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| Share Name | Share Symbol | Market | Type | Share ISIN | Share Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karelian Diamond Resources Plc | LSE:KDR | London | Ordinary Share | IE00BD09HK61 | ORD EUR0.00025 (CDI) |
| Price Change | % Change | Share Price | Bid Price | Offer Price | High Price | Low Price | Open Price | Shares Traded | Last Trade | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.00 | 0.00% | 2.95 | 2.70 | 3.20 | 2.95 | 2.90 | 2.90 | 405,872 | 08:00:04 |
| Industry Sector | Turnover | Profit | EPS - Basic | PE Ratio | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Misc Nonmtl Minrls, Ex Fuels | 10k | -291k | 0.0000 | N/A | 215.39M |
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The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to
constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations
(EU) No. 596/2014 ("MAR"). With the publication of this announcement via a
Regulatory Information Service, this inside information is now considered to be
in the public domain.
16 November 2018
Karelian Diamond Resources plc
("Karelian Diamonds" or "the Company")
FINAL RESULTS FOR THE YEAR TO 31 MAY 2018
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
DIRECTORATE CHANGE
Karelian Diamond Resources plc ("Karelian Diamonds") (AIM: KDR), the diamond
exploration and development company focused on Finland, is pleased to report
its audited accounts for the year to 31 May 2018.
Highlights:
* Preliminary economic assessment ("PEA") on the Lahtojoki diamond deposit
completed, large Eastern lobe of the deposit tested, with positive results,
and adjacent exploration acreage acquired.
* Lahtojoki mining concession granted.
* Exploration programme to discover the source of the green diamond carried
out. This led to the discovery of kimberlite indicator train.
Post Period
* Results on sample material taken up ice from the green diamond site
confirmed that the sample material contains indicator minerals derived from
the diamond stability field.
* Recent drill core sampling at depth has intersected orangeite (Group II
Kimberlite), a potentially diamondiferous host rock, in drill holes up-ice
of the green diamond.
Professor Richard Conroy, Chairman, stated:
"After a year of exploration success, we have built on that with significant
progress towards identifying the source of the green diamond and, post period,
the discovery of Orangeite (Group II Kimberlite) and importantly we are
accelerating work towards possible mine development at the Lahtojoki diamond
deposit, having received a positive PEA and excellent assay results from the
large Eastern lobe."
Final Results for the Year to 31 May 2018
The full audited annual report and accounts for the year to 31 May 2018
("Annual Report") can be viewed below:
ANNUAL REPORT
The Annual Report will be posted to shareholders today and will be published on
the Company's website today. Key elements can also be viewed at the bottom of
this announcement.
Annual General Meeting
The annual general meeting of the Company ("AGM") will be held at The Davenport
Hotel, Gandon Suite, 8-10 Merrion Street, Dublin 2 at 12.00 noon on 7 December
2018. A copy of the notice of AGM, which has been posted to shareholders, can
be viewed on the Company's website.
Directorate Change
The Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Brendan McMorrow as a
non-executive Director of the Company with immediate effect.
Brendan McMorrow has over 25 years' experience in a number of public companies
in the oil and gas and base metals mining sectors listed in London, Toronto and
Dublin where he held senior executive finance roles. He is currently Finance
Director of Dunraven Resources PLC, an Oil and gas exploration and development
company. Prior to that he was Chief Financial Officer of Circle Oil PLC from
2005 to 2015, an AIM oil and gas development and production company with
operations in North Africa and the Middle East where he was responsible for all
corporate financial and funding matters. He was appointed as a non-executive
director of Conroy Gold and Natural Resources plc in August 2017.
Prior to joining Circle Oil Plc Brendan was Chief Financial Officer / Group
Finance Manager of Ivernia Inc from 2001 to 2005, a Toronto listed (TSX) base
metals mining company which developed and brought into production the Paroo
Station lead mine in Western Australia one of the largest lead carbonate mines
in the world at the time. From 1988 to 2001 he was Group Finance Manager of
Ivernia West PLC, a Dublin listed (ESM) base metals mining company which
discovered and brought into production along with Anglo American Plc the world
class Lisheen zinc mine in Ireland.
Brendan is a business graduate of Sligo Institute of Technology and a Fellow of
the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants.
Chairman, Professor Richard Conroy commented:
"I am delighted that Brendan McMorrow has been appointed to the Board. His
depth of financial and corporate expertise allied with his knowledge of the
mining industry in Ireland and internationally will, I believe, contribute
greatly to the Company as it progresses with its diamond exploration in Finland
and its Lahtojoki diamond deposit in Eastern Finland which, if developed, would
be the first diamond mine in Europe, outside Russia."
For further information please contact:
Karelian Diamond Resources plc Tel:
+353-1-479-6180
Professor Richard Conroy, Chairman
Allenby Capital Limited (Nomad) Tel:
+44-20-3328-5656
Virginia Bull/Nick Harriss
Brandon Hill Capital Limited (Broker) Tel:
+44-20-3463-5000
Jonathan Evans
Lothbury Financial Services Tel:
+44-20-3290-0707
Michael Padley
Hall Communications Tel:
+353-1-660-9377
Don Hall
www.kareliandiamondresources.com
Disclosures under Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules
Name / Age: Brendan McMorrow - 66
Current directorships: Conroy Gold and Natural Resources plc
Dunraven Resources plc
Circle Oil Tunisia Limited
M & C Financial Services Limited
Greenfield Park Management
Company Limited
Former directorships: Circle Oil Egypt Limited
Circle Oil Maroc Limited
Circle Oil Tunisia Limited
Circle Oil Oman Limited
Circle Oil Oman Offshore
Limited
Key Information Extracted from Annual Report
CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT
I have pleasure in presenting your Company's Annual Report and Financial
Statements for the financial year ended 31 May 2018.
The year has been a very positive one, during which the Company has followed up
on its exploration successes, including the discovery of a green diamond and a
new kimberlite pipe and has carried out a Preliminary Economic Assessment
("PEA"), of the Lahtojoki diamond deposit in Kuopio-Kaavi, over which it has
been granted a mining concession.
Business Development
Your Company's diamond exploration and development programmes are located in
the Karelian Craton in Finland. The diamond prospectivity of this Craton, which
lies across Northern Finland and Russia, has been demonstrated by the discovery
and development of the world class Lomonosova and Grib Pipe diamond deposits in
the Russian sector of the Craton. Your Company's objective is to discover, or
acquire, and develop diamond deposits in the Finnish sector of the Craton.
Your Company has acquired a diamond deposit at Lahtojoki in the Kuopio-Kaavi
region of Finland, discovered a diamond in a till sample taken on its Anomaly 5
exploration area near Kuhmo in Eastern Finland, discovered a new kimberlite
body at Riihivaara, also in the Kuhmo region, and demonstrated that the
Seitapera diamondiferous kimberlite is the largest kimberlite body discovered
to date in Finland.
During the year, the Company completed a PEA on the Lahtojoki diamond deposit
and also tested the large Eastern lobe of the deposit, with positive results.
In addition, exploration acreage adjacent to Lahtojoki has been acquired and
exploration accelerated at Riihivaara and Anomaly 5, where the green diamond
was discovered.
The Lahtojoki Diamond Deposit
The Lahtojoki diamond deposit was acquired from A & G Mining Oy ("AGM"), a
private Finnish company. The deposit is situated in the Kuopio-Kaavi region in
Finland. The location is highly favourable for development with excellent
infrastructure, including good roads, power distribution and local technical
and logistic availability.
Your Company has been granted a mining concession over the deposit. A PEA
carried out during the year has been very positive, both technically and
financially. In excess of 2M carats appear to be recoverable with an in-situ
value of US$211M. An open/vertical pit mining operation is recommended with a
9+ year life-of mine, with payback by year two, an IRR of 55% and an NPV (8%)
of circa US$39.1M.
Microdiamond analysis of drillcore from the previously untested Eastern lobe,
which represents the largest part of the Lahtojoki diamond deposit and has a
high proportion of the overall tonnage of the deposit, has yielded results
comparable to those in the smaller Western and Central portions of the deposit.
These results have given increased confidence for the economics of the deposit
and indicated the potential for high quality diamonds of good colour and shape.
The general quality of the micro diamonds in the Eastern lobe is good.
Inclusions in the crystals are either absent or very slight and the majority
(90%) of the stones are white/colourless. While microdiamond characteristics
are not guaranteed to be similar in the commercial sized diamond population,
their attributes do indicate the potential for high quality diamonds.
Finland is recognised by the prestigious Fraser Institute as one of the most
attractive jurisdictions in the world for mining investment, and the mine would
be the first diamond mine in Europe (outside Russia).
The Company acts in close association with consultants from the Geological
Survey of Finland ("GTK").
Diamond Exploration around Lahtojoki
Exploration in the vicinity of the Lahtojoki diamond deposit has identified
kimberlite boulder fragments. The location of these fragments does not coincide
with either of the known ice flow directions from the Lahtojoki deposit in the
area; also the kimberlite in the boulder fragments is classified as cohesive
(hypabyssal) kimberlite which is an extremely rare kimberlite facies in the
Lahtojoki Kimberlite pipe. These findings suggest that another kimberlite body
may be present. Your Company has therefore applied for exploration acreage in
the area.
The presence of additional diamond resource potential in the area adjacent to
Lahtojoki would, if confirmed, add further to the financial and technical
attractiveness of the Lahtojoki diamond deposit.
Green Diamond Discovery
The sparkling clear crystal, greenish in colour and 0.8mm in diameter, forming
a 12-sided, curved and twinned dodecahedron diamond which your Company
discovered in a till exploration sample taken on its Anomaly 5 exploration area
near Kuhmo in eastern Finland. Such a discovery in diamond exploration is an
extremely rare event.
The Company has since been actively engaged in an exploration programme to
discover the source of the diamond. The programme has included airborne and
ground geophysics and an extensive pitting programme up-ice from the site of
the discovery and has led to the discovery of kimberlite indicator trains,
suggesting that the diamond source may be close.
During the year, drilling and further laboratory analyses have been carried out
directed towards narrowing down the source of the diamond with, post year end,
the discovery of an orangeite (Group II kimberlite) a potentially
diamondiferous host rock, in drillcore samples from three drill holes.
Also post period Electron Probe Microanalyser results on sample material taken
up-ice from where the Company discovered the green diamond has confirmed that
the sample material contains indicator minerals derived from the diamond
stability field of the Earth's mantle.
The Riihivaara Kimberlite
The discovery by the Company of a kimberlite body at Riihivaara in the Kuhmo
region of Finland, the first new kimberlite to be discovered in Finland in over
10 years, was made through a combination of till sampling and ground
geophysics. The kimberlite body has, to date, been intersected by five trenches
and is still open along strike and at depth.
Agreement with Rio Tinto
Karelian has a Confidentiality Agreement (with Back in Rights) with Rio Tinto
Mining and Exploration Limited ("Rio Tinto"). This agreement with Rio Tinto has
been extended to 2020.
Under the agreement, Rio Tinto discloses confidential information and physical
geological samples relating to exploration in Finland, for the purpose of your
Company considering that information in relation to its potential and existing
exploration programmes in Finland.
In consideration of Rio Tinto disclosing the confidential information to it,
Karelian has agreed that Rio Tinto will have the option to earn a 51% interest
in any project identified by Karelian in Finland by Rio Tinto paying the direct
cash expenditures incurred in developing the project.
Finance
The loss after taxation for the financial year ended 31 May 2018 was EUR439,568
(2017: EUR410,814) and the net assets as at 31 May 2018 were EUR9,016,467 (2017: EUR
9,456,036).
During the year the Company cancelled the admission of its ordinary shares to
trading on ESM. The Company's ordinary shares continue to be admitted to
trading on AIM.
On 11 June 2018, the Company raised GBP500,000 (EUR569,390) before expenses through
the issue of 11,111,111 new ordinary shares at 0.45p sterling for each ordinary
share. 388,889 broker warrants were issued in conjunction with this share
placing. These warrants have an exercise price of GBP0.045 sterling and are
exercisable until 11 December 2020.
Share Consolidation
At the Annual General Meeting held on 21 December 2017, the Directors proposed
that the issued and unissued ordinary shares would be consolidated into new
ordinary shares ("Consolidated Shares") of EUR0.00025 each. This proposal was
accepted by the shareholders and thereafter each existing shareholder held 1
new ordinary share in place of each 25 existing shares.
Directors and Staff
I would like to express my deep appreciation of the support and dedication of
all the directors, consultants and staff, which has made possible the continued
progress and success which the Company has achieved.
I would especially like to pay tribute to James P. Jones who did not go forward
at the last AGM. James was a founder director of the Company and has played an
outstanding role in the overall progress and success of the Company,
particularly in relation to its financial affairs, as Financial Director.
Future Outlook
The Company has continued to make excellent progress in its exploration and
development programme. I look forward to this continuing on an accelerated
basis as we move to mine development at Lahtojoki and target the discovery of a
diamond deposit in the Kuhmo region.
Professor Richard Conroy
Chairman
Extract from the Independent Auditor's Report
The following section is extracted from the Independent Auditor's Report, but
shareholders should read in full the Independent Auditor's Report contained in
the Annual Report.
Material uncertainty related to going concern
We draw your attention to Note 1 in the financial statements, which indicates
that the Company incurred a net loss of EUR439,568 during the year ended 31 May
2018 and, as of that date, the Company had net current liabilities of EUR452,607.
In response to this, we:
* Obtained an understanding of the company's controls over the preparation of
cash flow forecasts and approval of the projections and assumptions used in
cash flow forecasts to support the going concern assumption and assessed
the design and implementation of these controls;
* We evaluated management's plans and their feasibility by testing the key
assumptions used in the cash flow forecast provided by agreeing the inputs
to historical run rates, expenditure commitments and other supporting
documentation;
* Inspected confirmations received by the Company from the Directors and
former Directors that they will not seek repayment of amounts owed to them
by the Company within 12 months of the date of approval of the financial
statements, unless the Company has sufficient funds to repay;
* Tested the clerical accuracy of the cash flow forecast model;
* Assessed the adequacy of the disclosures made in the financial statements.
As stated in Note 1, these events or conditions along with other matters as set
forth in Note 1 indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast
significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Our
opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
Income Statement for the financial year ended 31 May 2018
Note
2018 2017
EUR EUR
Continuing operations
Operating expenses 2 (439,568) (410,814)
Loss before taxation 3 (439,568) (410,814)
Income tax expenses 5 - -
Loss for the financial year (439,568) (410,814)
Loss per share
Basic and diluted loss per share 6 (EUR0.0188) (EUR0.0268)
The total loss for the financial year is entirely attributable to equity
holders of the Company.
Statement of Comprehensive Income for the financial year ended 31 May 2018
2018 2017
EUR EUR
Loss for the financial year (439,568) (410,814)
Income/expense recognised in other - -
comprehensive income
Total comprehensive income for the financial (439,568) (410,814)
year
The total comprehensive income for the financial year is entirely attributable
to equity holders of the Company.
Statement of Financial Position as at 31 May 2018
31 May 31 May
Note 2018 2017
EUR EUR
Assets
Non-current assets
Intangible assets 7 9,661,559 9,276,955
Financial assets 8 4 4
Total non-current assets 9,661,563 9,276,959
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents 10 18,703 523,324
Other receivables 11 241,859 292,562
Total current assets 260,562 815,886
Total assets 9,922,125 10,092,845
Equity
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital 14 5,844 5,844
Called up deferred share capital 14 3,174,672 3,174,672
Share premium 14 8,201,664 8,201,664
Share-based payments reserve 17 519,159 765,977
Retained losses (2,884,872) (2,692,122)
Total equity 9,016,467 9,456,035
Liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Trade and other payables: amounts falling
due after more than one year 12 192,489 158,008
Total non-current liabilities 192,489 158,008
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables: amounts falling
due within one year 13 713,169 478,802
Total current liabilities 713,169 478,802
Total liabilities 905,658 636,810
Total equity and liabilities 9,922,125 10,092,845
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 15 November
2018 and authorised for issue on 15 November 2018.
Statement of Cash Flows for the financial year ended 31 May 2018
2018 2017
EUR EUR
Cash flows from operating activities
Loss for the financial year (439,568) (410,814)
Adjustments for:
Expense recognised in income statement in respect of - 74,280
equity settled share-based payments
Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables 234,367 (6,698)
(Increase)/decrease in other receivables (109,960) 23,841
Net cash used in operating activities (315,161) (319,391)
Cash flows from investing activities
Investment in exploration and evaluation (384,604) (537,432)
Cash used in investing activities (384,604) (537,432)
Cash flows from financing activities
Repayments/(advances) from Conroy Gold and Natural 160,663 (105,035)
Resources P.L.C.
Shareholder advances/(repayments) 34,481 (151,581)
Issue of share capital - 1,412,749
Share issue costs - (117,723)
Net cash provided by financing activities 195,144 1,038,410
(Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents (504,621) 181,587
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of financial 523,324 341,737
year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of financial year 18,703 523,324
END
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