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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
  
 
FORM 10-Q
 
 (Mark One)
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2014
OR
o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission File Number 1-33119
  
 
 ALLIED NEVADA GOLD CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
 
DELAWARE
 
20-5597115
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
9790 Gateway Drive, Suite 200
Reno, NV
 
89521
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
(775) 358-4455
(Registrant’s telephone no., including area code)
  
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to the filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
 
x
 
Accelerated filer
 
o
 
 
 
 
Non-accelerated filer
 
o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
Smaller reporting company
 
o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  o    No  x
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
On August 1, 2014, there were 104,332,086 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, outstanding.


ALLIED NEVADA GOLD CORP.
FORM 10-Q
For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2014
INDEX


PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ALLIED NEVADA GOLD CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(US dollars in thousands)
 
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
June 30, 
 2014
 
December 31, 
 2013
Assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
13,612

 
$
81,470

Accounts receivable
3,079

 
8,227

Inventories - Note 3
25,002

 
26,410

Ore on leachpads, current - Note 4
226,416

 
206,504

Prepaids and other - Note 5
6,847

 
10,857

Assets held for sale
46,576

 
47,357

Deferred tax assets, current
16,760

 
22,943

Current assets
338,292

 
403,768

Restricted cash - Note 6
49,933

 
41,215

Stockpiles and ore on leachpads, non-current - Note 4
131,600

 
116,192

Other assets, non-current - Note 5
12,173

 
12,682

Plant, equipment, and mine development, net - Note 7
880,706

 
890,271

Mineral properties, net - Note 8
47,795

 
48,473

Total assets
$
1,460,499

 
$
1,512,601

Liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
32,763

 
$
67,958

Interest payable
3,837

 
3,402

Other liabilities, current - Note 9
8,374

 
8,512

Debt, current - Note 10
73,674

 
76,226

Asset retirement obligation, current
20

 
20

Current liabilities
118,668

 
156,118

Other liabilities, non-current - Note 9
27,889

 
22,735

Debt, non-current - Note 10
495,987

 
522,427

Asset retirement obligation, non-current
15,889

 
15,344

Deferred tax liabilities, non-current
16,453

 
18,928

Total liabilities
674,886

 
735,552

Commitments and Contingencies - Note 19

 

Stockholders’ Equity:
 
 
 
Common stock, $0.001 par value
 
 
 
Shares authorized: 200,000,000
 
 
 
Shares issued and outstanding: 104,332,086 and 104,043,169, respectively
104

 
104

Additional paid-in-capital
753,363

 
750,119

Accumulated other comprehensive income - Note 17
2,286

 
1,674

Retained earnings
29,860

 
25,152

Total stockholders’ equity
785,613

 
777,049

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
1,460,499

 
$
1,512,601

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

1

ALLIED NEVADA GOLD CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited)
(US dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
 
Three months ended June 30,
 
Six months ended June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Revenue - Note 11
$
83,123

 
$
58,998

 
$
168,648

 
$
108,188

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Production costs
55,367

 
35,236

 
111,725

 
57,038

Depreciation and amortization
17,634

 
5,741

 
31,265

 
9,587

Total cost of sales
73,001

 
40,977

 
142,990

 
66,625

Exploration, development, and land holding
665

 
1,203

 
1,394

 
2,190

Accretion
272

 
164

 
545

 
329

General and administrative
5,769

 
8,795

 
11,994

 
14,704

Gain on dispositions or sales of mineral properties, net - Note 8
(19,480
)
 
—

 
(19,480
)
 
—

Loss on assets classified as held for sale and asset dispositions, net
4,801

 
—

 
5,979

 
—

Income from operations
18,095

 
7,859

 
25,226

 
24,340

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
2

 
112

 
15

 
238

Interest expense - Note 10
(11,329
)
 
(3,193
)
 
(17,116
)
 
(8,322
)
Other, net - Note 12
(52
)
 
(422
)
 
(38
)
 
(901
)
Income before income taxes
6,716

 
4,356

 
8,087

 
15,355

Income tax expense - Note 13
(2,340
)
 
(126
)
 
(3,379
)
 
(2,307
)
Net income
4,376

 
4,230

 
4,708

 
13,048

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change in fair value of effective portion of cash flow hedge instruments, net of tax - Note 17
(1,254
)
 
(539
)
 
845

 
1,126

Settlements of cash flow hedges, net of tax - Note 17
8,253

 
(8,872
)
 
(1,345
)
 
(13,996
)
Reclassifications into earnings, net of tax - Note 17
(8,366
)
 
8,776

 
1,112

 
13,864

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
(1,367
)
 
(635
)
 
612

 
994

Comprehensive income
$
3,009

 
$
3,595

 
$
5,320

 
$
14,042

Income per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic - Note 14
$
0.04

 
$
0.04

 
$
0.04

 
$
0.14

Diluted - Note 14
$
0.04

 
$
0.04

 
$
0.04

 
$
0.14

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

2

ALLIED NEVADA GOLD CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
(US dollars in thousands)
 
Three months ended June 30,
 
Six months ended June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
4,376

 
$
4,230

 
$
4,708

 
$
13,048

Adjustments to reconcile net income for the period to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
17,634

 
5,741

 
31,265

 
9,587

Accretion
272

 
164

 
545

 
329

Gain on dispositions or sales of mineral properties, net - Note 8
(19,480
)
 
—

 
(19,480
)
 
—

Loss on assets classified as held for sale and asset dispositions, net
4,801

 
—

 
5,979

 
—

Stock-based compensation - Note 15
1,634

 
2,797

 
3,244

 
4,102

Deferred taxes
2,340

 
952

 
3,379

 
952

Other non-cash items
—

 
485

 
—

 
968

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
1,776

 
20,974

 
5,148

 
49,193

Materials and supplies inventories
1,957

 
2,484

 
2,859

 
(5,446
)
Production-related inventories
(9,017
)
 
(35,605
)
 
(25,080
)
 
(76,939
)
Prepaids and other
2,424

 
4,198

 
5,320

 
4,393

Assets held for sale
807

 
—

 
4,407

 
—

Accounts payable
(6,334
)
 
(15,141
)
 
(5,446
)
 
(12,118
)
Interest payable
(8,153
)
 
(8,269
)
 
435

 
—

Asset retirement obligation
—

 
—

 
—

 
(28
)
Other liabilities
(1,909
)
 
(1,756
)
 
(362
)
 
(966
)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
(6,872
)

(18,746
)

16,921


(12,925
)
Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Additions to plant, equipment, and mine development
(24,190
)
 
(109,949
)
 
(67,614
)
 
(204,373
)
Additions to mineral properties
—

 
(31
)
 
—

 
(51
)
Proceeds from mineral property sale - Note 8
20,000

 
—

 
20,000

 
—

Increases in restricted cash - Note 6
(10,000
)
 
(354
)
 
(8,718
)
 
(9,373
)
Proceeds from other investing activities
5

 
13

 
5

 
13

Net cash used in investing activities
(14,185
)

(110,321
)

(56,327
)

(213,784
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Repayments of principal on capital lease and term loan obligations
(13,838
)
 
(9,141
)
 
(27,592
)
 
(15,128
)
Payments of debt issuance costs
(680
)
 
(453
)
 
(860
)
 
(1,012
)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
—

 
150,817

 
—

 
151,071

Payments of share issuance costs
—

 
(8,324
)
 
—

 
(8,324
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(14,518
)

132,899


(28,452
)

126,607

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
(35,575
)

3,832


(67,858
)

(100,102
)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
49,187

 
243,113

 
81,470

 
347,047

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$
13,612


$
246,945


$
13,612


$
246,945

Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash paid for interest
$
19,672

 
$
18,970

 
$
21,692

 
$
20,569

Significant non-cash financing and investing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mining equipment acquired through debt financing
—

 
42,196

 
—

 
104,623

Accounts payable reduction through capital lease
—

 
—

 
—

 
2,560

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

3

ALLIED NEVADA GOLD CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Unaudited)
(US dollars in thousands, except shares)
 
 
 
Common Stock
 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Total
Stockholders’
Equity
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
Balance, January 1, 2014
104,043,169

 
$
104

 
$
750,119

 
$
1,674

 
$
25,152

 
$
777,049

Stock-based compensation and share issuances under RSU Plan
288,917

 
—

 
2,717

 
—

 
—

 
2,717

Stock-based compensation under DSU Plan
—

 
—

 
462

 
—

 
—

 
462

Stock-based compensation under PIP Plan
—

 
—

 
65

 
—

 
—

 
65

Other comprehensive income - Note 17
—

 
—

 
—

 
612

 
—

 
612

Net income
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
4,708

 
4,708

Balance, June 30, 2014
104,332,086

 
$
104

 
$
753,363

 
$
2,286

 
$
29,860

 
$
785,613

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

4

ALLIED NEVADA GOLD CORP.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Allied Nevada Gold Corp. and its consolidated subsidiaries (the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations of the SEC. Therefore, the information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and related footnotes of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. In the opinion of management, all adjustments and disclosures necessary to fairly present the interim financial information set forth herein have been included. These interim financial statements, with the exception of any recently adopted accounting pronouncements described in Note 2 - Accounting Pronouncements, follow the same Significant Accounting Policies disclosed in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The results reported in these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year or for future years.
References to “$” refers to United States currency and “CDN $” refers to Canadian currency.
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements to conform to the current period presentation. The Company reclassified $0.6 million of accrued interest on the Term and Security Deposit Loan from Debt, current to Interest payable as of December 31, 2013. The Company also reclassified $49.8 million (the recorded cost of 44,606 gold ounces) of In-process inventories from Inventories (a current asset) to Ore on leachpads, current as of December 31, 2013, which the Company believes improves the overall classification of current inventories. These reclassifications had no effect on previously reported assets, liabilities, cash flows, or net income.
2. Accounting Pronouncements
Recently Issued
In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2014-08, “Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of a Component of an Entity.” ASU 2014-08 changes the criteria for reporting discontinued operations and requires new disclosures for discontinued operations and certain other disposals that do not meet the definition of a discontinued operation. This pronouncement is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning on or after December 15, 2014, which for the Company means the first quarter of the year ending December 31, 2015. Other than the additional presentation and disclosure requirements, the adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
In May 2014, the FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board issued new joint and converged guidance surrounding revenue recognition. FASB’s ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” will supersede nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance, and requires that an entity recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 does not permit early adoption and is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning on or after December 15, 2016, which for the Company means the first quarter of the year ending December 31, 2017. ASU 2014-09 allows for either a “full retrospective” adoption, meaning the new standard is applied to all periods presented, or a “modified retrospective” adoption, meaning the new standard is applied only to the most current period presented and any cumulative effect of adoption is recognized as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings. The Company has evaluated its current revenue recognition policies and past and present sales contracts and does not currently believe it will be materially impacted by the requirements of ASU 2014-09. Historically, the Company’s sole revenue related performance obligation has been the delivery of metal to customers, either physically or by account transfer, and has been satisfied at the same point in time the Company’s customers obtain control of the delivered metal. As such, the Company currently anticipates adopting ASU 2014-09 using the “modified retrospective” approach and other than the additional presentation and disclosure requirements, does not expect such adoption will have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

5
ALLIED NEVADA GOLD CORP.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)


3. Inventories
The following table provides the components of inventories and the estimated recoverable gold ounces therein (in thousands, except ounces): 
 
June 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
 
Amount
 
Gold ounces
 
Amount
 
Gold ounces
Materials and supplies
$
15,143

 
 
 
$
18,002

 
 
Merrill-Crowe in-process
6,554

 
5,281

 
6,322

 
5,662

Carbon column in-process
1,572

 
1,271

 
859

 
724

Doré finished goods
1,733

 
1,398

 
1,227

 
1,106

 
$
25,002

 
7,950

 
$
26,410

 
7,492

As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, production-related Inventories included $2.3 million and $1.6 million, respectively, of capitalized non-cash depreciation and amortization costs.
4. Stockpiles and Ore On Leach Pads
The following table summarizes stockpiles and ore on leach pads and the estimated recoverable gold ounces therein (in thousands, except ounces):
 
June 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
 
Amount
 
Gold ounces
 
Amount
 
Gold ounces
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ore on leach pads
$
226,416

 
174,465

 
$
206,504

 
180,919

Non-current:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ore on leach pads
$
97,035

 
74,771

 
$
88,501

 
77,537

Stockpiles
34,565

 
75,646

 
27,691

 
61,771

 
$
131,600

 
150,417

 
$
116,192

 
139,308

As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, Ore on leach pads, current and non-current included $75.6 million and $65.6 million, respectively, of capitalized non-cash depreciation and amortization costs. As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, Stockpiles included $6.1 million and $4.8 million, respectively, of capitalized non-cash depreciation and amortization costs.
The period-end market value of the Company’s production-related inventories is determined in part by using period-end London Bullion Market Association (“LBMA”) prices per gold and silver ounce and is highly sensitive to these inputs. As discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company’s application of its lower of cost or market accounting policy resulted in a $12.6 million write-down of ore on leach pads. Although the Company had no write-downs during the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 using period-end LBMA metal prices of $1,315.00 per ounce of gold and $20.87 per ounce of silver, a decline from these metal price levels and/or an increase in production costs per gold ounce could result in, or contribute to, a future write-down of production-related inventories.

6
ALLIED NEVADA GOLD CORP.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)


5. Prepaids and Other Assets
The following table provides the components of prepaids and other assets (in thousands):
 
June 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Prepaids and other
 
 
 
Prepaids
$
4,696

 
$
6,083

Deposits
1,548

 
1,685

Federal income taxes receivable
514

 
2,914

Other
89

 
175

 
$
6,847

 
$
10,857

Other assets, non-current
 
 
 
Debt issuance costs, net
$
11,758

 
$
12,208

Reclamation policy premium, net
415

 
474

 
$
12,173

 
$
12,682

 
6. Restricted Cash
The following table provides the components of restricted cash (in thousands):
Obligation collateralized
June 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Asset retirement obligation surety bonds
$
39,933

 
$
41,215

Revolving credit agreement - Note 10
10,000

 
—

 
$
49,933

 
$
41,215

7. Plant, Equipment, and Mine Development, Net
The following table provides the components of plant, equipment, and mine development, net (in thousands):
 
Depreciable life or method
 
June 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Mine equipment
5 - 7 years
 
$
298,026

 
$
312,425

Process equipment
Units-of-production
 
273,003

 
60,875

Mine development
Units-of-production
 
124,829

 
120,038

Leach pads
Units-of-production
 
81,432

 
78,737

Buildings and leasehold improvements
10 years
 
25,377

 
25,083

Furniture, fixtures, and office equipment
2 - 3 years
 
4,237

 
4,236

Vehicles
3 - 5 years
 
2,943

 
2,943

Construction in progress and other
 
 
241,744

 
421,117

 
 
 
1,051,591

 
1,025,454

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
 
 
(170,885
)
 
(135,183
)
 
 
 
$
880,706

 
$
890,271

During the three months ended June 30, 2014, the Company placed the crushing system (process equipment) into service.
8. Mineral Properties, Net
Sale of Mineral Properties
On April 22, 2014 (the “Closing Date”), the Company entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement and sold a 75% controlling interest in the Hasbrouck, Three Hills, and Esmeralda County exploration properties (the “Properties”) to West Kirkland Mining, Inc. (“WKM”) for $20.0 million. Within 30 months after the Closing Date, WKM is to make an additional payment of $10.0 million for the 25% non-controlling interest in the Properties retained by the Company, subject to the Company’s option to elect to retain an interest in the Properties. In the event WKM does not meet its final $10.0 million commitment to the Company, or if the Company elects to decline the final payment and retain a 25% interest in the Properties, the Properties will be placed into a joint venture with WKM holding a 75% interest and the Company retaining a 25% interest.

7
ALLIED NEVADA GOLD CORP.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)


The carrying value of the Properties sold to WKM was $0.5 million, resulting in the recognition of a $19.5 million Gain on dispositions or sales of mineral properties during the three months ended June 30, 2014.
9. Other Liabilities
The following table summarizes the components of other liabilities, current and non-current (in thousands):
 
June 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Other liabilities, current
 
 
 
Accrued compensation
$
3,902

 
$
3,587

Capital expenditure retentions
3,505

 
4,256

Derivative instruments - Note 17
811

 
669

Other
156

 
—

 
$
8,374

 
$
8,512

Other liabilities, non-current
 
 
 
Derivative instruments - Note 17
$
21,687

 
$
21,730

Accounts payable
5,188

 
—

Deferred royalty income
958

 
953

Other
56

 
52

 
$
27,889

 
$
22,735

10. Debt
The following table summarizes the components of debt (in thousands):
 
 
 
June 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
 
Debt, current:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital lease and term loan obligations
 
 
$
55,883

(1) 
$
58,435

(1) 
Term and Security Deposit loan
 
 
17,791

(2) 
17,791

(2) 
 
 
 
$
73,674

 
$
76,226

 
Debt, non-current:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital lease and term loan obligations
 
 
$
121,307

 
$
146,347

 
8.75% Senior Notes due June 2019 (3)
 
 
374,680

 
376,080

 
 
 
 
$
495,987

 
$
522,427

 
(1)  Includes borrowings of $10.0 million and $5.7 million as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, for mine equipment included in Assets held for sale.
(2)  Entire borrowing is attributable to the third rope shovel which is included in Assets held for sale.
 
 
 
 
(3)  Effective interest rate of 8.375% after cross currency swap. See Note 17 - Derivative Instruments for additional detail.
 
 
 
Senior Notes
In May 2012, the Company issued CDN $400.0 million of uncollateralized senior notes (the “Notes”). The Notes are denominated in Canadian dollars, pay interest semi-annually at the rate of 8.75% per annum, and mature in June 2019. Concurrent with the issuance of the Notes, the Company entered into a cross currency swap agreement based upon a notional amount of $400.4 million, which equaled the gross proceeds to the Company from the issuance, which fixed the interest rate at 8.375% as further described in Note 17 - Derivative Instruments. The Notes balance was $374.7 million based upon the U.S. dollar to Canadian dollar exchange rate on June 30, 2014. The Notes are guaranteed by most of the Company’s currently wholly-owned subsidiaries, including Hycroft Resources & Development Inc., which owns the Hycroft Mine and conducts mining operations.

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ALLIED NEVADA GOLD CORP.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)


 Capital Lease and Term Loan Obligations
The Company’s capital lease and term loan obligations are for the purchase of mining equipment, bear interest at rates between 4% - 7% per annum, and primarily carry 60 - 84-month terms. The following is a summary of the future minimum payments under the Company’s capital lease and term loan obligations as of June 30, 2014 (in thousands):
Fiscal Year
 
 
Minimum Lease
Payments
 
2014
 
 
$
38,236

(1) 
2015
 
 
49,888

 
2016
 
 
47,383

 
2017
 
 
32,931

 
2018
 
 
11,875

 
Thereafter
 
 
15,307

 
Less: interest
 
 
(18,430
)
 
Net minimum capital lease payments
 
 
177,190

 
Less: current portion
 
 
(55,883
)
 
Non-current portion
 
 
$
121,307

 
(1)  Includes principal of $10.0 million for mine equipment included in Assets held for sale.

Term and Security Deposit Loan Agreement
In March 2013, the Company entered into a Term and Security Deposit Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) related to the purchase of three electric rope shovels. Under the Loan Agreement, the Company was made available up to $60.0 million ($20.0 million for each shovel) for scheduled advance security deposit payments pursuant to purchase agreements for the electric rope shovels and up to $90.0 million ($30.0 million for each shovel) in term loan financing to fund the purchase of the electric rope shovels once commissioned at the Hycroft Mine. Under the Loan Agreement, as electric rope shovels were commissioned, amounts previously advanced to the Company for security deposits, together with the remaining purchase price of each electric rope shovel, were converted to term loan obligations. The electric rope shovels secure all amounts borrowed by the Company under the Loan Agreement.
During 2013, the Company commissioned two (of the three) electric rope shovels and, as such, amounts borrowed for these two shovels are included in capital lease and term loan obligations. Costs for the third electric rope shovel are included in Assets held for sale at June 30, 2014 and, as such, related amounts borrowed under the Loan Agreement are included in Debt, current as repayment will occur when the components of the third shovel are sold, which the Company believes will happen within the next twelve months. Advances for security deposits under the Loan Agreement bear an interest rate determined by an applicable rate plus the three month LIBOR, which approximated 4.7% at June 30, 2014. The two executed term loan obligations for the commissioned shovels carry seven year terms and bear interest at a fixed rate of approximately 6%.
Revolving Credit Agreement
In May 2014, the Company entered into a Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Revolver”) which amended and restated the December 2013 Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Previous Revolver”). The aggregate amount available to the Company under the Revolver is determined by a Borrowing Base (as defined in the Revolver) that makes up to $75.0 million available (an increase from the $40.0 million available under the Previous Revolver) to the Company depending upon 80% of the net realizable value of the gold and silver in the Company’s ore on leach pads, in-process, and finished goods inventories less estimated remaining processing and selling costs. As of June 30, 2014, the full $75.0 million was available under the Revolver, which was reduced by $9.0 million for financial letters of credit issued to collateralize the cross currency swap (discussed in the following paragraph), resulting in remaining availability of $66.0 million. During the three months ended June 30, 2014, cash borrowings under the Revolver totaled $14.0 million and were repaid before quarter-end, resulting in no outstanding cash borrowings as of June 30, 2014.
Borrowings under the Revolver bear interest per annum at either LIBOR plus 4.5% or at an Alternate Base Rate, as defined in the Revolver, plus 3.5%. Financial letters of credit and non-financial letters of credit bear interest per annum at 4.50% and 2.70%, respectively. The Revolver is collateralized by substantially all of the Company’s assets and matures on April 30, 2016.

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ALLIED NEVADA GOLD CORP.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)


In December 2013, when the Company entered into the Previous Revolver, which amended and restated the October 2012 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “2012 Revolver”), two lenders under the 2012 Revolver exited the credit facility. These two lenders are holders of a portion of the Notes cross currency swap which, in December 2013, ceased being collateralized by the security they held as lenders to the 2012 Revolver. As a result, the Company is required to fully collateralize any mark-to-market liability position for 22% of the cross currency swap, which is the portion held by these two lenders, with cash, letters of credit, or a combination of the two. As of June 30, 2014, the Company had issued $9.0 million of financial letters of credit to collateralize the mark-to-market liability position of 22% of the cross currency swap.
Debt Covenants
The Company’s debt agreements contain representations and warranties, events of default, and covenants that are customary for agreements of these types. The Company’s Notes contain provisions that, among other things, restrict or limit the ability of the Company to redeem the Notes, incur or guarantee additional debt, pay dividends, and consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of the Company’s assets. The Company’s Revolver and certain capital lease obligations contain financial covenants related to Tangible Net Worth, Minimum Current Ratio, Minimum Reserve Tail, and Cash and Cash Equivalents balances, as such terms are defined in the Revolver. The Company is required to maintain a Tangible Net Worth of $437.0 million plus 25% of positive net income for each quarter ending after September 30, 2013, a Minimum Current Ratio of 1.25:1.0, and Cash and Cash Equivalents of $10.0 million in deposit accounts with the Revolver lenders which are restricted from use by the Company for the full term of the Revolver. The Minimum Reserve Tail covenant requires that at all times the Company will maintain more than 600,000 gold equivalent recoverable ounces in its heap leach reserves after maturity of the Revolver. The Company was in compliance with all debt covenants as of June 30, 2014.
Interest Expense
The following table summarizes the components of interest expense (in thousands):
 
 
 
Three months ended June 30,
 
Six months ended June 30,
 
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
8.75% Senior Notes due June 2019 (1)
 
 
$
8,360

 
$
8,498

 
$
16,629

 
$
16,766

Capital lease and term loan obligations
 
 
2,275

 
1,853

 
3,819

 
3,452

Amortization of debt issuance costs
 
 
675

 
623

 
1,308

 
1,245

Revolver interest and standby fees
 
 
313

 
337

 
516

 
625

Term and Security Deposit loan
 
 
224

 
350

 
445

 
366

Other interest expense
 
 
123

 
117

 
282

 
208

Capitalized interest
 
 
(641
)
 
(8,585
)
 
(5,883
)
 
(14,340
)
 
 
 
$
11,329

 
$
3,193

 
$
17,116

 
$
8,322

(1) Effective interest rate of 8.375% after cross currency swap. See Note 17 - Derivative Instruments for additional detail.
 
 
11. Revenue
The table below is a summary of the Company’s gold and silver revenue (in thousands, except ounces sold):
 
Three months ended June 30,
 
Six months ended June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
Amount
 
Ounces sold
 
Amount
 
Ounces sold
 
Amount
 
Ounces sold
 
Amount
 
Ounces sold
Gold
$
73,713

 
57,050

 
$
55,946

 
41,512

 
$
150,946

 
116,520

 
$
99,918

 
68,768

Silver
9,410

 
474,832

 
3,052

 
146,303

 
17,702

 
881,066

 
8,270

 
321,069

 
$
83,123

 
 
 
$
58,998

 
 
 
$
168,648

 
 
 
$
108,188

 
 

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ALLIED NEVADA GOLD CORP.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)


12. Other, Net

The table below is a summary of the Company’s other income and expense (in thousands):
 
Three months ended June 30,
 
Six months ended June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Foreign currency transaction (loss) gain on Notes - Note 17
$
(12,800
)
 
$
13,320

 
$
1,400

 
21,520

Reclassification of gain (loss) into earnings from Accumulated other comprehensive income for cross currency swap - Note 17
12,800

 
(13,320
)
 
(1,400
)
 
(21,520
)
Loss on marketable equity securities
—

 
(484
)
 
—

 
(968
)
Other
(52
)
 
62

 
(38
)
 
67

 
$
(52
)
 
$
(422
)
 
$
(38
)
 
$
(901
)
13. Income Tax Expense
For the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Company recorded income tax expense of approximately $3.4 million which included $2.8 million of income tax expense from income taxed at the estimated annual effective rate of approximately 33.9% and $0.6 million of additional income tax expense for discrete items primarily related to stock-based compensation that were recognized as incurred in the current quarter.
For the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company recorded income tax expense of approximately $2.3 million based on an estimated annual effective rate of 15.0%. The estimated annual effective tax rate varied from the United States statutory tax rate of 35% primarily due to the effects of the percentage depletion deduction.
Historically, the Company has not been subject to state or foreign income taxes as all of the Company’s operations and properties are located within Nevada, which does not impose a state income tax. As necessary, the Company provides a reserve against the benefits of uncertain tax positions taken in its tax filings that are not more likely than not to be sustained upon examination. Based on the weight of available evidence, the Company does not believe it has taken any uncertain tax positions that require the establishment of a reserve. The Company has not recorded any interest or penalties related to income tax liabilities as of June 30, 2014.
14. Income Per Share
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted income per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):
 
Three months ended June 30,
 
Six months ended June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Net income available to common stockholders:
$
4,376

 
$
4,230

 
$
4,708

 
$
13,048

Weighted average common shares:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
104,765

 
97,194

 
104,665

 
93,678

Effect of shares granted under the:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Restricted Share Unit Plan
1,480

 
1,049

 
1,661

 
848

Deferred Phantom Unit Plan
248

 
248

 
248

 
248

Deferred Share Unit Plan
299

 
139

 
217

 
87

Performance and Incentive Pay Plan
236

 
—

 
118

 
—

2007 Stock Option Plan
—

 
269

 
—

 
360

Diluted
107,028

 
98,899

 
106,909

 
95,221

Income per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.04

 
$
0.04

 
$
0.04

 
$
0.14

Diluted
$
0.04

 
$
0.04

 
$
0.04

 
$
0.14

15. Stock-Based Compensation
As of June 30, 2014, the Company’s stock-based compensation plans included the Deferred Phantom Unit Plan, the Deferred Share Unit Plan, and the Performance and Incentive Pay Plan (the “PIP Plan”).

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ALLIED NEVADA GOLD CORP.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)


Stockholder Approval of Performance and Incentive Pay Plan
At the Company’s May 1, 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Company’s stockholders approved the PIP Plan, which includes a stock-based compensation plan that terminates and replaces the 2007 Stock Option Plan and the Restricted Share Unit Plan (together, the “Former Plans”). The Company is no longer permitted to grant awards under the Former Plans; however, awards made under the Former Plans prior to May 1, 2014 will continue to vest in accordance with the provisions of the grants and pursuant to the terms of the Former Plans.
The PIP Plan makes available up to 4,000,000 shares of common stock for awards to officers, employees, directors, and consultants, which may be granted in a variety of forms, including restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance awards, and other stock awards. The terms and conditions of awards granted under the PIP Plan are established by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, who also administers the PIP Plan.
The following tables summarize the Company’s stock-based compensation cost and unrecognized stock-based compensation cost by plan (in thousands):
 
Three months ended June 30,
 
Six months ended June 30,
Stock-based compensation cost by plan
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Restricted Share Unit
$
1,369

 
$
2,535

 
$
2,717

 
$
3,577

Performance and Incentive Pay
65

 
—

 
65

 
—

Deferred Share Unit
200

 
262

 
462

 
525

 
$
1,634

 
$
2,797

 
$
3,244

 
$
4,102

 
June 30,
Unrecognized stock-based compensation cost by plan
2014
 
2013
Restricted Share Unit
$
10,675

 
$
16,964

Performance and Incentive Pay
1,084

 
—

Deferred Share Unit
600

 
787

 
$
12,359

 
$
17,751

The following table summarizes awards and activity of the Company’s stock-based compensation plans:
 
Six months ended June 30, 2014
 
Restricted
Share Unit
 
Performance and Incentive Pay
 
Deferred
Share Unit
 
2007 Stock
Option
 
Deferred
Phantom Unit
Outstanding on January 1,
1,630,145

 
—

 
134,408

 
500,000

 
248,136

Granted
1,003,800

 
353,790

 
246,152

 
—

 
—

Vested/exercised
(288,917
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Canceled/forfeited
(136,150
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Outstanding, end of period
2,208,878

 
353,790

 
380,560

 
500,000

 
248,136

Vested and unissued/exercisable, end of period
495,116

 
—

 
195,946

 
500,000

 
248,136

All awards granted under the PIP Plan have been in the form of restricted stock units.
16. Fair Value Measurements
Fair value accounting establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities. Active markets are those in which transactions for the asset or liability occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis;
Level 2 – Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially 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 unobservable (supported by little or no market activity).

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ALLIED NEVADA GOLD CORP.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)


Assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Certain financial instruments, including cash and equivalents, accounts receivable, prepaids and other, accounts payable, and other liabilities, are carried at cost, which approximates fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments. There were no changes to the Company’s valuation techniques and no transfers in or out of Levels 1 or 2 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2014.
The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands).
Assets
June 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
 
Input Hierarchy
Level
Assets held for sale
$
46,576

 
$
47,357

 
Level 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
Cross currency swap - Note 17
$
22,498

 
$
22,399

 
Level 2
The Company’s assets held for sale are valued using a market approach for each item of property and equipment held for sale. Inputs include quoted market prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active and, as such, property and equipment held for sale is classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Periodic changes in fair value (less costs to sell) to assets held for sale are included in Loss on assets classified as held for sale and asset dispositions, net.
The Company’s cross currency swap derivative instrument is valued using a model which requires a variety of inputs, including contractual terms, market prices, yield curves, credit spreads, and correlations of such inputs. Some of the model inputs used in valuing the cross currency swap trade in liquid markets and, as such, model inputs can generally be verified and do not involve significant management judgment. The cross currency swap is classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and included in Other liabilities, current and non-current.
Items Disclosed at Fair Value
Using prevailing interest rates on similar debt issuances, credit spreads, and foreign currency forward rates, the estimated fair value of the Notes was $350.1 million at June 30, 2014. The fair value estimate of the Notes was prepared with the assistance of an independent third party and does not reflect the Notes actual trading value or the carrying value of the Notes in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
17. Derivative Instruments
Derivative Instrument Fair Values
The following table is a summary of the fair values of the Company’s derivative instruments and the location in which they are recorded (in thousands):
 
 
June 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
 
 
Other liabilities,
current
 
Other liabilities,
non-current
 
Other liabilities,
current
 
Other liabilities,
non-current
Cross currency swap
 
$
811

 
$
21,687

 
$
669

 
$
21,730

Derivative Instruments Designated as Hedges – Cash Flow Hedges
Diesel Swap Agreements
As of December 31, 2013, the Company had no remaining unsettled diesel swaps. The net gain in Accumulated other comprehensive income from previously settled diesel swaps is being reclassified into earnings (Production costs) as the hedged transaction impacts earnings (as specific gold ounces are sold).
Cross Currency Swap
In May 2012, the Company entered into a cross currency swap concurrent with the issuance of the Notes. The notional value of the cross currency swap was $400.4 million and the interest rate was fixed at 8.375%. The Company makes interest payments ($400.4 million at 8.375%) to the counterparty in exchange for the Canadian dollars required to service the Notes (CDN$400.0 million at 8.75%). Upon maturity the Company will pay $400.4 million to the counterparty and receive CDN $400.0 million, which will be used to satisfy the face amount of the issuance. As discussed in Note 10 - Debt, the Company is required to fully collateralize any mark-to-market liability position of 22% of the cross currency swap.

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ALLIED NEVADA GOLD CORP.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)


Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The following table sets forth changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and the impacts cash flow hedges had on the Company’s earnings (in thousands):
 
Six months ended June 30, 2014
 
Cross Currency
Swap
 
Diesel Swap
Agreements
 
Tax
Effects
 
Total
Balance, beginning of period
$
1,920

 
$
653

 
$
(899
)
 
$
1,674

Change in fair value of effective portion of unsettled cash flow hedge instruments
1,300

 
—

 
(455
)
 
845

Settlements of cash flow hedges
(2,070
)
 
—

 
725

 
(1,345
)
Reclassifications into earnings when underlying hedged transactions impacted earnings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reclassified to Interest expense
670

 
—

 
(235
)
 
435

Reclassified to Other, net
1,400

 
—

 
(490
)
 
910

Reclassified to Production costs
—

 
(359
)
 
126

 
(233
)
Balance, end of period
$
3,220

 
$
294

 
$
(1,228
)
 
$
2,286

 
 
Six months ended June 30, 2013
 
Cross Currency
Swap
 
Diesel Swap
Agreements
 
Tax
Effects
 
Total
Balance, beginning of period
$
(9,574
)
 
$
1,241

 
$
2,917

 
$
(5,416
)
Change in fair value of effective portion of unsettled cash flow hedge instruments
1,950

 
(217
)
 
(607
)
 
1,126

Settlements of cash flow hedges
(21,793
)
 
260

 
7,537

 
(13,996
)
Reclassifications into earnings when underlying hedged transactions impacted earnings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reclassified to Interest expense
273

 
—

 
(96
)
 
177

Reclassified to Other, net
21,520

 
—

 
(7,532
)
 
13,988

Reclassified to Production costs
—

 
(463
)
 
162

 
(301
)
Balance, end of period
$
(7,624
)
 
$
821

 
$
2,381

 
$
(4,422
)

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ALLIED NEVADA GOLD CORP.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)


18. Segment Information
The Company is engaged in the operation of the Hycroft Mine and the evaluation, exploration, and advancement of gold exploration and development projects in Nevada. Our segments are defined as components of the Company for which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the executive decision-making group in assessing performance, establishing operating plans and budgets, and deciding how to allocate resources. Segment information as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 is as follows (in thousands):
Three months ended June 30,
 
Hycroft
Mine
 
Exploration
 
Corporate
and Other
 
Total
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue - Note 11
 
$
83,123

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
83,123

Depreciation and amortization
 
17,386

 
—

 
248

 
17,634

Income (loss) from operations
 
5,298

 
18,815

 
(6,018
)
 
18,095

Interest income
 
—

 
—

 
2

 
2

Interest expense - Note 10
 
(2,622
)
 
—

 
(8,707
)
 
(11,329
)
Other, net - Note 12
 
26

 
—

 
(78
)
 
(52
)
Income (loss) before income taxes
 
2,702

 
18,815

 
(14,801
)
 
6,716

Total assets
 
1,378,491

 
37,348

 
44,660

 
1,460,499

Capital expenditures
 
$
24,190

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
24,190

2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue - Note 11
 
$
58,998

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
58,998

Depreciation and amortization
 
5,473

 
—

 
268

 
5,741

Income (loss) from operations
 
18,125

 
(1,203
)
 
(9,063
)
 
7,859

Interest income
 
4

 
—

 
108

 
112

Interest expense - Note 10
 
(2,320
)
 
—

 
(873
)
 
(3,193
)
Other, net - Note 12
 
64

 
—

 
(486
)
 
(422
)
Income (loss) before income taxes
 
15,873

 
(1,203
)
 
(10,314
)
 
4,356

Total assets
 
1,206,511

 
39,258

 
240,313

 
1,486,082

Capital expenditures
 
$
152,045

 
$
—

 
$
100

 
$
152,145


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ALLIED NEVADA GOLD CORP.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)


Six months ended June 30,
 
Hycroft
Mine
 
Exploration
 
Corporate
and Other
 
Total
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue - Note 11
 
$
168,648

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
168,648

Depreciation and amortization
 
30,755

 
—

 
510

 
31,265

Income (loss) from operations
 
19,644

 
18,086

 
(12,504
)
 
25,226

Interest income
 
5

 
—

 
10

 
15

Interest expense - Note 10
 
(4,546
)
 
—

 
(12,570
)
 
(17,116
)
Other, net - Note 12
 
36

 
—

 
(74
)
 
(38
)
Income (loss) before income taxes
 
15,139

 
18,086

 
(25,138
)
 
8,087

Total assets
 
1,378,491

 
37,348

 
44,660

 
1,460,499

Capital expenditures
 
$
67,614

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
67,614

2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue - Note 11
 
$
108,188

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
108,188

Depreciation and amortization
 
9,060

 
—

 
527

 
9,587

Income (loss) from operations
 
41,760

 
(2,190
)
 
(15,230
)
 
24,340

Interest income
 
8

 
—

 
230

 
238

Interest expense - Note 10
 
(4,025
)
 
—

 
(4,297
)
 
(8,322
)
Other, net - Note 12
 
66

 
—

 
(967
)
 
(901
)
Income (loss) before income taxes
 
37,809

 
(2,190
)
 
(20,264
)
 
15,355

Total assets
 
1,206,511

 
39,258

 
240,313

 
1,486,082

Capital expenditures
 
$
308,848

 
$
—

 
$
148

 
$
308,996

19. Commitments and Contingencies
The Company is from time to time involved in various legal actions related to its business, some of which purport to be class actions lawsuits. Management does not believe, based on currently available information, that contingencies related to any pending or threatened legal matter will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial statements, although a contingency could be material to the Company’s results of operations or cash flows for a particular period depending on the results of operations and cash flows for such period. Regardless of the outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on the Company because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources, and other factors.
Financial Commitments Not Recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Purchase Obligations
At June 30, 2014, the Company had purchase obligations totaling $12.8 million for the purchase of mill components and capital items associated with the expansion projects of the Hycroft Mine. During 2014, the Company expects purchase obligations to be satisfied through cash payments.
Temporary Housing Space Rental and Service Agreement
The Company leases a temporary housing complex in Winnemucca, NV to provide lodging for employees, contractors, and consultants. The temporary housing complex is leased from a third party who maintains the property and grounds. The Company estimates the remaining payments due under the temporary housing space rental and service agreement will approximate $0.8 million in 2014, $3.6 million in 2015, and $0.1 million in 2016.
Net Profit Royalty
A portion of the Hycroft Mine is subject to a mining lease that requires a 4% net profit royalty be paid to the owner of certain patented and unpatented mining claims. The mining lease also requires an annual advance payment of $120,000 every year mining occurs on the leased claims. All advance annual payments are credited against the future payments due under the 4% net profit royalty. The total payments due under the mining lease are capped at $7.6 million, of which the Company has paid approximately $2.1 million through June 30, 2014. The Company estimates the remaining payments due under the mining lease will approximate $0.3 million in 2014, $1.7 million in 2015, $2.1 million in 2016, and $1.4 million in 2017.

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ALLIED NEVADA GOLD CORP.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)


Letters of credit
As discussed in Note 10 - Debt and Note 17 - Derivative Instruments, the Company had issued $9.0 million of financial letters of credit under the Revolver to collateralize a portion of the cross currency swap’s liability position. The Company was in compliance with all debt covenants as of June 30, 2014 and projects future compliance; however, an event of default, if not cured, could result in the Company losing availability to the Revolver which may require the portion of the cross currency swap currently collateralized with letters of credit to be collateralized entirely with cash.

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ITEM 2.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
In Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, “we”, “us”, “our”, the “Company”, and “Allied Nevada” refer to Allied Nevada Gold Corp. and its subsidiaries. The following discussion, which has been prepared based on information available to us as of August 4, 2014, provides information that we believe is relevant to an assessment and understanding of our consolidated operating results and financial condition. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our other reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) as well as our interim unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto included in this Quarterly Report and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. References to “$” refers to United States currency and “CDN $” to Canadian currency.
Introduction to the Company
We are a U.S.-based primary gold producer focused on mining, developing, and exploring properties in the state of Nevada in a safe, environmentally responsible, and cost-effective manner. Gold and silver sales represent 100% of our revenues and the market prices of gold and silver significantly impact our operating results and cash flows. We cannot control the prices that we receive for the sale of our products, which is why our near-term operating strategies and goals focus on sales volumes, costs, capital expenditures, and other items that we may have discretionary influence over. If we are able to carry out our near-term operating strategies and goals, we believe we will be better positioned to continue working towards our long-term goal, which is the construction and operation of a mill to process our mill ores at the Hycroft Mine (“Hycroft”) and extend the life of mine.
Our operating mine, the Hycroft Mine, is an open-pit heap leach operation and as of December 31, 2013, had estimated proven and probable mineral reserves of 10.6 million ounces of gold and 467.1 million ounces of silver, which are contained in oxide (heap leach), transitional (heap leach and mill), and sulfide (mill) ores. We currently recover metals contained in oxide and transitional ores through our recently expanded heap leach operations. In April 2014, M3 Engineering and Technology (“M3”), in association with the Company, completed a prefeasibility study for a mill expansion. Work continues on the mill expansion project with the goal of completing a feasibility study by the end of the third quarter of 2014. The construction of a mill at Hycroft would allow us to recover metals contained in additional transitional (mill) and the sulfide (mill) ores.
Executive Summary
Our second quarter 2014 highlights and significant developments included the following, which are discussed in further detail throughout this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations:
Health and safety: We remained committed to our core values, health and safety, and operated in a safety-conscious and environmentally responsible manner with no lost-time accidents. We continued to implement programs designed to increase our employees’ knowledge and awareness of mine-site health and safety and environmental responsibility.
Ounces sold: We achieved our sales expectations as gold ounces sold increased 37% to 57,050 ounces and silver ounces sold increased 225% to 474,832 ounces, compared to the second quarter of 2013, which represents the fourth consecutive quarter in which we have met, or exceeded, our targets for the number of gold ounces sold.
Net income: Our net income was $4.4 million as we continued to operate in a lower metal price environment and experienced increases to our total cost of sales which was offset by a gain from a mineral property sale.
Maintained sufficient liquidity: Our operating, investing, and financing activities all resulted in net uses of cash during the second quarter of 2014, which resulted in a June 30, 2014 cash and cash equivalents balance of $13.6 million. We received $20.0 million in gross proceeds from a mineral property sale and increased our revolving credit facility’s capacity by $35.0 million to $75.0 million, which improved our liquidity.
Hycroft operations: We achieved our targeted mining rate and placed 10.9 million ore tons on the leach pads, including 0.4 million crushed ore tons, containing approximately 54,024 recoverable ounces of gold and approximately 0.4 million recoverable ounces of silver. The crushing system was placed back in operation in mid-June at a capacity sufficient to support our heap leach operations.
Hycroft mill expansion: We completed a prefeasibility study for a mill expansion in April 2014 that incorporated on-site oxidation of sulfide concentrates, which would allow us to produce doré on-site. We are now working with M3 on a feasibility study for the mill expansion which we expect to complete by the end of the third quarter of 2014. We are working on financing strategies based upon the prefeasibility study’s estimated capital cost and have engaged Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Scotia Capital, Inc. to help us find an investment partner(s) to assist us with financing the mill expansion project.

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Hycroft Mine
Operations
Key operating statistics for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:
 
Three months ended June 30,
 
Six months ended June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Ore mined (000’s tons)
10,528

 
9,798

 
21,312

 
19,384

Ore mined and crushed (000’s tons)
383

 
—

 
383

 
—

Ore mined and stockpiled (000’s tons)
156

 
155

 
2,318

 
804

Waste mined (000’s tons)
14,471

 
7,605

 
26,523

 
14,924

 
25,538

 
17,558

 
50,536

 
35,112

Excavation mined (000’s tons)
—

 
161

 
—

 
3,288

Ore mined grade - gold (oz/ton)
0.010

 
0.010

 
0.010

 
0.011

Ore mined grade - silver (oz/ton)
0.418

 
0.232

 
0.361

 
0.188

Ounces produced - gold
56,864

 
39,195

 
116,978

 
77,214

Ounces produced - silver
481,151

 
132,841

 
893,657

 
320,841

Ounces sold - gold
57,050

 
41,512

 
116,520

 
68,768

Ounces sold - silver
474,832

 
146,303

 
881,066

 
321,069

Average realized price - gold ($/oz)
$
1,292

 
$
1,348

 
$
1,295

 
$
1,453

Average realized price - silver ($/oz)
$
20

 
$
21

 
$
20

 
$
26

Adjusted cash costs per ounce1
$
806

 
$
775

 
$
807

 
$
709

As shown above, tons mined, ounces produced, and ounces sold during the second quarter and first six months of 2014 significantly increased from the comparable 2013 periods. Operational increases were attributable to the heap leach expansion projects completed during the second half of 2013, which included a 21,500 gallons per minute (“gpm”) Merrill-Crowe plant, the North leach pad, and the addition of two electric wire rope shovels. The 57,050 gold ounces sold during the second quarter of 2014 represented the fourth consecutive quarter we have met, or exceeded, our gold ounces sold targets as Hycroft continues to operate at its steady-state heap leach capacity. During the first six months of 2014, the number of silver ounces sold more than doubled from the same period of 2013 as a result of increased silver ore grades and decreased use of our carbon columns to process solution. During the first six months of 2014, approximately 85% of our gold ounces sold was from solution processed through our Merrill-Crowe plants which yield increased silver concentrations and recoveries than solution processed through our carbon columns, resulting in a silver to gold ounces sold ratio of 7.6:1.0, compared to 4.7:1.0 for the same period of 2013.
During the second quarter and first six months of 2014, our total tons mined slightly exceeded our planned tons and we crushed our first production ore tons. As discussed below in the Hycroft Expansion Projects section, in mid-June, the temporary repairs were completed to the crushing system and it was placed back in operation at a capacity sufficient to support our heap leach operations. During the second half of 2014, we plan to selectively crush high-grade ore with the crushing system to improve metal recoveries.
Our adjusted cash costs per ounce1 during the second quarter and first six months of 2014 were as expected and significantly benefited from our increased silver to gold ounces sold ratio (discussed above). During the second quarter and first six months of 2014, we sold on average an additional 4.8 and 2.9 ounces of silver per gold ounce, respectively, which resulted in additional silver credits of $96 and $58, respectively, per gold ounce sold compared to the same periods of 2013. The increase in silver ounces sold helped to offset lower average realized silver prices and increases to our cash production costs, which is discussed below in the Results of Operations section.
Operations Outlook
We continue to expect our 2014 full year metal sales will approximate 230,000 to 250,000 ounces of gold and 1.7 million to 2.0 million ounces of silver, while we selectively crush high grade ore for the remainder of the year. Adjusted cash costs per ounce1 for the first six months of 2014 were $807 but, for the second half of the year, are expected to increase and approach our previously stated annual range of $825 to $850 per ounce (with silver as a byproduct credit) due to anticipated mining of higher waste tons.
 
 
 
 
 
1 

The term “adjusted cash costs per ounce” is a non-GAAP financial measure. Non-GAAP financial measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and, therefore, should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. See the section on “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” in this MD&A for additional information.


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During the second half of 2014, due to increased plant and equipment in service our non-cash depreciation and amortization, both capitalized to production-related inventories and included in total cost of sales, are expected to increase. We plan to increase our mining rate to progress through high waste zones of the mine plan which we expect will increase our cash production costs. Depending in part on future period end metal prices, this mining strategy, together with the expected increase in non-cash costs, could result in, or contribute to, a future write-down of production-related inventories.
Hycroft Expansion Projects
Our proven and probable mineral reserves are contained in oxide (heap leach), transitional (heap leach and mill), and sulfide (mill) ores. We currently recover metals contained in oxide and transitional ores through our heap leach operations and the construction of a mill would allow us to recover metals contained in additional transitional (mill) and the sulfide (mill) ores.
Capital expenditures
Consistent with our strategy and goal to preserve liquidity by minimizing capital expenditures, we currently expect our total 2014 capital spending for non-expansion (sustaining) expenditures to be less than $15.0 million.
We expect our remaining 2014 capital spending (sustaining and expansion) to total approximately $20.0 million. For additional detail about our Hycroft Mine expansion spending see the Liquidity and Capital Resources section below.
Heap leach (oxide and transitional ore)
We have previously completed heap leach expansion projects which included increasing the mining rate through larger capacity haul trucks, shovels, and production drills and expanding leach pad operations through increased leach pad size and additional solution processing capacity (Merrill-Crowe plant). During 2014, the only ongoing heap leach expansion project was the crushing system, which was run intermittently until being shut down in April to enable the manufacturer to resolve an engineering design issue on the secondary and tertiary crushers. In mid-June, the temporary repairs were completed to the crushing system and it was placed back in operation at a capacity sufficient to support our heap leach operations. Going forward, we plan to selectively crush high-grade ore with the crushing system to improve metal recoveries while the manufacturer engineers a solution that will bring the crushing system’s capacity to the level required for a mill expansion.
Mill (transitional and sulfide ore)
We had previously commenced a mill expansion project which was deferred during the second quarter of 2013 due to declining metal prices. Previous mill expansion efforts included ordering the mills themselves, motors and mill drives, foundation preparation, and mill-related engineering. Following the decision to defer the previously announced mill, we began working with M3 to develop different mill scenarios which considered phased construction approaches and on-site oxidation methods for our sulfide concentrates to enable on-site doré production. In April 2014, M3, in association with the Company, completed a prefeasibility study for a mill expansion that incorporated on-site oxidation of sulfide concentrates. Based on the positive results of the prefeasibility study, the Board of Directors approved moving forward with a feasibility study, which is currently ongoing and expected to be completed by the end of the third quarter of 2014. The feasibility study will be completed by the same independent third-party engineering firm, M3, in association with the Company, and as of June 30, 2014, is expected to cost less than $3.0 million to complete, which is included in our total Purchase obligations for plant and equipment in the Contractual obligations table in the below Liquidity and Capital Resources section.
Based on assumptions in the prefeasibility study, which entails a two-phase mill expansion approach, we project the addition of a mill could result in average annual production for the first five years of full operation (120,000 tons of ore per day) of approximately 450,000 ounces of gold and 21.0 million ounces of silver and average annual life-of-project (the 12 years of full operation at 120,000 tons of ore per day) production of approximately 438,000 ounces of gold and 21.2 million ounces of silver. The estimated additional (new) capital cost to construct a mill in two phases is $900.1 million for Phase 1 and $421.9 million for Phase 2. Phase 1 entails a 60,000 tons of ore per day (“tpd”) mill capacity and a 24-month construction period. Phase 2 entails bringing the overall mill capacity to 120,000 tpd over an additional 12-month construction period.
We are working on financing strategies based upon the prefeasibility study’s estimated capital cost and have engaged Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Scotia Capital, Inc. to help us find an investment partner(s) to assist us with financing the mill expansion project.

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Results of Operations
Revenue
Gold revenue
The table below summarizes changes in gold revenue, ounces sold, and average realized prices for the following periods:
 
Three months ended June 30,
 
Six months ended June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Total gold revenue (thousands)
$
73,713

 
$
55,946

 
$
150,946

 
$
99,918

Gold ounces sold
57,050

 
41,512

 
116,520

 
68,768

Average realized price (per ounce)
$
1,292

 
$
1,348

 
$
1,295

 
$
1,453

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014 vs. 2013
 
 
 
2014 vs. 2013
 
 
The change in gold revenue was attributable to (thousands):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Increase in ounces sold
$
20,940

 
 
 
$
69,382

 
 
Decrease in average realized price
(2,309
)
 
 
 
(10,832
)
 
 
Effect of average realized price decrease on ounces sold increase
(864
)
 
 
 
(7,522
)
 
 
 
$
17,767

 
 
 
$
51,028

 
 
During the second quarter and first six months of 2014 our gold revenue increased by approximately 32% and 51%, respectively, from the same periods of 2013, primarily due to increases of 37% (or 15,538 ounces) and 69% (or 47,752 ounces), respectively, in the number of gold ounces sold. During 2014, we continued to benefit from our previously expanded mine equipment fleet, increased ore under leach and solution flows, and increased solution processing capacity. When compared to the 2013 periods, gold revenue for the second quarter and first six months of 2014 was negatively impacted by decreases of $56 (or -4%) and $158 (or -11%), respectively, in the average realized price per ounce.
Silver revenue
The table below summarizes changes in silver revenue, ounces sold, and average realized prices for the following periods:
 
Three months ended June 30,
 
Six months ended June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Total silver revenue (thousands)
$
9,410

 
$
3,052

 
$
17,702

 
$
8,270

Silver ounces sold
474,832

 
146,303

 
881,066

 
321,069

Average realized price (per ounce)
$
20

 
$
21

 
$
20

 
$
26

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014 vs. 2013
 
 
 
2014 vs. 2013
 
 
The change in silver revenue was attributable to (thousands):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Increase in ounces sold
$
6,854

 
 
 
$
14,424

 
 
Decrease in average realized price
(153
)
 
 
 
(1,819
)
 
 
Effect of average realized price decrease on ounces sold increase
(343
)
 
 
 
(3,173
)
 
 
 
$
6,358

 
 
 
$
9,432

 
 
For the reasons discussed above in the Gold revenue section, during the second quarter and first six months of 2014 our silver revenue increased by approximately 208% and 114%, respectively, from the same periods of 2013, primarily due to increases of 225% (or 328,529 ounces) and 174% (or 559,997 ounces), respectively, in the number of silver ounces sold. Our silver to gold ounces sold ratio for the first six months of 2014 was 7.6:1.0, compared to 4.7:1.0 for the same period of 2013, as approximately 85% of our gold ounces sold was from solution processed through our Merrill-Crowe plants which yield higher silver concentrations and recoveries than solution processed through our carbon columns. During the first six months of 2013, approximately 73% of our gold ounces sold was from solution processed through our Merrill-Crowe plants. When compared to the 2013 period, silver revenue for the first six months of 2014 was negatively impacted by a $6 (or -22%) decrease in the average realized price per ounce.

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Total cost of sales
Total cost of sales consists of production costs and depreciation and amortization. The table below summarizes changes in total cost of sales for the following periods (in thousands):
 
Three months ended June 30,
 
Six months ended June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Production costs
$
55,367

 
$
35,236

 
$
111,725

 
$
57,038

Depreciation and amortization
17,634

 
5,741

 
31,265

 
9,587

Total cost of sales
$
73,001

 
$
40,977

 
$
142,990

 
$
66,625

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014 vs. 2013
 
 
 
2014 vs. 2013
 
 
The change in cost of sales was attributable to:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Increase in gold ounces sold
$
15,337

 
 
 
$
46,264

 
 
Increase in average cost of sales per ounce
12,142

 
 
 
17,765

 
 
Effect of average cost per ounce increase on ounces sold increase
4,545

 
 
 
12,336

 
 
 
$
32,024

 
 
 
$
76,365

 
 
As discussed above in the Gold Revenue section, during the second quarter and first six months of 2014 we sold 37% (or 15,538 ounces) and 69% (or 47,752 ounces), respectively, more gold ounces than the same periods of 2013 which, together with an increase in the average cost of sales per gold ounce, increased our total cost of sales.
Production costs
Increased costs of mining additional waste, together with an approximate 9.0% decrease in the average ore grade mined, more than offset the efficiencies of our expanded heap leach operations during the 2014 periods which increased our cash production costs. Our waste to ore strip ratio (excluding stockpiled ore) increased by approximately 62% to 1.2:1.0 compared to 0.8:1.0 during the same period of 2013. Further, during the first six months of 2014 our beginning average cash production costs per gold ounce on the leach pads was approximately 27% (or $187 per ounce) higher than the first six months of 2013.
During the second half of 2014, we intend to increase our mining rate to progress through high waste zones of the mine plan which is expected to increase our production costs, thereby decreasing our income from operations. As discussed in Note 4 - Stockpiles and Ore On Leach Pads, increases to our production costs or decreases from June 30, 2014 metal price levels could result in, or contribute to, a future write-down of production-related inventories.
Depreciation and amortization
In addition to the increase in gold ounces sold, during 2013, as we expanded our oxide heap leach operations, the amount of plant, equipment, and mine development in service increased, resulting in a significant increase in depreciation and amortization per gold ounce sold. As of June 30, 2014, we had in service an additional $287.1 million (approximately 55%) of plant, equipment, and mine development compared to June 30, 2013, including the North leach pad, two electric rope shovels, the 21,500 gpm Merrill-Crowe plant, and the crushing system. Depreciation and amortization per gold ounce sold for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 was $309 and $268, respectively, compared to $138 and $139 for the respective periods of 2013. During the first six months of 2014, the average non-cash depreciation and amortization cost per gold ounce on the leach pads increased $41 (or 16%) and we expect this trend to continue during the second half of 2014.
Exploration, development, and land holding
Exploration, development, and land holding totaled $0.7 million and $1.2 million during the second quarters of 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $1.4 million and $2.2 million during the first six months of 2014 and 2013, respectively, consisting of compensation and benefit costs for our exploration employees and land holding and claim maintenance fees. We have no plans for exploration activities at any of our outside properties for the remainder of 2014 and have not employed a statewide exploration workforce since the third quarter of 2013.
General and administrative
General and administrative costs totaled $5.8 million and $8.8 million during the second quarters of 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $12.0 million and $14.7 million during the first six months of 2014 and 2013, respectively. Decreases to our general and administrative costs during the second quarter and first six months of 2014 were attributable to lower employee-related cash compensation and benefit costs from reduced staff levels at our corporate headquarters and lower stock-based compensation costs for employees and directors, offset by increased rent expense for housing facilities.

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Gain on dispositions or sales of mineral properties, net
We recorded a $19.5 million gain during the second quarter and first six months of 2014 for the sale of a 75% controlling interest in our Hasbrouck, Three Hills, and Esmeralda County exploration properties. We received $20.0 million of gross proceeds from the sale and the carrying value of the exploration properties sold totaled $0.5 million. For additional detail on this sale, see Note 8 - Mineral Properties, Net to our Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Loss on assets classified as held for sale and asset dispositions, net
During the second quarter and first six months of 2014 we recorded losses of $4.8 million and $6.0 million, respectively, on assets classified as held for sale and asset dispositions, which primarily resulted from classifying used haul trucks and haul truck components as held for sale and adjusting such assets to fair value.
Interest expense
Interest expense was $11.3 million and $3.2 million during the second quarters of 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $17.1 million and $8.3 million during the first six months of 2014 and 2013, respectively. Interest expense in both periods was primarily related to interest on our May 2012 senior notes (the “Notes”) and capital lease and term loan obligations, reduced for amounts capitalized to our project expenditures. Interest capitalized during the 2014 periods primarily related to the crushing system and decreased from the 2013 periods as fewer expansion projects were ongoing. For additional detail on our recorded interest expense, including amounts capitalized, see Note 10 - Debt to our Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Other, net
Other, net was a nominal amount of loss during the second quarter and first six months of 2014 compared to losses of $0.4 million and $0.9 million during the second quarter and first six months of 2013, respectively. In each period, other, net included foreign currency transaction gains and losses on the Notes, which were offset by corresponding amounts from the cross currency swap. In the second quarter and first six months of 2013, other, net included losses of $0.5 million and $1.0 million, respectively, for the change in fair value of marketable equity securities received in a 2011 mineral property sale, which were sold in the fourth quarter of 2013. For additional detail on our other income and expense, see Note 12 - Other, Net to our Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Income tax expense
We recorded income tax expense of $2.3 million and $0.1 million during the second quarters of 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $3.4 million and $2.3 million during the first six months of 2014 and 2013, respectively. Our first six months of 2014 income tax expense included $2.8 million for income taxed at our estimated annual effective rate of approximately 33.9% and $0.6 million for discrete items primarily related to stock-based compensation that were recognized as incurred in the current quarter. Our first six months of 2013 income tax expense was based on an estimated annual effective rate of 15.0%, which differed from the United States statutory tax rate of 35% primarily due to the effects of the percentage depletion deduction. For additional detail on our recorded income tax expense, see Note 13 - Income Tax Expense to our Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Net income
For the reasons described above, we reported net income of $4.4 million and $4.2 million during the second quarters of 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $4.7 million and $13.0 million during the first six months of 2014 and 2013, respectively.
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax totaled ($1.4 million) and ($0.6 million) during the second quarters of 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $0.6 million and $1.0 million during the first six months of 2014 and 2013, respectively, and included fair value adjustments to our cash flow hedge instruments, settlements of such hedges, and reclassifications into earnings. For additional detail, see Note 17 - Derivative Instruments to our Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources
General
One of our near-term operating strategies and goals is to maintain, at all times, sufficient liquid assets and access to capital resources. To accomplish this, we closely and actively manage our liquidity and capital resources by, among other things, (1) monitoring metal prices and the impacts (near-term and future) they have on our business; (2) achieving our projected ounces sold volumes and per ounce cost metrics; (3) controlling our working capital; (4) managing discretionary general and administrative and exploration related spending; (5) planning the timing and amounts of capital expenditures at the Hycroft Mine; (6) reviewing our existing borrowing arrangements and availability under such arrangements; (7) evaluating new financing options that are attainable on favorable and reasonable terms and are permissible under our existing debt agreements; and (8) making available for sale long-lived assets and mineral properties that do not fit into our operating plans or long-term strategy. Our future liquidity and capital resources management strategy entails a disciplined approach to monitor the timing and amount of any investment in the expansion of the Hycroft Mine while continually remaining in a position that allows us to respond to changes in our business environment, such as a decrease in metal prices, and changes in other factors beyond our control.
Cash and cash equivalents and liquid assets
We have placed substantially all of our cash and cash equivalents in operating accounts and short-term money market instruments with two, high quality financial institutions, thereby ensuring balances remain readily available. Due to the nature of our operations and the composition of our current assets, our cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable balances represent substantially all of our liquid assets on hand. In addition to our liquid assets on hand, we have access to additional liquidity under our $75.0 million Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Revolver”), the terms of which are discussed in Note 10 - Debt to our Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. As of June 30, 2014, we had cash and cash equivalents of $13.6 million, which decreased from the December 31, 2013 balance of $81.5 million due primarily to $67.6 million used to purchase long-lived assets at our Hycroft Mine and $27.6 million used to make principal payments on our capital lease and term loan obligations, which exceeded $20.0 million we received from a mineral property sale and $16.9 million provided by our operating activities. For additional detail on our 2014 cash and cash equivalents activity, see the Sources and uses of cash for the first six months of 2014 and 2013 section below.
At current metal price levels and using our 2014 target adjusted cash costs per ounce1 of $825 to $850, we believe future cash flows from operations, together with our $13.6 million of cash and cash equivalents and $75.0 million Revolver, will allow us to meet our needs for working capital, capital expenditures, debt service, and other liquidity requirements associated with our operations for at least the next 12 months. Our adjusted cash costs per ounce1 for the first six months of 2014 were $807 and we estimate our second half of 2014 adjusted cash costs per ounce1 will approximate $825 to $850, which, when using the June 30, 2014 gold price, equates to our mining operations being capable of generating between $465 to $490 of cash per ounce of gold sold (based on our cost estimates). To protect future per ounce cash margins from changes in metal prices, we may consider hedging a portion of our metal sales over the next six to 18 months with forward sales agreements; however, as of August 4, 2014 had not entered into any such transactions. During the next 12 months, we expect to fulfill any future cash and liquidity needs that exceed our existing cash and cash equivalents balances and cash flow from mining operations by accessing our $75.0 million Revolver, of which $66.0 million was available as of June 30, 2014.
 
 
 
 
 
1 

The term “adjusted cash costs per ounce” is a non-GAAP financial measure. Non-GAAP financial measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and, therefore, should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. See the section on “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” in this MD&A for additional information.

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Additional sources of liquidity
We believe the following table provides additional insight about items as of June 30, 2014, that we believe may provide us with additional liquidity over the next 12 months (in thousands):
Description
 
 
 
 
Amount
Cash and cash equivalents
 
 
 
 
$
13,612

Revolving credit agreement(1)
 
 
 
 
66,000

Accounts receivable(2)
 
 
 
 
3,079

Inventories(3)
 
 
 
 
10,454

Ore on leachpads, current(3)
 
 
 
 
229,421

Assets held for sale(4)
 
 
 
 
17,776

 
 
 
 
 
$
340,342

(1) Availability under our Revolver has been reduced for $9.0 million of letters of credit issued to collateralize the cross currency swap. See Note 10 - Debt to our Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional detail.
(2) Entire Accounts receivable balance is expected to be collected during the next 12 months.
(3) Inventories and Ore on leach pads, current contained approximately 182,415 ounces of gold which are expected to be sold within the next 12 months. Assuming a gold selling price of $1,315.00 per ounce (the June 30, 2014 P.M. fix) and excluding any proceeds from silver sales, the sale of all gold ounces estimated to be recovered from our Inventories and Ore on leach pads, current would provide us with $239.9 million of revenue during the next 12 months.
(4) Assets held for sale totaled $46.6 million and, for the purpose of determining estimates of additional liquidity, have been reduced for any debt and accrued interest that will be repaid at the time of sale. See Note 10 - Debt to our Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional detail.
Sources and uses of cash for the first six months of 2014 and 2013 (in thousands)
 
Six months ended June 30,
 
Increase (decrease)
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014 vs. 2013
Net income
$
4,708

 
$
13,048

 
$
(8,340
)
Net non-cash adjustments
24,932

 
15,938

 
8,994

Net change in operating assets and liabilities
(12,719
)
 
(41,911
)
 
29,192

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
16,921

 
(12,925
)
 
29,846

Net cash used in investing activities
(56,327
)
 
(213,784
)
 
157,457

Net cash used in financing activities
(28,452
)
 
126,607

 
(155,059
)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(67,858
)
 
(100,102
)
 
$
32,244

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
81,470

 
347,047

 
 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$
13,612

 
$
246,945

 
 
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities
Our operating cash flows vary with prices realized from metal sales, sales volumes, production costs, mine plans, working capital changes, and non-cash amounts included in net income. Our operating cash flows are largely impacted by increases in production-related inventories as we have increased our mining rate and expanded our plant and equipment used in our heap leach operations.
During the the first six months of 2014, for the reasons discussed above in the Results of Operations section, our net income and net non-cash adjustments provided $29.6 million of cash. Depreciation and amortization charges included in net income totaled $31.3 million, which reflects the significant non-cash cost component of our production-related inventories and our ability to generate cash from the sale of metals in a low metal price environment. During the first six months of 2014, we used approximately $25.1 million of cash to increase our recoverable gold ounces included in inventories, stockpiles, and ore on leach pads, which was partially offset by other working capital reductions, resulting in a $12.7 million use of cash from the net change in operating assets and liabilities.

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Cash used in investing activities
The amount of cash used in investing activities significantly decreased in the first six months of 2014 compared to the same period of 2013 as fewer expansion projects were ongoing at the Hycroft Mine. During the first six months of 2014 cash additions to plant, equipment, and mine development totaled $67.6 million and included $31.9 million for mill components, $19.1 million for the crushing facility, $10.0 million for Merrill-Crowe additions, and $6.6 million for other additions. We received $20.0 million of gross proceeds from the second quarter 2014 sale of a 75% controlling interest in our Hasbrouck, Three Hills, and Esmeralda County exploration properties which was offset by an $8.7 million net increase to our restricted cash balances as our Revolver requires us to maintain $10.0 million in restricted deposit accounts with the Revolver lenders. For additional detail on our restricted cash balances and mineral property sale, see Note 6 - Restricted Cash and Note 8 - Mineral Properties, Net to our Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
During the first six months of 2013 cash additions to plant, equipment, and mine development totaled $204.4 million and included $82.4 million for the crushing facility, $32.8 million for the mill project, $22.3 million for mine equipment, $20.6 million for leach pad expansions, $15.0 million for mine development, $13.8 million for processing upgrades, $12.6 million for an employee housing project, and $4.9 million for other additions. Additionally, during the first six months 2013 we increased our restricted cash balances by $9.4 million to satisfy financial assurance requirements for our expanding mine operations and surface disturbances at our Hycroft Mine.
Cash provided by financing activities
During the first six months of 2014 and 2013, our principal repayments on capital lease and term loan obligations totaled $27.6 million and $15.1 million, respectively. During the first six months of 2013 we completed a public offering for gross proceeds of $150.5 million and paid fees, commissions, and related offering costs of $8.3 million.
Future capital and cash requirements
Capital expenditures for the second half of 2014 are expected to total approximately $20.0 million, decreasing significantly from the $67.6 million spent during the first half of 2014. Using current metal price levels and our second half of 2014 adjusted cash costs per ounce1 estimates of $825 to $850, we expect our future net cash used in investing and financing activities during the next 12 months to approximate, or be slightly greater than, cash flows provided by operating activities during the same period. Our primary future cash requirements will be to fund our purchase obligations and sustaining capital expenditures for the Hycroft Mine, make scheduled semi-annual interest payments on the Notes, and make scheduled principal and interest payments on our capital lease and term loan obligations. See the Contractual Obligations table below for additional detail on the timing and amounts of our future cash requirements.
As discussed throughout this Liquidity and Capital Resources section, we believe that we have sufficient resources to fund our operations, remaining expansion project obligations, and other contractual obligations for at least the next 12 months. We do, however, continually evaluate financing options that may improve our current liquidity and financial condition, are attainable on favorable and reasonable terms, and are permissible under our existing debt agreements. This may include, but is not limited to, the issuance of various forms of equity and/or debt securities or other instruments, arrangements such as joint ventures, and the sale of assets or mineral properties.
The following table provides our gross contractual cash obligations as of June 30, 2014, which are grouped in the same manner as they are classified in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows in order to provide a better understanding of the nature of the obligations and to provide a basis for comparison to historical information (in thousands):
 
 
 
 
 
1 

The term “adjusted cash costs per ounce” is a non-GAAP financial measure. Non-GAAP financial measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and, therefore, should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. See the section on “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” in this MD&A for additional information.


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Total
 
Payments Due by Period
 
 
Less than
 
1 – 3
 
3 – 5
 
More than
Contractual obligations
 
1 year
 
Years
 
Years
 
5 Years
Operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest related to debt (1)
 
$
186,099

 
$
41,018

 
$
75,261

 
$
69,422

 
$
398

Property and claim maintenance fees (2)
 
13,596

 
748

 
4,707

 
2,398

 
5,743

Remediation and reclamation expenditures (3)
 
37,696

 
20

 
—

 
40

 
37,636

Temporary housing and space rental costs(4)
 
4,520

 
2,565

 
1,955

 
—

 
—

Investing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchase obligations for plant and equipment(5)
 
12,827

 
12,827

 
—

 
—

 
—

Financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Repayments of principal on debt(1)(6)
 
595,381

 
73,331

 
83,642

 
427,783

 
10,625

 
 
$
850,119


$
130,509


$
165,565


$
499,643


$
54,402

(1) 
Interest related to debt does not include amortization of debt issuance costs or Revolver standby fees. Interest and principal payments are adjusted for the effect of the cross currency swap agreement. For additional information see Note 10 - Debt to our Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
(2) 
Includes Hycroft Mine property and county claim fees and a 4% net profits royalty on Crofoot claims at the Hycroft Mine. For additional information on our 4% net profits royalty see Note 19 - Commitments and Contingencies to our Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
(3) 
Mining operations are subject to extensive environmental regulations in the jurisdictions in which they are conducted and we are required, upon cessation of operations, to reclaim and remediate the lands that our operations have disturbed. The estimated undiscounted cash outflows of these remediation and reclamation obligations are reflected here. As shown in Note 6 - Restricted Cash to our Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, this obligation was collateralized with $39.9 million of restricted cash.
(4) 
Temporary housing and space rental costs are related to lodging for employees, contractors, and consultants. For additional information see Note 19 - Commitments and Contingencies to our Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
(5) 
Purchase obligations are not recorded in the Consolidated Financial Statements. The amounts shown above represent certain purchase obligations which we cannot cancel. For additional information see Note 19 - Commitments and Contingencies to our Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
(6) 
Included in the “Less than 1 year” column is $27.8 million of debt which will be repaid concurrent with the sale of the components of the third electric rope shovel, three production drills, and four used haul trucks which are classified as held for sale.
Debt covenants
We were in compliance with all debt covenants as of June 30, 2014. For additional information on our debt agreements, debt covenants, outstanding borrowings, and interest expense, see Note 10 - Debt to our Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements or the Debt covenants section included in our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Note 10 - Debt to our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted Cash Costs per Ounce
Adjusted cash costs per ounce is a non-GAAP financial measure, calculated on a per ounce of gold sold basis, and includes all direct and indirect operating cash costs related to the physical activities of producing gold, including mining, processing, cash portions of production costs written-down, the effective portion of any cash flow hedges, third party refining expenses, on-site administrative and support costs, royalties, and mining production taxes, net of revenue earned from silver sales. Because we are a primary gold producer and our operations focus on maximizing profits and cash flows from the extraction and sale of gold, we believe that silver revenue is peripheral and not material to our key performance measures or our Hycroft Mine operating segment and, as such, adjusted cash costs per ounce is reduced by the benefit received from silver sales.
Adjusted cash costs per ounce provides management and investors with a further measure, in addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, to assess the performance of our mining operations and ability to generate cash flows over multiple periods from the sale of gold. Non-GAAP financial measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and, therefore, may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other mining companies. Accordingly, the above measures are intended to provide additional information and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.
The table below presents a reconciliation between non-GAAP adjusted cash costs, which is the numerator used to calculate non-GAAP adjusted cash costs per ounce, to Production costs (GAAP) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands, except ounces sold):

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Three months ended June 30,
 
Six months ended June 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Production costs
 
$
55,367

 
$
35,236

 
$
111,725

 
$
57,038

Less: Silver revenues - Note 11
 
(9,410
)
 
(3,052
)
 
(17,702
)
 
(8,270
)
Total adjusted cash costs
 
$
45,957

 
$
32,184

 
$
94,023

 
$
48,768

Gold ounces sold - Note 11
 
57,050

 
41,512

 
116,520

 
68,768

Adjusted cash costs per ounce
 
$
806

 
$
775

 
$
807

 
$
709

Off-balance sheet arrangements
As of June 30, 2014, our off-balance sheet arrangements consisted of operating lease agreements, purchase obligations, royalty agreements, and outstanding letters of credit issued under the Revolver. For additional detail see the Capital requirements section above and Note 10 - Debt and Note 19 - Commitments and Contingencies to our Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Accounting Developments
For a discussion of any recently issued and/or recently adopted accounting pronouncements, see Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and Note 2 - Accounting Pronouncements to our Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Critical Accounting Estimates
This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is based on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The preparation of these statements requires us to make assumptions, estimates, and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses. For information on our most critical accounting estimates, see the Critical Accounting Estimates section included in Part II – Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
In addition to historical information, this Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “PSLRA”) or in releases made by the SEC, all as may be amended from time to time. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein or incorporated by reference, that address activities, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will or may occur in the future, are forward-looking statements, including but not limited to such things as:
•
our future business strategy, plans and goals;
•
future gold and silver prices;
•
our estimated future capital expenditures, construction, and other cash needs and expectations as to the funding or timing thereof;
•
our anticipated liquidity, cash flows, cash operating costs and adjusted cash costs;
•
the availability, terms and costs related to future borrowing, debt repayment, equity funding, and other financing issues;
•
our expectations regarding the growth of our business and our estimates of mineral reserves and other mineralized material;
•
the timing and economic potential of the transitional and sulfide mineralization and milling project at the Hycroft Mine;
•
the anticipated results of the exploration drilling programs at our properties;
•
the projected amounts of our future costs and expenses;
•
our expectations regarding gold and silver recovery;
•
our estimated future production, cost of production, sales and cost of sales;
•
our plans and expectations regarding the use of the crushing system, the crushing system’s impact on our operations, and permanent and temporary corrections and modifications of the crushing system;
•
our plans and expectations regarding the development of our properties, including with respect to the Hycroft Mine; and
•
our plans and expectations regarding the sale of certain assets, including with respect to mineral properties and certain assets held for sale.

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The words “estimate”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “expect”, “intend”, “believe”, “project”, “target”, “budget”, “may”, “can”, “will”, “would”, “could”, “should”, “seeks”, or “scheduled to”, or other similar words, or negatives of these terms or other variations of these terms or comparable language or any discussion of strategy or intentions identify forward-looking statements. These cautionary statements are being made pursuant to the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the PSLRA with the intention of obtaining the benefit of the “safe harbor” provisions of such laws. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations. Important factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
•
volatile market prices of gold and silver;
•
our intention or future decisions whether or not to use forward-sale arrangements;
•
our ability to raise additional capital on favorable terms or at all;
•
risks associated with our substantial level of indebtedness;
•
risks related to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates;
•
risks related to the heap leaching process and the milling process at the Hycroft Mine, including but not limited to gold recovery rates, gold extraction rates, leach pad remediation processes, and the grades of ore placed on our leach pads;
•
an increase in the cost or timing of new projects;
•
uncertainties concerning estimates of mineral reserves and mineralized material, and grading;
•
our ability to achieve our estimated production rates and stay within our estimated operating costs;
•
availability of equipment or supplies;
•
intense competition within the mining industry;
•
the commercial success of our exploration and development activities;
•
uncertainties related to our ability to find and acquire new mineral properties;
•
risks associated with the expansion of our operations, including those associated with the Hycroft Mine and any future acquisitions or joint ventures;
•
the inherently hazardous nature of mining activities, including operational, geotechnical and environmental risks;
•
cost of compliance with current and future government regulations, including those related to environmental protection, mining, health and safety, corporate governance and public disclosure;
•
uncertainties relating to obtaining or retaining approvals and permits from governmental regulatory authorities;
•
potential operational and financial effects of current and proposed federal and state regulations related to environmental protection and mining, and the exposure to potential liability created by such regulations;
•
potential challenges to title in our mineral properties;
•
our ability to attract and retain personnel; and
•
potential conflicts of interests that may arise through some of our directors’ involvement with other natural resources companies.
For a more detailed discussion of such risks and other important factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements, please see the risk factors discussed in Part I—Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our other filings with the SEC. Although we have attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Although we base these forward-looking statements on assumptions that we believe are reasonable when made, we caution you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that our actual results, performance or achievements may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-Q. In addition, even if our results, performance or achievements are consistent with the forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-Q, those results, performance or achievements may not be indicative of results, performance or achievements in subsequent periods.
Given these risks and uncertainties, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements that we make in this Form 10-Q speak only as of the date of those statements, and we undertake no obligation to update those statements or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any of those statements to reflect future events or developments. Comparisons of results for current and any prior periods are not intended to express any future trends or indications of future performance, unless expressed as such, and should only be viewed as historical data.

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ITEM 3.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
There have been no material changes in our market risks during the three and six months ended June 30, 2014. For additional information on our market risks, see Part II – Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk in of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.
ITEM 4.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Allied Nevada management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of Allied Nevada’s disclosure controls and procedures, as required by Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act as of June 30, 2014. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to reasonably assure that information required to be disclosed by us, including our consolidated subsidiaries, in reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure and is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.
Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2014 to provide such reasonable assurance.
Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, believes that any disclosure controls and procedures or internal controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must consider the benefits of controls relative to their costs. Inherent limitations within a control system include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by unauthorized override of the control. While the design of any system of controls is to provide reasonable assurance of the effectiveness of disclosure controls, such design is also based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and such assumptions, while reasonable, may not take into account all potential future conditions. Accordingly, because of the inherent limitations in a cost effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and may not be prevented or detected.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our system of internal control is based on the control criteria framework of the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). During the six months ended June 30, 2014, we transitioned our system of internal control from COSO’s 1992 Framework to COSO’s more recently issued 2013 Integrated Framework, which we believe enhances our internal controls over financial reporting. Our transition to COSO’s 2013 Integrated Framework was not in response to a deficiency in our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
From time to time we are involved in various legal actions related to our business, some of which purport to be class action lawsuits. We do not believe, based on currently available information, that contingencies related to any pending or threatened legal matter will have a material adverse effect on our financial statements, although a contingency could be material to our results of operations or cash flows for a particular period depending on our results of operations and cash flows for such period. Regardless of the outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on us because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources, and other factors.
ITEM 1A.
RISK FACTORS
There have been no material changes to our risk factors discussed in Part I – Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.
ITEM 2.
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
None.
ITEM 3.
DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4.
MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Safety and health is our highest priority, which is why we have a mandatory mine safety and health program that includes employee and contractor training, risk management, workplace inspection, emergency response, accident investigation and program auditing. We consider this program to be essential at all levels to ensure that our employees, contractors, and visitors are always in an environment that is safe and healthy.
The information concerning mine safety violations or other regulatory matters required by Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 104 of Regulation S-K is included in Exhibit 95.1 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
ITEM 5.
OTHER INFORMATION
None.

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ITEM 6.
EXHIBITS
(a) Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
 
Description of Document
Articles of Incorporation and By-laws
3.2†
 
By-laws of Allied Nevada Gold Corp., as amended April 15, 2014 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Allied Nevada Gold Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 15, 2014 and filed with the SEC on the same day).
 
 
 
Material Contracts.
10.1†
 
Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated April 22, 2014, between WK Mining (USA) Ltd. and Allied VNC Inc. and Hasbrouck Production Company LLC (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Allied Nevada Gold Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 22, 2014 and filed with the SEC on April 23, 2014).
10.2†*
 
Allied Nevada Gold Corp. Performance and Incentive Pay Plan, effective May 1, 2014 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Allied Nevada Gold Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 1, 2014 and filed with the SEC on May 5, 2014).
10.3†
 
Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 8, 2014 between Allied Nevada Gold Corp., The Bank of Nova Scotia, and Wells Fargo Bank (National Association) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Allied Nevada Gold Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 8, 2014 and filed with the SEC on May 9, 2014).

10.4*
 
Form of Performance and Incentive Pay Plan Grant Letter under the Allied Nevada Gold Corp. Performance and Incentive Pay Plan.
 
 
 
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications.
31.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
31.2
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
 
 
 
Section 1350 Certifications.
32.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
 
Mine Safety Disclosure Exhibits.
95.1
 
Mine Safety Disclosures
 
 
 
Interactive Data File.
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document
†
 
Not filed herewith, but incorporated herein by reference.
*
 
Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

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SIGNATURES
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.
 
 
ALLIED NEVADA GOLD CORP.
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
August 4, 2014
By:
 
/s/    Randy E. Buffington
 
 
 
 
Randy E. Buffington
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
August 4, 2014
By:
 
/s/    Stephen M. Jones
 
 
 
 
Stephen M. Jones
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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