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Centerra Gold Inc.
Suite 1500
1 University Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5J 2P1
T 416.204.1953
F 416.204.1954
www.centerragold.com
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Centerra Gold Inc. Annual Report
2013
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Corporate Profile
Centerra is a Canadian-based gold mining company engaged in operating, developing, acquiring and exploring gold properties
primarily in Asia, the former Soviet Union and other markets worldwide. The Company is the largest Western-based gold
producer in Central Asia with two operating gold mines located in the Kyrgyz Republic and Mongolia. In 2013, Centerra
produced 690,720 ounces of gold from its two operations.
Centerra’s objective is to build shareholder value by maximizing the potential of its current properties, expand its portfolio
of gold mining operations, add additional exploration properties and continue to increase its reserves and resources.
Centerra’s shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol CG. The Company is headquartered in
Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements
Information contained in this Annual Report which are not statements of historical facts, and the documents incorporated by reference herein,
may be “forward looking information” for the purposes of Canadian securities laws. Such forward-looking statements include statements related
to the successful resolution of matters in the Kyrgyz Republic including discussions with the Kyrgyz Government on the agreements governing
the Kumtor project and a possible restructuring of the Kumtor project into a joint venture, the Company’s ability to access and mine high-grade ore
in the SB Zone at Kumtor, the Company’s future production for 2014, including estimates of all-in unit costs1, exploration plans and expenditures
and the success thereof, capital expenditures, mining plans at Kumtor, processing activities at Boroo, the outcome of discussions with the
Mongolian Government on the potential development of the Company’s Gatsuurt deposit and the strategic designation status of the Gatsuurt
deposit, expected mine life and plans for feasibility and technical studies and social and environmental impact assessments as well as spending
plans at the Öksüt project, future planned exploration expenditures, the Company’s business and political environment, business prospects and
hedging activities. Such forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results, performance,
prospects and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. For a detailed discussion of
such risks and other factors, see the Management’s Discussion and Analysis included in this Annual Report and the Company’s most recent
Annual Information Form which is available on SEDAR.
Mineral resources are not mineral reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability. Inferred mineral resources have a greater
amount of uncertainty as to whether they can be mined economically. It cannot be assumed that all or part of the inferred resources will ever
be upgraded to a higher category. There is no certainty that mineral resources of any category can be upgraded to mineral reserves through
continued exploration.
Although Centerra believes that the assumptions inherent in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, the reader should not place undue
reliance on these statements. Forward-looking information is as of March 28, 2014. For a detailed discussion of the key assumptions and risk
factors, please refer to the Management’s Discussion and Analysis included in this Annual Report. Centerra disclaims any intention or obligation
to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent
required by applicable laws.
(1) Non-GAAP measure, see discussion under “Non-GAAP Measures”.
All dollar amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars in this report, except as otherwise indicated.
Reserves and Resources are as of December 31, 2013. Please refer to page 7 of the Management’s Discussion and Analysis included in
this Annual Report.
Corporate Information
Directors
Stephen A. Lang, Chair
Ian Atkinson
Richard W. Connor
Raphael A. Girard
Karybek U. Ibraev
John W. Lill
Amangeldy M. Muraliev
Sheryl K. Pressler
Terry V. Rogers, Lead Director
Kylychbek Shakirov
Bruce V. Walter, Vice-Chair
Officers and Management
Ian Atkinson
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Jeffrey S. Parr
Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Gordon D. Reid
Vice President and
John W. Pearson
Vice President, Investor Relations
Kevin D’Souza
Vice President,
Sustainability & Environment
John M. Kazakoff
Chief Operating Officer
President, Boroo Gold Company
Ronald Burk (1)
Michael M. Fischer
Vice President, Exploration
President,
Kumtor Operating Company
(1) Mr. Burk joined Centerra
on March 17, 2014
Frank H. Herbert
General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary
Dennis C. Kwong
Vice President,
Business Development
Anthony J. Meade
Vice President, Human Resources
and Administration
Transfer Agent
Auditors
Exploration Offices
Operations Offices
For information on common
KPMG LLP
Centerra Gold Mongolia LLC
Boroo Gold LLC
share holdings, lost share
333 Bay Street
Bodi Tower, 12th Floor
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
certificates and address
Suite 4600
Sukhbaatar Square
P.O. Box 223
changes, contact:
CST Trust Company
P.O. Box 700
Station B
Montreal, QC
H3B 3K3
North America
phone toll free:
1-800-387-0825 or
416-682-3860
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5H 2S5
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Bodi Tower, 11th Floor
210646
Sukhbaatar Square
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Stock Exchange Listing
Centerra Madencilik A.S.
210648
Toronto Stock Exchange
Buyukesat Mahallesi
Symbol: CG
Cayhane Sokak No. 47/9
Kumtor Operating Company
Investor Relations Contact
Cankaya, Ankara, Turkey
24 Ibraimov Street
06700 Gaziosmanpasa
Kumtor Gold Company
John W. Pearson
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
Vice President Investor Relations
Centerra Gold Inc.
720031
Corporate Headquarters
1606 Full Tower
Öksüt Madencilik A.S.
Beijing Representative Office
Fax: 1-888-249-6189
Suite 1500
9 Doung San Huan Zhong Lu
Turan Gunes Bulvari
Email: inquiries@
canstockta.com
1 University Avenue
Chaoyang District
Hollanda Caddesi No. 3/5
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5J 2P1
T 416.204.1953
F 416.204.1954
Beijing, China
100020
Cankaya, Ankara, Turkey
06550
Centerra Gold CIS
www.centerragold.com
Pushkin Street 54
Office 504
Khabarovsk, Russia
680000
Centerra Gold Inc. Corporate Profile
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Financial and Operating Highlights
Selected Annual Information ($ millions, except as noted)
Revenue
Earnings from mine operations
Revenue-based taxes
Loss on de-recognition of underground assets
Earnings (loss) from operations
Net earnings (loss)
Earnings (loss) per share – $ per share (basic)
Cash provided by operations
Cash flow per share – $ per share
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments
Total assets
Ounces produced
Ounces sold
Adjusted operating costs – $ per oz sold (2)
All-in sustaining costs – $ per oz sold (2)
All-in costs – $ per oz sold (2)
Average realized gold price – $ per oz sold (2)
2013
944
361
114
–
179
158
0.67
484
2.05
502
1,688
690,720
696,818
402
818
920
1,355
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
2012(1)
2011(1)
661
227
75
181
(128)
(144)
(0.61)
173
0.73
382
1,594
387,076
390,533
747
1,449
1,991
1,692
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
1,020
617
132
–
382
371
1.57
435
1.84
568
1,689
642,380
650,258
484
608
911
1,569
(1) The 2012 comparative period was restated as a result of the adoption of IFRC 20. The 2011 comparative period was not restated for the impact of IFRIC 20.
(2) Adjusted operating costs per ounce sold, all-in sustaining costs per ounce sold, all-in costs per ounce sold, as well as average realized gold price per ounce sold,
are non-GAAP measures and are discussed under “Non-GAAP Measures” in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis accompanying this Annual Report.
Reserves
(as at December 31)
(millions of contained
ounces of gold)
Gold Production
Cash Flow from Operations
(thousands of ounces)
($ millions)
11.1
10.2
676 679
642
691
484
435
8.2 8.1
7.3
387
281
246
173
09 10 11 12 13
09 10 11 12 13
09 10 11 12 13
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President’s Message
In 2013 we had a number of accomplishments: we
outstanding concerns relating to the Kumtor Project.
exceeded our guidance with higher gold production and
Centerra continues to require that any agreement
lower costs, we continued our constructive discussions
reached related to Kumtor must be fair to all Centerra
with the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic regarding
shareholders.
a restructuring of the Kumtor Project and we expanded
the Öksüt Project resource and converted the majority
On the financial front in 2013, Centerra reported net
of the inferred resources to indicated resources leading
earnings of $158 million or $0.67 per share (basic)
to a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) study
reflecting the 78% increase in gold sales over 2012.
indicating that the project has robust economics.
We also generated approximately $484 million in cash
We did not have any asset impairments and our reserve
from our operations or $2.05 per share. At the end of
base changed only by accounting for our production
the year the Company had $502 million of cash, cash
during the year. In addition, we have maintained our
equivalents and short-term investments, as well as
quarterly dividend at 4 cents (Canadian $).
$74 million undrawn on our $150 million credit facility.
We also extended the credit facility to February 2015
We also faced some challenges during the year. In the
which will provide us with additional liquidity going
spring there was movement in the waste dump at
forward. We also invested $30 million in exploration
Kumtor which required a modification to our waste
and approximately $40 million in our operations.
dump management plan. At the end of May there was
We remain unhedged, allowing us to participate in
a short disruption to operations at Kumtor from a
the upside of any increases in the gold price.
roadblock which was quickly resolved. Neither of these
events had an impact on our 2013 gold production.
In 2013, our gold production was significantly higher
than 2012 with consolidated gold production of
We started negotiations with the Government of the
690,720 ounces. Kumtor had an exceptional fourth
Kyrgyz Republic at the beginning of 2013 and signed
quarter producing some 348,000 ounces exceeding its
a memorandum of understanding with the Government
600,000 ounce guidance for the year. In addition,
in September. In October the Kyrgyz Parliament
Boroo exceeded its revised guidance by 5,000 ounces
rejected the memorandum of understanding, however
to produce just over 90,000 ounces of gold for the year.
after further discussions and negotiations, on
Our all-in costs for the year, which includes our growth
December 24th, we entered into a non-binding Heads
capital, was an attractive $920 per ounce sold.
of Agreement (HOA) with the Government. The Kyrgyz
“All-in costs” is a non-GAAP measure and is based
Parliament reviewed the agreement and passed a
on the World Gold Council guidelines. We describe
resolution on February 6, 2014 supporting the concept
the measure more fully under “Non-GAAP Measures”
of the restructuring described in the HOA in which
in the accompanying Management’s Discussion and
Kyrgyzaltyn would exchange their equity interest in
Analysis.
Centerra for a 50% interest in a joint venture company
which would hold the Kumtor Project. We are
Looking forward in 2014, we are advancing the Öksüt
continuing our discussions with the Government and its
Project and have begun a full feasibility study with a
working group to implement the terms of the HOA and
targeted completion date in mid-2015. We plan to
the potential restructuring transaction and to resolve all
spend a total of approximately $10 million on Öksüt,
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201Achievements
l Exceeded 2013 guidance with higher gold production and lower costs
l No asset impairments
l Majority of Öksüt resources upgraded to Indicated Resources
l Good liquidity – no net debt, revolving credit facility renewed, maintained dividend
2013
which includes $6.5 million for technical studies,
It is more fully described in “Non-GAAP Measures”
environmental and social impact assessments and
in the accompanying Management’s Discussion and
project support, as well as $3.5 million for exploration.
Analysis.
Our estimated consolidated gold production for 2014 is
in the range of 595,000 to 645,000 ounces with the
In 2014, we will continue to invest in our operating
majority again coming from Kumtor and, similar to 2013,
properties. Total capital expenditures excluding
over 50% of Kumtor’s gold production will come in the
capitalized stripping are estimated to be $86 million,
fourth quarter when mining will reach the high-grade
which includes $43 million of sustaining capital and
section of the SB Zone. The 2014 forecast assumes no
$43 million of growth capital. The cash component of
mining activities at Boroo and Gatsuurt, and no gold
capitalized stripping costs related to the development of
production from the Gatsuurt Project.
the open pit at Kumtor is expected to be $191 million.
We will continue our commitment to exploration,
During 2013, in an effort to move development of the
investing $20 million in 2014. Exploration and business
Gatsuurt Project forward, we continued our discussions
development activities will focus on Asia, Mongolia,
with the Mongolian Government in connection with the
Turkey, Russia, Cyprus and western Canada, and
possibility that Gatsuurt could be designated as a
expand into new regions to meet the longer term
“strategic deposit”, which would exempt Gatsuurt from
growth targets of Centerra.
certain regulations currently prohibiting development of
the project. We understand that the
Mongolian Parliament may consider
this matter in its 2014 spring
session. We will continue to
work with the Mongolian
regulatory authorities to obtain
the final approvals and the
regulatory commissioning to
advance the Gatsuurt Project.
Our all-in costs on a
consolidated basis for 2014 are
expected to be in the range of
$990 to $1,075 per ounce
sold. ”All-in costs” is a non-
GAAP measure and includes
sustaining capital, growth capital,
exploration and corporate costs
on a consolidated basis, but
excludes taxes.
We have every reason to be proud of our record of
responsible mining in the Kyrgyz Republic and Mongolia
and I applaud our employees for their continued
commitment to maintaining the high safety, health and
environmental standards at our mines and for achieving
the production goals of the Company. Regrettably,
I have to report that last year a Boroo employee was
fatally injured at the Boroo mine in a single vehicle
rollover accident. As with all significant incidents,
we conducted a systematic investigation that provided
us with preventative and corrective actions, which have
since been implemented as part of our continuous
improvement program.
I look forward to advancing our projects in Mongolia,
developing the Öksüt Project in Turkey, expanding our
exploration programs into new regions and lastly,
looking for new growth opportunities through
acquisitions.
Ian Atkinson
President and Chief Executive Officer
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At A Glance
A leading North American-based gold producer, headquartered in Toronto,
Canada, with over 20 years of experience in one of the world’s most
underdeveloped gold regions in Central Asia. Centerra operates two gold mines
in the Kyrgyz Republic and Mongolia and has exploration interests
in Mongolia, Turkey, Russia, Cyprus and western Canada.
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Kyrgyz Republic Kumtor Mine
l ll
l
Mongolia Boroo Mine
Gatsuurt Deposit and ATO Deposit
l
Turkey Öksüt Deposit
Kumtor
Boroo
Exploration
Öksüt
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Kumtor Mine: Kyrgyz Republic
l One of the largest gold mines in Central Asia
600,402 oz
of gold produced in 2013
l Significant contributor to the economy of the Kyrgyz Republic
l 2014 expected gold production of 550,000 to 600,000 ounces
$853
l All-in costs of $833 to $909 per ounce sold1 expected for 2014
all-in costs per ounce sold1 in 2013
l Expected mine life to 2026
9.3 million oz
of gold produced since 1997
Boroo Mine: Mongolia
l First modern hard rock gold mine in Mongolia
l Open pit, mill and heap leach facility
l 2014 expected gold production approximately 45,000 ounces
90,318 oz
of gold produced in 2013
$765
l All-in costs of $1,557 per ounce sold1 expected for 2014
all-in costs per ounce sold1 in 2013
l Adjacent Gatsuurt Deposit ready for development
on receipt of regulatory approvals and final agreements
1.75 million oz
of gold produced since 2004
Exploration / Öksüt Project
l Located in Kayseri region of south central Turkey
l Oxide, heap leachable deposit
l PEA study announced February 2014
l Expected 11 year mine life (2016 – 2027)
l After tax net present value of $117 million at
an 8% discount rate
Centerra Gold Inc. Annual Report 2013
125,000 oz
average estimated annual gold production
in years 4 through 6
$849
estimated all-in costs1 for the project per ounce
893,000 oz
estimated life of mine gold production
1 Non-GAAP measure, see discussion under “Non-GAAP Measures”.
Centerra Gold Inc.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013
CENTERRA’S BUSINESS ......................................................................................................................................... 1
ECONOMIC INDICATORS ...................................................................................................................................... 3
GROWTH STRATEGY ............................................................................................................................................. 5
RESERVES AND RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................... 6
CHANGES IN PRESENTATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES ................ 10
DEVELOPMENTS IN 2013 ..................................................................................................................................... 13
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS ................................................................................................................................. 17
2013 COMPARED TO 2012 ........................................................................................................................................... 17
FOURTH QUARTER RESULTS – 2013 COMPARED TO 2012 ......................................................................................... 35
QUARTERLY RESULTS – LAST EIGHT QUARTERS ..................................................................................................... 38
BALANCE SHEET ................................................................................................................................................... 39
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS ......................................................................................................................... 40
NON-GAAP MEASURES......................................................................................................................................... 40
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES ............................................................................................................ 55
CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES ........................................................................................................... 58
DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES AND INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL
REPORTING ............................................................................................................................................................. 59
2014 OUTLOOK........................................................................................................................................................ 60
QUALIFIED PERSON & QA/QC ........................................................................................................................... 67
RISK FACTORS ....................................................................................................................................................... 68
CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION ............................................................... 94
The following discussion has been prepared as of February 19, 2014, and is intended to provide
a review of the financial position and results of operations of Centerra Gold Inc. (“Centerra” or
the “Company”) as at and for the financial year ended December 31, 2013 in comparison with
those as at and for the financial year ended December 31, 2012. This discussion should be read
in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and notes thereto for the year
ended December 31, 2013 prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting
Standards. In addition, this discussion contains certain forward-looking information regarding
Centerra’s businesses and operations. Such forward-looking statements involve risks,
uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. See “Risk Factors” and “Caution
Regarding Forward-Looking Information” in this discussion. All dollar amounts are expressed
in United States (US) dollars, except as otherwise indicated. Additional information about
Centerra, including the Company’s Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31,
2013, will be available on the Company’s website at www.centerragold.com and on the System
for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (“SEDAR”) at www.sedar.com.
All references in this document denoted with NG, indicate a non-GAAP term which is
discussed under “Non-GAAP Measures” on pages 40 to 44.
Centerra’s Business
Centerra is a Canadian-based gold company, focused on acquiring, exploring, developing and
operating gold properties in Asia, the former Soviet Union and other emerging markets around
the world. Centerra’s principal operations are located in the Kyrgyz Republic and Mongolia
and are subject to political and regulatory risks. See “Other Corporate Developments” and
“Risk Factors”.
Centerra’s common shares are listed for trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange. As of
February 19, 2014, being the date of this Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”),
there are 236,390,219 common shares issued and outstanding.
As of December 31, 2013, Centerra’s significant subsidiaries and jointly-controlled entities
include its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Kumtor Gold Company in the Kyrgyz Republic, Boroo
Gold LLC and Centerra Gold Mongolia LLC (owner of the Gatsuurt property and Altan
Tsagaan Ovoo (“ATO”) property) in Mongolia and Öksüt Madencilik A.S. in Turkey, and its
forty percent interest in the Dvoinoy joint venture in Russia. Additionally, the Company is
earning an interest in other joint venture exploration properties located in Russia, Turkey,
China and starting in January 2014, Canada. The Gatsuurt property is in the development
phase and the other Russian, Turkish, Chinese, Mongolian and Canadian properties are in the
exploration phase.
Substantially all of Centerra’s revenues are derived from the sale of gold. The Company’s
revenues are derived from production from its mines and gold prices realized. Gold doré
production from the Kumtor mine is purchased by Kyrgyzaltyn JSC (“Kyrgyzaltyn”) for
processing at its refinery in the Kyrgyz Republic while gold doré produced by the Boroo mine
is exported for processing under a refining agreement with Johnson Matthey Limited and sold
under a master sale agreement with Auramet Trading LLC or to the Bank of Mongolia, the
Mongolian Central Bank, starting in January 2014.
1
The average spot price for gold in 2013 based on the London PM fix was $1,411 per ounce, a
decrease of 15% over the average in 2012. The average realized priceNG of gold received by
Centerra in 2013 was $1,355 per ounce, a 20% decrease as compared to the average price
realizedNG in 2012. Centerra’s average realized priceNG for gold in 2013 was lower than the
average spot price for the year because more than 50% of annual production at Kumtor was in
the fourth quarter when the price of gold averaged $1,276 per ounce.
The Company’s costs are comprised primarily of the cost of producing gold from its two
mines, exploration expenses relating to its own projects and its earn-in projects, administrative
costs from the Toronto, Bishkek, Ulaanbaatar and exploration offices worldwide and also from
depreciation and depletion. There are many operating variables that affect the cost of
producing an ounce of gold.
In the mine, costs are influenced by the ore grade and the stripping ratio. The stripping ratio is
the ratio of the tonnage of waste material which must be removed per one tonne of ore mined.
Ore grade refers to the amount of gold contained in a tonne of ore. The significant costs of
mining include labour, diesel fuel and equipment maintenance.
In the mill, costs are dependent mainly on the ore grade and the metallurgical characteristics of
the ore which can impact gold recovery. For example, a higher grade ore would typically
contribute to a lower unit production cost. The significant costs of milling are reagents,
consumables, mill maintenance and energy.
Both mining and milling costs are also affected by labour costs, which depend on the
availability of qualified personnel in the regions where the operations are located, the wages in
those markets, and the number of people required. Mining and milling activities involve the
use of many materials. The varying costs of acquiring these materials and the amount used in
the processing of the ore also influence the cash costs of mining and milling. The non-cash
costs (namely depreciation, depletion and amortization) are influenced by the amount of capital
costs related to the mine’s acquisition, development and ongoing capital requirements and the
estimated useful lives of capital items.
Over the life of each mine, another significant cost that must be planned for is the closure,
reclamation and decommissioning of each operating site. In accordance with standard
practices for Western-based mining companies, Centerra carries out remediation and
reclamation work during the operating period of the mine, where feasible, in order to reduce
the final decommissioning costs. Nevertheless, the majority of rehabilitation work can only be
performed following the completion of mining operations. Centerra’s practice is to record
estimated final decommissioning costs based on conceptual closure plans, and to accrue these
costs according to the principles of IFRS. In addition, Kumtor has established a reclamation
trust fund to pay for these costs (net of forecast salvage value of assets) from the revenues
generated over the life of mine. At Boroo, 50% of the upcoming year’s annual reclamation
budget is deposited by Boroo into a government account and such funds are recovered by
Boroo when the annual reclamation commitments are completed.
2
Economic Indicators
Gold Industry
The two principal uses of gold are bullion investment and product fabrication. A broad range
of end uses is included within the fabrication category, the most significant of which is the
production of jewelry. Other fabrication uses include official coins, electronics, miscellaneous
industrial and decorative uses, medals and medallions.
In 2014, global gold production is anticipated to have modest growth despite the cancellation
of some planned new projects and deferral of the expansion of existing projects in 2013. The
flow through impact of capital project cancellation and deferral decisions taken in 2013 due to
pressures to reduce the cost of production is not anticipated to reduce global production until
2015.
In addition to the supply factors impacting the industry as described above, external factors
also impact the gold price. The underlying U.S. economic performance in 2013 continued to
demonstrate signs of recovery from the global financial crisis with the U.S. monetary policy
regulators commencing the tapering of quantitative easing measures in December 2013,
resulting in a reduction in the gold price. It should be noted that since the initial
implementation by the U.S. in 2008 of quantitative easing measures there has been no
significant inflation to date.
The Company believes that fundamentals remain positive for gold in the coming year with a
lower level of volatility expected compared to that experienced in 2013, and gold price
reflecting the impact of quantitative easing measures in the U.S. The role of gold as a hedge
against inflation is expected to support continued demand for the metal as should growing
appetite by central banks and developing Asian nations seeking a more reliable store of value
as compared with other investments. In addition, we anticipate physical demand of gold to
increase from China and India at current gold price levels.
Gold Price
The average gold spot price fell during the fourth quarter of 2013 from US$1,326/oz to
US$1,276/oz, a 3.8% decrease. The average gold spot price for the year was $1,411 per ounce,
a decrease of 15% over the average in 2012.
The following table shows the average afternoon gold price fixing, by quarter, on the London
Bullion Market for 2012, and 2013:
Average Quarterly Gold Prices
1,800
1,700
1,600
1,500
1,400
1,300
1,200
1,100
1,000
Q1-12 Q2-12 Q3-12 Q4-12 Q1-13 Q2-13 Q3-13 Q4-13
Quarter
2012 Q1
2012 Q2
2012 Q3
2012 Q4
2013 Q1
2013 Q2
2013 Q3
2013 Q4
Average Gold Price ($)
1,721
1,597
1,667
1,711
1,631
1,415
1,326
1,276
3
Exchange Rates
Canadian dollar
Kyrgyz Som
Mongolian Tugrik
CAD Exchange Rate to USD
KGS Exchange Rate to USD
MNT Exchange Rate to USD
1.06
1.04
1.02
1.00
0.98
0.96
0.94
0.92
0.90
49.50
49.00
48.50
48.00
47.50
47.00
46.50
46.00
45.50
1,800
1,700
1,600
1,500
1,400
1,300
1,200
1,100
1,000
Q1-12 Q2-12 Q3-12 Q4-12 Q1-13 Q2-13 Q3-13 Q4-13
Q1-12 Q2-12 Q3-12 Q4-12 Q1-13 Q2-13 Q3-13 Q4-13
Q1-12 Q2-12 Q3-12 Q4-12 Q1-13 Q2-13 Q3-13 Q4-13
There were two broad themes that have impacted global currencies in the last 12 to 24 months.
The first theme saw Central banks, especially in the Asian region, take an active role in
implementing monetary policy, including reducing lending interest rates, significant increases
in government funded infrastructure projects and the issue of government backed securities to
manage their own currency.
The second major theme related to lower overall interest rate environments. To emerge from
the financial crisis that occurred in 2008, G10 nations, in particular U.S. and Europe, adopted
very aggressive, low interest rate policies. The impact was that as long as the prospect existed
that neither Europe nor the U.S. would raise interest rates, currencies of countries that did not
significantly reduce their rates during the financial crisis were able to attract investment.
The low G-10 rates positively impacted the emerging country currencies as they were deemed
"safer". In addition, commodities and therefore commodity-linked currencies were deemed
attractive investments. Markets began to anticipate an end to the low rate environment,
resulting in the sell-off of the emerging market currencies.
Canadian Dollar
The Canadian dollar remained an attractive investment in 2012 in consideration of the low
interest rate structure and commodity-weighted market. Canada kept its interest rates low but
these were relatively higher than other G10 nations. This positive for the Canadian dollar was
offset in 2013 as the prospect of the U.S. starting to reduce quantitative easing measures
suggested that the Canadian currency rate advantage would start to dissipate. Thus, the
Canadian dollar started to lose some lustre. This combined with the reduced correlation
between the U.S. and Canadian economies indicates that the U.S. recovery is less supportive of
the Canadian economy.
Mongolian Tugrik
Mongolia has continued to experience political issues in 2012 and 2013 reducing the amount of
foreign direct investment and subsequent demand for local currency. The other main factor
affecting the Tugrik is the decline in Mongolian coal revenue, largely driven by a 15%
commodity price reduction in 2013 thereby dropping state revenue from this major export by
approximately 45%. This, in turn, put pressure on the amount of foreign currency Mongolia
had to fund necessary imports. As the foreign currency revenue declined, the Tugrik was
vulnerable to sell-offs which made it one of the "small" currencies most susceptible to selling
pressure.
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Kyrgyz Som
The Kyrgyz Republic managed its official interest rates, lowering them from 13% in 2011 to a
low of 2.6% in early 2013 with a slight increase to approximately 4.2% in the second half of
2013. This slight increase in official interest rates did not offset the negative impact of the
significant rate decline during the period on the Som.
Liquidity
Financial liquidity provides the Company with the ability to fund future operating activities
and investments. Centerra generated $483.9 million in cash from operations in 2013 and has a
balance of cash and short-term investments of $501.5 million at December 31, 2013 which
includes $76 million drawn from its revolving line of credit. The Company’s financial risk
management policy focuses on cash preservation, while maintaining the liquidity necessary to
conduct operations on a day-to-day basis. The Company manages counterparty credit risk, in
respect of cash and short-term investments, by maintaining bank accounts with highly-rated
U.S. and Canadian banks and investing only in highly-rated Canadian and U.S. Government
bills, term deposits or banker’s acceptances with highly-rated financial institutions, and
corporate direct credit of highly-rated, highly-liquid issuers.
The global financial markets have improved during the year, however there continues to be
caution in the markets with volatility still present. This has continued to constrain the ability
of many companies to access capital markets financing.
In November 2013, Centerra extended its secured $150 million revolving credit facility with
the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) until February 2015. The
facility provides Centerra available liquidity for working capital and future growth
initiatives. The Company has $76 million outstanding on this facility, repayable on August 11,
2014 under its current draw notice, however, at the Company’s direction, this payment date can
be extended to a future period. It is expected that all planned capital and operating
expenditures can be funded out of operating cash flow for 2014. See “Caution Regarding
Forward-Looking Information”.
Growth Strategy
Centerra’s growth strategy is to increase its reserve base and expand its current portfolio of
mining operations by:
•
•
•
developing new reserves at or near its existing mines;
advancing late-stage exploration properties, including earn-in properties where
the Company’s interests were earned by funding the costs of exploration drilling
and feasibility studies; and
pursuing selective acquisitions in Asia, the former Soviet Union and other
markets worldwide.
Centerra’s growth strategy could be impacted by the risk factors described on page 68.
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Reserves and Resources
During 2013, the Company continued its exploration drilling activities at its 100% owned
Öksüt project in Turkey and on its various advanced exploration projects in the Asian region,
while it discontinued its exploration activities on the Kumtor property. On February 5, 2014,
the Company released the results of the updated reserve and resource estimates for the Kumtor
and Boroo mines and updated resource estimates for its advanced projects, all as of December
31, 2013.
Reserves:
During 2013, Centerra’s proven and probable gold reserves decreased by 53,000 contained
ounces, after accounting for processing in 2013 of 912,000 contained ounces. Reserves now
total 10.2 million ounces of contained gold, compared to 11.1 million ounces as of December
31, 2012. The reserve decrease is a result of a negative production reconciliation from the
Kumtor mine which is partially offset by a positive reconciliation of the Boroo stockpile grades
and an increase in reserves at the Gatsuurt project. All 2013 year-end reserves were estimated
using a gold price of $1,300 per ounce compared to $1,350 per ounce at December 31, 2012.
The change in gold price had no impact on the number of ounces of reserves and resources.
At the Boroo mine, proven and probable reserves total 49,000 contained ounces of gold after
accounting for approximately 146,000 contained ounces being processed in the mill and or
loaded on the heap leach pad in 2013. The remaining reserves are entirely in existing ore
stockpiles. The Boroo operation will continue to feed the mill from ore stockpiles to the end of
2014 and operate and recover gold from the heap leach pad into 2015. At the Gatsuurt project,
proven and probable reserves have increased by 114,000 contained ounces of gold as a result
of an updated block model and an expanded pit design and now total more than 1.6 million
contained ounces of gold.
Resources:
As of December 31, 2013, Centerra’s measured and indicated resources are estimated to total
5.5 million ounces of contained gold. This represents an increase of 378,000 contained ounces
of gold compared to the December 31, 2012 estimate. This is a result of the conversion of
inferred resources and the expansion of indicated resources on the Öksüt project which is offset
by the conversion of some resources to reserves at the Gatsuurt project.
The updated resource estimate for the 100% owned Öksüt project in Turkey has an indicated
resource of 1.1 million ounces of contained gold and an inferred resource of 134,000 ounces of
contained gold.
As of December 31, 2013, Centerra’s inferred resources decreased by 394,000 contained
ounces of gold over the December 31, 2012 estimate to total 3.7 million ounces of contained
gold. The conversion of Öksüt and Gatsuurt inferred resources into the indicated resource
category account for this decrease.
The 2013 year-end resource estimates for Boroo, ATO and Ulaan Bulag properties in
Mongolia and the Kara Beldyr property in Russia are unchanged from 2012 year-end
estimates.
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Centerra Gold Inc.
2013 Year-End Gold Reserve and Resource Summary
(as of December 31, 2013)
Gold Mineral Reserves (1) (3) (13) (14)
(tonnes and ounces in thousands)
Probable
Proven
Total Proven and Probable
Tonnes Grade
(g/t)
1.9
0.6
-
1.5
4,841
2,364
-
7,205
Contained
Gold (oz)
296
49
-
345
Tonnes Grade
(g/t)
3.2
-
2.9
3.1
80,345
-
17,129
97,474
Gold Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources(2) (3) (13) (14)
(tonnes and ounces in thousands)
Indicated
Measured
Contained
Gold (oz)
8,220
-
1,603
9,823
Tonnes Grade
(g/t)
2.3
-
21,975
-
Contained
Gold (oz)
1,631
-
Tonnes Grade
(g/t)
2.3
10.7
12,113
351
Contained
Gold (oz)
898
121
Tonnes Grade
(g/t)
3.1
0.6
2.9
3.0
85,186
2,364
17,129
104,679
Contained
Gold (oz)
8,516
49
1,603
10,168
Total Measured and Indicated
Contained
Tonnes Grade
Gold (oz)
(g/t)
2,529
2.3
121
10.7
34,088
351
452
-
-
9,663
-
-
32,090
2.2
-
-
1.5
-
-
2.1
32
-
-
465
-
-
2,128
4,464
5,098
1,555
8,920
3,790
28,894
65,185
1.5
2.4
1.5
1.1
2.4
1.2
1.6
210
398
73
306
289
1,088
3,383
4,916
5,098
1,555
18,583
3,790
28,894
97,275
1.5
2.4
1.5
1.3
2.4
1.2
1.8
242
398
73
771
289
1,088
5,511
Property (3)
Kumtor (5)
Boroo (7)
Gatsuurt (8) (16)
Total
Property (3)
Kumtor Open Pit (4) (5)
Kumtor Stockwork
Underground(6)
Boroo (4) (7)
Gatsuurt (4) (8) (16)
Ulaan Bulag (9)
ATO (10)
Kara Beldyr (11)
Öksüt(12)
Total
Gold Inferred Mineral Resources(2) (3) (13) (14) (15)
(tonnes and ounces in thousands)
Property (3)
Kumtor Open Pit (4) (5)
Kumtor Stockwork
Underground (6)
Kumtor SB Zone
Underground (6)
Boroo (4) (7)
Gatsuurt (4) (8) (16)
Ulaan Bulag (9)
ATO (10)
Kara Beldyr (11)
Öksüt (12)
Total
Tonnes Grade
(g/t)
2.4
11.0
9,339
2,002
Contained
Gold (oz)
712
705
3,413
11.2
1,229
7,323
5,475
315
386
3,354
4,666
36,273
1.0
2.5
1.3
0.7
2.0
0.9
3.2
235
440
13
8
211
134
3,687
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)
(14)
(15)
(16)
The mineral reserves have been estimated based on a gold price of $1,300 per ounce.
Mineral resources are in addition to reserves. Mineral resources do not have demonstrated economic viability.
Centerra’s equity interests as of this MD&A are: Kumtor 100%, Gatsuurt 100%, Boroo 100%, Ulaan Bulag 100%, ATO 100%, Öksüt 100% and Kara
Beldyr 70%. All contained ounces in table above are shown on a 100% basis.
Open pit resources occur outside the current ultimate pits which have been designed using a gold price of $1,300 per ounce.
The open pit reserves and resources at Kumtor are estimated based on a cut-off grade of 0.85 gram of gold per tonne for the Central Pit and 1.0 grams
of gold per tonne for the Southwest, Sarytor and Northeast deposits.
Underground resources occur below the Central pit and are estimated based on a cut-off grade of 6.0 grams of gold per tonne.
The open pit reserves and resources at Boroo are estimated based on a 0.5 gram of gold per tonne cut-off grade.
The open pit reserves and resources at Gatsuurt are estimated using a 1.4 grams of gold per tonne cut-off grade.
The open pit resources at Ulaan Bulag are estimated on a cut-off grade of 0.8, 0.9 or 1.0 grams of gold per tonne depending on ore type and process
method.
The ATO open pit resources are estimated based on a Net Smelter Return (NSR) cut-off grade of $6.50 NSR per tonne for oxide mineralization and
$25.50 NSR per tonne for sulphide mineralization.
The open pit resources at Kara Beldyr are estimated based on a 1.0 gram of gold per tonne cut-off grade and the contained ounces are shown on a
100% basis.
The open pit resources at Öksüt are estimated based on a 0.2 gram of gold per tonne cut-off grade.
A conversion factor of 31.10348 grams per ounce of gold is used in the reserve and resource estimates.
Numbers may not add up due to rounding.
Inferred mineral resources have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence and as to whether they can be mined economically. It cannot be
assumed that all or part of the inferred resources will ever be upgraded to a higher category.
In July 2009, the Mongolian Parliament enacted legislation that would prohibit mineral prospecting, exploration and mining in water basins and forest
areas in the territory of Mongolia and provides for the revocation of mining and exploration licenses affecting such areas. The legislation exempts any
“mineral deposit of strategic significance”. If the legislation is not repealed or amended or if Gatsuurt is not designated as a “mineral deposit of
strategic importance” that is exempt from this legislation, mineral reserves at Gatsuurt may have to be reclassified as mineral resources or removed
from the reserve, resource statement.
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2013 Year-End Polymetallic Resource Summary
(as of December 31, 2013)
Category
Tonnes
(000’s)
Gold
Grade
(g/t)
Contained
Gold (22)
(oz 000’s)
Silver
Grade
(g/t)
Contained
Silver
(oz 000’s)
Lead
Grade
(%)
Contained
Lead
(lb 000’s)
Zinc
Grade
(%)
Contained
Zinc
(lb 000’s)
Measured Resources
Indicated Resources
Measured and
Indicated
3,677
3,294
6,971
1.3
0.7
1.0
ATO Project (17) (18) (19) (20) (21) (23) (24)
Oxide Mineral Resources
(> $6.50 NSR cut-off Grade)
148
78
226
8.5
7.2
7.9
1,010
758
1,768
Inferred Resources (19)
87
0.8
2
4.9
14
Sulphide Mineral Resources
(> $25.50 NSR cut-off Grade)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Measured Resources
Indicated Resources
Measured and
Indicated
5,986
5,626
1.7
1.3
318
228
8.0
8.5
1,543
1,541
0.979
0.803
129,197
99,598
1.704
1.447
224,874
179,474
11,612
1.5
545
8.3
3,085
0.894
228,795
1.579
404,349
Inferred Resources (19)
299
0.6
6
5.8
56
1.025
6,757
2.306
15,201
(17)
(18)
(19)
(20)
(21)
(22)
(23)
(24)
Mineral resources have been estimated on the following metal prices (gold $1,300 per ounce), (silver $20 per ounce), (lead $ 0.90 per lb), (zinc $0.90
per lb).
Mineral resources do not have demonstrated economic viability.
Inferred mineral resources have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence and as to whether they can be mined economically. It cannot be
assumed that all or part of the inferred resources will ever be upgraded to a higher category.
Centerra’s equity interest in the ATO project is 100%.
Numbers may not add up due to rounding.
The contained gold resources have also been included in Centerra’s 2013 Year-end Gold Reserve and Resource Summary.
The ATO resources are estimated based on a Net Smelter Return cut-off grade of $6.50 NSR per tonne for oxide mineralization and $25.50 NSR per
tonne for sulphide mineralization.
Variables used to calculate NSR values include:
Oxide total recovery of gold=69.8%
Oxide total recovery of silver=56.7%
Sulphide Net Smelter Return total recovery of gold=59.9%
Sulphide Net Smelter Return total recovery of silver=48.5%
Sulphide Net Smelter Return total recovery of lead=42.6%
Sulphide Net Smelter Return total recovery of zinc=27.7%
Payable royalty on total recovered gold=10.0%
Payable royalty on total recovered silver=6.75%
Payable royalty on total recovered lead=6.75%
Payable royalty on total recovered zinc=6.75%
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Centerra Gold Inc.
Reconciliation of Gold Reserves and Resources
(in thousands of ounces of contained gold) (4) (8) (9)
December 31
2012 (1)
2013
Throughput (2)
2013 Addition
(Deletion) (3)
December 31
2013
Gold Proven and Probable Mineral Reserves
Kumtor (5)
Boroo
Gatsuurt (7) (11)
9,466
178
1,489
Total Proven and Probable Reserves
11,133
766
146
0
912
(184)
17
114
(53)
Gold Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources
Kumtor (6)
Kumtor Stockwork Underground
Boroo
Gatsuurt (7) (11)
Ulaan Bulag
ATO
Kara Beldyr
Öksüt
2,529
121
242
426
73
771
289
682
Total Measured & Indicated Resources
5,133
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Gold Inferred Mineral Resources (10)
Kumtor Open Pit (6)
Kumtor Stockwork Underground
Kumtor SB Underground
Boroo
Gatsuurt (7) (11)
Ulaan Bulag
ATO
Kara Beldyr
Öksüt
Total Inferred Resources
712
705
1,229
235
491
13
8
211
477
4,081
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
(28)
0
0
0
406
378
0
0
0
0
(51)
0
0
0
(343)
(394)
8,516
49
1,603
10,168
2,529
121
242
398
73
771
289
1,088
5,511
712
705
1,229
235
440
13
8
211
134
3,687
(1) Reserves and resources as reported in Centerra’s Annual Information Form filed in March 2013.
(2) Corresponds to mill feed at Kumtor and mill feed or stacked on heap leach pad at Boroo.
(3) Changes in reserves or resources, as applicable, are attributed to information provided by drilling and subsequent reclassification of
reserves or resources, changes in pit designs, reconciliation between the mill and the resource model, and changes to operating costs.
(4) Centerra’s equity interests as of the date of this MD&A are as follows: Kumtor 100%, Gatsuurt 100%, Boroo 100%, Ulaan Bulag 100%,
ATO 100%, Öksüt 100% and Kara Beldyr 70%. Contained ounces are on a 100% basis in the table above at each property.
(5) Kumtor open pit reserves include the Central Pit and the Southwest and Sarytor Pits.
(6) Kumtor open pit resources include the Central Deposit, Southwest Deposit, Sarytor Deposit and Northeast Deposit.
(7) Gatsuurt open pit reserves and resources include the Central Zone and Main Zone deposits.
(8) Centerra reports reserves and resources separately. The amount of reported resources does not include those amounts identified as
reserves.
(9) Numbers may not add up due to rounding.
(10) Inferred mineral resources have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence and as to whether they can be mined economically. It
cannot be assumed that all or part of the inferred resources will ever be upgraded to a higher category.
(11) In July 2009, the Mongolian Parliament enacted legislation that would prohibit mineral prospecting, exploration and mining in water
basins and forest areas in the territory of Mongolia and provides for the revocation of mining and exploration licenses affecting such
areas. The legislation exempts any “mineral deposit of strategic significance”. If the legislation is not repealed or amended or if
Gatsuurt is not designated as a “mineral deposit of strategic importance” that is exempt from this legislation, mineral reserves at Gatsuurt
may have to be reclassified as mineral resources or removed from the reserve, resource statement.
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Changes in Presentation of Non-GAAP Financial Performance Measures
In June 2013, the World Gold Council (WGC) published guidelines for reporting all-in
sustaining costsNG and all-in costsNG performance measures. The WGC is a market
development organization for the gold industry and is an association whose membership
comprises leading gold mining companies, including Centerra. Although the WGC is not a
regulatory organization, it worked closely with its member companies to develop these non-
GAAP measures. Adoption of the all-in sustaining costsNG and all-in costsNG metrics is
voluntary and although the WGC published a standardized definition, other companies may
calculate these measures differently as a result of differences in interpretation.
Beginning with its 2012 Annual Report, the Company adopted a new non-GAAP performance
measure, “all-in cash costsNG”, which was based on production and included operating cash
costs, capitalized stripping, sustaining and growth capitalNG, corporate general and
administrative expenses, global exploration expenses and social development costs. The
measure was presented including and excluding revenue-based taxes at Kumtor and income
taxes at Boroo. A person may instead choose to treat revenue-based taxes as a royalty and
include this amount as part of the all-in sustaining costsNG measure.
As disclosed in the Company’s second and third quarter reporting for 2013, Centerra reviewed
the recommended measures and assessed their impact from adoption on its reporting. The
WGC measures are similar to Centerra’s presentation of all-in cash costsNG in previous reports,
except that they include accretion expense, allocate community investments and exploration
spending to the operating sites and are based on sales of gold (rather than production), which
incorporates inventory movements. The WGC measures are presented on a per ounce sold
basis. Although not required, Centerra has also decided to show its all-in costsNG measure
including and excluding revenue-based tax and income tax, as it believes that the inclusion of
taxes (especially revenue-based tax in the Kyrgyz Republic) would be beneficial to the reader
in understanding the full cash cost structure of its operations.
These new measures should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for, analysis of our
results as reported under GAAP. The new measures have limitations as an analytical tool as
they may be distorted in periods where significant capital investments are being made to
expand for future growth or where significant cash mining costs are being expended on
stripping in advance of accessing ore to be processed.
The following discussion presents a detailed calculation for both measures, and reconciles the
transition from the old measures to the new measures that have now been adopted.
Unit Cash Costs – Old Measures
The following table calculates Centerra’s actual all-in cash costs using the Company’s
calculation methodology as presented in the first three quarters of 2013 and also compares the
annual result with the Company’s most recent cost guidance for 2013 presented in its third
quarter 2013 public disclosures.
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$ millions, except as noted
All-in Cash Costs:
Mining (1)
Milling
Leaching
Site support
Regional administration
Royalties
Management fees and other
Refining fees
By-product credits
Operating cash costs (4)
Capitalized stripping and ice unload - cash
Operating cash costs and capitalized stripping
Sustaining capital (cash) (2)
Growth capital (cash) - including Gatsuurt (3)
Operating cash costs including capital
Corporate and other cash costs
All-in Cash Costs - pre-tax(5)
Revenue-based tax and income tax
All-in Cash Costs - including taxes (5)
2013 Year - Actual (7)
Consolidated (6)
Kumtor
Boroo
58.5
94.0
10.6
68.1
23.7
9.4
(0.3)
3.8
(4.3)
58.5
70.8
-
60.0
18.1
-
0.6
3.5
(3.8)
-
23.1
10.6
8.1
5.8
9.4
(0.9)
0.3
(0.5)
$
263.5
201.3
464.8
$
207.7
201.3
409.0
$
55.9
-
55.9
57.7
39.9
562.4
68.1
49.7
39.2
497.8
-
7.4
-
63.4
-
$
630.5
$
497.8
$
63.4
126.3
113.5
12.8
$
756.8
$
611.4
$
76.1
Ounces poured
690,720
600,402
90,318
Operating cash costs - $/oz produced (4)
All-in Cash Costs (pre-tax) - $/oz produced (5)
All-in Cash Costs (including taxes) - $/oz produced (5)
$
382
$
346
$
619
$
913
$
829
$
702
$
1,096
$
1,018
$
843
2013 Full Year Cost Guidance (reported October 2013):
Ounces poured
Operating cash costs - $/oz produced (4)
All-in Cash Costs (pre-tax) - $/oz produced (5)
635,000 - 685,000
550,000 - 600,000
approx 85,000
$375 - $400
$330 - $360
approx $680
$930 - $1,000
$820 - $895
approx $775
(1) Excludes capitalized stripping and abnormal mining costs.
(2)
Sustaining capitalNG is a capital expenditure necessary to maintain existing levels of production. The sustaining capital NG expenditures
maintain the existing mine fleet, mill and other facilities so that they function at levels consistent from year to year.
(3) Growth capital NG is capital expended to expand the business or operations by increasing productive capacity beyond current levels of
performance.
(4) Operating cash costsNG include mine operating costs such as mining, processing, administration, royalties and operating taxes (except at
Kumtor where revenue-based taxes are excluded), but exclude depreciation, depletion and amortization (DD&A), reclamation costs, financing
costs, capital expenditures and exploration. Operating cash costs per ounce produced is calculated by dividing operating cash costs by the
ounces produced.
(5) All-in cash costs per ounce producedNG includes operating cash costsNG, capitalized stripping, sustaining and growth capitalNG, corporate
general and administrative expenses, global exploration expenses and social development costs. The measure is presented including and
excluding revenue-based taxes at Kumtor and income taxes at Boroo.
(6) Consolidated numbers may not add across the columns as corporate entities are not presented in this table, given these are not significant.
(7) Results may not add or compute due to rounding.
Both operations exceeded their production guidance in 2013, mainly as a result of a strong
fourth quarter at Kumtor and better than expected annual production from the heap leach
operation at Boroo. Centerra’s performance in 2013 was within its third quarter operating cash
costs guidance, and performed better than its all-in cash costNG guidance due in part to Boroo
which exceeded expectations. Kumtor had a strong production year in 2013 exceeding its
ounce production (+90%), processing higher grades (+53%) and achieving higher recoveries
(+5%) as compared to 2012.
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Unit Cash Costs – New Measures Reconciled
The following table reconciles the prior reported measure of consolidated all-in cash costsNG to
the new all-in sustainingNG and all-in costsNG measures for the Company’s 2013 actual results.
$ millions, except as noted
2013 Year - Consolidated Actual (1)
Old Measures
New WGC Measures
All-in Cash
Costs (2)
All-in
Sustaining (2)
All-in Costs (2)
Operating cash costs (2) and capitalized stripping
Sustaining capital (cash) (2)
Growth capital (cash) (2)
Operating cash costs (2) including capital
Corporate and general administration
Exploration and business development
Community investments (social development costs)
Other expenses
All-in Cash Costs - pre-tax (2)
464.8
57.7
39.9
562.4
30.3
29.6
6.4
1.9
$
630.5
464.8
57.7
30.3
6.4
10.0
0.9
464.8
57.7
39.9
30.3
29.6
6.4
1.9
10.0
0.9
Changes in Inventories
Reclamation expense
(2)
All-in Sustaining Costs
All-in Costs (2)
Revenue-based tax and Income tax
All-in Cash Costs - including taxes (2)
All-in Costs (including taxes) (2)
Ounces poured
Ounces sold
126.3
$
756.8
690,720
$
570.1
$
641.4
126.3
$
767.7
696,818
696,818
Operating cash cost - $/oz produced (2)
All-in Cash Costs (pre-tax) - $/oz produced (2)
All-in Cash Costs (including taxes) - $/oz produced (2)
$
382
$
913
$
1,096
All-in Sustaining Costs - $/oz sold (2)
All-in Costs - $/oz sold (2)
All-in Costs (including taxes) - $/oz sold (2)
(1) Results may not add or compute due to rounding.
(2) Non-GAAP measure, see discussion under "Non-GAAP Measures"
$
818
$
920
$
1,102
The impact of this change in presentation of the Company’s all-in cost performance measures was
not a significant departure from its previously reported measure for the reported periods. As
presented in the above table, the consolidated all-in cash costs (pre-tax) per ounce producedNG (old
measure) for 2013 was $913, as compared to the consolidated all-in costs per ounce soldNG (new
measure) of $920. At Kumtor, all-in cash costs (pre-tax) per ounce producedNG (old measure) for
2013 was $829 as compared to the all-in costs per ounce soldNG (new measure) of $853, while at
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Boroo, all-in cash costs (pre-tax) per ounce producedNG (old measure) for 2013 was $701 as
compared to the all-in costs per ounce soldNG (new measure) of $765.
The Company believes that this change in presentation brings the Company’s performance measure
reporting more in-line with the rest of the gold industry and may provide investors with better
comparability in assessing performance against other gold producers. It may also help investors to
assess the ability of Centerra to generate cash flow for use in investing and other activities.
“All-in cash costsNG”, “all-in sustaining costsNG” and “all-in costsNG” are intended to provide
additional information only and do not have standardized definitions under IFRS and should
not be considered as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with
IFRS (see discussion under “Non-GAAP Measures”).
These measures are not representative of all of the Company’s cash expenditures as they do not
include interest costs or dividend payments.
Any further references to all-in costs or all-in sustaining costs (whether on a unit basis or
not) in the remainder of this MD&A are under the definitions as developed by the World
Gold Council and defined on page 41.
Developments in 2013
Kumtor:
• Since the beginning of 2013, there have been several developments with respect to
actions taken by the Kyrgyz Republic Parliament and the Kyrgyz Republic Government
that may impact upon Kumtor and the agreements that govern the Kumtor Project. See
“Other Corporate Developments - Kyrgyz Republic” for further details on these
developments.
o On December 24, 2013, Centerra entered a non-binding Heads of Agreement
(the “HOA”) with the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and Kyrgyzaltyn
JSC (“Kyrgyzaltyn”) in connection with a potential restructuring transaction
under which Kyrgyzaltyn would exchange its 32.7% equity interest in Centerra
for a 50% interest in a joint venture company that would own the Kumtor
Project.
o On February 6, 2014, after their review of the HOA, the Kyrgyz Parliament
adopted a resolution which appears to support the concept of the restructuring
described in the HOA but also contains a number of recommendations that are
materially inconsistent with the terms of the HOA. Among other things, the
resolution calls for further audits of the Kumtor operation and for the
Government and the General Prosecutor’s Office to continue pursuing claims
for environmental and economic damages, which the Company disputes.
o The Company expects to continue its discussions with the Government
regarding a potential restructuring transaction to resolve all outstanding
concerns relating to the Kumtor Project. However, the Company continues to
maintain that any agreement to resolve matters must be fair to all of Centerra’s
shareholders. Any definitive agreement for a potential restructuring remains
subject to required approvals in the Kyrgyz Republic, including Government
and Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic, Centerra Special Committee and Board
approval, and compliance with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements
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and approvals, including a formal independent valuation and shareholder
approval.
• The Company has also received a number of environmental claims from Kyrgyz
regulatory authorities, including the State Inspectorate Office for Environmental and
Technical Safety (SIETS), the State Agency for Environmental Protection and Forestry
(SAEPF) as well as the Green Party of Kyrgyzstan. In addition, the Company has
received a claim from the Kyrgyz Republic General Prosecutor’s Office requesting a
court to invalidate the Company’s land use certificate and seize certain lands within
Kumtor’s concession. The Company believes
the environmental claims are
exaggerated and without merit and that the invalidation of the land use certificate and
purported seizure of land is in violation of the Kyrgyz Republic Land Code and the
Restated Investment Agreement. The Company continues to vigorously defend against
all such claims in Kyrgyz courts. See “Other Corporate Developments - Kyrgyz
Republic”.
• As previously disclosed, during an inspection in June 2013, an increased number of
cracks were observed in the ring gear of the Kumtor ball mill as compared to the
previous inspection in April 2013. As a result the ring gear was rotated during a
scheduled shutdown in August 2013, and is currently operating as designed. The
Company continues to closely monitor the performance of the rotated ring gear. In the
event that the ball mill cannot continue to operate with the existing rotated ring gear, a
spare ring gear is available on site, although it would be expected to operate at
approximately 95% of the capacity of the existing rotated ring gear. A replacement
ring gear has been ordered and is expected to arrive in the third quarter of 2014.
• Beginning in mid-March 2013, the rate of movement of the Davidov Valley Waste-rock
Dump (also referred to as the “Central Valley Waste Dump”) increased beyond the
anticipated rate, requiring acceleration to the planned demolition of the administration
and workshop buildings and relocation of certain other infrastructure. Employees in the
affected buildings were moved to temporary work locations until such time as new
facilities are constructed and as a result, the Company has recorded a write-down of
$2.2 million representing the book value of the infrastructure that will not be relocated.
• The Davidov Valley Waste Rock Dump has returned to its pre-March 2013 movement
rate. The Company continues to monitor the movement of all the waste dumps closely
and continues to make progress in relocating and/or replacing certain infrastructure that
lies downgradient of the Davidov Valley Waste Rock Dump.
• Movement rates of ice and waste in the high movement area at Kumtor were as
expected in the last half of 2013. The Company focused on mining the high-grade ore
that was obtained upon gaining access through cut-back 15. During the fourth quarter
of 2013, Kumtor immediately processed the higher grade ore, producing 348,130
ounces or 58% of its annual production.
• Kumtor experienced a work stoppage from May 30 to June 1, 2013 as a result of an
illegal protest which blocked the road leading to the mine, thereby disrupting delivery
of supplies. Protestors also interrupted the power supply to the mine. Milling operations
were suspended during the period as a result of the power interruption. Mining
operations were limited to management of the ice and waste in the high movement area
of the open pit in order to preserve diesel inventory at the site.
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• Kumtor concluded its triennial Conceptual Closure Plan (CCP) update. The CCP,
provides an estimate of the total future closure cost to reclaim the mine site after the
completion of mining activities. The Company’s discounted value of estimated costs to
close, reclaim and decommission the project site at the end of the mine life was updated
to $37 million, an increase of $6 million over the prior year.
• During the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company discontinued all exploration activities
at Kumtor. The Company does not expect to commence exploration at Kumtor in the
foreseeable future and has de-recognized $4.8 million of inventory held for exploration
activities.
Boroo:
• The Boroo Stability Agreement expired on July 7, 2013 and the Company has been
paying taxes in accordance with current Mongolian laws and regulations subsequent to
that date. Royalties for gold sold to the Bank of Mongolia have recently been reduced
and, as a result, the Company is exploring sales to the Bank of Mongolia.
• Mining activities at Boroo were completed in September 2012. The mill processed
stockpiled ore during 2013 and is expected to operate through to November 2014.
• Active leaching of the Boroo heap leach continued through-out 2013. Crushing and
stacking activities at the heap leach operation were completed by October 2013 and it is
expected that the heap leach operation will continue to be actively leached through to
the end of 2014 when the operation will transition to a drain down/closure status.
Gatsuurt project:
In May 2013, the Mongolian Government proposed to Parliament that seven deposits,
including Gatsuurt, be added to the list of “mineral deposits of strategic importance”. Such
a designation, which is subject to the approval of Parliament, would have the effect of
excluding the Gatsuurt deposit from the application of the Water and Forest Law which
would otherwise prohibit exploration and mining activities at
the Gatsuurt
deposit. Parliament did not consider this matter further during the fall sitting of Parliament
and the Company now expects the matter to be addressed in the spring session of
Parliament commencing in April 2014. If Parliament ultimately approves this designation,
it would allow the Government of Mongolia to acquire up to a 34% interest in Gatsuurt.
The terms of any such participation would be subject to negotiations with the Government.
See “Other Corporate Developments – Mongolia”.
Acquisition of Remaining Öksüt Interest:
On January 24, 2013, the Company completed the purchase of the remaining 30% interest
in the Öksüt Gold Project, located in the Kayseri region of central Turkey, from Stratex
International Plc. Closing of the transaction was conditional on the conversion of six
exploration licenses to two operation licenses and other customary conditions. The two
operations licenses were received on January 16, 2013. With the closing, the Company
became the sole owner of the Öksüt Gold Project and assumed day to day management of
the project. Consideration for Stratex’s interest in the project consisted of $20 million paid
at closing and a 1% Net Smelter Return royalty on the project, subject to a maximum of
$20 million.
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Consolidated Financial and Operating Highlights
The consolidated financial statements of Centerra are prepared in accordance with International
Financial Reporting Standards, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board and
have been measured and expressed in United States dollars. Some of the information discussed
below are non-GAAP measures. See “Non-GAAP Measures”.
Financial Summary ($ millions, except as noted)
Year Ended December 31, (4)
2013
2012 (3)
2011 (3)
Revenue
$
944.4
$
660.7
$
1,020.3
Cost of sales
Abnormal mining costs
Mine standby costs
Regional office administration
Earnings from mine operations
Revenue-based taxes
Other operating expenses
Loss on de-recognition of underground assets
Exploration and business development
Corporate administration
Earnings (loss) from operations
Other (income) and expenses
Finance costs
Earnings (loss) before income taxes
Income tax expense
Net earnings (loss)
559.2
-
-
23.7
361.4
113.5
8.3
-
29.6
30.6
179.4
3.6
5.0
170.8
13.2
157.7
$
383.3
24.8
4.6
21.0
227.0
74.7
34.3
180.7
38.5
27.0
(128.2)
(0.1)
4.0
(132.0)
11.7
(143.7)
$
382.3
-
-
21.3
616.7
131.8
15.5
-
42.9
44.9
381.7
(1.1)
3.5
379.2
8.1
371.1
$
Earnings (loss) per common share (basic) - $/share
Earnings (loss) per common share (diluted) - $/share
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic (thousands)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted (thousands)
$
$
0.67
0.64
236,382
236,663
$
$
(0.61)
(0.61)
236,369
236,369
$
$
1.57
1.57
236,088
236,354
Total assets
Long-term provision for reclamation, dividends payable and deferred
income taxes
$
1,688
$
1,594
$
1,689
$ 72
$ 58
$ 56
Operating Summary
Gold produced - ounces poured
Gold sold - ounces sold
Average realized price - $/oz (2)
Average gold spot market price - $/oz (1)
690,720
696,818
1,355
1,411
$
$
387,076
390,533
1,692
1,669
$
$
642,380
650,258
1,569
1,572
$
$
Cost of sales - $/oz sold (2)
$
Adjusted operating costs - $/oz sold (2)
$
All-in sustaining costs – $/oz sold (2)
$
All-in costs – $/oz sold (2)
$
All-in costs (including taxes) – $/oz sold (2)
$
(1) Average for the period as reported by the London Bullion Market Association (US dollar Gold P.M. Fix Rate).
(2) All-in sustaining costs per ounce sold, all-in costs per ounce sold, all-in costs (including taxes) per ounce sold, as well as average realized
price per ounce sold and cost of sales per ounce sold, are non-GAAP measures and are discussed under “Non-GAAP Measures”.
(3) The 2012 comparative period was restated as a result of the adoption of IFRIC 20 (see Changes in Accounting Policies for impact). The
2011 comparative period was not restated for the impact of IFRIC 20.
(4) Results may not add or compute due to rounding.
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
982
747
1,449
1,991
2,212
803
402
818
920
1,102
588
484
608
911
1,118
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Results of Operations
2013 Compared to 2012
For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company recorded net earnings of $157.7 million
or $0.67 per share (basic), compared to net loss of $143.7 million or $0.61 per share in 2012.
The increase in earnings in 2013 reflects significantly more ounces produced and sold (ounces
sold increased 78% over 2012). The 2012 results reflected a charge for the de-recognition of
the underground assets at Kumtor of $180.7 million and the negative impact on production of
the acceleration of ice and waste in the high movement area above the SB zone which delayed
the release of ore and required a re-design of the production plan early in 2012. Production
increases in 2013 were reported at both operations, with Kumtor benefiting from higher grades
and recoveries mined and processed, and Boroo benefiting from a full year of heap leach
production (which resumed operation in October 2012). These increases were partially offset
by 20% lower realized prices in 2013.
Production:
Gold production for 2013 totaled 690,720 ounces compared to 387,076 ounces in the prior
year. The lower ounces poured in 2012 were mainly due to the revised mine plan at Kumtor
due to the need to remove ice and waste, as a result of the accelerated ice and waste
movements in the SB zone. Kumtor recorded a 90% increase in ounces poured in 2013, while
Boroo poured 26% more ounces in 2013 due to the heap leach operating for the full year.
The production increase at Kumtor was mainly due to higher ore volumes and higher grades
moved from the pit and higher throughput with higher grades and recoveries processed through
the mill. Kumtor recorded lower ore volumes in 2012 as a result of the revised mine plan, as
well as lower grades and lower recoveries from the ore processed through the mill. Milling
activities at Kumtor were temporarily suspended on July 23, 2012 upon depletion of the low
grade stockpiles that were being processed while awaiting the release of ore from the pit. The
mill resumed operation on September 28, 2012 with the release of ore from cut-back 14B. At
Boroo, although total ounce production in 2013 was higher, the mill poured 22% less ounces
due to processing stockpiled material with lower grades and recoveries than the previous year.
The heap leach operation poured an additional 32,812 ounces as compared to 2012, benefiting
from a full year of production.
Environment and Safety:
Environment
Centerra had eight level II environmental incidents during 2013, seven at its Kumtor operation
and one at its Boroo operation and one level III incident at the Boroo operation. Six of the
seven level II incidents at Kumtor involved vehicle damage that led to small uncontained spills
of fluids, primarily diesel fuel, while the seventh incident was related to defective lime tote
bags. The level II incident at Boroo represented a minor, non-reportable excursion of heap
leach solution from its heap leach pad. The level III incident at Boroo was related to a fuel
spill caused by a faulty fuel filter on a contractor fuel supply truck. The location of the spill
was far removed from any potential environmental receptors. In all cases, the Company
undertook immediate remedial action.
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Safety
Centerra had ten recordable injuries in 2013. Five injuries were recorded at Kumtor, two at the
Öksüt project in Turkey, one at the ATO property in Mongolia and two at the Boroo operation,
which included a fatality when a light duty vehicle was involved in a single vehicle rollover at
the tailings facility on July 3, 2013.
Revenue:
Revenues for 2013 were $944.4 million, an increase of $283.6 million compared to the same
period of 2012 due to a 78% increase in ounces sold partially offset by a 20% decrease in the
realized gold price. Gold sold was 696,818 ounces in 2013 compared to the 390,533 ounces
reported in 2012. The increase reflects higher gold production at both Kumtor and Boroo. The
average realized gold priceNG for 2013 was $1,355 per ounce compared to $1,692 per ounce in
the same period of 2012, reflecting lower spot prices for gold throughout the year.
Cost of sales:
Cost of sales was $559.2 million in 2013 compared to $383.3 million in 2012, reflecting the
significantly higher ounces sold in 2013. The volumes in 2012 were significantly reduced as a
result of the ice movement and the revised mine plan at Kumtor which led to the suspension of
milling activities for part of the year. Cost of sales in 2013 included an increase in
depreciation, depletion and amortization (“DD&A”) of $167 million, mainly due to higher
ounces sold. Cost of sales in 2012 also included a charge of $7.2 million representing a metal
reconciliation variance between the gold content estimated in the stockpiles and the gold
actually recovered through processing at Kumtor.
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization associated with production increased to $309 million
in 2013 from $142.1 million in 2012 as a result of higher volumes, higher amortization of
deferred stripping costs at Kumtor and higher depreciation for the expanded mobile fleet at
Kumtor.
Abnormal mining costs:
Abnormal mining costs of $24.8 million were recorded by Kumtor in 2012 (nil for 2013)
representing the cost of the ice and waste removal from the high movement unload zone. The
costs associated with this unloading activity resulted in a significant amount of mining costs
which did not relate to the production of inventory in the period and were expensed
immediately as abnormal mining costs.
Other operating expenses:
Other operating expenses for 2013 totaled $8.3 million compared to $34.3 million in 2012.
The 2013 amount includes spending on social development programs (corporate social
responsibility (“CSR”) programs) of $6.3 million ($26.2 million in 2012) and $1.5 million
spent on closure costs for the underground project at Kumtor ($7.8 million in 2012). CSR
spending in 2013 was $6.2 million in the Kyrgyz Republic and $0.1 million in Mongolia. In
2012, $24 million was spent on CSR projects in the Kyrgyz Republic, including $21 million as
a contribution to a national micro-credit financing program, and $2.2 million in Mongolia,
including an additional contribution by Boroo to the Ulaanbaatar maternity hospital of $1.1
million. A decision was made in 2012 to close the underground project at Kumtor which
resulted in closure costs being incurred in 2012 and 2013.
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Loss on de-recognition of underground assets:
The Company recorded a charge of $180.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2012 for the de-
recognition of the underground assets at Kumtor following the decision to expand the open pit,
as announced on November 7, 2012. The larger open pit is expected to partially consume the
declines rendering them unusable for future mining activities.
Exploration and business development:
Exploration and business development expenditures in 2013 totaled $29.6 million, all of which
represented exploration spending (2012 total $38.5 million, including $37.9 million of
exploration). Exploration expenditures in 2013 decreased from 2012 mainly due to the
suspension of all exploration programs in the Kyrgyz Republic in the second half of the year.
Exploration expenditures at Kumtor in 2013 totaled $6.1 million ($11.3 million in 2012), and
included programs of surface drilling from the Central Pit focused on infilling portions of the
SB Zone inferred resource below the planned KS-13 pit bottom, deep drilling to test the
extensions to high grade mineralization beneath the Saddle Zone and on extending the limits of
the “Hockey Stick” Zone. The infill drilling of the SB Zone inferred underground resource did
not materially impact the current resource estimate. Drilling at the Saddle Zone has confirmed
results of previous drilling and did not have an impact on resource estimates. Additional
drilling was completed to test for extensions to a small zone of oxide gold mineralization near
the leading edge of the Kumtor thrust in the area of the Southwest deposit. The results from
these holes were negative.
All exploration drilling at Kumtor ceased in the fourth quarter of 2013 with no future plans for
exploration work within the concession area or on a regional scope.
In Mongolia, 2013 exploration expenditures totaled $5.5 million compared to $10 million in
2012. The Mineral Resource Authority of Mongolia (“MRAM”) accepted an updated Reserves
and Resources report for the Gatsuurt Deposit in late December 2013 and a feasibility study is
in progress. Exploration activity at ATO included soil sampling, trenching, IP geophysics and
drilling to test both the lateral and depth extent of the known mineralized area.
Expenditures in Russia were $6.6 million in 2013 ($5.9 million in 2012) and included drilling
programs on the Kara Beldyr, Dvoinoy and Umlekan projects. At Kara Beldyr, drilling was
completed in the second quarter and the decision was made to cease exploration with the
project being put on care and maintenance. The Kara Beldyr project is currently preparing a
resource report that will be filed with the state agency in the second quarter of 2014.
Exploration works of trenching, geophysics and geochemical surveys advanced at the Dvoinoy
and Umlekan projects. Drilling at both properties began late in the fourth quarter on priority
targets that have been identified.
In Turkey, $8.1 million was spent on exploration in 2013 ($6.4 million in 2012). Exploration
spending increased in 2013 with further drilling at the Öksüt Project. Work at Öksüt focused
on the Keltepe deposit (formerly Ortacam North) with infill drilling and limited step-out
drilling due to the Company’s inability to secure the required permits. Results of the drilling
have increased the size and confidence level of the resource. A variety of metallurgical
testworks, including bottle roll tests, agglomeration tests, and column leach tests were
conducted on samples from both Keltepe and Guneytepe (formerly Ortacam). Preliminary
column leach tests returned values from 78% to 82%. The Company continues to conduct
environmental impact assessments on the Öksüt project.
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Elsewhere, the Company initiated exploration on the Laogouxi property in Heilongjiang
Province, China with disappointing results. The Company has notified its partners of its
intention to withdraw from this project. Generative exploration programs continued in Russia,
Central Asia, Europe and China.
Corporate administration:
Corporate administration costs in 2013 were $30.6 million compared to $27 million in the
same period in 2012, reflecting increased activity on the Company’s projects, start-up spending
on an enterprise risk management program and a higher charge for share-based compensation.
Share-based compensation expense was $2.5 million in 2013 compared to a recovery of $3.0
million in 2012, due to the higher volatility and relative performance of Centerra’s share price
compared to the gold index and reflecting the issuance of additional options and other stock-
based compensation in 2013.
Taxes:
Centerra reported $113.5 million in 2013 for revenue-based taxes at Kumtor compared to $74.7
million in 2012, and $13.2 million in 2013 for income taxes at Boroo compared to $11.7
million in 2012.
The increase of $38.8 million in the revenue-based tax expense at Kumtor resulted from
increased revenues due to higher volumes sold in 2013, but was partially offset by lower
realized gold prices. The increase of $1.5 million in Boroo’s income tax expense resulted from
increased income due to the higher volumes sold in 2013, but was also partially offset by lower
gold prices.
Revenue-based tax is governed by the Restated Investment Agreement signed with the Kyrgyz
Government on June 6, 2009. The agreement assessed tax on Kumtor at a rate of 13% of gross
revenue, plus a monthly contribution of 1% of gross revenue to the Issyk-Kul Oblast
Development Fund. Income tax expense at Boroo is calculated at an income tax rate of 25%
on taxable income over 3 billion Mongolian Tugriks (MNT) (approximately $1.8 million at the
December 31, 2013 exchange rate) and a rate of 10% on taxable income up to that amount.
Following the termination of the Boroo Stability Agreement in July 2013, Boroo’s corporate
income tax rate was unchanged, however the royalty paid to the government increased from
5% to a rate varying between 5% and 10% based on the price of gold to a maximum of 10%
for gold prices at or above $1,300 an ounce. On January 24, 2014, the Mongolian Parliament
passed amendments to the Minerals Law that reduced the rate of royalty to 2.5% on gold sold
to the Bank of Mongolia.
Losses incurred by Centerra’s entities in the North American segment have not been tax
effected and as a result no deferred tax assets have been recognized.
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Unit Operating Costs:
(unaudited - $ millions, except as noted)
All-in Costs:
Operating costs (on a sales basis) (1)
Regional office administration
Community costs related to current operations
Mine stand-by costs
Refining fees
By-product credits
Adjusted operating costs (2)
Corporate general and administrative costs
Accretion expense
Capitalized stripping and ice unload - cash
Capital expenditures (sustaining) (2)
All-in Sustaining Costs (2)
Capital expenditures (growth) (2)
Other costs (3)
All-in Costs (2)
Revenue-based tax and income taxes
All-in Costs - including taxes (2)
Year Ended December 31, (5)
2013
2012 (4) % Change
250.2
241.2
4%
23.7
21.0
26.2
6.4
- 4.6
3.8 2.1
(4.3) (3.3)
279.9
30.3
0.9
201.3
57.7
570.1
39.9
31.5
641.4
126.3
767.7
291.9
26.8
0.8
203.0
43.5
565.9
166.0
45.5
777.4
86.4
863.8
13%
(76%)
(100%)
79%
29%
(4%)
13%
22%
(1%)
33%
1%
(76%)
(31%)
(17%)
46%
(11%)
Ounces sold - oz
696,818
390,533
78%
402
747
Adjusted Operating Costs - $/oz sold (2)
All-in Sustaining Costs - $/oz sold (2)
All-in Costs - $/oz sold (2)
All-in Costs - including taxes - $/oz sold (2)
(1) Operating costs (on a sales basis) is comprised of mine operating costs such as mining, processing, regional office administration, royalties
and production taxes (except at Kumtor where revenue-based taxes are excluded), but excludes reclamation costs and depreciation, depletion
and amortization. Operating costs (on a sales basis) is the same as the cash component of cost of sales.
(2) All-in sustaining costs, all-in costs, all-in costs – including taxes (in $ millions and per ounce), as well as adjusted operating costs and
sustaining and growth capital (excluding stripping) are non-GAAP Measures and are discussed under “Non-GAAP Measures”.
(3) Other costs include global exploration expenses, business development expenses and project development costs not related to current
operations.
(4) The 2012 comparative period was restated as a result of the adoption of IFRIC 20 (see Changes in Accounting Policies for impact).
(5) Results may not add or compute due to rounding.
(50%)
(54%)
(44%)
(46%)
2,212
1,991
1,102
1,449
920
818
Centerra’s all-in costs per ounce soldNG for 2013 was $920, and includes all cash costs related
to gold production, except for revenue-based taxes in the Kyrgyz Republic. This compares to
all-in costsNG of $1,991 per ounce sold in 2012. The decrease is mainly due to higher
production at both sites (significantly higher at Kumtor), lower spending on growth capitalNG,
partially offset by higher operating costs and higher spending on capitalized stripping and ice
and waste unload. Capital expenditures excluding capitalized stripping cash costs decreased by
$111.9 million from $209.5 million ($536 per ounce) in 2012 to $97.6 million ($140 per
21
ounce) in 2013 as the Kumtor mine completed the major portion of its mining fleet expansion
during 2012.
Cash Flow and Capital Resources
Cash Flow:
$ millions
Year ended December 31, (2)
%
Change
2012 (1)
2013
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities
483.9
153.1
216%
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities :
- Capital additons (cash)
(308.7)
(384.8)
(20%)
- Short-term investments net redeemed (net purchased)
- other investing items
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities - total
(110.4)
(22.0)
324.7
(6.9)
(441.0) (67.0)
(134%)
218%
558%
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities
Increase (decrease) in cash
(1)
(2) Results may not add or compute due to rounding.
The 2012 comparative period was restated as a result of the adoption of IFRIC 20 (see Changes in Accounting Policies for impact).
(33.9)
52.5
9.0
138.6
(165%)
(94%)
Cash from operating activities
Cash provided from operations for 2013 totaled $483.9 million compared to $153.1 million in
2012, primarily as a result of significantly higher earnings at both operations in 2013,
especially at Kumtor, partially offset by an increase in working capital levels.
Working capital items, which consist of amounts receivable, gold inventory, supplies
inventory, prepaid expenses net of accounts payable and accrued liabilities, increased in 2013
by $15.5 million, mainly due to the timing of gold shipments at the end of year, compared to
an increase of $20.1 million in 2012.
Cash used in investing activities
Cash used in investing activities totaled $441 million in 2013 compared to $67 million in the
prior year. Investing activities in 2013 primarily included investments in capital projects, the
net purchase of short-term investments and the purchase of a further interest in the Öksüt Gold
Project. In 2012, cash was used for investment in capital projects, substantially offset by a net
redemption of short-term investments. Investments in capital projects were $308.7 million in
2013 compared to $384.8 million in 2012, representing higher spending on additions to the
fleet at Kumtor in 2012, while higher capitalized stripping was spent at Kumtor in 2013.
Spending for sustaining capitalNG was higher at both operations. Investments in growth
capitalNG, excluding capitalized stripping, for 2013 totaled $39.9 million ($177.2 million in
2012), while $57.7 million was invested in sustaining capitalNG ($43.5 million in 2012).
Spending on capitalized stripping totaled $201.3 million in 2013 compared to $174.3 million in
2012. A net amount of $110.4 million in short-term financial instruments were purchased in
2013, whereas a net amount of $324.7 million in short-term financial instruments were sold in
2012.
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Cash from/used in financing activities
Cash used in financing activities in 2013 was $33.9 million (cash provided of $52.5 million in
2012), and included dividend payments totaling $31.1 million ($22.2 million paid in 2012) and
the payment of interest on borrowings of $2.8 million ($1.4 million in 2012). The comparative
2012 year included the borrowing of $76 million from Centerra’s revolving credit facility with
EBRD.
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments at December 31, 2013 increased to $501.5
million from $382.1 million at the end of 2012.
Capital Expenditures (spent and accrued):
$ millions
Year ended December 31,
%
Change
2012 (1)
2013
(2)
Capital expenditures (Kumtor)
367.5
453.3
(19%)
Capital expenditures (Boroo & Gatsuurt)
Capital expenditures (Corporate & Others)
Capital expenditures (Consolidated)
(1) The 2012 comparative period was restated as a result of the adoption of IFRIC 20 (see Changes in Accounting Policies for impact).
(2) Results may not add or compute due to rounding.
(16%)
16%
(19%)
8.6
0.6
376.6
10.2
0.5
464.0
Capital expenditures (spent and accrued) in 2013 were $376.6 million as compared to $464
million in the prior year. Sustaining capitalNG in 2013 was $58.2 million (including $49.7
million at Kumtor, $7.9 million at Boroo and $0.5 million at corporate), compared to $44
million in 2012 (including $40.8 million at Kumtor, $2.6 million at Boroo and $0.6 million at
corporate). Growth capitalNG, excluding capitalized stripping, was $39.9 million in 2013,
compared to $168.4 million the prior year, primarily reflecting $39.2 million of spending at
Kumtor mainly on the infrastructure relocation project ($19.1 million), fleet expansion ($17.7
million) and spending at Gatsuurt of $0.7 million for maintenance of the site. Capitalized
stripping in 2013 totaled $278.6 million, as compared to $251.7 million in the prior year, spent
on stripping activities in cut-backs and in the unload areas at Kumtor.
Credit and Liquidity:
On August 8, 2013, the Company drew $76 million under its $150 million revolving credit
facility with EBRD, leaving a balance of $74 million undrawn at December 31, 2013. The $76
million drawn amount was subsequently redrawn on February 10, 2014 and is due to be repaid
on August 11, 2014 or, at the Company’s discretion, repayment of the loaned funds may be
extended until February 2015.
Foreign Exchange:
The Company receives its revenues through the sale of gold in U.S. dollars. The Company has
operations in the Kyrgyz Republic and Mongolia, and its corporate head office is in Toronto,
Canada. During 2013, the Company incurred combined costs (including capital) totaling
roughly $820 million. Approximately $368 million of this (45%) was in currencies other than
the U.S. dollar. The percentage of Centerra’s non-U.S. dollar costs, by currency was, on
average, as follows: 45% in Kyrgyz soms, 19% in Canadian dollars, 18% in Mongolian
tugriks, 12% in Euros, and approximately 6% in Russian Rubles, Australian dollars, Turkish
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Lira, British pounds, Chinese Yuan, Japanese and Swiss Franc combined. In 2013, the average
value of the currencies of the Japanese Yen, Mongolian Tugrik, Australian dollar, Turkish Lira,
Russian Ruble, British Pound, Canadian dollar, Kyrgyz Republic and the Swiss Franc
appreciated against the U.S. dollar by approximately 12.5%, 9.4%, 7.7%, 6.8%, 4.4%, 3.9%,
3.8%, 2.2% and 1.2% respectively, from their value at December 31, 2012. The Chinese Yuan
and the Euro increased in value against the U.S. dollar by 1.3% and the 0.6%, respectively. The
net impact of these movements in 2013, after taking into account currencies held at the
beginning of the year, was to decrease annual costs by $12.7 million (increase of $0.8 million
in 2012).
Gold Hedging and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements:
The Company had no gold hedges in place as of December 31, 2013. Centerra currently
intends that its future gold production will remain unhedged.
Centerra does not enter into off-balance sheet arrangements with special purpose entities in the
normal course of its business, nor does it have any unconsolidated affiliates.
Results of Operating Segments
Kumtor Mine
The Kumtor open pit mine, located in the Kyrgyz Republic, is the largest gold mine in Central
Asia operated by a Western-based gold producer. It has been in production since 1997 and has
produced over 9.3 million ounces of gold to December 31, 2013.
Waste-Rock Dump Movement
On May 3, 2013, the Company announced that a large section of Kumtor’s principal waste-
rock dump, the Central Valley Waste Dump, was experiencing a greater than anticipated rate
of movement. The movement of the waste-rock dump has expedited the relocation and
demolition of certain site infrastructure. Kumtor has evacuated and demolished the
administration and workshop buildings and commenced construction of new administration
building and accommodation quarters. The Company continues to make progress in relocating
and reconstructing affected infrastructure.
During the third quarter of 2013, Kumtor received final regulatory approval for the revised
2013 annual waste rock dump management plan that among other things allows for the
placement of waste rock in the Sarytor Valley, Davidov Valley and Lysii Valley. Kumtor is
currently working in accordance with the revised plans.
Movement rates of ice and waste in the high movement area at Kumtor were as expected
during the fourth quarter.
Ring Gear
The rotated ring gear at the Kumtor ball mill continued to operate at design capacity during the
fourth quarter of 2013. The Company continues to closely monitor the performance of the
rotated ring gear. In the event that the ball mill cannot continue to operate with the existing
ring gear until the replacement arrives, a spare ring gear is available on site, although it would
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be expected to operate at approximately 95% of the capacity of the existing ring gear. A newly
fabricated ring gear is scheduled for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2014.
Overview of Operating Results - 2013 Versus 2012
Kumtor Operating Results
Tonnes mined - 000s
Tonnes ore mined - 000s
Average mining grade - g/t (1)
Tonnes milled - 000s
Average mill head grade - g/t (1)
Recovery - %
Gold produced – ounces
(1) g/t means grams per tonne.
(2) Results may not add or compute due to rounding.
Year Ended December 31, (2)
2013
176,693
7,289
3.64
5,596
4.26
79.3
2012
147,610
4,955
2.95
4,756
2.79
75.6
Change % Change
20%
47%
23%
18%
53%
5%
29,083
2,334
0.69
840
1.47
3.7
600,402
315,238
285,164
90%
Overview of Operating Results - 2013 Versus 2012
During 2013, the mining activities focused on developing cut-back 15. Kumtor completed
waste stripping in the first eight months to establish access to the ore body, and then mined,
stockpiled and processed this ore for the remainder of 2013.
The total waste and ore mined for the year of 2013 was 176.7 million tonnes compared to
147.6 million tonnes in the comparative period of 2012, representing an increase of 20%. The
increased volume is due to both the increased capacity of the mobile fleet and the increased
volume of higher density material mined from cut-back 15 compared to the comparative
period. The tonnes mined in 2012 were lower due to greater mining of ice and lower density
material associated with the unexpected ice movement.
Kumtor produced 600,402 ounces of gold in 2013 compared to 315,238 ounces of gold in the
comparative period of 2012. The prior year was negatively affected by the change in the mine
plan and the mining of ice and waste, necessitated by the accelerated ice movement, which
postponed the release of ore from the Central Pit and idled the mill for seven weeks after
stockpiles were depleted. During 2013, Kumtor’s average mill head grade was 4.26 g/t with a
recovery of 79.3%, compared with 2.79 g/t and a recovery of 75.6% for the same period of
2012. Tonnes processed were approximately 5.6 million for 2013, 18% higher than the
comparative period as a result of reduced mill operating time due to the seven week mill
shutdown that occurred in the third quarter of 2012.
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Kumtor Cost Performance ($ millions, except as noted)
2013
2012
% Change
Mining costs - total (including capitalized stripping and abnormal mining costs)
259.8
233.5
11%
Year Ended December 31, (3)
Operating Costs:
Mining - excluding capitalized stripping and abnormal mining costs (1)
Milling
Site support
Changes in inventories
Management fees and other
Operating costs (on a sales basis)
Bishkek administration
Mine stand-by costs
Refining fees
By-product credits
Community costs related to current operations
Adjusted Operating Costs (2)
58.5
70.8
60.0
1.1
0.6
36.8
58.2
53.3
37.3
0.3
191.0
185.9
18.1
-
3.5
(3.8)
6.2
15.5
4.6
1.9
(2.9)
24.0
59%
22%
13%
(97%)
88%
3%
16%
(100%)
84%
32%
(74%)
215.0
229.0
(6%)
Unit operating costs
Mining costs - total ($/t mined material)
Milling costs ($/t milled material)
(1) Mining costs charged to operations reduced by amounts charged to capital for stripping – cash component (2013 $201.3 million; 2012
$179.1 million) and amounts accounted for as abnormal mining costs – cash component (2013 $nil; 2012 $17.6 million).
(2) Adjusted operating costs is a non-GAAP Measure and is discussed under “Non-GAAP Measures”.
(3) Results may not add or compute due to rounding.
1.47
12.66
1.58
12.24
(7%)
3%
Adjusted operating costsNG at Kumtor in 2013 decreased by $14 million to $215.0 million,
excluding the capitalization of stripping activities and the expensing of unloading activities.
The movements in the major components of operating costsNG (mining, milling and site
support) are explained as follows:
Mining Costs – Kumtor, including capitalized stripping and abnormal mining costs (2013
compared to 2012):
8.5
6.4
4.7
4.4
3.3
259.8
222.4
10.1
s
n
o
i
l
l
i
M
$
300.0
250.0
200.0
150.0
Mining costs, including capitalized stripping and abnormal mining costs, totaled $259.8
million in 2013 compared to $222.4 million in the comparative period of 2012. The increase
was due to the increased diesel ($10.1 million) and blasting costs ($4.4 million) resulting from
greater tonnage of higher density material mined. Labour costs also increased ($6.4 million) as
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a result of the new collective bargaining agreement ratified in December 2012. Other increases
include increased tire requirements ($8.5 million) and maintenance ($4.7 million) due to the
expanded fleets of CAT 789 trucks, Hitachi shovels and DR460 drills.
Milling Costs– Kumtor (2013 compared to 2012):
s
n
o
i
l
l
i
M
$
5.3
0.5
1.1
70.8
74.0
66.0
58.0
50.0
5.7
58.2
Milling costs of $70.8 million in 2013 compares to $58.2 million in the same period of 2012.
The 2013 milling costs were higher than the comparative period due to $5.7 million greater
reagent and electricity consumption as the mill processed 18% more tonnes than the
comparative period, as 2012 was impacted by a prolonged shutdown of the mill. Other costs
increases include an additional $5.3 million of cyanide cost usage due to the higher head grade
and a 19% price increase.
Site support costs – Kumtor (2013 compared to 2012):
s
n
o
i
l
l
i
M
$
65.0
55.0
53.3
1.7
45.0
1.3
1.0
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.9
60.0
Site support costs for 2013 totaled $60.0 million compared to $53.3 million in the comparative
period of 2012. The increase is primarily due to higher labour costs as a result of the new
collective bargaining agreement ratified in December 2012 ($1.7 million), rental costs for
temporary fuel storage to accommodate increased fuel volumes ($1.3 million), equipment to
assist with short-term requirements associated with the infrastructure relocation ($1.0 million),
increased maintenance requirements on equipment and camp infrastructure ($0.7 million),
increased insurance premiums ($0.6 million), increased employee training programs ($0.5
million) and other expenditure ($0.9 million).
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Kumtor Unit operating costs
(unaudited - $ millions, except as noted)
All-in Unit Costs:
Adjusted operating costs (1)
Corporate General Administrative costs
Accretion expense
Capitalized stripping and ice unload - cash
Capital expenditures (sustaining) (1)
All-in Sustaining Costs (1)
Capital expenditures (growth) (1)
Other costs (2)
All-in Costs (1)
Revenue-based tax
All-in Costs - including taxes (1)
Year Ended December 31, (4)
2013
2012 (3) % Change
215.0
-
0.6
201.3
49.7
466.6
39.2
7.6
513.4
113.5
627.0
229.0
-
0.6
196.7
40.8
467.1
165.2
17.8
650.2
74.7
724.9
(6%)
-
2%
2%
22%
(0%)
(76%)
(57%)
(21%)
52%
(14%)
Ounces sold - oz
601,887
314,987
91%
Adjusted Operating Costs - $/oz sold (1)
All-in Sustaining Costs - $/oz sold (1)
All-in Costs - $/oz sold (1)
All-in Costs - including taxes - $/oz sold (1)
(1) All-in sustaining costs, all-in costs, all-in costs – including taxes (in $ millions and per ounce), as well as adjusted operating costs and
sustaining and growth capital (excluding stripping) are non-GAAP Measures and are discussed under “Non-GAAP Measures”.
(2) Other costs include global exploration expenses business development expenses and project development costs not related to current
(59%)
(55%)
(48%)
(51%)
1,042
2,301
2,064
1,483
853
727
357
775
operations.
The 2012 comparative period was restated as a result of the adoption of IFRIC 20 (see Changes in Accounting Policies for impact).
(3)
(4) Results may not add or compute due to rounding.
The all-in costs per ounce soldNG for 2013 was $853 compared to $2,064 for the comparative
period. The all-in costsNG include all cash costs related to gold production, except for revenue-
based taxes in the Kyrgyz Republic. The decrease in all-in costsNG is predominantly due to a
91% increase in gold sold in 2013. In addition, actual expenditure decreased, as growth
capitalNG expenditures (excluding capitalized stripping) were reduced from $176.4 million to
$39.2 million ($65 per ounce) as the Company concluded the significant investment in new
mining equipment during 2012. The reduction in growth capitalNG was partially offset by
higher sustaining capitalNG (including capitalized stripping and ice unload activities), that
increased $8.9 million.
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Boroo and Gatsuurt
Boroo Mine
The Boroo open pit mine, located in Mongolia, was the first hard rock gold mine in Mongolia.
It has produced approximately 1.75 million ounces of gold since it began operation in 2004.
Mining activities at Boroo were completed in September 2012. Heap leach operations resumed
in October 2012.
Year Ended December 31, (2)
Boroo Operating Results
Total tonnes mined - 000s
Average mining grade (non heap leach material) - g/t (1)
Tonnes mined heap leach - 000s
Tonnes ore mined direct mill feed - 000s
Tonnes ore milled - 000s
Average mill head grade - g/t (1)
Recovery (mill) - %
Tonnes placed (heap leach) - 000s
Tonnes leached - 000s
Average grade leached - g/t (1)
Recovery (heap leach) - %
Gold produced – mill (ounces)
Gold produced – heap leach (ounces)
Total gold produced (ounces)
(1)
g/t means grams per tonne.
(2) Results may not add or compute due to rounding.
2013
2012
- 6,338
- 2.00
- 143
- 907
2,382
2,394
1.12
57.6%
1.32
64.0%
Change % Change
(100%)
(100%)
(100%)
(100%)
1%
(15%)
(10%)
(6,338)
(2.00)
(143)
(907)
12
(0.20)
(6%)
2,644 456
904
0.70
40.9
4,248
0.70
42.8
2,188
3,344
0
1.9
50,020 64,352
40,298 7,486
90,318 71,838
(14,332)
32,812
18,480
480%
370%
0%
5%
(22%)
438%
26%
Overview of Operating Results - 2013 Versus 2012
Boroo produced 90,318 ounces of gold in 2013 as compared to 71,838 ounces of gold in 2012,
mainly due to 32,812 higher ounces poured from the heap leach operation in 2013 which
resumed production in October 2012, partially offset by lower grade and recovery achieved
from processing low grade ore stockpile in 2013. The processed ore grade averaged 1.12 g/t
with a recovery of 57.6% in 2013, compared to 1.32 g/t with a recovery of 64% in 2012.
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Boroo Cost Performance ($ millions, except as noted)
2013
2012
% Change
Mining costs- total (including capitalized stripping)
-
12.1
82%
Year Ended December 31. (3)
Operating costs:
Mining - excluding capitalized stripping (1)
Milling
Leaching
Site support
Royalties & other
Changes in inventories
Operating Costs (on a sales basis)
Ullaanbaatar administration
Refining fees
By-product credits
Community costs related to current operations
Adjusted operating costs (2)
-
23.1
10.6
8.1
8.4
8.9
59.2
5.7
0.3
(0.5)
0.1
64.8
5.8
22.4
2.1
8.3
6.2
10.5
55.3
5.5
0.3
(0.4)
2.2
62.9
(100%)
3%
396%
(2%)
35%
(15%)
7%
3%
37%
9%
(94%)
3%
Unit operating costs
Mining costs - total ($/t mined material)
Milling costs ($/t milled material)
(1) Mining costs charged to operations reduced by amounts charged to capital for stripping – cash component (2013 $nil; 2012 $6.3 million)
(2) Adjusted operating costs is a non-GAAP Measures and is discussed under “Non-GAAP Measures”.
(3) Results may not add or compute due to rounding.
(100%)
3%
-
9.66
2.98
9.39
Operating costsNG (on a sales basis) at Boroo increased by $3.9 million in 2013 excluding the
capitalization of stripping costs at Pit 6 (decrease of $2.4 million including capitalization)
compared to 2012.
The movements in the major components of operating costs (on a sales basis)NG, mining,
milling, leaching and administration, are explained as follows:
Mining Costs – Boroo (2013 compared to 2012):
There was no active in-pit mining activity in 2013 as mining operations ceased in September
2012. In 2012, Boroo completed its mining activities in Pit 6 which provided ore to the mill
and to heap leach stockpiles. Mining costs in 2012 (including capitalized stripping) totaled
$12.1 million.
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Milling costs – Boroo (2013 compared to 2012):
s
n
o
i
l
l
i
M
$
0.6
22.4
0.2
0.1
0.2
23.1
24.0
23.0
22.0
21.0
20.0
Milling costs for 2013 totaled $23.1 million, $0.7 million higher than in 2012, due to an
increase in costs as mill throughput was the same for both years. Costs in 2013 reflect higher
water usage fees, higher mine overheads and increased diesel usage. These unfavorable
variances were partially offset by lower costs incurred for payroll due to reduced manpower
requirements.
Leaching costs - Boroo (2013 compared to 2012):
s
n
o
i
l
l
i
M
$
12.0
10.0
8.0
6.0
4.0
2.0
0.0
1.5
3.1
2.1
1.2
0.8
1.9
10.6
Costs for heap leaching activities in 2013 were $10.6 million compared to $2.1 million in
2012. In 2013, the heap leach was in operation for the full 12 months, compared to 2012 where
resumption of heap leach operation commenced in November 2012. The cost increases are a
reflection of the longer period of operations in 2013 compared to 2012.
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Site support costs – Boroo (2013 compared to 2012):
s
n
o
i
l
l
i
M
$
8.3
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
8.1
9.0
8.0
7.0
6.0
Site support costs for 2013 of $8.1 million decreased by $0.2 million compared to 2012,
mainly due to lower insurance premiums, lower permit and fees as result of lower number of
permits renewed and lower costs for maintenance contractors.
Boroo regional administration costs in 2013 were $5.7 million, $0.3 million or 5% higher than
in 2012. The increase was mainly due to higher consultancy fees, as a result of the requirement
to update various statutory studies, including the Boroo Feasibility Study.
Other operating costs:
Royalties
Production taxes and royalties increased in 2013 to $9.4 million compared to $6.1 million in
2012, primarily due to higher sales revenue and the increase in the graduated royalty rate
applicable since the expiration of the Boroo Stability Agreement in July 2013.
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Boroo Unit operating costs
(unaudited - $ millions, except as noted)
All-in Unit Costs:
Adjusted operating costs (1)
Corporate General Administrative costs
Accretion expense
Capitalized stripping - cash
Capital expenditures (sustaining) (1)
All-in Sustaining Costs (1)
Capital expenditures (growth) (1)
Other costs (2)
All-in Costs (1)
Income tax
All-in Costs - including taxes (1)
Year Ended December 31, (3)
2013
2012
% Change
64.8
-
0.3
-
7.4
72.6
-
-
72.6
12.8
85.4
62.9
-
0.2
6.3
2.1
71.5
0.3
0.2
71.9
11.7
83.7
3%
-
102%
(100%)
252%
2%
(100%)
(100%)
1%
9%
2%
26%
(18%)
(19%)
(20%)
(19%)
Ounces sold - oz
Adjusted Operating Costs - $/oz sold (1)
All-in Sustaining Costs - $/oz sold (1)
All-in Costs - $/oz sold (1)
All-in Costs - including taxes - $/oz sold (1)
94,931
75,546
683
765
765
899
832
946
952
1,108
(1) All-in sustaining costs, all-in costs, all-in costs – including taxes (in $ millions and per ounce), as well as adjusted operating costs
and sustaining and growth capital (excluding stripping) are non-GAAP Measures and are discussed under “Non-GAAP Measures”.
(2) Other cash costs include corporate general and administrative expenses, global exploration expenses, business development
expenses and community investments.
(3) Results may not add or compute due to rounding.
Boroo’s all-in costs per ounce soldNG for 2013 was $765 and include all costs directly related to
gold production except for income tax paid in Mongolia. The same all-in costs per ounce
soldNG measure for 2012 was $952. The decrease in all-in costsNG is due to a 26% increase in
ounces sold at Boroo year-over-year, partially offset by higher costs.
The increase in operating costs is primarily due to the full year of heap leach activities in 2013,
the increase in royalties due to the rate increase and higher volumes sold and increase in
sustaining capitalNG for tailings dam work.
Gatsuurt Project
As at December 31, 2013, proven and probable reserves for the Gatsuurt Project increased to
17.1 million tonnes averaging 2.9 g/t for a total of 1.6 million ounces of contained gold.
Measured and Indicated resources are exclusive of proven and probable reserves and are
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estimated at 5.1 million tonnes averaging 2.4 g/t for a total of 398,000 ounces of contained
gold.
In December 2005, a feasibility study was completed with the conclusion that mining and
processing of the Gatsuurt Project ores was technically and economically feasible. The plan
proposed in the feasibility study is to mine the Gatsuurt Project ores by open pit mining
methods, to transport the mined ore by a 55 kilometres haulage road to the Boroo processing
plant for gold extraction, and the production of doré bars for sale. The mined waste will be
stored at the Gatsuurt site in areas designated for that purpose.
The Gatsuurt Project anticipates mining and processing of the Gatsuurt Project ores in two
phases; an oxide ore phase and a sulphide ore phase. The oxide ore phase encompasses mining
of the Gatsuurt oxide and transition ores, haulage of the ores to the Boroo processing plant, and
processing of the ores utilizing the existing Boroo CIL facility. As sulphide ores are
encountered during mining, they will be stockpiled at the Gatsuurt site for future processing.
Concurrent with the oxide ore phase, a flotation and bio-oxidation facility will be constructed
at the Boroo processing plant in preparation of processing the Gatsuurt Project sulphide phase
ores. The sulphide ore phase encompasses the mining, haulage and processing of the Gatsuurt
Project sulphide ores, which are refractory in nature, through a flotation and bio-oxidation
facility constructed at the Boroo processing plant.
The Company anticipates overall gold recovery of the blended oxide/transitional ore mill feed
will be 76% using the existing Boroo processing facility. Pilot plant test results have
confirmed that an overall gold recovery of 87% is achievable for the refractory sulphide ore
utilizing bio-oxidation technology followed by cyanide leaching.
Approval to begin construction of the Gatsuurt Project was received from Centerra’s Board of
Directors in December 2008. To date, $34 million has been expended on pre-production site
construction and initial engineering of the proposed flotation and bio-oxidation facility. The
Gatsuurt Project site infrastructure and basic engineering for the flotation and bio-oxidation
facility are substantially complete. Completed site infrastructure includes a 55 kilometres haul
road to the Boroo mill, a services and administration building, a construction camp, pads for
ore and waste stockpiles, and a fueling station.
Going forward, all detailed engineering development and construction activities at Gatsuurt
have been suspended due to the impact of the Water and Forest Law on the Gatsuurt Project.
The Company expects that the Mongolian Parliament will consider, in the second quarter of
2014, the designation of Gatsuurt as a “mineral deposit of strategic importance”. Such a
designation would have the effect of excluding the Gatsuurt deposit from the application of the
Water and Forest Law. See “Other Corporate Developments – Mongolia”.
The Gatsuurt deposit is described in the Company’s most recently filed AIF and a technical
report dated May 9, 2006 prepared in accordance with NI 43-101, which are available on
SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The technical report describes the exploration history, geology
and style of gold mineralization at the Gatsuurt deposit. Sample preparation, analytical
techniques, laboratories used and quality assurance-quality control protocols used during the
drilling programs at the Gatsuurt site are the same as, or similar to, those described in the
technical report.
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The development of Gatsuurt is subject to certain risks and uncertainties. See “Other
Corporate Developments – Mongolia” and “Risk Factors”.
Fourth Quarter Results – 2013 compared to 2012
Financial Summary ($ millions, except as noted) - Unaudited
Three Months Ended December 31, (4)
2013
2012 (3)
Change
Revenue
$
468.9
$
368.5
$
100.5
Cost of sales
Abnormal mining costs
Regional office administration
Earnings from mine operations
Revenue-based taxes
Other operating expenses
Loss on de-recognition of underground assets
Exploration and business development
Corporate administration
Earnings (loss) from operations
Other (income) and expenses
Finance costs
Earnings (loss) before income taxes
Income tax expense
Net earnings (loss)
271.8
-
6.1
191.0
62.9
1.9
-
8.8
8.1
109.4
0.5
1.2
107.6
1.0
106.6
$
167.9
8.9
5.6
186.1
44.5
4.8
180.7
11.6
8.8
(64.2)
(0.1)
1.3
(65.4)
5.2
(70.7)
$
Earnings (loss) per common share (basic) - $/share
Earnings (loss) per common share (diluted) - $/share
$
$
0.45
0.44
$
$
(0.30)
(0.30)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic (thousands)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted (thousands)
236,388
236,646
236,339
236,339
Operating Summary
Gold produced - ounces poured
Gold sold – ounces sold
Average realized price – $/oz sold (2)
Average gold spot market price – $/oz (1)
362,234
368,954
$
$
1,271
1,276
219,316
215,361
1,711
$
$
1,721
103.9
(8.9)
0.5
4.9
18.4
(2.9)
(180.7)
(2.8)
(0.7)
173.6
0.6
(0.0)
173.0
(4.2)
177.2
$
0.8
0.7
49.3
307.3
142,918
153,593
(440)
(445)
% Change
27%
62%
100%
9%
3%
41%
(61%)
100%
(24%)
(8%)
(270%)
(1042%)
(2%)
(264%)
(80%)
(251%)
(250%)
(247%)
0%
0%
65%
71%
(26%)
(26%)
737
$
Cost of sales - $/oz sold (2)
Adjusted operating costs - $/oz sold (2)
All-in sustaining costs – $/oz sold (2)
All-in costs – $/oz sold (2)
All-in costs (including taxes) – $/oz sold (2)
(1) Average for the period as reported by the London Bullion Market Association (US dollar Gold P.M. Fix Rate).
(2) All-in sustaining costs per ounce sold, all-in costs per ounce sold, all-in costs (including taxes) per ounce sold, as well as average realized
price per ounce sold and cost of sales per ounce sold, are non-GAAP measures and are discussed under “Non-GAAP Measures”.
(3) The 2012 comparative period was restated as a result of the adoption of IFRIC 20 (see Changes in Accounting Policies for impact).
(4) Results may not add or compute due to rounding.
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
(35%)
(44%)
(41%)
$
$
664
850
1,087
(231)
(376)
(443)
247
433
474
644
(6%)
(33%)
(43)
(119)
780
366
Overview
In the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company recorded net earnings of $106.6 million ($0.45 per
common share - basic). This compares to a net loss of $70.7 million ($0.30 per common share
– basic) in 2012, after a charge of $180.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2012 for the de-
recognition of the underground assets at Kumtor.
• Gold production for the fourth quarter of 2013 was 362,234 ounces compared to 219,316
ounces in the same quarter of 2012. The increased gold production in the fourth quarter
of 2013 reflects 84% higher production at Kumtor as compared to the same quarter in
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2012 as higher grades from cut-back 15 were mined and milled in the fourth quarter at
Kumtor (58% of Kumtor’s 2013 production was in the fourth quarter). The mill at
Kumtor processed 73% higher grades in the fourth quarter of 2013 (8.88 g/t compared to
5.13 g/t in the same period of 2012) and achieved 8% higher recoveries in the fourth
quarter of 2013 (84.1% compared to 77.7% in the same period of 2012). Boroo recorded
lower production in the fourth quarter of 2013 compared to the same period of 2012, as it
processed lower feed grades through the mill as compared to the higher grade and higher
recovery materials from Pit 6 processed in the same period of 2012. Lower ounces were
also poured from the heap leach operation as a result of maintenance performed at the
heap leach pond in the fourth quarter of 2013.
• Revenues in the fourth quarter of 2013 increased by $100.4 million to $468.9 million
from $368.5 million in the same period last year mainly as a result of 71% higher ounces
sold, partially offset by 26% lower realized gold price. Ounces sold for the fourth quarter
of 2013 totaled 368,954 compared to 215,361 in the fourth quarter of 2012, reflecting the
increased production at Kumtor. Boroo’s production and sales in the fourth quarter of
2013 were lower than the same period in 2012, reflecting lower stockpiled mill material
and the initial surge in production from the heap leach start-up that benefited the
operation in the fourth quarter of 2012. The average gold price realized in the fourth
quarter of 2013 was $1,271 per ounce, a 26% decrease from $1,711 per ounce realized in
the same quarter of 2012.
• Cost of sales for the fourth quarter of 2013 was $271.8 million compared to $167.9
million in the same quarter of 2012. The increase reflects significantly more ounces sold
at Kumtor, higher depreciation of capitalized stripping at Kumtor, higher operating costs
due to increased consumption of reagents, cyanide and power from increased throughput
and head grades at Kumtor’s mill and volume increases due to the increased use of
consumables for the expanded fleet at Kumtor.
DD&A included in costs of sales for the fourth quarter of 2013 of $188.7 million
increased by $92.8 million compared to the same period last year, due in part to the
processing and sale of more ounces in the fourth quarter of 2013 at Kumtor, partially
offset by fewer ounces at Boroo. The fourth quarter of 2013 at Kumtor reflects the higher
depletion of the capitalized stripping associated with cut-back 15, compared to cut-back
14B that was mined in the comparative period. During the fourth quarter of 2013, Kumtor
depleted the majority of the 142 million tonnes associated with cut-back 15, compared to
61 million tonnes from cut-back 14B in the comparative period. The increased
depreciation charge was partially offset by mining and stockpiling greater ounces from
cut-back 15 that will defer recognition of depreciation until the ounces are processed in
2014. The four quarters of 2013 also reflect a full-year depreciation of Kumtor’s mining
fleet expansion which was substantially completed during 2012.
• There were no abnormal mining costs in the fourth quarter of 2013 compared to $8.9
million in the comparative period of 2012. Abnormal mining costs represent the cost of
removing the ice and waste from the high movement unload zone necessitated by the
unexpected ice movement. Following the decision to expand the open pit at Kumtor,
announced in early November 2012, the cost to unload the high movement area was
capitalized and will be amortized over the ore produced from the area.
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• Other operating expenses for the fourth quarter of 2013 totaled $1.9 million compared to
$4.8 million in the same quarter of 2012. Costs in the fourth quarter of 2012 included
$2.9 million for the closure of the underground development project at Kumtor.
Approximately $1.9 million was spent in the fourth quarter in 2013 and 2012 for ongoing
sustainable development projects in both the Kyrgyz Republic and Mongolia.
• A charge of $180.7 million was recorded in the fourth quarter of 2012 to reflect the de-
recognition of the underground assets at Kumtor. This results from the decision in early
November to expand the open pit at Kumtor and, as a result, consume a major portion of
the underground infrastructure.
• Exploration expenditures for the fourth quarter of 2013 were $8.8 million compared to
$11.6 million in the same quarter of 2012 mainly reflecting a cessation of drilling
activities at Kumtor and on-going drilling programs at the Öksüt project in Turkey and the
ATO Project in Mongolia. In response to declining gold prices, a decision was made in early
July 2013 to cease exploration activities at Kumtor, and as a result minimal exploration
costs were incurred at Kumtor in the fourth quarter of 2013.
• Corporate administration costs for the fourth quarter of 2013 were $8.1 million, a
reduction of $0.7 million from the same period in 2012, reflecting a lower charge for
share-based compensation primarily as a result of the lower market price of Centerra’s
common shares.
• Centerra reported $62.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2013 for revenue-based taxes at
Kumtor compared to $44.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2012, and $1 million in the
fourth quarter of 2013 for income taxes at Boroo compared to $5.2 million in the fourth
quarter of 2012. The increase of $18.4 million in the revenue-based tax expense resulted
from higher volumes sold in the fourth quarter of 2013 at Kumtor, partially offset by
lower gold prices. The decrease of $4.2 million in Boroo’s income tax expense is a result
of both the lower volumes sold and the lower gold prices realized in the fourth quarter of
2013.
• Cash provided by operations was $359.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2013 compared
to $209.1 million in the same period of 2012. The increase over 2012 reflects increased
earnings from higher production and ounces sold and a reduction in working capital
levels, partially offset by lower realized prices and higher operating costs.
Cash used in investing activities in the fourth quarter of 2013 totaled $205.3 million,
including the purchase of $120.6 million of short-term investments in government
securities and commercial paper, and investments of $86 million in sustaining and growth
capitalNG and capitalized stripping at Centerra’s operations. The comparative amount in
2012 of $126.6 million includes the purchase of $46 million in short-term investments in
government securities and commercial paper and investments of $84.3 million of
sustaining and growth capitalNG and capitalized stripping at Centerra’s operations. Cash
used in financing activities in the fourth quarter of 2013 totaled $10.1 million, including a
dividend payment of $8.7 million, compared to a total of $6.8 million, including a
dividend payment of $6.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2012.
• Capital expenditures (spent and accrued) in the fourth quarter of 2013 were $86.7 million
as compared to $86.4 million in the same period of 2012. Sustaining capitalNG in the
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fourth quarter of 2013 of $10 million (including $9.6 million at Kumtor and $0.4 million
at Boroo) compared to $11.6 million in 2012 (including $10.5 million at Kumtor and $0.8
million at Boroo). Growth capitalNG of $5.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2013 reflects
spending at Kumtor, mainly in the infrastructure relocation. Growth capitalNG in the
fourth quarter of 2012 was $24.5 million, reflecting $23 million of spending at Kumtor
mainly on fleet expansion and spending at Boroo of $0.3 million. Capitalized stripping
in the fourth quarter of 2013 was $70.8 million compared to $50.3 million in the fourth
quarter of 2012 for stripping activities on the cut-backs at Kumtor.
• Cost of sales per ounce soldNG for the fourth quarter of 2013, which includes the impact
of DD&A, decreased to $737 per ounce compared to $780 per ounce for the same period
in 2012. The decrease on a per ounce basis reflects mainly the higher production
achieved from higher throughput, higher grades and higher recoveries at Kumtor,
partially offset by higher operating costs and lower recoveries at Boroo.
• Adjusted operating costs per ounce soldNG were $247 in the fourth quarter of 2013
compared to $366 in the comparative quarter of 2012. The decrease in the 2013 period
results mainly from significantly higher production at Kumtor, partially offset by higher
operating costs.
• All-in costs per ounce soldNG were $474 in the fourth quarter of 2013 compared to $850
in the same quarter of 2012. The decrease reflects the increased ounces sold from higher
production and lower capital requirements at Kumtor in the 2013 quarter, partially offset
by increased costs associated with the larger truck fleet.
Quarterly Results – Last Eight Quarters
Over the last eight quarters, Centerra’s results reflect the impact of declining gold prices as
well as increasing costs. Offsetting this decline, higher production was recorded in the fourth
quarter of 2013, mainly at Kumtor. Production and sales in 2012 were impacted by the
accelerated ice movement at Kumtor which necessitated a change in the mine plan and a delay
in the release of gold from the pit. Non-cash costs have also progressively increased since 2011
as depreciation at Kumtor increased due to its expanded mining fleet and the amortization of
capitalized stripping. Other operating charges in the second quarter of 2012 for social
development programs include $21 million spent by Kumtor on a national micro-credit
financing program and $1.1 million accrued by Boroo to increase its funding of a maternity
hospital in Ulaanbaatar. The quarterly financial results for the last eight quarters are shown
below:
Key results by quarter
$ millions, except per share data
Quarterly Data Unaudited
Revenue
Net earnings (loss)
Basic earnings (loss) per share
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
2013
2012 (restated) (1)
Q4
469
107
0.45
0.44
Q3
155
(2)
(0.01)
(0.01)
Q2
128
2
0.01
0.00
Q1
193
51
0.22
0.21
Q4
368
(71)
(0.30)
(0.30)
Q3
69
(34)
(0.14)
(0.14)
Q2
90
(49)
(0.21)
(0.21)
Q1
134
10
0.04
0.04
(1)
2012 comparative periods restated as a result of the adoption of IFRIC 20
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Balance Sheet
Inventory
Total inventory at December 31, 2013 of $378.5 million ($302.7 million at December 31,
2012) includes gold inventory of $204.6 million ($127.3 million in 2012) and supplies
inventory of $173.9 million ($175.4 million in 2012). The increase in 2013 reflects higher
gold inventory due to the timing of shipments.
Property, Plant and Equipment
The aggregate book value of property, plant and equipment at December 31, 2013 of $539.1
million, compares to $625.9 million at the end of 2012 and is allocated as follows: Kyrgyz
Republic $444.8 million (2012- $518.9 million), Mongolia $93.1 million (2012- $105.8
million) and corporate entities $1.2 million (2012- $1.2 million). The consolidated net
decrease in 2013 of $86.8 million includes additions of $378.8 million from the major growth
projects at Kumtor (including capitalized stripping of $278.6 million, infrastructure move of
$19.1 million and fleet expansion of $17.7 million), maintenance capital spending at both sites,
offset by the depreciation and amortization charges of $465.6 million. The amortization charge
for 2013 included $331 million of capitalized stripping mainly for cut-back 15 at Kumtor
which was essentially mined out by the end of December 2013.
Goodwill
During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company undertook its normal annual review
of the $129.7 million of goodwill recorded by the Kyrgyz reporting unit. Management
concluded that current circumstances did not indicate that the carrying value of the unit
exceeded its fair value.
Asset Retirement Obligations
The total future asset retirement obligations were estimated by management based on the
Company’s ownership interest in all mines and facilities, estimated costs to reclaim the mine
sites and facilities and the estimated timing of the costs to be incurred in future periods.
The Company has estimated the net present value of the total asset retirement obligations to be
$60 million as at December 31, 2013 (December 31, 2012 - $54.6 million). These payments are
expected to commence over the next 1 to 14 years. The Company used a risk-free rate of 3.0%
at Kumtor and 2.2% at Boroo to calculate the present value of the asset retirement obligations.
The increase in 2013 in the present value of the obligation of $5.4 million was mainly as a
result of the regularly scheduled update to the closure costs estimates at Kumtor which was
completed in late 2013. The latest update at Kumtor resulted in a provision increase of $5.4
million, partially offset by a decrease of $0.2 million at Boroo. The accretion expense for
2013was $0.9 million, and cash spending on on-going reclamation was $0.7 million. The last
closure cost update at Boroo was completed in 2011 and there have been no material changes
to its asset retirement obligation since that time.
The Company’s future undiscounted decommissioning and reclamation costs have been
estimated to be $79.6 million at December 31, 2013 before salvage value.
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Share capital
As of February 19, 2014, Centerra had 236,390,219 shares outstanding and options to acquire
1,674,194 common shares outstanding under its stock option plan with exercise prices ranging
between Cdn$4.81 and Cdn$22.28 per share, with expiry dates ranging between 2016 and
2020.
Contractual Obligations
The following table summarizes Centerra’s contractual obligations, including payments due for
the next five years and thereafter, as of December 31, 2013.
$ millions
Kumtor
Reclamation trust deed (1)
Capital equipment (2)
Operational supplies
Lease of premises
Boroo
Lease of premises
Corporate
Loan repayment (principal and interest)
Lease of premises (3)
Total
Due in
Less than
One year
Due in
1 to 3
Years
Due in
4 to 5
Years
Due
After 5
Years
$ 47.8
1.8
57.6
0.3
$ 4.2 $ 13.5
-
-
0.2
1.8
57.6
0.1
$ 9.1
-
-
-
$ 21.0
-
-
-
0.4
0.1
0.3
77.0
1.4
$ 186.3
77.0
0.4
$ 141.2
1.0
$ 15.0
$ 21.0
Total contractual obligations
(1) Centerra’s future decommissioning and reclamation costs for the Kumtor mine are estimated to be an inflated $61.3 million to be
incurred beyond 2026. The estimated future cost of closure, reclamation and decommissioning of the project are used as the basis for
calculating the amount remaining to be deposited in the Reclamation Trust Fund ($47.8 million). This restricted cash is funded by sales
revenue, annually in arrears and on December 31, 2013 the balance in the fund was $13.5 million (2012 - $11.3 million), with the
remaining $47.8 million to be funded over the life of the mine.
(2) Agreements as at December 31, 2013 to purchase capital equipment.
(3) Lease of corporate office premises expiring in November 2016.
$ 9.1
Non-GAAP Measures
On June 27, 2013, the World Gold Council (WGC) released guidance regarding the non-GAAP
measures “All-In Sustaining Costs” and “All-In Costs”. The Company has reviewed the
WGC’s recommended measures and assessed their impact. The Company has adopted the
WGC’s measures and has modified its calculation of its “all- in cash cost” measure to conform
to the industry’s standard following its review. Going forward, the Company will restate the
comparative periods and will provide reconciliation of these new non-GAAP measures to the
most comparable GAAP measure.
This MD&A contains the following non-GAAP financial measures: all-in sustaining costs per
ounce sold, all-in costs per ounce sold, all-in costs including taxes per ounce sold, adjusted
operating costs per ounce sold, cost of sales per ounce sold, sustaining capital, growth capital
and average realized gold price. These financial measures do not have any standardized
meaning prescribed by GAAP and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures
presented by other issuers, even against other issuers who may also be applying the WGC
guidelines.
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Management believes that the use of these non-GAAP measures will assist analysts, investors
and other stakeholders of the Company in understanding the costs associated with producing
gold, understanding the economics of gold mining, assessing our operating performance, our
ability to generate free cash flow from current operations and to generate free cash flow on an
overall Company basis, and for planning and forecasting of future periods. However, the new
measures do have limitations as analytical tools as they may be influenced by the point in the
life cycle of a specific mine, and the level of additional exploration or expenditure a company
has to make. Accordingly, these non-GAAP measures should therefore not be considered in
isolation, or as a substitute for, analysis of our results as reported under GAAP.
Definitions
The following is a description of the Non-GAAP measures used in this MD&A. The
definitions are consistent with the WGC’s Guidance Note on these non-GAAP measures:
• Operating costs include mine operating costs such as mining, processing, site support,
royalties and operating taxes (except at Kumtor where revenue-based taxes are
excluded), but exclude depreciation, depletion and amortization (DD&A), reclamation
costs, financing costs, capital development and exploration.
• Adjusted operating costs per ounce sold include operating costs, regional office
administration, social development costs related to current operations, refining fees and
by-product credits.
• All-in sustaining costs per ounce sold include adjusted operating costs, the cash
component of capitalized stripping costs, regional office administration costs, accretion
expenses, and sustaining capital. The measure incorporates costs related to sustaining
production.
• All-in costs per ounce sold include all-in sustaining costs and additional costs for
growth capital, corporate general and administrative expenses, global exploration
expenses and social development costs not related to current operations.
• All-in cost per ounce sold exclude the following:
o Working capital (except for adjustments to inventory on a sales basis).
o All financing charges (including capitalized interest).
o Costs related to business combinations, asset acquisitions and asset disposals.
o Other non-operating income and expenses including interest income, bank
charges, and foreign exchange gains and losses.
• All-in costs including taxes per ounce sold measure includes revenue-based taxes at
Kumtor and income taxes at Boroo.
• Capital expenditures (Sustaining) is a capital expenditure necessary to maintain
existing levels of production. The sustaining capital expenditures maintain the existing
mine fleet, mill and other facilities so that they function at levels consistent from year
to year.
• Capital expenditures (Growth) is capital expended to expand the business or operations
by increasing productive capacity beyond current levels of performance.
• Average realized gold price is calculated by dividing revenue derived from gold sales
by the number of ounces sold.
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Adjusted Operating Cost per Ounce Sold, All-in Sustaining Costs per Ounce Sold
and All-in Costs per Ounce Sold (including and excluding taxes) are non-GAAP
measures and can be reconciled as follows:
1) By operation
(unaudited)
($ millions, unless otherwise specified)
Kumtor:
Cost of sales, as reported
Less: Non-cash component
Cost of sales, cash component
Year ended
December 31,
2013
2012
Fourth Quarter ended
December 31,
2013
2012
$ 473.0
$ 306.9
$ 255.1
$ 140.0
282.0
121.0
185.0
84.9
$ 191.0
$ 185.9
$ 70.1
$ 55.1
Adjust for: Regional office administration
18.1
15.5
4.8
4.2
Mine stand-by costs
Refining fees
By-product credits
- 4.6
- -
3.5
1.9
2.0
1.3
(3.8) (2.9)
(2.0) (1.9)
Social development costs related to current operations
6.2
24.0
1.9
1.3
Adjusted Operating Costs
Accretion expense
Capitalized stripping and ice unload
Capital expenditures (sustaining)
All-in Sustaining Costs
Capital expenditures (growth)
Exploration expense
Other project costs not related to current operations
All-in Costs
Revenue-based taxes
All-in Costs (including taxes)
Ounces sold (000)
Adjusted Operating Costs per ounce sold
All-in Sustaining Costs per ounce sold
All-in Costs per ounce sold
$ 215.0
$ 229.0
$ 76.8
$ 59.9
0.6
201.3
0.6
196.7
0.2
50.6
0.2
44.2
49.7
40.8
9.6
10.5
$ 466.6
$ 467.1
$ 137.2
$ 114.9
39.2
165.2
5.8
25.4
6.1
11.3
0.8
2.9
1.5
$ 513.4
113.5
$ 627.0
6.6
$ 650.2
74.7
$ 724.9
0.1
$ 143.9
62.9
$ 206.8
2.4
$ 145.6
44.5
$ 190.1
601.9
315.0
353.3
185.9
$ 357
$ 727
$ 217 $ 322
$ 775
$ 1,483
$ 388 $ 618
$ 853
$ 2,064
$ 407 $ 783
All-in Costs (including taxes) per ounce sold
$ 1,042
$ 2,301
$ 585 $ 1,023
Boroo:
Cost of sales, as reported
Less: Non-cash component
Cost of sales, cash component
$ 86.2
$ 76.4
$ 16.7
$ 27.9
27.1
21.1
3.7
11.0
$ 59.2
$ 55.3
$ 13.0
$ 16.9
Adjust for: Regional office administration
5.7
5.5
1.4
1.5
Mine stand-by costs
Refining fees
By-product credits
- -
-
-
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.1
(0.5) (0.4)
(0.0) (0.2)
Social development costs related to current operations
Adjusted Operating Costs
0.1
$ 64.8
2.2
$ 62.9
(0.2)
$ 14.1
0.6
$ 18.9
Accretion expense
Capitalized stripping
Capital expenditures (sustaining)
All-in Sustaining Costs
Capital expenditures (growth)
Exploration expense
Other project costs not related to current operations
All-in Costs
Income taxes
All-in Costs (including taxes)
Ounces sold (000)
Adjusted Operating Costs per ounce sold
All-in Sustaining Costs per ounce sold
All-in Costs per ounce sold
All-in Costs (including taxes) per ounce sold
0.3
-
0.2
6.3
0.1 0.0
- -
7.4
2.1
0.4
0.4
$ 72.6
$ 71.5
$ 14.6
$ 19.3
- 0.3
- 0.3
- 0.2
- 0.2
- -
$ 71.9
$ 72.6
- -
$ 19.8
$ 14.6
12.7
11.7
0.1
6.5
$ 85.3
$ 83.7
$ 14.7
$ 26.3
94.9
75.5
15.7
29.4
$ 683
$ 832
$ 901 $ 641
$ 765
$ 946
$ 931 $ 655
$ 765
$ 952
$ 899
$ 1,108
$ 931 $ 672
$ 934 $ 892
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2) Consolidated
(unaudited)
($ millions, unless otherwise specified)
Centerra:
Cost of sales, as reported
Less: Non-cash component
Cost of sales, cash component
Year ended
December 31,
2013
2012
Fourth Quarter ended
December 31,
2013
2012
$ 559.2
$ 383.3
$ 271.8
$ 167.9
309.0
142.1
188.7
95.9
$ 250.2
$ 241.2
$ 83.1
$ 72.0
Adjust for: Regional office administration
23.7
21.0
6.1
5.6
Mine stand-by costs
Refining fees
By-product credits
- 4.6
- -
3.8
2.1
2.1
1.4
(4.3) (3.3)
(2.1) (2.1)
Social development costs related to current operations
Adjusted Operating Costs
6.4
$ 279.9
26.2
$ 291.9
1.7
$ 91.0
1.9
$ 78.8
Corporate general and administrative costs
30.0
26.8
7.7
8.7
Accretion expense
Capitalized stripping and ice unload
Capital expenditures (sustaining)
All-in Sustaining Costs
Capital expenditures (growth)
0.9
201.3
0.8
203.0
0.2
50.6
0.2
44.2
57.7
43.5
10.0
11.1
$ 569.8
$ 565.9
$ 159.6
$ 143.0
39.9
166.1
5.9
26.0
Exploration and business development
29.5
38.5
8.8
11.6
Other project costs not related to current operations
All-in Costs
1.9
$ 641.1
6.9
$ 777.4
0.2
$ 174.4
2.4
$ 183.0
Revenue-based taxes and income taxes
126.3
86.4
62.9
51.0
All-in Costs (including taxes)
Ounces sold (000)
Adjusted Operating Costs per ounce sold
All-in Sustaining Costs per ounce sold
All-in Costs per ounce sold
$ 767.4
$ 863.9
$ 237.4
$ 234.0
696.8
390.5
369.0
215.4
$ 402
$ 818
$ 747
$ 1,449
$ 247 $ 366
$ 433 $ 664
$ 920
$ 1,991
$ 474 $ 850
All-in Costs (including taxes) per ounce sold
$ 1,102
$ 2,212
$ 644 $ 1,087
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Sustaining capital, growth capital and capitalized stripping presented in the All-in
measures can be reconciled as follows:
Year - 2013
($ millions, unaudited)
Capitalized stripping –cash
Sustaining capital - cash
Growth capital - cash
Net increase in accruals included in
additions to PP&E
Total - Additions to PP&E
Year - 2012
In $ millions
Capitalized stripping – cash
Sustaining capital – cash
Growth capital - cash
Net increase in accruals included in
additions to PP&E
Total - Additions to PP&E
Fourth Quarter - 2013
($ millions, unaudited)
Capitalized stripping –cash
Sustaining capital - cash
Growth capital - cash
Net increase in accruals included in
additions to PP&E
Total - Additions to PP&E
Fourth Quarter - 2012
In $ millions
Capitalized stripping – cash
Sustaining capital – cash
Growth capital - cash
Net increase in accruals included in
additions to PP&E
Total - Additions to PP&E
Kumtor
Boroo
All other Consolidated
201.3
49.7
39.2
9.8
300.0
-
7.4
-
-
7.4
-
0.6
0.7
-
1.3
201.3
57.7
39.9
9.8
308.7 (1)
Kumtor
Boroo
All other Consolidated
168.0
40.8
176.4
10.1
395.3
6.3
2.1
0.3
-
8.7
-
0.6
0.5
-
1.1
174.3
43.5
177.2
10.1)
405.1 (1)
Kumtor
Boroo
All other Consolidated
50.6
9.6
5.8
19.4
85.4
-
0.4
-
-
0.4
-
0.1
0.1
-
0.2
50.6
10.1
5.9
19.4
86.0
Kumtor
Boroo
All other Consolidated
27.0
10.5
36.6
9.1
83.2
-
0.4
0.3
-
0.7
-
0.2
0.2
-
0.4
27.0
11.1
37.1
9.1
84.3
(1) As reported in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows as “Investing Activities – Additions to
property, plant & equipment”.
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Related Party Transactions
Kyrgyzaltyn JSC
Revenues from the Kumtor gold mine are subject to a management fee of $1.00 per ounce
based on sales volumes, payable to Kyrgyzaltyn JSC (“Kyrgyzaltyn”), a shareholder of the
Company and a state-owned entity of the Kyrgyz Republic.
The table below summarizes the management fees paid and accrued by Kumtor Gold Company
(“KGC”), a subsidiary of the Company, to Kyrgyzaltyn and the amounts paid and accrued by
Kyrgyzaltyn to KGC according to the terms of a Restated Gold and Silver Sales Agreement
between KGC, Kyrgyzaltyn and the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic dated June 6, 2009.
($ thousands)
Paid by KGC to Kyrgyzaltyn:
Management fees
Contracting services
Total Paid by KGC to Kyrgyzaltyn:
Year ended
December 31
2013
2012
$ 602
$ 315
1,762
$ 2,364
1,871
$ 2,186
Gross gold and silver sales from KGC to Kyrgyzaltyn
Deduct: refinery and financing charges
$ 814,416
(3,472)
$ 535,437
(1,883)
Net sales revenue received by KGC from Kyrgyzaltyn
$ 810,944
$ 533,554
Gold produced by the Kumtor mine is purchased at the mine site by Kyrgyzaltyn for
processing at its refinery in the Kyrgyz Republic pursuant to a Restated Gold and Silver Sale
Agreement. Amounts receivable from Kyrgyzaltyn arise from the sale of gold to Kyrgyzaltyn.
Kyrgyzaltyn is required to pay for gold delivered within 12 days from the date of shipment.
Default interest is accrued on any unpaid balance after the permitted payment period of 12
days.
The obligations of Kyrgyzaltyn are partially secured by a pledge of 2,850,000 shares of
Centerra owned by Kyrgyzaltyn. Based on movements in Centerra’s share price, and the value
of individual or unsettled gold shipments over the course of 2013, the maximum exposure
(reflecting the shortfall in the value of the security as compared to the value of any unsettled
shipments during the year) was approximately $70.1 million, compared to $56.7 million in
2012.
As at December 31, 2013, $69.4 million was outstanding under the Sales Agreement
(December 31, 2012 - $48.3 million). Subsequent to December 31, 2013, the balance
receivable from Kyrgyzaltyn was paid in full.
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Related party balances
The assets and liabilities of the Company include the following amounts due from and to
Kyrgyzaltyn:
(Thousands of US$)
Amounts receivable
Total related party assets
December 31 December 31
2012
2013
$ 48,325
$ 69,335
$ 69,335 $ 48,325
Dividend payable (net of withholding taxes)
Net unrealized foreign exchange gain
$ 11,233
(597)
$ 5,949
-
Amount payable
10,636
157
5,949
-
Total related party liabilities
$ 10,793
$ 5,949
Dividend
(Thousands of US$)
2013
2012
Dividends declared to Kyrgyzaltyn
Withholding taxes
Net dividends declared to Kyrgyzaltyn
Net dividends transferred to restricted cash
Net dividends paid to Kyrgyzaltyn
$ 11,915
(599)
11,316
(5,283)
$ 6,033
$ 9,548
(463)
9,085
(5,949)
$ 3,136
Dividend payable and restricted cash held in trust
Pursuant to an Ontario court order last updated on June 5, 2013, $5.3 million of Centerra
dividends otherwise payable to Kyrgyzaltyn during 2013 were transferred to a trust for the
benefit of the court proceedings commenced by a Turkish company, Sistem Muhenkislik Insaat
Sanayi Tiacaret SA. The court order sets a maximum of approximately Cdn$11.3 million to be
held in trust, which maximum was met in July 2013. As at December 31, 2013, the full amount
required under the court order was held in trust. See “Other Corporate Developments –
Corporate”.
Other Corporate Developments
The following is a summary of corporate developments with respect to matters affecting the
Company and its subsidiaries in the Kyrgyz Republic and Mongolia. A summary discussion of
certain regulatory matters affecting the Kumtor Project follows the discussion of events that
occurred in the fourth quarter of 2013. For a more complete discussion of these matters
impacting Kumtor, and for outstanding matters in Mongolia and at the corporate level, see the
Company’s 2012 Annual Information Form.
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Kyrgyz Republic
Negotiations between Kyrgyz Republic and Centerra
As previously disclosed, the Kyrgyz Republic Parliament passed resolution #2805 on February
21, 2013, which, among other things, recommended that the Kyrgyz Government conduct
consultations and negotiations with Centerra to find mutually acceptable solutions with respect
to the Kumtor Project and the issues raised in the Parliamentary and State Commission reports.
The resolution set a deadline of June 1, 2013 for the Government to return to the Parliament
the
with
resolution. The original deadline of June 1, 2013 was extended by resolution #3169-V for
three months, and Parliament set a deadline of September 10, 2013 for the Government to
present final agreements incorporating the mutually acceptable solution. Resolution #3169-V
also provides that if a mutually acceptable solution has not been agreed to, the Government is
instructed to develop and submit a draft law “On Denunciation of the Agreement for the
Kumtor Project” for review by the Kyrgyz Republic Parliament.
the Parliament’s recommendations
information on how
implement
to
in
Following discussions with representatives of the Kyrgyz Government in the third quarter,
Centerra announced on September 9, 2013 that it had entered into a non-binding memorandum
of understanding (“MOU”) with the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic in connection with a
potential restructuring transaction under which Kyrgyzaltyn would exchange its 32.7% equity
interest in Centerra for an interest in a joint venture company that would own the Kumtor
Project. The MOU recorded the status of negotiations that had been ongoing between
management of Centerra and the Kyrgyz Republic advisory working group up until that time
and set out certain principles that would guide the potential restructuring transaction.
The Kyrgyz Parliament considered the MOU on October 23, 2013 and passed a decree (the
“Decree”) with respect to the MOU. In the Decree, Parliament rejects the MOU and orders the
Government to (among other things) continue negotiations with Centerra with a view to
improving the Kyrgyz Republic’s position and increasing its interest in the joint venture
project to no less than 67%, to provide for the project to develop the Kumtor mine using
underground mining methods, and to provide for the establishment and financing of a centre to
monitor the preservation of glaciers. In the Decree, Parliament also recommends that the
Kyrgyz Republic General Prosecutor’s Office consider pursing allegations that management of
the former parent company of Centerra, Centerra, Kumtor Operating Company, and Kumtor
Gold Company violated environmental regulations and committed “other offenses”, and that
precious metal reserves (silver, tellurium, and other associated components) at the Kumtor
deposit were deliberately understated.
In the Decree, Parliament requested that the Government and the General Prosecutor’s Office
report to Parliament on these matters by December 23, 2013. The Decree provides that if a
mutually acceptable solution on the outstanding matters cannot be reached, the Government is
ordered to initiate a process to cancel the Kumtor Project Agreements. The Company disputes
the allegations contained in the Decree.
Following further discussions with representatives of the Kyrgyz government in the fourth
quarter of 2013, Centerra announced on December 24, 2013 that it had entered into a non-
binding Heads of Agreement (“HOA”) with the Kyrgyz Government which superceded the
terms of the previously negotiated MOU. The HOA retains most of the material terms of the
MOU, including the following:
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• Kyrgyzaltyn would receive a 50% interest in the joint venture company that would own
the Kumtor Project in exchange for its 32.7% equity ownership in Centerra.
• The agreements entered into between, among others, Centerra, Kyrgyzaltyn and
Government of the Kyrgyz Republic in 2009 would remain in full force and effect,
including the tax regime set out in such agreements.
• The Board of the joint venture company would be comprised of an equal number of
Centerra and Kyrgyzaltyn representatives. Consistent with Centerra's ability to
consolidate the financial results of the Kumtor project, major decisions of the joint-
venture company would be subject to discussion and approval by the Board of the joint
venture company.
• Centerra would remain the operator/manager of the Kumtor Project pursuant to an
operating agreement which would contain typical terms and provisions.
• The operating agreement would also include provisions for compensation for services
provided by Centerra and Kyrgyzaltyn.
The HOA also includes certain additional provisions not contained in the MOU, including the
following:
• The existing mobile mine equipment at Kumtor, having a value of approximately $200
million, would be held by Centerra and capital leased to the joint venture for 10 years
on commercial terms, following which the joint venture would be entitled to purchase
such equipment for $1.00.
• Further to the equipment lease arrangement, the dividend distribution adjustment of
$100 million (from Kyrgyzaltyn in favour of Centerra) which was in the MOU has been
removed.
• Centerra would be entitled to compensation in a fixed amount per year for acting as the
manager, which amount will be agreed by the parties and reflected in definitive
documents.
• The HOA would resolve, in accordance with the requirements of the laws and
agreements of the Kyrgyz Republic, comprehensively and finally, all claims and
concerns relating to the Kumtor Project, including but not limited to environmental,
technical and land use matters, in accordance with the findings and recommendation of
Kyrgyzaltyn’s external legal, financial, environmental and technical experts, including
AMEC, which has examined the Kumtor Project’s environmental and technical
practices.
• The joint venture would commit to investments in community development projects in
an amount equal to two percent of the prior year’s free cash flow (subject to a minimum
of $2 million per year)
• The joint venture would commit to increasing local procurement in the Kyrgyz
Republic by an aggregate of $100 million over the remaining life of the mine and to
increase the number of Kyrgyz nationals in management positions at the joint venture.
• At the end of the current life of mine plan in 2026, Kyrgyzaltyn would have the rights
to: (a) increase its ownership interest in the Kumtor Project from 50% to 67% for a
price equal to fair market value; and (b) recover the gold contained in the tailings
facility for $1.00.
• Kyrgyzaltyn would receive: (a) warrants to acquire six million Centerra shares, with an
exercise price of CAD$10.00 per Centerra share, exercisable for two years after the
restructuring; and (b) warrants to acquire four million Centerra shares, with an exercise
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price of CAD$12.00 per Centerra share, exercisable for three years after the
restructuring.
On February 6, 2014, after their review of the HOA, the Kyrgyz Parliament adopted a
resolution which appears to support the concept of the restructuring described in the HOA but
also contains a number of recommendations that are materially inconsistent with the terms of
the HOA. Among other things, the resolution calls for further audits of the Kumtor operation
and for the Government and the General Prosecutor’s Office to continue pursuing claims for
environmental and economic damages, which the Company disputes. The Company has not
yet received an official copy of the parliamentary resolution.
The Company believes that the 2009 Kumtor Project Agreements and all previous agreements
are legal, valid and enforceable obligations. The Kumtor Project Agreements were reviewed
and approved by the Government and the Parliament, and were the subject of a positive
decision by the Kyrgyz Republic Constitutional Court and a legal opinion by the Kyrgyz
Republic Ministry of Justice. Such agreements provide for all disputes relating to the Kumtor
project to be resolved by international arbitration, if necessary.
Centerra expects to continue its discussions with the Government regarding a potential
restructuring transaction to resolve all outstanding concerns relating to the Kumtor Project.
However, it maintains that any agreement to resolve matters must be fair to all of Centerra’s
shareholders. Any definitive agreement for a potential restructuring remains subject to
required approvals in the Kyrgyz Republic, including Government and Parliament of the
Kyrgyz Republic, Centerra Special Committee and Board approval, as well as compliance with
all applicable legal and regulatory requirements and approvals, including an independent
formal valuation and shareholder approval.
While Centerra expects to continue discussions with the Government, there can be no
assurance that any transaction will be consummated or that Centerra will be able to
successfully resolve any of the matters currently affecting the Kumtor Project. The inability to
successfully resolve matters, including obtaining all necessary approvals, and/or further actions
of the Kyrgyz Republic Government and/or Parliament, could have a material adverse impact
on Centerra’s future cash flows, earnings, results of operations and financial conditions.
Environmental Claims
As previously disclosed, on June 7, 2013 Kumtor Operating Company (“KOC”) received four
court claims filed by the State Inspectorate Office for Environmental and Technical Safety
(“SIETS”) with the Bishkek Inter-district court. The SIETS environmental claims sought to
enforce the previously disclosed environmental claims issued by SIETS in December 2012,
seeking compensation in the aggregate amount of $150 million in relation to (i) placement of
waste rock on glaciers; (ii) unpaid use of water from Petrov Lake; (iii) unaccounted industrial
and household waste; and (iv) damages caused to land resources (top soil). Each of these
claims was dismissed by the Bishkek Inter-District Court and, on appeal, by the Bishkek City
Court, on the basis that the arbitration clause in the Restated Investment Agreement requires
that all such disputes be resolved through international arbitration. Each of these claims has
been appealed to the Kyrgyz Republic Supreme Court.
In addition to the original four claims of SIETS discussed above, SIETS has filed the following
additional claims against KOC: (i) on October 12, 2013, a claim in the amount of
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approximately $485,000 for damages caused to land resources due to disturbance of land at the
Kumtor project (similar to the claim in (iv) above but involving a different area of the Kumtor
concession); and (ii) on January 21, 2014, a claim for approximately $8.5 million for lost
agricultural production and lost profits from 1994 to 2042. Kumtor has responded in writing to
SIETS disputing both of these additional claims.
With respect to the previously disclosed claim commenced by the State Agency for
Environmental Protection and Forestry under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic
(“SAEPF”) for the aggregate amount of approximately $315 million, SAEPF has commenced
court proceedings in the Bishkek Inter-District Court, which dismissed the Company’s motion
to dismiss the claim based on the arbitration provision in the Restated Investment Agreement
although the court is still considering other procedural motions argued by the Company.
On October 11, 2013, Centerra received a statement of claim from the Green Party of
Kyrgyzstan in the Bishkek Inter-District Court which seeks damages of approximately $9
billion for alleged environmental damages arising from the Kumtor operations since 1996. The
claimant, Green Party, requests that the damage be paid by Kumtor to the Issyk-Kul Nature
Protection and Forestry Development Fund, a Kyrgyz state fund. The claim by the Green Party
relates to allegations substantially similar to the claims raised by SIETS and SAEPF.
As previously disclosed, KOC believes the claims are exaggerated and without merit. The
Kumtor Project has been the subject of systematic audits and investigations over the years by
Kyrgyz and international experts, including by an independent internationally recognized
expert who carried out a due diligence review of Kumtor’s performance on environmental
matters at the request of Centerra’s Safety, Health and Environmental Committee of the Board
of Directors. The report of this expert released in October 2012 can be found on the Kumtor
website at http://www.kumtor.kg/en/ under the “Environment” section.
There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully resolve any of these
matters discussed above. The inability to successfully resolve matters could have a material
adverse impact on the Company’s future cash flows, earnings, results of operations and
financial conditions.
Land Use Claim
On November 11, 2013, the Company received a claim from the Kyrgyz Republic General
Prosecutor’s Office requesting the Inter-District Court of the Issyk-Kul Province to invalidate
the Company’s land use certificate and seize certain lands within Kumtor’s concession area.
As previously noted, the Company believes that the invalidation of the land use certificate and
purported seizure of land is in violation of the Kyrgyz Republic Land Code as well as the
Restated Investment Agreement, which provides that the Kumtor project is guaranteed all
necessary access to the Kumtor concession area, including all surface lands as are necessary or
desirable for the operation of the Kumtor project.
Kumtor Waste Dump Movement
As previously disclosed in May 2013, the abnormal waste dump movement experienced at
Kumtor has required Kumtor to develop and implement alternative waste rock dumps at the
Kumtor mine and to revise its mine development plan. During the third quarter of 2013,
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Kumtor received final regulatory approval for a revised 2013 annual mining plan that, among
other things, allows for the placement of waste rock in the Sarytor Valley, the Davidov Valley
and the Lysii Valley. Kumtor is currently working in accordance with the revised
plan. Movement of the Central Valley Waste Dump was forecasted in the 2012 Kumtor
Technical Report and has now returned to its pre-March 2013 movement rate. The Company
continues to make progress in relocating and reconstructing certain infrastructure at Kumtor
which was, or is currently, in the path of the Central Valley Waste Dump.
Management Assessment
There are several outstanding issues affecting the Kumtor Project, which require consultation
and co-operation between the Company and Kyrgyz regulatory authorities. The Company has
benefited from a close and constructive dialogue with Kyrgyz authorities during project
operations and remains committed to working with them to resolve these issues in accordance
with the Kumtor Project Agreements, which provide for all disputes to be resolved by
international arbitration, if necessary. However, there are no assurances that the Company will
be able to successfully resolve any or all of the outstanding matters affecting the Kumtor
Project. There are also no assurances that continued discussions between the Kyrgyz
Government and Centerra will result in a mutually acceptable solution regarding the Kumtor
project that any agreed upon proposal for restructuring would receive the necessary legal and
regulatory approvals under Kyrgyz law and/or Canadian law and that the Kyrgyz Republic
Government and/or Parliament will not take actions that are inconsistent with the
Government’s obligations under the Kumtor Project Agreements, including adopting a law
“denouncing” or purporting to cancel or invalidate the Kumtor Project Agreements or laws
enacted in relation thereto. The inability to successfully resolve the current outstanding
matters, including the outstanding environmental claims against Kumtor, could have a material
adverse impact on the Company’s future cash flows, earnings, results of operations and
financial condition. See “Caution Regarding Forward-looking Information”.
Mongolia
Gatsuurt
Centerra continues to be in discussions with the Mongolian Government regarding the
development of the Gatsuurt property. Centerra remains reasonably confident that the
economic and development benefits resulting from its exploration and development activities
will ultimately result in the Mongolian Water and Forest Law having a limited impact on the
Gatsuurt project, in particular, and other of the Company’s Mongolian activities, including the
ATO deposit. As previously disclosed, the Mongolian Water and Forest Law prohibits mineral
prospecting, exploration and mining in water basins and forestry areas in Mongolia.
Centerra understands that, in May 2013, the Mongolian Government added seven deposits,
including Gatsuurt, to the list of “mineral deposits of strategic importance”. Such a
designation, which is subject to the approval of the Mongolian Parliament, would have the
effect of excluding the Gatsuurt deposit from the application of the Water and Forest
Law. Centerra expects that Parliament and/or any relevant committees of Parliament will
consider this matter further in the first half of 2014. If the Mongolian Parliament ultimately
approves this designation, it would allow the Government of Mongolia to acquire up to a 34%
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interest in Gatsuurt. The terms of any such participation would be subject to negotiations with
the Mongolian Government.
There can be no assurance, however, that the Water and Forest Law will not have a material
impact on Centerra’s Mongolian operations. Unless the Water and Forest Law is repealed or
amended such that the law no longer applies to the Gatsuurt project or Gatsuurt is designated
by the Parliament of Mongolia as a “mineral deposit of strategic importance” that is exempt
from the Water and Forest Law, mineral reserves at Gatsuurt may have to be reclassified as
mineral resources or eliminated entirely and the Company may be required to write-off
approximately $37 million related to the investment in Gatsuurt and approximately $39 million
remaining capitalized for the Boroo mill facility and other surface structures. These amounts
represent the capitalized costs at December 31, 2013 associated with its investment in Gatsuurt
and Boroo (where Gatsuurt ore is planned to be milled).
Corporate
Enforcement Notice by Sistem
The claim commenced in March 2011 by a Turkish company, Sistem Muhenkislik Insaat
Sanayi Ticaret SA (“Sistem”) which alleges that the shares in Centerra owned by Kyrgyzaltyn
are, in fact, legally and beneficially owned by the Kyrgyz Republic continues to be subject to
proceedings in the Ontario courts. Centerra is not a party to the proceedings, but understands
that the matter is being scheduled for consideration on its merits.
Pursuant to a Court Order issued by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (as amended from
time to time, and most recently amended on June 5, 2013) (the “Court Order”), Centerra is
holding in trust (for the credit of the Sistem court proceedings) dividends otherwise payable to
Kyrgyzaltyn. Effective as of June 6, 2013, when a dividend was paid by Centerra, the
maximum amount to be held in trust, as set out in the Court Order (Cdn$11.3 million), has
been reached. As of December 31, 2013, Centerra holds in trust, for the benefit of the Sistem
court proceeding, approximately Cdn$11.4 million, including interest earned.
Background Description of Outstanding Kumtor Matters
The disclosure below is a summary description of the outstanding matters affecting the Kumtor
Project. For a more detailed description, see the Company’s prior disclosure, in particular, its
news release on 2013 first quarter results dated May 8, 2013 and its 2012 Annual Information
Form. Both of these documents can be found on www.sedar.com.
Parliamentary Commission and Report
On February 15, 2012, the Kyrgyz Parliament established an interim Parliamentary
Commission to inspect and review: (i) Kumtor’s compliance with Kyrgyz operational and
environmental laws, as well as community standards, and (ii) state regulation over the Kumtor
project’s activities. The Parliamentary Commission issued its report (the “Parliamentary
Report”) on June 18, 2012 and made a number of assertions regarding the operation of the
Kumtor project, including alleging non-compliance by the Kumtor project with Kyrgyz
environmental laws, particularly at Kumtor’s tailings facility, the Davidov glacier and the
Sarychat-Ertash State Reserve which is in the vicinity of the Kumtor project. The
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Parliamentary Commission alleges that the violations have resulted in substantial monetary
damages.
The Kyrgyz Parliament met in late June 2012 to consider the Parliamentary Report and
adopted Resolution 2117-V that took note of the Parliamentary Report and declared the
Kumtor Project Agreements to be contrary to the interests of the Kyrgyz Republic. Resolution
2117-V also called for the formation of a State Commission to “assess the environmental,
industrial and social damage” caused by the Kumtor project and to initiate the renegotiation of
the current Kumtor project agreements “in order to protect economic and environmental
interests”.
As contemplated in Resolution 2117-V, on July 5, 2012, the Kyrgyz Government cancelled
Government Decree #168, which provided Kumtor with land use rights over the surface of the
Kumtor concession area for the duration of the restated concession agreement effective June 6,
2009 (the Restated Concession Agreement). Based on advice from Kyrgyz legal counsel, the
Company believes that the purported cancellation of land rights is in violation of the Kyrgyz
Republic Land Code, because the Land Code provides that land rights can only be terminated
by court decision and on the listed grounds set out in the Land Code. Kumtor has
communicated this to the Kyrgyz Republic and requested the issuance of a new land use
certificate in light of the rights and obligations under the restated investment agreement dated
June 6, 2009 between Centerra and the Kyrgyz Republic (the Restated Investment
Agreement). No response has been received from the Kyrgyz Government. Pursuant to the
Restated Investment Agreement, the Kumtor project is guaranteed all necessary access to the
Kumtor concession area, including all surface lands as are necessary or desirable for the
operation of the Kumtor project. The Restated Investment Agreement also provides for the
payment of quarterly land use and access fees.
In response to the Parliamentary Report’s allegations of non-compliance with environmental
laws, in August 2012, the Board of Directors of Centerra retained an independent
internationally recognized consultant to carry out a due diligence review of Kumtor’s
performance on safety, health and environmental matters. The report issued in October 2012
concluded that “no major or materially significant environmental issues were identified”. The
report of this expert can be found on the Kumtor website at http://www.kumtor.kg/en/ under
the “Environment” section.
State Commission and Report
In response to Resolution 2117-V passed by the Parliament, the Kyrgyz Government
established a state commission (the “State Commission”) for the purpose of reviewing the
Parliamentary Report as well as inspecting and reviewing Kumtor’s compliance with Kyrgyz
operational and environmental laws and community standards. The State Commission was
comprised of three working groups, responsible for (i) legal matters; (ii) social and economic
matters; and (iii) environmental and technical matters. The State Commission released its
report (the “State Commission Report”) in late December 2012 following five months of
study. The State Commission Report included a large number of allegations, including
allegations that the Kumtor project was violating Kyrgyz legislation relating to environmental
and subsoil legislation and caused environmental damage to water and land resources.
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Environmental Claims
In December 2012, KOC received four claims from the SIETS and a claim from SAEPF
(which was subsequently withdrawn) relating to alleged environmental damages at the Kumtor
project. The SIETS claims are for an aggregate amount of approximately $150 million and
include:
• a claim for approximately $142 million for alleged damages in relation to the placement
on waste dumps of waste rock from mining operations (2000 to 2011)
• a claim for approximately $4 million for use of water resources for the period of 2000
to 2011
• a claim for approximately $0.3 million for unaccounted industrial and household waste
• a claim for approximately $2.3 million for alleged damages caused to land resources at
the time of initial construction of Kumtor
In addition, KOC has also received a directive from SIETS requiring that actions be taken to
correct various alleged environmental and technical violations discovered in its review.
On February 21, 2013, KOC announced the receipt of a claim from SAEPF for the amount of
approximately $315 million for alleged damage in relation to waste placed in the tailings
management facility, waste rock dumps, and for the generation, management and treatment of
other types of wastes. The claim covers the period from 1996 to 2011.
The Company notes that the Kumtor Project Agreements provide a complete listing of all taxes
and payments to be made to the Kyrgyz Republic, including a fixed environmental
charge. Accordingly, no other tax, duties, or other obligations are to be paid to the Kyrgyz
Republic, however they may be characterized.
In addition, Centerra, the Kyrgyz Republic and others entered into a release agreement (the
Release Agreement) dated June 6, 2009, whereby, subject to certain exceptions which we
believe are not applicable in the circumstances, the Kyrgyz Republic released Centerra from
any and all claims, and damages with respect of any matter (including any tax or fiscal matters)
arising or existing prior to the date of the Release Agreement, whether such matters were
known or unknown at such time, and the Kyrgyz Republic agreed not to commence any actions
or assert any demands for such actions or demands so released.
Kyrgyz Republic Advisory Committee and Requests to Negotiate
On February 21, 2013, the Kyrgyz Parliament adopted Resolution #2805 which among other
things, recommended that the Government ensure the continuous operation of the Kumtor
mine, and within three months of the date of the resolution, conduct negotiations with Centerra
with a view to revising the Kumtor Project Agreements to return to conditions that existed
prior to the restructuring of the project in 2003, but subject to the application of the current
Kyrgyz legislation, and to enter into new project agreements. The resolution provided a
deadline of June 1, 2013 for the Government to return to Parliament, which subsequently was
extended to September 10, 2013 and then to December 23, 2013 (as discussed above).
The Draft Law on Denunciation
On April 9, 2013 an initiative group chaired by Mr. Beknazarov A.A. submitted a draft Law on
Denunciation for consideration by Parliament. The draft law “denounces” the Agreement on
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New Terms for the Kumtor Project (“ANT”) entered on April 24, 2009, and recognizes as
invalid all other agreements associated with the ANT (namely, the Kumtor Project
Agreements), and calls for the Government to bring all of its decisions in accordance with the
Law on Denunciation. To date, the Law on Denunciation has not been considered by
Parliament. Based on Kyrgyz media reports, an opposition party in the Parliament, the
Respublika faction, has endorsed the Law on Denunciation. The Law on Denunciation was
referenced in Resolution #3169-V (discussed above).
The Company believes that the adoption of a law that denounces or purports to invalidate the
Kumtor Project Agreements would be a breach of the Government’s obligations under the
Kumtor Project Agreements. The Company believes that the Kumtor Project Agreements are
legal, valid and enforceable obligations. The agreements were reviewed and approved by the
Government and the Parliament, and were the subject of a positive decision by the Kyrgyz
Republic Constitutional Court and a legal opinion by the Kyrgyz Republic Ministry of
Justice. Furthermore, under the Kumtor Project Agreements, the Government agreed to use its
best efforts to reverse or annul any actions of public officials (including state agencies) which
conflict with the rights and benefits granted to Kumtor under the Kumtor Projects Agreements.
There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully resolve any of these
matters discussed above. The inability to successfully resolve matters could have a material
adverse impact on the Company’s future cash flows, earnings, results of operations and
financial conditions.
Critical Accounting Estimates
Centerra prepares its consolidated financial statements in accordance with International
Financial Reporting Standards, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. In
doing so, management is required to make various estimates and judgments in determining the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses for each year presented and in
the disclosure of commitments and contingencies. Management bases its estimates and
judgments on its own experience, guidelines established by the Canadian Institute of Mining,
Metallurgy and Petroleum and various other factors believed to be reasonable under the
circumstances. In reference to the Company’s significant accounting policies as described in
note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements management believes the following critical
accounting policies reflect its more significant estimates and judgments used in the preparation
of the consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
i.
Impairment of long-term assets and goodwill
The Company reviews and tests the carrying amounts of long-term assets and
intangible assets with definite lives when an indicator of impairment is considered to
exist. The Company considers both external and internal sources of information in
assessing whether there are any indications that long-term assets and goodwill are
impaired. When an indicator of impairment is identified or for goodwill annually at the
anniversary date, an impairment test is performed by comparing the carrying amount of
the asset or cash- generating unit to their recoverable amount, which is calculated as the
higher of an asset’s or cash-generating unit’s value-in-use or fair value less costs to
dispose. The estimated recoverable amount is calculated normally based upon a
discounted cash flow analysis, which requires management to make a number of
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significant assumptions including assumptions relating to future operating plans, gold
prices, discount rates, exchange rates and future growth rates. While management
believes that estimates of future cash flows are reasonable, different assumptions
regarding such cash flows could materially affect the recoverable value of the long-
term asset or cash generating unit (“CGU”). Changes in these estimates which decrease
the estimated recoverable value of the asset or CGU could affect the carrying amounts
of assets and result in an impairment charge.
ii. Inventories of stockpiles ore, in-circuit and gold doré
Management makes estimates of recoverable quantities of gold in stockpiled ore, ore
stacked on heap leach pads and in process to determine the average costs of finished
goods sold during the period and the value of the inventoried costs in the Company’s
Statements of Financial Position. Costs that are incurred in or benefit the mine and mill
production process are accumulated as stockpiles of ore, ore on leach pads, heap leach
in circuit and gold-in circuit. Net realizable value tests are performed at least annually
based on the estimated future sales price of the gold doré, based on prevailing and long-
term gold prices, less estimated costs to complete production and bring the gold to
selling condition.
The recoverable quantity of ore on stockpiles is estimated based on tonnage added and
removed from the stockpiles, the amount of contained gold ounces based on assay data,
and the estimated recovery percentage based on the historical recoveries obtained in the
expected processing method. Stockpiled ore tonnage is verified by periodic surveys.
Changes in these estimates can result in a change in mine operating costs of future
periods and carrying amounts of inventories.
iii. Asset retirement obligation
Amounts recorded for asset retirement obligations and the related accretion expense
require the use of estimates of the future costs the Company will incur to complete the
reclamation and remediation work required to comply with existing laws and
regulations at each mine site. The Company assesses and revises its asset retirement
obligations on an annual basis or when new material information becomes available.
Actual costs incurred may differ from those amounts estimated. Also, future changes to
environmental laws and regulations could increase the extent of reclamation and
remediation work required to be performed by the Company. Increases in future costs
could materially impact the amounts charged to operations for reclamation and
remediation. The provision represents management’s best estimate of the present value
of the future reclamation and remediation obligation. The actual future expenditures
may differ from the amounts currently provided.
iv. Deferred income taxes
The Company operates in a number of tax jurisdictions and is, therefore, required to
estimate its income taxes in each of these tax jurisdictions in preparing its financial
statements. In calculating the income taxes, consideration is given to factors such as
tax rates in the different jurisdictions, non-deductible expenses, valuation allowances,
changes in tax law and management’s expectations of future results. The Company
estimates deferred income taxes based on temporary differences between the income
and losses reported in its financial statements and its taxable income and losses as
determined under the applicable tax laws. The tax effect of these temporary differences
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is recorded as deferred tax assets or liabilities in the financial statements. If it is not
more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be utilized, a valuation allowance
is provided for. The calculation of income taxes requires the use of judgment and
estimates. If these judgments and estimates prove to be inaccurate, future earnings may
be materially impacted.
v. Share-based Compensation
Share based compensation costs recognized for the share-based compensation plans are
based on estimates of what the ultimate payout will be, using the Black-Scholes option
pricing model or Monte Carlo simulation model, which are based on significant
assumptions such as volatility, expected life, expected dividends, risk-free interest rate
and expected forfeiture rates.
vi. Depreciation , depletion and amortization period for property plant and equipment
The Company makes estimates about the expected useful lives of property plant and
equipment and the expected residual values of the assets based on the estimated current
fair value of the assets, the Company’s mine plan and the cash flows they generate.
Changes to these estimates, which can be significant, could be caused by a variety of
factors, including future production differing from current forecasts of future
production, expansion of mineral reserves through exploration activities, differences
between estimated and actual costs of mining and differences in gold price used in the
estimation of mineral reserves.
Significant judgment is involved in the determination of useful lives and residual values
for the computation of depreciation, depletion and amortization and no assurance can
be given that actual useful lives and residual values will not differ significantly from
current assumptions.
vii. Mineral reserve and resources estimation
techniques, recovery rates, production costs,
The Company estimates its ore reserves and mineral resources based on information
compiled by qualified persons as defined in accordance with the Canadian Securities
Administrators’ National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral
Projects requirements. In order to estimate reserves, assumptions are required about a
range of geological, technical and economic factors, including quantities, grades,
transportation costs,
production
commodity demand, commodity prices and exchange rates. Estimating the quantity
and/or grade of reserves requires the size, shape and depth of ore bodies to be
determined by analyzing geological data such as drilling samples. This process may
require complex and difficult geological judgments to interpret the data. Economic
assumptions used to estimate reserves could change from period to period and as
additional geological data is generated during the course of operations, estimates of
reserves may change from period to period. Changes in reported reserves may affect the
Company’s financial results and financial position.
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viii. Litigation and contingency
On an ongoing basis the Company is subject to various claims and other legal disputes,
the outcomes of which cannot be assessed with a high degree of certainty. A liability is
recognized where, based on the Company’s legal views and advice, it is considered
probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle a present obligation that
can be measured reliably.
By their nature, these contingencies will only be resolved when one or more future
events occur or fail to occur. The assessment of such contingencies inherently involves
the exercise of significant judgment of the potential outcome of future events.
Changes in Accounting Policies
The Company adopted several new accounting standards effective January 1, 2013 (as
described below) and as a result restated its accounting results for the 2012 comparative period
to conform to one of the new standards. The impact of this change is described more fully in
note 5 of the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements of December 31, 2013.
Adoption of New Accounting Standards – effective January 1, 2013
On January 1, 2013, the Company adopted the new recommendations contained in, IFRS 10
“Consolidated Financial Statements”, IFRS 11 “Joint Arrangements”, IFRS 12 “Disclosure of
Interests in Other Entities” and IFRS 13 “Fair Value Measurement”. The adoption of these
standards did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
The Company adopted the new recommendations of IFRIC 20, Stripping Costs in the
Production Phase of a Surface Mine (“IFRIC 20”) and applied the requirements to production
stripping costs incurred on or after January 1, 2012, in accordance with the transitional
provisions of IFRIC 20. This standard sets out the accounting for overburden waste removal
(stripping) costs in the production phase of a surface mine. The new interpretation clarifies
when production stripping should lead to the recognition of an asset and how that asset should
be measured, both initially and in subsequent periods. It considers when and how to account
separately for benefits arising from the stripping activity and how to measure these benefits
both initially and subsequently. It prescribes that the costs of stripping activity be accounted
for in accordance with the principles of IAS 2 Inventories to the extent that the benefit from the
stripping activity is realized in the form of inventory produced. On the other hand, the costs of
stripping activity which provides a benefit in the form of improved access to ore in future
periods is recognized as a non-current 'stripping activity asset' when specified criteria are met.
As a result of adopting IFRIC 20, the book value of property plant and equipment increased by
$36.7 million and gold inventories increased by $3.6 million with a corresponding offset of
$40.3 million to retained earnings as at December 31, 2012.
Future Changes in accounting policies
The International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) has issued IFRS 9 Financial
Instruments (“IFRS 9”) which proposes to replace IAS 39 Financial Instruments Recognition
and Measurement. The replacement standard has the following significant components:
establishes two primary measurement categories for financial assets — amortized cost and fair
value; establishes criteria for classification of financial assets within the measurement category
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based on business model and cash flow characteristics; and eliminates existing held to
maturity, available-for-sale and loans and receivable categories. This standard is effective for
the Company’s annual period beginning January 1, 2015. The Company will evaluate the
impact of the change to its consolidated financial statements based on the characteristics of its
financial instruments at the time of adoption.
On May 21, 2013, the IASB issued IFRIC 21 Levies (“IFRIC 21”), an interpretation on the
accounting for levies imposed by governments. IFRIC 21 is an interpretation of IAS 37
Provisions, contingent liabilities and contingent assets (“IAS 37”). IAS 37 sets out criteria for
the recognition of a liability, one of which is the requirement for the entity to have a present
obligation as a result of a past event (known as an obligating event). The interpretation clarifies
that the obligating event that gives rise to a liability to pay a levy is the activity described in the
relevant legislation that triggers the payment of the levy. IFRIC 21 is effective for annual
periods beginning on or after January 1, 2014. The Company is assessing the impact on its
consolidated financial statements from the adoption of IFRIC 21 effective January 1, 2014.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures and Internal Control Over Financial
Reporting
As of December 31, 2013, Centerra evaluated its disclosure controls and procedures and
internal control over financial reporting, as defined in the rules of the Canadian Securities
Administrators. These evaluations were carried out under the supervision of and with the
participation of management, including Centerra’s Chief Executive Officer and the Chief
Financial Officer. Based on these evaluations, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief
Financial Officer concluded that the design and operation of these disclosure controls and
procedures and internal control over financial reporting were effective.
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2014 Outlook
Kumtor’s forecasted 2014 production and costs discussed in this MD&A are provided on a
100% basis and the forecast does not make any assumptions regarding possible changes in the
structure and management of the Kumtor Project, including without limitation the level of
ownership resulting from ongoing discussions with the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic
and Kyrgyzaltyn JSC, Centerra’s largest shareholder. See “Material Assumption and Risks”
for other material assumptions or factors used to forecast production and costs for 2014.
Centerra’s 2014 gold production and unit costs are forecast as follows:
2014 Production
Forecast
(ounces of gold)
550,000 – 600,000
Approx. 45,000
595,000 – 645,000
2014 Adjusted
Operating Costs(1)
($ per ounce sold)
$373 – $407
$1,533
$454 – $493
2014 All-in
Costs(2)
($ per ounce sold)
$833 – $909
$1,557
$989 – $1,074
Kumtor
Boroo
Consolidated
(1) Adjusted operating costs per ounce sold is a non-GAAP measure and includes operating costs, regional office administration,
community costs related to current operations, refining fees and by-product credits. Operating costs include mine operating costs
such as mining, processing, site support, royalties and operating taxes (except at Kumtor where revenue-based taxes are excluded),
but exclude depreciation, depletion and amortization (DD&A), reclamation costs, financing costs, capital expenditures and
exploration.
(2) All-in costs per ounce sold is a non-GAAP measure and includes adjusted operating costs, the cash component of capitalized
stripping costs, accretion expenses, sustaining capitalNG , growth capitalNG , and additional costs at the consolidated level for
corporate general and administrative expenses, global exploration expenses and social development costs.
Gold Production
Centerra’s 2014 consolidated gold production is expected to be 595,000 to 645,000 ounces.
Centerra estimates that the Kumtor mine will produce between 550,000 and 600,000 ounces in
2014 and, similar to 2013, over 50% of this gold production is expected during the fourth
quarter when mining will reach the high-grade section of the SB Zone.
The 2014 production guidance range is lower than that outlined in the life of mine plan set out
in the Kumtor technical report filed on December 20, 2012 as a result of a lower 2014 starting
ore stockpile inventory and a reduction in the rate of vertical advancement of cut-back 16,
which provides access to the high grade SB zone ore in 2014.
At the Boroo mine, gold production is forecast to be approximately 45,000 ounces. The
forecasted annual production at Boroo includes about 20,000 ounces from heap leaching and
25,000 ounces from the mill. The Boroo mill is expected to process ore stockpiles during the
year with an average grade of 0.70 g/t gold. The 2014 forecast assumes no mining activities at
Boroo or Gatsuurt, and no gold production from Gatsuurt.
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All-in Unit Costs:
Centerra’s 2014 all-in sustaining costs per ounce soldNG and all-in costs per ounce soldNG are
forecast as follows:
Ounces sold forecast
US $ / gold ounces sold
Operating costs
Changes in inventories
Operating Costs (on a sales basis)
Regional office administration
Community costs related to current
operations
Refining costs and by-product credits
Sub-Total (Adjusted Operating Costs) (1)
Corporate general & administrative costs
Accretion expense
Capitalized stripping costs – cash
Capital expenditures (sustaining) (1)
All-in Sustaining Costs (1)
Capital expenditures (growth) (1)
Other costs (2)
All-in Costs (1)
Kumtor
550,000-
600,000
Boroo
Approximately
45,000
Consolidated
595,000-645,000
$358 – 390
(29) – (30)
$329 – 360
32 – 35
13 – 13
(1) – (1)
$373 – 407
–
1 – 1
319 – 348
69 – 76
$762 – 832
71 – 77
–
$833 – 909
$956
438(4)
$1,394
128
13
(2)
$1,533
–
7
–
17
$1,557
–
–
$1,557
$400 – 434
4 – 4
$404 – 438
39 – 42
12 – 14
(1) – (1)
$454 – 493
57– 62
1 – 2
296 – 321
67 – 72
$875 – 950
66 – 72
48 – 52
$989 –1,074
Income and Revenue-based taxes (3)
All-in Costs (including taxes) (1),(3)
$163 – 176
$1,152 –1,250
(1) All-in sustaining costs per ounce sold, all-in costs per ounce sold, all-in costs ($ and including taxes) per ounce sold, as well as capital
expenditures (sustaining and growth), are non-GAAP measures and are discussed under “Non-GAAP Measures”.
(2) Other costs per ounce sold include global exploration expenses, business development expenses, and project development costs not
related to current operations.
(3) Includes revenue-based tax that reflects a forecasted gold price assumption from $1,250 per ounce sold.
(4) The Boroo operation is nearing the end of its mine life. All forecast production and sales are a result of drawing down the existing
stockpiles and assume no mining activities.
$175 – 191
$1,008 –1,100
–
$1,557
2014 Exploration Expenditures
Planned exploration expenditures for 2014 total approximately $20 million, which is $9.5
million lower than the 2013 expense of $29.5 million. No expenditures are planned for
exploration at Kumtor which accounts for most of the reduction in the planned exploration
costs.
In Mongolia, approximately $6 million is planned for exploration programs in the greater ATO
district. In Turkey, approximately $3.5 million is allocated for further exploration work on the
Öksüt property and $2.5 million to test exploration targets elsewhere in the region.
Exploration spending for Russia is planned at approximately $3 million and includes funds to
complete the assessment of targets on the Dvoinoy and Umlekan earn-in projects.
The 2014 exploration plan also includes $3 million to fund programs of generative exploration
and advanced-project evaluations in Turkey, the Caucasus, Russia, Asia and western Canada.
These programs will fund efforts to identify, evaluate and acquire drill-ready through resource-
development gold projects in high-ranking geologic terrains.
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2014 Capital Expenditures
Centerra’s projected capital expenditures for 2014, excluding capitalized stripping, are
estimated to be $86 million, including $43 million of sustaining capitalNG and $43 million of
growth capitalNG.
Projected capital expenditures (excluding capitalized stripping) include:
Projects
Kumtor mine
Mongolia (Boroo and
Gatsuurt)
Consolidated Total
2014 Growth CapitalNG
(millions of dollars)
$43
2014 Sustaining CapitalNG
(millions of dollars)
$42
-
$43
1
$43
Kumtor
At Kumtor, 2014 total capital expenditures, excluding capitalized stripping, are forecast to be
$85 million. Spending on sustaining capitalNG relates primarily to the major overhaul
maintenance of the heavy duty mine equipment ($32 million), purchase of replacement mining
equipment and ball mill girth gear ($5 million), tailings dam construction raise ($3 million) and
other items ($2 million).
Growth capitalNG investment at Kumtor for 2014 is forecast at $43 million and includes the
relocation of certain infrastructure at Kumtor related to the KS-13 life-of-mine expansion plan
amounting to $32 million, dewatering projects ($4 million) and purchase of new mining
equipment ($7 million).
The cash component of capitalized stripping costs related to the development of the open pit is
expected to be $191 million in 2014.
Mongolia (Boroo and Gatsuurt)
At Boroo, 2014 sustaining capitalNG expenditures are expected to be $1 million primarily for
maintenance rebuilds and overhauls.
No growth capitalNG is forecast for Boroo or Gatsuurt.
2014 Corporate Administration and Social Development
Corporate and administration expense for 2014 is forecast to be $41 million, which includes
$37 million for corporate and administration costs, and $4 million for business development
activities.
Total planned social development expenditures for 2014 are forecast at $8 million, which
includes $5 million for donations, and sustainable development projects in the various
communities in which Centerra operates and $3 million for strategic social development
projects.
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Öksüt Project
The Company expects to complete a preliminary economic assessment in the first quarter of
2014 and if such assessment is positive, expects to commence a feasibility study for its Öksüt
property in 2014. The total planned spending in 2014 of approximately $10 million includes
work for technical studies, environmental and social impact assessment and project support
(collectively, $6.4 million) and $3.5 million for exploration (discussed earlier).
2014 Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization
Consolidated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense included in costs of sales
expense for 2014 is forecasted to be approximately $290 million before the impact of the 2013
year end reserves and resource calculations. This includes approximately $275 million at
Kumtor and $15 million at Boroo. Refer to the Company’s 2013 Audited Financial Statements
note 11 for further details on the Company’s capital assets and the related changes to DD&A.
(In millions)
Kumtor
Mine equipment
Less DD&A capitalized to stripping costs (1)
Capital stripping costs amortized
Other mining assets
Mill assets
Administration assets and other
Inventory movement (non-cash depreciation)
Subtotal for Kumtor
Boroo
Mine equipment
Less DD&A capitalized to stripping costs
Stripping costs amortized
Mine development and other mining assets
Mill assets
Administration assets and other
Inventory movement (non-cash depreciation)
Subtotal for Boroo
Consolidated Total
2014
DD&A
Forecast
(Unaudited)
2013
DD&A
Actual
$ 95
$ 98
(71)
170
5
7
10
59
(77)
331
3
6
14
(93)
$ 275
$ 282
$ 1
$ 1
-
-
-
4
5
5
-
2
1
6
10
7
$ 15
$ 27
$ 290
$ 309
(1) Use of the Company’s mining fleet for stripping activities results in a portion of the depreciation related to the mine fleet to be allocated to
capitalized stripping costs. In 2013, $77 million of depreciation costs was allocated to capitalized stripping costs.
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Kumtor
At Kumtor, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense included in costs of sales expense
for 2013 was $282 million which is $81 million higher than the guidance for 2013 provided in
the Company’s MD&A of February 20, 2013. The increase in the DD&A expense is mainly
due to higher amortization expense of capitalized stripping costs ($40 million), a lower credit
for inventory movement ($34 million) and higher mining and other assets depreciation ($7
million). The higher amortization of capitalized stripping costs was mainly a result of the
adoption of IFRIC 20 which re-stated the 2012 results. Operating costs previously expensed in
2012 in the amount of $37 million were capitalized as stripping costs as a result of IFRIC 20’s
adoption. These newly capitalized costs were amortized during 2013 as the ore in the related
cut-back was mined, increasing 2013 DD&A expense by $37 million. The non-cash inventory
movement recorded in 2013 of $93 million was $34 million lower than the guidance for 2013,
reflecting lower than forecasted levels of gold stockpile inventory at the end of 2013 due in
part to higher than forecasted ore processing and a negative production reconciliation. The
depreciation of mining and other assets was higher than the guidance due to higher production
and a $4.8 million write down of exploration related spare parts inventory following the close
of the exploration program.
The forecast for 2014 DD&A expensed as part of costs of sales is approximately $275 million,
before the impact of the 2013 year end reserves and resource calculations. The amortization of
capitalized stripping costs is the largest component of depreciation expense in 2014 totaling
$170 million. Capitalized stripping costs include mining operating costs such as labour, diesel
and maintenance costs, as well as the depreciation expense for the mine equipment used in the
stripping campaign. The capitalized stripping costs are amortized over the ounces contained in
the ore body exposed by the stripping campaign.
The mine equipment assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful
lives. The total mine equipment depreciation for 2014 is forecasted at $95 million. The
depreciation related to mine equipment engaged in a stripping campaign and capitalized as
stripping costs is forecasted to be $71 million in 2014.
Boroo
At Boroo, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense included in costs of sales expense
for 2013 was $27 million which is $10 million higher than the guidance for 2013 provided in
the Company’s MD&A of February 20, 2013. The increase in the DD&A expense is mainly
due to significantly higher production than forecasted in 2013.
The forecast for 2014 DD&A expensed as part of costs of sales is approximately $15 million
before the impact of the 2013 year end reserves and resource calculations, compared to $27
million in 2013. The decrease in 2014 reflects a lower forecasted production at Boroo in 2014
compared to 2013. The largest components of depreciation expense are related to depreciation
of the mill, the administration buildings and other assets forecasted at $5 million.
Taxes
Pursuant to the Restated Investment Agreement, Kumtor’s operations are not subject to
corporate income taxes. The agreement replaced the prior tax regime applicable to the Kumtor
Project with a simplified tax regime effective January 1, 2008. This simplified regime, which
assesses tax at 13% on gross revenue (plus 1% for the Issyk-Kul Oblast Development Fund)
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effective January 2009, was approved and enacted by the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic
on April 30, 2009.
The corporate income tax rate for Centerra’s Mongolian subsidiary, Boroo Gold LLC, is 25%
for taxable income over 3 billion Mongolian tugriks (approximately $1.8 million at the
December 31, 2013 foreign exchange rate) with a tax rate of 10% for taxable income up to that
amount. Following the expiration of the Boroo Stability Agreement in July 2013, Boroo Gold
LLC’s corporate income tax rate was unchanged, however the royalty paid to the government
increased from 5% to a rate varying between 5% and 10% based on the price of gold, to a
maximum of 10% for gold prices at or above $1,300 an ounce. In January 2014, the royalty
rate was reduced to 2.5% for gold sold to the Bank of Mongolia and Boroo Gold LLC is
currently exploring sales to the Bank of Mongolia as a result. Boroo is not forecast to pay any
income tax in 2014.
Production, cost and capital forecasts for 2014 are forward-looking information and are based
on key assumptions and subject to material risk factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially and which are discussed herein under the headings “Material Assumptions & Risks”
and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information” and under the heading “Risk
Factors” in the Company’s Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2012.
Sensitivities:
Centerra’s revenues, earnings and cash flows for 2014 are sensitive to changes in certain
variables and the Company has estimated the impact of any such changes on revenues, net
earnings and cash from operations.
Gold Price
Diesel Fuel (1)
Kyrgyz som (2)
Change
$50/oz
10%
1 som
Mongolian tugrik(2) 25 tugrik
Impact on
($ millions)
Costs Revenues Cash flow Earnings before income tax
4.9
10.5
3.0
0.5
32.1
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(1) a 10% change in diesel fuel price equals $16/oz produced
(2) appreciation of currency against the US dollar will result in higher costs and lower cash flow and
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earnings, depreciation of currency against the US dollar results in decreased costs and increased cash
flow and earnings
Material Assumptions and Risks:
Material assumptions or factors used to forecast production and costs for 2014 include the
following:
• a gold price of $1,250 per ounce,
• exchange rates:
o $1USD:$1.05 CAD
o $1USD:48.5 Kyrgyz som
o $1USD:1,600 Mongolian tugriks
o $1USD:0.81 Euro
• diesel fuel price assumption:
o $0.75/litre at Kumtor
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o $1.22/litre at Boroo
The Company cannot give any assurances in this regard.
The assumed diesel price of $0.75/litre at Kumtor assumes that no Russian export duty will be
paid on the fuel exports from Russia to the Kyrgyz Republic. Diesel fuel is sourced from
separate Russian suppliers for both sites and only loosely correlates with world oil prices. The
diesel fuel price assumptions were made when the price of oil was approximately $108 per
barrel.
Other material assumptions were used in forecasting production and costs for 2014. The
Company cannot give any assurances in this regard. These material assumptions include the
following:
• That current discussions between the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and Centerra
regarding a potential restructuring of the Kumtor Project will result in a mutually
satisfactory solution to the outstanding matters affecting the Kumtor project, which is
fair to all of Centerra’s shareholders, and that such proposal will receive all necessary
legal and regulatory approvals under Kyrgyz law and/or Canadian law.
• Any recurrence of political or civil unrest in the Kyrgyz Republic will not impact
operations, including movement of people, supplies and gold shipments to and from the
Kumtor mine and/or power to the mine site.
• The activities of the Kyrgyz Republic Parliament and Government, referred to under
the heading “Other Corporate Developments – Kyrgyz Republic” do not have a
material impact on operations or financial results. This includes any action being taken
by the Parliament or Government to cancel the current project agreements governing
the Kumtor Project, or taking any actions which would be inconsistent with the rights
of Centerra, Kumtor Gold Company and Kumtor Operating Company under the project
agreements governing the Kumtor project.
• The previously disclosed environmental claims received from the Kyrgyz regulatory
authorities in the aggregate amount of approximately $476 million, the claim received
from the Kyrgyz Green Party for $9 billion and the claim of the Kyrgyz Republic’s
General Prosecutor’s Office purporting to invalidate land use rights and/or seize land at
Kumtor, and any further claims, whether alleging environmental allegations or
otherwise, are resolved without material impact on Centerra’s operations or financial
results.
• The movement in the Central Valley Waste Dump at Kumtor, referred to under the
heading “Other Corporate Developments – Kyrgyz Republic – Kumtor Waste Dump
Movement”, does not accelerate and will be managed to ensure continued safe
operations, without impact to gold production, including the successful demolition of
buildings and relocation of certain other infrastructure as planned.
• Grades and recoveries at Kumtor will remain consistent with the 2014 production plan
to achieve the forecast gold production.
• The Company is able to manage the risks associated with the increased height of the pit
walls at Kumtor.
• The timing of the infrastructure move at Kumtor not impacting the maintenance of the
mobile fleet and its availability.
• The dewatering program at Kumtor continues to produce the expected results and the
water management system works as planned.
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• The Company is able to satisfactorily manage the ice movement and to unload the ice
and waste in the southeast portion of the Kumtor pit.
• The Kumtor ball mill and the rotated ring gear or replacement ring gear continue to
operate as expected.
• The successful negotiation of new collective agreements at both Kumtor which expires
on December 31, 2014, and Boroo, which expires on June 30, 2014, without any labour
actions/strikes and without significantly increasing labour costs.
• There are no changes to the Mongolian tax regime which would impact Boroo
operations because of the expiry of the Boroo Stability Agreement in July 2013.
• Prices of key consumables, costs of power and water usage fees are not significantly
higher than prices assumed in planning.
• Precious metal prices and costs remain stable and do not result in an impairment to the
Company’s asset valuations.
• No unplanned delays in or interruption of scheduled production from our mines,
including due to civil unrest, natural phenomena, regulatory or political disputes,
equipment breakdown or other developmental and operational risks.
• All necessary permits, licenses and approvals are received in a timely manner.
Production and cost forecasts and capital estimates are forward-looking information and are
based on key assumptions and subject to material risk factors. If any event arising from these
risks occurs, the Company’s business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations
and cash flows could be adversely affected. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently
known to the Company, or that are currently deemed immaterial, may also materially and
adversely affect the Company's business operations, prospects, financial condition, results of
operations or cash flows and the market price of Centerra’s shares. See the section entitled
“Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information” in this news release and also the
Risk Factors listed in the Company’s Annual Information Form for the year ended December
31, 2012, available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Qualified Person & QA/QC
All reserve and resource estimates, production information and other related scientific and
technical information in this MD&A were prepared in accordance with the standards of the
Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum and National Instrument 43-101 –
Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects and were prepared, reviewed, verified and
compiled by Centerra’s geological and mining staff under the supervision of Dan Redmond,
Ontario Professional Geoscientist, Centerra’s Director, Technical Services – Mining, who is
the qualified person for the purpose of NI 43-101. Sample preparation, analytical techniques,
laboratories used and quality assurance-quality control protocols used during the exploration
drilling programs are done consistent with industry standards and independent certified assay
labs are used with the exception of the Kumtor project as described in its Technical Report.
Exploration information and related scientific and technical information in this MD&A
regarding the Öksüt project were prepared in accordance with the standards of the Canadian
Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum and National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of
Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”) and were prepared, reviewed, verified and
compiled by Centerra’s geological and mining staff under the supervision of Malcolm
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Stallman, Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG), Centerra’s Regional
Exploration Manager – Western Asia and Eastern Europe, who is the qualified person for the
purpose of NI 43-101. Sample preparation, analytical techniques, laboratories used and quality
assurance-quality control protocols used during the exploration drilling programs are done
consistent with industry standards and independent certified assay labs are used.
Exploration information and related scientific and technical information in this MD&A
regarding the ATO project were prepared in accordance with the standards of the Canadian
Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum and National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of
Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”) and were prepared, reviewed, verified and
compiled by Centerra’s geological and mining staff under the supervision of Boris Kotlyar,
Certified Professional Geologist with The American Institute of Professional Geologists
(AIPG), Centerra’s Director, Asia Exploration, who is the qualified person for the purpose of
NI 43-101. Sample preparation, analytical techniques, laboratories used and quality assurance-
quality control protocols used during the exploration drilling programs are done consistent with
industry standards and independent certified assay labs are used.
The Kumtor deposit is described in Centerra’s 2012 Annual Information Form and a technical
report dated December 20, 2012, which is filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The technical
report is prepared in accordance with NI 43-101 and describes the exploration history, geology
and style of gold mineralization at the Kumtor deposit. Sample preparation, analytical
techniques, laboratories used and quality assurance-quality control protocols used during the
drilling programs at the Kumtor site are described in the technical report.
The Boroo deposit is described in Centerra’s 2012 Annual Information Form and a technical
report dated December 17, 2009 prepared in accordance with NI 43-101, which is available on
SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The technical report describes the exploration history, geology
and style of gold mineralization at the Boroo deposit. Sample preparation, analytical
techniques, laboratories used and quality assurance-quality control protocols used during the
drilling programs at the Boroo site are the same as, or similar to, those described in the
technical report.
The Gatsuurt deposit is described in Centerra’s 2012 Annual Information Form and a technical
report dated May 9, 2006 prepared in accordance with NI 43-101. The technical report has
been filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The technical report describes the exploration
history, geology and style of gold mineralization at the Gatsuurt deposit. Sample preparation,
analytical techniques, laboratories used and quality assurance-quality control protocols used
during the drilling programs at the Gatsuurt project are the same as, or similar to, those
described in the technical report.
Risk Factors
Below are the risk factors that Centerra believes can have a material effect on the profitability,
future cash flow, earnings, results of operations, stated reserves and financial condition of the
Company. If any event arising from these risks occurs, the Company’s business, prospects,
financial condition, results of operations or cash flows could be adversely affected, the trading
price of Centerra’s common shares could decline and all or part of any investment may be lost.
Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to the Company, or that are currently
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deemed immaterial, may also materially and adversely affect the Company’s business
operations, prospects, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
STRATEGIC
Country, Political & Regulatory
Centerra’s principal operations and mineral resources are located in the Kyrgyz
Republic, Mongolia and Turkey and are subject to country risk
Our mining operations and gold exploration activities are affected in varying degrees by
political stability and government regulations relating to foreign investment, social unrest,
corporate activity and the mining business in the countries in which we operate, explore and
develop properties. Operations may also be affected in varying degrees by terrorism, military
conflict or repression, crime, extreme fluctuations in currency rates and high inflation in
Central Asia. The relevant governments have entered into contracts with us or granted permits,
licenses or concessions that enable us to conduct operations or exploration and development
activities. Notwithstanding these arrangements, our ability to conduct operations or exploration
and development activities is subject to obtaining and/or renewing permits or concessions
(including a certificate of temporary land use in relation to its concession area around the
Kumtor project, which was issued in 2010 and then purported to have been cancelled in 2012
and is subject to a further claim of invalidation in 2013, as well as permits and concessions to
begin mining activities at Gatsuurt), changes in laws or government regulations or shifts in
political attitudes beyond our control.
All of our current gold production and our principal mineral reserves and resources are derived
from assets located in the Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, and Turkey, countries that have
experienced political difficulties in recent years including, in the case of the Kyrgyz Republic,
civil unrest in April 2010 that resulted in the ouster of the incumbent President and, in the case
of Turkey anti-government protests as well as unrest following investigations initiated in
December 2013 into alleged government corruption. Accordingly, there continues to be a risk
of future political instability.
We do not currently carry political risk insurance covering our investments in the Kyrgyz
Republic, Mongolia or Turkey. The political risk insurance policy that covered our
investments in the Kyrgyz Republic expired in November, 2012. From time to time, we assess
the costs and benefits of maintaining such insurance. Recent increases in political risk in the
Kyrgyz Republic combined with adverse insurance market conditions for political risk
insurance for this region resulted in conditions whereby continuing political risk insurance
coverage was not feasible. There can be no assurance that, if we chose to obtain it, political
risk insurance would be available to us, or that particular losses we may suffer with respect to
our foreign investments will be covered by any insurance that we may obtain in the future. Any
such losses could have an adverse impact on our future cash flows, earnings, results of
operations and financial condition.
Resource nationalism could adversely impact Centerra’s business
The strength in commodity prices in recent years has resulted in companies in the mining and
metals sector being targeted to raise government revenue, particularly as governments
struggled with deficits and concerns over the effects of depressed economies,. Governments
are continually assessing the fiscal terms of the economic rent for mining companies to exploit
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resources in their countries. Numerous countries, including the Kyrgyz Republic and
Mongolia, have in the past introduced changes to their respective mining regimes that reflect
increased government control or participation in the mining sector, including, but not limited
to, changes of laws or governmental regulations affecting foreign ownership, mandatory
government participation, taxation and royalties, labour mine safety, exchange rates, exchange
controls, permitting and licensing of exploration development and production, land use
restrictions, annual fees to maintain mineral properties in good standing, price controls, export
controls, export and import duties, restrictions on repatriation of income or return of capital,
environmental protection, as well as requirements for employment of local staff or contractors,
and contributions to infrastructure and social support systems. Our operations may be affected
in varying degrees by such laws and government regulations.
There can be no assurance that industries deemed of national or strategic importance like
mineral production will not be nationalized. Government policy may change to discourage
foreign investment; renationalization of mining industries may occur; or other government
limitations, restrictions or requirements not currently foreseen may be implemented. There can
be no assurance that our assets will not be subject to nationalization, expropriation or
confiscation, whether legitimate or not, by any authority or body. While there are often
provisions for compensation and reimbursement of
investors under such
circumstances, there is no assurance that such provisions would effectively restore the value of
our original investment or that such restoration would occur within a reasonable timeframe.
There also can be no assurance that the laws in these countries protecting foreign investments
will not be amended or abolished or that these existing laws will be enforced or interpreted to
provide adequate protection against any or all of the risks described above. Furthermore, there
can be no assurance that the agreements we have with the governments of these countries will
prove to be enforceable or provide adequate protection against any or all of the risks described
above.
losses
to
The Kumtor project has, in recent years, been threatened with nationalization. During 2012, a
Parliamentary Commission proposed to the Kyrgyz Parliament a Draft Decree which called for
the cancellation of the current Kumtor Project Agreements and the creation of a new state-
owned Kyrgyz Republic entity to assume control over Kumtor which if approved and given
full effect by the Kyrgyz Government, would have, in substance, resulted in the nationalization
of Kumtor. In late June 2012, the Kyrgyz Parliament voted against the Draft Decree and
instead adopted an alternative resolution (2117-V). In addition, in February 2013, the Kyrgyz
Parliament adopted Decree 2805-V (described in greater detail below) which recommends that
the Kyrgyz Government conduct negotiations with Centerra with a view to revising the Kumtor
Project Agreements and, if the parties cannot agree on mutually acceptable terms within three
months’ time, instructs the Kyrgyz Government to take certain actions with respect to the
Kumtor project, including among other things, to unilaterally terminate the Kumtor Project
Agreements, invalidate the legislation which provides for the tax regime set out in the Kumtor
Project Agreements, confiscate land plots granting surface rights in relation to the Kumtor
Project and authorizing measures to have Kumtor Operating Company pay fines and other
charges for violations of environmental, mining and geological and subsoil legislation. Such
actions, in substance, also would result in the nationalization of Kumtor. Furthermore, in April
2013, an initiative group led by Mr. Beknazarov A.A. submitted a draft law “On Denunciation
of the Agreement for the Kumtor Project” (“Law on Denunciation”) for consideration by the
Kyrgyz Parliament. The draft Law on Denunciation “denounces” the Agreement on New
Terms for the Kumtor Project (“ANT”) entered into on April 29, 2009 and recognizes as
invalid all other agreements associated with the ANT (namely, the agreements governing the
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Kumtor project) and calls for the Government to bring all of its decisions in accordance with
the Law on Denunciation. Although, to date, the Draft Decree and the Law on Denunciation
have not been approved by Parliament and the Kyrgyz Government has not acted upon the
actions threatened in Decree 2805-V, there can be no assurance that subsequent resolutions
will be brought before, or adopted by, the Kyrgyz Parliament to nationalize Kumtor.
Changes in, or more aggressive enforcement of, laws, regulations and government
practices could adversely impact Centerra’s business
Mining operations and exploration activities are subject to extensive laws and regulations, both
in the countries where mining operations and exploration and development activities are
conducted and in the mining company’s home jurisdiction. These relate to production,
development, exploration, exports, imports, taxes and royalties, labour standards, occupational
health, waste disposal, protection and remediation of the environment, mine decommissioning
and reclamation, mine safety, toxic substances, transportation safety and emergency response,
social responsibilities and sustainability, and other matters.
Compliance with these laws and regulations increases the costs of exploring, drilling,
developing, constructing, operating and closing mines and other facilities. It is possible that the
costs, delays and other effects associated with these laws and regulations may impact our
decision as to whether to continue to operate existing mines, ore refining and other facilities or
whether to proceed with exploration or development of properties. Since legal requirements
change frequently, are subject to interpretation and may be enforced to varying degrees in
practice, we are unable to predict the ultimate cost of compliance with these requirements or
their effect on operations.
If the laws and regulations relating to our operations were to change, or the enforcement of
such laws and regulations were to become more rigorous, we could be required to incur
significant capital and operating expenditures to comply, which could have a material adverse
effect on our financial position and our ability to achieve operating and development targets.
Community activism may influence laws and regulations, result in increased contributory
demands, or in business interruption
Slow economic development in the countries in which the Company operates has resulted in an
increase in community activism and expectations by local governments for resource companies
to increase their contributions to local communities. Such activism and expectations have been
intensified as a result of the commodity price boom during the 2008 to 2012 period which also
increased the perception that resource companies have been taking an unfairly rich benefit
from the countries’ natural resources, while causing significant environmental damage. For
example, Kumtor has experienced a number of roadblocks in the past resulting from the
discontent of various community groups. Similarly, in Mongolia, community groups and
NGOs have vigorously campaigned against foreign mining companies. The Forest and Water
Law, for example, was a response to heightened civil concern about the environmental impact
of mining enterprises. There can be no assurance that the company’s operations will not be
disrupted by civil action or be subject to restrictions or imposed demands that will impact
future cash flows, earnings, results of operation, financial condition, and reputation.
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The Kyrgyz Government and Parliament may take actions in connection with the State
Commission Report and the Parliament Decree adopted on February 21, 2013
A State Commission was formed by the Kyrgyz Government in July 2012 for the purpose of
reviewing the report of a Parliamentary Commission on Kumtor which was issued in June
2012 and which made a number of assertions regarding the operation of the Kumtor project,
including non-compliance with Kyrgyz environmental and other laws. The State Commission
was also given the responsibility of inspecting and reviewing Kumtor’s compliance with
Kyrgyz operational and environmental laws and community standards.
The State Commission issued its own report in late December 2012 (the State Commission
Report). The State Commission Report included a large number of allegations in regard to
prior transactions relating to the Kumtor project and its management, including the following:
(i)
that the Kumtor project violated Kyrgyz Republic legislation relating to corporate,
environment, and subsoil legislation at various times since project activities began in
1993, including allegations relating to the tender process for the deposit in 1993, the
approval process for the initial development of the Kumtor project, the placing of waste
rock on glaciers, and causing environmental damage to water and land resources in the
area of the Kumtor Project;
that the Kumtor management is ineffective;
(ii)
(iii) that incorrect valuation of assets occurred during the 2003/2004 restructuring process,
which purportedly led to significant losses sustained by the Kyrgyz Republic; and
(iv) that the Kumtor Project Agreements adopted in 2009 were improperly approved and
violate the Kyrgyz Republic constitution.
The State Commission Report recommended that the Kyrgyz Government open negotiations of
the arrangements under which the Kumtor project is governed, including requiring Kumtor to
accept the current tax regime and pay higher environmental charges; changes in the
management of Kumtor and Centerra including greater representation by Kyrgyzaltyn on the
Centerra board of directors and greater representation of Kyrgyz citizens in management of the
Kumtor project; and recommendations for additional charges and fees to be paid by the
Kumtor Project including for land use, and for those items raised by SIETS (as discussed
below). The State Commission Report also recommended various actions to be taken by
Kyrgyzaltyn, by the Kyrgyz Government, including revisions to Kyrgyz law, and the Kyrgyz
Republic General Prosecutor’s Office with respect to investigating the personal liability of
parties who were involved in negotiating previous agreements governing the Kumtor project
for violations of Kyrgyz legislation and for inflicting losses to the Kyrgyz Republic’s interests.
The State Commission recommended the establishment of a working group to give effect to the
recommendations, in particular the opening of negotiations with Centerra and Kumtor.
The Kyrgyz Government received the State Commission Report and adopted a decree dated
January 24, 2013, #34 (Decree #34), accepting the State Commission Report and sending it to
the Kyrgyz Parliament. Pursuant to Decree #34, the Kyrgyz Government also established a
working group to hold discussions on the revisions of terms governing the Kumtor Project,
particularly on revisions to the tax regime and other matters identified in the State Commission
Report.
Kyrgyz Republic Parliament received the State Commission Report on February 21, 2013 and
adopted decree 2805-V (Decree 2805-V) regarding the Kumtor project. Decree 2805-V
recommends that the Kyrgyz Republic Government ensure the continuous operation of the
Kumtor mine, and within three months of the date of the decree, conduct negotiations with
Centerra with a view to revising the Kumtor Project Agreements to return to conditions that
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existed prior to the restructuring of the project in 2003, but subject to the application of current
Kyrgyz legislation, and to enter into new agreements on these terms.
If the parties cannot agree on mutually acceptable terms within such three month time period,
the Parliament in Decree 2805-V instructs the Government to take certain actions with respect
to the Kumtor project, including among other things, to:
(i)
(ii)
invalidate the legislation enacted by Parliament in 2009 approving the Kumtor Project
Agreements, and to unilaterally terminate the Kumtor Project Agreements;
invalidate the legislation enacted by Parliament in 2009 amending the Kyrgyz
Republic Tax Code (which provides for the tax regime set out in the Kumtor Project
Agreements);
(iii) confiscate land plots in connection with the adoption of Government Decree, “On
abolition of the Government Decree on allocation of lands to Kumtor Gold Company
CJSC dated March 25, 2010”, approved by the Government Decree dated July 5,
2012. (This March 25, 2010 Decree granted Kumtor surface rights in relation to the
Kumtor Project. See our news release dated July 6, 2012.); and
(iv) authorize the SIETS to take measures to have Kumtor Operating Company pay fines
and other charges for violations of environmental, mining and geological and subsoil
legislation.
(ii)
In Decree 2805-V, the Parliament also requests that the Government develop and submit to the
Parliament for consideration certain matters, including the following:
(i)
draft amendments to existing legislation or draft new legislation relating to biosphere
territories, the protection and preservation of glaciers, and prohibiting the placement of
pollutants on glaciers;
provide for the obligation of Kumtor to develop a technical plan on reclamation of the
Kumtor project in accordance with Kyrgyz legislation and to determine funding for
reclamation based on such plan and to enforce this obligation;
for the entire period of the Kumtor project, to invoice Kumtor for the use of water and
make Kumtor pay for changes in the glacial regime and disposal of waste; and
(iv) when negotiating with Centerra and Kumtor Operating Company, to require that goods
(iii)
and services be purchased for the Kumtor Project in the domestic market.
Decree 2805-V also instructed the General Prosecutor’s Office and the National Security
Committee to investigate allegations that Kumtor deliberately understated reserves, including
silver and tellurium.
Decree 2805-V called on the Kyrgyz Republic Government, General Prosecutor’s Office and
the National Security Committee to report on the implementation of the instructions set out in
the Decree by June 1, 2013. This deadline was extended by Resolution #3169-V until
September 1, 2013 for the Government to present final agreements incorporating a mutually
acceptable solution. Resolution #3169-V also provides that if a mutually acceptable solution
has been agreed to, the Government is instructed to develop and submit a draft Law on
Denunciation (discussed above) for review by the Kyrgyz Parliament.
Following discussions with the Government, in September 2013, Centerra entered into a non-
binding memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) with the Government in connection with a
potential restructuring transaction under which Kyrgyzaltyn would exchange its 32.7% equity
interest in Centerra for an interest in a joint venture company that would own the Kumtor
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project. On October 23, 2013, the MOU was considered by the Kyrgyz Parliament and
rejected by a decree (“Decree”) which ordered the Government to (among other things)
continue negotiations with Centerra with a view to improving the Kyrgyz Republic’s position
and increasing its interest in the joint venture project to no less than 67%, to provide for the
project to develop the Kumtor mine using underground mining methods, and to provide for the
establishment and financing of a centre to monitor the preservation of glaciers. In the Decree,
Parliament also recommends that the Kyrgyz Republic General Prosecutor’s Office consider
pursuing allegations that management of the former parent company of Centerra, Centerra,
Kumtor Operating Company, and Kumtor Gold Company violated environmental regulations
and committed “other offenses”, and that precious metal reserves (silver, tellurium, and other
associated components) at the Kumtor deposit were deliberately understated.
In the Decree, Parliament requested that the Government and the General Prosecutor’s Office
report to Parliament on these matters by December 23, 2013. The Decree provides that if a
mutually acceptable solution on the outstanding matters cannot be reached, the Government is
ordered to initiate a process to cancel the Kumtor Project Agreements.
Subsequently, on December 24, 2013, Centerra and the Government entered into a non-binding
heads of agreement (the “HOA”) which retained most of the material terms of the MOU and
which was submitted to the Kyrgyz Parliament for consideration. On February 6, 2014, the
Kyrgyz Parliament adopted a resolution that appears to support the concept of the restructuring
described in the HOA. However, the resolution also contains a number of recommendations
that are materially inconsistent with the terms of the HOA. Among other things, the resolution
calls for further audits of the Kumtor operation and for the Government and the General
Prosecutor’s Office to continue pursuing claims for environmental and economic damages,
which the Company disputes. Centerra expects to engage in further discussions with the
Kyrgyz Government relating to the potential restructuring transaction reflected in the HOA, but
notes that there can be no certainty that any definitive agreements for a potential restructuring
will obtain required approvals in the Kyrgyz Republic.
While we believe that the findings of the Parliamentary Commission Report and the State
Commission Report are without merit and that the Kumtor Project Agreements between us and
the Kyrgyz Republic are legal, valid and enforceable obligations, there can be no assurance
that we will be able to successfully resolve any or all of these matters currently affecting the
Kumtor project. There can also be no assurances that the Kyrgyz Republic Government and/or
Parliament will not take actions that are inconsistent with the Kyrgyz Republic’s obligations
under the Kumtor Project Agreements or cancel government decrees, orders or licenses under
which Kumtor currently operates. Any such actions could have a material adverse impact on
our future cash flows, earnings, results of operations and financial condition.
The purported cancellation of Kumtor’s land use rights could adversely impact the
Kumtor operations
On July 5, 2012 the Kyrgyz Government purported to cancel Government Decree #168, which
provided Kumtor with land use rights over the surface of the Kumtor concession area for the
duration of the Restated Concession Agreement. A related land use certificate issued by the
local land office was also cancelled. This action was contemplated in Government Resolution
2117-V, which was adopted in late June 2012 after the Kyrgyz Republic Parliament received
the Parliamentary Commission report.
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In the third quarter of 2012, we requested the issuance of a new land use certificate pursuant to
the Restated Investment Agreement dated June 6, 2009 between us and the Kyrgyz Republic.
Under the Restated Investment Agreement, the Kumtor project is guaranteed all necessary
access to the Kumtor concession area, including all surface lands as is necessary or desirable
for the operation of the Kumtor project. The Restated Investment Agreement also provides
that the Kyrgyz Government shall use its best efforts to reserve or cancel any action that
conflicts with our rights under that agreement.
Further, in November 2013, the Company received a claim from the Kyrgyz Republic General
Prosecutor’s Office requesting the Inter-District Court of the Issyk-Kul Province to invalidate
the Company’s land use certificate and seize certain lands within the Kumtor concession area.
Although we believe, based on advice from Kyrgyz legal counsel, that the purported
cancellation of Kumtor’s land rights, invalidation of its land use certificate and seizure of lands
are in violation of the Kyrgyz Republic Land Code and the Restated Investment Agreement,
there can be no assurance that cancellation of Kumtor’s land rights will not be upheld and
enforced by the Kyrgyz Government. If Kumtor’s land rights are cancelled, it could have an
adverse impact on our future cash flows, earnings, results of operations and financial condition.
The Water and Forest Law could result in the revocation of the Company’s mineral
licenses in Mongolia
In July 2009, the Mongolian Parliament passed the Water and Forest Law, which would have
the effect of revoking any issued mining or exploration licenses in water basins and forest
areas. The legislation provides a specific exemption for “mineral deposits of strategic
importance”, and accordingly, we expect that the main Boroo mining licenses will not be
subject to the Water and Forest Law. Our Gatsuurt licenses and our other exploration license
holdings in Mongolia including the ATO licenses, however, are currently not so exempt.
Although on May 30, 2013 the Mongolian Cabinet approved a submission to the Mongolian
Parliament that Gatsuurt be designated as a “strategic” deposit along with certain other
deposits, there can be no assurance that Gatsuurt licenses will be so designated. The
revocation of our mining or exploration licenses in Mongolia as a result of the Water and
Forest Law could have a significant material adverse effect on our future cash flows, earnings,
results of operations, stated mineral reserves and financial conditions.
The government of Mongolia has the right to take up to a 51% interest in certain mineral
deposits
In 2006, the Mongolian Parliament passed the Minerals Law that, among other things,
empowers Parliament to designate mineral deposits that have a potential impact on national
security, economic and social development or deposits that have a potential of producing above
5% of the country’s GDP as deposits of strategic importance. The state may take up to a 51%
interest in the exploitation of a minerals deposit of strategic importance where state funded
exploration was used to determine proven mineral reserves and up to a 34% interest in an
investment to be made by a license holder in a mineral deposit of strategic importance where
proven reserves were determined through funding sources other than the state budget.
Although on May 30, 2013 the Mongolian Cabinet approved a submission to the Mongolian
Parliament that Gatsuurt be designated as a “strategic” deposit along with certain other
deposits, there has been no agreement between Centerra and the Mongolian government as to
the interest in the Gatsuurt deposit that would be acquired by the Mongolian government upon
such a designation.
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The designation of any of the Company’s mineral deposits in Mongolia as deposits of strategic
importance under the Minerals Law and a decision by the Mongolian Government to take an
interest in any of our deposits could have a significant material adverse effect on our future
cash flows, earnings, results of operations, stated reserves and financial conditions.
The royalty payment for Centerra’s Mongolian operations may increase significantly
The royalty structure on mineral projects in Mongolia has fluctuated in recent years. In
November 2010, the Mongolian Parliament passed amendments to the Minerals Law of
Mongolia that modified the existing royalty structure on mineral projects. Pursuant to the
amended royalty structure, the royalty rate is no longer a fixed percentage but is graduated and
dependent upon the commodity price in US dollars. In the case of gold, there is a basic 5%
royalty fee that applies while gold is less than $900 per ounce. For any increase of $100 to the
price of gold, there is a corresponding 1% increase to the royalty fee. Accordingly, at $900 per
ounce, the royalty fee increases to 6%, at $1,000 per ounce, the royalty increases to 7%, at
$1,100 per ounce, the royalty increases to 8%, and at $1,200, the royalty increases to 9%. The
highest royalty fee rate is 10% when the price of gold is $1,300 per ounce and above. The
graduated royalty became effective as of January 1, 2011 for all mining projects in Mongolia.
In January 2014 the Mongolian Parliament amended the royalty regime to provide for a two-
tiered royalty structure. For producers selling gold to the Bank of Mongolia, Mongolia’s
central bank (“BoM”), or other commercial banks authorized by the BoM the basic royalty fee
is reduced to 2.5% and the incremental royalty rate is annulled. While the Company is
exploring sales of gold to the BoM, the BoM has not entered into any agreements with any of
the Company’s subsidiaries relating to the sale of gold and there can be no assurance that the
BoM will continue to purchase any gold from the Company’s subsidiaries or that the proceeds
of such sales can be converted to foreign currencies at favourable rates. For producers selling
gold to other parties, the graduated 5% to 10% royalty rate remains in place.
Our Gatsuurt project and our ATO deposit and our other exploration projects in Mongolia are
now subject to the graduated royalty structure. We were previously in discussions with the
Government of Mongolia to obtain an investment agreement for the development and mining
of the Gatsuurt project which would stabilize the tax regime applicable to Gatsuurt, and
including whether such new mineral laws will apply to Gatsuurt. However, in April 2010, the
MMRE indicated to us that further discussions and negotiations with respect to any investment
agreement would be postponed until the MMRE received clarification on the application of the
Water and Forest Law on the Gatsuurt project. Even if the Water and Forest Law matters
were resolved, there can be no assurance that any negotiations will be successful.
Increases in the royalty rates on any of our operations in Mongolia could have a significant
material adverse effect on Centerra’s future cash flows, earnings, results of operations, stated
mineral reserves and financial conditions.
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The Company’s operations at the Boroo project have been subject to scrutiny from
Mongolian regulatory authorities
On June 12, 2009, the main operating licenses at our Boroo project were suspended by the
MRAM following extensive inspections of the Boroo mine operation conducted by the SSIA.
In its report, the SSIA expressed its view that a number of deficiencies existed at the Boroo
project. After discussions with both the MRAM and the SSIA, the suspension of the operating
licenses was lifted on July 27, 2009. Despite the lifting of the suspension, several issues arising
from the inspections continued to be discussed until they were resolved in January 2012. As
part of this resolution, we paid a settlement of approximately $2.6 million in response to claims
for compensation received by the SSIA.
The SSIA inspections in 2009 also raised a concern about the production and sale of gold from
the Boroo heap leach facility. The heap leach facility was operated under a temporary permit
from June 2008 until the expiry of the temporary permit in April, 2009 and paid all relevant
royalties and taxes with respect to gold produced from the heap leach facility during that
period. Final Mongolian regulatory approval for the mine plan for Boroo’s heap leach facility
was not granted until September 19, 2012, at which time heap leach operations resumed at
Boroo.
Although issues arising from the SSIA inspections in 2009 have been resolved and Mongolian
regulatory approvals have been received for Boroo’s heap leach facility, there can be no
assurance that future scrutiny from Mongolian regulatory authorities, or delay in permitting or
licensing aspects of the Boroo project and/or the Company’s other potential projects in
Mongolia (including Gatsuurt), will not occur. Such developments could have an adverse
impact on our future cash flows, earnings, results of operations, stated mineral reserves and
financial condition.
If the environmental laws and regulations relating to the Company’s operations were to
change, or the enforcement of such laws and regulations were to become more rigorous,
the Company could be required to incur significant capital and operating expenditures
We are subject to environmental regulation in connection with our exploration, development
and operation activities in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. The financial and
operational effects of our environmental protection requirements relate primarily to our
operations in the Kyrgyz Republic, where we operate the Kumtor project; in Mongolia, where
we operate the Boroo project, and have a 100% interest in the Gatsuurt, ATO and Ulaan Bulag
exploration and development properties; and in Turkey, where we have 100% interest in the
Öksüt exploration and development property. Local regulatory regimes in the Kyrgyz
Republic, Mongolia, and Turkey may be influenced by increased local community concern in
respect of the environmental footprint of mining operations as well as concerns over the
management of water resources.
If the environmental laws and regulations relating to our operations, including our operations
and projects in the Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia and Turkey, were to change, or the
enforcement of such laws and regulations were to become more rigorous, we could be required
to incur significant capital and operating expenditures to comply, which could have a material
adverse effect on our future cash flows, earnings, results of operations and financial condition,
our ability to develop projects further, and increase our reserves and resources.
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Centerra may not be able to successfully negotiate an investment agreement for Gatsuurt
There can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully negotiate with the Government
of Mongolia a mutually acceptable investment agreement for the development and operation of
the Gatsuurt project. While there is no legal requirement for an investment agreement to be
executed before we commence development and mining operations at Gatsuurt, we believe that
it is important for the viability of the project.
Negotiations in 2010 regarding the Gatsuurt investment agreement were stopped in April 2010
when we received a letter from the MMRE indicated that the Gatsuurt licenses were within the
area designated, on a preliminary basis, as land where mineral mining is prohibited under the
Water and Forest Law, and that the MMRE would communicate with us further on
negotiations with respect to an investment agreement for the Gatsuurt project once the MMRE
received additional clarity on the impact of the Water and Forest Law on the Gatsuurt project.
Centerra may not be able to obtain all necessary permits and commissions for Gatsuurt
Mining activities at Gatsuurt are subject to Centerra obtaining from the Government of
Mongolia the necessary permits and commissions. There are no assurances that the Mongolian
Government will grant such permits and commissions to us in a timely manner or at all, and on
terms acceptable to us. While we did receive several permits during the course of 2010 in
relation to the Gatsuurt project, in November 2010, we received a letter from Mongolia’s
Ministry of Finance indicating that operations at the Gatsuurt project cannot be commenced
while the implementation of the Water and Forest Law is being resolved. Accordingly, further
approvals and commissioning of Gatsuurt will be delayed as a result of the Water and Forest
Law. Although the designation of Gatsuurt as a strategic deposit by Mongolian Parliament
would exclude it from the application of the Water Forest Law, there can be no assurance that
Parliament would make such a designation.
Our inability to develop and operate the Gatsuurt project could have an adverse effect on its
future cash flows, earnings, results of operations and financial condition.
Legal and Other
Current and future litigation may impact the revenue and profits of the Company
We may be subject to claims based on allegations of negligence, breach of statutory duty,
public nuisance or private nuisance or otherwise in connection with our operations or
investigations relating thereto. While we are presently unable to quantify our potential liability
under any of the above categories of damage, such liability may be material to us and may
materially adversely affect our ability to continue operations.
Centerra’s properties, including Kumtor and the Gatsuurt project, may be subject to
defects in title
We have investigated our rights to explore and exploit all of our material properties, and,
except as described below, to the best of its knowledge, those rights are in good standing.
However, no assurance can be given that such rights will not be revoked or significantly
altered to our detriment. There can also be no assurance that our rights will not be challenged
or impugned by third parties, including local governments.
On July 5, 2012, the Kyrgyz Government cancelled Government Decree #168, which provided
Kumtor with land use (surface) rights over the Kumtor Concession Area for the duration of the
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Restated Concession Agreement. At the same time, the related land use certificate issued by
the local land office was also cancelled. In addition, in November 2013, the Company received
a claim from the Kyrgyz Republic General Prosecutor’s Office requesting the Inter-District
Court of the Issyk-Kul Province to invalidate the Company’s land use certificate and seize
certain lands within the Kumtor concession area. Based on advice from Kyrgyz legal counsel,
we believe that the purported cancellation of our land use rights, invalidation of the land use
certificate and seizure of lands are in violation of the Kyrgyz Republic Land Code, because the
Land Code provides that land rights can only be terminated by court decision and on the listed
grounds set out in the Land Code. To the extent that the land use rights are considered invalid
(which we do not accept), we would seek to enforce our rights under the Restated Investment
Agreement to obtain the reissuance of its land use rights, which are guaranteed pursuant to the
Restated Investment Agreement.
On December 6, 2006, Gatsuurt LLC commenced arbitration before the Mongolian National
Arbitration Court (MNAC) alleging non-compliance by our subsidiary, CGM, with its
obligation to complete a feasibility study on the Gatsuurt property by December 31, 2005 and
seeking the return of the license. We believed that Gatsuurt LLC’s position was without merit.
CGM challenged the MNAC’s jurisdiction and the independence and impartiality of the
Gatsuurt LLC nominee to the arbitration panel. We later reached an agreement with Gatsuurt
LLC to terminate arbitration proceedings. Further to that agreement CGM paid $1.5 million to
Gatsuurt LLC. On signing of a definitive agreement, but subject to CGM having entered into
an investment agreement with the Government of Mongolia in respect of the development of
the Gatsuurt project, CGM will make a further non-refundable payment to Gatsuurt LLC in the
amount of $1.5 million. Final settlement with Gatsuurt LLC is subject to the negotiation and
signing of a definitive settlement agreement.
In addition, under the Water and Forest Law passed in July 2009, any issued mining or
exploration licenses in water basins and forest areas are to be revoked. The legislation
provides a specific exemption for “mineral deposits of strategic importance”, and accordingly,
we expect that the main Boroo mining licenses will not be subject to the Water and Forest
Law. Our Gatsuurt licenses and our other exploration license holdings in Mongolia including
the ATO licenses, however, are currently not so exempt. Although on May 30, 2013 the
Mongolian Cabinet approved a submission to the Mongolian Parliament that Gatsuurt be
designated as a “strategic” deposit along with certain other deposits, there can be no assurance
that Gatsuurt licenses will be so designated.
Although we are not currently aware of any existing title uncertainties with respect to any of
our properties except as discussed in the preceding paragraphs, there is no assurance that such
uncertainties will not result in future losses or additional expenditures, which could have an
adverse impact on our future cash flows, earnings, results of operations and financial condition.
Centerra may be unable to enforce its legal rights in certain circumstances
In the event of a dispute arising at our foreign operations, we may be subject to the exclusive
jurisdiction of foreign courts or may not be successful in subjecting foreign persons to the
jurisdiction of courts in Canada. We may also be hindered or prevented from enforcing our
rights with respect to a governmental entity or instrumentality because of the doctrine of
sovereign immunity.
The dispute resolution provisions of: (i) the Restated Investment Agreement and (ii) the Boroo
Stability Agreement stipulate that any dispute between the parties thereto is to be submitted to
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international arbitration. However, there can be no assurance that a particular governmental
entity or instrumentality will either comply with the provisions of these or any other
agreements or voluntarily submit to arbitration. Our inability to enforce our rights could have
an adverse effect on its future cash flows, earnings, results of operations and financial
condition.
Centerra’s largest shareholder is a state-owned entity of the Kyrgyz Government
Our largest shareholder is Kyrgyzaltyn, which is a state-owned entity. Kyrgyzaltyn owns
approximately 33% of the common shares of Centerra. Pursuant to the terms of the Restated
Investment Agreement, Kyrgyzaltyn has two nominees on our board of directors. There can be
no assurance that the Kyrgyz Government, through its ownership and control of Kyrgyzaltyn,
will not use its influence to materially change the direction of the Company. This concentration
of ownership may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of Centerra,
which may deprive our shareholders of a control premium that might otherwise be offered in
connection with such a change of control. We are aware that Kyrgyzaltyn has in the past
received inquiries regarding the potential acquisition of some or all of its common shares in the
Company and the sale by Kyrgyzaltyn of its shareholdings to a third party could result in a new
purchasing shareholder obtaining a considerable interest in the Company. Should Kyrgyzaltyn
sell some or all of its interest in Centerra, there can be no assurance that an offer would be
made to the other shareholders of Centerra or that the interests of such a shareholder would be
consistent with the plans of the Company or that such a sale would not decrease the value of
the common shares.
Centerra’s directors may have conflicts of interest
Certain of our directors also serve as directors and/or officers of other companies involved in
natural resource exploration, development and production and consequently there exists the
possibility for such directors to be in a position of conflict.
Centerra is subject to Anti-Corruption Legislation
Centerra is subject to Canada’s Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (the “Anti-
Corruption Legislation”), which prohibits Centerra or any officer, director, employee or agent
of Centerra or any shareholder of Centerra acting on its behalf from paying, offering to pay, or
authorizing the payment of anything of value to any foreign government official, government
staff member, political party, or political candidate in an attempt to obtain or retain business or
to otherwise influence a person working in an official capacity. The Anti-Corruption
Legislation also requires public companies to make and keep books and records that accurately
and fairly reflect their transactions and to devise and maintain an adequate system of internal
accounting controls. Centerra’s international activities create the risk of unauthorized payments
or offers of payments by Centerra’s employees, consultants or agents, even though they may
not always be subject to Centerra’s control. Centerra discourages these practices by its
employees and agents. However, Centerra’s existing safeguards and any future improvements
may prove to be less than effective, and Centerra’s employees, consultants and agents may
engage in conduct for which Centerra might be held responsible. Any failure by us to adopt
appropriate compliance procedures and ensure that Centerra’s employees and agents comply
with the Anti-Corruption Legislation and applicable laws and regulations in foreign
jurisdictions could result in substantial penalties or restrictions on Centerra’s ability to conduct
business in certain foreign jurisdictions, which may have a material adverse impact on Centerra
and its share price.
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Concentration of Assets
The company’s operations and projects are all located in emerging countries of Central Asia,
with the exception of Turkey, a country that has seen significant development in the last
decade. This represents a concentration risk for the company limiting its ability to diversify
country and political risk to any material degree. Further, certain countries in the region that
neighbour the company’s countries of interest have experienced rising geopolitical risk, and
there can be no assurance that such geopolitical risk will not ultimately impact the countries in
which we operate, explore and develop projects.
Strategy and Planning
Centerra’s future exploration and development activities may not be successful
Exploration for and development of gold properties involve significant financial risks and may
be subject to political risks that even a combination of careful evaluation, experience and
knowledge may not eliminate. While the discovery of an orebody may result in substantial
rewards, few properties that are explored are ultimately developed into producing mines. Major
expenses may be required to establish mineral reserves by drilling, constructing mining and
processing facilities at a site, connecting to a reliable infrastructure, developing metallurgical
processes and extracting gold from ore. We cannot ensure that our current exploration and
development programs will result in profitable commercial mining operations or replacement
of current production at existing mining operations with new mineral reserves. Also,
substantial expenses may be incurred on exploration projects that are subsequently abandoned
due to poor exploration results or the inability to define mineral reserves that can be mined
economically.
Our ability to sustain or increase present levels of gold production is dependent on the
successful acquisition or discovery and development of new orebodies and/or expansion of
existing mining operations. The economic feasibility of development projects is based upon
many factors, including the accuracy of mineral reserve estimates; metallurgical recoveries;
capital and operating costs; government regulations relating to prices, taxes, royalties, land
tenure, land use, importing and exporting and environmental protection; and gold prices, which
are highly volatile. Development projects are also subject to the successful completion of
feasibility studies, issuance of necessary governmental permits and availability of adequate
financing.
Development projects have no operating history upon which to base estimates of future cash
flow. Estimates of proven and probable mineral reserves and cash operating costs are, to a
large extent, based upon detailed geological and engineering analysis. We also conduct
feasibility studies that derive estimates of capital and operating costs based upon many factors,
including anticipated tonnage and grades of ore to be mined and processed; the configuration
of the orebody; ground and mining conditions; expected recovery rates of the gold from the
ore; and anticipated environmental and regulatory compliance costs.
It is possible that actual costs and economic returns of current and new mining operations may
differ materially from our best estimates. It is not unusual for new mining operations to
experience unexpected problems during the start-up phase and to require more capital than
anticipated. These uncertainties could have an adverse impact on our future cash flows,
earnings, results of operations and financial condition.
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Centerra’s mineral reserves may not be replaced
The Kumtor and Boroo projects are currently our only sources of gold production. Based on
the current life-of-mine plan, Kumtor will be depleted by 2023, with milling operations
concluding in 2026. At Boroo, mining operations have ceased as of September 2012, and at
the current reserve gold price assumption, the Boroo operation is expected to feed the mill
from stockpiles until November 2014 and operate and recover gold from the heap leach into
2015.
If our existing mineral reserves (including mineral reserves at the Gatsuurt deposit in
Mongolia) are not replaced either by the development or discovery of additional reserves
and/or extension of the life-of-mine at Kumtor or through the acquisition or development of an
additional producing mine, this could have an adverse impact on our future cash flows,
earnings, results of operations and financial condition, including as a result of requirements to
expend funds for reclamation and decommissioning. Although we are actively engaged in
programs to increase mineral reserves, there can be no assurance that these programs will be
successful.
Centerra may experience difficulties with its exploration partners
We have a number of exploration partners and we may in the future enter into additional
exploration agreements with third party partners. We are subject to the risks normally
associated with the conduct of exploration arrangements with partners. These risks include
disagreement with a partner on how to develop, operate and finance a project and possible
litigation between us and a partner regarding matters in the agreement. This may be
particularly the case when we are not the operator on the property. These matters may have an
adverse effect on our ability to pursue the projects subject to the partner, which could affect its
future cash flows, earnings, results of operations and financial condition.
Centerra’s mineral reserve and resource estimates may be imprecise
Mineral reserve and resource figures are estimates and no assurances can be given that the
indicated levels of gold will be produced or that we will receive the price assumed in
determining our mineral reserves. These estimates are expressions of judgment based on
knowledge, mining experience, analysis of drilling results and industry practices. Valid
estimates and the assumptions such estimates rely on made at a given time may significantly
change when new information becomes available. While we believe that the mineral reserve
and resource estimates included are well established and reflect management’s best estimates,
by their nature mineral reserve and resource estimates are imprecise and depend, to a certain
extent, upon analysis of drilling results and statistical inferences that may ultimately prove
unreliable.
Furthermore, fluctuations in the market price of gold, as well as increased capital or production
costs or reduced recovery rates may render mineral reserves uneconomic and may ultimately
result in a reduction of reserves. The extent to which mineral resources may ultimately be
reclassified as proven or probable mineral reserves is dependent upon the demonstration of
their profitable recovery. The evaluation of mineral reserves or resources is always influenced
by economic and technological factors, which may change over time.
No assurances can be given that any mineral resource estimate will ultimately be reclassified as
proven or probable mineral reserves.
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If our mineral reserve or resource figures are inaccurate or are reduced in the future, this could
have an adverse impact on our future cash flows, earnings, results of operations and financial
condition.
Centerra’s production and cost estimates may be inaccurate
We prepare estimates of future production and future production costs for particular operations.
No assurance can be given that production and cost estimates will be achieved. These
production and cost estimates are based on, among other things, the following factors: the
accuracy of mineral reserve estimates; the accuracy of assumptions regarding ground
conditions and physical characteristics of ores, such as hardness and presence or absence of
particular metallurgical characteristics; metallurgical recoveries of metals from ore; equipment
and mechanical availability; labour availability; access to the mine; facilities and infrastructure;
sufficient materials and supplies on hand; and the accuracy of estimated rates and costs of
mining and processing, including the cost of human and physical resources required to carry
out our activities. Failure to achieve production or cost estimates, or increases in costs, could
have an adverse impact on our future cash flows, earnings, results of operations and financial
condition.
Our estimates on production and costs are, where applicable, based on historical costs and
productivity experience. Despite this, actual production and costs may vary from estimates for
a variety of reasons, including actual ore mined varying from estimates of grade, tonnage,
dilution and metallurgical and other characteristics; short-term operating factors relating to the
ore reserves, such as the need for sequential development of orebodies and the processing of
new or different ore grades; risks and hazards associated with mining; natural phenomena, such
as inclement weather conditions, floods, earthquakes, pit wall failures and cave-ins;
unexpected labour shortages or strikes, and civil action; and insufficient modelling robustness.
Costs of production may also be affected by a variety of factors, including: changing waste-to-
ore ratios, ore grade metallurgy, labour costs, costs of supplies and services (such as, for
example, fuel and power), general inflationary pressures and currency exchange rates. Failure
to achieve production estimates or production cost estimates could have an adverse impact on
our future cash flows, earnings, results of operations and financial condition.
Natural Phenomena
Centerra may experience further ground movements at the Kumtor project
On July 8, 2002, a highwall ground movement at the Kumtor project resulted in the death of
one of our employees and the temporary suspension of mining operations. The movement led
to a considerable shortfall in 2002 gold production because the high-grade Stockwork Zone
was rendered temporarily inaccessible. Consequently, we milled lower grade ore and achieved
lower recovery rates. In February 2004, movement was also detected in the southeast wall of
the open pit and a crack was discovered at the crest of the wall. In February 2006, there was
further movement detected in the southeast wall of the open pit. In July 2006, there was ground
movement in the northeast wall of the open pit that required the adoption of a new mining
sequence at Kumtor and resulted in lower than anticipated gold production in 2006. In the first
quarter of 2007, minor slope movement was detected in the waste rock dump above the SB
Zone highwall in the Central pit. Deformation cracks in the waste rock above the till focused
attention on wall instability seated in the glacial till between the waste rock dumps and the
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underlying bedrock. Drilling has indicated that further push backs of the Central pit will
encounter unfrozen, water saturated till. The outer face of the till is frozen and hence the water
behind the slope face is pressurized. Depressurization and dewatering programs which were
established at the mine in 2008 and continuously operated since, have reduced the hydrological
content of the waste rock dump and the till. In 2013, sudden acceleration of ground movement
within the central valley waste rock dump impacted site facilities and requires the design and
construction of new infrastructure in a different area of the site requiring allocation of
additional significant capital.
Although extensive efforts are employed by Centerra to prevent and anticipate further ground
movement, there is no guarantee that sudden unexpected ground movements will not recur. A
future ground movement could result in a significant interruption of operations. We may also
experience a loss of mineral reserves or a material increase in costs, if it is necessary to
redesign the open pit or waste rock dumps as a result of a ground movement. The
consequences of a ground movement will depend upon the magnitude, location and timing of
any such movement. If mining operations are interrupted to a significant magnitude or the mine
experiences a significant loss of mineral reserves or materially higher costs of operation, this
would have an adverse impact on our future cash flows, earnings, results of operations and
financial condition.
Centerra will experience further ice movement at the Kumtor project
Continued movement of ice from the South East Ice Wall into the Kumtor Central pit above
the high grade SB Zone section requires the mining of ice and waste to maintain our planned
production of ore. While management has implemented a plan to manage this movement
(which plan has seen positive results from 2011 to 2013), there is no guarantee that these
efforts will avert further negative impact on our expected production, costs and earnings.
During 2012, a substantial acceleration of ice movement, which was exacerbated by a 10-day
illegal strike which occurred in early February 2012, required us to revise our mine plan to
maintain safe access to the Kumtor Central pit. Under the new mine plan, mining of cut-back
12B, where ore for the second quarter of 2012 was to be released, was stopped to permit pre-
stripping of ice and waste in the southwest portion of the pit (cut-back 14B) and unloading of
ice and waste material from the High Movement Area to provide access to the southeast
section of the Kumtor Central pit. The changes to the mine plan and the delayed release of ore
from cut-back 12B resulted in a seven week shutdown of the Kumtor mill and required us to
revise our 2012 production and cost guidance.
Although we are employing extensive efforts to manage further waste and ice movements,
there is no guarantee that such efforts will be successful or that further waste and ice
movements will not adversely affect operations at the Kumtor project. Future movements could
result in a significant interruption of operations or impede access to ore deposits. We may also
experience a loss of mineral reserves or a material increase in costs if it is necessary to redesign
the open pit and surrounding infrastructure as a result of waste and ice movements. The
consequences of further ice movement into the Kumtor Central pit will depend upon the extent,
location and timing of any such movement. If mining operations are interrupted to a significant
magnitude or the mine experiences a significant loss of mineral reserves or materially higher
costs of operation, this would have an adverse impact on our future cash flows, earnings,
results of operations and financial condition.
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Centerra’s operations and projects in the Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia and Turkey are
located in areas of seismic activity
The areas surrounding our Kumtor, Boroo and Öksüt project are seismically active. While the
risks of seismic activity were taken into account when determining the design criteria for our
Kumtor and Boroo operations, there can be no assurance that our operations will not be
adversely affected by this kind of activity, all of which could have an adverse impact on our
future cash flows, earnings, results of operations and financial condition. Similarly, there can
be no assurance that the development of the Öksüt project will not be materially impacted by a
significant seismic event.
Competition
Centerra’s future prospects may suffer due to enhanced competition for mineral
acquisition opportunities
Significant and increasing competition exists for mineral acquisition opportunities throughout
the world. As a result of this competition, some of which is with large, better established
mining companies with substantial capabilities and greater financial and technical resources,
we may be unable to acquire rights to exploit additional attractive mining properties on terms
we consider acceptable. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that we will acquire any
interest in additional operations that would yield mineral reserves or result in commercial
mining operations. Our inability to acquire such interests could have an adverse impact on our
future cash flows, earnings, results of operations and financial condition. Even if we do acquire
such interests, the resulting business arrangements may not ultimately prove beneficial to our
business.
FINANCIAL
Commodity Market
Centerra’s business is sensitive to the volatility of gold prices
Our revenue is largely dependent on the world market price of gold. Gold prices are subject to
volatile movements over time and are affected by numerous factors beyond our control. These
factors include: global supply and demand; central bank lending, sales and purchases;
expectations for the future rate of inflation; the level of interest rates; the strength of, and
confidence in, the U.S. dollar; market speculative activities; and global or regional political and
economic events, including the performance of Asia’s economies.
The market price of gold decreased significantly in 2013. If the market price of gold falls and
remains below production costs of any of our mining operations for a sustained period, losses
would be sustained, and, under certain circumstances, there may be a curtailment or suspension
of some or all of our mining and exploration activities. We would also have to assess the
economic impact of any sustained lower gold prices on recoverability and, therefore, the cutoff
grade and level of our gold mineral reserves and resources. These factors could have an
adverse impact on our future cash flows, earnings, results of operations, stated mineral reserves
and financial condition.
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Centerra’s operations are sensitive to fuel price volatility
The company is also exposed to price volatility in respect of key inputs, the most significant of
which is fuel. Increases in global fuel prices can materially increase operating costs, erode
operating margins and project investment returns, and potentially reduce viable reserves.
Currency Volatility
Currency fluctuations
Our earnings and cash flow may also be affected by fluctuations in the exchange rate between
the U.S. dollar and other currencies, such as the Kyrgyz som, the Mongolian tugrik, the
Canadian dollar, the Euro, and the Turkish Lira. Our consolidated financial statements are
expressed in U.S. dollars. Our sales of gold are denominated in U.S. dollars, while production
costs and corporate administration costs are, in part, denominated in Kyrgyz soms, Mongolian
tugriks, Turkish Lira, Canadian dollars, Euros and other currencies. Fluctuations in exchange
rates between the U.S. dollar and other currencies may give rise to foreign exchange currency
exposures, both favourable and unfavourable, which may materially impact Centerra’s future
financial results. Although from time to time we enter into short-term forward contracts to
purchase Canadian dollars and Euros, we do not utilize a hedging program to limit the adverse
effects of foreign exchange rate fluctuations in other currencies. In the case of the Kyrgyz som
and the Mongolian tugrik, we cannot hedge currency exchange risk because such currencies
are not freely traded.
Economy, Credit and Liquidity
Global financial conditions
institutions saw
liquidity crisis as financial
The financial crisis which began in the latter part of 2007 has resulted in global financial
conditions which are characterized by continued high volatility, and financial institutions are
still recovering from significant losses. Access to public financing and bank credit has been
negatively impacted by both the rapid decline in value of sub-prime mortgages and the
resulting
impaired.
Notwithstanding some improvement in the financial health of major financial institutions,
continued concern over the pace of sustainable economic recovery in both developed and key
developing nations has kept liquidity conditions constrained. Further, the significant decrease
in the price of metals during 2013 has affected investor interest in the sector. Global financial
conditions may affect our ability to obtain equity or debt financing in the future on favourable
terms. Additionally, these factors, as well as other related factors, may cause decreases in our
asset values that may be other than temporary, which may result in impairment losses. These
factors may also increase our exposure to financial counterparty risk. If such increased levels
of volatility and market turmoil continue, or if more extensive disruptions of the global
financial markets occur, our operations could be adversely impacted and the trading price of
our common shares may be adversely affected.
their balance sheet
Centerra may experience reduced liquidity and difficulty in obtaining future financing
The further development and exploration of mineral properties in which we hold or acquire
interests may depend upon our ability to obtain financing through earn-in arrangements, debt
financing, equity financing or other means. While we successfully negotiated a three-year
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$150 million revolving credit facility in 2010, the term of which was extended to 2015, in
2013, there is no assurance that Centerra will be successful in obtaining required financing as
and when needed in the future.
Volatile gold markets and/or capital markets, reduced global financial liquidity, and increased
restrictions on capital reserves of financial institutions, may make it difficult or impossible for
us to obtain further debt financing or equity financing on favourable terms or at all. Our
principal operations are located in, and our strategic focus is on, Asia and the former Soviet
Union, developing areas that have experienced past economic and political difficulties and may
be perceived as unstable. This may make it more difficult for us to obtain debt financing.
Failure to obtain additional financing on a timely basis may cause us to postpone development
plans, forfeit rights in our properties or partners or reduce or terminate our operations. Reduced
liquidity or difficulty in obtaining future financing could have an adverse impact on our future
cash flows, earnings, results of operations and financial condition.
Restrictive covenants in Centerra’s revolving credit facility may prevent the Company
from pursuing business activities
Pursuant to our Credit Facility with EBRD, we must maintain certain financial ratios and
satisfy other non-financial maintenance covenants. Centerra and our material subsidiaries are
also subject to other restrictive and affirmative covenants in respect of our respective
operations. Compliance with these covenants and financial ratios may impair our ability to
finance our future operations or capital needs or to take advantage of other favourable business
opportunities. Our ability to comply with these covenants and financial ratios will depend on
our future performance, which may be affected by events beyond our control. Our failure to
comply with any of these covenants or financial ratios will result in a default under the Credit
Agreement and may result in the acceleration of any indebtedness under the Credit Agreement.
In the event of a default and we are unable to repay any amounts then outstanding, the lender,
EBRD may be entitled to take possession of the collateral securing the Credit Facility,
including certain mobile equipment used in the operations at Kumtor, to the extent required to
repay those borrowings.
Counterparty
Short-term investment risks
We may, from time to time, invest excess cash balances in short-term instruments. Recent
market conditions affecting certain types of short-term investments of some North American
and European issuers and certain financial institutions have resulted in heightened risk in
holding some of these investments. There can be no guarantee that further market disruptions
affecting various short-term investments or the potential failure of financial institutions will not
have a negative effect on the liquidity of our investments.
Concentration Risk
As a holding company, Centerra’s ability to make payments depends on the cash flows of
its subsidiaries
We are a holding company that conducts substantially all of its operations through subsidiaries,
many of which are incorporated outside North America. We have no direct operations and no
significant assets other than the shares of our subsidiaries. Therefore, we are dependent on the
cash flows of our subsidiaries to meet our obligations, including payment of principal and
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interest on any debt we incur. The ability of our subsidiaries to provide it with payments may
be constrained by the following factors: (i) the cash flows generated by operations, investment
activities and financing activities; (ii) the level of taxation, particularly corporate profits and
withholding taxes, in the jurisdiction in which they operate and in Canada; and (iii) the
introduction of exchange controls and repatriation restrictions or the availability of hard
currency to be repatriated. As at December 31, 2013, a significant majority of the company’s
cash flows were generated by its operations in the Kyrgyz Republic. Further, should the
Gatsuurt deposit in Mongolia not receive the necessary governmental approvals to allow
development and operation, cash flows from the company’s Mongolian operations will cease in
2014, at which time 100% of all cash flows will depend on successful and ongoing operations
in the Kyrgyz Republic.
If we are unable to receive sufficient cash from our subsidiaries, we may be required to
refinance our indebtedness, raise funds in a public or private equity or debt offering or sell
some or all of our assets. We can provide no assurances that an offering of our debt or equity
or a refinancing of our debt can or will be completed on satisfactory terms or that it would be
sufficient to enable us to make payment with respect to our debt. The foregoing events could
have an adverse impact on our future cash flows, earnings, results of operations and financial
condition.
OPERATIONAL
Health, Safety and Environment
Centerra is subject to environmental, health and safety risks
We expend significant financial and managerial resources to comply with a complex set of
environmental, health and safety laws, regulations, guidelines and permitting requirements (for
the purpose of this paragraph, “laws”) drawn from a number of different jurisdictions. We
believe we are in material compliance with these laws. The historical trend that we observe is
toward stricter laws, and we expect this trend to continue. The possibility of more stringent
laws or more rigorous enforcement of existing laws exists in the areas of worker health and
safety, the disposition of wastes, the decommissioning and reclamation of mining sites,
restriction of areas where exploration, development and mining activities may take place and
other environmental matters, each of which could have a material adverse effect on our
exploration activities, operations and the cost or the viability of a particular project.
Our facilities operate under various operating and environmental permits, licenses and
approvals that contain conditions that must be met and our right to continue operating our
facilities is, in a number of instances, dependent upon compliance with these conditions.
Failure to meet certain of these conditions could result in interruption or closure of exploration,
development or mining operations or material fines or penalties, all of which could have an
adverse impact on our future cash flows, earnings, results of operations, financial condition,
and reputation. We are unable to quantify the costs of such a failure.
The Kumtor project is subject to significant claims of environmental damage
In December 2012, we received five claims from SIETS and a claim from SAEPF (which was
subsequently withdrawn) relating to alleged environmental damages at the Kumtor project.
The SIETS claims are for an aggregate amount of approximately $150 million and include:
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a claim for approximately $142 million for alleged damages in relation to the
placement on waste dumps of waste rock from mining operations (2000 to date)
a claim for approximately $4 million for use of water resources for the period of 2000
to date
a claim for approximately $0.3 million for unaccounted industrial and household
waste; and
a claim for approximately $2.3 million for alleged damages caused to land resources
at the time of initial construction of Kumtor.
In addition, Centerra also received a directive from SIETS requiring that actions be taken to
correct various alleged environmental and technical violations discovered in its review.
Each of these claims were dismissed by the Bishkek inter-district court and, on appeal, by the
Bishkek City Court on the basis that the arbitration clause in the Restated Investment
Agreement require that all such disputes be resolved through international arbitration. Each of
these claims has been appealed to the Kyrgyz Supreme Court.
In addition to the original four claims of SIETS discussed above, SIETS has filed the following
additional claims against KOC: (i) on October 12, 2013, a claim in the amount of
approximately $485,000 for damages caused to land resources due to disturbance of land at the
Kumtor project (similar to the claim in the fourth bullet above but involving a different area of
the Kumtor concession); and (ii) on January 21, 2014, a claim for approximately $8.5 million
for lost agricultural production and lost profits from 1994 to 2012. Kumtor has responded in
writing to SIETS disputing both of these additional claims.
On February 21, 2013, we received a claim from the State Agency for Environmental
Protection and Forestry under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (SAEPF) relating to
alleged environmental damages at the Kumtor Project. The claim issued by SAEPF is for
approximately $315 million for alleged damage in relation to waste placed in the tailings
management facility, waste rock dumps, and for the generation, management and treatment of
other types of wastes. The claim covers the period from 1996 to 2011. Proceedings have been
commenced by SAEPF in the Bishkek inter-district court.
On October 11, 2013, Centerra received a statement of claim from the Green Party of
Kyrgyzstan in the Bishkek Inter-District Court which seeks damages of approximately $9
billion for alleged environmental damages arising from the Kumtor operations since 1996. The
claimant, Green Party, requests that the damages be paid by Kumtor to the Issyk-Kul Nature
Protection and Forestry Development Fund, a Kyrgyz state fund. The claim by the Green Party
relates to allegations substantially similar to the claims raised by SIETS and SAEPF.
While we believe that the allegations contained in these claims are exaggerated or without
foundation and are subject to the Release Agreement between Centerra and the Kyrgyz
Republic dated June 6, 2009, there can be no assurance that the claims of environmental
damage from SIETS, SAEPF or the Green Party of Kyrgyzstan will not be upheld and
enforced. If such claims should be upheld and enforced against us, it could have an adverse
impact on our future cash flows, earnings, results of operations and financial condition. In
addition, additional claims for alleged environmental violations may be forthcoming.
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Centerra’s heap leach operations could unintentionally discharge hazardous materials,
such as sodium cyanide, into the environment
The Kumtor and Boroo operations employ sodium cyanide, which is a hazardous material, to
extract gold from ore. In addition, the Boroo operation uses heap leaching as a means of
applying sodium cyanide to gold-bearing ore and collecting the resulting gold-bearing solution.
The Öksüt project, if it proceeds to production, may also employ a heap leach operation. There
is inherent risk of unintended discharge of hazardous materials in the operation of leach pads.
In June 2013, Boroo experienced an excursion of solution from its heap leach pad. Should
further incidents of sodium cyanide escaping from the leach pad and collection infrastructure at
Boroo occur, otherwise be detected in the downstream surface and ground water points, or be
accidentally released during transport, we could become subject to liability for remediation
costs, which could be significant and may not be insured against. In addition, production could
be delayed or halted to allow for remediation, resulting in a reduction or loss of cash flow.
Finally, increased sensitivity in respect to the use of cyanide and the potential and perceived
environmental impacts of cyanide use in mining operations could exacerbate potential
reputational damage to the company in the event of a cyanide release. While we take
appropriate steps to prevent discharges and accidental releases of sodium cyanide and other
hazardous materials into the ground water, surface water and the downstream environment,
there is inherent risk in the operation of leach pads and there can be no assurance that a release
of hazardous materials will not occur.
There is currently a capacity shortfall of the tailings management facility at Kumtor
The Kumtor tailings dam design is currently approved by the Kyrgyz authorities to elevation
3,670.5 metres. The dam crest is presently at elevation 3,667 metres. Kumtor is required to
apply and obtain permits from the Kyrgyz Government from time to time to address interim
raising and construction activities. The next tailings dam raising is scheduled for 2016.
In addition, the currently permitted tailings management facility does not have sufficient
capacity to store the entire approximate 93 million tonnes of ore to be processed in the current
life-of-mine plan. The capacity shortfall of approximately 50 million tonnes of ore or 33
million cubic metres of tailings will require further raising of the existing tailings dam beyond
the 3,670.5 elevation, or the construction of an additional tailings facility to be completed prior
to 2020.
While we have obtained the necessary permits and authorizations in the past in connection with
tailings dam raises, there are no assurances that such permits and authorizations can be
obtained in the future or obtained in the timeframe required by us. If all necessary permits and
authorizations are not obtained, delays in, or interruptions or cessation of our production from
the Kumtor project may occur, which may have an adverse impact on our future cash flows,
earnings, results of operations or financial condition.
We may also be subject to liability or sustain losses in relation to certain risks and hazards
against which we cannot insure or for which we may elect not to insure. The occurrence of
operational risks and/or a shortfall or lack of insurance coverage could have an adverse impact
on our future cash flows, earnings, results of operations and financial condition.
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Centerra faces substantial decommissioning and reclamation costs
We are required to establish at each of our mine sites and development projects a
decommissioning and reclamation plan. Provision must be made for
the cost of
decommissioning and reclamation for operating sites. These costs can be significant and are
subject to change. We cannot predict what level of decommissioning and reclamation may be
required in the future by regulators. If we are required to comply with significant additional
regulations or if the actual cost of future decommissioning and reclamation is significantly
higher than current estimates, this could have an adverse impact on our future cash flows,
earnings, results of operations and financial condition.
Asset Management
Centerra may experience mechanical breakdowns
Our gold production operations at Kumtor and Boroo use expensive, large mining and
processing equipment that requires a long time to procure, build and install. Although we
conduct extensive preventive maintenance programs at Kumtor and Boroo, there can be no
assurance that we will not experience mechanical breakdowns of mining and processing
equipment.
In the past, we have experienced such mechanical breakdowns. In February 2008, an
unplanned shutdown of the ball mill at Kumtor was required to temporarily repair the ring gear
which had failed. The in situ repair was completed in late March 2008 and the ball mill
returned to full operation. A new gear was ordered from the original supplier of the mill. In
order to limit the impact which a shut-down would have had on production, the installation of
the new gear was carried out in April 2010 when only low-grade mill feed was being
processed. In June 2013, an increased number of cracks were observed in the ring gear of the
Kumtor ball mill as compared to the previous inspection in April 2013. As a result the ring
gear was rotated during a scheduled shutdown in August 2013. The Company continues to
closely monitor the performance of the rotated ring gear. In the event that the ball mill cannot
continue to operate with the existing rotated ring gear, a spare ring gear is available on site,
although it would be expected to operate at 95-97% of the capacity of the existing rotated ring
gear. A replacement ring gear has been ordered and is expected to arrive in the third quarter of
2014. In February 2009, the SAG mill at the Kumtor mill experienced a similar mechanical
breakdown of the girth gear with the failure of two teeth. A spare girth gear was installed
immediately. A replacement for the damaged quadrant of the girth gear was manufactured and
returned to Kumtor stock in October 2010.
In May 2011, Boroo experienced a failure of the SAG mill exciter that resulted in interruption
to production for a period of nine days and reduced production for a further three
weeks. Equipment specialists were brought in to assist in repairs, and spare components were
purchased. In December 2012, Boroo experienced a failure of the SAG mill motor resulting in
a two-day interruption to production before a plan to bypass the SAG mill was
implemented. Boroo is continuing to work on risk prevention and mitigation actions in this
regard.
Any extended breakdown in mining or processing equipment could have an adverse impact on
our future cash flows, earnings, results of operations and financial conditions.
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Human Resources
Both the Kumtor Project and the Boroo Projects are unionized and may be subject to
labour disturbances
Non-management employees at Kumtor and Boroo (including those in head office) are
unionized and subject to collective agreements. At Kumtor, the current collective bargaining
agreement will continue in effect until December 31, 2014. At Boroo, the collective
bargaining agreement expires on June 30, 2014. There can be no assurance that, when such
agreements expire, there will not be any delays in the renewal process, that negotiations will
not prove difficult or that Centerra will be able to renegotiate the collective agreement on
satisfactory terms, or at all. The renewal of the collective agreement could result in higher on-
going labor costs, which could have a material adverse impact on Centerra’s future cash flows,
earnings, results of operations and financial condition.
Centerra could be subject to labour unrest or other labour disturbances including strikes as a
result of any failure of negotiations which could, while ongoing, have a material adverse
impact on Centerra, including the achievement of any annual production guidelines and costs
estimates. On February 6, 2012, unionized employees at the Kumtor project began a 10-day
illegal strike, during which operations at the mine were suspended. The illegal work stoppage
related to a dispute regarding social fund deductions, which resulted in higher labour costs, of
approximately $2 million (for 2012). Existing collective agreements may not prevent a strike
or work stoppage, and any such work stoppage could have a material adverse impact on us.
Centerra’s success depends on its ability to attract and retain qualified personnel
Recruiting and retaining qualified personnel is critical to our success. The number of persons
skilled in the acquisition, exploration and development of mining properties is limited and
competition for such persons is intense. As our business activity grows, it will require
additional key financial, administrative and mining personnel as well as additional operations
staff. The Restated Concession Agreement relating to the Kumtor operations also requires two
thirds of all administrative or technical personnel to be citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic.
However, it has been necessary to engage expatriate workers for our operations in Mongolia
and, to a lesser extent, the Kyrgyz Republic because of the shortage of locally trained
personnel. Although we believe that it will be successful in attracting, training and retaining
qualified personnel, there can be no assurance of such success. If we are not successful in
attracting and training qualified personnel, the efficiency of our operations could be affected,
which could have an adverse impact on our future cash flows, earnings, results of operations
and financial condition. Further, the uncertainty surrounding our ability to develop the
Gatsuurt deposit and prolong operations in Mongolia has increased the risk of personnel
departures. This risk is heightened by the increased presence of new companies in the country
seeking qualified personnel. Further, the increased risk associated with potential reduced
company control over its Kyrgyz operation with increased control therein by the Kyrgyz
Government may have an adverse effect on employee morale potentially leading to the
departure of some employees.
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Supply Chain
Centerra’s properties are located in remote locations and require a long lead time for
equipment and supplies
We operate in remote locations and depend on an uninterrupted flow of materials, supplies and
services to those locations. In addition, each of Kumtor and Boroo use expensive, large
equipment that requires a long time to procure, build and install. Access to the Kumtor project
has been restricted on several occasions by illegal roadblocks. Any interruptions to the
procurement of equipment, or the flow of materials, supplies and services to our properties
could have an adverse impact on our future cash flows, earnings, results of operations and
financial condition.
Centerra’s operations may be impacted by supply chain disruptions
Our operations depend on uninterrupted supply of key consumables, equipment and
components. Both the Kyrgyz and Mongolian operations are limited with respect to alternative
suppliers of fuel, and any disruption at supplier facilities could result in curtailment or
suspension of operations. In addition, major equipment and components and certain key
consumables are imported, and any disruption in the transportation of these goods or the
imposition of customs clearance requirements may result in production delays.
Security
Illegal trespass and illegal mining has occurred and may continue to occur, on Centerra’s
properties
Illegal mining is widespread in Mongolia. Illegal miners have and may continue to trespass on
our properties and engage in very dangerous practices, including climbing inside caves and old
exploration shafts without any safety devices. We are unable to continuously monitor the full
extent of our exploration and operating properties. The presence of illegal miners could also
lead to project delays and disputes regarding the development or operation of commercial gold
deposits, including disputes with Mongolian governmental authorities regarding reporting of
reserves and mine production. The illegal activities of these miners could cause environmental
damage (including environmental damage from the use of mercury by these miners) or other
damage to our properties or personal injury or death, for which we could potentially be held
responsible, all of which could have an adverse impact on our future cash flows, earnings,
results of operations and financial condition.
While our Kyrgyz operations are located in a remote area, attempts have been made by
protesters and other groups, in the past, to access the site. These rare events have not resulted
in harm to personnel, business interruption or damage to property, however there can be no
assurance that future attempts to access the site will not cause harm to employees or property,
or result in business interruption.
Insurance
Centerra may not be adequately insured for certain risks
Although we maintain insurance to cover some of the operational risks and hazards in amounts
we believe to be reasonable, insurance may not provide adequate coverage in all
circumstances. No assurance can be given that insurance will continue to be available at
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economically feasible premiums or that it will provide sufficient coverage for losses related to
these or other risks and hazards.
We may also be subject to liability or sustain losses in relation to certain risks and hazards
against which the company cannot insure or for which it may elect not to insure. The
occurrence of operational risks and/or a shortfall or lack of insurance coverage could have an
adverse impact on our future cash flows, earnings, results of operations and financial condition.
Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Information
Information contained in this Annual MD&A which are not statements of historical facts, and
the documents incorporated by reference herein, may be “forward-looking information” for the
purposes of Canadian securities laws. Such forward-looking information involves risks,
uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results, performance, prospects and
opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward looking
information. The words “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “contemplate”, “target”, “plan”,
“intends”, “continue”, “budget”, “estimate”, “may”, “will”, “schedule” and similar expressions
identify forward-looking information. These forward-looking statements relate to, among
other things, general economic indicators affecting the price of gold and gold production,
interest rates, and exchange rates, the Company’s plans for future borrowing under its
revolving credit facility, the successful resolution of outstanding matters in the Kyrgyz
Republic (discussed under the heading “Other Corporate Development – Kyrgyz Republic”) to
the benefit of all shareholders including matters relating to the State Commission report,
government resolutions and decrees, discussions with the Kyrgyz Government on the Kumtor
Project Agreements and a possible restructuring of the Kumtor project into a joint venture, the
resolution of environmental claims received from SIETS and SAEPF by Kumtor in 2012 and
2013, the environmental claim received from the Green Party of Kyrgyzstan in the amount of
$9 billion, the claim of the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Kyrgyz Republic purporting to
invalidate Kumtor’s land use certificate and to seize certain lands within the Kumtor
concession area and the draft Kyrgyz law on denunciation having no material impact on
Kumtor operations, the Company’s ability to successfully demolish certain buildings and
relocate other infrastructure at Kumtor and to maintain the availability of the Kumtor mobile
fleet, the Company’s ability to manage the movement of the Central Valley Waste Dump, the
Company’s ability to access and mine high grade ore in the SB Zone at Kumtor, the
Company’s future production for 2014, including estimates of adjusted operating costs and all-
in unit costs, exploration plans and expenditures and the success thereof, capital expenditures,
mining plans at Kumtor, statements regarding having sufficient cash and investments to carry
out the Company’s business plans for 2014, processing activities at Boroo, the outcome of
discussions with the Mongolian government on the potential development of the Company’s
Gatsuurt deposit and the strategic designation status of the Gatsuurt deposit, plans for mining,
processing and construction at Gatsuurt, asset retirement obligations, future planned
exploration expenditures; the Company’s business and political environment and business
prospects; hedging activities; the timing and development of new deposits; and Centerra’s
plans to complete a preliminary economic assessment and commence a feasibility study for its
Öksüt property in 2014.
Forward-looking information is necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions
that, while considered reasonable by Centerra, are inherently subject to significant political,
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business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. Known and unknown
factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward
looking information. Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from
current expectations include, among other things: (A) political and regulatory risks, including
the political risks associated with the Company’s principal operations in the Kyrgyz Republic
and Mongolia, resource nationalism, the impact of changes in, or to the more aggressive
enforcement of, laws, regulations and government practices in the jurisdictions in which the
Company operates, the impact of any actions taken by the Government and Parliament relating
to the Kumtor Project Agreement and any proposals to restructure the Kumtor project into a
joint venture, the impact of any actions taken by the Kyrgyz authorities or political groups
relating to allegations of environmental violations and other offences and the deliberate
understatement of the reserves by management, any impact on the purported cancellation of
Kumtor’s land use rights at the Kumtor Project, the effect of the Water and Forest Law on the
Company’s operations in Mongolia, the effect of the 2006 Mongolian Minerals Law on the
Company’s Mongolian operations, the effect of the November 2010 amendments to the 2006
Mongolian Minerals Law on the royalties payable in connection with the Company’s
Mongolian operations, the impact of continued scrutiny from Mongolian regulatory authorities
on the Company’s Boroo project, the impact of changes to, or the increased enforcement of,
environmental laws and regulations relating to the Company’s operations, the Company’s
ability to successfully negotiate an investment agreement for the Gatsuurt project to complete
the development of the mine and the Company’s ability to obtain all necessary permits and
commissions needed to commence mining activity at the Gatsuurt project; (B) risks related to
operational matters and geotechnical issues, including the movement of the Central Valley
Waste Dump, the waste and ice movement at the Kumtor Project and the Company’s continued
ability to successfully manage such matters, the occurrence of further ground movements at the
Kumtor Project, the timing of the infrastructure move potentially impacting the maintenance of
the mobile fleet and its availability, the ability of the Company to access and mine high-grade
ore in the SB Zone, the success of the Company’s future exploration and development
activities, including the financial and political risks inherent in carrying out exploration
activities, the adequacy of the Company’s insurance to mitigate operational risks, mechanical
breakdowns, the Company’s ability to obtain the necessary permits and authorizations to
(among other things) raise the tailings dam at the Kumtor Project to the required height, the
Company’s ability to replace its mineral reserves, the occurrence of any labour unrest or
disturbance and the ability of the Company to successfully re-negotiate collective agreements
when required, seismic activity in the vicinity of the Company’s operations in the Kyrgyz
Republic and Mongolia, long lead times required for equipment and supplies given the remote
location of the Company’s properties, reliance on a limited number of suppliers for certain
consumables, equipment and components, illegal mining on the Company’s Mongolian
properties, the Company’s ability to accurately predict decommissioning and reclamation
costs, the Company’s ability to attract and retain qualified personnel, competition for mineral
acquisition opportunities, risks associated with the conduct of earn-in arrangements, and the
possibility of failure of the ring gear and spare ring gear at the Kumtor ball mill; (C) risks
relating to financial matters including the sensitivity of the Company’s business to the
volatility of gold prices, the impact of declining gold prices and rising costs on the Company’s
asset valuation leading to potential impairment, the imprecision of the Company’s mineral
reserves and resources estimates and the assumptions they rely on, the accuracy of the
Company’s production and cost estimates, the impact of restrictive covenants in the
Company’s revolving credit facility which may, among other things, restrict the Company
from pursuing certain business activities, the Company’s ability to obtain future financing, the
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impact of global financial conditions, the impact of currency fluctuations, the effect of market
conditions on the Company’s short-term investments, the Company’s ability to make payments
including any payments of principal and interest on the Company’s debt facilities depends on
the cash flow of its subsidiaries; and (D) risks related to environmental and safety matters,
including the ability to continue obtaining necessary operating and environmental permits,
licenses and approvals, the impact of the significant environmental claims made in 2012 and
2013 relating to the Kumtor Project, inherent risks associated with using sodium cyanide in the
mining operations; legal and other factors such as litigation, defects in title in connection with
the Company’s properties, the Company’s ability to enforce its legal rights, risks associated
with having a significant shareholder, and possible director conflicts of interest. There may be
other factors that cause results, assumptions, performance, achievements, prospects or
opportunities in future periods not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. See “Risk
Factors”.
Furthermore, market price fluctuations in gold, as well as increased capital or production costs
or reduced recovery rates may render ore reserves containing lower grades of mineralization
uneconomic and may ultimately result in a restatement of reserves. The extent to which
resources may ultimately be reclassified as proven or probable reserves is dependent upon the
demonstration of their profitable recovery. Economic and technological factors which may
change over time always influence the evaluation of reserves or resources. Centerra has not
adjusted mineral resource figures in consideration of these risks and, therefore, Centerra can
give no assurances that any mineral resource estimate will ultimately be reclassified as proven
and probable reserves.
Mineral resources are not mineral reserves, and do not have demonstrated economic viability,
but do have reasonable prospects for economic extraction. Measured and indicated resources
are sufficiently well defined to allow geological and grade continuity to be reasonably assumed
and permit the application of technical and economic parameters in assessing the economic
viability of the resource. Inferred resources are estimated on limited information not sufficient
to verify geological and grade continuity or to allow technical and economic parameters to be
applied. Inferred resources are too speculative geologically to have economic considerations
applied to them to enable them to be categorized as mineral reserves. There is no certainty that
mineral resources of any category can be upgraded to mineral reserves through continued
exploration.
There can be no assurances that forward-looking information and statements will prove to be
accurate, as many factors and future events, both known and unknown could cause actual
results, performance or achievements to vary or differ materially, from the results, performance
or achievements that are or may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements
contained herein or incorporated by reference. Accordingly, all such factors should be
considered carefully when making decisions with respect to Centerra, and prospective
investors should not place February 19, 2014. Centerra assumes no obligation to update or
revise forward
in
circumstances or any other events affecting such forward-looking information, except as
required by applicable law.
in assumptions, changes
to reflect changes
information
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Centerra Gold Inc.
Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
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Report of Management’s Accountability
The Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared by the management of the Company.
Management is responsible for the integrity, consistency and reliability of all such information presented.
The Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial
Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.
The preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements involves the use of estimates and assumptions
based on management's judgment, particularly when transactions affecting the current accounting period
cannot be finalized with certainty until future periods. Estimates and assumptions are based on historical
experience, current conditions and various other assumptions believed to be reasonable in the
circumstances, with critical analysis of the significant accounting policies followed by the Company as
described in Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The preparation of the Consolidated
Financial Statements includes information regarding the estimated impact of future events and
transactions. Actual results in the future may differ materially from the present assessment of this
information because future events and circumstances may not occur as expected.
In meeting its responsibility for the reliability of financial information, management maintains and relies
on a comprehensive system of internal controls and checks to see if the controls are operating as designed.
The system of internal controls includes a written corporate conduct policy; implementation of a risk
management framework; effective segregation of duties and delegation of authorities; and sound and
conservative accounting policies that are regularly reviewed. This structure is designed to provide
reasonable assurance that assets are safeguarded and that reliable information is available on a timely
basis. In addition internal and disclosure controls have been documented, evaluated, tested and identified
consistent with National Instrument 52-109.
The Consolidated Financial Statements have been audited by KPMG LLP, independent external auditors
appointed by the Company’s shareholders. The external auditors’ responsibility is to express their opinion
on whether the Consolidated Financial Statements are fairly presented in accordance with International
Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. KPMG LLP’s
report, which appears on page ii, outlines the scope of their examination and their opinion.
The Company’s Directors, through its Audit Committee, are responsible for ensuring that management
fulfills its responsibilities for financial reporting and internal controls. The Audit Committee met
periodically with management, the internal auditors, and the external auditors to satisfy itself that each
group had properly discharged its respective responsibility and to review the Consolidated Financial
Statements before recommending approval by the Board of Directors. The external auditors had direct
and full access to the Audit Committee, with and without the presence of management, to discuss their
audit and their findings as to the integrity of the financial reporting.
The Company's President and Chief Executive Officer and the Company’s Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer have evaluated the design and operating effectiveness of related disclosure controls and
procedures and internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to National Instrument 52-109.
Original signed by:
Ian Atkinson
President and Chief Executive Officer
February 19, 2014
Original signed by:
Jeffrey S. Parr
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT
To the Shareholders of Centerra Gold Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Centerra Gold Inc., which
comprise the consolidated statements of financial position as at December 31, 2013 and December 31,
2012, the consolidated statements of earnings (loss) and comprehensive income (loss), shareholders’
equity and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, and notes,
comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management’s responsibility for the consolidated financial statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated financial
statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, and for such internal control
as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated financial statements that
are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditors’ responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Those
standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material
misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in
the consolidated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on our judgment, including the
assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to
fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, we consider internal control relevant to the entity’s
preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in order to design audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on
the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of
accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained in our audits is sufficient and appropriate to provide
a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the
consolidated financial position of Centerra Gold Inc. as at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
and its consolidated financial performance and its consolidated cash flows for the years ended December
31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards.
Original Signed by:
KPMG LLP
Chartered Professional Accountants, Licensed Public Accountants
Toronto, Canada
February 19, 2014
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Centerra Gold Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
(Expressed in Thousands of United States Dollars)
Notes
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Short-term investments
Amounts receivable
Inventories
Prepaid expenses
Property, plant and equipment
Goodwill
Restricted cash
Other assets
Long-term inventories
Total assets
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Short-term debt
Revenue-based taxes payable
Taxes payable
Current portion of provision
Dividend payable
Provisions
Deferred income tax liability (net)
Shareholders' equity
Share capital
Contributed surplus
Retained earnings
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
8
9
10
11
12
7
13
9
14
15
16(a)
16(d)
17
28
17
16(c)
26
December 31,
2013
December 31,
2012
(Restated)
(Note 5)
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
343,108
158,358
78,707
373,289
29,191
982,653
539,070
129,705
10,731
20,276
5,229
705,011
1,687,664
32,109
75,582
30,742
2,108
1,194
141,735
10,636
58,826
2,157
71,619
334,115
47,984
75,338
292,565
49,317
799,319
625,923
129,705
6,087
23,270
10,094
795,079
1,594,398
63,940
74,617
18,643
5,180
5,257
167,637
5,949
49,911
1,808
57,668
660,486
20,087
793,737
1,474,310
1,687,664
$
660,420
36,243
672,430
1,369,093
1,594,398
Commitments and contingencies (note 27)
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
Approved by the Board of Directors
Original signed by:
Stephen Lang
Director
Richard Connor
Director
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Centerra Gold Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Earnings ( Loss) and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
For the years ended December 31,
(Expressed in Thousands of United States Dollars )
(except per share amounts)
Revenue from Gold Sales
Cost of sales
Abnormal mining costs
Mine standby costs
Regional office administration
Earnings from mine operations
Revenue based taxes
Other operating expenses
Loss on de-recognition of underground assets
Exploration and business development
Corporate administration
Earnings (loss) from operations
Other (income) expenses, net
Finance costs
Earnings (loss) before income tax
Income tax expense
Net earnings (loss) and comprehensive
income (loss)
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share
Basic
Diluted
Notes
18
19
20
16(a)
21
11
22
23
24
25
16(b)
26
2013
2012
(Restated)
(Note 5)
$
944,373
$
660,737
559,236
-
-
23,746
361,391
113,532
8,259
-
29,572
30,642
179,386
3,568
4,989
170,829
13,153
383,316
24,769
4,585
21,041
227,026
74,697
34,280
180,673
38,531
27,046
(128,201)
(132)
3,978
(132,047)
11,684
$
157,676
$
(143,731)
$
$
0.67
0.64
$
$
(0.61)
(0.61)
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
101
Centerra Gold Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the years ended December 31,
(Expressed in Thousands of United States Dollars)
Notes
11
26(d)
11
17
32(a)
16(a)
32(b)
Operating activities
Net earnings(loss)
Items not requiring (providing) cash:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
Finance costs
Loss on disposal of equipment
Compensation expense on stock options
De-recognition of underground assets
Change in other provision
Income tax expense
Other operating items
Change in operating working capital
Change in long-term inventory
Revenue-based taxes applied (advanced)
Income taxes paid
Cash provided by operations
Investing activities
Additions to property, plant and equipment
Net (purchase) redemption of short-term investments
Purchase of interest in Öksüt Gold Project-net of cash
acquired
Increase in restricted cash
Decrease (increase) in other assets
Proceeds from disposition of fixed assets
Cash used in investing
Financing activities
Dividends paid
Payment of borrowing costs
Proceeds from short-term debt
Proceeds from common shares issued for cash
Cash provided by (used in) financing
Increase in cash during the year
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year
Cash and cash equivalents consist of:
Cash
Cash equivalents
2013
2012
(Restated)
(Note 5)
$
157,676 $ (143,731)
309,389
4,989
2,818
2,830
-
(613)
13,153
15
490,257
(15,463)
4,865
20,000
(15,746)
483,913
152,737
3,978
1,403
2,335
180,673
614
11,684
(673)
209,020
129
2,080
(30,000)
(7,838)
173,391
(308,682)
(110,374)
(405,094)
324,683
(19,742)
(4,644)
2,222
205
(441,015)
(31,085)
(2,820)
-
-
(33,905)
8,993
334,115
343,108 $
-
(5,908)
(1,070)
79
(87,310)
(22,238)
(1,416)
76,000
149
52,495
138,576
195,539
334,115
57,087 $
286,021
343,108 $
51,675
282,440
334,115
$
$
$
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Centerra Gold Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity
(Expressed in Thousands of United States Dollars, except share information)
Balance at January 1, 2012 (restated-note 5)
236,339,041 $ 660,117 $
33,994 $ 844,348 $
1,538,459
Number of
Common
Shares
Share
Capital Contributed Retained
Surplus
Amount
Earnings
Total
Share-based compensation expense
Shares issued on exercise of stock options
Shares issued on redemption of restricted share units
Dividend declared
Net loss for the period
Balance at December 31, 2012 (restated-note 5)
-
30,752
6,218
-
-
-
235
68
-
-
236,376,011 $ 660,420 $
Share-based compensation expense
Adjustment for acquisition of 30% non-controlling
interest (note 6)
Shares issued on redemption of restricted share units
Dividend declared
Net earnings for the period
Balance at December 31, 2013
-
-
14,208
-
-
-
-
66
-
-
236,390,219 $ 660,486 $
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
2,335
(86)
-
-
-
2,335
149
68
(28,187)
(143,731)
36,243 $ 672,430 $ 1,369,093
-
-
-
(28,187)
(143,731)
2,830
-
2,830
(18,986)
-
-
-
(18,986)
66
(36,369)
157,676
20,087 $ 793,737 $ 1,474,310
-
-
(36,369)
157,676
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Centerra Gold Inc.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
1. General business description
Centerra Gold Inc. (“Centerra” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the Canada
Business Corporations Act on November 7, 2002. Centerra’s common shares are listed on the
Toronto Stock Exchange. The Company is domiciled in Canada and the registered office is
located at 1 University Avenue, Suite 1500, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2P1. The Company is
engaged in the production of gold and related activities including exploration, development,
mining and processing in the Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Turkey, China and the Russian
Federation.
2. Basis of Preparation and Statement of Compliance
a. Statement of Compliance
These consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries are prepared
in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), as issued by the
International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”).
These financial statements were authorized for issuance by the Board of Directors of the
Company on February 19, 2014.
b. Basis of measurement
These financial statements were prepared under the historical cost basis, except for
liabilities for cash settled share-based compensation which are measured at fair value and
inventories which are measured at the lower of cost or net realizable value.
These financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars with all amounts rounded to
the nearest thousand, except for share and per share data, or as otherwise noted.
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Centerra Gold Inc.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The significant accounting policies summarized below have been applied consistently to all
periods presented in these consolidated financial statements.
a. Consolidation principles
These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Centerra and its subsidiaries.
Subsidiaries consist of entities over which the Company is exposed to, or has rights to, variable
returns as well as the ability to affect those returns through the power to direct the relevant
activities of the entity. Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date control is transferred to
the Company and are de-consolidated from the date control ceases.
Inter-company transactions between subsidiaries are eliminated on consolidation.
The Company’s significant subsidiaries include its wholly-owned Kumtor Gold Company
(“KGC” operating as “Kumtor”), Boroo Gold LLC (“BGC” operating as “Boroo”), Centerra
Gold Mongolia LLC (“CGM”) (owner of the Gatsuurt property and ATO property) and Öksüt
Madencilik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (“Öksüt”).
b. Foreign currency
The functional currency of the Company and each of its subsidiaries is the U.S. dollar, which is
also the presentation currency of the consolidated financial statements.
Foreign currency transactions are translated into the entity’s functional currency using the
exchange rate prevailing on the dates of the transactions. Foreign exchange gains and losses
resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation at year-end exchange
rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognized in the
Statements of Earnings (Loss) and Comprehensive Income (Loss). Non-monetary assets and
liabilities, arising from transactions denominated in foreign currencies, are translated at the
historical exchange rates prevailing at each transaction date.
c. Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash balances and short-term investments with original
maturities of 90 days or less. Cash and cash equivalents are classified as financial instruments
carried at fair value through profit or loss.
d. Restricted Cash
Cash which is subject to legal or contractual restrictions on its use is classified separately as
restricted cash.
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Centerra Gold Inc.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
e. Short-term investments
Short-term investments consist of marketable securities with original maturities of more than 90
days, but no longer than 12 months, from the date of purchase. Short-term investments consist
mostly of U.S. federal and Canadian federal and provincial government treasury bills and notes,
agency notes, foreign sovereign issues, term deposits, bankers’ acceptances, bearer deposit notes,
and highly-rated, highly-liquid corporate direct credit. Short-term investments are classified as
financial instruments carried at fair value through profit or loss.
f. Inventories
Inventories of stockpiled ore, heap leach ore, in-circuit gold, heap leach gold in-circuit and gold
doré are valued at the lower of average production cost and net realizable value, based on
contained ounces of gold. The production cost of inventories is determined on a weighted-
average basis and includes direct materials, direct labour, mine-site overhead expenses and
depreciation, depletion and amortization of mining assets.
Stockpiled and heap leach ore are ore that has been extracted from the mine and is available for
further processing. Costs are added to the cost of stockpiles based on the current mining cost per
ounce mined and removed at the average cost per ounce of the stockpiled ore. Costs are added to
the costs of ore on the heap leach pads based on average cost per ounce of stockpiled ore plus
additional costs incurred to place ore on the heap leach pad. Costs of ore on the heap leach pads
are transferred to in-circuit inventories as ounces are recovered based on the average cost per
recoverable ounce of gold on the leach pad. Ore in stockpiles and heap leach ore not expected to
be processed in the next twelve months is classified as long-term.
In-circuit inventories represent materials that are in the process of being converted to gold doré.
Variances between actual and estimated quantities resulting from changes in assumptions and
estimates that do not result in write downs to net realizable value (“NRV”) are accounted for on
a prospective basis.
When inventories are sold, the carrying amount is recognized as an expense in the period in
which the related revenue is recognized. Any write-down of inventories to NRV or reversals of
previous write-downs are recognized in income in the period that the write-down or reversal
occurs. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less
estimated costs of completion and estimated costs to sell.
Consumable supplies and spare parts are valued at the lower of weighted-average cost and NRV,
which is the approximate replacement cost. Replacement cost includes expenditures incurred to
acquire the inventories and bring them to their existing location and condition. Any provision for
obsolescence is determined by reference to specific stock items identified as obsolete. A regular
and ongoing review is undertaken to establish the extent of surplus items and a provision is made
for any potential loss on their disposal.
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Centerra Gold Inc.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
g. Property, plant and equipment
i. General
Property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation,
depletion and impairment charges. Where an item of property, plant and equipment
comprises major components with different useful lives, the components are depreciated
separately but are grouped for disclosure purposes as property, plant and equipment.
Major overhaul expenditures and the cost of replacement of a component of plant and
mobile equipment are capitalized and amortized over the average expected life between
major overhauls. All other replacement spares and other costs relating to maintenance of
mobile equipment are charged to the cost of production if it is not probable that future
economic benefits generated by the item overhauled will flow to the Company.
Directly attributable costs, including capitalized borrowing costs, incurred for major
capital projects and site preparation are capitalized until the asset is in a location and
condition necessary for operation as intended by management. These costs include
dismantling and site restoration costs to the extent these are recognized as a provision.
Management annually reviews the estimated useful lives, residual values and depreciation
methods of the Company’s property, plant and equipment and also when events and
circumstances indicate that such a review should be made. Changes to estimated useful
lives, residual values or depreciation methods resulting from such review are accounted
for prospectively.
All direct costs related to the acquisition of mineral property interests are capitalized at
the date of acquisition.
An item of property, plant and equipment is de-recognized upon disposal or when no
further future economic benefits are expected from its use or disposal. Any gain or loss
arising on de-recognition of the asset (calculated as the difference between any proceeds
received and the carrying amount of the asset) is included in profit or loss in the year the
asset is de-recognized.
ii. Exploration, evaluation and pre-development expenditure
All exploration and evaluation expenditures of the Company within an area of interest are
expensed until management concludes that the technical feasibility and commercial
viability of extracting a mineral resource are demonstrable and that future economic
benefits are probable. In making this determination, the extent of exploration, as well as
the degree of confidence in the mineral resource is considered. Once a project has been
established as commercially viable and technically feasible, further expenditures are
capitalized as pre-development costs.
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Centerra Gold Inc.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
Exploration and evaluation assets acquired are initially recognized at fair value as
exploration rights within tangible assets.
Pre-development assets are tested for impairment when there is an indicator of
impairment.
iii. Development properties (underground and open pit)
A property, either open pit or underground, is classified as a development property when
a mine plan has been prepared and a decision is made to commercially develop the
property. Development expenditure is accumulated separately for each area of interest for
which economically recoverable mineral reserves and resources have been identified.
All expenditure incurred prior to the commencement of commercial levels of production
from each development property is capitalized. In addition, capitalized costs are assessed
for impairment when there is an indicator of impairment.
Development properties are not amortized until they are reclassified as mine property
assets following the achievement of commercial levels of production.
iv. Mine properties
After a mine property has been brought into commercial production, costs of any
additional mining, in-pit drilling and related work on that property are expensed as
incurred. Mine development costs incurred to expand operating capacity, develop new
ore bodies or develop mine areas in advance of current production, including the
stripping of waste material, are deferred and then amortized on a unit-of-production basis.
v. Deferred Stripping costs
Stripping costs incurred in the production phase of a mining operation are accounted for
as production costs and are included in the costs of inventory produced. Stripping activity
that improves access to ore in future period is accounted for as an addition to or
enhancement of an existing asset. The Company recognizes stripping activity assets when
the following three criteria are met:
i.
ii.
iii.
it is probable that the future economic benefit associated with the stripping
activity will flow to the Company;
the Company can identify the component of the ore body for which access
has been improved; and
the costs relating to the stripping activity associated with that component
can be measured reliably by the Company.
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Centerra Gold Inc.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
Stripping activity assets are amortized on a unit of production basis in subsequent periods
over the proven and probable reserves to which they relate.
vi. Depreciation and depletion
Buildings, plant and equipment used in production and mineral properties are depreciated
or depleted using the unit-of-production method over proven and probable ore reserves,
or if their estimated useful lives are shorter, on a straight-line basis over the useful lives
of the particular assets. Under this process, depreciation commences when the ore is
extracted from the ground. The depreciation charge is allocated to inventory throughout
the production process from the point at which ore is extracted from the pit until the ore is
processed into its final form, gold doré. Where a change in estimated recoverable gold
ounces contained in proven and probable ore reserves is made, adjustments to
depreciation are accounted for prospectively.
Mobile equipment and other assets, such as offsite roads, buildings, office furniture and
equipment are depreciated using the straight-line method based on estimated useful lives
which range from two years to seven years, but do not exceed the related estimated mine
life based on proven and probable ore reserves.
h. Goodwill
Goodwill represents the difference between the sum of the cost of a business acquisition and the
fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired. Subsequently, goodwill is measured at cost less
accumulated impairment losses and is not amortized. For non-wholly-owned subsidiaries, the
Company has a choice for each business acquisition to record non-controlling interests at either
fair value or at the non-controlling interest’s proportionate share of the recognized amounts of
the identifiable net assets recognized at acquisition.
Goodwill, upon acquisition, is allocated to the cash-generating units (“CGU”) expected to benefit
from the related business combination. A CGU, in accordance with IAS 36, Impairment of
Assets, is identified as the smallest identifiable group of assets that generates cash inflows, which
are largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets.
The Company evaluates, on at least an annual basis, the carrying amount of a CGU to which
goodwill is allocated, for potential impairment.
i. Impairment
Long term assets, including goodwill, are reviewed for impairment if there is any indication that
the carrying amount may be impaired. Impairment is assessed for an individual asset unless the
asset does not generate cash inflows that are independent of those generated from other assets or
groups of assets, in which case, the individual assets are grouped together into CGUs for
impairment testing purposes.
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Centerra Gold Inc.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
To accomplish this impairment testing, the Company compares the recoverable amount (which is
the greater of value-in-use and fair value less costs of disposal (“FVLCD”)) of the CGU to its
carrying amount. If the carrying amount of a CGU exceeds its recoverable amount, the Company
first applies the difference to reduce goodwill and then any further excess is applied to the
CGU’s other long-lived assets. Assumptions, such as gold price, discount rate, and expenditures
underlying the estimate of recoverable value are subject to risks and uncertainties.
The best evidence of FVLCD is the value obtained from an active market or binding sale
agreement. Where neither exists, FVLCD is based on the best information available to reflect the
amount the Company could receive for the CGU in an arm’s length transaction which the
Company typically estimates using discounted cash flow techniques.
Where the recoverable amount is assessed using discounted cash flow techniques, the resulting
estimates are based on detailed mine and/or production plans.
Expected future cash flows reflect long term mine plans, which are based on detailed research,
analysis and iterative modeling to optimize the level of return from investment, output and
sequence of extraction.
The mine plan takes account of all relevant characteristics of the ore body, including waste to ore
ratios, ore grades, haul distances, chemical and metallurgical properties of the ore impacting on
process recoveries and capacities of processing equipment that can be used. The mine plan is
therefore the basis for forecasting production output in each future year and for forecasting
production costs.
The Company’s cash flow forecasts are based on estimates of future commodity prices which are
derived from the general consensus gathered from third-party financial analysts’ expectations.
These assessments can differ from current price levels and are updated periodically.
The discount rates applied to the future cash flow forecasts represent an estimate of the rate the
market would apply having regard to the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset
for which the future cash flow estimates have not been adjusted. The Company’s weighted-
average cost of capital is used as a starting point for determining the discount rates, with
appropriate adjustments for the risk profile of the countries in which the individual CGUs
operate.
For value-in-use, recent cost levels are considered together with expected changes in costs that
are compatible with the current condition of the business. The cash flow forecasts are based on
best estimates of expected future revenues and costs, including the future cash costs of
production, sustaining capital expenditure, closure, restoration and environmental clean-up.
An impairment loss is recognized for any excess of carrying amount over the recoverable
amount.
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Centerra Gold Inc.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
j. Income taxes
Tax expense comprises current and deferred tax. Current tax and deferred tax is recognized in
profit or loss except to the extent that it relates to a business combination, or items recognized
directly in equity or in other comprehensive income.
Current tax is the expected tax payable or receivable on the taxable income or loss for the year,
using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date, and any adjustment to tax
payable in respect of previous years.
Deferred tax is recognized in respect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of
assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for taxation purposes.
Deferred tax is not recognized for:
•
•
•
temporary differences on the initial recognition of assets or liabilities in a transaction that
is not a business combination and that affects neither accounting nor taxable profit or
loss;
temporary differences related to investments in subsidiaries, associates and jointly
controlled entities to the extent that the group is able to control the timing of the reversal
of the temporary differences and it is probable that they will not reverse in the
foreseeable future; and
taxable temporary differences arising on the initial recognition of goodwill.
The measurement of deferred tax reflects the tax consequences that would follow the manner in
which the group expects, at the end of the reporting period, to recover or settle the carrying
amount of its assets and liabilities.
Deferred tax is measured at the tax rates that are expected to be applied to temporary differences
when they reverse, using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset if there is a legally enforceable right to offset current
tax liabilities and assets, and they relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority on the same
taxable entity, or on different tax entities, but they intend to settle current tax liabilities and assets
on a net basis or their tax assets and liabilities will be realized simultaneously.
A deferred tax asset is recognized for unused tax losses, tax credits and deductible temporary
differences to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profits will be available against
which they can be utilized. Deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and are
reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that the related tax benefit will be realized.
k. Provisions
Provisions are recorded when a legal or constructive obligation exists as a result of past events
where it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required
to settle the obligation, and a reliable estimate of the amount of the obligation can be made. The
amount recognized as a provision is the best estimate of the amount required to settle the present
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For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
obligation estimated at the end of each reporting period, taking into account the risks and
uncertainties surrounding the obligation. A provision is measured using the present value of cash
flows estimated to settle the present obligation.
l. Asset retirement and reclamation obligations
Asset retirement and reclamation costs include the dismantling and demolition of infrastructure
and the removal of residual materials and remediation of disturbed areas. Estimated asset
retirement and reclamation costs are provided in the accounting period when the obligation
arising from the related disturbance occurs based on the net present value of estimated future
costs.
Provision for asset retirement and reclamation costs recognized is estimated based on the risk-
adjusted costs required to settle present obligations, discounted using a pre-tax risk-free discount
rate consistent with the time period of expected cash flows.
When the liability is initially recorded, a corresponding asset is recognized. At each reporting
date the restoration and rehabilitation provisions are re-measured in line with changes in
discount rates and timing or amounts of the costs to be incurred.
Changes in the liability relating to asset retirement and reclamation obligations, which are not the
result of current production of inventory, are added to or deducted from the related asset. The
accretion of the discount is recognized as a finance cost in the Statements of Earnings (Loss) and
Comprehensive Income (Loss).
m. Earnings per share
Basic net earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net earnings (loss) by the
weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year.
Diluted net earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net earnings (loss) applicable to
common shares, after adjusting for the effect of performance share units as though they were
accounted for as an equity instrument, by the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding during the year, plus the effects of dilutive common share equivalents such as stock
options and restricted share units. Diluted net earnings (loss) per share is calculated using the
treasury method, where the exercise of stock options and restricted share units are assumed to be
at the beginning of the period, and the proceeds from the exercise of stock options and restricted
share units and the amount of compensation expense measured but not yet recognized in income
are assumed to be used to purchase common shares of the Company at the average market price
during the period. The incremental number of common shares (the difference between the
number of shares assumed issued and the number of shares assumed purchased) is included in
the denominator of the diluted earnings (loss) per share computation.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
In periods where the Company incurs a loss, all potentially dilutive instruments are excluded, as
the inclusion of any potentially dilutive instruments would be anti-dilutive.
n. Revenue recognition
Revenue associated with the sale of gold is recognized when all significant risks and rewards of
ownership are transferred to the customer and the amount of revenue can be measured reliably.
Usually the transfer of risks and rewards associated with ownership occurs when the customer
has taken delivery and the consideration is received, or to be received.
o. Share-based compensation
The Company has five share-based compensation plans: the Stock Option Plan, Performance
Share Unit Plan, Annual Performance Share Unit Plan, Deferred Share Unit Plan, and
Restricted Share Unit Plan, which are all described in note 26.
Stock Option Plan
Stock options are equity-settled share-based compensation awards. The fair value of stock
options at the grant date is estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.
Compensation expense is recognized over the stock option vesting period based on the number
of units estimated to vest. This expense is recognized as share-based compensation expense with
a corresponding increase in contributed surplus. When options are exercised, the proceeds
received by the Company, together with the amount in contributed surplus, are credited to
common shares.
Performance Share Unit Plan and Annual Performance Share Unit Plan
Under these two plans, performance share units granted by Centerra to eligible employees that
are intended to be settled in cash are accounted for under the liability method using the Monte
Carlo simulated option pricing model. Under this method, a portion of the fair value of the
performance share units is recognized at each reporting period based on the pro-rated number of
days the eligible employees are employed by the Company compared to the vesting period of
each series granted. The cash paid to employees on exercise of these performance share units is
recorded as a reduction of the accrued obligation.
Deferred Share Unit Plan
Deferred share units granted to eligible members of the Board of Directors are settled in cash
and are accounted for under the liability method. The deferred share units vest immediately upon
granting. A liability is recorded at grant date equal to the fair value of the deferred share units.
The liability is adjusted to fair value at each reporting period and any resulting adjustment to the
accrued obligation is recognized as an expense or, if negative, a recovery. The cash paid to
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For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
eligible members of the Board of Directors on exercise of these deferred share units is recorded
as a reduction of the accrued obligation.
Restricted Share Unit Plan
Restricted share units (“RSU”) granted to eligible members of the Board of Directors and
designated officers and employees of Centerra can be settled in cash or equity at the option of
the holder. The restricted share units vest immediately upon grant and are redeemed on a date
chosen by the participant (subject to certain restrictions as set out in the plan). The units granted
are accounted for under the liability method whereby a liability is recorded at grant date equal to
the fair value of the RSU. The liability is adjusted to fair value at each reporting period and any
resulting adjustment to the accrued obligation is recognized as an expense or, if negative, a
recovery. The cash paid on exercise of these restricted share units is recorded as a reduction of
the accrued obligation.
p. Financial Instruments
Financial assets are classified as either financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, loans
and receivables, held-to-maturity investments, or available-for-sale financial assets. The
Company determines the classification of its financial assets at initial recognition. Where, as a
result of a change in intention or ability, it is no longer appropriate to classify an investment as
held-to-maturity, the investment is reclassified into the available-for-sale category. All financial
liabilities are initially recognized at their fair value and designated upon inception as either
financial liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss or other financial liabilities.
Transaction costs associated with financial instruments, carried at fair value through profit or
loss, are expensed as incurred, while transaction costs associated with all other financial
instruments are included in the initial carrying amount of the asset or the liability.
i. Financial assets
Financial assets recorded at fair value through profit or loss
Financial assets are classified as fair value if they are acquired for the purpose of selling in
the near term. Gains or losses on these items are recognized in profit or loss.
The Company’s cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, reclamation trust fund and
short-term investments are classified as financial assets measured at fair value through
profit or loss.
Loans and receivables
Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable
payments and are not quoted in an active market, do not qualify as trading assets and have
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For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
not been designated as either fair value through profit or loss or available-for-sale. Such
assets are carried at amortized cost using the effective interest method. Gains and losses
are recognized in profit or loss when the loans and receivables are de-recognized or
impaired.
The Company’s amounts receivable and long-term receivables are classified as loans and
receivables. A provision is recorded when the estimated recoverable amount of the loan or
receivable is lower than the carrying amount. The Company believes the carrying values of
amounts receivable and long-term receivables approximate their fair values.
ii. Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss
Financial liabilities classified as fair value through profit or loss include financial liabilities
designated as held-for-trading and financial liabilities designated upon initial recognition as
a fair value through profit or loss financial liability. Derivatives, including separable
embedded derivatives are classified as held-for-trading unless they are designated as
effective hedging instruments. Fair value changes on financial liabilities classified as fair
value through profit or loss are recognized in the Statements of Earnings (Loss) and
Comprehensive Income (Loss).
From time to time, the Company may utilize forward foreign exchange contracts to
economically hedge certain anticipated cash flows. Furthermore, the Company may enter
into “good until cancelled” contract to sell gold at a specific price; these are short-term
contracts that are normally closed before the end of the reporting date. These contracts are
classified and accounted for as instruments “held-for-trading” because they do not qualify
as hedges. The contracts are recorded at fair value at the reporting date with the resulting
gain or loss recognized in the Statements of Earnings (Loss) and Comprehensive Income
(Loss).
Other financial liabilities
Borrowings and other financial liabilities, excluding derivative liabilities, are recognized
initially at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred and are subsequently measured at
amortized cost. Borrowings and other financial liabilities are classified as current liabilities
unless the Company has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at
least twelve months after the date of the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.
The Company’s trade and other payables and short-term debt are classified as other
financial liabilities.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
4. Critical Accounting Estimates And Judgments
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS requires
management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of the
Company’s accounting policies, which are described in note 3, the reported amounts of assets
and liabilities and disclosure of commitments and contingent liabilities at the date of the financial
statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The
determination of estimates requires the exercise of judgment based on various assumptions and
other factors such as historical experience, current and expected economic conditions. Actual
results could differ from those estimates.
Management’s estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Any
changes or revisions to estimates and underlying assumptions are recognized in the period in
which the estimates are revised and in any future periods affected.
The key sources of estimation uncertainty and judgments used in the preparation of these
consolidation financial statements that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to
the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and earnings within the next financial year, are
discussed below:
i. Impairment of long-term assets and goodwill
The Company reviews and tests the carrying amounts of long-term assets and goodwill when an
indicator of impairment is considered to exist. The Company considers both external and internal
sources of information in assessing whether there are any indications that long-term assets and
goodwill are impaired. External sources of information that the Company considers include
changes in the market, economic and legal environment in which the Company operates that are
not within its control and affect the recoverable amounts of long-term assets and goodwill.
Internal sources of information that the Company considers include the manner in which long-
term assets are being used or are expected to be used and indications of economic performance
of the assets.
For the purposes of determining whether an impairment of assets, including goodwill, has
occurred, and the amount of any impairment or its reversal, management uses key assumptions in
estimating the recoverable value of a CGU which is calculated as the higher of the CGU’s value-
in-use and fair value less costs of disposal. Management performed a goodwill impairment test
for the Kumtor CGU as at September 1, 2013 and calculated the fair value less cost of disposal
using a discounted cash flow model which required management to estimate the future cash
flows, future operating plans, gold prices, discount rates and exchange rates.
Expected gold production levels, which comprise proven and probable reserves and a conversion
estimate of resources, are used to estimate expected future cash flows. Management also
estimates future operating and capital costs based on the most recently approved life of mine
plan. The discount rate applied is reviewed annually.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
While management believes that estimates of future cash flows are reasonable, different
assumptions regarding such cash flows could materially affect the recoverable amount of the
CGU. Please see Note 12 for additional information on the basis for management’s estimates.
Changes in these estimates which decrease the estimated recoverable amount of the CGU could
affect the carrying amounts of assets and result in an impairment charge. The carrying amount of
goodwill in the consolidated financial statements at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
was $129.7 million. The carrying amount of long-term assets (property plant and equipment,
restricted cash, other assets and long-term inventories), other than goodwill at December 31,
2013 was $575.3 million (2012 - $665.4 million).
ii. Inventories of stockpiled ore, in-circuit and gold doré
Management makes estimates of recoverable quantities of gold in stockpiled ore, ore stacked on
heap leach pads and in process to determine the average costs of finished goods sold during the
period and the value of inventories in the Company’s Statements of Financial Position. Net
realizable value tests are performed at each reporting period based on the estimated future sales
price of the gold doré, based on prevailing and long-term gold prices, less estimated costs to
complete production and bring the gold to selling condition.
The recoverable quantity of ore on stockpiles is estimated based on tonnage added and removed
from the stockpiles, the amount of contained gold ounces based on assay data, and the estimated
recovery percentage based on the historical recoveries obtained in the expected processing
method. Stockpiled ore tonnage is verified by periodic surveys.
Estimates of the recoverable gold on the leach pads are calculated from the quantities of ore
placed on the pads based on tonnage added to the leach pads, the grade of ore placed on the leach
pads based on assay data and a recovery percentage based on metallurgical testing and ore type.
Although the quantities of recoverable metal are reconciled by comparing the grades of ore to the
quantities of gold actually recovered, the nature of the process inherently limits the ability to
precisely monitor recoverability levels. As a result, the metallurgical reconciliation process is
constantly monitored and engineering estimates are refined based on actual results over time.
As at December 31, 2013 the carrying amount of inventories (excluding gold doré and supplies
inventories) was $201.9 million (2012 -$119.6 million)
iii. Asset retirement obligation
Amounts recorded for asset retirement obligations and the related accretion expense require the
use of estimates of the future costs the Company will incur to complete the reclamation and
remediation work required to comply with existing laws and regulations at each mine site, as
well as the timing of the reclamation activities and estimated discount rate. The Company
assesses and revises its asset retirement obligations on an annual basis or when new material
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
information becomes available. Actual costs incurred may differ from those amounts estimated.
Also, future changes to environmental laws and regulations could increase the extent of
reclamation and remediation work required to be performed by the Company. Increases in future
costs could materially impact the amounts charged to operations for reclamation and
remediation. The provision represents management’s best estimate of the present value of the
future reclamation and remediation costs.
A change in any or a combination of the key assumptions used to determine the provisions could
have a material impact on the carrying value of the provisions (see note 17(a)). Changes to the
estimated future reclamation costs for operating sites are recognized in the Statement of
Financial Position by adjusting both the retirement asset and provision, and will impact earnings
as these amounts are amortized and accreted over the life of the mine.
The carrying amount of the asset retirement obligations as at December 31, 2013, was $60.0
million (2012- $54.6 million).
iv. Deferred income taxes
The Company operates in a number of tax jurisdictions and is therefore required to estimate its
income taxes in each of these tax jurisdictions in preparing its financial statements. In
calculating the income taxes, the Company considers factors such as tax rates in the different
jurisdictions, non-deductible expenses, changes in tax law, and management’s expectations of
future results. The Company estimates deferred income taxes based on temporary differences
between the income and losses reported in its financial statements and its taxable income and
losses as determined under the applicable tax laws. The tax effects of these temporary
differences are recorded as deferred tax assets or liabilities in the financial statements.
The Company does not recognize deferred tax assets where management does not expect such
assets to be realized based upon current forecasts. In the event that actual results differ from
these estimates, adjustments are made in future periods in these estimates, and changes in the
amount of the deferred tax assets recognized may be required, which could materially impact the
financial position and the income for the period. At December 31, 2013, the total deductible
temporary differences for which a deferred tax asset is not recognized amounted to $311.6
million (2012- $285.1 million). Most of the unrecognized amount relates to unused loss carry
forwards. Deferred tax assets of $7.0 million (2012 - $5.5 million) were recognized in the
Company’s statement of financial position.
At December 31, 2013, the total taxable temporary differences for which a deferred tax liability
is not recognized amounted to $779.0 million (2012- $847.0 million). Most of the unrecognized
amounts relate to investments in subsidiaries, which the Company controls, and are not expected
to reverse for the foreseeable future. Deferred tax liabilities of $9.1 million (2012 - $7.3 million)
were recognized in the Company’s statement of financial position.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
v. Share-based Compensation
Cash and equity-settled share-based payments are measured at fair value at the date of grant. The
fair value determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model or Monte Carlo simulation
model, is based on significant assumptions such as volatility, expected life, expected dividends,
risk-free interest rate and expected forfeiture rates. The expected life used in the model has been
adjusted, based on management’s best estimate, for the effects of non-transferability of the
instruments and employees’ behavioral considerations.
A change in any or a combination of the key assumptions used to determine the fair value of the
issued share-based compensation at grant date and at the reporting date, could have a material
impact on the share-based compensation expense and the carrying value of the share-based
compensation liabilities.
Total share-based compensation cost expense recorded in the Statement of Earnings (Loss) and
Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the year ended December 31, 2013 was $ 2.4 million (2012-
recovery of $ 3.0 million) and carrying amount of the associated liabilities was $ 1.6 million as at
December 31, 2013 (2012- $ 5.2 million).
vi. Depreciation, depletion and amortization period for property plant and equipment
All mining assets (except for mobile equipment and buildings) are amortized using the units-of-
production method where the mine operating plan calls for production from well-defined ore
reserves over proven and probable reserves.
For mobile and other equipment, the straight-line method is applied over the estimated useful life
of the asset which does not exceed the estimated mine life based on proven and probable ore
reserve as the useful lives of these assets are considered to be limited to the life of the relevant
mine. The calculation of the units-of-production rate of amortization could be impacted to the
extent that actual production in the future is different from current forecast production based on
proven and probable ore reserves. This would generally arise when there are significant changes
in any of the factors or assumptions used in estimating ore reserves.
Changes to these estimates, which can be significant, could be caused by a variety of factors,
including future production differing from current forecasts, expansion of mineral reserves
through exploration activities, differences between estimated and actual costs of mining and
other factors impacting mineral reserves or the expected life of the mining operation.
vii. Mineral reserve and resources estimation
The Company estimates its ore reserves and mineral resources based on information compiled by
qualified persons as defined in accordance with the National Instrument 43-101, Standards of
Disclosure for Mineral Projects requirements. The estimation of ore reserves requires judgment
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
to interpret available geological data then select an appropriate mining method and establish an
extraction schedule. It also requires assumptions about future commodity prices, exchange rates,
production costs, recovery rates and discount rates and, in some instances, the renewal of mining
licenses. There are numerous uncertainties inherent in estimating ore reserves and assumptions
that are valid at the time of estimation and may change significantly when new information
becomes available. New geological data as well as changes in the above assumptions may
change the economic status of reserves and may, ultimately, result in the reserves being restated.
Estimates of mineral reserves and resources impact the following items in the financial
statements:
• Useful lives of assets depreciated on a straight-line basis, where those lives are
limited to the life of the mine
• Depreciation and depletion of assets using the units-of-production method
• Estimate of recoverable value of CGUs
• Estimated timing of reclamation activities
• Expected future economic benefit of expenditures, including stripping and
development activities
viii. Litigation and contingency
On an ongoing basis the Company is subject to various claims and other legal disputes described
in note 27, the outcomes of which cannot be assessed with a high degree of certainty. A liability
is recognized where, based on the Company’s legal views and advice, it is considered probable
that an outflow of resources will be required to settle a present obligation that can be measured
reliably.
By their nature, these contingencies will only be resolved when one or more future events occur
or fail to occur. The assessment of such contingencies inherently involves the exercise of
significant judgment of the potential outcome of future events. Disclosure of other contingent
liabilities is made unless the possibility that a loss may occur is considered remote.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
5. Changes in accounting policies
Recently issued but not adopted accounting guidance are as follows:
On May 21, 2013, the IASB issued IFRIC 21, Levies, an interpretation on the accounting for
levies imposed by governments. IFRIC 21 is an interpretation of IAS 37, Provisions, contingent
liabilities and contingent assets. IAS 37 sets out criteria for the recognition of a liability, one of
which is the requirement for the entity to have a present obligation as a result of a past event
(known as an obligating event). The interpretation clarifies that the obligating event that gives
rise to a liability to pay a levy is the activity described in the relevant legislation that triggers the
payment of the levy. IFRIC 21 is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1,
2014. The Company is assessing the impact on its consolidated financial statements from the
adoption of IFRIC 21 effective January 1, 2014.
The IASB has issued IFRS 9 Financial Instruments (“IFRS 9”) which proposes to replace IAS
39 Financial Instruments Recognition and Measurement. The replacement standard has the
following significant components: establishes two primary measurement categories for financial
assets — amortized cost and fair value; establishes criteria for classification of financial assets
within the measurement category based on business model and cash flow characteristics; and
eliminates existing held to maturity, available-for-sale and loans and receivable categories. The
amendments made to IFRS 9 in November 2013 remove the mandatory effective date from IFRS
9. However, entities may still choose to apply IFRS 9 immediately. The Company does not
intend to adopt IFRS 9 in its financial statements for the annual period beginning January 1,
2014 but will continue to monitor and evaluate the impact of any required changes to its
consolidated financial statements based on the characteristics of its financial instruments until the
adoption time.
Adoption of New Accounting Standards and Developments
The comparative information presented in these financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2013 and the financial position as at December 31, 2012 have been restated as a
result of the new IFRS standards adopted as at January 1, 2013 as explained below:
The Company adopted IFRIC 20, Stripping Costs in the Production Phase of a Surface Mine
(“IFRIC 20”) and therefore applied the requirements to production stripping costs incurred on or
after January 1, 2012, in accordance with the transitional provisions of IFRIC 20. The Company
also analyzed its stripping assets recorded as of January 1, 2012, the date of the earliest period
presented, in accordance with the transitional provisions of IFRIC 20 and concluded that its
stripping activity assets are identifiable components of the ore body and that no adjustments were
required as at January 1, 2012.
The interpretation provides guidance on how to account for overburden waste stripping costs in
the production phase of a surface mine. Stripping activity related to inventory produced is
accounted for in accordance with IAS 2, Inventories. Stripping activity that improves access to
ore is accounted for as an addition to or enhancement of an existing asset.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
Under the Company’s previous accounting policy, stripping costs incurred in the production
phase of a mining operation were capitalized when the stripping activity increased future output
of the mine by providing access to additional reserves outside the original mine plan. Under
IFRIC 20, the Company recognizes stripping activity assets, when the following three criteria are
met:
i.
ii.
iii.
it is probable that the future economic benefit associated with the stripping
activity will flow to the Company;
the Company can identify the component of the ore body for which access has
been improved; and
the costs relating to the stripping activity associated with that component can be
measured reliably by the Company.
Stripping activity assets capitalized under IFRIC 20 are classified as capitalized stripping costs
as part of the Company’s property plant and equipment. The adoption of IFRIC 20 resulted in an
increase in the capitalization of stripping activity assets on the Company’s Consolidated
Financial Position and an increase in earnings as costs that were expensed under the Company’s
previous accounting policy, as they related to accessing reserves in the original mine plan, are
now capitalized because they meet the three criteria for recognition under IFRIC 20. These
additional stripping activity costs are amortized on a unit of production basis in subsequent
periods over the proven and probable reserves to which they relate. Inventories were adjusted for
the impact of capitalized production stripping costs and the depreciation of stripping activity
assets which is included in the cost of inventories.
The Company’s policy for amortization of the stripping activity assets is unchanged as a result of
the adoption of IFRIC 20.
As a result of adopting IFRIC 20, the book value of property plant and equipment increased by
$36.7 million and gold inventories increased by $3.6 million with a corresponding increase in
earnings of $40.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2012.
This new pronouncement has no effect on the Company’s cash balance and cash flow other than
the presentation in the consolidated cash flow statement. Below is the net effect of the adoption
of the new IFRIC 20 standard, as described above, on the Company’s comparative financial
statements as at and for the year ended December 31, 2012:
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
a) Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Total assets- before adoption of IFRIC 20
Adjustments for:
Addition of stripping costs in inventory
Capitalized stripping assets (Property plant and equipment)
Total assets- after adoption of IFRIC 20
Total shareholders' equity- before adoption of IFRIC 20
Adjustments for:
Reversal of stripping costs included in cost of sales
Reversal of stripping costs included in abnormal mining
costs
Total shareholders' equity- after adoption of IFRIC 20
December 31, 2012
$
1,554,131
3,553
36,714
1,594,398
$
$
1,328,826
4,155
36,112
1,369,093
$
b) Adjustments to Consolidated Statements of loss and Comprehensive loss
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Year ended December 31, 2012
Net loss and comprehensive loss - before adoption of IFRIC 20
Adjustments to:
Cost of sales
Abnormal mining costs
Net loss and comprehensive loss- after adoption of IFRIC 20
$
(183,998)
4,155
36,112
(143,731)
$
Basic and diluted loss per common share- before adoption of IFRIC 20
$
Basic and diluted loss per common share- after adoption of IFRIC 20
$
(0.78)
(0.61)
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
c) Adjustments to Consolidated Statements of Cash flow
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Year ended December 31, 2012
Net cash provided by operations - before adoption of IFRIC 20
Adjustments to:
Reversal of stripping costs included in earnings
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
Change in working capital- inventories
Net cash provided by operations- after adoption of IFRIC 20
Net cash used in investing activities- before adoption of IFRIC 20
Adjustment to:
Stripping costs capitalized as additions to PP&E
Net cash used in investing activities- after adoption of IFRIC 20
$
134,720
40,266
(131)
(1,464)
173,391
(48,639)
(38,671)
(87,310)
$
$
$
Effective January 1, 2013, the Company adopted the new recommendations of IFRS 10
Consolidated Financial Statements (“IFRS 10”), which replaces parts of IAS 27, Consolidated
and Separate Financial Statements (“IAS 27”) and all of SIC-12 Consolidation – Special
Purpose Entities, which changes the definition of control which is the determining factor in
whether an entity should be consolidated. Under IFRS 10, an investor controls an investee when
it is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee and has the
ability to affect those returns through its power over the investee. The adoption of this standard
did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Effective January 1, 2013, the Company adopted the new recommendations of IFRS 11 Joint
Arrangements (“IFRS 11”), which replaces IAS 31 Interests in Joint Ventures and SIC-13 Jointly
Controlled Entities – Non-monetary Contributions by Venturers and requires a venturer to
classify its interest in a joint arrangement as either a joint operation or a joint venture. For a joint
operation, the joint operator will recognize its assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and/or its
relative share thereof. For a joint venture, the joint venturer will account for its interest in the
venture’s net assets using the equity method of accounting. This is a change from the previous
standard used by the Company, under which the Company chose to proportionally consolidate
joint ventures. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s
consolidated financial statements.
Effective January 1, 2013, the Company adopted the new recommendations of IFRS 12
Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities (“IFRS 12”). IFRS 12 is a new and comprehensive
standard on disclosure requirements for all forms of interests in other entities, including joint
arrangements, associates, special purpose vehicles and other off-balance sheet vehicles. The
required disclosures aim to provide information in order to enable users to evaluate the nature of,
and the risks associated with, an entity’s interest in other entities, and the effects of those
interests on the entity’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows. The adoption of
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s disclosures.
Effective January 1, 2013, the Company adopted the new recommendations of IFRS 13 Fair
Value Measurement (“IFRS 13”) which replaces the fair value measurement guidance contained
in individual IFRSs with a single source of fair value measurement guidance. It defines fair value
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, i.e. an exit price. The standard
also establishes a framework for measuring fair value and sets out disclosure requirements for
fair value measurements to provide information that enables financial statement users to assess
the methods and inputs used to develop fair value measurements and, for recurring fair value
measurements that use significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), the effect of the measurements
on profit or loss or other comprehensive income. The adoption of this standard did not have an
effect on the amounts recognized in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the
current period. The disclosure requirements of IFRS 13 have been incorporated in the
Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013.
6. Acquisition of interest in Öksüt Gold Project
On January 24, 2013 the Company acquired the remaining 30% interest that it did not own in the
Öksüt Gold Project located in the Kayseri region of central Turkey. The Company paid $20.2
million, (including transaction costs of $0.2 million), and granted a 1% Net Smelter Return
royalty on the project, subject to a maximum of $20 million, as consideration for the 30%
interest acquired. The net assets acquired included $0.4 million of cash.
The acquisition was accounted for as an equity transaction as the Company controlled the entity
before the acquisition of the additional interest.
7. Restricted cash
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Dividend trust account
Other
2013
10,731
-
10,731
$
$
$
$
2012
5,938
149
6,087
Pursuant to an Ontario court order last updated on June 5, 2013, $5.3 million of Centerra
dividends otherwise payable to Kyrgyzaltyn JSC during the year ended December 31, 2013,
were transferred to a trust for the credit of the court proceedings commenced by a Turkish
company, Sistem Muhenkislik Insaat Sanayi Tiacaret SA. The court order set a maximum of
approximately Cdn$11.3 million to be held in trust, and the maximum was reached in July
2013. As at December 31, 2013 the full amount required under the court order of Cdn$11.3
million (equivalent of $10.6 million) together with interest earned of $0.1 million was held in
trust.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
The dividend payable and restricted cash held in trust for the credit of this court proceeding have
been classified as long-term since the timing of the resolution of the court proceedings is
unknown.
8. Amounts receivable
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
2013
2012
Gold sales receivable from related party (note 28)
Gold sales receivable from third party
Other receivables
$
$
69,382
4,777
4,548
78,707
The aging of the gross amounts receivable at each reporting date was as follows:
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Less than 1 month
1 to 3 months
Over 3 months
2013
75,389
144
3,174
78,707
$
$
$
$
$
$
48,325
17,906
9,107
75,338
2012
68,203
884
6,251
75,338
The Company has not recorded any allowance for credit losses for the periods presented above.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
9. Inventories
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Stockpiles of ore
Gold in-circuit
Heap leach in circuit
Gold doré
Supplies
Total Inventories (net of provisions)
Less: Long-term inventory (heap leach gold inventories)
Total Inventories-current portion
2013
161,818
27,212
12,860
2,699
204,589
173,929
378,518
(5,229)
373,289
2012
(Restated)
(Note 5)
94,288
19,140
6,189
7,612
127,229
175,430
302,659
(10,094)
292,565
$
$
$
$
As a result of an increase in cost and decrease in the price of gold at June 30, 2013, stockpiles of
ore inventory was written down to net realizable value at June 30, 2013. There were no further
write downs of inventory during the year ended December 31, 2013. An impairment of $3.2
million was charged to cost of sales during the year ended December 31, 2013.
The provision for mine supplies obsolescence was increased for the year ended December 31,
2013 by $0.9 million (December 31, 2012- $0.8 million). The increase in the provision was
charged to cost of sales.
During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company de-recognized underground supplies
inventories of $14.0 million as part of the $180.7 million de-recognition of the underground
development costs and underground assets resulting from the new mine plan for Kumtor
announced on November 7, 2012.
The table below summarizes inventories adjusted for the provision for obsolescence:
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
2013
Total inventories
Less : Provisions for supplies obsolescence
Total Inventories (net of provisions)
Less: Long-term inventory (heap leach stockpiles)
Total Inventories-current portion
$
$
382,404
(3,886)
378,518
(5,229)
373,289
$
$
2012
(Restated)
(Note 5)
305,632
(2,973)
302,659
(10,094)
292,565
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
10. Prepaid expenses
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Revenue based taxes
Insurance
Rent
Deposit for consumable supplies
Others
Total
11. Property, plant and equipment
$
$
2013
10,000
6,488
399
9,823
2,481
29,191
$
$
2012
30,000
6,120
586
10,260
2,351
49,317
The following is a summary of the carrying value of property, plant and equipment:
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Cost
January 1, 2012
Additions
De-recognition of underground assets
Disposals
Reclassification
Balance December 31, 2012-restated
Additions
Disposals
Reclassification
Balance December 31, 2013
Accumulated depreciation
January 1, 2012
Charge for the year
De-recognition of underground assets
Disposals
Balance December 31, 2012-restated
Charge for the year
Disposals
Balance December 31, 2013
Net book Value
Balance December 31, 2012-restated
Balance December 31, 2013
Buildings,
Capitalized
Construction
Plant and
equipment
Mineral
properties
stripping
costs
Mobile
Equipment
in progress
("CIP")
Total
$
$
376,611 $
7,422
(4,063)
(1,032)
3,556
382,494 $
318
(21,473)
31,098
187,434 $
2,288
-
(829)
-
188,893 $
5,215
(545)
3,376
116,198 $
251,700
-
-
367,898 $
278,638
-
-
346,927 $
146,371
(18,521)
(26,650)
4,517
452,644 $
277
(68,554)
80,994
178,541 $
55,091
(155,613)
-
(8,073)
69,946 $
97,401
-
(115,468)
1,205,711
462,872
(178,197)
(28,511)
-
1,461,875
381,849
(90,572)
-
$
392,437 $
196,939 $
646,536 $
465,361 $
51,879 $
1,753,152
$
$
242,694 $
9,673
(2,121)
(832)
249,414 $
17,277
(19,581)
123,910 $
9,381
-
(726)
132,565 $
15,236
(153)
75,747 $
143,407
-
219,154 $
330,993
-
173,209 $
96,446
(9,366)
(25,470)
234,819 $
102,173
(67,815)
$
247,110 $
147,648 $
550,147 $
269,177 $
- $
-
-
-
- $
-
-
- $
$
$
133,080 $
56,328 $
148,744 $
217,825 $
69,946 $
145,327 $
49,291 $
96,389 $
196,184 $
51,879 $
615,560
258,907
(11,487)
(27,028)
835,952
465,679
(87,549)
1,214,082
625,923
539,070
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
The following is an analysis of the depreciation, depletion and amortization charge for the year
recorded in the Statements of Financial Position and Statements of Earnings (Loss) and
Comprehensive Income (Loss):
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Amount recorded in cost of sales (note 18)
Amount recorded in corporate administration (note 23)
Amount recorded in abnormal mining costs
Amount recorded in mine standby costs
Amount recorded in other operating expenses
Total included in Statements of Cash flows
Recorded in inventory (note 32(a))
Capitalised in property, plant and equipment (note 32(b))
Total
$
$
2013
309,037
352
-
-
-
309,389
78,503
77,787
465,679
$
$
2012
142,068
248
7,033
2,151
1,237
152,737
37,125
69,045
258,907
De-recognition of underground development costs and underground assets
On November 7, 2012, the Board of Directors approved an updated reserves estimate and new
mine plan for Kumtor. Under the new mine plan, the existing underground development
infrastructure at Kumtor will no longer be used. As a result, the Company de-recognized the
capitalized cost of the underground development, underground equipment and the underground
supplies inventories and recorded a charge of $180.7 million during the year ended December
31, 2012.
The following is a summary of the $180.7 million charge:
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Development costs
Underground mobile equipment
Total de-recognized underground development and equipment
costs
Underground development consumable inventory (note 9)
Net Amount
$
$
155,613
11,097
166,710
13,963
180,673
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
12. Goodwill
The Company has two CGUs, one in the Kyrgyz Republic and one in Mongolia, of which only
the Kyrgyz CGU has been allocated goodwill. The carrying value of goodwill for the Kyrgyz
Republic remained unchanged at $129.7 million as at December 31, 2013 and December 31,
2012.
Annual Test as at September 1, 2013:
The Company performed its annual test for goodwill impairment as at September 1, 2013 in
accordance with its policy described in note 3.
The net asset value (“NAV”) of the Kyrgyz CGU is determined based on a discounted cash flow
analysis and the recoverable amount is determined using a market multiple of the NAV as public
gold companies typically trade at a market capitalization that is based on a multiple of their
underlying NAV.
As an industry participant would consider future resources, including any expansion projects
over the life-of-mine (“LOM”) in determining fair value, the Company has also included the fair
value of known resources in the recoverable value, based either on the conversion into
production in the discounted cash flow model or estimated amount per ounce of resources that an
arm’s length party would be willing to pay based on comparable market transactions. As part of
the Company’s annual reserve estimation process, each CGU updates its LOM plan which
optimizes the production of its proven and probable reserves. The LOM is enhanced with the
inclusion of resource conversion based on management’s best estimate of convertibility. The
resulting valuation model includes the cash flows which management expects to generate over
the mine’s life, using various business and economic assumptions.
Key assumptions used in the discounted cash flow model and for calculating the Kyrgyz CGU
recoverable amount used in the September 1, 2013 impairment test were as follows:
i. Gold price per ounce was $1,320 per ounce for the balance of 2013, $1,330 per ounce
for 2014, $1,349 per ounce for 2015, $1,378 per ounce for 2016 and $1,350 per ounce
for 2017 onwards. Management determined gold prices based on the average of the
most recent market commodity price forecasts consensus up to September 1, 2013 from
a number of recognized financial analysts.
For the September 1, 2012 impairment test, gold price per ounce was $1,695 per ounce
for the balance of 2012, $1,727 per ounce for 2013, $1,626 per ounce for 2014, $1,510
per ounce for 2015 and $1,249 per ounce for 2016 onwards..
ii. The cash flow model used for the 2013 test included the mining and processing of
Kumtor’s reserves totalling 9.1 million contained ounces (2012-7.4 million contained
ounces). For the 2013 test, a fair value of $25 per ounce was also included for 5.3
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
million contained ounces of resources based on comparable historic market
transactions. Management expects the Kyrgyz CGU to continue mining and processing
ore (including converted resources) through 2026. Management determined its planned
production profile and total life of mine production based on its development activity
and its mine and processing plans as at September 1, 2013.
The 2012 annual test included 2.6 million contained ounces of converted resources into
the cash flow model.
iii. A real after tax discount rate of 11.7% (2012–11.5%) based on the Company’s
estimated weighted-average cost of capital adjusted for the risks associated with the
Kyrgyz cash flows.
As a result of the amount of the excess of fair value less cost of disposal as compared to the
carrying amount of the Kyrgyz CGU as at September 1, 2013, management believes no
reasonably possible change in assumptions would cause the carrying amount of the CGU to
exceed its current recoverable amount as of December 31, 2013.
13. Other assets
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Reclamation trust fund (note 17)
Other long term receivables
Other assets(a)
Total
$
$
2013
13,523
1,754
4,999
20,276
$
$
2012
11,328
263
11,679
23,270
a) Includes $0.6 million (December 31, 2012 - $7.2 million) of deposits for the purchase
of mobile equipment.
14. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Trade creditors and accruals
Liability for share-based compensation
Total
15. Short-term debt
2013
30,541
1,568
32,109
$
$
2012
58,704
5,236
63,940
$
$
On November 16, 2010 the Company entered into a Credit Agreement with the European Bank
for Reconstruction and Development (“EBRD”) which provides for a $150 million, three-year
revolving credit facility (the “Facility”). On December 11, 2013 the Company extended the
Facility term to February 17, 2015.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
As at December 31, 2013, the Company had $76 million outstanding debt under the Facility due
for repayment on February 10, 2014. The $76 million drawn amount was subsequently redrawn
on February 10, 2014 and is due to be repaid on August 11, 2014 or, at the Company’s
discretion, repayment of the loaned funds may be extended until February 2015.
The amounts drawn on the Facility bear interest at the six-month LIBOR rate plus 2.9% (3.37%
at December 31, 2013 and 3.62% at December 31, 2012). Interest is payable at the end of the
term. A commitment (standby) fee is also payable on the undrawn amount of the Facility. A
commitment fee of 0.75% is applied to the undrawn portion of the Facility when less than 50%
of the Facility amount is drawn, or 0.50% when more than 50% of the Facility amount is drawn.
The terms of the Facility requires the Company to pledge certain mobile equipment at Kumtor,
with a net book value of $182.1 million as security and maintain compliance with specified
covenants, including financial covenants. The Company was in compliance with the covenants at
December 31, 2013.
The amount of the short-term debt is net of deferred financing fees as shown below:
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Revolver credit facility
Deferred financing fees
Total
16. Taxes
a. Revenue Based Taxes - Kumtor
$
$
2013
76,000
(418)
75,582
$
$
2012
76,000
(1,383)
74,617
Kumtor pays taxes on revenue, at a rate of 13% of gross revenue, with an additional contribution
of 1% of gross revenue payable to the Issyk-Kul Oblast Development Fund.
During the year ended December 31, 2013, the 13% revenue-based tax expense recorded by
Kumtor was $105.4 million ($69.4 million in 2012), while Issyk-Kul Oblast Development Fund
contribution of 1% of gross revenue totaled $8.1 million ($5.3 million in 2012).
As at December 31, 2013, $30.7 million of revenue-based tax is payable to the Kyrgyz
Government (December 31, 2012– $18.6 million).
On May 28, 2012, a tax advance agreement was signed by Kumtor and the Kyrgyz Government
and $30 million of future revenue-based taxes were advanced to the government. $20 million of
this interest-free advance was applied against revenue-based taxes otherwise payable during the
year ended December 31, 2013. The remaining balance to be applied against revenue-based taxes
otherwise payable during 2014 is included in prepaid expenses at December 31, 2013 (note 10).
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
b. Income Tax Expense
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Current tax
Deferred tax
Total Income Tax Expense
2013
12,775
378
13,153
$
$
2012
11,734
(50)
11,684
$
$
No entities, other than those in the Mongolian segment, recorded income tax expense during
the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.
The provision for income tax differs from the amount that would arise using the weighted
average tax rate applicable to profits of the consolidated entities as follows:
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
2013
2012
Earnings (loss) before income tax
$
170,829
$
(132,047)
Income tax calculated at Canadian tax rates if applicable to
earnings (loss) in the respective countries
Income tax effects of:
Difference between Canadian rate and rates applicable to
subsidiaries in other countries
Change in unrecognized deductible temporary differences
Impact of foreign currency movements
Non-deductible employee costs
Other non-deductible expenses or non-taxable items
45,270
(34,992)
(50,769)
10,533
2,736
1,057
4,326
13,153
$
30,399
8,040
298
1,339
6,600
11,684
$
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
c. Deferred Income Tax
The significant components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
2013
2012
Deferred income tax assets:
Inventory
Provisions - asset retirement obligation
Total deferred tax assets
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Cash and cash equivalents
Short-term investments
Property plant and equipment
Total deferred tax liabilities
Net deferred tax assets/(liabilities)
$
$
$
$
$
651
6,336
6,987
(2,251)
(930)
(5,963)
(9,144)
(2,157)
$
$
$
$
$
1,530
4,009
5,539
(848)
(930)
(5,569)
(7,347)
(1,808)
The Company has the following positions in respect of which no deferred income tax asset
has been recognized:
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
December 31, 2013
Expiring within one to five years
Expiring after five years
No expiry date
December 31, 2012
Expiring within one to five years
Expiring after five years
No expiry date
$
$
$
$
Tax losses
income
Tax losses
capital
Exploration
Non
Deductibles
Reserves
Other
Total
27,213 $
210,905
323
238,441 $
- $
-
34,939
34,939 $
- $
-
33,103
33,103 $
- $
-
-
- $
- $
-
5,133
5,133 $
27,213
210,905
73,498
311,616
23,120 $
191,592
260
214,972 $
- $
-
32,458
32,458 $
- $
-
26,772
26,772 $
- $
-
3,679
3,679 $
- $
-
7,177
7,177 $
23,120
191,592
70,346
285,058
At December 31, 2013, no deferred tax liabilities have been recognized in respect of the
aggregate amount of $779.0 million (2012 - $847.0 million) of taxable temporary differences
associated with investments in subsidiaries, as the Company controls the timing and
circumstances of the reversal of these differences, and the differences are not anticipated to
reverse in the foreseeable future.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
d. Taxes payable
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Other taxes payable
Income taxes payable
Total taxes payable
17. Provisions
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Asset retirement obligations
Other provision
Total provisions
Less: current portion
(a) Asset Retirement Obligations
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Kumtor gold mine
Boroo gold mine
Total asset retirement obligations
Less: current portion
2013
1,106
1,002
2,108
$
$
2012
1,207
3,973
5,180
$
$
$
(a)
(b)
$
$
$
2013
60,020
-
60,020
(1,194)
58,826
2013
37,033
22,987
60,020
(1,194)
58,826
$
$
$
$
2012
54,554
614
55,168
(5,257)
49,911
2012
30,986
23,568
54,554
(4,643)
49,911
Centerra’s estimates of future asset retirement obligations are based on reclamation standards
that meet regulatory requirements. Elements of uncertainty in estimating these amounts include
potential changes in regulatory requirements, reclamation plans and cost estimates, discount rates
and timing of expected expenditures.
The Company estimates its total undiscounted future decommissioning and reclamation costs at
December 31, 2013 to be $79.6 million (December 31, 2012 - $61.6 million). The following is a
summary of the key assumptions on which the carrying amount of the asset retirement
obligations is based:
Expected timing of payment of the cash flows is based on the LOM plans.
i.
ii. Ongoing reclamation spending continues at Boroo, while at Kumtor reclamation is
expected to start at the end of its mine life.
iii. Risk-free discount rates of 3.0% at Kumtor and 2.2% at Boroo at December 31, 2013
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
(December 31, 2012- 2% at Kumtor and 1.3% at Boroo).
The following is a reconciliation of the total discounted liability for asset retirement obligations:
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Balance at January 1
Liabilities paid
Impact of revisions in estimated timing, discount rates
and amount of cash flows
Accretion expense
Total asset retirement obligations
Less: current portion
Balance at December 31
2013
54,554
(675)
5,215
926
60,020
(1,194)
58,826
$
$
2012
55,625
(702)
(1,129)
760
54,554
(4,643)
49,911
$
$
In 1998, a Reclamation Trust Fund was established to cover the future costs of reclamation at the
Kumtor gold mine, net of salvage values. This restricted cash is funded using the units of
production method, annually in arrears, over the life of the mine. On December 31, 2013 this
fund had a balance of $13.5 million (December 31, 2012 - $11.3 million).
The Company completed its regularly scheduled update to closure costs estimates at Kumtor in
late 2013 and also completed a revision to the closure costs at Boroo. The latest update at
Kumtor resulted in an increase in the reclamation provision of $5.4 million. This was partially
offset by a decrease of $0.2 million of the Boroo provision. The last closure cost update at Boroo
was completed in 2011 and there have been no material changes to its asset retirement obligation
since that time.
(b) Other provision
On February 27, 2012, the Company announced that it would close its exploration office in
Reno, Nevada USA as of June 30, 2012. As a result, a $0.95 million provision was recorded by
the Company. The provision was based on current estimates of the likely amounts to be incurred
and include termination benefits that affected employees were entitled to receive. During the
year ended December 31, 2013, the provision was fully settled (2012- $0.33 million).
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
18. Cost of sales
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Operating costs:
Salaries and benefits
Consumables
Third party services
Other operating costs
Royalties, levies and production taxes
Inventory impairment (Note 9)
Changes in inventories
Depreciation, depletion and amortization (note 11)
2013
76,356
130,168
5,515
18,423
9,754
3,198
6,785
250,199
309,037
559,236
2012
(Restated)
(Note 5)
72,251
92,766
5,789
18,236
6,500
-
45,706
241,248
142,068
383,316
$
$
$
$
19. Abnormal mining costs
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
2013
Unloading of abnormal waste
$
$
-
-
$
$
2012
(Restated)
(Note 5)
24,769
24,769
The Company announced on March 27, 2012 its decision to re-sequence the Kumtor mine plan
and delay the mining of ore in the SB zone due to concerns created by the acceleration of ice and
waste movement in the high movement area above the southeast portion of the SB zone. The
revised mining plan for 2012 required that a significant area of ice and waste be removed,
primarily located outside of the current pit limits, the costs of which were expensed.
20. Mine Standby Costs
Over a period of ten days ending February 16, 2012 the Company’s operations at Kumtor were
temporarily suspended due to a labour dispute initiated by unionized workers at Kumtor. The
Company incurred and expensed $4.6 million in labour, maintenance and mine support costs
directly as a result of the labour dispute at Kumtor. No such instance occurred during the year
ended December 31, 2013.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
21. Other Operating expenses
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Social development contributions (a)
Net alluvial production (income) expenses
Project care and maintenance(b)
Project closure(c)
2013
6,378 $
-
352
1,529
8,259 $
2012
26,163
(48)
369
7,796
34,280
$
$
a) On-going spending on social development programs during the year ended December 31,
2013 were $6.4 million ($6.2 million in the Kyrgyz Republic and $0.2 million in
Mongolia). During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company, through its
subsidiary Kumtor, contributed $21 million to a national micro-credit financing program,
whose objective is to provide financing for small sustainable development projects
throughout the Kyrgyz Republic. The Company also accrued a further $1.1 million for the
construction and equipping of a maternity hospital in Ulaanbaatar through the Boroo
Community Development Initiatives program in Mongolia. A further $4.0 million was
contributed to various social development programs in the Kyrgyz Republic and Mongolia
during the year ended December 31, 2012.
b) Project care and maintenance costs of $0.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2013
(2012- $0.4 million) were incurred to maintain the site at the Gatsuurt development project.
c) Underground project closure costs of $1.5 million were incurred by Kumtor for the year
ended December 31, 2013 (2012- $7.8 million) following the change in mine plan
announced on November 7, 2012 and the decision to expand the open pit at Kumtor.
Closure activities at the underground project focused on salvaging equipment and closing
the portals safely. In carrying out these closure activities, the Company incurred costs for
labour, ground condition monitoring, remedial work, water control and ventilation.
22. Exploration and business development costs
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Exploration:
Mine site exploration
Advanced projects
Generative exploration and other projects
Exploration administration
Total exploration
Business development
2013
2012
$
$
6,115
10,496
10,545
2,517
29,673
23
29,696
$
$
11,446
9,754
13,880
3,311
38,391
592
38,983
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
23. Corporate Administration
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Administration and office
Professional fees
Salaries and benefits
Share-based compensation (recovery)
Depreciation and amortization (note 11)
24. Other (income) and expenses, net
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Interest income
Loss on disposal of assets
Bank charges
Miscellaneous income
Foreign exchange loss
25. Finance costs
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Revolving credit facility:
Amortization of deferred financing costs
Interest expense
Commitment fees and other revolving credit facility costs
Accretion expense (Note 17)
2013
6,426
7,322
13,985
2,557
352
30,642
2013
(559)
2,664
61
(1,251)
2,653
3,568
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
2013
$
$
1,091 $
2,593
379
926
4,989 $
2012
7,574
7,186
15,099
(3,061)
248
27,046
2012
(728)
556
67
(119)
92
(132)
2012
1,091
1,117
1,010
760
3,978
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
26. Shareholders’ Equity
a. Share Capital
Centerra is authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares, class A non-voting
shares and preference shares with no par value.
b. Earnings (loss) per Share
All potentially dilutive securities were excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share
for the year ended December 31, 2012 as they would have been anti-dilutive as a result of the
net loss recorded for the period.
For the year ended December 31, 2013 certain potentially dilutive securities were excluded
from the calculation of diluted earnings per share due to the exercise prices of certain stock
options being greater than the average market price of the Company’s ordinary shares for the
period.
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share computation:
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Net earnings (loss)
Adjustment to earnings (loss):
2013
2012
$
157,676
$
(143,731)
Impact of performance share units accounted for as equity settled
Net earnings (loss) for the purposes of diluted earnings (loss) per
share
$
(5,172)
-
152,504
$
(143,731)
(Thousands of common shares)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
Effect of potential dilutive securities:
Stock options
Restricted share units
Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding
236,382
236,369
23
258
236,663
-
-
236,369
Basic earnings (loss) per common share
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share
$
$
0.67
0.64
$
$
(0.61)
(0.61)
Potentially dilutive securities, including stock options and restricted share units, summarized
below were excluded in the calculation of the diluted earnings (loss) per share:
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
(Thousands of units)
Stock options
Restricted share units
c. Dividends
2013
1,953
-
1,953
2012
597
92
689
Dividends are declared in Canadian dollars and paid in Canadian dollars. At December 31,
2013, accrued dividends payable to Kyrgyzaltyn were $10.6 million (2012- $5.9 million) (see
note 28). The details of dividends distribution in 2013 and 2012 are as follows:
(Thousands of US$)
2013
2012
Dividends declared (Thousands of US$)
$
36,369
Dividends declared (Canadian Dollar per share amount) $
$
0.16
0.16
$
$
$
28,187
0.12
0.12
d. Share-Based Compensation
The impact of Share-Based Compensation is summarized as follows:
(Millions of U.S. dollars
except as indicated)
(i) Stock options
(ii) PSUs
(iii) Annual PSUs
(iv) Deferred share units
(v) Restricted share units
Number
outstanding
Dec 31/13
Expense/(Income)
Liability
Dec 31/13
Dec 31/12
Dec 31/13
Dec 31/12
2,511,500 $
609,312
150,582
150,207
252,538
$
2.8 $
-
-
(0.7)
0.3
2.4 $
2.3 $
(3.3)
-
(2.5)
0.5
(3.0) $
- $
-
-
0.6
1.0
1.6 $
-
2.3
-
1.9
1.0
5.2
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
(i) Stock Options
Centerra has established a stock option plan under which options to purchase common
shares may be granted to officers and employees of the Company. Options granted under
the plan have an exercise price of not less than the weighted average trading price of the
common shares where they are listed for the five trading days prior to the date of the grant.
Options granted vest over 3 years, except for special grants issued in 2010 and 2012 which
vest under terms ranging from 9 months to 2 years. All issued options expire after eight
years from the date granted. Options may be granted with a related share appreciation right.
In these circumstances, the participant can either elect to receive shares by exercising the
stock option or to receive payment in cash equal to the equivalent gain in the stock price.
Centerra, at its discretion, can require any holder who has exercised a share appreciation
right to exercise their option instead, or can elect to satisfy the cash amount owing upon
exercise of a share appreciation right with common shares. There are currently no
outstanding stock options grants with a share appreciation right.
A maximum of 18,000,000 common shares are available for issuance upon the exercise of
options granted under the plan. Certain restrictions on grants apply, including that the
maximum number of shares that may be granted to any individual within a 12-month period
can not exceed 5% of the outstanding common shares.
Centerra’s stock options transactions during the year were as follows:
2013
Weighted
Average
Number of Exercise
Number of
Options
Price-Cdn$ Options
Balance, January 1
Granted
Forfeited
Exercised
Balance, December 31
(a) The average weighted average share price on the date of exercised was $19.56
1,674,194 $
986,811
(149,505)
-
11.88
6.70
(8.68)
-
10.04
752,448
989,953
(37,455)
(30,752)
1,674,194
2,511,500 $
2012
Weighted
Average
Exercise
##S
L
Price-Cdn$
a
$
$
12.31
11.50
(16.42)
(4.81)
11.88
The Black-Scholes model was used to estimate the fair value of stock options. In determining the
fair value of these employee stock options, the following weighted average assumptions were
used for the series issued in 2013:
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
Grant date
Number of
Grant Expected Share price Dividend Risk free Fair value
Options Price-Cdn$
life Volatility (i)
Yield
rate Price-Cdn$
March 4, 2013
May 20, 2013
August 13, 2013
956,462
5,377
6.78
3.96
17,220
4.49
November 11, 2013
7,752
3.82
3 years
3 years
3 years
3 years
64.22 % 2.48 % 1.11 %
67.40 % 4.81 % 1.15 %
69.59 % 3.35 % 1.47 %
72.61 % 3.37 % 1.42 %
Total weighted average
986,811
6.70
3 years
64.40 % 2.51 % 1.12 %
(i) Expected volatility is measured as the annualized daily standard deviation of share price returns, based
on historical movement of the Company’s shares.
2.24
1.21
2.41
1.20
2.23
The terms of the options outstanding at December 31, 2013 are as follows:
Award
Date
Award
Price
Expiry
Number of
Options
date Outstanding
Number of
Options
Vested
2008
2009
2010
2011
2011
2012
2012
2012
2012
2013
2013
2013
2013
March 18, 2016
February 17, 2017
August 19, 2018
March 7, 2019
September 14, 2019
March 6, 2020
August 14, 2020
August 14, 2020 (a)
38,030
265,560
100,000
299,499
5,033
298,385
89,797
475,000
50,000
859,847
5,377
17,220
7,752
2,511,500
(a) These options vest 50% on the first anniversary and 50% on the secondary anniversary
$14.29 (Cdn)
$4.81 (Cdn)
$14.37 (Cdn)
$18.31 (Cdn)
$22.28 (Cdn)
$19.48 (Cdn)
$7.29 (Cdn)
$7.29 (Cdn)
$9.31 (Cdn)
$6.78 (Cdn)
$3.96 (Cdn)
$4.49 (Cdn)
$3.82 (Cdn)
November 19, 2020
March 4, 2021
May 20, 2021
August 13, 2021
November 11, 2021
38,030
265,560
100,000
199,659
4,356
102,271
34,194
247,500
50,000
-
-
-
-
1,041,570
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
(ii) Performance share unit plan
Centerra has established a performance share unit plan for employees and officers of the
Company. A performance share unit represents the right to receive the cash equivalent of a
common share or, at the Company’s option, a common share purchased on the open market.
Performance share units granted vest 50% at the end of the year after grant and the remaining
50% the following year. The number of units which will vest is determined based on
Centerra’s total return performance (based on the preceding sixty-one trading days volume
weighted average share price) relative to the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index Total Return
Index Value during the applicable period. The number of units that vest is determined by
multiplying the number of units granted to the participant by the adjustment factor, which
ranges from 0 to 2.0. Therefore, the number of units that will vest and are paid out may be
higher or lower than the number of units originally granted to a participant.
If dividends are paid, each participant will be allocated additional performance share units
equal in value to the dividend paid on the number of common shares equal to the number of
performance share units held by the participant, based on the sixty-one trading days volume
weighted average share price on the date of the dividend.
Centerra’s performance share unit plan transactions during the year were as follows:
Balance, January 1
Granted
Exercised
Cancelled
Balance, December 31
2013
2012
603,126
405,505
(345,682)
(53,637)
609,312
1,314,134
227,505
(903,534)
(34,979)
603,126
The Monte Carlo simulated option pricing model was used in estimating the fair value of
performance share units that are not vested as at year end. The model requires the use of
subjective assumptions, including expected stock-price volatility, risk-free rate of return and
forfeiture rate. Historical data has been considered in setting the assumptions. In determining
the fair value of these units, the principal assumptions used in applying the Monte Carlo
simulated option pricing model were as follows:
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
Share price
S&P/TSX Global Gold Index
Expected life (years)
Expected volatility- Centerra’s share price
Expected volatility- S&P/TSX Global Gold Index
Expected dividends
Risk-free rate of return
Forfeiture rate
2013
$
4.21
$ 171.48
1.40
79.3 %
40.7 %
3.4 %
1.5 %
4.9 %
2012
9.07
$
$ 324.18
1.35
88.0 %
29.4 %
1.3 %
1.6 %
3.8 %
For the units that are fully vested as at year end, the fair value of the units were determined
using the calculated sixty-one trading days volume weighted average share price multiplied
by the adjustment factor. In determining the fair value of the vested units, the principal
assumptions used were a share price of $3.83 and adjustment factor of Nil (December 31,
2012- share price of $10.33 and adjustment factor of 1.04).
The vested number of units outstanding as at December 31, 2013 are 165,644 (December 31,
2012 – 306,328). The fair value of the vested units at December 31, 2013 is Nil (December
31, 2012 – $2.3 million).
At December 31, 2013, the total number of units outstanding (vested and unvested) was
609,312, with a related liability of Nil (December 31, 2012 – 603,126, with a related liability
of $2.3 million). During 2013, the calculated multiplier pay-out ratio was below the
minimum adjusted factor resulting in no compensation cost recorded (a compensation cost
recovery of $3.4 million was recorded in 2012) as a result of a decrease in the market price of
the Company’s common shares in 2013 and 2012.
(iii) Annual performance share unit plan
Centerra has established an annual performance share unit plan for eligible employees at its
mine sites. A performance share unit represents the right to receive the cash equivalent of a
common share or, at the Company’s option, a common share purchased on the market. At
the start of a year, an eligible employee receives a number of performance share units
based on Centerra’s preceding sixty-one trading days volume weighted average share price.
The number of units which will vest at the end of the same year is determined based on
Centerra’s total return performance (based on the preceding sixty-one trading days
weighted average share price) relative to the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index Total Return
Index Value during the applicable period. The number of units that vest is determined by
multiplying the number of units granted to the participant by the adjustment factor, which
can be as high as a factor of 2.0 or potentially result in no payout. The annual performance
share units cannot be converted to shares by the unit holder.
If dividends are paid, each participant will be allocated additional performance share units
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
equal in value to the dividend paid on the number of common shares equal to the number of
performance share units held by the participant, based on the sixty-one trading days volume
weighted average share price on the date of the dividend.
Centerra’s annual performance share unit plan transactions during the year were as follows:
Balance, January 1
Granted
Exercised
Cancelled
Balance, December 31
2013
76,474
178,787
(76,474)
(28,205)
150,582
2012
77,013
89,654
(77,013)
(13,180)
76,474
At December 31, 2013, the number of units outstanding and fully vested was 150,582 with a
related liability of Nil (December 31, 2012– 76,474 with a related liability of $ Nil).
The fair value of the units that are fully vested as at year end was determined using the
calculated sixty-one trading day volume weighted average share price multiplied by the
adjustment factor. In determining the fair value of the vested units, the principal assumptions
used were a share price of $3.83 and weighted average adjustment factor of Nil (December
31, 2012- share price of $10.33 and weighted adjustment factor of Nil).
No compensation cost expense was recorded on this plan for 2013 and 2012 as a result of the
weighted adjustment factor of Nil.
(iv) Deferred share unit plan
Centerra has established a deferred share unit plan for Directors of the Company to receive
all or a portion of their annual retainer as deferred share units. A similar plan was established
to provide compensation in the form of deferred share units to the Company’s Vice Chair
(the “Vice Chair Deferred Unit Plan”) for the duration of the Vice Chair’s tenure.
Deferred share units are paid in full to a Director and to the Vice Chair no later than
December 31 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year of termination of
service. A deferred share unit represents the right to receive the cash equivalent of a common
share. Deferred share units vest immediately upon grant. If dividends are paid, each Director
and the Vice Chair will be allocated additional deferred share units equal in value to the
dividend paid on the number of common shares equal to the number of deferred share units
held. The deferred share units cannot be converted to shares by the unit holder or by the
Company.
Centerra’s deferred share unit plan transactions during the year were as follows:
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
Balance, January 1
Granted
Redeemed
Balance, December 31
2013
2012
209,690
53,549
(113,032)
150,207
354,516
12,724
(157,550)
209,690
At December 31, 2013, the number of units outstanding was 150,207 with a related liability
of $0.6 million (December 31, 2012 – 209,690 with a related liability of $1.9 million). In
2013, a compensation cost recovery of $0.6 million was recorded for this plan (recovery of
$2.4 million in 2012) as a result of a decrease in the market price of the Company’s common
shares in 2013 and 2012.
(v) Restricted share unit plan
Effective as of January 7, 2011, Centerra established a restricted share unit plan for non-
executive Directors and designated employees of the Company to receive all or a portion of
their annual retainer and salaries as restricted units.
The restricted share units vest immediately upon grant and are redeemed on a date chosen by
the participant (subject to certain restrictions as set out in the plan). A restricted share unit
represents the right to receive the cash equivalent of a common share or, at the holder’s
option, a common share issued from the Company’s treasury. The plans reserves 1,000,000
shares for issuance. If dividends are paid, each participant will be allocated additional
restricted share units equal in value to the dividend paid on the number of common shares
equal to the number of restricted share units held.
Centerra’s restricted share unit plan transactions during the year were as follows:
Balance, January 1
Granted
Redeemed
Balance, December 31
2013
2012
112,397
203,426
(63,285)
252,538
49,659
94,737
(31,999)
112,397
At December 31, 2013, the number of units outstanding was 252,538 with a related liability
of $1.0 million (December 31, 2012- 112,397 with a related liability of $1.0 million).
Compensation expense for the plan was $0.3 million in 2013 and $0.5 million for 2012.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
27. Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments
As at December 31, 2013, the Company had entered into contracts to purchase capital equipment
and operational supplies totalling $59.4 million at Kumtor which are expected to be settled over
the next twelve months.
Leases
The Company enters into operating leases in the ordinary course of business, primarily for its
various offices and facilities around the world. Payments under these leases represent contractual
obligations as scheduled in each agreement. The significant operating lease payments, including
operating costs, are for its corporate offices in Toronto, which amounted to $0.9 million in 2013
(2012 - $0.7 million). The future aggregate minimum lease payments for the non-cancellable
operating lease of the Toronto Corporate office are as follows:
(Thousands of US$)
2013
2014
2015
2016
Contingencies
2013
-
438
478
478
1,394
$
$
2012
401
438
478
478
1,795
$
$
Various legal and tax matters are outstanding from time to time due to the nature of the
Company’s operations. While the final outcome with respect to actions outstanding or pending at
December 31, 2013 cannot be predicted with certainty, it is management’s opinion that, except
as noted below, their resolution will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s
financial statements.
Kyrgyz Republic
(a) Negotiations between Kyrgyz Republic and Centerra
The Kyrgyz Republic Parliament passed resolution #2805 on February 21, 2013, which,
among other things, recommended that the Kyrgyz Government conduct consultations
and negotiations with Centerra to find mutually acceptable solutions with respect to the
Kumtor Project and the issues raised in the Parliamentary and State Commission reports.
The resolution set a deadline of June 1, 2013 for the Government to return to the
Parliament with information on how to implement the Parliament’s recommendations in
the resolution. The original deadline of June 1, 2013 was extended by resolution #3169-
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
to present final agreements
V for three months, and Parliament set a deadline of September 10, 2013 for the
the mutually acceptable
Government
solution. Resolution #3169-V also provides that if a mutually acceptable solution has not
been agreed to, the Government is instructed to develop and submit a draft law “On
Denunciation of the Agreement for the Kumtor Project” for review by the Kyrgyz
Republic Parliament.
incorporating
Following discussions with representatives of the Kyrgyz Government in the third
quarter, Centerra announced on September 9, 2013 that it had entered into a non-binding
memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) with the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic
in connection with a potential restructuring transaction under which Kyrgyzaltyn would
exchange its 32.7% equity interest in Centerra for an interest in a joint venture company
that would own the Kumtor Project. The MOU recorded the status of negotiations that
had been ongoing between management of Centerra and the Kyrgyz Republic advisory
working group up until that time and set out certain principles that would guide the
potential restructuring transaction.
The Kyrgyz Parliament considered the MOU on October 23, 2013 and passed a decree
(the “Decree”) with respect to the MOU. In the Decree, Parliament rejects the MOU and
orders the Government to (among other things) continue negotiations with Centerra with
a view to improving the Kyrgyz Republic’s position and increasing its interest in the joint
venture project to no less than 67%, to provide for the project to develop the Kumtor
mine using underground mining methods, and to provide for the establishment and
financing of a centre to monitor the preservation of glaciers. In the Decree, Parliament
also recommends that the Kyrgyz Republic General Prosecutor’s Office consider pursing
allegations that management of the former parent company of Centerra, Centerra, Kumtor
Operating Company, and Kumtor Gold Company violated environmental regulations and
committed “other offenses”, and that precious metal reserves (silver, tellurium, and other
associated components) at the Kumtor deposit were deliberately understated.
In the Decree, Parliament requested that the Government and the General Prosecutor’s
Office report to Parliament on these matters by December 23, 2013. The Decree provides
that if a mutually acceptable solution on the outstanding matters cannot be reached, the
Government
the Kumtor Project
Agreements. The Company disputes the allegations contained in the Decree.
initiate a process
is ordered
to cancel
to
Following further discussions with representatives of the Kyrgyz government in the
fourth quarter of 2013, Centerra announced on December 24, 2013 that it had entered into
a non-binding Heads of Agreement (“HOA”) with the Kyrgyz Government which
superseded the terms of the previously negotiated MOU. The HOA retains most of the
material terms of the MOU, including the following:
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
• Kyrgyzaltyn would receive a 50% interest in the joint venture company that
would own the Kumtor Project in exchange for its 32.7% equity ownership in
Centerra.
• The agreements entered into between, among others, Centerra, Kyrgyzaltyn and
Government of the Kyrgyz Republic in 2009 would remain in full force and
effect, including the tax regime set out in such agreements.
• The Board of the joint venture company would be comprised of an equal number
of Centerra and Kyrgyzaltyn representatives. Consistent with Centerra's ability to
consolidate the financial results of the Kumtor project, major decisions of the
joint-venture company would be subject to discussion and approval by the Board
of the joint venture company.
• Centerra would remain the operator/manager of the Kumtor Project pursuant to an
operating agreement which would contain typical terms and provisions.
• The operating agreement would also include provisions for compensation for
services provided by Centerra and Kyrgyzaltyn.
The HOA also includes certain additional provisions not contained in the MOU,
including the following:
• The existing mobile mine equipment at Kumtor, having a value of approximately
$200 million, would be held by Centerra and capital leased to the joint venture for
10 years on commercial terms, following which the joint venture would be
entitled to purchase such equipment for a dollar.
• Further to the equipment lease arrangement, the dividend distribution adjustment
of $100 million (from Kyrgyzaltyn in favour of Centerra) which was in the MOU
has been removed.
• Centerra would be entitled to compensation in a fixed amount per year for acting
as the manager, which amount will be agreed by the parties and reflected in
definitive documents.
• The HOA would resolve, in accordance with the requirements of the laws and
agreements of the Kyrgyz Republic, comprehensively and finally, all claims and
concerns relating
to
environmental, technical and land use matters, in accordance with the findings
and recommendation of Kyrgyzaltyn’s external legal, financial, environmental
and technical experts, including AMEC, which has examined the Kumtor
Project’s environmental and technical practices.
the Kumtor Project,
including but not
limited
to
• The joint venture would commit to investments in community development
projects in an amount equal to two percent of the prior year’s free cash flow
(subject to a minimum of $2 million per year)
• The joint venture would commit to increasing local procurement in the Kyrgyz
Republic by an aggregate of $100 million over the remaining life of the mine and
to increase the number of Kyrgyz nationals in management positions at the joint
venture.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
• At the end of the current life of mine plan in 2026, Kyrgyzaltyn would have the
rights to: (a) increase its ownership interest in the Kumtor Project from 50% to
67% for a price equal to fair market value; and (b) recover the gold contained in
the tailings facility for a dollar.
• Kyrgyzaltyn would receive: (a) warrants to acquire six million Centerra shares,
with an exercise price of CAD$10.00 per Centerra share, exercisable for two
years after the restructuring; and (b) warrants to acquire four million Centerra
shares, with an exercise price of CAD$12.00 per Centerra share, exercisable for
three years after the restructuring.
On February 6, 2014, after their review of the HOA, the Kyrgyz Parliament adopted a
resolution which appears to support the concept of the restructuring described in the
HOA but also contains a number of recommendations that are materially inconsistent
with the terms of the HOA. Among other things, the resolution calls for further audits of
the Kumtor operation and for the Government and the General Prosecutor’s Office to
continue pursuing claims for environmental and economic damages, which the Company
disputes. The Company has not yet received an official copy of the parliamentary
resolution.
The Company believes that the 2009 Kumtor Project Agreements and all previous
agreements are legal, valid and enforceable obligations. The Kumtor Project Agreements
were reviewed and approved by the Government and the Parliament, and were the subject
of a positive decision by the Kyrgyz Republic Constitutional Court and a legal opinion by
the Kyrgyz Republic Ministry of Justice. Such agreements provide for all disputes
relating to the Kumtor project to be resolved by international arbitration, if necessary.
Centerra expects to continue its discussions with the Government regarding a potential
restructuring transaction to resolve all outstanding concerns relating to the Kumtor
Project. However, it maintains that any agreement to resolve matters must be fair to all
of Centerra’s shareholders. Any definitive agreement for a potential restructuring
remains subject to required approvals in the Kyrgyz Republic, including Government and
Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic, Centerra Special Committee and Board approval, as
well as compliance with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements and approvals,
including an independent formal valuation and shareholder approval.
While Centerra expects to continue discussions with the Government, there can be no
assurance that any transaction will be consummated or that Centerra will be able to
successfully resolve any of the matters currently affecting the Kumtor Project. The
inability to successfully resolve matters, including obtaining all necessary approvals,
and/or further actions of the Kyrgyz Republic Government and/or Parliament, could have
a material impact on Centerra’s future cash flows, earnings, results of operations and
financial conditions.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
(b) Environmental Claims
On June 7, 2013 Kumtor Operating Company (“KOC”) received four court claims filed
by the State Inspectorate Office for Environmental and Technical Safety (“SIETS”) with
the Bishkek Inter-district court. The SIETS environmental claims sought to enforce the
environmental claims issued by SIETS in December 2012, seeking compensation in the
aggregate amount of $150 million in relation to (i) placement of waste rock on glaciers;
(ii) unpaid use of water from Petrov Lake; (iii) unaccounted industrial and household
waste; and (iv) damages caused to land resources (top soil). Each of these claims was
dismissed by the Bishkek Inter-District Court and, on appeal, by the Bishkek City Court,
on the basis that the arbitration clause in the Restated Investment Agreement requires that
all such disputes be resolved through international arbitration. Each of these claims has
been appealed by SEITS to the Kyrgyz Republic Supreme Court.
In addition to the original four claims of SIETS discussed above, SIETS has filed the
following additional claims against KOC: (i) on October 12, 2013, a claim in the amount
of approximately $485,000 for damages caused to land resources due to disturbance of
land at the Kumtor project (similar to the claim in (iv) above but involving a different
area of the Kumtor concession); and (ii) on January 21, 2014, a claim for approximately
$8.5 million for lost agricultural production and lost profits from 1994 to 2042. Kumtor
has responded in writing to SIETS disputing both of these additional claims.
On February 21, 2013 the State Agency for Environmental Protection and Forestry under
the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (“SAEPF”) alleged environmental damages at
the Kumtor Project for an amount of approximately $315 million. SAEPF has
commenced court proceedings in the Bishkek Inter-District Court, which dismissed the
Company’s motion to dismiss the claim based on the arbitration provision in the Restated
Investment Agreement although the court is still considering other procedural motions
argued by the Company.
On October 11, 2013, Centerra received a statement of claim from the Green Party of
Kyrgyzstan in the Bishkek Inter-District Court which seeks damages of approximately $9
billion for alleged environmental damages arising from the Kumtor operations since
1996. The claimant, Green Party, requests that the damage be paid by Kumtor to the
Issyk-Kul Nature Protection and Forestry Development Fund, a Kyrgyz state fund. The
claim by the Green Party relates to allegations substantially similar to the claims raised
by SIETS and SAEPF.
The Kumtor Project has been the subject of systematic audits and investigations over the
years by Kyrgyz and international experts, including by an independent internationally
recognized expert who carried out a due diligence review of Kumtor’s performance on
environmental matters at the request of Centerra’s Safety Health and Environmental
Committee of the Board of Directors.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
While the Company believes that such claims are exaggerated or without merit, there can
be no assurances that these claims will be successfully resolved in favour of the Company
or that further claims will not be issued. The inability to successfully resolve matters
could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s future cash flows, earnings,
results of operations and financial conditions.
(c) Land Use Claim
On November 11, 2013, the Company received a claim from the Kyrgyz Republic
General Prosecutor’s Office requesting the Inter-District Court of the Issyk-Kul Province
to invalidate the Company’s land use certificate and seize certain lands within Kumtor’s
concession area.
The Company believes that the invalidation of the land use certificate and purported
seizure of land is in violation of the Kyrgyz Republic Land Code as well as the Restated
Investment Agreement, which provides that the Kumtor project is guaranteed all
necessary access to the Kumtor concession area, including all surface lands as are
necessary or desirable for the operation of the Kumtor project.
There are several outstanding issues affecting the Kumtor Project, which require consultation
and co-operation between the Company and Kyrgyz regulatory authorities. The Company has
benefited from a close and constructive dialogue with Kyrgyz authorities during project
operations and remains committed to working with them to resolve these issues in accordance
with the Kumtor Project Agreements, which provide for all disputes to be resolved by
international arbitration, if necessary. However, there are no assurances that the Company will
be able to successfully resolve any or all of the outstanding matters affecting the Kumtor
Project. There are also no assurances that continued discussions between the Kyrgyz
Government and Centerra will result in a mutually acceptable solution regarding the Kumtor
project that any agreed upon proposal for restructuring would receive the necessary legal and
regulatory approvals under Kyrgyz law and/or Canadian law and that the Kyrgyz Republic
Government and/or Parliament will not take actions that are inconsistent with the Government’s
obligations under the Kumtor Project Agreements, including adopting a law “denouncing” or
purporting to cancel or invalidate the Kumtor Project Agreements or laws enacted in relation
thereto. The inability to successfully resolve the current outstanding matters, including the
outstanding environmental claims against Kumtor, could have a material adverse impact on the
Company’s future cash flows, earnings, results of operations and financial condition.
Mongolia
Gatsuurt
The Mongolian Water and Forest Law prohibits mineral prospecting, exploration and mining in
water basins and forestry areas in Mongolia, where the project is located.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
Centerra is in discussions with the Mongolian Government regarding the development of the
Gatsuurt property. Centerra remains reasonably confident that the economic and development
benefits resulting from its exploration and development activities will ultimately result in the
Mongolian Water and Forest Law having a limited impact on the Gatsuurt project, in particular,
and other of the Company’s Mongolian activities, including the ATO deposit.
During 2013, the Mongolian Government added seven deposits, including Gatsuurt, to the list of
“mineral deposits of strategic importance”. Such a designation, which is subject to the approval
of the Mongolian Parliament, would have the effect of excluding the Gatsuurt deposit from the
application of the Water and Forest Law. If the Mongolian Parliament ultimately approves this
designation, it would allow the Government of Mongolia to acquire up to a 34% interest in
Gatsuurt. The terms of any such participation would be subject to negotiations with the
Mongolian Government.
There can be no assurance, however, that the Water and Forest Law will not have a material
impact on Centerra’s Mongolian operations. Unless the Water and Forest Law is repealed or
amended such that the law no longer applies to the Gatsuurt project or Gatsuurt is designated by
the Parliament of Mongolia as a “mineral deposit of strategic importance” that is exempt from
the Water and Forest Law, mineral reserves at Gatsuurt may have to be reclassified as mineral
resources or eliminated entirely and the Company may be required to write-off approximately
$37.0 million related to the investment in Gatsuurt and approximately $39.0 million remaining
capitalized for the Boroo mill facility and other surface structures. These amounts represent the
capitalized costs at December 31, 2013 associated with its investment in Gatsuurt and Boroo
(where Gatsuurt ore is planned to be milled).
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Centerra Gold Inc.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
28. Related Party Transactions
a. Kyrgyzaltyn JSC
Revenues from the Kumtor gold mine are subject to a management fee of $1.00 per ounce
based on sales volumes, payable to Kyrgyzaltyn JSC (“Kyrgyzaltyn”), a shareholder of the
Company and a state-owned entity of the Kyrgyz Republic.
The table below summarizes the management fees paid and accrued by Kumtor Gold
Company (“KGC”), a subsidiary of the Company, to Kyrgyzaltyn and the amounts paid and
accrued by Kyrgyzaltyn to KGC according to the terms of a Restated Gold and Silver Sale
Agreement between KGC, Kyrgyzaltyn and the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic dated
June 6, 2009.
The breakdown of the sales transactions and expenses with Kyrgyzaltyn are as follows:
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
2013
2012
Included in sales:
Gross gold and silver sales to Kyrgyzaltyn
Deduct: refinery and financing charges
Net sales revenue received from Kyrgyzaltyn
Included in expenses:
Management fees to Kyrgyzaltyn
Contracting services
Expenses paid to Kyrgyzaltyn
Dividend:
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Dividends declared to Kyrgyzaltyn
Withholding taxes
Net dividends declared to Kyrgyzaltyn
Net dividends transferred to restricted cash
Net dividends paid to Kyrgyzaltyn
$
$
$
$
$
$
814,416
(3,472)
810,944
602
1,762
2,364
2013
11,915
(599)
11,316
(5,284)
6,032
$
$
$
$
$
$
535,437
(1,883)
533,554
315
1,871
2,186
2012
9,548
(463)
9,085
(5,949)
3,136
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
Related party balances
The assets and liabilities of the Company include the following amounts receivable from and
payable to Kyrgyzaltyn:
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Amounts receivable (note 8)
Dividend payable (net of withholding taxes)
Net unrealized foreign exchange gain
Amount payable
Total related party liabilities
2013
69,382
11,233
(597)
10,636
157
10,793
$
$
2012
48,325
5,949
-
5,949
-
5,949
$
$
Gold produced by the Kumtor mine is purchased at the mine site by Kyrgyzaltyn for
processing at its refinery in the Kyrgyz Republic pursuant to a Gold and Silver Sale
Agreement. Amounts receivable from Kyrgyzaltyn arise from the sale of gold to
Kyrgyzaltyn. Kyrgyzaltyn is required to pay for gold delivered within 12 days from the date
of shipment. Default interest is accrued on any unpaid balance after the permitted payment
period of 12 days.
The obligations of Kyrgyzaltyn are partially secured by a pledge of 2,850,000 shares of
Centerra owned by Kyrgyzaltyn.
b. Transactions with Directors and Key Management
The Company transacts with key individuals from management and with its directors who
have authority and responsibility to plan, direct and control the activities of the
Company. The nature of these dealings were in the form of payments for services rendered
in their capacity as director (director fees, including share-based payments) and as employees
of the Company (salaries, benefits and share-based payments).
Key management personnel are defined as the executive officers of the Company including
the President and Chief Executive Officer, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer, Vice President Global Exploration, General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary, Vice President Business Development and Vice President Human
Resources.
During 2013 and 2012, remuneration to directors and key management personnel were as
follows:
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
Compensation of Directors
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Fees earned and other compensation
Share-based compensation expense (recovery)
Total recovered
2013
890
(1,560)
(670)
$
$
2012
1,027
(2,880)
(1,853)
$
$
Fees earned and other compensation
These amounts represent fees earned by the non-executive chairman and the non-executive
directors during the financial year.
Share-based compensation
A portion of the directors’ compensation is in the form of participation in the Company’s
share-based payment plans (Deferred Share Unit plan and Restricted Share Unit plan)
according to the election of the directors.
Compensation of Key Management Personnel
Compensation of key management personnel comprised:
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Salaries and benefits
Share-based compensation expense (recovery)
Total expensed
2013
5,518
1,998
7,516
$
$
2012
5,236
(724)
4,512
$
$
Salaries and benefits
These amounts represent salary, supplementary executive retirement plan contributions, and
benefits earned during the year, plus cash bonuses awarded for the year.
Share-based compensation
A portion of the senior management’s compensation is in the form of participation in the
Company’s share-based payment plans (Stock Option plan and Performance Share Unit
plan).
29. Capital Management
The Company’s primary objective with respect to its capital management is to ensure that it has
sufficient cash resources to maintain its ongoing operations, continue the development and
exploration of its mineral properties, to provide returns for shareholders and benefits for other
stakeholders and to pursue and support growth opportunities. The overall objectives for
managing capital remained unchanged in 2013 from the prior comparative period.
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Centerra Gold Inc.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
The Company manages its capital structure and makes adjustments in light of changes in its
economic and operating environment and the risk characteristics of the Company’s assets. For
effective capital management, the Company implemented planning, budgeting and forecasting
processes to help determine the funds required to ensure the Company has the appropriate
liquidity to meet its operating and growth objectives. The Company ensures that there is
sufficient credit facility to meet its short-term business operating and financing requirements,
taking into account its anticipated cash flows from operations and its holdings of cash and cash
equivalents and short term investments.
At December 31, 2013, the Company expects its capital resources and projected future cash
flows from operations to support its normal operating requirements on an ongoing basis, and
planned development and exploration of its mineral properties and other expansionary plans. To
secure additional capital to pursue these plans, the Company may attempt to raise additional
funds through borrowing and/or the issuance of equity or debt.
The Company’s capital structure consists of short-term debt (net of cash and cash equivalents
and short-term investments) and shareholders’ equity, comprising issued common shares,
contributed surplus and retained earnings as shown below:
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
2013
Shareholders' equity
Short-term debt
Less:
Cash and cash equivalent
Short-term investments
Total invested capital
30. Financial Instruments
$
$
1,474,310
76,000
1,550,310
(343,108)
(158,358)
1,048,844
$
$
2012
(Restated)
(Note 5)
1,369,093
76,000
1,445,093
(334,115)
(47,984)
1,062,994
The Company has various financial instruments comprised of cash and cash equivalents, short-
term investments, restricted cash, amounts receivables, a reclamation trust fund, short-term debt,
dividend payable, revenue-based taxes payable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities.
The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount at which the financial instrument could be
exchanged in an arm’s-length transaction between knowledgeable and willing parties under no
compulsion to act. Fair values of identical instruments traded in active markets are determined
by reference to the last quoted prices, in the most advantageous active market for that instrument.
In the absence of an active market, the Company determines fair values based on quoted prices
for instruments with similar characteristics and risk profiles. Fair values of financial instruments
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
determined using valuation models require the use of inputs. In determining those inputs, the
Company looks primarily to external, readily observable market inputs, when available, include
factors such as interest rate yield curves, currency rates, total gold index returns, share price and
historical volatilities, as applicable.
Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand, with financial institutions, invested in term
deposits, treasury bills, banker’s acceptances and corporate direct credit with original maturities
of three months or less. Short-term investments consist of investments in term deposits, treasury
bills, banker’s acceptances, bearer’s deposit notes and corporate direct credit with original
maturities of more than three months but less than twelve months.
The fair value of amounts receivable and accounts payable approximates the carrying value due
to the short-term nature of the receivables and payables.
The Company has a credit facility available with EBRD whereby borrowings bear interest at a
fixed premium over the variable London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). The fair value of
borrowings under this facility approximate their carrying amount given the floating component
of the interest rate.
Classification of the financial assets and liabilities in the statement of financial position were as
follows:
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Centerra Gold Inc.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
December 31, 2013
(Thousands of US$)
Financial Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Short-term investments
Restricted cash
Amounts receivable
Reclamation trust fund
Long-term receivables
Loans and
receivables
Other financial at fair value
liabilities
through earnings
Assets/liabilities
$
$
- $
-
-
78,707
-
1,754
80,461 $
- $
-
-
-
-
-
- $
343,108
158,358
10,731
-
13,523
-
525,720
Financial Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $
Short-term debt
Dividend payable
Revenue-based taxes payable
December 31, 2012
(Thousands of US$)
Financial Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Short-term investments
Restricted cash
Amounts receivable
Reclamation trust fund
Long-term receivables
$
$
$
- $
-
-
-
- $
30,541 $
76,000
10,636
30,742
147,919 $
-
-
-
-
-
Loans and Other financial at fair value
receivables liabilities
through earnings
Assets/liabilities
- $
-
-
75,338
-
263
75,601 $
- $
-
-
-
-
-
- $
334,115
47,984
6,087
-
11,328
-
399,514
Financial Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $
Borrowings
Dividend payable
Revenue-based taxes payable
$
- $
-
-
-
- $
58,704 $
76,000
5,949
18,643
159,296 $
-
-
-
-
-
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Centerra Gold Inc.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
All financial instruments measured at fair value are categorized into one of three hierarchy levels
for which the financial instruments must be grouped based on whether the inputs to those
valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market data
obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s
assumptions. These two types of inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:
Level 1: observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;
Level 2: inputs, other than the quoted market prices in active markets, which are observable,
either directly and/or indirectly; and
Level 3: unobservable inputs for the asset or liability in which little or no market data exists,
therefore require an entity to develop its own assumptions.
The following table summarizes the fair value measurement by level at December 31, 2013, and
December 31, 2012 for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
(Thousands of US$)
Financial Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Short-term investments
Restricted cash
Reclamation trust fund
December 31, 2013
December 31, 2012
Level 1
Level 2
Level 1
Level 2
$
$
343,108 $
158,358
10,731
13,523
525,720 $
- $
-
-
-
- $
334,115 $
47,984
6,087
11,328
399,514 $
-
-
-
-
-
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Centerra Gold Inc.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
31. Financial Risk Exposure and Risk Management
The Company is exposed in varying degrees to certain financial risks by virtue of its activities.
The overall financial risk management program focuses on preservation of capital, and
protecting current and future Company assets and cash flows by reducing exposure to risks posed
by the uncertainties and volatilities of financial markets.
The Board of Directors has a responsibility to ensure that an adequate financial risk management
policy is established and to approve the policy. Financial risk management is carried out by the
Company’s Treasury department under a policy approved by the Board of Directors. The
Treasury department identifies and evaluates financial risks, establishes controls and procedures
to ensure financial risks are mitigated in accordance with the approved policy and programs, and
risk management activities comply thereto.
The Company’s Audit Committee oversees management’s compliance with the Company’s
financial risk management policy, approves financial risk management programs, and receives
and reviews reports on management compliance with the policy and programs. The Internal
Audit department assists the Audit Committee in undertaking its oversight of financial risk
management controls and procedures, the results of which are reported to the Audit Committee.
The types of risk exposure and the way in which such exposures are managed are as follows:
a. Currency Risk
As the Company operates in an international environment, some of the Company’s financial
instruments and transactions are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar. The
results of the Company’s operations are subject to currency translation risk. The operating
results and financial position of the Company are reported in U.S. Dollars in the Company’s
consolidated financial statements.
The fluctuation of the U.S. dollar in relation to other currencies will consequently have an
impact upon the profitability of the Company and may also affect the value of the Company’s
assets.
The Company either makes purchases in foreign currencies at the prevailing spot price to fund
corporate activities or enters into short-term forward contracts to purchase Canadian dollars or
Euros. During the year ended December 31, 2013, total Canadian dollars and Euro purchased
were $71.0 million and Euro 31.5 million (2012 - Canadian dollars $76.5 million and Euro 29.0
million), including executed forward contracts of Canadian dollar $0.5 million and Euro 4.0
million (2012 - Canadian dollars $9.0 million and Euro 7.0 million). There were no outstanding
Canadian dollars forward contracts and no outstanding Euro contracts outstanding at December
31, 2013 and 2012.
The exposure of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities to currency risk is as follows:
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
$
$
$
December 31, 2013
(Thousands of US$)
Financial Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Restricted cash
Amounts receivable
Financial Liabilities
Accounts payable and
accrued liabilities
Taxes payable
Dividend payable
December 31, 2012
(Thousands of US$)
Financial Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Restricted cash
Amounts receivable
Financial Liabilities
Accounts payable and
accrued liabilities
Taxes payable
Dividend payable
-
-
-
-
52
-
-
52
Kyrgyz Mongolian Canadian Russian European Turkish Australian
Rubles
Dollar
Tugrik
Dollar
Euro
Som
Lira
291 $
-
275
566 $
333 $
2
2,876
3,211 $
11,752 $
10,729
333
22,814 $
280 $
-
87
367 $
1,655 $
-
-
1,655 $
295 $
-
2,272
2,567 $
9,778 $
955
-
$
10,733 $
1,813 $
1,190
-
3,003 $
9,191 $
-
10,636
19,827 $
160 $
-
-
160 $
615 $
-
-
615 $
231 $
77
-
308 $
Kyrgyz Mongolian Canadian
Tugrik
Dollar
Som
Russian
Rubles
European
Euro
Turkish
Lira
Australian
Dollar
$
$
$
$
157 $
148
261
566 $
559 $
2
7,317
15,545 $
5,937
216
7,878 $
21,698 $
389 $
-
137
526 $
5,398 $
-
590
76 $
-
54
5,988 $
130 $
19,956 $
988
-
20,944 $
5,435 $
4,136
-
12,307 $
-
5,949
9,571 $
18,256 $
28 $
-
-
28 $
106 $
-
-
106 $
531 $
57
-
588 $
-
-
-
-
164
-
-
164
During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company recognized a loss of $ 2.7 million on
foreign exchange (2012– loss of $ 0.1 million).
Based on the above net exposures at December 31, 2013, a 10% depreciation or appreciation of
the above currencies against the US dollar, with all other variables held constant would have led
to additional income or loss before tax of $ 3.4 million (2012 - $0.8 million) as a result of a
change in value of the financial assets and liabilities denominated in those currencies.
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Centerra Gold Inc.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
b. Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate risk is the risk borne by an interest-bearing asset or liability as a result of
fluctuations in interest rates.
Financial assets and financial liabilities with variable interest rates expose the Company to risk
of changes in cash flow as a result of the change in interest rate. The Company’s cash and cash
equivalents and short-term investments include highly liquid investments that earn interest at
market rates. As of December 31, 2013, the majority of the $501.4 million in cash and cash
equivalents and short-term investments (2012- $382.1 million) were comprised of interest-
bearing assets. Based on amounts as at December 31, 2013, a 100 basis point change in interest
rates would change net annual interest income by approximately $5.0 million (2012 - $3.8
million).
In addition, the interest on the $76 million short-term debt includes a variable rate component
pegged to the London Interbank Offer Rate, or LIBOR. Based on the amount drawn as at
December 31, 2013, a 100 basis point change in LIBOR would change net annual interest
expenses by approximately $0.8 million (2012 - $0.8 million).
Although the Company endeavours to maximize the interest income earned on excess funds, the
Company’s policy focuses on cash preservation, while maintaining the liquidity necessary to
conduct operations on a day-to-day basis. The Company’s policy limits the investing of excess
funds to liquid term deposits, treasury bills, banker’s acceptances, bearer’s deposit notes and
corporate direct credit having a single “A” rating or greater.
c. Concentration of Credit Risk
Credit risk is the risk of a financial loss to the Company if a gold sales customer or counterparty
to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligation. Credit risk arises principally
from the Company’s receivables from customers and on cash and cash equivalents and short-
term investments.
The Company’s exposure to credit risk, in respect of gold sales, is influenced mainly by the
individual characteristics of each customer. The Company’s revenues are directly attributable to
sales transactions with three customers. Boroo sells the gold and silver content of its doré to
Auramet Trading, LLC or Johnson Matthey Limited. The sales of gold and silver are governed
by a Master Purchase Contract with Auramet Trading, LLC, and a Gold Doré Refining
Agreement with Johnson Matthey Limited’s North American precious metals division.
Kyrgyzaltyn LLC, a state-owned company that operates a refinery in the Kyrgyz Republic, is
Kumtor’s sole customer and is a shareholder of Centerra.
To partially mitigate exposure to potential credit risk related to Kumtor sales, the Company has
an agreement in place whereby Kyrgyzaltyn has pledged 2,850,000 of Centerra common shares
it owns as security against unsettled gold shipments, in the event of default on payment (note
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
28).
Based on movements of Centerra’s share price and the value of individual or unsettled gold
shipments over the course of 2013, the maximum exposure during the year, reflecting the
shortfall in the value of the security as compared to the value of any unsettled shipments, was
approximately $70.1 million (2012- $56.7 million)
The Company manages counterparty credit risk, in respect of short-term investments, by
maintaining bank accounts with highly-rated U.S. and Canadian banks and investing only in
highly-rated Canadian and U.S. Government bills, term deposits or banker’s acceptances with
highly-rated financial institutions and corporate direct credit issues that can be promptly
liquidated.
d. Liquidity Risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as
they fall due.
The Company manages its liquidity risk by ensuring that there is sufficient capital to meet short
and long-term business requirements, after taking into account cash flows from operations and
the Company’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments. In addition,
$74 million of the credit facility financing remains available. The Company believes that these
sources will be sufficient to cover its anticipated short and long-term cash requirements.
At December 31, 2013, the Company had cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments
totaling $501.4 million (2012- $382.1 million). A maturity analysis of the Company’s financial
liabilities, contractual obligations, other fixed operating and capital commitments is set out
below:
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
Year ended December 31, 2013
(Millions of US$)
Account payable and
accrued liabilities
Short-term debt
Reclamation trust deed
Capital equipment
Operation supplies
Lease of premises (corporate offices)
Total contractual obligations
Year ended December 31, 2012
(Millions of US$)
Account payable and
accrued liabilities
Short-term debt
Reclamation trust deed
Capital equipment
Operation supplies
Lease of premises(corporate offices)
Total contractual obligations
Total
Due in
Less than
One year
Due in
1 to 3
Years
Due in
4 to 5
Years
Due in
After 5
Years
$
32.1 $
77.0
47.8
1.8
57.6
1.4
32.1 $
77.0
4.2
1.8
57.6
0.4
$
217.7 $ 173.1 $
- $
-
13.5
-
-
1.0
14.5 $
- $
-
9.1
-
-
-
9.1 $
-
-
21.0
-
-
-
21.0
Total
Due in
Less than
One year
Due in
1 to 3
Years
Due in
4 to 5
Years
Due in
After 5
Years
$
63.9 $
77.0
25.7
28.9
69.4
1.8
63.9 $
77.0
2.2
28.9
69.4
0.4
$
266.7 $ 241.8 $
- $
-
7.4
-
-
0.9
8.3 $
- $
-
5.0
-
-
0.5
5.5 $
-
-
11.1
-
-
-
11.1
The Company believes it has sufficient cash and cash equivalents and liquid short-term
investments to meet its current obligations.
e. Commodity Price Risk
The value of the Company’s revenues and mineral resource properties is related to the price of
gold, and the outlook for this mineral. Adverse changes in the price of certain raw materials can
also significantly affect the Company’s cash flows.
Gold prices historically have fluctuated widely and are affected by numerous factors outside of
the Company's control, including, but not limited to, industrial and retail demand, central bank
reserves management, forward sales by producers and speculators, levels of worldwide
production, short-term changes in supply and demand due to speculative or hedging activities,
macro-economic variables, and certain other factors related specifically to gold.
166
Centerra Gold Inc.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
The profitability of the Company's operations is highly correlated to the market price of gold. To
the extent that the price of gold increases over time, the fair value of the Company’s mineral
assets increases and cash flows will improve; conversely, declines in the price of gold will
reduce the fair value of mineral assets and cash flows. A protracted period of depressed prices
could impair the Company’s operations and development opportunities, and significantly erode
shareholder value.
To the extent there are adverse changes to the price of certain raw materials (e.g. diesel fuel), the
Company’s profitability and cash flows may be impacted.
The Company does not enter into any hedging arrangements to mitigate commodity price risk.
32. Supplemental cash flow disclosure
a. Changes in operating working capital
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Increase in amounts receivable
(Increase) decrease in inventory- ore and metal
Decrease (increase)in inventory- supplies
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses
Increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Increase (decrease) in revenue-based tax payable
Reduction (increase) in depreciation and
amortization included in inventory (note 11)
Reduction (increase) in accruals included in
additions to PP&E
De-recognition of underground inventory- supplies
Revenue - based tax (utilized) advanced
(Decrease) increase in other taxes payable
$
2013
(3,369)
(82,225)
1,501
20,126
(31,831)
12,099
2012
(18,589)
6,673
(19,294)
(22,481)
(13,158)
3,465
78,503
37,125
9,835
-
(20,000)
(102)
(15,463)
$
10,138
(13,962)
30,000
212
129
$
$
167
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
b. Investment in property, plant and equipment (PP&E)
(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
Additions to PP&E during the year ended
December 31, (note 11)
Impact of revisions to asset retirement obligation
included in PP&E (note 17)
Depreciation and amortization included in
additions to PP&E ( note 11)
(Decrease) increase in accruals related to additions to
PP&E
2013
2012
$
(381,849)
$
(462,872)
5,215
(1,129)
77,787
69,045
(9,835)
(308,682)
$
(10,138)
(405,094)
$
33. Subsequent event
On February 19, 2014, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly
dividend of Cdn $0.04 per common share. The dividend is payable March 20, 2014 to
shareholders of record on March 6, 2014.
168
Centerra Gold Inc.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
34. Segmented Information
In accordance with IFRS 8, Operating Segments, the Company’s operations are segmented on a
regional basis and are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the chief
operating decision-maker (“CODM”). The Chief Executive Officer has authority for resource allocation
and assessment of the Company’s performance and is therefore the CODM. Information presented in
the table below is shown at the level at which it is reviewed by the CODM in his decision making
process.
The Kyrgyz Republic segment includes the operations of the Kumtor Gold project and the Mongolian
segment involves the operations of the Boroo Gold project, activities related to the Gatsuurt project and
local exploration activities. The Corporate and other segment include the head office located in
Toronto, Öksüt Turkish project and other international exploration projects. The segments’ accounting
policies are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies in the
Company’s 2013 annual financial statements except that inter-company loan interest income and
expenses, which eliminate on consolidation, are presented in the individual operating segments where
they are generated when determining earnings or loss from operations.
Geographic Segmentation of Revenue
The Company’s only product is gold doré, produced from mines located in the Kyrgyz Republic and
Mongolia. All production from the Kumtor Gold project is sold to the Kyrgyzaltyn refinery in the
Kyrgyz Republic while production from the Boroo Gold project is sold to Auramet Trading, LLC or
Johnson Matthey Limited; the latter also refines the gold for Boroo at its refinery located in Ontario,
Canada.
The following table reconciles segment operating profit per the reportable segment information to
operating profit per the consolidated statements of earnings (loss) and comprehensive income (loss).
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)
Year ended December 31, 2013
(Millions of U.S. Dollars)
Revenue from Gold Sales
Cost of sales
Regional office administration
Earnings from mine operations
Revenue based taxes
Other operating expenses
Exploration and business development
Corporate administration
Earnings (loss) from operations
Other (income) expenses, net
Finance costs
Earnings before income tax
Income tax expense
Net earnings and comprehensive income
Capital expenditure for the year
Goodwill
Assets (excluding Goodwill)
Total liabilities
Year ended December 31, 2012
(Millions of U.S. Dollars)
Kyrgyz
Republic
Mongolia
Corporate
and other
Total
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
811.0
473.0
18.1
319.9
113.5
7.8
6.4
0.1
192.1
133.4
86.2
5.7
41.5
-
0.5
5.5
0.4
35.1
-
-
-
-
-
-
17.7
30.1
(47.8)
367.4
129.7
919.0
87.0
$
$
$
$
8.6
-
175.3
30.5
$
$
$
$
0.6
-
463.7
95.9
Kyrgyz
Republic
Mongolia
Corporate
and other
Revenue from Gold Sales
Cost of sales
Abnormal mining costs
Mine standby costs
Regional office administration
Earnings from mine operations
Revenue based taxes
Other operating expenses
Loss on de-recognition of underground assets
Exploration and business development
Corporate administration
Earnings (loss) from operations
Other (income) expenses, net
Finance costs
Loss before income tax
Income tax expense
Net loss and comprehensive loss
Capital expenditure for the year-Restated
Goodwill
Assets (excluding Goodwill)-Restated
Total liabilities
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
533.5
306.9
24.8
4.6
15.5
181.7
74.7
31.8
180.7
11.8
1.7
(119.0)
127.2
76.4
-
-
5.5
45.3
-
2.5
-
10.0
0.2
32.6
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
16.7
25.1
(41.8)
452.8
129.7
937.8
95.9
$
$
$
$
10.7
-
219.3
34.9
$
$
$
$
0.5
-
307.6
94.5
$
$
$
$
$
$
944.4
559.2
23.8
361.4
113.5
8.3
29.6
30.6
179.4
3.6
5.0
170.8
13.1
157.7
376.6
129.7
1,558.0
213.4
Total
Restated
$
$
$
$
$
$
660.7
383.3
24.8
4.6
21.0
227.0
74.7
34.3
180.7
38.5
27.0
(128.2)
(0.2)
4.0
(132.0)
11.7
(143.7)
464.0
129.7
1,464.7
225.3
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Corporate Profile
Centerra is a Canadian-based gold mining company engaged in operating, developing, acquiring and exploring gold properties
primarily in Asia, the former Soviet Union and other markets worldwide. The Company is the largest Western-based gold
producer in Central Asia with two operating gold mines located in the Kyrgyz Republic and Mongolia. In 2013, Centerra
produced 690,720 ounces of gold from its two operations.
Centerra’s objective is to build shareholder value by maximizing the potential of its current properties, expand its portfolio
of gold mining operations, add additional exploration properties and continue to increase its reserves and resources.
Centerra’s shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol CG. The Company is headquartered in
Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements
Information contained in this Annual Report which are not statements of historical facts, and the documents incorporated by reference herein,
may be “forward looking information” for the purposes of Canadian securities laws. Such forward-looking statements include statements related
to the successful resolution of matters in the Kyrgyz Republic including discussions with the Kyrgyz Government on the agreements governing
the Kumtor project and a possible restructuring of the Kumtor project into a joint venture, the Company’s ability to access and mine high-grade ore
in the SB Zone at Kumtor, the Company’s future production for 2014, including estimates of all-in unit costs1, exploration plans and expenditures
and the success thereof, capital expenditures, mining plans at Kumtor, processing activities at Boroo, the outcome of discussions with the
Mongolian Government on the potential development of the Company’s Gatsuurt deposit and the strategic designation status of the Gatsuurt
deposit, expected mine life and plans for feasibility and technical studies and social and environmental impact assessments as well as spending
plans at the Öksüt project, future planned exploration expenditures, the Company’s business and political environment, business prospects and
hedging activities. Such forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results, performance,
prospects and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. For a detailed discussion of
such risks and other factors, see the Management’s Discussion and Analysis included in this Annual Report and the Company’s most recent
Annual Information Form which is available on SEDAR.
Mineral resources are not mineral reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability. Inferred mineral resources have a greater
amount of uncertainty as to whether they can be mined economically. It cannot be assumed that all or part of the inferred resources will ever
be upgraded to a higher category. There is no certainty that mineral resources of any category can be upgraded to mineral reserves through
continued exploration.
Although Centerra believes that the assumptions inherent in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, the reader should not place undue
reliance on these statements. Forward-looking information is as of March 28, 2014. For a detailed discussion of the key assumptions and risk
factors, please refer to the Management’s Discussion and Analysis included in this Annual Report. Centerra disclaims any intention or obligation
to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent
required by applicable laws.
(1) Non-GAAP measure, see discussion under “Non-GAAP Measures”.
All dollar amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars in this report, except as otherwise indicated.
Reserves and Resources are as of December 31, 2013. Please refer to page 7 of the Management’s Discussion and Analysis included in
this Annual Report.
Corporate Information
Directors
Stephen A. Lang, Chair
Ian Atkinson
Richard W. Connor
Raphael A. Girard
Karybek U. Ibraev
John W. Lill
Amangeldy M. Muraliev
Sheryl K. Pressler
Terry V. Rogers, Lead Director
Kylychbek Shakirov
Bruce V. Walter, Vice-Chair
Officers and Management
Ian Atkinson
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Jeffrey S. Parr
Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Gordon D. Reid
Vice President and
John W. Pearson
Vice President, Investor Relations
Kevin D’Souza
Vice President,
Sustainability & Environment
John M. Kazakoff
Chief Operating Officer
President, Boroo Gold Company
Ronald Burk (1)
Michael M. Fischer
Vice President, Exploration
President,
Kumtor Operating Company
(1) Mr. Burk joined Centerra
on March 17, 2014
Frank H. Herbert
General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary
Dennis C. Kwong
Vice President,
Business Development
Anthony J. Meade
Vice President, Human Resources
and Administration
Transfer Agent
Auditors
Exploration Offices
Operations Offices
For information on common
KPMG LLP
Centerra Gold Mongolia LLC
Boroo Gold LLC
share holdings, lost share
333 Bay Street
Bodi Tower, 12th Floor
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
certificates and address
Suite 4600
Sukhbaatar Square
P.O. Box 223
changes, contact:
CST Trust Company
P.O. Box 700
Station B
Montreal, QC
H3B 3K3
North America
phone toll free:
1-800-387-0825 or
416-682-3860
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5H 2S5
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Bodi Tower, 11th Floor
210646
Sukhbaatar Square
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Stock Exchange Listing
Centerra Madencilik A.S.
210648
Toronto Stock Exchange
Buyukesat Mahallesi
Symbol: CG
Cayhane Sokak No. 47/9
Kumtor Operating Company
Investor Relations Contact
Cankaya, Ankara, Turkey
24 Ibraimov Street
06700 Gaziosmanpasa
Kumtor Gold Company
John W. Pearson
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
Vice President Investor Relations
Centerra Gold Inc.
720031
Corporate Headquarters
1606 Full Tower
Öksüt Madencilik A.S.
Beijing Representative Office
Fax: 1-888-249-6189
Suite 1500
9 Doung San Huan Zhong Lu
Turan Gunes Bulvari
Email: inquiries@
canstockta.com
1 University Avenue
Chaoyang District
Hollanda Caddesi No. 3/5
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5J 2P1
T 416.204.1953
F 416.204.1954
Beijing, China
100020
Cankaya, Ankara, Turkey
06550
Centerra Gold CIS
www.centerragold.com
Pushkin Street 54
Office 504
Khabarovsk, Russia
680000
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