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Exhibit 99.1


NOTICE TO READER
As of March 31, 2016, Klondex Mines Ltd. ("Klondex") determined that it no longer qualified as a "foreign private issuer" as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, which means that Klondex, as of January 1, 2017, has been required to comply with all of the periodic disclosure and current reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 applicable to U.S. domestic issuers, such as Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, rather than the forms the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") in the past as a foreign private issuer, such as Forms 20-F and 6-K.
Klondex is accordingly now required to prepare its financial statements filed with the SEC in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("U.S. GAAP"). As required pursuant to section 4.3(4) of National Instrument 51-102 - Continuous Disclosure Obligations, Klondex must restate its interim financial reports for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 in accordance with U.S. GAAP, such interim financial reports having previously been prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards.
The attached condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2016 have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

































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Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
US GAAP











KLONDEX MINES LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM BALANCE SHEETS
(US dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)

 
Note
 
March 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
 
$
30,854

 
$
59,097

Trade receivables
 
 
75

 
37

Inventories
4
 
16,419

 
16,070

Prepaid expenses and other
5
 
12,628

 
7,055

Derivative assets
9
 
679

 
1,466

Total current assets
 
 
60,655

 
83,725

Mineral properties, plant and equipment, net
6
 
129,089

 
86,582

Derivative assets
9
 
1,295

 
4,048

Restricted cash
 
 
12,078

 
12,078

Deferred tax assets
 
 
16,392

 
16,390

Revolver issuance costs
7
 
812

 

Total assets
 
 
$
220,321

 
$
202,823

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
 
 
$
15,071

 
$
12,635

Accrued compensation and benefits
 
 
2,845

 
2,508

Derivative liabilities
9
 
1,653

 
1,176

Debt
7
 
11,237

 
6,930

Income taxes payable
 
 
15

 
15

Total current liabilities
 
 
30,821

 
23,264

Derivative liabilities
9
 
1,511

 
1,599

Debt
7
 
23,993

 
18,887

Asset retirement obligations
8
 
14,606

 
12,387

Deferred tax liabilities
 
 
3,811

 
3,580

Total liabilities
 
 
74,742

 
59,717

Shareholders' Equity
 
 
 
 
 
Unlimited common shares authorized, no par value; 141,208,663 and 139,440,413 issued and outstanding at March, 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively
 
 

 

Additional paid-in capital
 
 
228,503

 
225,763

Accumulated deficit
 
 
(63,243
)
 
(56,580
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
 
(19,681
)
 
(26,077
)
Total shareholders' equity
 
 
145,579

 
143,106

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
 
 
$
220,321

 
$
202,823








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

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KLONDEX MINES LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF (LOSS) INCOME
(US dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)


 
 
 
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
 
Note
 
2016
 
2015
Revenues
 
 
 
$
36,441

 
$
37,924

Cost of sales
 
 
 
 
 
 
Production costs
 
 
 
20,331

 
21,641

Depreciation and depletion
 
 
 
5,803

 
5,204

 
 
 
 
10,307

 
11,079

Other operating expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
General and administrative
 
 
 
3,418

 
2,556

Exploration
 
 
 
1,612

 
3,157

Development and projects costs
 
 
 
766

 

Asset retirement and accretion
 
 
 
247

 
212

Business acquisition costs
 
3
 
709

 

Income from operations
 
 
 
3,555

 
5,154

Other income (expense)
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Loss) gain on derivatives, net
 
9
 
(5,644
)
 
376

Interest expense, net
 
7
 
(1,387
)
 
(2,040
)
Foreign currency gain, net
 
 
 
(2,554
)
 
7,293

Interest income and other, net
 
 
 
51

 
(185
)
Income before tax
 
 
 
(5,979
)
 
10,598

Income tax (expense)/benefit
 
13
 
(684
)
 
(1,108
)
Net (loss) income
 
 
 
$
(6,663
)
 
$
9,490

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net (loss) income per share
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
14
 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
0.07

Diluted
 
14
 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
0.07


















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

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KLONDEX MINES LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
(US dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)

 
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
 
2016
 
2015
Net (loss) income
 
$
(6,663
)
 
$
9,490

Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax (expense) benefits of ($2,247) and $2,477 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively
 
6,396

 
(7,049
)
Comprehensive (loss) income
 
$
(267
)
 
$
2,441




































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

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KLONDEX MINES LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(US dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)

 
 
 
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
Note
 
2016
 
2015
Operating activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net (loss) income
 
 
 
$
(6,663
)
 
$
9,490

Significant items not involving cash
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and depletion
 
 
 
5,749

 
4,860

Asset retirement and accretion
 
 
 
247

 
212

Derivative fair value adjustments
 
 
 
4,078

 
(837
)
Foreign exchange, net
 
 
 
2,156

 
(5,846
)
Deferred tax expense (benefit)
 
 
 
229

 
265

Share-based compensation
 
12
 
455

 
612

Deliveries under Gold Purchase Agreement(1)
 
7
 
(1,238
)
 
(1,009
)
 
 
 
 
5,013

 
7,747

Changes in non-cash working capital
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trade receivables
 
 
 
(38
)
 

Inventories
 
 
 
(825
)
 
633

Prepaid expenses and other
 
 
 
(5,164
)
 
(2,655
)
Accounts payable
 
 
 
2,319

 
183

Accrued compensation and benefits
 
 
 
335

 
(598
)
Income taxes payable
 
 
 

 
(303
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
 
 
1,640

 
5,007

Investing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Expenditures on mineral properties, plant and equipment
 
 
 
(11,929
)
 
(5,835
)
Change in restricted cash, net
 
 
 

 
298

Cash paid for acquisitions
 
3
 
(20,000
)
 

Net cash used in investing activities
 
 
 
(31,929
)
 
(5,537
)
Financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Issuance of share capital, net of costs
 
 
 
2,286

 
1,090

Repayment of capital lease obligations
 
7
 
(127
)
 

Payment of debt issuance costs
 
7
 
(768
)
 

Repayment of principal on senior notes(2)
 
 
 

 
(806
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
 
 
 
1,391

 
284

Effect of foreign exchange on cash balances
 
 
 
655

 
(1,988
)
Net (decrease) increase in cash
 
 
 
(28,243
)
 
(2,234
)
Cash, beginning of period
 
 
 
59,097

 
45,488

Cash, end of period
 
 
 
$
30,854

 
$
43,254

(1) Represents Revenue less Interest Expense attributable to the Gold Purchase Agreement.
(2) Repaid in full during the third quarter of 2015.
See Note 17. Supplemental cash flow information for additional details.









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

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KLONDEX MINES LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
(US dollars in thousands, except shares)
(Unaudited)

 
 
Note
 
Common shares
 
Additional paid-in capital
 
Accumulated deficit
 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
Total
Balance at December 31, 2015
 
 
 
139,440,413

 
$
225,763

 
$
(56,580
)
 
$
(26,077
)
 
$
143,106

Share-based compensation expense
 
 
 

 
455

 

 

 
455

Option exercises
 
 
 
1,708,283

 
2,140

 

 

 
2,140

Warrant exercises
 
 
 
122,466

 
145

 

 

 
145

Common share awards forfeited
 
 
 
(62,499
)
 

 

 

 

Net loss
 
 
 

 

 
(6,663
)
 

 
(6,663
)
Foreign currency translation adjustments
 
 
 

 

 

 
6,396

 
6,396

Balance at March 31, 2016
 
 
 
141,208,663

 
$
228,503

 
$
(63,243
)
 
$
(19,681
)
 
$
145,579































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

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Klondex Mines Ltd.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
1. Basis of presentation
Klondex Mines Ltd. (the "Company" or "Klondex") is a gold and silver mining company focused on mining, exploration, development, and production in a safe, environmentally-responsible, and cost-effective manner. The Company was incorporated on August 25, 1971 under the laws of British Columbia, Canada. Gold and silver sales represent 100% of the Company's revenues and the market prices of gold and silver significantly impact its financial position, operating results, and cash flows. The Company principally operates in Nevada, USA and Manitoba, Canada.
Basis of presentation
The Company's unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("US GAAP"). All amounts are expressed and presented in thousands of United States dollars (unless otherwise noted) and references to "CDN$" refer to Canadian dollars.
Certain information and footnote disclosure required by US GAAP for complete annual financial statements have been omitted. Therefore, these unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, which are included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").
Transition from IFRS to US GAAP
In previous years, the Company prepared its financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as permitted by securities regulators in Canada, as well as in the United States under the status of a Foreign Private Issuer as defined by the SEC. At the end of the second quarter of 2016, the Company determined that it no longer qualified as a Foreign Private Issuer under the SEC rules. As a result, beginning January 1, 2017, among other things, the Company is required to: (1) report to the SEC on domestic forms and comply with domestic company rules in the United States and (2) prepare its Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K in accordance with US GAAP, which requires the retrospective application of such accounting principles to the Company's records since inception. Due to differences in accounting treatments between IFRS and US GAAP, amounts historically reported for the Company's financial position, operating results, and cash flows under IFRS changed from those which are currently reported under US GAAP. In conjunction with the transition, the Company is refiling the interim financial information included herein to comply with Canadian securities regulations.
Principles of consolidation
The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements include the accounts of Klondex Mines Ltd. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
Use of estimates
The preparation of the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements requires management to make assumptions, estimates, and judgments that affect the amounts reported in these unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. In the opinion of management, these unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal and recurring adjustments, which are necessary to present fairly, in all material respects, the Company's financial position, operating results, and cash flows. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and various assumptions that are believed to be reasonable at the time the estimate was made. Accordingly, actual results may differ from amounts estimated in these unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements and such differences could be material. The amounts presented in these unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for future years.
Significant accounting policies
There have been no changes to the Company's significant accounting policies as described in the Company's audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, which are included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.
2. Recent accounting pronouncements
Recently adopted
In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU No. 2015-03, "Interest - Imputation of Interest - Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs." ASU No. 2015-03 simplifies the presentation of debt issuance costs and requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, which is consistent with the treatment of debt discounts. ASU No. 2015-03 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2015, which for the Company meant the first quarter

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of the year ending December 31, 2016. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-15, "Interest - Imputation of Interest", which allows for debt issuance costs associated with line-of-credit arrangements to be presented as an asset with the debt issuance costs being amortized ratably over the term of the line-of-credit arrangement, regardless of whether there are any outstanding borrowings on the line-of-credit. The Company has adopted ASU No. 2015-03 and ASU No. 2015-15, which other than presentation and disclosure changes, did not have a material impact on its unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.
In September 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-16, "Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments." ASU No. 2015-16 requires that an acquirer recognize adjustments to provisional amounts identified during the measurement-period in the reporting period in which the adjustments are determined. This eliminates the requirement for an acquirer to retrospectively adjust financial statements for measurement-period adjustments determined in periods after a business combination is consummated. ASU No. 2015-16 was effective for fiscal years, including interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2015, which for the Company meant the first quarter of the year ending December 31, 2016. The Company has adopted ASU No. 2015-16, which other than presentation and disclosure changes, did not have a material impact on its unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.
In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17 "Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes". ASU No. 2015-17 requires entities with classified balance sheets to report deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities as non-current. ASU No. 2015-17 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2016, which for the Company means the first quarter of the year ending December 31, 2017. The Company has early adopted ASU No. 2015-17, which other than presentation and disclosure changes, did not have a material impact on its unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.
Recently issued
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”, which has been amended several times. The new standard provides a five-step approach to be applied to all contracts with customers and also requires expanded disclosures surrounding revenue recognition. ASU No. 2014-09 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning on or after December 15, 2017, which for the Company means the first quarter of the year ending December 31, 2018. The Company has evaluated the impacts of ASU No. 2014-09 and does not expect it will have a material impact on its unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, "Leases." ASU No. 2016-02 requires lessees to recognize assets and liabilities on the balance sheet for the rights and obligations resulting from leases. ASU No. 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 and for interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that ASU No. 2016-02 will have on its unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.
In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, "Compensation - Stock Compensation - Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting." ASU No. 2016-09 simplifies several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, an accounting policy election for forfeitures, and classification on the statement of cash flows. ASU No. 2016-09 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2016, which for the Company means the first quarter of the year ending December 31, 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that ASU No. 2016-09 will have on its unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.
3. Business combinations
True North acquisition
On January 22, 2016, the Company acquired the True North (formerly known as Rice Lake) mine and mill complex located near Bissett, Manitoba, Canada for $32.0 million (the "True North Acquisition"), which was carried out pursuant to the terms of an asset purchase agreement dated December 16, 2015 among Klondex Mines Ltd., its wholly-owned subsidiary, Klondex Canada Ltd. ("Klondex Canada") and the vendor, 7097914 Manitoba Ltd. (formerly Shoreline Gold Inc.). The purchase price of $32.0 million was satisfied by $20.0 million in cash paid at closing and $12.0 million in deferred payments in the form of a promissory note to the vendor with an annual interest rate of 4.0% (the "Promissory Note") (see Note 7. Debt).
The Company accounted for the True North Acquisition as a business combination and allocated the purchase consideration transferred to the fair value of identifiable assets and liabilities acquired, as shown below (in thousands):

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Purchase consideration:
 
Note
 
Amount
Cash
 
 
 
$
20,000

Promissory note(1)
 
7
 
11,100

 
 
 
 
$
31,100

Assets and liabilities acquired:
 
 
 
 
Mineral properties
 
 
 
$
15,721

Facilities and equipment
 
 
 
16,870

Prepaid expenses and other
 
 
 
302

Asset retirement obligation
 
8
 
(1,793
)
 
 
 
 
$
31,100

(1) The fair value of the $12.0 million Promissory Note (purchase consideration) was calculated at $11.1 million, resulting in a $0.9 million issuance discount.
4. Inventories
The following table provides the components of Inventories (in thousands):
 
 
March 31,
2016
 
December 31,
2015
Supplies
 
$
4,174

 
$
3,290

Production related inventories:
 
 
 
 
Stockpiles
 
5,105

 
5,745

In-process
 
5,372

 
3,826

Doré finished goods
 
1,768

 
3,209

 
 
$
16,419

 
$
16,070

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company's stockpiles, in-process, and doré finished goods inventories included approximately $1.3 million and $1.8 million, respectively, of capitalized non-cash depreciation and depletion costs.
5. Prepaid expenses and other
The following table provides the components of Prepaid expenses and other (in thousands):
 
 
March 31,
2016
 
December 31,
2015
Prepaid taxes
 
$
6,534

 
$
5,085

Prepaid claim maintenance and land holding costs
 
332

 
589

Prepaid insurance
 
1,166

 
389

Utilities, rent, and service deposits
 
625

 

Metal trading deposit
 
1,288

 

Other
 
2,683

 
992

 
 
$
12,628

 
$
7,055


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6. Mineral properties, plant and equipment, net
The following table provides the components of Mineral properties, plant and equipment, net (in thousands):
 
 
March 31,
2016
 
December 31,
2015
Mineral properties
 
$
57,181

 
$
27,444

Facilities and equipment
 
72,821

 
57,439

Mine development
 
24,262

 
24,241

Land
 
3,220

 
2,253

Asset retirement cost assets(1)
 
1,551

 
1,551

Construction in progress
 
7,306

 
5,632

 
 
166,341

 
118,560

Less: accumulated depreciation and depletion
 
(37,252
)
 
(31,978
)
 
 
$
129,089

 
$
86,582

(1)Asset retirement cost assets relate to increases in asset retirement obligations at sites with proven and probable reserves.
Facilities and equipment included $1.4 million at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 for the gross amount of mobile mine equipment acquired under capital lease obligations. Accumulated depreciation on such mobile mine equipment totaled $0.1 million and nil at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
7. Debt
The following table summarizes the components of Debt (in thousands):
 
 
March 31,
2016
 
December 31,
2015
Debt, current:
 
 
 
 
Gold Purchase Agreement
 
$
6,925

 
$
6,490

Promissory Note
 
4,000

 

Capital lease obligations
 
312

 
440

 
 
$
11,237

 
$
6,930

Debt, non-current:
 
 
 
 
Gold Purchase Agreement
 
$
16,009

 
$
17,958

Promissory Note
 
7,052

 

Capital lease obligations
 
932

 
929

 
 
$
23,993

 
$
18,887

The following table summarizes the components of Interest expense, net (in thousands):
 
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
 
2016
 
2015
Gold Purchase Agreement
 
$
1,126

 
$
1,281

Promissory Note
 
180

 

Capital lease obligations
 
17

 

Senior Notes
 

 
757

Other
 
64

 
2

 
 
$
1,387

 
$
2,040

Revolver
On March 23, 2016, the Company, as borrower, entered into a $25.0 million secured revolving facility agreement (the "Revolver") with Investec Bank PLC ("Investec"), as lender and security agent. Borrowings under the Revolver bear interest per annum at LIBOR plus Margin plus Risk Premium, as such terms are defined in the Revolver. Margin is determined by the Company's Gearing Ratio (a measure of debt to EBITDA) and ranges from 2.75%-4.00% per annum and the Risk Premium is 0.35% per annum, until the Gold

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Purchase Agreement balance is less than $10.0 million, at which time the Risk Premium is no longer applicable (as such terms are defined in the Revolver). Revolver borrowings may be utilized by the Company for working capital requirements, general corporate purposes, and capital investments and expenditures. The Revolver's maturity date is March 23, 2018, unless otherwise extended by the Company and Investec, and is secured by all of the Company's assets on a pari passu basis with the Gold Purchase Agreement. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company did not draw any funds from the Revolver.
The Company incurred Revolver issuance costs of $0.8 million which, as of March 31, 2016, were classified as a non-current asset as no corresponding borrowing liability existed to net such capitalized costs against. Revolver issuance costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the Revolver.
Gold Purchase Agreement
The Company's February 2014 gold purchase agreement with a subsidiary of Franco-Nevada Corporation (the "Gold Purchase Agreement") requires physical gold deliveries to be made at the end of each month, each of which reduces the Gold Purchase Agreement balance and accrued interest. The repayment amortization schedule was established on the transaction date and incorporates then current forward gold prices (ranging from $1,290 to $1,388) and an effective interest rate of approximately 18.3%. Gold deliveries will cease on December 31, 2018 following the delivery of 38,250 gold ounces. The Gold Purchase Agreement is secured by all the Company's assets on a pari passu basis with the Revolver but is subordinated to the Secured Promissory Note with respect to the True North acquisition assets.
During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company delivered 2,000 gold ounces under the Gold Purchase Agreement. The Company is required to deliver 2,000 gold ounces per quarter (8,000 gold ounces per year) during fiscal years 2016, 2017, and 2018.
Capital lease obligations
The Company's capital lease obligations are for the purchase of mobile mine equipment, bear interest at approximately 3.95% per annum, and carry 36-month terms. The Company's capital lease obligations are secured by the underlying assets financed.
Secured Promissory Note
In conjunction with its January 22, 2016 acquisition of True North (see Note 3. Business combinations), the Company entered into a $12.0 million promissory note to the vendor with an annual interest rate of 4.0% (previously defined as the "Promissory Note"). The Promissory Note requires principal repayments of $4.0 million in each of the next three years on the anniversary of the closing date. Interest payments are due monthly. Klondex Canada may, at its option, repay the entire principal amount of the Promissory Note then outstanding at any time without penalty. The Promissory Note is secured against the acquisition assets and contains customary representations, covenants, and events of default, which the Company was in compliance with as of period-end.
Debt covenants
The Company's debt agreements contain certain representations and warranties, restrictions, events of default, and covenants that are customary for agreements of these types. Additionally, the Revolver contains financial covenants which require the Company to maintain a Tangible Net Worth not less than $100.0 million, a Gearing Ratio (a measure of debt to EBITDA) not greater than 4.00:1, a Cash Balance not less than $10.0 million, and a Current Ratio not less than 1.10:1 (as such terms are defined in the Revolver). The Company was in compliance with all debt covenants as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
8. Asset retirement obligations
The Company’s asset retirement obligations are related to its mining operations, projects, and exploration activities. The Company's asset retirement obligations are estimated based upon present value techniques using market participant assumptions of expected cash flows, estimates of inflation, and a credit adjusted risk-free discount rate.
 
 
March 31,
2016
 
December 31,
2015
Balance, beginning of period
 
$
12,387

 
$
12,032

Changes in estimates
 

 
(516
)
Accretion expense
 
246

 
871

Additions resulting from True North Acquisition
 
1,793

 

Effect of foreign currency
 
180

 

Balance, end of period
 
$
14,606

 
$
12,387

As of March 31, 2016, the Company's asset retirement obligations were secured by surety bonds totaling $30.0 million, which were partially collateralized by Restricted cash totaling $12.1 million.

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The following table provides a listing of the Company's asset retirement obligations by property (in thousands):
 
 
March 31,
2016
 
December 31,
2015
Midas
 
$
9,924

 
$
9,748

Fire Creek
 
2,680

 
2,639

True North
 
2,002

 

 
 
$
14,606

 
$
12,387

9. Derivatives
The following table provides a listing of the Company's derivative instruments (in thousands):
Description
 
Recorded Within
 
March 31,
2016
 
December 31,
2015
Gold Purchase Agreement embedded derivative
 
Derivative assets, current
 
$
551

 
$
1,466

Forward metal sales
 
Derivative assets, current
 
128

 

Gold Purchase Agreement embedded derivative
 
Derivative assets, non-current
 
1,295

 
4,048

 
 
 
 
$
1,974

 
$
5,514

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gold Offering Agreement
 
Derivative liabilities, current
 
$
1,506

 
$
1,176

Forward metal sales
 
Derivative liabilities, current
 
147

 

Gold Offering Agreement
 
Derivative liabilities, non-current
 
1,511

 
1,599

 
 
 
 
$
3,164

 
$
2,775

The following table lists the net amounts recorded for (Loss) gain on derivatives, net (in thousands):
 
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
 
2016
 
2015
Gold Purchase Agreement embedded derivative
 
$
(3,386
)
 
$
197

Gold Offering Agreement
 
(1,171
)
 
179

Forward metal sales
 
(1,087
)
 

 
 
$
(5,644
)
 
$
376

Gold Purchase Agreement embedded derivative
The Company's Gold Purchase Agreement (as defined and discussed in Note 7. Debt) contains an embedded compound derivative for the: 1) prepayment option, which is at the discretion of the Company, and 2) the forward sales component, which was established on the transaction date and incorporates the then current forward gold prices. In addition to recurring fair value adjustments, gains and losses on the Gold Purchase Agreement's embedded derivative relate to the difference in the forward gold price received by the Company and the spot price of gold on each delivery date. The following table summarizes information about past and future gold deliveries under the Gold Purchase Agreement:
 
 
Outstanding Future Deliveries
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
2016
 
2015
Gold ounces delivered
 
8,000

 
8,000

 
6,000

 
2,000

 
1,875

Average forward gold price
 
$
1,369

 
$
1,333

 
$
1,311

 
$
1,302

 
$
1,293

Average gold spot price on delivery date
 
n/a

 
n/a

 
n/a

 
$
1,195

 
$
1,221

Gold Offering Agreement
In March 2011, the Company entered into a gold offering agreement, as amended in October 2011, (the "Gold Offering Agreement") which granted the counterparty the right to purchase, on a monthly basis, the refined gold produced from the Fire Creek mine for a five-year period which began in February 2013 and ends in February 2018. When/if the counterparty elects to purchase the refined gold, the purchase price is calculated as the average PM settlement price per gold ounce on the London Bullion Market Association for the 30 trading days immediately preceding the relevant purchase election date. A 1.0% discount was applicable through February 29, 2016 and no longer exists. In addition to recurring fair value adjustments, gains and losses on the Gold Offering Agreement relate

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to: 1) the difference in the gold price paid to the Company from the counterparty and the spot price of gold on the applicable delivery date and 2) losses incurred by the Company to net cash settle any obligations arising from the Gold Offering Agreement. The following table summarizes information about gold purchased under the Gold Offering Agreement:
 
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
 
2016
 
2015
Gold ounces purchased by counterparty
 
19,583

 
7,573

Average gold price paid to the Company
 
$
1,100

 
$
1,190

Average gold spot price on delivery date
 
$
1,150

 
$
1,232

Forward metal sales
In order to increase the certainty of expected future cash flows, from time to time the Company enters into fixed forward spot trades for a portion of its projected gold and silver sales. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company entered into forward trades which covered 27,270 gold ounces and 524,616 silver ounces at average prices of $1,186 and $15.21 per ounce, respectively. These agreements are considered derivative financial instruments and during the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company recorded a $1.1 million loss on the settlement of such instruments, which was determined by the difference in the fixed forward price received by the Company and the spot price on the applicable delivery date.
10. Fair value measurements
Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Financial assets and liabilities recorded at fair value in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are classified using a fair value hierarchy that reflects the significance of the inputs used in making the fair value measurements. The fair value hierarchy has the following levels:
Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date;
Level 2 – Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for the full term of the asset or liability; and
Level 3 – Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and are not observable.
Financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. There were no transfers between fair value hierarchy levels during the three months ended March 31, 2016. The following table provides a listing (by level) of the Company's financial assets and liabilities which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):
 
 
 
 
March 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
Assets:
 
Note
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
Gold Purchase Agreement embedded derivative
 
9
 
$

 
$
1,846

 
$

 
$

 
$
5,514

 
$

Forward metal sales
 
9
 

 
128

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
$

 
$
1,974

 
$

 
$

 
$
5,514

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gold Offering Agreement
 
9
 
$

 
$

 
$
3,017

 
$

 
$

 
$
2,775

Forward metal sales
 
9
 

 
147

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
$

 
$
147

 
$
3,017

 
$

 
$

 
$
2,775

Gold Purchase Agreement embedded derivative - This asset was valued by a third-party consultant (and reviewed by the Company) using observable inputs, including period-end forward gold prices and historic forward gold prices from the Gold Purchase Agreement's February 2014 transaction date and, as such, is classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
Gold Offering Agreement - This liability was valued by a third-party consultant (and reviewed by the Company) using a simulation-based pricing model and is classified within level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as it incorporates an estimate of the Company's future gold production from Fire Creek, which is not an observable input, as well as quoted prices from active markets and certain observable inputs, such as, forward gold prices and the volatility of such prices.
Forward metal sales - Forward metal sales are valued using observable inputs, which are forward metal prices. Such instruments are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

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Items disclosed at fair value - Other than the above, the carrying values of financial assets and liabilities approximate their fair values, other than Debt, which is carried at amortized cost. As of March 31, 2016, the fair value of the Gold Purchase Agreement, including the embedded features, was approximately $24.6 million.
Level 3 information
The following table provides additional detail for the Company's Level 3 financial liability (in thousands):
Gold Offering Agreement liability:
 
March 31,
2016
Balance at beginning of the period
 
$
2,775

Gain from change in fair value
 
242

Balance at end of the period
 
$
3,017

 
 
 
(Loss) gain on derivative, net:
 
 
Settlement losses
 
$
(929
)
Gain from change in fair value
 
(242
)
 
 
$
(1,171
)
11. Share capital
Common shares
The authorized share capital of the Company is comprised of an unlimited number of common shares with no par value. Common shares are typically issued in conjunction with corporate financing efforts, the exercise of warrants (discussed below), and pursuant to share-based compensation arrangements.
Share Purchase Warrants
The Company has previously issued share purchase warrants in conjunction with the Midas Acquisition in 2014 (as defined in the the Company's audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, which are included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016) and other past debt and equity financing transactions. The following table summarizes activity of the Company's warrant activity:
 
 
March 31, 2016
Warrants
 
Number of Warrants
 
 Weighted
Average Exercise Price - CDN$
Outstanding, beginning of period
 
8,364,366
 
$
2.07

Exercised
 
(122,466
)
 
1.63

Outstanding, end of period
 
8,241,900

 
$
2.08

Exercisable, end of period
 
8,241,900

 
$
2.08

The following table provides a summary of the Company's outstanding warrants:
 
 
March 31, 2016
Exercise price per share - CDN$
 
Number outstanding
 
Weighted average remaining life (years)
 
Weighted average exercise price - CDN$
$1.50 - $1.99
 
3,069,000

 
1.36

 
1.95

$2.00 - $2.49
 
5,172,900

 
12.45

 
2.15

 
 
8,241,900

 
8.32

 
$
2.08

12. Share-based compensation
The Company had a Share Incentive Plan (the "Legacy SIP" as defined in the Company's audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, which are included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016) as of March 31, 2016. The Legacy SIP permitted the granting of share options (under the Share Option

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Plan included in the Legacy SIP) and common share awards (under the Share Compensation Plan included in the Legacy SIP) to compensate eligible participants, which included directors, officers, employees, and service providers to the Company. The Legacy SIP was administered by the Board of Directors of the Company and subject to conditions and restrictions over award terms, grant limits, and grant prices.
Share-based compensation costs
The following table summarizes the Company's share-based compensation cost by award type (in thousands):
 
 
Three months ended March 31,
Share-based compensation cost by award
 
2016
 
2015
Share options
 
$
412

 
$
506

Restricted share units - time vesting criteria
 
71

 

Common share awards
 
(28
)
 
106

 
 
$
455

 
$
612

The following table summarizes activity of the Company's share-based compensation by award:
 
 
Three months ended March 31, 2016
 
 
Restricted share units - time-based vesting(1)
 
Common share awards
 
Share options
Outstanding, beginning of year
 
569,469

 
316,838

 
10,193,318

Granted(4)
 

 

 
330,000

Forfeited
 
(81,133
)
 
(62,499
)
 
(428,890
)
Vested and issued(2)
 

 
(91,008
)
 

Exercised(3)
 

 

 
(1,708,283
)
Expired(3)
 

 

 
(27,287
)
Outstanding, end of period
 
488,336

 
163,331

 
8,358,858

(1) Includes awards with comparable terms and characteristics of RSUs, even if such awards are not called "RSUs" under the plan they were granted.
(2) Not applicable to Share options.
(3) Only applicable to Share options.
(4) Refer to the Company's audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 for details surrounding the weighted average grant- date fair value of awards granted in 2016.
13. Income taxes
Major components of our income tax (expense) / benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows (in thousands):
 
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
 
2016
 
2015
Current:
 
 
 
 
Canada
 
$

 
$

United States
 
(455
)
 
(842
)
Total current income tax (expense) / benefit
 
(455
)
 
(842
)
Deferred:
 
 

 
 

Canada
 

 

United States
 
(229
)
 
(266
)
Total deferred income tax (expense) / benefit
 
(229
)
 
(266
)
Total income tax (expense) / benefit
 
$
(684
)
 
$
(1,108
)

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14. Net (loss) income per share
Basic net income (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net income (loss) per share reflects the potential dilution that would occur if outstanding share-based instruments were executed. The following table provides computations of the Company's basic and diluted net income (loss) per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):
 
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
 
2016
 
2015
Net (loss) income
 
$
(6,663
)
 
$
9,490

Weighted average common shares:
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
140,248,413

 
127,909,015

Effect of:
 
 
 
 
Share options
 

 
3,166,014

Warrants
 

 
1,613,281

Common share awards
 

 

Diluted
 
140,248,413

 
132,688,310

Net (loss) income per share
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
0.07

Diluted
 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
0.07

For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the impact of dilutive common share-based instruments was determined using the Company's average share price, which was CDN$3.35 and CDN$2.50, respectively.
Diluted net income per share excludes common share-based instruments in periods where inclusion would be anti-dilutive. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company's basic weighted average common shares and diluted weighted average common shares were the same because the effects of potential execution was anti-dilutive due to the Company's net loss. Had the Company generated net income, during the three months ended March 31, 2016, the effects from executing 3,345,290 share options, 3,133,763 warrants, and 488,336 common share awards would have been included in the diluted weighted average common shares calculation.
15. Segment information
The Company's reportable segments are comprised of operating units which have revenues, earnings or losses, or assets exceeding 10% of the respective consolidated totals, each of which is reviewed by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segments and to assess their performance. The tables below summarize segment information:

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Three months ended March 31, 2016
Fire Creek
 
Midas
 
True North
 
Corporate and other
 
Total
Revenues
$
21,934

 
$
14,507

 
$

 
$

 
$
36,441

Cost of sales
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Production costs
8,657

 
11,674

 

 

 
20,331

Depreciation and depletion
1,914

 
3,889

 

 

 
5,803

Write-down of production inventories

 

 

 

 

 
11,363

 
(1,056
)
 

 

 
10,307

Other operating expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
General and administrative
161

 
161

 

 
3,096

 
3,418

Exploration
1,503

 
109

 

 

 
1,612

Development and projects costs

 

 
766

 

 
766

Asset retirement and accretion
41

 
176

 
30

 

 
247

Business acquisition costs

 

 
709

 

 
709

Provision for legal settlement

 

 

 

 

Loss on equipment disposal

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations
$
9,658

 
$
(1,502
)
 
$
(1,505
)
 
$
(3,096
)
 
$
3,555

Capital expenditures
$
5,456

 
$
4,991

 
$
1,172

 
$
310

 
$
11,929

Total assets
$
41,919

 
$
103,124

 
$
38,817

 
$
36,461

 
$
220,321

Three months ended March 31, 2015
Fire Creek
 
Midas
 
True North
 
Corporate and other
 
Total
Revenues
$
22,050

 
$
15,874

 
$

 
$

 
$
37,924

Cost of sales
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Production costs
8,954

 
12,687

 

 

 
21,641

Depreciation and depletion
1,928

 
3,276

 

 

 
5,204

Write-down of production inventories

 

 

 

 

 
11,168

 
(89
)
 

 

 
11,079

Other operating expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
General and administrative

 

 

 
2,556

 
2,556

Exploration

 
3,157

 

 

 
3,157

Development and projects costs

 

 

 

 

Asset retirement and accretion
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198

 

 

 
212

Business acquisition costs

 

 

 

 

Provision for legal settlement

 

 

 

 

Loss on equipment disposal

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations
$
11,154

 
$
(3,444
)
 
$

 
$
(2,556
)
 
$
5,154

Capital expenditures
$
3,149

 
$
2,175

 
$

 
$
511

 
$
5,835

Total assets
$
18,473

 
$
117,339

 
$

 
$
29,909

 
$
165,721

16. Supplemental cash flow information
The following table provides a summary of significant supplemental cash flow information:
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
2016
 
2015
Cash paid for federal and state income taxes
$
1,904

 
$
5,895

Mineral properties, plant and equipment acquired through Promissory Note
12,000

 


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17. Subsequent events
Forward Sales Contracts
In April 2016, in order to increase the certainty of its expected future cash flows, the Company entered into fixed forward spot trades for a portion of its remaining 2016 gold and silver sales. As of the preparation date of the Financial Statements, the Company had fixed forward contracts covering 67,600 ounces of gold at an average price of $1,258 per ounce and 798,500 ounces of silver at an average price of $16.71 per ounce, both of which will be physically delivered during the second, third, and fourth quarters of 2016.


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