| 2. | Northparkes (Operator: Evolution Mining Limited) |
Under the stream agreement, we receive 54% of payable gold from Northparkes until an aggregate of 630,000 ounces have been delivered and 27% of payable gold thereafter. We also receive 80% of payable silver until an aggregate of 9 million ounces of silver have been delivered, and 40% of payable silver thereafter. Typically, deliveries under the stream may lag production by approximately two months. As at March 31, 2024, 46 thousand ounces of gold and 831 thousand ounces of silver had been delivered under the stream agreement since inception.
For the three months ended March 31, 2024, we sold 4,221 ounces of gold and 74,661 ounces of silver. This compares to 2,273 ounces of gold and 45,300 ounces of silver delivered and sold for the same period in the prior year. GEOs sold were 6,286 for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to 2,746 for the same period in the prior year.
During the first quarter of 2024, Evolution Mining Limited (“Evolution”) released an updated Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves estimate reported in accordance with the JORC code 2012, which continued to support the multi-decade life of the asset. On a 100% basis, gold ore reserves at Northparkes as of December 31, 2023 were 93,700 kt at 0.27 g/t totaling 828 koz Au, with silver ore reserves of 93,700 kt at 1.91 g/t totaling 5,750 koz Ag.
A feasibility study for the E22 underground orebody is expected by the end of the second quarter of 2024.
Higher-grade gold ore from the E31 and E31N open pits continue to contribute to mill feed blend, which is expected to drive significant GEOs sales growth in 2024 versus 2023. During the first quarter of 2024, 452 kt of sulphide ore was mined to the run-of-mine stockpile from the E31 open pits compared to 232 kt in the fourth quarter of 2023.
| 3. | Impala Bafokeng Operations, previously known as Royal Bafokeng Platinum (Operator: Impala Platinum Holdings Limited) |
Under the stream agreement, we receive 70% of payable gold until 261,000 ounces are delivered and 42% of payable gold thereafter from the Impala Bafokeng Operations. Typically, deliveries under the stream may lag production by approximately five months. As at March 31, 2024, 30 thousand ounces of gold had been delivered under the stream agreement since inception.
For the three months ended March 31, 2024, we sold 1,536 ounces of gold delivered by Implats under the stream agreement, in line with ounces delivered and sold for the same period in the prior year. GEOs sold were 1,537 for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to 1,521 for the same period in the prior year.
As of December 31, 2023, Impala Bafokeng’s proven and probable gold reserves at the Merensky deposit were 57,976 kt at 0.19 g/t totaling 356 koz Au. Measured and indicated gold resources (exclusive) at the Merensky deposit were 68,033 kt at 0.32 g/t totaling 704 koz Au.
| 4. | Altan Tsagaan Ovoo (Operator: Steppe Gold) |
Under the stream agreement with Steppe Gold, we receive 25% of the payable gold until 46 thousand ounces of gold have been delivered and 25% of payable gold thereafter, subject to an annual cap of 7,125 ounces. We also receive 50% of the payable silver until 375 thousand ounces of silver have been delivered and 50% of payable silver thereafter, subject to an annual cap of 59,315 ounces. As at March 31, 2024, 27 thousand ounces of gold and 86 thousand ounces of silver had been delivered under the stream agreement with Steppe Gold since inception.
For the three months ended March 31, 2024, we sold 1,249 ounces of gold and 9,870 ounces of silver delivered to the Company under the stream, compared to the 3,217 ounces of gold and 397 ounces of silver sold for the same period in the prior year, respectively. GEOs sold were 1,376 for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to 3,233 for the same period in the prior year.