UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
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FORM 6-K
REPORT
OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of November, 2016
Commission File Number: 001-35617
Sandstorm
Gold Ltd.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Suite
1400 - 400 Burrard Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6C 3A6 Canada
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Incorporation by Reference
Exhibit
99.1 (Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the Period Ended September 30, 2016 and Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial
Statements of the Company for the Three and Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015) to this Report
on Form 6-K is incorporated by reference into this report and is hereby incorporated by reference into and as an exhibit to the
registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-10 (File No. 333-206476), as amended or supplemented, to the extent not superseded
by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished by us under the Securities Act of 1933 or the securities Exchange Act
of 1934, in each case as amended.
EXHIBIT INDEX
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99.1 |
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Management’s Discussion
and Analysis for the Period Ended September 30, 2016 and Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements of the Company for the
Three and Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2016
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99.1 |
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99.2 |
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CEO Certification |
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99.3 |
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CFO Certification |
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Exhibit 99.1 (Management’s Discussion
and Analysis for the Period Ended September 30, 2016 and Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements of the Company for
the Three and Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015) to this Report on Form 6-K is incorporated by
reference into this report and is hereby incorporated by reference into and as an exhibit to the registrant’s Registration
Statement on Form F-10 (File No. 333-206476), as amended or supplemented, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports
subsequently filed or furnished by us under the Securities Act of 1933 or the securities Exchange Act of 1934, in each case as
amended.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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SANDSTORM GOLD
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Date: November 9, 2016 |
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/s/ Erfan Kazemi |
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Name: Erfan Kazemi |
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Title: Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 99.1
SANDSTORM
GOLD LTD.
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Q3 / 2016
For The Period Ended September 30, 2016
This management’s discussion and analysis
(“MD&A”) for Sandstorm Gold Ltd. and its subsidiary entities (“Sandstorm”, “Sandstorm Gold”
or the “Company”) should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements
of Sandstorm for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and related notes thereto which have been prepared in accordance
with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board
(“IASB”), applicable to preparation of interim financial statements including International Accounting Standard 34—Interim
Financial Reporting ("IAS 34"). Readers are encouraged to consult the Company’s audited consolidated financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2015 and the corresponding notes to the financial statements which are available on
SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The information contained within this MD&A is current to November 9, 2016 and all figures are stated
in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.
company
HIGHLIGHTS
Operating Results
| · | Attributable Gold Equivalent ounces sold, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 were 12,588 ounces and 36,486
ounces, respectively, compared with 10,834 ounces and 36,195 ounces for the comparable periods in 2015. |
| · | Revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 was $16.8 million and $45.9 million, respectively, compared
with $12.1 million and $42.8 million for the comparable periods in 2015. |
| · | Operating cash flows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 were $10.3 million and $28.9 million, respectively,
compared with $8.2 million and $25.8 million for the comparable periods in 2015. |
| · | Average cash costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 of $2551 and $2611 per Attributable
Gold Equivalent ounce, respectively, compared with $3071 and $3111 per Attributable Gold Equivalent ounce
for the comparable periods in 2015. |
| 1) | Refer to section on non-IFRS measures of this MD&A. |
Financing
| · | On July 6, 2016, the Company completed an equity financing for aggregate gross proceeds of $57.5 million. Upon closing of the
financing, the majority of the net proceeds were used to reduce the balance of the Company’s revolving credit facility. As
a result, the Company currently has no bank debt and the entire $110 million revolving credit facility remains available for acquisition
purposes. |
Overview
Sandstorm is a growth-focused company that seeks
to acquire gold and other metals purchase agreements (“Gold Streams”) and royalties from companies that have advanced
stage development projects or operating mines. In return for making upfront payments to acquire a Gold Stream, Sandstorm receives
the right to purchase, at a fixed price per ounce, a percentage of a mine’s gold, silver, or other commodity ("Gold
Equivalent")1 production for the life of the mine. Sandstorm helps other companies in the resource industry grow
their businesses, while acquiring attractive assets in the process. The Company is focused on acquiring Gold Streams and royalties
from mines with low production costs, significant exploration potential and strong management teams. The Company currently has
133 Gold Streams and net smelter returns royalties (“NSR”s), of which 21 of the underlying mines are producing.
| 1) | Refer to section on non-IFRS measures of this MD&A. |
Outlook
Based on the Company’s existing Gold Streams
and NSRs, attributable Gold Equivalent production (individually and collectively referred to as “Attributable Gold Equivalent”)
for 2016 is forecasted to be between 47,000 – 50,000 Attributable Gold Equivalent ounces. The Company is forecasting
Attributable Gold Equivalent production of approximately 65,000 ounces per annum by 2020.
Key
Producing Assets
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Yamana Silver Stream |
YAMANA GOLD INC. |
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The Company has a silver stream on Yamana Gold Inc.’s
(“Yamana”) gold-silver Cerro Moro project, located in Santa Cruz, Argentina (the “Cerro Morro Project”
or “Cerro Moro”) and an agreement to receive interim silver deliveries during years 2016 to 2018 from a number of Yamana’s
currently operating mines.
Silver deliveries
Under the terms of the Yamana silver stream, Sandstorm
has agreed to purchase, for on-going per ounce cash payments equal to 30% of the spot price of silver, an amount of silver from
Cerro Moro equal to 20% of the silver produced (up to an annual maximum of 1.2 million ounces of silver), until Yamana has delivered
to Sandstorm 7.0 million ounces of silver; then 9% of the silver produced thereafter.
As part of the Yamana silver stream, during the
year 2016 through 2018, Sandstorm has also agreed to purchase, for on-going per ounce cash payments equal to 30% of the spot price
of silver, an amount of silver from:
| i. | the Minera Florida mine in Chile equal to 38% of the silver produced (up to an annual maximum of 200,000 ounces of silver);
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| ii. | the Chapada mine in Brazil equal to 52% of the silver produced (up to an annual maximum of 100,000 ounces of silver). |
Downside protection
If by January 1, 2019, the Cerro Moro processing
facility has not averaged 80% of its daily nameplate production capacity over a 30-day period (the "Commencement of Production"),
then Yamana´s producing El Peñon mine in Chile will provide a 24 month backstop until the Commencement of Production
has begun. During the 24 month backstop, if applicable, Sandstorm will purchase, for on-going per ounce cash payments equal to
30% of the spot price of silver, an amount of silver equal to 16% of El Peñon´s silver production up to a maximum
of 1.2 million ounces per annum.
About Cerro Moro
The Cerro Moro project is located approximately
70 kilometers southwest of the coastal port city of Puerto Deseado in the Santa Cruz province of Argentina. Cerro Moro contains
a number of high grade epithermal gold and silver deposits, some of which will be mined via open pit and some via underground mining
methods. The current plan indicates average annual production in the first three years of 150,000 ounces of gold and 7.2 million
ounces of silver, with the life of mine annual production averaging approximately 130,000 ounces of gold and 6.4 million ounces
of silver at a throughput of 1,000 tonnes per day.
Following the formal decision to proceed with the
construction of the Cerro Moro mine in 2015, Yamana is progressing well with respect to site construction activities, the continuation
of detailed engineering, as well as the advancement of underground mining in order to gain a better understanding of in-situ mining
conditions. In addition, bulk earthworks are largely completed and as previously planned, the first concrete pours took place in
August 2016. Yamana recently announced its planned expenditures for 2016 are expected to be approximately $53 million leaving $224
million in total for 2017 and 2018, with the majority of the capital being spent in 2017.
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Chapada Copper Stream |
YAMANA GOLD INC. |
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The Company has a copper stream on Yamana’s
open pit gold-copper Chapada mine located 270 kilometers northwest of Brasília in Goiás State, Brazil (“Chapada”
or the “Chapada Mine”). Under the terms of the Yamana copper stream, Sandstorm has agreed to purchase, for on-going
per pound cash payments equal to 30% of the spot price of copper, an amount of copper from the Chapada Mine equal to:
| i. | 4.2% of the copper produced (up to an annual maximum of 3.9 million pounds of copper) until Yamana has delivered 39 million
pounds of copper to Sandstorm (the “First Chapada Delivery Threshold”); then |
| ii. | 3.0% of the copper produced until, on a cumulative basis, Yamana has delivered 50 million pounds of copper to Sandstorm (the
“Second Chapada Delivery Threshold”); then |
| iii. | 1.5% of the copper produced thereafter, for the life of the mine. |
Downside protection
If Cerro Moro has not achieved the Commencement
of Production and Sandstorm has not received cumulative pre-tax cash flow equal to $70 million from the Yamana silver stream, then
the First Chapada Delivery Threshold and the Second Chapada Delivery Threshold will cease to be in effect and Sandstorm will continue
to purchase 4.2% of Chapada’s payable copper production (up to an annual maximum of 3.9 million pounds of copper), until
such time as Sandstorm has received cumulative pre-tax cash flow equal to $70 million, or Cerro Moro has achieved the Commencement
of Production.
About Chapada
Chapada has been in production since 2007 and is
a relatively low-cost South American operation. The ore is treated through a flotation plant with capacity of 22 million tonnes
per annum. Yamana has benefitted from significant discoveries at Chapada in the past and it recently announced an updated reserve
statement which increased Proven and Probable copper mineral reserves to 3.059 billion pounds of copper contained in 523.8 million
tonnes at 0.26% copper (see www.yamana.com for more information). In 2016, repairs and optimizations of in-pit crushing as well
as improvements in the flotation circuit have been implemented. Yamana believes mine operations are now fully aligned with a revised
mine plan and well positioned to deliver on expectations and regain some of the production lost in the previous quarters.
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Diavik Diamond Royalty |
RIO TINTO PLC |
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The Company has a 1% gross proceeds royalty based
on the production from the Diavik mine located in Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, Canada (“Diavik” or the “Diavik
Mine”) which is operated by Rio Tinto PLC (“Rio Tinto”).
The Diavik Mine is Canada’s largest diamond
mine. The mine began producing diamonds in January 2003, and has since produced more than 90 million carats from three kimberlite
pipes (A154 South, A154 North, and A418). Rio Tinto recently approved the development of an open pit mine on a fourth pipe (A21)
which is targeted for production in 2018. Recent public announcements have indicated that the development of A21 pipe continues
to progress according to plan.
Current activities at the Diavik
Mine include:
| » | Rio
Tinto provided an updated reserve and resource estimate for the Diavik Mine. The update
resulted in the A154 North Probable reserves more than doubling to 11.1 million carats,
with total Proven and Probable Reserves standing at 20.8 million carats (contained within
8.8 million tonnes at 2.4 carats per tonne). For more information refer to www.ddcorp.ca. |
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Santa Elena Gold Stream |
FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER CORP. |
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The Company has a Gold Stream to purchase 20% of
the life of mine gold produced from First Majestic Silver Corp.’s (“First Majestic”) open-pit and underground
Santa Elena mine, located in Mexico (the “Santa Elena Mine”), for a per ounce cash payment equal to the lesser of $361
and the then prevailing market price of gold until 50,000 ounces of gold have been delivered to Sandstorm, at which time the on-going
per ounce payments will increase to the lesser of $450 and the then prevailing market price of gold.
The Santa Elena Mine was successfully transitioned
from an open pit heap leach operation to an underground mining and milling operation and commercial production for the 3,000 tonne
per day processing plant was declared in 2014.
Current activities at the Santa
Elena Mine include:
| » | First Majestic is continuing the development of the new San Salvador ramp. This new ramp is scheduled to connect to the Main
Vein area by the end of 2016. Once completed, the transportation of ore via trucks is expected to reduce haulage bottlenecks and
increase underground production capacity. |
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Black Fox Gold Stream |
PRIMERO MINING CORP. |
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The Company has a Gold Stream to purchase 8% of
the life of mine gold produced from Primero Mining Corp.’s (“Primero”) open pit and underground Black Fox mine,
located in Ontario, Canada (the “Black Fox Mine”), and 6.3% of the life of mine gold produced from Primero’s
Black Fox Extension, which includes a portion of Primero’s Pike River concessions, for a per ounce cash payment equal to
the lesser of $524 and the then prevailing market price of gold.
The Black Fox Mine began operating as an open pit
mine in 2009 (depleted in 2015) and transitioned to underground operations in 2011.
Current activities at the Black
Fox Mine include:
| » | Primero
recently announced that (i) it had achieved initial production from the Deep Central
Zone and (ii) recent exploration drilling west of the Deep Central Zone returned positive
results. For more information refer to www.primeromining.com. |
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Bachelor Lake Gold Stream |
METANOR RESOURCES INC. |
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The Company has a Gold Stream to purchase 20% of
the life of mine gold produced from Metanor Resources Inc.’s (“Metanor”) Bachelor Lake gold mine located in Quebec,
Canada (the “Bachelor Lake Mine”), for a per ounce cash payment equal to the lesser of $500 and the then prevailing
market price of gold.
The Bachelor Lake Mine is an underground vein
mining operation with an operating mill and surface infrastructure, which began production in early 2013.
Current activities at the Bachelor
Lake Mine include:
| » | Metanor
recently released positive drill results from its exploration activities at the Bachelor
Lake Mine and the recently discovered Moroy zone. For more information refer to www.metanor.ca. |
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Karma Gold Stream |
ENDEAVOUR MINING CORP. |
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The Company has a Gold Stream which entitles it
to purchase 25,000 ounces of gold over a five year period and thereafter 1.625% of the gold produced from Endeavour Mining Corporation
(“Endeavour”)’s, the successor to True Gold Mining Inc., open-pit heap leach Karma gold mine located in Burkina
Faso, West Africa (“Karma” or the “Karma Mine”) for on-going per ounce cash payment equal to 20% of the
spot price of the gold.
The Gold Stream, which on a gross basis requires
Endeavour to deliver 100,000 ounces of gold over a five year period starting March 31, 2016 and thereafter 6.5% of the equivalent
gold production at the Karma Project, is being syndicated 75% and 25% between Franco-Nevada Corp. and Sandstorm, respectively (together
the “Stream Syndicate”).
During the nine months ended September 30, 2016,
the Stream Syndicate provided True Gold Mining Inc. with a one-time $5 million increase in funding. In consideration, the Stream
Syndicate will receive, on a gross basis and subject to the on-going per ounce cash payments, eight quarterly deliveries totaling
7,500 ounces of gold starting in July 2017.
The Karma Mine has five defined mineral deposits
that make up the Karma project with total Proven and Probable mineral reserves of 949,000 ounces of gold contained in 33.2 million
tonnes at 0.89 grams per tonne (see www.endeavourmining.com). The operators of the Karma Mine expect to convert resources into
reserves through further drilling and studies, in order to extend the mine-life beyond its currently stated 8.5 year life.
Current activities at the Karma
Mine include:
| » | Endeavour recently announced that commercial production at the Karma Mine had been achieved on October 1, 2016 and that capacity
at the processing plant is expected to increase to 4 million tonnes per annum by the second half of 2017. |
| » | A 60,000 meter exploration drilling program, at Kao North, is expected to be completed by the end of 2016. |
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Bracemac-McLeod Royalty |
GLENCORE PLC |
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Sandstorm has a 3% NSR based on 100% of the production
from the Bracemac-McLeod property located in Matagami, Quebec, Canada (“Bracemac-McLeod” or the “Bracemac-McLeod
Mine”) which is owned and operated by a subsidiary of Glencore plc (“Glencore”).
The Bracemac-McLeod Mine is a high grade volcanogenic
massive sulphide deposit located in the historical and prolific mining district of Matagami, Quebec. Continuous mining and milling
operations have been active in the Matagami district for over fifty years with ten previously operating mines and one other currently
producing mine. The Bracemac-McLeod Mine began initial production in the second half of 2013.
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Ming Gold Stream |
RAMBLER METALS & MINING PLC |
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The Company has a Gold Stream to purchase approximately
25% of the first 175,000 ounces of gold produced and 12% of the life of mine gold produced thereafter, from Rambler Metals &
Mining PLC’s (“Rambler”) Ming Copper-Gold mine, located in Newfoundland, Canada (the “Ming Mine”).
There are no ongoing per ounce payments required by Sandstorm in respect of the Ming Mine Gold Stream. In the event that the metallurgical
recoveries of gold at the Ming Mine are below 85%, the percentage of gold that Sandstorm shall be entitled to purchase shall be
increased proportionally. Based on 2015 metallurgical recoveries, Sandstorm’s 2016 gold purchase entitlement was adjusted
to 30%.
Current activities at the Ming
Mine include:
| » | Rambler recently closed a financing for approximately £10 million from a specialized mining and mineral investment fund
(CE Mining GP II Limited). As a result of the financing, Rambler expects to implement by the end of 2017 an expansion to a 1,250
tonnes per day operation. |
64%
15% 13% 4% 4% NORTH AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA EUROPE/ASIA AFRICA * Canada 60 USA 20 Mexico 3 Honduras 2 Brazil 8 Peru 4 Chile 3 Argentina
4 French Guiana 1 Paraguay 1 Turkey 10 Sweden 3 Mongolia 4 South Africa 2 Burkina Faso 2 Ghana 1 * Australia 5 Asset Summary by
location
Other
Producing Assets
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Emigrant Springs |
NEWMONT MINING CORP. |
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The Company has a 1.5% NSR on the Emigrant Springs
mine (the “Emigrant Springs Mine”) which is located in the Carlin Trend in Nevada, U.S.A. and is owned and operated
by Newmont Mining Corp. (“Newmont”). The Emigrant Springs Mine is an open pit, heap leach operation that has been in
production since the third quarter of 2012.
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Gualcamayo Royalty |
YAMANA GOLD INC. |
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The Company has a 1% NSR on the Gualcamayo gold
mine (the “Gualcamayo Mine”) which is located in San Juan province, Argentina and owned and operated by Yamana. The
Gualcamayo Mine is an open pit, heap leach operation encompassing three substantial zones of gold mineralization. An expansion
of the operation is expected to increase sustainable production. Yamana recently announced exploration success in Cerro Condor
and Potenciales which, Yamana believes, provides support for extending the life of the open pit.
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Mine Waste Solutions Royalty |
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD. |
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The Company has a 1% NSR on the gold produced from
Mine Waste Solutions tailings recovery operation (“MWS”) which is located near Stilfontein, South Africa, and is owned
and operated by AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (“AngloGold”). MWS is a gold and uranium tailings recovery operation. The operation
re-processes multiple tailings dumps in the area through three production modules, the last of which was commissioned in 2011.
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San Andres Royalty |
AURA MINERALS INC. |
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The Company has a 1.5% NSR on the San Andres mine
(the “San Andres Mine”) which is located in La Únion, Honduras and is owned and operated by Aura Minerals Inc.
(“Aura Minerals”). The San Andres Mine is an open pit, heap leach operation. The mine has been in production since
1983 and has well-developed infrastructure, which includes power and water supply, warehouses, maintenance facilities, assay laboratory
and on-site camp facilities.
Development
Assets
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Aurizona Gold Royalty |
LUNA GOLD CORP. |
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The Company has a 3% – 5% sliding
scale NSR on the production from Luna Gold Corp.’s (“Luna”) open-pit Aurizona mine, located in Brazil (the “Aurizona
Mine”). At gold prices less than or equal to $1,500 per ounce, the royalty is a 3% NSR. In addition, Sandstorm holds a 2%
NSR on Luna’s 190,073 hectares of greenfields exploration ground. At any time prior to the commencement of commercial production,
Luna has the ability to purchase one-half of the greenfields NSR for a cash payment of $10 million.
In September 2016, Luna announced a pre-feasibility
study with proven and probable mineral reserves of 969,000 ounces of gold (contained in 18.6 million tonnes at 1.62 grams per tonne
gold - for more information see www.lunagold.com). It was also recently announced that Luna had entered into an exploration agreement
with AngloGold covering the greenfields exploration property. Sandstorm holds a right of first refusal on any future streams or
royalties on the Aurizona project and greenfields property.
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Hugo North Extension & Heruga Gold Stream |
ENTRÉE GOLD INC. |
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On March 1, 2016, Sandstorm amended its Gold Stream
with Entrée Gold Inc. (“Entrée”) such that the Company will now purchase an amount equal to 5.62% and
4.26% of the gold and silver by-products produced from the Hugo North Extension and Heruga deposits located in Mongolia, (the “Hugo
North Extension” and “Heruga”, respectively) for per ounce cash payments equal to the lesser of $220 per ounce
of gold and $5 per ounce of silver and the then prevailing market price of gold and silver, respectively. Additionally, Sandstorm
amended its copper stream such that the Company will now purchase an amount equal to 0.42% of the copper produced from Hugo North
Extension and Heruga for per pound cash payments equal to the lesser of $0.50 per pound of copper and the then prevailing market
price of copper. In consideration for the amendment and during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, Sandstorm received consideration
of $7.0 million (of which $5.5 million was paid in cash and $1.5 million was received by way of Entrée common shares).
The Company is not required to contribute any further
capital, exploration, or operating expenditures to Entrée.
The Hugo North Extension is a rich copper-gold porphyry
deposit and Heruga is a copper-gold-molybdenum porphyry deposit. Both projects are located in the South Gobi desert of Mongolia,
approximately 570 kilometers south of the capital city of Ulaanbaatar and 80 kilometers north of the border with China. The Hugo
North Extension and Heruga are part of the Oyu Tolgoi mining complex and are managed by Oyu Tolgoi LLC, a subsidiary of Turquoise
Hill Resources Ltd. (“Turquoise Hill”) and the Government of Mongolia, and its project manager Rio Tinto PLC. Entrée
retains a 20% interest in the resource deposits of the Hugo North Extension and Heruga.
Entrée recently announced that an Oyu Tolgoi
underground mine development and financing plan had been signed by the Government of Mongolia, Entrée's joint venture partner,
Oyu Tolgoi LLC, Turquoise Hill and Rio Tinto. The plan provides a path forward to the eventual restart of underground development,
including Lift 1 of the Hugo North Extension. Recently, Entrée’s joint venture partner, announced that it had signed
a $4.4 billion finance facility for underground mine development at the Oyu Tolgoi project. The facility is being provided by a
syndicate of international financial institutions and export credit agencies representing the governments of Canada, the United
States and Australia, along with 15 commercial banks. Recently, Turquoise Hill and Rio Tinto formally announced their intent to
proceed with the re-start of the Oyu Tolgoi underground development, including plans for the Hugo North Extension. In October 2016,
Turquoise Hill released a technical report on the Oyu Tolgoi deposits including Hugo North Extension and Heruga deposits. This
represents the first time since 2010 that investors have had access to an early stage economic analysis of these deposits.
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Hot Maden Royalty |
MARIANA RESOURCES LTD. |
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On January 19, 2016, the Company acquired a 2% NSR
on the Hot Maden gold-copper project which is located in the Artvin Province, northeastern Turkey (the “Hot Maden Project”).
The project is co-owned by Mariana Resources Ltd. and its Turkish partner, Lidya Madencilik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., which owns
a 70% interest in the project.
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Hackett River Royalty |
GLENCORE PLC |
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On January 19, 2016, the Company acquired a 2% NSR
on the Hackett River property located in Nunavut, Canada (the “Hackett River Project” or “Hackett River”)
which is owned by a subsidiary of Glencore.
Hackett River is a silver-rich volcanogenic
massive sulphide project and is one of the largest undeveloped projects of its kind. The property is made up of four massive sulphide
deposits that occur over a 6.6 kilometer strike distance. A preliminary economic assessment updated in 2010 evaluated a possible
large-scale open pit and underground operation, processing up to 17,000 tonnes per day. The most recent technical report, completed
in 2013, reported 25.0 million tonnes of Indicated Resources containing 4.2% zinc and 130.0 grams per tonne silver plus 57.0 million
tonnes of Inferred Resources with 3.0% zinc and 100.0 grams per tonne silver. For more information refer to the technical reports
dated July 26, 2010 and July 31, 2013 under Sabina Gold & Silver Corp’s profile on www.sedar.com.
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Lobo-Marte Royalty |
KINROSS GOLD CORP. |
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On January 19, 2016, the Company acquired a
1.05% NSR on production from the Lobo-Marte project located in the Maricunga gold district of Chile (the “Lobo-Marte Project”
or “Lobo-Marte”) which is owned by Kinross Gold Corp. (“Kinross”).
Kinross completed a pre-feasibility study at
Lobo-Marte that contemplated an open-pit/ heap-leach operation. As a result of changes in the plan of operations and other factors,
Kinross withdrew its previously submitted permit application. Future development and operations at Lobo-Marte will require the
re-initiation of the permitting process. For more information refer to www.kinross.com.
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Agi Dagi & Kirazli Royalty |
ALAMOS GOLD INC. |
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On January 19, 2016, the Company acquired a $10/ounce
royalty based on the production from the Agi Dagi and the Kirazli gold development projects located in the Çanakkale Province
of northwestern Turkey (“Agi Dagi” and “Kirazli”, respectively) which are both owned by Alamos Gold Inc.
(“Alamos Gold”). The royalty is payable by Newmont and is subject to a maximum of 600,000 ounces from Agi Dagi and
a maximum of 250,000 ounces from Kirazli.
A 2012 pre-feasibility study on Agi Dagi and
Kirazli contemplated both projects as stand-alone open-pit, heap-leach operations. Under the study, Agi Dagi is expected to produce
an average of 143,000 ounces of gold per year over a 7 year mine life while Kirazli is expected to produce an average of 99,000
ounces of gold per year over a 5 year mine life. For more information refer to www.alamosgold.com.
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Bomboré Royalty |
OREZONE GOLD CORP. |
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On January 27, 2015, the Company acquired a 0.45%
NSR on the Bomboré gold project (“Bomboré” or “Bomboré Project”) located in Burkina
Faso, West Africa and owned by Orezone Gold Corp. (“Orezone”) for consideration of $3.0 million (the “Upfront
Royalty”). In addition, Sandstorm has committed to providing up to an additional $5.0 million in royalty financing (remittable
in cash and/or shares, subject to certain conditions) to Orezone on a drawdown basis until January 27, 2017 (the “Standby
Royalty”). The Standby Royalty, if fully exercised, would result in the granting of an additional 0.75% NSR. Orezone has
granted Sandstorm a right of first refusal on any future stream or royalty financings related to the Bomboré Project until
36 months following the achievement of commercial production at the mine. Orezone has the option to repurchase the Upfront Royalty
from Sandstorm for a period of 36 months, at a premium of 10% per year. The Standby Royalty can also be repurchased at a premium
of 10% per year if Orezone completes a gold stream financing and Sandstorm participates for no less than $30 million.
Orezone's 168 km2 Bomboré
project is the largest undeveloped oxide gold deposit in Burkina Faso, containing 3.2 million ounces of measured and indicated
gold resources (102.9 metric tonnes at 0.97 grams per tonne). For more information refer to www.orezone.com.
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Prairie Creek Royalty |
CANADIAN ZINC CORPORATION |
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The Company has a 1.2% NSR on the Prairie Creek
project (the “Prairie Creek Project”) located in the Northwest Territories, Canada and owned by Canadian Zinc Corporation
(“Canadian Zinc”). The Prairie Creek Project is a zinc, silver and lead project that is 100%-owned by Canadian Zinc
and currently reports a proven and probable mineral reserve of 5.2 million tonnes grading 9.4% zinc, 151 grams per tonne silver
and 9.5% lead. Canadian Zinc entered into sale agreements with both Boliden and Korea Zinc for the sale of the zinc and lead concentrates
produced at the Prairie Creek mine. This represents a significant step forward in the development of the mine. For more information
refer to www.canadianzinc.com.
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Mt. Hamilton Royalty |
WATERTON PRECIOUS METALS FUND II CAYMAN, LP |
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The Company has a 2.4% NSR on the Mt. Hamilton gold
project (the "Mt. Hamilton Project"). The Mt. Hamilton Project is located in White Pine County, Nevada, U.S.A. and is
owned by Waterton Precious Metals Fund II Cayman, LP (“Waterton”).
Sandstorm holds a right of first refusal on any
future royalty or gold stream financing for the Mt. Hamilton Project.
Acquisition
Teck Royalty Package
During the nine months ended September 30, 2016,
the Company acquired a royalty portfolio consisting of 52 royalties from Teck Resources Limited and its affiliates (“Teck”).
The portfolio was acquired for consideration of $16.8 million, of which $1.4 million was paid in cash and $15.4 million in common
shares. The portfolio provides:
Asset Diversification: |
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the royalty package consists of assets in North America (32), Asia (10), South America (7) and Europe (3) and includes producing assets (4), development-stage projects (8), advanced exploration-stage projects (7) and exploration-stage properties (33); |
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Significant Cash Flow Growth Potential: |
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the Company has estimated over $10 million in cash flow per year over the long term; |
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Strong Counterparties: |
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royalty counterparties include Barrick Gold Corporation, Glencore plc, KGHM Polska Miedz SA, Newmont Mining Corporation and Kinross Gold Corporation; and |
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Long-term Optionality: |
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over two dozen royalties on exploration-stage properties, several of which are undergoing active exploration programs. |
Revolving
credit facility
On June 1, 2016, Sandstorm amended its revolving
credit agreement (the “Revolving Facility”), extending the term to four years (maturing in July 2020). The Revolving
Facility allows the Company to borrow up to $110 million for acquisition purposes, from a syndicate of banks including The Bank
of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal, National Bank of Canada and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. As part of the amendment, the
Company improved its leverage ratio covenant such that it is now required to maintain a leverage ratio (defined as net debt divided
by EBITDA) of less than or equal to 4.00:1 for calendar 2016 and calendar 2017; 3.50:1 for calendar 2018; and 2.75:1 for the remainder
of the life of the Revolving Facility. As at September 30, 2016, the Company had not drawn down on its credit facility and therefore,
the full balance remains available for future acquisitions.
Equity
Financing
On July 6, 2016 the Company completed a public offering
of 12,921,400 common shares at a price of $4.45 per common share, for gross proceeds of $57.5 million. In connection with the offering,
the Company paid agent fees of $2.9 million, representing 5% of the gross proceeds. Upon closing of the equity financing, the majority
of the net proceeds were used to reduce the balance of the Company’s Revolving Facility.
NORMAL
COURSE ISSUER BID
Under the Company’s normal course issuer bid
(“NCIB”), the Company is able until April 3, 2017, to purchase up to 6,896,539 common shares. The NCIB provides the
Company with the option to purchase its common shares from time to time.
Other
While assessing whether any indications of impairment
exist for mineral properties and royalties, consideration is given to both external and internal sources of information. The lack
of progress with respect to the advancement of some of the royalties within Sandstorm’s mineral interest portfolio, prompted
the Company to evaluate its investment in these specific assets. As a result of its review, the Company, during the nine months
ended September 30, 2016, recorded an impairment charge of $2.5 million for these specifically identified mineral royalties.
SUMMARY OF QUARTERLY RESULTS
(selected quarterly information
from financial statements)
Quarters Ended
In $000s | |
Sep. 30, 2016 | | |
Jun. 30, 2016 | | |
Mar. 31, 2016 | | |
Dec. 31, 2015 | |
Total revenue | |
$ | 16,815 | | |
$ | 15,709 | | |
$ | 13,384 | | |
$ | 9,863 | |
Attributable Gold Equivalent ounces sold 1 | |
| 12,588 | | |
| 12,517 | | |
| 11,381 | | |
| 8,951 | |
Sales | |
$ | 11,302 | | |
$ | 10,858 | | |
$ | 8,504 | | |
$ | 6,604 | |
Royalty revenue | |
| 5,513 | | |
| 4,851 | | |
| 4,880 | | |
| 3,259 | |
Average realized gold price per attributable ounce 1 | |
| 1,336 | | |
| 1,255 | | |
| 1,176 | | |
| 1,102 | |
Average cash cost per attributable ounce 1 | |
| 255 | | |
| 261 | | |
| 267 | | |
| 258 | |
Cash flow from operations | |
| 10,313 | | |
| 8,935 | | |
| 9,685 | | |
| 4,987 | |
Cash flow from operations per share (basic) 1 | |
| 0.07 | | |
| 0.06 | | |
| 0.07 | | |
| 0.04 | |
Cash flow from operations per share (diluted) 1 | |
| 0.06 | | |
| 0.06 | | |
| 0.07 | | |
| 0.04 | |
Net income (loss) | |
| 6,915 | | |
| 5,199 | | |
| 13,159 | | |
| (24,960 | ) |
Basic income (loss) per share | |
| 0.05 | | |
| 0.04 | | |
| 0.10 | | |
| (0.20 | ) |
Diluted income (loss) per share | |
| 0.04 | | |
| 0.04 | | |
| 0.10 | | |
| (0.20 | ) |
Total assets | |
| 540,419 | | |
| 525,353 | | |
| 531,160 | | |
| 496,873 | |
Total long-term liabilities | |
| 3,320 | | |
| 62,854 | | |
| 80,130 | | |
| 86,779 | |
In $000s | |
Sep. 30, 2015 | | |
June. 30, 2015 | | |
Mar. 31, 2015 | | |
Dec. 31, 2014 | |
Total revenue | |
$ | 12,086 | | |
$ | 15,429 | | |
$ | 15,285 | | |
$ | 12,488 | |
Attributable Gold Equivalent ounces sold 1 | |
| 10,834 | | |
| 12,901 | | |
| 12,460 | | |
| 10,424 | |
Sales | |
$ | 9,055 | | |
$ | 11,360 | | |
$ | 11,566 | | |
$ | 9,463 | |
Royalty revenue | |
| 3,031 | | |
| 4,069 | | |
| 3,719 | | |
| 3,025 | |
Average realized gold price per ounce 1 | |
| 1,116 | | |
| 1,196 | | |
| 1,227 | | |
| 1,198 | |
Average cash cost per ounce 1 | |
| 307 | | |
| 304 | | |
| 323 | | |
| 308 | |
Cash flow from operations | |
| 8,234 | | |
| 9,479 | | |
| 8,119 | | |
| 8,854 | |
Cash flow from operations per share (basic) 1 | |
| 0.07 | | |
| 0.08 | | |
| 0.07 | | |
| 0.08 | |
Cash flow from operations per share (diluted) 1 | |
| 0.07 | | |
| 0.08 | | |
| 0.07 | | |
| 0.07 | |
Net (loss) income | |
| (5,470 | ) | |
| (13,451 | ) | |
| 825 | | |
| 2,608 | |
Basic (loss) income per share | |
| (0.05 | ) | |
| (0.11 | ) | |
| 0.01 | | |
| 0.02 | |
Diluted (loss) income per share | |
| (0.05 | ) | |
| (0.11 | ) | |
| 0.01 | | |
| 0.02 | |
Total assets | |
| 408,170 | | |
| 415,944 | | |
| 425,154 | | |
| 431,070 | |
Total long-term liabilities | |
| 4,768 | | |
| 5,316 | | |
| 5,341 | | |
| 5,892 | |
| 1) | See non-IFRS measures section below. |
12,517
12,588 11,381 8,951 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 2015 2016 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 2015 2016 $16,815 $15,709 $13,384 $9,863 $1,336 $1,255 $1,176 $1,102 average
realized gold price Attributable Gold Equivalent Ounces Sold Revenue in US$000's
Changes in sales, net income and cash flow from
operations from quarter to quarter are affected primarily by fluctuations in production at the mines, the timing of shipments,
changes in the price of commodities, as well as acquisitions of Gold Streams, silver streams and royalty agreements and the commencement
of operations of mines under construction. For more information refer to the quarterly commentary discussed below.
The Company’s operating segments for the
three months ended
September 30, 2016 are summarized in the table below:
In $000s | |
Attributable ounces sold | | |
Sales and royalty revenues | | |
Cost of sales (excluding depletion) | | |
Depletion | | |
Impairment
of mineral
interests | | |
Income (loss) before taxes | | |
Cash flow from
operations | |
Bachelor Lake | |
| 1,988 | | |
$ | 2,657 | | |
$ | 958 | | |
$ | 1,023 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 676 | | |
$ | 1,898 | |
Black Fox | |
| 983 | | |
| 1,314 | | |
| 515 | | |
| 439 | | |
| - | | |
| 360 | | |
| 578 | |
Chapada | |
| 1,230 | | |
| 1,643 | | |
| 489 | | |
| 707 | | |
| - | | |
| 447 | | |
| 1,154 | |
Diavik | |
| 1,175 | | |
| 1,570 | | |
| - | | |
| 1,070 | | |
| - | | |
| 500 | | |
| 1,670 | |
Karma | |
| 1,250 | | |
| 1,669 | | |
| 333 | | |
| 785 | | |
| - | | |
| 551 | | |
| 1,336 | |
Ming | |
| 598 | | |
| 802 | | |
| - | | |
| 282 | | |
| - | | |
| 520 | | |
| 802 | |
Santa Elena | |
| 1,951 | | |
| 2,601 | | |
| 704 | | |
| 359 | | |
| - | | |
| 1,538 | | |
| 1,897 | |
Yamana Silver Stream | |
| 533 | | |
| 712 | | |
| 212 | | |
| 306 | | |
| - | | |
| 194 | | |
| 500 | |
Other Royalties | |
| 2,880 | | |
| 3,847 | | |
| - | | |
| 2,354 | | |
| 1,139 | | |
| 354 | | |
| 3,595 | |
Corporate | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 3,282 | | |
| (3,117 | ) |
Consolidated | |
| 12,588 | | |
$ | 16,815 | | |
$ | 3,211 | | |
$ | 7,325 | | |
$ | 1,139 | | |
$ | 8,422 | | |
$ | 10,313 | |
Bachelor
Lake Black Fox Chapada Diavik Ming Karma Santa Elena Other Royalties Yamana Silver Stream 71% Precious Metals 9% Diamonds 20%
Base Metals and Other 23% North America excl. Canada 17% South America 11% Australia and West Africa 49% Canada Bachelor Lake
Black Fox Chapada Diavik Ming Karma Santa Elena Other Royalties Yamana Silver Stream 74% Precious Metals 10% Diamonds 16% Base
Metals and Other 32% North America excl. Canada 16% South America 8% Australia and West Africa 44% Canada Attributable Gold Equivalent
Ounces Sold by asset Attributable Gold Equivalent Ounces Sold by asset For the three months ended September 30, 2016 For the NINE
months ended September 30, 2016 Sales & Royalty Revenues by region Sales & Royalty Revenues by region Sales & Royalty
Revenues by metal Sales & Royalty Revenues by metal
The Company’s operating segments for the
three months ended
June 30, 2016 are summarized in the table below:
In $000s | |
Attributable ounces sold | | |
Sales and royalty revenues | | |
Cost of sales (excluding depletion) | | |
Depletion | | |
Impairment of
mineral
interests | | |
Income (loss) before taxes | | |
Cash flow from operations | |
Bachelor Lake | |
| 1,562 | | |
$ | 1,945 | | |
$ | 782 | | |
$ | 826 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 337 | | |
$ | 838 | |
Black Fox | |
| 911 | | |
| 1,121 | | |
| 477 | | |
| 407 | | |
| - | | |
| 237 | | |
| 525 | |
Chapada | |
| 911 | | |
| 1,144 | | |
| 349 | | |
| 561 | | |
| - | | |
| 234 | | |
| 795 | |
Diavik | |
| 1,454 | | |
| 1,825 | | |
| - | | |
| 2,008 | | |
| - | | |
| (183 | ) | |
| 1,725 | |
Karma | |
| 1,250 | | |
| 1,550 | | |
| 311 | | |
| 786 | | |
| - | | |
| 453 | | |
| 1,239 | |
Ming | |
| 304 | | |
| 368 | | |
| - | | |
| 105 | | |
| - | | |
| 263 | | |
| 368 | |
Santa Elena | |
| 2,942 | | |
| 3,762 | | |
| 1,059 | | |
| 676 | | |
| - | | |
| 2,027 | | |
| 2,703 | |
Yamana Silver Stream | |
| 771 | | |
| 968 | | |
| 290 | | |
| 491 | | |
| - | | |
| 187 | | |
| 678 | |
Other Royalties | |
| 2,412 | | |
| 3,026 | | |
| - | | |
| 1,336 | | |
| - | | |
| 1,690 | | |
| 2,078 | |
Corporate | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 2,238 | | |
| (2,014 | ) |
Consolidated | |
| 12,517 | | |
$ | 15,709 | | |
$ | 3,268 | | |
$ | 7,196 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 7,483 | | |
$ | 8,935 | |
The Company’s operating segments for the three
months ended
March 31, 2016 are summarized in the table below:
In $000s | |
Attributable ounces sold | | |
Sales and royalty revenues | | |
Cost of sales (excluding depletion) | | |
Depletion | | |
Impairment of mineral interests | | |
Income (loss) before taxes | | |
Cash flow from operations | |
Bachelor Lake | |
| 1,695 | | |
$ | 1,980 | | |
$ | 847 | | |
$ | 694 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 439 | | |
$ | 1,133 | |
Black Fox | |
| 1,336 | | |
| 1,587 | | |
| 696 | | |
| 597 | | |
| - | | |
| 294 | | |
| 891 | |
Chapada | |
| 973 | | |
| 1,144 | | |
| 354 | | |
| 552 | | |
| - | | |
| 238 | | |
| 790 | |
Diavik | |
| 1,105 | | |
| 1,300 | | |
| - | | |
| 868 | | |
| - | | |
| 432 | | |
| 1,176 | |
Santa Elena | |
| 2,887 | | |
| 3,391 | | |
| 1,031 | | |
| 664 | | |
| - | | |
| 1,696 | | |
| 2,360 | |
Yamana Silver Stream | |
| 304 | | |
| 357 | | |
| 107 | | |
| 194 | | |
| - | | |
| 56 | | |
| 250 | |
Other Royalties | |
| 3,044 | | |
| 3,580 | | |
| - | | |
| 1,646 | | |
| 1,368 | | |
| 566 | | |
| 4,712 | |
Other | |
| 37 | | |
| 45 | | |
| 4 | | |
| 15 | | |
| - | | |
| 26 | | |
| 45 | |
Corporate | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 10,449 | | |
| (1,672 | ) |
Consolidated | |
| 11,381 | | |
$ | 13,384 | | |
$ | 3,039 | | |
$ | 5,230 | | |
$ | 1,368 | | |
$ | 14,196 | | |
$ | 9,685 | |
THREE
MONTHS ENDED September 30, 2016
COMPARED TO THE THREE MONTHS ENDED september 30, 2015
For the three months ended September 30, 2016, net
income and cash flow from operations were $6.9 million and $10.3 million, respectively, compared with net loss and cash flow from
operations of $5.5 million and $8.2 million for the comparable period in 2015. The change is attributable to a combination of factors
including:
| · | A $5.8 million gain on the revaluation of the Company’s investments largely driven by the change in fair value of the
Luna convertible debenture and Luna warrants; |
| · | A $0.7 million decrease in depletion expense largely driven by a resetting of the number of ounces in the depletable base due
to various factors including the conversion of exploration upside into resources and reserves; partially offset by: |
| · | A $1.1 million non-cash impairment charge relating to certain of the Company’s mineral royalties; and |
| · | A $0.3 million increase in finance expense and other as the Company drew on its Revolving Facility in October 2015. |
For the three months ended September 30, 2016, revenue
was $16.8 million compared with $12.1 million for the comparable period in 2015. The increase is largely attributed to a number
of factors including:
| · | 20% increase in the average realized selling price of gold; and |
| · | 16% increase in the number of Attributable Gold Equivalent ounces sold, due to: |
| i. | An additional 1,763 Attributable Gold Equivalent ounces sold from the Company’s recently acquired Yamana silver stream
and Chapada copper stream; and |
| ii. | An additional 1,250 gold ounces sold from the Karma Mine which announced its first gold production in April 2016; partially
offset by: |
| iii. | A decrease of 2,527 gold ounces sold from the Aurizona Mine as Luna has finished processing ore from the stockpile and ceased
mining operations; and |
| iv. | A 29% decrease in gold ounces sold from the Black Fox Mine primarily related to the timing of shipments whereby 653 ounces
were received as at September 30, 2016, but were sold subsequent to quarter end. |
Nine
MONTHS ENDED September 30, 2016
COMPARED TO THE nine MONTHS ENDED September 30, 2015
For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, net
income and cash flow from operations were $25.3 million and $28.9 million, respectively, compared with net loss and cash flow from
operations of $18.1 million and $25.8 million for the comparable period in 2015. The changes are attributable to a combination
of factors including:
| · | A $25.3 million gain on the revaluation of the Company’s investments primarily driven by the change in fair value of
the Luna convertible debenture and Luna warrants; |
| · | A $7.3 million decrease in depletion expense largely driven by a resetting of the number of ounces in the depletable base due
to various factors including the conversion of exploration upside into resources and reserves; |
| · | Certain items recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 did not occur during the nine months ended September
30, 2016 including (i) a $8.1 million non-cash income tax expense primarily related to a reduction of the Company’s deferred
income tax asset arising from taxable income previously attributed to its Barbadian subsidiary; and (ii) a $3.3 million non-cash
impairment charge relating to the Santa Fe Gold Stream; partially offset by (i) a $3.7 million gain on the settlement of the Luna
Gold Stream and loan; and (ii) a foreign exchange gain of $1.7 million largely driven by fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate;
partially offset by: |
| · | A $2.5 million non-cash impairment charge relating to certain of the Company’s mineral royalties; and |
| · | A $2.7 million increase in finance expense and other as the Company drew on its Revolving Facility in October 2015. |
For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, revenue
was $45.9 million compared with $42.8 million for the comparable period in 2015. The increase is largely attributed to a number
of factors including:
| · | 6% increase in the average realized selling price of gold; and |
| · | 1% increase in the number of Attributable Gold Equivalent ounces sold, due to: |
| i. | An additional 4,722 Attributable Gold Equivalent ounces were sold from the Company’s recently acquired Yamana silver
stream and Chapada copper stream; |
| ii. | An additional 2,500 gold ounces sold from the Karma Mine which announced its first gold production in April 2016; and |
| iii. | 9% increase in gold deliveries from the Santa Elena Mine largely attributable to higher grade ore coming from the main vein,
Alejandra vein and the leach pad; partially offset by: |
| iv. | A decrease of 8,560 gold ounces sold from the Aurizona Mine as Luna has finished processing ore from the stockpile and ceased
mining operations; |
| v. | 30% decrease in gold ounces sold from the Black Fox Mine primarily related to the timing of shipments whereby 653 ounces were
received as at September 30, 2016, but were sold subsequent to quarter end and the limited availability of high-grade ore from
the upper, remnant areas of the underground mine. Primero expects daily production rates to increase through the remainder of 2016
as the underground contribution from the Deep Central zone ramps-up; |
| vi. | 10% decrease in gold ounces sold from the Bachelor Lake Mine primarily related to the mine experiencing lower feed grade largely
driven by higher than expected dilution from some stopes and the timing of shipments whereby 241 ounces were received as at September
30, 2016, but were sold subsequent to quarter end; and |
| vii. | 14% decrease in gold ounces sold from the Ming Mine primarily related to the timing of shipments whereby 684 ounces were received
as at September 30, 2016, but were sold subsequent to quarter end. |
three
MONTHS ENDED September 30, 2016
COMPARED
TO THE Other QUARTERS presented
When comparing net income of $6.9 million and cash
flow from operations of $10.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 with net income/loss and operating cash flow
for the remaining quarters, the following items impact comparability of analysis:
| · | The Company recognized gains with respect to the revaluation of its investments, which were primarily driven by changes in
the fair value of the Luna Gold Corp. convertible debenture. In the first three quarters of 2016, these gains amounted to $13.4
million, $6.0 million and $5.8 million, respectively; |
| · | An $8.1 million non-cash income tax expense related to a reduction of the Company’s deferred income tax asset relating
to taxable income previously attributed to its Barbadian subsidiary which was recorded during the three months ended June 30, 2015; |
| · | An $18.3 million non-cash impairment charge relating to the Company’s mineral interests with respect to the Serra Pelada
project, the Emigrant Springs Mine and MWS which was recognized during the three months ended December 31, 2015; |
| · | A $4.3 million gain on the settlement of the Luna Gold Stream and loan which was recognized during the three months ended June
30, 2015; |
| · | A $3.3 million non-cash impairment relating to the Santa Fe Gold Stream recognized during the three months ended June 30, 2015; |
| · | A general decrease in administration expenses when compared to previous quarters primarily driven by (i) the implementation
of cost reduction programs when the Company acquired 100% of the common shares of Premier Royalty Inc. and (ii) the elimination
of duplicated costs that were previously being consolidated; and |
| · | Overall, Gold Attributable Equivalent ounces sold have increased over the course of the last three years as a result of the
acquisition of various assets including: (i) the Diavik royalty which was acquired during the three months ended March 31, 2015;
and (ii) the Yamana silver stream and copper stream which were acquired in the three months ended December 31, 2015. |
Change
in Total Assets
Total Assets increased by $15.1 million from June
30, 2016 to September 30, 2016 primarily resulting from operating cash flow and an increase in the value of the Company’s
investments; partially offset by depletion expense. Total assets decreased by $5.8 million from March 31, 2016 to June 30, 2016
primarily resulting from depletion expense; partially offset by an increase in the value of the Company’s investments. Total
assets increased by $34.3 million from December 31, 2015 to March 31, 2016 primarily resulting from the acquisition of the Teck
royalty package and an increase in the fair value of the Company’s investments, partially offset by depletion expense and
a non-cash impairment charge on certain mineral interests. Total assets increased by $88.7 million from September 30, 2015 to December
31, 2015 primarily resulting from the acquisition of the Yamana silver stream and copper stream which were largely funded by utilizing
the Company’s Revolving Facility; the increase was partially offset by depletion expense and a non-cash impairment charge
on certain mineral interests. Total assets decreased by $7.8 million from June 30, 2015 to September 30, 2015 primarily resulting
from depletion expense, which was partially offset by operating cash flows. Total assets decreased by $9.2 million from March 31,
2015 to June 30, 2015 primarily resulting from (i) the reduction of the Company’s deferred tax assets; and (ii) depletion
expense; partially offset by operating cash flows. Total assets decreased by $5.9 million from December 31, 2014 to March 31, 2015
primarily resulting from (i) depletion expense; and (ii) a decline in the fair value of investments; partially offset by operating
cash flows.
Non-IFRS
Measures
The Company has included, throughout this document,
certain non-IFRS performance measures, including (i) average cash cost per attributable ounce; (ii) cash flow from operations per
share (basic and diluted); and (iii) average realized gold price per attributable ounce. The presentation of these non-IFRS measures
is intended to provide additional information and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance
prepared in accordance with IFRS. These non-IFRS measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS, and other companies
may calculate these measures differently.
| i. | Average cash cost per ounce is calculated by dividing the Company’s cost of sales (excluding depletion) by the number
of Attributable Gold Equivalent ounces sold. The Company presents average cash cost per ounce as it believes that certain investors
use this information to evaluate the Company’s performance in comparison to other companies in the precious metals mining
industry who present results on a similar basis. Figure 1.1 provides a reconciliation of average cash cost of gold on a
per ounce basis. |
Figure 1.1
| |
3 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2016 | | |
3 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2015 | | |
9 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2016 | | |
9 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2015 | |
Cost of Sales (excluding depletion) | |
$ | 3,211 | | |
$ | 3,321 | | |
$ | 9,518 | | |
$ | 11,257 | |
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| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Cash cost of sales is comprised of: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Total cash cost of gold sold | |
| 3,211 | | |
$ | 3,321 | | |
$ | 9,518 | | |
$ | 11,257 | |
Divided by: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Total Attributable Gold Equivalent ounces sold 1 | |
| 12,588 | | |
| 10,834 | | |
| 36,486 | | |
| 36,195 | |
Equals: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Average cash cost of gold (per attributable ounce) | |
$ | 255 | | |
$ | 307 | | |
$ | 261 | | |
$ | 311 | |
| 1) | The Company’s royalty and other commodity stream income is converted to an Attributable Gold
Equivalent ounce basis by dividing the royalty and other commodity income for that period by the average realized gold price per
ounce from the Company’s Gold Streams for the same respective period. These Attributable Gold Equivalent ounces when combined
with the gold ounces sold from the Company’s Gold Streams equal total Attributable Gold Equivalent ounces sold. |
| ii. | Cash flows from operations per share (basic and diluted) is calculated by dividing cash generated by operating activities by
the weighted average number of shares outstanding (basic and diluted). The Company presents operating cash flows per share as it
believes that certain investors use this information to evaluate the Company’s performance in comparison to other companies
in the precious metals mining industry that present results on a similar basis. Figure 1.2 provides a reconciliation of
cash flow from operations per share (basic and diluted). |
Figure 1.2
| |
3 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2016 | | |
3 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2015 | | |
9 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2016 | | |
9 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2015 | |
Cash generated by operating activities | |
$ | 10,313 | | |
$ | 8,234 | | |
$ | 28,933 | | |
$ | 25,831 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Divided by: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding | |
| 150,392,588 | | |
| 118,218,267 | | |
| 141,444,093 | | |
| 117,922,428 | |
Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding 1 | |
| 161,215,546 | | |
| 118,597,902 | | |
| 146,944,614 | | |
| 119,071,159 | |
Equals: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Operating cash flow per share (basic) | |
$ | 0.07 | | |
$ | 0.07 | | |
$ | 0.20 | | |
$ | 0.22 | |
Operating cash flow per share (diluted) | |
$ | 0.06 | | |
$ | 0.07 | | |
$ | 0.20 | | |
$ | 0.22 | |
| 1) | The diluted weighted average number of shares includes
stock options and share purchase warrants that would have been dilutive if the Company had positive net income for the period. |
| iii. | Average realized gold price per ounce is calculated by dividing the Company’s sales by the number of Attributable Gold
Equivalent ounces sold. The Company presents average realized gold price per attributable ounce as it believes that certain investors
use this information to evaluate the Company’s performance in comparison to other companies in the precious metals mining
industry that present results on a similar basis. Figure 1.3 provides a reconciliation of average realized gold price per
ounce. |
Figure 1.3
| |
3 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2016 | | |
3 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2015 | | |
9 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2016 | | |
9 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2015 | |
Total Revenue | |
$ | 16,815 | | |
$ | 12,086 | | |
$ | 45,908 | | |
$ | 42,800 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Divided by: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Total Attributable Gold Equivalent ounces sold | |
| 12,588 | | |
| 10,834 | | |
| 36,486 | | |
| 36,195 | |
Equals: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Average realized gold price per ounce | |
$ | 1,336 | | |
$ | 1,116 | | |
$ | 1,258 | | |
$ | 1,182 | |
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2016, the Company had cash and
cash equivalents of $10.0 million (December 31, 2015 – $5.3 million) and a working capital of $13.9 million
(December 31, 2015 – $1.8 million). On July 6, 2016, the Company completed a public financing resulting in gross proceeds
of $57.5 million. Upon closing of the financing, the majority of the net proceeds were used to reduce the balance of the Company’s
Revolving Facility. As a result, the Company currently has no bank debt and the entire $110 million revolving credit facility remains
available for acquisition purposes.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2016,
the Company generated operating cash flows of $28.9 million compared with $25.8 million during the comparable period in 2015, with
the increase being primarily attributable to an increase in the average realized selling price of gold.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2016,
the Company had net cash inflows from investing activities of $0.9 million which were primarily the result of: (i) $18.4 million
cash inflow largely consisting of the disposition of a portion of the Company’s investments and the receipt of $5.5 million
related to the Company’s amendment of the Entrée commodity streams; which were partially offset by (ii) the acquisition
of investments and other assets; (iii) the payment of $4.0 million and $5.2 million in connection with the Yamana commodity streams
and the Karma Gold Stream, respectively; and (iv) a $1.4 million payment related to the Teck transaction. During the nine months
ended September 30, 2015, the Company had cash outflows from investing activities of $66.8 million, which were primarily the result
of: (i) the payment of $52.5 million to IAMGOLD Corporation in connection with the Diavik royalty and $3.0 million to Orezone in
connection with the Bomboré royalty; (ii) a $3.5 million upfront payment related to the Karma Gold Stream; (iii) a loan
of $2.7 million and (iv) the acquisition of investments and other assets; partially offset by (i) the receipt of $7 million as
a result of the Doray Minerals Ltd Gold Stream settlement agreement and (ii) the proceeds from the sale of other investments.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2016,
the Company had net cash outflows from financing activities of $25.3 million largely related to $83.5 million in the repayment
of debt under the Company’s Revolving Facility; partially offset by (i) $57.5 million raised in gross proceeds from the Company’s
July 2016 equity financing and (ii) $5.1 million in proceeds from the exercise of stock options. During the nine months ended September
30, 2015, the Company had net cash outflows from financing activities of $1.6 million largely as a result of the redemption of
the Company’s common shares under the NCIB.
Contractual
Obligations
In connection with its commodity streams, the
Company has committed to purchase the following:
Stream | |
%
of Life of Mine Gold or Relevant Commodity 5,6,7,8,9 | |
Per
Ounce Cash Payment: lesser of amount below and the then prevailing market price of the gold (unless otherwise
noted) 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Bachelor Lake | |
20% | |
$500 |
Black Fox | |
8% | |
$524 |
Chapada | |
4.2% | |
30% of copper spot price |
Entrée Gold | |
5.62% on Hugo North Extension and 4.26% on Heruga | |
$220 |
Karma | |
26,875 ounces over 5 years and 1.625% thereafter | |
20% of gold spot price |
Ming | |
25% of the first 175,000 ounces of gold produced, and 12% thereafter | |
$nil |
Santa Elena | |
20% | |
$361 |
Yamana Silver Stream | |
Varies | |
30% of silver spot price |
| 1) | Subject to an annual inflationary adjustment except for
Ming. |
| 2) | For the Entrée Gold Stream, after approximately 8.6 million ounces of gold have been produced
from the joint venture property, the price increases to $500 per gold ounce. |
| 3) | For the Entrée silver stream, percentage of life of mine is 5.62% on Hugo North Extension
and 4.26% on Heruga which the Company can purchase for the lesser of the prevailing market price and $5 per ounce of silver until
40.3 million ounces of silver have been produced from the entire joint venture property. Thereafter, the purchase price will increase
to the lesser of the prevailing market price and $10 per ounce of silver. |
| 4) | For the Santa Elena Gold Stream, the Company can purchase for a per ounce cash payment equal to
(i) the lesser of $361 and the then prevailing market price of gold for the open-pit mine and (ii) the lesser of $361 and the then
prevailing market price of gold until 50,000 ounces of gold have been delivered to Sandstorm (inclusive of ounces already received
from open-pit production), at which time the on-going per ounce payments will increase to the lesser of $450 and the then prevailing
market price of gold for the underground mine. |
| 5) | For the Entrée Gold and silver stream, percentage of life of mine is 5.62% on Hugo North
Extension and 4.26% on Heruga if the minerals produced are contained below 560 metres in depth. |
| 6) | For the Entrée Gold and silver stream, percentage of life of mine is 8.43% on Hugo North
Extension and 6.39% on Heruga if the minerals produced are contained above 560 metres in depth. |
| 7) | For the Entrée copper stream, the Company has committed to purchase an amount equal to 0.42%
of the copper produced from the Hugo North Extension and Heruga deposits. If the minerals produced are contained above 560 metres
in depth, then the commitment increases to 0.62% for both the Hugo North Extension and Heruga deposits. Sandstorm will make ongoing
per pound cash payments equal to the lesser of $0.50 and the then prevailing market price of copper, until 9.1 billion pounds of
copper have been produced from the entire joint venture property. Thereafter, the on-going per pound payments will increase to
the lesser of $1.10 and the then prevailing market price of copper. |
| 8) | For the Chapada copper stream, the Company has committed to purchase an amount equal to 4.2% of
the copper produced (up to an annual maximum of 3.9 million pounds of copper) until Yamana has delivered 39 million pounds of copper
to Sandstorm; then 3.0% of the copper produced until, on a cumulative basis, Yamana has delivered 50 million pounds of copper to
Sandstorm; then 1.5% of the copper produced thereafter, for the life of the mine. If Cerro Moro has not achieved the Commencement
of Production and Sandstorm has not received cumulative pre-tax cash flow equal to $70 million from the Yamana silver stream, then
the First Chapada Delivery Threshold and the Second Chapada Delivery Threshold will cease to be in effect and Sandstorm will continue
to purchase 4.2% of Chapada’s payable copper production (up to an annual maximum of 3.9 million pounds of copper), until
such time as Sandstorm has received cumulative pre-tax cash flow equal to $70 million, or Cerro Moro has achieved the Commencement
of Production. |
| 9) | Under the terms of the Yamana silver stream, Sandstorm has agreed to purchase an amount of silver
from Cerro Moro equal to 20% of the silver produced (up to an annual maximum of 1.2 million ounces of silver), until Yamana has
delivered to Sandstorm 7.0 million ounces of silver; then 9.0% of the silver produced thereafter. As part of the Yamana silver
stream, during the year 2016 through 2018, Sandstorm has also agreed to purchase an amount of silver from: (i) the Minera Florida
mine in Chile equal to 38% of the silver produced (up to an annual maximum of 200,000 ounces of silver); and (ii) the Chapada mine
in Brazil equal to 52% of the silver produced (up to an annual maximum of 100,000 ounces of silver). |
In connection with the Bomboré royalty, Sandstorm
has committed to providing up to an additional $5 million in royalty financing (remittable in cash and/or shares, subject to certain
conditions) to Orezone on a draw down basis until January 27, 2017.
Share Capital
As of November 9, 2016, the Company had 152,242,593
common shares outstanding. As disclosed previously, the funds from the issuance of share capital have been used to finance the
acquisition of Gold Streams and royalties (recent acquisitions are described earlier in greater detail), with the net proceeds
of the 2015 and 2016 equity financing used to reduce the balance of the Company’s Revolving Facility.
A summary of the Company’s share purchase
options
as of November 9, 2016 are as follows:
Number outstanding | |
Vested | |
Exercise Price per Share | | |
Expiry Date |
440,000 | |
440,000 | |
C$ | 6.35 | | |
November 25, 2016 |
27,000 | |
27,000 | |
| 18.33 | | |
August 22, 2017 |
5,850 | |
5,850 | |
| 18.33 | | |
October 4, 2017 |
402,133 | |
402,133 | |
| 16.35 | | |
December 11, 2017 |
150,000 | |
150,000 | |
| 11.78 | | |
December 21, 2017 |
10,875 | |
10,875 | |
| 11.31 | | |
February 19, 2018 |
3,625 | |
3,625 | |
| 10.62 | | |
March 1, 2018 |
12,375 | |
12,375 | |
| 8.89 | | |
December 13, 2018 |
25,000 | |
16,667 | |
| 6.03 | | |
May 16, 2019 |
3,132,739 | |
641,099 | |
| 2.93 | | |
November 13, 2019 |
1,084,000 | |
- | |
| 3.60 | | |
December 9, 2020 |
200,000 | |
- | |
| 3.64 | | |
December 22, 2020 |
2,250 | |
2,250 | |
| 15.00 | | |
March 30, 2022 |
5,495,847 | |
1,711,874 | |
C$ | 8.19 | | |
|
A summary of the Company’s warrants
as of November 9, 2016 are as follows:
Number outstanding | |
Exercise Price per Share | | |
Expiry Date |
1,155,873 | |
C$ | 13.79 |
| | |
December 4, 2016 |
5,002,500 | |
$ | 14.00 |
| | |
September 7, 2017 |
3,000,000 | |
$ | 4.50 |
| | |
March 23, 2020 |
15,000,000 | |
$ | 3.50 |
| | |
October 27, 2020 |
5,043,900 | |
$ | 4.00 |
| | |
November 3, 2020 |
29,202,273 | |
| | | |
|
The Company has 1,425,517 Restricted Share Rights
(“RSRs”) outstanding as at November 9, 2016.
Key
Management Personnel Compensation
The remuneration of directors and those persons
having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling activities of the Company are as follows:
| |
3 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2016 | | |
3 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2015 | | |
9 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2016 | | |
9 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2015 | |
Short-term employee salaries and benefits | |
$ | 284 | | |
$ | 370 | | |
$ | 840 | | |
$ | 1,151 | |
Share-based payments | |
| 517 | | |
| 469 | | |
| 1,546 | | |
| 1,404 | |
Total key management compensation expense | |
$ | 801 | | |
$ | 839 | | |
$ | 2,386 | | |
$ | 2,555 | |
Financial
Instruments
The fair value of the Company's financial instruments
which include cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables and other, loans receivable, receivables and other, and trade and other
payables approximate their carrying values at September 30, 2016. All financial instruments are initially recorded at fair value.
Credit Risk
The Company’s credit risk is limited to cash
and cash equivalents, trade receivables and other, loan receivable, and receivables and other in the ordinary course of business.
The Company’s trade receivables and other is subject to the credit risk of the counterparties who own and operate the mines
underlying Sandstorm’s royalty portfolio. The Company’s loan receivable and convertible debenture due from Luna is
subject to Luna’s credit risk and the Company’s ability to realize on its security.
Currency Risk
Financial instruments that impact the Company’s
net income or other comprehensive income (loss) due to currency fluctuations include: cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables
and other, investments and trade and other payables denominated in Canadian dollars. Based on the Company's Canadian dollar denominated
monetary assets and monetary liabilities at September 30, 2016 a 10% increase (decrease) of the value of the Canadian dollar relative
to the United States dollar would increase (decrease) net income by $0.8 million and other comprehensive income $2.6 million, respectively.
Other Risks
Sandstorm holds common shares, convertible debentures,
and warrants of other companies with a combined fair market value as at September 30, 2016 of $69.4 million (December 31, 2015 – $26.6
million). The daily exchange traded volume of these shares, including the shares underlying the warrants, may not be sufficient
for the Company to liquidate its position in a short period of time without potentially affecting the market value of the shares.
The Company is subject to default risk with respect to any debt instruments. The Company is not subject to other price risks. Except
for the Company’s exposure to liquidity risk with respect to the Luna Debenture and interest rate risk with respect to the
Revolving Facility, the Company’s exposure to these risks has not changed significantly from the prior year.
Risks
to Sandstorm
The primary risk factors affecting the Company
are set forth below. For additional discussion of risk factors, please refer to the Company’s annual information form dated
March 30, 2016, which is available on www.sedar.com.
Risks Relating To Mineral Projects
To the extent that they relate to the production
of gold or applicable commodity from, or the operation of, the Chapada Mine, the Cerro Moro Project, the Diavik Mine, the Aurizona
Mine, the Santa Elena Mine, the Karma Project, the Ming Mine, the Black Fox Mine, the Bachelor Lake Mine, the Hugo North Extension
and Heruga deposits, the Mt. Hamilton Project, the Gualcamayo Mine, the Emigrant Springs Mine, MWS, the San Andres Mine, the Bomboré
Project, the Prairie Creek Project, the Bracemac-McLeod Mine, the Hot Maden Project, the Hackett River Project, the Lobo-Marte
Project, Agi Dagi and Kirazli or other royalties in Sandstorm’s portfolio (the “Mines”), the Company will be
subject to the risk factors applicable to the operators of such Mines. Whether the Mines will be commercially viable depends on
a number of factors, including cash costs associated with extraction and processing, the particular attributes of the deposit,
such as size, grade and proximity to infrastructure, as well as metal prices which are highly cyclical and government regulations,
including regulations relating to prices, taxes, royalties, land tenure, land use, importing and exporting of minerals and environmental
protection. The Mines are also subject to other risks that could lead to their shutdown and closure including flooding and weather
related events, the failure to receive permits or having existing permits revoked, collapse of mining infrastructure including
tailings pond, as well as community or social related issues. The exact effect of these factors cannot be accurately predicted,
but the combination of these factors may result in the Mines becoming uneconomic resulting in their shutdown and closure. The Company
is not entitled to purchase gold, other commodities or receive royalties, if no gold or applicable commodity is produced from the
Mines.
No Control Over Mining Operations
The Company has no contractual rights relating to
the operation or development of the Mines. Except for any payments which may be payable in accordance with applicable completion
guarantees or cash flow guarantees, the Company will not be entitled to any material compensation if these mining operations do
not meet their forecasted gold or other production targets in any specified period or if the Mines shut down or discontinue their
operations on a temporary or permanent basis. The Mines may not commence commercial production within the time frames anticipated,
if at all, and there can be no assurance that the gold or other production from such properties will ultimately meet forecasts
or targets. At any time, any of the operators of the Mines or their successors may decide to suspend or discontinue operations.
The Company is subject to the risk that the Mines shut down on a temporary or permanent basis due to issues including, but not
limited to economics, lack of financial capital, floods, fire, mechanical malfunctions, social unrest, expropriation and other
risks. There are no guarantees the Mines will achieve commercial production, ramp-up targets or complete expansion plans. These
issues are common in the mining industry and can occur frequently.
Government Regulations
The Mines are subject to various foreign laws and
regulations governing prospecting, exploration, development, production, exports, taxes, labour standards, waste disposal, protection
and remediation of the environment, reclamation, historic and cultural resources preservation, mine safety and occupation health,
handling, storage and transportation of hazardous substances and other matters. It is possible that the risks of expropriation,
cancellation or dispute of licenses could result in substantial costs, losses and liabilities in the future. The costs of discovering,
evaluating, planning, designing, developing, constructing, operating and closing the Mines in compliance with such laws and regulations
are significant. It is possible that the costs and delays associated with compliance of such laws and regulations could become
such that the owners or operators of the Mines would not proceed with the development of or continue to operate the Mines. Moreover,
it is possible that future regulatory developments, such as increasingly strict environmental protection laws, regulations and
enforcement policies thereunder, and claims for damages to property and persons resulting from the Mines could result in substantial
costs and liabilities in the future.
International Operations
The Chapada Mine and the Aurizona Mine are located
in Brazil, the Santa Elena Mine is located in Mexico, the Emigrant Springs Mine and the Mt. Hamilton Project are located in the
United States of America, the Gualcamayo Mine and the Cerro Moro Project is located in Argentina, MWS is located in South Africa,
the Hugo North Extension and Heruga projects are located in Mongolia, the Karma Project and Bomboré Project are located
in Burkina Faso, the San Andres Mine is located in Honduras, the Hot Maden Project, Agi Dagi and Kirazli are located in Turkey,
the Lobo-Marte Project is located in Chile, and each of the Diavik Mine, the Ming Mine, the Black Fox Mine, Bachelor Lake Mine,
Prairie Creek Project, the Hackett River Project and the Bracemac-McLeod Mine are located in Canada and as such, the Mines are
exposed to various levels of political, economic and other risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, but
are not limited to, terrorism, hostage taking, military repression, crime, political instability, currency controls, extreme fluctuations
in currency exchange rates, high rates of inflation, labour unrest, the risks of war or civil unrest, expropriation and nationalization,
renegotiation or nullification of existing concessions, licenses, permits, approvals and contracts, illegal mining, changes in
taxation policies, restrictions on foreign exchange and repatriation, and changing political conditions, and governmental regulations.
Changes, if any, in mining or investment policies or shifts in political attitude in Mexico, Brazil, Mongolia, the United States
of America, Burkina Faso, Argentina, Honduras, French Guiana, Chile, Turkey or Canada may adversely affect the operations or profitability
of the Mines in these countries. Operations may be affected in varying degrees by government regulations with respect to, but not
limited to, restrictions on production, price controls, export controls, currency remittance, income taxes, expropriation of property,
foreign investment, maintenance of claims, environmental legislation, land use, land claims of local people, water use, mine safety
and the rewarding of contracts to local contractors or require foreign contractors to employ citizens of, or purchase supplies
from, a particular jurisdiction. Any changes or unfavorable assessments with respect to (i) the validity, ownership or existence
of the Entrée concessions; as well as (ii) the validity or enforceability of Entrée’s joint venture agreement
with Oyu Tolgoi LLC may adversely affect the Company’s profitability or profits realized under the Entrée Gold Stream.
The Serra Pelada royalty cash flow or profitability may be adversely impacted if the Cooperative de Mineracao dos Garimpeiros de
Serra Pelada, which hold a 25% interest in the Serra Pelada Mine, continue to take unfavorable actions. In addition, Colossus’
Brazilian subsidiary has payables in excess of $30 million and accordingly, there is a risk that they may be unable to repay their
debts, resulting in insolvency and loss any rights to the Serra Pelada Mine. Moreover, there is no certainty that the Karma Project
will achieve its intended production and/or construction timeline, if ever. A failure to comply strictly with applicable laws,
regulations and local practices relating to mineral right applications and tenure, could result in loss, reduction or expropriation
of entitlements, or the imposition of additional local or foreign parties as joint venture partners with carried or other interests.
The occurrence of these various factors and uncertainties cannot be accurately predicted and could have an adverse effect on the
Mines.
Income Taxes
The Company has a subsidiary in Barbados, Sandstorm
Gold Bank Limited, which entered into Gold Streams in connection with the Aurizona, Karma, and Santa Elena transactions. No assurance
can be given that new taxation rules will not be enacted or that existing rules will not be applied in a manner which could result
in the Company’s past and future profits being subject to increased levels of income tax. The Company’s international
transactions have not yet been audited by the Canada Revenue Agency, and should such transactions be audited, no assurances can
be given that the tax matters will be resolved favorably. The Company’s commodity streams and royalties in connection with
Chapada, Cerro Moro, Diavik, Black Fox, Ming, Hugo North Extension and Heruga, MWS, Bachelor Lake, Mt. Hamilton, Prairie Creek,
San Andres, Hot Maden Project, Hackett River Project, Lobo-Marte Project, Agi Dagi, Kirazli and Bracemac-McLeod transactions have
been entered into directly by Canadian based subsidiaries and will therefore, be subject to Canadian, and/or U.S./international
taxation, as the case may be. The Gualcamayo NSR was entered into through an Argentinian subsidiary and therefore, may be subject
to Canadian, and/or Argentinian taxation, as the case may be. The Emigrant Springs NSR was entered into through a US subsidiary
and therefore, may be subject to Canadian, and/or US taxation, as the case may be.
Gold and Silver Prices
The price of the common shares, warrants, and the
Company’s financial results may be significantly adversely affected by a decline in the price of gold and silver. The price
of gold and silver fluctuates widely, especially in recent years, and is affected by numerous factors beyond the Company’s
control, including but not limited to, the sale or purchase of gold and silver by various central banks and financial institutions,
interest rates, exchange rates, inflation or deflation, fluctuation in the value of the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies, global
and regional supply and demand, and the political and economic conditions of major gold and silver producing countries throughout
the world. In the event that the prevailing market price of gold is less than $524 per ounce in the case of the Black Fox Gold
Stream, $500 per ounce in the case of the Bachelor Lake Gold Stream, $361 or $450 per ounce in the case of the Santa Elena Gold
Stream, and $220 per ounce in the case of the Hugo North Extension and Heruga Gold Stream, the purchase price will be the then
prevailing market price per ounce of gold and the Company will not generate positive cash flow or earnings on those Gold Streams.
Furthermore, if the gold or silver price drops below the cost of producing gold or silver at the Mines, then the Mines may not
produce any gold or silver. As a result, the Company will not be entitled to purchase any gold or silver.
Diamond Prices and Demand for Diamonds
The price of the common shares, warrants, and the
Company’s financial results may be significantly adversely affected by a decline in the price and demand for diamonds. Diamond
prices fluctuate and are affected by numerous factors beyond the control of the Company, including worldwide economic trends, worldwide
levels of diamond discovery and production, and the level of demand for, and discretionary spending on, luxury goods such as diamonds.
Low or negative growth in the worldwide economy, renewed or additional credit market disruptions, natural disasters or the occurrence
of terrorist attacks or similar activities creating disruptions in economic growth could result in decreased demand for luxury
goods such as diamonds, thereby negatively affecting the price of diamonds. Similarly, a substantial increase in the worldwide
level of diamond production or the release of stocks held back during recent periods of lower demand could also negatively affect
the price of diamonds. In each case, such developments could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations.
Copper Prices
The price of the common shares, warrants, and the
Company’s financial results may be significantly adversely affected by a decline in the price of copper. Copper prices fluctuate
widely and are affected by numerous factors beyond the Company’s control, including global supply and demand, expectations
with respect to the rate of inflation, the exchange rates of the U.S. dollar to other currencies, interest rates, forward selling
by producers, central bank sales and purchases, production and cost levels in major producing regions, global or regional political,
economic or financial situations and a number of other factors. Furthermore, if the copper price drops below the cost of producing
copper at the Mines, then the Mines may not produce any copper. As a result, the Company will not be entitled to purchase any copper.
Solvency Risk
The price of the common shares and the Company’s
financial results may be significantly affected by the Mines operators’ ability to continue as a going concern and have access
to capital. The lack of access to capital could result in these companies entering bankruptcy proceedings and as a result, Sandstorm
may not be able to realize any value from its respective streams or royalties.
Other
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements
in conformity with IFRS requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities
and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues
and expenditures during the periods presented. Notes 2 and 4 of the Company’s 2015 annual consolidated financial statements
describes all of the significant accounting policies as well as the significant judgments and estimates.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are designed
to provide reasonable assurance that all relevant information is gathered and reported to senior management, including the Company’s
Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, on a timely basis so that appropriate decisions can be made regarding
public disclosure. The Company’s system of disclosure controls and procedures includes, but is not limited to, the Disclosure
Policy, the Code of Conduct, the Stock Trading Policy, Corporate Governance, the effective functioning of the Audit Committee and
procedures in place to systematically identify matters warranting consideration of disclosure by the Audit Committee.
As at the end of the period covered by this Management’s
Discussion and Analysis, management of the Company, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial
Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as required by National Instrument
52-109 in Canada (“NI 52-109”) and under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in the United States. The
evaluation included documentation review, enquiries and other procedures considered by management to be appropriate in the circumstances.
Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of the
period covered by this management’s discussion and analysis, the disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13(a) – 15(e)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed
in the Company’s interim filings and other reports filed or submitted under applicable securities laws, is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported within time periods specified by those laws and that material information is accumulated and communicated
to management of the Company, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosure.
Management’s Report on Internal Control
Over Financial Reporting
Management of the Company is responsible for establishing
and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting as such term is defined in the rules of the National Instrument
52-109 in Canada (“NI 52-109”) and under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in the United States. The
Company’s internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability
of the Company’s financial reporting for external purposes in accordance with IFRS as issued by the IASB.
The Company’s internal control over financial
reporting includes:
| · | maintaining records, that in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect our transactions and dispositions of the assets
of the Company; |
| · | providing reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary for preparation of the consolidated financial statements
in accordance with IFRS as issued by the IASB; |
| · | providing reasonable assurance that receipts and expenditures are made in accordance with authorizations of management and
the directors of the Company; and |
| · | providing reasonable assurance that unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of Company assets that could have a material
effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements would be prevented or detected on a timely basis. |
The Company’s internal control over financial
reporting may not prevent or detect all misstatements because of inherent limitations. Additionally, projections of any evaluation
of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because changes in conditions or
deterioration in the degree of compliance with the Company’s policies and procedures. In connection with the assessment of
effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015, a material weakness was identified
relating to the review control over the impairment of long-lived assets. Since then, the Company successfully implemented a remediation
plan whereby it hired additional resources to assist in the documentation and review of internal controls and in particular, enhanced
accounting processes and controls to prevent or detect errors over impairments of long-lived assets.
Changes in Internal Controls
During the three months ended September 30, 2016,
management remediated the previously identified material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Except for the remediation efforts described above, there were no other changes in internal controls of the Company during the
three months ended September 30, 2016 that has materially affected, or is likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal
control over financial reporting.
Limitations of Controls and Procedures
The Company’s management, including the Chief
Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, believe that any disclosure controls and procedures or internal controls over
financial reporting, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives
of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints,
and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems,
they cannot provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been prevented
or detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns
can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons,
by collusion of two or more people, or by unauthorized override of the control. The design of any systems of controls also is based
in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed
in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Accordingly, because of the inherent limitations in a cost
effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected potential future conditions. Accordingly,
because of the inherent limitations in a cost effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be
detected.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This MD&A and any exhibits attached hereto
and incorporated herein, if any, contain “forward-looking statements”, within the meaning of the U.S. Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, the U.S. Securities exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995, and applicable Canadian and other securities legislation, concerning the business, operations and financial performance
and condition of Sandstorm. Forward-looking information is provided as of the date of this MD&A and Sandstorm does not intend,
and does not assume any obligation, to update this forward-looking information, except as required by law.
Generally, forward-looking information can be identified
by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”,
“is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”,
“anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases
or statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might”
or “will be taken”, “occur” or “be achieved”. Forward-looking information is based on reasonable
assumptions that have been made by Sandstorm as at the date of such information and is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Sandstorm to be materially
different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to: the impact of general
business and economic conditions; the Chapada Mine, the Cerro Moro Project, the Ming Mine, the Gualcamayo Mine, the Karma Project,
the Emigrant Springs Mine, MWS, the Hugo North Extension and Heruga deposits, the mines underlying the Sandstorm portfolio of royalties,
the Bachelor Lake Mine, the Diavik Mine, the Mt. Hamilton mine, the Prairie Creek Project, the San Andres Mine, the Bomboré
Project, the Hot Maden Project, the Hackett River Project, the Lobo-Marte Project, Agi Dagi and Kirazli or the Bracemac-McLeod
Mine; the absence of control over mining operations from which Sandstorm will purchase gold and risks related to those mining operations,
including risks related to international operations, government and environmental regulation, actual results of current exploration
activities, conclusions of economic evaluations and changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; problems inherent
to the marketability of minerals; industry conditions, including fluctuations in the price of metals, fluctuations in foreign exchange
rates and fluctuations in interest rates; government entities interpreting existing tax legislation or enacting new tax legislation
in a way which adversely affects Sandstorm; stock market volatility; competition; as well as those factors discussed in the section
entitled “Risks to Sandstorm” herein and those risks described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” contained
in Sandstorm’s most recent Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2015 available at www.sedar.com and www.sec.gov
and incorporated by reference herein.
Forward-looking information in this MD&A includes,
among other things, disclosure regarding: Sandstorm’s existing Gold Streams and royalties as well as its future outlook,
the mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates for each of the Chapada Mine, the Cerro Moro Project, the Diavik Mine, the Aurizona
Mine, the Gualcamayo Mine, the Emigrant Springs Mine, MWS, the Santa Elena Mine, the Ming Mine, the Black Fox Mine, the Hugo North
Extension and Heruga deposits, the Karma Project, the mines underlying the Sandstorm portfolio of royalties, the Bachelor Lake
Mine, the Mt. Hamilton Mine, the Prairie Creek Project, the San Andres Mine, the Bomboré Project, the Hot Maden Project,
the Hackett River Project, the Lobo-Marte Project, Agi Dagi and Kirazli and the Bracemac-McLeod Mine. Forward-looking information
is based on assumptions management believes to be reasonable, including but not limited to the continued operation of the mining
operations from which Sandstorm will purchase gold, other commodity or receive royalties from, no material adverse change in the
market price of commodities, that the mining operations will operate in accordance with their public statements and achieve their
stated production outcomes, and such other assumptions and factors as set out therein.
Although Sandstorm has attempted to identify important
factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information,
there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be
no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from
those anticipated in such information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information.
SANDSTORM
GOLD LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Q3 / 2016
Condensed Consolidated Interim
Statements of Financial Position (unaudited) |
Expressed in U.S. dollars ($000s) |
ASSETS | |
Note | | |
September 30, 2016 | | |
December 31, 2015 | |
Current | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Cash and cash equivalents | |
| | | |
$ | 10,046 | | |
$ | 5,346 | |
Trade receivables and other | |
| | | |
| 8,319 | | |
| 3,876 | |
| |
| | | |
$ | 18,365 | | |
$ | 9,222 | |
Non-current | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Mineral interests and royalties | |
| 4 | | |
$ | 411,327 | | |
$ | 414,363 | |
Investments | |
| 5 | | |
| 69,449 | | |
| 26,580 | |
Deferred financing costs | |
| | | |
| 2,082 | | |
| 2,220 | |
Loan receivable | |
| | | |
| 22,955 | | |
| 23,821 | |
Deferred income tax assets | |
| | | |
| 15,964 | | |
| 19,650 | |
Receivables and other | |
| | | |
| 277 | | |
| 1,017 | |
Total assets | |
| | | |
$ | 540,419 | | |
$ | 496,873 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
LIABILITIES | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Current | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Trade and other payables | |
| | | |
$ | 4,434 | | |
$ | 7,443 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Non-current | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Bank debt | |
| 6(a) | | |
| - | | |
| 83,500 | |
Deferred income tax liabilities | |
| | | |
| 3,320 | | |
| 3,279 | |
| |
| | | |
$ | 3,320 | | |
$ | 86,779 | |
| |
| | | |
$ | 7,754 | | |
$ | 94,222 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
EQUITY | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Share capital | |
| | | |
$ | 573,305 | | |
$ | 491,769 | |
Reserves | |
| | | |
| 23,624 | | |
| 23,368 | |
Deficit | |
| | | |
| (35,653 | ) | |
| (60,926 | ) |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | |
| | | |
| (28,611 | ) | |
| (51,560 | ) |
| |
| | | |
$ | 532,665 | | |
$ | 402,651 | |
Total liabilities and equity | |
| | | |
$ | 540,419 | | |
$ | 496,873 | |
Contractual
obligations (Note 11)
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:
“Nolan Watson”, Director “David
DeWitt”, Director
- The accompanying notes are
an integral part of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements -
Condensed Consolidated Interim
Statements of Income (unaudited) |
Expressed in U.S. dollars ($000s) |
| |
Note | |
3 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2016 | | |
3 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2015 | | |
9 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2016 | | |
9 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2015 | |
Sales | |
12 | |
$ | 11,302 | | |
$ | 9,055 | | |
$ | 30,664 | | |
$ | 31,981 | |
Royalty revenue | |
12 | |
| 5,513 | | |
| 3,031 | | |
| 15,244 | | |
| 10,819 | |
| |
| |
$ | 16,815 | | |
$ | 12,086 | | |
$ | 45,908 | | |
$ | 42,800 | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Cost of sales, excluding depletion | |
| |
$ | 3,211 | | |
$ | 3,321 | | |
$ | 9,518 | | |
$ | 11,257 | |
Depletion | |
| |
| 7,325 | | |
| 8,056 | | |
| 19,751 | | |
| 27,075 | |
Total cost of sales | |
| |
$ | 10,536 | | |
$ | 11,377 | | |
$ | 29,269 | | |
$ | 38,332 | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Gross Profit | |
| |
$ | 6,279 | | |
$ | 709 | | |
$ | 16,639 | | |
$ | 4,468 | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Expenses and other (income) | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
· Administration expenses 1 | |
8 | |
$ | 1,250 | | |
$ | 1,351 | | |
$ | 4,079 | | |
$ | 4,211 | |
· Project
evaluation 1 | |
| |
| 1,244 | | |
| 836 | | |
| 3,442 | | |
| 2,906 | |
· Foreign
exchange gain (loss) | |
| |
| 8 | | |
| 306 | | |
| (7 | ) | |
| (1,666 | ) |
· (Gain)
loss on revaluation of investments | |
5 | |
| (5,785 | ) | |
| 4,437 | | |
| (25,253 | ) | |
| 6,000 | |
· Finance
income | |
| |
| (632 | ) | |
| (855 | ) | |
| (1,874 | ) | |
| (1,125 | ) |
· Finance
expenses and other | |
| |
| 633 | | |
| 305 | | |
| 3,644 | | |
| 923 | |
· Gain
on restructuring of mineral interest | |
| |
| - | | |
| (523 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (4,966 | ) |
· Mineral
interest and royalty impairments | |
4 (c) | |
| 1,139 | | |
| - | | |
| 2,507 | | |
| 3,323 | |
Income (loss) before taxes | |
| |
$ | 8,422 | | |
$ | (5,148 | ) | |
$ | 30,101 | | |
$ | (5,138 | ) |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Current income tax expense | |
7 | |
$ | 56 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 374 | | |
$ | 814 | |
Deferred income tax expense | |
7 | |
| 1,451 | | |
| 322 | | |
| 4,454 | | |
| 12,145 | |
| |
| |
| 1,507 | | |
| 322 | | |
| 4,828 | | |
| 12,959 | |
Net income (loss) for the period | |
| |
$ | 6,915 | | |
$ | (5,470 | ) | |
$ | 25,273 | | |
$ | (18,097 | ) |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Basic earnings (loss) per share | |
| |
$ | 0.05 | | |
$ | (0.05 | ) | |
$ | 0.18 | | |
$ | (0.15 | ) |
Diluted earnings (loss) per share | |
| |
$ | 0.04 | | |
$ | (0.05 | ) | |
$ | 0.17 | | |
$ | (0.15 | ) |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
· Basic | |
6 (e) | |
| 150,392,588 | | |
| 118,218,267 | | |
| 141,444,093 | | |
| 117,922,428 | |
· Diluted | |
6 (e) | |
| 161,215,546 | | |
| 118,218,267 | | |
| 146,944,614 | | |
| 117,922,428 | |
1
Equity settled stock based compensation (a non-cash item) is included in administration
expenses and project evaluation | |
| |
$ | 789 | | |
$ | 548 | | |
$ | 2,345 | | |
$ | 1,810 | |
- The accompanying notes are
an integral part of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements -
Condensed Consolidated Interim
Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (unaudited) |
Expressed in U.S. dollars ($000s) |
| |
Note | |
3 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2016 | | |
3 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2015 | | |
9 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2016 | | |
9 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2015 | |
Net income (loss) for the period | |
| |
$ | 6,915 | | |
$ | (5,470 | ) | |
$ | 25,273 | | |
$ | (18,097 | ) |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the period | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Items that may subsequently be re-classified to net income (loss): | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
· Currency translation differences | |
| |
$ | (13 | ) | |
$ | (564 | ) | |
$ | 127 | | |
$ | (5,169 | ) |
Items that will not subsequently be re-classified to net income (loss): | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
· Gain (loss) on investments, including a tax recovery of $70 and $925 for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2016, respectively (Prior year – nil) | |
| |
| 6,382 | | |
| (1,256 | ) | |
| 22,822 | | |
| (3,904 | ) |
Total other comprehensive
income (loss) for the period | |
| |
$ | 6,369 | | |
$ | (1,820 | ) | |
$ | 22,949 | | |
$ | (9,073 | ) |
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the period | |
| |
$ | 13,284 | | |
$ | (7,290 | ) | |
$ | 48,222 | | |
$ | (27,170 | ) |
- The accompanying notes are
an integral part of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements -
Condensed Consolidated Interim
Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) |
Expressed in U.S. dollars ($000s) |
Cash flow from (used in): | |
Note | |
3 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2016 | | |
3 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2015 | | |
9 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2016 | | |
9 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2015 | |
Operating activities | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
· Net income (loss) for the period | |
| |
$ | 6,915 | | |
$ | (5,470 | ) | |
$ | 25,273 | | |
$ | (18,097 | ) |
Items not affecting cash: | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
· Depletion and depreciation and financing amortization | |
| |
| 7,526 | | |
| 8,220 | | |
| 20,361 | | |
| 27,562 | |
· Mineral interest impairments | |
4(c) | |
| 1,139 | | |
| - | | |
| 2,507 | | |
| 3,323 | |
· Deferred income tax expense | |
7 | |
| 1,451 | | |
| 112 | | |
| 4,454 | | |
| 12,092 | |
· Share-based payment | |
| |
| 789 | | |
| 548 | | |
| 2,345 | | |
| 1,810 | |
· (Gain) loss on revaluation of investments | |
| |
| (5,785 | ) | |
| 4,437 | | |
| (25,253 | ) | |
| 6,000 | |
· Unrealized foreign exchange loss (gain) | |
| |
| - | | |
| 216 | | |
| - | | |
| (1,602 | ) |
· Interest on loan receivable and other | |
| |
| (394 | ) | |
| (298 | ) | |
| (1,126 | ) | |
| (298 | ) |
· Gain on restructuring of mineral interest and loan receivable and other | |
| |
| 125 | | |
| (564 | ) | |
| 952 | | |
| (5,052 | ) |
· Changes in non-cash working capital | |
9 | |
| (1,453 | ) | |
| 1,033 | | |
| (580 | ) | |
| 93 | |
| |
| |
$ | 10,313 | | |
$ | 8,234 | | |
$ | 28,933 | | |
$ | 25,831 | |
Investing activities | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
· Acquisition of mineral interests and royalties | |
4(b) | |
$ | (49 | ) | |
$ | (3,552 | ) | |
$ | (10,753 | ) | |
$ | (64,135 | ) |
· Acquisition of investments and other assets | |
| |
| (1,120 | ) | |
| (8,592 | ) | |
| (5,719 | ) | |
| (12,180 | ) |
· Proceeds from disposition of mineral interests, investments and other assets | |
| |
| - | | |
| 1,710 | | |
| 18,371 | | |
| 10,968 | |
· Loan issuance | |
| |
| (1,000 | ) | |
| (2,243 | ) | |
| (1,000 | ) | |
| (2,743 | ) |
· Acquisition of Gold Royalties Corp., net of cash acquired of $1.3M | |
| |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 1,288 | |
| |
| |
$ | (2,169 | ) | |
$ | (12,677 | ) | |
$ | 899 | | |
$ | (66,802 | ) |
Financing activities | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
· Bank debt repaid | |
6(a) | |
$ | (59,500 | ) | |
$ | - | | |
$ | (83,500 | ) | |
$ | - | |
· Proceeds on exercise of warrants and options | |
| |
| 4,281 | | |
| 133 | | |
| 5,070 | | |
| 298 | |
· Proceeds from issuance of common shares net of financing costs | |
6(a) | |
| 54,436 | | |
| (131 | ) | |
| 53,584 | | |
| (149 | ) |
· Redemption of common shares (normal course issuer bid) and other | |
| |
| (413 | ) | |
| (86 | ) | |
| (413 | ) | |
| (1,708 | ) |
| |
| |
$ | (1,196 | ) | |
$ | (84 | ) | |
$ | (25,259 | ) | |
$ | (1,559 | ) |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | |
| |
$ | (16 | ) | |
$ | (563 | ) | |
$ | 127 | | |
$ | (1,186 | ) |
Net increase(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | |
| |
| 6,932 | | |
| (5,090 | ) | |
| 4,700 | | |
| (43,716 | ) |
Cash and cash equivalents – beginning of the period | |
| |
| 3,114 | | |
| 51,598 | | |
| 5,346 | | |
| 90,224 | |
Cash and cash equivalents – end of the period | |
| |
$ | 10,046 | | |
$ | 46,508 | | |
$ | 10,046 | | |
$ | 46,508 | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Cash and cash equivalents, at the end of the period | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Cash at bank | |
| |
$ | 10,046 | | |
$ | 30,199 | | |
$ | 10,046 | | |
$ | 30,199 | |
Short-term deposit | |
| |
$ | - | | |
$ | 16,309 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 16,309 | |
Supplemental
cash flow information (note 9)
- The accompanying notes are
an integral part of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements -
|
|
Condensed Consolidated Interim
Statements of Changes in Equity (unaudited) |
Expressed in U.S. dollars ($000s) |
| |
| |
Share
Capital | | |
Reserves | | |
| | |
| | |
| |
| |
Note | |
Number | | |
Amount | | |
Share
Options | | |
Share
Purchase Warrants | | |
Deficit | | |
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | | |
Total | |
At January 1, 2015 | |
| |
| 117,478,182 | | |
$ | 456,670 | | |
$ | 9,015 | | |
$ | 12,117 | | |
$ | (17,870 | ) | |
$ | (38,385 | ) | |
$ | 421,547 | |
Options exercised | |
6 (b) | |
| 90,000 | | |
| 397 | | |
| (99 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 298 | |
Vesting of restricted stock rights | |
| |
| 8,879 | | |
| 99 | | |
| (99 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Redemption of common shares (normal course issuer
bid) | |
6 (a) | |
| (518,123 | ) | |
| (1,708 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (1,708 | ) |
Issuance of warrants | |
6 (c) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 583 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 583 | |
Share issuance costs | |
| |
| - | | |
| (108 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (108 | ) |
Shares issued on acquisition of Gold Royalties Corporation | |
| |
| 1,161,720 | | |
| 4,281 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 4,281 | |
Share based payment | |
| |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 1,810 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 1,810 | |
Total comprehensive
loss | |
| |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (18,097 | ) | |
| (9,073 | ) | |
| (27,170 | ) |
At September
30, 2015 | |
| |
| 118,220,658 | | |
$ | 459,631 | | |
$ | 10,627 | | |
$ | 12,700 | | |
$ | (35,967 | ) | |
$ | (47,458 | ) | |
$ | 399,533 | |
Shares issued | |
| |
| 10,087,800 | | |
| 27,136 | | |
| - | | |
| 1,614 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 28,750 | |
Options exercised | |
6 (b) | |
| 65,000 | | |
| 287 | | |
| (71 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 216 | |
Vesting of restricted stock rights | |
| |
| 68,259 | | |
| 626 | | |
| (626 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Expiration of unexercised warrants | |
| |
| - | | |
| 4,388 | | |
| - | | |
| (4,388 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Issuance of warrants | |
6 (c) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 3,091 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 3,091 | |
Share issuance costs (net of tax of $1.0 million) | |
| |
| - | | |
| (1,453 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (1,453 | ) |
Shares issued on acquisition of Gold Royalties Corporation
and other | |
| |
| 438,597 | | |
| 1,154 | | |
| (475 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 679 | |
Share based payment | |
| |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 896 | | |
| -- | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 896 | |
Total comprehensive
loss | |
| |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| -- | | |
| (24,959 | ) | |
| (4,102 | ) | |
| (29,061 | ) |
At December 31,
2015 | |
| |
| 128,880,314 | | |
$ | 491,769 | | |
$ | 10,351 | | |
$ | 13,017 | | |
$ | (60,926 | ) | |
$ | (51,560 | ) | |
$ | 402,651 | |
Shares Issued | |
6 (a) | |
| 12,921,400 | | |
| 57,500 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 57,500 | |
Options exercised | |
| |
| 1,359,735 | | |
| 7,143 | | |
| (2,076 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 5,067 | |
Vesting of restricted stock rights | |
| |
| 1,159 | | |
| 13 | | |
| (13 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Redemption of common shares (normal course issuer
bid) | |
| |
| (69,211 | ) | |
| (413 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (413 | ) |
Share issuance costs | |
| |
| - | | |
| (3,599 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (3,599 | ) |
Shares issued for acquisition of royalties and other | |
4 (b) | |
| 9,149,196 | | |
| 20,892 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 20,892 | |
Share based payment | |
| |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 2,345 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 2,345 | |
Total comprehensive
income | |
| |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 25,273 | | |
| 22,949 | | |
| 48,222 | |
At September
30, 2016 | |
| |
| 152,242,593 | | |
$ | 573,305 | | |
$ | 10,607 | | |
$ | 13,017 | | |
$ | (35,653 | ) | |
$ | (28,611 | ) | |
$ | 532,665 | |
- The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements
-
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated
Interim Financial Statements
September 30, 2016
Expressed in U.S. dollars
Sandstorm Gold Ltd. was incorporated
under the Business Corporations Act of British Columbia on March 23, 2007. Sandstorm Gold Ltd. and its subsidiary entities ("Sandstorm",
“Sandstorm Gold” or the "Company") is a resource-based company that seeks to acquire gold and other metals
purchase agreements (“Gold Streams”) and royalties from companies that have advanced stage development projects or
operating mines. In return for making an upfront payment to acquire a Gold Stream, Sandstorm receives the right to purchase, at
a fixed price per unit, a percentage of a mine’s production for the life of the mine.
The head office, principal address and
registered office of the Company are located at Suite 1400, 400 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3A6.
These condensed consolidated interim
financial statements were authorized for issue by the Board of Directors of the Company on November 9th, 2016.
| 2. | Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies |
| A. | Statement of Compliance |
These condensed consolidated interim
financial statements, including comparatives, have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards
(“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”), applicable to preparation
of interim financial statements including International Accounting Standard 34—Interim Financial Reporting ("IAS 34").
Accordingly, certain disclosures included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS as issued by the IASB
have been condensed or omitted. These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction
with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015.
The accounting policies applied in the
preparation of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements are consistent with those applied and disclosed in the
Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015. The Company’s interim results
are not necessarily indicative of its results for a full year.
These condensed consolidated interim
financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis except for certain financial instruments which are measured
at fair value.
The condensed consolidated interim financial
statements are presented in United States dollars, and all values are rounded to the nearest thousand except as otherwise indicated.
To better reflect the nature of the Company’s
operating expenses, the Company retrospectively revised certain allocated salary and related costs and stock based compensation
to project evaluation in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income during the three and nine month period ended September
30, 2016. The comparative figures have been adjusted to reflect the reallocation of these costs from administration expense to
project evaluation. The adjustment resulted in a decrease of administration expenses and an increase in project evaluation by $0.6
million and $1.9 million, in the three and nine month periods, respectively.
The fair value hierarchy establishes
three levels to classify the inputs of valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy
are described below:
Level 1 | Unadjusted
quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.
Investments in common shares and warrants held that have direct listings on an exchange are classified as Level 1.
Level 2 | Quoted prices
in markets that are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, or inputs that are observable,
either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liabilities. Investments in warrants and convertible
debt instruments held that are not listed on an exchange are classified as Level 2.
Level 3 | Prices or
valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little
or no market activity).
The following table sets forth the Company's
financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis by level within the fair value hierarchy as at September
30, 2016. As required by IFRS 13, assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that
is significant to the fair value measurement.
In $000s | |
Total | | |
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) | | |
Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) | | |
Unobservable inputs (Level 3) | |
Long-term investments | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
· common shares held | |
$ | 33,846 | | |
$ | 33,846 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | |
· warrants | |
| 4,419 | | |
| - | | |
| 4,419 | | |
| - | |
· convertible debt | |
| 31,184 | | |
| - | | |
| 31,184 | | |
| - | |
| |
$ | 69,449 | | |
$ | 33,846 | | |
$ | 35,603 | | |
$ | - | |
The fair value of the Company's financial
instruments which include cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables and other, loans receivable, receivables and other, and
trade and other payables approximate their carrying values at September 30, 2016.
The Company’s credit risk is limited
to cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables and other, loans receivable, and receivables and other in the ordinary course of
business. The Company’s trade receivables and other is subject to the credit risk of the counterparties who own and operate
the mines underlying Sandstorm’s royalty portfolio. The Company’s loan receivable and convertible debenture due from
Luna Gold Corp. ("Luna") are subject to Luna’s credit risk and the Company’s ability to realize on its security.
Financial instruments that impact the
Company’s net income or other comprehensive income (loss) due to currency fluctuations include: cash and cash equivalents,
trade receivables and other, investments and trade and other payables denominated in Canadian dollars. Based on the Company's Canadian
dollar denominated monetary assets and monetary liabilities at September 30, 2016 a 10% increase (decrease) of the value of the
Canadian dollar relative to the United States dollar would increase (decrease) net income by $0.8 million and other comprehensive
income $2.6 million, respectively.
In managing liquidity risk, the
Company takes into account its loan facility, anticipated cash flows from operations and its holding of cash and cash equivalents.
As at September 30, 2016, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $10.0 million (December 31, 2015 – $5.3 million)
and working capital of $13.9 million (December 31, 2015 – $1.8 million). The Company has a revolving facility
which matures in July 2020. Additionally, Sandstorm holds common shares, convertible debentures, and warrants of other companies
with a combined fair market value as at September 30, 2016, of $69.4 million (December 31, 2015 – $26.6 million).
The daily exchange traded volume of these
shares, including the shares underlying the warrants, may not be sufficient for the Company to liquidate its position in a short
period of time without potentially affecting the market value of the shares.
| 4. | Mineral Interests and Royalties |
As of and for the nine months ended September 30,
2016:
| |
| |
Cost | | |
Accumulated
Depletion | | |
| |
In $000s | |
| |
Opening | | |
Additions
(disposals) | | |
Ending | | |
Opening | | |
Depletion | | |
Inventory
depletion adjustment | | |
Impairment | | |
Ending | | |
Carrying
Amount | |
Aurizona | |
BRA | |
$ | 11,000 | | |
$ | 33 | | |
$ | 11,033 | | |
$ | 310 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 310 | | |
$ | 10,723 | |
Bachelor Lake | |
CAN | |
| 22,671 | | |
| 1,301 | | |
| 23,972 | | |
| 14,678 | | |
| 2,859 | | |
| 117 | | |
| - | | |
| 17,654 | | |
| 6,318 | |
Black Fox | |
CAN | |
| 37,758 | | |
| 3 | | |
| 37,761 | | |
| 22,117 | | |
| 1,443 | | |
| 292 | | |
| - | | |
| 23,852 | | |
| 13,909 | |
Chapada | |
BRA | |
| 69,520 | | |
| 3 | | |
| 69,523 | | |
| - | | |
| 1,820 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 1,820 | | |
| 67,703 | |
Diavik Mine | |
CAN | |
| 53,111 | | |
| - | | |
| 53,111 | | |
| 6,273 | | |
| 3,946 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 10,219 | | |
| 42,892 | |
Hugo North Extension and Heruga | |
MNG | |
| 42,493 | | |
| (7,142 | ) | |
| 35,351 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 35,351 | |
Karma Gold Project | |
BFA | |
| 21,174 | | |
| 5,115 | | |
| 26,289 | | |
| - | | |
| 1,571 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 1,571 | | |
| 24,718 | |
Ming | |
CAN | |
| 20,068 | | |
| - | | |
| 20,068 | | |
| 7,622 | | |
| 387 | | |
| 404 | | |
| - | | |
| 8,413 | | |
| 11,655 | |
Santa Elena | |
MEX | |
| 23,342 | | |
| - | | |
| 23,342 | | |
| 17,202 | | |
| 1,699 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 18,901 | | |
| 4,441 | |
Yamana Silver Stream | |
ARG | |
| 74,229 | | |
| - | | |
| 74,229 | | |
| - | | |
| 991 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 991 | | |
| 73,238 | |
Royalties 1 | |
| |
| 206,724 | | |
| 21,336 | | |
| 228,060 | | |
| 106,393 | | |
| 5,020 | | |
| - | | |
| 2,507 | | |
| 113,920 | | |
| 114,140 | |
Other
2 | |
| |
| 11,339 | | |
| (614 | ) | |
| 10,725 | | |
| 4,471 | | |
| 15 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 4,486 | | |
| 6,239 | |
Total 3 | |
| |
$ | 593,429 | | |
$ | 20,035 | | |
$ | 613,464 | | |
$ | 179,066 | | |
$ | 19,751 | | |
$ | 813 | | |
$ | 2,507 | | |
$ | 202,137 | | |
$ | 411,327 | |
| 1) | Includes Bracemac-McLeod, Coringa, Mt. Hamilton, Paul
Isnard, Prairie Creek, Ann Mason, Gualcamayo, Emigrant Springs, Mine Waste Solutions, San Andres, Sao Francisco, Sao Vicente,
Thunder Creek, Bomboré, Hot Maden, Hackett River, Lobo-Marte, Agi Dagi & Kirazli and other. |
| 2) | Includes Anthem United Stream and other. |
| 3) | Total mineral interest and royalties includes $104.2 million of assets located in Canada, $96.0
million in Argentina, $86.3 million in Brazil, $36.6 million in Mongolia, $27.9 million in Burkina Faso, $21.7 million in the United
States, $10.2 million in Turkey, $4.1 million in South Africa, $4.4 million in Mexico, $5.1 million in French Guiana, $5.0 million
in Peru, $3.6 million in Australia and $6.1 million in other countries. |
As of and for the year ended December 31, 2015:
| |
| |
Cost | | |
Accumulated
Depletion | | |
| |
In $000s | |
| |
Opening | | |
Additions
(disposals) | | |
Foreign
exchange translation | | |
Ending | | |
Opening | | |
Depletion | | |
Impairment | | |
Disposals | | |
Ending | | |
Carrying
Amount | |
Aurizona | |
BRA | |
$ | 27,358 | | |
$ | (16,358 | ) | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 11,000 | | |
$ | 5,756 | | |
$ | 1,072 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | (6,518 | ) | |
$ | 310 | | |
$ | 10,690 | |
Bachelor Lake | |
CAN | |
| 22,671 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 22,671 | | |
| 10,458 | | |
| 4,220 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 14,678 | | |
| 7,993 | |
Black Fox | |
CAN | |
| 37,758 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 37,758 | | |
| 17,836 | | |
| 4,281 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 22,117 | | |
| 15,641 | |
Chapada | |
BRA | |
| - | | |
| 69,520 | | |
| | | |
| 69,520 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 69,520 | |
Diavik Mine | |
CAN | |
| - | | |
| 53,111 | | |
| - | | |
| 53,111 | | |
| - | | |
| 6,273 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 6,273 | | |
| 46,838 | |
Hugo North Extension and Heruga | |
MNG | |
| 42,493 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 42,493 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 42,493 | |
Karma Gold Project | |
BFA | |
| 14,456 | | |
| 6,718 | | |
| - | | |
| 21,174 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 21,174 | |
Ming | |
CAN | |
| 20,068 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 20,068 | | |
| 5,628 | | |
| 1,994 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 7,622 | | |
| 12,446 | |
Santa Elena | |
MEX | |
| 23,342 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 23,342 | | |
| 11,087 | | |
| 6,115 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 17,202 | | |
| 6,140 | |
Yamana Silver Stream | |
ARG | |
| - | | |
| 74,229 | | |
| - | | |
| 74,229 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 74,229 | |
Royalties 1 | |
| |
| 189,970 | | |
| 19,348 | | |
| (2,594 | ) | |
| 206,724 | | |
| 76,907 | | |
| 11,164 | | |
| 18,322 | | |
| - | | |
| 106,393 | | |
| 100,331 | |
Other
2 | |
| |
| 12,393 | | |
| (1,054 | ) | |
| - | | |
| 11,339 | | |
| 955 | | |
| 193 | | |
| 3,323 | | |
| - | | |
| 4,471 | | |
| 6,868 | |
Total 3 | |
| |
$ | 390,509 | | |
$ | 205,514 | | |
$ | (2,594 | ) | |
$ | 593,429 | | |
$ | 128,627 | | |
$ | 35,312 | | |
$ | 21,645 | | |
$ | (6,518 | ) | |
$ | 179,066 | | |
$ | 414,363 | |
| 1) | Includes Bracemac-McLeod, Coringa, Mt. Hamilton, Paul
Isnard, Prairie Creek, Ann Mason, Serra Pelada, Gualcamayo, Emigrant Springs, Mine Waste Solutions, San Andres, Sao Francisco,
Thunder Creek, Bomboré, the Gold Royalties royalty portfolio and the Early Gold Deposit. |
| 2) | Includes Summit, Anthem United Stream and other. |
| 3) | Total mineral interest and royalties includes $111.3 million of assets located in Canada, $88.1
million in Brazil, $98.1 million in Argentina, $42.5 million in Mongolia, $21.8 million in the United States, $24.3 million in
Burkina Faso, $6.1 million in Mexico, $6.9 million in South Africa, $5.1 million in French Guiana, $3.1 million in Honduras, $1.0
million in Ghana, and $6.1 million in other South American countries. |
| B. | Significant Acquisitions and Other Transactions |
ACQUISITION | Royalty
Portfolio
During the nine months ended September
30, 2016, the Company acquired a royalty portfolio consisting of 52 royalties from Teck Resources Limited and its affiliates. The
portfolio was acquired for consideration of $16.8 million, of which $1.4 million was paid in cash and $15.4 million in common shares
of the Company (using the closing market price on the date of issuance).
UPDATE | Hugo North
Extension and Heruga Gold Stream
On March 1, 2016, Sandstorm amended its
Gold Stream with Entrée Gold Inc. (“Entrée”) such that the Company will now purchase an amount equal
to 5.62% and 4.26% of the gold and silver by-products produced from the Hugo North Extension and Heruga deposits located in Mongolia,
(the “Hugo North Extension” and “Heruga”, respectively) for per ounce cash payments equal to the lesser
of $220 per ounce of gold and $5 per ounce of silver and the then prevailing market price of gold and silver, respectively. Additionally,
Sandstorm amended its copper stream such that the Company will now purchase an amount equal to 0.42% of the copper produced from
Hugo North Extension and Heruga for per pound cash payments equal to the lesser of $0.50 per pound of copper and the then prevailing
market price of copper. In consideration for the amendment and during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, Sandstorm received
consideration of $7.0 million (of which $5.5 million was paid in cash and $1.5 million was received by way of Entrée common
shares), which the Company recognized as a disposal of mineral interest.
While assessing whether any indications
of impairment exist for mineral properties, consideration is given to both external and internal sources of information. The lack
of progress with respect to the advancement of some of the royalties within Sandstorm’s mineral interest portfolio, prompted
the Company to evaluate its investment in these specific assets. As part of this and other assessments, the Company recognized
impairments during the following periods:
During the three months ended March 31,
2016, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $1.4 million for the full balance of those royalties that were specifically
identified. The recoverable amount of the assets, for impairment assessment purposes, was determined using the fair value less
costs to sell method and considered whether the mining operator had dropped certain mineral claims. Key assumptions used in the
analysis to determine fair value included a liquidation scenario and management’s best estimates of the value of the underlying
royalty assets.
During the three months ended September
30, 2016, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $1.1 million. The recoverable amount of the assets, for impairment assessment
purposes, was determined using the fair value less costs to sell. Key assumptions used in the discounted cash flow analysis to
determine fair value included a long term gold price of $1,300 and a 4% discount rate.
As of and for the nine months ended
September 30, 2016:
In $000s | |
Fair Value December 31, 2015 | | |
Net Additions (Disposals) September 30, 2016 | | |
Fair Value Adjustment September 30, 2016 | | |
Fair Value September 30, 2016 | |
Common shares1 | |
$ | 14,990 | | |
$ | (3,041 | ) | |
$ | 21,897 | | |
$ | 33,846 | |
Warrants2 | |
| 35 | | |
| (1,240 | ) | |
| 5,624 | | |
| 4,419 | |
Convertible debt instruments2 | |
| 11,555 | | |
| - | | |
| 19,629 | | |
| 31,184 | |
Total | |
$ | 26,580 | | |
$ | (4,281 | ) | |
$ | 47,150 | | |
$ | 69,449 | |
| 1) | Fair value adjustment recorded within Other Comprehensive Income |
| 2) | Fair value adjustment recorded within the Income Statement |
As of and for the nine months ended
September 30, 2015:
In $000s | |
Fair Value December 31, 2014 | | |
Net Additions
(Disposals) September 30, 2015 | | |
Fair Value
Adjustment September 30, 2015 | | |
Fair Value September 30, 2015 | |
Common shares1 | |
$ | 14,254 | | |
$ | 7,510 | | |
$ | (3,904 | ) | |
$ | 17,860 | |
Warrants2 | |
| 70 | | |
| 378 | | |
| (378 | ) | |
| 70 | |
Convertible debt instruments2 | |
| 9,665 | | |
| 12,852 | | |
| (5,622 | ) | |
| 16,895 | |
Total | |
$ | 23,989 | | |
$ | 20,740 | | |
$ | (9,904 | ) | |
$ | 34,825 | |
| 1) | Fair value adjustment recorded within Other Comprehensive Income |
| 2) | Fair value adjustment recorded within the Income Statement |
| 6. | Share Capital and Reserves |
The Company is authorized to issue an
unlimited number of common shares without par value.
On July 6, 2016 the Company completed
a public offering of 12,921,400 common shares at a price of $4.45 per common share, for gross proceeds of $57.5 million. In connection
with the offering, the Company paid agent fees of $2.9 million, representing 5% of the gross proceeds. Upon closing of the equity
financing, the majority of the net proceeds were used to reduce the balance of the Company’s revolving facility.
Under the Company’s normal course
issuer bid (“NCIB”), the Company is able until April 3, 2017, to purchase up to 6,896,539 common shares. The NCIB provides
the Company with the option to purchase its common shares from time to time.
| B. | Stock Options of the Company |
The Company has an incentive stock option
plan (the “Option Plan”) whereby the Company may grant share options to eligible employees, officers, directors and
consultants at an exercise price, expiry date, and vesting conditions to be determined by the Board of Directors. The maximum expiry
date is five years from the grant date. All options are equity settled. The Option Plan permits the issuance of options which,
together with the Company's other share compensation arrangements, may not exceed 8.5% of the Company’s issued common shares
as at the date of the grant.
A summary of the Company’s
options and the changes for the period are as follows:
| |
Number of Options | | |
Weighted Average Exercise Price (C$) | |
Options outstanding at December 31, 2014 | |
| 6,852,607 | | |
| 4.69 | |
Granted | |
| 1,284,000 | | |
| 3.61 | |
Addition of outstanding Gold Royalties’ Options | |
| 47,475 | | |
| 15.71 | |
Exercised | |
| (155,000 | ) | |
| (3.39 | ) |
Forfeited | |
| (1,173,500 | ) | |
| (3.40 | ) |
Options outstanding at December 31, 2015 | |
| 6,855,582 | | |
| 5.45 | |
Granted | |
| - | | |
| | |
Exercised | |
| (1,359,735 | ) | |
| 4.83 | |
Options outstanding at September 30, 2016 | |
| 5,495,847 | | |
| 4.73 | |
The
weighted-average share price at the time of exercise for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was C$7.47 per share (C$3.78
– year ended December 31, 2015).
A summary of the Company’s
share purchase options
as of September 30, 2016 is as follows:
Number outstanding | |
Exercisable | |
|
Exercise Price per Share | | |
Expiry Date |
440,000 | |
440,000 | |
| C$ |
6.35 | | |
November 25, 2016 |
27,000 | |
27,000 | |
| |
18.33 | | |
August 22, 2017 |
5,850 | |
5,850 | |
| |
18.33 | | |
October 4, 2017 |
402,133 | |
402,133 | |
| |
16.35 | | |
December 11, 2017 |
150,000 | |
150,000 | |
| |
11.78 | | |
December 21, 2017 |
10,875 | |
10,875 | |
| |
11.31 | | |
February 19, 2018 |
3,625 | |
3,625 | |
| |
10.62 | | |
March 1, 2018 |
12,375 | |
12,375 | |
| |
8.89 | | |
December 13, 2018 |
25,000 | |
16,667 | |
| |
6.03 | | |
May 16, 2019 |
3,132,739 | |
641,099 | |
| |
2.93 | | |
November 13, 2019 |
1,084,000 | |
- | |
| |
3.60 | | |
December 9, 2020 |
200,000 | |
- | |
| |
3.64 | | |
December 22, 2020 |
2,250 | |
2,250 | |
| |
15.00 | | |
March 30, 2022 |
5,495,847 | |
1,711,874 | |
| C$ |
8.19 | | |
|
| C. | Share Purchase Warrants |
A summary of the Company’s
warrants and the changes
for the period are as follows:
| |
Number of Warrants | | |
Shares to be Issued Upon Exercise of the Warrants | |
Warrants outstanding at December 31, 2014 | |
| 25,769,272 | | |
| 10,225,553 | |
Addition of Gold Royalties’ warrants | |
| 368,038 | | |
| 368,038 | |
Issued | |
| 23,043,900 | | |
| 23,043,900 | |
Expired unexercised | |
| (19,874,037 | ) | |
| (4,330,318 | ) |
Warrants outstanding at December 31, 2015 | |
| 29,307,173 | | |
| 29,307,173 | |
Expired unexercised | |
| (104,900 | ) | |
| (104,900 | ) |
Warrants outstanding at September 30, 2016 | |
| 29,202,273 | | |
| 29,202,273 | |
A summary of the Company’s warrants as of
September 30, 2016 are as follows:
Number outstanding | |
Exercise Price per Share | | |
Expiry Date |
1,155,873 | |
| C$13.79 | | |
December 4, 2016 |
5,002,500 | |
| $14.00 | | |
September 7, 2017 |
3,000,000 | |
| $4.50 | | |
March 23, 2020 |
15,000,000 | |
| $3.50 | | |
October 27, 2020 |
5,043,900 | |
| $4.00 | | |
November 3, 2020 |
29,202,273 | |
| | | |
|
| D. | Restricted Share Rights |
The Company has a restricted share plan
(the “Restricted Share Plan”) whereby the Company may grant restricted share rights to eligible employees, officers,
directors and consultants at an expiry date to be determined by the Board of Directors. Each restricted share right entitles the
holder to receive a common share of the Company without any further consideration. The Restricted Share Plan permits the issuance
of up to a maximum of 2,800,000 restricted share rights (“RSR”).
As at September 30, 2016, the Company
had 1,425,517 RSRs outstanding.
| E. | Diluted Earnings Per Share |
Diluted earnings per share is calculated
based on the following:
In $000s | |
3 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2016 | | |
3 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2015 | | |
9 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2016 | | |
9 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2015 | |
Net income (loss) for the period | |
$ | 6,915 | | |
$ | (5,470 | ) | |
$ | 25,273 | | |
$ | (18,097 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Basic weighted average number of shares | |
| 150,392,588 | | |
| 118,218,267 | | |
| 141,444,093 | | |
| 117,922,428 | |
Basic earnings (loss) per share | |
$ | 0.05 | | |
$ | (0.05 | ) | |
$ | 0.18 | | |
$ | (0.15 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Effect of dilutive securities | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
· Stock options | |
| 2,554,324 | | |
| - | | |
| 1,928,680 | | |
| - | |
· Warrants | |
| 7,080,078 | | |
| - | | |
| 2,474,666 | | |
| - | |
· Restricted share rights | |
| 1,188,556 | | |
| - | | |
| 1,097,175 | | |
| - | |
Diluted weighted average number of common shares | |
| 161,215,546 | | |
| 118,218,267 | | |
| 146,944,614 | | |
| 117,922,428 | |
Diluted earnings (loss) per share | |
$ | 0.04 | | |
$ | (0.05 | ) | |
$ | 0.17 | | |
$ | (0.15 | ) |
The following table lists the number
of stock options, warrants and RSRs excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because the exercise prices exceeded
the average market value of the common shares of C$5.40 during the period ended September 30, 2016 (September 30, 2015 — C$4.43)
or because a performance obligation had not been met as at September 30, 2016:
| |
3 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2016 | | |
3 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2015 | | |
9 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2016 | | |
9 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2015 | |
Stock Options | |
| 614,108 | | |
| 379,635 | | |
| 2,079,836 | | |
| 1,142,855 | |
Warrants | |
| 9,158,373 | | |
| - | | |
| 9,203,018 | | |
| - | |
RSRs | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 9,231 | | |
| 5,876 | |
The income tax expense differs from the
amount that would result from applying the federal and provincial income tax rate to the net income before income taxes.
These differences result from the
following items:
In $000s | |
3 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2016 | | |
3 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2015 | | |
9 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2016 | | |
9 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2015 | |
Income (loss) before income taxes | |
$ | 8,422 | | |
$ | (5,148 | ) | |
$ | 30,101 | | |
$ | (5,138 | ) |
Canadian federal and provincial income tax rates | |
| 26.0 | % | |
| 26.0 | % | |
| 26.0 | % | |
| 26.0 | % |
Income tax expense (recovery) based on the above rates | |
$ | 2,190 | | |
$ | (1,338 | ) | |
$ | 7,826 | | |
$ | (1,336 | ) |
Increase (decrease) due to: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
· Non-deductible expenses and permanent differences | |
| 207 | | |
| 132 | | |
| 617 | | |
| 387 | |
· Change in deductible temporary differences | |
| 233 | | |
| 520 | | |
| 554 | | |
| 5,060 | |
· Unrecognized / (recognized) deferred tax assets | |
| (525 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (2,167 | ) | |
| - | |
· Non-taxable portion of capital gain | |
| (664 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (3,195 | ) | |
| - | |
· Change in deferred taxes related to attributing taxable income from Barbadian subsidiary | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 8,060 | |
· Difference between statutory and foreign tax rates | |
| - | | |
| (457 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (1,592 | ) |
· Other | |
| 66 | | |
| 1,465 | | |
| 1,193 | | |
| 2,380 | |
Income tax expense | |
$ | 1,507 | | |
$ | 322 | | |
$ | 4,828 | | |
$ | 12,959 | |
| 8. | Administration Expenses |
The administration expenses for
the Company
are as follows:
In $000s | |
3 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2016 | | |
3 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2015 | | |
9 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2016 | | |
9 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2015 | |
Corporate administration | |
$ | 243 | | |
$ | 310 | | |
$ | 1,017 | | |
$ | 1,103 | |
Employee benefits and salaries | |
| 454 | | |
| 438 | | |
| 1,511 | | |
| 1,356 | |
Professional fees | |
| 223 | | |
| 300 | | |
| 562 | | |
| 665 | |
Depreciation | |
| 52 | | |
| 50 | | |
| 155 | | |
| 159 | |
Administration expenses before share based compensation | |
$ | 972 | | |
$ | 1,098 | | |
$ | 3,245 | | |
$ | 3,283 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Equity settled share based compensation (a non-cash expense) | |
| 278 | | |
| 253 | | |
| 834 | | |
| 928 | |
Total administration expenses | |
$ | 1,250 | | |
$ | 1,351 | | |
$ | 4,079 | | |
$ | 4,211 | |
| 9. | Supplemental Cash Flow Information |
In $000s | |
3 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2016 | | |
3 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2015 | | |
9 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2016 | | |
9 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2015 | |
Change in non-cash working capital: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
· Trade receivables and other | |
$ | (472 | ) | |
$ | 1,267 | | |
$ | (1,009 | ) | |
$ | (886 | ) |
· Trade and other payables | |
| (981 | ) | |
| (234 | ) | |
| 429 | | |
| 979 | |
Net (decrease) increase in cash | |
$ | (1,453 | ) | |
$ | 1,033 | | |
$ | (580 | ) | |
$ | 93 | |
Significant non-cash transactions: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
· Shares issued for acquisition of royalties and other (note 4 (b)) | |
$ | 3,500 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 20,892 | | |
$ | - | |
· Restructuring of mineral interest and loan receivable | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 26,000 | |
· Issuance of common shares for Gold Royalties acquisition | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 4,281 | |
· Issuance of warrants for Diavik royalty acquisition | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 583 | |
| 10. | Key Management Compensation |
The remuneration of directors and those
persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling activities of the Company are as follows:
In $000s | |
3 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2016 | | |
3 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2015 | | |
9 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2016 | | |
9 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2015 | |
Short-term employee salaries and benefits | |
$ | 284 | | |
$ | 370 | | |
$ | 840 | | |
$ | 1,151 | |
Share-based payments | |
| 517 | | |
| 469 | | |
| 1,546 | | |
| 1,404 | |
Total key management compensation expense | |
$ | 801 | | |
$ | 839 | | |
$ | 2,386 | | |
$ | 2,555 | |
| 11. | Contractual Obligations |
In
connection with its Gold Streams, the Company has committed to purchase the following:
Gold Stream | |
%
of Life of Mine Gold 5, 6,
7, 8, 9 | |
Per
Ounce Cash Payment:
lesser of amount below and the then
prevailing market price of gold 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Bachelor Lake | |
20% | |
$500 |
Black Fox | |
8% | |
$524 |
Chapada | |
4.2% | |
30% of copper spot price |
Entrée Gold | |
5.62% on Hugo North Extension and 4.26% on Heruga | |
$220 |
Karma | |
26,875 ounces over 5 years and 1.625% thereafter | |
20% of gold spot price |
Ming | |
25% of the first 175,000 ounces of gold produced, and 12% thereafter | |
$nil |
Santa Elena | |
20% | |
$361 |
Yamana Silver Stream | |
Varies | |
30% of silver spot price |
| 1) | Subject to an annual inflationary adjustment except for
Ming. |
| 2) | For the Entrée Gold Stream, after approximately 8.6 million ounces of gold have been produced
from the joint venture property, the price increases to $500 per gold ounce. |
| 3) | For the Entrée silver stream, percentage of life of mine is 5.62% on Hugo North Extension
and 4.26% on Heruga which the Company can purchase for the lesser of the prevailing market price and $5 per ounce of silver until
40.3 million ounces of silver have been produced from the entire joint venture property. Thereafter, the purchase price will increase
to the lesser of the prevailing market price and $10 per ounce of silver. |
| 4) | For the Santa Elena Gold Stream, the Company can purchase for a per ounce cash payment equal to
(i) the lesser of $361 and the then prevailing market price of gold for the open-pit mine and (ii) the lesser of $361 and the then
prevailing market price of gold until 50,000 ounces of gold have been delivered to Sandstorm (inclusive of ounces already received
from open-pit production), at which time the on-going per ounce payments will increase to the lesser of $450 and the then prevailing
market price of gold for the underground mine. |
| 5) | For the Entrée Gold and silver stream, percentage of life of mine is 5.62% on Hugo North
Extension and 4.26% on Heruga if the minerals produced are contained below 560 metres in depth. |
| 6) | For the Entrée Gold and silver stream, percentage of life of mine is 8.43% on Hugo North
Extension and 6.39% on Heruga if the minerals produced are contained above 560 metres in depth. |
| 7) | For the Entrée copper stream, the Company has committed to purchase an amount equal to 0.42%
of the copper produced from the Hugo North Extension and Heruga deposits. If the minerals produced are contained above 560 metres
in depth, then the commitment increases to 0.62% for both the Hugo North Extension and Heruga deposits. Sandstorm will make ongoing
per pound cash payments equal to the lesser of $0.50 and the then prevailing market price of copper, until 9.1 billion pounds of
copper have been produced from the entire joint venture property. Thereafter, the on-going per pound payments will increase to
the lesser of $1.10 and the then prevailing market price of copper. |
| 8) | For the Chapada copper stream, the Company has committed to purchase an amount equal to 4.2% of
the copper produced (up to an annual maximum of 3.9 million pounds of copper) until Yamana has delivered 39 million pounds of copper
to Sandstorm; then 3.0% of the copper produced until, on a cumulative basis, Yamana has delivered 50 million pounds of copper to
Sandstorm; then 1.5% of the copper produced thereafter, for the life of the mine. If Cerro Moro has not achieved the Commencement
of Production and Sandstorm has not received cumulative pre-tax cash flow equal to $70 million from the Yamana silver stream, then
the First Chapada Delivery Threshold and the Second Chapada Delivery Threshold will cease to be in effect and Sandstorm will continue
to purchase 4.2% of Chapada’s payable copper production (up to an annual maximum of 3.9 million pounds of copper), until
such time as Sandstorm has received cumulative pre-tax cash flow equal to $70 million, or Cerro Moro has achieved the Commencement
of Production. |
| 9) | Under the terms of the Yamana silver stream, Sandstorm has agreed to purchase an amount of silver
from Cerro Moro equal to 20% of the silver produced (up to an annual maximum of 1.2 million ounces of silver), until Yamana has
delivered to Sandstorm 7.0 million ounces of silver; then 9.0% of the silver produced thereafter. As part of the Yamana silver
stream, during the year 2016 through 2018, Sandstorm has also agreed to purchase an amount of silver from: (i) the Minera Florida
mine in Chile equal to 38% of the silver produced (up to an annual maximum of 200,000 ounces of silver); and (ii) the Chapada mine
in Brazil equal to 52% of the silver produced (up to an annual maximum of 100,000 ounces of silver). |
In connection with the Bomboré
royalty, Sandstorm has committed to providing up to an additional $5 million in royalty financing (remittable in cash and/or shares,
subject to certain conditions) to Orezone Gold Corp. on a draw down basis until January 27, 2017.
The Company’s reportable operating
segments, which are components of the Company’s business where separate financial information is available and which are
evaluated on a regular basis by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, who is the Company’s chief operating decision
maker, for the purpose of assessing performance, are summarized in the tables below:
For the three months ended September
30, 2016
In $000s | |
Sales | | |
Royalty revenue | | |
Cost of sales (excluding depletion) | | |
Depletion | | |
Impairment of mineral interests | | |
Income (loss) before taxes | | |
Cash from operations | |
Bachelor Lake, Canada | |
$ | 2,561 | | |
$ | 96 | | |
$ | 958 | | |
$ | 1,023 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 676 | | |
$ | 1,898 | |
Black Fox, Canada | |
| 1,314 | | |
| - | | |
| 515 | | |
| 439 | | |
| - | | |
| 360 | | |
| 578 | |
Chapada, Brazil | |
| 1,643 | | |
| - | | |
| 489 | | |
| 707 | | |
| - | | |
| 447 | | |
| 1,154 | |
Diavik, Canada | |
| - | | |
| 1,570 | | |
| - | | |
| 1,070 | | |
| - | | |
| 500 | | |
| 1,670 | |
Karma, Burkina Faso | |
| 1,669 | | |
| - | | |
| 333 | | |
| 785 | | |
| - | | |
| 551 | | |
| 1,336 | |
Ming, Canada | |
| 802 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 282 | | |
| - | | |
| 520 | | |
| 802 | |
Santa Elena, Mexico | |
| 2,601 | | |
| - | | |
| 704 | | |
| 359 | | |
| - | | |
| 1,538 | | |
| 1,897 | |
Yamana Silver Stream, Argentina | |
| 712 | | |
| - | | |
| 212 | | |
| 306 | | |
| - | | |
| 194 | | |
| 500 | |
Other Royalties 1 | |
| - | | |
| 3,847 | | |
| - | | |
| 2,354 | | |
| 1,139 | | |
| 354 | | |
| 3,595 | |
Corporate | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 3,282 | | |
| (3,117 | ) |
Consolidated | |
$ | 11,302 | | |
$ | 5,513 | | |
$ | 3,211 | | |
$ | 7,325 | | |
$ | 1,139 | | |
$ | 8,422 | | |
$ | 10,313 | |
| 1) | Includes royalty revenue from Bracemac-McLeod, Gualcamayo, Emigrant Springs, Mine Waste Solutions,
San Andres, Thunder Creek, Copper Mountain and Sheerness. Includes royalty revenue from royalty interests located in Canada of
$1.8 million, in the United States of $0.8 million, and other of $1.2 million. |
For the three months ended September
30, 2015
In $000s | |
Sales | | |
Royalty revenue | | |
Cost of sales (excluding depletion) | | |
Depletion | | |
Impairment of mineral interests | | |
Income (loss) before taxes | | |
Cash from operations | |
Aurizona, Brazil | |
$ | 2,818 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 1,031 | | |
$ | 299 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 1,488 | | |
$ | 1,787 | |
Bachelor Lake, Canada | |
| 1,751 | | |
| - | | |
| 780 | | |
| 927 | | |
| - | | |
| 44 | | |
| 971 | |
Black Fox, Canada | |
| 1,529 | | |
| - | | |
| 715 | | |
| 1,062 | | |
| - | | |
| (248 | ) | |
| 814 | |
Diavik, Canada | |
| - | | |
| 1,370 | | |
| - | | |
| 1,342 | | |
| - | | |
| 28 | | |
| 2,054 | |
Ming, Canada | |
| 481 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 507 | | |
| - | | |
| (26 | ) | |
| 481 | |
Santa Elena, Mexico | |
| 2,476 | | |
| - | | |
| 795 | | |
| 1,503 | | |
| - | | |
| 178 | | |
| 1,681 | |
Other Royalties 1 | |
| - | | |
| 1,661 | | |
| - | | |
| 2,416 | | |
| - | | |
| (755 | ) | |
| 1,963 | |
Corporate | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (5,857 | ) | |
| (1,517 | ) |
Consolidated | |
$ | 9,055 | | |
$ | 3,031 | | |
$ | 3,321 | | |
$ | 8,056 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | (5,148 | ) | |
$ | 8,234 | |
| 1) | Includes royalty revenue from Bracemac-McLeod, Gualcamayo, Emigrant Springs, Mine Waste Solutions,
San Andres, and Thunder Creek. Includes royalty revenue from royalty interests located in Canada of $0.7 million, in the United
States of $0.5 million, and other of $0.5 million. |
For the nine months ended September
30, 2016
In $000s | |
Sales | | |
Royalty revenue | | |
Cost of sales (excluding depletion) | | |
Depletion | | |
Impairment of mineral interests | | |
Income (loss) before taxes | | |
Cash from operations | |
Bachelor Lake, Canada | |
$ | 6,486 | | |
$ | 333 | | |
$ | 2,587 | | |
$ | 2,859 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 1,373 | | |
$ | 4,106 | |
Black Fox, Canada | |
| 4,022 | | |
| - | | |
| 1,688 | | |
| 1,443 | | |
| - | | |
| 891 | | |
| 1,994 | |
Chapada, Brazil | |
| 3,931 | | |
| - | | |
| 1,192 | | |
| 1,820 | | |
| - | | |
| 919 | | |
| 2,739 | |
Diavik, Canada | |
| - | | |
| 4,695 | | |
| - | | |
| 3,946 | | |
| - | | |
| 749 | | |
| 4,571 | |
Karma, Burkina Faso | |
| 3,219 | | |
| - | | |
| 644 | | |
| 1,571 | | |
| - | | |
| 1,004 | | |
| 2,575 | |
Ming, Canada | |
| 1,170 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 387 | | |
| - | | |
| 783 | | |
| 1,170 | |
Santa Elena, Mexico | |
| 9,754 | | |
| - | | |
| 2,794 | | |
| 1,699 | | |
| - | | |
| 5,261 | | |
| 6,960 | |
Yamana Silver Stream, Argentina | |
| 2,037 | | |
| - | | |
| 609 | | |
| 991 | | |
| - | | |
| 437 | | |
| 1,428 | |
Other Royalties 1 | |
| - | | |
| 10,216 | | |
| - | | |
| 5,020 | | |
| 2,507 | | |
| 2,689 | | |
| 10,153 | |
Other | |
| 45 | | |
| - | | |
| 4 | | |
| 15 | | |
| - | | |
| 26 | | |
| 40 | |
Corporate | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 15,969 | | |
| (6,803 | ) |
Consolidated | |
$ | 30,664 | | |
$ | 15,244 | | |
$ | 9,518 | | |
$ | 19,751 | | |
$ | 2,507 | | |
$ | 30,101 | | |
$ | 28,933 | |
| 1) | Includes royalty revenue from Bracemac-McLeod, Gualcamayo, Emigrant Springs, Mine Waste Solutions,
San Andres, Thunder Creek, Copper Mountain and Sheerness. Includes royalty revenue from royalty interests located in Canada of
$3.7 million, in the United States of $1.7 million, and other of $4.8 million. |
For the nine months ended September
30, 2015
In $000s | |
Sales | | |
Royalty revenue | | |
Cost of sales (excluding depletion) | | |
Depletion | | |
Impairment of mineral interests | | |
Income (loss) before taxes | | |
Cash from operations | |
Aurizona, Brazil | |
$ | 10,194 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 3,486 | | |
$ | 1,013 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 5,695 | | |
$ | 6,708 | |
Bachelor Lake, Canada | |
| 6,762 | | |
| - | | |
| 2,859 | | |
| 3,398 | | |
| - | | |
| 505 | | |
| 3,903 | |
Black Fox, Canada | |
| 5,447 | | |
| - | | |
| 2,382 | | |
| 3,374 | | |
| - | | |
| (309 | ) | |
| 3,065 | |
Diavik, Canada | |
| - | | |
| 4,480 | | |
| - | | |
| 4,465 | | |
| - | | |
| 15 | | |
| 3,463 | |
Ming, Canada | |
| 1,210 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 1,245 | | |
| - | | |
| (35 | ) | |
| 1,210 | |
Santa Elena, Mexico | |
| 8,368 | | |
| - | | |
| 2,530 | | |
| 4,801 | | |
| - | | |
| 1,037 | | |
| 5,838 | |
Other Royalties 1 | |
| - | | |
| 6,339 | | |
| - | | |
| 8,779 | | |
| - | | |
| (2,440 | ) | |
| 6,779 | |
Other | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 3,323 | | |
| (3,323 | ) | |
| - | |
Corporate | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (6,283 | ) | |
| (5,135 | ) |
Consolidated | |
$ | 31,981 | | |
$ | 10,819 | | |
$ | 11,257 | | |
$ | 27,075 | | |
$ | 3,323 | | |
$ | (5,138 | ) | |
$ | 25,831 | |
| 1) | Includes royalty revenue from Bracemac-McLeod, Gualcamayo, Emigrant Springs, Mine Waste Solutions,
San Andres, and Thunder Creek. Includes royalty revenue from royalty interests located in Canada of $2.5 million, in the United
States of $1.5 million, and other of $2.3 million. |
Total assets as of:
In
$000s | |
September
30, 2016 1 | | |
December
31, 2015 1 | |
Aurizona | |
$ | 10,723 | | |
$ | 10,690 | |
Bachelor Lake | |
| 6,659 | | |
| 7,993 | |
Black Fox | |
| 14,543 | | |
| 15,641 | |
Chapada | |
| 67,703 | | |
| 69,520 | |
Diavik Mine | |
| 44,192 | | |
| 48,013 | |
Entrée | |
| 35,351 | | |
| 42,493 | |
Karma | |
| 24,718 | | |
| 21,174 | |
Ming | |
| 12,058 | | |
| 12,446 | |
Santa Elena | |
| 4,440 | | |
| 6,140 | |
Yamana Silver Stream | |
| 73,238 | | |
| 74,229 | |
Other Royalties 2 | |
| 116,094 | | |
| 103,634 | |
Other 3 | |
| 6,246 | | |
| 6,868 | |
Corporate | |
| 124,454 | | |
| 78,032 | |
Consolidated | |
$ | 540,419 | | |
$ | 496,873 | |
| 1) | Includes related accounts receivables and payables in relation to the respective properties. |
| 2) | Includes Bracemac-McLeod, Coringa, Mt. Hamilton, Paul Isnard, Prairie Creek, Ann Mason, Gualcamayo,
Emigrant Springs, Mine Waste Solutions, San Andres, Sao Francisco, Sao Vicente, Thunder Creek, Bomboré, Hot Maden, Hackett River, Lobo-Marte, Agi Dagi & Kirazli and other. |
| 3) | Includes Anthem United Stream and other. |
Exhibit 99.2
Form
52-109F2
Certification
of Interim Filings
Full
Certificate
I, NOLAN WATSON, Chief Executive
Officer of SANDSTORM GOLD LTD., certify the following:
| 1. | Review: I have reviewed the interim financial report and interim MD&A (together,
the “Interim Filings”) of SANDSTORM GOLD LTD. (the “Issuer”) for the interim period
ended SEPTEMBER 30, 2016. |
| 2. | No misrepresentations: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence,
the Interim Filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated
or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, with respect to
the period covered by the Interim Filings. |
| 3. | Fair presentation: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence,
the interim financial report together with the other financial information included in the Interim Filings fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the Issuer, as of the date of and for the periods
presented in the Interim Filings. |
| 4. | Responsibility: The Issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible
for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR),
as those terms are defined in National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings,
for the Issuer. |
| 5. | Design: Subject to the limitations, if any, described in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3,
the Issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have, as at the end of the period covered by the Interim Filings |
| (a) | designed DC&P, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance
that |
| (i) | material information relating to the Issuer is made known to us by others, particularly during
the period in which the Interim Filings are being prepared; and |
| (ii) | information required to be disclosed by the Issuer in its annual filings, interim filings or other
reports filed or submitted by it under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods
specified in securities legislation; and |
| (b) | designed ICFR, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
with the Issuer’s GAAP. |
| 5.1 | Control framework: The control framework the Issuer’s other certifying officer(s)
and I used to design the Issuer’s ICFR is Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee
of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. |
| 5.2 | ICFR
– material weakness relating to design: N/A. |
| 5.3 | Limitation
on scope of design: N/A |
| 6. | Reporting
changes in ICFR: The Issuer has disclosed in its interim MD&A any change
in the Issuer’s ICFR that occurred during the period beginning on July 1, 2016
and ended on September 30, 2016 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely
to materially affect, the Issuer’s ICFR. |
Date:
NOVEMBER 9, 2016.
“Nolan
Watson” |
|
NOLAN WATSON |
|
Chief Executive Officer |
|
Exhibit 99.3
Form
52-109F2
Certification
of Interim Filings
Full
Certificate
I, ERFAN KAZEMI, Chief Financial
Officer of SANDSTORM GOLD LTD., certify the following:
| 1. | Review: I have reviewed the interim financial report and interim MD&A (together,
the “Interim Filings”) of SANDSTORM GOLD LTD. (the “Issuer”) for the interim period
ended SEPTEMBER 30, 2016. |
| 2. | No misrepresentations: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence,
the Interim Filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated
or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, with respect to
the period covered by the Interim Filings. |
| 3. | Fair presentation: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence,
the interim financial report together with the other financial information included in the Interim Filings fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the Issuer, as of the date of and for the periods
presented in the Interim Filings. |
| 4. | Responsibility: The Issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible
for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR),
as those terms are defined in National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings,
for the Issuer. |
| 5. | Design: Subject to the limitations, if any, described in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3,
the Issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have, as at the end of the period covered by the Interim Filings |
| (a) | designed DC&P, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance
that |
| (i) | material information relating to the Issuer is made known to us by others, particularly during
the period in which the Interim Filings are being prepared; and |
| (ii) | information required to be disclosed by the Issuer in its annual filings, interim filings or other
reports filed or submitted by it under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods
specified in securities legislation; and |
| (b) | designed ICFR, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
with the Issuer’s GAAP. |
| 5.1 | Control framework: The control framework the Issuer’s other certifying officer(s)
and I used to design the Issuer’s ICFR is Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee
of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. |
| 5.2 | ICFR – material weakness relating to design: N/A. |
| 5.3 | Limitation on scope of design: N/A |
| 6. | Reporting changes in ICFR: The Issuer has disclosed in its interim MD&A any change
in the Issuer’s ICFR that occurred during the period beginning on July 1, 2016 and ended on September 30, 2016 that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Issuer’s ICFR. |
Date: NOVEMBER 9, 2016.
“Erfan Kazemi” |
|
ERFAN KAZEMI |
|
Chief Financial Officer |
|
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