bay & Gibson MacQuoid   Homestake Ridge   Peru   Total 
Assaying  $1,162   $314   $109   $1,585 
Exploration drilling   5,008    1,677    -    6,685 
Camp cost, equipment and field supplies   992    524    605    2,121 
Geological consulting services   1,785    709    1,012    3,506 
Geophysical analysis   349    98    77    524 
Permitting, environmental and community costs   275    88    1,179    1,542 
Expediting and mobilization   635    136    25    802 
Salaries and wages   1,923    643    195    2,761 
Fuel and consumables   1,858    206    16    2,080 
Aircraft and travel   8,541    1,243    368    10,152 
Share based compensation   325    143    234    702 
Recoveries   -    (24)   -    (24)
Total for the nine months ended September 30, 2017  $22,853   $5,757   $3,826   $32,436 

 

8.Share capital

 

(a)Authorized

 

Unlimited common shares without par value

 

(b)Share issuances

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2018:

 

i.On August 16, 2018 the Company completed a non-brokered flow-through private placement (the “August 2018 Offering”) for gross proceeds of $7,331.  The proceeds from the sale of the August 2018 flow-through shares are to be used exclusively for exploration on the Company’s Committee Bay, Gibson MacQuoid and Homestake Ridge projects.  

 

Share issue costs related to the August 2018 Offering totalled $400, which included $350 in commissions, and $50 in other issuance costs. A reconciliation of the impact of the August 2018 Offering on share capital is as follows:

         
   Number of
common shares
   Impact on
share capital
 
Nunavut flow-through shares issued at $1.60 per share   2,084,375   $3,335 
Nunavut charity flow-through shares issued at $1.75 per share   1,215,000    2,126 
BC charity flow-through shares issued at $1.87 per share   1,000,000    1,870 
Share issue costs   -    (400)
Proceeds net of share issue costs   4,299,375    6,931 
Flow-through share premium liability   -    (1,742)
    4,299,375   $5,189 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

Unaudited - (Expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)

 

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017

8.Share capital (continued)

 

(b)Share issuances (continued)

 

ii.On March 23, 2018  the Company closed the “March 2018 Offering” by issuing a total of 6,015,385 common shares of the Company at a price of US$1.30 per share for gross proceeds of US$7.8 million.  The March 2018 Offering was completed pursuant to an underwriting agreement dated March 13, 2018 among the Company and Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation and a syndicate of underwriters. The proceeds from the sale of the March 2018 flow-through shares were used exclusively for exploration on the Company’s Committee Bay project.

 

Share issue costs related to the March 2018 Offering totalled $1,335, which included $756 in commissions, and $579 in other issuance costs. A reconciliation of the impact of the March 2018 Offering on share capital is as follows:

         
   Number of
common shares
   Impact on
share capital
 
Common shares issued at US$1.30 per share   6,015,385   $10,054 
Flow-through shares issued at US$1.82 per share   1,091,826    2,561 
Share issue costs   -    (1,335)
Proceeds net of share issue costs   7,107,211    11,280 
Flow-through share premium liability   -    (737)
    7,107,211   $10,543 

 

iii.During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, 70,000 shares were issued as a result of share options being exercised with a weighted average exercise price of $0.51 for gross proceeds of $35. Attributed to these share options, fair value of $35 was transferred from the equity reserves and recorded against share capital.

 

iv.During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, 15,000 shares were issued as a result of share purchase warrants being exercised with a weighted average exercise price of $1.40 for gross proceeds of $21. Attributed to these share purchase warrants, fair value of $12 was transferred from the share option and warrant reserve and recorded against share capital.

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2017:

 

v.On January 24, 2017, the Company closed a brokered equity offering for gross proceeds of $41,172 (the “2017 Offering”). Under the terms of the January Offering, the Company issued an aggregate of 4,590,818 flow-through shares at a price of $5.01 per flow-through share and 4,951,584 common shares at a price of $3.67 per common share. Share issue costs related to the 2017 Offering totalled $2,261, which included $2,022 in commissions, and $239 in other issuance costs. The gross proceeds from the 2017 Offering were also offset by $6,151, an amount related to the flow-through share premium liability (note 5). A reconciliation of the impact of the 2017 Offering on share capital is as follows:

         
   Number of common shares   Impact on
share capital
 
Common shares issued at $3.67 per share   4,951,584   $18,172 
Flow-through shares issued at $5.01 per share   4,590,818    23,000 
Cash share issue costs   -    (2,261)
Proceeds net of share issue costs   9,542,402    38,911 
Flow-through share premium liability   -    (6,151)
    9,542,402   $32,760 

 

vi.During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, 183,000 shares were issued as a result of share options being exercised with a weighted average exercise price of $1.74 for gross proceeds of $319. Attributed to these share options, fair value of $202 was transferred from the equity reserves and recorded against share capital.

 

vii.During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, 1,954,011 shares were issued as a result of share purchase warrants being exercised with a weighted average exercise price of $1.60 for gross proceeds of $3,121. Attributed to these share purchase warrants, fair value of $1,523 was transferred from the equity reserves and recorded against share capital.

 

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Unaudited - (Expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)

 

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017

9.

 

Share option and warrant reserves

 

(a)Share-based payments

 

The Company maintains a Rolling Share Option Plan providing for the issuance of share options up to 10% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common shares at the time of the grant. The Company may grant share options from time to time to its directors, officers, employees and other service providers. The share options vest as to 25% on the date of the grant and 12½% every three months thereafter for a total vesting period of 18 months.

 

The continuity of the number of share options issued and outstanding is as follows:

         
   Number of share options   Weighted average exercise price 
Outstanding, December 31, 2016   4,753,000   $1.77 
Granted   530,000    3.19 
Exercised   (453,000)   1.18 
Expired   (20,000)   2.63 
Outstanding, December 31, 2017   4,810,000   $1.97 
Granted   1,775,000    1.42 
Exercised   (70,000)   0.51 
Forfeited   (56,250)   1.60 
Expired   (73,750)   2.73 
Outstanding, September 30, 2018   6,385,000   $1.83 

 

As at September 30, 2018, the number of share options outstanding and exercisable was: 

         
   Outstanding   Exercisable 
Expiry date  Number of options   Exercise price   Remaining contractual life (years)   Number of options   Exercise price   Remaining contractual life (years) 
Feb 17, 2019   890,000   $.51    0.38    890,000   $0.51    0.38 
Aug 17, 2020   1,070,000    1.30    1.88    1,070,000    1.30    1.88 
June 21, 2021   2,195,000    2.63    2.72    2,195,000    2.63    2.72 
Jan 10, 2022   440,000    3.22    3.28    440,000    3.22    3.28 
May 5, 2022   65,000    3.04    3.60    56,875    3.04    3.60 
June 20, 2023   825,000    1.42    4.72    328,125    1.42    4.72 
June 26, 2023   900,000    1.42    4.74    337,500    1.42    4.74 
    6,385,000   $1.83    2.85    5,317,500   $1.91    2.47 

 

The Company uses the fair value method of accounting for all share-based payments to directors, officers, employees and others providing similar services. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 the company recognized share-based compensation expense as follows: 

         
   Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30, 
   2018   2017   2018   2017 
                 
Recognized in net loss:                    
Included in exploration and evaluation costs  $124   $121   $294   $701 
Included in fees, salaries and other employee benefits   249    184    508    956 
Included in project investigation costs   20    2    30    17 
   $393   $307   $832   $1,674 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

Unaudited - (Expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)

 

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017

9.Share option and warrant reserves (continued)

 

(a)Share-based payments (continued)

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company granted nil and 1,775,000 share options, respectively, to directors, officers, employees and others providing similar services. The weighted average fair value per option of these share options was calculated as $0.75 using the Black-Scholes option valuation model at the grant date.

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company granted nil and 530,000 share options, respectively, to directors, officers, employees and others providing similar services. The weighted average fair value per option of these share options was calculated as $2.01 using the Black-Scholes option valuation model at the grant date.

 

The fair value of the share-based options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 were estimated using the Black-Scholes option valuation model with the following weighted average assumptions:

    
   Nine months ended September 30,
   2018  2017
Risk-free interest rate  1.97%  0.94%
Expected dividend yield  Nil  nil
Share price volatility  67%  77%
Expected life in years  4.36  4.34

 

The expected volatility assumption is based on the historical and implied volatility of the Company’s common shares. The risk-free interest rate assumption is based on the Government of Canada benchmark bond yields and treasury bills with a remaining term that approximates the expected life of the share-based options.

 

(b)Share purchase warrants

 

The continuity of the number of share purchase warrants is as follows:

         
   Warrants outstanding   Exercise price 
Outstanding, December 31, 2016   2,018,877   $1.59 
Expired   (37,150)   1.34 
Exercised   (1,954,011)   1.60 
Outstanding, December 31, 2017   27,716   $1.40 
Expired   (12,716)   1.40 
Exercised   (15,000)   1.40 
Outstanding, September 30, 2018   -    - 

 

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Unaudited - (Expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)

 

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017

10.Related party balances and transactions

 

All transactions with related parties have occurred in the normal course of operations. All amounts are unsecured, non-interest bearing and have no specific terms of settlement, unless otherwise noted.

 

(a) Related parties

         
   Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30, 
2018  2017   2018   2017     
Universal Mineral Services Ltd. 1                    
Fees, salaries and other employee benefits  $59   $128   $362   $422 
Legal and professional fees   -    -    6    - 
Marketing and investor relations   23    3    41    6 
Insurance   -    1    1    1 
Office and administration   68    103    239    324 
Regulatory, transfer agent and shareholder information   -    15    -    17 
Project investigation costs   -    -    6    10 
Exploration and evaluation costs:                    
Committee Bay   184    142    467    441 
Homestake   18    108    117    304 
Peru   64    22    108    77 
Total transactions for the period  $416   $522   $1,347   $1,602 

 

1.Universal Mineral Services Ltd., (“UMS”) is a private company with certain directors and officers in common that, pursuant to an agreement dated March 30, 2012 and as amended on December 30, 2015, provides office space and geological and administrative services to the Company on a cost recovery basis.

 

The outstanding balance owing at September 30, 2018 was $147 (December 31, 2017 – $179). In addition, the Company had $150 on deposit with UMS as at September 30, 2018 (December 31, 2017 - $150).

 

(b) Compensation of key management personnel

 

During the period, compensation to key management personnel, being the Company’s six executives, was as follows: 

         
   Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended   September 30, 
   2018   2017   2018   2017 
Short-term benefits  $338   $385   $1,431   $1,731 
Share-based payments   229    143    455    827 
   $567   $528   $1,886   $2,558 

 

11.Supplemental cash flow information

         
   Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30, 
   2018   2017   2018   2017 
Deferred acquisition costs capitalized in mineral properties  $-   $-   $-   $160 
Deferred acquisition costs included in accounts payable   10    -    10    - 

  

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Auryn Resources Inc.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

Unaudited - (Expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)

 

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017

12.Segmented information

 

The Company operates in one reportable operating segment, being the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral resource properties.

 

Geographic segmentation of non-current assets is as follows:

 

             
September 30, 2018  Canada   Peru   Total 
             
Restricted cash  $115   $-   $115 
Equipment, net   1,489    102    1,591 
Mineral property interests   34,931    3,688    38,619 
   $36,535   $3,790   $40,325 

 

             
December 31, 2017  Canada   Peru   Total 
             
Restricted cash  $115   $-   $115 
Equipment, net   1,612    63    1,675 
Mineral property interests (restated – note 3)   34,741    2,517    37,258 
   $36,468   $2,580   $39,048 

 

13.Loss per share

         
   Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30, 
   2018   2017   2018   2017 
   (Restated – note 3)   (Restated – note 3) 
Net loss  $7,488   $18,373   $15,323   $31,793 
Weighted average number of shares outstanding   88,304,840    77,189,991    84,552,131    76,034,373 
Basic and diluted loss per share  $0.08   $0.24   $0.18   $0.42 

 

All of the outstanding share options and share purchase warrants at September 30, 2018 and 2017 were anti-dilutive for the periods then ended as the Company was in a loss position.

 

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Auryn Resources Inc.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

Unaudited - (Expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)

 

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017

14.Financial instruments

 

The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash, marketable securities, amounts receivable, deposits, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities. The fair values of these financial instruments approximate their carrying values, unless otherwise noted.

 

The following summarizes fair value hierarchy under which the Company’s financial instruments are valued:

 

Level 1 – fair values based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2 – fair values based on inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and

Level 3 – fair values based on inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data.

 

As at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 the only financial instruments measured at fair value were the Company’s marketable securities, which were classified under level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. No transfer occurred between the levels during the year.

 

The Company’s financial instruments are exposed to credit risk, liquidity risk, and market risks, which include currency risk and interest rate risk. As at September 30, 2018 the primary risks were as follows:

 

Market risk

 

This is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market prices. Significant market risks to which the Company is exposed are as follows:

 

(i)Foreign currency risk

 

The Company is exposed to currency risk by having balances and transactions in currencies that are different from its functional currency (the Canadian dollar). As at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 the Company’s foreign currency exposure related to its financial assets and liabilities held in US dollars as follows: 

         
   September 30, 2018   December 31, 2017 
         
Financial assets denominated in foreign currencies  $439   $195 
Financial liabilities denominated in foreign currencies   (4)   (1)
Net exposure  $435   $194 

 

A 10% increase or decrease in the US dollar exchange rate would result in an increase or decrease in the Company’s net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 of approximately $43.

 

(ii) Other price risk

 

Other price risk is the risk arising from the effect of changes in market conditions on the Company’s marketable securities. The Company is exposed to other price risk through its held for trading investment in Bravada Gold Corporation (“BVA”), which is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange.

 

A 10% increase or decrease in the BVA share price would not have a material impact on the Company’s net loss.

 

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