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SABRE RESOURCES LIMITED — Interim / Quarterly Report 2021
Mar 11, 2021
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SABRE RESOURCES LTD AND CONTROLLED ENTITIES
(ACN 003 043 570)
Interim Financial Report for the Half Year Ended 31December 2020
CONTENTS
| Directors' Report | 3 |
|---|---|
| Auditor's Independence Declaration | 11 |
| Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income | 12 |
| Consolidated Statement of Financial Position | 13 |
| Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity | 14 |
| Consolidated Cash Flow Statement | 15 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 16 |
| Directors' Declaration | 20 |
| Independent Auditor's Review Report to The Members | 21 |
DIRECTORS' REPORT
Your Directors present their report on the consolidated group of Sabre Resources Ltd ("Sabre") and its controlled entities (the "Group") for the half year ended 31 December 2020.
1. DIRECTORS
The names of Directors in office during the half year and up to the date of this report:
Michael Scivolo Robert Collins Basil Conti
2. REVIEW OF OPERATIONS
Sabre Resources Ltd ('Company') holds advanced exploration projects in Namibia and Western Australia. In Western Australia, the Company has a 70% interest in the Sherlock Bay Nickel Project in the western Pilbara region that contains the Sherlock Bay Nickel Deposit. It also holds a 100% interest in both the Bonanza and Beacon gold projects in Western Australia. In Namibia, the Company has base metal and vanadium projects in the Otavi Mountain Land ('OML') in northern Namibia close to the Tsumeb and Kombat Mines.
2.1 Bonanza and Beacon Gold Projects
The Bonanza and Beacon projects cover an area of 18km2 located adjacent to the recent discovery at Penny West Gold Project, owned by Ramelius Resources Limited (ASX: RMS), located in the Youanmi Gold Mining District, in Western Australia.
The Youanmi Gold Mining District has gained investor attention with several companies including Rox Resources Limited (ASX: RXL) and Venus Metals Corporation Limited (ASX: VMC) reporting significant exploration success on gold projects located in the same area.

Figure 1: Bonanza and Beacon Gold Projects location plan showing area of proposed aeromagnetic survey
In August 2020, Perth based Pegasus Airborne Systems Pty Ltd successfully completed a detailed airborne magnetic survey over a structural target area of 2km by 3km in the northeast corner of E57/1125 (Bonanza Gold Project), located immediately west of the Penny West Gold Mine (Figures 1+2). The survey was flown at a line spacing of 20m and a sensor height of 20m providing exceptionally high quality and detailed data that exceeded the Company's expectation. The northeast corner of E57/1125 is approximately 500m from the tenement boundary of Ramelius Resources Ltd tenement and 800m from the Penny North discovery (Figure 1).
Sabre's geophysical consultants processed and imaged the aeromagnetic data and completed a lithological and structural interpretation (Figure 2).

Figure 2: Aeromagnetic image (TMI-RTP) of the survey area on E57/1125 and interpretation by Newexco.
The magnetic survey covers an area of structural complexity at the greenstone-granite contact near Penny West. The northeastern portion of the surveyed area has a lower magnetic response to the southeastern portion. These different magnetic domains are separated by sets of northwest and northeast trending faults that are represented by linear magnetic lows possibly caused by alteration. There is no outcrop within the surveyed area and no previous drilling so although different magnetic domains had been identified the rock type cannot be accurately determined.
The northeast trending faults offset the geological domains and extend through to the gold mineralised area at Penny West and Penny North. The northwest trending faults appear to represent splays off the main north-south trending Youanmi Fault that controls gold mineralization along the trend between the Penny West and Youanmi Mines. At the intersection of the northeast and northwest trending faults, Sabre's consultants have identified magnetic lows they believe to represent alteration caused by magnetite destruction. These fault intersections and interpreted dilation zones were the highest priority targets for drilling to test for gold mineralization.
In November 2020, Sabre completed an Aircore drilling program at the Bonanza Gold Project. The reconnaissance drilling was conducted on four east-west orientated traverses with holes spaced 100m apart. Forty nine holes were drilled for a total of 1,427m. Samples were taken downhole as 4m composites with a total of 392 samples and standards submitted to the laboratory for gold and pathfinder element analysis.
The Aircore drilling was conducted on a wide spaced 400m by 100m grid to test for supergene gold mineralization within the near surface regolith profile indicative of mineralization in fresh bedrock (Figure 3). The drill hole depth averaged 30m with holes intersecting oxidised clays and penetrating to partially weathered bedrock. There are indications of faulting in the form of variations in the basement lithologies, stringer quartz veins and pegmatite intrusions in the Aircore drilling, however, the drilling did not resolve the cause of the linear magnetic features, interpreted to be faults. The best result obtained from the Aircore drilling was 4m at 1.27g/t Ag in hole BZAC00161 .
1 Sabre Resources (ASX:SBR) announcement 19 January 2021 "AC Drilling Completed and Deeper RC Drilling Planned".

Figure 3: Aeromagnetic image (TMI-RTP) of the survey area showing location of Aircore drill holes
2.2 Otavi Mountain Land copper and base metal project, Namibia
The Project is located in the Otavi Mountain Land (OML) metallogenic province, historically a globally important source of copper, zinc, lead, and vanadium (Figure 4). The OML has a long mining history dating back to the late 1800s, and consequently has excellent infrastructure, including roads, power, water, rail to port and the Tsumeb base metal smelter complex, one of only five operating copper smelters in Africa.
On 28 September 2020, Trigon Metal Inc. (TSX-V:TM) announced an increase in the Mineral Resource at the Kombat Mine from 7 million tonnes to 39 million tonnes. The Mineral Resource is now 7.35Mt at 0.91% Cu, 0.88% Pb, 0.58g/t Ag (Indicated) and 31.75Mt at 2.21% Cu, 1.33% Pb,4.42g/t Ag (Inferred)2 .
The main prospect within Sabre's project area is the Border-Toggenburg lead-zinc prospect on EPL3542. In October 2014, Sabre announced an update of the Inferred Mineral Resource at Border:
16Mt @ 1.53% Zn, 0.59% and 4.76g/t Ag using a 1.5% Zn+Pb cut-off3
2 Trigon Metals Inc. (TSX-V: TM) announcement 28 September 2020, 'Trigon expands Kombat resource from 7Mt to 39 million tonnes.
3 Sabre Resources Ltd (ASX:SBR) announcement 16 October 2014 "Border zinc deposit resource update".
Sabre conducted metallurgical testwork on the Border deposit to test the response of the mineralisation to dense media separation (DMS). DMS is a cheap and efficient process that becomes more efficient with higher density contrasts, providing greatly reduced mineral processing costs. The beneficiation tests on the bulk sample show exceptional upgrading of the mineralisation, in the DMS step with 92.5% of the lead and 86% of the zinc recovered to only 17% of the feed mass with a resulting product grade of 12.5% zinc and 6.3% lead. This greatly reduces the amount of material requiring grinding prior to flotation. Grind and float test work demonstrated excellent liberation at a relatively coarse grind size of 150 microns. Final flotation concentrate grades were around 65 % lead and 62 % zinc (from mineralisation grading 0.77% Pb and 1.66% Zn), with final recoveries of around 87% for lead and 82% for zinc.

Figure 4: Location map of the Sabre Resources Limited Exclusive Prospecting Licences (EPL's) in the Otavi Mountain Land, northern Namibia
2.3 Sherlock Bay Project, Western Australia
Sabre holds a 70% interest in the Sherlock Bay Project located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia (refer to SBR announcement dated 29 January 2018). The Project is well-located 12 km off Highway 1 with access to critical mining infrastructure. The Project comprises a mining lease M47/567 and a Miscellaneous Licence L47/124 (Figure 5). The mining lease contains a resource of 24.6Mt grading 0.4% nickel, 0.09% copper and 0.02% cobalt4 . Sabre continues to review the economics of the project following recent fluctuations in the nickel price.
4 SBR ASX announcement dated 12 June 2018 "Sherlock Bay resource estimate update'.

DIRECTORS' REPORT (continued)
Figure 5: Location map of the Sherlock Bay Project in Western Australia
In June 2020, Sabre announced that the West Australian Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) had granted a 5 year exemption from expenditure for M47/567 that covers the Sherlock Bay Nickel Deposit in the Pilbara Region of Western Australia. The exemption was granted on 27 May 2020 and is valid for the tenement years ending 22 September 2020 to 2024. The annual minimum expenditure commitment was previously \$100,000 per year.
A feasibility study was conducted on the Sherlock Bay Nickel Project in August 2004 by the Sherlock Bay Nickel Corporation Limited (SNBC). This was followed by a Notice of Intent (NOI) in December 2004. The feasibility study was subsequently updated in 2007 by SNBC.
Processing technology, as well as commodity prices and exchange rates, have changed since the last update of the feasibility study. The nickel price has been increasing since early 2020 and is currently ~USD\$18,000/t, the highest price since 2014. Sabre is continuously reviewing the project, however, a full update of the 2007 feasibility study is required to determine the current economics of the project.
Work Planned 2020 – 2021
Bonanza and Beacon Gold Projects
Sabre intends to conduct a Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling program to test the interpreted faults at greater depth with closer spaced holes. A RC drilling contractor has been secured and drilling is scheduled for early 2021. The program will comprise holes of at least 100m in depth with 6 holes planned initially with potential to expand the number and depth of holes based on results as drilling progresses.
Traverses of RC holes will be drilled across the priority structures identified from the aeromagnetic data and the Aircore drilling. A senior geologist will be on site to log the holes as they are drilled to identify any indication of alteration or mineralization in the form of quartz veins, shearing and pyrite. Additional deeper holes of up to 250-300m will be drilled as a follow up if any visual indications of mineralization are intersected.
The priority structures are located near Aircore holes BZAC004, BZAC011 and BZAC042 (refer to Figure 3). BZAC004 intersected quartz veins at an interpreted contact. BZAC011 intersected a pegmatite intruded into an interpreted faulted contact and BZAC042 is located at a contact zone.
Otavi Mountain Land, Namibia
Sabre plans to continue exploration for basemetals and vanadium on EPL3542.
At the Border prospect, Sabre plans to continue reviews of the economics of the lead-zinc resource based on current commodity prices and costs. The economics of Border could be improved by increasing the size of the Mineral Resource estimated in 2004. Shallow drilling indicates the lead-zinc mineralisation at Border extends along strike to the Toggenburg prospect. Deeper reverse circulation drilling at Toggenburg is likely to result in a significant increase in the resource size. Smaller lead-zinc resources have also been identified at the Driehoek prospect, 20km to the south west.
Sherlock Bay Nickel Project
Sabre is continuously reviewing the project to determine the current economics of the project based on recent increases in the nickel and copper price.
Appendix I – Sabre tenement schedule
| Country | State/Region | Project | Tenement ID | Area (km2 ) |
Date Granted |
Date Expires | Interest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | Otjozondjupa | Otavi Mountain Land | EPL35401 | 56.19 | 30/10/2006 | 07/05/2021 | 80% |
| EPL3542 | 116.29 | 30/10/2006 | 08/05/2021 | 70% | |||
| Bonanza | E57/1125 | 15.0 | 10/01/2020 | 09/01/2025 | 100% | ||
| Australia | Beacon | E57/1136 | 18.0 | 24/03/202 | 23/03/2025 | 100% | |
| WA | Sherlock Bay | M47/567 | 10.0 | 07/09/2004 | 22/09/2025 | 100% | |
| 09/2244Lyon River | E09/2244 | 31.33 | 25/02/2019 | 24/02/2024 | 100% |
1 This EPL was sold on 25 February 2021.
Competent Person Declaration
The information in this report that relates to Exploration Targets, Exploration Results, Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves is based on information compiled by Mr Martin Bennett, who is a member of The Australasian Institute Geoscientists. Mr Bennett is a consultant to Sabre Resources Limited and has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity that he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the "Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resource and Ore Reserves". Mr Bennett consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.
Forward-Looking Statements
This document may include forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning Sabre Resources Limited's planned exploration programme and other statements that are not historical facts. When used in this document, the words such as "could," "plan," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may", "potential," "should," and similar expressions are forward-looking statements. Although Sabre Resources Limited believes that its expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, such statements involve risks and uncertainties and no assurance can be given that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements.
3. FINANCIAL RESULT
The Group incurred a loss after income tax of \$3,155,323 for the half year period (2019: loss of \$512,088). As at 31 December 2020, the Group had cash funds of \$5,258,838 (30 June 2020: \$448,945).

AUDITOR'S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION TO THE DIRECTORS OF SABRE RESOURCES LIMITED
As lead auditor for the review of the half-year financial report of Sabre Resources Limited for the halfyear ended 31 December 2020, 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.
This declaration is in respect of Sabre Resources Limited and the entities it controlled during the period.
Crowe Perth
Sean McGurk Partner
Signed at Perth, 12 March 2021
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 Perth, an affiliate of Findex (Aust) Pty Ltd. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. Liability limited other than for acts or omissions of financial services licensees. © 2021 Findex (Aust) Pty Ltd
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
| Notes | Consolidated Half year 2020 \$ |
Consolidated Half year 2019 \$ |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Revenue | |||
| Interest earned Government grants received |
623 12,306 |
687 - |
|
| Cost recovery | - | 2,028 | |
| 12,929 | 2,715 | ||
| Expenditure | |||
| Depreciation | - | (514) | |
| Directors' fees and services | (19,140) | (18,420) | |
| Professional fees | (87,366) | (86,703) | |
| ASX listing fees | (22,568) | (20,117) | |
| Exploration and evaluation expenditure written off | 5 | (2,892,675) | (268,800) |
| Employee benefits Office facility fees for services under a Management |
(19,950) | (20,806) | |
| Agreement | (95,795) | (95,795) | |
| Other operating costs | (30,758) | (3,648) | |
| (3,168,252) | (514,803) | ||
| Loss before income tax | (3,155,323) | (512,088) | |
| Income tax benefit | - | - | |
| Loss for the half year | (3,155,323) | (512,088) | |
| Other Comprehensive Income, net of tax Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss: |
|||
| Exchange differences on translating foreign controlled entities |
436,223 | 56,907 | |
| Total Comprehensive Loss for the half year | (2,719,100) | (455,181) | |
| Loss for the period attributable to: | |||
| Owners of the parent | (2,570,930) | (434,552) | |
| Non-controlling interest | (584,393) | (77,536) | |
| Total Loss for the half year, net after tax | (3,155,323) | (512,088) | |
| Total comprehensive loss for the period attributable to: | |||
| Owners of the parent | (2,243,763) | (391,697) | |
| Non-controlling interest | (475,337) | (63,484) | |
| Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the half year | (2,719,100) | (455,181) | |
| Basic and diluted loss per share (cents) | (0.25) | (0.13) |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2020
| Consolidated | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | 31 December 2020 \$ |
30 June 2020 \$ |
|||
| CURRENT ASSETS | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 5,258,838 | 448,945 | |||
| Trade and other receivables | 98,102 | 47,267 | |||
| TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | 5,356,940 | 496,212 | |||
| NON-CURRENT ASSETS Plant and equipment |
10,402 | 9,861 | |||
| Exploration and evaluation expenditure | 5 | 9,149,621 | 11,451,783 | ||
| TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS | 9,160,023 | 11,461,644 | |||
| TOTAL ASSETS | 14,516,963 | 11,957,856 | |||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES Trade and other payables |
110,794 | 268,551 | |||
| Provisions | - | 27,740 | |||
| TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | 110,794 | 296,291 | |||
| NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES Trade and other payables |
- | 200,000 | |||
| TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES | - | 200,000 | |||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 110,794 | 496,291 | |||
| NET ASSETS | 14,406,169 | 11,461,565 | |||
| EQUITY | |||||
| Issued capital | 6 | 61,444,032 | 55,878,006 | ||
| Foreign currency translation reserve | (2,508,703) | (2,835,870) | |||
| Option reserve | 7 | 166,178 | 68,500 | ||
| Accumulated losses | (41,931,677) | (39,360,747) | |||
| Parent interests | 17,169,830 | 13,749,889 | |||
| Non-controlling interest | (2,763,661) | (2,288,324) | |||
| TOTAL EQUITY | 14,406,169 | 11,461,565 |
| Ordinary Issued Capital |
Foreign Currency Translation Reserve |
Share Options Reserve |
Accumulated Losses |
Total attributable to owners of parent |
Non controlling Interest |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| \$ | \$ | \$ | \$ | \$ | |||
| BALANCE AT 1 JULY 2019 |
54,497,746 | (1,626,909) | 53,073 | (38,736,568) | 14,187,342 | (1,794,081) | 12,393,261 |
| Loss attributable for the period Total other |
- | - | - | (434,552) | (434,552) | (77,536) | (512,088) |
| comprehensive income/(loss) for the period |
- | 42,855 | - | - | 42,855 | 14,052 | 56,907 |
| Issue of capital | 1,445,230 | - | - | - | 1,445,230 | - | 1,445,230 |
| Capital raising costs | (121,757) | - | - | - | (121,757) | - | (121,757) |
| Expiration of options | - | - | (5,944) | 5,944 | - | - | - |
| BALANCE AT 31 DECEMBER 2019 |
55,821,219 | (1,584,054) | 47,129 | (39,165,176) | 15,119,118 | (1,857,565) | 13,261,553 |
| Ordinary Issued Capital |
Foreign Currency Translation Reserve |
Share Options Reserve |
Accumulated Losses |
Total attributable to owners of parent |
Non controlling Interest |
Total | |
| \$ | \$ | \$ | \$ | \$ | |||
| BALANCE AT 1 JULY 2020 |
55,878,006 | (2,835,870) | 68,500 | (39,360,747) | 13,749,889 | (2,288,324) | 11,461,565 |
| Loss attributable for the period Total other |
- | - | - | (2,570,930) | (2,570,930) | (584,393) | (3,155,323) |
| comprehensive income/(loss) for the period |
- | 327,167 | - | - | 327,167 | 109,056 | 436,223 |
| Issue of capital | 5,896,803 | - | - | - | 5,896,803 | - | 5,896,803 |
| Capital raising costs | (330,777) | - | (330,777) | - | (330,777) | ||
| Issue of options | - | - | 97,678 | 97,678 | - | 97,678 | |
| BALANCE AT 31 DECEMBER 2020 |
61,444,032 | (2,508,703) | 166,178 | (41,931,677) | 17,169,830 | 14,406,169 |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
| Consolidated | ||
|---|---|---|
| Half year 2020 |
Half year 2019 |
|
| Cash Flows from Operating Activities | \$ | \$ |
| Payments to suppliers and employees | (756,560) | (458,543) |
| Interest received | 623 | 687 |
| Other income | 34,351 | 31,089 |
| Net cash used in operating activities | (721,586) | (426,767) |
| Cash Flows from Investing Activities | ||
| Payments for exploration and evaluation expenditure | (132,225) | (132,537) |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (132,225) | (132,537) |
| Cash Flows from Financing Activities | ||
| Proceeds from issue of shares, net of capital raising costs Proceeds from loans |
5,663,704 - |
1,323,473 - |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 5,663,704 | 878,682 |
| Net increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents | 4,809,893 | 319,378 |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents at the Beginning of the Half Year | 448,945 | 351,111 |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents at the End of Half Year | 5,258,838 | 670,489 |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
1. BASIS OF PREPARATION OF HALF YEAR REPORT
Sabre Resources Ltd is a company domiciled in Australia.
This general-purpose financial report for the interim half year reporting period ended 31 December 2020 has been prepared in accordance with requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 and Australian Accounting Standards including AASB 134 Interim Financial Reporting. Compliance with Australian Accounting Standards ensures that the financial statements and notes also comply with International Financial Reporting Standards.
This interim financial report is intended to provide users with an update on the latest annual financial statements of Sabre Resources Ltd and its controlled entities (the Group). As such, it does not contain information that represents relatively insignificant changes occurring during the half year within the Group. It is therefore recommended that this financial report be read in conjunction with the annual financial statements of the Group for the year ended 30 June 2020 together with any public announcements made during the half year.
The same accounting policies and methods of computation have been followed in this interim financial report as were applied in the most recent annual financial statements except for the adoption of the following new and revised Accounting Standards.
The interim financial statements have been approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Directors.
2. DIVIDENDS
No dividends have been paid or proposed during the half year ended 31 December 2020.
3. CAPITAL AND LEASING COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
There has been no material change in contingent liabilities and commitments since the end of the last annual reporting period.
4. OPERATING SEGMENTS
Segment Information
Identification of reportable segments
The Group has identified its operating segments based on the internal management reports that are reviewed and used by the executive management team (the chief operating decision makers) in assessing performance and determining the allocation of resources. As the Group is focused on mineral exploration, the Board monitors the Group based on actual exploration expenditure incurred by area of interest. The internal reporting framework is the most relevant to assist the executive management team with making decisions regarding the Group and its ongoing exploration activities, while also taking into consideration the results of exploration work that has been performed to date.
The executive management team has aggregated the performance of all segments as they maintain similar economic characteristics including the development and exploration of the Group's mineral interests in Namibia as well as Western Australia.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
4. OPERATING SEGMENTS (continued)
Basis of Accounting for purposes of reporting by operating segments
Accounting Policies Adopted
All amounts reported to the Board of Directors with respect to operating segments are determined in accordance with accounting policies that are consistent with those adopted in the annual financial statements of the Group.
Unallocated items
Corporate costs are not considered core operations of any segment.
5. EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION EXPENDITURE
| Consolidated | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2020 \$ |
30 June 2020 \$ |
||
| Opening balance | 11,451,783 | 13,023,225 | |
| Expenditure for period including foreign exchange movements | 590,513 | (1,371,605) | |
| Exploration and evaluation on acquisition of subsidiaries | - | 68,963 | |
| Expenditure written off | (2,892,675) | (268,800) | |
| 9,149,621 | 11,451,783 | ||
The ultimate recoupment of costs carried forward for exploration and evaluation phases is dependent on the successful development and commercial exploitation or sale of the respective mineral areas.
Exploration and evaluation activities in the area of interests to which the Exploration and Evaluation Expenditure relates has not at the reporting date reached a stage which permits a reasonable assessment of the existence or otherwise of economically recoverable reserves, and active and significant operations in, or in relation to, the area of interest are continuing.
6. ISSUED CAPITAL
| Date | Details | Number of Shares |
Amount \$ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2019 | Balance | 406,973,606 | 54,497,746 |
| 2 August 2019 | Issue of shares at \$0.003 per share | 68,410,068 | 205,230 |
| 25 November 2019 | Issue of shares at \$0.003 per share | 233,333,333 | 700,000 |
| 25 November 2019 | Issue of shares at \$0.004 per share | 135,000,000 | 540,000 |
| Capital raising costs | - | (121,757) | |
| 31 December 2019 | Balance | 843,717,007 | 55,821,219 |
| 1 July 2020 | Balance | 857,717,007 | 55,878,006 |
| 21 July 2020 | Issue of shares at \$0.0025 per share | 180,929,251 | 452,323 |
| 28 July 2020 | Issue of shares at \$0.00304 per share | 212,000,000 | 644,480 |
| 1 December 2020 | Issue of shares at \$0.0115 per share | 417,391,304 | 4,800,000 |
| Capital raising costs | (330,777) | ||
| 31 December 2020 | Balance | 1,668,037,562 | 61,444,032 |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
6. ISSUED CAPITAL (continued)
The Company's capital consists of Ordinary Shares. The Company does not have a limited amount of authorised share capital. The shares have no par value and are entitled to participate in dividends and the proceeds on any winding up of the Company in proportion to the number of shares held.
At shareholders' meetings each fully paid ordinary share is entitled to one vote when a poll is called, otherwise each shareholder has one vote on a show of hands.
7. SHARE OPTION RESERVE
| Details | Number of Options |
Amount \$ |
|---|---|---|
| Balance | 276,501,378 | 53,073 |
| Expiration of \$0.03 31 October 2020 options | (151,501,378) | (5,944) |
| Balance | 125,000,000 | 47,129 |
| 721,493,401 | 68,500 | |
| Issue of \$0.008 30 September 2022 options | 100,000,000 | 2,000 |
| Issue of \$0.008 30 September 2022 options | 125,000,000 | 50,600 |
| Issue of \$0.008 30 September 2022 options | 15,026,087 | 45,078 |
| 961,519,488 | 166,178 | |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
8. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Group's related parties include its subsidiaries, key management personnel and others as described below. None of the transactions incorporate special items and conditions and no guarantees were received or given.
| Related Party | Relationship | Nature of Transaction |
Half Year Ended 31 December 2020 \$ |
Half Year Ended 31 December 2019 \$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabre Resources Namibia (Pty) Ltd | Subsidiary | Advances | 4,762 | - |
| Gazania Investments Nine (Pty) Ltd | Subsidiary | Advances | 20,817 | 24,665 |
| Golden Deeps Limited | Common directors | Cost Recovery | - | 35,626 |
| Oshivela Mining Pty Ltd | Common directors | Cost Recovery | - | 915 |
| Metals Australia Limited | Common directors | Cost Recovery | - | 559 |
| Huab Energy (Pty) Ltd | Common directors | Cost Recovery | - | 5,777 |
| Gazania Investments Nine (Pty) Ltd | Subsidiary | Cost Recovery | - | 2,775 |
| Golden Deeps Limited | Common directors | Trade Receivables | - | 14,362 |
| Metals Australia Limited | Common directors | Trade Receivables | - | 3,924 |
| Gazania Investments Nine (Pty) Ltd | Subsidiary | Trade Receivables | - | 4,462 |
The Company expensed director fees of \$6,000 from Profit & Resource Management Pty Ltd, an entity of which Robert Collins is a director and shareholder. An amount of \$3,000 (excluding GST) remains payable as at 31 December 2020.
9. EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO REPORTING DATE
On 25 February 2021, the Company sold its 80% interest in Namibian subsidiary Gazania Investments Nine (Pty) Ltd, the holder of Exclusive Prospecting License 3540. Total consideration receivable for the sale is CAD\$200,000 up front, plus an additional CAD\$100,000 on successful renewal of the license by the Namibian Ministry of Mines and Energy.
No other matters or circumstances have arisen since the end of the half year which significantly affect or may significantly affect the operations of the Group, the results of those operations, or the state of affairs of the Group.

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REVIEW REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF SABRE RESOURCES LIMITED
REPORT ON THE HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL REPORT
Conclusion
We have reviewed the accompanying half-year financial report of Sabre Resources Limited (the Company) and its subsidiaries (collectively the Group) which comprises the consolidated statement of financial position as at 31 December 2020, the consolidated statement of comprehensive income, consolidated statement of changes in equity and consolidated statement of cash flows for the half-year ended on that date, notes comprising 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 causes us to believe that the half-year financial report of the Group is not in accordance with the requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 including:
- a) giving a true and fair view of the consolidated financial position of the Group as at 31 December 2020 and of its performance for the half-year ended on that date; and
- b) complying with Australian Accounting Standard AASB 134 Interim Financial Reporting and the Corporations Regulations 2001.
Basis for Conclusion
We conducted our review in accordance with ASRE 2410 Review of a 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 Group 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
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.
Auditor's responsibility
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 of the Group 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 2020 and its performance for the half-year ended on that date, and complying with Australian Accounting Standard AASB 134 Interim Financial Reporting and the Corporations Regulations 2001.
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A review of a half-year financial report consists of making enquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.
Crowe Perth
Sean McGurk Partner
Signed at Perth, 12 March 2021