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Greatland Gold PLC
21 March 2017
21 March 2017
Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement that contains inside
information according to REGULATION (EU) No 596/2014 (MAR).
Greatland Gold plc
("Greatland" or "the Company")
Half-yearly report - six months ended 31 December 2016
Chief Executive's statement
Today, Greatland Gold plc ("Greatland" or the "Company"), the
mineral exploration and development company, announces its results
for the six months to 31 December 2016.
Summary
During the six month period, the Company accelerated exploration
across all of its projects and is pleased to report that these
efforts were successful. More specifically, a wide-spaced drilling
campaign at Ernest Giles undertaken in late 2016 identified two
large zones of gold mineralisation, including a Western zone up to
six kilometres in length. At the Bromus project, downhole
electromagnetic surveys successfully identified four high priority
targets for massive sulphide mineralisation.
In addition to this exploration success, the Company also
entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the Havieron gold
project. The Havieron gold project covers 135 square kilometres and
is located approximately 40 kilometres east of Newcrest's Telfer
gold mine. Limited historical exporation by Newcrest demonstrated
high grade gold and copper mineralisation with peak values of 15
g/t Au and 2.5% Cu.
The Company's strategy remains to maximise shareholders' risk
adjusted return on capital by advancing exploration across the
Company's core portfolio of existing exploration projects while
seeking to acquire new opportunities in the precious and base metal
sectors.
Financials
Greatland reported an operating loss for the six months to 31
December 2016 of GBP608,421 (six months to December 2015: loss of
GBP227,690). This translated into a loss per share for the period
of 0.04p (six months to 31 December 2015: (0.03p)).
Operations
During the first six months of our financial year, general
market conditions continued to improve. The Company believes that
accelerating exploration across its portfolio of projects and the
acquisition of new projects remains the best path to maximising
shareholder value in the short to medium terms as the long
anticipated recovery in the commodity sector continues.
During the first half of the financial year, the Company engaged
in active exploration across all its exploration projects.
At Ernest Giles, the Company embarked on an ambitious
wide-spaced drilling campaign at the Meadows gold target.
Subsequent to the end of the half year, the Company was pleased to
report that this drilling campaign had successfully identified two
large zones of gold mineralisation, a Western zone of 6km in length
and 1.5km in width, and an Eastern zone of 2km by 1km. The majority
of drill holes intersected mineralisation, including several that
intersected wide zones (up to 60 metres) of anomalous gold
mineralisation. We were particularly pleased by the extent of the
mineralisation identified (up to 6 kilometres in length), the wide
zones of mineralisation (gold anomalous zones over tens of metres)
and the relative proximity to surface of the mineralisation.
At the Bromus project, Greatland completed a limited RC drilling
campaign that identified substantial sulphide mineralisation.
Following the drilling campaign, the Company conducted downhole
electromagnetic surveys ("DHEM") at the four drill sites. These
DHEM surveys successfully identified several highly conductive
targets that were not intersected during drilling. These targets
are relatively shallow, well constrained by modelling and are close
to existing drill holes.
At the Warrentinna project in Tasmania, Greatland completed a RC
drilling campaign that successfully extended the continuity of gold
mineralisation at the Derby North prospect. All holes encountered
gold mineralisation, with best results including 1m at 4.7 g/t Au
from 22m within a broader intersection of 5m at 2.4g/t Au from 21m.
These results highlight the potential to extend the current zone of
gold mineralisation, particularly to the north and east.
Finally, in September 2016, the Company entered into an
agreement to acquire 100% of the Havieron project. The Havieron
project consists of 135 square kilometres of underexplored terrain
in the Paterson Region in Western Australia and includes an IOCG
target with demonstrated gold and copper mineralisation. Greatland
is encouraged by increased interest in the Paterson region from
major mining companies.
Outlook
Since the end of the first half of the financial year, the
Company has announced a new drilling programme at the Bromus
project and has broadened the scope of its exploration work at its
Ernest Giles project. Subsequent to the end of the first half, the
Company completed a placement and subscription that raised gross
funds of GBP350,000. We look forward to what we hope will be
continued exploration success in 2017 as we continue to assess new
opportunities that we can add to our portfolio of exciting
projects.
Gervaise Heddle
CEO
21 March 2017
Group statement of comprehensive income
6 months 6 months Year ended
to to 30 June
31 December 31 December 2016
2016 2015
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
GBP GBP GBP
Turnover - - -
Exploration expenses (312,549) (87,877) (145,232)
Impairment charge - - -
Administrative
expenses (295,872) (139,813) (518,894)
Operating loss (608,421) (227,690) (664,126)
Finance revenue 1,002 775 1,223
Loss on ordinary
activities before
taxation (607,419) (226,915) (662,903)
Tax on loss on - - -
ordinary activities
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Loss for the financial
period (607,419) (226,915) (662,903)
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Other comprehensive
income
Exchange differences
on translation
of foreign operations 19,906 8,069 45,444
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Other comprehensive
income/(loss)
for the year net
of taxation 19,906 8,069 45,444
Total comprehensive
loss for the year
attributable to
equity holders
of the parent (587,513) (218,846) (617,459)
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Loss per share
- see note 3 (0.04) (0.03) (0.06)
Basic pence pence pence
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Group balance sheet
31 December 31 December 30 June
2016 2015 2016
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
GBP GBP GBP
Assets
Non-current
assets
Tangible assets 8,549 10,510 8,058
Intangible assets 581,054 295,800 332,154
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Total non-current
assets 589,603 306,310 340,212
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Current assets
Cash and cash
equivalents 547,713 401,443 883,478
Trade and other
receivables 86,862 23,754 88,429
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Total current
assets 634,575 425,197 971,907
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Total assets 1,224,178 731,507 1,312,119
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Liabilities
Current liabilities
Trade and other
payables (126,487) (26,439) (68,131)
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Total liabilities (126,487) (26,439) (68,131)
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Net assets 1,097,691 705,068 1,243,988
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Equity
Called up share
capital 1,056,239 992,338 1,041,614
Share premium
reserve 6,095,307 5,050,183 5,720,907
Share based
payment reserve 329,724 60,000 277,533
Retained losses (6,670,302) (5,626,895) (6,062,883)
Other reserves 286,723 229,442 266,817
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Total equity 1,097,691 705,068 1,243,988
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Group cash flow statement
6 months 6 months Year ended
to to 30 June
31 December 31 December 2016
2016 2015
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
GBP GBP GBP
Cash flow from
operating activities
Operating loss (608,421) (227,690) (664,126)
Decrease/(increase)
in receivables 1,567 24,513 (40,162)
Increase/(decrease)
in payables 58,357 (148,612) (106,920)
Share option charge 52,191 - 217,533
Salary sacrifice
charge - - 83,000
Depreciation - - 3,323
Net cash outflow
from operations (496,306) (351,789) (507,352)
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Cash flows from
investing activities
Interest received 1,002 775 1,223
Payments to acquire (229,723) - -
tangible assets
Net cash flows
(used in)/from
investing activities (228,721) 775 1,223
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Cash inflows from
financing activities
Proceeds from issue
of shares 409,500 - 660,000
Transaction costs
of issue of shares (20,475) - (23,000)
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Net cash flows
from financing
activities 389,025 - 637,000
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Net (decrease)/increase
in cash and cash
equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents
at the beginning (336,002) (351,014) 130,871
of period
Exchange gain/(loss) 883,478 748,117 748,117
on cash and cash
equivalents 237 4,340 4,490
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Cash and cash equivalents
at end of period 547,713 401,443 883,478
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Statement of group changes in equity
Called Share Share Retained Other Total
up share premium based earnings reserves
capital account payment
reserve
GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP
As at 30
June 2015 992,338 5,050,183 60,000 (5,399,980) 221,373 923,914
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Loss for
the period - - - (662,903) - (662,903)
Currency
translation
differences - - - - 45,444 45,444
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Total comprehensive
income - - - (662,903) 45,444 (617,459)
Share option
charge - - 217,533 - - 217,533
Share capital
issued 49,276 693,724 - - - 743,000
Cost of share
issue - (23,000) - - - (23,000)
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Total contributions
by and distributions
to owners
of the Company 49,276 670,724 217,533 - - 937,533
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As at 30
June 2016 1,041,614 5,720,907 277,533 (6,062,883) 266,817 1,243,988
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Loss for
the period - - - 607,419) - (607,419)
Currency
translation
differences - - - - 19,906 19,906
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Total comprehensive
income - - - (607,419) 19,906 (587,513)
Share option
charge - - 52,191 - - 52,191
Share capital
issued 14,625 394,875 - - - 409,500
Cost of share
issue - (20,475) - - - (20,475)
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Total contributions
by and distributions
to owners
of the Company 14,625 374,400 52,191 - - 441,216
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As at 31
December
2016 1,056,239 6,095,307 329,724 (6,670,302) 286,723 1,097,691
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Statements of changes in other reserves
Merger reserve Foreign Total other
currency reserves
translation
reserve
Group GBP GBP GBP
As at 30 June
2015 225,000 (3,627) 221,373
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Currency translation
differences - 45,444 45,444
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As at 30 June
2016 225,000 41,817 266,817
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Currency translation
differences - 19,906 19,906
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As at 31 December
2016 225,000 61,723 286,723
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Half-yearly report notes
1. Half-yearly report
This half-yearly report was approved by the Directors on 21
March 2017.
The information relating to the six month periods to 31 December
2015 and 31 December 2016 are unaudited.
The information relating to the year to 30 June 2016 is
extracted from the audited financial statements of the Company
which have been filed at Companies House and on which the auditors
issued an unqualified audit report.
2. Basis of accounting
The report has been prepared using accounting policies and
practices that are consistent with those adopted in the statutory
financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2016, although the
information does not constitute statutory financial statements
within the meaning of the Companies Act 2006. The half-yearly
report has been prepared under the historical cost convention.
These half-yearly financial statements consolidate the financial
statements of the Company and its subsidiary and are prepared in
accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as
adopted for use in the European Union.
This half-year report does not include all the notes of the type
normally included in an annual financial report. Accordingly, this
report should be read in conjunction with the annual report for the
year ended 30 June 2016.
The Company and Group will report again for the full year to 30
June 2017.
3. Loss per share
6 months 6 months Year ended
to to 30 June
31 December 31 December 2016
2016 2015
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
GBP GBP GBP
These have been
calculated on
a loss of: (607,419) (226,915) (662,903)
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The weighted
average number
of shares used
was: 1,357,691,656 741,937,920 1,049,314,266
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Basic loss per (0.04) (0.03) (0.06)
share: pence pence pence
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Copies of this half-yearly report are available free of charge
by application in writing to the Company Secretary at the Company's
registered office, 55 Gower Street, London WC1E 6HQ, or by email to
info@greatlandgold.com. The report will also be made available on
the Company's website: www.greatlandgold.com.
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Greatland Gold PLC
Callum Baxter/Gervaise Heddle
Tel +44 (0)20 7747 9980
Email: info@greatlandgold.com
www.greatlandgold.com
SPARK Advisory Partners Limited (Nominated Adviser)
Mark Brady/Sean Wyndham-Quin/James Keeshan
Tel +44 (0)20 3368 3550
SI Capital Limited (Broker)
Nick Emerson / Andy Thacker
Tel +44 (0)14 8341 3500
Notes for Editors:
Greatland Gold plc is London listed (LON:GGP) natural resource
exploration and development company with a current focus on gold
and nickel exploration projects.
The Company has five main projects; three situated in Western
Australia and two in Tasmania. All projects are 100% owned by
Greatland or Greatland has the right to take 100% ownership.
Greatland is seeking to identify large mineral deposits in areas
that have not been subject to extensive exploration previously. It
is widely recognised that the next generation of large deposits
will come from such under-explored areas and Greatland is applying
advanced exploration techniques to investigate a number of
carefully selected targets within its focused licence
portfolio.
The Company is also actively investigating a range of new
opportunities in precious and strategic metals and will update the
market on new opportunities as and when appropriate.
Note: This announcement contains inside information which is
disclosed in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation.
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