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A N N U A L  
R E P O R T

2020

Corporate Directory

ABN
84 121 700 105

DIRECTORS
Mark Clark – Executive Chairman

Mark Okeby – Non-Executive Director

Myles Ertzen – Non-Executive Director

COMPANY SECRETARY
Tammie Dixon

REGISTERED OFFICE &  
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS
Level 1, 28 Ord Street

WEST PERTH WA 6005

Telephone:  +61 8 9212 4600

Facsimile:  +61 8 9212 4699

SHARE REGISTRY
Automic Pty Ltd

Level 2, 267 St Georges Terrace

PERTH WA 6000

Capricorn Metals Ltd shares are listed on the 
Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) Code: 
CMM.

AUDITOR
William Buck Audit (WA) Pty Ltd

Level 3, 15 Labouchere Road

SOUTH PERTH WA 6151

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Annual General Meeting of Capricorn Metals 
Ltd will be held at:

Email: 

enquiries@capmet.com.au

PERTH CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE

Website: 

capmetals.com.au 

Meeting Room 8

21 Mounts Bay Road, Perth Western Australia

Registered under the Corporations Act 2001 in 
the State of Western Australia on 22 September 
2006

Contents

Chairman’s Report 

Review of Operations 

Directors’ Report 

Remuneration Report (Audited) 

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 

ASX Additional Information 

Group Tenement Schedule 

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CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual report 
Dear shareholder
It is with pleasure that I write to you after what has been 
a  transformational  year  for  Capricorn.  The  company 
has  turned  the  development  of  the  Karlawinda  Gold 
Project  from  a  dream  to  a  reality.  During  the  year  we 
updated  feasibility studies, completed the financing, and 
commenced project development. We are now aiming for 
commissioning of the processing plant in the March 2021 
quarter and first gold production in the June 2021 quarter.

Karlawinda  is  one  of  the  few,  if  not  the  only,  Australian 
greenfield  gold  projects  with  forecast  production  of 
more  than  100,000  ounces  per  annum  scheduled  for 
commencement in 2021. This puts Capricorn in a unique 
position in the Australian gold industry to attract investor 
interest  with  a  successful  transition  to  production  and 
cashflow generation.

With the gold price at historically high levels, in the order 
of  A$2,600  per  ounce,  I  believe  that  the  Karlawinda 
project has the potential to generate very strong returns 
for  Capricorn  shareholders.  It  is  a  technically  robust 
project  and  its  location  in  the  Pilbara  region  of WA  is  a 
fantastic operational advantage.

It should also be remembered that our 1.2 million-ounce 
gold reserve has been estimated using a A$1,600/oz gold 
price  which  is  around  $1,000/oz  lower  than  the  current 
price.  We  have  2.1  million  ounces  of  gold  resources  at 
Karlawinda,  estimated  at  a  A$2,000/oz  gold  price,  that 
will  be  assessed  for  mine  life  and  reserve  extension 
opportunities once the mine is operational and a unit cost 
structure is established.

Whilst  delivery  of  the  mine  development  for  first  gold 
production next year is the Company’s main focus, we are 
also starting to turn our attention to the very significant 
exploration opportunity that we have at Karlawinda. We 
hold  over  2,000  square  kilometres  of  tenure  and  have 
significant  areas  of  prospective  greenstone  within  that 
area.  Very  little  exploration  work  has  been  undertaken 

outside the main Bibra deposit area and we have started 
the process of targeting and drilling in several areas. We 
are very conscious that a new discovery within trucking 
distance  of  the  processing  facilities  would  generate 
significant  value  for  the  company.  We  look  forward  to 
pursuing  a  concerted  exploration  programme  in  the 
current year.

2020 has proven to be a very challenging year for business 
and the community with the ongoing effects of COVID-19. 
We  continue  to  monitor  and  manage  any  potential 
COVID-19  implications  for  the  Karlawinda  construction 
and other activities. I am pleased that to date there have 
not  been  any  serious  impacts  on  our  business,  and  we 
are  very  fortunate  to  be  operating  in  Western  Australia 
where  COVID-19  has  not  been  as  pervasive  as  in  many 
other  places.  However,  we  understand  that  the  risks  to 
our  people,  activities  and  supply  chains  are  significant 
and we will remain as vigilant as possible to identify and 
manage these risks.

I am pleased to report that we have been very successful 
in  attracting  experienced  and  proven  management, 
development,  and  operations  teams.  These  people  give 
Capricorn an opportunity to build and run the Karlawinda 
gold  mine  in  an  efficient  and  cost-effective  way  which 
I  believe  will  generate  significant  shareholder  value  in 
the  years  to  come.  I  would  like  to  thank  all  Capricorn 
management,  staff  and  contractors  for  what  has  been 
achieved  in  a  short  time  to  date  and  look  forward  to 
their  effort  to  see  the  Karlawinda  project  successfully 
developed and brought in to production.

In  closing,  I  would  like  to  thank  you,  the  shareholders, 
for  your  support  and  I  look  forward  to  a  very  exciting 
year  in  2021  as  we  embark  on  first  gold  production  at 
Karlawinda.

Mark Clark
Executive Chairman

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CHAIRMAN’S REPORTCAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual report3

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT (CONTINUED)CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual reportThe Directors of Capricorn Metals Ltd (“Capricorn” or the “Company”) provide the following operations review.

HIGHLIGHTS

CORPORATE

EXPLORATION

•  Significant  results  from  the  reverse  circulation 
drill programme at the Tramore prospect during 
the  year  which  resulted  in  a  maiden  Indicated 
Resource and Ore Reserve in April 2020.

RESERVES & RESOURCES

• 

• 

Increase  of  35%  for  KGP  JORC  compliant  Ore 
Reserves  estimate  updated  to  43.5  million 
tonnes at 0.9g/t gold for 1,201,000 ounces.

Increase of 41% for KGP JORC compliant Mineral 
Resource  Estimate  updated  to  86.7  million 
tonnes at 0.8g/t gold for 2,145,000 ounces.

OUTLOOK

•  The  immediate  focus  of  the  Board  is  on  the 
development of the KGP which will see Capricorn 
transition from explorer to gold producer and will 
provide  a  strong  platform  for  future  growth  for 
the Company.

•  Cash  position  at  30  June  2020  was  $45.7 
million.  Subsequent  to  year  end,  the  Company 
completed  a  capital  raising  via  placement  to 
institutional  investors  which  raised  a  total  of 
$32.3 million. This funding will be used to fund 
the ongoing development of the Karlawinda Gold 
Project  (“KGP”)  and  to  accelerate  exploration 
activities.

•  Execution  of  $100  million  debt  and  guarantee 
facilities  with  Macquarie  Bank  Limited  including 
roll-out of 200,000 ounce hedging programme at 
an average forward price of $2,250 per ounce.

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

•  Significant  progress  on  construction  of  the 
KGP  with  plant  commissioning  targeted  to 
commence  in  the  March  2021  quarter  and  first 
gold  production  to  follow  in  the  June  2021 
quarter. 

• 

Installation  of  the  306-room  accommodation 
village with the project’s construction workforce 
occupying the village from April 2020.

•  Key  contracts  executed  with  APA  Group  for 
the  transportation  of  gas  and  construction  of 
the  lateral  pipeline  and  with  Contract  Power 
Australia Pty Ltd for power generation.

•  Orders  have  been  placed  for  long  lead  capital 

equipment items.

•  MACA  Limited  selected  as  preferred  mining 

contractor. 

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REVIEW OF OPERATIONSCAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual reportCorporate
In July 2019, the Company appointed Mr Mark Clark and 
Mr Mark Okeby to the Board as Executive Chairman and 
a  Non-Executive  Director,  respectively.  Both  Directors 
have  significant  experience  and  knowledge  in  gold 
project  development  and  operations.  Mr  Myles  Ertzen 
was appointed as a Non-Executive Director in September 
2019,  along  with  Mr  Kim  Massey  as  Chief  Executive 
Officer and Mr Paul Thomas as Chief Operating Officer. In 
October 2019, Ms Tammie Dixon was appointed as Chief 
Financial Officer and Company Secretary.

To assist with the funding for the development of the KGP, 
during  the  year  Capricorn  successfully  completed  two 
capital  raisings  for  a  combined  total  of  $83.26  million. 
This  included  a  July  2019  placement  of  280,922,429 
new shares at an issue price of 6.5 cents per share and 
a further placement in August 2019 of 406,250,000 new 
shares at an issue price of 16 cents per share. 

In November 2019, shareholders approved a resolution at 
the Annual General Meeting to consolidate the Company’s 
issued capital through the conversion of every five shares 
into one share.

Debt  and  bank  guarantee  facility  agreements  were 
executed  with  Macquarie  Bank  Limited  (“MBL”)  for  the 
development of the KGP on 18 December 2019. The terms 
of the facility include:

•  A  Project  Loan  Facility  of  $80  million  and  Bank 

Guarantee of $20 million;

•  First ranking security over the assets of Greenmount 
(a  wholly  owned  operating 

Resources  Pty  Ltd 
subsidiary) and corporate guarantee;

•  Competitive margin above BBSY;

•  Loan covenants customary for a facility of this type;

•  Four and a half year tenor with a repayment schedule 

over the term; and

•  The  facility  can  be  repaid  early  at  any  time  without 

penalty.

Capricorn  is  in  the  process  of  satisfying  the  conditions 
precedent  before  draw  down  can  commence.  As  a  pre-
condition to the financing facility with MBL, the Company 
completed 200,000 ounces of gold hedging contracts at 
a flat forward price of $2,250 per ounce. The hedges have 

been  rolled  into  a  flat  forward  structure  with  a  delivery 
schedule  covering  10,000  to  12,000  ounces  of  gold 
production  per  quarter  from  June  2021  to  September 
2025 at a flat forward price of $2,250 per ounce.

Subsequent  to  year  end,  the  Company  completed  a 
successful capital raising via a placement to institutional 
investors  of  17,000,000  new  shares  at  an  issue  price  of 
$1.90 per share which raised a total of $32.3 million. 

RESPONSE TO COVID-19
On  30  January  2020,  the  World  Health  Organisation 
(WHO)  announced  that  the  coronavirus  (“COVID-19”) 
outbreak  was  a  global  health  emergency  and  later 
declared it a global pandemic. The Company has followed 
the  formal  guidance  from  the  State  and  Federal  health 
authorities  by  implementing  measures  to  minimise  the 
risk of infection and rate of transmission of the virus.

Site  procedures  have  been  established  at  the  KGP  to 
ensure strict adherence to these controls including health 
screening  of  all  employees,  contractors  and  deliveries 
made to the mine site; social distancing protocols; strict 
hygiene  practices  and  staggering  of  meal  times  to  limit 
social  gatherings.  Remote  working  arrangements  have 
been  implemented  for  staff  at  the  Company’s  corporate 
office.

Financial Review

FINANCIAL POSITION
The net loss attributable to members of the parent entity 
for the year was $12,979,161 (2019: $23,817,278). 

The  cash  balance  of  the  Group  at  30  June  2020  was 
$45.7 million.

FUTURE PROSPECTS
The Group’s cash balance at 30 June 2020, in conjunction 
with  the  additional  $32.3  million  raised  subsequent  to 
year  end  and  the  $100  million  project  loan  and  bank 
guarantee  facility  with  MBL  is  forecast  to  be  sufficient 
to  see  the  Group  through  construction  of  the  KGP, 
commissioning  with  first  gold  pour  expected  in  June 
2021.

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The net loss attributable to members of the parent entity for the year was $12,979,161 (2019: $23,817,278).  

The cash balance of the Group at 30 June 2020 was $45.7 million. 

FFuuttuurree  PPrroossppeeccttss  

The Group’s cash balance at 30 June 2020, in conjunction with the additional $32.3 million raised subsequent to year end 
and  the  $100  million  project  loan  and  bank  guarantee facility  with MBL  is forecast  to  be  sufficient  to  see the  Group 
through construction of the KGP, commissioning with first gold pour expected in June 2021. 

Karlawinda Gold Project
KKaarrllaawwiinnddaa  GGoolldd  PPrroojjeecctt  
The  Karlawinda  Gold  Project  is  located  in  the  Pilbara  region  of  Western  Australia,  65km  south-east  of  the  town  of 
The  Karlawinda  Gold  Project  is  located  in  the  Pilbara  region  of  Western  Australia,  65km  south-east  of  the  town  of 
Newman.  
Newman. 

Figure 1:  Location of the Karlawinda Gold Project

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DEVELOPMENT
GEOLOGY
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Upon the appointment of the new Board and management 
The  Project  area  is  underlain  by  a  largely  unexplored 
The  Project area  is  underlain  by  a  largely  unexplored and  only  recently recognised  belt  of Archaean-aged greenstone 
team,  a  review  of  the  operating  and  development 
and  only  recently  recognised  belt  of  Archaean-aged 
rocks that were discovered in 2005. This belt of predominantly volcanic and sedimentary rocks is located on the southern 
requirements  of  the  project  was  undertaken.  This 
greenstone  rocks  that  were  discovered  in  2005.  This 
margin of the Sylvania Dome, a major structure where Archaean predominantly granitic basement rocks thought to be 
included  a  review  of  the  processing  plant  flow  sheet, 
belt  of  predominantly  volcanic  and  sedimentary  rocks  is 
part  of  the  Pilbara  Craton,  are  exposed  at  surface  within  surrounding  younger  Proterozoic  aged  sedimentary  basins. 
mining studies and key contracts. 
located  on  the  southern  margin  of  the  Sylvania  Dome,  a 
Typically, at Karlawinda the bedrock geology is obscured by a thin cover of sandy soil up to 2m thick. 
major  structure  where  Archaean  predominantly  granitic 
Subsequent  to  the  review  and  after  the  finalisation  of 
basement rocks thought to be part of the Pilbara Craton, are 
The Bibra deposit is part of a large-scale Archaean gold mineralising system with mineralisation hosted within a package 
the  project  debt  facility  with  MBL,  the  Board  approved 
exposed at surface within surrounding younger Proterozoic 
of deformed meta-sediments and meta volcanic rocks and is developed on four main parallel, shallow dipping structures. 
the commencement of project construction in December 
aged  sedimentary  basins.  Typically,  at  Karlawinda  the 
Close to surface in the weathered rock, oxide gold mineralisation has been developed over the structures from surface 
2019.  Priority  was  given  to  the  installation  of  the  306-
bedrock geology is obscured by a thin cover of sandy soil 
to a depth of approximately 60m. 
room  accommodation  village  to  house  the  construction 
up to 2m thick.
workforce. The village was occupied from April 2020.

The  Bibra  deposit  is  part  of  a  large-scale  Archaean  gold 
mineralising  system  with  mineralisation  hosted  within  a 
package of deformed meta-sediments and meta volcanic 
rocks  and  is  developed  on  four  main  parallel,  shallow 
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dipping structures. Close to surface in the weathered rock, 
oxide  gold  mineralisation  has  been  developed  over  the 
structures from surface to a depth of approximately 60m.

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Upon  the  appointment  of  the  new  Board  and  management  team,  a  review  of  the  operating  and  development 
Upon  the  appointment  of  the  new  Board  and  management  team,  a  review  of  the  operating  and  development 
requirements of the project was undertaken. This included a review of the processing plant flow sheet, mining studies 
requirements of the project was undertaken. This included a review of the processing plant flow sheet, mining studies 
and key contracts.  
and key contracts.  

Subsequent  to  the  review  and  after  the  finalisation  of  the  project  debt  facility  with  MBL,  the  Board  approved  the 
Subsequent  to  the  review  and  after  the  finalisation  of  the  project  debt  facility  with  MBL,  the  Board  approved  the 
commencement  of  project  construction  in  December  2019.  Priority  was  given  to  the  installation  of  the  306-room 
commencement  of  project  construction  in  December  2019.  Priority  was  given  to  the  installation  of  the  306-room 
accommodation village to house the construction workforce. The village was occupied from April 2020. 
accommodation village to house the construction workforce. The village was occupied from April 2020. 

Figure 2:  Installation of the accommodation village

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Mintrex and ECG Engineering have been appointed to undertake the engineering, plant design and electrical works for 
Mintrex and ECG Engineering have been appointed to undertake the engineering, plant design and electrical works for 
the KGP, with approximately 80% of the design completed as at 30 June 2020. Orders have been placed for all major long 
the KGP, with approximately 80% of the design completed as at 30 June 2020. Orders have been placed for all major long 
lead processing equipment including crushers, screens feeders, lime silo, ball mill, gravity recovery equipment, carbon 
lead processing equipment including crushers, screens feeders, lime silo, ball mill, gravity recovery equipment, carbon 
regeneration kiln and agitators. 
regeneration kiln and agitators. 

Mintrex and ECG Engineering have been appointed to undertake the engineering, plant design and electrical works for 
the KGP, with approximately 80% of the design completed as at 30 June 2020. Orders have been placed for all major 
long lead processing equipment including crushers, screens feeders, lime silo, ball mill, gravity recovery equipment, 
carbon regeneration kiln and agitators.

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Figure 3:  Processing plant construction progress and concrete foundations for the ball mill and CIL tank construction

The Company has executed agreements with APA Group (“APA”) for the transportation of gas from the Goldfields Gas 
Pipeline (“GGP”) to the KGP. APA will build, own, and operate the lateral pipeline that links the GGP to the KGP. Capricorn 
has also executed a power supply agreement with Contract Power Australia Pty Ltd, where Contract Power will build, 
own and operate a 16 megawatt gas fuelled power station.

Subsequent to 30 June 2020, the Company announced a modified final processing plant design through upscaling and 
modifying equipment selection and associated structures in the crushing area of the plant. The new design indicates 

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The Company has executed agreements with APA Group (“APA”) for the transportation of gas from the Goldfields Gas 
Pipeline (“GGP”) to the KGP. APA will build, own, and operate the lateral pipeline that links the GGP to the KGP. Capricorn 
has also executed a power supply agreement with Contract Power Australia Pty Ltd, where Contract Power will build, own 
and operate a 16 megawatt gas fuelled power station. 

Subsequent to 30 June 2020, the Company announced a modified final processing plant design through upscaling and 
modifying equipment selection and associated structures in the crushing area of the plant. The new design indicates that 
the crushing and grinding circuit has the capacity to achieve throughput of up to 4.5 to 5.0 million tonnes per annum in 
the oxide/fresh ore blend in the first three years and up to 4.0 to 4.5 million tonnes per annum in fresh rock in year four 
and beyond.  
that the crushing and grinding circuit has the capacity to 
deposits and inhouse open-pit optimisations contributed 
achieve throughput of up to 4.5 to 5.0 million tonnes per 
to the significant increase.
The capital cost estimate of the KGP development is in the range of $165 to $170 million. Development activities will 
annum in the oxide/fresh ore blend in the first three years 
continue in the next year, with plant commissioning expected to commence in the March 2021 quarter and first gold 
The  recent  drilling  also  contributed  to  a  significant 
and  up  to  4.0  to  4.5  million  tonnes  per  annum  in  fresh 
production to follow in the June 2021 quarter.  
increase  in  the  KGP  Mineral  Resource  Estimate  to 
rock in year four and beyond. 
2,145,000  ounces.    The  KGP  JORC  compliant  MRE 
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The  capital  cost  estimate  of  the  KGP  development  is  in 
updated  to  86.7  million  tonnes  at  0.8g/t  gold  for 
In April 2020, the Company released an updated reserve and resource statement for the KGP. The KGP JORC compliant 
the range of $165 to $170 million. Development activities 
2,145,000 ounces compared to the May 2018 estimate of 
Ore Reserves estimate was updated to 43.5 million tonnes at 0.9 g/t gold for 1,201,000 ounces compared to the previous 
will continue in the next year, with plant commissioning 
51.0 million tonnes at 0.9g/t gold for 1,525,000 ounces.  
estimate announced in May 2018 of 27.6 million tonnes at 1.0g/t gold for 892,000 ounces. Infill drilling at both the Bibra 
expected  to  commence  in  the  March  2021  quarter  and 
and Tramore deposits and inhouse open-pit optimisations contributed to the significant increase. 
first gold production to follow in the June 2021 quarter. 
Exploration
The recent drilling also contributed to a significant increase in the KGP Mineral Resource Estimate to 2,145,000 ounces.  
The KGP JORC compliant MRE updated to 86.7 million tonnes at 0.8g/t gold for 2,145,000 ounces compared to the May 
Capricorn  wholly  owns  a  2,042  square  kilometre 
Reserves and Resources
2018 estimate of 51.0 million tonnes at 0.9g/t gold for 1,525,000 ounces.   
tenement  package  at  Karlawinda  which  includes  the 
In April 2020, the Company released an updated reserve 
greenstone belt hosting the Bibra gold deposit and further 
EExxpplloorraattiioonn  
significant  greenstone  areas.  Due  to  the  location  of  the 
and  resource  statement  for  the  KGP.  The  KGP  JORC 
compliant  Ore  Reserves  estimate  was  updated  to  43.5 
project,  in  the  Pilbara  region  of  Western  Australia,  very 
Capricorn  wholly owns  a  2,042  square  kilometre tenement package  at  Karlawinda  which  includes  the greenstone  belt 
little  modern  and  meaningful  gold  exploration  has  been 
million  tonnes  at  0.9  g/t  gold  for  1,201,000  ounces 
hosting the Bibra gold deposit and further significant greenstone areas. Due to the location of the project, in the Pilbara 
compared  to  the  previous  estimate  announced  in  May 
completed outside of the immediate Bibra deposit.
region  of  Western  Australia,  very  little  modern  and  meaningful  gold  exploration  has  been  completed  outside  of  the 
2018  of  27.6  million  tonnes  at  1.0g/t  gold  for  892,000 
immediate Bibra deposit. 
ounces.  Infill  drilling  at  both  the  Bibra  and  Tramore 

Figure 4:  Drilling on Capricorn tenements surrounding the Bibra deposit

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The Tramore Prospect is located immediately south of the proposed Bibra open pit and is interpreted as an along strike 
TRAMORE PROSPECT
SOIL SAMPLING
extension of the Bibra deposit. Gold mineralisation is defined over a strike length of approximately 450 metres and ranges 
A  soil  sampling  programme  was  completed  during  the 
The  Tramore  Prospect  is  located  immediately  south  of 
in thickness between 10 metres and 20 metres with the deposit open at depth. 
the proposed Bibra open pit and is interpreted as an along 
year across an area of 538 square kilometres of regional 
During the year, a reverse circulation (“RC”) drilling programme continued across the Tramore Prospect completing a RC 
strike extension of the Bibra deposit. Gold mineralisation 
exploration  tenure.  A  total  of  2,475  samples  were 
programme  that  commenced  in  May  2019.  The  drilling  results  contributed  to  a  significant  increase  in  the  KGP  Ore 
is  defined  over  a  strike  length  of  approximately  450 
collected on a grid pattern ranging from 400m by 400m 
Reserves announced in April 2020. 
to 1,600m by 400m. Preliminary results has emphasised 
metres  and  ranges  in  thickness  between  10  metres  and 
20 metres with the deposit open at depth.
the  potential  for  new  areas  of  gold  mineralisation  with 
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the identification of several priority geochemical targets 
During  the  year,  a  reverse  circulation  (“RC”)  drilling 
which  correlate  with  areas  of  mapped  greenstone 
A soil sampling programme was completed during the year across an area of 538 square kilometres of regional exploration 
programme  continued  across  the  Tramore  Prospect 
tenure.  A  total  of  2,475  samples  were  collected  on  a  grid  pattern  ranging  from  400m  by  400m  to  1,600m  by  400m. 
lithologies. The data is being reviewed for priority targets 
completing  a  RC  programme  that  commenced  in  May 
Preliminary results has emphasised the potential for new areas of gold mineralisation with the identification of several 
identified for follow up work.
2019.  The  drilling  results  contributed  to  a  significant 
priority geochemical targets which correlate with areas of mapped greenstone lithologies. The data is being reviewed for 
increase in the KGP Ore Reserves announced in April 2020.
priority targets identified for follow up work. 

Figure 5: Soil sampling completed with identified geochemical targets

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AIRCORE DRILLING PROGRAMME
During the year, an aircore programme commenced with a study of the geological, geophysical, and geochemical datasets 
During  the  year,  an  aircore  programme  commenced  with  a  study  of  the  geological,  geophysical,  and  geochemical 
from Capricorn’s  exploration activities  identified  8  high-quality  targets  within  a  15 kilometre radius  of  the  Karlawinda 
datasets  from  Capricorn’s  exploration  activities  identified  8  high-quality  targets  within  a  15  kilometre  radius  of  the 
processing plant.  These 8 targets are located on geochemical anomalies with little to no historic drilling.  The anomalies 
Karlawinda processing plant.  These 8 targets are located on geochemical anomalies with little to no historic drilling.  
are in several cases coincident with major fault structures and geological contacts that contain gold mineralisation along 
The anomalies are in several cases coincident with major fault structures and geological contacts that contain gold 
strike. 
mineralisation along strike.
An aircore drill rig has been mobilised to site and is expected to commence a 20,000 metre drilling programme in the first 
week of August 2020.   
An aircore drill rig has been mobilised to site and is expected to commence a 20,000 metre drilling programme in the 
first week of August 2020.  

Figure 6: Phase 1 and 2 Aircore drill programmes

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Directors’ Report

The Directors submit the financial report of the Consolidated Group (“the Group” or “Capricorn”), consisting of 
Capricorn Metals Ltd (referred to in these financial statements as “Parent” or “Capricorn”) and its wholly owned 
subsidiaries for the year ended 30 June 2020 and the audit report thereon, made in accordance with a resolution  
of the Board.

DIRECTORS
The Directors of the Company in office since 1 July 2019  
and up to the date of this report are set out below. 

Mr Donald Mark Okeby  LLM
Non-Executive Director
Appointed 8 July 2019

Mr Mark Clark  B.Bus CA
Executive Chairman 
Appointed 8 July 2019

Mr Clark has 28 years’ experience in corporate advisory 
and public company management.  

He  was  a  Director  of  successful  Australian  gold  miner 
Equigold  NL  (“Equigold”)  from  April  2003  and  was 
Managing Director from December 2005 until Equigold’s 
$1.2 billion merger with Lihir Gold Ltd in June 2008.  He 
was closely involved in the development and operation of 
Equigold’s gold mines in both Australia and Ivory Coast.

Mr  Clark  was  appointed  Managing  Director  of  Regis 
Resources  Limited  (“Regis”)  in  May  2009  and  Executive 
Chairman in November 2016.  He retired as an executive of 
Regis in October 2018.  Mr Clark oversaw the development 
of Regis’ three operating gold mines at the Duketon Gold 
Project,  which  culminated  in  the  project  producing  well 
over  300,000  ounces  of  gold  per  annum.    In  Mark’s 
time  at  Regis,  the  company  grew  from  a  small  explorer 
with  a  market  capitalisation  of  around  $40  million  to  a 
significant gold producer with a market capitalisation in 
the order of $2.5 billion.

Mr  Clark  is  a  member  of  the  Chartered  Accountants 
Australia and New Zealand.

Mr Clark is not an independent Director.

Mr  Okeby  began  his  career  in  the  resources  industry  in 
the  1980s  as  a  corporate  lawyer  advising  companies 
resource  project  acquisitions,  financing,  and 
on 
development. He has a Masters of Law (LLM) and over 30 
years’ experience as a Director of ASX listed mining and 
exploration companies. 

He is currently a Director of Red Hill Iron Limited (appointed 
in 2016) and previously has been a Director of Hill 50 Ltd, 
Abelle  Limited,  Metals  X  Limited,  Westgold  Resources 
Limited,  Lynas  Corporation  Ltd  and  Regis  Resources 
Limited. 

Mr Okeby joined the Board of Regis in July 2009 as a Non-
Executive  Director  and  was  a  major  contributor  on  the 
Board that transformed Regis from a small gold explorer 
to one of Australia’s largest gold producers.  

Mr  Okeby  has  a  deep  knowledge  of  the  Australian 
resources landscape and the regulatory regimes around 
mine development and operation.  He also has significant 
experience in the commercial and legal aspects of project 
development, financing, and corporate transactions.

Mr Okeby is an independent Director.

During  the  past  three  years  Mr  Okeby  has  held  the 
following other listed company directorships:

•  Non-Executive  Director  of  Red  Hill  Iron  Limited 

(August 2015 to present)

During the past three years Mr Clark has held the following 
other listed company directorships:

•  Non-Executive  Director  of  Regis  Resources  Limited 

(July 2009 to February 2019)

•  Executive  Director  of  Regis  Resources  Limited  

(May 2009 to October 2018)

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual reportMr Myles Ertzen  B.Sc Grad Dip App Fin
Non-Executive Director
Appointed 13 September 2019

Mr Douglas Jendry  AAppGeol
Non-Executive Director
Resigned 13 September 2019

Mr Ertzen was from 2009 until December 2018 a senior 
executive at Regis Resources Limited having had project 
and business development roles, culminating in the role 
of  Executive  General  Manager  –  Growth,  from  which  he 
resigned  in  December  2018.    Prior  to  Regis,  Myles  held 
a number of senior operations roles for gold mining and 
development  companies  and  has  significant  experience 
in  the  permitting,  development  and  operations  of 
gold  projects  in  Western  Australia.  Myles  has  various 
in  mining, 
regulatory  and  technical  qualifications 
management and finance.

Mr Ertzen is an independent Director.

During  the  past  three  years  Mr  Ertzen  has  not  held  any 
other listed company directorships.

Mr Timothy Kestell  B.Comm
Non-Executive Director
Resigned 13 September 2019

Mr  Kestell  has  over  20  years’  experience  in  capital 
markets  including  working  for  Australian  stockbrokers 
Euroz  Securities  Limited  and  Patersons  Securities  Ltd. 
In  the  past  decade,  Mr  Kestell  has  played  a  key  role  in 
forming and/or re capitalising publicly listed companies, 
helping raise over $70 million in the process.

Mr  Jendry  is  a  qualified  geologist  and  a  member  of  the 
Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy with over 
40 years of onshore and offshore oil and gas experience. 
He has significant international experience, primarily in the 
Czech Republic, USA, Papua New Guinea and Colombia.

Mr Jendry was an independent Director. 

During the past three years Mr Jendry has held no other 
listed company directorships.

Mr Stuart Pether  B.E Hons, MAUSIM
Non-Executive Director
Resigned 13 September 2019

industry 
Mr  Pether  has  over  25  years  resources 
experience  in  project  development,  technical  studies, 
mine  operations  and  corporate  management.  He  is 
equally  skilled  in  open  pit  and  underground  mining  in  a 
range  of  commodities  including  gold,  nickel,  lead  and 
zinc.  A  qualified  mining  engineer,  he  holds  a  Bachelor 
in  Engineering  (Mining  Engineering)  from  the  Western 
Australian School of Mines.

Mr Pether was previously the Chief Executive Officer for 
Kula Gold Ltd and also held the position of Chief Operating 
Officer at Catalpa Resources Ltd (“Catalpa”) 

Mr  Kestell  holds  a  Bachelor  of  Commerce  degree  and  is 
currently a Director of Blue Capital Limited.

Mr  Pether  is  a  member  of  the  Australasian  Institute  of 
Mining and Metallurgy.

Mr Kestell was an independent Director.

During  the  past  three  years  Mr  Kestell  has  held  the 
following other listed company directorships:

•  Non-Executive  Directors  of  Hylea  Metals  Limited 
(formerly  Riva  Resources  Limited)  (September  2017 
to present).

•  Non-Executive  Director  of  Neon  Capital  Limited 
(delisted  from  the  ASX  on  24  February  2017) 
(December 2014 to present).

Mr  Pether  was  not  an  independent  Director,  as  he  was 
the appointed Board nominee of substantial shareholder, 
Hawke’s Point Holdings I Limited.

During the past three years Mr Pether has held no other 
listed company directorships.

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT (CONTINUED)CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual reportDIRECTORS’ REPORT  (CONTINUED)

COMPANY SECRETARIES
Mrs  Natasha  Santi  was  appointed  as  Joint  Company 
Secretary on 30 September 2012.  

DIVIDENDS PAID OR RECOMMENDED
No dividends were paid or recommended to be paid during 
the financial year (2019: Nil).

Mrs  Santi  had  9  years’  experience,  as  an  employee  of 
Boden  Corporate  Services  Pty  Ltd  (“Boden  Corporate”), 
providing  company  secretarial  and  accounting  services 
to a range of ASX listed and unlisted companies, including 
Capricorn  from  July  2012.  On  1  April  2017,  Mrs  Santi 
became  a  full-time  employee  of  Capricorn  and  ceased 
arrangements with Boden Corporate.

Mrs Santi resigned as Company Secretary on 28 February 
2020.

Ms  Tammie  Dixon  was  appointed  as  Joint  Company 
Secretary effective 15 November 2019. 

Ms  Dixon  is  a  Certified  Practising  Accountant  with 
significant  experience  in  financial  management  with 
over 18 years’ experience in the resources sector. She has 
held  senior  management  roles  with  several  ASX  listed 
companies, including Regis Resources Limited, Equigold 
NL and Hardman Resources Ltd.

After the resignation of Mrs Santi in February, Ms Dixon 
continued in the role of Company Secretary.

NATURE OF OPERATIONS  
AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES
The principal activities of Capricorn during the financial 
year  were  mineral  exploration  and  project  evaluation. 
There  was  no  change  in  the  nature  of  these  activities 
during the financial year.

OPERATING RESULTS
The net loss attributable to members of the parent entity 
after providing for income tax amounted to $12,979,161 
(2019:  $23,817,278).  A  review  of  the  Group’s  operations 
during  the  year  and  the  results  of  those  operations  are 
contained  in  the  Review  of  Operations  section  of  this 
Annual Report from page 4.

FINANCIAL POSITION
The  net  assets  of  the  Group  for  the  year  ended  30  June 
2020 were $101,476,059 (2019: $23,817,336). Net assets 
have increased significantly due to capital raisings during 
the year totalling $83.2 million and the commencement 
of construction of the Karlawinda Gold Project.

The Directors believe the Group is in a financial position to 
progress its current objectives and strategies.

FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
Likely future developments in the operations of the Group 
are  referred  to  in  the  Review  of  Operations  section  of 
this  Annual  Report.  There  are  no  likely  developments  of 
which the Directors are aware which could be expected to 
significantly affect the results of the Group’s operations in 
subsequent financial years not otherwise disclosed in the 
Principal  Activities  and  Operating  and  Financial  Review 
or the Significant Events after the Balance Date sections 
of the Directors’ Report.

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CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual reportEVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO REPORTING DATE
There  were  no  material  events  arising  subsequent  to 
30  June  2020,  to  the  date  of  this  report  which  may 
significantly  affect  the  operations  of  the  Group,  the 
results of those operations and the state of affairs of the 
Group in the future, other than:

Share Issue

On 29 July 2020, a placement to raise $32.3 million by 
the  issue  of  17,000,000  shares  at  a  price  of  $1.90  per 
share  was  announced.  The  placement  was  completed, 
and shares were issued on 5 August 2020.

Subsequent  to  year  end,  53,334  shares  have  been 
issued as a result of the exercise of employee options for 
proceeds of $40,000. 

The impact of the Coronavirus (“Covid-19”) pandemic is 
ongoing and it is not practicable to estimate the potential 
impact,  positive  or  negative,  after  the  reporting  date. 
The  situation  is  continuing  to  evolve  and  is  dependent 
on measures imposed by the Australian Government and 
other  countries,  such  as  maintaining  social  distancing 
requirements,  quarantine,  travel  restrictions  and  any 
economic stimulus that may be provided.

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Mining  and  exploration  operations  in  Australia  and 
Madagascar  are  subject  to  environmental  regulation 
under the laws of each country and the State of Western 
Australia.  The  Group  holds  various  environmental 
licences  issued  under  these  laws,  to  regulate  its  mining 
and  exploration  activities.  The  Group’s  current  activities 
generally involve disturbance associated with exploration 
drilling  programmes  in  Australia,  with  only  low-level 
activities in Madagascar. 

All environmental performance obligations are monitored 
by  the  Board  of  Directors  and  subjected  from  time  to 
time to Government agency audits and site inspections. 
There  have  been  no  material  breaches  of  the  Group’s 
licenses  and  all  mining  and  exploration  activities  have 
been  undertaken 
in  compliance  with  the  relevant 
environmental regulations.

SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN STATE OF AFFAIRS
Other than as set out below and elsewhere in the report, 
there were no significant changes in the state of affairs.

•  5  July  2019:  108,707,208  shares  were  issued  at 
a  price  of  $0.065  per  share  subsequent  to  the 
completion of a placement to shareholders.

•  20  August  2019:  125,426,127  shares  were  issued 
at  a  price  of  $0.16  per  share  subsequent  to  the 
completion of a placement to shareholders.

•  30  August  2019:  172,215,221  shares  were  issued 
at  a  price  of  $0.065  per  share  subsequent  to  the 
completion of a placement to shareholders.

•  30  September  2019:  280,823,873  shares  were 
issued at a price of $0.16 per share subsequent to the 
completion of a placement to shareholders.

•  2  December  2019:  Shareholders  approved  a 
resolution  to  consolidate  the  Group’s  issued  capital 
through the conversion of every five existing shares 
into one share.

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT (CONTINUED)CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual reportDIRECTORS’ MEETINGS
During  the  financial  year,  the  Directors’  attendance  at  meetings  of  Directors  and  committees  of  Directors  were  as 
follows:

Director

D Jendry

S Pether

T Kestell

M Clark

M Okeby

M Ertzen

Directors’ Meetings

Number eligible to attend

Number attended

1

1

1

7

7

6

1

1

1

7

7

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DIRECTORS’ INTERESTS
As at the date of this report, the interests of the Directors in shares and options of the Company are set out in the table 
below:

Director

M Clark

M Okeby

M Ertzen

Number of shares

Number of unquoted options

13,846,154

4,615,385

3,611,539

8,000,000

2,000,000

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SHARE OPTIONS
At the date of this report, the Company had the following unissued shares under listed and unlisted options.

Maturity Date

Unlisted Options

5 May 2021

23 November 2021

5 May 2021

30 August 2022

Exercise price

Number outstanding

$0.750

$0.485

$0.737

$0.600

266,666

200,000

5,698,006

10,000,000

During  the  financial  year,  employees  exercised  unlisted  options  to  acquire  2,060,000  fully  paid  ordinary  shares  in 
Capricorn Metals Ltd (ASX: CMM) at a weighted average exercise price of $1.21 per share (2019: Nil).  

No options were forfeited during the year (2019: 7,933,334 options forfeited and 6,366,666 options lapsed).

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT (CONTINUED)CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual reportAUDITOR INDEPENDENCE AND NON-AUDIT SERVICES
No fees were paid or payable to William Buck Audit (WA) Pty Ltd for non-audit services during the year ended 30 June 2020 
(2019: Nil).

A copy of the auditor’s independence declaration as required under Section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001 for the 
year ended 30 June 2020 is attached to the Directors’ Report at page 25.

INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
The Company has established an insurance policy insuring Directors and officers of the Company against any liability 
arising from a claim brought by a third party against the Company or its Directors and officers, and against liabilities 
for costs and expenses incurred by them in defending any legal proceedings arising out of their conduct while acting in 
their capacity as a Director or officer of the Company, other than conduct involving a wilful breach of duty in relation to 
the Company.

In accordance with a confidentiality clause under the insurance policy, the amount of the premium paid to insurers will 
not be disclosed.  This is permitted under s300(9) of the Corporation Act 2001.

No indemnity has been obtained for the auditor of the Group.

PROCEEDINGS ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY
No person has applied for leave of court to bring proceedings on behalf of the Company or intervene in any proceedings 
to which the Company is a party, for the purpose of taking responsibility on behalf of the Company for all or any part of 
those proceedings.

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT (CONTINUED)CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual reportRemuneration Report (Audited)

This report details the nature and amount of remuneration for each Key Management Personnel (“KMP”) of Capricorn Metals Ltd.

The remuneration policy was approved by the Board. Executives receive a base salary, superannuation, fringe benefits, 
performance  incentives  and  retirement  benefits  as  relevant  or  appropriate  to  their  position.    The  Board  reviews 
executive packages annually by reference to Company performance, executive performance, comparable information 
from industry sectors and other listed companies and independent advice.  The performance of executives is reviewed 
annually, by the Board.  

Executives  may  be  granted  unquoted  share  options  or  performance  rights  from  time  to  time,  as  determined  by  the 
Board.

The Board expects that the remuneration structure implemented will result in the Company being able to attract and 
retain executives to manage the Group.  It will also provide executives with the necessary incentives to work towards 
sustainable growth in shareholder value.

The  payment  of  bonuses,  options  and  other  incentive  payments  are  reviewed  by  the  Board  annually  as  part  of  the 
review  of  executive  remuneration.  The  Board  can  exercise  its  discretion  in  relation  to  approving  incentives,  bonuses 
and  options  and  can  recommend  changes  to  the  committee’s  recommendations.    Any  changes  must  be  justified  by 
reference to measurable performance criteria.

Details of Remuneration for Year Ended 30 June 2020

Key Management Personnel

The following table outlines the movements in KMP during the year ended 30 June 2020.

Name

Position

Term as KMP

Non-Executive Directors

Mr Mark Okeby

Non-Executive Director

Appointed as Non-Executive Director effective 8 July 2019

Mr Myles Ertzen

Non-Executive Director

Appointed as Non-Executive Director effective 13 September 2019

Mr Timothy Kestell

Non-Executive Director

Resigned as Non-Executive Director effective 13 September 2019

Mr Douglas Jendry

Non-Executive Director

Resigned as Non-Executive Director effective 13 September 2019

Mr Stuart Pether

Non-Executive Director

Resigned as Non-Executive Director effective 13 September 2019

Executive Directors

Mr Mark Clark

Executive Director

Appointed as Executive Director effective 8 July 2019

Other Executives

Mr Kim Massey

Chief Executive Officer

Appointed as Chief Executive Officer effective 16 September 2019

Mr Paul Thomas

Chief Operating Officer

Appointed as Chief Operating Officer effective 1 October 2019

Ms Tammie Dixon

Chief Financial Officer &  
Company Secretary

Appointed as Chief Financial Officer effective 21 October 2019 
and Company Secretary effective 15 November 2019

Mrs Natasha Santi

Joint Company Secretary Resigned as Joint Company Secretary effective 28 February 2020

Mr Peter Thompson

Chief Operating Officer

Resigned as Chief Operating Officer effective 9 August 2019

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REMUNERATION REPORTCAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual reportMr Mark Clark, the Executive Director, is employed under a contract with the following termination provisions:

Notice Period by Capricorn:

With or without reason:

Serious misconduct:

Notice Period by Executive:

Fundamental change:

Notice  
period

2 months

Nil

2 months

N/A

Payment in lieu  
of notice

Entitlement to options  
& rights on termination

Up to 2 months

Nil

Up to 2 months

N/A

Options - 1 month to 
exercise, extendable at 
Board discretion

As above

N/A

Mr Kim Massey, the Chief Executive Officer, is employed under a contract with the following termination provisions:

Notice Period by Capricorn:

With or without reason:

Serious misconduct:

Notice Period by Executive:

Fundamental change:

Notice  
period

6 months

Nil

3 months

1 month

Payment in lieu  
of notice

Entitlement to options  
& rights on termination

Up to 6 months

Note 1

Nil

3 months

12 months

As above

N/A

Mr Paul Thomas, the Chief Operating Officer, is employed under a contract with the following termination provisions:

Notice Period by Capricorn:

With or without reason:

Serious misconduct:

Notice Period by Executive:

Fundamental change:

Notice  
period

6 months

Nil

3 months

1 month

Payment in lieu  
of notice

Entitlement to options  
& rights on termination

Up to 6 months

Note 1

Nil

3 months

12 months

As above

N/A

Ms Tammie Dixon, the Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary, is employed under a contract with the following 
termination provisions:

Notice Period by Capricorn:

With or without reason:

Serious misconduct:

Notice Period by Executive:

Fundamental change:

Notice  
period

6 months

Nil

3 months 

1 month

Payment in lieu  
of notice

Entitlement to options  
& rights on termination

Up to 6 months

Note 1

Nil

3 months 

12 months

As above

N/A

(1)   Due to resignation or termination for cause, any unvested rights will automatically lapse on the date of the cessation of employment. For 
those performance rights that have vested, they lapse one (1) month after cessation of employment. These terms can be extended at the 
Board’s discretion.

Non-Executive Directors

Total remuneration for all Non-Executive Directors, last voted upon by shareholders at the 2019 Annual General Meeting, 
is  not to exceed $400,000  per annum. Directors’ fees cover all main Board activities and committee memberships. 
The base fee for a Non-Executive Director is $40,000 per annum excluding superannuation. From time to time, Non-
Executive Directors may provide additional services to the Company and in these cases, they are paid fees in line with 
industry rates.

In addition to the base Non-Executive Director fee, Mr Mark Okeby was also issued with shareholder approval  10,000,000 
options (2,000,000 after share consolidation) during the year ended 30 June 2020. 

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REMUNERATION REPORT (CONTINUED)CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual report 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.  Equity issued as part of remuneration

All rights and options refer to rights and options over ordinary shares of Capricorn Metals Ltd, which are exercisable on 
a one-for-one basis. 

During the year ended 30 June 2020, pursuant to agreement dated 2 July 2019 and following shareholder approval 
being  obtained  on  27  August  2019  40,000,000  options  (8,000,000  after  share  consolidation)  were  issued  to  the 
Executive Chairman, Mr Mark Clark and 10,000,000 options (2,000,000 after share consolidation) to Non-Executive 
Director, Mr Mark Okeby. Details on options granted as compensation during the current year are provided below.

Options

Granted & Outstanding

Terms & Conditions for each Grant

Vested

Grant 
date

Fair value 
per option at 
grant date

Exercise 
price per 
option

Number

Expiry 
date

Vesting 
date

Number

M Clark

8,000,000 27 Aug 19

M Okeby 2,000,000 27 Aug 19

$1.225

$1.225

$0.60

30 Aug 22 27 Aug 19 8,000,000

$0.60

30 Aug 22 27 Aug 19 2,000,000

Total

10,000,000

10,000,000

% Vested 
during 
the year

100%

100%

% 
Forfeited 
during 
the year

-

-

These options expire at their expiry date and are vested. All other options expire at the earlier of their expiry date or 
termination of the individual’s employment unless otherwise specified in the employment contract. Options granted as 
compensation do not have any vesting conditions other than continuing employment.

Details on performance rights that were granted as compensation to each KMP during the current year are provided below.

Rights

Granted

Terms & Conditions for each Grant

Vested

Grant 
date

Fair value per 
Performance right 
at grant date

Number

Vesting 
date

Expiry 
date

Number

% Vested 
during 
the year

% Forfeited 
during the 
year

K Massey

1,000,000 17 Dec 19

K Massey

1,000,000 17 Dec 19

P Thomas 1,000,000 17 Dec 19

P Thomas 1,000,000 17 Dec 19

T Dixon

T Dixon

200,000

27 Mar 20

200,000

27 Mar 20

Total

4,400,000

$1.180

$1.180

$1.180

$1.180

$0.950

$0.950

17 Sep 21

17 Sep 23

17 Sep 22 17 Sep 23

17 Sep 21

17 Sep 23

17 Sep 22 17 Sep 23

1 Feb 22

1 Feb 24

1 Feb 23

1 Feb 24

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Performance rights granted as compensation do not have any vesting conditions other than continuing employment 
and there are no market performance conditions attached to the vesting of the performance rights. The value of rights 
granted during the year is the fair value of the rights calculated at the grant date. The total value of the rights granted 
is $5,100,000. This amount is allocated to remuneration over the vesting period (i.e. in years 1 July 2019 to 30 June 
2023). No performance rights vested and were eligible to be exercised during the year.

21

REMUNERATION REPORT (CONTINUED)CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual report4.  Movements in share, options and rights holdings held by Key Management Personnel

Movements in share holdings

The movement during the reporting period in the number of ordinary shares in the Company held, directly, indirectly or 
beneficially, by KMP, including their related parties, is as follows:

Held as at 
 1 July 2019*

Issued on exercise 
of options

Net change  
other(6)

Held as at  
30 June 2020

Non-Executive Directors

M Okeby

M Ertzen

T Kestell (1)

D Jendry (2)

S Pether (3)

Executive Directors

M Clark

Other Executives

K Massey

P Thomas

T Dixon

N Santi (4)

- 

- 

31,461,935 

- 

426,885 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

P Thompson (5)

7,145,215 

Total

39,034,035 

- 

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4,615,385 

3,611,539 

4,615,385 

3,611,539 

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n/a

n/a

13,846,154 

13,846,154 

2,153,847 

4,307,693 

25,000 

- 

- 

2,153,847 

4,307,693 

25,000 

n/a

n/a

28,559,618 

28,559,618 

* 

Shares held as at 30 June 2019 are prior to the share consolidation of Capricorn shares for one of every five Capricorn shares approved 
by shareholders in November 2019.

(1) 

T Kestell ceased as Non-Executive Director effective 13 September 2019.

(2)  D Jendry ceased as Non-Executive Director effective 13 September 2019.

(3) 

S Pether ceased as Non-Executive Director effective 13 September 2019.

(4)  N Santi ceased as Joint Company Secretary effective 28 February 2020.

(5) 

P Thompson ceased as Chief Operating Officer effective 9 August 2019.

(6)  Net change other represents share holdings held by KMP after 1 July 2019. These shareholdings are not related to remuneration.

22

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REMUNERATION REPORT (CONTINUED)CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual report 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5.  Related Party Transactions with Key Management Personnel

Loans to Key Management Personnel and their related parties

There were no loans made to any Director, KMP and/or their related parties during the current or prior years.

Other transactions with Key Management Personnel

No Director has entered into contracts with the Group since the end of the previous financial year and there were no 
material contracts involving Directors’ interests existing at year end. Transactions between related parties are on usual 
commercial terms and on conditions no more favourable than those available to other parties unless otherwise stated. 

The aggregate amounts recognised during the year relating to KMP and their related parties are as follows:

KMP

Transaction

P Langworthy (1) (2)

Exploration programme management

Total

2020

$

-

-

2019

$

27,005

27,005

(1)  OMNI GeoX Pty Ltd, of which Mr P Langworthy is a Director and shareholder, provides services in relation to the management and execution 
of the exploration programme, for which fees were billed on hourly rates the same as for other clients, as were due and payable under 
normal terms. The agreement may be terminated by one months’ notice.

(2) 

P Langworthy ceased to be a KMP and related party effective 8 November 2018.

Other than the ordinary accrual of personnel expenses at balance date and transactions disclosed above, there are no 
other amounts receivable from and payable to KMP and their related parties.

6.  Company Performance 

The following table shows the gross revenue, profits, dividends and share price at the end of financial year for the past 
five financial years ending 30 June:

2016

$

2017

$

2018

$

2019

$

2020

$

Revenue

Net profit/(loss)

Share price at year-end

Dividends paid

700,637

425,592

241,770

207,158

973,167 

(3,700,868)

(3,293,239)

(3,118,429)

(23,817,278)

 (12,979,161)

0.150

-

0.081

-

0.066

-

0.089

-

1.795

-

The Board does not consider earnings during the current and previous four financial years when determining, and in 
relation to, the nature and amount of remuneration of KMP.

Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors.

- END OF AUDITED REMUNERATION REPORT -

Mr Mark Clark
Executive Chairman
Perth, Western Australia 
16 September 2020

24

REMUNERATION REPORT (CONTINUED)CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual reportDDiirreeccttoorrss’’  RReeppoorrtt  (Continued)  CCAAPPRRIICCOORRNN  MMEETTAALLSS  LLTTDD  AABBNN  8844  112211  770000  110055                                                 22  55.. RReellaatteedd  PPaarrttyy  TTrraannssaaccttiioonnss  wwiitthh  KKeeyy  MMaannaaggeemmeenntt  PPeerrssoonnnneell  LLooaannss  ttoo  KKeeyy  MMaannaaggeemmeenntt  PPeerrssoonnnneell  aanndd  tthheeiirr  rreellaatteedd  ppaarrttiieess  There were no loans made to any Director, KMP and/or their related parties during the current or prior years. OOtthheerr  ttrraannssaaccttiioonnss  wwiitthh  KKeeyy  MMaannaaggeemmeenntt  PPeerrssoonnnneell  No Director has entered into contracts with the Group since the end of the previous financial year and there were no material contracts involving Directors’ interests existing at year end. Transactions between related parties are on usual commercial terms and on conditions no more favourable than those available to other parties unless otherwise stated.  The aggregate amounts recognised during the year relating to KMP and their related parties are as follows:     22002200  22001199  KKMMPP  TTrraannssaaccttiioonn  $$  $$  P Langworthy (1)(2) Exploration programme management - 27,005 TToottaall    - 2277,,000055   (1) OMNI GeoX Pty Ltd, of which Mr P Langworthy is a Director and shareholder, provides services in relation to the management and execution of the exploration programme, for which fees were billed on hourly rates the same as for other clients, as were due and payable under normal terms. The agreement may be terminated by one months’ notice. (2) P Langworthy ceased to be a KMP and related party effective 8 November 2018.     Other than the ordinary accrual of personnel expenses at balance date and transactions disclosed above, there are no other amounts receivable from and payable to KMP and their related parties. 66.. CCoommppaannyy  PPeerrffoorrmmaannccee    The following table shows the gross revenue, profits, dividends and share price at the end of financial year for the past five financial years ending 30 June:  22001166  22001177  22001188  22001199  22002200   $$ $$ $$ $$ $$ Revenue 700,637 425,592 241,770 207,158 973,167  Net profit/(loss) (3,700,868) (3,293,239) (3,118,429) (23,817,278)  (12,979,161) Share price at year-end 0.150 0.081 0.066 0.089 1.795 Dividends paid - - - - -  The Board does not consider earnings during the current and previous four financial years when determining, and in relation to, the nature and amount of remuneration of KMP.  --  EENNDD  OOFF  AAUUDDIITTEEDD  RREEMMUUNNEERRAATTIIOONN  RREEPPOORRTT  --  Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors.    MMrr  MMaarrkk  CCllaarrkk  Executive Chairman Perth, Western Australia  16 September 2020 Auditor’s Independence Declaration

AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION UNDER SECTION 307C OF THE 
CORPORATIONS ACT 2001 TO THE DIRECTORS OF CAPRICORN METALS LTD 

I declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief during the year ended 30 June 2020 
there have been: 

—  no contraventions of the auditor independence requirements as set out in the 

Corporations Act 2001 in relation to the audit; and 

—  no contraventions of any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the 

audit. 

William Buck Audit (WA) Pty Ltd 
ABN 67 125 012 124        

Robin Judd 
Director 

Dated this 16th day of September 2020 

25

AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual report 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and  
Other Comprehensive Income
For the year ended 30 June 2020

Revenue

Other income

Total revenue

Fair value loss on financial assets

Personnel costs

Share-based payment expense

Depreciation

Administrative expenses

Exploration expenditure written off

Impairment on held for sale asset

Reversal of impairment on receivable

Exploration expenditure

Finance costs

Total expenses

Consolidated

Note

30 June 2020

30 June 2019

$

$

2

2

10

3

3

8

11

9

295,509

677,658

973,167

159,794

47,364

207,158

(60,000)

(62,000)

(3,314,918)

(1,686,239)

(8,237,323)

(191,893)

81,177

(54,973)

(1,083,026)

(1,311,114)

(265,872)

(17,203,245)

(200,000)

(1,600,000)

11,184

(19,259)

14,132

(596,113)

(590,198)

(1,605,000)

(13,951,305)

(24,023,375)

Loss before income tax expense

(12,978,138)

(23,816,217)

Income tax expense

4

(1,023)

(1,061)

Net loss attributable to members of the parent entity

(12,979,161)

(23,817,278)

Other Comprehensive Income:

Items that may be re-classified to profit or loss:

- Adjustment from translation of foreign controlled entities

(6,775)

(22,324)

Total comprehensive loss for the year attributable to members of the 
parent entity

(12,985,937)

(23,839,602)

Earnings per share:

Basic loss per share (cents per share)

Diluted loss per share (cents per share)

18

18

(4.30)

(4.30)

(15.19)

(15.19)

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements

26

CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual report 
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position
As at 30 June 2020

Current Assets

Cash and cash equivalents 

Other current receivables

Other current assets

Other financial assets

Assets classified as held for sale

Total Current Assets

Non-Current Assets

Other financial assets

Other non-current receivables

Plant & equipment

Deferred exploration and evaluation costs

Mine properties under development

Total Non-Current Assets

Total Assets

Current Liabilities

Trade and other payables

Lease liabilities

Other liabilities

Provisions

Total Current Liabilities

Non-Current Liabilities

Trade and other payables

Lease liabilities

Provisions

Total Non-Current Liabilities

Total Liabilities

Net Assets

Equity

Issued capital

Reserves

Accumulated losses

Total Equity

Consolidated

Note

30 June 2020

30 June 2019

$

$

5

7

6

10

9

10

7

8

11

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8

14

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14

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45,694,818 

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1,433,673

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68,000

270,262

64,280

-

2,700,000 

2,900,000

50,504,824

12,274,309

-

128,000

323,364

-

1,086,627

1,803,042

541,705 

12,078,608

66,277,430 

-

68,229,126

14,009,650

118,733,950

26,283,959

12,864,235 

2,162,824

133,591

-

301,877 

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3,086

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13,299,703

2,165,910

-

300,713

119,203

3,838,985 

3,958,188

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300,713

17,257,891

2,466,623

101,476,059

23,817,336

145,040,353 

62,633,017

8,718,489 

487,941

(52,282,783)

(39,303,622)

101,476,059

23,817,336

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements

27

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CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual report 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
For the year ended 30 June 2020

Cash flows from Operating Activities

Payments to suppliers and employees

Payments for exploration expenditure

Interest received

Interest paid

Royalties received

Grant income received

Other income

Consolidated

Note

30 June 2020

30 June 2019

$

$

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(3,076,039)

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(579,549)

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112,957

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20

(4,281,940)

(3,471,571)

Cash flows from Investing Activities

Payments for property, plant and equipment

Payments for acquisition of accommodation village & mining 
infrastructure

Payments for capitalised exploration expenditure

Payments for mine properties under development

Net cash used in investing activities

Cash flows from Financing Activities

Proceeds received from the issue of shares

Costs of capital raised

Repayment of lease liability

Interest paid on lease liability

Payments under share purchase agreement 

Transaction costs from borrowings

Net cash flows provided by financing activities

(580,209)

(28,153)

-

(1,500,000)

(3,544,493)

(3,260,316)

(35,647,012)

-

(39,771,714)

(4,788,469)

84,629,956

12,193,778

(2,222,620)

(439,434)

(82,982)

(10,649)

-

(40,721)

(1,605,000)

-

80,708,705

11,713,623

Net increase/(decrease) in cash held

36,655,051

3,453,583

Cash and cash equivalent at the beginning of the year

Effect of exchange rates on cash holdings in foreign currencies 

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year

5

5

9,039,767

5,586,437

-

(253)

45,694,818

9,039,767

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements

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CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual report1.  STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The  consolidated  financial  statements  for  the  year 
ended  30  June  2020,  comprises  Capricorn  Metals  Ltd 
(referred  to  in  these  financial  statements  as  “Parent” 
or  “Capricorn”)  and  its  wholly  owned  subsidiaries  (“the 
Group”)(“the Company”). Capricorn Metals Ltd is a listed 
public company, incorporated and domiciled in Australia. 
The  Group  is  a  for  profit  entity  for  financial  reporting 
purposes under Australian Accounting Standards.

The financial statements of the subsidiaries are prepared 
for the same reporting period as the parent entity, using 
consistent accounting policies.

In  preparing  the  consolidated  financial  statements,  all 
intercompany  balances  and  transactions,  income  and 
expenses and profit and losses resulting from intra-group 
transactions have been eliminated in full. 

The  consolidated  financial  report  is  a  general  purpose 
financial  report  that  has  been  prepared  in  accordance 
with  Australian  Accounting  Standards,  Australian 
Interpretations  and  other  authoritative 
Accounting 
pronouncements 
the  Australian  Accounting 
Standards Board and the Corporations Act 2001. 

of 

The financial statements were authorised for issue on 16 
September 2020 by the Directors of the Company.

Compliance  with  Australian  Accounting  Standards 
ensures  that  the  financial  statements  and  notes 
also  comply  with  International  Financial  Reporting 
Standards. Material accounting policies adopted in the 
preparation  of  the  financial  statements  are  presented 
below  and  have  been  consistently  applied  unless 
otherwise stated.

Basis of Preparation:

Reporting Basis and Conventions

Except for the cash flow information, the financial report 
has been prepared on an accruals basis and is based on 
historical costs modified by the revaluation of selected 
non-current  assets,  and  financial  assets  and  financial 
liabilities  for  which  the  fair  value  basis  of  accounting 
has been applied.

Accounting Policies:

(a)  Principles of Consolidation

The  consolidated  financial  statements  incorporate  the 
financial statements of the Parent and Entities controlled 
by  the  Parent  (its  subsidiaries).  The  parent  controls  an 
entity  when  it  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 over the 
entity. A list of the subsidiaries is provided in Note 26.

Subsidiaries  are  fully  consolidated  from  the  date  on 
which control is transferred to the Group and cease to be 
consolidated from the date on which control is transferred 
out of the Group. 

Unrealised  gains  or  transactions  between  the  Group  and 
its associates are eliminated to the extent of the Group’s 
interests  in  the  associates.    Unrealised  losses  are  also 
eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence of an 
impairment of the asset transferred.  Accounting policies 
of  associates  have  been  changed  where  necessary  to 
ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the Group.  

When  the  Group  ceases  to  have  control,  joint  control 
or  significant  influence,  any  retained  interest  in  the 
entity  is  remeasured  to  its  fair  value  with  the  change  in 
carrying  amount  recognised  in  profit  or  loss.    The  fair 
value  is  the  initial  carrying  amount  for  the  purposes  of 
subsequently  accounting  for  the  retained  interest  as  an 
associate,  joint  controlled  entity  or  financial  asset.    In 
addition,  any  amounts  previously  recognised  in  other 
comprehensive  income  in  respect  of  that  entity  are 
accounted for as if the Group had directly disposed of the 
related assets or liabilities. This may mean that amounts 
previously recognised in other comprehensive income are 
reclassified to profit or loss.

(b) 

Income Tax

The  charge  for  current  income  tax  expense  is  based  on 
the  profit  for  the  year  adjusted  for  any  non-assessable 
or disallowed items.  It is calculated using tax rates that 
have  been  enacted  or  are  substantively  enacted  by  the 
reporting date.

Deferred  tax  is  accounted  for  using  the  balance  sheet 
liability  method  in  respect  of  temporary  differences 
arising  between  the  tax  bases  of  assets  and  liabilities 
and  their  carrying  amounts  in  the  financial  statements. 
No deferred income tax will be recognised from the initial 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTSFor the year ended 30 June 2020CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual reportrecognition  of  an  asset  or  liability,  excluding  a  business 
combination,  where  there  is  no  effect  on  accounting  or 
taxable  profit  or  loss.    Deferred  tax  is  calculated  at  the 
tax  rates  that  are  expected  to  apply  to  the  period  when 
the  asset  is  realised  or  liability  is  settled.    Deferred  tax 
is  credited  in  the  statement  of  profit  and  loss  and  other 
comprehensive  income  except  where  it  relates  to  items 
that may be credited directly to equity, in which case the 
deferred tax is adjusted directly against equity.

Deferred revenue tax assets are recognised to the extent 
that it is probable that future tax profits will be available 
against  which  deductible  temporary  differences  can  be 
utilised.

The  amount  of  benefits  brought  to  account  or  which 
may be realised in the future is based on the assumption 
that  no  adverse  change  will  occur  in  income  taxation 
legislation  and  the  anticipation  that  the  Group  will 
derive sufficient future assessable income to enable the 
benefit to be realised and comply with the conditions of 
deductibility imposed by the law.

(c)  Property, Plant and Equipment

Each class of property, plant and equipment is carried at 
cost or fair value, less, where applicable, any accumulated 
depreciation and impairment losses. 

Property

Land  and  Buildings  are  measured  using  a  revaluation 
model  in  accordance  with  paragraph  31  of  AASB  116 
Property,  Plant  and  Equipment.  The  entire  class  of 
property, plant and equipment to which land and buildings 
belong is subject to review and revalued on the basis of 
independent  valuations.  Any  revaluation  adjustment  to 
the carrying amount of land and buildings is recognised in 
other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity 
under the heading of asset revaluation reserve.

Infrastructure, Plant and Equipment

The  value  of  plant  and  equipment  is  measured  as  the 
cost  of  the  asset,  less  accumulated  depreciation  and 
impairment. The cost of the asset also includes the cost 
of replacing parts that are eligible for capitalisation, the 
cost  of  major  inspections  and  an  initial  estimate  of  the 
cost  of  dismantling  and  removing  the  item  from  site  at 
the end of its useful life.

Depreciation

The  depreciable  amount  of  all  plant  and  equipment 
including  capitalised  lease  assets,  is  depreciated  on  a 
reducing balance commencing from the time the asset is 
held ready for use. 

The depreciation rates used for each class of depreciable 
assets are:

Class of Fixed Asset

Depreciation Rate

Plant and Equipment

7.5% - 50%

Computers

Motor vehicles

Field equipment

20%

20%

40%

The assets’ residual values and useful lives are reviewed, 
and  adjusted  if  appropriate,  at  the  end  of  the  reporting 
period.    An  asset’s  carrying  amount  is  written  down 
immediately  to  its  recoverable  amount  if  the  asset’s 
carrying amount is greater than its estimated recoverable 
amount.

losses  on  disposals  are  determined  by 
Gains  and 
comparing  proceeds  with  the  carrying  amount.    These 
gains and losses are included in the statement of profit or 
loss and other comprehensive income.

(d)  Assets Held for Sale

Non-current assets, or disposal groups comprising assets 
and liabilities, are classified as held-for-sale if it is highly 
probable that they will be recovered primarily through the 
sale rather than through continuing use.

Such assets, or disposal groups, are generally measured 
at the lower of their carrying amount and fair value less 
costs  to  sell.  Any  impairment  loss  on  a  disposal  group 
is  allocated  first  to  goodwill,  and  then  to  the  remaining 
assets,  deferred  tax  assets,  employee  benefits  assets, 
investment property or biological assets, which continue 
to  be  measured  in  accordance  with  the  Group’s  other 
accounting  policies. 
initial 
classification  as  held-for-sale  or  held-for-distribution 
and subsequent gains and losses on remeasurement are 
recognised in profit or loss.

Impairment 

losses  on 

Once  classified  as  held-for-sale,  intangible  assets  and 
property,  plant  and  equipment  are  no  longer  amortised 
or depreciated, and any equity-accounted investee is no 
longer equity accounted.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (CONTINUED)For the year ended 30 June 2020CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual report(e)  Exploration, Evaluation and Development Expenditure

Exploration,  evaluation  and  development  expenditure 
incurred  is  capitalised  only  when  that  expenditure  is 
attributable  to  a  defined  area  of  interest  for  which  the 
Group  has  the  rights  to  explore,  evaluate  and  develop. 
Tenement  acquisition  costs  are 
initially  capitalised.  
Costs  are  only  carried  forward  to  the  extent  that  they 
are  expected  to  be  recouped  through  the  successful 
development  of  the  area,  sale  of  the  respective  areas 
of  interest  or  where  activities  in  the  area  have  not  yet 
reached  a  stage,  which  permits  reasonable  assessment 
of the existence of economically recoverable reserves.

Accumulated costs in relation to an abandoned area are 
written  off  in  full  against  profit  in  the  year  in  which  the 
decision to abandon the area is made.

When  production  commences,  the  accumulated  costs 
for  the  relevant  area  of  interest  are  amortised  over  the 
life  of  the  area  according  to  the  rate  of  depletion  of  the 
economically recoverable reserves.

A  regular  review  is  undertaken  of  each  area  of  interest 
to  determine  the  appropriateness  of  continuing  to  carry 
forward costs in relation to that area of interest.

Immediate restoration, rehabilitation and environmental 
costs necessitated by exploration and evaluation activities 
are expensed as incurred and treated as exploration and 
evaluation expenditure. Exploration activities resulting in 
future  obligations  in  respect  of  restoration  costs  result 
in  a  provision  to  be  made  by  capitalising  the  estimated 
costs,  on  a  discounted  cash  basis,  of  restoration  and 
depreciating  over  the  useful  life  of  the  asset.  The 
unwinding of the effect of the discounting on the provision 
is recorded as a finance cost on the statement of profit or 
loss and other comprehensive income.

(f)  Mine Properties Under Development

Mine properties under development represents the costs 
incurred in preparing mines for production and includes 
plant  and  equipment  under  construction  and  operating 
costs  incurred  before  production  commences.  These 
costs are capitalised to the extent they are expected to be 
recouped  through  successful  exploitation  of  the  related 
mining leases. Once production commences, these costs 
are  transferred  to  property,  plant  and  equipment  and 
mine  properties,  as  relevant,  and  are  depreciated  and 
amortised  using  the  units-of-production  method  based 

on  the  estimated  economically  recoverable  reserves  to 
which  they  relate  or  are  written  off  if  the  mine  property 
is abandoned. 

(g)  Financial Instruments

Financial instruments are initially measured at fair value 
plus  transaction  costs,  except  where  the  instruments  is 
classified  ‘at  fair  value  through  profit  or  loss’  in  which 
case  transaction  costs  are  expensed  to  profit  or  loss 
immediately.  Financial  instruments  are  classified  and 
measured as set out below. 

Classification and subsequent measurement

Classification  and  Subsequent  Measurement  Financial 
instruments are subsequently measured at either fair value, 
amortised  cost  using  the  effective  interest  rate  method. 
Fair value represents the price that would be received to sell 
an asset or paid to transfer a liability in orderly transaction 
between  market  participants  at  the  measurement  date. 
Where  available,  quoted  prices  in  an  active  market  are 
used  to  determine  fair  value.  In  other  circumstances, 
valuation  techniques  are  adopted.  Amortised  cost  is 
calculated as (i) the amount at which the financial asset or 
financial liability is measured at initial recognition; (ii) less 
principal  repayments;  (iii)  plus  or  minus  the  cumulative 
amortisation of the difference, if any, between the amount 
initially  recognised  and  the  maturity  amount  calculated 
using  the  effective  interest  method;  and  (iv)  less  any 
reduction for impairment. The effective interest method is 
used to allocate interest income or interest expense over 
the relevant period and is equivalent to the rate that exactly 
discounts  estimated  future  cash  payments  or  receipts 
(including fees, transaction costs and other premiums or 
discounts) through the expected life (or when this cannot 
be reliably predicted, the contractual term) of the financial 
instrument to the net carry amount of the financial asset 
or financial liability. Revisions to expected future net cash 
flows will necessitate an adjustment to the carrying value 
with a consequential recognition of an income or expense 
in profit or loss. The Group does not designate any interest 
in  subsidiaries,  associates  or  joint  venture  entities  as 
being subject to the requirements of accounting standards 
specifically applicable to financial statements. 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (CONTINUED)For the year ended 30 June 2020CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual reportFinancial assets at fair value through profit and loss or 
through other comprehensive Income

Financial  assets  are  classified  at  ‘fair  value  through 
profit or loss’ or ‘fair value through other comprehensive 
income’ when they are either held for trading for purposes 
of  short  term  profit  taking,  derivatives  not  held  for 
hedging purposes, or when they are designated as such to 
avoid an accounting mismatch or to enable performance 
evaluation where a group of financial assets is managed 
by  KMP  on  a  fair  value  basis  in  accordance  with  a 
documented  risk  management  or  investment  strategy. 
Such  assets  are  subsequently  measured  at  fair  value 
with  changes  in  carrying  value  being  included  in  profit 
or  loss  if  electing  to  choose  ‘fair  value  through  profit  or 
loss’ or other comprehensive income if electing ‘fair value 
through other comprehensive income’.

Financial liabilities 

The  Group’s  financial  liabilities  include  trade  and  other 
payables, provisions for cash bonus and other liabilities. 
All financial liabilities are recognised initially at fair value 
and,  in  the  case  payables,  net  of  directly  attributable 
transaction  costs.  Such 
liabilities  are  subsequently 
measured  at  fair  value  with  changes  in  carrying  value 
being included in profit or loss if electing to choose ‘fair 
value  through  profit  or  loss’  or  other  comprehensive 
income if electing ‘fair value through other comprehensive 
income’.

Fair value 

Fair value is determined based on current bid prices for all 
quoted investments.   

Derecognition 

Financial assets are derecognised where the contractual 
rights  to  receipts  of  cash  flows  expire  or  the  asset  is 
transferred to another party whereby the entity no longer 
has any significant continuing involvement in the risk and 
benefits  associated  with  the  asset.  Financial  liabilities 
are  recognised  where  the  related  obligations  are  either 
discharged,  cancelled  or  expire.  The  difference  between 
the  carrying  value  of  the  financial  liability  extinguished 
or  transferred  to  another  party  and  the  fair  value  of 
consideration  paid,  including  the  transfer  of  non-cash 
assets  or  liabilities  assumed,  is  recognised  in  profit  or 
loss.

(h) 

Impairment of Receivables

The Group applies the simplified approach to measuring 
expected  credit  losses,  which  uses  a  lifetime  expected 
loss  allowance.  To  measure  the  expected  credit  losses, 
trade  receivables  have  been  grouped  based  on  days 
overdue.

Other receivables are recognised at amortised cost, less 
any allowance for expected credit losses.

(i) 

Impairment of Assets

is  any 

At  each  reporting  date,  the  Group  reviews  the  carrying 
values of its tangible and intangible assets to determine 
whether  there 
indication  that  those  assets 
have  been  impaired.    If  such  an  indication  exists,  the 
recoverable  amount  of  the  assets,  being  the  higher  of 
the asset’s fair  value less costs to sell and value in use, 
is compared to the asset’s carrying value.  Any excess of 
the  asset’s  carrying  value  over  its  recoverable  amount 
is  expensed  to  the  statement  of  profit  or  loss  and  other 
comprehensive income.

Where  it  is  not  possible  to  estimate  the  recoverable 
amount  of  an  individual  asset,  the  Group  estimates  the 
recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which 
the asset belongs.

(j)  Foreign Currency Transactions and Balances

Functional and presentation currency

The functional currency of each of the Group’s entities is 
measured  using  the  currency  of  the  primary  economic 
  The 
environment 
in 
consolidated  financial  statements  are  presented 
Australian Dollars which is the parent entity’s functional 
and presentation currency.

in  which  that  entity  operates. 

Transaction and balances

Foreign  currency  transactions  are  translated 
into 
functional  currency  using  the  exchange  rates  prevailing 
at the date of the transaction.  Foreign currency monetary 
items are translated at the year-end exchange rate.  Non-
monetary  items  measured  at  historical  cost  continue 
to  be  carried  at  the  exchange  rate  at  the  date  of  the 
transaction.

Exchange  differences  arising  on  the  translation  of 
monetary items are recognised in the statement of profit 
or loss and other comprehensive income.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (CONTINUED)For the year ended 30 June 2020CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual reportExchange  differences  arising  on  the  translation  of  non-
monetary  items  are  recognised  directly  in  equity  to  the 
extent that the gain or loss is directly recognised in equity; 
otherwise  the  exchange  difference  is  recognised  in  the 
statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income.

Group companies

The  financial  results  and  position  of  foreign  operations, 
being  activities  outside  of  Australia,  whose  functional 
currency  is  different  from  the  Group’s  presentation 
currency, are translated as follows:

 – Assets and liabilities are translated at exchange rates 

prevailing at the end of the reporting period;

 – Income  and  expenses  are  translated  at  average 
exchange rates for the period, when the average rate 
approximates the rate at the date of the transaction; 
and

 – Retained  earnings  are  translated  at  the  exchange 

rates prevailing at the date of the transaction.

functional  currencies  other 

Exchange  differences  arising  on  translation  of  foreign 
operations  with 
than 
Australian dollars are recognised in other comprehensive 
income  and  included  in  foreign  currency  translation 
reserve  in  the  statement  of  financial  position.  These 
differences  are  recognised  in  the  statement  of  profit  or 
loss  and  other  comprehensive  income  in  the  period  in 
which the operation is disposed of.

(k)  Employee Benefits

Short-term employee benefits

Provision  is  made  for  the  Group’s  obligation  for  short-
term  employee  benefits.  Short-term  employee  benefits 
are  benefits  (other  than  termination  benefits)  that  are 
expected to be settled wholly before 12 months after the 
end of the annual reporting period in which the employees 
render the related service, including wages, salaries and 
annual leave entitlements. Short-term employee benefits 
are measured at the (undiscounted) amounts expected to 
be paid when the obligation is settled.

The Group’s obligations for short-term employee benefits 
such as wages, salaries and annual leave are recognised 
as  a  part  of  current  trade  and  other  payables  in  the 
statement of financial position. The Group’s obligations for 
employees’ long service leave entitlements are recognised 
as provisions in the statement of financial position.

Other long-term employee benefits

Provision  is  made  for  employees’  long  service  leave 
entitlements  not  expected  to  be  settled  wholly  within 
12  months  after  the  end  of  the  annual  reporting  period 
in which the employees render the related service. Other 
long-term employee benefits are measured at the present 
value  of  the  expected  future  payments  to  be  made  to 
employees.  Expected 
incorporate 
anticipated  future  wage  and  salary  levels,  durations  of 
service  and  employee  departures  and  are  discounted 
at  rates  determined  by  reference  to  market  yields  at 
the  end  of  the  reporting  period  on  corporate  bonds  that 
have  maturity  dates  that  approximate  the  terms  of  the 
obligations.  

future  payments 

Any  re-measurements  for  changes  in  assumptions  of 
obligations  for  other  long-term  employee  benefits  are 
recognised  in  profit  or  loss  in  the  periods  in  which  the 
changes occur.

The  Group’s  obligations  for  long-term  employee  benefits 
are presented as non-current provisions in its statement of 
financial  position,  except  where  the  Group  does  not  have 
an  unconditional  right  to  defer  settlement  for  at  least  12 
months after the end of the reporting period, in which case 
the obligations are presented as current provisions. 

As  at  30  June  2020  the  Group  does  not  have  any 
employees  entitled  to  long  service  leave,  or  a  pro-rata 
entitlement to long service leave. 

Defined contribution superannuation benefits

All  employees  of  the  Group,  located  in  Australia  receive 
defined  contribution  superannuation  entitlements,  for 
which the Group pays the fixed superannuation guarantee 
contribution (currently 9.50% of the employee’s average 
ordinary salary) to the employee’s superannuation fund of 
choice. All contributions in respect of employees’ defined 
contribution  entitlements  are  recognised  as  an  expense 
when they become payable. The Group’s obligation with 
respect to employees’ defined contribution entitlements 
is limited to its obligation for any unpaid superannuation 
guarantee contributions at the end of the reporting period. 
All  obligations  for  unpaid  superannuation  guarantee 
contributions  are  measured  at  the 
(undiscounted) 
amounts  expected  to  be  paid  when  the  obligation  is 
settled  and  are  presented  as  current  liabilities  in  the 
Group’s statement of financial position.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (CONTINUED)For the year ended 30 June 2020CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual reportEquity-settled compensation

(l)  Provisions

The  Group  provides  benefits  to  employees  (including 
Directors)  of  the  Group  in  the  form  of  share-based 
payment 
render 
services  in  exchange  for  shares  or  rights  over  shares 
(‘equity-settled transactions’) refer to Note 19. 

transactions,  whereby  employees 

The  cost  of  these  equity-settled  transactions  with 
employees  is  measured  by  reference  to  the  fair  value 
at  the  date  at  which  they  are  granted.  The  fair  value  of 
options  is  determined  by  an  internal  valuation  using  a 
Black-Scholes  option  pricing  model.  The  fair  value  of 
performance  rights  determined  by  consideration  of  the 
Company’s share price at the grant date and consideration 
of the specific non-market vesting conditions applicable 
to the performance rights. 

The  cost  of  equity-settled  transactions  is  recognised, 
together with a corresponding increase in equity, over the 
period in which the performance conditions are fulfilled, 
ending  on  the  date  on  which  the  relevant  employees 
become fully entitled to the award (“Vesting Date”). 

The  cumulative  expense  recognised  for  equity-settled 
transactions  at  each  reporting  date  until  vesting  date 
reflects  (i)  the  extent  to  which  the  vesting  period  has 
expired and (ii) the number of options that, in the opinion 
of the Directors of the Company, will ultimately vest. This 
opinion is formed based on the best available information 
at reporting date. No adjustment is made for the likelihood 
of market performance conditions being met as the effect 
of these conditions is included in the determination of fair 
value at grant date. 

No expense is recognised for awards that do not ultimately 
vest, except for awards where vesting is conditional upon 
a market condition. 

Where an equity-settled award is cancelled, it is treated 
as  if  it  had  vested  on  the  date  of  cancellation,  and  any 
expense  not  yet  recognised  for  the  award  is  recognised 
immediately.  However,  if  a  new  award  is  substituted  for 
the  cancelled  award  and  designated  as  a  replacement 
award  on  the  date  that  it  is  granted,  the  cancelled  and 
new award are treated as if they were a modification of 
the original award.

Provisions  are  determined  by  discounting  the  expected 
future  cash  flows  at  a  pre-tax  rate  that  reflects  current 
market assessments of time value of money and the risks 
specific to the liability. 

A provision for site rehabilitation is recognised in respect 
of  the  estimated  cost  of  rehabilitation  and  restoration 
of  the  areas  disturbed  by  mining  activities  up  to  the 
reporting date, but not yet rehabilitated.

(m)  Borrowings

Interest  bearing  borrowings  are  initially  measured  at 
fair  value,  net  of  directly  attributable  transaction  costs. 
After  initial  recognition,  interest-bearing  borrowings 
are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the 
effective interest rate method.

Borrowings which are due to be settled within 12 months 
after  the  balance  sheet  date  are  included  in  current 
borrowings in the balance sheet even though the original 
term  was  for  a  period  longer  than  12  months  or  an 
agreement  to  refinance,  or  to  reschedule  payments,  on 
a  long-term  basis  is  completed  after  the  balance  sheet 
date and before the financial statements are authorised 
for  issue.  Other  borrowings  to  be  settled  more  than  12 
months  after  the  balance  sheet  date  are  included  in 
noncurrent borrowings in the balance sheet.

(n)  Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash  and  cash  equivalents  includes  cash  on  hand, 
deposits held at call with banks, other short-term highly 
liquid  investments  with  original  maturities  of  three 
months or less.

(o)  Revenue and Other Income

Interest  revenue  is  recognised  on  a  proportional  basis 
taking  into  account  the  interest  rates  applicable  to  the 
financial assets. Revenue from Royalties are recognised 
upon delivery of goods to customers or to the minimum 
monthly contractual amount.

Rental income is recognised on a straight line basis over 
the  period  of  the  lease  term  so  as  to  reflect  a  constant 
periodic return on the property.

Other revenue is recognised when it is received or when 
the right to receive payment is established. All revenue is 
stated net of the amount of goods and services tax (GST).

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (CONTINUED)For the year ended 30 June 2020CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual reportGovernment  grants  are  recognised  when  there 
is 
reasonable  assurance  that  conditions  attached  to  the 
grant  will  be  complied  with  and  that  the  grant  will  be 
received.

(p)  Borrowing Costs

Borrowing  costs  directly  attributable  to  the  acquisition, 
construction  or  production  of  an  asset  that  necessarily 
takes  a  substantial  period  of  time  to  get  ready  for  its 
intended use or sale are capitalised as part of the cost of 
the asset. All other borrowing costs have been expensed 
in  the  period  in  which  they  occur.  Borrowing  costs 
consist of interest and other costs that an entity incurs in 
connection with the borrowing of funds.

(q)  Operating Segments

The  Group  has  identified  its  operating  segments  based 
on the internal reports that are reviewed and used by the 
Board as the Chief Operating Decision Makers (“CODM”) 
in assessing performance and determining the allocation 
of resources. 

The  Group 
is  managed  primarily  on  the  basis  of 
geographical location as the Group’s operations inherently 
have different risk profiles and performance assessment 
criteria.  Operating  segments  are  therefore  determined 
on the same basis. The consolidated entity has only one 
operating segments based on the information provided to 
the CODM. Therefore, as the results are the same as the 
consolidated entity they have not been repeated.

(r)  Group as a Lessor

Leases in which the Group does not transfer substantially 
all  the  risks  and  rewards  of  ownership  of  an  asset  are 
classified as operating leases. Initial direct costs incurred 
in negotiating and arranging an operating lease are added 
to the carrying amount of the leased asset and recognised 
over the lease term on the same basis as rental income. 
Contingent rents are recognised as revenue in the period 
in which they are earned. 

(s)  Goods and Services Tax (“GST”) 

Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the 
amount of GST, except where the amount of GST incurred 
is not recoverable from the Australian Tax Office.  In these 
circumstances the GST is recognised as part of the cost 
of  acquisition  of  the  asset  or  as  part  of  an  item  of  the 

expense.    Receivables  and  payables  in  the  statement  of 
financial position are shown inclusive of GST.

Cash flows are presented in the statement of cash flow on 
a gross basis, except for the GST component of investing 
and financing activities, which are disclosed as operating 
cash flows.

(t)  Value Added Tax (“VAT”) 

Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the 
amount of VAT, except where the amount of VAT incurred 
is  not  recoverable  from  the  Madagascan  tax  authority. 
In these circumstances VAT is recognised as part of the 
cost  of  acquisition  of  the  asset  or  as  part  of  an  item  of 
the expense.

Receivables  and  payables  in  the  statement  of  financial 
position are shown inclusive of VAT.

Cash flows are presented in the statement of cash flow on 
a gross basis, except for the VAT component of investing 
and financing activities, which are disclosed as operating 
cash flows.

(u)  Contributed Equity

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

(v)  Comparative Figures

When  required  by  Australian  Accounting  Standards, 
comparative  figures  have  been  adjusted  to  conform  to 
changes in presentation for the current financial year. 

(w)  Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgements

judgments 
The  Directors  evaluate  estimates  and 
incorporated into the financial report based on historical 
knowledge  and  best  available  current 
information.  
Estimates  assume  a  reasonable  expectation  of  future 
events  and  are  based  on  current  trends  and  economic 
data, obtained both externally and within the Group.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (CONTINUED)For the year ended 30 June 2020CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual reportKey Estimates

Impairment

The Group assesses impairment at each reporting date by 
evaluating conditions specific to the Group that may lead 
to  impairment  of  assets.    Where  an  impairment  trigger 
exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is determined.   
Impairment  of  investments  in  subsidiaries  arises  where 
the  carrying  value  of  the  asset  exceeds  the  net  asset 
position of the subsidiaries and impairment is recognised 
to  the  value  of  the  deficit.    Impairment  of  intangible 
assets  is  recognised  upon  managements’  best  estimate 
that the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the asset 
considering future cash flows and profits arising from the 
asset.

Share Based Payments

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 of options is determined by an 
internal  valuation  using  a  Black-Scholes  option  pricing 
model, using the assumptions detailed in Note 19. The fair 
value  of  performance  rights  is  determined  by  the  share 
price  at  the  date  of  valuation  and  consideration  of  the 
probability of the vesting condition being met.

Rehabilitation Provision

The Group assesses site rehabilitation liabilities annually. 
The  provision  recognised  is  based  on  an  assessment 
of  the  estimated  cost  of  closure  and  reclamation 
of  the  areas  using  internal  information  concerning 
environmental  issues  in  the  exploration  and  previously 
mined  areas,  discounted  to  present  value.  Significant 
estimation is required in determining the provision for site 
rehabilitation as there are many factors that may affect 
the  timing  and  ultimate  cost  to  rehabilitate  sites  where 
mining  and/or  exploration  activities  have  previously 
taken  place.  These  factors  include  future  development/
exploration  activity,  changes  in  the  cost  of  goods  and 
services required for restoration activity and changes to 
the  legal  and  regulatory  framework.  These  factors  may 
result  in  future  actual  expenditure  differing  from  the 
amounts currently provided.

Key Judgements

Exploration and Evaluation Expenditure

Tenement  acquisition  costs  are  initially  capitalised  and 
then  amortised  with  other  exploration  and  evaluation 
expenditure  written  off  as  incurred.    Costs  are  only 
carried  forward  to  the  extent  that  they  are  expected  to 
be  recouped  through  the  successful  development  of 
a  defined  area  of  interest  for  which  the  Group  has  the 
rights  to  explore,  evaluate  and  develop,  the  sale  of  the 
respective  areas  of  interest  or  where  activities  in  the 
area  of  interest    permits  reasonable  assessment  of  the 
existence of economically recoverable reserves.  

A  regular  review  is  undertaken  of  each  area  of  interest 
to  determine  the  appropriateness  of  continuing  to 
carry  forward  costs  in  relation  to  that  area  of  interest. 
The  Directors  believe  that  the  capitalised  exploration 
expenditure on peripheral exploration tenements, outside 
of  the  defined  mining  lease  should  be  written  off  at  the 
reporting date as there are no immediate plans to develop 
outside of the mining lease. 

Deferred Tax Assets

The Directors have considered it prudent not to bring to 
account the deferred tax asset of income tax losses until 
it  is  probable  of  deriving  assessable  income  of  a  nature 
and amount to enable such benefit to be realised.

Held for Sale Assets

The  held  for  sale  property  asset,  reclassified  from 
property, plant and equipment at 30 June 2017, remains 
unsold as at 30 June 2020. An annual valuation prepared 
by an expert  is  used  by the Directors in  the assessment 
of the carrying amount of the held for sale asset and the 
requirement to impair the carrying value. 

(x)  Other Receivables

Other  receivables  include  amounts  due  from  customers 
for services performed in the ordinary course of business. 
Receivables expected to be collected within 12 months of 
the  end  of  the  reporting  period  are  classified  as  current 
assets.  Other  receivables  are  initially  recognised  at  fair 
value  and  subsequently  measured  at  amortised  cost 
using the effective interest method, less any provision for 
impairment.  Refer  to  Note  1(h)  for  further  discussion  on 
the determination of impairment losses.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (CONTINUED)For the year ended 30 June 2020CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual report(y)  Other Payables

Other payables are carried at amortised cost and represent 
liabilities for goods and services provided to the Group prior 
to  the  end  of  the  financial  year  that  are  unpaid  and  arise 
when the Group becomes obliged to make future payments 
in  respect  of  the  purchase  of  these  goods  and  services. 
Trade and other payables are presented as current liabilities 
unless payment is not due within 12 months. 

(z)  Earnings Per Share

Basic  earnings  per  share  (“EPS”)  is  calculated  by  dividing 
the  income  or  loss  attributable  to  the  members  of  the 
Company for reporting period, after exclusion of any costs 
of  servicing  equity  other  than  ordinary  shares,  by  the 
weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding 
during the half year, adjusted for any bonus elements. 

Diluted EPS adjusts the figures used in the determination 
of  Basic  EPS  to  take  into  account  the  after-tax  effect  of 
interest  recognised  associated  with  the  dilutive  potential 
ordinary  shares  and  the  weighted  average  number  of 
shares assumed to have been issued for no consideration 
in relation to dilutive potential ordinary shares adjusted for 
any bonus elements.

(aa)  Adoption of New and Revised Accounting Standards

The Group has adopted all the new and revised Standards 
and  Interpretations  issued  by  the  Australian  Accounting 
Standards Board that are relevant to their operations and 
are  effective  for  the  current  financial  reporting  period, 
being the year ended 30 June 2020. 

There have been no new and revised standards that have 
had a significant impact on the measurement or disclosure 
requirements of the Group, except as noted below.

New and revised Standards adopted by the Group

AASB 16 Leases

This note explains the impact of the adoption of AASB 16 
Leases  on  the  Group’s  financial  statements  and  discloses 
the new accounting policies that have been applied from 1 
July 2019.

AASB  16  sets  out  the  principles  for  the  recognition, 
measurement,  presentation  and  disclosure  of  leases  for 
both parties to a contract, i.e. the customer (“lessee”) and 
the supplier (“lessor”). AASB 16 replaces the previous leases 
Standard,  AASB  117  Leases,  and  related  Interpretations. 

AASB  16  has  one  model  for  lessees  which  will  result  in 
almost all leases being included on the Balance Sheet.

The  lessee  recognises  a  right-of-use  asset  representing 
its  right  to  use  the  underlying  asset  and  a  lease  liability 
representing its obligation to make lease payments.

The  Group  has  adopted  AASB  16  using  the  modified 
retrospective  approach  from  1  July  2019  but  has  not 
restated  comparatives  for  the  2019  reporting  period,  as 
permitted under the specific transitional provisions in the 
standard. The reclassifications and the adjustments arising 
from the new leasing rules are therefore recognised in the 
opening statement of financial position on 1 July 2019.

leases  assets 

including  properties  and 
The  Group 
equipment.  As  a  lessee,  the  Group  previously  classified 
leases  as  operating  or  financial  leases  based  on  its 
assessment of whether the lease transferred substantially 
all of the risks and rewards of ownership. Under AASB 16, 
the Group recognises right of use assets and lease liabilities 
for some of these leases – i.e. they are on the statement of 
financial position.

The  Group  presents  right  of-use  assets  in  ‘Property,  plant 
and equipment’ together with assets that it owns.

The  Group  presents  lease  liabilities  separately  in  the 
statement of financial position.

The accounting policy changes have been outlined below.

(i)  Definition of a lease

In accordance with AASB 16, a contract is, or contains, a 
lease if the contract conveys a right to control the use of an 
identified asset for a period in exchange for consideration. 
On  transition  to  AASB  16,  the  Group  elected  to  apply  the 
practical  expedient  (where  applicable)  to  grandfather  the 
assessment of lease transactions and applied AASB 16 only 
to contracts entered or changed on or after 1 July 2019.

At  inception  or  on  reassessment  of  a  contract  that 
contains a lease component, the Group has elected not to 
separate non-lease components and will instead account 
for the lease and non-lease components as a single lease 
component.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (CONTINUED)For the year ended 30 June 2020CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual report(ii)  Right-of-use assets

The  Group  recognises  right-of-use  assets  at  the 
commencement date of the lease and is initially measured 
at cost, and subsequently at cost less any accumulated 
depreciation  and  impairment  losses  and  adjusted  for 
any changes to lease liabilities. The cost of right-of-use 
assets includes the amount of lease liabilities recognised, 
initial direct costs incurred, and lease payments made at 
or before the commencement date.

The  consolidated  entity  has  elected  not  to  recognise  a 
right-of-use  asset  and  corresponding  lease  liability  for 
short-term  leases  with  terms  of  12  months  or  less  and 
leases  of  low-value  assets.  Lease  payments  on  these 
assets are expensed to profit or loss as incurred.

(iii)  Lease Liability 

The  lease  liability  is  initially  measured  at  the  present 
value  of  the  lease  payments  that  are  not  paid  at  the 
commencement date, discounted using the interest rate 
implicit in the lease or, if that cannot be readily determined, 
the  Group’s  incremental  borrowing  rate.  Generally,  the 
Group uses its incremental borrowing rate as the discount 
rate. The lease liability is subsequently increased by the 
interest cost on the lease liability and decreased by lease 
payments made. The carrying amount of lease liabilities 
is remeasured if there is a modification to an index or rate, 

a change in the residual value guarantee, or changes in 
the  assessment  of  whether  a  purchase,  extension  or 
termination option will be exercised. The lease payments 
include fixed monthly payments, variable lease payments 
and  amounts  expected  to  be  paid  under  residual  value 
guarantees  less  any  incentives  received.  Variable  lease 
payments  that  do  not  depend  on  an  index  or  rate  are 
recognised  as  an  expense  in  the  period  it  was  incurred. 
The  lease  payment  also  includes  the  exercise  price,  or 
termination  price,  of  a  purchase  option  in  the  event  the 
lease is likely to be extended, or terminated, by the Group. 
The Group has applied judgement to determine the lease 
term  for  some  lease  contracts  in  which  it  is  a  lessee 
that  includes  renewal  options.  The  assessment  of  these 
options will impact the lease term and therefore affects 
the  amount  of  lease  liabilities  and  right-of-use  assets 
recognised.

(iv) 

Impact on financial statements

On transition to AASB 16, the Group recognised additional 
right-of-use  assets  of  $335,775  and  lease  liabilities  of 
$335,775. When measuring lease liabilities for leases that 
were classified as operating leases, the Group discounted 
the lease payments using its incremental borrowing rate 
at  1  July  2019.  The  weighted  average  rate  applied  was 
3.55%. There was no impact on opening retained earnings 
at 1 July 2019.

On initial application

Operating lease commitment as at 1 July 2019

Discounted on initial application using the incremental borrowing rate

Commitments not recognised as a lease

Lease liability recognised at 1 July 2019

At 30 June 2020

Right-of-use assets

Lease liabilities

$

540,237

(19,442)

(185,020)

335,775

$

217,739

252,794

In addition, the Group has recognised depreciation and interest costs, instead of operating lease expenses. 

For the period ended 30 June 2020, the Group recognised $93,631 of lease liability repayments, $118,036 of depreciation 
charges and $10,649 of interest costs in relation to these leases. Total cash outflows for leases recognised under AASB 
16 totalled $104,280 for the year.

Standards and interpretations issued, not yet adopted

There are no other standards that are not yet effective and that would be expected to have a material impact on the 
entity in the current or future reporting periods and on foreseeable future transactions.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (CONTINUED)For the year ended 30 June 2020CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual report2.  REVENUE

Revenue 

Government grant income

Other income

Rental income 

Royalty income

Total Revenue

Other Income

Interest income

Other

Total Other Income

3.  PERSONNEL COSTS

Wages and salaries

Defined contribution superannuation

Share-based payments expense

Employee bonuses

Other employee benefits expense 

Total Personnel Costs

2020

$

173,347 

-

122,162 

- 

295,509 

677,658 

-

677,658 

2019

$

-

463

116,085 

43,246 

159,794 

47,352 

12

47,364 

2020

$

2019

$

6,087,234

2,048,775

528,291

8,237,323 

31,688

386,841

153,958

(81,177)

-

262,962

15,271,377

2,384,518

Less: amounts capitalised

(3,719,136)

(779,456)

Employee benefits expense recognised 

11,552,241

1,605,062

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (CONTINUED)For the year ended 30 June 2020CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual report 
4. 

INCOME TAX

(a) Income Tax Expense

The prima facie tax expense/(benefit) on Profit/(Loss) from ordinary activities 
is reconciled as follows:

The Components of tax expense comprise:

 – Current Tax

 – Deferred Tax – temporary differences

2020

$

2019

$

1,023

-

1,023

1,061

-

1,061

The Prima facie tax on Loss before income tax at 27.50% (2019: 27.50%)

(3,570,058)

(6,549,460)

Add/(subtract) the tax effect of:

 – Tax attributable to foreign subsidiary

 – Other assessable income not included as accounting income

 – Non-deductible expenses

 – Accounting income not included as assessable income

 – Other deductible expenses

 – Deferred tax assets / (liabilities) not brought to account

Income tax expense / (benefit) attributable to entity

(b) Recognised Deferred Tax Balances

Deferred Tax Asset

Deferred Tax Liability

(c) Unrecognised Deferred Tax Balances

The following deferred tax assets have not been brought to account:

Unrecognised deferred tax assets comprise:

-  Deferred tax assets attributable to tax losses

-  Transaction costs on equity issue

1,023

1,853

1,061

1,242

3,622,654

4,394,468

(69)

(511,673)

(1,853)

(83,249)

(3,112,765)

(4,310,608)

1,023

1,061

-

-

-

-

-

-

11,257,845

10,025,826

-

-

11,257,845

10,025,826

The tax losses do not expire under current tax legislation.  Deferred tax assets have not been recognised in respect of 
these items because it is not probable that future taxable profit will be available against which the Group can utilise 
these benefits. 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (CONTINUED)For the year ended 30 June 2020CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual reportThe comparative amount for deferred tax assets attributable to tax losses has been restated on account of correction 
of an error in 2019.

In 2019 financials, Group reported

Variance

5.  CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

Cash at bank

6.  OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

Prepayments

Other

Total Other Current Assets

7.  OTHER RECEIVABLES 

Current

GST receivable

Deposits

Fuel tax credit receivable

Interest receivable

Other receivables

Total Other Current Receivables

Non-Current

Deposits

Total Other Non-Current Receivables

2019

$

13,914,405

(3,888,579)

2020

$

2019

$

45,694,818

9,039,767

2020

$

539,511

68,822

608,333

2020

$

1,139,721 

40,000 

90,599 

36,210 

127,143 

1,433,673

2019

$

68,927

(4,647)

64,280

2019

$

- 

138,364

- 

6,737 

125,161 

270,262 

323,364 

323,364 

- 

- 

Total Other Receivables

1,757,037

270,262 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (CONTINUED)For the year ended 30 June 2020CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual reportDeposits held for bank guarantees are made up of the following:

 – $40,000 is held as security for the credit card facility and bears 0.25% interest (2019: 2.35%). 

 – $98,364 is held as security for the office lease and bears 0.50% interest (2019: 2.35%).

 – $75,000 is held as security for the CBA credit card facility and bears 0.70% interest (2019: N/A).

 – $150,000  is  held  as  security  for  the  Commissioner  of  Main  Roads  Access  Road  Bond  and  bears  0.70%  interest 

(2019: N/A).

8.  PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Furniture & 
Equipment

Plant & 
Equipment

Buildings & 
Infrastructure

Capital  
WIP

$

$

$

$

Total

$

Net carrying amount as at 1 July 2019

204,588

98,454

1,500,000

-

1,803,042

Additions

Right-of-use lease assets

Depreciation

Transfers to Mine Properties

Disposals

205,672

335,775

-

-

(179,698)

(14,935)

-

(5,925)

-

-

Net carrying amount as at 30 June 2020

560,412

83,519

As at 30 June 2020

Cost

995,456

278,044

Accumulated depreciation

(435,044)

(194,526)

Net carrying amount as at 30 June 2020

560,412

83,519

-

-

-

(1,500,000)

-

-

-

-

-

442,696

-

-

-

-

648,368

335,775

(194,633)

(1,500,000)

(5,925)

442,696

1,086,627

442,696

-

1,716,196

(629,570)

442,696

1,086,627

Plant & 
Equipment

Field 
Equipment

Buildings & 
Infrastructure

Capital  
WIP

$

$

$

$

Net carrying amount as at 1 July 2018

242,088

Additions

Depreciation

Disposals

6,649

(42,262)

(1,886)

90,114

21,050

(12,711)

-

-

1,500,000

-

-

Net carrying amount as at 30 June 2019

204,589

98,453

1,500,000

As at 30 June 2019

Cost

462,369

248,346

1,500,000

Accumulated depreciation

(257,780)

(149,893)

-

Net carrying amount as at 30 June 2019

204,589

98,453

1,500,000

Total

$

332,202

1,527,699

(54,973)

(1,886)

1,803,042

2,210,715

(407,673)

1,803,042

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (CONTINUED)For the year ended 30 June 2020CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual reportAssets pledged as security

Macquarie Bank Ltd (“MBL”) holds a first ranking, registered fixed and floating charge over all the assets of Capricorn 
Metals Ltd and its wholly owned subsidiary, Greenmount Resources Pty Ltd as security for the debt facility provided by 
MBL to fund construction of the Karlawinda Gold Project.

Right of Use Assets

As at 1 July

Additions to right-of-use assets

Depreciation charge for the year

As at 30 June

Lease Liabilities

Current

Lease liabilities

Total Current Lease Liabilities

Non-Current

Lease liabilities

Total Non-Current Lease Liabilities

Total Lease Liabilities

2020

$

335,775

-

(118,036)

217,739

2020

$

133,591

133,591

119,203

119,203

252,794

2019

$

-

-

-

-

2019

$

-

-

-

-

-

The Group leases office premises in West Perth, Western Australia under normal commercial lease arrangements. The 
office lease was entered into for an initial 5-year period commencing 1 May 2017. In addition, the Group has entered into 
a lease arrangement on a printer from 22 May 2017, and a phone system from 9 July 2017, both with lease terms of 5 
years. On 1 June 2020, the Group entered into a 2 year lease agreement for machinery to be used in the construction 
and eventually operation of KGP.

A right-of-use asset and corresponding lease liability has not yet been recognised for the lease entered into during June 
2020 due to timing differences whereby the machinery was not yet delivered and ready for use. 

9.  ASSETS HELD FOR SALE

Property asset

Impairment 

Total Assets Held for Sale

2020

$

2019

$

4,500,000 

4,500,000

(1,800,000)

(1,600,000)

2,700,000 

2,900,000

The  Group  intends  to  dispose  of  a  freely  held  property  asset  located  in  Antanarirvo,  Madagascar  within  the  next 
12  months.  This  property  of  19,373m2  containing  a  number  of  buildings,  including  offices,  warehouses  and  villa 
accommodation, is a unique asset with limited potential buyers.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (CONTINUED)For the year ended 30 June 2020CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual reportAn annual market valuation was completed by Cabinet D’Expertise Audit Techniques Et Conseils Qualities in June 2020 
of  7,235,880,000  Ariary  (AUD  $2,757,629).  On  the  basis  of  the  current  valuation,  and  consideration  for  the  unique 
nature of the property, the Directors considered it prudent to impair the carrying value of this asset by $200,000 (2019: 
$1,600,000).

The  fair  value  of  the  freehold  land  was  determined  based  on  the  market  comparable  approach  that  reflects  recent 
transaction prices for similar properties.

10.  OTHER FINANCIAL ASSETS

Part of the consideration for the sale of the subsidiary group comprising Madagascar Graphite Ltd and Mada-Aust SARL 
was the issue of 2,000,000 fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of BlackEarth Minerals NL. 

Current

As at 1 July

Fair value adjustment

As at 30 June

Non-Current

As at 1 July

Fair value adjustment

As at 30 June

Fair value of listed shares and assumptions

Fair value per listed share 

Closing quoting bid price per share 

2020

$

128,000

(60,000)

68,000

-

-

-

2020

$0.034

$0.034

2019

$

-

-

-

190,000

(62,000)

128,000

2019

$0.064

$0.064

The BlackEarth Minerals NL shares were restricted from trading for a 24 month period from listing date (19 January 
2018). As of 30 June 2020, these shares are no longer restricted from trading and as such have been reclassified to a 
current financial asset.

11.  DEFERRED EXPLORATION & EVALUATION COSTS

As at 1 July

Expenditure for the period

Impairment

Transfer to mine properties under development

As at 30 June

2020

$

2019

$

12,078,608

26,483,890

3,208,783

2,797,963

(265,872)

(17,203,245)

(14,479,814)

-

541,705

12,078,608

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (CONTINUED)For the year ended 30 June 2020CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual reportDuring the year, the Group impaired $265,872 of exploration expenditure incurred on the peripheral tenements outside 
of the Bibra deposit. The Board has made a decision to impair the value of exploration expenditure capitalised on these 
tenements as the main focus was on exploring near mine targets during the year.

Assets pledged as security

Macquarie Bank Ltd (“MBL”) holds a first ranking, registered fixed and floating charge over all the assets of Capricorn 
Metals Ltd and its wholly owned subsidiary, Greenmount Resources Pty Ltd as security for the debt facility provided by 
MBL to fund construction of the Karlawinda Gold Project.

12.  MINE PROPERTIES UNDER DEVELOPMENT

Balance at beginning of period

Construction expenditure capitalised

Pre-production expenditure capitalised

Rehabilitation additions

Transfer from exploration

Transfer from property, plant and equipment

Balance at the end of period

Assets pledged as security

2020

$

-

45,213,153

965,689

4,118,774

14,479,814

1,500,000

66,277,430

2019

$

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Macquarie Bank Ltd (“MBL”) holds a first ranking, registered fixed and floating charge over all the assets of Capricorn 
Metals Ltd and its wholly owned subsidiary, Greenmount Resources Pty Ltd as security for the debt facility provided by 
MBL to fund construction of the Karlawinda Gold Project.

13.  TRADE & OTHER PAYABLES

Trade Payables - Current

Trade payables 

Accrued expenses

Other payables 

Total Current Trade Payables

Employee Benefits - Current

Employee entitlements - annual leave payable

Total Employee Benefits

Total Current Trade and Other Payables

Trade and Other Payables - Non-Current

Other payables

Total Non-Current Trade and Other Payables

46

2020

$

2019

$

8,408,416 

3,294,721 

987,901 

345,209 

1,660,388 

22,555 

12,691,038

2,028,152

173,197 

173,197 

134,672 

134,672 

12,864,235

2,162,824 

-

-

300,713

300,713

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (CONTINUED)For the year ended 30 June 2020CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual report 
 
14.  PROVISIONS

Current

Rehabilitation

Total Current Provisions

Non-current

Long service leave

Rehabilitation

Total Non-Current Provisions

Total Provisions

Provision for rehabilitation

Balance at beginning of period

Provisions made during the year

Balance at end of period

2020

$

301,877

301,877

22,088

3,816,897

3,838,985

4,140,862

-

4,118,774

4,118,774

2019

$

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

The Group assesses site rehabilitation liabilities on an annual basis. The provision recognised is based on an assessment 
of  the  estimated  cost  of  closure  and  reclamation  of  the  areas  using  internal  information  concerning  environmental 
issues in the exploration and previously mined areas, discounted to present value. Significant estimation is required 
in determining the provision for site rehabilitation as there are many factors that may affect the timing and ultimate 
cost to rehabilitate sites where mining and/or exploration activities have previously taken place. These factors include 
future development/exploration activity, changes in the costs of goods and services required for restoration activity and 
changes to the legal and regulatory framework. These factors may result in future actual expenditure differing from the 
amounts currently provided.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (CONTINUED)For the year ended 30 June 2020CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual report15.  ISSUED CAPITAL

Ordinary shares - issued and fully paid

Movement in ordinary shares on issue

As at 1 July 2018

Issue of shares (1) (2) (3)

Cost of capital raised

As at 30 June 2019

Issue of shares (4) (5) (6) (7)

Issued on exercise of options

Share consolidation (8)

Cost of capital raised

As at 30 June 2020

There are no preference shares on issue.

2020

$

2019

$

145,040,353

62,633,017 

Number of 
Shares

$

747,936,325 

50,878,673 

188,597,019 

12,193,778 

-   

(439,434) 

936,533,344 

62,633,017 

687,172,429

83,259,956

2,060,000

1,370,000

(1,298,964,300)

-

-

(2,222,620)

326,801,473

145,040,353

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

27 February 2019: 32,508,128 shares were issued at a price of $0.063 per share subsequent to the completion of a shareholder share 
purchase plan.

16 April 2019: 32,716,703 shares were issued at a price of $0.065 per share subsequent to the completion of the institutional portion of 
a 1 for 5 shareholder entitlement offer to shareholders.

7 May 2019: 123,372,188 shares were issued at a price of $0.065 per share subsequent to the completion of the retail portion of a 1 for 5 
shareholder entitlement offer to shareholders.

5 July 2019: 108,707,208 shares were issued at a price of $0.065 per share subsequent to the completion of a placement to shareholders.

20  August  2019:  125,426,127  shares  were  issued  at  a  price  of  $0.16  per  share  subsequent  to  the  completion  of  a  placement  to 
shareholders.

30  August  2019:  172,215,221  shares  were  issued  at  a  price  of  $0.065  per  share  subsequent  to  the  completion  of  a  placement  to 
shareholders.

30  September  2019:  280,823,873  shares  were  issued  at  a  price  of  $0.16  per  share  subsequent  to  the  completion  of  a  placement  to 
shareholders.

20 November 2019: Shareholders approved a resolution to consolidate the Group’s issued capital through the conversion of every five 
existing shares into one share.

Ordinary shares participate in dividends and the proceeds on winding up of the parent entity in proportion to the number 
of shares held. At shareholders’ meetings each ordinary share is entitled to one vote when a poll is called, otherwise 
each shareholder has one vote on a show of hands.

The Company does not have authorised capital or par value in respect of its shares.

Stock Exchange Listing

Total  issued  capital  is  326,801,473  (2019:  936,533,344)  shares,  of  which  all  are  listed  on  the  Australian  Securities 
Exchange (“ASX”) at 30 June 2020.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (CONTINUED)For the year ended 30 June 2020CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual report16.  RESERVES

Share-based 
payment 
reserve

Foreign currency 
translation 
reserve

Investment 
revaluation 
reserve

Balance as at 1 July

Share-based payment transactions

Translation movement for the year

New accounting standard adjustment

$

1,266,070

140,534

-

-

Options forfeited during the year

(221,711)

$

$

(674,628)

(210,000)

-

(22,324)

-

-

Balance as at 30 June 2019 and 1 July 2019

1,184,893

(696,952)

Share-based payment transactions

8,237,323

Translation movement for the year

Options forfeited during the year

-

-

-

(6,775)

-

Balance as at 30 June 2020

9,422,216

(703,727)

Total  
Reserves

$

381,442

140,534

(22,324)

210,000

(221,711)

487,941

8,237,323

(6,775)

-

8,718,489

-

-

210,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

Share-based payments reserve

The  share-based  payments  reserve  is  used  to  record  the  value  of  share-based  payments  and  performance  rights  to 
Directors, employees, including KMPs, as part of their remuneration.

Foreign currency translation reserve

The  foreign  currency  translation  reserve  records  exchange  differences  arising  on  translation  of  foreign  controlled 
subsidiaries.

17.  ACCUMULATED LOSSES

Opening balance as at 1 July

New accounting standards adjustment to opening balance

Restated as at 1 July

Loss for the year

Closing balance as at 30 June

2020

$

2019

$

(39,303,622)

(15,276,344)

-

-

(210,000)

(15,486,344)

(12,979,161)

(23,817,278)

(52,282,783)

(39,303,622)

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (CONTINUED)For the year ended 30 June 2020CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual report18.  EARNINGS PER SHARE

Earnings used in calculating basic and diluted earnings per share

 – Loss attributable to members of the parent entity

(12,979,161)

(23,817,278)

2020

$

2019

$

Basic and diluted loss per share

 – Cents per share 

Cents

(4.30)

Cents

(15.19)

Number

Number

Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding at 30 June

301,853,464

156,773,211

As at 30 June 2020 there are 16,218,006 (2019: 41,390,028) unquoted options on issue. 

As the Group incurred a loss for the year, the options on issue have no dilutive effect, therefore the diluted earnings per 
share is equal to the basic earnings per share. 

In accordance with AASB 133 Earnings per Share, a retrospective adjustment has been made on the EPS for 2019 given 
the five for one consolidation of shares as approved by shareholders during the year.

19.  SHARE BASED PAYMENTS

Total expenses arising from share-based payment transactions recognised during the period were as follows:

Recognised share-based payments expense

Employee share-based payments expense

Performance rights expense

Total expense arising from share-based payment transactions

Options 

2020

$

6,897,860

1,339,463

8,237,323

2019

$

(81,177)

-

(81,177)

On  2  July  2019  the  Company  agreed  subject  to  shareholder  approval  to    issue  of  40,000,000  options  (8,000,000 
after  share  consolidation)  to  Mr  Mark  Clark  (Executive  Chairman)  and  10,000,000  options  (2,000,000  after  share 
consolidation) to Mr Mark Okeby (Non-Executive Director) under the Group’s Incentive Option Plan subject to shareholder 
approval, which was obtained on 27 August 2019.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (CONTINUED)For the year ended 30 June 2020CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual reportThe following table outlines the number and movements in share options issued during the year:

Outstanding at beginning of the year 

Granted during the year

Forfeited during the year

Exercised during the year

Expired during the year

Share consolidation reduction

Outstanding at end of the year

Exercisable at the end of the year

2020

Number of 
Options

2019

Number of 
Options

41,390,028

55,690,028

50,000,000

-

-

(7,933,334)

(2,060,000)

-

-

(6,366,666)

(73,112,022)

-

16,218,006

41,390,028

16,151,339

38,756,693

The Weighted Average Exercise Price (“WAEP”) for the year ended 30 June 2020 is 0.5591.

All options refer to options over ordinary shares of Capricorn Metals Ltd which are exercisable on a one for one basis.

The fair value at grant date of the options has been estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing formula, taking 
into account the terms and conditions upon which the options were granted. The options vest immediately upon issue 
and the contractual life of each option is 3 years. The inputs used to calculate the fair value of these options are set out 
below.

Grant date 

27 August 2019

23 November 2017

13 June 2017

25 November 2016

Share price at grant date 

Exercise price 

Expected dividends 

Risk free rate 

Expected volatility 

Expected life 

$1.225

$0.60

0%

0.73%

77.04%

3 years 

$0.067

$0.10

0%

2.04%

50.00%

4 years

Fair value per option at grant date

$0.6884

$0.0199

$0.088

$0.15

0%

1.84%

50.00%

3.9 years

$0.0214

$0.100

$0.20

0%

1.98%

60.00%

3.5 years

$0.0205

The expected volatility is based on the historic volatility (calculated based on the weighted average remaining life of the 
share options), adjusted for any expected changes to future volatility due to publicly available information.  

Performance rights

In December 2019, 4,000,000 Performance Rights were granted to KMP, Mr Kim Massey and Mr Paul Thomas under the 
Group’s Performance Rights Plan.  50% of the rights will vest on 17 September 2021 and the remaining rights will vest 
on 17 September 2022.

In  March  2020,  2,450,000  Performance  Rights  were  granted  to  KMP,  Ms  Tammie  Dixon  and  other  employees  of 
Capricorn under the Group’s Performance Rights Plan. 50% of rights will vest on 1 February 2022 and the remaining 
rights will vest on 1 February 2023. 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (CONTINUED)For the year ended 30 June 2020CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual reportThe fair value at the grant date was estimated using a Black-Scholes option pricing model. The below table details the 
terms and conditions of the grants and the assumptions used in estimating the fair value:

Grant date 

17 December 2019

27 March 2020

Value of the underlying security at grant date

Exercise price 

Dividend yield 

Risk free rate 

Volatility 

Performance period (years)

Test date

Remaining performance period (years)

Weighted average fair value

$1.18

nil

$0.00

0.77% - 0.80%

105% - 126%

1.75 - 2.75

$0.95

nil

0%

0.38% - 0.39%

107% - 123% 

1.85 - 2.85

17/09/21 & 17/09/22

1/02/22 & 1/02/23

1.75 - 2.75

1.18

1.85 - 2.85

0.95

The fair value of the Performance Rights granted during the year ended 30 June 2020 is $7,047,500.

20.  NOTE TO THE STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 

Reconciliation of cash flow from operations, with loss after income tax

Loss after income tax

Non-cash flows in result

Depreciation

Impairment of assets held for sale

Impairment of capitalised exploration expenditure

Fair value loss on financial assets

Foreign currency translation

Share based payment

Loss on disposal of fixed assets

Changes in assets and liabilities

(Increase) in other current assets

(Increase) in receivables

Increase/(Decrease) in payables and accruals

Increase/(Decrease) in provisions

Cashflow used by Operations

Non-cash investing and financing activities

2020

$

2019

$

(12,979,161)

(23,817,278)

191,893

200,000

265,872

60,000

6,475

8,237,323

5,620

(52,526)

(383,452)

143,928

22,088

54,973

1,600,000

17,203,245

62,000

(22,071)

(81,177)

1,886

27,302

-

1,499,549

-

(4,281,940)

(3,471,571)

There were no non-cash investing and financing activities during the year ended 30 June 2020 (2019: Nil).

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (CONTINUED)For the year ended 30 June 2020CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual report21.  COMMITMENTS

Planned Exploration Expenditure

Exploration expenditure commitments represent tenement rentals and expenditure requirements that may be required 
to be met under the relevant legislation should the Group wish to retain tenure on all current tenements in which the 
Group has an interest.

As at 30 June 2020, the Group holds 17 granted tenements and 1 granted mining lease. In addition, there are 2 applications 
not yet granted and 9 granted miscellaneous licences which do not have an annual minimum expenditure commitment 
but do have an annual rent payment applicable.

Within one year

Exploration commitments at reporting date not recognised as liabilities

2020

$

2019

$

1,513,664

1,513,664

1,197,363

1,197,363

Annual exploration expenditure after one year will be a similar commitment to that within one year, however this amount 
is increased if new exploration tenements are added to the Group’s portfolio or reduced, if exploration tenements are 
removed from the Group’s portfolio.

Tenement E52/3797 was under application as at 30 June 2020 and has subsequently been granted in August 2020. 
The required expenditure has been included in the above commitments.

Operating Lease Commitments

The Group leases office premises in West Perth, Western Australia under normal commercial lease arrangements. The 
office lease was entered into for an initial 5-year period commencing 1 May 2017. In addition, the Group has entered 
into a lease arrangement on a printer from 22 May 2017, and a phone system from 9 July 2017, both with lease terms 
of 5 years.

At 1 July 2019, with the adoption of AASB16 Leases, operating leases as previously defined under AASB 117 Leases have 
for the most part been recognised and included as lease liabilities with future commitments disclosed in Note 8. Any 
leases that did not meet the definition of finance leases were either short term in nature or did not meet the recognition 
requirements (these totalled $0). Refer to Note 1(z) for further details on the impact of this change.

The disclosure of prior period operating commitments is retained in these financial statements as follows:

Lease Commitments: Group as lessee

Operating leases:

Within one year

Later than one year but not later than five years

Lease expenditure contracted at reporting date not recognised as liabilities

2019

$

160,752

379,485

540,237

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (CONTINUED)For the year ended 30 June 2020CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual reportPhysical Gold Delivery Commitments

As  part  of  the  risk  management  policy  of  the  Group  and  in  compliance  with  the  conditions  required  by  the  Group’s 
financier Macquarie Bank Limited (“MBL”), the Group has entered into a gold forward contract to manage the gold price 
of a proportion of anticipated sales of gold. The contracts are accounted for as sale contracts with revenue recognised 
once gold has been delivered to MBL or its agent. The physical gold delivery contracts are considered a contract to sell a 
non-financial item and therefore do not fall within the scope of AASB 9 Financial Instruments. Hence no derivatives are 
recognised. The contracted sales price is rounded to the nearest dollar.

Gold for physical 
delivery

Contracted gold 
sale price

Value of 

committed sales Mark-to-market

ounces

$

$

$

Between one and five years 

- Fixed forward contracts

200,000

2,250 

450,000,000 

(67,390,000)

Mark-to-market has been calculated using the spot price of $2,585 per ounce as at 30 June 2020.

Mark-to-market represents the value of the open contracts at balance date, calculated with reference to the gold spot 
price at that date. A negative amount reflects a valuation in the counterparty’s favour.

On 6 January 2020, the Group entered into a call option contract of 16,700 ounces with a delivery price of $2,260 per 
ounce with Macquarie Bank Limited.

The Group has no other gold sale commitments (June 2019: Nil).

Gas Pipeline Construction and Supply

During May 2020, Capricorn entered into an agreement with APA Group (“APA”)(ASX: APA) for the transportation of gas 
from the Goldfields Gas Pipeline (“GGP”). As part of this agreement, APA will build, own and operate the lateral pipeline 
that links GGP to the Karlawinda Gold Project. The terms of the agreement commit the Group to purchasing the right 
to use the gas pipeline including the lateral pipeline being built for ongoing gas supply over five years for an estimated 
$31.1m. 

Power Station Construction and Supply

During May 2020, Capricorn executed a power supply agreement with Contract Power Australia Pty Ltd (“Contract Power”) 
to build, own and operate a 16MW gas fuelled station with 2MW of diesel back-up at the Karlawinda Gold Project. The terms 
of the agreement commit the Group to the right to use the Power Station being built and provides ongoing power supply for 
eight years for approximately $31.5m which includes both fixed and variable pricing components.

22.  CONTINGENT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

There were no contingent liabilities at 30 June 2020 (2019: Nil). 

As 30 June 2020 Capricorn Metals Ltd has bank guarantees totalling $363,364 (2019: $138,364), refer Note 7.

As part of the Project Loan Facility of $80 million and Bank Guarantee of $20 million the Group entered into with MBL 
during the year, $2.5m of the Bank Guarantee has been drawn down for the APA Group contract. Subsequent to year 
end the Bank Guarantee has been drawn down to $12.5 million for the APA Group contract. 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (CONTINUED)For the year ended 30 June 2020CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual report23.  EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO REPORTING DATE

There were no material events arising subsequent to 30 June 2020, to the date of this report which may significantly 
affect the operations of the Group, the results of those operations and the state of affairs of the Group in the future, 
other than:

Share Issue

Subsequent to year end, 53,334 shares have been issued as a result of the exercise of employee options for proceeds 
of $40,000. 

On 29 July 2020, a placement to raise $32.3 million by the issue of 17,000,000 shares at a price of $1.90 per share was 
announced. The placement was completed and shares were issued on 5 August 2020.

The  impact  of  the  Coronavirus  (“Covid-19”)  pandemic  is  ongoing  and  it  is  not  practicable  to  estimate  the  potential 
impact, positive or negative, after the reporting date. The situation is continuing to evolve and is dependent on measures 
imposed  by  the  Australian  Government  and  other  countries,  such  as  maintaining  social  distancing  requirements, 
quarantine, travel restrictions and any economic stimulus that may be provided.

24.  FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

In common with other businesses, the Group is exposed to risks that arise from its use of financial instruments. The 
Group’s key financial instruments comprise cash and cash equivalents, trade and other receivables and trade and other 
payables. 

This  note  describes  the  Group’s  objectives,  policies  and  processes  for  managing  those  risks  and  the  methods  used 
to  measure  them.  Further  quantitative  information  in  respect  of  those  risks  is  presented  throughout  these  financial 
statements.

There have been no substantive changes in the Group’s exposure to financial instrument risks, its objectives, policies 
and processes for managing those risks or the methods used to measure them from previous periods unless otherwise 
stated in this note.

The Board has overall responsibility for the determination of the Group’s risk management objectives and policies. The 
Group’s risk management policies and objectives are designed to minimise the potential impacts of these risks on the 
Group where such impacts may be material. The overall objective of the Board is to set policies that seek to reduce risk 
as far as possible without unduly affecting the Group’s competitiveness and flexibility.

(a)  Categories of financial instruments

Financial asset

Cash and cash equivalents

Trade and other receivables

Financial liabilities

Trade and other payables

Lease liabilities

2020

$

2019

$

 45,694,818 

 9,039,767 

 4,250,434 

 270,262 

 12,691,039 

 2,328,865 

252,794

 -   

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (CONTINUED)For the year ended 30 June 2020CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual report(b)  Capital risk management

The Board controls the capital of the Group in order to ensure that the Group can fund its operations and continue as a 
going concern. As at 30 June 2020, under the Company’s ASX listing Rule 7.1 Capacity, the Company could issue up to 
15% of it is previously approved issued capital as new shares, therefore Capricorn could issue up to 140,480,001 new 
shares without requiring shareholder approval.

There are no externally imposed capital requirements. 

The  Board  effectively  manages  the  Group’s  capital  by  assessing  the  Group’s  financial  risks  and  adjusting  its  capital 
structure in response to changes in these risks and in the market. These responses include the management of debt 
levels, distributions to shareholders and share issues.  

There have been no changes in the strategy adopted by the Board to control the capital of the Group since the prior year.

(c)  Market risk

The Group’s financial instruments consist mainly of deposits with banks, accounts receivable and payable.  In August 
2019 Capricorn announced the completion of 200,000 ounces of gold hedging with a 31 December 2019 maturity and 
a price of A$2,250 per ounce. 

The hedges have been rolled into a flat forward structure with a delivery schedule covering 10,000 to 12,000 ounces 
of gold production per quarter from June 2021 to September 2025 at a flat forward price of $2,250 per ounce. The 
delivery programme matches debt quantum and amortisation and life of mine production plans.

The Group does not speculate in the trading of derivative instruments. There has been no change to the Group’s exposure 
to market risks or the manner in which it manages and measures the risk from the previous year.

(d)  Foreign currency risk

The Group is exposed to fluctuations in foreign currencies arising from the sale and purchase of goods and services in 
currencies other than the Group’s functional and presentation currency.

As a result of subsidiary companies being registered in Madagascar, the Group’s statement of financial position can be 
affected by movements in the AUD$/Ariary exchange rates. The Group do not seek to hedge this exposure given there 
are minimal operations in these foreign subsidiaries and therefore minimal risk as a result of any changes in foreign 
currency.  There  is  no  formal  foreign  currency  management  policy,  however  the  Group  monitors  its  foreign  currency 
expenditure and foreign subsidiary requirements.

(e)  Financial risk management

The  Group’s  management,  co-ordinates  access  to  banking  facilities,  and  monitors  and  manages  the  financial  risks 
relating to the operations, comprising mainly access to cash, and the level of trade and other payables in accordance 
with the decisions of the Directors.

In the reporting period, the Group was not exposed to material financial risks of changes in foreign currency exchange 
rates. Accordingly, the Group did not employ derivative financial instruments to hedge currency risk exposures.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (CONTINUED)For the year ended 30 June 2020CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual report(f) 

Interest rate risk

At the reporting date, the interest rate profile of the Group’s interest-bearing financial instruments was:

Fixed rate instruments

Cash and cash equivalents

Term deposits

Lease liabilities

Variable rate instruments:

Cash and cash equivalents

2020

$

40,415,335

363,364

252,794

2019

$

-

138,364

-

5,279,483

9,039,767

Cash flow sensitivity analysis for variable rate instruments

A change of 100 basis points in interest rates at the reporting date would have increased (decreased) equity and profit 
or loss by the amounts shown below. This analysis assumes that all other variables remain constant. The analysis is 
performed on the same basis for 2019.

2020

2019

100 bp  
increase

$

52,795

100 bp  
decrease

$

100 bp  
increase

$

100 bp  
decrease

$

(52,795)

90,398

(90,398)

Variable rate instruments

(g)  Liquidity risk

Liquidity  risk  arises  from  the  possibility  that  the  Group  might  encounter  difficulty  in  settling  its  debts  or  otherwise 
meeting its obligations related to financial liabilities.

The Group manages liquidity risk by monitoring forecast cash flows and ensuring that adequate facilities are maintained. 

(h)  Credit risk

Credit risk is managed to ensure that customers are of sound credit worthiness and monitoring is used to recover aged 
debts and assess receivables for impairment.  

Credit terms are generally 30 days from the invoice date.  

The Group has no significant concentration of credit risk with any single party with the exception of the TVA receivable 
from  the  Madagascan  government  relating  to  taxes  paid  on  the  Business  Sale  Agreement  and  Long  Term  Lease 
Agreement. These taxes are recoverable long term in accordance with existing Madagascan taxation law. The Group 
has assessed the non-current TVA receivable as non-recoverable, and has recorded a provision for impairment of the 
full amount. 

Risk is also minimized by investing surplus funds in financial institutions with a high credit rating.

(i)  Financial instruments measured at fair value

The  financial  instruments  recognised  at  fair  value  in  the  statement  of  financial  position  have  been  analysed  and 
classified using a fair value hierarchy reflecting the significance of the inputs used in making the measurements. 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (CONTINUED)For the year ended 30 June 2020CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual reportThe fair value hierarchy consists of the following levels:

 – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1);

 – 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) (Level 2); and 

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

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

2020

$

2019

$

68,000

128,000

-

-

-

-

68,000

128,000

Included  within  Level  1  of  the  hierarchy  are  the  BlackEarth  Minerals  NL  shares  listed  on  the  Australian  Securities 
Exchange. The fair value of this financial asset has been based on the closing quoted bid prices at the end of the reporting 
period, excluding transaction costs.

No  transfers  between  the  levels  of  the  fair  value  hierarchy  occurred  during  the  current  or  previous  reporting  period. 
The  Directors  consider  that  the  carrying  value  of  all  financial  assets  and  financial  liabilities  are  recognised  in  the 
consolidated financial statements approximate to their fair value.

Financial liability maturity analysis

Carrying 
amount 
liabilities 

Total 
contractual 
cash flows

<6 months

$

$

$

12,691,039 

12,691,039  12,691,039 

6-12 
months

$

-

2020

Trade and other 
payables

Lease liability

252,794

252,794

 65,876 

 67,715 

 119,203 

12,943,833 

12,943,833 

 12,756,915 

 67,715 

 119,203 

Carrying 
amount 
liabilities 

Total 
contractual 
cash flows

$

$

 2,328,865 

 2,328,865 

<6 months

$

 -   

2019

Trade and other 
payables

6-12 
months

$

 2,028,152 

 300,713 

 2,328,865 

 2,328,865 

 -   

 2,028,152 

 300,713 

25.  OPERATING SEGMENTS

Basis for accounting for purpose of reporting by operating segments

Accounting policies adopted

$

-

$

1-2 years

2-5 years

>5 years

$

-

-

 -   

$

-

-

 -   

$

 -   

 -   

$

 -   

 -   

1-2 years

2-5 years

>5 years

Unless otherwise stated, all amounts reported to the Board of Directors, being the chief operating decision makers with 
respect  to  operating  segments,  are  determined  in  accordance  with  accounting  policies  that  are  consistent  to  those 
adopted in the annual financial statements of the Group outlined in Note 1.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (CONTINUED)For the year ended 30 June 2020CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual reportIntersegmental transactions

Intersegment loans are recognised at the consideration received net of transaction costs.  Intersegment loans are not 
adjusted to fair value based on market interest rates.  

2020

Revenue

Revenue

Other income

Total segment revenue

Result

Segment Result

Profit/(Loss) before Income tax 

Assets/ Liabilities

Segment Assets

Segment Liabilities

Other

Acquisition of non-current assets

Australia

Madagascar

Elimination

$

$

$

Group

$

173,343

611,931

785,274

111,075

108

111,183

11,091

-

11,091

295,509

612,039

907,548

(12,988,420)

(12,988,420)

(159,602)

(158,579)

168,860

(12,979,161)

168,860

(12,978,139)

116,387,810

(447,226)

2,793,366

118,733,950

17,802,940

9,967

(555,015)

17,257,891

Depreciation expense

182,432

25,024

(15,563)

191,893

2019

Revenue

Revenue

Other income

Total segment revenue

Result

Segment Result

Australia

Madagascar

Elimination

$

$

$

Group

$

-

159,794

47,213

47,213

151

159,945

-

-

-

159,794

47,364

207,158

(19,167,985)

(181,474)

(4,467,819)

(23,817,278)

Profit/(Loss) before Income tax 

(19,167,985)

(180,413)

(4,467,819)

(23,816,217)

Assets/ Liabilities

Segment Assets

Segment Liabilities

Other

24,961,879

(2,439,177)

295,768

(4,066)

1,026,312

26,283,959

(23,308)

(2,466,623)

Acquisition of non-current assets

1,527,699

-

Depreciation expense

38,411

16,562

-

-

1,527,699

54,973

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (CONTINUED)For the year ended 30 June 2020CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual report26.  RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

Key Management Personnel Remuneration

KMP remuneration has been included in the Remuneration Report section of the Directors Report.  

The total remuneration paid to KMP of the Group during the year are as follows:

Short term benefits

Other service fees

Non-cash benefits

Post-employment benefits

Share based payments

Annual leave

Termination payments

2020

$

2019

$

1,417,843

1,192,242

115,082

20,565

121,682

8,023,460

92,138

84,990

52,500

-

77,006

(95,112)

63,625

-

Total Remuneration paid to KMP

9,875,760

1,290,261

Ultimate Parent

Capricorn Metals Ltd is the ultimate parent entity of the Group.

Controlled Entities

The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Parent and the subsidiaries set out in the 
following table:

% Ownership

Subsidiaries

Mazoto Minerals SARL

Energex SARL

Country

Principal activity

Madagascar

Madagascar

Exploration

Dormant

Mining Services SARL

Madagascar

Exploration Services

St Denis Holdings SARL 

Madagascar

Commercial Property

MGY Mauritius Ltd 

Malagasy Graphite Holdings Ltd

Greenmount Resources Pty Ltd

Mauritius

Australia

Australia

Investment Holding

Investment Holding

Exploration

2020

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

2019

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

The subsidiaries noted above are all controlled entities and are dependent on the parent entity for financial support. 

Transactions with Related Parties

As at 30 June 2020, the net loans from the Parent to its subsidiaries totals $112,321,546 (2019: $30,813,634). This is 
made up of loans to subsidiaries of $119,869,836 (2019: $38,000,456) with a provision for impairment of $7,548,291 
(2019: $7,186,822).

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (CONTINUED)For the year ended 30 June 2020CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual reportSubsidiaries

Mazoto Minerals SARL

Energex SARL

Mining Services SARL

MGY Mauritius Ltd

Malagasy Graphite Holdings Ltd

Greenmount Resources Pty Ltd

Loan

$

49,551

6,481

451,147

2,926,431

6,814,681

109,621,546

119,869,837

Provision  
for impairment

Carrying value

$

(49,551)

(6,481)

(451,147)

(226,431)

(6,814,681)

-

(7,548,291)

$

-

-

-

2,700,000

-

109,621,546

112,321,546

There are no other transactions between related parties within the Group.

27.  PARENT ENTITY DISCLOSURES

The  following  information  has  been  extracted  from  the  books  and  records  of  the  parent  and  has  been  prepared  in 
accordance with Australian Accounting Standards.

Assets

Current Assets

Non-Current Assets

Total Assets

Liabilities

Current Liabilities

Non-Current Liabilities

Total Liabilities

Shareholders’ Equity

Issued Capital

Reserves

Accumulated Losses

Total Shareholders’ Equity

2020

$

2019

$

6,370,031

9,171,650

117,129,342

36,689,364

123,499,373

45,861,014

1,242,035

135,671

1,377,706

279,224

300,713

579,937

145,036,065

62,633,017

9,422,216

1,184,893

(32,336,614)

(18,536,833)

122,121,667

45,281,077

Statement of Comprehensive Income

Net loss attributable to members of the parent entity

(12,209,998)

(2,655,887)

Total comprehensive loss for the year attributable to members  
of the parent entity

(12,209,998)

(2,655,887)

The Parent entity has not entered into any contractual commitments for the acquisition of property plant and equipment 
at the date of this report. 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (CONTINUED)For the year ended 30 June 2020CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual report 
Guarantees entered into by Parent entity

As at 30 June 2020, the Group has the following financial guarantees:

 – $40,000 is held as security for the ANZ credit card facility and bears 0.25% interest.

 – $75,000 is held as security for the CBA credit card facility and bears 0.70% interest.

 – $98,364 is held as security for the office lease and bears 0.50% interest. 

28.  AUDITORS REMUNERATION

Amount payable to William Buck Audit (WA) Pty Ltd

 – Auditing or reviewing the financial report

2020

$

2019

$

31,560

28,541

Amounts payable to other audit firms for the audit and review of the financial reports of subsidiary companies was 
$1,947 (2019: $4,970).

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (CONTINUED)For the year ended 30 June 2020CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual reportDDiirreeccttoorrss’’  DDeeccllaarraattiioonn   

The Directors of the Company declare that: 

1. 
The Directors of the Company declare that:

the financial statements and notes, as set out on pages 24 to 56 are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 
and: 

1. 

the financial statements and notes, as set out on pages 26 to 62 are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 
(a) 
and:

comply with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations 2001; and 

(b) 

(a)  comply with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations 2001; and

give a true and fair view of the financial position as at 30 June 2020 and of the performance for the year 
ended on that date of the Group. 

(b)  give a true and fair view of the financial position as at 30 June 2020 and of the performance for the year ended 

2. 

2. 

on that date of the Group.

the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have each declared that: 

(a) 

the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have each declared that:

the financial records of the Company for the financial year have been properly maintained in accordance 
with section 286 of the Corporations Act 2001; 
(a)  the financial records of the Company for the financial year have been properly maintained in accordance with 

section 286 of the Corporations Act 2001;

(b) 

the financial statements and notes for the financial year comply with the Accounting Standards; and 

(b)  the financial statements and notes for the financial year comply with the Accounting Standards; and

(c) 

the financial report also complies with International Financial Reporting Standards as disclosed in Note 1; 
(c)  the financial report also complies with International Financial Reporting Standards as disclosed in Note 1; and
and 

(d)  the financial statements and notes for the financial year give a true and fair view.

(d) 

the financial statements and notes for the financial year give a true and fair view. 

3. 
3. 

4. 

4. 

the remuneration disclosures that are contained in the Remuneration Report in the Directors Report comply with 
the remuneration disclosures that are contained in the Remuneration Report in the Directors Report comply with 
the Corporations Act 2001 and the Corporations Regulations 2001.
the Corporations Act 2001 and the Corporations Regulations 2001. 

in the Directors’ opinion there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Company will be able to pay its debts as 
and when they become due and payable.

in the Directors’ opinion there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Company will be able to pay its debts as 
and when they become due and payable. 

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

MMrr  MMaarrkk  CCllaarrkk  
Executive Chairman 
Mr Mark Clark
Perth, Western Australia  
Executive Chairman
16 September 2020 
Perth, Western Australia 
16 September 2020

CCAAPPRRIICCOORRNN  MMEETTAALLSS  LLTTDD  AABBNN  8844  112211  770000  110055 

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DIRECTORS’ DECLARATION CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual report 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Capricorn Metals Ltd 
Independent auditor’s report to members 

Report on the Audit of the Financial Report 

Opinion 
We have audited the financial report of Capricorn Metals Ltd (the Company and its 
subsidiaries (the Group)), which comprises the consolidated statement of financial 
position as at 30 June 2020, 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, and notes to the financial 
statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other 
explanatory information, and the directors’ declaration. 

In our opinion, the accompanying financial report of the Group, is in accordance with the 
Corporations Act 2001, including:  
(i)   giving a true and fair view of the Group’s financial position as at 30 June 2020 and 

of its financial performance for the year ended on that date; and  

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

2001.  

Basis for Opinion  
We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Our 
responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s 
Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Report section of our report. We are 
independent of the Group in accordance with the auditor independence requirements of 
the Corporations Act 2001 and the ethical requirements of the Accounting Professional 
and Ethical Standards Board’s APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants 
(including Independence Standards) (the Code) that are relevant to our audit of the 
financial report in Australia. We have also fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in 
accordance with the Code.  

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

Key Audit Matters  
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most 
significance in our audit of the financial report of the current period. These matters were 
addressed in the context of our audit of the financial report as a whole, and in forming 
our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. 

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Independent auditor’s report to members (continued) 

MINE PROPERTIES UNDER DEVELOPMENT 

Area of focus 
Refer also to notes 1 (f) and 12 
There has been significant progress on the 
development of the Karlawinda Gold 
Project which has been capitalised during 
the year.  

The Group has incurred exploration costs 
for the Karlawinda project since December 
2015, and a review of deferred exploration 
and evaluation costs for tenement 
M52/1070 was conducted during the year 
and a decision was made to reclassify a 
total of $14,479,814 to Mine Properties 
under Development. 

This was a key matter because of the 
significance of the value of Mine Properties 
under Development at 30 June 2020. 

REHABILITATION PROVISION 

Area of focus 
Refer also to notes 1 (l), 1 (w) and 14 
At 30 June 2020, the Group has recognised 
a provision of $4.1 million relating to the 
estimated cost of decommissioning, 
restoration and rehabilitation of areas 
disturbed during exploration and 
development activities. 

This was a key audit matter because the 
calculations of the provision were complex 
and based on the estimates of future cots 
of required work, including volume and unit 
rates and the area of disturbance. 

The provision has been split between 
current liabilities and non-current liabilities 

How our audit addressed it 

Our audit procedures included: 

—  Reviewing the directors’ assessment 
of the criteria for the capitalisation of 
Mine Properties under Development 
including a review of the Group's 
accounting policy; 

—  Substantive testing of a sample of 

expenditure incurred and capitalised; 
and 

—  Assessing the adequacy of the 

Group’s disclosures in respect of the 
transactions. 

How our audit addressed it 

Our audit procedures included: 

—  Evaluating and challenging the 

reasonableness of key assumptions 
used in the calculations of the 
provision; 

—  Checking the mathematical accuracy 

of the calculations; 

—  Assessing the competency and 
objectivity of the Environmental 
Manager who prepared the 
calculation; 

—  Consider provision movements during 

the year to ensure they were 
consistent with our understanding of 

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to reflect the timing on when the 
rehabilitation work is likely to occur. 

the Group’s activities during the year; 
and 

—  Assessing the adequacy of the 

Group’s disclosure in the annual 
financial report in respect of the 
rehabilitation provision. 

How our audit addressed it 

Our audit procedures included: 

—  Evaluating the grant dates based on 

the terms and conditions of the share-
based payment arrangements; 

—  Evaluating the fair values of share-
based payment arrangements by 
understanding and documenting the 
assumptions used; and 

—  For the specific application of the 

Black Scholes model, we assessed 
the experience of the CFO in 
preparing these calculations. We 
retested some of the assumptions 
used in the model and recalculated 
those fair values using volatility 
applied in the model to be 
appropriately reasonable and within 
industry norms. 

We also reconciled the vesting of the 
share-based payment arrangements to 
disclosures made in both the key 
management personnel compensation 
note and the disclosures in the 
Remuneration Report. 

SHARE BASED PAYMENTS 

Area of focus 
Refer also to notes 1 (k), 1 (w) and 19 
The Group has entered into share-based 
payment arrangements during the year. 
The options were issued to provide long 
term incentives for executives and 
consultants to deliver long term shareholder 
returns. Participation in the plan was at the 
board’s discretion and no individual has a 
contractual right to participate in the plan or 
to receive any guaranteed benefits. 

This was a key audit matter because the 
arrangements required significant 
judgments and estimations by 
management, including the following: 

—  The evaluation of the grant date of 

each arrangement, and the evaluation 
of the fair value of the underlying share 
price of the Company as at the grant 
date; 

—  The evaluation of key inputs into the 
Black Scholes option pricing model, 
including the significant judgment of the 
forecast volatility of the share option 
over its exercise period. 

The results of these share-based payment 
arrangements materially affect the 
disclosures. 

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Independent auditor’s report to members (continued) 

Other Information  
The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises 
the information in the Group’s annual report for the year ended 30 June 2020 but does 
not include the financial report and the auditor’s report thereon. 

Our opinion on the financial report does not cover the other information and we do not 
express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.  

In connection with our audit of the financial report, our responsibility is to read the other 
information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially 
inconsistent with the financial report or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise 
appears to be materially misstated.  

If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material 
misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have 
nothing to report in this regard. 

Responsibilities of the Directors 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 preparing the financial report, the directors are responsible for assessing the ability of 
the Group to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to 
going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors 
either intend to liquidate the Group or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative 
but to do so.  

Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Report  
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report as 
a whole is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue 
an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of 
assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with the 
Australian Auditing Standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. 
Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually 
or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic 
decisions of users taken on the basis of this financial report. 

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Independent auditor’s report to members (continued) 

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of these financial statements is 
located at the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board website at: 

http://www.auasb.gov.au/auditors_responsibilities/ar1.pdf  

This description forms part of our independent auditor’s report. 

Report on the Remuneration Report 

Opinion on the Remuneration Report  
We have audited the Remuneration Report included in pages 15 to 22 of the directors’ 
report for the year ended 30 June 2020.  

In our opinion, the Remuneration Report of Capricorn Metals Ltd, for the year ended 30 
June 2020, complies with section 300A of the Corporations Act 2001. 

Responsibilities 
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. 

William Buck Audit (WA) Pty Ltd 
ABN: 67 125 012 124 

Robin Judd 
Director 
Dated this 16th day of September 2020 

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As at 24 September 2020 the following information applied:

1.  Securities

a)  Fully Paid Ordinary Shares

The voting rights attached to the ordinary shares are governed by the Constitution.

On a show of hands, every person present, who is a Member or representative of a Member shall have one vote and on 
a poll, every Member present in person or by proxy or by attorney or duly authorised representative shall have one vote 
for each share held.  None of the options have any voting rights.

Size of Holding

1 - 1,000

1,001 - 5,000

5,001 - 10,000

10,001 - 100,000

100,001 and over

Total 

Number of 
Shareholders

Number of 
Shares

Percentage  
%

581

938

434

781

180

305,870

2,674,337

3,406,526

27,002,553

310,465,521

2,914

343,854,807

0.09

0.78

0.99

7.85

90.29

100.00

There are 113 Shareholders with less than a marketable parcel at a price of $1.95, totalling 6,749 shares.

b) 

Top 20 Shareholders

Name

CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED

HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED

J P MORGAN NOMINEES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED

NATIONAL NOMINEES LIMITED

SAMOZ PTY LTD 

HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED 

ROLLASON PTY LTD 

CENTREPEAK RESOURCES GROUP PTY LTD

MUTUAL INVESTMENTS PTY LTD 

MR GLYN EVANS & MRS THI THU VAN EVANS

NEDLANDS NOMINEES PTY LTD 

MACQUARIE BANK LIMITED 

PIAMA PTY LTD

LIBERTY MANAGEMENT PTY LTD 

PORTBARB PTY LTD

HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED - A/C 2

TOPAZ HOLDINGS PTY LTD 

BRISPOT NOMINEES PTY LTD 

CENQUEST PTY LTD 

BNP PARIBAS NOMS PTY LTD 

Top Twenty Shareholders

Total Issued Capital 

Number of Fully 
Paid Ordinary 
Shares Held

Percentage 
%

66,198,336

19.25

31,146,172

28,537,760

21,883,440

13,846,154

11,783,914

9,148,299

7,865,423

7,283,360

7,207,890

6,320,084

5,000,000

4,837,194

4,615,385

4,307,693

4,116,593

3,611,539

2,750,607

2,320,002

2,312,099

9.06

8.30

6.36

4.03

3.43

2.66

2.29

2.12

2.10

1.84

1.45

1.41

1.34

1.25

1.20

1.05

0.80

0.67

0.67

245,091,944 

343,854,807

71.28

100.00

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ASX ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual reportc)  Unlisted Options 

Unlisted Options Over Fully Paid Ordinary Shares

Expiry 5 May 2021

Expiry 23 Nov 2021

Expiry 5 May 2021

Expiry 30 Aug 2022

Total

Number of 
Option Holders

3

1

1

2

Number of 
Options

266,666

200,000

5,698,006

10,000,000

16,164,672

Option holders may attend and speak at general meetings of the Company. However, they do not have an entitlement to 
vote upon the business before the meeting either by show of hands or by poll.

d)  Unlisted Performance Rights

Performance Rights Issued Under Employee Incentive Scheme

Unvested 2019 performance rights (Test date: 17 Sep 2021)

Unvested 2019 performance rights (Test date: 17 Sep 2022)

Unvested 2020 performance rights (Test date: 1 Feb 2022)

Unvested 2020 performance rights (Test date: 1 Feb 2023)

Total

Number of  
Right Holders

2

2

10

10

Number of 
Rights

2,000,000 

2,000,000 

1,225,000 

1,225,000 

6,450,000

Performance  rights  do  not  carry  a  right  to  vote.  Voting  rights  will  be  attached  to  the  unissued  shares  when  the 
performance rights have been exercised.

2.  Substantial Shareholders

The names of the substantial shareholders listed in the Company’s share register as at 24 September 2020 were:

Shareholder

HAWKE’S POINT HOLDINGS I LIMITED

PARADICE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT PTY LTD

ELEY GRIFFITHS GROUP

Total

3.  On Market Buy-Back

There is currently no on-market buy-back in place.

4.  Corporate Governance

The Company’s corporate governance statement can be found at the following URL:  
http://capmetals.com.au/corporate/corporate-governance/ 

Number of 
Shares

Percentage 
%

34,340,852

34,183,086

22,160,966

90,684,904

9.99

9.94

6.45

26,38

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ASX ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual report5.  Mineral Resources & Ore Reserves

Bibra Ore Reserve

In April 2020, the Company released an updated reserve and resource statement for the Karlawinda Gold Project (KGP). 
The JORC 2012 compliant Ore Reserve estimate was updated to 43.5 million tonnes @ 0.9g/t Au for 1,201,000 ounces 
for the Bibra deposit (including the Southern Corridor pit) at the KGP, compared to the May 2018 Ore Reserve of 27.6 
million tonnes at 1.0g/t gold for 892,000 ounces. The 35% increase in the JORC 2012 compliant Ore Reserves estimate 
has been due to infill drilling at the Bibra deposit and inhouse open-pit optimisations. 

JORC-2012 compliant Ore Reserve as at 30 June 2020:

BIBRA GOLD DEPOSIT JORC OPEN PIT ORE RESERVE STATEMENT (A$1600/ounce assumption)

Type

Cut-off

Open Pit

0.3<

Open Pit

0.3<

Deposit

Bibra

Southern 
Corridor

Total

PROVED  

PROBABLE

TOTAL ORE RESERVE

Tonnes 
(Mt)

Grade  
(g/t Au)

Gold 
Metals 
(koz)

Tonnes 
(Mt)

Gold 
Grade 
(g/t Au)

Gold 
Metal 
(koz)

Tonnes 
(Mt)

Grade 
(g/t Au)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

39

4.6

43.5

0.9

0.8

0.9

1,090

39.0

111

4.6

1,201

43.5

0.9

0.8

0.9

Gold 
Metals 
(koz)

1,090

111

1,201

Notes on the April 2020 Ore Reserve estimate:

1.  Ore Reserves are a subset of Mineral Resources.

2.  Ore Reserves reported in conformance with the JORC 2012 Code definitions.

3.  Ore Reserves are calculated using a gold price of A$1600/ounce.

4.  Ore Reserves are calculated using a cut-off grade between 0.3g/t and 0.4g/t Au.

5. 

The above data has been rounded to the nearest 100,000 tonnes, 0.1 g/t gold grade and 1,000 ounces. Errors of 
summation may occur to rounding.

Bibra Mineral Resource 

In April 2020, the Company announced an updated Bibra Mineral Resource estimate (inclusive of Ore Reserves) of 86.7 
million tonnes at 0.8g/t gold for 2,145,000 ounces. This has increased by 41% or 620,000 ounces compared to the May 
2018 estimate of 50.96 million tonnes @ 0.9 g/t Au for 1,525,000 ounces. 

JORC-2012 compliant Mineral Resource Estimate as at 30 June 2020:

BIBRA GOLD DEPOSIT JORC OPEN PIT MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATE (A$2000/ounce assumption)

INDICATED

INFERRED

TOTAL MINERAL RESOURCES

Deposit

Bibra

Southern 
Corridor

Easky

Total

Type

Cut-off

Tonnes 
(Mt)

Grade 
(g/t Au)

Ounces 
(koz)

Tonnes 
(Mt)

Grade 
(g/t Au)

Ounces 
(koz)

Tonnes 
(Mt)

Grade 
(g/t Au)

Ounces 
(koz)

Open Pit

0.3<

51.5

Open Pit

0.3<

14.4

Open Pit

0.3<

1.3

67.2

0.8

0.7

0.6

0.8

1,374

10.8

324

6.9

24

1,722

1.8

19.5

0.7

0.7

0.5

0.7

244

62.3

151

21.3

28

422

3.1

86.7

0.8

0.7

0.5

0.8

1,618

475

51

2,145

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ASX ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED) CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual reportBIBRA GOLD DEPOSIT JORC OPEN PIT MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATE BY DOMAIN

DOMAIN

Laterite

Oxide – Upper Saprolite

Oxide – Lower Saprolite

Transitional

Fresh

Total

Tonnes (Mt)

Grade (g/t Au)

Ounces (koz)

3.5

5.7

8.2

7.1

62.1

86.7

0.8

0.6

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.8

93 

114 

160 

165 

1,613 

2,145 

Notes on the April 2020 Mineral Resource estimate:

1.  Mineral Resources are calculated using a gold price of A$2,000/ounce.

2.  Mineral Resources are calculated using a cut-off grade between 0.3g/t and 0.4g/t Au.

3. 

The above data has been rounded to the nearest 100,000 tonnes, 0.1 g/t gold grade and 1,000 ounces. Errors of 
summation may occur to rounding.

4.  See ASX announcement dated 17 April 2020 for Mineral Resource announcement.

Competent Persons Statement

The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled or reviewed by Mr. 
Jarrad Price who is a full-time employee of the Company. Mr. Price is a current Member of the Australian Institute of 
Geoscientists and has sufficient experience, which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and types of deposit under 
consideration and to the activities undertaken, to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the 
“Australasian Code of Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves”. Mr. Price consents to the 
inclusion in the report of the matters based on the information in the form and context in which it appears.

The information in this report that relates to Mineral Resources is based on information compiled by Mr. Jarrad Price 
who is General Manager of Geology and a full-time employee of the Company. Mr. Jarrad Price is a current Member of 
the Australian Institute of Geoscientists and has sufficient experience, which is relevant to the style of mineralisation 
and types of deposit under consideration and to the activities undertaken, to qualify as a Competent Person as defined 
in the 2012 Edition of the “Australasian Code of Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves”. 
Mr. Price consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on the information in the form and context in which 
it appears.

The information in this report that relates to Ore Reserves is based on information compiled by Mr Daniel Donald. Mr 
Donald is an employee of Entech Pty Ltd and is a Member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (MAusIMM, 
#210032).  Mr Donald has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under 
consideration and to the activity currently being undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 
Edition of the “Australasian Code of Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves”. Mr. Donald 
consents  to  the  inclusion  in  this  report  of  the  matters  based  on  the  information  in  the  form  and  context  in  which  it 
appears.

Capricorn Metals confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information 
included in the previous ASX announcements on Mineral Resources and Metallurgy (17/04/2020) and, in the case of 
estimates  of  Mineral  Resources,  Ore  Reserves,  Plant  operating  costs  and  Metallurgy,  all  material  assumptions  and 
technical parameters underpinning the estimates in the relevant market announcements continue to apply and have 
not materially changed. The Company confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Persons’ findings are 
presented have not materially changed from previous market announcements.

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ASX ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual reportForward Looking Statements

This  announcement  may  contain  certain  “forward-looking  statements”  which  may  not  have  been  based  solely  on 
historical facts, but rather may be based on the Company’s current expectations about future events and results.  Where 
the Company expresses or implies an expectation of belief as to future events or results, such expectation or belief is 
expressed in good faith and believed to have a reasonable basis. The detailed reasons for that conclusion are outlined 
throughout this announcement and all material assumptions are disclosed.

However, forward looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, which could 
cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed, projected or implied by such forward-looking 
statements. 

Such risks include, but are not limited to resource risk, metals price volatility, currency fluctuations, increased production 
costs  and  variances  in  ore  grade  or  recovery  rates  from  those  assumed  in  mining  plans,  as  well  as  governmental 
regulation and judicial outcomes.  

Readers  should  not  place  undue  reliance  on  forward  looking  information.  The  Company  does  not  undertake  any 
obligation to release publicly any revisions to any “forward looking statement” to reflect events or circumstances after 
the date of this announcement, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as may be required under 
applicable securities laws.

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ASX ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED) CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual reportGROUP TENEMENT SCHEDULE
Australia:

Lease

Tenements

E52/1711

E52/2247

E52/2398

E52/2409

E52/3323

E52/3363

E52/3364

E52/3450

E52/3474

E52/3533

E52/3541

E52/3543

E52/3571

E52/3656

E52/3671

E52/3677

E52/3729

E52/3797

E52/3808

Total Blocks

Project

Company

Blocks 1

Status

Date of Grant/ 
Application

Expiry

Karlawinda

Greenmount

Karlawinda

Greenmount

Karlawinda

Greenmount

Karlawinda

Greenmount

Karlawinda

Greenmount

Karlawinda

Greenmount

Karlawinda

Greenmount

Karlawinda

Greenmount

Karlawinda

Greenmount

Karlawinda

Greenmount

Karlawinda

Greenmount

Karlawinda

Greenmount

Karlawinda

Greenmount

Karlawinda

Greenmount

Karlawinda

Greenmount

Karlawinda

Greenmount

Karlawinda

Greenmount

Karlawinda

Greenmount

Karlawinda

Greenmount

33

16

15

8

11

36

44

16

128

109

7

8

10

94

26

31

51

9

6

658

Granted

Granted

Granted

Granted

Granted

Granted

Granted

Granted

Granted

Granted

Granted

Granted

Granted

Granted

Granted

Granted

Granted

Granted

05/08/2004

04/08/2020

21/07/2009

20/07/2021

28/04/2010

27/04/2022

15/06/2010

14/06/2022

11/03/2016

10/03/2021

13/01/2017

12/01/2022

07/03/2017

06/03/2022

13/01/2017

12/01/2022

03/07/2017

02/07/2022

06/11/2018

05/11/2023

28/03/2018

27/03/2023

28/03/2018

27/03/2023

18/09/2018

17/09/2023

24/08/2018

17/02/2025

02/07/2019

01/072024

16/07/2020

-

17/02/2020

16/02/2025

06/08/2020

Application

26/03/2020

-

-

Miscellaneous Licences

Karlawinda

Greenmount

22.17 ha

Karlawinda

Greenmount

12.20 ha

Karlawinda

Greenmount

21.41 ha

Karlawinda

Greenmount

127.83 ha

Karlawinda

Greenmount

1.00 ha

Karlawinda

Greenmount

28.46 ha

Karlawinda

Greenmount

1258 ha

Karlawinda

Greenmount

Karlawinda

Greenmount

220 ha

173ha

Granted

Granted

Granted

Granted

Granted

Granted

Granted

Granted

Granted

18/04/2018

17/04/2039

08/12/2017

07/12/2038

08/12/2017

07/12/2038

28/05/2018

27/05/2039

18/04/2018

17/04/2039

03/05/2018

02/05/2039

10/04/2019

09/04/2040

28/09/2018

27/09/2039

10/04/2019

09/04/2040

L52/174

L52/177

L52/178

L52/179

L52/181

L52/183

L52/189

L52/192

L52/197

Mining Lease

M52/1070

Karlawinda

Greenmount

2,979.5 ha

Granted

23/11/2016

22/11/2037

Note:

1. 

The area measurement for one block can vary between 2.8 – 3.2 km2

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ASX ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)CAPRICORN METALS LTD - annual reportMadagascar:

Title Number

Permit  
Type

Grant  
Date

Expiry 
Date

Term 
(Years)

Project  
Name

Total Carres  
(New - 0.391km2)

Interest 
%

Note

25095

PE

18-Jan-07 17-Jan-47

40

Ampanihy - Maniry

Total Carres

Note:

1.  

Leased to SQNY – Royalty and partial tenement fees payable.

48

608

100%

1

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