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RNS Number : 2907G Condor Gold PLC 29 March 2022
Condor Gold plc
7/8 Innovation Place
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Godalming, Surrey
GU7 1JX
Tel: +44 (0) 207 493 2784
29 March 2022
Condor Gold Plc
("Condor Gold","Condor" or the "Company")
Condor Gold Announces Its Audited Results For The Year Ended 31 December 2021
and Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
Condor Gold (AIM: CNR; TSX: COG) is pleased to announce its audited results
for the year ended 31 December 2021 and provides notification that the Annual
General Meeting of shareholders of the Company will be held at 3:00 p.m. on 12
May 2022 at 7/8 Innovation Place, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1JX, United Kingdom.
The Company has published the formal notice of meeting (the "Notice") on its
website (www.condorgold.com (http://www.condorgold.com) ) together with the
related voting proxy form for use by shareholders. A copy of the Notice,
together with the proxy voting form, the Annual Report for the year ended 31
December 2021 and the accompanying Management's Discussion and Analysis will
be posted to all shareholders who have elected to receive them in hard copy.
HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
· Key findings of a Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") Technical
Report on its 100% owned La India Project on 9 September. The open-pit plus
underground scenario reports a post-tax NPV of $418 million, an IRR of 54%
with average annual production of 150,000 ounces of gold for nine years with a
12-month payback.
· Purchase of a brand new Semiautogenous Grinding Mill ("SAG Mill")
package for total consideration of US$6.5 million, including US$3.0 million
payable in shares of the Company. The SAG Mill package represents a key item
of the plant required to bring the Company's La India Project into production.
· Completion of a 3,500m infill drilling program at the fully
permitted La India "high grade" starter pits; Results include 22.05 m (21.6 m
true width) at 6.48 g/t gold from 24.75 m drill depth including 15.35 m (15.0
m true width) at 8.68 g/t gold from 24.75 m drilled depth (drill hole LIDC413)
· Completion of 3,500m of resource expansion drilling on the Cacao
prospect, interpreted as a fully preserved epithermal gold system. A 10m plus
true width mineralised zone has been confirmed for a strike length of
approximately 1,000m beneath and along strike of the Cacao mineral resource.
Results include 14.9m true width at 3.94g/t gold (CCDC033)
· Completed the ground investigation of 23 geotechnical drill holes and
58 test pits in preparation for mine construction at the La India Project.
· Raised aggregate gross proceeds of £4,000,000 before expenses
through a placing of 9,523,810 new ordinary shares at a price of 42p per
placing share, including a directors and CFO subscription for 4,871,414 new
ordinary shares.
· Selected Hanlon Engineering & Associates ("Hanlon") of Tucson,
Arizona, a wholly owned subsidiary company of GR Engineering Services Limited
as the Lead Engineer to develop a Feasibility Study level of design for a new
processing plant around Condor's recently acquired new SAG Mill. Hanlon will
be responsible for the engineering designs, the capital cost and operating
costs of the processing plant.
· Provided an update on the Feasibility Study on the La India Project
on 19 October.
· Appointed H&P Advisory Limited (Hannam & Partners) as joint
broker to the Company, alongside SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP.
· Raised aggregate gross proceeds of £4.1 million before expenses
through a placing of 11,714,286 Units (each Unit comprising of one Ordinary
Share and one half of one Ordinary Share purchase warrant) at a price of 35p
per Unit, including a directors & CFO subscription of 2,972,144 Units.
· Announced the completion of 2,511m of geotechnical drilling for its
Feasibility Study for the La India Project.
POST PERIOD HIGHLIGHTS
· On 10 March, 2022 the Company announced that all assay results had
been received for 8.004m infill drilling at the La Mestiza open pit at the La
India Project. The results of the infill drilling programme were consistent
with previous drilling grades and widths, demonstrating good continuity in
gold mineralization between adjacent drill holes in the high-grade zones and
therefore adding confidence to the geological model. The drilling was designed
to upgrade the existing open pit gold mineral resource to the indicated
category for the potential inclusion in a future Feasibility Study of the
Company's fully permitted La India Project.
CONDOR GOLD PLC
CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
Dear Shareholder,
I am pleased to present Condor Gold Plc's ("Condor", the "Company" or the
"Group", www.condorgold.com (http://www.condorgold.com) or if you are viewing
from Canada ca.condorgold.com (https://ca.condorgold.com/) ) annual report for
the 12-month financial year to 31 December 2021. It has been a
transformational year for the Company with the completion of all technical
studies at La India Project required for a Feasibility Level Study ("FS
Study") on the La India open pit utilising the new SAG Mill package acquired
by Condor in March 2021. The La India Project has been materially de-risked
and is nearing a construction ready status. A FS Study increases the
confidence of the Project, incorporating a Feasibility Level engineering
design, and +/- 15% capital and operating costs. This in turn will facilitate
Project financing ahead of Project construction. Condor staff and our
contractors at Hanlon Engineering, Tierra Group International, SGS Lakefield
Laboratories and SRK Consulting (UK and USA) have been diligently pursuing the
supporting work for the study for over a year and have made substantial
headway in completion of that work, such that all technical studies are
complete save the final analysis, despite the challenges of logistics, market
conditions, and of course, the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the
ability to travel.
The Company has fully permitted 3 open pits for extraction and has the master
permit to construct and operate a mine. The Company's twin strategy remains
the construction and operation of a base case processing plant with capacity
of up to 2,800 tonnes per day ("tpd") capable of producing approximately
100,000 oz gold per annum, significantly increasing this production capacity,
and proving a major Gold District at the 588km² La India Project, in
Nicaragua.
During 2021 the Company informed the Ministry of the Environment and Natural
Resources ("MARENA") that it had commenced construction and fulfilled the
conditions of an Environmental Permit granted for the development,
construction, and operation of an open pit mine, a 2,800 tpd or 1.0 Mt per
annum CIP processing plant and associated infrastructure at the La India
Project, Nicaragua (the "EP").
Condor has 8,583Kt at 3.3g/t gold for 903,000 oz gold in the Indicated Mineral
Resource category and 1,901Kt at 3.6g/t gold for 220,000 oz gold in the
Inferred Mineral Resource category permitted for extraction from 3 open pits:
La India, America and Mestiza. Production from permitted open pit material is
estimated at 100,000 oz gold p.a. for 7 to 8 years.
The La India Project has a Mineral Resource totalling 9.85 Mt at 3.6 g/t gold
for 1,140,000 oz gold in the Indicated category and 8.48 Mt at 4.3 g/t gold
for 1,179,000 oz gold in the Inferred category. It was last updated in January
2019, was prepared by SRK Consulting (UK) Limited ("SRK") and uses the
terminology, definitions and guidelines given in the Canadian Institute of
Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum ("CIM") Standards on Mineral Resources and
Mineral Reserves (May 2014). The total open pit Mineral Resource is 8.58 Mt
at a grade of 3.3 g/t gold, for 902,000 oz gold in the Indicated category and
3.01 Mt at a grade of 3.0 g/t gold, for 290,000 oz gold in the Inferred
category. Total underground Mineral Resources are 1.27 Mt at a grade of 5.8
g/t gold, for 238,000 oz gold in the Indicated category and 5.47 Mt at a grade
of 5.1 g/t gold, for 889,000 oz gold in the Inferred category. The intention
is to permit the underground Mineral Resource after open pit mining begins.
During 2021 the Company has been focused on de-risking La India Project by
advancing and completing several technical and engineering studies for the FS
Study, some of which are a condition of the EP. The following progress has
been made:
· A new geological model to FS level has been completed. It includes a
lithological, weathering and structural model. The updated model incorporates
approximately 3,500 m of infill drilling completed in 2021.
· The Tailings Storage Facility ("TSF") and 2 water retention ponds
have been fully designed and engineered with drawings one step short of
"issued for construction", which is beyond a FS level detail of design. Tierra
Group Inc, of Denver, Colorado has completed site visits and is conducting the
engineering studies. 23 geotechnical drill holes and 55 geotechnical test
pits have been completed.
· The stormwater attenuation structure at La Simona has been designed
to FS level.
· The design of the site wide water balance ("SWWB"), including a
surface water management plan was awarded during 2020 to SRK Consulting (UK)
Limited ("SRK"). SRK's work includes the area of the permitted La India,
America and Mestiza open pits. The ultimate objective of the exercise is to
produce engineering plans for the installation of the physical components of a
water management system, including the piping, pumping and structural
requirements that will satisfy Nicaraguan authorities and at the same time
meet the design standards for a feasibility study. The SWWB will include
consideration of the pit dewatering contributions i.e. subsurface hydrology.
SRK's remit includes an emphasis on training and capacity building for the
local Condor team to ensure full ownership and facilitate implementation and
sustainability of the SWWB. A hydrologist from SRK completed a 4 week site
visit in early 2021. A SWWB to FS Study level has been completed.
· Hydrogeology / pit water management - Condor successfully intercepted
the deepest level of the 1950s-era underground mine workings, providing
confidence that the said workings are a suitable collection point to draw down
ground water levels and support depressurization of the pit slopes. A test
borehole close to the historical mineshaft was drilled in November and
additional boreholes were drilled to the south and are possible locations for
the long-term pumping station.
· The processing plant designs to FS level have been completed by
Hanlon Engineering (owned by GR Engineering Services in Australia) using the
new SAG Mill packaged purchased by Condor in March 2021. The processing plant
designed has been laid out with the ability to double capacity from 2,300tpd.
· Site preparation and clearance of 11 hectares around the location of
the processing plant has been completed.
· Metallurgical testwork to FS level has been completed.
· Pit Geotechnical - approximately 2,800 m of geotechnical drilling was
completed in 2021. Pit angles to FS level have been received and designed by
SRK. This involved oriented core drilling, followed by televiewer logging.
· Mine and waste dump schedules for a number of mining scenarios have
been completed to a level that can be submitted to MARENA. The FS level mine
and waste dump schedules are underway.
· The power studies have been progressed and completed to FS level.
Several meetings have been held with the Ministry of Energy and Mines.
National grid electricity pylons are located 700 meters from the processing
plant. The Nicaraguan Government is building a new electricity sub-station
12km from the processing plant; designs for supplying grid power via the new
sub-station are underway.
· MARENA has written to the Company confirming that the final designs
for the domestic wastewater treatment system for the offices and accommodation
blocks at La India comply with MARENA's technical and environmental
requirements and the final designs are approved.
· An updated forestry inventory has been completed. The compensation
plan under the local law is to replace every tree removed with 10 new trees.
Condor has a tree nursery which currently has approximately 6,200 trees.
· Under the terms of the EP, the Company has to purchase or have legal
agreements in place for the land required for the mine site infrastructure.
Offers have been made to all land owners. The Company has now purchased 98% of
the land in and around the permitted La India open pit mine site area and is
close to completing one of the main conditions of the EP and significantly
de-risking the Project. The Company has purchased land totalling 822 hectares
in and around the permitted La India open pit mine site infrastructure. In
addition, the Company can also demonstrate physical possession for
approximately 18 years on the land covering the Mestiza open pit, has
purchased 98% of this land and has claimed ownership over 303 hectares in this
area. The Company has ownership of 96 hectares of land in the area of the
America open pit. The Company has spent approximately US$4.3 million on buying
land during the last 6 years.
In September 2021, Condor Gold announced the key findings of a technical
report on the La India Gold Project prepared by SRK. This technical report
(the "Technical Report") presented the results of a strategic mining study to
Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") standards completed on the Project in
2021. The strategic study covers two scenarios: Scenario A, in which the
mining is undertaken from four open pits, termed La India, America, Mestiza
and Central Breccia Zone ("CBZ"), which targets a plant feed rate of 1.225
million tonnes per annum ("Mtpa"); and Scenario B, where the mining is
extended to include three underground operations at La India, America and
Mestiza, in which the processing rate is increased to 1.4 Mtpa. The 2021
Technical Report was issued in October 2021and filed on SEDAR and the
Company's websites for public disclosure to NI 43-101 standards.
Highlights 1.225 Mtpa PEA La India Open Pit + Feeder Pits:
· Internal Rate of Return ("IRR") of 58% and a post-tax Net Present
Value ("NPV") of US$302 million, at a discount rate of 5% and gold price of
US$1,700/oz.
· Average annual production of ~120,000 oz of gold over the initial 6
years of production.
· 862,000 oz of gold produced over 9 year Life of Mine ("LOM").
· Initial capital requirement of US$153 million (including
contingency).
· Pay back period 12 months.
· All-in Sustaining Costs of US$813 per oz gold.Robust Base Case
presents an IRR of 48% and a post-tax NPV of US$236 million at a discount rate
of 5% and gold price of US$1,550/oz.
Highlights: 1.4Mtpa PEA Open Pit + Underground Operations:
· IRR of 54% and a post-tax NPV of US$418 million, after deducting
upfront capex, at a discount rate of 5% and gold price of US$1,700/oz.
· Average annual production of ~150,000 oz of gold over the initial 9
years of production.
· 1,469,000 oz of gold produced over 12-year Life Of Mine ("LOM").
· Initial capital requirement of US$160 million (including
contingency), where the underground development is funded through cash flow.
· Pay back period 12 months.
· All-in Sustaining Costs of US$958 per oz gold over LOM.
· Robust Base Case presents an IRR of 43% and a post-tax NPV of US$312
million at a discount rate of 5% and gold price of US$1,550/oz.
The highlight of the 2021 Technical Report is a post-tax, post upfront capital
expenditure NPV of US$418 million, with an IRR of 54% and 12 month pay-back
period, assuming a US$1,700 per oz gold price, with average annual production
of 150,000 oz gold per annum for the initial 9 years of gold production. The
open pit mine schedules have been optimised from designed pits, bringing
higher grade gold forward resulting in average annual production of 157,000 oz
gold in the first 2 years from open pit material with underground mining
funded out later out of cashflow.
Condor completed a 3,370 m infill drilling programme on La India starter pits
by June 2021. The starter pits are designed pits containing 445Kt at 4.17g/t
gold for 59,700 oz gold using a 2.0g/t gold cut-off. The starter pits have a
maximum depth of 35m and have a relatively low strip ratio. The drill program
within the La India starter pits closes-up the sample density to 25 metre by
25 metre spacing and is the final drilling ahead of extraction. Mining the
higher grade pits early will bring forward cashflow, shorten the payback
period and enhance project economics. Highlights from the infill drilling are:
· 22.05 m (21.6 m true width) at 6.48 g/t gold from 24.75 m drill depth
including 15.35 m (15.0 m true width) at 8.68 g/t gold from 24.75 m drilled
depth (drill hole LIDC413).
· 60.60 m (54.5 m true width) at 1.98 g/t gold from 4.15 m drill depth,
including 5.75 m (5.2 m true width) at 16.88 g/t gold from 42.55 m drill depth
in drill hole LIDC452 located between the two proposed starter pits.
· 16.00 m (15.7 m true width) at 5.30 g/t gold from 18.35 m drill
depth, including 5.90 m (5.8 m true width) at 12.35 g/t gold from 22.10 m
drilled depth (drill hole LIDC416).
Condor completed 8,004 m infill drilling on La Mestiza open pit by November
2021. The drilling programme has tightened drill spacing to 25 m along
strike and 50 m down-dip in the zones that have the potential to support open
pit mine development. The drilling is expected to upgrade the existing open
pit gold mineral resource to the indicated category for the potential
inclusion in future pre-feasibility or feasibility studies. La Mestiza open
pit has an open pit mineral resource of 92 kt at 12.1 g/t gold for 36,000 oz
gold in the Indicated category and 341 kt at 7.7 g/t gold for 85,000 oz gold
in the in the Inferred category. Highlights from the infill drill on Mestiza
open pit are:
· 6.3 m true width at 6.84 g/t gold from 31.45 m (drill hole LIDC568),
approximately 50 m below surface outcrop (which occurs on a rise).
· 4.1 m true width at 15.23 g/t gold from 47.80 m (drill hole LIDC514)
approximately 40 m below surface.
· 3.6 m true width at 29.1 g/t gold from 105.70 m (drill hole LIDC471)
approximately 85 m below surface.
Mineral resource expansion drilling during 2021 focused on the Cacao deposit
were a 3,500m exploration drill programme has been a success. A 10 metre plus
true width mineralised zone including the main Cacao vein has been confirmed
for a strike length of approximately 1,000 m beneath and extending to the East
of the current Cacao area, which contains a combined open pit and underground
Mineral Resource of 662 Kt at 2.8 g/t gold for 60,000 oz gold. Drill hole
CCDC033 intercepted 14.9 m true width at 3.94g/t gold beneath the existing
mineral resource, and 700 m along strike of this intercept, drill hole CCDC028
intercepted 32.9 m true width at 0.38g/t gold. Cacao is interpreted as a fully
preserved epithermal gold system due to the sinter on the surface and its
preservation in a downthrown block. The current round of drilling has been
interpreted to be clipping the top of the gold mineralising system with the
gold grade increasing at depth. It is highly significant that a wide, greater
than 10 m true width, mineralised zone for a strike length of 1,000 m, open
along strike and down dip, has been identified with grades increasing at
depth.
The Company remains convinced that the La India Project is a major gold
district with the potential for significant future discoveries. Condor's
geologists have identified two major north-northwest-striking mineralised
basement feeder zones traversing the Project, the "La India Corridor", which
hosts 90% of Condor's gold mineral resource and the "Andrea Los Limones
Corridor". Numerous geophysics, soil geochemistry and surface rock chips
indicate the possibility for further mineralisation along strike.
Another exciting target is Andrea East (about 8.0 km north of La India), which
is now drill-ready and shows excellent grades at surface. It is a high
priority for drilling. Trenches along it demonstrate significant width and
grades. Best intercepts are observed at LICT15 (4.0 m at 1.79 g/t gold),
LICT20 (5.6 m at 1.65 g/t gold) and LICT21 (3.0 m at 3.6 g/t gold). Grab
samples give up to 9.7 g/t gold. Vein textures are very similar to La India
and very encouraging.
The Company continues to enhance its social engagement and activities in the
community, thereby maintaining our social licence to operate. Condor has
strengthened its community team and stepped-up social activities and
engagement programmes. The main local focus is the drinking water programme,
implemented in April 2017. A total of 740 families are currently benefiting
from the program and currently receive five-gallon water dispensers each week.
In May 2021, the Company installed a water purification plant manufactured in
Israel at a cost of approximately US$200,000 to double the drinking water
provided to the local communities.
In January 2018 Condor initiated 'Involvement Programmes', which now extend to
6 groups in the local village to benefit communities which may be affected by
the mine. Taking the Elderly Group as an example, a committee of 6 people has
been formed. The Company allocates monthly support to the Elderly Group, which
decides how this money is spent to benefit the elderly in the Community.
Condor continues to have very constructive meetings with key Ministries that
granted the EP for the La India, La Mestiza and America open pits. The Company
has been operating in Nicaragua since 2006 and, as a responsible gold
exploration and development company, continues to add value to the local
communities and environment by generating sustainable socio-economic and
environmental benefits. The new mine would potentially create approximately
1,000 jobs during the construction period, with priority to be given to the
local community. The upfront capital cost of approximately US$125 million will
have a significant positive impact on the economy. The Government and local
communities will benefit significantly from future royalties and taxes.
As of the date of this document, the ability of the Company to operate has not
been materially affected by the on-going Covid-19 pandemic. The situation is
kept under close review by management and the Board; certain measures have and
will be taken as appropriate to ensure the health and safety of employees in
this regard and to reduce the potential spread of the virus within the local
community.
In October 2021 the Company announced it had raised £4.1 million by way of a
private placement of new ordinary shares. (See RNS of 29 October 2021 for
details).
Turning to the financial results for the year 2021, the Group's loss for the
year was £2,330,003 (2020: £1,309,992). The Company raised a total of
£11,459,817 million after expenses during the financial period (2020:
£8,303,939). The net cash balance of the Group at 31 December 2021 was
£2,072,046 (2020: £4,159,391).
The October 2021 Technical Report has demonstrated open pit production of
120,000 oz gold per annum for an initial 6 years or 150,000 oz gold per annum
for 9 years from a combination of open pit and underground material. The
pay-back period of 12 months for both production scenarios is highly
attractive. The PEA open pit all-in sustaining costs of US$813 per oz gold is
very attractive in the context of the current gold price. The open pit
scenario has robust economics and presents an IRR of 48% and a post-tax NPV of
US$236 million at a discount rate of 5% and gold price of US$1,550/oz.
The primary purpose of the FS is to secure debt to finance the upfront capital
cost of approximately US$125M for stage 1 of construction. The FS Study has
been conducted solely on La India open pit, however the plan is to mine from
the 3 permitted pits to achieve a quick pay back and target 100,000 oz gold
production per annum before expanding to 150,000 oz gold per annum by adding
the underground material to the mine plan.
The outlook for 2022 remains bright. The La India Project is substantially
de-risked and nearing a construction-ready status. A FS Study is due in the
first half of 2022, the Project is fully permitted for construction and
extraction with a target of 100,000 oz gold p.a. in stage 1. A new SAG Mill
has been purchased and is in a warehouse in Managua. The Project economics are
robust with low AISC, a high IRR and a payback period of 12 months.
M L Child
Chairman & CEO
Date: 29 March 2022
CONDOR GOLD PLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
Notes Year Ended Year Ended
31.12.21 31.12.20
£ £
Administrative expenses (2,330,003) (1,750,395)
Gain on disposal of project - 439,228
Operating loss 5 (2,330,003) (1,311,167)
Finance income 4 - 1,175
Loss before income tax (2,330,003) (1,309,992)
Income tax expense 6 - -
Loss for the year (2,330,003) (1,309,992)
Other comprehensive income:
Other comprehensive income to be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent
periods:
Currency translation differences (119,937) (1,615,168)
Other comprehensive (loss) / income for the year (119,937) (1,615,168)
Total comprehensive loss for the year (2,449,940) (2,925,160)
Loss attributable to:
Non-controlling interest - -
Owners of the parent (2,330,003) (1,309,992)
(2,330,003) (1,309,992)
Total comprehensive loss attributable to:
Non-controlling interest - -
Owners of the parent (2,449,940) (2,925,160)
(2,449,940) (2,925,160)
Earnings per share expressed in pence per share:
Basic and diluted (in pence) 8 (1.70) (1.21)
CONDOR GOLD PLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2021
Notes 31.12.21 31.12.20
£ £
ASSETS:
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Property, plant and equipment 9 7,473,433 3,067,397
Intangible assets 10 28,100,980 22,089,314
35,574,413 25,156,711
CURRENT ASSETS
Trade and other receivables 12 775,693 114,409
Cash and cash equivalents 2,072,046 4,159,391
2,847,739 4,273,800
TOTAL ASSETS 38,422,152 29,430,511
LIABILITIES:
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Trade and other payables 14 248,176 266,412
TOTAL LIABILITIES 248,176 266,412
NET CURRENT ASSETS 2,599,563 4,007,388
NET ASSETS 38,173,976 29,164,099
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO OWNERS OF THE PARENT 29,326,143 23,732,526
Called up share capital
15
Share premium 42,528,627 37,175,626
Exchange difference reserve (2,482,038) (2,362,101)
Retained earnings (31,198,756) (29,381,952)
38,173,976 29,164,099
Non-controlling interest - -
TOTAL EQUITY 38,173,976 29,164,099
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board
of directors on 29 March 2022 and were signed on its behalf by:
M L Child - Chairman
Company No: 05587987
CONDOR GOLD PLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2021
Share Capital Share premium Exchange difference reserve Retained earnings Total Non-Controlling Interest Total Equity
£ £ £ £ £ £ £
At 1 January 2020 18,932,704 33,953,693 (746,933) (28,354,144) 23,785,320 - 23,785,320
Comprehensive income:
Loss for the year - - - (1,309,992) (1,309,992) - (1,309,992)
Other comprehensive income:
Currency translation differences - - (1,615,168) - (1,615,168) - (1,615,168)
Total comprehensive income - - (1,615,168) (1,309,992) (2,925,160) - (2,925,160)
New shares issued 4,799,822 3,444,143 - - 8,243,965 - 8,243,965
Issue costs - (222,210) - - (222,210) - (222,210)
Share based payment - - - 282,184 282,184 - 282,184
Total transactions with owners, recognised directly in equity 4,799,822 3,221,933 - 282,184 8,303,939 - 8,309,939
At 31 December 2020 23,732,526 37,175,626 (2,362,101) (29,381,952) 29,164,099 - 29,164,099
Comprehensive income:
Loss for the year - - - (2,330,003) (2,330,003) - (2,330,003)
Other comprehensive income:
Currency translation differences - - (119,937) - (119,937) - (119,937)
Total comprehensive income - - (119,937) (2,330,003) (2,449,940) - (2,449,940)
New shares issued 5,593,617 5,366,126 - - 10,959,743 - 10,959,743
Issue costs - (13,125) - - (13,125) - (13,125)
Share based payment - - - 513,199 513,199 - 513,199
Total transactions with owners, recognised directly in equity 5,593,617 5,353,001 - 513,199 11,459,817 - 11,459,817
At 31 December 2021 29,326,143 42,528,627 (2,482,038) (31,198,756) 38,173,976 - 38,178,976
Share premium reserve represents the amounts subscribed for share capital in
excess of the nominal value of the shares issued, net of cost of issue.
The exchange difference reserve is a separate component of Shareholders'
equity in which the exchange differences, arising from translation of the
results and financial positions of foreign operations that are included in the
Group's Consolidated Financial Statements, are reported.
Retained earnings represent the cumulative net gains and losses recognised in
the consolidated income statement.
CONDOR GOLD PLC
COMPANY STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2021
Notes 31.12.21 31.12.20
£ £
ASSETS:
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Property, plant and equipment 9 4,309,955 -
Investments 11 751,977 751,977
Other receivables 12 39,511,480 32,260,491
44,573,412 33,012,468
CURRENT ASSETS
Trade and other receivables 12 33,329 30,656
Cash and cash equivalents 1,956,467 4,045,574
1,989,796 4,076,230
TOTAL ASSETS 46,563,208 37,088,698
LIABILITIES:
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Trade and other payables 14 169,456 183,786
TOTAL LIABILITIES 169,456 183,786
NET CURRENT ASSETS 1,820,340 3,892,444
NET ASSETS 46,393,752 36,904,912
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 29,326,143 23,732,526
Called up share capital 15 42,528,627 37,175,626
Share premium (25,461,018) (24,003,240)
Retained earnings
TOTAL EQUITY 46,393,752 36,904,912
The loss for the financial year dealt with in the financial statement of the
parent company was £1,970,977 (2020: £1,347,955).
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board
of directors on March 2022 and were signed on its behalf by:
M L Child - Chairman
Company No: 05587987
CONDOR GOLD PLC
COMPANY STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2021
Share capital Share premium Retained earnings Total
£ £ £ £
At 1 January 2020 18,932,704 33,953,693 (22,937,469) 29,948,928
Comprehensive income:
Loss for the period - - (1,347,955) (1,347,955)
Total comprehensive income - - (1,347,955) (1,347,955)
New shares issued 4,799,822 3,444,143 - 8,243,965
Issue costs - (222,210) - (222,210)
Share based payment - - 282,184 282,184
Total transactions with owners recognised directly in equity 4,799,822 3,221,933 282,184 8,303,939
At 31 December 2020 23,732,526 37,175,626 (24,003,240) 36,904,912
Comprehensive income:
Loss for the period - - (1,970,977) (1,970,977)
Total comprehensive income - - (1,970,977) (1,970,977)
New shares issued 5,593,617 5,366,126 - 10,959,743
Issue costs - (13,125) - (13,125)
Share based payment - - 513,199 513,199
Total transactions with owners recognised directly in equity 5,593,617 5,353,001 513,199 11,459,817
At 31 December 2021 29,326,143 42,528,627 (25,461,018) 46,393,752
Share premium reserve represents the amounts subscribed for share capital in
excess of the nominal value of the shares issued, net of cost of issue.
Retained earnings represent the cumulative net gains and losses recognised in
the Company's income statement.
CONDOR GOLD PLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
Year Ended Year-Ended
31.12.21 31.12.20
£ £
Cash flows from operating activities
Loss before tax (2,330,003) (1,309,992)
Share based payment 513,199 282,184
Depreciation 88,264 53,699
Exchange differences 78,873 (287,276)
Finance income - (1,175)
(1,649,667) (1,262,560)
(Increase) / Decrease in trade and other receivables (661,284) 28,870
Increase / (Decrease) in trade and other payables (18,236) (490,690)
Net cash used in operating activities (2,329,187) (1,724,380)
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets ((1)) (2,370,879) (2,570,054)
Purchase of intangible fixed assets (6,188,725) (2,472,661)
Interest received - 1,175
Net cash used in investing activities (8,559,604) (5,041,540)
Cash flows from financing activities
Net proceeds from share issue 8,801,446 8,021,755
Net cash from financing activities 8,801,446 8,021,755
Increase / (Decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (2,087,345) 1,255,835
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 4,159,391 2,903,556
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 2,072,046 4,159,391
(1) Includes the purchase of a SAG Mill, part of which was paid for by
shares of the Company.
CONDOR GOLD PLC
COMPANY STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
Year Ended Year Ended
31.12.21 31.12.20
£ £
Cash flows from operating activities
Loss before tax (1,970,977) (1,347,955)
Share based payment 513,199 282,184
Depreciation - 15
Finance income - (1,175)
(1,457,778) (1,006,931)
(Increase) / Decrease in trade and other receivables (2,673) (7,806)
Increase / (Decrease) in trade and other payables (14,330) 3,712
Net cash used in operating activities (1,474,781) (1,071,025)
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets ((1)) (2,164,783) -
Interest received - 1,175
Loans to subsidiaries (7,250,989) (5,242,566)
Net cash used in investing activities (9,415,772) (5,241,391)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from share issue 8,801,446 8,021,755
Net cash from financing activities 8,801,446 8,021,755
Increase / (Decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (2,089,107) 1,709,339
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 4,045,574 2,336,235
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 1,956,467 4,045,574
(1) Includes the purchase of a SAG Mill, part of which was paid
for by shares of the Company.
- Ends -
For further information please visit www.condorgold.com or contact:
Condor Gold plc Mark Child, Chairman and CEO
+44 (0) 20 7493 2784
Beaumont Cornish Limited Roland Cornish and James Biddle
+44 (0) 20 7628 3396
SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP
H&P Advisory Limited Ewan Leggat
+44 (0) 20 3470 0470
Andrew Chubb and Nelish Patel
+44 (0) 20 7907 8500
BlytheRay Tim Blythe and Megan Ray
+44 (0) 20 7138 3204
About Condor Gold plc:
Condor Gold plc was admitted to AIM in May 2006 and dual listed on the TSX in
January 2018. The Company is a gold exploration and development company with a
focus on Nicaragua.
On 25 October 2021 Condor announced the filing of a Preliminary Economic
Assessment Technical Report ("PEA") for its La India Project, Nicaragua on
SEDAR https://www.sedar.com (https://www.sedar.com) . The highlight of the
technical study is a post-tax, post upfront capital expenditure NPV of US$418
million, with an IRR of 54% and 12 month pay-back period, assuming a US$1,700
per oz gold price, with average annual production of 150,000 oz gold per annum
for the initial 9 years of gold production. The open pit mine schedules have
been optimised from designed pits, bringing higher grade gold forward
resulting in average annual production of 157,000 oz gold in the first 2 years
from open pit material and underground mining funded out of cashflow.
In August 2018, the Company announced that the Ministry of the Environment in
Nicaragua had granted the Environmental Permit ("EP") for the development,
construction and operation of a processing plant with capacity to process up
to 2,800 tonnes per day at its wholly-owned La India gold Project ("La India
Project"). The EP is considered the master permit for mining operations in
Nicaragua. Condor has purchased a new SAG Mill, which has mainly arrived in
Nicaragua. Site clearance and preparation is at an advanced stage.
Environmental Permits were granted in April and May 2020 for the Mestiza and
America open pits respectively, both located close to La India. The Mestiza
open pit hosts 92 Kt at a grade of 12.1 g/t gold (36,000 oz contained gold) in
the Indicated Mineral Resource category and 341 Kt at a grade of 7.7 g/t gold
(85,000 oz contained gold) in the Inferred Mineral Resource category. The
America open pit hosts 114 Kt at a grade of 8.1 g/t gold (30,000 oz) in the
Indicated Mineral Resource category and 677 Kt at a grade of 3.1 g/t gold
(67,000 oz) in the Inferred Mineral Resource category. Following the
permitting of the Mestiza and America open pits, together with the La India
Open Pit Condor has 1.12 M oz gold open pit Mineral Resources permitted for
extraction.
Disclaimer
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accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website (or any other website) is
incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.
Qualified Persons
The technical and scientific information in this press release has been
reviewed, verified and approved by Andrew Cheatle, P.Geo., who is a "qualified
person" as defined by NI 43-101 and Gerald D. Crawford, P.E., who is a
"qualified person" as defined by NI 43-101 and is the Chief Technical Officer
of Condor Gold plc.
Technical Information
Certain disclosure contained in this news release of a scientific or technical
nature has been summarised or extracted from the technical report entitled
"Technical Report on the La India Gold Project, Nicaragua, October 2021",
dated October 22, 2021 with an effective date of September 9, 2021 (the
"Technical Report"), prepared in accordance with NI 43-101. The Qualified
Persons responsible for the Technical Report are Dr Tim Lucks of SRK
Consulting (UK) Limited, and Mr Fernando Rodrigues, Mr Stephen Taylor and Mr
Ben Parsons of SRK Consulting (U.S.) Inc. Mr Parsons assumes responsibility
for the MRE, Mr Rodrigues the open pit mining aspects, Mr Taylor the
underground mining aspects and Dr Lucks for the oversight of the remaining
technical disciplines and compilation of the report.
Forward Looking Statements
All statements in this press release, other than statements of historical
fact, are 'forward-looking information' with respect to the Company within the
meaning of applicable securities laws, including statements with respect to:
Developmment Plans for the La India Project, Mineral Reserves and Resources at
La India Project. Forward-looking information is often, but not always,
identified by the use of words such as: "seek", "anticipate", "plan",
"continue", "strategies", "estimate", "expect", "project", "predict",
"potential", "targeting", "intends", "believe", "potential", "could", "might",
"will" and similar expressions. Forward-looking information is not a guarantee
of future performance and is based upon a number of estimates and assumptions
of management at the date the statements are made including, among others,
assumptions regarding: future commodity prices and royalty regimes;
availability of skilled labour; timing and amount of capital expenditures;
future currency exchange and interest rates; the impact of increasing
competition; general conditions in economic and financial markets;
availability of drilling and related equipment; effects of regulation by
governmental agencies; the receipt of required permits; royalty rates; future
tax rates; future operating costs; availability of future sources of funding;
ability to obtain financing and assumptions underlying estimates related to
adjusted funds from operations. Many assumptions are based on factors and
events that are not within the control of the Company and there is no
assurance they will prove to be correct.
Such forward-looking information involves known and unknown risks, which may
cause the actual results to be materially different from any future results
expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including, risks
related to: mineral exploration, development and operating risks; estimation
of mineralisation, resources and reserves; environmental, health and safety
regulations of the resource industry; competitive conditions; operational
risks; liquidity and financing risks; funding risk; exploration costs;
uninsurable risks; conflicts of interest; risks of operating in Nicaragua;
government policy changes; ownership risks; permitting and licencing risks;
artisanal miners and community relations; difficulty in enforcement of
judgments; market conditions; stress in the global economy; current global
financial condition; exchange rate and currency risks; commodity prices;
reliance on key personnel; dilution risk; payment of dividends; as well as
those factors discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's
annual information form for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 dated
March 31, 2021, available under the Company's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com
(http://www.sedar.com) .
Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could
cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those
described in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that
cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or
intended. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be
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those anticipated in such statements. The Company disclaims any intention or
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise unless required by law.
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