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ACN 148 966 545 

Annual Report for the Year Ended 30 June 2016 

  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ABN 

Directors  

AUROCH MINERALS LIMITED 

CORPORATE DIRECTORY 

91 148 966 545 

Mr Glenn Whiddon (Executive Chairman) 
Mr Matthew Foy (Non-Executive Director) 
Mr Ryan Gaffney (Non-Executive Director) 

Company Secretary 

Mr Matthew Foy 

Registered office 

Website 

Share Registry 

Bankers 

Auditors 

Stock Exchange 

Solicitors 

Level 2, Office J 
1139 Hay St 
WEST PERTH WA 6005 
Telephone +61 8 9486 4699 
Facsimile +61 8 9486 4799 

www.aurochminerals.com 

Security Transfer Registrars Pty Ltd 
770 Canning Highway 
Applecross WA 6153 
Telephone +61 8 9315 2333 
Facsimile +61 8 9315 2233 

National Australia Bank 
7 Sandridge Road 
Bunbury WA 6230 

BDO Audit (WA) Pty Ltd 
38 Station Street 
Subiaco, WA 6008 

Australian Securities Exchange Limited 
ASX Code: AOU 

GTP Legal  
Level 1, 28 Ord Street 
West Perth WA 6005 

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CONTENTS 

  Directors’ Report 

  Auditor’s Independence Declaration 

  Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income 

  Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 

  Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 

  Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 

  Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 

  Directors’ Declaration 

 

Independent Auditor’s Report 

  Additional information 

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT 

Your Directors present their report on Auroch Minerals Limited (Auroch, Company or the Group) for the period 1 July 
2015 to 30 June 2016. 

REVIEW OF OPERATIONS 

Sale of Manica Gold Project 

On  30  June  2015  the  Company  advised  it  had  entered  into  a  binding  agreement  to  sell  100%  of  the  Manica  mining 
Concession 3990C to AIM-listed Xtract Resources Plc (Xtract or XTR) for total sale consideration of US$10 million in a 
combination  of  cash  and  equity  in  Xtract,  plus  the  assumption  of  project  related  creditors  of  up  to  US$1.5  million 
(Agreement). 

The Agreement was conditional upon Auroch obtaining prior consent of the Government of Mozambique through the 
Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy to the extent required under the Mozambique Mining Act and other applicable 
laws relating to the  change  of control of the  Company’s subsidiary and communicating such change  of control to the 
Mozambican mining authorities.  Completion of the Agreement was also subject to Auroch obtaining shareholder approval 
under ASX Listing Rule 11.2 for the sale of the Manica Mining Concession and Xtract obtaining approval for the admission 
of the Consideration Shares to trading on AIM. 

On 2 March 2016 the Company advised that final approval had been received under the Mozambique Mining Act from 
the Mozambique Mining Act from the Mozambican mining authorities in addition to the earlier approvals from the Central 
Bank and the Ministry of Taxation, permitting the completion of the sale of 100% of the Manica Gold Project to Xtract 
(Completion). 

The final terms of the Agreement with Xtract are as follows: 

-  Cash payment at Completion of ~A$4.2 million1 (US$3.0 million); and  
- 

Issue of 1,137,258,065 XTR Shares (currently valued at ~A$4.22 million2) (Completion Consideration). 

Consideration to be paid 3 months post Completion: 

-  Deferred cash consideration of ~A$3.5million3 (US$2.5 million) payable as follows: 

 
 

 US$1.3 million cash; and 
 the remaining US$1.2 million will be payable in cash or XTR Shares (at Auroch’s election), issued at a 20% 
discount to the 10-day VWAP prior to Auroch’s election. 

Xtract and the Company also agreed to extend the date for the fulfilment of all conditions regarding the Transaction from 
29 February 2016 to 31 March 2016 to facilitate payment of the Completion Consideration and admission to trading on 
AIM of the XTR shares. 

Deed of Settlement with Xtract Resources Plc 
Subsequent to the Period on 20 July 2016  the Company advised it had entered into a deed of settlement with Xtract 
Resources  Plc  (Xtract)  with  respect  to  the  US$2.5  million  deferred  consideration  payable  by  Xtract  to  the  Company 
(Settlement Deed). 

1 Assumes 1 US Dollar equals 1.40 Australian Dollars 
2 Assumes 1 British Pound equals 1.95 Australian Dollars and an Xtract share price of £0.0019
3 Assumes 1 US Dollar equals 1.40 Australian Dollars 

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT 

Pursuant to the Sale Agreement (refer ASX Announcement 2 March 2016), three months following Completion Xtract was 
obliged  to  pay  the  Company  Deferred  Consideration  totalling  US$2.5  million  comprising  US$1.3  million  cash  and  the 
remaining US$1.2 million payable in cash or XTR Shares at the Company’s election. The Company elected to receive the 
Deferred Consideration in cash. 

Settlement Deed Terms 

Subject to the Xtract’s compliance with the Settlement Deed, the Company has agreed to refrain from taking legal action 
against  Xtract  to enforce  its  obligation under  the Sale  Agreement to pay the Deferred Consideration on the  following 
conditions: 
- 
- 

Xtract to make a first instalment payment of US$750,000 by 19 July 2016 (this has been paid); and 
Xtract  to  make  a  second  and  final  payment  of  US$1,785,671  by  12  August  2016  (Second  Instalment),  which 
includes interest over the period 1 June 2016 to 19 July 2016, and interest on the Second Instalment over the 
period 20 July 2016 to 12 August 2016. 

On 26 August 2016 the Company advised that pursuant to the Settlement Deeds terms, the Company received the first 
instalment payment of US$750,000 and had also received $100,000 of the Second Instalment.  On 26 May 2016 Xtract 
announced it had entered into a conditional sale and purchase agreement to sell the Manica Gold Project to Nexus Capital 
Limited (Nexus) and Mineral Technologies International Limited (MTI) for cash consideration of US$17,500,000. On 17 
August 2016 Xtract advised that it was currently in discussions with Nexus and MTI in relation to re-structuring the sale of 
the Manica Gold Project to Nexus and MTI. The Company is in discussions with Xtract  in relation to settlement of the 
remaining US$1,685,671 owed to it and envisages that following completion of the discussions between Xtract, Nexus and 
MTI, a resolution will be reached on the Second Instalment. 

Norseman Gold Projects, Western Australia 

Following completion of the sale of the Manica Gold Project, Auroch retains 100% of two prospecting licenses in Western 
Australia; the Beete Gold Project (P63/1646) and the Peninsula Gold Project (P63/1694) (Figure 1). In addition to focusing 
its efforts on these two tenements the Company will continue to assess potential future  opportunities to add value to 
shareholders. 

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Figure 1: Location of the Peninsula and Beete Gold Projects Western Australia 

During the Period the Company provided an update on its Norseman Gold Projects, Western Australia. A complete review 
of existing data for P63/1646 (the Beete Gold Project) & P63/1694 (the Peninsula Gold Project) commenced in April 2016, 
including a reconnaissance site visit to both tenements and surrounding areas by CEO Dr Andrew Tunks. The Beete Gold 
Project (P63/1646) is located approximately 55 kilometres south of Norseman (Figure 2), with the Peninsula Gold Project 
(P63/1694) located approximately 27 kilometres north of Norseman (Figure 3). 

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P63/1646 - Beete 

Figure 2: P63/1646 - Beete Gold Project location map. 

The historic mine workings at the Beete Gold Project were visited and hand specimens collected. Gold mineralisation is 
hosted within a narrow quartz vein, and sometimes in the adjacent hanging and/or footwall shear. The vein conforms 
closely  to  the  attitude  of  the  host  lithology  (quartz  rich  arenites  and  quartz  feldspar  amphibole  schists),  however 
considerable local variations in dip can occur.  

The Beete Gold Project recorded production post-1974 was 2,816 tonnes of ore at an average grade of 24.8g/t Au [2,300 
ounces]. 

There is sufficient encouragement from reconnaissance activities and an initial review of the data to suggest there is a 
possibility of discovering economic quantities of structural lode style mesothermal gold veins on the tenements. An initial 
proposal for further mapping and additional surface sampling has been designed to assess the potential of mineralisation 
at the Beete Gold Project extending within the tenement. 

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P63/1694 - Peninsula 

Figure 3: P63/1694 - Peninsula Gold Project location map. 

The mineralisation at the Peninsula Gold Project was observed to be associated with north-south trending quartz veins 
which dip at angles of 60-80 degrees to the east. A major quartz reef extends for the length of the tenement and was 
worked in the late 1800’s and intermittently throughout the 1900’s. Five historic shafts on this north-south trend were 
visited within the project area. At the north end of the tenement the main reef appears to have been faulted, and the 
geology is complicated by drag folding associated with faulting. Small scale open cut and underground mining previously 
occurred with a trial open pit mining operation yielding 424 tonnes of ore grading at 2.14 g/t Au, and a decline producing 
495 tonnes of ore at 1.62 g/t Au. Mining was stopped due to issues with continuity.  

At the Peninsula Gold Project, a preliminary review of current data shows possible extensions of the known mineralisation 
both  along  strike  and  at  depth.  A  targeted  scout  drilling  program  will  be  planned  to  test  the  potential  extensions  of 
mineralisation in a bid to expand its size within the tenement. 

A review of all existing data on the tenements was completed covering:- 

•  Assembly of pertinent data from the Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) GIS data sets;  
•  Assembly,  processing  and/or  integration  of  the  best  available  magnetic  and  gravity  data  with  the  aim  of 
generating images that will facilitate definition of: alteration, faults, joint sets, and potential field associations 
of known gold occurrences in the region; 

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•  Assembly and integration of geochemical data sets generated from the open-file exploration records of the 

region; and 

•  Assembly and integration of any data generated from prior exploration drill holes, rock chip sampling, soil 

sampling, and other sampling in the region. 

Exploration  programs  at  the  Beete  Gold  Project  (P63/1646)  and  Peninsula  Gold  Project  (P63/1694)  commenced  in 
September 2016. The programs are designed to cover the entirety of both projects. In addition, surface sampling programs 
(infill and step-out) will be conducted with up to 100 mulloch, soil, and rock chip samples planned.  

CORPORATE 

CEO & Board Appointments 
During the Period the Company advised that Dr. Andrew Tunks had committed to a full-time role as Auroch CEO. Auroch 
Chairman Glenn Whiddon remarked “Andrew has been working with the Company for more than 12 months now and was 
involved in both the re-evaluation of the Manica Gold Project and its subsequent sale. We are excited to welcome Andrew 
into a more fulsome role where his passion for the industry and close links to Capital Markets and technical expertise will 
be of great value to the Company.” 

Dr  Tunks  holds  a  B.Sc  (Hons)  Monash  and  a  Ph.D  UTAS  in  geology  and  has  over  25 years’  experience  in  the  minerals 
industry. He previously held senior technical roles at North Limited, Paladin Resource, Ranger Minerals and Iamgold and 
was  CEO  of  A-Cap  Resources,  Botswana  Metals  and  Ausgold.  Over  the  last  few  years  Andrew  has  successfully  built  a 
bespoke geological consultancy providing highly targeted advice on technical mining issues.  

The Company also advised that Mr Ryan Gaffney had been appointed to the Board as Non-Executive Director. Mr Gaffney 
holds a BSBA in Finance and Economics from the Daniels College of Business, University of Denver, Colorado. 

Mr Gaffney, based in London, UK, currently runs an independent advisory and consulting business focused on Mergers 
and Acquisitions advisory and fundraising for small and medium-cap companies. He was previously a Managing Director 
with Canaccord Genuity in London, where he focused on providing natural resources clients with mergers and acquisitions, 
financing, and advisory services from 2002 to 2015. 

Following the appointment of Mr Gaffney, the Company advised that Mr Nicholas Ong had resigned as Director of the 
Company. The Company wishes to thank Mr Ong for his significant contribution to the Company over the past two years. 

Shareholder Approval 

The Company announced that all resolutions put to shareholders at the extraordinary general meeting held on 15 October 
2015,  including  a  resolution  relating  to  the  sale  of  the  Manica  Gold  Project,  had  been  approved  by  shareholders. 
Shareholder approval for the sale of the Manica Gold Project amounted to a key condition precedent to completion of the 
transaction with Xtract.   

In addition, the Company sought and obtained shareholder approval for, the issue of up to 1,139,956 convertible note 
securities  (Convertible  Notes).  On  23  October  2015,  Convertible  Notes  representing  a  face  value  of  $250,000  were 
converted into 3,350,723 ordinary shares and 1,675,361 attaching options exercisable at $0.08 on or before 31 December 
2018. The Company also issued 1,850,000 ordinary shares and 1,000,000 options exercisable at $0.10 on or before 23 
October 2018 in settlement of outstanding creditors and deferred payments. 

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT 

Partly Paid Share Consolidation & Option Entitlement Offer 
During the Period, the Company announced it had completed a reduction of its share capital by: 

- 

Extinguishing the uncalled amount of 19 cents per share on 21,800,000 partly paid shares; and 

-  Consolidating those shares on a 20:1 basis into 1,090,000 fully paid ordinary shares. 

Following the consolidation and capital reduction and as at the date of this report the Company has 76,810,865 ordinary 
shares on issue. 

On 14 April 2016, the Company despatched an entitlement offer to issue the partly paid shareholders 19 new options with 
an exercise price of $0.20 on or before 23 October 2018 at a subscription price of $0.005 per new option for every 20 
partly paid shares held prior to the capital reduction and consolidation. The Company received subscription applications 
totalling  13,844,650  new  options  pursuant  to  the  Options  Offer  raising  $69,223  before  costs.  On  23  June  2016  the 
Company issued an additional 6,550,000 new options pursuant to the shortfall offer. 

Settlement of Outstanding Loans 
The Company announced on 18 April 2016 that it had repaid all loans and convertible notes outstanding representing 
$496,723. The outstanding balances have been repaid via the settlement of 169,561,799 shares in Xtract.  

Sale of Xtract Resources Plc shares 

During the Period the Company realised the initial scrip consideration received from Xtract by disposing of 967,696,266 
XTR shares at an average XTR share price of £0.001204 per share for total proceeds of £1,165,051 (A$2,250,507) to Auroch. 
After adjusting for the loans settled in XTR shares (refer  announcement 18 April 2016) the Company booked a loss of 
A$1,230,413 following a decline in the XTR share price and announcement by XTR of the sale of the Manica Project to 
Nexus Capital Limited and Mineral Technologies International Limited. 

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Appendix 1 - Interest in Exploration Tenements 

Western Australia 

Tenement 

Tenement 
ID 

Status 

Interest  

Beete 

P63/1646 

Granted 

Peninsula 

P63/1694 

Granted 

100% 

100% 

Competent Persons Statement 
The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Dr. Andrew Tunks and represents an accurate representation of 
the  available  data.   Dr.  Tunks (Member  Australian  Institute  Geoscientists)  is the  CEO  of  the  Company  and has sufficient  experience  that  is relevant  to  the  style  of 
mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity being undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the 
‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’. Dr Tunks consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on 
his information in the form and context in which it appears. 

DIRECTORS 

The names of Directors who held office during or since the end of the period: 

Mr Glenn Whiddon  

Mr Matthew Foy   

Mr Nicholas Ong (resigned 29 June 2016) 

Mr Ryan Gaffney (appointed 29 June 2016) 

All directors were in office for the entire duration unless otherwise stated. 

INFORMATION ON DIRECTORS 

Information on Directors as at the date of this report is as follows: 

Mr Glenn Whiddon 
Executive Chairman 

Glenn has an extensive background in equity capital markets, banking and corporate advisory with specific focus on natural 
resources, enabling project origination and financing. He has a significant contact network throughout the world which 
has led to the development of a number of projects. Glenn holds an economics degree and has extensive corporate and 
management experience. He has global banking experience with The Bank of New York in Australia, Europe and Russia.  

Mr Whiddon is currently a director of Azonto Petroleum Ltd, Fraser Range Metals Group Ltd and Statesman Resources 
Ltd.  

In the past 3 years Mr Whiddon has been a director of Zyl Ltd, Sirocco Energy Ltd and Rialto Energy Ltd. 

Equity  interests:  9,634,627  ordinary  shares,  1,818,147  options  exercisable  at  $0.08  on  or  before  31  December  2018, 
2,850,000 options exercisable at $0.20 on or before 23 October 2018. 

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Mr Ryan Gaffney (Appointed 29 June 2016) 
Non-Executive Director 
Ryan holds a BSBA in Finance and Economics from the Daniels College of Business, University of Denver, Colorado. Ryan, 
based in London, UK, currently runs an independent advisory and consulting business focused on Mergers and Acquisitions 
advisory and fundraising for small and medium-cap companies. He was previously a Managing Director with Canaccord 
Genuity in London, where he focused on providing natural resources clients with mergers and acquisitions, financing, and 
advisory services from 2002 to 2015. 

Ryan is not currently a director of any other listed company and has not held any directorships in the last three years.  

Equity interests in the Company: Nil. 

Mr Matthew Foy 
Non-Executive Director & Company Secretary 

Matthew is an active member of the WA  State Governance Council of the Governance Institute of Australia (GIA) and 
spent four years at the ASX facilitating the listing and compliance of companies. Matthew is also currently Non-executive 
Director of Minerals Corporation Ltd. 

In the last 3 years, Matthew has been a Non-Executive Director of Segue Resources Ltd (resigned 1 September 2014),  
Omni Market Tide Limited (resigned 22 July 2015) and MSM Corporation Ltd (resigned 12 Januay 2016). 

Equity interests in the Company: 175,000 ordinary shares. 

Mr Nicholas Ong  
Non-Executive Director (resigned 29 June 2016) 

Nicholas was a Principal Adviser at the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in Perth and brings ten years’ experience in 
compliance and corporate governance to the Board. He has overseen the  admission of over 100 companies on to the 
official list of the ASX. Nicholas is a member of the Governance Institute of Australia and is Managing Director of Minerva 
Corporate, a corporate advisory firm that specialises in providing transaction advisory, financial reporting and company 
secretarial services. Nicholas holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Master of Business Administration from the University 
of Western Australia. 

DIRECTORS MEETING 

There were no formal Directors’ meetings held during the period. The Directors’ conducted formal business via 
circulating resolution. 

REMUNERATION REPORT (Audited) 

The Remuneration Report is set out under the following main headings: 

  Remuneration policy 

  Details of remuneration 

  Share-based compensation 

  Equity instrument disclosures relating to Key Management Personnel 

  Loans to Key Management Personnel 

  Other transactions with Key Management Personnel 

  Service agreements 

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The information provided in this remuneration report has been audited as required by section 308 (3C) of the Corporations 
Act 2001.  

This  report  details  the  nature  and  amount  of  remuneration  for  each  Director  of  Auroch  Minerals  Limited  and  key 
management personnel of the group. Person who are considered key management personnel of the group during the 
Period are as follows: 

-  Glenn Whiddon (Executive Chairman) 
-  Nicholas Ong (Non-Executive Director, resigned 29 June 2016) 
-  Matthew Foy (Non-Executive Director, Company Secretary) 
-  Andrew Tunks (Chief Executive Officer, appointed 9 January 2015) 
-  Ryan Gaffney (Non-Executive Director, appointed 29 June 2016) 

1.  Remuneration policy 

The remuneration policy of Auroch has been designed to align director and management objectives with shareholder and 
business objectives by providing a fixed remuneration component, and offering specific long-term incentives, based on 
key performance  areas  affecting the Group’s financial results. Key performance  areas of the Group include  cash flow, 
share price, exploration results and development of cash-generating business activities. The Board of Directors (the Board) 
of Auroch believes the remuneration policy to be appropriate and effective in its ability to attract and retain the best 
management and directors to run and manage the Group, as well as create goal congruence between directors, executives 
and shareholders. 

Voting and comments made at the company’s 2015 Annual General Meeting 

At  the  2015  Annual  general  Meeting  the  Company  remuneration  report  was  passed  by  the  requisite  majority  of 
shareholders (100% by a show of hands). 

Remuneration Governance 

The Board’s policy for determining the nature and amount of remuneration for Board members and senior executives of 
the Group is as follows: 

The remuneration policy, setting the terms and conditions for the executive directors and other senior executives, was 
developed and approved by the Board.  All executives receive a base salary (which is based on factors such as length of 
service  and  experience),  superannuation,  fringe  benefits  and  the  ability  to  receive  options  and  performance-based 
incentives.  The remuneration committee, composed of the full Board, reviews executive packages annually by reference 
to the Group’s performance, executive performance, and comparable information from industry sectors and other listed 
companies in similar industries. 

Executives are also entitled to participate in the employee share and option arrangements. 

The  employees  of  the  Group  receive  a  superannuation  guarantee  contribution  required  by  the  government,  which  is 
currently 9.5%, and do not receive any other retirement benefits. 

All remuneration paid to Directors and executives is valued at the cost to the Group and expensed.  Options (if applicable) 
given to Directors and Key Management Personnel are valued using an appropriate option pricing methodology.  

The Board policy is to remunerate non-executive Directors at the lower end of market rates for comparable companies 
for time, commitment, and responsibilities.   The remuneration committee  determines payments to the non-executive 
Directors and reviews their remuneration annually based on market practice, duties, and accountability.  Independent 
external advice is sought when required.  Fees for non-executive Directors are not linked to the performance of the Group.  
However, to align Directors’ interests with shareholder interests, the Directors are encouraged to hold shares in the Group. 

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The maximum aggregate amount of fees that can be paid to non-executive Directors was approved by shareholders at a 
General Meeting held on 11 February 2011. The maximum amount of fees payable to non-executive directors is 
$250,000 per annum.   

The Board expects that the  remuneration structure  implemented will result in the company being able to attract and 
retain the best executives to run the Company. It will also provide executives with the necessary incentives to work to 
grow long-term shareholder value.  

The  payment  of  bonuses,  options  and  other  incentive  payments  are  reviewed  by  the  Board  as  part  of  the  review  of 
executive remuneration.  All bonuses, options and incentives must be linked to predetermined performance criteria. The 
Board can exercise its discretion in relation to approving incentives, bonuses and options. Any changes must be justified 
by reference to measurable performance criteria. During the Period no performance based incentives, options or bonuses 
were granted to any director or executive. As such, no pre-determined performance criteria have been outlined for the 
existing Board. 

During the year the company did not seek the advice of remuneration consultants. 

Company performance, shareholder wealth and director and executive remuneration. 

The following table shows gross revenue, profits/losses and share price of the Group at the end of the current and previous 
financial years since incorporation. There is no link between company performance and remuneration given the current 
nature of the Company’s operations. 

Revenue from continuing operations (interest only) 
Net profit/(loss) 
Share price 

30 June 
2016 
$ 

30 June 
2015 
$ 

1,178 
2,510,541 
$0.13 

81,791 
(1,003,116) 
$0.12 

30 June 
2014 
$ 

29,154 
(921,051) 
$0.05 

30 June 
2013 
$ 

110,819 
(1,093,562) 
$0.09 

The remuneration policy has been tailored to increase goal congruence between shareholders, directors and executives.  
This will be achieved via offering performance incentives based on key performance indicators. 

2.  Details of remuneration 

2016 

Name 

Short-term 
benefits 

Cash 
Salary and 
Fees 

Post-
employment 
benefits 
Super-
annuation 

Share-based Payment 

Equity 

Option
s 

Total 

%  
perf. based 

Glenn Whiddon  
Matthew Foy 
Nicholas Ong (i)  
Ryan Gaffney (ii) 
Other 
Andrew Tunks 

Total 

171,800 
- 
- 
- 

114,785 

286,585 

(i)  Nicholas Ong resigned 29 June 2016 
(ii)  Ryan Gaffney appointed 29 June 2016 

- 
- 
- 
- 

- 

- 

- 
16,450 
- 
- 

40,000 

56,450 

13 

- 
- 
- 
- 

- 

- 

171,800 
16,450 
- 
- 

154,785 

343,035 

- 
- 
- 
- 

- 

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT 

2015 

Name 

Short-term 
benefits 

Cash 
Salary and 
Fees 

Post-
employment 
benefits 
Super-
annuation 

Share-based 
Payment 

Equity 

Options 

Total 

%  
perf. based 

Glenn Whiddon  
Matthew Foy (i) 
Jan Nelson (ii) 
Nicholas Ong  
Other 
Francisco Matos  
Gordon Koll 
Jim Porter  
Andrew Tunks (iii) 
Total 

148,160 
- 
41,113 
- 

108,215 
115,180 
92,396 
30,000 
535,064 

- 
- 
- 
- 

- 
- 
- 

- 

- 
- 
- 
- 

- 
- 
- 

- 

- 
- 
- 
- 

- 
- 
- 

- 

148,160 
- 
41,113 
- 

108,215 
115,180 
92,396 
30,000 
535,064 

- 
- 
- 
- 

- 
- 
- 

- 

(i)  Matthew Foy was appointed 3 December 2014 
Jan Nelson resigned 28 November 2014 
(ii) 
(iii)  Andrew Tunks was appointed on 9 January 2015 

3.  Share-based compensation 

The  Auroch  Minerals  Limited  Employee  Share  Plan  (the  “Plan”)  is  used  to  reward  Directors  and  employees  for  their 
performance and to align their remuneration with the creation of shareholder wealth. Approved by Shareholders 4 April 
2013 the Plan is designed to provide long-term incentives to deliver long-term shareholder returns. Participation in the 
Plan is at the discretion of the Board and no individual has a contractual right to participate in the plan or to receive any 
guaranteed benefits.   

During the Period no shares were issued under the Plan. 

Shares 

There were no shares issued to Directors or employees by the Group under the Plan during the year (2015: Nil), refer to 
the above table for details of share based payments to Directors and employees not under the Plan. 

Options 

There were no options issued to Directors or employees by the Group (2015: Nil) under the Plan during the year. 

4.  Equity Instrument Disclosures Relating to Key Management Personnel 

(i) Options provided as remuneration and shares issued on any exercise of such options 

There were no options provided as remuneration and shares issued on any exercise of such options issued during the 
period. 

 (ii) Option holdings 

At the end of the period, the Director’s option holdings are as follows: 

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Fully Paid Shares 
Directors 

Glenn Whiddon 
Nicholas Ong (i) 
Matthew Foy 
Ryan Gaffney (ii) 

2016 

Fully Paid Shares 
Directors 

Glenn Whiddon 
Nicholas Ong (i) 
Matthew Foy 
Ryan Gaffney (ii) 

Employees 
Andrew Tunks 
Total 
(i) 
(ii) 

AUROCH MINERALS LIMITED 

DIRECTORS’ REPORT 

Balance at the 
start of the period 

Received during 
the period 

Other changes during the 
period 

Balance at the end 
of the period 

- 
- 
- 
- 

2,850,000 
57,000 
- 
- 

- 
2,907,000 

1,818,147 
(57,000) 
- 
- 

4,668,147 
- 
- 
- 

- 
1,761,147 

- 
4,668,147 

Employees 
Andrew Tunks 
Total 
(i)  Mr Ong resigned as Director on 29 June 2016 
(ii)  Mr Gaffney appointed as Director on 29 June 2016 

- 
- 

(iii) Share holdings 

Aggregate  numbers  of  shares  of  the  Group  held  directly,  indirectly  or  beneficially  by  Directors  or  key  management 
personnel of the Group at the date of this report: 

Balance at the 
start of the period 

Received during 
the period 

Other changes during the 
period 

Balance at the end 
of the period 

5,508,333 
80,000 
- 
- 

- 
5,588,333 

- 
3,000 
175,000 
- 

500,000 
678,000 

4,126,294 
(83,000) 
- 
- 

9,634,627 
- 
175,000 
- 

- 
4,043,294 

500,000 
10,309,627 

Mr Ong resigned as Director on 29 June 2016 
Mr Gaffney appointed as Director on 29 June 2016 

2016 

Partly Paid Shares 
Directors 
Glenn Whiddon 
Matthew Foy 
Nicholas Ong 

Balance at the start 
of the period 

Received during the 
period 

Other changes 
during the period 

Balance at the end of 
the period 

3,000,000 
- 
60,000 

- 
- 
- 

(3,000,000) 
- 
(60,000) 

- 
- 
- 

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT 

Employees 
Andrew Tunks 
Total 
(i)  Mr Ong resigned as Director on 29 June 2016 
(ii)  Mr Gaffney appointed as Director on 29 June 2016 

- 
3,060,000 

5.  Loans to Key Management Personnel 

There were no loans to key management personnel during the year. 

6.  Other transactions with Key Management Personnel 

- 
- 

- 
(3,060,000) 

- 
- 

Mr Nicholas Ong is a director of Minerva Corporate Pty  Ltd. During the period ended 30 June 2016 the Company was 
providing  consultancy,  company  secretarial,  accounting  and  administration  and  registered  office  services  to  Auroch 
Minerals Limited. In accordance with the services agreement the monthly charge for these services is $8,000 per month. 
Payments to Minerva Corporate Pty Ltd during the relevant period total $116,500 (2015: $99,000). The amounts owed to 
Minerva Corporate Pty Ltd as at 30 June 2016 was $9,000 (2015: $132,061). 

Loan  received  from  Glenn  Whiddon  (Executive  Director)  during  the  period  to  fund  the  groups  working  capital 
commitments. The loan was repayable within 7 business days’ following written notice by the Lender to the Borrower. 
Interest was payable at 9.25% per annum on repayment date. Should interest not be paid then the interest rate increased 
to 12%. This loan was repaid by the group in the form of Xtract shares. 

During  the  period  Mr  Glenn  Whiddon  and  his  associated  entities  converted  convertible  loans  totalling  $300,000  into 
3,636,294  ordinary  shares  and  1,818,147  options  exercisable  at  $0.08  on  or  before  31  December  2018  pursuant  to 
shareholder approval obtained on 15 October 2015. 

During the period Mr Matthew Foy was issued 175,000 ordinary shares in lieu of fees subject to shareholder  approval 
obtained 15 October 2015. 

During the period Mr Andrew Tunks was issued 500,000 ordinary shares in lieu of fees. 

7.  Service Agreements 

Mr Andrew Tunks has a consultancy agreement with the Company whereby Mr Tunks provides services in his capacity as 
Chief Executive Officer. The consulting agreement commenced on 9 January 2015 and was amended on 29 June 2016  for 
an indefinite term at $250,000 per annum. The Company or Mr Tunks may terminate the agreement by giving one months’ 
notice, or by the Company making one months’ payment in lieu of notice. 

No other key management personnel have Service Agreements in place. 

End of Audited Remuneration Report   

OPERATING RESULTS 

The net loss after providing for income tax amounted to $2,701,923 (2015: $1,003,116). 

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY  

The principal activity of the Group is mineral exploration and development. 

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AUROCH MINERALS LIMITED 

DIRECTORS’ REPORT 

DIVIDENDS 

There were no dividends paid or recommended during the financial year ended 30 June 2016 (2015: Nil).  

FINANCIAL POSITION 

The net assets of the Group at 30 June 2016 are $8,655,798 (2015: $4,123,489). 

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS 

In the normal course of business, there are no environmental regulations or requirements that the Group is subject to. 

Greenhouse gas and energy data reporting requirements 

The Company is not required to report under the Energy Efficiencies Opportunity Act 2006 or the National Greenhouse 
and Energy Efficient Reporting Act 2007 (the Acts).  

INDEMNIFYING OFFICERS OR AUDITOR 

In accordance with the constitution, except as may be prohibited by the Corporations Act 2001 every Officer of the 
Company shall be indemnified out of the property of the Company against any liability incurred by him in his capacity as 
Officer, auditor or agent of the Company or any related corporation in respect of any act or omission whatsoever and 
howsoever occurring or in defending any proceedings, whether civil or criminal. During the period the Group paid 
$10,250 in premiums for Directors and Officer Insurance. 

PROCEEDINGS ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY 
No person has applied to the Court under section 237 of the Corporations Act 2001 for leave to bring proceedings on 
behalf of the Group, or to intervene in any proceedings to which the Group is a party, for the purposes of taking 
responsibility on behalf of the Group for all or part of those proceedings. 

SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN STATE OF AFFAIRS 

On 2 March 2016 the Company advised that final approval had been received under the Mozambique Mining Act from 
the Mozambique Mining Act from the Mozambican mining authorities in addition to the earlier approvals from the Central 
Bank and the Ministry of Taxation, permitting the completion of the sale of 100% of the Manica Gold Project to Xtract 
(Completion). 

Other than the above there has been no other significant changes in the state of affairs of the Group during the financial 
year. 

LIKELY DEVELOPMENTS AND EXPECTED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 

In the opinion of the Directors, disclosure of any further information on likely developments in operations and expected 
results would be prejudicial to the interests of the Group, the consolidated entity and shareholders. 

MATTERS SUBSEQUENT TO THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR 

On 4 July 2016 the Company advised that it had conducted final due diligence investigations on the Hombolo Lithium 
Project.  Assay  Results  from  due  diligence  sampling  conducted  in  May  across  the  Hombolo  Ground  package  yielded 
disappointing results and showed no significant anomalism across the tenement package outside the historic open pit 
workings within the Primary Mining Licences. 

Subsequent to the Period on 20 July 2016 the  Company advised it had entered into a deed of settlement  with Xtract 

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AUROCH MINERALS LIMITED 

DIRECTORS’ REPORT 

Resources Plc with respect to the US$2.5 million deferred consideration payable by Xtract to the Company. 

Subject  to the Xtract’s compliance with the  Settlement Deed, the Company agreed to refrain from taking legal action 
against  Xtract  to enforce  its  obligation under  the Sale  Agreement to pay the Deferred Consideration on the  following 
conditions: 

-  Xtract to make a first instalment payment of US$750,000 by 19 July 2016 (this has been paid); and 

-  Xtract to make a second and final payment of US$1,785,671.86 by 12 August 2016 (Second Instalment), which 
includes interest over the period 1 June 2016 to 19 July 2016, and interest on the Second Instalment over the 
period 20 July 2016 to 12 August 2016. 

On 26 August 2016 the Company advised that pursuant to the Settlement Deeds terms, the Company received the first 
instalment  payment  of  US$750,000  and  had  also  received  $100,000  of  the  Second  Instalment.  The  Company  is  in 
discussions with Xtract with regards to final settlement of the remaining US$1,685,671. 

NON AUDIT SERVICES 

During the financial period the following fees were paid or payable for services provided by the auditor: 

BDO Corporate Tax (WA) Pty Ltd, tax compliance 

2016 
$ 

34,454 
34,454 

2015 
$ 

9,466 
9,466 

The Group may decide to employ the auditor on assignments additional to their statutory audit duties where the auditor’s 
expertise and experience with the Group and/or the group are important. 

The board of directors has considered the position and is satisfied that the provision of the non-audit services is compatible 
with the general standard of independence for auditors imposed by the Corporations Act 2001.  The directors are satisfied 
that the provision of non-audit services by the auditor did not compromise the auditor independence requirements of the 
Corporations Act 2001 for the following reasons: 

 

all non-audit services have been reviewed by the board of directors to ensure they do not impact the impartiality 
and objectivity of the auditor 

  none of the services undermine the general principles relating to auditor independence as set out in APES 110 

Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants.  

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AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION 

AUROCH MINERALS LIMITED 

DIRECTORS’ REPORT 

A copy of the independence declaration by the lead auditor under section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001 is included 
on page 20 of this financial report. 

This report is signed in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors. 

Glenn Whiddon 

DIRECTOR 

Dated this 30th day of September 2016 

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DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE BY DEAN JUST TO THE DIRECTORS OF AUROCH MINERALS LIMITED

As lead auditor of Auroch Minerals Limited for the year ended 30 June 2016, I declare that, to the best
of my knowledge and belief, there have been:

1. No contraventions of the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 in

relation to the audit; and

2. No contraventions of any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the audit.

This declaration is in respect of Auroch Minerals Limited and the entities it controlled during the
period.

Dean Just

Director

BDO Audit (WA) Pty Ltd

Perth, 30 September 2016

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77 050 110 275, an Australian company limited by guarantee. BDO Audit (WA) Pty Ltd and BDO Australia Ltd are members of BDO International Ltd, a UK
company limited by guarantee, and form part of the international BDO network of independent member firms. Liability limited by a scheme approved under
Professional Standards Legislation, other than for the acts or omissions of financial services licensees.

AUROCH MINERALS LIMITED 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

Revenue 
Less Expenses: 
Accounting fees 
Audit fees 
Borrowing Costs 
Consulting fees 
Corporate advisory 
Directors expense 
Employee Benefits Expense 
Share buy back 
Corporate and regulatory fees 
Interest 
Impairment expense 
Legal costs 
Share based payment expense 
Travel & accommodation 
Finance costs 
Foreign exchange loss 
Other expenses 
(Loss) before income tax  

Income tax expense 

(Loss) after income tax 

Note 

3 

2016 
$ 

2015 
$ 

43,893 

81,791 

(108,142) 
      (41,265) 
(12,500) 
(422,834) 
(30,000) 
(18,887) 
(25,000) 
- 
(22,734) 
(80,261) 
(556,534) 
(157,222) 
(265,563) 
(75,520) 
(221,209) 
(482,780) 
(127,071) 
(2,603,629) 

(79,193) 
      (37,380) 
- 
(217,702) 
(28,757) 
(48,000) 
- 
42,630 
(17,541) 
(140,375) 
(13,915) 
- 
- 
(77,946) 
(351,216) 
- 
(116,628) 
(1,004,232) 

5 

(847,355) 

(3,450,984) 

- 

(1,004,232) 

Profit from sale of discontinued operations 

Profit/(Loss) for the year 

5,961,525 

2,510,541 

1,116 

(1,003,116) 

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AUROCH MINERALS LIMITED 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

Other comprehensive income 
Items that have been reclassified to the profit or loss 
Exchange differences on disposal of controlled entities 
Items that may be reclassified to the profit or loss 
Exchange difference on translation of foreign operations 
Other comprehensive income/(loss for the year net of tax 

Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the year attributable to 
the owners of Auroch Minerals Limited 

Basic profit/loss per share (cents per share) from continuing 
operations attributable to the ordinary equity holders of the 
company 
Diluted profit/loss per share (cents per share) attributable to the 
ordinary equity holders of the company 

Basic profit/loss per share (cents per share) attributable to the 
ordinary equity holders of the company 
Diluted profit/(loss) per share (cents per share) attributable to 
the ordinary equity holders of the company 

6 

6 

6 

6 

191,382 

- 
191,382 

- 

(828,689) 
(828,689) 

2,701,923  

(1,831,805) 

(5.27) 

(5.27)

4.12 

2.62 

(1.79) 

(1.79) 

(1.79) 

(1.79) 

The above consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income should be read in conjunction with 
the accompanying notes.

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AUROCH MINERALS LIMITED 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 

AS AT 30 JUNE 2016 

Note 

2016 
$ 

2015 
$ 

ASSETS 
Current Assets 

Cash and cash equivalents 
Trade and other receivables 
Assets held for sale 

Total Current Assets 

Non-current Assets 

Mineral exploration and evaluation expenditure 

Total Non-current Assets 

TOTAL ASSETS 

LIABILITIES 
Current Liabilities 

Trade and other payables 
Borrowings 
Financial liabilities 

Total Current Liabilities 

Non-current Liabilities 
 Financial liabilities 

Total Non-current Liabilities 

TOTAL LIABILITIES 

NET ASSETS 

EQUITY 

Contributed equity 
Reserves 
Accumulated losses 

TOTAL EQUITY 

7 
8 

9 

10 
11 
11 

5,223,618 
3,392,763 
- 
8,616,381 

86,667 
20,086 
7,947,290 
8,054,043 

171,507 
171,506 

206,866 
206,866 

8,787,888 

8,260,909 

132,090 
- 
- 
132,090 

2,278,448 
414,113 
1,444,859 
4,137,420 

- 
- 

- 
- 

132,090 

4,137,420 

8,655,798 

4,123,489 

12 
13 
14 

9,518,702 
389,175 
(1,252,079) 

7,961,958 
(75,849) 
(3,762,620) 

8,655,798 

4,123,489 

The above consolidated statement of financial position should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes. 

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AUROCH MINERALS LIMITED 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

Contributed 
Equity 

Accumulated 
Losses 

Option 
Reserve 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

Share Based 
Payments 
Reserve 

Foreign 
Currency 
Translation 
Reserve 
$ 

Total Equity 

$ 

Balance at 1 July 2015 
Profit/Loss for year 
Exchange difference on foreign 
operations 
Total comprehensive loss for year 
Transactions with owners in their 
capacity as owners: 
Issue of shares 
Issue of options 
Share based payment reserve 
Share capital raising costs 

7,961,958 
- 

(3,762,620) 
2,510,541 

- 
- 

- 
2,510,541 

1,575,130 
- 
- 
(18,386) 

- 
- 
- 
- 

Balance at 30 June 2016 

9,518,702 

(1,252,079) 

Balance at 1 July 2014 
Loss for year 
Exchange difference on foreign 
operations 
Total comprehensive loss for year 
Transactions with owners in their 
capacity as owners: 
Issue of shares 
Share buy-back 
Share based payment reserve 
Share capital raising costs 

14,699,457 
- 

(2,759,504) 
(1,003,116) 

- 
- 

- 
(1,003,116) 

771,862 
(7,500,000) 
- 
(9,361) 

- 
- 
- 
- 

Balance at 30 June 2015 

7,961,958 

(3,762,620) 

- 

- 

- 
- 

115,533 

- 

 - 
- 

(191,382)  4,123,489 
-  2,510,541 

191,382 
191,382 
191,382  2,701,923 

- 
194,828 
- 
- 
194,828 

- 

- 

- 
- 

- 
- 
- 
- 
- 

- 
- 
78,814 
-  

194,347 

42,630 

- 

 - 
- 

- 
(42,630) 
115,533 
-  

-  1,575,130 
- 
- 
273,642 
- 
(18,386) 
- 

-  8,655,798 

637,307  12,619,890 
-  (1,003,116) 

(828,689) 
(828,689) 
(828,689)  (1,831,805) 

- 
771,862 
-  (7,542,630) 
115,533 
- 
(9,361) 
- 

115,533 

(191,382)  4,123,489 

The above consolidated statement of changes in equity should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes. 

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AUROCH MINERALS LIMITED 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 
Payments to suppliers and employees 
Other revenue 
Interest received 
Interest Paid 
Other Payments GST 
Net cash (outflow) from operating activities 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES 
Payments for acquisitions 
Payments for exploration expenditure 
Proceeds from sale of prospects 
Net cash (outflow) from investing activities 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES 
Proceeds from borrowings 
Capital raising costs  
Net cash inflow from financing activities 

Net increase/decrease in cash and cash equivalents 
Foreign exchange movement on cash and cash equivalents 
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 

Note 

2016 
$ 

2015 
$ 

15 

(1,382,359) 
- 
1,146 
(179,442) 
(55,796) 
(1,616,451) 

(218,413) 
- 
900 
- 
- 
(217,513) 

- 
(999,811) 
7,306,573 
6,306,762 

(350,000) 
(890,224) 
- 
(1,240,224) 

829,673 
(21,505) 
808,168 

1,238,845 
(26,011) 
1,212,834 

5,498,479 
(361,528) 
86,667 

(244,903) 
- 
331,570 

NET CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF THE YEAR 

7 

5,223,618 

86,667 

The above consolidated statement of cash flows should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes. 

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AUROCH MINERALS LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES 

In order to assist in the understanding of the accounts, the following summary explains the material accounting policies 
that have been adopted in the preparation of the accounts.  

(a) Basis of Preparation 

These  general  purpose  financial  statements  have  been  prepared  in  accordance  with  Australian  Accounting  Standards, 
other authoritative pronouncements of the Australian Accounting Standards Board, Australian Accounting Interpretations 
and the Corporations Act 2001. The Company is a for-profit entity for the purpose of preparing these financial statements.  

Compliance with IFRS 

The financial statements of the company also comply with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by 
the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) 

Historical cost convention 

These financial statements have been prepared on an accruals basis and are based on historical costs and do not take into 
account changing money values or, except where stated, current valuations of non-current assets. Cost is based on the 
fair values of the consideration given in exchange for assets.  

Early adoption of new standards 

The Group has elected not to early adopt any new standards issued not yet effective. Refer to note 1 (t) for an assessment 
of the impact of these standards to the Group. 

(b) Principles of Consolidation 

Subsidiaries 

The consolidated financial statements incorporate the assets and liabilities of all subsidiaries of Auroch Minerals Limited 
as at 30 June 2016 and the results of all subsidiaries for the year then ended.  Auroch Minerals Limited and its subsidiaries 
together are referred to in this financial report as the group or the consolidated entity. 

Subsidiaries are all entities (including structured entities) over which the group has control. The group controls an entity 
when the group is exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to 
affect those returns through its power to direct the activities of the entity.  

Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date on which control is transferred to the Group.  They are de-consolidated 
from the date that control ceases. 

Intercompany  transactions,  balances  and  unrealised  gains  on  transactions  between  Group  companies  are  eliminated.  
Unrealised losses are also eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence of the impairment of the asset transferred.  
Accounting policies of subsidiaries have been changed where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted 
by the Group. 

Joint arrangements  

Under AASB 11 Joint Arrangements investments in joint arrangements are classified as either joint operations or joint 
ventures.  The  classification  depends  on  the  contractual  rights  and  obligations  of  each  investor,  rather  than  the  legal 
structure of the joint arrangement.  

Joint operations 

The group recognises its direct right to the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of joint operations and its share of 
any jointly held or incurred assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. 

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AUROCH MINERALS LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

Joint ventures 

Interests  in  joint  ventures  are  accounted  for  using  the  equity  method,  after  initially  being  recognised  at  cost  in  the 
consolidated statement of financial position.  

(c) Impairment of Assets 

The Group assesses at each reporting date whether there is an indication that an asset may be impaired.  If any such 
indication exists, or when annual impairment testing for an asset is required, the Group makes an estimate of the asset’s 
recoverable amount.   

An asset’s recoverable amount is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use and is determined for an 
individual asset, unless the asset does not generate cash inflows that are largely independent of those from other assets 
or groups of assets and the asset’s values in use cannot be estimated to be close to its fair value.  In such cases the asset 
is tested for impairment as part of the cash generating unit to which it belongs.   

When  the  carrying  amount  of  an  asset  or  cash-generating  unit  exceeds  its  recoverable  amount,  the  asset  or  cash-
generating  unit  is  considered  impaired  and  is  written  down  to  its  recoverable  amount.    In  assessing value  in  use,  the 
estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market 
assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset.  

 Impairment  losses  relating  to  continuing  operations  are  recognised  in  those  expense  categories  consistent  with  the 
function of the impaired asset unless the asset is carried at re-valued amount (in which case the impairment loss is treated 
as a revaluation decrease). 

As  assessment  is  also  made  at  each  reporting  date  as  to  whether  there  is  any  indication  that  previously  recognised 
impairment  losses  may  no  longer  exist  or  may  have  decreased.    If  such  indication  exists,  the  recoverable  amount  is 
estimated.  A previously recognised impairment loss is reversed only if there has been a change in the estimates used to 
determine the asset’s recoverable amount since the last impairment loss was recognised.  If that is the case the carrying 
amount of the asset is increased to its recoverable amount.  That increased amount cannot exceed the carrying amount 
that would have been determined, net of depreciation, had the impairment loss been recognised for the asset in prior 
years.  Such reversal is recognised in profit or loss unless the asset is carried at the re-valued amount, in which case the 
reversal is treated as a revaluation increase.  After such a reversal the depreciation charge is adjusted in future periods to 
allocate the asset’s revised carrying amount, less any residual value, on a systematic basis over its remaining useful life. 

(d) Share Based Payment Transactions 

Under AASB 2 Share Based Payments, the Group must recognise the fair value of shares and options granted to directors, 
employees and consultants as remuneration as an expense on a pro-rata basis over the vesting period in the Statement 
of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income with a corresponding adjustment to equity.   

Non-market vesting conditions are included in assumptions about the number of options that are expected to vest. The 
total expense is recognised over the vesting period, which is the period over which all of the specified vesting conditions 
are to be satisfied. At the end of each period, the entity revises its estimates of the number of options that are expected 
to vest based on the non-market vesting conditions. It recognises the impact of the revision to original estimates, if any, 
in profit or loss, with a corresponding adjustment to equity. No revision to original estimates is made in respect of options 
issued with market based conditions. 

The  Group  provides  benefits  to  employees  (including  directors)  of  the  Group  in  the  form  of  share  based  payment 
transactions,  whereby  employees  render  services  in  exchange  for  shares  or  rights  over  shares  (“equity-settled 
transactions”).    The  cost  of  these  equity-settled  transactions  with  employees  (including  directors)  is  measured  by 
reference to fair value at the date they are granted. The fair value is determined using an appropriate option pricing model. 

In relation to the valuation of the share-based payments, these are valued using an appropriate option valuation method. 
Once  a  valuation  is  obtained  management  use  an  assessment  as  to  the  probability  of  meeting  non-market  based 
conditions. Market conditions are vested over the period in which management assess it will take for these conditions to 
be satisfied.  

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AUROCH MINERALS LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

 (e) Segment Reporting 

Operating segments are reported in a manner that is consistent with the internal reporting to the chief operating decision 
maker (“CODM”), which has been identified by the Group as the Managing Director and other members of the Board of 
directors. 

 (f) Fair value estimation 

The  fair  value  of  financial  assets  and  financial  liabilities  must  be  estimated  for  recognition  and  measurement  or  for 
disclosure purposes.   

The carrying value less impairment provision of trade receivables and payables are assumed to approximately their fair 
value due to their short-term nature.  The fair value of financial liabilities for disclosure purposes is estimated by 
discounting the future contractual cash flows at the current market interest rate that is available to the Group for similar 
financial instruments.   

 (g) Income Tax and Other Taxes 

The income tax expense or revenue for the period is the tax payable on the current period’s taxable income based on the 
applicable income tax rate for each jurisdiction adjusted by changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities attributable to 
temporary differences and to unused tax losses. 

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of the tax laws enacted or substantively enacted at the end of 
the reporting period in the countries where the Group’s subsidiaries and associates operate and generate taxable income.  
Management  periodically  evaluates  positions  taken  in  tax  returns  with  respect  to  situations  in  which  applicable  tax 
regulation is subject to interpretation.  It establishes provision where appropriate on the basis of amounts expected to be 
paid to the tax authorities.  Adjustments to current income tax are made to take into account any  change  in tax rates 
between the Company and its subsidiaries.  

Deferred income tax is provided in full, using the liability method, on temporary differences arising between the tax bases 
of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the financial statements.  However, deferred tax liabilities are not 
recognised if they arise from the initial recognition of goodwill.  

Deferred income tax is also not accounted for if it arises from initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction 
other than a business combination that at the time of the transaction affects neither accounting nor taxable profit or loss.  
Deferred income tax is determined using tax rates (and laws) that have been enacted or substantially enacted by the end 
of the reporting period and are expected to apply when the related deferred income tax asset is realised or the deferred 
income tax liability is settled.  

Deferred tax assets are recognised for deductible temporary differences and unused tax losses only if it is probable that 
future taxable amounts will be available to utilise those temporary differences and losses. 

Deferred tax  liabilities and assets are not  recognised for temporary differences between the carrying amount  and tax 
bases of investments in foreign operations where the Group is able to control the timing of the reversal of the temporary 
differences and it is probable that the differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future. 

Deferred  tax  assets  and  liabilities  are  offset  when  there  is  a  legally  enforceable  right  to  offset  current  tax  assets  and 
liabilities and when the deferred tax balances relate to the same taxation authority.  Current tax assets and tax liabilities  

are offset where the entity has a legally enforceable right to offset and intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realise 
the asset and settle the liability simultaneously. 

Auroch  Minerals  Limited  and  its  wholly-owned  Australian  controlled  entities  have  implemented  the  tax  consolidation 
legislation.  As a consequence, these entities are taxed as a single entity and the deferred tax assets and liabilities of these 
entities are set off in the financial statements. 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

Current and deferred tax is recognised in profit or loss, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other 
comprehensive income or directly in equity.  In this case, the tax is also recognised in other comprehensive income or 
directly in equity, respectively. 

 (h) Exploration and Evaluation Expenditure  

The Group’s policy with respect to exploration and evaluation expenditure is to use the area of interest method.  Under 
this method exploration and evaluation expenditure is carried forward on the following basis: 

i. 

ii. 

Each area of interest is considered separately when deciding whether, and to what extent, to carry forward or 
write off exploration and evaluation costs; and 

Exploration and evaluation expenditure related to an area of interest is carried forward provided that rights to 
tenure of the area of interest are current and that one of the following conditions is met: 

 

such evaluation costs are expected to be recouped through successful development and exploitation of 
the area of interest or alternatively, by its sale; or 

  exploration and/or evaluation activities in the area of interest have not yet reached a stage which 

permits a reasonable assessment of the existence or otherwise of economically recoverable reserves 
and active and significant operations in relation to the area are continuing. 

Exploration  and  evaluation  costs  accumulated  in  respect  of  each  particular  area  of  interest  include  only  net  direct 
expenditure. 

(i) Cash and Cash Equivalents 

For the purposes of the statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents includes cash on hand, cash in bank accounts, 
money market investments readily convertible to cash within two working days, and bank bills but net of outstanding bank 
overdrafts. 

 (j) Investments and other financial assets 

The Group classifies its financial assets in the following categories: loans and receivables. The classification depends on 
the purpose for which the investments were acquired. Management determines the classification of its investments at 
initial recognition and, in the case of assets classified as held-to-maturity, re-evaluates this designation at each reporting 
date.   

 (i) Loans and receivables 

Loans and receivables are non-derivate financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an 
active market.  They are included in current assets, except for those with maturities greater than 12 months after the 
statement of financial position date which are classified as non-current assets.  Loans and receivable are included in trade 
and other receivables in the statement of financial position.  

Recognition and de-recognition 

Investments are initially recognised at fair value plus  transactions costs for all financial assets not carried at fair value 
through profit or loss.  Financial assets are derecognised when the rights to receive cash flows from the financial assets 
have expired or have been transferred and the Group has transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership.    

Subsequent measurement 

Loans and receivables are carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method. 

Impairment 

The Group assesses at each reporting date whether there is objective evidence that a financial asset or Group of financial 
assets is impaired.  

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

(k) Earnings Per Share 

(i)  Basic Earnings Per Share 

Basic earnings per share is determined by dividing the operating loss attributable to the equity holder of the Company 
after income tax by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the financial year. 

(ii)  Diluted Earnings Per Share 

Diluted earnings per share adjusts the figures used in determination of basic earnings per share by taking into account 
amounts unpaid on ordinary shares and any reduction in earnings per share that will arise from the exercise of options 
outstanding during the year. 

 (l) Revenue recognition 

Revenue is measured at fair value of the consideration received or receivable.  Amounts disclosed as revenue are net of 
returns, trade allowances and duties and taxes paid.  The following specific recognition criteria must also be met before 
revenue is recognised: 

Interest income is recognised as it accrues using the effective interest method. 

(m) Trade and Other Receivables 

Receivables are initially recognised at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost, less provision for doubtful 
debts.  Current receivables for GST are due for settlement within 30 days and other current receivables within 12 months.  
Cash on deposit is not due for settlement until rights of tenure are forfeited or performance obligations are met. 

(n) Trade and Other Payables 

Trade  payables and other payables are  carried at cost  and represent liabilities for goods and services provided to the 
Group prior to the end of the financial period that are unpaid and arise when the Group becomes obliged to make future 
payments in respect of the purchase of these goods and services.  The amounts are unsecured and usually paid within 30 
days of recognition. 

 (o) Borrowings Cost 

Borrowing  costs  directly  attributable  to  the  acquisition,  construction  or  production  of  assets  that  necessarily  take  a 
substantial period of time to prepare for their intended use or sale, are added to the cost of those assets, until such time 
as the assets are substantially ready for their intended use of sale.  

All other borrowing costs are recognised as expenses in the period in which they are incurred. 

(p) Goods and Service Tax (GST) 

Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of GST except: 

    Where the GST incurred on the purchase of goods and services is not recoverable from the taxation authority, in 
which case the GST is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as part of the expense item as 
applicable; and 

    Receivable and payable are stated with the amount of GST included. 

The amount of GST recoverable from the taxation authority is included as part of the receivables in the Statement of 
financial position.  The amount of GST payable to the taxation authority is included as part of the payables in the Statement 
of financial position. 

Cash flows are included in the Statement of Cash Flows on a gross basis and the GST component of cash flows arising from 
investing  and  financing  activities,  which  is  recoverable  from,  or  payable  to,  the  taxation  authority,  are  classified  as 
operating cash flows. 

(q) Contributed Equity 

Issued and paid up capital is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received by the Group. Any transaction costs 
arising on the issue of ordinary shares are recognised directly in equity as a reduction of the share proceeds received. 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

 (r) Foreign currency translation 

Functional and presentation currency 

Items  included  in  the  financial  statements  of  the  Group  are  measured  using  the  currency  of  the  primary  economic 
environment in which the Group operates (‘the functional currency). The consolidated financial statements are presented 
in Australian dollars, which is the Group’s functional and presentation currency. 

Group companies 

The results and financial position of foreign operations (none of which has the currency of a hyperinflationary economy) 
that have a functional currency different from the presentation currency are translated into the presentation currency as 
follows: 

  assets and liabilities for each Statement of Financial Position presented are translated at the closing rate at the 

date of that Statement of Financial Position. 

 

income and expenses for each Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income are translated at 
average  exchange  rates  (unless  this  is  not  a  reasonable  approximation  of  the  cumulative  effect  of  the  rates 
prevailing  on  the  transaction  dates,  in  which  case  income  and  expenses  are  translated  at  the  dates  of  the 
transactions), and 

  all resulting exchange differences are recognised in other comprehensive income. 

On  consolidation,  exchange  differences  arising  from  the  translation  of  any  net  investment  in  foreign  entities,  and  of 
borrowings  and  other  financial  instruments  designated  as  hedges  of  such  investments,  are  recognised  in  other 
comprehensive income. When a foreign operation is sold or any borrowings forming part of the net investment are repaid, 
a proportionate share of such exchange difference is reclassified to profit or loss, as part of the gain or loss on sale where 
applicable. 

Goodwill and fair value adjustments arising on the acquisition of a foreign operation are treated as assets and liabilities of 
the foreign operation and translated at the closing rate. 

Transactions and balances 

Foreign currency transactions are translated into functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of 
the transactions.  Foreign currency monetary assets and liabilities at the reporting date are translated at the exchange 
rate existing at reporting date.  Exchange differences are recognised in profit or loss in the period in which they arise. 

No dividends were paid or proposed during the year. 

 (s)  Parent entity information 

The  financial  information  for  the  parent  entity,  disclosed  in  note  27  has  been  prepared  on  the  same  basis  as  the 
consolidated financial statements, except as set out below.  

(i) Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint venture entities  

Investments in subsidiaries are accounted for at cost in the financial statements. Dividends received from associates are 
recognised in the parent entity’s profit or loss when its right to receive the dividend is established. 

(t) Standards and Interpretations in issue not yet adopted 

At the date of authorisation of the financial report, a number of Standards and Interpretations including those Standards 
and Interpretations issued by the IASB/IFRIC, where an Australian equivalent has not been made by the AASB, were in 
issue but not yet effective for which the Entity has considered it unlikely for there to be a material impact on the financial 
statements. 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

AASB reference 

Title and 

Affected 

Standard(s): 

Nature of Change 

Application 

Impact on Initial Application 

date: 

AASB 9 (issued 

Financial 

Amends the requirements for classification and 

Annual 

Adoption of AASB 9 is only 

December 2009 and 

Instruments 

measurement of financial assets. The available-

reporting 

mandatory for the year 

amended December  

for-sale and held-to-maturity categories of 

periods 

ending 30 June 2018.  

2010) 

financial assets in AASB 139 have been 

beginning on 

eliminated.  Under AASB 9, there are three 

or after 1 

The entity does not currently 

categories of financial assets:  

  Amortised cost 

January 

20171 

have any financial 

instruments. 

 

 

Fair value through profit or loss 

Fair value through other comprehensive 

income.  

The following requirements have generally been 

carried forward unchanged from AASB 139 

Financial Instruments: Recognition and 

Measurement into AASB 9: 

  Classification and measurement of financial 

liabilities; and 

  Derecognition requirements for financial 

assets and liabilities. 

However, AASB 9 requires that gains or losses on 

financial liabilities measured at fair value are 

recognised in profit or loss, except that the 

effects of changes in the liability’s credit risk are 

recognised in other comprehensive income. 

1 The application date of AASB 9 has been deferred from annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2015 to annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2017 
by AASB 2013-9 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards - Conceptual Framework, Materiality and Financial Instruments.  

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

AASB reference 

Title and 

Affected 

Standard(s): 

Nature of Change 

Application 

Impact on Initial Application 

date: 

AASB 15 Revenue from 

Revenue 

The standard provides a single standard for 

Annual 

The consolidated entity will 

Contracts with 

Customers 

revenue recognition. The core principle of the 

reporting 

adopt this standard from 1 

standard is that an entity will recognise revenue 

periods 

July 2017 but the impact of 

to depict the transfer of promised goods or 

beginning on 

its adoption is yet to be 

services to customers in an amount that reflects 

or after 1 

assessed by the consolidated 

the consideration to which the entity expects to 

January 2017 

entity. 

be entitled in exchange for those goods or 

services. The standard will require: contracts 

(either written, verbal or implied) to be 

identified, together with the separate 

performance obligations within the contract; 

determine the transaction price, adjusted for the 

time value of money excluding credit risk; 

allocation of the transaction price to the separate 

performance obligations on a basis of relative 

stand-alone selling price of each distinct good or 

service, or estimation approach if no distinct 

observable prices exist; and recognition of 

revenue when each performance obligation is 

satisfied. Credit risk will be presented separately 

as an expense rather than adjusted to revenue. 

For goods, the performance obligation would be 

satisfied when the customer obtains control of 

the goods. For services, the performance 

obligation is satisfied when the service has been 

provided, typically for promises to transfer 

services to customers. For performance 

obligations satisfied over time, an entity would 

select an appropriate measure of progress to 

determine how much revenue should be 

recognised as the performance obligation is 

satisfied.  

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

AASB reference 

Title and 

Nature of Change 

Application 

Impact on Initial 

Affected 

Standard(s): 

date: 

Application 

Contracts with customers will be 

presented in an entity's statement of 

financial position as a contract liability, a 

contract asset, or a receivable, depending 

on the relationship between the entity's 

performance and the customer's 

payment. Sufficient quantitative and 

qualitative disclosure is required to 

enable users to understand the contracts 

with customers; the significant judgments 

made in applying the guidance to those 

contracts; and any assets recognised from 

the costs to obtain or fulfil a contract with 

a customer. 

AASB 2013-9 (issued 

Amendments 

Makes three amendments to AASB 9: 

Annual reporting 

The application date of AASB 9 

December 2013) 

to Australian 

  Adding the new hedge accounting 

periods beginning 

has been deferred to 1 January 

Accounting 

requirements into AASB 9 

on or after 1 

2017. The entity has not yet 

Standards – 

  Deferring the effective date of AASB 9 

January 2015 

made an assessment of the 

Conceptual 

Framework, 

Materiality 

and Financial 

Instruments  

from 1 January 2015 to 1 January 

impact of these amendments. 

The entity does not currently 

have any hedging 

arrangements in place. 

2017, and 

  Making available for early adoption 

the presentation of changes in ‘own 

credit’ in other comprehensive 

income (OCI) for financial liabilities 

under the fair value option without 

early applying the other AASB 9 

requirements. 

Under the new hedge accounting 

requirements: 

•  The 80-125% highly effective 

threshold has been removed 

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AUROCH MINERALS LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

AASB reference 

Title and 

Nature of Change 

Application 

Impact on Initial 

Affected 

Standard(s): 

date: 

Application 

•  Risk components of non-financial 

items can qualify for hedge 

accounting provided that the risk 

component is separately identifiable 

and reliably measurable 

•  An aggregated position (i.e. 

combination of a derivative and a 

non-derivative) can qualify for hedge 

accounting provided that it is 

managed as one risk exposure 

• 

When entities designate the 

intrinsic value of options, the initial time 

value is deferred in OCI and subsequent 

changes in time value are recognised in 

OCI 

AASB 2015-1 

Amendments 

The changes affect two standards as 

Effective for 

The entity has not yet made an 

to Australian 

follows: AASB 5 Non-current Assets Held 

periods beginning 

assessment of the impact of 

Accounting 

for Sale and Discontinued Operations. 

on or after 1 

these amendments. 

Standards - 

The update clarifies that if assets/disposal 

January 2016 

Annual 

groups are reclassified from being held 

Improvements 

for sale to being held for distribution to 

to Australian 

owner or vice versa, this is considered to 

Accounting 

be a continuation of the original plan for 

Standards 

disposal. It also clarifies that if assets 

2012-2014 

cease to be held for distribution to 

Cycle (issued 

owners, the usual AASB 5 requirements 

January 2015) 

for assets that cease to be held for sale 

will apply. The update also affects AASB 

119: Employee benefits by clarifying that 

high quality corporate bonds or national 

government bonds used to determine the 

discount rate for long service leave and 

defined benefit liabilities must be 

denominated in the same currency as the 

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AUROCH MINERALS LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

benefits that will be paid to the 

employee. 

AASB 16  

Leases 

This standard and its consequential 

Effective for 

The entity has not yet made an 

amendments are applicable to annual 

periods beginning 

assessment of the impact of 

reporting periods beginning on or 

on or after 1 July 

these amendments. 

after 1 January 2019. This Standard 

2019 

sets out the principles for the 

recognition, measurement, 

presentation and disclosure of leases. 

The objective is to ensure that lessees 

and lessors provide relevant 

information in a manner that 

faithfully represents those 

transactions. This information gives a 

basis for users of financial statements 

to assess the effect that leases have 

on the financial position, financial 

performance and cash flows of an 

entity. 

2. CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND JUDGEMENTS 

In preparing these Financial Statements the Group has been required to make certain estimates and assumptions concerning future 
occurrences. There is an inherent risk that the resulting accounting estimates will not equate exactly with actual events and results. 

(a) Significant accounting judgements 

In the process of applying the Group’s accounting policies, management has made the following judgements, apart from 
those involving estimations, which have the most significant effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statements. 

Capitalisation of exploration and evaluation expenditure 

The Group has capitalised exploration and evaluation expenditure on the basis either that this is expected to be 
recouped through future successful development (or alternatively sale) of the Areas of Interest concerned or on the 
basis that it is not yet possible to assess whether it will be recouped.  Refer to note 9 for further details. 

Receivables 

The Group expects to recover amounts included as receivables at the date of this report. This includes amounts 
recognised as deferred consideration on the sale of the Manica asset. 

 (b) Significant accounting estimates and assumptions 

The carrying amount of certain assets and liabilities are often determined based on estimates and assumptions of future 
events. The key estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying 
amounts of certain assets and liabilities within the next annual reporting period are: 

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AUROCH MINERALS LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

Impairment of capitalised exploration and evaluation expenditure 

The  future  recoverability  of  capitalised  exploration  and  evaluation  expenditure  is  dependent  on  a  number  of  factors, 
including  whether  the  Group  decides  to exploit  the  related  lease  itself  or,  if  not,  whether  it  successfully  recovers  the 
related exploration and evaluation asset through sale. 

Factors  that  could  impact  the  future  recoverability  include  the  level  of  reserves  and  resources,  future  technological 
changes,  costs  of  drilling  and  production,  production  rates,  future  legal  changes  (including  changes  to  environmental 
restoration obligations) and changes to commodity prices. 

Share-based payment transactions 

The Group measures the cost of equity-settled transactions with employees by reference to the fair value of the equity 
instruments at the date at which they are granted.  The fair value is determined using the Black Scholes model.  Should 
the assumptions used in these calculations differ, the amounts recognised could significantly change. Details of estimates 
used can be found in Note 21. 

Estimated fair value of borrowings 

The initial fair value of the liability portion of converting notes is determined as the proceeds less value of borrowing costs 
and fees. The liability is subsequently recognised at fair value until extinguished on conversion or maturity of the notes, 
with the fair value at maturity estimated based on management’s view of the most likely conversion outcome. 

3. REVENUE 

From continuing operations 
Gain on settlement of liability 
Interest received 

Total 

4. EXPENSES 

Profit/Loss includes the following specific expenses: 
Consultants and advisory fees 
Advertising and Marketing 
Share registry costs   
Depreciation 

5. TAXATION 

The components of tax expense comprise: 
Current tax 
Deferred tax 

37 

2016 
$ 

2015 
$ 

- 
1,178  

1,178 

80,891 
900  

81,791 

2016 
$ 

2015 
$ 

452,834 
1,768 
10,335 
- 

217,702 
1,462 
6,367 
1,157 

2016 
$ 

2015 
$ 

847,355 
- 
847,355 

- 
- 
- 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AUROCH MINERALS LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

5. TAXATION (continued) 

The prima facie tax payable/(benefit) on profit/(loss) from ordinary activities before 
income tax is reconciled to the income tax as follows: 
Profit/(Loss) before income tax 
Profit/(Loss) before income tax from discontinued operations 
Prima facie tax benefit on loss from continuing activities before income tax at 30% 
(2015: 30%)     
Add/(subtract) tax effect of: 
Expenditure not deductible 
Other 
Deferred tax assets relating to tax losses not recognised 
Adjustments relating to Mozambique capital gains tax 
Foreign tax rate differential 
Total income tax expense 

(2,603,629) 
5,961,525 

(989,201) 
- 

1,007,369 

(296,760) 

652,715 

167,476 
(1,033,165) 
52,960 
847,355 

37,391 
- 
259,369 
- 
- 
- 

The franking account balance at year end was $nil. 
Deferred tax assets and liabilities not recognised relate to the following: 
Deferred tax assets 
Tax losses 
Other temporary differences 
Capital loss 
Exploration expenditure 
Net deferred tax assets 

6. PROFIT/LOSS PER SHARE 

(a)  Profit/(loss) per share 
Profit/(loss) attributable to the ordinary equity holders of the Group 

(b)  Reconciliations of profit/loss used in calculated loss per share 
Basic and diluted profit/loss per share 
Diluted profit/loss per share  

(c)  Weighted average number of shares used as a denominator 
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used as the denominator in calculating 
basic loss per share 

7. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 

Deposits at call 
Cash at bank 

The Group’s exposure to interest rate risk is discussed in Note 17. 

38 

1,255,772 
56,984 
41,672 
(50,851) 
1,303,577 

812,868 
109,728 
- 
(50,389) 
872,207 

2016 
$ 

2015 
$ 

2,701,923 

(1,003,116) 

4.12 
2.62 

(1.79) 
(1.79) 

65,531,281 

56,092,271 

2016 
$ 
31,514 
5,192,104 
5,223,618 

 2015 
$ 
42,176 
44,491 
86,667 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

7. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (continued) 

Financial Guarantees 

The Group has provided no financial guarantees. 

8. TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES 

Deferred consideration on sale of Manica asset 1 
Prepayments 
Other receivables 

 Ageing of receivables past due or impaired 

2016 
$ 

3,359,075 
578 
33,110 
3,392,763 

2015 
$ 

- 
- 
20,086 
20,086 

As at 30 June 2016 deferred consideration was past due. Refer to Note 22 for further details of deferred consideration 
receivable. 

The Group’s exposure to credit risk is discussed in Note 17. 

The deferred consideration receivable relates to the Groups disposal of the Manica gold project to Xtract Resources PLC. 
Subsequent to year end, the company entered into a revised settlement deed with Xtract regarding the timing of payment. 
Xtract paid the total of US$750,000 of the agreed first instalment and US$100,000 of the agreed value of US$1,785,671 of 
the second instalment. The remaining balance is outstanding. 

Xtract has announced it has entered into a conditional sale and purchase agreement to sell the Manica Gold Project to 
Nexus  Capital  Limited  (Nexus)  and  Mineral  Technologies  International  Limited  (MTI)  for  cash  consideration  of 
US$17,500,000. Xtract have advised that it is currently in discussions with Nexus and MTI in relation to re-structuring the 
sale of the Manica Gold Project to Nexus and MTI. The Company is in discussions with Xtract in relation to settlement of 
the remaining US$1,685,671 owed to it and envisages that following completion of the discussions between Xtract, Nexus 
and  MTI,  a  resolution  will  be  reached  on  the  Second  Instalment.  The  directors  are  satisfied  that  the  the  remaining 
receivable is fully recoverable. 

9. EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION EXPENDITURE 

Balance at beginning of the year 
Tenement acquisition costs cancelled  
Exploration expenditure incurred 
Exploration expenditure written off 
Movement due to foreign exchange translation 
Transfer to assets held for sale 
Balance at the end of the year 

1US$2,500,000 at 1.34363 AUD:USD due on 1 June 2016 

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2016 
$ 
206,866 
- 
521,175 
(556,534) 
- 
- 
171,507 

2015 
$ 
16,371,887 
(8,650,000) 
1,005,683 
(13,915) 
(559,499) 
(7,947,290) 
206,866 

 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                                 
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

9. EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION EXPENDITURE (continued) 

The balance carried forward represents projects in the exploration and evaluation phase. Ultimate recoupment of 
exploration expenditure carried forward is dependent on successful development and commercial exploitation, or 
alternatively, sale of respective areas. 

10. TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES 

Trade payables 
Accruals 

2016 
$ 

88,565 
43,525 
132,090 

2015 
$ 
2,176,262 
102,186 
2,278,448 

All current liabilities are expected to be settled within 12 months as they are generally due on 30-60 day terms. 

The Group’s exposure to credit risk is discussed in Note 17. 

11. BORROWINGS 

Loans (held at amortised cost) 
Convertible Notes (held at fair value) 
Other financial liabilities 

 The Group does not have any existing borrowings. 

12. CONTRIBUTED EQUITY  

(a) Share Capital 

Fully paid 
Partly Paid 
Equity raising costs 

2016 
$ 
- 
- 
- 
- 

2015 
$ 

100,000 
314,113 
1,444,859 
1,858,972 

2016 
Shares 
76,810,865 
- 
- 
76,810,865 

2015 
Shares 
58,591,397 
21,800,000 
- 
80,391,397 

2016 
$ 

2015 
$ 

10,192,746  8,399,616 
218,000 
- 
(674,044) 
(655,658) 
9,518,702  7,961,958 

(b) Movements in ordinary shares (including equity raising costs) 

2016 

Date 
01/07/15 

03/07/15 

Details 
Balance at 01 July 
Shares issued in lieu of corporate advisory 
services 

Number of 
shares 
58,591,397 

Issue 
price 

2016 
$ 

7,743,958 

102,564 

$0.11 

11,282 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

12. CONTRIBUTED EQUITY (continued) 

Issue of shares on conversion of debt and 
shares issued to employees and unrelated 
contractors in satisfacion of remuneration, 
fees and employee entitlement forgone 
Share issued upon conversion of Convertible 
Note 
Share issued upon conversion of Convertible 
Note 
Share issued to former employees and 
unrelated contractors 
Shares issued upon exercise of options 
Shares issued upon exercise of options 
Shares issued pursuant to share sale 
agreement to acquire project 
Shares issued in settlement of former 
employee entitlements 
Shares issued upon exercise of options 
Equity raising costs 
Balance at 30 June 

23/10/15 

23/10/15 

18/03/16 

18/03/16 
29/04/16 
23/05/16 
25/05/16 

14/06/16 

30/06/16 

(b) Movements in ordinary shares (including equity raising costs) 

2015 

Details 
Date 
01/07/14  Balance at 01 July 

21/07/14 

Issue of Facility Fee Shares 

Shares issued in settlement of deferred 
employment entitlement 

17/12/14 
22/12/14  Share cancellation 

Share issued upon conversion of Convertible 
Note 

23/01/15 
16/06/15  Share issued upon conversion of Convertible 

Note including securities 
Equity raising costs 
30/06/15  Balance at 30 June 

41 

1,850,000 

$0.09 

173,900 

3,350,723 

$0.08 

250,000 

8,702,461 

$0.09 

750,000 

1,660,000 
1,090,000 
125,000 

$0.11 
$0.20 
$0.15 

182,600 
218,000 
18,750 

950,000 

$0.15 

142,500 

250,000 
138,720 

$0.14 
$0.08 

76,810,865 

35,000 
11,098 
(18,386) 
9,518,702 

Number of 
shares 
58,092,515 
217,500 

Issue price 

$0.10 

2015 
$ 
14,481,457 
21,750 

1,015,766 
(25,000,000) 

$0.02 
$0.30 

20,315 
(7,500,000) 

23,658,328 

$0.03 

701,230 

607,288 

$0.05 

58,591,397 

28,567 
(9,361) 
7,743,958 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

12. CONTRIBUTED EQUITY (continued) 

 (c) Movements in partly paid shares 

Each partly paid share is issued at a price of 20 cents of which $0.01 is paid on issue with the balance of the issue price 
payable at the election of the holder at any time within 5 years of issue or the Directors may determine that the balance 
may become payable at future times in satisfaction of all or part of the unpaid issued price. The partly paid shares were 
consolidated on 4 April 2016 on a 20:1 basis into 1,090,001 ordinary shares. 

2016 

Details 
Date 
01/07/15  Balance at 01 July 
30/04/16  Consolidation of Partly Paid shares 
30/06/16  Balance at 30 June 

2015 

Date 
Details 
01/07/14  Balance at 01 July 
30/06/15  Balance at 30 June 

(d) Ordinary shares  

Number of 
shares 
21,800,000 
(21,800,000) 
- 

Issue price 

- 
- 

Issue price 

Number of 
shares 
21,800,000 
21,800,000 

2015 
$ 

218,000 
(218,000) 
- 

2014 
$ 

218,000 
218,000 

Ordinary shares entitle the holder to participate in dividends and the proceeds on winding up of the Group in proportion 
to the number of shares held. 

On a show of hands every holder of ordinary shares present at a meeting in person or by proxy, is entitled to one vote, 
and upon a poll each share is entitled to one vote. 

 (e) Capital risk management 

The Group’s objective when managing working capital is to safeguard the ability to continue as a going concern, so that it 
can  continue  to  provide  returns  for the  shareholders  and  benefits  for  other  stakeholders  and  to  maintain  an  optimal 
capital structure to reduce the cost of capital. 

In order to maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Group may adjust the return of capital to shareholders, issue new 
shares or sell assets to reduce debt.  The Group defines capital as cash and cash equivalents plus equity. 

The Board of Directors monitors capital on an ad-hoc basis. No formal targets are in place for return on capital, or 
gearing ratios, as the Group has not derived any income from their mineral exploration and currently has no debt 
facilities in place.  

13. RESERVES 

(a) Reserves 
Share-based payments reserve 
Foreign currency translation reserve 

2016 
$ 

2015 
$ 

389,175 
- 
389,175 

115,533 
(191,382) 
(75,849) 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

13. RESERVES (continued) 

Share-based payments reserve 
Balance 1 July  
Share buy back 
Share based payments 
Balance 30 June 

Option reserve 
Balance 1 July  
Options issued 
Balance 30 June 

Foreign currency translation reserve 
Balance 1 July  
Foreign currency translation difference on consolidation 
Reclassification of exchange differences on disposal of controlled entities to Profit or 
Loss 
Balance 30 June 

Nature and purpose of reserves 

(i) Share-based payments reserve 

The share based payments reserve is used to recognise: 

 

 

The fair value of options issued to employees and consultants but not exercised 

The fair value of shares issues to employees 

 (ii) Foreign currency translation reserve 

2016 
$ 
115,533 
- 
78,814 
194,347 

2016 
$ 

- 
194,828 
194,828 

2015 
$ 
42,630 
(42,630) 
115,533 
115,533 

2015 
$ 

- 
- 
- 

2016 
$ 

2015 
$ 

(191,382) 

637,307 
(828,689) 

191,382 
- 

- 
(191,382) 

Exchange differences arising on translation of foreign controlled entities are recognised in other comprehensive income 
and accumulated in a separate reserve within equity. The cumulative amount is reclassified to profit or loss when the net 
investment is disposed of. 

(iii) Option reserve 

The Share Option Reserve contains amounts received on the issue of options over unissued capital of the company. 

14. ACCUMULATED LOSSES 

Accumulated losses at the beginning of the period 
Net profit/loss attributable to members of the Group 
Accumulated losses at the end of the financial year 

43 

2016 
$ 

(3,762,620) 
2,510,541 
(1,252,079) 

2015 
$ 
(2,759,504) 
(1,003,116) 
(3,762,620) 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

15. RECONCILATION OF LOSS AFTER INCOME TAX TO NET CASH INFLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 

Profit/Loss for the year 
Gain on disposal of non-current asset 
Depreciation and amortisation 
Finance and interest expense 
Non-cash employee benefits expense – share-based payments 
Impairment of capitalised expenditure 
Foreign exchange loss 
Other (employee benefits) 
 (Increase)/Decrease in trade debtors and other receivables 
Increase in trade creditors and other payables 
Net cash outflow from operating activities   

2016 
$ 
2,510,541 
(5,961,525) 
- 
130,205 
265,563 
556,534 
482,780 
- 
2,589,426 
(2,189,975) 
(1,616,451) 

2015 
$ 
(1,003,116) 
(80,891) 
1,157 
495,614 
(42,630) 
13,915 

101,206 
(1,693) 
298,925  
(217,513) 

Non-cash investing and financing activities 

-  

-   

 16. REMUNERATION OF AUDITORS 

Amounts received or due and receivable  by the auditors for: 
Audit services: 
BDO Audit (WA) Pty Ltd Audit and review of financial reports under the 
Corporations Act 2001 
Non audit services 

2016 
$ 

49,425 
34,454 
83,879 

2015 
$ 

37,380 
9,466 
46,846 

17. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT 

Overview 

The Group has exposure to the following risks from their use of financial instruments: 

a)  credit risk 

b)  liquidity risk 

c)  market risk 

This  note  presents  information  about  the  Group’s  exposure  to  each  of  the  above  risks,  their  objectives,  policies  and 
processes for measuring and managing risk, and the management of capital. 

The Board of Directors has overall responsibility for the establishment and oversight of the risk management framework. 
Management monitors and manages the financial risks relating to the operations of the Group through regular reviews of 
the risks. 

(a) Credit risk 

Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Group if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its 
contractual obligations, and for the Group arises principally from cash and cash equivalents and receivables. 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

17. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued) 

All cash balances are held with recognised institutions limiting the exposure  to credit  risk. There  are no formal credit 
approval processes in place. 

Exposure to credit risk 

The carrying amount  of the  Group’s financial assets represents the maximum credit  exposure. The Group’s maximum 
exposure to credit risk at the reporting date was: 

Cash and cash equivalents 
Receivables 

2016 
$ 

5,223,618 
3,392,185 
8,615,803 

2015 
$ 
86,667 
- 
86,667 

The credit quality of financial assets that are neither past due nor impaired can be assessed by reference to external credit 
ratings (if available) or to historical information about default rates. 

Financial assets that are neither past due and not impaired are as follows: 

Cash and cash equivalents 
AA S&P rating 

5,223,617 
5,223,617 

86,667 
86,667 

As disclosed in note 8, the company has a receivable due from Xtract Resources PLC that is past due as at 30 June 2016. 
Subsequent to year end, revised payment terms have been agreed. The company is currently in discussions with Xtract 
regarding the recovery of the balance as disclosed in note 8. The directors are satisfied that based on the credit quality of 
the counterparty, the full balance will be received. 

 (b) Liquidity risk 
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Group will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. The Group’s 
approach to managing liquidity is to ensure, as far as possible, that it will always have sufficient liquidity to meet its 
liabilities when due, under both normal and stressed conditions, without incurring unacceptable losses or risking 
damage to the Group’s reputation. The Group manages liquidity risk by maintaining adequate reserves by continuously 
monitoring forecast and actual cash flows. The Group anticipates a need to raise additional capital in the next 12 months 
to meet forecasted operational activities. The decision on how the Group will raise future capital will depend on market 
conditions existing at that time. 

Typically the Group ensures that it has sufficient cash on demand to meet expected operational expenses for a period of 
60 days, including the servicing of financial obligations; this excludes the potential impact of extreme circumstances that 
cannot reasonably be predicted, such as natural disasters. 

The Group has no access to credit standby facilities or arrangements for further funding or borrowings in place. 

The financial liabilities the Group had at reporting date were trade payables incurred in the normal course of the business.  
These were non interest bearing and were due within the normal 30-60 days terms of creditor payments.  

Maturities of financial liabilities 

The table below analyses the Group’s financial liabilities into relevant maturity groupings based on the remaining period 
at  the  reporting  date  to  the  contractual  maturity  date.    The  amounts  disclosed  in  the  table  are  the  contractual 
undiscounted cash flows.  

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

17. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued) 

Less than 
6 months 
$ 

6-12 
months 
$ 

1-2 years 
$ 

2-5 
years 
$ 

Over 5 
years 
$ 

Total 
contractual 
cash flows 
$ 

Carrying 
amount 
(assets)/ 
liabilities 
$ 

As at 30 June 2016 
Trade and other payables 

132,090 

- 

- 

- 

- 

132,090 

132,090 

Less than 
6 months 
$ 

6-12 
months 
$ 

1-2 years 
$ 

2-5 
years 
$ 

Over 5 
years 
$ 

Total 
contractual 
cash flows 
$ 

Carrying 
amount 
(assets)/ 
liabilities 
$ 

As at 30 June 2015 
Trade and other payables 
Loans 
Convertible Notes 

 (c) Market Risk 

2,278,448 

- 
100,000  1,444,859 
314,113 

- 

- 
- 
- 

- 
- 
- 

- 
- 
- 

2,278,448  2,278,448 
1,544,859  1,544,859 
314,113 

314,113 

Market risk is the risk that changes in market prices, such as foreign exchange rates, interest rates and equity prices will 
affect the Group’s income or the value of its holdings of financial instruments. The objective of market risk management 
is to manage and control market risk exposures within acceptable parameters, while optimising the return. 

 (i) Currency risk 

Foreign exchange risk arises when future commercial transactions and recognised assets and liabilities are denominated 
in a currency that is not the entity’s functional currency.  

The  Group  did  not  have  any  formal  policies  in  place  regarding  currency  risk  during  the  year  as  it was  not  considered 
significant. This will be monitored as appropriate going forward and introduced as necessary. 

The groups exposure to foreign currency risk at the end of the reporting period, expressed in Australian dollar, was as 
follows: 

Cash and cash equivalents 
Deferred consideration 
Trade and other receivables 
Trade and other payables 

2016 
USD 
$ 
2,154,705 
2,500,000 
- 
7,040 

2015 
USD 
$ 
7,507 
- 
- 
623,533 

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AUROCH MINERALS LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

17. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued) 

Cash and cash equivalents 

Sensitivity analysis 

Cash and cash equivalents 
Trade and other payables 

 (ii) Cashflow and interest rate risk 

2016 
GBP 
$ 
1,165,020 

2015 
GBP 
$ 
- 

2016 
Foreign exchange risk 

+ 1% 

- 1% 

21,547 
70  

(21,547) 
(70)  

2015 
Foreign exchange risk 

+ 1% 

- 
6,235  

-1% 

- 
(6,235)  

21,617 

(21,617) 

6,235 

(6,235) 

The Group’s only interest rate risk arises from cash and cash equivalents held. Term deposits and current accounts held 
with variable interest rates expose the Group to cash flow interest rate risk.  The Group does not consider this risk to be 
material and has therefore not undertaken any further analysis of risk exposure for 2016. 

 (d) Fair values 

The  fair  value  of  financial  assets  and  financial  liabilities  must  be  estimated  for  recognition  and  measurement  or  for 
disclosure purposes. 

The  Fair  value  of  financial  instruments  that  are  not  traded  in  an  active  market  (for  example  investments  in  unlisted 
subsidiaries) is determined using valuation techniques.  

The carrying value less impairment of trade receivables and payables are assumed to approximate their fair values due to 
their short-term nature.  

The carrying amounts are estimated to approximate fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities a as follows:  

Financial Assets 
Cash and cash equivalents 
Trade and other receivables 
Total Financial Assets 

Financial Liabilities 
Trade and other payables 
Borrowings 
Financial liabilities 
Total Financial Liabilities 

2016 
$ 

2015 
$ 

5,223,618 
3,392,185 
8,615,803 

86,667 
20,086 
106,753 

132,090 
- 
- 
132,090 

2,278,448 
1,858,972 
- 
4,137,420 

The methods and assumptions used to estimate the fair value of financial instruments are outlined below: 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

17. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (continued) 

Cash/financial liabilities and loans 
The carrying amount is fair value due to the liquid nature of these assets. 

Receivables/payables 
Due to the short term nature of these financial rights and obligations, their carrying amounts are estimated to 
represent their fair values. 

The  fair  value  of  financial  assets  and  financial  liabilities  must  be  estimated  for  recognition  and  measurement  or  for 
disclosure purposes. 

Due  to  their  short  term  nature,  the  carrying  amount  of  the  current  receivables  and  current  payables  is  assumed  to 
approximate their fair value. 

Refer to note 18 for further details. 

18. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS 

The carrying values of financial assets and liabilities of the Group approximate their fair values. Fair values of financial 
assets and liabilities have been determined for measurement and / or disclosure purposes. 

Fair value hierarchy 
The Group classifies assets and liabilities carried at fair value using a fair value hierarchy that reflects the significance of 
the inputs used in determining that value. The following table analyses financial instruments carried at fair value by the 
valuation method. The different levels in the hierarchy have been defined as follows: 

Level 1:   quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; 
Level 2:   inputs  other  than  quoted prices  included within Level  1  that  are observable  for  the  asset  or  liability,  either 

directly (as prices) or indirectly (derived from prices); and 

Level 3:   inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs). 

Due to their short term nature, the carrying values of all of the Group’s financial assets and liabilities is assumed to be 
their fair value. That is, there are no financial assets or financial liabilities measured using the fair value hierarchy. 

19. SEGMENT INFORMATION 

Management has determined that the Group has two reportable segments, being mineral exploration in Mozambique 
and Western Australia, which is based on the internal reports that are reviewed and used by the Board of Directors (chief 
operating decision makers) in assessing performance and determining the allocation of resources. As the Group is focused 
on mineral exploration, the Board monitors the Group based on actual versus budgeted exploration expenditure incurred 
by area of interest.  

This internal reporting framework is the most relevant to assist the Board with making decisions regarding the Group and 
its  ongoing  exploration  activities,  while  also  taking  into  consideration  the  results  of  exploration  work  that  has  been 
performed to date. 

Segment information relating to the reportable segment being mineral exploration in Mozambique and Western Australia 
is outlined below. 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

19. SEGMENT INFORMATION (continued) 

2016 

Revenue from external sources 
Reportable segment profit / (loss) 
Reportable segment assets  
Reportable segment liabilities 

Reconciliation of reportable segment profit or loss 
Reportable segment profit /(loss) 
Other income 
Unallocated: 
Other income 
Depreciation expense 
Director benefits 
Share buy-back 
Employee benefits 
Other expenses 
Profit before tax 

2015 

Revenue from external sources 
Reportable segment profit / (loss) 
Reportable segment assets  
Reportable segment liabilities 

Reconciliation of reportable segment profit or loss 
Reportable segment profit /(loss) 
Other income 
Unallocated: 
Depreciation expense 
Director benefits 
Share buy-back 
Employee benefits 
Other expenses 
Loss before tax 

Mozambique 
$ 

- 
5,114,170 
- 
- 

Western 
Australia 
$ 

- 
- 
169,502 
- 

- 

- 

Mozambique 
$ 

- 
- 
7,986,196 
(1,420,842) 

Western 
Australia 
$ 

- 
- 
167,960 
- 

Total 
$ 

- 
5,114,170 
169,502 
- 

5,114,170 
- 

43,893 
- 
(18,887) 
- 
(25,000) 
(2,603,635) 
2,510,541 

Total 
$ 

- 
- 
8,154,156 
(1,420,842) 

- 
81,791 

(1,157) 
(48,000) 
42,630 
- 
(1,078,380) 
(1,003,116) 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

19. SEGMENT INFORMATION (continued) 

Other Segment Information 

Total segment revenue 
Interest revenue 
Total revenue from continuing operations  

Segment assets are reconciled to total assets as follows: 
Segment assets 
Unallocated: 

Cash and cash equivalents 
Trade and other receivables 
Mineral exploration and evaluation 

Total assets as per the statement of financial position 

Segment liabilities are reconciled to total liabilities as follows: 
Segment Liabilities 
Unallocated: 
Trade and other payables 
Borrowings 
Total liabilities as per the statement of financial position 

20. SHARE BASED PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS 

Share Based Payments 

(a) Options 

2016 
$ 
42,715 
1,178 
43,893 

2015 
$ 
80,891 
900 
81,791 

169,505 

8,154,156 

5,223,618 
3,392,763 
2,001 
8,787,887 

86,667 
20,086 
- 
8,260,909 

- 

1,420,842 

132,090 
- 
132,090 

857,606 
1,858,972 
4,137,420 

There have been no options issued to current directors and executives as part of their remuneration. 

On 23 October 2015 1,000,000 unlisted options were issued during the year to a third paty contractor as compensation 
for extended payment terms. The options have an exercise price of 10 cents each and expire on 23 October 2018.  

On  17  March  2016  300,000  options  were  issued  during  the  year  to  a  third  paty  contractor  as  settlement  of  fees 
outstanding. The options have an exercise price of 10 cents each and expire on 17 March 2018. 

The unlisted option reserve records items recognised on valuation of director, employee and contractor share options as 
well as share options issued during the course of a business combination. Information relating to the details of options 
issued, exercised and lapsed during the financial year and options outstanding at the end of the financial year, is set out 
in note 13. 

The assessed fair values of the options were determined using a Black-Scholes option pricing model, taking into account 
the exercise  price, term of option, the share price  at grant  date and expected price volatility of the  underlying share, 
expected dividend yield and the risk-free interest rate for the term of the option.   

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

20. SHARE BASED PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS (continued) 

The inputs to the model used were: 

23 October 2015 
Dividend Yield 
Expected volatility (%) 
Risk-free interest rate (%) 
Expected life of options (years) 
Option exercise price ($) 
Share price at grant date ($) 
Value of option ($) 

17 March 2016 
Dividend Yield 
Expected volatility (%) 
Risk-free interest rate (%) 
Expected life of options (years) 
Option exercise price ($) 
Share price at grant date ($) 
Value of option ($) 

- 
100 
2.0 
3.0 
0.10 
0.094 
0.0576 

- 
100 
2.0 
3.0 
0.10 
0.11 
0.070 

The expected life of the options is based on historical data and is not necessarily indicative of exercise patterns that may 
occur.  The expected volatility reflects the assumption that the historical volatility is indicative of future trends, which 
may also not necessarily be the actual outcome. 

Employee Share Plan 

The Auroch Minerals Limited Employee Share Plan is used to reward Directors and employees for their performance and 
to align their remuneration with the creation of shareholder wealth. There are no performance requirements to be met 
before exercise can take place.  The Plan is designed to provide long-term incentives to deliver long-term shareholder 
returns. Participation in the Plan is at the discretion of the Board and no individual has a contractual right to participate in 
the plan or to receive any guaranteed benefits.  

21. DIVIDENDS (continued) 

Share based payments transactions are recognised at fair value in accordance with AASB 2. The adoption of AASB 2 is 
equity-neutral for equity-settled transactions. 

Numbers of Employee Shares were issued this year is nil (2015: nil). 

There were no dividends paid or declared by the Group during the year (2015: Nil). 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

22. EVENTS OCCURRING AFTER REPORTING DATE 

On 4 July 2016 the Company advised that it had conducted final due diligence investigations on the Hombolo Lithium 
Project.  Assay  Results  from  due  diligence  sampling  conducted  in  May  across  the  Hombolo  Ground  package  yielded 
disappointing results and showed no significant anomalism across the tenement package outside the historic open pit 
workings within the Primary Mining Licences. 

Subsequent to the Period on 20 July 2016 the  Company advised it had entered into a deed of settlement  with Xtract 
Resources  Plc  (Xtract)  with  respect  to  the  US$2.5  million  deferred  consideration  payable  by  Xtract  to  the  Company 
(Settlement Deed). 

Subject  to the Xtract’s compliance with the  Settlement Deed, the Company agreed to refrain from taking legal action 
against  Xtract  to enforce  its  obligation under  the Sale  Agreement to pay the Deferred Consideration on the  following 
conditions: 

-  Xtract to make a first instalment payment of US$750,000 by 19 July 2016 (this has been paid); and 
-  Xtract  to  make  a  second  and  final  payment  of  US$1,785,671.86  by  12  August  2016  (Second  Instalment),  which 
includes interest over the period 1 June 2016 to 19 July 2016, and interest on the Second Instalment over the period 
20 July 2016 to 12 August 2016. 

On 26 August 2016 the Company advised that pursuant to the Settlement Deeds terms, the Company received the first 
instalment  payment  of  US$750,000  and  had  also  received  $100,000  of  the  Second  Instalment.  The  Company  is  in 
discussions with Xtract with regards to final settlement of the remaining US$1,685,671.86. 

23. CONTINGENCIES 

Contingent Liabilities 

The Group had no other material contingent assets or liabilities at 30 June 2016. 

Commitments 
The Group had no material commitments at 30 June 2016. 

24. SUBSIDIARIES 

 The consolidated financial statements incorporate the assets, liabilities and results of the following subsidiaries: 

Name of entity 

Country of 
Incorporation 

Class of 
shares 

Note 

Australia 
Mozambique 

Auroch Minerals Mozambique 
Pty Ltd1 
Explorator Limitada2 
Mistral Resource Development 
Corporation Limited3  
Auroch Minerals SA Proprietary 
Limited4 
1 Holding company for Mistral Development Corporation Ltd. 
2 Holder of the Manica Mining Concession 3990C. 
3 Holding company for 98% of Explorator Limitada. 
4 Dormant subsidiary. 

British Virgin Isles 

South Africa 

Ordinary 
Ordinary 

Ordinary 

Ordinary 

52 

28 

28 

Equity 
holding 
2016 

Equity 
holding 
2015 

100% 
- 

- 

100% 

100% 
100% 

100% 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

25. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS 

(a) Parent entities 

The parent entity within the Group is Auroch Minerals Limited. The ultimate parent entity and ultimate controlling party 
is Auroch Minerals Limited (incorporated in Australia) which at 30 June 2016 owns 100% of the issued ordinary shares of 
the above subsidiaries. 

 (b) Subsidiaries 

Interests in subsidiaries are set out in note 24. 

(c) Key management personnel 

 (i) Key Management Personnel Compensation 

Short-term employee benefits 
Post-employment benefits 
Share-based payments 

2016 
$ 
326,585 
- 
16,450 
343,035 

2015 
$ 
535,064 
- 
- 
535,064 

 (ii) Other transactions with Key Management Personnel 

Mr Nicholas Ong is a director of Minerva Corporate Pty Ltd. During the period ended 30 June 2016 the Company was 
providing  consultancy,  company  secretarial,  accounting  and  administration  and  registered  office  services  to  Auroch 
Minerals Limited. In accordance with the services agreement the monthly charge for these services is $8,000 per month. 
Payments to Minerva Corporate Pty Ltd during the relevant period total $116,500 (2015: $99,000). The amounts owed to 
Minerva Corporate Pty Ltd as at 30 June 2016 was $9,000 (2015: $132,061). 

Loan  received  from  Glenn  Whiddon  (Executive  Director)  during  the  period  to  fund  the  groups  working  capital 
commitments. The loan was repayable within 7 business days’ following written notice by the Lender to the Borrower. 
Interest was payable at 9.25% per annum on repayment date. Should interest not be paid then the interest rate increased 
to 12%. This loan was repaid by the group in the form of Xtract shares. 

During  the  period  Mr  Glenn  Whiddon  and  his  associated  entities  converted  convertible  loans  totalling  $300,000  into 
3,636,294  ordinary  shares  and  1,818,147  options  exercisable  at  $0.08  on  or  before  31  December  2018  pursuant  to 
shareholder approval obtained on 15 October 2015. 

During the period Mr Matthew Foy was issued 175,000 ordinary shares in lieu of fees subject to shareholder approval 
obtained 15 October 2015. 

During the period Mr Andrew Tunks was issued 500,000 ordinary shares in lieu of fees. 

 (d) Outstanding balances arising from sales/purchases of goods and services 

There is an outstanding balance arising from services provided by Minerva Corporate Pty Ltd of $9,000. Mr Nicholas Ong 
was a director of Auroch Minerals Limited and a director of Minerva Corporate Pty Ltd during the period. 

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AUROCH MINERALS LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

26. PARENT ENTITY INFORMATION 

The following details information related to the parent entity, Auroch Minerals Limited, at 30 June 2016. The information 
presented here has been prepared using consistent accounting policies as presented in Note 1. 

ASSETS 

Current Assets 

Non-Current Assets 

TOTAL ASSETS 

Current Liabilities 
Non-Current Liabilities 
TOTAL LIABILITIES 

Contributed equity 
Reserves 
Accumulated losses 
TOTAL EQUITY 

Loss for the year 
Other Comprehensive loss for the year 
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE LOSS FOR THE YEAR 

2016 
$ 

3,474,168 

171,507 
3,647,675 

132,090 
- 
132,090 

2015 
$ 

96,380 

8,397,946 
8,494,326 

4,137,420 
- 
4,137,420 

9,518,702 
253,937 
(6,257,054) 
3,515,585 

7,961,958 
115,533 
(3,720,585) 
4,356,906 

(2,545,959) 
- 
(2,545,959) 

(1,004,232) 
- 
(1,004,232) 

At reporting date the parent entity has nil guarantees and contingent liabilities (2015: Nil). 

27. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS 

Sale of Manica Gold Project 

On  30  June  2015  the  Company  advised  it  had  entered  into  a  binding  agreement  to  sell  100%  of  the  Manica  mining 
Concession 3990C to AIM-listed Xtract Resources Plc (Xtract or XTR) for total sale consideration of US$10 million in a 
combination  of  cash  and  equity  in  Xtract,  plus  the  assumption  of  project  related  creditors  of  up  to  US$1.5  million 
(Agreement). 

The Agreement was conditional upon Auroch obtaining prior consent of the Government of Mozambique through the 
Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy to the extent required under the Mozambique Mining Act and other applicable 
laws relating to the change  of control of the  Company’s subsidiary and communicating such change  of control to the 
Mozambican mining authorities.  Completion of the Agreement was also subject to Auroch obtaining shareholder approval 
under ASX Listing Rule 11.2 for the sale of the Manica Mining Concession and Xtract obtaining approval for the admission 
of the Consideration Shares to trading on AIM. 

On 2 March 2016 the Company advised that final approval had been received under the Mozambique Mining Act from 
the Mozambique Mining Act from the Mozambican mining authorities in addition to the earlier approvals from the Central 
Bank and the Ministry of Taxation, permitting the completion of the sale of 100% of the Manica Gold Project to Xtract 
(Completion). 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

27. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (continued) 

The final terms of the Agreement with Xtract are as follows: 

-  Cash payment at Completion of ~A$4.2 million1 (US$3.0 million); and  
- 

Issue of 1,137,258,065 XTR Shares (currently valued at ~A$4.22 million2) (Completion Consideration). 

Consideration to be paid 3 months post Completion: 

-  Deferred cash consideration of ~A$3.5million3 (US$2.5 million) payable as follows: 

 
 

 US$1.3 million cash; and 
 the remaining US$1.2 million will be payable in cash or XTR Shares (at Auroch’s election), issued at a 20% 
discount to the 10-day VWAP prior to Auroch’s election. 

2016 
$ 

2015 
$ 

Results of discontinued operations 

Revenue 

Cost of sales 
Other expenses 
Results from operating activities 
Income tax (expense)/benefit 
Results from operating activities after tax 
Gain on sale of subsidiary assets (i) 
Profit on sale of discontinued operations 

(i) Gain on sale of subsidiary assets 

Assets and liabilities disposed of 

Cash and cash equivalents 

Exploration asset 

Trade and other payables 

Foreign exchange reserve 

Sale consideration 

Cash 

Deferred consideration 

Xtract Plc shares (net proceeds) 

Gain on sale of subsidiary assets 

1 Assumes 1 US Dollar equals 1.40 Australian Dollars 
2 Assumes 1 British Pound equals 1.95 Australian Dollars and an Xtract share price of £0.0019
3 Assumes 1 US Dollar equals 1.40 Australian Dollars 

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- 
- 
(5,345) 
(5,345) 
- 
(5,345) 
5,966,870 
5,961,525 

- 
- 
1,116 
1,116 
- 
1,116 
- 
1,116 

2016 
$ 

163,900 

5,828,628 

(132,459) 

394,773 

6,254,842 

5,968,720 

3,359,075 

2,893,917 

12,221,712 

5,966,870 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                                 
AUROCH MINERALS LIMITED 

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2016 

27. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (continued) 

Cashflows gained from/(used in) discontinued operations 

Net cash gained from investing activities 
Net cash flow for the year 

2016 
$ 

2015 
$ 

4,480,717 
4,480,717 

- 
- 

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AUROCH MINERALS LIMITED 

DIRECTORS’ DECLARATION 

AUROCH MINERALS LIMITED 
ACN 119 267 391 

DECLARATION BY DIRECTORS 

The directors of the Group declare that: 

1.  The financial statements, comprising the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive 
income, consolidated statement of financial position, consolidated statement of cash flows, consolidated 
statement of changes in equity and accompanying notes, are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 and: 

a)  comply with Accounting Standards, the Corporations Regulations 2001 and other mandatory 

professional reporting requirements; and 

b)  give a true and fair view of the financial position as at 30 June 2016 and of the performance for the year 

ended on that date of the consolidated Group. 

2. 

In the directors’ opinion, there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Group will be able to pay its debts as 
and when they become due and payable. 

3.  The remuneration disclosures included in the directors’ report (as part of the audited Remuneration Report), for 

the year ended 30 June 2016, comply with section 300A of the Corporations Act 2001. 

4.  The Group has included in the notes to the financial statements and explicit an unreserved statement of 

compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards.  

5.  The directors have been given the declarations by the chief executive officer and chief financial officer required 

by section 295A. 

This declaration is made in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors and is signed for and on behalf of the 
directors by: 

Glenn Whiddon 
Chairman 
Perth, Western Australia 
30 September 2016 

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Tel: +61 8 6382 4600
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www.bdo.com.au

38 Station Street
Subiaco, WA 6008
PO Box 700 West Perth WA 6872
Australia

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

To the members of Auroch Minerals Limited

Report on the Financial Report

We have audited the accompanying financial report of Auroch Minerals Limited, which comprises the
consolidated statement of financial position as at 30 June 2016, the consolidated statement of profit or
loss and other comprehensive income, the consolidated statement of changes in equity and the
consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended, notes comprising a summary of
significant accounting policies and other explanatory information, and the directors’ declaration of the
consolidated entity comprising the company and the entities it controlled at the year’s end or from
time to time during the financial year.

Directors’ Responsibility for the Financial Report

The directors of the company are responsible for the preparation of the financial report that gives a
true and fair view in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Act 2001
and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of the
financial report that gives a true and fair view and is free from material misstatement, whether due to
fraud or error. In Note 1, the directors also state, in accordance with Accounting Standard AASB 101
Presentation of Financial Statements, that the financial statements comply with International
Financial Reporting Standards.

Auditor’s Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial report based on our audit. We conducted our
audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Those standards require that we comply with
relevant ethical requirements relating to audit engagements and plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial report is free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in
the financial report. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgement, including the
assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error.
In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the company’s
preparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures
that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the
effectiveness of the company’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness
of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the directors, as
well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial report.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis
for our audit opinion.

BDO Audit (WA) Pty Ltd ABN 79 112 284 787 is a member of a national association of independent entities which are all members of BDO Australia Ltd ABN
77 050 110 275, an Australian company limited by guarantee. BDO Audit (WA) Pty Ltd and BDO Australia Ltd are members of BDO International Ltd, a UK
company limited by guarantee, and form part of the international BDO network of independent member firms. Liability limited by a scheme approved under
Professional Standards Legislation, other than for the acts or omissions of financial services licensees.

Independence

In conducting our audit, we have complied with the independence requirements of the Corporations
Act 2001. We confirm that the independence declaration required by the Corporations Act 2001, which
has been given to the directors of Auroch Minerals Limited, would be in the same terms if given to the
directors as at the time of this auditor’s report.

Opinion

In our opinion:

(a)

the financial report of Auroch Minerals Limited is in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001,
including:

(i)

giving a true and fair view of the consolidated entity’s financial position as at 30 June 2016
and of its performance for the year ended on that date; and

(ii) complying with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations 2001; and

(b)

the financial report also complies with International Financial Reporting Standards as disclosed in
Note 1.

Report on the Remuneration Report

We have audited the Remuneration Report included in pages 11 to 16 of the directors’ report for the
year ended 30 June 2016. The directors of the company are responsible for the preparation and
presentation of the Remuneration Report in accordance with section 300A of the Corporations Act
2001. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Remuneration Report, based on our audit
conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards.

Opinion

In our opinion, the Remuneration Report of Auroch Minerals Limited for the year ended 30 June 2016
complies with section 300A of the Corporations Act 2001.

BDO Audit (WA) Pty Ltd

Dean Just

Director

Perth, 30 September 2016

AUROCH MINERALS LIMITED 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

The following additional information is required by the ASX in respect of listed public companies. 

Information as at 14 September 2016 
(a)   Distribution of Shareholders  

Category (size of holding) 
1 - 1,000 
1,001 - 5,000 
5,001 - 10,000 
10,001 – 100,000 
100,001 and above 

Total 

Number 
Ordinary 
9 
29 
63 
366 
102 

569 

(b)   The number of shareholdings held in less than marketable parcels is 30. 

(c)   Voting Rights 

The voting rights attached to each class of equity security are as follows: 

Ordinary Shares 
 Each ordinary share is entitled to one vote when a poll is called, otherwise each member present at a meeting or 
by proxy has one vote on a show of hands. 

(d) 20 Largest Shareholders — Ordinary Shares as at 14 September 2016. 

Rank  

Holder Name  

Designation  

Securities  

%  

1  MED BRAVO SA 
2  6466 INV PL 
3  HSBC CUSTODY NOM AUST LTD 
4  MIMO STRATEGIES PL 
5  NORTON MATTHEW J + R F 
6  CELTIC CAP PL 
7  WHIDDON GLENN ROSS 
8 
9  SMITH PETER S + D P 
10  BROWN BRICKS PL 
11  KOBIA HLDGS PL 
12  RAINMAKER HLDGS WA PL 
13  GREGORACH PL 
14  TYCHE INV PL 

IBT HLDGS PL 

12,707,432 
5,048,333 
3,494,177 
2,961,318 
2,938,121 
2,000,000 
1,534,976 
1,500,000 
1,308,333 
1,277,227 
1,150,000 
1,140,000 
1,000,000 
1,000,000 

MIMO A/C 
NORTON FAM SUPER A 
CELTIC CAP A/C 

IBT HLDGS FAM A/C 
MONTARA S/F A/C 
HM A/C 

MACRI INV A/C 

60 

16.54% 
6.57% 
4.55% 
3.86% 
3.83% 
2.60% 
2.00% 
1.95% 
1.70% 
1.66% 
1.50% 
1.48% 
1.30% 
1.30% 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15  REID BRENDAN HENRY + M M 
16  KABUNGA HLDGS PL 
17  ENDEAVOUR FINCL LTD CAYMA 
18  TURNILL JUSTIN PAUL 
19  BLU BONE PL 
JDK NOM PL 
20 

AUROCH MINERALS LIMITED 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

REID FAM S/F A/C 
KABUNGA FAM A/C 

KENNY CAP A/C 

1,000,000 
950,000 
750,000 
600,000 
574,610 
574,610 

Top 20 Total  43,509,137 
Total Remaining Balance  33,301,728 
Grand Total  76,810,865 

1.30% 
1.24% 
0.98% 
0.78% 
0.75% 
0.75% 

56.64% 
43.36% 
100.00% 

(e) Subtantial Shareholders (i.e. shareholders who hold 5% or more of the issued capital): 

Name 

Number of Shares Held 

Percentage 

Med Bravo SA 

12,707,432 

Glenn Ross Whiddon 

6,673,309 

16.54% 

8.69% 

(f)  The name of the Company Secretary is Mr Matthew Foy. 

(g) The address of the principal registered office is Office J, Level 2, 1139 Hay St West Perth WA 6005 Telephone (08) 

9486 4036. 

(h) Registers of securities are held at Security Transfer Registrars Ltd, 770 Canning Highway, Applecross WA 6153. 

(i)  Stock Exchange Listing 

Quotation has been granted for all the ordinary shares of the Company on the Australian Securities Exchange Ltd. 

(j)  Unquoted Securities 

Number 
300,000 

1,000,000 

20,394,650 

5,295,402 

Terms 
Options exercisable at $0.10 on or before 17 March 2018 

Options exercisable at $0.10 on or before 23 October 2018 

Options exercisable at $0.20 on or before 23 October 2018 

Options exercisable at $0.08 on or before 31 December 2018 

(k) Securities Subject to Escrow 

Nil. 

(l)  Unquoted Equity Securities Holders with Greater than 20% of an Individual Class 

Options exercisable at $0.10 on or before 17 March 2018 

Percentage Held 
100% 

Name 
S3 Consortium Pty Ltd 

Number of Securities held 
300,000 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

Options exercisable at $0.10 on or before 23 October 2018 

Percentage Held 
100% 

Name 
Titan Drilling International Limited 

Number of Securities held 
1,000,000 

Options exercisable at $0.08 on or before 31 December 2018 

Percentage Held 
22% 

Name 
Celtic Capital Pty Ltd 

22% 

MIMO Strategies Pty Ltd 

Number of Securities held 
1,149,220 

1,180,659 

(m)  Corporate Governance Statement 

The Company’s Corporate Governance Statement is available on the Company’s website at: 
http://www.aurochminerals.com/about-us/corporate-governance/  

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