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ANNUAL REPORT
For The Year Ended December 31, 2020

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A BRIGHTER WAY TO INVEST IN GOLD

CORPORATE & SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION 

Stock Exchange Listings

Auditors

Toronto Stock Exchange 
TSX: SSL

New York Stock Exchange 
NYSE: SAND

Transfer Agent

Computershare Investor Services 
2nd Floor, 510 Burrard Street 
Vancouver, British Columbia 
V6C 3B9

T 604 661 9400

Corporate Secretary

Christine Gregory

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 
PricewaterhouseCoopers Place 
Suite 1400, 250 Howe Street 
Vancouver, British Columbia 
V6C 3S7

T 604 806 7000 
F 604 806 7806

Board of Directors

Andrew T. Swarthout 
David Awram 
David E. De Witt 
John P. A. Budreski 
Mary L. Little 
Nolan Watson 
Vera Kobalia

Corporate Offices

Vancouver Head Office 
Suite 1400, 400 Burrard Street 
Vancouver, British Columbia 
V6C 3A6

T 604 689 0234 
F 604 689 7317

info@sandstormgold.com 
www.sandstormgold.com 

Toronto Office 
Suite 1110, 8 King Street 
Toronto, Ontario 
M5C 1B5

T 416 238 1152

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Corporate Profile 

Message to Our Shareholders 

Management Team 

Board of Directors 

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Management's Discussion & Analysis 

Company Highlights 

Overview and Outlook 

Key Producing Assets 

Other Producing Assets 

Development Assets 

Summary of Annual Results 

Summary of Quarterly Results 

Quarterly Commentary 

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Consolidated Financial Statements 

Financial Position 

Income (Loss)  

Comprehensive Income (Loss) 

Cash Flow 

Changes in Equity 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements  75

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Company Profile

2020 Q4

SECTION 01

Company Profile

Message to Our Shareholders

Nolan Watson 

President and CEO

For  several  years  now,  I’ve  shared 
my concern about the growing national 

In light of these precarious economic con-

ditions, the gold market has responded as 

debt levels held within the world’s major 

you might expect. As levels of uncertainty 

economies. When a country or individual 
is over-leveraged, it cripples any ability 

set in and the threat of higher inflation 
became apparent, investors flocked to 

to deal with an unexpected crisis. This 

traditional safe-haven assets. The price 

has never been truer than in 2020. The 

extraordinary challenges that the global 

community faced over the last 12 months 

of gold hit an all-time high in the summer 
and closed the year up 25%1. And while I 
am grateful there is an end in sight for the 

have compounded the world’s debt crisis. 

pandemic, I believe the economic damage 

With interest rates hovering around zero 

will last far longer. As debt levels contin-

(or lower) for the foreseeable future, gov-

ue to balloon and world governments 

ernments have few options to service 

struggle to cope, gold will become more 

their debt levels that are now growing 

relevant than ever as a store of value.

exponentially.

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1 S&P Capital IQ: Return on COMEX Gold Price between Dec 31,2019–Dec 31, 2020

At Sandstorm, the challenges faced this year highlighted the 

strengths of the royalty business model. During the year, Sand-

storm sold 52,176 gold equivalent ounces, resulting in record 

revenue of $93 million in 2020. While there were some delays 

in expected production due to temporary shutdowns midway 

through the year, mining companies in our portfolio proved 

resilient and adapted quickly to get their operations back up 

and running. All of our producing mines were back online by 

the end of June, and thanks to the nature of the royalty model, 

Sandstorm shareholders were sheltered from any unexpected 

operational costs incurred during the downtime. Sandstorm 

received full quarterly production in the fourth quarter, and 

we have no reason to expect further delays or shutdowns due 

to the pandemic in 2021.

$93M

RECORD ANNUAL REVENUE 

GOVERNMENT DEBT OF G7 COUNTRIES

(USD Billions)

$54 Trillion

$60,000

$50,000

$40,000

$30,000

$20,000

$10,000

$0

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Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database, October 2020. All figures are historical expect for the 
2020 year. Absolute Gross Government Debt calculated in national currency and converted to USD. Historical foreign exchange 
rates as of December 31 of corresponding year.

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Aerial view of Aurizona gold 
mine. Source: Equinox Gold

We were also able to take advantage of the mar-

ket volatility earlier in the year by utilizing our 

Normal Course Issuer Bid. Sandstorm bought 

back approximately 4.6 million shares at an 

average cost of US$5.12 per share. Sandstorm’s 

share price averaged US$7.81 over the course of 

2020, so we see this as an intelligent and accretive 

use of capital. 

An active gold market has made more capital 

available to the mining industry in 2020. The 

total amount of financing in the industry was a 
record $129 billion2, up 25% compared to 2019. 
With this influx of cash, we’re seeing more ex-

ploration work completed on several projects. 

In Sandstorm’s portfolio, over 60% of projects 

have active work programs.

ACTIVE WORK PROGRAMS IN ROYALTY PORTFOLIO

PRODUCTION

DEVELOPMENT

ADVANCED EXPLORATION

EXPLORATION

67%

67%

68%

36%

One of the highlights in Sandstorm’s portfolio 

was the exploration success at the Aurizona 

mine. The operator, Equinox Gold, has focused on 

exploration programs at Aurizona after commis-

sioning a new mill and commencing commercial 

production at the mine in 2019. Equinox Gold 

released a Preliminary Economic Assessment 

for the potential development of an underground 

mine that may operate concurrently with the 

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2 Scotia Bank analysis

2020 Q4SECTION 01Company ProfileRIGHT

A hauling truck near the ROM 
stockpiles at Aurizona. Source: 
Equinox Gold

existing open-pit mine, delivering an additional 740,500 ounces 

of gold. In addition, Equinox announced a Maiden Mineral 

Resource on the Tatajuba deposit and continues to explore 

deposits not included in the existing mine plan. Aurizona was 

one of the first deals that Sandstorm ever completed over 10 

years ago. Now in its second term of production, we’re seeing 

the project’s incredible exploration potential realized and its 

mine life extended.

Another project that had significant expansion news in 2020 is the 

Fruta del Norte mine. Less than a year after reaching commercial 

production, Lundin Gold announced a plan to expand mine and 

mill throughput by 20%, expected to be completed by the end of 

2021. As a result of a change in mining method, Lundin Gold also 

increased Mineral Reserves by 8% at Fruta del Norte. Sandstorm 

purchased a 0.9% NSR royalty on the precious metals produced at 

this Ecuadorian project in January 2019. We’re pleased with the 

speed at which Lundin Gold has expanded production capabilities 

at the mine and increased guidance. 2021 guidance at Fruta del 
Norte is estimated between 380,000 to 420,000 gold ounces, and 

updates to the life of mine plan provides for a total of 4.8 million 

20%

EXPANSION OF THE FRUTA 

DEL NORTE MINE AND MILL 

THROUGHPUT

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SANDSTORM'S ROYALTY CLAIM 

ON THE HOUNDÉ MINE

ounces of gold production over a 14 year mine life. Average 

annual gold production is expected to increase from 325,000 to 

340,000 ounces per year over the life of the mine. Lundin Gold 

also announced several drill programs at Fruta, which we expect 

to further materialize the upside we see at this large project.

Endeavour’s Houndé gold mine in Burkina Faso is another 

exploration upside success story. Sandstorm acquired a 2.0% 

NSR royalty on the Houndé mine in late 2017 for $45 million. 

At the time, Houndé had just reached commercial production 

with an initial 10 year mine life based on Mineral Reserves of 

2.1 million gold ounces. In the last three years, Endeavour has 

invested over $53 million into exploration at the mine and 

LEFT

Aerial view of the Houndé plant 
and tailings facility at Vindaloo. 
Source: Endeavour Mining

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2020 Q4SECTION 01Company ProfileHOUNDÉ CLAIM MAP

Sandstorm Royalty

Deposits

Plant

Boueré

Kari West

Kari Center

10 km

N

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

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Dohoun

Kari Pump

Vindaloo

completed over 430,000 metres of drilling. Production has 

exceeded initial expectations, with the mine producing over 

730,000 ounces of gold since 2018. With recent discoveries at 

the Kari area, which is partially covered by Sandstorm’s royalty, 

the Houndé operation is now estimated to produce another 2.3 

million ounces of gold over the next 10 years. Exploration work 

should continue over the coming years on numerous targets in 

the Kari area, and we’re optimistic that we’ll see more material 

growth at this exceptional asset.

As we’ve built our royalty portfolio over the last decade, we’ve 

made it a priority to find projects with good optionality. We look 

for quality projects in the hands of experienced companies that 

can realize exploration upside. Each year we continue to see the 

fruits of this labour, and we’re excited for the future advancements 

within Sandstorm’s portfolio, especially within the context of a 

strengthening gold market. 

Beyond our existing portfolio activity, Sandstorm’s management 

continues to seek new opportunities to grow the company. 

Earlier in the year, we announced an early warrant exercise with 

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Q4 2020SECTION 01Company Profileproceeds of approximately $50 million. Part of 

history. By the end of 2020, Sandstorm had $114 

the proceeds were used to pay off the remaining 

million in cash plus an additional $300 million 

balance on our revolving credit facility, mak-

ing Sandstorm completely debt-free. The last 

set of warrants, which expired in November, 

of available capital from our undrawn credit 
facility3. That’s 30% of our market capitalization 
in available funds to grow the company, which 

contributed total proceeds of approximately 

is the best liquidity to market cap ratio of any 

$18 million in 2020. Sandstorm is now com-

other large royalty and streaming company. 

pletely warrant-free, which is a first for the 

It is a fantastic position to be in and allows 

company. This influx of cash, along with record 

us to make significant acquisitions that have 

cash flows from operations, has put us in the 

the potential to fundamentally transform the 

strongest capital position ever in Sandstorm’s 

company.

AVAILABLE CAPITAL TO MARKET CAPITALIZATION

30%

21%

16%

9%

8%

SANDSTORM

OSISKO

ROYAL GOLD

WHEATON

FRANCO-NEVADA

Notes: Market Cap calculated end of day 12/31/2020; Source: Capital IQ. Available capital includes cash and cash equivalents plus 
undrawn/available credit facility. Available capital for OR, RGLD, WPM, FNV as of end of day 09/30/2020; Source: Company filings 
and corporate materials. Available capital 3 for SAND as of 12/31/2020 Source: Company filings.

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3 Based on various assumptions including exercise of accordion feature on credit facility

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Company Profile

SECTION 01

In 2021, our team is working harder than ever to find these 
transformative deals. With constantly fluctuating markets, 
new opportunities arise every day. Our commitment to you, 
our shareholders, is to thoughtfully weigh each opportunity 
and promise to be patient until the right transaction presents 
itself. During a year that has reminded us that nothing is for 
certain, I am grateful to lead a team that works incredibly 
hard to ensure Sandstorm is financially sound and has a bright 
future ahead.

Nolan Watson
President and CEO

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MANAGEMENT & TECHNICAL TEAM

Nolan Watson FCPA, FCA, CFA · President and CEO

Left to right

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David Awram B.Sc, Geologist · Sr. Executive Vice President

Erfan Kazemi CPA, CA, CFA · Chief Financial Officer

Tom Bruington P.E., M.Sc. · Executive Vice President, Project Evaluation

George Darling P.Eng., ICD.D · Sr. Vice President, Engineering

Ron Ho CPA, CA, CFA · Sr. Vice President, Finance

Keith Laskowski Mining Geologist, MSc, QP · Vice President, Technical Services

Livia Danila CPA, CA · Vice President, Corporate Controller

Sarah Ford CPA, CA, CFA · Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis

Kim Bergen CFA · Director of Capital Markets

Ian Grundy CPA, CA, CFA · Vice President, Corporate Development

2020 Q4SECTION 01Company ProfileBOARD OF DIRECTORS

Left to right

David E. De Witt · Chairman

Mary L. Little · Director

John P.A. Budreski · Director

Vera Kobalia · Director

Andrew T. Swarthout · Director

Nolan Watson · Director

David Awram · Director

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Management's Discussion 
and Analysis

For The Year Ended December 31, 2020

This management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) for Sandstorm Gold Ltd. and its 

subsidiary entities (collectively “Sandstorm”, “Sandstorm Gold” or the “Company”) 

should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of 

Sandstorm for the year ended December 31, 2020 and related notes thereto which 

have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards 

(“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”). The 

information contained within this MD&A is current to February 11, 2021 and all 

figures are stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.

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Management's Discussion and Analysis

Company Highlights

RECORD OPERATING RESULTS

Despite COVID-19 related 
temporary suspensions, 
another record year in terms 
of revenue and cash flow

 ȯ While some of the mines which Sandstorm 
received royalty revenue or gold ounces 
from temporarily suspended operations, 
all mines that were temporarily suspended 
have now resumed operations.

Record revenue for both the three months 
and year ended December 31, 2020 were 
$29.7 million and $93.0 million, respectively, 
compared with $24.0 million and $89.4 
million for the comparable periods in 2019.

Attributable Gold Equivalent ounces sold 1 
(as defined hereinafter), for the three months 
and year ended December 31, 2020 were 
15,795 ounces and 52,176 ounces, respectively, 
compared with 16,113 ounces and 63,829 
ounces for the comparable periods in 2019.

Record cash flows from operating activities, 
excluding changes in non-cash working 
capital 1, for both the three months and 
year ended December 31, 2020 were $22.5 
million and $68.3 million, respectively, 
compared with $15.2 million and $60.7 
million for the comparable periods in 2019.

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Cost of sales, excluding depletion, for the 
three months and year ended December 31, 
2020 were $3.9 million and $14.0 million, 
respectively, compared with $5.0 million and 
$18.3 million for the comparable periods in 2019.

Average cash cost 1 for the three months and 
year ended December 31, 2020 were $248 
and $269 per Attributable Gold Equivalent 
ounce compared with $309 and $286 
per Attributable Gold Equivalent ounce 
for the comparable periods in 2019.

Cash operating margins 1 for both the three 
months and year ended December 31, 2020 
were $1,632 and $1,514 per Attributable Gold 
Equivalent ounce compared with $1,180 
and $1,115 per Attributable Gold Equivalent 
ounce for the comparable periods in 2019.

AVAILABLE CAPITAL

Strong balance sheet with 
no bank debt and significant 
capital available for growth

 ȯ

As at December 31, 2020, Sandstorm has a 
strong balance sheet with over $110 million in 
cash and over $60 million in equity and debt 
investments. When combined with an undrawn 
revolving credit facility of $225 million, 
strong operating cash flows, and the sale of 
non-core investments, Sandstorm expects to 
have significant capital available to propel the 
Company into the next phase of growth.

2020 Q4Management's Discussion and Analysis

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In April 2020, the Company completed an early 
warrant exercise incentive program whereby 
15 million outstanding and unlisted share 
purchase warrants were exercised at a price of 
$3.35 per warrant. The early warrant exercise 
program helped in removing an overhang of 
a large block of in-the-money warrants and 
provided $50.3 million in gross proceeds.

In May 2020, Sandstorm established an at-
the-market program that allows the Company 
to issue up to $140 million worth of common 
shares from treasury to the public from time 
to time. To-date, the Company has not utilized 
or sold any shares under the program.

 ȯ

In 2020, the Company purchased and cancelled 
approximately 4.6 million of its own common 
shares for total consideration of $23.5 million.

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In January 2021, Americas Gold announced 
that it had achieved commercial production 
at the Relief Canyon gold mine. Sandstorm 
has a precious metal stream on the mine.

As a result of adverse diamond market 
conditions, during the year ended December 31, 
2020, the Company recorded an impairment 
charge of $7.9 million on the Diavik royalty.

Sandstorm has been recognized in this 
year’s TSX30 ranking as one of the top 30 
performers on the Toronto Stock Exchange. 
The TSX30 program is a sector-agnostic 
ranking of the top 30 performing companies 
on the TSX over a three-year period, based on 
dividend-adjusted share price appreciation.

1 

Refer to section on non-IFRS and other measures of this MD&A.

OTHER

Commercial production, NYSE 
listing, and impairment

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In February 2020, the Company began trading its 
common shares on the New York Stock Exchange.

In February 2020, Lundin Gold announced 
that it had achieved commercial production 
at the Fruta Del Norte gold mine. The 
Company has a 0.9% NSR on the precious 
metals produced from the mine.

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Management's Discussion and Analysis

Overview

Outlook

Sandstorm is a growth-focused company that seeks to 

Based  on  the  Company’s  existing  Streams  and 

acquire royalties and gold and other metals purchase 

royalties,  attributable  Gold  Equivalent  ounces 

agreements (“Gold Streams” or “Streams”) from com-
panies that have advanced stage development projects 

sold (individually and collectively referred to as 
“Attributable Gold Equivalent”) are forecasted to 

or operating mines. In return for making upfront 

be between 52,000–62,000 ounces in 2021. The 

payments to acquire a Stream, Sandstorm receives 

Company is forecasting Attributable Gold Equivalent 

the right to purchase, at a fixed price per ounce or 

production to be approximately 125,000 ounces 

at a fixed percentage of the spot price, a percentage 

in 2024.

of a mine’s gold, silver, or other commodity (“Gold 
Equivalent” as further defined herein)1 production for 
the life of the mine. Sandstorm helps other companies 

in the resource industry grow their businesses, while 

acquiring attractive assets in the process. The Com-

pany is focused on acquiring Streams and royalties 

from mines with low production costs, significant 

exploration potential and strong management teams. 

The Company currently has 201 Streams and royalties, 

of which 24 of the underlying mines are producing.

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Refer to section on non-IFRS and other measures of this MD&A.

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 — KEY PRODUCING ASSETS

Yamana Silver Stream 

• YAMANA GOLD INC.

The Company has a silver stream on Yamana Gold Inc.’s (“Yamana”) gold-silver 

Cerro Moro Mine, located in Santa Cruz, Argentina (the “Cerro Moro Mine” or 

“Cerro Moro”). Under the terms of the Yamana silver stream, Sandstorm has agreed 

to purchase for ongoing per ounce cash payments equal to 30% of the spot price of 

silver, an amount of silver from Cerro Moro equal to 20% of the silver produced (up 

to an annual maximum of 1.2 million ounces of silver), until Yamana has delivered 

to Sandstorm 7.0 million ounces of silver; then 9% of the silver produced thereafter.

Based on the cumulative ounces of silver purchased to-date, the Company’s current 

silver entitlement is 20%.

The Cerro Moro Mine, which commenced commercial production in 2018, is located 

approximately 70 kilometres southwest of the coastal port city of Puerto Deseado 

in the Santa Cruz province of Argentina. Cerro Moro contains several high-grade 

epithermal gold and silver deposits, some of which will be mined via open pit and 

some via underground mining methods.

Chapada Copper Stream 

• LUNDIN MINING CORPORATION

The Company has a copper stream on Lundin Mining Corporation’s (“Lundin 

Mining”) open pit copper-gold Chapada mine located 270 kilometres northwest of 

Brasília in Goiás State, Brazil (“Chapada” or the “Chapada Mine”). Under the terms 

of the Lundin Mining copper stream, Sandstorm has agreed to purchase, for ongoing 

per pound cash payments equal to 30% of the spot price of copper, an amount of 

copper from the Chapada Mine equal to:

i. 

4.2% of the copper produced (up to an annual maximum of 3.9 million pounds of copper) 

until the mine has delivered 39 million pounds of copper to Sandstorm; then

ii. 

3.0% of the copper produced until, on a cumulative basis, the mine has delivered 50 million 

pounds of copper to Sandstorm; then

iii. 

1.5% of the copper produced thereafter, for the life of the mine.

Based on the cumulative pounds of copper purchased to-date, the Company’s current 

copper entitlement is 4.2%.

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Management's Discussion and Analysis

Chapada has been in production since 2007 and is a relatively low-cost South 

American copper-gold operation. The ore is treated through a flotation plant with 

processing capacity of 24 million tonnes of ore per annum. In October 2019, an 

updated technical report was filed which outlines production through 2050. Lundin 

Mining announced that processing activities had been interrupted at the Chapada 

Mine after the operation suffered a power outage on September 27, 2020. When 

the power was restored, the protection system at the operation’s main electrical 

substation failed, resulting in significant damage to the SAG and ball mill motors. 

Lundin Mining has since announced that a return to full processing capacity was 

achieved following the installation of the remaining repaired motor on the ball mill 

on December 20, 2020.

For more information, visit the Lundin Mining website at www.lundinmining.com.

Houndé Royalty 

• ENDEAVOUR MINING CORPORATION

The Company has a 2% net smelter returns royalty (“NSR”) based on the production 

from the Houndé gold mine located in Burkina Faso, West Africa (“Houndé” or the 

“Houndé Mine”) which is owned and operated by Endeavour Mining Corporation 

(“Endeavour”).

The royalty covers the Kari North and Kari South tenements (the “Houndé Tene-

ments”), representing approximately 500 square kilometres of the Houndé property 

package. The Houndé Tenements host a Proven and Probable Mineral Reserve 

containing 2.1 million ounces of gold within 39.2 million tonnes of ore with an 

average grade of 1.7 grams per tonne gold. This Reserve is based on an economic 

cut-off grade of 0.5 grams per tonne gold. The Reserve Estimate is effective as of 

December 31, 2019 and includes the Vindaloo deposit, Kari West, stockpiles and 

the Bouéré deposit.

Houndé is an open pit gold mine with a 4.0 million tonne per year processing plant 

using a gravity circuit and a carbon-in-leach plant. Endeavour announced an updated 

Inclusive Resource on November 12, 2020, which includes 3.3 million ounces of 

Measured and Indicated Resources and 0.45 million ounces of Inferred Resources 

at the Vindaloo, Kari Center, Kari Gap, Kari South, Kari West, Bouéré and stockpile 

areas combined, all of which are included within the Houndé Tenements (based 

on a 0.5 grams per tonne cut-off grade). See www.endeavourmining.com for more 

information.

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Santa Elena Gold Stream 

• FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER CORP.

The Company has a Gold Stream to purchase 20% of the life of mine gold produced 

from First Majestic Silver Corp.’s (“First Majestic”) open pit and underground 

Santa Elena mine, located in Mexico (the “Santa Elena Mine”), for a per ounce cash 

payment equal to the lesser of $464 and the then prevailing market price of gold.

The Santa Elena Mine was successfully transitioned from an open pit heap leach 

operation to an underground mining and milling operation and commercial pro-

duction for the 3,000 tonne per day processing plant was declared in 2014. In 2019, 

First Majestic installed a new high intensity grinding mill which it anticipates 

will improve overall metallurgical recoveries and lower energy costs compared to 

traditional ball milling.

Aurizona Gold Royalty 

• EQUINOX GOLD CORP.

The Company has a 3%–5% sliding scale NSR on the production from Equinox Gold 

Corp.’s (“Equinox”) open pit Aurizona mine, located in Brazil (“Aurizona” or the 

“Aurizona Mine”). At gold prices less than or equal to $1,500 per ounce, the royalty 

is a 3% NSR. At gold prices between $1,500 and $2,000 per ounce, the royalty is a 

4% NSR. At gold prices above $2,000 per ounce, the royalty is a 5% NSR. The royalty 

is calculated based on sales for the month and the average monthly gold price. In 

addition, Sandstorm holds a 2% NSR on Equinox’s greenfields exploration ground. 

At any time prior to the commencement of commercial production at the greenfields 

exploration ground, Equinox can purchase one-half of the greenfields NSR for a 

cash payment of $10 million.

On July 1, 2019, Equinox achieved commercial production at the Aurizona Gold 

Mine. A Feasibility Study on the Aurizona project, which was filed on May 13, 2020, 

included estimated Proven and Probable Mineral Reserves of 958,000 ounces of 

gold (contained in 19.8 million tonnes at 1.5 grams per tonne gold with a cut-off 

grade of 0.4 grams per tonne from Boa Esperanza and 0.6 grams per tonne from 

Piaba) with expected annual production of 130,000 ounces. The Feasibility Study 

also included an updated mineral resource estimate whereby the total Measured 

& Indicated Resources (exclusive of reserves) increased to an estimated 844,000 

ounces contained in 16.0 million tonnes at 1.6 grams per tonne gold (cut-off grade of 

0.6 grams per tonne for open pit and 1.0 grams per tonne for underground resources). 

For more information refer to www.equinoxgold.com.

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Management's Discussion and Analysis

In 2020, Equinox announced a positive Preliminary Economic Assessment for 

the development of an underground mine at Aurizona which could be operated 

concurrently with the existing open-pit mine and is subject to the Company’s 

3%–5% sliding scale NSR. The assessment outlines total underground production 

of 740,500 ounces of gold over a ten-year mine life.

Fruta del Norte Royalty 

• LUNDIN GOLD INC.

The Company has a 0.9% NSR on the precious metals produced from Lundin Gold 

Inc.’s (“Lundin Gold”) Fruta del Norte gold project located in Ecuador (“Fruta del 

Norte” or “Fruta del Norte Mine”).

The royalty covers more than 644 square kilometres, including all 30 mining 

concessions held by Lundin Gold. The Fruta del Norte Mineral Reserve contains an 

estimated 5.41 million ounces of gold in 20.8 million tonnes of ore with an average 

grade of 8.1 grams per tonne, as of July 31, 2020, ranking it amongst the highest-grade 

gold projects in the world (based on cut-off grade of 3.8 grams per tonne and 4.4 

grams per tonne depending on mining method).

In February 2020, Lundin Gold announced that commercial production had been 

achieved at the Fruta del Norte Mine. In addition, Lundin Gold is focusing on 

increasing the mill’s throughput by 20%, with potential for this increased throughput 

to become effective in 2021.

On September 14, 2020, Lundin Gold announced receipt of additional exploration 

permits which will allow it to commence a 6,000-metre drill program at the Barbasco 

target and a 3,000-metre drill program at Puenta-Princesa. Both targets are located 

south of Fruta del Norte within the same geological structure known as the Suarez 

Pull-Apart Basin and are located within the area of interest of the Company’s royalty.

Relief Canyon Gold Stream 

• AMERICAS GOLD AND SILVER CORPORATION

The Company has a precious metal stream on the Relief Canyon gold project in 

Nevada, U.S.A. (“Relief Canyon” or the “Relief Canyon Mine”), which is owned and 

operated by Americas Gold and Silver Corporation (“Americas Gold”). Under the 

terms of the Stream, Sandstorm is entitled to receive 32,022 ounces of gold over a 

5.5 year period which began in the second quarter of 2020 (the “Fixed Deliveries”). 

After receipt of the Fixed Deliveries, the Company has agreed to purchase 4.0% of 

the gold and silver produced from the Relief Canyon Mine for ongoing per ounce 

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cash payments equal to 30%–65% of the spot price of gold or silver, with the range 

dependent on the concession’s existing royalty obligations. In addition, Sandstorm 

will also receive a 1.4%–2.8% NSR on the area surrounding the Relief Canyon mine.

Americas Gold may elect to reduce the 4.0% Stream and NSR on the Relief Canyon 

mine by delivering 4,000 ounces of gold to Sandstorm (the “Purchase Option”). The 

Purchase Option may be exercised by Americas Gold at any time and is subject to a 

10% annual premium. Upon exercising the Purchase Option, the 4.0% Stream will 

decrease to 2.0% and the NSR will decrease to 1.0%.

In January 2021, Americas Gold announced that it had achieved commercial 

production at the Relief Canyon Mine. The mine is located in Nevada, USA at the 

southern end of the Pershing Gold and Silver Trend, which hosts other projects such 
as Coeur Mining Inc.’s Rochester mine.

Black Fox Gold Stream 

• MCEWEN MINING INC.

The Company has a Gold Stream to purchase 8% of the life of mine gold produced 

from McEwen Mining Inc.’s (“McEwen”) open pit and underground Black Fox mine, 

located in Ontario, Canada (the “Black Fox Mine”), and 6.3% of the life of mine 

gold produced from McEwen’s Black Fox Extension, which includes a portion of 

McEwen’s Pike River concessions, for a per ounce cash payment equal to the lesser 

of $566 and the spot price of gold.

The Black Fox Mine began operating as an open pit mine in 2009 (depleted in 2015) 

and transitioned to underground operations in 2011. McEwen continues to invest 

in an exploration program which includes surface and underground drilling. For 

more information refer to www.mcewenmining.com.

Karma Gold Stream 

• ENDEAVOUR MINING CORPORATION

The Company has a Gold Stream which entitles it to purchase 25,000 ounces of gold 

over a five-year period and thereafter 1.625% of the gold produced from Endeavour’s 

open pit heap leach Karma gold mine located in Burkina Faso, West Africa (“Karma” 

or the “Karma Mine”) for ongoing per ounce cash payment equal to 20% of the spot 

price of gold. The Gold Stream, which on a gross basis requires Endeavour to deliver 

100,000 ounces of gold over a five-year period starting March 31, 2016 and thereafter 

6.5% of the equivalent gold production at the Karma Mine, is syndicated 75% and 

25% between Franco-Nevada Corp. and Sandstorm, respectively. Accordingly, the 

syndicate’s gross Gold Stream entitlement will convert to 6.5% in the second quarter 

of 2021, after the conclusion of the five-year fixed delivery period.

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Bracemac-McLeod Royalty 

• GLENCORE PLC

Sandstorm has a 3% NSR based on 100% of the production from the Bracemac-Mc-

Leod property located in Matagami, Quebec, Canada (“Bracemac-McLeod” or the 

“Bracemac-McLeod Mine”) which is owned and operated by a subsidiary of Glencore 

PLC (“Glencore”).

The Bracemac-McLeod Mine is a high-grade volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit 

located in the historic and prolific Matagami mining district of Quebec. Continuous 

mining and milling operations have been active in the Matagami district for over fifty 

years with ten previously operating mines and one other currently producing mine. 

The Bracemac-McLeod Mine began initial production in the second half of 2013.

Diavik Diamond Royalty 

• RIO TINTO PLC

The Company has a 1% gross proceeds royalty based on the production from the 

Diavik mine located in Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, Canada (“Diavik” or the 

“Diavik Mine”) which is operated by Rio Tinto PLC (“Rio Tinto”).

The Diavik Mine is Canada’s largest diamond mine. The mine began producing 

diamonds in January 2003 and has since produced more than 100 million carats 

from three kimberlite pipes (A154 South, A154 North, and A418). In the fourth 

quarter of 2018, Rio Tinto announced that it had achieved commercial production 

at its fourth open pit diamond pipe (A21).

As a result of adverse diamond market conditions, during the year ended December 

31, 2020, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $7.9 million on the Diavik 

royalty.

Ming Gold Stream 

• RAMBLER METALS & MINING PLC

The Company has a Gold Stream to purchase approximately 25% of the first 175,000 

ounces of gold produced and 12% of the life of mine gold produced thereafter, from 

Rambler Metals & Mining PLC’s (“Rambler”) Ming copper-gold mine, located 

in Newfoundland, Canada (the “Ming Mine”). There are no ongoing per ounce 

payments required by Sandstorm in respect of the Ming Mine Gold Stream. In the 

event that the metallurgical recoveries of gold at the Ming Mine are below 85%, the 

percentage of gold that Sandstorm shall be entitled to purchase shall be increased 

proportionally. Based on 2019 metallurgical recoveries, Sandstorm’s 2020 gold 

purchase entitlement was adjusted to 30%.

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The Ming Mine has been in operation since 2012 and continued production is 

expected from both the high-grade Massive Sulphide Zone and the Lower Footwall 

Zone. For more information refer to www.ramblermines.com.

 — OTHER PRODUCING ASSETS

Gualcamayo Royalty 

• MINEROS S.A.

The Company has a 1% NSR on the Gualcamayo gold mine (the “Gualcamayo Mine”) 

which is located in San Juan province, Argentina and is owned and operated by 

Mineros S.A. (“Mineros”). The Gualcamayo Mine is an open pit, heap leach operation. 

Mineros is a Latin American gold producer with operations in Argentina, Colombia, 

and Nicaragua.

Thunder Creek Royalty 

• PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP.

The Company has a 1% NSR on the gold produced from the Thunder Creek and 144 

properties (“Thunder Creek” or the “Thunder Creek Mine”) which are part of the 

Timmins West mine complex in Ontario, Canada which is owned and operated by 

Pan American Silver Corp. Thunder Creek is an underground mine that has been in 

production since 2010 and has produced more than 500,000 ounces of gold.

Mine Waste Solutions Royalty 

• HARMONY GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED

The Company has a 1% NSR on the gold produced from Mine Waste Solutions tailings 

recovery operation (“MWS”) which is located near Stilfontein, South Africa, and 

is owned and operated by Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (“Harmony”). 
MWS is a gold and uranium tailings recovery operation. The operation re-processes 

multiple tailings dumps in the area through three production modules, the last of 

which was commissioned in 2011.

HM Claim 

• KIRKLAND LAKE GOLD INC.

The Company has a 2% NSR on a part of the Macassa mine complex located in 

Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada (“HM Claim”), which is owned and operated by 

Kirkland Lake Gold Inc. (“Kirkland Lake”). The Kirkland mining camp has been a 

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prolific gold producer since mining began there in 1915. The HM claim is an area 

that hosts the easterly extension of the south mine complex and is located southeast 

of the #2 shaft at the Macassa mine.

Triangle Zone 

• ELDORADO GOLD CORP.

The Company has a 2% NSR on a part of the Triangle zone located within the 

Lamaque gold project located in Quebec, Canada (“Triangle Zone”), which is owned 

and operated by Eldorado Gold Corp. (“Eldorado”). The Triangle Zone is an Archean 

greenstone-hosted orogenic lode gold deposit and the royalty covers a portion of the 

Triangle Zone’s reserves and resources. Eldorado achieved commercial production 

in March 2019.

Emigrant Springs Royalty 

• NEWMONT CORPORATION 

The Company has a 1.5% NSR, payable by Newmont Corporation (“Newmont”), on 

a portion of the Emigrant Springs gold mine (the “Emigrant Springs Mine”) which 

is located in the Carlin Trend in Nevada, U.S.A. The Emigrant Springs Mine is 

owned by Nevada Gold Mines LLC which is a joint venture owned 61.5% by Barrick 

Gold Corporation (“Barrick”) and 38.5% by Newmont and operated by Barrick. 

The Emigrant Springs Mine is an open pit, heap leach operation that has been in 

production since the third quarter of 2012.

 — DEVELOPMENT ASSETS

Hod Maden 

• LIDYA MADENCILIK SANAYI VE TICARET A.S.

The Company has a 30% net profits interest and a 2% NSR on the Hod Maden 

gold-copper project, which is located in Artvin Province, northeastern Turkey (the 

“Hod Maden Project” or “Hod Maden”). The project is operated and co-owned by a 

Turkish partner, Lidya Madencilik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (“Lidya”), which owns the 

remaining interest in the project. Lidya is an experienced Turkish company and is 

also a joint venture partner with SSR Mining Inc. (previously Alacer Gold Corp) on 

the producing Çöpler mine in Turkey. The Hod Maden Project Preliminary Feasibility 

Study envisions a conventional underground mine and processing facility producing 

copper-gold concentrates. The results of the 2018 Preliminary Feasibility Study 

demonstrate an estimated Proven and Probable Mineral Reserve of 2.6 million 

ounces of gold and 284.4 million pounds of copper being mined over an 11 year mine 

life (9.12 million tonnes at 8.9 grams per tonne gold and 1.4% copper or 11.9 grams 

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per tonne gold equivalent based on a 2.6 grams per tonne gold equivalent cut-off 

grade). The study projects an estimated pre-tax net present value (5% discount rate) 

of $1.4 billion and an internal rate of return of 60%. It is estimated that gold will be 
produced at an all-in sustaining cost on a co-product basis 1 of $374 per ounce. For 
more information refer to www.sandstormgold.com.

A Feasibility Study is currently under way and, due to COVID-19 related delays, it 

is expected to be completed in the first half of 2021, with first production projected 

by the end of 2023. In conjunction with the study, a final Environmental Impact 

Assessment has been submitted and its approval is expected in the first half of 2021. 

The 30% Hod Maden net profits interest is a key component of the Company’s 

portfolio, with some of the highlights including:

 Ɇ Significant Increase in Expected Future Production: Hod Maden is an 
anchor asset that is expected to increase the Company’s Attributable Gold 
Equivalent ounces to approximately 125,000 in 2024.

 Ɇ Significant Exploration Upside: The Hod Maden deposit occurs within a 
significant 7.0 kilometre long north-south alteration zone. The majority of 
the exploration drilling has been within a 1.0 kilometre strike length of this 
alteration zone with several exploration targets identified along strike and 
parallel to the identified orebody.

 Ɇ Strong Partner: Majority operator Lidya is a strong local partner with 
experience exploring, developing, permitting and operating projects in 
Turkey. Lidya is part of a large Turkish conglomerate called Çalik Holding 
and is currently involved in several projects in Turkey including a partnership 
with SSR Mining Inc. on the producing Çöpler mine.

1 

Refer to section on non-IFRS and other measures of this MD&A.

Hugo North Extension & Heruga Gold Stream 

• ENTRÉE RESOURCES LTD.

The Company has a Gold Stream with Entrée Resources Ltd. (“Entrée”) to purchase 

an amount equal to 5.62% and 4.26%, respectively, of the gold and silver produced 

from the Hugo North Extension and Heruga deposits located in Mongolia, (the 

“Hugo North Extension” and “Heruga”, respectively) for per ounce cash payments 

equal to the lesser of $220 per ounce of gold and $5 per ounce of silver and the then 
prevailing market price of gold and silver, respectively. Additionally, Sandstorm 

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has a copper stream to purchase an amount equal to 0.42% of the copper produced 

from Hugo North Extension and Heruga for per pound cash payments equal to the 

lesser of $0.50 per pound of copper and the then prevailing market price of copper.

The Company is not required to contribute any further capital, exploration, or 

operating expenditures to Entrée.

The Hugo North Extension is a copper-gold porphyry deposit and Heruga is a 

copper-gold-molybdenum porphyry deposit. Both projects are located in the South 

Gobi Desert of Mongolia, approximately 570 kilometres south of the capital city of 

Ulaanbaatar and 80 kilometres north of the border with China. The Hugo North 

Extension and Heruga are part of the Oyu Tolgoi mining complex and are managed by 

Oyu Tolgoi LLC, a subsidiary of Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. and the Government 
of Mongolia, and its project manager Rio Tinto PLC. Entrée retains a 20% interest 

in the Hugo North Extension and Heruga.

In 2018, Entrée released a National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report relating 

to its interests in the Hugo North Extension and Heruga. The report allows Entrée 

to discuss preliminary economics for the potential future phases of the Oyu Tolgoi 

mine, beyond Lift 1, including Lift 2 and Heruga. Since the release of the 2018 report, 

Entrée announced that, in addition to the recently completed 2020 Oyu Tolgoi 

Technical Report which incorporated a new mine design for Hugo North Lift 1, 

drilling work is underway at Panels 1 and 2. The resulting updates to geotechnical 

modelling and mine design review are expected to continue into 2021, but are not 

currently expected to delay the ramp up of either panel.

Hackett River Royalty 

• GLENCORE PLC

The Company has a 2% NSR on the Hackett River property located in Nunavut, 

Canada (the “Hackett River Project” or “Hackett River”) which is owned by a 

subsidiary of Glencore.

Hackett River is a silver-rich volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit and is one of 

the largest undeveloped projects of its kind. The property contains four massive 

sulphide bodies that occur over a 6.6 kilometre strike length. A Preliminary Eco-

nomic Assessment updated in 2010 evaluated a possible large-scale open pit and 

underground operation, processing up to 12,000 tonnes per day. The most recent 

Glencore Reserves and Resources statement, effective December 31, 2019, reported 

27.1 million tonnes of Indicated Resources containing 4.5% zinc and 130.0 grams 

per tonne silver plus 60.0 million tonnes of Inferred Resources with 4.0% zinc and 

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150.0 grams per tonne silver. For more information refer to www.glencore.com and 

the Technical Report dated July 26, 2010 under Sabina Gold & Silver Corp.’s profile 

on www.sedar.com.

Lobo-Marte Royalty 

• KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION

The Company has a 1.05% NSR on production from the Lobo-Marte project located 

in the Maricunga gold district of Chile (the “Lobo-Marte Project” or “Lobo-Marte”) 

which is owned by Kinross Gold Corporation (“Kinross”).

Kinross recently announced the results of a Pre-Feasibility Study for the Lobo-Marte 

Project. The study estimates a total life of mine production of approximately 4.5 million 

gold ounces during a 15-year mine life, which includes 12 years of mining followed 

by three years of residual processing. Kinross plans to commence a Feasibility Study 

with its scheduled completion by the end of 2021. The Feasibility Study is expected 

to provide the detailed engineering and project description required for permitting 

and submission of an Environmental Impact Assessment. For more information 

refer to www.kinross.com.

Agi Dagi & Kirazli Royalty 

• ALAMOS GOLD INC.

The Company has a $10 per ounce royalty based on the production from the Agi 

Dagi and the Kirazli gold development projects located in the Çanakkale Province 

of northwestern Turkey (“Agi Dagi” and “Kirazli”, respectively) which are both 

owned by Alamos Gold Inc. (“Alamos Gold”). The royalty is payable by Newmont 

and is subject to a maximum of 600,000 ounces from Agi Dagi and a maximum of 

250,000 ounces from Kirazli.

A 2017 Feasibility Study on Agi Dagi and a 2017 Feasibility Study on Kirazli con-

templated both projects as stand-alone open pit, heap leach operations. Under the 

respective studies, Agi Dagi is expected to produce an average of 177,600 ounces of 

gold per year over a 6-year mine life while Kirazli is expected to produce an average 

of 104,000 ounces of gold per year over a 5-year mine life. For more information 

refer to www.alamosgold.com.

Prairie Creek Royalty 

• NORZINC LTD.

The Company has a 1.2% NSR on the Prairie Creek project (the “Prairie Creek 

Project”) located in the Northwest Territories, Canada and owned by NorZinc 

Ltd. (“NorZinc”). The Prairie Creek Project is a zinc, silver and lead project that 

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is 100%-owned by NorZinc and based on a 2017 Feasibility Study has an estimat-

ed Proven and Probable Mineral Reserve of 8.1 million tonnes containing 8.6% 

zinc, 124.2 grams per tonne silver and 8.1% lead. For more information, refer to 

www.norzinc.com.

Mt. Hamilton Royalty 

• WATERTON PRECIOUS METALS FUND II CAYMAN, LP

The Company has a 2.4% NSR on the Mt. Hamilton gold project (the “Mt. Hamilton 

Project”). The Mt. Hamilton Project is located in White Pine County, Nevada, U.S.A. 

and is owned by Waterton Precious Metals Fund II Cayman, LP.

 — OTHER

Under the Company’s normal course issuer bid (“NCIB”), the Company is able, until 

April 5, 2021, to purchase up to 17.2 million common shares. The NCIB provides the 

Company with the option to purchase its common shares from time to time. Under 

the Company’s previous NCIB and during the year ended December 31, 2020, the 

Company purchased and cancelled approximately 4.6 million common shares for 

$23.5 million.

In April 2020, the Company completed an early warrant exercise incentive program 

whereby 15 million outstanding and unlisted share purchase warrants were exercised 

at a price of $3.35 per warrant, resulting in an additional $50.3 million in cash. Part 

of the proceeds were used to pay off the Company’s revolving credit facility.

While assessing whether any indications of impairment exist for mineral interests 

and royalties, consideration is given to both external and internal sources of infor-

mation. As a result of adverse diamond market conditions, partly exacerbated by 

the COVID-19 pandemic, during the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company 

estimated the recoverable amount of the Diavik royalty and recorded an impairment 

charge of $7.9 million.

Through a series of acquisitions, spanning several years, the Company acquired 

40,356,380 common shares and 1,657,317 warrants of Entrée Resources Ltd. As at 

December 31, 2020, this position represented approximately 22% of the common 

shares of Entrée on a non-diluted basis. As a result of the ownership position, the 

Company concluded that as of November 20, 2020, it had significant influence over 

Entrée and as such, the investment in associate would be accounted for under the 

equity method.

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In $000s (except for per share and per ounce amounts)

Dec. 31, 2020

Dec. 31, 2019

Dec. 31, 2018

Total revenue

Attributable Gold Equivalent ounces sold 1

Sales

Royalty revenue

Average realized gold price per attributable ounce 1

Average cash cost per attributable ounce 1

Cash flows from operating activities

Net income

Basic income per share 

Diluted income per share

Total assets

Total long-term liabilities

$

$

 93,025 

$

 89,434 

$

 52,176 

 63,829 

 58,660 

$

 63,602 

$

 34,365 

 1,783 

 269 

 65,616 

 13,817 

 0.07 

 0.07 

 649,921 

 8,345 

 25,832 

 1,401 

 286 

 57,339 

 16,397 

 0.09 

 0.09 

 623,175 

 48,414 

 73,150 

 57,646 

 50,632 

 22,518 

 1,269 

 278 

 47,574 

 5,872 

 0.03 

 0.03 

 588,887 

 510 

1 

Refer to section on non-IFRS and other measures of this MD&A.

 Attributable Gold Equivalent 

 Sales & Royalty Revenue 

 Average realized gold price 

ounces sold 1

per attributable ounce1

$89.4M

$93.0M

$73.2M

$68.3M

63,829oz

57,646oz

54,633oz

52,176oz

$1,783

$1,401

$1,250

$1,269

2017

2018

2019

2020

2017

2018

2019

2020

1 

Refer to section on non-IFRS and other measures of this MD&A.

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Management's Discussion and Analysis

The Company’s operating segments for the year ended December 31, 2020 
are summarized in the table below:

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

$

 7,783 

$

 7,950 

 1,485 

 2,500 

 1,461 

 3,234 

 3,969 

 6,883 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 2,046 

 1,408 

 4,924 

 6,633 

 2,722 

 6,438 

 390 

 835 

 4,276 

 7,096 

 6,885 

 7,100 

 3,420 

 13,540 

 4,848 

 6,718 

In $000s 
(except for ounces sold)

Product

Aurizona

Black Fox

GOLD

GOLD

Attributable 
Gold 
Equivalent 
ounces sold

Sales 
and royalty 
revenues

Cost 
of sales 
excluding 
depletion

Depletion 
expense

Stream, 
royalty 
and other 
interests 
impairments

Income 
(loss)  
before taxes

Other

Cash flow 
from 
operating 
activities

 4,958 

$

 8,850 

$

 - 

$

 1,067 

$

 -  $ 

 2,137 

 3,693 

 1,194 

 1,014 

Bracemac-McLeod  1

VARIOUS

 1,634 

 2,946 

 - 

 1,485 

COPPER

 5,585 

 9,904 

 3,021 

 2,914 

DIAMONDS

 1,489 

 2,716 

7,862

392

 (7,623)

 3,075 

GOLD

GOLD

GOLD

GOLD

GOLD

GOLD

 1,815 

 3,302 

 4,874 

 8,740 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 2,085 

 1,256 

 3,816 

 4,584 

 8,184 

 1,619 

 3,843 

 469 

 835 

 3,819 

 7,096 

 - 

 - 

 445 

 2,820 

 5,526 

 9,749 

 2,552 

 312 

Chapada

Diavik

Fruta del Norte

Houndé

Karma

Ming

Relief Canyon

Santa Elena

Corporate

Consolidated

Yamana silver stream SILVER

 10,912 

19,199 

 5,660 

 10,119 

Other Royalties  2

VARIOUS

 4,374

 7,811 

 1,948 

 1,015 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

135

(12,310)

 (7,794)

 52,176  $

93,025  $

14,046  $

33,124  $

 8,877  $

527

$  24,276  $  65,616 

1 

2 

Royalty revenue from Bracemac-McLeod consists of $1.4 million from copper and $1.5 million from zinc.

Includes royalty revenue from gold of $7.3 million and other base metals of $0.5 million.

The Company’s operating segments for the year ended December 31, 2019 
are summarized in the table below:

In $000s 
(except for ounces sold)

Product

Aurizona

Bachelor Lake

Black Fox

GOLD

GOLD

GOLD

Bracemac-McLeod  1

VARIOUS

Chapada

Diavik

Houndé

Karma

Ming

Santa Elena

COPPER

DIAMONDS

GOLD

GOLD

GOLD

GOLD

Attributable 
Gold 
Equivalent 
ounces sold

Sales 
and royalty 
revenues

Cost 
of sales 
excluding 
depletion

Depletion 
expense

Stream, 
royalty 
and other 
interests 
impairments

Income 
(loss)  
before taxes

Other

Cash flow 
from 
operating 
activities

2,254

$

3,357

$

-

$

675

$

6,100

2,806

2,335

7,910

4,075

4,634

5,886

2,773

9,278

8,532

3,858

3,256

3,000

1,540

-

11,008

3,311

5,674

6,425

8,156

3,760

13,066

-

-

1,634

-

4,252

4,549

-

-

469

1,321

1,578

3,366

7,256

4,037

3,775

1,889

560

9,692

3,227

-

$

-

-

-

-

-

2,448

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$

2,682

$

1,757

5,063

997

1,678

4,331

(4,030)

2,388

2,747

1,871

8,254

5,555

2,318

3,130

7,697

5,924

5,037

6,647

3,760

8,832

981

10,672

212

(340)

4,021

4,684

-

414

(7,975)

(8,674)

63,829

$

89,434

$

18,286

$

37,845

$

2,660

$

74

$

23,008

$

57,339

Yamana silver stream SILVER

10,711

15,222

Other Royalties  2

VARIOUS

5,067

7,120

-

-

Corporate

Consolidated

Royalty revenue from Bracemac-McLeod consists of $1.2 million from copper and $2.1 million from zinc.

Includes royalty revenue from gold of $6.3 million and other base metals of $0.8 million.

1 

2 

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FY 2020

Attributable Gold Equivalent Ounces Sold

 Q1  

 Q2  

 Q3  

 Q4

Yamana silver stream

Chapada

Santa Elena

Aurizona

Houndé

Karma

Relief Canyon

Black Fox

Fruta del Norte

Bracemac-McLeod

Diavik

Ming

Other Royalties

FY 2020

FY 2020

Sales & Royalty Revenues by Region

Sales & Royalty Revenues by Metal

 North America 

 Canada

 South America

 Other

20%

14%

 Precious Metals

 Base Metals

 Diamonds

3%

14%

46%

10,912oz

5,585oz

5,526oz

4,958oz

4,874oz

4,584oz

3,819oz

2,137oz

1,815oz

1,634oz

1,489oz

469oz

4,374oz

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2020 Q4

Summary of Quarterly Results

QUARTERS ENDED

In $000s (except for per share and per ounce amounts)

Dec. 31, 2020

Sep. 30, 2020

Jun. 30, 2020

Mar. 31, 2020

Total revenue

Attributable Gold Equivalent ounces sold 1

Sales

Royalty revenue

Average realized gold price per attributable ounce 1

Average cash cost per attributable ounce 1

Cash flows from operating activities

Net income (loss)

Basic income (loss) per share 

Diluted income (loss) per share

Total assets

Total long-term liabilities

$

$

 29,696  $

23,267

$

18,730

$

 15,795 

12,068

10,920

 17,560  $

14,187

$

12,580

$

 12,136 

 1,880 

 248 

 19,806 

 10,504 

 0.05 

 0.05 

 649,921 

 8,345 

9,080

1,928

258

18,085

6,518

0.03

0.03

608,748

3,638

6,150

1,715

257

12,351

7,137

0.04

0.04

607,471

3,096

21,332

13,393

14,333

6,999

1,593

314

15,374

(10,342)

(0.06)

(0.06)

576,316

53,221

In $000s (except for per share and per ounce amounts)

Dec. 31, 2019

Sep. 30, 2019

Jun. 30, 2019

Mar. 31, 2019

Total revenue

Attributable Gold Equivalent ounces sold 1

Sales

Royalty revenue

Average realized gold price per attributable ounce 1

Average cash cost per attributable ounce 1

Cash flows from operating activities

Net income

Basic income per share 

Diluted income per share

Total assets

Total long-term liabilities

$

$

23,995

$

25,778

$

21,493

$

16,113

17,289

16,356

17,014

$

17,518

$

16,443

$

6,981

1,489

309

15,670

5,316

0.03

0.03

623,175

48,414

8,260

1,491

288

14,255

6,150

0.03

0.03

608,817

51,576

5,050

1,314

301

13,449

2,434

0.01

0.01

601,062

40,727

18,168

14,071

12,627

5,541

1,291

241

13,965

2,497

0.01

0.01

620,143

47,265

1 

Refer to section on non-IFRS and other measures of this MD&A.

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SECTION 02

Summary of Quarterly Results

QUARTERS ENDED

 Attributable Gold Equivalent 

 Sales & Royalty Revenue 

 Average realized gold price 

ounces sold 1

per attributable ounce1

$29.7M

$23.3M

$21.3M

$18.7M

13,393oz

12,068oz

10,920oz

15,795oz

$1,928

$1,880

$1,715

$1,593

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

2 0 2 0

2 0 2 0

1 

Refer to section on non-IFRS and other measures of this MD&A.

Changes in sales, net income and cash flow from operating activities from quarter 

to quarter are affected primarily by fluctuations in production at the mines, the 

timing of shipments, changes in the price of commodities, as well as acquisitions 

of Streams and royalty interests and the commencement of operations of mines 

under construction. For more information refer to the quarterly commentary 

discussed below.

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Management's Discussion and Analysis

The Company’s operating segments for the three months ended December 31, 2020 
are summarized in the table below:

In $000s 
(except for ounces sold)

Aurizona

Black Fox

Bracemac-McLeod 1

Chapada

Diavik

Fruta del Norte

Houndé

Karma

Ming

Relief Canyon

Santa Elena

Yamana silver stream

Other Royalties 2

Corporate

Consolidated

Product

GOLD

 GOLD 

 VARIOUS 

 COPPER 

DIAMONDS 

GOLD

GOLD

 GOLD 

GOLD

GOLD

 GOLD 

 SILVER 

 VARIOUS 

Attributable 
Gold Equivalent 
ounces sold

Sales 
and royalty 
revenues

Cost 
of sales 
excluding 
depletion

Depletion 
expense

Income 
(loss)  
before taxes

Cash flow 
from operating 
activities

 1,445 

$

 2,716 

$

 - 

$

 226 

$

 2,490 

$

 2,516 

 555 

 454 

 1,550 

 612 

 1,040 

 1,580 

 834 

 250 

 1,667 

 1,080 

 3,405 

 1,323 

 - 

 1,037 

 853 

 2,914 

 1,149 

 1,955 

 2,970 

 1,566 

 465 

 3,152 

 2,025 

 6,401 

 2,493 

 - 

 312 

 - 

 875 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 304 

 - 

 - 

 500 

 1,931 

 - 

 - 

 263 

 394 

 778 

 12 

 648 

 1,058 

 698 

 237 

 1,238 

 61 

 2,715 

 201 

 462 

 459 

 1,261 

 1,137 

 1,307 

 1,912 

 564 

 228 

 1,914 

 1,464 

 1,755 

 2,292 

 727 

 1,123 

 2,039 

 1,000 

 680 

 2,231 

 1,104 

 465 

 3,152 

 1,445 

 4,471 

 1,620 

 - 

 (1,331)

 (2,767)

 15,795 

$

 29,696 

$

 3,922 

$

 8,529 

$

 15,914 

$

 19,806 

1 

2 

Royalty revenue from Bracemac-McLeod consists of $0.5 million from copper and $0.4 million from zinc.

Includes royalty revenue from gold of $2.4 million and other base metals of $0.1 million.

The Company’s operating segments for the three months ended December 31, 2019 
are summarized in the table below:

In $000s 
(except for ounces sold)

Product

Aurizona

Bachelor Lake

Black Fox

Bracemac-McLeod 1

Chapada

Diavik

Houndé

Karma

Ming

Santa Elena

GOLD

GOLD

GOLD

VARIOUS

COPPER

DIAMONDS

GOLD

GOLD

GOLD

GOLD

Yamana silver stream

SILVER

Other Royalties 2

VARIOUS

Corporate

Consolidated

Attributable 
Gold 
Equivalent 
ounces sold

Sales 
and royalty 
revenues

Cost 
of sales 
excluding 
depletion

Depletion 
expense

Stream, 
royalty 
and other 
interests 
impairments

1,269

$

1,889

$

-

$

304

$

Income 
(loss)  
before taxes

Cash flow 
from 
operating 
activities

$

1,585

$

1,589

1,424

2,247

-

-

-

-

-

144

351

1,119

74

373

358

933

1,422

2,448

(2,698)

884

806

196

142

3,052

539

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

644

698

150

2,253

678

1,144

(904)

517

688

2,052

1,422

1,651

1,506

346

2,413

3,730

1,074

(3,565)

1,500

2,248

561

476

1,970

787

1,026

1,250

229

2,348

3,566

1,131

-

826

709

2,933

1,172

1,528

1,878

346

3,473

5,310

1,683

-

750

309

-

881

-

-

374

-

1,078

1,580

-

-

16,113

$

23,995

$

4,972

$

9,083

$

2,448

$

6,588

$

15,670

Royalty revenue from Bracemac-McLeod consists of $0.2 million from copper and $0.5 million from zinc.

Includes royalty revenue from gold of $1.6 million and other base metals of $0.1 million.

1 

2 

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SECTION 02

 — THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 COMPARED 

TO THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019

For the three months ended December 31, 2020, net income and cash flow from 

operating activities were $10.5 million and $19.8 million, respectively, compared with 

net income and cash flow from operating activities of $5.3 million and $15.7 million 

for the comparable period in 2019. The change in net income is attributable to an 

increase in revenue (described in greater detail below) as well as to a combination 

of factors including:

 Ƚ A $2.4 million decrease in non-cash impairment charges whereby no 

impairment charges were recorded during the three months ended 

December 31, 2020; while for the comparable period in 2019 the Company 

recorded an impairment of $2.4 million related to the Company’s Diavik 

royalty; and

 Ƚ A $1.1 million decrease in cost of sales, excluding depletion, partly due to 

a decrease in Attributable Gold Equivalent ounces sold;

Partially offset by:

 Ƚ An increase in tax expense of $4.1 million as a result of the increase in 

net income.

For the three months ended December 31, 2020, revenue was $29.7 million compared 

with $24.0 million for the comparable period in 2019. The increase is largely attrib-

utable to a 26% increase in the average realized selling price of gold. In particular, 

the increase in revenue was driven by:

 Ƚ A $3.2 million increase in sales revenue attributable to the Relief Canyon 

Stream which commenced making fixed deliveries to Sandstorm in 

May 2020;

 Ƚ A $2.0 million increase in royalty revenue attributable to the Fruta del 

Norte Mine which commenced commercial production in February 2020; 

 Ƚ A $1.4 million increase in royalty revenue attributable to the Houndé Mine, 

largely due to the increase in the average realized selling price of gold; 

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Management's Discussion and Analysis

 Ƚ A $0.8 million increase in revenue attributable to the Company’s Other 

Royalties. This increase is partly attributable to the ramp up of production 

on several mineral concessions which are subject to the Company’s 

underlying royalties; and

 Ƚ A $1.1 million increase in revenue attributable to the Yamana silver 

stream primarily due to an increase in the average realized selling price 

of silver which increased from an average of $17.70 per ounce during the 

three months ended December 31, 2019 to an average of $23.83 per ounce 

during the equivalent period in 2020; partially offset by a 10% decrease 

in the number of silver ounces sold;

Partially offset by:

 Ƚ A $2.2 million decrease in revenue attributable to the Bachelor Lake 

mine Gold Stream as the fixed deliveries under the agreement terminated 

during the fourth quarter of 2019 and the Company’s interest converted 

into a 3.9% NSR; 

 Ƚ A $1.4 million decrease in revenue attributable to the Santa Elena Mine 

largely driven by a 54% decrease in the number of gold ounces sold. The 

decrease is primarily due to decreased production at the Santa Elena 

mine as a result of limited contractor and equipment availability during 

the quarter. First Majestic expects mine and plant production to return to 

normal operating rates by the second quarter of 2021 following improve-

ments in underground ore haulage and increased production at the Main, 

Alejandra Bajo and America veins. The revenue decrease is also partially 

related to the timing of sales, whereby 170 gold ounces were in inventory 

as at December 31, 2020 and were sold in the subsequent period; and

 Ƚ A $0.3 million decrease in revenue attributable to the Karma Mine largely 

driven by the timing of sales, whereby approximately 417 gold ounces were 

received by December 31, 2020, but were sold in the subsequent period.

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SECTION 02

 — YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 COMPARED 

TO THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019

For the year ended December 31, 2020, net income and cash flow from operating 

activities were $13.8 million and $65.6 million, respectively, compared with net 

income and cash flow from operating activities of $16.4 million and $57.3 million 

for the comparable period in 2019. The change is attributable to a combination of 

factors including: 

 Ƚ An increase of $6.2 million in non-cash impairment charges related to 

the Company’s Diavik royalty and certain other royalties within the 

Company’s Other Royalties segment; and

 Ƚ A $5.6 million decrease in the gains recognized on the revaluation of the 

Company’s investments; whereby, a gain of $3.8 million was recognized 

by the Company during the year ended December 31, 2020, primarily 

driven by the change in fair value of the Company’s Equinox warrants; 

while during the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company recognized 

a gain of $9.5 million from its investments, primarily driven by the change 

in fair value of the Americas Gold and Equinox convertible debentures;

Partially offset by:

 Ƚ A $4.2 million decrease in cost of sales, excluding depletion, partly due 

to a decrease in Attributable Gold Equivalent ounces sold; 

 Ƚ A $4.7 million decrease in depletion expense partly due to a decrease in 

Attributable Gold Equivalent ounces sold and adjustments to the depletable 

bases of the Company’s Stream and royalty interests as a result of Reserve 

and Resource updates; and

 Ƚ An increase in revenue (described in greater detail below).

For the year ended December 31, 2020, revenue was $93.0 million compared with 

$89.4 million for the comparable period in 2019. The increase is largely attributable 

to a 27% increase in the average realized selling price of gold; partially offset by an 

18% decrease in Attributable Gold Equivalent ounces sold. The decrease in Attrib-

utable Gold Equivalent ounces sold was partly related to COVID-19 as some of the 

mines which Sandstorm receives royalty revenue or commodities from experienced 

delays in mine production or temporarily suspended operations. Although this 

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Management's Discussion and Analysis

impacted Sandstorm’s Attributable Gold Equivalent ounces sold, all mines that were 

temporarily suspended have now resumed operation. In particular, the increase in 

revenue was driven by:

 Ƚ A $7.1 million increase in sales revenue attributable to the Relief Canyon 

Stream which commenced making fixed deliveries to Sandstorm in 

May 2020;

 Ƚ A $5.5 million increase in royalty revenue attributable to the Aurizona 

Mine which commenced commercial production in July 2019; 

 Ƚ A $4.0 million increase in sales revenue attributable to the Yamana silver 

stream largely driven by an increase in the number of silver ounces sold. 

During the year ended December 31, 2020, Sandstorm received four 

quarterly silver deliveries from Yamana's Cerro Moro Mine whereas in 

the year ended December 31, 2019, Sandstorm received three quarterly 

silver deliveries from Cerro Moro as deliveries under the Yamana silver 

stream commenced in the second quarter of 2019; 

 Ƚ A $3.3 million increase in royalty revenue attributable to the Fruta del Norte 

Mine which commenced commercial production in February 2020; and 

 Ƚ A $2.3 million increase in royalty revenue attributable to the Houndé Mine 

largely due to the increase in the average realized selling price of gold;

Partially offset by:

 Ƚ An $8.5 million decrease in revenue attributable to the Bachelor Lake 

mine Gold Stream as the fixed deliveries under the agreement terminated 

during the fourth quarter of 2019 and the Company’s interest converted 

into a 3.9% NSR;

 Ƚ A $3.3 million decrease in sales revenue attributable to the Santa Elena 

Mine largely driven by a 40% decrease in the number of gold ounces 

sold primarily resulting from decreased production due to temporary 

COVID-19 restrictions and limited contractor and equipment availability 

during the third and fourth quarter of 2020; 

 Ƚ A $3.0 million decrease in revenue attributable to the Diavik royalty partly 

related to a decrease in the average realized selling price of diamonds; and

 Ƚ A $2.9 million decrease in revenue attributable to the Ming Mine due to 

an 83% decrease in the number of gold ounces sold.

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SECTION 02

 — THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 COMPARED 

TO THE OTHER QUARTERS PRESENTED

When comparing net income of $10.5 million and cash flow from operating activities 

of $19.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020 with net income/

loss and cash flow from operating activities for the other quarters presented, the 

following items impact comparability of analysis:

 Ƚ An $8.9 million non-cash impairment charge relating to the Company’s 

Diavik royalty and certain other royalties within its Other Royalties 

segment was recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2020.

 Ƚ A $2.4 million non-cash impairment charge relating to the Company's 

Diavik royalty was recognized during the three months ended December 

31, 2019.

 Ƚ The Company recognized gains and losses with respect to the revaluation 

of its investments, which were primarily driven by changes in the fair 

value of the Equinox and Americas Gold convertible debentures. These 

gains/losses were recognized as follows:

 • During the three months ended December 31, 2020, a gain of $2.9 million was recognized;

 • During the three months ended September 30, 2020, a gain of $1.7 million was recognized;

 • During the three months ended June 30, 2020, a gain of $5.1 million was recognized;

 • During the three months ended March 31, 2020, a loss of $5.9 million was recognized;

 • During the three months ended December 31, 2019, a gain of $4.8 million was recognized; 

 • During the three months ended September 30, 2019, a gain of $2.1 million was recognized;

 • During the three months ended June 30, 2019, a gain of $1.4 million was recognized;

 • During the three months ended March 31, 2019, a gain of $1.2 million was recognized.

 Ƚ Overall, Attributable Gold Equivalent ounces sold have decreased in 2020 
as a result of COVID-19 related temporary suspensions at the mines from 

which Sandstorm receives royalty revenue or gold ounces. Prior to 2020, 

Attributable Gold Equivalent ounces had seen an increase as a result of the 

acquisition of various assets including the Houndé royalty acquisition in 

January 2018, the Teck Resources Limited royalty package which consists 

of 52 royalties and was purchased during the three months ended March 

31, 2016 and the Yamana silver stream and Chapada copper stream which 

were acquired in the three months ended December 31, 2015.

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Management's Discussion and Analysis

 — CHANGE IN TOTAL ASSETS

Total assets increased by $41.2 million from September 30, 2020 to December 31, 

2020 as a result of (i) cash flow from operating activities and (ii) an increase in the 

Hod Maden interest due to the appreciation of the Turkish Lira, which is the func-

tional currency of the entity that holds the Hod Maden interest, relative to the U.S. 

dollar, which is the presentation currency of Sandstorm Gold Ltd; partially offset by 

depletion expense. The appreciation in the Turkish Lira as well as an increase in the 

valuation of investments were largely responsible for the gains recognized through 

other comprehensive income for the three months ended December 31, 2020. Total 

assets increased by $1.3 million from June 30, 2020 to September 30, 2020 as a result 

of cash flow from operating activities; partially offset by (i) a decrease in the Hod 

Maden interest due to a devaluation of the Turkish Lira; and (ii) depletion expense. 

The depreciation in the Turkish Lira was largely responsible for the loss recognized 

through other comprehensive income for the three months ended September 30, 

2020. Total assets increased by $31.2 million from March 31, 2020 to June 30, 2020 as 

a result of (i) $50.3 million in cash received upon the exercise of warrants as a result 

of the early warrant exercise incentive program; and (ii) an increase in the valuation 

of investments; partially offset by (i) a decrease in the Hod Maden interest due to a 

devaluation of the Turkish Lira; and (ii) depletion expense. The depreciation in the 

Turkish Lira, partially offset by the increase in the valuation of investments, was 

largely responsible for the loss recognized through other comprehensive income for 

the three months ended June 30, 2020. Total assets decreased by $46.9 million from 

December 31, 2019 to March 31, 2020 as a result of (i) a decrease in the valuation 

of investments; (ii) a decrease in the Hod Maden interest due to a devaluation of 

the Turkish Lira; (iii) an impairment charge of $8.9 million primarily related to 

the Company’s royalty investments; and (iv) depletion expense. The decrease in 

the valuation of investments and the depreciation in the Turkish Lira were largely 

responsible for the loss recognized through other comprehensive income for the 

three months ended March 31, 2020. Total assets increased by $14.4 million from 

September 30, 2019 to December 31, 2019, partly due to (i) $15 million remitted to 

Americas Gold for the construction of Relief Canyon, which was partly financed 

through the Company’s revolving credit facility; and (ii) an increase in the valuation 

of investments; partially offset by (i) a decrease in the Hod Maden interest due to 

a devaluation of the Turkish Lira; and (ii) depletion expense. The increase in the 

valuation of investments was largely responsible for the gain recognized through 

other comprehensive income for the three months ended December 31, 2019. Total 

assets increased by $7.8 million from June 30, 2019 to September 30, 2019, partly 

resulting from (i) $10 million remitted to Americas Gold for the construction of the 

Relief Canyon mine, which was partly financed through the Company’s revolving 

credit facility; and (ii) an increase in the Hod Maden interest due to the appreciation 

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SECTION 02

of the Turkish Lira relative to the U.S. dollar; partially offset by depletion expense. 

The appreciation was partly responsible for the increase in other comprehensive 

income during the three months ended September 30, 2019. Total assets decreased 

by $19.1 million from March 31, 2019 to June 30, 2019, partly resulting from depletion 

expense. Total assets increased by $31.3 million from December 31, 2018 to March 31, 

2019 primarily resulting from the acquisition of the Fruta del Norte royalty which 

was partly financed through the Company’s revolving credit facility; partially offset 

by a decrease in the Hod Maden interest due to the devaluation of the Turkish Lira 

relative to the U.S. dollar. The devaluation was largely responsible for the decrease 

in other comprehensive income during the three months ended March 31, 2019. 

 — NON-IFRS AND OTHER MEASURES

The Company has included, throughout this document, certain performance measures, 

including (i) average cash cost per Attributable Gold Equivalent ounce, (ii) average 

realized gold price per Attributable Gold Equivalent ounce, (iii) cash operating 

margin, (iv) cash flows from operating activities excluding changes in non-cash 

working capital; and (v) all-in sustaining cost per gold ounce on a co-product basis. 

The presentation of these non-IFRS measures is intended to provide additional 

information and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures 

of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. These non-IFRS measures do 

not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS, and other companies may 

calculate these measures differently.

i. 

Average cash cost per Attributable Gold Equivalent ounce is calculated by dividing the 

Company’s cost of sales, excluding depletion by the number of Attributable Gold Equivalent 

ounces sold. The Company presents average cash cost per Attributable Gold Equivalent 

ounce as it believes that certain investors use this information to evaluate the Company’s 

performance in comparison to other streaming and royalty companies in the precious 

metals mining industry who present results on a similar basis. Figure 1.1 provides a 
reconciliation of average cash cost of gold on a per ounce basis.

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Management's Discussion and Analysis

Figure 1.1 

In $000s (except for ounces sold and per 
ounce amounts)

3 Months Ended 
Dec. 31, 2020

3 Months Ended 
Dec. 31, 2019

Year Ended 
Dec. 31, 2020

Year Ended 
Dec. 31, 2019

Cost of Sales, excluding depletion 1

$

 3,922  $ 

 4,972  $ 

 14,046  $ 

 18,286 

Divided by:

Total Attributable Gold Equivalent 
ounces sold 2

Equals:

Average cash cost (per Attributable 
Gold Equivalent ounce)

 15,795 

 16,113 

 52,176 

 63,829 

$

 248  $ 

 309  $ 

 269  $ 

 286 

1 

2 

Cost of Sales, excluding depletion, includes cash payments made for Gold Equivalent ounces associated with 
commodity streams.

The Company's royalty and other commodity stream revenue, including adjustments for contractual payments 
received relating to those interests, is converted to an Attributable Gold Equivalent ounce basis by dividing 
the royalty and other commodity revenue, including adjustments for contractual payments received relating to 
those interests, for that period by the average realized gold price per ounce from the Company's Gold Streams 
for the same respective period. These Attributable Gold Equivalent ounces when combined with the gold 
ounces sold from the Company's Gold Streams equal total Attributable Gold Equivalent ounces sold.

ii. 

Average realized gold price per Attributable Gold Equivalent ounce is calculated by 

dividing the Company’s sales by the number of Attributable Gold Equivalent ounces 

sold. The Company presents average realized gold price per Attributable Gold Equivalent 

ounce as it believes that certain investors use this information to evaluate the Company’s 

performance in comparison to other streaming and royalty companies in the precious 

metals mining industry that present results on a similar basis. Figure 1.2 provides a 
reconciliation of average realized gold price per Attributable Gold Equivalent ounce.

Figure 1.2 

In $000s (except for ounces sold and per 
ounce amounts)

3 Months Ended 
Dec. 31, 2020

3 Months Ended 
Dec. 31, 2019

Year Ended 
Dec. 31, 2020

Year Ended 
Dec. 31, 2019

Total Revenue

Divided by:

Total Attributable Gold Equivalent 
ounces sold

Equals:

Average realized gold price (per 
Attributable Gold Equivalent ounce)

$

 29,696  $

 23,995  $

 93,025  $

 89,434 

 15,795 

 16,113 

 52,176 

 63,829 

$

 1,880  $

 1,489  $

 1,783  $

 1,401 

iii.  Cash operating margin is calculated by subtracting the average cash cost per Attributable 

Gold Equivalent ounce from the average realized gold price per Attributable Gold Equivalent 

ounce. The Company presents cash operating margin as it believes that certain investors 

use this information to evaluate the Company’s performance in comparison to other 

streaming and royalty companies in the precious metals mining industry that present 

results on a similar basis.

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iv.  Cash flows from operating activities excluding changes in non-cash working capital 

is calculated by adding back the decrease or subtracting the increase in changes in 

non-cash working capital to or from cash provided by (used in) operating activities. The 

Company presents cash flows from operating activities excluding changes in non-cash 

working capital as it believes that certain investors use this information to evaluate the 

Company’s performance in comparison to other streaming and royalty companies in 

the precious metals mining industry that present results on a similar basis. Figure 1.3 
provides a reconciliation of cash flows from operating activities excluding changes in 

non-cash working capital.

Figure 1.3 

In $000s

3 Months Ended 
Dec. 31, 2020

3 Months Ended 
Dec. 31, 2019

Year Ended 
Dec. 31, 2020

Year Ended 
Dec. 31, 2019

Cash flows from operating activities

$

 19,806  $

 15,670  $

 65,616  $

 57,339 

Add:

Changes in non-cash working capital

 2,725 

 (506)

 2,722 

 3,365 

Equals:

Cash flows from operating activities 
excluding changes in non-cash 
working capital

$

 22,531  $

 15,164  $

 68,338  $

 60,704 

v. 

The Company has also used the non-IFRS measure of all-in sustaining cost per gold 

ounce on a co-product basis. With respect to the Hod Maden project, all-in sustaining 

cost per gold ounce on a co-product basis is calculated by removing the impact of 

other metals that are produced as a result of gold production and apportions the costs 

(operating costs, royalties, treatment and refining costs and sustaining capital) to each 

commodity produced on a percentage of revenue basis. These gold apportioned costs 

are then divided by the payable gold ounces produced. The Company presents all in 

sustaining cost per gold ounce on a co-product basis as it believes that certain investors 

use this information to evaluate the Company’s performance in comparison to other 

companies in the precious metals mining industry that present results on a similar basis. 

[(Operating Costs ($557.6 million) + Royalties ($131.4 million) + Treatment & Refining 

Costs ($164.9 million) + Sustaining Capital ($114.2 million)) x Gold Revenue ($2,586.4 

million)/Total Revenue ($3,360.8 million)] / Payable Gold Ounces (1,990,000 ounces) = 

$374 all-in sustaining cost per ounce.

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Management's Discussion and Analysis

 — LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES 

As of December 31, 2020, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $113.8 million 

(December 31, 2019 — $7.0 million) and working capital (current assets less current 

liabilities) of $120.9 million (December 31, 2019 — $24.3 million). As of the date of 

the MD&A, the Company has no bank debt and the entire $225 million revolving 

credit facility as well as an additional uncommitted accordion of up to $75 million 

remains available for future acquisitions and general corporate purposes.

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company generated cash flows 

from operating activities of $65.6 million compared with $57.3 million during the 

comparable period in 2019. When comparing the change, the primary drivers were 

an increase in the average realized selling price of gold and an offsetting decrease 

in the number of Attributable Gold Equivalent ounces sold.

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company had net cash inflows from 

investing activities of $33.7 million which were primarily the result of the proceeds 

from the sale and redemption of a portion of the Company’s debt and equity 

investments including the Company’s convertible debenture due from Equinox; 

partially offset by (i) the acquisition of $15.9 million in investments and other; (ii) 

the acquisition of $3.5 million in Stream, royalty and other interests and (iii) a $3.3 

million investment in the Company’s Hod Maden interest. During the year ended 

December 31, 2019, the Company had net cash outflows from investing activities 

of $65.0 million which were primarily the result of (i) the $32.8 million payment 

in connection with the Fruta del Norte royalty acquisition, (ii) the $25.0 million 

payment to Americas Gold as part of the Relief Canyon stream, (iii) the acquisition 

of $24.1 million in investments and other; and (iv) a $3.0 million investment in the 

Company’s Hod Maden interest. These outflows were partially offset by cash receipts 

of $23.3 million largely related to the sale of investments as the Company continues 

its strategy of monetizing its non–core assets. 

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company had net cash inflows from 

financing activities of $7.7 million primarily related to (i) a $41.0 million draw down 

on its revolving credit facility and (ii) $77.6 million in proceeds from the exercise 

of warrants and stock options; partially offset by (i) the subsequent repayment 

of $86.0 million under the same revolving credit facility as well as $1.4 million in 

related interest expense; and (ii) $23.5 million related to the redemption of the 

Company’s common shares under the NCIB. During the year ended December 31, 

2019, the Company had net cash inflows from financing activities of $8.7 million 

primarily related to (i) a $92.5 million draw down on its revolving credit facility to 

help fund the Company’s recent acquisitions; and (ii) $13.1 million in proceeds from 

the exercise of stock options and warrants; partially offset by (i) the subsequent 

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repayment of $47.5 million under the same revolving credit facility as well as $2.7 

million in related interest expense; and (ii) $46.6 million related to the redemption 

of the Company’s common shares under the NCIB.

 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

In connection with its Streams, the Company has committed to purchase the following:

Stream

Black Fox

Chapada

Entrée

Karma

Ming

Relief Canyon

Santa Elena

Yamana silver stream

% of Life of Mine Gold or 
Relevant Commodity 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

8%

4.2%

Per Ounce Cash Payment: 
lesser of amount below and 
the then prevailing market 
price of commodity 
(unless otherwise noted) 1, 2, 3, 4

$566

30% of copper spot price

5.62% on Hugo North Extension and 
4.26% on Heruga

$220

26,875 ounces over 5 years and 
1.625% thereafter

25% of the first 175,000 ounces of 
gold produced, and 12% thereafter

32,022 ounces over 5.5 years and 
4% thereafter

20%

20%

20% of gold spot price

$nil

Varies

$464

30% of silver spot price

1 

2 

Subject to an annual inflationary adjustment except for Ming.

For the Relief Canyon stream, after receipt of 32,022 gold ounces (the cost of which is nil), the Company 
is entitled to purchase 4.0% of the gold and silver produced from the Relief Canyon Mine for ongoing per 
ounce cash payments equal to 30%–65% of the spot price of gold or silver, with the range dependent on the 
concession’s existing royalty obligations.

3 

For the Entrée Gold Stream, after approximately 8.6 million ounces of gold have been produced from the joint 
venture property, the price increases to $500 per gold ounce.

4  For the Entrée silver stream, percentage of life of mine is 5.62% on Hugo North Extension and 4.26% on 

Heruga which the Company can purchase for the lesser of the prevailing market price and $5 per ounce of 
silver until 40.3 million ounces of silver have been produced from the entire joint venture property. Thereafter, 
the purchase price will increase to the lesser of the prevailing market price and $10 per ounce of silver.

5 

For the Entrée Gold and silver stream, percentage of life of mine is 5.62% on Hugo North Extension and 4.26% 
on Heruga if the minerals produced are contained below 560 metres in depth.

6  For the Entrée Gold and silver stream, percentage of life of mine is 8.43% on Hugo North Extension and 6.39% 

on Heruga if the minerals produced are contained above 560 metres in depth.

7 

8 

For the Entrée copper stream, the Company has committed to purchase an amount equal to 0.42% of the 
copper produced from the Hugo North Extension and Heruga deposits. If the minerals produced are contained 
above 560 metres in depth, then the commitment increases to 0.62% for both the Hugo North Extension and 
Heruga deposits. Sandstorm will make ongoing per pound cash payments equal to the lesser of $0.50 and the 
then prevailing market price of copper, until 9.1 billion pounds of copper have been produced from the entire 
joint venture property. Thereafter, the ongoing per pound payments will increase to the lesser of $1.10 and the 
then prevailing market price of copper.

For the Chapada copper stream, the Company has committed to purchase an amount equal to 4.2% of the 
copper produced (up to an annual maximum of 3.9 million pounds of copper) until the mine has delivered 39 
million pounds of copper to Sandstorm; then 3.0% of the copper produced until, on a cumulative basis, the 
mine has delivered 50 million pounds of copper to Sandstorm; then 1.5% of the copper produced thereafter, 
for the life of the mine.

9  Under the terms of the Yamana silver stream, Sandstorm has agreed to purchase an amount of silver from 

Cerro Moro equal to 20% of the silver produced (up to an annual maximum of 1.2 million ounces of silver), until 
Yamana has delivered to Sandstorm 7.0 million ounces of silver; then 9.0% of the silver produced thereafter.

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Sandstorm has been informed that a third party commenced legal proceedings against 

it in a Brazilian court. The proceedings involve severance owed to former employees 

of Colossus Mineração Ltda., a Brazilian subsidiary company of Colossus Minerals 

Inc. (an entity with which Sandstorm entered into a Stream). Since these severance 

claims, estimated to be approximately $6 million, remain outstanding, the claimants 

are seeking to recoup their claims from Sandstorm. Sandstorm intends on defending 

itself as it believes the case is without merit.

 — SHARE CAPITAL

As of February 11, 2021, the Company had 195,253,243 common shares outstanding. 

As disclosed previously, the funds from the issuance of share capital have been used 

to finance the acquisition of Streams and royalties (recent acquisitions are described 

earlier in greater detail) and pay down debt.

In May 2020, the Company established an at-the-market equity program (the “ATM 

Program”) whereby the Company is permitted to issue up to an aggregate of $140 

million worth of common shares from treasury at prevailing market prices to the 

public through the Toronto Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange or any 

other marketplace on which the common shares are listed, quoted or otherwise trade. 

The volume and timing of distributions under the ATM Program is determined at 

the Company’s sole discretion, subject to applicable regulatory limitations. The 

ATM Program is effective until May 2022, unless terminated prior to such date by 

the Company. To-date, the Company has not utilized or sold any shares under the 

ATM Program.

A summary of the Company’s share purchase options as of February 11, 2021 
is as follows:

Year of 
expiry

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Number 
outstanding

Vested

Exercise price 
per share 
(range) (CAD) 1

Weighted average 
exercise price 
per share (CAD) 1, 2

 699,000 

 699,000 

 4.96

 1,067,438 

 1,067,438 

 4.98 - 15.00

 3,121,665 

 2,078,335 

 1,427,000 

 475,670 

 2,812,000 

 - 

 9,127,103

 4,320,443

 5.92

 8.89

 9.43

 4.96 

 5.37 

 5.92 

 8.89 

 - 

 5.96

1 

For options exercisable in British Pounds Sterling (“GBP”), exercise price is translated to Canadian Dollars 
(“CAD”) using the period end exchange rate. 

2  Weighted average exercise price of options that are exercisable.

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As of February 11, 2021, the Company had 2,645,165 restricted share rights outstanding.

 — KEY MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION

The remuneration of directors and those persons having authority and responsibility for 
planning, directing and controlling activities of the Company is as follows:

In $000s

Salaries and benefits

Share based payments

Total key management compensation expense

Year Ended 
Dec. 31, 2020

Year Ended 
Dec. 31, 2019

$

$

1,561

$

 4,068 

5,629

$

2,541

3,761

6,302

 — FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, trade 

receivables and other, short-term and long-term investments, loans receivable which 

are included in other assets, trade and other payables and bank debt. The Company’s 

short and long-term investments are initially recorded at fair value and subsequently 

revalued to their fair market value at each period end based on inputs such as equity 

prices. Investments are held for long-term strategic purposes. The fair value of the 

Company's other financial instruments, which include cash and cash equivalents, 

trade receivables and other, loans receivable which are included in other assets, and 

trade and other payables, approximate their carrying values at December 31, 2020.

Credit Risk

The Company’s credit risk is limited to cash and cash equivalents, loans receivable 

which are included in other assets, trade and other receivables and the Company’s 

investments in convertible debentures. The Company’s trade and other receivables 

are subject to the credit risk of the counterparties who own and operate the mines 

underlying Sandstorm’s royalty portfolio. In order to mitigate its exposure to credit 

risk, the Company closely monitors its financial assets and maintains its cash deposits 

in several high-quality financial institutions. The Company’s investments in convertible 

debentures are subject to the counterparties’ credit risk. In particular, the Company’s 

convertible debenture due from Americas Gold is subject to counterparty credit risk 
and the Company’s ability to realize on its security. The impact of expected credit 

losses on trade receivables and financial assets held at amortized cost is not material.

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Currency Risk

Financial instruments that impact the Company’s net income (loss) or other 

comprehensive income (loss) due to currency fluctuations include cash and cash 

equivalents, trade and other receivables and trade and other payables denominated 

in Canadian dollars. Based on the Company's Canadian dollar denominated monetary 

assets and monetary liabilities at December 31, 2020 a 10% increase (decrease) of 

the value of the Canadian dollar relative to the United States dollar would not have 

a material impact on net income or other comprehensive income.

Other Risks

Sandstorm holds common shares, convertible debentures, warrants and investments 

of other companies with a combined fair market value as at December 31, 2020 of 

$46.9 million (December 31, 2019 — $83.6 million). In addition, Sandstorm also 

holds common shares of Entrée with a market value of $17.8 million which are 

classified as an investment in associate and accounted for using the equity method. 

The daily exchange traded volume of these shares, including the shares underlying 

the warrants, may not be sufficient for the Company to liquidate its position in a 

short period of time without potentially affecting the market value of the shares. 

The Company is subject to default risk with respect to any debt instruments. The 

Company is exposed to equity price risk as a result of holding these investments in 

other mining companies. The Company does not actively trade these investments. 

Based on the Company's investments held as at December 31, 2020, a 10% increase 

(decrease) in the equity prices of these investments would increase (decrease) net 

income by $1.4 million and other comprehensive income by $2.8 million.

 — OTHER RISKS TO SANDSTORM

The primary risk factors affecting the Company are set forth below. For additional 

discussion of risk factors, please refer to the Company’s Annual Information Form 

dated March 30, 2020, which is available on www.sedar.com.

The Chapada Mine, the Cerro Moro Mine, the Diavik Mine, the Aurizona Mine, the 

Fruta del Norte Mine, the Relief Canyon Mine, the Santa Elena Mine, the Karma 

Mine, the Ming Mine, the Black Fox Mine, the Hugo North Extension and Heruga 

deposits, the Mt. Hamilton Project, the Gualcamayo Mine, the Emigrant Springs 

Mine, the Thunder Creek Mine, MWS, HM Claim, Triangle Zone, the Prairie Creek 

Project, the Bracemac-McLeod Mine, the Hod Maden Project, the Hackett River 

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Project, the Lobo-Marte Project, Agi Dagi and Kirazli, the Houndé Mine and other 

royalties and commodity streams in Sandstorm’s portfolio are hereafter referred 

to as the “Mines”.

Risks Relating to Mineral Projects

To the extent that they relate to the production of gold or an applicable commodity 

from, or the operation of, the Mines, the Company will be subject to the risk factors 

applicable to the operators of such Mines. Whether the Mines will be commercially 

viable depends on a number of factors, including cash costs associated with extraction 

and processing, the particular attributes of the deposit, such as size, grade and 

proximity to infrastructure, as well as metal prices which are highly cyclical and 

government regulations, including regulations relating to prices, taxes, royalties, land 

tenure, land use, importing and exporting of minerals and environmental protection. 

The Mines are also subject to other risks that could lead to their shutdown and 

closure including flooding and weather related events, the failure to receive permits 

or having existing permits revoked, collapse of mining infrastructure including 

tailings pond, as well as community or social related issues. The exact effect of these 

factors cannot be accurately predicted, but the combination of these factors may 

result in the Mines becoming uneconomic resulting in their shutdown and closure. 

The Company is not entitled to purchase gold, other commodities, receive royalties 

or receive economic benefit from its interest in the Hod Maden Project, if no gold 

or applicable commodity is produced from the Mines.

No Control Over Mining Operations

With respect to its Streams and royalties, the Company has no contractual rights 

relating to the operation or development of the Mines. Except for any payments which 
may be payable in accordance with applicable completion guarantees or cash flow 

guarantees, the Company will not be entitled to any material compensation if these 

mining operations do not meet their forecasted gold or other production targets in 

any specified period or if the Mines shut down or discontinue their operations on a 

temporary or permanent basis. The Mines may not commence commercial production 

within the time frames anticipated, if at all, and there can be no assurance that the 

gold or other production from such properties will ultimately meet forecasts or 

targets. At any time, any of the operators of the Mines or their successors may decide 

to suspend or discontinue operations. The Company is subject to the risk that the 

Mines shut down on a temporary or permanent basis due to issues including, but not 

limited to economics, lack of financial capital, floods, fire, mechanical malfunctions, 

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social unrest, expropriation and other risks. There are no guarantees the Mines will 

achieve commercial production, ramp-up targets or complete expansion plans. These 

issues are common in the mining industry and can occur frequently.

Government Regulations

The Mines are subject to various foreign laws and regulations governing prospecting, 

exploration, development, production, exports, taxes, labour standards, waste 

disposal, protection and remediation of the environment, reclamation, historic and 

cultural resources preservation, mine safety and occupational health, handling, 

storage and transportation of hazardous substances and other matters. It is possible 

that the risks of expropriation, cancellation or dispute of licenses could result 

in substantial costs, losses and liabilities in the future. The costs of discovering, 

evaluating, planning, designing, developing, constructing, operating and closing the 

Mines in compliance with such laws and regulations are significant. It is possible 

that the costs and delays associated with compliance of such laws and regulations 

could become such that the owners or operators of the Mines would not proceed 

with the development of or continue to operate the Mines. Moreover, it is possible 

that future regulatory developments, such as increasingly strict environmental 

protection laws, regulations and enforcement policies thereunder, and claims for 

damages to property and persons resulting from the Mines could result in substantial 

costs and liabilities in the future.

International Operations

The operations with respect to the Company’s gold, other precious metals and other 

interests are conducted in Canada, Mexico, the United States, Mongolia, Burkina 

Faso, Ecuador, South Africa, Ghana, Botswana, Cote D’Ivoire, Argentina, Brazil, 
Chile, Peru, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guyana, Paraguay, French Guiana, Turkey, Sweden 

and Australia and as such, the Mines are exposed to various levels of political, 

economic and other risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, 

but are not limited to, terrorism, international sanctions, hostage taking, military 

repression, crime, political instability, currency controls, extreme fluctuations in 

currency exchange rates, high rates of inflation, labour unrest, the risks of war or civil 

unrest, expropriation and nationalization, renegotiation or nullification of existing 

concessions, licenses, permits, approvals and contracts, illegal mining, changes in 

taxation policies, restrictions on foreign exchange and repatriation, changing political 

conditions, and governmental regulations. Changes, if any, in mining or investment 

policies or shifts in political attitude may adversely affect the operations or profitability 

of the Mines in these countries. Operations may be affected in varying degrees by 

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government regulations with respect to, but not limited to, restrictions on production, 

price controls, export controls, currency remittance, income taxes, expropriation 

of property, foreign investment, maintenance of claims, environmental legislation, 

land use, land claims of local people, water use, mine safety and the rewarding of 

contracts to local contractors or require foreign contractors to employ citizens of, 

or purchase supplies from, a particular jurisdiction. Any adverse developments with 

respect to Lidya, its cooperation or in its exploration, development, permitting and 

operation of the Hod Maden Project in Turkey may adversely affect the Company’s 

30% net profits interest in the project. There are no assurances that the Company 

will be able to successfully convert its 30% interest in the Hod Maden Project into 

a commodity stream or royalty nor are there any assurances that the Company may 

be able to maintain its interest in Hod Maden if sanctions are imposed on Turkey or 

Lidya and its related entities. Any changes or unfavorable assessments with respect 

to (i) the validity, ownership or existence of the Entrée concessions; as well as (ii) 

the validity or enforceability of Entrée’s joint venture agreement with Oyu Tolgoi 

LLC may adversely affect the Company’s profitability or profits realized under the 

Entrée Stream. The Serra Pelada royalty cash flow or profitability may be adversely 

impacted if the Cooperative de Mineração dos Garimpeiros de Serra Pelada, which 

hold a 25% interest in the Serra Pelada Mine, continue to take unfavorable actions. 

In addition, Colossus Minerals Inc.’s Brazilian subsidiary has payables in excess 

of $30 million and accordingly, there is a risk that they may be unable to repay 

their debts, resulting in insolvency and loss of any rights to the Serra Pelada mine. 

A failure to comply strictly with applicable laws, regulations and local practices 

relating to mineral right applications and tenure, could result in loss, reduction 

or expropriation of entitlements, or the imposition of additional local or foreign 

parties as joint venture partners with carried or other interests. The occurrence of 

these various factors and uncertainties cannot be accurately predicted and could 

have an adverse effect on the Mines.

Income Taxes

No assurance can be given that new taxation rules will not be enacted or that existing 

rules will not be applied in a manner which could result in the Company’s past and 

future profits being subject to increased levels of income tax. The Company’s prior 

years’ Canadian tax returns may be audited by the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”), 

and no assurances can be given that tax matters, if they so arise will be resolved 

favorably. The CRA completed an audit of Sandstorm Gold Ltd.’s 2009 — June 2015 

tax returns and issued a corresponding finalization letter in February 2019. Based 

on the letter received, there would be no adverse implications for the Company’s 

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financial statements if the Company accepted the CRA’s proposed adjustments. The 

majority of the Company’s Streams and royalties have been entered into directly by 

Canadian based subsidiaries and are therefore subject to Canadian tax.

Commodity Prices for Metals Produced from the Mines

The price of the common shares, warrants, and the Company’s financial results may be 

significantly adversely affected by a decline in the price of gold, silver and/or copper 

(collectively, the “Metals”). The price of the Metals fluctuates widely, especially in 

recent years, and is affected by numerous factors beyond the Company’s control, 

including but not limited to, the sale or purchase of the Metals by various central 

banks and financial institutions, interest rates, exchange rates, inflation or deflation, 

fluctuation in the value of the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies, global and regional 

supply and demand, and the political and economic conditions of major gold, silver 

and copper producing countries throughout the world. 

In the event that the prevailing market price of the Metals are at or below the price 

at which the Company can purchase such commodities pursuant to the terms of 

the Stream agreements associated with the metal interests, the Company will not 

generate positive cash flow or earnings. Declines in market prices could cause an 

operator to reduce, suspend or terminate production from an operating project or 

construction work at a development project, which may result in a temporary or 

permanent reduction or cessation of revenue from those projects, and the Company 

might not be able to recover the initial investment in Streams and royalties.

Diamond Prices and Demand for Diamonds

The price of the common shares, warrants, and the Company’s financial results may 

be significantly adversely affected by a decline in the price and demand for diamonds. 

Diamond prices fluctuate and are affected by numerous factors beyond the control 

of the Company, including worldwide economic trends, worldwide levels of diamond 

discovery and production, and the level of demand for, and discretionary spending on, 

luxury goods such as diamonds. Low or negative growth in the worldwide economy, 

renewed or additional credit market disruptions, natural disasters or the occurrence 

of terrorist attacks or similar activities creating disruptions in economic growth could 

result in decreased demand for luxury goods such as diamonds, thereby negatively 

affecting the price of diamonds. Similarly, a substantial increase in the worldwide 
level of diamond production or the release of stocks held back during recent periods 

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of lower demand could also negatively affect the price of diamonds. In each case, 

such developments could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results 

of operations.

Information Systems and Cyber Security

The Company’s information systems, and those of its counterparties under the 

precious metal purchase agreements and vendors, are vulnerable to an increasing 

threat of continually evolving cybersecurity risks. Unauthorized parties may attempt 

to gain access to these systems or the Company’s information through fraud or other 

means of deceiving the Company’s counterparties.

The Company’s operations depend, in part, on how well the Company and its suppliers, 

as well as counterparties under the commodity purchase and royalty agreements, 

protect networks, equipment, information technology systems and software against 

damage from a number of threats. The failure of information systems or a component 

of information systems could, depending on the nature of any such failure, adversely 

impact the Company’s reputation and results of operations.

Although to date the Company has not experienced any material losses relating to 

cyber-attacks or other information security breaches, there can be no assurance 

that the Company will not incur such losses in the future. The Company’s risk and 

exposure to these matters cannot be fully mitigated because of, among other things, 

the evolving nature of these threats. As a result, cyber security and the continued 

development and enhancement of controls, processes and practices designed to 

protect systems, computers, software, data and networks from attack, damage or 

unauthorized access remain an area of attention.

Key Management

The Company is dependent upon the services of a small number of key management 

personnel who are highly skilled and experienced. The Company’s ability to manage 

its activities will depend in large part on the efforts of these individuals. The Company 

faces intense competition for qualified personnel, and there can be no assurance 

that the Company will be able to attract and retain such personnel. The loss of the 

services of one or more of such key management personnel could have a material 

adverse effect on the Company.

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Environmental

All phases of mining and exploration operations are subject to environmental 

regulation pursuant to a variety of government laws and regulations. Environmental 

legislation is becoming stricter, with increased fines and penalties for non-compliance, 

more stringent environmental assessments of proposed projects and heightened 

responsibility for companies and their officers, directors and employees. Continuing 

issues with tailings dam failures at other companies’ operations may increase 

the likelihood that these stricter standards and enforcement mechanisms will be 

implemented in the future. There can be no assurance that possible future changes 

in environmental regulation will not adversely affect the operations at the Mines, 

and consequently, the results of Sandstorm’s operations. Failure by the operators 

of the Mines to comply with these laws, regulations and permitting requirements 

may result in enforcement actions, including orders issued by regulatory or judicial 

authorities causing operations to cease or be curtailed, and may include corrective 

measures requiring capital expenditures, installation of additional equipment, or 

remedial actions. The occurrence of any environmental violation or enforcement 

action may have an adverse impact on the operations at the Mines, Sandstorm’s 

reputation and could adversely affect Sandstorm’s results of operations. 

Government regulation relating to emission levels (such as carbon taxes) and 

energy efficiency is becoming more prevalent and stringent. While some of the costs 

associated with reducing emissions may be offset by increased energy efficiency 

and technological innovation, Sandstorm expects that increased government reg-

ulation will result in increased costs at some operations at the Mines if the current 

regulatory trend continues. All of Sandstorm’s mining interests are exposed to 

climate-related risks through the operations at the Mines. Climate change could 

result in challenging conditions and extreme weather that may adversely affect the 

operations at the Mines and there can be no assurances that mining operations 

will be able to predict, respond to, measure, monitor or manage the risks posed as 
a result of climate change factors.

Solvency Risk of Counterparties

The price of the common shares and the Company’s financial results may be signifi-

cantly affected by the Mines operators’ ability to continue as a going concern and 

have access to capital. The lack of access to capital could result in these companies 

entering bankruptcy proceedings and as a result, Sandstorm may not be able to 

realize any value from its respective Streams or royalties.

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As the Revolving Facility is secured against the Company’s assets, to the extent 

Sandstorm defaults on its debt or related covenants, the lenders may seize on their 

security interests. The realization of security or default could materially affect the 

price of the Company’s common shares and financial results.

Health Crises and Other

Global markets have been adversely impacted by emerging infectious diseases 

and/or the threat of outbreaks of viruses, other contagions or epidemic diseases, 

including more recently, the novel COVID-19. A significant outbreak or continued 

outbreaks of  COVID-19 could result in a widespread crisis that could adversely affect 

the economies and financial markets of many countries, resulting in an economic 

downturn which could adversely affect the Company’s business and the market price 

of the common shares. Many industries, including the mining industry, have been 

impacted by these market conditions. If increased levels of volatility continue or 

in the event of a rapid destabilization of global economic conditions, it may result 

in a material adverse effect on commodity prices, demand for metals, availability 

of credit, investor confidence, and general financial market liquidity, all of which 

may adversely affect the Company’s business and the market price of the Company’s 

securities. In addition, there may not be an adequate response to emerging infectious 

diseases, or significant restrictions may be imposed by a government, either of which 

may impact mining operations. There are potentially significant economic and social 

impacts, including labour shortages and shutdowns, delays and disruption in supply 

chains, social unrest, government or regulatory actions or inactions, including 

quarantines, declaration of national emergencies, permanent changes in taxation 

or policies, decreased demand or the inability to sell and deliver concentrates and 

resulting commodities, declines in the price of commodities, delays in permitting 

or approvals, suspensions or mandated shut downs of operations, governmental 

disruptions or other unknown but potentially significant impacts. At this time the 
Company cannot accurately predict what effects these conditions will have on its 

operations or financial results, due to uncertainties relating to the ultimate geographic 

spread, the duration of the outbreak, and the length restrictions or responses that 

have been or may be imposed by the governments. Given the global nature of the 

Company’s operations, the Company may not be able to accurately predict which 

operations will be impacted or if those impacted will resume operations. Any new 

outbreaks or the continuation of the existing outbreaks or threats of any additional 

outbreaks of a contagion or epidemic disease could have a material adverse effect 

on the Company, its business and operational results.

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 — OTHER

Critical Accounting Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with IFRS 

requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported 

amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date 

of the consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and 

expenditures during the periods presented. Notes 2 and 3 of the Company’s 2020 

annual consolidated financial statements describes all of the significant accounting 

policies as well as the significant judgments and estimates.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that 

all relevant information is gathered and reported to senior management, including 

the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, on a timely 

basis so that appropriate decisions can be made regarding public disclosure. The 

Company’s system of disclosure controls and procedures includes, but is not limited 

to, the Disclosure Policy, the Code of Conduct, the Stock Trading Policy, Corporate 

Governance, the effective functioning of the Audit Committee and procedures in 

place to systematically identify matters warranting consideration of disclosure by 

the Audit Committee.

As at the end of the period covered by this Management’s Discussion and Analysis, 

management of the Company, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and 

the Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure 

controls and procedures as required by National Instrument 52–109 in Canada 

(“NI 52–109”) and under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in the 

United States. The evaluation included documentation review, enquiries and other 

procedures considered by management to be appropriate in the circumstances. Based 

on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have 

concluded that, as of December 31, 2020, the disclosure controls and procedures 

(as defined in National Instrument 52-109- Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ 

Annual and Interim Filings (“NI 52-109”) and Rule 13(a)–15(e) under the Securities 

Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) were effective to provide reasonable assurance 

that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s annual and interim filings 

and other reports filed or submitted under applicable securities laws, is recorded, 

processed, summarized and reported within time periods specified by those laws 

and that material information is accumulated and communicated to management of 

the Company, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, 

as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

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Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective 

internal control over financial reporting as such term is defined in the rules of the 

National Instrument 52-109 in Canada and under the Securities Exchange Act of 

1934, as amended, in the United States. The Company’s internal control over financial 

reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of 

the Company’s financial reporting for external purposes in accordance with IFRS 

as issued by the IASB.

The Company’s internal control over financial reporting includes: 

 Ƚ Maintaining records, that in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect 

our transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company;

 Ƚ Providing reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary 

for preparation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance 

with IFRS as issued by the IASB;

 Ƚ Providing reasonable assurance that receipts and expenditures are made 

in accordance with authorizations of management and the directors of 

the Company; and

 Ƚ Providing reasonable assurance that unauthorized acquisition, use or 

disposition of Company assets that could have a material effect on the 

Company's consolidated financial statements would be prevented or 

detected on a timely basis.

The Company’s internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect 

all misstatements because of inherent limitations. Additionally, projections of any 

evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may 

become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree 

of compliance with the Company’s policies and procedures. Management assessed 

the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of 

December 31, 2020 based on the criteria set forth in Internal Control — Integrated 

Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the 

Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on this assessment, management has concluded 

that, as of December 31, 2020, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting 

is effective and no material weaknesses were identified.

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Management's Discussion and Analysis

Changes in Internal Controls

In the first quarter of 2020, the Company’s employees began to work remotely from 

home. Since then, the Company has reopened its offices and its employees have 

performed their duties through a combination of working remotely and in the office. 

This change has required certain processes and controls that were previously done 

or documented manually to be completed and retained in electronic form. Despite 

the changes required by the current environment, there have been no significant 

changes in our internal controls during the year ended December 31, 2020 that 

have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal 

control over financial reporting.

Limitations of Controls and Procedures

The Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief 

Financial Officer, believe that any disclosure controls and procedures or internal 

controls over financial reporting, no matter how well conceived and operated, can 

provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control 

system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there 

are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to 

their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, they cannot 

provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, 

within the Company have been prevented or detected. These inherent limitations 

include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that 

breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls 

can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or 

more people, or by unauthorized override of the control. The design of any systems 

of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of 

future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving 

its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Accordingly, because of the 

inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error 

or fraud may occur and not be detected.

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SECTION 02

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This MD&A and any exhibits attached hereto and incorporated herein, if any, contain “forward-looking statements”, within the meaning of the U.S. 

Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 

1995, and applicable Canadian and other securities legislation, concerning the business, operations and financial performance and condition of Sandstorm. 

Forward-looking information is provided as of the date of this MD&A and Sandstorm does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update this 

forward-looking information, except as required by law.

Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “is 

expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and 

phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will be taken”, “occur” or “be achieved”. Forward-looking 

information is based on reasonable assumptions that have been made by Sandstorm as at the date of such information and is subject to known and 

unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Sandstorm to be 

materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to: the impact of general business 

and economic conditions; the Chapada Mine, the Cerro Moro Mine, the Houndé Mine, the Ming Mine, the Gualcamayo Mine, the Fruta del Norte Mine, 

the Santa Elena Mine, the Black Fox Mine, the Aurizona Mine, the Relief Canyon Mine, the Karma Mine, the Emigrant Springs Mine, the Thunder Creek 

Mine, MWS, HM Claim, Triangle Zone, the Hugo North Extension and Heruga deposits, the mines underlying the Sandstorm portfolio of royalties, the 

Diavik Mine, the Mt. Hamilton Project, the Prairie Creek Project, the Hod Maden Project, the Hackett River Project, the Lobo-Marte Project, Agi Dagi and 

Kirazli or the Bracemac-McLeod Mine; the absence of control over mining operations from which Sandstorm will purchase gold or other commodities, or 

receive royalties from and risks related to those mining operations, including risks related to international operations, government and environmental 

regulation, actual results of current exploration activities, conclusions of economic evaluations and changes in project parameters as plans continue to 

be refined; problems inherent to the marketability of minerals; industry conditions, including fluctuations in the price of metals, fluctuations in foreign 

exchange rates and fluctuations in interest rates; government entities interpreting existing tax legislation or enacting new tax legislation in a way which 

adversely affects Sandstorm; the aggregate value of common shares which may be issued pursuant to the ATM Program, the Company’s expected use of the 

net proceeds of the ATM Program, audits being conducted by the CRA and available remedies, management’s expectations regarding Sandstorm’s growth; 

stock market volatility; competition; as well as those factors discussed in the section entitled “Risks to Sandstorm” herein and those risks described in the 

section entitled “Risk Factors” contained in Sandstorm’s most recent Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2019 available at www.

sedar.com and www.sec.gov and incorporated by reference herein.

Forward-looking information in this MD&A includes, among other things, disclosure regarding: the impact of COVID-19 on the business, the aggregate value 

of common shares which may be issued pursuant to the ATM Program, the Company’s expected use of the net proceeds of the ATM Program, audits being 

conducted by the CRA and available remedies, management’s expectations regarding Sandstorm’s growth, Sandstorm’s existing Gold Streams and royalties 

as well as its future outlook, the Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resource estimates for each of the Chapada Mine, the Cerro Moro Mine, the Houndé Mine, 

the Ming Mine, the Gualcamayo Mine, the Fruta del Norte Mine, the Santa Elena Mine, the Black Fox Mine, the Aurizona Mine, the Relief Canyon Mine, the 

Karma Mine, the Emigrant Springs Mine, the Thunder Creek Mine, MWS, HM Claim, Triangle Zone, the Hugo North Extension and Heruga deposits, the 

mines underlying the Sandstorm portfolio of royalties, the Diavik Mine, the Mt. Hamilton Project, the Prairie Creek Project, the Hod Maden Project, the 

Hackett River Project, the Lobo-Marte Project, Agi Dagi and Kirazli and the Bracemac-McLeod Mine. Forward-looking information is based on assumptions 

management believes to be reasonable, including but not limited to the continued operation of the mining operations from which Sandstorm will purchase 

gold, other commodities or receive royalties from, no material adverse change in the market price of commodities, that the mining operations will operate 

in accordance with their public statements and achieve their stated production outcomes, and such other assumptions and factors as set out therein.

Although Sandstorm has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those contained 

in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can 

be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such 

information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information.

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Management's Discussion and Analysis

MANAGEMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of Sandstorm Gold Ltd. and all the information in 

this annual report are the responsibility of management and have been approved by the Board of Directors.

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared by management on a going concern basis in accor-

dance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting 

Standards Board (“IASB”). When alternative accounting methods exist, management has chosen those it 

deems most appropriate in the circumstances. Financial statements are not exact since they include certain 

amounts based on estimates and judgments. Management has determined such amounts on a reasonable basis 

in order to ensure that the financial statements are presented fairly, in all material respects. Management 

has prepared the financial information presented elsewhere in the annual report and has ensured that it is 

consistent with that in the financial statements.

Sandstorm Gold Ltd. maintains systems of internal accounting and administrative controls in order to provide, 

on a reasonable basis, assurance that the financial information is relevant, reliable and accurate and that the 

Company's assets are appropriately accounted for and adequately safeguarded.

The Board of Directors is responsible for ensuring that management fulfills its responsibilities for financial 

reporting and is ultimately responsible for reviewing and approving the financial statements. The Board 

carries out this responsibility principally through its Audit Committee.

The Audit Committee is appointed by the Board, and all of its members are independent directors. The Audit 

Committee meets at least four times a year with management, as well as the external auditors, to discuss 

internal controls over the financial reporting process, auditing matters and financial reporting issues, to 

satisfy itself that each party is properly discharging its responsibilities, and to review the quarterly and the 

annual reports, the financial statements and the external auditors' report. The Audit Committee reports 

its findings to the Board for consideration when approving the financial statements for issuance to the 

shareholders. The Audit Committee also considers, for review by the Board and approval by the shareholders, 

the engagement or reappointment of the external auditors. The consolidated financial statements have 

been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, in accordance with the 

standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) on behalf of the shareholders. 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has full and free access to the Audit Committee.

“Nolan Watson” 
President & Chief Executive Officer 

“Erfan Kazemi”
Chief Financial Officer

February 11, 2021

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SECTION 02

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of Sandstorm Gold Ltd.

Opinions on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of financial position of Sandstorm Gold Ltd. 

and its subsidiaries (together, the Company) as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the related consolidated 

statements of income (loss), comprehensive income (loss), cash flows and shareholders’ equity for the years 

then ended, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the consolidated financial statements). We 

also have audited the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on 

criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring 

Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, 

the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and its financial performance and 

its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards as 

issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in 

all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on 

criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the COSO.

Basis for Opinions

The Company's management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining 

effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal 

control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management's Report on Internal Control 

Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express opinions on the Company’s consolidated financial 

statements and on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We are a public 

accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) 

and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities 

laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that 

we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial 

statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal 

control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. 

Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of 

material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing 

procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding 

the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the 

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Management's Discussion and Analysis

accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall 

presentation of the consolidated financial statements. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting 

included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a 

material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control 

based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered 

necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance 

regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external 

purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over 

financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records 

that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the 

company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation 

of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and 

expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and 

directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection 

of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on 

the financial statements. 

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect 

misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk 

that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance 

with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Critical Audit Matters 

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consol-

idated financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee 

and that (i) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and 

(ii) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical 

audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a 

whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on 

the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates. 

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SECTION 02

ASSESSMENT OF IMPAIRMENT INDICATORS OF STREAM, ROYALTY AND OTHER INTERESTS AND OF THE HOD MADEN AND 

OTHER INVESTMENTS IN ASSOCIATES

As described in Notes 3, 5 and 6 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company’s stream, royalty and 

other interests carrying amount was $356.6 million and the Hod Maden and other investments in associates 

carrying amount was $112.9 million as of December 31, 2020. Management assesses whether any indication of 

impairment exists at the end of each reporting period for each stream, royalty and other interest and for the 

Hod Maden and other investments in associates, including assessing whether there are observable indications 

that the asset’s value has declined during the period. If such an indication exists, the recoverable amount 

of the interest is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment (if any). Management uses 

judgment when assessing whether there are indicators of impairment, such as significant changes in future 

commodity prices, discount rates, operator reserve and resource estimates or other relevant information 

received from the operators that indicates production from the interests will not likely occur or may be 
significantly reduced in the future.

The principal considerations for our determination that performing procedures relating to the assessment of 

impairment indicators of stream, royalty and other interests and of the Hod Maden and other investments in 

associates is a critical audit matter are (i) the judgment by management when assessing whether there were 

indicators of impairment, such as significant changes in future commodity prices, discount rates, operator 

reserve and resource estimates or other relevant information received from the operators that indicates 

production from the interests will not likely occur or may be significantly reduced in the future; (ii) a high 

degree of auditor judgment, subjectivity and effort in performing procedures to evaluate audit evidence 

relating to management’s assessment of impairment indicators of stream, royalty and other interests and 

of the Hod Maden and other investments in associates.

Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with 

forming our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. These procedures included testing the 

effectiveness of controls relating to management’s review of the assessment of impairment indicators of stream, 

royalty and other interests and of the Hod Maden and other investments in associates. These procedures 

also included, among others, evaluating the reasonableness of management's assessment of indicators of 

impairment for a sample of stream, royalty and other interests and of the Hod Maden and other investments 

in associates, such as significant changes in future commodity prices, discount rates, operator reserve and 

resource estimates or other relevant information received from the operators that indicates production from 

the interests will not likely occur or may be significantly reduced in the future, by considering (i) the current 

and past performance of the underlying mining operation associated with the interest; (ii) external market 

and industry data; (iii) the publicly disclosed information by operators of the underlying mining operation 

associated with the interests; and (iv) whether management’s assessment of impairment indicators of stream, 

royalty and other interests and of the Hod Maden and other investments in associates was consistent with 

evidence obtained in other areas of the audit.

/S/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 
Chartered Professional Accountants 

Vancouver, Canada 
February 11, 2021

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2016.

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Management's Discussion and Analysis

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Consolidated Financial 
Statements

For The Year Ended December 31, 2020

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SECTION 03

Consolidated Financial Statements

Consolidated Statements of Financial Position 

Expressed in U.S. Dollars ($000s) 

ASSETS

Current

Cash and cash equivalents

Trade and other receivables

Short-term investments 

Other current assets

Non-current

Stream, royalty and other interests

Hod Maden and other investments in associates

Investments

Other long-term assets

Deferred income tax assets

Total assets

LIABILITIES

Current

Trade and other payables

Non-current

Deferred income tax liabilities

Lease liabilities and other

Bank debt

EQUITY

Share capital

Reserves

Retained earnings (deficit)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

Total liabilities and equity

Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)

Note

December 31, 2020

December 31, 2019

7

5

6

7

13

10

$

$

$

$

$

 113,776  $

 8,011 

 1,852 

 737 

 124,376  $

 356,612  $

 112,906 

 45,084 

 10,943 

-

6,971

7,611 

10,801

2,761

 28,144

 395,533

116,585

72,840

5,770

4,303

 649,921  $

623,175

 3,434  $

3,865

10

$

 5,477  $

8

 2,868 

-

$

 11,779  $

9

$

 719,730  $

 18,902 

 10,951 

 196 

 3,218 

45,000 

52,279

657,551

 20,466

(2,866)

 (111,441)

 (104,255)

$

$

 638,142  $

 649,921  $

570,896

623,175

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:

“Nolan Watson”, Director   “David De Witt”, Director

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THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

2020 Q4Consolidated Financial Statements

SECTION 03

Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) 

Expressed in U.S. Dollars ($000s) 

Except for per share amounts

Sales

Royalty revenue

Cost of sales, excluding depletion 

Depletion 

Total cost of sales

Gross profit

Expenses and other (income)

 ȯ Administration expenses 1

 ȯ Project evaluation 1

 ȯ Gain on revaluation of investments

 ȯ Stream, royalty and other interests impairments

 ȯ Finance expense

 ȯ Finance income

 ȯ Foreign exchange loss

 ȯ Other

Income before taxes

Current income tax expense

Deferred income tax expense 

Net income for the year

Basic earnings per share

Diluted earnings per share

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

 ȯ Basic

 ȯ Diluted

1 

Equity settled stock based compensation (a non-cash item) is included 
in administration expenses and project evaluation

 Note

16

16

16

16

11

7

5 (c)

10

10

9 (e)

9 (e)

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

Year Ended 
December 31, 2020

Year Ended 
December 31, 2019

 58,660 

$

 34,365 

 93,025 

$

 14,046 

$

 33,124 

 47,170 

$

63,602 

25,832

 89,434

18,286

37,845

56,131

 45,855 

$

33,303

 8,335 

$

 5,533 

 (3,830)

 8,877 

2,107

 (315)

 345 

 527 

8,274

5,910

(9,456)

2,660

3,503

(756)

86

74

 24,276 

$

23,008

 2,864 

$

 7,595 

 10,459 

 13,817 

 0.07 

 0.07 

$

$

$

$

2,240

4,371

6,611

16,397

0.09

0.09

187,507,754

196,907,840

177,619,824

190,220,013

5,652

$

5,180

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

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SECTION 03

Consolidated Financial Statements

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) 

Expressed in U.S. Dollars ($000s)  

Note

Year Ended 
December 31, 2020

Year Ended 
December 31, 2019

Net income for the year

Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year

Items that may subsequently be reclassified to net income:

Currency translation differences 

Items that will not subsequently be reclassified to net income:

Gain on FVTOCI investments

7

Tax expense on FVTOCI investments

Other comprehensive loss for the year

Total comprehensive income for the year

$

$

$

$

 13,817 

$

16,397 

 (23,052)

$

(13,140)

 18,212 

 (2,346)

 (7,186)

 6,631 

$

$

11,709

 (50)

(1,481)

14,916

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THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

2020 Q4Consolidated Financial Statements

SECTION 03

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow  

Expressed in U.S. Dollars ($000s)

Cash flow from (used in): 

Operating activities

 ȯ Net income for the year

Items not affecting cash:

 ȯ Depletion and depreciation

 ȯ Stream, royalty and other interests impairments

5 (c)

 ȯ Deferred income tax expense 

 ȯ Share based payments

 ȯ Gain on revaluation of investments

 ȯ Interest expense and financing amortization

 ȯ Unrealized foreign exchange loss

 ȯ Loss (gain) on stream and royalty interests disposal and other

 ȯ Changes in non-cash working capital

Investing activities

 ȯ Proceeds from disposal of investments and other

 ȯ Acquisition of investments and other assets

 ȯ Acquisition of stream, royalty and other interests

 ȯ Investment in Hod Maden interest

Financing activities

 ȯ Proceeds on exercise of warrants, options and other

 ȯ Bank debt drawn

 ȯ Bank debt repaid

7

12

5

6

 ȯ Redemption of common shares (normal course issuer bid)

9 (a)

 ȯ Interest paid

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents — beginning of the year

Cash and cash equivalents —  end of the year

Supplemental cash flow information (Note 12)

Note

Year Ended 
December 31, 2020

Year Ended 
December 31, 2019

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

 13,817 

$

16,397

 33,611 

$

 8,877 

 7,595 

 5,652 

 (3,830)

 1,935 

 346 

 335 

 (2,722)

 65,616 

$

 56,381 

$

 (15,916)

 (3,476)

 (3,312) 

38,291

 2,660

 4,371

 5,180

 (9,456)

 3,327

 68

 (134)

 (3,365)

57,339 

 23,327

 (24,070)

 (61,288)

 (3,000)

 33,677

$

(65,031) 

 77,579 

$

 41,000

 (86,000)

 (23,524)

 (1,361) 

13,064

 92,500

 (47,500)

(46,613)

 (2,702)

 7,694 

$

8,749 

 (182)

$

22

 106,805 

$

 6,971 

 113,776 

$

1,079 

5,892 

 6,971

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

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Consolidated Financial Statements

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity 

Expressed in U.S. Dollars ($000s)  

SHARE CAPITAL

RESERVES

Note

Number

Amount

Share Options 
and Restricted 
Share Rights

Share 
Purchase 
Warrants

Retained 
Earnings 
(Deficit)

Accumulated 
Other 
Comprehensive 
Loss

Total

At January 1, 2019

Options exercised

Warrants exercised and expired 

Vesting of restricted share rights

Acquisition and cancellation of common 
shares (normal course issuer bid)

Share based payments

Total comprehensive income (loss)

180,881,580

$

684,722

$

15,748

$

4,964

$

(19,263)

$

(102,774)

$

583,397

9 (b)

9 (c)

3,181,108

10,766

(3,616)

-

1,506,051

339,404

7,068

1,516

(8,680,202)

(46,521)

-

-

-

-

-

(294)

(1,516)

-

5,180

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7,150

6,774

-

(46,521)

5,180

16,397

(1,481)

14,916

At December 31, 2019

177,227,941

$

657,551

$

15,796

$

4,670

$

(2,866)

$

(104,255)

$

570,896

Options exercised

9 (b)

1,253,430

5,421

(1,334)

-

Warrants exercised and expired 

9 (c)

21,091,325

82,105

-

(6,739)

Vesting of restricted share rights

279,567

1,212

(1,212)

Acquisition and cancellation of common 
shares (normal course issuer bid)

9 (a)

(4,599,020)

(23,524)

-

Share based payments

Share issuance costs

Total comprehensive income (loss)

-

-

-

-

5,652

(3,035)

-

-

-

At December 31, 2020

195,253,243

$

719,730

$

18,902

$

-

-

-

2,069

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

13,817

(7,186)

4,087

75,366

-

(23,524)

5,652

(966)

6,631

$

10,951

$

(111,441)

$

638,142

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THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

2020 Q4Notes to the Consolidated  Financial Statements

SECTION 03

Notes to the Consolidated  
Financial Statements

December 31, 2020 | Expressed in U.S. Dollars

1  NATURE OF OPERATIONS

Sandstorm Gold Ltd. was incorporated under the 

Business Corporations Act of British Columbia 

on March 23, 2007. Sandstorm Gold Ltd. and its 

2  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT 
ACCOUNTING POLICIES

A  Statement of Compliance

subsidiary entities (collectively “Sandstorm”, 

These consolidated financial statements have 

“Sandstorm Gold” or the “Company”) is a re-

been prepared in accordance with International 

source-based company that seeks to acquire 

Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued 

gold and other metals purchase agreements 

by the International Accounting Standards Board 

(“Gold Streams” or “Streams”) and royalties 

(“IASB”).

from companies that have advanced stage devel-

opment projects or operating mines. In return 

for making an upfront payment to acquire a 

Stream or royalty, Sandstorm receives the right 

to purchase, at a fixed price per unit or at a fixed 

percentage of the spot price, a percentage of a 
mine’s production for the life of the mine (in 

the case of a Stream) or a portion of the revenue 

generated from the mine (in the case of a royalty).

The head office, principal address and registered 

office of the Company are located at Suite 1400, 

400 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, 

B  Basis of Presentation

These consolidated financial statements have 

been prepared on a historical cost basis except 

for certain financial instruments, which are 
measured at fair value.

The consolidated financial statements are pre-

sented in United States dollars, and all values 

are rounded to the nearest thousand except as 

otherwise indicated.

V6C 3A6.

C  Principles of Consolidation

These consolidated financial statements were 

These consolidated financial statements include 

authorized for issue by the Board of Directors 

the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries 

of the Company on February 11, 2021.

(all wholly owned), Sandstorm Gold (Canada) 

Ltd., Bridgeport Gold Inc., Inversiones Mineras 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 

Australes Holdings (BVI) Inc., Inversiones Min-

acquisition is finalized before the purchase price 

eras Australes S.A., Premier Royalty U.S.A. Inc., 

allocation is finalized, the adjustment is allocated 

SA Targeted Investing Corp., Sandstorm Metals & 

to the identifiable assets and liabilities acquired. 

Energy (Canada) Holdings Ltd., Sandstorm Met-

Subsequent changes to the estimated fair value 

als & Energy (Canada) Ltd., Sandstorm Metals 

of contingent consideration are recorded in the 

& Energy (US) Inc., Mariana Resources Limited 

Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss).

and Mariana Turkey Limited. Subsidiaries are 

fully consolidated from the date the Company 

obtains control and continue to be consolidated 

until the date that control ceases. Control is 

achieved when the Company is exposed to, or has 

rights to, variable returns from its involvement 

with the entity and has the ability to affect those 

returns through its power over the entity.

All intercompany balances, transactions, rev-

enues and expenses have been eliminated on 

consolidation.

When the cost of the acquisition exceeds the fair 

values of the identifiable net assets acquired, 

the difference is recorded as goodwill. If the 

fair value attributable to the Company’s share 

of the identifiable net assets exceeds the cost of 

acquisition, the difference is recognized as a gain 

in the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss).

Non-controlling interests represent the fair 

value of net assets in subsidiaries, as at the date 

of acquisition, which are not held by the Company 

and are presented in the equity section of the 

Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.

D  Business Combinations

On the acquisition of a business, the acquisi-

E 

Investment in Associate

tion method of accounting is used, whereby the 

purchase consideration is allocated to the iden-

tifiable assets and liabilities on the basis of fair 

value at the date of acquisition. Provisional fair 

values allocated at a reporting date are finalized 

as soon as the relevant information is available, 

within a period not to exceed twelve months 

from the acquisition date with retrospective 
restatement of the impact of adjustments to 

those provisional fair values effective as at the 

acquisition date. Incremental costs related to 

acquisitions are expensed as incurred.

When the amount of purchase consideration is 

contingent on future events, the initial cost of the 

acquisition recorded includes an estimate of the 

fair value of the contingent amounts expected 

to be payable in the future. When the fair value 

of contingent consideration as at the date of 

An associate is an entity over which the Company 

has significant influence and is neither a sub-

sidiary nor a joint arrangement. The Company 

has significant influence when it has the power 

to participate in the financial and operating 

policy decisions of the associate but does not 

have control or joint control over those policies. 

The  Company  accounts  for  its  investments 

in associates using the equity method. Under 

the equity method, the Company’s investment 

in associates are initially recognized at cost 

when acquired and subsequently increased or 

decreased to recognize the Company's share of 

net income and losses of the associate, after any 

adjustments necessary to give effect to uniform 

accounting policies, any other movement in 

the associate’s reserves, and for impairment 

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losses after the initial recognition date. The 

of proven and probable reserves and the portion 

Company's share of income and losses of the 

of resources expected to be classified as mineral 

associate is recognized in net income during the 

reserves at the mine corresponding to the specific 

period. Dividends received from the associate 

interest.

are accounted for as a reduction in the carrying 

amount of the Company’s investment.

F  Goodwill

The Company allocates goodwill arising from 

business combinations to each cash-generating 

unit or group of cash-generating units that are 

expected to receive the benefits from the business 

combination. Irrespective of any indication 

of impairment, the recoverable amount of the 

cash-generating unit or group of cash-generating 

units to which goodwill has been allocated is 

tested annually for impairment and when there is 

an indication that the goodwill may be impaired. 

H 

Any impairment is recognized as an expense 

immediately. Any impairment of goodwill is not 

subsequently reversed.

G  Stream, Royalty and Other Interests

Stream, royalty and other interests consist of 

acquired royalty and stream metal purchase 

agreements. These interests are recorded at 

cost and capitalized as tangible assets with finite 

lives. They are subsequently measured at cost 

On acquisition of a stream, royalty or other 

interest, an allocation of its cost is attributed 

to the exploration potential of the interest and 

is recorded as a non-depletable asset on the 

acquisition date. The value of the exploration 

potential is accounted for in accordance with 

IFRS 6, Exploration and Evaluation of Mineral 

Resources and is not depleted until such time as 

the technical feasibility and commercial viability 

have been established at which point the value 

of the asset is accounted for in accordance with 

IAS 16, Property, Plant and Equipment.

Impairment of Stream, Royalty and 
Other Interests

Evaluation of the carrying values of each stream 

and royalty interest is undertaken when events or 

changes in circumstances indicate that the car-

rying values may not be recoverable and at each 

reporting period. If any indication of impairment 

exists, the recoverable amount is estimated to 

determine the extent of any impairment loss. 

The recoverable amount is the higher of the 

fair value less costs of disposal and value in use. 

less accumulated depletion and accumulated 

Fair value is the price that would be received 

impairment losses, if any. Project evaluation 

from selling an asset in an orderly transaction 

costs that are not related to a specific agreement 

between market participants at the measure-

are expensed in the period incurred.

Stream,  royalty  and  other  interests  related 

to  producing  mines  are  depleted  using  the 

units-of-production method over the life of 

the property to which the agreement relates, 

which is estimated using available information 

ment date. Costs of disposal are incremental 

costs directly attributable to the disposal of an 

asset. Fair value less costs of disposal is usually 

estimated using a discounted cash flow approach. 

Estimated future cash flows are calculated using 

estimated production, sales prices, and a discount 

rate. Estimated production is determined using 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 

current reserves and the portion of resources 

are carried at historical cost less any impairment 

expected to be classified as mineral reserves 

losses recognized. Exploration and evaluation 

as well as exploration potential expected to be 

activity includes geological and geophysical 

converted into resources. Estimated sales prices 

studies, exploratory drilling and sampling and 

are determined by reference to an average of 

resource development. 

long-term metal price forecasts by analysts and 

management’s expectations. The discount rate is 

estimated using an average discount rate incor-

porating analyst views to value precious metal 

royalty companies. Value in use is determined as 

the future value of present cash flows expected 

to be derived from continuing use of an asset in 

its present form for those assets where value in 

use exceeds fair value less costs of disposal. If it 

is determined that the recoverable amount is less 

than the carrying value, then an impairment is 

recognized within net income (loss) immediately.

Upon demonstration of the technical and com-

mercial feasibility of a project and a development 

decision, any past exploration and evaluation 

costs related to that project are subject to an im-

pairment test and are reclassified in accordance 

with IAS 16, Property Plant and Equipment. 

Management assesses exploration assets for 

impairment at each reporting period or when 

facts and circumstances suggest that the carrying 

value of capitalized exploration costs may not 

be recoverable.

An assessment is made at each reporting period 

if there is any indication that a previous impair-

J  Revenue Recognition

ment loss may no longer exist or has decreased. 

If indications are present, the carrying amount of 

the stream and royalty interest is increased to the 

revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but 

so that the increased carrying amount does not 

exceed the carrying amount net of depletion that 

would have been determined had no impairment 

loss been recognized for the stream and royalty 

interest in previous periods.

I 

Exploration Assets 

All costs incurred prior to obtaining the legal 

right to undertake exploration and evaluation 

activities on a project are expensed in the period 

incurred. Exploration and evaluation costs aris-

ing following the acquisition of an exploration 

license are capitalized on a project-by-project ba-

sis. Costs incurred include appropriate technical 

and administrative overheads. Exploration assets 

Revenue is comprised of revenue earned in the 

period from contracts with customers under each 

of its royalty and stream interests. The Company 

has determined that each unit of a commodity 

that is delivered to a customer under a royalty 

and stream interest is a performance obligation 

for the delivery of a good that is separate from 

each other unit of the commodity to be delivered 

under the same arrangement. In accordance 
with IFRS 15, the Company recognizes revenue 

to depict the transfer of the relevant commod-

ity to customers in an amount that reflects the 

consideration to which the Company expects to 

be entitled in exchange for those commodities. 

For Stream interests, revenue recognition occurs 

when the relevant commodity received from the 

stream operator is transferred by the Company 

to its third-party customers.

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For royalty interests, revenue recognition occurs 

average exchange rates during the period. All 

when the relevant commodity is transferred to 

resulting exchange differences are recognized 

the end customer by the operator of the royalty 

in other comprehensive income (loss).

property. Revenue is measured at the fair value 

of the consideration received or receivable when 

management can reliably estimate the amount, 

pursuant to the terms of the royalty agreement. 

In some instances, the Company will not have 

access to sufficient information to make a rea-

sonable estimate of consideration to which it 

expects to be entitled and, accordingly, revenue 

Transactions in foreign currencies are initially 

recorded in the entity’s functional currency as 

the rate on the date of the transaction. Monetary 

assets and liabilities denominated in foreign 

currencies are translated using the closing rate 

as at the reporting date.

recognition is deferred until management can 

L  Financial Instruments

make a reasonable estimate. Differences between 

estimates and actual amounts are adjusted and 

recorded in the period that the actual amounts 

are known.

K  Foreign Currency Translation

The functional currency of the Company and 

its subsidiaries is the principal currency of the 

economic environment in which they operate. 

For the Company and its subsidiaries Sandstorm 

Gold (Canada) Ltd., Bridgeport Gold Inc., In-

versiones Mineras Australes S.A., Inversiones 

Mineras Australes Holdings (BVI) Inc., Premier 

Royalty U.S.A. Inc., SA Targeted Investing Corp., 

Sandstorm Metals & Energy (Canada) Holdings 

Ltd., Sandstorm Metals & Energy (Canada) Ltd., 

Sandstorm Metals & Energy (US) Inc., Mariana 

Resources Limited, Mariana Turkey Limited and 

the Company’s Entrée Resources Ltd. associate, 

the functional currency is the U.S. dollar.

The  functional  currency  of  the  Company’s 

Hod Maden interest associate is the Turkish 

Lira. To translate the Hod Maden interest to 

the presentation currency of the U.S. dollar, all 

assets and liabilities are translated using the 

exchange rate as of the reporting date and all 

income and expenses are translated using the 

The Company’s financial instruments consist 

of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables 

and other, short and long-term investments, 

loans receivable which are included in other 

assets, trade and other payables and bank debt. 

All financial instruments are initially recorded 

at fair value and designated as follows: 

Cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables and 

other, and loans receivable which are included 

in other assets are classified as financial assets at 

amortized cost and trade and other payables and 

bank debt are classified as financial liabilities at 

amortized cost. Both financial assets at amortized 

cost and financial liabilities at amortized cost are 

measured at amortized cost using the effective 

interest method. 

The company’s financial assets which are subject 

to credit risk include cash and cash equivalents, 

trade receivables and other and loans receivable 

which are included in other assets. Application 

of the expected credit loss model at the date of 

adoption did not have a significant impact on the 

Company’s financial assets because the Company 

determined that the expected credit losses on 

its financial assets were nominal. There were 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 

no material impairment losses recognized on 

Financial assets are derecognized when the 

financial assets during the years ended December 

contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset 

31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

expire. Financial liabilities are derecognized only 

Investments in common shares are held for 

long-term strategic purposes and not for trading. 

The Company has made an irrevocable election 

to designate all these investments as fair value 

through other comprehensive income (“FVTO-

CI”) in order to provide a more meaningful 

presentation based on management’s intention, 

rather than reflecting changes in fair value in net 

income. Such investments are measured at fair 

value at the end of each reporting period, with 

any gains or losses arising on re-measurement 

recognized as a component of other comprehen-

sive income under the classification of gain (loss) 

on revaluation of investments. Cumulative gains 

and losses are not subsequently reclassified to 

profit or loss.

when the Company’s obligations are discharged, 

cancelled  or  they  expire.  On  derecognition, 

the difference between the carrying amount 

(measured at the date of derecognition) and 

the consideration received (including any new 

asset obtained less any new liability obtained) 

is recognized in profit or loss.

M 

Inventory

When refined gold or the applicable commodity, 

under the Stream agreement, is delivered to the 

Company, it is recorded as inventory. The amount 

recognized for inventory includes both the cash 

payment and the related depletion associated 

with the related Stream interest.

Investments in warrants and convertible debt 

N  Cash and Cash Equivalents

instruments are classified as fair value through 

profit or loss (“FVTPL”). These warrants and 

convertible debt instruments are measured at 

fair value at the end of each reporting period, 

with any gains or losses arising on re-measure-

ment recognized as a component of net income 

(loss) under the classification of gain (loss) on 

revaluation of investments. 

Transaction costs on initial recognition of fi-

Cash  and  cash  equivalents  include  cash  on 

account, demand deposits and money market 

investments with maturities from the date of 

acquisition of three months or less, which are 

readily convertible to known amounts of cash 

and are subject to insignificant changes in value.

O 

Income Taxes

nancial instruments classified as FVTPL are 

Current income tax assets and liabilities are 

expensed as incurred. Transaction costs incurred 

measured at the amount expected to be recovered 

on initial recognition of financial instruments 

from or paid to the taxation authorities. The 

classified as loans and receivables, FVTOCI 

tax rates and tax laws used are those that are 

and other financial liabilities are recognized 

substantively enacted at the reporting date.

at their fair value amount and offset against 

the related loans and receivables or capitalized 

when appropriate.

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Deferred income taxes are provided for using 

P  Share Capital and Share Purchase 

the liability method on temporary differences 

at the reporting date between the tax bases of 

assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts 

for accounting. The change in the net deferred 

income tax asset or liability is included in income 

except for deferred income tax relating to equity 

items which is recognized directly in equity, 

and relating to investments in common shares 

designated as FVTOCI which is recognized in 

other comprehensive income. The income tax 

effects of differences in the periods when revenue 

and expenses are recognized in accordance with 

Company accounting practices, and the periods 

they are recognized for income tax purposes are 

reflected as deferred income tax assets or liabil-

ities. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities 

are measured using the substantively enacted 

statutory income tax rates which are expected 

to apply to taxable income in the years in which 

the assets are realized or the liabilities settled. 

A deferred tax asset is recognized for unused 

tax losses, tax credits and deductible tempo-

rary differences to the extent that it is probable 

that future taxable profits will be available for 

utilization.

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are 

offset only if a legally enforceable right exists to 

offset current tax assets against liabilities and the 
deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to income 

taxes levied by the same taxation authority on 

the same taxable entity and are intended to be 

settled on a net basis.

Warrants 

The proceeds from the issue of units are allocated 

between common shares and share purchase 

warrants (with an exercise price denominated 

in U.S. dollars) on a pro-rata basis based on rel-

ative fair values at the date of issuance. The fair 

value of common shares is based on the market 

closing price on the date the units are issued 

and the fair value of share purchase warrants 

is determined using the quoted market price or 

if the warrants are not traded, using the Black-
Scholes Model (“BSM”) as of the date of issuance. 

Equity instruments issued to agents as financing 

costs are measured at their fair value at the 

date the services were provided. Upon exercise, 

the original consideration is reallocated from 

share purchase warrants reserve to issued share 

capital along with the associated exercise price. 

Original consideration associated with expired 

share purchase warrants is reallocated to issued 

share capital.

Q  Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing 

the net income available to common sharehold-

ers by the weighted average number of common 

shares issued and outstanding during the period. 

Diluted earnings per share is calculated assuming 

that outstanding share options and share pur-

chase warrants, with an average market price 

that exceeds the average exercise prices of the 

options and warrants for the year, are exercised 

The determination of current and deferred taxes 

and the proceeds are used to repurchase shares 

requires interpretations of tax legislation, esti-

of the Company at the average market price of 

mates of expected timing of reversal of deferred 

the common shares for the year.

tax assets and liabilities, and estimates of future 

earnings.

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R  Share Based Payments

S  Related Party Transactions

The Company recognizes share based compen-

Parties are considered related if one party has 

sation expense for all share purchase options 

the ability, directly or indirectly, to control the 

and restricted share rights (“RSRs”) awarded 

other party or exercise significant influence over 

to employees, officers and directors based on 

the other party in making financial and operating 

the fair values of the share purchase options 

decisions. Parties are also considered related if 

and RSRs at the date of grant. The fair values of 

they are subject to common control or significant 

share purchase options and RSRs at the date of 

influence. A transaction is considered a related 

grant are expensed over the vesting periods of the 

party transaction when there is a transfer of 

share purchase options and RSRs, respectively, 

resources or obligations between related parties.

with a corresponding increase to equity. The fair 

value of share purchase options is determined 

using the BSM with market related inputs as 

T  Segment Reporting

of the date of grant. Share purchase options 

An operating segment is a component of the 

with graded vesting schedules are accounted 

Company that engages in business activities 

for as separate grants with different vesting 

from which it may earn revenues and incur ex-

periods and fair values. The fair value of RSRs 

penses. The Company’s operating segments are 

is the market value of the underlying shares at 

components of the Company’s business for which 

the date of grant. At the end of each reporting 

discrete financial information is available and 

period, the Company re-assesses its estimates 

which are reviewed regularly by the Company’s 

of the number of awards that are expected to 

Chief Executive Officer to make decisions about 

vest and recognizes the impact of any revisions 

resources to be allocated to the segment and 

to this estimate in the Consolidated Statements 

assess its performance.

of Income (Loss).

The BSM requires management to estimate the 

expected volatility and expected term of the 

equity instrument, the risk-free rate of return 

over  the  term,  expected  dividends,  and  the 

number of equity instruments expected to ul-

timately vest. The Company uses its competitors 

market data with respect to expected volatility 

and expected dividend yield to the extent these 

factors are indicative of the Company’s future 

expectations. The expected term is estimated 

using historical exercise data, and the number of 

equity instruments expected to vest is estimated 

using historical forfeiture data.

U  Leases

Upon lease commencement, the Company recog-

nizes a right-of-use asset, which is initially mea-

sured at the amount of the lease liability plus any 

direct costs incurred, which is then amortized 

over the life of the lease on a straight-line basis. 

The lease liability is initially measured at the 

present value of the lease payments payable over 

the lease term, discounted at the rate implicit 

in the lease; if the implicit lease rate cannot be 

determined, the incremental borrowing rate is 

used. Payments against the lease are then offset 

against the lease liability. The lease liability and 

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right-of-use asset are subsequently re-measured 

other interests net of accumulated depletion and 

to reflect changes to the terms of the lease. Assets 

any impairments. The Company estimates the 

and liabilities are recognized for all leases unless 

reserves and resources relating to each interest. 

the lease term is twelve months or less or the 

Reserves and Resources are estimates of the 

underlying asset has a low value.

amount of minerals that can be economically 

and legally extracted from the mining prop-

erties at which the Company has Stream and 

3  KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION 

royalty interests, adjusted where applicable to 

UNCERTAINTY AND CRITICAL 
ACCOUNTING JUDGMENTS

reflect the Company’s percentage entitlement to 

minerals produced from such mines. The public 

The preparation of the Company’s consolidated 

disclosures of Reserves and Resources that are 

financial statements in conformity with IFRS 

released by the operators of the interests involve 

requires management to make judgments, esti-

assessments of geological and geophysical studies 

mates and assumptions that affect the reported 

and economic data and the reliance on a number 

amounts of assets, liabilities and contingent 

of assumptions, including commodity prices 

liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial 

and production costs. The estimates of Reserves 

statements and reported amounts of revenues 

and Resources may change based on additional 

and  expenses  during  the  reporting  period. 

knowledge gained subsequent to the initial as-

Estimates and assumptions are continuously 

sessment. Changes in the Reserve or Resource 

evaluated and are based on management’s expe-

estimates may impact the carrying value of the 

rience and other factors, including expectations 

Company’s stream, royalty and other interests 

of future events that are believed to be reasonable 

and depletion charges. 

under the circumstances. However, actual out-

comes can differ from these estimates.

Information about significant sources of es-

The Company’s stream and royalty interests are 

depleted on a units-of-production basis, with 

estimated recoverable Reserves and Resources 

timation uncertainty and judgments made by 

being used to determine the depletion rate for 

management  in  preparing  the  consolidated 

each of the Company’s stream and royalty inter-

financial statements are described below.

A  Attributable Reserve and Resource 

Estimates 

ests. These calculations require determination 

of the amount of recoverable Resources to be 
converted into Reserves. Changes to depletion 

rates are accounted for prospectively.

Stream, royalty and other interests are a sig-

nificant class of assets of the Company, with a 

B 

Investments

carrying value of $356.6 million at December 

In the normal course of operations, the Company 

31, 2020 (2019 — $395.5 million). This amount 

invests in equity interests of other entities. In 

represents the capitalized expenditures related 

such circumstances, management considers 

to the acquisition of the stream, royalty and 

whether the facts and circumstances pertaining 

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to each such investment result in the Company 

use of judgment. Differing interpretation of these 

obtaining control, joint control or significant 

laws or regulations could result in an increase 

influence over the investee entity. In some cases, 

in the Company’s taxes, or other governmental 

the determination of whether or not the Com-

charges, duties or impositions. To the extent 

pany controls, jointly controls or significantly 

there are uncertain tax provisions, the Company 

influences the investee entities requires the 

measures the impact of the uncertainty using the 

application of significant management judgment 

method that best predicts the resolution of the 

to consider individually and collectively such 

uncertainty. The judgements and estimates made 

factors as:

to recognize and measure the effect of uncertain 

tax treatments are reassessed whenever circum-

 ▶ The purpose and design of the investee entity.

stances change or when there is new information 

 ▶ The ability to exercise power, through substantive 
rights, over the activities of the investee entity that 
significantly affect its returns.

 ▶ The size of the Company’s equity ownership and 
voting rights, including potential voting rights.

 ▶ The size and dispersion of other voting interests, 

including the existence of voting blocks.

 ▶ Other investments in or relationships with the 
investee entity including, but not limited to, 
current or possible board representation, royalty 
and/or stream investments, loans and other types 
of financial support, material transactions with 
the investee entity, interchange of managerial 
personnel or consulting positions.

 ▶ Other relevant and pertinent factors.

If it is determined that the Company neither has 

control, joint control or significant influence over 

an investee entity, the Company accounts for the 
corresponding investment in equity interest at 

fair value through other comprehensive income 

as further described in note 2.

C 

Income Taxes

The interpretation of existing tax laws or regu-

lations in Canada, the United States of America, 

Australia, Argentina, Ecuador, Turkey, Guernsey, 

Mexico or any of the countries in which the min-

ing operations are located or to which shipments 

of gold and other metals are made requires the 

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that affects those judgements. In addition, the 

recoverability of deferred income tax assets, 

including expected periods of reversal of tem-

porary differences and expectations of future 

taxable income, are assessed by management at 

the end of each reporting period and adjusted, as 

necessary, on a prospective basis. Refer to note 

10 for more information.

D 

Impairment of Assets 

There  is  judgment  required  to  determine 

whether any indication of impairment exists 

at the end of each reporting period for each 

stream, royalty and other interest and the Hod 

Maden interest and other investments in asso-

ciates, including assessing whether there are 

observable indications that the asset’s value has 

declined during the period. Management uses 

judgment when assessing whether there are 

indicators of impairment, such as significant 

changes in future commodity prices, discount 

rates, operator reserve and resource estimates 

or other relevant information received from 

the operators that indicates production from 

stream and royalty interests will not likely occur 

or may be significantly reduced in the future. 

If such an indication exists, the recoverable 

amount of the interest is estimated in order 

to determine the extent of the impairment (if 

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any). The recoverable amount is the higher of 

E  Accounting for Acquisition of Assets 

the fair value less costs of disposal and value in 

use. The calculation of the recoverable amount 

requires the use of estimates and assumptions 

such as long-term commodity prices, discount 

rates, and operating performance. 

The recoverable amount is determined by cal-

culating the present value of expected future 

cash flows. The discount rate is based on the 

Company’s weighted average cost of capital, 

adjusted for various risks. The expected future 

cash flows are management’s best estimates 

of expected future revenues and costs. Under 

each method, expected future revenues reflect 

the estimated future production for each mine 

at which the Company has a Stream or royalty 

based on detailed life of mine plans received from 

each of the mine operators. Included in these 

forecasts is the production of mineral resources 

that do not currently qualify for inclusion in 

proven and probable ore reserves where there 

is a high degree of confidence in its economic 

extraction. This is consistent with the methodol-

ogy that is used to measure value beyond proven 

and probable reserves when determining the 

fair value attributable to acquired stream and 

royalty interests. Expected future revenues also 

reflect management’s estimated long term metal 

prices, which are determined based on current 
prices, forward pricing curves and forecasts 

of expected long-term metal prices prepared 

by analysts. These estimates often differ from 

current price levels, but are consistent with 

how a market participant would assess future 

long-term metal prices. Estimated future cash 

costs are established based on the terms of each 

Gold Stream, Stream, or royalty, as disclosed in 

note 15 to the financial statements.

and Stream, Royalty and Other Interests

The Company’s business is the acquisition of 

Gold  Streams,  Streams,  and  royalties.  Each 

Stream, royalty and other interest has its own 

unique terms and judgement is required to as-

sess the appropriate accounting treatment. The 

determination of whether an acquisition should 

be accounted for as a Stream, royalty and other 

interest or a financial instrument requires the 

consideration of factors such as (i) the terms of 

the agreement; (ii) the applicability of the own 
use exemption under IFRS 9; (iii) whether there 

is a contractual commitment to repay amounts 

under the Stream; and (iv) the expected timing 

and amount of future deliveries of gold, silver 

and other commodities under the Stream with 

reference to the existing mine plan.

The assessment of whether an acquisition meets 

the definition of a business or whether assets are 

acquired is another area of key judgement. If 

deemed to be a business combination, applying 

the acquisition method to business combinations 

requires each identifiable asset and liability to be 

measured at its acquisition date fair value. The 

excess, if any, of the fair value of the consideration 

over the fair value of the net identifiable assets 

acquired is recognized as goodwill. The determi-

nation of the acquisition date fair values often 

requires management to make assumptions and 

estimates about future events. The assumptions 

and estimates with respect to determining the 

fair value of Stream, royalty and other interests 

generally require a high degree of judgement, 

and include estimates of mineral reserves and 

resources acquired, future metal prices, discount 

rates and conversion of reserves and resources. 

Changes in any of the assumptions or estimates 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 

used in determining the fair value of acquired 

In the first quarter of 2020, the Company re-

assets and liabilities could impact the amounts 

corded a Stream, Royalty and Other Interests 

assigned to assets and liabilities.

impairment of $7.9 million related to the Diavik 

F  Functional Currency

Royalty (note 5c). There is heightened potential 

for further impairments or reversal of this and 

possibly other future impairments. In the current 

The functional currency for each of the Compa-

environment, assumptions about future com-

ny’s subsidiaries and associates is the currency 

modity prices, exchange rates, and interest rates 

of the primary economic environment in which 

are subject to greater variability than normal, 

the entity operates. Determination of function-

which could in future significantly affect the 

al currency may involve certain judgments to 

valuation of the Company’s assets, both financial 

determine the primary economic environment 

and non-financial.

and the Company reconsiders the functional 

currency of its entities if there is a change in 

events and conditions which determine the 

4  FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

primary economic environment.

A  Capital Risk Management

G  COVID-19 Estimation Uncertainty

In March 2020, the World Health Organization 

declared a global pandemic related to COVID-19. 

The current and future impact on global com-

merce is far-reaching. To date there has been 

significant stock market volatility, significant 

volatility in commodity and foreign exchange 

markets, restrictions on the conduct of business 

in many jurisdictions including the temporary 

suspension of mining activities and mine de-

velopment, and the global movement of people 

and some goods has become restricted. There 

is significant ongoing uncertainty surrounding 

COVID-19 and the extent and duration of the 

impacts that it may have on demand and prices 

for the commodities relating to the Company’s 

Streams and royalties, on the operations of its 

partners, on its employees and on global financial 

markets.

The Company manages its capital such that it 

endeavors to continue as a going concern while 

maximizing the return to stakeholders through 

the optimization of the debt and equity balance. 

At December 31, 2020, the capital structure of 

the Company consists of $638.1 million (2019 — 

$570.9 million) of equity attributable to common 

shareholders, comprising issued share capital 

(note 9), accumulated reserves, retained earnings 

and accumulated other comprehensive loss. 

The Company was not subject to any externally 

imposed capital requirements with the exception 
of complying with certain covenants under the 

revolving credit agreement governing bank debt. 

The Company was in compliance with the debt 

covenants described in note 8 as at December 

31, 2020.

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2020 Q4Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 

SECTION 03

B  Fair Value Estimation

The fair value hierarchy establishes three levels 

to classify the inputs of valuation techniques 

used to measure fair value. As required by IFRS 

13, assets and liabilities are classified in their 

entirety based on the lowest level of input that 

is significant to the fair value measurement. 

The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are 

described below:

Level 1 | Unadjusted quoted prices in active 
markets that are accessible at the measurement 
date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabili-

ties. Investments in common shares and warrants 

held that have direct listings on an exchange are 

classified as Level 1.

Level 2 | Quoted prices in markets that are 
not active, quoted prices for similar assets or 

liabilities in active markets, or inputs that are 

observable, either directly or indirectly, for 

substantially the full term of the asset or liabil-

As at December 31, 2020:

ity. Investments in warrants and convertible 

debt instruments held that are not listed on an 

exchange are classified as Level 2. The fair value 

of warrants, convertible debt instruments and 

related instruments are determined using a 

Black-Scholes model based on relevant assump-

tions including risk free interest rate, expected 

dividend yield, expected volatility and expected 

warrant life which are supported by observable 

current market conditions. The use of reasonably 

possible alternative assumptions would not 

significantly impact the Company’s results.

Level 3 | Inputs that are unobservable (sup-
ported by little or no market activity).

The following table sets forth the Company's 

financial assets and liabilities measured at fair 

value on a recurring basis by level within the 

fair value hierarchy as at December 31, 2020 

and December 31, 2019.

In $000s

Short-term investments

Convertible debt

Long-term investments

Common shares held

Warrants and other

Convertible debt

Quoted prices 
in active markets 
for identical assets 
(Level 1)

Total

Significant other 
observable inputs 
(Level 2)

Significant 
unobservable inputs 
(Level 3)

$

 1,852 

$

 - 

$

 28,416 

$

 28,416 

 1,143 

 15,525 

 - 

 - 

$

$

 1,852 

 - 

 1,143 

 15,525 

$

 46,936 

$

 28,416 

$

 18,520 

$

$

$

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 

As at December 31, 2019:

In $000s

Short-term investments

Convertible debt

Long-term investments

Common shares held

Warrants and other

Convertible debt

Quoted prices 
in active markets 
for identical assets 
(Level 1)

Total

Significant other 
observable inputs 
(Level 2)

Significant 
unobservable inputs 
(Level 3)

$

 10,801

$

 -

$

 10,801

$

 52,325

$

 52,325

$

 -

 4,623

 15,892

 -

 -

 4,623

 15,892

$

 83,641

$

 52,325

$

 31,316

$

$

$

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

The fair value of the Company's other finan-

Company’s investments in convertible deben-

cial instruments which include cash and cash 

tures are subject to the counterparties’ credit 

equivalents, trade and other receivables, loans 

risk. In particular, the Company’s convertible 

receivable which are included in other assets, 

debenture due from Americas Gold and Silver 

and trade and other payables approximate their 

(“Americas Gold”) is subject to counterparty 

carrying values at December 31, 2020 and De-

credit risk and the Company’s ability to realize 

cember 31, 2019 due to their short-term nature. 

on its security. The impact of expected credit 

There were no transfers between the levels of 

losses on trade receivables and financial assets 

the fair value hierarchy during the years ended 

held at amortized cost is not material.

December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

C  Credit Risk

D  Currency Risk

Financial instruments that impact the Compa-

The Company’s credit risk is limited to cash 

ny’s net income or other comprehensive income 

and cash equivalents, loans receivable which 

due to currency fluctuations include: cash and 

are included in other assets, trade and other 

cash equivalents, trade and other receivables 

receivables and the Company’s investments in 

and  trade  and  other  payables  denominated 

convertible debentures. The Company’s trade 

in Canadian dollars. Based on the Company's 

and other receivables is subject to the credit 

Canadian dollar denominated monetary assets 

risk of the counterparties who own and oper-

and monetary liabilities at December 31, 2020 

ate the mines underlying Sandstorm’s royalty 

a 10% increase (decrease) of the value of the 

portfolio. In order to mitigate its exposure to 

Canadian dollar relative to the United States 

credit risk, the Company closely monitors its 

dollar would not have a material impact on net 

financial assets and maintains its cash deposits 

income or other comprehensive income.

in several high-quality financial institutions. The 

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SECTION 03

E  Liquidity Risk

F  Other Price Risk

The Company has in place a planning and budget-

The Company is exposed to equity price risk as 

ing process to help determine the funds required 

a result of holding investments in other mining 

to support the Company’s normal operating 

companies. The Company does not actively trade 

requirements on an ongoing basis. In managing 

these investments. The equity prices of long-term 

liquidity risk, the Company takes into account 

investments are impacted by various underlying 

the  amount  available  under  the  Company’s 

factors including commodity prices and the vol-

revolving credit facility, anticipated cash flows 

atility in global markets as a result of COVID-19. 

from operating activities and its holding of cash 

Based on the Company's investments held as at 

and cash equivalents. As at December 31, 2020, 

December 31, 2020, a 10% increase (decrease) 

the Company had cash and cash equivalents of 

in the equity prices of these investments would 

$113.8 million (December 31, 2019 — $7.0 million). 

increase (decrease) net income by $1.4 million 

Sandstorm holds common shares, convertible 

and other comprehensive income by $2.8 million.

debentures, and warrants and other of other 

companies with a combined fair market value as 

at December 31, 2020 of $46.9 million (December 

31, 2019 — $83.6 million). In addition, Sandstorm 

also holds common shares of Entrée Resources 

Ltd. with a market value of $17.8 million which 

are classified as an investment in associate and 

accounted for using the equity method. The 

daily exchange traded volume of these shares, 

including the shares underlying the warrants, 

may not be sufficient for the Company to liquidate 

its position in a short period of time without 

potentially affecting the market value of the 

shares.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 

5  STREAM, ROYALTY AND OTHER INTERESTS

A  Carrying Amount

As of and for the year ended December 31, 2020:

 37,817 

 - 

 37,817 

 29,412 

 1,014 

Bracemac-McLeod 
Canada

 21,495 

 - 

 21,495 

 18,099 

 1,485 

COST

Net 
Additions 
(Disposals)

Opening

ACCUMULATED DEPLETION

Ending

Opening

Depletion

Depletion 
in Ending 
Inventory

Impairment

Ending

Carrying 
Amount

$

11,091  $ 

 -  $ 

 11,091  $

 985  $ 

 1,067  $

 -  $ 

 -  $ 

 2,052  $ 

 9,039 

 69,554 

 - 

 69,554 

 13,968 

 2,914 

 53,111 

 23 

 53,134 

 33,273 

 2,085 

 33,259 

 8 

 33,267 

 34 

 1,256 

 5,818 

 - 

 5,818 

 - 

 - 

 45,101 

 19 

 45,120 

 8,515 

 3,816 

 35,351 

 1 

 35,352 

 - 

 - 

 26,289 

 - 

 26,289 

 13,248 

 3,843 

 349 

 20,070 

 5 

 20,075 

 11,055 

 445 

 - 

 26,416 

 25 

 26,441 

 - 

 2,820 

 87 

 23,354 

 - 

 23,354 

 21,610 

 312 

 10 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 30,426 

 7,391 

 - 

 19,584 

 1,911 

 - 

 16,882 

 52,672 

 7,862 

 43,220 

 9,914 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 1,290 

 31,977 

 - 

 5,818 

 12,331 

 32,789 

 - 

 35,352 

 17,440 

 8,849 

 11,500 

 8,575 

 2,907 

 23,534 

 21,932 

 1,422 

In $000s

Aurizona 
Brazil

Black Fox 
Canada

Chapada 
Brazil

Diavik 
Canada

Fruta del Norte 
Ecuador

Hod Maden 
Turkey

Houndé 
Burkina Faso

Hugo North 
Extension and 
Heruga 
Mongolia

Karma 
Burkina Faso

Ming 
Canada

Relief Canyon 
United States

Santa Elena 
Mexico

Yamana silver 
stream 
Argentina

 74,252 

 - 

 74,252 

 15,764 

 10,119 

 - 

 - 

 25,883 

 48,369 

Other Royalties 1

234,474 

3,445 

237,919 

155,956 

 1,948 

 - 

 1,015 

158,919 

 79,000 

Total 2

$ 717,452  $ 

 3,526  $  720,978  $ 321,919  $ 

33,124  $

 446  $ 

 8,877  $  364,366  $ 

356,612 

1 

Includes Mt. Hamilton, Prairie Creek, Gualcamayo, Emigrant Springs, Mine Waste Solutions, San Andres, Thunder Creek, Hackett River, 
Lobo-Marte, Agi Dagi & Kirazli, HM Claim and others.

2 

Stream, Royalty and Other Interests includes non-depletable assets of $58.4 million and depletable assets of $298.2 million.

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SECTION 03

As of and for the year ended December 31, 2019:

COST

Net 
Additions 
(Disposals)

Opening

ACCUMULATED DEPLETION

Ending

Opening

Depletion 1

Depletion 
in Ending 
Inventory

Impairment

Ending

Carrying 
Amount

$  11,033  $ 

 58  $ 

 11,091  $

 310  $ 

 675  $

 -  $ 

 -  $ 

 985  $ 

 10,106 

In $000s

Aurizona 
Brazil

Bachelor Lake 
Canada

Black Fox 
Canada

Bracemac-McLeod 
Canada

Chapada 
Brazil

Diavik 
Canada

Fruta del Norte 
Ecuador

Hod Maden 
Turkey

Houndé 
Burkina Faso

Hugo North 
Extension and 
Heruga 
Mongolia

Karma 
Burkina Faso

Ming 
Canada

Relief Canyon 
United States

Santa Elena 
Mexico

Yamana silver 
stream 
Argentina

 24,029 

 4 

 24,033 

 23,564 

 469 

 37,799 

 18 

 37,817 

 28,091 

 1,321 

 21,495 

 - 

 21,495 

 16,521 

 1,578 

 69,528 

 26 

 69,554 

 10,602 

 3,366 

 53,111 

 - 

 53,111 

 23,569 

 7,256 

 - 

 33,259 

 33,259 

 5,818 

 - 

 5,818 

 - 

 - 

 34 

 - 

 45,036 

 65 

 45,101 

 4,478 

 4,037 

 35,351 

 - 

 35,351 

 - 

 - 

 26,289 

 20,070 

 - 

 - 

 26,289 

 9,873 

 3,375 

 20,070 

 9,866 

 1,189 

 - 

 26,416 

 26,416 

 - 

 - 

 23,354 

 - 

 23,354 

 21,058 

 552 

 74,236 

 16 

 74,252 

 6,072 

 9,692 

 - 

 - 

 24,033 

 - 

 29,412 

 8,405 

 - 

 18,099 

 3,396 

 - 

 13,968 

 55,586 

 2,448 

 33,273 

 19,838 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 34 

 33,225 

 - 

 5,818 

 8,515 

 36,586 

 - 

 35,351 

 13,248 

 13,041 

 11,055 

 9,015 

 - 

 26,416 

 21,610 

 1,744 

 - 

 15,764 

 58,488 

 212 

131,923 

 78,518 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 -

 - 

 - 

Other Royalties 2

209,579 

 862 

210,441 

128,518 

 3,193 

Total 3

$ 656,728  $   60,724  $  717,452  $ 282,522  $ 

 36,737  $

 -  $ 

 2,660  $  321,919  $ 

395,533 

1 

2 

Depletion during the period in the Consolidated Statements of Income (loss) of $37.8 million is comprised of depletion expense for the 
period of $36.7 million, and $1.1 million from depletion in ending inventory as at December 31, 2018.

Includes Mt. Hamilton, Prairie Creek, Gualcamayo, Emigrant Springs, Mine Waste Solutions, San Andres, Thunder Creek, Hackett River, 
Lobo-Marte, Agi Dagi & Kirazli, HM Claim and others.

3 

Stream, Royalty and Other Interests includes non-depletable assets of $56.4 million and depletable assets of $339.1 million.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 

B  Significant updates and other 

transactions

exercising the Purchase Option, the 4.0% Stream 

will decrease to 2.0% and the NSR will decrease 

Fruta del Norte

On January 18, 2019, the Company acquired a 

0.9% NSR royalty on precious metals produced 

from the Fruta del Norte gold project in Ecuador, 

operated by Lundin Gold Inc. The NSR royalty 

was acquired from a private third party for $32.8 

million in cash and covers all mining concessions 

held by Lundin Gold Inc. on the Fruta del Norte 

gold project.

Relief Canyon

to 1.0%.

C 

Impairment

DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020:

Due to adverse diamond market conditions, partly 

exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the 

Company estimated the recoverable amount of 

the Diavik royalty and, during the year ended 

December 31, 2020, recorded an impairment 

charge of $7.9 million. The recoverable amount of 

$11.3 million was determined using a discounted 

On April 3, 2019, the Company entered into a $42.5 

cash flow model in estimating the fair value less 

million financing package with Americas Gold and 

costs of disposal. This is a level 3 measurement 

Silver Corp. (“Americas Gold”) which included a 

due to the unobservable inputs in the model. 

$25 million precious metal stream and an NSR on 

Key assumptions used in the cash flow forecast 

the Relief Canyon gold project in Nevada, U.S.A. 

were: a mine life of approximately three years, a 

(“Relief Canyon” or the “Relief Canyon Mine”), 

diamond price ranging from $55–$90 per carat 

a $10 million convertible debenture and a $7.5 

and a 4% discount rate. The recoverable amount 

million private placement.

Under the terms of the stream, Sandstorm is 

entitled to receive 32,022 ounces of gold over a 

5.5 year period which began in the second quarter 

of 2020 (the “Fixed Deliveries”). After receipt of 

the Fixed Deliveries, the Company is entitled to 

purchase 4% of the gold and silver produced from 

the Relief Canyon Mine for ongoing per ounce 

cash payments equal to 30%–65% of the spot 

of Diavik is most sensitive to changes in diamond 

prices and mine life. In isolation, a 10% decrease 

in diamond prices would result in a reduction in 

the recoverable amount of approximately $1.2 

million and a one year reduction in mine life would 

result in a reduction in the recoverable amount 

of approximately $3.5 million.

DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019:

price of gold or silver, with the range dependent 

As a result of a continued decline in the price of 

on the concession’s existing royalty obligations. In 

diamonds, the Company estimated the recoverable 

addition, Sandstorm will also receive a 1.4%–2.8% 

amount of the Diavik royalty and recorded an 

NSR on the area surrounding the Relief Canyon 

impairment charge of $2.4 million. The recov-

mine. 

Americas Gold may elect to reduce the 4.0% 

Stream and NSR on the Relief Canyon mine by 

delivering 4,000 ounces of gold to Sandstorm 

(the “Purchase Option”). The Purchase Option 

may be exercised by Americas Gold at any time 

and is subject to a 10% annual premium. Upon 

erable amount of $19.8 million was determined 

using a discounted cash flow model in estimating 

the fair value less costs of disposal. This is a level 

3 measurement due to the unobservable inputs 

in the model. Key assumptions used in the cash 

flow forecast were: a mine life of approximately 

3 years, a diamond price ranging from $110–$130 

per carat and a 4% discount rate.

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2020 Q4Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 

SECTION 03

6  HOD MADEN AND OTHER INVESTMENTS IN ASSOCIATES

In $000s

Hod Maden interest

Entrée Resources Ltd.

A  Hod Maden interest

As at 
December 31, 2020

As at 
December 31, 2019

$

$

96,666

16,240 

112,906

$

$

116,585

-

116,585

The Company has a 30% net profits interest in Artmin Madencilik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S, incorporated in 
Turkey which owns and operates the Hod Maden project. This interest is accounted for using the equity 

method and its financial results are adjusted, where appropriate, to give effect to uniform accounting 

policies.

The following table summarizes the changes in the carrying amount of the Company’s Hod Maden interest:

In $000s

Beginning of Year

Company’s share of net loss of associate

Capital investment

Currency translation adjustments

End of Year

Year Ended 
December 31, 2020

Year Ended 
December 31, 2019

116,585

$

127,224

 (360)

 3,579 

(414)

3,000

 (23,138)

(13,225)

96,666

$

116,585

$

$

Summarized financial information for the Company’s investment in this associate, on a 100% basis 

and reflecting adjustments made by the Company, including fair value adjustments made at the time 

of acquisition and adjustments for differences in accounting policies is as follows:

In $000s

Administration expenses

Other (expense) income

Total net loss

Company’s share of net loss of associate

Year Ended 
December 31, 2020

Year Ended 
December 31, 2019

$

$

$

 (1,387)

 187 

 (1,200)

 (360)

$

$

$

(1,183)

(197)

(1,380)

(414)

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 

In $000s

Current Assets

Non-current Assets

Total Assets

Current Liabilities

Non-current Liabilities

Total Liabilities

Net Assets

Company’s share of net assets of associate

Adjustments for differences in accounting policies and other

Carrying amount of investment in associate

B  Entrée Resources Ltd.

As at 
December 31, 2020

As at 
December 31, 2019

$

$

$

$

$

$

765

 318,710 

 319,475 

518

 - 

 518 

 318,957 

95,687

979

96,666

$

$

$

$

$

$

1,747

387,620

389,367

751

-

751

388,616

116,585

-

116,585

Through a series of acquisitions, spanning several years, the Company acquired 40,376,380 common 

shares and 1,657,317 warrants of Entrée Resources Ltd. (“Entrée”). As a result of its most recent purchases, 

which occurred on November 20, 2020, Sandstorm’s position in Entrée increased to over 20% on a 

fully diluted basis. As a result of the ownership position, the Company concluded that as at November 

20, 2020, it had significant influence over Entrée and as such, the investment in associate would be 

accounted for under the equity method. The initial cost of the associate includes the fair value of the 

common shares previously held plus the cost of acquisitions in the period. As at December 31, 2020, 

this position represents approximately 22% of the common shares of Entrée on a non-diluted basis. 

The Company records its share of Entrée’s profit or loss including adjustments, where appropriate, to 

give effect to uniform accounting policies. Using the quoted price of Entrée’s common shares, the fair 

value of Sandstorm’s interest was $17.8 million as at December 31, 2020.

The following table summarizes the changes in the carrying amount of the Company’s Entrée interest:

In $000s

Beginning of Year

Acquisition of investment in associate

Company’s share of net loss of associate

End of Year

Year Ended 
December 31, 2020 1

Year Ended 
December 31, 2019

$

$

-

$

16,339

(99)

16,240

$

-

-

-

-

1 

Information is for the reconstructed period November 20, 2020 to December 31, 2020.

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2020 Q4Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 

SECTION 03

Summarized financial information for the Company’s investment in this associate, on a 100% basis 

and reflecting adjustments made by the Company, including fair value adjustments made at the time 

of acquisition and adjustments for differences in accounting policies is as follows:

In $000s

Current Assets

Non-current Assets

Total Assets

Current Liabilities

Non-current Liabilities

Total Liabilities

Net Assets

Company’s share of net assets of associate

7 

INVESTMENTS

As of and for the year ended December 31, 2020:

As at 
December 31, 2020

As at 
December 31, 2019

$

$

$

$

$

 7,651 

 152,133 

 159,784 

 184 

84,831 

 85,015 

 74,769 

 16,240 

$

$

$

$

$

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

In $000s

Jan. 1, 2020

Additions

Disposals

Transfers

Fair Value 
Adjustment

Dec. 31, 2020

Short-term investments

 ȯ Convertible debt instruments 1

Total short-term investments

Non-current investments

$

$

 10,801  $

 -  $  (11,006)

 10,801  $

 -  $

(11,006)

$

$

 556  $

 1,501  $

 1,852 

 556  $

 1,501  $

 1,852 

 ȯ Common shares 2

$

 52,325  $

 11,456  $  (37,238)

$

(16,339)

$

 18,212  $

 28,416 

 ȯ Warrants and other 1

 ȯ Convertible debt instruments 1

 4,623 

 15,892 

 52 

 60 

 (5,732)

 - 

 2,200 

 1,143 

 - 

 (556)

 129 

 15,525 

Total non-current investments

Total Investments

$

$

 72,840  $

 11,568  $  (42,970)

$  (16,895)

$

 20,541  $

 45,084 

 83,641  $

11,568  $  (53,976)

$

(16,339)  $

 22,042  $

 46,936 

1 

2 

Fair value adjustment recorded within Net Income (loss) for the period.

Fair value adjustment recorded within Other Comprehensive Income (loss) for the period.

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SECTION 03

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 

During the year ended December 31, 2020, as part of the Company’s on-going efforts to monetize its 

non-core assets, Sandstorm disposed of common shares of other mining companies with a fair value 

on disposition of $37.3 million. In addition, upon meeting certain accounting criteria, the Company’s 

investment in Entrée Resources' common shares, fair valued at $16.3 million, was reclassified into 

investment in associate (note 6b).

On June 30, 2020, Sandstorm received $10.4 million in cash from Equinox Gold Corp. (“Equinox”) as 

part of the final annual debenture payment. As a result, the Equinox convertible debenture has been 

fully repaid and no amounts under the debenture remain outstanding.

As of and for the year ended December 31, 2019:

In $000s

Jan. 1, 2019

Additions

Disposals

Transfers

Fair Value 
Adjustment

Dec. 31, 2019

Short-term investments

 ȯ Convertible debt instruments 1

Total short-term investments

Non-current investments

$

$

 13,937  $

 725  $  (14,452)

 13,937  $

 725  $  (14,452)

$

$

 8,541  $

 2,050  $

 10,801 

 8,541  $

 2,050  $

 10,801 

 ȯ Common shares 2

$

 33,139  $

 24,834  $  (17,357)

$

 -  $

 11,709  $

 52,325 

 ȯ Warrants and other 1

 2,106 

 4 

 (27)

 - 

 2,540 

 4,623 

 ȯ Convertible debt instruments 1

 10,998 

 9,279 

 (710)

 (8,541)

 4,866 

 15,892 

Total non-current investments

Total Investments

$

$

 46,243  $

 34,117  $

(18,094)

 60,180  $

 34,842  $  (32,546)

$

$

 (8,541)

$

 19,115  $

 72,840 

 -  $

 21,165  $

 83,641 

1 

2 

Fair value adjustment recorded within Net Income (loss) for the period.

Fair value adjustment recorded within Other Comprehensive Income (loss) for the period.

8  REVOLVING FACILITY AND 

DEFERRED FINANCING COSTS

In December 2019, the Company amended its re-
volving credit agreement, allowing the Company 

Syndicate. The amounts drawn on the Revolving 

Facility are subject to interest at LIBOR plus 

1.875%–3.000% per annum, and the undrawn 
portion of the Revolving Facility is subject to 

to borrow up to $225 million with an additional 

a standby fee of 0.422%–0.675% per annum, 

uncommitted accordion of up to $75 million, 

both of which are dependent on the Company’s 

for a total facility of up to $300 million (the 

leverage ratio.

“Revolving Facility”). The Revolving Facility is 

for general corporate purposes, from a syndicate 

of banks including the Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank 

of Montreal, National Bank of Canada, Canadian 

Imperial Bank of Commerce and Royal Bank of 

Canada (the “Syndicate”). The Revolving Facility 

matures on December 20, 2023 and is extend-

able by mutual consent of Sandstorm and the 

Under the credit agreement, the Company is 

required to maintain a leverage ratio of net debt 

divided by EBITDA (as defined in the credit facil-

ity agreement) of less than or equal to 4.00:1.00 

for each fiscal quarter. The Company must also 

maintain an interest coverage ratio of greater 

than or equal to 3.00:1.00 for each fiscal quarter. 

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The Company is further required to maintain a 

prices to the public through the Toronto Stock 

tangible net worth greater than the aggregate of 

Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange or 

$136.8 million and 50% of positive net income 

any other marketplace on which the common 

for each fiscal quarter beginning with the fiscal 

shares are listed, quoted or otherwise trade. The 

quarter ended September 30, 2017. The Revolving 

volume and timing of distributions under the 

Facility is secured against the Company’s assets, 

ATM Program is determined at the Company’s 

including the Company’s stream, royalty and 

sole discretion, subject to applicable regulatory 

other interests and investments.

limitations. The ATM Program is effective until 

As of December 31, 2020, the Company was in 

compliance with the covenants and there was no 

balance drawn on the Revolving Facility.

May 2022, unless terminated prior to such date 

by the Company. The Company has not utilized 

or sold any shares under the ATM Program.

Deferred financing costs are amortized on a 

B  Stock Options of the Company

straight-line basis over the term of the Revolving 

Facility. At December 31, 2020, deferred financing 

costs, net of accumulated amortization, were 

$1.7 million (December 31, 2019 — $2.3 million).

9  SHARE CAPITAL AND RESERVES

A  Authorized Share Capital

The Company is authorized to issue an unlimited 

number of common shares without par value.

Under the Company’s normal course issuer bid 

(“NCIB”), the Company is able until April 5, 

2021, to purchase up to 17.2 million common 

shares. The NCIB provides the Company with 
the option to purchase its common shares from 

time to time. 

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the 

Company, utilizing its previous NCIB, purchased 

and cancelled approximately 4.6 million common 

shares.

In May 2020, the Company established an at-the-

market equity program (the “ATM Program”) 

whereby the Company is permitted to issue up 

to an aggregate of $140 million worth of com-

mon shares from treasury at prevailing market 

The Company has an incentive stock option 

plan (the “Option Plan”) whereby the Company 

may grant share options to eligible employees, 

officers, directors and consultants at an exercise 

price, expiry date, and vesting conditions to 

be determined by the Board of Directors. The 

maximum expiry date is five years from the 

grant date. All options are equity settled. The 

Option Plan permits the issuance of options 

which, together with the Company's other share 

compensation arrangements, may not exceed 

8.5% of the Company’s issued common shares 

as at the date of the grant. 

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the 

Company issued 2,812,000 options with a weight-
ed average exercise price of CAD$9.43 and a fair 

value of $4.0 million or $1.42 per option. The fair 

value of the options granted was determined 

using a Black-Scholes model using the following 

weighted average assumptions: grant date share 

price and exercise price of CAD$9.43, expected 

volatility of 30%, risk-free interest rate of 0.20%, 

dividend yield of 0.85%, and an expected life of 

3 years. Expected volatility was determined by 

considering the trailing 3 year historical average 

share price volatility of similar companies in the 

same industry and business model.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 

A summary of the Company’s options and the changes for the year is as follows:

Options outstanding at December 31, 2018

Granted

Exercised

Options outstanding at December 31, 2019

Granted

Exercised

Options outstanding at December 31, 2020

Number of options

Weighted average exercise 
price per share (CAD) 1

 9,322,641

 1,427,000 

 (3,181,108)

 7,568,533 

 2,812,000 

 (1,253,430)

 9,127,103 

4.58

 8.89 

 (2.99)

 6.06 

 9.43 

 (4.42)

 7.33 

1 

For options exercisable in British Pounds Sterling (“GBP”), exercise price is translated to Canadian Dollars (“CAD”) using the period end 
exchange rate.

The weighted average share price, at the time of exercise, for those shares that were exercised during 

the year ended December 31, 2020 was CAD11.65 per share (2019 — CAD7.75). The weighted average 

remaining contractual life of the options as at December 31, 2020 was 3.41 years (2019 — 3.38 years).

A summary of the Company’s share purchase options as of December 31, 2020 is as follows:

Year of expiry

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Number 
outstanding

 699,000 

 1,067,438 

 3,121,665 

 1,427,000 

 2,812,000 

 9,127,103 

Vested

 699,000 

 1,067,438 

 2,078,335 

 475,670 

 - 

 4,320,443 

Exercise price per share 
(range) (CAD) 1

Weighted average exercise 
price per share (CAD) 1, 2

 4.96 

 4.98–15.00 

 5.92 

 8.89 

 9.43 

 4.96 

 5.37 

 5.92 

 8.89 

 - 

 5.96 

1 

For options exercisable in GBP, exercise price is translated to CAD using the period end exchange rate. 

2  Weighted average exercise price of options that are exercisable.

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C  Share Purchase Warrants

A summary of the Company’s warrants and the changes for the year is as follows: 

Number of warrants

Shares to be issued upon 
exercise of warrants

Warrants outstanding at December 31, 2018

 22,965,400 

 22,965,400 

Exercised 

 (1,506,051)

 (1,506,051)

Warrants outstanding at December 31, 2019

 21,459,349 

 21,459,349 

Exercised

Expired unexercised

 (21,091,325)

 (21,091,325)

 (368,024)

 (368,024)

Warrants outstanding at December 31, 2020

 - 

 - 

The weighted-average share price, at the time of exercise, for those warrants that were exercised during 

the year ended December 31, 2020 was $6.88 per share (year ended December 31, 2019 — $6.98).

In April 2020, the Company completed the early warrant exercise incentive program whereby 15 million 

outstanding and unlisted share purchase warrants were exercised at a price of $3.35 per warrant (reduced 

from $3.50 per warrant), resulting in an additional $50.3 million in cash. The modification resulted in 

a $2.1 million increase to the fair value of the warrants, the cost of which was recorded within equity 

as a share issuance cost. 

D  Restricted Share Rights

The Company has a restricted share plan (the “Restricted Share Plan”) whereby the Company may 

grant restricted share rights (“RSRs”) to eligible employees, officers, directors and consultants at an 

expiry date to be determined by the Board of Directors. Each restricted share right entitles the holder 

to receive a common share of the Company without any further consideration. The Restricted Share 

Plan permits the issuance of up to a maximum of 4,500,000 restricted share rights.

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company granted 307,000 RSRs with a fair value of $2.3 

million, a three year vesting term, and a weighted average grant date fair value of $7.39 per unit. As of 

December 31, 2020, the Company had 2,645,165 RSRs outstanding.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 

E  Diluted Earnings Per Share

Diluted earnings per share is calculated based on the following:

In $000s 
(excluding per share amounts)

Net income for the year

Basic weighted average number of shares

Basic earnings per share

Effect of dilutive securities

 ȯ Stock options

 ȯ Warrants

 ȯ Restricted share rights

Diluted weighted average number of common shares

Diluted earnings per share

Year Ended 
December 31, 2020

Year Ended 
December 31, 2019

 13,817 

$

16,397

 187,507,754 

177,619,824

 0.07 

$

0.09

 2,732,900 

 4,318,675 

 2,348,511 

2,397,114

8,154,232

2,048,843

 196,907,840 

190,220,013

 0.07 

$

0.09

$

$

$

The following table lists the number of potentially dilutive securities excluded from the computation of 

diluted earnings per share because the exercise prices exceeded the average market value of the common 

shares of CAD$10.48 during the year ended December 31, 2020 (2019 — CAD$7.72).

Stock options

Restricted share rights

10  INCOME TAXES

Year Ended 
December 31, 2020

Year Ended 
December 31, 2019

 217,376 

 - 

131,266

52,411

The income tax expense differs from the amount that would result from applying the federal and 

provincial income tax rate to the net income before income taxes.

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These differences result from the following items:

In $000s

Income before income taxes

Canadian federal and provincial income tax rates

Income tax expense based on the above rates

Increase (decrease) due to:

 ȯ Non-deductible expenses and permanent differences

 ȯ Non-taxable portion of capital gain or loss

 ȯ Withholding taxes

 ȯ Change in valuation allowance and other

Income tax expense 

The deferred tax assets and liabilities are shown below:

In $000s

Deferred Income Tax Assets

 ȯ Non-capital losses

 ȯ Share issue costs and other

 ȯ Stream, royalty and other interests

Total deferred income tax assets 

Deferred Income Tax Liabilities

 ȯ Non-capital losses

 ȯ Investments and other

 ȯ Stream, royalty and other interests

Total deferred income tax liabilities 

Total deferred income tax liabilities, net

Year Ended 
December 31, 2020

Year Ended 
December 31, 2019

 24,276 

$

27%

 6,555 

$

 1,525 

$

 (433)

 1,940 

 872 

 10,459 

$

23,008 

27%

 6,212 

 1,409 

 (1,209)

 1,434 

 (1,235)

 6,611 

As at 
December 31, 2020

As at 
December 31, 2019

 - 

$

-

- 

 - 

$

 24,922 

$

(735)

(29,664) 

(5,477) 

(5,477)

$

$

27,606

1,215

(24,518)

4,303

-

-

(196)

(196)

4,107

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

Deferred tax assets and liabilities have been offset where they relate to income taxes levied by the same 

taxation authority and the Company has the legal right and intent to offset. Non-capital losses have 

been recognized as a deferred income tax asset to the extent there will be future taxable income against 

which the Company can utilize the benefit prior to their expiration. The Company recognized deferred 

tax assets in respect of tax losses as at December 31, 2020 of $92.3 million (2019 — $102.2 million) as it 
is probable that there will be future taxable profits to recover the deferred tax assets.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 

The movement in net deferred income taxes is shown below:

In $000s

Balance, beginning of the year

Recognized in net income (loss) for the year

Recognized in equity

Recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) for the year

Balance, end of year 

Year Ended 
December 31, 2020

Year Ended 
December 31, 2019

$

$

 4,107 

$

 (7,595)

 357 

 (2,346)

 (5,477)

$

 8,528 

 (4,371)

 - 

 (50)

 4,107 

The Company has deductible unused tax losses, for which a deferred tax asset has been recognized, expiring 
as follows:

In $000s

Location

Amount

Expiration

Non-capital loss carry-forwards

Canada

$

 92,303 

2030–2036 

The aggregate amount of deductible temporary differences associated with capital losses and other 

items, for which deferred income tax assets have not been recognized as at December 31, 2020 are $13.0 

million (2019 — $14.3 million). No deferred tax asset is recognized in respect of these items because it 

is not probable that future taxable capital gains or taxable income will be available against which the 

Company can utilize the benefit.

11  ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES

The administration expenses for the Company are as follows:

In $000s

Corporate administration

Employee benefits and salaries

Professional fees

Administration expenses before share based compensation

Equity settled share based compensation 
(a non-cash expense)

Total administration expenses

Year Ended 
December 31, 2020

Year Ended 
December 31, 2019

 2,128 

 $ 

 2,276 

 924 

 5,328 

 $ 

 3,007 

 8,335 

 $ 

 2,309

 2,262

 785

 5,356

 2,918

 8,274

$

$

$

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12  SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

In $000s

Change in non-cash working capital:

 ȯ Trade receivables and other

 ȯ Trade and other payables

Net decrease in cash

Significant non-cash transactions:

 ȯ Common shares received in consideration of a convertible 

debenture payment

13  OTHER LONG-TERM ASSETS

In $000s

Loan receivable

Right of use asset, net of amortization 

Deferred financing costs 

Other 

Total other long-term assets

Year Ended 
December 31, 2020

Year Ended 
December 31, 2019

 (553)

 $ 

 (2,169)

 (2,722)

 $ 

 (2,585)

 (780)

(3,365)

-

$

10,912

Year Ended 
December 31, 2020

Year Ended 
December 31, 2019

 5,001 

$

 2,651 

1,691

1,600

 10,943 

$

 - 

 3,138 

 2,258 

 374 

5,770

$

$

$

$

$

14  KEY MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION

The remuneration of directors and those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing 
and controlling activities of the Company are as follows:

In $000s

Salaries and benefits

Share based payments

Total key management compensation expense

Year Ended 
December 31, 2020

Year Ended 
December 31, 2019

$

$

1,561

 4,068 

5,629

$

$

2,541

3,761

6,302

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 

15  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

In connection with its commodity streams, the Company has committed to purchase the following:

Stream

Black Fox

Chapada

Entrée

Karma

Ming

Relief Canyon

Santa Elena

Yamana silver stream

% of Life of Mine Gold 
or Relevant Commodity 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

8%

4.2%

Per Ounce Cash Payment: 
lesser of amount below and the then prevailing 
market price of commodity 
(unless otherwise noted) 1, 2, 3, 4

$561

30% of copper spot price

5.62% on Hugo North Extension and 4.26% on Heruga

$220

26,875 ounces over 5 years and 1.625% thereafter

20% of gold spot price

25% of the first 175,000 ounces of gold produced, 
and 12% thereafter

32,022 ounces over 5.5 years and 4% thereafter

20%

20%

$nil

Varies

$464

30% of silver spot price

1 

2 

3 

Subject to an annual inflationary adjustment except for Ming.

For the Relief Canyon stream, after receipt of 32,022 gold ounces (the cost of which is nil), the Company is entitled to purchase 4.0% of 
the gold and silver produced from the Relief Canyon mine for ongoing per ounce cash payments equal to 30%–65% of the spot price of 
gold or silver, with the range dependent on the concession’s existing royalty obligations.

For the Entrée Gold Stream, after approximately 8.6 million ounces of gold have been produced from the joint venture property, the price 
increases to $500 per gold ounce.

4  For the Entrée silver stream, percentage of life of mine is 5.62% on Hugo North Extension and 4.26% on Heruga which the Company can 

purchase for the lesser of the prevailing market price and $5 per ounce of silver until 40.3 million ounces of silver have been produced 
from the entire joint venture property. Thereafter, the purchase price will increase to the lesser of the prevailing market price and $10 per 
ounce of silver.

5 

For the Entrée Gold and silver stream, percentage of life of mine is 5.62% on Hugo North Extension and 4.26% on Heruga if the minerals 
produced are contained below 560 metres in depth.

6  For the Entrée Gold and silver stream, percentage of life of mine is 8.43% on Hugo North Extension and 6.39% on Heruga if the minerals 

produced are contained above 560 metres in depth.

7 

8 

For the Entrée copper stream, the Company has committed to purchase an amount equal to 0.42% of the copper produced from the Hugo 
North Extension and Heruga deposits. If the minerals produced are contained above 560 metres in depth, then the commitment increases 
to 0.62% for both the Hugo North Extension and Heruga deposits. Sandstorm will make ongoing per pound cash payments equal to the 
lesser of $0.50 and the then prevailing market price of copper, until 9.1 billion pounds of copper have been produced from the entire joint 
venture property. Thereafter, the ongoing per pound payments will increase to the lesser of $1.10 and the then prevailing market price of 
copper.

For the Chapada copper stream, the Company has committed to purchase an amount equal to 4.2% of the copper produced (up to an 
annual maximum of 3.9 million pounds of copper) until the mine has delivered 39 million pounds of copper to Sandstorm; then 3.0% of the 
copper produced until, on a cumulative basis, the mine has delivered 50 million pounds of copper to Sandstorm; then 1.5% of the copper 
produced thereafter, for the life of the mine. 

9  Under the terms of the Yamana silver stream, Sandstorm has agreed to purchase an amount of silver from Cerro Moro equal to 20% of the 

silver produced (up to an annual maximum of 1.2 million ounces of silver), until Yamana has delivered to Sandstorm 7.0 million ounces of 
silver; then 9.0% of the silver produced thereafter.

Sandstorm has been informed that a third party commenced legal proceedings against it in a Brazilian 

court. The proceedings involve severance owed to former employees of Colossus Mineração Ltda., a 

Brazilian subsidiary company of Colossus Minerals Inc. (an entity with which Sandstorm entered into 

a Stream). Since these severance claims, estimated to be approximately $6 million, remain outstanding, 

the claimants are seeking to recoup their claims from Sandstorm. Sandstorm intends on defending itself 

as it believes the case is without merit.

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16  SEGMENTED INFORMATION

The Company’s reportable operating segments, which are components of the Company’s business where 

separate financial information is available and which are evaluated on a regular basis by the Company’s 

Chief Executive Officer, who is the Company’s chief operating decision maker, for the purpose of assessing 

performance, are summarized in the tables below: 

For the year ended December 31, 2020:

In $000s

Product

Sales

Cost of 
sales 
excluding 
depletion

Royalty 
revenue

Depletion

Stream, 
royalty 
and other 
interests 
impairments

Other 

Income (loss) 
before taxes

Cash flow 
from 
operating 
activities

Aurizona 
Brazil

Black Fox 
Canada

Bracemac-McLeod 1 
Canada

Chapada 
Brazil

Diavik 
Canada

Fruta del Norte 
Ecuador

Houndé 
Burkina Faso

Karma 
Burkina Faso

Ming 
Canada

Relief Canyon 
United States

Santa Elena 
Mexico

Yamana 
silver stream 
Argentina

GOLD

$

 -  $

 8,850  $

 -  $

 1,067  $

 -  $

 -  $

 7,783  $

 7,950 

GOLD

 3,693 

 - 

 1,194 

 1,014 

VARIOUS

 - 

 2,946 

 - 

 1,485 

COPPER

 9,904 

 - 

 3,021 

 2,914 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 1,485 

 2,500 

 1,461 

 3,234 

 3,969 

 6,883 

 2,085 

 7,862 

392 

 (7,623)

 3,075 

DIAMONDS

GOLD

GOLD

 - 

 - 

 - 

 2,716 

 3,302 

 8,740 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 1,256 

 3,816 

GOLD

 8,184 

GOLD

 835 

GOLD

 7,096 

GOLD

 9,749 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 1,619 

 3,843 

 - 

 - 

 445 

 2,820 

 2,552 

 312 

SILVER

19,199 

 - 

 5,660 

10,119 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 2,046 

 1,408 

 4,924 

 6,633 

 2,722 

 6,438 

 390 

 835 

 4,276 

 7,096 

 6,885 

 7,100 

 3,420 

 13,540 

 4,848 

 6,718 

Other Royalties 2

VARIOUS

 - 

 7,811 

 - 

 1,948 

 1,015 

Total Segments

$ 58,660  $ 34,365  $ 14,046  $ 33,124  $

 8,877  $

392  $

 36,586  $  73,410 

Corporate:

 ȯ Administration & Project 

evaluation expenses 

 ȯ Foreign exchange loss

 ȯ Gain on revaluation of 

investments

 ȯ Finance expense, net

 ȯ Other 

$

- $

- $

- $

- $

- $

 -  $ (13,868) $  (7,728)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 - 

 - 

 - 

 (345)

 3,830 

 - 

 - 

 (1,792)

 94 

135 

 (135)

 (160)

Total Corporate

$

 -  $

 -  $

 -  $

 -  $

 -  $

135  $ (12,310) $  (7,794)

Consolidated

$ 58,660  $ 34,365  $ 14,046  $

33,124  $

 8,877  $

527  $

 24,276  $

 65,616 

1 

Royalty revenue from Bracemac-McLeod consists of $1.4 million from copper and $1.5 million from zinc.

2  Where a stream and royalty represents less than 10% of the Company's sales, gross margin or aggregate asset book value and represents a 
royalty on gold, silver or other metal, the royalty interest has been summarized under Other Royalties. Other Royalties includes royalty rev-
enue from Gualcamayo, Emigrant Springs, Mine Waste Solutions, San Andres, Thunder Creek, HM Claim, Triangle Zone and others. Includes 
royalty revenue from royalty interests located in Canada of $3.2 million, the United States of $0.6 million, Argentina of $1.1 million, Honduras 
of $1.0 million and other of $1.9 million. Includes royalty revenue from gold of $7.3 million and other base metals of $0.5 million.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 

For the year ended December 31, 2019:

In $000s

Product

Sales

Cost of 
sales 
excluding 
depletion

Royalty 
revenue

Depletion

Stream, 
royalty 
and other 
interests 
impairments

Other 

Income (loss) 
before taxes

Cash flow 
from 
operating 
activities

GOLD

$

- $

3,357 $

- $

675 $

- $

- $

2,682 $

1,757

Aurizona 
Brazil

Bachelor Lake 
Canada

Black Fox 
Canada

Bracemac-McLeod 1 
Canada

Chapada 
Brazil

Diavik 
Canada

Houndé 
Burkina Faso

Karma 
Burkina Faso

Ming 
Canada

Santa Elena 
Mexico

Yamana 
silver stream 
Argentina

GOLD

8,532

GOLD

3,858

-

-

3,000

469

1,540

1,321

VARIOUS

-

3,256

-

1,578

COPPER

11,008

-

3,311

3,366

-

-

-

-

DIAMONDS

GOLD

-

-

5,674

6,425

-

-

4,037

7,256

2,448

GOLD

8,156

GOLD

3,760

GOLD

13,066

SILVER

15,222

-

-

-

-

1,634

3,775

-

1,889

4,252

560

4,549

9,692

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5,063

5,555

997

2,318

1,678

3,130

4,331

7,697

(4,030)

5,924

2,388

5,037

2,747

6,647

1,871

3,760

8,254

8,832

981

10,672

Other Royalties 2

VARIOUS

-

7,120

-

3,227

212

(340)

4,021

4,684

Total Segments

$ 63,602 $ 25,832 $ 18,286 $ 37,845 $

2,660 $ (340) $

30,983 $

66,013

Corporate:

 ȯ Administration & Project 

evaluation expenses 

 ȯ Foreign exchange loss

 ȯ Gain on revaluation of 

investments

 ȯ Finance expense, net

 ȯ Other 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- $ (14,184) $

(8,557)

-

-

-

(86)

9,456

(2,747)

414

(414)

-

-

373

(490)

Total Corporate

$

 -  $

 -  $

 -  $

 -  $

 -  $

414 $

(7,975) $

(8,674)

Consolidated

$ 63,602 $ 25,832 $ 18,286 $ 37,845 $

2,660 $

74 $

23,008 $

57,339

1 

Royalty revenue from Bracemac-McLeod consists of $1.2 million from copper and $2.1 million from zinc.

2  Where a stream and royalty interest represents less than 10% of the Company’s sales, gross margin or aggregate asset book value and 
represents a royalty on gold, silver or other metal, the royalty interest has been summarized under Other Royalties. Other Royalties 
includes royalty revenue from Gualcamayo, Emigrant Springs, Mine Waste Solutions, San Andres, Thunder Creek, HM Claim, Triangle Zone 
and others. Includes royalty revenue from royalty interests located in Canada of $2.2 million, the United States of $1.1 million, Argentina of 
$1.1 million, Honduras of $1.0 million and other of $1.7 million. Includes royalty revenue from gold of $6.3 million and other base metals of 
$0.8 million.

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SECTION 03

Total assets as of:

In $000s

Aurizona

Black Fox

Bracemac-McLeod

Chapada

Diavik

Fruta del Norte

Hod Maden 1

Houndé

Hugo North Extension and Heruga 2

Karma

Ming

Relief Canyon

Santa Elena

Yamana silver stream

Other Royalties 3

Total Segments

Corporate:

 ȯ Cash and cash equivalents 

 ȯ Investments 

 ȯ Deferred income tax assets

 ȯ Other assets 

Total Corporate

Consolidated

December 31, 2020

December 31, 2019

$

 11,539 

$

 7,391 

 2,142 

 52,672 

 10,564 

 33,377 

11,706 

8,405 

3,915 

55,586 

21,238 

33,300 

 102,484 

122,403 

 33,374 

 51,592 

 9,356 

 8,575 

 23,621 

 1,511 

 48,369 

 81,149 

37,596 

35,351 

13,041 

9,015 

26,416 

1,744 

58,488 

80,281 

$

$

$

 477,716 

$

518,485 

 113,776 

 46,936 

 - 

 11,493 

 172,205 

 649,921 

$

$

6,971 

83,641 

4,303 

9,775 

104,690 

623,175 

1 

2 

Includes royalty interest of $5.8 million and investment in associate of $96.7 million at December 31, 2020. Includes royalty interest of $5.8 
million and investment in associate of $116.6 million at December 31, 2019. 

Includes royalty interest of $35.4 million and investment in associate of $16.2 million at December 31, 2020. Includes royalty interest of 
$35.4 million at December 31, 2019.

3  Where a stream and royalty interest represents less than 10% of the Company's sales, gross margin or aggregate asset book value and 

represents a royalty on gold, silver or other metal, the royalty interest has been summarized under Other Royalties. Includes Mt. Hamilton, 
Prairie Creek, Gualcamayo, Emigrant Springs, Mine Waste Solutions, San Andres, Thunder Creek, Hackett River, Lobo-Marte, Agi Dagi & 
Kirazli, HM Claim, Triangle Zone and others.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 

Non-current assets by geographical region as of:

In $000s

North America

 ȯ Canada

 ȯ USA

 ȯ Mexico

South & Central America

 ȯ Argentina

 ȯ Brazil

 ȯ Ecuador

 ȯ French Guiana 

 ȯ Chile

Africa

 ȯ Burkina Faso

 ȯ South Africa

Other

 ȯ Turkey

 ȯ Mongolia

 ȯ Australia

 ȯ Other

Consolidated

December 31, 2020 1

December 31, 2019 1

 54,013 

$

 39,113 

 4,598 

 62,039 

$

 65,075 

 31,977 

 5,160 

 2,460 

 41,749 

$

 2,980 

 106,402 

$

 52,235 

 3,401 

 4,258 

68,083 

41,994 

1,835 

72,739 

69,057 

33,226 

5,160 

2,460 

49,688 

3,744 

126,644 

35,992 

3,661 

3,605 

475,460 

$

517,888 

$

$

$

$

$

1 

Includes Stream, royalty and other interests (note 5), Investment in associate (note 6) and Other long-term assets (note 13).

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