Other Long-Term Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Other Long-Term Assets

Other Long-Term Assets

10. Other Long-Term Assets

Other long-term assets consist of right of use assets, and at March 31, 2023, include approximately $232,000 related to certain office leases. The right of use assets at December 31, 2022, include approximately $263,000 related to certain office leases and $70,000 related to a mining equipment lease at our Rodeo Property.

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 provided services for the 27-month period beginning in December 2020 and ending March 31, 2023. The Company determined that the mining agreement contained 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 represented the Company’s incremental borrowing rate at that time. In March 2023, the mining agreement with Trigusa was extended to July 31, 2023.

Lease liabilities are included in “Other liabilities”, short term and long term (see Note 13), in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022.