Other Long-Term Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Other Long-Term Assets

Other Long-Term Assets

9.Other Long-Term Assets

Other long-term assets at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 consist of the following:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2022		2021
	(in thousands)
Deferred offering costs	$	70	$	70
Right of use assets		623		677
	$	693	$	747

The deferred offering costs at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 are associated with the ATM Agreement (see Note 15).  

The right of use assets at March 31, 2022 include approximately $0.4 million related to certain office leases and $0.2 million related to a mining equipment lease at our Rodeo Property.  The right of use assets at December 31, 2021 include approximately $0.4 million related to certain office leases and $0.3 million related to a mining equipment lease at our Rodeo Property.  

The Company took possession of new office space and began a new long-term lease for its principal headquarters office with an effective commencement date of June 1, 2019. The new office lease will expire five years and eight full calendar months following the commencement date. There are no options to extend the lease beyond the stated term. The Company recorded a right of use asset of approximately $465,000 and a lease liability of approximately $450,000 in the second quarter of 2019 based on the net present value of the future lease payments discounted at 9.5%, which represents the Company’s incremental borrowing rate for purposes of applying the guidance of Topic 842. As required, the Company will recognize a single lease cost on a straight-line basis.

The Company also has long-term office leases in Mexico and Argentina that expired in 2019 and recorded a combined lease liability of approximately $45,000 and combined right of use asset of approximately $45,000 relating to both of those leases at January 1, 2019. In November 2019, the Company renewed its Mexican office lease for four years and recorded a right of use asset and lease liability of approximately $174,000. In December 2021, the Company also renewed its Argentina office lease for three years and recorded a right of use asset and lease liability of approximately $27,000.

In December 2020, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Minera de Cordilleras S. de R.L. de C.V., entered into an agreement with Triturados del Guadiana, S.A de C.V. (“Trigusa”), whereby Trigusa will carry out mining activities at the Rodeo Property.  Per the terms of the mining agreement, Trigusa will provide services for the 27-month period beginning in December 2020 and ending March 31, 2023, with the potential for an extension of time upon mutual agreement of both parties. The Company has determined that the mining agreement contains an embedded lease, relating to the mining equipment provided by Trigusa, per the guidance of ASU 2016-02 and Topic 842. The Company did not elect the practical expedient permitting the combination of lease and non-lease components of the mining agreement.  The Company recorded a right of use asset and a lease liability of approximately $420,000 based on the net present value of the future lease payments discounted at 7.0%, which represents the Company’s incremental borrowing rate.

The lease liabilities noted above have been included in “Other liabilities”, short term and long term (Note 11), in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.