Exploration Successes at Palito West
PRESS RELEASE
21st November 2007
SERABI MINING plc ("Serabi" or "the Company")
Accelerated mine development at Palito West
following high-grade drill results
Serabi is pleased to announce that the latest campaign of strike and
extension drilling at Palito West has now been completed and has
yielded significant high-grade gold/copper mineralisation. A
preliminary mine study has determined that the access to Palito West
should be developed from the existing Palito Main Zone ("PMZ")
underground operations rather than using a separate decline portal.
Palito West lies 200m to the south-west of the Palito Main Zone. This
latest round of drilling has confirmed the previously reported
structural continuity within which it has now been shown exists a
high-grade zone of mineralisation extending over 150 metres along
strike and over 150 metres vertically. It has also confirmed the
existence of a second high-grade zone 40 metres to the south-east and
a third zone some 100 metres to the south-west coincidental with a
large down-hole electromagnetic anomaly.
The Palito West zone has been drilled on an approximate 40 metres x
40 metres grid over 200 metres strike to a vertical depth of 200
metres The longitudinal section indicates that the high-grade
structure remains open at depth. A further drilling campaign to
expand the extent of the mineralisation will be undertaken in the
early part of 2008.
Results returned to date include:
Hole East North Elevation Dip/Az From To Drill Au Cu
(m) (m) (mRL) (local) (m) (m) Interval (g/t) (%)
PDD0343 9894.02 20364.56 1234.92 -45/270 74.65 75.58 0.93 21.4 0.82
PDD0345 9926.16 20325.55 1219.97 -45/270 20.64 21.23 0.59 2.18 0.07
124.45 125.90 1.45 3.95 0.14
PDD0346 9927.19 20325.64 1220.02 -60/270 29.25 29.92 0.67 1.77 0.10
PDD0348 9941.89 20370.02 1238.99 -50/270 13.90 15.72 1.82 3.08 0.01
77.13 78.10 0.97 1.99 0.08
124.9 126.49 1.59 1.36 0.04
133.67 134.38 0.71 20.8 0.39
PDD0349 9865.92 20323.37 1220.94 -45/270 41.72 42.55 0.83 15.6 0.22
PDD0350 9723.02 20211.39 1240.27 -45/90 19.55 21.04 1.49 6.44 0.05
30.01 30.67 0.66 4.13 0.09
45.38 45.90 0.52 2.11 0.01
245.90 246.97 1.07 2.01 0.17
PDD0352 9807.31 20209.77 1222.00 -45/90 <1g/t
PDD0353 9802.48 20129.62 1221.96 -45/90 <1g/t
PDD0354 9950.08 20049.09 1213.30 -45/270 <1g/t
PDD0356 9781.75 19969.45 1207.04 -50/90 <1g/t
PDD0357 9929.77 20306.98 1213.72 -50/265 16.37 17.26 0.89 29.2 0.25
36.64 37.18 0.54 6.07 0.09
47.97 48.95 0.98 1.68 0.13
96.65 97.16 0.51 5.18 0.43
122.25 124.35 2.10 14.81 0.18
PDD0358 9920.71 20409.77 1245.75 -62/270 8.30 9.28 0.98 1.11 0.02
110.30 110.94 0.64 7.43 0.12
PDD0360 9929.72 20306.53 1213.79 -60/263 165.52 166.56 1.04 41.2 2.00
PDD0362 9939.41 20449.56 1259.09 -50/270 21.67 22.63 0.96 1.95 0.09
108.45 109.28 0.83 55.9 4.50
PDD0363 9966.33 20370.35 1237.90 -50/270 49.97 50.90 0.93 1.50 0.04
178.55 179.24 0.69 3.40 0.85
PDD0364 9950.94 20408.8 1248.11 -60/270 176.69 177.60 0.92 1.35 0.37
PDD0365 9900.20 20253.79 1213.26 -60/267 <1g/t
PDD0367 9669.83 19870.13 1213.53 -51/91 212.88 213.65 0.77 2.66 0.00
PDD0369 9778.00 20050.15 1218.43 -60/270 <1g/t
Intercepts calculated using a 0.5g/m Au lower cut, containing maximum
internal waste of 1.2 down hole metres
All samples reported are from half core NQ or BW sized drill core and were
prepared and analysed by SGS Lakefield Geosol Laboratories of Brazil in
accordance with JORC / NI 43-101 compliance guidelines
The preliminary mine design based on these latest results has been
revised and the Company now intends to mine an access from the
existing PMZ ramp allowing the development of the Palito West
mineralisation.
Mr Mike Hodgson, Chief Executive of Serabi, commenting on the results
said that, "Palito West has been taking on a growing importance in
our thinking as the results of this latest campaign have unfolded and
our decision to change the conceptual mine plan is a result of the
excellent results achieved. This revised plan will permit initial
access to ore at a greater depth and will improve mining efficiency
and flexibility. The development will intersect the mineralisation
at an elevation of 1150 metres and will involve a cross-cut of some
180 metres. This work is scheduled for completion by the end of the
first quarter of 2008. This development plan still provides the
opportunity for rapid future access to the mineralisation of the
Ruari's Ridge prospect. Our decision to push ahead with this
development is further validated by the recent intersection of
further veins between Palito West and the PMZ. It is the Company's
intention to evaluate these structures from this underground
development"
Technical and geological information in this report has been read and
approved by Serabi's Chief Geologist, Mr Chris Spurway. Mr Spurway
BSc (Honours) is a graduate of the University of Sydney in Geology.
He is a member of the AusIMM and has worked for over 16 years in
mineral exploration including three years in Brazil.
Enquiries
Serabi Mining plc
Graham Roberts Tel: 020 7220 9550
Chairman Mobile: 07768 902475
Clive Line Tel: 020 7220 9553
Finance Director Mobile: 07710 151692
E-mail: contact@serabimining.com
Website: www.serabimining.com
Numis Securities Limited
John Harrison Tel: 020 7260 1000
James Black Tel: 020 7260 1000
Parkgreen Communications
Simon Robinson Tel: 020 7851 7480
Notes to Editors
The Tapajos region of northern Brazil encompasses an area of
approximately 100,000 km², primarily situated in south-west Para
State. It has a significant history of alluvial gold production with
estimated gold production of some 30 million ounces having being
recovered primarily from artisanal workings.
Present in the Tapajos since 1999, Serabi has established the only
'hard rock' mine in the region to date at its Palito gold mine, which
produced 39,197 ounces of gold equivalent in 2006 and achieved
commercial production at Palito in October 2006
Serabi has a significant exploration programme focused on the Tapajos
region, owns and operates four surface drilling rigs and has its own
assay laboratory.
PRESS RELEASE
20
September 2007
SERABI MINING plc ("Serabi" or "the Company)
Interim
Results for the six months ended 30 June 2007
Highlights
*
Completion of £12.5 million placing provides strengthened
foundation for resource and production growth
*
Exploration success points to wider potential and basis for
short-term production expansion
*
First half production of 18,718 ounces gold equivalent
represents a 6% year-on-year improvement
*
Mining volumes and plant throughput are at record levels
*
Further improvements to mining and mill productivity are
anticipated during the remainder of 2007
*
Changes to mining methods introduced with noticeable
benefits anticipated at the end of the year
*
Management changes reflect the Company's changing status to
a producer with significant exploration opportunities
*
Operating profits being generated by the Palito mine. EBITDA for
the six months of US$1.1 million
(2006 - calendar year loss of US$0.8 million)
Report
of the Chairman and Chief Executive
Having achieved commercial
production at the Palito gold mine last October, the first half of
2007 has brought
with it a number of important successes that highlight the company's
future
potential and at the same time a number of new challenges. Taken
together, Serabi has established a
strong platform and is now ready to move forward to the next stage,
which is
intended to position the company for significant growth.
Exploration
and Development
Without doubt the exploration
success we have previously reported at Jardim do Ouro over the
Ruari's Ridge, Chico
da Santa and Palito West prospects, is one of the highlights of the
period and
provides tangible evidence of the wider potential of the Jardim do
Ouro
district. We are confident that as we
step further away from the Palito Main Zone, we will continue to
discover new
prospects of similar character which can serve as satellite mining
operations
for a central plant and a basis for resource and production growth.
With this objective in mind, we
successfully completed the placing of new ordinary shares in July to
raise
gross proceeds of US$25 million.
Combined with cash flow from current operations, the funds will in
part
allow us to evaluate in detail the Ruari's Ridge, Palito West and
Chico da Santa
prospects. We would anticipate that a
successful evaluation will enable Serabi to introduce production from
these
prospects into our planning for 2008, leading to an annualised
production rate
of some 60,000 ounces gold equivalent during the year. .
At the same time we are
significantly stepping up our exploration programme across the wider
Jardim do
Ouro district and Tapajos region, in order to
identify and evaluate the extent of other targets that we believe
exist in this
area. Following from the success of
ground electromagnetic surveys ("EM") in identifying mineralised
areas at Chico
da Santa and Palito South areas, the first stage of this programme
will be to
carry out in October a helicopter borne EM survey covering over 5,000
hectares
of the Jardim do Ouro area. The characteristics
of Palito mineralisation are such that the EM survey highlights
potential
'hotspots'. Combined with information
obtained from other exploration work, the results are expected
rapidly to
produce a number of targets for drilling.
We are confident that such an approach should have a high rate of
success in locating the sulphide mineralisation which is associated
with the
gold occurrences at Jardim do Ouro.
Meanwhile, evaluation work continues
apace at the Ruari's Ridge, Palito West and Chico da Santa
prospects. We are very encouraged in particular by the
strike extension that has recently been identified on the Palito West
prospect,
together with the high-grade intersections that the detailed drilling
programme
is producing. Additionally, we note that
some of the mineralised structures of the Chico
da Santa prospect are located closer
to the Palito Main Zone mining
operation than had been previously thought.
If this is substantiated by
further drilling, then it is likely that we will be able to access
the Chico da
Santa ore veins for production by the rapid development of a
cross-cut drive
from the existing Palito mine, thus avoiding the need for a more
costly decline
access solely for the exploitation of this area.
Operations
In recent months underground mining
has been adapted to a 'cut-and-fill' method.
Whilst production results for the first half of the year exceeded
those
for the same period last year, it has been disappointing that the
long-hole
stope mining method introduced at the end of 2006 has not yielded the
productivity
improvements that were anticipated. We
have not abandoned this method and continue to look at solutions that
will
allow us to deliver the ore quantities at the desired feed grade to
the plant
using this technique. In the meantime, 'cut
and fill' enables more selective ore extraction and reduces the
unplanned
dilution that occurred with long-hole mining.
The economic benefit of the higher stoping grade that can be achieved
by
the more precise cut-and-fill technique substantially offsets this
slower and
slightly more costly option.
In anticipation of the need for
equipment for the development of Ruari's Ridge, Palito West and Chico
da Santa, and the
lead times involved, orders have recently been placed for key
additional
underground equipment. This includes the
introduction of narrow scooptrams, which we expect will result in a
significant
improvement of the feed grade achieved from development drives by
reducing the
levels of dilution by waste rock still further.
The plant is as a consequence of lower dilution able to produce the
same
level of gold whilst treating less ore and in so doing free up plant
capacity
and reduce plant operating costs.
Current lead times for delivery indicate that this equipment should
be
on site towards the end of 2007 with the resultant benefits becoming
evident
early in 2008. In the meantime the mine
plan for the last quarter of 2007 does include a higher ratio of
stoping ore to
development than we have seen to date and at this stage we project
full year
production to show a small increase on 2006 levels.
The plant continues to function well
with recoveries in excess of 90%. In
anticipation of changes required to meet the increased level of
production in
2008, we are considering the installation of additional CIP
capacity. At current production levels, studies
indicate that this would increase total recovery by at least 2%,
generating a
capital pay-back within six months.
Finance
In reviewing the financial
statements for the period it is necessary to bear in mind that the
comparative
full year 2006 figures comprise Revenue, Operating Expenses and
Depreciation of
the Mine Asset for a 3 month (fourth quarter) period whilst the
remaining
expenses are for the full 12 month period.
This reflects the commencement of Commercial Production at the end of
September 2006 and the concurrent cessation of the policy of
capitalisation of
costs and revenues associated with the mining operations up to that
date. This principal has been discussed in more
detail in the 2006 Annual Report.
The company is generating operating
profits from the Palito mine, with EBITDA for the six months of
US$1.1 million,
against a loss for the 2006 calendar year of US$0.8 million. Higher
unit costs than the preceding period
are related to the already reported lower production, rather than an
escalating
cost base. As is expanded on below, at a head-line level we believe
the financial
results for the first 6 months of 2007 do not reflect the long-term
outlook or
the continuing efficiency drives that are being implemented.
Operating cash costs for Q4 2006
before accounting for copper and silver credits was BrR$ 10.1 million
compared
with an average quarterly cost in the first half of 2007 of BrR$ 10.2
million. Notwithstanding the obvious
effect of lower gold production resulting from reported lower feed
grades, two
other factors have also influenced our current unit costs of
production. In line with industry standards costs per
ounce are calculated after deducting by-product credits from the base
operating
costs. In Q4 2006 we produced 224.6
tonnes of copper and generated a by-product credit of $1.75 million.
For the first half of 2007 copper credits were
$1.7 million, based on production of 252.6 tonnes. Secondly, the
continued appreciation of the
Brazilian Real has increased our US$ denominated costs by 6.3%
against Q4 2006.
In the short term, plans to increase
feed grades are expected to deliver direct bottom line improvements.
If we are able to maintain current ore
volumes at higher grades there will be minimal effect on the cost
base, which
is primarily linked to volumes processed and not grade. Our reported
Q4 2006 cost per ounce gold equivalent
was US$252. On a like-for-like basis
(exchange and by-product credits) the figure would have been $344 per
ounce
gold equivalent. Given that our
production for the first six months was below plan and averaged 80%
of the Q4
2006 levels the cash cost of $442 per ounce whilst disappointing does
not
reflect a long-term trend and we expect to see direct improvement
with better
grade and thus production. The average
cash costs over the six month period were significantly influenced by
low gold
production in the first two months of the year and since March we
have seen
improvements with cash costs averaging $370 per ounce over the last
four
months. The short-fall in production in
the early part of the year also placed short term pressure on cash
flow during
this six month period and required the Company to enter into some
short term
arrangements in Brazil
with a consequent
impact on interest charges in the
period. These arrangements have been
eliminated and we would expect a significant reduction in this cost
in the
second half of the year.
The potential to develop new areas
within Chico da
Santa, Palito West and Ruari's Ridge will increase flexibility
further and
generate economies of scale as mined volumes increase through 2008.
In the meantime we are, given current prices
and our balance sheet strength, in a strong financial position to
achieve our
medium term objectives.
Personnel
Finally, shareholders were recently
made aware of significant management changes that took place at the
end of
August. We would like to reiterate our
gratitude to Bill Clough and Sergio Aquino, the co-founders of the
Company, for
their efforts and commitment in bringing Serabi to where it is
today. As Serabi enters the next stage in its
development, we are pleased that both Bill and Sergio will remain
closely
involved with Serabi as both shareholders and executives. This
continued contribution is highly valued
and we take this opportunity to express sincere thanks to them both.
Mike Hodgson, our new Chief
Executive, and Wanderlan Almeida, our new Managing Director of Serabi
Mineracao, are two individuals with almost 50 years of operational
experience
between them, which bodes well for Serabi being able to meet its
production
growth plans.
Graham
Roberts Mike Hodgson
Chairman Chief Executive
19 September 2007
Consolidated
Income Statement
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| | For the six | For the six | For the year |
| | months | months | ended |
| | ended | ended | 31 December |
| (Expressed | 30 June 2007 | 30 June 2006 | 2006 |
| in US$) | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | (audited) |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
Revenue 13,023,940 - 7,256,136
Operating (10,268,037) - (4,846,122)
expenses
Profit from operations 2,755,903 - 2,410,014
Administration (1,552,718) (1,320,150) (2,860,522)
expenses
Share-based (73,831) (331,338) (331,338)
payments
Depreciation (781,733) (572,364) (1,426,004)
of plant and equipment
Depreciation (344,678) - (232,097)
of mine asset
Profit/(Loss) on 2,943 (2,223,852) (2,439,947)
ordinary activities before
interest and other income
Foreign 145,932 582,390 449,857
exchange gain
Interest (518,798) (116,992) (339,328)
payable
Interest 76,201 48,531 120,649
receivable
Loss on ordinary activities (293,722) (1,709,923) (2,208,769)
before taxation
Taxation (203,800) - -
Loss on ordinary (497,522) (1,709,923) (2,208,769)
activities after taxation
Loss per ordinary share (0.45c) (1.61c) (2.04c)
(basic and diluted)
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | | | As at | As at 31 |
| | | As at | 30 June 2006 | December |
| (expressed | | 30 June 2007 | (unaudited and | 2006 |
| in US$) | Notes | (unaudited) | restated) | (audited) |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
Non-current assets
Goodwill 1,752,516 1,752,516 1,752,516
Development 3 9,666,538 17,934,350 6,454,074
and deferred exploration costs
Property, 4 24,059,435 7,036,927 22,203,706
plant and equipment
Total non-current 35,478,489 26,723,793 30,410,296
assets
Current assets
Inventories 5 2,404,669 2,754,891 2,441,783
Trade 1,448,417 1,431,230 1,128,830
and other receivables
Prepayments 1,653,412 1,693,165 1,521,347
and accrued income
Cash at 1,050,644 3,973,212 3,856,878
bank and in hand
Total current assets 6,557,142 9,852,498 8,948,838
Current liabilities
Trade 3,872,369 3,125,030 4,053,744
and other payables
Accruals 671,404 106,510 176,252
Interest 661,765 94,714 582,491
bearing liabilities
Total current 5,205,538 3,326,254 4,812,487
liabilities
Net current assets 1,351,604 6,526,244 4,136,351
Total assets less 36,830,093 33,250,037 34,546,647
current liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Trade 124,794 142,441 180,314
and other payables
Provisions 710,206 448,121 799,749
for liabilities and charges
Interest 269,079 68,405 368,778
bearing liabilities
Total non-current 1,104,079 658,967 1,348,841
liabilities
Net assets 35,726,014 32,591,070 33,197,806
Equity
Called 7 19,401,597 19,170,496 19,338,351
up share capital
Share 15,383,298 15,045,251 15,351,674
premium reserve
Option 2,800,205 3,381,121 2,818,722
reserve
Translation 3,222,686 (693,795) 382,502
reserve
Profit (5,081,772) (4,312,003) (4,693,443)
and loss account
Equity shareholders' 35,726,014 32,591,070 33,197,806
funds
The interim financial information has
not been audited and does not constitute statutory accounts within
the meaning
of Section 240 of the Companies Act 1985. The Group statutory
accounts
for the year ended 31 December 2006, prepared under IFRS as adopted
in the EU, has
been filed with the Registrar of Companies. The auditors' report on
these
accounts was unqualified and did not contain a statement under
Section 237 (2)
or 237 (3) of the Companies Act 1985.
Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Shareholder's Equity
Profit
(expressed Share and
in US$) Share Share option Translation loss Total
(unaudited) Capital Premium reserve reserve account equity
Equity
shareholders'
funds at 1 17,974,336 11,818,128 2,690,052 (1,273,264) (2,602,080) 28,607,172
January 2006
(restated)
Foreign 579,469 579,469
currency
adjustments
Loss for (1,709,923) (1,709,923)
the period
Total 579,469 (1,709,923) (1,130,454)
recognised
loss for the
period
Share 246,076 246,076
option
expense
Accrual 444,993 444,993
for Share
Issue
Issue of 1,134,055 3,402,165 4,536,220
ordinary
shares
Share (254,022) (254,022)
issue
expenses
Conversion 62,105 78,980 141,085
of options
Equity 19,170,496 15,045,251 3,381,121 (693,795) (4,312,003) 32,591,070
shareholders'
funds
at 30 June
2006
(restated)
Foreign 1,076,297 1,076,297
currency
adjustments
Loss for (498,846) (498,846)
the period
Total 1,076,297 (498,846) 577,451
recognised
profit for
the period
Issue of 148,331 296,662 (444,993) -
ordinary
shares
Conversion 19,524 9,761 (117,406) 117,406 29,285
of options
Equity 19,338,351 15,351,674 2,818,722 382,502 (4,693,443) 33,197,806
shareholders'
funds
at 31
December 2006
Foreign 2,840,184 2,840,184
currency
adjustments
Loss for (497,522) (497,522)
the period
Total 2,840,184 (497,522) 2,342,662
recognised
profit for
the period
Share 90,676 90,676
option
expense
Conversion 63,246 31,624 (109,193) 109,193 94,870
of options
Equity 19,401,597 15,383,298 2,800,205 3,222,686 (5,081,772) 35,726,014
shareholders'
funds
at 30 June
2007
Consolidated
Cash Flow Statement
For the For the six
six months ended months For the
30 June ended year ended
2007 30 June 31 December
(expressed (unaudited) 2006 2006
in US$) (unaudited) (audited)
Cash flows from
operating activities
Operating 2,943 (2,223,852) (2,439,947)
profit / (loss)
Depreciation 1,126,411 572,364 1,658,101
- plant, equipment and
mining properties
Option 73,831 142,443 142,443
costs
Share-based - 188,895 188,895
payments
Interest (518,798) (116,992) (339,328)
paid
Foreign (199,216) 1,977,704 (281,231)
exchange
Changes in working
capital
Decrease / (increase) 284,674 (753,002) (443,136)
in inventories
(Increase) / decrease (119,824) (518,212) 399,765
in receivables, prepayments
and accrued income
(Decrease) / increase (259,780) 770,837 1,314,609
in payables, accruals and
provisions
Net cash flow from 390,241 40,185 200,171
operations
Investing activities
Proceeds - - 114,681
of sale of property, plant
and equipment
Purchase (673,779) (1,564,509) (2,826,077)
of property, plant and
equipment
Exploration (2,410,359) (1,378,186) (373,568)
and development expenditure
(1)
Interest 76,201 48,531 120,649
received
Net cash outflow on (3,007,937) (2,894,164) (2,964,315)
investing activities
Financing activities
Issue of - 4,536,220 4,536,220
ordinary share capital
Capital (322,452) - (327,406)
element of finance lease
payments
Conversion 94,870 141,085 170,370
of options
Payment - (254,022) (254,022)
of share issue costs
Net cash (outflow) / (227,582) 4,423,283 4,125,162
inflow from financing
activities
Net (decrease) / (2,845,278) 1,569,304 1,361,018
increase in cash and cash
equivalents
Cash and cash 3,791,202 2,152,452 2,152,452
equivalents at beginning of
period
Exchange difference on 56,398 251,456 277,732
cash
Cash and cash 1,002,322 3,973,212 3,791,202
equivalents at end of period
(note 6)
(1) Exploration
and development expenditure of the Group for 2006 is stated net of
pre-operating income of US$2,839,018 ($1,990,800 to 30 June 2006).
Notes
to Interim Financial Statements
1. Basis of preparation
These interim accounts are for the
six month period ended 30 June 2007. Comparative information has been
provided
for the unaudited six month period to 30 June 2006 and the audited
twelve
month period from 1 January to 31 December 2006.
The accounts for the period have
been prepared in accordance with the policies which the Group will
adopt for
its annual accounts, notably:
(i)
the Financial Statements are presented in US Dollars. They are
prepared on the historical cost
basis or the fair value basis where the fair valuing of relevant
assets and
liabilities has been applied. The
financial statements whilst not statutory accounts have been prepared
otherwise
in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and
their
interpretations issued by the Accounting Standards Board and adopted
for use
within the European Union (IFRS);
(ii)
all costs related to the exploration of mineral properties
are capitalised and deferred until either the properties are
demonstrated to be
commercially feasible or until the properties are sold, allowed to
lapse or
abandoned, at which time any capitalised costs are written off to the
income
statement. All costs incurred prior to
obtaining the legal right to undertake exploration and evaluation
activities on
a project are written off as incurred.
Exploration and evaluation costs
arising following the acquisition of an exploration licence are
capitalised on
a project by project basis, pending determination of the technical
feasibility
and commercial viability of the project.
Costs incurred include appropriate technical and administrative
overheads, but not general overheads.
Deferred exploration costs are carried at historical cost less any
impairment losses recognised.
Property, plant and equipment used
in the Group's exploration activities are separately reported;
(iii) inventories are valued at the lower of cost
and net realisable value;
(iv) property, plant and equipment is depreciated
over its useful life;
(v) the Group commenced commercial production at
the Palito mine effective 1 October 2006.
Prior to this date all revenues and operating costs were capitalised
as
part of the development costs of the mine.
Effective from 1 October 2006 the accumulated development costs of
the
mine were re-classified as Mining Property costs and such cost is
being
amortised over the anticipated life of the mine on a unit of
production basis;
(vi) revenues are recognised only at the time of
sale. Any unsold production and in particular concentrate is held as
inventory
and valued at production cost until sold.
2. Taxation
Taxation represents a provision for
corporate taxes due on taxable profits arising in Brazil. No
deferred tax asset arising from carried
forward losses incurred outside of Brazil has been recognised in the
financial statements because of uncertainty as to the time period
over which
this asset may be recovered.
3. Exploration and development costs
31 December
30 June 2007 2006
(unaudited) (audited)
Balance 6,454,074 17,420,146
at beginning of period
Additions 2,427,204 733,298
(1)
Foreign 785,260 1,423,809
exchange
Transfer - (13,123,179)
to Property, Plant and Equipment (Mining
property)
Balance at end of 9,666,538 6,454,074
period
(1) Exploration
and development expenditure of the Group for 2006 is stated net of
pre-operating income of US$2,839,018 ($1,990,800 to 30 June 2006).
4. Property, plant and equipment
30 June 31 December
2007 2006
(unaudited) (audited)
Cost
Balance 24,685,071 6,531,584
at beginning of period
Additions 896,750 4,539,076
Transfer - 13,123,179
from intangible Assets
Foreign 2,397,024 642,612
exchange
Disposals - (151,380)
Balance at end of 27,978,845 24,685,071
period
Depreciation
Balance (2,481,365) (768,351)
at beginning of period
Charge (1,126,411) (1,658,101)
for period
Foreign (311,634) (91,611)
exchange
Eliminated - 36,698
on sale of asset
Balance at end of (3,919,410) (2,481,365)
period
Net book value 24,059,435 22,203,706
5. Inventories
30 June 31 December
2007 30 June 2006 2006
(unaudited) (unaudited) (audited)
Bullion 693,023 1,029,596 918,269
and work in progress
Consumables 1,711,646 1,725,295 1,523,514
2,404,669 2,754,891 2,441,783
6.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
30 June 30 June 31 December
2007 2006 2006
(unaudited) (unaudited) (audited)
Cash at 1,050,644 3,973,212 3,856,878
Bank
Overdrafts (48,322) - (65,676)
1,002,322 3,973,212 3,791,202
7. Share capital
30 June 30 June 31 December 31 December
2007 2007 2006 2006
(unaudited) (unaudited) (audited) (audited)
Called up capital Number $ Number $
Balance at beginning 110,751,608 19,338,351 102,991,636 17,974,336
of
period
Issue of - - 6,500,000 1,134,055
shares
Bonus share - - 816,666 148,331
award
Conversion 317,689 63,246 443,306 81,629
of employee share
options
Balance at end of 111,069,297 19,401,597 110,751,608 19,338,351
period
On 11th July 2007, the
Company issued 29,069,768 new ordinary shares pursuant to a placing
at a price
of 43 pence per share, which raised gross proceeds of approximately
US$25
million (UK£12.5 million).
8. Transition to IFRS
The Company adopted the provisions
of IFRS in preparing its financial statements for the year ended 31
December
2006. The effect on the Group's
financial statements of the transition to IFRS was explained in the
Transition
Document published on 13 March 2007. For
the purposes of comparison the financial statements of the group as
at 30 June
2006 have been restated in accordance with IFRS as follows;
Effect of transition
to
IFRS IFRS
UK GAAP (unaudited) (unaudited)
Non Current Assets 25,690,074 1,033,719 26,723,793
Current Assets 9,852,498 9,852,498
Current Liabilities (3,326,254) - (3,326,254)
Non Current Liabilities (658,967) - (658,967)
Net Assets 31,557,351 1,033,719 32,591,070
Equity Shareholders 31,557,351 1,033,719 32,591,070
Funds
The adjustment between UK GAAP and
IFRS represents the need to vary the Group's previous UK GAAP
compliant policy
on translation of non monetary assets denominated in foreign
currencies to
comply with IFRS.
Enquiries
Serabi Mining plc
Graham Roberts Tel: 020 7220 9550
Chairman Mobile: 07768 902 475
Clive Line Tel: 020 7220 9550
Finance Director Mobile: 07710 151 692
Email: contact@serabimining.com
Website: www.serabimining.com
Numis Securities Limited
John Tel: 020 7260 1000
Harrison
James Tel: 020 7260 1000
Black
Parkgreen Communications
Simon Tel: 020 7851 7480
Robinson
Shannon Tel: 020 7851 7480
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