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LCL RESOURCES LIMITED Interim / Quarterly Report 2018

Sep 12, 2018

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Metminco Limited ABN 43 119 759 349

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INTERIM FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED

30 JUNE 2018

Report for the half year ended 30 June 2018

Metminco Limited ABN 43 119 759 349

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Directors’ Report 2
Auditor’s Independence Declaration 7
Consolidated Financial Statements 8
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 13
Directors’ Declaration 23
Independent Auditor’s Report 24

Report for the half year ended 30 June 2018

Metminco Limited ABN 43 119 759 349

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT

The Directors present their report, together with the financial statements of the consolidated entity (the ‘Group’) being Metminco Limited (‘Metminco’ or the ‘Company’) and the entities it controlled at the end of, or during, the half year ended 30 June 2018 as well as the Independent Review Report.

Directors

The following persons held the office of director during and since the half year ended on 30 June 2018.

Kevin Wilson Executive Chairman (appointed 23 March 2018) Roger Higgins Non-Executive Director Glenister Lamont Non-Executive Director (appointed 28 May 2018) William Howe Managing Director (resigned 23 March 2018) Francisco Vergara-Irarrazaval Non-Executive Director (resigned 28 May 2018) Ram Venkat Non-Executive Director (resigned 19 March 2018)

Directors have been in office since the start of the half year unless otherwise stated.

Company Secretary

Graeme Hogan was the Company Secretary and CFO until 28 May 2018. On 26 April 2018 Geoffrey Widmer was appointed Joint Company Secretary alongside Graeme Hogan.

Graeme Hogan resigned as Company Secretary and Chief Financial Officer effective 28 May 2018. On that day Andrew Metcalfe was appointed Joint Company Secretary and CFO. Andrew Metcalfe and Geoffrey Widmer are in office at the date of this report.

Principal Activities

The Group’s Quinchia Gold Portfolio encompasses a potential near-term producing asset, the Miraflores Gold Project, as well as assets with substantial upside potential including the significant gold porphyry system targets of Tesorito, Dosquebrados and Chuscal. A Plan of works was submitted to the Colombian Mining Agency in January 2018 for the construction of the proposed Miraflores gold mine.

While the Company also retains its 100% Chilean Projects, the primary focus is on the Miraflores Gold Project and as such the Chilean projects are on care and maintenance. These Chilean projects provide significant exposure to copper through Mollacas on which a mining study announced in 2014 demonstrated robust economics for development of the Mollacas Project, which is subject to resolution of a dispute with the land holder. The Vallecillo Project is a polymetallic deposit with identified resources.

Financial and Operational Review

a) Financial Review

The Consolidated Group reported a loss for the half year ended 30 June 2018 of A$5,598,767 (2017: loss of A$30,727,034) after providing for income tax. No dividend was declared for the period.

During the half year ended 30 June 2018 Metminco’s cash position increased from A$834,377 to A$1,705,998.

Cash outgoings for the period were focused on the continued development of the Quinchia Gold Portfolio and corporate overheads.

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Report for the half year ended 30 June 2018

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT (Continued)

Financial and Operational Review (continued)

Details of fundraisings during the half year ended 30 June 2018 follow:

Entitlement offer

On 23 March 2018 the Company announced its intention to raise equity in a fully underwritten renounceable entitlement offer through the issue of 694,831,634 ordinary shares at an issue price of AUD$0.008 raising $5,558,653 with one free option of every three shares subscribed for. The options have an exercise price of AUD$0.011 and an expiry date 1 June 2020. This entitlement offer was successfully completed on 26 April 2018.

Placements

On 28 March 2018 the Company placed 19,080,045 ordinary fully paid shares at AUD$0.008 and the subscribers received 6,360,015 free options. The gross proceeds were AUD$152,640. This placement was ratified at the AGM on 28 May 2018.These funds were used to repay debts and relaunch exploration on the Company’s high potential Tesorito gold prospect in Colombia.

Derivative asset

On 31 January 2017 the Company entered into a Subscription Agreement, Escrow Agreement and Sharing Agreement with Lanstead Capital L.P regarding an A$3 million derivative asset facility. Pursuant to these agreements the Company issued 25,316,456 shares at 0.1158 per share for an aggregate subscription amount of A$3million. As security for the proceeds of these shares the recipient of the shares placed $A3million in government bonds with an escrow agent as security for the proceeds receivables. A$0.45 million was received as an advance and the remaining $A2.55 million was to be received over 18 months.

On 28 March 2018 the Company received a confirmation from Lanstead Capital confirming that the Subscription Agreement, Escrow Agreement and Sharing Agreement with Lanstead Capital L.P will be terminated and the Company received cash amounting to $44,410.

Convertible notes redemption

In May 2017 the Company entered into an A$0.75 million unsecured convertible note facility with Redfield Asset Management. The convertible notes have been redeemed by repaying the face value of the notes of A$750,000 plus interest of A$92,383 totalling a payment of A$842,383 on 24 April 2018.

At the end of the period, the Group’s net asset position was A$9,940,819 (31 December 2017: A$8,591,789) and cash reserves were A$1,705,998 (31 December 2017: A$834,377). Of this cash amount 1,528,609 was held in Australian dollars, 138,433 in Colombian Pesos, 23,084 in US dollars, 11,770 in GBP and 4,102 in Chilean Pesos.

Net Loss after Income Tax
Basic Loss per share (cents)
Diluted Loss per share (cents)
Dividend per share (cents)
Share price at 30 June
Six months ended
30 June 2018
30 June 2017
$’000
$’000
(5,598)
(30,727)
(1.44)
(25.38)
(1.44)
(25.38)
0.00
0.00
0.005
0.011

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Report for the half year ended 30 June 2018

Metminco Limited ABN 43 119 759 349

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT (Continued)

Financial and Operational Review (continued)

b) Operating Review

Quinchia Gold Portfolio Colombia

In June 2016 the Company completed the acquisition of Miraflores Compania Minera (“Miraflores Compania”) from RMB Resources Australia Pty Ltd. Miraflores Compania owns 100% of the Quinchia Gold Portfolio located within Colombia’s Middle Cauca Belt approximately 90km WNW of the Colombian capital of Bogota and 55 km to the north of Pereira, the capital of the Department of Risaralda.

The Quinchia Portfolio contains several gold deposits and exploration prospects including Miraflores, Dosquebradas, Tesorito and Chuscal.

A review of the Columbian concessions during the half year, resulted in the decision to relinquish a number of concessions and, in line with the Company’s accounting policies, to impair some of the capitalised exploration on certain concessions.

During the half year period a 1,500m diamond drilling program was commenced at Tesorito, part of the Quinchia Gold Portfolio. Results from the program were announced in August 2018 and included best intercept of 64m @ 1.67g/t Au from 144m within 253m @ 1.10 g/t from 2.9m from hole TS-DH-07 (refer ASX announcement of 30 August 2018).

Negotiations commenced with the owner of the Chuscal licence applications to form a joint venture. These discussions are ongoing as at the date of this report.

The Company submitted the Plan of Work (“PTO”) to the Colombian Mining Agency for mine development approval for the Miraflores Gold Project in January 2018. Colombian regulations require both the PTO and Environmental Impact Assessment approvals prior to commencement of operations. As at the date of this report, approval of the PTO is awaited.

The critical path for the development of the project remains the completion of the EIA, including the validation of the impacts on the local communities and the gaining of the social licence for the project. Final, seasonal water monitoring was completed during the quarter and will inform the EIA submission.

Mollacas, Vallecillo, Loica Projects, Chile

These projects remained on care and maintenance during the reporting period.

Corporate

During the half year the new management of Company undertook a number of measures to reduce on-going costs, which necessitated some additional short-term expenses. The Company’s registered office was moved from Sydney to Melbourne.

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT (Continued)

Competent Persons Statement

The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Gavin Daneel, BSc, MSc, who is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and is engaged as a Consultant in Australia.

Gavin Daneel is a consultant to the Company and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation, type of deposit under consideration, and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results’. Mr Daneel, as Competent Person for this report, has consented to the inclusion of the information in the form and context in which it appears herein.

Forward Looking Statement

All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this announcement including, without limitation, statements regarding future plans and objectives of Metminco are forward-looking statements. When used in this announcement, forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as ‘’anticipate”, “believe”, “could”, “estimate”, “expect”, “future”, “intend”, “may”, “opportunity”, “plan”, “potential”, “project”, “seek”, “will” and other similar words that involve risks and uncertainties.

These statements are based on an assessment of present economic and operating conditions, and on a number of assumptions regarding future events and actions that, as at the date of this announcement, are expected to take place. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, its directors and management of Metminco that could cause Metminco’s actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or anticipated in these statements.

The Company cannot and does not give any assurance that the results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this announcement will actually occur and investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Metminco does not undertake to update or revise forward-looking statements, or to publish prospective financial information in the future, regardless of whether new information, future events or any other factors affect the information contained in this announcement, except where required by applicable law and stock exchange listing requirements.

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT (Continued)

Matters subsequent to the end of the financial period

Matters that have arisen in the interval between the end of the half year ended 30 June 2018 and the date of this report of a material or unusual nature are as follows:

Appointment of Nick Winer (2 August 2018) as Director of Exploration, based in Medellin, Colombia. Nick is a geologist with over 30 years’ experience in gold, base metals in South America and will lead the Company’s activities in Colombia, in particular, the advancement of the portfolio of gold assets in the Quinchia district.

On 13[th] September 2018, the Company entered into an unsecured loan facility arrangement with private investors to the value of $500,000 at a 12% coupon rate paid quarterly maturing 6 months from date of issue or earlier by the Company on 30 days’ notice or on completion of a proposed capital raising.

On 13[th] September 2018, the Company entered into a Trading Halt on the ASX pending a corporate transaction and capital raising.

As at the date of this report, the Directors are not aware of any further matters that have arisen that have significantly affected, or may significantly affect, the operations of the Company

Rounding of amounts

The Company is of the kind referred to in ASIC Corporations (Rounding in Financial/Directors Reports) Legislative Instrument 2016/191, dated 1 April 2016, and in accordance with that Legislative Instrument amounts in the Directors Report and the Financial Statements are rounded off to the nearest thousand dollars, unless otherwise indicated.

Auditor’s Independence Declaration

A copy of the auditor’s independence declaration as required under S307C of the Corporations Act 2001, is included in this financial report, and forms part of this Directors’ Report.

This report is signed in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors.

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Kevin Wilson, Director Dated: 13 September 2018

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Report for the half year ended 30 June 2018

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Correspondence to: GPO Box 4736 Melbourne VIC 3001

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Auditor’s Independence Declaration

To the Directors of Metminco Limited

In accordance with the requirements of section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001 , as lead auditor for the review of Metminco Limited for the half-year ended 30 June 2018. I declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, there have been:

a no contraventions of the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 in relation to the review; and

b no contraventions of any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the review.

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Grant Thornton Audit Pty Ltd Chartered Accountants

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B A Mackenzie Partner - Audit & Assurance

Melbourne, 13 September 2018

Grant Thornton Audit Pty Ltd ACN 130 913 594 a subsidiary or related entity of Grant Thornton Australia Ltd ABN 41 127 556 389

www.grantthornton.com.au

‘Grant Thornton’ refers to the brand under which the Grant Thornton member firms provide assurance, tax and advisory services to their clients and/or refers to one or more member firms, as the context requires. Grant Thornton Australia Ltd is a member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd (GTIL). GTIL and the member firms are not a worldwide partnership. GTIL and each member firm is a separate legal entity. Services are delivered by the member firms. GTIL does not provide services to clients. GTIL and its member firms are not agents of, and do not obligate one another and are not liable for one another’s acts or omissions. In the Australian context only, the use of the term ‘Grant Thornton’ may refer to Grant Thornton Australia Limited ABN 41 127 556 389 and its Australian subsidiaries and related entities. GTIL is not an Australian related entity to Grant Thornton Australia Limited.

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation.

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Metminco Limited ABN 43 119 759 349

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For the half year ended 30 June 2018

Note
Other income
Administration expenses
Corporate expenses
Occupancy expense
Exploration expenditure written off
9
Share based payments expense
12
Loss on sale of asset
Unrealised loss on derivative asset
Realised loss on derivative asset
5
Profit on disposal of assets
Finance costs
Loss before income tax
Income tax expense
Loss for the period from continuing operations
Other comprehensive income:
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
Exchange differences on translating foreign controlled
entities
Total comprehensive Loss for the period
Loss attributable to:
Members of the parent entity
Total comprehensive (loss) attributable to:
Members of the parent entity
Loss per share
From continuing operations:
Basic loss per share (cents)
Diluted loss per share (cents)
30 June 2018
$
30 June 2017
$
2,496
-
(122,692)
(288,047)
(1,685,036)
(1,267,766)
(67,677)
(51,860)
(2,485,725)
(87,880)
(781,607)
-
-
(27,165,722)
-
(1,553,481)
(228,273)
(106,118)
-
23,570
(230,253)
(229,730)
(5,598,767)
(30,727,034)

(5,598,767)
(30,727,034)
435,451
(1,430,655)
(5,163,316)
(32,157,689)
(5,598,767)
(30,727,034)
(5,598,767)
(30,727,034)
(5,163,316)
(32,157,689)
(5,163,316)
(32,157,689)
(1.44)
(25.38)
(1.44)
(25.38)

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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Metminco Limited ABN 43 119 759 349

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

As at 30 June 2018

Note
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
Trade and other receivables
4
Derivative asset
5
Asset held for sale
6
Other assets
7
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Property, plant and equipment
8
Exploration and evaluation expenditure
9
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS
TOTAL ASSETS
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Trade and other payables
10
Provisions
11
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Trade and other Payables
10
TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
TOTAL LIABILITIES
NET ASSETS
EQUITY
Issued capital
13
Other reserves
Accumulated losses
TOTAL EQUITY
30 June 2018
$
31 December 2017
$
1,705,998
834,377
99,502
167,382
-
272,683
2,726,512
2,586,122
151,880
48,610
4,683,892
3,909,174
740,571
569,642
10,352,562
12,015,128
11,093,132
12,584,770
15,777,024
16,493,944
3,907,227
3,392,074
214,300
187,214
4,121,527
3,579,288
1,714,678
4,322,867
1,714,678
4,322,867
5,836,205
7,902,155
9,940,819
8,591,789
338,729,969
332,987,792
(28,685,744)
(29,914,047)
(300,103,406)
(294,481,956)
9,940,819
8,591,789

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY For the half year ended 30 June 2018

Balance at 1 January
2017
Loss attributable to
members of the parent
entity
Other comprehensive
loss
Total comprehensive
loss for the period
Shares issued during
the period
Transaction costs
Equity component of
convertible note
Options issued during
the period
Balance at 30 June
2017
Balance at 1 January
2018
Loss attributable to
members of the parent
entity
Other comprehensive
loss
Total comprehensive
loss for the period
Shares issued during
the period
Transaction costs
Equity component of
convertible note
Options issued during
the period
Options expired –prior
period adjustment
Balance at 30 June
2018
Issued
Capital
Accumulated
Losses
$
$
Option
Reserve
$
Convertible
Note equity
reserve
$

Foreign
Currency
Translation
Reserve
$
Acquisition
Reserve
Total
$
$
329,032,074
(259,254,583)

(30,727,034)

_
54,686

_

11,309,289
_
(1,430,655)
(41,506,662)
39,634,804

(30,727,034)

(1,430,655)

(30,727,034)
4,375,000

(314,703)




_




426,172



11,468
(1,430,655)




(32,157,689)

4,375,000

(314,703)

11,468
_
426,172
333,092,371
(289,981,617)
480,858 11,468 9,878,634 (41,506,662)
11,975,052
332,987,792
(294,481,956)

(5,598,767)

_
480,860

11,448

11,100,307
_
435,451
(41,506,662)
8,591,789

(5,598,767)

435,451

(5,598,767)
6,282,789

(540,612)

-

-
-
-
54,687




781,617
(54,687)



(11,468)

-
435,451




-

(5,163,316)

6,282,789

(540,612)

(11,468)
_
781,617
-
-
338,729,968
(300,026,036)
1,207,790 - 11,535,758 (41,506,662)
9,940,818

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the half year ended 30 June 2018

Note
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Payments to suppliers and employees
Interest received
Net cash used in operating activities
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
Payments for exploration expenditure
Payment of deferred consideration
Proceeds from sale of Los Calatos
Net cash (used in)/provided by investing activities
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from issue of shares
Payments in respect to capital raisings
Cash received from convertible notes
Cash paid for convertible notes redemption
Cash received from derivative asset
Cash received from equity swap
Net cash provided by financing activities
Net increase in cash held
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of financial period
Effect of exchange rates on cash holdings in foreign
currencies
Cash and cash equivalents at end of financial period
30 June 2018
$
30 June 2017
$
(1,677,704)
(1,573,133)
2,496
(1,675,208)
(1,573,133)
(170,394)
23,570
(712,408)
(1,203,307)
(1,000,000)

-
6,601,155
(1,882,802)
5,421,418
6,282,789
2,020,035
(540,612)
(314,704)
-
750,000
(842,383)
-
-
35,549
44,410
-
4,944,204
2,490,880
1,386,194
6,339,165
834,377
71,548
(514,573)
(60,782)
1,705,998
**6,349,931 **

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the half year ended 30 June 2018

NOTE 1: BASIS OF PREPARATION AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparation

Reporting entity

Metminco Limited is a company domiciled in Australia. The consolidated interim financial report of the Company for the half-year ended 30 June 2018 comprises the Company and its controlled entities, and is presented in Australian dollars, which is the functional currency of the parent company.

The consolidated annual financial report of the consolidated entity for the period ended 31 December 2017 is available upon request from the Company’s registered office at Suite 3, Level 2, 470 Collins Street, Melbourne, 3000, Australia or from the Company’s website at www.metminco.com.au.

The interim financial report has been prepared on an accruals basis and is prepared under historical cost convention, modified, where applicable, by the measurement at fair value of selected non-current assets, financial assets and financial liabilities.

The financial statements were authorised for issue by the directors on 13 September 2018.

Statement of Compliance

This general-purpose financial report for the half year ended 30 June 2018 has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 and AASB 134 Interim Financial Reporting.

This interim financial report does not include all the notes of the type normally included in an annual financial report. Accordingly, this report is to be read in conjunction with the annual report for the year ended 31 December 2017 and any public announcements made by Metminco Limited during the interim reporting period in accordance with the continuous disclosure requirements of the Corporations Act 2001.

Significant Accounting Policies

The accounting policies applied by the consolidated entity in this condensed consolidated interim financial report are consistent with those applied by the consolidated entity in its annual financial report for the year ended 31 December 2017 other than as stated below.

Going concern basis of accounting

The Consolidated Group incurred a net loss after tax of $5,598,767 (30 June 2017: $30,727,034), has net cash used in operations (including payments for exploration) of $2,559,922 during the half-year ended 30 June 2018 (30 June 2017: $1,673,133) and has a cash balance of $1,705,998 as at that date (30 June 2017: $6,349,931).

It also has net current assets of $562,365 (31 December 2017: $329,866) and net assets of $9,940,819 (31 December 2017: $8,591,789).

Although the Group has taken steps to ensure its outgoing expenditure is at the minimum levels required to maintain its projects in good standing and meet its governance, compliance and ASX listing obligations, additional funding will be required within the next 12 months to meet these obligations. The Company reviewed various capital raising options to underpin the continued solvency of the business. It has entered into an unsecured loan facility arrangement on 13[th] September 2018 with private investors to the value of $500,000 at a 12% coupon rate paid quarterly maturing 6 months from date of issue or earlier by the Company on 30 days’ notice or on completion of a proposed capital raising.

The Company is planning to initiate a placement using its 15% capacity under Listing Rule 7.1 to sophisticated and professional investors. This placement is to be completed after receiving shareholder approval at the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on 14[th] September 2018.

Following completion of the placement, the Company will seek further funding to support its working capital and business development.

If these capital raising initiatives do not materialise, then there is possibility that the Group may not be able to raise the additional financing required, which gives rise to a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt upon the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern.

Notwithstanding the material uncertainty the Directors are satisfied that the Company and Group have sufficient cash reserves together with its strategies as alluded to above to maintain its current portfolio and meet its debts as and when they fall due. Therefore, these financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) For the half year ended 30 June 2018

NOTE 2: SEGMENT REPORTING

The company’s primary activity is mineral exploration in the geographical area of South America. This focus is consistent with the internal reports that are reviewed and used by the Board of Directors (chief operating decision makers) in assessing performance and determining the allocation of resources.

MINERAL EXPLORATION
NON-CORE
RECONCILING ITEMS
Total
a. Segment performance
30 June 2018
$
30 June 2017
$
30 June 2018
$
30 June 2017
$
30 June 2018
$
30 June 2017
$
Revenue


-

-

Other income


2,496

2,496

Total group Income


2,496

2,496

Segment gain/(loss) before
tax
(2,762,387)
(108,399)
(2,836,380)
(30,618,635)
(5,598,767)
(30,727,034)
Gain/(loss) before tax from
continuing operations
(2,762,387)
(108,399)
(2,836,380)
(30,618,635)
(5,598,767)
(30,727,034)
Depreciation and
amortisation expense
included in segement result:
(31,024)
(32,025)
(1,049)
(837)
(32,073)
(32,862)
Impairment expense
(2,485,725)
(87,880)


(2,485,725)
(87,880)
MINERAL EXPLORATION
NON-CORE
RECONCILING ITEMS
Total
b. Segment assets
30 June 2018
$
31 December
2017 $
30 June 2018
$
31 December
2017 $
30 June 2018
$
31 December
2017 $
Segment assets
13,353,333
15,286,863
1,609,521
1,207,081
14,962,854
16,493,944
Segment asset increases for
the period
– capital expenditure
712,990
3,113,298


712,990
3,113,298
– deferred consideration
1,000,000



1,000,000

– investment in associates






1,712,990
3,113,298


1,712,990
3,113,298
c. Segment liabilities
Segment liabilities
291,233
379,673
5,544,972
7,522,482
5,836,205
7,902,155
Reconciliation of segment liabilities to group liabilities
-Total group liabilities
291,233
379,673
5,544,972
7,522,482
5,836,205
7,902,155
d. Total Income by geographical region
Income is disclosed below, based on the location :
30 JUNE 2018
$
30 JUNE 2017
$
Australia
2,496

South America


Total Income
2,496

e. Assets by geographical region
The location of non-current assets by geographical location is disclosed below:
30 JUNE 2018
$
31 DECEMBER 2017
$
Australia
2,596
3,063
Colombia
11,090,536
12,555,560
Chile
-
26,147
Total non-current assets
11,093,132
12,584,770
MINERAL EXPLORATION
NON-CORE
RECONCILING ITEMS
Total
a. Segment performance
30 June 2018
$
30 June 2017
$
30 June 2018
$
30 June 2017
$
30 June 2018
$
30 June 2017
$
Revenue


-

-

Other income


2,496

2,496

Total group Income


2,496

2,496

Segment gain/(loss) before
tax
(2,762,387)
(108,399)
(2,836,380)
(30,618,635)
(5,598,767)
(30,727,034)
Gain/(loss) before tax from
continuing operations
(2,762,387)
(108,399)
(2,836,380)
(30,618,635)
(5,598,767)
(30,727,034)
Depreciation and
amortisation expense
included in segement result:
(31,024)
(32,025)
(1,049)
(837)
(32,073)
(32,862)
Impairment expense
(2,485,725)
(87,880)


(2,485,725)
(87,880)
MINERAL EXPLORATION
NON-CORE
RECONCILING ITEMS
Total
b. Segment assets
30 June 2018
$
31 December
2017 $
30 June 2018
$
31 December
2017 $
30 June 2018
$
31 December
2017 $
Segment assets
13,353,333
15,286,863
1,609,521
1,207,081
14,962,854
16,493,944
Segment asset increases for
the period
– capital expenditure
712,990
3,113,298


712,990
3,113,298
– deferred consideration
1,000,000



1,000,000

– investment in associates






1,712,990
3,113,298


1,712,990
3,113,298
c. Segment liabilities
Segment liabilities
291,233
379,673
5,544,972
7,522,482
5,836,205
7,902,155
Reconciliation of segment liabilities to group liabilities
-Total group liabilities
291,233
379,673
5,544,972
7,522,482
5,836,205
7,902,155
d. Total Income by geographical region
Income is disclosed below, based on the location :
30 JUNE 2018
$
30 JUNE 2017
$
Australia
2,496

South America


Total Income
2,496

e. Assets by geographical region
The location of non-current assets by geographical location is disclosed below:
30 JUNE 2018
$
31 DECEMBER 2017
$
Australia
2,596
3,063
Colombia
11,090,536
12,555,560
Chile
-
26,147
Total non-current assets
11,093,132
12,584,770
MINERAL EXPLORATION
NON-CORE
RECONCILING ITEMS
Total
a. Segment performance
30 June 2018
$
30 June 2017
$
30 June 2018
$
30 June 2017
$
30 June 2018
$
30 June 2017
$
Revenue


-

-

Other income


2,496

2,496

Total group Income


2,496

2,496

Segment gain/(loss) before
tax
(2,762,387)
(108,399)
(2,836,380)
(30,618,635)
(5,598,767)
(30,727,034)
Gain/(loss) before tax from
continuing operations
(2,762,387)
(108,399)
(2,836,380)
(30,618,635)
(5,598,767)
(30,727,034)
Depreciation and
amortisation expense
included in segement result:
(31,024)
(32,025)
(1,049)
(837)
(32,073)
(32,862)
Impairment expense
(2,485,725)
(87,880)


(2,485,725)
(87,880)
MINERAL EXPLORATION
NON-CORE
RECONCILING ITEMS
Total
b. Segment assets
30 June 2018
$
31 December
2017 $
30 June 2018
$
31 December
2017 $
30 June 2018
$
31 December
2017 $
Segment assets
13,353,333
15,286,863
1,609,521
1,207,081
14,962,854
16,493,944
Segment asset increases for
the period
– capital expenditure
712,990
3,113,298


712,990
3,113,298
– deferred consideration
1,000,000



1,000,000

– investment in associates






1,712,990
3,113,298


1,712,990
3,113,298
c. Segment liabilities
Segment liabilities
291,233
379,673
5,544,972
7,522,482
5,836,205
7,902,155
Reconciliation of segment liabilities to group liabilities
-Total group liabilities
291,233
379,673
5,544,972
7,522,482
5,836,205
7,902,155
d. Total Income by geographical region
Income is disclosed below, based on the location :
30 JUNE 2018
$
30 JUNE 2017
$
Australia
2,496

South America


Total Income
2,496

e. Assets by geographical region
The location of non-current assets by geographical location is disclosed below:
30 JUNE 2018
$
31 DECEMBER 2017
$
Australia
2,596
3,063
Colombia
11,090,536
12,555,560
Chile
-
26,147
Total non-current assets
11,093,132
12,584,770
MINERAL EXPLORATION
NON-CORE
RECONCILING ITEMS
Total
a. Segment performance
30 June 2018
$
30 June 2017
$
30 June 2018
$
30 June 2017
$
30 June 2018
$
30 June 2017
$
Revenue


-

-

Other income


2,496

2,496

Total group Income


2,496

2,496

Segment gain/(loss) before
tax
(2,762,387)
(108,399)
(2,836,380)
(30,618,635)
(5,598,767)
(30,727,034)
Gain/(loss) before tax from
continuing operations
(2,762,387)
(108,399)
(2,836,380)
(30,618,635)
(5,598,767)
(30,727,034)
Depreciation and
amortisation expense
included in segement result:
(31,024)
(32,025)
(1,049)
(837)
(32,073)
(32,862)
Impairment expense
(2,485,725)
(87,880)


(2,485,725)
(87,880)
MINERAL EXPLORATION
NON-CORE
RECONCILING ITEMS
Total
b. Segment assets
30 June 2018
$
31 December
2017 $
30 June 2018
$
31 December
2017 $
30 June 2018
$
31 December
2017 $
Segment assets
13,353,333
15,286,863
1,609,521
1,207,081
14,962,854
16,493,944
Segment asset increases for
the period
– capital expenditure
712,990
3,113,298


712,990
3,113,298
– deferred consideration
1,000,000



1,000,000

– investment in associates






1,712,990
3,113,298


1,712,990
3,113,298
c. Segment liabilities
Segment liabilities
291,233
379,673
5,544,972
7,522,482
5,836,205
7,902,155
Reconciliation of segment liabilities to group liabilities
-Total group liabilities
291,233
379,673
5,544,972
7,522,482
5,836,205
7,902,155
d. Total Income by geographical region
Income is disclosed below, based on the location :
30 JUNE 2018
$
30 JUNE 2017
$
Australia
2,496

South America


Total Income
2,496

e. Assets by geographical region
The location of non-current assets by geographical location is disclosed below:
30 JUNE 2018
$
31 DECEMBER 2017
$
Australia
2,596
3,063
Colombia
11,090,536
12,555,560
Chile
-
26,147
Total non-current assets
11,093,132
12,584,770
13,353,333
15,286,863
1,609,521
1,207,081
14,962,854
16,493,944
712,990
3,113,298

1,000,000





712,990
3,113,298

1,000,000



1,712,990
3,113,298

291,233
379,673
5,544,972

1,712,990
3,113,298
7,522,482
5,836,205
7,902,155
7,522,482
5,836,205
7,902,155
30 JUNE 2018
$
30 JUNE 2017
$
2,496



2,496

30 JUNE 2018
$
31 DECEMBER 2017
$
2,596
3,063
11,090,536
12,555,560
-
26,147
11,093,132
12,584,770

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) For the half year ended 30 June 2018

NOTE 3: LOSS FOR THE PERIOD

Expenses:
Expenses from continuing operations
Corporate expenses include:
Employee and directors’ benefits expense
Depreciation and amortisation
6 months ended
30 June 2018
$
6 months ended
30 June 2017
$

(703,250)
(254,712)

(32,073)
(32,862)

NOTE 4: TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

CURRENT
Other receivables1
Total current trade and other receivables
NON-CURRENT
VAT receivables2
Provision for impairment of VAT receivables
Total non-current trade and other receivables
30 June 2018
$ 31 December 2017
$
99,499
167,382
99,499
167,382
252,261
180,669
(252,261)
(180,669)

1 Other receivable include GST receivable and Bonds.

2 VAT incurred by Miraflores Compania Minera SAS relating to the Quinchia Gold Project in Colombia.

NOTE 5: DERIVATIVE ASSET

CURRENT
Derivative asset1
30 June 2018
$ 31 December 2017
$
-
272,683

1 On 31 January 2017 the Company entered into a Subscription Agreement, Escrow Agreement and Sharing Agreement with Lanstead Capital L.P regarding an A$3 million derivative asset facility. Pursuant to these agreements the Company issued 25,316,456 shares at 0.1158 per share for an aggregate subscription amount of A$3million. As security for the proceeds of these shares the recipient of the shares placed $A3million in government bonds with an escrow agent as security for the proceeds receivables.

Effective 28 March 2018 the arrangement was terminated, as such the difference between cash received and the derivative asset was realised to profit or loss.

Movement in the fair value of the derivative asset is as follows:

Opening Balance
1 January 2018

Cash received from
derivative asset
Loss on
Settlement
(realized loss)
Fair value
adjustment
Closing Balance
30 June 2018
Current derivative asset 272,683 (44,410) (228,273)

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) For the half year ended 30 June 2018

NOTE 6: ASSET HELD FOR SALE

NOTE 6: ASSET HELD FOR SALE
CURRENT
Asset held for sale1
30 June 2018
$
31 December 2017
$
2,726,512
2,586,122

1 The Directors have decided that the land at Mollacas is surplus to requirements given the focus of the Company is on advancing its Colombian portfolio of assets & therefore has been offered for sale. An agent has been appointed to sell the land. The directors have recorded the land at the lower valuation as provided by an independent valuer. The movement during the interim period is because of foreign currency translation.

NOTE 7: OTHER ASSETS

NOTE 7: OTHER ASSETS
CURRENT
Prepayments
30 June 2018
$
31 December 2017
$
151,880
48,612

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) For the half year ended 30 June 2018

NOTE 8: PROPERTY PLANT & EQUIPMENT

NOTE 8: PROPERTY PLANT & EQUIPMENT
30 June 2018
31
December 2017
$ $
Land
At cost 652,968 450,032
Total land 652,968 450,032
Plant and equipment
At cost 1,392,806 1,355,993
Accumulated depreciation (1,305,203) (1,236,383)
Total plant and equipment 87,603 119,610
Total property, plant and equipment 740,571 569,642
Reconciliations
Reconciliation of the carrying amounts for each class of property, plant and equipment are set out below:
Land
Carrying amount at beginning of period 450,032 4,409,481
Additions of land 169,812 -
Impairment to fair value - (934,037)
Reclasification of land held for resale - (2,586,122)
Impact of foreign exchange movement 33,124 (439,290)
Carrying amount of plant and equipment at end of period 652,968 450,032
Plant and equipment
Carrying amount at beginning of period 119,610 128,868
Additions of equipment 582
Disposal of equipment - (23,181)
Impact of foreign exchange movement (516) 46,285
Depreciation (32,073) (40,282)
Carrying amount of plant and equipment at end of period 87,603 119,610
Carrying amount at end of period 740,571 569,642

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) For the half year ended 30 June 2018

NOTE 9: EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION

NOTE 9: EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION
Costs carried forward in respect of areas of interest in:
– exploration and evaluation phases
Reconciliations
Carrying amount at the beginning of the period
Expenditure incurred during the period
Impact of foreign exchange movement during the period
Exploration expenditure write off1
Carrying amount at the end of the half year
30 June 2018
$
31 December 2017
$
9,538,391
12,015,128
12,015,128
9,486,691
712,435
2,759,669
110,751
(182,795)
(2,485,725)
(48,437)
10,352,589
12,015,128

Exploration and evaluation capitalised at 30 June 2018 represents Miraflores and Tesorito, which are a part of the Quinchia project where management has an active drilling program.

Recoverability of the carrying amount of exploration assets is dependent upon the successful recovery of ore reserves. Impairment indicators in AASB 6 are considered for each area of interest.

1 Write off

During the six months ended 30 June 2018 the Company undertook a detailed review of its exploration targets in Colombia and due to competing expenditure priorities the Company agreed to write-off expenditrue associated with the Dosquebrados and Chuscal exploration targets.

Capitalised costs amounting to $712,408 for the 6-month period ended 30 June 2018 (for the year ended 31 December 2017: $1,203,307) have been included in cash flows from investing activities.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) For the half year ended 30 June 2018

NOTE 10: TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES

CURRENT
Trade payables
Deferred consideration1
Convertible note payable incl accrued interest2
Other payables and accrued expenses
NON CURRENT
Deferred Consideration1
30 June 2018
$
31 December 2017
$
455,098
780,870
2,777,778
962,250
-
808,020
674,351
840,934
3,907,227
3,392,074
1,714,678
4,322,867

1 As part of the Miraflores Compania acquisition, part of the consideration included a maximum of A$7million in deferred consideration/royalty payments to RMB from operating cashflows. Payment of $1m occurred in 2017 and a further $1m payment occurred in June 2018.

nsideration/royalty payments to
yment occurred in June 2018.
RMB from operating cashflows. Payment of $1m occurred in 2017 and a further $1m
Deferred cash consideration
(present value)
Opening Balance
1 January 2018
$
Payment during the
year
$
Fair value
adjustment
$
Closing Balance
30 June 2018
$
5,285,117
(1,000,000)
207,338
4,492,455

1 The deferred cash consideration has been discounted at 8% per annum (2017: 8% per annum)

2 In May 2017 the Company entered an A$0.75 million unsecured convertible note facility with Redfield Asset Management. The convertible notes have been redeemed by repaying the face value of the notes of A$750,000 plus interest of A$92,383 totalling a payment of AUD842,383 on 24 April 2018.

.

NOTE 11: PROVISIONS

CURRENT

Employee benefits

30 June 2018 31 December 2017
$ $
214,300 187,214

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) For the half year ended 30 June 2018

NOTE 12: ISSUED CAPITAL

NOTE 12: ISSUED CAPITAL
887,232,521 (31 December 2017: 101,883,843)fullypaid ordinary shares
25,316,456 (31 December 2017: 25,316,456)partlypaid ordinary shares
a.
Movements in fully paid ordinary share capital (No. Shares)
Balance at beginning of the reporting period
Shares issued
-
31-Jan-171
-
28-Mar-182
-
24-Apr-183
-
30-Apr-184
-
22-May-185
At the end of the reporting period
b.
Movements in fully paid ordinary share capital ($)
Balance at beginning of the reporting period
Shares issued
-
31-Jan-171
-
28-Mar-182
-
24-Apr-183
-
30-Apr-184
-
22-May-185
Costs of capital raising
At the end of the reporting period
30 June 2018
~~$~~
31 December 2017
~~$~~
335,729,968
330,009,404
3,000,000
2,978,388
338,729,968
332,987,792
No. Shares
No. Shares
101,883,843
90,280,468

11,603,375
19,080,045

694,831,892

2,702,152

68,734,589
887,232,521
101,883,843
30 June 2018
$
31 December 2017
**$7 **
329,987,792
329,032,074

1,375,000
152,640

5,558,654

21,617

549,877

(540,612)
(419,282)
335,729,968
329,987,792

1On 31 January 2017 the Company issued 10,970,464 shares to Redfield Asset Management and 632,911 shares to Winic Pty Ltd at A$0.1185 as share placement to raise A$1.375,000.

2 On 28 March 2018 the Company issued 19,080,045 ordinary shares at A$0.008 as part of a share placement to raise A$152,640.

3On 24 April 2018 the Company issued 694,831,892 ordinary shares at A$0.008 as part of an Entitlement Offer to raise A$5,558,654.

4On 30 April 2018 the Company issued 2,702,152 ordinary shares at A$0.008 to Lanstead Capital LP to settle fees payable to Lanstead.

5On 22 May 2018 the Company issued 68,734,589 ordinary shares at A$0.008 as part of a share placement to raise A$549,877.

c.
Movements in partly paid ordinary share capital (No. Shares)
Balance at beginning of the reporting period
Shares issued
Balance at the end of the reporting period
30 June 2018
No. Shares
31 December 2017
No. Shares
25,316,456
25,316,456
-
-
25,316,456
25,316,456

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NOTE 12: ISSUED CAPITAL (continued)

d.
Movements in partly paid ordinary share capital ($)
30 June 2018
$
31 December 2017
$
Balance at beginning of the reporting period
3,000,000
3,000,000
Shares issued
-
-
At the end of the reporting period
3,000,000
3,000,000
e. Movement in options and performance rights
30 JUNE 2018
Grant
Date
Expiry
Date
Exercise
Price
$ Outstanding
31 December
2017
Granted
during
the year
Exercised during
the year
Lapsed
during
the year
Outstanding
at
30 June 2018
d.
Movements in partly paid ordinary share capital ($)
30 June 2018
$
31 December 2017
$
Balance at beginning of the reporting period
3,000,000
3,000,000
Shares issued
-
-
At the end of the reporting period
3,000,000
3,000,000
e. Movement in options and performance rights
30 JUNE 2018
Grant
Date
Expiry
Date
Exercise
Price
$ Outstanding
31 December
2017
Granted
during
the year
Exercised during
the year
Lapsed
during
the year
Outstanding
at
30 June 2018
24 April 2018
1 June 2020
$0.011
30 April 2018
1 June 2020
$0.011
22 May 2018
1 June 2020
$0.011
29 May 2018
1 June 2020
$0.011
29 May 2018
31 Dec 2018
$0.012
29 May 2018
31 Dec 2019
$0.016
29 May 2018
31 Dec 2020
$0.024
29 May 2018
31 Dec 2018
$0.012
29 May 2018
31 Dec 2019
$0.016
29 May 2018
31 Dec 2019
$0.016
29 May 2018
31 Dec 2020
$0.024
29 May 2018
31 Dec 2020
$0.024
- 231,610,770
-
-
-
9,876,512
-
-
-
22,911,530
-
-
- 237,970,560
-
-
-
9,600,000
-
-
-
9,600,000
-
-
-
9,600,000
-
-
-
11,600,000
-
-
-
11,600,000
-
-
-
11,600,000
-
-
-
11,600,000
-
-
-
11,600,000
-
-
24,691,358 589,169,372
-
-
613,860,730

Options issued to advisors in consideration for capital raising fees and Options and Performance Rights issued to related parties under the Company’s Long-Term Incentive Plan (following approval at AGM held on 28 May 2018) are as follows.

Recipient Terms of issue Options issued Share based
payment value
Redfield Asset
Management Pty Ltd
Options exercisable at $0.011 each on or before 1
June 2020
9,876,512 $21,234
Patersons Securities Ltd
as underwriters or their
nominee
Optionsexercisable at $0.011 each on or before 1
June 2020
231,610,545 $669,355
Glensiter Lamont Options issued under terms of Company’s Employee
Long Term Incentive Plan
14,400,000 $7,153
Roger Higgins Options issued under terms of Company’s Employee
Long Term Incentive Plan
14,400,000 $7,153
Kevin Wilson Performance Rights issued under terms of Company’s
Employee Long Term Incentive Plan
58,000,000 $76,712
TOTAL $781,607

Options issued to advisers above were fair valued using the Binomial American Tree method of valuing securities.

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NOTE 13: LOSS PER SHARE

NOTE 13: LOSS PER SHARE
a.
Reconciliation of loss per share
Loss
Loss used in the calculation of basic and dilutive EPS
b.
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the
period used in calculating basic EPS
Weighted average number of dilutive options outstanding
c.
Anti-dilutive options on issue not used in dilutive EPS calculation
6 months ended
6 months ended
30 June 2018
$
30 June 2017
$
(5,598,767)
(30,727,034)
(5,598,767)
(30,727,034)
30 June 2018
No.
30 June 2017
No.
124,064,642
121,046,994
-
-
613,860,730
100,000

NOTE 14: CONTROLLED ENTITIES

COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION
PERCENTAGE OWNED

PERCENTAGE OWNED
30 JUNE 2018 31 DECEMBER 2017
% %
Controlled Entities consolidated
Subsidiaries of Metminco Limited:
Hampton Mining Limited Australia 100 100
North Hill Holdings Group Inc. British Virgin Islands 100 100
Wholly owned subsidiaries of North Hill Holdings
Group Inc.:
Cerro Norte Mining Inc. British Virgin Islands 100 100
North Hill Ovalle Inc. British Virgin Islands 100 100
North Hill Perú Inc. British Virgin Islands 100 100
North Hill Colombia Inc. British Virgin Islands 100 100
Minera Hampton Chile Limitada Chile 100 100
Miraflores Hampton Colombia SAS Colombia 100 100
Miraflores Compania Minera SAS Colombia 100 100

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

For the half year ended 30 June 2018

NOTE 15: CAPITAL AND LEASING COMMITMENTS

a)
Operating Lease Commitments
Non-cancellable operating leases contracted for but not capitalised in the
financial statements
Payable - minimum lease payments
-
not later than 12 months
-
between 12 months and 5 years
-
greater than 5 years
30 June
2018
$
31 December
2017
$
80,620
52,258
6,975
24,556

87,595
76,814

The Group has lease commitments over five premises in Australia and Colombia with terms ranging from 1 to 14 months. Rent is payable monthly in advance.

b) Exploration Tenement Licence Commitments
Mining and exploration licence fees for tenements held by the Group but not
yet capitalised in the financial statements
Payable (minimum license payments)
- not later than 12 months 440,828 347,831

NOTE 16: CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

The Group is not aware of any contingent liabilities.

NOTE 17: EVENTS AFTER THE END OF THE PERIOD

Matters that have arisen in the interval between the end of the half year ended 30 June 2018 and the date of this report of a material or unusual nature are as follows:

Appointment of Nick Winer (2 August 2018) as Director of Exploration, based in Medellin, Colombia. Nick is a geologist with over 30 years’ experience in gold, base metals in South America and will lead the Company’s activities in Colombia, in particular, the advancement of the portfolio of gold assets in the Quinchia district.

On 13[th] September 2018, the Company entered into an unsecured loan facility arrangement with private investors to the value of $500,000 at a 12% coupon rate paid quarterly maturing 6 months from date of issue or earlier by the Company on 30 days’ notice or on completion of a proposed capital raising.

On 13[th] September 2018, the Company entered a Trading Halt on the ASX pending a corporate transaction and capital raising.

As at the date of this report, the Directors are not aware of any further matters that have arisen that have significantly affected, or may significantly affect, the operations of the Company

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Metminco Limited ABN 43 119 759 349

DIRECTORS’ DECLARATION

In the opinion of the Directors of Metminco Limited:

  • 1) The consolidated financial statements of Metminco Limited are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including:

  • a) complying with Accounting Standard AASB 134: Interim Financial Reporting; and

  • b) giving a true and fair view of the financial position as at 30 June 2018 and of its performance for the half-year ended on that date.

  • 2) 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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Kevin Wilson

Dated: 13 September 2018

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Independent Auditor’s Review Report

To the Members of Metminco Limited

Report on the review of the half year financial report

Conclusion

We have reviewed the accompanying half year financial report of Metminco Limited (the ‘Company’), which comprises the consolidated statement of financial position as at 30 June 2018, and 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 description 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 end or from time to time during the half year.

Based on our review, which is not an audit, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the half year financial report of Metminco Limited does not give a true and fair view of the financial position of the Company as at 30 June 2018, and of its financial performance and its cash flows for the half year ended on that date, in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 , including complying with Accounting Standard AASB 134 Interim Financial Reporting .

Material uncertainty related to going concern

We draw attention to Note 1, in the financial report, which indicates that the consolidated entity incurred a net loss of $5,598,767 during the half year ended 30 June 2018 and has net cash used in operations (including payments for exploration) of $2,559,922 during the half-year ended 30 June 2018 and has a cash balance of $1,705,998, as of that date. These conditions, along with other matters set forth in Note 1, indicate the existence of a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt about the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern and therefore, the Group may be unable to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in normal course of business, and at the amounts stated in the financial report. Our report is not modified in relation to this matter.

Directors’ responsibility for the half year 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.

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Auditor’s responsibility

Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on the half year financial report based on our review. We conducted our review in accordance with 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 half year financial report is not in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 including giving a true and fair view of the Company’s financial position as at 30 June 2018 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 Metminco Limited, ASRE 2410 requires that we comply with the ethical requirements relevant to the audit of the annual financial report.

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 have complied with the independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001.

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Grant Thornton Audit Pty Ltd Chartered Accountants

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B A Mackenzie Partner – Audit & Assurance

Melbourne, 13 September 2018