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| Share Name | Share Symbol | Market | Type | Share ISIN | Share Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurasia Mining Plc | LSE:EUA | London | Ordinary Share | GB0003230421 | ORD 0.1P |
| Price Change | % Change | Share Price | Bid Price | Offer Price | High Price | Low Price | Open Price | Shares Traded | Last Trade | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -0.025 | -1.67% | 1.475 | 1.45 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.45 | 1.50 | 6,134,907 | 11:26:37 |
| Industry Sector | Turnover | Profit | EPS - Basic | PE Ratio | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous Metal Ores,nec | 120k | -5.84M | -0.0020 | -7.35 | 42.11M |
From Apr 2019 to Apr 2024
TIDMEUA
RNS Number : 0250Z
Eurasia Mining PLC
15 May 2019
Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement that contains inside information according to REGULATION (EU) No 596/2014 (MAR).
Eurasia Mining plc (AIM: EUA)
("Eurasia" or the "Company")
Annual report and accounts
31 December 2018 and notice of AGM
Chairman's statement
Last year was a key year for the Company's development: Eurasia recorded a maiden gross profit and obtained a mining licence on its flagship Monchetundra Project. At the time of writing production is ramping up for the year to full scale at West Kytlim and the Directors now regard Eurasia as an established mining Company.
The Company's strategy, as outlined since 2015/16 was to develop the West Kytlim Mine to production, and to generate sufficient revenues to allow the Company to pursue development of its further interests, while minimising possible dilution of the shareholder base.
As a standalone unit the mine at West Kytlim demonstrated excellent profit margins during 2018 and contributed to the gross profit at group level. The economics of this style of operation - with limited overheads and capital expenditure are assured, however expanding the mine at West Kytlim to multiple operating sites is now a key objective for the Company. The Directors' look forward to continued successful production at West Kytlim and believe the Company can grow its West Kytlim operation to become the largest alluvial platinum mine globally. The Directors' believe West Kytlim mine cash flows, from a single operating and contracted washplant, notwithstanding considerable final settlements of loans through 2018 (which made the Company debt free) are now sufficient to make significant contributions to the running of the Company at Group level.
The issue of the mining license at the Company's flagship Monchetundra Project in December 2018 was a further welcome addition to an already successful year. The reserves comprise palladium plus platinum, gold and base metals. The Company's plans for the project's development with Eurasia's working partners at Sinosteel (one of the largest corporations in China) and the Central Kola Expedition, the key contractor in the region for both Russian and international companies, can now be progressed. The project is a more considerable undertaking than West Kytlim and could be transformational for the Company. The Company continues to keep all options for this major project's development on the table and are further encouraged by the potential to add further to the reserve and resource base directly adjacent the project.
Finally, the Directors would like to thank Eurasia's shareholders, old and new, for their continued support -and look forward to delivering further tangible shareholder value in the coming years. Also, the Directors would like to thank all management and staff for delivering on the Company's goals in recent years but particularly through the transformational year that was 2018. With the mine at West Kytlim now well established and the Monchetundra Project fully permitted, the Director's believe they have established a firm base on which to build a strong and diversified exploration and development Company
Notice of AGM
The Company is today, 15 May 2019, publishing the Annual Report and Accounts and a copy of a notice to convene the Annual General Meeting of the Company at The East India Club, 16 St James's Square, London SW1Y 4LH on 20 June 2019 at 11:00am. Copies of the Annual Report will also be available from the Company's website www.eurasiamining.co.uk from today 15 May 2019.
Christian Schaffalitzky
Executive Chairman
Enquiries:
Eurasia Mining Plc
Christian Schaffalitzky/Keith Byrne
+44 (0)207 932 0418
WH Ireland Limited
Katy Mitchell/ James Sinclair-Ford/Matthew Chan
+44 (0)161 832 2174
First Equity Limited (Joint Broker)
Jason Robertson
Tel: +44 (0)20 7374 2212
Optiva Securities (Joint Broker)
Christian Dennis
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3137 1902
Operations update
WEST KYTLIM
2018 Summary
2018 saw the first full season of mining at the West Kytlim PGM and gold mine - production at this alluvial mining operation commenced in May 2018 and ran through to November. The contract to operate the mine was assigned in March 2018, just ahead of the mining season. The gross mine revenues were initially split 65%/35% in favor of Eurasia's contractor, Techstroy. These were changed in the course of the year to 70%/30% in favor of Eurasia's contractor, Techstroy, with Eurasia managing the metal sales contract and revenue distribution. Techstroy brought the necessary alluvial mining experience to the project, as well as a new fleet of machinery including excavators and haulage trucks which were in place by late April 2018.
Mining commenced at the Malaya Sosnovka work site within the West Kytlim Mine and progressed in September 2018 to the larger Kluchiki work site. In both cases, the method employed was an industry standard trommel and scrubber washing system with collection of platinum concentrates on a sluice for later upgrade in an onsite laboratory. Platinum occurs as fine and coarser isoferroplatinum nuggets ("raw platinum") which contain on average 70% chemically pure Platinum in addition to a total of 5% in other recoverable PGM (iridium, palladium and rhodium), and Gold (base on recovered metal grades).
Total production for the season reached 165 kg raw platinum, with average daily production of 1.146 kg raw platinum per production day, and an amount of 6.9 kg standing as a record total produced in a single day of washing. The mine is currently the second largest alluvial platinum mine globally (Kondyor operated by Russian Platinum in Russia Far East produced 275kg raw platinum in 2018[1]). Grades at West Kytlim ran 3-5 times the grade expected from resource calculations, a situation which is not unexpected for this style of deposit and the alluvial mining industry generally.
The mine product is sold under contract to the Ekaterinburg Non-ferrous Metal Refinery (the 'Refinery') with both refining costs and metal price paid, expressed in the contract as a percentage of London Metals Exchange (the 'LME') prices. These are reviewed and agreed for every batch of mine product shipped.
In summary the total mine revenue for 2018, was GBP2.57 million which is composed of the following revenues:
Hot Features
Premium
Grams Chemically
Pure GBP
Platinum 112,597 2,294,267
Iridium 5,416 30,101
Palladium 418 12,798
Rhodium 654 40,055
Gold 994 196,108
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2,573,329
No accidents or corporate social responsibility issues occurred during the 2018 mining season.
2019 Summary to date
In January 2019 a further contract for mine development was agreed with the directors and operational staff at Techstroy, who for reasons of VAT efficiency underwent a name change to Uralmetmash. The terms of the contract were ostensibly unchanged from the previous year and will represent 35%/65% top line sales split with 65% paid to the contractor for covering production costs. A further contract was also agreed at the Refinery, with a substantially improved sales margin (refining cost) for platinum which was reduced from 3% of LME to 1.5%.
Forest clearance on ore blocks at the Kluchiki work site was undertaken in February 2019 and lasted two weeks. Machinery was moved to site in several convoys in late March and early April ahead of gravel washing, which is due to commence in the middle of May 2019.
Improvements to the washing circuit, aimed at improving washing efficiency and metal recovery were implemented for the 2019 mining season. A jig (a fluid-based gravity separation device) has been added to the overflow of the sluice to attempt to capture the finest portion of platinum bearing nuggets which during 2018 were lost to mine tailings. The expected improvements to the circuit are difficult to measure currently and will be more accurate over longer time scales. Should the increased recovery prove significant, the 2018 mine tailings will then become a target for a simple jig-based reprocessing circuit.
Reporting and Reserve/ Resource base
A reserve upgrade drilling program on the Kluchiki area was undertaken in 2017 and 2018 and was submitted to Uralnedra (the local branch of the Russian Subsoil Licensing agency) for approval as a revised reserve calculation in October 2018. As per due process, further clarifications were sought by Uralnedra and were answered by the Company in March 2019. A final approval is therefore expected within Q2 or Q3 of 2019.
Reserves upgrade drilling commenced at the Bolshaya Sosnovka Area in April 2019. 350 meters of standard diameter (198mm reducing at depth to 172mm) drilling is scheduled for the 2019 season. These results will be compiled to produce a revised reserve statement for submission to Uralnedra aimed at bringing all of the ore at this location to mineable reserves status, in line with the Company's objective to operate multiple washplants concurrently.
Work is also ongoing on defining an exploration strategy for the considerable 'Flanks area' surrounding the West Kytlim deposit. This single 71km(2) exploration license surrounding the approved resources and reserves at West Kytlim was approved in December 2018 and was applied for under exclusive rights granted for new applications adjacent to a company's own existing mining rights. The additional area has the potential for considerable further discovery of PGM bearing gravels, known to be continuous beyond the contours of the current mining license. It is the Company's intention to submit a plan for the new area's development for approval at Uralnedra before the end of the year.
MONCHETUNDRA
2018 Operational Summary
Final approvals for the Monchetundra mining permit were received in November 2018, thus successfully concluding the process of converting Eurasia's other major discovery to a mining license. The Monchetundra Project is Eurasia's future flag-ship project and comprises 1.9 million ounces of palladium-led reserves and resources with platinum, gold, copper and nickel credits in two open-pittable deposits near the town of Monchegorsk on Kola Peninsula, Northwest Russia.
A contract for engineering, procurement, construction ('EPC') and financing is in place with Chinese group Sinosteel for the development of the mine. Sinosteel are a diversified industrial metals enterprise and a major importer of iron ore to China and have built chrome and nickel operations in South Africa, China, Indonesia and Australia. The Sinosteel EPC financing covers 85% (or US$149.6M) of a total contract value of US$176M. A US$50M sub-contract is specified within the contract and is assigned to Eurasia's 80% subsidiary ZAO Terskaya Mining Company, or a sub-contractor of its choosing, for engineering and pit development works in advance of mining.
A one-off royalty payment was calculated by the Federal Reserves Commission on award of the mining license. 20% of this payment was due immediately and was paid in December of 2018, with the remaining 80%, or RUB16.68 mln (approximately GBP200,000) to be paid by November 2023.
2019 Operational Summary
Following site visits and meetings in Monchegorsk in January of 2019, a contract was awarded to the Central Kola Expedition, Eurasia's exploration programme coordinator which has also worked with B2Gold, Norilsk Nickel and Barrick, for the design of a Detailed Project Report; a statutory reporting requirement to be submitted within a year of the issue of the mining license. Land surveying to mineable detail is planned for later in the year -this is an essential item necessary for mine site planning. Provisional tailings storage and waste rock dump locations have been identified at the project which benefits from near ideal infrastructure, being located within 10km of the major mining town of Monchegorsk, host to a smelting facility owned by Norilsk Nickel.
Flanks areas applications
As is the case with Eurasia's operating mine at West Kytlim in the Ural Mountains, the holder of a mining license has, under Russian legislation, the right to apply for further ground adjacent to an identified deposit, and within 5km of an approved reserve. Work is now ongoing compiling the considerable database of information available for potential exploration license applications on this ground. A complete set of the internationally recognised deposit types found in basic and ultra-basic layered massifs occur adjacent the Monchetundra license including potential targets in nickel, cobalt, chromite as well as in additional palladium led PGM projects.
Some of these targets show potential for development in the context of a PGM-base metal operation with toll treatment over distances of 2 to 8km. These potential applications are now being reviewed in detail by Eurasia, TGK and CKE, with applications to be made within 3 years of the issue of the mining permit.
A word on the Platinum Group Minerals ('PGM') Market:
Eurasia's main metal revenues are currently coming from sale of the platinum from the West Kytlim mine (see the operational summary), and are strengthened with marginal sales of Palladium, Rhodium, Iridium and Gold. The now fully permitted flag ship Monchetundra project is being developed towards mining as a palladium led PGM project with major credits in nickel and copper.
Platinum has long traded at a premium to palladium owing to the former's favor in the jewelry industry and its better catalytic, thermophilic and other physical properties which make it more widely applicable in the auto-industry, in fuel refining and indeed the pharmaceuticals industry. Both metal's markets are small compared to base metals or gold, and palladium has historically been slightly larger(1) - total Platinum supply of 6.1M oz in 2018 versus total palladium supply of 6.8Moz(1) .
Despite platinum's wider applications, the platinum to palladium price ratio has been in steady decline since late 2009. The long-established premium paid for platinum was eroded in late 2017 and early 2018, as the palladium price finally overtook platinum, in part spurred by the Volkswagen Emissions scandal(2) . In mid-2018 palladium began a remarkable rally from around $900/oz to top out at $1,600 by March 2019.
For many industrial uses the two metals can be substituted however a cost is incurred at original equipment manufacturers for retooling and recalibration. This, amongst other reasons, suggests the two metals' prices are likely to remain locked in a symbiotic cycle.
PGM continue to find new industrial applications and with a continuing role in transportation technology, backed up by jewelry and investment demand, long term price forecasts(3) contribute to a strong investment case for a PGM focused mining Company.
1 Johnson Matthey PGM Market report February 2019 - https://matthey.com/-/media/files/pgm-market-report-february-2019.pdf
2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_emissions_scandal
3 CIBC Global Mining Group Consensus Commodity Price Forecast March 2019. Platinum (long term) $1,026/ oz; Palladium, $1,077/oz; Rhodium, $1,941.
Strategic report
Eurasia Mining Plc ("Eurasia" or the "Company") is a public limited company incorporated and domiciled in Great Britain with its registered office at International House, 142 Cromwell Road, London, SW7 4EF, United Kingdom and principal place of business at Clubhouse Bank, 1 Angel Court, EC2R 7HJ, United Kingdom. The Company's shares are quoted on AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange Group plc.
The principal activities of the Company and its subsidiaries (the "Group") are related to production of platinum group metals (the "PGM"), gold and other minerals.
The purpose of the Strategic Report is to inform members of the Company and help them to assess how the directors have performed their duties under section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 (duty to promote the success of the Company).
The Group currently has two key operations in Russia - (1) West Kytlim, which is an operating platinum group metals and gold mine in the Central Urals and (2) the Monchetundra Project on the Kola Peninsula in Russia, for which a mining licence was granted in 2018. At the same time the Group continues to assess the potential of resource projects in various commodities in other regions in Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union.
At West Kytlim, the Group made several PGM discoveries of resources and reserves suitable for commercial mining and secured a mining licence in 2015. The Group carried out a pilot mining operation in 2016 and had been running a commercial operation from 2017.
West Kytlim mine is directly owned by a subsidiary ZAO Kosvinsky Kamen, the Group now controls 68% of this subsidiary after selling a 7% stake in January 2018 (75% controlled at 31 December 2017) (note 13).
On the Kola Peninsula the Group discovered PGM mineralisation in the Monchetundra area and following the exploration work completed in 2016 the Group initiated the procedure of obtaining a mining licence, which was granted in 2018.
The Monchetundra project is owned by a subsidiary ZAO Terskaya Mining Company, the Group controls 80% of the subsidiary (80% at 31 December 2017) (note 13).
More details on both projects are contained in the Operations update.
The Group also maintains an active interest in non-core, innovative mining solutions including the Kamushanovsky Uranium Project in Kyrgyzstan and the Semenovsky Tailings Project in the Republic of Bashkiria, Russia. Due to uncertainties surrounding the ultimate recovery of these interests, these have been written off in 2018 and 2017 respectively.
The Company's aim is to deliver value to its shareholders by leveraging the significant experience of its directors and management team to advance our licences and to acquire new projects.
Key performance indicators
At this stage of the Group's business activities the directors believe it appropriate to limit the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) used to monitor progress in the delivery of the Group's strategic objectives, to assess actual performance against targets and to aid management of the business, other than the monitoring of licences and stages of exploration and development.
The Board monitors relevant KPIs which it considers appropriate for a company at Eurasia's stage of development. The KPIs for the Group are as follows:
Financial KPIs
Results for the year - the Group has made a loss of GBP3,241,941 for the year ended 31 December 2018 (2017: a loss of GBP2,139,130). The main drivers for the higher loss in 2018 compared to 2017 are substantially higher foreign exchange losses on the revaluation of intercompany loans at subsidiaries level due to writing off Kamushanovsky project (notes 13, 14) high volatility of the Russian Rouble and recognition of share options awarded to the management, employees and consultants, which was valued using Black Scholes valuation model.
The Groups operating mine at West Kytlim outperformed expectations, due to better than anticipated production volumes and metal grades in reserves. Total production revenue reached GBP2.57mln against a total of GBP0.18mln in 2017.
Shareholder return - the performance of the share price. The Company's shares are quoted on AIM and the shares have traded at 0.225-0.815p (2017: 0.2-0.738p) during the year under review.
Exploration expenditure - funding and development costs.
The group has incurred GBP83,069 (2017: GBP175,737) of development costs at West Kytlim, which were required to carry out additional drilling works under the programme of upgrading resources to reserves.
In 2018 the Group raised gross funds of GBP500,000 from the equity markets. GBP370,269 was raised through the exercise of the warrants attached to the convertible loan facility entered into with YA II PN Ltd. Significant cash was conserved by conversion of the convertible loans (i) in the amount of GBP400,918 by YA II PN Ltd and (ii) in the amount of GBP250,000 by Sanderson Capital Partners.
During the course of 2018 the directors contributed to the preservation of cash reserves by converting fees owed to them into the Company's shares.
At 31 December 2018 the Group had a cash balance of GBP452,676 (2017: GBP89,819) which allowed it to continue its Monchetundra project development, and to prepare for the 2019 Mining season at West Kytlim.
At 31 December 2018 the Company was debt free. On the Group level there was a small outstanding loan provided by the contractor doing mining work at West Kytlim in 2017 to carry out additional exploration work.
The Group was maintained by 2018 West Kytlim mine revenues through the latter half of 2018. A further GBP500,000 was raised through equity markets in April of 2019, to ensure sufficient capital was available to realise the 2019 mining season at West Kytlim, and to part fund the development program at Monchetundra. Directors do not anticipate further equity raises in the near term.
The Company is assessing other means of increasing cash reserves, including increasing West Kytlim mine revenues. This was demonstrated in the appointment of a new contractor to the mining operation in early 2018, whose services the Group will again be utilising in the 2019 mining season. For more details see the operations update herewith. Substantial increases to mine revenue at West Kytlim may be achieved by increasing the mines output by the addition of additional wash-plants - the Group continues to assess options in this regard.
Non-financial KPIs
Environment management - the Group has environmental policies in place. Performance against environmental policies is continuously monitored. The Company had done no fieldwork in 2018 in the Monchetundra area, due to the then ongoing production licence application process. At West Kytlim commitment for the technical re-cultivation of disturbed areas is assumed by the mining contractor, who has power and necessary equipment to bring the work site back to the required ecological condition thus minimising any environmental impact. The Groups commitment is limited to biological re-cultivation, which represent a minor part of overall environmental re-cultivation. The directors consider that this has served to minimise any negative impact of current exploration and operational activities on the environment.
Health and Safety - the Group has occupational health and safety policies and procedures in place ensuring that all efforts are made to minimise adverse personal and corporate outcomes, through best practice training, implementation and monitoring.
Operational - The Group has had exploration success with additional exploration and production licences granted. An exploration license surrounding the West Kytlim Mine was granted during 2018. Physical exploration activity on the ground during the year has been limited as management concentrated its efforts on obtaining a production permit for the PGM and base metals mine at Monchetundra in the Kola Peninsula in Russia, which culminated in the granting of the licence by Russian authorities in November 2018.
At West Kytlim, the Group started 2018 with a newly appointed contractor, who brought new equipment and alluvial mining experience. The contractor was able to plan work and utilise the limited mining season to develop full scale mining activity and achieve results which exceeded management expectations, hitting a record of 6.9kg (221 oz) per 1 day. Details are in the operations update section above.
Key personnel continue to assess opportunities in a range of commodities in Russia and globally as potential exploration and development projects.
Principal risks and uncertainties
The risks inherent in an exploration and development business are kept under constant review by the Board and the Executive Committee. The risks affecting the Group and the Company are set out respectively in the directors' report and Notes 2 and 27 to the financial statements and the principal operating risks affecting the Group are detailed below:
Exploration and project development risks
Inherent risks associated with the failure to discover or develop an economically recoverable ore reserve, to conclude a definitive feasibility study, and to obtain the necessary consents and approvals for the conduct of exploration and mining.
The Group engaged in close discussion with respective government departments to have a better understanding of the requirements and to make sure all requirements are implemented and duly reported to boost the prospects of the grant of permits and licences. The Group made significant progress, culminating in the grant of the Monchetundra mining permit.
Run of mine risks
The Group relies on a contractor to perform mining operations for a share of revenue. Contractor performance including noncompliance with agreed mining and production schedules, machinery break down and others risks have significant impact on the Group's performance. The directors believe these risks have been considerably mitigated by the appointment of a contractor to the West Kytlim Mine in January 2018 operating brand-new Komatsu equipment and a new processing plant. These risks are also mitigated by the Contractors direct commercial interest in the projects effective and efficient management.
Political risk
The Group's assets are located in Russia, in view of sanctions imposed to certain individuals and companies in Russia from 2014 until present time, legal and economic inconsistencies may arise. There has been no impact on the Group's activity, but the Group closely monitors all regulatory requirements and changes to the laws, rules and regulation taking steps whenever necessary to comply with regulation.
Environmental issues
The Group's operations are subject to environmental regulation, including environmental impact assessments and permitting. Russian environmental legislation comprises numerous federal and regional regulations, which are not fully harmonised and may not be consistently interpreted. The Group makes an assessment of the environmental impact at the time it applies for permits and licences, which are subject to such assessment.
There is no immediate risk to the Group's operation arising from environmental issues, but the Group monitors environmental regulation, to assess potential impact.
The regulatory environment
The Group's activities are subject to extensive federal and regional laws and regulations governing various matters, including licensing, production, taxes, mine safety, labour standards, occupational health and safety and environmental protections. Amendments to current laws and regulations governing operations and activities of mining companies or more stringent implementation or interpretation of these laws and regulations can have a material adverse impact on the Group and/or delay or prevent the development or expansion of the Group's properties in Russia. The Group closely monitors all regulatory requirements and changes to the laws, rules and regulation taking steps whenever necessary to comply with regulation.
The Group recognises positive steps taken at state level through 2018 to energise the exploration sector and resource sector, for example by promoting the exploration potential of Russia at such industry events as PDAC where VIMS, the largest state-owned Russian exploration research institute has established a permanent presence. A forum for discussion for all industry stakeholders has also been established as the Subsurface, Exploration and Mining Conference, sponsored by Rosnedra (State subsoil licensing agency). The Group was represented at this conference held at the Moscow Geological Research institute in Moscow, April 1(st) and 2(nd) 2019.
Commodity risk
A potential fall in commodity prices could lead to it becoming uneconomic for the Group to mine its assets. The Group closely monitors the markets for platinum group metals, changes in their demand and supply, and the effect they have on metal prices with a view to taking necessary measures in response to such changes. This may include stockpiling when prices are low, price hedging when prices rise above expectation, and commodity diversification. Also, it is important to note the Group's cost of production is at the lower end of the global cost curve as opposed to South Africa that produces approximately 70% of global platinum production.
Demand for platinum-group metals from their No.1 use - autocatalysts, which reduce harmful engine emissions - looks robust for the next 15 years even as sales of electric vehicles grow. More than 85% of new passenger cars sold in 2030 "are expected to have internal combustion engines with [catalytic] converters," because all-electric cars won't sell as strongly as hybrid vehicles using both technologies.
(source https://www.bullionvault.com/gold-news/platinum-supply-demand-111420183)
Loss of key personnel risk
The loss of the key personnel consists of the departure (voluntary or otherwise) of an important employee, which will, in all likelihood, results in a financial loss or increased expense to a small business. The expenses may be of a temporary or a permanent nature. These increased expenses relate to the search for and hiring of a new employee, training costs for the new hire, possible "signing" bonus and higher remuneration packages. These types of risks cannot be avoided. While the Group can take measures to motivate and retain existing employees, it has limited powers in dealing with departures by natural or legislative reasons. However, the Group is using outsourcing to professional contractors to mitigate this risk.
Financing risk
This is the risk of running out of working and investment capital. The Group has historically relied primarily on the issue of share capital and other financial arrangements, which due to the risk factor require high returns to the creditors at the Group's expense. Mine Revenue from the operating West Kytlim Mine is now a significant contributor to the Group's working capital, and directors are confident of this source of capital continuing in 2019 and increasing in subsequent years due to increased capacity at the mine site. The Group maintains tight financial and budgetary control to keep its operations cost effective. Forward planning helps ensure it is adequately funded to reach its objectives. Launch of full-scale platinum and gold production from 2018 was also important in mitigating financial risk.
The Board considers risk assessment to be important in achieving its strategic objectives. Further details of the Group's financial risk management policies can be found in note 27.
Research and future development
The Group's activities during the year continued to be concentrated principally on mine development and mineral exploration programmes and the improvement of mining techniques and metallurgical processes. While developing its core projects disclosed in the Operations update the Group will continue studying and searching for new "near production" projects in the geographical areas it gained its experience in.
By order of the Board
Keith Byrne
Company Secretary
14 May 2019
Directors' report
Directors
The directors who served during the period were:
Christian Schaffalitzky - Executive Chairman
Gary FitzGerald - Non-Executive Director
Dmitry Suschov - Non-Executive Director
Company Secretary
Keith Byrne
Directors' interests
Share interests
The active Directors of the Company held the following beneficial interests (including interests held by spouses and minor children) in the ordinary shares of the Company:
31 Dec 2018 31 Dec 2017
No. of shares No. of shares
C. Schaffalitzky 81,069,517 68,475,270
D. Suschov 455,727,496 435,357,129
G. FitzGerald 23,378,445 20,394,101
Total 560,175,458 524,226,500
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Share options and warrants
31 Dec 2018 31 Dec 2017
Options No. of shares No. of shares
C. Schaffalitzky 20,000000 -
D. Suschov 20,000000 -
G. FitzGerald 5,000,000 -
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45,000,000 -
Warrants
D. Suschov 30,000,000 30,000,000
Total 75,000,000 30,000,000
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30,000,000 options out of 45,000,000 granted to the directors vested by 31 December 2018.
No share options were exercised by the directors during 2018 (2017 - nil).
Dividends and profit retention
No dividend is proposed in respect of the year (2017: GBPnil) and the retained loss for the year attributable to the equity holders of the parent of GBP 2,190,937 (2017: loss of GBP2,119,657) has been taken to reserves.
Share capital
Issued capital of the Company as at 31 December 2018 was:
Number of Nominal Share premium
shares value account
Fully paid ordinary shares
at 0.1 pence 2,371,569,430 2,371,569 19,407,761
Deferred shares 4.9 pence 143,377,203 7,025,483 -
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9,397,052 19,407,761
Section 561 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Act") provides that any shares being issued for cash must in general be issued to all existing shareholders pro-rata to their holding. However, where Directors had a general authority to allot shares, they may be authorised by the Articles or by a special resolution to allot shares pursuant to the authority as if the statutory pre-emption rights did not exist.
At the General Meeting, held on 24 July 2018, the Board was given authority for the purposes of section 551 of the Act to allot shares in the Company or grant rights to subscribe for or to convert any security into shares in the Company up to an aggregate nominal amount of GBP1,000,000, such authority to expire on the date of the next Annual General Meeting.
The Board has utilised authority to allot shares and issue warrants as follows:
No of shares
issued / Nominal
warrants value
Date Transaction granted GBP
Shares issued:
Issue of ordinary
shares under terms
01-Aug-2018 of a loan conversion 52,631,579 52,632
Issue of ordinary
shares on exercise
14-Aug-2018 of warrants 109,196,618 109,197
Issue of warrants
subscribe for ordinary
17-Sep-2018 shares 11,098,289 11,098
Issue of ordinary
shares under terms
19-Sep-2018 of a loan conversion 117,917,182 117,917
Issue of ordinary
02-Nov-2018 shares by way of placing 25,146,609 25,147
Issue of options to
subscribe for ordinary
shares (net of options
exercised by reporting
02-Nov-2018 date) 192,257,748 192,257
Issue of ordinary
shares on exercise
18-Dec-2018 of options 1,742,252 1,742
Issue of ordinary
18-Apr-2019 shares by way of placing 90,909,091 90,909
Total 600,899,368 600,899
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Risk Management
The directors consider that assessing and monitoring the inherent risks in the exploration business, as well as other financial risks, is crucial for the success of the Group. Risk assessment is essential in the Group's planning processes. The Board regularly reviews the performance of projects against plans and forecasts. Further detail on management of financial risks, which includes foreign currency, interest rate, credit, liquidity and capital risks are set out in note 27.
Going Concern
As outlined above, the Group was successful in raising proceeds of GBP0.5 million in May 2018. At 31 December 2018 the Group's net current assets amounted to GBP196,413 (2018: Net current liability of GBP861,629). At the same time the Group had a cash balance of GBP452,676 (2017: GBP89,819). The Group had settled all expensive loan facilities by a mixture of cash repayments and the issue of shares following conversion of debt at lenders discretion. The Group had a stand by facility arranged by a director D. Suschov in 2018, which the directors decided not to utilise applying careful cash flow planning and an ability to bring excess funds generated from the West Kytlim operations.
Since going into production at West Kytlim, the Group has received considerable industry interest, especially locally. However, the Board believes this asset should continue to be developed by the Company while the excellent relationship between the contractor and local management team demonstrates much higher rates of return than anticipated. A more thorough reassessment of the project's value will be undertaken in due course in light of actual production information and grades in ore. Furthermore, a discussion on potential capital expansion including the addition of a second wash-plant funded by our partner Uralmetmash, or alternatively by the Group is ongoing.
The Group has implemented tighter controls to minimise its cash outflows by reducing its fixed costs and overheads and by subletting part of the office premises. The directors took personal steps in conserving the Group's cash by taking Company shares in lieu of payment for their remuneration and costs.
In April 2019 the Group has raised GBP0.5 million from the equity market by way of placing shares for cash.
The directors have concluded that the combination of these circumstances represents a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For these reasons, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.
Directors' responsibilities statement
The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic report and the directors' report.
Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors must prepare the financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union. Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs and profit or loss of the Company and Group for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:
-- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; -- make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
-- state whether applicable IFRS, as adopted by the European Union, have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
-- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Company will continue in business.
The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Company and Group and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Company and Group and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The directors confirm that so far as each Director is aware:
-- so far as each director is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the Company's auditor is unaware; and
-- the directors have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken as directors in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the Company's auditor is aware of that information.
The directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
Corporate Governance
Eurasia Mining has adopted the QCA Code as a Corporate Governance framework to ensure adequate corporate governance standards as befits the nature of the Company's business and the stage attained in the continuing evolution of the Company, and in-line with its corporate strategy and business goals. The QCA Code sets out ten principles by which the code may be applied to any company. These principles are outlined below as a demonstration of how the Company meets these requirements.
Delivering Growth
Eurasia has established a strategy designed to promote long term value and a return on investment for its shareholders, a strategy which also aims to build the Company to an increasingly profitable enterprise while maintaining good corporate governance and social and environmental responsibility standards. The Company's aim is to achieve these goals through self-funded exploration for marketable resource projects in various commodities, by developing these projects to operating mines, or by joint venturing or straightforward sale of these assets to realise a return on investment.
Principle 1:
The Company is currently focused on developing two key assets; The West Kytlim mine produces Platinum group minerals ('PGM') and gold in the Ural Mountains, Russia, while the Monchetundra Project is being developed towards production of PGM, gold and base metals near the town of Monchegorsk, on the Kola Peninsula, Russia. Further non-core assets are also being progressed and the Company remains active in identifying further opportunities across a range of commodities and jurisdictions. The Company intends to achieve these goals while maintaining corporate governance principles in line with those outlined in the QCA Code. The key challenges in achieving this are set out below.
Principle 2:
Eurasia seek to maintain open, direct and two-way communication with its shareholders through various channels including the Company website, twitter feed, company presentations, investor events, video blogs filmed on site at the Company's projects, live and recorded video and audio interviews, and lastly direct communication by phone and email through the Company's contact information. The Company employs sub-contracted public relations professionals and maintains several third-party contracts to better disseminate Company newsflow. Through shareholder feedback the Company ensures that it remains in touch with the information requirements of our shareholders, their expectations regarding their investment, and the motivation behind their voting decisions. Director's consider shareholder's motivations and expectations to be broadly correlated with that of the Company and the Company's strategy. Shareholders information requirements can therefore be summarised as either operational in nature, or commercial. The Company aims to update on key events within these categories frequently, and in a timely manner as events materialise. Directors recognise that shareholders require complete and timely information as a necessary input to their investment decisions. Shareholders make regular contact through the Company's main office contact details where their calls or emails are dealt with in a timely manner by a member of staff sufficiently senior to comment on technical and commercial matters.
Principle 3:
Experienced and knowledgeable long-standing employees are a recognised key asset within the Company and our Corporate Governance principles seek to cultivate a productive and fulfilling working environment within the Company.
The Company's mining operation is a further key asset and attention is paid to its impact on society and the various stakeholders important to the project's continuous success. These include sub-contractors to the Company, and officials within the Russian sub-soil licensing and other agencies. The mining operation is in a remote area and where possible employs local persons but does not otherwise impact on a local population. The Company is devoted to maintaining the strictest environmental policies as required by the Russian sub-soil licensing agencies.
Key personnel from the Company's subsidiary maintain communication with representatives from the nearest village to the mining operation, the town of Kytlim in order to ensure feedback on potential issues. The mining community in this area of the Urals is relatively small and there is general communication between companies operating nearby mines, and with all suppliers to the industry generally. Communication with officials from sub-soil licensing agencies and their sub-contractors is generally more formal, and within the reporting structures designed by those agencies to protect the environment, the country's natural resources and the rights of local populations. Any issue arising from any stakeholder will immediately be dealt with or communicated to the required level to allow for action to be taken. No such events have occurred in the history of the mining operation and where an issue may arise it is reported in full to senior management and Directors.
Managing relationships within the Company's workforce, and its outward interactions with local communities, service providers, and the environment, all have the potential to impact on the Company's ability to achieve its medium to long term goals - managing these relationships is considered a fundamental facet of good Corporate Governance.
Principle 4:
The leading risks at the operational level relate to the reliability of our resource and reserve estimations and our ability to manage the mining operation to achieve its goals. These risks are mitigated by ensuring we employ qualified and knowledgeable personnel who are adequately resourced and supported by effective management. Resource exploration involves inherent risks stemming from the fact that information relating to the mineralisation is not immediately available and is expensive to obtain. Recognising this risk and then managing it effectively is a critical aspect of a successful exploration geology business.
The Company's annual audit provides an opportunity to reassess the chief risks facing the business at both a corporate and operational level. These are agreed by directors and delineated and audited on an annual basis, thus ensuring adequate recognition and articulation of each risk category.
Maintaining a dynamic management framework
Principle 5:
The board comprises an executive chairman and managing director, and two non-executive directors. One retirement, that of Michael Martineau as non-executive Chairman occurred in the 2017 calendar year and the board are now active in replacing that appointment. Gary Fitzgerald is an independent non-executive director while non-executive director Dmitry Suschov is a significant shareholder in the Company.
The board meets when an executive decision requires board approval, and in any event no less than once per six-week period. Board members are regularly consulted on executive decisions which would benefit from specific input relevant to a board members area of expertise. All board members are aware of and comfortable with the time and resource requirements associated with their position. Relevant information relating to a board discussion is carefully prepared and circulated in advance of board meetings. Minutes are kept and then circulated directly after all board meetings. Minutes are noted on a prescribed form, which includes heading information such as attendance. An attendance record for each director is also maintained and annualised for distribution within the board.
The attendance of the board at meetings within the last 12 months (9 meetings inclusive of AGM and all board meetings conducted remotely) is as follows:
Christian Schaffalitzky - 100% attendance
Dmitry Suschov - 100% attendance
Gary Fitzgerald - 100% attendance
Two non-executive directors, Dmitry Suschov and Gary Fitzgerald form the remuneration committee and determine the conditions of employment and annual remuneration of the executive directors. The audit committee is comprised of the same two non-executive directors and is chaired by Gary Fitzgerald. The committee meets annually before and after the Company's annual audit.
Principle 6:
The board has an effective combination of commercial and technical experience, being led by a chair with a strong background in geology, and in developing successful resource projects and companies, with support from non-executive directors with strong experience in commercial functions in a range of markets, commodities and jurisdictions. A further appointment, of an individual with a background in mining is now underway as a response to the Company's recent change of focus - from pure exploration to development and mining. Board members retire on a rota and declare themselves eligible for reappointment at the Company's AGM.
The current board members are listed below;
CHRISTIAN SCHAFFALITZKY
Executive Chairman and Managing Director
EurGeol, FIMMM, PGeo, CEng. 40 years' experience in mineral exploration. Founder of CSA Global. Numerous discovery credits including Lisheen zinc deposit in Ireland. Also Chairman at Kibo Mining Plc and non-executive director of MetalNRG PLC.
DMITRY SUSCHOV
Non-Executive Director
Commodities trading veteran (primarily various grades of metallurgical and thermal coals) who has successfully built a major Pulverized Coal Injection (PCI) franchise throughout Asia, Europe and America with an annual turnover of up to $100 million, thereby accumulating around 2.5% of the global PCI market share. He is also an investment banker with extensive experience in the Russian resources industry having previously worked with IG Capital, MDM Bank, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ernst&Young as mining & metals leader in corporate finance for Russia and CIS.
GARY FITZGERALD
Non-Executive Director
30 years' experience in investment management and prior director of Framlington Investment Management.
The board considers the skill sets currently within the board to be sufficient for the successful running of the business, and the delivery of the stated corporate strategy and goals for the benefit of shareholders through the medium to long term, however, it is recognised that a further appointment would benefit the board in having a greater breadth of experience, particularly with respect to mining, and mine engineering. In this light a further appointment is currently being actively pursued. In addition, where more specialised skills are required, the board has access to a network of individuals and organisations with whom it can consult for further information. This can include input to operational decisions relating to the Company's operating mine, or advice of a commercial nature. Each board members long standing career in the industry is invaluable in this regard.
Continuing Professional Development ('CPD') and membership of institutions which promote best practice in industry is encouraged in all board members, though not compulsory to board membership. As an example, the professional accreditations PGeo ('Professional Geologist', Institute of Geologists of Ireland) and EurGeol ('European Geologist', European Federation of Geologists), attained by the Executive Chairman, are maintained by strict adherence to a program of quantitative and qualitative CPD activities. Likewise, the Company secretary and financial controller maintains membership of the Association of Chartered and Certified Accountants by following a prescribed CPD program. All board members regularly attend industry events and conferences to keep abreast of developments in their area of expertise. Board members, especially Dmitry Sushov, also speak at and chair discussions at mining industry conferences.
No one board member, or group of board members, dominates decision making within the board. Non-executive director Dmitry Suschov is a major shareholder in the business however individual shareholdings are recognised by all board members as separate to and distinct from rights and responsibilities as effective board members.
Principle 7:
The remuneration committee is responsible for evaluating the performance of the executive directors. As mentioned above board members retire on a fixed rota, and efforts are made with regard to succession planning and appointment of new board members as required.
New appointments to the board may be suggested by current board members or persons external to the Company. The appointment process involves; assessment of suitability based on qualifications and work history, due diligence by the Company and its Nomad, a series of meetings with board members and key personnel, and ultimately contract negotiation and appointment.
Board evaluations are internal to the Company and on an ad-hoc basis, as befits the small scale of the Company currently, but not less than once per year at the time of the Company AGM. Adhering to the Company's strategy, achieving the Company's goals, and maintaining good corporate governance standards are the three most prominent identifiers by which board effectiveness is evaluated. Board evaluation procedures are considered appropriate for the size and scale of the business currently and the board recognises that these procedures should be subject to review as and when the board and the Company grow. Board evaluations are not currently made public and it is the Company's intention to reconsider this position and ensure continued compliancy with the code as the Company transitions from an exploration Company to a mining Company.
Principle 8:
The Company is founded on a culture of following and promoting the highest ethical standards with regard to its commercial transactions, business practices, strategy, internal employee relations and outward-facing stakeholder and community relationships. The Company operates chiefly in the Russian Federation though it is incorporated in the UK and governed by the laws of England and Wales. The corporate culture and values extend from the corporate level throughout the organisation irrespective of jurisdiction. An ability to recognise and promote good ethical values and behaviours is seen throughout the organisation as an excellent behavioural asset to an employee or potential employee or indeed board member. The current board members have been chosen with this awareness of the corporate culture and the Company's ethical standards in mind - new board appointments are also considered in this light. Corporate culture, and high ethical standards with regard to business practices are considered a critical element in attaining the Company's strategy and goals. These standards are reinforced through the appraisal process. High standards of ethics are considered to create a competitive advantage for the Company and are a core element of the Company's business model, as they ensure the Company's long-term sustainability. Eurasia is an equal opportunities employer.
Principle 9:
Maintaining governance structures that are fit for use as the Company evolves in size and complexity is an essential element of good corporate governance. Maintenance of the corporate governance code is the sole remit of the chair, who instigates changes in policy, and ensures the code is applied throughout the organisation. Currently the role of chairman is shared with that of chief executive director, a situation which has persisted since the retirement of the Company's non-executive director in 2017. This situation is regarded as temporary, and a departure from compliancy with the code, but given the size and complexity of the organisation a fully independent chairman is not seen as essential to the proper functioning of the board or the fulfilment of the roles of chair and chief executive. The Company is committed to splitting these roles going forward.
Two non-executive directors are appointed and participate in all board level decisions and also provide scrutiny and oversight of the executive director's roles. The board's non-executive directors are each skilled in different aspects of commercial finance, with a combined breath of experience across various markets, commodities and jurisdictions. They communicate regularly with the chair and executive directors and provide reliable advice in their areas of expertise. The terms and functions of the audit and remunerations committees are set out below.
The Company secretary role is pivotal within the organisation ensuring regulatory compliance and application of good corporate governance principles. The secretary is available to non-executive directors to support their information requirements and decision making and reports directly to the chief executive.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Chairman of the Audit Committee is Gary FitzGerald. The Audit Committee may examine any matters relating to the financial affairs of the Group and the Group's audits, this includes reviews of the annual financial statements and announcements, internal control procedures, accounting procedures, accounting policies, the appointment, independence, objectivity, terms of reference and fees of external Auditors and such other related functions as the Board may require.
The membership of the Audit Committee comprises two non-executive Directors, Dmitry Suschov and Gary Fitzgerald. The external Auditors have direct access to the members of the committee, without presence of the executive Directors, for independent discussions. Two Audit Committee meetings were held during the year; to approve 2017 Annual Financial Statements and later the 2018 Interim report. The Audit Committee reported that the accounts were in compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards.
REMUNERATION COMMITTEE
The Chairman of the Remuneration Committee is Gary Fitzgerald. The committee comprises two non-executive Directors, Dmitry Suschov and Gary Fitzgerald. It determines the terms and conditions of employment and annual remuneration of the executive Directors. It consults with the Executive Chairman, takes into consideration external data and comparative third-party remuneration and has access to professional advice outside the Company.
The key policy objectives of the Remuneration Committee in respect of the Company's executive Directors and other senior executives are: -
- to ensure that individuals are fairly rewarded for their personal contribution to the Company's overall performance, and
- to act as an independent committee ensuring that due regard is given to the interests of the Company's Shareholders and to the financial and commercial health of the Company.
Remuneration of executive Directors comprises basic salary, discretionary bonuses, participation in the Company's Share Option Scheme and other benefits. The Company's remuneration policy with regard to options is to maintain an amount of not more than 10% of the issued share capital in options for the Company's management and employees which may include the issue of new options in line with any new share issues. Matters which are reserved strictly for the consideration of the board include, but are not limited to, discussions and decision on Company strategy, major investment decisions in new business development, commercial arrangements including funding requirements, high-level decisions on distribution of funds, and recruitment or dismissal of senior personnel and board members.
The above outline of the Company's corporate governance framework befits the current scale of the Company but will be subject to appropriate modifications as the Company grows in line with its stated strategy. An annual review of the corporate governance framework is undertaken at the board meeting preceding or directly following the Company's AGM. Changes considered to the current corporate governance framework, to be assessed in due course, include further appointments to the board, and establishing independent bodies to review and assess board performance.
Total directors' emoluments are disclosed in notes 8 and 23 to the financial statements and the directors' options are disclosed in the director's report above. During 2018 45,000,000 options were granted to the directors (2017: nil).
Build trust
Principle 10:
The board seeks to maintain both direct and two-way communication with its shareholders through various channels including the Company website, Twitter feed, Company Presentations, Investor Events, Video Blogs filmed on site at the Company's projects, Live and recorded video and audio interviews, and lastly direct communication by phone and email through the Company's contact information. Phone calls to the company's office are screened and communicated to board members as appropriate. All shareholders may at their discretion chose to attend the company AGM and speak directly to the board and management.
The Company employs Public Relations professionals and maintains several third-party contracts to better disseminate Company news-flow. Through shareholder feedback the Company ensures that the boards communication of the company's progress is thorough and well understood.
A clear statement on the outcomes of board resolutions is communicated immediately after the Company's AGM by RNS and posted to the Company's website at www.eurasiamining.co.uk. This includes a summary of votes for and against the resolutions put before the shareholders, and where a significant number of votes is cast against a resolution this is clearly stated, with an explanation as to possible explanations and remediations regarding that voting. A catalogue of historical annual reports and AGM notices is maintained at an appropriate location on the Company's website.
Health and Safety
The Group has occupational health and safety policies and procedures in place ensuring that all efforts are made to minimise adverse personal and corporate outcomes, through best practice training, implementation and monitoring. No serious incidents occurred in the past year.
UK Code on takeover and mergers
Eurasia Mining is subject to the UK City code on takeovers and mergers, which was revised and extended to apply to all companies listed on the AIM market in October 2013.
Auditors
Grant Thornton UK LLP are willing to continue in office and a resolution proposing their re-appointment as auditors of the Company and a resolution authorising the directors to agree their remuneration will be put to shareholders at the Annual General Meeting.
By order of the Board
Keith Byrne
Company Secretary
14 May2019
Independent auditor's report to the members of Eurasia Mining plc.
Opinion
Our opinion on the financial statements is unmodified
We have audited the financial statements of Eurasia Mining
Plc (the 'parent company') and its subsidiaries (the 'group')
for the year ended 31 December 2018 which comprise the consolidated
statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income,
the consolidated and parent company statements of financial
position, the consolidated and parent company statements of
changes in equity, the consolidated and parent company statements
of cash flows and notes to the financial statements, including
a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial
reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation
is applicable law and International Financial Reporting Standards
(IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union and, as regards the
parent company financial statements, as applied in accordance
with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006.
In our opinion:
* the financial statements give a true and fair view of
the state of the group's and of the parent company's
affairs as at 31 December 2018 and of the group's
loss for the year then ended;
* the group financial statements have been properly
prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the
European Union;
* the parent company financial statements have been
properly prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted
by the European Union and as applied in accordance
with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006;
* the financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act
2006.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the 'Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements' section of our report. We are independent of the group and the parent company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard as applied to listed entities, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the ISAs (UK) require us to report to you where:
-- the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is not appropriate; or
-- the directors have not disclosed in the financial statements any identified material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt about the group's or the parent company's ability to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting for a period of at least twelve months from the date when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Overview of our audit approach
* Overall group materiality: GBP109,000, which
represents 2% of the group's total assets;
* Key audit matters were identified as the
recoverability of Mining Assets and exploration and
evaluation of mineral resources as well as improper
revenue recognition; and
* We performed full scope audit procedures on Eurasia
Mining Plc, targeted audit procedures on Urals
Alluvial Platinum Limited, Eurasia Resources Asia Ltd,
ZAO Terskaya Mining Company, ZAO Kosvinskiy Kamen,
ZAO Eurasia Mining Service and ZAO Yuksporskaya
Mining Company; analytical audit procedures on
Eurasia Mining (UK) Limited.
Key audit matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the financial statements of the current period and include the most significant assessed risks of material misstatement (whether, or not, due to fraud) that we identified. These matters included those that had the greatest effect on the overall audit strategy, the allocation of resources in the audit; and directing the efforts of the engagement team. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
Key Audit Matter - Parent and How the matter was addressed
Group in the audit - Parent and Group
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Recoverability of Mining Assets Our audit work included, but
and exploration and evaluation was not restricted to:
of mineral resources * Challenging management's assertions relating to
The group currently has interests indicators of impairment for the mining and
in 2 projects: exploration and evaluation assets.
* West Kytlim which has become fully operational during
the current financial year which, due to freezing
over in the winter months, is only available for * We corroborated management's considerations on assets
extraction activities during the summer months. The where there was no indicator for impairment, by
carrying value of the mining assets for this project obtaining mining licenses, reserve & resource
is GBP3,606,013 (2017: GBP4,339,633); and reports.
* Monchetundra which is still in its exploration and * For the mining assets where indicators were present,
evaluation stage. The carrying value of the we examined the value in use calculation performed by
Exploration and Evaluation costs capitalised is management:
GBP802,661 (2017: GBP840,793).
* We performed arithmetical checks on the calculation.
The risks associated with the
above is that the carrying values * We challenged the appropriateness of managements' key
may not be fully recoverable, assumptions which included - discount rate, recovery
indicating a potential impairment rate and ore quantity used in the model
to be recognised.
* We performed sensitivity analysis on these
assumptions, including commodity prices, production
levels, discount rate and grade of extracted
materials
* We assessed cash flows to current production reports,
which were considered more relevant than historical
production rates due to the issues incurred
* We agreed the amounts of Ore production, recovery and
quantity to third party reserve reports and into the
cash flow forecast.
The group's accounting policy
on recoverability of mining assets
is shown in note 4 to the financial
statements and related disclosures
are included in notes 11 and
12. Sensitivities have been disclosed
in note 5.2.4
Key observations
Our testing did not identify
any impairment of mining or exploration
and evaluation assets.
Improper revenue recognition Our audit work included, but
Under ISA 240 (UK) there is a was not restricted to:
presumed risk that revenue may * Reviewing and testing the revenue recognition policy
be misstated due to fraud within for the group including any impacts relating to the
the recognition of revenue. adoption of IFRS 15; and
Revenue for the year-ended 31
December 2018 was GBP2,573,329
(2017: GBP183,998). * Vouching 100% of revenue transactions to supporting
This is also the first full year documentation, including contracts, settlement
that the West Kytlim mine is reports and cash collection.
operating at capacity. This,
coupled with the implementation
of the new Accounting Standard, * Verifying that the revenue transactions vouched above
IFRS 15, indicates the risk of have been recorded in accordance with our review per
material misstatement to the the first point above.
financial statements.
The group's accounting policy
on revenue recognition is shown
in note 4 to the financial statements
and related disclosures are included
in note 6.
Key observations
Our testing did not identify
any material misstatements in
the recognition of revenue.
Our application of materiality
We define materiality as the magnitude of misstatement in the financial statements that makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable person would be changed or influenced. We use materiality in determining the nature, timing and extent of our audit work and in evaluating the results of that work.
Materiality was determined as follows:
Materiality Group Parent
measure
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Financial statements GBP109,000 which is GBP98,000 which is
as a whole 2% of total assets. 90% of group materiality.
This benchmark is considered This benchmark is considered
the most appropriate the most appropriate
because of the importance because we performed
of the mining assets our audit in combination
to the current and with the audit of the
future level of activity, group, so any misstatements
and the overall success, identified in the parent
of the entity. Therefore, have been considered
the key metric and in unison with the
focus area for this materiality of the
entity is their assets group. As such, we
under control. consider there to be
minimal risk of a combined
material misstatement.
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Performance 75% of financial statement 75% of financial statement
materiality materiality. materiality.
used to drive
the extent of
our testing
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Communication GBP5,450 and misstatements GBP4,900 and misstatements
of misstatements below that threshold below that threshold
to the audit that, in our view, that, in our view,
committee warrant reporting on warrant reporting on
qualitative grounds. qualitative grounds.
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An overview of the scope of our audit
Our audit approach was a risk-based approach founded on a thorough understanding of the group's business, its environment and risk profile and in particular included:
-- evaluation by the group audit team of identified components to assess the significance of that component and to determine the planned audit response based on a measure of materiality. Significance was determined by a percentage of the group's total assets;
-- We performed full scope audit procedures on Eurasia Mining Plc, targeted audit procedures on Urals Alluvial Platinum Limited, Eurasia Resources Asia Ltd, ZAO Terskaya Mining Company, ZAO Kosvinskiy Kamen, ZAO Eurasia Mining Service and ZAO Yuksporskaya Mining Company; analytical audit procedures on Eurasia Mining (UK) Limited.
-- As part of the planning process, assessing the group's internal processes and control environment. Eurasia Mining Plc has centralised processes and controls over the key areas of our audit focus. Group management are responsible for all judgements and significant risk areas. For the Russian subsidiaries, local finance teams perform accounting processes and we tailored our audit response accordingly, using component auditors to perform targeted audit procedures on these entities. Group instructions were issued to the component auditor and a full review of their work was completed;
-- The total percentage coverage of full scope or targeted procedures over group revenue was 100%;
-- The total percentage coverage of full scope or targeted procedures over total assets was 98%;
Our audit approach was fully substantive in nature and consistent with the 2017 approach.
Other information
The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Our opinion on other matters prescribed by the Companies
Act 2006 is unmodified
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course
of the audit:
* the information given in the strategic report and the
directors' report for the financial year for which
the financial statements are prepared is consistent
with the financial statements; and
* the strategic report and the directors' report have
been prepared in accordance with applicable legal
requirements.
Matters on which we are required to report under the Companies Act 2006
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the group and the parent company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the strategic report or the directors' report.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
-- adequate accounting records have not been kept by the parent company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
-- the parent company financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
-- certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or -- we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
Responsibilities of directors for the financial statements
As explained more fully in the directors' responsibilities statement set out on page 14, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the group's and the parent company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the group or the parent company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Christopher Raab, ACA
Senior Statutory Auditor
for and on behalf of Grant Thornton UK LLP
Statutory Auditor, Chartered Accountants
London
14 May 2019
Consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income
Note Year to Year to
31 December 31 December
2018 2017
GBP GBP
Sales 2,573,329 183,998
Cost of sales (2,280,559) (217,540)
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Gross profit/(loss) 292,770 (33,542)
Administrative costs (1,609,068) (1,022,664)
Investment income 5,821 -
Finance cost (623,779) (1,113,318)
Other gains 9 107,083 243,951
Other losses 9 (1,414,768) (213,557)
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Loss before tax (3,241,941) (2,139,130)
Income tax expense 10 - -
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Loss for the period (3,241,941) (2,139,130)
Other comprehensive income:
Items that will not be reclassified
subsequently to profit and
loss:
NCI share of foreign exchange
differences on translation
of foreign operations 69,894 (13,768)
Items that will be reclassified
subsequently to profit and
loss:
Parent's share of foreign exchange
differences on translation
of foreign operations 258,351 (79,996)
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Other comprehensive income
for the period, net of tax 328,247 (93,764)
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Total comprehensive loss for
the period (2,913,694) (2,232,894)
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Loss for the period attributable
to:
Equity holders of the parent (2,573,231) (2,119,657)
Non-controlling interest 13 (668,710) (19,473)
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(3,241,941) (2,139,130)
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Total comprehensive loss for
the period attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent (2,314,878) (2,199,653)
Non-controlling interest 13 (598,816) (33,241)
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(2,913,694) (2,232,894)
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(Loss)/profit per share attributable
to equity holders of the parent:
Basic and diluted loss (pence
per share) 22 (0.12) (0.14)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Consolidated statement of financial position
Note 31 December 31 December
2018 2017
GBP GBP
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 11 3,660,614 4,370,475
Assets in the course of construction 11 33,193 37,814
Intangible assets 12 802,661 840,793
Other financial assets 14 - 445,596
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Total non-current assets 4,496,468 5,694,678
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Current assets
Inventories 1,495 5,605
Trade and other receivables 15 49,046 93,387
Cash and cash equivalents 452,676 89,819
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Total current assets 503,217 188,811
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Total assets 4,999,685 5,883,489
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EQUITY
Issued capital 16 28,803,321 26,623,034
Other reserves 18 3,941,115 3,403,368
Accumulated losses (26,632,516) (24,484,719)
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Equity attributable to equity
holders
of the parent 6,111,920 5,541,683
Non-controlling interest 13 (1,419,039) (708,634)
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Total equity 4,692,881 4,833,049
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LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Borrowings 19 43,586 588,810
Trade and other payables 20 263,218 236,630
Other financial liabilities 21 - 225,000
Total current liabilities 306,804 1,050,440
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Total liabilities 306,804 1,050,440
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Total equity and liabilities 4,999,685 5,883,489
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These financial statements were approved by the board on 14 May2019 and were signed on its behalf by:
C. Schaffalitzky
Executive Chairman
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Company statement of financial position
Note 31 December 31 December
2018 2017
GBP GBP
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 11 1,009 44
Investments in subsidiaries 13 1,132,246 1,277,489
Total non-current assets 1,133,255 1,277,533
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Current assets
Trade and other receivables 15 36,940 46,703
Other financial assets 14 6,252,506 6,306,204
Cash and cash equivalents 170,690 61,500
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Total current assets 6,460,136 6,414,407
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Total assets 7,593,391 7,691,940
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EQUITY
Issued capital 16 28,803,321 26,623,034
Other reserves 18 4,023,610 3,744,216
Accumulated losses (25,517,698) (23,763,393)
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Total equity 7,309,233 6,603,857
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Borrowings 19 - 539,156
Trade and other payables 20 284,158 323,927
Other financial liabilities 21 - 225,000
Total current liabilities 284,158 1,088,083
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Total liabilities 284,158 1,088,083
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Total equity and liabilities 7,593,391 7,691,940
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In accordance with section 408(3) of the Companies Act 2006, Eurasia Mining plc is exempt from the requirement to present its own statement of profit or loss. The amount of loss for the financial year recorded within the financial statements of Eurasia Mining plc is GBP1,831,378 (2017: loss of GBP1,480,763).
These financial statements were approved by the board on 14 May 2019 and were signed on its behalf by:
C. Schaffalitzky
Executive Chairman
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Consolidated statement of changes in equity
Share Share Deferred Capital Foreign Accumulated Total Non-controlling Total
capital premium shares redemption currency losses attributable interest
and other translation to owners
reserves reserve of parent
GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP
Balance at 1
January 2017 1,509,788 17,042,722 7,025,483 3,542,694 (260,852) (22,544,900) 6,314,935 (675,393) 5,639,542
Issue of
ordinary share
capital
for cash 140,951 248,471 - - - - 389,422 - 389,422
Shares issued in
lieu of
loan note
interest 197,108 458,511 - - - - 655,619 - 655,619
Recognition of
warrants issued
with
convertible
loan notes - - - 307,075 - - 307,075 - 307,075
De-recognition
of warrants
due to
restructure of
convertible
loan notes - - - (179,838) - 179,838 - - -
Recognition of
equity element
of convertible
loan notes - - - 74,285 - - 74,285 - 74,285
Transactions
with owners 338,059 706,982 - 201,522 - 179,838 1,426,401 - 1,426,401
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Loss for the
period - - - - - (2,119,657) (2,119,657) (19,473) (2,139,130)
Exchange
differences on
translation
of
foreign
operations - - - - (79,996) - (79,996) (13,768) (93,764)
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Total
comprehensive
income - - - - (79,996) (2,119,657) (2,199,653) (33,241) (2,232,894)
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Balance at 31
December 2017 1,847,847 17,749,704 7,025,483 3,744,216 (340,848) (24,484,719) 5,541,683 (708,634) 4,833,049
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Notes Share Share Deferred Capital Foreign Accumulated Total Non-controlling Total
capital premium shares redemption currency losses attributable interest
and other translation to owners
reserves reserve of parent
GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP
Balance at 1
January 2018 1,847,847 17,749,704 7,025,483 3,744,216 (340,848) (24,484,719) 5,541,683 (708,634) 4,833,049
Issue of
ordinary share
capital
for cash 221,713 578,303 - - - - 800,016 - 800,016
Share issue cost - (29,580) - - - - (29,580) - (29,580)
Issue of
ordinary shares
on exercise of
warrants 109,197 370,826 - (112,868) - - 367,155 - 367,155
Shares issued in
lieu of
loan note
interest 20,522 88,253 - - - - 108,775 - 108,775
Conversion of
loan notes 170,549 639,075 - - - - 809,624 - 809,624
Recognition of
options under
employee share
option plan - - - 455,028 - - 455,028 - 455,028
Recognition of
warrants issued
for
professional
services - - - 14,307 - - 14,307 - 14,307
Issue of shares
under employee
share option
plan 1,742 9,688 - - - - 11,430 - 11,430
Reversal on
cancellation
of options - - - (2,788) - 2,788 - - -
De-recognition
of equity
element of
convertible
loan
notes - - - (74,285) - 74,285 - - -
Non-controlling
interests
arising on
reduction of
interest
in subsidiary - - - - - - - (111,589) (111,589)
Gain on changes
in parent's
ownership
interest in a
subsidiary 13 348,361 348,361 - 348,361
Transactions
with owners 523,722 1,656,565 - 279,394 - 425,434 2,885,115 (111,589) 2,773,526
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Loss for the
period - - - - - (2,573,231) (2,573,231) (668,710) (3,241,941)
Exchange
differences on
translation
of
foreign
operations - - - - 258,353 - 258,353 69,894 328,247
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Total
comprehensive
income - - - - 258,353 (2,573,231) (2,314,878) (598,816) (2,913,694)
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Balance at 31
December 2018 2,371,569 19,406,269 7,025,483 4,023,610 (82,495) (26,632,516) 6,111,920 (1,419,039) 4,692,881
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Company statement of changes in equity
Share Deferred Other Retained
Share capital premium shares reserves loss Total
GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP
Balance at 1
January 2017 1,509,788 17,042,722 7,025,483 3,542,694 (22,462,468) 6,658,219
Issue of
ordinary share
capital for
cash 140,951 248,471 - - - 389,422
Shares issued
under terms
of the loan
agreements 197,108 458,511 - - - 655,619
Recognition of
warrants
issued with
convertible
loan notes - - - 307,075 - 307,075
De-recognition
of warrants
due to
restructure of
convertible
loan notes - - - (179,838) 179,838 -
Recognition of
equity element
of convertible
loan notes - - - 74,285 - 74,285
Transactions
with owners 338,059 706,982 - 201,522 179,838 1,426,401
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Loss and total
comprehensive
income - - - - (1,480,763) (1,480,763)
Balance at 31
December 2017 1,847,847 17,749,704 7,025,483 3,744,216 (23,763,393) 6,603,857
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Balance at 1
January 2018 1,847,847 17,749,704 7,025,483 3,744,216 (23,763,393) 6,603,857
Issue of
ordinary share
capital for
cash 221,713 578,303 - - - 800,016
Issue of
ordinary shares
on exercise of
warrants 109,197 370,826 - (112,868) - 365,664
Shares issued in
lieu of
loan note
interest 20,522 88,253 - - - 108,775
Conversion of
loan notes 170,549 639,075 - - - 809,624
Issue of shares
under employee
share option
plan 1,742 9,688 - - - 12,922
Share issue cost - (29,580) - - - (29,580)
Reversal on
cancellation
of options - - - (2,788) 2,788 -
Recognition of
options under
employee share
option plan - - - 455,028 - 562,912
Recognition of
warrants
issued for
professional
services 14,307 - 14,307
Derecognition of
warrants
on restructure
of convertible
loan notes - - - (74,285) 74,285 -
Transactions
with owners 523,722 1,656,565 - 279,394 77,073 2,536,754
Loss and total
comprehensive
income (1,831,378) (1,831,378)
Balance at 31
December 2018 2,371,569 19,406,269 7,025,483 4,023,610 (25,517,698) 7,309,233
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Consolidated statement of cash flows
Year to Year to
31 December 31 December
Note 2018 2017
GBP GBP
Cash flows from operating activities
Loss for the period (3,241,941) (2,139,130)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation of non-current assets 11 367,173 15,413
Finance costs recognised in profit
or loss 19 623,779 1,113,318
Investment revenue recognised
in profit or loss (5,821) -
Loss on disposal of investment
in joint operations 9 - 44,495
Loss on impairment of financial
assets 450,936 -
Gain on valuation of derivative
financial instrument 9 (107,083) (76,863)
Loss/(gain) on a loan settlement 9 60,405 (167,088)
Net foreign exchange loss 9 903,427 169,062
Expense recognised in respect
of warrants issued for professional
services 14,307 -
Expense recognised in respect
of options under employee share
option plan 455,028 -
(479,790) (1,040,793)
Movement in working capital
Decrease in inventories 3,425 17,387
Decrease in trade and other receivables 36,522 52,567
Increase in trade and other payables 37,324 81,117
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Cash outflow from operations (402,519) (889,722)
Income tax paid - -
Net cash used in operating activities (402,519) (889,722)
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Cash flows from investing activities
Interest received 5,821 -
Contributed to joint operations - (364)
Purchase of property, plant and
equipment 11 (113,198) (179,873)
Payment for exploration and evaluation
assets 12 (49,164) (69,290)
Net cash generated from/(used)
in investing activities 156,541 (249,527)
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Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from sale of non-controlling
interest 236,772 -
Proceeds from issue of equity shares,
net of issue costs 16 1,149,022 389,422
Proceeds from borrowings 19 - 1,664,157
Repayment of borrowings 19 (447,440) (960,550)
Net cash proceeds from financing
activities 938,354 1,093,029
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Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents 379,294 (46,220)
Effects of exchange rate changes
on the balance of cash held in
foreign currencies (16,473) (18,635)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
of period 89,819 154,674
Cash and cash equivalents at end
of period 452,676 89,819
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Company statement of cash flows
Year to Year to
31 December 31 December
Note 2018 2017
GBP GBP
Cash flows from operating activities
Loss for the period (1,831,378) (1,480,763)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation of non-current assets 102 194
Finance costs recognised in profit
or loss 19 623,779 1,113,234
Investment revenue recognised
in profit or loss (2,062) -
Gain on valuation of derivative
financial instrument 9 (107,083) (76,863)
Gain on debt settlement 9 60,405 (167,088)
Loss on impairment of investments 147,794 -
Loss on disposal of investment
in joint operations 9 - 44,495
Net foreign exchange (gain)/loss 9 24,611 (32,047)
Expense recognised in respect
of warrants issued for professional
services 14,307 -
Expense recognised in respect
of options under employee share
option plan 455,028 -
(614,497) (598,838)
Movement in working capital
(Decrease)/increase in trade and
other receivables 7,211 33,337
Increase /(decrease) in trade
and other payables (39,769) 10,480
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Cash outflow from operations (647,055) (549,021)
Income tax paid - -
Net cash used in operating activities (647,055) (549,021)
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Cash flows from investing activities
Interest received 2,062 -
Contributed to joint operations (364)
Proceeds from repayment of related
party loan 275,275 -
Amounts advanced to related party (221,577) (540,550)
Purchase of property, plant and
equipment (1,067) -
Net cash generated from/(used)
in investing activities 54,693 (540,914)
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Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issue of equity shares,
net of issue costs 16 1,149,022 389,422
Proceeds from borrowings 19 - 1,610,663
Repayment of borrowings 19 (447,440) (956,630)
Net cash proceeds from financing
activities 701,582 1,043,455
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Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents 109,220 (46,480)
Effects of exchange rate changes
on the balance of cash held in
foreign currencies (30) (8,448)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
of period 61,500 116,428
Cash and cash equivalents at end
of period 170,690 61,500
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
1 General information
Eurasia Mining Plc (the "Company") is a public limited company incorporated and domiciled in Great Britain with its registered office at International House, 142 Cromwell Road, London SW7 4EF, United Kingdom and principal place of business at Clubhouse Bank, 1 Angel Court, EC2R 7HJ, United Kingdom. The Company's shares are listed on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange plc. The principal activities of the Company and its subsidiaries (the "Group") are related to the exploration for and development of platinum group metals, gold and other minerals in Russia.
Eurasia Mining Plc's consolidated financial statements are presented in Pounds Sterling (GBP), which is also the functional currency of the parent company.
2 Going concern
At 31 December 2018 the Group's net current assets amounted to GBP196,413 (2018: Net current liability of GBP861,629). At the same time the Group had a cash balance of GBP452,676 (2017: GBP89,819). The Group had settled all expensive loan facilities by a mixture of cash repayments and the issue of shares following conversion of debt at lenders discretion. The Group had a stand by facility arranged by a director D. Suschov in 2018, which the directors decided not to utilise applying careful cash flow planning and an ability to bring excess funds generated from the West Kytlim operations.
Since going into production at West Kytlim, the Group has received considerable industry interest, especially locally. However, the Board believes this asset should continue to be developed by the Company while the excellent relationship between the contractor and local management team demonstrates much higher rates of return than anticipated. A more thorough reassessment of the project's value will be undertaken in due course in light of actual production information and grades in ore. Furthermore, a discussion on potential capital expansion including the addition of a second wash-plant funded by our partner Uralmetmash, or alternatively by the Group is ongoing.
The Group has implemented tighter controls to minimise its cash outflows by reducing its fixed costs and overheads and by subletting part of the office premises. The directors took personal steps in conserving the Group's cash by taking Company shares in lieu of payment for their remuneration and costs.
In April 2019 the Group has raised GBP0.5 million from the equity market by way of placing shares for cash.
The directors have concluded that the combination of these circumstances represents a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For these reasons, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.
3 Changes in accounting policies
3.1 New and revised relevant standards that are effective for annual periods commencing on or after 1 January 2018
IFRS 9 Financial Instruments (effective 1 January 2018)
IFRS 9 represents the completion of its project to replace IAS 39 'Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement'. The new standard introduces extensive changes to IAS 39's guidance on the classification and measurement of financial assets and introduces a new 'expected credit loss' model for the impairment of financial assets. IFRS 9 also provides new guidance on the application of hedge accounting.
IFRS 15 Revenue from contracts with customers (effective 1 January 2018)
The IASB has issued a new standard for the recognition of revenue. This will replace IAS 18 which covers contracts for goods and services and IAS 11 which covers construction contracts.
The new standard is based on the principle that revenue is recognised when control of a good or service transfers to a customer - so the notion of control replaces the existing notion of risks and rewards.
Amendments to IFRS 2 Classification and Measurement of Share-based Payment Transactions (effective 1 January 2018)
The amendments clarify the following:
1. In estimating the fair value of a cash-settled share-based payment, the accounting for the effects of vesting and non-vesting conditions should follow the same approach as for equity-settled share-based payments.
2. Where tax law or regulation requires an entity to withhold a specified number of equity instruments equal to the monetary value of the employee's tax obligation to meet the employee's tax liability which is then remitted to the tax authority, i.e. the share-based payment arrangement has a 'net settlement feature', such an arrangement should be classified as equity-settled in its entirety, provided that the share-based payment would have been classified as equity-settled had it not included the net settlement feature.
3. A modification of a share-based payment that changes the transaction from cash-settled to equity-settled should be accounted for as follows:
-- the original liability is derecognised;
-- the equity-settled share-based payment is recognised at the modification date fair value of the equity instrument granted to the extent that services have been rendered up to the modification date; and
-- any difference between the carrying amount of the liability at the modification date and the amount recognised in equity should be recognised in profit or loss immediately.
The adoption of these Standards and Interpretations has had no material impact on the financial statements of the Group
3.2 Standards, amendments and interpretations to existing standards that are not yet effective and have not been adopted early by the Group
At the date of authorisation of these financial statements, certain new standards, amendments and interpretations to existing standards have been published by the IASB but are not yet effective and have not been adopted early by the Group.
Management anticipates that all the relevant pronouncements will be adopted in the Group's accounting policies for the first period beginning after the effective date of the pronouncement. Information on new standards, amendments and interpretations that are expected to be relevant to the Group's financial statements is provided below. Certain other new standards and interpretations have been issued but are not expected to have a material impact on the Group's financial statements.
IFRS 16 Leases (effective 1 January 2019)
IASB released IFRS 16 'Leases', which will require lessees to account for leases 'on-balance sheet' by recognising a 'right-of-use' asset and a lease liability.
IFRS 16 also:
-- changes the definition of a lease;
-- sets requirements on how to account for the asset and liability, including complexities such as non-lease elements, variable lease payments and option periods;
-- provides exemptions for short-term leases and leases of low value assets; -- changes the accounting for sale and leaseback arrangements; -- largely retains IAS 17's approach to lessor accounting; -- introduces new disclosure requirements.
Amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28 Sale or Contribution of Assets between an Investor and its Associate or Joint Venture (effective on or after the date to be determined)
The amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28 deal with situations where there is a sale or contribution of assets between an investor and its associate or joint venture. Specifically, the amendments state that gains or losses resulting from the loss of control of a subsidiary that does not contain a business in a transaction with an associate or a joint venture that is accounted for using the equity method, are recognised in the parent's profit or loss only to the extent of the unrelated investors' interests in that associate or joint venture. Similarly, gains and losses resulting from the re-measurement of investments retained in any former subsidiary (that has become an associate or a joint venture that is accounted for using the equity method) to fair value are recognised in the former parent's profit or loss only to the extent of the unrelated investors' interests in the new associate or joint venture.
The directors of the Company do not anticipate that the application of these amendments will have a material impact on the Group's consolidated financial statements.
4 Summary of significant accounting policies
4.1 Basis of preparation
The consolidated financial statements of the Group and the Company financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) as adopted by the EU.
These financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The accounting policies have been applied consistently throughout the Group for the purposes of preparation of these consolidated financial statements.
4.2 Presentation of financial statements
The consolidated financial statements are presented in accordance with IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements. The Group has elected to present the "Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss" in one statement.
4.3 Basis of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements incorporate the financial statements of the Company and entities controlled by the Company. Control is achieved where the Company has all of the following:
-- Power over investee; -- Exposure, or rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee;
-- The ability to use its power over the investee to affect the amount of investor's returns.
The results of subsidiaries acquired or disposed of are included in the Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss from the effective date of acquisition or up to the effective date of disposal, as appropriate.
Where necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring their accounting policies in line with those used by other members of the Group.
All intra-group transactions, balances, income and expenses are eliminated in full on consolidation.
Non-controlling interests in the net assets of consolidated subsidiaries are identified separately from the Group's equity therein. Non-controlling interests consist of the amount of those interests at the date of the original business combination and the non-controlling party's share of changes in equity since the date of the combination.
4.4 Business combinations
The Group applies the acquisition method in accounting for business combinations. The consideration transferred by the Group to obtain control of a subsidiary is calculated as the sum of the acquisition-date fair values of assets transferred, liabilities incurred, and the equity interests issued by the Group, which includes the fair value of any asset or liability arising from a contingent consideration arrangement. Acquisition costs are expensed as incurred.
The Group recognises identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination regardless of whether they have been previously recognised in the acquiree's financial statements prior to the acquisition. Assets acquired and liabilities assumed are generally measured at their acquisition-date fair values.
Goodwill is stated after separate recognition of identifiable intangible assets. It is calculated as the excess of the sum of a) fair value of consideration transferred, b) the recognised amount of any non-controlling interest in the acquiree and c) acquisition-date fair value of any existing equity interest in the acquiree, over the acquisition-date fair values of identifiable net assets. If the fair values of identifiable net assets exceed the sum calculated above, the excess amount (ie gain on a bargain purchase) is recognised as a profit or loss immediately.
In a business combination achieved in stages, the Group re-measure its previously held equity interest in the acquiree at its acquisition-date fair value and recognise the resulting gain or loss, if any, in profit or loss or other comprehensive income, as appropriate.
4.5 Interests in joint arrangements
A joint venture is a type of joint arrangement whereby the parties that have joint control of the arrangement have rights to the net assets of the joint venture. Joint control is the contractually agreed sharing of control of an arrangement, which exists only when decisions about the relevant activities require unanimous consent of the parties sharing control. The considerations made in determining significant influence or joint controls are similar to those necessary to determine control over subsidiaries.
The Group reports its interests in jointly controlled entities using the equity method of accounting, except when the investment is classified as held for sale.
Under the equity method, investments in joint ventures are carried in the consolidated statement of financial position at cost as adjusted for post-acquisition changes in the Group's share of the net assets of the joint venture, less any impairment in the value of individual investments. Losses of a joint venture in excess of the Group's interest in that joint venture are not recognised, unless the Group has incurred legal or constructive obligations or made payments on behalf of the joint venture.
Any excess of the cost of acquisition over the Group's share of the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of the joint venture recognised at the date of acquisition is recognised as goodwill.
The goodwill, if any is included within the carrying amount of the investment and is assessed annually for impairment as part of the investment. Any excess of the Group's share of the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities over the cost of acquisition, after reassessment, is recognised immediately as a profit or loss.
Unrealised gains on transactions between the Group and its joint venture are eliminated to the extent of the Group's interest in the joint venture. Unrealised losses are also eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence of an impairment of the asset transferred.
4.6 Foreign currencies
Functional and presentation currency
The individual financial statements of each group entity are prepared in the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates ("the functional currency"). The consolidated financial statements are presented in GBP, which is the functional and the presentation currency of the Company.
Transaction and balances
Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation at year-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognised in the profit or loss.
Non-monetary items that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.
Group companies
The results and financial position of all the Group entities (none of which has the currency of a hyperinflationary economy) that have a functional currency different from the presentation currency are translated into the presentation currency as follows:
-- assets and liabilities for each statement of financial position presented are translated at the closing rate at the date of that statement of financial position;
-- income and expenses for each Statement of Profit or Loss are translated at average exchange rates (unless this average is not a reasonable approximation of the cumulative effect of the rates prevailing on the transaction dates, in which case income and expenses are translated at the rate on the dates of the transactions); and
-- all resulting exchange differences are recognised as a separate component of other comprehensive income.
4.7 Share-based payments
Equity-settled share-based payments to employees and others providing similar services are measured at the fair value of the equity instrument at the grant date. Fair value is measured by use of Black Scholes model. The expected life used in the model has been adjusted, based on management's best estimate, for the effects of non-transferability, exercise restrictions and behavioural considerations.
The fair value determined at the grant date of the equity-settled share-based payments is expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, based on the Group's estimate of shares that will eventually vest.
Equity-settled share-based payment transactions with other parties are measured at the fair value of the goods and services received, except where the fair value cannot be estimated reliably, in which case they are measured at the fair value of the equity instruments granted, measured at the date the entity obtains the goods or the counterparty renders the service.
All equity-settled share-based payments are ultimately recognised as an expense in the profit or loss with a corresponding credit to "Share-based payments reserve".
Upon exercise of share options, the proceeds received net of attributable transaction costs are credited to share capital, and where appropriate share premium. No adjustment is made to any expense recognised in prior periods if share options ultimately exercised are different to that estimated on vesting or if the share options vest but are not exercised.
When share options lapse or are forfeited the respective amount recognised in the Share-based payment reserve is reversed and credited to accumulated profit and loss reserve.
4.8 Revenue
To determine whether to recognise revenue, the Group follows a 5-step process:
1 Identifying the contract with a customer;
2 Identifying the performance obligations;
3 Determining the transaction price;
4 Allocating the transaction price to the performance obligations;
5 Recognising revenue when/as performance obligation(s) are satisfied.
The Group earns its revenues primarily from the sale of platinum group metals from the West Kytlim mine. The company enters into a contract with its main customer to deliver all mined metals extracted from the mine. There is one performance obligation under the sales contract, and that is the delivery of metals. As such, the entire price under the contract is allocated to the single performance obligation. Revenue is recognised when control over the metals passes to the customer.
The Group has determined that it is the principal in the sales transactions as the Group holds the mining license and has the rights to the underlying resources. The Group controls the sales process, from selecting the customer to determining sales price. The group uses a contractor to perform extraction services and an agreed upon portion of sales proceeds are paid to the contractor for their services.
The group will also perform consultancy and management services. Revenue is recognised as performance conditions under contracts are satisfied. During the year, there were no revenues from services.
4.9 Taxation
Income tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.
Current tax
The tax payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from profit as reported in the statement of comprehensive income because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The Group's liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the statement of financial position date.
Deferred tax
Deferred income tax is provided in full, using the liability method, on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the consolidated financial statements. However, the deferred income tax is not accounted for if it arises from initial recognition of goodwill, initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction other than a business combination that at the time of the transaction affects neither accounting nor taxable profit or loss. Deferred income tax is determined using tax rates (and laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the statement of financial position date and are expected to apply when the related deferred income tax asset is realised, or the deferred income tax liability is settled.
Deferred income tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profit will be available against which the temporary differences can be utilised.
Deferred income tax is provided on temporary differences arising on investments in subsidiaries and associates, except where the timing of the reversal of the temporary difference is controlled by the Group and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future.
4.10 Property, plant and equipment
Mining assets
Mining assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Mining assets include the cost of acquiring and developing mining assets and mineral rights, buildings, vehicles, plant and machinery and other equipment located on mine sites and used in the mining operations.
Mining assets, where economic benefits from the asset are consumed in a pattern which is linked to the production level, are depreciated using a unit of production method based on the volume of ore reserves. This results in a depreciation charge proportional to the depletion of reserves
Other assets
Freehold properties held for administrative purposes, are stated in the statement of financial position at cost.
Fixtures and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses.
Depreciation is charged to write off the cost or valuation of assets over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method. The estimated useful lives, residual values and depreciation method are reviewed at each year end, with the effect of any changes in estimate accounted for on a prospective basis.
The estimated useful lives are as follows:
Property 30 years Office equipment 3 years Furniture and fittings 5 years
The gain or loss arising on the disposal or retirement of an item of property, plant and equipment is determined as the difference between the sales proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset and is recognised in profit or loss.
4.11 Intangible assets
Exploration and evaluation of mineral resources
Exploration and evaluation expenditure comprises costs that are directly attributable to:
-- researching and analysing existing exploration data; -- conducting geological studies, exploratory drilling and sampling; -- examining and testing extraction and treatment methods; and/or -- compiling prefeasibility and feasibility studies.
Exploration expenditure relates to the initial search for deposits with economic potential. Evaluation expenditure arises from a detailed assessment of deposits that have been identified as having economic potential. Such capitalised evaluation expenditure is reviewed for impairment at each statement of financial position date. The review is based on a status report regarding the Group's intentions for development of the undeveloped property. Subsequent recovery of the resulting carrying value depends on successful development of the area of interest or sale of the project. If a project does not prove viable, all irrecoverable costs associated with the project net of any related impairment provisions are written off.
4.12 Impairment testing intangible assets and property, plant and equipment
At each statement of financial position date, the Group reviews the carrying amounts of the assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the Group estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. Where a reasonable and consistent basis of allocation can be identified, corporate assets are also allocated to individual cash-generating units, or otherwise they are allocated to the smallest group of cash-generating units for which a reasonable and consistent allocation basis can be identified.
Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives and intangible assets not yet available for use are tested for impairment annually, and whenever there is an indication that the asset may be impaired.
In assessing whether an impairment is required, the carrying value of the asset is compared with its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of the fair value less costs of disposal (FVLCD) and value in use (VIU). The FVLCD is estimated based on future discounted cash flows expected to be generated from the continued use of the asset, including any expansion prospects and eventual disposal, using market-based commodity prices, exchange assumptions, estimated quantities of recoverable minerals, production levels, operating costs and capital requirements based on the latest Life of mine plans. These cash flows were discounted using a real post-tax discount rate that reflect the current market assessments of time value of money.
Value in use is determined as the present value of the estimated cash flows expected to arse from continued use in its current form and eventual disposal. Value in use cannot take into consideration future development. The assumptions used in the calculation are often different than those used in a FVLCD and therefore is likely to yield a different result.
If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.
Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (cash-generating unit) in prior years.
A reversal of an impairment loss of the assets is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.
4.13 Inventories
Inventories are measured at the lower of cost and net realisable value. The cost of inventories is based on the first-in first-out principle, and includes expenditure incurred in acquiring the inventories, production or conversion costs and other costs incurred in bringing them to their existing location and condition. In the case of manufactured inventories and work in progress, cost includes an appropriate share of production overheads based on normal operating capacity.
Net realisable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less the estimated costs of completion and selling expenses.
4.14 Financial instruments
Recognition and derecognition
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the Group becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the financial instrument.
Financial assets are derecognised when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial asset expire, or when the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards are transferred.
A financial liability is derecognised when it is extinguished, discharged, cancelled or expires.
Classification and initial measurement of financial assets
Except for those trade receivables that do not contain a significant financing component and are measured at the transaction price in accordance with IFRS 15, all financial assets are initially measured at fair value adjusted for transaction costs (where applicable).
Financial instruments, other than those designated and effective as hedging instruments, are classified into the following categories:
-- amortised cost
-- fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL)
-- fair value through other comprehensive income (FVOCI).
The classification is determined by both:
-- the entity's business model for managing the financial asset
-- the contractual cash flow characteristics of the financial asset.
All income and expenses relating to financial assets that are recognised in profit or loss are presented within finance costs, finance income or other financial items, except for impairment of trade receivables which is presented within other expenses.
Subsequent measurement of financial assets
Financial assets at amortised cost
Financial assets are measured at amortised cost if the assets meet the following conditions (and are not designated as FVTPL):
-- they are held within a business model whose objective is to hold the financial assets and collect its contractual cash flows
-- the contractual terms of the financial assets give rise to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding After initial recognition, these are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial. The Group's cash and cash equivalents, trade and most other receivables fall into this category of financial instruments as well as listed bonds that were previously classified as held-to-maturity under IAS 39.
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL)
Financial assets that are held within a different business model other than 'hold to collect' or 'hold to collect and sell' are categorised at fair value through profit and loss. Further, irrespective of business model financial assets whose contractual cash flows are not solely payments of principal and interest are accounted for at FVTPL. All derivative financial instruments fall into this category, except for those designated and effective as hedging instruments, for which the hedge accounting requirements apply. The category also contains an equity investment. Assets in this category are measured at fair value with gains or losses recognised in profit or loss.
The fair values of financial assets in this category are determined by reference to active market transactions or using a valuation technique where no active market exists.
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income (FVOCI)
The Group accounts for financial assets at FVOCI if the assets meet the following conditions:
-- they are held under a business model whose objective it is "hold to collect" the associated cash flows and sell and
-- the contractual terms of the financial assets give rise to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.
Any gains or losses recognised in other comprehensive income (OCI) will be recycled upon derecognition of the asset.
Impairment of financial assets
IFRS 9's impairment requirements use more forward-looking information to recognise expected credit losses - the 'expected credit loss (ECL) model'. This replaces IAS 39's 'incurred loss model'.
Instruments within the scope of the new requirements included loans and other debt-type financial assets measured at amortised cost and FVOCI, trade receivables, contract assets recognised and measured under IFRS 15 and loan commitments and some financial guarantee contracts (for the issuer) that are not measured at fair value through profit or loss.
Recognition of credit losses is no longer dependent on the Group first identifying a credit loss event. Instead the Group considers a broader range of information when assessing credit risk and measuring expected credit losses, including past events, current conditions, reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the expected collectability of the future cash flows of the instrument.
In applying this forward-looking approach, a distinction is made between:
-- financial instruments that have not deteriorated significantly in credit quality since initial recognition or that have low credit risk ('Stage 1') and
-- financial instruments that have deteriorated significantly in credit quality since initial recognition and whose credit risk is not low ('Stage 2').
'Stage 3' would cover financial assets that have objective evidence of impairment at the reporting date.
'12-month expected credit losses' are recognised for the first category while 'lifetime expected credit losses' are recognised for the second category.
Measurement of the expected credit losses is determined by a probability-weighted estimate of credit losses over the expected life of the financial instrument.
Trade and other receivables and contract assets
The Group makes use of a simplified approach in accounting for trade and other receivables as well as contract assets and records the loss allowance as lifetime expected credit losses. These are the expected shortfalls in contractual cash flows, considering the potential for default at any point during the life of the financial instrument. In calculating, the Group uses its historical experience, external indicators and forward-looking information to calculate the expected credit losses using a provision matrix.
The Group assess impairment of trade receivables on a collective basis as they possess shared credit risk characteristics they have been grouped based on the days past due.
Derivative financial instruments and hedge accounting
Derivative financial instruments are accounted for at fair value through profit and loss (FVTPL) except for derivatives designated as hedging instruments in cash flow hedge relationships, which require a specific accounting treatment. To qualify for hedge accounting, the hedging relationship must meet all of the following requirements:
-- there is an economic relationship between the hedged item and the hedging instrument
-- the effect of credit risk does not dominate the value changes that result from that economic relationship
-- the hedge ratio of the hedging relationship is the same as that resulting from the quantity of the hedged item that the entity actually hedges and the quantity of the hedging instrument that the entity actually uses to hedge that quantity of hedged item.
All derivative financial instruments used for hedge accounting are recognised initially at fair value and reported subsequently at fair value in the statement of financial position.
To the extent that the hedge is effective, changes in the fair value of derivatives designated as hedging instruments in cash flow hedges are recognised in other comprehensive income and included within the cash flow hedge reserve in equity. Any ineffectiveness in the hedge relationship is recognised immediately in profit or loss.
At the time the hedged item affects profit or loss, any gain or loss previously recognised in other comprehensive income is reclassified from equity to profit or loss and presented as a reclassification adjustment within other comprehensive income. However, if a non-financial asset or liability is recognised as a result of the hedged transaction, the gains and losses previously recognised in other comprehensive income are included in the initial measurement of the hedged item.
If a forecast transaction is no longer expected to occur, any related gain or loss recognised in other comprehensive income is transferred immediately to profit or loss. If the hedging relationship ceases to meet the effectiveness conditions, hedge accounting is discontinued, and the related gain or loss is held in the equity reserve until the forecast transaction occurs.
Borrowings
Amounts borrowed from third parties are recorded initially at fair value, being the amount received under the agreements less issuance costs, and subsequently measure at amortised cost using an effective interest rate. There are times when there are conversion options included in the group's borrowing agreements. The conversion options are analysed under IAS 32 - Financial Instruments: presentation to determine the proper classification. If the option is determined to be equity, the fair value of the conversion option is included in other reserves, with the fair value of the liability portion being recorded as a liability with interest accruing under the effective interest rate. If the conversion option is determined to be a liability, it is treated as a derivative financial instrument measured at fair value through profit or loss.
When a conversion option is exercised, the fair value of the shares issued is recorded in share capital and share premium. The amortised carrying value of the liability portion is extinguished. If the conversion option is an equity instrument, this is closed to retained earnings. If the conversion option is a liability component, it is extinguished. Any difference between the carrying value of the liability and the conversion option and the fair value of share issued is taken to the profit and loss as gain or loss on extinguishment.
If debt agreements are modified, any difference between the fair value of the original debt and the modified debt is included as a gain or loss on modification. If the modification is significant, this is considered an extinguishment of the old debt and recognition of new debt.
Warrants
The Company will issue warrants in association with debt and equity issuances and as compensation to suppliers or vendors in exchange for services. These are determined to be equity instruments. When warrants are issued with debt or as compensation to suppliers or vendors, the value of the warrants are included within the share-based payments reserve, that sits within the other reserve. When warrants are issued together with equity issuances any fair value associated with these are recognised when the warrants are exercised within share premium. On exercise of the warrants, the value of the warrants will be transferred from other reserves to share premium as applicable.
4.15 Segmental reporting
Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the Chief Operating Decision-Maker. The Chief Operating Decision-Maker, who is responsible for allocating resources and assessing performance of the operating segments, has been identified as the executive directors of the Group that make the operating decisions.
5 Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.
5.1 Investments in subsidiaries
The Company has a holding of 48.33% in the BVI registered company Energy Resources Asia Limited (the "ERA").
Directors consider the ERA to be a subsidiary of the Company despite holding less than 50% of the voting power of the entity based on the fact that the Company has the ability to use its power over the investee to affect the amount of the investor's returns.
5.2 Key sources of estimation uncertainty
The following are the key assumptions / uncertainties at the statement of financial position date, which have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year.
5.2.1 Share-based payments
The estimation of share-based payment costs requires the selection of an appropriate valuation model and consideration as to the inputs necessary for the valuation model chosen. The Group has made estimates as to the volatility of its own shares, the probable life of options granted and the time of exercise of those options. The model used by the Group is the Black-Scholes valuation model.
5.2.2 Valuation of derivative embedded into convertible loan note
The estimation of embedded derivative (conversion options embedded into US dollar denominated loan) - requires the selection of an appropriate valuation model and consideration as to the inputs necessary for the valuation model chosen. The Group has made estimates as to the volatility of its own shares, the probable life of options granted and the time of exercise of those options. The Group used the Monte Carlo valuation model to fair value the options.
5.2.3 Recoverability of other financial assets
The majority of other financial assets represent loans provided to subsidiary and joint venture, which are associated with funding of mineral exploration and development projects. The recoverability of such loans is dependent upon the discovery of economically recoverable reserves, obtaining of regulatory approval for the extraction of such reserves, the ability of the Company to maintain necessary financing to complete the development of reserves and future profitable production or proceeds from the disposition thereof.
5.2.4 Impairment review of the mining assets
The impairment assessment of the West Kytlim mining asset was based on lower of a book value and the value in use. Projected cash flows from 2019 to 2029 were used to assess the value in use. The chosen period is consistent with the quantity of the approved reserves and resources and available for mining operations. No impairment has been recognised.
Assumptions used:
Gross revenues from the West Kytlim mine is split with the contractor on a 65/35 basis in favour of the contractor.
Pt grade 0.85g/tonne
Process recovery 70%
Platinum/Gold price $871/oz / $1,221/oz
Pre-tax discount rate 9.6%
Management has performed a sensitivity analysis on the key variable, such as platinum and production levels and the model is robust up to 12% on platinum and gold price and 71 % on production level.
5.2.5 Non-recognition of an environmental liability provision
No contaminant is used in an alluvial operation; therefore, environmental liability is limited to restoring of the landscape.
No provision for an environmental liability in respect of the West Kytlim running mine has been recognised yet as at the current stage of the operations. The contractor has assumed commitment for technical rehabilitation which covers restoration of the landscape, flooding pits to the certain level, setting a root layer of the soil and other measures to enable vegetation growth.
The Group is only responsible for the biological rehabilitation i.e. ploughing and grass seeding.
In 2018 the mining work was done on the Malaya Sosnovka site of West Kytlim area. The contractor carried out partial technical rehabilitation of the site as tailings are still due for reprocessing, therefore no biological rehabilitation has taken place. The Group estimated the cost of the biological rehabilitation of the Malaya Sosnovka in the region of Rub 628,924 (GBP7,500).
6 Segmental information
During the year under review management identified the Group consisting of separate segments operating mainly in mining and exploration for and development of platinum group metals, gold and other minerals in Russia. These segments are monitored, and strategic decisions are made based upon it and other non-financial data collated from the on-going mining and exploration activities.
The Company is developing two key assets, West Kytlim and Monchetundra, their geography outlined in the following table. Further non-core interests include the Semenovsky Project in the Republic of Bashkiria in the Southern Ural Mountains, Southwest Russia, and the Kamushanovsky Uranium Project in northern Kyrgyzstan.
West Kytlim Monchetundra Corporate and
other segments
Geographical location Urals Mountains, Kola Peninsula, -
Russia Russia
Activity Operating mine Licenced mining Management and
and revenue generating project investment
unit
2018 GBP GBP GBP
Non-current assets 3,322,969 752,126 421,373
Revenue 2,573,329 - -
2017 GBP GBP GBP
Non-current assets 4,023,018 803,703 867,957
Revenue 177,022 - 6,976
All revenue recognised in 2018 and 2017 relate to the sale of PGM from West Kytlim. West Kytlim revenue generated from sale of platinum and other precious metals to a single customer "Ekaterinburg Non-ferrous Metals Refinery", being the only regional refinery, processing platinum group metals and being duly licenced by the Russian governmental to deal with precious metals.
7 Employees
Average number of staff (excluding non-executive directors) employed throughout the year was as follows:
2018 2017
By the Company 2 2
By the Group 23 23
8 Profit/(loss) for the year
Profit/(loss) for the year has been arrived at after charging:
Year to 31 December Year to 31 December
2018 2017
Group Company Group Company
GBP GBP GBP GBP
Staff benefits expense:
Wages, salaries and directors'
fees (note 23) 500,145 268,910 421,950 189,287
Social security costs 72,656 3,706 73,631 3,266
Value of options issued
to employees 250,078 166,110 - -
Value of options issued
to non-employees 204,950 288,918 - -
Other short-term benefits 16,685 16,685 18,951 18,500
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1,044,514 744,329 514,532 211,053
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Depreciation 367,173 74 15,413 194
Mineral extraction tax 151,614 - (9,851) -
Other share-based payment
expense 14,307 14,307 - -
Audit fees payable to the
Company's auditor for the
audit of the Group's annual
accounts 40,000 40,000 36,000 36,000
9 Other gains and losses
Year to Year to
31 December 31 December
2018 2017
Group Group
GBP GBP
Gains
Change in fair value of
derivative instrument 107,083 76,863
Gain on debt settlement - 167,088
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107,083 243,951
Losses
Impairment of investments (450,936) -
Loss on disposal of investment
in joint operations - (44,495)
Loss on debt settlement (60,405) -
Net foreign exchange loss (903,427) (169,062)
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(1,307,685) (213,557)
10 Income taxes
Group Group
GBP GBP
(Loss)/profit before tax (3,241,941) (2,139,130)
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Current tax at 19% (2017:
19%) (615,968) (407,752)
Adjusted for the effect
of:
Expenses not deductible
for tax purposes - -
Profits not subject to
tax - -
Unrecognised tax losses
carried forward (615,968) (407,752)
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Tax liability - -
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There was no tax payable for the year ended 31 December 2018 (2017: GBPnil) due to the Group and the Company having taxable losses.
The Group's business operations currently comprise mining projects in Russia, which are either at an exploration stage or in an active production stage. The Group has tax losses of GBP20,841,457.22 (2017: GBP19,290,391) carried forward on which no deferred tax asset is recognised. These losses may affect the future tax position by way of offset against profits as and when mining projects reach a full-scale production.
The deferred asset arising from the accumulated tax losses has not been recognised due to insufficient evidence of timing of suitable taxable profits against which it can be recovered.
11 Property, plant and equipment
(a) Group property, plant and equipment
Office
fixture
Mining Plant and
asset Property and machinery fittings Total
GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP
Cost
Balance at 1 January 2017 4,388,797 25,355 87,227 57,340 4,558,719
Additions 175,737 4,136 0 179,873
Disposals (953) (953)
Exchange differences (196,371) (317) (3,117) (624) (200,429)
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Balance at 31 December 2017 4,368,163 25,038 88,246 55,763 4,537,210
Additions 83,069 29,090 1,039 113,198
Disposals - - (35,897) (35,897)
Exchange differences (457,625) (1,044) (10,786) (2,052) (471,507)
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Balance at 31 December 2018 3,993,607 23,994 106,550 18,853 4,143,004
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0
Depreciation 0
Balance at 1 January 2017 (15,712) (705) (84,476) (55,554) (156,447)
Disposals 953
Depreciation expense (13,379) (114) (1,502) (418) (15,413)
Exchange differences 561 26 3,018 567 4,172
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Balance at 31 December 2017 (28,530) (793) (82,960) (54,452) (166,735)
Disposals - 35,897 35,897
Depreciation expense (362,551) (203) (4,148) (271) (367,173)
Exchange differences 3,487 97 10,140 1,897 15,621
Balance at 31 December 2018 (387,594) (899) (76,968) (16,929) (482,390)
0
Carrying amount: 0
at 31 December 2018 3,606,013 23,095 29,582 1,924 3,660,614
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at 31 December 2017 4,339,633 24,245 5,286 1,311 4,370,475
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(b) Assets in the course of construction
2018 2017
GBP GBP
Cost
Balance at 1 January 37,814 39,216
Exchange differences (4,621) (1,402)
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Balance at 31 December 33,193 37,814
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Assets in the course of construction represent the Group's investment in the powerline to deliver electricity to the West Kytlim mining site. At 31 December 2018 the power line had not been commissioned yet.
(c) Company's office fixture and fittings
2018 2017
GBP GBP
Cost
Balance at 1 January 39,918 39,918
Additions 1,039 -
Disposal (35,897) -
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Balance at 31 December 4,107 39,918
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Depreciation
Balance at 1 January (39,874) (39,680)
Depreciation expense (74) (194)
Disposals 35,897 -
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Balance at 31 December (3,098) (39,874)
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Carrying amount 1,009 44
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The Group's and Company's property, plant and equipment are free from any mortgage or charge.
12 Intangible assets
In 2017 intangible assets represented only capitalised costs associated with the Group's exploration, evaluation and development of mineral resources.
2018 2017
GBP GBP
Cost
Balance at 1 January 840,793 813,135
Additions 49,164 69,290
Exchange differences (87,296) (41,632)
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Balance at 31 December 802,661 840,793
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At 31 December 2018 and 31 December 2017, the intangible assets were represented by the cost capitalised in respect of Monchetundra project.
The Company did not directly own any intangible assets at 31 December 2018 (2017: nil)
13 Subsidiaries
Details of the Company's subsidiaries at 31 December 2018 are as follows:
Proportion
Place of of ordinary Principal
Name of subsidiary incorporation shares held activity
Holding
Urals Alluvial Platinum Limited Cyprus 100% Company
Holding
ZAO Eurasia Mining Service Russia 100% Company
Mineral
ZAO Kosvinsky Kamen* Russia 68% Evaluation
Mineral
ZAO Terskaya Mining Company Russia 80% Evaluation
Mineral
ZAO Yuksporskaya Mining Company Russia 100% Evaluation
Holding
Eurasia Mining (UK) Limited UK 100% Company
Holding
Energy Resources Asia limited** BVI 48.33% Company
* In January 2018 the Group sold 7% of its shareholding in ZAO Kosvinsky Kamen, as a result of this transaction proportion of ordinary shares held by the Group was reduced from 75% to 68%. Change in an ownership interest in a subsidiary did not result in the parent losing control of the subsidiary and gain of GBP348,267 was recognised in the equity.
** In 2011 the Group signed the Memorandum of Understanding (the "MOU") to acquire an interest in the Kamushanovsky uranium project in Kyrgyzstan. To facilitate the MOU, the Group has nominated Energy Resources Asia Limited (the "ERA"), a British Virgin Islands registered company. During 2011 the Group raised $486,000 (GBP299,960) net of expenses on the market to fund acquisition and during the same period the Group invested $602,000 (GBP389,392) towards the acquisition of an interest in the Company holding the Kamushanovsky licence. Following this investment work has continued on completing a feasibility study for the mining of this project. The legal holder of the Kamushanovsky licence is negotiating various options including (i) a sale of all or part of the deposit and (ii) creating of business combinations to allow for the deposit to transfer into operating mine. Due to uncertain timing for realisation of the options and difficulty to asses sustainability of the value of asset recognised by the Group in respect of the Kamushanovsky project it was decided to write it off the books.
The directors consider ERA to be a subsidiary of the Company despite holding only 48.33% of the voting power of the entity based on the fact that the Company has the ability to use its power over the investee to affect the amount of the Company's returns.
The Company's investments in subsidiaries presented on the basis of direct equity interest and represent the following:
2018 2017
GBP GBP
Investment in subsidiaries (i) 1,132,246 1,277,489
1,132,246 1,277,489
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Investment in subsidiaries represents the Company investments made into its 100% subsidiary Urals Alluvial Platinum Limited (the "UAP"), which in turn controls other subsidiaries within the Group.
Subsidiaries with material non-controlling interests ("NCI")
Summary of non-controlling interest
2018 2017
GBP GBP
As at 1 January (708,634) (675,393)
NCI arising on reduction of interest
in subsidiary (111,589) -
(Loss)/profit attributable to NCI (668,710) (19,473)
Exchange differences 69,894 (13,768)
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As at 31 December (1,419,039) (708,634)
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Non-controlling interest on subsidiary basis
2018 2017
GBP GBP
Energy Resources Asia Limited - 305,219
ZAO Kosvinsky Kamen (818,257) (430,353)
ZAO Terskaya Mining Company (600,782) (583,500)
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(1,419,039) (708,634)
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Energy Resources Asia Limited
2018 2017
GBP GBP
Non-current assets - 445,596
Current assets - -
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Total assets - 445,596
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Current liabilities - (3,228)
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Total liabilities - (3,228)
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Net assets - 442,368
Equity attributable to owners of
the parent - 137,149
Non-controlling interests - 305,219
Loss for the year attributable
to owners of the parent (124,960) -
Loss for the year attributable
to NCI (322,710) -
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Loss for the year (447,670) -
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Total comprehensive income for
the year attributable to owners
of the parent (137,149) (22,424)
Total comprehensive income for
the year attributable to NCI (305,219) (20,975)
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Total comprehensive income for
the year (442,368) (43,399)
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ZAO Kosvinsky Kamen
2018 2017
GBP GBP
Non-current assets 3,322,969 4,023,018
Current assets 305,235 75,501
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Total assets 3,628,204 4,098,519
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Non-current liabilities (5,650,038) (5,682,491)
Current liabilities (412,702) (122,770)
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Total liabilities (6,062,740) (5,805,261)
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Net assets (2,434,536) (1,706,742)
Equity attributable to owners of
the parent (1,616,279) (1,276,389)
Non-controlling interests (818,257) (430,353)
(Loss)/profit for the year attributable
to owners of the parent (768,345) (1,709)
(Loss)/profit for the year attributable
to NCI (301,537) (570)
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(Loss)/profit for the year (1,069,882) (2,279)
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Total comprehensive income for
the year attributable to owners
of the parent (482,981) 59,710
Total comprehensive income for
the year attributable to NCI (276,315) 6,165
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Total comprehensive income for
the year 310,586 65,875
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ZAO Terskaya Mining Company
2018 2017
GBP GBP
Non-current assets 752,126 803,703
Current assets 2,530 7,510
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Total assets 754,656 811,213
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Non-current liabilities (925,089) (797,793)
Current liabilities (69,912) (81,215)
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Total liabilities (995,001) (879,008)
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Net assets (240,345) (67,795)
Equity attributable to owners of
the parent 360,437 515,705
Non-controlling interests (600,782) (583,500)
(Loss)/profit for the year attributable
to owners of the parent (147,940) (75,613)
(Loss)/profit for the year attributable
to NCI (44,463) (18,903)
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(Loss)/profit for the year (192,403) (94,516)
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Total comprehensive income for
the year attributable to owners
of the parent (192,747) (78,749)
Total comprehensive income for
the year attributable to NCI (17,282) (18,431)
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Total comprehensive income for
the year (210,029) (97,180)
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14 Other financial assets
2018 2017
Group Company Group Company
GBP GBP GBP GBP
Non-current
Advanced to acquire interest
in
uranium project - - 445,596 -
Current
Loans to subsidiaries - 6,252,506 - 6,306,204
- 6,252,506 445,596 6,306,204
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The monies advanced to the subsidiary enterprises by the Company are repayable on demand.
In prior years the Group advanced $602,000 (GBP445,596 at 31 December 2017)) with the intention to acquire an interest in the Kyrgyzstan company holding the Kamushanovsky uranium exploration licences (note 13 ). Due to uncertain timing for realisation of the options and difficulty to asses sustainability of the value of asset recognised by the Group in respect of the Kamushanovsky project it was decided to write it off the books (note 13).
The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting date is the carrying value of each class of assets mentioned above.
Recoverability of the loans to subsidiary is dependent on the borrower's ability to (i) transform them into cash generating units through development of sufficient economically recoverable reserves into profitable production or (ii) to complete a sale of all or part of the deposit. The Group has assessed the estimated credit losses of these loans and given the effective interest rate of the loans is 0%, there would be an immaterial loss expected on these loans.
15 Trade and other receivables
2018 2017
Group Company Group Company
GBP GBP GBP GBP
Trade receivables - - 254 -
Prepayments 13,374 11,568 22,917 21,238
Other receivables 35,672 8,156 70,216 11,124
Due from subsidiaries - 17,216 - 14,341
49,046 36,940 93,387 46,703
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The fair value of trade and other receivables is not materially different to the carrying values presented. None of the receivables are provided as security or past due.
16 Issued capital
2018 2017
Issued and fully paid ordinary
shares
with a nominal value of 0.1p
Number 2,371,569,430 1,847,847,150
Nominal value (GBP) 2,371,569 1,847,847
Issued and fully paid deferred
shares
with a nominal value of 4.9p
Number 143,377,203 143,377,203
Nominal value (GBP) 7,025,483 7,025,483
Share premium
Value (GBP) 19,406,269 17,749,704
Total issued capital (GBP) 28,803,321 26,623,034
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Fully paid ordinary shares carry one vote per share and carry the right to dividends.
Deferred shares have attached to them the following rights and restrictions:
- they do not entitle the holders to receive any dividends and distributions;
- they do not entitle the holders to receive notice or to attend or vote at General Meetings of the Company;
- on return of capital on a winding up the holders of the deferred shares are only entitled to receive the amount paid up on such shares after the holders of the ordinary shares have received the sum of 0.1p for each ordinary share held by them and do not have any other right to participate in the assets of the Company.
Issue of ordinary share capital in 2018:
Price Nominal
in pence value
per share Number GBP
As at 1 January 2018 1,847,847,150 1,847,847
28 February 2018 0.34 10,522,058 10,522
10 May 2018 0.3 172,216,666 172,217
18 July 2018 0.73 34,349,316 34,349
01 August 2018 0.475 52,631,579 52,631
14 August 2018 0.34 109,196,618 109,197
19 September 2018 0.34 117,917,182 117,917
02 November 2018 0.42 25,146,609 25,147
18 December 2018 0.42 1,742,252 1,742
523,722,280 523,722
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As at 31 December 2018 2,371,569,430 2,371,569
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17 Share based payments
Share options and warrants outstanding at the end of the year have the following expiry date and exercise prices:
Expiry date Exercise Number Number of options
price of options as at
in pence as at 31 December
per share 31 December 2017
2018
Share options
02 November 2022 0.42 70,257,748 -
02 November 2022 0.60 53,000,000 -
02 November 2022 0.90 48,000,000 -
Weighted average exercise
price 171,257,748 -
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Warrants
12 November 2018 (expired) 0.57 - 950,000
15 May 2020 (exercised) 0.34 - 109,196,618
15 May 2020 1.00 20,000,000 20,000,000
16 May 2020 1.00 10,000,000 10,000,000
16 May 2020 0.60 166,666,666 -
17 September 2021 0.41 6,053,612 -
17 September 2021 0.83 3,026,806 -
17 September 2021 1.24 2,017,871 -
207,764,955 140,146,618
Weighted average exercise
price 0.66 0.49
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Total contingently issuable
shares
at 31 December 379,022,703 140,146,618
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Out of 171,257,748 options available at 31 December 2018 123,257,748 were exercisable.
All listed warrants were exercisable as at 31 December 2017 and 2016 respectively.
Share options
Movement in number of share options outstanding and their related weighted average exercise prices are as follows:
(Price expressed in pence
per share) 2018 2017
Average Average
exercise No. of share exercise No. of
price options price share options
Share options
At 1 January - - - -
Granted* 0.61 173,000,000 - -
Exercised 0.42 (1,742,252) - -
At 31 December 0.61 171,257,748 - -
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173,000,000 options had been granted by the Group in 2018 (2017: nil) to the directors, Group employees and consultants to the Group and further 21,000,000 options have been authorised to be granted later. No amounts are paid or payable by the recipient on receipt of the option. The options carry neither right to dividends nor voting rights. Options may be exercised at any time from the vesting date to the date of their expiry. The Group has no legal or constructive obligation to repurchase or settle the options in cash.
Out of 173,000,000 options granted by the Group in 2018:
- 72,000,000 options issued with exercise price of 0.42p and vested on the issue date.
- 53,000,000 options issued with exercise price of 0.6p and were due to vest at the date when VWAP has been 0.6 p or above for consecutive 10 days, or at the latest 31 December 2018. Options vested on 22 November 2018.
- 48,000,000 options issued with exercise price of 0.9p and vest at the date when VWAP has been 0.9 p or above for consecutive 10 days, or at the latest 30 June 2019. Options had not been vested on 31 December 2018.
All options granted in 2018 expire on 02 November 2022.
Options were priced using Black-Scholes valuation model. Expected volatility is based on the historical share price volatility for the number of years equal to the period from vesting until expiry date of the respective options.
Inputs in the model were:
(Price expressed in pence per share)
02 November
Date of grant/vesting 2018
No of options 72,000,000
Years until expiry 4
Grant date share price 0.466
Exercise price 0.42
Expected volatility 96%
Estimated option life 2 years
Risk-free interest rate 0.75%
Dividend yield 0%
Warrants
207,764,955 warrants were granted by the Group in 2018 (2017: 139,196,618).
Movement in number of warrants outstanding and their related weighted average exercise prices are as follows:
(Price expressed in pence
per share) 2018 2017
Average Average
exercise exercise No. of
price No. of warrants price warrants
Warrants
At 1 January 0.49 140,146,618 0.89 1,450,000
Granted 0.6 177,764,955 0.48 139,196,618
Exercised 0.34 (109,196,618) 1.50 (500,000)
Expired 0.57 (950,000) - -
At 31 December 0.66 207,764,955 0.49 140,146,618
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All listed warrants were exercisable as at 31 December 2018 and 2017 respectively.
18 Other reserves
2018 2017
Group Company Group Company
GBP GBP GBP GBP
Capital redemption reserve 3,539,906 3,539,906 3,539,906 3,539,906
Foreign currency translation
reserve:
At 1 January (340,848) - (260,852) -
Recognised in the period 258,353 - (79,996) -
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At 31 December (82,495) - (340,848) -
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Share-based payments reserve:
At 1 January 130,025 130,025 2,788 2,788
Recognised in the period 470,826 470,826 307,075 307,075
Utilised on exercise of
warrants (114,359) (114,359) - -
De-recognised in the period (2,788) (2,788) (179,838) (179,838)
At 31 December 483,704 483,704 130,025 130,025
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Equity component of convertible
loan notes:
At 1 January 74,285 74,285 - -
Recognised in the period - - 74,285 74,285
Utilised on conversion of
loan notes (74,285) (74,285) - -
At 31 December - - 74,285 74,285
3,941,115 4,023,610 3,403,368 3,744,216
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The capital redemption reserve was created as a result of a share capital restructure in earlier years.
The foreign currency translation reserve represents exchange differences relating to the translation from the functional currencies of the Group's foreign subsidiaries into GBP.
The share-based payments reserve represents (i) reserve arisen on the grant of share options to employees under the employee share option plan and (ii) reserve arisen on the grant of warrants under terms of professional service agreements and/or issued under terms of financing arrangements.
The equity component of convertible loan notes reserve represents a value of the lenders option to convert loan note into shares in accordance with the terms of the convertible loan agreement.
19 Borrowings
2018 2017
Group Company Group Company
GBP GBP GBP GBP
Convertible loan notes - - 539,156 539,156
Unsecured loan 43,586 - 49,654 -
43,586 - 588,810 539,156
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i) On 10 May 2017 the Company entered into a convertible loan facility with Sanderson Capital Partners Limited to borrow GBP250,000. Under the terms of the agreement the total fees of 20% of the principal amount was payable to the lender at the inception. Fees payment was satisfied by the issue of shares. No interest to be accrued on the principal. The loan maturity date was 10 May 2018, which was later extended to 30 September 2018 and restructure fee of 20,000 was incurred. The loan was fully converted by the lender into the Company shares on 01 August 2018.
ii) On 15 May 2017 the Company entered into a loan agreement with YA II PN Ltd to borrow US$1,250,000. An implementation fee of US$112,900 was deducted from the principal amount on transfer of funds. Interest applies on the loan at the rate of 14%.
The loan was repayable in 10 instalments with the final due on 15 May 2018.
Loan was amended during 2018 extending maturity date to 11 September 2018 and final terms stipulated that:
- the lender, at its discretion, could to convert all or part of the loan, including accrued interest, into shares in the Company, at a price being the lower of 0.34p per share and 90% of the Company's lowest daily VWAP during the five days prior to conversion;
- 80,749,333 warrants at an exercise price of 0.6p per warrant issued to the lender representing 50% cover of the principal amount. The warrants issued had a subscription period of three years;
- The Company also incurred a restructure fee of $99,500 being 10% of the then outstanding principal, payable at maturity date.
Warrants were exercised by the lender on 14 August 2018 and the loan was fully converted into the Company shares at final maturity date.
iii) On 3 February 2017 the Group entered into unsecured loan facility to borrow up to 57 million Russian Roubles (RR) at 14% per annum, from Region Metal, the then contractor and the West Kytlim mine operator. The Group had drawn RR 4.18 million and repaid RR0.3 million in 2017. As the contractor's arrangements had been discontinued the Group has no intention to utilise any more funds from this facility. The loan maturity date is 31 December 2019.
Combined movement of the loans:
2018 2017
Group Company Group Company
GBP GBP GBP GBP
Balance at 1 January 588,810 539,156 318,314 318,314
Loan proceeds - - 1,751,070 1,697,576
Arrangement fees 623,779 623,779 (136,913) (136,913)
Fair value of warrants attached - - (216,177) (216,177)
Fair value of embedded conversion
options - - (576,245) (576,245)
Interest accrued - - 1,113,318 1,113,234
Payments made in shares (759,693) (759,693) (605,618) (605,618)
Payments made in cash (447,440) (447,440) (960,550) (956,630)
Loss/(gain) on loans restructure
and settlement 60,405 60,405 (156,842) (156,842)
Cost of redeeming of a loan - - 118,080 118,080
Exchange differences 18,513 24,581 (40,500) (40,496)
Less:
Equity component of convertible
loan notes (40,788) (40,788) (74,285) (74,285)
Add back:
Loan arrangement fees allocated
to warrants and embedded
conversion options - - 55,158 55,158
Balance at 31 December 43,586 - 588,810 539,156
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20 Trade and other payables
2018 2017
Group Company Group Company
GBP GBP GBP GBP
Trade payables 24,463 - 109,425 -
Accruals 71,743 57,765 74,832 61,620
Social security and other
taxes 145,180 3,436 19,862 3,825
Other payables 21,832 24,374 32,511 59,899
Due to related party - 198,583 - 198,583
263,218 284,158 236,630 323,927
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The fair value of trade and other payables is not materially different to the carrying values presented. The above listed payables were all unsecured.
21 Other financial liabilities
2018 2017
Group Company Group Company
GBP GBP GBP GBP
Embedded conversion options
into a convertible loan
note denominated in US dollars
(note 28) - - 225,000 225,000
- - 225,000 225,000
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Embedded conversion options represent the fair value of the conversion options attached to $1,250,000 convertible loan note (notes 19 and 28).
22 Loss per share
Basic loss per share is calculated by dividing the loss attributable to equity holders of the Company by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year.
2018 2017
GBP GBP
(Loss)/profit attributable to equity
holders of the Company (2,573,231) (2,119,657)
Weighted average number of ordinary
shares in issue 2,085,508,722 1,562,952,662
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Basic loss per share (pence) (0.12) (0.14)
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Potential number of shares that could be issued following exercise of share options or warrants:
Number of exercisable instruments: 2018 2017
GBP GBP
Share options 171,257,748 -
Warrants 207,764,955 140,146,618
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379,022,703 140,146,618
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There is no dilutive effect of share options or warrants (2017: Nil) as the group was in a loss position.
23 Related party transactions
Transactions with subsidiaries
In the normal course of business, the Company provides funding to its subsidiaries for reinvestment into exploration projects and manages funds received from partners in joint venture.
2018 2017
GBP GBP
Receivables from subsidiaries 17,216 14,341
Loans provided to subsidiaries 6,252,506 6,306,204
Payables to subsidiaries (198,583) (198,583)
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Service charges to subsidiary 120,000 120,000
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The amounts owed by subsidiaries are unsecured and receivable on demand but are not expected to be fully received within the next twelve months but when the project reaches such an advanced stage of development that it can be repaid out of the proceeds of either the project's cash flow or through the direct or indirect disposal to a third party of an interest in the project.
Transactions with key management personnel
The Group considers that the key management personnel are the directors of the Company.
The following amounts were paid and/or accrued to the directors of the Company who held office at 31 December 2018:
2017 2017
GBP GBP
Short-term benefits 238,758 151,537
Value of the options issued in
2018 114,676 -
353,434 151,537
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The remuneration of the directors is determined by the remuneration committee having regard to the performance of individuals and market trends. No pension contribution has been made for the directors in 2018 (2016: nil).
An analysis of remuneration for each director of the Company in the current financial year:
Value of Value of
the options the shares
issued and issued for
Salaries Directors vested in the extra
Name Position and allowances fees 2018 work
GBP GBP GBP GBP
C. Schaffalitzky Executive Chairman 101,008 - 51,435 -
Non-Executive
G. FitzGerald Director - 15,000 11,806 -
Non-Executive
D. Suschov Director - 15,000 51,435 107,750
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101,008 30,000 114,676 107,750
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In 2018 the Company issued 15,000,000 options, valued at GBP39,628 to Alexander Suschov, consultant metallurgist and mining engineer, for the services provided to the Group. He is considered as a related party being the father of Dmitry Suschov, a director of the Company.
Reconciliation of the directors' accounts
At 1 Salaries Directors Fees Paid Paid Settlements PAYE/ At 31
January and fees for in cash in shares by director/ NIC December
2018 allowances the (by company) 2018
extra
Name work
GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP
C.
Schaffalitzky 25,668 101,008 (39,840) (76,252) 545 11,129
G. FitzGerald 6,150 15,000 - (16,250) (11,468) (6,568)
D. Suschov - - 15,000 107,750 (121,864) (1,240) (354)
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31,818 101,008 30,000 107,750 (39,840) (214,366) (695) (11,468) 4,207
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24 Operating lease arrangements
Operating leases relate to the office premises with lease terms up to one year. The Group does not have an option to purchase the leased asset at the expiry of the lease period.
2018 2017
Group Company Group Company
GBP GBP GBP GBP
Payments recognised as an
expense:
Minimum lease payments 26,339 13,625 40,863 10,625
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Non-cancellable operating
lease commitments:
No longer than one year 21,031 9,083 40,863 27,250
Longer than one year and
not longer than five years - - 9,083 9,083
Longer than five years - -
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21,031 9,083 49,946 36,333
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The minimum lease payment was adjusted for the office premises sub-lease receipts received by the Company in 2018 of GBP13,625 (2017: GBP16,625).
The operating lease commitments represent full commitment by the Company under office lease arrangements. The expected sub-lease receipts are not included and hence do not reduce the amount of the Company's commitments.
25 Commitments
At the time of the award of the Monchetundra mining license a royalty payment was calculated by the Russian Federal Reserves Commission. 20% of this payment was paid in December of 2018 and the remaining 80%, or Rub16.68 mln (approximately GBP200,000) to be paid by November 2023.
The Group has no other material commitments.
26 Contingent liabilities and contingent assets
The Group has identified a contingent liability should the mining contractor at West Kytlim fail to perform on its commitment for technical rehabilitation which covers restoration of the landscape, flooding pits to the certain level, setting a root layer of the soil and other measures to enable vegetation growth. The commitment was assumed by the contractor under terms of the agreement entered into in 2018 and renewed for 2019 mining season.
In 2018 the mining work was done on the Malaya Sosnovka site of West Kytlim area. The contractor carried out just a partial technical rehabilitation of the site as tailings are considered for reprocessing. The total cost of the technical rehabilitation was estimated at Rub 5,806,024 (GBP69,120), up to 50% of which has been completed.
The Group had no material contingent liabilities and assets in 2017.
27 Risk management objectives and policies
Financial risk management objectives
The Group's operations are limited at present to investing in entities that undertake mineral exploration. All investments in exploration are capitalised on project basis, which are funded by shareholders funds, fixed rate borrowings and contributions from the partners in joint ventures. The Group's activities expose it to a variety of financial risks including currency, fair value and liquidity risk. The Group seeks to minimise the effect of these risks on a daily basis, though due to its limited activities the Group has not applied policy of using any financial instruments to hedge these risks exposures.
Risk management is carried out by the Company under close board supervision.
Foreign currency risk
The Group operates internationally and is exposed to foreign exchange risk arising from various currency exposures, primarily with respect to US Dollars and Russian Roubles. Foreign exchange risk arises from future commercial transactions, recognised assets and liabilities and net investments in foreign operations. The Group's policy is not to enter into currency hedging transactions.
The following significant exchange rates have been applied during the year:
Reporting date spot
GBP Average rate rate
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2018 2017 2018 2017
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USD 1.335 1.289 1.277 1.351
RUB 83.66 75.230 89.02 78.140
Sensitivity analysis
A reasonably possible strengthening (weakening) of the USD and RUB, as indicated below, against GBP at 31 December would have affected the measurement of financial instruments denominated in a foreign currency and affected equity and profit or loss before taxes by the amounts shown below. The analysis assumes that all other variables, in particular interest rates, remain constant and ignores any impact of forecast sales and purchases.
Strengthening Weakening
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Profit or Profit or
Equity loss Equity loss
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GBP GBP GBP GBP
31 December 2018
USD (5% movement) 51,619 (15,334) (57,052) 16,951
RUB (5% movement) (113,866) (56,980) 125,854 62,977
31 December 2017
USD (5% movement) 70,509 (26,661) (63,791) 24,120
RUB (5% movement) (89,286) (6,142) 80,785 5,557
Interest rate risk
As the Group has no significant interest-bearing assets, the group's operating cash flows are substantially independent of changes in market interest rates.
The Group had significant interest-bearing loans disclosed in the note 19. All loans are at a fixed rate of interest.
Fair values
In the opinion of the directors, there is no significant difference between the fair values of the Group's and the Company's assets and liabilities and their carrying values.
Credit risk
The Group's exposure to credit risk is limited to the carrying amount of financial assets recognised at the consolidated statement of financial position date, as summarised below:
2018 2017
Group Company Group Company
GBP GBP GBP GBP
Non-current loans and advances - - 445,596 -
Current loans and advances - 6,252,506 - 6,306,204
Trade and other receivables 49,046 36,940 93,387 46,703
Cash and cash equivalents 452,676 170,690 89,819 61,500
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501,722 6,460,136 628,802 6,414,407
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The Group's risk on cash at bank is mitigated by holding of the majority of funds at "A" rated bank.
No significant amounts are held at banks rated less than "B". Cash is held either on current account or on short-term deposit at floating rate. Interest is determined by the relevant prevailing base rate. The fair value of cash and cash equivalents at 31 December 2018 are not materially different from its carrying value.
Recoverability of the loans is dependent on the borrower's ability to transform them into cash generating units through discovery of economically recoverable reserves and their development into profitable production.
The Company continuously monitors defaults by the counterparties, identified either individually or by group, and incorporates this information into its credit risk control. Management considers that all of the above financial assets that are not impaired are of good credit quality.
Liquidity risk
Ultimate responsibility for liquidity risk management rests with the board of Directors, which has built an appropriate liquidity risk management framework for the management of the Group's short, medium and long term funding and liquidity management requirements. The Group manages liquidity risk by maintaining adequate reserves, borrowing facilities, cash and cash equivalent by continuously monitoring forecast and actual cash flows and matching the maturity profiles of financial assets and liabilities.
The following table details the Group's remaining contractual maturity for its non-derivative financial liabilities.
Current Non-current
later
within 6 to 12 1 to 5 than 5
6 months months years years
GBP GBP GBP GBP
2018
Borrowings - 43,586 - -
Trade and other payables 263,218 - - -
---------- -------- ------- --------
263,218 43,586 - -
2017
Borrowings 588,810 - - -
Trade and other payables 236,630 - - -
---------- -------- ------- --------
825,440 - - -
The following table details the Company's remaining contractual maturity for its non-derivative financial liabilities.
Current Non-current
later
within 6 to 12 1 to 5 than 5
6 months months years years
GBP GBP GBP GBP
2018
Borrowings - - - -
Trade and other payables 82,139 198,583 - -
---------- -------- ------- --------
82,139 198,583 - -
2017
Borrowings 539,156 - - -
Trade and other payables 125,344 198,583 - -
---------- -------- ------- --------
664,500 198,583 - -
The tables above have been drawn up based on the undiscounted cash flows of financial liabilities based on the earliest date on which the Group can be required to pay. The table includes both interest and principal cash flows.
The contractual maturities reflect the gross cash flows, which may differ to the carrying values of the liabilities at the consolidated statement of financial position date.
Capital risk
At present the Group's capital management objective is to ensure the Group's ability to continue as a going concern.
Capital is monitored on the basis of its carrying amount and summarised as follows:
2018 2017
Group Company Group Company
GBP GBP GBP GBP
Total borrowings 43,586 - 588,810 539,156
Less cash and cash equivalents (452,676) (170,690) (89,819) (61,500)
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------
Net debt - - 498,991 477,656
Total equity 6,111,920 7,309,233 5,541,683 6,603,857
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------
Total capital 6,111,920 7,309,233 6,040,674 7,081,513
Gearing 0% 0% 8% 7%
Capital structure is managed depending on economic conditions and risk characteristics of underlying assets. In order to maintain or adjust capital structure, the Group may issue new shares and debt financial instruments or sell assets to reduce debt.
28 Fair value measurement
Fair value measurement of financial instruments
Financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value in the statement of financial position are grouped into three Levels of fair value hierarchy. The three Levels are defined based on the observability of significant inputs to the measurement as follows:
-- Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.
-- Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.
-- Level 3: inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data.
The following table shows the levels within the hierarchy of financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at each period end:
2018 2017
Group Company Group Company
GBP GBP GBP GBP
Level 2
Embedded conversion options
into a convertible loan
note denominated in US dollars - - 225,000 225,000
------- --------- -------- --------
Total liability - - 225,000 225,000
======= ========= ======== ========
Measurement of fair value of financial instruments
Management performs valuations of financial items for financial reporting purposes, including Level 2 fair values. Valuation techniques are selected based on the characteristics of each instrument, with the overall objective of maximising the use of market-based information.
The valuation techniques used for instruments categorised in Level 2 are described below.
Embedded conversion options (Level 2)
The Group entered into debt agreements to borrow $1,250,000 and $500,000 by issue of the convertible loan notes that had embedded conversion options that met the criteria for derivative instruments. See note 19. These options have been fair valued using observable inputs such as volatility, risk fee rates and the Group's share price using a Monte Carlo pricing model. The effects of non-observable inputs are not significant for these options.
29 Events after the consolidated statement of financial position date
Subsequent to the reporting date the Company raised GBP500,000 in April 2019 from the equity market by way of placing shares.
Please note that this document is important and requires your immediate attention. If you are in any doubt as to the action to be taken, please consult an independent adviser immediately. If you have sold or transferred or otherwise intend to sell or transfer all of your holding of ordinary shares in the Company prior to the record date (as described in Note 4) for the Annual General Meeting of the Company on Thursday 20 June 2019 at 11:00 a.m., you should send this document, together with the accompanying Form of Proxy, to the (intended) purchaser or transferee or to the stockbroker, bank or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was or is to be effected for transmission to the (intended) purchaser or transferee.
Eurasia Mining Plc.
Company number 03010091
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Eurasia Mining Plc (the "Company") will be held at The East India Club, 16 St James's Square, London SW1Y 4LH on 20 June 2019 at 11:00am to consider the below resolutions.
You will not receive a form of proxy for the Annual General Meeting in the post. Instead, you will receive instructions to enable you to vote electronically and how to register to do so. You will still be able to vote in person at the Annual General Meeting and may request a hard copy proxy form directly from the registrars, Link Asset Services, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, BR3 4TU (telephone number: 0871 664 0300).
Ordinary Resolutions
To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions:
1. To receive and consider the audited accounts for the period ended 31 December 2018 together with the Directors' and the auditors' reports thereon.
2. To re-appoint Grant Thornton UK LLP as auditors of the Company to hold office until the conclusion of the next general meeting at which accounts are laid before the Company.
3. To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors of the Company.
4. To re-appoint as a Director Gary Fitzgerald, who is required under the Articles of Association of the Company to retire by rotation and who is eligible for re-election.
5. That, in accordance with section 551 of the Companies Act 2006, the Directors be generally and unconditionally authorised to allot shares in the Company or grant rights to subscribe for or to convert any security into shares in the Company ("Rights") up to an aggregate nominal amount of GBP1,000,000 provided that this authority shall, unless renewed, varied or revoked by the Company, expire at the end of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held after the date on which this resolution is passed, save that the Company may, before such expiry, make an offer or agreement which would or might require shares to be allotted or Rights to be granted and the Directors may allot shares or grant Rights in pursuance of such offer or agreement notwithstanding that the authority conferred by this resolution has expired. This authority is in substitution for all previous authorities conferred on the Directors in accordance with section 551 of the 2006 Act.
Special Resolution
To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution as a special resolution:
6. THAT, subject to the passing of resolution 5, the Directors be given the general power to allot equity securities (as defined by section 560 of the 2006 Act) for cash, either pursuant to the authority conferred by resolution 6 or by way of a sale of treasury shares, as if section 561(1) of the 2006 Act did not apply to any such allotment, provided that this power shall be limited to:
a. the allotment of equity securities in connection with an offer by way of a rights issue to the holders of ordinary shares in proportion (as nearly as may be practicable) to their respective holdings but subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Board may deem necessary or expedient in relation to treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates, legal or practical problems in or under the laws of any territory or the requirements of any regulatory body or stock exchange; and
b. the allotment (otherwise than pursuant to paragraph (a) above) of equity securities up to an aggregate nominal amount of GBP1,000,000.
The power granted by this resolution will expire on the conclusion of the Company's next annual general meeting (unless renewed, varied or revoked by the Company prior to or on such date) save that the Company may, before such expiry make offers or agreements which would or might require equity securities to be allotted after such expiry and the Directors may allot equity securities in pursuance of any such offer or agreement notwithstanding that the power conferred by this resolution has expired.
This resolution revokes and replaces all unexercised powers previously granted to the Directors to allot equity securities as section 561(1) of the 2006 Act did not apply but without prejudice to any allotment of equity securities already made or agreed to be made pursuant to such authorities.
The authority conferred by this resolution shall expire at the conclusion of the Company's next annual general meeting save that the Company may, before the expiry of the authority granted by this resolution, enter into a contract to purchase ordinary shares which will or may be executed wholly or partly after the expiry of such authority
Dated 15 May 2019
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
K. Byrne
Secretary
Notice of Meeting Notes:
The following notes explain your general rights as a shareholder and your right to attend and vote at this Meeting or to appoint someone else to vote on your behalf1.
To be entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting (and for the purpose of the determination by the Company of the number of votes they may cast), shareholders must be registered in the Register of Members of the Company at close of trading on 19 June 2019. Changes to the Register of Members after the relevant deadline shall be disregarded in determining the rights of any person to attend and vote at the Meeting.
2. Shareholders, or their proxies, intending to attend the Meeting in person are requested, if possible, to arrive at the Meeting venue at least 20 minutes prior to the commencement of the Meeting at 11:00am (UK time) on 20 June 2019 so that their shareholding may be checked against the Company's Register of Members and attendances recorded.
3. Shareholders are entitled to appoint another person as a proxy to exercise all or part of their rights to attend and to speak and vote on their behalf at the Meeting. A shareholder may appoint more than one proxy in relation to the Meeting provided that each proxy is appointed to exercise the rights attached to a different ordinary share or ordinary shares held by that shareholder. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company.
4. In the case of joint holders, where more than one of the joint holders purports to appoint a proxy, only the appointment submitted by the most senior holder will be accepted. Seniority is determined by the order in which the names of the joint holders appear in the Company's Register of Members in respect of the joint holding (the first named being the most senior).
5. A vote withheld is not a vote in law, which means that the vote will not be counted in the calculation of votes for or against the resolution. If no voting indication is given, your proxy will vote or abstain from voting at his or her discretion. Your proxy will vote (or abstain from voting) as he or she thinks fit in relation to any other matter which is put before the Meeting.
6. You can vote either:
-- by logging on to www.signalshares.com and following the instructions;
-- You may request a hard copy form of proxy directly from the registrars, Link Asset Services (previously called Capita), on Tel: 0371 664 0300. Calls cost 12p per minute plus your phone company's access charge. Calls outside the United Kingdom will be charged at the applicable international rate. Lines are open between 09:00 - 17:30, Monday to Friday excluding public holidays in England and Wales.
-- in the case of CREST members, by utilising the CREST electronic proxy appointment service in accordance with the procedures set out below.
In order for a proxy appointment to be valid a form of proxy must be completed. In each case the form of proxy must be received by Link Asset Services at 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 4ZF by close of business on 18 June 2019.
7. If you return more than one proxy appointment, either by paper or electronic communication, the appointment received last by the Registrar before the latest time for the receipt of proxies will take precedence. You are advised to read the terms and conditions of use carefully. Electronic communication facilities are open to all shareholders and those who use them will not be disadvantaged.
8. The return of a completed form of proxy, electronic filing or any CREST Proxy Instruction (as described in note 11 below) will not prevent a shareholder from attending the Meeting and voting in person if he/she wishes to do so.
9. CREST members who wish to appoint a proxy or proxies through the CREST electronic proxy appointment service may do so for the Meeting (and any adjournment of the Meeting) by using the procedures described in the CREST Manual (available from www.euroclear.com/site/public/EUI). CREST Personal Members or other CREST sponsored members, and those CREST members who have appointed a service provider(s), should refer to their CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s), who will be able to take the appropriate action on their behalf.
10. In order for a proxy appointment or instruction made by means of CREST to be valid, the appropriate CREST message (a 'CREST Proxy Instruction') must be properly authenticated in accordance with Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited's specifications and must contain the information required for such instructions, as described in the CREST Manual. The message must be transmitted so as to be received by the issuer's agent (ID RA10) by close of business on 18 June 2019. For this purpose, the time of receipt will be taken to mean the time (as determined by the timestamp applied to the message by the CREST application host) from which the issuer's agent is able to retrieve the message by enquiry to CREST in the manner prescribed by CREST. After this time, any change of instructions to proxies appointed through CREST should be communicated to the appointee through other means.
11. CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST sponsors or voting service providers should note that Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited does not make available special procedures in CREST for any particular message. Normal system timings and limitations will, therefore, apply in relation to the input of CREST Proxy Instructions. It is the responsibility of the CREST member concerned to take (or, if the CREST member is a CREST personal member, or sponsored member, or has appointed a voting service provider(s), to procure that his CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s) take(s)) such action as shall be necessary to ensure that a message is transmitted by means of the CREST system by any particular time. In this connection, CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST sponsors or voting system providers are referred, in particular, to those sections of the CREST Manual concerning practical limitations of the CREST system and timings. The Company may treat as invalid a CREST Proxy Instruction in the circumstances set out in Regulation 35(5)(a) of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001.
12. Any corporation which is a shareholder can appoint one or more corporate representatives who may exercise on its behalf all of its powers as a shareholder provided that no more than one corporate representative exercises powers in relation to the same shares.
13. As at 14 May 2019 (being the latest practicable business day prior to the publication of this Notice), the Company's ordinary issued share capital consists of 2,462,478,521 ordinary shares, carrying one vote each. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company as at 14 May 2019 are 2,462,478,521.
14. Under Section 527 of the Companies Act 2006, shareholders meeting the threshold requirements set out in that section have the right to require the Company to publish on a website a statement setting out any matter relating to: (i) the audit of the Company's financial statements (including the Auditor's Report and the conduct of the audit) that are to be laid before the Meeting; or (ii) any circumstances connected with an auditor of the Company ceasing to hold office since the previous meeting at which annual financial statements and reports were laid in accordance with Section 437 of the Companies Act 2006 (in each case) that the shareholders propose to raise at the relevant meeting. The Company may not require the shareholders requesting any such website publication to pay its expenses in complying with Sections 527 or 528 of the Companies Act 2006. Where the Company is required to place a statement on a website under Section 527 of the Companies Act 2006, it must forward the statement to the Company's auditor not later than the time when it makes the statement available on the website. The business which may be dealt with at the Meeting for the relevant financial year includes any statement that the Company has been required under Section 527 of the Companies Act 2006 to publish on a website.
15. Any shareholder attending the Meeting has the right to ask questions. The Company must cause to be answered any such question relating to the business being dealt with at the Meeting but no such answer need be given if: (a) to do so would interfere unduly with the preparation for the Meeting or involve the disclosure of confidential information; (b) the answer has already been given on a website in the form of an answer to a question; or (c) it is undesirable in the interests of the Company or the good order of the Meeting that the question be answered.
16. The following documents are available for inspection during normal business hours at the Company's business address at Clubhouse Bank, 1 Angel Court, EC2R 7HJ, United Kingdom on any business day from the date of this Notice until the time of the Meeting and may also be inspected at the Meeting venue, as specified in this Notice, from 10am on the day of the Meeting until the conclusion of the Meeting:
17. You may not use any electronic address (within the meaning of Section 333(4) of the Companies Act 2006) provided in either this Notice or any related documents (including the form of proxy) to communicate with the Company for any purposes other than those expressly stated.
A copy of this Notice, and other information required by Section 311A of the Companies Act 2006, can be found on the Company's website at www.eurasiamining.co.uk
[1] http://russian-platinum.ru/press/news
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