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 6, 2021

Commission File Number: 001-35455

SSR MINING INC.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

#800 - 7001 E. Belleview Ave.

Denver, Colorado

USA 80237 

#800 – 1055 Dunsmuir Street

PO Box 49088, Bentall Postal Station

Vancouver, British Columbia

Canada V7X 1G4

(Address of principal executive offices)

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DOCUMENTS FILED AS PART OF THIS FORM 6-K

See the Exhibit Index hereto.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

SUBMITTED HEREWITH

Exhibit 99.1

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2021 AND 2020

(unaudited)

Contents

SSR Mining Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position

(expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except for per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

Approved by the Board of Directors and authorized for issue on May 4, 2021.

SSR Mining Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Income

(expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except for per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements

SSR Mining Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Comprehensive Income

(expressed in thousands of United States dollars)

(Unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

SSR Mining Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Cash Flows

(expressed in thousands of United States dollars)

(Unaudited)

Supplemental cash flow information (note 13)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

SSR Mining Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity

(expressed in thousands of United States dollars)

(Unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

SSR Mining Inc. (the "Company" or "SSR Mining") is a company incorporated under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The Company's common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) in Canada and the Nasdaq Global Select Market (NASDAQ) in the United States under the symbol "SSRM" and the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in Australia under the symbol "SSR".

The Company and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Group") are principally engaged in the operation, acquisition, exploration and development of precious metal resource properties located in Turkey and the Americas. The Company has four producing mines in Argentina, Canada, Turkey and the United States. SSR Mining Inc. is the ultimate parent of the Group.

The Company's focus is on safe, profitable gold and silver production from its Çöpler Gold Mine ("Çöpler") in Erzincan, Turkey, Marigold mine ("Marigold") in Nevada, USA, Seabee Gold Operation ("Seabee") in Saskatchewan, Canada and Puna Operations ("Puna") in Jujuy, Argentina, and to advance, as market and project conditions permit, its principal development projects toward commercial production.

On September 16, 2020, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Alacer Gold Corp. ("Alacer"). The Company determined that the transaction represented a business combination under IFRS 3, with SSR Mining identified as the acquiror. Based upon the September 15, 2020 closing share price of the Company's common shares, the total consideration of the acquisition was $2.2 billion.

In accordance with the acquisition method of accounting, the consideration transferred was allocated to the underlying assets acquired and liabilities assumed, based upon their estimated fair values as at the date of acquisition.

Significant Developments During the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021

COVID-19 Response and Impact on Operations

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact global economic and financial markets, disrupting global supply chains and workforce participation. Many industries and businesses, including SSR Mining, continue to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and face operating challenges associated with the regulations and guidelines resulting from efforts to contain COVID-19.

The Company continues to restrict all non-essential travel and manage the contacts of its employees and contractors in order to reduce the risk of COVID-19 impacting its operations. The Company is operating its corporate offices at reduced capacity, with most employees working remotely.

The Company's mine sites remain operational with carefully managed COVID-19 based restrictions designed to protect employees, including quarantining, testing, ensuring physical distancing and providing additional protective equipment. In Turkey, COVID-19 continues to slow government processes including permitting, with considerable effort being expended to attain permits and land access for continued growth and operations.

These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IFRS") applicable to the preparation of interim financial statements, including IAS 34, Interim Financial Reporting, and do not include all the information required for full annual financial statements. Accordingly, these condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020. Except as described in note 2(b), the accounting policies applied in the preparation of these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements are consistent with those applied and disclosed in the Company's audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020.

These statements were authorized for issue by the Board of Directors on May 4, 2021.

The Company adopted Interest Rate Benchmark Reform - Phase 2: Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39, IFRS 4 and IFRS 16 (the "Phase 2 Amendments") effective on January 1, 2021. Interest rate benchmark reform ("Reform") refers to a global reform of interest rate benchmarks, which includes the replacement of some interbank offered rates ("IBOR") with alternative benchmark rates. The Phase 2 Amendments provide a practical expedient requiring the effective interest rate be adjusted when accounting for changes in the basis for determining the contractual cash flows of financial assets and liabilities that relate directly to the Reform rather than applying modification accounting which might have resulted in a gain or loss. In addition, the Phase 2 Amendments require disclosures to assist users in understanding the effect of the Reform on the Company's financial instruments and risk management strategy.

The Company has the following financial instruments indexed to London interbank offered rates ("LIBOR") that have not yet transitioned to alternative benchmark rates at the end of the current reporting period:

The Company maintains a Term Loan which bears interest at the three month USD LIBOR plus a fixed interest rate margin ranging from 3.50% to 3.70% depending on the tranche and which is expected to be fully repaid in December 2023. The Company is currently working with the syndicate of lenders to assess the potential alternatives to the use of LIBOR.

The Company also maintains LIBOR interest rate swap contracts with underlying notional amounts of approximately 33% of the outstanding Term Loan balance as at March 31, 2021 through December 22, 2021. Considering the short term to maturity of the interest rate swap contracts, as well as the current expected timing of changes to alternative benchmark rates, the Company does not expect to transition to an alternative benchmark rate.

The Company further maintains a $75.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility (the "Credit Facility") with a $25.0 million accordion feature, for which amounts borrowed incur variable interest at LIBOR plus an applicable margin ranging from 2.25% to 3.75% based on the Company's net leverage ratio, among other things. The Credit Facility matures in June 2021. Considering the short term to maturity of the Credit Facility, as well as the current expected timing of changes to alternative benchmark rates, the Company does not expect to transition to an alternative benchmark rate.

In preparing its consolidated financial statements, the Company makes judgments in applying its accounting policies. In addition, the preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires the use of estimates that may affect the amounts reported and disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and related notes in future periods. These estimates are based on management’s best 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. The significant accounting policy judgments and areas of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2021 are consistent with those applied and disclosed in note 3 to the Company's audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020.

5. MINERAL PROPERTIES, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

The following is a reconciliation of the changes in the Company's debt balance to cash flows arising from financing activities:

⁽¹⁾       Includes accrued interest presented within accounts payable and accrued liabilities.

The calculations of basic and diluted income per share attributable to equity holders of SSR Mining for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 are based on the following:

Total share-based compensation expense, including all equity and cash-settled arrangements, for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 has been recognized in the consolidated financial statements as follows:

Under the Company's share compensation plans, there is the option to settle vested Restricted Share Units ("RSUs") in either cash or common shares. On February 10, 2021, the Company's Board of Directors indicated its intention to settle all the RSUs issued under the Company's plans, when vested, in common shares of SSR Mining. Prior to this date, based on a past history of settling RSUs in cash, the Company had accounted for these awards as liabilities. As a result of this change, the value of the relevant outstanding RSUs was fixed at the date of modification and the existing liability of $8,802,000 ($6,426,000 net of tax) was transferred to the share-based compensation reserve of shareholders' equity. The unamortized portion of $8,074,000 relating to these RSUs will be amortized over the remaining vesting periods.

On March 31, 2021, the Company paid a cash dividend of $0.05 per common share to shareholders of record on March 5, 2021, totaling $11 million.

Subsequent to March 31, 2021, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per common share, payable on June 14, 2021 to holders of record at the close of business on May 17, 2021.

Results of operating segments are reviewed by the Company's chief operating decision maker ("CODM") to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segments and to assess their performance. Each individual operating mine site is considered to be a reportable operating segment for financial reporting purposes.

In connection with the acquisition of Alacer on September 16, 2020, the Company added Çöpler as a new operating segment.

The following is a summary of the reported amounts of income from mine operations, operating income (loss), income (loss) before income taxes and the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities by operating segment:

11.

OPERATING SEGMENTS (continued)

(a) Fair values of financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value

The categories of the fair value hierarchy that reflect the significance of inputs used in making fair value measurements are as follows:

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2 - inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e., as prices) or indirectly (i.e., derived from prices); and

Level 3 - inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data.

The levels in the fair value hierarchy into which the Company's financial assets and liabilities that are measured and recognized on the consolidated statements of financial position at fair value on a recurring basis were categorized as follows:

⁽¹⁾ Marketable securities of publicly quoted companies, consisting of investments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income, are valued using a market approach based upon unadjusted quoted prices in an active market obtained from securities exchanges.

⁽²⁾ Trade receivables relating to sales of concentrate are included in Level 2 as the basis of valuation uses quoted commodity forward prices. Derivative assets and liabilities are included in Level 2 as the basis of valuation uses quoted prices in active markets.

⁽³⁾ Certain items of deferred consideration from the sale of exploration and evaluation assets are included in Level 3, as certain assumptions used in the calculation of the fair value are not based on observable market data.

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, no amounts were transferred between Levels.

As at March 31, 2021, the fair value of the 2019 Notes and Term Loan as compared to the carrying amounts were as follows:

⁽¹⁾ The fair value disclosed for the Company's 2019 Notes is included in Level 1 as the basis of valuation uses a quoted price in an active market. The carrying amount of the 2019 Notes represents the debt component of the convertible notes, while the fair value represents both the debt and equity components of the 2019 Notes.

Adjustments for other non-cash operating activities during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

Net change in operating assets and liabilities during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

14.

SUBSEQUENT EVENT

On April 16, 2021, the Company received approval of its Notice of Intention to Make a Normal Course Issuer Bid (the "NCIB") to purchase its common shares through the facilities of the Toronto Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ or other Canadian and United States market places. All shares will be canceled upon purchase. Pursuant to the NCIB, the Company is able to purchase up to 10,000,000 common shares over a twelve month period commencing on April 21, 2021. The NCIB will expire no later than April 20, 2022.

Exhibit 99.2

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS FOR THE THREE
MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2021

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF THE FINANCIAL POSITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2021

This Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") is intended to supplement the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements of SSR Mining Inc., ("SSR Mining", or the "Company") for the three months ended March 31, 2021, and the related notes thereto, which have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IFRS", or "GAAP"), applicable to the preparation of interim financial statements, including IAS 34, Interim Financial Reporting.

All figures are expressed in U.S. dollars ("USD") except where otherwise indicated. This MD&A has been prepared as of May 4, 2021, and should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

Additional information, including the Company's most recent Annual Information Form and Annual Report on Form 40-F, is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, on the EDGAR section of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") website at www.sec.gov and on the ASX at www.asx.com.au.

This MD&A contains "forward-looking statements" that are subject to risk factors set out in a cautionary note contained in Section 16 herein. The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures in this MD&A; for a description of each of these measures, please see the discussion under "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" in Section

13. The Company uses Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources classifications in this MD&A, which differ significantly from the classifications required by the SEC, as set out in the cautionary note contained in Section 16.

On September 16, 2020, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Alacer Gold Corp. (“Alacer”). The Company began consolidating the operating results, cash flows and net assets of Alacer from September 16, 2020, and the results in this MD&A reflect such consolidation.

2.   BUSINESS OVERVIEW AND STRATEGY

Business Overview

SSR Mining is an intermediate precious metals mining company with four producing assets located in the USA, Turkey, Canada and Argentina. The Company's assets primarily produce gold and also silver, lead and zinc concentrates. The production sites and a global pipeline of high-quality development and exploration assets located in the USA, Turkey, Canada, Mexico and Peru form a diversified portfolio of high-margin, long-life assets along several of the world's most prolific metal districts.

The Company has an experienced leadership team with a proven track record of delivery and value creation. Across the organization, the Company has expertise in project construction, mining (open pit and underground), and processing (pressure oxidation, heap leach and flotation), with a robust commitment to health, safety, community engagement and environmental management.

The Company has a strong balance sheet, with $901.6 million in consolidated cash⁽¹⁾ as at March 31, 2021, to support its growth pipeline. The Company intends to leverage its balance sheet strength and proven track record of free cash flow generation to fund growth across the portfolio and facilitate superior returns to shareholders.

SSR Mining is listed under the ticker symbol SSRM on the Toronto Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Global Select Market (NASDAQ) and SSR on the Australian Securities Exchange.

Strategy

The Company's focus is on safe, sustainable, and profitable gold and silver production at its Çöpler Gold Mine ("Çöpler"), Marigold Mine ("Marigold"), Seabee Gold Operation ("Seabee"), and Puna Operations ("Puna"). SSR Mining is committed to delivering safe production with an emphasis on Operational Excellence. The Company is also focused on growing production and Mineral Reserves through exploration and asset acquisition for accretive growth.

Sustainability is a key priority for all stakeholders, whether they are local communities, local and national governments, the Company's shareholders or its employees. SSR Mining recognizes that people and the environment are central to its success and the Company is committed to safeguarding them by implementing the highest standards of sustainability, as well as the necessary plans, procedures, metrics and targets to meet the Company's commitments.

SSR Mining's four producing assets are described below:

Çöpler Gold Mine, Turkey

Çöpler, 80% owned by SSR Mining, is an open pit gold mine located along the Tethyan belt in east-central Turkey in the Erzincan Province, approximately 1,100 kilometers southeast of Istanbul and 550 kilometers east of Ankara. Çöpler contains oxide and sulfide ores which are mined concurrently and processed through its two processing plants using heap leach and pressure oxidation processing, respectively, to produce gold doré bars. Çöpler and nearby tenements are positioned on a land package of approximately 25,800 hectares.

Marigold Mine, USA

Marigold is an open pit gold mine located along the Battle Mountain-Eureka Trend in Nevada, USA. Marigold is a run-of-mine heap leach operation, moving more than 200,000 tonnes of material per day, and producing gold doré bars. Marigold is positioned on a land package of approximately 20,000 hectares.

Seabee Gold Operation, Canada

Seabee is an underground gold mine located along the Trans-Hudson Corridor in east-central Saskatchewan, Canada. Seabee processes ore through its processing plant using gravity concentration and cyanide leaching to produce gold doré bars. Seabee is positioned on a land package of approximately 60,000 hectares, including the 80% owned Fisher property.

⁽¹⁾ SSR Mining reports the non-GAAP financial measure of consolidated cash to supplement information in the Company's consolidated financial statements. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” in Section 13.

2.   BUSINESS OVERVIEW AND STRATEGY (continued)

Puna Operations, Argentina

Puna is an open pit silver-lead-zinc mine located along the Bolivian silver belt in northern Argentina in the Province of Jujuy. Puna processes ore mined from the Chinchillas mine through its Pirquitas mill, using flotation processing to produce silver-lead and zinc concentrates.

COVID-19 Response and Impact on Operations

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact global economic and financial markets, disrupting global supply chains and workforce participation. Many industries and businesses, including SSR Mining, continue to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and face operating challenges associated with the regulations and guidelines resulting from efforts to contain COVID-19.

The Company continues to restrict all non-essential travel and manage the contacts of its employees and contractors in order to reduce the risk of COVID-19 impacting its operations. The Company is operating its corporate offices at reduced capacity, with most employees working remotely.

The Company's mine sites remain operational with carefully managed COVID-19 based restrictions designed to protect employees, including quarantining, testing, ensuring physical distancing and providing additional protective equipment. In Turkey, COVID-19 continues to slow government processes including permitting, with considerable effort being expended to attain permits and land access for continued growth and operations.

Payment of Dividends

On February 17, 2021, the Company announced that its Board of Directors declared its inaugural quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per common share, payable on March 31, 2021 to holders of record at the close of business on March 5, 2021. The Company paid its inaugural dividend of $0.05 per common share, totaling $11 million, on March 31, 2021.

Subsequent to March 31, 2021, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per common share, payable on June 14, 2021 to holders of record at the close of business on May 17, 2021.

Appointment of New Chief Financial Officer

On February 26, 2021, the Company announced the appointment of Ms. Alison White as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Ms. White joined the Company from Newmont Corporation at the end of March 2021.

ESG and Sustainability Report

On March 30, 2021, the Company published its third annual ESG and Sustainability Report, and its first since the merger with Alacer. The highlights of the Sustainability Report include:

3.   BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTS (continued)

Normal Course Issuer Bid

On April 16, 2021, the Company received approval of its Notice of Intention to Make a Normal Course Issuer Bid (the "NCIB") to purchase its common shares through the facilities of the Toronto Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ or other Canadian and United States market places. All shares will be canceled upon purchase. Pursuant to the NCIB, the Company intends to purchase up to 10,000,000 common shares over a twelve month period commencing on April 21, 2021. The NCIB will expire no later than April 20, 2022.

This section of the MD&A provides management's production, cost, capital, exploration and development expenditure estimates for 2021. These are “forward-looking statements” and subject to the cautionary note regarding the risks associated with forward- looking statements contained in Section 16. Cash costs and AISC per ounce of gold and silver sold are non-GAAP financial measures. Please see the discussion under "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" in Section 16.

The Company's guidance is unchanged from that reported on January 19, 2021. For the full year 2021, the Company expects: