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| Share Name | Share Symbol | Market | Type | Share ISIN | Share Description |
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TIDMBRD
RNS Number : 2243M
BlueRock Diamonds PLC
20 September 2021
BlueRock Diamonds PLC / AIM: BRD / Sector: Natural Resources
20 September 2021
BlueRock Diamonds Plc ("Bluerock" or the "Company")
Interim Results
BlueRock Diamonds, the AIM listed diamond mining company, which owns and operates the Kareevlei Diamond Mine ('Kareevlei') in the Kimberley region of South Africa, is pleased to announce its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2021 .
HIGHLIGHTS - June 2021 versus June 2020
Operational Results
-- 34% increase in tonnes processed to 221,000 -- 33% increase in grade to 4.1 cpht -- 79% increase in carats produced to 8,949 -- 40% increase in sales price to USD436 per carat
Overall Increase in Mineral Resource
-- 49% increase in tonnes to c10,370,000 -- 4% increase in grade to 5cpht -- 53% increase in carats to 516,200
Expansion Project
-- Project management/plant build company brought in to support management in both the plant expansion and mining development
-- Crushing Circuit commissioned and brought into operation in Q1
-- Specially designed screen ordered for delivery in late September following significant test work after issues were identified with the primary screen
-- New dates set for the wet plant commissioning to September and overall plant to be fully operational in October 2021
Financials
-- 118% increase in revenue to GBP2.8 million -- 64% reduction in operating loss to GBP538,000
CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT
The first half of the year has been a challenging one and despite the delays in the expansion project, good progress has been made on a number of fronts. The Company announced a significant increase to its Mineral Resource ("resource"), is now on the verge of fully commissioning the transformational 1 million tonne per annum ('Mtpa') expansion project, put in place supporting financial arrangements and delivered positive operational results. The market rebounded in early 2021 with excellent prices achieved throughout the period and there is a very positive outlook for the remainder of 2021. Excitingly, the discovery of several large stones further confirmed the potential of the Kareevlei operation and strengthened the balance sheet.
As not all of our milestones were reached in the reporting period, the full positive impact of these have not been reflected in our H1 2021 financial results. Despite this, we are encouraged by the increase in first half revenues to GBP2.8 million, which provides a stable platform for the continued development of our Kareevlei Mine, which continues to produce diamonds of exceptional quality and ranks in the top ten in the world in terms of average value per carat.
Operations
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Mining (in tonnes H1 2021 H1 2020 Increase
'000)
Waste (development) 646 305 111%
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Ore 289 142 104%
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Total 935 447 109%
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Total mined tonnes in H1 2021 were double that of 2020. It is particularly important to note the large increase in the waste mining, which should be seen as an investment for the future as a lot of development work is ongoing to prepare the Main Pit to mine efficiently at deeper levels than was originally anticipated. The strip ratio in H1 2021 was 2.2, which is significantly higher than the life of mine strip ratio for the Main Pit of 1.8. Accordingly, the cash cost of the excess waste mining in H1 2021 was high with GBP258,000 of the mining costs capitalised, which will be amortised over the life of the Main Pit.
Processing
Tonnes '000 H1 2021 H1 2020 Increase
Processed 221 165 34%
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Crushed 227 163 39%
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Grade 4.1 3.0 33%
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Carats Produced 8,949 4,981 80%
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We are pleased with the increase in production compared with H1 2020, even though a direct comparison is difficult because of the impact of COVID-19 in 2020 when we were forced to close for a period of 46 days. Production in Q2 at 189,000 tonnes was a record quarterly production and was a direct result of the old wet plant being fed with a more consistent supply of ore from the new crushing circuit. Q1 2021 was negatively affected by the extreme levels of rainfall in late December 2020 and January 2021, which hampered both mining and processing.
Historically, Q1 has been a difficult production quarter because of the impact of the rainy season on our poorly designed old plant and the mine planning. The new plant has been designed to minimise the impact of excessive rain which, combined with our strategy of moving into the rainy season with a significant stockpile of run of mine ore, should lead to a better performance in Q1 2022.
The grade of 4.1cpht for H1 2021 reached target levels and was a significant improvement over H1 2020, which was low due to the development mining required to amalgamate KV1 and KV2 into one larger Main Pit, which required mining at higher levels and near the pipe edge.
The increased production levels combined with an improvement in the grade led to a record level of carats produced, up a very encouraging 80% compared with H1 2020.
Sales
Sales H1 2021 H1 2020 Increase
Carats 9,113 5,680 60%
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USD/Carat 436 311 40%
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Carats sold in H1 2021 were 60% higher than H1 2020.
Importantly, the price achieved for our diamonds recovered to above pre-COVID-19 levels (2019: USD415/carat). This was after a severe weakening in 2020, which saw prices fall to as low as USD263 per carat at the end of the year as all of the tender houses were closed and sales were made to private buyers eliminating the competitive nature of the tenders.
Tenders recommenced in January 2021 when we saw an immediate recovery of prices to above USD400 per carat, which was maintained throughout the period.
Market Overview /Outlook
The impact of COVID-19 on the supply chain of rough diamonds in 2020 and early 2021 a combined with the opening up of the retail markets as the global economy ramped up has resulted in a strong market in the first half of 2021. Our high-quality diamonds remain strongly sought after and the latest price trend places BlueRock amongst the producers with the highest price per carat in sales. The market remains firm, and we anticipate good prices in the second half of the year.
Large stones
Kareevlei continues to produce higher value diamonds and post the balance sheet date we have recovered our largest diamond to date. The large diamonds that we have recovered and sold this year are shown below:
Date sold 2021 Carats Value USD'000 Value per carat
USD'000
August 14.3 236 16.5
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August 58.6 585 10.0
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August 21.6 268 12.4
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May 6.3 52 8.3
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March 8.4 89 10.6
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March 10.7 73 6.8
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March 9.8 53 5.5
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January 14.8 163 11.0
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Note: It is the Company policy to announce all stones sold with a value of in excess of USD50k.
The increased incidence of larger diamonds, particularly the 58.6 carat stone recovered in August 2021, provides further evidence to support our existing size frequency distribution chart, which indicates that we should recover more large carat diamonds than we have historically.
Mineral Resource Upgrade
In February 2021, we announced an increase in our resource as follows:
November January Increase
2018(1) 2021
(2)
Tonnes 7,700,000
Tonnes mined since last
statement -735,000
Net Tonnes 6,965,000 10,368,300 49%
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Carats 367,000
Mined carats since November
2018 -29,982
Net Carats 337,018 516,200 53%
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CPHT 4.83 5.0 4%
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(1) November 2018 resource statement
(2) January 2021 resource statement
The increase in the resource followed further drilling work in 2020 at KV1 and KV2 to establish that the resource continues at depth and to confirm that KV1 covered a bigger area than was captured in the 2018 Resource Statement. The increase in the resource by approximately 50% is important as it established Kareevlei's life of mine at a minimum of 10 years at a depletion rate of 1Mtpa.
The increase in resource by pipe is shown below:
Tonnes Carats Grade (cpht)
Nov '18 Feb '21 Nov '18 Feb '21 Nov '18 Feb '21
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Indicated Resources
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KV1 0 1,131,500 0 69,500 0 6.1
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KV2 0 867,200 0 39,100 0 4.5
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Total Indicated 1,998,700 0 108,600 0 5.4
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Inferred Resource
---------- ----------- -------- -------- -------- --------
KV1 1,561,400 2,555,700 97,000 155,500 6.2 6.1
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KV2 1,909,700 1,478,500 86,600 65,800 4.5 4.5
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KV3 3,629,200 3,629,200 152,000 152,000 4.2 4.2
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KV5 644,300 706,200 31,400 34,300 4.9 4.9
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Total Inferred 7,744,600 8,369,600 367,000 407,600 4.7 4.9
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Grand Total 7,744,600 10,368,300 367,000 516,200 4.7 5.0
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In addition to an increase in the overall resource at KV1 and KV2, a significant proportion of the resource has been upgraded to Indicated from Inferred, further establishing our confidence in the economic fundamentals of the resource. Work has yet to be undertaken on an unexplored area in KV3, which is our biggest pit by far with a surface area of 5.6 hectares. Our expectation is that once we start exploring KV3 further, then the size of that resource has the potential to increase significantly. We plan to complete the evaluation work on KV3 in 2022.
Plant Expansion
At 30 June 2021, the project to transform production levels from circa 400,000 tonnes per annum to 1Mtpa was well advanced and despite the delays and the various cost increases, we believe that the extra time and cost will result in a more robust production plant capable of producing the targeted 1Mtpa.
The cost increases and delay are largely linked to a change in the design where we had originally planned to utilise a significant amount of the existing plant. Over time and with the help of our specialist project management team that were appointed in Q1 2021, we have upgraded the design of the new plant in order to give us greater certainty in achieving the higher production volumes.
Post 30 June 2021, the project has continued to advance; this is discussed in post balance sheet events below.
Power Supply
We continue to investigate how best to move away from our total reliance on diesel. We have appointed a specialist to review this, and we are currently considering a number of options, which include linking up to the national grid and a combination of solar and diesel.
Given the problems faced by the South African electricity company, Eskom, even if we do connect to the grid, we will require diesel generators for the periods when there is no supply, which we estimate could be as high as 30% of the time. In conjunction with this and despite Kareevlei's remote location, your Board is conscious and supportive of reducing the carbon footprint where possible and as part of the process we are investigating with solar providers the best way of financing such a plant and expect to make a decision on an overall Power Upgrade in Q1 2022.
Sorting House/Security upgrade
The Company commenced an upgrade of its Sorting Facility in Kimberly to accommodate the higher production and improve the overall security of the operation. This project will be completed in Q3 2021.
COVID-19
COVID-19 remains an issue in South Africa, and we continue to have confirmed cases on the mine. We have implemented procedures to comply with the regulations and during 2021 to date, COVID-19 has had a limited impact on our ability to operate.
Financials
In the first half of 2021, the Company made an operating loss of GBP538,000 on turnover of GBP2,817,000, compared with a loss of GBP1,498,000 on turnover of GBP1,292,000 in the first half of 2020.
The reduction in the operating loss was due to the increased revenue arising from significantly higher pricing of our diamonds, improved grade, and increased production volumes, although it should be noted that H1 2020 was impacted by the closure of the mine due to COVID-19.
Unrestricted cash and near cash as at 30 June 2021 was GBP609,000 including GBP558,000 due to be paid for diamonds sold in the June tender for which funds were not received until early July 2021. In addition, as at 30 June 2021, amounts outstanding from the Teichmann Group (and connected parties) was GBP199,000 in accordance with the terms of the equity subscription in February 2021. A further GBP1,474,000 was, subject to completion of formal documentation due to be received in 11 equal monthly instalments.
Financing
In March 2021, the Company raised gross proceeds of GBP1.5 million by way of a placing and subscription, which was required to fund the delays and increase in the expansion project cost, in part due to the impact of COVID-19 and the excessive rainfall in December 2020 and January 2021.
In May 2021, the Company entered into Heads of Terms with Teichmann to invest a further GBP1.61 million into the Company through a loan which, subject to Takeover Panel and shareholder approval, will become a convertible loan note ('CLN'). We also entered into Heads of Terms in relation to extending the credit period granted by Teichmann SA (Pty) Limited, our mining contractor and biggest supplier.
This funding (the "Teichmann Financing") provided us with the capital to deliver the expansion project while providing the working capital to further develop mining operations. In addition, we will benefit from a further strengthening of our already close working relationship with Teichmann, which will provide a greater depth of expertise at the operational and management level in South Africa.
Under the terms of the revised agreement, as announced on 27 August 2021, the CLN totalling GBP1.61 million will have a strike price of 40p, a three and half -year term and a 14.5% coupon compounding annually. Interest will roll up and be paid at maturity, repayment or on conversion. The CLN will be convertible three months after issue at any time by Teichmann and by BlueRock if the Company's share price is above 60p. Any future conversion of the proposed CLN will require shareholder approval of additional Company authorities to issue new shares and is also expected to require prior approval from The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers and approval, through a vote of independent shareholders, in accordance with the whitewash provisions to afford Teichmann (and its concert party) a dispensation from the obligation under Rule 9 of The Takeover Code to make a mandatory offer for the Company. In the event that shareholders do not approve the future conversion of the CLN, , then within one month of the expiry of the term of the SLN of 31 October 2021, BlueRock will be required to repay the higher of a) all amounts invested by Teichmann plus the interest on the entire amount of the loan for the full term; and b) all amounts invested by Teichmann plus the market value of the shares assuming that the convertible had run its full term less the principal amount of the CLN. On conversion, the interest on the full amount of the loan for the entire term will be added to the principal amount of the CLN prior to conversion. Assuming that no further shares are issued prior to conversion and should the requisite approvals noted above have been received, on conversion, the Teichmann Concert Party will hold approximately 49% of the enlarged issued share capital of the Company.
On 27 August 2021 formal documentation was concluded between Teichmann and the Company to subscribe for the initial loan which, subject to Shareholder approval at a meeting to be held on the 20 September 2021 will be automatically replaced with the CLN described above.
Teichmann will pay for the convertible in 12 equal instalments from 1 June 2021. At the date of this report Teichmann had made four payments totalling GBP537,000.
Board Appointment
We were delighted to welcome Rob Croll to the Board as a Non -Executive Director in May 2021. Rob is importantly South African based and a qualified mining engineer and brings a wealth of operational and project development experience in Africa; he will provide a strong independent perspective to our expanding operation in South Africa. Rob is also a director of Kareevlei. Rob has had an immediate impact with his ability to visit the operations regularly. The Company expects that Teichmann will also take up its existing right to appoint a director in due course.
Guidance
We have reviewed our guidance for 2021 which reflects the continued uncertainty over the speed of the ramp up once the new plant is fully operational.
Current guidance for the 2021 and 2022 compared to the previous 2021 guidance and 2020 performance is as follows:
Revised 2021 Previous 2021 2022 guidance 2020 actual
guidance guidance
Carats produced 22,000 to 26,000 24,000 to 28,000 40,000 to 43,000 15,371
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Grade 4.0 to 4.3 4.0 to 4.5 4.0 to 4.3 3.8
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Value per carat
USD 400 to 440 400 to 440 400 295
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Revenue USDm 8.8 to 11.6 9.6 to 12.3 16.0 to 17.2 3.6
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The guidance for 2022 remains the same as it reflects a full year of operations.
Post Balance Sheet Events
Since 30 June 2021, we have made great strides in completing our expansion project. The crushing circuit has been operating well for several months but it was agreed that a new larger primary screen was necessary; this specially designed screen will be delivered and fitted in late September. The new plant has two processing lines, and it was agreed in order to minimise the disruption to production that one line would be fully commissioned first; this line is currently being hot commissioned and will be fully operational in late September. The second line will be hot commissioned after 2 pans are moved over from the old plant and brought into production by mid- October. It is planned to then ramp up the whole plant to the targeted 1Mtpa production level in the second half of October.
The sales value of our diamonds continues to be strong as highlighted by the recently announced three large stones sold for USD1.1 million in the August tender, which brough the overall tender result to a record USD2.1 million (previous highest USD900,000) at an average price of USD800 per carat.
I would like to thank everyone at BlueRock and Kareevlei, as well as our shareholders and key stakeholders for their continued efforts and support.
Mike Houston
Chairman
CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 30 JUNE 2021
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position
As at As at As at
30 June 30 June 31 December
2021 2020 2020
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
Note GBP GBP GBP
Assets
Non-current assets
Property, plant, and equipment 5 4,113,487 1,136,229 2,344,335
Right-of-use assets 5 559,945 479,522 520,795
Mining assets 5 860,290 391,352 560,332
Other receivables 7 522,343 301,344 425,319
6,056,065 2,308,447 3,850,781
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Current assets
Inventories 6 822,699 453,108 458,308
Trade and other receivables 7 1,129,013 186,031 162,163
Cash and cash equivalents (including
restricted cash) 8 271,557 728,909 569,962
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2,223,269 1,368,048 1,190,433
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Total assets 8,279,334 3,676,495 5,041,214
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Equity and liabilities
Equity Attributable to Equity Holders
of the Parent
Share capital 10 706,050 262,900 454,333
Share premium 10 8,656,201 5,747,980 6,885,796
Retained losses (6,880,518) (7,177,235) (7,223,054)
Other reserves 2,711,584 3,691,010 3,393,154
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5,193,317 2,524,655 3,510,229
Non-controlling interest (2,479,235) (1,902,883) (2,261,809)
2,714,082 621,772 1,248,420
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Liabilities
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 11 2,788,324 634,869 1,237,563
Borrowings 12 683,073 171,507 696,206
Lease liabilities 12 17,496 7,872 24,785
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3,488,893 814,248 1,958,554
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Non-current liabilities
Borrowings 12 924,666 1,452,367 828,300
Lease liabilities 12 620,086 504,521 551,743
Provisions 13 531,607 283,587 454,197
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2,076,359 2,240,475 1,834,240
Total liabilities 5,565,252 3,054,723 3,792,794
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Total equity and liabilities 8,279,334 3,676,495 5,041,214
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Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
6 months 6 months 12 months
ended ended ended 31
30 June 30 June December
2021 2020 2020
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
Note GBP GBP GBP
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Revenue from contracts with customers 2,816,862 1,292,056 3,601,819
Other income 4,149 641 1,062
Operating expenses (3,359,639) (2,790,880) (5,877,695)
Operating loss (538,628) (1,498,183) (2,274,814)
Finance income 13,599 13,086 24,209
Finance charges (137,998) (135,321) (248,022)
Change in fair value of financial
instruments designated at FVTPL 9,711 (9,725) 2,104
Foreign exchange (loss) / gain 3 140,403 (1,093,973) (492,285)
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Loss before taxation (512,914) (2,724,116) (2,988,808)
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Taxation - - -
------------ ------------ ------------
Total loss for the period (512,914) (2,724,116) (2,988,808)
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Total loss for the period, net
of tax attributable to:
Owners of the parent (321,363) (2,342,714) (2,388,532)
Non-controlling interest (191,551) (381,402) (600,276)
(512,914) (2,724,116) (2,988,808)
Other Comprehensive Income:
Exchange differences on translating
foreign operations (99,520) 936,266 397,605
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Total comprehensive loss, net of
tax (612,434) (1,787,850) (2,591,203)
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Total comprehensive loss, net of
tax attributable to:
Owners of the parent (395,008) (1,649,877) (2,094,304)
Non-controlling interest (217,426) (137,973) (496,899)
(612,434) (1,787,850) (2,591,203)
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Earnings per share - from continuing
activities
Basic and diluted 15 (0.05) (1.00) (0.35)
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
Share capital Share premium Retained losses Other Total Non-controlling Total
reserves attributable interest equity
to equity
holders of
the Group
GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP
Balance at 1
January 2020: 162,900 4,147,980 (5,120,207) 3,118,484 2,309,157 (1,764,910) 544,247
Loss for the
period - - (2,342,714) - (2,342,714) (381,402) (2,724,116)
Other
comprehensive
income:
Foreign
exchange
movements - - - 692,837 692,837 243,429 936,266
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Total
comprehensive
loss: - - (2,342,714) 692,837 (1,649,877) (137,973) (1,787,850)
Transactions
with
shareholders:
Issue of share
capital 100,000 1,600,000 - - 1,700,000 - 1,700,000
Issue of share
options - - - 165,375 165,375 - 165,375
Transfer of
lapsed options
to accumulated
loss - - 285,686 (285,686) - - -
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Total
transactions
with
shareholders: 100,000 1,600,000 285,686 (120,311) 1,865,375 - 1,865,375
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Balance at 30
June 2020
(unaudited): 262,900 5,747,980 (7,177,235) 3,691,010 2,524,655 (1,902,883) 621,772
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Balance at 1
July 2020: 262,900 5,747,980 (7,177,235) 3,691,010 2,524,655 (1,902,883) 621,772
Loss for the
period - - (45,818) - (45,818) (218,874) (264,692)
Other
comprehensive
income:
Foreign
exchange
movements - - - (398,609) (398,609) (140,052) (538,661)
Total
comprehensive
loss: - - (45,818) (398,609) (444,427) (358,926) (803,353)
Transaction
with
shareholders:
Issue of share
capital 191,433 1,347,261 - - 1,538,694 - 1,538,694
Share issue
expenses - (132,685) - - (132,685) - (132,685)
Issue of share
options - - - 100,752 100,752 - 100,752
Total
transactions
with
shareholders: 191,433 1,214,576 - 100,752 1,506,761 - 1,506,761
--------------- ----------------- ---------------- ------------- ------------- ---------------- ------------
Balance at 31
December 2020 454,333 6,885,796 (7,223,054) 3,393,154 3,510,229 (2,261,809) 1,248,420
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Balance at 1
January 2021: 454,333 6,885,796 (7,223,054) 3,393,154 3,510,229 (2,261,809) 1,248,420
Loss for the
period - - (321,363) - (321,363) (191,551) (512,914)
Other
comprehensive
income:
Foreign
exchange
movements - - - (73,645) (73,645) (25,875) (99,520)
Total
comprehensive
loss: - - (321,363) (73,645) (395,008) (217,426) (612,434)
Transaction
with
shareholders:
Issue of share
capital 251,717 1,831,255 - - 2,082,972 - 2,082,972
Share issue
expenses - (60,850) - - (60,850) - (60,850)
Issue of share
options - - - 55,974 55,974 - 55,974
Transfer lapsed
share options
to retained
losses - - 663,899 (663,899) - - -
Total
transactions
with
shareholders: 251,717 1,770,405 663,899 (607,925) 2,078,096 - 2,078,096
--------------- ----------------- ---------------- ------------- ------------- ---------------- ------------
Balance at 30
June 2021
(unaudited) 706,050 8,656,201 (6,880,518) 2,711,584 5,193,317 (2,479,235) 2,714,082
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
6 months 6 months 12 months
ended ended ended
30 June 30 June 31 December
2021 2020 2019
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
GBP GBP GBP
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Operating activities
Cash used in operations 14 (42,781) (1,104,383) (1,025,363)
Net cash used in operating activities (42,781) (1,104,383) (1,025,363)
Investing activities
Purchase of property, plant and
equipment 5 (1,813,073) (47,173) (1,268,083)
Proceeds on sale of property, plant
and equipment 5 - 10,317 2,889
Movement in rehabilitation guarantee 7 (91,040) (3,102) (101,888)
Net cash used in investing activities (1,904,113) (39,958) (1,367,082)
Financing activities
Proceeds on share issue 10 1,237,160 1,634,406 2,895,784
Repayments of borrowings 12 (93,151) (116,088) (245,237)
Loans drawn down 12 136,170 - -
Repayments of lease liabilities 12 (42,655) (31,535) (66,380)
Movement in restricted cash 8 (3,585) (5,408) (8,811)
Net cash received from financing
activities 1,233,939 1,481,374 2,575,356
Net (decrease) / increase in cash
and cash equivalents (712,955) 337,033 182,911
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Cash and cash equivalents at the
beginning of the period 8 355,464 165,935 165,935
Foreign exchange differences 408,798 (3,381) 6,617
Cash and cash equivalents at the
end of the period 8 51,307 499,587 355,463
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Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
1. Accounting policies
1.1 General information and basis of preparation
The condensed interim consolidated financial statements (the "interim financial statements") are for the six-month period ended 30 June 2021.
These interim financial statements have not been audited or reviewed, and the financial information set out in this report does not constitute statutory accounts as defined by the Companies Act 2006. The comparative figures for the year ended 31 December 2020 were derived from the statutory accounts for the year to 31 December 2020, which have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. Those accounts received an unqualified audit report which did not contain statements under sections 498(2) or (3) (accounting records or returns inadequate, accounts not agreeing with records and returns or failure to obtain necessary information and explanations) of the Companies Act 2006.
The interim financial statements have been prepared on the basis of the accounting policies set out in the December 2020 financial statements of BlueRock Diamonds plc, amended for new standards effective from 1 January 2021 and IAS 34 "Interim Financial Reporting" on a going concern basis. They are presented in sterling, which is also the functional currency of the parent company. They do not include all the information required in annual financial statements in accordance with IFRS and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the Group for the period ended 31 December 2020.
The interim financial statements have been approved for issue by the Board of Directors on 20 September 2021.
Going concern
The Group has prepared forecasts covering the period to 31 December 2022. Appropriate diligence has been
applied by the directors who believe that the forecasts are prepared on a realistic basis using the best available information. The Group had cash and near cash balances of GBP609,000 including GBP558,000 due to be paid for diamonds sold in the June tender for which funds would not be received until early July 2021, but excluding restricted cash. In addition, at 30 June 2021 there were committed funds of GBP199,000 due from Teichmann from its subscription in February 2021 and a further GBP1,474,000 , subject to completion of formal documentation, was due to be received from Teichmann in 11 equal monthly instalments.
In making its going concern assessment, the Board has considered, inter alia, a) the risks involved in completing the current expansion project; b) the ongoing potential impact of COVID-19 and c) the potential impact of the rainy season on production levels.
After review of these uncertainties the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate
resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason,
we continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing this half year report and accounts of the Group.
1.2 Changes in accounting standards and disclosures
There are no changes to the accounting policies as described in the 2020 annual financial statements.
The other amendments or interpretation, which are effective in 2021 and relevant to the Group's operations, do not have a significant effect on the Group's accounting policies.
The Group has not early adopted any standard or amendments that have been issued but not yet effective.
2. Significant judgements and sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the Group's accounting policies the Directors are required to make estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The judgements, estimates and assumptions applied in the interim financial statements including the key sources of estimation uncertainty were the same as those applied in the financial statements for the period ended 31 December 2020.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.
3. Foreign exchange (loss) / gain
6 months 6 months ended 12 months ended
ended 30 30 June 31 December
June 2020 2020
2021 GBP GBP
GBP Unaudited Audited
Unaudited
Foreign exchange (loss) /
gain 140,403 (1,093,973) (481,779)
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The foreign exchanges (loss) / gain relate to the translation of balances denominated in foreign currencies at year-end exchange rates.
4. Segmental reporting
Operating segments are identified based on internal reports about components of the Group that are regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker to allocate resources to the segments and to assess their performance.
The Group's operations relate to the exploration for, and development of mineral deposits in the Kimberley region of South Africa and as such the Group has only one reportable segment. The non-current assets in the Kimberley region in June 2021 were GBP6,056,066 (June 2020: GBP2,308,446; December 2020: GBP3,850,781)
All revenue consists of sales of diamonds in South Africa through auctions as is customary in the industry. The Company sold its diamonds through auctions run by CS Diamonds (Pty) Ltd during the period. The Group entered into an agreement with Bonas-Cousyns NV, an independent diamond and gemstone brokerage firm, for its diamonds to be marketed in Antwerp in the future.
5. Property, plant and equipment
Cost / Valuation Accumulated Carrying value
30 June 2021 depreciation 30 June 2021
GBP GBP GBP
Unaudited
----------------- -------------- ---------------
Motor vehicles 36,102 (13,874) 22,228
Plant and machinery 5,397,519 (1,310,273) 4,087,246
Leasehold improvements 4,721 (708) 4,013
Right-of-use-assets 703,433 (143,488) 559,945
Mining assets 1,024,905 (164,615) 860,290
----------------- -------------- ---------------
Total 7,166,680 1,632,958 5,533,722
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Reconciliation of property, plant and equipment
Carrying Additions Depreciation Disposals FX revaluation Carrying
value and transfers GBP value
1 January GBP GBP GBP 30 June 2021
2021 GBP
GBP Unaudited
Audited
----------- ---------- ------------- --------------- --------------- --------------
Motor vehicles 23,848 - (1,815) - 195 22,228
Plant and machinery 2,316,278 1,813,073 (99,460) - 57,355 4,087,246
Leasehold improvements 4,209 - (231) 35 4,013
Right-of-use-assets 520,795 67,940 (34,529) - 5,739 559,945
Mining assets 560,332 313,762 (25,119) - 11,315 860,290
----------- ---------- ------------- --------------- --------------- --------------
3,425,462 2,194,775 (161,154) - 74,639 5,533,722
----------- ---------- ------------- --------------- --------------- --------------
Right-of-use assets comprise the following:
Land and buildings 490,767 - (28,971) - 4,181 465,977
Motor vehicles 30,028 67,940 (5,558) - 1,558 93,968
-------- ------- --------- ------ --------
520,795 67,940 (34,529) - 5,739 559,945
-------- ------- --------- ------ --------
Included under mining assets are waste stripping costs to the value of GBP258,183 (June 2020: GBPnil; December 2020: GBPnil) that were capitalised during the period.
6. Inventories
30 June 30 June 31 December
2021 2020 2020
GBP GBP GBP
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
Diamonds on hand 258,642 338,971 306,753
Work in progress 547,811 107,250 137,735
Consumable stores 16,246 6,887 13,820
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822,699 453,108 458,308
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7. Trade and other receivables
30 June 30 June 31 December
2021 2020 2020
GBP GBP GBP
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
Current receivables:
Trade receivables 693,862 - -
Prepayments 12,701 10,471 9.032
VAT 219,850 98,331 30,992
Other receivables 202,600 77,229 122,139
Total current receivables 1,129,013 186,031 162,163
----------- ----------- ------------
Non-current receivables
Other receivables 522,343 301,344 425,319
----------- ----------- ------------
Total non-current receivables 522,343 301,344 425,319
----------- ----------- ------------
The carrying value of all trade and other receivables is considered a reasonable approximation of fair value.
Other non-current receivables represent amounts held by financial institutions and the Department of Minerals and Energy as guarantees in respect of environmental rehabilitation obligations in respect of the Group's South African mines.
8. Cash and cash equivalents
30 June 30 June 31 December
2021 2020 2020
GBP GBP GBP
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
Cash in bank and on hand 271,557 728,909 569,962
----------- ----------- ------------
The above includes unrestricted cash of GBP51,307, and bank balances to the value of GBP220,250 (30 June 2020: GBP229,321, 31 December 2020: GBP214,499) are not available for use as it is held in trust with the Group's attorneys. This account is held as security for the claims submitted by a former director of the Group and may only be utilised against this claim, should it be successful.
9. Share Based Payments
The Company had the following
share-based payment agreements
which are described below:
Date of Number of Contractual Exercise
Type of arrangement grant shares granted life price
Directors share option
plan - Tranche 5 19/01/2017 4,454 5 years 2,500p
Directors share option
plan - Tranche 9 16/05/2019 228,060 5 years 50p
Directors share option
plan - Tranche 10 18/02/2020 130,320 5 years 85p
Directors share option
plan - Tranche 11 18/02/2020 465,615 5 years 85p
Tranche 5 have fully vested.
Tranche 9 options are split with half vesting 1 year from the date of grant and half vesting immediately on the date of grant. Tranche 9 options have fully vested.
Tranche 10 options vested immediately on the date of grant.
Tranche 11 options are split with half vesting 1 year from the date of grant and half vesting 2 years from the date of grant. Half vested during the period.
Movements in the number of share options outstanding and their related weighted average prices are as follows:
30 June 2021 31 December 2020 30 June 2020
Average Number of Average Number Average Number
exercise options exercise of options exercise of options
price price in price in
in pence pence per pence per
per share share share
Outstanding at the
beginning of the period 88.35 828,450 132.77 234,066 132.77 234,066
Granted - - 85.00 595,935 85.00 595,935
Lapsed - - (5,500.00) (1,551) (5,500.00) (1,551)
Exercised - - - - - -
----------- ---------- ----------- ------------ ----------- ------------
Outstanding at the
period / year end 88.35 828,450 88.35 828,450 88.35 828,450
Exercisable at the
period / year end 89.66 595,642 92.65 326,835 92.65 362,835
Options are valued at date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.
There were no new share options granted during the period.
The fair value per option of options granted during 2020, and the assumptions used in the calculations are shown below:
2020
Tranche 10 Tranche 11
Average grant date
share price (p) 88.00 88.00
Average exercise
price (p) 85.00 85.00
Share price volatility
(p.a) 82.79% 82.79%
Risk-free interest
rate (p.a) 0.48% 0.48%
Dividend yield (p.a) 0% 0%
Average contractual
life (years) 5 5
Average fair value
per option (p) 57.70 57.70
The total share-based payment expense for the period ended 30 June 2021 was GBP55,974 (June 2020: GBP165,375; December 2020: GBP266,127).
10. Share capital and share premium
30 June 30 June 31 December
2021 2020 2020
GBP GBP GBP
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
Number of Ordinary shares 14,121,002 5,258,004 9,086,657
Ordinary share capital of 5p (June
2020: 5p, December 2020: 5p) per
share 706,050 262,900 454,333
Share premium 8,656,201 5,747,980 6,885,796
9,362,251 6,010,880 7,340,129
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In the period ended 30 June 2021 the following Ordinary share issues occurred:
Date of issue Details of issue Number of ordinary Share capital Share premium
shares GBP GBP
At 1 January
2021 9,086,657 454,333 6,885,796
3 March 2021 Placing and equity issue 3,750,000 187,500 1,312,500
3 March 2021 Share issue expenses (60,850)
Allotment of shares
as repayment of A Waugh
6 April 2021 loan 61,013 3,051 23,306
Allotment of shares
21 May 2021 as repayment of supplier 1,223,332 61,167 495,449
At 30 June 2021 14,121,002 706,050 8,656,201
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Details of warrants issued
There were no new warrants issued during 2021 and 2020. 2,357,333 warrants with an average price of 100p lapsed during the period. As at the end of the reporting period all warrants have lapsed.
11. Trade and other payables
30 June 30 June 31 December
2021 2020 2020
GBP GBP GBP
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
Trade payables 2,655,379 514,577 1,068,671
Accrued expenses 110,958 99,857 147,116
Other payables 21,987 20,435 21,776
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2,788,324 634,869 1,237,563
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An amount of GBP166,727 (30 June 2020: GBP151,643, 31 December 2020: GBP161,588) is included within trade payables for amounts being claimed as being due to companies related to a former director of the Company. This amount is disputed in full by the Company based on legal advice received.
Within other payables is an amount of GBP21,987 (30 June 2020: GBP20,435, 31 December 2020: GBP21,776) which relates to an amount claimed by a former director and which, based on legal advice received by the company, is disputing in full. See note 17 for further details.
12. Borrowings and leases liabilities
30 June 30 June 31 December
2021 200 2020
GBP GBP GBP
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
Convertible loans 855,344 814,614 815,539
Loan facilities 740,388 789,175 687,249
Embedded derivative 12,007 20,085 21,718
----------- ----------- ------------
1,670,739 1,623,874 1,524,506
Lease liabilities 637,582 512,393 576,528
----------- ----------- ------------
2,245,321 2,136,267 2,101,034
----------- ----------- ------------
30 June 30 June 31 December
2021 2020 2020
GBP GBP GBP
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
Due within the year
Convertible loans 428,157 - 388,352
Loan facilities 254,533 171,507 301,610
Embedded derivative 383 - 6,244
----------- ----------- ------------
683,073 171,507 696,206
Lease liabilities 17,496 7,872 24,785
----------- ----------- ------------
700,569 179,379 720,991
----------- ----------- ------------
Due greater than one year
Convertible loan 427,187 814,614 427,187
Loan facilities 485,855 617,668 385,639
Embedded derivative 11,624 20,085 15,474
----------- ----------- ------------
924,666 1,452,367 828,300
Lease liabilities 620,086 504,521 551,743
----------- ----------- ------------
1,544,752 1,956,888 1,380,043
----------- ----------- ------------
Convertible loans and embedded derivative
The movement on each convertible loan liability component can be summarised as follows:
Embedded derivative Convertible loan Total
GBP GBP GBP
Balance at 1 January 2020 10,359 776,704 787,063
Finance charge: unwinding the discount factor - 37,910 37,910
Fair value adjustment to embedded derivative 9,726 - 9,726
-------------------- ------------------- --------
Balance at 30 June 2020 20,085 814,614 834,699
-------------------- ------------------- --------
Finance charge: unwinding the discount factor - 925 925
Fair value adjustment to embedded derivative 1,633 - 1,633
Balance at 31 December 2020 21,718 815,539 837,257
-------------------- ------------------- --------
Finance charge: unwinding the discount factor - 39,805 39,805
Fair value adjustment to embedded derivative (9,711) - (9,711)
-------------------- ------------------- --------
Balance at 30 June 2021 12,007 855,344 867,351
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At 30 June 2021, the Group had in issue convertible loan stocks of GBP925,000 which had an initial term for until 16 October 2021. On 27 February 2020, the Company announced that 50% of the total loan had been transferred to Mr Tim Leslie, a non-executive Director of BlueRock Diamonds Plc. The Group has an option, at its own discretion, to increase the initial term by a further 12 months.
The terms of the convertible loan note provide a mechanism for weighted conversion price revisions should additional funds be raised below the prevailing conversion price. The current conversion price is 93p.
This option to convert the loan into shares has been treated as a separate financial instrument, as an embedded derivative. This is due to a clause in the updated convertible loan note agreement which will require the Company to issue a variable number of shares if future fundraising over life of the convertible loan note raises additional funds at a price per Ordinary share of less than 5p. This requires a separate valuation as it does not relate to the host contract.
In addition, if the Company sells its interest in Kareevlei Mining (Pty) Ltd before the final repayment date for consideration equivalent to or greater than 120% of the loan note outstanding then the notes will become redeemable and a 20% premium will be payable to the note holder.
Management have carried out an assessment of the terms of the convertible loan and have judged that the instrument consists of two components:
-- a loan instrument; held at amortised cost
-- an embedded redemption feature (payable on a sale of the Group's interest for consideration greater than 120% of the loan note value). The embedded derivative should be recognised separately as a derivative financial instrument at fair value through profit and loss (FVTPL).
A fair value exercise to determine the value of the two components was undertaken by the Directors at the date the convertible loan was initially drawn down. The fair value of the host loan instrument (including the embedded redemption feature) has been valued as the residual of:
-- The fair value of the first draw down on 16 October 2014 is discounted at a commercially applicable rate of 9.25%. The fair values of the draw downs on 27 May 2016 and 2 October 2016 have been discounted at a commercially applicable rate of 10.5%.
Loan facilities comprise the following:
M Poole
In 2017 the Company entered into a loan facility agreement with Mark Poole. A 90-day interest free period was included in the agreement from the date of the first draw down. After this point interest accrues on the capital balance at a rate of 10% per annum, which is payable quarterly in arrears. All capital to be repaid within 5 years from the date of the draw down on the facility.
Additionally, a security over the property, plant and equipment of Kareevlei Mining (Pty) Limited is held.
During the period ended 30 June 2021 an interest charge of GBP3,118 (June 2020: GBP5,517, December 2020: GBP9,716) was recognised on the total capital drawn down. As of 30 June 2021, the balance due was GBP49,457.
A Waugh
BlueRock Diamonds Plc and its subsidiary Kareevlei Mining Proprietary Limited entered into a loan agreement with Adam Waugh (Former Non-Executive Director). The loan was fully drawn down on 17 August 2018. The Loan was only available to satisfy any final determination of any further claim that Mr CB Visser brings. The principal amount of the loan was GBP231,400.
The loan was fully repaid during the period under review.
Numovista (Pty) Ltd
During March 2020 Kareevlei Mining (Pty) Ltd entered into a sale of assets agreement with Numovista (Pty) Ltd whereby mining equipment was purchased from Numovista (Pty) Ltd. Ownership of the equipment transferred with the payment of the initial deposit. The balance of the loan is repayable in 36 monthly instalments of GBP18,395. The effective interest rate is 9.75%. As of 30 June 2021, the balance due was GBP554,761.
Teichmann Group
The Group received a short-term loan from the Teichmann Group (and connected parties) under a non-binding Heads of Terms. Under the loan terms agreed, the initial loan will have a short-term expiring on 31 October 2021 and a coupon of 14.5 per cent. per annum. It is expected that the initial loan will be refinanced through the future issue of the CLN to Teichmann, the CLN totalling GBP1.61m will have a strike price of 40p, a three and half -year term and a 14.5 per cent. coupon compounding annually. Interest will roll up and be paid at maturity, repayment or on conversion. The CLN will be convertible three months after issue at any time by Teichmann and by Company if the Company's share price is above 60p. The proposed CLN will not be issued by the Company until shareholders have approved additional Company authorities to issue new shares. In addition, the Company will apply to The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers for a waiver of the obligation, that might arise on the exercise of the conversion rights under the CLN, for Teichmann (and its concert party) under Rule 9 of the Takeover Code to make a mandatory offer for the Company, subject to the approval of independent shareholders in accordance with Appendix 1 of the Takeover Code (the "Waiver").
In the event that the CLN is not issued, by 31 October 2021 being the term of the initial loan, BlueRock will be required to repay the higher of a) all amounts invested by Teichmann plus the interest on the entire amount of the loan that would have accrued over a three and a half year period; and b) all amounts invested by Teichmann plus the market value of such shares as would have been issued should the CLN have been issued, been converted and run for its full term less the principal amount invested.
Should the CLN be approved and issued to Teichmann, on conversion, the interest on the full amount of the CLN for the entire term will be added to the principal amount of the CLN prior to conversion. Assuming that no further shares are issued prior to conversion on conversion, Teichmann will hold approximately 49% of the enlarged issued share capital of the Company.
The timing of the funds due from Teichmann under the Teichmann Financing is to be agreed but will reflect the near-term cash flow needs of the Company, with all principals to be provided within 12 months of the Company and Teichmann entering into definitive documentation relating to the Teichmann Financing.
As of 30 June 2021, a total amount of GBP136,170 have been advanced by the Teichmann Group and is presented under current liabilities due to its short-term nature.
13. Provisions
Reconciliation of provisions
Rehabilitation costs
GBP
Balance at 1 January 2020 302,989
Change in estimate 7,937
Unwinding of discount 13,647
Exchange differences (40,986)
Balance at 30 June 2020 283,587
----------
Change in estimate 129,842
Unwinding of discount 14,114
Exchange differences 26,654
Balance at 31 December 2020 454,197
----------
Change in estimate 55,579
Unwinding of discount 15,963
Exchange differences 5,868
Balance at 30 June 2021 531,607
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The provision for environmental rehabilitation closure cost was independently assessed by Ndi Mudau of NDI Geological Consulting Services. The closure cost assessment reports over the Remainder of the Farm No. 113 (Skietfontein), Portion of Portion 2 (Kareeboompan) of the Farm 142, Portion 1 (Westhoek) of the Farm 113, and Portion 2 (Klipvlei) of the Farm 113. The financial provision was calculated in accordance with Regulation 54 of the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act 2002 (Act 28 of 2002) during March 2021.
In determining the amounts attributable to the rehabilitation provision at the Kareevlei mining area, management used a discount rate of 7% (30 June 2020: 10%, 31 December 2020: 7%), estimated rehabilitation timing of 10 years (30 June 2020: 10 years, 31 December 2020: 10 years) and an inflation rate of 4.37% (30 June 2020: 4.9%, 31 December 2020: 4.37%).
14. Cash used in operations
30 June 30 June 31 December
2021 2020 2020
GBP GBP GBP
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
Loss before taxation (512,914) (2,724,116) (2,988,808)
Adjustments for non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortisation 161,156 156,156 308,172
Foreign exchange movement (140,403) 1,093,973 481,779
Embedded derivative charge (9,711) 9,725 11,359
Share based payment expense 55,974 165,376 266,127
Interest accrued on borrowings and
lease liabilities 100,012 121,445 155,028
Interest accrued on provisions 15,963 13,647 27,761
(Gains)/Loss on sale of property,
plant and equipment - 2,052 (853)
Changes in working capital:
(Increase)/decrease in trade and other
receivables (868,714) (67,946) 14,910
Increase/(decrease) in trade and other
payables 1,508,619 (138,196) 401,035
(Increase) / decrease in inventories (352,763) 277,148 298,127
(42,781) (1,104,383) (1,025,363)
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15. Earnings per share
30 June 30 June 31 December
2021 2020 2020
GBP GBP GBP
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
Loss attributable to ordinary shareholders (321,363) (2,342,714) (2,388,532)
Weighted average number of shares 5,851,966 2,344,380 6,753,581
Loss per share basic and diluted (0.05) (1.00) (0.35)
Share options granted to directors could potentially dilute EPS in the future but are not included in a dilutive EPS calculation because they are antidilutive for the period.
16. Related party transactions
Relationships
Minority Interest -- William van Minority interest in Kareevlei
Wyk Mining (Pty) Ltd
------------------------------------
Ghaap Mining (Pty) Ltd William van Wyk is a majority
shareholder of this company
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Michael Houston Executive Chairman
------------------------------------
David Facey Financial Director
------------------------------------
Tim Leslie Non-Executive Director
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AT Simbanegavi (Gus) Chief Operating Officer
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Rob Croll Non-Executive Director
------------------------------------
Teichmann Company Limited Significant shareholder of
BlueRock Diamonds Plc
------------------------------------
Numovista (Pty) Ltd Common shareholder with significant
influence
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Issue of Share Options
Mike Houston, David Facey and Gus Simbanegavi hold the following share options:
Director Total no. of
share options
held
Mike Houston 279,304
---------------
David Facey 181.564
---------------
Gus Simbanegavi 363,127
---------------
No share options were issued in the six month period to 30 June 2021.
Borrowings from related parties
William van Wyk
During March 2018 the Group entered into a lease facility agreement with William van Wyk, whereby motor vehicles are leased over a term of 72 months at a rate of 12.5% per annum with the final repayment during June 2024. As at 30 June 2021 the balance payable on the lease facility was GBP24,404 (June 2020: GBP28,655; December 2020: GBP27,264).
Interest paid: GBP1,405 (June 2020: GBP1,575; December 2020: GBP3,083)
Gus Simbanegavi
During March 2021 the Group entered into a lease facility agreement with Gus Simbanegavi, whereby a motor vehicle is leased over a term of 72 months at a rate of 7% per annum with the final repayment during March 2027. As at 30 June 2021 the balance payable on the lease facility was GBP37,925.
Interest paid: GBP885
Numovista (Pty) Ltd
As at 30 June 2021 the balance due on the loan facility granted to the group was GBP554,761 (June 2020: GBP557,090; December 2020: GBP550,095). See note 12 for further details.
Trade and other payable due to related party
Teichmann Company Limited - trade payables of GBP1,353,366 (30 June 2020: GBP166,339; 31 December 2020: GBP277,436) and a short-term borrowing of GBP136,170.
Transactions with related parties:
Teichmann Company Limited - Contractor fees paid - GBP1,603,682 (30 June 2020: GBP468,257, 31 December 2020: GBP1,176,476).
Ghaap Mining (Pty) Ltd - Contractor fees paid - GBP46,376 (30 June 2020: GBPnil, 31 December 2020: GBP56,655).
Directors' remuneration
The following directors' remuneration were paid during the period:
M Houston - received fees of GBP32,500 (30 June 2020: GBP29,500, 31 December 2020: GBP59,500)
D Facey - received fees of GBP31,000 (30 June 2020: GBP29,000, 31 December 2020: GBP59,000)
G Simbanegavi - received fees of GBP15,000 (30 June 2020: GBP14,000 and 31 December 2020: GBP27,500)
T Leslie - received fees of GBP10,833 (30 June 2020: GBP9,167, 31 December 2020: GBP19,167)
R Croll - received fees of GBP1,875 (30 June 2020: GBPnil, 31 December 2020: GBPnil)
Key Management personnel
G Simbanegavi - received a salary from Kareevlei Mining (Pty) Ltd of GBP56,156 (30 June 2020 GBP51,376 and 31 December 2020: GBP113,622)
At 30 June 2021 the Group was owed GBP196,990 (June 2020: GBP270,974; December 2020: GBP121,527) from the Teichmann Group in accordance with the agreed payment terms of their participation in the March 2021 subscription.
17. Contingent liabilities
The amounts payable to CB Visser and his related companies as disclosed in note 11, are currently under dispute. CB Visser is a former director and CEO of both Kareevlei Mining (Pty) Ltd and BlueRock Diamonds Plc. who resigned during September 2016. The total claim submitted by him amounts to GBP241,109 of which GBP185,146 has been accounted for under trade and other payables. The Group has given security for the amount of GBP220,250 in respect of the above claim. This security is held in trust by the Group's lawyers. The Group's legal advisors are of the opinion that based on current available information, the claims are without merit.
18. Events after the reporting period
No other fact or circumstance has taken place between the Period end and the approval of the financial statements which, in our opinion, is of significance in assessing the state of the Group's affairs.
The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ('MAR'). Upon the publication of this announcement via Regulatory Information Service ('RIS'), this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.
**S**
For further information, please visit BRD's website www.bluerockdiamonds.co.uk or contact:
BlueRock Diamonds PLC
Mike Houston mhouston@bluerockdiamonds.co.uk
David Facey, FD dfacey@bluerockdiamonds.co.uk
SP Angel (NOMAD and Broker)
Stuart Gledhill / Caroline Rowe Tel: +44 (0)20 3470 0470
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St Brides Partners Ltd (Financial
PR) info@stbridespartners.co.uk
Isabel de Salis / Susie Geliher
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Notes to editors:
BlueRock Diamonds is an AIM-listed diamond producer which operates the Kareevlei Diamond Mine near Kimberley in South Africa which produces diamonds of exceptional quality and ranks in the top ten in the world in terms of average value per carat. The Kareevlei licence area covers 3,000 hectares and hosts five known diamondiferous kimberlite pipes with a combined inferred resource of 10.4 million tonnes / 516,200 carats (February 2021); based on its planned production of 1 million tonnes per annum, this provides a minimum 10-year life of mine.
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