Disposals

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Disposal Disclosures [Abstract]

Mergers, Acquisitions and Dispositions Disclosures

DISPOSITIONS

On September 18, 2022, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with AngloGold Ashanti (U.S.A.) Holdings Inc. and its affiliate (the “Buyer”) for the sale of 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Coeur Sterling, Inc., a subsidiary of Coeur that operates the Sterling/Crown exploration properties near Beatty, Nevada, in exchange for: (A) a cash payment of $150.2 million at the closing of the transaction, subject to a customary purchase price adjustment and (B) the right to an additional payment of $50.0 million, valued at $13.0 million, should the Buyer, its affiliates or its successors report gold resources in the Sterling/Crown exploration properties (including any in-situ ounces mined after the closing of the Transaction) equal to or greater than 3,500,000 gold ounces, subject to certain additional terms and conditions detailed in the stock purchase agreement. The transaction was consummated on November 4, 2022. The Sterling/Crown sale resulted in a gain on the sale of $62.2 million, which was recognized in Other, Net in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).

On October 27, 2021 the Company entered into a definitive agreement (the “La Preciosa Agreement”) to sell its La Preciosa project located in the State of Durango, Mexico to Avino (the “La Preciosa Sale”). On March 21, 2022, the La Preciosa Sale was completed. Coeur and its subsidiaries received the following consideration at closing:

•$15.3 million cash,

•$5.0 million promissory note that matures prior to the first anniversary of the transaction closing, valued at $4.7 million,

•Equity consideration of 14.0 million units, consisting of one share of Avino common stock and one half of one common share purchase warrant of Avino common stock, valued at $13.7 million and $2.2 million, respectively. Common share purchase warrants are exercisable at $1.09 per share and expire September 2023.

•In addition, under the La Preciosa Agreement, Coeur is entitled to the following additional consideration:

•$8.8 million deferred cash consideration to be paid no later than the first anniversary of initial production from any portion of the La Preciosa project, valued at $7.4 million,

•Contingent payments of $0.25 per silver equivalent ounce (subject to an inflationary adjustment) on any new mineral reserves discovered and declared outside of the current resource area at the La Preciosa project, up to a maximum payment of $50.0 million, valued at $1.2 million, and

•Two royalties, valued at $11.2 million, covering the La Preciosa land package, including (i) a 1.25% net smelter returns royalty on properties covering the Gloria and Abundancia areas of the La Preciosa project and (ii) a 2.00% gross value royalty on all areas of the La Preciosa project other than the Gloria and Abundancia areas, offset by the amount of any new mineral reserve contingent payments made to Coeur.

The La Preciosa sale resulted in a gain on the sale of $1.5 million, which was recognized in Other, Net in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss). In May 2023, the Company sold the La Preciosa Deferred Consideration for cash consideration of $7.0 million and deferred consideration of $1.0 million payable on the first anniversary of initial production from any portion of the La Preciosa project, resulting in a loss on the sale of $12.3 million, which was recognized in Other, Net in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss).