Entree Resources Ltd 6-K, filed Aug 4, 2020
Entree Resources Ltd. (ERLFF)
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Entree Resources Ltd filed this 6-K on August 4, 2020.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of August 2020
Commission File Number: 001-32570
ENTRÉE
RESOURCES LTD
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
Suite 1650 – 1066 West Hastings Street,
Vancouver, BC, V6E 3X1, Canada
(Address of principal executive office)
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| ENTRÉE RESOURCES LTD | |||
| (Registrant) | |||
| Date: August 4, 2020 | By: | /s/ Duane Lo | |
| Duane Lo | |||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||
EXHIBIT LIST
| Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | |
| 99.2 | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS | |
| 99.3 | PRESS RELEASE |
Exhibit 99.1
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited - Expressed in United States dollars)
Three and six months period ended June 30, 2020
MANAGEMENT’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL REPORTING
The accompanying condensed consolidated interim financial statements of Entrée Resources Ltd. (the “Company”) have been prepared by management in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). Management acknowledges responsibility for the preparation and presentation of the condensed consolidated interim financial statements, including responsibility for significant accounting estimates and the choice of accounting principles and methods that are appropriate to the Company’s circumstances.
NOTICE OF NO AUDITOR REVIEW OF CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Company’s independent auditor has not performed a review of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements in accordance with standards established by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants for a review of interim financial statements by a company’s auditor.
Entrée Resources Ltd.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position
As at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (Unaudited)
(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where indicated)
| Note | June 30, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 4,458 | $ | 5,380 | ||||||||
| Receivables and prepaid expenses | 54 | 122 | ||||||||||
| Prepaid licence fees | 59 | 158 | ||||||||||
| 4,571 | 5,660 | |||||||||||
| Non-current assets | ||||||||||||
| Property and equipment | 261 | 316 | ||||||||||
Oyu Tolgoi asset | 3 | 137 | 114 | |||||||||
| Deposits and other | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 409 | 442 | |||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 4,980 | $ | 6,102 | ||||||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 12 | $ | 73 | $ | 72 | |||||||
| Current portion of lease liabilities | 4 | 103 | 103 | |||||||||
| 176 | 175 | |||||||||||
| Non-current liabilities | ||||||||||||
| Lease liabilities | 4 | 150 | 201 | |||||||||
| Loan payable to Oyu Tolgoi LLC | 5 | 9,226 | 9,035 | |||||||||
| Deferred revenue | 6 | 43,302 | 43,671 | |||||||||
| 52,678 | 52,907 | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities | 52,854 | 53,082 | ||||||||||
| Shareholders’ deficiency | ||||||||||||
| Share capital | 7 | 173,095 | 173,095 | |||||||||
| Reserves | 22,445 | 22,445 | ||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 1,805 | (407 | ) | |||||||||
| Deficit | (245,219 | ) | (242,113 | ) | ||||||||
| Total shareholders’ deficiency | (47,874 | ) | (46,980 | ) | ||||||||
| Total liabilities and shareholders’ deficiency | $ | 4,980 | $ | 6,102 | ||||||||
Nature of operations (Note 1)
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
Subsequent events (Note 13)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
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Entrée Resources Ltd.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Comprehensive Loss
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)
(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where indicated)
| Three months ended June 30 | Six months ended June 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Note | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Project expenditures | $ | 80 | $ | 31 | $ | 114 | $ | 71 | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 387 | 386 | 707 | 763 | ||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation | 25 | 26 | 51 | 53 | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating loss | 492 | 443 | 872 | 888 | ||||||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange loss (gain) | (315 | ) | (122 | ) | 317 | (142 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Interest income | (21 | ) | (35 | ) | (45 | ) | (69 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 5 | 82 | 77 | 169 | 156 | |||||||||||||||
| Loss from equity investee | 3 | 35 | 40 | 89 | 100 | |||||||||||||||
| Finance costs | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Deferred revenue finance costs | 6 | 861 | 804 | 1,694 | 1,593 | |||||||||||||||
| Gain on sale of investments | — | — | — | (123 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Net loss | 1,139 | 1,214 | 3,106 | 2,420 | ||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive (income) loss | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation | 1,838 | 902 | (2,212 | ) | 1,724 | |||||||||||||||
| Total comprehensive loss | $ | 2,977 | $ | 2,116 | $ | 894 | $ | 4,144 | ||||||||||||
| Net loss per common share | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic and fully diluted | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||
| Weighted average number of commonW shares outstanding | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic and fully diluted (000’s) | 175,470 | 174,871 | 175,470 | 174,862 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total common shares issued and outstanding (000’s) | 7 | 175,470 | 175,871 | 175,470 | 174,871 | |||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
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Entrée Resources Ltd.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficiency
For the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)
(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where indicated)
| Note | Number of Shares (000’s) | Share capital | Reserves | Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | Deficit | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2019 | 175,470 | $ | 173,095 | $ | 22,445 | $ | (407 | ) | $ | (242,113 | ) | $ | (46,980 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net loss and comprehensive income | — | — | — | 2,212 | (3,106 | ) | (894 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Balance at June 30, 2020 | 175,470 | $ | 173,095 | $ | 22,445 | $ | 1,805 | $ | (245,219 | ) | $ | (47,874 | ) | |||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2018 | 174,807 | $ | 172,955 | $ | 22,199 | $ | 1,688 | $ | (236,591 | ) | $ | (39,749 | ) | |||||||||||
| Adjustment on initial application of IFRS 16 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss and comprehensive loss | — | — | — | (1,724 | ) | (2,420 | ) | (4,144 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of share capital – share options | 64 | 51 | (48 | ) | — | — | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Balance at June 30, 2019 | 174,871 | $ | 173,006 | $ | 22,152 | $ | (36 | ) | $ | (239,009 | ) | $ | (43,887 | ) | ||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
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Entrée Resources Ltd.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Cash Flows
For the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)
(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except where indicated)
| Note | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||
| Cash flows used in operating activities | ||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (3,106 | ) | $ | (2,420 | ) | ||||||
| Items not affecting cash: | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation | 51 | 53 | ||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | 8 | — | 1 | |||||||||
| Loss from equity investee | 3 | 89 | 100 | |||||||||
| Interest expense | 5 | 169 | 156 | |||||||||
| Finance cost, net | 10 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Gain on sale of investments | — | (123 | ) | |||||||||
| Unrealized foreign exchange losses (gains) | 232 | (128 | ) | |||||||||
| Deferred revenue finance costs | 6 | 1,694 | 1,593 | |||||||||
| Other | — | 5 | ||||||||||
| (861 | ) | (749 | ) | |||||||||
| Changes in non-cash operating working capital: | ||||||||||||
| Decrease (increase) in receivables and prepaids | 68 | (23 | ) | |||||||||
| Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accruals | 1 | (296 | ) | |||||||||
| (792 | ) | (1,068 | ) | |||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities | ||||||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of investments | — | 1,035 | ||||||||||
| — | 1,035 | |||||||||||
| Cash flows used in financing activities | ||||||||||||
| Repayment of lease liability | (45 | ) | (40 | ) | ||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of common shares – share options | — | 4 | ||||||||||
| (45 | ) | (36 | ) | |||||||||
| Decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (837 | ) | (69 | ) | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of the period | 5,380 | 6,154 | ||||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (85 | ) | 31 | |||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents - end of the period | $ | 4,458 | $ | 6,116 | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents is represented by: | ||||||||||||
| Cash | $ | 4,424 | $ | 6,082 | ||||||||
| Cash equivalents | 34 | 34 | ||||||||||
| Total cash and cash equivalents | $ | 4,458 | $ | 6,116 | ||||||||
Supplemental cash flow information (Note 10)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
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Entrée Resources Ltd.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)
(tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts and where indicated)
| 1 | Nature of operations |
Entrée Resources Ltd., together with its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the “Company” or “Entrée”), is focused on the development and exploration of mineral property interests. The Company is principally focused on its Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property in Mongolia (Note 3).
The Company has its primary listing in Canada on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) and its common shares also trade in the United States on the Over-the-Counter OTCQB Venture Market (“OTCQB”) under the symbol “ERLFF”.
The Company’s registered office is at Suite 2900, 550 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6C 0A3, Canada.
All amounts are expressed in United States dollars, except for certain amounts denoted in Canadian dollars (“C$”).
These condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared on the basis of accounting principles applicable to a going concern which assumes that the Company will be able to continue for the foreseeable future and will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company estimates it has sufficient working capital to continue operations for the upcoming year.
| 2 | Basis of presentation |
The Company prepares its condensed consolidated interim financial statements in accordance with International Accounting Standards 34, Interim Financial Reporting (“IAS 34”), under International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) and interpretation of the International Reporting Interpretations Committee (“IFRIC”). These should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual audited consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended December 31, 2019 (“annual financial statements”). The accounting policies and critical estimates applied by the Company in these condensed consolidated interim financial statements are the same as those applied in the Company’s annual financial statements, unless otherwise stated.
The condensed consolidated interim financial statements were approved by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors on July 31, 2020.
| 3 | Oyu Tolgoi asset |
Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property
The Company has a carried 20% participating joint venture interest in two of the Oyu Tolgoi project deposits, and a carried 20% or 30% participating joint venture interest (depending on the depth of mineralization) in the surrounding land package located in the South Gobi region of Mongolia (the “Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property”). The Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property is comprised of the eastern portion of the Shivee Tolgoi mining licence, which hosts the Hugo North Extension copper-gold deposit, and all of the Javhlant mining licence, which hosts the majority of the Heruga copper-gold-molybdenum deposit. The Shivee Tolgoi and Javhlant mining licences were granted by the Mineral Resources Authority of Mongolia in October 2009. Title to the two licences is held by the Company.
In October 2004, the Company entered into an arm’s-length Equity Participation and Earn-In Agreement (the “Earn-In Agreement”) with Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. (“Turquoise Hill”). Under the Earn-In Agreement, Turquoise Hill agreed to purchase equity securities of the Company and was granted the right to earn an interest in what is now the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property. Most of Turquoise Hill’s rights and obligations under the Earn-In Agreement were subsequently assigned by Turquoise Hill to what was then its wholly-owned subsidiary, Oyu Tolgoi LLC (“OTLLC”). The Government of Mongolia subsequently acquired a 34% interest in OTLLC from Turquoise Hill.
On June 30, 2008, OTLLC gave notice that it had completed its earn-in obligations by expending a total of $35 million on exploration of the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property. OTLLC earned an 80% interest in all minerals extracted below a sub-surface depth of 560 metres from the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property and a 70% interest in all minerals extracted from surface to a depth of 560 metres from the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property. In accordance with the Earn-In Agreement, the Company and OTLLC formed a joint venture (the “Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV”) on terms annexed to the Earn-In Agreement (the “JVA”).
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Entrée Resources Ltd.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)
(tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts and where indicated)
The portion of the Shivee Tolgoi mining licence outside of the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property, Shivee West, is 100% owned by the Company, but is subject to a right of first refusal by OTLLC. In October 2015, the Company entered into a License Fees Agreement with OTLLC, pursuant to which the parties agreed to negotiate in good faith to amend the JVA to include Shivee West in the definition of Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property. The parties also agreed that the annual licence fees for Shivee West would be for the account of each joint venture participant in proportion to their respective interests, with OTLLC contributing the Company’s 20% share charging interest at prime plus 2% (Note 5).
The conversion of the original Shivee Tolgoi and Javhlant exploration licences into mining licences was a condition precedent to the Investment Agreement (the “Oyu Tolgoi Investment Agreement”) between Turquoise Hill, OTLLC, the Government of Mongolia and Rio Tinto International Holdings Limited. The licences are part of the contract area covered by the Oyu Tolgoi Investment Agreement, although the Company is not a party to the Oyu Tolgoi Investment Agreement. The Shivee Tolgoi and Javhlant mining licences were each issued for a 30 year term and have rights of renewal for two further 20 year terms.
As of June 30, 2020, the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV had expended approximately $33.0 million (December 31, 2019 - $32.9 million) to advance the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property. Under the terms of the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV, OTLLC contributed on behalf of the Company its required participation amount charging interest at prime plus 2% (Note 5).
Investment – Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property
For accounting purposes, the Company treats its interest in the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV as a 20% equity investment. Historically, all Company expenditures related to its interest in the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV have been expensed as incurred through the statement of comprehensive loss or recognized as part of the Company’s share of the loss of the joint venture.
The Company’s share of the loss of the joint venture was $0.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 (2019 - $0.1 million). The joint venture has nominal current assets and liabilities, approximately $0.4 million of non-current assets and approximately $33.0 million of non-current liabilities. The loss for the joint venture for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was approximately $0.1 million (2019 – approximately $0.2 million).
The Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV investment carrying value at June 30, 2020 was $0.1 million (December 31, 2019 - $0.1 million) and was recorded in Oyu Tolgoi asset on the statements of financial position.
| 4 | Leases |
| Lease liability | ||||||||
| June 30, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |||||||
| Lease liability | $ | 253 | $ | 304 | ||||
| Less: current portion | (103 | ) | (103 | ) | ||||
| Long-term portion | $ | 150 | $ | 201 | ||||
| Undiscounted lease payments | ||||||||
| June 30, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |||||||
| Less than one year | $ | 117 | $ | 123 | ||||
| One to five years | 177 | 216 | ||||||
| More than five years | — | — | ||||||
| $ | 294 | $ | 339 | |||||
Interest expense on the lease liability amounted to $0.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 (2019 - $0.0 million).
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Entrée Resources Ltd.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)
(tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts and where indicated)
| 5 | Loan payable to Oyu Tolgoi LLC |
Under the terms of the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV (Note 3), Entrée has elected to have OTLLC contribute funds to approved joint venture programs and budgets on the Company’s behalf. Interest on each loan advance shall accrue at an annual rate equal to OTLLC’s actual cost of capital or the prime rate of the Royal Bank of Canada, plus two percent (2%) per annum, whichever is less, as at the date of the advance. The loan is non-recourse and will be repayable by the Company monthly from ninety percent (90%) of the Company’s share of available cash flow from the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV. In the absence of available cash flow, the loan will not be repayable. The loan is not expected to be repaid within one year.
During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded interest expense of $0.2 million in connection with the loan (2019 - $0.2 million).
| 6 | Deferred revenue |
The Company has an agreement to use future payments that it receives from its mineral property interests to purchase and deliver gold, silver and copper credits to Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (“Sandstorm”) (the “Sandstorm Agreement”).
Under the terms of the Sandstorm Agreement, Sandstorm provided the Company with a net deposit of C$30.9 million (the “Deposit”) in exchange for the future delivery of gold, silver and copper credits equivalent to:
| · | 28.1% of Entrée’s share of gold and silver, and 2.1% of Entrée’s share of copper, produced from the Shivee Tolgoi mining licence (excluding Shivee West); and |
| · | 21.3% of Entrée’s share of gold and silver, and 2.1% of Entrée’s share of copper, produced from the Javhlant mining licence. |
Upon the delivery of metal credits, Sandstorm will make a cash payment to the Company equal to the lesser of the prevailing market price and $220 per ounce of gold, $5 per ounce of silver and $0.50 per pound of copper (subject to inflation adjustments). After approximately 8.6 million ounces of gold, 40.3 million ounces of silver and 9.1 billion pounds of copper have been produced from the entire current Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property, the cash payment will be increased to the lesser of the prevailing market price and $500 per ounce of gold, $10 per ounce of silver and $1.10 per pound of copper (subject to inflation adjustments). To the extent that the prevailing market price is greater than the amount of the cash payment, the difference between the two will be credited against the Deposit.
The Deposit has been accounted for as deferred revenue on the statement of financial position and is subject to foreign currency fluctuations upon conversion to US dollars at each reporting period. The Deposit contains a significant financing component and, as such, the Company recognizes a financing charge at each reporting period and grosses up the deferred revenue balance to recognize the significant financing element that is part of this contract at a discount rate of 8%.
This arrangement does not require the delivery of actual metal, and the Company may use revenue from any of its assets to purchase the requisite amount of metal credits.
| 7 | Share capital |
The Company’s authorized share capital consists of unlimited common shares without par value. At June 30, 2020, the Company had 175,470,074 (December 31, 2019 – 175,470,074) shares issued and outstanding.
| 8 | Share options and warrants |
The Company provides share-based compensation to its directors, officers, employees, and consultants through grants of share options.
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Entrée Resources Ltd.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)
(tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts and where indicated)
| a) | Share options |
The Company has adopted a stock option plan (the “Plan”) to grant options to directors, officers, employees and consultants to acquire up to 10% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company. Options granted can have a term of up to ten years and an exercise price typically not less than the Company's closing share price on the TSX on the last trading day before the date of grant. Vesting is determined at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
Under the Plan, an option holder may elect to transform an option, in whole or in part and, in lieu of receiving shares to which the terminated option relates (the “Designated Shares”), receive the number of shares, disregarding fractions, which, when multiplied by the weighted average trading price of the shares on the TSX during the five trading days immediately preceding the day of termination (the “Fair Value” per share) of the Designated Shares, has a total dollar value equal to the number of Designated Shares multiplied by the difference between the Fair Value and the exercise price per share of the Designated Shares.
Share option transactions are summarized as follows:
| June 30, 2020 | |||||||||
Number of share options (000’s) |
Weighted average exercise price C$ | ||||||||
| Outstanding - beginning of period | 9,945 | 0.43 | |||||||
| Granted | — | — | |||||||
| Exercised | — | — | |||||||
| Cancelled | — | — | |||||||
| Forfeited/Expired | — | — | |||||||
| Outstanding - end of period | 9,945 | 0.43 | |||||||
At June 30, 2020, the following stock options were outstanding and exercisable:
| Number of share options (000`s) |
Exercise price per share option C$ |
Expiry date |
| 1,300 | 0.28 – 0.32 | July – Dec 2020 |
| 2,210 | 0.33 – 0.36 | Mar – Nov 2021 |
| 1,880 | 0.52 – 0.62 | May – Oct 2022 |
| 2,265 | 0.55 – 0.63 | Feb – Dec 2023 |
| 2,290 | 0.365 | Dec 2024 |
| 9,945 |
| June 30, 2020 | |
| Weighted average exercise price for exercisable share options |
C$0.43 |
| Weighted average share price for share options exercised |
n/a |
| Weighted average years to expiry for exercisable share options |
2.6 Years |
| b) | Share purchase warrants |
At June 30, 2020, the following share purchase warrants were outstanding:
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Entrée Resources Ltd.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)
(tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts and where indicated)
| Number of share purchase warrants (000’s) |
Exercise price per share purchase warrant C$ |
Expiry date |
| 8,655 | 0.55 | January 10, 2022 |
| 610 | 0.55 | January 12, 2022 |
The share purchase warrants were all issued in 2017 and there has been no exercise or cancellation of these warrants as at June 30, 2020.
| 9 | Financial instruments |
| a) | Fair value classification of financial instruments |
The fair value hierarchy establishes three levels to classify the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 inputs are other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (prices) or indirectly (derived from prices). Level 3 inputs are for the assets or liabilities that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).
The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, receivables, deposits, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, loan payable and lease liabilities.
The carrying values of receivables and accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their fair value due to their short terms to maturity. Cash and cash equivalents are measured at fair value using Level 1 inputs.
The following table summarizes the classification and carrying values of the Company’s financial instruments at June 30, 2020:
| June 30, 2020 | FVTPL | Amortized cost (financial assets) | Amortized cost (financial liabilities) | Total | ||||||||||||
| Financial assets | ||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 4,458 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 4,458 | ||||||||
| Receivables | — | 15 | — | 15 | ||||||||||||
| Deposits | — | 11 | — | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Total financial assets | $ | 4,458 | $ | 26 | $ | — | $ | 4,484 | ||||||||
| Financial liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 73 | $ | 73 | ||||||||
| Lease liabilities | — | — | 253 | 253 | ||||||||||||
| Loan payable | — | — | 9,226 | 9,226 | ||||||||||||
| Total financial liabilities | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 9,552 | $ | 9,552 | ||||||||
There have been no transfers between fair value levels during the reporting period.
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Entrée Resources Ltd.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)
(tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts and where indicated)
| 10 | Supplemental cash flow information |
Unless disclosed elsewhere, there were no significant non-cash transactions during the six month periods ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.
| 11 | Commitments and contingencies |
As at June 30, 2020, the Company had the following commitments:
| Total | Less than 1 year | 1 - 3 years | 3-5 years | More than 5 years | ||||||||||||||||
| Lease commitments | $ | 294 | $ | 117 | $ | 177 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
Under the terms of the Sandstorm Agreement, the Company may be subject to a contingent liability if certain events occur (Note 6).
| 12 | Related party transactions |
The Company’s related parties include key management personnel and directors. Direct remuneration paid to the Company’s directors and key management personnel during the six month periods ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||
| Directors’ fees | $ | 76 | $ | 66 | ||||
| Salaries and benefits | $ | 278 | $ | 274 | ||||
As of June 30, 2020, included in the accounts payable and accrued liabilities balance on the condensed consolidated interim statement of financial position is $0.0 million (December 31, 2019 - $0.0 million) due to the Company’s directors and key management personnel.
Upon a change of control of the Company, amounts totaling $1.1 million (December 31, 2019 - $1.1 million) will become payable to certain officers and management personnel of the Company.
| 13 | Subsequent events |
Subsequent to June 30, 2020, 100,000 share options with an exercise price of C$0.32 expired.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2020 (Expressed in United States dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise noted) |
August 4th, 2020
This Management’s Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the period ended June 30, 2020 and related notes thereto which have been prepared in accordance with IFRS 34, Interim Financial Reporting of the International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, as well as the annual audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019, which are in accordance with IFRS, and the related MD&A. References to "Entrée" and the "Company" are to Entrée Resources Ltd. and/or one or more of its wholly-owned subsidiaries. For further information on the Company, reference should be made to its continuous disclosure (including its most recently filed annual information form ("AIF")), which is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Information is also available on the Company’s website at www.EntreeResourcesLtd.com. Information on risks associated with investing in the Company’s securities is contained in the Company’s most recently filed AIF. Technical and scientific information under National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") concerning the Company’s material property, including information about mineral resources and reserves, is contained in the Company’s most recently filed AIF and in its technical report titled "Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi Joint Venture Project, Mongolia, NI 43-101 Technical Report" with an effective date of January 15, 2018 prepared by Wood Canada Limited (formerly known as Amec Foster Wheeler Americas Limited).
Q2 2020 HIGHLIGHTS
Oyu Tolgoi Underground Development Update
| · | The Oyu Tolgoi project in Mongolia includes two separate land holdings: the Oyu Tolgoi mining licence, which is held by Entrée’s joint venture partner Oyu Tolgoi LLC ("OTLLC") and the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property, which is a partnership between Entrée and OTLLC (see "Overview of Business" below). On July 2 and July 28, 2020, OTLLC’s 66% shareholder Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. ("Turquoise Hill") provided updates on Oyu Tolgoi underground development: |
| o | The unprecedented circumstances of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic impacted some aspects of underground construction in the second quarter 2020 due to continued restrictions on mine site access for teams from OTLLC, Rio Tinto International Holdings Ltd. ("Rio Tinto") and their construction partners. |
| o | Despite the challenges presented by COVID-19, underground development on the Oyu Tolgoi mining licence continued, achieving strong productivity in underground advancement during the second quarter 2020 (1,830 equivalent metres in June with an average monthly rate of 1,831 equivalent metres for the quarter). |
| o | Shafts 3 and 4 continued on care and maintenance and this is expected to continue until expert service providers can return to site to complete technical commissioning of specialized equipment and commence sinking activities. Work also slowed on some essential underground material handling infrastructure, in particular the construction of primary crusher one, which has now returned to 24 hour shifts following a period of day shift only. Personnel numbers on site have been limited in order to manage the risks around COVID-19. |
| o | Routine Shaft 2 rope shortening was successfully completed utilising remote presence technology. Payload and speeds are back to planned levels and people and materials movement via the service hoist continue to operate normally. |
| o | On July 2, 2020, Turquoise Hill announced the completion of an updated Oyu Tolgoi Feasibility Study ("OTFS20") that incorporates the new mine design for the first lift ("Lift 1") of Hugo North Panel 0 announced by Turquoise Hill on May 13, 2020. OTLLC is in the process of submitting OTFS20 with the Government of Mongolia in order to comply with local regulatory requirements. OTFS20 does not reflect the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, which are ongoing and continue to be assessed. |
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o Turquoise Hill also announced on July 2, 2020 its updated mineral resources and mineral reserves prepared in accordance with the requirements of NI 43-101 and CIM definition standards for mineral resources and mineral reserves (2014). The new mine design for Panel 0 reduces the mineral reserve estimate for the overall Hugo North Lift 1 underground mine due to the inclusion of two structural pillars planned to be located on the Oyu Tolgoi mining licence. However, the ore tonnes and contained copper, gold and silver for the Probable mineral reserve that Turquoise Hill reported for Hugo North Extension Lift 1 on the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property have all increased.
| o | The block cave design incorporated in OTFS20 provides for 120 metre structural pillars included to the north and south of Panel 0, protecting ore handling infrastructure (which will be moved into the structural pillars) and increasing the optionality of sequencing Panel 1 and Panel 2. The Hugo North Extension deposit on the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property is located at the northern portion of Panel 1 and is not affected by the pillars. |
| o | Turquoise Hill believes the existing feasibility study designs for Panel 1 and Panel 2 remain executable based on the current orebody understanding. However, with the introduction of structural pillars, Panels 1 and 2 become independent, allowing for much greater operational flexibility. |
| o | Panel 1 and Panel 2 design optimization studies have been initiated by OTLLC and Rio Tinto. The studies are not expected to delay the ramp up of Panel 1 or Panel 2. Drilling work is underway and the resulting updates to geotechnical modelling and mine design review are expected by Turquoise Hill to continue into 2021. |
| o | OTFS20 incorporates an update to the first sustainable production schedule and capital cost estimates for the underground mine development based on the new block cave mine design for Panel 0. The new design anticipates a base case development capital cost of $6.8 billion, with a range of $6.6 billion to $7.1 billion, and a target to first sustainable production from the Oyu Tolgoi mining licence of February 2023, with a target range between October 2022 and June 2023, inclusive of an allowance for schedule contingency. The mine design for Panel 0 will now undergo further detailed design, engineering and optimization to support the definitive estimate review (the "Definitive Estimate"), expected to be completed by OTLLC, Rio Tinto and Turquoise Hill before the end of the year, subject to any delays due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property
| · | Entrée’s 2018 Technical Report completed on its interest in the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property discusses two development scenarios, a reserve case (the "2018 Reserve Case") and a Life-of-Mine ("LOM") Preliminary Economic Assessment (the "2018 PEA"). The 2018 Reserve Case is based only on mineral reserves attributable to the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi joint venture (the "Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV") from Lift 1 of the Hugo North Extension underground block cave. Both the 2018 Reserve Case and the 2018 PEA are based on information reported within the 2016 Oyu Tolgoi Feasibility Study ("OTFS16"). Once the Definitive Estimate and the Panel 1 optimization studies have been completed and delivered to Entrée with OTFS20, the Company will be able to assess the potential impact on Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property mineral resources and reserves as well as production and financial assumptions and outputs from the two alternative cases, the 2018 Reserve Case and the 2018 PEA. Entrée will continue to evaluate any information made available to it by Rio Tinto or OTLLC and will update the market accordingly. |
Corporate
| · | Q2 2020 operating loss was $0.5 million compared to the operating loss of $0.4 million in Q2 2019. The increase was due to professional and advisory fees related to advancing potential amendments to the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi joint venture agreement (the "Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JVA"). |
| · | Q2 2020 operating cash outflow after working capital was $0.4 million compared to a $0.5 million operating cash outflow in Q2 2019. |
| · | As at June 30, 2020, the cash balance was $4.5 million and the working capital balance was $4.4 million. The Company holds the majority of its cash in Canadian currency. |
| · | The Company recognises the unprecedented situation surrounding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and is closely monitoring the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on its business and operations and will continue to update the market on the impacts to the Company’s business and operations in relation to these extraordinary circumstances. See "Critical Accounting Estimates, Risks and Uncertainties" below. |
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OVERVIEW OF BUSINESS
Entrée is a mineral resource company with interests in development and exploration properties in Mongolia, Peru and Australia.
The Company’s principal asset is its interest in the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi joint venture property (the "Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property") – a carried 20% participating interest in two of the Oyu Tolgoi project deposits, and a carried 20% or 30% interest (depending on the depth of mineralization) in the surrounding large, underexplored, highly prospective land package located in the South Gobi region of Mongolia. Entrée’s joint venture partner, OTLLC, holds the remaining interest.
The Oyu Tolgoi project includes two separate land holdings: the Oyu Tolgoi mining licence, which is held by OTLLC (66% Turquoise Hill and 34% the Government of Mongolia), and the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property, which is a partnership between Entrée and OTLLC. The Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property comprises the eastern portion of the Shivee Tolgoi mining licence, and all of the Javhlant mining licence, which mostly surround the Oyu Tolgoi mining licence (Figure 1). Both the Shivee Tolgoi and Javhlant mining licences are held by Entrée. The terms of the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV state that Entrée has a 20% participating interest with respect to mineralization extracted from deeper than 560 metres below surface and a 30% participating interest with respect to mineralization extracted from above 560 metres depth.
The Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property includes the Hugo North Extension copper-gold deposit (also referred to as "HNE") and the majority of the Heruga copper-gold-molybdenum deposit. The resources at Hugo North Extension include a Probable reserve, which is part of Lift 1 of the Oyu Tolgoi underground block cave mining operation. Lift 1 is in development by project operator Rio Tinto. When completed, Oyu Tolgoi is expected to become the world’s third largest copper mine.
In addition to the Hugo North Extension copper-gold deposit, the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property includes approximately 94% of the resource tonnes outlined at the Heruga copper-gold-molybdenum deposit and a large exploration land package, which together form a significant component of the overall Oyu Tolgoi project.
The Company also has the following assets:
| · | Blue Rose JV – a 56.53% interest in the Blue Rose joint venture ("Blue Rose JV") on minerals other than iron ore on Exploration Licence 6006 ("EL 6006") in the Olary Region of South Australia. The Blue Rose JV partners also have certain rights and royalties with respect to iron ore outlined or extracted from the area covered by EL 6006. |
| · | The right to Cañariaco Project Royalty Pass-Through Payments (see "Cañariaco Project Royalty Payments" section below). |
The Company’s corporate headquarters are located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Field operations are conducted out of local offices in Mongolia.
As at June 30, 2020 and the date of this MD&A, Rio Tinto beneficially owns 30,366,129 common shares (including 13,799,333 common shares held by Turquoise Hill), or 17.3% of the outstanding shares of the Company. As at June 30, 2020 and the date of this MD&A, Sandstorm Gold Ltd. ("Sandstorm") owns 37,336,880 common shares, or 21.3% of the outstanding shares of the Company.
Effective October 1, 2019, the Company voluntarily withdrew its common shares from listing on NYSE American LLC and its common shares commenced trading on the Over-the-Counter OTCQB Venture Market ("OTCQB") under the trading symbol "ERLFF". On April 24, 2006, the Company’s common shares began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") and discontinued trading on the TSX Venture Exchange. The trading symbol remained "ETG".
OUTLOOK AND STRATEGY
The Company’s primary objective for the 2020 year is to work with other Oyu Tolgoi stakeholders to advance potential amendments to the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JVA that currently governs the relationship between Entrée and OTLLC and upon finalization, transfer the Shivee Tolgoi and Javhlant mining licences to OTLLC as manager of the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV. The form of Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JVA was agreed between the parties in 2004, prior to the execution of the Oyu Tolgoi Investment Agreement and commencement of underground development. The Company currently is registered in Mongolia as the 100% ultimate holder of the Shivee Tolgoi and Javhlant mining licences.
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The Company believes that amendments that align the interests of all stakeholders as they are now understood, would be in the best interests of all stakeholders, provided there is no net erosion of value to Entrée. No agreements have been finalized and there are no assurances agreements may be finalized in the future.
The Company continues to expect 2020 full year expenditures, which include Mongolian site management and compliance costs, to be between $1.5 million and $1.7 million.
ENTRÉE/OYU TOLGOI JV PROPERTY AND SHIVEE WEST PROPERTY – MONGOLIA
2018 Technical Report Highlights
In Q1 2018, the Company announced the results of a technical report (the "2018 Technical Report") completed on its interest in the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property. The 2018 Technical Report discusses two development scenarios, the 2018 Reserve Case and the 2018 PEA. The 2018 Reserve Case is based only on mineral reserves attributable to the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV from Lift 1 of the Hugo North Extension underground block cave.
The 2018 PEA is an alternative development scenario completed at a conceptual level that assesses the inclusion of the second lift of Hugo North Extension ("Lift 2") and Heruga into an overall mine plan with Hugo North Extension Lift 1. The 2018 PEA includes Indicated and Inferred resources from Hugo North Extension Lifts 1 and 2, and Inferred resources from Heruga. Significant development and capital decisions will be required for the eventual development of Hugo North Extension Lift 2 and Heruga once production commences at Hugo North Extension Lift 1.
Both the 2018 Reserve Case and the 2018 PEA are based on information reported within OTFS16, completed by OTLLC on the Oyu Tolgoi project (refer to Turquoise Hill’s press release dated October 21, 2016). OTFS16 discusses the mine plan for Lift 1 of the Hugo North (including Hugo North Extension) underground block cave on both the Oyu Tolgoi mining licence and the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property. Rio Tinto is managing the construction and eventual operation of Lift 1 as well as any future development of deposits included in the 2018 PEA. In 2019, subsequent to the completion of OTFS16 and the 2018 Technical Report, Rio Tinto advised that more detailed geotechnical information and different ground conditions have required a review of the mine design and the development schedule reflected in OTFS16 and the 2018 Technical Report. On July 2, 2020, Turquoise Hill announced the completion of OTFS20, which incorporates the new mine design for Hugo North Lift 1 Panel 0 announced by Turquoise Hill on May 13, 2020 and updated mineral resources and reserves for the Oyu Tolgoi project. A Definitive Estimate of cost and schedule is expected to be completed by OTLLC, Rio Tinto and Turquoise Hill before the end of the year, subject to any delays due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, Panel 1 and Panel 2 design optimization studies have been initiated by OTLLC and Rio Tinto. Drilling work is underway and the resulting updates to geotechnical modelling and mine design review are expected by Turquoise Hill to continue into 2021. Once the Definitive Estimate and the Panel 1 optimization studies have been completed and delivered to Entrée with OTFS20, the Company will be able to assess the potential impact on Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property mineral resources and reserves as well as production and financial assumptions and outputs from the two alternative cases, the 2018 Reserve Case and the 2018 PEA.
Readers are cautioned that the Company has not yet been provided with OTFS20 or any of the data or assumptions underlying OTFS20, the block cave designs in OTFS20 or Turquoise Hill’s updated mineral resources and reserves and the Company is therefore unable to verify such data or the scientific and technical disclosures made by Turquoise Hill at this time. Information in this MD&A of a scientific or technical nature regarding the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Project is derived from the 2018 Technical Report. The 2018 Technical Report has been filed on SEDAR and is available for review under the Company’s profile on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) or on www.EntreeResourcesLtd.com.
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LOM highlights of the production from the 2018 Reserve Case and the 2018 PEA are summarized as follows:
| Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property | Units | 2018 Reserve Case | 2018 PEA |
| Probable Reserve Feed |
35 Mt @ 1.59% Cu, 0.55 g/t Au, 3.72 g/t Ag (1.93% CuEq) |
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| Indicated Resource Feed | ---- |
113 Mt @ 1.42% Cu, 0.50 g/t Au, 3.63 g/t Ag (1.73% CuEq) | |
| Inferred Resource Feed | ---- |
708 Mt @ 0.53% Cu, 0.44 g/t Au, 1.79 g/t Ag (0.82 % CuEq) | |
| Copper Recovered | Mlb | 1,115 | 10,497 |
| Gold Recovered | koz | 514 | 9,367 |
| Silver Recovered | koz | 3,651 | 45,378 |
Notes:
| 1. | Mineral reserves and mineral resources are reported on a 100% basis. |
| 2. | Entrée has a 20% interest in the above processed material and recovered metal. |
| 3. | The mineral reserves in the 2018 Reserve Case are not additive to the mineral resources in the 2018 PEA. |
| 4. | Copper equivalent ("CuEq") is calculated as shown in the footnotes to the Mineral Resources Table below. |
The economic analysis in the 2018 PEA does not have as high a level of certainty as the 2018 Reserve Case. The 2018 PEA is preliminary in nature and includes Inferred mineral resources that are considered too speculative geologically to have the economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorized as mineral reserves, and there is no certainty that the 2018 PEA will be realized. Mineral resources are not mineral reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability.
In both development options (2018 Reserve Case and 2018 PEA) the 2018 Technical Report only contemplates the production and cash flows attributable to the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property, not production and cash flows for other mineral deposits located on the Oyu Tolgoi mining licence owned 100% by OTLLC. Note the production and cash flows from these two development options are not additive.
Below are some of the key production assumptions and outputs from the two alternative cases, the 2018 Reserve Case and the 2018 PEA. All figures shown for both cases are reported on a 100% Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV basis.
Key items per the 2018 Reserve Case outputs are as follows:
- Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property development production from Hugo North Extension Lift 1 is assumed to start in 2021 with initial block cave production starting in 2026.
- 14-year mine life (5-years development production and 9-years block cave production).
- Maximum production rate of approximately 24,000 tonnes per day ("tpd"), which is blended with production from OTLLC’s Oyut open pit deposit and Hugo North deposit to reach an average mill throughput of approximately 110,000 tpd.
Key items per the 2018 PEA outputs are as follows:
| Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property | Units | 2018 PEA (1) | |
| HNE Lift 1 + Lift 2 | HNE Lift 1+2+Heruga | ||
| Mine Life (2) | Years | 33 | 77* |
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Metal Recovered (3) · Copper · Gold · Silver |
Mlb Koz Koz |
5,579 2,637 20,442 |
10,497 9,367 45,378 |
Notes:
| 1. | The economic analysis in the 2018 PEA does not have as high a level of certainty as the 2018 Reserve Case. The 2018 PEA is preliminary in nature and includes Inferred mineral resources that are considered too speculative geologically to have the economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorized as mineral reserves, and there is no certainty that the 2018 PEA will be realized. Mineral resources are not mineral reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability. |
| 2. | *The 2018 PEA covers a period from 2021 to 2097 (77 years), but there is an 11-year period (2054-2064) with no mining from the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property when other mineralization from the Oyu Tolgoi mining licence is being mined and processed. |
| 3. | Entrée has a 20% attributable interest in the recovered metal. |
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- Mineralization mined from the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property is blended with production from other deposits on the Oyu Tolgoi mining licence to reach a mill throughput of 110,000 tpd.
- Development schedule assumptions for Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property:
| - | 2021 start of Lift 1 development production and in 2026 initial Lift 1 block cave production |
| - | 2028 Lift 2 development production and in 2035 initial Lift 2 block cave production |
| - | 2065 Heruga development production and in 2069 initial block cave production |
The 2018 PEA and the 2018 Reserve Case are not mutually exclusive; if the 2018 Reserve Case is developed and brought into production, the mineralization from Hugo North Extension Lift 2 and Heruga is not sterilized or reduced in tonnage or grades. Heruga could be a completely standalone underground operation, independent of other Oyu Tolgoi project underground development, and provides considerable flexibility for mine planning and development.
Summary and Location of Project
The "Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Project" (shown on Figure 1) comprises the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property and the Shivee West Property (see "Shivee West Property Summary" below). The Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Project completely surrounds OTLLC’s Oyu Tolgoi mining licence and forms a significant portion of the overall Oyu Tolgoi project area. Figure 1 also shows the main mineral deposits that form the Oyu Tolgoi trend of porphyry deposits and several priority exploration targets, including Airstrip, Bumbat Ulaan, Mag West, Gravity Ridge and Southwest IP.
The Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Project is located within the Aimag (province) of Ömnögovi in the South Gobi region of Mongolia, about 570 kilometres ("km") south of the capital city of Ulaanbaatar and 80 km north of the border with China.
The Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property comprises the eastern portion of the Shivee Tolgoi mining licence and all of the Javhlant mining licence, and hosts:
| · | The Hugo North Extension copper-gold porphyry deposit (Lift 1 and Lift 2): |
| - | Lift 1 is the upper portion of the Hugo North Extension copper-gold porphyry deposit and forms the basis of the 2018 Reserve Case. It is the northern portion of Hugo North Lift 1 Panel 1. Based on the mine design discussed in OTFS16 and the 2018 Technical Report, development would cross north onto the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property in approximately 2021. Hugo North Extension Lift 1 Probable reserves included in the 2018 Reserve Case are: 35 million tonnes ("Mt") grading 1.59% copper, 0.55 grams per tonne ("g/t") gold, and 3.72 g/t silver. Lift 1 mineral resources are also included in the alternative development scenario, as part of the mine plan for the 2018 PEA. Once OTLLC, Turquoise Hill and Rio Tinto have completed the Definitive Estimate and Panel 1 optimization studies and delivered them to Entrée with OTFS20, the Company anticipates it will be able to assess the potential impact on mineral resources and reserves and the development schedule for the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property. |
| - | Lift 2 is immediately below Lift 1 and is the next potential phase of underground mining, once Lift 1 mining is complete. Lift 2 is currently included as part of the alternative, 2018 PEA mine plan. Hugo North Extension Lift 2 resources included in the 2018 PEA mine plan are: 78 Mt (Indicated), grading 1.34% copper, 0.48 g/t gold, and 3.59 g/t silver; plus 88.4 Mt (Inferred), grading 1.34% copper, 0.48 g/t gold, and 3.59 g/t silver. |
- The Heruga copper-gold-molybdenum porphyry deposit is at the south end of the Oyu Tolgoi trend of porphyry deposits. Approximately 94% of the Heruga deposit occurs on the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property. The 2018 PEA includes Heruga as the final deposit to be mined, as two separate block caves, one to the south with a slightly deeper block cave to the north. The portion of the Heruga mineral resources that occur on the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property and are part of the alternative, 2018 PEA mine plan include 620 Mt (Inferred) grading 0.42% copper, 0.43 g/t gold, and 1.53 g/t silver.
- A large prospective land package.
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Entrée has a 20% or 30% (depending on the depth of mineralization) participating interest in the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV with OTLLC holding the remaining 80% (or 70%) interest. OTLLC has a 100% interest in other Oyu Tolgoi project areas, including the Oyut open pit, which is currently in production, and the Hugo North and Hugo South deposits on the Oyu Tolgoi mining licence.
Figure 1 – Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Project
Notes:
| 1. | *The Shivee West Property is subject to a License Fees Agreement between Entrée and OTLLC and may ultimately be included in the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property. |
| 2. | ** Outline of mineralization projected to surface. |
| 3. | Entrée has a 20% participating interest in the Hugo North Extension and Heruga resources and reserves. |
Figure 1 shows the location of a north-northeast oriented, west-looking cross section (A-A’) through the 12.4 km-long trend of porphyry deposits that comprise the Oyu Tolgoi project. The cross section is shown on Figure 2 with the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property to the right (north) and left (south) of the central portion, the Oyu Tolgoi mining licence, held 100% by OTLLC. The deposits that are included in the mine plans for the two alternative cases, the 2018 Reserve Case and the 2018 PEA, are shown on Figure 2.
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Figure 2 – Cross Section Through the Oyu Tolgoi Trend of Porphyry Deposits
The 2018 Technical Report forms the basis for the scientific and technical information in this MD&A regarding the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Project. Portions of the information are based on assumptions, qualifications and procedures which are not fully described herein. Reference should be made to the Company’s AIF dated March 13, 2020 and to the full text of the 2018 Technical Report, which are available on the Company’s website (www.EntreeResourcesLtd.com) or on SEDAR (www.sedar.com).
Capital and Operating Costs
Under the terms of the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV, OTLLC is responsible for 80% of all costs incurred on the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property for the benefit of the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV, including capital expenditures, and Entrée is responsible for the remaining 20%. In accordance with the terms of the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JVA, Entrée has elected to have OTLLC debt finance Entrée’s share of costs for approved programs and budgets, with interest accruing at OTLLC’s actual cost of capital or prime +2%, whichever is less, at the date of the advance. Debt repayment may be made in whole or in part from (and only from) 90% of monthly available cash flow arising from the sale of Entrée’s share of products. Available cash flow means all net proceeds of sale of Entrée’s share of products in a month less Entrée’s share of costs of Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV activities for the month that are operating costs under Canadian generally-accepted accounting principles.
The following is a description of how Entrée recognizes its share of Oyu Tolgoi project capital costs, specifically, the timing of recognition under the terms of the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JVA and generally accepted accounting principles.
Under the terms of the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JVA, any mill, smelter and other processing facilities and related infrastructure will be owned exclusively by OTLLC and not by Entrée. Mill feed from the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property will be transported to the concentrator and processed at cost (using industry standards for calculation of cost including an amortization of capital costs). Underground infrastructure on the Oyu Tolgoi mining licence is also owned exclusively by OTLLC, although the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV will eventually share usage once underground development crosses onto the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property. As a result of this, Entrée recognizes those capital costs incurred by OTLLC on the Oyu Tolgoi mining licence as an amortization charge for capital costs that will be calculated in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles determined yearly based on the estimated tonnes of concentrate produced for Entrée’s account during that year relative to the estimated total life-of-mine concentrate to be produced (for processing facilities and related infrastructure), or the estimated total life-of-mine tonnes to be milled from the relevant deposit(s) (in the case of underground infrastructure). The charge is made to Entrée’s operating account when the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV mine production is actually milled.
For direct capital cost expenditures on the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property, Entrée will recognize its proportionate share of costs at the time of actual expenditure.
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The 2018 Technical Report is based on data provided by OTLLC, including mining schedules and annual capital and operating cost estimates prepared for OTFS16, as well as Entrée’s interpretation of the commercial terms applicable to the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV, and certain assumptions regarding taxes and royalties. The 2018 Technical Report has not been reviewed or endorsed by OTLLC. There can be no assurance that OTLLC or its shareholders will not interpret certain terms or conditions, or attempt to renegotiate some or all of the material terms governing the joint venture relationship, in a manner which could have an adverse effect on Entrée’s future cash flow and financial condition.
Subsequent to the completion of OTFS16 and the 2018 Technical Report, Rio Tinto advised that more detailed geotechnical information and different ground conditions have required a review of the mine design and the development schedule reflected in OTFS16 and the 2018 Technical Report. On July 2, 2020, Turquoise Hill announced the completion of OTFS20, which incorporates the new mine design for Hugo North Lift 1 Panel 0 announced by Turquoise Hill on May 13, 2020 and updated mineral resources and reserves for the Oyu Tolgoi project. A Definitive Estimate of cost and schedule is expected to be completed by OTLLC, Rio Tinto and Turquoise Hill before the end of the year, subject to any delays due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, Panel 1 and Panel 2 design optimization studies have been initiated by OTLLC and Rio Tinto. Drilling work is underway and the resulting updates to geotechnical modelling and mine design review are expected by Turquoise Hill to continue into 2021. Once the Definitive Estimate and the Panel 1 optimization studies have been completed and delivered to Entrée with OTFS20, the Company will be able to assess the potential impact on its share of capital and operating costs in the two alternative cases, the 2018 Reserve Case and the 2018 PEA.
Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves – Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property
The following Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property mineral resource estimates reported in the 2018 Technical Report for the Hugo North Extension and Heruga deposits have an effective date of January 15, 2018:
| Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property– Mineral Resources | ||||||||||
| Classification |
Tonnage (Mt) |
Cu (%) |
Au (g/t) |
Ag (g/t) |
Mo (ppm) |
CuEq (%) |
Contained Metal | |||
|
Cu (Mlb) |
Au (Koz) |
Ag (Koz) |
Mo (Mlb) | |||||||
| Hugo North Extension (>0.37% CuEq Cut-Off) | ||||||||||
| Indicated | 122 | 1.68 | 0.57 | 4.21 | ___ | 2.03 | 4,515 | 2,200 | 16,500 | ___ |
| Inferred | 174 | 1.00 | 0.35 | 2.73 | ___ | 1.21 | 3,828 | 2,000 | 15,200 | ___ |
| Heruga (>0.37% CuEq Cut-Off) | ||||||||||
| Inferred | 1,700 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 1.39 | 113.2 | 0.64 | 14,604 | 20,410 | 75,932 | 424 |
Notes:
| 1. | Mineral resources have an effective date of January 15, 2018. |
| 2. | Mineral resources are reported inclusive of the mineral resources converted to mineral reserves. Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. |
| 3. | Mineral resources are constrained within three-dimensional shapes and above a CuEq grade. The CuEq formula was developed in 2016, and is CuEq16 = Cu + ((Au*AuRev) + (Ag*AgRev) + (Mo*MoRev)) ÷ CuRev; where CuRev = (3.01*22.0462); AuRev = (1250/31.103477*RecAu); AgRev = (20.37/31.103477*RecAg); MoRev = (11.90*0.00220462*RecMo); RecAu = Au recovery/Cu recovery; RecAg = Ag recovery/Cu recovery; RecMo = Mo recovery/Cu recovery. Differential metallurgical recoveries were taken into account when calculating the copper equivalency formula. The metallurgical recovery relationships are complex and relate both to grade and Cu:S ratios. The assumed metal prices are $3.01/lb for copper, $1,250.00/oz for gold, $20.37/oz for silver, and $11.90/lb for molybdenum. Molybdenum grades are only considered high enough to support potential construction of a molybdenum recovery circuit at Heruga, and hence the recoveries of molybdenum are zeroed out for Hugo North Extension. A net smelter return ("NSR") of $15.34/t would be required to cover costs of $8.00/t for mining, $5.53/t for processing, and $1.81/t for general and administrative ("G&A"). This translates to a CuEq break-even underground cut-off grade of approximately 0.37% CuEq for Hugo North Extension mineralization. |
| 4. | Considerations for reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction for Hugo North included an underground resource-constraining shape that was prepared on vertical sections using economic criteria that would pay for primary and secondary development, block-cave mining, ventilation, tramming, hoisting, processing, and G&A costs. A primary and secondary development cost of $8.00/t and a mining, process, and G&A cost of $12.45/t were used to delineate the constraining shape cut-off. Inferred resources at Heruga have been constrained using a CuEq cut-off of 0.37%. |
| 5. | Mineral resources are stated as in situ with no consideration for planned or unplanned external mining dilution. The contained copper, gold, and silver estimates in the mineral resource table have not been adjusted for metallurgical recoveries. |
| 6. | Mineral resources are reported on a 100% basis. OTLLC has a participating interest of 80%, and Entrée has a participating interest of 20%. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in respect of products extracted from the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property pursuant to mining carried out at depths from surface to 560 metres below surface, the participating interest of OTLLC is 70% and the participating interest of Entrée is 30%. |
| 7. | Figures have been rounded as required by reporting guidelines and may result in apparent summation differences. |
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Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi Mineral Reserves
Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property mineral reserves are contained within the Hugo North Extension Lift 1 block cave mining plan. The mine design work on Hugo North Lift 1, including the Hugo North Extension, was prepared by OTLLC for OTFS16. The mineral reserve estimate is based on what is deemed minable when considering factors such as the footprint cut-off grade, the draw column shut-off grade, maximum height of draw, consideration of planned dilution and internal waste rock.
The mineral reserve estimate only considers mineral resources in the Indicated category and engineering that has been carried out to a feasibility level or better to state the underground mineral reserve. There is no Measured mineral resource currently estimated within the Hugo North Extension deposit. Copper and gold grades for the Inferred mineral resources within the block cave shell were set to zero and such material was assumed to be dilution. The block cave shell was defined by a $17.00/t NSR. Future mine planning studies may examine lower shut-offs.
The following Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property mineral reserve estimate reported in the 2018 Technical Report has an effective date of January 15, 2018:
|
Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property – Mineral Reserve Hugo North Extension Lift 1 | ||||||||
| Classification | Tonnage | NSR | Cu | Au | Ag | Recovered Metal | ||
| (Mt) | ($/t) | (%) | (g/t) | (g/t) | Cu (Mlb) | Au (Koz) | Ag (Koz) | |
| Probable | 35 | 100.57 | 1.59 | 0.55 | 3.72 | 1,121 | 519 | 3,591 |
Notes:
| 1. | Mineral reserves have an effective date of January 15, 2018. |
| 2. | For the underground block cave, all mineral resources within the shell has been converted to mineral reserves. This includes low-grade Indicated mineral resources and Inferred mineral resource assigned zero grade that is treated as dilution. |
| 3. | A footprint cut-off NSR of $46.00/t and column height shut-off NSR of $17.00/t were used to define the footprint and column heights. An average dilution entry point of 60% of the column height was used. |
| 4. | The NSR was calculated with assumptions for smelter refining and treatment charges, deductions and payment terms, concentrate transport, metallurgical recoveries, and royalties using base data template 31. Metallurgical assumptions in the NSR include recoveries of 90.6% for Cu, 82.3% for Au, and 87.3% for Ag. |
| 5. | Mineral reserves are reported on a 100% basis. OTLLC has a participating interest of 80%, and Entrée has a participating interest of 20%. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in respect of products extracted from the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property pursuant to mining carried out at depths from surface to 560 metres below surface, the participating interest of OTLLC is 70% and the participating interest of Entrée is 30%. |
| 6. | Figures have been rounded as required by reporting guidelines and may result in apparent summation differences. |
Exploration Potential
Rio Tinto undertakes all exploration work on the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property on behalf of joint venture manager OTLLC, through various agreements among OTLLC, Rio Tinto and Turquoise Hill. Exploration during 2016 to the end of the second quarter 2020 on the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property has focused on several near-surface targets and prospects on both the Shivee Tolgoi mining licence (Airstrip and Gravity Ridge) and the Javkhlant mining licence (Southeast IP, Mag West, Bumbat Ulaan and Castle Rock) (refer to Figure 1).
The Airstrip target is located southwest of the airport and is defined by a gravity high anomaly in Carboniferous-age basalts, west of the north projection of the Oyu Tolgoi trend. A 2018 dipole-dipole induced polarization ("IP") survey, comprised of three, east-west oriented lines resulted in strong IP chargeability anomalies (~10mV/V) on Lines 1 and 2 that appear to widen out to the north. On the western edge of Line 2, a weaker (~7mV/V) chargeability anomaly is coincident with an isolated gravity high close to the boundary of granodiorite and basalt. A total of 58 shallow (30-120 metres depth) polycrystalline diamond composite holes have been drilled here intersecting various intrusive phases of rock. No significant intervals of sulphide mineralization were encountered, although one hole did intersect 11 metres grading 0.14% copper and 0.26 g/t gold from 52 metres depth. A scissor hole below this did not intersect any significant mineralization. During 2018, additional alteration and age dating analysis was completed on the drill samples along with surface ground magnetic and gravity surveys and a Tromino survey (to determine the depth of overburden and to apply gravity survey corrections). Drilling was planned for 2018, but none was completed. Seven reverse circulation ("RC") drill holes totaling 1,850.9 metres were drilled during 2019. Entrée has not received detailed drill results however a summary report indicates that the holes targeted the IP and gravity anomalies at relatively shallow depths with no significant copper mineralization intersected. It is thought that the source of the IP (chargeability) anomaly was patchy pyrite within the host lithologies, which ranged from trace amounts up to approximately 6%. The rocks intersected by the drilling are Carboniferous-aged units dominated by basalt and basaltic andesite lava intruded by rhyolite and quartz monzonite with weak propylitic alteration. Hole EGRC146 returned 4 metres grading 0.93 g/t gold, 0.0593% copper and 2.8 g/t silver from 152.8 metres to 156.8 metres depth within basaltic andesite lava. During 2020 OTLLC is planning geological mapping covering approximately 5,745 hectares over most of the Airstrip target as well as Ulaan Khud and the Gravity Ridge target (see below). A portion of this area will be covered by soil sampling (400 samples on a 200 metre by 400 metre grid). In addition, a program of 3D geological/geophysical modelling is also planned for this target area.
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The Gravity Ridge target is based on a gravity survey that covered the Oyu Tolgoi trend from the Hugo North Extension northwards. The Gravity Ridge target area occurs between known porphyry at the Ulaan Khud prospect and the Airstrip target to the west. Previous consultant studies have identified this as a strong exploration target to test the northward continuation of the Oyu Tolgoi trend of mineralization in areas where it may be concealed beneath thrust plate lithologies or Cretaceous cover. Limited previous work has been completed at Gravity Ridge and OTLLC completed desktop reviews in 2019, as well as an IP geophysical survey. Three east-west oriented lines totaling 25 km were surveyed with IP and the results were pending at the time of this MD&A.
The Southeast IP prospect comprises several clusters of 60 to 511 parts per million ("ppm") copper soil anomalies, together covering about 3 km by 3 km, adjacent to a strong gradient array IP (chargeability) anomaly. The source of the IP anomaly was not evident through recent follow-up reconnaissance work. These anomalies are located over Carboniferous-aged rocks and additional geological mapping and interpretation completed during 2018 (1:5000 scale covering 1,830 hectares) infers that a Devonian window of rocks could occur immediately west of the IP anomaly. Further exploration, including drilling was budgeted for this prospect in 2018, however only additional geological mapping was completed. During 2019 additional field mapping was completed around the target area followed by 10 wide-spaced RC drill holes totaling 2,131.8 metres. Entrée has not received detailed drill results; however a summary report indicates that the holes targeted the IP anomaly at relatively shallow depths and did not intersect any significant copper mineralization. Hole EJRC0073 did intersect minor malachite (copper-oxide) mineralization within a granodiorite dyke at 148 metres depth. According to OTLLC the amount of pyrite in the rocks intersected by the drilling was not enough to be the source of the IP anomaly, which still remains unexplained. All rocks intersected were Carboniferous-age and no target Devonian lithologies have been identified to date. Additional prospecting and sampling is planned for the northern portion of this prospect during 2020. 3D modelling of exploration data is also planned during 2020.
At the Mag West prospect, a previous IP survey revealed a strong chargeability anomaly adjacent to a magnetic high anomaly that OTLLC believes has not been sufficiently tested. The target has a north-trending strike length of 4 km and a width of 1.8 km. The main geological units are Carboniferous basaltic lapillic tuff and Carboniferous granite. A previous soil sampling survey covering the magnetic and IP anomalies returned a patchy anomaly of Bi+Cu+Mo+Se+Te. Additional geological mapping was also completed (1:5000 scale covering 430 hectares). Four target areas have been identified at Mag West based on the previous work. Although drilling was initially proposed for 2018, no holes were drilled. The 2019 exploration program comprised additional geological work and ground truthing of anomalies, HALO spectral mapping, soil geochemistry reviews, reconnaissance work, and 21 rock chip samples. OTLLC reports that anomalous values of copper and molybdenum were returned from the rock chip sampling, however no details were provided to Entrée with the actual values. OTLLC believes that the rock sampling results support the existing soil survey results, with molybdenum more prevalent in the north, associated with a bleached and silicified lithocap. Seven RC drill holes to a depth of 250 metres were budgeted for 2019, however the local communities requested that drilling be deferred so that it did not interfere with areas of winter shelter and sheep grazing. In early 2020, this drilling proposal was updated by OTLLC to include eleven, 250-metre deep RC holes (5 "Priority 1" holes and 6 "Priority 2" holes), which were scheduled to be drilled during 2020. However due to restrictions related to the COVID-19 outbreak, all RC drilling has been put on hold.
Bumbat Ulaan is an early-stage target focused on a previously mapped lithocap near the western edge of the property. In 2018, the prospect saw additional geological mapping (1:5000 scale over 1,050 hectares), along with gravity, IP and magnetic geophysical surveys and soil sampling. The lithocap trends northeast and is characterised by a series of NE-SW silica dykes with moderate magnetite alteration and hematite stains, hosted within argillic altered rhyodacite. Five separate target areas have been identified based on the geophysical survey results, along with soil survey results and geological mapping/sampling. In 2019 exploration work comprised HALO spectral mapping, review of soil geochemistry, geophysics (IP) and reconnaissance work. The HALO spectral measurements included 301 samples from the northern end of the target and 114 from the south portion. According to OTLLC results of the samples show the northern area hosts a narrow advanced argillic alteration zone with pyrophyllite-topaz-muscovite-illite and minor dickite assemblages. The advanced argillic zone at the southern part is slightly larger and is dominated by pyrophyllite-alunite-diaspore with strong hematite-goethite staining. OTLLC interprets the mineral occurrences within the two advanced argillic zones to be proximal to a potential heat source. In addition to the HALO sampling, 28 outcrop rock samples were collected at South Bumbat and of these, eight returned anomalous molybdenum values ranging from 11 to 20 ppm. Limited copper values were associated with the advanced argillic areas, potentially due to leaching as a result of the acidic environment. One sample from the periphery of the southern advanced argillic zone returned 0.18% copper, 967 ppm manganese and 457 ppm zinc, and is considered important since an anomalous manganese and zinc halo is quite common distal to a porphyry system with depletion at the center. A total of 33 line-km of IP survey were also completed along five, east-west oriented lines. The results of this survey were pending at the time of this MD&A. Ten RC drill holes to a depth of 250 metres were budgeted for 2019, however due to proximity to winter shelters and some holes being within a 50 metre buffer zone of cultural heritage sites, the drilling was delayed. All sites are being reviewed to see which are accessible and based on this some are being re-located. In early 2020 OTLLC re-designed the drilling program so that no holes are within sensitive cultural heritage sites. The program will include eight 250-metre deep RC drill holes. Six of these are considered as "Priority 1" holes, while the other three are classified as "Priority 2". Similar to the proposed drilling at the Mag West target, all RC drilling at Bumbat Ulaan is on hold due to restrictions related to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Castle Rock is a porphyry-style target located about five km southwest of the Heruga deposit. Previous work at Castle Rock had identified this as a priority, near-surface target based on a polymetallic (Mo-As-Sb-Se-Te index) soil anomaly covering an area of about 1.5 km by 2.0 km coincident with a 400 metre by 400 metre area of outcropping quartz-sericite-illite altered dacite intrusive. In addition, a strong north-trending IP chargeability anomaly is coincident with the zone and two east-west dipole-dipole IP lines further outline the anomaly. During 2018 mapping identified scattered outcrops with sheeted and irregular quartz veining hosted within the dacite, along with occasional quartz breccia veins with oxidized sulphides. A gravity survey was completed during 2018, followed by two RC drill holes, EJRC0046 (250 metres depth) and EJRC0047 (227 metres depth). Both holes intersected Carboniferous-aged rock sequences dominated by andesitic tuff and andesitic to basaltic tuff (lithic and lapilli) with weak to moderate chlorite-epidote (porpylitic) or weak illite-sericite (phyllic) alteration and trace to 6% pyrite mineralization. These sequences were intruded by several fresh, unmineralized porphyritic dacite dykes, and occasional hornblende-biotite andesite dykes. There were no copper bearing minerals or porphyry-style alteration assemblages identified in the RC chips and no significant assay results were returned. According to OTLLC, the near-surface targeted chargeability anomaly has been explained by the abundant pyrite, however the lack of copper mineralization and porphyry alteration downgrades the near-surface exploration potential for this target. The potential for porphyry mineralization at depth remains a lower priority target.
In addition to the above work the following field work was completed or was scheduled during 2019:
- Geological Mapping: Ductile Shear area (west of the Airstrip Target) – 2,603 hectares; West Javkhlant area – 4,288 hectares
- Soil Sampling: Ductile Shear area – 380 samples
- Geochronology and Whole Rock Analysis: overall property – 63 samples for Whole Rock and 21 for Geochronology
- Rock Chip Sampling: Shivee Tolgoi – 39 samples; Javkhlant – 49 samples
- Geophysics: Ground magnetics at West Javkhlant (60% complete); DDIP survey at Javkhlant pending
- MIRA 3D Modelling: Mira Geoscience produced a 3D geological model over the entire Project with the following main outcomes:
| - | Advancement of the existing GOCAD Mining Suite project compilation for the Oyu Tolgoi study area |
| - | Data compilation for the base of cover, which has been updated and used to cover-correct the gravity data |
| - | A 3D fault network model has been constructed comprising of a total 37 faults |
| - | Interpretation and modelling of the major formations across the area of interest (intrusives and faulted stratigraphy) |
| - | A 3D geological block model was constructed from the various lithological and structural domains |
| - | Density and susceptibility variations within the geological domains were determined using geologically constrained inversion techniques |
| - | Soil geochemical data was reviewed and analysed, with a view towards vectoring towards mineralization |
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| - | Modelling results and other targeting criteria were used to identify potential prospective areas which are to be combined with current target prioritisation work |
Soil geochemistry was also reviewed in selected portions of the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property, including Bumbat Ulaan, West Mag (5 areas), West Grid (6 areas) and T1231 (1 area; this target is in the Shivee Tolgoi licence to the east of OTLLC’s Oyu Tolgoi licence). The soil geochemistry interpretation work provided soil anomalies and alteration features based on all products/maps derived from univariate Cu, Mo, Au, Ag, Pb and Zn including Cu/Sc and Cu/Fe normalisation, RGB zonation and chalcophile long multivariate analysis. According to OTLLC, alteration mapping appears to be possible with Oyu Tolgoi soils due to the immature nature of the soil profile with reasonable proportions of lithic fragments. Spatially coherent zones of subtle potassic alteration are evident, along with some soils showing sericite/phyllic characteristics. On-going work includes interpretation of spectral data collected on the soils and lithogeochemistry. Soil anomalies have been prioritized and are being evaluated through ground truthing and rock chip sampling. Although priority was placed on anomalies over 2019 drill targets to ensure drill planning was optimized Entrée has not received any detailed analysis of these soil studies.
Finally, during 2019 augite basalt sampling was completed over mapped Devonian-aged basalt to determine background values and an "immobile element ratio" fingerprint for these rocks to distinguish from Carboniferous augite basalt in sampling and drilling. The sampling will also help determine whether a distal signature of Javkhlant I & II (Heruga Southwest Prospect) is detectable at surface and thus usable as a targeting approach in other areas of mapped seemingly unaltered augite basalt.
The areas to the north of Hugo North Extension and to the south of Heruga have been under-explored and remain strong targets for future exploration.
A complete description and the Company’s related history of the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV is available in the Company’s AIF dated March 13, 2020, available for review on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. For additional information regarding the assumptions, qualifications and procedures associated with the scientific and technical information regarding the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property, reference should be made to the full text of the 2018 Technical Report which is available for review on SEDAR.
Shivee West Property Summary
The Shivee West Property comprises the northwest portion of the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Project and adjoins the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property and OTLLC’s Oyu Tolgoi mining licence (Figure 1).
To date, no economic zones of precious or base metals mineralization have been outlined on the Shivee West Property. However, zones of gold and copper mineralization have previously been identified at Zone III/Argo Zone and Khoyor Mod. There has been no drilling on the ground since 2011, and no exploration work has been completed since 2012. In 2015, in light of the ongoing requirement to pay approximately $350,000 annually in licence fees for the Shivee West Property and a determination that no further exploration work would likely be undertaken in the near future, Entrée began to examine options to reduce expenditures in Mongolia. These options included reducing the area of the mining licence, looking for a purchaser or partner for the Shivee West Property, and rolling the ground into the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV. Management determined that it was in the best interests of Entrée to roll the Shivee West Property into the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV, and Entrée entered into a License Fees Agreement with OTLLC on October 1, 2015. The License Fees Agreement provides the parties will use their best efforts to amend the terms of the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JVA to include the Shivee West Property in the definition of Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property. Entrée determined that rolling the Shivee West Property into the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV would provide the joint venture partners with continued security of tenure; Entrée shareholders would continue to benefit from any exploration or development that the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV management committee approves on the Shivee West Property; and Entrée would no longer have to pay licence fees, as the parties agreed that the licence fees would be for the account of each joint venture participant in proportion to their respective interests, with OTLLC contributing Entrée’s 20% share charging interest at prime plus 2%. To date, no amended Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JVA has been entered into and Entrée retains a 100% interest in the Shivee West Property.
Underground Development Progress
Oyu Tolgoi Project
On July 2 and July 28, 2020 Turquoise Hill provided the following updates regarding the Oyu Tolgoi project.
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On July 2, 2020, Turquoise Hill announced the completion of OTFS20, which incorporates the new mine design for Hugo North Lift 1 Panel 0 previously announced by Turquoise Hill on May 13, 2020. OTLLC is in the process of submitting OTFS20 with the Government of Mongolia in order to comply with local regulatory requirements.
OTFS20 incorporates an update to the first sustainable production schedule and capital cost estimates for the underground mine development based on the new block cave mine design for Panel 0. The new design anticipates a base case development capital cost of $6.8 billion, with a range of $6.6 billion to $7.1 billion, and a target to first sustainable production from the Oyu Tolgoi mining licence of February 2023, with a target range between October 2022 and June 2023, inclusive of an allowance for schedule contingency. Total underground project spend by OTLLC from January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2020 was approximately $4.0 billion. The Hugo North mine design for Panel 0 will now undergo further detailed design, engineering and optimization to support the Definitive Estimate, expected to be completed by OTLLC, Rio Tinto and Turquoise Hill before the end of the year, subject to any delays due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Hugo North (including Hugo North Extension) Lift 1 mine plan incorporates the development of three panels and in order to reach the full sustainable production rate of 95,000 t/d from the underground operations, all three panels need to be in production. The Hugo North Extension deposit on the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property is located at the northern portion of Panel 1.
According to Turquoise Hill, the block cave design incorporated in OTFS20 varies from the OTFS16 design through:
| · | 120 metre structural pillars included to the north and south of Panel 0, protecting ore handling infrastructure and increasing the optionality of sequencing Panel 1 and Panel 2; |
| · | Ore handling facilities moved into the structural pillars, improving excavation stability; |
| · | Drawpoint spacing updated from 28 metres x 15 metres to 31 metres x 18 metres, improving extraction level stability; and |
| · | Modified panel initiation approach for Panel 0, minimizing stress damage to extraction level. |
Turquoise Hill believes the existing feasibility study designs for Panel 1 and Panel 2 remain executable based on the current orebody understanding. However, with the introduction of structural pillars, Panels 1 and 2 become independent, allowing for much greater operational flexibility. According to Turquoise Hill this provides opportunities to:
| · | Optimise the extraction level elevation for each panel independently; |
| · | Evaluate the potential to convert Measured and Indicated mineral resources below the current Lift 1 extraction level to Probable mineral reserves; |
| · | Complete additional confirmatory drilling and data collection in support of potential Panel 1 and Panel 2 design refinements; and |
| · | Include structural pillar recovery level(s) in the integrated Hugo North Lift 1 mine design. |
Turquoise Hill noted that Panel 1 and Panel 2 design optimization studies have been initiated to explore these opportunities. The studies are not expected to delay the ramp up of Panel 1 or Panel 2. Drilling work is underway and the resulting updates to geotechnical modelling and mine design review are expected by Turquoise Hill to continue into 2021.
Turquoise Hill also announced on July 2, 2020 its updated mineral resources and mineral reserves prepared in accordance with the requirements of NI 43-101 and CIM definition standards for mineral resources and mineral reserves (2014). The new mine design for Panel 0 reduces the mineral reserve estimate for the overall Hugo North Lift 1 underground mine due to the inclusion of the two structural pillars planned to be located on the Oyu Tolgoi mining licence. However, the ore tonnes and contained copper, gold and silver for the Probable mineral reserve that Turquoise Hill reported for Hugo North Extension Lift 1 on the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property have all increased.
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has provided unprecedented challenges, yet underground development on the Oyu Tolgoi mining licence continued with a focus on productivity gains in the most critical development areas, progressing 5.5 total equivalent kilometres and completing 10.6 thousand cubic metres of mass excavation during the second quarter 2020. Since the restart of underground development in May 2016, 43.9 total equivalent kilometres and 169.1 thousand cubic metres of mass excavation have been completed. The unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has seen restrictions imposed by the Government of Mongolia on travel and movement of goods and people both across and within its borders, and has made it difficult for teams from Oyu Tolgoi, Rio Tinto and their construction partners to access the site.
Shafts 3 and 4 continued on care and maintenance and this is expected to continue until expert service providers can return to site to complete technical commissioning of specialized equipment and commence sinking activities. Work also slowed on some essential underground material handling infrastructure, in particular the construction of primary crusher one, which has now returned to 24 hour shifts following a period of day shift only. Personnel numbers on site have been limited in order to manage the risks around COVID-19. The COVID-19 related impacts to production and ramp-up from the affected infrastructure are currently unknown and Turquoise Hill reported a program of work underway to assess the implications. Restrictions imposed on total personnel numbers at site may require redeployment of lateral development crews onto other critical path activities in the third quarter 2020 in order to minimize any potential COVID-19 impacts.
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Routine Shaft 2 rope shortening was successfully completed utilising remote presence technology. Payload and speeds are back to planned levels and people and materials movement via the service hoist continue to operate normally.
Turquoise Hill reported that as of June 30, 2020, it has $1.5 billion of available liquidity, which under its current projections is expected to be sufficient for Turquoise Hill to meet its requirements, including its operations and underground development, into early 2022. Turquoise Hill has decided to defer further discussions with Rio Tinto regarding possible interim funding arrangements in light of its improved liquidity outlook. If it becomes prudent to do so, Turquoise Hill may re-engage with Rio Tinto or third parties regarding possible interim funding. Turquoise Hill also announced it had updated its long-term cash flow projections. Based on the updated cash flow projections, Turquoise Hill currently expects its incremental funding requirement (over and above its available liquidity) to be at least $3.0 billion. Turquoise Hill currently estimates the base case for its incremental finding requirement to be $3.6 billion. The projections assume a Mongolian government funded State-Owned Power Plant ("SOPP") to be located at the Tavan Tolgoi coal fields instead of an OTLLC led plant. Turquoise Hill stated that it intends to further progress its engagement with several key stakeholders, including Rio Tinto, to address the longer-term funding requirements of OTLLC.
Oyu Tolgoi Power Supply
OTLLC is obliged under the Oyu Tolgoi Investment Agreement to secure a long-term domestic power source for the Oyu Tolgoi mine. The Power Source Framework Agreement ("PSFA") entered into between OTLLC and the Government of Mongolia on December 31, 2018 provides a binding framework and pathway for long-term power supply to the Oyu Tolgoi mine. The PSFA originally contemplated the construction of a coal-fired power plant at Tavan Tolgoi, which would be majority-owned by OTLLC and situated close to the Tavan Tolgoi coal mining district located approximately 150 km from the Oyu Tolgoi mine.
According to Turquoise Hill, on April 14, 2020, the Minister of Energy notified OTLLC of the Government’s decision to develop and fund SOPP, which would supply power to the Oyu Tolgoi mine and potentially other regional mines.
On June 28, 2020, Turquoise Hill announced that the Government of Mongolia and OTLLC reached an agreement to prioritize SOPP in order to support the Government’s decision. The PSFA has been amended to reflect joint prioritisation and progression of SOPP in accordance with agreed milestones. Upon its delivery, SOPP would provide long-term and reliable power supply for Oyu Tolgoi’s open pit operations and underground project development.
The Government of Mongolia and OTLLC will now work towards achieving the milestones agreed in the amendment, which include signing a power purchase agreement by March 31, 2021, commencement of construction by no later than July 1, 2021 and commissioning of SOPP within four years thereafter, and, negotiating an extension to the existing power import agreement by March 1, 2021, to ensure that there is no disruption to the power supply required to safeguard Oyu Tolgoi’s ongoing operations and development.
If the milestones are not met as provided for in the amendment, then OTLLC will be entitled to select from and implement the alternative power solutions specified in the PSFA (as amended), including an OTLLC-led coal-fired power plant and a primary renewables solution, and the Government of Mongolia would be obliged to support such decision.
Mongolian Parliamentary Working Group
As reported by Turquoise Hill, in March 2018, the Speaker of the Mongolian Parliament appointed a Parliamentary Working Group ("Working Group") that consisted of 13 Members of Parliament to review the implementation of the Oyu Tolgoi Investment Agreement. The Working Group established five sub-working groups consisting of representatives from government ministries, agencies, political parties, non-governmental organizations and professors, to help and support the Working Group. The Working Group was initially expected to report to the Parliament before the end of spring session in late June 2018.
On December 13, 2018, OTLLC received a letter from the head of the Working Group confirming that the consolidated report, conclusions and recommendations of the Working Group have been finalized and was ready to be presented to the Parliament.
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On March 22, 2019, the Parliamentary press office announced that the Working Group report had been submitted to the National Security Council (President, Prime Minister and Speaker of the Parliament).
Turquoise Hill subsequently reported that a new working group of nine Members of Parliament had been established to take the Working Group report and draft a resolution directing the Cabinet on recommendations related to Oyu Tolgoi. The draft resolution was submitted to the Economic Standing Committee of the Parliament and subsequently passed in a plenary session of the Parliament of Mongolia on November 21, 2019. The resolution was published on December 6, 2019. On December 11, 2019, Turquoise Hill reported that the resolution includes measures to improve the implementation of the Oyu Tolgoi Investment Agreement and the 2011 Amended and Restated Shareholders’ Agreement, improve the 2015 Oyu Tolgoi Underground Mine Development and Financing Plan and explore and resolve options to have a product sharing arrangement or swap Mongolia’s equity holding of 34% for a special royalty. Turquoise Hill reported that representatives of Rio Tinto and Turquoise Hill are preparing to re-engage discussions with the newly appointed Cabinet members of the Government of Mongolia to work together and resolve the issues raised in the resolution.
Entree/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property
The Company has not yet been provided with OTFS20 or any of the data or assumptions underlying OTFS20, the block cave designs in OTFS20 or Turquoise Hill’s updated mineral resources and reserves and the Company is therefore unable to verify such data or the scientific and technical disclosures made by Turquoise Hill at this time. For information on the Company’s interest in Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property, see the 2018 Technical Report available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Once the Definitive Estimate and the Panel 1 optimization studies have been completed and delivered to Entrée with OTFS20, the Company will be able to assess the potential impact on Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property resources and reserves as well as production and financial assumptions and outputs from the two alternative cases, the 2018 Reserve Case and the 2018 PEA. Entrée will continue to evaluate any information made available to it by Rio Tinto or OTLLC and will update the market accordingly.
Q2 2020 Review
For the three months ended June 30, 2020, Entrée expenses related to Mongolian operations represented in-country administration expenses and professional and advisory fees related to advancing potential amendments to the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JVA.
BLUE ROSE JV – AUSTRALIA
Summary
Entrée has a 56.53% interest in the Blue Rose JV to explore for minerals other than iron ore on EL 6006, with Giralia Resources Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Atlas Iron Pty Ltd (part of the Hancock Group of Companies), retaining a 43.47% interest. EL 6006, totalling 257 square kilometres, is located in the Olary Region of South Australia, 300 kilometres northeast of Adelaide and 130 kilometres west-southwest of Broken Hill.
The rights to explore for and develop iron ore on EL 6006 are held by Lodestone Mines Pty Ltd, which is also the license holder. The Blue Rose JV partners were granted (a) the right to receive an additional payment(s) upon completion of an initial or subsequent iron ore resource estimate on EL 6006, to a maximum of A$2 million in aggregate; and (b) a royalty equal to 0.65% of the free on board value of iron ore product extracted and recovered from EL 6006. An additional A$285,000 must also be paid to the Blue Rose JV partners upon the commencement of commercial production.
The Braemar Iron Formation is the host rock to magnetite mineralisation on EL 6006. The Braemar Iron Formation is a meta-sedimentary iron siltstone, which is inherently soft. The mineralization within the Braemar Iron Formation forms a simple dipping tabular body with only minor faulting, folding and intrusives. Grades, thickness, dip, and outcropping geometry remain very consistent over kilometres of strike.
Q2 2020 Review
Expenditures in Q2 2020 were minimal and related to administrative costs in Australia.
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CANARIACO PROJECT ROYALTY PAYMENTS
In August 2015, the Company acquired from Candente Copper Corp. (TSX:DNT) ("Candente") a 0.5% NSR royalty (the "Cañariaco Project Royalty") on Candente's 100% owned Cañariaco copper project in Peru for a purchase price of $500,000.
In June 2018, the Company sold the Cañariaco Project Royalty to Anglo Pacific Group PLC ("Anglo Pacific"), a public company listed on the London Stock Exchange ("LSE") and the TSX, whereby the Company transferred all the issued and outstanding shares of its subsidiaries that directly or indirectly held the Cañariaco Project Royalty to Anglo Pacific in return for consideration of $1.0 million, payable by the issuance of 478,951 Anglo Pacific common shares. In addition, Entrée retains the right to a portion of any future royalty income received by Anglo Pacific in relation to the Cañariaco Project Royalty ("Cañariaco Project Royalty Pass-Through Payments") as follows:
| · | 20% of any Cañariaco Project Royalty payment received for any calendar quarter up to and including December 31, 2029; |
| · | 15% of any Cañariaco Project Royalty payment received for any calendar quarter commencing January 1, 2030 up to and including the quarter ending December 31, 2034; and |
| · | 10% of any Cañariaco Project Royalty payment received for any calendar quarter commencing January 1, 2035 up to and including the quarter ending December 31, 2039. |
In accordance with IFRS, the Company has attributed a value of $nil to the Cañariaco Project Royalty Pass-Through Payments since realization of the proceeds is contingent upon several uncertain future events not wholly within the control of the Company.
In 2019, the Company disposed of all its investments in Anglo Pacific common shares for net proceeds of $1.0 million and realized a $0.1 million gain.
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SUMMARY OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL OPERATING RESULTS
Operating Results
The Company’s operating results for the three and six months ended June 30 were:
| Three months ended June 30 | Six months ended June 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Project expenditures | $ | 80 | $ | 31 | $ | 26 | $ | 114 | $ | 71 | $ | 96 | |||||||||||||
| General and administration | 387 | 386 | 215 | 707 | 763 | 662 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation | 25 | 26 | 6 | 51 | 53 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other | — | — | 11 | — | — | (13 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operating loss | 492 | 443 | 264 | 872 | 888 | 780 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange loss (gain) | (315 | ) | (122 | ) | 88 | 317 | (142 | ) | 223 | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | (21 | ) | (35 | ) | (27 | ) | (45 | ) | (69 | ) | (52 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 82 | 77 | 76 | 169 | 156 | 151 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Loss from equity investee | 35 | 40 | 62 | 89 | 100 | 75 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Finance costs | 5 | 7 | — | 10 | 17 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Deferred revenue finance costs | 861 | 804 | 742 | 1,694 | 1,593 | 1,474 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gain on sale of investments | — | — | — | — | (123 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gain on sale of mining property interest | — | — | (370 | ) | — | — | (370 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Unrealized loss on held-for-trading investments | — | — | 69 | — | — | 69 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | 1,139 | 1,214 | 904 | 3,106 | 2,420 | 2,350 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive (income) loss | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation | 1,838 | 902 | (819 | ) | (2,212 | ) | 1,724 | (1,941 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Total comprehensive loss | $ | 2,977 | $ | 2,116 | $ | 85 | $ | 894 | $ | 4,144 | $ | 409 | |||||||||||||
| Net loss per common share | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic and fully diluted | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | |||||||
| Total assets | $ | 4,980 | $ | 6,728 | $ | 7,654 | $ | 4,980 | $ | 6,728 | $ | 7,654 | |||||||||||||
| Total non-current liabilities | $ | 52,678 | $ | 50,521 | $ | 46,348 | $ | 52,678 | $ | 50,521 | $ | 46,348 | |||||||||||||
Operating Loss:
During the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company’s operating loss was $0.5 million compared to an operating loss of $0.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019.
Project expenditures were related to Mongolian operations and represented in-country administration expenses. The increase in the current quarter compared to previous quarters was related to professional and advisory fees related to advancing potential amendments to the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JVA.
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General and administration and depreciation expenses in Q2 2020 were all consistent with the comparative period in 2019.
Non-operating Items:
The foreign exchange gain in Q2 2020 was the result of significant foreign exchange rate movements between the C$ and US dollar during the period. The Company holds the majority of its cash in C$ and the loan payable is denominated in US dollars.
Interest expense was primarily related to the loan payable to OTLLC pursuant to the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JVA and is subject to a variable interest rate.
The amount recognized as a loss from equity investee is related to exploration costs on the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property.
Deferred revenue finance costs are related to recording the non-cash finance costs associated with the deferred revenue balance, specifically the Sandstorm stream.
The decrease in total assets as at June 30, 2020 compared to the balance at June 30, 2019 was reflective of the use of funds for normal operating activities while total non-current liabilities were higher due to recording the non-cash deferred revenue finance costs.
Quarterly Financial Data – 2 year historic trend
| Q2 20 | Q1 20 | Q4 19 | Q3 19 | Q2 19 | Q1 19 | Q4 18 | Q3 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Project expenditures | $ | 80 | $ | 34 | $ | 39 | $ | 63 | $ | 31 | $ | 40 | $ | 38 | $ | 41 | ||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 387 | 320 | 402 | 326 | 386 | 377 | 202 | 298 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | – | – | 339 | – | – | 1 | 453 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating loss | 492 | 380 | 805 | 416 | 443 | 445 | 698 | 357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unrealized loss on investments | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange (gain) loss | (315 | ) | 632 | (137 | ) | 84 | (122 | ) | (20 | ) | 145 | (81 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | 61 | 63 | 50 | 44 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss from equity investee | 35 | 54 | 96 | 77 | 40 | 60 | 66 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deferred revenue finance costs | 861 | 833 | 837 | 820 | 804 | 789 | 761 | 750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Gain) loss on sale of asset / investment | – | – | – | – | – | (123 | ) | 8 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finance costs(1) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | 1,139 | $ | 1,967 | $ | 1,657 | $ | 1,447 | $ | 1,214 | $ | 1,206 | $ | 1,729 | $ | 1,110 | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic/diluted loss per share | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||
| USD:CAD FX Rate(2) | 1.3628 | 1.4187 | 1.2988 | 1.3243 | 1.3087 | 1.3363 | 1.3642 | 1.2945 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. | Effective January 1, 2019, the Company has adopted IFRS 16, Leases ("IFRS 16"), using the modified retrospective method which applies the standard prospectively and, as such, figures related to 2018 have not been restated to conform to IFRS 16. |
| 2. | USD:CAD foreign exchange rate was the quarter ended rate per the Bank of Canada. |
Project expenditures and general and administrative costs have been consistent since Q3 2018 with minimal variability quarter to quarter.
Share-based compensation expenditures in Q4 2019 and Q4 2018 were due to option grants.
The foreign exchange gain in Q2 2020 was the result of significant foreign exchange rate movements between the C$ and US dollar during the current quarter.
Interest expense, net, consists of accrued interest on the OTLLC loan payable, partially offset by interest income earned on invested cash. Interest expense was consistent quarter on quarter.
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The loss from equity investee was related to the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property and fluctuations are due mainly to exploration activity.
Gains on sale of asset / investment was related to the disposal of Anglo Pacific common shares in Q1 2019.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
| Three months ended June 30 | Six months ended June 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cash flows used in operating activities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - Before changes in non-cash working capital items | $ | (439 | ) | $ | (324 | ) | $ | (528 | ) | $ | (861 | ) | $ | (749 | ) | $ | (755 | ) | ||||||
| - After changes in non-cash working capital items | (407 | ) | (350 | ) | (551 | ) | (792 | ) | (1,068 | ) | (742 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Cash flows (used in) from financing activities | (23 | ) | (19 | ) | — | (45 | ) | (36 | ) | 130 | ||||||||||||||
| Cash flows from (used in) investing activities | — | — | (106 | ) | — | 1,035 | (106 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net cash outflows | (430 | ) | (369 | ) | (657 | ) | (837 | ) | (69 | ) | (718 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 118 | 9 | 244 | (85 | ) | 31 | (124 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Cash balance | $ | 4,458 | $ | 6,116 | $ | 6,226 | $ | 4,458 | $ | 6,116 | $ | 6,226 | ||||||||||||
| Cash flows used in operating activities per share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - Before changes in non-cash working capital items | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | ||||||
| - After changes in non-cash working capital items | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | ||||||
As at June 30, 2020, the Company has $3.8 million invested in Government Investment Certificates ("GICs") and Redeemable Short-Term Investment Certificates ("RSTICs") which are included in its cash balance. All amounts are secured and redeemable within 1 year.
Cash flows before changes in non-cash working capital items in Q2 2020 were comparable to the comparative period in 2019.
Cash flows used in / from financing activities and investing activities were all immaterial in both Q2 2020 and Q2 2019.
The Company is a development stage company and has not generated positive cash flows from its operations. As a result, the Company has been dependent on equity and production-based financings for additional funding. Working capital on hand at June 30, 2020 was approximately $4.4 million. The Company holds the majority of its cash in Canadian currency.
Management believes it has adequate financial resources to satisfy its obligations over the next 12 month period. The Company does not currently anticipate the need for additional funding during this time.
Loan Payable to Oyu Tolgoi LLC
Under the terms of the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JVA, the Company has elected to have OTLLC contribute funds to approved joint venture programs and budgets on the Company’s behalf, each such contribution to be treated as a non-recourse loan. Interest on each loan advance shall accrue at an annual rate equal to OTLLC’s actual cost of capital or the prime rate of the Royal Bank of Canada, plus two percent (2%) per annum, whichever is less, as at the date of the advance. The loan will be repayable by the Company monthly from ninety percent (90%) of the Company’s share of available cash flow from the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV. In the absence of available cash flow, the loan will not be repayable. The loan is not expected to be repaid within one year.
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Contractual Obligations
As at June 30, 2020, the Company had the following contractual obligations outstanding:
| Total | Less than 1 year | 1 - 3 years | 3-5 years | More than 5 years | ||||||||||||||||
| Lease commitments | $ | 294 | $ | 117 | $ | 177 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY
The Company’s authorized share capital consists of unlimited common shares without par value.
At June 30, 2020 and at the date of this MD&A, the Company had 175,470,074 shares issued and outstanding.
Share Purchase Warrants
At June 30, 2020 and at the date of this MD&A, the following share purchase warrants were outstanding:
| Number of share purchase warrants (000’s) |
Exercise price per share purchase warrant C$ |
Expiry date |
| 8,655 | 0.55 | January 10, 2022 |
| 610 | 0.55 | January 12, 2022 |
Stock Option Plan
The Company has adopted a stock option plan (the "Plan") to grant options to directors, officers, employees and consultants. Under the Plan, the Company may grant options to acquire up to 10% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company. Options granted can have a term of up to ten years and an exercise price typically not less than the Company's closing stock price on the TSX on the last trading day before the date of grant. Vesting is determined at the discretion of Entrée’s Board of Directors (the "Board").
Under the Plan, an option holder may elect to terminate an option, in whole or in part and, in lieu of receiving shares to which the terminated option relates (the "Designated Shares"), receive the number of shares, disregarding fractions, which, when multiplied by the weighted average trading price of the shares on the TSX during the five trading days immediately preceding the day of termination (the "Fair Value" per share) of the Designated Shares, has a total dollar value equal to the number of Designated Shares multiplied by the difference between the Fair Value and the exercise price per share of the Designated Shares.
As at June 30, 2020, the Company had 9,945,000 stock options outstanding and exercisable.
The following is a summary of stock options outstanding and exercisable as at the date of this report:
| Number of share options (000`s) |
Exercise price per share C$ |
Expiry date |
| 1,200 | 0.28 – 0.30 | Nov – Dec 2020 |
| 2,210 | 0.33 – 0.36 | Mar – Nov 2021 |
| 1,880 | 0.52 – 0.62 | May – Oct 2022 |
| 2,265 | 0.55 – 0.63 | Feb – Dec 2023 |
| 2,290 | 0.365 | Dec 2024 |
| 9,845 |
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DEFERRED REVENUE - SANDSTORM
The Company has an agreement to use future payments that it receives from its mineral property interests to purchase and deliver gold, silver and copper credits to Sandstorm (the "Sandstorm Agreement").
Under the terms of the Sandstorm Agreement, Sandstorm provided the Company with a net deposit of C$30.9 million (the "Deposit") in exchange for the future delivery of gold, silver and copper credits equivalent to:
- 28.1% of Entrée’s share of gold and silver, and 2.1% of Entrée’s share of copper, produced from the Shivee Tolgoi mining licence (excluding the Shivee West Property); and
- 21.3% of Entrée’s share of gold and silver, and 2.1% of Entrée’s share of copper, produced from the Javhlant mining licence.
Upon the delivery of metal credits, Sandstorm will make a cash payment to the Company equal to the lesser of the prevailing market price and $220 per ounce of gold, $5 per ounce of silver and $0.50 per pound of copper (subject to inflation adjustments). After approximately 8.6 million ounces of gold, 40.3 million ounces of silver and 9.1 billion pounds of copper have been produced from the entire Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property (as currently defined), the cash payment will be increased to the lesser of the prevailing market price and $500 per ounce of gold, $10 per ounce of silver and $1.10 per pound of copper (subject to inflation adjustments). To the extent that the prevailing market price is greater than the amount of the cash payment, the difference between the two will be credited against the Deposit.
The Deposit has been accounted for as deferred revenue on the statement of financial position and is subject to foreign currency fluctuations upon conversion to US dollars at each reporting period. The Deposit contains a significant financing component and, as such, the Company recognizes a financing charge at each reporting period and grosses up the deferred revenue balance to recognize the significant financing element that is part of this contract at a discount rate of 8%.
This arrangement does not require the delivery of actual metal, and the Company may use revenue from any of its assets to purchase the requisite amount of metal credits.
Further information in relation to the Sandstorm Agreement is available in the Company’s most recently filed AIF.
OTHER DISCLOSURES
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Entrée has no off-balance sheet arrangements except for the contractual obligation noted above.
Related Party Transactions
The Company’s related parties include key management personnel and directors. Direct remuneration paid to the Company’s directors and key management personnel during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:
| Three months ended June 30 | Six months ended June 30 | |||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
| Directors’ fees | $ | 38 | $ | 33 | $ | 76 | $ | 66 | ||||||||
| Salaries and benefits | $ | 138 | $ | 137 | $ | 278 | $ | 274 | ||||||||
As of June 30, 2020, included in the accounts payable and accrued liabilities balance on the condensed consolidated interim statement of financial position is $0.0 million (December 31, 2019 - $0.0 million) due to the Company’s directors and key management personnel.
Upon a change of control of the Company, amounts totaling $1.1 million (December 31, 2019 - $1.1 million) will become payable to certain officers and management personnel of the Company.
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Financial Instruments
| a) | Fair value classification of financial instruments |
The fair value hierarchy establishes three levels to classify the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 inputs are other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (prices) or indirectly (derived from prices). Level 3 inputs are for the assets or liabilities that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).
The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, receivables, deposits, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, loan payable and lease liabilities.
The carrying values of receivables and accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their fair value due to their short terms to maturity. Cash and cash equivalents are measured at fair value using Level 1 inputs.
The following table summarizes the classification and carrying values of the Company’s financial instruments at June 30, 2020:
| June 30, 2020 | FVTPL | Amortized cost (financial assets) | Amortized cost (financial liabilities) | Total | ||||||||||||
| Financial assets | ||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 4,458 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 4,458 | ||||||||
| Receivables | — | 15 | — | 15 | ||||||||||||
| Deposits | — | 11 | — | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Total financial assets | $ | 4,458 | $ | 26 | $ | — | $ | 4,484 | ||||||||
| Financial liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 73 | $ | 73 | ||||||||
| Lease liabilities | — | — | 253 | 253 | ||||||||||||
| Loan payable | — | — | 9,226 | 9,226 | ||||||||||||
| Total financial liabilities | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 9,552 | $ | 9,552 | ||||||||
There have been no transfers between fair value levels during the reporting period.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES, RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The preparation of condensed consolidated interim financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated interim financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
Measurement of the Company’s assets and liabilities is subject to risks and uncertainties, including those related to reserve and resource estimates; title to mineral properties; future commodity prices; costs of future production; future costs of restoration provisions; changes in government legislation and regulations; future income tax amounts; the availability of financing; and various operational factors. The Company’s estimates identified as being critical are substantially unchanged from those disclosed in the MD&A for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Entrée is a mineral exploration and development company and is exposed to a number of risks and uncertainties due to the nature of the industry in which it operates and the present state of development of its business and the foreign jurisdictions in which it carries on business. Other than the revised risk factor below describing the risks and uncertainties most likely to affect the Company as a result of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, the material risks and uncertainties affecting Entrée, their potential impact, and the Company`s principal risk-management strategies are substantially unchanged from those disclosed in its MD&A for the year ended December 31, 2019 and in its AIF dated March 13, 2020 in respect of such period, both of which are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, EDGAR at www.sec.gov and on the Company’s website at www.EntreeResourcesLtd.com.
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| Q2 2020 MD&A (table amounts expressed in thousands of US Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise noted) |
The Company’s business, operations and financial condition could be materially adversely affected by the outbreak of epidemics or pandemics or other health crises.
For example, as previously disclosed, in late December 2019, a disease arising from a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was identified as originating in the Wuhan Province of China. Subsequently, it spread worldwide and on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared it could be characterised as a pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted global health, economic and market conditions, which could trigger an indeterminate period of slowdown in the global economy and recessions. The full impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, including the impact of the sweeping preventative and mitigating measures that the Company’s joint venture partner, other businesses and governments, including the Government of Mongolia, are taking to combat the spread of the disease, continues to rapidly evolve, and it continues creating significant volatility and negative pressure on virtually all national economies as well as financial and commodity markets. At the present time, it is not possible to predict the duration, severity or scope of the pandemic, and it is extremely challenging for the Company to accurately predict the extent to which COVID-19 will impact its business, including its operations, the market for its securities and the ability of its joint venture partner to advance Oyu Tolgoi underground development. As such, it is possible that the COVID-19 pandemic will adversely affect, even materially, the ability of the Company’s joint venture partner to advance Oyu Tolgoi underground development, as well as the Company’s financial condition, liquidity, and future results of operations due to, among other factors:
| · | Action taken by governmental and non-governmental bodies, including the Government of Mongolia, to curtail activity in an effort to help slow the spread of COVID-19, including restrictions on both travel and the movement of goods and people within and across borders, and restrictions on the types of businesses that may continue to operate, have caused and are likely to continue to cause significant business interruptions. Oyu Tolgoi underground development has been and will likely continue in the near and medium terms (and possibly longer) to be disrupted in varying degrees, including as a result of (i) access restrictions, which are preventing teams from OTLLC, Rio Tinto and their construction partners, who are required to oversee development and provide essential specialist technical services at Oyu Tolgoi, from accessing the site, and (ii) delays resulting from various measures implemented to slow the spread of COVID-19. |
| · | The spread of COVID-19 may cause schedule delays and cost increases and there may be impacts on the timing and scope of the Definitive Estimate review. A number of work fronts are directly impacted including Shafts 3 and 4 being put on care and maintenance and work on primary crusher 1 being slowed due to the lack of availability of critical resources and restrictions on site workforce numbers. Due to restrictions imposed on total personnel numbers at site, the redeployment of lateral development crews onto other critical path activities in the third quarter 2020 may be required in order to minimize COVID-19 impacts. |
| · | Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including ongoing restrictions in place to curtail its spread, may adversely impact OTLLC’s ability to secure on a timely basis a long-term domestic source of power for the mine as required under the 2009 Oyu Tolgoi Investment Agreement, including by delaying the construction of an eventual Government of Mongolia funded SOPP. |
| · | Suppliers have declared and may continue to declare force majeure on their contracts with OTLLC. In addition, continued impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic may force the Company’s joint venture partner to declare force majeure on contracts, due to the inability to meet contractual obligations. |
| · | The ongoing pandemic has, and likely will continue to, adversely affect global economies and financial markets resulting in an economic downturn that has had, and likely will continue to have, an adverse effect on the demand for base metals and the Company’s future prospects, including significant fluctuations in copper prices and the concentrate market. |
| · | The spread of COVID-19 may impact the health of the Company’s personnel, partners and contractors, as well as the availability of industry experts and personnel crucial to the Company’s operations or the continued operation and development of Oyu Tolgoi. |
| · | Unstable market conditions could cause continued significant volatility or decline in the trading price of the Company’s common shares. The Company may have difficulty accessing debt and equity capital on attractive terms, or at all, given severe disruption or instability in the global financial markets and deteriorations in credit and financing conditions. Further, this could adversely impact the ability of OTLLC, Turquoise Hill and Rio Tinto to secure any funding required to sustain underground development. |
Due to the unprecedented and ongoing nature of COVID-19 and the fact that the response to the pandemic is evolving in real time, estimates of the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic remain inherently highly uncertain and speculative. While the Company and its joint venture partner have made efforts to manage and mitigate the aforementioned risks, such efforts may not sufficiently mitigate the negative impacts of COVID-19 on the business and the effectiveness of these efforts and the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic affects the Company’s business will depend on factors beyond its control, including the duration, severity and scope of the pandemic; the likelihood, timing, duration and scope of any subsequent waves of COVID-19; and the measures taken or necessary to contain the spread of such outbreaks. Even after the COVID-19 pandemic is over, the Company may continue to experience material adverse effects to its business, financial condition and prospects as a result of the continued disruption in the global economy and any resulting recession, the effects of which may persist beyond that time. In addition to the risks mentioned above, the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as any other public health crisis of a similar nature, may also have the effect of heightening other risks and uncertainties disclosed and described in the Critical Accounting Estimates, Risks and Uncertainties section in its MD&A for the year ended December 31, 2019 and in the Risk Factors section in its AIF dated March 13, 2020.
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| Q2 2020 MD&A (table amounts expressed in thousands of US Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise noted) |
INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
Management is responsible for designing internal control over financial reporting, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with IFRS. No change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting occurred during the period beginning on April 1, 2020 and ended on June 30, 2020 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This MD&A contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws.
Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to corporate strategies and plans; requirements for additional capital; uses of funds and projected expenditures; the expectations set out in OTFS20; timing and status of Oyu Tolgoi underground development; the mine design for Hugo North Lift 1 and the related cost and production schedule implications; the re-design studies for Panels 1 and 2 of Hugo North (including Hugo North Extension) Lift 1 and the possible outcomes, content and timing thereof; timing of completion of the Definitive Estimate review and the scope thereof; timing and amount of production from Lift 1 of the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property, potential production delays and the impact of any delays on the Company’s cash flows, expected copper and gold grades, liquidity, funding requirements and planning; future commodity prices; the potential impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on Oyu Tolgoi underground development and the Company’s business, operations and financial condition; the estimation of mineral reserves and resources; projected mining and process recovery rates; estimates of capital and operating costs, mill throughput, cash flows and mine life; capital, financing and project development risk; mining dilution; discussions with the Government of Mongolia, Rio Tinto, OTLLC and Turquoise Hill on a range of issues including Entrée’s interest in the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property, the Shivee Tolgoi and Javhlant mining licences and certain material agreements; potential actions by the Government of Mongolia with respect to the Shivee Tolgoi and Javhlant mining licences and Entrée’s interest in the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property; the potential for Entrée to be included in or otherwise receive the benefits of the Oyu Tolgoi Investment Agreement or another similar agreement; the potential for the Government of Mongolia to seek to directly or indirectly invest in Entrée’s interest in the Hugo North Extension and Heruga deposits; potential size of a mineralized zone; potential expansion of mineralization; potential discovery of new mineralized zones; potential metallurgical recoveries and grades; plans for future exploration and/or development programs and budgets; permitting time lines; anticipated business activities; proposed acquisitions and dispositions of assets; and future financial performance.
In certain cases, forward-looking statements and information can be identified by words such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budgeted", "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", "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". While the Company has based these forward-looking statements on its expectations about future events as at the date that such statements were prepared, the statements are not a guarantee of Entrée’s future performance and are based on numerous assumptions regarding present and future business strategies; the correct interpretation of agreements, laws and regulations; local and global economic conditions and negotiations and the environment in which Entrée will operate in the future, including commodity prices, projected grades, projected dilution, anticipated capital and operating costs, anticipated future production and cash flows; the anticipated location of certain infrastructure and sequence of mining within and across panel boundaries; the construction and continued development of the Oyu Tolgoi underground mine; and the status of Entrée’s relationship and interaction with the Government of Mongolia, OTLLC, Rio Tinto and Turquoise Hill. With respect to the construction and continued development of the Oyu Tolgoi underground mine, important risks, uncertainties and factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and information include, amongst others, the timing and cost of the construction and expansion of mining and processing facilities; the timing and availability of a long term domestic power source for Oyu Tolgoi (or the availability of financing for OTLLC or the Government of Mongolia to construct such a source); the potential impact of COVID-19; the ability of OTLLC to secure and draw down on the supplemental debt under the Oyu Tolgoi project finance facility and the availability of additional financing on terms reasonably acceptable to OTLLC, Turquoise Hill and Rio Tinto to further develop Oyu Tolgoi; the impact of changes in, changes in interpretation to or changes in enforcement of, laws, regulations and government practises in Mongolia; delays, and the costs which would result from delays, in the development of the underground mine; the status of the relationship and interaction between OTLLC, Rio Tinto and Turquoise Hill with the Government of Mongolia on the continued operation and development of Oyu Tolgoi and OTLLC internal governance; the anticipated location of certain infrastructure and sequence of mining; projected copper, gold and silver prices and their market demand; and production estimates and the anticipated yearly production of copper, gold and silver at the Oyu Tolgoi underground mine.
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| Q2 2020 MD&A (table amounts expressed in thousands of US Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise noted) |
The 2018 PEA is based on a conceptual mine plan that includes Inferred resources. Numerous assumptions were made in the preparation of the 2018 PEA, including with respect to mineability, capital and operating costs, production schedules, the timing of construction and expansion of mining and processing facilities, and recoveries, that may change materially once production commences at Hugo North Extension Lift 1 and additional development and capital decisions are required. Any changes to the assumptions underlying the 2018 PEA could cause actual results to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by forward-looking statements and information relating to the 2018 PEA.
Other risks, uncertainties and factors which could cause actual results, performance or achievements of Entrée to differ materially from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by forward-looking statements and information include, amongst others, unanticipated costs, expenses or liabilities; discrepancies between actual and estimated production, mineral reserves and resources and metallurgical recoveries; development plans for processing resources; the outcome of the Definitive Estimate review; matters relating to proposed exploration or expansion; mining operational and development risks, including geotechnical risks and ground conditions; regulatory restrictions (including environmental regulatory restrictions and liability); risks related to international operations, including legal and political risk in Mongolia; risks related to the potential impact of global or national health concerns, including the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic; risks associated with changes in the attitudes of governments to foreign investment; risks associated with the conduct of joint ventures; inability to upgrade Inferred mineral resources to Indicated or Measured mineral resources; inability to convert mineral resources to mineral reserves; conclusions of economic evaluations; fluctuations in commodity prices and demand; changing foreign exchange rates; the speculative nature of mineral exploration; the global economic climate; dilution; share price volatility; activities, actions or assessments by Rio Tinto, Turquoise Hill or OTLLC and by government authorities including the Government of Mongolia; the availability of funding on reasonable terms; the impact of changes in interpretation to or changes in enforcement of laws, regulations and government practices, including laws, regulations and government practices with respect to mining, foreign investment, royalties and taxation; the terms and timing of obtaining necessary environmental and other government approvals, consents and permits; the availability and cost of necessary items such as water, skilled labour, transportation and appropriate smelting and refining arrangements; unanticipated reclamation expenses; changes to assumptions as to the availability of electrical power, and the power rates used in operating cost estimates and financial analyses; changes to assumptions as to salvage values; ability to maintain the social licence to operate; accidents, labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry; global climate change; title disputes; limitations on insurance coverage; competition; loss of key employees; cyber security incidents; misjudgements in the course of preparing forward-looking statements; and those factors discussed in the section entitled "Critical Accounting Estimates, Risks and Uncertainties" in this MD&A and in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the AIF. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, 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 forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Except as required under applicable securities legislation, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Robert Cinits, P.Geo., formerly Entrée’s Vice-President, Corporate Development and currently a consultant to the Company, has approved the technical disclosure in this MD&A. Mr. Cinits is a Qualified Person ("QP") as defined by NI 43-101.
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| Q2 2020 MD&A (table amounts expressed in thousands of US Dollars, except per share amounts and where otherwise noted) |
Cautionary Note to United States Investors - Canadian Disclosure Standards in Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves
The terms "mineral reserve", "Proven mineral reserve" and "Probable mineral reserve" are Canadian mining terms as defined in accordance with NI 43-101 under the guidelines set out in the CIM Definition Standards - For Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves, adopted by the CIM Council on May 10, 2014, as may be amended from time to time by the CIM.
The definitions of Proven and Probable reserves used in NI 43-101 differ from the definitions in the SEC Industry Guide 7. Under SEC Industry Guide 7 standards, a "final" or "bankable" Feasibility Study is required to report reserves, the three year history average price is used in any reserve or cash flow analysis to designate reserves and the primary environmental analysis or report must be filed with the appropriate governmental authority.
In addition, the terms "mineral resource", "Measured mineral resource", "Indicated mineral resource" and "Inferred mineral resource" are defined in and required to be disclosed by NI 43-101; however, these terms are not defined terms under SEC Industry Guide 7 and have historically not been permitted to be used in reports and registration statements filed with the SEC. Investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of mineral deposits in these categories will ever be converted into reserves. "Inferred mineral resources" have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence, and great uncertainty as to their economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an Inferred mineral resource will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Under Canadian rules, estimates of Inferred mineral resources may not form the basis of Feasibility or Pre-feasibility studies, except in rare cases.
Accordingly, information contained in this MD&A containing descriptions of our mineral deposits may not be comparable to similar information made public by US companies pursuant to SEC Industry Guide 7.
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Exhibit 99.3
Entrée Resources Announces Second Quarter 2020 Results
VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 4, 2020 /CNW/ - Entrée Resources Ltd. (TSX: ETG) (OTCQB: ERLFF) (the "Company" or "Entrée") has today filed its interim financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020. All numbers are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.
Q2 2020 HIGHLIGHTS
Oyu Tolgoi Underground Development Update – Mongolia
The Oyu Tolgoi project in Mongolia includes two separate land holdings: the Oyu Tolgoi mining licence, which is held by Entrée's joint venture partner Oyu Tolgoi LLC ("OTLLC") and the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property, which is a partnership between Entrée and OTLLC. On July 2 and July 28, 2020, OTLLC's 66% shareholder Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. ("Turquoise Hill") provided updates on underground development:
- The unprecedented circumstances of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic impacted some aspects of underground construction in the second quarter 2020 due to continued restrictions on mine site access for teams from OTLLC, Rio Tinto International Holdings Ltd. ("Rio Tinto") and their construction partners.
- Despite the challenges presented by COVID-19, underground development on the Oyu Tolgoi mining licence continued, achieving strong productivity in underground advancement during the second quarter 2020 (1,830 equivalent metres in June with an average monthly rate of 1,831 equivalent metres for the quarter).
- Shafts 3 and 4 continued on care and maintenance and this is expected to continue until expert service providers can return to site to complete technical commissioning of specialized equipment and commence sinking activities. Work also slowed on some essential underground material handling infrastructure, in particular the construction of primary crusher one, which has now returned to 24-hour shifts following a period of day shift only. Personnel numbers on site have been limited in order to manage the risks around COVID-19.
- Routine Shaft 2 rope shortening was successfully completed utilizing remote presence technology. Payload and speeds are back to planned levels and people and materials movement via the service hoist continue to operate normally.
- On July 2, 2020, Turquoise Hill announced the completion of an updated Oyu Tolgoi Feasibility Study ("OTFS20") that incorporates the new mine design for the first lift ("Lift 1") of Hugo North Panel 0 announced by Turquoise Hill on May 13, 2020. OTLLC is in the process of submitting OTFS20 with the Government of Mongolia in order to comply with local regulatory requirements. OTFS20 does not reflect the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, which are ongoing and continue to be assessed.
- Turquoise Hill also announced on July 2, 2020 its updated mineral resources and mineral reserves prepared in accordance with the requirements of National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101"), and CIM definition standards for mineral resources and mineral reserves (2014). The new mine design for Panel 0 reduces the mineral reserve estimate for the overall Hugo North Lift 1 underground mine due to the inclusion of two structural pillars planned to be located on the Oyu Tolgoi mining licence. However, the ore tonnes and contained copper, gold and silver for the Probable mineral reserve that Turquoise Hill reported for Hugo North Extension Lift 1 on the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property have all increased.
- The block cave design incorporated in OTFS20 provides for 120 metre structural pillars included to the north and south of Panel 0, protecting ore handling infrastructure (which will be moved into the structural pillars) and increasing the optionality of sequencing Panel 1 and Panel 2. The Hugo North Extension deposit on the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property is located at the northern portion of Panel 1 and is not affected by the pillars.
- Turquoise Hill believes the existing feasibility study designs for Panel 1 and Panel 2 remain executable based on the current orebody understanding. However, with the introduction of structural pillars, Panels 1 and 2 become independent, allowing for much greater operational flexibility.
- Panel 1 and Panel 2 design optimization studies have been initiated by OTLLC and Rio Tinto. The studies are not expected to delay the ramp up of Panel 1 or Panel 2. Drilling work is underway and the resulting updates to geotechnical modelling and mine design review are expected by Turquoise Hill to continue into 2021.
- OTFS20 incorporates an update to the first sustainable production schedule and capital cost estimates for the underground mine development based on the new block cave mine design for Panel 0. The new design anticipates a base case development capital cost of $6.8 billion, with a range of $6.6 billion to $7.1 billion, and a target to first sustainable production from the Oyu Tolgoi mining licence of February 2023, with a target range between October 2022 and June 2023, inclusive of an allowance for schedule contingency. The mine design for Panel 0 will now undergo further detailed design, engineering and optimization to support the definitive estimate review (the "Definitive Estimate"), expected to be completed by OTLLC, Rio Tinto and Turquoise Hill before the end of the year, subject to any delays due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property
- Entrée's 2018 Technical Report completed on its interest in the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property discusses two development scenarios, a reserve case (the "2018 Reserve Case") and a Life-of-Mine Preliminary Economic Assessment (the "2018 PEA"). The 2018 Reserve Case is based only on mineral reserves attributable to the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi joint venture (the "Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV") from Lift 1 of the Hugo North Extension underground block cave. Both the 2018 Reserve Case and the 2018 PEA are based on information reported within the 2016 Oyu Tolgoi Feasibility Study.
- The Company has not yet been provided with OTFS20 or any of the data or assumptions underlying OTFS20, the block cave designs in OTFS20 or Turquoise Hill's updated mineral resources and reserves and the Company is therefore unable to verify such data or the scientific and technical disclosures made by Turquoise Hill at this time. For information on the Company's interest in Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property, see the 2018 Technical Report available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
- Once the Definitive Estimate and the Panel 1 optimization studies have been completed and delivered to Entrée with OTFS20, the Company will be able to assess the potential impact on Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property resources and reserves as well as production and financial assumptions and outputs from the two alternative cases, the 2018 Reserve Case and the 2018 PEA. Entrée will continue to evaluate any information made available to it by Rio Tinto or OTLLC and will update the market accordingly.
Corporate
- Q2 2020 operating loss was $0.5 million compared to the operating loss of $0.4 million in Q2 2019. The increase was due to professional and advisory fees related to advancing potential amendments to the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi joint venture agreement (the "Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JVA").
- Q2 2020 operating cash outflow after working capital was $0.4 million compared to a $0.5 million operating cash outflow in Q2 2019.
- As at June 30, 2020, the cash balance was $4.5 million and the working capital balance was $4.4 million. The Company holds the majority of its cash in Canadian currency.
- The Company recognizes the unprecedented situation surrounding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and is closely monitoring the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on its business and operations and will continue to update the market on the impacts to the Company's business and operations in relation to these extraordinary circumstances.
OUTLOOK AND STRATEGY
The Company's primary objective for the 2020 year continues to be to work with other Oyu Tolgoi stakeholders to advance potential amendments to the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JVA that currently governs the relationship between Entrée and OTLLC and upon finalization, transfer the Shivee Tolgoi and Javhlant mining licences to OTLLC as manager of the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi joint venture. The form of Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JVA was agreed between the parties in 2004, prior to the execution of the Oyu Tolgoi Investment Agreement and commencement of underground development. The Company currently is registered in Mongolia as the 100% ultimate holder of the Shivee Tolgoi and Javhlant mining licences.
The Company believes that amendments that align the interests of all stakeholders as they are now understood, would be in the best interests of all stakeholders, provided there is no net erosion of value to Entrée. No agreements have been finalized and there are no assurances agreements may be finalized in the future.
The Company continues to expect 2020 full year expenditures, which include Mongolian site management and compliance costs, to be between $1.5 million and $1.7 million.
The Company's interim financial statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020 are available on the Company's website at www.EntreeResourcesLtd.com, on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
QUALIFIED PERSON
Robert Cinits, P.Geo., consultant to Entrée and the Company's former Vice President, Corporate Development, and a Qualified
Person as defined by NI 43-101, has approved the technical information in this release. For further information
on the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property, see the Company's Technical Report (the "2018 Technical Report"),
titled "Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi Joint Venture Project, Mongolia, NI 43-101 Technical Report", with an effective date
of January 15, 2018, available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
ABOUT ENTRÉE RESOURCES LTD.
Entrée Resources Ltd. is a Canadian mining company with a unique carried joint venture interest on a significant portion
of one of the world's largest copper-gold projects – the Oyu Tolgoi project in Mongolia. Entrée has a 20% or
30% carried participating interest in the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV, depending on the depth of mineralization. Sandstorm Gold
Ltd., Rio Tinto and Turquoise Hill are major shareholders of Entrée, holding approximately 21%, 9% and 8% of the shares
of the Company, respectively. More information about Entrée can be found at www.EntreeResourcesLtd.com.
This News Release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws with respect to corporate strategies and plans; uses of funds and projected expenditures; the expectations set out in OTFS20; timing and status of Oyu Tolgoi underground development; the mine design for Hugo North Lift 1 and the related cost and production schedule implications; the re-design studies for Panels 1 and 2 of Hugo North (including Hugo North Extension) Lift 1 and the possible outcomes, content and timing thereof; timing of completion of the Definitive Estimate review and the scope thereof; timing and amount of production from Lift 1 of the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property, potential production delays and the impact of any delays on the Company's cash flows, expected copper and gold grades, liquidity, funding requirements and planning; the potential impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on Oyu Tolgoi underground development and the business, operations and financial condition of the parties to the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV; the estimation of mineral reserves and resources; estimates of capital and operating costs, mill throughput, cash flows and mine life; capital, financing and project development risk; mining dilution; discussions with the Government of Mongolia, Rio Tinto, OTLLC and Turquoise Hill on a range of issues including Entrée's interest in the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property, the Shivee Tolgoi and Javhlant mining licences and certain material agreements; permitting time lines; anticipated business activities; and future financial performance.
In certain cases, forward-looking statements and information can be identified by words such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budgeted", "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", "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". While the Company has based these forward-looking statements on its expectations about future events as at the date that such statements were prepared, the statements are not a guarantee of Entrée's future performance and are based on numerous assumptions regarding present and future business strategies; the correct interpretation of agreements, laws and regulations; local and global economic conditions and negotiations and the environment in which Entrée will operate in the future, including commodity prices, projected grades, projected dilution, anticipated capital and operating costs, anticipated future production and cash flows; the anticipated location of certain infrastructure and sequence of mining within and across panel boundaries; the construction and continued development of the Oyu Tolgoi underground mine; and the status of Entrée's relationship and interaction with the Government of Mongolia, OTLLC, Rio Tinto and Turquoise Hill. With respect to the construction and continued development of the Oyu Tolgoi underground mine, important risks, uncertainties and factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and information include, amongst others, the timing and cost of the construction and expansion of mining and processing facilities; the timing and availability of a long term domestic power source for Oyu Tolgoi (or the availability of financing for OTLLC or the Government of Mongolia to construct such a source); the potential impact of COVID-19; the ability of OTLLC to secure and draw down on the supplemental debt under the Oyu Tolgoi project finance facility and the availability of additional financing on terms reasonably acceptable to OTLLC, Turquoise Hill and Rio Tinto to further develop Oyu Tolgoi; the impact of changes in, changes in interpretation to or changes in enforcement of, laws, regulations and government practises in Mongolia; delays, and the costs which would result from delays, in the development of the underground mine; the status of the relationship and interaction between OTLLC, Rio Tinto and Turquoise Hill with the Government of Mongolia on the continued operation and development of Oyu Tolgoi and OTLLC internal governance; the anticipated location of certain infrastructure and sequence of mining; projected copper, gold and silver prices and their market demand; and production estimates and the anticipated yearly production of copper, gold and silver at the Oyu Tolgoi underground mine.
Other risks, uncertainties and factors which could cause actual results, performance or achievements of Entrée to differ materially from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by forward-looking statements and information include, amongst others, unanticipated costs, expenses or liabilities; discrepancies between actual and estimated production, mineral reserves and resources and metallurgical recoveries; development plans for processing resources; the outcome of the Definitive Estimate review; matters relating to proposed exploration or expansion; mining operational and development risks, including geotechnical risks and ground conditions; regulatory restrictions (including environmental regulatory restrictions and liability); risks related to international operations, including legal and political risk in Mongolia; risks associated with changes in the attitudes of governments to foreign investment; risks associated with the conduct of joint ventures; risks related to the potential impact of global or national health concerns, including the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic; inability to upgrade Inferred mineral resources to Indicated or Measured mineral resources; inability to convert mineral resources to mineral reserves; conclusions of economic evaluations; fluctuations in commodity prices and demand; changing foreign exchange rates; the speculative nature of mineral exploration; the global economic climate; dilution; share price volatility; activities, actions or assessments by Rio Tinto, Turquoise Hill or OTLLC and by government authorities including the Government of Mongolia; the availability of funding on reasonable terms; the impact of changes in interpretation to or changes in enforcement of laws, regulations and government practices, including laws, regulations and government practices with respect to mining, foreign investment, royalties and taxation; the terms and timing of obtaining necessary environmental and other government approvals, consents and permits; the availability and cost of necessary items such as water, skilled labour, transportation and appropriate smelting and refining arrangements; unanticipated reclamation expenses; changes to assumptions as to the availability of electrical power, and the power rates used in operating cost estimates and financial analyses; changes to assumptions as to salvage values; ability to maintain the social licence to operate; accidents, labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry; global climate change; title disputes; limitations on insurance coverage; competition; loss of key employees; cyber security incidents; misjudgements in the course of preparing forward-looking statements; as well as those factors discussed in the Company's most recently filed MD&A and in the Company's Annual Information Form for the financial year ended December 31, 2019, dated March 13, 2020 filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators and available at www.sedar.com. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, 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 forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company is under no obligation to update or alter any forward-looking statements except as required under applicable securities laws.
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CO: Entrée Resources
CNW 09:00e 04-AUG-20