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RNS Number : 2562Z  Greatland Gold PLC  04 March 2025

 Greatland Gold plc (AIM: GGP)

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4 March
2025

 

 

Half-Year Financial Report

for the six months ended 31 December 2024

 

 

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PUBLIC DOMAIN.

Greatland Gold plc (AIM:GGP) ("Greatland" or the "Company") is pleased to
announce its interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2024.

 

Highlights:

 

Transformational acquisition of 100% of Havieron and Telfer

·      Completed acquisition for 100% ownership of the Havieron
gold-copper project (Havieron), the Telfer gold-copper mine (Telfer), and
other related assets in the Paterson region from Newmont Corporation
(NYSE:NEM) (Newmont) (the Havieron-Telfer Acquisition)

·      At Completion on 4 December 2024 paid the following acquisition
consideration to Newmont:

o  US$167.0 million cash (after estimated purchase price adjustments;

o  US$167.5 million in the form of 2,669,182,291 Greatland ordinary shares
issued to Newmont, representing 20.4% of Greatland shares on issue; and

o  Repaid debt of US$52.4 million (£41.4 million), being the entire
outstanding balance of the Havieron joint venture loan to Newmont, which has
been terminated.

·      Greatland expects to pay the following amounts to Newmont on a
deferred basis:

o  A$32.6 million (£16.6 million) in aggregate estimated purchase price
adjustments; and

o  Up to a maximum of US$100 million (£79.0 million) in deferred cash
consideration which may be payable to Newmont on the first five years'
Havieron gold production, through a 50% price upside participation by Newmont
above a US$1,850/oz hurdle gold price, subject to an annual cap of US$50
million and aggregate cap of US$100 million.

·      Raised US$334 million (c. £255.3 million) through an
oversubscribed Institutional Placing and Retail Offer

·      Havieron is a world class gold-copper project with a Mineral
Resource estimate of 8.4Moz gold equivalent, while Telfer is an operating
gold-copper mine generating near-term cash flow

·      Acquisition unlocks opportunity to optimise an integrated
Telfer-Havieron mining and processing operation

 

Telfer

·      Strong start to production at Telfer during the period of
Greatland's ownership from 4 December to 31 December 2024 (approximately 27
days):

o  29,864oz of gold and 1,189t of copper (33,882oz gold equivalent)

o  1,466kt of ore was processed, utilising both processing trains, with an
average grade of 0.77g/t Au and 0.11% copper, and recoveries of 82% for gold
and 72% for copper

o  639kt of ore was mined at the Telfer West Dome open pit (total material
mined of 1,177t) and 95kt of ore was mined at the Telfer underground

·      Stockpiles as at 31 December 2024:

o  10.9Mt run-of-mine (ROM) stockpiles, containing 247koz gold and 7.6kt
copper; and

o  24.5Mt low grade stockpiles, containing 262koz gold and 12.2kt copper.

·      In January 2025, recorded maiden concentrate shipment with
proceeds from the sale received of £48.0 million

 

Havieron

·      In September 2024, in connection with the Havieron-Telfer
acquisition, Greatland published an independently reviewed 'base case'
development and mine plan for Havieron:

o  Havieron to operate with a steady state mining throughput rate of 2.8Mtpa
and average grade processed of 2.74g/t Au and 0.32% Cu;

o  Havieron to produce on average 221koz Au and 8kt Cu (258koz AuEq) annually
during steady state operations, for the first 15 years, at an AISC of
US$818/oz (A$1,240/oz);

o  A steady state operational period of 15 years and total mine life of 20
years; and

o  First ore production from Havieron in H2 2026 and first gold in H2 2027.

·      During the December 2024 quarter, key activities concerning
Greatland's Feasibility Study works were progressed and the Greatland
Feasibility Study is being targeted for completion in H2 2025

 

Financial

·      Closing cash position of £71.9 million (30 June 2024: £4.8
million)

·      Nil debt balance (30 June 2024: £41.5 million)

·      Net assets of £491.5 million (30 June 2024: £41.0 million)

·      On 3 December 2024, executed a A$100m Syndicated Facility
Agreement with ANZ, HSBC and ING comprising a A$75 million (c.£37.5 million)
Working Capital Facility and A$25 million (c.£12.5 million) Contingent
Instrument Facility

 

Strengthened Position

·      Transitioned into a significant Australian gold and copper
producer with near-term opportunities to extend Telfer mine life

·      Owns 100% of Australia's second-largest gold-copper development
project at Havieron

·      Owns the only operating processing plant in the Paterson region,
with a highly prospective regional exploration portfolio

 

Greatland Managing Director, Shaun Day, commented:

 

"It has been a transformative period for Greatland, having completed the
consolidation of 100% ownership of Havieron and Telfer, establishing us as a
gold-copper producer of significance. We are delighted with the strong start
to production in December and the combination of a high Australian dollar gold
price, very substantial mined stockpiles at surface, Telfer mine life
extension targets, and the approaching development of the world class Havieron
gold-copper asset presents a unique opportunity for near-term cashflow and
medium-term growth. We continue to advance the Havieron Feasibility Study,
expected to be completed in the second half of 2025, with development now
substantially derisked by our ownership of the Telfer infrastructure.

 

"Greatland today is the owner and operator of a processing plant that ranks as
Australia's third largest gold-copper processing plant by capacity, with a
generational opportunity presented by Havieron and a highly prospective
exploration portfolio. Our robust cash position and banking facilities ensures
sufficient liquidity is in place.

 

"Preparations for our ASX cross listing are well underway and we continue to
target listing in the June 2025 quarter.  As a significant Australian
gold-copper producer, the ASX listing is intended to provide benefits
including an enhanced capital markets profile and increased institutional
ownership and index participation."

 

Contact

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Greatland Gold plc

Shaun Day, Managing Director  |  info@greatlandgold.com

 

Nominated Advisor

SPARK Advisory Partners

Andrew Emmott / James Keeshan / Neil Baldwin  |  +44 203 368 3550

 

Corporate Brokers

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About Greatland

 

Greatland is a gold and copper mining company listed on the London Stock
Exchange's AIM Market (LSE:GGP) and operates its business from Western
Australia.

 

The Greatland portfolio includes the 100% owned Telfer gold-copper mine, the
adjacent 100% owned world class Havieron gold-copper project (under
development), and a significant exploration portfolio within the surrounding
region. The combination of Telfer and Havieron provides for a substantial and
long life gold-copper operation in the Paterson Province of Western
Australia.

 

Greatland is targeting a cross listing on the ASX in the June quarter 2025.

 

Principal activities

The principal activities of the Group during the period consisted of gold and
copper mining and production, project development, and the exploration and
evaluation of mineral tenements in Western Australia.

Review of half-year results (unaudited)

On 4 December 2024, Greatland completed the acquisition of 70% ownership
interest in the Havieron gold-copper project (consolidating Greatland's
ownership of Havieron to 100%), 100% ownership of the Telfer gold-copper mine,
and other related interests in assets in the Paterson region from certain
Newmont Corporation subsidiaries.

Production and sales for the period reflect Greatland's ownership of Telfer in
the 27 days of ownership from 4 December to 31 December 2024:

                                   Unit       Half year ended  Half year ended

                                              31 Dec 2024      31 Dec 2023
 Total mined tonnes                (kt)       734              -
 Processed grade                   (g/t)      0.77             -
 Gold produced                     (oz)       29,864           -
 Copper produced                   (t)        1,189            -
 Run of mine closing stockpile     (Mt)       10.9             -
 Low grade closing stockpile       (Mt)       24.5             -
 Gold dore sold                    (oz)       3,916            -
 Realised Gold Price (A$4,226/oz)  £/oz       2,115            -
 Revenue                           (£m)       8.3              -
 Net profit / (loss) after tax     (£m)       18.0             (5.5)

 

Financial Position

§ Closing cash position of £71.9 million (30 June 2024: £4.8 million)

§ Nil debt balance (30 June 2024: £41.5 million)

§ Net assets of £491.5 million (30 June 2024: £41.0 million)

 

HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELLBEING

Greatland's most important priority is safety, keeping our employees,
contractors and communities safe and well. Our goal is to operate with zero
fatalities, minimise workplace injuries and prevent catastrophic events.
Greatland achieved its goal of maintaining a safe workplace for all during the
half year. There were no fatalities at the Group's projects during the half
year ended 31 December 2024 (31 December 2023: nil).

 

CORPORATE

Havieron-Telfer Acquisition

Greatland announced on 10 September 2024 that it had entered into a binding
agreement with certain Newmont Corporation subsidiaries (Newmont) to acquire
Newmont's 70% ownership interest in the Havieron gold-copper project
(Havieron), 100% ownership of the Telfer gold-copper mine, and other related
interests in assets in the Paterson region.

Greatland completed the Havieron-Telfer Acquisition from Newmont on 4 December
2024 (Completion).

In connection with the Havieron-Telfer Acquisition, a fully underwritten
institutional placing to raise US$325 million (c. £248.6 million)
(Institutional Placing) and retail offer to raise US$8.8 million (c. £6.7
million) (Retail Offer), including commitments of £0.3 million by certain
Directors, was completed both gross before associated fees. The Institutional
Placing was oversubscribed and successfully closed on 11 September 2024, and
the Retail Offer was oversubscribed and successfully closed on 12 September
2024. On 30 September 2024, a general meeting of shareholders approved the
Havieron-Telfer Acquisition and the issue of shares under the Institutional
Placing, the Retail Offer, and to a subsidiary of Newmont Corporation pursuant
to the Havieron-Telfer Acquisition.

On 1 October 2024, the new Greatland ordinary shares were issued under the
Institutional Placing and Retail Offer and admitted to trading, comprising
5,179,010,416 Institutional Placing shares and 140,725,613 Retail Offer
shares.

On Completion, trading in Greatland's ordinary shares on AIM was
simultaneously cancelled and readmitted (Admission).  Following Admission,
Greatland's issued share capital comprises 13,079,294,602 ordinary shares each
with one voting right per share.  There are no shares held in treasury.

At Completion Greatland paid the upfront cash consideration of US$167.0
million (£130.2 million) (comprising of US$155.1 million cash consideration
and estimated purchase price adjustments) and US$167.5 million consideration
in the form of 2,669,182,291 Greatland ordinary shares issued to Newmont based
on the issue price of the Institutional Placing (announced simultaneously with
the binding Sale and Purchase Agreement), representing 20.4% of Greatland
shares on issue. The fair value of the shares issued at Completion was £200.2
million based on the share price on 4 December 2024.

Pursuant to the Havieron-Telfer Acquisition agreement, the amount of the
purchase price adjustments has been estimated for the purposes of the
adjustments paid on Completion.  A final adjustment will be calculated and
made following the preparation and agreement of a final post-completion
statement, with the final adjustment expected to be agreed by June 2025.

At Completion Greatland repaid debt of US$52.4 million (£41.4 million), being
the entire outstanding balance of the Havieron joint venture loan to Newmont,
which has been terminated.

Greatland expects to pay the following amounts to Newmont on a deferred basis:

§ A$32.6 million (£16.6 million) in aggregate estimated purchase price
adjustments for:

(i) ore mined and stockpiled between 1 October 2024 and Completion and
acquired by Greatland at Completion, due by 3 June 2025;

(ii) to compensate Newmont for running only one of the two Telfer processing
trains from 27 October 2024 until Completion (thus preserving ore and
stockpiles for Greatland to process after Completion), due by 3 June 2025;

(iii) final purchase price adjustments per the Sale and Purchase Agreement;
and

§ Up to a maximum of US$100 million (£79.0 million) in deferred cash
consideration which may be payable to Newmont on the first five years'
Havieron gold production, through a 50% price upside participation by Newmont
above a US$1,850/oz hurdle gold price, subject to an annual cap of US$50
million and aggregate cap of US$100 million. The fair value of the deferred
consideration has been estimated at US$64.2 million (£50.7 million).

Debt facilities

On 10 September 2024 Greatland Pty Ltd executed:

§ A commitment letter with ANZ, HSBC and ING (together, the Banking
Syndicate) in respect of a A$75 million (£38 million) working capital
facility (Working Capital Facility) and a A$25 million (£13 million)
contingent instrument facility (Contingent Instrument Facility); and

§ A non-binding letter of support with the Banking Syndicate, in respect of
A$775 million (£395 million) in proposed banking facilities, including A$750
million (£383 million) in facilities that would be available to fund capital
to complete the planned development of the Havieron project.

On 3 December 2024 Greatland executed the facility agreement with the Banks in
respect of the Working Capital Facility and Contingent Instrument Facility. At
31 December 2024, the Working Capital Facility remained undrawn and A$9
million (£5 million) remained available under the Contingent Instrument
Facility.

During the December 2024 quarter Greatland purchased AUD denominated gold put
options for a premium of A$9.9m (£4.9 million) from the Banking Syndicate in
respect of 150,000oz of gold, with an average strike price of A$3,905 per
ounce and a series of expiry dates through calendar year 2025 (CY25), as
follows:

 Quarter End Date  Gold Volumes Under Options (oz)  Average blended strike price (A$ per oz)
 31-Mar-2025       33,996                           3,905
 30-Jun-2025       46,302                           3,905
 30-Sep-2025       38,910                           3,905
 31-Dec-2025       30,792                           3,905
 Total             150,000                          3,905

The put options establish a price level at which Greatland has the right, but
not the obligation, to sell gold, therefore providing a minimum downside price
protection for the protected ounces while retaining full upside exposure to
the gold price across 100% of Telfer production volumes.

In September 2023 Greatland entered into a A$50 million (£26.0 million)
working capital facility with cornerstone shareholder, Wyloo Consolidated
Investments Pty Ltd.  During the period A$7 million (£3.6 million) was drawn
down under the facility, and then subsequently repaid from the proceeds of the
equity raising described above and the facility terminated.

Dividends

The Board of directors has not declared a dividend for the period (31 December
2023: Nil).

 

OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL REVIEW

Telfer, Western Australia (Greatland: 100%)

 Telfer is an operating gold-copper mine located in the Paterson Province of
 the East Pilbara region in Western Australia. Telfer first produced gold in
 1977 and has produced more than 15Moz of gold to date.

 Telfer is a fly-in fly-out mine with both open pit and underground mining
 operations, an established workforce and significant infrastructure. Gold and
 copper are produced by a large processing facility comprising two 10Mtpa
 capacity trains, totalling 20Mtpa in nominal capacity, that produces gold
 doré and a copper-gold concentrate.

 Ore from Telfer is currently being mined from the West Dome open pit and the
 Telfer underground. Greatland is in the process of preparing an updated Telfer
 Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve estimates.

 Telfer's strategic positioning in the Paterson region, with existing
 infrastructure and processing capacity, de-risks, expedites and reduces the
 cost of completing Havieron's development. As the only operating processing
 infrastructure in the Paterson region with surplus capacity, Telfer enables a
 'hub and spoke' strategy to incorporate accretive regional opportunities.

Greatland acquired 100% ownership of Telfer from Newmont on 4 December 2024,
on Completion of the Havieron-Telfer Acquisition.

During the period of Greatland's ownership from 4 December 2024 to 31 December
2024 (approximately 27 days):

§ 29,864oz of gold and 1,189t of copper (33,882oz gold equivalent(1)) was
produced at Telfer;

§ 1,466kt of ore was processed at Telfer, utilising both processing trains,
with an average grade of 0.77g/t Au and 0.11% copper, and recoveries of 82%
for gold and 72% for copper;

§ 639kt of ore was mined at the Telfer West Dome open pit (total material
movement mined of 1,177t) and 95kt of ore was mined at the Telfer underground.

(1) The gold equivalent (AuEq) for Telfer December 2024 production is
calculated based on average daily commodity spot prices for the period between
4 December 2024 (Acquisition completion date) and 31 December 2024 of
A$4,179/oz Au and A$14,122/t Cu. The gold equivalent formula is AuEq oz = Au
oz produced + (Cu t produced * Copper Price / Gold Price). AuEq oz is stated
before payability reductions for treatment and refining charges.

At 31 December 2024, estimated stockpiles at Telfer were:

§ 10.9Mt run-of-mine (ROM) stockpiles, containing 247koz gold and 7.6kt
copper; and

§ 24.5Mt low grade stockpiles, containing 262koz gold and 12.2kt copper.

 

Significant evaluations commenced during December 2024 to progress Telfer mine
life extension opportunities. This has confirmed near term extension
opportunities at the West Dome Open Pit in both Stage 7 and Stage 8 extension.
These cutbacks have been prioritised for final evaluation works to enable a
final investment decision in FY25. In addition, a comprehensive review of all
near-mine drilling priorities was initiated in December 2024. This review has
identified multiple drilling targets that will be evaluated as part of the
drilling budget process.

Havieron, Western Australia (Greatland: 100%)

 Havieron is a world-class high grade underground gold-copper development
 project located approximately 45km to the east of Telfer in the Paterson
 province of Western Australia.

 The Havieron deposit was discovered by Greatland in 2018.  It is one of the
 largest high-grade gold discoveries in Australia of the last 20 years and is
 the second largest undeveloped gold project by Mineral Resource in Australia.
 Following discovery, Havieron was advanced under an unincorporated joint
 venture between Greatland and Newcrest (2019 - 2023), and then Newmont (2023 -
 2024). Greatland consolidated 100% ownership of Havieron in December 2024.

 Havieron has a Mineral Resource Estimate of 8.4Moz in total contained gold
 equivalent ounces (AuEq(2)), completed by Greatland in December 2023. The
 Havieron Mineral Resource estimate is contained within a compact 650 metre
 strike length and is currently defined over 1,200 vertical metres. The
 Havieron ore body has an exceptional ounce per vertical metre profile, with
 the Mineral Resource estimate averaging more than 9,150 gold equivalent ounces
 per vertical metre through the top 300 metres of the ore body, and more than
 7,900 gold equivalent ounces through the top 1,000 metres.

 Early works commenced in January 2021 and are advanced, including 2,110 metres
 of development of the underground main access decline, through 80% of the
 total depth to the top of the Havieron ore body. Underground development is
 currently paused prior to completion of Greatland's Feasibility Study.

 In September 2024, Greatland published an independently reviewed 'base case'
 development and mine plan for Havieron, with a 2.8Mtpa mining operation to
 produce an average 258koz gold equivalent per annum in steady state (first 15
 years) at lowest quartile costs, utilising the Telfer processing
 infrastructure, with a 20-year total mine life commencing in 2027. The
 development of Havieron is substantially de-risked by the existing and
 significant Telfer infrastructure.

 Greatland is currently completing a Feasibility Study for the completion of
 Havieron's development, targeted to be completed in 2025, which will refine
 the base case and assess optimisation opportunities including potential
 expansion.

(2) The gold equivalent (AuEq) is based on assumed prices of US$1,700/oz Au
and US$3.75/lb Cu for Mineral Resource and metallurgical recoveries based on
block metal grade, reporting approximately at 87% for Au and 87% for Cu which
in both cases equates to a formula of approximately AuEq = Au (g/t) + 1.6 Cu
(%). It is the company's opinion that all the elements included in the metal
equivalents calculation have a reasonable potential to be recovered and sold.

On 10 September 2024, in connection with the Havieron-Telfer acquisition,
Greatland published an independently reviewed 'base case' development and mine
plan for Havieron, which is for:

§ Havieron to operate with a steady state mining throughput rate of 2.8Mtpa
and average grade processed of 2.74g/t Au and 0.32% Cu;

§ Havieron ore to be processed through the Telfer processing facility, with
utilisation of a single processing train through Telfer's Train 1 circuit at
750t/h, on a campaign basis at approximately 50% utilisation;

§ Havieron to produce on average 221koz Au and 8kt Cu (258koz AuEq) annually
during steady state operations, first 15 years, at an AISC of US$818/oz
(A$1,240/oz);

§ a steady state operational period of 15 years and total mine life of 20
years; and

§ first ore production from Havieron in H2 2026 and first gold in H2 2027.

The Greatland Feasibility Study for the completion of Havieron's development
is underway and targeted to be completed in H2 2025.  The Feasibility Study
will seek to refine the base case described above, incorporate optimisation
opportunities to the extent these are identified and validated, and will
include an executable project schedule and capital expense estimate.

During the December 2024 quarter Greatland's Feasibility Study works
progressed, including the following key activities:

§ Finalised scoping of the Feasibility Study, validated key technical
decisions, confirmed Feasibility Study inputs;

§ Shortlisted engineering and technical consultants and tendered Feasibility
Study packages; and

§ Scoped early works package for ventilation shaft development (critical
path), with technical and commercial clarifications largely resolved.
Greatland is working to de-risk this package and secure availability of key
construction equipment.

Paterson South Farm-In and Joint Venture Arrangement, Western Australia
(Greatland earning up to 75%)

 In May 2023, Greatland entered into the Paterson South farm-in and joint
 venture agreement with Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd (RTX), a wholly-owned
 subsidiary of global mining group Rio Tinto, to accelerate exploration at nine
 exploration licences (Paterson South Tenements) which collectively cover
 1,537km(2) of highly prospective tenure within the Paterson region of Western
 Australia, near Havieron.

 Greatland has the right to earn up to a 75% interest in the Paterson South
 Tenements by spending at least A$21.1 million and completing 24,500 metres of
 drilling as part of a two-stage farm-in over seven years. Greatland achieved
 the stage one minimum commitment under the farm-in arrangement by completing
 2,000 metres of drilling and A$1.1 million of expenditure in FY24.

During the period, reverse circulation (RC) drilling (4 holes for 990 metres)
was completed at the Chilly prospect at Strickland (E45/4807), and diamond
drilling at Triangle South (E45/5532) at the Teague prospect (4 holes for
~1200m) and Skylar (E45/5351) (6 holes for ~2,500m) at the Bootstrap Leon and
Skylar prospects.

RC drilling results from the Chilly prospect were reported on 7 November 2024
(refer to Greatland's RNS announcement titled "Paterson Exploration Update")
and included 37m at 0.13% Cu and 0.21g/t Au including 1m at 6.1g/t Au in
first pass reconnaissance drilling. The mineralisation is considered open
along strike and down dip and follow up drilling is planned for CY25.

Encouraging alteration and sulphides were intercepted in diamond drill holes
at Teague and Skylar. Results for the drilling will be reported in CY25 once
all assays have been received.

A gravity survey was undertaken at the Atlantis prospect on the Budjidowns
(E45/4815) tenement in FY2024. Modelling of the Atlantis gravity during the
period has identified four targets with drilling planned in CY25.

During FY24 a surface sampling program was undertaken on the Wilki Lakes
(E45/5576) tenement. Assays returned in HY25 showed no significant results.

Soil sampling was completed at the Calypso prospect on Basel (E45/5122) and
returned elevated pathfinder alteration minerals. Follow up air core (AC)
drilling is planned for CY25.

Exploration, Western Australia (Greatland: 100%)

Telfer near mine exploration

 The Havieron-Telfer Acquisition included the acquisition of 782km(2) of highly
 prospective tenure along strike from Telfer, including 14 exploration licenses
 and 44 Mining leases outside the Telfer operations area.

During the period a review of existing work was commenced identifying several
targets with high prospectivity. The planned exploration program for CY25
includes a significant drilling program of ~12,000m, geophysics including
Induced Polarisation (IP) and magnetic surveys and surface sampling programs
across several targets.

Paterson Regional Project

 Greatland's wider Paterson region exploration projects comprise of the
 Scallywag, Juri and Canning projects:

 § Scallywag comprises four wholly-owned granted exploration licences:
 Scallywag, Rudall, Black Hills North and Havieron West located adjacent to and
 around Havieron. Exploration work is focused on the discovery of intrusion
 related gold-copper deposits similar to Havieron, Telfer and Winu.

 § Juri comprises two wholly-owned granted exploration licences: Paterson
 Range East and Black Hills located to the north of Havieron. Juri was
 previously a joint venture with Newcrest (2019 - 2023) and then Newmont (2023
 - 2024), with Greatland consolidating 100% ownership in December 2024.

 § The Canning project comprises two wholly-owned granted exploration
 licences: Canning and Salvation Well and was voluntarily relinquished on 7
 January 2025, following modelling showing depth to basement at >500m and
 negative results from a magnetotelluric survey.

During the period, Greatland completed diamond core drilling on the Scallywag
exploration licence at London with two diamond holes for ~1,800m testing a
Magneto-telluric electromagnetic conductor. The anomaly was resolved as a
greater conductive cover depth and no significant mineralisation was
encountered.

The Scallywag and Juri projects will now be combined into the greater
Scallywag project.

Ernest Giles

 The Ernest Giles project consists of five granted wholly-owned adjoining
 exploration licences: Calanchini, Peterswald, Westwood North, Westwood West
 and Mount Smith, which are located approximately 250km north-east of the town
 of Laverton in the Yilgarn region of Western Australia. Ernest Giles is an
 underexplored Archean greenstone belt which lies within the highly mineralised
 Yilgarn Craton, to the north of the world-class Tropicana and Gruyere gold
 mines.

Greatland's planned exploration program at Ernest Giles for FY25 includes a
regional geophysics program across the project tenure, as well as a targeted
IP survey and 6,000m of drilling at the Meadows prospect.

Panorama

 The Panorama project consists of three granted wholly-owned adjoining
 exploration licences: Panorama, Panorama North and Panorama East, located in
 the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The tenements are considered by
 Greatland to be highly prospective for gold and nickel.

In November 2023 Greatland announced the results of a surface sampling program
at Panorama, with results including 27 soil samples from the Ni_04 prospect
returning above 0.1% nickel over a 1.4km strike extent, and a peak result of
0.3% nickel in a rock chip sample.

These samples sit within the Dalton Suite ultramafics, which the results
confirmed as nickel enriched and a potential primary nickel sulphide host. The
large extent of the prospective Dalton Suite ultramafics within the Panorama
tenure, and the existence of several untested highly prospective conductors,
presents the potential for a substantial nickel discovery at Panorama.
Greatland is planning its next steps to effectively test both the geochemical
and geophysical anomalies on the tenure.

Bromus

 The Bromus project consists of two granted wholly-owned adjoining exploration
 licences: Bromus and Bromus West which are considered prospective for nickel,
 lithium and gold, located approximately 20km southwest of the town of Norseman
 in southern Western Australia.

 

The Bromus project was not actively explored during the period. In February
2025, the Group sold its Bromus Exploration Licence E63/1952 to a subsidiary
of Ordell Minerals Limited (ASX:ORD) Ricochet Romance Pty Ltd (Ricochet
Romance) in exchange for the allotment and issue of 125,000 fully paid
ordinary shares in Ordell Minerals Limited. Additionally, as part of the
tenement sale the Group surrendered Exploration Licence E63/1506 to Ricochet
Romance the same subsidiary of Ordell Minerals Limited for cash consideration
of £0.1 million.

Mt Egerton

 The Mt Egerton project consists of four granted wholly-owned exploration
 licences, Woodlands Munjang, Mt Egerton and Egerton West, located
 approximately 230km north of the town of Meekatharra gold camp in central
 Western Australia. The Mt Egerton project is considered prospective for gold
 and copper.

 

During the period, the Mt Egerton project grew with the grant of a further
four tenements, Munjang (E52/4361), Mt Egerton (E52/4362), Egerton West
(E52/4389) and Combine Bore (E52/4432) for a total land holding of 482.5km(2).
The land access agreement was also progressed during the period.

Senior management changes

During December 2024, Dean Horton resigned as Chief Financial Officer to
pursue other opportunities. Greatland thanks Mr Horton for his contribution,
including towards the successful debt finance process in connection with the
acquisition, and wishes him the best in his future endeavours. Monique
Connolly has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer, a role she has
previously held and excelled in.

With effect from 4 March 2025, Joanne McDonald has been appointed Joint
Company Secretary. Ms McDonald has over 18 years of experience in senior
management and executive roles within the mining industry. Prior to joining
the Company, Joanne was Company Secretary and Head of Corporate Affairs of IGO
Limited, an ASX100 mining and exploration company. Ms McDonald holds a
Master's degree in Corporate Governance, and is a Fellow of the Governance
Institute of Australia.

Significant events after the balance date

In January 2025, financial close was achieved in respect of the A$75 million
(£38 million) Working Capital Facility (described above).

In January 2025, the Group recorded its maiden concentrate shipment, the
proceeds from the sale were £48.0 million and were received on 23 January
2025.

In February 2025, the Group sold its Bromus Exploration Licence E63/1952 to a
subsidiary of Ordell Minerals Limited in exchange for the allotment and issue
of 125,000 fully paid ordinary shares in Ordell Minerals Limited.
Additionally, as part of the tenement sale the Group surrendered Exploration
Licence E63/1506 to Ricochet Romance, the same subsidiary of Ordell Minerals
Limited, for cash consideration of £0.1 million.

 

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

for the half-year ended 31 December 2024

 

 

 

                                                                                 Note  31 Dec 2024                             31 Dec 2023
                                                                                       £'000                                   £'000
 Revenue                                                                         4                    8,291                    -
 Cost of sales                                                                   5                (5,507)                      -
 Gross profit                                                                          2,784                                   -

 Exploration and evaluation expenses                                                                (2,380)                    (2,715)
 Administration expenses                                                         6                (7,054)                      (4,343)
 Acquisition and integration costs                                               21    (6,757)                                 -
 Loss before finance items and tax                                                                (13,407)                     (7,058)

 Net foreign exchange gains                                                                           7,591                    1,185
 Finance income                                                                  7                    2,058                    594
 Finance costs                                                                   7                      (403)                  (187)
 Loss before tax                                                                       (4,161)                                 (5,466)
 Income tax benefit / (expense)                                                  8     22,194                                  -
 Profit / (loss) for the period                                                                     18,033                     (5,466)

 Other comprehensive income:
 Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations                                        (15,289)                     1,040
 Net change in fair value of cashflow hedges taken to equity, net of tax                            (1,816)                    -
 Total comprehensive income for the period attributable to equity holders of                        928                        (4,426)
 the Company

 Earnings per share attributable to the ordinary equity holders of the Company:
 Basic earnings per share (pence)(1)                                                                    0.22                   (0.11)
 Diluted earnings per share (pence)(1)                                                 0.22                                    (0.11)

The Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income should be read in
conjunction with the accompanying notes.

(1) The weighted average number of the Group shares outstanding used as the
denominator in calculating basic earnings per share during the period was
8,141,917,785 (31 December 2023: 5,078,896,662). The weighted average number
of shares and potential ordinary shares used as the denominator in calculating
the diluted earnings per share was 8,274,825,145.

 

 Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

 as at 31 December 2024

                                                              Note  31 Dec 2024                                                 30 Jun 2024

                                                                    £'000                                                       £'000
 ASSETS
 Exploration and evaluation assets                            11                     57,969                                                           237
 Mine development                                             12    369,885                                                                      82,174
 Right of use asset                                                                    7,531                                                          312
 Property, plant and equipment                                13    95,107                                                                            117
 Financial assets held at fair value through profit and loss                           2,045                                                            39
 Deferred tax assets                                          18                     11,785                                      -

 Total non-current assets                                            544,322                                                                     82,879
 Cash and cash equivalents                                                           71,942                                                        4,808
 Trade and other receivables                                  9                      21,125                                                        137
 Inventories                                                  10                   159,841                                       -
 Derivative financial instruments                             17                       2,269                                     -
 Other current assets                                               6,891                                                                          2,140
 Total current assets                                               262,068                                                                        7,085
 TOTAL ASSETS                                                        806,390                                                                     89,964

 LIABILITIES
 Trade and other payables                                     14                       62,105                                                      5,197
 Lease liabilities                                                                       7,646                                                        133
 Provisions                                                   16                       54,091                                    -
 Total current liabilities                                                           123,842                                                       5,330
 Deferred contingent consideration                            21                       49,490                                    -
 Borrowings                                                   15                               -                                                 41,493
 Lease liabilities                                                                            95                                                      176
 Provisions                                                   16                     141,420                                                       2,010
 Total non-current liabilities                                                       191,005                                                     43,679
 TOTAL LIABILITIES                                                  314,847                                                                      49,009

 NET ASSETS                                                                          491,543                                                     40,955

 EQUITY
 Share capital                                                19                     13,080                                                        5,091
 Share premium                                                19    510,538                                                                      70,998
 Merger reserve                                               19                    27,494                                                       27,494
 Cash flow hedge reserve                                                               (1,816)                                   -
 Foreign currency translation reserve                                              (19,752)                                                      (4,463)
 Share-based payment reserve                                                         15,623                                                      13,492
 Retained earnings                                                                (53,624)                                                     (71,657)
 TOTAL EQUITY                                                                        491,543                                                     40,955

The above Consolidated Statement of Financial Position should be read in
conjunction with the accompanying not

 Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

 for the half-year ended 31 December 2024

                                                                    Note  Share capital                                   Cash flow hedge reserve                                                                        Retained earnings  Total equity

£'000

£'000

                                                                                                                          £'000                    Foreign currency translation reserve   Share-based payment reserves                      £'000

£'000
                                                                                                                                                   £'000

                                                                                         Share premium   Merger reserve

£'000

                                                                                                         £'000
 At 1 July 2024                                                            5,091          70,998          27,494           -                        (4,463)                                13,492                         (71,657)           40,955
 Profit for the period                                                     -              -               -                -                        -                                      -                              18,033             18,033
 Other comprehensive income                                                -              -               -                (1,816)                  (15,289)                               -                             -                   (17,105)
 Total comprehensive profit / (loss) for the period                       -              -                -                (1,816)                 (15,289)                                -                             18,033             928
 Transactions with owners in their capacity as owners:
 Share-based payments                                                      -              -               -                -                        -                                      2,131                          -                  2,131
 Share capital issued                                               19     7,989          447,547         -                -                        -                                      -                              -                  455,536
 Cost of share issue                                                19     -              (8,007)         -                -                        -                                      -                              -                  (8,007)
 Total contributions by and distributions to owners of the Company         7,989          439,540         -                -                        -                                      2,131                          -                  449,660
 Six months ended on 31 December 2024                               19     13,080         510,538         27,494           (1,816)                  (19,752)                               15,623                         (53,624)           491,543

 

 

 

                                                                    Note  Share capital                                   Cash flow hedge reserve                                                                          Retained earnings   Total equity

£'000

£'000

                                                                                                                          £'000                    Foreign currency translation reserve   Share-based payment reserves                         £'000

£'000
                                                                                                                                                   £'000

                                                                                         Share premium   Merger reserve

£'000

                                                                                                         £'000
 At 1 July 2023                                                           5,069          70,821          27,494           -                        (4,259)                                10,173                         (56,820)              52,478
 Loss for the period                                                      -              -               -                -                        -                                      -                              (5,466)               (5,466)
 Other comprehensive income                                               -              -               -                -                        1,040                                  -                              -                     1,040
 Total comprehensive profit / (loss) for the period                       -              -               -                -                        1,040                                  -                              (5,466)               (4,426)
 Transactions with owners in their capacity as owners:
 Share-based payments                                                     -              -               -                -                        -                                      1,688                          -                     1,688
 Transfer on exercise of options                                          -              -               -                -                        -                                      (33)                           33                    -
 Share capital issued                                               19    22             177             -                -                        -                                      -                              -                     199
 Total contributions by and distributions to owners of the Company        22             177             -                -                        -                                      1,655                          33                    1,887
 Six months ended on 31 December 2023                               19    5,091          70,998          27,494           -                        (3,219)                                11,828                         (62,253)              49,939

The above Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity should be read in
conjunction with the accompanying notes.

 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

for the half-year ended 31 December 2024

 
                                                                    Note  31 Dec 2024  31 Dec 2023

                                                                          £'000        £'000
 Cash flows from operating activities
 Profit / (loss) for the period after income tax                          18,033       (5,466)
 Adjustments for:
 Share-based payment expense                                        20     2,070       1,639
 Depreciation and amortisation                                            2,669        82
 Other non-cash items                                                      42          6
 Finance costs                                                      7      773         162
 Unwind of discount on provisions                                   7     (376)        12
 Unrealised foreign exchange (gain)                                        (7,591)     (1,208)
 Investing interest income                                          7      (2,058)     (594)
 Lease liability interest expense                                   7      6           6
 Movement in operating assets / liabilities:
 Increase in other current assets                                          (4,605)     (68)
 (Increase) / decrease in trade and other receivables                      (5,684)     15
 (Increase) / decrease in inventories                                      (20,822)    -
 (Increase) in deferred tax asset                                   8     (22,194)     -
 Increase / (decrease) in payables & other liabilities                     27,567      (2,199)
 Increase in provisions                                                   5,019        21
 Net cash outflow from operating activities                               (7,151)      (7,592)

 Cash flows from investing activities
 Cash consideration for Telfer-Havieron acquisition                 21     (130,177)   -
 Interest received                                                         1,902       646
 Payments for mine development and fixed assets                            (7,075)     (4,743)
 Payments in advance for joint venture contributions                       (210)       (6,409)
 Net cash outflow from investing activities                                (135,560)   (10,506)

 Cash flows from financing activities
 Proceeds from issue of shares                                      19     255,348     199
 Transaction costs from issue of shares                             19     (7,236)     -
 Proceeds from borrowings                                                 3,588        -
 Repayment of borrowings                                                  (44,517)     -
 Repayment of lease obligations                                           (927)        (56)
 Payments for prepaid borrowing costs and interest paid                   (478)        (823)
 Net cash inflow / (outflow) from financing activities                    205,778      (680)

 Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                   63,067       (18,778)
 Effects of exchange rate differences on cash and cash equivalents        4,067        295
 Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period                 4,808        31,149
 Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period                       71,942       12,666

The above Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows should be read in conjunction
with the accompanying notes.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

for the half-year ended 31 December 2024

 

1     CORPORATE INFORMATION

The half-year consolidated financial statements of Greatland Gold plc and its
subsidiaries (collectively, the Group) for the six months ended 31 December
2024 were authorised for issue in accordance with a resolution of the
Directors on 4 March 2025.

Greatland is a company incorporated in England and Wales whose shares are
publicly traded on the AIM market (AIM: GGP). The nature of the operations and
principal activities of the Company are described in the Directors' Report.

 

2     BASIS OF PREPARATION

The consolidated financial statements for the half-year ended 31 December 2024
are general purpose condensed financial statements prepared in accordance with
IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting and UK-adopted international accounting
standards and are presented in sterling (£). The financial information does
not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of section 434 of the
Companies Act 2006. The information relating to the half-year periods to 31
December 2024 and 31 December 2023 are unaudited. PKF Littlejohn LLP has
issued an independent review report on the half-year periods 31 December 2024
and 31 December 2023.

The half-year consolidated financial statements do not include all the
information and disclosures required in the annual financial statements, and
should be read in conjunction with the Group's annual financial statements as
at 30 June 2024 and considered together with any public announcements made by
Greatland during the half-year ended 31 December 2024. The annual report of
the Group for the year ended 30 June 2024 is available at
http://greatlandgold.com. The report of auditors on those financial statements
was unqualified.

The accounting policies adopted are consistent with those applied by the Group
in the preparation of the annual consolidated financial statements for the
year ended 30 June 2024 except as noted below relevant notes. The Group has
not early adopted any standard, interpretation or amendment that has been
issued but is not yet effective.

The amounts contained in this financial report have been rounded to the
nearest £1,000 where noted (£000) under the option available to the Company
under the Companies Act 2006.

 

3     SEGMENTAL INFORMATION

Operating segments are reported in a manner that is consistent with the
internal reporting to the Board and the executive management team (the chief
operating decision makers). Greatland operates two segments being:

§ Telfer operations and Havieron mine development in Western Australia

§ Exploration and evaluation of minerals in Australia

 Segment Results for the half year ended 31 December 2024          Telfer and Havieron  Exploration and Evaluation  Total

                                                                   £'000                £'000                       £'000
 Revenue                                                            8,291                -                           8,291
 Cost of sales, excluding depreciation                              (2,923)              -                           (2,923)
 Segment gross profit                                              5,368                -                           5,368
 Exploration and evaluation costs                                  (15)                 (2,365)                     (2,380)
 Segment EBITDA                                                    5,353                 (2,365)                    2,988

 

 Segment Results for the half year ended 31 December 2023          Telfer and Havieron  Exploration and Evaluation  Total

                                                                   £'000                £'000                       £'000
 Revenue                                                           -                     -                          -
 Cost of sales                                                      -                    -                          -
 Segment gross profit                                               -                   -                           -
 Exploration and evaluation costs                                   (126)               (2,589)                     (2,715)
 Segment EBITDA                                                    (126)                (2,589)                     (2,715)

 

3     SEGMENTAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

Segment EBITDA is a non-IFRS measure, being earnings before interest, tax,
depreciation and amortisation and is calculated as follows: profit before
income tax plus depreciation, amortisation, impairment, share based payments,
corporate, projects and finance costs, less interest income.

Interest income, corporate related finance costs and acquisition costs are not
allocated to the operating segments as this type of activity is driven by the
central finance function which manages the cash position of the Group.

Segment EBITDA reconciles to profit before income tax from continuing
operations for the half year ended 31 December 2024 as follows:

 

 Results for the half year ended 31 December 2024  31 Dec 2024  31 Dec 2023

                                                   £'000        £'000
 Segment EBITDA                                    2,988        (2,715)
 Administrative expenses                           (4,984)      (2,704)
 Share-based payment expense                       (2,070)      (1,639)
 Acquisition and integration costs                 (6,757)      -
 Foreign exchange gains                             7,591       1,185
 Depreciation and amortisation                     (2,584)      -
 Finance income                                    2,058        594
 Finance costs                                     (403)        (187)
 Loss before income tax                             (4,161)     (5,466)

 

 Assets and liabilities as at 31 December 2024          Telfer and Havieron  Exploration and Evaluation  Total

                                                        £'000                £'000                       £'000
 Segment assets                                         739,061              929                         739,990
 Segment liabilities                                    (303,987)            (8,230)                     (312,217)
 Net assets / (liabilities)                             435,074              (7,301)                     427,773

 

 Assets and liabilities as at 30 June 2024          Telfer and Havieron  Exploration and Evaluation  Total

                                                    £'000                £'000                       £'000
 Segment assets                                     84,429               787                         85,216
 Segment liabilities                                (41,245)             (6,099)                     (47,344)
 Net assets / (liabilities)                         43,184               (5,312)                     37,872

 

 Assets                         31 Dec 2024  30 Jun 2024

                                £'000        £'000
 Segment assets                 739,990      85,216
 Unallocated:
 Right of use assets            161          210
 Property, plant and equipment  29           7
 Cash & cash equivalents        64,777       4,169
 Trade and other receivables    147          5
 Other current assets           1,286        357
 Total assets                   806,390      89,964

 

3     SEGMENTAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

 Liabilities               31 Dec 2024  30 Jun 2024

                           £'000        £'000
 Segment liabilities       (312,217)    (47,344)
 Unallocated:
 Trade and other payables  (2,322)      (1,338)
 Lease liabilities         (94)         (210)
 Provisions                (214)        (117)
 Total liabilities         (314,847)    (49,009)

 

4     REVENUE

                                            31 Dec 2024                                      31 Dec 2023

                                            £'000                                            £'000
 Revenue from contracts with customers
 Gold - Bullion                                               8,280                          -
 Silver - Bullion                                                  11                        -
 Total revenue                                                8,291                          -

Revenue recognition

Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when the Group satisfies its
performance obligations under its contract with the customer, by transferring
such goods to the customer's control. Control is generally determined to be
when risk and title to the goods pass to the customer.

Bullion revenue is recognised at a point in time upon transfer of control to
the customer and is measured at the amount to which the Group expects to be
entitled which is based on the deal agreement.

Concentrate revenue is generally recognised upon receipt of the bill of lading
when the goods are delivered for shipment under Cost, Insurance and Freight
(CIF) Incoterms. The freight service on export concentrate contracts with CIF
Incoterms represents a separate performance obligation to the transfer of the
concentrate product itself and is separately disclosed where material.

The terms of metal in concentrate sales contracts with third parties contain
provisional pricing arrangements whereby the selling price for metal in
concentrate is based on prevailing spot prices on a specified future date
after shipment to the customer (quotation period). Adjustments to the sales
price occur based on movements in quoted market prices up to the date of final
settlement. The period between provisional invoicing and final settlement is
typically between one and four months. Revenue on provisionally priced sales
is recognised based on the estimated fair value of the total consideration
receivable and is net of deductions related to treatment and refining charges.
Subsequent changes in fair value are recognised in the Income Statement each
period until final settlement and presented as part of 'Other
Income/Expenses'.

 

5     COST OF SALES

                                    31 Dec 2024                                      31 Dec 2023

                                    £'000                                            £'000
 Site production costs                              24,119                           -
 Royalties                                               115                         -
 Selling costs                                             44                        -
 Inventory movements                              (21,355)                           -
 Depreciation and amortisation      2,584                                            -
 Total cost of sales                5,507                                            -

 

 

 

 

 

6     ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

                                          Note  31 Dec 2024                                      31 Dec 2023

                                                £'000                                            £'000
 Employee benefits                                                2,658                          1,337
 Corporate depreciation and amortisation                               43                        43
 Share-based payment expense              20                      2,070                          1,639
 Other administrative                                             2,283                          1,324
 Total administrative expenses                                  7,054                            4,343

 

7     FINANCE INCOME AND FINANCE COSTS

                                             31 Dec 2024  31 Dec 2023

                                             £'000        £'000
 Finance income
 Interest income                              2,058       594
 Total finance income                         2,058       594
 Finance costs
 Interest on lease liabilities                (6)         (6)
 Finance facility fees                        (773)       (162)
 Unwinding of discount on provisions(1)      376          (12)
 Other                                        -           (7)
 Total finance costs                          (403)       (187)

(1) Amount relates to the adjustment of rehabilitation, restoration and
dismantling provisions as part of the Telfer-Havieron acquisition.

 

8     INCOME TAX

                                                                               31 Dec 2024                            31 Dec 2023

                                      £'000
                                                                               £'000
 a)     Income tax recognised in profit or loss expense
 Current tax                                                                   -                                      -
 Deferred tax                                                                                 (22,194)                -
 Total income tax expense / (benefit) relating to the continuing operations                   (22,194)                -

 

                                                              31 Dec 2024                                     31 Dec 2023
                                                              £'000                                           £'000
 b)    Tax reconciliation
 Loss before income tax                                        (4,161)                                             (5,466)
 Weighted average applicate rate of tax of 19% (2023: 17%)     (771)                                                 (916)
 Increase / (decrease) in income tax expense due to:
 Share-based payment expense                                                        621                                   492
 Other non-deductibles                                                           598                          -
 Temporary differences                                                       (23,031)                                (1,233)
 Net deferred tax assets not brought to account                                389                                     1,657
 Total current year income tax (benefit) / expense                           (22,194)                         -

 

8     INCOME TAX (CONTINUED)

                                                          31 Dec 2024                                        31 Dec 2023
                                                          £'000                                              £'000
 c)     Temporary Differences Brought to Account
 Deferred Tax Assets
 Australian tax losses                                                     20,125                            -
 Provisions & accruals                                                     10,492                            -
 Right of use asset / lease liabilities                                           63                         -
 Other temporary differences                                                 2,706                           -

 Deferred Tax Liabilities
 Property, plant and equipment                                            (4,910)                            -
 Mine development                                         (8,424)                                            -
 Exploration and evaluation assets                                          (5,344)                          -
 Resource development                                                       (3,711)                          -
 Prepayments                                                                     (30)                        -
 Net deferred tax asset / (liability) recognised          10,967                                             -

 

                                                        31 Dec 2024  30 Jun 2024

                                                        £'000        £'000
 d)    Deferred Tax Recognised Directly in Equity
 Relating to investments / financial instruments         817         -
 Net deferred tax asset / (liability) recognised        817          -

 

Items for which no deferred tax assets have been recognised are attributable
to the following:

 Unrecognised deferred tax assets                                              31 Dec 2024                                 30 Jun 2024
                                                                               £'000                                       £'000
 Unused tax losses for which no deferred tax asset has been recognised(1)      3,580                                                    23,761
 Rehabilitation, restoration and dismantling provision                         41,865                                      -
 Potential tax benefit - average effective tax rate of 29%                     45,445                                      23,761

(1) Losses relate to unrecognised UK revenue losses, unrecognised Australian
revenue losses for which no deferred tax assets have been recognised are nil.

 

9     TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

 

                                      31 Dec 2024  30 Jun 2024

                                      £'000        £'000
 Trade receivables                    4,507        -
 GST receivable                       330          29
 Sundry debtors(1)                     16,288      108
 Total trade and other receivables     21,125      137

(1) Included in sundry debtors is £15.2 million of employee accrued
entitlements relating to employees who transferred as part of the
Telfer-Havieron Acquisition which Newmont is contractually obliged under the
Sale and Purchase Agreement to reimburse 70% of these benefits if they are
crystallised before 30 June 2026. The provision for 100% of these employee
entitlements is included in Note 16.

 

10    INVENTORIES

                      31 Dec 2024  30 Jun 2024

                      £'000        £'000
 Ore stockpiles        100,717     -
 Gold in circuit       20,484      -
 Finished goods        2,053       -
 Consumable stores     36,587      -
 Total inventories    159,841      -

 

Inventories

Ore stockpiles, gold in circuit, and finished goods are physically measured or
estimated and valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost
represents the weighted average cost and includes direct costs and an
appropriate portion of fixed and variable production overhead expenditure,
including depreciation and amortisation, incurred in converting materials into
finished goods. Net realisable value is the estimated selling price in the
ordinary course of business, less estimated costs of completion and estimated
costs necessary to make the sale.

 

Ore stockpiles which are not scheduled to be processed in the twelve months
after the reporting date are classified as non-current inventory. The Group
believes the processing of these stockpiles will have a future economic
benefit to the Group and accordingly values these stockpiles at the lower of
cost and net realisable value.

 

Materials and supplies are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable
value. Any allowance for obsolescence is determined by reference to stock
items identified.

 

11    EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS

                                                      Note  31 Dec 2024  30 Jun 2024

                                                            £'000        £'000
 Opening balance 1 July 2024                                237          264
 Acquired as part of Telfer-Havieron acquisition      21    59,155       -
 Additions                                                  -            -
 Disposals                                                  -            (27)
 Exchange differences                                       (1,423)      -
 Closing balance at 31 December 2024                        57,969       237

 

12    MINE DEVELOPMENT

                                                      Note  31 Dec 2024  30 Jun 2024

                                                            £'000        £'000
 Opening balance 1 July 2024                                82,174       59,931
 Acquired as part of Telfer-Havieron acquisition      21    296,042      -
 Additions                                                  1,356        16,386
 Amortisation                                               (405)        -
 Capitalised borrowing costs                                2,407        5,767
 Exchange differences                                       (11,689)     90
 Closing balance at 31 December 2024                        369,885      82,174

 

Depreciation and Amortisation

Items of mine development are depreciated over their estimated useful lives.

 

The Group uses the units of production basis when depreciating mine-specific
assets which results in a depreciation charge proportional to the depletion of
the anticipated remaining life of mine production. Each item's economic life
has due regard to both its physical life limitations and to present
assessments of economically recoverable reserves of the mine property at which
it is located.

 

13    PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

                                                                                                          Property, Plant & Equipment         IT Equipment

                                                            Motor Vehicles                                £'000                               £'000                                       Assets Under Construction   Total

                                                            £'000                                                                                                                         £'000                       £'000
 Opening net book amount 1 July 2023                        47                                            22                                  15                                          -                           84
 Additions                                                  57                                            -                                   12                                          -                           69
 Disposals                                                  (2)                                           -                                   -                                           -                           (2)
 Depreciation                                               (11)                                          (10)                                (8)                                         -                           (29)
 Exchange differences                                       (5)                                           -                                   -                                           -                           (5)
 Closing net book value 30 June 2024                        86                                            12                                  19                                          -                           117
 Cost                                                       179                                           191                                 32                                          -                           402
 Accumulated depreciation                                   (93)                                          (179)                               (13)                                        -                           (285)
 Net book amount 30 June 2024                               86                                            12                                  19                                          -                           117
 Acquired as part of Telfer-Havieron acquisition (Note 21)                      -                                92,604                       132                                         -                                  92,736
 Additions                                                                      -                         -                                                     27                        6,064                                6,091
 Disposals                                                                      -                                        -                                       -                        -                                          -
 Depreciation                                                                  (7)                                   (1,453)                                     (7)                      -                                      (1,467)
 Exchange differences                                                          (4)                                (2,160)                                        (6)                      (200)                               (2,370)
 Closing net book value 31 December 2024                                       75                         89,003                                                165                       5,864                              95,107
 Cost                                                                          91                                90,418                       181                                         5,864                              96,554
 Accumulated depreciation                                                    (16)                                    (1,415)                                   (16)                       -                                      (1,447)
 Net book amount 31 December 2024                                              75                         89,003                                                165                       5,864                       95,107

 

14    TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES

                                              Note  31 Dec 2024  30 Jun 2024

                                                    £'000        £'000
 Trade and other payables                            7,306       624
 Payroll tax and other statutory liabilities         557         171
 Accruals                                            33,100      4,399
 Deferred consideration                       21     16,199      -
 Deferred put option premium                         4,943       -
 Total trade and other payables                      62,105      5,197

 

15    BORROWINGS

                                 31 Dec 2024  30 Jun 2024

                                 £'000        £'000
 Borrowings                      -            41,493
 Total non-current borrowings    -            41,493

During the period Greatland made a US$52.4 million cash repayment of the
entire outstanding balance of the loan with Newcrest Operations Limited, a
wholly owned subsidiary of Newmont Corporation (Newmont), which has now been
terminated as part of the Telfer-Havieron Acquisition. Refer to Note 21 for
further details.

On 3 December 2024, the Company executed a Syndicated Facility Agreement and
related documentation with ANZ, HSBC and ING for a A$75 million (c.£37.5
million) Working Capital Facility and A$25 million (c.£12.5 million)
Contingent Instrument Facility. As at 31 December 2024 the Working Capital
Facility was undrawn.

At 31 December 2024, the Group had drawn £7.9 million in bank guarantees
under the Contingent Instrument Facility.

 

16    PROVISIONS

                                                31 Dec 2024                    30 Jun 2024

                                                £'000                          £'000
 Current provisions
 Employee entitlements                                 28,701                  -
 Other provisions(1)                            25,390                         -
 Total current provisions                              54,091                  -
 Non-current provisions
 Employee entitlements                                   2,399                 98
 Rehabilitation, restoration and dismantling         139,008                   1,898
 Other provisions                                             13               14
 Total non-current provisions                        141,420                   2,010
 Total provisions                                    195,511                   2,010

(1) Other provisions include estimates of stamp duty payable of £17.6 million
on the Telfer-Havieron acquisition. Refer to Note 21 for further details.

 

17    DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

                                             31 Dec 2024  30 Jun 2024

                                             £'000        £'000
 Current assets
 Commodity put options - cash flow hedges    2,269        -

During the period, subsidiary Greatland Pty Ltd entered into AUD denominated
gold put option contracts for a premium of A$9.9 million (£4.9 million) (from
the Banking Syndicate in respect of 150,000oz of gold from 1 February 2025 to
31 December 2025.

 

                                                                               31 Dec 2024  30 Jun 2024

                                                                               £'000        £'000
 Carry amounts                                                                 2,269        -
 Notional amount (oz)                                                          150,000      -
 Average strike price / oz                                                     A$3,905      -
 Maturity dates                                                                Feb-25 to    -

                                                                               Dec-25
 Hedge ratio                                                                   1:1          -
 Change in intrinsic value of outstanding hedge instruments since inception    -            -
 Change in value of hedged item used to determine hedge ineffectiveness        -            -

 

Derivative financial instruments

The Group uses derivative financial instruments to manage certain market
risks. Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value on the date a
derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently remeasured to their
fair value at each reporting date. The resulting gain or loss is recognised in
the Income Statement immediately unless the derivative is designated and
effective as a hedging instrument, in which event, the timing of recognition
in the Income Statement depends on the nature of the hedge relationship.

 

For instruments in hedging transactions, the Group formally designates and
documents the relationship between hedging instruments and hedged items at the
inception of the transaction, as well as its risk management objective and
strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions.

 

The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives that are
designated and qualify as cash flow hedges are recognised in Other
Comprehensive Income (OCI) and accumulated in the Cash Flow Hedge Reserve in
equity. Any gain or loss relating to an ineffective portion is recognised
immediately in the Income Statement. Amounts accumulated in the Hedge Reserve
are transferred to the Income Statement in the periods when the hedged item
affects the Income Statement, for instance when the forecast sale that is
hedged takes place.

 

17    DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (CONTINUED)

Hedge accounting is discontinued when the hedging instrument expires or is
sold, terminated or exercised, if it no longer qualifies for hedge accounting
or if the Group changes its risk management objective for the hedging
relationship. At that point in time, any cumulative gain or loss on the
hedging instrument recognised via OCI remains deferred in the Cash Flow Hedge
Reserve until the original forecasted transaction occurs. When the forecasted
transaction is no longer expected to occur, the cumulative gain or loss that
was deferred in the Cash Flow Hedge Reserve is recognised immediately in the
Income Statement.

 

If a hedging instrument being used to hedge a commitment for the purchase or
sale of gold or copper is redesignated as a hedge of another specific
commitment and the original transaction is still expected to occur, the gains
and losses that arose on the hedging instrument prior to its redesignation are
deferred and included in the measurement of the original purchase or sale when
it takes place. If the hedging instrument is redesignated as a hedge of
another commitment because the original purchase or sale transaction is no
longer expected to occur, the gains and losses that arose on the hedge prior
to its redesignation are recognised in the Income Statement at the date of the
redesignation.

 

18    DEFERRED TAX

 

 Deferred Tax Asset                                             Tax losses                                              Provisions                                              Right of use asset / lease liabilities                  Other                                                   Total

£'000
£'000
£'000

                                                                £'000                                                                                                                                                                                                                           £'000
 At 1 July 2024                                                                          -                                                       -                                                       -                                                       -                                                      -
 Acquired as part of Telfer-Havieron Acquisition (Note 21)                               -                                                 6,996                                                   3,826                                                         -                                            10,822
 (Charged) / credited to profit or loss                                          20,125                                                    3,496                                               (3,762)                                                     2,706                                              22,565
 Recognised directly in equity                                                           -                                                       -                                                       -                                                    817                                                  817
 At 31 December 2024                                                             20,125                                                  10,492                                                         64                                                 3,523                                             34,204

 

 Deferred Tax Liabilities                                       Property, plant and equipment               Mine development                                Exploration and evaluation assets         Resource development                                                        Total

£'000
£'000
£'000

                                                                £'000                                                                                                                                                                                                             £'000

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Prepayments

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      £'000
 At 1 July 2024                                                                    -                                             -                                            -                                            -                                     -                           -
 Acquired as part of Telfer-Havieron Acquisition (Note 21)       (8,755)                                     (8,133)                                         (5,160)                                   -                                               -                           (22,048)
 (Charged) / credited to profit or loss                          3,845                                       (291)                                           (184)                                     (3,711)                                         (30)                        (371)
 At 31 December 2024                                             (4,910)                                     (8,424)                                         (5,344)                                   (3,711)                                         (30)                        (22,419)
 Net deferred tax assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          11,785

 

Key estimate and judgements

Judgement is applied in determining whether a deferred a deferred tax asset is
recognised for deductible temporary differences and unused tax losses.
Deferred tax assets are recognised only if it is probable that future forecast
taxable profits are available to utilise those temporary differences and
losses, and the tax losses continue to be available having regard to relevant
tax legislation associated with their recoupment.

 

The Group recognises deferred income tax assets on carried forward tax losses
to the extent there are sufficient estimated future taxable profits and/or
taxable temporary differences against which the tax losses can be utilised and
that the Group is able to satisfy the continuing ownership test. During the
year tax losses were recognised for the first time commensurate with the
Telfer-Havieron Acquisition, Greatland generating revenue and anticipated
future taxable profits.

19    EQUITY

                                                                        Note  No. of Shares    Share Capital  Share Premium  Merger Reserve  Total

£'000
£'000

                                                                                                                             £'000           £'000
 Balance at 1 July 2023 of authorised fully paid shares                       5,068,626,282    5,069          70,821         27,494          103,384
 Issued at £0.025 - exercise of director options on 24 September 2023         1,500,000        2              36             -               38
 Issued at £0.030 - exercise of director options on 24 September 2023         1,250,000        1              37             -               38
 Issued at £0.003 - exercise of director options on 1 October 2023            14,000,000       14             25             -               39
 Issued at £0.014 - exercise of director options on 1 October 2023            2,500,000        2              32             -               34
 Issued at £0.020 - exercise of director options on 1 October 2023            2,500,000        3              47             -               50
 Balance at 30 June 2024 of authorised fully paid shares                (a)   5,090,376,282    5,091          70,998         27,494          103,583
 Issued at £0.048 - from equity raise on 30 September 2024              (b)    5,319,736,029    5,320          250,028        -               255,348
 Issued at £0.048 - from consideration shares on 4 December 2024        (c)    2,669,182,291    2,669          197,519        -               200,188
 Less: transaction costs on share issue                                        -                -              (8,007)        -               (8,007)
 Balance at 31 December 2024 of authorised fully paid shares                  13,079,294,602   13,080         510,538        27,494          551,112

 

(a) Farm-in to Rio Tinto Exploration's Paterson South

In May 2023, Greatland entered into a farm-in and joint venture agreement with
Rio Tinto in respect of the Paterson South Project which comprises of nine
exploration licences. Under the farm-in and joint venture arrangement,
Greatland is required to make an up-front payment to Rio Tinto Exploration Pty
Ltd (RTX) of A$350,000 which Greatland has elected to settle in shares. The
farm-in and joint venture agreement was executed in prior years, the up-front
payment was capitalised as part of the acquisition costs of the tenements and
recognised in share-based payment reserves until the shares are issued. These
shares to RTX have not been issued at the date of this report.

(b) September 2024 equity raise

On 10 September 2024, in connection with the Havieron-Telfer Acquisition, a
fully underwritten institutional placing to raise US$325 million (c. £248.6
million) and retail offer to raise US$8.8 million (c. £6.7 million), both
before costs, were announced. The Institutional Placing was oversubscribed and
successfully closed on 11 September 2024, and the Retail Offer was
oversubscribed and successfully closed on 12 September 2024. On 30 September
2024, a general meeting of shareholders approved the issue of shares under the
Institutional Placing and the Retail Offer.

(c) Newmont consideration shares

As part of the Havieron-Telfer Acquisition, Greatland issued 2,669,182,291
ordinary shares to Newmont, representing 20.4% of Greatland shares in issue.
The shares were issued at £0.048 (US$167.5 million) as per the Sale and
Purchase Agreement with Newmont and aligned to the share price from the equity
raise on transaction announcement (10 September 2024). The fair value of the
shares issued at Completion was £200.2 million based on the share price on 4
December 2024. Refer to Note 21 acquisition of Havieron project and Telfer
gold-copper mine for further detail.

 

20    SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS

The total expense arising from share-based payment transactions recognised
during the period was as follows:

                                    Note  31 Dec 2024                                 31 Dec 2023

                                          £'000                                       £'000
 Employee long term incentive plan  (a)                2,070                                   1,542
 Other schemes                                               -                                      97
 Total share-based payment expense                     2,070                                   1,639

 (a) Employee Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP)

Greatland's Board approved LTIP became effective in February 2022. The LTIP is
designed to provide long-term incentives for employees (including executive
directors) to deliver long-term shareholder returns. Under the LTIP,
participants are granted performance rights or options which vest if certain
performance standards are met. Participation in the plan is at the Board's
discretion and no individual has a contractual right to participate in the
plan or to receive any guaranteed benefits.

Set out below are performance rights and options granted under the Company's
Employee Equity Incentive Plan over ordinary shares which are granted for nil
cash consideration. Management has assessed that non-market and market
conditions are more than probable to be achieved by the expiry date and
therefore the total value of the performance rights incorporates all
performance rights awarded. The expense recorded as share-based payments is
recognised to the service period end date on a straight-line basis as the
service conditions are inherent in the award.

Each performance right and option converts to one ordinary share in the
Company upon satisfaction of the performance conditions linked to the
performance rights. The performance rights do not carry any other privileges.
The fair value of the non-market condition performance rights granted is
determined based on the number of performance rights awarded multiplied by the
Company's share price on the date awarded.

The expense for the period of £2.1 million represents the fair value of the
instruments expensed over the vesting period.

The Group granted the following on 16 October 2024:

§ FY24 Performance Rights: 17,496,137 performance rights under the Greatland
LTIP which were in respect of the 2024 financial year. The amount of
performance rights will vest depending on a number of performance targets
during a three year performance period from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2026. The
share-based payment expense to be recognised in future periods is £0.8
million.

 

§ FY25 Performance Rights: 39,855,249 performance rights under the Greatland
LTIP which were in respect of the 2025 financial year. The amount of
performance rights will vest depending on a number of performance targets
during a three year performance period from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2027. The
share-based payment expense to be recognised in future periods is £2.0
million.

 

§ Employee Co-Investment Options: 25,000,000 grant of premium priced
co-investment options of £0.119 to incentivise retention through a pivotal
period in the Group's growth and align their interests to pursue value growth
for all shareholders to its then Chief Financial Officer, Mr Dean Horton. Mr
Horton subsequently resigned from his position during the period to pursue
other opportunities, with effect from 13 December 2024. Mr Horton's FY25
Performance Rights lapsed with immediate effect on 13 December 2024, and his
Co-Investment Options will lapse automatically on the six month anniversary of
13 December 2024 (accordingly, they remained on issue at 31 December 2024 but
will automatically lapse on 13 June 2025). Subject to satisfaction of service
criteria, the holder must be employed by Greatland on 31 January 2027 to
exercise. There is nil share-based payment expense to be recognised in future
periods.

 

20    SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS (CONTINUED)

The fair value at grant date is independently determined using an adjusted
form of the Black-Scholes Model which includes a Monte Carlo simulation model
for the TSR rights. The key assumptions were as follows:

                                 2024 LTIP          2025 LTIP          Co-Investment Options
 Grant date                      16 October 2024    16 October 2024    16 October 2024
 Fair value - market hurdle      £0.03420           RTSR1: £0.04180

                                                    RTSR2: £0.03640    n/a
 Fair value - non-market hurdle  £0.06320           £0.06320           £0.01351
 Share price at grant date       £0.064             £0.064             £0.064
 Exercise price                  £0.001             £0.001             £0.119
 Expected volatility             60.00%             60.00%             60.00%
 Vesting date                    30 June 2026       30 June 2027       31 July 2027
 Life of performance rights      10 years           10 years           2.5 years
 Expected dividends              nil                nil                nil
 Risk free interest rate         3.80%              3.82%              3.76%
 Valuation methodology           Monte Carlo &      Monte Carlo &      Black Scholes

                                 Black Scholes      Black Scholes

Options

The following table illustrates the number of, and movements in options during
the period:

                                           Weighted average exercise price  Half year ended 31 December 2024  Weighted average exercise price  Full year ended

                                           31 December 2024                                                   30 June 2024                     30 June 2024
 Outstanding at the beginning of the year  £0.116                           542,700,000                       £0.112                           261,750,000
 Granted during the period                 £0.119                           25,000,000                        £0.119                           302,700,000
 Exercised during the period               -                                -                                 £0.009                           (21,750,000)
 Forfeited during the period               -                                -                                 -                                -
 Outstanding at the end of the period      £0.116                           567,700,000                       £0.116                           542,700,000
 Vested and exercisable                    £0.119                           240,000,000                        £0.119                          240,000,000

 

Performance Rights

The following table illustrates the number of, and movements in performance
rights during the period:

                                           Weighted average exercise price  Half year ended 31 December 2024  Weighted average exercise price  Full year ended

                                           31 December 2024                                                   30 June 2024                     30 June 2024
 Outstanding at the beginning of the year  £0.001                           62,686,575                        £0.001                           23,500,000
 Granted during the period                 £0.001                           57,351,386                        £0.001                           44,406,047
 Exercised during the period               -                                -                                 -                                -
 Forfeited during the period               -                                -                                 £0.001                           (5,219,472)
 Outstanding at the end of the period      £0.001                           120,037,961                       £0.001                           62,686,575
 Vested and exercisable                    -                                -                                 -                                -

 

21    ACQUISITION OF HAVIERON PROJECT AND TELFER GOLD-COPPER MINE

On 4 December 2024, certain wholly owned subsidiaries of Greatland Gold plc,
including Greatland Pty Ltd, completed the acquisition from certain Newmont
Corporation subsidiaries of 70% ownership interest in the Havieron project
(consolidating Greatland's ownership of Havieron to 100%), 100% ownership of
the Telfer gold-copper mine, and other related interests in assets in the
Paterson region.

 

(a)   Consideration

Greatland paid the following upfront consideration upon completion of the
Havieron-Telfer Acquisition:

 

§ £130.2 million cash consideration, comprising of original US$155.1m
(£122.5 million) cash consideration and estimated purchase price adjustments;
and

 

§ £200.2 million in the form of 2,669,182,291 Greatland ordinary shares
issued to Newmont (Consideration Shares), representing 20.4% of Greatland
shares on issue. This represents the fair value of the shares based on the
share price on 4 December 2024 of £0.075.

 

In addition, Greatland has made a US$52.4 million (£41.4 million) cash
repayment of the entire outstanding balance of the Havieron joint venture
loan, which was terminated on completion of the Havieron-Telfer Acquisition.

 

Greatland incurred acquisition-related costs of £27.1 million associated with
the acquisition, including legal fees, due diligence costs and stamp duty.

 

 

                                        £'000
 Cash consideration paid                130,177
 Shares issued                                        200,188
 Deferred consideration                                 16,595
 Deferred contingent consideration                      50,699
 Capitalised acquisition costs          18,759
 Net purchase consideration             416,418

 

Acquisition related costs of £6.8 million are included in acquisition and
integration expense in the consolidated statement of profit and loss related
to the Telfer business combination.

 

Greatland will pay the following amounts to Newmont on a deferred basis:

 

§ A$32.6 million (£16.6 million) in aggregate estimated purchase price
adjustments, for:

(i) ore mined and stockpiled between 1 October 2024 and Completion and
acquired by Greatland at Completion;

(ii) to compensate Newmont for running only one of the two Telfer processing
trains from 27 October 2024 until Completion (thus preserving ore and
stockpiles for Greatland to process after Completion) due 180 days after
Completion; and

(iii) final purchase price adjustments per the Sale and Purchase Agreement;
and

 

§ Up to a maximum of US$100 million (c. £79.0 million) in deferred cash
consideration which may be payable to Newmont on the first five years of
Havieron gold production, through a 50% price upside participation by Newmont
above a US$1,850/oz hurdle gold price, subject to an annual cap of US$50
million and aggregate cap of US$100 million. The deferred contingent
consideration will be revalued and reassessed at each reporting date. At 31
December 2024 it was fair valued at £49.5 million reflecting the foreign
currency rate at 31 December 2024.

 

21    ACQUISITION OF HAVIERON PROJECT AND TELFER GOLD-COPPER MINE
(CONTINUED)

(b)   Assets and liabilities recognised as part of the acquisition

The carrying amounts based on relative fair values attributed to the assets
and liabilities at the date of acquisition are set out below. These reflect
the Havieron-Telfer net identifiable assets of which a single purchase price
was paid and which are reported as a single segment for reporting purposes.

 

Assets and Liabilities Acquired

The net assets recognised in the 31 December 2024 half year financial
statements have been based on a provisional assessment of their fair value in
accordance with IFRS 3 Business Combinations. Greatland has 12 months from the
date of acquisition to finalise the fair values of the net assets acquired.

                                                                                                                                      Fair value recognised on acquisition

                                                                                                                                      £'000
 Exploration and evaluation assets                                                                                                     59,155
 Mine development                                                                                                                      296,042
 Right of use asset                                                                                                                    8,254
 Property, plant and equipment                                                                                                         92,736
 Financial assets held at fair value through profit and loss                                                                           2,055
 Trade and other receivables                                                                                                          16,904
 Inventories                                                                                                                           142,613
 Trade and other                                                                                                                      (884)
 payables
 Deferred tax liability                                                                                                                (11,500)
 Provisions - employee benefits and other                                                                                             (39,496)
 Provisions for mine rehabilitation                                                                                                   (140,938)
 Lease liabilities                                                                                                                    (8,523)
 Net identifiable assets acquired                                                                                                                   416,418

 

Asset Acquisition

Greatland has considered the acquisition of Havieron and Telfer as separate
transactions, consistent with the requirements of IFRS 3 Business
Combinations. The acquisition of the 70% interest in Havieron has been treated
as an asset acquisition rather than a business combination having determined
the concentration test in IFRS 3 was met. The concentration test is met if
substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired is
concentrated in a single identifiable asset or group of similar identifiable
assets. The determination of the fair value for such assets and thus both the
concentration test and any subsequent asset acquisition accounting involves
the use of significant estimates and judgements. The value paid for Havieron
was determined to be concentrated in the value of acquired mine properties and
exploration and evaluation assets.

 

When an asset acquisition does not constitute a business combination, the
assets and liabilities are assigned to carrying amount based on their relative
fair values and no deferred tax will arise in relation to the acquired assets
and assumed liabilities, as the initial recognition exemption for the deferred
tax under IAS 12 Income Taxes is applied. No goodwill arises on the
acquisition and transaction costs of the acquisition are included in the
capitalised cost of the asset.

 

Business Combination

The acquisition of the Telfer gold-copper mine has been accounted for as a
business combination.

The acquisition method of accounting is used to account for all business
combinations, regardless of whether equity instruments or other assets are
acquired. The consideration transferred for the acquisition of a subsidiary
comprises the fair values of the assets transferred; liabilities incurred to
the former owners of the acquired business; equity interests issued by the
Group; fair value of any asset or liability resulting from a contingent
consideration arrangement; and fair value of any pre-existing equity interest
in the subsidiary.

Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities
assumed in a business combination are, with limited exceptions, measured
initially at their fair values at the acquisition date. The application of
acquisition accounting requires significant judgement and estimates to be
made. The Group engages independent third parties to assist with the
determination of the fair value of assets acquired, liabilities assumed,
non-controlling interest, if any, and goodwill, based on recognised business
valuation methodologies. The income valuation method represents the present
value of future cash flows over the life of the asset using:

§ financial forecasts, which rely on management's estimates of reserve
quantities and exploration potential, costs to produce and develop reserves,
revenues, and operating expenses;

§ long-term growth rates;

§ appropriate discount rates; and

§ expected future capital requirements.

21    ACQUISITION OF HAVIERON PROJECT AND TELFER GOLD-COPPER MINE
(CONTINUED)

The market valuation method uses prices paid for a similar asset by other
purchasers in the market, normalised for any differences between the assets.
The cost valuation method is based on the replacement cost of a comparable
asset at the time of the acquisition adjusted for depreciation and economic
and functional obsolescence of the asset and estimates of residual values.
Acquisition related costs are expensed as incurred.

 

The excess of the consideration transferred over the acquisition date fair
value of the net identifiable assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. If
those amounts are less than the fair value of the net identifiable assets of
the subsidiary acquired and the measurement of all amounts has been reviewed,
the difference is recognised directly in profit or loss as a bargain purchase.

 

If the initial accounting for the business combination is not complete by the
end of the reporting period in which the acquisition occurs, an estimate will
be recorded. Subsequent to the acquisition date, but not later than one year
from the acquisition date, the Group will record any material adjustments to
the initial estimate based on new information obtained that would have existed
as of the date of the acquisition.

 

Significant accounting estimate - deferred contingent consideration

Additional consideration may be payable in cash to Newmont of up to a maximum
of US$100 million (c. £79.0 million) on the first five years of Havieron gold
production, through a 50% price upside participation by Newmont above a
US$1,850/oz hurdle gold price, subject to an annual cap of US$50 million and
aggregate cap of US$100 million. This has been calculated to have a fair value
of US$64.2 million (£50.7 million) using a deterministic approach based on
base case projections (including consensus gold prices).

 

(c)   Other Information

From the date of acquisition, Telfer contributed £8.3 million of revenue and
£2.8 million to profit before tax.

 

22    CAPITAL COMMITMENTS

As at 31 December 2024, Greatland had contractual commitments to capital
expenditure of £6.4 million (30 June 2024: £2.8 million).

23    RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The following directors and officers of the Company participated in the share
placing on 10 September 2024 at an issue price of £0.048 per share, as
follows:

                       Number of Shares Subscribed

                                                    £
 Directors / Officers
 Mark Barnaba          1,589,303                     76,287
 Elizabeth Gaines      1,059,535                     50,858
 Shaun Day             1,589,303                     76,287
 James (Jimmy) Wilson  794,651                       38,143
 Yasmin Broughton      529,767                       25,429
 Paul Hallam           794,651                       38,143
 Dean Horton(1)        211,773                      10,165
 Damien Stephens       317,661                       15,248
 Total                 6,886,644                     330,560

 

(1) Mr Horton subsequently resigned from his position with effect from 13
December 2024, he held his shares at 31 December 2024.

 

During the half year ended 31 December 2024, Greatland entered into a contract
for a Transitional Services Agreement (TSA) with Newmont NOL Pty Ltd (Newmont)
in connection with the Havieron-Telfer Acquisition. The TSA is based on
conditions upon which Newmont will provide transitional services to Greatland
for a period of up to 12 months to assist with the transition and integration
of the Havieron and Telfer assets. The fees to be paid for the transitional
services are calculated on a cost-pass through basis (including the cost of
internal time and third party disbursements incurred in the provision of the
transitional services) and at no margin. At 31 December 2024, £0.6 million
was accrued to Newmont in relation to the TSA.

 

 

24    SIGNIFICANT EVENTS AFTER THE REPORTING DATE

In January 2025, financial close was achieved in respect of the A$75.0 million
(£38.1 million) Working Capital Facility.

In January 2025, the Group recorded its maiden concentrate shipment, the
proceeds from the sale were £48.0 million and were received on 23 January
2025.

In February 2025, the Group sold its Bromus Exploration Licence E63/1952 to a
subsidiary of Ordell Minerals Limited (ASX:ORD) in exchange for the allotment
and issue of 125,000 fully paid ordinary shares in Ordell Minerals Limited.
Additionally, as part of the tenement sale the Group surrendered Exploration
Licence E63/1506 to Ricochet Romance the same subsidiary of Ordell Minerals
Limited for cash consideration of £0.1 million.

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