DENVER, Oct. 6 /CNW/ -- ROYAL GOLD, INC. (Nasdaq: RGLD; TSX: RGL), the leading precious metals royalty company, today announced the closing of its acquisition of the royalty portfolio from Barrick Gold Corporation ("Barrick"), effective October 1, 2008. Consideration to Barrick for the transaction was approximately $150 million net cash and a restructuring of Royal Gold's royalty positions at Barrick's Cortez Pipeline Mining Complex ("Cortez") in Nevada, valued at $31.5 million. The cash portion of the purchase price for the transaction was paid from Royal Gold's cash on hand. The Company initially announced the execution of a definitive agreement to acquire Barrick Gold's royalty portfolio on July 31, 2008.
The royalty portfolio consists of royalties on 72 properties, including 8 producing royalties, 2 development stage properties, 19 evaluation stage properties, and 43 exploration projects. Approximately 75% of the portfolio consists of precious metals royalties. See Tables 1 through 4 for a list of all the royalty properties acquired in the transaction along with calendar 2008 first half production and revenue figures for the majority of the producing properties.
Royalties on 77 properties were included in the Barrick royalty portfolio at the time Royal Gold entered into the definitive purchase agreement with Barrick. As previously announced, several royalties in the portfolio were subject to rights of first refusal ("ROFR") or buy down rights. Of the 77 properties initially included in the royalty portfolio, three properties were transferred to third parties upon the exercise of ROFRs and two properties were removed from the transaction. The removal of these five royalties reduced the purchase price by $210,000. Osisko Mining did not exercise its ROFR on the Malartic property. In addition, one evaluation stage property, having an attributed value for purposes of the transaction of approximately $1.0 million, remains subject to a ROFR which is due to expire by the end of October 2008. This royalty will either be transferred to Royal Gold following expiration or waiver of the ROFR, or transferred by Barrick to the ROFR-holder if the ROFR is exercised in accordance with its terms.
Royal Gold holds four gold royalty interests at Cortez, consisting of two sliding-scale gross smelter return ("GSR") royalties ("GSR1" and "GSR2"), a fixed-rate GSR royalty ("GSR3") and a net value return royalty ("NVR1"). The restructuring of Royal Gold's royalty positions at Cortez consisted of the following: (1) a reduction of Royal Gold's GSR2 sliding-scale royalty, from a range of 0.72% to 9.0%, to match the current GSR1 sliding-scale royalty rate ranging from 0.40% to 5.0%, and (2) the elimination of Royal Gold's interest in the 0.71% GSR3 royalty and the 0.39% NVR1 royalty on the mining claims that comprise the undeveloped Crossroads deposit. The GSR3 and NVR1 royalties that cover areas outside of the Crossroads deposit at Cortez were not affected by this transaction. The Crossroads deposit continues to be subject to Royal Gold's GSR2 royalty at the reduced royalty rate.
As a result of the transaction, Royal Gold now holds a total of 22 producing royalties, 6 development stage properties, 27 evaluation stage properties and 64 exploration projects.
About Royal Gold
Royal Gold is the leading precious metals royalty company engaged in the acquisition and management of precious metals royalty interests. Royal Gold is publicly-traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "RGLD," and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "RGL." The Company's web page is located at http://www.royalgold.com.
Cautionary "Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: With the exception of historical matters, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained herein. Such forward-looking statements include statements regarding operator's estimates of reserves, additional mineralized material and the price of potash per ton for 2008, and the estimated closing date for the acquisition of any royalty in the Barrick royalty portfolio that was not transferred at the closing of the transaction. Like any royalty acquisition that contains significant assets that are not producing or not yet in development, the royalties in the royalty portfolio that are in development, evaluation or exploration stages are subject to certain risks, such as the ability of the operator to bring the project into production and operate in accordance with the feasibility study and the ability of Royal Gold to make accurate assumptions regarding valuation, timing and amount of royalty payments. In addition, the royalties are subject to certain risks associated with conducting business in foreign countries, including application of foreign laws to contract and other disputes, foreign environmental laws and enforcement and uncertain political and economic environments. Furthermore, the acquisition of royalties from Barrick, like any royalty acquisition, involves risks that operators of mining projects and holders of mining claims, tenements, concessions or other land interests may contest the existence or extent of one or more of the royalty interests. While Royal Gold seeks to confirm the validity of royalties it acquires, there can be no assurance that such disputes will not arise. As a general matter, royalty interests in mining projects or properties are subject to uncertainties and complexities arising from the application of contract and property laws governing private parties or the local or national governments. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from projections include, among others, the exercise of rights of first offer and rights of first refusal on royalties acquired, precious metals and other commodity prices, decisions and activities of the operators of the various properties, unanticipated grade, geological, metallurgical, processing or other problems the operators may encounter, changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, economic and market conditions, as well as other factors described elsewhere in this press release and in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Most of these factors are beyond the Company's ability to predict or control. The Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statement made herein. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward- looking statements.
TABLE 1
BARRICK ROYALTY PORTFOLIO
PRODUCING AND DEVELOPMENT PROPERTIES
RESERVES (1),(2),(3),(4)
GOLD/SILVER
PRODUCING
Property Location Ownership NSR Rate % Metal
Mulatos (6) Sonora, Mexico Alamos Gold 0.70 - 3.50 Gold
Siguiri (7) Siguiri, Guinea AngloGold 0.00 - 1.875 Gold
Ashanti
Balcooma Queensland, Kagara 1.50 Gold
Australia
Balcooma Queensland, Kagara 1.50 Silver
Australia
El Toqui (10) Aysen Region, Breakwater 1.0 - 3.0 Gold
Chile Resources
Wharf (11) South Dakota, U.S. Goldcorp 0.00 - 2.0 Gold
DEVELOPMENT
Holt/Holloway Ontario, Canada St Andrew 0.00013 Gold
Goldfields AU price
Meekatharra (12) W.A., Australia Mercator Gold AUD$10 Gold
(Paddy's Flat) per ounce
PRODUCING
Average Contained First Half CY'08
Property Tons of Grade Ounces(5) Production Revenue
Ore(M) (opt) (M) (oz) ($M)
Mulatos (6) 35.42 0.048 1.689 70,091 2.3 Siguiri (7) 122.22 0.022 2.629 172,553 3.4 Balcooma 1.12 0.016 0.018 2,504 (8) 1.8 (9) Balcooma 1.12 1.64 1.842 257,200 (8) (9) El Toqui (10) 5.20 0.032 0.167 9,610 0.3 Wharf (11) 8.95 0.025 0.220 28,700 0.4
DEVELOPMENT
Holt/Holloway 2.95 0.165 0.486 - - Meekatharra (12) 2.19 0.140 0.308 - - (Paddy's Flat)
BASE METALS
PRODUCING
Property Location Ownership NSR Rate % Metal
Mt. Goode W.A., Xstrata 1.50 Nickel
(Cosmos) Australia
Balcooma Queensland, Kagara 1.50 Copper
Australia
Balcooma Queensland, Kagara 1.50 Zinc
Australia
Balcooma Queensland, Kagara 1.50 Lead
Australia
El Toqui (10) Aysen Region, Breakwater 1.0 - 3.0 Zinc
Chile Resources
Koolanooka W.A., Midwest AUD$0.25/t Iron Ore
Australia
Average Contained First Half CY'08
Property Tons of Grade Lbs(5) Production Revenue
Ore(M) (%) (M) (tons) ($M)
Mt. Goode 1.31 4.45 116 1,722 1.0 (Cosmos) Balcooma 2.18 3.1 135 16,443 (8) (9) Balcooma 1.12 8.3 185 19,950 (8) (9) Balcooma 1.12 3.3 73 3,537 (8) (9) El Toqui (10) 5.20 7.3 759 18,089 0.5 Koolanooka 0.40 - - (13) (13)
POTASH
PRODUCING
Property Location Ownership NSR Rate % Element
Allan (14) Saskatchewan, Potash Corporation $0.36 - 1.44 Potash
Canada of Saskatchewan per ton
Average Contained First Half CY'08
Grade Tons(5) Production Revenue
Property Tons (M) (%) (M) (tons) ($M)
Allan (14) 348.33 25.9 90 (12) 0.4
TABLE 1
BARRICK ROYALTY PORTFOLIO
PRODUCING AND DEVELOPMENT PROPERTIES FOOTNOTES
(1) Set forth below are definitions for proven and probable reserves
used by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Reserve" is that part of a mineral deposit which could be
economically and legally extracted or produced at the time of the
reserve determination.
"Proven (Measured) Reserves" are reserves for which (a) quantity is
computed from dimensions revealed in outcrops, trenches, workings or
drill holes, and the grade is computed from the results of detailed
sampling, and (b) the sites for inspection, sampling and measurement
are spaced so closely and the geologic character is so well defined
that the size, shape, depth and mineral content of the reserves are
well established.
"Probable (Indicated) Reserves" are reserves for which the quantity
and grade are computed from information similar to that used for
proven (measured) reserves, but the sites for inspection, sampling
and measurement are farther apart or are otherwise less adequately
spaced. The degree of assurance of probable (indicated) reserves,
although lower than that for proven (measured) reserves, is high
enough to assume geological continuity between points of
observation.
In this press release, Royal Gold has disclosed a number of reserve
estimates that are provided by royalty operators that are foreign
issuers and are not based on the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission's definitions for proven and probable reserves. For
Canadian issuers, definitions of "mineral reserve," "proven mineral
reserve," and "probable mineral reserve" conform to the Canadian
Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum definitions of these
terms as of the effective date of estimation as required by National
Instrument 43-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators. For
Australian issuers, definitions of "mineral reserve," "proven
mineral reserve," and "probable mineral reserve" conform with the
Australasian Code for Reporting of Mineral Resources and Ore
Reserves prepared by the Joint Ore Reserves Committee of the
Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Australian
Institute of Geoscientists and Minerals Council of Australia, as
amended ("JORC Code"). In each case, the reserves reported
hereunder are estimates previously disclosed by the relevant
operator, without reference to the underlying data used to calculate
the estimates. Accordingly, Royal Gold is not able to reconcile the
reserve estimates prepared in reliance on National Instrument 43-101
or JORC Code with definitions of the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission.
(2) Estimated reserves subject to the Barrick royalty portfolio
interests. Each listed royalty is based on royalty documentation
material provided to Royal Gold by Barrick. Except for Mulatos,
Royal Gold has not been supplied with reserve information directly
from the operator. This information is derived from recent
publicly-available information from the operators of the various
properties or various recent National Instrument 43-101 or JORC Code
reports filed by operators. A portion of the reported reserves may
not be subject to Royal Gold's royalty interests and/or may be
subject to contractual limitations such as production caps, monetary
caps, and the extent of claim, concession or tenement boundaries.
(3) Reserves have been calculated by the operators as of December 31,
2007, with the exception of the following properties: Balcooma and
Mt. Goode - June 30, 2007; Holt/Holloway - June 1, 2008; Meekatharra
(Paddy's Flat) - September 19, 2007. The Koolanooka reserves are
based on an above ground stockpile of iron ore fines and are not
calculated as of a specific date.
(4) Gold reserves were calculated by the operators at the following per
ounce prices: $775 - Holt/Holloway; $650 - Wharf; $600 - Siguiri
and El Toqui; $500 - Mulatos. Gold reserve prices for Balcooma
and Meekatherra (Paddy's Flat) were not available.
Silver reserve price for Balcooma was not available.
Base metal reserves were calculated by the operators at the
following price per pound: $1.12 per pound zinc for El Toqui and
US$5.00 per pound of nickel for Mt. Goode. Base metal reserve
prices for copper, zinc and lead at Balcooma were not available. The
Koolanooka reserves are based on an above ground stockpile of iron
ore fines and not at any specific price.
Potash price for Allen was not available.
(5) "Contained Ounces," "Contained Pounds" or "Contained Tons" do not
take into account losses in processing the ore.
(6) The royalty is capped at 2.0 million ounces of production. There
has been approximately 248,000 ounces of cumulative production as of
June 30, 2008. NSR sliding-scale schedule (price of gold per ounce
- royalty rate): $0.00 to $299.99 - 0.70%; $300 to $324.99 - 1.05%;
$325 to $349.99 - 1.4%; $350 to $374.99 - 2.10%; $375 to $399.99 -
2.80%; $400 or higher - 3.5%.
(7) The royalty is capped on a dollar basis and approximately $13
million remains to be paid as of June 30, 2008. NSR sliding-scale
schedule (price of gold per ounce - royalty rate as of 3/31/08): $0
to 478.10 - 0.00%; $478.10 to $546.41 - 0.625%; $546.42 to $580.57 -
0.875%; $580.58 to $614.72 - 1.125%; $614.73 to $648.87 - 1.50%;
above $648.87 - 1.875%. The sliding-scale schedule is based on the
average of the United States, Australian and Canadian Consumer Price
Indices on a quarterly basis. The most current rate available is
reflected herein.
(8) Metal in concentrate. Figures represent 100% of reported production
and may include production that is not subject to the royalty.
(9) Total first-half CY08 revenue from the Balcooma royalty is estimated
to be $1.8 million. A breakdown of revenue by metal was not
available.
(10) NSR sliding-scale schedule (price of zinc per pound - royalty rate):
$0.50 to below $0.55 - 1.0%; $0.55 to below $0.60 - 2.0%; $0.60 or
higher - 3.0%. Gold is produced as a by-product of zinc. Royalty
currently held in trust by Barrick for Royal Gold pending receipt of
necessary consents.
(11) NSR sliding-scale schedule (price of gold per ounce - royalty rate):
$0.00 to under $350 - 0.0%; $350 to under $400 - 0.5%; $400 to under
$500 - 1.0%; $500 or higher - 2.0%.
(12) Royalty applies on production above 50,000 ounces.
(13) Current production and/or revenue figures are not available.
(14) The royalty applies to 40% of production. The royalty rate is $1.44
per ton for the first 600,000 tons on which the royalty is paid,
reducing to $0.72 per ton on 600,000-800,000 tons and to $0.36 per
ton above 800,000 tons. The sliding-scale is applicable when the
price of potash drops below $23 per ton. Given the current North
American market price for potash, the complete sliding-scale
schedule is not presented here. In addition, there is a $0.25 per
ton royalty payable on annual production up to 600,000 tons.
TABLE 2
BARRICK ROYALTY PORTFOLIO
PRODUCING AND DEVELOPMENT PROPERTIES
ADDITIONAL MINERALIZED MATERIAL (1),(2),(3)
GOLD/SILVER
PRODUCING
Property Location Ownership NSR Rate % Metal
Mulatos (4) Sonora, Mexico Alamos Gold 0.70 - 3.50 Gold
Siguiri (5) Siguiri, Guinea AngloGold 0.00 - 3.75 Gold
Ashanti
Wharf (6) South Dakota, Goldcorp 2.0 Gold
U.S.
DEVELOPMENT
Holt/Holloway Ontario, Canada St Andrew 0.00013 x Gold (7), (8) Goldfields Au price Meekatharra (9) Queensland, Mercator AUD$10 Gold (Paddy's Flat) Australia Gold per ounce
PRODUCING
Measured Indicated Inferred
Average Average Average
Tons Grade Tons Grade Tons Grade
(M) (opt) (M) (opt) (M) (opt)
Mulatos (4) 12.31 0.029 58.47 0.027 70.79 0.027 Siguiri (5) 1.10 0.021 20.70 0.027 63.60 0.027 Wharf (6) 3.42 0.020 5.26 0.021 4.42 0.025
DEVELOPMENT
Holt/Holloway 1.46 0.194 2.11 0.200 1.18 0.226 (7), (8) Meekatharra (9) - - 17.51 0.039 8.74 0.040 (Paddy's Flat)
BASE METALS
PRODUCING
Property Location Ownership NSR Rate % Metal
Mt. Goode W.A., Australia Xstrata 1.50 Nickel
(Cosmos)
Balcooma Queensland, Kagara 1.50 Copper
Australia
Balcooma Queensland, Kagara 1.50 Zinc
Australia
Balcooma Queensland, Kagara 1.50 Lead
Australia
El Toqui Aysen Region, Breakwater 1.0 - 3.0 Zinc
(8), (10) Chile Resources
Measured Indicated Inferred
Average Average Average
Tons Grade Tons Grade Tons Grade
(M) (%) (M) (%) (M) (%)
Mt. Goode 15.41 0.95 30.72 0.70 13.89 0.76 (Cosmos) Balcooma - - 1.87 3.7 - - Balcooma - - 0.77 6.7 0.01 7.8 Balcooma - - 0.77 2.8 0.01 3.6 El Toqui Measured and Indicated 5.25 7.1 (8), (10) 5.89 tons @ 8.1%
(1) Mineralized material is that part of a mineral system that has
potential economic significance but cannot be included in the proven
and probable ore reserve estimates until further drilling and
metallurgical work is completed, and until other economic and
technical feasibility factors based upon such work have been
resolved. Mineralized material that is not mineral reserves does
not have economic viability. The U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission does not recognize the term "mineralized material."
Investors are cautioned not to assume that any part or all of the
mineralized material shown will ever be converted into reserves.
(2) Some of the royalty operators are Canadian and Australian issuers.
Canadian and Australian issuers use the terms "mineral resources"
and its subcategories "measured," "indicated" and "inferred" mineral
resources. For Canadian issuers, the definitions of "mineral
resource," "measured mineral resource," "indicated mineral resource"
and "inferred mineral resource" conform to the Canadian Institute of
Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum definitions of those terms as of
the effective date of estimation, as required by National Instrument
43-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators. For Australian
issuers, the definitions of "mineral resource," "measured mineral
resource," "indicated mineral resource" and "inferred mineral
resource" conform with the JORC Code. While such terms are
recognized and required by Canadian and Australian regulations, the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission does not recognize them. In
each case, the mineralized material reported hereunder are estimates
previously disclosed by the relevant operator, without reference to
the underlying data used to calculate the estimates. Accordingly,
Royal Gold is not able to reconcile the estimates prepared in
reliance on National Instrument 43-101 or JORC Code with terms
recognized by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Investors are cautioned not to assume that any part or all of the
mineral deposits in these categories will ever be converted into
reserves.
(3) Each listed royalty is based on royalty documentation material
provided to Royal Gold by Barrick. Royal Gold has not been supplied
with additional mineralized material information directly from the
operator. This information is derived from recent publicly-
available information from the operators of the various properties
or various recent National Instrument 43-101 or JORC Code reports
filed by operators. Additional mineralized material shown in the
table may include additional mineralized material that is not
subject to the royalty interests and/or may be subject to
contractual limitations such as production caps, monetary caps, and
the extent of claim, concession or tenement boundaries. Additional
mineralized material estimates are based on information available
from the operators as of December 31, 2007 with the exception of the
following properties: Holt/Holloway - June 1, 2008; Meekatharra
(Paddy's Flat) - September 19, 2007; Mt. Goode and Balcooma - June
30, 2007.
(4) The royalty is capped at 2.0 million ounces of production. There
has been approximately 248,000 ounces of cumulative production as of
June 30, 2008. NSR sliding-scale schedule (price of gold per ounce
- royalty rate): $0.00 to $299.99 - 0.70%; $300 to $324.99 - 1.05%;
$325 to $349.99 - 1.40%; $350 to $374.99 - 2.10%; $375 to $399.99 -
2.80%; $400 or higher - 3.5%.
(5) The royalty is capped on a dollar basis and approximately $13
million remains to be paid as of June 30, 2008. NSR sliding-scale
schedule (price of gold per ounce - royalty rate as of 3/31/08):
$0.00 to $478.10 - 0.00%; $478.10 to $546.41 - 0.625%; $546.42 to
$580.57 - 0.875%; $580.58 to $614.72 - 1.125%; $614.73 to $648.87 -
1.50%; above $648.87 - 1.875%. The sliding-scale is based on the
average of the United States, Australian and Canadian Consumer Price
Indices on a quarterly basis. The most current rate available is
reflected herein.
(6) NSR sliding-scale schedule (price of gold per ounce - royalty rate):
$0.00 to under $350 - 0.0%; $350 to under $400 - 0.5%; $400 to under
$500 - 1.0%; $500 or higher - 2.0%.
(7) Royalty applies on production above 400,000 ounces.
(8) Additional mineralized material does not include reserves, except at
Holt/Holloway and El Toqui where the operator includes reserves in
the Measured and Indicated category.
(9) Royalty applies on production above 50,000 ounces.
(10) NSR sliding-scale schedule (price of zinc per pound - royalty rate):
$0.50 to below $0.55 - 1.0%; $0.55 to below $0.60 - 2.0%; $0.60 or
higher - 3.0%. The operator did not break down additional
mineralized material into "Measured" and "Indicated" categories.
Royalty currently held in trust by Barrick for Royal Gold pending
receipt of necessary consents.
TABLE 3
BARRICK ROYALTY PORTFOLIO
EVALUATION STAGE PROPERTIES(1)
EVALUATION
Property Location Ownership Royalty Rate
Bellevue Australia Siberia Mining 2.00% NSR
Keith Kilkenny Australia Saracen Gold Mines AUD$6/oz (2)
(Monty's Dam) AUD$10/oz (3)
Kundip Australia Tectonic 1.00-1.50%
Resources NSR (4)
Paddington Australia Norton Goldfields 1.75% NSR
Phillips Find Australia Barra Resources AUD$10/oz (5)
Red Dam Australia Carbine Resources 2.50% GSR
Reedy's Burnakura Australia ATW Venture 1.50-2.50%
Australia (6), (7)
Reedy's Mercator Australia Mercator 1.50-2.50% (7)
Yalgoo JV Australia Prosperity AUD$0.3363/t (8)
(Emerald Eclipse) Resources (Yalgoo)
Back River Canada Dundee Precious 1.95% NSR (9)
(George Lake Metals 2.35% NSR (9)
and Goose Lake)
Bousquet-Cadillac- Canada Agnico Eagle 2.00% NSR
Joannes
Kutcho Creek Canada Sherwood Copper 1.60% NSR
Malartic Canada Osisko 2.00-3.00%
NSR (10)
Rambler Mill Canada Rambler Metals C$1/t (11)
Rambler North Canada Rambler Metals 2.00% NSR
Getchell - United States Newmont 2.00% GSR (12)
Twin Creeks
Idaho Almaden United States Freegold Ventures 1.00-2.00%
NSR (13)
Niblack United States Abacus Minerals 1.00-3.00%
NSR (14)
Wildcat United States Monex 1.00% NSR
Explorations
TABLE 3
BARRICK ROYALTY PORTFOLIO
EVALUATION STAGE PROPERTY FOOTNOTES
(1) Each listed royalty rate is based on royalty documentation material
provided to Royal Gold by Barrick. Royal Gold considers and
categorizes an exploration stage property to be an "evaluation
stage" property if additional mineralized material has been
identified on the property but reserves have yet to be identified.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission does not recognize the
term "mineralized material." Investors are cautioned not to assume
that any part or all of the mineralized material identified on these
properties will ever be converted into reserves.
(2) Royalty applies to production above 265,745 ounces.
(3) Royalty applies to production above 160,333 ounces.
(4) Royalty pays 1.0% for the first 250,000 ounces of production and
then 1.5% for production above 250,000 ounces.
(5) Royalty applies to production above 40,000 ounces and is capped at a
maximum of $1.0 million.
(6) Royalty subject to right of first refusal.
(7) Royalty applies to cumulative production at both the Burnakura and
Mercator properties above 300,000 ounces. Once 300,000 ounces is
produced, the royalty rate is 1.5% for the first 75,000 ounces per
year and 2.5% above 75,000 ounces per year.
(8) Royalty calculation is 0.75 x AUD$Au price/AUD$470 x grade/2.5 g/t.
Royal Gold's share of the royalty is 44.85% of the calculated
royalty figure.
(9) Royalty rate is 2.35% on George Lake and 1.95% on Goose Lake.
Royalty on George Lake applies to production above 800,000 ounces.
Royalty on Goose Lake applies to production above 400,000 ounces.
(10) Royalty is subject to a buy down right of $1.0 - $1.5 million,
depending on the price of gold, exercisable at any time for one-half
of the royalty. NSR sliding-scale (price of gold per ounce -
royalty rate): $0.00-$350 - 2.0%; above $350 - 3.0%.
(11) Royalty is paid on per ton fed to the mill.
(12) Royalty applies to production above 50,000 ounces.
(13) A $325,000 payment is due upon production of first 100,000 ounces.
Once production reaches 200,000 ounces, the royalty begins paying at
the following rate schedule (price of gold per ounce- royalty rate):
$0.00 to $425 - 1.0%; $425 and above - 2.0%.
(14) Royalty rate is 1.0% for each ton of ore at a NSR value of less than
$115 per ton of ore; 2.0% for each ton of ore at a NSR value between
$115 and $135 per ton of ore, and 3.0% for each ton of ore at a
NSR value greater than $135 per ton of ore.
TABLE 4
BARRICK ROYALTY PORTFOLIO
EXPLORATION PROPERTIES(1)
EXPLORATION
Property Location Ownership Royalty Rate
Barmedman Australia Templar Resources 12.50% NPI
Biddy Well Australia View Gold 1.50% NSR
Buttercup Bore Australia Apex Gold and 2.00% CGR
Legend Mining
Calarie Australia Tri Origin 1.50% NSR
(Tri Origin) Minerals
Croesus Australia Bellamel Mining AUD$1.25/
tonne (2)
Lake Ballard Australia Cape Lambert 0.6% NSR
Iron Ore
Meekatharra Australia Triumph Mining (3) AUD$1/t (4)
(Sabbath)
Mt. Fisher Australia Gerald Brewer AUD$5/oz (5)
Mt. Goode Bellevue Australia Xstrata 2.00% NSR (6)
1.50% NSR 6
North Well Australia Norilsk 2.50-4.00%
Chilkoot NSR (7)
Quidong Australia Stirling Minerals 2.50% NSR
Red Hill Australia Cullen 2.50% NSR
Exploration (8)
Wembley Durack Australia Horseshoe Gold 1.00% NSR
(Glengarry JV) Mine
West Westonia Australia Westonia 0.50% NSR
West Wyalong Australia Golden Cross 2.50% NSR
Ashmore Canada Hol-Lac Gold 1.50% NSR
Mines
Carswell Lake Canada Talisman Energy 5.00% NSR
Inc. (50%)
Far West
Mining (50%)
Denton Thornloe Canada West Timmings 1.50% NSR
Mining
Duverny Canada Les Ressources 15% NVR (9)
Arianne 2.00% NSR (9)
Franquet Canada Campbell 2.00% NSR (10)
Resources 3.00% NSR (10)
Gauthier Canada Contact Diamond 3.00% NSR
Godfrey II Canada Moneta Porcupine 2.00% NSR
Mines
Golden Bear Canada Goldcorp 2.00% NSR
Hinkey's Pond Canada Altius Resources 2.00% NSR
Kizmet Canada Rimfire Minerals 1.00% NSR
McKenzie Red Lake Canada Goldcorp 1.00% NSR
St Andrews
Goldfields
Mike's Lake Canada Dynamite 2.00% NSR
Resources
Motherlode Canada Yukon-Nevada Gold 2.00% NSR
Greyhound
Noyon Canada Campbell 3.00% NSR
Resources
Pine Cove Canada New Island 7.50% NPI
Resources (70%)
Anaconda Gold (30%)
Rambler South Canada Altius Resources 2.00% NSR
Shasta Canada Sable Resources 0.50% NSR
Swanson Canada Agnico Eagle 2.00% NSR
Mines Ltd.
Tak Canada Southern Rio 5.00% NSR
Resources
Wilanour Canada Goldcorp 15.00% NPI
Bulldog/Creede United States Hecla/Emerald 3.00% NSR (11)
Ranch JV 1.00% NSR (11)
Doby George United States Western 2.00% NSR
Exploration
Keystone (12) United States Energy Fuels 2.00% NSR
Corporation
La Jara United States Laramide $0.25/lb (13)
Resources
Reese River United States X-Cal Resources 2.00% NSR
San Rafael United States Unknown 2.00% GSR
Silver Cloud United States Geologix 2.00% NSR
Exploration
Wood Gulch United States Western 5.00% NSR
Exploration
TABLE 4
BARRICK ROYALTY PORTFOLIO
EXPLORATION PROPERTIES FOOTNOTES
(1) Each listed royalty rate is based on royalty documentation material
provided to Royal Gold by Barrick.
(2) Royalty paid on dollars per tonne of ore above 50,000 tonnes up to
500,000 tonnes.
(3) Triumph Mining has granted Dourado Resources an option to purchase
the mining lease subject to the royalty.
(4) Royalty applies on production above 10,000 ounces.
(5) Royalty applies on production up to 500,000 ounces.
(6) Royalty rate is 2.0% for gold and 1.5% for all other metals.
(7) Royalty rate is 4.0% for grades at 1.5 g/t or less and 2.5% at
grades above 1.5 g/t.
(8) Cullen Exploration has granted a right to Red Hill Iron to earn a
70% in all minerals (other than iron ore) produced from the
tenements subject to the royalty.
(9) Royalty is capped on a dollar basis and applies on production until
$1,760,000 has been paid. The 2.0% NSR applies on production
thereafter.
(10) The 3.0% NSR royalty applies to production from an area of the
property referred to as the "Homestake Properties" and the 2.0% NSR
royalty applies to production from an area of the property referred
to as the "GeoNova Properties."
(11) Royalty rate is 3.0% on Homestake and Emerald unpatented claims;
1.0% on Emerald patented claims.
(12) Royalty currently held in trust by Barrick for Royal Gold pending
additional information about property ownership and receipt of
necessary consents.
(13) Royalty is payable per pound of uranium produced above 8 million
pounds.
ROYALTY DEFINITIONS
The Company's royalty portfolio contains several different types of royalties which are defined as follows:
Royalty -- the right to receive a percentage or other denomination of mineral production from a resource extraction operation.
Gross Smelter Return ("GSR") Royalty -- a defined percentage of the gross revenue from a resource extraction operation, less, if applicable, certain contract-defined costs paid by or charged to the operator.
Net Smelter Return ("NSR") Royalty -- a defined percentage of the gross revenue from a resource extraction operation, less a proportionate share of incidental transportation, insurance, refining, and smelting costs.
Net Value Royalty ("NVR") -- a percentage of the gross revenue from a resource extraction operation, less certain contract-defined costs.
Net Profits Interest ("NPI") Royalty -- a defined percentage of the gross revenue from a resource extraction operation, after recovery of certain contract-defined pre-production costs, and after deduction of certain
contract-defined mining, milling, processing, transportation, administrative, marketing and other costs.
Contained Gold Returned ("CGR") -- a royalty in which payments are made on contained ounces rather than recovered ounces.
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