Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Risks and Uncertainties [Policy Text Block]

Please see Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies contained in the 2022 10-K.

Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Use of Estimates

The Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The more significant areas requiring the use of management estimates and assumptions relate to metal prices and mineral reserves that are the basis for future cash flow estimates utilized in impairment calculations and units-of production amortization calculations, environmental, reclamation and closure obligations, estimates of recoverable silver and gold in leach pad inventories, estimates of fair value for certain reporting units and asset impairments, valuation allowances for deferred tax assets, and the fair value and accounting treatment of financial instruments, equity securities, asset acquisitions, the allocation of fair value to assets and liabilities assumed in connection with business combinations, and derivative instruments. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Accordingly, actual results will differ from the amounts estimated in these financial statements.

Revenue Recognition, Policy

Revenue Recognition

The Company’s gold stream agreement with a subsidiary of Franco-Nevada Corporation (“Franco-Nevada”) provided for a $22.0 million deposit from Franco-Nevada for the right and obligation, commencing in 2016, to purchase 50% of Palmarejo’s gold production (excluding production from certain properties acquired in 2015) at the lesser of $800 or market price per ounce. Because there is no minimum obligation associated with the deposit, it is not considered financing, and each shipment is considered to be a separate performance obligation. The streaming agreement represents a contract liability under ASC 606, which requires the Company to ratably recognize a portion of the deposit as revenue for each gold ounce delivered to Franco-Nevada. The remaining unamortized balance is included in Accrued liabilities and other and Other long-term liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. See Note 16 -- Commitments and Contingencies for additional detail.

The following table presents a roll forward of the Franco-Nevada contract liability balance:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
In thousands		2023		2022
Opening Balance		$	7,411	$	8,150
Revenue Recognized		(115)		(315)
Closing Balance		$	7,296	$	7,835

In December 2022, the Company received a $25.0 million prepayment (the “December 2022 Prepayment”) under the Amended Sales Contract (as defined below). The December 2022 Prepayment represents a contract liability under ASC 606, which requires the Company to recognize ratably a portion of the deposit as revenue for each gold ounce delivered to the customer. The remaining contract liability is included in Accrued liabilities and other on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. See Note 2 -- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies contained in the 2022 10-K and Note 16 -- Commitments and Contingencies in this Report for additional detail.

The following table presents a roll forward of the Amended Sales Contract liability balance:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
In thousands		2023		2022
Opening Balance		$	25,016	$	15,016
Additions		111		10,139
Revenue Recognized		(10,000)		—
Closing Balance		$	15,127	$	25,155

Recent Accounting Standards

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In March 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-01, “Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Fair Value Hedging—Portfolio Layer Method” which is intended to make amendments to the fair value hedge accounting previously issued in ASU 2017-12 “Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities”. The new standard is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2022. The standard introduced the portfolio layer method allowing multiple hedged layers of a single closed portfolio when applying fair value hedge accounting. The Company adopted the new derivatives and hedging standards effective January 1, 2023, which did not have a material effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.