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6-K 1 f6k_051023.htm FORM 6-K

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For: May 10, 2023

(SEC File No. 0-50437)

 

#770 – 800 West Pender Street, Vancouver BC, V6C 2V6, CANADA

Address of Principal Executive Office

 

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Exhibits  
   
99.1 Unaudited Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for the three months ended March 31, 2023
99.2 Management Discussion and Analysis for the three months ended March 31, 2023
99.3 Form 52-109F2 CEO Certification of Interim Filings
99.4 Form 52-109F2 CFO Certification of Interim Filings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

     
Date: May 10, 2023 MAG Silver Corp.  
     
 

"Jill Neff"

 
 

Jill Neff

 
 

Corporate Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EX-99.1 2 exh_991.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAG SILVER CORP.

Unaudited Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(expressed in thousands of US dollars) 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023  

 

Dated: May 9, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A copy of this report will be provided to any shareholder who requests it.

 

 

VANCOUVER OFFICE

Suite 770

800 W. Pender Street

Vancouver, BC V6C 2V6

 

604 630 1399 phone

866 630 1399 toll free

604 681 0894 fax

   

TSX: MAG

NYSE American: MAG

www.magsilver.com

info@magsilver.com

 


MAG SILVER CORP.
Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of  Income and Comprehensive Income
For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
(In thousands of US dollars, except for shares and per share amounts - Unaudited)
             
          For the three months ended  
          March 31,       March 31,  
          2023       2022  
    Note     $       $  
             
Income from equity accounted investment in Juanicipio     6       7,919       13,762  
General and administrative expenses     4       (3,272 )     (2,270 )
General exploration and business development             (102 )     (25 )
Exploration and evaluation assets written down     7       -       (10,471 )
Operating income             4,545       996  
                         
Interest income             564       101  
Other income     10       127       -  
Foreign exchange loss             (180 )     (19 )
Income before income tax             5,056       1,078  
                         
Deferred income tax (expense) benefit             (343 )     1,602  
Net income             4,713       2,680  
                         
Other comprehensive income (loss)                        
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:                        
Unrealized loss on equity securities             (1 )     (58 )
Deferred tax benefit             -       7  
Other comprehensive loss             (1 )     (51 )
                         
Total comprehensive income             4,712       2,629  
                         
                         
Basic earnings per share             0.05       0.03  
Diluted earnings per share             0.05       0.03  
                         
                         
Weighted average shares outstanding     9                  
Basic             101,117,919       97,819,441  
Diluted             101,319,086       98,077,137  

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements

 

    2

MAG SILVER CORP.
Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position  
As at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022
(In thousands of US dollars, unless otherwise stated - Unaudited)
             
      Note       March 31, 2023       December 31, 2022  
              $       $  
Assets                        
                         
Current assets                        
Cash             54,613       29,955  
Accounts receivable     5       2,444       708  
Prepaid expenses             1,961       1,232  
              59,018       31,895  
Non-current assets                        
Investments             9       11  
Investment in Juanicipio     6       369,703       338,316  
Exploration and evaluation assets     3,7       39,947       37,259  
Property and equipment     8       331       348  
              409,990       375,934  
Total assets             469,008       407,829  
                         
Liabilities                        
                         
Current liabilities                        
Trade and other payables             2,031       2,542  
Current portion of lease obligation     8       130       121  
Flow-through premium liability     10       2,859       -  
              5,020       2,663  
Non-current liabilities                        
Lease obligation     8       102       140  
Deferred income taxes             3,264       2,921  
Provision for reclamation             409       409  
Total liabilities             8,795       6,133  
                         
Equity                        
                         
Share capital     9       612,975       559,933  
Equity reserve             19,553       18,790  
Accumulated other comprehensive income             783       784  
Deficit             (173,098 )     (177,811 )
Total equity             460,213       401,696  
Total liabilities and equity             469,008       407,829  
                         
Commitments and contingencies     16                  

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements

 

    3

MAG SILVER CORP.
Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows  
For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
(In thousands of US dollars, unless otherwise stated - Unaudited) 

             
          For the three months ended,  
          March 31,       March 31,  
          2023       2022  
    Note     $       $  
             
OPERATING ACTIVITIES                        
Net income for the period             4,713       2,680  
Items not involving cash:                        
Amortization of flow-through premium liability     10       (127 )     -  
Depreciation and amortization     8       10       34  
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)             343       (1,602 )
Exploration and evaluation assets written down     7       -       10,471  
Income from equity accounted investment in Juanicipio     6       (7,919 )     (13,762 )
Share-based payment expense     9       763       497  
Unrealized foreign exchange loss             175       15  
                         
Movements in non-cash working capital                        
Accounts receivable             (205 )     (62 )
Prepaid expenses             (728 )     (2,290 )
Trade and other payables             (131 )     2,355  
Net cash used in operating activities             (3,106 )     (1,664 )
                         
INVESTING ACTIVITIES                        
Convertible note receivable     3       -       (2,403 )
Exploration and evaluation expenditures     7       (2,979 )     (1,291 )
Investment in Juanicipio     6       (25,159 )     (85 )
Interest payment from loan to Juanicipio Entities     6       149       -  
Proceeds from disposition of equity securities             -       1,111  
Net cash used in investing activities             (27,989 )     (2,668 )
                         
FINANCING ACTIVITIES                        
Issuance of common shares upon exercise of stock options     9       225       -  
Issuance of common shares, net of share issue costs     9       39,472       -  
Issuance of flow-through shares, net of share issue costs     9       16,208       -  
Payment of lease obligation (principal)     8       (30 )     (28 )
Net cash from (used in) financing activities             55,875       (28 )
                         
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash             (122 )     (140 )
                         
Increase (decrease) in cash during the period             24,658       (4,500 )
Cash, beginning of period             29,955       56,748  
Cash, end of period             54,613       52,248  

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements

 

    4

MAG SILVER CORP.
Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
(In thousands of US dollars, except shares - Unaudited)
                             
                      Accumulated          
        Common shares         other          
        without par value     Equity       comprehensive           Total  
          Shares       Amount       Reserve       income (loss)       Deficit       equity  
    Note         $       $       $       $       $  
Balance, January 1, 2022             97,809,441       543,927       18,215       1,798       (196,419 )     367,521  
                                                         
Stock options exercised             100,678       1,399       (362 )     -       -       1,037  
Stock options exercised cashless             24,247       432       (432 )     -       -       -  
Restricted and performance share units converted             98,012       1,147       (1,147 )     -       -       -  
Deferred share units converted             86,295       871       (871 )     -       -       -  
Shares issued on acquisition of Gatling Exploration             774,643       11,212       -       -       -       11,212  
Shares issued in settlement of Gatling Exploration liability             63,492       945       85       -       -       1,030  
Share-based payment             -       -       3,302       -       -       3,302  
                                                       
Transfer of gain on disposal of equity securities at FVOCI to deficit, net of tax             -       -       -       (964 )     964       -  
                                                         
Other comprehensive loss             -       -       -       (50 )     -       (50 )
Net income for the year             -       -       -       -       17,644       17,644  
Balance, December 31, 2022             98,956,808       559,933       18,790       784       (177,811 )     401,696  
                                                         
Stock options exercised     9       21,346       292       (67 )     -       -       225  
Shares issued for cash, net of flow-through premium liability     9       3,874,450       56,761       -       -       -       56,761  
Share issue costs     9        -       (4,011 )     -       -       -       (4,011 )
Share-based payment     9       -       -       830       -       -       830  
                                                         
Other comprehensive loss             -       -       -       (1 )     -       (1 )
Net income for the period             -       -       -       -       4,713       4,713  
Balance, March 31, 2023             102,852,604       612,975       19,553       783       (173,098 )     460,213  
                                                         
                                                         
Balance, January 1, 2022             97,809,441       543,927       18,215       1,798       (196,419 )     367,521  
                                                         
Deferred share units converted     9       25,000       218       (218 )     -       -       -  
Share-based payment     9       -       -       503       -       -       503  
Transfer of gain on disposal of equity securities at FVOCI to deficit, net of tax             -       -       -       (964 )     964       -  
                                                         
Other comprehensive loss             -       -       -       (51 )     -       (51 )
Net income for the period             -       -       -       -       2,680       2,680  
Balance, March 31, 2022             97,834,441       544,145       18,500       783       (192,775 )     370,653  

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements

 

    5

MAG SILVER CORP. 

Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 

(Expressed in thousands of US dollars unless otherwise stated - Unaudited) 

 

1.      NATURE OF OPERATIONS

 

MAG Silver Corp. (the “Company” or “MAG”) was incorporated on April 21, 1999 and is governed by the Business Corporations Act of the Province of British Columbia. Its shares are listed on both the Toronto Stock Exchange in Canada and the NYSE American, LLC in the United States of America.

 

MAG is a Canadian development and exploration company focused on becoming a top-tier silver dominant precious metals company by exploring and advancing high-grade, district scale projects in the Americas. The immediate parent of the consolidated group is MAG Silver Corp. (incorporated in British Columbia, Canada). The Company’s principal asset is a 44% interest in the Juanicipio Project (Note 6 “Investment in Juanicipio”) located in the state of Zacatecas, Mexico, which has completed construction and has started commissioning of a 4,000 tonnes per day processing plant. Juanicipio commenced concentrate production and shipped its first commercial lead and zinc concentrates in late March 2023. During this ramp-up and commissioning period, excess mineralized material from Juanicipio continues to be processed through the nearby Saucito and Fresnillo beneficiation plants (100% owned by Fresnillo Plc (“Fresnillo”)).

 

Address of registered office of the Company:

2600 – 595 Burrard Street

Vancouver, British Columbia,

Canada V7X 1L3

 

Head office and principal place of business:

770 – 800 West Pender Street

Vancouver, British Columbia,

Canada V6C 2V6

 

 

2.      MATERIAL ACCOUNTING POLICY INFORMATION

 

(a) Statement of compliance

 

These condensed interim consolidated financial statements (“Interim Financial Statements”) are prepared under International Accounting Standards 34 Interim Financial Reporting (“IAS 34”) in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IFRS”). They do not include all of the information required for full annual IFRS financial statements and therefore should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

The accounting policies applied in the preparation of the Interim Financial Statements are consistent with those applied and disclosed in the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

    6

MAG SILVER CORP. 

Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 

(Expressed in thousands of US dollars unless otherwise stated - Unaudited) 

 

These Interim Financial Statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis except for the revaluation of certain financial instruments, which are stated at their fair value.

 

These Interim consolidated financial statements were authorized for issuance by the Board of Directors of the Company on May 8, 2023.

 

(b) Significant accounting judgments and estimates

 

The Company and Juanicipio make certain significant judgments and estimates in the process of applying the Company’s accounting policies. Management believes the judgments and estimates used in these condensed interim consolidated financial statements are reasonable; however, actual results could differ from those estimates and could impact future results of operations and cash flows. The areas involving significant judgments and estimates have been set out in Note 5 of the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

3.      ACQUISITION OF GATLING EXPLORATION INC.

 

On March 11, 2022, the Company entered into a Definitive Arrangement Agreement with Gatling Exploration Inc. (“Gatling”) to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Gatling with the issuance of common shares of the Company and the advancement of a Canadian dollar (“C$”) $3 million convertible note receivable. On May 20, 2022, the Company completed the acquisition of Gatling by way of a court-approved plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the “Transaction”), pursuant to which Gatling became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and the Company thereby acquired a 100% interest in the Larder Project (the “Larder Project”). Under the terms of the Transaction, each former Gatling shareholder received 0.0170627 of a common share of the Company in exchange for each share of Gatling held immediately prior to the Transaction. Holders of options and warrants to acquire common shares of Gatling received replacement options and warrants, respectively, entitling the holders thereof to acquire common shares of the Company, based on, and subject to, the terms of such options and warrants of Gatling, as adjusted by the plan of arrangement.

 

MAG issued a total of 774,643 common shares to the shareholders of Gatling in connection with the Transaction. The Company also issued 43,675 replacement stock options and 53,508 replacement warrants (Note 9). A portion of the liabilities of Gatling related to change of control payments to Gatling executive management was settled by the issuance of 63,492 common shares of the Company.

 

The Company has determined that the Transaction did not meet the definition of business combination under IFRS 3, Business Combinations and accordingly, has been accounted for as an asset acquisition.

 

The purchase price allocation requires management to estimate the relative fair value of identifiable assets acquired including intangible assets and liabilities assumed.

 

    7

MAG SILVER CORP. 

Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 

(Expressed in thousands of US dollars unless otherwise stated - Unaudited) 

 

The following tables summarize the fair value of the consideration given and the fair values of identified assets and liabilities recognized as a result of the Transaction.

 

Total shares issued on close:     774,643  
         
      $  
MAG share price -C$     18.54  
USD exchange rate     0.7807  
MAG share price - US$     14.47  
         
Value of shares on close of Transaction     11,212  
Value of convertible note receivable     2,392  
Value of replacement options and warrants     85  
Transaction costs     350  
Value of consideration paid     14,039  

 

Fair value of identified assets acquired and liabilities assumed   $  
     
Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents     89  
Receivables, prepaids and deposits     115  
Exploration and evaluation assets     15,187  
Total Assets     15,391  
         
Liabilities        
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities     1,315  
Lease liabilities     37  
Total Liabilities     1,352  
         
Net assets acquired     14,039  

 

    8

MAG SILVER CORP. 

Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 

(Expressed in thousands of US dollars unless otherwise stated - Unaudited) 

 

4.      GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

 

              For the three months ended   
      March 31,       March 31,  
      2023       2022  
      $       $  
EXPENSES                
Accounting and audit     128       74  
Depreciation and amortization (see Note 8)     10       34  
Filing and transfer agent fees     267       258  
General office expenses     144       87  
Insurance     489       423  
Legal     125       53  
Management compensation and consulting fees     1,135       769  
Share-based payment expense (see Note 9)     763       497  
Shareholder relations     116       63  
Travel     95       12  
      3,272       2,270  

 

5.      ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

 

      March 31,       December 31,  
      2023       2022  
      $       $  
Receivable from Minera Juanicipio (Notes 6 & 16)     1,853       323  
Value added tax ("IVA" and "GST")     587       382  
Other receivables     4       3  
      2,444       708  

 

6.      INVESTMENT IN JUANICIPIO

 

Minera Juanicipio was created for the purpose of holding the Juanicipio property, and is held 56% by Fresnillo and 44% by the Company. On December 27, 2021, the Company and Fresnillo created Equipos Chaparral in the same ownership proportions (Fresnillo 56% / MAG 44%) for the purpose of holding the Juanicipio plant and mining equipment, to be leased to Minera Juanicipio. Minera Juanicipio and Equipos Chaparral are collectively referred to herein as “Juanicipio,” and in reference to the project, the “Juanicipio Project.”

 

Juanicipio is governed by a shareholders’ agreement and by corporate by-laws. All costs relating to Juanicipio are required to be shared by the Company and Fresnillo pro-rata based on their ownership interests in Juanicipio, and if either party does not fund pro-rata, their ownership interest will be diluted in accordance with the shareholders’ agreement and by-laws.

 

Fresnillo is the operator of Juanicipio, and with its affiliates, beneficially owns 9,314,877 common shares of the Company as at March 31, 2023, as publicly reported.

 

    9

MAG SILVER CORP. 

Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 

(Expressed in thousands of US dollars unless otherwise stated - Unaudited) 

The Company has recorded its Investment in Juanicipio using the equity method of accounting. The recorded value of the investment includes the carrying value of the deferred exploration, mineral and surface rights, Juanicipio costs incurred by the Company, the required net cash investments to establish and maintain its 44% interest in Juanicipio, and the Company’s 44% share of income (loss) from Juanicipio.

 

Changes during the period of the Company’s investment relating to its interest in Juanicipio is detailed as follows:

 

      Three months ended       Year ended  
      March 31,       December 31,  
      2023       2022  
      $       $  
Juanicipio Project oversight expenditures incurred 100% by MAG     155       719  
Cash contributions and advances to Juanicipio (see Note 15)     24,992       8,140  
Total for the period     25,147       8,859  
Income from equity accounted investment in Juanicipio (2)     7,919       40,767  
Interest earned net of recontributions, reclassified to accounts receivable (1)     (1,679 )     (2,394 )
Balance, beginning of period     338,316       291,084  
Balance, end of period     369,703       338,316  

 

(1) A portion of the Investment in Juanicipio is in the form of interest bearing shareholder loans. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company earned interest net of recontributions amounting to $1,679 (year ended December 31, 2022: $2,394), which has been reclassified to accounts receivable.

 

(2) Represents the Company’s 44% share of Juanicipio’s net income for the period, as determined by the Company.

 

A summary of financial information of Juanicipio (on a 100% basis reflecting adjustments made by the Company, including adjustments for differences in accounting policies) is as follows:

 

    10

MAG SILVER CORP. 

Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 

(Expressed in thousands of US dollars unless otherwise stated - Unaudited) 

 

Juanicipio Statements of Income

 

      For the three months ended  
      March 31,       March 31,  
      2023       2022  
      $       $  
                 
Sales     51,482       64,916  
Cost of sales:                
Production cost     27,378       15,264  
Depreciation and amortization     7,955       3,431  
Cost of sales     35,333       18,695  
Gross profit     16,149       46,221  
Consulting and administrative expenses     (1,499 )     (1,532 )
Extraordinary mining duty     (520 )     (103 )
      14,130       44,586  
Exchange losses and other     (2,864 )     (821 )
Interest expenses     (3,816 )     -  
Income tax benefit (expense)     6,731       (12,487 )
                 
Income for the  period     14,181       31,278  
                 
MAG's 44% equity income     6,240       13,762  
Loan interest on mining assets - MAG 44%     1,679       -  
MAG's 44% equity income     7,919       13,762  

 

 

    11

MAG SILVER CORP. 

Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 

(Expressed in thousands of US dollars unless otherwise stated - Unaudited) 

 

Juanicipio Statements of Financial Position

 

      March 31,       December 31,  
      2023       2022  
      $       $  
Assets                
                 
Current assets                
Cash and cash equivalents     8,454       1,102  
Value added tax and other receivables     17,145       13,945  
Concentrate sales receivable     27,895       24,098  
Inventories                
Stockpiles     25,298       26,020  
Metal concentrates     3,671       -  
Materials and supplies     13,580       10,081  
Prepaids and other assets     7,347       7,756  
      103,390       83,002  
Non-current assets                
Right-of-use assets     1,175       1,336  
Mineral interests, plant and equipment     792,236       779,735  
Deferred tax assets     9,585       11,259  
      802,996       792,330  
Total assets     906,386       875,332  
                 
Liabilities                
                 
Current liabilities                
Payables     33,795       34,678  
Interest and other payables to shareholders     20,637       13,460  
Income tax payable     607       36,259  
      55,039       84,397  
Non-current liabilities                
Lease obligation     1,168       1,329  
Provisions                
Reserves for retirement and pension     38       29  
Reclamation and closure     3,132       3,073  
Deferred tax liabilities     11,766       22,242  
      16,104       26,673  
Total liabilities     71,143       111,070  
                 
Equity                
                 
Shareholders equity including shareholder advances     835,243       764,262  
Total equity     835,243       764,262  
Total liabilities and equity     906,386       875,332  

 

    12

MAG SILVER CORP. 

Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 

(Expressed in thousands of US dollars unless otherwise stated - Unaudited) 

Expenditures on mineral interests, plant and equipment capitalized directly by Juanicipio for the three months ended March 31, 2023 amounted to $20,288 (year ended December 31, 2022: $160,112). Depreciation on mining equipment, infrastructure and mineral assets, excluding the plant, has been recognised on a Units of Production (“UOP”) basis for the three months ended March 31, 2023. As the plant has not reached commercial production as at March 31, 2023, plant depreciation on a UOP basis has not commenced.

 

7. EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS
     
(a) In 2018, the Company entered into an option agreement with a private group, whereby the Company has the right to earn 100% ownership interest in a company which owns the Deer Trail project in Utah. The Company paid $150 upon signing the agreement, $150 in each of 2020 and 2021, and $200 in December 2022. To earn 100% interest in the property, the Company must make remaining cash payments totaling $1,350 over the next 6 years, and fund a cumulative of $30,000 of eligible exploration expenditures by 2028 (as of March 31, 2023, the Company has incurred $21,040 of eligible exploration expenditures on the property). As at March 31, 2023, the Company has also bonded and recorded a $409 reclamation liability for the project. Other than the reclamation liability, the balance of cash payments and exploration commitments are optional at the Company’s discretion. Upon the Company’s 100% earn-in, the vendors will retain a 2% net smelter returns (“NSR”) royalty.

 

(b) During the year ended December 31, 2022, through the acquisition of Gatling the Company acquired 100% of the Larder Project in Ontario (Note 3). As at March 31, 2023, the Company incurred $3,709 spend after acquisition costs, of which $1,754 were drilling costs.

 

(c) In 2017, the Company entered into an option earn-in agreement with a private group whereby the Company could earn up to a 100% interest in a land claim package in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Although the geological prospect of the property remained encouraging, growing negative sentiment towards resource extraction in the area, combined with a slow consultation process resulted in significant challenges being encountered in permitting the property for exploration drilling. The Company provided formal notice that it would not be making the final $150 option payment in May 2022 and concurrently wrote-down the property’s full carrying amount of $10,471 during the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

    13

MAG SILVER CORP. 

Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 

(Expressed in thousands of US dollars unless otherwise stated - Unaudited) 

During the three months ended March 31, 2023 and year ended December 31, 2022, the Company has incurred the following exploration and evaluation expenditures on these projects:

 

      Three months ended       Year ended  
      March 31,       December 31,  
      2023       2022  
      $       $  
Deer Trail                
Option and other payments     -       210  
Total acquisition costs     -       210  
Geochemical     115       422  
 Camp and site costs     141       713  
Drilling     767       6,255  
Geological consulting     269       964  
Geophysical     16       325  
Land taxes and government fees     19       232  
Legal, community and other consultation costs     99       303  
Travel     41       167  
Total for the period     1,467       9,591  
Balance, beginning of period     19,565       9,974  
Total Deer Trail Project cost     21,032       19,565  
Larder Project                
Acquisition (Note 3)     -       15,187  
Option and other payments     -       19  
Total acquisition costs     -       15,206  
Geochemical     189       112  
Camp and site costs     33       127  
Drilling     522       1,232  
Geological consulting     265       450  
Geophysical     90       314  
Land taxes and government fees     11       19  
Legal, community and other consultation costs     74       176  
Travel     37       58  
Total for the period     1,221       17,694  
Balance, beginning of period     17,694       -  
Total Larder Project cost     18,915       17,694  

 

    14

MAG SILVER CORP. 

Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 

(Expressed in thousands of US dollars unless otherwise stated - Unaudited) 

 

Black Hills        
Geochemical     -       5  
Camp and site costs     -       1  
Geological consulting     -       127  
Geophysical     -       3  
Land taxes and government fees     -       7  
Legal, community and other consultation costs     -       46  
Travel     -       2  
Total for the period     -       191  
Balance, beginning of period     -       10,280  
Less: Amounts written off     -       (10,471 )
Total Black Hills Project cost     -       -  
Total Exploration and Evaluation Assets     39,947       37,259  

 

Included in exploration and evaluation assets at March 31, 2023 were liabilities for trade and other payables of $328 (December 31, 2022: $695).

 

8.      PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

 

The continuity of the Company’s property and equipment to March 31, 2023 is as follows:

 

Cost     Office and computer equipment        Exploration camp and equipment       Right of use asset (see Lease Obligation below)       Total  
       $         $         $         $   
Balance, January 1, 2022     489       414       545       1,448  
Additions     -       35       8       43  
Balance, December 31, 2022     489       449       553       1,491  
Balance, March 31, 2023     489       449       553       1,491  

 

Accumulated depreciation and amortization     Office and computer equipment        Exploration camp and equipment       Right of use asset       Total  
       $         $         $         $   
Balance, January 1, 2022     468       156       340       964  
Depreciation and amortization     6       43       130       179  
Balance, December 31, 2022     474       199       470       1,143  
Depreciation and amortization     2       7       8       17  
Balance, March 31, 2023     476       206       478       1,160  
                                 

 

    15

MAG SILVER CORP. 

Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 

(Expressed in thousands of US dollars unless otherwise stated - Unaudited) 

 

Carrying amounts     Office and computer equipment        Exploration camp and equipment       Right of use asset       Total  
       $         $         $         $   
At December 31, 2022     15       250       83       348  
At March 31, 2023     13       243       75       331  

 

Lease obligation

 

Minimum lease payments in respect of the lease obligation and the effect of discounting are as follows:

 

      March 31,       December 31,  
      2023       2022  
      $       $  
Undiscounted minimum lease payments                
Less than one year     153       143  
Two to three years     113       150  
      266       293  
Effect of discounting     (34 )     (32 )
Present value of minimum lease payments - total lease obligation     232       261  
Less: current portion     (130 )     (121 )
Long-term lease obligation     102       140  

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company recognized $8 (March 31, 2022: $13) of interest expense on the lease obligation which is included in ‘General office expenses’.

 

9. SHARE CAPITAL
     
(a) Issued and outstanding

 

The Company is authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares without par value.

 

As at March 31, 2023, there were 102,852,604 common shares outstanding (December 31, 2022: 98,956,808).

 

    16

MAG SILVER CORP. 

Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 

(Expressed in thousands of US dollars unless otherwise stated - Unaudited) 

 

      Three months ended  
      March 31,       March 31,  
      2023       2022  
Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding     101,117,919       97,819,441  
Effect of dilutive common share equivalents (1)     201,167       257,696  
Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding     101,319,086       98,077,137  
Antidilutive securities (1)     1,616,638       1,062,371  

 

(1) For the three months ended March 31, 2023, stock options totaling 761,149 (March 31, 2022: 444,874), restricted and performance share units totaling 418,363 (March 31, 2022: 234,419), and deferred share units totaling 437,126 (March 31, 2022: 383,078) were excluded from the computation of diluted income per share due to exercise or vesting criteria not being met during the period.

 

On February 7, 2023, the Company closed a $42,558 bought deal public offering and issued 2,905,000 common shares, at a price of $14.65 per common share.

 

On February 16, 2023, the Company closed a $17,133 (C$23,024) bought deal private placement and issued 969,450 common shares on a “flow-through” basis” (as defined in the Income Tax Act (Canada)) (the Flow-Through Shares”), at a price of $17.67 (C$23.75) per Flow-Through Share. The premium paid by investors on the flow-through shares was calculated as $3.08 per share. Accordingly, $2,986 was recorded as flow-through liability (Note 10).

 

The aggregate gross proceeds from the combined bought deal public offering and bought deal private placement amounted to $59,691. The Company paid commissions to underwriters of $3,010 and legal and filing fees totalled an additional $1,001 yielding net proceeds of $55,680.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, 21,346 stock options were exercised (March 31, 2022: nil) for cash proceeds of $225 (March 31, 2022: nil).

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, no deferred share units (March 31, 2022: 25,000) were converted into common shares.

 

(b) Stock options

 

The Company may enter into Incentive Stock Option Agreements with officers, employees, and consultants. On June 18, 2020, the Shareholders re-approved the Company’s rolling Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”). The maximum number of common shares that may be issuable under the Plan is set at 5% of the number of issued and outstanding common shares on a non-diluted basis at any time, provided that the number of common shares issued or issuable under the combined Plan and Share Unit Plan (Note 9(c)) shall not exceed 5% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company on a non-diluted basis. Options granted under the Plan have a maximum term of 5 years. As at March 31, 2023, there were 1,222,355 stock options (March 31, 2022: 988,727 stock options) outstanding under the Plan.

    17

MAG SILVER CORP. 

Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 

(Expressed in thousands of US dollars unless otherwise stated - Unaudited) 

 

Stock option grants are recommended for approval to the Board of Directors by the Compensation and Human Resources Committee consisting of three independent members of the Board of Directors. At the time of a stock option grant, the exercise price of each option is set in accordance with the Plan, and cannot be lower than the market value of the common shares at the date of grant.

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s option activity, excluding the Gatling replacement options (Note 3), for the period:

 

              Weighted average  
      Stock options       exercise price  
      activity       (C$/option)  
                 
Outstanding, January 1, 2022     988,727       16.77  
Granted     230,089       18.86  
Exercised for cash     (100,678 )     13.79  
Exercised cashless     (105,344 )     16.52  
                 
Outstanding, December 31, 2022     1,012,794       17.56  
Granted     230,907       16.43  
Exercised for cash     (21,346 )     14.12  
                 
Outstanding, March 31, 2023     1,222,355       17.41  

 

During the three months ended March 31 2023, 230,907 stock options to employees and consultants were granted (March 31, 2022: nil) with a weighted average grant date fair value of $1,147 (C$1,556) or $4.98 (C$6.74) per option.

 

The Company determined the fair value of the options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:

 

      March 31,       December 31,  
      2023       2022  
Risk-free interest rate     3.53 %     2.58 %
Expected volatility     57 %     61 %
Expected dividend yield     nil       nil  
Expected life (years)     3       3  

 

    18

MAG SILVER CORP. 

Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 

(Expressed in thousands of US dollars unless otherwise stated - Unaudited) 

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, 21,346 stock options were exercised (March 31, 2022: nil) with a weighted average market share price at the date of exercise of C$22.44 (March 31, 2022: nil).

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s stock options, excluding the Gatling replacement options (Note 3), outstanding and exercisable as at March 31, 2023:

 

  Exercise price       Number       Number       Weighted average remaining  
  (C$/option)       outstanding       exercisable       contractual life (years)  
  13.46       209,432       209,432       1.03  
  14.98       251,774       251,774       1.91  
  16.43       230,907       -       5.00  
  17.02       100,000       -       4.14  
  20.20       120,898       -       4.02  
  21.26       50,000       16,666       3.67  
  21.29       9,191       -       4.02  
  21.57       200,153       133,434       2.69  
  23.53       50,000       33,333       2.80  
  13.46 - 23.53       1,222,355       644,639       2.99  

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company recorded share-based payment expense of $467 (March 31, 2022: $255) relating to stock options vested to employees and consultants in the period of which $31 (March 31, 2022: $6) was capitalized to exploration and evaluation assets.

 

In 2022, the Company issued 43,675 replacement stock options pursuant to the Gatling acquisition (Note 3) of which 2,559 replacement stock options expired unexercised. The following table summarizes the Gatling replacement options that are outstanding and exercisable as at March 31, 2023:

 

  Exercise price       Number       Number       Weighted average remaining  
  (C$/option)       outstanding       exercisable           contractual life (years)  
  21.40       1,706       1,706       1.31  
  21.68 - 21.93       9,986       9,986       1.37  
  25.80       4,264       4,264       0.81  
  26.37 - 26.41       11,090       11,090       0.73  
  39.86 - 39.91       14,070       14,070       0.31  
  21.40 - 39.91       41,116       41,116       0.77  

 

 

    19

MAG SILVER CORP. 

Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 

(Expressed in thousands of US dollars unless otherwise stated - Unaudited) 

(c) Restricted and performance share units

 

On June 18, 2020, the Shareholders re-approved a share unit plan (the “Share Unit Plan”) for the benefit of the Company’s officers, employees and consultants. The Share Unit Plan provides for the issuance of common shares from treasury, in the form of Restricted Share Units (“RSUs”) and Performance Share Units (“PSUs”). The maximum number of common shares that may be issuable under the Share Unit Plan is set at 1.5% of the number of issued and outstanding common shares on a non-diluted basis, provided that the number of common shares issued or issuable under the combined Share Unit Plan and Stock Option Plan (Note 9(b)) shall not exceed 5% of the issued and outstanding common shares on a non-diluted basis. RSUs and PSUs granted under the Share Unit Plan have a term of 5 years unless otherwise specified by the Board, and each unit entitles the participant to receive one common share of the Company subject to vesting criteria, and in the case of PSUs, performance criteria which may also impact the number of PSUs to vest between 0-200%. PSUs for which the performance targets are not achieved during the performance period are automatically forfeited and cancelled.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, 54,022 RSUs were granted (March 31, 2022: nil) under the Company’s Share Unit Plan with 17,999 vesting in 12 months, 18,009 vesting in 24 months and another 18,014 vesting in 36 months. The RSUs had a weighted average grant date fair value of $12.14 per RSU (March 31, 2022: nil) as determined using the fair market value of the common shares on the date of grant.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, 152,055 PSUs were granted (March 31, 2022: nil) under the Company’s Share Unit Plan with a five-year term. Of the grant, 114,042 PSUs vest upon the achievement of specified performance targets over a three-year performance period. The remainder of the grant, 38,013 PSUs are subject to a market share price performance factor measured over a three-year performance period, resulting in a PSU payout range from 0% (0 PSUs) to 200% (76,026 PSUs). The PSUs had a weighted average grant date fair value of $12.14 per PSU.

 

The three-year performance period for the February 2020 PSU grant ended on February 2023 and resulted in a PSU vesting of 86.3% of target or 72,437 PSUs. Consequently, 11,562 PSUs did not vest and were cancelled.

 

As at March 31, 2023, there were 371,807 PSUs and 155,081 RSUs issued and outstanding (March 31, 2022: 240,765 and 24,109 respectively) under the Share Unit Plan, of which 81,152 PSUs and 27,373 RSUs had vested (March 31, 2022: 6,346 PSUs and 24,109 RSUs) and are convertible into common shares of the Company. Included in the PSUs at March 31, 2023 are 76,914 PSUs with vesting conditions subject to a market share price performance factor measured over a three-year period, resulting in a PSU target vesting range from 0-50% (19,450 PSUs) to 150-200% (134,377 PSUs).

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company recognized a share-based payment expense of $149 (March 31, 2022: $201) relating to RSUs and PSUs of which $37 (March 31, 2022: nil) was capitalized to exploration and evaluation assets.

 

    20

MAG SILVER CORP. 

Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 

(Expressed in thousands of US dollars unless otherwise stated - Unaudited) 

(d)  Deferred share units

 

On June 18, 2020, the Shareholders re-approved a Deferred Share Unit Plan (the “DSU Plan”) for the benefit of the Company’s non-executive directors. The DSU Plan provides for the issuance of common shares from treasury, on conversion of Deferred Share Units (“DSUs”) granted. Directors may also elect to receive all or a portion of their annual retainer in the form of DSUs. DSUs may be settled in cash or in common shares issued from treasury, as determined by the Board at the time of the grant. The maximum number of common shares that may be issuable under the DSU Plan is set at 1.0% of the number of issued and outstanding common shares on a non-diluted basis.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, 15,365 DSUs were granted under the plan and 1,646 DSUs were granted to directors who elected to receive a portion of their annual retainer in DSUs rather than in cash (March 31, 2022: nil and nil respectively). A DSU share-based payment expense of $215 was recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2023 (March 31, 2022: $47). Under the DSU plan, no common shares are to be issued, or cash payments made to, or in respect of a participant in the DSU Plan prior to such eligible participant’s termination date. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, no DSUs (March 31, 2022: 25,000) were converted and settled in common shares. As at March 31, 2023, there are 437,126 DSUs (March 31, 2022: 444,373) issued and outstanding under the DSU Plan, all of which have vested.

 

As at March 31, 2023, assuming 100% of the PSU’s vest, there are 2,186,369 common shares (December 31, 2022: 1,765,222) issuable under the combined share compensation arrangements referred to above (the Plan, the Share Unit Plan and the DSU Plan) representing 2.13% (December 31, 2022: 1.78%) of the issued and outstanding common shares on a non-diluted basis, and there are 3,984,787 (December 31, 2022: 4,172,186) share-based awards available for grant under these combined share compensation arrangements.

 

(e) Replacement warrants

 

In 2022, the Company issued replacement warrants pursuant to the Gatling acquisition (Note 3), of which as at December 31, 2022 34,418 replacement warrants had expired unexercised. The following table summarizes the Gatling warrants that are outstanding and exercisable as at March 31, 2023.

 

  Exercise price       Number       Number       Weighted average remaining  
  (C$/warrant)       outstanding       exercisable       contractual life (years)  
  35.17       10,893       10,893       0.27  
  35.18       1,599       1,599       0.27  
  35.21       6,177       6,177       0.27  
  35.27       319       319       0.27  
  35.29       102       102       0.27  
  35.17 - 35.29       19,090       19,090       0.27  

 

    21

MAG SILVER CORP. 

Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 

(Expressed in thousands of US dollars unless otherwise stated - Unaudited) 

10. FLOW-THROUGH PREMIUM LIABILITY

 

As at March 31, 2023, the Company has a flow-through share premium liability of $2,859 (March 31, 2022: nil) in relation to the flow-through share financing completed on February 16, 2023 (Note 9(a) for full details of the financings). Flow-through shares are issued at a premium, and in the Company’s case, considering the separate offerings for flow-through shares and standard public offering for common shares both made on January 25, 2023, this premium has been calculated as the difference between the pricing of a flow-through share and that of a common share from the public offering made on the same date. Tax deductions generated by the eligible expenditures are passed through to the shareholders of the flow-through shares once the eligible expenditures are incurred and renounced. Below is a summary of the flow-through financing and the related flow-through share premium liability generated.

 

    Shares issued   Flow-through   Premium per flow   Flow-through
        share price   through share price   premium liability
        $   $   $
February 2023 Financing     969,450       17.67       3.08       2,986  

 

The following table is a continuity of the flow-through share funding and expenditures along with the corresponding impact on the flow-through share premium liability:

 

    Flow-through funding   Flow-through
    and expenditures   premium liability
    $   $
Balance, January 1, 2023     -       -  
Flow-through funds raised     17,133       2,986  
Flow-through eligible expenditures     (730 )     (127 )
Balance, March 31, 2023     16,403       2,859  

 

11. CAPITAL RISK MANAGEMENT

 

The Company’s objectives in managing its liquidity and capital are to safeguard the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide financial capacity to meet its strategic objectives. The capital structure of the Company consists of its equity (comprised of share capital, equity reserve, accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and deficit) and lease obligation, net of cash and investments in equity securities as follows:

 

    22

MAG SILVER CORP. 

Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 

(Expressed in thousands of US dollars unless otherwise stated - Unaudited) 

      March 31,        December 31,  
      2023       2022  
      $       $  
Equity     460,213       401,696  
Lease obligation (Note 8)     232       261  
Cash     (54,613 )     (29,955 )
Investments     (9 )     (11 )

 

The Company manages the capital structure and makes adjustments to it in light of changes in economic conditions and the risk characteristics of the underlying assets. To maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Company may attempt to issue new shares, issue debt and/or acquire or dispose of assets.

 

In order to facilitate the management of its capital requirements, the Company prepares annual expenditure budgets that are updated as necessary depending on various factors, including successful capital deployment and general industry conditions. The annual budgets and any amendments thereto are approved by the Board of Directors. The Company currently does not pay out dividends.

 

The Company has working capital of $53,998 as at March 31, 2023. The Company may require additional capital in the future to meet its future project and other related expenditures (Notes 6, 7, and 16). Future liquidity may depend upon the Company’s ability to arrange debt or additional equity financings.

 

As at March 31, 2023, the Company does not have any long-term debt and is not subject to any externally imposed capital requirements.

 

12. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT

 

The Company’s operations consist of the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral projects primarily in the Americas. The Company examines the various financial risks to which it is exposed and assesses the impact and likelihood of occurrence. These risks may include credit risk, liquidity risk, currency risk, interest rate risk and other price risks. Where material, these risks are reviewed and monitored by the Board of Directors.

 

(a) Market risk

 

The Company conducts the majority of its business through its equity interest in its associates, Juanicipio (Note 6). Juanicipio is exposed to commodity price risk, specifically to the prices of silver, gold, and to a lesser extent, lead and zinc. Currently, Juanicipio produces and sells concentrates containing these metals which are each subject to market price fluctuations which will affect its profitability and its ability to generate cash flow. Juanicipio does not hedge any of the commodities produced and does not have any such positions outstanding at March 31, 2023.

 

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MAG SILVER CORP. 

Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 

(Expressed in thousands of US dollars unless otherwise stated - Unaudited) 

(b) Credit risk

 

Counterparty credit risk is the risk that the financial benefits of contracts with a specific counterparty will be lost if a counterparty defaults on its obligations under the contract. This includes any cash amounts owed to the Company by those counterparties, less any amounts owed to the counterparty by the Company where a legal right of set-off exists and also includes the fair values of contracts with individual counterparties which are recorded in the financial statements.

 

(i) Trade credit risk

 

Juanicipio, in which the Company has a 44% interest, has revenue from its underground mining operation as described in Note 6. Juanicipio sells and receives payment for its concentrates at market terms, under an offtake agreement with Met-Mex Peñoles, S.A. de C.V. (“Met-Mex”), a related party to Fresnillo. The Company believes Juanicipio is not exposed to significant trade credit risk.

 

(ii) Cash

 

In order to manage credit and liquidity risk, the Company’s policy is to invest only in highly rated investment grade instruments backed by Canadian commercial banks, and in the case of its Mexican and US operations, the Company maintains minimal cash in its US and Mexican subsidiaries, as generally cash is only sent to them to cover current planned expenditures.

 

(iii) Mexican value added tax

 

As at March 31, 2023, the Company had a net receivable of $81 (Note 5) for value added tax. As at March 31, 2023, Juanicipio, in which the Company has a 44% interest, had a receivable of $16,881 from the Mexican government for value added tax (Note 6) (MAG’s attributable portion $7,428). Management expects the balances to be fully recoverable by both entities.

 

The Company’s maximum exposure to credit risk is the carrying value of its cash, accounts receivable and loan receivable from Juanicipio which is classified as an Investment in Juanicipio in the condensed interim consolidated statements of financial position, as follows:

 

      March 31,       December 31,  
      2023       2022  
      $       $  
Cash     54,613       29,955  
Accounts receivable (Note 5)     2,444       708  
Loan to the Juanicipio Entities (Notes 6 & 16) (1)     127,379       104,653  
      184,436       135,316  

(1) The expected credit losses take into account future information of the credit worthiness of Juanicipio and are not considered significant.

 

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MAG SILVER CORP. 

Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 

(Expressed in thousands of US dollars unless otherwise stated - Unaudited) 

(c) Liquidity risk

 

The Company has a planning and budgeting process in place to help determine the funds required to support the Company's normal operating requirements, its exploration and development plans, and its various optional property and other commitments (Notes 6, 7 and 16). The annual budget is approved by the Board of Directors. The Company ensures that there are sufficient cash balances to meet its short-term business requirements.

 

The Company's overall liquidity risk has not changed significantly from the prior year. Future liquidity may depend upon the Company’s ability to arrange debt or additional equity financings.

 

(d) Currency risk

 

The Company is exposed to the financial risks related to the fluctuation of foreign exchange rates, both in the Mexican peso and C$, relative to the US$. The Company does not use any derivative instruments to reduce its exposure to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates.

 

Exposure to currency risk

 

As at March 31, 2023, the Company is exposed to currency risk through the following assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of the applicable entity:

 

       Mexican peso        Canadian dollar  
(in US$ equivalent)      $        $  
                 
Cash     3       14,032  
Accounts receivable     81       455  
Investments     -       9  
Accounts payable     (42 )     (1,621 )
Lease obligations     -       (232 )
Net assets exposure     42       12,643  

 

Mexican peso relative to the US$

 

Although the majority of operating expenses in Mexico are both determined and denominated in US$, an appreciation in the Mexican peso relative to the US$ will slightly increase the Company’s cost of operations in Mexico (reported in US$) related to those operating costs denominated and determined in Mexican pesos. Alternatively, a depreciation in the Mexican peso relative to the US$ will decrease the Company’s cost of operations in Mexico (reported in US$) related to those operating costs denominated and determined in Mexican pesos.

 

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MAG SILVER CORP. 

Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 

(Expressed in thousands of US dollars unless otherwise stated - Unaudited) 

An appreciation/depreciation in the Mexican peso against the US$ will also result in a gain/loss before tax and deferred tax to the extent that the Company holds net monetary assets (liabilities) in pesos. Specifically, the Company's foreign currency exposure is comprised of peso denominated cash, prepaids and value added taxes receivable, net of trade and other payables. The carrying amount of the Company’s net peso denominated monetary assets at March 31, 2023 is 737 thousand pesos (March 31, 2022: 862 thousand pesos). A 10% appreciation or depreciation in the peso against the US$ would have an immaterial effect on the Company’s income (loss) before tax.

 

Mexican peso relative to the US$ - Investment in Juanicipio

 

The Company conducts the majority of its business through its equity interest in its associates (Note 6). The Company accounts for this investment using the equity method, and recognizes the Company's 44% share of earnings and losses of Juanicipio. Juanicipio also has a US$ functional currency, and is exposed to the same currency risks noted above for the Company.

 

An appreciation/depreciation in the Mexican peso against the US$ will also result in a gain/loss before tax and deferred taxes (Note 6) in Juanicipio to the extent that it holds net monetary assets (liabilities) in pesos, comprised of peso denominated cash, value added taxes receivable, net of trade and other payables. The carrying amount of Juanicipio’s net peso denominated monetary liabilities at March 31, 2023 is 69.1 million pesos (March 31, 2022: 16.8 million net peso). A 10% appreciation in the peso against the US$ would result in a loss before tax at March 31, 2023 of $424 (March 31, 2022: $93) in Juanicipio, of which the Company would record its 44% share being $187 loss from equity investment in Juanicipio (March 31, 2022: $41), while a 10% depreciation in the peso relative to the US$ would result in an equivalent gain.

 

C$ relative to the US$

 

The Company is exposed to gains and losses from fluctuations in the C$ relative to the US$.

 

As general and administrative overheads in Canada are predominantly denominated in C$, an appreciation in the C$ relative to the US$ will increase the Company’s overhead costs as reported in US$. Alternatively, a depreciation in the C$ relative to the US$ will decrease the Company’s overhead costs as reported in US$.

 

An appreciation/depreciation in the C$ against the US$ will result in a gain/loss to the extent that MAG, the parent entity and the Larder Project holds net monetary assets (liabilities) in C$. The carrying amount of the Company’s net Canadian denominated monetary assets at March 31, 2023 is C$17.1 million (March 31, 2022: C$3.2 million). A 10% appreciation or depreciation in the C$ against the US$ would have a $1,264 effect on the Company’s income (loss) before tax.

 

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MAG SILVER CORP. 

Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 

(Expressed in thousands of US dollars unless otherwise stated - Unaudited) 

(e) Interest rate risk

 

The Company’s interest revenue earned on cash is exposed to interest rate risk. A decrease in interest rates would result in lower relative interest income and an increase in interest rates would result in higher relative interest income.

 

 

13.  FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES

 

The Company’s financial instruments include cash, accounts receivable, investments, trade and other payables and lease obligation. The carrying values of cash, accounts receivable, trade and other payables and lease obligation reported in the consolidated statement of financial position approximate their respective fair values due to the relatively short-term nature of these instruments.

 

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy establishes three levels to classify the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value as described below:

 

Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2: Observable inputs other than quoted prices in Level 1 such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

 

Level 3: Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity.

 

The Company’s financial assets or liabilities as measured in accordance with the fair value hierarchy described above are:

 

As at March 31, 2023     Level 1       Level 2        Level 3       Total  
      $       $       $       $  
Investments(1)     9       -       -       9  

 

As at December 31, 2022     Level 1       Level 2        Level 3       Total  
      $       $       $       $  
Investments(1)     11       -       -       11  

(1) The fair value of equity securities quoted in active markets, is determined based on a market approach reflecting the closing price of each particular security as at the statement of financial position date. The closing price is a quoted market price obtained from the exchange that is the principal active market for the particular security, and therefore equity securities are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

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MAG SILVER CORP. 

Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 

(Expressed in thousands of US dollars unless otherwise stated - Unaudited) 

There were no transfers between levels 1, 2 and 3 during the three months ended March 31, 2023 or during the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

 

14.  SEGMENTED INFORMATION

 

The Company operates primarily in one operating segment, being the exploration and development of mineral properties in North America. The Company’s principal asset, its 44% ownership in the Juanicipio Project, is located in Mexico, and the Company also has other exploration properties in North America. The Company’s executive and head office is located in Canada.

 

 

15.  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

The Company does not have offices or direct personnel in Mexico, but rather is party to a Field Services Agreement, whereby it has contracted administrative and exploration services in Mexico with Minera Cascabel, S.A. de C.V. (“Cascabel”) and IMDEX Inc. (“IMDEX”). Dr. Peter Megaw, the Company’s Chief Exploration Officer, is a principal of both IMDEX and Cascabel, and is remunerated by the Company through fees to IMDEX. In addition to corporate executive responsibilities with MAG, Dr. Megaw is responsible for the planning, execution and assessment of the Company’s exploration programs, and he and his team developed the geologic concepts and directed the acquisition and discovery of the Juanicipio property.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company incurred expenses with Cascabel and IMDEX as follows:

 

      March 31,       March 31,  
      2023       2022  
      $       $  
                 
Fees related to Dr. Megaw:                
Exploration and marketing services     78       68  
Travel and expenses     13       8  
Other fees to Cascabel and IMDEX:                
Administration for Mexican subsidiaries     13       13  
Field exploration services     37       40  
Share-based payments (non-cash) (Note 9)     114       86  
      255       215  

 

All transactions are incurred in the normal course of business, and are negotiated on arm’s length terms between the parties for all services rendered. A portion of the expenditures are incurred on the Company’s behalf, and are charged to the Company on a “cost + 10%” basis. The services provided do not include drilling and assay work which are contracted out independently from Cascabel and IMDEX. Included in trade and other payables at March 31, 2023 is $155 related to these services (December 31, 2022: $104).

 

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MAG SILVER CORP. 

Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 

(Expressed in thousands of US dollars unless otherwise stated - Unaudited) 

Any amounts due to related parties arising from the above transactions are unsecured, non-interest bearing and are due upon receipt of invoices.

 

The details of the Company’s significant subsidiaries and controlling ownership interests are as follows:

 

  Country of   Principal     MAG's effective interest
Name   Incorporation   Project     2023 (%)     2022 (%)
                         
Minera Los Lagartos, S.A. de C.V.   Mexico  

Juanicipio

(44%)

    100%     100%

 

Balances and transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries have been eliminated on consolidation and are not disclosed in this note.

 

As at March 31, 2023, Fresnillo and the Company have advanced $289,507 as shareholder loans (MAG’s 44% share $127,379) to Juanicipio, bearing interest at 3 and 6 month LIBOR + 2%. From January 2022, with the mine being brought into commercial production, a portion of the interest was expensed whereas the remainder, pertaining to the plant, continued to be capitalised. Capitalised interest net of recontributions in 2022 of $1,336 was applied to the Investment in Juanicipio account reducing its balance as an eliminating related party entry. From January 2023 with the commencement of commissioning of the plant at Juanicipio, all of the interest is expensed. Interest recorded by the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2023 totalling $1,679 (year ended December 31, 2022: $1,058) has therefore been included in the income from equity investment in Juanicipio.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, compensation of key management personnel (including directors) was as follows:

 

      For the three months ended  
      March 31,       March 31,  
      2023       2022  
      $       $  
Salaries and other short term employee benefits     501       416  
Share-based payments (non-cash) (Note 9)     654       249  
      1,155       665  

 

Key management personnel are those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, directly or indirectly, and consists of its directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Sustainability Officer.

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MAG SILVER CORP. 

Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 

(Expressed in thousands of US dollars unless otherwise stated - Unaudited) 

 

16.  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

The following table discloses the contractual obligations of the Company and its subsidiaries as at March 31, 2023 for committed exploration work and committed other obligations.

 

    Total   Less than 1 year   1-3 Years   3-5 Years   More than 5 years
       $         $         $         $         $   
                                         
Committed exploration expenditures (3)     -       -       -       -       -  
                                         
Minera Juanicipio (1)&(2)     -       -       -       -       -  
                                         
Consulting contract commitments     883       517       291       75       -  
Total Obligations and Commitments     883       517       291       75       -  

 

(1) Although the Company makes cash advances to Juanicipio as cash is called by the operator Fresnillo (based on approved budgets), they are not contractual obligations. The Company intends, however, to continue to fund its share of cash calls and avoid dilution of its ownership interest in Juanicipio.

 

(2) According to the operator, Fresnillo, contractual commitments including project development and for continuing operations and purchase orders issued for project capital, sustaining capital, and continuing operations total $36,561 (December 31, 2022: $47,809), with respect to the Juanicipio Project on a 100% basis as at March 31, 2023.

 

(3) The Company also has discretionary commitments for property option payments and exploration expenditures as outlined above in Note 7 Exploration and Evaluation Assets. There is no obligation to make any of those payments or to conduct any work on its optioned properties. As the Company advances them, it evaluates exploration results and determines at its own discretion which option payments to make and which additional exploration work to undertake in order to comply with the funding requirements.

 

The concessions associated with the Larder Project are all in good standing with various underlying obligations or royalties ranging from nil-2% NSRs associated with various mineral claims, and various payments upon a production announcement.

 

The Company is obligated to a 2.5% NSR royalty on the Cinco de Mayo property.

 

The Company could be subject to various investigations, claims and legal and tax proceedings covering matters that arise in the ordinary course of business activities. Each of these matters would be subject to various uncertainties and it is possible that some matters may be resolved unfavourably to the Company. Certain conditions may exist as of the date of the financial statements are issued, which may result in a loss to the Company but which will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. The Company is not aware of any such claims or investigations, and as such has not recorded any related provisions and does not expect such matters to result in a material impact on the results of operations, cash flows and financial position.

 

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EX-99.2 3 exh_992.htm EXHIBIT 99.2

Exhibit 99.2

 

MAG SILVER CORP.

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2023

 

Dated: May 9, 2023

 

A copy of this report will be provided to any shareholder who requests it.

 

 

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MAG SILVER CORP.

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2023

(expressed in thousands of US dollars except as otherwise noted)

 

Table of Contents

 

1. INTRODUCTION 3 2. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS 3 3. HIGHLIGHTS – MARCH 31, 2023 & SUBSEQUENT TO THE QUARTER END 4 4. JUANICIPIO PROJECT 7 5. DEER TRAIL PROJECT 13 6. LARDER PROJECT 14 7. INVESTMENT IN JUANICIPIO 16 8. EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS 17 9. REVIEW OF FINANCIAL RESULTS 19 10. FINANCIAL POSITION 21 11. CASH FLOWS 22 12. SUMMARY OF QUARTERLY RESULTS 24 13. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES 24 14. CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS 27 15. SHARE CAPITAL INFORMATION 27 16. OTHER ITEMS 28 17. TREND INFORMATION 28 18. RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES 29 19. OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS 30 20. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS 30 21. CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGMENTS, SIGNIFICANT ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS 32 22. CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING STANDARDS 32 23. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES 33 24. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 34 25. CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS 34

 

 

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MAG SILVER CORP.

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2023

(expressed in thousands of US dollars except as otherwise noted)

 

1. INTRODUCTION

 

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) focuses on the financial condition and results of operations of MAG Silver Corp. (“MAG”, “MAG Silver” or the “Company”) for the three months ended March 31, 2023 (“Q1 2023”). It is prepared as of May 9, 2023 and should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements of the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2023 together with the notes thereto which are available on the Canadian Securities Administrator’s System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (“SEDAR”) at www.sedar.com, on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at www.sec.gov and on the Company’s website at www.magsilver.com.

 

All dollar amounts referred to in this MD&A are expressed in thousands of United States dollars (“US$”) unless otherwise stated; references to C$ refer to Canadian dollars. The functional currency of the parent, its subsidiaries and its investment in Juanicipio (as defined herein), is the US$.

 

The common shares of the Company trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange and on the NYSE American, LLC both under the ticker symbol MAG. MAG Silver is a reporting issuer in each of the provinces and territories of Canada and is a reporting “foreign issuer” in the United States of America.

 

Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors

 

This MD&A contains forward-looking statements (as defined herein) which should be read in conjunction with the risk factors described in section “Risks and Uncertainties” and the cautionary statements provided in section “Cautionary Statements” at the end of this MD&A.

 

Qualified Person

 

Unless otherwise specifically noted herein, all scientific or technical information in this MD&A, including assay results and Mineral Resource estimates, if applicable, is based upon information prepared by or under the supervision of, or has been approved by Dr. Peter Megaw, Ph.D., C.P.G., a Certified Professional Geologist who is a “Qualified Person” for purposes of National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”). Dr. Megaw is not independent as he is an officer and a paid consultant of MAG Silver (see ‘Related Party Transactions’ below).

 

2. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

  

MAG Silver Corp. is a growth-oriented Canadian development and exploration company focused on becoming a top-tier primary silver mining company by exploring and advancing high-grade, district scale, precious metals projects in the Americas. Its principal focus and asset is the 4,000 tonnes per day Juanicipio project (44%), operated by Fresnillo Plc (“Fresnillo”) (56%) (the “Juanicipio Project”). The Juanicipio Project is located in the Fresnillo Silver Trend in Mexico, the world’s premier silver mining camp, where in addition to underground mine production and processing of mineralized material, an expanded exploration program is in place targeting multiple highly prospective targets. MAG is also executing multi-phase exploration programs at the Deer Trail 100% earn-in project in Utah and the Larder Project (as defined herein), located in the historically prolific Abitibi region of Canada.

 

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MAG SILVER CORP.

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2023

(expressed in thousands of US dollars except as otherwise noted)

 

3. HIGHLIGHTS – MARCH 31, 2023 & SUBSEQUENT TO THE QUARTER END

 

KEY HIGHLIGHTS (on a 100% basis unless otherwise noted)

 

ü Concentrate production at the high-grade Juanicipio mine has commenced. Juanicipio shipped its first commercial lead and zinc concentrates in late March 2023 and regular shipments are planned going forward.

 

ü During March 2023, milling rates at Juanicipio were around 60% of design, delivering an average of 2,476 tonnes per day (“tpd”) with rates periodically reaching up to 3,900 tpd.

 

ü Performance during April has improved with the comminution circuit consistently delivering rates of 3,700 tpd as well as a decrease in unplanned stoppages. As the plant approaches design capacity, higher grade mill feed has been introduced with a commensurate improvement in silver recovery rates and concentrate grades.

 

ü Over the course of Q1 2023 lower grade material that was earmarked for commissioning activities was processed through the Juanicipio plant with recovery rates averaging 84% for silver, slightly above expectations for this stage of the commissioning.

 

ü MAG reported net income of $4,713 or $0.05 per share for the three months ended March 31, 2023 ($2,680 or $0.03 per share for the three months ended March 31, 2022).

 

ü Discovery of the Carissa zone found in aggressive step-outs drilled 1 km to the southwest of the Deer Trail mine corridor.

 

ü Closed two bought deal financings during Q1 2023: a $42,558 public offering of common shares on February 7, 2023, and a $17,133 (C$23,024) private placement of common shares on February 16, 2023 on a “flow-through basis”.

 

OPERATIONAL (on a 100% basis unless otherwise noted)

 

ü The beneficiation plant at the Juanicipio Project, which was recently energized following connection to the national power grid in December 2022, continued commissioning and full-scale ramp-up of milling activities. As reported by the operator, Fresnillo, the operation remains on track to reach nameplate production mid-to-late 2023. During this ramp-up period, excess mineralized material from the Juanicipio Project continues to be processed through the nearby Saucito and Fresnillo beneficiation plants (100% owned by Fresnillo) on an available capacity basis.

 

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MAG SILVER CORP.

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2023

(expressed in thousands of US dollars except as otherwise noted)

ü For the three months ended March 31, 2023:

· 222,023 tonnes of mineralized stope material and low grade commissioning stockpiles were processed through the Juanicipio, Fresnillo and Saucito plants, with 2,000,974 payable silver ounces, 5,291 payable gold ounces, 1,281 payable lead tonnes and 1,656 payable zinc tonnes produced and sold;

· average silver head grade for the quarter was 363 g/t; and

· pre-commercial production revenue (net of treatment and processing costs) totalled $51,482 for the quarter, less $27,378 in production and transportation costs and $7,955 in depreciation and amortization charges, netting $16,149 in gross profit by Juanicipio.

 

ü At the end of quarter Juanicipio held 167 tonnes of lead concentrate and 715 tonnes of zinc concentrate in inventory.

 

ü At the end of the quarter, Juanicipio held cash balances of $8,454, up from $1,102 at the end of 2022, mainly as a result of a $56,800 cash injection from the partners ($24,992 for MAG’s 44% share) to extinguish substantial tax and mining duty obligations in Mexico. In addition, cash balances at Juanicipio were further offset by continued capital expenditures, lower milled grades, additional ramp up working capital requirements and ongoing underground development expenditures, which were partially mitigated by higher metal prices.

 

CORPORATE

 

ü The Company is progressing its second annual sustainability report (the “2022 Sustainability Report”). The 2022 Sustainability Report will reinforce the Company’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) commitments and provide updates to the Company’s ESG practices and performance for the 2022 year. In October 2022, MAG submitted its inaugural sustainability report for the 2021 year (“the 2021 Sustainability Report”) and its Communication on Progress (“CoP”) to the United Nations Global Compact (“UNGC”) and is completing the subsequent CoP for 2022 to reaffirm its commitment to the 10 Principles of the UNGC. MAG’s 2021 Sustainability Report is available on the Company’s website at https://magsilver.com/esg/reports/.

 

ü Several policies and charters including the Human Rights, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Enterprise Risk Management, Health, Safety, Environment and Social Responsibility policies and Health, Safety, Environment and Community Charter were updated and are available on the Company’s web site at https://magsilver.com/corporate/governance/.

 

ü The Company closed a $42,558 bought deal public offering on February 7, 2023 and issued 2,905,000 common shares, at a price of $14.65 per common share. Additionally, the Company closed a $17,133 (C$23,024) bought deal private placement on February 16, 2023 and issued 969,450 common shares on a “flow-through basis” (as defined in the Income Tax Act (Canada)) (the “Flow-Through Shares”), at a price of $17.67 (C$23.75) per Flow-Through Share.

 

ü On April 29, 2023, the Mexican Senate approved material amendments to the Federal Mining Law (as defined herein), which amendments are subject to the final approval of Mexico’s Federal Executive Branch. The Company is facilitating a thorough review and evaluation of potential outcomes and their implications specifically concerning our 44% interest in Juanicipio, including the treatment of concessions issued under previous legislation. See “Trend Information” for further information regarding the nature of the proposed amendments.

 

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MAG SILVER CORP.

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2023

(expressed in thousands of US dollars except as otherwise noted)

EXPLORATION

 

ü Juanicipio Project:

 

· Results from the 2022 exploration program at the Juanicipio Project completed in December 2022 and totaling 25,858 metres are pending.

 

· Infill drilling at Juanicipio continued in Q1 2023 with 4,109 metres drilled, for which assay results are also pending. There are currently three rigs turning with the goal of continuing to test the Valdecañas Vein system at depth and further increase the confidence of the Deep Zone resource.

 

ü Deer Trail Project (as defined herein), Utah:

 

· Results from six of nine completed holes (12,157 metres total) in surface-based Phase 2 drilling on the Deer Trail Carbonate Replacement Deposit (“CRD”) project were reported on January 17, 2023 (see Press Release January 17, 2023 under the Company’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com) and highlights include:

 

§ Carissa Zone Discovery: holes DT22-09 & 10 contain, by far, the most widespread mineralization and strongest alteration drilled on the property. Both holes cut several hundred metres of progressively increasing Argentiferous (silver-bearing) Manganese-Oxide Mineralization (“AMOM”), marble and skarn before entering zones of distinctive silver-copper-zinc bearing sulfide “lacing”, in turn cut by zones of pervasive mineralized skarn.

 

§ DT22-09 intercepted 273.8 metres of distinctive sulfide lacing (mineralization) averaging 12 g/t silver, 0.2% copper, 0.1% lead and 0.2% zinc, with individual sulphide bands grading 59-266 g/t silver, 0.2-5.5% copper, 0.1-1.5% lead, 0.1-5.2% zinc and trace-1.5 g/t gold.

 

§ The lacing zone in hole DT22-09 is preceded by hundreds of metres of progressively zoned AMOM, marble and mineralized garnet-pyroxene-magnetite skarn.

 

§ DT22-10 cut the same progression of alteration as DT22-09 over 115.6 metres before being lost in sulphide lacing mineralization.

 

§ Mineralization intercepted in holes DT22-05 through 08 within the Deer Trail mine corridor differs compositionally and geologically from that observed at Carissa, indicating they were likely fed along a separate mineralization pathway from those responsible for Carissa.

 

§ The overall results continue to reinforce MAG’s CRD exploration model and suggest multiple mineralization channel-ways extend from the inferred Deer Trail Mountain porphyry center. Multiple fluid channel-ways are a characteristic of many major CRD systems.

 

§ Assays are pending for completed holes DT22-11, 12 and 13. DT22-13 was drilled 1.7 km southeast of the Carissa zone testing a strong geophysical anomaly coincident with the intersection of two major structures.

 

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Management’s Discussion & Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2023

(expressed in thousands of US dollars except as otherwise noted)

· MAG plans to drill up to three porphyry targets thought to be the source of the manto, skarn and epithermal mineralization and vast amounts of alteration throughout the Deer Trail Project area including those observed at Deer Trail and Carissa. Future programs are being developed to offset Carissa and test other high priority targets.

 

ü Larder Project, Ontario:

 

· In 2022 MAG initiated a comprehensive data review and drilling campaign on the Larder Project. The drilling program focused below and lateral to potential mineralization shoots.

 

· In total, 10 holes (10,484 meters) were drilled in 2022 by the Company at the Cadillac Larder Break East zone of the project. The drilling campaign has proven the geological units exist at depth and has allowed for the acquisition of structural data at depths never recorded in the history of the project. Assay results extended the Bear East mineralization down to a depth of 600 meters from surface.

 

· Drilling continued in January 2023 in the Swansea area on the west side of the property. These holes tested a geophysical anomaly coincident with the Larder Break. All holes reached the target structure intercepting up to 50 metres of pervasive sericite +/- fuchsite/carbonate alteration and silicification within the targeted structure. Assays are pending.

 

· 2023 will see continued drilling of the Swansea area, Bear and other priority 2nd and 3rd order structures identified to be potential gold hosts.

 

4. JUANICIPIO PROJECT

 

HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

 

MAG owns 44% of Minera Juanicipio, S.A. de C.V. (“Minera Juanicipio”), a company incorporated under the laws of Mexico, which owns the Juanicipio Project. Fresnillo is the project operator and holds the remaining 56%. On December 27, 2021, for various business reasons, the Company and Fresnillo incorporated Equipos Chaparral, S.A. de C.V. (“Equipos Chaparral”) in the same ownership proportions as Minera Juanicipio for the purpose of holding the Juanicipio plant and mining equipment to be leased to Minera Juanicipio. As MAG has a 44% interest in each of Minera Juanicipio and Equipos Chaparral, the two are collectively referred to herein as “Juanicipio”.

 

MAG independently commissioned AMC Mining Consultants (Canada) Ltd. (“AMC”) to prepare a Resource Estimate and Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Juanicipio Project, which was completed in accordance with NI 43-101 and announced by the Company on November 7, 2017. AMC subsequently prepared a revised version of the technical report titled “MAG Silver Juanicipio NI 43-101 Technical Report (Amended and Restated)” with an effective date of October 21, 2017 and a revised date of January 19, 2018 (the “2017 PEA”). As shareholders of Minera Juanicipio, Fresnillo and MAG jointly approved the Juanicipio Project mine development on April 11, 2019, following which project construction commenced immediately and the underground mine development continued.

 

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Management’s Discussion & Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2023

(expressed in thousands of US dollars except as otherwise noted)

Development and exploration of, and production from, the Juanicipio Project are all being carried out by the project operator, Fresnillo, with MAG being represented in all Juanicipio board of directors, technical committee, joint health and safety committee and ad-hoc meetings. Commissioning of the processing plant is under the guidance of an Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management contract entered into with an affiliate of Fresnillo. MAG’s share of project costs is currently being funded by operating cash flow from underground mine production, by cash calls through its 44% interest in Juanicipio and, to a lesser extent, incurred directly by MAG to cover expenses related to its own commissioned technical studies and analyses, as well as direct project oversight. Minera Juanicipio is governed by a shareholders’ agreement and corporate by-laws, pursuant to which each shareholder is to provide funding pro-rata to its ownership interest. An operator services agreement will become effective upon initiation of commercial production whereby Fresnillo and its affiliates continue to operate the mine (the “Operator Services Agreement”). Both lead and zinc concentrate off-take agreements have been executed by Minera Juanicipio with Met-Mex Peñoles, S.A. de C.V. (“Met-Mex”) (an affiliate of Fresnillo), under which both concentrates will be sold and treated at international benchmark market terms in Torreón, Mexico.

 

Underground development and construction of surface infrastructure and facilities has progressed largely according to the plan envisioned in the 2017 PEA, with the exception of the commissioning of the 4,000 tpd processing facility (see “Processing Plant Construction and Commissioning” below). The Juanicipio beneficiation plant, which was recently energized following connection to the national power grid in December 2022, has commenced commissioning and full-scale ramp-up of milling activities. During the quarter, Juanicipio commenced concentrate production and shipped its first commercial lead and zinc concentrates in late March 2023. According to operator Fresnillo, the operation remains on track to reach nameplate production mid-to-late 2023. During this ramp-up period, excess mineralized material from Juanicipio continues to be processed through the nearby Saucito and Fresnillo beneficiation plants (100% owned by Fresnillo) (see ‘Underground Mine Production’ below) on an available capacity basis.

 

Total Juanicipio Project expenditures incurred and capitalized by Juanicipio (on a 100% basis) for the three months ended March 31, 2023 amounted to $20,288 (three months ended March 31, 2022: $33,576). Of the total capitalized expenditures, $11,557 (March 31, 2022: $26,326) are development expenditures, $6,598 (March 31, 2022: $4,315) are sustaining capital expenditures (capital expenditures that are intended to maintain ongoing operations), $2,133 (March 31, 2022: $1,589) are exploration expenditures, and nil (March 31, 2022: $1,346) is capitalized shareholder loan interest.

 

Gross profit (revenue less cost of sales including depreciation and amortization) from processing Juanicipio mineralized development and stope material at the Juanicipio, Saucito and Fresnillo plants for the three months ended March 31, 2023 totalled $16,149 (three months ended March 31, 2022: $46,221) on a 100% basis (see ‘Underground Mine Production – Juanicipio Project’ below).

 

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Management’s Discussion & Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2023

(expressed in thousands of US dollars except as otherwise noted)

UNDERGROUND MINE PRODUCTION

 

With the Juanicipio plant now in the ramp-up phase, excess mineralized material from the Juanicipio Project continues to be campaign processed, subject to capacity availability, at the nearby Saucito and Fresnillo plants (both 100% owned by Fresnillo). Metals are refined and sold on commercial terms under long-term off-take agreements with an affiliate of Fresnillo.

 

In the three months ended March 31, 2023, a total of 222,023 tonnes of mineralized development and stope material were processed through the Juanicipio, Saucito and Fresnillo plants. The resulting payable metals sold and associated processing details are summarized in the following table. The sales and treatment charges for tonnes processed in Q1 2023 were recorded on a provisional basis and will be adjusted in the second quarter of 2023 based on final assay and pricing adjustments in accordance with the offtake contracts.

 

Mineralized Material Processed at Juanicipio, Saucito and Fresnillo Plants (100% basis)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 (222,023 tonnes processed)

Q1 2022 Amount

$

Payable Metals Quantity

Average Per Unit

$

Amount

$

Silver 2,000,974 ounces 22.93 per oz      45,875 55,899
Gold 5,291 ounces 1,959.50 per oz 10,367       10,291
Lead 1,281 tonnes 0.94 per lb.  2,661   2,483
Zinc 1,656 tonnes 1.43 per lb.  5,208   5,712
TCRCs and other processing costs  (12,629) (9,469)
Net Revenue            51,482  64,916
Production and transportation costs  (27,378)      (15,264)
Depreciation and amortization (1)  (7,955) (3,431)  
Gross Profit         16,149 46,221

(1) The underground mine is now in stopes with mineralized development and stope material being processed through the Juanicipio, Saucito and Fresnillo plants and refined and sold. The mine was considered readied for its intended use on January 1, 2022.

 

The average silver head grade for the mineralized development and stope material processed in the three months ended March 31, 2023 was 363 g/t (three months ended March 31, 2022: 597 g/t). The lower head grade was a direct result of the processing of lower grade stockpiles which were earmarked for the commissioning of the Juanicipio processing facility. Mining operations continue to perform as planned and will ramp up high grade feed as the Juanicipio plant approaches commercial production and recovery rates are in line with design. Over the course of Q1 2023 the Juanicipio plant delivered recovery rates averaging 84% for silver, slightly above expectations at this stage of the commissioning.

 

The increase in Q1 2023 net revenue quarter-on-quarter ($51,482 in the current quarter compared to $45,881 in Q4 2022) was a function of a 9% increase in blended metal volumes and a 3% increase in realized blended metal prices. The higher metal volume was driven predominantly by a 34% increase in tonnes processed, offset by 13% lower silver head grade for reasons outlined above.

 

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Management’s Discussion & Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2023

(expressed in thousands of US dollars except as otherwise noted)

From August 2020 to March 31, 2023, a total of 1,191,936 tonnes of mineralized material from the Juanicipio Project have been processed, with 64,830 tonnes at the Juanicipio processing plant and 1,127,106 tonnes at the two Fresnillo processing plants. By bringing forward the start-up of the underground mine and processing mineralized development and stope material at the Fresnillo plants in advance of commissioning the Juanicipio plant, MAG and Fresnillo secured several positive outcomes for the Juanicipio Project:

· generated cash-flow from production to offset some of the cash requirements of the initial and sustaining capital;
· realized commercial and operational de-risking opportunities;
· de-risked the flotation process and reagent mix through a better understanding of the metallurgical characteristics and response of the Juanicipio mineralization;
· increased certainty around the geological block model prior to start-up of the processing plant; and
· is expected to allow a faster and more certain ramp-up to the nameplate 4,000 tpd plant design.

 

PROCESSING PLANT CONSTRUCTION AND COMMISSIONING

 

The Juanicipio Project team delivered the 4,000 tpd processing plant for commissioning in the fourth quarter of 2021. However, as previously reported, in late 2021, the Comisión Federal de Electricidad (“CFE”), a state-owned electrical company, notified Fresnillo that approval to complete the tie-in to the national power grid could not yet be granted and the mill commissioning timeline would therefore be extended. This delay primarily related to staffing effects related to the COVID-19 pandemic on the state-owned electrical company. To mitigate the effect on cash flow generation from the Juanicipio Project while CFE approvals were pending, Fresnillo made available unused plant capacity at its Saucito and Fresnillo operations to process mineralized material produced at the Juanicipio Project during this period, matching commissioning and ramp up tonnages that were previously expected, where possible. On December 28, 2022, the Company announced its receipt of CFE approval, the completion of the electrical tie-in to the national power grid and the envisioned commissioning of the 4,000 tpd processing facility. Commissioning commenced in early January 2023 with feed of lower grade mineralized material to the grinding mills. Juanicipio produced and shipped its first commercial lead and zinc concentrates in March 2023 and has commenced regular concentrate shipments. Processing of higher-grade material has commenced in April with commensurate improvements in silver recovery and associated concentrate grades.

 

UNDERGROUND DEVELOPMENT

 

As discussed above, the mineralized material encountered in underground development and from initial stopes at Juanicipio, is now being processed at Juanicipio as well as the nearby Fresnillo owned processing plants (see ‘Underground Mine Production’ above).

 

Once in full production, mineralized material from mining will be hauled to an underground crushing station and crushed underground. The crushed mineralized material will be trucked to the process plant until the conveyor ramp and belt are completed. The upper and lower segments of the conveyor ramp were connected in December 2022, greatly improving ventilation and allowing conveyor construction to begin. When the conveyor is completed, the crushed mineralized material will be conveyed directly from the underground crushing station to the process plant area via the conveyor ramp. The conveyor ramp provides access to the entire Valdecañas underground mining infrastructure and as mentioned above serves as a fresh air entry for the ventilation system. As well, the long-term mine ventilation system is nearing completion with the #1 and #2 ventilation shafts commissioned and ventilating some of the lower areas of the mine.

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Management’s Discussion & Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2023

(expressed in thousands of US dollars except as otherwise noted)

 

Total underground development to date is approximately 63km (39 miles), including 3.45 km (2.1 miles) completed during the three months ended March 31, 2023. Underground mine infrastructure is well advanced and development continues to focus on:

· advancing the three internal spiral footwall ramps to be used to further access the full strike length of the Valdecañas Vein System;
· making additional cross-cuts through the vein and establishing the initial mining stopes.
· finalizing construction of the underground crushing system, underground warehouse, fuel storage and pumping station;
· advancing the underground conveyor ramp to and from the surface processing facility from both faces; and
· integrating additional ventilation and other associated underground infrastructure.

 

Due to the poor rock quality on the western section of the upper Valdecañas Vein, cut and fill has been chosen as the mining method for the higher levels in this section. A trial longhole stope has been in operation for the past year, and this will be the preferred mining method through the main central section and eastern side of Valdecañas Vein, and ultimately the west side as well once ground conditions improve with depth.

 

Labour reform legislation on subcontracting and outsourcing in Mexico was published on April 23, 2021 and came into effect on September 1, 2021. With various restrictions on hiring contractors, Fresnillo, as operator, internalized a significant portion of its contractor workforce and hence invested in equipment either not previously in the project scope or not envisaged to be required until later in the mine life, to be utilized in underground operations. As well, certain underground development expenditures related to processing development material and some small items brought forward from project investments planned in the future are now considered sustaining capital by Fresnillo. The costs incurred are expected to reduce future sustaining capital costs and totalled approximately $6,598 on a 100% basis in the three months ended March 31, 2023. These costs are included in the current Juanicipio Project development costs but are not considered by the operator as part of the initial project capital.

 

PROJECT CAPITAL

 

With the plant now in the commissioning and ramp-up phase, final construction costs are winding down. During the commissioning and ramp-up of the Juanicipio plant, cash flow from ongoing processing, along with the cash held by Juanicipio at March 31, 2023 of $8,454 on a 100% basis, are expected to substantially fund any remaining capital requirements as Juanicipio approaches free cash flow generation. Additional funding requirements related to market conditions (i.e. lower metal prices or higher inflation driving higher costs for instance), delayed commissioning (see Risks and Uncertainties below), tax payments or for additional sustaining capital in excess of the operating cash flow generated is expected to be funded by further cash calls required from Fresnillo and MAG (see ‘Liquidity and Capital Resources’ below).

 

OUTLOOK

 

With the delay in connecting the Juanicipio plant to the national power grid, Fresnillo, as operator, reports that commissioning of the Juanicipio processing plant is expected to ramp up to the nameplate 4,000 tpd capacity in mid-to-late 2023 with a moderated impact on planned 2023 production due to the later than expected commissioning at Juanicipio (from mid-2022 to early 2023). An Operator Services Agreement will become effective upon the declaration of commercial production, whereby Fresnillo and its affiliates will continue to operate the mine. Until the ramp-up of the Juanicipio processing plant is completed, excess mineralized material from Juanicipio may continue to be processed at the Fresnillo and Saucito processing plants (both 100% owned by Fresnillo), with the lead (silver-rich) and zinc concentrates treated at market terms under off-take agreements with Met-Mex.

 

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Management’s Discussion & Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2023

(expressed in thousands of US dollars except as otherwise noted)

According to Fresnillo, the Juanicipio Project is expected to employ approximately 1,720 people once at full production, with potential to scale-up operations in the future beyond 4,000 tpd.

 

EXPLORATION – Juanicipio Project

 

Most of the Juanicipio Project concession remains unexplored with many untested targets still to be pursued within the property. Drilling in recent years has been primarily designed to both convert the Inferred Mineral Resources included in the Deep Zone into Indicated Mineral Resources and to further trace mineralization to depth.

 

2023 Exploration Program

 

The Q1 2023 expenditures for the 2023 exploration program totalled $2,133 on a 100% basis, for drilling designed to expand and convert the Inferred Mineral Resources included in the Deep Zone into Indicated Mineral Resources and to explore other parts of the Juanicipio concession. Drilling is in progress with 3 surface rigs. Current drilling is focused on infilling the Valdecañas Vein System including Anticipada, Pre-Anticipada and the Venadas structures. In total 25,858 metres were drilled in 2022, and 4,109 metres were drilled in Q1 2023.

 

Beginning in mid-January 2022, drilling of four holes began on the Los Tajos (formerly: Cesantoni Kaolinite Pits target (“Los Tajos”)) target in the northwestern corner of the Juanicipio Project concession, roughly 6 km west of the Valdecañas Vein and related underground infrastructure. Thousands of tonnes of mixed kaolinite-illite clays have been mined over the last 25 years by the Cesantoni Ceramics Company from a series of pits developed along the strong northeast-trending Los Tajos structure. This orientation is almost orthogonal to the northwest-trending veins that dominate the district, but is roughly parallel to the high-grade Venadas Vein family that cuts the northwest-trending Valdecañas Vein. Drilling was executed with a highly portable rig to minimize surface disturbance and was completed in Q3 2022.

 

Due to permitting restrictions, drilling was directed from east to west using depth-limited man-portable equipment. This meant the structure was drilled from its footwall. The structure appears to dip more shallowly to the west than expected and as a result the structure was intersected at a very high level. Drilling was stopped after four holes cut small veinlets and alteration interpreted as high level intercepts.

 

The Company expects to release complete 2022 assay results once final results are forwarded from the operator, interpretation is complete, and the associated requisite quality assurance and quality control has been finalized.

 

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Management’s Discussion & Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2023

(expressed in thousands of US dollars except as otherwise noted)

5. DEER TRAIL PROJECT

 

BACKGROUND AND HISTORY

 

MAG executed an option agreement (the “Deer Trail Agreement”) effective December 20, 2018 to consolidate and acquire 100% of the consolidated historic Deer Trail mine and surrounding Alunite Ridge area in Piute County, Utah (the “Deer Trail Project”). The Deer Trail Project includes a mixture of patented and unpatented claims totaling approximately 6,500 hectares (“ha”). The counterparties to the Deer Trail Agreement contributed their respective Deer Trail claims and property rights to a newly formed company for a 99% interest in the company, with MAG holding the other 1% interest. MAG is the project operator and has the right to earn a 100% interest in the company and the Deer Trail Project, with the counterparties retaining a 2% net smelter returns (“NSR”) royalty. In order to earn in 100%, MAG must make a total of $30,000 in escalating annual expenditures ($21,040 expended to March 31, 2023) and $2,000 in advanced royalty payments ($650 paid to March 31, 2023), both over the 10-year term of the Deer Trail Agreement, by December 2028. All minimum obligatory commitments under the Deer Trail Agreement have been satisfied (see ‘Exploration and Evaluation Assets’ below).

 

The Company believes that the Deer Trail Project is a silver-rich carbonate replacement deposit (“CRD”). Consolidating the property package allows MAG to apply its integrated district scale exploration model and apply new technologies to the search for an entire suite of mineralization systems expected to occur on the property.

 

MAG’s exploration focus on the project is to seek the source of the historically mined high-grade silver-lead-zinc-copper-gold Deer Trail manto in the thick section of high-potential limestone host (Redwall Limestone) that regional mapping indicated lies just below the interlayered sedimentary and limestone sequence that hosts the historical Deer Trail mine mineralization. On this basis, the 2021 Phase I drill program saw the completion of three holes totaling 3,927 metres drilled from surface (see Press Release September 7, 2021 under the Company’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com). The program successfully fulfilled all three of its planned objectives by:

1) Confirming the presence of a thick section of more favorable carbonate host rocks below the Deer Trail mine;

 

2) Confirming and projecting two suspected mineralization feeder structures to depth; and

 

3) Intercepting high-grade mineralization related to those structures in host rocks below what was historically known.

 

A follow up program was completed in Q1 2023, and included 9 holes (12,157 metres total) in total, of which six holes were reported on January 17, 2023 (see Press Release January 17, 2023 under the Company’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com) and highlights include:

§ Carissa Zone Discovery: holes DT22-09 & 10 contain, by far, the most widespread mineralization and strongest alteration drilled on the property. Both holes cut several hundred metres of progressively increasing AMOM, marble and skarn before entering zones of distinctive silver-copper-zinc bearing sulfide “lacing”, in turn cut by zones of pervasive mineralized skarn.

§ DT22-09 intercepted 273.8 metres of distinctive sulfide lacing (mineralization) averaging 12 g/t silver, 0.2% copper, 0.1% lead and 0.2% zinc, with individual sulphide bands grading 59-266 g/t silver, 0.2-5.5% copper, 0.1-1.5% lead, 0.1-5.2% zinc and trace-1.5 g/t gold.

 

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Management’s Discussion & Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2023

(expressed in thousands of US dollars except as otherwise noted)

§ The lacing zone in hole DT22-09 is preceded by hundreds of metres of progressively zoned AMOM, marble and mineralized garnet-pyroxene-magnetite skarn.

§ DT22-10 cut the same progression of alteration as DT22-09 over 115.6 metres before being lost in sulphide lacing mineralization.

§ Mineralization intercepted in holes DT22-05 through 08 within the Deer Trail mine corridor differs compositionally and geologically from those observed at Carissa, indicating they were likely fed along a separate mineralization pathway from those responsible for Carissa.

§ The overall results continue to reinforce MAG’s CRD exploration model and suggest multiple mineralization channel-ways extend from the inferred Deer Trail Mountain porphyry center. Multiple fluid channel-ways are a characteristic of many major CRD systems.

§ Assays are pending for completed holes DT22-11, 12 and 13. DT22-13 was drilled 1.7 km southeast of the Carissa zone testing a strong geophysical anomaly coincident with the intersection of two major structures.

 

Deer Trail Outlook

 

As next steps, MAG plans to drill up to three porphyry targets, offset Carissa and to test other high priority targets. The inferred porphyries are thought to be the source of the extensive alteration and manto, skarn and epithermal mineralization known throughout the Deer Trail Project area (including at Deer Trail and Carissa).

 

Surface mapping and sampling, environmental baseline studies and permitting in these prospective areas are in process.

 

6. LARDER PROJECT

 

BACKGROUND AND HISTORY

 

On March 11, 2022, the Company entered into a Definitive Arrangement Agreement with Gatling Exploration Inc. (“Gatling”) to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Gatling with the issuance of common shares of the Company and the advancement of a C$3,000 convertible note receivable. On May 20, 2022, the Company completed the acquisition of Gatling by way of a court-approved plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the “Gatling Transaction”), pursuant to which Gatling became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and the Company thereby acquired a 100% interest in the Larder project located in the historically prolific Abitibi greenstone belt in Northern Ontario, Canada (the “Larder Project”). Under the terms of the Gatling Transaction, each former Gatling shareholder received 0.0170627 of a common share of the Company in exchange for each share of Gatling held immediately prior to the Gatling Transaction. Holders of options and warrants to acquire common shares of Gatling received replacement options and warrants, respectively, entitling the holders thereof to acquire common shares of the Company, based on, and subject to, the terms of such options and warrants of Gatling, as adjusted by the plan of arrangement.

 

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Management’s Discussion & Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2023

(expressed in thousands of US dollars except as otherwise noted)

MAG issued a total of 774,643 common shares in connection with the Gatling Transaction. The Company also issued 43,675 replacement stock options and 53,508 replacement warrants. A portion of the liabilities of Gatling related to change of control payments to Gatling executive management was settled by the issuance of 63,492 shares of the Company.

 

The Company has determined that the Gatling Transaction did not meet the definition of business combination under International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) 3 – Business Combinations and accordingly, has been accounted for as an asset acquisition.

 

The Larder Project hosts three gold zones along the Cadillac-Larder Lake Break (the “Break”), 35 km east of Kirkland Lake and is comprised of patented and unpatented claims, leases and mining licenses of occupation within the McVittie and McGarry townships. The concessions associated with the Larder Project are all in good standing with various underlying obligations or royalties associated with various mineral claims and various payments upon a production announcement. MAG has retained the Larder Project exploration team.

 

The Larder property includes several known shear-hosted (“orogenic”) gold mineralization centres located along approximately 8.7 km of strike length of the greater than 250 km long Break, a highly-productive regional first-order shear structure. Unlike in many other shear-hosted gold deposits, mineralization occurs on the Break as concentrated ore shoots along the major first-order structure as well as along related second or third-order structures. This relationship appears similar to that manifested at the nearby and adjoining well-known gold camps along the Break such as the Kerr-Addison mine (approximately 5 km to the east) and the Kirkland Lake district (approximately 35 km to the west). The Larder segment lacks systematic exploration, especially to depths below 500 metres on the main Break and along most of the subsidiary shear structures.

 

The Larder property has numerous non-technical advantages. It lies in a mining-friendly jurisdiction with a very long history of mining. There are First Nation agreements in place, with positive ongoing dialogue. No significant environmental legacies are known. Infrastructure (electrical, gas, highway, water) and access are excellent; exploration costs are relatively low; experienced labour is readily available in the area; and permitting is streamlined, predictable and timely. Importantly, many initial targets can be drilled from existing permitted pads.

 

MAG is applying an integrated district-scale exploration model and modern technology to the search for large-volume, high-grade gold mineralization of the style known to occur throughout the Abitibi region and along neighboring segments of the Cadillac-Larder Lake Break. MAG’s technical team believe that a combination of systematic surface-based exploration combined with geophysics should uncover numerous targets in this highly gold mineralized region. This will focus efforts along not just the Break proper, but also along the many known, and geophysically indicated 2nd and 3rd order structures throughout the balance of the sparsely tested claim package. The Kir Vit prospect within the Larder claim package, is the most advanced of these and may be hosted by the same structure as the Upper Beaver mine owned by Agnico Eagle Mines Limited currently in construction a few kilometers to the west.

 

MAG anticipates that the mineralization style and characteristics on this property may be similar as in neighbouring major camps, however, no assurance of this can be made. Readers are cautioned that, as the Company exploration and drilling programs at the Larder Project advance, results may prove to be materially different from those arising from adjacent properties.

 

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Management’s Discussion & Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2023

(expressed in thousands of US dollars except as otherwise noted)

Larder Project Outlook

 

MAG initiated a comprehensive data review and initial drilling campaign in the second half of 2022. The drilling program focused below and lateral to previously identified mineralization. The drilling campaign has proven the geological units exist at depth and has allowed for the acquisition of structural data at depths never recorded in the history of the project. Assay results extended the Bear East mineralization down to a depth of 600 meters from surface. Together with concurrent groundwork, MAG also expects to advance other high priority targets on the property.

 

On February 16, 2023 MAG closed a bought deal flow-through financing for total proceeds of $17,133 (C$23,024) for the Larder Project. The field team are currently reviewing the extensive property data and historical drill core as part of a property wide technical reassessment program to improve understanding of the different styles of mineralization, alteration and structure. The goal is to develop a long-term systematic exploration program to cover the entire property. Plans are being finalized for a drilling program in the second half of 2023 and 2024.

 

7. INVESTMENT IN JUANICIPIO

 

The Company’s investment relating to its interest in Juanicipio is detailed as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and the year ended December 31, 2022:

 

  March 31,   December 31,
  2023   2022
  $   $
Juanicipio Project oversight expenditures incurred 100% by MAG 155   719
Cash contributions and advances to Juanicipio  24,992   8,140
Total for the period 25,147   8,859
       
Income from equity accounted investment in Juanicipio 7,919   40,767
Interest earned net of recontributions, reclassified to accounts receivable (1,679)   (2,394)
Balance, beginning of period 338,316   291,084
Balance, end of period 369,703   338,316

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company incurred Juanicipio oversight expenditures of $155 (year ended December 31, 2022: $719) and made cash advances of $24,992 to Juanicipio (year ended December 31, 2022: $8,140).

 

A portion of the investment in Juanicipio is in the form of interest-bearing shareholder loans. For the three months ended March 31, 2023 the Company earned interest net of recontributions amounting to $1,679 (year ended December 31, 2022: $2,394), which has been reclassified to accounts receivable.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, MAG recorded $7,919 income from its equity accounted investment in Juanicipio (March 31, 2022: $13,762) as outlined in the following table.

 

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MAG SILVER CORP.

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2023

(expressed in thousands of US dollars except as otherwise noted)

 

  Three months ended
  March 31,  March 31, 
  2023 2022
  $ $
Gross profit from processing mineralized development material (see Underground Mine Production – Juanicipio Project above) 16,149 46,221
Consulting and administrative expenses (1,499) (1,532)
Extraordinary mining duty (520) (103)
Exchange losses, interest expenses, and other (6,680) (821)
Net income before tax 7,450 43,765
Income tax benefit (expense) 6,731 (12,487)
Net income for the period (100% basis) 14,181 31,278
MAG’s 44% share of income   6,240 13,762
Interest on loans advanced to Juanicipio - MAG 44% 1,679               -   
MAG’s 44% share of income from equity accounted Investment in Juanicipio 7,919 13,762

 

8. EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS

 

Deer Trail Project

 

In 2018, the Company entered into an option agreement with a private group whereby MAG has the right to earn 100% ownership interest in a company which owns the Deer Trail Project in Utah, USA (see ‘Deer Trail Project’ above). The Company paid $150 upon signing the agreement, $150 in each of 2020 and 2021, and $200 in December 2022. To earn 100% interest in the property, the Company must make remaining cash payments totaling $1,350 over the next 7 years, and fund a cumulative of $30,000 of eligible exploration expenditures by 2028 (as of March 31, 2023, the Company has incurred $21,040 of eligible exploration expenditures on the property).

 

 

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MAG SILVER CORP.

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2023

(expressed in thousands of US dollars except as otherwise noted)

Larder Project

 

In 2022, through the acquisition of Gatling, the Company acquired 100% of the Larder Project in Ontario, for which the Company recognized $15,187 in exploration and evaluation assets.

 

Fair value of identified assets acquired and liabilities assumed $
         
Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents                           89
Receivables, prepaids and deposits                       115
Exploration and evaluation assets                  15,187
Total Assets                    15,391
         
Liabilities        
Accounts payables and accrued liabilities                  1,315
Lease liabilities                           37
Total Liabilities                      1,352
         
Net assets acquired                    14,039

 

As at March 31, 2023, the Company has incurred $3,709 spend after acquisition costs, of which $1,754 were drilling costs.

 

Option Earn-in Project

 

In 2017, the Company entered into an option earn-in agreement with a private group whereby the Company could earn up to a 100% interest in a prospective land claim package in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Although the geological prospect of the property remained encouraging, growing negative sentiment towards resource extraction in the area, combined with a slow consultation process resulted in significant challenges being encountered in permitting the property for exploration drilling. The Company provided formal notice that it would not be making the final $150 option payment in May 2022 and concurrently wrote-down the full carrying amount of $10,471 during the quarter ended March 31, 2022. Since then, the Company holds no further interest in the project.

 

Cinco de Mayo Project

 

A full impairment was recognized on the Cinco de Mayo property in Mexico in prior years, although the concessions are still maintained in good standing.

 

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MAG SILVER CORP.

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2023

(expressed in thousands of US dollars except as otherwise noted)

9. REVIEW OF FINANCIAL RESULTS

 

Three months ended March 31, 2023 vs. Three months ended March 31, 2022

 

  For the three months ended
  March 31,   March 31,
  2023   2022
  $   $
       
Income from equity accounted investment in Juanicipio 7,919   13,762
General and administrative expenses (3,272)   (2,270)
General exploration and business development (102)   (25)
Exploration and evaluation assets written down -   (10,471)
Operating income  4,545   996
       
Interest income 564   101
Other income 127   -
Foreign exchange loss (180)   (19)
Income before income tax 5,056   1,078
       
Deferred income tax (expense) benefit (343)   1,602
Net income for the period 4,713   2,680

 

 

Income from equity accounted investment in Juanicipio decreased to $7,919 during the three months ended March 31, 2023 (March 31, 2022: $13,762), mainly due to (100% unless otherwise stated) margin compression associated with lower metal volumes and prices ($10,274), higher costs impacted by adverse cost inflation ($3,454), higher depreciation ($4,524) driven by operational ramp up as well as the additional mining and processing costs associated with start up of operations at Juanicipio ($10,153). Additionally, exchange losses, interest expenses, and other costs increased by $5,849 mainly as a result of interest incurred on shareholder loans ($3,816) being expensed during Q1 2023 which were historically capitalised to capital work in progress. All of these factors were offset by a tax benefit variance of $19,218 driven predominantly by non-cash deferred tax credits related to the commencement of use of plant and equipment at Juanicipio.

 

General and administrative expenses increased to $3,272 during the three months ended March 31, 2023 (March 31, 2022: $2,270) due to:

· increase in management compensation and consulting fees to $1,135 (March 31, 2022: $769) mainly due to a change in the timing of recognition of the Company’s employee short-term incentive costs;
· increase in share-based payment expense (a non-cash item) to $763 (March 31, 2022: $497) mainly attributable to a change in the cadence of the award of certain equity grants in 2022. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company granted 230,907 stock options (March 31, 2022: nil), 152,055 PSUs (as defined herein) (March 31, 2022: nil) and 54,022 RSUs (as defined herein) (March 31, 2022: nil) to employees and consultants under its equity compensation plans. As well, the Company granted 15,365 DSUs (as defined herein) under the plan and 1,646 DSUs to directors who elected to receive a portion of their annual retainer in DSUs rather than in cash (March 31, 2022: nil and nil respectively); and
· increase in shareholder relations and travel to $116 and $95 respectively (March 31, 2022: $63 and $12) as the Company resumed attending in-person conferences and trade shows.

 

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MAG SILVER CORP.

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2023

(expressed in thousands of US dollars except as otherwise noted)

Interest income increased to $564 during the three months ended March 31, 2023 (March 31, 2022: $101) as a result of significantly higher cash balance and interest rates compared to the comparative quarter.

 

Other income of $127 during the three months ended March 31, 2023 (March 31, 2022: nil) is attributable to the amortization of the flow-through premium liability.

 

Foreign exchange loss of $180 in the three months ended March 31, 2023 (March 31, 2022: $19) is related to exchange rate changes to the Canadian dollar and Mexican peso relative to the Company’s US dollar functional currency.

 

Exploration and evaluation assets written down by $10,471 was recorded by the Company during the three months ended March 31, 2022 in comparison with nil in the three months ended March 31, 2023, as described above in ‘Exploration and Evaluation Assets’.

 

Deferred income tax expense of $343 during the three months ended March 31, 2023 (March 31, 2022: $1,602 deferred income tax benefit) primarily driven by the income from the equity accounted investment in Juanicipio recognized by the Company.

 

As a result of the foregoing, net income for the quarter was $4,713 compared to $2,680 net income in the same quarter of the prior year.

 

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss):

  For the three months ended
  March 31,   March 31,
 

2023

$

 

2022

$

       
Net income for the period 4,713   2,680
       
Other comprehensive income (loss)      
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:    
Unrealized loss on equity securities (1)   (58)
Deferred tax benefit                          -   7
Other comprehensive loss (1)   (51)
       
Total comprehensive income  4,712   2,629

 

In other comprehensive income (loss) during the three months ended March 31, 2023, MAG recorded an unrealized mark-to-market loss of $1 (March 31, 2022: $51, net of $7 deferred tax benefit) on equity securities.

 

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MAG SILVER CORP.

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2023

(expressed in thousands of US dollars except as otherwise noted)

10. FINANCIAL POSITION

 

The following table summarizes MAG’s financial position as at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022:

 

  March 31, 2023   December 31, 2022
  $   $
Assets      
       
Current assets      
Cash 54,613   29,955
Other current assets 4,405   1,940
Total current assets 59,018   31,895
Non-current assets      
Investments 9   11
Investment in Juanicipio 369,703   338,316
Exploration and evaluation assets 39,947   37,259
Property and equipment 331   348
  409,990   375,934
Total assets 469,008   407,829
         
Liabilities        
         
Current liabilities 5,020   2,663
Non-current liabilities 3,775   3,470
Total liabilities 8,795   6,133
Total equity 460,213   401,696
Total liabilities and equity 469,008   407,829

 

Cash totalled $54,613 as at March 31, 2023 compared to $29,955 at December 31, 2022, with the increase primarily attributable to proceeds received from a bought deal public offering that closed on February 7, 2023 and a flow-through bought deal private placement that closed on February 16, 2023 as referred to below in ‘Cash Flows - Financing Activities’, offset by a $24,992 cash call from Juanicipio as referred to below in ‘Cash Flows - Investing Activities’ and above in ‘Investment in Juanicipio’. Other current assets as at March 31, 2023 included accounts receivable of $2,444 (December 31, 2022: $708) and prepaid insurance and other prepaid expenses of $1,961 (December 31, 2022: $1,232). Other current assets include receivables which are comprised primarily of a receivable from Juanicipio related to interest on MAG’s shareholder loan advances (see ‘Related Party Transactions’ below).

 

The equity accounted investment in Juanicipio balance increased from $338,316 at December 31, 2022 to $369,703 at March 31, 2023 and reflects MAG’s share of earnings from Juanicipio and its ongoing equity accounted investment in Juanicipio, as discussed below in ‘Cash Flows - Investing Activities’ and above in ‘Investment in Juanicipio’.

 

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MAG SILVER CORP.

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2023

(expressed in thousands of US dollars except as otherwise noted)

Exploration and evaluation assets as at March 31, 2023 increased to $39,947 (December 31, 2022: $37,259) reflecting exploration expenditures incurred on the Deer Trail Project and Larder Project as described above in ‘Exploration and Evaluation Assets’.

 

Property and equipment of $331 as at March 31, 2023 (December 31, 2022: $348) includes a right-of-use asset recognized under IFRS 16, and exploration camp and equipment.

 

Current liabilities as at March 31, 2023 amounted to $5,020 (December 31, 2022: $2,663) and are attributable to accrued exploration and administrative expenses, current portion of the IFRS 16 lease obligations, and $2,859 flow-through premium liability.

 

Non-current liabilities of $3,775 as at March 31, 2023 (December 31, 2022: $3,470) includes the non-current portion of the lease obligation of $102 (December 31, 2022: $140), $409 for a reclamation provision (December 31, 2022: $409) and a deferred income tax liability of $3,264 (December 31, 2022: $2,921), the latter primarily driven by the income from the equity accounted investment in Juanicipio recognized by the Company.

 

11. CASH FLOWS

 

 

The following table summarizes MAG Silver’s cash flow activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022, respectively:

 

      For the three months ended,
  March 31,   March 31,
  2023   2022
  $   $
       
Operating activities before movements in non-cash working capital (2,042)   (1,667)
Movements in non-cash working capital (1,064)   3
Operating activities (3,106)   (1,664)
Investing activities (27,989)   (2,668)
Financing activities 55,875   (28)
       
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (122)   (140)
       
Increase (decrease) in cash during the period 24,658   (4,500)
Cash, beginning of period 29,955   56,748
Cash, end of period 54,613   52,248

 

Operating Activities

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, MAG used $2,042 in cash for operations before movements in non-cash working capital, compared to $1,667 in the three months ended March 31, 2022. More cash was expended in operations before working capital changes in the current period, primarily as a result of management and consulting fees ($366), timing of insurance premiums ($66), general office expenses ($57), legal expenses ($72), and shareholder relations and travel ($136). MAG’s movements in operating working capital (accounts receivable, prepaid expenses less trade and other payables) in the three months ended March 31, 2023 increased by $1,064 (March 31, 2022: decreased by $3) primarily related to timing of receipts of receivables and payments of payables. The total use of cash from operating activities in the three months ended March 31, 2023 was $3,106 (March 31, 2022: $1,664).

 

22

MAG SILVER CORP.

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2023

(expressed in thousands of US dollars except as otherwise noted)

Investing Activities

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the net cash used for investing activities amounted to $27,989 (March 31, 2022: $2,668). In the three months ended March 31, 2023, the
Company used cash to fund advances to Juanicipio, which combined with the Company’s Juanicipio oversight expenditure totalled $25,010, net of $149 received in interest (net of tax) (March 31, 2022: $85). In addition, MAG expended $2,979 (March 31, 2022: $1,291) on its exploration and evaluation properties (see ‘Exploration and Evaluation Assets’ above). During the three months ended March 31, 2022, a $2,403 convertible note receivable was issued to Gatling by the Company (see ‘Larder Project’ above), and the Company received cash proceeds of $1,111 from the sale of certain equity securities originally acquired as part of its divestiture of non-core exploration properties in prior years.

 

Financing Activities

 

On February 7, 2023, the Company closed a $42,558 bought deal public offering and issued 2,905,000 common shares at a price of $14.65 per common share. On February 16, 2023, the Company closed a $17,133 (C$23,024) bought deal private placement and issued 969,450 Flow-Through Shares at a price of $17.67 (C$23.75) per Flow-Through Share. Share issuance costs for both equity financings amounted to $4,011 yielding net proceeds of $55,680.

 

In addition, during the three months ended March 31, 2023, 21,346 stock options were exercised for cash proceeds of $225 (March 31, 2022: nil).

 

 

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MAG SILVER CORP.

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2023

(expressed in thousands of US dollars except as otherwise noted)

 

12. SUMMARY OF QUARTERLY RESULTS

 

The following table sets forth selected quarterly financial information for each of the last eight quarters (as determined under IFRS (expressed in US$000’s except for per share amounts)):

 

  2023 2022 2021
  Q1 Q4  Q3  Q2 Q1 Q4  Q3  Q2 
  $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
Income from equity accounted investment in Juanicipio (3) 7,919 2,877 11,781 12,347 13,762 8,777 1,457 4,820
Interest income (1) 564 295 216 18 101 22 25 42
Other income 127 - - - - - - -
General and administrative expenses 3,272 3,797 3,003 3,282 2,270 3,347 2,212 3,029
Net income (loss) (2) 4,713 (825) 8,227 7,562 2,680 8,662 (2,280) 3,305
Net income (loss) per share 0.05 (0.01) 0.08 0.08 0.03 0.09 (0.02) 0.03
Diluted net income (loss) per share 0.05 (0.01) 0.08 0.08 0.03 0.09 (0.02) 0.03

(1) The Company’s only source of interest income during the quarters listed above was interest earned on cash, cash equivalents and term deposits. The amount of interest earned correlates directly to the amount of cash, cash equivalents and term deposits on hand during the period referenced and prevailing interest rates at the time. Revenue within Juanicipio where MAG owns a 44% interest, is recognized through MAG’s income (loss) from equity accounted Investment in Juanicipio (see ‘Investment in Juanicipio’ above) which is reflected above in net income (loss) as applicable.

 

(2) Net income (loss) by quarter is often materially affected by the timing and recognition of large non-cash expenses (specifically share-based payments, exploration and evaluation property impairments, and deferred tax changes) as discussed above when applicable in “Review of Financial Results.” Net income from Q4 2021 onwards was positively impacted by processing of more mineralized material than in prior periods (see ‘Underground Mine Production – Juanicipio Project’ above). Net income was negatively impacted in Q1 2022 by a write-down of an exploration and evaluation asset for $10,471 (see 'Exploration and Evaluation Assets - Option Earn-in Agreement' above).

 

(3) Income from equity accounted Investment in Juanicipio is often materially affected by changes in volatile metal prices, start-up and ramp-up activities associated with mining and processing, non-cash deferred tax movements related to assets being brought into use as well as fluctuating feed grades as the operations approach steady state. Q4 2022 lower income in equity accounted Investment in Juanicipio versus Q1-Q3 2022 is mainly due to a lower silver grade from tonnes processed, ranging between 19% and 30% against comparative period.

 

13. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

As at March 31, 2023, MAG had working capital (current assets less current liabilities) of $53,998 (December 31, 2022: $29,232) including cash of $54,613 (December 31, 2022: $29,955) and no long-term debt. At March 31, 2023, Juanicipio had working capital of $48,351 (December 31, 2022: negative working capital of $1,395) including cash of $8,454 (December 31, 2022: $1,102) (MAG’s attributable share is 44%). MAG does not currently receive dividends or have cash flow from operations, and therefore the Company may require additional capital in the future. Future liquidity may therefore depend upon the Company’s ability to arrange debt or additional equity financings.

 

24

MAG SILVER CORP.

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2023

(expressed in thousands of US dollars except as otherwise noted)

Revolving Credit Facility

 

In Q4 2021, the Company signed a binding commitment letter for a fully underwritten $40,000 revolving credit facility in order to give MAG additional liquidity and financial flexibility for its 44% share of the Juanicipio development and exploration costs should it be needed. MAG continues to work on customary conditions required to put the facility into place. Until the facility closes, there is no funding available to MAG under the terms of the commitment letter.

 

Funding of the Juanicipio Project Capex and other Juanicipio related expenditures

 

With the plant now in the ramp-up phase (see ‘Processing Plant Construction and Commissioning – Juanicipio Project’ above), final initial capital costs are winding down. Additional funding requirements related to market conditions (i.e. lower metal prices or higher inflation driving higher costs for instance), delayed commissioning (see ‘Risks and Uncertainties’ below), tax payments, or additional sustaining capital in excess of the operating cash flow generated is expected to be funded by further cash calls required from Fresnillo and MAG.

 

Miscellaneous Expenditures

 

Aside from its investment in Juanicipio, the Company maintains a corporate office and undertakes other exploration activities. The Company may therefore need to raise additional capital in the future in order to meet these funding requirements. Accordingly, future liquidity may depend upon the Company’s ability to arrange additional debt or additional equity financings.

 

Expected Use of Proceeds and Financings

 

On November 29, 2021, MAG closed a bought deal share offering and issued 2,691,000 common shares, resulting in net proceeds of $43,242. A reconciliation of the expected use of net proceeds disclosed in the Company’s prospectus supplement dated November 23, 2021 to a short form base shelf prospectus dated April 23, 2020 against the actual use of net proceeds as at March 31, 2023 is as follows:

 

Description Estimated Amount ($) Expended Amount ($)
Exploration expenditures related to the Juanicipio Project, the Deer Trail Project and other projects 17,500 16,920(1)
Development and sustaining capital expenditures not included in the estimated initial project capital related to the Juanicipio Project (2021-2022) 16,700 8,140
Working capital and general corporate purposes 9,000 9,000
Variance in previously disclosed expected use of proceeds (2) - 8,560
Total 43,200 42,620
(1) The Company anticipates $580 of the remaining proceeds from the offering will be allocated to exploration expenditures, aligned with previously disclosed expectations.

 

(2) The balance of the proceeds from the offering previously expected to be applied to development and sustaining capital expenditures not included in the estimated initial project capital related to the Juanicipio Project were subsequently re-allocated to contribute to the extinguishment of substantial tax and mining duty obligations of Juanicipio in Mexico.

 

25

MAG SILVER CORP.

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2023

(expressed in thousands of US dollars except as otherwise noted)

The Company closed a $42,558 bought deal public offering on February 7, 2023 and issued 2,905,000 common shares, including 170,000 common shares issued upon the partial exercise of the over-allotment option, at a price of $14.65 per common share. A reconciliation of the expected use of net proceeds disclosed in the Company’s short form prospectus dated February 2, 2023 against the actual use of net proceeds as at March 31, 2023 is as follows:

 

Description Estimated Amount ($) Expended Amount ($)
Exploration expenditures related to the Juanicipio Project, the Deer Trail Project and other projects 17,600 - (1)
Development and sustaining capital expenditures not included in the estimated initial project capital related to the Juanicipio Project 14,200 -
Working capital and general corporate purposes 11,700 2,824 (2)
Variance in previously disclosed expected use of proceeds (3) - 16,432
Total 43,500 19,256
(1) The Company anticipates all of the remaining proceeds from the offering will be allocated to exploration expenditures, aligned with previously disclosed expectations.

 

(2) The Company anticipates $6,644 of the remaining proceeds from the offering will be allocated to working capital and general corporate purposes, aligned with previously disclosed expectations.

 

(3) All proceeds from the offering previously expected to be applied to development and sustaining capital expenditures not included in the estimated initial project capital related to the Juanicipio Project, and $2,232 expected to be applied to working capital and general corporate purposes, were subsequently re-allocated to contribute to the extinguishment of substantial tax and mining duty obligations of Juanicipio in Mexico.

 

As noted above in ‘Cash Flows’, MAG expended $2,249, net of $730 flow-through eligible expenditures at the Larder Project (year ended December 31, 2022: $14,671), on its exploration and evaluation properties (excluding Juanicipio Project’s exploration expenditures as directly funded by Juanicipio) in the three months ended March 31, 2023, corresponding to the exploration expenditures in the first category in the tables above (November 2021 bought deal:$580 remaining; February 2023 bought deal: $17,600 remaining), and MAG used $3,106 (year ended December 31, 2022: $8,718) during the three months ended March 31, 2023 for operations corresponding to the working capital and general corporate purposes above.

 

In March 2023, MAG advanced $24,992 (December 2022: $8,140) to Juanicipio and estimates that the full amount was used to extinguish substantial tax and mining duty obligations not included in the initial project capital, constituting a re-allocation in the initially anticipated use of funds of $2,232 and $14,200 previously disclosed in the second category (November 2021 bought deal:$nil remaining; February 2023 bought deal: $6,644 remaining) and third category (November 2021 bought deal: $nil remaining; February 2023 bought deal: $nil remaining) respectively, of the foregoing tables. Given the variances mentioned above, the Company does not expect any adverse impact on its ability to achieve its the business objectives and milestones.

 

Additionally, the Company closed a $17,133 (C$23,024) bought deal private placement on February 16, 2023 and issued 969,450 Flow-Through Shares, including 126,450 Flow-Through Shares issued upon the full exercise of a 15% over-allotment option at a price of $17.67 (C$23.75) per Flow-Through Share. Total proceeds are intended for the Larder Project, whereby plans are being finalized for exploration programs in 2023 and 2024. As at March 31, 2023, the Company incurred $730 of eligible spend at the Larder Project ($16,403 remaining).

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MAG SILVER CORP.

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2023

(expressed in thousands of US dollars except as otherwise noted)

 

Other than as set forth above, it is expected that the full use of proceeds from each of the above noted offerings, once expended, will align with the above estimates, and the actuals will be reported in future MD&A, however, there can be no assurances the above objectives will be completed as circumstances may change and a reallocation of the funds may be necessary in order for the Company to achieve its stated business objectives.

 

14. CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

 

The following table discloses the contractual obligations of MAG and its subsidiaries as at March 31, 2023 for committed exploration work and other committed obligations.

 

  Total Less than 1 year 1-3 Years 3-5 Years More than 5 years
   $   $   $   $   $ 
           
Committed exploration expenditures (3)           -               -              -              -               -
           
Minera Juanicipio (1)&(2)           -               -              -              -               -
           
Consulting contract commitments       883            517          291            75               -
Total Obligations and Commitments       883            517          291            75               -
1) Although MAG Silver makes cash advances to Juanicipio as cash is called by the operator Fresnillo (based on approved Juanicipio budgets), they are not contractual obligations. MAG intends, however, to continue to fund its share of cash calls and avoid dilution of its ownership interest in Juanicipio.

 

2) According to the operator, Fresnillo, as at March 31, 2023, contractual commitments including project development and for continuing operations and purchase orders issued for project capital, sustaining capital, and continuing operations total $36,561 (December 31, 2022: $47,809) with respect to the Juanicipio Project, both on a 100% basis.

 

3) The Company also has discretionary commitments for property option payments and exploration expenditures as outlined in Note 11 ‘Exploration and Evaluation Assets’ of the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022. There is no obligation to make any of those payments or to conduct any work on its optioned properties. As the Company advances them, it evaluates exploration results and determines at its own discretion which option payments to make and which additional exploration work to undertake in order to comply with the funding requirements.

 

Other than as disclosed above, there were no material changes in the specified contractual obligations of the Company during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

 

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MAG SILVER CORP.

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2023

(expressed in thousands of US dollars except as otherwise noted)

15. SHARE CAPITAL INFORMATION

 

MAG Silver’s authorized capital consists of an unlimited number of common shares without par value. As at May 9, 2023, the following common shares, stock options, replacement stock options and warrants, RSUs, PSUs and DSUs were outstanding:

 

 

Number of shares

 

Exercise Price (in Canadian dollars) or Conversion Ratio Remaining Life
       
Common shares 102,894,098 n/a n/a
Stock options 1,222,355 C$13.46 – C$23.53 1.0 to 4.9 years
Replacement stock options 41,116 C$21.40 – C$39.91 0.3 to 1.4 years
Replacement warrants 19,090 C$35.17 – C$35.29 0.3 year
Performance Share Units (“PSUs”) (1) 330,313    1:1(1) 1.0 to 4.9 years
Restricted Share Units(“RSUs”) 155,081 1:1 1.0 to 4.9 years
Deferred Share Units (“DSUs”) (2) 437,126 1:1 n/a (2)
Fully Diluted 105,099,179    

(1) Includes 76,914 PSU grants where vesting is subject to a market price performance factor, each measured over a three-year performance period which will result in a PSU vesting range from 19,450 PSUs to 134,377 PSUs.

 

(2) To be share settled, but no common shares are to be issued in respect of a participant in MAG’s deferred share unit plan prior to such eligible participant’s termination date.

 

16. OTHER ITEMS

 

The Company is not aware of any undisclosed liabilities or legal actions against MAG and MAG has no legal actions or cause against any third party at this time other than the claims of the Company with respect to its purchase of 41 land rights within the Cinco de Mayo property boundaries, and the associated efforts to regain surface access with the local community, or “local ejido”.

 

The Company is not aware of any condition of default under any debt, regulatory, exchange related or other contractual obligation.

 

17. TREND INFORMATION

 

As both the price and market for silver are volatile and difficult to predict, a significant decrease in the silver price and to a lesser extent gold, zinc and lead prices, could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s operations and market value.

 

The Company is exposed to global and localized inflation which continues to be impacted by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, supply chain disruptions and rising interest rates.

 

The nature of MAG’s business is demanding of capital for property acquisition costs, exploration commitments, development and holding costs. MAG Silver’s liquidity is affected by the results of its own acquisition, exploration and development activities. The acquisition or discovery of an economic mineral deposit on one of its mineral property interests may have a favourable effect on the Company’s liquidity, and conversely, the failure to acquire or find one may have a negative effect. In addition, access to capital to fund exploration and development companies is at times challenging in public markets, which could limit the Company’s ability to meet its objectives.

 

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MAG SILVER CORP.

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2023

(expressed in thousands of US dollars except as otherwise noted)

Obtaining exploration permits in all the jurisdictions in which the Company operates, often encounter tribal, First Nations, and other forms of community resistance. Likewise, surface rights in Mexico are often owned by local communities or “ejidos” and there has been a trend in Mexico of increasing ejido challenges to existing surface right usage agreements. The Company has already been impacted by this trend at its Cinco de Mayo project. Any further challenge to the access or exploration of any of the properties in which MAG has an interest may have a negative impact on the Company, as the Company may incur delays and expenses in defending such challenge and, if the challenge is successful, the Company’s interest in a property could be materially adversely affected.

 

On March 28, 2023, a legislative initiative aimed at amending multiple legal codes, inclusive of the Mexican Federal Mining Law (the “Federal Mining Law”), was presented to the Mexican Congress by the President of Mexico. The proposed amendments pertain to, among other matters, granting of future mining permits and transfer of permits, shortening concession life, granting of future water permits, mine reclamation, profit-sharing requirements to distribute at least 7% of profits to local indigenous communities and management of mine waste. This initiative underwent a series of reviews and modifications, culminating in preliminary approval by the lower house of Congress, the Chamber of Deputies, on April 20, 2023. On April 29, 2023, the Mexican Senate approved the legislation. The bill is subject to approval by Mexico’s Federal Executive Branch for its signing into law and publication in the official gazette. The Company is committed to monitoring these legislative proceedings with the utmost attention, facilitating a thorough review and evaluation of potential outcomes and their implications specifically concerning our 44% interest in Juanicipio, including the treatment of concessions issued under previous legislation.

 

Apart from these and the risks referenced below in “Risks and Uncertainties,” management is not aware of any other trends, demands, commitments, events or uncertainties that would have a material effect on the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

18. RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

 

The Company’s securities should be considered a highly speculative investment and investors are directed to carefully consider all of the information disclosed in the Company’s Canadian and U.S. regulatory filings prior to making an investment in the Company, including the risk factors discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent Annual Information Form dated March 27, 2023 available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and incorporated by reference herein.

 

In addition, the Company is exposed to a variety of financial instrument-related risks in the normal course of operations. The Company’s financial instruments include cash, accounts receivable, investments, trade and other payables and a lease obligation. A discussion with respect to the fair value of such instruments is included in Note 13 of the unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements of the Company as at March 31, 2023. The Company examines the various financial instrument related risks to which it is exposed and assesses the impact and likelihood of those risks. These risks may include market risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, currency risk and interest rate risk. Management’s objectives, policies and procedures for managing these risks are disclosed in Note 11 of the unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements of the Company as at March 31, 2023.

 

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MAG SILVER CORP.

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2023

(expressed in thousands of US dollars except as otherwise noted)

19. OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

 

MAG has no off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

20. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

The Company does not have offices or direct personnel in Mexico, but rather is party to a Field Services Agreement, whereby it has contracted administrative and exploration services in Mexico with Minera Cascabel, S.A. de C.V. (“Cascabel”) and IMDEX Inc. (“IMDEX”). Dr. Peter Megaw, the Company’s Chief Exploration Officer, is a principal of both IMDEX and Cascabel, and is remunerated by the Company through fees to IMDEX. In addition to corporate executive responsibilities with MAG, Dr. Megaw is responsible for the planning, execution and assessment of the Company’s exploration programs, and he and his team developed the geologic concepts and directed the acquisition and discovery of the Juanicipio property.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company incurred expenses with Cascabel and IMDEX as follows:

 

    For the three months ended
    March 31, March 31,
    2023 2022
    $ $
       
Fees related to Dr. Megaw:      
Exploration and marketing services                         78                       68
Travel and expenses                         13                         8
Other fees to Cascabel and IMDEX:      
Administration for Mexican subsidiaries                         13                       13
Field exploration services                         37                       40
Share-based payments (non-cash)                       114                       86
                        255                     215

 

All transactions are incurred in the normal course of business and are negotiated on arm’s length terms between the parties for all services rendered. A portion of the expenditures are incurred on the Company’s behalf and are charged to the Company on a “cost + 10%” basis. The services provided do not include drilling and assay work which are contracted out independently from Cascabel and IMDEX. Included in trade and other payables at March 31, 2023 is $155 related to these services (December 31, 2022: $104).

 

Any amounts due to related parties arising from the above transactions are unsecured, non-interest bearing and are due upon receipt of invoices.

 

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MAG SILVER CORP.

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2023

(expressed in thousands of US dollars except as otherwise noted)

The Company holds various mineral property claims in Mexico upon which full impairments have been recognized. The Company is obligated to pay a 2.5% NSR royalty on the Cinco de Mayo property to the principals of Cascabel under the terms of an option agreement dated February 26, 2004, whereby the Company acquired a 100% interest in the property from Cascabel, and under the terms of assignment agreements entered into by Cascabel with its principals.

 

The immediate parent and ultimate controlling party of the consolidated group is MAG Silver Corp. (incorporated in British Columbia, Canada).

 

The details of the Company’s significant subsidiaries and controlling ownership interests are as follows:

 

Name Country of Incorporation Principal   MAG's effective interest
Project 2023 (%)   2022 (%)
           
Minera Los Lagartos, S.A. de C.V. Mexico Juanicipio (44%) 100%   100%

 

Balances and transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries, which are related parties of the Company, have been eliminated on consolidation and are not disclosed in this section.

 

Minera Juanicipio was created for the purpose of holding the Juanicipio property, and is held 56% by Fresnillo and 44% by the Company. On December 27, 2021, the Company and Fresnillo created Equipos Chaparral in the same ownership proportions (Fresnillo 56% / MAG 44%) for the purpose of holding the Juanicipio plant and mining equipment, to be leased to Minera Juanicipio.

 

Fresnillo is the operator of Juanicipio, and with its affiliates, beneficially owns 9,314,877 common shares of the Company as at March 31, 2023, as publicly reported. Juanicipio is governed by shareholder agreements and corporate by-laws. All costs relating to the project and Juanicipio are required to be shared by the Company and Fresnillo pro-rata based on their ownership interests in Juanicipio.

 

As at March 31, 2023, Fresnillo and the Company have advanced $289,507 as shareholder loans (MAG’s 44% share $127,379) to Juanicipio, bearing interest at 3 and 6 month LIBOR + 2%. From January 2022, with the mine being brought into commercial production, a portion of the interest was expensed whereas the remainder, pertaining to the plant, continued to be capitalised. Capitalised interest net of recontributions in 2022 of $1,336 was applied to the Investment in Juanicipio account reducing its balance as an eliminating related party entry. From January 2023 with the commencement of commissioning of the plant at Juanicipio, all of the interest is expensed. Interest recorded by the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2023 totalling $1,679 (year ended December 31, 2022: $1,058) has therefore been included in the income from its equity accounted Investment in Juanicipio.

 

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MAG SILVER CORP.

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2023

(expressed in thousands of US dollars except as otherwise noted)

During the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, compensation of key management personnel (including directors) was as follows:

 

      For the three months ended
    March 31, March 31,
    2023 2022
    $ $
Salaries and other short term employee benefits                         501                       416
Share-based payments (non-cash)                          654                       249
                       1,155                       665

 

Key management personnel are those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, directly or indirectly, and consists of its Directors, the Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”), the CFO and the Chief Sustainability Officer.

 

21. CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGMENTS, SIGNIFICANT ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS

 

(a) Significant judgements

 

In preparing the unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements of the Company as at March 31, 2023, the Company made judgments when applying its accounting policies. The judgments that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognized in the unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements of the Company as at March 31, 2023, have been set out in Note 5 of the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

(b) Significant estimates

 

The preparation of the unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements of the Company as at March 31, 2023 in conformity with IFRS required management to make estimates and assumptions that affected the amounts reported and disclosed. These estimates were based on management’s knowledge of the relevant facts and circumstances, having regard to previous experience, but actual results may differ materially from the amounts included in the consolidated financial statements. Information about assumptions and other sources of estimating uncertainty that have a significant risk of resulting in a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next 12 months have been set out in Note 5 of the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

22. CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

 

The accounting policies applied in the preparation of the unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements of the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2023 are consistent with those applied and disclosed in the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

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MAG SILVER CORP.

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2023

(expressed in thousands of US dollars except as otherwise noted)

23. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

The Company has filed certificates signed by the CEO and the CFO that, among other things, report on the design of disclosure controls and procedures and the design of internal controls over financial reporting as at March 31, 2023.

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to provide reasonable assurance that all relevant information required to be disclosed by the Company is accumulated and communicated to senior management as appropriate and recorded, processed, summarized and reported to allow timely decisions with respect to required disclosure, including in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted by it under securities legislation.

 

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

MAG Silver also maintains a system of internal controls over financial reporting, as defined by National Instrument 52-109 - Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings in order to provide reasonable assurance that assets are safeguarded and financial information is accurate and reliable and in accordance with IFRS. The Company retains a third-party specialist annually to assist in the assessment of its internal control procedures. The board of directors (the “Board”) approves the financial statements and MD&A before they are publicly filed and ensures that management discharges its financial responsibilities. The unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements and MD&A for the three months ended March 31, 2023 were approved by the Board on May 8, 2023. The Board’s review is accomplished principally through the Audit Committee, which is composed of independent non-executive directors. The Audit Committee meets periodically with management and auditors to review financial reporting and control matters.

 

The Company’s management, including the CEO and CFO, believe that any internal controls over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well designed, can have inherent limitations. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable (not absolute) assurance that the objectives of the control system are met and as such, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. The CEO and CFO have designed the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2023 based on the criteria set forth in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with IFRS.

 

There have been no changes in internal controls over financial reporting during the three months ended March 31, 2023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, MAG’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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MAG SILVER CORP.

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2023

(expressed in thousands of US dollars except as otherwise noted)

24. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

Additional information on the Company, including the Company’s most recent Annual Information Form dated March 27, 2023 is available for viewing under MAG’s profile on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com and on SEC’s EDGAR website at www.sec.gov.

 

25. CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS

 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

Certain information contained in this MD&A, including any information relating to MAG’s future oriented financial information, are “forward-looking information” and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable Canadian and United States securities legislation (collectively herein referred as “forward-looking statements”), including the “safe harbour” provisions of provincial securities legislation, the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

· statements regarding the anticipated time and capital schedule to full production;
· statements that address our expectations with respect to the ramp-up of the processing plant at the Juanicipio Project;
· estimated project economics, including but not limited to, plant or mill recoveries, payable metals produced, underground mining rates;
· the estimation of Mineral Resources;
· estimated future exploration and development operations and corresponding expenditures and other expenses for specific operations;
· an operator services agreement coming into effect for the Juanicipio Project on the timing contemplated herein, if at all;
· anticipated job creation at the Juanicipio Project once it reaches full production and the potential for scale-up of operations beyond 4,000 tpd at the Juanicipio plant;
· the anticipated impact on the Company’s business and operations from the re-allocation of proceeds received from the Company’s recent public offerings;
· expectations and estimates regarding use of proceeds;
· the expected capital, sustaining capital and working capital requirements to achieve full commercial production at the Juanicipio Project, including the potential for additional cash calls;
· production rates, payback time, capital and operating and other costs, internal rate of return, anticipated life of mine, and mine plan;
· expected upside from additional exploration;
· expected capital requirements and sources of funding;
· statements regarding proposed amendments to applicable Mexican legislation, including the Federal Mining Law;
· statements regarding the 2022 Sustainability Report, including the contents therein; and
· other future events or developments.

 

When used in this MD&A, any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events of performance (often but not always using words or phrases such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “plan”, “strategy”, “goals”, “objectives”, “project”, “potential” or variations thereof or stating that certain actions, events, or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative of any of these terms and similar expressions), as they relate to the Company or management, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the Company’s current views with respect to future events and are subject to certain known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions.

 

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MAG SILVER CORP.

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2023

(expressed in thousands of US dollars except as otherwise noted)

Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon estimates and assumptions, which are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Company’s control and many of which, regarding future business decisions, are subject to change. Assumptions underlying the Company’s expectations regarding forward-looking statements contained in this MD&A include, among others: MAG’s ability to carry on its various exploration and development activities including project development timelines, the timely receipt of required approvals and permits, the price of the minerals produced, the costs of operating, exploration and development expenditures, the impact on operations of the Mexican tax regime and proposed amendments to applicable Mexican legislation, including the Federal Mining Law, MAG’s ability to obtain adequate financing, and outbreaks or threat of an outbreak of a virus or other contagions or epidemic disease will be adequately responded to locally, nationally, regionally and internationally.

 

Although MAG believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and many factors could cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements including amongst others: commodities prices; changes in expected mineral production performance; unexpected increases in capital costs or cost overruns; exploitation and exploration results; continued availability of capital and financing; general economic, market or business conditions; risks relating to the Company’s business operations; risks relating to the financing of the Company’s business operations; risks relating to the development of the Juanicipio Project and the minority interest investment in the same; risks relating to the Company’s property titles; risks related to receipt of required regulatory approvals; pandemic risks; supply chain constraints and general costs escalation in the current inflationary environment heightened by the invasion of Ukraine by Russia; risks relating to the Company’s financial and other instruments; operational risk; environmental risk; political risk; currency risk; market risk; capital cost inflation risk; risk relating to construction delays; the risk that data is incomplete or inaccurate; the risks relating to the limitations and assumptions within drilling, engineering and socio-economic studies relied upon in preparing economic assessments and estimates, including the 2017 PEA; as well as those risks more particularly described under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Information Form dated March 27, 2023 available under the Company’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. 

 

Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein. This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of the Company’s forward-looking statements. The Company’s forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs, expectations and opinions of management on the date the statements are made and, other than as required by applicable securities laws, the Company does not assume any obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or management’s beliefs, expectations or opinions should change. For the reasons set forth above, investors should not attribute undue certainty to or place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

 

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MAG SILVER CORP.

Management’s Discussion & Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2023

(expressed in thousands of US dollars except as otherwise noted)

Cautionary Note for United States Investors

 

Unless otherwise indicated, technical disclosure regarding the Company’s properties included or incorporated by reference herein, including all Mineral Resource estimates contained in such technical disclosure has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of NI 43-101 and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (the “CIM”) – CIM Definition Standards on Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves, adopted by the CIM Council, as amended (the “CIM Definition Standards”). NI 43-101 is an instrument developed by the Canadian Securities Administrators that establishes standards for all public disclosure an issuer makes of scientific and technical information concerning mineral projects.

 

Canadian standards, including NI 43-101, differ significantly from the disclosure requirements of the SEC under subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K (the “SEC Modernization Rules”). The Company is not required to provide disclosure on its mineral properties under the SEC Modernization Rules and provides disclosure under NI 43-101 and the CIM Definition Standards. Accordingly, information contained in this MD&A, or the documents incorporated by reference herein, may differ significantly from the information that would be disclosed had the Company prepared the Mineral Resource estimates under the standards adopted under the SEC Modernization Rules.

 

Cautionary Note to Investors Concerning Estimates of Mineral Resources

 

Investors are cautioned not to assume that any part, or all, of the mineral deposits categorized as “Inferred Mineral Resources” or “Indicated Mineral Resources” will ever be converted into Mineral Reserves. “Inferred Mineral Resources” are Mineral Resources for which quantity and grade or quality are estimated based on limited geological evidence and sampling. Geological evidence is sufficient to imply but not verify geological and grade or quality continuity. “Inferred Mineral Resources” are based on limited information and have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence and great uncertainty as to their economic and legal feasibility, although it is reasonably expected that the majority of “Inferred Mineral Resources” could be upgraded to “Indicated Mineral Resources” with continued exploration.

 

Under Canadian rules, estimates of Inferred Mineral Resources are considered too speculative geologically to have the economic considerations applied to them to enable them to be categorized as Mineral Resources and, accordingly, may not form the basis of feasibility or pre-feasibility studies, or economic studies except for a Preliminary Economic Assessment as defined under NI 43-101. Indicated and Inferred Mineral Resources that are not Mineral Resources do not have demonstrated economic viability.

 

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EX-99.3 4 exh_993.htm EXHIBIT 99.3

Exhibit 99.3

 

Form 52-109F2
Certification of Interim Filings
Full Certificate

 

 

I, George Paspalas, President and Chief Executive Officer of MAG Silver Corp., certify the following:

 

1. Review: I have reviewed the interim financial report and interim MD&A (together, the “interim filings”) of MAG Silver Corp. (the “issuer”) for the interim period ended March 31, 2023.

 

2. No misrepresentations: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, with respect to the period covered by the interim filings.

 

3. Fair presentation: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim financial report together with the other financial information included in the interim filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the issuer, as of the date of and for the periods presented in the interim filings.

 

4. Responsibility: The issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), as those terms are defined in National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings, for the issuer.

 

5. Design: Subject to the limitations, if any, described in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3, the issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have, as at the end of the period covered by the interim filings:

 

(a) designed DC&P, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that:

 

(i) material information relating to the issuer is made known to us by others, particularly during the period in which the interim filings are being prepared; and

 

(ii) information required to be disclosed by the issuer in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted by it under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in securities legislation; and

 

(b) designed ICFR, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with the issuer’s GAAP.

 

5.1 Control framework: The control framework the issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I used to design the issuer’s ICFR is Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

 

5.2 ICFR – material weakness relating to design: N/A

 

5.3 Limitation on scope of design: N/A

 

 


6. Reporting changes in ICFR: The issuer has disclosed in its interim MD&A any change in the issuer’s ICFR that occurred during the period beginning on January 1, 2023 and ended on March 31, 2023 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s ICFR.

 

Date:  May 10, 2023

 

 

/s/ George Paspalas

George Paspalas
President and Chief Executive Officer

 

EX-99.4 5 exh_994.htm EXHIBIT 99.4

Exhibit 99.4

 

Form 52-109F2
Certification of Interim Filings
Full Certificate

 

 

I, Fausto Di Trapani, Chief Financial Officer of MAG Silver Corp., certify the following:

 

1. Review: I have reviewed the interim financial report and interim MD&A (together, the “interim filings”) of MAG Silver Corp. (the “issuer”) for the interim period ended March 31, 2023.

 

2. No misrepresentations: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, with respect to the period covered by the interim filings.

 

3. Fair presentation: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim financial report together with the other financial information included in the interim filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the issuer, as of the date of and for the periods presented in the interim filings.

 

4. Responsibility: The issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), as those terms are defined in National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings, for the issuer.

 

5. Design: Subject to the limitations, if any, described in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3, the issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have, as at the end of the period covered by the interim filings:

 

(a) designed DC&P, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that:

 

(i) material information relating to the issuer is made known to us by others, particularly during the period in which the interim filings are being prepared; and

 

(ii) information required to be disclosed by the issuer in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted by it under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in securities legislation; and

 

(b) designed ICFR, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with the issuer’s GAAP.

 

5.1 Control framework: The control framework the issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I used to design the issuer’s ICFR is Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

 

5.2 ICFR – material weakness relating to design: N/A

 

5.3 Limitation on scope of design: N/A

 

 


6. Reporting changes in ICFR: The issuer has disclosed in its interim MD&A any change in the issuer’s ICFR that occurred during the period beginning on January 1, 2023 and ended on March 31, 2023 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s ICFR.

 

Date:  May 10, 2023

 

 

/s/ Fausto Di Trapani
Fausto Di Trapani
Chief Financial Officer