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Landore Resources Limited
30 September 2022
30 September 2022
Landore Resources Limited
("Landore Resources" or the "Company")
Interim Results for the Six Months Ended 30 June 2022
Landore Resources Limited (AIM:LND) is pleased to announce its
interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2022.
For more information, please contact:
Landore Resources Limited
Bill Humphries, Chief Executive Tel: 07734 681262
Officer
Glenn Featherby, Finance Director Tel: 07730 420318
Cenkos Securities plc (Nominated Adviser and Broker)
Derrick Lee / Pete Lynch Tel: 0131 220 9100
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
FOR THE SIX MONTHSED 30 JUNE 2022
General
The following discussion of performance, financial condition and
future prospects should be read in conjunction with the interim
consolidated financial statements of Landore Resources Limited
("Landore Resources" or the "Company") and its subsidiaries
(together, "the Group") and notes thereto for the period from 1
January 2022 to 30 June 2022. All amounts are stated in
sterling.
Overview
Landore Resources is admitted to trading on the AIM market
operated by the London Stock Exchange plc, with the trading symbol
LND.L. The Company is based in Guernsey in the Channel Islands and
its 100 per cent owned operating subsidiary, Landore Resources
Canada Inc. ("Landore Canada"), is engaged in the exploration and
development of a portfolio of precious and base metal properties in
North America.
Financial Results:
The financial results for the six months to 30 June 2022 show a
loss of GBP 794,385 (30 June 2021: loss of GBP2,422,042).
Exploration costs were GBP 398,341 (30 June 2021:
GBP1,641,662).
The Group's cash at bank at 30 June 2022 was GBP 740,405 (31
December 2021: GBP875,658) and the Group has no debt.
Operations Report
The Junior Lake Property:
The Junior Lake property, 100 per cent owned by Landore Canada,
is located in the province of Ontario, Canada, approximately 235
kilometres north-northeast of Thunder Bay and is host to the
recently discovered BAM Gold Deposit, the B4-7
Nickel-Copper-Cobalt-PGEs deposit and the adjacent Alpha PGEs zone.
Junior Lake also contains the VW Nickel deposit and numerous other
highly prospective mineral occurrences including lithium.
BAM Gold Deposit:
Mineral Resource Estimate
On 8 February 2022 the Company announced that Cube Consulting
Pty Ltd ("Cube") had completed an updated National Instrument
43-101 ("NI 43-101") compliant, Mineral Resource Estimate ("MRE")
on the BAM Gold Project. The MRE modelling increased the BAM Gold
Project's In-Situ resource, at a 0.3g/t cut-off to 49,231,000
tonnes (t) at 1.0 grams/tonne (g/t) for 1,496,000 ounces of gold
(oz Au) including 30,965,000t at 1.0g/t for 1,029,000 ounces gold
in the Indicated Category.
Preliminary Economic Assessment
On 9 May 2022, the Company announced the completion of a
Technical Report and Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") on the
BAM Gold Project:
-- The PEA considers the economics of exploiting resources
inside optimised pit shells of 22.4 Mt at 1.16g/t Au containing
833,000 ounces gold using a long term gold price of US$1,800. The
project assumes the construction of a 2.2 Mt per annum processing
plant over 4 quarters followed by a production period of 10.5
years.
-- The PEA indicates that the BAM Gold Project generates a
pre-tax and post-tax NPVS of, respectively, US$333.6M and US$231.2M
and pre-tax and post-tax real IRRs of 87.4% and 66.7%. The BAM Gold
Project has an after-tax simple pay back of 1.25 years from the
start of production or 2.25 years from the start of project.
To follow up on this positive PEA, a drill programme of 7,500
metres is underway to infill and extend the BAM Gold Deposit and
test several potential underground mining targets, for completion
following exploration drilling in the Felix Lake-Lamaune area west
of the BAM Gold Deposit.
Felix Lake Gold-Battery Metals Exploration:
In May 2022 a soil-till sampling programme was initiated in the
Felix Lake, Lamaune Gold and Carrot Top Ni-Cu-Co-PGEs prospect
areas. The ongoing soils programme will assist in future target
selection for Felix-Lamaune exploration drilling.
A drilling programme consisting of 7,500 metres of NQ diamond
core drilling was commenced on 27 July 2022. The programme was
designed to drill-test the highly prospective Felix and Lamaune
areas located along strike to the immediate west of the BAM Gold
deposit. The drilling will target previously identified gold and
battery metals mineralisation 12 kilometres to the west along
strike from the BAM Gold and B4-7
Nickel-Copper-Cobalt-Palladium-Platinum deposits
(Ni-Cu-Co-PGEs).
Felix drilling programme - 20 drill holes for 3,800 metres of NQ
Diamond core, targeting previously identified gold and battery
metals mineralisation within the highly prospective Felix-Lamaune
areas from 1,000W to 5,000W along strike from the BAM Gold Deposit
and the B4-7/VW Battery Metals deposits. This drilling programme
has been completed with the company awaiting the results.
Lamaune drilling programme - 16 drill holes for 3,700 metres of
drilling on the Lamaune Gold prospect and the adjacent Carrot Top
and Grassy Pond Nickel-Copper-Cobalt-PGE prospects, from 7,000W to
10,000W and along strike from the BAM Gold Deposit and the B4-7/VW
Battery Metals deposits.
The continued rapid growth of the BAM Gold Deposit together with
the possible future development of the other known gold prospects
along this highly prospective 31 kilometre long Archean greenstone
belt bodes well for the future of the Junior Lake Property hosting
a multi-million ounce gold deposit.
Battery Metals:
The growing adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is driving the
increasing demand for nickel, cobalt and lithium ("Battery Metals")
- which are each critical metals used as cathode materials for
lithium-ion batteries in the automotive industry, as well as the
energy and electronics industries.
In addition to advancing the BAM Gold Deposit, on which the
Group remains focused, the Group is encouraged by the increased
demand for 'Battery Metals' as the Group's highly prospective
Junior Lake property is host to significant Battery Metals
Resources and prospects delineated by Landore prior to the
discovery of BAM Gold. These resources are compliant to Canadian
National Instrument 43-101 (NI43-101).
Mineral Resources:
-- B4-7 Nickel-Copper-Cobalt-PGE Deposit and Alpha Zone:
3,292,000 tonnes at 1.20% Nickel Equivalent (NiEq) in the Indicated
category and 568,000 tonnes at 1.26% NiEq in the Inferred category
for a total of 46,661 tonnes of contained metal.
-- VW Nickel-Copper-Cobalt Deposit: - 1,084,000 tonnes at
0.71%NiEq in the indicated category and 180,000 tonnes at 0.68%NiEq
in the inferred category for a total of 8,920 tonnes of contained
metal.
-- The Junior Lake Nickel is the highly sought-after Grade 1
sulphide Nickel suitable for 'Battery Metals'.
Junior Lake Lithium Prospects:
Landore has three known lithium occurrences on its Junior Lake
property, including the historical Despard Lithium deposit, the
Swole Lake spodumene-bearing pegmatite and Tape Lake pegmatites,
both discovered by Landore.
Strategic Review
In light of the significance of the BAM Gold and Battery Metals
deposits located on the Junior Lake property, as announced in the
MRE, the Company announced on 9 May 2022 that the Board is
reviewing the strategic options available to the Company in
relation to the Company's Canadian subsidiary/assets. The options
expected to be considered under the Strategic Review include
potential joint venture arrangements or strategic partnerships, the
sale of all or a part of its wholly owned subsidiary, Landore
Resources Canada Inc. or the Junior Lake Project, or a combination
thereof.
Phase one of the Strategic Review will be completed at the end
of Q3 2022, at which time the Board will consider its corporate
direction to the benefit of shareholders.
COVID-19:
The spread of a novel strain of coronavirus ("COVID-19") and
measures taken to contain the spread of the virus caused
significant disruption to Landore's exploration activities during
the first half of 2020. By mid-2020 the Company resumed Canadian
operations, and since then has successfully operated in accordance
with Government COVID-19 guidelines.
Social and environmental responsibility:
The Group believes that a successful project is best achieved
through maintaining close working relationships with First Nations
and other local communities. This social ideology is at the
forefront of the Group's exploration initiatives and the Company
seeks to establish and maintain co-operative relationships with
First Nations communities, hiring local personnel and using local
contractors and suppliers where possible. Careful attention is
given to ensure that all exploration activity is performed in an
environmentally responsible manner and abides by all relevant
mining and environmental acts. Landore takes a conscientious role
towards its operations, and is aware of its social responsibility
and its environmental duty.
30 September 2022
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE SIX MONTHSED 30 JUNE 2022
Group Group
Six months Six months
ended ended
Notes 30 June 30 June
2022 GBP 2021 GBP
Exploration costs 2 (398,341) (1,641,662)
Administrative expenses (818,316) (794,818)
Option income 3 448,779 14,438
Fair value losses (26,507) -
Operating loss and loss before
tax (794,385) (2,422,042)
Income tax expense - -
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Loss for the period (794,385) (2,422,042)
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Other comprehensive income:
Items that will subsequently
be reclassified to profit or
loss
Exchange difference on translating
foreign
operations 58,021 (22,881)
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Other comprehensive income/(loss)
for the year
net of tax 58,021 (22,881)
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Total comprehensive loss for
the period (736,364) (2,444,923)
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Loss attributable to:
Equity holders of the Company (794,153) (2,421,812)
Non-controlling interests (232) (230)
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(794,385) (2,422,042)
Total comprehensive loss attributable
to:
Equity holders of the Company (736,132) (2,444,693)
Non-controlling interests (232) (230)
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(736,364) (2,444,923)
Loss per share attributable
to the
equity holders of the Company
during the year
- Basic and diluted 4 (GBP0.007) (GBP0.024)
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The Group's operating loss relates to continuing operations. The
notes to the financial statements form part of these interim
financial statements.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE SIX MONTHSED 30 JUNE 2022
Share Cumulative Non-
Share options Retained translation controlling
capital reserve earnings reserve interest Total
GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP GBP
Balance at
1 January 2021 46,108,934 921,133 (45,905,940) (348,111) (4,328) 771,688
Loss for the period - - (2,421,812) - (230) (2,422,042)
Other comprehensive loss in the
period - - - (22,881) - (22,881)
Issue of ordinary share capital 4,146,672 - - - - 4,146,672
Placing expenses (221,500) - - - - (221,500)
Shared-based payments (13,766) 51,459 - - - 37,693
Balance at
30 June 2021 50,020,340 972,592 (48,327,752) (370,992) (4,558) 2,289,630
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Balance at
1 January 2022 50,179,599 979,409 (49,692,080) (322,611) (4,901) 1,139,416
Loss for the period - - (794,153) - (232) (794,385)
Other comprehensive income in the
period - - - 58,021 - 58,021
Issue of ordinary share capital 909,605 - - - - 909,605
Exercise or lapse of warrants - (12,529) 12,529 - - -
Balance at
30 June 2022 51,089,204 966,880 (50,473,704) (264,590) (5,133) 1,312,657
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The notes to the financial statements form part of these interim
financial statements.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AT 30 JUNE 2022
Group As Group As at Group As at
at
Notes 30 June 2022 30 June 2021 31 December
GBP GBP 2021
GBP
Assets
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 80,618 20,666 81,059
Investments 609,213 - 287,259
689,831 20,666 368,318
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Current assets
Trade and other receivables 87,312 145,354 75,122
Cash and cash equivalents 740,405 2,311,829 875,658
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827,717 2,457,183 950,780
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Total assets 1,517,548 2,477,849 1,319,098
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Equity
Capital and reserves
attributable to the Company's
equity holders
Share capital 5 51,089,204 50,020,340 50,179,599
Share options reserve 966,880 972,592 979,409
Retained earnings 6 (50,473,704) (48,327,752) (49,692,080)
Cumulative translation
reserve (264,590) (370,992) (322,611)
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Total equity shareholders'
funds 1,317,790 2,294,188 1,144,317
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Non-controlling interests (5,133) (4,558) (4,901)
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Total equity 1,312,657 2,289,630 1,139,416
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Liabilities
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 204,891 153,177 179,682
Income tax liabilities - 35,042 -
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204,891 188,219 179,682
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Total liabilities 204,891 188,219 179,682
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Total equity and liabilities 1,517,548 2,477,849 1,319,098
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The notes to the financial statements form part of these interim
financial statements.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE SIX MONTHSED 30 JUNE 2022
Group Group
Six months ended Six months ended
30 June 2022 30 June 2021
GBP GBP
Cash flows from operating activities
Operating loss (794,385) (2,422,042)
Share-based payments charged as an expense - 37,693
Non-cash option receipt (299,186) -
Investment fair value losses 26,507 -
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets 8,371 3,107
Increase in receivables (8,406) (4,004)
Increase/(decrease) in payables 17,255 (258,776)
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Net cash outflow from operating activities (1,049,844) (2,644,022)
Cash flows from financing activities
Issue of ordinary share capital 909,605 4,146,672
Issue costs - (221,500)
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Net cash inflow from financing activities 909,605 3,925,172
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents (140,239) 1,281,150
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 875,658 1,052,623
Exchange gain/(loss) on cash and cash equivalents 4,986 (21,944)
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 740,405 2,311,829
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The notes to the financial statements form part of these interim
financial statements.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2022
1 Basis of accounting and accounting policies
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as adopted by
the United Kingdom at the time of preparing these financial
statements (September 2022). The Directors have elected not to
apply IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting.
The financial statements have not been audited and have been
prepared on the historical cost basis. The principal accounting
policies adopted are consistent with those adopted in the annual
accounts to 31 December 2021.
2 Exploration expenditure and mineral properties
Accumulated
Net expenditure
1 January Expenditure 30 June
2022 in period 2022
GBP GBP GBP
Junior Lake/Lamaune
Lake 27,075,184 383,523 27,458,707
iminiska Lake 1,533,152 1,139 1,534,291
Lessard 705,347 4,133 709,480
Frond Lake 88,459 1,490 89,949
Wottam 61,558 - 61,558
Others, including
Swole Lake, West Graham
and Root Lake 90,893 8,056 98,949
29,554,593 398,341 29,952,934
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Mineral properties at 30 June 2022 represent accumulated costs
to date incurred by Landore Resources Canada Inc., a subsidiary of
Landore Resources Limited. On acquisition of Landore Resources
Canada Inc. on 5 April 2006 the fair value of those costs incurred
to date was considered to be GBPnil. All subsequent expenditure in
the period has been charged to the income statement in accordance
with the group accounting policy.
3 Option income
In June 2022, Lithoquest Resources Inc. made an option payment
to Landore Resources Canada Inc. in connection with its Option
Agreement to acquire a 100% interest in two gold projects. The
payment consisted of cash and the issuance of common shares in
Lithoquest Resources Inc.
4 Loss per share
The loss per share is based on the loss for the period and the
weighted number of ordinary shares in issue during the period,
being 108,209,176 (30 June 2021: 101,613,561).
Diluted loss per share
The potential ordinary shares which arise as a result of the
options in issue are not dilutive under the terms of IAS 33 because
they would not increase the loss per share. Accordingly, there is
no difference between the basic and dilutive loss per share.
5 Share capital
30 June 31 December
2022 2022
GBP GBP
Issued:
111,101,280 (31 December 2021: 106,553,257)
ordinary shares of GBPnil par value 51,089,204 50,179,599
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In the period, 4,548,023 ordinary shares were issued following
the exercise of warrants. Proceeds from the exercises were
GBP909,605 and the exercise price of each warrant was GBP0.20.
Share
capital
GBP
At 1 January 2022 50,179,599
Shares issued in the period 909,605
At 30 June 2022 51,089,204
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6 Retained earnings
GBP
At 1 January 2022 (49,692,080)
Loss for the period (794,153)
Reserve transfer for warrants exercised
in the period 12,529
At 30 June 2022 (50,473,704)
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7 Events after the interim reporting period
On 5 July 2022, 185,185 warrants were exercised, generating
proceeds of GBP37,037.
On 11 July 2022, 1,444,444 warrants were exercised, generating
proceeds of GBP288,889.
On 13 July 2022, 1,308,982 warrants were exercised, generating
proceeds of GBP261,797.
On 14 July 2022, 1,006,500 warrants were exercised, generating
proceeds of GBP201,300.
On 22 July 2022, the Company granted 1,150,000 share options to
certain Directors and employees. The share options vest immediately
and are exercisable for a period of 5 years at an exercise price of
25p.
On 25 July 2022, options over 300,000 ordinary shares were
exercised, generating proceeds of GBP48,300.
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