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REG - Fresnillo Plc - Interim results for the six months to 30 June 2016 <Origin Href="QuoteRef">FRES.L</Origin> - Part 3

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Interim Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 
 
                                                                           Notes  For the six months ended 30 June  
                                                                                  2016(Unaudited)                   2015(Unaudited)  
                                                                                  (in thousands of US dollars)      
 Net cash from operating activities                                        17     407,895                           263,415          
                                                                                                                                     
 Cash flows from investing activities                                                                                                
 Purchase of property, plant and equipment                                        (198,817)                         (229,125)        
 Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment and other assets         219                               4,305            
 Repayments of loans granted to contractors                                       1,299                             767              
 Short-term investments                                                    13     (1,282)                           74,730           
 Silverstream contract                                                     10     20,123                            22,727           
 Interest received                                                                3,717                             1,623            
                                                                                                                                     
 Net cash used in investing activities                                            (174,741)                         (124,973)        
                                                                                                                                     
 Cash flows from financing activities                                                                                                
 Dividends paid to shareholders of the Company                                    (24,776)                          (22,054)         
 Capital contribution                                                             5,090                             3,080            
 Interest paid1                                                                   (12,987)                          (18,763)         
                                                                                                                                     
 Net cash used in financing activities                                            (32,673)                          (37,737)         
                                                                                                                                     
 Net increase in cash and cash equivalents during the period                      200,481                           100,705          
 Effect of exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents                             (733)                             703              
 Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January                                    13     381,420                           154,340          
                                                                                                                                     
 Cash and cash equivalents at 30 June                                      13     581,168                           255,748          
                                                                                                                                     
 
 
1Total interest paid during the six months ended 30 June 2016 less amounts capitalised as part of fixed assets projects
totalling US$10.2 million (30 June 2015: US$4.4 million).  The capitalised interest is included under the section
ofpurchase of property, plant and equipment. 
 
Interim Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 
 
                                                (in thousands of US dollars)  
                                                                              
 Balance at 1 January 2015 (Audited)            368,546                       1,153,817  (526,910)  (9,946)   24,515   (597)    1,265,877  2,275,302  26,539   2,301,841  
                                                                                                                                                                          
 Profit for the period                          -                             -          -          -         -        -        76,499     76,499     (131)    76,368     
 Other comprehensive income, net of tax         -                             -          -          2,580     (2,859)  (26)     -          (305)      -        (305)      
                                                                                                                                                                          
 Total comprehensive income for the period      -                             -          -          2,580     (2,859)  (26)     76,499     76,194     (131)    76,063     
 Capital contribution                           -                             -          -          -         -        -        -          -          3,080    3,080      
 Dividends paid                             14  -                             -          -          -         -        -        (22,107)   (22,107)   -        (22,107)   
                                                                                                                                                                          
 Balance at 30 June 2015 (Unaudited)            368,546                       1,153,817  (526,910)  (7,366)   21,656   (623)    1,320,269  2,329,389  29,488   2,358,877  
                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                          
 Balance at 1 January 2016 (Audited)            368,546                       1,153,817  (526,910)  36,214    16,297   (731)    1,296,906  2,344,139  30,202   2,374,341  
 Profit for the period                          -                             -          -          -         -        -        167,036    167,036    (1,410)  165,626    
 Other comprehensive income, net of tax         -                             -          -          (35,879)  45,451   (390)    (158)      9,024      -        9,024      
                                                                                                                                                                          
 Total comprehensive income for the period      -                             -          -          (35,879)  45,451   (390)    166,878    176,060    (1,410)  174,650    
 Capital contribution                           -                             -          -          -         -        -        -          -          5,090    5,090      
 Dividends paid                             14  -                             -          -          -         -        -        (24,686)   (24,686)   -        (24,686)   
                                                                                                                                                                          
 Balance at 30 June 2016 (Unaudited)            368,546                       1,153,817  (526,910)  335       61,748   (1,121)  1,439,098  2,495,513  33,882   2,529,395  
                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                              
 
 
Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 
 
1    Corporate Information 
 
Fresnillo plc ("the Company") is a public limited company registered in England and Wales with the registered number
6344120. 
 
Industrias Peñoles S.A.B. de C.V. ("Peñoles") currently owns 74.99 percent of the shares of the Company and the ultimate
controlling party of the Company is the Baillères family, whose beneficial interest is held through Peñoles. Copies of
Peñoles accounts can be obtained from www.penoles.com.mx. Further information on related party balances and transactions
with Peñoles group companies is disclosed in Note 16. 
 
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements of the Group for the six months ended 30 June 2016 ("interim
consolidated financial statements"), were authorised for issue by the Board of Directors of Fresnillo plc on 1 August
2016. 
 
The Group's principal business is the mining and beneficiation of non-ferrous minerals, and the sale of related production.
The primary contents of this production are silver, gold, lead and zinc. Further information about the Group's operating
mines and its principal activities is disclosed in Note 3. 
 
2       Significant accounting policies 
 
(a)     Basis of preparation and statement of compliance 
 
The interim consolidated financial statements of the Group for the six months ended 30 June 2016 have been prepared in
accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting as adopted by the European Union (EU). They do not include all the
information required for full annual financial statements for the Group, and therefore, should be read in conjunction with
the Group's annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2015 as published in the Annual Report
2015. 
 
These interim consolidated financial statements do not constitute statutory accounts as defined in section 435 of the
Companies Act 2006.  The financial information for the full year is based on the statutory accounts for the financial year
ended 31 December 2015. A copy of the statutory accounts for that year, which were prepared in accordance with
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the EU up to 31 December 2015, has been delivered to the
Register of Companies.  The auditors' report in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 in relation
to those accounts was unqualified. 
 
The interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis, except for derivative
financial instruments, available-for-sale financial assets and defined benefit pension scheme assets which have been
measured at fair value. 
 
The interim consolidated financial statements are presented in dollars of the United States of America (US dollars or US$)
and all values are rounded to the nearest thousand ($000) except where otherwise indicated. 
 
The impact of seasonality or cyclicality on operations is not considered significant on the interim consolidated financial
statements. 
 
(b)     Basis of consolidation 
 
The interim consolidated financial statements set out the Group's financial position as of 30 June 2016 and 31 December
2015, and its operations and cash flows for the periods ended 30 June 2016 and 30 June 2015. 
 
The basis of consolidation adopted in the preparation of the interim consolidated financial statements is consistent with
that applied in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2015. 
 
(c)     Changes in accounting policies and presentation 
 
The accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the interim consolidated financial statements are consistent with
those applied in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2015. 
 
As at 31 December 2015, derivatives relating to the gold hedging programme initiated in 2014 that mature after one year had
been presented as current assets. During 2016, the Group restated the prior year comparatives and reclassified these
derivatives to non-current assets. The reclassification resulted in an increase in non-current assets and a corresponding
reduction in current assets by US$97.5 million as at 31 December 2015, with no impact on previously reported profit, other
comprehensive income, liabilities, equity, cash flow or earnings per share. In addition, there is no tax effect and no
impact on segmental disclosures. 
 
New standards and interpretations as adopted by the Group 
 
The Group has adopted "IAS 1 Disclosure Initiative - Amendments to IAS 1". The amendments clarify existing requirements on
materiality, aggregation and disaggregation in the preparation of financial statements and presentation of the notes. This
amendment had no impact in the financial information of the Group. 
 
Other than the above mentioned amendments there was no significant new accounting standards or interpretations required for
the Group to adopt effective 1 January 2016. 
 
The IASB and IFRS Interpretation committee have issued, and the EU have adopted, certain amendments resulting from
improvements to IFRSs that management considers do not have any impact on the accounting policies, financial position or
performance of the Group.  The Group has not early adopted any standard, interpretation or amendment that was issued but is
not yet effective. 
 
3    Segment reporting 
 
For management purposes the Group is organised into operating segments based on producing mines. 
 
At 30 June 2016 the Group has six reportable operating segments which consist of the Group's six producing mines as
follows: 
 
-  The Fresnillo mine, located in the State of Zacatecas, the world's largest primary silver mine; 
 
-  The Saucito mine, located in the State of Zacatecas, an underground silver mine; 
 
-  The Cienega mine, located in the State of Durango, an underground gold mine; including the San Ramon satellite mine; 
 
-  The Herradura mine, located in the State of Sonora, a surface gold mine; 
 
-  The Soledad-Dipolos mine, located in the State of Sonora, a surface gold mine; and 
 
-  The Noche Buena mine, located in State of Sonora, a surface gold mine. 
 
The operating performance and financial results for each of these mines are reviewed by management. As the Group´s chief
operating decision maker does not review segment assets and liabilities, the Group has not disclosed this information. 
 
Substantially all revenue was derived from customers based in Mexico. 
 
Management monitors the results of its operating segments separately for the purpose of performance assessment and making
decisions about resource allocation. Segment performance is evaluated without taking into account certain adjustments
included in Revenue as reported in the interim consolidated income statements, and certain costs included within Cost of
Sales and Gross Profit which are considered to be outside of the control of the operating management of the mines. The
table below provides a reconciliation from segment profit to Gross Profit as per the interim consolidated income statement.
Other income and expenses included in the interim consolidated income statement are not allocated to operating segments.
Transactions between reportable segments are accounted for on an arm's length basis similar to transactions with third
parties. 
 
Operating segments 
 
The following tables present revenue and profit information regarding the Group's operating segments for the six months
ended 30 June 2016 and 2015, respectively. 
 
 Six months ended 30 June 2016             
 US$ thousands                             Fresnillo  Herradura  Cienega  Soledad-Dipolos 4  Saucito  Noche    Other5  Adjustments and eliminations  Total      
                                                                                                      Buena                                                     
 Revenues:                                                                                                                                                      
 Third party1                              152,862    327,687    83,232   -                  215,935  105,642  -       1,519                         886,877    
 Inter-Segment                             -          -          -        -                  -        -        38,682  (38,682)                      -          
 Segment revenues                          152,862    327,687    83,232   -                  215,935  105,642  38,682  (37,163)                      886,877    
 Segment profit2                           101,143    186,633    48,285   15,246             166,728  31,317   29,874  (6,984)                       572,242    
 Hedging                                                                                                                                             (2,571)    
 Depreciation and amortisation                                                                                                                       (165,327)  
 Employee profit sharing                                                                                                                             (9,946)    
 Gross profit as per the income statement                                                                                                            394,398    
 Capital expenditure3                      91,340     38,004     17,194   -                  43,615   2,027    6,636   -                             198,816    
                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                
 
 
1Total third party revenues include treatment and refining charges amounting US$74.1 million. 
 
2 Segment profit excluding foreign exchange hedging losses, depreciation and amortisation and employee profit sharing. 
 
3 See Note 9 for a description of the main capital expenditures. 
 
4 Operations at Soledad-Dipolos were suspended in 2H 2013 as a result of the dispute disclosed in Note 15.  The profit of
the period corresponds to the reversal of the adjustment of net realizable value of inventories, see Note 11. 
 
5 Other includes inter-segment leasing services provided by Minera Bermejal, S.A. de C.V. 
 
 Six months ended 30 June 2015             
 US$ thousands                             Fresnillo  Herradura  Cienega  Soledad-Dipolos 4  Saucito  Noche   Other5  Adjustments and eliminations  Total      
                                                                                                      Buena                                                    
 Revenues:                                                                                                                                                     
 Third party1                              140,405    230,045    79,449   -                  218,895  82,690  -       824                           752,308    
 Inter-Segment                             -          -          -        -                  -        -       34,509  (34,509)                      -          
 Segment revenues                          140,405    230,045    79,449   -                  218,895  82,690  34,509  (33,685)                      752,308    
 Segment profit2                           82,901     120,762    37,034   -                  170,792  19,845  28,441  (10,268)                      449,507    
 Hedging                                                                                                                                            (10,186)   
 Depreciation and amortisation                                                                                                                      (159,733)  
 Employee profit sharing                                                                                                                            (5,950)    
 Gross profit as per the income statement                                                                                                           273,638    
 Capital expenditure3                      95,422     57,902     11,788   -                  58,092   846     5,075   -                             229,125    
 
 
1Total third party revenues include treatment and refining charges amounting US$70.9 million. 
 
2 Segment profit excluding foreign exchange hedging losses, depreciation and amortisation and employee profit sharing. 
 
3 See Note 9 for a description of the main capital expenditures. 
 
4 Operations at Soledad-Dipolos were suspended in 2H 2013 as a result of the dispute disclosed in Note 15. 
 
5 Other includes inter-segment leasing services provided by Minera Bermejal, S.A. de C.V. The presentation of other and
adjustments and eliminations have been changed to be consistent with the presentation in the 2016 table above. 
 
4     Revenues 
 
Revenues reflect the sale of goods, being concentrates, doré, slag, and precipitates of which the primary contents are
silver, gold, lead and zinc. 
 
(a)   Revenues by product sold 
 
 Lead concentrates (containing silver, gold, lead and by-products)  386,568  371,867  
 Doré and slag (containing gold, silver and by-products)            433,377  312,734  
 Zinc concentrates (containing zinc, silver and by-products)        45,149   43,602   
 Precipitates (containing gold and silver)                          21,783   24,105   
                                                                                      
                                                                    886,877  752,308  
                                                                                      
 
 
886,877 
 
752,308 
 
Substantially all lead and zinc concentrates, precipitates, doré and slag, were sold to Peñoles' metallurgical complex,
Met-Mex, for smelting and refining. 
 
(b)  Value of metal content in products sold 
 
For products other than refined silver and gold, invoiced revenues are derived from the value of metal content adjusted by
treatment and refining charges incurred by the metallurgical complex of the customer. The value of the metal content of the
products sold, before treatment and refining charges is as follows: 
 
 Silver                                         342,883   332,652   
 Gold                                           542,280   421,748   
 Zinc                                           40,373    36,540    
 Lead                                           35,398    32,283    
                                                                    
 Value of metal content in products sold        960,934   823,223   
 Adjustment for treatment and refining charges  (74,057)  (70,915)  
                                                                    
 Total revenues1                                886,877   752,308   
                                                                    
 
 
Total revenues1 
 
886,877 
 
752,308 
 
1 Includes provisional price adjustments which represent changes in the fair value of embedded derivatives resulting a gain
of US$7.2 million (2015: gain of US$1.4 million) and hedging gain of US$1.5 million (2015: gain of US$ 0.8 million) 
 
The average realised prices for the gold and silver content of products sold prior to the deduction of treatment and
refining charges, were: 
 
 Gold2    1,245.61  1,206.10  
 Silver2  16.58     16.61     
 
 
Gold2 
 
1,245.61 
 
1,206.10 
 
Silver2 
 
16.58 
 
16.61 
 
2 Revenue of product sold does not include hedging gains. 
 
5       Cost of sales 
 
 Depreciation and amortisation (Note 9)                           165,327   159,733   
 Personnel expenses1                                              42,670    37,875    
 Maintenance and repairs                                          45,551    45,452    
 Operating materials                                              64,788    67,502    
 Energy                                                           56,726    57,643    
 Contractors                                                      81,684    93,229    
 Mining concession rights and contributions                       5,600     5,041     
 Freight                                                          3,802     5,076     
 Insurance                                                        2,586     2,585     
 Other                                                            5,495     7,485     
                                                                                      
 Cost of production                                               474,229   481,621   
 Losses on foreign currency hedges                                2,571     10,186    
 Change in work in progress and finished goods (ore inventories)  38,257    (13,137)  
 Inventory write down (Note 11)                                   (22,578)  -         
                                                                                      
 Cost of sales                                                    492,479   478,670   
                                                                                      
 
 
Cost of sales 
 
492,479 
 
478,670 
 
1 Personnel expenses include employees´ profit sharing of US9.9 million for the six months ended 30 June 2016 (six months
ended 30 June 2015: US$5.9 million). 
 
6        Finance income and finance costs 
 
                                       Six months ended 30 June      
                                       2016                          2015    
                                       (in thousands of US dollars)  
 Finance income:                                                             
 Interest on short term deposits       1,627                         889     
 Fair value movements on derivatives1  -                             19,733  
 Other                                 2,094                         555     
                                                                             
                                       3,721                         21,177  
                                                                             
 Finance costs:                                                              
 Interest on interest-bearing loans    13,488                        18,656  
 Unwinding of discount on provisions   4,921                         4,968   
 Fair value movements on derivatives1  135,126                       -       
 Other                                 627                           453     
                                                                             
                                       154,162                       24,077  
                                                                             
 
 
1 Principally relates to the time value associated with Gold commodity options- see Note 18 for further detail. 
 
7       Income tax expense 
 
                                                                             
 Current corporate income tax:                                               
 Income tax charge1                                      82,461    88,377    
 Amounts over provided in previous periods               (1,607)   (31,720)  
                                                                             
                                                         80,854    56,657    
                                                                             
 Deferred corporate income tax:                                              
 Origination and reversal of temporary differences       (40,122)  (8,593)   
 Revaluation effects of Silverstream contract            32,976    529       
                                                                             
                                                         (7,146)   (8,064)   
                                                                             
 Corporate income tax                                    73,708    48,593    
                                                                             
                                                                             
 Current special mining right:                                               
 Special mining right charge2                            8,417     4,914     
                                                                             
                                                         8,417     4,914     
                                                                             
 Deferred special mining right:                                              
 Origination and reversal of temporary differences       7,384     6,265     
                                                                             
 Special mining right                                    15,801    11,179    
                                                                             
 Income tax expense as reported in the income statement  89,509    59,772    
                                                                             
 
 
Income tax expense as reported in the income statement 
 
89,509 
 
59,772 
 
1 The current income tax has been reduced by US$12.2 million (2015: nil) as a result of a credit granted to taxpayers in
respect of an excise tax (Special Tax on Production and Services, or IEPS for its acronym in Spanish) paid when purchasing
diesel used for general machinery and certain mining vehicles. The credit can be applied against either the company's own
corporate income tax or the income tax withheld from third parties. The credit is calculated on an entity-by-entity basis
and any amount paid in excess of the sum of corporate income tax and income tax withheld cannot be credited in future
fiscal periods. No deferred tax asset has therefore been recognised in relation to any excess. 
 
2 The special mining right allows the deduction of payments for mining concession rights up to the amount of the special
mining right payable within the same legal entity.  In the six months ended 30 June 2016, the Group credited US$4.3 million
(2015: US$4.1million) of mining concession rights against the special mining right. Prior to credits permitted under the
special mining right regime, the current special mining right charge would have been US$12.7 million. (2015: US$9.0). 
 
The total mining concession rights paid during the six month period were US$8.1 million (2015: US$9 million) and have been
recognised in the income statement within cost of sales and exploration expenses. Mining concessions rights paid in excess
of the special mining right cannot be credited to special mining rights in future fiscal periods, and therefore, no
deferred tax asset has been recognised in relation to the excess. 
 
The effective tax rate for corporate income tax for the six months ended 30 June 2016 is 28.89% (six months ended 30 June
2015: 35.69%) and 35.08% including the special mining right (six months ended 30 June 2015: 43.90%). The main factor that
reduced the effective tax rate below 30% is the IEPS tax incentive described above. This impact was partially offset by the
effect of foreign exchange rates as a result the appreciation of the US dollar against the Mexican peso. 
 
During 2015 the Group clarified the treatment applied in the computation of the 2014 tax provision regarding the deduction
of certain mining-related expenditures. This resulted in an adjustment of US$29.9 million to the 2015 current tax expense
with an equal and opposite effect to the deferred tax expense. 
 
8      Earnings per share 
 
Earnings per share ('EPS') is calculated by dividing profit for the period attributable to equity shareholders of the
Company by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the period. 
 
The Company has no dilutive potential ordinary shares. 
 
As of 30 June 2016 and 30 June 2015, earnings per share have been calculated as follows: 
 
                                                                                           Six months ended 30 June      
                                                                                           2016                          2015    
                                                                                           (in thousands of US dollars)  
 Earnings:                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                 
 Profit from continuing operations attributable to equity holders of the Company           167,036                       76,499  
 Adjusted profit from continuing operations attributable to equity holders of the Company  90,093                        75,267  
 
 
Adjusted profit is profit as disclosed in the Interim Consolidated Income Statement adjusted to exclude revaluation effects
of the Silverstream contract of US$109.9 million gain (US$76.9 million net of tax) (2015: US$1.8 million gain and US$1.2
million net of tax). 
 
Adjusted earnings per share have been provided in order to provide a measure of the underlying performance of the Group,
prior to the revaluation effects of the Silverstream contract, a derivative financial instrument. 
 
                                                                               Six months ended 30 June  
                                                                               2016                      2015     
 Number of shares: Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue ('000)  736,894                   736,894  
 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                             Six months ended 30 June  
                                                                                                                                                                                             2016                      2015         
 Earnings per share: Basic and diluted earnings per ordinary share from continuing operations (US$) Adjusted basic and diluted earnings per ordinary share from continuing operations (US$)  0.227 0.122               0.104 0.102  
 
 
9      Property, plant and equipment 
 
The significant changes in property, plant and equipment during the six months ended 30 June 2016 are additions of US$202.8
million (six months ended 30 June 2015: US$246.4 million) and depreciation and amortisation of US$172.4 million, of which
US$7.1 million was capitalised as a part of the cost of other fixed assets (six months ended 30 June 2015: US$166.7
million, of which US$5.2 million was capitalised). Additions consist of capitalised interest, mine development works at the
underground mines, stripping activity at the surface mines, tailing ponds at Herradura and Cienega, the construction of San
Julian phase one facilities, and purchase of mine equipment such as scoops, trams and trucks. 
 
As of 30 June 2016 the Group has contractual commitments related to the construction and acquisition of property, plant and
equipment of US$124.1 million (31 December 2015: US$145.5 million) 
 
10     Silverstream contract 
 
Cash received in respect of the period of US$17.4 million (six months ended 30 June 2015: US$15.8 million) corresponds to
1.9 million ounces of payable silver (six months ended 30 June 2015: 1.9 million ounces). As at 30 June 2016, a further
US$5.8 million (30 June 2015: US$4.7 million) of cash corresponding to 437,431 ounces of silver is due (30 June 2015:
440,115 ounces). 
 
A reconciliation of the beginning balance to the ending balance is shown below. 
 
                                                   2016                          2015        
                                                   (in thousands of US dollars)            
 Balance at 1 January:                             384,771                       392,276     
 Cash received in respect of the period            (17,353)                      (15,753)    
 Cash receivable                                   (5,778)                       (4,665)     
 Remeasurement gains recognised in profit or loss  109,919                       1,761       
 Balance at 30 June                                471,559                       373,619     
                                                                                           
 Less - Current portion                            36,209                        30,647      
                                                                                           
 Non-current portion                               435,350                       342,972     
                                                                                           
                                                                                               
 
 
During the six months ended 30 June 2016, the most significant driver of the US$109.9 million of unrealised gains recorded
in the income statement (six months ended 30 June 2015: gain of US$1.8 million) was the updating of external financial
assumptions used to value the Silverstream contract. The most significant of these were an increase in the forward price of
silver and the decrease of the reference discount rate (LIBOR). 
 
11      Inventories 
 
 Finished goods1                                        3,415    1,711     
 Work in progress2                                      212,669  251,900   
 Ore stockpiles                                         11,442   -         
 Operating materials and spare parts                    71,977   73,104    
                                                                           
 Inventories at lower of cost and net realisable value  299,503  326,715   
 Accumulated write-down of work in progress inventory3  -        (22,578)  
 Allowance for obsolete and slow-moving inventories     (3,562)  (3,562)   
                                                                           
 Balance at lower of cost and net realisable value      295,941  300,575   
 Less - Current portion                                 204,321  224,200   
                                                                           
 Non-current portion4                                   91,620   76,375    
                                                                           
 
 
91,620 
 
76,375 
 
1 Finished goods include metals contained in concentrates and doré bars, and concentrates on hand or in transit to a
smelter or refinery. 
 
2 Work in progress includes metals contained in ores on leaching pads. 
 
3 As of 30 June 2016 the Group reversed the accumulated write down of work in progress inventory amounting US$22.6 million
in 2015. 
 
4 The non-current inventories are expected to be processed more than 12 months from the reporting date. 
 
12    Trade and other receivables 
 
 Trade receivables from related parties (Note 16)1      166,422  115,805  
 Value added tax receivable                             62,762   99,948   
 Advances and other receivable from contractors         15,877   13,641   
 Other receivables from related parties (Note 16)       5,778    2,769    
 Loans granted to contractors                           2,152    2,595    
 Other receivables arising on the sale of fixed assets  335      759      
 Other receivables                                      3,027    2,775    
                                                                          
                                                        256,353  238,292  
 Provision for impairment of other receivables          (313)    (300)    
                                                                          
                                                        256,040  237,992  
 Other receivables classified as non-current assets:                      
 Loans granted to contractors                           1,625    2,289    
                                                                          
                                                        1,625    2,289    
                                                                          
                                                        257,665  240,281  
                                                                          
 
 
257,665 
 
240,281 
 
1 Trade receivables from related parties' includes the fair value of embedded derivatives arising due to provisional
pricing in sales contracts of US$6.7 million as at 30 June 2016 (December 2015: US$(0.5) million). 
 
13    Cash, cash equivalents and short term investments 
 
The Group considers cash and cash equivalents and short term investments when planning its operations and in order to
achieve its treasury objectives. 
 
 Cash at bank and on hand   6,405    4,104    
 Short-term deposits        574,763  377,316  
                                              
 Cash and cash equivalents  581,168  381,420  
                                              
 
 
581,168 
 
381,420 
 
Cash at bank earns interest at floating rates based on daily bank deposits. Short-term deposits are made for varying
periods of between one day and four months, depending on the immediate cash requirements of the Group, and earn interest at
the respective short-term deposit rates. Short-term deposits can be withdrawn at short notice without any penalty or loss
in value. 
 
 Short-term investments  120,000  118,718  
                                           
 
 
120,000 
 
118,718 
 
Short-term investments are made for fixed periods no longer than four months and earn interest at fixed rates without an
option for early withdrawal.  As at 30 June 2016 and 31 December 2015 all short-term investments are held in fixed-term
bank deposits. 
 
14   Dividends paid 
 
Dividends declared by the Company are as follows: 
 
                                          Per shareUS Cents  Amounts$Million  
 Six months ended 30 June 2016                                                
 Total dividends paid during the period1  3.4                24.7             
 Six months ended 30 June 2015                                                
 Total dividends paid during the period2  3.0                22.1             
 
 
1 Final dividend for 2015 approved at the Annual General Meeting on 3 May 2016 and paid on 9 May 2016. 
 
2 Final dividend for 2014 approved at the Annual General Meeting on 18 May 2015 and paid on 22 May 2015. 
 
15   Contingencies 
 
The contingencies in the Group's annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2015 as published
in the 2015 Annual Report, are still applicable as of 30 June 2016, including the El Bajio agrarian community conflict as
described below: 
 
-        Minera Penmont ("Penmont") has already presented a conceptual mine closure and remediation plan before the
Unitarian Agrarian Court in respect of approximately 300 hectares where the Soledad-Dipolos mine is located (out of the
total 1,824 hectares which Penmont returned to the El Bajio community in July 2013). Remediation activities however remain
pending, since the agrarian members have not permitted Penmont physical access to the lands. Penmont will continue to
monitor this situation and reiterate its request before the Agrarian Court in order that access to the lands may be
permitted for remediation activities. 
 
-        In connection with the foregoing matters, and as previously reported by the Company in prior years, members of the
El Bajio agrarian community have presented additional claims, including a separate claim before the Unitarian Agrarian
Court, alleging US$65 million in damages as well as requesting the cancellation of Penmont's mining concessions and
environmental permits within the El Bajio lands. The Unitarian Agrarian Court has now issued a final and definitive ruling
on the matter denying claimants their allegations, which is consistent with the Company's view, as previously reported,
that this lawsuit had no merit. 
 
-        Various claims and counterclaims have been made between the relevant parties in the El Bajio matter including
appeals that are pending as well as criminal complaints between the parties. There remains significant uncertainty as to
the finalisation and ultimate outcome of these legal proceedings. 
 
16  Related party balances and transactions 
 
The Group had the following related party transactions during the six months ended 30 June 2016 and 30 June 2015 and
balances as at 30 June 2016 and 31 December 2015. 
 
Related parties are those entities owned or controlled by the ultimate controlling party, as well as those who have a
minority participation in Group companies and key management personnel of the Group. 
 
(a)  Related party accounts receivable and payable 
 
                                                 Accounts receivable                                     Accounts payable                            
                                                 As at 30 June 2016            As at 31 December 2015    As at 30 June 2016  As at 31 December 2015  
                                                 (in thousands of US dollars)  
 Trade:                                                                                                                                              
 Metalúrgica Met-Mex Peñoles, S.A. de C.V.       166,332                       115,786                   -                   130                     
 Other:                                                                                                                                              
 Industrias Peñoles, S.A.B. de C.V.              5,778                         2,769                     -                   -                       
 Servicios Administrativos Peñoles, S.A de C.V.  -                             -                         2,787               366                     
 Servicios Especializados Peñoles, S.A. de C.V.  -                             -                         2,019               1,804                   
 Fuerza Eólica del Istmo, S.A. de C.V.           -                             -                         -                   916                     
 Other                                           90                            19                        354                 921                     
                                                                                                                                                     
                                                 172,200                       118,574                   5,160               4,137                   
 
 
Related party accounts receivable and payable will be settled in cash. 
 
Other balances due from related parties: 
 
                                     (in thousands of US dollars)  
 Silverstream contract:                                                     
 Industrias Peñoles, S.A.B. de C.V.  471,559                       384,771  
                                                                            
 
 
The Silverstream contract can be settled in either silver or cash. Details of the Silverstream contract are provided in
Note 10. 
 
(b)      Principal transactions with affiliates are as follows: 
 
 Income:                                                      
 Sales1:                                                      
 Metalúrgica Met-Mex Peñoles, S.A. de C.V.  885,358  751,484  
                                                              
 Other income                               891      375      
                                                              
 Total income                               886,249  751,859  
                                                              
                                                                  
 
 
Total income 
 
886,249 
 
751,859 
 
1 Figures do not include hedging gains as the derivative transactions are not undertaken with related parties. Figures are
net of the adjustment for treatment and refining charges of US$74.1 million (2015: US$70.9 million). 
 
  
 
 Expenses:                                                           
 Administrative Services:                                            
 Servicios Administrativos Peñoles, S.A. de C.V.2  10,297  10,288    
 Servicios Especializados Peñoles, S.A. de C.V. 2  8,327   9,042     
                                                                     
                                                   18,624  19,330    
                                                                     
 Energy:                                                             
 Fuerza Eólica del Istmo, S.A. de C.V.             1,794   1,863     
 Termoeléctrica Peñoles, S. de R.L. de C.V.        7,615   11,296    
                                                                     
                                                   9,409   13,159    
                                                                     
 Operating materials and spare parts:                                
 Wideco Inc                                        2,247   2,802     
 Metalúrgica Met-Mex Peñoles, S.A. de C.V.         871     2,228     
                                                                     
                                                   3,118   5,030     
                                                                     
 Equipment repairs and administrative services:                      
 Serviminas, S.A. de C.V.                          2,947   1,925     
                                                                     
 Insurance premiums:                                                 
 Grupo Nacional Provincial, S.A.B. de C.V.         949     2,624     
                                                                     
 Other expenses:                                   4,285   3,491     
                                                                     
 Total expenses                                    39,332  45,559    
                                                                     
                                                                         
 
 
Total expenses 
 
39,332 
 
45,559 
 
2 Based on the Service Agreement with Servicios Administrativos Peñoles, S.A. de C.V., ("SAPSA") and Servicios
Especializados Peñoles, S.A. de C.V. ("SEPSA"), wholly owned Peñoles' subsidiaries, the companies provided administrative
services during the six months ended 30 June 2016 for a total amount of US$18.6 million (US$19.3 million for the six months
ended 30 June 2015). Services include administrative expenses of US$14 million (US$15.9 million for the six months ended 30
June 2016) and US$4.6 million operating expenses capitalised as exploration and development expenditure (US$3.4 million for
six months ended 30 June 2015). 
 
(c)     Compensation of key management personnel of the Group 
 
Key management personnel include the members of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee who receive
remuneration. 
 
 Salaries and bonuses                                 1,996  1,894  
 Post-employment pension                              106    129    
 Other benefits                                       154    125    
                                                                    
 Total compensation paid to key management personnel  2,256  2,148  
                                                                    
 
 
Total compensation paid to key management personnel 
 
2,256 
 
2,148 
 
17     Notes to the consolidated statement cash flows 
 
   Reconciliation of profit for the period to net cash generated from operating activities                                 
   Profit for the period                                                                              165,626    76,368    
   Adjustments to reconcile profit for the period to net cash inflows from operating activities:                           
   Depreciation and amortisation                                                                      165,327    159,733   
   Employee profit sharing                                                                            10,243     6,271     
   Deferred income tax expense/(benefit)                                                          7   238        (1,799)   
   Current income tax expense                                                                     7   89,271     61,571    
   Loss on the sale of property, plant and equipment and other assets                                 910        804       
   Other (gains)/losses                                                                               (148)      1,424     
   Impairment of available-for-sale financial assets                                                  -          761       
   Net finance costs                                                                                  15,315     22,633    
   Foreign exchange loss                                                                              3,121      8,200     
   Difference between pension contributions paid and amounts recognised in the income statement       124        420       
   Non cash movement on derivatives                                                               6   135,126    (19,733)  
   Changes in fair value of Silverstream                                                          10  (109,919)  (1,761)   
   Working capital adjustments                                                                                             
   Increase in trade and other receivables                                                            (10,702)   (2,182)   
   Decrease in prepayments and other assets                                                           1,368      2,608     
   Decrease/(increase) in inventories                                                                 4,634      (16,077)  
   Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables                                                    5,247      (2,369)   
                                                                                                      
   Cash generated from operations                                                                     475,781    296,872   
   Income tax paid                                                                                    (55,394)   (22,340)  
   Employee profit sharing paid                                                                       (12,492)   (11,117)  
                                                                                                      
   Net cash from operating activities                                                                 407,895    263,415   
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 
 
407,895 
 
263,415 
 
18    Financial instruments 
 
a.     Fair value category 
 
 As at 30 June 2016                            
 US$ thousands                                 
 Financial assets:                             At fair value through profit or loss  Available-for-sale investments at fair value through OCI  Loans and receivables  At fair value through OCI (cash flow hedges)    
 Trade and other receivables1                  -                                     -                                                         178,004                -                                               
 Available-for-sale financial assets           -                                     136,371                                                   -                      -                                               
 Silverstream contract (Note 10)               471,559                               -                                                         -                      -                                               
 Embedded derivatives within sales contracts1  6,724                                 -                                                         -                      -                                               
 Derivative financial instruments              109                                   -                                                         -                      1,039                                           
 Financial liabilities:                                                              At fair value through profit or loss                      At amortised Cost      At fair value through OCI (cash flow hedges)    
 Interest-bearing loans                                                              -                                                         797,539                -                                               
 Trade and other payables                                                            -                                                         79,620                 -                                               
 Derivative financial instruments                                                    103                                                       -                      72,843                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 
 
1 Trade and other receivables and embedded derivatives within sales contracts are presented net in Trade and other
receivables in the balance sheet. 
 
 As at 31 December 2015                                                              
 US$ thousands                                                                       
 Financial assets:                             At fair value through profit or loss  Available-for-sale investments at fair value through OCI  Loans and receivables  At fair value through OCI (cash flow hedges)  
 Trade and other receivables1                  -                                     -                                                         127,224                -                                             
 Available-for-sale financial assets           -                                     71,442                                                    -                      -                                             
 Silverstream contract (Note 10)               384,771                               -                                                         -                      -                                       

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