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| COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Mexico Litigation Matters As of June 30, 2025, $27.9 million in principal is due from the Mexican government associated with amounts that were paid as VAT under Coeur Mexicana, S.A. de C.V.’s (“Coeur Mexicana’s”) prior royalty agreement with a subsidiary of Franco-Nevada Corporation, which was terminated in 2016. Coeur Mexicana applied for and initially received refunds in the normal course of these amounts paid as VAT associated with the royalty payments; however, in 2011 the Mexican tax authorities began denying refunds of these amounts based on the argument that VAT was not legally due on the royalty payments. Accordingly, Coeur Mexicana began to request refunds of these amounts paid as VAT as undue payments, which the Mexican tax authorities also denied. The Company has since been engaged in ongoing efforts to recover these amounts from the Mexican government (including through refiling refund requests as undue payments rather than refunds of VAT that were due, litigation and international arbitration). Despite a favorable ruling from Mexican tax courts in this matter in 2019, Mexico still has not returned the payments. While the Company believes that it remains legally entitled to be refunded the full amount of the receivable and intends to rigorously continue its recovery efforts, based on the continued failure to recover the receivable and certain unfavorable Mexican court decisions, the Company determined to write down the carrying value of the receivable at September 30, 2021. Coeur initiated an arbitration proceeding against Mexico under Annex 14-C of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, for violations of the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, to pursue recovery of the unduly paid VAT plus interest and other damages. Outcomes in arbitration and the process for recovering funds even if there is a successful outcome in arbitration can be lengthy and unpredictable. Palmarejo Gold Stream Coeur Mexicana currently sells 50% of Palmarejo gold production (excluding production from certain properties acquired in 2015 and 2024) to a subsidiary of Franco-Nevada Corporation (“Franco-Nevada”) under a gold stream agreement for the lesser of $800 or spot price per ounce (“Franco-Nevada Gold Stream Agreement”). The Franco-Nevada Gold Stream Agreement supersedes an earlier arrangement made in January 2009 in which Franco-Nevada purchased a royalty covering 50% of the gold produced by Coeur Mexicana from its Palmarejo silver and gold mine in Mexico in exchange for total consideration of $78.0 million, consisting of $75.0 million in cash plus a warrant to acquire Franco-Nevada Common Shares that was then-valued at $3.0 million (the “Prior Gold Stream Agreement”). The Prior Gold Stream Agreement was terminated in 2014 and its minimum ounce delivery requirement satisfied in 2016, after which sales under the Franco-Nevada Gold Stream Agreement commenced. Under the Franco-Nevada Gold Stream Agreement, Coeur Mexicana received a $22.0 million deposit toward future deliveries. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, although Coeur Mexicana has satisfied its contractual obligation to repay the deposit to Franco-Nevada, the deposit is accounted for as deferred revenue and is recognized as revenue on a units-of-production basis as ounces are sold to Franco-Nevada. Because there is no minimum obligation associated with the deposit, it is not considered a financing, and each shipment is considered to be a separate performance obligation. The Franco-Nevada Gold Stream Agreement represents a contract liability under ASC 606, which requires the Company to ratably recognize a portion of the deposit as revenue for each gold ounce delivered to Franco-Nevada. The remaining unamortized balance is included in Accrued liabilities and other and Other long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The following table presents a roll forward of the Franco-Nevada contract liability balance:
Metal Sales Prepayments In December 2024, Wharf and Rochester received additional prepayments of $12.5 million and $17.5 million, respectively, all of which were recognized as revenue in the first quarter of 2025. At June 30, 2025, there was no remaining contract liability. In June 2019, Coeur amended its existing sales and purchase contract with a metal sales counterparty for gold concentrate from its Kensington mine (the “Amended Sales Contract”). From time to time thereafter, the Amended Sales Contract has been further amended to allow for additional prepayments. The metal sales prepayments represented a contract liability under ASC 606, which required the Company to recognize ratably a portion of the deposit as revenue for each gold and silver ounce delivered to the customer. The remaining contract liability was included in Accrued liabilities and other on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The following table presents a roll forward of the prepayment contract liability balance:
Kensington Royalty Matter On March 28, 2024, the Company and its subsidiary Coeur Alaska, Inc. (“Coeur Alaska”) entered into a settlement agreement to resolve litigation with Maverix Metals Inc. and Maverix Metals (Nevada) Inc. (collectively, “Maverix”) regarding the terms of a royalty impacting a portion of the Kensington mine property (the “Maverix Litigation”). While Coeur Alaska continued to believe its claims and counterclaims in the matter were valid, it determined that the settlement was appropriate given the inherent uncertainty presented in litigation matters. Coeur Alaska and Maverix agreed to amend the terms of the royalty to decrease the effective rate of the royalty and to eliminate the concept of cost recoupment provided for in the original royalty. The amended royalty now provides that Coeur Alaska pays a net returns royalty on up to two million troy ounces of gold produced at a rate of: (i) 1.25% for production occurring from January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2026 and (ii) 1.5% for production occurring on or after January 1, 2027. The Company also agreed to issue shares of its common stock to an affiliate of Maverix (“Settlement Shares”), consisting of 737,210 shares that were issued in April 2024 and 595,267 shares that were issued in March 2025. The issuances of the Settlement Shares were made pursuant to the exemption from the registration requirements afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Other Commitments and Contingencies The Company, either directly or through its subsidiaries, has a number of active litigation matters related to labor and employment matters involving its operations in the U.S. and Mexico. Although the Company intends to vigorously defend its interests in these matters, litigation is inherently uncertain and the Company has determined it is reasonably possible that it may incur a loss of $1 million to $13 million in these matters. This good faith estimate of the potential loss in these matters includes estimates of penalties and interest through the date of this Report, but such penalties and interest may continue to grow during the course of legal proceedings. As part of its ongoing business and operations, the Company and its affiliates are required to provide surety bonds, bank letters of credit, bank guarantees and, in some cases, cash as financial support for various purposes, including environmental remediation, reclamation, and other general corporate purposes. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had surety bonds totaling $363.9 million and $363.7 million, respectively, in place as financial support for future reclamation and closure costs. The obligations associated with these instruments are generally related to performance requirements that the Company addresses through its ongoing operations and, from time to time, the Company may be required to post collateral, including cash or letters of credit which reduce availability under its revolving credit facility, to support these instruments. As the specific requirements are met, the beneficiary of the associated instrument cancels and/or returns the instrument to the issuing entity. Certain of these instruments are associated with operating sites with long-lived assets and will remain outstanding until closure. The Company believes it is in compliance with all applicable bonding obligations and will be able to satisfy future bonding requirements through existing or alternative means, as they arise.
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