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FOCUS MINERALS LTD — Interim / Quarterly Report 2012
Mar 14, 2012
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ABN 56 005 470 799 and Controlled Entities
Financial Report for the Half-Year to 31 December 2011
This document should be read in conjunction with the annual report of Focus Minerals Ltd for the year ended 30 June 2011
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| Corporate Directory | |
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| ACN | 005 470 799 |
| DIRECTORS: | Donald Taig (Chairman) |
| Phillip Lockyer | |
| Gerry Fahey | |
| Bruce McComish | |
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE | |
| OFFICER | Campbell Baird |
| COMPANY SECRETARY: |
K Jon Grygorcewicz |
| REGISTERED OFFICE: | Level 30, St Martins Tower |
| 44 St Georges Terrace | |
| Perth WA 6000 | |
| HEAD OFFICE: | Level 30, St Martins Tower |
| 44 St Georges Terrace | |
| Perth WA 6000 | |
| PO Box Z5422 | |
| Perth WA 6831 | |
| Tel: +61 (0)8 9215 7888 |
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| Fax: +61 (0)8 9215 7889 | |
| Internet: http://www.focusminerals.com.au | |
| SITE OFFICE: | Three Mile Hill Office |
| Great Eastern Highway | |
| Coolgardie WA 6429 | |
| Tel: +61 (0)8 9022 0222 |
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| Fax: +61 (0)8 9022 0230 |
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| AUDITORS: | Grant Thornton Audit Pty Ltd Level 2, 10 Kings Park Rd |
| West Perth WA 6005 | |
| Tel: +61 (0)8 9320 2888 |
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| Fax: +61 (0)8 9320 2999 |
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| SHARE REGISTRY: | Computershare Investor Services Pty Ltd |
| Level 2, Reserve Bank Building | |
| 45 St Georges Terrace | |
| Perth, WA 6000 | |
| GPO Box D182 | |
| Perth, WA 6840 | |
| Tel: +61 1300 557 010 |
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| Fax: +61 (0)8 9323 2033 |
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DIRECTORS’ REPORT
The directors present the financial report of Focus Minerals Limited (“Parent Entity”) including the consolidated financial statements of the Parent Entity and its controlled entities (“Consolidated Entity”) for the half-year ended 31 December 2011.
Gold production from the Three Mile Hill facility for the six months ended 31 December 2011 increased 19% to 43,340ozs (2010 36,339ozs).
Total ore throughput for the period was 590,196 ore tonnes (574,566 ore tonnes).
DIRECTORS
The names of the directors of the Parent Entity who held office during or since the end of the half year are:-
Donald J Taig (Chairman) Phillip Lockyer Gerry Fahey Bruce McComish
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS
Operating Result for the Half-year
The consolidated Group profit, attributable to members of the Company, for the financial period ended 31 December 2011 was $2,362,000 (2010 $6,230,000).
The result includes the operating profit of Crescent from 1 October 2011, being the attributed date of control, totalling $943,000. After allowing for minority interests share of Crescent profits of $174,000, the Group’s share of Crescent’s profits totals $769,000.
The Group net profit was reported after deducting $3,516,000 being the costs incurred in the takeover of Crescent Gold Limited (“Crescent”) and were expensed in the period.
Total production at Laverton for the 3 months to December 2011 was 15,666ozs derived from the sale of ore of 411,012 tonnes at an average grade of 1.19g/t.
Mine Development
Mine development activities at the new underground operation at The Mount and new open pit operations at Tindals continued through the period. By the end of the period The Mount had developed three levels. The Tindals Open pits progressed to have three pits operating with mining in December hitting the targeted 30,000tpm run rate.
Development at Laverton saw mining operations undertaken at Mary Mac Hill, Fish, Apollo and Eclipse with four excavator fleets fully productive by the end of December 2011. In total 3.2m BCM’s of ore and waste were mined to generate 660,000 tonnes of high grade ore grading 2.5g/t with 445,000 tonnes grading 2.5g/t being generated in the December 2011 quarter.
Sales
Gold sales in the period totalled 41,504ozs at an average gold price of $1,625 per oz. (2010 34,335 ozs at average price A$1,385).
Production
Mine production continued from the Group’s three operating mining areas in Coolgardie: the Tindals Mining Centre, the Mount mine and Tindals Open Pit operations and also at Laverton.
Gold on hand and available for sale at period end was 4,708ozs.
At Laverton receipts for sales of ore in the three months to December 2011 were $33,188,000.
In Coolgardie, production from the Tindals Mining Centre was 280,328 tonnes for 29,161ozs gold at an average grade of 3.24 g/t. Production from the Mount mine totalled 76,592 tonnes for 10,834 ozs gold at an average grade of 4.4g/t. Production from the Tindals Open Pit operations totalled 124,324 tonnes at 1.99g/t for 7,935oz produced.
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DIRECTORS’ REPORT
Exploration
Exploration activities continued on the Lake Cowan tenements with results from an inaugural 23 hole drilling program around Treasure Island showing the high-grade mineralised vein structures mapped on the island extending at depth under the salt lake. Fine visible gold was identified in most mineralised veins and accompanied the discovery of multiple new vein systems under the lake. In addition a reconnaissance aircore programme 3km to the east across the lake has identified a new 4km gold system.
Exploration at the Apollo deposit on Laverton saw the addition of 100,000oz of resource ounces from just a few months drilling.
EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO BALANCE DATE
There has not been any matter or circumstance that has arisen since balance date that has significantly affected, or may significantly affect, the operations of the consolidated entity, the results of those operations, or the state of affairs of the consolidated entity in future financial periods.
AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION
The auditor’s independence declaration under section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001 is set out on page 21 for the half-year ended 31 December 2011.
Corporate
On 20 June 2011 the Company jointly announced, with Crescent Gold Limited, an off-market bid by the Company to acquire the issued ordinary shares of Crescent Gold Limited (Crescent). The Bidder’s Statement was lodged with the Australian Investments and Securities Commission on 29 June 2011.
The Offer opened on 30 June 2011 and consisted of one Focus share for every 1.18 Crescent shares and was conditional, among other conditions, on achieving ownership of 90% of the issued shares of Crescent.
On 18 August 2011 the Company declared the Offer unconditional.
The Offer closed on 5 October 2011 and the Company received acceptances totalling 81.57% of Crescent issued ordinary shares.
Signed in accordance with a resolution of the directors.
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Don Taig Director
15 March 2012 Perth, Western Australia
The Company issued 880,258,270 Focus shares in consideration for acceptances received.
During December 2011 the Company extended its Finance Facilities with inclusion of a $10 million revolving loan facility. At balance date $2 million had been drawn on the loan facility.
At 31 December 2011 the Company does not have any outstanding hedging commitments.
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DIRECTORS’ DECLARATION
The directors of the company declare that:
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The financial statements and notes, as set out on pages 4 to 20 are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 , including:
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a. complying with Accounting Standard AASB 134: Interim Financial Reporting; and
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b. giving a true and fair view of the consolidated entity’s financial position as at 31 December 2011 and of its performance for the half-year ended on that date.
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In the directors’ opinion there are reasonable grounds to believe that the company will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable.
This declaration is made in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors.
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Don Taig Director
15 March 2012 Perth, Western Australia
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE HALF-YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2011
| Note Revenue Royalties paid Cost of sales Gross profit Other revenue 3 Depreciation Amortisation 3 Finance charges 3 Employee expenses Takeover costs Other expenses from ordinary business 3 Profit before income tax Income tax expense Profit after income tax expense Other comprehensive income, net of tax Total comprehensive income for the period, net of tax Total comprehensive income attributable to: Members of the parent entity Minority interest Earnings per share Earnings per share (cents per share) for (loss)/profit attributable to the ordinary equity holders of the Company: Basic earnings per share (cents) 6 Diluted earnings per share (cents) 6 |
Consolidated Entity 31 Dec 2011 31 Dec 2010 $’000 $’000 104,486 48,888 (3,803) (978) (77,821) (31,671) |
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| 22,862 16,239 778 1.318 (4,670) (2,287) (6,388) (6,085) (455) (4) (1,988) (1,270) (3,516) - (4,087) (1,681) |
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| 2,536 6,230 - - |
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| 2,536 6,230 |
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| - - |
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| 2,536 6,230 |
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| 2,362 6,230 174 - |
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| 2,536 6,230 |
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| 0.06 0.22 0.06 0.21 |
The accompanying notes form part of this financial report
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2011
| CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents Trade and other receivables Inventories Other assets Financial assets Total current assets NON-CURRENT ASSETS Property, plant and equipment Development expenditure Exploration and evaluation assets Total non-current assets Total assets CURRENT LIABILITIES Trade and other payables Financial liabilities Total current liabilities NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES Financial liabilities Provisions Total Non-current liabilities Total liabilities Net Assets EQUITY Issued capital Reserves Retained earnings Minority Interest Total equity |
Consolidated Entity 31 Dec 2011 31 Dec 2010 $’000 $’000 18,252 31,521 5,086 1,378 16,929 7,717 533 560 1,000 4,195 |
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| 41,800 45,371 |
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| 93,332 52,349 1,411 2,700 131,871 77,667 |
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| 226,614 132,716 |
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| 268,414 178,087 |
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| 41,244 22,206 3,455 1,445 |
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| 44,699 23,651 |
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| 3,260 4,454 8,334 1,750 |
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| 11,594 6,204 |
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| 56,293 29,854 |
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| 212,121 148,233 |
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| 203,910 145,010 (1,732) 123 5,462 3,100 4,481 - |
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| 212,121 148,233 |
The accompanying notes form part of this financial report.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE HALF-YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2011
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Receipts form customers Payments to suppliers and employees Royalties paid Interested received Sundry income Interest & finance costs paid Net cash from operating activities CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Purchase of property, plant and equipment Proceeds from sale of investments Purchase of investments Purchase of exploration tenements Bond secured deposits Mine development expenditure Exploration expenditure Net cash used in operating activities CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES Proceeds from equity Proceeds from borrowings Net cash (used in)/from operating activities Net decrease in cash held Cash at the beginning of period Cash at end of period |
Consolidated Entity 31 Dec 2011 31 Dec 2010 $’000 $’000 94,788 49,516 (70,005) (36,142) (3,803) (977) 244 81 534 250 (455) (3) |
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| 21,303 12,724 |
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| (6,218) (1,298) - 47 - (1,000) (480) (150) - (184) (19,638) (7,742) (10,236) (7,521) |
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| (36,572) (17,849) |
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| - 150 2,000 - |
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| 2,000 150 |
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| (13,269) (4,974) 31,521 6,383 |
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| 18,252 1,409 |
The accompanying notes form part of this financial report.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE HALF-YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2010
| Consolidated Note Balance as at 30 June 2011 Total comprehensive income for the period Shares issued in the period Minority interest created on partial takeover of Crescent Gold Limited Acquisition reserve recognised on con 13 Balance at 31 December 2011 Consolidated Balance as at 30 June 2010 Total comprehensive income for the period Shares issued in the period Option reserve transferred to Retained Earnings on lapsed and cancelled options Option reserve on recognition of equity based payments Balance at 31 December 2010 |
Ordinary Shares Retained Earnings Reserves Asset Acquisition Reserve Minority Interest Total |
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| $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 145,010 3,100 123 - - 148,233 - 2,362 - - 174 2,536 58,900 - - - 58,900 - - - - 4,307 4,307 - - - (1,855) - (1,855) |
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| 203,910 5,462 123 (1,855) 4,481 212,121 |
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| Ordinary Shares Retained Earnings Reserves Asset Acquisition Reserve Minority Interest Total $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 |
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| 102,770 (5,109) 2,026 - - 99,687 - 6,230 - - - 6,230 150 - - - - 150 - 564 (564) - - - - - 42 - - 42 |
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| 102,920 1,685 1,504 - - 106,109 |
The accompanying notes form part of this financial report
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE HALF-YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2011
NOTE 1: BASIS OF PREPARATION
These general purpose financial statements for the interim half-year reporting period ended 31 December 2011 have been prepared in accordance with requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 and Australian Accounting Standards including AASB 134: Interim Financial Reporting. Compliance with Australian Accounting Standards ensures that the financial statements and notes also comply with International Financial Reporting Standards.
This interim financial report is intended to provide users with an update on the latest annual financial statements of Focus Minerals Ltd and its controlled entities (the Group). As such, it does not contain information that represents relatively insignificant changes occurring during the half-year within the Group. It is therefore recommended that this financial report be read in conjunction with the annual financial statements of the Group for the year ended 30 June 2011, together with any public announcements made during the half-year.
The same accounting policies and methods of computation have been followed in this interim financial report as were applied in the most recent annual financial statements except for the adoption of the following new and revised Accounting Standards.
Comparatives
Comparative information has been reclassified where appropriate to enhance comparability.
Accounting Standards not previously applied
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| AASB 9 Financial Instruments AASB 139 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement (part) |
AASB 9 introduces new requirements for the classification and measurement of financial assets and liabilities. It was further amended by AASB 2010-7 to reflect amendments to the accounting for financial liabilities. These requirements improve and simplify the approach for classification and measurement of financial assets compared with the requirements of AASB 139. The main changes are described below. (a) Financial assets that are debt instruments will be classified based on (1) the objective of the entity’s business model for managing the financial assets; (2) the characteristics of the contractual cash flows. (b) Allows an irrevocable election on initial recognition to present gains and losses on investments in equity instruments that are not held for trading in other comprehensive income. Dividends in respect of these investments that are a return on investment can be recognised in profit or loss and there is no impairment or recycling on disposal of the instrument. (c) Financial assets can be designated and measured at fair value through profit or loss at initial recognition if doing so eliminates or significantly reduces a measurement or recognition inconsistency that would arise from measuring assets or liabilities, or recognising the gains and losses on them, on different bases. (d) Where the fair value option is used for financial liabilities the change in fair value is to be accounted for as follows: (1) The change attributable to changes in credit risk are presented in other comprehensive income (OCI). (2) The remaining change is presented in profit or loss. |
31 December 2013 |
AASB 9 amends the classification and measurement of financial assets; the effect on the entity will be that more assets are held at fair value and the need for impairment testing has been limited to assets held at amortised cost only. Minimial changes have been made in relation to the classification and measurement of financial liabilities, except ‘own credit risk’ instruments. The effect on the entity will be that the volatility in the profit or loss will be moved to the OCI, unless there is an accounting mismatch. Depending on assets held, there may be significant movement of assets between fair value and cost categories and ceasing of impairment testing on available for sale assets. If the entity holds any ‘own credit risk’ financial liabilities, the fair value gain or loss will be incorporated in the OCI, rather than profit or loss, unless accounting mismatch. |
If this approach creates or enlarges
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| AASB 1054 | None | This standard is as a consequence of | 30 June 2012 | This Standard sets out the | Not expected to have | |
| Australian Additional Disclosures |
phase 1 of the joint Trans-Tasman Convergence project of the AASB and FRSB. |
Australian-specific disclosures for entities that have adopted Australian Accounting Standards. This Standard contains disclosure |
significant impact, as only relocating Australian specific disclosures from |
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| This standard, with AASB 2011-01, | requirements that are additional to | existing standards to | ||||
| relocates all Australian specific | IFRSs. | this new standard. | ||||
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| (d) Audit fees | ||||||
| (e) Imputation credits | ||||||
| (f)reconciliation of net operating cash | ||||||
| flow to profit (loss). | ||||||
| AASB 2010-6 | None | The Standard amends the disclosures | 30 June 2012 |
The Amendments will introduce | More extensive and | |
| Amendments to | required, to help users of financial | more extensive and onerous | onerous quantitative | |||
| Australian | statements evaluate the risk | quantitative and qualitative | and qualitative | |||
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exposures relating to more complex transfers of financial assets (eg. |
disclosure requirements for de- recognition of financial assets. |
disclosure requirements for de- |
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| Disclosures on | securitisations) and the effect of those | recognition of financial | ||||
| Transfers of | risks on an entity’s financial position. | assets. | ||||
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| AASB 2011-3 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards – Orderly Adoption of Changes to the ABS GFS Manual and Related |
None |
The Standard makes amendments to AASB 1049 so as to clarify the definition of the ABS GFS Manual, facilitate the orderly adoption of changes to the ABS GFS Manual and related disclosures. |
30 June 2013 | The Standard makes amendments to AASB 1049 in relation to the Whole of Government and General Government Financial Reporting so as to clarify the definition of the ABS GFS Manual, and to facilitate the orderly adoption of changes to the ABS GFS Manual and related disclosures. |
Unlikely to have significant impact in Australia, unless entity is in the Government industry. |
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| AASB 2011-4 | None | 30 June 2014 | The Standard makes amendments | This will result in the | |||
| Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards to |
The Standard makes amendments to AASB 124 Related Party Disclosures to remove individual key management personnel disclosure requirements. |
to remove the individual key management personnel disclosure requirements, as these are considered to be more in the nature |
removal of various key management personnel disclosures relating to disclosing entities |
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| Remove Individual | of corporate governance and are | within the financial | |||||
| Key Management Personnel |
generally covered in the Corporations Act and disclosed |
report. | |||||
| Disclosure | within the Directors and/or | ||||||
| Requirements | Remuneration Report. | ||||||
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| AASB 2011-9 | None | This Standard requires entities to | 30 June 2013 | The main change will be the | Impacts on separating | ||
| group items presented in other | separation and classification of | components in other | |||||
| Amendments to | comprehensive income on the basis of | components within the other | comprehensive income | ||||
| Australian | whether they are potentially | comprehensive income between | between | ||||
| reclassifiable to profit or loss in | reclassification adjustments to profit | reclassification and |
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subsequent periods (reclassification adjustments). |
or loss and those that will not be reclassified. |
non-reclassification adjustments. |
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| AASB 10 | AASB 127 | AASB 10 establishes a new control | 31 December | It introduces a new, principle-based | Entities most likely to |
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| Consolidated | model that applies to all entities.It | 2013 | definition of control which will apply | be impacted are those | |||
| Financial | replaces parts of AASB 127 | to all investees to determine the | that: | ||||
| Statements | Consolidated and Separate Financial _Statements_dealing with the accounting for |
scope of consolidation. | - have significant, but not a majority equity interests in other |
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| consolidated financial statements and SIC-12_Consolidation – Special_ Purpose Entities. |
Traditional control assessments based on majority ownership of voting rights will very rarely be affected. However, 'borderline' |
- hold potential voting rights over investments , such as options or convertible debt. |
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| AASB 12 | AASB 127 | AASB 12 includes all disclosures | 31 December | AASB 12 combines the disclosure | There are some | |
| Disclosure of | AASB 128 | relating to an entity’s interests in | 2013 | requirements for subsidiaries, joint | additional enhanced | |
| Interests in Other Entities |
AASB 131 | subsidiaries, joint arrangements, associates and structures |
arrangements, associates and structured entities within a |
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| whether control | and significant | |||||
| exists, and to require summarised | It aims to provide more | influence. | ||||
| information about joint arrangements, | transparency on 'borderline' | |||||
| associates and structured entities and | consolidation decisions and | |||||
| subsidiaries with non-controlling | enhance disclosures about | |||||
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| AASB 13 Fair Value | None |
AASB 13 establishes a single source | 31 December | AASB 13 has been created to: | For financial assets, | |
| Measurement | of guidance under AASB for | 2013 | AASB 13's guidance is | |||
| determining the fair value of assets | broadly consistent with | |||||
| and liabilities.AASB 13 does | � establish a single source of |
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| guidance for all fair value | however also apply to | |||||
| not change when an entity is required | measurements; | the measurement of | ||||
| to use fair value, but rather, provides | � clarifyi the definition of fair |
fair value for non- | ||||
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| value under AASB when fair value is | and | make a significant | ||||
| required or permitted by AASB. | � enhance disclosures about |
change to existing | ||||
| Application of this definition may result | fair value measurements | guidance in the | ||||
| in different fair values being | (new disclosures increase | applicable standards. | ||||
| determined for the relevant assets. | transparency about fair | |||||
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| techniques and inputs used | ||||||
| AASB 13 also expands the disclosure | to measure fair value). | |||||
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| carried at fair value. This includes | ||||||
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| Consequential amendments were also | ||||||
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| 2011-8. |
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| AASB 119 | AASB 119 | 31 December | The main change for accounting for | Only impacts entity’s |
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| Employee Benefits | The main change introduced by this | 2013 | defined benefit plans is: | which have any defined | ||
| standard is to revise the accounting for defined benefit plans. The amendment removes the options for accounting for the liability, and requires that the liabilities arising from such plans is recognized in full with actuarial gains and losses being recognized in other comprehensive income. It also revised |
(1) the removal of the option to defer the full recognition of gains and losses under the corridor approach: and (2) the revised method of calculating the return on plan assets. |
benefit plans, and the removal of the deferral of gains and losses under the corridor approach. |
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| the method of calculating the return on | ||||||
| plan assets. | ||||||
| Consequential amendments were also | ||||||
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| Interpretation | None | This Interpretation clarifies when | 31 | This interpretation provides | Only impacts | |
| 20 | production stripping costs should | December | guidance on | entities that are | ||
| Stripping Costs in the Production Phase of Surface Mining |
lead to the recognition of an asset and how that asset should be initially and subsequently measured. |
2013 | (1) recognition of production stripping costs as an asset; (2) initial measurement of the stripping activity asset; |
incurring stripping costs within the production phase of surface mining |
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| Consequential amendments were | and | |||||
| also made to other standards via AASB 2011-12. |
(3) subsequent measurement of the stripping |
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| activity asset. | ||||||
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| assessed the impact, however | ||||||
| this may result in either | ||||||
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| strippingasset. |
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| NOTE 3 REVENUE AND EXPENSES The following revenue and expense items are relevant in explaining the financial performance for the interim period (i) Revenue Gold sales Ore sales Silver sales Toll milling income Total revenue (ii) Other revenue Interest received Profit on sale of investments Profit on sale of mining tenements Other Total other revenue (iii) Expenses Amortisation Amortisation of development expenditure Amortisation of mine development costs Total amortisation Finance charges Finance charges payable on finance leases Other ASX listing fees Bank Charges Consulting fees Directors’ fees Insurance Legal fees Operating lease expenses Employee option cost Investor relations expenses Other expenses Other expenses from ordinary activities |
Consolidated Entity 31 Dec 2011 31 Dec 2010 $’000 $’000 70,972 47,478 33,188 - 326 78 - 1,332 |
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| 104,486 48,888 |
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| 273 81 - 24 - 961 505 251 |
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| 778 1,317 |
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| 1,289 2,333 5,099 3,752 |
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| 6,388 6,085 |
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| 455 4 |
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| 130 57 256 73 615 95 218 98 553 107 71 8 98 62 - 42 584 383 1,562 756 |
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| 4,087 1,680 |
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| Consolidated Entity 31 Dec 2011 31 Dec 2010 $’000 $’000 NOTE 4 DIVIDENDS PAID AND PROPOSED There were no dividends proposed or paid during the half-year ended 31 December 2011. NOTE 5 ISSUED CAPITAL Ordinary shares 31 December 2011 30 June 2011 $’000 $’000 Issued and fully paid 203,910 145,010 Number of Shares $ Movements in ordinary shares on issue Balance at 1 July 2011 Issued under off market bid for Crescent Gold Limited 3,440,515,431 880,258,270 145,010 58,900 Balance at 31 December 2011 4,320,773,701 203,910 Options Movements in issued options Balance at 1 July 2011 Number of options 75,580,000 Balance at 31 December 2011 75,580,000 Total options on issue comprise: Exercise price – 7.5 cents per share Exercise price – 7.8 cents per share Exercise price – 12.3 cents per share Balance at 31 December 2011 Expiry date 31/12/2012 31/12/2012 30/06/2014 Number issued 21,040,000 21,040,000 33,500,000 75,580,000 |
Consolidated Entity 31 Dec 2011 31 Dec 2010 $’000 $’000 NOTE 4 DIVIDENDS PAID AND PROPOSED There were no dividends proposed or paid during the half-year ended 31 December 2011. NOTE 5 ISSUED CAPITAL Ordinary shares 31 December 2011 30 June 2011 $’000 $’000 Issued and fully paid 203,910 145,010 Number of Shares $ Movements in ordinary shares on issue Balance at 1 July 2011 Issued under off market bid for Crescent Gold Limited 3,440,515,431 880,258,270 145,010 58,900 Balance at 31 December 2011 4,320,773,701 203,910 Options Movements in issued options Balance at 1 July 2011 Number of options 75,580,000 Balance at 31 December 2011 75,580,000 Total options on issue comprise: Exercise price – 7.5 cents per share Exercise price – 7.8 cents per share Exercise price – 12.3 cents per share Balance at 31 December 2011 Expiry date 31/12/2012 31/12/2012 30/06/2014 Number issued 21,040,000 21,040,000 33,500,000 75,580,000 |
Consolidated Entity 31 Dec 2011 31 Dec 2010 $’000 $’000 NOTE 4 DIVIDENDS PAID AND PROPOSED There were no dividends proposed or paid during the half-year ended 31 December 2011. NOTE 5 ISSUED CAPITAL Ordinary shares 31 December 2011 30 June 2011 $’000 $’000 Issued and fully paid 203,910 145,010 Number of Shares $ Movements in ordinary shares on issue Balance at 1 July 2011 Issued under off market bid for Crescent Gold Limited 3,440,515,431 880,258,270 145,010 58,900 Balance at 31 December 2011 4,320,773,701 203,910 Options Movements in issued options Balance at 1 July 2011 Number of options 75,580,000 Balance at 31 December 2011 75,580,000 Total options on issue comprise: Exercise price – 7.5 cents per share Exercise price – 7.8 cents per share Exercise price – 12.3 cents per share Balance at 31 December 2011 Expiry date 31/12/2012 31/12/2012 30/06/2014 Number issued 21,040,000 21,040,000 33,500,000 75,580,000 |
Consolidated Entity 31 Dec 2011 31 Dec 2010 $’000 $’000 NOTE 4 DIVIDENDS PAID AND PROPOSED There were no dividends proposed or paid during the half-year ended 31 December 2011. NOTE 5 ISSUED CAPITAL Ordinary shares 31 December 2011 30 June 2011 $’000 $’000 Issued and fully paid 203,910 145,010 Number of Shares $ Movements in ordinary shares on issue Balance at 1 July 2011 Issued under off market bid for Crescent Gold Limited 3,440,515,431 880,258,270 145,010 58,900 Balance at 31 December 2011 4,320,773,701 203,910 Options Movements in issued options Balance at 1 July 2011 Number of options 75,580,000 Balance at 31 December 2011 75,580,000 Total options on issue comprise: Exercise price – 7.5 cents per share Exercise price – 7.8 cents per share Exercise price – 12.3 cents per share Balance at 31 December 2011 Expiry date 31/12/2012 31/12/2012 30/06/2014 Number issued 21,040,000 21,040,000 33,500,000 75,580,000 |
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| $ 145,010 58,900 |
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| 4,320,773,701 | 203,910 | ||
| Expiry date 31/12/2012 31/12/2012 30/06/2014 |
Number of options 75,580,000 |
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| 75,580,000 | |||
| Number issued 21,040,000 21,040,000 33,500,000 75,580,000 |
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NOTE 6: EARNINGS PER SHARE
| NOTE 6: EARNINGS PER SHARE | ||
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| Basic earnings per share: Total Basic EPS Diluted earnings per share Total Diluted EPS Basic Earnings per share The earnings and weighted average number of ordinary shares used in the calculation of basic earnings per share is as follows: Weighted average number of ordinary shares for the purposes of basic earnings per share Diluted Earnings per share The earnings and weighted average number of ordinary shares used in the calculation of diluted earnings per share: Weighted average number of ordinary shares for the purposes of diluted earnings per share NOTE 7 RECONCILIATION OF CASH For the purposes of the Condensed Cash Flow Statement, cash and cash equivalents comprise the following at 31 December 2011: Current Assets Cash at bank and in hand Short term deposits - unsecured Term deposits - secured Cash at end of period |
31 December 2011 Centsper Share 31 December 2010 Centsper Share |
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| 0.06 0.22 0.06 0.21 |
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| $2,535,876 $6,230,173 4,038,380,174 2,865,429,080 |
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| $2,535,876 $6,230,173 4,113,960,174 2,971,545,381 |
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| Note (a) |
Consolidated Entity 31 Dec 2011 31 Dec 2010 $’000 $’000 6,656 2,290 - 28,419 6,656 30,709 11,596 812 18,252 31,521 |
(a) The Group has indemnified issuing banks against any loss arising from performance bonds issued on behalf of the Group to secure mining tenement obligations and as guarantees for payment performance under various supply agreements. The indemnities are secured against cash held in short term deposits.
Term deposits totalling $11,596,000 (30 June 2011 - $812,000) have been secured to issuing banks as security for performance bonds issued in respect of Western Australian mining tenements and various supply agreements.
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE HALF-YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2011
NOTE 8 BUSINESS COMBINATION
Merger with Crescent Gold Limited
On 20 June 2011 the Company jointly announced, with Crescent Gold Limited, an off-market bid by the Company to acquire the issued ordinary shares of Crescent Gold Limited (Crescent). The Bidder’s Statement was lodged with the Australian Investments and Securities Commission on 29 June 2011.
The Offer opened on 30 June 2011 and consisted of one Focus share for every 1.18 Crescent share and option on issue and was conditional, among other conditions, on achieving ownership of 90% of the issued shares of Crescent.
On 18 August 2011 the Company declared the Offer unconditional, this for accounting purposes was considered the date control was passed in accordance with AASB3.
The Offer closed on 5 October 2011 and the Company received acceptances totalling 81.57% of Crescent issued ordinary shares.
The Company issued 880,258,270 Focus shares in consideration for acceptances received.
Crescent is a gold producer with extensive landholdings in Laverton within the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia
The merger of Focus Minerals Ltd and Crescent Gold Limited has been accounted as a business acquisition and has been calculated in accordance with the proportional interest method.
The purchase price allocation is as follows:
| Note Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed Cash and cash equivalents Restricted deposits Other receivable and prepayments Inventories Property, plant and equipment Exploration and evaluation expenditure Trade and other payables Provisions Loans and borrowings Net Assets Less : Minority Interest Net Assets Acquired Consideration paid Excess purchase price allocated to evaluation and exploration assets recognised on acquisition (a) |
August 2011 $’000 1,910 9,078 3,417 2,606 18,558 16,128 (9,938) (7,027) (11,366) |
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| 23,368 | |
| (4,307) | |
| 23,368 | |
| 58,900 | |
| 37,983 |
(a) The purchase price allocation has been determined on a provisional basis for a period up to 12 months from the transaction date in accordance with AASB 3.
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE HALF-YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2011
| Note NOTE 9 FINANCIAL LIABILITIES Bank loan – refer Note a Lease liabilities Non- Current Liabilities Lease liabilities |
Consolidated Entity 31 Dec 2011 31 Dec 2010 $’000 $’000 2,000 - 1,455 1,455 |
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| 3,455 1,455 |
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| 3,260 4,454 |
Note a – Banking Facility
At balance date, the Group has an established multi-faceted Credit Facility with Investec Bank (Australia) Limited.
During the period the Group expanded the Facility to include a Revolving Loan Facility to provide working capital on a revolving basis. The facility also contains a Contingent Instrument Facility which provides bankers’ guarantees to meet tenement security requirements and to secure services supply contracts.
The Facility is secured by:
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fixed and floating charge over all the assets and undertakings of the Company, Austminex Pty Ltd and Focus Operations Pty Ltd,
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an equitable mortgage over the issued shares owned by the Company in Austminex Pty Ltd and Focus Operations Pty Ltd,
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a mining mortgage over specified mining leases owned by the Company, in Austminex Pty Ltd and Focus Operations Pty Ltd, and
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an equitable share mortgage over all the ordinary shares the Company holds in Crescent Gold Limited.
The facility is comprised of the following:
| Revolving Loan Contingent Instruments |
31 December 2011 |
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| Drawn Undrawn Facility Limit |
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| $2,000,000 $3,153,000 $8,000,000 $347,000 $10,000,000 $3,500,000 |
The Facility Agreement requires that the Company maintain a minimum bank balance of $3 million, net assets of the Group are not less than $85 million and to maintain an Annual Forward Cover Ratio of 1.5 times.
The Annual Forward Cover Ratio is the ratio of the Company’s budgeted cashflow available for debt servicing plus available cash that exceeds the aggregate of the scheduled repayments plus interest to be repaid under the Revolving Loan Facility.
There were no breaches of the Facility covenants during the period.
NOTE 10 EVENTS AFTER THE BALANCE DATE
There were no other changes in commitments since the last annual report.
NOTE 11 COMMITMENTS
There were no other changes in commitments since the last annual report.
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE HALF-YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2011
NOTE 12 SEGMENT REPORTING
The Group has two reportable segments, as described below, which are the Group’s strategic business units. The business units are managed separately as they require differing processes and skills. The Chief Executive Officer reviews internal management reports on a monthly basis. The business units operate in one geographical segment being Western Australia.
The Group’s reportable segments and activities are:
- Production
Includes mining, extraction and treatment of gold across the Group’s two geographically separate operating sites being Coolgardie and Laverton.
- Exploration
Includes exploration for mineral resources.
The Group has no reliance on any one customer as gold produced is sold through agents at spot pricing or delivered into forward gold contracts.
| Segment Financial Information December 31 Production Coolgardie Production Laverton Exploration TOTAL 2011 $’000 2010 $’000 2011 $’000 2010 $’000 2011 $’000 2010 $’000 2011 $’000 2010 $’000 Revenue 71,222 48,888 33,264 - - - 104,486 48,888 Interest income - - - - - - - - Interest expense (455) - - - - - (455) - Depreciation and amortisation (8,965) (8,322) (2,007) - - - (10,972) (8,322) Reportable segment profit before income tax 9,766 7,877 1,560 - - - 11,326 7,877 Production Coolgardie Production Laverton Exploration TOTAL December 2011 $’000 June 2011 $’000 December 2011 $’000 June 2011 $’000 December 2011 $’000 June 2011 $’000 December 2011 $’000 June 2011 $’000 Reportable segment assets 76,795 60,612 39,116 - 132,297 80,875 248,208 141,487 Reportable segment liabilities (27,583) (28,224) (24,607) - (1,275) (1,255) (53,465) (27,479) Capital expenditure 17,390 25,112 2,248 - 10,716 24,673 30,354 49,785 |
Segment Financial Information December 31 Production Coolgardie Production Laverton Exploration TOTAL 2011 $’000 2010 $’000 2011 $’000 2010 $’000 2011 $’000 2010 $’000 2011 $’000 2010 $’000 Revenue 71,222 48,888 33,264 - - - 104,486 48,888 Interest income - - - - - - - - Interest expense (455) - - - - - (455) - Depreciation and amortisation (8,965) (8,322) (2,007) - - - (10,972) (8,322) Reportable segment profit before income tax 9,766 7,877 1,560 - - - 11,326 7,877 Production Coolgardie Production Laverton Exploration TOTAL December 2011 $’000 June 2011 $’000 December 2011 $’000 June 2011 $’000 December 2011 $’000 June 2011 $’000 December 2011 $’000 June 2011 $’000 Reportable segment assets 76,795 60,612 39,116 - 132,297 80,875 248,208 141,487 Reportable segment liabilities (27,583) (28,224) (24,607) - (1,275) (1,255) (53,465) (27,479) Capital expenditure 17,390 25,112 2,248 - 10,716 24,673 30,354 49,785 |
Segment Financial Information December 31 Production Coolgardie Production Laverton Exploration TOTAL 2011 $’000 2010 $’000 2011 $’000 2010 $’000 2011 $’000 2010 $’000 2011 $’000 2010 $’000 Revenue 71,222 48,888 33,264 - - - 104,486 48,888 Interest income - - - - - - - - Interest expense (455) - - - - - (455) - Depreciation and amortisation (8,965) (8,322) (2,007) - - - (10,972) (8,322) Reportable segment profit before income tax 9,766 7,877 1,560 - - - 11,326 7,877 Production Coolgardie Production Laverton Exploration TOTAL December 2011 $’000 June 2011 $’000 December 2011 $’000 June 2011 $’000 December 2011 $’000 June 2011 $’000 December 2011 $’000 June 2011 $’000 Reportable segment assets 76,795 60,612 39,116 - 132,297 80,875 248,208 141,487 Reportable segment liabilities (27,583) (28,224) (24,607) - (1,275) (1,255) (53,465) (27,479) Capital expenditure 17,390 25,112 2,248 - 10,716 24,673 30,354 49,785 |
|---|---|---|
| 71,222 48,888 33,264 - - - 104,486 48,888 - - - - - - - - (455) - - - - - (455) - (8,965) (8,322) (2,007) - - - (10,972) (8,322) |
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| 9,766 7,877 1,560 - - - 11,326 7,877 |
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| Production Coolgardie Production Laverton Exploration TOTAL December 2011 $’000 June 2011 $’000 December 2011 $’000 June 2011 $’000 December 2011 $’000 June 2011 $’000 December 2011 $’000 June 2011 $’000 |
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| 76,795 60,612 39,116 - 132,297 80,875 248,208 141,487 (27,583) (28,224) (24,607) - (1,275) (1,255) (53,465) (27,479) 17,390 25,112 2,248 - 10,716 24,673 30,354 49,785 |
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NOTE 12 SEGMENT REPORTING (CONT)
| Reconciliation of reportable segment revenue Total Revenue for reportable segments Consolidated revenue Reconciliation of reportable segments Total profit for reportable segments Interest received Finance costs Other corporate expenses Takeover costs Consolidated profit before income tax |
Consolidated 31 Dec 2011 $’000 31 Dec 2010 $’000 104,486 48,888 |
|---|---|
| 11,326 7,877 647 81 - (4) (5,921) (1,724) (3,516) - |
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| 2,536 6,230 |
The Group has no material reconciliation items between management reports and financial statement amounts.
| Reconciliation of reportable segments assets Total assets for reportable segments Add unallocated amounts Cash and cash equivalents Environmental bonds – secured short term deposits Corporate assets Consolidated total assets |
Consolidated 31 Dec 2011 $’000 30 June 2011 $’000 248,208 141,487 30,709 6,656 812 11,596 1,954 5,079 268,414 178,087 |
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NOTE 13 RESERVE
Acquisition Reserve
On 5 August 2011 Focus Minerals Ltd entered into an off-market bid for the acquisition of Crescent Gold Ltd. The company recognised control in accordance with AASB 3 “Business Combinations” on 5 August 2011. The offer closed 5 October 2011 resulting in a difference to the minority interest recognised between these dates.
The reserve details the difference between the carrying value of the non-controlling interest in Crescent Gold Ltd as at the date of acquisition to the consideration paid at the date of closing the offer. The consideration paid is recognised in equity attributable to the parent. Accordingly a debit to Acquisition Reserve of $1.855m is reflected in the statement of changes in equity.
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Auditor’s Independence Declaration
To The Directors of Focus Minerals Ltd
In accordance with the requirements of section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001, as lead auditor for the review of Focus Minerals Ltd for the half-year ended 31 December 2011, I declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, there have been:
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Independent Auditor’s Review Report To the Members of Focus Minerals Ltd
We have reviewed the accompanying half-year financial report of Focus Minerals Ltd (“Company”), which comprises the consolidated financial statements being the statement of financial position as at 31 December 2011, and the statement of comprehensive income, statement of changes in equity and statement of cash flows for the half-year ended on that date, a statement of accounting policies, other selected explanatory notes and the directors’ declaration of the consolidated entity, comprising both the Company and the entities it controlled at the half-year’s end or from time to time during the half-year.
Directors’ responsibility for the half-year financial report
The directors of the Company are responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the half-year financial report in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards (including the Australian Accounting Interpretations) and the Corporations Act 2001. This responsibility includes establishing and maintaining internal controls relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of the half-year financial report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error; selecting and applying appropriate accounting policies; and making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances.
Auditor’s responsibility
Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on the consolidated half-year financial report based on our review. We conducted our review in accordance with the Auditing Standard on Review Engagements ASRE 2410: Review of a Financial Report Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity, in order to state whether, on the basis of the procedures described, we have become aware of any matter that makes us believe that the financial report is not in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 including giving a true and fair view of the consolidated entity’s financial position as at 31 December 2011 and its performance for the half-year ended on that date; and complying with Accounting Standard AASB 134: Interim Financial Reporting and the Corporations Regulations 2001. As the auditor of Focus Minerals Ltd, ASRE 2410 requires that we comply with the ethical requirements relevant to the audit of the annual financial report.
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A review of a half-year financial report consists of making enquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.
Independence
In conducting our review, we complied with the independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001.
Conclusion
Based on our review, which is not an audit, we have not become aware of any matter that makes us believe that the half-year financial report of Focus Minerals Ltd is not in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including:
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a giving a true and fair view of the consolidated entity’s financial position as at 31 December 2011 and of its performance for the half-year ended on that date; and
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