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GATEWAY MINING LIMITED — Interim / Quarterly Report 2023
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GATEWAY MINING LIMITED ABN 31 008 402 391
Interim Financial Report For six months ended 31 December 2022
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GATEWAY MINING LIMITED and its controlled entities ABN: 31 008 402 391
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Contents
CORPORATE DIRECTORY ............................................................................................................................... 3 DIRECTORS’ REPORT...................................................................................................................................... 4 AUDITOR INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION ................................................................................................... 21 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ...................... 22 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION .............................................................................. 23 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY ............................................................................... 24 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS ........................................................................................... 25 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS .................................................................................................... 26 DIRECTORS' DECLARATION ......................................................................................................................... 35 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REVIEW REPORT ............................................................................................... 36
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GATEWAY MINING LIMITED and its controlled entities ABN: 31 008 402 391
CORPORATE DIRECTORY
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Directors:
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Ms Debra Fullarton (Non-Executive Chair)
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Mr Mark Cossom (Managing Director)
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Mr Trent Franklin (Non-Executive Director)
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• Mr Scott Brown (Non-Executive Director)
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Mr Peter Lester (Non-Executive Director)
Company Secretary:
- Mr Kar Chua
Registered Office:
B1/431 Roberts Road Subiaco WA 6008
Telephone: +61 8 6383 9969 Facsimile: +61 2 8316 3999 Email: [email protected]
Share Registry:
Automic Registry Services Level 5, 126 Phillip Street Sydney NSW 2000
Telephone: 1300 288 664
Auditors:
Crowe Sydney Chartered Accountants Level 24 1 O’Connell Street Sydney NSW 2000
Solicitors:
Enrizen Lawyers Pty Ltd Level 28 88 Phillip Street Sydney NSW 2000
Securities Exchange Listing:
The Group is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange under code GML
Website:
www.gatewaymining.com.au
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GATEWAY MINING LIMITED and its controlled entities ABN: 31 008 402 391
DIRECTORS’ REPORT
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Your directors submit the financial report of the Group consisting of Gateway Mining Limited ( Gateway or the Company) and its controlled entities (Collectively, the Group) ) for the half-year ended 31 December 2022.
DIRECTORS
The names of directors who held office during the reporting period:
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Ms. Debra Fullarton (Non-Executive Chair)
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Mr. Mark Cossom (Managing Director)
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Mr. Trent Franklin (Non-Executive Director)
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Mr. Scott Brown (Non-Executive Director)
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Mr. Peter Lester (Non-Executive Director) (appointed 18 July 2022)
PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES
The activities of the Group during the financial year were in the mineral exploration industry principally exploration for gold and base metals. There were no significant changes in the nature of the activities of the Group that occurred during the period.
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OPERATIONS REVIEW
The Company has established a high-quality exploration landholding at its Montague Gold Project, located in the Murchison goldfields of Western Australia. This Project is the sole focus of all of the Company’s exploration funding and activities. The Company still maintains an interest in several former projects through a series of Farm-out and Joint Venture Agreements that provide Gateway with continued exposure to discovery opportunities through leveraged third-party expenditure.
MONTAGUE GOLD PROJECT - INTRODUCTION
Gateway’s Montague Gold Project is located approximately 70km north of the township of Sandstone, Western Australia. The Montague Gold Project comprises a consolidated area of ~1,000km[2] covering the southern extension of the Archaean aged Gum Creek Greenstone Belt.
The Project is easily accessible from Perth via major sealed and well-formed gravel roads, with the town of Sandstone providing limited logistics support. The Project is centrally located within a ~120km radius of six operational gold treatment facilities.
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Figure (1): Montague Gold Project Location Plan
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JULIAS IN-FILL RC DRILLING
During the period, Gateway reported a series of outstanding high-grade assay results from in-fill Reverse Circulation ( RC ) drilling completed at its Julias oxide gold deposit. Consistent high-grade oxide mineralisation was returned from throughout the 500m of strike covered by drilling (Figure 2), largely within 70m of surface[1] :
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GRC796: 11m @ 6.0g/t Au from 58m
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GRC781: 4m @ 6.1g/t Au from 30m GRC811: 8m @ 3.2g/t Au from 60m GRC845: 4m @ 4.0g/t Au from 57m GRC798: 4m @ 3.1g/t Au from 51m GRC797: 13m @ 2.6g/t Au from 71m GRC804: 10m @ 2.7g/t Au from 52m (Hole abandoned in mineralisation) GRC812: 11m @ 2.2g/t Au from 43m GRC789: 5m @ 2.6g/t Au from 55m GRC791: 6m @ 2.8g/t Au from 72m GRC795: 7m @ 2.8g/t Au from 36m GRC801: 7m @ 2.5g/t Au from 51m GRC794: 4m @ 2.0g/t Au from 56m GRC846: 22m @ 1.7g/t Au from 62m GRC799: 10m @ 1.8g/t Au from 72m GRC809: 4m @ 2.4g/t Au from 27m GRC872: 3m @ 4.2g/t Au from 70m, and 9m @ 1.7g/t Au from 81m
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GRC802: 17m @ 1.0g/t Au from 99m
At Julias, high-grade supergene mineralisation is contained in a heavily weathered sedimentary and felsic volcanic rock sequence, associated with a moderately west-dipping gossanous quartz-breccia fault zone. The oxide mineralisation is geometrically consistent and can be traced through the entire 500m of strike. Within the fresh rock, this fault zone presents as massive sulphide with quartz veining, however grade tenor is reduced and has not been pursued with this RC drill program. The data generated from this program were incorporated in the maiden Mineral Resource Estimate completed over the Julias deposit.
1 See ASX Release dated 18 August 2022.
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Figure (2): Julias deposit plan view, with recent significant intersections in RC drilling.
JULIAS MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATE
Following on from the completion of in-fill RC drilling (above), the Company reported an initial Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) for the Julias deposit.[2]
The addition of the Julias Mineral Resource brought the Global Mineral Resources for the Montague Gold Project over the key milestone of half a million ounces to 526,000oz Au (Indicated and Inferred – see Table 1).
The Julias MRE comprises a total of 1,908,000t @ 1.3g/t Au for 77,000oz (Indicated and Inferred) (see Table 2). This MRE is the culmination of the past 12 months of drilling at Julias by Gateway, which deliberately targeted the mineralisation contained within the oxide zone.
This updated Global Mineral Resource represents an increase of 17% from the Mineral Resource announced on 14 December 2021. The updated Total Mineral Resource consists of the previously announced estimates for the Whistler, Montague-Boulder, Evermore and Achilles Nth/Airport deposits, and the addition of an initial Mineral Resource for the Julias deposit.
It should be noted that the Julias deposit is located on M57/427, which is a 75%:25% Joint Venture between Gateway and Estuary Resources Pty Ltd (a wholly owned subsidiary of Red 5 Ltd (ASX:RED)). As such, The Mineral Resource for Julias is presented below on both a deposit level, as well as a Gateway attributable level.
2 See ASX Release dated 27 September 2022.
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Table 1. Montague Gold Project – September 2022 Mineral Resource Estimate Summary
| Indicated | Indicated | Inferred | Inferred | Inferred | Montague Project Total | Montague Project Total | Montague Project Total | GML Attributable Total | GML Attributable Total | GML Attributable Total | ||
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| Deposit | **Tonnes (t) ** | Au Grade (g/t) |
Au Ounces (oz) |
Tonnes (t) | Au Grade (g/t) |
Au Ounces (oz) |
Tonnes (t) | Au Grade (g/t) |
Au Ounces (oz) |
Tonnes (t) |
Au Grade (g/t) |
Au Ounces (oz) |
| Montague-Boulder Whistler Evermore Achilles Nth/Airport Julias ** |
522,000 221,000 1,405,000 |
4.0 2.0 1.4 |
67,000 14,000 61,000 |
2,556,000 1,700,000 1,319,000 1,847,000 503,000 |
1.2 2.2 1.6 1.4 1.0 |
96,000 120,000 67,000 85,000 16,000 |
3,078,000 1,700,000 1,319,000 2,068,000 1,908,000 |
1.7 2.2 1.6 1.5 1.3 |
163,000 120,000 67,000 99,000 77,000 |
3,078,000 1,700,000 1,319,000 2,068,000 1,431,000 |
1.7 2.2 1.6 1.5 1.3 |
163,000 120,000 67,000 99,000 58,000 |
| Total | 2,148,000 | 2.1 | 142,000 | 7,925,000 | 1.5 | 384,000 | 10,073,000 | 1.6 | 526,000 | 9,596,000 | 1.6 | 507,000 |
*Notes: Montague-Boulder, Evermore, Julias Achilles Nth/Airport Mineral Resources reported above 0.6g/t Au Whistler Mineral Resource reported above 0.5g/t Au for open pit and 2.0g/t Au for undergroundRounding errors may occur
Julias located on M57/427, which is owned 75% GML 25% Estuary Resources Pty Ltd
Table 2. Julias Deposit – September 2022 Mineral Resource Estimate Summary
| Tonnes (t) | Au (g/t) | Ounces (oz) | |
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| Indicated | 1,405,000 | 1.4 | 61,000 |
| Inferred | 503,000 | 1.0 | 16,000 |
| Total | 1,908,000 | 1.3 | 77,000 |
| Total GML** | 1,431,000 | 1.3 | 58,000 |
* Note – Resources reported above 0.6g/t Au. Rounding errors may occur
**Julias located on M57/427, which is owned 75% GML 25% Estuary Resources Pty Ltd
These additional 77,000oz at Julias have been added at a direct exploration cost of $9/oz, highlighting the attractive return from the discovery of near-surface oxide zone mineralisation, for which the Montague Gold Project is still considered to have excellent potential.
Importantly, this initial Julias MRE extends over a strike length of 500m, as defined by recent RC drilling activity. However, air-core drilling undertaken by Gateway during 2022 identified the extension of this mineralised structure for over 700m to the south-west (Figure 3), highlighting the clear potential to delineate extensions to this initial MRE with further RC drilling.
Two phases of air-core drilling have been undertaken on this trend, with the aim of extending the potential zone of mineralisation toward the nearby Flametree target area. Significant intersections over this 700m of strike include[3] :
| | GWAC1034: | 4m @ | 8.3g/t Au from | 56m |
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| | GWAC0965: | 24m @ | 1.4g/t Au from | 16m |
| | GWAC1023: | 5m @ | 1.9g/t Au from | 36m |
| | GWAC0961: | 8m @ | 1.3g/t Au from | 32m |
| | GWAC1029: | 8m @ | 1.0g/t Au from | 40m, and |
| 9m @ | 1.0g/t Au from | 84m | ||
| | GWAC1028: | 7m @ | 1.0g/t Au from | 48m |
| | GWAC0957: | 4m @ | 1.4g/t Au from | 16m |
With these exciting oxide zone targets located in the immediate vicinity of the new Julias MRE, this area of the Project will continue to be an important exploration focus for the delineation of additional shallow oxide zone mineralisation in the immediate future.
3 See ASX Release dated 23 May 2022.
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Figure (3): Julias South-Flametree target areas with historic drilling and new air-core results. Note the +2km corridor of shallow oxide mineralisation intersected to date.
MONTAGUE-BOULDER EXTENSIONAL RC DRILLING
During the period, Gateway reported several shallow high-grade results from RC drilling conducted around the cornerstone 163,000oz Montague-Boulder deposit[4] . This drilling was carried out to test for extensions to the existing Mineral Resource within the granodiorite unit, to the north and east along strike as well as the continuation of mineralisation below the historical Montague-Boulder open pit.
Several near-surface intersections were recorded immediately east of the current Mineral Resource, hosted by a flat zone of mineralisation within the granodiorite unit (Figure 4). Significant intersections include:
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GRC895: 4m @ 8.7g/t Au from 14m; and 1m @ 5.8g/t Au from 53m
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GRC873: 4m @ 2.3g/t Au from 5m GRC897: 1m @ 2.2g/t Au from 8m
In addition, one hole (GRC873) was drilled immediately adjacent to the historic pit, to continue testing an unmined zone of mineralisation below the pit hosted within the granodiorite unit. This hole was successful in intersecting the interpreted structure at depth, with assays returning high-grade mineralisation:
GRC873: 5m @ 3.6g/t Au from 139m
This hole was drilled 60m south of previously announced results from below the pit, including[2] :
GRC583: 5m @ 2.7g/t Au from 115m
4 See ASX Release dated 10 October 2022.
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GRC696: 7m @ 3.0g/t Au from 84m; and 7m @ 1.5g/t Au from 113m
The previously untested nature of this zone within the granodiorite presents an exciting exploration target for the addition of significant primary mineralisation within the footprint of the current Mineral Resource. Further RC and potentially diamond drilling will be planned to continue unlocking this new zone.
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Figure (4): Montague-Boulder historic open pit with existing Mineral Resource outline, and location of new intersections. Note the untested zone of primary mineralisation intersected in GRC873 as well as GRC583 and GRC696 within the granodiorite unit below the pit.
ACHILLES EAST RC DRILLING
During the period, Gateway reported significant assay results from RC drilling along strike and adjacent to the 99,000oz Indicated and Inferred Achilles deposit.[5] The holes were designed to test the strike extensions of the current Resource to the north, as well as to test the area to the east and south-east where historical RC, Rotary Air Blast (RAB) and recent air-core drilling has indicated the presence of widespread shallow mineralisation.
Mineralisation at Achilles is controlled by an east-dipping sheared contact between a mafic dolerite and the Montague Granodiorite unit. Thick zones of gold mineralisation, thought to be hosted by swarms of thin quartz veins within the granodiorite unit immediately east of this shear zone, were intersected in historical RC drilling, with previously reported results of.[6]
5 See ASX Release dated 24 October 2022.
6 See ASX Release dated 8 October 2018.
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WRC012: 147m @ 0.4g/t Au from 21m
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AGRC001: 120m @ 0.4g/t Au from 80m WRC011: 47m @ 0.7g/t Au from 76m
Drilling of holes to the east and south-east of the current Resource has continued to intersect this broad zone of granodiorite-hosted gold mineralisation over a strike length of 600m (Figure 5).
Significant widths of moderate-grade mineralisation were intersected, including localised high-grade zones. Significant intersections include:
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GRC945: 12m @ 5.6g/t Au from 56m
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GRC941: 18m @ 2.0g/t Au from 31m within a broader 30m @ 1.3g/t Au from 31m GRC931 14m @ 1.6g/t Au from 68m within a broader 63m @ 0.6g/t Au from 21m GRC929: 22m @ 1.0g/t Au from 115m within a broader 54m @ 0.5g/t from 112m GRC933: 44m @ 0.4g/t Au from 18m GRC934: 48m @ 0.4g/t Au from 16m GRC938: 60m @ 0.3g/t Au from 18m
These results, combined with the historically reported intersections above, highlight a significant mineralised system within the western margin of the Montague Granodiorite. This presents as a clear, high-priority exploration target, with the Company’s geologists investigating suitable techniques for identifying the controls on higher-grade mineralisation within this major system.
All results from this Achilles RC program have highlighted the immense potential of this highly mineralised corridor within the Montague Project. While direct extensions to the existing 99,000oz Indicated and Inferred Resource are evident, the potential to define larger-scale mineralisation along the 4km corridor within the Montague Granodiorite presents an exciting target for future exploration.
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Figure (5): Achilles Deposit with existing Mineral Resource outline, and location of new intersections. Note the extensions of shallow mineralisation immediately along strike to the north, as well as broad scale moderate grade mineralisation hosted in granodiorite east of the main mineralised Achilles structure.
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CALEDONIAN RC DRILLING
During the period, Gateway reported significant assay results from RC drilling targeting extensions to known mineralisation along the major Caledonian-Montague Shear system.[7] This structure represents the most extensively mineralised zone within the Project area, hosting the Montague-Boulder (163,000oz Indicated and Inferred[8] ) and Evermore deposits (67,000oz Inferred[9] ), as well as historical open pits mined at the Caledonian and Caledonian NE deposits (Figure 6).
The Caledonian open pit was the initial pit mined at the Project by Herald Resources between 19881990 and is the site of the former treatment facility. Recent reinterpretation of historical drilling highlighted the fact that this drilling only tested within the depleted transition zone below the historical open pit, and that the mineralised structure has never been effectively tested the primary zone. A similar approach at the Montague-Boulder open pit by Gateway led to the eventual delineation of the current 163,000oz Indicated and Inferred Resource.
While a systematic program of RC drilling had been designed to test this target, only two holes were able to be drilled due to access restrictions caused by historical mining waste dumps and tails storage facilities. Both holes intersected wide zones of shearing with associated quartz veining within the interpreted structure at depth, with significant assays of:
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GRC1005: 13m @ 1.4g/t Au from 101m, including 2m @ 6.4g/t Au
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GRC912: 18m @ 0.5g/t Au from 106m
The successful intersection of a thick zone of primary mineralisation has highlighted the potential for substantial gold mineralisation to be hosted at depth below the Caledonian open pit. This new target will be a high priority for further drill testing by RC and potentially diamond drilling.
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Figure (6): Caledonian – Montague Shear long section, showing current Mineral Resources, historic open pits and current drill intersections. Note the deepest intersection to date (GDD023 – 3.2m @ 5.0g/t Au from 314m), and the current intersections below the historic Caledonian open pit.
7 See ASX Release 10 November 2022. 8 3,078,000t @ 1.7g/t for 163,000oz Indicated and Inferred. See ASX Release dated 14 December 2021. 9 1,319,000t @ 1.6g/t Au for 67,000oz inferred. See ASX Release dated 14 December 2021.
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REGIONAL PROJECTS
Edjudina Joint Venture (Gateway 20%, Discovex Resources Ltd 80%)
During the Reporting Period, Discovex Resources Ltd (ASX: DCX) ( DCX ) announced details of an infill and extensional soil sampling program covering the highly encouraging Spartan anomaly at the 80:20 Edjudina Joint Venture, confirming the size and upgrading the tenor of the initial anomaly.
The Spartan Prospect is characterised by a 1.8km long >25ppb gold-in-soil anomaly, and now includes several +100ppb Au results, peaking at 544ppb Au (0.54g/t Au). In addition to the samples collected at Spartan, results were also received from a regional program which has highlighted an additional target area approximately 3.5km to the east, known as the Falcon Prospect. This target is characterised by a 2.6km long +15ppb Au anomaly that remains open to the north.
In addition to the soil sampling results, Discovex also announced the completion of a geophysical gravity survey covering the Joint Venture ground. This survey was carried out on a 200m x 200m grid spacing and confirmed the location of several intrusive units proximal to the Spartan anomaly. The results of this survey were used to refine an air-core drilling program.
DCX also announced initial drill results intersecting bedrock and paleochannel gold intersected at the highly encouraging Spartan prospect.
Drilling was undertaken to determine the potential for gold mineralisation within insitu, weathered basement rocks and to determine the extent and distribution of gold within the overlying transported cover. Initial assays have been received from the first 37 holes of the ongoing drill program with an additional 104 holes completed thus far for which assay results are yet to be received.
The results returned to date have identified gold mineralisation across multiple horizons, the first being within carbonate rich sandy soils at surface (0-8m), repeating the original surface geochemical anomaly. Elevated gold results have also been returned from a shallow, quartz gravel (+silcrete) paleochannel at or close to the base of transported material (~32-40m) and more significantly, anomalous gold (and copper) values have also been intersected within in-situ bedrock material beneath the paleochannel gold results.
These initial positive gold (and copper) results returned from the insitu bedrock beneath and adjacent to an extensive transported gold accumulation is extremely encouraging. This large-scale greenfields target has been generated in an area of no previous exploration and the extent and tenor of gold anomalism at Spartan confirms it as a high potential target.
Bryah Basin Joint Venture (Gateway 15 %, Auris Minerals Ltd 85%)
No work on the Joint Venture tenements was reported by Auris.
COMPETENT PERSON STATEMENT
The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled or reviewed by Mr Stuart Stephens who is a full-time employee of Gateway Mining Ltd and is a current Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Stephens owns options in Gateway Mining Ltd. Mr Stephens has sufficient experience, which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and types of deposit under consideration and to the activities undertaken, to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the “Australasian Code of Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves”. Mr Stephens consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on the information in the form and context in which it appears.
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The information in the report that relates to the Estimation and Reporting of the Montague-Boulder, Evermore, Achilles North/Airport and Julias Mineral Resources has been compiled and reviewed by Ms Elizabeth Haren of Haren Consulting Pty Ltd who is an independent consultant to Gateway Mining Limited and is a current Member and Chartered Professional of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Ms Haren has sufficient experience, which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and types of deposits under consideration and to the activities undertaken, to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the “Australasian Code of Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (The JORC Code).
The information in this report that relates to the reporting of the Whistler Mineral Resource has been extracted from the Gateway ASX announcement dated 3 October 2019 and is available to view on the Company’s website at www.gatewaymining.com.au or through the ASX website at www.asx.com.au (using ticker code “GML”). The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the original market announcement. The company confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Person’s findings are presented have not been materially modified from the original market announcement.
Mining Tenements
The consolidated tenement holdings of the Group held at the end of the reporting period are as follows:
| Project | Tenement | Owner |
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| BRYAH BASIN | E52/3248 | Auris Minerals Ltd 85% GatewayProjectsPtyLtd15% |
| BRYAH BASIN | E52/3291 | Auris Minerals Ltd 85% Gateway Projects Pty Ltd 15% |
| EDJUDINA | E39/1765 | DiscovEx Resources Ltd 80% Gateway Projects Pty Ltd 20% |
| EDJUDINA | E39/1882 | DiscovEx Resources Ltd 80% GatewayProjectsPtyLtd20% |
| GIDGEE | E53/2108 | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| GIDGEE | E57/1039 | Golden Mile Resources Ltd, Gateway Mining Ltd Earning 80% |
| GIDGEE | E57/1040 | Golden Mile Resources Ltd, Gateway Mining Ltd Earning 80% |
| GIDGEE | E57/1057 | Gateway Projects WA Pty Ltd |
| GIDGEE | E57/1060 | Gateway Mining Ltd 80% Element 25 Ltd 20% |
| GIDGEE | E57/1067 | Gateway Projects WA Pty Ltd |
| GIDGEE | E57/1144* | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| GIDGEE | E57/1145 | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| GIDGEE | E57/1147 | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| GIDGEE | E57/1248 | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| GIDGEE | E57/1249 | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| GIDGEE | P57/1409 | Gateway Projects WA Pty Ltd |
| GIDGEE | P57/1410 | Gateway Projects WA Pty Ltd |
| GIDGEE | P57/1411 | Gateway Projects WA Pty Ltd |
| GIDGEE | P57/1413 | Gateway Projects WA Pty Ltd |
| GIDGEE | P57/1449 | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| GIDGEE | P57/1455 | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| GIDGEE | P57/1456 | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| GIDGEE | P57/1457 | Gateway Mining Ltd |
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| Project | Tenement | Owner |
|---|---|---|
| GIDGEE | P57/1458 | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| GIDGEE | P57/1459 | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| GIDGEE | P57/1460 | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| GIDGEE | P57/1461 | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| GIDGEE | P57/1494* | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| GIDGEE | P57/1495* | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| GIDGEE | P57/1496* | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| KALUWIRI | E57/1171 | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| KALUWIRI | E57/1215 | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| KALUWIRI | E57/1250* | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| KALUWIRI | P57/1475 | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| KALUWIRI | P57/1476 | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| MONTAGUE | E57/0405 | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| MONTAGUE | E57/0417 | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| MONTAGUE | E57/0687 | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| MONTAGUE | E57/0688 | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| MONTAGUE | E57/0793 | Gateway Mining Ltd 75% Estuary Resources Pty Ltd 25% |
| MONTAGUE | E57/0807 | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| MONTAGUE | E57/0823 | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| MONTAGUE | E57/0824 | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| MONTAGUE | E57/0874 | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| MONTAGUE | E57/0875 | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| MONTAGUE | E57/0876 | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| MONTAGUE | E57/0888 | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| MONTAGUE | E57/0945 | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| MONTAGUE | E57/1004 | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| MONTAGUE | E57/1005 | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| MONTAGUE | M57/0048 | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| MONTAGUE | M57/0098 | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| MONTAGUE | M57/0099 | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| MONTAGUE | M57/0217 | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| MONTAGUE | M57/0429 | Gateway Mining Ltd 75% Estuary Resources Pty Ltd 25% |
| MONTAGUE | M57/0485 | Gateway Mining Ltd 75% Estuary Resources Pty Ltd 25% |
| MOUNT MARION | E57/1113 | Gateway Mining Ltd |
| OLD GIDGEE | E57/1095 | Gateway Mining Ltd |
*Tenement application, approval pending
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CORPORATE ACTIVITIES
Key Board Appointments
During the reporting period, the Company announced a number of changes to the board of the Company to guide the Company’s next phase of growth.
Highly experienced mining executive Debra Fullarton was appointed as non-executive Chair of the Company, effective immediately. She will succeed Trent Franklin, who stepped up as non-executive Chair in early 2022 but will now revert back to a non-executive Director role.
Ms Fullarton has been a Director of the Company since 2018 and was most recently CEO of Westgold Resources Ltd, a leading Australian mid-tier gold miner that produces over 270,000oz from several operations in the Murchison Region of WA.
In addition, the Company announced the appointment of highly regarded mining executive Mr Peter Lester as a non- executive Director. Mr Lester is a mining engineer with over 40 years’ experience, including in operational and senior corporate roles with major Australian mining companies Newcrest Mining Ltd, Oxiana/Oz Ltd and Citadel Resources Group Ltd. Mr Lester was non-executive Chairman of Doray Minerals Ltd, and is currently non- executive Chairman of Helix Resources Ltd.
These board changes will result in the introduction of additional operational, project development, corporate and M&A experience at board level, complementing existing board skill sets and enhancing the Company’s senior leadership team.
The structure of the Board, its officers and executives will be as follows:
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Debra Fullarton – Non-Executive Chair
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Mark Cossom – Managing Director
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Trent Franklin – Non-Executive Director
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Scott Brown – Non-Executive Director
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Peter Lester – Non-Executive Director
Share Consolidation
During the reporting period, the Company announced a consolidation of the issued capital of the Company through the conversion of every ten (10) existing shares into one (1) Share ( Consolidation ), with a corresponding Consolidation of all other securities on issue. Fractional entitlements were rounded up to the nearest whole security. The Consolidation was subsequently approved by shareholders at an Extraordinary General Meeting ( EGM ) held on 15 August.
The Consolidation was undertaken to reduce the number of Shares on issue from 2,260,106,367 to approximately 226,010,961, and effectively increased the value of the Company’s assets per Share by a factor of ten.
Similarly, in accordance with ASX Listing Rules 7.22.1, all Options on issue by the Company were consolidated in the same ratio as Shares, and the exercise price of the Options amended in inverse proportion to that ratio as directed by the ASX Listing Rules.
As the Consolidation applies equally to all security holders, it did not have any material effect on the percentage shareholding interest of each individual shareholder.
Issue of Performance Rights under Company’s Employee Incentive Plan
During the reporting period on 28 November 2022, the Company issued the following unlisted performance rights under its Employee Incentive Plan ( Incentive Plan ) to the Managing Director and employees of the Company:
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1,250,000 performance rights which vest on the Company announcing a JORC compliant resource of 1 million ounces of gold and expiring on 28 May 2024;
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1,250,000 performance rights which vest on the Company completing and announcing a scoping study which demonstrates positive economics and expiring on 28 November 2024;
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1,250,000 performance rights which vest on the Company achieving a 10 day volume weighted average price equal to or above $0.25 and expiring on 28 November 2024; and
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1,250,000 performance rights which vest on the Company announcing a JORC compliant resource of 1.5 million ounces of gold and expiring on 28 November 2025.
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(Collectively, Performance Rights ).
The Incentive Plan was approved by the Company’s shareholders at the Company’s Annual General Meeting held on 23 November 2022 ( AGM ).
2,800,000 of the abovementioned Performance Rights were issued to Mark Cossom the Managing Director of the Company, and the issue of these Performance Rights was approved by the Company’s shareholders at the AGM.
The remaining portion of the abovementioned Performance Rights was issued to employees of the Company pursuant to Listing Rule 7.2 Exception 13.
Expiry of Options
During the reporting period on 15 November 2022, the Company announced that the following unlisted options had expired:
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400,000 unlisted options expiring on 12 November 2022 with exercise price $0.30 per option;
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• 300,000 unlisted options expiring on12 November 2022 with exercise price $0.35 per option; and
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300,000 unlisted options expiring on 12 November 2022 with exercise price $0.40 per option.
Financial Results
The loss of the Group for the half-year to 31 December 2022 was $642,684 compared to a loss of $745,050 for the previous comparative half-year.
The Group incurred exploration expenditure of $2,821,818 during the current half-year to 31 December 2022 compared to $2,209,008 for the prior half-year to 31 December 2021.
The Group’s cash and cash equivalents at 31 December 2022 was $925,350 (June 2022: $3,729,835). The total net assets of the Group at 31 December 2022 stands at $23,366,348 (June 2022: $24,441,269) of which investment in exploration expenditure accounts for $21,498,659 (June 2022: $18,676,841).
The Group is a mining exploration entity, and as such does not earn income from the sale of product. No dividends have been declared or paid during the year.
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SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE STATE OF AFFAIRS DURING THE FINANCIAL YEAR AND AFTER THE END OF THE REPORTING PERIOD
$2.5 Million Capital Raising to Accelerate Exploration at Montague Gold Project
Subsequent to the reporting period on 25 January 2023, the Company announced it had received firm commitments for a capital raising of $2.5 million (before costs) ( Placement ) to institutional, professional and sophisticated investors to underpin the next major phase of exploration at its flagship 500koz Montague Gold Project in Western Australia.
The Placement, which comprises the issue of 40,322,582 shares at an issue price of $0.062 per share ( New Shares ), was overwhelmingly supported by existing and new investors including, subject to shareholder approval, by the Company’s Directors.
Participants received free-attaching options ( New Options ) on a one (1) for three (3) basis, with each New Option being exercisable at $0.124 and expiring on 31 March 2026. The issue of the New Options was subject to shareholder approval which was obtained on 8 March 2023. A total of 13,440,902 New Options were issued.
The Placement was lead managed by JP Equities.
The Directors have committed their support for the Placement. Mark Cossom, Trent Franklin, Scott Brown, Debra Fullarton and Peter Lester (and or their nominees) agreed to invest a collective total of $210,260 under the Placement being 3,391,289 New Shares. Shareholder approval to issue these shares was obtained on 8 March 2023 and the Shares (and attaching options) were subsequently issued to these directors (and or their nominees).
Lithium Exploration Farm-In Agreement for Montague Project With SensOre Ltd
Subsequent to the reporting period, the Company announced it had executed a Farm-in Joint Venture agreement with ASX-listed specialist exploration group SensOre Limited (ASX: S3N) ( S3N ) to evaluate and target the lithium exploration potential at its flagship Montague Gold Project in WA’s Murchison region ( Agreement ).
The Agreement has been executed between Gateway, Gateway’s wholly-owned subsidiary Gateway Projects WA Pty Ltd ( Gateway Projects ) and Exploration Ventures AI Pty Ltd (ACN 662 260 148) ( EXAI , a wholly-owned subsidiary of S3N) over selected tenements at the Montague Project. EXAI is subject to an agreement with German group Deutsche Rohstoff on lithium exploration as announced by S3N on 21 March 2022.
Under the Agreement, EXAI will have the right to acquire up to an 80% interest in the lithium rights (and related by-products) within the Montague tenements. Gateway will retain its existing rights to all other minerals within the Tenements, including precious and base metals.
S3N is a geoscience technology disruptor which plans to utilise the proprietary SensOre DPT[©] artificial intelligence tool to generate targets within the Tenements to explore for lithium. This exploration will be undertaken in parallel with Gateway’s ongoing gold exploration activities. To date, no lithium exploration activities have been undertaken at the Montague Gold Project.
Terms of Agreement
EXAI to acquire up to 80% of lithium rights only. Ownership of all other minerals within the Tenements to remain unaffected and will be owned by Gateway and Gateway Projects.
Where any conflicts arise as to exploration activities within the Tenements between Gateway and EXAI, the priority of exploration will be given to Gateway to conduct its exploration within the Tenements.
The Agreement consists of a three stage farm-in for EXAI to ultimately acquire 80% of the lithium rights (and related by-products) within the Tenements on the following terms:
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(a) 18 month, non-withdrawal period with a minimum of $350,000 (excluding GST) exploration expenditure ( Minimum Expenditure Amount ).
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(b) Exploration expenditure of $1,500,000 excluding GST (with $750,000 of the expenditure to be direct drilling expenditure) within 2.5 years of the earn-in commencing to earn a 51% interest in the lithium rights within the Tenements ( First Earn-In ).
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(c) Exploration expenditure of a further $3,000,000 excluding GST (with $1,500,000 of the expenditure to be direct drilling expenditure) within 2 years of completion of the First Earn-In commencing to earn a further 29% interest in the lithium rights within Tenements ( Second Earn-In ).
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(d) The parties have agreed to negotiate in good faith and enter into a formal joint venture agreement as soon as practicable after EXAI earns the First Earn-In.
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(e) Should EXAI earn both the First Earn-In and Second Earn-In, Gateway will have the option to claw-back a further 10% interest in the lithium rights from EXAI, and Gateway will pay to EXAI cash consideration in the amount of 3 times the total expenditure paid by EXAI within the Tenements during the earn-in period pro-rata to the 10% interest Gateway is entitled to acquire ( Clawback Option ).
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(f) Provided Gateway does not exercise its Clawback Option, the remaining lithium rights held by Gateway will be free carried until a bankable feasibility study is completed in relation to lithium minerals.
EXAI will not earn or acquire any interest in the lithium rights to the extent that such rights (and all other mineral rights) are owned by Estuary Resources Pty Ltd ( Estuary ) who hold a 25% interest M57/485 and E57/793 ( Estuary JV Tenements ).
EXAI’s right to farm-in and acquire an interest under the Agreement is conditional on the following:
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(a) EXAI completing satisfactory due diligence with respect to the Tenements and transactions contemplated in the Agreement; and
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(b) Gateway giving EXAI written notice confirming Estuary waiving or not exercising its preemption rights in relation to the Estuary JV Tenements,
(Collectively, the Conditions ).
The Conditions must be satisfied within 90 days of execution of the Letter Agreement ( End Date ). If the Conditions are not satisfied or waived by the End Date either party may terminate the Agreement.
COVID-19 Response
The Company continued to implement several measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic subsequent to the reporting period, including prudent cost saving measures such as reduction in administrative costs.
As intra-state travel restrictions within Western Australia have been lifted, the Company made the decision to continue drilling operations and exploration at the Montague Project as part of the Company’s strategy to expand on its Mineral Resources estimates and accelerate exploration across the project.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing and, it is not practicable to estimate the potential impact, positive or negative, after the reporting date. The situation is rapidly developing and is dependent on measures imposed by the Australian Government and other countries, such as maintaining social distancing requirements, quarantine, travel restrictions and any economic stimulus that may be provided.
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No other matter or circumstance has arisen since the reporting date that has significantly affected or may significantly affect the Group’s operations, the results of those operations or the Group’s state of affairs in future financial years.
AUDITOR INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION
The auditor’s independence declaration under Section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001 for the halfyear ended 31 December 2022 is enclosed and forms part of this interim financial report.
This report is signed in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors.
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Debra Fullarton
Non-Executive Chair Dated this 15th of March 2023
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Mark Cossom Managing Director
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Crowe Sydney ABN 97 895 683 573 Level 15, 1 O’Connell Street Sydney NSW 2000 Main +61 (02) 9262 2155 Fax +61 (02) 9262 2190 www.crowe.com.au
Auditor’s Independence Declaration Under Section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001 to Directors of Gateway Mining Limited
As lead auditor for the review of the interim financial report of Gateway Mining Limited for the halfyear ended 31 December 2022, I declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief, that there have been:
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(i) no contraventions of the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 relation to the review; and
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(ii) no contraventions of any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the review.
Yours sincerely, Crowe Sydney
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Cyrus Patell Partner
15 March 2023
Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation.
The title ‘Partner’ conveys that the person is a senior member within their respective division, and is among the group of persons who hold an equity interest (shareholder) in its parent entity, Findex Group Limited. The only professional service offering which is conducted by a partnership is external audit, conducted via the Crowe Australasia external audit division and Unison SMSF Audit. All other professional services offered by Findex Group Limited are conducted by a privately owned organisation and/or its subsidiaries.
Findex (Aust) Pty Ltd, trading as Crowe Australasia is a member of Crowe Global, a Swiss verein. Each member firm of Crowe Global is a separate and independent legal entity. Findex (Aust) Pty Ltd and its affiliates are not responsible or liable for any acts or omissions of Crowe Global or any other member of Crowe Global. Crowe Global does not render any professional services and does not have an ownership or partnership interest in Findex (Aust) Pty Ltd. Services are provided by Crowe Sydney, an affiliate of Findex (Aust) Pty Ltd. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation.
© 2022 Findex (Aust) Pty Ltd
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE HALF-YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
| Interest received Other income Impairment of exploration assets Employee benefits expenses Share based payment expenses Professional services expenses Directors’ remuneration Consulting fees Depreciation expenses Share registry fees Office and administrative expenses Public relations exenses Loss before income tax Income tax expense Loss for the half-year Other comprehensive income: Other comprehensive income for the half-year, net of tax Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the half-year attributable to owners of the company Earnings per share Basic earnings per share (cents) 10 Diluted earnings per share (cents) 10 |
31 Dec 2022 31 Dec 2021 $ $ 4,478 4,038 3,927 - (83,268) - (81,084) (131,570) (42,293) (172,908) (125,872) (121,355) (70,867) (60,000) (15,000) (45,000) (35,865) (27,604) (58,342) (61,250) (71,609) (72,885) (66,889) (56,516) |
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| (642,684) (745,050) |
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| (642,684) (745,050) |
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| (245,934) 1,669,958 |
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| (245,934) 1,669,958 |
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| (888,618) 924,908 |
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| (0.28) (0.04) (0.28) (0.04) |
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2022
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| Note ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents 4 Trade and other receivables 5 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS NON-CURRENT ASSETS Financial assets 6 Deferred exploration and evaluation expenditure 7 Property, plant and equipment Right of use assets Other assets 5 TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS TOTAL ASSETS LIABILITIES CURRENT LIABILITIES Trade and other payables 8 Lease liability 12 Provisions for employee benefits TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES Provision for Make Good Lease liability 12 Provisions for employee benefits TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES TOTAL LIABILITIES NET ASSETS EQUITY Issued capital 9 Share based payment reserve 9 Performance Rights 9 Financial assets reserve 9 Accumulated losses TOTAL EQUITY |
31 Dec 2022 30 June 2022 $ $ 925,350 3,729,835 96,591 113,614 |
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| 1,021,941 3,843,449 |
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| 1,411,023 2,176,528 21,498,659 18,676,841 113,937 126,551 59,967 79,955 14,800 14,800 |
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| 23,098,386 21,074,675 |
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| 24,120,327 24,918,124 |
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| 598,237 307,203 22,354 43,708 76,732 70,238 |
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| 697,323 421,149 |
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| 4,930 4,906 46,411 46,412 5,315 4,388 |
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| 56,656 55,706 |
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| 753,979 476,855 |
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| 23,366,348 24,441,269 |
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| 55,826,498 55,826,498 889,058 864,224 17,459 - 377,676 623,610 (33,744,343) (32,873,063) |
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| 23,366,348 24,441,269 |
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE HALF-YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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| Balance at 1 July 2021 Loss for the period Other comprehensive income / Loss for the period Total comprehensive income / (loss) for the period Transactions with owners in their capacity as owners Shares issued in year Cost of share issues Balance at 31 December 2021 Balance at 1 July 2022 Loss for the period Other comprehensive income / Loss for the period Total comprehensive income / (loss) for the period Transactions with owners in their capacity as owners Shares issued in year Performance Rights Retained Earnings adjustments Balance at 31 December 2022 |
Issued Capital Accumulated losses Performance Rights Share based payments reserve Financial assets reserve Total $ $ $ $ $ 50,143,877 (31,515,728) - 621,051 574,754 19,823,954 |
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| - (745,050) - - (745,050) - - - 172,908 1,497,050 1,669,958 |
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| - (745,050) - 172,908 1,497,050 924,908 |
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| 6,060,000 - - - - 6,060,000 (377,379) - - - - (377,379) |
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| 55,826,498 (32,260,778) - 793,959 2,071,804 26,431,483 |
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| 55,826,498 (32,873,063) - 864,224 623,610 24,441,269 |
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| - (642,684) - - - (642,684) - - - - (245,934) (245,934) |
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| - (642,684) - - (245,934) (888,618) |
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| - - - 24,834 - 24,834 - - 17,459 - - 17,459 - (228,596) - - - (228,596) |
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| 55,826,498 (33,744,343) 17,459 889,058 377,676 23,366,348 |
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
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FOR THE HALF-YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
| NOTE CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Receipts from customers and others Payments to suppliers and employees Interest received NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Purchase of property, plant and equipment Payment for exploration and evaluation Proceeds from sale of investments NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES Proceeds from issue of shares Payments for capital raising costs NET CASH FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES NET INCREASE IN CASH HELD Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of financial period CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF FINANCIAL PERIOD 4 |
31 Dec 2022 31 Dec 2021 $ $ (540) - (503,621) (587,083) 4,478 4,038 |
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| (499,683) (583,045) |
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| (3,263) - (2,592,514) (2,443,325) 290,974 - |
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| (2,308,803) (2,443,325) |
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| - 6,000,000 - (377,379) |
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| - 5,622,621 |
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| (2,804,486) 2,596,251 |
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| 3,729,836 3,574,249 |
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| 925,350 6,170,500 |
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE HALF-YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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NOTE 1: SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
a. Basis of Preparation
The financial statements are general purpose interim financial statements that have been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standard AASB 134: Interim Financial Reporting and the requirements of Corporations Act 2001.
The interim financial report is intended to provide users with an update on the latest annual financial statements of Gateway Mining Limited and its controlled entities. It is therefore recommended that this financial report to be read in conjunction with annual financial statements of the group for the year ended 30 June 2022, together with any public announcements made during the following halfyear.
Except for the cash flow information, the financial statements have been prepared on an accruals basis and are based on historical costs, modified, where applicable, by the measurement at fair value of selected non-current assets, financial assets and financial liabilities.
b. Accounting Policies
The financial statements are general purpose interim financial statements that have been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standard AASB 134: Interim Financial Reporting and the requirements of Corporations Act 2001. The Group is a for-profit entity for financial reporting purposes under Australian Accounting Standards.
c. Critical Accounting Estimates and Significant Judgments Used in Applying Accounting Policies
The critical estimates and judgments are consistent with those applied and disclosed in the June 2022 annual report.
d. New, revised or amending Accounting Standards and Interpretations adopted
Any new, revised or amending Accounting Standards or Interpretations that are not yet mandatory have not been early adopted.
e. Going Concern
The 31 December 2022 half year financial report has been prepared on a going concern basis which contemplates continuity of normal business activities and the realisation of assets and settlement of liabilities in the ordinary course of business and at the amounts stated in the financial report.
The Group recorded an operating loss for the half year ended 31 December 2022 of $642,684. The Group’s net current asset position was $324,618 and net operating cash outflows for the 6 months ended 31 December 2022 was $499,683. The Group has annual mining tenement exploration commitments of $2,284,600. Subsequent to the year end, the Group have completed a successful capital raising of $2,289,740.
The directors believe that the going concern basis is appropriate for the preparation and presentation of the interim financial statements, notwithstanding continued operating losses, negative operating cash flows, and no ongoing revenue streams, as the Directors believe that the Group will have sufficient cash and liquid assets or can access cash to continue operations. The cash is managed through:
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE HALF-YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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NOTE 1: SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
The Directors have prepared a forecast for the 12 months ending 31 March 2024 reflecting the above mentioned expectations and their effect on the Group. The forecast is dependent on the Group raising additional capital during the forecast period. In the event that the Group is unable to raise the necessary capital then the going concern basis may not be appropriate with the result that the Group may have to realise its assets and extinguish its liabilities other than in the ordinary course of business and for amounts different to those stated in the Financial Report. No allowance for such circumstances has been made in the Financial Report.”
NOTE 2: CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENTS, ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS
The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the financial statements. Management continually evaluates its judgements and estimates in relation to assets, liabilities, contingent liabilities, revenue and expenses. Management bases its judgements, estimates and assumptions on historical experience and on other various factors, including expectations of future events, management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. The resulting accounting judgements and estimates will seldom equal the related actual results. The judgements, estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are discussed below.
Exploration and evaluation costs
Exploration and evaluation costs have been capitalised on the basis that the Group will commence commercial production in the future, from which time the costs will be amortised in proportion to the depletion of the mineral resources. Key judgements are applied in considering costs to be capitalised which includes determining expenditures directly related to these activities and allocating overheads between those that are expensed and capitalised. In addition, costs are only capitalised that are expected to be recovered either through successful development or sale of the relevant mining interest. Factors that could impact the future commercial production at the mine include the level of reserves and resources, future technology changes, which could impact the cost of mining, future legal changes and changes in commodity prices. To the extent that capitalised costs are determined not to be recoverable in the future, they will be written off in the period in which this determination is made.
NOTE 3: OPERATING SEGMENTS
Identification of reportable operating segments
The Group is organised into one operating segment, being exploration operations. This operating segment is based on the internal reports that are reviewed and used by the Directors (who are identified as the Chief Operating Decision Makers ( CODM ) in assessing performance and in determining the allocation of resources.
The CODM reviews operating expenses in relation to the exploration activities and the Group’s cash position. The accounting policies adopted for internal reporting to the CODM are consistent with those adopted in the financial statements.
The information reported to the CODM is on at least a monthly basis. Information is presented on a consolidated cash flow basis. Cash flow funding is treated as one pool of liquid assets noting relevant terms of any maturity or exercise of any investments for the purpose of funding exploration.
Types of products and services – The principal products and services of this operating segment are in exploration operations predominately in Australia.
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| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | |||
| FOR THE HALF-YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 | |||
| NOTE 4: CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | 31-Dec-22 | 30-Jun-22 | |
| $ | $ | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 925,350 | 3,729,835 | |
| Interest is on a variable rate. The group is not sensitive to interest rate movement. | |||
| NOTE 5: TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES | |||
| 31-Dec-22 | 30-Jun-22 | ||
| $ | $ | ||
| CURRENT | |||
| GST receivables | 89,323 | 105,925 | |
| Prepayments | 6,728 | 7,689 | |
| Other receivables | 540 | - | |
| Total trade and other receivables | 96,591 | 113,614 | |
| 31-Dec-22 | 30-Jun-22 | ||
| $ | $ | ||
| NON-CURRENT | |||
| Bank Guarantee | 14,800 | 14,800 | |
| Total trade and other receivables | 14,800 | 14,800 | |
| NOTE 6: FINANCIAL ASSETS | |||
| 31-Dec-22 | 30-Jun-22 | ||
| $ | $ | ||
| NON-CURRENT | |||
| Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive | |||
| income: | |||
| Shares in listed corporations-at fair value | |||
| Opening fair value | 1,664,848 | 1,615,992 | |
| Disposal consideration | (290,974) | - | |
| Revaluation increment | (474,531) | 48,856 | |
| 899,343 | 1,664,848 | ||
| Shares in unlisted corporations-at fair value | |||
| Opening fair value | 481,928 | 481,928 | |
| 481,928 | 481,928 | ||
| Total financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |
1,381,271 | 2,146,776 | |
| Term deposit | 29,752 | 29,752 | |
| Total financial assets | 1,411,023 | 2,176,528 |
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| NOTE 7 – DEFERRED EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION EXPENDITURE NON-CURRENT ASSET Capitalised expenditure in respect of areas of interest at the beginning of the period Expenditures during the period Written off Capitalised exploration expenditure at the end of the period |
31-Dec-22 30-Jun-22 $ $ 18,676,841 14,618,298 2,905,085 4,067,142 (83,267) (8,599) 21,498,659 18,676,841 |
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The recoverability for the carrying amount of exploration assets is dependent upon further exploration and exploitation of commercially viable mineral deposits.
Exploration and evaluation expenditure for areas of interest for which rights of tenure are current is carried forward as an asset where it is expected that the expenditure will be recovered through the successful development of an area or by its sale; or exploration activities are continuing in an area and activities have not reached a stage which permits a reasonable estimate of the existence of economically recoverable reserves. Where a project or an area has been abandoned, the expenditure incurred thereon is written off in the year in which the decision is made.
In order to maintain current rights of tenure to exploration tenements, the Group is required to comply with the minimum expenditure obligations under the Mining Act. These obligations have been met. The future obligations which are subject to renegotiation when an application for a mining lease is made and at other times are not provided for in the financial statements and are disclosed at Note 11.
| NOTE 8: TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES CURRENT Trade and other payables NOTE 9: ISSUED CAPITAL a. Ordinary shares fully paid Balance at the beginning of the year Shares issued in the period Capital raising costs Balance at the end of the year |
31-Dec-22 30-Jun-22 $ $ 598,237 307,203 |
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| 31-Dec-22 30-Jun-22 $ $ 55,826,498 50,143,877 - 6,060,000 - (377,379) |
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| 55,826,498 55,826,498 |
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GATEWAY MINING LIMITED and its controlled entities ABN: 31 008 402 391
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE HALF-YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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NOTE 9: ISSUED CAPITAL (CONTINUED)
| 31-Dec-22 b. Movements in ordinary shares on issue Number At the beginning of the financial year 2,260,106,367 Shares issued 01 Nov at 1.7 cents - Shares issued 17 Dec at 1.7 cents - Consolidate every 10 existing shares into 1 share (2,034,095,406) Closing balance 226,010,961 d. Reserve 31-Dec-22 $ Share based payment reserve 889,058 Performance Rights 17,459 Financial assets reserve 377,676 Total Reserve 1,284,193 c. Share options At the beginning of the financial year Consolidate every 10 existing security into 1 security. 28 August 2022 Lapsed 15 November 2022 Closing balance NOTE 10: EARNINGS PER SHARE 31-Dec-22 $ a. Reconciliation of earnings to profit or loss Loss used in the calculation of basic and dilutive earnings per share (642,684) No. of shares b. Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year used in the calculation of basic earnings per share 226,010,637 Basic Earnings Per Share (cents) (0.28) Diluted Earnings Per Share (cents) (0.28) |
31-Dec-22 Number 2,260,106,367 - - (2,034,095,406) |
31-Dec-22 Number 2,260,106,367 - - (2,034,095,406) |
30-Jun-22 Number 1,903,635,600 336,904,571 19,566,196 - |
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| 226,010,961 | 2,260,106,367 | ||
| 31-Dec-22 $ 889,058 17,459 377,676 |
30-Jun-22 $ 864,224 - 623,610 |
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| 1,284,193 | 1,487,834 | ||
| Number 235,770,620 (212,193,500) (1,000,000) |
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| 22,577,120 | |||
| 31-Dec-21 $ (745,050) |
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| No. of shares 226,010,637 (0.28) (0.28) |
No. of shares 2,018,993,715 (0.04) (0.04) |
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GATEWAY MINING LIMITED and its controlled entities ABN: 31 008 402 391
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE HALF-YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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NOTE 11: CONTINGENT LIABILITIES, CAPITAL EXPENDITURE AND MINING TENEMENT COMMITMENTS
The Board of Directors believe that there are no contingent liabilities or capital equipment commitments up to or subsequent to the 31[st] December 2022 (30 June 2022: nil) for either the parent company or its subsidiaries. The mining tenement commitment as at the 31[st] December 2022 is $2,284,600 (30 June 2022: $1,577,600).
Native Title and Aboriginal Heritage
Native title claims have been made with respect to areas which include tenements in which the Company has an interest. The Company is unable to determine the prospects for success or otherwise of the claims and, in any event, whether or not what extent the claims may significantly affect the Company or its prospects. An Agreement is being reached with various native title claimants in relation to Aboriginal Heritage issues regarding certain areas in which the Company has an interest.
NOTE 12: LEASE LIABILITIES
| NOTE 12: LEASE LIABILITIES | |
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| Lease Liabilities (current) Lease Liabilities (non-current) Total lease liabilities |
31-Dec-22 30-Jun-22 $ $ 22,354 43,708 46,411 46,412 |
| 68,765 90,120 |
A lease liability is recognised at the commencement date of a lease. The lease liability is initially recognised at the present value of the lease payments to be made over the term of the lease, discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease or, if that rate cannot be readily determined, the Group's incremental borrowing rate. Lease payments comprise of fixed payments less any lease incentives receivable, variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate, amounts expected to be paid under residual value guarantees, exercise price of a purchase option when the exercise of the option is reasonably certain to occur, and any anticipated termination penalties. The variable lease payments that do not depend on an index or a rate are expensed in the period in which they are incurred.
Lease liabilities are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. The carrying amounts are remeasured if there is a change in the following: future lease payments arising from a change in an index, or a rate used; residual guarantee; lease term; certainty of a purchase option and termination penalties. When a lease liability is remeasured, an adjustment is made to the corresponding right-of use asset, or to profit or loss if the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset is fully written down.
| Interest expenses Depreciation expenses Total |
31-Dec-22 30-Jun-22 $ $ 1,227 3,313 19,988 39,977 |
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| 21,215 43,290 |
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GATEWAY MINING LIMITED and its controlled entities ABN: 31 008 402 391
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE HALF-YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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NOTE 13: EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO REPORTING DATE
$2.5 Million Capital Raising to Accelerate Exploration at Montague Gold Project
Subsequent to the reporting period on 25 January 2023, the Company announced it had received firm commitments for a capital raising of $2.5 million (before costs) ( Placement ) to institutional, professional and sophisticated investors to underpin the next major phase of exploration at its flagship 500koz Montague Gold Project in Western Australia.
The Placement, which comprises the issue of 40,322,582 shares at an issue price of $0.062 per share ( New Shares ), was overwhelmingly supported by existing and new investors including, subject to shareholder approval, by the Company’s Directors.
Participants in the Placement received free-attaching options ( New Options ) on a one (1) for three (3) basis, with each New Option being exercisable at $0.124 and expiring on 31 March 2026. The issue of the New Options was subject to shareholder approval, which was obtained on 8 March 2023. A total of 13,440,902 New Options were issued.
The Placement was lead managed by JP Equities.
The Directors have committed their support for the Placement. Mark Cossom, Trent Franklin, Scott Brown, Debra Fullarton and Peter Lester (and or their nominees) agreed to invest a collective total of $210,260 under the Placement being 3,391,289 New Shares. Shareholder approval to issue these shares was obtained on 8 March 2023 and the Shares (and attaching options) were subsequently issued to these directors (and or their nominees).
Lithium Exploration Farm-In Agreement for Montague Project With SensOre Ltd
Subsequent to the reporting period, the Company announced it had executed a Farm-in Joint Venture agreement with ASX-listed specialist exploration group SensOre Limited (ASX: S3N) ( S3N ) to evaluate and target the lithium exploration potential at its flagship Montague Gold Project in WA’s Murchison region ( Agreement ).
The Agreement has been executed between Gateway, Gateway’s wholly-owned subsidiary Gateway Projects WA Pty Ltd ( Gateway Projects ) and Exploration Ventures AI Pty Ltd (ACN 662 260 148) ( EXAI , a wholly-owned subsidiary of S3N) over selected tenements at the Montague Project. EXAI is subject to an agreement with German group Deutsche Rohstoff on lithium exploration as announced by S3N on 21 March 2022.
Under the Agreement, EXAI will have the right to acquire up to an 80% interest in the lithium rights (and related by-products) within the Montague tenements. Gateway will retain its existing rights to all other minerals within the Tenements, including precious and base metals.
S3N is a geoscience technology disruptor which plans to utilise the proprietary SensOre DPT[©] artificial intelligence tool to generate targets within the Tenements to explore for lithium. This exploration will be undertaken in parallel with Gateway’s ongoing gold exploration activities. To date, no lithium exploration activities have been undertaken at the Montague Gold Project.
Terms of Agreement
EXAI to acquire up to 80% of lithium rights only. Ownership of all other minerals within the Tenements to remain unaffected and will be owned by Gateway and Gateway Projects.
Where any conflicts arise as to exploration activities within the Tenements between Gateway and EXAI, the priority of exploration will be given to Gateway to conduct its exploration within the Tenements.
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GATEWAY MINING LIMITED and its controlled entities ABN: 31 008 402 391
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE HALF-YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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NOTE 13: EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO REPORTING DATE (CONTINUED)
The Agreement consists of a three stage farm-in for EXAI to ultimately acquire 80% of the lithium rights (and related by-products) within the Tenements on the following terms:
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(g) 18 month, non-withdrawal period with a minimum of $350,000 (excluding GST) exploration expenditure ( Minimum Expenditure Amount ).
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(h) Exploration expenditure of $1,500,000 excluding GST (with $750,000 of the expenditure to be direct drilling expenditure) within 2.5 years of the earn-in commencing to earn a 51% interest in the lithium rights within the Tenements ( First Earn-In ).
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(i) Exploration expenditure of a further $3,000,000 excluding GST (with $1,500,000 of the expenditure to be direct drilling expenditure) within 2 years of completion of the First Earn-In commencing to earn a further 29% interest in the lithium rights within Tenements ( Second EarnIn ).
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(j) The parties have agreed to negotiate in good faith and enter into a formal joint venture agreement as soon as practicable after EXAI earns the First Earn-In.
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(k) Should EXAI earn both the First Earn-In and Second Earn-In, Gateway will have the option to claw-back a further 10% interest in the lithium rights from EXAI, and Gateway will pay to EXAI cash consideration in the amount of 3 times the total expenditure paid by EXAI within the Tenements during the earn-in period pro-rata to the 10% interest Gateway is entitled to acquire ( Clawback Option ).
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(l) Provided Gateway does not exercise its Clawback Option, the remaining lithium rights held by Gateway will be free carried until a bankable feasibility study is completed in relation to lithium minerals.
EXAI will not earn or acquire any interest in the lithium rights to the extent that such rights (and all other mineral rights) are owned by Estuary Resources Pty Ltd ( Estuary ) who hold a 25% interest M57/485 and E57/793 ( Estuary JV Tenements ).
EXAI’s right to farm-in and acquire an interest under the Agreement is conditional on the following:
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(c) EXAI completing satisfactory due diligence with respect to the Tenements and transactions contemplated in the Agreement; and
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(d) Gateway giving EXAI written notice confirming Estuary waiving or not exercising its preemption rights in relation to the Estuary JV Tenements,
(Collectively, the Conditions ).
The Conditions must be satisfied within 90 days of execution of the Letter Agreement ( End Date ). If the Conditions are not satisfied or waived by the End Date either party may terminate the Agreement.
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GATEWAY MINING LIMITED and its controlled entities ABN: 31 008 402 391
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE HALF-YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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NOTE 14: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
a. Directors and Key Management Persons
Key Management Persons Position Debra Fullarton Non-Executive Chair Mark Cossom Managing Director Scott Brown Non-Executive Director Trent Franklin Non-Executive Director Peter Lester Non-Executive Director
b. Director's loans
No directors or any key personnel have received any loans from the Group.
c. Other
During the year, the Group entered into the following transactions with related parties:
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(i) Omni GeoX Pty Ltd which is a related party of Scott Brown (non-executive director) was paid $167,950 (December 2021: $370,242) for Geological services.
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(ii) Related parties of Trent Franklin, a non-executive chairman of the Group including Enrizen Capital Pty Ltd received $nil (December 2021: $180,000) for capital raising and underwriting services; Enrizen Lawyers Pty Ltd received $32,629 (December 2021: $30,720) for legal services; Enrizen Pty Ltd received $10,799 (December 2021: $12,460) for insurance services; Enrizen Service Pty Ltd received $1,436 (December 2021: $985). Enrizen Accounting Pty Ltd received $65,052 (December 2021: $61,995) for company secretarial and accounting services.
NOTE 15: COMPANY DETAILS
The registered office & sole principal place of business of the Group is:
Gateway Mining Limited B1/431 Roberts Road Subiaco WA 6008 Australia
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DIRECTORS DECLARATION
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In the directors’ opinion:
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1 the financial statements and notes, as set out on pages 22 to 34 are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, the Corporations Regulations 2001 and other mandatory professional reporting requirements:
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(a) comply with Accounting Standard AASB 134: Interim Financial Reporting; and
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(b) give a true and fair view of the financial position as at 31 December 2022 and of the performance for the half-year ended on that date of the Group;
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2 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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Debra Fullarton
Non-Executive Chair Dated this 15th of March 2023 Perth
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Mark Cossom
Managing Director
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Crowe Sydney
ABN 97 895 683 573
Level 15 1 O'Connell Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia Tel +61 2 9262 2155 Fax +61 2 9262 2190 www.crowe.com.au
Independent Auditor’s Review Report to the Members of Gateway Mining Limited
Conclusion
We have reviewed the half-year financial report of Gateway Mining Limited (the Company) and its controlled entities (the Group), which comprises the statement of financial position as at 31 December 2022, the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, statement of changes in equity and statement of cash flows for the half-year ended on that date, a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information, and the directors’ declaration.
Based on our review, which is not an audit, we have not become aware of any matter that makes us believe that the accompanying half-year financial report of the Group does not comply with the Corporations Act 2001 including:
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(a) giving a true and fair view of the Group’s financial position as at 31 December 2022 and of its performance for the half-year ended on that date; and
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(b) complying with Accounting Standard AASB 134 Interim Financial Reporting and the Corporations Regulations 2001 .
Basis of Conclusion
We conducted our review in accordance with ASRE 2410 Review of Financial Report Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity . Our responsibilities are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Review of the Financial Report section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 and the ethical requirements of the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board’s APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (including Independence Standards) (the Code) that are relevant to our audit of the annual financial report in Australia. We have also fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code.
Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. The title ‘Partner’ conveys that the person is a senior member within their respective division, and is among the group of persons who hold an equity interest (shareholder) in its parent entity, Findex Group Limited. The only professional service offering which is conducted by a partnership is external audit, conducted via the Crowe Australasia external audit division and Unison SMSF Audit. All other professional services offered by Findex Group Limited are conducted by a privately owned organisation and/or its subsidiaries. Findex (Aust) Pty Ltd, trading as Crowe Australasia is a member of Crowe Global, a Swiss verein. Each member firm of Crowe Global is a separate and independent legal entity. Findex (Aust) Pty Ltd and its affiliates are not responsible or liable for any acts or omissions of Crowe Global or any other member of Crowe Global. Crowe Global does not render any professional services and does not have an ownership or partnership interest in Findex (Aust) Pty Ltd. Services are provided by Crowe Sydney, an affiliate of Findex (Aust) Pty Ltd. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation.
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Gateway Mining Limited
Independent Auditor’s Report
Material Uncertainty Related to Going Concern
We draw attention to Note 1(e) of the financial report, which indicates that the Group has incurred a loss of $642,684 for the half year ended 31 December 2022, and net operating cash outflows during the same period amounted to $499,683. These conditions, along with other matters as set forth in Note 1(e), indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern. Our conclusion is not modified in respect of this matter.
Responsibility of the Directors for the Financial Report
The directors of the Company are responsible for the preparation of the half-year financial report that gives a true and fair view in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Act 2001 and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of the half-year financial report that gives a true and fair view and is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor’s Responsibility for the Review of the Financial Report
Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on the half-year financial report based on our review. ASRE 2410 requires us to conclude whether we have become aware of any matter that makes us believe that the half-year financial report is not in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 including giving a true and fair view of the Group’s financial position as at 31 December 2022 and its performance for the halfyear ended on that date, and complying with Accounting Standard AASB 134 Interim Financial Reporting and the Corporations Regulations 2001 .
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.
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Crowe Sydney
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Cyrus Patell Partner
Dated 15 March 2023
© 2022 Findex (Aust) Pty Ltd
www.crowe.com.au
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